Silent Tide [Kong Pathfinder]

[Necro_EX]

You arrive in Diobel via the overland route from Absalom
to meet a contact in a pub known as “The Tails”; a dingy,
brine-soaked shack covered with swordfish tails located in a
rundown section of town called South Reach. There, bitter
longshoreman coming off the graveyard shifts pile in and slam
rounds of a potent shark-fin liquor, cursing and complaining
until they’re drunk enough to be carted home by noon. The
disparaged scene has few prying eyes—the ideal place for
Pathfinders to pass along their covert whispers. You enter early
in the day, when the small crowd of older men is at its most
drunk and rowdy, the revelry within barely contained by the
boarded-up windows. You stand out like sore thumbs among
the ruddy-faced dockworkers, most of whom have more gin-
blossoms than teeth. The crowd immediately heckles you for
being up-scalers and gold-thumbers, demanding you spend
some of your coin to buy the bar a round, but quickly fall silent
when moments later, a dark, cloaked figure rises from the back
of the bar. Then, eyes averted, everyone returns to their former
conversations. Drawing back his cloak, your contact reveals
himself—a man his late forties with obvious Chelaxian features
and a faint beard. He introduces himself only as Osprey, then
invites you to sit before he finally tells you why the Society
dragged you to Diobel:
“We’ve word that the accursed Chelaxian pirate Darsielle
Du Moire’s has anchored his much sought ship, the Hydra’s
Fang, in the harbor. Everyone’s looking for that bastard. He
carries with him some ancient tablets of extreme historical
value to our organization. Unknown to most, Wittlestone, the
small Andoren town Du Moire razed to the ground, was also
home to Myraxus Threeshadows, a noted but aging sage and
umber mystic supposedly of ancient Azlanti decent. Among
Myraxus’s possessions he kept ancient forgeries of several
tablets used in ancient rites during Old Azlant’s height. When
Darsielle destroyed the village, he slew the wizard and took the
tablets, hoping to pawn them to one of his buyers in Diobel.
The tablets are a priceless archeological treasure, one greatly
desired by the Pathfinder Society. In fact, just prior to the
Azlanti’s death, we placed several bids to purchase the tablets
and so naturally were the first to realize they’d gone missing.
You must race to get Du Moire and recover the stolen tablets
before his pursuers find him or he flees port."
“If our sources are correct, we’ve learned that he owes a
substantial amount of money to one of the Consortium’s more
ambitious Enforcers, an importer named Lubor Staizkal. Likely
he needs to settle with him at some point. Go to Lubor’s shop
on Meldon Lane, near the docks, and see if you can pick up Du
Moire’s trail from there, then do whatever you can to get those
tablets. May the Gods speed you in this task.”

[SamBurke]

Spoiler

Show

AND SO IT BEGINS!

Torrim nods. "So we start again on the quest. Speed, it seems, is of utmost importance."

[Ninjabob]

Gartrand grins. So basically we're to pirate a pirate's pirated goods.

Spoiler

Show

Lolz, ready now. I got finished sooner than expected.

[aturtledoesbite]

"It's kinda loud in here. My ears hurt." Theodric tries to cover his ears with his hands, but to no effect.

Spoiler

Show

Well, Bob, you're certainly efficient. Able to condense a reported 24 hours into a single hour.

[xela248]

Dastria takes in the information she has heard, nodding along to the words, as she scans with eyes wide open over her party.

"Well then!" she exclaims excitedly, clapping her hands together, "Off we run again! Everyone up for it?"

[Arkive]

"Speed" mutters Amdal, "Again speed." The halfling is easily lost in the crowd of dockworkers as he heads toward the exit. Why can't we have a leisurely adventure?

[Necro_EX]

Spoiler

Show

Sorry about the wait folks, some people came over.

On your contact’s advice, you arrive at the shop of one of Du
Moire’s supposed connections. A sign over the door reads
“Lubor’s Imports.” The door hangs slightly ajar. All is dark within,
and eerily silent. As you peer inside, you witness the scene of a
recent brawl. Furniture lies smashed and strewn about. Near a
closed door at the back of the shop, two bodies slump upon the
floor, their blood pooling slowly beneath them.

Spoiler

Show

[aturtledoesbite]

Spoiler

Show

1) Where's us? I don't see any dots.
2) Roll initiative?

[Ninjabob]

Gartrand stops midstride, noticing the bodies. He walks a little bit away from the house, and waves his friends towards him. Okay, this dosn't look good. There are 3 things we can do. 1st we create a perimeter before anything else, make sure nobody can get away... If they're still here.
2nd we sneak in and clear the house.
3rd, we charge inside, alerting anybody still there. I think me, Dastria, and Theodric wait outside and make a perimeter, while Torrim and Amdal sneak in. He says in a whisper.

