[OOC] D&D 5e - Hoard of the Dragon Queen

[Hekazu]

@Hekazu

I can post soon. If we're suppose to have a long conversation should we collab? Kyra is just going to be deflective with her answers.

@Norschtalen

Krets is going to press her for a while if that's the case. Collab could be in order. Feel free to start one in my PMs if you think you'd rather do it that way, but I can work in the thread just as well.

[Gordian Nought]

Torus will defintely have words for Krets. Mark my typoes.

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

I suppose we have, the alias of Torag seems to have worked out as it were. For the most part, barring all the madness and psychic tampering, dragons, and evil cults.

[Gordian Nought]

Sadly, Orchid unwittingly called the druid Torus in front of Krets, to which I believe he would have noticed.

[Gordian Nought]

Personally, let's linger to strike at night.

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

I have nothing to add for Brannor at the moment given I am quite limited in what I can overtly do, though I imagine during the escape someone will come find him and or use him to its ends.

[Ryonara]

Yeah, not really sure what to do with Parum, but I do want her to explain what her next plan is going to be. We're def going to need to save Brannor and Leosin, but I think we need some sort of decoy to replace Leosin. So hopefully Parum would get a "guest" tonight, which I need someone's help to knock out, and then we can drag him to Leosin, switch and replace, and gtfo.

I'd say Parum and Orchid could stick together to save Leosin, while Kyra and Torus goes to get Brannor. I'm also down for rescuing the other slaves too. While it's probably not necessary, it'll be good karma to help them instead of leaving them to suffer.

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

I am not so confident with escaping with many prisoners as it were, let alone the army not getting up to pursue us as a whole. We know they have horses, which we should reasonably steal or let free if we can, but there is no plausible way we could free even a small throng of slaves. They could neither keep up or go unnoticed, let alone it greatly raises our chance we will be discovered taking the monk, even if we manage it before any of the dragon-cult notices. While I too think we would do well to free them, sadly now does not seem opportune; too many enemies.

[Ryonara]

Well maybe we could free them but they find their own way out? I know that might seem rough, but at least if we free them there's a chance they could escape. That's what Parum would want anyways. She can understand that maybe they can't bring all of them to Greenest, and frankly they might not be able to even get back home on their own, but she can't just leave them caged up.

And pragmatically speaking, if the cultist do notice the other slaves escaping, it might give us an opening as everyone is scrambling to capture the freed slaves.

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

There is too much organization involved in freeing them all and all it takes is one of them, or one of our group, to be detected and the alarm sounded. The odds of going covertly with what seems to be a really disorganized camp, attempting to steal or use the horses in the process, is safer. While we might want to save them, we fail and die then no one saves them. We can kill bands of them or hunting parties, but the entire army as it comes to stand to? A few too many.

[Hekazu]

@The Harbinger of Ferocity@Ryonara@Lucius Cypher@Gordian Nought@Norschtalen
Any and all posts detailing actions would be appreciated from those who find their characters with something to do. After all, we are almost at the time limit again and going off on assumptions based on what little has been discussed does not bode well.

[Lucius Cypher]

Aye, I suppose I ought to get something written. I got a few ideas in my head. Are there any other orcs in this camp @Hekazu?

[Hekazu]

@Lucius Cypher
Full orcs? No. Half-orcs? Not in great amounts. Finding one from the crowd will take some time off your schedule, but you have a feeling you have seen one or two around.

[Lucius Cypher]

Aight, I dunno if it's nighttime yet or not, but ima have Orchid brownbeat some other orcs into being his lackeys so he can bring them to Brannor so we can "Beat him up", cept Orchid actually just needs to knock em out, break Brannor free, and disguise him as one of the bandits. Sound good?

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

You have always been a wonderful planner alongside @Ryonara, @Gordian Nought, do you have any wisdom for this ruse in particular? Any say on the dilemma surrounding the prisoners? I know we again have our bow-wielding cleric, so it is up to you three more than most to decide just what you wish to do in the greater scheme. I certainly have no real say for obvious reasons at the moment.

[Lucius Cypher]

I'll get a post up tomorrow/later today regardless.

[Hekazu]

Aight, I dunno if it's nighttime yet or not but-

@Lucius Cypher

Not quite yet, but rather soon. I would also be interested in knowing what you did in the time between.

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-ima have Orchid brownbeat some other orcs into being his lackeys

@Lucius Cypher

You find two half-orcs chatting in a table, both with a mug of ale before them. The slightly younger one seems to be telling a story of some sort. Roll for Persuasion/Intimidation depending on your approach at the subject within your post.

[Lucius Cypher]

Aight, Ima roll it in my post. ERE WE GO ERE WE GO ERE WE GO!

[Norschtalen]

I think now would be a good time for our team to get together and try to figure something out, sans Brannor of course.

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

Yes, either in-character or out-of-character sorting all the details out is essential. I would suggest to make them here for expediency's sake then simply progress where appropriate from there in one single post, so that we are not left to wait... or at least not as long as we often have been when it comes to these types of stalls.