Dungeon Master
GM, 537 posts
Tue 19 Mar 2019
at 01:24 | OOC IIQuite an impressive display, everyone! You made quick work of those bugbears. I'll have to make things more difficult for you... :)
And enjoy your vacation, Three Elks! We'll be waiting for you when you return.
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Lucien Nailo
player, 496 posts
Tue 19 Mar 2019
at 02:01 | OOC IIIn reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 1):
Promises promises.
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Dungeon Master
GM, 538 posts
Sat 23 Mar 2019
at 19:09 | OOC IIWith Lathan leading the way, you'll be able to move through the wilderness fairly quickly. And if you still intend to use your familiar(s) to scout ahead, you shouldn't have too much difficulty locating what you're looking for. However, I would prefer to wait until Three Elks returns from his trip--he said he'd be gone the last two weeks of March--before I have you reach it.
So if everyone is okay with it, let's wait one week before we move on to the next part. In the meantime, feel free to continue to have your characters talk to each other as they travel.
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Terminax
player, 176 posts
Sat 23 Mar 2019
at 20:08 | OOC IIWorks for me.
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Rissa Twiceborn
player, 164 posts
Tiefling
Sat 23 Mar 2019
at 20:18 | OOC III'm cool with it.
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Lucien Nailo
player, 499 posts
Sun 24 Mar 2019
at 00:45 | OOC IIIn reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 3):
Sounds like a plan.
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Three Elks
player, 18 posts
Half Elf
Barbarian/Bard
Sat 30 Mar 2019
at 14:26 | OOC IINo more waiting!
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Dungeon Master
GM, 539 posts
Sat 30 Mar 2019
at 19:11 | OOC IIWelcome back! I hope you had a good trip.
I'll work on moving things forward tonight or tomorrow.
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Dungeon Master
GM, 542 posts
Sun 7 Apr 2019
at 19:24 | OOC IIOkay, Lucien is sending the illusion of the man in armor into the clearing near the tower (northeast side), but I'm not sure where everyone else is and what they're doing. Is everyone together? Or are you at different points around the edge of the clearing? And what exactly is the plan?
I'll wait to post anything in the main thread until I hear back about what everyone is doing.
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Rissa Twiceborn
player, 171 posts
Tiefling
Mon 8 Apr 2019
at 05:01 | OOC IIGazira is going a little behind the illusion.
The rest of us are trying to circle around the back.
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Gazira Oakbarrel
player, 24 posts
Mon 8 Apr 2019
at 06:21 | OOC III was actually a little confused about that. I volunteered Gazira to go in as the diversion instead of an illusion, as I don't really see what purpose a non-communicative illusion serves here. Nor is there any reason for Gazira to go out if an illusion does, because what good would that do instead? We don't know what the situation is with the posted guard, so Gazira would be able to both hold his attention and potentially talk to him, where an illusion couldn't.
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Three Elks
player, 22 posts
Half Elf
Barbarian/Bard
Mon 8 Apr 2019
at 15:00 | OOC IITrue, but the illusion provides you with a 50% chance of not getting hit with an arrow, should the guard decide to immediately attack instead of listening to you. He may shoot at the illusion instead of Gazira. So basically, your initial plan but with the added benefit of a possible decoy...can't hurt.
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Gazira Oakbarrel
player, 25 posts
Mon 8 Apr 2019
at 15:46 | OOC III volunteered because I'm not worried about getting hit by an arrow - Gazira's AC and HP are sufficiently tanky for the time being. If the guard shoots at her, that answers the question and Gazira can just run off back into the cover of the woods. If the guard doesn't shoot at her, she's stuck having to explain why she's accompanied by an illusory person she has no control over, which would paint her as super suspicious.
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Lathan Swiftstrider
player, 279 posts
Wood Elf Ranger
Mon 8 Apr 2019
at 20:58 | OOC IIAre we going to try to get to the gate while Gazira (or the illusion) distracts the guard? I think if we are going to try to get inside, we should all stay together. We don't know what awaits us inside the keep.
I'm not sure what to do but I think splitting up at this point is a bad idea.
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Terminax
player, 180 posts
Mon 8 Apr 2019
at 21:38 | OOC IIOk, so here's what we know.
1. There is a lone guard outside the keep we want to go inside.
2. This Keep is supposed to be haunted and abandoned
So we are either looking at bandits, or ghosts.
If it's either, we don't want them to sound the alarm.
So, we should be in position to stop the guy from raising an alarm while gauging his reaction. I'm not concerned about one of us taking an arrow. I'm concerned with us being surrounded by a 100 ghosts/bandits because we didn't keep the alarm from being raised.
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Lucien Nailo
player, 505 posts
Mon 8 Apr 2019
at 21:42 | OOC III would generally agree that I don't think splitting up is the best idea. Assuming the guard challenges the illusion rather than shooting it, I was going to try a minor illusion to mimic a response. To Lucien's mind it is better to seem a little suspicious after the fact than walk straight into a trap. If everyone else wants to get ready to pummel this guy, that's probably not the worst plan.
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Three Elks
player, 23 posts
Half Elf
Barbarian/Bard
Mon 8 Apr 2019
at 22:17 | OOC IIMy character doesn't really know anything about this place, only that your team suggested it may contain treasure. Maybe we can use the ghost rumors to our advantage in tandem with the illusion.
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Lathan Swiftstrider
player, 280 posts
Wood Elf Ranger
Mon 8 Apr 2019
at 22:47 | OOC IIWe don't really know much about it either, but I suspect it is well-defended. The 100 foot clearing all around the keep makes me especially nervous. It seems highly unlikely that we'll be able to make it to the keep unnoticed given the amount of open space we'll need to cover.
Lathan does have a longbow and the guard should be in its non-Disadvantage range. A distraction from one of the familiars could give Advantage to make the attack more likely to hit. Lucien, you should be proficient in longbows, right? I would gladly lend it to you; I think your ranged attack bonus is better than mine anyway, and you could potentially benefit from a sneak attack. Of course, if that doesn't take him out, he'll surely alert anyone else inside to our presence.
Also, how are we going to get inside if we do make it to the keep? The gates are barred from the inside, so I doubt we'll be able to force our way in. The walls are 15 feet high, so we could potentially scale them with rope. That's probably our best bet.
A lot to think about. Whatever we decide, Lathan will be there, but we need to be careful.
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Terminax
player, 181 posts
Mon 8 Apr 2019
at 23:02 | OOC IIHow do we know they aren't friendly?
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