A Strange Hero in a Stranger Land (Pathfinder/Mutants & Masterminds)
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Malbutorius
C'est le bien qui fait mal
[X][Costume]Ninja Uniform
[X][ID]Uncaring. You don't wear a mask, and you don't have a secret identity.
[X][Black Oni]
[X][Action]Jump out the window and go after her.
[X][ID]Uncaring. You don't wear a mask, and you don't have a secret identity.
[X][Black Oni]
[X][Action]Jump out the window and go after her.
Yeah, that was the roll to notice the presence of someone in the loft. I didn't actually expect you guys to flub it. I mean, you only needed a 4 to pass that roll.
No. I could see an argument for doing that with Telekinetic Weapon, but the whole point of the Psi-knife is that it's attacking their mind/soul instead of their physical body. Swinging it harder should really affect that.
- Location
- Canada
[X][Costume]Ninja Uniform
[X][ID]Reluctant. You would have preferred to maintain your secret identity, but needs must.
[X][Name] Ninjustice
[X][Action]Go to the window and attempt to restrain her with telekinesis. (Make Grab attempt via TK).
[X][ID]Reluctant. You would have preferred to maintain your secret identity, but needs must.
[X][Name] Ninjustice
[X][Action]Go to the window and attempt to restrain her with telekinesis. (Make Grab attempt via TK).
Cyclone
Robotech Nerd
- Location
- Earth, Sol System
[X][Costume]Ninja Uniform
[X][ID]Reluctant. You would have preferred to maintain your secret identity, but needs must.
-[X]Write-In Addendum: Because there is no ID more secret than people not actually knowing you exist.
[X][Name]"Unknown parties," "a mysterious stranger," or, on occasion, "suspects range from rival gang members to an out of town syndicate..." Because they don't know we exist.
[X][Action]Go to the window and attempt to restrain her with telekinesis. (Make Grab attempt via TK).
[X][ID]Reluctant. You would have preferred to maintain your secret identity, but needs must.
-[X]Write-In Addendum: Because there is no ID more secret than people not actually knowing you exist.
[X][Name]"Unknown parties," "a mysterious stranger," or, on occasion, "suspects range from rival gang members to an out of town syndicate..." Because they don't know we exist.
[X][Action]Go to the window and attempt to restrain her with telekinesis. (Make Grab attempt via TK).
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The Froggy Ninja
The Blade Will Never Die
Well I hope we're carrying a steel tuning fork tuned to C or else it will be literally impossible to get back home without a Wish or Miracle. Or I guess I hope we're not because that would be boring.
OverReactionGuy
Verified Sanity
[X][Costume]Ninja Uniform
[X][ID]Reluctant. You would have preferred to maintain your secret identity, but needs must.
-[X]Write-In Addendum: Because there is no ID more secret than people not actually knowing you exist.
[X][Name]"Unknown parties," "a mysterious stranger," or, on occasion, "suspects range from rival gang members to an out of town syndicate..." Because they don't know we exist.
[X][Action]Go to the window and attempt to restrain her with telekinesis. (Make Grab attempt via TK).
I like this.
[X][ID]Reluctant. You would have preferred to maintain your secret identity, but needs must.
-[X]Write-In Addendum: Because there is no ID more secret than people not actually knowing you exist.
[X][Name]"Unknown parties," "a mysterious stranger," or, on occasion, "suspects range from rival gang members to an out of town syndicate..." Because they don't know we exist.
[X][Action]Go to the window and attempt to restrain her with telekinesis. (Make Grab attempt via TK).
I like this.
Being able to get back to Sayaka's home dimension quickly or easily would kind of defeat the point of this, so yes, it's likely going to be a while before she finds someone capable of making what she needs to get home. And even then it might end up being subtly 'wrong' if I want an excuse to throw her into another setting.
Anyway, current vote count:
Vote Tally : A Strange Hero in a Stranger Land (Pathfinder/Mutants & Masterminds) | Page 2 | Sufficient Velocity [Posts: 51-58]
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-[X]Write-In Addendum: Because there is no ID more secret than people not actually knowing you exist.
No. of Votes: 2
Cyclone
OverReactionGuy
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Task: Costume
[X][Costume]Ninja Uniform
No. of Votes: 5
veekie
Cyclone
Malbutorius
OverReactionGuy
RideTheWalrus
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Task: ID
[X][ID]Reluctant. You would have preferred to maintain your secret identity, but needs must.
