Sep 1, 2016 7:05 pm
"Speak."
Act I: Prison Break
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Sep 1, 2016 10:25 pm
Alyndra peers outside of the cage one more time to ensure they won't be overheard, then speaks to the other in a whisper, "My visitor, a woman by the name of Tiadora, told me that a mutual friend would like to meet all of us. We have to break out, then travel across the moors. On Old Moor Road, there will be a manor house with a single lantern burning in the second story. We are supposed to meet our mysterious benefactor there."
She takes a deep breath and looks around to make sure that everyone has gotten the gist of what she's saying before she continues, "To that end, she gave me this," she holds up the veil, "This contains powerful magic and will provide us with basic tools to assist in our escape. We just need to come up with a plan of escape first. The water is too rough and would be almost impossible to make it across, but the bridge requires a password to go through. Anyone have any bright ideas?"
She takes a deep breath and looks around to make sure that everyone has gotten the gist of what she's saying before she continues, "To that end, she gave me this," she holds up the veil, "This contains powerful magic and will provide us with basic tools to assist in our escape. We just need to come up with a plan of escape first. The water is too rough and would be almost impossible to make it across, but the bridge requires a password to go through. Anyone have any bright ideas?"
Sep 1, 2016 11:02 pm
"This isn't a trick." I say the words slowly. I'm skeptical, but not stupid. If there's an opportunity to escape my fate, I will take it. I look at the veil, very nearly reaching for it as I consider what sort of tools it can provide us, and how.
"You say the bridge needs a password to cross. Is it magical in nature, or one that must be given directly to a guard?" Guards can be easily distracted or fooled. Magical wards are more time-consuming.
"You say the bridge needs a password to cross. Is it magical in nature, or one that must be given directly to a guard?" Guards can be easily distracted or fooled. Magical wards are more time-consuming.
Sep 2, 2016 1:47 am
"You say we are expected to break out?" asks Harrison, not even pretending to hide the skepticism in his voice."This is a trap or someone wants to use us, and all we've been offered is a veil?" He laughs, mocking the situation. "I would like some proof of this. Release us. Then we can discuss a plan."
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Sep 2, 2016 2:33 am
Alyndra sighs before putting the veil on display for the other to look at a bit, and to see the patches sewn in it. She explains the way to use it and what each of the items are. She further explains that she is skilled in the use of lockpicks as well and can unlock their shackles. "We need a plan of escape before we even try this. Come a time when there are less guards on duty I will unlock our shackles. I lay claim to a single dagger, a component pouch, and the lockpicks. You can divvy up the rest according to your skill sets, and we can keep the gold within it in case we need it later."
2 daggers
a bullseye lantern (full, lit, shuttered)
50 ft coil of hempen rope
2 sacks of needed spell components (worth less than 1 gp)
common clothes in PC's sizes
Masterwork Thieves Tools
Window (2ft by 4ft by 2ft deep)
potion of Cure Light Wounds
100 GP
a warhammer
Silver Unholy Symbol of Asmodeus.
OOC:
Veil of Useful Items: Detaching a patch from this veil causes that patch to become an actual item. One patch can be detached each round as a move action. This veil contains: 2 daggers
a bullseye lantern (full, lit, shuttered)
50 ft coil of hempen rope
2 sacks of needed spell components (worth less than 1 gp)
common clothes in PC's sizes
Masterwork Thieves Tools
Window (2ft by 4ft by 2ft deep)
potion of Cure Light Wounds
100 GP
a warhammer
Silver Unholy Symbol of Asmodeus.
Sep 2, 2016 4:31 am
I can almost feel its magical aura. I've heard of such things, but have never seen one in person. I make a mental list of supplies that this veil is meant to conjure, estimating their approximate size, weight, and usefulness to our situation. I am not typically one to gamble on such strangers, but perhaps today I'm feeling generous.
"It seems we are meant to unshackle ourselves with the lock picks, change into these commoner's clothes, create a window through this stone wall or perhaps a wall on a lower floor, and climb down the side of the building with this rope. I will require the second component pouch. With it, I can daze or confuse our pursuers as we make our way out of here towards the bridge." That much seems obvious. "What we do after that will depend on what we face at the bridge itself. I can only make a plan based on what I know and see. It would be foolish to do otherwise."
"It seems we are meant to unshackle ourselves with the lock picks, change into these commoner's clothes, create a window through this stone wall or perhaps a wall on a lower floor, and climb down the side of the building with this rope. I will require the second component pouch. With it, I can daze or confuse our pursuers as we make our way out of here towards the bridge." That much seems obvious. "What we do after that will depend on what we face at the bridge itself. I can only make a plan based on what I know and see. It would be foolish to do otherwise."
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Sep 2, 2016 10:51 am
"With the warhammer and the symbol of the Lord of Darkness I will lay low any who stand in our way." Magoldor looks around as best as he can as he says this, gauging the other prisoners' reactions to both the unholy symbol and his mention of the Prince of Hell.
