Machines of War

[madtinker]

Sometime around midnight you lose the trail. You pass the night restlessly, but with the light of morning you may be able to pick up the trail again.

[INWranger]

Keep following them and see who/what they are before doing anything else.
Track
(1d20+5)[23]
spot
(1d20+4)[24]
listen
(1d20+3)[4]

[madtinker]

You are able to find the trail at dawn, and you follow it until noon, when they apparently start following a dirt road. Make another survival check to track them on this new surface.

DM only

Spoiler

still nine miles ahead, because they left at dawn as well.

[INWranger]

Oh good, encountering them here would be less suspicious.
Survival
(1d20+5)[17]
spot
(1d20+4)[10]

[madtinker]

The tracks continue east. As far as you can tell, it is a group of three, probably male.

[INWranger]

Male what? Humans?
survival
(1d20+5)[21]
spot
(1d20+4)[7]
listen
(1d20+3)[14]

[madtinker]

Hard to tell if they're human or not, but their boot soles are definitely not from a woman's boot.

It's almost evening (but not yet dark). As you come around a bend in the road you find four men, humans, obstructing your path.

The toll is ten gold The shortest one says to you.

[INWranger]

Do they have any type of uniform on? Is side of the road blocked by trees, etc?
Do they have crossbows and can I see the bolts?

[madtinker]

One has a greatsword, one has a bastard sword and shield, one a rapier, and the last a shortbow. They have no uniforms, are unshaven and unkempt. The brush on each side of the road is thick enough to impede movement, but is not impassable.

[INWranger]

I don't respect the law. You have nothing. Your ears will make an excellent addition to my current string.
attack the nearest one.
initiative
(1d20+4)[18]
attack
(1d20+5)[6]
(1d6+3)[6]
(1d20+4)[9]
(1d4+2)[5]

[madtinker]

Your arrow zings by the ear of the tall one with the greatsword.

DM only

Spoiler

2d8+4 hp each.
init greatsword - (1d20+1)[4], HP - (2d8+4)[9] AC 13
init bastard sword - (1d20+1)[15], HP - (2d8+4)[14] AC 15
init rapier - (1d20+2)[22], HP - (2d8+4)[17] AC 14
init longbow - (1d20+3)[6], HP - (2d8+4)[11] AC 15

You won initiative, and you fired your arrow unexpectedly, so now you go again. And yo can see where you are on the "Road" sheet of the google doc

[INWranger]

I thought I tried to stab him, but whatever, fire my bow again at the greatsword guy. (Humans are Jasters favored enemies.)
(1d20+7)[17]
(1d8+3)[4]

[madtinker]

DM only

Spoiler

The rapier guy actually delayed his action: he's kind of a coward.
BS - 14 HP
R - 17 HP
LB - 11 HP
GS - 5 HP

Bastard sword guy, the short one who demanded your money, tries to bring a bastard sword down on your head slash - (1d20+4)[8] damage - (1d6+2)[8]
The rapier guy moves forward, but stays behind his friend.
Greatsword charges you. charge - (1d20+6)[22]damage - (2d6+3)[6]. Since his friends are in his way, bow guy just stands there, ready to fire if you make a run for it.

[INWranger]

Drop the bow and draw swords and attack the guy in front of me.
(1d20+5)[17]
(1d6+3)[8]
(1d20+4)[24]
(1d4+2)[6]

[madtinker]

Your first blow levels him, and I'll redirect your dagger strike to the only one close enough - the bastard sword guy. He retaliates with a grunt [roll-swing]1d20+4[/roll](1d0+2)[3]. Then he sidesteps so his buddy can get closer too.

Rapier stab (1d20+4)[19]damage - (1d6+1)[2]. Bow guy again waits.

DM only

Spoiler

BS - 8 HP
R - 17 HP
LB - 11 HP
GS - -1 HP

[madtinker]

try again - (1d20+4)[19] try again.

[madtinker]

and that damage should be (1d10+2)[4]

[INWranger]

Finish the bastard sword guy
(1d20+5)[25]
(1d6+3)[8]
(1d20+4)[18]
(1d4+2)[3]

[INWranger]

rolling for short sword crit
(1d20+5)[18]
(1d6+3)[5]

[madtinker]

He goes down, bleeding profusely enough he could get a job advertising kool-aid. The rapier guy tries to take one last stab(1d20+4)[7] (1d6+1)[4] before running away. (take an attack of opportunity if you like). Likewise, the bowman fires a parting shot (1d20+5)[18](1d8)[6]. They retreat down the road.

[INWranger]

Absolutely I will take an attack of opportunity.
(1d20+5)[21]
(1d6+3)[5]
(1d20+4)[9]
(1d4+2)[6]

[madtinker]

You slash him with your sword, leaving a bleeding stripe down his back. (you only get one AoO).

You hear them crashing through the brush in the woods.


DM only

Spoiler

BS - -5 HP
R - 9 HP
LB - 11 HP
GS - -1 HP

[INWranger]

Loot the bodies and then continue on to the next in. let me know what I find.
greatsword
(1d20+3)[19]
bastard sword
(1d20+3)[15]
rapier
(1d20+3)[19]

[madtinker]

The guy with the rapier got away. Besides their mundane weapons, between the two bodies (still breathing, but shallowly) is about 265 gold they have in their purses, and some jewels and jewelry, probably valued at another three hundred gold.

[INWranger]

I thought I killed the rapier guy. Write "you got off lucky" in blood on the shield and go to the next inn that my original quarry was heading in the direction of.

[madtinker]

Nope, just winged him. The road up ahead forks. One leads northeast, the other, southeast. Make a survival check.

[INWranger]

survival check for tracking my quarry down.
(1d20+5)[24]

[madtinker]

They are on the road heading southeast. It looks like they passed this way about three hours ago.

[INWranger]

Keep on them and try to catch them and identify them before they get to a town or something like that.
survival
(1d20+5)[6](6)
An I probably just lost the trail.
Try to pick it up again

[madtinker]

You can retry a failed check after one hour of searching. Your luck couldn't last forever.