Hey hey...another familiar face. Welcome!
*Waves back*
First things first, you have a wizard who sucks at fireballs (Evocation one of his opposing schools) so if you were hoping for a room sweeper... my bad. ;)
If we need to sweep a room with a fireball, I think our resident rogue and resident vigilante will take that as a personal affront to their professionalism. :P
Hey, good to see more than one person I've gamed with before. Odds are good for me being tolerated that way! :D
And Shane does have access to an invisibility spell which the sneaky professionals might be able to capitalize on
Welcome, Shane. Looking forward to meeting you in-game.
And Shane does have access to an invisibility spell which the sneaky professionals might be able to capitalize on
What about sneaky amateurs? They aren't the only ones trained in stealth. :P
Hiya Shane! Looking forward to seeing you in action
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Warm welcomes all around. I'm looking forward to RPing here :)
By the way, Pava, I just realized that you're not the only one to have dubbed Audria duckling. Jessica did it too when we were getting ready for that shindig at the castle for King Eodred's remembrance.
Heh, either it's kismet or just a consistent vibe that Audria puts out
A little of both I think.
GM Harrow, are you waiting on anything more from Audria to wrap up that scene with Jessica?
I was waiting for an agreement to leave without getting punched, sorry for not making that clear. Also, yesterday was A Day™, my partner busted their knee (again) and we spent most of the day waiting in hospitals. Very fun.
I'll move us onwards!
I’ll get a post up later today. I’m still dealing with a lot of pain from my long covid and havent gotten any solutions from the doctor yet, so I’m still at diminished capacity
Oof, sorry to hear - both about the pain and the doctor not being helpful. Fingers crossed you get some relief soon!
Ah, sorry. I thought that Jessica would have reacted to being hugged. Yeah, Audria would have agreed to it.
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First, Sympathies for busted legs and long covid.
Second, my first IC post is up. I hope I got things right, and excuse the length of it, but I figured it was better to be too chatty in the first post than too brief :)
I think you did alright. :)
You got the vibe of the temple exactly right. :)
So sorry for all the health woes :-/
I think you did alright. :)
You got the vibe of the temple exactly right. :)
Good to hear, and thank you both. Aroden is not by any stretch a deity my characters would typically follow even if he were alive; but I do feel a bit sorry for his die hard followers in the setting. Serious melancholy vibes for the poor guys.
I can see that, though given how it's been 100+ years since his death, it's a minor miracle he has followers still at all.
Also, my apologies to Shrike and Elric for the wall of dialogue. I got a bit carried away.
Okay, so it looks like Audria is taking a -4 on both Stealth and Perception checks for the next hour due to Doubt. Poor girl really is a bundle of nerves at this point.
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"...Making little dioramas with shadow stuff?..."
It's okay, Shane. It's okay. Tell us where the mean ole Shaman hurt you...
;)
Well, I wasn't planning on leaving Abella out. I honestly thought it made sense for the conversation to be happening as we all made our way over to the closet.
Sorry Abella!
No need to apologize! She was the on who interrupted. Giving you privacy lets her tease you after :3
Well, okay then! Tease away! :P
Mm. I was gonna hop in on this scene, but I think at this point that just adds complexity past its benefits.
Maybe Pava came up and joined Abella and then was with her when the door opened? Up to you
Yeah, thought on it, but I'd rather just have Pava react to Shane in a later scene.
All good. I just don't want to come across as not open to RP with everyone.
Same here. I think Shane and I just happen to be on at the same time a lot, so we tend to get going pretty quickly.
Sorry to hold us up and thanks for your patience. There ended up being a lot to respond to because of something that happened in between "party scenes," so to speak, and tying things together took some time. Shrike won't be at the Temple of Aroden scene, but I hope I've provided an acceptable framework for all being in the same room at the same time sometime soon. I ran with the idea of Elric wanting to stake things out from the watchtower for a solid day or two.
As a note, the spoilers in my posts are purely for organizational clarity and for ensuring the post isn't a wall of text, not because they're supposed to be a secret from other players. Player knowledge and character knowledge can be kept separate, etc.
I admit to being a bit lost. Abella acted like Shane and Audria are departing AFTER he opened the door to the storage area so all three could talk?
