[dice=perception] 1d20+21
[dice=perception] 1d20+21
[dice=perception] 1d20+21
Out of the corner of his eye, Paddy sees a figure garbed in black perched on a rooftop some 60 feet away, taking a marked interest in The Lusty Fools.
Paddy carries on as if he hadn't noticed anything. He mutters under his breath to the rest of the group.
Don't look now, but we are being watched by a shady looking character on the roof over that way.. We might be in trouble. Be ready to act, lads.
Alphonse, of course, looks around curiously.
"Where?"
Hisao pales. Shady? Roof? then under his breath kuuuuusooo
Iommi-Tyr Magnusson looks to where Paddy points out but then looks around the street to see how many innocent bystanders are about, and thinks about what he could call out, if necessary, to get them to rush back to their homes, back to safety, if the need arises.
To the other Fools of Lustiness:
Let us with haste make our way down the road, out of town, so that if any shady looking characters accost us, we will have room to maneuver, without the good people of London in danger.
The French guardsmen dejectedly ride off south down the street toward London Bridge, which happens to be the route The Lusty Fools will be taking to make their way from London back to the port of Folkestone (where, hopefully, the Baron isn't planning to take Nacht into custody for arson and murder)....
The English tower guards salute The Lusty Fools before marching south down the same street to take up their posts in the bridge towers....
The Lusty Fools follow the guards south, planning to leave the streets of London and meet whatever foe stalks them away from innocent bystanders....
The ninja of the Yellow Reeds clan leap from rooftop to rooftop, following The Lusty Fools at a discreet distance, but close enough on their trail not to lose sight of them....
These 'shady' characters. Are they dressed like me?
vs Stealth 25
vs Stealth 33
vs Stealth 30
vs Stealth 27
[dice=perception] 1d20+21
[dice=perception] 1d20+21
[dice=perception] 1d21+21
[dice=perception] 1d20+21
Paddy spots two more black-garbed figures stealthily shadowing the party along the rooftops on the way out of town.... They remind him in garments and other features of Hisao....
Aye, lad...they do look a bit like you. Friends of yours, perhaps? Paddy says sarcastically.
There are at least two of them...I would bet on more though...
Well, Henry of the Yellow Reeds, what do we do?
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"Maybe they can be reasoned with?"
No they cannot be reasoned with. Also they are swifter than all of you, except perhaps Paddy. Also they are very very good at killing. Hisao mutters.
an chimamire no tairiku to karera wa mada sonzoku
I have run from them once. I shall do so again. Hisao essays a very very short bow at the others. Sore wa meiyo to natte imasu. It has been an honour and gets ready to disappear.
"Not to be crude...but we ourselves are also very good at killing. We can defend ourselves from these pursuers."
Iommi-Tyr Magnusson puts his hand briefly on Hisao's shoulder....
When we met, Chinaman, I admitted that I was just a scholar, a research specialist who could not help in a fight in the bowels of Notre Dame.
Yet truly, do you think I could let you leave to face these other chinamen alone?
No, there is no more running away for you, no more continents for which to flee.
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. . . . Unless you impregnated that one's sister, then you're hosed.
don't forget, lad...they might not know we kniw they're onto us. They likely do, but we must look on the bright side, right? Besides, we have a secret weapon...our friend Nacht is likely not anything they have encountered before. I say we keep going and see if we can find a spot where we can take them on. Anything about these buggers we should know about, lad?
The Lusty Fools press on, crossing London Bridge and marching south on the road into the countryside....
About ten minutes out of town, their pursuers strike from the shadows of nearby trees....
What is the party's marching order?
Paddy will be in front....because of hus perception...
Approaching within striking range, the ninja of the Yellow Reeds clan emerge from behind nearby foliage and trees lining the road....
"There, I see one! No, wait, that's just a bush..."
Iommi-Tyr Magnusson would choose to be adjacent to Alphonse; he wouldn't consider front, back or side -- not out in the open as we are, even with hostiles threatening.
