"Hey! Nobody wants to fight but if you don't back down then we will defend ourselves"
Andor moves slightly to allow himself a bit of space but focusses mostly on facing the troll and orc head on from about ten feet away.
Action: If the troll moves towards anyone in a hostile way then he will exhale a blast of the Dragon's Breath unless doing so would also hit a party member for 7 fire damage
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Ladrian
Surprised with the quick attack from the Troll, his left claw hits Ladrian and without thinking, he dodges his right claw follow-up.
Suddenly feeling the heat coming up inside him and, in an attempt to stop the Troll from further attacks, Ladrian takes a deep breath and exhales a blast of the Dragon's Breath , that Andor previously bestow upon him.
The Dragon's Breath fire is bright red and orange and is aimed up to the air, slightly above the Troll's head as a warning and comes with a loud, demanding, ordering and booming voice "ENOUGH!"Ladrian shouts in Giant and let's the command reverberate into the silence of the night, and everyone around Ladrian feels the heat still lingering on their faces. "You have two options: calm down and eat food with us or die by Gruumsh's wrath and fire!" Ladrian adds, hand on the hilt of his sword, in a non-aggressive stance "Eat first, fight later, is my recommendation".
He then turns Kulzash and his orc companion: "You two, better restrain your companion, or all will be for nothing. The visions showed this is not the end neither for your group or mine, so calm him down, while Carrow goes to our camp a few feet from here to turn off the Alarm and brings some rations, while the rest of us finish this damn stew. Understood? Rixton and Andor, help them if they need"
Ladrian says giving his attention to the cauldron and stoking the fire a bit more "Carrow, we need those rations fast, bring our stuff here if you don't mind so that we can share our food and drinks with them, while I keep the fire going"
"Vigan, bring the rest of our guests closer, if you don't mind" he adds absent mindely.
"Let's go people, you want to eat stew today or not?!" seemingly focused on the boiling cauldron and preparing dinner for everyone.
@Jack_Joke I don't know what kind of rolls are required, if any so I'll roll Persuasion, Intimidation and Deception, should they be required in order to keep things moving. Tell me if you want me to roll anything else, please.
Intimidation (mainly at the Troll I guess, with the Dragon's breath warning and command): 22 Persuasion (so the orcs help restraining the troll and join us for dinner, and for the troll to also join for dinner): 25 Deception (For the orcs regarding the visions and for the troll regarding the Grummsh mentioning): 15
The troll is shocked out of its fit of anger by Ladrian's display of power and authority; the monster stands still and slightly wide-eyed at this strange man who just breathed fire.
"Damned troll will be the death of us," mutters Kulzash in Common as he attempts to regain his composure. He then glances at Vigan, as if to determine what the goliath might be thinking. Kulzash then studies Ladrian for a moment and says, "Visions, you say? A human with visions of Gruumsh?" Kulzash then firmly takes hold of the troll's right arm.
The second orc--the one on the troll's left--speaks for the first time. "Liar. He lies, Kulzash! No human can have such a vision!" He also takes hold of the troll. "This is a mess, Kulzash. Unpredictable giant green idiot and tricky human with many friends. Let's make our way to the Evermoors. Now." We have our orders."
The third orc--the one closest to Vigan--then speaks. "Quiet, Dinza. Kulzash leads."
Dinza responds, "Leads us to being gutted by Gornak if we fail." He then gives a sneering look at Kulzash.
Kulzash mulls over Dinza's response and the speaks. "We leave." He then begins to head north with the troll in tow. The troll mutters the word "stew" as they begin to walk away.
Seeing the exchange and hearing his alarm still ringing the ranger keeps low and begins stalking back towards the camp, hopefully they have not just been robbed after a lesson in distraction by his savage cousins.
Seeing the orcs and troll moved along Ladrian releases a sigh, dropping the act "That bloody troll!" he says looking at his injuries "Damn, I'm going to need to clean this up. And it was a brand new shirt!" he says trying to stop the bleeding.