No. of Votes: 4
veekie
Cyclone
OverReactionGuy
RideTheWalrus
[X][ID]Uncaring. You don't wear a mask, and you don't have a secret identity.
No. of Votes: 1
Malbutorius
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Task: Name
[X][Name] Ninjustice
No. of Votes: 2
veekie
RideTheWalrus
[X][Name]"Unknown parties," "a mysterious stranger," or, on occasion, "suspects range from rival gang members to an out of town syndicate..." Because they don't know we exist.
No. of Votes: 2
Cyclone
OverReactionGuy
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Task: Action
[X][Action]Go to the window and attempt to restrain her with telekinesis. (Make Grab attempt via TK).
No. of Votes: 5
veekie
Cyclone
DocMatoi
OverReactionGuy
RideTheWalrus
[X][Action]Jump out the window and go after her.
No. of Votes: 1
Malbutorius
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Task: Black Oni
[X][Black Oni]
No. of Votes: 1
Malbutorius
Total No. of Voters: 6
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-[X]Write-In Addendum: Because there is no ID more secret than people not actually knowing you exist.
No. of Votes: 2
Cyclone
OverReactionGuy
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Task: Costume
[X][Costume]Ninja Uniform
No. of Votes: 5
veekie
Cyclone
Malbutorius
OverReactionGuy
RideTheWalrus
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Task: ID
[X][ID]Reluctant. You would have preferred to maintain your secret identity, but needs must.
No. of Votes: 4
veekie
Cyclone
OverReactionGuy
RideTheWalrus
[X][ID]Uncaring. You don't wear a mask, and you don't have a secret identity.
No. of Votes: 1
Malbutorius
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Task: Name
[X][Name] Ninjustice
No. of Votes: 2
veekie
RideTheWalrus
[X][Name]"Unknown parties," "a mysterious stranger," or, on occasion, "suspects range from rival gang members to an out of town syndicate..." Because they don't know we exist.
No. of Votes: 2
Cyclone
OverReactionGuy
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Task: Action
[X][Action]Go to the window and attempt to restrain her with telekinesis. (Make Grab attempt via TK).
No. of Votes: 5
veekie
Cyclone
DocMatoi
OverReactionGuy
RideTheWalrus
[X][Action]Jump out the window and go after her.
No. of Votes: 1
Malbutorius
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Task: Black Oni
[X][Black Oni]
No. of Votes: 1
Malbutorius
Total No. of Voters: 6
- Location
- The United States
- Pronouns
- He/They
[X][Name]"Unknown parties," "a mysterious stranger," or, on occasion, "suspects range from rival gang members to an out of town syndicate..." Because they don't know we exist.
The Froggy Ninja
The Blade Will Never Die
Yep. According to a Dragon Magazine article, the only even semi-reliable source I could find, to travel between planes you just need tuning forks attuned to a certain note made from a certain material. However, for Prime Material Planes, the tuning fork has to be forged on the parallel you're shooting for. Which means that any PMP fork someone would make on this plane would just lead right back to it.
That sounds about right. I'm proceeding on the theory that there are ways around that, but they're decidedly non-trivial, and will require the help of lots of people who aren't likely to help for free.
In any case, vote is closed. Winning Vote is:
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Arrival 1.3
Arrival 1.3
You bolt for the window, arriving just in time to see the goblin pick itself up off the ground and sprint for the compound's wall. You frown for a moment, before you reach out with your mind, wrapping the goblin in bands of invisible force. It struggles to free itself, testing the limits of it's invisible chains, but but it's efforts are in vain, and a few moments later you've dropped down to the ground, your psi-knife glowing a brilliant azure as you walk towards the restrained goblin. You raise your hand, preparing to knock the goblin unconscious when the creature blurted out "Ekkie surrenders! Ekkie surrenders!"
Well, that would work too.
Fifteen minutes later, you were sitting in the manor's study, staring across the table at a bound Ekkie. The goblin's pockets and pack had been emptied out on to the table, revealing a motley assortment of items and gear that ranged from lockpicks and some sort of compass to a literal skull. It didn't look like a human skull, thankfully, but you weren't sure you liked the way the goblin's eyes kept darting to it.
You half turned as Heidmarch entered the room, keeping one eye on the goblin as she lead a man in leather armor with an axe hanging from his hip. He made a beeline for the table, picking up the compass, and turning it over in his hands. "Aye, this is mind, Venture-Captain. Little bugger must have lifted it from my room." He sounded almost sheepish as he said it; almost as if he was embarrassed that he had been robbed.
