((Oh my gosh that post was a horrible rolling error mess. The original was super awful for you guys, haha, but now it has rolled everything again and it is much nicer.))
Okay, so just to confirm, Darion spends his (previous?) turn, accompanying Daner, as above. If he gets to Fenthasa without incident he will carry on hurriedly towards the portcullis, looking as if he is going to help Snake Arms. Then, when he is there he will suddenly pull the lever to close it, and as his action jam the scimitar in the lever mechanism to wedge it when the portcullis is closed.
He then turns to Daner, hoping that when Fenthasa's command is done Daner will come round "snap out of it!" He yells "grab her and push her back!" If he has any movement, he will start to run towards Daner.
Because of the manacles that Ellis threw at Fenthaza, she failed to meet the DC of Daron's disguise. This means that he would be able to move over to sabotage the portcullis without her attacking him as he walks by.
"Liss'ard, what on Toril are you doing!?" She makes another WIS save, this time with advantage: 23.
She turns towards Daner and says loudly and exuberantly, "Kneel, dwarf, before I turn you into but a smear on this stone floor." She then leans in a little closer, and says quietly to Daner, "There may be time yet, my darling, to make use of this mess that you have made, if you still have any interest in living, though I am starting to question this... I have bigger concerns than whether or not some flesh bags escape or not..."
Fenthaza does not move, but simply motions for Daner to take a knee, waiting for him to make a move. She clutches a wicked looking ceremonial dagger, ready to use it if necessary.
Darion, as you pass by the room the first time, something catches your eye that you didn't notice the first time. Roll Arcana.
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Being this close to Fenthaza tempts Daner to act but on hearing her words he holds back his attempt to grapple her, until he can weigh up what she says. Close to act should he decide it necessary, Daner takes a knee.
Insight: 13
OOC: will finish my turn after the result of the insight check.
You remember your compatriots saying earlier that there were tensions in the power structure of the temple, and there were rumors that Fenthaza was planning a coup. As such, you don't feel that she is literally about to stab you in the back with her knife. You sense tension in her breath. Something obviously has her elevated. Her eyes dart between all of the escaped prisoners and all of the yuan-ti that she can see, and then she realizes that the only one she does see is Liss'ard, who isn't Liss'ard at all. Oddly. she seems to loosen her tension a bit at this realization. She is guarded and seems to recognize the immediate danger that she is in, but perhaps she also sees an opportunity.
Ellis saw as he had managed to hit and distract Fenthaza, her not having realized Darion's act yet still. But he was shocked as Daner walked towards her, shaking his head. "Daner!" he yelled before looking back at the broodguard, expecting to be attacked by that. But he watched as Tempest had ended up killing it, relieved. "Thank you" he said to Tempest, thinking. Ellis glanced back over, watching Darion close the portcullis and wedge the scimitar in the lever mechanism, only to hear Fenthaza and see as Daner kneeled before her. "Daner, don't listen to her! Please!! Manacle her arms and push her away!" Ellis yelled as he also looked to Darion to do it if Daner can't. He then casts Vicious Mockery at Fenthaza, out of spell slots and knowing that he can't do anything else but this right now.
Action: Vicious Mockery at Fenthaza - WIS Save 13 or take 3 psychic damage and disadvantage on next attack roll
Daner raises a hand to beckon the others to hold. “Darion, get that portcullis,”he says sternly. He then looks up at Fenthaza his eyes steel. “You put us in chains and expect us to bow? We are not slaves.” He holds out the manacles to her in one hand and raises the scimitar in the other. “Submit yourself now or we feed you to the beast.” Daner indicates with his head toward the dinosaurs.
Daner readies an attack with the scimitar should she do anything but take the manacles.
Fenthaza looks around and lets out a low and contemplative hiss. “We can both get what we want out of this situation, dwarf. You can help me be rid of the blasphemous malaise that has taken over this temple, and I can help you escape.”
She produces a bronze syringe. “Thissss, holds the key. You have two options. Take this and kill Slithotep. The prideful king will laugh at the notion of being poisoned. I will then take the temple and ensure your safe departure, fully equipped and wealthy. Or, take this and continue your feeble escape, but kill Sekelok, who you will encounter in the bathhouse. His scales are as hard as steel and he is Slithotep’s choice successor. Without him I may be able to overthrow Slithotep on my own, after you, maybe, escape. I will quell these remaining broodguards and divert reinforcements from the front gate away from you while you do your work.”
She looks over her shoulder again, perhaps fearing another Yuan-ti might hear her plans. ”Tell me your choice. I promise I will bring many of you with me into the Night Serpent’s eternal embrace if you fight me now.”
