The Nightmare Switch

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Jan 29, 2020 5:18 pm
OOC:
You can always roll. Just state what you want, if you are Trained in anything relevant, and if you think you have an Asset (help or an advantage in some way), and roll 1d20. I am free to interpret that as I will.
Nim doesn't see the drawing of the dome as being particularly dangerous to him.
Jan 29, 2020 6:32 pm
"Didn't feel like normal symbolic dream to me, more like something imposed on my mind from the outside. I am hoping this could be an actual location nearby and a clue to what is going on here, i'll ask around in town. Are we bringing back the crate right now?"
Jan 29, 2020 7:16 pm
Raezhon gets to her feet, rubs her eyes and stretches. "That makes as much sense as anything. Certainly something is affecting everyone here.... We should find out when all this began. Something must have triggered this effect, right? If we can pinpoint the 'when,' then maybe we can figure out the 'what' that will take us to the heart of the problem." She looks at the crates and then the path leading up the hill. "Maybe the helpful guard will have some answers for us today."
Jan 29, 2020 7:22 pm
Dragging your crates back up the hill, the guard, who looks even more haggard, says only the same thing to your query. "Come back tomorrow." Deymish protests, with many arm gestures and grand claims as to how important his time is, and the medicine they requested. "Medicine! Even you might benefit once the priests start handing it out!"

The guard grows angry, her embarrasment and rage competing, but her rage winning. She bellows for you all to shove off, while fingering her weapon.

You move the crates to the side, and Deymish quietly offers, "She's hiding something. Any of you good at sneaking into towers?"
Jan 29, 2020 7:26 pm
"Oh bloody hell, who's in charge in this place? We need to talk to them, not this surly peon," she mutters to the group, casting dagger eyes back at the guard.
Jan 29, 2020 8:34 pm
Rohim answers in a similar low voice : "The walls are not that high, with a boost or a few stacked crate I can get over it with a rope. Or, if you keep her of my back, I could probably just open the front door too. I'm rusty but this looks like a pretty simple lock."
Jan 29, 2020 9:48 pm
Aduan pulls the group aside for a moment. "I have a couple of things that may help us. The first one is an object that will move whoever is holding it a short distance. I don't know how far it will work but it could easily put you inside the walls without having to climb over. Getting out is a different matter. But before we use that I would like to see if there is any other Numenera at work here. I can sense if one is active. What do you all think?"
Jan 30, 2020 7:03 pm
I like the idea, Karam says to Aduan, but instead of using it ourselves, let’s give it to the guard? She’ll be moved to wherever, and we’ll have a clear coast.

If that doesn’t work, I’ll do something to attract her attention and you can sneak inside.
Jan 30, 2020 7:15 pm
"Unfortunately, the holder must activate it and I doubt she would willingly do so. Any other ideas? If I can sneak in I can use a spell to see what's just inside the tower itself but I still want to see if there's any Numenera active."
Last edited January 30, 2020 7:16 pm
Jan 30, 2020 11:27 pm
"I suggest we keep this cypher to exit the compound if it need to be done in a hurry rather than entering. What do you need to check for Numenera?"
Feb 1, 2020 3:32 am
What's the plan?
Feb 1, 2020 5:34 am
While Aduan does his thing with the Numenera, Rohim walks around the compound for a discreet spot to cross over the wall.

Rolls

Perception (Trained) - (1d20)

(2) = 2

Feb 1, 2020 6:25 am
Nim attempts to deceive the guard into believing the group has explicit orders from a higher authority to enter and deliver the goods immediately. If anything it is at least a chance to distract the guard while Rohim tries to find another way in.
OOC:
I have an edge in intellect so I'd like to apply 1 effort by using 2 points from my intellect pool. Not sure how I should annotate this in the roll itself

Rolls

Deception (Trained) - (1d20+1)

(4) + 1 = 5

Feb 1, 2020 6:26 am
OOC:
oof not great lol
Feb 1, 2020 4:16 pm
Rohim finds that the wall is too tall to climb without support and there isn't another way in. It is 10 feet high and a foot thick. From the far side, you could climb over it if you had crates or something to climb, and it would be far enough away that she wouldn't easily hear you.

Nim successfully distracts the guard. She's not cooperative, and the more you press the harder she resists letting you in. But she does pay attention to Nim enough that Rohim can do something.
Feb 1, 2020 6:44 pm
OOC:
Sorry for the delay.
Aduan explains that he doesn't need anything other than an ability to concentrate. He will focus on the area around the gate and the guard and examines the area closely for a full minute.
Feb 1, 2020 10:02 pm
Rohim discreetly signal Raezhon for some help moving crates to the spot he found.
Feb 1, 2020 11:04 pm
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Feb 3, 2020 4:50 am
"I can get in, but it'll take about a minute. I don't know if Nim can keep her occupied for that long." She looks around for crates or anything that could help her boost Rohim over the wall.
Feb 3, 2020 10:29 pm
Rohim points and head to one of the medical crate that the group carried trice already.
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