Qwerty's Way of the Wicked (Inactive)

Game Master qwerty1971

As soon as he gets a response from the ogre he heads up to follow the others.

Yeah, I intended a quick loot of Area 21, then I was planning on setting fire to Area 21 and the main building and getting the hell out.

"Grumblejack got blood on chest" he says to the assimar as he hits another dead guard with his makeshift club making a crunchy pulp mess.

"I'll take that as a yes, please hold still
1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
1first level spell left,

Anything worthwhile in the tower? If not, I'm torching it and moving on.

Wade will look for any magical auras using his divinations

For those of you entering the Wardens Tower you see a ell stocked library on the first floor. You do not see anything of immediate value on this level, just lots of books that will burn well. After you ascend to the next level you see what appears to be a more private collection. If anyone wants to roll Perception, K(Arcana), K(Geography), K(Nature) or Appraise to see if you notice anything of value in his upper level chambers fell free to roll.

As Bracnos starts to spread the oil around looking at the books before he douse them with oil
k (arcane): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

wwwhhhyyyy
As bracnos sees that there is nothing of value he continues to pore all the oil around
And tells the group
"5 seconds and I light it!!!"

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Arcana: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

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nice to have

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Craft (alchemy): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Knowledge (Arcana): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Appraise : 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Knowledge (Religion): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Linguistics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Knowledge (planes): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
"you idiot, give us at least twenty seconds to look over the library, some of these could be priceless works of art and knowledge, and you could be ruining them just with the oil
that's it, the final straw, he dies

Annak follows wade into the tower and quickly looks over the books...
K(Arcana): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20K(Planes): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14K(Nature): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

"As one who uses the arcane arts you should know knowledge is power, pause a few minutes to allow us to see if there is anything we can use..."

Craft (alchemy): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17 Knowledge (Arcana): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 Appraise : 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14 Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25 Knowledge (Religion): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24 Linguistics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 Knowledge (planes): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 "you idiot, give us at least twenty seconds to look over the library, some of these could be priceless works of art and knowledge, and you could be ruining them just with the oil that's it, the final straw, he dies

aw why what did I do?

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"Not our life but certainly worth a few seconds. Otherwise coming up ere was rather pointless"

"yes I do understand that hut I see nothing worth my life here do you annak?"
"if you do I'll apologies for my hast but if you don't then lefts set the fire and get to freedom"

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I'm at work out on a job so I can't see the map right now so if I do something I can't just left me know

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"I also made a makeshift bag, I think it will fit a book inside."

Wade grabs a map and shows it angrily to the raging brute before snagging the clothes and asks whoever has the lock picks to open this drawer
whoever has them wade will cast guidance on before looking for anything of value in the alchemy lab (unless it's portable in which case he'll just grab it)

"that's made out of leggings the books are at least twice the size of the pant legs"

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"it's a map to a road we could get that any were, sigh but it fine I apologize for the hassle we are still marked criminals here. Fine let me try to open your "desk" for you"
Bracnos walks to the desk mumbling to him self 'it's a map oohhh'
watch this be a bad roll too...
Dd: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Edit
good roll but I know still not good enough I bet...sigh

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Bracnos has the picks, and Zyx is at the gatehouse...you could always break it down...

Bracnos has the picks, and Zyx is at the gatehouse...you could laways break it down...

yah knew that roll would not be good enough. ..sigh the curse persist. .

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I knew it!!!! Can I try again if so
dd: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
sill I'll fail...

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"OK in my defense I've out just learned how to do this..."
Bracnos said with a sigh
"and I'm the one trying to be fast. .."

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Wade takes out his knife and wedges it into the desk pushing upwards on it to cut into it.
While breaking into the lock he says to bracnos "so let me get this strait, you'd go into town and ask someone nicely for the map, hoping they don't arrest you?"
did your second roll include the bonus from guidance?

Wade takes out his knife and wedges it into the desk pushing upwards on it to cut into it. While breaking into the lock he says to bracnos "so let me get this strait, you'd go into town and ask someone nicely for the map, hoping they don't arrest you did your second roll include the bonus from guidance?

no it did not that means 25 I passed woot...

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The two belligerent talkers somehow work together and manage to force open the desk and find what appears to be a spellbook.

