Matthias sits back, shaking his head at the group. "Lets have as few casualties as possible please, at least until they are given the option to change their ways?" He sits back with the horses and does his best to keep them quiet.
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Hello all! Sorry for my spotty posting lately, this has been week from hell in school with 3 project reports and a calculus midterm. Things should free up again this weekend. Please feel free to NPC me as needed. Just a heads up that I'm going to be running a mythic playtest for RotRL, and if you're interested slap an app up!
I doubt these bandits are that easily duped. After all if some stranger walked up to me holding a butchers knife and told me he was the house cook, I would certainly not believe him! A good leader knows all the people working underneath them, and I'm sure it takes a great leader to keep all those bandit men in check. Especially as a woman." Matthias catches what he's just implied and turns to Raven. "I of course mean that for a woman to keep such lewd men in check, not questioning a womans leadership potential. A thousand pardons if I made you think otherwise m'lady." "I did like the idea that we check for any patrols, but we must be quick about it. Given that we have already given some bandits the chance to atone for their crimes, I feel it is only fair we give these men the same chance. If we are to run in with swords drawn and a battlecry on our lips, they are like to attack us in defense. And if we cut them down without so much as a word why, well that makes us no better than them in the long run does it?"
"Just... ignore it and let's move on. We have more pressing things to do. Like take care of that lady bandit and their camp. And some drunken Stag Lord character."
Matthias tries to grab Adular before he can call out to the thing in Sylvan. "You fool! Don't try and needlessly provoke things in this region. Not everything is friendly, and not everything is within our power to defeat. There are times when stealth is our best friend, and I get the feeling this may be one of them."
Matthias will quietly get his things together and ready for bed, making sure that his horse has been brushed and is tied up nearby.
Wretched creatures, death it is! Charge!
We leave right now! Raven said she could follow tracks back to the bandit camp, and I believe your brother and his lot have also supplied us with directions. Should be able to reach the camp quite quickly.
"Willing to do unlawful things for a little extra coin? My family is a great example of how lawful trade can fill your pockets faster than any banditry ever could. I am Matthias Lebeda. You would also do well to watch how you speak to a lady." He motions to Raven. "I do feel for the men who turn to banditry because there is no other option, to feed hungry mouths and that, but for the sole purpose of obtaining more? I am not sure if I could forgive a man of that. Greed is something not so easy to be rid of. Matthias ponders another moment, weighing all the options. "However.. Some lenience could be given if you were willing to help pay for his crimes. As Raven has pointed out, we could use a hand in ridding the Stolen Lands of men like Butran."
Posting has gotten far too low in the campaign since the battle began. We need to inject some life into this pbp or it will diiiiee like so many. We likely need to pick up another player or two, Lyle and Urah haven't posted in ages.
"Do you know if Restov is sending anybody? You said you had asked them for assistance, but I don't see anybody here yet. We could place the bandits under their supervision and allow them a chance to redeem themselves and earn their place as free men of the Stolen Lands. Should they accept this, of course." Matthias turns to the men that are tied up. "Your other option is to face your crimes of banditry, and face the penalty which we have yet to determine. Of course, the most likely penalty is death." Diplomacy to try and convince them to redeem themselves:
With a heavy sigh, Matthias returns to Olafs with Happs' horse and body in tow. Success through grace, I suppose. I would rather that he weren't dead, but this beats the alternative of a bandit alarm being raised. Mister Olaf, what would you have done with these bandits? They were promised leniency should Happs be lured into the facility. They failed to meet their end of the deal and are subject to our full judgement now."
Matthias will give the bandit one last chance to surrender before he takes a swing.
Next round (to speed things along) if he doesn't surrender..
Ride!
Starshine Con!
"By order of the Charter bestowed upon us, I demand you stop you vile bandit!" Matthias presses his horse on at a running pace (200 ft) to catch up to Happs, with his dueling sword at the ready.
Move to the stables! Fast mount the horse.
Next round will be running to catch up to Happs.
Note: I will be at a Software Dev conference from sunday night to wednesday night out of town, so posting will be infrequent and during nights only. Feel free to NPC me as much as needed during that time.
