Chapter 3: Thistletop

Mar 27, 2025 11:02 am
Wealday, Lamashan 1, 4707 AR

The next week passes without any events, though each day is tense in case the goblins decide to attack. But it seems they are still preparing. Yesterday the sheriff arrived back in town with a few men. Not enough to keep the town safe in a full on assault.

You spend the evening preparing for today, and at dusk you set off from town with Shalelu leading the way. Some of you got horses from Aldern Foxglove, the rest of you have been supplied by Daviren Hosk. It takes a couple of hours to reach the Nettlewood and Shalelu urges you to be quiet. From this point on, there is no telling what you might encounter.
OOC:
Navigating the forest is a Multi-Person Dramatic Task requiring 20 Task Tokens and lasts four rounds.

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Characters are dealt Action Cards as usual during a Dramatic Task. Those attempting the task make relevant skill checks and get a Task Token for each success and raise. Failure means no progress and a Critical Failure reduces progress by one (if any has been made). Will draw action cards only in case of Clubs. If you draw a club, you encounter a complication. Attempts to resolve the task (or Support it!) are made at an additional −2.

Worse, if a roll is failed during a Complication, the Dramatic Task fails—the trap springs, the lock jams, a victim cannot be saved, and so on.
The character may choose not to attempt a roll on a turn he has a Complication—it just costs him precious time.

Support: Characters assisting (via Support) also suffer the Complication penalty, and an additional −2 if their Action Card is a Club! Critical Failure on their part just subtracts from the lead’s roll as usual, however, it doesn’t cause the entire task to fail.

You can post in whatever order you like. You can use any skill you can make a case for. The most obvious is Stealth and Survival. Though I'm not hard to convince if you have a clever idea with another skill.

Edit: Chigaru and Khel drew clubs and have complications.

Deck Draws

Round 1/4
3 of Diamonds
10 of Hearts
King of Clubs
Queen of Clubs
4 of Hearts
6 of Diamonds

Shalelu Andosana

Furmyr

Mar 27, 2025 11:05 am
Shalelu Andosana
Shalelu tries to lead with her knowledge of the nature.

Rolls

Shalelu Survival - (1d8, 1d6, RA)

1d8 : (2) = 2

1d6 : (3) = 3

Mar 27, 2025 1:32 pm
OOC:
Okay, so this is a bit confusing. Does a person who is trying to resolve the task and has complications take a -4 total penalty to skill check?
Mar 27, 2025 2:05 pm
OOC:
It is a -2 if you drew a club. It is also a -2 to support someone who drew a club. So if you drew a club are supporting a character who got a club is worth another -2. I had to read it a couple of times in the rulebook myself.
Mar 27, 2025 2:35 pm
Saldrina looks for shortcuts or easier paths.

EDIT: Spending a benny to reroll.
Last edited March 27, 2025 2:36 pm

Rolls

Notice⭐ - (1d6, 1d6, RA)

1d6 : (3) = 3

1d6 : (2) = 2

Notice⭐ - (1d6, 1d6, RA)

1d6 : (3) = 3

1d6 : (5) = 5

Mar 27, 2025 2:57 pm
The woods of Nettlewood had been so different from the landscape of Quadira that Khel had been equally fascinated and confused. He was not familiar with forest terrain before, so he tried his level best to aid the group by keeping an eye on forest trails and points of interest.
OOC:
Aiding whoever is in charge of exploration.

Rolls

Notice⭐ - (1d6-2, 1d6-2, RA)

1d6-2 : (65) - 2 = 9

1d6-2 : (3) - 2 = 1

Mar 27, 2025 2:59 pm
OOC:
Maybe Shalelu can benny that roll if she is in charge of the expedition.
Mar 27, 2025 3:14 pm
This forest didn't look any more or less dangerous than any other forbidden or cursed woods he'd been in, but Wess decided to tread carefully anyway.
OOC:
looks like I'm burning a Benny early
Last edited March 27, 2025 3:14 pm

Rolls

Stealth⭐ - (1d4, 1d6, RA)

1d4 : (2) = 2

1d6 : (1) = 1

Stealth⭐reroll - (1d4, 1d6, RA)

1d4 : (443) = 11

1d6 : (4) = 4

Mar 27, 2025 5:51 pm
During his soldiering days, Grim and his company were often taking part in ambushes, in one way or another. He didn't much pay attention to the tactics of it, but knew some of the signs to look for in the terrain.

Rolls

Survival - (1d4, 1d6, RA)

1d4 : (2) = 2

1d6 : (62) = 8

Mar 28, 2025 2:29 am
Chigaru scouts ahead, looking out for patrols, dangerous creatures, traps, or anything else that might be dangerous or cause complications.

