Eberron: Shadows of Breland (Fantasy Noir)

Game Master Elton

"Ebran, how long can you hold the fog cloud for? What I'm thinking is this- there are two traps, one on the ossuary itself and one in the vehicle- given time I'm hoping I can disarm both. I will provide Othan with additional physical strength without a need to make him larger and more noticeable in the process. He can then open the ossuary and grab its contents and we go. While we're doing that we need the rest of you to catch the guards' attention. Does anyone else feel this to be a worthwhile plan?"

"And if things go sideways we kill them all?"

I personally am for sneaking into the shop and triggering some sort of magical "accident" using the supplies... Such a distraction is not only effective but natural who hasn't ever heard of a magic shop that didn't have things go wrong once in a while?

no point in spoilering but responding to their spell. Is the shop down the road? Dont want tp gather a crowd right on us.

"10 minutes. I can drop it and move, it stays. I usually use it to mask escaped but I have other tricks. lemme think a second"

"Let's get out of sight anyways- I'll need a few minutes to weave a couple of enhancements into mine and Othan's gear anyways and we should try not to gather attention before then. And yes Othan, if things go sideways we may need to kill them all but let us hope that is not necessary as our connection to the Citadel is secret and getting arrested will make us far too visible."

"Oh, and Absylon, was it? Any magic shop that does have things go wrong occasionally tends not to keep in business long..."

You haven't been to the Principalities have you? There everything goes wrong, including the magic shops which are run by some of the most hard-assed dwarves to live on the Dragon Between...

As they move farther out of sight, Ebran occasionally peeks around the corner to ensure the cart is still there.

In a low whisper, he quickly speaks to Danir and the others, "OK, I can put the fog down, it's good for 10 minutes. How long will it take for traps? If it takes too long, maybe Othan can smash the axle and cause the cart to tilt and the lid to slide off easier. I can vanish magically a handful of times as well, not to mention hiding. I can also do ranged support if things go sour. Get the astrolabe in my hands, we run, I split off and hide. Meet at the Tooth and Nail, Middle Tavick's Landing, day after tomorrow."

exciting, planning a heist. sorta exactly what i designed my character for.

"Danir and Ebran's plan seems solid...do any of you have suggestions for what illusory sounds I should conjure?"
He avoided responding to Absylon.
Who put him in charge? Surely they would have said...unless this is all some giant facade on the Citadel's part...no. No, this is just someone with a superiority complex, nothing more.

"Anything to get people off the streets rather than out onto them."

If they are Blood members then I would advise using the sound of screeching Thranian zealots... The war between those two faiths is well known, if they are just hired muscle then I advise you to do your best "Brelish Constable" imitation...

Once everyone is set on their part, Danir weaves Cat's Grace into his own gloves and Bull's strength into Othan's shirt. "We only have three minutes of enhanced abilities so let's get this plan going."

Well...?

Othan will stay right behind Danir once things start.

You guys need to know where you are. You are in Redstone. Which has shops. West of you is overlook. The magic shop is next to the temple of Kol Korran. You are west of the magic shop, directly west of it. The Temple of Kol Korran is north of you, and to the south of you is two shops that sell clothing.

If possible once the artifact is obtained Xov would join Ebran on his visit to Lyrander, to boost his elven credentials, determine if they wanted Ebran to die, and get a sense of whether they are a threat.
If his ghost sound is needed to cover Ebran's escape he would stay with the group.

Ebran wouldn't object, but you'd have to keep up. with high acrobatics, stealth, catfall and invisibility a few times a day, i made him for daring cut-and-run sorts of activities. I dunno what Xov's capable of, but anything to slow down/confuse pursuit would be good. Ebran would wait for a little bit outside Lyrandar if you two got separated and Xov was determined to be there. Not sure a Drow would boost the elf credibility, since they are very separate from Khorvaire elves as well as the Khoravar of the House Lyrandar.

Yea 40,000 years of separation (assuming Lyrander's ancestors left Xen'Drik right after the giants were wiped out) is a long time...heck Ebran is probably more closely related to Aerenal/Valenar elves than Xov is. Xov isn't determined to follow, he just prefers people to work in pairs instead of alone. If Ebran is significantly faster he won't try to follow.

yeah, mostly just want to get this turned in before the enemy has time to recover the fumble.