"And anything else, Joadric?"
The man did a quick scan of the table after that, and shook his head. "Nothing else. Well, maybe some of the coin, but if the goblin took some of mine, she didn't take much. I don't see any trouble in leaving the spoils to the lady who caught it."
Heidmarch nodded, then sat down next to you, facing the goblin. "Good. In that case, lets get down to business, goblin. I want to know who you're working for, and why you're robbing my lodge."
"Ekkie no speak Common! Ekkie only speak Goblin!"
The three of you stared at the goblin for a long moment before Joadric stated the obvious. "You just spoke in Common."
"Did not!"
"And now you just responded to me speaking in common."
"....Ekkie don't speak common very good?"
"That much is clear." Heidmarch sighed, then continued. "Tell us who sent you. Otherwise I'll have to involve the guard, and I assure you, you will find that I am far more forgiving then they are."
"Ekkie won't say nothing!"
You drum your hands on the tabletop for a moment before offering to help. "I can pull the information from her mind if you would like."
Heidmarch shot you a surprised look. "You can do that?"
You nod, then turn your attention back to Ekkie, speaking to her as you focused your will. "Now Ekkie, whatever you do, don't think about who sent you."
Ekkie's "Wha-" was cut off as you invaded her mind. It wasn't actually as simple as you had expected, though Ekkie clearly wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but regardless, the identity of the one who sent her was hovering at the forefront of her mind. One Versevosh, of the Nightsoil marauders.
The wonders of the pink elephants trick. It never failed.
Granted, neither of those names actually meant anything to you, and neither Heidmarch nor Joadric seemed to recognize them when you relayed the names, but Ekkie's response was one of nigh terror. "Scary witchy woman stay out of Ekkie's head! Out, out, OUT!"
Terror Heidmarch was quick to exploit. "My friend here can do this all day, if she has too. I can make her stop, but I can only do that if you tell me what you know."
The goblin quivered for a moment, then nodded jerkily. "Ekkie tell you what you want." Then she seemed to rally. "But only if you give Ekkie Plarg!"
You frowned, as did your companions, but then the goblin gestured towards the skull. Your frown deepened, and you found yourself asking the obvious question. "You named the skull?"
"Plarg not skull! Plarg cage-brother! Plarge super smart! Plarg protect Ekkie!" You open your mouth to reply, then close it, not entirely sure how to reply to that. Heidmarch seemed to have a similar reaction, but Joadric simply stared at the goblin for a long moment before shrugging and pushing the skull over the goblin. Ekkie immediately embraced it, rocking it like a baby. "Plarg! Ekkie missed you! Yes, yes!" She turned back to the three of you. "Plarg says Ekkie tell you about Nightsoil Marauders. But only if witchy woman go away!"
You shared a look with Heidmarch, who seemed to give you a "What can you do?" shrug, then stood and left the room, taking a seat in the nearby foyer. Then you leaned back and shifted your senses back towards the room, catching the middle of Ekkie's rambling explanation.
"...and then Versevosh comes up, and he has this huuuge hat, with things hanging off of it, shiny things, and Versevosh says Ekkie has to prove herself by stealing the shiny from the longshanks and then Ekkie can join Gang." Ekkie stopped, cocking her head. "Ekkie no think she joining gang now."
Heidmarch nodded. "That's probably true. Did he tell you to specifically steal from this manor? Were you supposed to steal anything in particular?"
"Funny hat goblin showed Ekkie picture of shiny Ekkie was supposed to steal. And Ekkie stole it! But then scary witchy woman caught Ekkie."
Heidmarch frowned, and she pulled a compass like object out of her pocket, showing it to the goblin. "Were you supposed to steal something like this?"
"Yes! That shiny like picture Ekkie was showed. Funny hat goblin wanted it! He said big boss would be happy with it. But he said Ekkie not talk to big boss because big boss was tall and mean and squash Ekkie."
"I see. That's very helpful. And you said you got into the sewers at a knackery?"
"A knack-what?"
Heidmarch sighed. "A place where they slaughter horses."
"Oh! Why not you just say that? Other goblins showed me to smelly horse killing place. It great place, because they cut horses there and you can see their insides and Ekkie gets lots of dead horse to eat. Ekkie supposed to go back there when she done."
"I see. And can you tell me where this place is?"
Ekkie hesitated. "Maybe Ekkie help you. Maybe Ekkie take you there, and take you through sewers to gang hideout. But only if you promise to let Ekkie go at the end!"
