A Monstrous Night Below OOC

[JNAProductions]

For clarification there is no potion (that you have found), only notes ABOUT one.

Oki. So we are NOT at risk of drinking an unidentified substance.
Good to know.

[Dr.Gunsforhands]

Sundew has a bunch of things to add to the sheet on leveling up!

- Getting the Xanathar's Gloom Stalker conclave
- - Get some bonus speed and attacks in round 1 of combat
- - Invent a special anti-darkvision body texture
- - Can concentrate to pass as a humanoid for maybe an hour
- Adding Spells:
- - Disguise Self (Conclave Bonus Spell, hence the above)
- - Primeval Awareness (Class Feature, but it's basically a spell)
- - Goodberry (Mostly to make treats for the good horsie)

[Xihirli]

Horsie deserves treats!

[Xihirli]

Bob, anything to say?

[Bobthewizard]

Bob, anything to say?

Oops. Sorry about that. Thanks for the reminder.

[Xihirli]

Is cool.
Are others good with heading for the orcs? You have rough directions that they're in the mines north of Milborne.
Also, are you planning on bringing the horse with you?

[JNAProductions]

How far are they? If we know.
Notably, can we get a Long Rest without wasting too much time?

[Xihirli]

You’d have to at some point, unless you’re going to catch them on the way. You don’t know how much of a lead they have, though.

Depending on how straight a path through the Thornwood it is, you’re looking at about two days’ ride to get north of Milborne.

[Xihirli]

Another point of clarification: Tauster is suggesting that there are clues to find out where Jelenneth is being taken to at the Keep because he doesn't know that you've already killed Ranchefus and taken his journal and learned about the Bloodskull Orcs.

He can't scry on you, doesn't have that spell.

[Bobthewizard]

Celia gets to respond to the sending spell though, right? So we can tell him what we know.

[Xihirli]

Indeed you could!

[Xihirli]

Xorgid, would you like to have your duplicate go through the wreckage while rests are happening?

[Xihirli]

Before another fight might happen (OR NOT!)
Is anyone wearing Ranchefus's cloak? Used the travel time to focus on it?

[Bobthewizard]

Oh thanks. I had forgotten about it. I think we would have identified it with a rest, and maybe attuned to it if needed. I think I gave it to Sundew, right?

[Xihirli]

I think we would have identified it with a rest

Cloak of Protection +1

[Dr.Gunsforhands]

Ooh! Okay, noted. Thanks.

[Xihirli]

Maybe you won't even go down next fight!

[JNAProductions]

Well... That's gross. :P

What's our plan, folks?

[Xihirli]

Bob, please make me an Intelligence (Deception) Check with advantage.

[Bobthewizard]

Intelligence (Deception): (1d20+4)[7], (1d20+4)[7]

He's an idiot in disguise

[Bobthewizard]

I would prefer we not split up. I think this is going to go south pretty quickly. But do what you want.

[JNAProductions]

Gonna wait on our orcish friend to address them first.

[Xihirli]

Address who? Kolvu is not with you.

[JNAProductions]

Address who? Kolvu is not with you.

Wait, where are we?

I'm apparently rather confused.

[Xihirli]

Let me back up, I'm beginning to think a thought I had was a mistake.

Kolvu mentioned the possibility that the sneaky ones could split off and go find Zuaf, since finding Zuaf was the preferred step forward from the group but left out Xorgid, who didn't really have a way of getting there unnoticed.

Wanting to move things forward but also leave that as a decision, I advanced us to the splitting off point and included "stealth check if you want to split off." Trying to go opt-in but still keep momentum going.

So when you two gave me stealth checks I had you both approach Zuaf in the Cave of Luthic where the women and children were stationed, and had Xorgid go with Kolvu up to where the Tannarruk chief is.

I apologize, I thought all of this was understood. Please feel free to decide if you would like to be at the Cave of Luthic or with Kolvu and Xorgid now.

[JNAProductions]

Hm... Lemme make a roll. Just to help my own decision-making process.

(1d20)[9]

Edit: Imma say Celia will stick to Xorgid-she doesn't want to risk his life.

[Dr.Gunsforhands]

I was pretty sure we were splitting off to find Zuaf, but if Celia isn't going, Sundew won't split the party either. They don't trust their own stealth or persuasion skills enough to take on that task alone.

[Xihirli]

Okay sounds good. You are all with Kolvu then, no splitting of the party.
If you'd like to use those stealth checks to find a place to be around the Tannarruk and company you may.

[JNAProductions]

Sounds good. We aren't using flanking, so are there any locations high enough to be out of melee range of most or all foes?

[Xihirli]

Yes, there's actually a raised wooden platform up above that you don't know the purpose of. There's a rope ladder dangling from it.