Night's Embrace: Part 1--A Touch of Darkness

[Shayuri]

(doh! I thought I had the latest version of Su posted. My apologies. I'll go hunt down the thread and get her on there. But she doesn't have rope. )

(also...couldn't Blunt have Taken 10 and autosucceeded?)

Sulannus joins the others, keeping an eye out for trouble while they're vulnerable climbing.

 

[Legildur]

[sblock=ooc take 10]

(also...couldn't Blunt have Taken 10 and autosucceeded?)

Unfortunately, no. You can't take 10 or 20 where there is a consequence from failure. In this case, the potential consequence was that Blunt would fall and spill his brains across the pavement.[/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: I was assuming he was trying to not be noticed by nearby guards and keeping an eye out when climbing up and such, which means it wasn't a calm carefree situation.

Does anyone in the party have a total Climb bonus of -2 or worse after ACP? I think Shan does, so he has to either remove his Chainmail or roll several times and fall on a 1)

 

[Shayuri]

(you can't take 10 in combat, but I'm pretty sure you CAN take 10 even if there are consequences for failure. It's taking 20 that works that way. Taking 20 is like trying 20 times and eventually getting it right. Taking 10 is just saying that if you're not under immediate pressure, you can be assumed to get an average result.)

(no matter now, I guess )

 

[Legildur]

(OOC: actually, after rereading the skills section, I believe you are right. Could have used 'take 10'.)

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: You can use take 10 with failure consequences, but only if you aren't under any pressure, like if you're trying to stay quiet and unobtrusive)

 

[Jolmo]

While the others start climbing the rope, Shan starts taking off his armor, folds it and puts the resulting heavy lump into his backpack where it will at least not restrain his limbs, "I'm not sure I could climb with this on," he lets the others know.

[sblock=OOC]Character reposted. I didn't have a version with equipment so I rebought it as faithfully as I could remember. Climb was -2 with armor, 0 without. Also I looked up our HP and I believe this list is current after the last night's rest:

Shan: 10
Titus: 6
Sulannus: 6
Blunt: 4
Kel: 7
(one HP added as per OOC thread.)
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[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: That looks right for HP. Too bad Paladins don't get Lay on Hands at level 1

So, will Shan remove his armour so he can Climb without a problem? Even with the armour, he has only a 10% chance of falling each check, but that's not entirely safe. If Shan removes armour, then everyone can congregate on the rooftop)

 

[Jolmo]

[sblock=OOC]

So, will Shan remove his armour so he can Climb without a problem?

Yes.

So, how easy is getting to the windows from the roof? Picking open a window from outside while hanging from a rope sounds like trouble unless one happens to be open.[/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Shan and the others all make it to the roof.*

*The windows are about five feet tall, and they are positioned about ten feet down from the rooftop. None of them has been left open, and it isn't even clear that they can be easily opened, as they may be in place simply to let in natural light during the day. There are two windows on each of the two sides and none on the front or rear of the warehouse. They seem fragile enough to shatter, and the glass is running at the bottoms. If anyone has a glass-cutter, they could try to cut a hole and remove the glass pane from the setting.*