After travelling through the woods for several hours and picking up a new member, the halfling finally points us into the direction of the lair.
Ziminar is eager to fight some centipedes and with that help the city of Kamdrogh.
The new member, Quasar, acts very surprised or even scared when he notices what the halfling is pointing at.
Ziminar thinks the team should make sure that Quasar is up to the fight, otherwise he might end up putting the whole team in danger.
We must be able to rely on him in combat.
Ziminar turns towards Quasar and says:
"We are hunting centipedes.
If you wish not to fight them, for whatever reason, it is no problem.
But if you do wish to participate we must be sure that you can handle yourself in combat.
That is reason why Avan here asked you about your skills.
With all due respect, trinkets and little tricks won't scare them centipedes I'm afraid.
So maybe you can elaborate a bit on your skills?
I hope you won't be offend by our questions.
"
Out of character: ok, I'm back in business.
It seems to me that I'm in a totally different time zone than you guys are.
Hearing these last words Matteo starts smiling. Slowly, the smile widens until he bursts in a soundy laugh. "I used more than one name in the past, noble knight", says trying to compose himself,"But Coward has never been one of them. I thought it was set already: if I help I get my share, if not just pretend I never joined". "Mmmmh...", he thinks, "These centifules, whatever they are, must be wealthy creatures if even heavy armored royal guards hunt for their riches. Is getting interesting".
In Character:: Felipe now have another feeling, it is not right, he says to Quasar, "I am hunting for centipedes because I haven't worked for a long time because of traveling and I needed a job to get more gold pieces".
Out of Character:: Who is the leader for this Kamdrogh game?
Edited: Felipe on 4th Oct, 2012 - 6:42pm
Matteo seems confused. He lowers his cloak's hood and scratching his head he looks at his companions with a puzzled expression. "I know nothing about these people", he thinks, "Maybe I did or said something considered offensive for this culture". Then, giving voice to his thoughts:"My apologies if I offended You in any way" says. "My father was a merchant, that's why I offered You a deal: put me to the test, if You are not satisfied no need to pay me".
Ziminar says: "Let the battle against the centipedes be the test. If you die, you failed and there won't be any need to pay you.
Just make sure you don't put any of the others in danger when the battle goes sour.
But you seem like someone who can handle himself in battle.
So if the rest of the party agrees with me, let's stop talking before we give away our position to the centipedes and nullify our advantage of surprise and first strike."
Ziminar further explains the concept of the deal and the fact that the halfling is a mercenary who showed us the nest.
Out of character: How big is the tunnel? Can we stand in it and walk side by side or do we have to crouch and maybe smoke them out first?
In Character:: Felipe says to Peasant, "I agree", he looks at Avan and Asthelion to see what they say if they agree or not. He is thinking if Quasar is hiding something.
Edited: Felipe on 5th Oct, 2012 - 7:57pm
Asthelion, who had been quiet for some time, sees that someone is going to have to scout the entrance to this cave... A rogue doesn't get his earnings through standing by and watching he sensed that the others were expecting him to start pulling some weight.
So he sighs, pulls out Roxanne, his masterwork dagger, and says, "I'll go look at the cave. If there's trouble there's no sense in all of us being caught in an ambush. I'll be back with good news. If not..." here Asthelion pauses in thought then finishes, "You'd better come and save my ass."
And with that he heads towards the cave.
Initiative (+4)
Result: 23
Move Silently (+7)
Result: 26
Spot (+6)
Result: 12
Listen (+6)
Result: 18