Tessa is on the ground, though unhurt. Men in red cloaks are getting to their feet, drawing weapons. Three horses are standing nearby, ready to bolt at any moment. The warhorse has slowed to a walk and looks to be going to stop a bit further along. It is a trained warhorse, so would not keep running when its rider fell off.
The grizzled man, looking more battle-experienced than the other three in red cloaks, glances to the group as he gets to his feet. He narrows his eyes as he scans the lot of you, but, seeing Tessa get unhorsed by Sylcan, keeps from drawing his own blade.
"We don't have time for this." He growls to the other three. "Unless you plan on stopping us, we will be taking the horses and moving along." He starts towards the warhorse, but has his hand on his sword hilt, eyes on Tessa mostly, as he does so. The other three have drawn their blades, but, as the older one speaks, give the group angry glares, but move to the skittish animals. Smart enough not to try mounting the horses here the three grab the leads and start walking after their leader.
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Kierro, seeing Tessa knocked off, looks to the riders and attempts to de-escalate the situation:
”We’ve no idea what got into her and we’re trying to stop her from running off with the horse. There’s no need to spill blood over this - we don’t intend any harm.”
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Stopping when it seems clear the horse isnt going to be continuing foreward, "Yes, please keep moving. We're sorry to have caused this. We'll ensure that she doesnt try anything like this again. We're very sorry."
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Sylcan Naïlo:
Having successfully knocked Tessa off the horse, and now holding her, Sylcan ignores the riding party. Calmly and quietly, he asks Tessa, "What happened? Was there a reason to do that?"
(In case Tessa tries to escape, strength check: 19 - Sylcan is simply holding her right now, not pinning her down.)
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Tessa
Tessa struggles in Sylcan's arms. She turns to regard him. Her eyes expressing both shock and fury. She flashes an impish smile at him and pulls his face to hers and gives him a passionate kiss upon his lips. Banking on the surprise of the kiss to loosen his grasp on her and allow her to slip away.
Acrobatics: 17
<OOC: I modified my initial post to reflect Sylcan actually holding Tessa.>
Naivara aproaches Tessa and Sylcan. "What were you thinking? You can get yourself killed doing that. You have no idea what they're doing, and no right to throw a man off his horse just because you think they're being rude."
"And now you see what I meant before," murmured Vilana to Honor and moved closer to the still raging halfling, that was promising now to cut down Sylcan as well (pure elf, by the way). Looked like it was her turn to help him.
You would hear the sounds of hooves behind you, since you are not all that far ahead of the group. It is not super close either though, but the sound of hooves would carry to you. As the battle starts you would also hear the clash of steel on steel.
Mylene Durza
”What fresh hell is this?” Mylene says aloud to Walter in hearing the sound of battle and horses. She pauses from her jog and turns to see if she can spot the source of the sounds.
Having successfully knocked Tessa off the horse, and now holding her, Sylcan ignores the riding party. Calmly and quietly, he asks Tessa, "What happened? Was there a reason to do that?"
(In case Tessa tries to escape, strength check: 14 - Sylcan is simply holding her right now, not pinning her down.)
OOC: Once you have initiated a grab, you can use a subsequent action to Pin and Incapacitate with another successful Athletics opposed by the defenders Acrobatics or Athletics, usually. A grab only restricts movement speed.
Surprised by the sudden kiss, Sylcan let Tessa slip out of his grasp. Thinking for a moment, Sylcan grinned and said, "Very well, I won't stop you." Stepping aside, Sylcan makes room for Tessa. "Ah, one more thing - if you get into trouble, I won't be helping you out of it."
Having successfully knocked Tessa off the horse, and now holding her, Sylcan ignores the riding party. Calmly and quietly, he asks Tessa, "What happened? Was there a reason to do that?"
(In case Tessa tries to escape, strength check: 14 - Sylcan is simply holding her right now, not pinning her down.)
