Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
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Agreed we can use the dracolich as a cover story if needed
So, if I heard correctly, you're trying deception at night. We'll go with that.
As you approach the former inn, you note two Troopers standing guard, the light of am iron torch near the front door illuminating them as they sit and chat.
When one of them notices uou, as you allow yourself to be noticed, they both stand at the ready.
"Who goes there?" Calls the first loudly, "state tour business."
(You're probably carrying roaches or some other mundane light source, I guess. Likely not traveling with a manifest mind or galven magen, out in the open, at least. Let me knkw if there's anything I need to know regarding those. )
Also, one of you is large lizard person and one of you is a small pixie. Are you trying to blend in and how is that working? Or are you two stealthed?
<ooc: I am acting as a prisoner to the others. Also, I gave Darkvision to those who don't already have it so they don't need light (need to know the count so I know how many more spells I can cast). But a couple people should have a light source to complete the disguise of humans as the captors.>
Lighting won't be an issue, I think. It's just dark outside, so there's some torches.
If you're going the deception route this is going to be mostly rp (and probably some checks), so again...
"Who goes there?" calls the first guard, loudly, "state your business."
Casting grater invisibility
(Power outage issue resolved. Also, Ethan's staying at the very back this time as Sam casts greater invisibility and has taken the rest of whatever the others haven't picked up from the previous encounter)
The Wildland Shifters
Daisy Ethalena - Female Wood Elf Ranger (Monster Slayer)
Ethan Wolftree - Male Simic Hybrid Warlock (The Hexblade)
Mira Laurits - Female Harengon Sorcerer (Clockwork Soul)
Raiden Kurosaki - Male Kitsune Wizard (Bladesinger)
Rixian Nishinoya - Male Fire Genasi Paladin (Oath of Vengeance)
Tenebris Amaro - Male Dark Elf Druid (Circle of Stars)
Yurime Hanasaki - Female Kumiho Bard (College Of Creation)
(busy weekend will catch up today!)
Ok. This isn't a trick question, btw. Anyone who posted in the last day could have said pretty much anything and they'd have just let you in. You have ID. They're guards. Challenging you further is sort of above their paygrade. In fact, before sunset, they wouldn't even be there.
<bump>
(If you guys want to skip this encounter we can, just let me know and we can just have exposition and move on to something else)
"Just take me in there and get this over with! I want to get some sleep." Careless says carelessly as the prisoner.
Tetrevess takes the role of one of the guards. He looks as mundane as ever. prior to this mission he had cast telepathic bond on the group as usual. Telepathically, he says to the group “how will we find the one we need to find? Perhaps, someone could ask other guards down here where he can be found. Tell them this prisoner may know him and we want to see how they respond when they see each other. I’d say it myself, but people can always tell when i am lying”
(ooc traveling for work and posts will be sporadic and on eu time next few days)
Trisk will have taken the role of one of the ID's we procured.
"We managed to capture the accomplice of Jigor Raxia. Can you direct us to where Jigor is currently being held. We want to question them together and play them off of each other to see which one betrays the other first for the promise of a lighter sentence."
The guards, serious looks on their faces, I spect the idea tofication presented. 'Just a moment" one states, looking ro the other guard before turning and approaching the front door.
He bangs in the door eight times in a rapid stocatto rhythm, signaling someone inside. "We got a new guest waiting out here," he calls loud enough to be heard by someone within.
Moments pass and the sound of wood being set aside csn be heard from within. The door opens as someone standing within the doorway peers out, expectantly
"Inquisitors Gextas Rolasi and Cora Yamo, accompanied by three, plus one guest." the guard explains handing the hooded figure in the doorway the credentials presented. Satisfied after studying them for a moment, she bids the group, "Enter." And moves aside to let them pass, remaining by the door so she csn bar it from.witjin once more once they have all passed through.
The oaken double doors of the repurposed inn open to reveal the reception area of this Probity Corp installation. All that remains of the previous common room is the long bar against the east wall. In the middle of this space sits a desk facing the entrance, with a vacant chair situated behind it. There are two doors on the eastern wall. One is behind the bar and is accessible by a trap door in the bar top on the northern end of the bar. The other is located on the northern most part of the eastern wall and has been permanently sealed off.
There are four total Probity Corps Troopers in this room, a pair of each at the base/head of the two sets of stairs. One pair is stationed at the top of the stairs down to the lower level and the other pair guards the stairs going up. All look thoroughly bored
The woman who opened the door, after closing it, again, asks: “So, what brings you to #37?” she asks as she digs through the desk for a moment and, after finding what she is looking for, presents a document and a quill. Without ceremony, she places it in front of the characters and says, “Fill this out, please.”
It is a confusing form containing a series of interrelated questions and boxes to check, all dealing with the purpose of their visit to this Probity Corps facility.
The form, titled “Purpose of Visit Form,” is byzantine in its complexity and requires a successful DC 13 Intelligence check to fill out properly. The check is made with advantage if any of the characters have either a governmental or a guild background. Any fellow character can assist, giving advantage that way, as well.
Trisk's INT: 18
Trisk begins filling out the forms and answers, "We caught Jigor's accomplice and figured we would play them off of each other to see who cracks first and betrays the other for a lesser sentence. Is there a free room we can use for our... questioning?"
(triek doesnt need it, but Tetrevess is reading rhe contact and grants advantage, relaying his thoughts via telepathy)
(So can I say Sam was a guard and get my spell slot back?)
I don't recall what Sam's spell slot was for. If he looks human, there's no issue. If the slot was ro make him not appear to be a large reptile, he'd still have to use it for that. A disguiseq lir would suffice for the shadar-kai and feeraibly the humans. All could be provider by Gafna, if needed.>
She and one of the guards at the dar stairs lead you down to the basement.
Jigor Raxia is currently being interrogated by three Probity Corps Inquisitors. Jigor is currently strapped down to a chair and, understandably, sweating profusely. The three Inquisitors look up as the characters enter. The Inquisitors (two male and one female) look mildly annoyed but do not object to whatever instructions the accompanying inquisitor delivers, as that is the nature of any well-oiled bureaucracy.
Beyond the oaken chair replete with a series of straps in the center of the room, there are various torture devices spread around this room including a table covered in cruel looking and sharp knives, hooks, and pliers.