Bandits! (PrP)
Log Info
- Title: Let's ambush some Bandits!
- Emitter: Dax
- Characters: Banshee Level 3, Tilguh Level 3, Lucy Level 6, Walery Level 4
- Place: Mountain Pass
- Time: Aug 11, 2018
- Summary: Hired by the adventurer's guild to bring back some bandits, DEAD or alive.
- APL: 5
- Encounter 1: Orc Fighter (CR 2), Orc Lieutenant (CR 4), Orc Mystic (CR 2)
The Adventurer's guild put out a notice, "Be WARNED!" It starts in an ominous fashion, "Bandits in the rocky pass taking wagons full of raw metals, minerals and weapons. There is rumors it could be the start of things much bigger!" They put down below that any of the bandits who are brought in, "DEAD or alive" Emphasis on dead, will see a reward. Plus you'll be doing the city and it's merchants a favor. And those poor miner families, think of the miner families, who will have peace of mind that their hard labor is actually going to be sold and provide for their little miner families.
This is the group, and there's many ways of approaching the situation. The adventurer's guild is even willing to lend a wagon, a horse, and some fake stuff to put a cloth over if wanting to do some subterfuge. And they also provide a map of the most common locations along the route where merchants have been ambushed if you simply want to sit and wait. Or, yet still, you could just wander the road till you find someone who responds to you yelling, "Are you a bandit?" The choice is yours! Plus any other option you might think up.
Walery shows up for this job. With a death ray over his shoulder, he's as ready as he can be for taking out bandits. Tactics ... generally happen to someone else. He's actually /studied/ tactics. He just so rarely gets a chance to use them, he's grown a bit lazy.
Lucy comes from a merchant family! Well, after a fashion. It's a large family and she has trouble characterizing them sometimes. In any case, she appears at the guild, dressed for outdoor activities. In addition to her normal rapier and throwing knife, she carries a short spear that she sometimes taps against the ground like a walking stick.
The hammer, and the hobgoblin that comes with it, arrives shortly after the job is posted. Tilguh reads the declaration of danger, and shrugs. "Dead or alive, hmm? Less trouble to bring them in dead, I think.", she mutters, rubbing at the back of her neck. "The wagon is a good idea, we won't have to carry the bodies."
Banshee gives a scratch of her chin as she looks toward the assembled party, a grab of the wanted poster and the giantborn gives a nod of her head. "Yep." She sighs and looks around at the other again with a grimace. The tallest by far, she has a look down at her feet to even see Lucy. She blinks, "This is the strangest group of bounty hunters I've yet seen assembled."
<OOC> Dax says, "Is anyone going to attempt to roll anything to disguise up the wagon? Or just hope it's enough to pull things in? Or disguise themselves for that matter?"
<OOC> Banshee hides in the cart. o_o
<OOC> Banshee will be a big rock.
<OOC> Dax thumbs up!
Lucy turns to Tilguy, eyes wide. "Carry the bodies? You mean...do you mean so that they can recieve their last rites and burial?"
GAME: Banshee rolls stealth: (7)+6: 13
<OOC> Walery is disguising himself as an artificer. With my likely roll, they will think I am anything but an artificer.
<OOC> Lucy can drive the cart if someone wants to ride in it...I don't have any skill at disguise but might be a bit non-threatening.
<OOC> Lucy says, "Although I don't have any skill at cart driving either :D"
Walery looks around at the group, says to Banshee, "After a few weeks in Alexandria, this will start to look pretty normal." He nods to Tilguh about the wagon, "Good idea." He shrugs about disguising it. "Bandits'll come after us just to see what we're carrying, I think."
<OOC> Tilguh is an earthbreaker merchent. Ask about her low low prices. She's here all week. Try the veal.
As the adventurers start chatting about bodies, and how they might approach the situation one of the members of the A.G. alpha kappa mega di guild, starts heading out back to get this rickety wagon with some rocks in it. The horse that they hook up has seen better days, mostly all of the ones before this one, and they will make their way back to the adventurers once they are ready to head out. "If you don't bring back the horse, thanks. If you don't bring back the wagon we'll be deducting a few gold from your reward." The gruff guild member says as he hands off the reins to whomever is going to take the cart.
<OOC> Dax says, "Lucy, feel free to give a straight charisma check to be 'non-threatening' if you like. :)"
Tilguh shrugs at what Banshee says. "Looks pretty typical to me. Could do worse." The Hob looks to Lucy and chuckles. "Well, generally you need to bring the bodies in to prove that you've removed the menace. I am pretty certain they will receive last rites, since no one wants them rising up as undead afterwards. City has a... history for that." She'll snag the reins from the guild member. "Thanks, don't worry, we'll take good care of the horse."
