They were going to meet bandits sooner or later, that was a given. Leifr just wished that they didn't come themselves at such an inopportune time. Glancing back at Lyrisa with worry, he pondered on how to get out of this predicament without himself or his company being seriously injured. The fact that he had a passenger on his horse limited him severely in horsefighting as he'd be hard pressed to defend not only himself and his horse but her as well. Not to mention that she didn't have a sword or shield or any other weapon that was easy to use on horseback. Liefr decided that his best bet was to try bluffing.
Leifr forced a confident smile and bit back his nervousness. As he started pulling his shield off his back he looked over to Fiore and said in as nonchalant a tone as he could muster,
“We are in luck, Blade Master. To think that we would find our targets so quickly. Our tasks as forward scouts are almost complete, milord: Now,” Leifr furrowed his brow and revealed a toothy grin, trying to look as intimidating and fearless as possible, “I must ask that you, a famous warrior of the north who has slain over one hundred men, to dirty your blade on a few mongrels such as these while we await our noble lord's full retinue of eighty veteran soldiers to arrive.”
With the end of his bluff marked by him finishing equipping his shield to his arm, he looked at Fiore and then glanced at the one with the crossbow in effort to communicate that Fiore should head for the ranged fighter. Leaned back so that he was a bit closer to Lyrisa, he whispered,
“Lady Kortine, I must ask if you know how to ride a horse.”
If she answered that she could, Leifr decided that it would be best to get off himself and have her retreat on his warhorse to a safe distance. He forgone the armor that was usually place upon warhorses in hopes that the unburdened horse would be able to run faster than any other bandits. Of course, if she couldn't, Leifr had one of two difficult choices to make: to fight with her holding onto him, or to ask her to get off and then try to protect her from horseback.
“But maybe if they tell us where their base is located, we can spare them!” Leifr yelled out as he unfastened his cursed blade and pointed it at the bandit with the two axes, faintly hoping that one of them could sense the wretched aura that consumed Leifr's arm. He hoped that his bluff worked, and if it didn't he really wished that the bandits themselves would give them a chance to escape or strike first.
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Let's see...
No ranks in Negotiation, 3 score in Charisma, and if any of them have 5 Charisma or 6 Aptitude Leifr gets a -2 roll penalty.
Yeah, a bluff seems right up Leifr's alley.
No ranks in Negotiation, 3 score in Charisma, and if any of them have 5 Charisma or 6 Aptitude Leifr gets a -2 roll penalty.
Yeah, a bluff seems right up Leifr's alley.
Ryu said I would like to nominate Leifr as our leader, so I will refrain from posting until he does! (Or Lyrisa)
Pyromania99 said I second it.
Yes, because an uncharismatic, naive noble is the perfect person to follow into battle...
I'll scan over ERode's CS before making a post, so please be patient.
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Renose said Even though Lyrisa had no horse, it was somewhat easy for her to ride on the back of Leifr's warhorse
Tsk. I wanted her to ride up front like a child...
Ah, right, I forgot that Renose needs to continually update our CSes...
Everyone should just stick some characters on a Google Doc / Pirate/Titan/Etherpad and PM the link to Renose and let him edit it. That way, we can see any edits he makes without the other players knowing. If, of course, Ryu and ERode (if he finishes a character before everyone dies first) wants to try this.
Everyone should just stick some characters on a Google Doc / Pirate/Titan/Etherpad and PM the link to Renose and let him edit it. That way, we can see any edits he makes without the other players knowing. If, of course, Ryu and ERode (if he finishes a character before everyone dies first) wants to try this.
Renose said
Ah. Well it is up there, as is a base mystery chara sheet. This is what I will do for other player charas next time (only name and appearance will be included)
Awesome, thank you very much.
Aha, that's not actually why I wanted lore on Dark Contracts, but thank you very much!
I actually wanted it in the Lore tab at the front page because I was planning on my next character (should Leifr meet an early demise against some damnable level 1 bandits) to have a Dark Contract and didn't know any of the fluff with it.
I actually wanted it in the Lore tab at the front page because I was planning on my next character (should Leifr meet an early demise against some damnable level 1 bandits) to have a Dark Contract and didn't know any of the fluff with it.
Renose said Also I am not revealing my chara at all. My charas remain secret. I will reveal more about him the more you find out, but my charas will be kind of like GM PC NPCs, you don't get to know their stats nor what I roll for them.
So he's basically a character guide?
Aw, how disappointing.
...But it leaves a reasonable air of mystery about him I suppose.
