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PbP - The Champions of Virtue
Pokeylope
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Welcome to the game! Lets begin
Osatha is a small continent in a big world full of chaos and darkness. Civilization is naught but a candle in that darkness, and the Leshian empire shines brightest amongst the world's flickering lights. The first Leshians to set foot on Osatha did so only a few decades past and the continent has already seen remarkable changes. As the empire pushes east the natives must choose whether or not to stand aside. Change is coming. The future's shape has yet to be determined and out near the little town of Poswick three unlikely heroes come together for the first time.
Bulmeer Bundgrom
AC:18 || Atk: +5 || Dmg: 1d8+3 || Spd: 30 || Init: +1 || HP: 27/27
Stats || Str: 16 || Dex:12 || Con:12 || Int:10 || Wis:15 || Cha:09
Saves || Str:+5 || Dex:+1 || Con:+3 || Int: 0 || Wis:+2 || Cha:+1
Athletics 5 - Insight4 - Medicine4 - Perception4
Champion: Crits on 19-20
Great Weapon Fighting: When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage dice for a two handed attack, you may re-roll and keep the new result.
Action Surge: Take a second action on your turn once per long rest.
Second Wind: Regain 1d10+3 Hit Points as a bonus action once per long rest.
Dwarven Resilience: You have advantage on saving throws against poison.
Stonecutting: You have advantage on skill checks related to masonry.
Axis Upon Repose
AC:10 || Atk: +5 || Dmg: 1d10 || Spd: 30 || Init: 0 || HP: 21/21
Stats || Str: 08 || Dex:10 || Con:13 || Int:14 || Wis:14 || Cha:17
Saves || Str:-1 || Dex: 0 || Con:+1 || Int:+2 || Wis:+4 || Cha:+5
Deception5 - Intimidation5 - Persuasion5
Darkvision, Resistant to both radiant and necrotic damage.
Healing Hands: Once per long rest, may restore HP equivalent to level on touch.
Radiant Soul: Once per long rest, turn into a literal angel for 30 seconds; able to fly at 30 ft/turn; once per turn, may deal extra radiant damage equal to level to single target.
Eyes of the Rune Keeper: You can read any language.
Mask of Many Faces: You can use disguise self at will.
Pact of the Tome (Spare the Dying - Guidance - Thorn Whip)
John Roep
AC:14 || Atk: +5 || Dmg: 1d6+3 || Spd: 40 || Init: +3 || HP: 21/21
Stats || Str: 12 || Dex:16 || Con:12 || Int:14 || Wis:13 || Cha:12
Saves || Str:+1 || Dex:+5 || Con:+1 || Int:+4 || Wis:+1 || Cha:+1
Acrobatics7 - Nature6 - Sleight Of Hand 5 - Stealth5 - History4 - Investigate4
Sneak Attack: Once per round you can do an extra 1d6 damage to any enemy you've hit as long as you had advantage on the attack roll.
Backstab: You may do sneak attack damage to any foe within 5 feet of an ally of yours as long as you do not have disadvantage on the attack.
Skirmisher: Once per round you may move up to half your speed as a reaction when an enemy ends it's turn within 5 feet of you.
Thieves Cant: You speak the secret language of thieves and scallywags.
PART ONE: THE TREMENDOUS TRIO
Poswick is in peril. Nearby farms are being forced to pay tribute to a new pack of bandits in the area. The citizens of Poswick have pooled what little resources they have at their disposal to hire some muscle and defend what's theirs. Bulmeer Bundgrom, the town's blacksmith and toughest guy around was sent on a mission to find help.
His mission hasn't been very successful. Even in these trying times there aren't many men willing to risk their lives for a few pieces of gold. Those desperate enough to do so can generally find the opportunity closer to home. The men in the back of his wagon don't look much like soldiers. They look like the drunks and petty thugs they are. All except for two. John Roep, an old friend Bulmeer had been damned lucky to find and Axis Upon Repose, a well dressed Leshian who'd made him write everything up in a contract before he would agree to come along.
It's been a quiet trip south out of the New Leshian Colonies. You're traveling through the sparse forests just outside of Poswick when you see the first signs of trouble. Ahead of you in the road is a curious sight. An orc, a goblin, and a kobold stand next to a chest full of gold. They aren't killing one another, which is strange. Even stranger than that, it appears they want to talk.
The orc shouts in common. "Hail Travelers!"