Heidmarch hmmed before responding. "I'll have to consider that. In the mean time, would you like something to drink, Ekkie? Or maybe something to eat?"
Ekkie responded enthusiastically, and a moment later, Heidmarch exited the room, but she didn't head towards the kitchen.
Instead she found you. You drew your senses back into your own body, and stood to greet her, but she waved it off. "I assume you were listening? I felt like someone was watching me."
You nod slowly. "I can extend my senses outside my body for a short distance."
"Right." She shook her head. "We're clearly going to have to talk about what you can do later. But right now, I'm more concerned about who sent that goblin, and why they're after wayfinders. That's not normal behavior for goblins."
"Wayfarers?"
"Right, I forgot, you're not from around here." She fished the compass like object out of her pocket. "This is a wayfayer. It serves as a compass, among other things. It's fairly valuable, but more importantly, it's almost an unofficial badge of office for Pathfinders like myself. We all get one when we finish our trials at the Grand Lodge, and very few people outside the society carry them. For a thief to be sent specifically after these..."
"Someone wants to frame your organization. Or make use of it's reputation."
She nodded. "That's what I think. Normally I'd dispatch a team of pathfinders to deal with this, but it'll be at least a week before the next team is due in city. With my husband out of town, I can't leave the lodge unattended, and I won't send Joadric on this sort of mission alone, no matter how sure of himself he is."
"So you want me to help him track down these goblins down for you."
"Yes. You'll be paid, of course, but I'd rather deal with this sooner rather than later."
"I see. So what would be the plan? Follow Ekkie back to their base and clear them out? Do you really think we can trust her?"
"Trust her? Probably not. But tracking goblins through the sewers is never easy, and if she can lead us there directly, all the better. And if not, well you clearly have some ability to extract information from her mind. If you need to do that again, so be it. And if worse comes to worse, we can always track down the knackery ourselves. The cloth that meat's wrapped in has a logo on it; I might not be familiar with it, but I'm sure someone on the streets could point us in the right direction."
What will you do?
[]Refuse the mission. This isn't your problem.
[]Accept the mission.
-[]Allow Ekkie to lead you to the gang hideout in exchange for her freedom.
-[]Pull the information from her mind directly. It might take a while, but it'll make it impossible for her to betray you.
-[]Track down the knackery yourself, and then search for the goblins from there.
--[]Go in alone.
--[]Take Joadric.
You bolt for the window, arriving just in time to see the goblin pick itself up off the ground and sprint for the compound's wall. You frown for a moment, before you reach out with your mind, wrapping the goblin in bands of invisible force. It struggles to free itself, testing the limits of it's invisible chains, but but it's efforts are in vain, and a few moments later you've dropped down to the ground, your psi-knife glowing a brilliant azure as you walk towards the restrained goblin. You raise your hand, preparing to knock the goblin unconscious when the creature blurted out "Ekkie surrenders! Ekkie surrenders!"
Well, that would work too.
Fifteen minutes later, you were sitting in the manor's study, staring across the table at a bound Ekkie. The goblin's pockets and pack had been emptied out on to the table, revealing a motley assortment of items and gear that ranged from lockpicks and some sort of compass to a literal skull. It didn't look like a human skull, thankfully, but you weren't sure you liked the way the goblin's eyes kept darting to it.
You half turned as Heidmarch entered the room, keeping one eye on the goblin as she lead a man in leather armor with an axe hanging from his hip. He made a beeline for the table, picking up the compass, and turning it over in his hands. "Aye, this is mind, Venture-Captain. Little bugger must have lifted it from my room." He sounded almost sheepish as he said it; almost as if he was embarrassed that he had been robbed.
"And anything else, Joadric?"
The man did a quick scan of the table after that, and shook his head. "Nothing else. Well, maybe some of the coin, but if the goblin took some of mine, she didn't take much. I don't see any trouble in leaving the spoils to the lady who caught it."
Heidmarch nodded, then sat down next to you, facing the goblin. "Good. In that case, lets get down to business, goblin. I want to know who you're working for, and why you're robbing my lodge."
"Ekkie no speak Common! Ekkie only speak Goblin!"
The three of you stared at the goblin for a long moment before Joadric stated the obvious. "You just spoke in Common."
"Did not!"
"And now you just responded to me speaking in common."
"....Ekkie don't speak common very good?"
"That much is clear." Heidmarch sighed, then continued. "Tell us who sent you. Otherwise I'll have to involve the guard, and I assure you, you will find that I am far more forgiving then they are."
