Ferrence and Vren

After Quinn exits the "inferno" room and Miri climbs off of the barricade, what is the party going to do?

Assume 5 min rest to get encounter powers back and use another surge to get close to full up.

As Quinn exists the "inferno" room the party has the following hp/surges
Quinn 36/67 hp 10/11 surges
Candelos 45/63 hp 11/14 surges
Kaddim 62/71 hp 9/10 surges
Thia 60/60 hp 7/7 surges
Sonya 56/56 hp 9/9 surges
Miri 50/50 hp 9/9 surges

Assuming something does happen...

How many surges do you guys want to burn?

How did Thia take damage and lose healing surges? She also only has 60 HP and 7 surges per day.

It appears that you have placed Candelos's stats after Thia.

Thia will use the 5 minute rest to get back encounter powers and watch the inferno room and the hallway.

I copied Candelos' data for Thia. I'll fix that.

At the end of the session, some PCs wanted to rest, others wanted to start clearing a path through the barricade.

For those resting, where will you be? On which side of the barricade or in the "lizardman" room?

I will be using one surge.

I am more then willing to stand on the steps watching for enemies. I will use enough surges to get back to full health (no idea what my surge value is so no idea how many surges it will take).

After a couple of minutes this is what I have:
Quinn 67/67 hp 8/11 surges
Candelos 59/63 hp 10/14 surges
Kaddim 62/71 hp 9/10 surges
Thia 60/60 hp 7/7 surges
Sonya 56/56 hp 9/9 surges
Miri 50/50 hp 9/9 surges

Thia was able to move some of stuff out of the way.

Here is everyone's current position:


Let me know if anyone wants to move...

I won't use any surges. I'm going to continue to clear out the debris to make a path through the barricade. After that I will warily check around the corner, and if I see anyone I'll fall back to full cover. If I see nobody I'll take the dead body on the other side of the room and bring it over to our side of the barrier, checking it for stuff.

Also, didn't I hear Brad say to hit someone with non-lethal damage? If it's that guy across the room I will instead go over to tie him up and then start clearing the barrier.

Yes, the guy on the other side is alive...

After a minute or so of clearing debri, Kaddim says "hey, isn't that guy over there still alive".

Thia looks over and notices that he's definetly conscious and looks to be signalling someone at the SE door (which is open slightly).

Is the Inforno room door open or closed?

Candelos: 45 current hp + 16 healing surge = 61 hp not 59 hp

We should close and jam the inferno door.

Thia will stop clearing debris and equip her bow.

"We are going to have company very soon. Leave the inferno door open and if they try to make it through, close the door on them."

Not sure if it's initiative time or what but I will shoot the one on the floor and stay behind the barricade for cover.

Sonya, since she was uninjured, would have been two squares to the south of Thia's location, helping clear a path. When there is a sign of trouble (e.g. Thia's warning), Sonya will equip her Shield and one of her two hand axes.

What do Kaddim and Sonya do? Thia says leave the door open and Candelos says to close the door.

Thia shoots the guy on the ground 18 vs AC miss

He turns toward you and makes an obscene jesture (free action), stands and moves toward the door.
The SE door swings open and there are two archers with crossbows standing in the doorway (one kneeling and one standing) pointing at Thia.

...what do I do? Well that depends on where I am.
If I am in position (two squares south of Thia) to throw my hand axe at the wounded human, I will do so. If I'm not in position to take a shot, then I'll jump over the barricade near where Thia is (less stuff).
I think we should leave the fire room door open, but I guess that's up to who ever is closest to the door.

Kaddim will say in a loud voice, loud enough for the attackers to hear, "Let him go, They are only protecting their territory.".

Maybe we can get a few allies out of this if we can open the lines of communication. Then I'll duck for cover to avoid the archers.

Okay, just like in the old western gun fights, if Sonya is in position to get a shot (errr throw), we'll give the opponents the first move. If they shoot at me, I'll throw. I'll say as a free action "Shoot at me and my axe finds your friend's back."

The archers at the door don't shoot, they look to be providing cover for their wounded comrade.

The wounded fighter makes his way to the SE door and into the hallway out of sight. The archers fall back and the door closes.

All is quiet again...

After 5 minutes everyone has regained any used encounter powers.
After your short rest what will the party do next?

Finish clearing a path so we can get back and forth over the barricade quickly.

