D&D II Act One Scene I - Heroes for hire

Banjo

Clearly in for another short rest, Retula looks for someone to hex. Or maybe there's some paint drying somewhere?

Fourier

Evade wrote: »

Therai returns to the area the council building is in to look for his cohorts as he's just remembered he's made no plans as to where to meet up with them before he left.

The guards point him in the direction of the Northern Gates, where he meets with Retula.

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

'I acquired this and was looking to sell it. Fair price now, I've had it valued!'
.....
'Also if I could have these refined and honed, I can pay.'

"All in all, you'll get your tools repaired and 30GP left over, that okay with you?"

Evade

Fourier wrote: »

The guards point him in the direction of the Northern Gates, where he meets with Retula.

Therai heads for the Northern Gate and waits for the rest of the party to assemble.

Banjo

Prrrruk prrrruk prrrruk
"I know, right?"

Tigger

Evade wrote: »

Therai heads for the Northern Gate and waits for the rest of the party to assemble.

I hesd to the gate and meditate

Fourier

OOC: Just Sarric, Mags to get to the gates. I'll move Digi's character on once they're here and we can head out. Just need to decide where ye're going.

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

"All in all, you'll get your tools repaired and 30GP left over, that okay with you?"

Fargadras shrugs.

'Fine by me. I mean refined tools though, not simply fixed. Make sure it is done and you have a deal.'

sKeith

Fourier wrote: »

Sarric arrives at the weapons shop seeing Rhiggy equipped with fancy new gear.

"Hello there Sir, I'd like to accompany you on the task for sir minister, but I know not what to call you. I go by Sarric or Nobby."

Sarric addresses the smithy, "I wonder sir, would you be able to point me in the direction off where i could acquire a master crafted longsword."

Tigger

sKeith wrote: »

"Hello there Sir, I'd like to accompany you on the task for sir minister, but I know not what to call you. I go by Sarric or Nobby."

Sarric addresses the smithy, "I wonder sir, would you be able to point me in the direction off where i could acquire a master crafted longsword."

Yonder buck has decent finesse weaponary
I pull my Mc rapier and flick it around a bit
I’m happy enough
You ok for gold ?

sKeith

Tigger wrote: »

Yonder buck has decent finesse weaponary
I pull my Mc rapier and flick it around a bit
I’m happy enough
You ok for gold ?

"Sweet looking blade, I should have enough for all I'm looking for, thanks for the concern"

OldGoat

Mags arrives at the gate, slightly tippsy and then sees the camels. Having never seen one before he crys in anguish at the sight of the mutated horses. When it's explained to him he vows to compose an ode to the wonder that is the camel.

He then selects a horse for himself because, wondrous as camels are they are still mean tempered and malodorous. He mounts the horse and promptly dozes in the saddle.

sKeith

sKeith wrote: »

"Hello there Sir, I'd like to accompany you on the task for sir minister, but I know not what to call you. I go by Sarric or Nobby."

Sarric addresses the smithy, "I wonder sir, would you be able to point me in the direction off where i could acquire a master crafted longsword."

OOC: seems i may be trailing behind, so i'll try to make instructions which should get me to the gate.

OOC: If smithy ( Albudwin's owner ) has a master crafted Longsword, i purchase and trade in my shortsword. if he points me to some other establishment, i go there and do same. when i have my new sword i go to gate and join others.

Tigger

sKeith wrote: »

OOC: seems i may be trailing behind, so i'll try to make instructions which should get me to the gate.

OOC: If smithy ( Albudwin's owner ) has a master crafted Longsword, i purchase and trade in my shortsword. if he points me to some other establishment, i go there and do same. when i have my new sword i go to gate and join others.

Ook
Master crafted dosent exist in 5e
Like my blade is fancy butvibdintvthibk it works any better

sKeith

Tigger wrote: »

Ook
Master crafted dosent exist in 5e
Like my blade is fancy butvibdintvthibk it works any better

OOC: don't really mind paying more for flavor if thats the case
( upgrade from short to long is the aim, will pay more if it gets me better weapon, don't have much else to spend money on, so will even just buy flavorsome cool longsword )

Tigger

sKeith wrote: »

OOC: don't really mind paying more for flavor if thats the case
( upgrade from short to long is the aim, will pay more if it gets me better weapon, don't have much else to spend money on, so will even just buy flavorsome cool longsword )

Ook yeah that’s what I did

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

OOC: If smithy ( Albudwin's owner ) has a master crafted Longsword, i purchase and trade in my shortsword. if he points me to some other establishment, i go there and do same. when i have my new sword i go to gate and join others.

The smithy produces a longsword for Sarric.

"She was forged over a hundred years ago, the ruby in the handle makes her a bit more effective against the lizardmen we've seen recently in the desert.

With the swap, she'll be 10GP overall"

Sarric leaves and arrives at the gates.

OOC: Okay everybody there, just decide where you are going.

sKeith

Sarric examines the bags of spices and estimates how many lbs there is.

Then he addresses the gathering of adventurers.

