Silent Tide [Kong Pathfinder]

[Necro_EX]

The girl looks up from the body to meet Torrim's eyes. For someone raised in such an environment, she's a fair lass. A moment passes as she takes in the situation before she speaks. "They've gone from here, sir. I think they may have used that window." the girl says pointing one muddy finger to the window behind her with mixed emotions playing across her face. The window is shut, but it does appear as though it may have been forced open at one point.

[SamBurke]

"My friends are going to come in, and give what aid they can. Just stay right here, they'll keep you safe. I go to find these men. Theodric! Let's go!"

Without another word, the drow leaps through the window, dashing out into the night in search of the men.

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Notes: I will be almost entirely unable to track these guys...

[aturtledoesbite]

Theodric races after Torrim in pursuit of the murderers.

[Ninjabob]

Gartrand walks up to the man and says "Hello there! Do you happen to know where we might find the propetier of Lubor's Imports?

[Necro_EX]

Theodric and Torrim -

When you reach the window you can see clearly that the window looks out over the water. As you both reach the window you hear a door slam open.

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Roll initiative.

Gartrand -

"Lookin' for Lubor, are ya?" the gruff man speaks in a gravelly and clearly ungracefully aged voice. "I don't know him personally, but last I knew he was at his shop. Heard an awful racket comin' from in there earlier...not entirely sure what it was. As he speaks the scent of spiced rum rolls out of his mouth and clings inside your nostrils.

[SamBurke]

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(1d20+5)[23]
Let it begin!

BTW, will we be jumping INTO the water, or what?

[aturtledoesbite]

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Ah, this is why we didn't roll initiative yet. Because not all of us would be fighting.

Initiative: (1d20+2)[3]

...I will pay to reroll. Please.

[Ninjabob]

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Sense motive to see if he's telling the truth.
(1d20+2)[5]
Well this stinks.

[Necro_EX]

Torrim and Theodric -

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I assume neither...well, I assume Torrim wouldn't jump out the window, at least.

Initiative rolls:

(1d20+1)[17]
(1d20+1)[3]
(1d20+4)[22]

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So, initiative is as follows:

Torrim
NPC
NPC
NPC
Theodric

Gartrand -

Well, it seems like this guy is pretty trustworthy to you. Kind of an honest face, I suppose.

[SamBurke]

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Not if there's no way to hit ground. He might if he could make it, though.

Perception check: (1d20+5)[21]

[aturtledoesbite]

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So, initiative is as follows:

Torrim
NPC
NPC
NPC
Theodric

Whoa, wait just a second! How does that NPC go before Theo? Both have a roll of 3. Theo has a Dex bonus of +2 and the NPC only a +1. So shouldn't Theo go before him?

[xela248]

Dastria confidently strides over to Gartrand and the old man, smiles and bats her eyelashes at the old man. Bring on the charm. She plants an overly worried look on her face as she asks sweetly,
"Are you sure that's all you know? Is there anyone else who would know more? It sure did look messy there..." she trails off as her tone gets stronger. I don't want to appear too nice, don't wanna get messed around. She taps her foot impatiently.

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Sense motive check:
(1d20+4)[18]

[Necro_EX]

Torrim and Theodric -

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No way to hit the ground, it overlooks the water entirely.

Also, normally you would be right Turt, but you fumbled the initiative roll, while the NPC got a nat 2.

Dastria -

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It seems like he is telling the truth but that he might be holding back...he isn't showing any signs of lying, but it does seem like he might know more than he's telling.

"Can't say I would know anyone that might know more, ma'am. Didn't see no one 'round earlier, at least... he says, turning his head to the side looking at Dastria through the corner of his eye.

[Ninjabob]

Gartrand asks the man
At least what? And do you know where he might be if he's not in his shop?

[Necro_EX]

"Pardon?" the man replies to Gartrand's questioning. "Look, stranger. Talk aint cheap, especially 'round these parts."

[xela248]

Dastria rolls her eyes and moves to the centre of the man's vision, unafraid to push Gartrand out the way a little. She says assertively, "Yes, we've got it. We might not have much time so let's cut to the chase. How much for the info? What do you want?"

[Necro_EX]

The large man looks down to meet Dastria's glare. With a slight chuckle he replies "Quick and to the point, eh? Can't say I've seen that in an elf lass before." He rolls his eyes back in thought and quickly comes back to Dastria's eyes with "I'll take 30 gold for it. Should be enough to at least get myself out of here and to another dock."

[SamBurke]

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So, what about that perception check?

For now, I'm just going to run out the front door of the shop, grab Amdal, and try and pick up the trail.

[Necro_EX]

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You were making the perception check to see if you could hit land from the window, right?

[SamBurke]

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|More just to see what's going on... I was trying to find the murderers.

[Necro_EX]

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Ah, well in that case it didn't turn anything up through the window.


Also, Turt are you going to be burning a hero point here on that initiative roll or something?

[aturtledoesbite]

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Bah. I'll save it for something more life-dependent. I was mainly joking when I said I'd pay for a reroll, anyway. I was kinda just hoping you'd give me one out of the kindness of your heart... >_>

[Necro_EX]

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Alright then...let's get this encounter going, shall we?


It is currently Torrim's action.

[xela248]

Dastria rummages through her belongings from her trusty backpack and hands 30 gold to the old man. What does he even know about elves anyway? If he knew enough, he'd know not to mess around.

"To another dock you say?" Dastria questions, "Is the situation that dangerous? Well...tell us everything. All of it."

[aturtledoesbite]

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Okay, hold on a second. I know I'm the red dot and Torrim's the brown one, but who/what are the grey and beige ones?

[Necro_EX]

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The pinkish beigey one is the girl, the grey one...well, you did just hear a door slam open behind you. Not a very nice lookin' chap.

The man counts out the gold handed to him by the cleric. "Five...ten, fifteen...alright, it's all here." His eyes dart about and he looks over his shoulders before leaning in closer to Dastria and placing the back of his right hand on the left side of his mouth as though to keep his voice from carrying far. "I can't tell you any of the details, but I know he's been caught up in some business with the Kortos Consortium. I can tell you two aren't from around here, so...to put it simply, the Consortium runs the show 'round here and they don't much like people showing ambition. Try to get some profit that doesn't leak into their hands and you're likely to be found lying face-down in the shallow waters. All that noise I heard...I can only imagine what was goin' on in there. Whatever went on, I'm sure it isn't a pretty sight." He looks over his shoulders again then back to Dastria "Look, is there anything else you need? I should be heading toward the city."

[SamBurke]

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Does he look hostile? Is he carrying a weapon?
(1d20+5)[12] (Perception Check)
(1d20+5)[19] (Sense Motive Check)

"And who might you be, sir?"

Torrim raises his crossbow, readying himself to shoot the man.

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Diagonal Down/Left, then forward one, so I'm in the open corner.

[Necro_EX]

Moving about and getting a better look at the source of the noise Torrim sees two large, rather unkempt fellows filling the doorway in the other corner of the room. The one nearest is brandishing a longsword, its blade appears to have been freshly bloodied. His dark eyes sit deep in his face under his low, sloped brow. Glints of light reflect off the steel studs in this thug's leather armor.

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Now, that was both your actions, yeah?

[SamBurke]

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OH GRAVY.
Yes, I believe it was. Curses... Shoot first, ask questions later.

[SamBurke]

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Here's the shot for if/when the guy moves:
(1d20+5)[21] (Attack)
(1d10)[10] (Damage)