While some were resting others were clearing.

This is what the room looks like now.


After a few more minutes, the SW door opens slightly and you hear:
"Hello... Hello... the commander would like to speak with you"

Sonya will say, to no one specifically:
"Okay, here are some of our choices, now that we're rested, we can move east down the hall that the human just went down and either; seek and destroy, or attempt to negotiate and or gather information. I suppose we could attempt to pass through the fire room, but I suspect that it leads to the same area where the human retreated to.
Our other option would be to go back the way we came and explore one of the other passages, one being the one the Ettin fled down. I slightly favor making contact with the humans and seeing if we can confirm why they attacked us and what they can tell us about this area, if there's anything we can do for them and if they want to ally with us in exchange. Perhaps there's some really, really tough evil monster nearby that we can join forces against..."

Sonya will step such that she can see who is speaking and with weapon lowered, will reply diplomatically "Greetings, I didn't catch your name and title. I am Captain Sonya Morecut, before we might speak with your Commander, we would have his name, your assurance that you are delegated to speak on his behalf, and the purpose of the discussion. We are open to considering any discussions which may prove mutually beneficial, but you understand that we would like to know your party's intent prior to any talks."

Sonya will wait for a reply, or an interjection from one of the other party members...

From the doorway:
"Umm... my name is uh Nathan and the commander told me he wants to talk with you. The commander's name is Vren.
I just came to bring you to him as long as you keep your weapons lowered."

"Lets go talk to the commander. If we don't like what he says we will just kill them all." Quinn states not caring who hears.

Candelos:
Let us meet with there leader. The possibility of gaining allies out ways the risk of an ambush. Be alert.

Thia nods in agreement and will keep her bow out but not fitted with an arrow.

David wrote:"Lets go talk to the commander. If we don't like what he says we will just kill them all." Quinn states not caring who hears.

Thia sees Nathan conversing with someone and then Nathan says:
"Wait a minute, Vren will come here."

After about a minute you hear a knock on the east door. Opening the door you see a Dragonborn in very nice chain armor with two humans slightly behind him. "Come in, let us discuss this situation we find ourselves in."

...didn't Vren say that he would come to us here? If Vren came to us, why is he asking us to "come in"? Did Vren mean to say: "May I come in?" or something like that? The party is still in the barricade room, right?

Vren is waiting in the room to the east for the party to join him there.

Will the party join him?

Dwarmaj wrote:Vren is waiting in the room to the east for the party to join him there.

Will the party join him?

Yes, we will all joing him there.

...assuming we're all in the east room like Brad said, Sonya will be near the front; behind Miri...

Sonya will examine the tactical situation of the room Vren is in but have her weapons put away. After carefully looking around, Sonya will say "I am Captain Sonya Morecut, this is Candelos, Kaddim, Miri, Thia and Quinn. Better to talk to you than cross blades but there are those among us who find it very hard to resist a good fight. Commander Vren, would you care to begin?"

[quote="Teramotos... there are those among us who find it very hard to resist a good fight. Commander Vren, would you care to begin?"[/quote]

Vren:
Then those are the ones you need to watch or they will surely get you all killed.

My men and I have been stuck in this accuresed place for what seems like a year, though it is hard to tell with no sun and the other oddities of this place.

We've cleared a good portion of this eastern reagion, but have had a hard time with the lizardmen. It's good to see they've finally met their match.

I have a proposition for you... You help me with a couple of problems and we'll make sure you have a safe place to rest.

What do you say...


Note: Quinn using streatwise remember hearing of a dragonborn named Vren on the ship ride from Abby Island. He is said to be a powerful warlord mercenary that escaped from a high security prision on the island about a week ago.

The party also notes that the men next to Vren are dressed in similar armor/colors as the those the party met before entering the pyramid.

Dwarmaj wrote:...It's good to see they've finally met their match....

Miri: "You should have seen us with the Ettin before it as we chased it through that Lizardman camp. Unfortunately he's still running around here somewhere, but he'll think twice about fighting us again."

Dwarmaj wrote:...I have a proposition for you... You help me with a couple of problems and we'll make sure you have a safe place to rest.

What do you say...