So now it's your turn. Right now the wagon is far enough away you can talk things over without being heard. Ask me any questions you want, but I'd prefer to keep out-of-character chat in italics. If you need to roll some dice, I think that functionality is build into the forum but I haven't looked into it. I use Orokos for dice as it spits out a nice formatted bit of BBcode for you.
For your posts, you don't need to put the stat block in there unless we're in combat, but I think it would look nice if you put these little nameplates I made at the top of your posts.
If you go to quote my post, you can just copy all the BBcode stuff and paste it into a new post. It might seem complicated now, but you'll get the hang of it.
You're being asked to parley with some unsavory looking characters. What's your move?
Osatha is a small continent in a big world full of chaos and darkness. Civilization is naught but a candle in that darkness, and the Leshian empire shines brightest amongst the world's flickering lights. The first Leshians to set foot on Osatha did so only a few decades past and the continent has already seen remarkable changes. As the empire pushes east the natives must choose whether or not to stand aside. Change is coming. The future's shape has yet to be determined and out near the little town of Poswick three unlikely heroes come together for the first time.
Bulmeer Bundgrom
AC:18 || Atk: +5 || Dmg: 1d8+3 || Spd: 30 || Init: +1 || HP: 27/27
Stats || Str: 16 || Dex:12 || Con:12 || Int:10 || Wis:15 || Cha:09
Saves || Str:+5 || Dex:+1 || Con:+3 || Int: 0 || Wis:+2 || Cha:+1
Athletics 5 - Insight4 - Medicine4 - Perception4
Champion: Crits on 19-20
Great Weapon Fighting: When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage dice for a two handed attack, you may re-roll and keep the new result.
Action Surge: Take a second action on your turn once per long rest.
Second Wind: Regain 1d10+3 Hit Points as a bonus action once per long rest.
Dwarven Resilience: You have advantage on saving throws against poison.
Stonecutting: You have advantage on skill checks related to masonry.
Axis Upon Repose
AC:10 || Atk: +5 || Dmg: 1d10 || Spd: 30 || Init: 0 || HP: 21/21
Stats || Str: 08 || Dex:10 || Con:13 || Int:14 || Wis:14 || Cha:17
Saves || Str:-1 || Dex: 0 || Con:+1 || Int:+2 || Wis:+4 || Cha:+5
Deception5 - Intimidation5 - Persuasion5
Darkvision, Resistant to both radiant and necrotic damage.
Healing Hands: Once per long rest, may restore HP equivalent to level on touch.
Radiant Soul: Once per long rest, turn into a literal angel for 30 seconds; able to fly at 30 ft/turn; once per turn, may deal extra radiant damage equal to level to single target.
Eyes of the Rune Keeper: You can read any language.
Mask of Many Faces: You can use disguise self at will.
Pact of the Tome (Spare the Dying - Guidance - Thorn Whip)
John Roep
AC:14 || Atk: +5 || Dmg: 1d6+3 || Spd: 40 || Init: +3 || HP: 21/21
Stats || Str: 12 || Dex:16 || Con:12 || Int:14 || Wis:13 || Cha:12
Saves || Str:+1 || Dex:+5 || Con:+1 || Int:+4 || Wis:+1 || Cha:+1
Acrobatics7 - Nature6 - Sleight Of Hand 5 - Stealth5 - History4 - Investigate4
Sneak Attack: Once per round you can do an extra 1d6 damage to any enemy you've hit as long as you had advantage on the attack roll.
Backstab: You may do sneak attack damage to any foe within 5 feet of an ally of yours as long as you do not have disadvantage on the attack.
Skirmisher: Once per round you may move up to half your speed as a reaction when an enemy ends it's turn within 5 feet of you.
Thieves Cant: You speak the secret language of thieves and scallywags.
PART ONE: THE TREMENDOUS TRIO
Poswick is in peril. Nearby farms are being forced to pay tribute to a new pack of bandits in the area. The citizens of Poswick have pooled what little resources they have at their disposal to hire some muscle and defend what's theirs. Bulmeer Bundgrom, the town's blacksmith and toughest guy around was sent on a mission to find help.
His mission hasn't been very successful. Even in these trying times there aren't many men willing to risk their lives for a few pieces of gold. Those desperate enough to do so can generally find the opportunity closer to home. The men in the back of his wagon don't look much like soldiers. They look like the drunks and petty thugs they are. All except for two. John Roep, an old friend Bulmeer had been damned lucky to find and Axis Upon Repose, a well dressed Leshian who'd made him write everything up in a contract before he would agree to come along.
