Silent Tide [Kong Pathfinder]

[SamBurke]

Circling, Torrim steps between the man and the cliff, ensuring that he can scoot no further. "You have been granted a reprieve. Go now and do evil in whatever way seems best to you. I know you cannot resist its clutches."

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Do I need another sense motive check for this new statement of the thug's?

[aturtledoesbite]

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Not to be rude, Gartrand, but you suck at Sense Motive rolls. By the way, Sense Motive basically tells you if they're telling the truth, right?

[Ninjabob]

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I would do it

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Ninja'd, yes I do and yes it does. Also if their acting out of character, such as a mimic or something. Which could be interpreted as lying

[aturtledoesbite]

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Just a question, could I do a Knowledge (dungeoneering) check to see if Theodric happens to know anything about the pyramid our captive here mentioned?

[Necro_EX]

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It would be a knowledge (local). It's not a literal pyramid, but rather a pyramid-like structure.

A knowledge (local) could show if you have heard of the structure before, yes.

[aturtledoesbite]

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Er. I don't have any ranks in Knowledge (local). Could I still try?

[SamBurke]

Torrim pauses for a moment, closing his eyes and searching through his mind...

Knowledge: Local-
(1d20+7)[26]

[aturtledoesbite]

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Well, Torrim got it (or at least, he got better than my roll could possibly hit). But I'd still like to know if I could do checks like that without any ranks in the skill, for future reference.

[Necro_EX]

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Knowledge skills cannot be done untrained.

For future reference knowledge skills, profession, sleight of hand, spellcraft, use magic device, handle animal, and disable device can't be used untrained.

Torrim might recall having heard of such a structure on the southwestern shore of the island, not too far from the city. It is a good distance from here and traveling there and back will certainly take some time. The specifics of its location are unclear.

[SamBurke]

"There's a good chance he tells truth. Assuming such, what do we do next?" Torrim glances around.

[aturtledoesbite]

"Well, now that we know where to go, we don't have to go to see Mr. Torch, right?" Theodric asks. "Though I think we should bring Mr. Yargos home before we go to the pyramid that guy mentioned."

[SamBurke]

"We should still speak to this Torch, I should think. But, which first?"

[aturtledoesbite]

After attempting to think for a moment (mind you, it was only an attempt), Theodric responds: "Hmm...I dunno. Mr. Yargos, would you like to come with us to see Mr. Torch, or would you rather us bring you home?"

[Arkive]

"The one that got away may warn the others, so unless we take off now, they know we're coming.
Yargos. What more can you tell me about this information broker? Is he worth the time we'd have to spend to get to this fellow?"

[aturtledoesbite]

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Er, Arkive, "that one that got away" was shot down, if I recall correctly. And we still haven't untied the fellow here yet.

[Necro_EX]

"Yes, I assure you Grandmaster Torch is the finest information broker in the city. Anything we might need to know he can tell us."

Answering Theodric's question "I'd like to see this through with you. This whole ordeal is my fault and I'll be damned if I don't see this through."

[aturtledoesbite]

"Alright, then it seems we're going to go see Mr. Torch now," responds Theodric. "So...where is he?"

[SamBurke]

Knowledge checks!

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Local: (1d20+7)[27]

[Ninjabob]

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Nice roll. Now I know where all the luck went. *mumbles something about "hate" and "sense motive"*

[aturtledoesbite]

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Seriously, I must be doing something wrong. I'm lucky if I roll in the double digits. Here you are, pushing out 19s and 20s as if they're nothing. Oh well. At least it helps us all.

[Ninjabob]

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Hope it doesn't all come now, and we get terrible rolls later. Though I seem about half and half.

[aturtledoesbite]

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That's true, but should there be no unexpected twists in the plot as of now, then I don't see much chance of it happening. I mean, all we're gonna do, hopefully, is go talk to Grandmaster Torch then go beat up some gang of ruffians.

[SamBurke]

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Hey, you should see my OTHER game... stupid, stupid, perception check penalty. Some sessions, I'd hallucinate half a dozen times. Never, ever, ever, take a flaw based on perception. Never.

[aturtledoesbite]

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Er, you forgot the spoiler tags. >_>

[SamBurke]

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What spoiler tag forgettance? Also, OOC, with this stuff.

[aturtledoesbite]

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Heh, I see what you did there. And I thought that spoiler tags implied OOC anyway? Oh, and I'm off for the night.

[Necro_EX]

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I'm going to give Xela a chance to weigh in on the situation, but do feel free to carry on discussing your plans.

[xela248]

"For what it's worth," Dastria says, careful to look every single person in the eye in turn, "I think we should seek out this Grandmaster Torch fellow and get further into the town. Without his information, how can we be sure to proceed correctly? No point taking the risks of running over to the pyramid without knowledge or staying in this mess of a place."
Dastria turns to Yargos- "Sir, we need you. With your knowledge, we can follow you to the Grandmaster and I'm sure you want to leave this place for the moment. There's just something about being dangled off a cliff that gives off a...nasty aura. I don't see why we're even still here! Let's go. Now."

[SamBurke]

Torrim nods. "I cannot agree more, miss. It is high time we moved out of this squalor." He helps the men up.

Are they in any condition to move?

[aturtledoesbite]

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Er, I thought the other cliff-danglers headed on outta here already.