"If you let them know the skellies are coming, they might just hurry back and shut the door. I might be able to draw the skellies towards the door, let them catch the gang unaware?"
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DM:Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
"Or, I can run out and tell them the skeletons are out and we can jump them from behind as the skeletons got at them from the front? We'll need to see what is on the other side of that door first, but I do like a good ambush when I'm doing the ambush."
While picking locks, Ash says, “I’m nervous about the skeleton plan, for lots of reasons, not least the fact that some people will likely end up dead. As dead as if we swung the blade”.
"You heard Willard, these people killed that fellow in the room back there for just being here. Would have shot poor Kay in the head. I'm not worried about it."
Ash considers that for a while..”That’s true!... Hmmm, well it could definitely help deal with two problems at once!! How about this?.. You scout it out and see if you can get a couple to head this way, we’ll hide out, with the lights off, and whack anyone we see that’s not you!!... we thin them out a bit and learn a bit too. And then we use the skeletons if we still think it’s worth a shot. What do you think?...”.
“Also, this blade, and this crossbow, are both too big for my tastes... can anyone else use them?”. She places them beside the footlocker she’s working on.
((OOC: Oh yes! Omg I’m sorry! I totally forgot the crossbow was ‘simple’. I was looking for a specific proficiency! Youre right, Ash could totally use that. But if you’d like something like that too, I don’t mind who gets it. I’m sure we’ll find more somewhere in here! :-) Want to flip for it?))
When Ben shows Ash the parchment, she says, “Goblin??! That’s odd! See that there, that’s the tricky one! That’s pronounced with a “Th-Alck” at the back of the throat... that would trip most people up.....”. ((Ash knows Goblin))
"Sounds like you are choking on something, but if you say so. My guess is these folks, or at least the boss, have dealings with goblinoids but these words don't seem helpful for any sort of negotiation."
((Is Ben clever enough to put together Hobbies might mean hobgoblins from what Willard said and now this paper?))
"I'm good with my longsword here and my bow. But dudes, that platemail in there is all mine! I can wear it, trust me! You saw the guns earlier, bros."
"Oh man... I'm mclovin' the skeleton ideas here dudes and Ash. But yeah, if Ben can get in and at least see what we might, or the skeleton might be dealing with first, that'd be even better."
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"That one too tough? Mind letting me have a crack at it? Try to redeem myself?"
Thieves Tools: 18
"You know what Ash? Those tools are yours to keep. I'll probably get another set sometime so we've got backup, but I've had not luck with them at all. Welcome to the crew, you've been charmed by Ben, bitten by wildlife, and gifted a set of picks... Am I missing any traditions, boys?"
"Give Ben money was the last on the list, I believe."
Ben catches the pouch and quickly sorts and splits it between them.
(6 gold and a silver to everyone but Ben who takes 3 gold and 30 silver.)
"I'm going to go check out the 'caverns'. If I'm not back in twenty minutes come and save me. Before I come back I will knock once if I am bringing company, twice if I am coming alone. Okay?"
As he walks over to the door he adds,
"You two can work on that last footlocker and maybe check out the boss's room while I scout. I only gave the room a quick once over."
He then disguises self to look like Willard and goes through the secret door, closing it behind him...
Standing up from the footlockers, Ash watches Ben transform before his very eyes into Willard and disappear through the secret doorway. “...Welcome to the crew...”, she repeats in a whisper, with a sly smile and a nod.
She turns to Korrik. “I’m fine with this for now”, she tells him, holding up her sling. “You can keep hold of the crossbow if you like. We might need range when Ben gets back. At least it gives us options...”. She stows the sling again and pulls her new leathers in to better shape around her, tightening a couple of buckles, loosening others.
”Ess? You okay?... ...So far so good, eh?...”. She claps him on the shoulder as she walks past, heading towards the smaller room that Ben already cased.
"If you let them know the skellies are coming, they might just hurry back and shut the door. I might be able to draw the skellies towards the door, let them catch the gang unaware?"
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
((hahahaha, shoot, I am sorry! I didn't mean to put leather. This is what I meant: Crossbow, Light))
and then the scimitar
"Or, I can run out and tell them the skeletons are out and we can jump them from behind as the skeletons got at them from the front? We'll need to see what is on the other side of that door first, but I do like a good ambush when I'm doing the ambush."
While picking locks, Ash says, “I’m nervous about the skeleton plan, for lots of reasons, not least the fact that some people will likely end up dead. As dead as if we swung the blade”.
