"One of the most important aphorisms in the River Freedoms is that Slavery is an Abomination. Ending these slavers would show the locals that we respect their values. We should scout the place first, but if we can take them, we should."
"Damn straight Pyros. I'll go take a look and what we're up against. The rest of you hold here for a few minutes. Want to come with me Faerin?"
Signy creeps off for a better look at the camp.
With a nod, Faerin joins Signy in approaching the camp, surprised by the unusual amount of dry twigs and leaves in the area.
Harrim will channel twice to heal the party.
Teryll will spend some time looking over the camp from a safe distance.
Harrim stays back and looks over the camp.
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You all see that the camp is busy. You see at least ten people, but it appears that some are in chains. From a pavillion in the center of the camp, you notice Kalannah. It appears that they have one person on perimeter guard walking around the outside of the camp and three or four others in camp doing things.
Signy focuses in in the perimeter guard, carefully watching his route and counting to herself to measure the time it takes for him to make a complete circuit.
"if you want to try taking out the guard, I can have an entanglement spell ready to ensnare everything in the camp if he manages to alert them." Faerin whispers.
"That's a good idea Faerin. If the rest of you can start with the other guards, I will try to put as many arrows as I can into that caster woman." Teryll whispers back.
Signy nods at both Faerin's and Teryll's suggestions.
"Sounds like we have a plan. We'll take down the guy walking perimeter at the spot with the best cover farthest away from the rest. We'll expect to be heard, so you be ready with your spell when the others come to check things out. If we get lucky and we're still undiscovered, we'll move in on them ourselves until we're found out, then spring the spell when they react."
"Teryll, you stay loose from us and keep an eye out for the mage to be alone, or at least well in your sights without good cover. Keep peppering her while the rest of us deal with the others."
"Sound good?"
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There is a slight ravine at one edge of the camp. The guards route takes him to the spot where it ends and is the furthest he ever gets from camp. You figure that, even if the camp instantly reacts, it would take 20-30 seconds for anyone to get there. Any ranged attacks get one surprise round before initiative begins.
"I am ready when you are." Faerin replies.
Pyros draws his bow and nods to the others, ready to aid as much as he can.
Signy finds cover by the ravine and readies her bow for the guard's arrival. Normally she'd feel really bad about such an underhanded ambush, but these are Technic League slavers so they don't really count as people.
Harrim aims and fires his crossbow.
Pyros lets fly with an arrow.
Jaethal takes her shot.
"Once they come within bow range, I will entangle them. Then you can all fire om them, focusing on the spellcaster." Faerin says watching closely fr the approach, the words to a spell on her lips as she passes a couple of concoctions to Signy and Teryll. "If you drink this it should sharpen your vision."
Harrim casts bless on the party.
"Sufferin, this should help" He mumbles staring at the ground.
Teryll accepts the vial from Faerin, and drinks it.
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You see four figures running towards the dowed guard. Through the trees further back, you recognize Kalannah moving forward as well, but at a more cautious pace. with her is another robed figure.
As they get to the guard, Faerin casts her spell. The area is large enough that even Kallanah is caught in the effect.
Signy sees the woman they've been chasing use a spell to create an extra of herself. She figures Faerin's spell has done a good enough job of breaking up her people's advance that she can take an extra shot with her bow and help Teryll out some.
She aims at her best guess on which of the Kalannahs is the right one.
It appears that everyone except Kalannah, the archer, and one of the front fighters is entangled (I assume the DC was 15?).
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I didn't make one yet, because the fight is pretty linear, but I dropped the ball by not describing things better.
Faerin's Entangle is 80' in diameter. The fighters and archer (4 people) are in the center of it, you guys are about 10' from the edge, and Kalannah was about 15' inside the opposite edge. Kalannah moved away from you to get out of the entanglement and is now at the far edge (about 100' from where you are now). The area is lightly wooded, providing cover for anything beyond 50'. Also, the robed figure is still stuck about 15' inside from the other edge of the entangle (making him about 80' from where you are).
Signy will just take the closest, clearest shot she has at an opponent who isn't entangled.
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So, there are two entangled fighters (sword and shield in chainmail) 50' from you. There is another similar fighter that is not entangled at the same distance. There is an archer also 50' away and not entangled. There is a robed figure 80' away and entangled. And Kalannah is 100' away outside the entangle now.
Archer
Teryll follows the plan, focusing on his archery and invoking Erastil's judgement, sends an arrow at Kalannah.
Signy figures since their enemies will only be entangled for so long, they should move up on hem so they can't regroup before engaging. Signy advances on the archer and takes another shot at him.
Pyros takes a shot at the archer and steps up to the edge of the entangled plants.
Faerin begins a chant in druidic, holding up a thorn between her fingers that rapidly grows to the size of a crude wooden javelin.
Harrim reloads and shoots his crossbow at the closest bad buy.
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The archer successfully avoids becoming entangled, but the one unentangled guard is caught.
Harrim misses his target, Kalannah begins casting a spell. and Signy moves and hits the archer again.
The archer moves out of the entangle and shoots at Signy.
But he misses horribly.
OK, everyone (except Harrim and Signy) are up again.