[001] The Road to the Ruins

[terrymixon]

Vesper

"Yes tis true, I saw it also", Vesper whispers to the others, "Someone built it in such a way as to hide it from plain sight, so we must be careful. They clearly don't want to be found either for good or ill."

"Who is best at moving quietly," Carsta asks.

"Me, most likely."

Linder

[ateno]

"That is fine, find out if they are goblins or dogs, yes. Make the plan when that is found?"

de Francisco

[terrymixon]

"That is fine, find out if they are goblins or dogs, yes. Make the plan when that is found?"

de Francisco

“Then I’ll see what I can find. Wait here and I shall return with news.”

Linder will use his stealth to find a place to see who is enjoying the fire. He’ll pay attention to everything else he sees, of course, but his primary goal is to be undetected.

Linder

[Eris]

"That is fine, find out if they are goblins or dogs, yes. Make the plan when that is found?"

de Francisco

“Then I’ll see what I can find. Wait here and I shall return with news.”

Linder will use his stealth to find a place to see who is enjoying the fire. He’ll pay attention to everything else he sees, of course, but his primary goal is to be undetected.

Linder

While the others wait up the path, Linder moves stealthy down it and off into the brush to the side to get a better look. Moving stealthily through wilderness isn't the same doing so in a town, but Linder does his best...

[1d20+1]=18+1=19

...moving like a shadow in the dark with not one twig broken or leaf rustled he moves around the bend and spies on the campfire where a group of five Orcs are camped. Four are bedded down next to the fire, their spears on the ground beside them, and one is sitting cross legged holding his spear butt down to the ground. As you watch for a minute you see the Orc on watch nod a time or two...he looks drowsy, not very alert.

Turning and moving back to the others, Linder is just as quiet. He actually startles you as he appears near your group...you estimate 10 minutes have passed as you waited for him.

[terrymixon]

"That is fine, find out if they are goblins or dogs, yes. Make the plan when that is found?"

de Francisco

“Then I’ll see what I can find. Wait here and I shall return with news.”

Linder will use his stealth to find a place to see who is enjoying the fire. He’ll pay attention to everything else he sees, of course, but his primary goal is to be undetected.

Linder

While the others wait up the path, Linder moves stealthy down it and off into the brush to the side to get a better look. Moving stealthily through wilderness isn't the same doing so in a town, but Linder does his best...

[1d20+1]=18+1=19

...moving like a shadow in the dark with not one twig broken or leaf rustled he moves around the bend and spies on the campfire where a group of five Orcs are camped. Four are bedded down next to the fire, their spears on the ground beside them, and one is sitting cross legged holding his spear butt down to the ground. As you watch for a minute you see the Orc on watch nod a time or two...he looks drowsy, not very alert.

Turning and moving back to the others, Linder is just as quiet. He actually startles you as he appears near your group...you estimate 10 minutes have passed as you waited for him.

Linder grins at their reactions. "Five orcs, with four of them asleep and the last one nodding off. They all have spears."

Linder

[joertexas]

Linder grins at their reactions. "Five orcs, with four of them asleep and the last one nodding off. They all have spears."

Carsta nods. "We should attack them while they're asleep, presuming an attack is the best option."

[terrymixon]

Linder grins at their reactions. "Five orcs, with four of them asleep and the last one nodding off. They all have spears."

Carsta nods. "We should attack them while they're asleep, presuming an attack is the best option."

"Not sure how easy it would be to sneak up on them. Lots of twigs and such. I got lucky, I'd wager, being a city boy. With him nodding off, maybe just going up the regular way quietly will get us there. Looking for anything set up to announce the unwary, of course."

Linder

[ateno]

"Attacking them seems to be the best option. Did you see a bell or another means of alarm for those closeby? Also, how close do you think the 'city-boys and girls' can get without a problem?

GM: Hours to daylight?

de Francisco

[Eris]

GM: Hours to daylight?

An hour of full darkness, followed by increasing light to full daylight. Two hours to full daylight...you think.

[Darithe]

Vesper

Looks over her companions, none too confident that they would be able to sneak up on our enemies. As Linder said, it was pretty much a fluke that he was able to.

[joertexas]

Vesper

Looks over her companions, none too confident that they would be able to sneak up on our enemies. As Linder said, it was pretty much a fluke that he was able to.

"We move as quietly as we can, and then we rush them if we are discovered," Carsta suggests.

[terrymixon]

"Attacking them seems to be the best option. Did you see a bell or another means of alarm for those closeby? Also, how close do you think the 'city-boys and girls' can get without a problem?

GM: Hours to daylight?

de Francisco

"Didn't see anything, but a horn is small and easy to use. If we stick to the road, maybe real close. If we go into the woods? Not close enough."

Linder

[ateno]

"Lets do that, move up as you directed and rush at the last second, yes?"

de Francisco

[terrymixon]

"Lets do that, move up as you directed and rush at the last second, yes?"

de Francisco

Linder nods and steps back to let the warriors figure out the details.

[ateno]

Ok, lets line up, and move slow, up the road staying in the shadowa as much as we can. Watch for my flourish of my swird to attack, no battle yells please."

de Francisco smile.

de Francisco

[joertexas]

Ok, lets line up, and move slow, up the road staying in the shadowa as much as we can. Watch for my flourish of my swird to attack, no battle yells please."

de Francisco smile.

de Francisco

"Funny," Carsta mutters as she hefts her staff.

[Darithe]

Vesper

Vesper listens to de Francisco and remains silent as she readies herself for the assault.

[Eris]

The troop marches forward...

OOC: There is room to march two by two if you wish. Please, give me your marching order. I figure de Francisco is on the front row and that Linde moves out to one flank to cover the advance. Where is everyone else?

[joertexas]

The troop marches forward...

OOC: There is room to march two by two if you wish. Please, give me your marching order. I figure de Francisco is on the front row and that Linde moves out to one flank to cover the advance. Where is everyone else?

Carsta stays in the middle.

[terrymixon]

The troop marches forward...

OOC: There is room to march two by two if you wish. Please, give me your marching order. I figure de Francisco is on the front row and that Linde moves out to one flank to cover the advance. Where is everyone else?

Linder will move out on the flank with his bow out and ready. He'll try to get to a spot he can snipe at the orcs from and then hang back while the fighters do their fighting. If they wake up the orcs, he will engage.

Linder