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Re: (038) The Concourse Catacomb « Reply #135 on Aug 6, 2012, 8:37am »
Mads the Enlightened
"I won't turn you into a slug..." Mads says calmly, as he lays the edge of his blade across the hobgoblin's neck. "But I might slit your throat if you don't answer my questions." He presses the blade a little to draw a little blood. "Who's Ruglud and what are you doing in these tunnels?"
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Re: (038) The Concourse Catacomb « Reply #136 on Aug 6, 2012, 8:52am »
Meanwhile, at the back of the group on the stair... Rufus thinks he spies something blacker than the swallowing darkness behind them moving ever so slowly closer. But no matter how hard he stares at the dark, he can't get a fix on anything. Maybe it's just his nerves..?
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Re: (038) The Concourse Catacomb « Reply #137 on Aug 6, 2012, 9:16am »
Mads impresses his authority upon his captive.
The hobgoblin whimpers and whines, begging grotesquely all the while.
"Who's Ruglud? who's Ruglud?" it blathers incredulously, "Ee's tha big boss o' tha mountains, o yesss tha big boss. Ee's meaner 'n' tougher than's fair, an' we's waitin' 'ere fer a bunch o' 'is boyz to show,"
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Re: (038) The Concourse Catacomb « Reply #139 on Aug 6, 2012, 9:34am »
The dejected villian swallows desperately, grimacing as his adam's apple bobs past the edge of Mads' blade. "You knowzz, same az alwaaayzz," pawns the hobgoblin, "They comez by, regular like, ta collect Ruglud'z payment,"
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Re: (038) The Concourse Catacomb « Reply #140 on Aug 6, 2012, 9:38am »
Mads the Enlightened
Mads keeps his eyes on the hobgoblin. "Everybody up on the landing!" he calls out. "Dugel, would you be so kind as to search our prisoner?"
***
Once everybody's secured, Mads will order the hobgoblin down the stairs at sword point. "I hear my brother was a fair man... So, I'm giving you a choice--down the stairs or through my sword."
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Re: (038) The Concourse Catacomb « Reply #141 on Aug 6, 2012, 5:23pm »
It may be worth noting that the way forward is not completely blocked.
Dugel's rockfall was a relatively minor one, and with ten or so minutes of labour the rubble could be largely cleared, and the door the hobgoblins were waiting by accessed. Even without clearing the rubbish it would be possible to clamber over it and go ahead.
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Re: (038) The Concourse Catacomb « Reply #142 on Aug 9, 2012, 7:45am »
"Nice work Dugel", smiles Rufus. "Dugel you better stand guard with Mads, and Wendel follow me to look around", commands Rufus.
Rufus goes and careful clambers over the rocks to the door the hobgoblins were at. He is careful of any loose rocks and dangers on the way, and keeps a contant look out so not to be surprised by anything. He will sneak to the door and investigates it, then listens to what is on the other side.
OOC: Sorry about wasting time before, I thought where we are now was full of webs and spiders and I was been careful.
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Re: (038) The Concourse Catacomb « Reply #143 on Aug 10, 2012, 8:19am »
[ I'm fine with my prior stated course of action. None of the hobgoblins seem to have picked up on any of my trigger words, so either they're too ignorant or too stupid to provide much useful information. I could kill the subdued hobgoblin outright, but if I can get him to possibly fight the spiders down the stairs (or become arachnid food if I have to kick him down the steps), it'll make me feel better about a possible later retreat down those stairs. The rubble, at least, might provide some degree of defense against a surprise attack from Ruglud's cronies or anyone/thing else that might come through the other door, so for now I'm willing to put it out of my thoughts until the more immediate threat is dealt with.]
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Re: (038) The Concourse Catacomb « Reply #144 on Aug 12, 2012, 7:31am »
Wendel and Rufus scamper up onto the landing, and these additional arrivals cause the Hobgoblin to cower and whimper like a beaten dog.
"I'd as soon run my knife through 'im than touch 'im," says Dugel gruffly, and stands arms folded glowering directly at the prisoner in true Dwarfish fashion.
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Re: (038) The Concourse Catacomb « Reply #145 on Aug 12, 2012, 7:33am »
Meanwhile, Rufus scampers over the 2ft pile rubble with the ready agility of a mountain goat, and discovers that the adjacent door is hardly blocked at all. If it opens inward (as most door do), then there shouldn't be any problem opening it...
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Re: (038) The Concourse Catacomb « Reply #146 on Aug 12, 2012, 8:50am »
Mads the Enlightened
Mads shrugs. "Fine." While holding the blade firmly against the hobgoblin, he searches what pockets or bags, if any, he can access with his free hand. His eyes stay fixed on his prisoner, though, and he goes about looking for coin by feel.
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Re: (038) The Concourse Catacomb « Reply #147 on Aug 13, 2012, 7:03am »
"Wendel keep a look out will you while I check this door", says Rufus. Rufus detects traps around the door and the lock and if all seems fine listens on the door. Then if he hears nothing he will test if the door is locked and have a peak inside and shut it again ...
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Re: (038) The Concourse Catacomb « Reply #149 on Aug 13, 2012, 6:38pm »
Wendel coughs violently into his handkerchief as he waves Rufus away... though exactly how well he can keep a watch while spluttering and hacking like a speared seal is in interesting question.
However, Rufus leaves him be and concentrates on the doorway...
[1d6]
He checks the frame, the handle, and lock hole, and the gap beneath the door... but it all appears perfectly mundane.
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