"Sylnora's spell will last for some time, we can follow carefully for another half hour." Kal says. "But even if he does manage to get away from us, I think the horses could run him down easily enough."
Stilling her horse, Velyra sits quietly listening to the others. When the subject of what to do next comes forward, she leans forward. "Let's just ambush him here. Perhaps we can move into the trees and hurry ahead to cut him off while leaving a few behind him?"
"We're going to try and take him here, do you think you can get around him to cut him off while we come from behind? Let us know when to move." Kal relays to Sylnora, drawing his sword. "Any preparations you wish to make, I'd say do it now." He says to the other two.
'Go ahead and start moving up. I'll let you know when I'm in front of him.' Sylnora replies, starting to creep forward through the brush. She moves out further from the road first, before moving through to try and get in front of Calmaius.
'Usul, it sounds like we're going to ambush him here. I'm going to try and sneak around to cut him off.'
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“We’ve got eyes and ears on him. Just say when.” Usul sends back, still tracking the figure in the woods, he and Dib keeping their eyes out for anyone else that might be following.
Sylnora creeps silently through the brush, moving perpendicular to the road to create space. Firmly hidden in the trees she moves forward down the road at a quickened pace, overtaking the advisor in a short time. Now ahead of him, she signals the others following to move up. Usul - still invisible - remains off to the side, keeping his eyes peeled for any other movement. Peering carefully into the trees, he doesn't catch sight of anything. Nor does Dib seem to be alerted to any other presence.
How would you all like to approach?
Kal/Silthras/Velyra still on horseback? Usul in the woods? Syl stepping out?
Whenever her other companions get close enough to potentially be noticed by the advisor, Syl breaks out onto the road in front of him. It was time for a small distraction. Making a show of acting out of breath, she leans forward, hands on her knees as she gasps for air. "Sorry." She says, holding up a hand. "Had. To. Catch up."
She takes a deep breath, and starts talking. "T-there were some other things I wanted to tell you earlier. About what we found. I had to get away from the others first though, and then I found out you had left the city...I got here as fast as I could."
While they're still far back, Kal will slide off his mount and tie it up to a nearby tree if he's able. "I'm not used to fighting from horseback, and this is close enough to retrieve if we need to run him down." So long as the other two are ready, he'll move quickly up the road to catch up to Calmaius.
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The man stops suddenly when the half-elvish woman steps out onto the road in front of him, though his face remains impassive as ever. He regards the wizard with a cold disdain, opening his mouth for a single word: "Liar." He glances into the woods on either side of him, looking hard in the direction she came from. "What is this then? You do know who I am and who I represent." The man remains where he stands, though one of his hands has disappeared into the his cloak, grasping something.
While this is happening, Velyra, Kal, And Silthras move up the road behind him ~ 80 feet out at this point. Though Syl's lie was seen through, it still seems to have distracted him.
Velyra nods quietly, likewise tying her horse to a tree. "If we can restrain him, tomorrow I should be able to get whatever information we want out of him" After readying her shield, she jogs to catch up again.
(before moving in, she'll use the Pearl of Power to recover the 3rd level slot used earlier.)
"I - uh. Yeah." Syl says, immediately flustered that her deception was seen through. 'Things do not go as planned. Get here quickly please.' She says inside Kal's head, noticing the three of them down the road behind Calmaius. "Well..." She sighs."Oh, ancestors damn it!"
She draws the rapier from her belt, holding it towards the man. "You need to come with me, or you're going to end up very badly hurt."
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The bald man's emotionless face breaks into a sneer, pulling a jet black metal rod tipped a roughly cut ruby from the folds of his robe. "You have stepped beyond your abilities young one. The mistake will cost you dearly."
Map(Rough estimate of your positions, can be adjusted upon request as always)
Trees and brush line the road on both sides, which stretches in a roughly straight line for almost 200 feet before bending around corners in either direction. To the south, a terraced rocky hill breaks through the terrain. There is a five foot ledge at the base, a thin strip of unbroken ground, and then another ledge up ten feet.
