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Jacketch Inactive forever!

Apr 13, 2018 10:00 pm

Apr 13, 2018 10:00 pm

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

As the conversation continues, Pageflap has already emptied one of the barrels of most of it's treasure, leaving enough for him to bury himself in, just in case a NightBlade wants to inspect the contents before a surprise attack can be sprung.

He also checks to see if he can find a valuable enough pearl to use with his magic. At least 100gp in value, he recalls.

And a casting of Detect Magic, in case there are any magic heirlooms in there.

Len Inactive for 1 months

Apr 13, 2018 10:20 pm

Apr 13, 2018 10:20 pm

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

Ralavaz emerges from the lower levels of the Lonely Tower. He's donned the armour and weapon of one of the Night Blades and carries in his hand the golden rod recovered from Gardren's private quarters. He hands the rod to Torden and asks:

"If you fellas could use an extra sword, I'd like to help. I've got a lot of wrongs to right and not a lot of time left to do it."

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OOC:

You should have 3 Night Blade cloaks from the ambush (one burned up in the fire pit) and 4 from the Lonely Tower. I think Kit or Torden may have had one each in their gear - I'll let you guys decide that. So, somewhere between 7 to 9 Night Blade cloaks.

Starrbeardo Inactive forever!

Apr 14, 2018 3:30 am

Apr 14, 2018 3:30 am

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

"Ralavaz I presssume? The one who brought the blight upon the people? It looksss like Lendysss hasss brought judgement upon you already. You know your fate and that your time isss short. You mussst know that, onccce done, wrongsss cannot be righted. But you can make effortsss to ressstore balanccce and jusssticcce. That isss a noble enough pursssuit. You ssseem to have earned enough of Torden and Kit for you to move freely and be armed. You have my trussst for thisss misssssssion. Do you have any adviccce assss to moving forward?

Len Inactive for 1 months

Apr 14, 2018 7:08 am

Apr 14, 2018 7:08 am

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

Jacketch says:

He also checks to see if he can find a valuable enough pearl to use with his magic. At least 100gp in value, he recalls.

And a casting of Detect Magic, in case there are any magic heirlooms in there.

Pageflap rummages through the barrels. Much to his delight, he discovers a pearl earring with an iridescent sheen that looks like it will do nicely. The inscription reads "Lady Winter."

The Detect Magic spell also reveals a few finds, loot that you immediately recognize from Gavun Grayhorn's outfitter shop. You find the Clockwork Amulet, the Tankard of Sobriety, and the Enduring Spellbook.

[ +- ] Clockwork Amulet

[ +- ] Enduring Spellbook

[ +- ] Tankard of Sobriety

Torden Stormhammer, Cleric of Marthammor Duin

Jabes.plays.RPG

Apr 14, 2018 8:40 am

Apr 14, 2018 8:40 am

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

Torden studies Ralavaz as he accepts the rod. "Now that you have my trust you'd best not break it." the dwarf then turns to the others. "So what's the plan? I wager dressing up as Nightblades will only get us as far as the first guard post. A distraction is in order for us to get to Gardren. I wonder if there's any way we can control Strangleberries over there?"

Len Inactive for 1 months

Apr 16, 2018 4:16 am

Apr 16, 2018 4:16 am

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

Jabes.plays.RPG says:

"Now that you have my trust you'd best not break it."

Starrbeardo says:

"... You have my trussst for thisss misssssssion. Do you have any adviccce assss to moving forward?

"I appreciate your trust. Truth be told, I don't have much insight on my brother or his operation. I do know is that he's possessed by madness and illusions of grandeur, and he won't stop until he is six feet in the ground."

Len Inactive for 1 months

Apr 16, 2018 4:37 am

Apr 16, 2018 4:37 am

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

Jabes.plays.RPG says:

I wonder if there's any way we can control Strangleberries over there?"[/b]

The gargoyle above the Lonely Tower's entrance suddenly moves, dust shaking loose from the surrounding mortar. You had almost forgotten it even can speak, having been a few weeks since you last saw it animate.

"Ah, I can recall when Strangleberries was a mere snarl of twigs."

Jacketch Inactive forever!

Apr 17, 2018 9:48 pm

Apr 17, 2018 9:48 pm

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

Pageflap gives a squawk of delight and pockets the earring. The name sounds familiar, someone Iman met a few weeks ago. She's probably not gonna use it for a while, so Pageflap opts to make use of it for now. He'd probably get to keep it if they save the town anyways.

The enduring spell book is also a tempting target for his talons, and he opens it up to see if any pages are filled in already, pages flapping loudly as he does so.

His head shoots up at the gargoyle's words. He forgot that thing was there. "Oh, hello little bird. What are you doing all the way out here?" he says, using the voice of this one nice lady he met once.

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Len Inactive for 1 months

Apr 18, 2018 6:39 am

Apr 18, 2018 6:39 am

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

The gargoyle acknowledges Pageflap eagerly.

"Oh are you - talking? To me? It has been so long since I have conversed with someone civilized! How may I be of service, oh great feathered Lord?"

OOC:

The spellbook is just blank pages.

Len Inactive for 1 months

Apr 18, 2018 7:07 am

Apr 18, 2018 7:07 am

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

OOC:

Alright team, operation Free Whitesparrow is getting under way. I'm going to summarize some of the information and ideas people are working on to make it easy for everyone to get on board and contribute to the story.

