While the party sits down to begin playing games with the men, Raya stands back quietly and looks around. There is nothing of note in the room, as the only thing valuable in it is the gold and trinkets currently on the gaming table. She does note the door in the north wall, but nothing else catches her attention.
At Melkias' words, Thane, his eyes on the gold, smiles crookedly. "Glasstaff don't tell us nothin'," he says, slurring his words slightly. "'Sides, the Black Spider's the one runnin' it all, anyways. Them's the one that told Glasstaff to have us harrass the town. It's workin', too," he says, nodding. "We even gots some prisoners in the cells," he says almost proudly. He takes another large swig from his mug. The man to the right of Thane nods. "That wizard don't tell us nothin' - expects us to do all the dirty work," he says with snarl. "Like he's better'n us or somethin'," he growls. He also takes a swig from his mug, leaning his head back to get every drop. As he does, he tips over and he and the chair fall backwards with a thud. He makes no move to get up and looking over, you notice that he is out cold.
Ajax boarst into laughter but with the eyes addresses at each companion: if they try a surprise attack, he will join them
Ooc: @dm: is the drunk the same one I casted the paladin oath upon or another one? If he is another one, is 1 minute of the spell over? I guess so but just Tobe sure...
Delg snorts, shaking his head. He catches Raya's eye and motions her to help him drag the human toward a wall and out of the way. "Can you see if he's got anything of use?" He whispers for only her to hear before returning to the table.
Raya nods towards Delg as we drag the human towards the wall. Raya will search the unconscious man for any weapons, keys, or anything unusual while trying to make it comfortable for him to lay down as to not draw any suspicion.
((Ajax - apologies, I forgot about the abjure spell - we'll say it's on one of the men still sitting, and you have 20 secs left of it))
Raya and Delg move the unconscious man over to the wall. As Delg moves back to the table, Raya surreptitiously searches the man, but finds nothing of value.
Raya will get up and move back to the corner where she previously was and begin to slowly pace back and forth walking past the door. She'll check to see if the door's unlocked as she paces.
Mulligan is waiting/hiding just outside the room and putting on the Redbrand cloak. If the men seem like they start to suspect something, he'll charge into the room.
"So the gold is not going to be worth the job. What else can we expect?" Delg shakes his dice as he looks around. "He said prisoners. They a problem we have to deal with?"
One of the men snorts derisively. "Nah, no problem - woman and two kidsh, no trouble. Eashy guarding and no one around to sshee, know what I mean?" he says with a salacious leer. "Just keep out of the mage's way," another one hiccups, nodding his head towards the north door. "He's not in charge, anyway, the Black Shpider is. Do you know who the Black Spider ish?" he asks, his eyes narrowing, pupils blown. The men all look at each other and begin to laugh uproariously - it's clear they are all three sheets to the wind.
"I heard coin and easy. Didn't hear mage and nothing on some Black Spider. What kind of name is that? If he ain't in charge, why do we even have to bother about the mage?"
The men stop laughing at Delg's questions. "Because he's a wizard," one of them hisses. "Do you got magic? 'Cuz I ain't, so I ain't about to go pissin' off someone what can burn me where I stand or turn me into a toad!" He takes another swig of ale, wiping his mouth on the back of his hand. "Are we gonna play or we gonna talk?" he asks.
((It's been roughly 20 min since they headed out the tunnel))
After about 10-15 minutes of this, Mulligan will summon the memory of past encounters with pissed off military commanders, walk down the hall in the direction of the room where the prisoners were kept, then storm into the room where the rest of the party and the three drunks are. With a rumbling voice, kept low so that it doesn't carry beyond the door that Raya checked earlier:
"Which of you idiots is supposed to be guarding the prisoners? I just got a report of a woman and two children on a cart, heading west on the Triboar Trail, headed to the High Road. Do you have ANY IDEA WHO THAT COULD BE? You three," he says, pointing to the Redbrands at the table, "get out of here, get on that road and find them or, gods help me, I'll feed you to the Black Spider myself!"
Delg - you toss the dice like a pro, and at your words, one of them starts to get up to get you a mug of ale. He stops when Mulligan enters the room yelling. As soon as he finishes, the 3 drunk men look at each other and then at the party. There's a tense moment, and then all 3 of them start laughing and slapping their knees, tears streaming from their eyes. "Did you put him up to that?" one of the men asks Delg. "New recruit drew the short straw," one of them snorts. One of them stumbles over to the keg, messily filling up the mugs, and offering one to Delg. It sloshes all over the table as he sets it down and he returns to his seat.
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"Like they say. Act like you already got the title you want." Delg takes a shallow drink, fully prepared to let the ale flow back into the mug if it's bad. He slides all but one coin (of however many joined in), leaving that for the next bet. "Get over here and join in. Sounds like the Black Spider wouldn't concern himself with the likes of us. Or is it itself? Still don't know what kinda name is Black Spider. Get your money in." He waits for the bets, than rolls.
Performance: 13
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While the party sits down to begin playing games with the men, Raya stands back quietly and looks around. There is nothing of note in the room, as the only thing valuable in it is the gold and trinkets currently on the gaming table. She does note the door in the north wall, but nothing else catches her attention.
