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Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had good holidays.
Damn, this girl is fast. I don't think I'll be able to get close enough to cast a spell. Hopefully, the others will be able to catch up. Ophelia's Action: Ophelia will attempt to maneuver through the debris.
Ophelia's Actions: She will attempt to push forward as a full-round action.
That line of sight rule sounds fair, considering the terrain.
Perception:
Ugh, why did she have to run? Stupid girl, we're trying to save her. Maybe she is guilty, after all. She went out the window, great. I'll see if I can follow on the streets. Ophelia picks Aurelia back up, thank you, my friend. She leaves the room and heads for the street, attempting to do her best to follow through the streets.
Ophelia lets Aurelia down, Where did you see here? She'll then begin to search the room, focusing on the area Aurelia indicates. Perception:
Ophelia will attempt to help. Strength:
Ophelia looks to Nik, Ai auzit asta? Cineva e înăuntru. Varisian: Did you hear that? Someone's inside
Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!
Perceptions:
I figured as much, but had to try. I don't want to cause a scene and I certainly don't want to scare her off. Ophelia sighs and looks to Nik, This should be the room. I don't really want to bash the door in, that would cause too much commotion. Maybe there's a better view or entrance outside, through a window? I could stay here, if you want to check, or find Trisane? Unless you have a better idea.
Ophelia looks to Nik as Aurelia slithers back to her. She whispers, Asta este, dar u?a este blocata. Varisian:
This is it, but the door is blocked. She'll gather the snake, thank her, and place her back in the folds. Once Nik is ready, she'll knock on the door, Hello? Please, we are here to help. If no response: She'll cast a spell, open/close, on the door and see if it will open.
Bluff:
Sense Motive:
Ophelia nods to Nik, I guess so, though I may have another idea. She reaches into the folds of her pocket, Wake up, Aurelia. We're looking for someone and I need your help. She turns towards Nik, Perhaps Aurelia can sneak under the doors for us. Ophelia will describe the girl they are looking for as best as she can and let Aurelia down on the ground. Let's take a look.
Ophelia glances around, looking for anyone who may be hiding, or anything out of the ordinary. If she doesn't see anything that sticks out, she'll head slowly up the stairs, feigning not wanting to scare off Rom.
Ophelia trails after Nik, excuse me, I'm sorry, excuse me.
Rom could be our way in. Ophelia looks to Nik, Nik, where'd Rom go? Should you go after him?
Message: Is Rom looking for her? Should we follow?
In response to the conversation about the king: Ophelia's voice grow louder as she responds, It doesn't make sense, not at all. You may be right about that plot, but the fact is that poor girl is in trouble, unless someone steps in to help her. Hopefully, someone here knows about this girl, maybe this will spark some action. She'll then glance around and see if anyone else is taking notice of their conversation.
In response to their questions:
I've heard no word on food or supply shipments, sorry. Follow up questions:
Who is Blackjack? What would he be able to do for the city?
Maybe we can steer the conversation towards the girl Is there any news you can share with us?
Nice to meet you, I'm Ophelia, this is Besnik and Elden. She pauses a moment, looking to Nik and gives him a slight nod before returning her attention to the Merrilan. My friend here has lost his brother, Tobar, we heard rumor that he has been seen around these parts. We were hoping to find him, or at the least find someone that may know more. I doubt anyone here knows anything about Tobar, unfortunately, but it is a good excuse, and could earn us some sympathy.
Ophelia smiles at the girl and offers a curtsy back, Hello. She looks to the mother, We don't mean to intrude, we overheard your conversation and have similar fears regarding the Hellknights, and specifically against us... she motions towards herself, Nik, and Elden. Might I inquire what this is about?
We need to get in there, perhaps I can get close enough to see inside. Ophelia makes her way to the crowd, attempting to get close to the front.
Nik and I can blend in, maybe Elden, too. I'm not sure about you, Trisane. We could try to join the crowd and maybe get inside or wait until they disperse...or find a way to make them disperse.
What is this now? Ophelia whispers to the others, maybe there is a back entrance? She'll try to listen in to the conversations to determine what this gathering is about. Rolls: To listen in: To identify the woman or if this is a common thing in the area:
Nope, I should be good.
