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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6474482" data-attributes="member: 20323">[OOC]I decided to merge Barrington back into the main of the adventure. Even though there's ambushes (and counter-ambushes!) being planned and what Barrington can perceive the rest of the party cannot, I think it flows better written without SBLOCKS and I also trust you guys not to exploit OOC knowledge.[/OOC]The dark hues of Barrington's weathered jacket blend in with the dappled jungle surroundings as he leans back into the shadows behind a tree not more than twenty paces from the slender rifleman and his pirate cohort. He has lined up a shot to the slender rifleman, and is confident he has the drop on the pair if he desires it. Oblivious to his presence, the slender rifleman squats on a stump, propping his musket on a fallen log and looking casually over the sight as if he is prepared to wait a long time. The pirate remains standing, propping his musket on a split tree, surreptitiously checking his aim as if he's jittery. When voices come from the house, he opens his mouth, but the slender rifleman gives him a quick, "Shh. Easy, mate. Not yet."Lorelei, a "gypsy" retainer of Caillou's, moves to the upstairs window, peeking thru the blinds and the jungle bathed in moonlight. There, on the downhill slope, she spots a swaying tree, then follows that down to at least two men moving about, though their mannerisms suggest there are more of their fellows on the slope out of sight. They aren't going to great lengths to hide themselves, simply relying on the natural cover the terrain provides. They seem to be in a holding position. They are men aren't they? There had been nights at the house on the hill where Lorelei had sworn she was seeing spirits cavorting in the trees, so one could never be sure. Then again, spirits usually have little need of bandanas or cutlasses. She slips downstairs to report what she has seen to Caillou and the others.[OOC]Barrington is hidden from the slender rifle and his pirate cohort, and he can gain surprise if he wishes (until the situation changes). [MENTION=6781406]Unsung[/MENTION] For your retainers, I'd like to roll as little as possible, taking a page the DMG with "Automatic Successes." Also, stats-wise I'm treating Lorelei as a Cultist (CR 1/8), Verner as a Kobold (CR 1/8), and Gunner Teague as an Old Salt (CR 1/4), with some proficiencies and languages added.[/OOC]</blockquote>

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