<OOC> Dax says, "If anyone else is doing any preperations that require rolls, lemme know. Otherwise! Just when you are ready work your way to the pass via pose. But feel free to RP as you go as much as you like. :)"
"Nope, strange group of bounty hunters." Banshee says with a thin-lipped expression. She looks between them all again and then strings her bow. "You got it, we'll have horse steak before getting back to town." A nod and she'll climb into the wagon and try to hide herself as best she can.
<OOC> Banshee prods people. :D
<OOC> Tilguh lays in wait.
<OOC> Dax says, "Who knows Yrch-speak here?"
<OOC> Tilguh says, "Not me. :|"
<OOC> Banshee says, "NOPE! I know Jotun. :D"
<OOC> Walery does not
The Hobgoblin shrugs at Banshee. "If you say so. Not that it matters really." She moves to the horse and walks around the beast, giving it a once over. "Poor old girl. Gah." Tilguh looks to the Giantborn. "No, we're not eating her. I know a farm we can take her to so that she can retire in peace."
<OOC> Dax says, "Just let me know when you guys are heading out, and I'll throw down a transition pose."
<OOC> Banshee is ready when everyone else is
<OOC> Walery is ready whenever?
<OOC> Tilguh says, "Where ever, whenever, we were meant to be together..."
<OOC> Tilguh dances.
<OOC> Dax says, "Alright then! Everyone make perception checks for the trip!"
<OOC> Lucy says, "Sorry was pulled away - should I still roll my charisma roll?"
<OOC> Dax says, "yep!"
GAME: Lucy rolls perception: (13)+13: 26
GAME: Lucy rolls charisma: (10)+3: 13
GAME: Dax rolls 1d20+2: (8)+2: 10
GAME: Dax rolls 1d20: (13): 13
GAME: Dax rolls 1d20-2: (11)+-2: 9
GAME: Banshee rolls perception: (9)+9: 18
GAME: Tilguh rolls perception: (1)+7: 8 (EPIC FAIL)
<OOC> Tilguh says, "Sorreh, missted that call for perception checks. ;.;"
<OOC> Tilguh says, "Also boo, dice still hate me."
GAME: Walery rolls perception: (8)+8: 16
As the bounty hunters head up the pass there's not really much going on. The horse is doing decently at a slow walking pace, but anything faster will wind him pretty quickly. Not exactly the best getaway horse and buggy that exists. There's plenty of trees along the route, especially the further along they get. Lots of great opportunities to pay attention to the birds, listen to the wind rustling through leaves, and otherwise just take in the beauty of the land. The day is dwindling on and it will get to late afternoon, with heavy clouds overhead, when up ahead there are two Orcs chatting in Yrch. They are arguing, that's clear, and pointing at this log that's in the middle of the road. It's a big big log, and the base of which looks like was recently a tree that got shoved over, and the bigger of the orcs just hefts the log with one arm and moves it. Then the other Orc shakes his head, grumbling and moves to pick it up and with more effort drags it back before dropping it on the ground again. An argument for sure, with rather large, strong looking orcs.
There's a third one back from them, hanging out leaning against a tree, and there's a rather large wagon 30 or so more feet back along the road. It is covered, and there looks to be a large mound of stuff inside, what the nature of that stuff is? Uncertain. Though the wagon looks a lot nicer than the wagon you guys have.
Lucy - You start to hear the Orcs early enough that you can either choose to continue bringing the wagon into the battlefield or halt it in time to stealth about if you desired. If you stop and get out, you'll be leaving Banshee in the back. (Stealth option - Within 25' of the edge of the map in the woods with a stealth check!)
Banshee - Peaking out from about the rocks, you can also hear the Orcs ahead of time and choose where you would like to be positioned on the map. (Same as Lucy just 15' in)
Tilguh - You do not notice the Orcs in advanced and just kind of dazed by the nature all around you walk past the cart even if it chooses to stop. (No stealth option, and any spot on the road 15' from the southern edge)
Walery - You see the Orcs as you are just entering onto the road. (No stealth option, but can choose to be within 15' of the southern edge on the road, or first square in the trees).
For those who do not have a stealth option, the Orcs are looking up as one of them starts grunting and pointing down the road...