Ophelia nods to the commander, We'll find her, hopefully before anyone else does. She exits with the others. Once outside she says, It may be difficult moving the most wanted person in the city to a safe location. I have an idea, but I'll need to make a stop before we leave.
That is, if they are going to find her. That was an uncomfortable meeting. Clearly, things have gotten out of hand. What do you think we should do? I don't know if she's innocent or not, but the commander believes she is. We should find her before anyone else does and see what she knows. The commander thinks we should bring her here, but if the Queen is losing faith in the guard, it'll be a matter of time before they come looking here. If the guard is found to be hiding her, that will seal its fate.
Well, I figured Trisane wouldn't object to this at all. He brings up good points, but his faith in the Guard seems to be wavering. What will he do if his Sable Company gets disbanded?
Nice job, Trisane. I actually forgot about it since it seemed we wouldn't be able to do much with it yet. I'll mark it down on Ophelia's sheet, unless someone else wants to hold on to it for now.
23 charges left.
Ophelia can attempt to sketch Tobar, but would suggest she isn't very good at sketching and might be able to get a better artist from the Shelynites. She'll give the wand over to Rom and communicate what the command word is to activate it.
After speaking with Cressida, Ophelia would like to buy a scroll of Disguise Other.
Oh, this is not good, at all. We've heard the rumors, of course, but you believe she may be innocent? Regardless, what do we know about her, beyond her being an artist? Is there anything to indicate she may be dangerous or part of a larger crime group? If there are so many people looking for her, it may be difficult to get her back here unnoticed. You want us to bring her back here or some other place?
No shopping list for me, but any chance Ophelia has time to find her snake friend?
I can't believe he'd give up so easily. Ophelia frowns at Nik, you can't believe that. Maybe whoever is behind these missing children are behind Tobar's disappearance as well. We can inform the guardsmen, but we should look into it as well.
We were hoping to find some information about Tobar and the other missing children. We can head back to our gnome friend and see if he knows any more. Maybe the other shops in the area know something.
Ophelia smiles at the man, thank you, I'm sure these will help us find beauty.
Nothing that come to mind for me.
Their symbols seem more personal, I'd expect someone to be missing it...if they were still alive. Unfortunate. I wonder how he'll measure beauty, what value he'll assign it. I'm guessing it won't be in crowns. Ophelia simply nods her approval.
I like this guy. Ophelia offers a sincere smile to the man. That was lovely music. It's not often I hear such nice sounds, at least not the parts I usually frequent. Mostly I hear drunken sea shanties. My friend is right, though, perhaps another time I can enjoy your music.
These are my thoughts... It isn't bad to have a challenging encounter, most of our encounters have been handled easily up to this point. I agree with the CR math being skewed, it really depends on a lot of variables, and it isn't easy for GMs to find a good balance between party toughness and encounters without relying on CR. It's a bit more experimental sometimes. For this encounter specifically, what really hurt us where the dice. I'm going to explore what happened, but this is not a criticism on anyone's choices, just my take on things. Poor Elden couldn't hit anything, but when he did, two guys dropped. Trisane had a hard time at first, then stopped attacking altogether to go full defense. That really left our two fighters out of combat. Nik was mostly in a support/healing role, and Ophelia was pecking away at a sniper, but then tried (and failed) to assist Elden. If we had better rolls and could actually hit and damage these guys, I don't think it would have been so bad. As for items and treasure...APs can be odd about those. A lot of the early APs had options for, or expected the GM to fill in xp and treasure with random encounters. I'm not sure if the new version changed that or not. Ophelia has 3 magic items: 2 wands and one potion that were all looted. She doesn't even have half of what a new wand would cost in gp. It seems this AP may be a little stingy in that department, or we're missing things, I'm not sure.
Wow, great hit Elden!
Ophelia runs forward as fast as she can, trying to escape the alley.
Dammit! I need to practice with this more. She lashes out with the whip again.
These guys are tough, I support a distraction and run technique.
This is not going well, at least Nik occupied that sniper, maybe I can help Elden. Ophelia takes a step back and lashes out with her whip at the thug standing near Elden.
Is there any spot where Ophelia could reach the sniper with her whip (15 ft)? I'm guessing no, but wanted to check.
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