[OOC] Heroes of the Middle Reaches : Wandering Star

[helium3]

Oh, Helium. With what do you make the encounter maps? That is frigging awesome map, and I'd like to get to the same quality with my pbp's.

Thanks. I aim to please. They're a combination of adobe illustrator and gimp 2.0. I love making maps for some reason.

 

[Blackrat]

Ah, bummer. I hoped there was some mapping program that did that good work. Too much hassle for me to use then...

 

[Sparky]

Well, I guess we need to decide (quickly) if we want to draw them out on some pretext (Ranver and Horto stage a 'drunk brawl' outside, or Z arrives at the door on official census duty from the Shining Redoubt, or Jorge looking to fence something, etc).

Benefits to drawing them out... they empty the joint so Var and Charlotte can take a look see. Drawbacks, if combat breaks out we have to face all of them.
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Or if we want to sit tight and see if there're are any developments. Like... the elf meets somebody out back or a shadowy stranger arrives etc.

Benefits, if there's a mystery boss and a meet or a drop, we don't spook the bad guys and throw off their schedule. Drawbacks, they are cagey and we miss whatever meet or handoff there might be; possible reinforcements make any eventual combat more difficult.​

Or if we want to barrel in swinging.

Benefits, element of surprise, possibly whittling down number of hostiles before they're really aware of us. Drawbacks, we spook them and they slip away through some secret bolthole we don't know about.​

Also: I might have missed something, but... what are we going to do with Little Tatiana... I certainly don't want her in the middle of a bloodbath, but I don't want to send her back alone (sentiments that Ranver will certainly share, perhaps he can take responsibility for her safety?)

 

[helium3]

Ah, bummer. I hoped there was some mapping program that did that good work. Too much hassle for me to use then...

It is fairly time consuming, but I've never used cartography software so I can't say how they compare.

 

[The Digger]

I understand the drakes are chained so they shouldn't move too far.
My plan - but I'm no tactician:

1)I reckon some quick ranged fire/spells on the drakes followed by a charge to contact by the melee folk.
2)Those inside will probably comeout - missile/spell them then melee. Charlie sneak ranged attack on them from the side
3) Varilar barges through the boarded up window to take on the elf OR the rear of the other three if the elf don't appear.

 

[The Digger]

As to a figure the best I can find is the halfling tombseeker from 'Night Below'

 

[Sparky]

I had an email from helium on Friday asking me to post that he wouldn't be able to update until Sunday at the soonest. This is the first time I could connect to EN World. Sorry for any lag in getting the word out.

 

[helium3]

I am back now.

 

[helium3]

I've placed the initiative counts for your opponents on the board. The party still has the element of surprise, so when you all decide to act you'll get a standard action and then the 1st round of the encounter will begin at the top of the count.

 

[helium3]

Sir Digger, I still need a mini for Varilar. Or did you send me one and I just didn't notice?