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Post by GreyWolfVT on May 14, 2020 17:47:04 GMT -8
Drezden thinks for a bit since it has been a while since he was last here. (ooc: would Drezden know it has been over a year.) He eventually replies back "Eleven days by the road it'd be probably a couple days quicker through the woods if we don't encounter and trouble."
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Post by Rax on May 15, 2020 14:01:25 GMT -8
"And what are the odds of us avoiding trouble if we take a more dangerous route?" Malavar chuckles. "Let's stay on the main trail and steer clear of the woods."
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Post by GreyWolfVT on May 15, 2020 14:46:33 GMT -8
Drezden "Well I am a Ranger and tend to be in the woods a lot in my spare time but yeah around these parts Zhents could be anywhere. Among other things, trouble tends to be everywhere even on the roads so either way be alert."
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Post by TristenC on May 16, 2020 10:08:52 GMT -8
Kendrivel listens to the conversation with rapt fascination; his eager mind whirling in contemplation what marvelous adventures these hazards might bring...
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Post by Daos on May 16, 2020 14:17:32 GMT -8
The party decides that the longer but safer route is the better one, and so remain on the road for now. The newcomer, while carrying several bags and pouches worth of random items, seems quite capable of keeping up with the party. After about an hour of travel, they spot a strange sight. A tree has been felled, blocking the road. Climbing over it would be a simple enough matter, if not for the horses and mules.
Oddly enough, Kendrivel doesn't remember this being here when the caravan passed this way, suggesting it was a very recent event.
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Post by TristenC on May 17, 2020 10:17:47 GMT -8
It's a TRAP! He readies his Sithak and knocks an arrow, bouncing excitedly on the balls of his feet and trying to look everywhere at once.
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Post by Daos on May 17, 2020 12:48:49 GMT -8
"Ho there, travelers!" comes a voice from the nearby woods, just beyond the tree line. "This here is a toll road! It's five gold per person to cross!"
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Post by GreyWolfVT on May 17, 2020 13:11:32 GMT -8
Drezden smirks "Yup told ya doesn't matter what path we take trouble is bound to be around either way." the ranger dwarf looks to the woods nearby and shouts back "Ain't no toll on this road an I know it. So come at us yah cowardly bandits! Maybe Randall Mourn will teach yah a lesson er I will on his behalf!" knowing well they came out this way to rescue Randall he still uses the name hoping to taunt the thugs.
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Post by Rax on May 17, 2020 14:07:32 GMT -8
Malavar sighs inwardly, knowing that Drezden is right.
"I suggest you withdraw and leave us alone while you still can," Malavar calls out. "I am Malavar Mantice, Battleguard of Tempus, and I assure you the Foehammer will not favour you if you choose to fight!"
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Post by Daos on May 18, 2020 13:59:48 GMT -8
There's a few moments of silence, although those with keen hearing do hear soft whispering in the woods.
"You're outnumbered, four to one!" calls the voice eventually. "Throw down your weapons!"
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Post by TristenC on May 18, 2020 18:48:53 GMT -8
Well you're outnumbered 4-Hundred to One! you just can't see our invisible Army of Dragonslayers behind us! So why don't you come out here and stop us, you stupid, flea-scratching, ground-hog-loving, mop-eating, bald-knee'd Nerf Herder! ===
Kender Taunt Ability if you please, sir.
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Post by GreyWolfVT on May 19, 2020 8:32:55 GMT -8
Drezden can't help but smile and chuckle at the kender's reply "Just your word that we are outnumber bah! I don't take the word of some unseen coward hiding in the woods. Numbers won't matter if we have a druid here that can entangle you with very wilderness you hide in!" he says not wavering or dropping his weapons he rather loads the crossbow and readies for a fight.
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Post by Rax on May 19, 2020 9:40:18 GMT -8
Malavar dismounts and waits impassively next to Onyx, spear in hand.
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Post by Daos on May 19, 2020 17:05:26 GMT -8
At the kender's taunting, the voice sputters incoherently, but somehow he manages to keep his cool and not rush out to attack. "That's it! Now you're asking for it! Now!" A dozen darts come flying out of the woods, right towards the party, at the command. ================= Bandit 01 makes a saving throw (1d20): 19, pass. He keeps his cool. Ct3CSkYm1d20(OOC: Roll initiative and state actions for Round 1.) (Map Key: Dr = Drezden, J = Jack, M = Malavar, OO = Onyx, Da = Dallion, mm = Maple, k = Kendrivel. The green line to the north represents the tree line.) InitiativeBandit 01 1d10Bandit 02 1d10Bandit 03 1d10Bandit 04 1d10Bandit 05 1d10Bandit 06 1d10Bandit 07 1d10Bandit 08 1d10Bandit 09 1d10Bandit 10 1d10Bandit 11 1d10Bandit 12 1d101d20·1d10·1d10·1d10·1d10·1d10·1d10·1d10·1d10·1d10·1d10·1d10·1d10
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Post by TristenC on May 19, 2020 17:52:26 GMT -8
OH Boy! A Real shoot-out!! This is gonna be GREAT!
Kendrivel crouches so he presents a smaller target, firing in the direction from which the darts came. He will try to aim for the one nearest where the voice seemed to come from.
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