<OOC> Dax says, "Spammy, sorry. :) Please init and add yourself to the map within the guidelines above. If you are taking a stealth option please roll stealth."
<OOC> Dax says, "Please make yourself a double letter alias. So, Tilguh you might be TT or something like that. To make it easier to see when compared to the forest if you go in there."
<OOC> Tilguh says, "Er uh, where do I see the map instructions?"
<OOC> Dax says, "+tmap shows map, +thelp shows help, +thelp player gets you instructions along with +thelp player/map"
<OOC> Tilguh says, "The LLL are logs?"
<OOC> Dax says, "So you'd do something like +tmap/place TT=<location>"
<OOC> Dax says, "It's 1 log, well fallen tree, that's across the road."
<OOC> Dax says, "It's big, and provides some cover."
<OOC> Tilguh says, "Can I get to the tree and hide behind it? If not, perhaps in the trees on the edge of the road as close to the log as possible?"
<OOC> Dax says, "You can be on the left most edge of the road, but are 15' in basically because you didn't notice. So anywhere H3-M3"
<OOC> Dax says, "Moving through the forest, if you do not have some special benefit to ignore difficult terrain, will count as difficult terrain. Moving on the road is normal."
GAME: Banshee rolls stealth: (3)+6: 9
<OOC> Banshee is not very snek. :D
<OOC> Dax says, "Giantborns rarely are."
<OOC> Dax says, "Once you add yourself to Init, if you can please check +tscan to let me know if there's anything not calculated correctly, that's useful for my attacks."
<OOC> Dax says, "Holy crimeney, Tilguh has 4 AoOs! Neato. :)"
<OOC> Tilguh says, "Okay, I are on the map! And yush. :D"
<OOC> Dax woots! And Lucy if you are taking the cart in, let me know, so I can place it on the map as an object as well.
<OOC> Dax says, "Only Lucy left. Each of you can do a pose response to what's going on. And everyone can draw weapons for free essentially before combat begins."
<OOC> Lucy says, "Sorry RL keeps getting me"
<OOC> Lucy says, "Can I stay with the wagon and just be ready for when the others spring their trap :D"
<OOC> Dax says, "You can be up to 25' into the road if you want. And have the cart with you. Banshee got out of it to try and stealth. Or you can leave the cart off the map, and be at the row 1 line if you want. Or you can have gotten out of it. Up to you."
Tilguh steps forward to wave a hand at the Orcs clearing the trees away, her hammer resting comfortably on her shoulder. "Need a hand with the logs, boys?", she calls out in tradespeak, repeating the question in Goblin-talk after. She ambles forward, waving again and smiling in a friendly fashion.
<OOC> Lucy okays...I will be the bait. Or something!
Walery pauses at the sound of Yrch speech. He doesn't understand it, but it looks a bit like an ambush, so he'll pay it safe and duck into the cover by the side of the road. He unlimbers his death ray, and waits to see what comes next.
<OOC> Dax says, "Tilguh, make a uh, is it still called bluff? check."
<OOC> Walery says, "You know what. Can I roll knowledge/military theory to see if this looks like an ambush?"
<OOC> Dax says, "Sure Walery!"
GAME: Tilguh rolls Bluff: (10)+0: 10
GAME: Walery rolls knowledge/military theory: (6)+11: 17
GAME: Dax rolls 1d20+4: (19)+4: 23
GAME: Dax rolls 1d20-1: (15)+-1: 14
GAME: Dax rolls 1d20: (1): 1 (EPIC FAIL)
<OOC> Tilguh says, "Tell me the leader guy failed. xD"
<OOC> Dax says, "Lucy do you want to do a bluff checK? Or ride to pretend still?"
<OOC> Dax says, "Either of those options will work!"
GAME: Lucy rolls bluff: (11)+12: 23
GAME: Dax rolls 1d20+4: (5)+4: 9
GAME: Dax rolls 1d20-1: (14)+-1: 13
GAME: Dax rolls 1d20: (2): 2
Lucy has reconnected.
In response to Tilguh, the Mystic shakes her head as, the Orc who was holding the log grins big, "Aye, yah can." He seems friendly enough but the bigger orc hits him across the head, and growsl, pointing straight at the cart and says a few words in Yrch. The smile gets a bit confused on the smaller of the two large orcs, and he shrugs. The Orc Fighter reluctantly is pulling a weapon. (Tilguh, unless you attack the fighter, he won't attack you).
