// I'll leave that for you all to roleplay. Ink started right away doing his utmost to tell everyone about the giants, and if you were coming from the apothecary, it's like across the street from Northshield House, so you might have run into him while he was saying all this. //
Quill then carries out Ink's instructions and makes a beeline for Foehammer's Forge, note in talons.
From Quill's estimation, the giants are about 2-3 miles out and closing fast.
"Oy Rip, ain't that Quill?" Flint says as he adjusts the straps of the pauldron. Watching Rip's reaction as he reads the note and mouths the word "giants" Flint hollers to Foe hammer "No time, ah need that breastplate! We'll polish it later! Rip grab that hammer an' hit that bracer a few times right here!" Flint grits his teeth as Rip strikes the bracer attached to his forearm. Final adjustments in place, Flint hands his gem to Foe hammer and runs outside yelling "we'll settle up if we survive!"
// Go ahead and make an Intelligence check with your smithing tools. DC 15 to have one suit of armor ready (yours or Marav's), DC 20 to have both ready (yours and Marav's).
Also, Foehammer should currently be trying a suit of studded leather on Rip in the back room, if indeed Rip wants studded leather. //
Looking up from Ink's note at the pieces of splint mail scattered about the work area, Flint realizes he's out of time. "Who'd've thought every single strap on that suit would be too short! Rip! Foehammer! Giants is comin! Help me get suited up!" Flint grabs his trusty hauberk and starts wriggling into it.
Marav first hears the screech of Quill then the boulders. He then spots the party members running. Marav casts Shillelagh on his club (and will renew it if it takes a minute before the fighting starts). He then runs toward where the boulders came from.
Meanwhile, Urgala follows you outside. "Hold onto this pack," she tells one of her staff, an elf male.
"If there's giants attacking Triboar, I'm doing my part!" She says emphatically.
"Very well, Urgala, let's go. The giants are coming from the northeast, so, lucky us, we get to get a crack at them first. They're coming with a troupe of orcs riding some flightless birds."
Looking around for cover, Ink asks, "Urgala, this is your town, know of any places we can get some cover, but still escape from quickly if need be? Out best bet is to keep those giants at a distance - do you have any ranged weapons? Angel - I don't want you going up against a giant in melee, but we'll need some support once those orcs come riding in."
Marav first hears the screech of Quill then the boulders. He then spots the party members running. Marav casts Shillelagh on his club (and will renew it if it takes a minute before the fighting starts). He then runs toward where the boulders came from.
// I take it you are playing it as if you were just coming out of the apothecary? Cause you're a hard druid to track. lol //
"Marav! Ink calls from across the way, "giants incoming, about two to three miles out from the northeast - and they're not coming alone. A pack of orcs riding flightless birds are in support. The giants took out one of the outer scouts already."
// DM question: would Ink be able to tell what type of giants are incoming based on what he saw through Quill's eyes? //
Marav seeing Ink runs toward him, grateful to stop wandering about the town. Large towns are NOT his favored terrain after all and he was getting frustrated. "I think the town guard might be able to handle the orcs, which leaves the giants to us.
// I think I'm too far for the message cantrip, I don't know sending, and I'm guessing Quill is still on his delivery mission. So.... //
Ink looks around for either a guard or anyone who looks like they can sprint and tells them, "Go to the Lord Protector and let her know that giants and orcs are approaching Triboar. The group from Nightstone will intercede and try slowing them down, but we will need help!"
// if not that maybe Angel could go as he's the fastest among us? //
"I think I am gonna do something stupid." Marav grins wryly, "I am gonna try and slow a giant down as a wolf. This is going to hurt, a lot. My wolf form can take a lot of damage though. I think our best bet is to take one down at a time. Hopefully I can take the giants attention. I can keep myself going for quite a while in that form. Maybe Flint can attack the giant from behind, keeping his attention and attacks by me, but wolves fight better in packs. I could feel it when rip was riding me. I think that strategy might get Rip killed though and I don't think Flint would much like fighting from wolf back..."
"Very well, Urgala, let's go. The giants are coming from the northeast, so, lucky us, we get to get a crack at them first. They're coming with a troupe of orcs riding some flightless birds."
Looking around for cover, Ink asks, "Urgala, this is your town, know of any places we can get some cover, but still escape from quickly if need be? Out best bet is to keep those giants at a distance - do you have any ranged weapons? Angel - I don't want you going up against a giant in melee, but we'll need some support once those orcs come riding in."
"I hope the others know what's going on..."
"You can tell just by looking at it that Triboar isn't built to withstand attacks. But if they're coming from the northeast, then I suppose they'll have to deal with the 30-foot incline at that end of town...it's debatable how much of an advantage having the high ground is against a giant, but still." Urgala has grabbed a blanket full of what turns out to be weapons—a morningstar and a shortbow. clipping the morningstar to her belt, she says, "I don't know about anyone else, but I've got my bow. I suppose there's the Twelve, our mounted enforcers. They ride with heavy crossbows!"
// I think I'm too far for the message cantrip, I don't know sending, and I'm guessing Quill is still on his delivery mission. So.... //
Ink looks around for either a guard or anyone who looks like they can sprint and tells them, "Go to the Lord Protector and let her know that giants and orcs are approaching Triboar. The group from Nightstone will intercede and try slowing them down, but we will need help!"
// if not that maybe Angel could go as he's the fastest among us? //
You are about 300-400 feet from the Tower in the town center (where you last met Darathra). Around you is no one besides Marav and Urgala...
// Marav has frightened the townsfolk away from this area (T10 / T23). //
"I'll go tell Lord Protector. I'm the fastest and she needs to know this in order to begin protecting the innocent and defenseless of the town. Where should I look for you; if we have any hope of slowing them down we'll all need to work together and I don't want to not know where you'll be in the chaos."
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Smith tools DC15: 10
If successful, odd = Marav's hide, even = Flint's splint: 10
Looking up from Ink's note at the pieces of splint mail scattered about the work area, Flint realizes he's out of time. "Who'd've thought every single strap on that suit would be too short! Rip! Foehammer! Giants is comin! Help me get suited up!" Flint grabs his trusty hauberk and starts wriggling into it.
Foehammer hastily tosses a studded leather shirt to Rip. "This looks about your size—it's 40 gold. Try it on."
He then grabs a breastplate nearby and starts donning it. "Be there in a moment, lad," he calls to Flint.
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Marav first hears the screech of Quill then the boulders. He then spots the party members running. Marav casts Shillelagh on his club (and will renew it if it takes a minute before the fighting starts). He then runs toward where the boulders came from.
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"Fair warning, all, I think those giants are..."
(Intelligence check: 18 )
"... //darnit// big hulking things throwing boulders from a distance of a hundred yards... Oh and they both have fiery red hair."
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Marav seeing Ink runs toward him, grateful to stop wandering about the town. Large towns are NOT his favored terrain after all and he was getting frustrated. "I think the town guard might be able to handle the orcs, which leaves the giants to us.
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"I agree," Ink replies, "we should focus on the giants, but I don't think we'll survive up close... Distance is our friend for now."
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"I think I am gonna do something stupid." Marav grins wryly, "I am gonna try and slow a giant down as a wolf. This is going to hurt, a lot. My wolf form can take a lot of damage though. I think our best bet is to take one down at a time. Hopefully I can take the giants attention. I can keep myself going for quite a while in that form. Maybe Flint can attack the giant from behind, keeping his attention and attacks by me, but wolves fight better in packs. I could feel it when rip was riding me. I think that strategy might get Rip killed though and I don't think Flint would much like fighting from wolf back..."
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Looking at the others Angel finally speaks up
"I'll go tell Lord Protector. I'm the fastest and she needs to know this in order to begin protecting the innocent and defenseless of the town. Where should I look for you; if we have any hope of slowing them down we'll all need to work together and I don't want to not know where you'll be in the chaos."