DM Jesse's Kingmaker PbP (Inactive)

Game Master Jesse Heinig

Okay DM, that works. Since we'll need the spell sooner than I think we'll be level 4, I'll just cast it as a scroll. Clearly I've spent too much time playing divine and spontaneous casters because I used to know this stuff better!

Super-busy work deadline, super-tired. Should be updating tomorrow.

As an FYI I'm working night shift the next three nights (tonight, Friday, Saturday) and sleeping during the day so my posting rates will likely drop during the time. I'll try and catch up/keep up as best as I can but feel free to bot Korinne as needed to keep things moving along.

Yup, I think that plan is right way to go!

So far. Is there even a place to set up an ambush?

The ground around the fort is cleared for about 30'. Then it's mostly scrublands and occasional boulders for much of the surrounding territory. You could set up at a small copse of trees about half a mile away - the smoke from a smoky fire would be visible easily to anyone on the wall.

Did we accidentally migrate to the discussion thread?

yes. Hang on.

Hum... I've got an idea...

We could still lure them but in a different way. Most of the bandits are man but luckily we have Vance and Hatch with us.

We could disguise one of us (probably Cassandra as she is the most 'wild-looking' as a bandit and so we'd have three bandits (Cass, Hatch, and Vance).

Cass comes closer to the horses, sending them away towards north while Kavalina, Korinne, and Telmarni lay down on the ground 'playing-dead' while Carinna stands in fighting position (with an arrow under her arm in a way that looks she'd been shot), while our 'three bandits' surround the camp.

From the distance it would look like a couple bandits had ambushed a bunch of girls and I think it is reasonable to assume the'd come closer, specially if some of them recognize Vance from his previous scouting.

This way Cass and Carinna would be in fighting position and the other three could still participate with spells, even if prone.

I don't think anyone has a bluff score (my +3 isn't a lot) so they'd probably see through it before they got close enough to take advantage of. However, if Vance and Hatch make themselves scarce, a group of woman alone might have the same effect.

Yeah, a bunch of women out here alone is going to prove too good to pass up for most of your standard bandits. The timing is unfortunate, but I'm pretty sure we can still make lemonade from these lemons :3

Something happen to the DM or are we waiting on someone?

Probably waiting on the DM; I've noticed that he usually doesn't post much on the weekends.

Got sick, didn't have the bandwidth to keep up with everything over the weekend.

Still sick, for those curious. It's just a really nasty cold. Lots of snot. Very painful congestion and sore throat. Keeps me tired.

I believe we can wait for you Gm. You should take care of yourself first. So get well! :)

Still mending.

FYI, I made a satirical post on a humor thread, but I think there exists a possibility it could be misconstrued and reported, so if I am suddenly banned from the forums, well, that is that.

I had to go find the thread but I thought it was pretty funny, personally >.>

The ones I understood are funny. Someone likes Daniel Tosh.

You think I should try and cast Enthrall on them?

She then lets out a battle hoot as she charged the mounted bandit. "HOOT!"

Okay I laughed way more at that than I probably should have.

Also, that'll get a reaction...going to wait and see if this means that everyone who wants one gets a surprise round or what!

I did say it would be funny. ;]

Yeah. Is that a surprise for all of us or just Telmarni.

Just Telmarni. This was totally unplanned.

*Kavalina Strikes a Pose*

"Who shall judge!?"

At convention, update Monday.

Okay DM, have fun!

I'm back, updating map!

Hey, welcome back! Are you waiting on us GM or are we waiting on you? :)

Workin' on it. Things got hectic all of a sudden 'cuz I need to travel tomorrow for a memorial service. Sorry!

No worries, sorry about the nature of your travel this time :(

@Cassie: Skinwalkers got errata on shifting: No Charisma penalty, no limit on uses per day.

Sorry about being gone for a while, work and receiving a head cold knocked me out a bit. But I am back and will try my best to keep up with you all.

No worries Tel; glad to see you back :)

Was at memorial for a friend over weekend. I've placed Cass's token on the map. She's actually under the stairway. As you come out you'll pop out of that spot, when you're ready to do so.

Very important, did Tel see how many people came out to find them?

Three. Definitely not the whole camp. Dirty Jeb & Ayles may have overestimated their own importance.

You still have a darkvision scroll right?

Yep! Can try to use it on Carinna :)

So do you want to have someone try to duck out now, or wait for nightfall when the darkness will give you concealment and you can sneak?

My own vote would be to wait until it gets dark; there might be more bandits inside at that time but there hopefully wouldn't be as many actually up and moving about. But I'll go with what the majority wants :)

My vote would be to go now... waiting until it gets dark would mean more bandits to fight but far worse would be the fact that they would probably have already found our fake camp, released our two prisoners, and probably get the intel that we are lurking around.

Hm, this is a situation. I guess going in now is a good idea, but we only managed to get a couple people to head towards the fake camp. That means most of the bandits are awake, and active now. They know something is amiss without the two we captured not returning. But I'm not totally sure though.

Actually, they probably wouldn't know that anything is amiss just yet. It's probably not taken long from the time our two hunters left the fort to the present moment; maybe an hour at the most? I'd say they'll probably start wondering if anything is amiss once the sun starts to set.

Carinna does have a point; I'd forgotten that we just kinda tied our prisoners up and stashed them somewhere out of immediate sight but still near the fake camp. In light of that, going now or pretty soon might actually be the better idea.

Mind if I try something cool? Was thinking about making a noise to get one of the guys to come over then pulling him in. The disappearing guardtrick. Might have to rule of cool the whole thing, roll a grapple and hope it works.

Wait until night fall. If they find them, just means they are more scared. They'd be looking in the wrong direction. Perfect for a sneak attack.

Clock is ticking. I always encourage PCs to try cool things, though.

I don't want to get the current scene bogged down into a meta-discussion of the ethics of executing mentally disabled criminals, so probably the thing to do for now is to get as much info as you can from Auchs (for what it's worth), then incapacitate him and figure out what to do with all of the Stag Lord's surviving men after you have your inevitable confrontation with the forces of the fort (assuming you survive... no pressure).

Why the heck do you think Kava is gonna pull a scene from some book good I read in middle school. I just said to tie him up.