"So, we've been told there was 3 odd requests.

1st
North
old 'mostly' abandoned city
passing merchant caravans being attacked.
Spices robbed and traders bodies mutilated.
Stop the attacks on the caravans from happening.

2nd
NorthEast
Void galleon
UFOs praying to UFO Gods.
Remove the UFO gods

and the 3rd
North East
Othegregrad
Rogue Vampire in canyon 30 miles from Othergrad.
Execute the Rogue Vampire

Then fungi payment over here asks about a 4th, and we get one.
South
Not so dangerous.
A tower has appeared in the jungle to the south with a big ass boulder sized jewel atop it.
clairvoyants want it gone.

So, first question, north or south, I suppose we could quickly do the one to the south first, then head north to do the other jobs after.

Anyone else want to pipe in? "

Tigger

sKeith wrote: »

Sarric examines the bags of spices and estimates how many lbs there is.

Then he addresses the gathering of adventurers.

"So, we've been told there was 3 odd requests.

1st
North
old 'mostly' abandoned city
passing merchant caravans being attacked.
Spices robbed and traders bodies mutilated.
Stop the attacks on the caravans from happening.

2nd
NorthEast
Void galleon
UFOs praying to UFO Gods.
Remove the UFO gods

and the 3rd
North East
Othegregrad
Rogue Vampire in canyon 30 miles from Othergrad.
Execute the Rogue Vampire

Then fungi payment over here asks about a 4th, and we get one.
South
Not so dangerous.
A tower has appeared in the jungle to the south with a big ass boulder sized jewel atop it.
clairvoyants want it gone.

So, first question, north or south, I suppose we could quickly do the one to the south first, then head north to do the other jobs after.

Anyone else want to pipe in? "

I think we should kill the rogue vampire first.

Necro

Fargadras appears in a hurry, his thieves tools now tucked away in his belt again.

'I don't know about you folks, but that jewel sounds very tempting. The councilman told me it was the size of a boulder! Imagine the coin it would bring us if we rolled it back to Zassan!'

He looks at Rhiggy talking about the vampire.

'Always about the killing and enslaving with you drow - why can't you have some fun? If you REALLY want to kill the vampire first... fine, I suppose. But then can we go to the boulder sized gem? I see much coin in our future!'

Banjo

Retula jumps to her feet, delighted something might actually happen, maybe, at some point in the nearish future. "right on! I know the old grundy said that the rogue vampire was the most dangerous task but so what! Should weed out the chaff. Who wants to live forever? Well, obviously the vampire does but you know what I mean and anyway Their end is long overdue."

sKeith

Sarric takes note, rapier wants to slay vampires, birdie will accompany too, coinman will come too, but his heart ain't in it. So that's four of us so far.
"I count four so far in agreement to go vampire slaying. Anybody know how to get to this Ortegrad, wasn't someone suppose to convince those guards to come with us? They have nice red shirts on. "

Necro

Fargadras looks at Sarric.

'Leave that to me!'

He skips up to the guardsmen.

'Councilman in the chambers said you guys weren't brave enough to come with us vampire hunting. I said you'd like the chance to prove him wrong - care to join us?'

OOC: Rolled a 20 on rolz, just in case it was required :P

Evade

Necrominus wrote: »

'I don't know about you folks, but that jewel sounds very tempting. The councilman told me it was the size of a boulder! Imagine the coin it would bring us if we rolled it back to Zassan!'

Therai pipes up "Maybe we should do that last so once we're done we can live like kings. I wouldn't mind tackling the vampire first and I've got three quarters,no three fifths, of a plan for dealing with the new arrivals"

sKeith

Evade wrote: »

Therai pipes up "Maybe we should do that last so once we're done we can live like kings. I wouldn't mind tackling the vampire first and I've got three quarters,no three fifths, of a plan for dealing with the new arrivals"

Sarric addresses 60%, "What new arrivals are you on about?"

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

'Councilman in the chambers said you guys weren't brave enough to come with us vampire hunting. I said you'd like the chance to prove him wrong - care to join us?'

OOC: Rolled a 20 on rolz, just in case it was required

Something about the Elf's manner makes them more than sure this came straight from the councilman.

"Not brave enough....my arse, born and bred in Zassan, like my father and grandfather before me, me family has been here ever since the Battle of the Bay. We'll prove our bravery. RIGHT LADS?"

The rest cheer and march off with Fargadras.

Necro

OOC: Yay! How many guardsmen do we have now?

Fargadras skips back in between the hefty guardsmen and winks at Zhiggy and Sarric.

'Told you I'd sort it'

He then turns to Therai.

'Perhaps you are correct. Although the allure of that boulder sized gem...'

Fargadras drifts off mid sentence dreaming of all the coin it would be worth.

Fourier

OOC: The Vampire Canyon is the little brown square, Zassan the city on the bottom left (41.62). Ye travel at two hexes a day (24 miles) at normal pace, at fast paced three hexes. If you ride fast though you've a -5 to noticing threats.

