Kingmaker - GM ST

Game Master SodiumTelluride

"Someone who was snatched up by something with no use for gold?" Rhian replies with a shrug.

Desnuth 27th
Did we find no other gear on Breeg? Because that means someone came back and stripped the body ... But then why didn't they take the harchet?

Erik will search what he thinks is a murder scene for tracks and other clues...

Survival: 1d20 + 2 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 3 + 1 = 21
2 rank +3 trained +1 wis

Desnuth 28th
Erik has an arrow on the string as he comments "Yeah, this smells of set-up..."

His hard eyes rake the scenery suspiciously:

Perception: 1d20 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 11
2 rank +3 trained +2 racial+1 wis

She nods as the others covers her as she slowly sneaks over to grab the bag

Sneaky: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Desnuth 27th

Did we find no other gear on Breeg? Because that means someone came back and stripped the body ... But then why didn't they take the harchet?

There is no useful gear on the body, although he's fully clothed. Erik sees no sign of anyone else coming or going from the scene, and in fact there's no evidence his body was looted or moved at all since the event. Breeg looks for all the world to have been the inept victim of his own trap, left to die alone in the middle of nowhere-- were it not for the signs of sabotage on the rope.

* * * * *

Adela, Erik, Rhiann, and Yuki search the area carefully and see no sign of any traps or ambushes. Satisfied that they have indeed simply found some free gold, Yuki steps lightly forward and snatches the coinpurse-- only to have it vanish into thin air as soon as her fingers touch it. At least, she thought her fingers touched it-- she never actually feels anything but empty air. When the purse disappears, there is not a single crushed leaf or bent blade of grass to indicate it was ever there at all.

Adela and Erik hear what might be the sound of whispers and giggles from somewhere above them-- but nothing can be seen in the branches overhead.

* * * * *

Later in the day, Rhiann hears a soft whoosh coming straight at her from above. She dodges to the side just in time to avoid a blow from-- a pinecone. Looking up into the trees, however, the source of the projectile cannot be seen. This pinecone definitely exists, though-- it makes noticeable, if light, impacts on the ground, and anyone who picks it up feels all the expected textures of a normal pinecone.

(All the relevant Perception rolls have been made secretly; you don't see any creatures during either incident.)

Is it reasonable to assume Dare might cast detect magic when the purse disappears?

Knowledge Arcana DC 16: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

"Illusion magic... but who cast it?"

Later in the day... IIRC you can make DC 10 Knowledge checks untrained, so...

Knowledge (Nature): 1d20 ⇒ 5

Dare has no thoughts about pine cones, but looks at Rhiann to be sure she's all right.

"Seems someone is playing pranks on us, Cute. They're harmless. And fun. As far as I can tell" she notes by the time the acorn appears

K nature: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 vs DC 10 (max result of 10 because of no ranks)
And another +1 if I can use studied enemy on whatever it is...

Looking about suspiciously, Erik spots nothing. Then he gets a brainwave, and pats Malki: "Can you smell 'em, can you boy?"

@GM ST, I have never actually seen the trick known package defined for the standard guard dog ... Erik trained Malki, and I have been assuming a trick package of: attack, defend, down, guard, seek, and track (note, only 1 attack trick). If you find this package acceptable, this is using the trained seek trick, and thus DC 10. If your preferred package doesn't include seek, this is push an animal, and DC 25... (and please let me know what your preferred trick package is). Unless things have taken extraordinary measures, scent works pretty well against stealth...

Handle Animal, take 10: 10 + 1 = 11
1 rank

Rhian looks around at the surrounding trees, frowning. "Yep, someone is screwing with us. You don't have pine cones in an area with no pine trees." she says pointedly.

Knowledge Nature: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Knowledge nature (Untrained): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Adela blinks in surprise and then looks even more surprised by Rhiann's observation. "They aren't?"

You mean that trees are not all the same?

Rhian looks around at the surrounding trees, frowning. "Yep, someone is screwing with us. You don't have pine cones in an area with no pine trees." she says pointedly.

[DICE=Knowledge Nature]1d20+4

"Even so, we didn't get hurt. We were fooled, and our paranoia definitely triggered, but we can't say it was harmful, can we?" she motions to the cone

"No, not yet at least, but if their pranks include things like cutting ropes..." Rhiann replies.