Bastape beats her chest. It seems she is getting pissed at the lack of bandits to kill. Though she isn't angry with the party. She doesn't communicate a yes or no response to Cirrus' plan but she does follow the group around.
Vimak will start dashing, moving from the rooms that have B2 ad F2 as fast as he can. If they are empty, he will turn back up the stairs at E, F, and G 5, and then out the door at I16. Once he is outside, he will look toward the majority of the village.
If he sees more Redbrands as he goes, he will attack them. Otherwise, he checks on the village.
Cirrus follows suit, but not before addressing the woman, "As much as I want to guide you out of here, if the town isn't safe right now then I don't want to put you in danger."
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You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
The woman happily takes the waterskin, though its clear she is faint from bloodloss. Drinking more than half of the offered skin in mere moments, before letting out a frigid huff. Thank you... I was .. parched. Before handing it back, with an appreciative smile.
Spotting nothing on his sudden dash after Bastapes rage-response. It seems the place really is empty, aside from them, and corpses. Vimak dashes outside, and, after a small run through the forest he exists the treeline to see the town... is perfectly normal. People milling aobut on their daily business, and the grotesque corpse of the farmer having been removed. It seems .. life is normal here.
I-its fine sir. she says, not quite sure how to address Cirrus, not knowing his name or his age. However this girl seems to be maybe a year older then Cirrus herself. I-i-i-i understand you might blame yourself for what happened... but don't... They might have died, but, you gave them the courage to stand up. So they will go down as heroes in this little town... as .. I'm sure you will as well Er.. all of you I mean but .. you know what I'm trying to say. I hope. At this point, its clear her cheeks are flushing, and before Cirrus can react, the woman has her arm around him, pulling him in tightly. Her body still shaking, whether from terror, pain, or something else, And just as the shock settled in, her lips pressed against Cirrus' own. Kissing him deeply before retreating and curling into herself in embarrassment.
Vimak walks back toward the others. Hmm, he thinks. Have we missed something?
He plans to talk to the others before taking any next steps. We could ask around in town, he thinks. Someone there might know something about where the Redbrands have gone. Or, he thinks, there may be a clue here that we missed.
(I did say my name was Cirrus in post #1099, however I don’t know if I said my name when I first made my speech.)
cirrus is frozen for a moment in surprise of what happened until the sound of Vimak’s footsteps brings him back. ”well if everything is normal then we need to get these people back to their homes now! Everybody, we’re going to the prison to get the kids and the girls.” He outstretches a hand to the blushing woman, “here, let’s get you back to town. Might I ask your name?”
You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
The woman initially seems crestfallen that Cirrus didn't return or even seemingly react in an obvious way to her affection, but perks up in a bit of a start when he finally does ask her name Uh-ah-oh, it's uh.. Stella...
(Fair point. Assume trauma made that fact slip her mind :x)
Cirrus looks very embarrassed himself, "I'm sorry, I'm just not sure how to react to something like that... um... thank you, it was... very nice..." he mumbles that last bit sheepishly, he's now slightly grinning awkwardly as his cheeks are now flushed with (uh, what color would his cheeks turn? Maybe purple? Yeah sure lets' go with purple) purple. "By the way, I don't remember if I introduced myself when I made my speech in town square, but my name is Cirrus."
You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
Vimak will go to the jail cells. "These are the items we have found so far," he says. "Are any of them the memento you were looking for?" He displays all the goods he has collected. "Also," he says, "they seem to have fled their base. Did any of you overhear talk that might suggest where they went?"
Cirrus begins using the one pin he has to pick the locks of the prisoners, going from eldest to youngest. I guess I'll just start rolling dex checks: 172116
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You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
The woman smiles softly, and looks away as he mentions it. Not responding to his first comment since she wasn't quite sure how to but saying Yes... you said it earlier but... with everything going on... my mind.... yeah... It's nice to .. officially meet you. And .. if they really are gone Then the town can finally go back to being peaceful. So... those others didn't die for nothing... And perhaps the town can finally grow.
