AVB - Ishmael Mk II

[planswalker]

Monodominant or DM only. All others will be taken to pier 7 and shot. Survivors will be shot again.

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Heh, yea we have 50 pages worth of material for me to draw from! I could easily pretend to be a high ranking Jack with all the stuff I have learned :D

The "girl" makes another curtsy and moves quickly out of sight making an effort of straightening up.

She turns around the closest corner and then looks back to see what the man does after that.

As she is moving off, the butler says, "Dear, your bed is the other way." His voice sounds patient yet firm.

[Monodominant]

"She" turns around shaking a bit as if the late hour and embarassment is overflowing.

"She" then does as described above.

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Woohoo new thread! 5000 xp bonus for survivng this long? :D

[planswalker]

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5 xp

survival is its own reward, but since you asked nicely, I'll grant you a little something for nothing.

Once "she" has turned the corner, the butler turns down the hall in the opposite direction of the servants' quarters you were directed off to.

[Monodominant]

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If only I could craft magical items those 5 xp would go a long way!

:D

But in any case, thanks for tolerating me for so long :D

Careful this time not to be spotted so easily he decides to follow the man so he can see where he goes so that he may actually take his form later on if its needed.

He tries to stay in shadowy corners so that even if there is nothing more for him to hide behind he can quickly pull back towards the shadows and hide.

[planswalker]

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hide and ms check. ide at -10 for verry unoptimal conditions.

[planswalker]

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hide and ms check. ide at -10 for verry unoptimal conditions.

[Monodominant]

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Hide: (1d20+29)[41]
MS: (1d20+13)[24]

iit feels so weird rolling with -such- low skills!!! :D

[planswalker]

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you don't take the penalty to ms. Just to hide.

You avoid detection as you follow the butler all the way upstairs to the master bedroom. Do you wish to follow him in?

[Monodominant]

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The servant goes -in- the master bedroom? Now that IS strange. Would you roll a sense motive for me about his body language and how he seems to be going about things?

Recently my characters intelligence went up by 2 points... perhaps he understands something I cant think of?

Ishmael considers his options in a split second decision. He considers the possibility of staying out and entering later but is worried as if there are people in the room it would be impossible to enter unnoticed. He also wonders why would the senior servant enter the room of the master of the house without knocking and without being called for.

All the above contribute to his decision to try and enter as well to see what is going on. Before he does so he uses the hat to make himself look like one of the guards at the stairs so he may get a cover story about having followed the man to check up on him IF he is spotted.

[planswalker]

It would appear that the butler is meeting with someone. A meeting that the rest of the household is supposed to be ignorant of.

You are not spotted as you enter the room. Several chairs and a potted plant provide more than adequate cover to hide yourself from view. Silent and swift as a shadow you enter the room, the butler and the apparent lord none the wiser.

"Were you followed?" the baron asks.

"I do not believe so, but seven of the baroness's maids were up and about on this or the other pretense. I do not believe that all of them were wandering the halls because they had all lost their senses. I suspect your wife is beginning to get suspicious."

[Monodominant]

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! I am a queens maid now! ! ! Upgrade!

Ishmael finds himself in an awkward situation. A secret meeting that involves somehow the Queen of Aldhaven, the Baroness and her husband. Though he always dreamed of being a court assassin he worries that perhaps he sank his teeth on more than he can chew.

At this time there are not many options. He tries to be an inconspicuous and shadow as possible and listens in the conversation. He looks around the room, even moving his head slowly out of fear of attracting attention, taking in the details like windows and other exits, in case he will need to escape, as well as what is in the room. He wonders where the Baroness is since she is not in the actual master bedroom.

[planswalker]

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once again, I prove I'm human. Those were the baroness's maids. there currently is no queen of aldhaven.

not sure if this changes your actions.

[Monodominant]

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Not really... it still seems that the couple has something to hide from each other...

It could be that the Baron has a super amazing anniversary present...

or...

It could be that he is a Pit Fiend that plans to take her to Hell with him...


So all in all I am still staying in and listening.

Oh and I start -studying- the Baron... cause you never know...

[planswalker]

"Let her be suspicious. It's only another couple of days until the anniversary, and then it will all be revealed. Won't matter what her nattering maids say then. Everything is coming to fruition. When she dons the necklace on our anniversary, all will be set in motion and the city will recognize my importance."

"As you say, milord. I have brought the last component of the spell you requested."

"Good. Put it in its place. The necklace will then be completed."

The baron is a young man whose face is kind and full of laugh lines. However, some sort of burning desire in his eyes is tainting the genial demeanor and leaving something quite off with him.

The butler pulls a piece of folded silk out of his pocket and approached the desk on the far side of the room. You can't quite make out the details from where you are, although it would be possible to move closer, if you dare.

