[2026/09/20 14:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: Jassie
[2026/09/20 14:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: you cast "Call Woodland Beings" I think, last time
[2026/09/20 14:06] Jassie: yes
[2026/09/20 14:08] Jassie: hahaha
[2026/09/20 14:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: 2D6 badgers I think
[2026/09/20 14:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: roll 2D6, Jassie
[2026/09/20 14:08] D6: Jassie rolls 5
[2026/09/20 14:08] D6: Jassie rolls 2
[2026/09/20 14:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: you summoned 7 badgers
[2026/09/20 14:09] Sonja Bikergrrl: so... last time... you were visiting an orc village, strangely unguarded and apparantly unpopulated
[2026/09/20 14:10] Sonja Bikergrrl: And with that recap out of the way GGGGGRRRREEEETTTTIIINNGGGSSSS Adventurers! Other players get silver dragons as allies, you get a handful of confused badgers
[2026/09/20 14:10] Sonja Bikergrrl: You're outside the (unguarded, open) gates
[2026/09/20 14:10] Sonja Bikergrrl: What are your plans here?
[2026/09/20 14:10] Mecha: to be fair we kind of already are confused Badgers
[2026/09/20 14:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: anyone...?
[2026/09/20 14:15] Jassie: i mean i cant remember
[2026/09/20 14:15] Jassie: these 2 wanted to do something
[2026/09/20 14:15] Jassie: i asked the badgers to scout around for orcs
[2026/09/20 14:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: you found -numerous- orcs
[2026/09/20 14:16] Mecha: Are they living orcs?
[2026/09/20 14:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: Presumeably.
[2026/09/20 14:17] Sapphire: Emily smooths out her dress. "we going in polite or angry?"
[2026/09/20 14:17] Jassie: do we have an estimate how many?
[2026/09/20 14:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: There's many.
[2026/09/20 14:19] Jassie: lol
[2026/09/20 14:19] Sapphire: "A whole village..." but the orcs here seem... more civilian?
[2026/09/20 14:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: How can you determine that?
[2026/09/20 14:19] Jassie: well idk bout civilian
[2026/09/20 14:20] Sapphire: are they moving around in armor or are they like, carrying firewood and hay around?
[2026/09/20 14:20] Sonja Bikergrrl: How can you determine -that-?
[2026/09/20 14:21] Jassie: lol, would the badgers be able to tell?
[2026/09/20 14:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: the badgers have reported already. "Many greenskins"
[2026/09/20 14:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: if you want better data, get better scouts, scry magically, walk in the village and see
[2026/09/20 14:23] Mecha: talia shakes her head." Fuck this."You two gab, I'm going in. If they attack I'll run back out and we'll know."
[2026/09/20 14:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: decisive action
[2026/09/20 14:23] Jassie: oh boty
[2026/09/20 14:23] Jassie: boy*
[2026/09/20 14:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: Exactly what do you plan doing?
[2026/09/20 14:24] Jassie: i guess i'll keep the badgers on me and just wait to support talia
[2026/09/20 14:24] Sapphire: Emily follows in behind Talia
[2026/09/20 14:24] Mecha: Walk through the gate weapons in their respective sheathes and holsters.
[2026/09/20 14:25] Sonja Bikergrrl: The village itself is quiet with elder orcs going about their business; some are at the orc drinking hall, preparing a large quantity of food. Other elderly orcs are in the blacksmith, working on tools. There's a few older orcs returning from a hunting trip, carrying snared rabbits.
[2026/09/20 14:26] Sonja Bikergrrl: Anyone wanting to make a perception check: roll under your WIS.
[2026/09/20 14:26] D20: Mecha rolls 9
[2026/09/20 14:27] D20: Jassie rolls 19
[2026/09/20 14:27] Jassie: lol nope
[2026/09/20 14:27] D20: Sapphire rolls 15
[2026/09/20 14:27] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha: at the drinking hall: A LOT of food, but very little ale.
[2026/09/20 14:27] Sonja Bikergrrl: Jassie: There's some bluebirds in a tree singing gaily.
[2026/09/20 14:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire: Looks like an orc is eyeing you up lustily.
[2026/09/20 14:28] Jassie: LOL
[2026/09/20 14:29] Mecha: "Interesting," Talia muses before walking to the orcs at teh Blacksmith.'Greetings." She says politely
[2026/09/20 14:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: The orcs all watch with a sullen, not-quite-hosile silence. "Us don't welcome strangers."
