Ah, I misunderstood completely. I'll edit my post.

Great start by everyone!

And thank you Tinkerer for the inspiration nod.  I'm sure it will come in handy against these mock constables.

Thanks. May I now also ask: what would the others see, if they observed you from a distance? How obvious is it you are a constable? Are you in uniform?

I would say uniform and visible badge. Very obvious.

Heads up - I'm going on a weeklong vacation starting tomorrow evening, back the next Tuesday.  Should have access while I'm away, but posting may be slower.

Kicking off both the campaign and the mission with a natural 1!  Cool, cool, cool ;D

Maybe it's out of the way now?  *fingers crossed

It brings the groups together faster :) Who knows, maybe the guards will roll a critical failure on their perception check.

Now I'M the distraction for Procz and Frack :)  Small-Squad, it's your time to shine!

Actually, Baern should be a part of Small-Squad too.  I only now realize that half our crew is small sized :D

Answering Vera's question here because it's info everyone would have: the factory does have some large windows, but they are all a good 40 feet off the ground (more, for those who have descended to the factor's lower, engine room entrance). The engine room group is a long way from the ruckus, BTW. Like, 1000 feet or so.

Well, heck!  time to think of a way to bamboozle a couple of Steel Resolve hardcases and an Iron Maiden... while Procz is getting shot at.  Looks like this campaign might be a speed-run ;D

Clearly we're pipe fitters here to fix a problem in the engine room :)

But we've got big hearts!!!
This message was last edited by the player at 04:12, Mon 24 Apr 2023.

Fell asleep trying to post. Will post tomorrow.

One question in the meantime: Can Frack use his interception fighting style on a ranged attack (life a rifle)? At first I assumed no, but I don't see that explicitly called out.

Fighting Style: Interception
When a creature you can see hits a target, other than you, within 5 ft. of you with an attack, you can use your reaction to reduce the damage the target takes by 1d10+2 (to a minimum of 0 damage). You must be wielding a shield or a simple or martial weapon to use this reaction.

Well, my first roll for the game was a nat 20 (initiative), so that's a promising start (other than just having been shot in the face).

You sure can. And I imagine, if you do, that will keep Procz from going down.

The more things change the more they stay the same! JAWBREAKERS! Sorry for the reaction spell there and the if/then caveats, hope I'm not causing too much backtrack

No, no, this is very good! I was not looking forward to murdering Procz in the game's first week :-)

Good help, Kreo!

I feel a bad for having Frack just charge into battle so outnumbered, but he can be blinded by the cause. If somebody shoots his friend, the time for discussion is over. Some might say what Frack lacks in intelligence he makes up for with foolishness (i.e. lack of wisdom). In short, I couldn't see him doing anything but charging the boss of these hoodlums!

P.S. Is it appropriate for Frack to have a scimitar out in public? I was thinking that as an official Shield of Crimson Dale, he may be afforded permission to carry a weapon freely. However if that's out of line with the law of the land, I'd be willing to switch it to simply having Frack bite the minotaur... actually that would be kind of funny, so let me know and I can alter my post as necessary.
This message was last edited by the player at 05:27, Tue 25 Apr 2023.

Procz lives!

I'll post something new in light of the awesome reactions of the others. Feel free to delete the post where Procz goes down (although I feel confident I'll be writing a new one of those pretty soon).

It's not about permission, there's no formal law against it. It's more that carrying a weapon invites questions about Why do you have that? and What do you intend to do with it? You won't necessarily be seized and made to answer those questions, but that's when many people (most especially, the authorities) will think when they see it. Being a Shield is typically a satisfying explanation. Is there some insignia Frack wears that marks him as a Shield?

At least I've learned to never assume there'll always be plenty of time to cast Mage Armor before we get anywhere near trouble.

Do you need anything from our crew, or are we just waiting to see how things play out in the other thread?

I answered Vera's question in OOC. So now it's a question of whether you all want to ambush the guards at the engine room door, backtrack up to the main road, or something else.

Oh, I missed that! Thanks for pointing it out.

Vera, as the nominal leader for this task, what are your thoughts?