IC: Homebrew World/Random actions.

[Duskranger]

You are standing in a grand hallway just outside of Marde. An armorclad impressive person is standing in front of you smiling while he scans the crowd. On his back is a greatsword and his armor is outfitted with armorspikes. On his right arm a crossbow is mounted. (knowledge local if you have it please)

Hereby I call you all worthy of the test to become initiates of the Enforcers. You will get a mission which you will need to fulfill. My name is Grendar and I will be your liaison from here on. That means that I need to okay the missions you want to go on, and I need to permit special things like going into town to booze yourself up. We do not permit any member to be drunk inside the building, nor do we look kindly on those that drink a lot. Gambling is something we try to shun, but we know there are members that play those games. Try to let those games be friendly and the prices low. While working here you will get a room, one per team, with six beds in it, you will get food, two square meals a day and you are entitled to rations if you will go into the field. Luckily your test is not in the field and you will stay for this in the relatively safe area. As soon as I have all of your agreements I will give you your mission. Do you all understand?

[Koury]

Yes sir, says Corretha (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=195892).

[Rolls] [roll0]

[Duskranger]

@ Koury

You remember something you heard about Grendar. He was one of the first Enforcers. He did some great things like destroying the phylactery of a lich and taking in a group of 25 bandits all alone in his first three years. He should be now around 60 years old and works as some kind of mentor for new recruits.

[Eternal Drifter]

A small Kobold approaches...

"I understand, sir," he says. "I have no need of alcohol, and distain gambling with dice and cards. The only potential problem is that some of a team may mistake me for a common Kobold. And I must forwarn you that eventually I will want to take some time off for... personal enterprises..."

The Kobold is wearing a Monk's outfit and carries a light backpack.

Nep does not have Knowledge (Local). Relating to the "personal enterprises," Nep means mining. Profession (Mining).

[senrath]

Shifting his equipment slightly, Lysenko nodded. What good was gambling if it was not friendly?

"I understand."

[Duskranger]

Strange, we never had a kobold before. But you are marked as a potential initiate so you must have the skills to back it up. What monastery are you from if I may ask. Grendar looksat Nep.
And what the personal enterprises are, you get every month as an initiate a half day off. Further are there in between misions also times where there are not that many jobs. Does this answer your question a little.

[Eternal Drifter]

"A fogotten monestary in a forgotten cave," the Kobold replies. "It was ruined by a few adventurers a year back. They killed almost everyone there. Only myself and a beginer goblin made it out alive."

"The enterprises are mining," The Kobold says. "I'll need some paper and writing materials to mark ideal locations on my travels. Also, my inherit skill at trapmaking will capture some people without us running into them first."

[Critical]

"Y-yes, sir." - Morpheus replies, with a little shakyness in his voice.

[Nodwick22]

Ahhh only friendly gambling...guess its better than nothing.




Knowledge Local Check

1d20+4

[Nodwick22]

Lets try that again



[roll0]

[Duskranger]

OOC: YOu probably all know this, but just to remind you, spoilerboxes with a name above them are only for the persons whose name is above them. This is IC-information that may or may not be shared between the party.

@ Nodwick

You remember something you heard about Grendar. He was one of the first Enforcers. He should be now around 60 years old and works as some kind of mentor for new recruits.


I will let someone escort you to the room. You will get the mission as soon as you are bunked in, so to speak. I will see you in an hour. Use that time well.Grendar says while waving for another person to come to him. That person walks up to you looks to you and says.

Goodafternoon, my name is Isidore, I will show you your rooms, if you want to follow me. Isidore is a young female dressed in clerical gowns. She is blond and about 5'4". On her side is an old worn mace. She walks towards a hallway and waits for you all to follow her.

[Nodwick22]

Hi my name is Lydia. How long have you been with the Enforcers?

Lydia follows Isidore

[Duskranger]

I'm not really a part of the enforcers, I am part of the supportcrew here. I take care of all the jobs like sweeping the hallways, cooking, washing and that kind of stuff. And off course I'm a healer, so in case of illnesses I examine and try to cure you. As long as you're in the building that is. My specialty are the more common diseases. Isidore looks at Lydia and smiles.

[senrath]

Lysenko followed along in silence, content to let the others talk without him for once.

[Critical]

"N-nice to meet you, I'm M-morpheus, but friends c-call me Morph." - Morph replied with slight shakyness level, and followed.

[Koury]

Was that the real Grendar, you think? The one you hear the stories about?

Corretha relays all she knows about him.
[Everyone] He was one of the first Enforcers. He did some great things like destroying the phylactery of a lich and taking in a group of 25 bandits all alone in his first three years. He should be now around 60 years old and works as some kind of mentor for new recruits.

[Eternal Drifter]

Nep follows in silence. Commonly confused for an enemy in 'civilized' areas, he doesn't let his guard down completely...

[Duskranger]

Here is your room. Isidore says after leading you through two hallways and up one stairway. She opens the door and a big room with six beds becomes visible. She lets you enter the room, than walks back.
Make yourselfs comfatable, Grendar will be with you in an hour. SHe says before closing the door and leaving you all alone.

