Act I: Prison Break

The four of you (five if you count Grumblejack) plot and scheme for the next hour and a half, and things begin to fall into place in your minds, when the door opens. One of the guards walks into the cell block and looks around the room, checking on all of you prisoners. He spits on Magoldor as he walks by, and he smells absolutely rancid; like cheap whiskey.

Throughout the day, here is what you observe:

The guards rotate shifts every 8 hours. There are always two guards posted outside of your cell block, and they take turns patrolling your block every two hours: one actually checking on you, one standing by the door with a signal horn in hand to call for help if something happens.

If everyone can give me a Perception roll, I have more information to share with you. ;)

Throughout the day, you hear the two guards posted at your cell block's door talking. Most of it is meaningless chatter, but this little tidbit catches your attention:

"That Blackerly is a damned thief! That game was rigged last night!"

"If it's rigged, why do you keep going back to the gatehouse then?"

"The beer's passable."

A laugh is heard. "Drinkin' on duty! Damn, this place has gone to hell. Captain Callidan would have never tolerated that crap, that's for sure!"

"Captain Callidan...he left, what? Two years ago?"

"Almost three and since then the place has been straight down the shitter. That old wizard never leaves his tower. He stays up there reading his books and petting his owl!"

"Petting his owl? Is that what they call it these days?"

The guards enjoy a bit of a laugh.

It is now early evening of the first day, with the time you've all spent plotting, planning, scheming, and eavesdropping. The guards changed rotation about 2 hours ago. Alyndra was told that she had 3 days...which is, ironically, when your sentences will be carried out.

What do you do?

Three hours later, the door to your cell block opens and a guard stumbles in. He looks blearily at the four of you, spits on the dwarf, and laughs. "I hope they lllet me lllitght the fffffire, you shun of a bitsch..." the man slurs as he walks out of the room.

You estimate that you have anywhere between two and three hours to open your manacles and get free. You may begin when ready.