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<blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 7193057" data-attributes="member: 6777052"><p><span style="color: blue">Tippy, Tasha, ClaW and Jones wended their way together around seemingly-deserted battlements until they found themselves on a platform overlooking the parade ground where the orcs were mustering ready for duty as dusk fell. There were <em>hundreds</em> of them, all milling about, resentfully being pushed into some semblance of order by hobgoblin officers who clubbed any orcs that didn't move fast enough.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"I hope this works," worried Tippy, casting <em>Tongues</em> on himself. Then, using a <em>Thaumaturgy</em> cantrip, he amplified his voice so that all the orcs and hobgoblins would hear him down below. </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Attention!</span><span style="color: blue"> he called in a stern voice and was rewarded as most of the hobgoblins looked around and stiffened, while most of the orcs cringed and looked fearful. They knew the voice of command, and they didn't like it. It invariably spelt trouble.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">There has been a change of mission. Orders from above,</span><span style="color: blue"> continued Tippy. </span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Another unit will be taking over this fort and we will all be moving to Fort Pendangle on the western coast. We have two nights to pack up and be ready to move out. All officers, fall out your troops and report to the mess hall.</span><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">Tasha struggled not to laugh out loud. "You were great," she whispered. "I couldn't have said it better myself!"</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"I still don't understand why they would fall for it," said Claw shaking his head. "Surely, they would know it was a hoax?"</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"That's the beauty of it," giggled Tasha, "None of the officers is going to admit they were fooled, so they will all behave as if it's genuine. It's group-think. The orcs will jump at the chance of getting away from these dreadful mountains, so they aren't going to make trouble."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"But what happens when they realize there's no such place as Fort Pendangle?"</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"Oh, but there is. It's in the far south-west. It's garrisoned by elite guard regiments. Of elves."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"You're sending them into a trap?"</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"Yes."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"Alright, but what happens when the officers get to the mess hall and find there's no reason to be there?"</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">"There will be, if all goes to plan."</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">Even as Tippy was saying this, however, the plan was unravelling ...</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BoldItalic, post: 7193057, member: 6777052"] [color=blue]Tippy, Tasha, ClaW and Jones wended their way together around seemingly-deserted battlements until they found themselves on a platform overlooking the parade ground where the orcs were mustering ready for duty as dusk fell. There were [i]hundreds[/i] of them, all milling about, resentfully being pushed into some semblance of order by hobgoblin officers who clubbed any orcs that didn't move fast enough. "I hope this works," worried Tippy, casting [i]Tongues[/i] on himself. Then, using a [i]Thaumaturgy[/i] cantrip, he amplified his voice so that all the orcs and hobgoblins would hear him down below. [/color][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Attention![/FONT][color=blue] he called in a stern voice and was rewarded as most of the hobgoblins looked around and stiffened, while most of the orcs cringed and looked fearful. They knew the voice of command, and they didn't like it. It invariably spelt trouble. [/color][FONT=Comic Sans MS]There has been a change of mission. Orders from above,[/FONT][color=blue] continued Tippy. [/color][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Another unit will be taking over this fort and we will all be moving to Fort Pendangle on the western coast. We have two nights to pack up and be ready to move out. All officers, fall out your troops and report to the mess hall.[/FONT][color=blue] Tasha struggled not to laugh out loud. "You were great," she whispered. "I couldn't have said it better myself!" "I still don't understand why they would fall for it," said Claw shaking his head. "Surely, they would know it was a hoax?" "That's the beauty of it," giggled Tasha, "None of the officers is going to admit they were fooled, so they will all behave as if it's genuine. It's group-think. The orcs will jump at the chance of getting away from these dreadful mountains, so they aren't going to make trouble." "But what happens when they realize there's no such place as Fort Pendangle?" "Oh, but there is. It's in the far south-west. It's garrisoned by elite guard regiments. Of elves." "You're sending them into a trap?" "Yes." "Alright, but what happens when the officers get to the mess hall and find there's no reason to be there?" "There will be, if all goes to plan." Even as Tippy was saying this, however, the plan was unravelling ...[/color] [/QUOTE]
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