[Koury]

Corretha points at the bed nearest to a window and says Oh, I claim that one!

She takes a moment to sets her things down, waiting for Grendar to come.

[Nodwick22]

Well we might as well get to know each other. I'm Lydia.

[Critical]

"Morpheus, but people call me Morph." - Morpheus says, lying on the second nearest to the window bed.

[senrath]

"I'm Lysenko. It's a pleasure to meet all of you." Lysenko said, as he sat down on one of the unclaimed beds, setting his gear down in the process.

[Duskranger]

OOC:
@ all

Go and rp for a while. I will wait with updating after you have introduced yourself to each other. But understand that you do not know each other, but need to learn to work together.

[Koury]

Corretha turns to the rest of the group.

I'm Corretha. I'm here because of my skills in the arcane. I make stuff, mostly, and I'm pretty good at it.


http://lh3.ggpht.com/_J2VxSwv4yGM/SSuAwXjulQI/AAAAAAAAABQ/eB7KpyX8nPU/sorceress-look-01_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg For the record, there is no such thing as a picture of a dark elf/grey elf sorceress that isn't in a stripperiffic outfit. :smallannoyed: Oh well, c'est la vie.

[Critical]

"Ow, right, what can everyone do?" - Morph says, when Corretha finishes telling about her skills. - "As for me - I poke stuff with my spear. Hard. That's all ya need to know."

[senrath]

"I hit things. Hard. I'm also rather effective at tying up an enemy, so they can't harm others." Lysenko said as he began to fiddle with his gear. He had a lot of nervous energy that he needed to burn off.

[Eternal Drifter]

"I'm Nep, Kobold Monk," says the small Kobold. "I would rather knock someone out rather than kill them. I'm good with making traps, as is most of my kind, but also I'm a miner. If you're looking for a monestary where I came from, the ruins are in the mountains."

[Nodwick22]

I am sneaky. I get behind some one and catch them unaware. I am also partircualy good a throwing stuff. Knives, darts and anything small enough for me to throw.

[Duskranger]

You all hear a small knock on the door. After a second or ten waiting Grendar pushes the door open and walks in. He has five scrolls in his hand and looks at all of you.

Well I see you are all settled here. Because you all agreed to work for the Enforcers you only need to sign these scrolls. The scrolls are there for getting your consent, making a bankingaccount for every one of you where the rewards of your work will be sended to and last but not least for acces to the armory. Without having signed this you won't get acces to the armory, which means you need to buy from merchants whose prices are mostly a lot steeper that here. But after you signed this I will really give you your mission, which just came available.

[Critical]

"Yeah, sure." - Morph says, accepting the scroll and signing it.

[Nodwick22]

Sure! Lydia takes the scroll and signs it without reading it at all and hands it back to him.

[senrath]

Shrugging, Lysenko took the scroll that was offered to him and signed it.

[Eternal Drifter]

Nep, caucious, takes the scroll and reads through it.

"Never sign anything that you haven't read all the way," Nep says. "Always know what you're agreeing to. There could be something in the fine print that goes against what you want to do."

"Armory? Ha. I need no armory... Thinking deeper, I have no real need to sign this... my only benifit would be a safe place for any cash I may find... Still... what other benifits and prices are there..."

Nep is making Search, Spot, and Sense Motive Checks to find something that may bind him more than he wishes.

Search: 1d20+2
Sense Motive: 1d20+3
Spot: 1d20+3

[Eternal Drifter]

The rolls did not go through...

Nep is making Search, Spot, and Sense Motive Checks to find something that may bind him more than he wishes.

Search: [roll0]
Sense Motive: [roll1]
Spot: [roll2]

[Nodwick22]

Well I'm bored....

[Koury]

Corretha reads the scroll carefully. If what is written on the scrolls is simple access to the armory and terms for a bank account, Corretha signs. If there is anything more then that, Corretha will ask about it before signing.

[Critical]

Morph shrugs in response to the party members being suspicious.

[Duskranger]

@ Eternal Drifter:

All in all it's a fair contract. It just puts down the rules you need to work under and the bonuses you get. Without contract no armory, no bankaccount, no free days and you get kicked out of the building :smallbiggrin:


@ koury

All in all it's a fair contract. It just puts down the rules you need to work under and the bonuses you get. Without contract no armory, no bankaccount, no free days and you get kicked out of the building :smallbiggrin:


After everything is signed (I think that after so much searching you will sign the contract) Grendar takes the scrolls back, puts them in a bag and nods.
Luckily some of you read the contract before signing. You never know what some organizations make you do. On the other hand, we try to be fear towards you and we hope you will be fair towards us. Your first mission is finding a rogue. She stole from a jewelsmith. We don't know at the moment where she is, but we need someone little less known than the average employee here. There's where you come in sight. She is a small fish with the name Veronica. You can best start your search at the Salty Fish. The inn where they say she comes sometimes.

