Ruhk "The Dandy"'s page

Sorry about the absence, the holidays kind of...snuck up on me all at once this time around.

I've had problems signing back in, but it works now.

"Well, THAT wasn't what I expected I hace to say.

"Well, I was referring to your smallclothes, a ring probably wouldn't be THAT uncomfortable there.
Bit cold on the old sack perhaps..."

Ruhk scratches his nose and grins.
"Well, if you want to be as sure as possible, there is always your...ahem...delicates to hide it in."

"Not to fear, I am unharmed and strong of arm, I'll carry "Handsome" so we can get going."

"No, I don't think it would be wise right now. We're still not quite at a point where I fully trust our employer..."

"Awfully decent of you, old chum.
...
Alright alright, I do agree with you...in principle."

"From your mouth to my ears."

Strength: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

Needing no further prompting, Ruhk grabs Lizbit and pulls her along with him.

Reflex save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

"Whoa! Not good..."

"Hmm, I somewhat doubt this was intentional.
They WANT us to succeed after all, if so, they'd have warned us about this right?
...
Hmmm...
Assuming this isn't a plot, and we've been tricked into going into a crypt for some nefarious reason of course."

"Well, that was an adventure, heh."

"Is everyone alright?"

"This is getting a bit boring now, time to end it perhaps..."

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Crit? 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Damage: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (2, 1) + 6 = 9

"If it could feel fear, I bet it would feel it now!"

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

"Altough probably not me, with that strike..."

"Yes! That's it, we've got them on the run now! Figurately speaking of course..."

Seeing Lizbit being beset, Ruhk moves to aide her.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Taking advantage of the tactical opening, Ruhk quickly steps around the skeleton since it's so helpfully offering it's back to him.
Then he attempts to smash it's ribcage to bits.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Ruhk imbues his weapon with magic power, steps up to meet the undead and strikes.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

"Dem bones, dem bones, dem bones..."

Ruhk grips his axe tightly, realising that perhaps it's not the most ideal weapon for the situation.

"That's handy. Someone's been doing the upkeep.
Mind you, that COULD mean there is one more walking corpse to worry about."

"Hmmph, a mixed blessing indeed.
That the crypt is locked means no one else is likely to have been there before us, BUT it also means that whatever is in there can't have gone anywhere and is waiting for us.
Joy..."

"Say, Anton?
How is your wit likely to work against the already dead?
It'll be a captive audience, but you'll be playing to a dead room."

"I don't know about that, if you tell a ghost story that happened to you, I kind of takes a lot of the tension out of it, no?
After all, you're clearly still around to tell it.
...
Unless the twist is that you're a ghost as well now, I suppose."

"Kind of...gauche.
Then again, these noble types, they do love to parade past glories don't they just?"

Ruhk begins to wipe his axe clean, occasionally glancing down at the slain ghouls.
"Odious creatures...
If nothing else, we've already done a good deed today.
Isn't that what they say, "one good deed a day, keeps the lightning bolts away"?
I certainly never been struck by a lightning bolt on a day i did a good deed."

"Yes, plus, I'd hate for one of these things to find a child running around at play..."

Ruhk strikes at the remaining "crawler".

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Once again moving to take the maximum advantage of the ghouls focus on Igneous.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Possibly with another +2 if I can get flanking

Ruhk makes a concentrated effort to work in tandem with Igenous and attacks the same ghoul as him once again.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Calling on his innate powers, Ruhk causes his weapon to be imbued with arcane might.

Swift action to use Arcane Pool

He then moves to attack the same ghoul as Igenous, reasoning that it's best ot focus attention.

Attack (Str, Bless, Enchantment): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

"Hmmph..."

Ruhk draws his weapon, getting ready for the fight.
He then moves to the front of the group, ready to meet the soon to be attacking undead.

Ruhk grins and falls into step with Igneous.
"I'm always cautious, that's why you are still alive."

Word play? Hah!