The two belligerent talkers somehow work together and manage to force open the desk and find what appears to be a spellbook.

lol

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Wade grabs the book before checking each of the other drawrs "so even ignoring the risk of getting caught, you'd waste hours in order to save two miniutes"

"1 it was your pestering that wasted the time 2 no that's it..."
"but as I said I would apologize and I have so now can burn and run? Do do you want to look some more?..."

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After he checks the other drawers and grabs the alchemical lab he checks with the others to see if they were good before saying "yeah, light it up as soon as we get outside"

torch! !!

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Bracnos torches the tower which goes up quickly due to the number of books in the library. In a few minutes as the team starts to make their way back towards the Gatehouse the tower is fully ablaze and more torches from the mainland town can be seen.

Graz'ul tosses a torch in the main building as they pass by. He pauses only long enough to make sure the oil catches fire and then moves on.

"Alright, guys. Let's see what trouble the loud one has stirred up."

"the town too? F+$$ it, ok, quick opinion poll, do we go get Harken or whoever set the fire from the town, or do we follow the map to our benefactor?

Syldran rejoins the group after observing the the town beyond.

"Looks like we have trouble. Time to make our escape"

the flames you see from the town are torches that are moving around. most likely villagers curious as to what occurred in the prison. There was a fair sized battle and now there is a large bonfire that used to be a tower...the town is not set ablaze...yet...
Looking at the map, you discover you need to cross the bridge and exit the town. You could bypass the town by diving into the water below requiring some heady checks and sever penalties if you fail... like almost guaranteed death unless i roll all ones for damage...

Annak moves back to the Gatehouse, and wonders if the team is going across the bridge to the mainland following the rude human, or finding a different path.

"ok so the way i see it, we can dress up as the guards and act like weave had a accident. or we can try and run passed them. "

ooh, strike that then
"ok, I got another idea, those of you who don't yet have guard uniforms on, put them on as fast as you can we'll charge out of here in a panic claim that the warden's gone mad, set fire to the prison, let all the prisoners loose, even started cutting himself up, in the dark with the uniform on they won't notice us, plus with the big ogre chasing us, they won't stick around to find out

"That sounds like it could work"

Zyx is busy setting up the remaining barrels of oil in the Gatehouse for an immediate arson related activity while the others are deciding on what to do.

"Sounds like the most actionable plan."

Graz'ul busies himself pulling on a guard uniform. When he finishes, he looks over at Wade.

"Ready when you are."

"I'll put on the uniforms, but not the armor. It's against my nature to wear metal, I much prefer scales to protect me."

Syldran rapidly dons the guard uniforms (except for the armor).

Those members of the party that put on uniforms (Graz, Bracnos, Syldran, Wade as of right now) and those that do not make their way from the Gatehouse down the bridge to the mainland guardhouse. Zyx sets the Gatehouse on fire. The closer they get to the guardhouse the louder the commotion is. About 90 feet in the darkness of night, you all see a large figure wielding a two handed weapon standing over the remains of 2 guards and 2 guard dogs. The large figure is bloodied and shouting at the gathered townsfolk to stay away. There are already three dead townsfolk at his feet and two more limping away with wounds. The gathered crowd has some weapons out and torches in their hands. The large figure (you recognize as Harken) laughs at the townsfolk and grabs a bottle of alcohol from the belt of a dead man and chugs some of the liquid down his throat before insulting the townsfolk again. The closer you get the towsnfolk seem elated there are more guards approaching, but then as you are 30 feet away the closer townsfolk move back in fear since all of the guards are human and you that are approaching are mostly not. Plus there is an Ogre trotting behind the lot of you.

Syldran whispers to the others "No need to make a scene. We need to get out of here."

"Everyone run away! The warden'a gone mad! He's set everything ablaze and let loose the prisoners, Mitra has failed us, run away or the ogre will eat you all"
bluff: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
those of them who don't make a 20 sense motive believe we are the guards and what I say thanks to my trait
Power of suggestion
People trust your words over their own eyes.
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Benefit: You may make a Bluff check to make observers believe that an object in your possession is actually a different object entirely. The DC for the check is 20 for items of a similar size, shape, and color (such as a glaive and a quarterstaff). Items of a different shape, size, or color raise the DC by 5 for each dissimilar aspect, or more if the dissimilarity is extreme. This deception lasts 1 minute; if the item is still in view, the observers may recognize their error unless you make another bluff check.
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If you rule the we are more dissimilar to the guards than a glave is to a quarterstaf then they still believe my words as per the normal bluff