[Eternal Drifter]

After reading through the contract a few times, the Kobold signs his name...
"I'm glad you understand my paranoia," Nep says. "I think that the founder of my old monestary signed a contract with a devil many years back... of all the bodies left at the monestary, his was one I never found..."

"So... a target: A female rouge... human I assume? And a prime location: the Salty Fish... I think I can rule traps out of the question... And you want her alive, I assume? And I assume you'll give me a map to the location."

[Duskranger]

The problem is that most of the information we have doesn't tells us much. We know she's a rogue, a thief. Further her name. But anything else. It's a mystery. And for a map. Just ask for the Salty Fish to people and they will point you in the right direction. And Mister Kobold, take it easy, the only demons here are those in your mind.

[Koury]

Well now, how do we want to go about this? We can't all go out and look for this rogue together, that'll draw attention. Is anyone among us more skilled at gathering information then myself? Perhaps we can all go out, learn what we can, then meet up at the Salty Fish inn?

[senrath]

"Don't look at me. I'm pretty bad at anything that doesn't involve hitting things."

[Eternal Drifter]

"That may be best..." Nep muses. "Making traps will not be useful. She knows all about them, and would likely disable any quick traps I make. Also, the target location is a public place, so even if she wasn't skilled with traps, we could accidentally get someone we aren't getting paid for."

[Critical]

Morph sits there, thinking, and finally, announces: "Uh, no. I say, we just go into that Salty Fish and wait. Rogues like to pickpocket stuff, so when we notice it, or someone notices it, we'll get her."

[Nodwick22]

Well i cant gather info but maybe we can draw her out by me encroaching on her territory??

[Eternal Drifter]

"Drawing her out might work..." Nep muses. "Perhaps we can use my skills as a trapmaker after all... First, our most agreeable face goes to her in the Salty Fish with a job offer to slay Kobolds in a nearby area. This will be partly true: there will be A Kobold in the area, me, along with the rest of the party. I set up some traps, she falls for one of them, and then we strike! This may work!"

[Critical]

"Don't you think she'd rather steal the reward from the one who hired her, without actually doing anything?" - Morph said to the Kobold, looking slightly annoyed.

[Eternal Drifter]

"Don't you think she'd rather steal the reward from the one who hired her, without actually doing anything?" - Morph said to the Kobold, looking slightly annoyed.

"You have a point there..." Nep says. "We'd need to find an excuse to not have all the cash on the employer, but just enough to get her to accept the job."

"Unless anyone else has any ideas?" Nep asks.

[senrath]

"I've got nothing. I'm not particularly convinced that this is the best of plans, but it's the only one we've got. I say we go for it, unless someone else comes up with something in the next, say, five minutes." Lysenko said, rising to his feet.

[Nodwick22]

Sounds good to me.

[Eternal Drifter]

"Assuming that no other plans come up," Nep says, "We will need to work out the details of the plan. I'm personally for trap holes in the wilderness, near to the Salty Fish. Corretha, right? You may be best served as our 'face' to our target, as in promicing gold to deal with this Kobold problem. While trying to find her, you, and the rest of the group, should be trying to gather more information about the target, but not too often or too quickly, or we'd raise suspisions. Any whom are not good with talking, or might blow the cover, or is good with their hands, are to meanwhile set up the location of the traps. I will be directing the trapbuilding, since I'm trained in traps and in particular trap holes. Then, once the target takes the bait of gold and goes to the desired area, where we all hide. Then we wait until she falls into one of the trap holes or disables over half of them, and THEN we strike, aiming to knock her out... I assume one of us has rope? Because I'm not sure how else otherwise we would get her back to here..."

"Again, all this is assuming there are no other ideas..." Nep finishes.

[Critical]

"No." - Morph says, after listening to Nep. - "Besides, do you think she'd be up for killing a lot of kobolds on her own? I don't think so. I say - we find, at least, some rogues. And get info from them. They usually know each other, you know. Or, they might know someone who does."

[Eternal Drifter]

"We just need to spin the story the right way," Nep says. "Speaking to other rouges would get us more information about her... I'd say we go with my plan... for now... and then if we find some piece of information that changes things, then we make a different plan."

"Okay with everyone?" Nep asks.

[Koury]

If we can get face to face with her, we should have already won. I'm not keen on finding her only to have her get away. I say if we find her, in whatever way, we move quickly to apprehend. A Color Spray or Wall of Smoke to the face should suffice.

As for me being our face... I'm not sure thats such a good idea, really.

[Critical]

"Your plan fails, trap-man. You have to think like a rogue. What does a rogue want? Money. Quick, easy money. So, what do we do? That's right, we get a huge wallet, fill it with something money-like and profit. Perhaps, the armory has something similar that we could use?"

[Eternal Drifter]

"...I'm out of ideas," the kobold admits. "The most reasonable thing to do would be to try to bait her with some gold... but I can't do it. Most villages these days run out Kobolds without a second thought. If the plan involves action at the Salty Fish, I'm afraid I won't be much help; I'll get kicked out of there as soon as I'm spotted, and I would blow your cover. I'm too small for a 'civilized' Halfling disguise."