The group making their way to the cells in awkward silence after that, not that bastape could 'say' much in her current form. Easily unlocking them all, Cirrus then pockets the pin. Everyone there looking hopeful since everyone had come back.. Does... that mean they're gone? Did you beat them? the one boy who had lost his parents on the road had said. The others echoing this with nods, and glances between eachother. Though the womans eyes wander over the collected items.... scanning them for anything and it only took a moment before her eyes welled up. Seeing the sword, SHe reached out for it instinctively, pulling it close, and embracing it, safely of course. This is it.... This was his sword....He carried this thing everywhere.... And when he tried to defy the redbrands... he lips broke into a frown as more hot tears flowed, she seemed to only shake a little. Goodbye Etz Milrio.... the last half in elvish, and only those who understood it would know she had said 'My Love.'
And even as the tears stained her face more and more, She handed the sword back to Vimak Its yours... your groups, whoever can best use it... SInce.. like him, you stood up to those bullies... *sniffle* I think he'd want you folk to have it. It's... Just a sword but.. its been cared for and seems just a little sharper than the rest... He called it Talon.. But its yours now. And I won't take no for an answer! She smiled halfheartedly, simultaneously torn up by everything, including the loss of her husband, but also happy that the redbrands might finally be gone.
When the other question was asked, Carp, eyes still red from crying after hearing about his fathers death... He'd shake his head 'no' No sirs... There hasn't been a peep except the wind haunting us since you left. But they were always talking about some Castle of crags or somthin like that... A ways to the north... But None of us know where that might be...
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Cirrus sees all of the hopeful faces around him, and as much as he wants to tell them that they don't have to worry ever again, he worries that the Redbrands could come back "I'm going to be completely honest with you all: we can't find them. We've killed three once we got out of this prison, but the rest of the base seems completely abandoned. What's important now is getting you all back to your homes, then we will investigate the clues we have that may lead to their whereabouts."
As the lead the victims out, Cirrus asks his party members, "do you think they've all shipped off to Cragmaw Castle?"
Cirrus begins leading them to the cistern room, but before they approach the loose floor (V9 and W8), Cirrus will see if there's some way to peer under the different floor, just in case it actually is a secret passage, (I'm not sure if this would count as perception (6) or investigation (8)). If it nothing more than a simple pit trap, then he will instruct everyone to sidle along the edges of the wall but realizes that it would be much safer to just use the front entrance they first came in at, so he does that instead.
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You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
(will allow the others to respond before posting. But to clear up your checks, the floor is too heavy to lift easily, but oyu manage enough that you see it is a simple pitfall trap with spikes at the bottom, aside from the otherwise exquisite 'disguise' it has.)
Once all the town's folk are seen off safely. Bastape reverts back to her elf form she cracks her neck and anyone can see the annoyed look on her face. She is not in the best of moods, having been denied of her chance at revenge. She says, "We weren't able to find them. Let's destroy this base so that they have no home to return to."
"Well I'm not sure how you plan to destroy it, the whole place is made of stone so it won't burn, but before you do we should get some of the supplies and food out and back to the town, since the rebrands don't deserve any of it."
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You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
Bastille says, "Agreed. Once we move the supplies, I'm going to go around trying to find any way to cause the roof to collapse in on itself. Part of this base is a cave so I'm going to try and figure out a way to cause a cave--in."
You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
"Thank you for the gift of your husband's sword," Vimak says to the woman, bowing his head. "I'll see that it is used to avenge him."
After they leave, "I'm happy to help," he says to Cirrus. He picks up pairs of barrels at a time, hauling them out toward the center of town. As he walks back, he considers Talon, as the sword was called. He checks its balance, the sharpness of its blade, and decides he could try a long sword for a while. See how it goes.
If he has a chance to talk to the villagers, Vimak will ask about this Cragmaw Castle.
I think Cirrus can also carry one of the barrels, as he is carrying a barrel alongside Vimak, he will remind Vimak that Klarg mentioned Cragmaw Castle as the place where he lived before the Goblin King assigned him to the cave with Yeemik and the others. Gundren Rockseeker was sent there to be picked up by the Black Spider.
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You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
Even in elf form, Bastille is surprisingly strong (STR 12). She helps out with carrying the barrels. While doing so, she looks around thinking what the best way could be to destroying the base.
Rolling investigation to see if Bastille can figure out any support beams that can be destroyed or any weak spots in the walls that might cause all or part of the cave to collapse.
Investigation: 21
EDIT: WHAT THE ****!? It showed "16" when I posted it. Now it's showing nothing. Okay, editing it fixed whatever problem it was
Bastape beats her chest. It seems she is getting pissed at the lack of bandits to kill. Though she isn't angry with the party. She doesn't communicate a yes or no response to Cirrus' plan but she does follow the group around.
