Difference between pages "Retire to Above" and "Vafrandir’s Journey"

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Continued from '''[[The Deep Dark]]'''
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Continued from '''[[The Lodge]]'''
  
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'''The DM:''' Climbing up to the Great Hall, you're free to talk to one another.
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Vafrandir, during your journey to Bergen, this being the 6th of August, you face a drizzling rain.  The weeather is cool and there is a stiff, moderate wind in your face.  As you and Arvid descend towards the fjord (about noon), you pass through a narrow defile; and it is here that you're ambushed by four unarmed assailants — three men and a woman.  They are using short clubs for weapons, suggesting they want to take you alive rather than kill you.  I'll set up the map.  For the moment, please roll a d6 for surprise.
  
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: At a game table, I'd certainly be asking at this time how the overall was; and how the party feels about the last encounter.  It always helps to get some feedback.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' '''4'''.
  
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' I make sure to retrieve my godentag on the way.
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[[File:Round 1.jpg|right|420px|]]
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'''The DM:''' Sorry about the delay and that the enemy all look alike.  Please roll a d6 for initiative.
  
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' Suprising. I'm glad I tried talking. If Mok-Losh is being honest with us, then he is certainly more than we would have been able to handle.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' '''2'''.
  
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Agreed. I always leave these encounters feeling there's more I should be asking but I guess real life is like that sometimes too.
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'''The DM:''' I roll a 1. You have initiative.
  
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' Yes, but it felt like the lines of questioning were starting to hit dead ends.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I draw my sword (2 AP), only 1 left.
  
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' "So what do we think? Shall we just rely on Mok-Losh to hold Grond in check for the year?"
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'''The DM:''' Please run Arvid as well; you're in charge of his actions.  He has 4 AP and is carrying a short sword on his belt.
  
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' "Also, If we'd like, I could commune with the gods to try to ascertain if Mok-Losh is being truthful and accurate."
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'''Arvid:''' I draw my sword and move to '''1810'''.
  
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'''The DM:''' One thing you can usually count on; creatures with tons of power and without reason to con you have no reason to lie.  If it was on Grond’s side, don’t you think it and Grond would have just gone hogwild on your selves? Consider.  Why did Grond not attack you on the surface. Why was the dungeon so passive?  It never came to you, though you made your presence very well known.  The last overt thing it did was to use a dead goblin as a puppet to tell you to go away; and nothing whatsoever when you came back again.
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'''The DM:''' Additionally, I thought we'd agreed that the "draw speed" sage ability also included decreasing the time needed to draw a weapon from your belt by 1 AP.  I see I hadn't written that on the wiki, [https://wiki.alexissmolensk.com/index.php/Puissance_(sage_study)#Authority so I've added it].
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:'''[[Lexent]]:''' My larger concern is with the accuracy of his claims that he can hold Grond in check.
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:: '''The DM:''' Ah.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Thanks for the reminder. I'll move to 1508. Arvid will remain where he is.
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:'''[[Lexent]]:''' Another possibility is that he is not as powerful as he claims/seems and that he is lying to us to protect Grond who now fears us. I don't think this is likely, but it is possible.
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'''The DM:''' None of the ambushers make a move.
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'''Ambusher A:'''  “Surrender. You’re outnumbered.  We don’t wish to bring you harm.”
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' "Who sent you? Why should we believe you?"
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'''Ambusher A:''' “If we’d wanted to harm or kill you, we wouldn’t have shown ourselves first.  You walked right past Caleb and Denar, didn’t you?”
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:'''The DM:''' he gestures to C & D, standing before Arvid.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' "Harm now, or harm later, its much the same to the body. What do you want with us?"
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'''Ambusher A:'''  “I follow the orders of another.  He doesn’t trust you and has told us not to trust you either.  You’re to come with us.”
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: He draws out two sets of manacles and hurls them towards Vafrandir.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' "No, I don't think we will. I'm not well accustomed to shackles and I've no plans to become so."
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' [Just so you know, I'm pretty high on adrenaline right now]
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'''Ambusher A:'''  “We can do this the hard way.”
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: '''The DM:''' He moves to 1510.  Re-roll initiative.
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== The Battle for True Now ==
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[[File:The Ambushers Round 1a.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Prior to the Ambusher's Attack]]
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' 2.
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'''The DM:''' I have it this time with a 3.
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'''The DM:''' “A” moves to 1509 and attacks, missing with a 4.
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: “B” moves to 1409 and rolls a natural 20, followed with a 16.  Damage, 2 doubled, Vafrandir <big>takes 4 DAMAGE</big>.
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: Denar (“D”) goes to 1909, hitting with a 15.  Arvid <big>takes 2 DAMAGE</big>.  I’ve provided Arvid’s hit points; tell me if he’s stunned.
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: Caleb moves to 1808, watching the battles between Vafrandir and Arvid, seeing where he needs to engage.
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'''The DM:''' It’s Vafrandir’s attack.  Readying another map if you want to wait for it.
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[[File:The Ambushers Round 1b.jpg|right|490px|thumb|After the Ambusher's Attack]]
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' That puts Arvid at 10-4=6, and then 6-2=4. I believe that's a stun.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I attack A, rolling '''18 raw, 21 to hit; 7 raw, 9 to hit'''.
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'''The DM:''' Vafrandir took the 4 damage from "B".  Arvid only took two, so he is not stunned. Why are you attacking twice?