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Ben shrugs.
"You heard Willard, these people killed that fellow in the room back there for just being here. Would have shot poor Kay in the head. I'm not worried about it."
Ash considers that for a while..”That’s true!... Hmmm, well it could definitely help deal with two problems at once!! How about this?.. You scout it out and see if you can get a couple to head this way, we’ll hide out, with the lights off, and whack anyone we see that’s not you!!... we thin them out a bit and learn a bit too. And then we use the skeletons if we still think it’s worth a shot. What do you think?...”.
“Also, this blade, and this crossbow, are both too big for my tastes... can anyone else use them?”. She places them beside the footlocker she’s working on.
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
((Light Crossbow is a simple weapon.))
"I could make use of the crossbow, though I usually am the up close person."
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
"More spoils for later, along with that plate armor. This trip is turning out to be fairly lucrative after all."
He looks to Kay,
"What do you think? We can probably thin a few out before we launch the skeleton plan?"
((OOC: Oh yes! Omg I’m sorry! I totally forgot the crossbow was ‘simple’. I was looking for a specific proficiency! Youre right, Ash could totally use that. But if you’d like something like that too, I don’t mind who gets it. I’m sure we’ll find more somewhere in here! :-) Want to flip for it?))
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
((Grwobert, I did the same thing and Spider set me straight!))
"It seems like either way the plan requires I take a look out there first?"
When Ben shows Ash the parchment, she says, “Goblin??! That’s odd! See that there, that’s the tricky one! That’s pronounced with a “Th-Alck” at the back of the throat... that would trip most people up.....”. ((Ash knows Goblin))
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
"Sounds like you are choking on something, but if you say so. My guess is these folks, or at least the boss, have dealings with goblinoids but these words don't seem helpful for any sort of negotiation."
((Is Ben clever enough to put together Hobbies might mean hobgoblins from what Willard said and now this paper?))
((100% yes about the hobbies.))
Ash, you are able to pick 9 of the 10 footlockers.
The lockers contain personal effects, and each also contains some gold and silver pieces in small pouches. You find a total of 23 gp and 40 sp.
((let me know if I missed anything else, otherwise I will continue to read the conversation with excitement :) ))
"I'm good with my longsword here and my bow. But dudes, that platemail in there is all mine! I can wear it, trust me! You saw the guns earlier, bros."
"Oh man... I'm mclovin' the skeleton ideas here dudes and Ash. But yeah, if Ben can get in and at least see what we might, or the skeleton might be dealing with first, that'd be even better."
"Anyone else thinking that hobbies might mean hobgoblins? What's in those footlockers? Anything interesting? Or valuable?"
"That one too tough? Mind letting me have a crack at it? Try to redeem myself?"
Thieves Tools: 18
"You know what Ash? Those tools are yours to keep. I'll probably get another set sometime so we've got backup, but I've had not luck with them at all. Welcome to the crew, you've been charmed by Ben, bitten by wildlife, and gifted a set of picks... Am I missing any traditions, boys?"
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
“Don’t feel bad... those nine were easy....”, Ash smiles.
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
She turns to Ben, “a lot of nothing.... and some coin”. Ash throws a pouch with the gold collected to him.
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
"Give Ben money was the last on the list, I believe."
Ben catches the pouch and quickly sorts and splits it between them.
(6 gold and a silver to everyone but Ben who takes 3 gold and 30 silver.)
"I'm going to go check out the 'caverns'. If I'm not back in twenty minutes come and save me. Before I come back I will knock once if I am bringing company, twice if I am coming alone. Okay?"
As he walks over to the door he adds,
"You two can work on that last footlocker and maybe check out the boss's room while I scout. I only gave the room a quick once over."
He then disguises self to look like Willard and goes through the secret door, closing it behind him...
Standing up from the footlockers, Ash watches Ben transform before his very eyes into Willard and disappear through the secret doorway. “...Welcome to the crew...”, she repeats in a whisper, with a sly smile and a nod.
She turns to Korrik. “I’m fine with this for now”, she tells him, holding up her sling. “You can keep hold of the crossbow if you like. We might need range when Ben gets back. At least it gives us options...”. She stows the sling again and pulls her new leathers in to better shape around her, tightening a couple of buckles, loosening others.
”Ess? You okay?... ...So far so good, eh?...”. She claps him on the shoulder as she walks past, heading towards the smaller room that Ben already cased.
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss