I'd definitely like to continue if we can find another GM to step in for us!
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Rocco also heads into the temple in a set of plain black clothes with a simple holy symbol of Asmodeus on a chain around his neck. He goes through some of the usual rituals to perform his reverence, but makes sure to take a stroll past the alcove where the treasures are situated to scope things out. [ooc]Before heading into the temple, Rocco also would cast Heightened Awareness on himself to sharpen his eyes to look out for trouble.
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"Wow Lirotha! What a brilliant string of paranoia you bring to the proceedings! I never would have thought to change our appearance or keep the items away from our main hideout until we're sure Thrune can't trace them somehow."
The halfling sneers up at the witch, "We're not THAT stupid, ya crazy hag! And it's not like we're just going to stroll in and announce ourselves: 'Yes, we're the Silver Ravens, here to collect our gifts from the mighty Thrune!' When old Barzi tried to throw us a party in the first place, what did we do? We put a thumb in his eye and burned down one of his barracks! You don't think we could pull something similar here? Before I started up all this rebellion nonsense, I WAS A LITERAL BURGLAR! We're going to go in with disguises, find our way to the stuff, grab it and get out invisible and under cover of darkness! If you don't think that'll do the job, why don't you help us?"
"I'm on board," Rocco replies, "I can help you in case there are traps on the treasures. Plus, if having Kurglunn with me has taught me anything, it's that it's better not to do these kinds of things alone."
Rocco snorts, "It's the elites that rolled over and let Thrune and his lackeys walk in and take over the city. What does she think they're gonna do now? Suddenly discover they have backbones?"
Rocco enters the teahouse a moment after Oren, Kurglunn safely ensconced within his subconscious. He wears a simple disguise, in that for once he isn't wearing his monstrous mask, but instead wears a simple cap and a large set of spectacles with the frames removed. He seats himself at a small table just behind where Lirotha sits and watches out for signs of trouble. While he watches, he listens to the conversation taking place behind him and occasionally mutters responses to Lirotha. "Hmm...sounds like we're dealing with someone with ambition. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Tell her we want to put power back in the hands of those who want to protect Kintargo from the overreaching arm of Thrune. We already have some more military types who are aligned with our cause; finding someone or a group of people who would administer rule of the city is next."
At this stage, I don't think we have the funds/means to set up much in the way of magical traps, so some form of non-magical traps/alarms seems like a good precaution. Even something like some bells over the doors, or hanging chains could be a good start. A pet could be nice, and the faerie dragon was my first thought along those lines as well, but I'm less concerned about that if we have some form of guard corps. I know we're moving into a phase of this adventure where we're planning to focus less on the mechanics of the rebellion, so GM Fez, would you be willing to kinda hand waive some of the specifics of the membership we have so that we can post guards as Lirotha suggests in point 3? Spending a lot of our wealth on these kinda base-protection spells seems really low on the cost-benefit ratio to me. Something like a wand of lesser nondetection makes more sense, since we want to be able to strategize without our plans getting scried on or whatever. Any idea how much would that run us? As for next plans, I think maybe we hit up this meeting with the potential ally, then our next move after that is to seriously consider raiding the church for those goodies. At the very least we can do some scouting to figure out what kind of defenses we might be up against.
Rocco snorts at Lirotha's question, "Sure! Just like Thrune's lackeys should have nothing to fear from a tavern-keeper's son," he says, gesturing toward himself, "or from a potions shop owner , or a performer , or even from a vagabond woman . Why, until recently, we had such dangerous personages among our number as...an itinerant lawyer! "Point is, I wouldn't go in too carelessly. But still, more allies sounds like a good idea to me. Let's see what she might have to say!"
I'm fine with 4 as well. We kinda have a bonus person with Kurglunn anyway. He's not a full PC, obviously, but it's another body on the board.
Rocco Level 7 Advancement Spiritualist
New Spells
Let's see how Rocco and Kurglunn do! Gonna go back to leveling up Spiritualist so I can get back to improving Kurglunn. or 5 hp
I'd be fine with cutting the subsystem as well. I fell like it's a good opportunity for some additional NPC interactions and that sort of thing, but that hasn't been a major feature for this group, so it's just become more bookkeeping.
"Yeah, I don't mind gathering more allies to our side," Rocco adds in. "At some point, it might be fun to give old Thrune a run for his money and see about going after those little presents he's holding for us at the Church of Asmodeus, but something a little less loud sounds good for today."
Sorry to hear about the disruption, Lirotha! Best wishes for the job search!
Rocco wonders aloud to the other Ravens after hearing about the ceremony, "Those belts and headbands...what do you all think? Could they be artifacts from the original Ravens? Or do you suppose they're just some junk that Thrune or his lackey's put curses on to kill us? I gotta say, I'm almost curious enough to try our luck at the church to see if they're worth recovering."