At Melkias' words, Thane, his eyes on the gold, smiles crookedly. "Glasstaff don't tell us nothin'," he says, slurring his words slightly. "'Sides, the Black Spider's the one runnin' it all, anyways. Them's the one that told Glasstaff to have us harrass the town. It's workin', too," he says, nodding. "We even gots some prisoners in the cells," he says almost proudly. He takes another large swig from his mug. The man to the right of Thane nods. "That wizard don't tell us nothin' - expects us to do all the dirty work," he says with snarl. "Like he's better'n us or somethin'," he growls. He also takes a swig from his mug, leaning his head back to get every drop. As he does, he tips over and he and the chair fall backwards with a thud. He makes no move to get up and looking over, you notice that he is out cold.
Ajax boarst into laughter but with the eyes addresses at each companion: if they try a surprise attack, he will join them
Ooc: @dm: is the drunk the same one I casted the paladin oath upon or another one? If he is another one, is 1 minute of the spell over? I guess so but just Tobe sure...
Delg snorts, shaking his head. He catches Raya's eye and motions her to help him drag the human toward a wall and out of the way. "Can you see if he's got anything of use?" He whispers for only her to hear before returning to the table.
Raya nods towards Delg as we drag the human towards the wall. Raya will search the unconscious man for any weapons, keys, or anything unusual while trying to make it comfortable for him to lay down as to not draw any suspicion.
((Ajax - apologies, I forgot about the abjure spell - we'll say it's on one of the men still sitting, and you have 20 secs left of it))
Raya and Delg move the unconscious man over to the wall. As Delg moves back to the table, Raya surreptitiously searches the man, but finds nothing of value.
Raya will get up and move back to the corner where she previously was and begin to slowly pace back and forth walking past the door. She'll check to see if the door's unlocked as she paces.
As Raya paces back and forth in front of the north door, she waits until the men are distracted and then checks the door. It's unlocked.
Mulligan is waiting/hiding just outside the room and putting on the Redbrand cloak. If the men seem like they start to suspect something, he'll charge into the room.
"So the gold is not going to be worth the job. What else can we expect?" Delg shakes his dice as he looks around. "He said prisoners. They a problem we have to deal with?"
One of the men snorts derisively. "Nah, no problem - woman and two kidsh, no trouble. Eashy guarding and no one around to sshee, know what I mean?" he says with a salacious leer. "Just keep out of the mage's way," another one hiccups, nodding his head towards the north door. "He's not in charge, anyway, the Black Shpider is. Do you know who the Black Spider ish?" he asks, his eyes narrowing, pupils blown. The men all look at each other and begin to laugh uproariously - it's clear they are all three sheets to the wind.
"I heard coin and easy. Didn't hear mage and nothing on some Black Spider. What kind of name is that? If he ain't in charge, why do we even have to bother about the mage?"
How long has it been since the prisoners got away?
The men stop laughing at Delg's questions. "Because he's a wizard," one of them hisses. "Do you got magic? 'Cuz I ain't, so I ain't about to go pissin' off someone what can burn me where I stand or turn me into a toad!" He takes another swig of ale, wiping his mouth on the back of his hand. "Are we gonna play or we gonna talk?" he asks.
((It's been roughly 20 min since they headed out the tunnel))
"Sorry. Thought you lot could be split brained. No extra cups for ale? Well then."
Delg puts a gold on the table, rattles the dice and tosses.
(Performance?)
After about 10-15 minutes of this, Mulligan will summon the memory of past encounters with pissed off military commanders, walk down the hall in the direction of the room where the prisoners were kept, then storm into the room where the rest of the party and the three drunks are. With a rumbling voice, kept low so that it doesn't carry beyond the door that Raya checked earlier:
"Which of you idiots is supposed to be guarding the prisoners? I just got a report of a woman and two children on a cart, heading west on the Triboar Trail, headed to the High Road. Do you have ANY IDEA WHO THAT COULD BE? You three," he says, pointing to the Redbrands at the table, "get out of here, get on that road and find them or, gods help me, I'll feed you to the Black Spider myself!"
Delg - yes, performance.
Mulligan - deception or intimidation check, you choose
Intimidation:
8
Performance: 20
Delg - you toss the dice like a pro, and at your words, one of them starts to get up to get you a mug of ale. He stops when Mulligan enters the room yelling. As soon as he finishes, the 3 drunk men look at each other and then at the party. There's a tense moment, and then all 3 of them start laughing and slapping their knees, tears streaming from their eyes. "Did you put him up to that?" one of the men asks Delg. "New recruit drew the short straw," one of them snorts. One of them stumbles over to the keg, messily filling up the mugs, and offering one to Delg. It sloshes all over the table as he sets it down and he returns to his seat.
"Like they say. Act like you already got the title you want." Delg takes a shallow drink, fully prepared to let the ale flow back into the mug if it's bad. He slides all but one coin (of however many joined in), leaving that for the next bet. "Get over here and join in. Sounds like the Black Spider wouldn't concern himself with the likes of us. Or is it itself? Still don't know what kinda name is Black Spider. Get your money in." He waits for the bets, than rolls.
Performance: 13