NW Quest: Steal the Daughter | 5-10-2014

[Rhyldrin Ken'rae]

Type of Event: Quest

Name of Event: Steal the Daughter

The DM: J - iyieldtonone

Players Involved: restlessimpulse, lurkerinshade, devilishhex

Duration: 3 Hours

Loot: 2,000 gps for Completing Assignment, .5 Rep Due to Sneaky Sneaky (instead of 1 for blow down the doors and kill everything), 856 gps for restlessimpulse's Treasure Hunter Skill (1 Week CD on Skill)

Small Summary: Hired to steal the girl of a man who owes the employer a lot of money and called the employer's bluff. It turns out doing so was a bad idea.





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I Yield to None: OH NW Adventure (Standard Level)

I Yield to None: NW Adventure: Steal The Daughter

I Yield to None: Your DM: J

I Yield to None: If you have questions please IM me or one of the

Moderators.

I Yield to None: Estimated time is 3 hours from when we begin.

I Yield to None: You can die on our adventures and there are consequences if

you die.

I Yield to None: Make sure your dossier is updated! If it's not on your

dossier you do not have it and this includes mundane gear.

I Yield to None: Remember when you first use something to tell me how you

are able to use it - after that you can merely state the numbers.

I Yield to None: Now state your info: Rank - Name - Class/Profession - Dice

-

I Yield to None: Hit Points - Defense DC - Healing Points if applicable. You

will need to keep up with your own self-healing points as they are used.

I Yield to None: End State

restless impulse: [ Mercy Ravenbrand, Sapphire Marshal,

Support/Rogue/Combat, 2d66, 38hp, 20ddc ]

devilish hex: Topaz Adept Cassandra Reive ( Arcane / Mage - 2d40 - 24HP -

DEF DC: 13 )

devilish hex: Familiar: Apex, 2d20, DEF DC: 14

devilish hex: *20HP!

lurkerinshade: [ Emerald Adept | Maereth Selakiir | Arcane/Black Mage/

Devout | 2d70 | DC: 16 | HP: 55 ]

I Yield to None: Roll 1D100 and add any bonuses for init

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 100-sided die: 93

OnlineHost: lurkerinshade rolled 15 6-sided dice: 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 2 6 2 1 4 5

3 6

OnlineHost: lurkerinshade rolled 1 100-sided die: 13

restless impulse: (( +10 quick ... 103 ))

OnlineHost: devilish hex rolled 1 100-sided die: 89

devilish hex: [ +3 - 92 for Cassandra ]

lurkerinshade: [+6 qck , Skill: Lightning Initative: +10 init = 29 ]

lurkerinshade: [ and.. need a state for familiars at all? ]

I Yield to None: (Yes please. Familiars will go right after their masters as

far as the SB goes though).

lurkerinshade: [ Skill: Imp Companion - Sonne - 2d35 | Def DC: 22 | HP: 35 ]



I Yield to None: [restless 0/38(20) | devilish 0/24(13) | Apex 0/20(14) |

lurker 0/55(16) | Sonne 0/35(22)]

I Yield to None: (Any mistakes please IM me)

I Yield to None: The orders for this assignment were simple; steal the

daughter. Though the why shouldn't matter it was provided: the father of the

daughter owed someone a rather large sum of money and called their

I Yield to None: bluff on the consequences if it wasn't repaid. It is a two

story mansion surrounded by a courtyard and wooden wall. A small entrance is

found in the back and a large entrance in the front.

I Yield to None: Note before we begin. Per NW rules Maereth is in charge. If

the character wishes to pass the torch Mercy is next. The front, back, wall,

etc. can be used for entrance. Certain results are dependant on certain

choices. The object is

I Yield to None: to get the girl, how is up to you for the most part The

home is located north of Navahla so city guards won't be a problem. Personal

guards exist.

I Yield to None: Begin

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devilish hex: Kidnapping seemed like such a physically tiring task that

Cassandra had considered only sending her bird along to aid her

would-be-comrades. It was the curiosity of what sort of people would arrive

to aid in the kidnapping of a

restless impulse: Mercy had arrived not too far from the mansion in

question, clothed from head to toe in the black necessary for someone to move

stealthily through life. A bit stereotypical perhaps, but it got the job

done. Standing at a safe

devilish hex: person that brought her to the meeting place, which was

hopefully not right outside one of the entrances, complete with Apex sat upon

her shoulder. Her hood was drawn up to hide her features within the darkness,

mostly so that

restless impulse: vantage point she would observe the mansion for a moment

or two [darksight] eyes cutting through the darkness as she watched for

telltale glimmers that the building held a guard. Hopefully, if there was a

pattern available she would

restless impulse: spot it and make the task of choosing a point of entry a

smidge easier.

lurkerinshade: A few more specifics certainly could have been

provided..until otherwise informed.. abducting the daughter unconscious and

bruised.. or bloodied would be the ideal result. He arrived on foot and clad

more for appearance than

devilish hex: people didn't hone in on the burning red of her eyes that

generally made her stand out in any crowd. Coming up behind the female all

clad in black, she whispered. " Boo. " Cassy couldn't see a jot in the dark

but that didn't matter,

devilish hex: really. She expected someone would be able to and that suited

her fine, standing at the back and making other people do all the physical

jobs was her forte!

lurkerinshade: practicality. The imp followed suit only after a drop to the

earth then the flap of wings and hop onto his customary perch. The womenfolk

that joined him for this job earned a look over. Well at least it would be

eventful at worst.

restless impulse: Unbidden, the words 'can't scare me, the lights are on'

almost fell from her lips but she managed to restrain herself to lifting a

hand in greeting: eyes trained on the mansion.

