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Post by darkalloy on Aug 3, 2010 16:26:06 GMT -5
(just a question as rin did go to a bard college and they are collectors of tales and such could he know of them as well?)
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Post by malkav565 on Aug 3, 2010 17:07:21 GMT -5
Adam quietly asks Toede more questions.
"It is clear that the humans of this town will invoke their breed of justice on you, whether in this forest or in the town we will return you to. However, we can be persuaded to speak or act on your behalf with the townfolk if you continue to cooperate."
Diplomacy 11+17 = 28 Sense Motive: 16+8 = 24
"Please clarify your fanciful tale of magical beasts and invasions."
"What is this 'blue crystal staff' you were looking for? What does it look like and why do you seek it?"
"Who is it that you work for? Why would they attack this area?"
"Have you ever seen a warrior dressed in red, reptile-scale armor adorned with a horned helm? Is this the type of 'dragon' you speak of?"
"How long until the forces of these armies arrive near this land?"
With that, Adam whispers quietly to Toede. "Your performance on the battlefield indicates that this is not the best line of work for you. Have you considered what would happen if you returned to your evil masters in failure?"
"Perhaps you should consider retreating ahead of this army and retiring from combat service. It would be much safer for a low-ranking commander like you." (Diplomacy 11+17 = 28 again)
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Post by Andre on Aug 3, 2010 19:07:40 GMT -5
(just a question as rin did go to a bard college and they are collectors of tales and such could he know of them as well?) damn that's right ! thanks Rin... make a bardic knowledge roll, DC 20
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Post by Andre on Aug 3, 2010 19:10:04 GMT -5
"Have you ever seen a warrior dressed in red, reptile-scale armor adorned with a horned helm? Is this the type of 'dragon' you speak of?" I was a bit confused about this one.. if it's part of Adam's backstory that's fine, the problem is it wasn't included as part of Adam's backstory or at least as far as I know, maybe I overlooked it? Has Adam ever encountered or heard of a warrior in red reptile-scale armor with a horned helm? My immediate guess would be "no" unless it was part of the backstory given to me and I somehow overlooked it .. let me know on this one malkav ...
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Post by darkalloy on Aug 3, 2010 19:17:24 GMT -5
(15+9 for a 24)
"Wait did you say dragons?" Rin bops the side of his head a few times, as if trying to clear out his non-existent ears.
"I thought they....." Rin stops him self so he doesn't appear crazy. "Nevermind.... It's just a silly children's story."
Rin doesn't sound too assured that it is a children's story.
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Post by Andre on Aug 3, 2010 19:47:30 GMT -5
(.. and I just got dragged off the forum by an irate wife (malkav565 will know exactly what I'm talking about ), response is coming though I assure you
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Post by nydhog on Aug 3, 2010 19:59:57 GMT -5
"Speak friend." Eolaer says to Rin. "Just because you think them children's stories doesn't mean it couldn't have at one time been true or even could become true. Tell us what you know!"
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Post by darkalloy on Aug 3, 2010 20:11:46 GMT -5
Rin sighs heavily. "Fine, Dragons are real, or rather they were real."
Rin takes a sit on the ground. " I'm a little fuzzy on the details I spent a good portion of that class playing pranks. Anyway they disappeared I think is was something like fifteen hundred years ago. I could be off a smidge the date." Shaking his head he pulls out his pipe and lights it. "Needless to say I don't think you should dismiss his statement as a fairy tale just yet." Taking a long draw he looks over at Toede.
"I hope for your sake you're wrong."
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Post by nydhog on Aug 3, 2010 20:24:48 GMT -5
"But what ARE dragons. What are Dragons friend?
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Post by Andre on Aug 3, 2010 20:32:38 GMT -5
(doh, sorry should have mentioned this before ! Everyone who's made sense motive rolls.. you get the feeling Toede is so frightened of you there's no way he's going to lie at this point (especially given Toede's fearful comments on his warriors having swords shoved through their eye sockets, bits of testicle on rin's whip , et cetera )
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Post by darkalloy on Aug 3, 2010 20:37:51 GMT -5
"Dragons are... shoot this is hard to explain." Rin ponders this for a moment.
"Dragons... Dragons... Hmmm well they are huge creatures. Stories say they could breath fire and weave magic unlike anyone else. In fact the stories mention other that could shoot lightning, ice, or acid from their mouths as well."
Rin gets up and pulls out a small book from under his shirt. "Lets see I had one of my teachers draw what he thought dragons looked like in here." Flipping through the pages he stops and flips the book around revealing a drawing.
"This is it."
(It would be a drawing of what to us would seem more like a red dragon. It's more like a red/bronze dragon mix.)