Walery - This is -most definitely- an attempt at an ambush, but perhaps one that was taking longer than anticipated. Since, they are still fashioning it right now. The cart that's up the road may have already been one victim who lost to this same ambush just hours ago, though usually you don't keep your spoils with you this long.
Lucy - None of the Orcs are looking at you Lucy. Untill you attack they won't think you are part of the defenders, just some tiny little person driving the cart with the really sad old Horse.
Banshee - whether or not you've been spotted is not yet identifiable as so many others are in the scene, it'd be hard to note. Though you think you've hidden yourself well behind a saproling. :P
<OOC> Dax says, "Okay, time to start combat."
GAME: Dax advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 17.
It is now OL's turn! OM is next!
<OOC> Dax puts the cart in.
<OOC> Dax says, "Whoops, should be one to the right."
<OOC> Dax says, "Oh well! I'll leave it. Since I can't figu<OOC> Banshee says, "Lemme seee..."
<OOC> Banshee says, "First shot, H20."
<OOC> Dax says, "And second one? First one does not hit."
<OOC> Dax does have a square where she's at written down, so, sink my battleship!
<OOC> Lucy grins
<OOC> Banshee says, "And it's on the +tmap?"
<OOC> Dax says, "Yes."
<OOC> Banshee says, "Okay!"
<OOC> Dax says, "Silly goon!"
<OOC> Dax didn't know if people had AOEs, so she wrote it down just incase. :)
<OOC> Dax says, "But there are lots of squares."
GAME: Dax advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 10.
It is now Banshee's turn! Tilguh is next!
<OOC> Banshee is thinking.
<OOC> Banshee says, "M20"
<OOC> Dax says, "Is that your final answer?"
<OOC> Banshee says, "Yep"
<OOC> Dax says, "Okay, you miss on both arrows unfortunately... Walery did you want to do a parting shot?"
GAME: Dax advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 7.
It is now Tilguh's turn! Walery is next!
GAME: Dax advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 7.
It is now Walery's turn! OM is next!
<OOC> Dax says, "Or let the invisable Orc leave?"
<OOC> Dax says, "Er, invisible... <-should kill the orc herself for mispelling."
<OOC> Walery says, "If I can't see him, I will ready an action to shoot if it does show back up"
<OOC> Dax says, "Okay! Combat ended then."
<OOC> Banshee says, "OKAY! So where was the battleship? :D"
<OOC> Dax says, "You are going to cry."
<OOC> Dax says, "I20."
<OOC> Banshee wouldn't cry, "I figured it I was that mystic I would be somewhere along 20, or move forward to 14. Since the others were dying, I'd go back, and the last I saw the leader was at M14. So I figured either H20 - straight back - or M20 - behinds the Leader." :D
<OOC> Dax says, "Good thinking!"
<OOC> Dax says, "I thought, "They'll think I'm trying to get into the woods.""
<OOC> Dax says, "Everyone feel free to do a wrap up pose and I'll get the log submitted."
Lucy nods at Tilguh. She concentrates and the gore disappesrs from her rapier with the telltsale glimmer of presdigitation. Then she sheathes the weapon before hurrying to help move the body. It's clear that Tilguh is doing most of the lifting. "Oh, I never get sick," she comments. "Not since I started wearing this." She uses a hand to touch the periapt worn around her neck, causing one of the Orc leader's boots to fall and drag along the ground for a few steps until she can grab it again.
<OOC> Dax will be getting ready to leave for some errands soon, "So I guess it works out. I'll make sure the log is done before I go."
<OOC> Dax says, "As in, saved."
Walery looks around for the last bad guy, scanning with his weapon shouldered, but he can't spot any clue, and so ... there's nothing he can do. "I think the last one must have gone," he says after a bit.
<OOC> Lucy says, "Thanks for running!"
<OOC> Tilguh says, "for the RP and the fun. :D Thanks for running it, Dax!"
<OOC> Dax noms before she forgets.
<OOC> Tilguh noms!
Banshee moves out from the trees with the Mystic running away. She had loosed a couple parting arrows toward where she thought she might have gone. Alas, both arrows simply zipped through the air with their alternating red and white fletchings skidding off and around. "Damn."
A sigh and the giantborn moves forward, keeping her bow strung for now, and starts toward the wagon. A gentle pull on the reins to gude it forward toward the corpses. "You know, they'll make you into glue if you're not careful." She's talking to the horse.
<OOC> Dax says, "Hehe. Well, the next fight would've been with an Ettin, but I'll save that guy. They are kind of scary!"
<OOC> Dax closes the log here.