Warriors of Haunden (IC)

[Alden Loveshade]

1) Anoras (whispering to the Haunden who know who she is when out of earshot of the one Haunden-speaking Venasir): "Take this--it's safe to eat, and the Venasir believe it's medicine that could potentially make you very sick. But it won't. It's safe; I made it and then ate it a few minutes ago. Several Venasir, I don't know which ones, should actually get sick or even very sick in about 5 to 15 minutes. If you see one with these symptoms (she'll tell symptoms), you can start pretending to have symptoms that you're sick.

"Make sure the others, and of course you, don't overact being sick. (To Old Man Trendil and Belansi she'll add, "Of course I don't have to worry about your acting. If for some reason I can't give a signal to escape from your loosened knots, and then run away or attack, you can give it.")

"While you're pretending to be sick, look for my signal. Then all the Haunden can escape or attack. Our prime target is the sorcerer Stripes, the one with the striped mask. In fact Stripes could be our only target; I don't know which of the Venasir warriors truly support Stripes. Some might support Holidor, but have to follow Stripes' orders. Stripes' apprentice is (describe). Once Stripes is down, we might get support. So I'd suggest not attacking the others unless necessary.

"If for some reason I can't give the signal, I'm saying look to Old Man Trendil or Belansi."

2) Anoras (whispering to the Haunden she hasn't told who she is out of earshot of the one Haunden-speaking Venasir): "Take this; it's safe to eat. You can see Old Man Trendil, Belansi, The Gerrand, Adeleth, or Timar are eating it, and they know who I am. I'm here to help as you should know. I'm somebody you know, but don't say that you know me. or my name, when you learn who I am. Several Venasir, I don't know which ones, should get sick or even very sick in about 5 to 15 minutes. Follow my signal--or that of Old Man Trendil or Belansi.

"Then you can pretend to be a little sick. But don't overact. If you don't think you can fake being just a little sick, then don't pretend. If you know you can act just a little sick, you can bend over with your face down a little, say 'ow' or 'ah' or 'that hurts' quietly, and think of things that make you feel upset. But keep an eye on me or Old Man Trendil or Belansi, for directions to see when to get out of your loosened knots."

3) Actually, if one or few overact being sick, Anoras doesn't actually think that's a problem. Some people do exaggerate their symptoms. She just doesn't want the whole group doing that!

4) To avoid playing out-of-character knowledge that I know but Anoras doesn't know that Stripes isn't getting really sick, I rolled on Tactics. ( She might have done something different if she knew what I know.)

From Tactics: "In personal combat, you may make a Tactics roll before the fight begins if you had any time to prepare. On a success, you start the fight in an advantageous position – e.g., behind cover or on higher ground – as determined by the GM. The better the roll, the greater your advantage."

[ericthered]

Has she loosen the ropes on all of them then?



giving the instructions goes as planned.


What will you do now that the warriors are sick?


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Cassandra recovered 2 HP overnight.

[Alden Loveshade]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Has she loosen the ropes on all of them then?

giving the instructions goes as planned.

What will you do now that the warriors are sick?

All ropes were loosened on Haunden she can trust not to run away until the signal--which I imagine means most if not all of them. I'm figuring if there's one or two she can't trust, someone else can loosen them when she gives the "start acting sick" signal.

When the Venasir start feeling poorly, she'll give the Haunden the signal to "start acting sick". She figures the Venasir will be more concerned about how their own are feeling than they'd care about how the prisoners feel.

When some Venasir are very sick. she'll go to Stripes to "make sure he's OK." About then she'll give the signal for the Haunden to escape from their bonds, then either attack Stripes or run off.

Note that her plan for combat is based on her successful Tactics roll, and not on my lack of Tactics. (My limited work for the military was inside a guarded building, not in combat.) So the GM is free to adjust this plan to fit Anoras' Tactics roll if needed. For one thing, Anoras would like to have access to a weapon she knows how to use....

EDIT: Sorry, should have clarified Anoras is trained in using a broadsword and using a shield.

[ericthered]

Ok, so you'll want to get weapons to as many people as possible. There are six warriors, with four sheilds, one glaive, four swords, two axes, and two bows. Two of the warriors have their swords with them, the rest of the gear is by their bedrolls... but those are about 20 yards from where the prisoners have been made to lie down.

two guards are on duty.


Stripes is busy making some sort of charm and is focused on that.

[Alden Loveshade]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Ok, so you'll want to get weapons to as many people as possible. There are six warriors, with four sheilds, one glaive, four swords, two axes, and two bows. Two of the warriors have their swords with them, the rest of the gear is by their bedrolls... but those are about 20 yards from where the prisoners have been made to lie down.

two guards are on duty.


Stripes is busy making some sort of charm and is focused on that.

Originally Posted by ericthered

But Stripes and Two warriors seem to have nothing more than queasiness: nothing that will actually slow them down. One of the warriors is uninjured, the other is the glaive warrior (below HP/3).