"But if the target makes a run for it, and passes by me while waiting, THEN I'll do what I can to help out... just don't expect me to stick around waiting for the guard to find me and the knocked out body."

[Nodwick22]

Maybe we should try to run a con game in her territory to lure her out?

[Duskranger]

Grendar scrapes his throat:
Whatever you do, you have from now till tomorrow to finish this job. If not ended by tomorrownight at precisely when the night strikes 12 you will fail the mission. Failing means most of the time paying a fine. In your case maybe doing even smaller jobs. And off course a negative mark on the board, because after this mission you will be boardmarked. So good luck and succes. Grendar leaves the room after saying that, taking the contracts with him.

[Critical]

"Congame on her territory? If you don't have anything more exact, I'm heading off to the armory to find something money-like." - Morph says, standing up from his bed and going into the direction of the armory.

[Koury]

I agree, we must begin soon. I say we go at this two ways. Lysenko, come with me, as I'm planning on being slightly more direct. Nep, you go and help Morph, your eagerness to make traps may come in handy to him. Lydia, go with which ever group you believe you can help the most.

As for my plan, I'm going to go to the Salty Fish and begin asking questions, trying to find her directly. If I do, subdue and capture is the idea.

Corretha waits to hear objections. If there are none, she heads off to the Salty Fish with her companions.

[Duskranger]

@ Koury (and only those that follow him)

You arrive after asking the way a couple of times in the inn, it's a comfortable, but bizzy inn. Especially at this time of the evening when the working class comes in for a drink and a laugh. On the stage a bard is singing softly. And there is nothing strange at the picture.


@ Critical (and only those that follow him)

You arrive at the armory and the person at the counter looks at you.
What do you want he asks rudely.

[Nodwick22]

Lydia follows Corretha thinking her skills will be needed there

[Eternal Drifter]

Sighing, Nep follows Morph.

"Only job I could find that doesn't chase Kobolds out at first sight..." he mutters.

"We have about twelve hours before we forfeit the mission. We have to get the target back here before that time..."


Making an intellegence check to see if Nep recalls anything about the area from his trip to the bounty hunter's group. Primarily, busy-looking places (no significant names), important-looking places, and surrounding wilderness. Just general stuff, because specific is Knowlege (local), and he doesn't have that.

Intellegence Check: [roll0]

The information he recalls shall be useful to plans.

[Critical]

"Sucks to be you." - Morph replies to Nep muttering. - "If all fails... We might just get someone that looks like her..." After coming near to the soldier, and the soldier greeted him, Morph then proceeded replying to him: "Hey, we need something that would maximally resemble money when in a sack, both by sound and shape. If there's nothing like that, a little bit bigger than small sack of bolts will do. Oh, and I'm new here, in case you don't know, but I assume, that your superiors told you about us."

[senrath]

Shrugging, Lysenko followed Corretha to the Salty Fish. He didn't have any better plan, so he was willing to do as he was told.

[Koury]

Corretha begins asking around about her target, talking to staff and patrons alike. She also makes a special effort to ask the bard what they know, but is careful to ask betwen songs.

She asks people if they know her. If they do, she asks where she can find her, saying she has business with her.

[Duskranger]

@ Critical and company

The man looks at you and then shrugs.
My superiors tell me nothing, because I do not have them. Show me your pass with your notation on the board and I shall see what kind of stuff you may buy. And off course what for price you get for sellable stuff. And about that bag of bolts. Please don't insult me by thinking we have junk, we only have the best of the best.


@ Koury and company

Koury goes around asking for their target. People do not really know where she is talking about and the bard how friendly he is towards Corretha (he even makes some more amoreus suggestions) doesn't know anything, he just arrived here.
@ Lydia

You do spot two shady persons leaving the inn, but they do not look female, nor thief, more like a tavernfighter and stuff. Persons you know Corretha asked about your target.

[Critical]

"W-What? Now, G-Grendar didn't tell me anything about that, and he didn't give me any p-pass. Now, where the hell do I g-get that pass?!" - Morph says, with the usual shakyness in his voice when he's emotional, looking a little bit angered.

[Duskranger]

@ Critical:

You get it as soon as you're boardnotated. Everyone has one here. The man looks at one of the new guys that come in and waves.
Roderick your order came in today if you wait one second I will get it for you. But first I need to work it out with these passless persons.

Take it easy, I have the time. Just finished my mission. Almost at place one now. And who might you be? The man called Roderick looks at Morph.

[Nodwick22]

Hey Corretha do those guys look odd to you? Points out the two people leaving

[Critical]

"Aww, crap!" - Morpheus responds to soldier disallowing him the entrance. But when some other man came to the armory, Morph looked at him smiling - it was an opportunity. He calmed himself to reduce the shakyness, and began to talk. "Name's Morpheus." - Morpheus said, putting his hand forward for a handshake. - "And you are?"