Vimak will start dashing, moving from the rooms that have B2 ad F2 as fast as he can. If they are empty, he will turn back up the stairs at E, F, and G 5, and then out the door at I16. Once he is outside, he will look toward the majority of the village.
If he sees more Redbrands as he goes, he will attack them. Otherwise, he checks on the village.
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Cirrus follows suit, but not before addressing the woman, "As much as I want to guide you out of here, if the town isn't safe right now then I don't want to put you in danger."
You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
The woman happily takes the waterskin, though its clear she is faint from bloodloss. Drinking more than half of the offered skin in mere moments, before letting out a frigid huff. Thank you... I was .. parched. Before handing it back, with an appreciative smile.
Spotting nothing on his sudden dash after Bastapes rage-response. It seems the place really is empty, aside from them, and corpses. Vimak dashes outside, and, after a small run through the forest he exists the treeline to see the town... is perfectly normal. People milling aobut on their daily business, and the grotesque corpse of the farmer having been removed. It seems .. life is normal here.
I-its fine sir. she says, not quite sure how to address Cirrus, not knowing his name or his age. However this girl seems to be maybe a year older then Cirrus herself. I-i-i-i understand you might blame yourself for what happened... but don't... They might have died, but, you gave them the courage to stand up. So they will go down as heroes in this little town... as .. I'm sure you will as well Er.. all of you I mean but .. you know what I'm trying to say. I hope. At this point, its clear her cheeks are flushing, and before Cirrus can react, the woman has her arm around him, pulling him in tightly. Her body still shaking, whether from terror, pain, or something else, And just as the shock settled in, her lips pressed against Cirrus' own. Kissing him deeply before retreating and curling into herself in embarrassment.
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Vimak walks back toward the others. Hmm, he thinks. Have we missed something?
He plans to talk to the others before taking any next steps. We could ask around in town, he thinks. Someone there might know something about where the Redbrands have gone. Or, he thinks, there may be a clue here that we missed.
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(I did say my name was Cirrus in post #1099, however I don’t know if I said my name when I first made my speech.)
cirrus is frozen for a moment in surprise of what happened until the sound of Vimak’s footsteps brings him back. ”well if everything is normal then we need to get these people back to their homes now! Everybody, we’re going to the prison to get the kids and the girls.” He outstretches a hand to the blushing woman, “here, let’s get you back to town. Might I ask your name?”
You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
The woman initially seems crestfallen that Cirrus didn't return or even seemingly react in an obvious way to her affection, but perks up in a bit of a start when he finally does ask her name Uh-ah-oh, it's uh.. Stella...
(Fair point. Assume trauma made that fact slip her mind :x)
Occassional Dungeon Master.
Cirrus looks very embarrassed himself, "I'm sorry, I'm just not sure how to react to something like that... um... thank you, it was... very nice..." he mumbles that last bit sheepishly, he's now slightly grinning awkwardly as his cheeks are now flushed with
(uh, what color would his cheeks turn? Maybe purple? Yeah sure lets' go with purple)purple. "By the way, I don't remember if I introduced myself when I made my speech in town square, but my name is Cirrus."You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
Vimak will go to the jail cells. "These are the items we have found so far," he says. "Are any of them the memento you were looking for?" He displays all the goods he has collected. "Also," he says, "they seem to have fled their base. Did any of you overhear talk that might suggest where they went?"
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Cirrus begins using the one pin he has to pick the locks of the prisoners, going from eldest to youngest. I guess I'll just start rolling dex checks: 17 21 16
You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
The woman smiles softly, and looks away as he mentions it. Not responding to his first comment since she wasn't quite sure how to but saying Yes... you said it earlier but... with everything going on... my mind.... yeah... It's nice to .. officially meet you. And .. if they really are gone Then the town can finally go back to being peaceful. So... those others didn't die for nothing... And perhaps the town can finally grow.
The group making their way to the cells in awkward silence after that, not that bastape could 'say' much in her current form. Easily unlocking them all, Cirrus then pockets the pin. Everyone there looking hopeful since everyone had come back.. Does... that mean they're gone? Did you beat them? the one boy who had lost his parents on the road had said. The others echoing this with nods, and glances between eachother. Though the womans eyes wander over the collected items.... scanning them for anything and it only took a moment before her eyes welled up. Seeing the sword, SHe reached out for it instinctively, pulling it close, and embracing it, safely of course. This is it.... This was his sword....He carried this thing everywhere.... And when he tried to defy the redbrands... he lips broke into a frown as more hot tears flowed, she seemed to only shake a little. Goodbye Etz Milrio.... the last half in elvish, and only those who understood it would know she had said 'My Love.'
