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Hurray! Welcome back, Audria. You don't owe us an explanation — the cardinal rule is always Real Life Comes First — but I'm very happy to have you back in the saddle.
Okay. I'm sick, nothing hospital worthy, but heck of a cold and I am tired all the time. I maybe a bit slow in posting, or at the least, Shane may not be as top performance. I'll try to get a post or two in but if I start to slow things down feel free to bot Shane.
Welcome back, Audria.
Hope you feel better soon, Shane.
So here's what Audria's planning:
- Send Tally off with Jessica to get her scissors, hair dye, and a does of the stuff that she used on Audria's and Eliana's hair to make it grow back, and spontaneously grow whenever they get upset or embarrassed.
- Audria goes with Shrike to Trinia's apartment and sneaks her out to a place that Tally and the others can meet them at.
- Use the Hair-B-Here to make Trinia's hair longer and dye both hers and Audria's dark colors.
- Sneak Trinia to someplace she can hide or out of the city.
I'm definitely here for disguises and getting Trinia out of the area (and yeah, out of the city would be good), but I don't think the rest of us add much in the way of risk, and we do add a lot of potential help if something goes wrong. (Probably especially Elric in case we try to get her out by sea and bump into any of his comrades)
Oh, though I guess if there's anyone who actually **wants** to take her in/hand her over to the guards that's something we should suss out.
I will add that this is a part of the AP that is intended to be solved as a team.
Yeah, no reason we can't all go to Trinia's apartment and/or wherever Audria thinks she might have gone if she didn't feel safe in her apartment. Audria is the only one who would know where that is though, and so we probably need to discuss the plan a bit in character. Disguising her sounds fine, though Shrike will probably mention that with her short hair, Trinia can just as easily wear a longer brunette wig, at least at first.
Oh, sorry! I meant that we'd all meet up at whatever place we decide on. I was just thinking that Shrike and Audria (and Pava, now that I think about it) could get to Trinia's apartment without drawing attention.
That said, if we all want to go together, I'm okay with that. Making sure everyone was alright with what I was thinking was one of the reasons I posted that. ;)
And yeah, a wig would work, but I thought that using the magic hair tonic would offer her a better disguise ("Her hair's supposed to be short. How would it grow two feet in only three weeks?") and would provide a chance for some comedy to relieve the tension just a bit.
While I would love to go with some variation of this plan, I'm okay with scrapping it.
Brain is foggy so I hope my post is feasible and that Pava, Audria, and or Shrike might spot Shane 'following them' (probably clumsily to be fair) .
He is an illusionist... and might be able to help with distractions and decoys
Whoops, forgot that I was going to take an archetype since Bravery's a waste on a Paladin. It doesn't affect anything until Fighter 2, so no changes to Audria's stats. Her sheet's been updated.
Still a little unsure about the timeline here - is this taking place while we're headed back from the funeral, or the day after?
And have we reported back to Field Marshal Kroft yet?
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The best I can figure is that this is the same night we went to the funeral. I don't think we reported back to Kroft just yet, but we had two days between retrieving Gaekhen's body and his funeral, so plenty of time to report back to the Field Marshal.
This is the night of the funeral, yes.
Schrodinger's report may or may not have happened. :D
People scattered a bit after the Dead Warrens, so we can insert it after we resolve the current scene, we can assume it happened prior to the current scene, or we can insert it in a spoiler that took place before the current scene. The last one isn't ideal because it spaghettifies the timeline.
I think three people (Shane, Shrike, Audria) have fully covered what they did with their two days of downtime, and Elric said earlier he wanted to report in to Kroft directly after the conversation with Thousand Bones and night of drinking that was the end of the Dead Warrens day (Sunday, Desnus 17), but it wasn't covered in a post in gameplay during our slowdown. It's probably fair to assume it happened, along with anything else he would like to reasonably declare for those two days before the Skaldwood pyre ceremony on the second day (I think? That's Toilday, Desnus 19. This would slightly retcon Pava's post about the morning after the night of drinking. But there could be two nights of drinking! Or the thing Natalina is talking about not missing could be a different ritual/ceremony.)
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Goodness this has been crazy at work. The good news is they are consolidating our role with another team and giving use raises/promotions, but the bad news is work has been extra crazy. Trying to ease back in to the swing of things
Welcome back, Abella.
Sorry in advance to Shane, I just thought it would be funny if Shrike's main heuristic for whether an Acadamae wizard can or cannot be trusted is that they don't or do have an imp.
Welcome back, Abella.
Sorry in advance to Shane, I just thought it would be funny if Shrike's main heuristic for whether an Acadamae wizard can or cannot be trusted is that they don't or do have an imp.
No worries! I actually didn't see your post when I was making my own, so I've edited a touch :)
Both your posts got a chuckle from me. :)
@Elric, feel free to make a separate post with your report to Kroft if you wish. It would happen before the funeral, I think.
