Episode 1: Festival and Fire

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Mar 24, 2017 8:05 am
Drake:

You can feel yourself pulling something as you pull yourself up to the roof. But once up you can clearly see two teenage boys looking into a window on the roof. They are giggling, and don't seem to have noticed your presence.

Butler & Zahn:

Zahn, you see the people from earlier arriving at the lunch. The boy is carrying his sister in his hands. And people are making way to avoid them, especially once his sister get another coughing fit.

Both Butler and Zahn can hear people muttering under their breath about both Varisians as well as the rudeness of bringing sick people to the lunch.

The only one who don't seem to be phased is Father Zanthus, the town priest. He walks up to Gabrie. "What is the matter child," he says, concern clear in his voice.
Mar 24, 2017 1:12 pm
"Greeting padre, the girl is suffering from some sort of ailment." Butler says to Father Zanthus with an extremely respectful tone "Gabrie here has arranged for medicine from a Mr Podicker, one of his neighbours said he would be here"
Mar 24, 2017 8:41 pm
With a sly smile Drake sneaks right up to them, until he is just at their backs. "What are we looking at now lads?" He whispers looking over their shoulders.

Rolls

Stealth

1 Success, 2 Advantage, 3 Threat

Total: 1 Success, 1 Threat

Mar 28, 2017 6:00 pm
Butler

The priest looks at you with concern. "I’m afraid mr. Podicker is concerned with profit before the welfare of the town." He breathes deep and seems to calm down a little. "Well. He is a businessman I guess, and has to think of profit. Why don’t you take her inside the cathedral, and I’ll see what I can do for her."

Drake

They turn around, and you can see the shocked look on their faces. "Uhm… uhm…" one of them begins before he jumps off the roof and lands with a roll.

The other just looks at you like a deer caught in the oncoming glow of a firebreathing dragon. He says nothing, trying to think. Behind him, through the window you can see a beautiful women getting dressed.
Mar 28, 2017 9:19 pm
Butler nods and smiles at the priest "Thank you father" before he turns and helps Gabrie carry his sister into the cathedral
Mar 28, 2017 10:03 pm
Drake watches lazily as one runs. "Well don't just sit there, you have been busted. Make like your friend and become scarce." He says with a threatening calm voice.
Mar 30, 2017 3:38 pm
The young boy nods and runs off the roof as fast as he can. At this time you can hear a loud boom from near the town square. You also notice the woman looking up at the sound and seeing you standing on the roof. She screams out and runs out the door of the changing room. Then you hear the other scream.

The rest of you can also hear the loud boom. It reverberate throughout the town. As people look around to find out what is going on a woman's scream slices through the air. A few moments later, another scream rises, then another. Beyond them, a sudden surge of strange new voices rises—high-pitched, tittering shrieks that sound not quite human. The crowd parts and something low to the ground races by, giggling with disturbing glee as a stray dog gives a pained yelp and then collapses with a gurgle, its throat cut open from ear to ear. As blood pools around its head, the raucous sound of a strange song begins, chanted from shrill, scratchy voices

Goblin chew and goblin bites
Goblins cut and goblins fight
Stab the dog and cut the horse
Goblins eat and take by force
OOC:
Time to roll Vigilance

Rolls

Goblins Cool

2 Success

Total: 2 Success

Mar 30, 2017 3:46 pm
Butler turns to Gabrie and the priest "Quickly, get the girl and anyone else you can to the church....I'll try to cover you"

Rolls

Vigilance

1 Success, 1 Advantage

Total: 1 Success, 1 Advantage

Mar 30, 2017 4:17 pm
Zahn freezes mid-chomp at the first BOOM, her eyes darting from side to side, chicken skin dangling from her mouth. As screams erupt she's on her feet, and by the time the Gonlin voices are heard she is standing on the tabletop looking for the trouble, a wicked-looking hatchet in hand.

Rolls

Vigilance

2 Success, 3 Advantage

Total: 2 Success, 3 Advantage

Mar 31, 2017 3:01 am
"Seems I'll have to take my own advice." Drake says, noting that he has been spotted. He hops down. Seeing the frenzy he becomes more series.
Last edited March 31, 2017 3:02 am

Rolls

Vigilance

1 Success, 2 Advantage

Total: 1 Success, 2 Advantage

Apr 1, 2017 5:13 pm
OOC:
Two groups of goblins has started making trouble in the village square. Zahn is at short range, while Baron is at middle range. Drake is all the way out at long range.

Around the square there's lots of panicked people running around. Due to the crowds, getting from Medium to Short distance requires an Average (PP) Athletics or Coordination check (if you have other ideas of how to traverse the distance, feel free). The crowds are also giving one Setback die on all ranged attack.

Calming the crowd requires some form of Social skill with a Hard (PPP) difficulty.

Initiative is as following:
2/2 PC
2/0 NPC
1/2 PC
1/1 PC
Apr 1, 2017 8:33 pm
OOC:
Dunno how you guys feel about it, but in the PBP format I find it easiest if people just use there own slot they rolled, so we don't have to spend a day figuring out who goes when. If you have other thoughts on how best to do it, I would of course be interested in that too.
Zahn leaps from the table, knocking over a carafe as she goes. Leading with her buckler she charges through the crowd, engaging the closest Goblin. Unsure of exactly what she's dealing with, she approaches in a defensive stance, before wading into it with an overhead swing of her hatchet.
OOC:
On her turn - whenever that is decided to be - she is using a M to Engage, an additional M to trigger Def. Stance, and her A to Melee. Taking 3 Strain.

