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Sjiggie
07-06-07, 07:22 AM This is a miniquest for Balthazar Picsou to kill someone and become an assassin. If you're not Hogarth or myself please don't post here and leave your comment in the FoTW thread.

--Questlog--

--Result--
Succes

Balthazar slays the guard of an aristocrat and kills it.

--Spell's Used--
None

--Item's Used--
1 use of the bronze Griffon figurine

Balthazar Picsou

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/73/BarksScrooge.jpg

Automatic Skill Packages:
-Political Career (+30% xp/gp rewards)
-Court Connections (+14% on Crafting gp -- 118 gp, 5 sp, 6 cp total)

Attack/Defense Skill Package:
-Ambush (Hide +9, MS +14, Bluff +10, Sense Motive +7)

Time Between Fights:
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Items Used:
Spells or Powerpoints Used:
x/day Abilities Used:
Free Activity:

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Male Anthropomorphic Duck Gray Elf, Humanoid (elf)
Medium size, 4'7", 87 lbs.
Age: Middle Age
Neutral Evil
Bard 4, ECL 4
XP: 9001/10000

STR 6 [-2] (1 pts) [9, -2 race, -1 age]
DEX 14 [+2] (5 pts) [13, +2 race, -1 age]
CON 10 [+0] (5 pts) [13, -2 race, -1 age]
INT 24 [+7] (16 pts) [18, +2 race, +1 age, +1 lvl4, +2 enh]
WIS 10 [+0] (1 pts) [9, +1 age]
CHA 16 [+3] (8 pts) [15, +1 age]

Hit Points: 16 [6+3*3.5]
AC 12 [+2 dex], Touch 12, Flat 10
Initiative: +2
BAB/Grap: +3/+1 [+3 bard]
Speed 30ft

Saves:
Fort +1 [+1 bard]
Refl +6 [+4 bard, +2 Dex]
Will +4 [+4 bard] (+2 vs. enchantments)

Attacks:
ranged touch +5 [+3 bab, +2 dex]
scythe -3, 2d4-2 (20/x4) [+3 bab, -2 str, -4 nonproficient]
sling stone +3, 1d3-2 [+3 bab, +2 dex, -1 stone]

Feats:
Skill Focus (Gather Information) [1st]
Craft Wondrous Item [3rd]

[b]Racial Abilities: Elf
Low-light vision
Bow, sword proficiency
+2 on listen, spot, search
Immune to sleep
+2 on save vs. enchantment

Class Abilities: Bard
Bardic music 4/day (inspire courage, fascinate, countersong, inspire competence)
Bardic knowledge +11

Bard Spells
Total spell levels: 5 (3 0th, 3 1st, 1 2nd)
Available per fight: 2
Spells known:
Level 0 (DC 13) - Read Magic, Ghost Sound, Summon Instrument, Resistance, Lullaby, Prestidigitation
Level 1 (DC 14) - Comprehend Languages, Sleep, Animate Rope
Level 2 (DC 15) - Sound Burst, Fox's Cunning

Skills (78 points: 78 bard)
Armor Check Penalty: -0
+16 Appraise [7 bard, +7 int, +2 competence] [7 ranks]
+2 Balance [+2 dex] [0 ranks]
+10 Bluff [7 ranks, +3 cha] [5 ranks]
-2 Climb [-2 str] [0 ranks]
+16 Craft (money) [7 bard, +7 int, +2 mwk tool] [7 ranks] (26 x 4 = 104 gp)
+0 Concentration [+0 con] [0 ranks]
+16 Diplomacy [7 bard, +2 bluff, +2 sense motive, +2 knowledge, +3 cha] [7 ranks]
+16 Gather Information [7 bard, +2 knowledge, +3 cha, +3 skill focus, +1 competence] [7 ranks] (16 x 20 = 320 gp)
+9 Hide [7 bard, +2 dex] [7 ranks]
-2 Jump [-2 str] [0 ranks]
+12 Knowledge (local) [5 bard, +7 int] [5 ranks]
+14 Knowledge (nobility) [7 bard, +7 int] [7 ranks]
+2 Listen [+2 racial] [0 ranks]
+14 Move Silently [7 bard, +2 dex, +5 boots] [7 ranks]
+10 Perform (wind instruments) [7 bard, +3 cha] [7 ranks]
+7 Sense Motive [7 bard] [7 ranks]
+8 Spellcraft [1 bard, +7 int] [1 rank]
+2 Spot [+2 racial] [0 ranks]
+3 Tumble [1 bard, +2 dex] [1 ranks]
+4 Use Magic Device [1 bard, +3 cha] [1 ranks]

Speaks Common, Elf, Draconic, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, and Sylvan
Speak Language [2 + 5 int] [7 total languages]

