Davril will follow about a hundred feet behind them, ready to support if needed, but decides this easy of a slope shouldn't require him to break out his climbing gear.
(OCC: heh heh duh...I had it pictured all wrong. Forget the ropes.)
Realising his mistake Quin returns the borrowed rope and makes his way down the trail with Lukas following behind. When Quin reaches the bottom of the canyon he will motion to Lukas to hold back a bit while he moves forward.
He signals to Balthazar to cast sleep, ready to take care of which ever guard doesn't succumb to the spell.
The party makes their way down the slope, winding their way among the scrub oaks. At the bottom of the canyon, a small creek winds its way down the canyon from the parties right. To the parties left, the waterfall below the cave can be heard. The small creek is lined with dense stands of mesquite trees. The trees, festooned with many thorns are thick enough that they will make crossing from one side of the creek to the other difficult.
OOC The party started out at the X in the lower right hand corner of the map. The cave is to the left of the pool on the upper boundary of the map, with the campfire just below that the location of the two guards.
(ok, preliminary idea: using trees and keeping out of edge sight, we follow the lines and cross the water carefully, at it's calmest, at non tree points, until we sneak up on the guards and whack 'em. Thoughts?)
Balthazar kneels and picks up a pinch of sand, holding it in his palm as he quietly prepares the spell. He centers it on a point between the two guards, roughly on the campfire, and recites the first words of the spell. His hair starts to stand on end and his eyes take on a concentrated stare. He shrugs one shoulder towards Quin, then again to Lukas, signaling his readiness for their stealthy advance.
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Stealth. 23
Quiller will ghost along the edge of the lake, closing quietly on the guards. He will not approach any closer than say, 20 meters, so as to remain outside the area of effect from Balthazar’s spell. Weapons ready.
Quin moves as close as possible without getting into the radius of Balthazars spell before stopping and waiting for him put the guards to sleep. He checks that everyone is in position, which they look to be, before signaling to Balthazar to proceed.
It takes the party some time to find a path through the mesquite trees and across the river, ultimately having to head upstream about a ½ mile before finding an easy place to cross. Once on the north side of the stream, the party again moved back down stream. The north wall of the canyon is marked by a dike of volcanic rocks, creating a vertical wall 15 feet in height just below the elevation of the lake. With some difficulty the party is able to ascend the rock face, but, not before Lukas slams against the rock in his armor, creating a loud clang. The to individuals sitting in front of the cave both stand up and look over in the direction where the party is located at, but, the trees block them from seeing the party.
OOC If you want to change your actions after this, go ahead.
(OCC: I think we're good with what we have. Lukas stopped as soon as he made noise. So nothing really changes about our advance unless the guards come looking and even then they're just going to walk into an ambush predicated by a Balthazar sleep spell. If anything that works to our advantage because now they are lessening the chance that they can sound the alarm to whoever is in the cave. So if you agree post an "aye" and we'll continue or otherwise post your changes. Once everybody has posted we can move on to the results of the sleep spell.)
Davril will follow about a hundred feet behind them, ready to support if needed, but decides this easy of a slope shouldn't require him to break out his climbing gear.
(OCC: heh heh duh...I had it pictured all wrong. Forget the ropes.)
Realising his mistake Quin returns the borrowed rope and makes his way down the trail with Lukas following behind. When Quin reaches the bottom of the canyon he will motion to Lukas to hold back a bit while he moves forward.
He signals to Balthazar to cast sleep, ready to take care of which ever guard doesn't succumb to the spell.
**This Space for Rent**
Lukas holds back.
The party makes their way down the slope, winding their way among the scrub oaks. At the bottom of the canyon, a small creek winds its way down the canyon from the parties right. To the parties left, the waterfall below the cave can be heard. The small creek is lined with dense stands of mesquite trees. The trees, festooned with many thorns are thick enough that they will make crossing from one side of the creek to the other difficult.
OOC The party started out at the X in the lower right hand corner of the map. The cave is to the left of the pool on the upper boundary of the map, with the campfire just below that the location of the two guards.
(ok, preliminary idea: using trees and keeping out of edge sight, we follow the lines and cross the water carefully, at it's calmest, at non tree points, until we sneak up on the guards and whack 'em. Thoughts?)
(Sleep has a 90ft range!)
Balthazar kneels and picks up a pinch of sand, holding it in his palm as he quietly prepares the spell. He centers it on a point between the two guards, roughly on the campfire, and recites the first words of the spell. His hair starts to stand on end and his eyes take on a concentrated stare. He shrugs one shoulder towards Quin, then again to Lukas, signaling his readiness for their stealthy advance.
"we move. five foot spread. stay low and stay away from the edges." With this, they start their approach.
(OCC: yeah that works for me.)
Stealth:14
**This Space for Rent**
Stealth. 23
Quiller will ghost along the edge of the lake, closing quietly on the guards. He will not approach any closer than say, 20 meters, so as to remain outside the area of effect from Balthazar’s spell. Weapons ready.
Panic is a mechanism that strengthens the gene pool.
6 Stealth for lukas.
edit: he stops and lets the others go ahead so that they can't be caught out and still be able to ambush.
Davril stays about 60 feet back from those in the lead and continues to follow stealthily along.
Stealth: 19
(I know you were doing it to indicate whispering, but that small text is hard to read on a laptop.)
(sorry.)
Quin moves as close as possible without getting into the radius of Balthazars spell before stopping and waiting for him put the guards to sleep. He checks that everyone is in position, which they look to be, before signaling to Balthazar to proceed.
**This Space for Rent**
With a ripple of arcane energies, directed with a well-practiced flourish, Balthazar launches the spell! (affects: 22)
It takes the party some time to find a path through the mesquite trees and across the river, ultimately having to head upstream about a ½ mile before finding an easy place to cross. Once on the north side of the stream, the party again moved back down stream. The north wall of the canyon is marked by a dike of volcanic rocks, creating a vertical wall 15 feet in height just below the elevation of the lake. With some difficulty the party is able to ascend the rock face, but, not before Lukas slams against the rock in his armor, creating a loud clang. The to individuals sitting in front of the cave both stand up and look over in the direction where the party is located at, but, the trees block them from seeing the party.
OOC If you want to change your actions after this, go ahead.
(OCC: I think we're good with what we have. Lukas stopped as soon as he made noise. So nothing really changes about our advance unless the guards come looking and even then they're just going to walk into an ambush predicated by a Balthazar sleep spell. If anything that works to our advantage because now they are lessening the chance that they can sound the alarm to whoever is in the cave. So if you agree post an "aye" and we'll continue or otherwise post your changes. Once everybody has posted we can move on to the results of the sleep spell.)
**This Space for Rent**
(aye. and oops, forgot to move after stopping. live and learn.)
Aye
Panic is a mechanism that strengthens the gene pool.
Aye
Aye, still holding back a bit and standing ready to give cover if needed.