Myrial, City of Rogues (Inactive)

Game Master Rynjin

Any clue about what kind of Myrial members have more chances to be targeted by the killers?. Perhaps instead of chasing hte guys we can lure them.

Was wondering if anybody would ever ask about that.

The victims so far have been the sort of "middle management" sort.

Fences, dealers, those sorts of people. Important enough to run a crew, but with no very specialized skills, and unimportant in the grand scheme. The people that are easily replaced, but put a temporary damper on the Mandrigal's moneymaking business.

These are the sorts of people outsiders see as the whole organization, missing the rest of the iceberg below the surface.

Was wondering if anybody would ever ask about that.

Actually... That was one of the first things Nicos asked. ^^

Was it? You guys should repeat questions when I miss them.

Rynjin wrote:

Was wondering if anybody would ever ask about that.

Actually... That was one of the first things Nicos asked. ^^

Yeah, ¬¬.

Can chimon have acces to an usefeul divination spell?

Knowledge (local): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26 Any likely individual targets Chimon knows of?

Edit: None that I know of.
Also, do we know what time everyone was ganked? Any pattern there?

Forensic technology isn't very advanced yet, but crude divination magics and observation put the time of death for each of the victims somewhere between 10 PM and 2 AM.

Well... I don't think invading an OG fortress is a good idea, so my vote goes to stalking one of the shops the dwarf visits.

I think the same. It woudl be geat to predict the killer next strike but No clue on how to do it.

And this is a busy week for me, I will be slow in all campaings

Okie doke.

There are two main shops that are equipped for the sorts of exotic purchases he might desire. One is a supply shop named the Molten Maiden, and the other is really more of an antique shop that occasionally gets in some bits of ancient material for forging called the Drawn Curtain.

Who's going to stake out which shop?

Let's go to the Molten Maiden because it sounds cooler!

Let's go to the Molten Maiden because it sounds cooler!

It actually sounds hotter.

Do you guys still have contacts in town that could watch for Orgrim? Basically we just need to know when he's sighted outside the smithy.

"I will join Korak at the Molten Maiden."

You guys still have that bum who has nothing better to do than sit around all day. He'd probably ask for a whopping...1 gold.

Pfff... Back in the day, bums would charge only 1 sp and offer free love advice as a bonus!

Anyway... Depending on how far apart the shops are, having someone watch it makes no difference, since we'd not have time to reach it. Besides, if the Cleric goes out so rarely, why wouldn't he visit both shops?

Because he might not need something from both. Remember, he needs special, rare materials.

Well... If I only left home every once in a blue moon, I'd probably try to visit every place of interest... But it doesn't matter. We don't have any reason to believe he'd pick one shop over another, so we can just pick one and go with it.

Anyway.. Good night, everyone. I'm going to bed (should have already gone, actually... I gotta wake up early tomorrow. :/) Remember to post in OSB! ^^

Talryn frowns at the troop distribution but doesn't object.

"I suppose we'll head for the Drawn Curtain Ms.Jo."

The idea with that guy would be to just get info on when Orgrim's actually in town . . . would that be doable? Have the homeless guy watch the main gate for the direction OG headquarters are in, or something?

"Okay, Talryn. I suggest rather than initiating an altercation in either shop, when we spot Cleric Orgrim we contact the rest of the group. It may even be wisest to wait until he leaves the city and then ambush him on the road."

At the Molten Maiden, Chimon goes across the street to see about renting the second story or attic for a few weeks.

Doable, yes, though you'd need to give him some way of contacting you quickly (like letting him borrow that Silver Raven).

"I oppose the idea of splitting the party... Who knows what the Cleric is capable of. Even if we can quickly communicate with one another over distance, there is no guarantee that we'll be able to arrive in a timely manner."

Will we attack him right there?

"If the opportunity arises..."

You wait, and wait, and wait some more, until finally, 15 days later, the dwarf begins to move. Wallace sends you a report with the Silver Raven.

He, unusually, brings his two sons with him, and first heads toward the Drawn Curtain.

You just doing recon for now, or you gonna jump him in a back alley somewhere?

"I think we should only conduct reconnaissance for now, then follow them outside the city and take them down where there are fewer witnesses. Unless any of you have ideas for tricking them into an alley?"

