Sep 16, 2024 2:45 pm
"Let’s take the cart through the gauntlet " suggests Crow "Who here is willing to take the reins?"
OOC:
Hoping someone has profiency with land vehiclesScene 2: Three Shadows Emerge
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Sep 16, 2024 4:50 pm
OOC:
No proficiency but probably the least effective in battle so....Sep 16, 2024 7:01 pm
Assuming the others are also onboard Crow readies Eldritch Blast and prepares for introductions.
Sep 17, 2024 11:37 pm
You all debate for a bit about the best course of action, but eventually those that suggest simply charging into the path outvote all others. You agree to get into your cart and Bell snaps the reins and the horses charge forward. These horses are not war horses and built strong only to pull whatever load is in the cart. They have blinders, but the graveyard is still terrifying.
After a minute of the horses going at a gallop, you all hear the sounds of predator animals to your left and right. You aren't sure if the animals are actually there or a manifestation of dark magic, but the horses start to act as though the are under threat. As they panic, they pull you into a fog that is so thick you can only see about 10 feet before it is just white mist (heavily obscured).
Success (DC 20): you calm the horses
Failure (but 16-19): you can either fail or calm the horses at some cost (it must be a cost that is meaningful)
Failure (15 or less): horses panic so much that they break free and dash back the way you came, leaving the cart stranded
After a minute of the horses going at a gallop, you all hear the sounds of predator animals to your left and right. You aren't sure if the animals are actually there or a manifestation of dark magic, but the horses start to act as though the are under threat. As they panic, they pull you into a fog that is so thick you can only see about 10 feet before it is just white mist (heavily obscured).
OOC:
I need an animal handling check from someone, presumably the driver. I like the rethinking of tool checks where all tool checks are really just skill ability checks, but proficiency in the tool gives advantage. As such, if someone has proficiency in vehicle (land) and makes the check, they have advantage. As such: no vehicle proficiency is just a normal animal handling check. With tools it is an animal handling check with advantage. If you have vehicle (land) tool proficiency but no proficiency in animal handling, it is still an animal handling check but with advantage.Success (DC 20): you calm the horses
Failure (but 16-19): you can either fail or calm the horses at some cost (it must be a cost that is meaningful)
Failure (15 or less): horses panic so much that they break free and dash back the way you came, leaving the cart stranded
Sep 18, 2024 4:51 am
Xcha tries to help get the horses under control.
Rolls
Vehicles (land) Advantage, no animal handling - (2d20h1+0)
(410) = 10
Sep 18, 2024 11:57 am
A rough ride? Damn!
How hard could it have been? The path had been straight with the forest itself limiting lateral movement but Bells had lost control almost from the moment her hands had touched the reigns. Perhaps the bard had foolishly thought the placid workhorses would be easy to control but the beast while usually having a docile temperament had been spooked. The bard did not have the sheer power to exert control and by the time Xcha made an effort to help, his strength was wasted as those straps of leather holding the horses in place snapped.
All Bells could do was make a desperate grab holding onto the seat as the wagon rocked then the left wheel raised off the ground causing the whole conveyance to shudder as it skidded to a halt now slightly askewed across the path. "I thought we were going to flip there for a minute! Is everyone whole? I think they now know we're coming!"
How hard could it have been? The path had been straight with the forest itself limiting lateral movement but Bells had lost control almost from the moment her hands had touched the reigns. Perhaps the bard had foolishly thought the placid workhorses would be easy to control but the beast while usually having a docile temperament had been spooked. The bard did not have the sheer power to exert control and by the time Xcha made an effort to help, his strength was wasted as those straps of leather holding the horses in place snapped.
All Bells could do was make a desperate grab holding onto the seat as the wagon rocked then the left wheel raised off the ground causing the whole conveyance to shudder as it skidded to a halt now slightly askewed across the path. "I thought we were going to flip there for a minute! Is everyone whole? I think they now know we're coming!"