Arge eyes you up and down before turning to walk along the tunnel. You’ll get on with the boss more than the others I reckon. Most of us are just those who’ve been chased out of town by the Khargat but the boss was sent here from Castle Avernus with supplies to help us survive and maybe get a little bit of payback.
As you have this conversation you take several turns at intersections and after about half an hour arrive at a sluice gate leading out into fresh air. Arge fiddles with something and the gate swings open with almost no sound, clearly his organisation uses this route regularly..
You progress across a shallow ditch and into the woods. Dawn makes its appearance as you walk through the trees, the pines refracting the early light. As the hours pass you head off of the main paths and start following game trails. Survival Checks please
You’re distracted by Argies constant chattering as you move through a clearing, when a crossbow bolt comes flying out of the trees, gouging Argetlams pauldron, and burying to the fletchings in a tree. From out the surrounding brush two heavy set men appear with two large looking hounds. The bounty is dead or alive for three of you and we don’t mind which option you choose one of them shout.
Sheridan tries his best not to look rattled by the bolt that almost buried itself in Argetlam. He turns to the man that spoke.
Oh? Finally here are you? You took your time; we were expecting to see you the moment we stepped foot outside. We knew we'd be pursued, that's why we hired this man for protection. You'll no doubt have heard of him; Argonaut the Despoiler?
I've seen this man cut down a tree with a butter knife. He wrestles cave trolls for sport. He killed and ate a shark with his bare hands and held his breath underwater the whole time he did it. Ever heard of Homerton? Small village north of here? No? Well he's the reason why.
We're leaving. He's our protection. It's up to you whether your heads stay on your shoulders or end up on his belt.
Deception - 20
Intimidation - 27
Sheridan casts minor illusion to make the sound of a much larger animal roaring, but at a volume that only the dogs can hear in an attempt to unsettle them.
You hear a rustling as 4 of the hidden assailants retreat from your convincing, the whining of one of the attack hounds fading as it and it’s handler disappear. Get back here you cowards!! Fine we are keeping your cut of the profits!! The leader draws his sabre Enough of this get them lads!
Three burly looking thugs charge out of the undergrowth, maces in hand. Two close down on Argetlam while the third engages Oriki. Each one lashes out with their maces twice. One finds purchase on Argeltam’s armour knocking him sideways (7 damage) and Oriki gets caught a glancing blow by his assailant. (4 damage) Argetlam reacts with his glaive drawing blood in response. (7 damage)
Oriki stabs forward with his rapier piercing the thugs side dealing 14 damage before withdrawing back 30ft and firing his hand crossbow with his off hand, the bolt striking but deflecting from the leather armour of the thug (1 damage)
Sheridan smirks to himself and files that ruse away for another time, then gets his head back in the game and Eldritch Blasts the one Oriki just stabbed. (14 for 10)
Distracted by Draskan slow assault the thug turns away from Argetlam who capitalises on the distraction to lash Out twice with his glaive cutting the thug down.
Tell us more about this ‘Boss’
Arge eyes you up and down before turning to walk along the tunnel. You’ll get on with the boss more than the others I reckon. Most of us are just those who’ve been chased out of town by the Khargat but the boss was sent here from Castle Avernus with supplies to help us survive and maybe get a little bit of payback.
As you have this conversation you take several turns at intersections and after about half an hour arrive at a sluice gate leading out into fresh air. Arge fiddles with something and the gate swings open with almost no sound, clearly his organisation uses this route regularly..
You progress across a shallow ditch and into the woods. Dawn makes its appearance as you walk through the trees, the pines refracting the early light.
As the hours pass you head off of the main paths and start following game trails.
Survival Checks please
6 (in tracker)
10
You’re distracted by Argies constant chattering as you move through a clearing, when a crossbow bolt comes flying out of the trees, gouging Argetlams pauldron, and burying to the fletchings in a tree.
From out the surrounding brush two heavy set men appear with two large looking hounds. The bounty is dead or alive for three of you and we don’t mind which option you choose one of them shout.
Sheridan tries his best not to look rattled by the bolt that almost buried itself in Argetlam. He turns to the man that spoke.
Oh? Finally here are you? You took your time; we were expecting to see you the moment we stepped foot outside. We knew we'd be pursued, that's why we hired this man for protection. You'll no doubt have heard of him; Argonaut the Despoiler?
I've seen this man cut down a tree with a butter knife. He wrestles cave trolls for sport. He killed and ate a shark with his bare hands and held his breath underwater the whole time he did it. Ever heard of Homerton? Small village north of here? No? Well he's the reason why.
We're leaving. He's our protection. It's up to you whether your heads stay on your shoulders or end up on his belt.
Deception - 20
Intimidation - 27
Sheridan casts minor illusion to make the sound of a much larger animal roaring, but at a volume that only the dogs can hear in an attempt to unsettle them.
You hear a rustling as 4 of the hidden assailants retreat from your convincing, the whining of one of the attack hounds fading as it and it’s handler disappear.
Get back here you cowards!! Fine we are keeping your cut of the profits!! The leader draws his sabre Enough of this get them lads!
Three burly looking thugs charge out of the undergrowth, maces in hand. Two close down on Argetlam while the third engages Oriki.
Each one lashes out with their maces twice. One finds purchase on Argeltam’s armour knocking him sideways (7 damage) and Oriki gets caught a glancing blow by his assailant. (4 damage)
Argetlam reacts with his glaive drawing blood in response. (7 damage)
Oriki stabs forward with his rapier piercing the thugs side dealing 14 damage before withdrawing back 30ft and firing his hand crossbow with his off hand, the bolt striking but deflecting from the leather armour of the thug (1 damage)
Sheridan smirks to himself and files that ruse away for another time, then gets his head back in the game and Eldritch Blasts the one Oriki just stabbed. (14 for 10)
The blast takes him in the side. Shunting the thug 10ft farther away
From out of the trees a crossbow bolt comes flying at Sheridan scoring a deep gouge across one thigh (9 damage)
With a roar Draskan moves in and takes a mighty swing at one of the thugs engaging Argetlam
The hammer smashes the thugs head like a melon
Draskan is able to deftly swing for the second thug
The mail catches him a glancing blow
Distracted by Draskan slow assault the thug turns away from Argetlam who capitalises on the distraction to lash Out twice with his glaive cutting the thug down.
The bounty Hunter throws two daggers at Sheridan, one of them catching him, leaving a shallow cut on his side (4 damage)
This isnt the last you’ve seen of me! He releases the last two hounds and disappears into the woods at high speed.