Apr 8, 2018 8:48 pm
Ryvid helps Sulprax in the emptying of the ale barrel.
The Heroes Strike Back
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Apr 9, 2018 9:05 pm
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Happy Monday everyone! I believe the party is giving Pageflap the honours of interrogating the Night Blade. Jacketch, feel free to play the scene as you wish. For expedience sake, rather than do a back-and-forth, perhaps make a list of questions you'd like to ask. Other players, feel free to make suggestions if you wish.
Apr 9, 2018 10:39 pm
Pocketing the coins into his pouch to redistribute amongst the party (if they ask), Pageflap plays around with the blade for a bit to compare to his dagger. He then turns to the NightBlade, having waited for Sulprax's speech to be over. It was a rather impressive speech, and makes him hope that his future research doesn't lead to the conclusion that Lendys is the creator of the Kenku. Doesn't seem like the forgiving sort, that one.
Using various voices of the past, done dead, some alive, others that could go either way, Pageflap asks him to share more about events that occurred the past two weeks. The topics that would interest him the most would be the status of Kit and Torden, NightBlade security amongst the town and the tower, who among them has any keys, and if anything weird has been going on at the local inn.
Using various voices of the past, done dead, some alive, others that could go either way, Pageflap asks him to share more about events that occurred the past two weeks. The topics that would interest him the most would be the status of Kit and Torden, NightBlade security amongst the town and the tower, who among them has any keys, and if anything weird has been going on at the local inn.
Apr 9, 2018 11:34 pm
The Night Blade stammers out his answers.
1. Kit and Torden are being held beneath the Lonely Tower in a subterranean barracks, along with the Night Lord's brother, Ralavaz, and a few Voidwater miners from Deepfathom Well. A guard detail of 4 Night Blades watches over them, which rotates at sun-down and sun-up each day.
This doomed complement of Night Blades were on their way just now to relieve the current crew.
2. The Night Blades now rule the town from Whitesparrow Keep, and have mostly abandoned the Lonely Tower except to use as a prison. Most of the Night Blades reside at the Summerspring Inn, which has become a site of depravity and debauchery. A few Night Blades disappeared in the hotsprings (probably drowned) and that area has been off limits since.
3. The Night Blades stands at 30 men now, or it did before the ambush anyway. A few new recruits were found among the townsfolk but most have been brought in from around the area. The Night Lord has declared Whitesparrow as a his fiefdom and is hiring men of action and few scruples to help him tighten his grip on it. He has ambitions to restart Deepfathom Well and reward his Night Blades with land and mining profits.
4. They have imported in a lot of alcohol from Katagia to keep the recruits happy.
5. You gather that the Night Lord has not been seen for a few days, seems to be preoccupied with his new keep and his plans for Deepfathom Well. Skeetz and a few veterans from the original crew have been in charge, keeping discipline as much as can be expected.
6. The Lonely Tower is barred rather than locked, so you'll need to get someone to remove the bar from the inside if you go through the front door. The protocol on secret phrases and whatnot has been lax, mostly relying on recognizing each other. Skeetz had been meaning to get on his men about that, given how much drinking goes on and how many new faces there are in the camp.
1. Kit and Torden are being held beneath the Lonely Tower in a subterranean barracks, along with the Night Lord's brother, Ralavaz, and a few Voidwater miners from Deepfathom Well. A guard detail of 4 Night Blades watches over them, which rotates at sun-down and sun-up each day.
This doomed complement of Night Blades were on their way just now to relieve the current crew.
2. The Night Blades now rule the town from Whitesparrow Keep, and have mostly abandoned the Lonely Tower except to use as a prison. Most of the Night Blades reside at the Summerspring Inn, which has become a site of depravity and debauchery. A few Night Blades disappeared in the hotsprings (probably drowned) and that area has been off limits since.
3. The Night Blades stands at 30 men now, or it did before the ambush anyway. A few new recruits were found among the townsfolk but most have been brought in from around the area. The Night Lord has declared Whitesparrow as a his fiefdom and is hiring men of action and few scruples to help him tighten his grip on it. He has ambitions to restart Deepfathom Well and reward his Night Blades with land and mining profits.
