I think Minoru will go over at point 2, and attempt to gain the roof. It should give him a good vantage, and if he keeps low or drops prone, he won't be too visible.

How far is it from the wall to the house?

Minoru will use his climbing pole. And I guess he wants to go up the North side, and then what will it take to get onto the roof of the main house?

Did more, formatted kind of miserable...

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dqt ... sp=sharing

Will copy into Unseen Servant sheet later...

Where did Jinsei climb over, and what route?

How exposed would Minoru be on the top of the wall?

I think I do want to be on the wall so he can easily signal Kaida if things go pear shaped.

Since we already have an Elf Fighter (Ranger) (which was also my idea...) I'll stick with Human Fighter (Knight).

What are my next decisions (I'm not really familiar with 5e...).

For old school D&D, I'm a roll first, 3d6 down the line, work up concept later. On my second try (to get at least one 14 or higher), I got: 282336 Using the Unseen Servant Sheet, I've got this to start 10105 So, from that, Human Fighter. With the decent CHA, I'm thinking a knightly/noble backgro...

I'm in. I think I'll create a new PC though. I realized I'm already running a Dwarf Fighter/Thief (AD&D 1e) in another online game (not here).

Tell me what forum to go to and how to roll up and I'll see what I get...

Is there a tree that would serve well as a lookout point, or do I need to find a roof? Perching atop the wall seems too visible.

Did we establish likely stats for dogs re: poisons?

I think Minoru should be in a position of lookout, he probably has the highest Wit save for Perception of Hidden Things.

Hermundr will help search the room.

As to the dog, Minoru has fast level 5 narcotic, and fast level 3 paralytic.

I'm not sure what the strength or speed of a dog would be as to how fast that would work.

Minoru is not great with a blowgun (BCS 5) and is better with shuriken (BCS 9).

I think it makes sense for Minoru to sneak in concert with the others.

I forget, does his role include being sort of the lookout?

Hermundr will take the hammer and a selection of chisels including the sharp one.

Hermundr will examine the table and the tools. Is the hammer usable as a weapon? If the tools are in good shape, Hermundr will take them (never know when a chisel might help).

He will also evaluate the construction and state of the room.

Hermundr will have his great axe in hand, unless the space is too small, in that case, the hammer.

I’ll try and post something tomorrow.

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