[Duskranger]

@ Critical:

Roderick is the name, second on the bounty board this moment only second to Irgael. And that will change soon. Need only a couple more points to get there. The guy looks like a friendly guy, on his back hangs a big bow, on his side a scimitar. His eyes are the only not so friendly part of him, they are dark and seem to look right through you.

[Critical]

Morph lowers his hand, looking slightly annoyed. "Well, you definitely won't help us with the armory then." - Morph said, turned and went in the direction of the "Salty Fish", adding something to Nep on his way. - "Oh, and find yourself something to do, trap-man, perhaps, make some traps?" He chuckled, and continued his way to the tavern.

[Duskranger]

@ Critical

Wait, help with what? Just ask. I mean every one here will help another guy. Specially if they don't have the clearance yet. I mean I know they pull the same trick on every one. And most of the newbies fall for it. So ask away. Roderick smiles while saying that and sounds sincere.

By the way know: local if you have it.

[Eternal Drifter]

Nep follows Morph for a bit, then when he realized that he was heading to the tavern, he returned back to the base.

"Not going anywhere without a good disguise..." he mutters. "Roderick, right?" He asks.


Sense Motive to Make Sure Roderick is indeed telling the truth: [roll0]

[Duskranger]

@ Eternal Drifter

I am indeed sir Kobold. Why do you ask? And where is your companion.

[Eternal Drifter]

"He's gone ahead to the target's location," Nep says. "I can't follow, mainly because I had one heck of a time avoiding the city guard enough to get to here. If I go out witout cover, then I'll be spotted and then stabbed without a second thought. So... I need a disguise, and I'm no good with them. I'll need some help with it if I'm to look like a halfling. Also... I think some scrap metal in a small sack would also be useful. For bait purposes, of course."

[Duskranger]

@ Eternal Drifter

Is that all you want. Catch. Roderick says while throwing you a purse.
There are around 40 copper pieces in it. With magic made so that they look gold, as long as you don't test them, or look at them too carefully. What you're disguise considers. I can only make you look like a halfling for only two hours or less if you speak the command word. If you want that that is.

[Critical]

In response to Roderick when Morph left:
"My Kobold friend will tell you the details. He's got such a wonderful opportunity to waste his time!" - he says, before disappearing out of sight.

[Eternal Drifter]

"Thank you for the bait," Nep says, bowing. "So... two hours? You know, I think it may be all right to go out right now, now that I can see the setting sun out the window. I may need your disguise tomorrow, though, when the sun comes up. If you're still around here, that is."

"If all goes well, I shall try to return the 'gold' to you later."

Nep is sticking around for a little longer, awaiting for what else Roderick has to say, if anything. If not, he'll head out under the cover of the setting sun.

[Duskranger]

@ Eternal Drifter

You're welcome. I always like to see you starters struggle, but with this kind of little stuff I can help you. And yes for only two hours you will look exactly like a halfling. The codeword by the way is spitswindler. That way you know that no one will say the word and makes your bed look like an halfling for 2 hours long. Once putted out the item will fall apart, so it's really only one use. And you can pay me by if you ever come high enough to not knock me from first place okay Roderick adds joking.

[Eternal Drifter]

(So... I'm assuming that Nep has a small item that changes his appearance for two hours once activated? Correct me if I'm wrong.)

"Many thanks," Nep says. "Now, I've got limited moonlight, so I must get going. Later, sir."

Assuming that he isn't stopped, Nep will leave and head into the city, hiding and moving silently.

Hide: [roll0]
Move Silently: [roll1]

[Nodwick22]

Lydia follows the 2 suspious characters.


Hide
[roll0]
Move Silently
[roll1]

[Duskranger]

@ Nodwick


The men notice you and run through an alley. While they run away you hear a scream of pain from that alley.

[Nodwick22]

She runs back in to the in to rally her coworkers and runs back out to the alley to see what was wrong.

[senrath]

Shrugging, Lysenko made his way through the crowd to the bar area and ordered himself a drink. He'd attract less attention with a mug in his hand than if he simply sat down.

[Koury]

Seeing Lydia apparently had some sort of lead, Corretha followed after her quickly.

[Nodwick22]

two of the guys you talked to slunk out the door and ran for it. Then i heard a scream from the alley they went down.

[Duskranger]

@ Koury and Nodwick:

In the alley lays a small female halfling. She looks hurt, on her head is a small wound and the persons you saw coming out of the inn are just leaving the alley on the other side (long alley of about 300')

[Eternal Drifter]

At this point, since there has been no attempts on Nep's life (yet) by any city guards, Nep might have caught up to the rest of the party.

[Duskranger]

At this point, since there has been no attempts on Nep's life (yet) by any city guards, Nep might have caught up to the rest of the party.

OOC:

Sadly for you not. If you are here, than morph would also be here and since it still takes half an hour more for you it will cost a lot more time.

