Mason stumps further into the room and motions for the others to move up as well.
◆ Stride
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Mason prepares his gun, then stomps into the next room. As he enters, he spots the person to his left and swings the gun to aim in that direction. ”Surrender yourself in the name of Edgewatch.” ◆ Interact, reload ◆ Stride ◇ Speak
”You aren’t paying too much attention are ya? No one’s dead here. Tempting as it is, we do have some scruples.” Mason stomps forward, pulling out the manacles and cuffing blue. ◆ Stride ◆ Interact (draw manacles) ◆ Interact (apply manacles) ”Now step out of the way before I change my mind.”
◇ ”Move, or you will be moved. Only warning you get.” Mason levies the gun in the direction of the door again while tapping the vials strapped to him.
”Well, that was really stupid. Nothing like catching extra charges I suppose. Now move!” Mason stomps closer to the door and pulls a small green vial from his bandolier. Dripping the contents onto the black powder charge before aiming and squeezing off a round at the door. ◆ Stride ◆◆ Alchemical Shot
Mason squints at orange. ”You're in the way. Get outta here.” ◆ As the black powder is loaded, the pistol raises up as if Mason were trying to aim beyond, as he squeezes the trigger. ◆
◆ ”See that back there? Yer buddy doesn’t look too good”
Seeing the volley of fire, Mason attempts to return it in kind targeting the cowardly yellow.
As soon as the lock clicks and Aeric removes his picks, Mason grabs the handle and opens the door. ◆ Interact (open door)
Mason watches and tries to offer advice as Aeric tinkers with the lock. ”You got any of them binding? Just keep the tension on it and it’ll work through.” ◆ ◆ Ready ↺
Mason shuffles his feet, waiting for the door to be opened.
Mason sprints up to the door and tries to open it ◆ Stride ◆ Stride ◆ Interact (open door)
Mason draws his pistol ans he steps out from behind the big anutomaton and puts his finger to his lips at the enemy ahead. ”Shh. Someone will hear you.”. He then considers his next action and fires at red with a loud bang. Looking to blue as Mason reloads. ”You could be anywhere else right now. Maybe go there.” ◇ Ten Paces (draw weapon and move up to 10ft) ◆ ◆ Strategic Strike, total result of 27
◆ Raconteur’s Reload
Fox Mason shifts back in mid sentence laying out his counter idea. ”Yip yip. Yiiiip…at the east. Couldn’t hurt to have a few at the south or maybe watching the west as well, in case there’s something we missed.”.
Trying a new tactic, Fox Mason tries to keep the dog guessing by weaving in between some obstacles.
Bolting away from the dog, Fox Mason does as best as his little legs allow.
”Sounds like a plan. I’ll try to annoy the dogs and get them to chase. Will bring them as far as I can and then we engage. After that, time to bust in the south doors.”
Changing back into his fox form, Mason pads off towards the building. Once he spots the dogs, he’ll start to yap and dart back and forth, hoping to annoy.
”Maybe I could draw some of them away. Picked up a new trick that might get their attention and still be more subtle than a fireball.”. Mason gives a wry smile and with a snap of his fingers changes into a small fox. With a couple yaps he sits back on his hind legs, dark fur bristling. Trying to seem as intimidating as the creature can muster before he changes back. ”Could maybe get the dogs’ attention and one or two of their handlers. I… uh… am not really that handy in a fight in this form, so, hopefully I could draw them to you guys. If things go well, it’ll soften up their watch and maybe keep them unaware inside.”
"If we plan correctly, we could set up the support team to lock down the doors after we enter to keep them contained. Any stragglers that manage to get out the doors could be detained by the Muck Ruckers. At least that's the idea in my head. Anyone else have a plan they'd like to share?"