Daner gets up from his knee, keeping his eyes on Fenthaza. He considers the syringe but doesn’t take it yet.
“If you want our help to rid yourself of Slithotep then we are going to need a little more than loincloths and manacles to take care of him. We need to get our gear back that you took from us when we arrived here. That shouldn’t be too difficult for a ... Lady of your position.”
Daner gives a small mocking bow. “Some of my friends here are not going to be much help in this endeavour and need somewhere safe to stay while they wait. Say...your chambers? Since we will be back for our payment. “
Darion glances at Snake Arms nervously, unsure if he should release the portcullis. He then turns to Fenthasa "You'll try to betray us, of course. Perhaps a two for one - Slithotep out of the way, and you get credit for killing those nasty slaves who did it?" he looks at the others, seeing them erring towards taking the deal "But I'll go along with it for now - provided we get our things back. At least that way, you know we won't be easy to take take down if you stab us in the back."
Darion will watch Fenthasa's reaction to his statement, seeing if he can discern if he hit the mark with his guess
Fenthaza rolls her eyes at the faux flattery. “Ah yes, you soft ones will need your equipment if you are to be effective. The fact of the matter is that time issss short. I can send for your items, but that means that you will need to wait somewhere, but the messss that you made in the main hall would be a bit incriminating. I cannot keep them off your trail if I do not stay behind. Perhaps if you hid in the slave pits and took the teleporter to visit our venerated Slithotep it could be done. Otherwise, perhaps you would be better served by unlocking the armory on your way and equipping yourself there. It would be much more expedient. I can give you the password. The guardians will not attack anyone saying the password; not even hairy ones like you.”
She turns to Darion to face his question. “Ah yes, this one would make an excellent Yuan-ti. That would certainly be my best play wouldn’t it? Yessss, the thought hasss crossed my mind. In that case, your best play would be to go as far away as you can, and quickly, to not put me in that position wouldn’t it?”
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((Oh my gosh that post was a horrible rolling error mess. The original was super awful for you guys, haha, but now it has rolled everything again and it is much nicer.))
(And Tempest was posting as I was posting. Ellis is not hit by any broodguard attacks because Tempest viciously mauls it to death. Hooray!)
Okay, so just to confirm, Darion spends his (previous?) turn, accompanying Daner, as above. If he gets to Fenthasa without incident he will carry on hurriedly towards the portcullis, looking as if he is going to help Snake Arms. Then, when he is there he will suddenly pull the lever to close it, and as his action jam the scimitar in the lever mechanism to wedge it when the portcullis is closed.
He then turns to Daner, hoping that when Fenthasa's command is done Daner will come round "snap out of it!" He yells "grab her and push her back!" If he has any movement, he will start to run towards Daner.
Do you like my Boots of Flying?
Because of the manacles that Ellis threw at Fenthaza, she failed to meet the DC of Daron's disguise. This means that he would be able to move over to sabotage the portcullis without her attacking him as he walks by.
"Liss'ard, what on Toril are you doing!?" She makes another WIS save, this time with advantage: 23.
She turns towards Daner and says loudly and exuberantly, "Kneel, dwarf, before I turn you into but a smear on this stone floor." She then leans in a little closer, and says quietly to Daner, "There may be time yet, my darling, to make use of this mess that you have made, if you still have any interest in living, though I am starting to question this... I have bigger concerns than whether or not some flesh bags escape or not..."
Fenthaza does not move, but simply motions for Daner to take a knee, waiting for him to make a move. She clutches a wicked looking ceremonial dagger, ready to use it if necessary.
Darion, as you pass by the room the first time, something catches your eye that you didn't notice the first time. Roll Arcana.
Being this close to Fenthaza tempts Daner to act but on hearing her words he holds back his attempt to grapple her, until he can weigh up what she says. Close to act should he decide it necessary, Daner takes a knee.
Insight: 13
OOC: will finish my turn after the result of the insight check.
You remember your compatriots saying earlier that there were tensions in the power structure of the temple, and there were rumors that Fenthaza was planning a coup. As such, you don't feel that she is literally about to stab you in the back with her knife. You sense tension in her breath. Something obviously has her elevated. Her eyes dart between all of the escaped prisoners and all of the yuan-ti that she can see, and then she realizes that the only one she does see is Liss'ard, who isn't Liss'ard at all. Oddly. she seems to loosen her tension a bit at this realization. She is guarded and seems to recognize the immediate danger that she is in, but perhaps she also sees an opportunity.