Used the advantages to recover the Strain.
Last edited April 1, 2017 8:33 pm

Rolls

Melee Attack

2 Success, 4 Advantage, 3 Failure, 1 Threat

Total: 1 Failure, 3 Advantage

Apr 1, 2017 8:44 pm
OOC:
Im fine with that or just have it that all the PC slots get grouped together (either on an average of the initiative rolls or an aggregate of them all) so all the PC's go whenever people pop on and then all of the bad guys go together....that could be a bit one sided though.

Selective - When you said 'Baron' is at medium I'm assuming that's me?
Apr 2, 2017 12:00 pm
The goblins catch on quickly, and are able to scatter as Zahn comes at them.

Screaming something in their own language they attack with their dogslicers.

The other group of goblins attack the citizen, creating even more panic. They keep singing in their horrific voice:
Goblins race and goblins jump
Goblins slash and goblins bump.
Burn the skin and mash the head,
Goblins here and you be dead!
OOC:
Sorry, I meant Butler. That'll teach me to post quickly in a commercial break :P

I can just use more traditional initiative. Or we could use PC and NPC slots and people just post as they have the opportunity. Stuff happens in whatever order people post. That could be the fastest, making it so no one has to wait for anyone else as long as there's an open PC slot.

The other group's effort will give anyone trying to calm or control the panicked crowd one Setback on their attempt.

EDIT: Forgot to upgrade the difficulty, still hit but only 1 success and 1 advantage. With the advantage they'll give a Blue to next ally's check. They also do 6 damage to Zahn.

EDIT 2: With your defense, they miss entirely. Only giving the next ally a Boost die.

Rolls

Goblins Attack

3 Success, 2 Advantage

Total: 3 Success, 2 Advantage

New difficulty

2 Failure, 1 Threat

Total: 2 Failure, 1 Threat

Defense

1 Failure

Total: 1 Failure

Apr 2, 2017 2:25 pm
OOC:
I also have 2 Melee Defense, 1 from Chainmail, 1 from Buckler.
Apr 2, 2017 3:59 pm
Butler starts making his way towards the goblins, swinging his shield round and drawing his sword, at the same time his voice booms out at the crowd "People, get to the church! MOVE!"
OOC:
Gonna take a maneuver to try and close the distance to the gobbo's and trying a coercion check to get the crowd in order (using my action for it/as a second manoeuvre if needed)
Last edited April 2, 2017 4:00 pm

Rolls

Athletics check to negotiate the crowd

3 Success, 2 Advantage, 3 Failure

Total: 2 Advantage

Coercion check to settle the crowd

3 Success, 1 Advantage, 2 Failure, 2 Threat

Total: 1 Success, 1 Threat

Apr 2, 2017 6:30 pm
Drake spends his first turn moving twice to get to long range
Apr 3, 2017 4:30 pm
OOC:
Guess that brings it to the top?
Zahn grins toothily, sensing weakness in the goblins. She drops her defensive posture and goes on the offense. "You've chosen the wrong prey, goblins!", she wades in again.
OOC:
Maneuver to Aim, Action to Melee.

*Damage is 7, I'll use the Triumph to Crit/Kill if its a Minion, or upgrade its next attack if it's an Adversary and I therefore can't autokill. Since I have no Strain and no Ally, I guess the advantage goes unused, or can I give a Blue die to my next action?
Last edited April 3, 2017 4:42 pm

Rolls

Melee Attack

4 Success, 3 Advantage, 1 Triumph, 2 Failure, 2 Threat

Total: 2 Success, 1 Advantage, 1 Triumph

Apr 4, 2017 2:23 am
Drake spends his second turn moving twice to get to medium range
Apr 7, 2017 10:16 pm
Butler, you try to close the distance, but run smack dab into a large group of people blocking your way. You are able to rally the people, and they start heading their way towards the church. Still is a lot of people out, making it difficult to make it, but you think the crowd will clear out soon.
OOC:
Seeing an opening you can upgrade your next check to make it closer on your next action by using your advantage. Using your threat I will rule that it takes time for the people to clear and it will be clear by the end of the next round of combat.
Zahn, you slash at the goblins, hitting one right across the face so hard it’s lopsided eye pops right out. The body falls to the ground dead. Then slashing at another, you make a vicious wound down its’ chest. It is wobbling on its’ feet, heavily wounded, but still standing.
OOC:
They are two minion groups of 3 each so you outright kill one with your Triumph, and another is heavily wounded. Even if you don’t consider them allies yet, the other PCs count if you want to give one to them. But I’ll allow you to take it yourself.
The goblins attack you back. Slicing at you with their dogslicers, being made of barely held together junk they fall apart moments after they slice into you.

The other group notice the shouting man (Butler), louding their slings and shooting at him
OOC:
The first group aims, but still has two black from defense. The second group uses the Boost they gained last round, one setback from defense and one for aiming into the crowd.
Vs Zahn: They do 7 damage, but I will use both disadvantage to make their pitiful swords break down in the proccess.
Vs Butler: 7 damage, they also take 1 strain (turned into damage) from over excertion.
OOC:
Drake. You were at Long range at the start. So you can change your action if you want.

Rolls

Group 1 Melee vs Zahn

3 Success, 1 Failure, 2 Threat

Total: 2 Success, 2 Threat

Group 2 Ranged vs Butler

3 Success, 3 Advantage, 4 Threat

Total: 3 Success, 1 Threat

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