4. They have imported in a lot of alcohol from Katagia to keep the recruits happy.
5. You gather that the Night Lord has not been seen for a few days, seems to be preoccupied with his new keep and his plans for Deepfathom Well. Skeetz and a few veterans from the original crew have been in charge, keeping discipline as much as can be expected.
6. The Lonely Tower is barred rather than locked, so you'll need to get someone to remove the bar from the inside if you go through the front door. The protocol on secret phrases and whatnot has been lax, mostly relying on recognizing each other. Skeetz had been meaning to get on his men about that, given how much drinking goes on and how many new faces there are in the camp.
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Feel free to ask some more questions if any of that made you think about something.Apr 10, 2018 5:51 pm
KIT AND TORDEN
After days of healing, Kit and Torden began to patiently engineer their escape. Kit ran interference, charming the guards with tales suitably debauch for a bandit's tastes (without compromising his artistic integrity, of course). Torden worked the stone to eventually free rusty manacles, and Ralavaz's old skills came in handy for popping the locks.
During this time, Kit's charisma and the guards' loose tongues let slip enough information for you to piece together a picture of what has been happening in Whitesparrow.
When the time is right, you spring your trap. After discovering the guards will have their heads handed to them if the Night Lord's brother dies, Torden stages a fight with the old man, pretending to drown him in the shallow water. When the guards open the gate to intervene, Kit slaps the manacles on them and six of you beat the restrained Night Blades into submission.
Kit assumes the identity of one of the guards and leads the others down from the tower, one by one, to their demise.Torden and Kit do a search of the Lonely Tower with Ralavaz as tour guide while the miners stand guard:
Gardren's private chamber (far left) comes up with the most interesting details. In the old Arkasian war room you discover some interesting things:
0. You recover all of your equipment, which has been stored here.
1. A smooth golden rod, which the miners recognize as a magical device for controlling the old mining machinery that works Deepfathom Well. Although they have seen this device in illustration, they have never before used the defunct mining machines, instead extracting Voidwater through more dangerous and labour-intensive means. It bears similar design to the circular golden gates that you discovered below ground in the infested tunnels below the Summerspring Inn.
2. Correspondence between Gardren and unidentified investors from the distant canal city of Issica, near Torden's home mountain of Kaled Del. The powerful merchant guilds of this northern trading city have found buyers for Voidwater and have supplied Gardren's operation with arms and gold to secure Deepfathom Well for the exclusive use for the guilds.
3. Gardren's own letters, which record his megalomaniac ramblings. He is obsessed with torching the town that burned him so badly 20 years ago. He writes about a voice in the well that urges him to take control over Whitesparrow Keep and rule the valley as a king. His ambitions are nothing short of becoming the tyrannical ruler of his own city state, funded by Deepfathom Well and other secrets that he doesn't articulate clearly.
After days of healing, Kit and Torden began to patiently engineer their escape. Kit ran interference, charming the guards with tales suitably debauch for a bandit's tastes (without compromising his artistic integrity, of course). Torden worked the stone to eventually free rusty manacles, and Ralavaz's old skills came in handy for popping the locks.
During this time, Kit's charisma and the guards' loose tongues let slip enough information for you to piece together a picture of what has been happening in Whitesparrow.
When the time is right, you spring your trap. After discovering the guards will have their heads handed to them if the Night Lord's brother dies, Torden stages a fight with the old man, pretending to drown him in the shallow water. When the guards open the gate to intervene, Kit slaps the manacles on them and six of you beat the restrained Night Blades into submission.
Kit assumes the identity of one of the guards and leads the others down from the tower, one by one, to their demise.
OOC:
If you want to loot the bodies, each Night Blade was in possession of their standard short sword, leather armour, Night Blade™ cloak, and 10gp. The barracks themselves have been packed up and are empty of valuables except a set of 10 six-sided bone dice.Gardren's private chamber (far left) comes up with the most interesting details. In the old Arkasian war room you discover some interesting things:
0. You recover all of your equipment, which has been stored here.
1. A smooth golden rod, which the miners recognize as a magical device for controlling the old mining machinery that works Deepfathom Well. Although they have seen this device in illustration, they have never before used the defunct mining machines, instead extracting Voidwater through more dangerous and labour-intensive means. It bears similar design to the circular golden gates that you discovered below ground in the infested tunnels below the Summerspring Inn.