Rocco steps out from behind a trash bin and raises his arms as the invisibility drops from around him. "We were just waiting for you, handsome!" With a downward stroke, the image of Kurglunn growing into a massive undead monstrosity appears before the guard.
Rocco and Kurglunn (fully manifested in his ectoplasmic form), stand with Oren, ready to scare off any nosy citizens or guards who return toward the barracks too soon. As soon as Lirotha takes flight, Rocco shrouds himself in invisibility as well and takes to the shadows. He also casts a spell to help him keep watch more effectively.
Aye aye, cap'n!
Rocco definitely regards Lirotha as the de facto leader for the Ravens, even if he's somewhat perturbed about it. Still, he's not ready to step up as the group's head, and no one else has done quite as much to organize the group and their allies as Lirotha. No apologies needed for the vote not going Rocco's way, btw. I just voted based on what would tick him off the most. Soldiers doing their duty, even if he hates it: typical. Priests aligning with Thrune: despicable, but not out of character as far as Rocco has seen. But fellow citizens turning on their neighbors: they can F%#$ RIGHT OFF! As far as the magical provisions at the rally, I think maybe Lirotha is overestimating the power available to Thrune in this city. Having even one spellcaster of the caliber you're suggesting would be remarkable, but a whole team of them ready to dispel magic or track our raven figurines back to us? That seems like a stretch. But hey, Rocco's kind of a coward, so he's definitely not planning to go marching right up onto Thrune's front door step to get ambushed.
I'm actually going to say Citizen's Group is my primary choice. They sound like some grade skeeze-balls that the rest of the populace probably wouldn't hate to see knocked down a peg, given that they are clearly Thrune lackies and not just run of the mill folks. Barracks secondary and Church tertiary for me.
"I could stay hidden and send Kurglunn in as a representative. If there's trouble, I could just call him back in here," Rocco taps at the side of his head. "I definitely don't like the idea of sending in some lambs for the slaughter in our place, but I agree we have to keep ourselves out of Thrune's clutches."
"Time to throw together some disguises, I suppose," Rocco offers.
"Yeah, I think I've had enough water for a bit. I don't think I'll ever want to go swimming again. Let's grab what's valuable and get outta here," Rocco says grumpily. "Thanks for the help keeping us alive, ladies," he tells Elurius and Lirotha.
Rocco gives it a couple more salutary stabs, just to be sure, before he takes a look around at the room.
Rocco continues paddling desperately in the water to avoid the lashing tentacles and teeth, only striking back with his meager weapon when he sees an opening.
The poison takes hold of Rocco, but he pushes on in the fight. He swims further past the devil, trying to get into a flank with Valrani and trap the devil between them.
Rocco swims forward and strikes out with his dagger.
With help from both Lirotha and Kurglunn (within his consciousness, Rocco resists all of the devil's malignant powers enough to make a clean strike against it! He calls on Kurglunn to give him a little bit of protection, then stabs at the sarglagon with the blade made specifically to destroy its kind.
Rocco continues swimming, just trying to avoid the devil's tentacles and its nasty-looking magic.
Recognizing this creature for what it is, Rocco draws out his dagger and begins swimming toward the enemy.
Rocco does his best to duck down behind Valrani, not wanting to draw any attention to himself from this...whatever it is.
I'm definitely down! I love Fez! He's been the GM for an ongoing PFS group I've been part of for a couple years now. Great guy, great GM! I'd love to finish the book at least, if not the AP as a whole!
Yes, I agree with Lirotha's plan. I'll reach out to some folks individually.
Do we...want to consider seeing if another GM might be willing to help us finish out the book, or at least move us along until Elan comes back?
My only other idea of how to get through here, at least to investigate it, is for Kurglunn to go through, but I haven't brought that up yet because he'll need to swim and I don't think he'll be exceptionally talented at that. Also, I have no idea how that would work for him in regards to breathing. I would think he doesn't need to breathe, but I don't want to make any assumptions.
Rocco confers with Lirotha about the devices function and use. Perhaps with further insight from their comrades, they could piece together an understanding of what it does.
"I'm not sure. I took a look over here earlier and couldn't quite figure out a way through."
Despite having already searched the area near the broken looking wall before, Rocco isn't able to get much of a better read on it now.
"Heh heh! That Shensen sounds like a real thorn in Thrune's side. I always respected the fact that she just totally rejected him when he demanded she perform for him. I hope she's alright. I agree--we'll do what we can to help out. Come with us. We'll get you fed. And we may have some extra gear you could borrow too."
Rocco swims toward the cages and shakes his head. "What do you guys need keys for? Let me see if I can work my magic on these locks." He digs around in his pack for the briefest moment before pulling out the set of finely crafted picks and levers the Ravens recovered from Varl Wex's apartment.
Before getting any closer, Rocco reaches out to sense whether these creatures are indeed living or undead.
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