[Koury]

Corretha thinks about chasing down the shady men, but decides its more importaint to check out the halfling, since she is potentially the person being looked for.

Is the halfling knocked out, or is she awake? Is she bleeding out, or stable? Corretha investigates the halflings condition before doing anything else.

[Duskranger]

The halfling is stable, only wound is a small one on her head. She looks dazed though and there's some blood on the floor.


Where's lydia by the way.

And 10 minutes till morph arrives, 40 till nep also is there.

[Eternal Drifter]

Nep dives behind a stack of apples in a market, dodging the sight of a passing city guard.

Advantages to being small... Nep thinks. But Kobolds are not accepted as 'civilized' folk. I need to have that changed... but how?

Nep peeks out from behind the apples, and then, seeing that the coast is clear, rushes off towards the direction of the Salty Fish.

Gaining fame as a hero would start the revolution... but are the rest of the race ready to- Not another!

Nep dives behind a box of... things... and then sneakily slides next to a box of potions.

At least, it would allow me to not have to hide every time a guard passes by!

Once the guard is out of sight, Nep continues on his way, on the lookout for any others.

[Nodwick22]

Lydia is next to the halfling.

[Duskranger]

What is everyone doing? I mean Lydia and Corretha are with the halfling, state your actions so I can react to them.

The crusader is gambling, so he won't be around for now. Morph and Nep are traveling, but won't come closer if there are no actions to be played in this time. And if you don't want to play just state it in the OOC. Than I will call this game dead.

[Nodwick22]

I say we run after the muggers? What do you say?

if corretha agrees Lydia draws a dart and runs after them.

[Koury]

If this is the halfling we are after then we should bring her in. The muggers aren't our objective. You got any rope?

If Lydia does, Corretha begins tying up the halfling, taking 20 for a result of 24 (26 if Lydia aids another).

Either way, Corretha begins the process of hauling the halfling back to base.

[Duskranger]

While Corretha is pulling the halfling, unconsciously back to base the group meets after a couple of minutes traveling meets Morph (you find them after 10 minutes running). You left Lysenko without warning in the Salty Fish. At least you have met Morph on the road back, and if you all walk on, Nep will also see you, and probably join you.

[Critical]

"So, this is our rogue?" - Morph says, lifting the halfling and putting her over his shoulder, after all, you need to help the ladies. - "Oh, and the bastards didn't give the armory access right away. Annoying."

[Nodwick22]

Pulls out rope and hands it to corretha. What kinda thief would I be if I didnt have any rope?

[Duskranger]

After walking a while you see Nep, which (I guess) joins your threesome.

@ Senrath

While you are mingling with the persons in the inn you hear a couple of guys talking about some thief that favours gems and jewelry. Her name is surprisingly the same as the name of your target. You also hear that she's an elf, that favors silence and stealth.

[Nodwick22]

Are we sure that this is the thief?

[Duskranger]

Are we sure that this is the thief?

@ Nodwick22

Koury is sure it is the thief, why do you think she's not.

[Critical]

"Hell, I don't know. We didn't even know her race, so, maybe... But lets turn her in first, shall we?"

[senrath]

Lysenko's attention piqued with the mention of Veronica's name. Approaching the people who said it, he adopted a rather forlorn look. "you wouldn't happen to know where I could find this rogue, would you? I recently had a few old pieces of jewelry lifted, and I'm trying to track them down. They're all I have left of my late wife, and are irreplaceable."

Bluff check (or other Cha based check that's not intimidate or diplomacy) in case I need it:
[roll0]

[Eternal Drifter]

The group is approached by a barrel.

"Best I could get..." Nep says from within the barrel. "Anyway, I now have some bait for the rouge- is that her? What did you do to find her?"

[Duskranger]

@ Senrath

"So ye be an ex-associate of her too." A dirty man beside you says, his breath smells like stale beer and things you do not even want to imagine.
"I can tell you, where she's going to be, out of spite, so you can kick her ass, she also stole from us, yes she did. She took all our shares with her. We should've gotten more than she gave us. She will be tonight trying to break in across the palace in the well guarded Ivy shop. She will try to steal the biggest diamond there is there. But she wil have back-up, since stealing there alone would be suicide. If you hurry maybe you can catch her." The man says before holding up his hand to get some money from you.

[Critical]

"Bait for a rouge? Maybe, for a rogue? Some may not take this lightly, trap-man, so be aware of it. Plus, you're a kobold, so their urge to kill you will increase. And yes, that's her... I guess. Still, I'm in doubt. Besides, why are you here, trap-man? You'll be killed on sight..."

[Eternal Drifter]

"Bait for a rouge? Maybe, for a rogue? Some may not take this lightly, trap-man, so be aware of it. Plus, you're a kobold, so their urge to kill you will increase. And yes, that's her... I guess. Still, I'm in doubt. Besides, why are you here, trap-man? You'll be killed on sight..."