I will let Retula choose the hex path each day unless there are objections, as she has the best stats for it.

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

OOC: Yay! How many guardsmen do we have now?

OOC: Six.

D&D extended to 22.00 tonight.

Evade

sKeith wrote: »

Sarric addresses 60%, "What new arrivals are you on about?"

"The ones that came in the void galleon."

OOC: No objections to following Retulia

Fourier

Brú Tríom comes running up and rolls dexterously into his horse's saddle.

OldGoat

"Is it too late to buy some garlic?"
Mags starts to rap a military march in his leather thigh armour. "Rightho, off we go, step in time lads, step in time."

Necro

OldGoat wrote: »

"Is it too late to buy some garlic?"
Mags starts to rap a military march in his leather thigh armour. "Rightho, off we go, step in time lads, step in time."

Fargadras daintly skips behind Mags, enjoying the little beat being played.

'Uh... should we not go by horseback? As much as I enjoy the tune... it could take many days more than we probably have time for.'

Tigger

Can we mount up and roll out ?

sKeith

OldGoat wrote: »

"Is it too late to buy some garlic?"
Mags starts to rap a military march in his leather thigh armour. "Rightho, off we go, step in time lads, step in time."

Sarric marches to the beat.

Evade

Therai marches off too.

OldGoat

I heal my horse and set off in some vague direction trusting to others to know North from South as the guardsmen fall into step behind the horses & camels. "Hope those lads brought food and shelter for themselves."

Fourier

Journey to Vampiric Canyon, Day One:

OOC: There's really only one path, so I'll just go ahead with it.

The group ride out over the desert, initially passing through a series of small hamlets that encircle Zassan, until coming out into the deseret proper. On the way they pass giant worms cresting through the dunes and traders with scented tea sitting beneath small oases.

Coming on evening Rhiggy whips his head to the right and sees an Aarakocra, a wind elemental spirit, watching them, crossbow in hand.

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

Journey to Vampiric Canyon, Day One:

OOC: There's really only one path, so I'll just go ahead with it.

The group ride out over the desert, initially passing through a series of small hamlets that encircle Zassan, until coming out into the deseret proper. On the way they pass giant worms cresting through the dunes and traders with scented tea sitting beneath small oases.

Coming on evening Rhiggy whips his head to the right and sees an Aarakocra, a wind elemental spirit, watching them, crossbow in hand.

In hand or aimed at us ?

Fourier

Tigger wrote: »

In hand or aimed at us ?

Rhiggy notes the bow is not directly aimed at them, but the Aarakocra has the baring of one who is primed to use the weapon.

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

Rhiggy notes the bow is not directly aimed at them, but the Aarakocra has the baring of one who is primed to use the weapon.

I call out
Prithee fellow crossbow bearer can you help us
We search for the vampyre who wandered from Othergirls bosom
Do you know where it is ?

sKeith

Sarric keeps to the left of the horses.

Necro

Fargadras dismounts and looks around for cover in case of a fight.

Fourier

He flies over and lands next to Rhiggy, speaking Common in a stilted manner.

"No, I have other materials pass this way speak of such a being. I hunt a sand elemental who should not yet be. Though I recognise the evil of your quarry, it is not my..." he searches for the right word "...purpose...meaning...job! It is not my job. Good luck on your hunt." he says nodding.

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

He flies over and lands next to Rhiggy, speaking Common in a stilted manner.

"No, I have other materials pass this way speak of such a being. I hunt a sand elemental who should not yet be. Though I recognise the evil of your quarry, it is not my..." he searches for the right word "...purpose...meaning...job! It is not my job. Good luck on your hunt." he says nodding.

Thank you and good luck on yours as well.
If ever I can be of help seek me out
My people swap bolts as a sign of friendship, my enemy is you enemy.
I offer one of my bolts to the elemental

Evade

As he leaves Therai says "Good luck on yours too" in Avian.

OldGoat

Mags sits atop his horse wondering if the birdman is edible.

He whistles and sings quietly under his breath, his voice just loud enough to reach Rhiggy.
OOC Bardic inspiration on Rhiggy.

Fourier

Tigger wrote:

Thank you and good luck on yours as well.
If ever I can be of help seek me out
My people swap bolts as a sign of friendship, my enemy is you enemy.
I offer one of my bolts to the elemental

Evade wrote: »

As he leaves Therai says "Good luck on yours too" in Avian.

OldGoat wrote:

OOC Bardic inspiration on Rhiggy.

The Aarakocra is stunned at this show of solidarity, especially as Mags has gifted Rhiggy with the Avians' sign of peace. He also smiles at Therai's knowledge. He speaks first in common.

"I accept your bolt noble Elf and offer one of my own, forged in the plane of Air."

OOC: This bolt is unaffected by wind conditions.

Turning to Therai "Thank you for letting me hear my tongue again from another. If you should come this way again and I still seek my quarry, perhaps we will hunt together."

He takes to the sky with a powerful yet gentle gust.

Tigger

Lead on Retuila

sKeith

Sarric trudges onwards.