Rolls

Notice⭐ - (1d6-2, 1d6-2, RA)

1d6-2 : (4) - 2 = 2

1d6-2 : (62) - 2 = 6

Mar 28, 2025 9:19 am
You almost step right into a owlbear den when Grimwulf is able to spot the tracks. With Wess' lead you are able to sneak past and move further into the forest.
OOC:
With the aid from Khel, there was no need for her to spend a bennie. You ended up with 7 tokens on the first of 4 rounds.

For round 2, Wess is the one with clubs.

Rolls

Shalelu Survival - (1d8, 1d6, RA)

1d8 : (3) = 3

1d6 : (5) = 5

Deck Draws

Round 2/4
6 of Clubs
Ace of Diamonds
9 of Hearts
8 of Spades
3 of Spades
Jack of Spades
Mar 28, 2025 10:36 am
Before the journey, Khel spent some time reading books on this part of Nettlewood, getting some pointers from Brodert Quink and discussing and inquiring with him for some pointers. He tried to recall if he could spot some obvious landmarks and used common sense in exploring this deep forest.
OOC:
So, I am using common knowledge for the next text and flavored it as discussing the Nettlewood with Brodert Quink. Hope that is acceptable for this task? Or else I will roll notice again. I am going to use a benny to reroll.
Last edited March 28, 2025 10:37 am

Rolls

Common Knowledge⭐ - (1d8, 1d6, RA)

1d8 : (2) = 2

1d6 : (3) = 3

Common Knowledge⭐ - (1d8, 1d6, RA)

1d8 : (1) = 1

1d6 : (2) = 2

Mar 28, 2025 4:24 pm
Truth be told, Grim was a bit disappointed when they skirted the Owlbear's lair. He had heard tales of their majestic bearing and awesome, destructive might and was keen to see how well those tales mirrored reality. And yeah, clobber one over the head, make a nice mantle piece at the Hagfish. Get some free coin at the tables.

Shaking his head of the thought for now, he continues to look for signs throughout the forest. With a slight smile, if not an Owlbear, maybe a bugbear.
OOC:
Bennies 3/4
Last edited March 28, 2025 4:25 pm

Rolls

Survival - (1d4, 1d6, RA)

1d4 : (3) = 3

1d6 : (1) = 1

Survival - (1d4, 1d6, RA)

1d4 : (41) = 5

1d6 : (3) = 3

Mar 28, 2025 4:49 pm
Saldrina continues keeping her eyes open for possible shortcuts or easier paths though the brambles.

Rolls

Notice⭐ - (1d6, 1d6, RA)

1d6 : (3) = 3

1d6 : (4) = 4

Mar 28, 2025 6:14 pm
Wess thinks 'Who knows how many owlbears coulda been in there? Even though one protective momma bear would have been trouble' he decides to move even more cautiously, even at the cost of time.
OOC:
Not gonna risk a roll this round.
Mar 29, 2025 11:27 am
Chigaru continues to scout ahead, relaying what he finds to the main group as they make their way through the dangerous territory.

Rolls

Notice⭐ - (1d6, 1d6, RA)

1d6 : (2) = 2

1d6 : (1) = 1

Mar 30, 2025 5:01 pm
You almost step into a field of stinging nettles, but between Saldrina and Grimwulf you are able to avoid it.
OOC:
You have 10 of 20 tokens. You are halfway there.

Edit: No clubs, so it's smooth sailing this round

Rolls

Shalelu Survival - (1d8, 1d6, RA)

1d8 : (3) = 3

1d6 : (4) = 4

Deck Draws

Round 3/4
10 of Spades
7 of Diamonds
10 of Diamonds
Queen of Hearts
7 of Spades
4 of Diamonds
Mar 30, 2025 5:46 pm
Khel was unable to put his recent studies into good use. He couldn't find any notable landmarks yet, but he tried the strategy again.
OOC:
Using common knowledge again.

Rolls

Common Knowledge⭐ - (1d8, 1d6, RA)

1d8 : (87) = 15

1d6 : (2) = 2

Mar 30, 2025 7:54 pm
That's two times now they were able to avoid danger. Wess tries to remember what sort of other flora and fauna might be a danger here.

Rolls

Survival - (1d4, 1d6, RA)

1d4 : (41) = 5

1d6 : (4) = 4

Mar 30, 2025 8:01 pm
Saldrina continues keeping a watch for hazards and shortcuts.

Rolls

Notice⭐ - (1d6, 1d6, RA)

1d6 : (5) = 5

1d6 : (5) = 5

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