Equipment:
Traveler's Outfit [weightless]
Sling [weightless]
10 Stones (for sling) [5 lbs]
Scythe [18 gp][10 lbs]
Eyeglasses of Appraisal +2C [400/2 gp]
Cravat of Gather Information +1C [100/2 gp]
Bronze Griffon [10000*.893334 = 8933 gp, 3 sp, 4 cp]
[15lbs]
Headband of Intellect +2C [4000/2 gp]
Boots of AviankindC [elvenkind, actually][2500/2 gp]

Expendable Items: [Expendable Cap: 450gp/450gp]

[0.0 lbs]

Equipment at home:
Lucky #1 dime (masterwork moneymaking tool) [55 gp][1 lb]
100,000 stones (suitable for using with a sling; stored in a large bin)
75 gp, 4 sp, 3 cp

Miscellaneous Statistics:
Encumbrance: 0-20 (light), 21-40 (medium), 41-60 (heavy)
Weight carried: 18.0 lbs

Prebuffs
Find more stones for sling.
Gather 10 pinches of sand for casting Sleep.

Cast Sleep. If that works, summon bagpipes, use bardic music + coup de grace with scythe. If that doesn't work, activate bronze griffon and order it to grapple. Then run, hide and snipe with sling stones.
Never surrender.

None -- they cost money!

Maximum CR per ally: CR 1
Maximum ECL per ally: ECL 2
Maximum CA of allies per fight: CA 2

Results
Loose change (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11397774&postcount=538) vs. Tracey McVitie - 375 xp, 451.59 gp
Loose change (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11535959&postcount=586) vs. Hiisi Ivaldi - 453 xp, 529.59 gp
Loose change (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11614224&postcount=616) vs. Truls Rohk - 378 xp, 378 gp [sold item]
Crafting (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11632047&postcount=619) (week one)
Crafting (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11696743&postcount=648) (week two)
Loose change (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11833106&postcount=685) vs. Lord Lorian - 453 xp, 529.59 gp
Jackpot! (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11861432&postcount=692) vs. Anastria Korrik - 1134 xp, 1134 gp [sold item]
Loose change (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11946506#post11946506) vs. Silas - 378 xp, 378 gp [sold item]
Crafting (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=12279318&postcount=824) (week one)
Crafting (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=12346678&postcount=846) (week two)
Loose change (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=12447669&postcount=878) vs. Mohmat - 566 xp, 679 gp
Jackpot! (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=12499940#post12499940) vs. Dunerunner - 1548 xp, 1548 gp [sold item]
vs. The Shadow vs. Truls Rohk - 516 xp/516 gp
Crafting (]Loose change[/url) (week one)

Starting: 3200 XP
Earned: 5801 XP
Spent: 0 XP
Remaining: 9001 XP

Starting: 3000 gp
Earned: 20562.77gp
Spent: 16273 gp
Remaining: 75.43 gp

[u]Previously Owned

Top Hat of Comprehend Languages and Read MagicC [5,200*.61 gp][3 lb]
Rope of ClimbingC [3000*.63 gp]
Top Hat of Comprehend Languages and Read MagicC [5,200*.63 gp][3 lb]
Pipes of PainC [12,000*.65 gp][3 lbs]

Some stones.
hogarth
07-06-07, 09:13 AM Picsou waddled down the cobblestone street, his eyes grimly fixated on the tenements and blind pigs that infested this area of town. The miser clutched his few prized possessions tightly, seeing thieves -- real or imagined -- out of the corner of each eye. He still hadn't seen the sign he was looking for: the Centaur's Hide tavern. Rumour said that it would be impossible to miss. Although poorly tanned and damaged by the occasional street brawl, the eponymous hide stretched across the front wall was unmistakable to even the most illiterate drunkards.

A crowd of filthy urchins led by an emaciated girl with patches of missing hair was jeering and throwing pieces of gutter trash at him. The story of his losses in the arena had made him the subject of general mockery, but none of it touched Balthazar's adamantine heart. Only one thing stirred his emotions: gold, and plenty of it.

That was what drew him here on such a cheerless evening. While searching for new buyers for his magical wares, he overheard a rumour about a fat-pursed city official with a bloody problem that needed solving. All he needed was the name of the victim; then his dearly purchased figurine could tear his -- or her -- head off and he could collect a small fortune. The duck practically drooled with delight at the thought.

After an hour or more of skulking through alleyways, he found the boozecan where his contact would waiting. Its ramshackle timber walls seemed to be on the verge of collapse, and the filthy packed dirt floor was stained with spilled drink, vomit, and even less savoury substances sloshed over the years. The official (a Mr. Grelb) and Picsou stood out like sore thumbs, attracting the greedy eyes of cutpurses, slatterns and brawlers. He had better make their conversation short and to the point.