"Ekkie won't say nothing!"
You drum your hands on the tabletop for a moment before offering to help. "I can pull the information from her mind if you would like."
Heidmarch shot you a surprised look. "You can do that?"
You nod, then turn your attention back to Ekkie, speaking to her as you focused your will. "Now Ekkie, whatever you do, don't think about who sent you."
Ekkie's "Wha-" was cut off as you invaded her mind. It wasn't actually as simple as you had expected, though Ekkie clearly wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but regardless, the identity of the one who sent her was hovering at the forefront of her mind. One Versevosh, of the Nightsoil marauders.
The wonders of the pink elephants trick. It never failed.
Granted, neither of those names actually meant anything to you, and neither Heidmarch nor Joadric seemed to recognize them when you relayed the names, but Ekkie's response was one of nigh terror. "Scary witchy woman stay out of Ekkie's head! Out, out, OUT!"
Terror Heidmarch was quick to exploit. "My friend here can do this all day, if she has too. I can make her stop, but I can only do that if you tell me what you know."
The goblin quivered for a moment, then nodded jerkily. "Ekkie tell you what you want." Then she seemed to rally. "But only if you give Ekkie Plarg!"
You frowned, as did your companions, but then the goblin gestured towards the skull. Your frown deepened, and you found yourself asking the obvious question. "You named the skull?"
"Plarg not skull! Plarg cage-brother! Plarge super smart! Plarg protect Ekkie!" You open your mouth to reply, then close it, not entirely sure how to reply to that. Heidmarch seemed to have a similar reaction, but Joadric simply stared at the goblin for a long moment before shrugging and pushing the skull over the goblin. Ekkie immediately embraced it, rocking it like a baby. "Plarg! Ekkie missed you! Yes, yes!" She turned back to the three of you. "Plarg says Ekkie tell you about Nightsoil Marauders. But only if witchy woman go away!"
You shared a look with Heidmarch, who seemed to give you a "What can you do?" shrug, then stood and left the room, taking a seat in the nearby foyer. Then you leaned back and shifted your senses back towards the room, catching the middle of Ekkie's rambling explanation.
"...and then Versevosh comes up, and he has this huuuge hat, with things hanging off of it, shiny things, and Versevosh says Ekkie has to prove herself by stealing the shiny from the longshanks and then Ekkie can join Gang." Ekkie stopped, cocking her head. "Ekkie no think she joining gang now."
Heidmarch nodded. "That's probably true. Did he tell you to specifically steal from this manor? Were you supposed to steal anything in particular?"
"Funny hat goblin showed Ekkie picture of shiny Ekkie was supposed to steal. And Ekkie stole it! But then scary witchy woman caught Ekkie."
Heidmarch frowned, and she pulled a compass like object out of her pocket, showing it to the goblin. "Were you supposed to steal something like this?"
"Yes! That shiny like picture Ekkie was showed. Funny hat goblin wanted it! He said big boss would be happy with it. But he said Ekkie not talk to big boss because big boss was tall and mean and squash Ekkie."
"I see. That's very helpful. And you said you got into the sewers at a knackery?"
"A knack-what?"
Heidmarch sighed. "A place where they slaughter horses."
"Oh! Why not you just say that? Other goblins showed me to smelly horse killing place. It great place, because they cut horses there and you can see their insides and Ekkie gets lots of dead horse to eat. Ekkie supposed to go back there when she done."
"I see. And can you tell me where this place is?"
Ekkie hesitated. "Maybe Ekkie help you. Maybe Ekkie take you there, and take you through sewers to gang hideout. But only if you promise to let Ekkie go at the end!"
Heidmarch hmmed before responding. "I'll have to consider that. In the mean time, would you like something to drink, Ekkie? Or maybe something to eat?"
Ekkie responded enthusiastically, and a moment later, Heidmarch exited the room, but she didn't head towards the kitchen.
Instead she found you. You drew your senses back into your own body, and stood to greet her, but she waved it off. "I assume you were listening? I felt like someone was watching me."
You nod slowly. "I can extend my senses outside my body for a short distance."
"Right." She shook her head. "We're clearly going to have to talk about what you can do later. But right now, I'm more concerned about who sent that goblin, and why they're after wayfinders. That's not normal behavior for goblins."
"Wayfarers?"