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Against Syl Attack: 11 Damage: 16
Tie Breaker
Kal 16 Calmaius 20
Before anyone can move, there is a now familiar thwack as a bolt looses from a crossbow among the trees to the south. The bolt slams into Sylnora's shoulder, driving deep into muscle. Through the leaves, you can see a darkly cloaked figure, face obscured by a jet black mask, standing upon the ledge with crossbow in hand.
Initiative Guard Usul Velyra Sylnora Silthras Kal Calmaius
Silthras focuses his mental energies upon Calmaius, trying to disrupt his mind before moving within 30 feet of the man. He calls upon all of his skills to force his own mind to race beyond its normal limits, rapidly summoning an earthen hand to grasp the counselor.
Action: Cantrip - Mind Sliver - DC 16 (INT) or 3 pstychic damage AND subtract 1 from next save. Bonus Action: Quickened Maximilian’s Earthen Grasp DC 16 (STR) (possibly minus value from above) or take 7 bludgeon and be restrained.
Edit: Oops psychic damage should have been 2d6, so add 3.
The advisor, still facing Sylnora, begins to red in the face as a great mental strain undertakes him. As blood begins to trickle from his nose, a large hand of rock and dirt erupts from the ground behind him, wrapping around his lithe frame and holding him tightly.
Silthras looks uncertian, "We are only a few minutes out of town. If he evades capture...it could go very badly for the Baroness' son."
(( @DM: My reading suggests we galloped for 15 minutes...how long would it take a man fleeing to get back to town? ))
Little over 30 minutes.
Galloping for 15 minutes got you over 2 miles away from town.
"Sylnora's spell will last for some time, we can follow carefully for another half hour." Kal says. "But even if he does manage to get away from us, I think the horses could run him down easily enough."
Stilling her horse, Velyra sits quietly listening to the others. When the subject of what to do next comes forward, she leans forward. "Let's just ambush him here. Perhaps we can move into the trees and hurry ahead to cut him off while leaving a few behind him?"
"We're going to try and take him here, do you think you can get around him to cut him off while we come from behind? Let us know when to move." Kal relays to Sylnora, drawing his sword. "Any preparations you wish to make, I'd say do it now." He says to the other two.
'Go ahead and start moving up. I'll let you know when I'm in front of him.' Sylnora replies, starting to creep forward through the brush. She moves out further from the road first, before moving through to try and get in front of Calmaius.
'Usul, it sounds like we're going to ambush him here. I'm going to try and sneak around to cut him off.'
Stealth - 24
“We’ve got eyes and ears on him. Just say when.” Usul sends back, still tracking the figure in the woods, he and Dib keeping their eyes out for anyone else that might be following.
Usul perception 18; dib: 12
PbP 🎲: Tyekanik; Moneo Noree; Korba Muris; & occasional DM:
Sylnora creeps silently through the brush, moving perpendicular to the road to create space. Firmly hidden in the trees she moves forward down the road at a quickened pace, overtaking the advisor in a short time. Now ahead of him, she signals the others following to move up. Usul - still invisible - remains off to the side, keeping his eyes peeled for any other movement. Peering carefully into the trees, he doesn't catch sight of anything. Nor does Dib seem to be alerted to any other presence.
How would you all like to approach?
Kal/Silthras/Velyra still on horseback? Usul in the woods? Syl stepping out?
[I got this]
Whenever her other companions get close enough to potentially be noticed by the advisor, Syl breaks out onto the road in front of him. It was time for a small distraction. Making a show of acting out of breath, she leans forward, hands on her knees as she gasps for air. "Sorry." She says, holding up a hand. "Had. To. Catch up."
She takes a deep breath, and starts talking. "T-there were some other things I wanted to tell you earlier. About what we found. I had to get away from the others first though, and then I found out you had left the city...I got here as fast as I could."