2. Correspondence between Gardren and unidentified investors from the distant canal city of Issica, near Torden's home mountain of Kaled Del. The powerful merchant guilds of this northern trading city have found buyers for Voidwater and have supplied Gardren's operation with arms and gold to secure Deepfathom Well for the exclusive use for the guilds.
3. Gardren's own letters, which record his megalomaniac ramblings. He is obsessed with torching the town that burned him so badly 20 years ago. He writes about a voice in the well that urges him to take control over Whitesparrow Keep and rule the valley as a king. His ambitions are nothing short of becoming the tyrannical ruler of his own city state, funded by Deepfathom Well and other secrets that he doesn't articulate clearly.
OOC:
Jabes and McDunno, if you have any changes or additions you'd like to make to this, or additional actions you'd like to take - go for it.
Apr 10, 2018 6:13 pm
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So the Nightblades have pretty much deserted the Lonely Tower? Are the Tangleweed and Strangleberries still around?I say we split the 10gp among the miners. If they are coming with us to Whitesparrow we give 'em shortswords and armor. What does Ralavaz intend?
Apr 10, 2018 6:26 pm
OOC:
Jabes: By the way its great to have you back! To answer your question about the Night Blades and the Lonely Tower, you can assume you have pieced together the same knowledge of Whitesparrow that Pageflap extracted from the Night Blade interrogation in this post through Kit's charm and the Night Blades not being particularly careful about what they talked about. So yes, the Lonely Tower is mostly a prison now.You can equip the miners and use them like hirelings in older D&D editions. I won't roll actions for them though; I'll just narrate their contributions and abstract their involvement. I want to focus on the actions of the players, and they will rise and fall with your successes and failures.
Apr 10, 2018 6:38 pm
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Let's open up the possibility to join these two stories together, shall we? Feel free to retroactively ask questions from either scene, everyone.Torden and Kit are sitting on the roof of the Lonely Tower, feeling good to have the open sky above their heads again. Sorrow is cresting above the eastern mountains, filling the night with azure hues. Strangleberries mulches harmlessly nearby in the poisonous weeds and the sound of frogs and crickets fill the night.
As Torden puffs on his pipe and Kit rummages through the recovered correspondences, they sees a wagon approaching laden with ale. They reach for weapons but stop short, when they recognize the lead Night Blade is actually a Kenku with a gnarly wooden staff. His companions, however, are unknown.
ANDER, PAGEFLAP, RYVID, and SULPRAX
Ander drives the wagon up the old trail, emerging from the woods at the base of the hill upon which sits the Lonely Tower. On the roof, two familiar figures watch your approach. It appears Torden and Kit need less rescuing than you thought!
Apr 10, 2018 7:13 pm
Pageflap waves at the two on the roof, glad that the fighting at the Lonely Tower has already been done for them. It is very relieving to find Kit's head still attached to his shoulders. And Torden as well, he supposes. He should really get to know that dwarf if they're gonna be liberating a town together.
Apr 10, 2018 7:39 pm
"Well," Ander says, "It looks like they don't need as much help as you'd led us to believe!"
Since the fight with the Night Blades, Ander has explained the magic of his bow and its ability to reconstitute Canthus' body after some resting time, so he's in a much better mood now. He just doesn't like his friend feeling pain.
Since the fight with the Night Blades, Ander has explained the magic of his bow and its ability to reconstitute Canthus' body after some resting time, so he's in a much better mood now. He just doesn't like his friend feeling pain.
Apr 10, 2018 8:46 pm
Perhapsssss introductionssss would be in order ssssome we're not making asssumptionsss basssed upon reputation. Then we can plan on how to help the town asss well.
Sulprax looks up to Torden and Kit
Would you like for usss to come inssside to you, or would you like to meet usss out here so you can enjoy sssome fresh air? Also what of Ralavez?
Sulprax looks up to Torden and Kit
Would you like for usss to come inssside to you, or would you like to meet usss out here so you can enjoy sssome fresh air? Also what of Ralavez?
Apr 11, 2018 3:03 pm
As the sun hits Kit's face, he closes his eyes and tries to feel pleasure in its warmth. The feeling is fleet. Well Torden, my dear, we made it this far, he sighs. Let us see how far our little escapade takes us before the inevitability of our fate befalls us. I do believe I have been able to convince enough of these ruffians that there is danger below us that must be fought. And even if my efforts have failed, I fear it is death that awaits us in any event.
