The Black Wyrm of Brandonsford

Stones, vegetables, and small handfuls of mud come flinging in the window as Sable stops and frees the young, bearded captive--who indeed wears monk robes, and who is jubilant until he sees the massive giant towering over them!

"Thank you, thank you! I'm Brother Dirk and I--oh! Ah! We need to run, he was intending to cook and eat me!"

"NO NO NO!" bellows the giant as Wren runs and escapes, the brother is freed, and a potato bounces off his head.

"LEAVE MY DINNER! THIEF! DINNER THIEF! YOU WILL BE... DESSERT!"

Sable absolutely agrees with the Brother they need to get out of there and begins to pull the potentially disoriented man to the door…

With Nessa scurrying into place and positioning her foliage camouflage just so, and with Gann helping Wren out from beneath the door, Sable and Brother Dirk face down an angry giant. Three enormous strides carry the brute to the door, cutting off their intended means of escape!

"POT NEARLY READY! BUBBLING GOOD! GOBLIN STEW TONIGHT!"

Crouching a bit, the grinning giant prepares to intercept any 'goblin' brave or foolish enough to try and get past him!

Round 1
Giant, Sable, Dirk

Round 2
Sable, Dirk, Giant

As Sable grabs the back of the Brother's hood, the giant leaps past him and the rescued to block their way out. Between his legs, he can see Wren is able to wriggle back out at least.

Round 1
Wren runs back to the door, slides under
Gann helps Wren out
Nessa finishing hurling stuff to distract the giant and runs for the woods
The Giant moved to block the door as a means of escape -- trying to slip past him required a DEX Save.
Sable and Dirk have yet to act

Round 2
Who Party Goes in Any Order
The Giant goes

Sable quickly assesses the success of moving past the Giant with the Brother. Considering how hefty the man was, he doubted the man was going to do well running around grasping sausage fingers and squeezing under the door. He also acknowledged his own poor night of sleep making this venture more dangerous than it should have been. Instead of pulling Brother Dirk to the door, he instead pulls him to the crude bed frame to make it more difficult for the giant to reach them. There, he will plot their next move as he hopes his companions have some ideas for a better exit for the two of them. Perhaps the window if he could boost the man up?

If they are agile enough, he will grab the Brother's quarterstaff and pack on the way to the bed frame, pushing the Brother ahead of him as he does so. Then, once under the bed, they will move to the back and the side closest to the window.

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Round 1
Wren runs back to the door, slides under
Gann helps Wren out
Nessa finishing hurling stuff to distract the giant and runs for the woods
The Giant moved to block the door as a means of escape -- trying to slip past him required a DEX Save.
Sable and Dirk run for the hopefully safe haven of "under the bed"

Round 2
Who Party Goes in Any Order <<<
The Giant’s Turn

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Now that she has squeezed back under the door, she bends down and peeks through, assessing the situation. She nods and turns to the others, saying, "Does anyone have a rope? We could throw one end over the sill and anchor the other, to help them climb out. I don't have one..." She looks in her pack for something useful, but finds nothing. She considers the citrine, but hopes to use that only in a dire emergency. If they can get a rope, this won't count as one! So she looks to the others for a rope as she runs to the area beneath the window and offers to anchor one end.

"No rope, sorry…" Gann says to Wren as she rushes past him. He quickly glances around the porch. This close to the river, maybe the giant has some fishing line, or something else they could use.

Nessa remains hidden in her spot. "Lure him outside. We will have an easier time dealing with him out in the open." She calls from the edge of the forest.

Map of the Cottage & Surrounds

Not seeing anything obvious to use as a rope, Gann steps off to the right of the door, opposite of the way that Wren went. He takes in a big breath and yells out.

"Ho there good ser! I’m here with the Marchguard hunting goblins and other menaces. My apologies for the men I sent inside, we were checking for goblins and didn’t want to wake you. Can we talk this out, good ser?"

He then catches his breath, hoping this will either work or buy time at least.