Season 1 - Episode 6: The Bandit Caves

[Joe the Rat]

OOC: do any of the elves have sleep spells? We wouldn't want to use it until we were committed to melee because as it stands the bad guys could just wake up any we put to sleep.

OOC: >cough<. Well, I've got the one. I was saving it for the right moment.

[Birthright]

Tannen waits to see what pony-tail does.

[Hywaywolf]

Unless the elves or alma do something, I think we can all agree that the PC's are going to sit tight and quiet and wait for pony tails next move.

[JoeCarr28]

Seeing the bows of Tannen, Hiker and the two elves trained upon him, Morward quickly pulls his head back into cover. When the volley of missiles is not forthcoming, he slowly peers around again to get a better look at his would-be assailants.

"So, Master Tannen, I thought it might be you and your little friends. Couldn't or wouldn't compensate me for girl, eh? So you decided to just take what wasn't yours. And ...," glancing at the elves, "... more besides by the look of it. Disappointing. Though I really shouldn't have expected any better from Kitchener's stooges. Well, I'd like to know how you think you're going to get out of this. I've got a dozen men up here, more on the way, and a similar number in the caves behind you. I suggest you drop your weapons now, and I might just let you live. Which is a better deal than you gave some of my guardsmen back there."

The door to the south of you opens, the occupants investigating what all the noise it about. It then quickly closes again leaving just a small gap to spy through. "That you boss?" shouts a voice from within.

"Aye it's me, but we've got a few unwelcome visitors. Better get your lads prepared, just in case they decide to do something stupid."

Meanwhile, somewhere to your north a loud, persistent banging noise commences. It would seem that the guards at the other cave entrance have found Tannen's barricade and are trying to break through it.


Doughbert: HP 3/5. No '0' level spells remaining today.
Hiker: HP 9/9.
Karl: HP -2/8 (stabilised).
Mandross: HP 5/5. 3 '0' level and 1 1st level spell remaining today.
Nivek: HP 6/7. 1 '0' level spell remaining today.
Paladin: HP 3/4.
Tannen: HP 5/9.
~6.10 pm, 28th day of Harvestide.

[Birthright]

{Perhaps wait for the others in case they have serious objections.... but here is Tannen's proposed course of action:}

Without missing a beat, Tannen whispers a quick order to the group: "Halflings, cover the corridor to the north. Alma, hide somewhere. Hiker and the rest, with me!!" Then without missing a beat, he charges the southern doorway, attempting to burst through it to shoot the nearest enemy with his crossbow. He'll then draw steel and shield to engage them.

[ooc: damn, some healing would be nice, but Tannen would rather die with a blade in his hand than submit to bandit scum, especially one who only 'might' let him live... ]

[JoeCarr28]

OK ... holding for confirmation from the others ...

[SmootRK]

Nivek holds position until action begins (being primarily melee right now).

[Joe the Rat]

(I think you were supposed to go with Tannen)

Mandross makes sure he is out of the way so everyone can go charging off. After which he creeps up to the edge again to peer around the corner. He's going to wait for the north corridor bandits to make a show.

(OOC: How far away is the nearest torch? Are they resting in sconces, or secured?)

[SmootRK]

(I think you were supposed to go with Tannen)

Mandross makes sure he is out of the way so everyone can go charging off. After which he creeps up to the edge again to peer around the corner. He's going to wait for the north corridor bandits to make a show.

(OOC: How far away is the nearest torch? Are they resting in sconces, or secured?)

Aha, missed that. Yes, Nivek follows Tannen to rush the door with his shield arm high.

[Hywaywolf]

(OOC: We should be dragging karl and alma into the room with us instead of leaving them out here to be held as hostages. Its not like ponytail won't have heard you tell her to hide. I for one don't plan to stay in the corridor with an unknown number of enemies 20' away from a bumrush that will cut me down with one blow. But, alas I am not on that side of the corridor and can't do anything physically to help them.")

Doughbert calls to Alma, "Alma, don't hide, retreat with us into the south room now! This corridor is about to become a bloodbath!"

Doughbert will then run into the corridoor, wait a moment to see what she does, hoping that she will listen to me. If she moves I will wait for her to move past me south, if not I will move south to the door, then turn and fire at anything that comes from ponytail's passage.

(OOC: I think the south door is out of movement range of ponytails corridor, so I think we can get there before they do this round and hope we win initiative next round. of course, we are still in missile range.)