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Sep 2, 2016 12:48 pm
Harrison listens to the others and agrees, "This plan is plausible, and when, pray tell, do plan to execute this plan?" Harrison also notes that there are not enough weapons for everyone, and that there's no mention of getting out of the prison.
"This plan will only get us out of the tower," he says ", but we need to work out how to actually get out of the prison. Casting magic at our jailers might not be prudent. Any aggressive action will only result in more pursuers. "
Harrison mulls this for a minute..."perhaps a distraction of some sort. I would love nothing more than to burn this place to ground. Perhaps we set it on fire, we could distract enough guards away from us to ease our disappearance."
"This plan will only get us out of the tower," he says ", but we need to work out how to actually get out of the prison. Casting magic at our jailers might not be prudent. Any aggressive action will only result in more pursuers. "
Harrison mulls this for a minute..."perhaps a distraction of some sort. I would love nothing more than to burn this place to ground. Perhaps we set it on fire, we could distract enough guards away from us to ease our disappearance."
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Sep 2, 2016 4:14 pm
"What I'm suggesting is that we move swiftly and silently so we can be out before most even notice we're gone. How to you propose we burn down the stone walls of this prison, and how will that result in less pursuers?" I'm beginning to suspect that subtlety is not in this group's vocabulary.
Sep 2, 2016 4:21 pm
"If we see a chance to cause a good distraction, then we can take it. Otherwise, we need to move fast and get out quietly," Alyndra says, agreeing with Xharin on this.
Sep 2, 2016 5:47 pm
Xharin, that heavy breathing you heard a moment ago? It turns into a chuckle that is just loud enough to be heard by the rest of the party.
A deep, gravelly voice seemingly comes from the reinforced cell to your west.
"Little 'uns ain't that smart. I'm still alive. Let me out, and I c'n give ye yer distraction."
A deep, gravelly voice seemingly comes from the reinforced cell to your west.
"Little 'uns ain't that smart. I'm still alive. Let me out, and I c'n give ye yer distraction."
Rolls
Secret Roll
Secret Roll
Sep 2, 2016 6:00 pm
Alyndra pauses suddenly in her plotting, Damn! Should have realized others in the nearby cells might be able to hear us...
"Who are you? Any why would you cause a distraction for us?"
"Who are you? Any why would you cause a distraction for us?"
Rolls
Sense Motive (really need to put ranks in this) - (1d20-1)
(9) - 1 = 8
Sep 2, 2016 6:09 pm
"Me name's Grumblejack," the voice rumbles, "Used to make a decent livin' runnin' a toll in the moors, till the little 'uns caught me and locked me in 'ere. I owe the little rats lots fer poking me wit' tha' damned stick e'eryday. Ye let me out, I'll pay the little 'uns back in full."
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The voice seems very sincere in wanting to get out of the cell he's in.Rolls
Secret Roll
Secret Roll
Sep 2, 2016 6:15 pm
An arm reaches through the cell door, the only thing not reinforced with stone in that particular cell. It is massive...and the dwarf in the room will recognize it as that of an ogre.
"Big 'nough that I killed two of the little 'uns when they locked me 'n here. They stab at me e'eryday now, 'n I get weaker and weaker every time...but I c'n still pay them back 'n full."
"Big 'nough that I killed two of the little 'uns when they locked me 'n here. They stab at me e'eryday now, 'n I get weaker and weaker every time...but I c'n still pay them back 'n full."
Sep 3, 2016 1:23 am
"Get out quickly and quietly,,,," scoffs Harrison. "And quickly and quietly through the courtyard? And quickly and quietly over the bridge?" He stops a moment to let the others reflect. "No, we need something to draw attention of the guards. Otherwise, a handful of peasants that arrived from nowhere will draw attention. I don't want to play at escaping, I want to ensure it. We can still use the window trick, although we'd best be careful. Magic can be traced. Also, maybe we could frame a guard, and release our new ally?" Again, he pauses a moment, and looks to the others.
Sep 4, 2016 5:42 am
Clearly this fellow is convinced his method is the only one worth considering. I suppose we should humor him. "So let me get this straight. You wish to release Grumblejack, frame an officer for the release, and set a fire in the hopes that we can divert a majority of the guards away from us. How do you intend to do this, and what is the time frame for this plan from start to finish?"
Sep 4, 2016 6:16 am
"I don't know about the rest of it, but releasing our large friend probably wouldn't hurt our chances of escaping unnoticed," Alyndra says, thinking that he'll prove to be a perfectly expendable distraction, and that the chances he would turn on them was slim, since he'd have far more reason to hate the guards than them.
Sep 5, 2016 2:20 am
Harrison listens to the others, clearly they think him arrogant, and a fool. "You'll do as you will. I offer my counsel, take it see you fit," he says awaiting the consensus while remaining chained to the wall.
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