30ish Night Blades in town are a pretty steep group to handle.

1. Torden has suggested weaponizing the Strangleberries the shambling mound. That is an awesome idea! What a cool scene that would be to unleash the kraken-plant on the Night Blades. There are some serious challenges to overcome though; the Lonely Tower is 4 hours out of town, so there's some challenge involved in getting it to travel that far. Also, it seems pretty docile, so getting it to move out of its happy place will require some doing.

2. Pageflap is chatting up the gargoyle. Feel free to join him.

3. Pageflap also discovered a few magical artifacts. Some have more obvious uses than others, but get them into the right hands.

4. Sulprax and Torden have chatted up Ralavz, but he doesn't have much to say in terms of advice. He's been locked up all this time, so his intel is limited.

5. Many have noted that we have several Night Blade cloaks, plus the possibility of hiding fighting men in barrels on the wagon. We also have Pageflap's ability to forge written orders from The Night Lord himself.

Seems like we got a lot of solid components here!

Apr 18, 2018 12:55 pm

Apr 18, 2018 12:55 pm

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

Ander looks curiously over the items, but doesn't have any idea what they do at this point so he just shrugs.

He then turns to the gargoyle and cocks his head to the side; gargoyles are outside of his experiences. "So... what's your name?" he asks, trying to be polite.

HypCo Inactive forever!

Apr 18, 2018 5:19 pm

Apr 18, 2018 5:19 pm

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Ryvid approaches Ralavz "Would you consider your brother a betting man? Or at least one that can't refuse a risk that carries heavy benefits?"

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Len Inactive for 1 months

Apr 18, 2018 11:13 pm

Apr 18, 2018 11:13 pm

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The ancient gargoyle makes a grinding sound as it slowly turns to Ander.

"In the last 100 years, I've most commonly been called Lonely - not counting obscenities of course - and it is a fitting name as any."

Ralavaz answers Ryvid's question without hesitation: "Yeah, that describes Gardren. To a tee."

Jacketch Inactive forever!

Apr 19, 2018 2:22 am

Apr 19, 2018 2:22 am

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Pageflap fastens one of the NightBlade cloaks over his cloak of protection. A good look at him and any NightBlade should be able to remember that one of the only Kenku around is on the opposite side, but it may give him an edge at sneaking around should they not be looking at him hard enough.

As he does so he begins speaking in the voice of Gavin Grayhorn, explaining what each of the items do. The Enduring Spell book is already open, Pageflap having decided to begin copying his unprepared spells into it. His need of 30 gold for the transferring of his three ritual spells has been paid for by the generous Skeetz.

OOC:

Does Expert Forgery do anything to help out the transferring of spells from one spell book to a backup?

Len Inactive for 1 months

Apr 19, 2018 11:07 pm

Apr 19, 2018 11:07 pm

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

OOC:

In regards to Forgery assisting with spell book transcription, I am not aware of any in-game benefit. Naat will know for sure though :)

HypCo Inactive forever!

Apr 20, 2018 2:46 am

Apr 20, 2018 2:46 am

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Ryvid gives a nod to Ralavaz and turns to group "What is our plan for Gardren? I have an idea with the cloaks and that tankard. They do not know my face, I assume I can enter town freely. I toss the cloaks in front of Gardren and challenge him to a drinking contest; I win and he leaves town, he wins and I join him. One man supposedly equal to his seven (or nine) joining his side I feel is a gamble he'd take. He is not my scorn though, I'd like the input of those he has wronged."

Apr 20, 2018 1:45 pm

Apr 20, 2018 1:45 pm

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

[ +- ] Backup Spellbook

[ +- ] Expert Forgery

OOC:

Since no check is required to copy your spell book, there's no benefit to Expert Forgery

Apr 20, 2018 2:51 pm

Apr 20, 2018 2:51 pm

Re: The Heroes Strike Back

A drinking contest! Delightful! I shall accompany you! For an hour, I will be able to appear as anyone I choose. And in a perfect imitation of Ryvid's voice, Kit adds, And, of course, being an actor, I can imitate whomever I choose!

Len Inactive for 1 months

Apr 20, 2018 4:54 pm

Apr 20, 2018 4:54 pm

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Ralavaz muses for a moment.

"It's worth a shot anyhow. In this line of work, you can't look weak - he'll definitely have to react to your challenge. But beware, he'll be more interested in defeating you in front of his men than gaining your service. There's no limit to how low he'll stoop to win."

"We heard he's taken the keep on the edge of town. How do we gain an audience?"

HypCo Inactive forever!

Apr 20, 2018 11:47 pm

Apr 20, 2018 11:47 pm

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Ryvid looks to Kit, a look of anguish mixed with a bit of anger "Please, do not steal my voice; it is mine and mine alone." He turns to Ralavaz "You say 'in this line of work, you can't look weak', throwing down several cloaks of his own will grab his attention. I am not from here, my face is not known, I am not known, my purpose is not known. I gain audience by wanting it and owning it."

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- HypCo
  
  Ryvid Colitha
- Jacketch
  
  Pageflap
- McDunno
  
  Kit Marlowe
- Starrbeardo
  
  Sulprax Daphuc