Waterdeep: Camel Heist (2020)

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Strix, as you walk up the street back in the direction of the temple and the inn, you pass by a street that leads east further in town.  At the junction, you notice that there are five men strolling down the street in your general direction. They appear to have noticed you; one of them says something to the others and grins, and they pick up their pace.  They are about thirty feet away at the moment.

Strix, please give me a Perception check.

Scupper and Dekhan, how close behind Strix are you following?

(On the map, the red dot is the five men, and the blue dot is Strix.)

 22 perception

Ooc : how far away is the square with the temple on it?

Scupper and Dekhan, you see Strix turn and wander up the street, looking from side to side.  And after a brief exchange you decide to follow  (You are about twenty feet behind him).

Strix, the men approaching you look like tough fighters; you are fairly certain that you wouldn't stand a chance against the five of them on your own.  Fortunately, you see your companions Scupper and Dekhan following about twenty feet behind you, though they seem not to have noticed the men yet.  The men are wearing leather armour and have shortswords hanging at their belt; from their reaction, they don't appear to see you as a threat, as they continue to head towards you. 

You can also see, out of the corner of your eye, the small temple where Incantis, Vaz and Dario said they were going.  Vaz is standing off aways on the green, apparently speaking with his camel; Dario and Incantis seem to be looking back inside the temple at something, and none of them have noticed you.  They are all about 120 feet from you, with the temple a few paces further away.

The approaching men are all wearing dirty and tattered dark red cloaks; there's little doubt that these are Redbrands.  You don't see any sign of others, just this group of five.

Varinth and Soodi are casually sunning themselves in the middle of the town green. At seeing Dario and Incantis exit the temple, Vaz will start to meander over to them.

"What do you think? Should we confer with the others about this banshee and see if they found anything out about the redbrands?" Just then Incantis turns and spots Strix walking up the street towards himself, Dario, and Vaz. "Ahhh, there's our strigine friend now; shall we?"

Dario listens to Incantis, agreeing with him and he also notices Vaz walking up to them. He tips his head to Vaz and says, "this banshee thing could be of some interest for us, but I agree with Incantis we should check in with the others." After saying that he notices Incantis looking in the distance behind him and Dario turns to see Strix and answers Incantis, "you're right, that is our strange friend. Let's go check in on him," and with that Dario walks over to Strix. 

Dario, Vaz and Incantis, you start to walk towards Strix, and get a few feet before you notice something is up.

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*Frame freezes, record scratches* Yep that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in Phandalin! Well it's a long story....*theme music*

 

 Strix continues towards his colleagues, only increasing his pace if the Redbrands do. 

Strix, one of the Redbrands calls out at you.  Awww, look at the puppy.  Did you get lost, puppy?  And who's this? he asks, noticing Dekhan and Scupper.  You boys get lost too?

Dekhan and Scupper, you see the men - obviously Redbrands - coming towards Strix, and you hear what they say.   You are perhaps twenty feet from Strix, thirty-five feet from the closest Redbrand.

Dekhan considers his last couple interactions and the pointers he’s received from his more worldly friends, he thinks about a verbal engagement but decides to stand up to his full height, squares his shoulders, and pulls a mean face. Intimidation 21

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Strix, one of the Redbrands calls out at you.  Awww, look at the puppy.  Did you get lost, puppy?  And who's this? he asks, noticing Dekhan and Scupper.  You boys get lost too?

 Without breaking stride, he calls back "All lost, who tend not fence. Drive stake deep, bro. Chain beast. Lest all become as beast!" 

Varinth strides a alongside Dario and Inky. Seeing whats happening he shouts;

Hey Redresses, we're lost too. You selling ******* maps?

Intimidation: 20

Strix, you move your full forty feet north up the road towards where you see Incantis, Dario and Vaz headed towards you.

The Redbrand who spoke before scowls at Strix as he goes.  Just a mad dog.  We can put it down later.  But you two.  He turns to Dekhan and Scupper; his hands go to his sword at his belt, but something about the pair of you makes him hesitate.  Only for a moment, though - his gang have had the run of Phandalin the last two months, and he has you outnumbered.  Nevertheless, his sword stays sheathed.  We don't want strangers in this town.  Give us your gold, then get out, or we'll cut you down where you stand.  His friends get ready to draw their swords, watching for his lead.

You lot look jest dumb enough to try and pull that leash. Strix me lad, I see you are working on yer self control! Good lad, but if'n they touch one feather, you have my permission to eat 4 out of 5!

Intimidation 11

Vaz, Dario and Incantis, you've managed to walk another thirty feet south; you now notice the group of armed men, about seventy feet away from you, getting into a confrontation with Scupper and Dekhan.

Scupper and Dekhan, the Redbrands take a few steps towards you.  The apparent leader snarls: Mouthy little gobshite.  Bleed him dry, boys!

Strix, from behind you clearly hear the sound of a sword being drawn, with four more following a moment later.

 21

15 init

Valentine's, so I'll be in short supply :)