Miri: "Make us copies of your best maps of this place and your best info on who else is in here and best idea of how to get out, and I think we'll be glad to take you up on your hospitality and talk about helping you with your first problem. <flirtatious smile> So what do people do for food around here? Is there someone who could show us around?..."
Note: next extended rest, post that you give Miri gold & for which item & she'll craft it for you. It takes 1 hour each, so I don't know how many I can do in a rest, but might as well get started if you have the gold for something you want.

And why should we trust you? If you had such problems with the Lizardmen and we killed them in less then an hour how could you possibly be of help to us?

David wrote:And why should we trust you? If you had such problems with the Lizardmen and we killed them in less then an hour how could you possibly be of help to us?

Miri: standard action, cast ghost sound. Whisper so only Quinn can hear through spell, "Be nice! We might be here a while and do you want to eat trail rations that whole time? I don't!..."
Miri's move action, walk toward Vren & take his arm (holding staff in non-threatening position in other hand), smiling.
Miri's free action, "Sorry about that. So, we were discussing talking more over a feast about your first problem? Whom do you want us to help you fight, and what is the potential gain?..."
Note: If we agree to discuss their problems over a meal they prepare for us, I'll probably have an hour while that's getting ready to enchant 1 item if someone gives me the gold for residuum needed. So far, there were 3 requests for items, but no gold given for it. Let me know if you want the first one and Miri will cast it for you.

...Sonya give Miri enough GP from her 1,800 to make a + 1 Hand Axe

David wrote:And why should we trust you? If you had such problems with the Lizardmen and we killed them in less then an hour how could you possibly be of help to us?

Vren gives Quinn a hard stare. You don't have to trust me, but if want the protection I can offer, then you'll help when I ask.

Vren to Miri: This place seems to be magical in that we haven't had to eat or sleep since we've gotten here. The only time we need to rest is after physical exersion, but even then we don't have to sleep.

As far as what you can do for me...

My lieutenant, Ferrance, has gone mad and began attack and killing a few of my men while I was off killing the lizardman chieftain. My men managed to lock him in one of the rooms, but I don't have men to spare to kill him. If you kill him for me, you can have the items I know he has on his person. The rest of the stuff in the room belongs to me.

There is one other thing... There's one room in our territory that we haven't been able to enter. It's magically locked and we have no mage. Perhaps your mage can unlock it.

Here's a map to the rooms you'd need to get to.

Sonya will say in Elvish:
"I think we should strongly consider Commander Vren's offer..."
...and then Sonya will say in Westron:
"We will consider your offer Commander Vren, if you will give us a moment..."
If Commander Vren lets us discuss the matter quietly, then Sonya will tell the party that we should as Vren what else is in the room and to describe Ferrance's strengths and weaknesses so that we can attack with some sort of plan to take advantage of any weaknesses Ferrance might have.

I will only say this if we get some alone time, "Lets agree with this for now but in the end I don't think we need them and so I rather we do whats needed to gain some trust and intel then kill them all." I will also remind the others that this Vren is a escaped prisoner. Again this is only if we get some alone time as a group.

When we are at least several rooms away from Vren and the others so we can speak without being heard I will say the following.

Ferrance might not be his Lt. at all. He could be from the original group of adventurers that Vren got the armor from. If Vren wants him dead so bad, it seems to me that we might want him alive.

Vren to Miri: ...but even then we don't have to sleep.
Miri: "Sounds fun... there are better things to do than sleeping, aren't there?" ;-)

My lieutenant, Ferrance, has gone mad and began attack and killing a few of my men while I was off killing the lizardman chieftain.
Miri: "Oh my, how often do people go mad around here?"
If you kill him for me, you can have the items I know he has on his person. The rest of the stuff in the room belongs to me.
Miri: "We probably could, but when you say 'spare men', how many of yours so far did he go through before you trapped him? How did he kill the others? ...And what sort of items are we talking are yours and ours?"

There is one other thing... There's one room in our territory that we haven't been able to enter. It's magically locked and we have no mage. Perhaps your mage can unlock it.
Miri: "Perhaps she can indeed, but why would I want to? What do you think is in there? And how do you know it's a single room and not a hallway or the outside, or anything else, on the other side of a magically locked doorway?

Vren to Miri:
Ferrence is the only one of my men to go mad. He killed four of my guards, then two more ran into a room where we keep a chest with our money. Ferrence followed them and killed them. A remaining guard was able to close/lock the door and barricade the it. I know Ferrence has a magic sword and boots, I don't know what they do though.