Pursue a Lead: You name one detail you've identified that you think is part of a larger mystery, then spend 1 minute examining it. The detail is typically either obvious or something you've already discovered using Recall Knowledge, Sense Motive, Gather Information, or a similar action. After the minute passes, the GM either confirms there's a larger mystery or tells you there's nothing more to learn (the detail is inconsequential or you know all the information already). If there is in fact a larger mystery at play, you can't Pursue a Lead again for 10 minutes, but you can choose to open an investigation. To do so, define the question at the heart of the mystery, such as “Where has the priceless work of art that was supposed to hang here been taken?” or “Who or what killed this priest?” Work with your GM to refine the question if need be. You can also give your investigation a name to better keep track of it (such as “The Case of the Cheated Goblin” or “The Skinsaw Murders”).
Investigation Bonus Whenever you attempt a Perception check or skill check to attempt to get closer to answering the question at the heart of an active investigation, you gain a +1 circumstance bonus to the check. The exact checks this applies to depend on the actions you use to investigate and are determined by the GM, but checks to investigate are typically Perception checks or skill checks that use Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma. Active Investigations You can maintain two active investigations at a time. If you Pursue another Lead after that, the case must be different from any of your current investigations (as far as you are aware), and you give up on a current investigation of your choice. Once you've given up pursuit of an investigation, you can't Pursue a Lead into it again until after the next time you make your daily preparations. Solving an Investigation If you answer the question at the heart of your investigation, the GM tells you that you've done so. You don't lose the bonus or other benefits until you choose to close the investigation by Pursuing a Lead again or voluntarily Dismissing it. If what you discover points to an even larger mystery, you can work with the GM to adapt the question and name of the investigation to the new information.
”Interesting. If your team is providing support, what is it they can do so we can figure out how best to utilize this asset? “
Mason scribbles some more comments after giving a big think. Droan smuggler in the Puddles. Globe may indicate the from or to. He circles the note, and pockets the book. Turning his attention back to the moneylender he pulls out a silver coin and tosses it to her. ”Sorry it’s not much, but officer salary and all that. You’ve given us some interesting info to look into. We'll return after our investigation has concluded in the Puddles “ Mason gives a small bow, and motions for the others to head out. Once away from the place he pulls the notepad back out and shows the others his circled message. ”Puddles seems like the place to be I suppose. We could also drop back past the Orvington place. Just give em a heads up that one of their boys owes money and that may or may not be the cause of their vandalism. Bit sketchy, but if it gets the problem to stop, I think all parties may be alright with it.”
Mason nods along as Roscoe gives the introductions and lays out the situation. He pulls out a notepad and marks down the given information. Muckruckers, Percen Droan, Ziraya, strange globe in office. He also scribbles a side note, subject also mentioned the Orvington Moneychangers and that "His boy Uthrar owes me. Up to a hundred gold with interest.” She seemed to be implying there may be a connection here between this establishment and theirs, without directly confession such involvement. Might be worth inquiring further at Orvington. He considers all these things as the conversation proceeds.
”You folks have a better day, alright?” Mason will nod to Roscoe and motion for the halfling to take the lead.
Mason listens to Roscoe’s breakdown and nods. ”She could have motive, but it does seem unlikely, especially factoring in the door. Wanna let her be on her way and we’ll dig more into examining the float and damages?
”You said you were walking by. Where were you coming from and where were you headed? More information seems prudent to help all parties involved in figuring out the truth of the situation. At what point during your “walking by” did Gilel approach you? Was he inside a building or outside? Where was Ysen at the time?”
Mason pulls out a small bit of paper and starts writing notes. ”Let’s start at the beginning. Can I get your name? And tell me what happened.” Mason looks to Aeric and gestures to the rest of the street, perhaps pointing out local businesses or anyone visible in the area.
Mason chimes in, ”No one will be alone with anyone. Ma’am, if you could step over here, I’d like to get your statement please so we can get to the bottom of this.” He motions for her to separate from the others a short distance away.
Mason steps a bit closer to the group and clears his throat to get their attention before giving a playful smile. ”Whats all the hubbub, bub?”