"I wasn't looking forward to fight them all, pitch black. I say we gain some distance from them. They rely on their olfact more than their eyes, so I don't think we can follow them without getting noticed. What do you guys suggest?"
Carrow creeps silently back to the camp where he sees two more orcs very near the tents. Both have javelins at the ready until they hear Kulzash say, "Nevermind. These are too much trouble. We can't risk losing the troll."
The five orcs, with the troll in their midst, then disappear into the fog, heading north toward Evermoor Way.
Rixton makes his way through the fog and catches up to Carrow, where he can just see the orcs and troll disappearing into the darkness to the north. There's nothing to suggest that the orcs have taken anything from the camp.
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Carrow
"They had a good look but took nothing, i suggest we get dressed and follow on" Carrow stood and approached the camp checking for the tracks of his new opponents.
Rixton (time compressing this a bit, unless people want to talk about it more.):
"We know where they are going. Taking a few minutes to get dressed is good, then we can mount up and try to pick up their trail again," I say, heading for my tent.
I put on my leather armor and strap my scabbard to my hip, then gear up with my bow and everything else I would need for battle. When everyone else is ready, I hop on Viola and follow Carrow.
Carrow has no trouble finding the tracks, especially those of the troll. They lead north, roughly 120 feet, where they reach Evermoor Way, the road on which the group has been traveling eastward toward Everlund. To the north of the road lies the Evermoors, a vast, unsettled area of fog-shrouded hills, cold bogs, rocky ridges, and small peaks (which the party could see yesterday before the sun set). It appears that the tracks lead directly into the Evermoors.
Returning to camp, the goliath dons his chainmail, with assistance, and loads his horse ready for departure. Guiding his horse back to the road, he joins Carrow, Rixton, and the others.
"I would also wish to follow these orcs, and find out what they are doing with that troll. I have some skill with tracking, so between Carrow and myself, we should be able to follow them at a safe enough distance that we are not noticed. While these are not the best conditions for fighting, fog will not stop my glaive connecting with an orc's head."
Having helped Vigan with his nail Andor quickly checks his own possessions and saddles up ready to move out holding the magically illuminated stone up so he can see more clearly he says "unless you need this closer to the front I'm going to ride in the back so the light doesn't give us away as we close on them"
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Quickly checking his bandages, he grabs hold of his possessions back in the camp and gears up for traveling, still with his side hurting
"You do realize, that if they found us out again, there will likely be no silver tongue that can get us out of trouble right?" he sighs "Let's go then"
Quickly checking his bandages, he grabs hold of his possessions back in the camp and gears up for traveling, still with his side hurting
"You do realize, that if they found us out again, there will likely be no silver tongue that can get us out of trouble right?" he sighs "Let's go then"
OOC: hehe, Landor has joined the party, apparently. :P
OOC If it turns out Landor is a storm sorcerer and a generally nice guy who likes to swoop in and get all the killing hits then they'll be questions asked by Andor ;)
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Crossing over the road and following the tracks northward, the five adventurers enter the northern edge of the Evermoors. Within five or six minutes, they catch up to one of the orcs: Dinza. He is lying face down in the dirt and pierced clean through by a javelin. The footprints confirm that some sort of skirmish took place, but there's no sight of the troll and the four remaining orcs. The fog is still dense, making visibility beyond 20' next to impossible.
Carrow remains where he is, assessing whether the troll is truly a danger to the group.
(Actions for Andor and Ladrian are next, followed by those of the troll and the orcs)
Andor
"Hey! Nobody wants to fight but if you don't back down then we will defend ourselves"
Andor moves slightly to allow himself a bit of space but focusses mostly on facing the troll and orc head on from about ten feet away.
Action: If the troll moves towards anyone in a hostile way then he will exhale a blast of the Dragon's Breath unless doing so would also hit a party member for 7 fire damage
Vhon - Level 2 Warlock - What shall become of the Drunken Sailor?
Lyreis - Level 6 Elf Fighter - Eberron: Omega
DM - Dzenda: The Cracks - DM - Dzenda: Whispered Tales
Ladrian
Surprised with the quick attack from the Troll, his left claw hits Ladrian and without thinking, he dodges his right claw follow-up.
