Proposing this character for your campaign... hope you like him.. let me know if you want him tweaked in any way. I can certainly do that.
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Yeah, I'm sorry to see this game go by the wayside as well, as I was having a lot of fun... Jacob - thanks for making a fun game and hope you can return to online gaming regularly soon - I am supposing this affecgts the eternal horizons game as well? Please let us know there as well. Samant, Arwen and Hob - this game has been a lot of fun and all of you were a major part of that fun - thanks for your participation - hope to see you in games soon!
take what time you need... I'll be here and around when you can post.
"Well we have all day today to talk to local residents. I suggest we be circumspect and not reveal exactly why we are here and what we are doing of course. Never know when we might run into someone fiercely loyal to the baron or William." Masao frowns slightly. "This might require a deft diplomatic touch... perhaps we should let Arwen do the talking?"
"You may believe Garan is trustworthy, Arwen, but we don't know for sure, nor do we know for sure about the others or about anyone Garan might speak to. I think finding another place to stay for the two days would be safer. Either back out to the woods or another, different, safe house in town."
"So we just wait for two days here?" Masao asks curiously. "I'd advise watches and an escape route, just in case one of these guards isn't so convinced after all."
"Perhaps the people could choose someone to replace Cedric. Isn't that the way things are done in Andoran? So I was led to believe, anyway." Masao shrugs, maybe not fully understanding the system here.
Masao shrugs and looks at Hob with a questioning look. "Magic?"
Masao shrugs. "I barely scratched mine and he fell, I'm sure he's not knocked too deeply unconscious... I agree let's get them all completely inside and get the doors shut before this is seen and reported." That said, he immediately drags one of the wounded guards into Johan's place and deposits him on the floor. When all three of the wounded are inside with the party and the one conscious guard, he closes the outside door to the place and bars it.
Masao joins Hob right behind him, leaping out and attacking the rearmost guard, to hopefully be in position to block any that decide to run rather than fight.
"Farewell, good smith. May the gods grant you safe journey." Masao finds himself a chain shirt among Johan's stock that suits him .
Masao laughs, "Alright, Kin, five." He looks to Hob and winks at him.
"But they're only expecting to fight one man, Kin. Against four of us, they might fare less well." He shrugs, and turns to the others. "What do you all think.. should we find someplace else to sleep, or sleep here and leave before they arrive, or perhaps sleep here and lie in wait for them."
MMMmm.. I love cruising, but I've never been to Alaska before, so this should be lots of fun.
"Until Augustana then. I have been working with Hob on the design of the sword, so perhaps the two of you working together might be able to produce one. Perhaps Hob can give you his notes to take with you and you can look them over when you get to Augustana."
Oh I will, taking a drive up the coast to SEattle, then a cruise to Alaska. I WILL be checking in and posting daily - just not so often as I do now.
wb Jacob, hope you had a great holiday weekend! Just a heads up. Starting Weds I will be on vacation. For a few days at least, I will be driving about 10 hours a day and only able to post very late at night pst. So if you don't hear from me for long periods, that's why. We will be staying at hotels with wifi, so I will check in as soon as I can after arrival each night. This sort of schedule is likely to last about 13 days (we return on June 13th, so just giving a heads up - Jacob, feel free to bot Masao in combat if I don't post quickly enough to keep things moving along.
"Thank you Johan, that information is invaluable. It's best you follow your own heart and depart as you will this night, for your own safety. Do you think Cedric's men will come looking for you here? If so, it might be best if we found someplace else to stay. I guess we'll discuss it and decide tonight. Is there anything we can do for you before you depart?" "And as for Cedric, I'm not sure if we intend to kill him or not, we do intend to end his rule here and see the slave trade ended. If that requires we take his life, so be it." I am sure you are a fine smith, but I doubt you have the weapon I seek. What I need is a katana, a Minkaian weapon unlike the swords of the Inner Sea. But a chain shirt would be most welcome, thank you." Masao bows to Johan in both thanks and respect. "Be well and safe, good smith."
"Well, no troubles getting into town, it seems. Hello, Johan, a pleasure to meet you. Masao bows politely to Johan. "Now we need to know something of this Baron and his men before we run into them."
ok... it IS a holiday weekend after all... see you later tonight, thanks for checking in and letting us know!
So we're getting close at least.. :)
What's our experience track? And I THINK that puts us at 900 xp ea iirc.
While Arwen is at the church, Masao accompanies him like a dutiful bodyguard. When they are finished, he asks a local in or around the temple for directions to the smith Johan.