”Eh. We’re a team. We all made the decision to go there. While it’s obvious now we should have just gone to the hospital, I think we were stressed and concerned for our teammate. Having not really been in this situation before, didn’t realize the Edgewatch would pick up the billl for services. But honestly, you should be proud there Roscoe. Not only did you manage the surgery successfully, we trusted you to be able to do it in the first place.” Mason pauses and then gives a wink. ”But let’s not do that again.”
”Took a lot of me biting my tongue and not trying to get your friends in trouble back there, but I think they maybe caused a bit more problems than we were expecting. As I remember it, they seemed to be doing us a favor and lead us to the operating theater in a bit of a roundabout way. Not sayin it’s right, but perhaps we should have gone with your plan to sneak out the back. Coulda saved us that dressing down.” Mason looks at his boots and mumbles to himself. ”Been a distinct lack of successes in my life as of late”
”The priest threw out some numbers, he mentioned 600 gold for the services, but didn’t sound like they were holding that to us. There was a non-completion penalty of 120 gold, plus some additional fees for materials used, though no fixed number was given there either. So, roughly 120ish.”
Mason clears his throat softly. ”Sir, I think we all supported this decision to bring Aeric to that place. Danger is around every corner it seems these days, and being a man down with this festival thingy, just seemed like the best option was to move quickly to deal with the problem and get him back on his feet.” He pauses for a moment as if considering if he should continue. ”Uh, there was an option to exit the place without directly confronting them… but I underestimated how greedy those priests could really be.” He sighs, but keeps his gaze directed at the Lieutenant.
Mason shrugs and follows his teammates to the office.
"Hey there everyone, I recently picked up some info about an operation that might be going down soon. There's a sweatshop in the Puddles that could be up to no good. Outside of making overpriced garbage and treating their workers poorly, the may be doing some smuggling. The Muckrukers are looking to recruit some hardy folks to assist in busting the place. I know we've got other things on our plate at the moment, but might not be a bad idea to reach out and see if we can assist them. Dunno if Captain would authorize working this job officially... just something to consider."
GM: Mason would set the sweatshop as one of his leads, then see if he can find any additional info out about the place or the Muckrakers. Not wishing to make direct contact just yet. Only looking for more info before he dives into a problem
Shifting into his kitsune form and dressing up a bit, Mason spends part of the evening chatting with some of the locals, trying to build some underworld connections.
Mason nods. ”Probably for the best.”
Mason steps forward and gives a nod. ”Indeed. Keeping the streets safe for folks is the pleasure of Edgewatch, but even we sometimes need a medic to keep us in fighting shape. Ran afoul of a particularly nasty beast in the Coins and dispatched it. Now that our friend is recovering, we most certainly will vacate the space for others in need and appreciate the swiftness these two afforded to offer assistance.” He gestures to Haelga and Grizzletoes.
”Hm. You may be right, but should we slink away? Seems like your friends might catch the short end if we do Roscoe.”
”Well, what’s all the ruckus?” Mason will move towards the door and see if he can hear more clearly what is going on.
Giving a brief slump to his shoulder, Mason makes a mental note to return during some free time.
Mason takes in the sight of the crowd and gives a soft whistle. ”Quite the place you’ve brought us to.” Head still on a swivel as usual though, Mason does scan the crowd, keeping an eye out for anything out of the ordinary or potentially dangerous.
As Roscoe leaves, Mason gives a playful smirk. ”No worries there desk Sergeant, wouldn’t want you folks to work too hard. We left an easy task for you. Some children up the street were holding lollipops. I’m sure they could use to learn a life lesson, no? That seems about your speed.” Mason will turn and slam the door shut behind himself, attempting to cut off any retort. Giving a concerned smile to Roscoe and then looking at Aeric, ”Well… we probably shouldn’t come back here. At least for a little while.”
Seeing the enemy has fallen, Mason will approach cautiously towards Aeric. ”You good?” ◆ Stride ◆ Medicine to recall knowledge?
◆ Interact (reload) ◆ Giving a dejected sigh, Mason takes another step to the left and holds his fire. ◆ Step
Mason steps back before analyzing and firing his pistol. ◆ Step
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