[Monodominant]

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Is there some form of penalty to the roll for moving closer?

Ishmael listens intently and wonders what is going on. Apparently he doesnt plan something very nasty for his wife but rather for the city... he considers moving closer to see more details, not that it will help as his knowledge of magic is limited but first checks where and how he will be hiding next.

[planswalker]

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no, but the penalty to spot/hear you decreases with distance.

If he were o move closer, there is a high-backed chair he could hide behind.

[Monodominant]

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You are scaring me... the only reason I made it is cause they have a penalty?

Ishmael decides that he has to risk it. Keeping his eyes more on the Baron than on the servant he edges a bit closer to get a better look walking slowly and carefully not wishing to make noise or be seen.

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I dont suppose I can take 10?

If not,
hide (1d20+39)[53]
MS (1d20+23)[38]

[planswalker]

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no, that's not the only reason, but it does change the odds of success slightly on what their penalty is, and it builds tension this way. Plus, it lets me procrastinate a few posts and give me a chance to plot out the next bit of the adventure in my head.

you can take 10 on hide and move silently, but that would be lower than what you rolled this time.

As he edges closer, he sees that the butler is unwrapping a cat's eye chrisoberyl, a rather rare gem. He places it as the centerpiece of a gold and silver chain that already has a ruby, sapphire, emerald, pink diamond, and large black pearl on it, each in their own sockets.

[Monodominant]

For a moment he considers dashing ahead, stealing the whole thing and then jumping of the window all in one fluid motion.

That would make things easy in a way... his curiosity and perfectionism laughs at the thought of that idea and he instead stays put in his new cozy hiding place and observes.

He remembers stories that he has heard that gems can be used to capture someone's soul and that the more expensive the gem the more important the person or of stronger personality he may have. He now wonders if those stories could possibly be true...

[planswalker]

The butler fits the catseye in the socket made for it easily and fixes it in place.

"It is complete, milord. Your lady wife will be most pleased to see it."

"Indeed she shall, Jarvis. Indeed she shall."

[Monodominant]

Ishmael waits to see what they will do with it.

[planswalker]

"Good night, Jarvis."

"Good night Sir."

The butler exits the room.

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if Ishmael wishes to leave unnoticed now, he'll have to hurry.

[Monodominant]

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What do they do with the necklace?

[planswalker]

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it is left on the desk for now.

[Monodominant]

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Sorry for taking it so much in OOC but can you give me a detailed description of the room?

I want to see if I will be able to somehow exit after the door closes if I am to take the pendant.

For example is the bed close to the door or since this is a Baron we are talking about there is like an antechamber, where the door and a mini living room is located, and then the bedroom?

Are there windows and which floor are we (and whats the distance to the ground).

Also is there a key behind the door (I ask cause in many houses you usually leave the key on the inside as opposed to carrying the keys to every room on you).

[planswalker]

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the room is rather small, and no bed is present, only a half-dozen chairs, four potted plants, a cabinet, and a desk. There are no windows, but there is a door on the opposite wall from the one you came in from. That one does not appear to have a lock.

[Monodominant]

Ishmael considers that the next door is the one that actually leads to the chamber where the Baron and his wife sleep since it doesnt have a lock and thus he should be able to leave unless he is extremely unlucky.

He wonders if the woman is sleeping elsewhere or if the door that separates these rooms is good enough that the wife did not hear the interaction between servant and master.

With any luck the Baron wont take the necklace with him to the next room and risk his wife finding it he considers and thus stays put.

[planswalker]

The door back out into the hall is shut, and the Baron locks it.

He then goes over to the desk, fold up the necklace in silk, puts it in the desk, and locks it with a key he wears around his neck.

He then opens the far door and enters the room beyond. You catch a glimpse of a bed and a window as it closes.

[Monodominant]

Locked inside what is probably the safest room in the whole house considers Ishmael.

For just a moment he entertains the thought of slaying the Baron. Now that would go great with his resume... his first real high level assassination.

Unfortunately noone has -yet- asked for that though he now knows he could do it. Perhaps courtly assassin is within his grasp.

Even better he could try to steal the key from the man's neck. Now that would take some real talent.

Putting all those thoughts aside he regains his composure and professionalism. He does what he knows he can do like the best of them. Waits patiently before doing anything.

After an hour and a half or so, during which time he tries to listen if he can hear the Baron or anyone else snore, he slowly approaches the desk in which the man put the necklace and searches it for traps.

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If possible taking 20 on listen to hear if people sound asleep :D
Taking 20 for 27 vs traps.

[planswalker]

When the door shuts, you can hear not a single thing from the room beyond.

The man apparently isn't in the habit of trapping his own desk in his own study that you have to infiltrate into his house and go to the second floor to find.