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Post by Andre on Aug 3, 2010 21:12:13 GMT -5
While Rin mulls over how best to explain the concept to his friends, Toede breaks in , blubbering gratefully as he leaves a trail of disgusting thick green snot over Adam's bandaged feet kissing them ... he moves on to Daemy's feet, thinks twice.... clearly remembering her rapier being shoved through not one but two hobgoblin combatant's eyes ... and settles for nodding rapidly to her , a simpering idiotic smile on his face... " All right all right I'll tell you ! And no, you don't have to worry about me rejoining my army - they'd kill me just for telling you this " Toede shoots a fearful look at Adam as he says this.... "First off.. no joke, dragons are REAL " Toede looks over at Nine, apparently thinking Nine has chosen to disbelieve him .. " I thought they were fairy tales too until I saw them with my own eyes.... I don't know a lot about them, perhaps the bird-man does " Toede gestures at Rin timidly " But I do know I've seen different kinds.. you've got the red dragons that breathe fire... the blue ones that shoot white bolts of ... lightning, I swear on my mother's grave, lightning.. and the black ones that shoot... a water that melts anything it touches... no, I'm not going back to my army, they'll feed me to the dragons for my failure" Toede shudders, muttering to himself " Where will I hide after this? Have to find somewhere to hide... " The blue crystal staff.... it's supposed to be a .... relic I think they call it.. of some kind of the true gods.. yes I know I know you think they're fairy tales but they're real I tell you ! Takhisis , the Queen of Darkness... she's back ! And all the evil gods too ! They WANT that staff, it's dangerous to them.. I just don't know why. " (Rin can make a bardic check roll DC 15 , if he passes he knows the legends of the pre-Cataclysm gods detailed in chapter four of the dragonlance campaign setting... this may or may not shed light on Adam's knowledge of the true gods ..... basically at this point Rin would know more than Adam (up until you guys all level up and the module "major goal" is over anyways) ... " So Solace... Haven.... all the major cities around here... they all answer to the Seekers, you all probably already know that ... " What people DON'T know is that the Seekers have brokered a .... non-aggression pact, put it that way ... with the dragonarmies.. that's the name of the invading force.... not that it's going to matter, the dragonarmies will turn on the Seekers soon as it suits them .... but for right now if you breathe a word of this to the Seekers all it'll get you is a Seeker sending word to the dragonarmies , the Seekers won't listen to you... they're too afraid.." (again the Seekers are a religious movement that started out looking for signs of the true gods and eventually became more concerned with political power and persecuting anyone who didn't agree with them religiously than they were with their original goal ,finding the true gods... they have great political power right now, making them a prime candidate for Rin's comedy sketches much to the approval of Rin's audience .... apparently the law of the land is already in cahoots with what appear to be the forces of evil - far as I'm concerned as a DM ( if Adam believes that Toede isn't insane after hearing all this) that excuses Adam from having to answer to authorities in Solace or anywhere else for that matter .. even paladins aren't necessarily obligated to follow the law if it's being made to serve the forces of evil in a matter this blatant is my interpretation of it ) "And I'm NOT boasting about the dragonarmies please don't kill me " Toede whimpers " I'm just saying it's TRUE, seriously, no one who stands up to them will live ! A single dragon is the size of a house or bigger, when it breathes fire it can burn a hundred men to ash ... and the red dragonarmy ... there's SIX of those dragons .... then you've got the 6000 draconians, the 3500 goblins, 1000 ogres, 30 giants .... the dragonarmies have already taken Taman Busuk and Estwilde Nordmaar, Abanasinia, Kalaman, Hinterlund and Nightlund, Throt and Lemish - it's in solamnic territory so the Knights are fighting for their lives... Silvanesti ... and Pax Tharkas..." (not the best image I know .... I'm e-mailing a map directly to everyone, I'd suggest you create a folder on your desktop called dragonlance campaign or something and keep it in there ) " Verminaard's the leader, priest of Takhisis… and he answers to Ariakas , emperor of the dragon armies ... he's a mage who's as strong as a horse, he can kill a man by breaking him in two with his bare hands! I'm scared of them but right now I'm scared of you more.. first chance I get if you let me live I'll go away and I swear, you will NEVER see me again , I'll crawl into a hole and hide under a rock for the next twenty years ! " (far as I'm concerned the sense motive checks are still in force... again you get the impression that Toede is too terrified to tell anything but the truth as far as he sees it .... whether or not anyone believes Rin's tales of dragons remains to be seen each player will have to decide this on their PC's behalf ... again bear in mind dragons haven't been seen for 1300 years on Krynn, everyone's heard of them but dismisses them as fairy tales much like we in the real "earth" world dismiss vampires as being not real ... Rin if you like feel due to the earlier bardic knowledge check free to quote everything under " Dark Queen plots, Third Dragon War, Huma Dragonbane" on page 202 of the dragonlance campaign setting which you should have received already as a pdf also don't forget the DC 15 bardic knowledge check for the info on the true gods ) ...
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Post by darkalloy on Aug 3, 2010 21:54:02 GMT -5
(9+9 for an 18. Oddly my bardic knowledge seems to be more useful than i would have guessed.)
"She's back? I thought she agreed to leave and take her dragons with her. Huma did defeat her didn't he?" Rin sighs heavier than you have ever heard him sigh before.
"So we have an army of dragons led by a goddess to face eventually.... Welp Toede I think I'll hide under that rock with you. Might take a bit longer than twenty years though." Rin seems to smile.
"Oh and there's a reason I poke fun at the seekers. I'll tell you why some other time though." Rin stuffs the book back into his shirt and taps out his pipe.
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Post by Andre on Aug 3, 2010 21:56:19 GMT -5
(I deal lethal with my unarmed. Improved Unarmed makes unarmed damage lethal.) spoke with nydhog via skype, this can be clearly misunderstood .... eaoler did strike for subdual damage (per nydhog) in bar brawl thing
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Post by rogueserpent on Aug 4, 2010 4:47:45 GMT -5
Nine clearly looks dismayed at the fantastical stories and realizes there are problems greater in the world than even his own past. Clearly this looked to be the truth. He wipes the dumbfounded look of his face and grabs the toad by his arm.
" Clearly there is no way we let this pig bred frog to walk away from this. He knows to much and knows who we are. If we were not skilled in the use of our swords look what he would have had done to us! Its to the bag of holding or to the towns folk with him, WITHOUT question! "
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