I Yield to None: The wall was meant for some protection but mostly privacy.

It wasn't a fortified home and as such there weren't any guards patrolling

the top of the wall. All they could see were a few illuminated

I Yield to None: windows on the top floor of the house, though the curtains

were drawn.

lurkerinshade: Rather than speak up he went for the direct approach in

discovering whether or not the others could communicate without words. This

led to the simple use of drowsign soon as he was able to capture their

attention. A simple translat-

I Yield to None: (Font change)

lurkerinshade: ion - Either of you understand sign? - -d

devilish hex: Cassandra had absolutely no idea what Maereth was doing but it

looked quite amusing. In the end, she asked: " What in the name of Antaia are

you doing? "

restless impulse: Once she ascertained that there were no guards patrolling

the wall, she'd turn to look at the others .. drawing in a breath as the

lightelf dared to twitch his fingers with drowsign. Her own hands moved,

fingertips working through

restless impulse: the brief statement of -Clearly- given that her racial

heritage was obvious. As for the other woman's question she'd simply murmur.

"Sign language." Tilting her head to the mansion in question. "Any particular

way you wish to go

restless impulse: about this .. ?" She'd leave it open for suggestion,

though working with two others would be interesting as she usually hit up

houses on her own.

lurkerinshade: Maereth kept his focus on the one that could figure out what

those gestures meant. While Cassandra garnered explanations from the imp from

his perch. " He wants to make with the stealth, Witch-Vassal. " Leave it to

an Imp to know

lurkerinshade: what Antaia referred to right then. Seeing as only one of

them knew sign.. murmuring would have to suffice. " Find a means of access..

if necessary I will silence our entry altogether from there.. the Imp and

either of you that feel

lurkerinshade: especially perceptive will keep an eye out for guards ..

avoid or slaughter them and procur the girl. ... Questions? " -d

devilish hex: Cassandra flared a nostril at the imp when he addressed her

so. She considered sending him back to the hell he came from but his

summoner was speaking, and so she turned her attention to him, instead. "

Would it not be a good idea

devilish hex: to ascertain which room the female is in first? We have two

capable.. " And expendable, " creatures at our disposal, that can fly up to

the top floor, to peek in and see where she resides this evening. " [d]

restless impulse: She bristled at the assumption that she would need help

remaining silent; but the pragmatic side of her insisted that if it actually

worked it could only be a good thing .. She listened to the conversation

between the two, looking

restless impulse: out of the corners of her eye at the woman's own pet.

"Mmm." Glancing over at the imp, a lip curled. "The .. bird .. would be best,

if it is seen whilst in motion it won't draw too much attention. A flying imp

however?" Definitely

restless impulse: cause for alarm.

lurkerinshade: Maereth did not bother with replies to either female, instead

retrieving a small steel mirror from the pouch at his belt. It was handed off

to Sonne even though the Imp remained at his perch. " Sonne is a much more

conspicious

lurkerinshade: creature. If it can pass word back to you.. ? " Even if some

avian posessed apparent magical alteration.. did not mean it could converse

through one means or another. It wasn't an assumption he was prepared to make

.. least not on

lurkerinshade: the first job. -d

devilish hex: Raven's didn't really carry a full range of facial

expressions, so he really just looked like he was staring at each of them

with dead eyes. " He thinks you're a coward for only summoning a lowly imp. "

Apex was not the average

devilish hex: raven at all, though he looked like one, just a little bigger.

" Yes, he can speak through me. " Or, she was insane and thought that the

bird could talk, when really it was in her head. Who knew! The bird cawed,

and soon (with a

devilish hex: little help from Cassy) he was airborne and flying towards the

upper floors of the mansion - specifically moving towards the first

illuminated window. [d]

restless impulse: She settled in to wait for any information funneled back

through the bird with interest.

I Yield to None: (Please roll stealth check for Apex. An archer with +8

perception is amongst the group near the front gate.)

OnlineHost: I Yield to None rolled 1 20-sided die: 16

I Yield to None: ~*~ I Yield to None scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

I Yield to None: (+8 = 24)

OnlineHost: devilish hex rolled 1 20-sided die: 18

I Yield to None: ~*~ devilish hex scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

devilish hex: [ +4 qck ]

devilish hex: [ 22 ]

I Yield to None: "What was that?!" Came a voice from on the other side of

the wall. "What?" A second responded. "It was something flying toward the

house. It had wings!" "Well that is why is was flying isn't it?" A third

voice called. "How big was

I Yield to None: it?" "About the size of a large bird." "Don't worry about

it then." "You sure??" "Yes, something that big isn't going to fly away with

the girl now is it?!" (d)

devilish hex: Cassandra could see through the eyes of the bird she called

her companion, and she hissed lowly. " There are guards all around this

place, on the outside of the wall. We should move from here.. " Apex perched

on something outside

devilish hex: the first window, and looked inside! [ Want me to roll? ]

devilish hex: Inside the wall, apparently*

I Yield to None: (Not necessary, but thank you) While Apex couldn't see

through the draped window he would suddenly hear a little girl's voice,

"Father, I'm ready for my bedtime story!" "Alright dear, just give me a few

more minutes." She was on the

I Yield to None: top floor.(d)

devilish hex: " She's in that room, with her father. " Apex stayed where he

was for the time being, because he wanted to hear the bed time story.

I Yield to None: And what a bedtime story he would hear!

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restless impulse: That narrowed it down considerably; a small grin was

offered as she looked over at the window the bird was surely perched next to.

"You said there were guards all around .. are they by the gate, or spread

along the wall?" She'd

restless impulse: speak quieter now, that she had been told there were

people over there and did not wish for her voice to carry with the breeze as

theirs had!

lurkerinshade: Least they knew what to expect once on the other side of the

wall and where the girl could be found.. or a general area within. Maereth

awaited for Cassandra's answer before settling on any plan in particular. -d

devilish hex: " I do not know.. let me just.. " Cassandra let her eyes close

for a moment and it looked like she was falling asleep. In fact, she was

trying to sort through the conflicting memories that were swimming around in

her head. It was

devilish hex: often hard to concerntrate on two places at once. " He flew

over people, I cannot tell you how many, though.. he could carry the mixed

scent of humans. They are near the gate, inside the wall. " Her eyes opened,

and she blinked a

devilish hex: few times.

restless impulse: "Near the gate .. " Eyes narrowing, she knew that her

usual course of action would be to slip along the wall until she was as far

away from the gate as she dared, and either scale it with her own hands or

use a levitational

restless impulse: boost. She would then curse: she was so accustomed to

working alone, she had not thought to bring supplies to aid others over a

wall themselves, and levitation was an inborn ability rather than an external

casting. "Are either of

restless impulse: you versed in climbing walls..?" She looked between the

two. "Or storm t#he gates." Was the other obvious one.

I Yield to None: Nefarious Works was really a fantastic guild to work for if

you looked at life from their side of the line (evil). If any of them had

read the guild charter they may remember #3. Assignments must

I Yield to None: always be completed as purchased. Deviation from the

original plan to achieve the purchased goal may be required or chosen, but

the purchased goal must still be completed as ordered. In this case, they

I Yield to None: were only instructed to get the girl, not in a particular

way.

lurkerinshade: " We will find a section of the wall sparsely guarded.. I

will bring utter silence to it.. climb over and deal with any stragglers. "

He'd murmur his plan..looking to the two of them to gauge reactions. Between

the three of them he

devilish hex: There was a look on her face, that neither of them could

actually see, that looked like the woman had just thrown rotten vegetables at

her. " Climb? It's a wonder I can walk sometimes. "

lurkerinshade: doubted they could take on a superior force. Thus..deception

and trickery was his natural Plan 'A'. -d

devilish hex: That sounded like a terrible plan because.. well.. she had to

climb over a wall, and that was just not going to work for her.

lurkerinshade: then we will clinb over*

restless impulse: She blinked a few times. Perhaps Mercy and Maereth could

scale the wall; and then unlock the gate for Cassandra .. assuming they could

deal with the forces behind the wall by themselves!

I Yield to None: If over the wall they will go then simply RP that which is

required from your end (all poetic that was!). I'll respond accordingly in

regard to the guards inside the wall.

devilish hex: " Well, let's have at it. I don't have all night. " She was a

witch, and she needed the moon!

restless impulse: "Ok." Heaving a breath, she'd break the impasse by

slipping down the expanse between the wall and themselves, creeping along as

carefully as she could until she reached a section of it wherein she couldn't

hear any guards. At that

lurkerinshade: First of all they needed to find a section of the wall not

overly saturated with guards. It was to this he assigned Sonne, hopefully

something the Imp could put that mirror to use in finding the best point to

climb in from! Off went

restless impulse: stage, for now, as it was just a wall built for privacy

reasons and not a full scale fortress she'd search for any handholds in the

brickwork and scale the dratted thing.

lurkerinshade: Sonne.. even if only to discover a safe area for Maereth to

levitate over to the other side. Whatever the case as soon as a suitable

section was found.. the Szarkai set to his favored work of weaving a suitable

phantasm..an affect

devilish hex: Apex was no longer interested in the bedtime story, instead he

wanted to witness the hilarity that would come from watching his mistress try

to climb over a wall. Cassandra, however, was still trying to figure out how

in all the

devilish hex: hells she was going to get over. There was quite the audible

sigh before she followed the woman because she at least looked like she knew

what she was doing!

I Yield to None: restless and devilish roll a climb check. DC 14 needed to

scale the wall. Add any bonuses... or penalties.

OnlineHost: devilish hex rolled 1 20-sided die: 9

I Yield to None: ~*~ devilish hex scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 20-sided die: 2

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

restless impulse: (( ................................... ))

devilish hex: [ -2 - 7 ]

lurkerinshade: to the mind to keep any noises of the world around the

affected area from alerting the guards. Only after its casting would he

bother to put in the effort to get to the otherside (skill: Levitation). [

Spell: Silence |

restless impulse: (( +10 quick, +5 athletics? or +5 acrobatics? which works

for climbing? ))

devilish hex: [ climb is under athletics ]

devilish hex: [ str / end also ]

lurkerinshade: DC: 13 (emerald) +12 int +2 arcane class = 27 | description

incoming to DM via email ]

restless impulse: (( oh bother so it is! ))

I Yield to None: (Wall 2 - Team NW 0. Good thing Maereth cast the silence

spell because the two females on his team just crashed into the dirt, into a

heap of arms and legs and probably disgruntled words and sounds.

restless impulse: Well. That didn't go quite as planned. After extracting

herself from the tangle, she'd curse inwardly that some wretched stonemason

had built a wall without being generous enough to leave any gaps for

handholds .. and instead

restless impulse: activate her levitation ability, floating slowly up to the

top of the wall where she would then perch. If it was wide enough, and the

wall short enough, after getting a grip she'd lean over and see if she could

give the less

restless impulse: levitationally inclined woman a hand up.

lurkerinshade: Once the phantasm was in place Maereth went through the

effort required to levitation himself up, step briefly onto the wall then

descended through its use.. tucking away the 'token' that allowed it once on

the otherside. Landing

devilish hex: Cassandra had wound up at the bottom of the dog pile, and

inwardly.. she was cursing the male that had thought up this terrible idea!

Her hood had fallen by that point, revealing that she shared the distinctive

red-glowing eyes of

lurkerinshade: much more gracefully than the others may or may not

have..there was no time to gloat about it. Thus he resorted to drowsign to

give the order to find an entry point into the place..-- Now to find an entry

point.. preferably directly

devilish hex: her familiar [Distinctive Flaw]. Her hair pooled in around

her shoulders, and she looked up at the woman, with hell (literally) in her

eyes. If she were able to help her across and over the wall, then she would

take her hand and

devilish hex: clamber up rather ungracefully.

lurkerinshade: to our destination.. -- Well pity Cassandra couldn't have

been let in on that bit of planning.. he blamed his lack of talent with

abjuration magics. -d

restless impulse: Once everyone was stationed at the top, she'd levitate her

own self down the other side of the wall .. and hopefully because she was

still holding onto Cassandra's hand, that would at least mean she wouldn't

fall! Once on the

I Yield to None: It should be noted that the DM had an urge to see if the

pull up was too strong and they ended up in an heap on the other side but he

is feeling generous. However, in that vein, everyone roll a stealth check to

see if they are seen

restless impulse: ground, she'd toss her head in Maereth's direction.

I Yield to None: coming over the wall. +5 bonus to NW member rolls given

they are down a ways.

restless impulse: (( stealth synergy; best roll counts for all! *can finally

use this ^.^* ))

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 20-sided die: 9

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

lurkerinshade: [ Maereth - +6 qck, +5 ..situational bonus | Sonne: +12 qck,

Skill: Stealth +5 ]

devilish hex: A nod of thanks was given to the female, before she released

her hand. She considered lifting her hood again, just in case they were seen.

In the end, she thought this the best option and did just that.

OnlineHost: lurkerinshade rolled 1 20-sided die: 11

I Yield to None: ~*~ lurkerinshade scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: devilish hex rolled 1 20-sided die: 7

I Yield to None: ~*~ devilish hex scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: lurkerinshade rolled 1 20-sided die: 19

I Yield to None: ~*~ lurkerinshade scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

devilish hex: [ +3 / +5 = 15 ]

lurkerinshade: [figures the imp gets a 19.. Maereth: 22 - Sonne: 36 ]

restless impulse: (( +10 quick, +5 stealth boots, +5 stealth cloak, +3 armor

stealth .. 23+ whomevers roll is being used >.> ))

devilish hex: Apex stayed where he was since no-one was bothering him there!

restless impulse: (( oh 28+ sorry, forgot this is an opposed roll check so

+5 stealth skill too ))

I Yield to None: (No way the Imp's can be beat. They remain unseen.) They

would see a well trimmed and landscaped court yard with a path down to their

right heading toward the first and main floor of the house. The upstairs

rooms were still

I Yield to None: illuminated.

restless impulse: She stared up at the room; and then looked around to see

if she could spot an entrance that would lead directly to it. "I do not think

we should go through the main doors." It was probably obvious, but better to

be said - quietly -

restless impulse: than not. "Is there another way in? A servants entrance

perhaps?"

restless impulse: She repeated everything in drow sign with annoyed flicks

of her fingers.

I Yield to None: (Sorry, should have noted before: current silence spell

takes away all sounds while inside it's range, friendly or otherwise)

devilish hex: So.. Cassandra would have no idea what was going on.

Wonderful.

I Yield to None: Those damn drow!

restless impulse: Once a plan of action was decided, Mercy intended to use

simple hand signs that hopefully would make sense!

lurkerinshade: Thorough silence was a small price to pay for not being

swarmed with guards immediately! Least the use of drowsign got through to

Maereth well enough.. leading to a more generalized hand signal.. the

universal sign for follow. All

devilish hex: Cass hand a universal hand signal for Maereth too.

lurkerinshade: they truly needed to do was remove themselves from the 200

feet radius of the spell effect after all. If there was a servants entrance..

well it needed to be found. Thus a little walking.. and looking. [ Spot check

for said potent-

lurkerinshade: ial servant entrance and the like? ]

I Yield to None: (Go head)

lurkerinshade: [ Sonne: Perc 2, Skill: Alert +5 to spot ]

OnlineHost: lurkerinshade rolled 1 20-sided die: 14

I Yield to None: ~*~ lurkerinshade scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

lurkerinshade: [21]

restless impulse: Shrugging her shoulders, she crept along as quietly as she

could out of habit, keen eyes cutting through the darkness as she searched

for a better and more subtle entrance.

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 20-sided die: 8

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

restless impulse: (( +5 perc, +5 alert = 18 :/ ))

restless impulse: +6 perc rather, 19

I Yield to None: (In this case, to avoid confusion, I'll accept a spot check

since it would be out in the open and they know what they are looking for -

instead of a search check)

devilish hex: Since Cass didn't know what they were looking for, she just

followed around.

devilish hex: them*

I Yield to None: A smaller path would be noted to branch off from the main

one they already found and wrap around to the side of the house and disappear

into some bushes. It went somewhere!

restless impulse: She followed the path!

devilish hex: Followed her following the path!

lurkerinshade: Well there was a path.. thus ..down it the lot of them went..

-d

I Yield to None: No there wasn't a wizard at the end. There was plan door of

regular size that was at this moment locked. No lights would be seen on

inside the room it led too.

restless impulse: A door? That would be her area of expertise. Glancing it

over she would look for traps before daring to lay a hand on it. [ rogue

bonus trap sense; detects traps at will! ]

I Yield to None: No traps, just a lock. They were family after all! Sheesh,

paranoid age we live in.

restless impulse: She'd met too many thieves who have had their hands blown

off by being too trusting! After testing the door to make sure it was locked,

she'd then proceed to pick the everloving shit out of it, whipping out her

little tools and

restless impulse: going to town on it.

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 20-sided die: 20

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 2 poynts damage ~*~

devilish hex: In place of Cassandra not being able to swear vocally at

Maereth, the group would hear.. off in the distance, the loud and obnoxious

cawing of a particular raven. Who was rousing the guards by the gate, by

flying at their heads and

restless impulse: (( boom ))

devilish hex: then taking off again before they could catch him!

restless impulse: (( +10 quick, +5 lockpicking, +5 rogue skill shirt, +5

rogue skill gloves = 45! ))

I Yield to None: The door was unlocked quicker than a teen's legs in the red

dragon inn. While Apex was off in the distance attacking the guards which

were trying to "fight back" the door would remain unlocked.

restless impulse: Stepping aside, she'd curl her lips a little and wave a

hand at the door. "After you." Was mouthed; and if they hadn't left the AoE

silence, she'd repeat it with her fingers if necessary. And at this stage,

she envied Apex ..

restless impulse: working out frustrations like that must be soothing.

restless impulse: Err, was addressing Maereth, the defacto leader an all.

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lurkerinshade: Odds were fairly good the lot of them were making headway

towards escaping silence.. and the same into the interior of the abode where

their target could be found. All Maereth personally regretted was not having

garnered a look of

lurkerinshade: the guards into a mental visage he could copy into a

magic-borne disguise for himself. Either way.. he took point.. forcing the

Imp into a more inconspicious spot than his shoulder in case they ran into a

guard. Hopefully Mercy kept

lurkerinshade: an eye out for traps.. albino or not.. drow just weren't

trusting creatures. Especially not trusting of the family of targets! -d

I Yield to None: Upon entering they would hear a pair of voices coming from

the main room. The discussion was on the subject of magic and the discussion

was closer to a debate at this time. As such, unless someone knocked

something over on purpose,

I Yield to None: complete stealth wouldn't be needed. However, there was

only one stairway that went upstairs. They would find this out, possibly,

after seeing there weren't any stairs from their location, just a hallway

leading towards the

I Yield to None: illuminated room where the voices were coming from. All in

all, unless someone could put the pair to sleep or completely hide the

group's presence, they weren't getting past without a fight. At least not

this way.

devilish hex: It took her all her effort to follow through the door, rather

than stay outside and feel the exhilaration that Apex was feeling. Instead,

she was forced inside the building with the two of them. There had to be

easier ways than this

devilish hex: to kidnap a little girl.

restless impulse: Mercy followed the others .. though keen eyes were on the

lookout for shiny objects of worth and gold and value.

restless impulse: Treasure Hunter This skill causes you and your party to

locate and earn from 1/4 to 1/2 more gold than they would have normally and

find a few better pieces of loot (per DM's decision how much extra

restless impulse: you earn!). This can be used once per week.

lurkerinshade: Conversations about magic tended to claim Maereth's attention

more easily than other subjects. Rather than seek direct or alternative means

of advancing.. the Szarkai and his imp settled for listening to the chat. [

Listen Checks ]

OnlineHost: lurkerinshade rolled 2 20-sided dice: 19 7

I Yield to None: ~*~ lurkerinshade scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

I Yield to None: Noted

lurkerinshade: [Maereth: 24 | Sonne: 14 ]

I Yield to None: "A purely magical attack is always the most devestating!"

"Bah! How can you say that?! A magical attack infused with a physical will

always cause more damage to your target!"

restless impulse: While Maereth seemed intent on eavesdropping, Mercy crept

closer to the room in question and attempted to peek inside without drawing

attention to herself, if the door was open a crack.

devilish hex: " It seems our fearless leader has decided he doesn't want to

complete the mission. "

I Yield to None: "Oh how can yo.......... Did you hear something?" "It

sounded like it came from the servants entrance...." (They are out of range

of the silence spell for the sake of the adventure)

lurkerinshade: Seeing as the guildmates couldn't surpass their own need to

insult or procur treasure (he didn't much mind the latter).. Maereth took a

simple course of action. Lacking anything particularly capable of shielding

them from sight.. he

I Yield to None: "Servants shouldn't be in there this late....." "Let's go

check it out."

devilish hex: Well, that had the desired effect. There was nothing worse

than skulking about in the dark. At least now she would be able to collect

some blood samples for her poisons! Still, her whole demeanour started to

change and she

lurkerinshade: settled for the more direct method of dealing with problems.

The summoning of a Devil would suit his purposes.. everyone loved being faced

down by Barbed Devil! [ Spell: Summon Baatezu - Emerald: 4 rounds, 2d70,

35hp, DEF DC13] A

devilish hex: physically hunched over, and from under the sleeve of her

shirt a long brown .. thing .. slivered until it was touching the floor, at

which point it solidified into a walking stick. " Help! Help! There are

intruders in the

lurkerinshade: little work mark the required designs on some surface or

other woulf serve his means.. long as the Hamatula was between him and the

guards. -d

devilish hex: mansion! " Came the croaky voice beneath the hood. Well, she

is evil.

restless impulse: Oh well. As the cat was out of the bag; she'd postition

herself behind the door with a hand out so she didn't get her face smashed

in, in order to attack whatever came through.

OnlineHost: devilish hex rolled 1 20-sided die: 4

I Yield to None: ~*~ devilish hex scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

devilish hex: [ +5 Bluff = 9 ]

devilish hex: [ Oh, wait. Charlatan +5 Bluff, +2 CHA = 11 ]

OnlineHost: I Yield to None rolled 2 20-sided dice: 20 20

I Yield to None: ~*~ I Yield to None scored 4 poynts damage ~*~

I Yield to None: (Neither brother falls for it) "Hah!" Was spoken in unison.

I Yield to None: [Mage 1 0/47(18) | Mage 2 0/47(10) restless 0/38(20) |

devilish 0/24(13) | Apex 0/20(14) | lurker 0/55(16) | Sonne 0/35(22) |

Baatezu 0/35(13)****]

devilish hex: This place had very perceptive people in it!

I Yield to None: Mage 1 would send a magic blast through the door and into

restless per her position.

OnlineHost: I Yield to None rolled 1 20-sided die: 20

I Yield to None: ~*~ I Yield to None scored 2 poynts damage ~*~

I Yield to None: (Crit, Double Rank Damage) +12 Init = 32

I Yield to None: Hit

OnlineHost: I Yield to None rolled 2 70-sided dice: 23 64

I Yield to None: ~*~ I Yield to None scored 12 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: I Yield to None rolled 2 4-sided dice: 1 1

I Yield to None: ~*~ I Yield to None scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

I Yield to None: (+12 +2 + 12 = 38)

restless impulse: (( +5 spidersilk, +5 defence cloak, +3 gloves; 13 total ))

I Yield to None: (25 Damage)

I Yield to None: [Mage 1 0/47(18) | Mage 2 0/47(10) | restless 25/38(20) |

devilish 0/24(13) | Apex 0/20(14) | lurker 0/55(16) | Sonne 0/35(22) |

Baatezu 0/35(13)****]

restless impulse: [ acrobatic backstab ]

I Yield to None: Go for it

restless impulse: The door blown to bits and Mercy almost obliterated, she

nevertheless was able to push through the pain and rise to her feet and

behind her attacker in one smooth motion, her sword and dagger lifting out to

do some hopefully serious

restless impulse: damage. (( dex fighter, dual wield - velithssra 1d8,

dagger 1d4 ))

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 20-sided die: 12

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

restless impulse: (( +10 quick, 22 ))

I Yield to None: Hit

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 2 66-sided dice: 12 12

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 8-sided die: 4

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 4-sided die: 3

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

restless impulse: (( +10, +4, +3 = 1& ))

restless impulse: 17*

I Yield to None: (+5 Defense)

I Yield to None: (12 Damage)

I Yield to None: [Mage 1 12/47(18) | Mage 2 0/47(10) | restless 25/38(20) |

devilish 0/24(13) | Apex 0/20(14) | lurker 0/55(16) | Sonne 0/35(22) |

Baatezu 0/35(13)****]

I Yield to None: Mage 2 would also send a blast into the room, though now

that Mercy had made her move out of the way the placement of Baatezu would

make it the next target.

OnlineHost: I Yield to None rolled 1 20-sided die: 19

I Yield to None: ~*~ I Yield to None scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

I Yield to None: (+12 = 31)

I Yield to None: Hit

OnlineHost: I Yield to None rolled 2 70-sided dice: 26 47

I Yield to None: ~*~ I Yield to None scored 10 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: I Yield to None rolled 2 4-sided dice: 1 1

I Yield to None: ~*~ I Yield to None scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

I Yield to None: (+2 +12 = 24)

I Yield to None: [Mage 1 12/47(18) | Mage 2 0/47(10) | restless 25/38(20) |

devilish 0/24(13) | Apex 0/20(14) | lurker 0/55(16) | Sonne 0/35(22) |

Baatezu 24/35(13)****]

I Yield to None: Restless Go

I Yield to None: Mage 1 would let out a yelp of pain before batting all

feminie like at the female drow. "OUCH YOU CAVE RAT! THAT HURT!"

I Yield to None: (*feminine)

restless impulse: She'd aim after the first mage again; striking out with

her sword and following up with her dagger. (( dex fighter, dual wield -

velithssra 1d8, dagger 1d4, "surprise strike" +5 to strike first conscious

attack ))

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 20-sided die: 17

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

restless impulse: (( +10, +5 32 ))

I Yield to None: Hit

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 2 66-sided dice: 26 40

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 9 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 8-sided die: 7

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 4-sided die: 4

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

restless impulse: (( +10, +9, +7, +4 = 30 ))

I Yield to None: (one sec)

restless impulse: primary strike*****

I Yield to None: (K)

I Yield to None: (+5 Def)

I Yield to None: (25 Damage)

I Yield to None: [Mage 1 37/47(18) | Mage 2 0/47(10) | restless 25/38(20) |

devilish 0/24(13) | Apex 0/20(14) | lurker 0/55(16) | Sonne 0/35(22) |

Baatezu 24/35(13)****]

I Yield to None: Devilish Go

I Yield to None: Mage 1 would squeal this time and try to run away from the

drow. "GET IT OFF, GET IT OFF! IT'S HURTING ME!"

devilish hex: Cassandra had already drawn a pin from the pouch on her belt

and managed to wriggle her way towards Mage 2. The pin was stabbed into his

arm, but it wasn't it. As the pin sank into the surface of his flesh, she was

muttering under

devilish hex: her breath. [ Skill: Hex - Cackling Hex: this causes the

target to begin laughing & leaves them unable to cast any spells. - Willpower

DC: 16 ]

OnlineHost: I Yield to None rolled 1 20-sided die: 12

I Yield to None: ~*~ I Yield to None scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

I Yield to None: (+8 WP = 20)

devilish hex: [ Hex failed. ]

I Yield to None: [Mage 1 37/47(18) | Mage 2 0/47(10) | restless 25/38(20) |

devilish 0/24(13) | Apex 0/20(14) | lurker 0/55(16) | Sonne 0/35(22) |

Baatezu 24/35(13)****]

devilish hex: [ Apex is still outside. ]

I Yield to None: Apex not in the building

I Yield to None: Lurker go

lurkerinshade: As he'd already chosen for the direct approach Maereth set

himself to doing what every Diabolist fell to when given enemy spellcasters

to deal with. Cause as much pain as possible in the process of killing them!

Gathering up the

lurkerinshade: energies both infernal and demonic he sent his own magical

blasts at the currently unharmed specimen of the pair of magi. [ Dark Chaos

Orb (chaotic) & Hellfire Sphere (lawful) both 1d8 - dual invocations - mage

2 ]

OnlineHost: lurkerinshade rolled 1 20-sided die: 15

I Yield to None: ~*~ lurkerinshade scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

I Yield to None: Hit

lurkerinshade: [+12 int = 27 ]

I Yield to None: A fine hit!

OnlineHost: lurkerinshade rolled 2 70-sided dice: 52 65

I Yield to None: ~*~ lurkerinshade scored 19 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: lurkerinshade rolled 2 8-sided dice: 8 6

I Yield to None: ~*~ lurkerinshade scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

lurkerinshade: [+12 int | +5 dmg (Arcane Finger Sleev 2 if applicable) = 45

(50 if AFS2 is applicable ) ][

I Yield to None: (It is)

I Yield to None: (+5 Def)

I Yield to None: (45 Damage)

I Yield to None: [Mage 1 37/47(18) | Mage 2 45/47(10) | restless 25/38(20) |

devilish 0/24(13) | Apex 0/20(14) | lurker 0/55(16) | Sonne 0/35(22) |

Baatezu 24/35(13)****]

I Yield to None: Sonne Go

lurkerinshade: Sonne didn't have too much available to him.. aside perhaps

pilfering Maereth's magic items to go perform a little healing.. in exchange

for payment at a future time. Thus after the Boss's volley of opposing

magics.. he made off the

lurkerinshade: Szarkai's healing vial to the overzealous drowess with

stab-reflexes. [ Using Maria's Healing Vial on Mercy for its Full Heal.

Presuming its been filled with water from Maereth's flask and the drow

doesn't reject it. ]

I Yield to None: (Can you IM me the description?)

I Yield to None: (nvm, got it on the dossier)

I Yield to None: (Noted, restless back to full health)

I Yield to None: [Mage 1 37/47(18) | Mage 2 45/47(10) | restless 0/38(20) |

devilish 0/24(13) | Apex 0/20(14) | lurker 0/55(16) | Sonne 0/35(22) |

Baatezu 24/35(13)****]

I Yield to None: Baatezu GO

I Yield to None: *Go

lurkerinshade: And then it was the Barbed Devil's turn to inflict pain..

through no better means than to pummel a mage with its barbed fists! Hamatula

smash!

lurkerinshade: [ Mage 2 ]

OnlineHost: lurkerinshade rolled 1 20-sided die: 18

I Yield to None: ~*~ lurkerinshade scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

I Yield to None: Hit

OnlineHost: lurkerinshade rolled 2 70-sided dice: 59 1

I Yield to None: ~*~ lurkerinshade scored 9 poynts damage ~*~

lurkerinshade: [ no specified traits for summons so.. 9 ]

I Yield to None: Smashing seemed to be his talent! The second mage brother

was dead!

