[DFRPG] Crawl! IC

[vicious Violence]

People that are not willing to fight for their lives are not worth risking fighting lives. We offered them help, and cannot lose more time taking them back. MADNESS? they say? Do they not live in Starhold Keep? Isn't this close to "HELL'S THROAT? Are their lives so pompous and comfortable they refuse to fight when they themselves live in a near lawless place? Telrith if you choose you can take them to the Keep, or have your elementals escort them. If they do not fight they might as well be dead. Only one of them hast to arrive at the Keep to testify. I am not tempted by their "reward" I do not fight for the money. I fight for ideals. My ideal is a world without CURSED BEINGS.

[PumpkinLorica]

Originally Posted by ericthered

<SNIP>And there is no way they can make it back home<SNIP>

COMRADE, if they have NO CHOICE WHY DO THEY BEHAVE AS IF THEY COULD BARGAIN?!

Originally Posted by ericthered

<SNIP>We walk away now, and we've as good as killed half of them.

I disagree.
If they want to live, that’s their choice.
Not ours.

[vicious Violence]

Vic let's the "people" think about what they want to do.

He waits for the morning to set out.

[ajardoor]

During the middle of the night, the camp is ambushed by unseen assailants.

Gathika, Telrith, Vic and 3 prisoners are shot at with darts. Gathika and Vic are missed, but the rest are hit in the face!
(damage roll; 1 small piercing + 1 toxic follow-up)

(OC: Everyone, roll Observation or Per, Darkness penalty -5, Range penalty -3, penalty for SM -2. Beat the margin of success 11 to spot the ambushers.)

Combat starts

[PumpkinLorica]

COMRADES! PREPARE YOUR EYE-BALLS! FOR A DARKSUN SEIZES THE NIGHT! OBSERVE AS THE UNIVERSE ITSELF UNFOLDS BEFORE YOU!

This is the look of her sunlight spell.

[ajardoor]

(OC: Gathika casts the spell on HER turn. Bain, you are first in turn order.)

[ajardoor]

Vic and Bain wait for Gathika to cast her Sunlight spell.

When the spell goes off, it reveals the attackers - about 10 small people who have climbed trees and armed with blowpipes.

(OC: Can someone roll for me? The enemies are all HT 10. The enemies are above the party and 10 yards away, for a -6 Range penalty.)

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Originally Posted by ajardoor

(...) (OC: Can someone roll for me? The enemies are all HT 10. The enemies are above the party and 10 yards away, for a -6 Range penalty.)

The monsters try to resit the eerie, sudden flash of light (resitance roll, ten times VS HT 10):

1. 3d6 = 6 +6 +3 15
2. 3d6 = 5 +1 +4 10
3. 3d6 = 3 +5 +2 10
4. 3d6 = 1 +4 +2 7
5. 3d6 = 6 +1 +5 12
6. 3d6 = 6 +6 +6 18, critical failure!
7. 3d6 = 2 +5 +4 11
8. 3d6 = 3 +3 +6 12
9. 3d6 = 2 +6 +6 14
10. 3d6 = 3 +5 +2 10

And four Chautcho make it, they (may) attack!

1. 3d6 = 4 +4 +4 12
2. 3d6 = 3 +5 +6 14
3. 3d6 = 3 +1 +5 9
4. 3d6 = 2 +6 +3 11

[vicious Violence]

People of STARHOLD KEEP. THE PATH OF VIOLENCE CALLS UPON YOU. TIME TO SHOW YOUR METTLE!! KEEP SAFE AND ATTACK IF YOU SEE THE OPPORTUNITY.

Vic says as he charges the enemy.

[ajardoor]

As the horrible ambushers cringe and panic at the sunlight (one falls out of the tree and dies as he hits the ground), Bain shoots one of them dead.

Vic makes some plodding movement towards the trees.

(OC: Telrith?)