"I would help, but only if it pays off and I get my money's worth for saving your friends. Or you could offer something... as payment for my services,"

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"I would help, but only if it pays off and I get my money's worth for saving your friends. Or you could offer something... as payment for my services,"

"Deal made. But if the fight pays off, you can keep it,"

"Any info about the creatures? I don't like rushing headlong into a battle with unknown foes,"

OOC: Wow filcat you're a mod? congrats!

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"Deal made. But if the fight pays off, you can keep it,"

 

"Any info about the creatures? I don't like rushing headlong into a battle with unknown foes,"

OOC: Wow filcat you're a mod? congrats!

Investigation roll 4

(to find out what these creatures may be)

Unfortunately, Zyk doesn't recognize any creature by that description.

Zook:" All right, we can reach this village when the sun is still high. Shall we?"

"I think we should travel by night - we might be able to take these beasts by surprise, and the cover of nightfall should be able to prevent us from being ambushed,"

Zook "All right. Let's take the road now, then when we arrive close enough to the village, we can better assess their forces and make a plan."

The good Halfling scout takes the party in the village. This is just a small collection of wooden farmhouse, very small in height, indicating that all here are Halfling farmers and shepherds. At a distance, the village seems fine, but a closer look shows that the village has now new residents. Small creatures, blue skinned, badly dressed, with orange eyes are all over. Every now and then you see them forcing Halflings to do dirty job for them, like bringing food or attending sheep and pigs.

[Describe how you want to approach the village.]

OOC: I apologize I just realized, I needed to spend a healing surge at the end of that Short Rest: 6

Grym focused his mind, gaining insight into the future (Focus Changed to Precognition granting advantage on Initiative),  he looked over the tiny village, saw the halflings subjugated. It made him angry, angry that he was going to have to risk life and limb to save them, 'Why can't they just be strong enough not to be taken prisoner?' he thought as he stared at the blue skinned creatures, trying to decide what he thought they were.

(Intelligence check: 9, if I can add arcana then this number goes up by 2, same if I can add investigation)

OOC: lol i know what they are irl, but because another DM (zynx, you should know him) managed to convince me to give up metagaming, I wont say what they are though

OOC (again): How is the area around the village? A hill? tree? tower? anything which i could use to my advantage?

Neither Grym can recognize those creatures.

The village is on a hill. You are about 70 feet from the first house. You are taking cover behind some trees, some these are quite sparse.

It is late afternoon. There are still a couple of hours of light.

"Well, who wants to play bait?" Grym turns his eyes to the halfling who had led them there assumingly.

OOC Yup I guessed it.

"I suggest the halfling takes bait. As the creatures come to imprison her we can spring and attack,"

"Ugh.. Horrendous things. Here little lady, take these" 

Puddin hands the halfling a couple of poisoned darts, just in case.. 

OOG the halfling is a he :-)

Zook " sigh....all right.stay here and take cover. Let's how many we can lure out"

He then goes stealthy to the closer home. Stealth 22

OOG make a Stealth check. Also initiative for later.

15 18

First stealth, second init

Stealth: 2 | Initiative: 2

Will be carrying my Greataxe

Stealth: 11 | Initiative: 4

EDIT: I forgot I have advantage on Initiative so here is the second roll: 9