15:32 <Gareth>: Let's do this!
15:33 <Skid_GMing>: Muahahaha.
15:33 <Gareth>: I apologize for getting hysterical last time; I misunderstood the layout. We are in fact currently in a good position for this I think. Tactically. Whether it works out is another thing.
15:33 <Leviticus>: So, are we being stealhy, or flat-out attacking?
15:33 <Skid_GMing>: I'm assuming a bit of both.
15:34 <Gareth>: I am currently in stealth as they aren't aware I climbed back out of the canyon. You were down in it, so I don't think they know you're here at all.
15:34 <Skid_GMing>: Levi is down in the canyon. Gareth is concealed on the cliff above him, the riders are across the canyon, bringing their horses under control.
15:35 <Gareth>: We sent the wolf off with the girl to guard her, a little ways back from the canyon.
15:35 <Leviticus>: Distance?
15:35 <Skid_GMing>: ~200 ft.
15:35 <Leviticus>: As soon as they're within 100, zap em, Gareth
15:35 <Leviticus>: Particularly the leader
15:36 <Gareth>: Well that's the question actually. Do I attack them flatout and reveal our setup, risking scaring them from entering the canyon? Or wait until they head down to ensure they go in the trap?
15:36 <Leviticus>: Skid, can we say I took the bow from the assassin I killed?
15:36 <Skid_GMing>: Okay.
15:36 <Skid_GMing>: As they close in you get a better look at them. The leader with the Greatsword is dressed in the battle regalia of the northern barbarians, as is the first of his companions. The third is a finely dressed man with a feathered hat.
15:37 <Skid_GMing>: They rush onwards towards the canyon.
15:37 <Leviticus>: Okay, I will shoot at them while they are distanced, then go with the sword once they get close enough
15:37 <Leviticus>: For now, though, braced defense
15:37 <Skid_GMing>: Levi, as you're in the canyon, you can't see them until they reach the edge of it.
15:37 <Leviticus>: Gotcha
15:38 <Leviticus>: So I won't see them until they're close enough to use my sword?
15:38 <Skid_GMing>: You'll see them when they're about 8 feet above your head up the slope.
15:38 <Skid_GMing>: They reach the edge of your range, Gareth.
15:39 <Gareth>: I remain concealed, trying to determine their path choice.
15:39 <Leviticus>: So I shouldn't use the bow?
15:39 <Skid_GMing>: You could get a surprise attack off as they reach the edge, I suppose.
15:40 <Skid_GMing>: They gallop into the 100 ft range.
15:40 <Leviticus>: I draw my sword and wait in my defensive pose
15:40 <Skid_GMing>: Not attacking, Gareth?
15:40 <Gareth>: Do I get a sense whether they are going to head into the canyon or stay atop?
15:41 <Skid_GMing>: And slide to a stop at the edge of the canyon, looking down at Leviticus.
15:41 <Skid_GMing>: Hmmm. Roll a sense motive.
15:41 <Gareth>: From the 'way' (direction/speed) they're riding
15:42 <Gareth>: !roll d20
15:42 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 6
15:42 <Skid_GMing>: The barbarian and his companion are already poised to dismount.
15:42 <Gareth>: At the edge of the ridge?
15:42 <Skid_GMing>: Yes.
15:43 <Gareth>: I hold for a moment then.
15:43 <Skid_GMing>: They leap from their horses to the edge of the descent. The feathered hat reaches into his pack for something.
15:43 <Gareth>: Is he still at the top?
15:44 <Skid_GMing>: Yes.
15:44 <Gareth>: I shoot plasma at him.
15:44 <Skid_GMing>: Roll for it.
15:45 <Gareth>: !roll d20
15:45 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 13
15:45 <Skid_GMing>: Suprise bonus... You hit him, and he fumbles, dropping his crossbow into the dirt.
15:45 <Skid_GMing>: The two Barbarians rush down the slope, closing the gap with Leviticus. Levi's go.
15:46 <Leviticus>: I attack the leader
15:46 <Leviticus>: !roll d20 trained
15:46 <Dicebot>: Leviticus, trained: 10
15:47 <Skid_GMing>: You lock swords with the mighty barbarian, but don't overwhelm his guard.
15:47 <Skid_GMing>: Turn order: Gareth, Barbarians, Levi, Fancy Hat.
15:48 <Skid_GMing>: The fancy hat pulls his horse to a kneel, and ducks behind it.
15:48 <Leviticus>: Fancy hat
15:48 <Skid_GMing>: Gareth, go.
15:48 <Gareth>: Did he regain his crossbow?
15:48 <Skid_GMing>: He didn't.
15:48 <Gareth>: Then I fire plasma down at the leader.
15:48 <Skid_GMing>: He's got a pretty hefty pack though. Who knows what's in it.
15:49 <Skid_GMing>: Roll for it.
15:49 <Gareth>: !roll d20
15:49 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 4
15:50 <Skid_GMing>: You fire into the melee, but your shot misses the brawlers.
15:50 <Skid_GMing>: The Barbarians lunge in, striking at Levi.
15:50 <Skid_GMing>: Dodge roll.
15:51 <Gareth>: For both?
15:51 <Skid_GMing>: yes.
15:51 <Gareth>: Only the boss should be over his defense?
15:51 <Skid_GMing>: Yes.
15:51 <Skid_GMing>: So... really only the one matters.
15:51 <Leviticus>: !roll d20
15:51 <Dicebot>: Leviticus: 1
15:52 <Leviticus>: Seriously?
15:52 <Leviticus>: Can that be for the one that can't pentrate my defense? =P
15:52 <Skid_GMing>: You are knocked down by their combined assault, losing your defensive bonus. You take 6 might damage.
15:53 <Gareth>: Yeah
15:53 <Skid_GMing>: Reduced by 2 armor.
15:53 <Gareth>: Nvm then I was right the first time - we're definitely dead
15:53 <Skid_GMing>: Don't be so quick to give up.
15:53 <Skid_GMing>: Levi, your turn.
15:53 <Gareth>: We can't take a bunch of 6 d hits, even with armor
15:54 <Skid_GMing>: Well, he's taken 1.
15:54 <Leviticus>: Ow
15:54 <Skid_GMing>: And I forgot to specify that that defense can't be taken while knocked down.
15:55 <Skid_GMing>: So.. I guess it can be taken while knocked down.
15:55 <Leviticus>: Does a heal count as a turn?
15:55 <Skid_GMing>: Yes. Your recovery roll takes a turn.
15:56 <Leviticus>: Reactivating defense
15:56 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, You pull yourself up to one knee and prepare to defend yourself. You're still at a 1-level disadvantage while attacking.
15:57 <Skid_GMing>: Fancy hat doesn't seem to be doing anything yet.
15:57 <Skid_GMing>: So, Gareth's turn.
15:57 <Gareth>: I try hitting the boss again
15:57 <Skid_GMing>: Roll for it.
15:58 <Gareth>: !roll d20
15:58 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 16
15:58 <Skid_GMing>: You zap him, drawing a small cloud of smoke from his ears.
15:59 <Skid_GMing>: The barbarians crush forward, trying to beat Levi into the ground. Might defense roll.
16:00 <Leviticus>: !roll d20
16:00 <Dicebot>: Leviticus: 17
16:00 <Skid_GMing>: You press back, rendering their attempts futile.
16:01 <Skid_GMing>: The fancy hat pops back up over the horse and fishes for his crossbow, snatching it before ducking back for cover.
16:01 <Skid_GMing>: Gareth.
16:01 <Gareth>: Is Levi going to be attacking soon?
16:02 <Leviticus>: My turn now?
16:02 <Skid_GMing>: Oh, right, sorry.
16:02 <Skid_GMing>: Yes, go.
16:02 <Leviticus>: I attack the non-leader barbarian
16:02 <Leviticus>: !roll d20 trained
16:02 <Dicebot>: Leviticus, trained: 9
16:02 <Skid_GMing>: All right.
16:03 <Skid_GMing>: You fail to penetrate his guard.
16:03 <Skid_GMing>: Now Gareth.
16:03 <Gareth>: I fire at the nonboss
16:04 <Skid_GMing>: Roll.
16:04 <Gareth>: !roll d20
16:04 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 20
16:04 <Skid_GMing>: Cinematic action. Extra (lethal) damage, or...?
16:05 <Gareth>: You said an extra turn was an option?
16:05 <Skid_GMing>: Yes.
16:05 <Gareth>: I also shoot at the boss
16:05 <Skid_GMing>: Roll for it.
16:05 <Gareth>: !roll d20
16:05 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 9
16:05 <Gareth>: Gah
16:05 <Skid_GMing>: That's a miss.
16:06 <Gareth>: Worth a try
16:06 <Skid_GMing>: You blast the minion and and he staggers back.
16:06 <Leviticus>: Barbarians?
16:07 <Skid_GMing>: Yes. They try again to murder you in the most direct way possible. Roll a dodge.
16:07 <Leviticus>: !roll d20
16:07 <Dicebot>: Leviticus: 2
16:07 <Leviticus>: Oi
16:08 <Skid_GMing>: The chieftan connects, slicing into you. 6 Damage.
16:08 <Leviticus>: D=
16:08 <Leviticus>: I use my in-combat heal
16:08 <Skid_GMing>: ...reduced by armour, but I shouldn't need to say that every time.
16:09 <Leviticus>: Provided I am still in defense?
16:09 <Skid_GMing>: Reduced by armour unless otherwise noted.
16:09 <Skid_GMing>: You were, last I checked.
16:09 <Skid_GMing>: You didn't crit fail, and they weren't trying a shove.
16:09 <Gareth>: Wait he is in defense? Thank goodness!
16:09 <Leviticus>: =D
16:09 <Gareth>: That changes everything
16:09 <Leviticus>: Still using the heal right?
16:09 <Skid_GMing>: If you wish.
16:09 <Leviticus>: Gareth, advice?
16:10 <Gareth>: What is your Might to?
16:10 <Leviticus>: I'm down to 4 might
16:10 <Gareth>: Is it your turn?
16:10 <Skid_GMing>: It is.
16:11 <Skid_GMing>: Might be worth it then.
16:11 <Gareth>: Keep swinging. Don't 'need' to heal until you're at zero, impairing your aim.
16:11 <Leviticus>: kk
16:11 <Gareth>: Right?
16:11 <Skid_GMing>: Right.
16:11 <Leviticus>: I attack the boss
16:11 <Leviticus>: !roll d20
16:11 <Dicebot>: Leviticus: 8
16:11 <Leviticus>: Ugh
16:11 <Skid_GMing>: You clash swords with him, and he roars in your face.
16:11 <Leviticus>: The boss is level 5?
16:12 <Skid_GMing>: He is.
16:12 <Leviticus>: And my training brings him down to 4. Meaning I have to roll 12's to get him
16:12 <Skid_GMing>: Yeah.
16:13 <Skid_GMing>: Wait, you have a heavy weapon, so your training is cancelled by your weapon weight.
16:14 <Leviticus>: Darn
16:14 <Skid_GMing>: Anyway, the fancy hat takes a pot shot at Gareth. Roll.
16:14 <Gareth>: Dodge?
16:14 <Skid_GMing>: Yes.
16:14 <Gareth>: !roll d20 specialized
16:14 <Dicebot>: Gareth, specialized: 17
16:15 <Skid_GMing>: You skitter right out of the way.
16:15 <Skid_GMing>: And it's your turn.
16:15 <Gareth>: I fire at the... boss
16:15 Skid_GMing watches all the HP counters descend in parallel.
16:16 <Skid_GMing>: Roll for it.
16:16 <Gareth>: !roll d20 effort to hit
16:16 <Dicebot>: Gareth, effort to hit: 17
16:16 <Skid_GMing>: You blast him again. His face goes from red to pale.
16:17 <Leviticus>: YES
16:18 <Skid_GMing>: The old routine of beating on Leviticus is getting old, and the chief orders his minion to start scaling the cliff to deal with Gareth. He goes in at Leviticus for another swing.
16:18 <Skid_GMing>: Dodge roll.
16:18 <Leviticus>: !roll d20
16:18 <Dicebot>: Leviticus: 13
16:18 <Leviticus>: Not horrible
16:18 <Leviticus>: For once =P
16:18 <Skid_GMing>: You take a blow for 6 damage.
16:18 <Skid_GMing>: The minion makes it about halfway up the cliffside.
16:19 <Skid_GMing>: The fancy hat shoots at Gareth again. Dodge roll.
16:19 <Leviticus>: Wait
16:19 <Gareth>: !roll d20 specialized
16:19 <Dicebot>: Gareth, specialized: 2
16:19 <Leviticus>: You skipped my turn
16:19 <Skid_GMing>: Ahhh, I did. Do something.
16:19 <Leviticus>: I attack the boss
16:19 <Leviticus>: !roll d20 trained
16:19 <Dicebot>: Leviticus, trained: 6
16:19 <Skid_GMing>: Gareth, it's fancy hat's turn yet. Ignore that roll.
16:19 <Leviticus>: I hate you, Dicebot
16:20 <Skid_GMing>: You continue your fruitless duel with the boss.
16:20 <Leviticus>: Never mind, I attack Dicebot
16:20 <Leviticus>: xP
16:20 <Skid_GMing>: Now Fancy hat attacks Gareth. Roll to dodge.
16:20 <Gareth>: !roll d20 specialized
16:20 <Dicebot>: Gareth, specialized: 10
16:20 <Skid_GMing>: 16 total... you are very nearly impossible to hit. Your turn.
16:21 <Gareth>: That was the plan.
16:21 <Gareth>: I shoot at the boss.
16:21 <Skid_GMing>: There's a guy shooting at you and another guy trying to climb your cliff.
16:21 <Gareth>: I am aware.
16:21 <Skid_GMing>: Okay. The guy climbing is at an intense disadvantage for dodging.
16:21 <Skid_GMing>: But roll for it.
16:22 <Gareth>: He's also one hit from dying?
16:22 <Skid_GMing>: Possibly.
16:23 <Gareth>: So I can get him 'anytime' in theory. More pressing to take pressure off Levi.
16:24 <Gareth>: !roll d20 effort to hit
16:24 <Dicebot>: Gareth, effort to hit: 2
16:24 <Skid_GMing>: Your shot goes wide.
16:25 <Skid_GMing>: The chief delivers a powerful kick, attempting to drive Levi into the cliff behind.
16:25 <Leviticus>: !roll d20 dodge
16:25 <Dicebot>: Leviticus, dodge: 12
16:26 <Skid_GMing>: The kick connects. You fall, sprawling, and take 3 impact damage.
16:26 <Skid_GMing>: The Minion's fingertips appear at the top of the cliff.
16:26 <Leviticus>: On what pool?
16:27 <Skid_GMing>: Unles it actually says speed or intellect, it's might.
16:27 <Leviticus>: I'm down to 2 there
16:27 <Skid_GMing>: Well, apply your armor. And if anything is left over, subtract it from speed.
16:27 <Leviticus>: Down to 1 =P
16:28 <Leviticus>: Wait
16:28 <Skid_GMing>: It's your turn.
16:28 <Leviticus>: Or am I still defensed?
16:28 <Leviticus>: xP
16:28 <Skid_GMing>: You're down. You're not defensed.
16:28 <Leviticus>: kk
16:28 <Gareth>: You were for that hit(?) But not anymore
16:28 <Leviticus>: Um... set up defense, or attack? hmmm
16:29 <Skid_GMing>: Yes.
16:29 <Gareth>: So the kick did no damage, but it deactivated your defense. Right Skid?
16:29 <Gareth>: So what are you at then?
16:29 <Leviticus>: Oh, then that hit did no damage
16:29 <Leviticus>: 2
16:29 <Skid_GMing>: It did 1 damage.
16:29 <Skid_GMing>: Eh, fair point.
16:29 <Skid_GMing>: It did none.
16:30 <Gareth>: This is hard enough without you sucking extra damage from us!
16:30 <Skid_GMing>: You could stand up, which would remove your 1 level disability to dodging and attack.
16:30 <Leviticus>: Okay, I stand up xD
16:30 <Leviticus>: Yaaaaaaay
16:30 <Leviticus>: *fanfare and applause*
16:30 <Gareth>: Is that a full action?
16:30 <Skid_GMing>: Yes.
16:31 <Gareth>: Then it probably wasn't worth passing on another swing. If he connects on the next attack you're empty either way if you moved or not
16:31 <Skid_GMing>: So, it's fancy hat's turn, and he keeps shooting at Gareth.
16:32 <Gareth>: !roll d20 specialized
16:32 <Dicebot>: Gareth, specialized: 1
16:32 <Leviticus>: I probably should have healed...
16:32 <Leviticus>: I had basically no chance of hitting
16:32 <Gareth>: I probably should have rage quit
16:32 <Leviticus>: xP
16:32 <Gareth>: I have basically no chance of living
16:32 <Leviticus>: Too late now, we've got assassins to kill
16:33 <Leviticus>: You've got a better chance than I have
16:33 <Skid_GMing>: You get shot through the ankle, pinning your foot to the ground. Also, 4 damage.
16:33 <Gareth>: I wasn't going to move anyway
16:33 <Skid_GMing>: Of note: the fancy hat guy is within 25 feet of you.
16:33 <Skid_GMing>: And it's your turn.
16:33 <Gareth>: I don't have points to spare on that but thanks for the hint anyway
16:34 <Skid_GMing>: ...ground which is sand. I guess that isn't going to stop you from doing much.
16:34 <Gareth>: I shoot at the boss in futility.
16:35 <Skid_GMing>: Roll for it.
16:35 <Gareth>: !roll d20
16:35 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 19
16:36 <Leviticus>: YES
16:36 <Skid_GMing>: You fry him. He roars and looks distinctly sick.
16:36 <Leviticus>: Is he still going to attack me?
16:37 <Gareth>: No he's going to kill you
16:37 <Skid_GMing>: He rushes to the cliffside as well, and begins climbing.
16:38 <Leviticus>: Hmm... to give chase, or defend Gareth...
16:38 <Skid_GMing>: Since you've done basically no damage to him, and Gareth has been buring his beard off all fight...
16:38 <Skid_GMing>: Uhm, pretty sure they're both the same thing at this point.
16:38 <Leviticus>: Oh
16:38 <Leviticus>: Then I chase the boss
16:38 <Gareth>: Are you impaired yet?
16:38 <Skid_GMing>: You catch him at the bottom of the cliff and still have time to make an action.
16:39 <Leviticus>: Nope, still got 2 Might
16:39 <Gareth>: How?? But good!
16:39 <Leviticus>: Sweet, I attack
16:39 <Leviticus>: Is he weakened?
16:39 <Leviticus>: Or in bad defense?
16:39 <Skid_GMing>: He's definitely distracted.
16:39 <Leviticus>: !roll d20 trained
16:39 <Dicebot>: Leviticus, trained: 8
16:39 <Leviticus>: I hate you, Dicebot
16:39 <Gareth>: That should hit?
16:40 <Leviticus>: It should?
16:40 <Gareth>: If your target is 12
16:40 <Skid_GMing>: Hmm. That's really close.
16:40 <Gareth>: It's not a 14?
16:40 <Skid_GMing>: Heavy weapon penalty.
16:41 <Gareth>: He's trained?
16:41 <Skid_GMing>: yes.
16:41 <Gareth>: That doesn't negate that?
16:42 <Skid_GMing>: It does. Which gives him a total attack of... 8
16:42 <Gareth>: Plus distracted asset, Plus training?
16:42 <Skid_GMing>: Minus two levels for climbing the cliff is still 9.
16:42 <Gareth>: I don't get it
16:42 <Skid_GMing>: Give me one good reason I should give the attack.
16:42 <Leviticus>: Because we're dying
16:42 <Skid_GMing>: The penalty for a heavy weapon is 1 level. The asset for training is 1 level.
16:43 <Skid_GMing>: They cancel out.
16:43 <Gareth>: What? >_>
16:44 <Skid_GMing>: I mean one creative, dramatic reason that tips the situation in your favour.
16:44 <Leviticus>: Because I will rage quit if you don't #emptythreat
16:44 <Gareth>: I thought the penalty was absorbed by training; I didn't realize it simply paid for it
16:45 <Gareth>: Okay I have a dramatic reason
16:45 <Skid_GMing>: In the case of heavy weapons, the first level of training cancels the penalty for carrying a weapon that hits for 6 damage.
16:46 <Gareth>: Because it would be Levi's redemption. This is the closest he's been to connecting - and it's just off by one point! If we can't see that as a win there's no point in playing.
16:46 <Skid_GMing>: I'll give it you. You slash at him as he climbs, bringing him crashing to the ground. He's dead before he lands.
16:46 <Gareth>: Yay
16:46 <Gareth>: Two more still, you'll die anyway. Just delayed the inevitable.
16:47 <Skid_GMing>: Good to see a voice of hope in the crowd. =p
16:47 <Gareth>: The voice of realism. If it took a whole pool to get one guy, two more guys take two more pools - dead
16:48 <Skid_GMing>: Fancy hat shoots at Gareth again, and then throws his crossbow into the canyon in disgust.
16:48 <Gareth>: Before he sees if he got me?
16:48 <Skid_GMing>: Roll to dodge.
16:48 <Gareth>: I got in his head
16:48 <Gareth>: !roll d20 specialized
16:48 <Dicebot>: Gareth, specialized: 20
16:49 <Skid_GMing>: You dodge and get a free action.
16:49 <Skid_GMing>: His big, expensive ace just died.
16:49 <Gareth>: I deflect the arrow down into the guy hanging off the cliff.
16:50 <Gareth>: ^.^
16:50 <Skid_GMing>: He screams and falls on top of Levi.
16:50 <Leviticus>: YES
16:50 <Leviticus>: We're going to live!
16:50 <Skid_GMing>: Levi, make a dodge roll.
16:50 <Leviticus>: !roll d20
16:50 <Dicebot>: Leviticus: 6
16:50 <Leviticus>: Spoke too soon...
16:51 <Skid_GMing>: Well, 200 pounds of barbarian comes crashing down on you. Take 4 might damage. That barbarian is now dead.
16:51 <Gareth>: We're fine, fall damage isn't going to kill you here. Just impair you.
16:51 <Leviticus>: I only have two might left
16:52 <Skid_GMing>: Well, your pool is empty then. You're impaired.
16:52 <Leviticus>: but my armor brings the damage down to two
16:52 <Skid_GMing>: Levi, your action.
16:52 <Leviticus>: I use my in combat heal
16:52 <Leviticus>: !roll d6+1
16:52 <Dicebot>: Leviticus: 2:1+1
16:52 <Skid_GMing>: You gain 2 HP.
16:52 <Leviticus>: Wow
16:53 <Leviticus>: Dicebot hates me tonight
16:53 <Gareth>: That was an odd natural 20 'reward' - the impairment of a teammate
16:53 <Skid_GMing>: The actual reward was the auto-hit with the arrow. The falling on Levi was just me being mean.
16:53 <Skid_GMing>: The Fancy hat mounts his horse and turns away. "I'll Get you! You and your little girl too!"
16:53 <Leviticus>: Oh dear
16:54 <Leviticus>: I'm so scared, prissypants
16:54 <Gareth>: I force push the horse.
16:54 <Skid_GMing>: Roll for it.
16:54 <Leviticus>: Please, please
16:55 <Skid_GMing>: Actually, you'll need an effort to affect an animal that big.
16:55 <Gareth>: Are horses that big? Yeah I guess
16:55 <Skid_GMing>: More than twice your mass? Yes.
16:55 <Gareth>: I just push him off then.
16:56 <Skid_GMing>: Roll for it.
16:56 <Gareth>: !roll d20 effort to accuracy
16:56 <Dicebot>: Gareth, effort to accuracy: 13
16:57 <Skid_GMing>: He goes flying off the horse, his hat left hanging in the air above it.
16:57 <Gareth>: I plasma him.
16:58 <Skid_GMing>: The horse bolts off into distance.
16:58 <Skid_GMing>: Roll for it.
16:58 <Gareth>: !roll d20 effort to damage
16:58 <Dicebot>: Gareth, effort to damage: 7
16:58 <Skid_GMing>: Your blast kicks up sand in his face.
16:58 <Skid_GMing>: "Augh! Stop! Stop!"
16:59 <Gareth>: Levi has hopefully been climbing the canyon while this has been going on
16:59 <Gareth>: That side, to go detain the guy
16:59 <Skid_GMing>: Levi?
16:59 <Leviticus>: Yep
17:00 <Leviticus>: Climb check?
17:00 <Skid_GMing>: Eh, no need.
17:00 <Skid_GMing>: Go on up.
17:00 <Leviticus>: kk
17:00 <Skid_GMing>: The hatless man is kneeling in the sand, hands above his head.
17:00 <Leviticus>: So I reach no-more-fancy-hat
17:00 <Leviticus>: Should I kill him? Or hold for questioning?
17:01 <Gareth>: "Tie him up!"
17:01 <Leviticus>: I do so
17:02 <Skid_GMing>: "I must warn you, I am the son of Count Everstead! If any harm comes to me, there will be consequences!"
17:02 <Leviticus>: I stuff a gag in his mouth
17:02 <Leviticus>: =P
17:02 <Gareth>: I call to Numbers and Lillian "Come on back here"
17:02 <Gareth>: I motion for Levi to drag the guy to the canyon
17:03 <Leviticus>: I drag no-hat back to the canyon... face down
17:03 <Skid_GMing>: I was not expecting you guys to capture this dude. I had to go look his name up again.
17:03 <Gareth>: We bring him to the other side of the canyon.
17:03 <Leviticus>: Sorry, no mercy for folks who kill children
17:03 <Gareth>: I take his fancy hat.
17:03 <Skid_GMing>: So... you drag him down one side of the canyon, and back up the other?
17:03 <Leviticus>: Nice
17:04 <Gareth>: Yes. With another rope
17:04 <Skid_GMing>: You take his fancy hat. It's wide brimmed and navy blue with red trim. It has an enormous bunch of ostrich feathers protruding from the band.
17:05 <Gareth>: Nice!
17:05 <Gareth>: I ask Lillian "Have you ever seen this guy before?"
17:05 <Skid_GMing>: "He... he was at my house."
17:05 <Gareth>: "When?"
17:05 <Skid_GMing>: "Often. He came and yelled at my dad."
17:06 <Skid_GMing>: "He was tied up in the basement when Olwen took me out."
17:06 <Gareth>: I am puzzled.
17:07 <Skid_GMing>: "Did... he kill my mom and dad?"
17:07 <Gareth>: I use my 10min roll while we're talking
17:07 <Skid_GMing>: All right.
17:07 <Leviticus>: "I think it's safe to assume so"
17:07 <Gareth>: !roll d6+1
17:07 <Dicebot>: Gareth: 2:1+1
17:07 <Leviticus>: I do too
17:07 <Gareth>: To Int
17:07 <Leviticus>: !roll d6+1
17:07 <Dicebot>: Leviticus: 3:2+1
17:07 <Leviticus>: To might
17:07 <Skid_GMing>: Her eyes fill with tears.
17:07 <Gareth>: "Did you, scum?"
17:08 <Skid_GMing>: "Hmmerpher gerphm argerb." He says through the gag.
17:08 <Gareth>: "Speak up!" I smack him
17:08 <Skid_GMing>: "ARGPHERB."
17:08 <Gareth>: I undo the gag.
17:10 <Gareth>: I go through his pockets.
17:10 <Skid_GMing>: "I was there, yes. I'm sure you know. There's no point in pretending you don't. I was there when the assassin came and took this child. My mission was to retrieve her."
17:11 <Gareth>: "I believe our mission was to retrieve her. Try again."
17:11 <Gareth>: We loot the assassins, including the one ninja we beat.
17:11 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, I'll handle loot after this.
17:11 <Skid_GMing>: "Retrieve her to where? A child's family was killed and you think the course of action is to steal her away across the desert?
17:12 <Gareth>: "Those were our orders."
17:13 <Skid_GMing>: "And you just blindly follow them? And now you've killed two of my men. You'll be lucky to escape the noose."
17:13 <Gareth>: "You attacked us, sir."
17:13 <Leviticus>: "In self-defense."
17:14 <Skid_GMing>: "I believe you fired the first shot."
17:14 <Gareth>: "Wait. Two of your men? The ninja wasn't with you?"
17:15 <Skid_GMing>: "Oh, they were paid, but hardly worth counting. Much like yourselves."
17:15 <Gareth>: "Right, then as I said, you attacked us."
17:15 <Skid_GMing>: You find a note on the chieftan, with a purse of 50 Nobles. "Half now, half when Lillian is returned to me."
17:16 <Gareth>: "Who is 'me'?"
17:16 <Leviticus>: "Who were you to return Lillian to?"
17:16 <Skid_GMing>: "Her mother's family. My family. The Eversteads."
17:17 <Gareth>: "We were taking her to family."
17:17 <Skid_GMing>: "My agents approached you with a request for peaceful negotiation. You struck them."
17:17 <Leviticus>: "Actually, they stuck a bow in my face."
17:18 <Gareth>: "Peaceful negotiations are not arranged by bow."
17:18 <Leviticus>: "Lillian, is this true?"
17:18 <Skid_GMing>: "I... yes. Grandpa Everstead lives there. But he never liked me. Or daddy."
17:20 <Leviticus>: "So this man is... your uncle?"
17:20 <Skid_GMing>: "No, no. Cousin, I think?"
17:21 <Gareth>: "Why do you need mercenaries to go see your cousin?"
17:21 <Skid_GMing>: Who are you asking this?
17:21 <Gareth>: The one that hired mercenaries
17:21 <Skid_GMing>: Technically speaking, both sides hired mercenaries. You guys are functioning as mercenaries.
17:22 <Gareth>: But Lillian didn't hire us
17:23 <Skid_GMing>: "Do you completely fail the concept of kidnapping? One of your agents slays an entire family and you expect me to come here, hat in hand, to ask for the return of the survivor?"
17:23 <Gareth>: "You're saying the assassins were for us."
17:24 <Leviticus>: "What do you mean? We killed no one."
17:24 <Gareth>: I begin to understand, barely.
17:25 <Skid_GMing>: Roll detect deception. You auto succeed. This guy warps the truth to fit the reality he has constructed.
17:27 <Gareth>: "I say we complete our assignment and sort this out at Great Oasis."
17:27 <Skid_GMing>: "I highly suggest you release me, hand over the girl, and let us return to the capitol."
17:28 <Gareth>: "To do what?"
17:29 <Gareth>: "It doesn't sit well with me that a friend is wrongfully suspected of multiple murders."
17:29 <Skid_GMing>: "To take her home to her surviving relatives, and recover from this terrible tragedy."
17:29 <Skid_GMing>: "Wrongfully? Everyone knows she's guilty. I made sure of that."
17:30 <Gareth>: "I'm a part of everyone, and I know she isn't, so no."
17:30 <Leviticus>: "This is a situation that has to be sorted out with our superiors and our suspected friend. We will continue to the Oasis and arrange a meeting."
17:31 <Skid_GMing>: "Ah. Everyone who matters. You desert rats and your idea of law don't hold much appeal to me."
17:31 <Gareth>: "So I gathered. That's fine, the feeling is mutual."
17:32 <Skid_GMing>: "When your 'friend' is tracked down this will be dealt with in the high courts."
17:32 <Gareth>: "Indeed. Shall we go?"
17:33 <Leviticus>: "Lillian, you can resolve this question. Did Olwen kill your parents?"
17:33 <Skid_GMing>: "No... I don't think... I thought she did, but then she didn't."
17:34 <Leviticus>: To fancy hat: "Wouldn't our friend have killed Lillian as well, if she killed her parents?"
17:36 <Skid_GMing>: "How am I supposed to know how pyschotic desert rats think? Everyone knows that the Embers take anyone who can pick up a sword and not stab themselves with it."
17:36 <Gareth>: I sigh and use Bind Tongue
17:36 <Gareth>:
17:36 <Skid_GMing>: Hah.
17:36 <Skid_GMing>: He becomes silent, and concerned.
17:37 <Leviticus>: "Well?" I ask Gareth
17:37 <Gareth>: "We continue on."
17:38 <Skid_GMing>: Okay, there are two horses standing at the edge of the cliff. There's a camel and and another horse somewhere out in the desert.
17:38 <Gareth>: Will it be a problem if we don't return the camel?
17:38 <Skid_GMing>: It might be.
17:39 <Gareth>: We say it was this guys fault
17:39 <Skid_GMing>: Hmm. Neither of you have money evalution skills, do you.
17:39 <Skid_GMing>: In short: the horses are probably worth more than the camel.
17:40 <Gareth>: We ride the horses, the guy walks behind tied to one.
17:40 <Skid_GMing>: All right.
17:41 <Leviticus>: "But what if he didn't do it?"
17:41 <Gareth>: "He did something. We can't sort it out here."
17:42 <Gareth>: I have doubts the kid survives until the end of this storyline. We *barely* got through with two people; how can Deimos or Ezra take the last two legs solo? Presumably the threat only increases the closer to completion the mission is.
17:42 <Skid_GMing>: You guys just handled the worst of it.
17:43 <Gareth>: Good
17:43 <Gareth>: We proceed to Great Oasis?
17:44 <Skid_GMing>: Loot from the encounter: 50 nobles from that purse, standard weapons, 3 smoke bombs, 1 flashbang grenade, a fancy hat, 2 horses.
17:44 <Gareth>: We keep the horses?
17:44 <Skid_GMing>: Until you decide to turn them in, yes.
17:45 <Gareth>: Turn them in to who? Their owners are dead
17:45 <Skid_GMing>: If you want to replace the camel, hypothetically.
17:45 <Gareth>: Right
17:48 <Skid_GMing>: Oh. 3 XP each for this mission. That was a tough fight.
17:48 <Gareth>: Yes it was
17:48 <Gareth>: And you wanted me to do it solo!
17:48 <Skid_GMing>: I made it tougher because you got backup.
17:48 <Gareth>: I would hope so
17:50 <Gareth>: Any wrap-up when we check in at Great Oasis?
17:52 <Skid_GMing>: Well, you arrive there and you get free drinks. There's an agent to take Lillian, and she thanks you for taking care of her out in the desert. There's not really anywhere here to lock up Everstead though, what do you want to do with him?
17:52 <Skid_GMing>: He could be sent south to Dawn Fortress.
17:53 <Gareth>: We should keep him somewhere until we can figure out the full story of what's going on
17:53 <Skid_GMing>: Well, the fortress has proper cells. And considering his claimed status, someone might want to recover him.
17:54 <Gareth>: Very well
17:56 <Gareth>: The end?
17:56 <Skid_GMing>: Yes.
17:56 <Gareth>: *whew*
17:58 Leviticus waits for Olwen's hanging
17:58 <Skid_GMing>: She hasn't been caught yet. =p
17:59 <Skid_GMing>: In fact, nobody has the power to arrest an Ember outside of a city.
17:59 <Skid_GMing>: Unless the Emperor himself demands it.