Ban agrees, "Being unseen is always the best approach, in my opinion. A good surprise is always effective." Pulling her hood over farther, she skulks off towards the winery with Tio.

Stealth: 22

When the decision is made to move in stealthily, Gillain quickly casts bless on Ban, Tio and Bob. “Gods’ speed to you. Keep low…”, she whispers. ((+d4 to attack rolls and saving throws)).

She then waits a beat, or three… … and let’s the rest of the party get around 25ft away, towards the place.

Then she slowly heads out, at 45 degree angle to their direction (out to whichever side has a little more cover, or to the right if there’s nothing in it).

She’s still trying to be stealthy, but her thinking is that if she blows it, attention will be drawn away from the rest of the group, and they’ll be a ways further forward anyway. 

Stealth check (d/adv. due to armour): 10 

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Gimble:

Gimble joins the others in sneaking forward.

Stealth:  7

Bob uses his Wild Shape ability to shift his shape into the familiar form of the shaggy flaxen-furred wolf he'd used many times before. He keeps low, ears pinned back as he moves stealthily through the rising storm.

Stealth check: 7

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The party moves along a trail through the vineyard to the main building. Though a few of the party are quiet, the majority have difficulty moving silently through the mud and rain. You continue to move towards the building as the rain comes down, soaking each of you, your armor and items, within a few short minutes. You make it to the building and find the following: 

Situated in the midst of the vineyard, the winery is an old two-story stone building with multiple entrances, thick ivy covers each wall, and iron fencing along its roofline. The trail ends at an open loading dock on the ground floor. 
A wooden stable of more recent construction is attached to the east side of the winery, next to the loading dock.  West of the winery is a crumbling well and a wooden outhouse. 
Inside the loading dock, the party finds a wagon with 3 large barrels inside the wagon bed. 

As the rain continues to pour down Tio will stealthy walk towards the steps (B19) and move inside. Now in the inside the  loading dock Tio will focus her sense, trying to hear the druids and her "twigs"

Perception: 11

Gimble:

Trying to follow along more quietly this time, Gimble follows Tio.

Stealth:  19

Since the party is still trying to maintain an element of surprise, Gillain will move carefully and slowly towards the back of the group until needed.

Perhsps probably staying where she is on the map for now (B26) or shuffling to (B25 or B24) as space comes available.

Another flash of lightning illuminates the sky and landscape around you.

Either due to the flashes of lightning or the downpour, nothing stands out, at the moment, as Tio looks around.

Gimble seems to be very very quiet at this time. 

Taking his familiar shape, Bob-Wolf plods along with the group. The group does notice a mushroom protruding here and there among Bob-Wolf's fur.

The party makes it to the cover of the loading dock. Once inside they look around and see little outside the ordinary. Another flash of lightning and the grounds around the winery are illuminated. In the vineyard, due to the flash of lightning, a couple of silhouettes can be seen. They appear to be human-sized and moving out in the rain but, little else is revealed. 

There is a door in the corner of the loading dock, It is closed at this time. (G17)

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Moving forward slowly, crouched down, Ban makes her way to the corner door. Taking out her favorite lock picks, just in case - a double ended slim line and a well worn tension rod, she smiles at the well used instruments. Carefully, she'll gently try the door to see if it's open. 

Bob-wolf noses at the door handle when they gather up at the door and looks expectantly at the rest of the group with opposable thumbs. While they handle the door he walks to the back of the group and keeps an eye out for any approaching druids or their strange sticks creature companions.

Perception: 14

Gillain notices Ban trying the door. She tries to keep still and quiet and keep a low profile until she’s needed…

Guys

Due to the lack of response for over a week and no word from folks,  I closed this game. 
it wasn't an easy decision but, I figure I failed to keep an interest. So I am going to go back to the drawing board, study a bit and see where I need to make changes before I make my next attempt.
Thanks for your time folks and good luck. 
Dave

I understand, appreciate you running our games and I’m sorry that didn’t turn the way you wanted. I know for one I  am getting busier and busier with the holiday season approaching. 

Again I appreciate you taking the time and running our game thanks and I appreciate my fellow players! Thanks guys it was fun!

Beasty

Thanks for running the game.  I’m sorry it got bogged down.  I like Gimble, but I didn’t see him as the type to drive the action—more like following behind the scouts or the heavy fighters and using his magic where he could.

Thanks all. It was super fun. I’ve loved playing with you all.

Thanks so much to Dave for running it! It’s a huge commitment. 

I’ve only got great memories of this game and hope we all meet up in another game soon!

Thanks! :-)

Much appreciation for running. DMing takes a lot of work. I enjoyed it thoroughly, and my apologies for the lack in frequency. Things have been real busy on my end, and posting is a habit. 

Thank you for running this game (and the other game I played with you)! It's been a load of fun. I had no idea when we set out together on this adventure that I'd spend all these many months RPing with you. As for the rest of the group I'd be honored and very lucky to RP with you all again. I apologize for my own lack of speedy responses. It wasn't a lack of interest as much as my own terrible inability to keep good habits and be consistent. Thanks again ya'll, happy trails.