OOC: Once you have initiated a grab, you can use a subsequent action to Pin and Incapacitate with another successful Athletics opposed by the defenders Acrobatics or Athletics, usually. A grab only restricts movement speed.
OOC: Yep, I assumed it was something like that - I used strength, but it's the same bonus as athletics.
"Tessa..." Kierro approaches the halfling, his voice soft, no hint of anger. "Not everybody's going to have your best interests in mind. Some might insult you, even. But they're still people that live their own lives - some even might want to help you, but they won't if they see you do things like this. I agree wholeheartedly - they should not have charged forward when you stuck on the path - but attacking them for it only makes things worse. We'll talk later (I might get you r a s p b e r r i e s ; you seem to like them, but only if you leave these men alone and spare them from harm)."
Having successfully knocked Tessa off the horse, and now holding her, Sylcan ignores the riding party. Calmly and quietly, he asks Tessa, "What happened? Was there a reason to do that?"
(In case Tessa tries to escape, strength check: 14 - Sylcan is simply holding her right now, not pinning her down.)
OOC: Once you have initiated a grab, you can use a subsequent action to Pin and Incapacitate with another successful Athletics opposed by the defenders Acrobatics or Athletics, usually. A grab only restricts movement speed.
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Currently DMing: Princes of the Apocalypse, Out of the Abyss, Coliseum of Conquest—The Arena (Sometimes)
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Tessa
Tessa attempts to evade Sylcan's stiff arm to unmount her.
Acrobatics: 27
She will also attempt to slow and control the mount after tossing Pompous @$$.
Animal Handling: 12
<OOC: Not sure if she evaded Sylcan's attempt to dismount her before or after she attempted to toss the rider.>
Initiative 18
Leto...
You start walking West, moving down the road.
DM rolls:
7
10
Tessa you are knocked off the mount by Sylcan. You take no falling damage as Sylcan keeps you from bashing into the road.
(this happened after you sent the rider falling.)
Naivara:
Naivara continues to chase after the warhorse to try and get it to calm and/or slow down.
Initative: 13
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Arrila Evenwood - Half Elf Paladin | Callaphe of Setessa - Human Rogue
Katernin Nemetsk - Aasimar Cleric | Melody - Tiefling Bard
Current situation...
Tessa is on the ground, though unhurt. Men in red cloaks are getting to their feet, drawing weapons. Three horses are standing nearby, ready to bolt at any moment. The warhorse has slowed to a walk and looks to be going to stop a bit further along. It is a trained warhorse, so would not keep running when its rider fell off.
The grizzled man, looking more battle-experienced than the other three in red cloaks, glances to the group as he gets to his feet. He narrows his eyes as he scans the lot of you, but, seeing Tessa get unhorsed by Sylcan, keeps from drawing his own blade.
"We don't have time for this." He growls to the other three. "Unless you plan on stopping us, we will be taking the horses and moving along." He starts towards the warhorse, but has his hand on his sword hilt, eyes on Tessa mostly, as he does so. The other three have drawn their blades, but, as the older one speaks, give the group angry glares, but move to the skittish animals. Smart enough not to try mounting the horses here the three grab the leads and start walking after their leader.
What is everyone doing?
Kierro, seeing Tessa knocked off, looks to the riders and attempts to de-escalate the situation:
”We’ve no idea what got into her and we’re trying to stop her from running off with the horse. There’s no need to spill blood over this - we don’t intend any harm.”
Persuasion: 22
Initiative: 10
Latrius:
Latrius will stay still and ready an arrow for if one of the thugs attacks.
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Naivara:
Stopping when it seems clear the horse isnt going to be continuing foreward, "Yes, please keep moving. We're sorry to have caused this. We'll ensure that she doesnt try anything like this again. We're very sorry."
Elra Skylash - Human Cleric | Vanzaren Tanidoni - Half Elf Wizard
Mindartis Liadon - Eladrin Barbarian | Naivara Siannodel - Half Elf Ranger
Arrila Evenwood - Half Elf Paladin | Callaphe of Setessa - Human Rogue
Katernin Nemetsk - Aasimar Cleric | Melody - Tiefling Bard
Honor
Honor keeps her hands well clear of her weapons. "We have no quarrel with you."