[2026/09/20 14:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: Roll under WIS.
[2026/09/20 14:29] Sapphire: She regards said orc.... how clean or clever does he seem to be? Emily adopts a confident manner while evaluating the looks.
[2026/09/20 14:29] D20: Sapphire rolls 1
[2026/09/20 14:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha.
[2026/09/20 14:30] D20: Mecha rolls 4
[2026/09/20 14:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire: you appear to have pulled.... wait, no, he has some grit in his eye, clearly. Forget it. You've not pulled here.
[2026/09/20 14:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha: you can't help noticing: Every single orc is old; there are no women folk - or children.
[2026/09/20 14:31] Mecha: Talia looks around."Everything okay here?"
[2026/09/20 14:31] Sonja Bikergrrl: Elderly orc: "What it to you, human? Humans no give us land us promised by humans, why you annoying us now?"
[2026/09/20 14:32] Mecha: Talia narrows her eyes."What do you mean? What humans did that?"
[2026/09/20 14:34] Sonja Bikergrrl: (In the trouble with Sonja y Ddraig Goch, orcs helped the various human factions against various enemies at the time. They were promised land to settle on. This does not appear to have been honoured.)
[2026/09/20 14:34] Mecha: Talia sighs."So more asses to kick. If a deal was made it should be honored."
[2026/09/20 14:35] Sapphire: If it were just a little grit, she could work with that.... though if everyone here is old, thats... very curious. "Ah." she frowns, eyes looking downcast. From her skin tone, she's... not quite human but her language very much is. "Agreed, the lords should have kept their word."
[2026/09/20 14:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: Orc: Grunts and turns to go back to working on something at the blacksmith.
[2026/09/20 14:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: Perception check if you want
[2026/09/20 14:36] D20: Sapphire rolls 15
[2026/09/20 14:36] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire is busy looking for a younger orc to date.
[2026/09/20 14:36] D20: Jassie rolls 4
[2026/09/20 14:36] Jassie: /me shakes her head hearing this
[2026/09/20 14:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: Jassie: at the blacksmith, they're working on.... Mostly pickaxes
[2026/09/20 14:38] Jassie: "is there a reason you're working on those pickaxes?" enquires
[2026/09/20 14:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: Elderly Orc glares at Jassie. "Why you care? Bugger off."
[2026/09/20 14:40] Jassie: well, maybe if you could tell us more, we could help you all out as this concerns us too."
[2026/09/20 14:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: Roll D20: CHA check.
[2026/09/20 14:42] Sonja Bikergrrl: Jassie.
[2026/09/20 14:42] Jassie: sorry
[2026/09/20 14:42] D20: Jassie rolls 4
[2026/09/20 14:43] Sonja Bikergrrl: Elderly orc leans in close: "You want us help? Go to mines in hill, you see."
[2026/09/20 14:44] Sapphire: Emily curtsies. "Thank you for the advice."
[2026/09/20 14:44] Mecha: Talia nods."All right, we can check that out.
[2026/09/20 14:44] Jassie: very well, we will definitely do what we can,
[2026/09/20 14:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: so, to the mines?
[2026/09/20 14:45] Mecha: /me nods
[2026/09/20 14:45] Sonja Bikergrrl: The mine is a simple dug out area, like a very shallow funnel, that drains to a tunnel carved into the cliff-face. with a pair of crude iron tracks. Minecarts rattle along the track every few minutes, bearing large loads of rock. Nearby, are two piles, one smaller heap of coal, one much larger mound of rocks. Mining is still taking place, but, there seems to be no interest in trading the coal.
[2026/09/20 14:46] Sonja Bikergrrl: There's a couple of orcs shoving a cartful of rock, swearing as they shove the cart
[2026/09/20 14:46] Mecha: Are these also older orcs?
[2026/09/20 14:47] Sonja Bikergrrl: They seem rather younger
[2026/09/20 14:48] Mecha: Talia looks around to see if there is anyone besides the ones working the mine
[2026/09/20 14:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: Roll D20
[2026/09/20 14:49] D20: Mecha rolls 6
[2026/09/20 14:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: Doesn't seem to be anyone around.
[2026/09/20 14:49] Jassie: walks up to these orcs to once again ask, "Hello! We talked to the elder folk back at the village, and they told us to come up here to have a look what was happening? care to fill us in?"