It's been a quiet trip south out of the New Leshian Colonies. You're traveling through the sparse forests just outside of Poswick when you see the first signs of trouble. Ahead of you in the road is a curious sight. An orc, a goblin, and a kobold stand next to a chest full of gold. They aren't killing one another, which is strange. Even stranger than that, it appears they want to talk.
The orc shouts in common. "Hail Travelers!"
So now it's your turn. Right now the wagon is far enough away you can talk things over without being heard. Ask me any questions you want, but I'd prefer to keep out-of-character chat in italics. If you need to roll some dice, I think that functionality is build into the forum but I haven't looked into it. I use Orokos for dice as it spits out a nice formatted bit of BBcode for you.
For your posts, you don't need to put the stat block in there unless we're in combat, but I think it would look nice if you put these little nameplates I made at the top of your posts.
If you go to quote my post, you can just copy all the BBcode stuff and paste it into a new post. It might seem complicated now, but you'll get the hang of it.
You're being asked to parley with some unsavory looking characters. What's your move?
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I'm not entirely certain how to properly place those nameplates. They do look awesome though.
Axis Upon Repose is a man whose time, in a previous life, was worth quite a bit of money; most fiefkings' coffers would barely hold enough to keep Upon Repose in retainer for more than a few minutes. As he sat rocking in the back of the wagon, the stench of desperate peasants and unbathed strongmen soaking through even his heavily perfumed kerchief, he briefly reflected upon how far in life he had fallen. But he was biding his time; a phoenix from the ashes, and what not. So, after a moment of self-pity, he swallowed, steeled himself with the thought of his vengeance, forced a warm smile, and turned to his crew of companions. "Well, this certainly is an uncommon sight. Mayhaps we give them a listen, eh, chaps?"
John Roep stares warily at the trio of goons ahead of him, eyes darting back and forth between the creatures and their chest of gold. He has learned to be cautious of strangers offering deals, be it the governing officials on high who promised him a lifetime of riches and prestige if he joined the expedition to the frigid north, knowing full well the danger that they themselves could not handle, or the bastards who sold the crew defective and putrid foodstuffs, furthering the misery of his friends and crewmates. He gives a quick glance to Axis, removing the pipe from his lips and snorting deeply, hacking and spitting a hefty glob of spit between his legs onto the floor of the cart in which he rides.
Insight check on the trio and their gold chest.: 1d20+3 15
Everyone can read spoilered text, but only the character it's intended for can act on it.
Axis looks upon his sullen comrades.
"No one has any thoughts? Perhaps they mean to parlay." <muttering to himself> "I think I have negotiation contract 16A-54 subtext 1 in here somewhere."
"Greetings travelers. I hate to inconvenience you but I'm afraid this road has been closed by order of Chief One-eye."
He speaks common very well for an orc.
"I am called Grumsh, and I have been sent here to." He pauses for a moment, his hairy brow knit in concentration. "Lawfully requisition" He pronounces the words one syllable at a time as though he had only just learned them. "Any and all cargo heading to the town of Poswick."
Perception Check: 1d20 15+2(WIS modifier)=17
The orc walks a bit closer and peers at the men in the back of your wagon.
"We're not here to cause any sort of criminal mischief. We pay for what we take. For instance, these fine mercenaries." He flashes your hired help a toothy grin and shouts "Fifty gold to turn coats boys!"
The men in the wagon begin exchanging calculating glances and one moves to get down from the cart.
He stands and walks to the back of the wagon, addressing the orc.
"Mr. Grumsh, was it? Absolutely charmed. My name is Axis Upon Repose, Esquire, and I represent this band of men herewith. I regret to inform you that we actually possess the requisite permit to pass through these woods unmolested, specifically 'Waiver of Boreal Transit 1-d6 prefix 8b.'" He draws a mind-numbingly dense page of text from his brief case, waving it in the direction of Grumsh. "Moreover, all of these gentlemen have entered into a binding legal document with the town of Poswick that explicitly proscribes collusion with inimical forces and has a noncompete clause addressing actions contrary to and/or in conflict with the express interests of the aforementioned town body, persuant to local anti-interdiction legislature delineated in the Poswickian town code, paragraphs A through ZZZ and including amendments 1a through 2,340g. As such, any attempts to coerce or distract these men from their duties are utterly countermanded and abrogated and potentially subject to disciplinary action, elsewhere specified." He stops to take a breath. "In short, sir, you have no recourse but to allow us to pass."