Suddenly feeling the heat coming up inside him and, in an attempt to stop the Troll from further attacks, Ladrian takes a deep breath and exhales a blast of the Dragon's Breath , that Andor previously bestow upon him.
The Dragon's Breath fire is bright red and orange and is aimed up to the air, slightly above the Troll's head as a warning and comes with a loud, demanding, ordering and booming voice "ENOUGH!" Ladrian shouts in Giant and let's the command reverberate into the silence of the night, and everyone around Ladrian feels the heat still lingering on their faces. "You have two options: calm down and eat food with us or die by Gruumsh's wrath and fire!" Ladrian adds, hand on the hilt of his sword, in a non-aggressive stance "Eat first, fight later, is my recommendation".
He then turns Kulzash and his orc companion: "You two, better restrain your companion, or all will be for nothing. The visions showed this is not the end neither for your group or mine, so calm him down, while Carrow goes to our camp a few feet from here to turn off the Alarm and brings some rations, while the rest of us finish this damn stew. Understood? Rixton and Andor, help them if they need"
Ladrian says giving his attention to the cauldron and stoking the fire a bit more "Carrow, we need those rations fast, bring our stuff here if you don't mind so that we can share our food and drinks with them, while I keep the fire going"
"Vigan, bring the rest of our guests closer, if you don't mind" he adds absent mindely.
"Let's go people, you want to eat stew today or not?!" seemingly focused on the boiling cauldron and preparing dinner for everyone.
@Jack_Joke I don't know what kind of rolls are required, if any so I'll roll Persuasion, Intimidation and Deception, should they be required in order to keep things moving. Tell me if you want me to roll anything else, please.
Intimidation (mainly at the Troll I guess, with the Dragon's breath warning and command): 22
Persuasion (so the orcs help restraining the troll and join us for dinner, and for the troll to also join for dinner): 25
Deception (For the orcs regarding the visions and for the troll regarding the Grummsh mentioning): 15
Excellent rolls, Morgulzs.
Insight rolls for orcs: 6 | 20 | 7
The troll is shocked out of its fit of anger by Ladrian's display of power and authority; the monster stands still and slightly wide-eyed at this strange man who just breathed fire.
"Damned troll will be the death of us," mutters Kulzash in Common as he attempts to regain his composure. He then glances at Vigan, as if to determine what the goliath might be thinking. Kulzash then studies Ladrian for a moment and says, "Visions, you say? A human with visions of Gruumsh?" Kulzash then firmly takes hold of the troll's right arm.
The second orc--the one on the troll's left--speaks for the first time. "Liar. He lies, Kulzash! No human can have such a vision!" He also takes hold of the troll. "This is a mess, Kulzash. Unpredictable giant green idiot and tricky human with many friends. Let's make our way to the Evermoors. Now." We have our orders."
The third orc--the one closest to Vigan--then speaks. "Quiet, Dinza. Kulzash leads."
Dinza responds, "Leads us to being gutted by Gornak if we fail." He then gives a sneering look at Kulzash.
Kulzash mulls over Dinza's response and the speaks. "We leave." He then begins to head north with the troll in tow. The troll mutters the word "stew" as they begin to walk away.
Rixton:
"Well," I say as they go on their way. "That was a hell of a thing." After a beat, I say, "I wonder what their orders were."
I turn to Ladrian. "Are you okay?"
Carrow
Seeing the exchange and hearing his alarm still ringing the ranger keeps low and begins stalking back towards the camp, hopefully they have not just been robbed after a lesson in distraction by his savage cousins.
Stealth: 19
Perception: 16
Ladrian
Seeing the orcs and troll moved along Ladrian releases a sigh, dropping the act "That bloody troll!" he says looking at his injuries "Damn, I'm going to need to clean this up. And it was a brand new shirt!" he says trying to stop the bleeding.
"I wasn't looking forward to fight them all, pitch black. I say we gain some distance from them. They rely on their olfact more than their eyes, so I don't think we can follow them without getting noticed. What do you guys suggest?"