Deception?: 5
edit: [I don't got this]
While they're still far back, Kal will slide off his mount and tie it up to a nearby tree if he's able. "I'm not used to fighting from horseback, and this is close enough to retrieve if we need to run him down." So long as the other two are ready, he'll move quickly up the road to catch up to Calmaius.
Usul sees Syl run up, and sends her a message telepathically that says, "Let us know if you're in danger! We're right here just a bit back."
PbP 🎲: Tyekanik; Moneo Noree; Korba Muris; & occasional DM:
The man stops suddenly when the half-elvish woman steps out onto the road in front of him, though his face remains impassive as ever. He regards the wizard with a cold disdain, opening his mouth for a single word: "Liar." He glances into the woods on either side of him, looking hard in the direction she came from. "What is this then? You do know who I am and who I represent." The man remains where he stands, though one of his hands has disappeared into the his cloak, grasping something.
While this is happening, Velyra, Kal, And Silthras move up the road behind him ~ 80 feet out at this point. Though Syl's lie was seen through, it still seems to have distracted him.
15
Velyra nods quietly, likewise tying her horse to a tree. "If we can restrain him, tomorrow I should be able to get whatever information we want out of him" After readying her shield, she jogs to catch up again.
(before moving in, she'll use the Pearl of Power to recover the 3rd level slot used earlier.)
"I - uh. Yeah." Syl says, immediately flustered that her deception was seen through. 'Things do not go as planned. Get here quickly please.' She says inside Kal's head, noticing the three of them down the road behind Calmaius. "Well..." She sighs. "Oh, ancestors damn it!"
She draws the rapier from her belt, holding it towards the man. "You need to come with me, or you're going to end up very badly hurt."
Syl Intimidation: 2
The bald man's emotionless face breaks into a sneer, pulling a jet black metal rod tipped a roughly cut ruby from the folds of his robe. "You have stepped beyond your abilities young one. The mistake will cost you dearly."
5
5
Initiative
Calmaius: 5
Syl: 6
Usul: 15
Velyra: 15
Silthras: 4
Kal: 16
Map(Rough estimate of your positions, can be adjusted upon request as always)
Trees and brush line the road on both sides, which stretches in a roughly straight line for almost 200 feet before bending around corners in either direction. To the south, a terraced rocky hill breaks through the terrain. There is a five foot ledge at the base, a thin strip of unbroken ground, and then another ledge up ten feet.
Usul is still invisible at this time.
Against Syl
Attack: 11 Damage: 16
Tie Breaker
Kal 16
Calmaius 20
Before anyone can move, there is a now familiar thwack as a bolt looses from a crossbow among the trees to the south. The bolt slams into Sylnora's shoulder, driving deep into muscle. Through the leaves, you can see a darkly cloaked figure, face obscured by a jet black mask, standing upon the ledge with crossbow in hand.
Initiative
Guard
Usul
Velyra
Sylnora
Silthras
Kal
Calmaius
Silthras focuses his mental energies upon Calmaius, trying to disrupt his mind before moving within 30 feet of the man. He calls upon all of his skills to force his own mind to race beyond its normal limits, rapidly summoning an earthen hand to grasp the counselor.
Action: Cantrip - Mind Sliver - DC 16 (INT) or 3 pstychic damage AND subtract 1 from next save.
Bonus Action: Quickened Maximilian’s Earthen Grasp DC 16 (STR) (possibly minus value from above) or take 7 bludgeon and be restrained.
Edit: Oops psychic damage should have been 2d6, so add 3.
Calmaius INT Save: 11
Calmaius STR Save: 18
The advisor, still facing Sylnora, begins to red in the face as a great mental strain undertakes him. As blood begins to trickle from his nose, a large hand of rock and dirt erupts from the ground behind him, wrapping around his lithe frame and holding him tightly.
Calmaius is Restrained