AVB - The Fallen One

[Rizban]

He shakes his head "no."

He nods "yes."

[TheFallenOne]

"Mumble for yes. Are the cells on multiple levels? Are there cells on the first underground level? The second? Third? Fourth?

At this point I'd like to give you talking privileges again. You better not try to scream; I wouldn't eypect much of it, but you never know where a keen-eared elf might wander... Anyway, remember how I bit you? Try something and I rip your throat out. Clear so far?"

[Rizban]

He just sighs and looks down.

[TheFallenOne]

"I'll take that as a yes." He removes the gag. "Tell me all you know about the location of the cells, guards and how the prisoners are secured. Do well enough and you might come out of this alive, though I'll be long gone by the time you wake up."

[Rizban]

"Look, I really don't know the answers. I'm a beat cop. They don't ever put me on cell duty. I know they have cells, they're underground, and there's at least two levels. I don't know nothing more than that."

[TheFallenOne]

"Very well, I will figure that out then as I go along.

But you do know how they will react when they notice you missing, don't you? What will they do and when? And that little magic trinket on your temple, what does that one do?"

[Rizban]

"Depends on how long I was unconscious before you started interrogating me. Might be that by now they have people on the streets looking for me. Might not be. Five minutes after I missed a check point, they tried to contact me on that."

He nods his head towards the little crystal.

"Communication magic. Real fancy. Once their attempt failed, they activated the fail safe. Any second now, you're likely to have the Watch break down your door in search of that little crystal."

[TheFallenOne]

"I was expecting as much. Too bad I put it into extradimensional storage right after arriving here and kept it there. I will be suitably impressed if this thing works through that. And now it is back to sleep for you." He knocks the man out and gags him again just to be sure, then begins dressing up as an officer of the watch. Sergeant Smithers would do.

Spoiler

I got Disguise +15, 26 sets of clothing plus what I took from that guy and with Guidance of the Avatar +20 on whatever skill is appropriate to repair or fake missing articles of clothing. What do you need me to roll?

[Rizban]

Spoiler

You need a clean, undamaged Watch tabard to complete your outfit. They're pretty obvious and specific. You do not have one on hand, and faking one is going to be rather difficult, though a high enough Disguise check would suffice.

[TheFallenOne]

Spoiler

Disguise, with Guidance of the Avatar (1d20+35)[50]

Wouldn't it be repairable with that +20? I do have needle and twine.

[Rizban]

Spoiler

Twine is not thread. It's basically small, coarse rope. Also, his tabard has a fair amount of blood on it.

You finish your disguise to your satisfaction.

[TheFallenOne]

Sedrach blinks out of his room and enters Oldtown, aproaching the city wall well removed from the bridge and towers. Once there and sure nobody is watching him, he drinks his potion of Invisibility, blinks past the wall and smoothly walks on the flowing water until he reaches the wall of the fortress, blinking past that one as well.

Spoiler

about here


Invisibility lasts 3 minutes. With 2 Essentia in Cerulean Sandals I have a movement speed of 40 ft, as well as permanent Water Walk.

I leave the watchman with 30+ nonlethal damage.

[Rizban]

Spoiler

What are you using to "blink?" Your sandals?

[TheFallenOne]

Spoiler

Blink Shirt with 2 Essentia as usual. 30 ft range.

[Rizban]

Spoiler

Ah, right, sorry. I thought you had unshaped that one for some reason. It's really early, and I just woke up.

You enter The Fortress! Inside, well, it's a fortress. Several buildings are built within which appear to be barracks, storage, a smithy, a stable, and a few more the purpose of which isn't immediately recognizable.

[TheFallenOne]

Spoiler

Blink Shirt is the one Soulmeld I'll never exchange, it just offers so many options, as well as ways to escape.

Is there something recognizable as main building, like a small keep, or is it just the mentioned buildings surrounded by a wall?

[Rizban]

Spoiler

It's just the mentioned buildings surrounded by the wall, much as is shown on the map.

[TheFallenOne]

Spoiler

ah, I see the first link in your sig gives a picture without white script over it making it difficult to make out building borders. I go for the L-shaped building at the bottom, unless I identified that one as the stables or smithy

If an action would bring me close to a guard whose location I didn't know explicitly please ask for confirmation.

Infiltration: Success. Sedrach quickly made for the biggest building he saw, entering it and looking for stairs leading down. This was as far as his preparation could bring him, from now on he had to improvise.

[Rizban]

The L-shaped building was indeed one of the buildings you couldn't identify. Upon entering, it appears to be a building with many purposes. You see offices, temporary holding cells, signs giving directions to barracks for new recruits, and a registration and information center about the City Watch.

You pass a number of Watch members. Most ignore you, though a few give you polite nods. One overzealous recruit comes to full attention and salutes. Fortunately, no one seems to give you any trouble. Unfortunately, there don't appear to be stairs leading down in any of the front areas.

[TheFallenOne]

At this point Sedrach is pretty sure he is in the right building, but the lack of stairs so far was still disconcerting. He must never look like he doesn't know where to go, so he strides straight down the first main corridor going through the length of the building he can find. If I have no luck I have to blink straight down 10 feet or so. It is a risk, but I can't keep searching for long.

Spoiler

Assume Quirk denies people familiar with Smithers bonuses on seeing through my disguise, just mentioning in case it will matter.

[Rizban]

You pass through a lightly guarded door and around the corner of the L. This hallway is lighted only by the occasional small window or everbright lantern. This hall extends the length of the long side of the L and out of sight into the shadows, tiny islands of light visible in the distance. Side halls cross this one at irregular distances.

[TheFallenOne]

Sedrach walks down the hallway, hoping to be in the right part of the building. Using the authority of a sergeant to be escorted to the cells was still an option, but one carrying risks. But maybe there were other informants available...

Spoiler

I got 3/day Speak With Animals. If I happen to notice any kind of animal I go for it and ask where the stairs down are.

[Rizban]

You, sadly, see only a few diminutive vermin. None of which would know, even if the spell worked on them, due to being totally mindless.

[TheFallenOne]

Spoiler

down the hallway then

[Rizban]

Each side hall has from one to three doors, either on the side walls or at the end of the hall. No side hall appears to be more than 20 feet long. Upon reaching the end of the building, you find that it's the same all the way down with no obvious stairs.

[TheFallenOne]

Okay. Time to go for broke. He didn't like the options now available, and impersonating a sergeant without being really familiar with their regulations and customs could spectacularly backfire, but the alternative was a blind blink into where he guesses the cellars are.
He takes out the identification papers of the watchman to look up his name and other data, then puts them away again. Walking brusquely, he looks for a lone watchman of lower rank and hopes he can just roll over him.
"You! I might need another hand. Escort me to the cells, now. One of our people is in danger."

[Rizban]

Spoiler

Bluff check, please.

[TheFallenOne]

Spoiler

Bluff - (1d20+4)[11]
*cross fingers* silly me not preparing with a GotA charge...

[Rizban]

He is visibly shaken and seems a bit reluctant to follow you.

"W..wot? I d..don't have access to the cells."

Spoiler

In other words, he didn't see through your Bluff but isn't willing to follow you so easily.

[TheFallenOne]

"Listen young man, this is too urgent to argue with your superior. I said to the cells, not into. I want an extra guard outside just in case. Now move it!"