What a poorly planned trap, alas. Success through grace and all that, here we go. Matthias closes the other door, shutting the bandits in. He then speaks out, attempting to stop any further conflict. "Alright you lot, you've been cut off from your leader. Surrender to our mercy and you may be allowed to live. Alternatively you can continue fighting and you will die here today. Diplomacy:
Link to pictures of Olegs that I could get in trouble for posting:
Hope that helps people with their morning planning.
Matthias offers to take last shift on watch, so that he will be awake hours before sunrise. He spends as long as needed preparing first his horse, followed by one for each of the rest of the group; if the bandits planned on escaping then it would be quicker to catch them on horseback. As soon as sunrise peeks over the horizon, he will quietly wake each of his new companions and tell them to get ready for the encounter to come. Matthias will take up position behind the opposite Morgrym.
After a long moment of pondering, and weighing everything people have suggested, Matthias chimes in. "I believe we should essentially combine all the plans, to have something like this: we can hide behind the gate doors, and close it behind the group after they enter. After that, we can give them the choice to surrender to our authority on penalty of death. We don't need to spill any more blood than they have already. Should none surrender, and they all die, then we can utilize Lady Medyved's tracking skills." With a quirky smile and sideways glance, he whispers to her "Guessing you were quite fond of your houndmaster, hm?" "Ser dwarf, both myself and Starshine are combat trained and can fight together, but I still work better on foot. I also sadly neglected to bring a bow with me. As for what to do with the man leading the bandits in tomorrow, I say leave that up to Oleg and Svetlana. They have been terrorized in their home by him and his, and should have a say in how it is defended."
Lol, its a little tough trying to Roleplay a weird species. First time I have ever come at social situations from such a strange viewpoint. This is already turning out to be a lot of fun :D Best part is, that it's my fault not yours. Dwarf just thinks Urah was talking about you ;)
After standing around for another moment or so, looking at Oleg expectantly, the noble boy takes Starshine to the stables and ties her up. He follows the rest of the crowd into the building as they are all making introductions. "Greetings! I am Matthias Lebeda, second son to the lord of my house. Who told you that we were coming? Also, this meal appears to be a great start to our adventure into the Stolen Lands and "roughing it" ahaha!" He winks at Raven playfully. "Hopefully we have somebody with us on the road who can cook something that smells half as good, when do we sup?"
Matthias dismounts upon reaching the trading post, bringing his hand up over his eyes to try and get a good look at the man on the roof. He calls up, "Do you perhaps have somebody to stable my horse? She could use a good meal, but I will be by later to brush her coat." He stands around expectantly, waiting for somebody to give him a hand.
I am giving them till tonight then I will go ahead. Might be later tonight. Currently I am on hour 11 of work with no break. Where do you work?! Thats crazy. Especially since you have the freedom to visit the boards, haha. Sounds like an evil combination.
It appears that we are still missing 2.. Morgrym and Lyle. any word on them? I would love to get to the trading post
Matthias rides near the cart on his all-white horse, Starshine. He is very gentle with the animal and it is easy to tell they have been together a long time. He carries himself in the air of a noble, with a beautifully decorated Aldori dueling sword hanging off his hip. The patterns on the sword also seem to make an appearance across his breastplate. "Raven, wonderful to meet you. I am Matthias Lebeda, second son of the lord of my house. Glad to see another of my station heading up this heavy burden. The rest of you.." Matthias gives a small frown as he passes over the rest of the group, "I am glad you have ventured with us, for whatever reason you have. We shall need all the strength we can muster to claim these lands, and rid it of the vile banditry we all know there is much of." The young man turns to give Urah a strange look, hearing the comment he made to Raven. "You may want to remember that noble blood runs through our veins. It may not mean much out in the wilderness, but you must keep in mind who gave you that charter."
Something I forgot to mention: I usually work saturday afternoons, and my local games are Thursday and Saturday evenings. Won't be posting much those times.
Peasants, peasants everywhere! I thought I saw at least one other noble name on there..
Here is dunebug's character.. Rolling gold. Check profile for link to charsheet and description
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