[2026/09/20 14:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: well, nothing like going straight in
[2026/09/20 14:50] Sonja Bikergrrl: Orc: "Go away! Leave us! Us work for new bosses now."
[2026/09/20 14:50] Mecha: What new bosses?"
[2026/09/20 14:50] Sonja Bikergrrl: Orc: "New bosses small. Us kill little bastards, but little monsters have us womenfolk, us kids."
[2026/09/20 14:51] Sapphire: emily leans to inspect the rocks to figure out what ore they bear
[2026/09/20 14:51] Mecha: Talia suddenly smiles a wicked smile."Wher are they?"
[2026/09/20 14:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mostly coal.
[2026/09/20 14:52] Sonja Bikergrrl: Orc looks at Talia as if she's stark staring mad. "At prison camp over hill. You go away now! Little bastards come soon, not happy we no work!"
[2026/09/20 14:52] Mecha: Talia doesn't need anymore and begins marching in that direction.
[2026/09/20 14:53] Jassie: looks at the others before turning back, " well i guess we gotta pay your new bosses a visit,."
[2026/09/20 14:53] Jassie: follows along
[2026/09/20 14:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: Guess you're heading over the hill?
[2026/09/20 14:53] Sapphire: "Where does the coal go?" she asks, walking backwards with Talia and JAssie
[2026/09/20 14:54] Sonja Bikergrrl: Hard to say, but, there's a heap of coal next to the larger heap of rock. Until recently, merchants bought it.
[2026/09/20 14:55] Sapphire: interesting
[2026/09/20 14:55] Sonja Bikergrrl: The orcs' families are being held captive in a small compound just to the west. There's a number of kobolds; clearly there's guards watching the orcs, and kobolds relaxing and feasting, and a large number of tents, much more than for the numbers you can see.
[2026/09/20 14:55] Jassie: right
[2026/09/20 14:55] Sonja Bikergrrl: What are your plans?
[2026/09/20 14:56] Jassie: can i get the badgers to have a quick scout again?
[2026/09/20 14:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: sure can, where they going to scout?
[2026/09/20 14:57] Sapphire: Emily is going to study the layout of the prison camp, to determine.... how these tiny kobolds are overpowering orcs
[2026/09/20 14:57] Jassie: the tents
[2026/09/20 14:57] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire: (cackle in your ear): "Oh my, you're going to have a fight? This -is- exciting!"
[2026/09/20 14:58] Sonja Bikergrrl: What exactly is Emily going to do to determine that?
[2026/09/20 14:59] Sonja Bikergrrl: Badgers: report back, many little sleeping greenskins.
[2026/09/20 14:59] Jassie: oh boy
[2026/09/20 14:59] Sapphire: Visual inspection, looking for... anything weird or tool like. Such as perhaps those doomsticks the kobolds have been seen using, or a shamen
[2026/09/20 14:59] Sonja Bikergrrl: from where do you plan doing this visual inspection?
[2026/09/20 15:00] Sapphire: we had to crest a hill to see this, yeah? the top of the hill
[2026/09/20 15:00] Sonja Bikergrrl: perception check, -4 penalty
[2026/09/20 15:02] D20: Sapphire rolls 2
[2026/09/20 15:03] Sapphire: negative two
[2026/09/20 15:03] Sonja Bikergrrl: your eagle eyes spot that some of the kobolds are casually toting those metal tube flame weapons.
[2026/09/20 15:04] Jassie: double oh boy
[2026/09/20 15:04] Sapphire: "That would do it. They're using their flame tubes to keep the orcs in line." She ponders. "We might be able to wreck their armory of them."
[2026/09/20 15:05] Jassie: well, if we knew the spot, i might be able to help? maybe
[2026/09/20 15:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: indeed, assuming it's there
[2026/09/20 15:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: and assuming the clue you just got meant something
[2026/09/20 15:07] Mecha: Talia ponders. We don't need to kill all the kobolds, though that would be a bonus. We need to get those orcs out of there.'
[2026/09/20 15:07] Jassie: yes for sure, though killing them would help with that
[2026/09/20 15:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me agrees with that theory
[2026/09/20 15:08] Sapphire: "But even just messing them up might be enough."
[2026/09/20 15:09] Mecha: Agreed.. I have an idea though. Need someone sneaky for it.
[2026/09/20 15:10] Sapphire: "...or invisible?" She smiles.