"Right, I forgot, you're not from around here." She fished the compass like object out of her pocket. "This is a wayfayer. It serves as a compass, among other things. It's fairly valuable, but more importantly, it's almost an unofficial badge of office for Pathfinders like myself. We all get one when we finish our trials at the Grand Lodge, and very few people outside the society carry them. For a thief to be sent specifically after these..."
"Someone wants to frame your organization. Or make use of it's reputation."
She nodded. "That's what I think. Normally I'd dispatch a team of pathfinders to deal with this, but it'll be at least a week before the next team is due in city. With my husband out of town, I can't leave the lodge unattended, and I won't send Joadric on this sort of mission alone, no matter how sure of himself he is."
"So you want me to help him track down these goblins down for you."
"Yes. You'll be paid, of course, but I'd rather deal with this sooner rather than later."
"I see. So what would be the plan? Follow Ekkie back to their base and clear them out? Do you really think we can trust her?"
"Trust her? Probably not. But tracking goblins through the sewers is never easy, and if she can lead us there directly, all the better. And if not, well you clearly have some ability to extract information from her mind. If you need to do that again, so be it. And if worse comes to worse, we can always track down the knackery ourselves. The cloth that meat's wrapped in has a logo on it; I might not be familiar with it, but I'm sure someone on the streets could point us in the right direction."
What will you do?
[]Refuse the mission. This isn't your problem.
[]Accept the mission.
-[]Allow Ekkie to lead you to the gang hideout in exchange for her freedom.
-[]Pull the information from her mind directly. It might take a while, but it'll make it impossible for her to betray you.
-[]Track down the knackery yourself, and then search for the goblins from there.
--[]Go in alone.
--[]Take Joadric.
OverReactionGuy
Verified Sanity
hmmmmm. Ah screw it, she gets a chance I guess.
[X]Accept the mission.
-[X]Allow Ekkie to lead you to the gang hideout in exchange for her freedom.
[X]Accept the mission.
-[X]Allow Ekkie to lead you to the gang hideout in exchange for her freedom.
- Location
- Canada
[X]Accept the mission.
-[X]Allow Ekkie to lead you to the gang hideout in exchange for her freedom.
-[X]Allow Ekkie to lead you to the gang hideout in exchange for her freedom.
[X]Accept the mission.
-[X]Allow Ekkie to lead you to the gang hideout in exchange for her freedom.
--[X] Warn Ekkie that her employer may have planned to silence her.... permanently.
---[X] Try and befriend Ekkie.
-[X]Allow Ekkie to lead you to the gang hideout in exchange for her freedom.
--[X] Warn Ekkie that her employer may have planned to silence her.... permanently.
---[X] Try and befriend Ekkie.
Arrival 1.4
Arrival 1.4
There are many things that you notice as you walk through the gate to the Mariska knackery. That the place has seen better days is obvious, that it reeks is expected, but by far the most striking thing is just how incredibly awful Tersus Mariska's facial hair is. You're not sure who told him the giant bushy muttonchops were a good idea, but whoever they are, they should be taken out back and shot.
He's also very clearly not happy to see you. "Now, I don't know who sent you, but this here knackery is private property, so you lot better clear on out now."
You raise an eyebrow at the demand. "We haven't even told you why we're here yet."
"And I don't care. Clear out."
Joadric hummed at that. "Are you sure about that? Might be that we could help you with your goblin problem."
It didn't take a psychic see how nervous the man suddenly was. "I don't know what you're talking about. No goblins around here."
You nod. "I'm sure. Ekkie, you can come out now." The goblin complied, and a moment later she had crept out of the brush she had been hiding in and joined you and Joadric. The small goblin could be surprisingly stealthy when she wanted to be. "Ekkie, is this the place?"
The goblin nodded vigorously, even as Mariska paled. "This the place! Ekkie come out through sewer grate here!"
Tersus suddenly interrupts, fear evident on his face. "I didn't have a choice! I tried to stop them, I did! But then the big one cornered after hours and told me he knew where I lived, that if I didn't give them food and money, that it would kill me and my family!"
"Uh huh." You'd heard that one before. Sometimes it was even true. Though given Ekkie's size, you had to ask. "The big one?"
Mariska gesticulated wildly. "Yes! At least a foot taller then me, with sharp teeth and eyes like a devil! I swear to the gods, I had no choice!"
"Right." You offer as a half-hearted reassurance, noting out of the corner of your eye that Ekkie had apparently decided to take advantage of the distraction to steal a large package of horse meat. "We're going to go kill it now."
"I...you will?"
