”I’m nay one to turn down a drink.” Gazul said. ”But we be here for supplies and to find out what happened to the rangers, aye? Let’s avoid a fight if we can.” Gazul said. ”Would rather they pass out so we can sneak by than risk lives for the sake of human brewed alcohol.”
OOC: Yes, the towers are connected by 'walls' that are at a lower level than the top of the towers.
It would require a couple of relatively easy skill rolls to travel from tower to tower.
DC 10 checks:
strength/climbing for getting down from top of tower to 'wall';
dexterity/acrobatics for getting across the 'wall'; and
strength/climbing for getting from the wall to the top of the tower.
Of course these skills may have advantage if you get creative.
Questions?
Game on!
"Well it looks like we can get from here to the other towers by the walls. Though there might be some difficulty climbing, walking and sneaking and such. But might help us avoid the blood thirsty partiers."
Orthos casts guidance on himself and balances his way across the wall...
It's not pretty and he sways a few times but he makes it...
Seeing Orthos make his way across, Gazul held up a rope and motioned for the cleric to take his own rope and secure it. It would be *much* easier for everyone else to follow him with something sturdy to hold onto. It would further save them from a nasty fall.
Orthos complies and helps secure the rope...
Kasana looked out from her vantage point towards the second tower ahead and wondered to herself how she could help make the trip easier for her friends.
Orthos ties Grazuls rope around himself to aid in getting down (hopefully this will be sufficient for aid Another/advantage) from top of tower to 'wall. Casts guidance and climbs down...
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And promptly, because the gods evidently love a good laugh, falls... hopefully the rope is secured in time by the dwarf and will swing him into the hard wall instead of giving the priest gravity poisoning...
Using the rope that Orthos put over the edge Cheshire used it to assist with the climb to the wall.
Cheshire starts his climb well but as his toe touched the top of the wall he lost balance and started to fall.
Before she could do anything to help, Kasana watched as both Orthos & Cheshire fell as they attempted to climb down the tower. Hurriedly pulling out her rope , Kasana quickly fastened a makeshift "ladder" to aid both herself from falling and help the fallen back up the wall before they were spotted. Attaching it to an anchor point inside of the tower, she quickly began to descend towards the wall below. Halfway down, she experienced a minor heart attack as it seemed for the briefest of moments that the anchor would break free; luckily, it just managed to hold and she was able to make the rest of her descent without issue.
Now on the wall, Kasana managed to shake the rope down toward her before carefully making her way to where Orthos had landed, dropping the rope down to him. "Quick! Climb up before you're spotted!" she whispered urgently to him.
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Gazul shook his head as he saw Orthos and Cheshire fall. Luckily Sarya's magic seemed to have mitigated the worst of the fall and Kasana had acted quickly to provide a way up. Given his own stout stature and armor, he figured that the best he could do was to not add to the group's woes...
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Although she half expected some fey to jump at them, Sarya had to hold back her laughter at the armed sprites. She held her hands up saying "Apologies! We went the wrong way." Lowering her hands slowly, she complemented "Also, a duel would be much unfair. This room is too small for us and it would hinder our movement while you are smaller and can act more freely. I see your strategy, trying to use the terrain to your advantage." She lets the matter rest.
Warming up to the partying spirits, Sarya said "Besides, this is unfair, you've already started without us. How much wine have you had? Why are you not sharing?" She seemed a little bit annoyed, but how much of it was an act was unclear to the elf. As her words rung on the sprites, she took a look at the arrow slits trying to find any sign of the rangers. They would have put the arrow slits in a vantage point.
Sarya has the situation in hand it seems... it seems the elf understands her smaller kinfolk.
He does his best to remain non threatening.
Kasana did not like the look and fell of these particular fey. The leprechauns, though daft, weren't immediately hostile like these had been. Preparing for the worst, Kasana stayed quiet, her body tense for the time being and ready to grab her bow and fire fast should the need arise.
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Sarya replied bowing "Of course! We wouldn't stand a chance. We yield to your superior skill." She was making effort not to laugh, as she was thinking of how ridiculous the situation was. She decided to press her luck and said "Well, since you are the more superior military force here, perhaps you can help us find our friends? They were the inhabitants of this fort before the hobgoblin attack." She wished she had the correct order of the facts, but if she could change the subject, the chance of an actual duel could be lessened.
Gazul stood in the back, eying the fey warily. It was ridiculous, to be sure, that something so small would threaten them so. But was it any more ridiculous for a dwarf to fight a giant? And yet history was replete with heroes who did just that. There was nothing to say that this was not a similar case. He did not want to fall prey to the folly that so many of his people's ancestral foes were laid low by.
Orthos breathes a sigh of relief as it seems that Sarya seems to thread the needle deftly.
I would never have thought of that, he muses. Ingenious really.
Cheshire nods along with Sarya impressed she caught their midset.
This is why I let the others do most of the talking... Kasana thought as she listened to Sarya attempt to placate and woo the tiny fey to their side. Perhaps because of her origins or just her nature, she tended to always be just a bit on edge and just a bit too honest with others, which oftentimes led to fights. It was nice to be with those who had skills that complimented her own and covered the areas she lacked.
Hey guys, sorry for the disappearance act. :(
However, as you have noted, things have slowed down a bit, and it's my fault.
I need to take a break and recharge and come back to posting once per day. Slower posting just does not seem to engage me.
Let me take a few weeks off. I have vacations coming up during the summer that may not be conducive to starting things up again but you never know. You'll hear from me no later than August, maybe earlier.
Thanks for hanging in there and this is not a 'goodbye' but a 'I'll see later'.
Fabian
Do what you need to do for yourself. That takes priority. We'll be here for when you come back.
Understood. Recharge and get your mojo back.
