The Disappeared Table 2

[GM Baerlie]

Behind the south door Sothy can see a big garden. These gardens shine in the moonlight, but dark shadows hug the lower reaches of the bushes, topiary, and trees. Two marble staircases wrap around a balcony where revelers are silhouetted against the light shining from the ballroom's stained-glass window. A tall wrought-iron fence divides the garden from the city beyond and below. Small servant's doors enter the garden from the north and south. north door is where you are

If you want to cross the garden: for hiding between the bushes make a stealth check, acting like a bodyguard do a bluff check, if you are disguised as a servant, guest or somehting else do a disguise check

[Negerp]

Excited by the prospect of some action, Negerp springs to life. "Ok, if I feed that potion to Bear, we only have a short time 2 minutes? so we have to double time it. Everyone good with this?

If everyone is on board with this plan Negerp calls Bear over. "Ok boy, you gotta drink all this, smells like elderberry so you should be good there. Follow close, move quiet like, and above all else ..." Hearing the team ready themselves, Negerp moves to follow. "Ok lets do this!"

[Jorvik]

"Grrrrrr"

Bear:

"Idiot"

[Graxzos Glyphkeeper]

Earlier...

"Agh, fine, east it is," the dwarf grumbles. "But don't be blamin' me if we walk right into the middle o' that party! C'mon, let's move afore that bear reappears."

At the garden...

"Right then...bodyguard..."

Bluff: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Graxzos does his best impression of someone who's supposed to keep others safe. It's not very good...

"Sure hope there ain't no ruffians out here!" he calls, theatrically, to no one.

[Sothy Samnang]

How much time have we spend to the current moment? Scroll of "disguise as servant" should work 10min at least, does it still function?

[GM Baerlie]

Yes, it's still within the 10 minutes scroll duration. Looking behind a curtain does not need so much time ;) You spent about 10 minutes since the night officer left the waiting room according to my notes.

[Sothy Samnang]

Thanks
Sothy was walking through the garden, looking as servant, up to all his absent skills to acting. He tried to hold his hand, as like as he is carrying tray with some garments.

Disguise: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

[Braxton Keel]

Bluff: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Braxton comes out, trying to look tough. He stands in the kitchen a moment, glowering at the cooks, calls out, "Anybody here trying to poison my master's food? No? Good. Keep it that way." and he heads off after Sothy.

[Negerp]

Ninja'd by the new page. If Bear does not need the potion he does not take it

Negrep the Performer. Negerp strolls confidently through putting on airs. If confronted, he responds,"Why are you bothering me? Don't you know who I am? Bottcher and Bear, from Ursulav? Get out of my way before I let him eat you"

Bear Intimidate: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 +2 if Negerp aids
Negerp aid: 1d20 ⇒ 11

[Negerp]

If that doesn't work, Bear drinks the potion

If someone confronts Negerp

"Ne razumijem što govoriš . Ovdje sam kako bih zaštitio računati.

if they understand Varisian:

"I do not understand what you are saying. I am here to protect the count."

Bluff: 1d20 ⇒ 2

[GM Baerlie]

You manage to get to the other side within a minute. On the other side is a door where servants are going in and coming out.

Wibeke did not post for a week now, is she still with us?

[Wibeke Skarinsdottr]

I am here. Wibeke has abysmal stealth skills, so she has literally just been following in the back until something needs killing.

[Negerp]

we all do :)

[GM Baerlie]

You all make it to the door at the other side of the garden.

[Sothy Samnang]

Sothy opened door just enough not to show his friends and looked in.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

[GM Baerlie]

Sothy opens the door on the other side and takes a look. What was likely used to be a side chapel is now in use as a staging area for the gala. Magnificent stained-glass windows and vaulted ceilings look down on the reacks of platters, dishes, wine bottles, and glasses stacked neatly on long wooden tables.

This area is a hive of activity. The doors to the garden and to the south west on the other side of the room aren't seeing much use but the double doors are constantly opening and closing as platters of hors d'oeuvres and other gala necessities are shuttled through to the garden or ballroom.

[Braxton Keel]

"We could try to make it to that other door. If we're caught, pretend we snuck in to sample the good eats and run for the door like you were just caught snitching your mother's pies."