"Sure. We're adventurers. It's what we do." Joadric added. That seemed to be enough to placate Mariska, at least enough to leave you alone as Ekkie lead you to the grate leading to the sewer.
Do you make Ekkie leave her ill-gotten gains behind?
[][Meat]Yes
[][Meat]No
Once you descended into the sewers, you were immediately assaulted by the stench; unsurprisingly, the sewers smelled like shit. Thankfully, there was a small walkway along the side so you didn't have to actually wade in it, but you suspected that your uniform was going to need a thorough cleaning after all this was said and done. You just hoped it wouldn't take to long for you to reach the hideout.
Forty minutes later, you were beginning to doubt Ekkie's usefulness; you'd had to double back at least twice, but the goblin insisted you were nearly there. You hadn't encountered anything more dangerous than rats along the way, and while the breed that inhabited Magnimar's sewers were larger than most cats, you'd dealt with far worse before; the ROUS's that you had encountered when you had encountered when you infiltrated Dr. Mordu's island fortress had been much larger.
Ugh. That man had ruined The Princess Bride for you forever.
A few minutes later though, you finally began to feel minds more intelligent than rats at the edge of your perception. You signaled for a halt, and after a brief moment conferring with Joadric, expanded your senses outwards, shifting your mind away from your body as you began to study the goblin hideout.
Three sentries stood at the nearest entrance to the complex, fidgeting aimlessly as they stood guard. Further down the corridor behind them were a set of improvised sleeping quarters, where 3 goblins slept on rotting bedrolls as another two amused themselves poking a campfire with stick next to what appeared to be an escape tunnel. Past a bend in a corridor there was a larger chamber, a two story space with a partially collapsed floor where three goblins tended to what looked like chemistry equipment on the bottom floor while a fourth shouted orders down from above.
You took a few minutes to study the laboratory, trying to puzzle out what they were making, but the answer came when a small rat scurried through the room, and one of the goblins on the bottom floor hurled a vial at it, splashing flame across the floor and instantly immolating the rat.
Satisfied, you shifted your awareness deeper into to the tunnels, coming to a large chamber with deep channel some ten feet wide running through it. A goblin wearing a truly ridiculous hat was shouting at a half dozen goblins for "lack of discipline" before abruptly stopping and spinning around to scan the rest of the room.
"Some one's watching us! You three," he pointed at one cluster of goblins, "find them! Search everywhere!" The group split at his orders, three of them beginning to move up the corridors while the hat wearing goblin began spreading caltrops across the bridge.
You frown as your senses return to your own body. What's your plan of attack?
[][Plan]Blitz
Head on assault, hard and fast. Don't give the search party time to reach the sentries or rouse the sleeping goblins.
[][Plan]Wait it out
Wait an hour or two and the Goblin will likely dismiss his feeling as paranoia. But waiting around in the sewers might not be conducive to your health..(DC 10 Fortitude check to avoid -2 penalty to attacks from being mildly nauseated.)
[][Plan]Infiltration
You can weave illusions around yourself and others, making yourself and Joadric appear as goblins, potentially allowing you to get much stronger before you strike. Assuming that no one sees through the illusions, of course.
[][Plan]Write-in
And before you attack, what are you going to do with Ekkie?
[][Ekkie]Let her go. She's gotten you here, you can handle the rest.
[][Ekkie]Kill her. She's outlived her usefulness.
[][Ekkie]Attempt to convince her to come with you and help.
-[]How?(Write-in)
There are many things that you notice as you walk through the gate to the Mariska knackery. That the place has seen better days is obvious, that it reeks is expected, but by far the most striking thing is just how incredibly awful Tersus Mariska's facial hair is. You're not sure who told him the giant bushy muttonchops were a good idea, but whoever they are, they should be taken out back and shot.
He's also very clearly not happy to see you. "Now, I don't know who sent you, but this here knackery is private property, so you lot better clear on out now."
You raise an eyebrow at the demand. "We haven't even told you why we're here yet."
"And I don't care. Clear out."
Joadric hummed at that. "Are you sure about that? Might be that we could help you with your goblin problem."
It didn't take a psychic see how nervous the man suddenly was. "I don't know what you're talking about. No goblins around here."
You nod. "I'm sure. Ekkie, you can come out now." The goblin complied, and a moment later she had crept out of the brush she had been hiding in and joined you and Joadric. The small goblin could be surprisingly stealthy when she wanted to be. "Ekkie, is this the place?"
The goblin nodded vigorously, even as Mariska paled. "This the place! Ekkie come out through sewer grate here!"