.... vs Stealth
Edit: Woo Hoo, I see one!
.... vs Stealth
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Then remember they fight like me. They rely on stealth and Attacking vulnerable spots. Stand Back to Back. Try not to be flanked. Though if you cannot see them they will be able to take advantage regardless
vs 16
vs 34
vs 29
vs 34
At some point after crossing the Bridge Hisao would have activated his ring of greater invisibility. He takes advantage of it and will go after the one ninja he spots.
1d20-1
"There, I see one! No, wait, that's just a bush..."
Lol
Thanks to the sharp senses of Hisao and Paddy, the Yellow Reeds ninjas do not surprise The Lusty Fools....
Initiative!
Ninja death squad initiative
....So, almost everyone goes on 8 -- hey since I rolled Initiative first that should be the tiebreaker, yes?....
;)
Then remember they fight like me. They rely on stealth and Attacking vulnerable spots. Stand Back to Back. Try not to be flanked. Though if you cannot see them they will be able to take advantage regardless
[dice=Per]1d20+9 vs 16
[dice=Per]1d20+9 vs 34
[dice=Per]1d20+9 vs 29
[dice=Per]1d20+9 vs 34
At some point after crossing the Bridge Hisao would have activated his ring of greater invisibility. He takes advantage of it and will go after the one ninja he spots.
[dice=Stealth]1d20+33
Hisao sees a familiar figure.... He is almost certain it is Achiko, a female cousin who always begrudged Hisao's natural talents and the ease with which he seemed to grasp the training of the senior clan members.... She was always jealous of Hisao's aptitude....
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Hisao!
Paddy!
Ninja of the Yellow Reeds!
Alphonse!
Iommi-Tyr!
TBD: Nacht!
Eeeeek!!! Squeak!!!!
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Hisao loops around to end up behind Achiko. He starts his conversation with the traditional greeting between hostile ninja of a stab in the back.
Ri Jigokude wa Achiko anata wa koko de nanishiteruno? Watashi o hottoite!
Futile attempt to perceive what even the gods would have trouble perceiving fails....
The greeting stab comes out of nowhere, accompanied by Hisao's query....
EEEEAAAAHHH!!! shrieks Achiko, out of pain and surprise as much as to let her companions know where their quarry was....
Anata ga kazoku o fuwatari, Hisao.... Anata ga penaruti o s+$$te imasu!
Paddy darts forward, taking advantage of the chaos Hisao has caused. He gets in striking distance of Achiko and lashes out with his blade, seeking a soft spot to skewer. He then taunts the ninjas in the native tongue.
Hisao drops his wazikashi (THE OLD ONE) and it falls to the ground appearing standing up straight with blade stuck to the ground as it leave's Hisao's divinely gifted invisibility.
Sonogo, modotte watashi no furui buki o toru to, anata wa watashi o koroshita koto o tsutaemasu. Meiyo o kaifuku shimashita. Mondainai. Shikashi, hanarete ikimasu
What's going on; why does he drop his weapon -- is it magical coercion or parley?
Iommi-Tyr Magnusson draws a bomb.
Paddy darts forward, taking advantage of the chaos Hisao has caused. He gets in striking distance of Achiko and lashes out with his blade, seeking a soft spot to skewer. He then taunts the ninjas in the native tongue.
** spoiler omitted **
[dice=attack] 1d20+9+2; 1d6+5; 3d6
The female ninja dodges Paddy's thrust....
Iommi-Tyr immediately intuits exactly what is going on between Hisao and the ninja.
Nacht seeing one, goes to play a similar game as the cloaked beings and Blends into the environment moving to ambush prey.
Achiko thrusts her ninja-to at Paddy but misses the nimble rogue....
In Japanese:
The other three ninja appear out of the shadows of nearby trees to join their leader in assaulting Hisao's comrades....
Ninja-to at Paddy, flanking misses!
Ninja-to at Alphonse, flanking stabs for piercing plus precision damage!
Ninja-to at Alphonse, flanking stabs for piercing plus precision damage!