A Loud Bark
Castille makes a 12 on his Knowledge Arcana check. On his hide check, Kaspar gets a 14; Castille a 22 on a natural 20 (figures the sorcerer beats the thief).
Without a word to each other, the team moves down the stairway and next to the door. On the way over, Catille's light shines a shadow of Kaspar into the next room. The thief holds his breath as the guard across the table glances up from his cards. But a mocking voice draws his gaze in time: "Cards are nothing but a drunkard's pastime, wretch." Kaspar glares at Castille for his carelessness, but curses silently at himself.
With a swift move, Castille lays the sunrod on the ground and prepares his crossbow. The bow's action is cocked and Castille's aim is straight-away. When the door opens, he'll be staring down the observant guard just long enough to pull the trigger.
And as Castille makes his preparations so too does Kaspar lift himself violently from a crouch. Heaving his entire body into the door hard enough to make it swing around towards the guard standing on the other side, the half-orc refuses to pause. He barrels onward toward the near guard -- the one with his back to the door -- and makes a mighty swing at the man's neck.
The guard was quick enough, though, and he saw the fear in his friends' eyes. He shifts left. Kaspar's bastard sword comes crashing down into the man's chair and rents it in two. The room is filled with the crunch of wood and the ping of twigs scattering on a stone floor. Nothing but scrap wood and tinder is left. In his frustration, Kaspar let's out a maddening war cry. He means only to intimidate.
Then, Catille lets loose a bolt. It strikes that table in dead center. A miss, and Castile busies himself with a spell.
Kaspar scored a 7 on his sword attack. On the door attack, he made a 14 -- also a miss -- and so much for great plans. Still, I didn't narrate it as Kaspar was too focused to notice. As for Kaspar's intimidation attempt, he gets a 20. I'll leave that narration to you, but at least the half-orc made an impressive entrance.
As for Castille, his shot was at an 8. Miss again.
Initiative for next round: Kaspar, 22; Castille, 13.
Without a word to each other, the team moves down the stairway and next to the door. On the way over, Catille's light shines a shadow of Kaspar into the next room. The thief holds his breath as the guard across the table glances up from his cards. But a mocking voice draws his gaze in time: "Cards are nothing but a drunkard's pastime, wretch." Kaspar glares at Castille for his carelessness, but curses silently at himself.
With a swift move, Castille lays the sunrod on the ground and prepares his crossbow. The bow's action is cocked and Castille's aim is straight-away. When the door opens, he'll be staring down the observant guard just long enough to pull the trigger.
And as Castille makes his preparations so too does Kaspar lift himself violently from a crouch. Heaving his entire body into the door hard enough to make it swing around towards the guard standing on the other side, the half-orc refuses to pause. He barrels onward toward the near guard -- the one with his back to the door -- and makes a mighty swing at the man's neck.
The guard was quick enough, though, and he saw the fear in his friends' eyes. He shifts left. Kaspar's bastard sword comes crashing down into the man's chair and rents it in two. The room is filled with the crunch of wood and the ping of twigs scattering on a stone floor. Nothing but scrap wood and tinder is left. In his frustration, Kaspar let's out a maddening war cry. He means only to intimidate.
Then, Catille lets loose a bolt. It strikes that table in dead center. A miss, and Castile busies himself with a spell.
Kaspar scored a 7 on his sword attack. On the door attack, he made a 14 -- also a miss -- and so much for great plans. Still, I didn't narrate it as Kaspar was too focused to notice. As for Kaspar's intimidation attempt, he gets a 20. I'll leave that narration to you, but at least the half-orc made an impressive entrance.
As for Castille, his shot was at an 8. Miss again.
Initiative for next round: Kaspar, 22; Castille, 13.
posted by Tim C Koppang
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