[2026/09/20 15:10] Jassie: that yes
[2026/09/20 15:10] Mecha: Invisible works too. Need someone to check the tents see if the little greens are Kobolds or like baby orcs, we can go from there.
[2026/09/20 15:13] Sonja Bikergrrl: Scratchy voice in Saphires' head now: "Heh heh heh. Seems the strong one likes little ones, oh my, yes."
[2026/09/20 15:13] Sapphire: She frowns, rubbing her face
[2026/09/20 15:14] Mecha: If it is young Orcs we work rescue. if they are Kobolds we work to make sure they don't wake up
[2026/09/20 15:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sounds like you have a Plan.
[2026/09/20 15:15] Sapphire: wow
[2026/09/20 15:15] Sapphire: feels so.... nice!
[2026/09/20 15:15] Sapphire: to have a plan for once
[2026/09/20 15:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: so quickly....
[2026/09/20 15:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: and... not batshit insane
[2026/09/20 15:15] Jassie: looks at you two, almost giggles.
[2026/09/20 15:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: Are you going with that?
[2026/09/20 15:16] Mecha: Oh no, it's insane but it is so insane it just might work
[2026/09/20 15:16] Jassie: never know
[2026/09/20 15:16] Mecha: Talia looks at Emily if you can go invisible, go for it and then report back.
[2026/09/20 15:16] Sapphire: Emily has relatively full spell slots today, yeah?
[2026/09/20 15:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: No cast spells, and two trailing skeletons
[2026/09/20 15:18] Sapphire: oh yeah, the skellies
[2026/09/20 15:18] Jassie: yea ive only used these little guys so far
[2026/09/20 15:18] Sapphire: In that case, she nods. "I can do tha, yeah."
[2026/09/20 15:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: Note these are "guardians" not "minions" and you can't communicate with them, as far as I can tell.
[2026/09/20 15:19] Mecha: Keep the skellies back here while you go.
[2026/09/20 15:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: How will you tell them that?
[2026/09/20 15:21] Sapphire: Maybe one of the others should sneak and i give them invis
[2026/09/20 15:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: That'd solve that problem.
[2026/09/20 15:21] Jassie: i clank more, so not the best idea
[2026/09/20 15:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: Broadly true
[2026/09/20 15:22] Mecha: Talia sighs."You know my luck with sneaking."
[2026/09/20 15:22] Jassie: or i could take off my armour first i guess
[2026/09/20 15:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: indeed, a naked Jassie, we'd all want to cast invisibility on her to save the innocence of our eyes
[2026/09/20 15:24] Mecha: I sigh."No, if you're caught and you're out of armor you're screwed. Cast it on me." Before I hand Jassie Emilys lamp."Not risking that."
[2026/09/20 15:24] Sonja Bikergrrl: Note: Per last game, you do not have Emilys' lamp.
[2026/09/20 15:24] Sapphire: "Alright, and if you get caught, scream loudly so we know where you are."
[2026/09/20 15:25] Mecha: Talia nods."Okay. Hit me with it."
[2026/09/20 15:25] Jassie: okkk, hope all goes ok
[2026/09/20 15:25] Jassie: good luck my friend
[2026/09/20 15:27] Sapphire: She casts invisibility
[2026/09/20 15:27] Sapphire: on Talia of cours
[2026/09/20 15:27] Sonja Bikergrrl: Talia: winks out of sight.
[2026/09/20 15:28] Mecha: Talia nods."My plan I should have offered to do it." before turning invisible and I begin moving looking for the furthest tent so thing go at least a little easier than usual.
[2026/09/20 15:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: Scratchy voice in Talias' head: "So strong. So brave. Like the golden one, so good, so beautiful."
[2026/09/20 15:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: Talia: DEX check, roll D20
[2026/09/20 15:28] Mecha: any bonuses for invisiblity?
[2026/09/20 15:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: No.
[2026/09/20 15:29] D20: Mecha rolls 4
[2026/09/20 15:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: See? Trust in your abililties.
[2026/09/20 15:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: There's eight snoring kobolds in the tents.
[2026/09/20 15:30] Mecha: That's eight Kobolds not waking up
[2026/09/20 15:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: You're slaying them in their sleep? :-O
[2026/09/20 15:30] Mecha: Yep
[2026/09/20 15:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: Damn. That's cold.
