Anauroch: Empire of Shade OOC

[Nines]

From looking over the IC posts (47 & 48, specifically) it looks like the path heads east from the glade and towards the city. No other paths were mentioned by the DM.

Just to collect it into one place, the marching order:

1. Allan - eagle (airborne at 45°, keeping to the upper canopy and within 150ft. of Lune. (fly 40ft.)
2. Lune - point (walk, 35ft.)
   <20ft gap to prevent enfilade on sight>
3. Adama - second (stealthed, 35ft. [70 normal], floating anywhere in the gap)
4. Doria - column 1 (walk, 30ft.)
5. Eryn - column 2 (walk, 30ft.)
6. Aubryn - rear (walk, 30ft.)

What we do once we reach the city is I think where things will differ. Ixtalan would probably prefer a stealthy character to join him for the portal recon, but would also welcome any muscle as well. If all of the others want to visit the Coronal, he's quite comfortable as a lone agent as well.

[Palanan]

Waiting to hear from rax to be sure Aubryn's okay with this.

If so, then it's over to the DM to narrate how far we get on our lovely stroll into the city.



Also, DM, what time of day is it? And do we know what season it is, and what month and day? I may well have missed the latter.

[rax]

Sure, works for me. Aubryn thinks we should get permission, but if we make it to a portal first, then we may as well go directly to the tower and explain ourselves afterward.

If we end up splitting up, so be it. That too is one of the benefits of PbP - the DM can run parallell scenes without anyone having to wait for their turn to come up.

[Palanan]

And now we wait for the dread hand of the DM.

[Goby]

Marching order make sense to me.
Seems like there’s only one path for now, so Doria assumes the person with the map knows where we’re going.
If/when we encounter a patrol or a portal, then we’ll see what happens.

[paradox26]

Waiting to hear from rax to be sure Aubryn's okay with this.

If so, then it's over to the DM to narrate how far we get on our lovely stroll into the city.



Also, DM, what time of day is it? And do we know what season it is, and what month and day? I may well have missed the latter.

The time of day is mid-morning. The season we will say is autumn, though I am not sure if that is canon, as the module doesn't go into depth about that sort of detail. And we will say it is the Autumn equinox, the 21st of Eleint, though that shouldn't come into play.

[rax]

@Palanan

Just tried to PM you but it seems your inbox is full. Nothing earth-shattering, just an observation about some of Eryn's equipment choices.

[Palanan]

@rax, thanks for the catch on the crystal situation. I'll need to retool those selections somehow.

[rax]

No problem, hope you find some good alternatives.

[paradox26]

Just to clarify, are Aubryn and Eryn going forward to meet the elves?

[rax]

It would seem so, though everyone else is obviously welcome to come as well.

[Nines]

We can certainly keep moving as a unit if there's no objections. I was simply giving people time to react to the latest information if they wanted to.

EDIT: posted and updated.

Ixtalan isn't really interested in a social call right now, and more with their safety, so he's fine with Eryn doing the talking here while he conducts his own interview of sorts.

[Palanan]

Originally Posted by paradox26
Just to clarify, are Aubryn and Eryn going forward to meet the elves?

Eryn will definitely be proceeding towards the elves, and she'll hope Aubryn is there beside her.

[rax]

Never fear, Aubryn is here! (or maybe it should be there?)

[Nines]

Updated positions for patrol contact:

1. Allan - eagle (airborne at 45°, keeping to the upper canopy and within 150ft. of Lune. (fly 40ft.)
2. Eryn - on approach for contact (walk, 30ft.)
3. Aubryn - joining Eryn, within 5ft. (walk, 30ft.)
<enfilade gap>
4. Lune - keeping within 20ft. of the pair (walk, 35ft.)
5. Adama - floating within 20ft. around Lune (stealthed, 35ft. [70 normal])
6. Doria - holding rear (walk, 30ft.)

[Palanan]

Ready to parley with the elves.

[BelGareth]

I'm ready, not much else going on lol

[paradox26]

Sorry for my absence everyone. I have had to take my mother in law to a bunch of appointments. She will probably be back in hospital again within the next few days. Posting now.

[Nines]

Glad to have you back.

I went ahead and posted Ixtalan's reply to the patrol as well, below the break. If his magical senses above return anything untoward, he'll be assumed to be playing along long enough to warn the others, and find an opportune opening to engage. Otherwise, he'll play it as it lies.

[Palanan]

Originally Posted by paradox26
Sorry for my absence everyone. I have had to take my mother in law to a bunch of appointments. She will probably be back in hospital again within the next few days.

My last few days have mirrored yours almost exactly. I’m wrung out and ground down from dealing with hospitals and doctors’ offices.

Will try to post something later tonight or tomorrow for Eryn. Are there many other travelers interacting with the moon elves’ patrol, or is it just our group?

[Goby]

Well spoken.
And that’s why Doria stepped back to let Eryn speak for to the elves.

[Nines]

Yes that worked out, and it allowed me the freedom to have a bit of fun with it. I could've certainly broke out my Greenwood elvish from back in post 3, but I thought Eryn needed the spotlight time more here, as it seemed like her moment.

EDIT: also, are we sure the Coronal is a she? I don't recall that being divulged.

[Palanan]

@rax, my apologies for the mistake there. I saw "Tethyrian dragonblood human" at the top of Aubryn's character sheet and that was as far as my brain went. Last night I could barely think from the physical and emotional fatigue of the past few days.

Eryn would have had more presence of mind, so I'll change that now.

[rax]

Oh, don't worry about it. Aubryn isn't really fussed, he's just teasing Eryn a bit. I think it makes it more fun if she had a temporary slip of the tongue.

[paradox26]

My last few days have mirrored yours almost exactly. I’m wrung out and ground down from dealing with hospitals and doctors’ offices.

Will try to post something later tonight or tomorrow for Eryn. Are there many other travelers interacting with the moon elves’ patrol, or is it just our group?

There are not enough visitors to the city that there are any other visitors in sight right now.

Yes that worked out, and it allowed me the freedom to have a bit of fun with it. I could've certainly broke out my Greenwood elvish from back in post 3, but I thought Eryn needed the spotlight time more here, as it seemed like her moment.

EDIT: also, are we sure the Coronal is a she? I don't recall that being divulged.

The Coronal is well known to be female. Elminster would have referred to her as She in passing, so you would know.

[Nines]

Got it. Couldn't tell if Elminster was being perhaps vague with that information when I re-read it, so it's good to be sure there.

[BelGareth]

I'm going to drop this game, thanks everyone.

[Palanan]

Sorry to hear it, Bel.

I know our DM has been having some tough days recently. I've lived through much the same as what he's dealing with, and I understand how that is. I'll be waiting in hopes that things improve for him.

[Nines]

Sad to hear it, but I understand.

There's certainly been some general drop off after such a strong start, which is always disappointing. I'll wait to hear before deciding next steps.

[Palanan]

Just checking in, in hopes of hearing from the DM.