Jacob: Most importantly, are you enjoying this campaign? So far, yup, I'm enjoying myself. How is the pacing? Is the plot moving too quickly or slowly?
Do you like the direction the game is headed? Would you like to see more exploration, intrigue, social scenarios, or combat?
Do you feel that your character is getting a chance to do what he is good at?
Are there any things about the game or my GM style that you dislike or would change?
Is combat appropriately paced? Does it contribute to the game?
And for fun, which character has the best haircut?
"Alright then, we could meet at this Johan's place, unless that might compromise your hiding there... otherwise, we can meet at the tavern at night."
"Before you leave, we should establish WHERE we are going to meet in town. Shall we just meet casually at the local tavern, as if we were strangers?" Masao waits to enter with Arwen, watching from whatever cover there might be as Samant enters the small town. "Hopefully all will go without difficulty."
"So Arwen and I together, Samant you alone and Hob alone...I concur that this would be better than four travelers together, since the baron would have been sure to mention that we were four in number. And you know there's no reason why we can't enter from different directions as well if there's any cover beyond the foot of the hill. Just a thought."
"Huh?" Masao takes a moment to think through what Hob has said... then continues. "I don't have anything really special, so that works well for me, though Samant might want his armor in a pinch, hopefully we will pass through the gates with no problem. What do the rest of you say to this plan, and should we still try to go through in smaller groups than all at once?"
"Not much I can change, I don't have extra clothing. I suppose I could remove my armor for the walk into town, but if we end up in a fight, I'd hate to be without it." Masao shrugs slightly. "Any suggestions on what I can change?"
"Agreed, caution is called for. The Baron in Alvis knows we're coming and probably has at least some information as to our numbers and strength, or at least he will have by the time we arrive if he doesn't already. We need speed as well as caution though. The sooner we confront him, the less information he can gather about us. Let's at least get to Alvis and see what we can learn about him."
"Huh? Oh, I wouldn't call me skilled. I can stay on a horse but not fight from horseback. You won't get Hob on a horse I fear." He gives Hob a little conspiratorial smile, then turns back to Samant. "But since we don't have enough horses to go around, I'm also willing to walk. Perhaps since you are skilled with animals, and Arwen might find riding easier than walking, the two of you should be the ones to ride for now. Or if the horses are too tired, perhaps we should just walk them unridden for a while."
Masao hands the second bow to Arwen and a quiver of 10 of the arrows. "If you're like me, you have limits on your abilities each day as well, so best if you do have a backup weapon." Disappointed that Samant found no camp, he's also concerned. "What were they doing out here that they had no camp to return to? Makes no sense. Well, let's move on I guess, get our bearings back and parallel the road again."
"Tracking them back to their camp might be a good thing. If we don't, and there turn out to be others, they might end up following us and hunting us instead of the other way around. I'd rather be hunter than prey. And as you say, they may have more supplies laid in, and more horses as well. We could use a couple more mounts."
"Bah... these were in league with the slavers. They bear the same tattoos. Were there just the two of them, or did some get away?" He carries the gear and dumps it all in a pile near the horses, but not close enough to startle them.
Masao picks up a bow and a quiver of arrows . "Some gear here if anyone wants any of it. We can sell the rest when we get to town. Some cash here too, so we can arrange some lodgings and not have to worry about food either." "Do you think the baron sent these to prevent us from reaching him? He knows we're likely to be coming since the message got through. It's possible this ambush wasn't random banditry."
lol btw, Hob... I have this image in my head of Kin trying to cdg the bandit.... hilarious! love it. remind me not to get on his bad side and drop unconscious! hehe
Masao looks over at Kin, always a little surprised to hear the small bird talk to him in common. He nods once and answers, "In just a moment, I'm checking out this one first. I don't think either of them is going anywhere, so we've got time. Hob, wanna give me a hand searching these bodies and let Samant deal with the horse?" Once, he's done searching the body over by the horse, he walks over to Kin and searches the other corpse with the same diligence, looking not only for valuables/salable items, but also for tattoos or clues of any kind as to who these men were and possibly who they were working for, if anyone.
Seeing Samant approach the horse with some skill, having lodged in the stable in town for a while, he at least recognizes the skill he lacks, Masao backs off and leaves the horse for Samant to collect. He instead checks the body of the bandit who fell here near the horse, looking for valuables but also for anything else of interest, including possibly tattoos indicating whether or not they are in league with the slavers.
Masao stops rushing forward, hoping not to startle the horse any further. He tries to approach slowly, with the intent of perhaps mounting the beast.
anyone have any handle animal skill (trained only) - I don't have it, but having a horse might be a handy thing.
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