If the opportunity present itself I vote for kill him as soon as posible, But let watch him first, it could be a trap - (AKA, we should be sure nobody else is following him)

Perception 22 and Sense Motive 27 here. Hope that helps.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 5 + 2 = 26 - Jo will befocused in trying to find if someone else is following the dawrf. Ekhaterina will watch out the dawrf for Jo to not lose track.
Bluff 26 and disguise 28 (with the hat) to not raise suspicion.

There doesn't appear to be anyone else following the dwarf and his apprentices.

Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26

He does, however, see through Jo's disguise, and notice that she's watching him. He starts moving a bit faster, ducking into the Drawn Curtain a few minutes later.

Do you change tactics? A new disguise might work, or Stealth to hide in the crowd (good idea anyway, it gives you another layer of protection from his gaze).

I should be using multiple disguise, silly me. Yes Jo change disguise and prefer to move in the crowd.

Can anyone cast Silence? We coild ambush them with non-lethal tactics and then force them to talk. Casting Silence on Korak can stop them from using spells of their own.

Chimon follows sixty feet behind Korak, knowing that his own powers of deception are significantly lacking. When he sees the tiefling and the sorceress stop, though, he comes up behind them.

"Has he entered? What is your plan?"

I have got silence today, but I assume you don't want me dropping it on you just yet.

Not sure if it's worth trying a peaceful approach first. He's unlikely to want to cooperate with Madrigal men and we'd be giving up the element of surprise.

In any case, it'd be best to cast Silence on Korak just before he enters combat.

Are we going to wreck the shop? Otherwise we need a way to get him and his friends outside.

"Korak, why don't you scout around back for a rear exit. Perhaps you can grab Orgrim, drag him to the alley, and beat information out of him while Talryn handles his sons."

"I doubt that guy is so weak that I can just grapple him and drag him around... Even less so in the presence of his allies. If we're going to attack thos guy, we gotta do it as a team."

Also... I have no grapple-related feats.

For a bunch of criminals, we tend to play less dirty that we should :(,

So, what about Jo put Pits in the exits of the shop and hte rest of the team put hte whole building on fire (not sure how to do this though)

Well, you're ORGANIZED crime, remember? Your greatest protection is that the community loves you (like the mafia). If you go around burning down buildings just to get to your target, you lose that protection. Which, honestly, might be an interesting arc if you want to go fo it. You'd basically be dropped by the Mandrigal, but we could move to different settings, have you guys on the run, try to start your own crew from scratch? I got ideas either way. =)

greatest protection is that the community loves you

UHm, wut?

Btw, In case you are wondering why I have not posted in blackets scale it is because I forgot what was supposed to happen, I will post when I remebmer or when I have designed something new

Well, not "loves" you, but trusts you. You can't do business with people who hate your guts. You start burning down buildings for no reason, people aren't going to buy your crap, or sell to you, or not immediately run to the guards when they see you.

Pits on the exits would still be good, though. Maybe you drop one at the back, then we run around to the front and move in with Korak silenced.

We don't do a lot of crimes, actually... Well, not agianst the community at large, at least. Our targets are usually rich people or rivals of the Madrigal.

Anyway... Let's get this moving... Do you guys prefer to attack first or try the more diplomatic route?

I prefer to attack first, we should not be doing direct attacks but whatever

Jo cast Shield o herslef, armor on Korak, fly on everyone but Talryn. And a silent charm person on one of the dwarf bodyguard (DC 18).

1d20 ⇒ 11

One of the assistants stops and looks around as he passes into shop, seemingly very confused. He shrugs, and continues on.

The spell worked, but he doesn't know who exactly he's friends with now.

It is a trap!, that dwarf is an impostor, kill that impostor now! - Jo give him a telapthic order

Bluff 10 for 26

Charm Person does not provide a telepathic connection.

Chimon casts a spell on Talryn and then one on Korak, which causes silence to suddenly fall around him.

He can just move 20' away if you want to call out to this bodyguard guy, Nicos.
Bull's strength has 59 rounds and silence has 60.

Charm Person does not provide a telepathic connection.

Force of Will (Su): You can send thoughts and instructions telepathically to any creature within 60 feet that you have charmed or dominated as though you shared a common language. At 11th level, affected creatures can communicate back to you via the telepathic link as well. At 20th level, any creature that succeeds at a saving throw against an enchantment spell you have just cast is still affected for 1 round if the spell has a duration greater than 1 round.

What class is that from? Regardless, make a Cha check. It definitely requires one to get him to attack his adopted father and mentor.

It is the controllwer subschool.

Cha check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24