Battle for the Five Nations OOC

[mistformsquirrl]

I had an idea. What if we can get a small group (say, 3-4) of the Shifters to volunteer to act as a diversion to draw them out of the fort - then once the enemy patrol is after the shifters, we can move in on the fort while it's undermanned.

I'm thinking the shifters probably have some level of stealth capability, so once they've drawn them off they can go to ground until we can regroup.

Just an idea but I'm thinking it may be a simpler way to handle this <. .>

[Morbis Meh]

It's a good idea in theory but there is no way in hell Raja will let that fly, basicallly you're using her people as bait after the fact that most humans they have encountered in the military are racist. She will interpret it as you using them as disposable pawns since they are taking the biggest risk by making themselves the main target. Also saddly I don't think the shifters would do it since the fort in question has shifters.... though we could always pose as refugees and infiltrate the compound. Raja and shift co could go in, wouldn't be that far of a stretch to approach the gates... too bad Raja is a crappy talker but it may be worth a shot.

[mistformsquirrl]

We could try that too. Hrm, does anyone have Bluff?

[jojolagger]

Originally Posted by mistformsquirrl

We could try that too. Hrm, does anyone have Bluff?

Glibness is unavailable unless we level up twice really quickly, or I somehow get the supplies to make a scroll of it.

[Imperial Psycho]

Originally Posted by Morbis Meh

Raja rolls your eyes

Oh god, what is she doing to my eyes?

[Siege Tower]

You think someone is gonna walk by, hear the conversation about illusions, tunneling, racism, heathens, spies, clerics, and, POW and just be too confused to figure out what the party is up to?

Maybe if everyone else starts digging now the tunnel will be done before we finish forming any other plan.

[hoverfrog]

All this planning is certainly making my job as DM that much easier. I'm going to rule that the sun has come up while you've been discussing various options, just so you know. About an hour of game time has passed.

[mistformsquirrl]

I posted a "try everything at once" plan a couple days ago <. .> Hoping maybe that'll get us moving again.

[Siege Tower]

I need to wait for Raja to reply to Ajano because I don't think it would make very much sense or the issue to be dropped after they started facing it head on.

[Morbis Meh]

Meh she views him as a total hypocrite since he does hate shifters and has been bashing them from the start (he lied or has a terrible memory ). She will just ignore him completely from this point on since he refuses to work with her, she did extend the olive branch, albeit in a playful manner, to which he more or less spat on.

[jojolagger]

Now we just need Ajani to say he is a priest, visiting because Breland requested he assure the POW were being treated reasonably (Technically True). The non-lethal bow really helps show he means no harm.

It should be fairly easy to knock out the 4 guards, and then we just capture any scouts who near us.

Meanwhile, Ajani can get us a better count of their remaining forces, and of the layout of the keep. If he can get free reign to walk about, I can contact him via message to get this info out.

After we save the Workforce, Raja should probably work on befriending the shifters, allowing us to bolster our fighting force (even though we intend not to use them).

edit: About how many soldiers would you say we saw in the ragged mob?
If we can capture a decent number of them, we can probably convince them to trade Prisoners. I'd advise Dallun act as intermediary in such an event, purely because he's clearly an unbias'd neutral party.

[hoverfrog]

There were about a dozen in the mob, maybe less.

[hoverfrog]

Just in case you're waiting for Ajani in the keep I've taken the action there to a side thread.

[mistformsquirrl]

Ah, good information to have >.>b

[Morbis Meh]

Sorry for not posting for a while my internet has been down the past couple of days and I have been too busy to post at work. I shall catch up and post shortly.

[Siege Tower]

Ajani is so lonely in the fort. Won't you all be dears and come visit soon?

[Mantid]

Hey, Gulstuf offered to come with you. You only have yourself to blame. :p

[Morbis Meh]

Originally Posted by Mantid

Hey, Gulstuf offered to come with you. You only have yourself to blame. :p

Raja also offered along with her shifters... but he didn't like that idea

[Siege Tower]

Originally Posted by Morbis Meh

Raja also offered along with her shifters... but he didn't like that idea

Ajani was far too busy being a spiteful racist to think about how lonely he would get without them.

[Morbis Meh]

Originally Posted by Siege Tower

Ajani was far too busy being a spiteful racist to think about how lonely he would get without them.

So sad he could be always happy with a following of fuzzy kitty people around!

[mistformsquirrl]

>.> If Ajani survives this, Kera is going to have a very stern conversation with him. Likely the stuttering will be worse than usual, you have been forewarned!

[hoverfrog]

Is anyone taking any action in character. As it stands I've got you sort of milling around at about 50 feet from the edge of the forest.

[Imperial Psycho]

Oh right. Doing... something... yes. we should. do that.

It's not exactly our strong suit, it seems. Can't we just have another hour long argument about something?

[Siege Tower]

Originally Posted by Imperial Psycho

Oh right. Doing... something... yes. we should. do that.

It's not exactly our strong suit, it seems. Can't we just have another hour long argument about something?

Only if Ajani can join in via magic or cellphones and argue about random junk.

[Morbis Meh]

Originally Posted by Siege Tower

Only if Ajani can join in via magic or cellphones and argue about random junk.

Well I suppose message could be used but the insults between Ajani and Raja would eat up the minutes and drive up the bill

[Siege Tower]

The first text message to Raja will be Ajani complaining that her people moving into his neighborhood raised insurance rates and he couldn't afford to live there anymore. He had to join the military to pay the bills and this only caused him to be stuck inside an enemy fort.

[Morbis Meh]

Originally Posted by Siege Tower

The first text message to Raja will be Ajani complaining that her people moving into his neighborhood raised insurance rates and he couldn't afford to live there anymore. He had to join the military to pay the bills and this only caused him to be stuck inside an enemy fort.

...So we're going there are we lol The reply would be obviously that since moving to this back water neighborhood her and her people are unable to get any service from any store, people blame them for accidents they were not involved in, the rates went up so the greedy humans can try to enslave the poor shifters into endentured servatude and were forced to resort to desperation tactics to pay the insurance. I like this game

[Siege Tower]

The shifters act like it's societies fault when they in fact are the ones that make no attempt at improving their own situation. Shifter resort to crime and violence when they could try to be less ignorant. There are more shifters in Prisons now then there are in universities. It must be genetic or something. There's a reason they created the paper cat test at stores. If you resemble the paper cat too much you have too much shifter blood in you and won't get service. You need to use the fuzzy waiting rooms and fuzzy water fountains.

[Morbis Meh]

Originally Posted by Siege Tower

The shifters act like it's societies fault when they in fact are the ones that make no attempt at improving their own situation. Shifter resort to crime and violence when they could try to be less ignorant. There are more shifters in Prisons now then there are in universities. It must be genetic or something. There's a reason they created the paper cat test at stores. If you resemble the paper cat too much you have too much shifter blood in you and won't get service. You need to use the fuzzy waiting rooms and fuzzy water fountains.

I think moving out of the wilds, crosssing over dangerous terrain where war has spread, to civiliaztion is improving their situation. Heck the men signed up to help the military to support their families and show some good will. The shifter do not commit crime or violence (look at your human wars: pot calling the kettle black) they merely are screwed over with trade even though the furs they trade with are superior to the crap human trappers bring in. They refuse to use the fuzzy fountains because they actually are fuzzy from not being cleaned every!

[jojolagger]

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