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"Yea, 'ow ya planning to sneaky wit' 'at over 'ere?" Beedo says, gesturing to the flaming spirit and literally elephant in the opening. "Orcs eyes ain't so good maybe. But a good fire even in 'is gonna grab at 'eres eyes."Vark keeps his eyes on the Orcs progress, but even he faintly nodded in agreement. All the same, he did as bade and stepped back a bit while keeping to the outer edge of the grouping.
As for D.O.R.K, out of consideration for Beedo's words, hustled over to Golemogote tried to coax him into laying down close by with the group, hoping his natural grey skin and rain might make the Orcs mistake him for a boulder at a distance. "This may not work. But Beedo, line up a shot for the lead Orc in the event they do not gives us wide berth."She whispers just loud enough for the group to hear. Beedo grunts at the request, before then, if at all possible, sidle up beside Mr. G as to have some cover to hide behind before lining up a shot. "The rest-..."D.O.R.K starts, only to pause seeing Devin seeming to hear something(?).
Since others are talking about the orcs, can Lukian see them? Are they headed this way? Are they going to stumble onto us if we stay where we are? Perhaps they are walking a different direction or stationary?
With what appears to be Dawnbringer's guidance Mambo closes down his flame as much as possible - the question is has he done enough? 43. The Orcs keep stomping past grumbling about the rain.
(@Grant: Are we about 3 to 4 days away from our destination?)
Despite temptations to strike the down the Orcs least their aggressive ways meant another trade route or worst despoiled by their ways, D.O.R.K held her ground until she heard no more of their stomping around. Without looking, she motioned for the others to remain still for a time as well. Only after several minutes of inaction does she give Beedo the signal to go ahead and sneak out a short ways after the noise, and confirm they were well and truly gone for the day.
(I assume another stealth and perception roll for Beedo, or safe to assume things are safe for the time being.)
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Some minutes after the Orcs have passed from Earshot, "In some ways it would have been nice to see how we could fight with Mambo's assistance, but at the same time I think we need to be rested for the rest of our journey." says Ebonitus, "Perhaps after Dawnbringer has been able to assist Mambo a little more, we should work out how to use him in our battle strategy for future encounters." He then snuggles down to finish off a good night's sleep.
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Tirohia te Moana - Level 2 Cleric - What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor?
Ebonitus de Viribus - Level 4 Cleric - The Storm King's Thunder - The Gods Respond.
Lukian chooses a place a little ways away from the others in order to trance tonight so that Dawnbringer can once again spend the night "conversing" with Mambo without their light disturbing the others.
Day 1, Second Ten-day, Month of Elient - Somewhere in the Surbrin Hills enroute to Nesme
The next day the rain has finally ceased and while the wind has dropped a bit it still continues to blow steadily from the south. The drier conditions allows the party to travel slightly faster than they had in the previous two days. Late in the afternoon as they crest a small overhill overlooking a fast flowing stream they spot two large figures standing midstream and steadily disassembling the stone bridge that used to cross the stream.
If at the helm, D.O.R.K prompts Mr. G to slow at the top to buy time enough to squint at the figures in hopes of discerning their nature. The fact that they were large even at distance did little to set her at ease.
She then looks to the others if they have any more luck. And if not, she said, "At your leave, I will have Mr. G approach with more caution. But, any hope of surprise will be lost."
(@Grant: Roughly how far away is the group from the figures?)
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(D.O.R.K's new goal in life. Acquire a telescope or the magical equivalent by any means necessary.)
(If noone objects, Dork (or whoevers at the helm) should move us within the 50 yard range or so of the creature, or at least the start the process so we can actually get a good look figures. We may have to stop or convince the figures to stop, least we have to waste time trying to circumvent the river)
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"Works for me." Devin remarks as he looks to see how much of the bridge is still up or if its already too late and the bridge has been mostly dismantled.
"Once we're close enough, you and Beedo may do so. But, I would prefer to be at the minimum range in which assistance can be provided within a few moments." D.O.R.K replied. "Now, as there does not seem to be fully objections, I will proceed." In a few nudges and an uttering of "Suta", the group is propelled down the hill and onward towards the figure. It's not until they reach the 55 to 60 yard range that she slows things down, and if not spotted by then, stops altogether to let Lukian and a grumpy Beedo scout the rest of the way ahead to try and learn more.
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Once the party get to 50 yards away, Lukian and Beedo dismount and try to sneak closer (Lukian - Stealth = 7 / Beedo - Stealth = 15). Meanwhile the giants do 55 seem to have noticed the party and are waving their arms angrily lifting rocks threateningly at the party.
The giants do not seem to have noticed Lukian or Beedo.
Lukian looks around to try to analyze the situation. Can he see a reason why the giants are dismantling the bridge? Are there any other creatures? The giants are threatening violence, but not acting on it; can Lukian intuit why? Can he tell what type of giants these are?
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Devin sets about making camp while Aslan who normally prowls around the immediate area snuggles into his pack to stay out of the rain.
When the voices are heard he quickly makes the incantation for Tongues when D mentions it.
He then carefully listens to hear what is said. (Passive perception 28)
Ebonitus quietly says "Stay close." and quickly casts Pass without trace to mask the party from the Orcs.
Tirohia te Moana - Level 2 Cleric - What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor?
Ebonitus de Viribus - Level 4 Cleric - The Storm King's Thunder - The Gods Respond.
"Yea, 'ow ya planning to sneaky wit' 'at over 'ere?" Beedo says, gesturing to the flaming spirit and literally elephant in the opening. "Orcs eyes ain't so good maybe. But a good fire even in 'is gonna grab at 'eres eyes." Vark keeps his eyes on the Orcs progress, but even he faintly nodded in agreement. All the same, he did as bade and stepped back a bit while keeping to the outer edge of the grouping.