Revision as of 12:24, 20 July 2021

Continued from The Lodge

Vafrandir, during your journey to Bergen, this being the 6th of August, you face a drizzling rain. The weeather is cool and there is a stiff, moderate wind in your face. As you and Arvid descend towards the fjord (about noon), you pass through a narrow defile; and it is here that you're ambushed by four unarmed assailants — three men and a woman. They are using short clubs for weapons, suggesting they want to take you alive rather than kill you. I'll set up the map. For the moment, please roll a d6 for surprise.

Vafrandir: 4.

Round 1.jpg

The DM: Sorry about the delay and that the enemy all look alike. Please roll a d6 for initiative.

Vafrandir: 2.

The DM: I roll a 1. You have initiative.

Vafrandir: I draw my sword (2 AP), only 1 left.

The DM: Please run Arvid as well; you're in charge of his actions. He has 4 AP and is carrying a short sword on his belt.

Arvid: I draw my sword and move to 1810.

The DM: Additionally, I thought we'd agreed that the "draw speed" sage ability also included decreasing the time needed to draw a weapon from your belt by 1 AP. I see I hadn't written that on the wiki, so I've added it.

Vafrandir: Thanks for the reminder. I'll move to 1508. Arvid will remain where he is.

The DM: None of the ambushers make a move.

Ambusher A: “Surrender. You’re outnumbered. We don’t wish to bring you harm.”

Vafrandir: "Who sent you? Why should we believe you?"

Ambusher A: “If we’d wanted to harm or kill you, we wouldn’t have shown ourselves first. You walked right past Caleb and Denar, didn’t you?”

The DM: he gestures to C & D, standing before Arvid.

Vafrandir: "Harm now, or harm later, its much the same to the body. What do you want with us?"

Ambusher A: “I follow the orders of another. He doesn’t trust you and has told us not to trust you either. You’re to come with us.”

He draws out two sets of manacles and hurls them towards Vafrandir.

Vafrandir: "No, I don't think we will. I'm not well accustomed to shackles and I've no plans to become so."

Vafrandir: [Just so you know, I'm pretty high on adrenaline right now]

Ambusher A: “We can do this the hard way.”

The DM: He moves to 1510. Re-roll initiative.

The Battle for True Now

Prior to the Ambusher's Attack

Vafrandir: 2.

The DM: I have it this time with a 3.

The DM: “A” moves to 1509 and attacks, missing with a 4.

“B” moves to 1409 and rolls a natural 20, followed with a 16. Damage, 2 doubled, Vafrandir takes 4 DAMAGE.
Denar (“D”) goes to 1909, hitting with a 15. Arvid takes 2 DAMAGE. I’ve provided Arvid’s hit points; tell me if he’s stunned.
Caleb moves to 1808, watching the battles between Vafrandir and Arvid, seeing where he needs to engage.

The DM: It’s Vafrandir’s attack. Readying another map if you want to wait for it.

After the Ambusher's Attack

Vafrandir: That puts Arvid at 10-4=6, and then 6-2=4. I believe that's a stun.

Vafrandir: I attack A, rolling 18 raw, 21 to hit; 7 raw, 9 to hit.

The DM: Vafrandir took the 4 damage from "B". Arvid only took two, so he is not stunned. Why are you attacking twice?

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