Persuasion roll 'cause some suckers 'bout to break contract: 1d20+5 17
Sneakin away: 1d20+3 13
Bulmeer and Axis have a passive perception of 14 and notice the kobold as it tries to slip away into the forest.
Grumsh blinks a few times as his neurons reboot in safe mode. "You pinks are fools. Poswick will burn when One-eye comes, and you'll burn with it. Take the gold and leave or we'll bring you iron instead."
Intimidation: 1d20+1 6
An attempt to lasso the Kobold: 1d20+7 23
I wasn't entirely sure what skill I use for ropes, I went with acrobatics but if that's not right I can re-roll, let me know
You gain 100 XP for avoiding a potentially dangerous situation.
As the wagon moves along John Roep suddenly stands up, peering into the forest. With a practiced flick of the wrist he hurls a coil of rope into the underbrush and hauls out a familiar kobold.
"HhsScraaaaa" The creature screeches and gibbers madly as John drags it up and into the moving wagon.
“The poor bastard!” he gets out between breaths, wiping tears of mirth from his face. “Didn’t even realize that the waiver of boreal transit 1-d6 doesn’t have a prefix higher than 7a! Ha!”
After a moment, regaining his composure, he turns to the bound kobold. “Now, what do we have hear? A curious creature, to be sure.”
As he passes, he leans in to whisper in John Roep's ear. "What say you and I play a little kind sheriff, unkind sheriff?" He pauses to wink briefly (WINK: 1d20+3 5) before turning to the kobold.
"You poor thing," he begins, unwinding the rope from around the kobold. "Come now, let's get you fixed up and hear your sad little tale once again." Before the kobold can react, Axis lifts him gently and sets him on his hindquarters, snapping a clip-on tie to the cervical scale plates (Get TIED ON: 1d20+1 7).
... Wait, perhaps not. The wink was at the dwarf
Bulmeer: Kobolds live primarily underground. As such dwarves are quite familiar with their kind. You understand that articles of clothing are used in Kobold society to indicate each kobold's purpose. Dwarves have uniforms of course but Kobolds treat clothing (which they call hats and wear about the face regardless of it's intended purpose) with an almost religious significance.
A task for which there are little or no consequences for failure does not require a roll. You can wink freely. Here I've interpreted your failure as the Kobold seeing the wink. It's lucky for you he has no idea what that gesture means.
If you know you've failed a roll (generally 5 and under is a fail on even an easy check) feel free to either describe the circumstances of your failure if you have a good idea, or wait for me to fill it in if you think something interesting might happen as a result.
intimidation check: 1d20+3 15
Bulmeer winks at axis
insight on the Kobold's tale: 1d20+3 22
"This one was chosen for what One-eye is calling diplomancy but we have no hat for such things. We watch the road ahead, but we do not know you are coming. You can sneak past us if not use road, yes? No butcher, no flags?
The forest begins to thin out as you continue to ride along and chat with the kobold. Soon you'll be at the forest's edge where your prisoner has indicated an ambush of some sort awaits you.
The forest path will be a skill challenge:
Your next few posts should all include a skill check describing how you use your particular talents to traverse this area or help the group to do so. Obstacles you might encounter include difficult terrain, inimical flora, getting lost, carving a path, improving morale, moving obstructions, whatever skill checks you can justify.
The number you have to beat or tie is 10 for this one. I tell you this so you know if your post should describe a success or failure when you make it. The group needs to succeed on three checks before it fails three checks or there will be consequences.
If forestry doesn't interest you, you can cut a path closer to the road and try to spot the ambush. Sneaking past will be difficult with a dwarf and a half dozen thugs in tow, you would probably need some sort of clever plan.
Unfamiliar with the territory, Axis is disadvantaged but not helpless. He briefly walks by Bullmeer and surreptitiously pats him on the shoulder, all the while muttering under his breath. I cast GUIDANCE on Bullmeer for whatever check he decides to make. When it becomes too dark to see, Axis snatches a nearby firefly, crushing it in his hand and rubbing its phosphorescent innards on the little one's tie. After a moment, it begins to give off a soft, yellow glow (I cast LIGHT on the tie). The illumination is not much, but enough to assure firm footing and help avoid some nastier mishaps.