Dreqar creeps inside keeping his rapier out in front of him, his right hand twitched, ready to make the neccessary motions for a spell.
Kishta follows right behind the not so stealthy Dreqar. Unfortunately, for her, she is as loud as he is, But the two manage to get to the front door without alerting everybody inside.
The windows are dark and grimy, making it impossible to see inside, but a loud, sniffling snore can be heard by the not so stealthy scouts.
You can also hear what sounds like a whimpering whine from a dog.
Dreqar holds still, he listens to the sound of the snoring and whine of the dog. Why did it have to be a dog? he thought as he slinked to the door and looked to Kishta and the door, nudging the door with the point of his boot to see if it was locked.
It's a good thing that Dreqar tries to nudge the door open rather than kicking it. It may not be locked, but it certainly isn't just going to open.
Kishta checks the door.
Not much I can do if it's locked except rattle the handle, but maybe it won't be.
If it's not locked, she'll ease it open and see what's immediately inside, including using Sift if that seems appropriate.
After that she'd like to make a quick circuit of the building with Dreqar, to see what other entrances there may be. At this point, I'm assuming we'll want to go in the front door, but she'd like to block off any other ways out so that no one inside escapes when we storm in.
As Kishta opens the creaky door quieter than it had done since it was new, she sees the shadowy shapes of a desk, a snoring half-orc with his feet up on it, and a dog that is asleep, but has its paws above his ears like he's trying to keep out the noise. There two doors at the back of the room and a door along both the left and right walls.
" I agree with Kishta. We should check the building for all exits."
Dreqar lends in close to whisper in Khista's ear. "I'll differ to your wisdom on this, since you know Lamm better, but say the word and I'll go in right with you...you take the dog."
Kishta whispers to Dreqar. "Stay here for now. If either of them stirs, kill them before they can get help." Then she retreats to the rest of the group.
[b]"Anyone with a ranged weapon want to cover the front door while I quickly check the building?"
Kishta waits for the volunteer to get into place, then goes by all the doors she can see, starting with the ones on the west wall that open onto the pier. The idea is to move existing debris in front of the doors, not to do anything fancy. If she can tell that the pier is empty and that there is nothing at hand to use, she won't even bother going that way, since she wants to be as quiet as possible. Then she'll do the same at the other opening on the west wall. If all those openings are really windows, she ignores them for now.
Then she'll check that intriguing opening on the north wall with the same intent -- block it with debris if it's a door.
Once all that is done, if the guards are still asleep, she'll coordinate with Dreqar to attack the guards. He can take the half-orc, Kishta will take the dog. "Take him alive if you can -- a hostage or informant would be nice." Have the rest of the group start moving for the front door a few moments after we start in the room after the guards -- wouldn't want any of them left out of the fight, if it comes to that.
Here are some Stealth Checks if you need them:
And here are some miscellaneous rolls:
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Init:
Initiative:
s 13
b 3
g 7
h 0
y 8
Kishta makes her way around, checking out the pavilion to the north before moving on to the walkway. She finds a set of double doors and a single door down a set of stairs. She finds enough debris and heavy items to put in front of them to keep them form being easily opened. She stumbles as she makes her way back around front, but fortunately the dog and the half-orc just stir for a second before settling back into their noisy symphony of slumber.
As she makes her way onto the walkway, it groans ominously, like it could give way at any second. Fortunately, Kishta was able to place the heavy barrel she had found against the door well enough to keep it from opening easily and make it back to solid ground. Unfortunately, the walkway underneath the barrel gives way right as she makes it next to the door. With a loud crash and a plunking splash, the barrel and walkway go tumbling into the river below.
"WOT DE 'ELLS!"*SNIFF*
"GODS DAMMIT THA LAMMS DONE IT AGAIN!"
"What is going on here?"
"Ehehe Ehehehehehe! Looks like Yargin isn't gettin' his a-beauty sleep ta-night! Ehehehe Ehehehehehehehe!"
*snarl* WOOF WOOF! *slobber*
Sniffles
Giggles
Hookshanks
Yargin
Bloo
Waydon will move across on the street on his turn.
As the barrel crashes through the walkway, Veklen gives a quiet curse and draws his sword.
Preparing for the ensuing fight, Arianna casts a protective spell on herself.
How typical. Gaedren would rather let the entire world rot around him than spend a copper on repairs.
Kishta draws her sword and tries to determine if she recognizes the half-orc.
Mercy looks to Kish with a distant nod and also draws her blade;
Dawnflower protect us all...
Theanna lets out a curse against all carpenters who don't know their trade before giving a short prayer for luck to Desna. And getting a little closer to the door.
Dreqar kicks open the door with a grin and looks at the half orc. "Surrender now or you and your fido are ash."
*Snoooooorrrrrt*"Dog ain't mine spell-boy."*sniff*
"Oh well..." Dreqar speaks in a way that sounds like he is enjoying the moment to finally strike at one of Lamm's goons.
Half orc: fire
Dog: fire
Waydon's stomach tightens as he rushes forward looking for any sign of his boy.
Veklen moves forward till he stood in the doorway, ready to fight.
Arianna moves toward the door, to join her new companions.
The dog appearing to have fled from the fire, Kishta charges into the room. With her left hand she draws power into her blade, and with her right she hacks viciously at his side.
Swift Action: Arcane Strike (+1 damage)
Standard Action: Attack half-orc
Sniffles: 12hp left
Theanna moves forward and says a quick prayer to Shelyn.
As she does, The half-orc stand up and pulls out a wicked looking flail.
"Giggles! Get yer arse in 'ere! Gots us some uppity wizzards!"
The dog gets up and barks loudly only to be cut down by Kishta.
In the room where the other voices were heard, scuffling, banging, and cursing, a lot of cursing can be heard.
Mercy surges forward, lending her shield and strength to her new comrades;
Move forward and stand firm between Waydon and Arianna.
Veklen's brows knit together in concentration for a moment as his sword begins to shine slightly. Veklen steps quickly around the desk grabbing his sword in both hands and swings.
Move: Move till I'm next to the half-orc.
Attack: Attack half-orc using both hands on sword.
(+2 Str., +1 Moral (Bless), +1 Enhancement (Arcane Pool))
(+3 Str., +1 Enhancement (Arcane Pool))
Arianna glares at the half-orc, slowly waving her finger back and forth.
[spoiler=GM Screen] [/dice]
The Orc looks like he's about to fall asleep suddenly, but a loud snorting sniff and a vigorous head shake later, he gives the witch a glare that would cow an ogre.
"Sneaky little b#++!, ain'tcha."
"Call my friend a b~!*~ one more time" Dreqar threatens as his ears flatten down he runs two fingers down the blade of his rapier, tapping into his arcane pool, enchanting his blade. He walks up to the hurt half orc and strikes at him.
Hooray Crit!
Confirm
extra damage
stabilized
Dreqar's thrust doesn't seem to do much, until the Half-orc collapses to the floor.
Waydon moves over the half orc's body and observes the doors listening for any obvious sounds of movement.