Votun moves up to the door taking total cover from inside the lodge.
Munin starts circling the lodge from 50-ft up with the understanding that he will squawk if he sees trouble coming from the other side.
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"Go ahead Jorgo. Wake them up." Votun whispers.
AFTER Colberg sneaks up and assesses the door and number of victims.
Votun shrugs, "We need to take on a lodge full of bandits. Go big, or go home."
Munin speaks Common and tells everyone. Let's avoid the trap, and go around the back looking through the windows to see if the doors are barred from the inside and count bad guys. Is Colberg stealthy enough to go first?
Before dusk the night before, Votun asks Munin to fly over the lodge and scout it out. He looks for the trap that they were warned about. He looks for sentinels and anything useful for an ambush.
"Yes, we need to rest. These guys can stay tied up until we return. We can decide then what to do."
Please narrate whatever useful we can get from these guys: what's up ahead, how many, how are they armed, who is the leader, any traps, and anything that should concern adventurers trying to rescue a noble lady. Without a big story post to regroup us, I feel we are losing this game.
"A week? How often do you have contact with anyone?"
Votun climbs up to the sleeping and hog-tied prisoners. Maybe wake one of the up to interrogate. They are bandits, so feel free to execute them."
"Colberg, sneak up there. If they spot you, I'll put them to sleep. You others need to get there quick to prevent any of them that resist from waking their companions." Votun waits and casts Sleep DC 15 on the men.
Votun passes second and continues to thicken the ice for everyone.
Votun does his thing.
Is this game going at the pace that everyone expected? Do we need an intervention?
Munin will fly a grappling hook, that is tied with a rope, to a tree on the other side of the river. High enough in the tree such that we can swing across without touching the ice. Votun suggests Sigrun go first, because she can handle melee combat. Then, Munin can return the free end of the rope to repeat the process.
"I do not have any telekinetic abilities prepared today. Munin could carry and wedge a grappling hook in a tree across the ice, but certainly could not tie a knot."
Votun proffers, "There are weakened spots on the ice which is also very slippery. Caution must be used if walking across this frozen surface. "
Votun casts Detect Magic. He gets within 30-feet and shoots the snowman with a ray of frost.
"Over there, the snow looks as if it was knocked off the trees. Whatever it was might be able to fly" "Like tiny fey... Let's go."
pressing on.
Votun checks with the fey, but he thinks he still has good directions.
Nonplussed Votun replies to the stag, "We're looking for some humans captured by raiders working this forest. Would you please direct us to them?"
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"Alright, Varsi. Please keep quiet unless I ask you a question and stay helpful. I promise to let you go in peace when this stuff is over."
"You're starting to be helpful. What's your name?" Votun says to the fey continuing to trudge forward.
While walking, Votun asks, "Do you know anything about prisoners of the human raiders?"
"Alright, you keep your head on. Now quiet or I pop it off, or give you to the dwarf to do it. Let's see where the raiders are camped. Look out for traps." Votun starts the group like herding cats toward the goal.
Continuing in Common, "If you flew through the heart of winter, where is it? And how can it be closed or unspiked?"
"Spill it, or we see how hard I have to squeeze to make your head pop off."
"How many worthless raiders? And where are what scattered throughout the world?"
"Who is Rohkar? And what and where is 'the heart of this winter'"
"I see. Much better. Now, what are they doing around here? And where would you expect them to be at the moment?"
"Would you please describe Izoze and Teb? You're not helpful, yet."
"Ah, speak of the devil." Votun closely looks at the fey doing his best Gandalf impersonation. "Now who is Izoze and Teb, little one?"
"Munin is poisoned, staggered, and alive. He should be back to normal in a minute." Votun replies. "Father, Jorgo, what say you? Attack or defend?" Votun asks again.
"Great. They've gone to 'tell Izoze and Teb.' Presumably Teb is the winter witch." Votun translates the Sylvan and sighs. "How is everybody? We've lost any element of surprise now. Do we need to fall back to the Dansby farm to rest and defend if they come after us in force?" "And no Munin, you may not eat the fey." He says peremptorily.
Round 3 Votun attempts to pick up the flopping fey. If CMB required, If successfully grabbed, Votun shouts to the other fey in Sylvan, "Stop your nonsense. We are not your enemies. Don't make me crush your friend." If not successfully grabbed, Votun curses in Sylvan trying to get Jorgo to grab the fey.
Round 2 Votun calls Munin to him attempting to keep total cover from the two fey that he initially saw (C5 & E13). He prepares Ray of Frost for any fey that he sees within 30-feet.
"Harm my bird anymore, and you will make a great addition on that tree." Votun replies in Sylvan unused to intimidating just saying what he believes.
"Who you talking to old man (Votun), I don't see a damn thing!?" "There are three wee fey in the trees over there with bows. Their names are Pym, Shor, and Varsi. They speak of someone of authority, Teb Knotten." |