Glad to hear the news about raises and promotions, Abella! I empathize with the second part, my new job is also mega-chaos right now. :D
Belated Slang Note
Nab To catch, arrest, take in. Equivalent to nick, collar. In other contexts, to steal or take.
Did you want a Fortitude save, or a straight Constitution ability check, GM?
I think he wants the Fort save, Con saves are the 5e equivalent.
I meant Con ability check, but Fortitude save makes more sense so let's do those. :D
My phones touchscreen is broken so I will have limited ability to host for the next couple of days. My apologies by the way the dictation feature works pretty well. I’ve never tried it before.
A chase! I've never been a player in a game where the chase system was used. Two questions for you, GM.
1. Can we take 10 on the chase obstacle DCs? Or does being in a chase count as being "in immediate danger or distracted"?
2. Instead of moving two 'cards' ahead by making both skill checks, can we move one card and then make it easier for the other participants somehow if we can think of a way that makes sense? Like, if I describe Shrike jumping/climbing up and fastening the rope on the higher rooftop, could that reduce the difficulty of the DC 15 Climb check for other people thereafter? In particular, Shrike doesn't want to lose either of the two casters or Trinia, or let them fall to street level.
Ha! I was just coming here to ask those exact questions
Never done a Chase either. I think Shane may end up having to meet up later if he falls behind as his focus is on spells.
Luckily with web, grease and then a disguise self he's pretty good at being highly disruptive and then actually escaping
1. A chase is both dangerous AND distracting, so no on taking 10. :)
2. That's a great idea. It's not specifically in the chase rules, but it makes for a more fun game so I'll allow it. You would still have to pass the second skill check, but instead of advancing you're aiding another and giving them +4 to their check.
Hmm... Then we've really gotta decide if it's more important for everyone to advance at the same rate, or if we want to make sure to keep someone at the leading edge of the chase to make sure there's nothing nasty ahead. 'Cause someone like Pava or Shrike who are pretty darned good at this stuff drop from a ~80+% chance of passing a location to a ~40% chance of passing and aiding on a location like this...
Open to shouted discussion about making sure everyone else can come along, but I think Pava's gonna trailblaze for Trinia for now.
Sorry folks, today has been A Day™. I'll try to get a post in tomorrow, when I don't have 12 meetings in my work calendar (I wish I was joking).
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Okay finally got a new phone and got it set up! I’ve got a long weekend coming up starting tonight so I can get caught up
Sorry folks, today has been A Day™. I'll try to get a post in tomorrow, when I don't have 12 meetings in my work calendar (I wish I was joking).
gross
Honestly I think with rolls of the physical side, Shane won't be able to keep up... but he knows where to meet folks ,so that's fine if he gets separated. The primary goal to his thinking is get Audria's wrongfully accused friend out of the city and to safety.
No worries GM, I had to take a break for a few days myself, so take all the time you need to recharge.
Also, I'm with Pava on this one. 12 meetings in one day? Yuck!
No worries, GM, hope the work situation calms down soon.
We're not waiting on anyone in the chase, right?
I could roll again if folk want :-p
Apologies if you're waiting on me, work continues to be hectic so I haven't had the chance to check gameplay thread.
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I just assumed we’re waiting for that tomcat to send Elric into the negaitves with a furious all-out scratch/bite attack after he dared try to manhandle it.
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I think he's just too stunned to fully comprehend what just happened.
But revenge will come.
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[ominous_announcer_voice]Little did they know, the tomcat was actually the Machiavellian mind behind the queen's recent rise to power. the dread Mr. Tibbles![/ominous_announcer_voice]
Pardon...
Those who still have a line of sight on the window from Trinia's apartment spot a half dozen rough-looking men climbing out of it; they spot Trinia and Audria on the flat roof 60 feet away and begin their pursuit, taking the most direct route by jumping down on the lower roof. Four of them make it, but the other two land badly and fall prone.
I admit the passage of time is hard for me to track, but has the invisibility spell on Trinia wore off already?
My bad! Trinia is of course still invisible, since only about 20 seconds have passed. They do see Audria though.
My bad! Trinia is of course still invisible, since only about 20 seconds have passed. They do see Audria though.
Whew.
Okay. Operation Disrupt and distract continues!
Apologies for not posting this weekend. I've been busy and just now have both the time and energy to post.
No worries Audria. So that's everyone for round 4, right?
Sorry, but no post from me tonight. I just ran out of time. I'll try to post tomorrow.
A heads-up that I will be travelling for work for most of next week and will be unable to post.
Hope the trip goes well!
Is an additional K. (Local) check needed to find a friendly/flexible fishing boat captain? That's where Pava's headed, but I don't want to assume that they get their without difficulties.
Either that or Diplomacy (Gather Info).