Ruhk crosses his arms and grins, enjoying the various personalities he finds himself travelling with.

"Just be sure to not give too much away.
We may be hired by the family who owns the crypt, but to some we'd still be seen as grave robbers..."

Ruhk taps the side of his nose with a finger, then he taps it to his lips and grins.

Heh, THIS is a sign of civilisation isn't it just? And it will get better, because I believe we'll have to get MORE papers later on.
An official charter for our group, should we stick together... taxation papers for our adventuring loot..., hopefully we won't have to show THOSE to ever Tom, dick and Harry who asks...

Nearly lost in his contemplations, Ruhk is eventually shaken into action and shows his own papers as well.

I have to do something about that, my headspace might be very large, but there is an even larger world out there to enjoy!

Ruhk laughs loudly at Lizbit's comment.
"Well now! You certainly know how to set the stage.
Now we can either look forward to facing a dangerous enemy, OR we go home with a vague sense of disappointment for not encountering said enemy."

This is why, when adventuring parties achieve some renown, they tend to demand expenses for equipment atop their pay...
Not sure we can expect much plunder during this job either, might not look good if we start robbing our patron's ancestors.

Ruhk gives a mental shrug and decides to hope for the best.

"Hah! See? She is already acting like a leader.
Delegation, a VITAL skill for any leader."

Ruhk grins and gives Angoldil a gentle clap on the shoulder.
"Don't sweat the details too much now, they say that the best custodians of power are those who do not seek nor desire it.
And if the role weighs you down too much, just relinquish it later.
Remember, duty is a chain you make yourself, and that also means YOU can always elect to put it down."

"Easy now, once we're alone we can go over what resources we have.
No need to do so in front of our employer after all.
Besides, I know some of us value a level of discretion and privacy."

"So, we know the task, we know the pay, and we know the risks.
Anyone else have any questions?
Otherwise I guess we should begin planning."

Hah! So someone else clocked on to that then. eh?
I knew I liked that dwarf.
Vindication is always nice.

"Heh "sleep" he says...now wouldn't THAT be the greatest joke?
Ah, but but we got a disciple of the joybringer with us, so I wouldn't put it past them!
Either way, why not make it easy?
Those interested can just follow Igneous to his room and those who aren't' can stay and enjoy the ambiance of the common room."

Rising to his feet, Ruhk walks over to the dwarf, bows and holds out his arm like he was a gentleman offering to take a bashful maid at a dance for a walk.
Naturally, he grins and offers a sly wink at the same time.

"Eh, we've covered the broad strokes, what is left is mainly just the finer details.
Sure, "The devil is in the details" as they say.
I'd say we know enough to know if we're interested or not already though."

"Well, I'm certainly interested.
This isn't something you get asked to do every day after all.
Besides, something tells me that if this goes well, it might lead to further commissions down the line, eh?"

Hmm, even divided between us, it's enough to keep a person in food and housing for some time.
I don't see a reason to reject it, let's see what the others think first though...

Ruhk chuckles a little at that.
"Talking money in the open for anyone to hear?
Reckless...
I LIKE it!"

Hmm, I think I'll keep that tidbit to myself for now...
Now he just has to mention the pay to seal the deal, I think.

Knowledge Arcana: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

Well, they are asking questions, so they seem interested.
I won't let them go alone, but I'll wait until we can talking private to at least warn them of the implications.
Heh, even I know it's bad form to call a potential employer a manipulator to his face.

Going up against royalty? Ambitious!
But do I want to get involved with that? It COULD come back and bite me later.
Either they fail, and the king decides to clean house, or they succeed and want to tie up loose ends.
I'll just wait and see what the others say.

Ruhk grins and pushes out a chair for the man to sit.
"You've got my attention, let's see if you can get my interest as well.
Sit down and tell me how to lighten your mood...AND your purse."

Ruhk offers Anton a smirk, then the taps the side of his nose with a finger before moving it to this lips and making a ssh sound.
"It's a...secret."