He sighs again and forces a smile as he claps Torden on the back. Our choice now is a simple one! Face down the golden-masked Night Lord and suffer what will surely be a prolonged death at his villainous hands. Or travel below to suffer an equally painful, though assuredly swifter, death at the fiendish tentacles of the otherworldly Blight!
His smile fades as he considers beyond the two alternatives. My sincerest regret in all this is that there will be no one left to sing the songs and weave the tales of our heroic adventure and brave death. No poem, play, or song to commemorate our passing.
Well! He claps his hands. Fie on the dilly and a pox on the dally! Let us away! Kit seems genuinely cheerful as he turns to continue their escape. His grin gives way to shock as he sees a feathered arm waving in the distance. Pageflap? he asks meekly. Is that...? His spirits soar and his face beams as the woven tapestry of his certain doomed destiny begins to fray at the edges. I say, good show, old man!
He sighs again and forces a smile as he claps Torden on the back. Our choice now is a simple one! Face down the golden-masked Night Lord and suffer what will surely be a prolonged death at his villainous hands. Or travel below to suffer an equally painful, though assuredly swifter, death at the fiendish tentacles of the otherworldly Blight!
His smile fades as he considers beyond the two alternatives. My sincerest regret in all this is that there will be no one left to sing the songs and weave the tales of our heroic adventure and brave death. No poem, play, or song to commemorate our passing.
Well! He claps his hands. Fie on the dilly and a pox on the dally! Let us away! Kit seems genuinely cheerful as he turns to continue their escape. His grin gives way to shock as he sees a feathered arm waving in the distance. Pageflap? he asks meekly. Is that...? His spirits soar and his face beams as the woven tapestry of his certain doomed destiny begins to fray at the edges. I say, good show, old man!
Apr 12, 2018 2:40 am
Pageflap cocks his head in confusion. Old man? Was Kit talking about him? How old did he think he was?
Dismissing the thought, he gets off the wagon and heads towards the tower, having already prepared the bandages around his talons. Calling out to his new allies, he says, "That leafy shit on the hill is our secret defense! They call it 'tangleweed' and it is poisonous as fuck. If you walk through it, even along the path, it'll jump out and sting ya! But, we figured out if you piss on yer boots, the fuckers will ignore you completely. Hope you lads had yer fill water on the way up! Not a good time for yer wee warriors to be shy, if you know what I mean."
Dismissing the thought, he gets off the wagon and heads towards the tower, having already prepared the bandages around his talons. Calling out to his new allies, he says, "That leafy shit on the hill is our secret defense! They call it 'tangleweed' and it is poisonous as fuck. If you walk through it, even along the path, it'll jump out and sting ya! But, we figured out if you piss on yer boots, the fuckers will ignore you completely. Hope you lads had yer fill water on the way up! Not a good time for yer wee warriors to be shy, if you know what I mean."
Apr 12, 2018 6:06 am
"You...You want us to piss on ourselves?" Ryvid asks a bit shocked, looking down at his feet to his simple sandals.
Apr 12, 2018 6:39 am
Ssssome pissss spilled on one'ssss sssself ssseemssss preferable to more bloodshed. Esssspeccccially for a creature that issss jussst living itssss life. Sulprax whips out his dragonborn wiener and does the deed.
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Apr 12, 2018 8:58 am
"I do believe that is Pageflap! Before long this town will have two revered avian heroes instead of one." Torden nudges Kit with his elbow. "Hehe watch 'em piss on their boots for the tangleweed! Hehe!"
Apr 12, 2018 11:46 am
lenpelletier says:
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For the record, it is evening time. 8pm.OOC:
Whoops. I guess Kit doesn't feel the sun on his face and probably can't see Pageflap. Is it summer?Do they have daylight savings time here? I'll revise later at work.
Apr 12, 2018 1:21 pm
"Piss on our boots? You've got to be kidding..." Ander says in disbelief, trying to figure out if Pageflap is just joking or being serious.
Apr 12, 2018 3:45 pm
Pageflap shakes his head, he's not kidding. He goes on to repeat some of the rumors he heard before about Nightblades doing the same thing, as well as warnings about Strangleberries.
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