[2026/09/20 15:31] Sonja Bikergrrl: Eight kobold corpses in the tents.
[2026/09/20 15:31] Mecha: Is Talia still invisible?
[2026/09/20 15:31] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me blinks
[2026/09/20 15:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: No, hostile act that caused direct harm. Invisibility dropped.
[2026/09/20 15:32] Mecha: Well can't sneak out moving to the next tent
[2026/09/20 15:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: you've gone tent to tent. There's no living sleeping kobolds.
[2026/09/20 15:33] Mecha: Keep moving as best I can
[2026/09/20 15:33] Jassie: ooc whistling damnn
[2026/09/20 15:33] Sonja Bikergrrl: where to?
[2026/09/20 15:34] Mecha: Next tent unless there is a guard nearby
[2026/09/20 15:34] Sonja Bikergrrl: What next tent?
[2026/09/20 15:34] Mecha: Did she go through all the tents?
[2026/09/20 15:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: I've assumed so
[2026/09/20 15:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: unless you only wanted to slay just one kobold
[2026/09/20 15:35] Mecha: Then to where the kobolds are keeping the orc women and children
[2026/09/20 15:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: You'll be spotted.
[2026/09/20 15:37] Mecha: Yep. but talia is just charging in right for the nearest kobold. Kobold numbers depleted Talia is in a mood.
[2026/09/20 15:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: are you sure you want to do that?
[2026/09/20 15:38] Mecha: Yes. and as she does she yells hoping for the scariest rage filled scream possible attempting to freak the kobolds out and alert Emily and Jassie.
[2026/09/20 15:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: okay... you're spotted instantly, the feasting kobolds are....
[2026/09/20 15:39] D10: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 7
[2026/09/20 15:39] Mecha: This is already an alignment risk, why not go all out.
[2026/09/20 15:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: Oddly not surprised. They all rise up grabbing weapons, yapping loudly in shock and excitement.
[2026/09/20 15:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: I may need to understand where the alignment risk is
[2026/09/20 15:40] Mecha: Long sword is already out and I am looking to slice and dice.
[2026/09/20 15:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: okay... what's Talia and Jassie going to do?
[2026/09/20 15:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: Even better, a valid and efficient attack form!
[2026/09/20 15:40] Sapphire: feasting kobold
[2026/09/20 15:41] Jassie: /me gets ready hearing the shout
[2026/09/20 15:41] Sapphire: they all... bunched up?
[2026/09/20 15:41] Mecha: Never mind on the alignment risk Talia is chaotic good and this is for good... and those kobolds will sleep for good."
[2026/09/20 15:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: They're all in the same general area.
[2026/09/20 15:41] Jassie: and casts spiritual hammer first
[2026/09/20 15:41] Sapphire: Any apparent friendlies in the feasting area?
[2026/09/20 15:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: How will you determine that?
[2026/09/20 15:42] Sonja Bikergrrl: unless you're on good terms with a kobold... probably not
[2026/09/20 15:42] Sapphire: basically talia or any orcs
[2026/09/20 15:42] Sonja Bikergrrl: Talia is charging the kobolds
[2026/09/20 15:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: so what's Emilys' plan?
[2026/09/20 15:44] Sapphire: i was gonna Ice Ball them before our side gets in the middle of the danger close zone
[2026/09/20 15:45] Sonja Bikergrrl: That sounds like a good plan. It'll depend on the precise initiative rolls, but, we'll put a pin in it here for now, bit late to start a large combat.
[2026/09/20 15:46] Jassie: i will have my spiritual hammer out ready to go now as well though
[2026/09/20 15:46] Sonja Bikergrrl: But, last thing, Emily: scratchy voice in head: Oh, look at the strong one. Brave AND strong. I want her vitality, bottlemage. You're going to help me get it. Heh heh heh.
[2026/09/20 15:47] Sonja Bikergrrl: What a cliff-hanger to end on! :-)
[2026/09/20 15:47] Sapphire: She grits her teeth, trying to maintain her focus, even as she has to obey her orders
[2026/09/20 15:48] Jassie: lolol
[2026/09/20 15:48] Sapphire: cliffhanger!
[2026/09/20 15:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: yus!
[2026/09/20 15:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: until next week!
[2026/09/20 15:50] Sonja Bikergrrl: thank you for coming, I'm -really- looking forwards to next week
[2026/09/20 15:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: don't do anything I wouldn't!