True, it could be more than a single room... The door is in the middle of my area and I'd like to clear that area, best not to leave and enemy in your mists if you can help it. If it's a way out then great, we'll all be free of this place.

Vren to the party:
If there are no further questions, I will leave you to make your decision.

Dwarmaj wrote:
Vren to the party:
If there are no further questions, I will leave you to make your decision.

Miri: "Thank you. We'll be in the barrel room talking over your proposal, though I'm thinking we can help... Is Ferrence pretty well contained where you have him trapped, or is there some urgency to confronting him soon? I know there's an Ettin around here I'd like another crack at, and our boys may want to look around a bit more before settling in anywhere. Please send one of your messengers to us in an hour & a half after we decide."
<About how many Humanoids do we think are here with Vren?>
Miri to party when alone: "I still want to track down that Ettin, but I'm fine with whatever course you all decide on... While you guys are discussing it, Sonya, why don't I get started on your handaxe? I need 360 gold and an hour. If anyone else wants something crafted, I just need the gold and another hour to enchant it..."
<Assuming Sonya gives her the gold, Miri is eager to test out her new found magical abilities while everyone else decides what the party's next actions should be. Miri suggests we explore a bit, find that Ettin, and then come back & deal with Ferrence. Miri will start the rituals to craft Sonya's handaxe +1 as soon as Sonya gives her the gold.>

Sonya gives Miri 360 GP (assuming Sonya has it on her).

Thia gives Miri 840 gold and a pair of boots to enchant into Wavestrider boots.

I'd like a cloak of distortion 840gp

bradly wrote:

Dwarmaj wrote:
Vren to the party:
If there are no further questions, I will leave you to make your decision.

Miri: "Thank you. We'll be in the barrel room talking over your proposal, though I'm thinking we can help... Is Ferrence pretty well contained where you have him trapped, or is there some urgency to confronting him soon? I know there's an Ettin around here I'd like another crack at, and our boys may want to look around a bit more before settling in anywhere. Please send one of your messengers to us in an hour & a half after we decide."

Miri to party when alone: "I still want to track down that Ettin, but I'm fine with whatever course you all decide on... While you guys are discussing it, Sonya, why don't I get started on your handaxe? I need 360 gold and an hour. If anyone else wants something crafted, I just need the gold and another hour to enchant it..."

Vren to Miri:
No hurry, but if you can create a few items for us we'll need to get to our gold... Ference is in a locked room, but since he doesn't need to eat or sleep, we can't wait him out.

The party has seen six of Vren's men.

Miri will work on Sonya's handaxe, then Candelos' cloak, then Thia's boots. How long are we going to decide what we're doing? Enchanting an item takes 1 hour each. I'll assume at least the first one gets done.
Miri votes to track down the Ettin, explore a little, then come back & take care of Ferrence (or whatever we decide to do there...)
Miri to Vren: "How long has he been trapped now? Minutes or days? Could be there's no disadvantage to waiting either if he's at full strength anyway. So, all of your parties gold is trapped in the room with Ferrence? Do you use gold to barter of trade with any other residents in here? Or are all confrontations violent?"

bradly wrote:Miri will work on Sonya's handaxe, then Candelos' cloak, then Thia's boots. How long are we going to decide what we're doing? Enchanting an item takes 1 hour each. I'll assume at least the first one gets done.
Miri votes to track down the Ettin, explore a little, then come back & take care of Ferrence (or whatever we decide to do there...)
Miri to Vren: "How long has he been trapped now? Minutes or days? Could be there's no disadvantage to waiting either if he's at full strength anyway. So, all of your parties gold is trapped in the room with Ferrence? Do you use gold to barter of trade with any other residents in here? Or are all confrontations violent?"

Note: Item creation here is a bit different than normal. After each extended rest someone with the Enchant Item ritual can create three items (no additional time needed).

Nathan to Miri:
Vren is busy at the moment... Ferrence has been trapped for quite a while, he'll be at full strength.
We were saving the gold for when we escaped this place. Lets just say we haven't had many opportunities for negotiations.

Even better then, next extended rest Miri will craft all 3 items.
Miri suggests we eplore where the Ettin ran off to, then come back here to take care of Ferrence. Who saw him last & which way was he headed?