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<blockquote data-quote="rgoodbb" data-source="post: 7194949" data-attributes="member: 6801229"><p><span style="color: #000080">He hadn't gone far, when ....</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #008080">....he had only taken three steps, but then took three more, which meant he went farther/further/afar</span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080">Perception check/Stealth check, Perception check/Stealth check,Perception check/Stealth check,Perception check/Stealth check,Perception check/Stealth check. Albert was knackered. He had forgot what it was like to be the scout. There were so many checks. Locked door. Trap check was it Investigation or Perception now. It was different every bloomin' time. He listened at the locked door using Perception. Then he checked for traps using Perception. Then he looked through the keyhole using Perception. Damn! It was Investigation this time. As he looked through the keyhole, a searing hot white thin blade thrust through from the other side scorching out his right eye. He howled in pain and backed up to the previous doorway behind him. "Ooh. Did that hurt? Feel the burn!". A low but smooth voice cajoled </span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080">The door behind him was barred (a classic Bar De-Door manoeuvre). The floor beneath him was greased up with soap he failed a DC 50 Acrobatics check and dropped to the floor. Scrabbling/Scrambling/Scuttling/Scurrying away from another potentially trapped door he found a nook in the corridor, or was it a cranny? He did a quick History check. It was indeed a cranny. He found another open door and made a quick Insight check: Definitely a Bar De-Door corralling trap. He was not going to be corralled. He heard laughter behind him.</span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080">Albert was in a bad way. He did a Medicine check. He was in a bad way. There was another last door next to the open one. It was locked and it hummed with energy. He did an Arcana check. It hummed with energy. Albert was not a strong man but his life was now in danger he charged the door (I'm not going there with that joke. This is serious). An Athletics check later and he crashed through although it dislocated his shoulder. </span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080">He found himself in a prayer room of the one eyed god. Irony! He did a quick Religion check and swiftly found a back room. The door was of course locked. Thieves Tools check. Opened and outside onto the Hippogriff ledge. He locked the door behind him with another check. Bar and Steven were the other side. He could hear them. He tried and bit of Blu/Deception. Didn't work. Persuasion. Didn't work. Intimidation. Didn't work. He got on the Hippogriff, made an Animal Handling check and flew out........and straight down. Why was this not working? Nature check. He was not an Orc. How would an Orc sit in the saddle. He tried to mimic that. Performance. </span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080">This was better. Albert was controlling the beast. There was something sticking out of the saddlebag. He made a grab for it and the beast nipped at him. He had to do this subtly. One Sleight of Hand check later and he had it. A Rod. Albert aimed for a window and rammed his mount right through it. </span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080">The grand window imploded shattering glass all over some resting adventurers. The Hippogriff died in the impact but Albert had survived. (No Survival check required). </span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080">"I bet that took some skill." muttered Tippy</span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080">"Not half." </span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080">"What took you so long?"</span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080">"I had to Check on something." Albert fumbled in his tunic. The Rod was still there...................</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rgoodbb, post: 7194949, member: 6801229"] [COLOR="#000080"]He hadn't gone far, when ....[/COLOR] [COLOR="#008080"]....he had only taken three steps, but then took three more, which meant he went farther/further/afar Perception check/Stealth check, Perception check/Stealth check,Perception check/Stealth check,Perception check/Stealth check,Perception check/Stealth check. Albert was knackered. He had forgot what it was like to be the scout. There were so many checks. Locked door. Trap check was it Investigation or Perception now. It was different every bloomin' time. He listened at the locked door using Perception. Then he checked for traps using Perception. Then he looked through the keyhole using Perception. Damn! It was Investigation this time. As he looked through the keyhole, a searing hot white thin blade thrust through from the other side scorching out his right eye. He howled in pain and backed up to the previous doorway behind him. "Ooh. Did that hurt? Feel the burn!". A low but smooth voice cajoled The door behind him was barred (a classic Bar De-Door manoeuvre). The floor beneath him was greased up with soap he failed a DC 50 Acrobatics check and dropped to the floor. Scrabbling/Scrambling/Scuttling/Scurrying away from another potentially trapped door he found a nook in the corridor, or was it a cranny? He did a quick History check. It was indeed a cranny. He found another open door and made a quick Insight check: Definitely a Bar De-Door corralling trap. He was not going to be corralled. He heard laughter behind him. Albert was in a bad way. He did a Medicine check. He was in a bad way. There was another last door next to the open one. It was locked and it hummed with energy. He did an Arcana check. It hummed with energy. Albert was not a strong man but his life was now in danger he charged the door (I'm not going there with that joke. This is serious). An Athletics check later and he crashed through although it dislocated his shoulder. He found himself in a prayer room of the one eyed god. Irony! He did a quick Religion check and swiftly found a back room. The door was of course locked. Thieves Tools check. Opened and outside onto the Hippogriff ledge. He locked the door behind him with another check. Bar and Steven were the other side. He could hear them. He tried and bit of Blu/Deception. Didn't work. Persuasion. Didn't work. Intimidation. Didn't work. He got on the Hippogriff, made an Animal Handling check and flew out........and straight down. Why was this not working? Nature check. He was not an Orc. How would an Orc sit in the saddle. He tried to mimic that. Performance. This was better. Albert was controlling the beast. There was something sticking out of the saddlebag. He made a grab for it and the beast nipped at him. He had to do this subtly. One Sleight of Hand check later and he had it. A Rod. Albert aimed for a window and rammed his mount right through it. The grand window imploded shattering glass all over some resting adventurers. The Hippogriff died in the impact but Albert had survived. (No Survival check required). "I bet that took some skill." muttered Tippy "Not half." "What took you so long?" "I had to Check on something." Albert fumbled in his tunic. The Rod was still there...................[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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