My guess would be the two guards that had been assigned guard duty would not include the glaive warrior (below HP/3). So correct me if I'm wrong. But by my interpretation, that would mean that out of the five guards that could have been put on duty, only one of them didn't get majorly sick.

So I believe out of 10 possible two-guard combinations, 4 out of 10 would mean one guard on duty is majorly sick. 6 out of 10 combinations would mean both guards on duty are majorly sick.

Again, of course you're the GM and I'm a player. But Anoras' actions could be different depending upon whether one guard on duty is majorly sick, or both. (Again, that's assuming Stripes wouldn't have a badly injured guard on duty.)

So do both of the guards that are on duty get badly sick, or just one of them? (Or is one of the two guards on duty badly injured?)

[ericthered]

They do have some injured guards watching out. So its possible one of them is glaive... let me roll.



Both of the guards on duty are sick. One of them is injured.

[Alden Loveshade]

Anoras rolled 6 under Tactics. And Basic Set says the GM can suggest what's best based on the success of the Tactics roll. I'm not exactly sure where everything and everyone is while Anoras does know, and Anoras is a whole lot better at Tactics than I am. So the GM is free to adjust this based on Anoras's knowledge and roll.

Originally Posted by ericthered

Stripes is busy making some sort of charm and is focused on that.

Anoras will go to the one of the two very sick guards that's furthest from Stripes. Anoras (speaking) "As this sickness may cause the guard to become temporarily confused, I should temporarily remove these dangerous items until the guard is better." She will do so.

Then she'll go to the other guard that has a sword and shield that Anoras is used to using, the guard closest to Stripes. While checking the very sick guard, she'll again move the sword and shield and any other weapons so they don't get in the way of her "treatment."

Then, when close to Stripes but from a position where the charm-making Stripes won't see the signal, she'll give the Haunden the signal to escape from their bonds and then either go to a safe place or grab weapons to attack Stripes. Or fight against only those Venasir who attack the Haunden. (Anoras will rely on her "subleaders" she told the Haunden they could follow.)

She'll look for when the opportunity looks good, and armed Haunden are coming in (grabbing the weapons). Which will probably happen very soon. Then she will use the sword and shield so "I can do my best" to give the sorcerer Stripes all the protection he deserves. And then, when the time looks best, probably very quickly, she and whoever's with her will attack the sorcerer. If reasonably possible, but only if reasonably possible, she'll avoid harming his mask.

(Anoras is a healer first and a warrior second. But by Stripes having been a leader of an attack to kill innocent people, wanting to change their dead bodies into evil skeletons to kill more innocent people, telling her to give the Haunden something that the sorcerer believed could kill them, planning to attack and kill his own people at Holidor, and then not even seeming to care when his own guards are getting deadly ill? She won't feel guilty about attacking him.)

And again, Anoras's thought is that some, maybe even all, of these guards do not emotionally support Stripes, but are merely following orders.

Anoras yelling (in Venasir): "If you are truly loyal to Holidor and not to this evil rebellion, do not attack the Haunden who are here to help us!"

[ericthered]

Ok, just to clarify, Anoras is targeting the two sick guards, not just two random sick warriors?


who is the statement about removing the dangerous items made to?


Exactly where is she putting the sword and shield she's not carrying?


As I figure it, the Haunden will have two sets of weapons for this fight, right?


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As evening comes, Cassandra hears the blowing of a Venasir Horn. The Horn of alarm. The one that signals for them to respond to a raid!


What has she been doing all day?

[Alden Loveshade]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Ok, just to clarify, Anoras is targeting the two sick guards, not just two random sick warriors?

Sorry, I realize now I didn't clarify that by "these dangerous items" I meant the weapons. And by "guard" I was thinking of the two on guard duty. So yeah, the two guards on duty are both very sick, and as you said they are the only two Venasir warriors who have weapons nearby. So those are the two warriors that Anoras' is dealing with.

Originally Posted by ericthered

who is the statement about removing the dangerous items made to?

Nobody in particular; she's just kind of supposedly "thinking out loud." Stripes is busy so will probably not be paying attention. She's speaking out loud just in case a Venasir is paying attention to what she's doing. She's just a "weird healer doing weird healer things." (Although even in real life I don't think healers want their patients having deadly weapons....)

Originally Posted by ericthered

Exactly where is she putting the sword and shield she's not carrying?

Honestly, I don't know how to answer that because, while Anoras knows where everything and everyone is, I don't. So some place where a Venasir warrior, especially one that's not sick, can't reach it. She wants a Haunden to get them, not a Venasir.

Originally Posted by ericthered

As I figure it, the Haunden will have two sets of weapons for this fight, right?

Sorry, but I'm not understanding what this means. If you mean there's enough weapons for them to grab two, if that works, that's fine. (Again, Anoras has military training in Tactics; I don't.)

[Kalzazz]

She has rested and done guard duty and looked hopefully for something to drink and people willing/able to talk to her