|
The Volls are scattered throughout the feast, having been relegated to waitstaff after displeasing the Thane. All of them desperately want to go home and all have aged thirty years.
DC 15 Diplomacy (Gather Info), Intimidation (Coerce), Perception (Seek) to locate the Volls.
Each family member you locate gives you a +1 circumstance bonus to a single check before the end of the quest (there are 5 of them)
You attempt to find less noticeable places to help with the escape, or even set up simple snares and the like to thwart potential pursuers.
DC 16 Stealth or DC 18 Perception to locate various blind spots
DC 18 Crafting to Craft simple snares that could aid their escape
The Thane desires that their feast be livelier and directs all to make friends.
The Archivist: This individual takes notes of all the activities at the feast.
Captain of the Guard: The Captain is a stout old, 15-foot-tall animated tree with stringy moss interwoven into his branches.
Clyetus: Clyetus is only interested in keeping the Thane happy.
Klyphotise: Klyphotise is fascinated with the Universe
Wurcohn: Wurcohn has a persistent cough that's causing him some embarrassment.
You can make direct attempts to entertain or impress the Thane. The Thane is very open to being entertained. So anything you can think of can be attempted. Bonuses will be given if the action is well roleplayed. The Thane gets bored if you try the same tricks though, so reusing tricks is more difficult.
|
Toavandil Hanustar tries to entertain the Thane. He pulls out his staff, and starts presenting its usefulness. "It is splendid in many tasks, for example giving a bit more range", he says, and does a long pole vault with it. "And in a fight, you can trip someone with it", he says and flips a chair over.
"And of course, you can balance on it," he says, placing the staff on two rocks and walking along it, "Or balance with it", he says, standing on a stump and helping his balance with the staff.
|
"Your grace, I am but a humble knight-errant, a poet in steel," Sir Calvyn says in a loud voice to the Thane, "It is often thought that we are constrained by our armor, but good steel hammered by skilled artisans, its not nearly as cumbersome as often thought."
Calvyn tries to do some high jumps in his armor.
Calvyn smirks, "And that's just the steel, not the poetry. As a boy, I was a singer. Robett, give me a C. No, a C. ♪When I'm here, you need to be here♪."
After a few moments of back and forth, both Robett and Calvyn begin singing an old drinking song from the Bandu Hills.
|
|
Benkost finds an escape route (2 rds)
Wurcohn has a persistent cough that's causing him some embarrassment. He can be influenced with Medicine checks to Treat Disease.
Calvyn does some high jumps in his armor. The Thane looks impressed. The Thane is even more impressed when Calvyn performs an old drinking song in two voices.
The Archivist: This individual takes notes of all the activities at the feast. Any skill that can be used to Recall Knowledge can influence the Archivist.
Captain of the Guard: The Captain is a stout old, 15-foot-tall animated tree with stringy moss interwoven into his branches. The Captain can be influenced with Athletics checks to Grapple, Shove, or Trip and Warfare Lore checks to Recall Knowledge.
Clyetus: Clyetus is only interested in keeping the Thane happy. Acrobatics checks to Tumble Through or Performance checks to Perform can show Clyetus your ability to entertain.
Klyphotise: Klyphotise is fascinated with the Universe, and can be influence with Lore checks of any location within the Universe to Recall Knowledge or Society checks to Recall Knowledge.
Wurcohn: Wurcohn has a persistent cough that's causing him some embarrassment. He can be influenced with Medicine checks to Treat Disease.
|
|
You can make direct attempts to entertain or impress the Thane. The Thane is very open to being entertained. So anything you can think of can be attempted. Bonuses will be given if the action is well roleplayed. The Thane gets bored if you try the same tricks though, so reusing tricks is more difficult.
The Archivist: This individual takes notes of all the activities at the feast. Any skill that can be used to Recall Knowledge can influence the Archivist.
Captain of the Guard: The Captain is a stout old, 15-foot-tall animated tree with stringy moss interwoven into his branches. The Captain can be influenced with Athletics checks to Grapple, Shove, or Trip and Warfare Lore checks to Recall Knowledge.
Clyetus: Clyetus is only interested in keeping the Thane happy. Acrobatics checks to Tumble Through or Performance checks to Perform can show Clyetus your ability to entertain.
Klyphotise: Klyphotise is fascinated with the Universe, and can be influence with Lore checks of any location within the Universe to Recall Knowledge or Society checks to Recall Knowledge.
Wurcohn: Wurcohn has a persistent cough that's causing him some embarrassment. He can be influenced with Medicine checks to Treat Disease.
|
|
Sybille manages to entertain Clyetus by dancing. Clyetus watches with rapt attention. He's so impressed that he speaks to the Archivist on your behalf. Sybille turns to the Thane and politely tells him stories. The Thane nods his head in appreciation.
You also notice five humans clustered around Konbu. They appear relieved.
At the end of the first 20 minutes, the Thane claps his hands for silence. He stands up and calls for some entertainment. "I'd like to see some skilled combatants! You, Pathminders, or whatever you call yourselves, I'm sure you've had to fight during your adventures! How about you show us how it's done!"
|
|
Calvyn understands the Thane's game. He had to slow down his swings before, to show Robett how to swing a sword. The iron dance was a dance, after all.
Then, he tries again with his scimitar at full speed.
Then with an extended flourish, Calvyn tries to get on the other side of his opponent with his scimitar at the enemy's throat.
|
|
Toavandil pulls out his bo staff and whirls it about as he enters the fight area. "So first we have to get into position", he says and rolls past the challenger.
"Then a pair of good whacks", he continues and swirls his staff, first attacking with one end, then the other.