"A long term plan..." Nep says, an eye looking out of a hole in the barrel he "borrowed without permission, with every intention of returning." "I could take her off your hands and take her to base. I need a good reputation more than you guys, since I'm... well... a Kobold... but I promice I'll give you credit. I'll just stick in the shadows, in this barrel, and pause when someone passes by. I have a one time disguse if that fails..."

[Critical]

"Sound plan, trap-man. Besides, we're signed on as a team, remember?" - Morph says, dropping the halfling into the barrel. "So, lets double-check we've got the right person?" - Morph says, turning to the rest of the group. - "First, are you sure she was a halfling?"

[senrath]

Thanking the man, Lysenko handed over a couple of pieces of silver. Excusing himself, he glanced around the tavern to see where the others had got to. After several glances around the room he left, heading back towards the Enforcer's headquarters, on the off chance that the others went back there.

Do I know where this Ivy place is, or will I need to ask someone about it?

[Duskranger]

@Senrath

Knowledge local: if higher than 10 you know precisely where the palace is, with 15 you even know who the owner is, with 20 you will also know the most strategic place for an ambush or an attack.

[Nodwick22]

The reasons I do not think this is our rogue is: A) Grendar did not specify a race, which usually means human, B) she was knocked out way to easy for a seasoned rogue.

[Critical]

"Mhm, okay. I think we should return to the "Fish" and investigate some more."

[Eternal Drifter]

"Either way," Nep's voice says from the barrel, "We could have a clue in this halfling. I say we take her back to base, and try to speak with her after waking her up. I can get close to the Fish, but I can't enter it without using my one time disguise, and since it's not reusable, I want to save it for an emergency."

[Nodwick22]

Sounds good.

[senrath]

As Lysenko walked, he realized that he didn't have the slightest clue where the Ivy was. He hoped that one of the others did.

I have no ranks in K: Local, so any check with a DC higher than 10 is impossible for me.

[Duskranger]

As Lysenko walked, he realized that he didn't have the slightest clue where the Ivy was. He hoped that one of the others did.

I have no ranks in K: Local, so any check with a DC higher than 10 is impossible for me.

If you do not have K: Local any check is impossible :smallbiggrin:. So than you need to ask persons. Every person from the city can at least explain you how to come there.

[senrath]

Actually, DC 10 or less is possible. See the SRD:

Untrained

An untrained Knowledge check is simply an Intelligence check. Without actual training, you know only common knowledge (DC 10 or lower).

[Duskranger]

Strange since there's the clausule of Knowledge is impossible to use untrained but okay. You RP-ed it better. But what's Lysenko going to do.

@ the rest of the gang (everyone except Senrath)

What makes you think the rogue is the wrong one, since you were so sure of yourself. Everyone knows spoilers are not there for reading if your name is not above it so there could be secret information in the things that nobody knows. Please do not metagame and continu with the plan you were bizzy with. Besides maybe I as a DM am trying to make you insane.

[senrath]

Lysenko's just gonna keep walking back to headquarters, trying to find the others so he can share his information. If he can't find them on the road, or at the headquarters, I think of something else.

[Duskranger]

Since no one is really posting (except for Senrath) I am going to bring this party to a fast forward.

The party (except Senrath) has arrived at the headquarters.

Lysenko will take some time to arrive at the headquarters since walking takes time and the party had a headstart.

[Nodwick22]

Lets make sure this is our target before we turn her over.

Tries to wake up the halfling

[Critical]

Didn't look, just common sense. Well, whatever. :smallbiggrin:

[Duskranger]

The halfling is unawakenable. It even seems that while you dragged her over the ground the wound has gotten worse. A small blood trail is visible where you have dragged her.

[Eternal Drifter]

"Right..." Nep mutters. "Is any of us a cleric? We need her looking her best when we hand her over... not dead... and spewing blood all over my body... it will make it look like I killed her, and I don't have a good reputation as it is."

Reminder: Nep is in a barrel, and the Halfling was dumped into that barrel, thus making her bleed all over the Kobold.

[Critical]

"I guess I can hold off the wound, though, I'm no cleric..." - Morph says, trying to stop the bleeding and make it so she could last until they reach the HQ.

Take 20 on heal, 23 total.

[Duskranger]

Morph at least has stabilized the halfling, still the wound on her head does not look good, nor does Morph know enough about healing to do more. He can only prevent it getting worse. Nep feels not very good, a couple drops of blood have fallen on his body. He is afraid he will be apprehended by the guards.

The stabilizing took some time and Lysenko is now only about 20 minutes behind you all.

[Nodwick22]

So we dont have a cleric? Thats never good.

[Critical]

"True. Because really, does somebody want me to patch them up?" - Morph said with some kind of a sadistic smile. - "But we got this bloody organisation in our disposal, so, there should be some of those clerics. And mages..." With the last phrase, the ranger clenched his fist.

[Nodwick22]

Well I guess we will have to do what we can with what we have. Lets wait until we get to HQ and have the clerics there deal with her.

[Eternal Drifter]

The Kobold pokes his blood covered head out of the barrel. "Agreed," Nep says. "And next time, please check her condition BEFORE dumping her on me. This blood may confuse the guards about me... and in a bad way..."

