AD&D: Trappings of Fate

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2004-01-08 11:10pm

The Raven goes, "You could a buried the body at least. And he seemed mind controlled, remember that dead Kobold from when we went into the forrest?"

A Big Flying Fish · Post by **A Big Flying Fish** » 2004-01-09 05:54am

"The rat got all it deserved. But if its got contacts all the New Kecksburg these Fael could be wider spread than this village. If Robgea's got any books on Kecksburg, we should see if there's any more than unusual goings on there that might be connected to the rats." speaks Grozny, as his belly grumbles. "Now lets get some food." Grozny walks to the tavern and sits at a table.

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-01-09 10:05am

Did I find anything when I searched the city as I posted above?

Nothing importnat.

--

The inn keeping brings you free food, saying it's the "least he can do" after you saved the town.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2004-01-09 12:24pm

lazerus wrote:
Did I find anything when I searched the city as I posted above?
Nothing importnat.

That being said, I send off five of the less exhausted, and more experienced soldiers to the next town/towns to call for help from the Army and to bring back the women and children.

After that I go back to the Inn, sit down with Grozny, and order me Quoth and Spark some good food.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2004-01-09 01:37pm

I sit down at the table, keeping the chair besides me free for Tsaroth, and order myself a large portion of food.
"So, do we wait here for more Kobolds, or do we make for New Kecksburg?"

A Big Flying Fish · Post by **A Big Flying Fish** » 2004-01-09 02:14pm

"It may be a good idea to search the near forest to see if theres any kobolds nearby, but if the nations soldiers are on their way, the town should be safe. After that we best move onto New Kecksburg."

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2004-01-09 02:22pm

"The more we stay out of that...forrest, the better it is I think.But a short visit might be good. If we find kobolds to kill..."

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2004-01-09 03:36pm

When I enter the Inn I say, "I sent riders out to get help from the Army, when they come here they'll bring the women and children back."

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-01-09 03:43pm

When I enter the Inn I say, "I sent riders out to get help from the Army, when they come here they'll bring the women and children back."

The riders take off on the fastest horses in town.

--

"So, do we wait here for more Kobolds, or do we make for New Kecksburg?"

Spark: Obviously we should head for the city and try to cut them off before they meet with their mounted support and evacuate to the ships.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2004-01-09 03:58pm

lazerus wrote:
"So, do we wait here for more Kobolds, or do we make for New Kecksburg?"
Spark: Obviously we should head for the city and try to cut them off before they meet with their mounted support and evacuate to the ships.

I order Spark diced steak, bacon, and whatever else he wants. "We'll wait till the Army gets here, then we'll head to New Kecksburg. (assuning that I know about the note) WE don't even know what they meant in that note, for all we know they might be in line for a catering job there next week."

A Big Flying Fish · Post by **A Big Flying Fish** » 2004-01-09 04:48pm

Straha wrote:I order Spark diced steak, bacon, and whatever else he wants. "We'll wait till the Army gets here, then we'll head to New Kecksburg. (assuning that I know about the note) WE don't even know what they meant in that note, for all we know they might be in line for a catering job there next week."

"These are kobold. They don't simply go into a town to taste the local cuisine and find a few cheap whores. Theres a purpose to this and I know it. And knowing the rats it will be for no good deed."

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-01-09 06:01pm

I order Spark diced steak, bacon, and whatever else he wants. "We'll wait till the Army gets here, then we'll head to New Kecksburg. (assuning that I know about the note) WE don't even know what they meant in that note, for all we know they might be in line for a catering job there next week."

Spark: Thanks boss. *munch *munch*
*a few seconds later*
Sure we know what it means, it a very simple code.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2004-01-10 01:10am

lazerus wrote:
I order Spark diced steak, bacon, and whatever else he wants. "We'll wait till the Army gets here, then we'll head to New Kecksburg. (assuning that I know about the note) WE don't even know what they meant in that note, for all we know they might be in line for a catering job there next week."
Spark: Thanks boss. *munch *munch*
*a few seconds later*
Sure we know what it means, it a very simple code.

"...What? Care to explain it for me?"

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-01-10 11:32am

"Well think, they had to write out New Kecksburg, they couldn't write it in code. That means it's can't be somthing where they substitute one letter for another, or scrable the letters or somthing. It has to be a word substitution, where each letter or group of letters is preplanned to be equal to a word of group of words. Good spies would memorize those conversions and then distroy any written records, but if the kobolds were good at this we wouldn't have gotten that letter. So, a book with all the conversions is probally floating around somwhere, most likely in their leaders pocket, so all I had to do was mentally prod him to take it out, and then that's it."

*there is a short pause*

".......what?"

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2004-01-10 01:47pm

Tsaroth looks at the cat, with a single eyebrow raised

"And, how will you go about mentaly proding him?"

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-01-10 02:03pm

"Would, not will, I allready have. It occured to me that whoever these kobolds work for are mages. So I used a sending spell and pretended to be them, it wouldn't have worked on anyone who thought it out, but a commander organizing a panacked retreat from crushing loss isn't going to pause to think things out. The exact message I sent was 'Defeat has come, you have failed us. Send coded message to New Kecksburg, warning your arrival. Sent it now, await further orders.' Granted, I was lucky, but it paid off."

*there is another short pause*

"Why does everyone stare like that when I talk?"

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2004-01-10 02:21pm

"Wow... I wouldnt have thought of that...

Most people are not used to talking cats"

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2004-01-10 02:27pm

"You.... you.... alright, so how do we get the code-book, and which one of us is going to stay here, while the rest of us rides to New Kecksburg?"

After I finish speaking I start petting spark, and order anything that he wants from the menu.

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-01-10 04:54pm

"As for getting the code book, that's the problem, we don't. I only got a glance at it when he took it out to write the message. So I only saw some of the words. Ignoreing the stuff that's still in code, it distels down to "blank arrive blank evacuate blank ships blank blank calvelry blank New Kecksburg. New Keck is a port city, so i'm guessing their going to try and flee up the river."

*pause*

"Would you quit stareing?"

After I finish speaking I start petting spark, and order anything that he wants from the menu.

Spark purrs.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2004-01-10 06:34pm

"Then we should make as fast as we can to New Kecksburg, and try to stop them there."

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2004-01-10 07:50pm

"I agree, we will head out tomorrow then?"

lazerus · Post by **lazerus** » 2004-01-10 07:53pm

Spark: *purrrrr* Why cut them off? We have horses, they don't. Let them escape, then we can follow the ships back to their home port.

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2004-01-10 07:54pm

"As soon as we'Re ready. And after a good nicht," he grinned at Tsaroth. "Will you take a horse for yourself, or should I take you with me? Still have place on my horse..."

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2004-01-10 07:54pm

"Sneaking aboard their ships would be prudent... however, we would want to get there ahead of them, maybe not take them as they flee"

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2004-01-10 07:57pm

Dahak wrote:"As soon as we'Re ready. And after a good nicht," he grinned at Tsaroth. "Will you take a horse for yourself, or should I take you with me? Still have place on my horse..."

"I can go with you I think, I never was very good at riding a horse... Or, I could just rise above"

Tsaroth glanced at Keenan

"And I thinka good rest would do us some good" he said with a wry smile and a wink in Keenans direction.