[Avatar d20] The Fall of Chin the Great - Group 2 IC

[wrath hammer]

Lyzander

Quickly waking up, Lyzander put his cap back and sheathes his blade (he always sleeps dressed up and with his scimitar under his arm so he can draw it easily, if needed).
As he sees the guards rushing, he follow the flow and rushes towards the gate.

[Mephibosheth]

From the cries of fighting men, the clanging of weapons, and the twang of bowstrings, it becomes apparent to you that some group of bandits has attacked the main gate of the compound. From what you pick up from passing guards, it looks like a group of bandits tried to sneak up to the gate with explosives, but were spotted and shot down before they could reach. Seeing the failure of their explosive plot (one of the guards used Earthbending to remove the explosives as a factor in the battle) the rest of the gang then began to attack the gate with ladders and grappling hooks.

You throw on your armor, grab your weapons, and run out of the bunk room toward the fighting, ready to lend a hand in repulsing the bandits and eager for your chance to take a hostage or track the bandits back to their hideout.

Lyzander & Rikoda:

Spoiler

Show

As you make your way through the mess hall, you hear a strange crunching sound from outside the postern gate in the wall of the barracks.

OOC:

Spoiler

Show

From here on out we’ll be on initiative. You can make it to the main gate in one turns if you run, and I’ll give you more detail from there.

Initiative Order: Lyzander (24), Boruk (17), Aki (12), Quintin (11), Rikoda (10)

[jagadaishio]

Aki

Aki runs to the main gate and looks to see if the ladders are made of nice, flammable wood, and if the gate is made of metal or a material more susceptible to flame.

[wrath hammer]

Lyzander

Lyzander hears the strange noise from outside, and keeps running, now alongside Rikoda and take him by his arm and says:
"That noise, Waterbender, can you hear it?"

While he also tries to discern what kind of noise is this.
Listen - (1d20+10)[30]

[Mephibosheth]

Lyzander:

Spoiler

Show

As you take a moment to listen harder to the noise, you can hear what sounds like the grinding of rock on rock and the shifting around of large quantities of earth. After a moment, the movement ceases, and you can hear a very soft scratching on the other side of the door.

Aki:

Spoiler

Show

The ladders are indeed made of wood. The main gate is made of stone slightly thinner than the outer wall and balanced on well-made hinges.

[Goats_o_Mjolnir]

Rikoda

Hearing the noise as well, Rikoda nods in response. Carefully he whispers to Lyzander.

"What is that?"

Rikoda gets into a ready bending position, hand on his bladders cork.

[jagadaishio]

Aki

Aki makes a quick punch and a jet of fire bursts from her closed fist, flying in the direction of the middle part of a ladder, aiming through the gate and hoping to make it fold backwards on itself at its soon-to-be-broken middle.

Spoiler

Show

Taking 10 on the firebending check, using the "full damage to objects" application of explosion.
[roll0] (+1 if Aki can get within 30 feet of a ladder) (Just trying to hit the ladder, not a person)
[roll1] (+1 if Aki can get within 30 feet of a ladder)

[wrath hammer]

Lyzander

Yet very uncertain of what could be, and no wanting it to be what he is thinking, Lyzander rushes to the tower, so he can see what on the other side

[Imbasel]

Quin, takes out his glider and takes to the skies to get a better look at his surroundings.

[Copacetic]

Boruk
Boruk runs to the front gate, eager to prove to the guards that he could be trusted in battle.

[Mephibosheth]

Map

Spoiler

Show

OOC:

Spoiler

Show

This is the map that (hopefully) shows your current positions. If you want me to adjust anything, let me know.

The wall is 20 feet tall, with a 5-foot walkway along the top. If you need any additional information, let me know.

[jagadaishio]

OOC:

Spoiler

Show

That looks about right. I'm just waiting now on how well knocking the ladder down worked before I move on to Aki's next action.

[wrath hammer]

Spoiler

Show

For me, I just want to know what thing was doing the crunching noise from the other side of the gate

[Mephibosheth]

OOC:

As all of you know, my participation in this campaign has been less than ideal of late. I thought that things in my life would slow down enough to allow me to continue to run the campaign, but this hasn’t happened. I just don’t have enough time to devote the attention to this campaign that it deserves, especially given the time-intensive nature of all of the behind-the-scenes work of DM’ing. With this in mind, and with sincere regrets, I’m going to have to back out.

I’ve enjoyed the campaign immensely, and it’s been quite useful for tweaking and evaluating the Avatar d20 system. I’m sorry to have to end the campaign, but it deserves more attention than I can devote. I hope that you too have enjoyed what little gaming we’ve been able to do.

Again, I’m sorry for having to back out.

Mephibosheth

[Goats_o_Mjolnir]

It happens to the best and brightest, it was fun, if you ever DM another, slide me a pm Meph

~Goats

[jagadaishio]

Do drop me a PM as well if you get another game going. Also, if it isn't too much trouble, could you tell us where you had planned on taking this campaign?

[Mephibosheth]

I had a couple of different ideas. I was going to base it largely off your characters' desires/motivations. The most fully-formed idea was for your characters to get involved in the peasant revolt that follows the fall of Chin the Great (discussed in one of the Avatar video games). Apparently, the Earth King was severely threatened by a revolt that aimed to overthrow him, so he asked Avatar Kyoshi to intervene. Kyoshi refused to intervene directly, but offered a compromise whereby the Earth King would grant the people increased access and influence in the government and Kyoshi would create an elite force of Earthbender (who became the Dai Li) to safeguard the Earth King and Ba Sing Se's cultural heritage. I was planning vaguely on having you get involved in that on one side or the other.

[wrath hammer]

What a pity!!

It was a really great campaign.
As I said before you were one the most competent DM's that I've ever seen.
But, I desire the best to you in your new marriage (You recently married, didn't you?)
I was going to ask you for some help in how to build battle grids, like the ones that you've made, I'm giving a shot as a DM, and trying to form a group. If you tell how you made it, I would be very grateful.

Until the next time.