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<blockquote data-quote="FitzTheRuke" data-source="post: 8175368" data-attributes="member: 59816">Okay, a few OOC facts for you (that your characters would be well aware of):Here's what the gatehouse looks like:[ATTACH=full]131530[/ATTACH]... After I wrote all that stuff about Lionel and the War Wagon making for the manor house, I realised that there were no stables, nor anywhere at all to PUT the War Wagon. I came up with a solution. The road arches in the middle. The &quot;top&quot; and &quot;bottom&quot; guard rooms have a shed (top) and a stables (bottom) one floor down. If you squint, you can see things that I'm going to call the narrow, ladder-like stairs at N13 and O20. The exterior doors are disguised as solid wall (magic), and locked tight during an attack. Tommi's waterfall, should he go that way, is Top Left.SO... your choice if you want to defend from INSIDE or OUTSIDE (you can split up if you like). You have enough time to hitch up the War Wagon, and you can place it anywhere on the map. It will be quite the target for the attackers, I suppose, but their goal is to breach the gates. I am also happy to allow a couple of characters to go scout, so you know what's coming ahead of time. If you do, I'd like one of each of Athletics (running); Stealth (keeping hidden); and Perception (observing the enemy) checks. Don't worry too much about one or two bad rolls, it'll just make it exciting. (Totally flubbing it might be bad, though). Tommi can do this if he goes up by the stairs, but the waterfall climb might take too long. Though I like the idea, so If you DO climb up by the waterfall, I'll come up with some reward for the interesting attempt.Let's get this game going again!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FitzTheRuke, post: 8175368, member: 59816"] Okay, a few OOC facts for you (that your characters would be well aware of): Here's what the gatehouse looks like: [ATTACH type="full"]131530[/ATTACH] ... After I wrote all that stuff about Lionel and the War Wagon making for the manor house, I realised that there were no stables, nor anywhere at all to PUT the War Wagon. I came up with a solution. The road arches in the middle. The "top" and "bottom" guard rooms have a shed (top) and a stables (bottom) one floor down. If you squint, you can see things that I'm going to call the narrow, ladder-like stairs at N13 and O20. The exterior doors are disguised as solid wall (magic), and locked tight during an attack. Tommi's waterfall, should he go that way, is Top Left. SO... your choice if you want to defend from INSIDE or OUTSIDE (you can split up if you like). You have enough time to hitch up the War Wagon, and you can place it anywhere on the map. It will be quite the target for the attackers, I suppose, but their goal is to breach the gates. I am also happy to allow a couple of characters to go scout, so you know what's coming ahead of time. If you do, I'd like one of each of Athletics (running); Stealth (keeping hidden); and Perception (observing the enemy) checks. Don't worry too much about one or two bad rolls, it'll just make it exciting. (Totally flubbing it might be bad, though). Tommi can do this if he goes up by the stairs, but the waterfall climb might take too long. Though I [I]like[/I] the idea, so If you DO climb up by the waterfall, I'll come up with some reward for the interesting attempt. Let's get this game going again! [/QUOTE]

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