Arotr will draw his second hand axe and counter attack.
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In that case Artor will drop his crossbow and draw a hand axe in his right hand then attack the beastman he shot earlier. for
Initiative "Herr Hendrick I suggest you and your main aid the mage against the shaman, the wood elf and I will engage the other beastmen".
Artor immediately prepares to exit the coach and fight, checking that his hand axes are easily accessible. Elven: "I believe we are under attack. We should all exit on the same side. I will go first, followed by the wood elf, then the mage. Questions?"
"I feel like i am stating the obvious here but we don't exactly look like the hired help. And dwarves and elves are well known enemies of chaos and its beastmen servants. I highly doubt any beastmen sympathizers will trust us with their plan. If there are beastmen that need killing I can help that, but convincing human servants to trust me isn't in my normal repertoire. "
"what problem does your lord have that requires the services of several well equipped warriors? "
I am good with the current course of action.
Artor actually has less of a problem with her being an elf than her being a mage. Dwarves are naturally untrusting of mages. I also figured out how to deal with more of Artor's spells when he eventually gets them. Some kind of temporary rune activation. Like maybe the runes are imperfectly done and only function for short periods before requiring touch ups. After all dwarves in warhammer may hate magic and not be able to use it, but their runes can mimic a lot of low level magic.
"wait your turn, Mage. I already challenged this self-righteous git. So your fight will have to follow mine if it come to that. Not that a second fight would be required as his sword is probably as sharp as his mind, which leaves me little to fear. Or he could pick up that glass of beer I kindly offered him and prove my beliefs about his intelligence wrong. In which case no fighting will be needed."
"Did wood elves loose their brains as well as their dignity when they "bonded" with the forest? No one is saying we ignore this problem, just that we take a bit of time to do this other job first as it actually pays money. Oh, wait, you foresty types may not understand the concept. I will break it down for you; us civilized folk use this thing called money, usually in the form of precious metals to pay for items instead of bartering like savage woodland tribesmen. Now that we have that sorted, if we need anything to help our cause, like say supplies or mercenaries, we have to pay them, instead of just asking nicely and offering some choice leaves that they can use "medicinally" later, or however you barter with other elves. But as I said before you can go off and get yourself killed for all I care at this point, it will save your self-righteous prattle from everyone else involved. Now you can either sit down, shut up, accept the plan and my kindly offered dwarven beer, or I spill your blood in the street this very hour and maybe the headache you have given me will go away."
couldn't hurt to see if we can track down more people. 3 person parties can be rough, as if things go south they go south quick. Dwarves and Elves rarely get along well in warhammer, in fact you are probably the only reason artor isn't fighting with elf cough
Artor returns with the round. "is that our potential employer, looking all fashinable as he descends to mingle with the masses?"
Calling all dwarves cowards probably wasn't the smartest move for making friends with a dwarf, but was probably in character. Fortunately you said that when Artor had only had one drink, otherwise things might have gotten out of hand.
"I need another drink. barkeep another round of the dwarven stout for my associates and I, perhaps we settle this with a proper drink to our fortune in finding the answers to these concerning questions and perhaps make ourselves some drinking money in the process."
"And if we encounter more trouble than the three of us can handle beardless one? Hard mercenaries require hard money to pay them, and unless you have some hidden wealth I am not seeing, none of us have such ready money. Is it not better to take some time to be prepared then blunder forward without a plan?""It might be the way of the Dwarves to tremble in fear, when their home is threatened, but it is not the way of the elf." Spiro goes to snatch his bangle back from the mage. "If I must defend the forest alone, then so be it. I am trying to figure out what is happening, not confront an army of orcs". Perhaps after you have filled you coffers with that one gold coin, you can hire the hordes of Cathay to come to my rescue" "it is the way of the Dwarves to be pragmatic and prepared. Maybe your forest would be better protected if your kind was the same rather than charging ahead with no plan or resources. But go off get yourself killed if you really want to, at least then at least my mercenaries won't have to listen to your self righteous prattle as they hunt down the fell denizens of chaos."
"And if we encounter more trouble than the three of us can handle beardless one? Hard mercenaries require hard money to pay them, and unless you have some hidden wealth I am not seeing, none of us have such ready money. Is it not better to take some time to be prepared then blunder forward without a plan?"
The way I see it, the money we make from helping this guy could be useful for rare items we need or to hire mercenaries if the threat is too big to handle by only us.
"I have no immediate need of coin and the taint of chaos is ever a danger. But the money has a defined timeline while this other matter does not. And depending on the nature of these threat we may be glad of some coin in the future, so I say we make some easy money first."
Artor reflexively spits when wizards are mentioned. Fortunately he didn't say anything at the same time. As that would have proven very awkward.
"It sounds like an excellent way to make some coin. Just let me nail this notice about orcs here."
Artor will put it up after his meal.
Artor will order the largest tankard of Arnold's keg he can, along with some food. "are the woods here not patrolled by the count's men?"
"well met. I am Artor. The tavern here probably doesn't have good drinks, but they will have drinks which is good enough for now. Do you know anyone in this town? I was tracking a pack of orcs that entered the forest, unfortunately I lost their trail in the storm last and wish to warn the locals." Artor looks prepared for whatever journeys he has made to reach this location. He has a walking staff in hand, a large crossbow and quiver on his back, and a pair of hand-axes pushed through his belt. Neither his scail mail or clothes are new, but both are in good condition. His mostly empty pack is over one shoulder so he can easily get to his crossbow if needed. He is around his mid 30s and has a great beard that has likely never even been trimmed. .
I assumed we didn't know each other at this point. Artor has spent most of his life east of the empire in dwarven territory.
Artor was trailing on orc warband that entered the black forest where he lost the trail in a storm. He has come to town to warn people about the potential orc threat.
Origin Tribal Marauder Personality trait I have a lesson in every situation, drawn from observing nature. Ideal Greater good, it is each person's responsibility to make the most happiness for the whole clan. Bond I will bring terrible wrath on the evildoers who destroyed my home. Flaw I am too enamoured with dwarven ale. So we have a dwarf ranger who spends his days fighting enemies of the dwarves attempting to honour a grudge from his clan's book of grudges. He acts for the greater good of his clan, but has an annoying tendency to make suggestions of following the ways of animals. He is also a borderline alcoholic. I will expand more when I have done some more research.
This is Browman's character. Artor is a dwarf ranger who specializes in killing orcs and goblins.
I would want to change characters as well.
Artor will brace
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stealth check
"When I touched the door I saw flashes of the half-breed creature we encountered at the warehouse before we left. It didn't seem happy."
Fort +2 if it is a poison or similar Will
If we don't have a better idea of what to do I will take 20.
Ok Unfortunately I don't think I have the time to participate in another play by post. One of my other ones is pretty busy.
Artor moves closer to the door to investigate more thoroughly. He takes 20 on his perception.
Just posted in main thread. Though so far giants haven't tried to eat Artor, unlike everything else in this god-forsaken wasteland...
Artor begins scanning the rocks carefully +2 for anything relating to the stonework.
"Aye" Artor plants his halberd warily glancing at the cousin of the creature that decided to defile his beard.
With extreme prejudice, Artor knocks the scorpion away and crushes it beneath his foot. "the gods must be testing me to have sent me to this forsaken land. Everything wants to eat me."
Once everything is sorted, artor goes back to sleep.
"Those damned elves are still trying to get me killed."
Artor strikes back at the creature. for dmg. Confirmation roll for
Artor cries out in pain as the fell creature spits on him. Fortitude
Artor slashes at the beast with his halberd. for dmg.
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