OOC: Death House (5e)

[ewancummins]

Breaking the shutters with the greataxe is fairly easy and would take about a minute for the windows on the front side. Using swords or brute force will take a bit longer.

Using creepy kids?

Though they are not in reach...

[alhoon]

Hmmm... while it's not exactly common, I would ask Ewan and Ken to roll charisma checks for intimidation\persuasion\assertiveness. Skill proficiencies apply if you're trained in the right skills.

This should not determine what you guys do, or whether your PC is cowed\convinced. It's not magic and you're players not NPCs. It's just to give all of us a "numeric" view of how each of the two persons involved sounds.
Other PCs may take sides or interject or whatever discarding completely the results of the rolls if they so choose; I don't expect Kimber to change her opinion because Gnorric has a point about numbers or Bhunder to go against his own brother because Vorj seems a more "balanced" person.

Gnorric gets a +1 bonus because... the royalists are indeed outnumbered.

[ewancummins]

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[alhoon]

Is that for the insight roll I requested in the PM, or the intimidation?

[ewancummins]

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Insight.

[ewancummins]

CHR, although I should make my intent clear.

GNORRIC doesn't expect the two royalists to offer any help they are not forced to give by the nature of the situation. He does not attempt to hide that he does not trust them. They are his enemies. Until a short while ago, they were both prisoners.

He is letting Vorj know that Vorj cannot order him about. And that he regards Van, never Vorj, as the leader.

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[ewancummins]

Second insight ( is that the right skill?) to try to gauge if Kimber is only pretending not to understand how and why he tricked her into revealing her fluency in Gnomish:

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[ewancummins]

If Persuasion or Intimidation apply to the CHR check, my sheet records a net plus two for both. With the situational bonus the DM assigned, I come up with an adjusted 13.

[alhoon]

Second insight ( is that the right skill?) to try to gauge if Kimber is only pretending not to understand how and why he tricked her into revealing her fluency in Gnomish:

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I... cannot rule on that. Kintire has to reveal what she thinks Gnorric would learn with that.

If Persuasion or Intimidation apply to the CHR check, my sheet records a net plus two for both. With the situational bonus the DM assigned, I come up with an adjusted 13.

13 it is.
The first insight check failed.

[ewancummins]

Second insight ( is that the right skill?) to try to gauge if Kimber is only pretending not to understand how and why he tricked her into revealing her fluency in Gnomish:

[dice]220974:0[/dice]

I... cannot rule on that. Kintire has to reveal what she thinks Gnorric would learn with that.

If Persuasion or Intimidation apply to the CHR check, my sheet records a net plus two for both. With the situational bonus the DM assigned, I come up with an adjusted 13.

13 it is.
The first insight check failed.

Right, I figured so.

So first insight failed.
Possible success at modified CHR check, but we have to see what Ken gets.
And we'll see what, if anything, Kintire chooses to reveal.

Yes?

[steveflam]

Can I roll an Insight? (I presume that is something like sense motive/perception?)

[steveflam]

Bhunder will "Aid Another" for intimidation with his brother, so is that dding 2 to the roll? Or do I ned to roll a d20 as well?

[alhoon]

Ewan: Yes on Kintire, whatever you guys decide with Ken I won't force a player's decision based on rolls; Gnorric did manage to get his point along and would have convinced the rank-and-file royalist NPC soldier to give them a wide space. However, he would have failed to convince a more powerful loyalist figure. But those are for NPCs. Kimber and Vorj are PCs.

Steve: Yeah, if you want for the insight.
Everyone can roll.

About the "aid another" it would have granted him advantage on the roll. But unless you play Bhunder upping the ante or showing strong support, I wouldn't count it. Making a jest about turning him to a toad is just going along with Gnorric in my opinion.
If you DO raise the bar (increasing the risk of confrontation)... then Ewan gets a 2nd d20 intimidate roll and keeps the best of the two. Personally, I would prefer if the situation didn't turn to PvP (at least that early in the adventure).


About the map: It's a sketch; I can't use the map from the adventure with the nice graphics and all, cause it has every secret on it.
The map doesn't include furniture. Those will be in the room's description.

[steveflam]

[quote="alhoon"]Ewan: Yes on Kintire, whatever you guys decide with Ken I won't force a player's decision based on rolls; Gnorric did manage to get his point along and would have convinced the rank-and-file royalist NPC soldier to give them a wide space. However, he would have failed to convince a more powerful loyalist figure. But those are for NPCs. Kimber and Vorj are PCs.

Steve: Yeah, if you want for the insight.
Everyone can roll.

Insight roll :

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About the "aid another" it would have granted him advantage on the roll. But unless you play Bhunder upping the ante or showing strong support, I wouldn't count it. Making a jest about turning him to a toad is just going along with Gnorric in my opinion.

Fair enough, don't forget we were their prisoners, i personally have no interest in PvP either. just playing my character.


If you DO raise the bar (increasing the risk of confrontation)... then Ewan gets a 2nd d20 intimidate roll and keeps the best of the two. Personally, I would prefer if the situation didn't turn to PvP (at least that early in the adventure).

[ewancummins]

Feel the weight of hateful gnome glares!

Gnomes tunnel into your house and crap in your hat while you sleep.