And even as the tears stained her face more and more, She handed the sword back to Vimak Its yours... your groups, whoever can best use it... SInce.. like him, you stood up to those bullies... *sniffle* I think he'd want you folk to have it. It's... Just a sword but.. its been cared for and seems just a little sharper than the rest... He called it Talon.. But its yours now. And I won't take no for an answer! She smiled halfheartedly, simultaneously torn up by everything, including the loss of her husband, but also happy that the redbrands might finally be gone.
When the other question was asked, Carp, eyes still red from crying after hearing about his fathers death... He'd shake his head 'no' No sirs... There hasn't been a peep except the wind haunting us since you left. But they were always talking about some Castle of crags or somthin like that... A ways to the north... But None of us know where that might be...
Occassional Dungeon Master.
Cirrus sees all of the hopeful faces around him, and as much as he wants to tell them that they don't have to worry ever again, he worries that the Redbrands could come back "I'm going to be completely honest with you all: we can't find them. We've killed three once we got out of this prison, but the rest of the base seems completely abandoned. What's important now is getting you all back to your homes, then we will investigate the clues we have that may lead to their whereabouts."
As the lead the victims out, Cirrus asks his party members, "do you think they've all shipped off to Cragmaw Castle?"
Cirrus begins leading them to the cistern room,
but before they approach the loose floor (V9 and W8), Cirrus will see if there's some way to peer under the different floor, just in case it actually is a secret passage, (I'm not sure if this would count as perception (6) or investigation (8)). If it nothing more than a simple pit trap, then he will instruct everyone to sidle along the edges of the wallbut realizes that it would be much safer to just use the front entrance they first came in at, so he does that instead.You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
(will allow the others to respond before posting. But to clear up your checks, the floor is too heavy to lift easily, but oyu manage enough that you see it is a simple pitfall trap with spikes at the bottom, aside from the otherwise exquisite 'disguise' it has.)
Occassional Dungeon Master.
Once all the town's folk are seen off safely. Bastape reverts back to her elf form she cracks her neck and anyone can see the annoyed look on her face. She is not in the best of moods, having been denied of her chance at revenge. She says, "We weren't able to find them. Let's destroy this base so that they have no home to return to."
"Well I'm not sure how you plan to destroy it, the whole place is made of stone so it won't burn, but before you do we should get some of the supplies and food out and back to the town, since the rebrands don't deserve any of it."
You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
Bastille says, "Agreed. Once we move the supplies, I'm going to go around trying to find any way to cause the roof to collapse in on itself. Part of this base is a cave so I'm going to try and figure out a way to cause a cave--in."
"Vimak, care to lend us a hand? We can talk about the clues we have while we transport the barrels."
You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
"Thank you for the gift of your husband's sword," Vimak says to the woman, bowing his head. "I'll see that it is used to avenge him."
After they leave, "I'm happy to help," he says to Cirrus. He picks up pairs of barrels at a time, hauling them out toward the center of town. As he walks back, he considers Talon, as the sword was called. He checks its balance, the sharpness of its blade, and decides he could try a long sword for a while. See how it goes.
If he has a chance to talk to the villagers, Vimak will ask about this Cragmaw Castle.
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I think Cirrus can also carry one of the barrels, as he is carrying a barrel alongside Vimak, he will remind Vimak that Klarg mentioned Cragmaw Castle as the place where he lived before the Goblin King assigned him to the cave with Yeemik and the others. Gundren Rockseeker was sent there to be picked up by the Black Spider.
You can't drown someone with Create Water. If your lungs are containers than your bones are objects. Any Siege monster that attacks you deals double damage because it’s attacking your bones.
Even in elf form, Bastille is surprisingly strong (STR 12). She helps out with carrying the barrels. While doing so, she looks around thinking what the best way could be to destroying the base.
Rolling investigation to see if Bastille can figure out any support beams that can be destroyed or any weak spots in the walls that might cause all or part of the cave to collapse.
Investigation: 21
EDIT: WHAT THE ****!? It showed "16" when I posted it. Now it's showing nothing. Okay, editing it fixed whatever problem it was