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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 4233384" data-attributes="member: 386">Borden stares at Erias.&nbsp; The cleric holds his gaze.&quot;Hold,&quot; Borden says.&nbsp; &quot;Everyone calm down.&quot;&nbsp; He walks over to the innkeeper, and gently rests a hand on his back.&nbsp; &quot;I need to have a look at her,&quot; Borden says to the innkeeper.&nbsp; &quot;It will be alright.&quot;The innkeeper backs off, wiping the tears from his face, leaving bloody stains.&nbsp; Borden inspects the body.&nbsp; The crowd tenses.&quot;The follower of the Blinding Eye tells the truth,&quot; he says, using the established code word.&nbsp; &quot;These wounds are just like those that killed Connie.&quot;&nbsp; The crowd lets out a breath, but violence remains.&quot;Let's go into the catacombs and kill that thing!&quot; someone screams.&nbsp; The crowd roars.Borden holds up his hand.&nbsp; &quot;Calm down.&nbsp; I don't want more to die today.&nbsp; I'll take six stout men with me, men without families who have been in the dark before.&nbsp; We'll guide Erias and his friends in there, and together we'll bring this demon to justice.&quot;The rest of you, go home.&nbsp; Erias is a good man; don't waste your anger on him.&nbsp; Save it till we can bring the demon back to the light.&quot;The crowd cheers, but some are disappointed that their anger won't be sated right now.&nbsp; A dozen men volunteer their arms, and Borden turns half of them away.Borden turns to Erias.&nbsp; &quot;<s>Shal</s> Tal here will guide you to the entrance,&quot; he says, pointing to a heavy set young man.&nbsp; &quot;Wait for us there; I'll return with supplies.&quot;That was a Hard roll - I think I've established that these people are paranoid and xenophobic!&nbsp; But you pulled it off - what a great time for a 20!(An Easy check would have been blasting them - going against Borden's level 1 Defenses would have been easier, and while you might not have killed him, a successful roll would have crippled him and broken the crowd.&nbsp; Borden would have fled, and the situation would have drastically changed.&nbsp; I didn't tell you that because I didn't want to suggest any specific course of action.&nbsp; Maybe I should have - what do you think?)So - I'm thinking that the next roll will take you into the catacombs.&nbsp; Don't feel like you have to do that, though.&nbsp; Also, because you have some guides with you, the DC should be easier - until they die, that is...Tally so far: 4 successes, 2 failures.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 4233384, member: 386"] Borden stares at Erias. The cleric holds his gaze. "Hold," Borden says. "Everyone calm down." He walks over to the innkeeper, and gently rests a hand on his back. "I need to have a look at her," Borden says to the innkeeper. "It will be alright." The innkeeper backs off, wiping the tears from his face, leaving bloody stains. Borden inspects the body. The crowd tenses. "The follower of the Blinding Eye tells the truth," he says, using the established code word. "These wounds are just like those that killed Connie." The crowd lets out a breath, but violence remains. "Let's go into the catacombs and kill that thing!" someone screams. The crowd roars. Borden holds up his hand. "Calm down. I don't want more to die today. I'll take six stout men with me, men without families who have been in the dark before. We'll guide Erias and his friends in there, and together we'll bring this demon to justice. "The rest of you, go home. Erias is a good man; don't waste your anger on him. Save it till we can bring the demon back to the light." The crowd cheers, but some are disappointed that their anger won't be sated right now. A dozen men volunteer their arms, and Borden turns half of them away. Borden turns to Erias. "[s]Shal[/s] Tal here will guide you to the entrance," he says, pointing to a heavy set young man. "Wait for us there; I'll return with supplies." [color=sienna]That [b]was[/b] a Hard roll - I think I've established that these people are paranoid and xenophobic! But you pulled it off - what a great time for a 20! (An Easy check would have been blasting them - going against Borden's level 1 Defenses would have been easier, and while you might not have killed him, a successful roll would have crippled him and broken the crowd. Borden would have fled, and the situation would have drastically changed. I didn't tell you that because I didn't want to suggest any specific course of action. Maybe I should have - what do you think?) So - I'm thinking that the next roll will take you into the catacombs. Don't feel like you have to do that, though. Also, because you have some guides with you, the DC should be easier - until they die, that is... Tally so far: 4 successes, 2 failures.[/color] [/QUOTE]

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