[Wibeke Skarinsdottr]

Wibeke shrugs. "Sounds good enough to me."

[Negerp]

Negerp follows, along with an invisible? Bear.

[Graxzos Glyphkeeper]

"Aye-aye," Graxzos whispers. "Around the western side, then straight out those other door. Look nonchalant, like. I like it! Maybe swipe some food on the way."

He wills himself to look nonchalant as the group prepares to sneak through.

[GM Baerlie]

Bear is invisible

Bluff checks needed to behave like you belong here or stealth checks to move along the walls between servants and guests to reach the other side.

[Wibeke Skarinsdottr]

Wibeke stands ramrod straight and scans the crowd as she makes her way through the room, trying to give the impression she is a security detail for someone else attending the party.

Bluff 1d20 ⇒ 16

[GM Baerlie]

Also Wibeke crosses the room without being asked.

[Sothy Samnang]

Sothy walked through room without any hesitation. His magical disguise soon to be expired, so he looked around for some servant-like attributes, in case he will need to cover his identity quick.

Disguise: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
If there is some hat or jacket left by other servant, I'll grab that, to act like servant later.

[Negerp]

Negerp strolls confidently, and quickly, but not too quickly across the courtyard with an invisible Bear.

Bluff: 1d20 ⇒ 1

[Negerp]

nice

[GM Baerlie]

Some guests look at Negerp like he's a spy, but he's able to join his companions at the other side of the garden in the food room. Also Sothy passes.

[Wibeke Skarinsdottr]

Now I'm picturing a man doing the Monty Python silly-walk across the courtyard with an invisible bear in tow.

[Negerp]

I pictured it as I tripped over the invisible bear. "Bear, watch where you are walking," he yells at nothing in particular.

[Braxton Keel]

Bluff: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

Braxton makes his way, finally able to sort of look like he belongs there.

[Graxzos Glyphkeeper]

Bluff: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17

Grax also manages, for once, to look mostly unobtrusive. Perhaps because he's eyeing the food so raptly...

[GM Baerlie]

The rest of you also joins.

Do you want to proceed through the heavy-used double door north west or the unused door southwest?

[Sothy Samnang]

Small door, as less used and it looks safer to go, where less people around

[Wibeke Skarinsdottr]

Wibeke makes a chopping motion toward the smaller door to the southwest, then a thumbs-up.

[Braxton Keel]

Braxton nods and makes his way to that door, waiting for someone with more acute hearing to check it out first.

[Negerp]

Negerp is happy to walk through a door.

[GM Baerlie]

Behind the single door you see a long hallway with doors to the right. No people are in this hallway, it's silent.

[Sothy Samnang]

"Great, coming, quick", Sothy moved a long and stopped near closest door to listen, what's there.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

[Graxzos Glyphkeeper]

"I'd guess we want the far end of the hallway--southwest section, aye?". Graxzos suggests, striding down to the western door and pressing his ear to it.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

[GM Baerlie]

Sothy can't hear noise coming from the other side of the door. Also the hallway is empty except the chelish decoraction on the walls.

[Sothy Samnang]

"Everyone's here? Let me check first", he moved along the hallway to the turn and sneak-peaked from behind the corner.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Stealth: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

[Wibeke Skarinsdottr]

"Do you hear anything?"

[GM Baerlie]

Around the corner the hallway continues for about 30 ft. and ends in front of a door. In the left wall are two more doors.

[Graxzos Glyphkeeper]

"This should be close to the right area," Graxzos mutters. "Let's see if there's anything behind door number...1!"

He presses his ear to the first door, where the hallway bends, and tests the handle gently to see if it's locked.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

[GM Baerlie]

Silence behind door number 1, the door is unlocked.

[Graxzos Glyphkeeper]

"We've gotta be close--this way, mates!" Graxzos hisses, opening the door and beckoning the others in. He quickly scans the room for possible dangers.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

[GM Baerlie]

Scattered servants' outfits hang over the edges of bed posts in this sparsely furnished private quarters.

[Sothy Samnang]

"Looks like wrong door", whispered Sothy and moved to open another door in the end of hallway.

[Wibeke Skarinsdottr]

"Next."

[GM Baerlie]

The door Sothy opens leads into another hallway. To the right he can see servants passing through a door in the north wall. There is another door in the west wall.