I Yield to None: [Mage 1 37/47(18) | Mage 2 54/47(10) | restless 0/38(20) |

devilish 0/24(13) | Apex 0/20(14) | lurker 0/55(16) | Sonne 0/35(22) |

Baatezu 24/35(13)***]

I Yield to None: Mage 1 finally got "himself" under control and tried to

turn around and blast restless point blank in the face with a magic blast.

OnlineHost: I Yield to None rolled 1 20-sided die: 16

I Yield to None: ~*~ I Yield to None scored 1 poynts damage ~*~

I Yield to None: (+12 = 28)

I Yield to None: Hit

OnlineHost: I Yield to None rolled 2 70-sided dice: 65 16

I Yield to None: ~*~ I Yield to None scored 12 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: I Yield to None rolled 2 4-sided dice: 2 1

I Yield to None: ~*~ I Yield to None scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

restless impulse: (( +5 spidersilk, +5 def cloak, +3 def gloves; 13 ))

I Yield to None: (+3 +12 = 27)

I Yield to None: (14 Damage)

I Yield to None: [Mage 1 37/47(18) | restless 14/38(20) | devilish 0/24(13)

| Apex 0/20(14) | lurker 0/55(16) | Sonne 0/35(22) | Baatezu 24/35(13)***]

I Yield to None: Restless Go

restless impulse: She'd stab and slash at the remaining mage! (( dex

fighter, dual wield, velithssra 1d8, dagger 1d4 ))

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 20-sided die: 8

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

I Yield to None: kk

I Yield to None: (wrong box)

restless impulse: (( +10 dex, 18 ))

I Yield to None: (Hit)

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 2 66-sided dice: 58 53

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 17 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 8-sided die: 3

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

OnlineHost: restless impulse rolled 1 4-sided die: 2

I Yield to None: ~*~ restless impulse scored 0 poynts damage ~*~

restless impulse: (( +10, 17, 3 ,2 ; 32 ))

I Yield to None: Stabbed and slashed into a gooey mess upon the floor. She

needed to work on her anger.

I Yield to None: [Mage 1 dead/47(18) | restless 14/38(20) | devilish

0/24(13) | Apex 0/20(14) | lurker 0/55(16) | Sonne 0/35(22) | Baatezu

24/35(13)***]

devilish hex: Well, that made it easier for Cass to collect little viles of

their blood while no one was looking!

devilish hex: vials, too*

I Yield to None: Noted

I Yield to None: The father had hired a Captain but he wouldn't arrive until

the next evening so the mage brothers were the last obstacle, besides the

stairs. Hopefully they did better with them then the wall.

I Yield to None: Upstairs they would find the father, huddling with his arms

protectively around his daughter of 12 or 13. Once one of the NW members

grabbed her the final conversation would begin.

restless impulse: She'd make a grab for the child; she wasn't in any mood to

hang around ... Snatchy snatchy

restless impulse: After going up the stairs

devilish hex: " CAW! " Apex crashed in through the window all dramatically,

clawing at the fathers eyes so the daughter was easier to grab.. by whomever!

I Yield to None: "Please wait! I'll double whatever they are paying you!

Just don't take my daughter!" He would say this after falling over and

screaming from the bird attack. Blood would be dripping down his face along

with the tears of a terrified

I Yield to None: father.

I Yield to None: They may remember #4 of the guild charter. Attempts at

extortion on an existing assignment are acceptable so long as the previous

assignment is completed prior to doing so.

I Yield to None: ^v^ 5/10/2014 9:07:34 PM ^v^

I Yield to None: Apex would get a collective swoon from the roosting ravens

in the surrounding trees after his window crashing skills were put on

display.

devilish hex: Cassandra had made her way up stairs, only to come into the

scene with her own gaze and not just her familiars. The witch cared little

for gold, so she left all that to the drow and the summoner.

lurkerinshade: Maereth hardly made a habit of keeping to deals, but it

rarely hurt to see what he could get out of a situation. " And do you have

those funds on you? " Knowing how heavy gold happened to be.. he had his

logical doubts. If there

lurkerinshade: coffers around though.. they could likely fill their pockets

and still make off with the girl. -d

I Yield to None: "I do, I do!" (For the sake of time I'm going to end the

adventure here with the decision they will accept the payment which will lead

to teh second assignment. Sound good to everyone?)

devilish hex: [ Yes. TY for the run! ]

lurkerinshade: [ Si. ]

restless impulse: (( thank you ^.^; ))

I Yield to None: (Ok, I'll post and email)

I Yield to None: (Welcome!)

lurkerinshade: [ That was fun. Always enjoyable to throw spells around. ]

I Yield to None: (Glad to hear it I enjoy seeing what everyone comes up

with too lol)

I Yield to None: The group would accept the offer, however, they would point

out per the rules of their employerer. Such meant they would have to take the

daughter and deliver her as originally hired. However, they would return with

her afterward.

I Yield to None: While the father didn't like the idea of losing his

daughter for any amount of time he really didn't have much choice. The

agreement was made to have her returned after she was delivered.

I Yield to None: ^v^ 5/10/2014 9:15:05 PM ^v^

I Yield to None: 1st NW Adventure Done

I Yield to None: Rolling for restlessimpulse's Treasure Hunter Skill

I Yield to None: Characters Earned 2,000 gold for completing the assignment. Will roll 1D1000 until I get a roll between 500 and 1000 (the 25% to 50% increase).

OnlineHost: I Yield to None rolled 1 999-sided die: 856