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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bluesfella" data-source="post: 5657118" data-attributes="member: 98561">[gm]Chris, you did a similar History check earlier:Brocc remembers his history well.  The village of Elkridge, home to only  the most essential professions, was once protected by a caretaking  warlord in search of peace and quiet.  Since he died, the village has  been well maintained but is now vulnerable to attack.  For this reason  more than any other, the villagers of Elkridge find themselves  completely unprepared for conflict.  The fact that cottages are so  widely spread throughout the region, rather than centralized in one  place, only makes this problem worse.[/gm]The village sits at the bottom of a large mountain range, the closest peak being Morningfall Summit.  Here's the map from page 2 of the thread, Elkridge is the small red X:[sblock=You are here<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious    :]" data-shortname=":]" /><img src="http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/5174/nentirvaleplayermap.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock]As you are speaking with Mavros, a bell starts ringing furiously outside.  Mavros darts out of the building, and you follow...it seems to be an alarm of some sort.  A young boy is running towards Mavros, tears streaming down his cheeks.  Between sobs and deep breaths, he says "My father...is dead...the beast is still there!". Mavros tries to calm the boy down, while directing another villager to show you where the boy lives.  You all quickly run to a small cluster of cottages about a mile away.When you arrive, you see the cottages are boarded up, like just every other building in Elkridge, but seem to be unscathed.  A warwing drake, equipped with a saddle and saddlebags, idly paws at a body on the ground.  The villager escorting you says that the man is the boy's father.[gm]I'm going to handle this as a skill challenge.  This is my first time doing this in a play by post situation, so bear with me.One person at a time can go (in any order) and choose one action to do, and roll the associated skill to go along with it.  Don't just pick your highest skill and try to make it fit the situation if it doesn't.  (Dungeoneering, Streetwise, etc.)  Pick something your character would do, be creative, and roll that.  Don't be afraid if your skill isn't very high - if you are creative, I'll grant bonuses to the rolls.  Let everyone go once before you try again.Once you go, I'll respond with the results, so please don't go until I've responded to the person that went before you.We'll start out simple - the first to go can make a Perception check.[/gm]</blockquote>

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