Drag Absylon along, take a look at his social modifiers...

Danir is just waiting for the others to give the nod, then he places the above mentioned spells onto himself and Othan and gets his masterwork thieves tools prepared to go to work.

The guards move in such a way that you see an opening. They seem to be smoking smokeweed and talking to each other.

Once everyone nods that they are ready, Ebran reaches his hand up to his collar and activates his dragonmark, raising a Fog Cloud over the cart.

20ft radius fog cloud, will last 10 mins. Ebran will stay back while Danir and the others approach it. Ebran will provide ranged support until Danir gives the signal that the lid and traps are opened.

stealth: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

On Ebran's cue, Xov creates the noise of a thief grabbing things inside the shop, to distract the guards.
Ghost Sound, Will DC 13 to disbelieve.

Having gotten the go, Danir placed the magical weaves into his and Othan's garments +4 Str to Othan, 3 minutes and +4 Dex for Danir and then sprang forward towards the cart under cover of fog. Once he reaches the cart, he makes his attempt to disarm first the cart trap and then the ossuary trap.

Disable Device: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (1) + 25 = 26*Added Hero Point for +8 to skill use
Disable Device: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26

Othan waits just behind Danir for the traps to be disabled.

"Hey, it suddenly got foggy," one of them said.

"It's the tropical climate."

"I don't remember the tropics getting this foggy down in Xendrick," said the first again.

The second responded, "Don't worry about it."

The traps are disabled.

Othan will then attempt to move the lid so the item inside can be removed.

strength check 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

whisper to danir "this lid doesn't want to move, give me a hand."

Ebran keeps a lookout, waiting for someone to come out of the fog with the astrolabe.

Absylon calmly waits and augments himself to improve his speed and agility, in addition to this he changes his appearance... Dark Grey hair becomes fiery red, porcelain skin becomes tanned and his pure black eyes become normal green ones... Even his voice seems to have changed.

using metamorphosis, minor to gain a 10 bonus to land speed and a 10+ bonus to my disguise check to appear as someone other then Absylon... If possible I will take ten on the disguise check for a total of 27...

Suddenly remembering something he hadn't used since his scout days, Ebran pulls up his cloth facemask to cover most of his face.

Xov also covers his face with at cloth mask, and alters the colors of his cloths with prestidigitation.

Danir helps Othan try to lift the lid

Strength: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

thats enough. the lid is lifted. Inside is the Astrolabe.

"HEY!" the guards heard you lift the lid and draw their swords on attack!

Initiative please!

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

how many guards are there?

four.

init: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Here we go...

Init1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

guards 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Initiative order:

Othan charges at the nearest guard, his mind blade manifesting in his hands as he moves. Power attacking

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26 for 2d6 + 11 ⇒ (2, 4) + 11 = 17 dmg

He lets out a mighty below as his glowing axe like weapon smashes into the guard.

Xov will ready an action to cast grease. Assuming Ebran starts running this round, Xov will cast on the area in front of the first guard who chases Ebran. If no guard attempts to chase Ebran this round, Xov will cast it on the area under one of the other guards.

Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

Danir raises his loaded crossbow and fires upon the nearest guard...

Crossbow Strike: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Damage: 2d8 + 1 ⇒ (4, 6) + 1 = 11

you lucky dog...

Absylon will fire a ray of black energy at any guard with priority given to those nearer to him...

attack1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

damage2d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 6) + 4 = 14

missive reply: "yes"

With that, Ebran springs into action, darting up to the cart and grabbing the astrolabe. probably all i can do this turn

Oops- thanks for the reminder Othan...

Crit Confirmation: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Oh, should be an extra +1 to damage, for 12 total- 1d8+1x2

Othan connects, and manages to beat one guard. He's barely holding on with a block.

Danir managed to beat another guard, but he's still in the fight.

One guard runs after Ebran.

Absylon does not connect and hit's the shop's structure, causing some collateral damage.