It'd be interesting for the players to do that as well. Something like all we knew were each other's appearances and the GM rolls an observation die to see how much our characters can deduce on appearances for the first meeting, but personality and stats were basically unknown to others. Ah, that sounds fun; to walk up to Rita a little girl and be surprised when we find out she has such a vulgar and impudent tongue~
Of course that's impossible now, since all our CSes are posted on the front page and we all looked over them once or thrice.
By the way, can you make lore for Dark Contracts?
I.E. how are they performed? What are the demons of Ithelia? What other dark creatures besides demons exist? How are they called upon? What is usually a price to pay for calling them? And other such stuff.
Also, I know magic can't right now but can sorcery be used for pseudo-healing magic (in the form of twisting flesh back together or some such)? They'll probably do more damage than good if they fail the roll, but it's a start~
And thus Keia immediately rushed to the fourth post but was met with disappointment. Perhaps Renose isn't planning on revealing the character until we actually meet him IC...
I.E. how are they performed? What are the demons of Ithelia? What other dark creatures besides demons exist? How are they called upon? What is usually a price to pay for calling them? And other such stuff.
Also, I know magic can't right now but can sorcery be used for pseudo-healing magic (in the form of twisting flesh back together or some such)? They'll probably do more damage than good if they fail the roll, but it's a start~
Renose said
My chara is finished.
And thus Keia immediately rushed to the fourth post but was met with disappointment. Perhaps Renose isn't planning on revealing the character until we actually meet him IC...
Leifr felt like he was beginning to understand. First, he was understanding Lyrisa a bit better. Second, he understanding that he was treading towards a landmine. A familiar voice picked up where Lyrisa faltered, casually stepping on the mine and explaining the situation.
“Ah.”
That was all Leifr could respond with. He hardly noticed the other man's horse wander on over.
The feeling of having two large horses behind you while you were crouching is... discomforting to say the least. As the man, who introduced himself as Fiore, spoke to Lyrisa his steed seemed friendly and was apparently trying to get along with Leifr's, but of course the finicky and haughty warhorse that dismissed every name Leifr tried giving it seemed uninterested. It glanced at Fiore's steed, sniffed the air a bit, then looked away towards some unknown thing of apparently greater interest. Leifr rose from the ground and brushed off his knee. It was then that Fiore turned his attention to Leifr.
Eh, did Leifr misunderstand? Based on Fiore's actions before he believed that Fiore knew of Leifr previously, but he asked for Leifr's name. Maybe he is just a friendly person, thought Leifr as returned Fiore's camaraderie with a warm smile.
“Leifr of the noble House Forbannet, at your service, Sir Fiore.”
Leifr gave a slight bow with his introduction, but he cast a sideways glance at Lyrisa, thinking about her words. How long she's been alone Leifr did not know, but he now understood that she was capable of taking care of herself. Straightening back up, he smiled at Fiore and then at Lyrisa.
“Are we ready to head out, milord, milady? It'll be a couple of days before we return if all goes well so make sure you have everything you need.”
“Ah.”
That was all Leifr could respond with. He hardly noticed the other man's horse wander on over.
The feeling of having two large horses behind you while you were crouching is... discomforting to say the least. As the man, who introduced himself as Fiore, spoke to Lyrisa his steed seemed friendly and was apparently trying to get along with Leifr's, but of course the finicky and haughty warhorse that dismissed every name Leifr tried giving it seemed uninterested. It glanced at Fiore's steed, sniffed the air a bit, then looked away towards some unknown thing of apparently greater interest. Leifr rose from the ground and brushed off his knee. It was then that Fiore turned his attention to Leifr.
Eh, did Leifr misunderstand? Based on Fiore's actions before he believed that Fiore knew of Leifr previously, but he asked for Leifr's name. Maybe he is just a friendly person, thought Leifr as returned Fiore's camaraderie with a warm smile.
“Leifr of the noble House Forbannet, at your service, Sir Fiore.”
Leifr gave a slight bow with his introduction, but he cast a sideways glance at Lyrisa, thinking about her words. How long she's been alone Leifr did not know, but he now understood that she was capable of taking care of herself. Straightening back up, he smiled at Fiore and then at Lyrisa.
“Are we ready to head out, milord, milady? It'll be a couple of days before we return if all goes well so make sure you have everything you need.”
Renose said I think its due time we get on the road XD
I'll try. Probably. Maybe. Possibly.
Just... One... More... Interaction...
I mean, obviously, we have PLENTY of time to move from the barracks to the outskirts of town. Or maybe we are already there?!
Edit:
Let us begin the beginning of heading out on the quest. Maybe in four pages, we can begin on heading out on the quest! Maybe, if we're really lucky, we can begin the quest in only eight pages, two pages ahead of Pyromania99's expectations! Let's give it our all, insane duelist, not-little little girl!
PS: What's the Ithelian equivalent of a landmine?
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