Edit:

Spoiler

Show

Putting his memorized spells here. Same 0 level, Mage Armor, Color Spray, and Grease

[Arkive]

"Sure, I can sneak in. Torrim?"
Amdal then turns to the others. "And perhaps someone could see if anyone nearby knows anything? With all that wrecked furniture, I doubt it was a quiet affair."

[Necro_EX]

Spoiler

Show

No need to roll initiative just yet, also until it's rolled there isn't much need to show you on the map. The door to the outside is your rough location, until anyone does anything that is.

[aturtledoesbite]

Spoiler

Show

Not rolling initiative? Huh. That gives me the impression we may not have a battle.

P.S. IRC nao plz.

[Necro_EX]

Spoiler

Show

Alright, If I can get a perception from Amdal if you're going to search around, also stealth if you're wanting to attempt to be quiet and such.

Anyone looking to find someone to ask...diplomacy handles gather information now, so I'll take one of those if that's what you're doing. Do know that the time for that action takes a while.

[xela248]

"Indeed,"Dastria nods, "That's a fair plan. So why don't we do this strategically?"

The elf stands back a little and looks Gartrand and Theodric up and down. She hums to herself and finally comes to a mental conclusion. "Theodric, stay by the entrance? We should probably have a meatbag outside for safe measure. And Gartrand and I," she flashes Gartrand a smile, "can interrogate the neighbours. Sound good?"

[Ninjabob]

Gartrand whispers to Torrim "She smiled. I think somebody owes me a few gold." He turns back to Dastria "Sure, We can do that.

[SamBurke]

Torrim whispers back, before slipping into the house, "Indeed. Watch her like a hawk. Probably a doppleganger who's bad at mind probing."

He steals inside, gliding close to the ground, crossbow out and ready.

Spoiler

Show

Stealth:
(1d20+9)[19]
Perception:
(1d20+5)[9]

[Arkive]

AMDAL

Amdal follows Torrim inside, bow drawn, eyes peeled, and bare feet silent.

Spoiler

Show

Stealth: (1d20+13)[17]

Perception: (1d20+9)[20]

[Necro_EX]

Amdal+Torrim:

Spoiler

Show

You both make it into the building silently, neither of you make much noise as you stride into the shadows. The room you are in appears to have been ransacked. Aside from the obvious destruction from the recent brawl that has left the room in absolute shambles it seems anything of real value has been taken from here. It leaves the room with an odd, empty feeling.

Amdal:

Spoiler

Show

The two dead men in the room appear to have been hired guards, both wearing breastplates and helmets. They seem to have taken a brutal thrashing followed by a throat slitting, their blood pools by the door in this room.

[xela248]

Dastria mutters "Wow, I only freaking smiled. It's polite? Yeah? No need to be such an asswipe!" She shoots a scowl at Gartrand and storms off, walking down the path, in search of life.

Spoiler

Show

If you need it, here's a perception check:
(1d20+6)[11]

[Necro_EX]

Spoiler

Show

Diplomacy is all I need from ya for that. :3

[xela248]

Spoiler

Show

Diplomacy, bro:
(1d20+1)[19]

[Necro_EX]

Spoiler

Show

Alright, that's certainly enough for the check, but...

It takes...
(1d4)[1]
hours.

[Arkive]

AMDAL

Amdal approaches the closed door to the back room and presses a pointed ear to it.

Spoiler

Show

That's what I get for trying to recall the map from memory
Darn work network blocking picture hosting sites
Perception: (1d20+9)[29]

Stealth: (1d20+13)[21]

[Necro_EX]

Spoiler

Show

There's only one door to the other room.
Also, it is closed.

Since I hate to let a nat 20 go to waste, you can use that perception to check the door out or maybe to put your ear to it if you want.

[aturtledoesbite]

"So, I stand right here? I can do that." Theodric moves right near the door and stands there, still as a statue.

Spoiler

Show

Why do the good rolls always happen for other people? Why does the Random Number God hate Theo? D:

[Necro_EX]

Spoiler

Show

Herp, didn't notice you edited your post.

From the other side of the door Amdal can hear what sounds like boxes being moved around, pushed along the wood floor of the building.

[Ninjabob]

Gartrand hurries after Dastria, saying "Sorry I said that. It just seems that you are angry so much, its a rare occurance to see you smile. Sorry.

[Arkive]

AMDAL

Amdal whispers to the drow "Someone's moving boxes in there. Let's grab Theo."

[SamBurke]

"Why don't we see what it is, first? If we want to sneak, Theo isn't exactly the most stealthy soul. Besides, I think we can take it."

He slides towards the door, counting the paces.

[Arkive]

AMDAL

"Alright. I'll try the door. Be ready with your crossbow."

Spoiler

Show

Sleight of hand to quietly open the door: [roll]1dd20+6[/roll]
EDIT: I botched that. SoH Roll in OOC: [19]

If noticed, Amdal will move up out of eyesight and stealth again
Stealth (1d20+13)[18] (+1 if this counts as a surprise round)