Estate plans and barbarians
Subject Estate plans
I think I'm missing something. We sneak in, and then what's the plan?
From: Kevin
Subject Estate plans
That's Phase 2 of the plan. First, lets get into the compound.
Right????
From: Porter
Subject Estate plans
Well, what we decide to do for phase 2 might affect how we do phase 1.
From: Kevin
Subject Estate plans
We are open to suggestions.
What do we want to do after we get onto the grounds?
From: Porter
Subject Estate plans
Let's be bad guys.
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From: Kevin
Subject Estate plans
Non-responsive. Please provide more detail.
From: Karl
Subject Estate plans
We get in the compound and locate the Stormfather. I'm hoping he's being held in the barn with the bodies, but guessing probably not. Salix can scout about after we get there. Once we locate the Stormfather we can come up with a plan to rescue him.
Are you sure we're going to have to fight Faldor? We can't just get the Stormfather and make a break for it?
From: Kevin
Subject Estate plans
That would be nice, but you forget who our DM is. Trust me, if we want the Stormfather, we will meet Faldor at some time or another.
I still think lets get inside the compound. We can decide how we want to scout once we are inside the walls. Who knows, there may be underground passages connecting the buildings and the temple. We may have to work outside only. We know so little of that area that trying to set a more detailed plan at this point would all be just conjecture.
From: Karl
Subject Estate plans
Well Salix at least should do some scouting in wild shape and then rendezvous in the barn with the rest of you.
What form do you think would be least noticed? I'm thinking some sort of dog or carrion bird wouldn't be too out of place.
From: Porter
Subject Estate plans
That makes a lot of sense to me, and in that case, sneaking in with a minimum of magic is preferable.
Do we need to use Polymorph on the person in disguise? Isn't there a lower-level spell that will make a person look like another person?
From: Porter
Subject Estate plans
DM: From Mund's and Alley's experience with the barbarian tribes, do they tend to keep animals with them? If so, what kinds?
From: Mark
Subject Barbarian animals
When they are in their home range they tend to keep herds of animals, like reindeer and other local herd type animals. They may not actually "belong" to the tribe, but the tribe may follow them for months at a time. They also hunted local animals. Tribes tended to be fairly nomadic, following food and or jobs. Tribes have been known to move wholesale for large enough jobs, usually fighting as mercenaries. They bring the family along. A tribe could easily move to an area, as long as food was provided, and stay there for several months.
From: Derek
Subject Barbarians
Do any of our characters have any idea where these barbarian tribes are encamped? If we could warn them of Faldor's intended treachery it could be a big help to us.
From: Mark
Subject Barbarians
No one has any idea other than it is on the estate somewhere. The whole estate covers several square miles.
From: Kevin
Subject Barbarians
I think a hawk, with its great eye sight, might be a good choice. It could easily cover the rest of the estate and find the tribes.
From: Derek
Subject Barbarians
OOC: That sounds like something that Salix could find out pretty quickly if he's in a bird form.
Allistiar speaks up to the group as they are discussing how to enter the estate and what to do once they are there. "Salix, we need to find out where these various barbarian tribes are and warn them of Faldor's true intentions. We know they are on the estate somewhere, but nothing more than that. Could you find out fairly quickly if you were bird and took a couple of hours to fly around the estate? Once we know where they are, Mund and maybe someone else could go and talk to them, and let them know what we've learned. That way they won't blindly walk into being a sacrifice to an evil god."
Allistair continues. "Perhaps we should try and contact them first. Salix could go now and find out where they are, and once we know that we could sneak onto the estate via cross-country and make our way to the tribes to explain what we know. Even if they don't completely believe us, showing them the accoutrements of this priest we just killed would surely make them suspicious. Then we could work out a way to to get to the temple from there."
From: Porter
Subject Barbarians
So they don't keep livestock, but do they keep cats, dogs, birds, or other pets?
From: Mark
Subject Barbarians
Not so much pets but companions maybe. Cats they would not keep, but dogs for sure. Not birds other than the occasionally a hunting bird.
From: Mark
Subject Barbarians
If they are in their home range they would have some sort of live stock. Since these tribes are on the road then, no they would not have any real live stock.
From: Porter
Subject Barbarians
Thank you.
In other words, based on what we know, a dog or a hawk wouldn't be out of place among the tribes here.
From: Mark
Subject Barbarians
Correct.
From: Josh
Subject Barbarians
I agree that we should try to turn the barbarians against them. Mund and Harp should probably go. Kal's always willing to go these missions, but it's probably not a good idea to send him into a camp of barbarians.
From: Porter
Subject Barbarians
Um, I'm not so sure about that.
Mund and Ally know the barbarians, but neither one is terribly persuasive. I'm afraid that if we try to turn them, they'll just kill us for trying to deny them the power promised to them.
From: Kevin
Subject Barbarians
We don't have to convince them to join us. We just want them to be suspiscious of what Faldo is doing. I doubt that they will just let us walk in and take what we say as gospel. Just so we have an idea of where they are would be good.
From: Kevin
Subject Barbarians
If we are going to send anyone, it should probably be Salix, and maybe Mund.
From: Karl
Subject Barbarians
Salix would be willing to go, once he finds them of course.
Mark, what experience, if any, does Salix have with Barbarian tribes? Have the Druids had dealings with them? How has that been? What might Salix have heard from The Circle?