igfig:

IN TODAY'S HEADLINS

igfig:

*LINES

igfig:

BUILDING COLLAPSES IN ROUDEC

frostty:

they are shortstaffed from the riot, theres only one headline

igfig:

REBELS DESTROYING OWN TERRITORY IN THEIR LUST FOR DESTRUCTION

igfig:

So, last time

gromesh:

I punched Varus

igfig:

you fought a vrock in said collapsing building, and also some ghasts

gromesh:

It was a good session

igfig:

and escaped from the wreckage shaken but alive, with a stack of papers and many new questions

igfig:

or theories, or things you were wondering about, or whatever

rosso:

And with a lack of robot butlers surviving, many tears will be shed.

igfig:

As you did, you found that a group of the rebels had arrived

igfig:

"...what in the all the depths of khyber just happened here?"

igfig:

and that is where we begin

gromesh:

"We killed a demon who was living here"

gromesh:

"Then the building collapsed"

gromesh:

"That's pretty much it"

rosso:

"What he said, also there were some undead things infesting the building too. Good thing we came along when we did really."

frostty:

imma float off with the smoke into the clouds

varus:

"Yup, chalk another one up for the frosty extermination"

igfig:

The group consists of about a dozen people with makeshift armour and weapons, each with a piece of red fabric as part of their ensemble. Armbands and sashes mainly

igfig:

They all look at you skeptically, glancing amongst themselves

igfig:

The woman who spoke, who seems to be their leader, frowns

igfig:

"Excuse me if I don't believe you. You're adventurers, sent by Dariznu to root us out, aren't you?"

varus:

varus has never before in his life been so offended

varus:

"You don't recognize us?"

varus:

"You don't recognize US?"

varus:

"The NOTORIOUS Frosty 5?"

varus:

"Scourge of the air and land and seas?"

gromesh:

Gromesh facepalms

rosso:

"Oh you got him started now."

varus:

"Destroyer of schools and blades and lords?"

varus:

"SAVIOR OF THRONEPORT?"

frostty:

your story would be a lot more believeable if you had a frosty

varus:

"HERE TO KILL A CORRUPT OFFICIAL?"

varus:

"For you see it is I"

varus:

"Varus Amastacia!"

varus:

"Blaze isn't here and neither is Orrin"

gromesh:

"Oh my god"

varus:

"But we have new guys"

varus:

1d20+6

fortuna:

Varus, 1d20+6: [5] = 11

varus:

persuasion

varus:

i suppose

frostty:

the fire is silver

frostty:

itd have to be fire residue

igfig:

"...That'd be more believeavble if you had a genie with you. What would the Frosty Five even be doing here?"

frostty:

rossohas his rod out

frostty:

;)

varus:

"My house got busted down by a demon and we chased it here and I'm trying to save my best friend, and it is appearing that the best way to do that is to kill Dariznu"

frostty:

varus sounds insane

frostty:

merchiot

varus:

"Which is why we came here, this home is the last known location of Merchiot, which was the last assignment of one of your messangers"

varus:

"we get around"

frostty:

heyyy ig i got that sign in book of names, should get started thinking of some

igfig:

"You're not very good at making up believable stories. Round them up, boys. And don't you all try anything funny."

frostty:

lol

frostty:

sucks to be yall

varus:

"Unbelievable, no less true"

igfig:

The rebels move to encircle you all, with their various polearms pointed inwards

frostty:

REBEL FIGHT

varus:

"Well crew, we were looking for them anyways, seems like we found them easier than expected"

varus:

I awakened mind rosso "HIDE THE PAPERS"

frostty:

not while everyones watching, thatll draw more attention to them

gromesh:

Gromesh shouts to the sky "Frosty you fucker! Stop hiding in the clouds and help me!"

igfig:

"That one looks like a wizard, better bind his hands."

frostty:

this whole group is insane

varus:

https://i.gyazo.com/799bff42cf3a7401c0a0e8e7548ac636.png

gromesh:

Gromesh holds his sword out

rosso:

"You know, you could have just told them the Ravens sent us in. It's quicker and easier then all that other nonsense."

gromesh:

"The first man to try dies"

varus:

"Don't generalize me"

igfig:

ravens? You mean golden crow?

rosso:

Oh right, yeah I meant golden crow.

rosso:

"Golden Crow sent us in*"

gromesh:

1d20+5 Intimidation

fortuna:

Gromesh, Intimidation: [3] = 8

frostty:

so cuddly

varus:

"Gromesh relax for once this is what we wanted anyways"

igfig:

Gromesh looks too battered to be much of a threat right now

rosso:

"Oh yes, being rounded up by rebels who we were hoping to talk to is exactly what we wanted."

varus:

"Well remember, my plans tend to work 70% of the time"

varus:

"We're around the 71% right now"

igfig:

"Your friend isn't a much better liar."

frostty:

they told him where to go, but not to go

igfig:

anyway is anyone besides Gromesh resisting

frostty:

im not

varus:

nope

frostty:

i fly so high, i touch the sky

rosso:

Not planning on it.

frostty:

IM FOREVER BLOWIN BUBBLES

igfig:

They keep back from Gromesh until they have the other two's hands bound

frostty:

gag varus too, he might have some feat that lets him cast immobiliezed

igfig:

then one holds on to each of the bound ones while the other 10 or so carefully encircle Gromesh

gromesh:

Gromesh shakes his head at Varus and Rosso

igfig:

they probably should, Frosty, but let's see

igfig:

1d20 init

fortuna:

Igfig, init: [3] = 3

igfig:

*int

igfig:

they didn't think of it

frostty:

dammit

gromesh:

1d20 init

fortuna:

Gromesh, init: [5] = 5

rosso:

"Fighting them isn't going get them any friendlier Gromesh."

frostty:

roll another int roll, that was init

igfig:

meanwhile the ones holding Varus and Rosso start to frisk them, looking for hidden weapons and such

igfig:

2#1d20+1 perception

fortuna:

Igfig, perception: [10] = 11; perception: [11] = 12

igfig:

but that'll take a while, in any case

rosso:

1d20+8 for stealth for hiding my weapons, though I doubt I can hide the rapier.

fortuna:

Rosso, for stealth for hiding my weapons, though I doubt I can hide the rapier.: [1] = 9

rosso:

Oh geeze.

gromesh:

1d20 advantage on that init

fortuna:

Gromesh, advantage on that init: [14] = 14

rosso:

Oh wait, minimum 18 cause ability thing.

frostty:

oh hey, i saw a j-craw tweet saying bardic jack bonuses apply to init too, so i been rolling that a bit low

rosso:

Really? Awesome.

igfig:

1d20+1 init for the rebels

fortuna:

Igfig, init for the rebels: [20] = 21

frostty:

the rebels all stab gromesh

frostty:

at once

igfig:

so Gromesh lunges at one of them, but the ones behind him move like a well-oiled machine and slash at him from behind as he does

frostty:

lasso him up

igfig:

10#1d20+3 atk

fortuna:

Igfig, atk: [16] = 19; atk: [3] = 6; atk: [1] = 4; atk: [18] = 21; atk: [12] = 15; atk: [7] = 10; atk: [18] = 21; atk: [7] = 10; atk: [9] = 12; atk: [2] = 5

igfig:

three hits

igfig:

3#1d8+1 damage

fortuna:

Igfig, damage: [5] = 6; damage: [4] = 5; damage: [7] = 8

frostty:

:/

igfig:

they're clearly trying to do nonlethal damage though

frostty:

kill him better

igfig:

6+5+8

fortuna:

Igfig, 6+5+8: [] = 19

igfig:

19 damage it is

igfig:

Gromesh's turn

igfig:

wait a second

igfig:

wait a second

igfig:

they were all flanking you

frostty:

WAIT A SECOND

frostty:

OH SHIT

igfig:

gonna reroll all those

frostty:

:OOOOOOO

igfig:

10#1d20+3 atk

fortuna:

Igfig, atk: [16] = 19; atk: [3] = 6; atk: [11] = 14; atk: [9] = 12; atk: [12] = 15; atk: [4] = 7; atk: [18] = 21; atk: [17] = 20; atk: [18] = 21; atk: [7] = 10

igfig:

that's two more hits

igfig:

2d8+2

fortuna:

Igfig, 2d8+2: [6, 6] = 14

igfig:

19+14

fortuna:

Igfig, 19+14: [] = 33

frostty:

good, good

igfig:

okay, *now* gromesh can go

frostty:

can you get flank from a dead guy

frostty:

can you get flank from someone fainted

igfig:

you could if the flanked person thought htey were a live threat

gromesh:

Gromesh rages and frenzies

frostty:

you can get flank from a major image?

gromesh:

;)

igfig:

yep

igfig:

definitely

frostty:

awesome

igfig:

unless they make their save

igfig:

okay so gromesh, before you do that

igfig:

make a Wis check to realize that maybe this is a bad idea, from a strategic perspective

frostty:

make a will

frostty:

not a will check, just a will

igfig:

with advantage because Rosso specifically told you that already

gromesh:

2#1d20+1 Wisdom for gromesh to get it through his thick head that this isn't okay

fortuna:

Gromesh, Wisdom for gromesh to get it through his thick head that this isn't okay: [13] = 14; Wisdom for gromesh to get it through his thick head that this isn't okay: [20] = 21

gromesh:

Gromesh suddenly realizes he is very dumb

gromesh:

Gromesh thinks of a way to kind of surrender but keep his honor intact

frostty:

petard?

frostty:

halberd

varus:

"This is ludicrous"

gromesh:

Gromesh swings his sword in a circle, attempting to cleave through their spears

frostty:

voulge?

frostty:

glaive?

frostty:

corseque?

frostty:

woldo?

igfig:

Okay, so make some attack rolls for that Gromesh

frostty:

does dnd have cleave?

gromesh:

2#1d20+9 Attack

fortuna:

Gromesh, Attack: [12] = 21; Attack: [18] = 27

gromesh:

2#2d6+5

fortuna:

Gromesh, 2d6+5: [5, 2] = 12; 2d6+5: [4, 6] = 15

igfig:

and yeah you can take back the frenzying

igfig:

okay, so

igfig:

each polearm has 2d6 hp

igfig:

we'll just add up all your damages

igfig:

4#2d6

fortuna:

Igfig, 2d6: [1, 4] = 5; 2d6: [3, 4] = 7; 2d6: [1, 1] = 2; 2d6: [1, 5] = 6

igfig:

2#2d6

fortuna:

Igfig, 2d6: [1, 4] = 5; 2d6: [1, 5] = 6

igfig:

You cleave through five and a half spears in one massive arcing slash

igfig:

half of them are left looking at bare shafts

frostty:

hit him with the club!

gromesh:

"Don't try me. If I wanted to kill you I would. I will go with you peacefully but you will not be taking my weapon"

gromesh:

2#1d20+5

fortuna:

Gromesh, 1d20+5: [15] = 20; 1d20+5: [5] = 10

frostty:

(alt joke: gromesh circumsized them?)

gromesh:

Intimidate

igfig:

Okay, hah, yeah

igfig:

they stand down

varus:

"Can you untie me"

varus:

"I dont want my wrists to chafe"

igfig:

make a persuasion check

varus:

you know what

varus:

yeah ok

varus:

1d20+6

fortuna:

Varus, 1d20+6: [20] = 26

varus:

YAAASSSS

gromesh:

("No don't! That one is actually dangerous")

frostty:

(during this time, i will be making my way along the clouds back to the boat)

gromesh:

("He killed a teenager in cold blood not even a day ago")

frostty:

for the second time this week!

igfig:

"I guess if you all wanted to kill us, we'd already be dead from this guy... okay, sure."

frostty:

hahahahaha

igfig:

rosso and varus are untied

frostty:

gromesh, varus's hero

varus:

"You know Gromesh"

varus:

"I was wrong about you"

varus:

"You're not dumb for once"

varus:

"You're instead, the most mind numbingly impossibly idiotic moron I have ever met in my long sad life"

varus:

"BUT"

varus:

"It did work out"

varus:

"So kudos"

gromesh:

Gromesh winks at Varus

frostty:

coodose

gromesh:

"You know it"

varus:

varus winks back

varus:

"Anyways, gentlemen"

varus:

"Lead on"

varus:

"We are coming willingly, after all"

rosso:

Rosso just facepalms even though his hands were tied.

igfig:

they're still holding on to your wands and weapons though

varus:

fair

varus:

i can do a lot more with a wand than I can without

frostty:

rosso facepalms a lot

rosso:

He is frequently amazed at the social graces of his party members.

igfig:

they lead you back through the district's many burnt out shells of buildings

igfig:

keeping off the main streets when they can

frostty:

if they dont want to be noticed, they picked a bad color for their armbands

frostty:

do charisma based stealth to not stand out!!

igfig:

they don't seem to be trying to be stealthy so much as having cover from above

igfig:

as you get into the central part of the district, you can see that the buildings that are still intact are in a constant process of fortification

igfig:

being boarded up, having crude crenellations added to the top, bridges between them

igfig:

remarkable industry

frostty:

pee on them

igfig:

eventually, you end up at a bank, a Kundarak holding

frostty:

man, gromesh cant spend an hour in a new town without being someones prisoner

frostty:

rob the bank

frostty:

burn the money

frostty:

be the joker

igfig:

already massively stout-walled, it now looks even more impregnable

frostty:

dude you can just say fat

varus:

the bank is big boned

igfig:

(Kundarak is the Dragonmarked house of warding, i.e. banking)

varus:

the dragonmarked house of capitalism

frostty:

capitalizing on capitalism

frostty:

CAPITALISM

igfig:

This looks like the rebel HQ

varus:

i hadnt gathered

frostty:

oh they already robbed all the money then

frostty:

too late

frostty:

probly peed on all the bridges too

varus:

the bastards

frostty:

torture them for their true identities

frostty:

the rebels should, i mean

frostty:

cast crucio on the gromesh

igfig:

you're led inside, past better-armed guards, handed over to other people inside, and led down into the vaults

igfig:

and eventually put in an empty vault

igfig:

and the door is closed behind you

frostty:

it kills them, like defib pads

igfig:

okay, so what are you all doing

frostty:

brainstorming/resting at the ship

frostty:

dimension door?

gromesh:

"Welp"

varus:

i think the best option would be to begin a short rest

frostty:

you saw outsife the cell on the way in

varus:

we have no idea how long we'll be here

gromesh:

Gromesh sits down and leans against a wall

varus:

thats also true but i dont want to use a level 4 slot until they say theyre gunna kill us or something

igfig:

it's a relatively small vault, about 10 wide by 15 deep, with only the one big door to get in or out

varus:

varus lies down on the comfiest floor he can find

varus:

waitin' for them to show up

frostty:

gromesh use varus as a pillow

frostty:

they got frisked

igfig:

oh yeah also they took all your food

varus:

maaaaan

frostty:

ask your book for food

frostty:

gromesh didnt get frisked yeah

varus:

are there guards right outside the door

varus:

oops

igfig:

you think so, yeah

varus:

not in character silly

varus:

I'm gunna bug them with awakened mind

igfig:

but it's hard to tell when the door's closed

varus:

"How long is this gunna take"

server:

Not_So_Hidden_Orchestra joined #pwot_dnd.

varus:

welp

varus:

i need to be able to see them

not_so_hidden_orchestra:

The Rebel Home:

not_so_hidden_orchestra:

http://labs.echonest.com/Uploader/index.html?trid=TRARKCG154B70346C7

varus:

man

varus:

cant even message

varus:

yup, back to just takin' a nap

frostty:

sending?

varus:

sending is not blocked

varus:

but thats a third level spell

varus:

what a waste

varus:

i just wanted to cantrip annoy the guards

frostty:

idk, sending to frosty where to meet to validate your story might not be a waste

igfig:

so after about an hour, a guy shows up with a couple more of the better-armoured rebels

varus:

varus is so comfy

varus:

holy shit he's never been this comfy in his life

varus:

he gets off of gromesh

gromesh:

Gromesh doesn't let him

varus:

noooo

gromesh:

Puts him in a headlock

gromesh:

1d20+8

fortuna:

Gromesh, 1d20+8: [6] = 14

gromesh:

Grapple

varus:

"nooooo"

varus:

1d20+3

fortuna:

Varus, 1d20+3: [6] = 9

varus:

varus squirms

varus:

half heartedly

gromesh:

"Nope"

varus:

varus speaks from the headlock

varus:

"Hey"

varus:

"What's up"

gromesh:

"Nothin"

varus:

"Not you"

varus:

"The guys who came in"

varus:

"I can't see them"\

gromesh:

"Hey. Be nice. I'll squeeze harder"

varus:

"Wow no|

frostty:

...

igfig:

"All right now, can you boys tell us the real reason you're here in Roudec?"

varus:

"I mean"

varus:

"I told you already"

varus:

"We're to kill whats his face the corrupt murderous leader of this town"

rosso:

"City."

frostty:

(TORTURE)

frostty:

(TORTURE)

varus:

"We broke into that house to find information on one of your missing messengers, and we found a demon that collapsed the place"

igfig:

he's middle-aged, looks like a grocer or something, but he's armored as well as any of them

varus:

"Sure city, vestibule, place of living"

varus:

varus lists off several words in draconian as well

gromesh:

"I'm just here to find a large demon that I've been hunting for over 6 months"

gromesh:

"These guys dragged me along"

varus:

"Yeah we're also here for that"

varus:

"I'd think Rosso is the most dragged along here"

rosso:

"Usually."

igfig:

"What messenger? A Crow?"

varus:

"Yup"

varus:

"His day to day at least"

varus:

"Calemi Tekselalltly" varus stumbles over his tongue"

igfig:

"I have no idea who you're talking about."

igfig:

uh int checks anyone

frostty:

sure

varus:

1d20+5 lets see if i can remember some details

fortuna:

Varus, lets see if i can remember some details: [18] = 23

frostty:

you can have mine

rosso:

1d20+1 intelligence check ahoys

fortuna:

Rosso, intelligence check ahoys: [1] = 2

frostty:

HAHA

rosso:

Rosso wasn't paying attention.

gromesh:

1d20-1

fortuna:

Gromesh, 1d20-1: [18] = 17

igfig:

so Varus, you recall that this Calemi Teskelyndros guy you were looking for was an agent of the Church, not of the rebels or Golden Crow

varus:

"Well boy, egg on my face"

varus:

"I just remembered Calemi was an agent of the church! Not a crow"

varus:

"Silly me"

varus:

"The good guy church"

varus:

"From flame keep"|

frostty:

well yeah

igfig:

"..."

frostty:

thats why we went after them in the first place

frostty:

dingbats

varus:

yeah i couldnt remember who he was

varus:

wasnt paying attention

varus:

good thing varus remembers

igfig:

"And you thought he'd be here? With us? A man from the church that set that devil over Thaliost?"

gromesh:

"Hold on. Actual devil or metaphorical devil?"

varus:

"Well I was misremembering who he was but no we didn't, we just needed to find you guys anyways since we want to join your side"

varus:

"Just happy accidents"

igfig:

"...Metaphorical. Dariznu. The archbishop."

igfig:

"You want to join our side. Of course. That makes perfect sense."

varus:

"Sure does"

igfig:

"So you came here and knocked down a building."

rosso:

"I mean, do you folks have any experience with overthrowing tyrants?"

gromesh:

"That was infested with demons"

varus:

"That was a byproduct of our search"

igfig:

"And did you find anything?"

rosso:

"Possibly, but we haven't had a chance to read any of it properly. We could go over it now if you'd like? More the merrier when it comes to figuring out information."

igfig:

"What was it?"

varus:

"Well let's all take a gander and see!"

varus:

varus beckons him over

varus:

to form a circle

gromesh:

Gromesh lets varus go

rosso:

"Oh, just these." Rosso pulls out the papers from where they were hidden.

gromesh:

and walks over to Rosso

igfig:

"How about you give those to me, and I'll see for myself what your amazing collapsing building was hiding."

varus:

"Nope!"

varus:

"We are attempting to work together with you here"

gromesh:

"Yeah how about no"

varus:

"We're all weaponless, what harm will scanning over files with you do?"

gromesh:

"Ummm not all of us"

varus:

"Well except that guy"

gromesh:

Gromesh points to the big ass sword he has

varus:

"He can stand over there" varus points across the room

rosso:

"I did not get smacked around by a, what was that thing again? Just to not get to read the papers I grabbed before being smacked around."

gromesh:

"Vrock"

varus:

"It's just reading some files, what harm could it do?"

rosso:

"A Vrock? Who named those things?"

frostty:

some nerd

gromesh:

"Themselves"

varus:

"It seemed sentient, i bet it named itself"

frostty:

yeah, some nerd

igfig:

"I just don't feel like standing in the midst of powerful adventurers with unknown motives. It's an affectation of mine."

gromesh:

"You don't have to stand with us. Just stand there and listen. Rosso can read it aloud"

varus:

"Bring in more guards then, bring in ALL of your guards"

varus:

"A fun compromise"

varus:

"Or even see if we can convince Gromesh to put his sword on the ground, not even hand it over, at least we'll be able to see him reaching for it"

igfig:

"You say you are the enemy of Dariznu, and yet somehow you pass by all of his battle-lines without a ripple."

gromesh:

Gromesh shakes his head

varus:

"We flew, obviously."

varus:

"I am a wizard after all"

rosso:

"I wouldn't say entirely without a ripple, those two are wanted by the guard out there from earlier, me I'm just good at my job."

varus:

aaand deception

varus:

1d20+6

fortuna:

Varus, 1d20+6: [1] = 7

varus:

uhh

varus:

UHHH

varus:

hold on

varus:

lemme

varus:

look at my fp

frostty:

convincing should be int based persuasion ig, put that in the house rules

varus:

nah ill keep the 1

igfig:

convincing based on logical arguments maybe, I dunno? Not right now though

frostty:

not for this, youre lyng

frostty:

yeah ig not now, but if it ever comes up

igfig:

right

frostty:

all convincing should be on logical arguements

frostty:

OH SHIT YOU COULD SENDING FROSTY??? I DIDNT SAY THAT HALF AN HOUR AGO???????????????????

frostty:

[19:45] <frostty> idk, sending to frosty where to meet to validate your story might not be a waste

frostty:

dumbass

varus:

i dont remember seieng that line i probably just glossed over it

varus:

"I can, at the very least sending frosty, the key to our group's name after all"

varus:

"He can come along and validate the story"

varus:

"Though who knows where he is really, could take an hour or two for him to show up"

gromesh:

Cue screaming as frosty drops into the bank

igfig:

"Ah yes, the famous Frosty Five. All three of you."

gromesh:

Gromesh waves

varus:

"Myself, Blaze, Orrin, Frosty, Rosso, Gromesh"

varus:

"We don't get to choose the name the media gives us"

frostty:

most of waffles actually good ideas on this mission were said by me awhile before

varus:

"Would the silver genie themself appearing not validate the story?"

frostty:

im inception

varus:

yeah but i forget or dont notice them

rosso:

Rosso just starts reading the papers to himself while this whole conversation is going on.

frostty:

i dont think we brought orrin this time

varus:

yeah we didnt

frostty:

the trip to bring gromesh to myez was his last sighting

gromesh:

(Canon note: Gromesh, Myev, and Myez are in a poly relationship)

igfig:

"Fine. If a silver genie comes out of the sky and corroborates your story--without speaking to you--I will accept that you may be the people you claim to be. Go ahead and send to him."

varus:

and so I do

frostty:

what do you say

igfig:

ben, how fast does frosty fly in gaseous form

frostty:

10 ft per round

igfig:

so 1 mph? And it's been about half an hour

varus:

"Frosty, we found the rebels, at a Kundarak bank, they dont believe us unless you show up and validate our story. Can you come help?"

igfig:

oh rather an hour and a half, since you all spent an hour in the vault here

igfig:

so the gaseous form has worn off actually

frostty:

"i told you i wasnt gonna be seen in the city, you inobservant dicklord. send them out tonight"

igfig:

Frosty is about halfway back to the ship

frostty:

after the gas form idve right away invisbled

igfig:

okay

frostty:

i know

varus:

err

varus:

"He says he doesnt want to be seen in the city and "Send them out tonight"

varus:

"So I guess go out tonight and he'll come along maybe. Frosty kind of does his own thing"

igfig:

"Go out, he says. Oh, is that all he wants, or should we throw a feast in his honour as well?"

frostty:

welllllll

frostty:

i mean if theyre offering

varus:

"Honestly, if you offered he'd graciously accept"

gromesh:

Gromesh facepalms

igfig:

his last line was said even more sarcastically than usual

frostty:

('graciously')

varus:

"You were already out to see our building collapse bonanza, just tell your watchmen to keep a special eye out"

igfig:

"Out in the neighbourhood, not outside the city! If we could leave the city, none of us would be in this situation in the first place!"

frostty:

why were they out to see the building

frostty:

#questions

varus:

cause it was daytime a minute ago until we remembered its currently night

igfig:

no it wasn't

frostty:

oh its still night??

igfig:

yeah

varus:

ya

frostty:

then scratch that invisibling

igfig:

pretty sure it was the middle of the night when you all broke into the building

frostty:

something like that

igfig:

Anyway, Rosso, can I get an investigation check from your reading

rosso:

Okey dokey.

rosso:

1d20+9 minimum 19 ahoy.

fortuna:

Rosso, minimum 19 ahoy.: [6] = 15

rosso:

So 19 then.

rosso:

Would have liked the 20, but eh.

rosso:

Or hmmm..

igfig:

Okay, so most of the papers are nothing too interesting, ledgers and memos

varus:

oh shit waddup

igfig:

but a few are pages from recent letters from various significant Puritan figures

frostty:

names?

igfig:

unfortunately they're all beginnings and middles, no ends

igfig:

so no names, you're only getting that they're important people from the context

gromesh:

Time for a minigame!

gromesh:

Sor the papers into wholes based on how they were ripped

varus:

is the name of the church guy on any?

frostty:

dave dariznu

igfig:

he's mentioned in a few, but you can't tell if any of the others are from him or not

frostty:

richard dariznu?

varus:

DICK dariznu

rosso:

he said that one already.

frostty:

thank you for explaining the joke

igfig:

one of the ones you're not sure of is strongly recommending that Merchiot take a vacation before the 12th (three days ago), to ensure the best weather

varus:

yup

varus:

best weather

frostty:

less cloudy

varus:

ASH is notoriously bad weather

igfig:

Another page, in the same handwriting, appears to start partway through a quotation from a book or something

varus:

is it 50 shades of gray

varus:

what is the qyote tho

frostty:

what does it say

gromesh:

It's something about varmesh

frostty:

did ig die

varus:

he wants to word this PERFECTLY

varus:

and cant find an antonym

igfig:

it says "So if you're reading this, congratulations! You've swept stylishly into the party, and told us all, 'Hello friends! I'm here!' Would that lack of subtlety was a virtue."

varus:

ah okay

varus:

so definitely its trapped and theyre tracking it

varus:

quick eat it rosso

frostty:

lack of subtlety is the only virtue we have

igfig:

or it might be a coincidence. The rest of the page is talking about the writing from a critical perspective and referring to an anecdote from earlier in the letter that reminded them of the line

frostty:

read earlier

igfig:

you can't, you don't have any earlier pages from that letter

gromesh:

Roll a nat 20

rosso:

Weird.

gromesh:

then you could

frostty:

hang on

frostty:

referring to an anecdote from earlier in the letter that reminded them of the line ???

frostty:

do they read backwards

igfig:

er like, "so you can see why that little situation I mentioned reminded me of that passage"

frostty:

ahh, that this line reminded them of

varus:

i have no idea what any of this could mean

rosso:

I dunno.

frostty:

it means word order is important

igfig:

So anyway, Varus, apparently "going outside the city" is not really an option for them

igfig:

the rebels I mean

varus:

i didnt say go outside the city

varus:

i said go outside

varus:

could just mean out and about on the town they have access to

igfig:

well ok, but Frosty meant outside the city right

varus:

at least thats what i assume it meant

frostty:

you also said frosty didnt want to be seen inside the city

varus:

i dobut it

varus:

oh yeah i forgot about that

varus:

which did you mean frosty

varus:

just out and about or outside the city

igfig:

I assumed you'd passed that shade of meaning along

varus:

im pretty sure frosty knows they cant leave, because he knows of the siege and starving and stuff

frostty:

rosso left

frostty:

Varus and Gromesh left

varus:

not this part of town

varus:

we're in a walled segment that the rebels control and are being sieged upon

varus:

they cant leave this bit

frostty:

that dead kid left

igfig:

no he didn'e

varus:

also from the other parts of the city

frostty:

sure he did, Gromesh carried him

varus:

i think we need to be relinked to the map

varus:

im pretty sure we're in a walled off part

frostty:

yeah you are

frostty:

i think

igfig:

it's in the Discord, but I'll post it again here too

igfig:

http://irafich.com/rpg/eberron/img/thaliost.jpg

igfig:

you're in the southern walled bit

varus:

if only they had people who were level 11

varus:

so i suppose ill just shrug and say thats what he told me to tell you

varus:

"Throw out an arcane eye or something"

frostty:

or locate creature

varus:

oh thatd work yeah

igfig:

"Oh of course, why didn't I think of that."

varus:

"Well there we go, problem solved"

frostty:

this dude is extremely sarcastic

frostty:

its not helpful

rosso:

Agreed.

frostty:

needs to go back to communications seminar, probly

rosso:

Yeah, probably doesn't have the time for it right now though. Unless they're holding seminars in the rebel base.

frostty:

maybe theyed have better media relations then

frostty:

need to cover your basics folks

igfig:

"Well, if you don't have anything more convincing to show that you are who you claim to be, I think the safest thing would be--"

igfig:

and here he steps back from the doorway

frostty:

to kill you all

rosso:

I mean, these people did go for the violent overthrow of their government option, so they could be pretty limited on options for that.

frostty:

use poison gas

igfig:

"to leave you be in here a bit longer."

frostty:

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

varus:

"The horror"

frostty:

COWARD

igfig:

and they start to swing the door shut

rosso:

"Excellent, hey Varus, now that you're done talking to him could you take a look at these? I picked out some interesting info, but nothing too direct. Maybe you can piece it together better."

varus:

"Sure let's see"

varus:

presumably they hear that as the door shuts

varus:

varus grabby hands

igfig:

yeah

rosso:

Rosso passes them to Gromesh to be delivered to Varus.

varus:

alright

frostty:

gromesh eats them

varus:

so can i make a very long history check, like taking an hour or more looking over everything and writing notes and thinking about what the information could mean and such

gromesh:

1d20 to eat

fortuna:

Gromesh, to eat: [19] = 19

gromesh:

Gromesh passes them to Varus

frostty:

smh

server:

Igfig quit.

server:

Igfig joined #pwot_dnd.

varus:

connecting the family names to other families, thinking about who they frequently work with, things like that

varus:

see if i can recieve information about a) what the ledger could be for, b) how these names file into that, c) the whereabouts of whats his face

igfig:

okay, right

igfig:

well, let's get a roll then

frostty:

gavrin

varus:

can rosso's knowledge of information and underground information give me advantage via assist action

igfig:

yeah, rosso can aid you I suppose

frostty:

how lit is this safe tho

varus:

we have matches and such

rosso:

Rosso assists Varus by peering over his shoulder and pointing out the names he recognizes, listing some information on them when he does so, and pointing out the interesting points he saw during his own reading.

frostty:

an hour's worth of matches

igfig:

not very, but I think Varus has sunrods

frostty:

you got frisked

varus:

ill just crack a sun rod i suppose

varus:

they wouldnt take everything

frostty:

why not

varus:

sun rods are just lgiht

varus:

anyways

igfig:

yeah they only took weapons

varus:

and my spellbook :C

varus:

anyways

rosso:

And food, if they found it.

igfig:

and weapon-like objects

igfig:

and food yeah

varus:

i crack a sun rod and begin reading over with rosso

varus:

and thus the roll

varus:

2#1d20+9 aaaayyyyyyy

fortuna:

Varus, aaaayyyyyyy: [7] = 16; aaaayyyyyyy: [1] = 10

varus:

I'm going to fate point a +1d6 to that

igfig:

of course rosso has his hidden weapons and gromesh has his sword still

varus:

via, former member of Aundaire's Arcane Congress, since i was such a prominent figure in Aundaire, i learned many of the noble and mercentile familes

varus:

since thaliost is half aundaire

igfig:

not sure if prominent is the right word, but okay

varus:

though id be executed for saying that

varus:

1d6 give me that four you piece of garbage

fortuna:

Varus, give me that four you piece of garbage: [1] = 1

varus:

FUCKING

varus:

FORTUNA

igfig:

I guess that means I give you vaguer clues than I was planning

igfig:

so the ledgers are lists of payments to contractors, none named, just identified by numbers

igfig:

there are three pages, one from the last month, one from four months ago, and one from last year

igfig:

you note that there's only a fairly small pool of numbers

varus:

is there by any chance 12

varus:

13

igfig:

alas no

igfig:

there are eight

varus:

ben does that reveal anything to you? maybe you read about thaliost or in the religions stuff

igfig:

one through nine, except eight never appears on any, and nine only on the last one

igfig:

number eight I mean, not eight of them

igfig:

last being most recent

igfig:

you also find a reference in a different letter, dated just two weeks ago, about hiring a new courier and a new maid

varus:

ok so courier is likely church guy

varus:

maid idk

gromesh:

oh fuck guys

gromesh:

we killed the maid

varus:

who

gromesh:

to be fair though, the vrock was a terrible cleaner

varus:

we may just have to break out

varus:

which shucks but

varus:

first time we broke OUT of a place

varus:

wont even be too difficult really

rosso:

I mean, I'm not 100% certain how pickable a vault door is from the inside.

varus:

ill just misty step out and open the door

igfig:

you note that the ninth contractor on the ledger is paid 2 gp every week

varus:

daaaaang

frostty:

is that good or bad in dnd terms

varus:

realy good

varus:

crazy good even

igfig:

slightly above average for an unskilled laborer

rosso:

Wait, is that accounting for the inflation we are working with in this campaign? Yar Ig is, I don't think Varus is though.

rosso:

Oh, or not.

igfig:

oh right we multiplied living costs by 2

igfig:

4 gp/week then

igfig:

of the others, some are weekly, others more irregular. The irregular ones tend to get somewhat larger payments, up to 10 gp

frostty:

the other weekly?

igfig:

the weekly ones make around 4 gp a week

igfig:

one irregular, #3, who appears only in the first two ledgers, makes a smaller amount

igfig:

#9 starts a few days before the date on the letter

varus:

humbug

varus:

a mighty number 9

gromesh:

"Hey varus"

gromesh:

"I have an idea"

varus:

"question mark?"

frostty:

what is every word

gromesh:

"Can you do that rope thing?"

varus:

"Yes, I already mentioned that would be our escape method during the LAST hour we sat around in here"

varus:

"Oh well let's just break out. I'm getting hungry"

varus:

"All agreed? I don't feel like sitting around in this vault any longer"

frostty:

how long is rope trick lasting?

varus:

1 hour

varus:

we can sit around for 45 minutes then hope into it

frostty:

you dont know when theyll be back

varus:

correct

varus:

its only a 2nd level slot though so its fine

igfig:

okay, so you aren't able to piece together anything yet from the ledgers, though you feel like there's probably something to be found there, somehow

frostty:

they could wait half a say

frostty:

day

varus:

"Well, actually, first, I'm going to identify these ledgers, make sure we aren't missing any invisible ink or such"

varus:

And so varus sits his butt down and begins performing a ritual for Identify

varus:

and so 11 minutes pass

frostty:

during which the rebels open the door and steal your papers

varus:

jerks

varus:

id thunderwave them

igfig:

there is nothing magical about the papers

frostty:

so that line that fit them perfectly

frostty:

that wasnt magic?

varus:

nothing about them at all

igfig:

it was not

varus:

no invisible ink or anything

frostty:

cool cool

varus:

"Suppose while I'm at this ritualling I'll try something else..."

varus:

and so I ritual see invisibility, 10 minutes pass, and I look around for any clairvoyance sensors or such, watching us

igfig:

Nope, the inside of a Kundarak vault is private

varus:

weird they wouldnt keep an eye on me

varus:

oh hmm

varus:

"Oh I hope we aren't private sanctum'd in"

varus:

I begin ritualling detect magic

varus:

and so 10 more minutes pass

varus:

by this time rosso and gromesh have played over a hundred games of 3 dragon ante

server:

Gromesh has been playing his drums this entire time

gromesh:

Rosso is sleeping

rosso:

Rosso is Rosso.

frostty:

Rosso is life

igfig:

I suppose that yeah, they would put a private sanctum over each vault, to keep people from teleporting in

varus:

rats

frostty:

Rosso is rats

igfig:

as well as a bigger one over the whole bank

rosso:

Dwarves ya know, they like to keep people out of their money boxes.

igfig:

also there are a range of other abjurations on the walls and door

igfig:

mainly just strengthening effects and the like

igfig:

anyway, you end up staying in the vault for at least eight hours

varus:

guess ill arcane regeneration

igfig:

plus the ritual time and whatever

rosso:

Whoo, rests.

igfig:

so you get a short rest

frostty:

a short rest is eight hours?

varus:

and i assume frosty does not meet with the rebels at all

igfig:

yep

varus:

yes

frostty:

how long is long

igfig:

24 hours

rosso:

3d8

fortuna:

Rosso, 3d8: [3, 4, 2] = 9

igfig:

note that all of frosty's daily powers only recharge on a long rest

varus:

3d8

fortuna:

Varus, 3d8: [2, 3, 7] = 12

rosso:

Ooofta, that was a rough set of rolls.

rosso:

3d8

fortuna:

Rosso, 3d8: [6, 1, 4] = 11

varus:

heck it

varus:

1d6

fortuna:

Varus, 1d6: [2] = 2

varus:

welp

igfig:

and I suppose we'll put the escape plan into effect next time

frostty:

so daily means every other day?

varus:

basically

igfig:

probably less often than that

gromesh:

3d12

fortuna:

Gromesh, 3d12: [11, 3, 4] = 18

igfig:

you have to spend a full day resting

gromesh:

18 + 9

fortuna:

Gromesh, 18 + 9: [] = 27

igfig:

daily is basically 1/adventure

varus:

welp

varus:

session over

varus:

almost nothing happened

igfig:

yup :(

frostty:

that was fun

varus:

literally not at all but ok you do you

server:

Varus quit.

frostty:

i had fun