I thought you were “departing” the closet? Sorry if I misunderstood
Yeah, I was a little confused myself.
Well just ask then. It wasn’t the first time I’ve made a mistake and it won’t be the last.
Glad I did then. :) And given Shane misunderstood Audria at first, I got no room to throw stones in glass houses about mistakes by anyone *G*
It's all good. :)
And of all the times to roll a nat 20, on a will save that was just for flavor was not the time I'd pick. Oh well.
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Just wanted to make it perfectly clear that Audria's irritation with Pava is 100% in character. Personally, I've enjoyed watching them play off the others.
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Since we're getting close to agreeing on a plan, I thought I'd do a quick summary to make sure everyone agrees and make it easier for the GM to keep track.
Shout out if you disagree with any of the points below or if I have missed something:
1. We buy or borrow a boat big enough to fit us all.
2. We determine the least active time of night. Under the cover of darkness and illusionary fog from Shane, we sail across the river from the watchtower to Eel's End.
3. Upon arrival, we load up on antitoxin.
4. We do a close inspection of the ship to determine the best way to get in unnoticed, avoiding the deck if possible. Options are:
- Find a suitable window/porthole and climb up, lower a knotted rope for the rest of the team
- Entry through an existing opening in the hull, either above or below the waterline.
- Making our own opening in the hull using wood shape.
5. Once inside, we move under stealth and try to locate Barvasi's private quarters without being detected. Any resistance is met with maximum force.
6. We gain entry to Barvasi's quarters.
- If empty, we search for the leverage he holds over the ambassador
- If Barvasi is there, we neutralize him as fast and quietly as possibly - whether he survives is mainly up to him at this point.
7. Once we have secured the objects or info we need, we retreat back to the boat.
8. We take off and nuke the site from orbit - it's the only way to be sure. (This step is optional and may violate Pava's No Fire policy).
In case we get separated and trapped in Old Korvosa, the fallback spot is the top of the Copperbeater's Hall. Otherwise, the watchtower or Sanctuary of Shelyn both work as rendevous points.
To-do list:
- Get a boat
- Optional: get 1-2 potions/scrolls of Neutralize poison (just in case)
Thanks for that list, Elric P !
I'm happy with that plan. I'd like to add a couple of items to our shopping list, black cloaks and masks for everyone. I think that would help us hide our identities and hopefully aid weight to the idea that we're hired thugs or similar ideas.
And like Shane says. Thanks for putting that together!
Thank you!
I have a really busy day so I won’t be able to do any substantial post until tomorrow. Apologies!
That list is great, Elric. Thanks for organizing it.
From what GM Harrow told us we observed through surveillance, it seems like the least active time of night is around the fourth bell (4 AM?), when the guard changes. I would support going right after the guard changes, so if things go pear-shaped we don't end up fighting one set of guards and then have a fresh set all armed and ready come in on their heels for the change.
If Abella needs an extra scroll of wood shape, I'm all for making that a party expense. I support Audria's addition of black cloaks and masks for everyone who wants one too. Although of course it's up to others if they want to wear them.
Glad everyone likes the plan.
I agree that going right after the guard shift seems like the optimal choice. Either that or something like 30 min before, so we have a long window before next shift shows up.
Now we just have a bit of shopping to get out of the way, then it’s go-time.
Elric has a plain ol’ dark brown cloak of resistance, so he won’t need a black cloak. And an explorer’s outfit comes with a scarf.
Sounds like a plan! It's no problem acquiring a few cloaks and scarves.
Now, the new joiners are due a Harrowing, so let me know if you prefer to do that as you wait for nightfall, or after the incursion into Eel's End.
Well, we are all in the watchtower and there's no one around.
Shane has a cloak of resistance as well so would probably pass on another unless he can cover one with the other.
As for the Harrowing, fine by me whenever for folks. I admit, might be fun for Shane to meet a deck of haunted cards etc :)
Does Shane have Prestidigitation prepped? If he does, maybe he can color his and Elric's cloaks black.
Honestly, black cloak or brown clak, does it really matter? There’s no real in-game effect and nothing strange about a band of hired thugs being dressed differently.