"Please, goodly folk of noble character," the quaggoth clasps his hands, enunciating his words in perfect elvish. "I was captured by the drow, same as yourselves. I am a prince of noble standing of the kingdom of Nelrindenvane of the High Forest, cursed by an evil wizard with fell powers into the beastly form you see before you. I can offer a great reward if you will help me escape and return to my kingdom."
"Let me out!" the orc pulls unsuccessfully on the iron bars. "Me no want die in deep dark!"
"We won't be any burden, I promise," the deep gnome says. "In fact, I bet we'll be able to help one another. Shuushar here is a kuo-toa: they know the dark lake better than anyone. He...we are your best shot at getting out of the Underdark alive."
"Let them out. It may be useful to have a larger group if a fight breakout." Daerthe says as she raised a brow at the supposed elven prince. She finds it quite the tall tale but who knows.
Tanser moves over to the other cells and opens them as well, releasing those prisoners. When the triton puts her hands on the old gnome's shoulders, he turns to glare at her, but after a harrumph and a look at the growing group of prisoners, he answers a bit reluctantly, "Stick with us. We'll get you out." He looks at Sarith. "You lead; we follow." As the drow moves off toward the armory, Tanser makes a point of moving more slowly so he ends up in the middle of the pack.
With a horrific screech, a large form falls outside the cave. The massive creature stumbles to its feet, toothy beak snapping as its tattered and bloodied putrid green wings unfurl. Vulture-like head locking into the group, it unleashes an ear-piercing screech.
Was the keyring able to uncuff us, or do we need to try that during this encounter? If still manacled, does this limit the ability to cast Somatic component spells?
OOC: Completely forgot we were manacled. Too late to say Tanser would have at least taken his own manacles off with the key (if it worked) and then started releasing his fellow svirfneblin? The others if there was time?
"Please, goodly folk of noble character," the quaggoth clasps his hands, enunciating his words in perfect elvish. "I was captured by the drow, same as yourselves. I am a prince of noble standing of the kingdom of Nelrindenvane of the High Forest, cursed by an evil wizard with fell powers into the beastly form you see before you. I can offer a great reward if you will help me escape and return to my kingdom."
"Let me out!" the orc pulls unsuccessfully on the iron bars. "Me no want die in deep dark!"
"We won't be any burden, I promise," the deep gnome says. "In fact, I bet we'll be able to help one another. Shuushar here is a kuo-toa: they know the dark lake better than anyone. He...we are your best shot at getting out of the Underdark alive."
"Let them out. It may be useful to have a larger group if a fight breakout." Daerthe says as she raised a brow at the supposed elven prince. She finds it quite the tall tale but who knows.
Alivia readies herself holding one end of the manacles as a makeshift weapon "I hope you all know how to fight"
Tuma will shakily grab Tanser's shoulders. "Y-you don't mind being a guide, yes? I am not a fan of caves."
Tanser moves over to the other cells and opens them as well, releasing those prisoners. When the triton puts her hands on the old gnome's shoulders, he turns to glare at her, but after a harrumph and a look at the growing group of prisoners, he answers a bit reluctantly, "Stick with us. We'll get you out." He looks at Sarith. "You lead; we follow." As the drow moves off toward the armory, Tanser makes a point of moving more slowly so he ends up in the middle of the pack.
With a horrific screech, a large form falls outside the cave. The massive creature stumbles to its feet, toothy beak snapping as its tattered and bloodied putrid green wings unfurl. Vulture-like head locking into the group, it unleashes an ear-piercing screech.
Roll initiative.
13
17
Mars' initiative: 14
OOC question:
Was the keyring able to uncuff us, or do we need to try that during this encounter? If still manacled, does this limit the ability to cast Somatic component spells?
OOC: Completely forgot we were manacled. Too late to say Tanser would have at least taken his own manacles off with the key (if it worked) and then started releasing his fellow svirfneblin? The others if there was time?
Initiative: 10
Thun Initiative:
5
Tanser - sure, you would have had time to get the manacles off of everyone, save those in the final cage you just opened.
Monster Initiative:
Vrock -
Monster Initiative:
Vrock - 16
NPC Initiative:
Buppido (derro) - 9
Prince Derendil (quaggoth) - 8
Eldeth (dwarf) - 17
Jimjar (deep gnome) - 14
Ront (orc) - 10
Sarith (drow) - 6
Shuushar (kuo-toa) - 1
Stool (myconid sprout) - 7
Topsy and Turvy (deep gnomes) - 11
Daerthe has enough time to let out a loud curse as she holds up the club and readies herself for a fight.
Inititiative: 10
Total initiative order ((will place Daerthe in here once I've got her initiative))
(Posted above yours and I get first with a 22)
(Whoops that’s what happens when I don’t refresh the page before I post haha. You’re up, Daerthe.)