"And remember to keep the distance, to make the poor fellow waste time getting up to you. That is the basic routine", he ends his combat performance, and leans on his staff, looking confident that he has impressed the audience.
|
|
Lande steps up to what appears to be an awakened tree. Lande simply swings his axe twice and drops the tree to the ground...
Calvyn's opponent is one of the leshy guards. The guard's eyes bulge as Calvyn dances around him, the Thane's magic only stopping the scimitar from punching right through his gut. His eyes widen before he goes limp, in a dead faint, as Calvyn ends his performance with a scimitar as the guard's throat.
The next guard looks disdainfully at Benkost but the look of condescension turns to shock as the clumsy looking dwarf performs acrobatic tricks around the amazed leshy.
"Clyetus! Go take on that elf! I think you can handle it!" Clyetus heads out and stands before Toavandil. At the start signal from the Thane, before Clyetus can even pull out a knife and attack, Toavandil has already rolled past his guard and whacked him twice with a bo staff, dropping Clyetus to the floor like a sack of grain. I groggy Clyetus stumbles past the Thane. "Did you get the number on that cart?" he asks...
Sybille dances around the remaining leshy guard the Thane assigned. It's clear that after seeing his other comrades get humiliated by the Pathfinders, he clearly would rather be somewhere else. Fortunately, he manages to see past the feint Sybille attempted, much to the Thane's relief.
"I have never seen such a master performance! The Pathminders win!"
Summer Storm, wearing a big grin, walks up to you. He appears to be holding a pouch filled with jingling coins. "Made a few wagers during that little play-fighting. A lot of these fey are poorer now. Distract the Thane for 10 more minutes. I'm almost ready."
The pouch contains 15gp. You just need to escape to spend it!
DC 20: Athletics, Diplomacy, Performance, Great Old Ones Lore
DC 18: All other skills
Make Friends
Archivist - done
Captain - DC 18 Athletics to Grapple, Trip, Shove or Warfare Lore to RK (Crit Success benefit still available)
Clyetus - done
Wurcohn - done
Klyphotise - DC 18 Society/Lore
Volls - found (5/5)
Escape Route - done (2/2)
|
|
Toavandil goes to meet the captain, still his staff in hand.
He leans on it, and says: "You know one more thing that's marvelous with this? You don't need to risk your own balance at an inch's distance from your foe. Here, let me show, just how wonderfully it can hassle the steps from distance".
He steps farther and sticks the staff between his practice opponents legs, and tries a flip.
"Nice jump, but of course I didn't use all my strength as we are just practicing, you see the idea", he dismisses the failure.
|
|
"Robett, explain the Sunglass family crest to the Thane, I think he'd be interested." Calvyn says, prodding his squire forward. The mealy mouthed squire starts to talk about the many-starred crest.
"Lubaiko is a deity devoted to sparking inspiration and rebellion. We have many different myths and stories to tell. Let me tell you one," Calvyn says, as he starts talking about St. Dio, a tripkee who fought against Chelaxian colonists.
|
|
Sybille, Konbu and Benkost entertain the Thane with stories of the planes of the existence. However, the Thane is particularly interested in the tales Konbu is telling, asking questions about the exploits of certain "Pathminders".
Calvyn and Toavandil talk Heraldry and Martial combat respectively. However, the Thane is less than interested.
As you complete your tasks, Summer Storm walks up to you.
"I've obtained an invitation and my servitude to the Thorned Monarch left some of his power within me once he died. He ruled a threshold into your Universe, and I've put that 'rulership' — what little I have of it anyway—into the token that drags people here. But we can't be near the Thane. Once I throw this leaf on the ground, get everyone to walk over it and it should take us home. The power is already fading though. Do we do this slow and quiet, or fast and loud? Whatever you pick, we need to do it now."
|
|
Summer Storm gives everyone a determined look. "Speed it is then. We need to make it to the Edge of Tomorrow— that's the border of the Thane's time manipulation. We won't be able to get through it, but it's the edge of his domain. They've let their guard down and the doors have vanished, leaving clear access to the Elsewood beyond. The element of surprise is our best bet now. Run for it!"
Summer Storm shouts to cause commotion and confusion, giving everyone enough time to rush through the crowed. The Thane's eyes darken. "So that's your play, then. We shall see how you deal with our hounds, little table scraps. Yes we shall." With that, the table rises and countless beasts, clearly canine in origin, lithe and low to the ground on stocky, powerful legs, rush out from under the table in an unceasing wave. Their mottled brown fur seems to have a green iridescence that blends in well with the foliage of the First World, though the sheer number rushing towards the party diminishes the effect somewhat.
DODGE THROUGH THE CROWD
Guests stare in shock as you defy the Thane.
------------------
CHASE TRACKER
Round: 1
Obstacle: DODGE THROUGH THE CROWD
Skills:
DC 17 Deception or Intimidate to juke or scare the people out of your way.
DC 19 Acrobatics/Athletics to dodge through the guests
Successes: 0/2
Hounds: 2 obstacles back
Free CPs: 2
------------------
Those with ** may go
**Sybille Sybil of the Cosmos
**Calvyn Sunglass
**Benkost
**Lande
**Toavandil Hanustar
**Konbu
|
|
Sybille tries to distract one of the fey but doesn't succeed. Konbu simply charges the lot, looking big and scary. The fey gets out of the way, not knowing what Konbu can do...
------------------
TRACKER
Round: 1
Obstacle: DODGE THROUGH THE CROWD
Skills:
DC 17 Deception or Intimidate to juke or scare the people out of your way.
DC 19 Acrobatics/Athletics to dodge through the guests
Successes: 1/2
Hounds: 2 obstacles back
Free CPs: 2
------------------
Those with ** may go
Sybille Sybil of the Cosmos
**Calvyn Sunglass
**Benkost
**Lande
**Toavandil Hanustar
Konbu