[Critical]

"Bah, just tell them you patched her up. It will give you the reputation you want... or not."

[Duskranger]

You walk through the less travelled streets of the city, trying to avoid any attention that could be attracted by a bloody ranger, and a barrel filled with a bleeding halfling and a kobold that's under the halfling.
Eventually you reach the headquarters and the guard at the entrance looks at you.

[Critical]

"Hey, we got the rogue HQ wanted." - he says, pointing at the halfling. - "So, can we come in?"

[Duskranger]

"I never said you couldn't just was thinking what the barrel does here. Stealing stuff is forbidden in the guild, you know that right. There's a reason they ask us to catch criminals. Who is the your CO by the way. The gueard asks while looking a little bit stange at the barrel and especially at the sign on it which says it's a garbagebarrel.

[Critical]

Morph noticed the guard looking at the sign, and hurried to fix the situation. "You know, us adventurers throw out so many garbage." - he said, smiling. "And hey, I'm new and I don't know what CO is, but I think you're talking about Grendar. Well, since we can come in, we won't waste your time anymore." - Morph said, and walked in, dragging the barrel.

[Duskranger]

"You may go in, Grendar is only at a meeting at the moment. If I were you I would go to the deposit place, it's field B. After that, and off course after signing your releaseform, so we know who put who where, just the name of the group, if you have a name that is. And the barrel must stay out, we prefer to keep the building junkfree, except off course the living junk, which we put in prison." The guard says while waving to another person that walks in the building.

[Eternal Drifter]

Nep climbs out of the barrel, covered in the halfling's blood. "There is some trickster in this city," Nep says. "He must have moved the sign away from my view before I decided to climb in... Still, it was the closest thing on hand... Right... area B? And I assume that the building has showers?"

He lifts the Halfling carefully, trying to prevent her from bleeding again.

"As soon as I get a permenent barrel for a disguise, I will put this one back. It's simply borrowed; I never intended to keep it, anyway."

[Critical]

"Psst, if you were more silent, we'd have less trouble. Now we have to explain why the hell we have a kobold in a garbage barrel, carrying a bloody halfling... or not." - Morph whispers to Nep, and hopefully, starts walking in the direction of field B, going first right to the place where they could sign who brough in who.

[Duskranger]

Arriving at the place a man in a big red robe comes out of the office and looks at you.
"New ones I presume, you that don't know how the standard operating procedure is. Ah well, I will get the forms, if you will put the one you caught on a chain in the other area. I would not want the kobold to escape since he seems to have injured one of your halfling comrades."

[Koury]

Corretha laughs.

Actually, the kobold is with us. The halfling was the mark, I believe. And actually, the kobold was invaluable in helping us catch her. If you need someone to rig a trap, this is your man, and be sure to let the others know.

[Duskranger]

Well in that case don't dawdle and put the halfling on a chain. Since she looks hurt she will get help immediatly when she is chained, if you fill in this forms I will take care you will get your reward. Your superior will give you the reward so be so kind to fill that one in too. The man says putting a form forward.


The Form

Name:
Name of CO:
Name of group:
Room of residing in building:
Missionnumber:
Priority:
Place on board:

[Critical]

Morph takes the form, realising, that they don't know a lot of stuff written into it, took it and placed it before him so he could read from it. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but..." - he said turning to his allies and back to the man in big robe. "We're kind of new here and don't know all this fancy stuff... Okay, so we don't have a name yet, we don't really now the room number, we don't know this mission's number, it's priority, and we don't know our place on board. Well, I guess the quickest way to sort this out would be to find Grendar? Do you know where he is? And if not, where can we find out all this stuff that needs to be filled in?" Finishing his speech, he stuffed the form into one of his pockets, along with the nearby bottle of ink and quill.

OOC:
There is some ink and quill, right?

[Duskranger]

Ah this was your first mission, that explains. This was your test to see if you were worthy of our membership. Well in that case fill in the name of your superior, which probably is Grendar. After that chain the captive, and I will come back to you. You know where your room is right. At the moment Grendar is in an important meeting, but he will come to you as soon as possible. Please put your names on the form, all your names, and the name of Grendar. That will be enough for now. And please sir, watch out, the ink we use is almost impossible to wash out of your clothes and quite expensive. The man says while looking at the rest of the group.


While most of the party is bizzy with talking with the clerk Lysenko also arrives at the headquarters and gets in without problems.

[Critical]

"Right, sure, just thought we'll fill it later..." - Morph said, putting everything he took on the table, and started writing names down. He already wrote down "Morpheus Buzz", but stumbled, before writing the next ones. He raised his voice, and adressed to the group. - "Going to need your surnames, guys."

[Eternal Drifter]

The Kobold stumbles a little.

"I was never given a surname," Nep says. "Neither my tribe or monestary thought it was nececarry. Though... Arshade sounds all right."

[Nodwick22]

Lydia Lightfingers is the name