As for D.O.R.K, out of consideration for Beedo's words, hustled over to Golemogote tried to coax him into laying down close by with the group, hoping his natural grey skin and rain might make the Orcs mistake him for a boulder at a distance. "This may not work. But Beedo, line up a shot for the lead Orc in the event they do not gives us wide berth." She whispers just loud enough for the group to hear. Beedo grunts at the request, before then, if at all possible, sidle up beside Mr. G as to have some cover to hide behind before lining up a shot. "The rest-..." D.O.R.K starts, only to pause seeing Devin seeming to hear something(?).
---> Beedo's Stealth: 31.
--->Mr. G's Stealth: 23.
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
Since others are talking about the orcs, can Lukian see them? Are they headed this way? Are they going to stumble onto us if we stay where we are? Perhaps they are walking a different direction or stationary?
I assume - possibly incorrectly - that when you set up camp you do it in such.a way that you are to some extent hidden from casual passers-by.
DM - Stopping a god in his tracks
(@Grant: That is preferred depending on the locale. So, up to you if the area is reasonable to have that or not.)
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
With what appears to be Dawnbringer's guidance Mambo closes down his flame as much as possible - the question is has he done enough? 43. The Orcs keep stomping past grumbling about the rain.
DM - Stopping a god in his tracks
(@Grant: Are we about 3 to 4 days away from our destination?)
Despite temptations to strike the down the Orcs least their aggressive ways meant another trade route or worst despoiled by their ways, D.O.R.K held her ground until she heard no more of their stomping around. Without looking, she motioned for the others to remain still for a time as well. Only after several minutes of inaction does she give Beedo the signal to go ahead and sneak out a short ways after the noise, and confirm they were well and truly gone for the day.
(I assume another stealth and perception roll for Beedo, or safe to assume things are safe for the time being.)
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
Some minutes after the Orcs have passed from Earshot, "In some ways it would have been nice to see how we could fight with Mambo's assistance, but at the same time I think we need to be rested for the rest of our journey." says Ebonitus, "Perhaps after Dawnbringer has been able to assist Mambo a little more, we should work out how to use him in our battle strategy for future encounters." He then snuggles down to finish off a good night's sleep.
Tirohia te Moana - Level 2 Cleric - What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor?
Ebonitus de Viribus - Level 4 Cleric - The Storm King's Thunder - The Gods Respond.
Lukian chooses a place a little ways away from the others in order to trance tonight so that Dawnbringer can once again spend the night "conversing" with Mambo without their light disturbing the others.
Day 1, Second Ten-day, Month of Elient - Somewhere in the Surbrin Hills enroute to Nesme
The next day the rain has finally ceased and while the wind has dropped a bit it still continues to blow steadily from the south. The drier conditions allows the party to travel slightly faster than they had in the previous two days. Late in the afternoon as they crest a small overhill overlooking a fast flowing stream they spot two large figures standing midstream and steadily disassembling the stone bridge that used to cross the stream.
DM - Stopping a god in his tracks
If at the helm, D.O.R.K prompts Mr. G to slow at the top to buy time enough to squint at the figures in hopes of discerning their nature. The fact that they were large even at distance did little to set her at ease.
Perception(/Can she discern if humanoid or giant-kin?): 22.
She then looks to the others if they have any more luck. And if not, she said, "At your leave, I will have Mr. G approach with more caution. But, any hope of surprise will be lost."
(@Grant: Roughly how far away is the group from the figures?)
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
The party has just crested a small hill so lets say they're about 250 yards away.
DM - Stopping a god in his tracks
(D.O.R.K's new goal in life. Acquire a telescope or the magical equivalent by any means necessary.)
(If noone objects, Dork (or whoevers at the helm) should move us within the 50 yard range or so of the creature, or at least the start the process so we can actually get a good look figures. We may have to stop or convince the figures to stop, least we have to waste time trying to circumvent the river)
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
"Works for me." Devin remarks as he looks to see how much of the bridge is still up or if its already too late and the bridge has been mostly dismantled.
Ebonitus also looks forward to the bridge and figures to see if he can discern any details. Perception: 14
Tirohia te Moana - Level 2 Cleric - What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor?
Ebonitus de Viribus - Level 4 Cleric - The Storm King's Thunder - The Gods Respond.
"I can scout ahead, if you like," Lukian volunteers, staring at the unknown humanoids.
"Once we're close enough, you and Beedo may do so. But, I would prefer to be at the minimum range in which assistance can be provided within a few moments." D.O.R.K replied. "Now, as there does not seem to be fully objections, I will proceed." In a few nudges and an uttering of "Suta", the group is propelled down the hill and onward towards the figure. It's not until they reach the 55 to 60 yard range that she slows things down, and if not spotted by then, stops altogether to let Lukian and a grumpy Beedo scout the rest of the way ahead to try and learn more.
When you realize you're doing too much: Signature.
Once the party get to 50 yards away, Lukian and Beedo dismount and try to sneak closer (Lukian - Stealth = 7 / Beedo - Stealth = 15). Meanwhile the giants do 55 seem to have noticed the party and are waving their arms angrily lifting rocks threateningly at the party.
The giants do not seem to have noticed Lukian or Beedo.
DM - Stopping a god in his tracks
Lukian looks around to try to analyze the situation. Can he see a reason why the giants are dismantling the bridge? Are there any other creatures? The giants are threatening violence, but not acting on it; can Lukian intuit why? Can he tell what type of giants these are?