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Vilana did her best to impersonate the Innocence and Regret - she clearly had nothing to do with the whole mess and was weaponless anyway.
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Sylcan Naïlo:
Having successfully knocked Tessa off the horse, and now holding her, Sylcan ignores the riding party. Calmly and quietly, he asks Tessa, "What happened? Was there a reason to do that?"
(In case Tessa tries to escape, strength check: 19 - Sylcan is simply holding her right now, not pinning her down.)
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Tessa
Tessa struggles in Sylcan's arms. She turns to regard him. Her eyes expressing both shock and fury. She flashes an impish smile at him and pulls his face to hers and gives him a passionate kiss upon his lips. Banking on the surprise of the kiss to loosen his grasp on her and allow her to slip away.
Acrobatics: 17
<OOC: I modified my initial post to reflect Sylcan actually holding Tessa.>
Naivara, to Tessa:
Naivara aproaches Tessa and Sylcan. "What were you thinking? You can get yourself killed doing that. You have no idea what they're doing, and no right to throw a man off his horse just because you think they're being rude."
Elra Skylash - Human Cleric | Vanzaren Tanidoni - Half Elf Wizard
Mindartis Liadon - Eladrin Barbarian | Naivara Siannodel - Half Elf Ranger
Arrila Evenwood - Half Elf Paladin | Callaphe of Setessa - Human Rogue
Katernin Nemetsk - Aasimar Cleric | Melody - Tiefling Bard
"And now you see what I meant before," murmured Vilana to Honor and moved closer to the still raging halfling, that was promising now to cut down Sylcan as well (pure elf, by the way). Looked like it was her turn to help him.
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Mylene Durza
”What fresh hell is this?” Mylene says aloud to Walter in hearing the sound of battle and horses. She pauses from her jog and turns to see if she can spot the source of the sounds.
OOC: Once you have initiated a grab, you can use a subsequent action to Pin and Incapacitate with another successful Athletics opposed by the defenders Acrobatics or Athletics, usually. A grab only restricts movement speed.
Sylcan Naïlo:
Surprised by the sudden kiss, Sylcan let Tessa slip out of his grasp. Thinking for a moment, Sylcan grinned and said, "Very well, I won't stop you." Stepping aside, Sylcan makes room for Tessa. "Ah, one more thing - if you get into trouble, I won't be helping you out of it."
Sylcan Naïlo - Eladrin Blood Hunter - DragonDenn's Dragonlords | Althaea Sylvaranth - Wood Elf Druid - JorvikDave's Storm King's Thunder | Ekane - Half-orc Warlock - Murk Over Gladerown | Aoth Meliamne - Aasimar Sorcerer - WoobyDoobyDoo's Vraleon
I also DM RemCultist's Frozen Sick
OOC: Yep, I assumed it was something like that - I used strength, but it's the same bonus as athletics.
Sylcan Naïlo - Eladrin Blood Hunter - DragonDenn's Dragonlords | Althaea Sylvaranth - Wood Elf Druid - JorvikDave's Storm King's Thunder | Ekane - Half-orc Warlock - Murk Over Gladerown | Aoth Meliamne - Aasimar Sorcerer - WoobyDoobyDoo's Vraleon
I also DM RemCultist's Frozen Sick
"Tessa..." Kierro approaches the halfling, his voice soft, no hint of anger. "Not everybody's going to have your best interests in mind. Some might insult you, even. But they're still people that live their own lives - some even might want to help you, but they won't if they see you do things like this. I agree wholeheartedly - they should not have charged forward when you stuck on the path - but attacking them for it only makes things worse. We'll talk later (I might get you r a s p b e r r i e s ; you seem to like them, but only if you leave these men alone and spare them from harm)."
(Thought this was a Grappler exclusive.)
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