We're back for Encounter #3. If our heroes-to-be complete this, they'll arrive in town to search for answers.
Let's break out Mythic to see what happens next:
(Event) "PC, Enemies."
(Q) Are these the bandits from before? (Likely) X-No - Random Event.
(Event) "Danger, Gain."
Okay, so at least one of the characters has encountered these enemies before. Can we get a description of them?
(Description) "Peaceful, Powerful."
(Q) Are they after Zook? (Likely) X-Yes.
(Q) Is one of them a wizard? (Very Unlikely - too early for this) No.
Okay, I'm still a little fuzzy with details, so I'm using the Character Crafter for more.
(Identity) "Obstacle"
(Mind) "Block"
(Body) "Weapon"
(Talent) "Executive"
That last word gave me an idea. It seems that Zook might have angered someone who sent 'troubleshooters' to have a word with him.
(Q) What did Zook do? "Delay, Competition."
Huh, HA! Got it!
(Q) Does he have more than one companion? (Likely) No.
Okay so one companion. I'll use the Thug stats for him.
(Q) Does he want the Thug to fight for him? (Likely) No.
(Q) Is he on his way back to the village? (Likely) X-Yes.
(Q) Is the second person male? (50/50) Yes - Random Event.
(Event) "Competition, Delay."
As the group continued on their way, they saw two men approaching. One of them seemed oddly familiar.
"Hey, I remember you," Zook said. "You got disqualified for cheating in the Tops Tournament."
The man nodded. "I may not be allowed to compete, but my friend here can. And he's going to win us all my money."
"I hope you don't intend to cheat," Zook replied.
"Of course not," the man said, "and I was falsely accused the first time."
I feel like they might not be too trustworthy, so I'm going to have Natrius make a roll (+1 Wis)
against the man's Charisma, which I determined to be +1.
(Clash) Does Natrius succeed? (50/50) X-Yes.
(Q) Is the man lying? (Likely) X-Yes.
(Q) Does Zook's amulet detect any magic? (Likely) No.
Natrius narrowed his eyes. "You're lying. You're up to something."
The man held up his hands. "What do you mean?"
"You blinked rapidly," Natrius replied. "You also stuttered and glanced at each other before answering Mr. Zook. I've dealt with a few merchants who tried to pull the wool over me before, so I've gotten an eye for it."
"You have no proof!" The man clenched his fists while stomping the ground."
"Maybe not," said Zook, "but I can find out." Wrapping his short fingers around his amulet, the gnome closed his eyes. "Huh. I see. You mean to deceive the good people of Briskhill."
(Clash) Does Zook succeed? (+2 Deception vs. +1 Perception = Likely) Yes.
The man looked to his companion. "But you, you can't stop me."
Milo stepped forward. "But I can. I'm a member of the village guard, and I'll tell you now, if you try an deceive the good villagers, I'll have you thrown in jail."
(Clash) Does Milo succeed? (+2 Intimidation vs. 0 Difficulty = Very Likely) No.
(Q) Do the two men seem violent? (50/50) Yes.
"Nice try," said the man, "but my companion here is a troubleshooter. He's dropped entire gangs before, and none of you seem like that kind of threat."
His companion stepped forward, pulling out his swords. "And you can't jail us if you're dead."
So a fight it is. I'm using the Bandit stats for the first guy and Bandit Captain for the second. For this battle, I'm going with DnD rules.
So first, Initiative. I rolled for everyone and got Vina, Jaree, Chet (our cheater), Natrius, Kerri, Solgi, Milo, Ivor, Zook, and lastly (and fortunately) Brute.
Vina goes after Brute. +1 Att vs. AC 15 (Disadvantage): Miss.
Jaree goes after Brute. +2 att vs. AC 15: Hit. 6 damage
Chet goes after Zook. +3 vs. AC 10: Hit. 2 dmg
Natrius goes after Chet. +1 vs. AC 12 (Dav) Hit. 5 dmg.
Kerri goes after Brute. +1 vs. AC 15: Hit 3 dmg.
Solgi goes after Brute. 0 vs. AC 15 (Dav) Hit. 7 dmg.
Milo goes after Brute. +1 vs. AC 15: Hit (Critical!) 14 dmg.
Ivor goes after Brute. +1 vs. AC 15: Hit. 4 dmg.
Zook goes after Chet. 0 vs. AC 12 (Dav) Hit (Barely) 5 dmg.
Brute gets 3 attacks: Vs. Milo. +5 vs. AC 10: Hit. 3 dmg.
Vs. Zook. +5 vs. AC 10: Hit. Dmg. 1 (whew!)
Vs. Ivor +5 vs. AC 10: Miss.
So first round has Zook and Milo down to 1 hp. Ouch. Next round:
Vina goes after Brute: Miss.
Jaree vs. Chet: Hit. Chet is dead.
Natrius vs. Brute: Miss.
Kerri vs. Brute: Hit. 8 dmg.
Solgi vs. Brute: Miss.
Milo vs. Brute: Hit. 4 dmg.
Ivor vs. Brute: Hit. 6 dmg.
Zook vs. Brute: Hit. 7 dmg.
Brute vs. Solgi: Miss.
Vs. Zook: Miss.
Vs. Solgi again: Hit. 4 Dmg.
Solgi is down to exaclty 0 HP, not dead but out of the fight. Next round:
Vina: Miss.
Jaree: Hit. 7 dmg.
Natrius: Hit. 1 dmg. (Seriously?)
Kerri: Miss.
Solgi is out.
Milo: Hit. 5 dmg. Brute is dead.
The two opponents swung their swords around, slicing into the heroes. But it was the two guards who ended the fight as their crossbow bolts struck their opponents in the heads, dropping them to the ground.
Solgi lay curled in a ball with blood covering the ground. Natrius rushed over to help her. Pulling out his medicine kit, he applied some cloth and leaves to help her.
Natrius has +2 vs DC 10: Failed!
Solgi must now make a Death Saving Throw. +0 vs. DC 10: Crit Pass. Solgi recovers to 1 hp!
Natrius' hands started shaking. "It's no use. I can't save her."
Suddenly, Solgi sat up, eyes wide, and gasping for breath. Quickly, the group tore pieces from their clothing to help stop her wound. After several minutes, she shivered but seemed otherwise okay.
"That was close," said Zook, tending to a cut on his own arm.
Kerri looked over. "What do we do with the bodies?"
"Take what we can," said Zook. "We can use the money for proper healing services once we arrive in town."
Ivor pulled out his shovel. "I'll take care of the bodies."
The group gets the following loot:
x2 Scimitars
Light Crossbow
Dagger
17 gp (rolled on the Treasure table for Challenge 1/8 and 2).
Chet is worth 25 xp.
Brute is supposed to be worth 450 xp, but i'm dropping it to 225 because I forgot about his Parry ability. That means the group gets 250 xp.
I'm giving 25 to each person since everyone participated.
Milo and Jaree get the remaining 25 xp each for getting the kills.
Milo, Jaree, and Zook have 60 xp each while everyone else is at 35. Once they reach 100 xp, they become Level 1 characters, though I may wait until they finished the quest.
Next time, they arrive in town.
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