Ellis saw as he had managed to hit and distract Fenthaza, her not having realized Darion's act yet still. But he was shocked as Daner walked towards her, shaking his head. "Daner!" he yelled before looking back at the broodguard, expecting to be attacked by that. But he watched as Tempest had ended up killing it, relieved. "Thank you" he said to Tempest, thinking. Ellis glanced back over, watching Darion close the portcullis and wedge the scimitar in the lever mechanism, only to hear Fenthaza and see as Daner kneeled before her. "Daner, don't listen to her! Please!! Manacle her arms and push her away!" Ellis yelled as he also looked to Darion to do it if Daner can't. He then casts Vicious Mockery at Fenthaza, out of spell slots and knowing that he can't do anything else but this right now.
Action: Vicious Mockery at Fenthaza - WIS Save 13 or take 3 psychic damage and disadvantage on next attack roll
Daner raises a hand to beckon the others to hold. “Darion, get that portcullis,” he says sternly. He then looks up at Fenthaza his eyes steel. “You put us in chains and expect us to bow? We are not slaves.” He holds out the manacles to her in one hand and raises the scimitar in the other. “Submit yourself now or we feed you to the beast.” Daner indicates with his head toward the dinosaurs.
Daner readies an attack with the scimitar should she do anything but take the manacles.
Bear Tempest will move up to Fenthaza and growl preparing to attack should she not follow Daner's instructions.
(I’ll give you an intimidation roll here, using STR as your modifier if you wish, to help color the level of compliance)
Not sure if you meant Daner or Tempest so rolling mine if needed.
Intimidation (Str): 8
(He posted while I was typing that. I suppose he could Help you with that if you’d like to roll again. Makes sense to me.)
Intimidation (Str): 14
Fenthaza looks around and lets out a low and contemplative hiss. “We can both get what we want out of this situation, dwarf. You can help me be rid of the blasphemous malaise that has taken over this temple, and I can help you escape.”
She produces a bronze syringe. “Thissss, holds the key. You have two options. Take this and kill Slithotep. The prideful king will laugh at the notion of being poisoned. I will then take the temple and ensure your safe departure, fully equipped and wealthy. Or, take this and continue your feeble escape, but kill Sekelok, who you will encounter in the bathhouse. His scales are as hard as steel and he is Slithotep’s choice successor. Without him I may be able to overthrow Slithotep on my own, after you, maybe, escape. I will quell these remaining broodguards and divert reinforcements from the front gate away from you while you do your work.”
She looks over her shoulder again, perhaps fearing another Yuan-ti might hear her plans. ”Tell me your choice. I promise I will bring many of you with me into the Night Serpent’s eternal embrace if you fight me now.”
(feel free to deliberate if you want)
(I'm fine with either option.)
(PM sent to figure this out)
Daner gets up from his knee, keeping his eyes on Fenthaza. He considers the syringe but doesn’t take it yet.
“If you want our help to rid yourself of Slithotep then we are going to need a little more than loincloths and manacles to take care of him. We need to get our gear back that you took from us when we arrived here. That shouldn’t be too difficult for a ... Lady of your position.”
Daner gives a small mocking bow. “Some of my friends here are not going to be much help in this endeavour and need somewhere safe to stay while they wait. Say...your chambers? Since we will be back for our payment. “
Darion glances at Snake Arms nervously, unsure if he should release the portcullis. He then turns to Fenthasa "You'll try to betray us, of course. Perhaps a two for one - Slithotep out of the way, and you get credit for killing those nasty slaves who did it?" he looks at the others, seeing them erring towards taking the deal "But I'll go along with it for now - provided we get our things back. At least that way, you know we won't be easy to take take down if you stab us in the back."
Darion will watch Fenthasa's reaction to his statement, seeing if he can discern if he hit the mark with his guess
Insight:17
Do you like my Boots of Flying?
Bear Tempest growls but sits patiently waiting Fenthaza's response.
Fenthaza rolls her eyes at the faux flattery. “Ah yes, you soft ones will need your equipment if you are to be effective. The fact of the matter is that time issss short. I can send for your items, but that means that you will need to wait somewhere, but the messss that you made in the main hall would be a bit incriminating. I cannot keep them off your trail if I do not stay behind. Perhaps if you hid in the slave pits and took the teleporter to visit our venerated Slithotep it could be done. Otherwise, perhaps you would be better served by unlocking the armory on your way and equipping yourself there. It would be much more expedient. I can give you the password. The guardians will not attack anyone saying the password; not even hairy ones like you.”
She turns to Darion to face his question. “Ah yes, this one would make an excellent Yuan-ti. That would certainly be my best play wouldn’t it? Yessss, the thought hasss crossed my mind. In that case, your best play would be to go as far away as you can, and quickly, to not put me in that position wouldn’t it?”