Carrow creeps silently back to the camp where he sees two more orcs very near the tents. Both have javelins at the ready until they hear Kulzash say, "Nevermind. These are too much trouble. We can't risk losing the troll."
The five orcs, with the troll in their midst, then disappear into the fog, heading north toward Evermoor Way.
Rixton:
"Let's follow but we might have to stay close. The fog is doing us no favors."
I follow after Carrow, trying to at least keep him in sight, if not catch up a little.
Stealth: 21
Rixton makes his way through the fog and catches up to Carrow, where he can just see the orcs and troll disappearing into the darkness to the north. There's nothing to suggest that the orcs have taken anything from the camp.
Carrow
"They had a good look but took nothing, i suggest we get dressed and follow on" Carrow stood and approached the camp checking for the tracks of his new opponents.
Survival: 17
Rixton (time compressing this a bit, unless people want to talk about it more.):
"We know where they are going. Taking a few minutes to get dressed is good, then we can mount up and try to pick up their trail again," I say, heading for my tent.
I put on my leather armor and strap my scabbard to my hip, then gear up with my bow and everything else I would need for battle. When everyone else is ready, I hop on Viola and follow Carrow.
Carrow has no trouble finding the tracks, especially those of the troll. They lead north, roughly 120 feet, where they reach Evermoor Way, the road on which the group has been traveling eastward toward Everlund. To the north of the road lies the Evermoors, a vast, unsettled area of fog-shrouded hills, cold bogs, rocky ridges, and small peaks (which the party could see yesterday before the sun set). It appears that the tracks lead directly into the Evermoors.
Vigan
Returning to camp, the goliath dons his chainmail, with assistance, and loads his horse ready for departure. Guiding his horse back to the road, he joins Carrow, Rixton, and the others.
"I would also wish to follow these orcs, and find out what they are doing with that troll. I have some skill with tracking, so between Carrow and myself, we should be able to follow them at a safe enough distance that we are not noticed. While these are not the best conditions for fighting, fog will not stop my glaive connecting with an orc's head."
Andor
Having helped Vigan with his nail Andor quickly checks his own possessions and saddles up ready to move out holding the magically illuminated stone up so he can see more clearly he says "unless you need this closer to the front I'm going to ride in the back so the light doesn't give us away as we close on them"
Vhon - Level 2 Warlock - What shall become of the Drunken Sailor?
Lyreis - Level 6 Elf Fighter - Eberron: Omega
DM - Dzenda: The Cracks - DM - Dzenda: Whispered Tales
Landor
Quickly checking his bandages, he grabs hold of his possessions back in the camp and gears up for traveling, still with his side hurting
"You do realize, that if they found us out again, there will likely be no silver tongue that can get us out of trouble right?" he sighs "Let's go then"
OOC: hehe, Landor has joined the party, apparently. :P
OOC: I have no idea how that happen to be honest. I'll keep that post unedited because now it's a thing :D https://media.giphy.com/media/TbYgHMnICI1A4/giphy.gif
Ladrian
"So what's the plan guys? We track them again and then what do we do? Fight them?"
OOC If it turns out Landor is a storm sorcerer and a generally nice guy who likes to swoop in and get all the killing hits then they'll be questions asked by Andor ;)
Vhon - Level 2 Warlock - What shall become of the Drunken Sailor?
Lyreis - Level 6 Elf Fighter - Eberron: Omega
DM - Dzenda: The Cracks - DM - Dzenda: Whispered Tales
Crossing over the road and following the tracks northward, the five adventurers enter the northern edge of the Evermoors. Within five or six minutes, they catch up to one of the orcs: Dinza. He is lying face down in the dirt and pierced clean through by a javelin. The footprints confirm that some sort of skirmish took place, but there's no sight of the troll and the four remaining orcs. The fog is still dense, making visibility beyond 20' next to impossible.
Survival:
Both Carrow and Vigan notice that as the tracks lead away from Dinza and continue northward large drops of blood can be seen on the ground.