Tersus suddenly interrupts, fear evident on his face. "I didn't have a choice! I tried to stop them, I did! But then the big one cornered after hours and told me he knew where I lived, that if I didn't give them food and money, that it would kill me and my family!"
"Uh huh." You'd heard that one before. Sometimes it was even true. Though given Ekkie's size, you had to ask. "The big one?"
Mariska gesticulated wildly. "Yes! At least a foot taller then me, with sharp teeth and eyes like a devil! I swear to the gods, I had no choice!"
"Right." You offer as a half-hearted reassurance, noting out of the corner of your eye that Ekkie had apparently decided to take advantage of the distraction to steal a large package of horse meat. "We're going to go kill it now."
"I...you will?"
"Sure. We're adventurers. It's what we do." Joadric added. That seemed to be enough to placate Mariska, at least enough to leave you alone as Ekkie lead you to the grate leading to the sewer.
Do you make Ekkie leave her ill-gotten gains behind?
[][Meat]Yes
[][Meat]No
Once you descended into the sewers, you were immediately assaulted by the stench; unsurprisingly, the sewers smelled like shit. Thankfully, there was a small walkway along the side so you didn't have to actually wade in it, but you suspected that your uniform was going to need a thorough cleaning after all this was said and done. You just hoped it wouldn't take to long for you to reach the hideout.
Forty minutes later, you were beginning to doubt Ekkie's usefulness; you'd had to double back at least twice, but the goblin insisted you were nearly there. You hadn't encountered anything more dangerous than rats along the way, and while the breed that inhabited Magnimar's sewers were larger than most cats, you'd dealt with far worse before; the ROUS's that you had encountered when you had encountered when you infiltrated Dr. Mordu's island fortress had been much larger.
Ugh. That man had ruined The Princess Bride for you forever.
A few minutes later though, you finally began to feel minds more intelligent than rats at the edge of your perception. You signaled for a halt, and after a brief moment conferring with Joadric, expanded your senses outwards, shifting your mind away from your body as you began to study the goblin hideout.
Three sentries stood at the nearest entrance to the complex, fidgeting aimlessly as they stood guard. Further down the corridor behind them were a set of improvised sleeping quarters, where 3 goblins slept on rotting bedrolls as another two amused themselves poking a campfire with stick next to what appeared to be an escape tunnel. Past a bend in a corridor there was a larger chamber, a two story space with a partially collapsed floor where three goblins tended to what looked like chemistry equipment on the bottom floor while a fourth shouted orders down from above.
You took a few minutes to study the laboratory, trying to puzzle out what they were making, but the answer came when a small rat scurried through the room, and one of the goblins on the bottom floor hurled a vial at it, splashing flame across the floor and instantly immolating the rat.
Satisfied, you shifted your awareness deeper into to the tunnels, coming to a large chamber with deep channel some ten feet wide running through it. A goblin wearing a truly ridiculous hat was shouting at a half dozen goblins for "lack of discipline" before abruptly stopping and spinning around to scan the rest of the room.
"Some one's watching us! You three," he pointed at one cluster of goblins, "find them! Search everywhere!" The group split at his orders, three of them beginning to move up the corridors while the hat wearing goblin began spreading caltrops across the bridge.
You frown as your senses return to your own body. What's your plan of attack?
[][Plan]Blitz
Head on assault, hard and fast. Don't give the search party time to reach the sentries or rouse the sleeping goblins.
[][Plan]Wait it out
Wait an hour or two and the Goblin will likely dismiss his feeling as paranoia. But waiting around in the sewers might not be conducive to your health..(DC 10 Fortitude check to avoid -2 penalty to attacks from being mildly nauseated.)
[][Plan]Infiltration
You can weave illusions around yourself and others, making yourself and Joadric appear as goblins, potentially allowing you to get much stronger before you strike. Assuming that no one sees through the illusions, of course.
[][Plan]Write-in
And before you attack, what are you going to do with Ekkie?
[][Ekkie]Let her go. She's gotten you here, you can handle the rest.
[][Ekkie]Kill her. She's outlived her usefulness.
[][Ekkie]Attempt to convince her to come with you and help.
-[]How?(Write-in)
- Location
- Canada
[X][Meat]Yes
[X][Plan]Infiltration
[X][Ekkie]Let her go. She's gotten you here, you can handle the rest.
[X][Plan]Infiltration
[X][Ekkie]Let her go. She's gotten you here, you can handle the rest.