"Ach, laddie; I hear there's somewhat needs killing. I'll do your dirty work for ye...if your money is good. But mark my words -- if you cross me, ye will wish ye were never born, by Asmodeus! Just tell me `who' and `where'," he asked Grelb with a grim and sullen glare.
Sjiggie
07-08-07, 10:30 AM "You're right Mr. Picsou we've some trouble in the district here. Some kind of aristocrat is giving money to people to move out of the district so he can buy their homes cheap and increase in influence here in the district. Now we have tried to get rid of him with our laws here but his lawyers always won the case. So now we turn to you can you help us and get rid of this man. It is said that he has 2 personal bodyguards around his house all the time but that shouldn't be a problem for you, or is it?" The man said with a little sarcastic tone in his last sentence as off he is hinting to the arena record of Balthazar.
hogarth
07-08-07, 01:19 PM "I dinna care what this man may have done. Gold is gold -- I'll see him sent to the boneyard."

The duck slinked away from the squalid tavern. He couldn't help admiring his quarry's plan; getting a good price through threats and intimidation was an excellent idea, after all. His only failing was making wealthy enemies along the way.

He headed towards the man's dwelling as stealthily as possible, his bronze griffon clutched in his sweaty hand.
Sjiggie
07-08-07, 01:26 PM Balthazar moves through the alleyways to the home of his target. At the end of the alley he spots the building where his target should live. He sees 1 humanoid standing in the yard in front of the building but he knows there has to be a second one also from the conversation with his employer.

http://www.hwx.it/coco/coco.php;v=1;map=city;a=Name,M,19,33,Bal thazar;b=Name,M,23,58,Guard1;c=Name,M,31 ,58,Guard2
hogarth
07-08-07, 10:44 PM Balthazar activates his bronze griffon and orders it to grapple the man he can see, then he draws his sling.

A full attack from the griffon should look something like +10/+5 (grapple attempts)/+9 (bite)/+8/+8 (claw x2) and possibly +8/+8 (rake x2) if charging.
hogarth
07-10-07, 06:33 AM Balthazar's tactics will be to snipe from approx. 90' away with his sling while the griffon grapples. If one of the guards tries to get close to him, he'll try a Sleep spell.
Sjiggie
07-10-07, 04:21 PM Balthazar activates his bronze griffon and the little statue grows to a large griffon in front of him. The griffon charges at the man it sees guarding the house. The griffon pounces the man and shreds it to pieces. The second guard downs a potion and hopes for the best. Balthazar moves a bit more furhter into the alleway towards the house.

The griffon spots its next target and pounces that one also but this time it cannot penetrate the defences of the man so easily. The second guard attacks the griffon with his spiked chain and scores a minor wound on the griffon. The griffon bites and claws again hoping to kill the man. The griffon only manages to hit with its bite but it is enough to kill the second guard. The path to the doorway of the house lies open to Balthazar...
hogarth
07-10-07, 04:52 PM Balthazar commands the griffon to break down the door of the house. It squeezes awkwardly inside the building while he himself follows behind. He glances about the interior looking for his quarry and also keeping an eye out for any expensive treasures to loot on the way out.
Sjiggie
07-10-07, 05:43 PM The griffon as little problems breaking down the door and it squeezes itself inside with Balthazar following him inside. In the hall of the building there is a set of stairs leading to the top floor and 3 doors. Balthazar orders the griffon to guard the exit of the house while he looks on the ground floor for his victim. He doesn't find him in the dining room but does see some nice golden statues. He overcomes his greed and searches on for his victim. In the kitchen is no sign of the aristrocrat but he does find some nice silver cutlery and bronze plates. In the last room on the ground floor he sees nothing but some nice artwork. He comes back into the main hall and takes the stairs to the top floor. He finds his victim lying in bed with his sheets on top of him...
hogarth
07-10-07, 06:11 PM Without even saying a word, he feebly lifts his scythe above his head and brings it crashing down on the figure in the bed.
Sjiggie
07-10-07, 06:17 PM Balthazar silently raises his scythe above his head and brings it down upon the boble of sheets. As he raises it again a drip of blood falls from the scythe upon the sheets leaving a tiny red stain in the sheet seconds after it a growing stain of red appears in the sheet and Balthazar know that the man is dead...
hogarth
07-10-07, 06:26 PM The ducks nods in satisfaction and proceeds to methodically loot the house of any valuables before going to collect his bountry from Grelb.
Sjiggie
07-10-07, 06:59 PM Satisfied with the result Balthazar loots the house before the officials arrive at the scene and returns to Grelb for his bounty.
"You have done a good job Mr. Picsou you might want to consider doing this as a living aigh"

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Sjiggie 07-06-07, 07:22 AM	This is a miniquest for Balthazar Picsou to kill someone and become an assassin. If you're not Hogarth or myself please don't post here and leave your comment in the FoTW thread. --Questlog-- --Result-- Succes Balthazar slays the guard of an aristocrat and kills it. --Spell's Used-- None --Item's Used-- 1 use of the bronze Griffon figurine Balthazar Picsou http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/73/BarksScrooge.jpg Automatic Skill Packages: -Political Career (+30% xp/gp rewards) -Court Connections (+14% on Crafting gp -- 118 gp, 5 sp, 6 cp total) Attack/Defense Skill Package: -Ambush (Hide +9, MS +14, Bluff +10, Sense Motive +7) Time Between Fights: Prebuffs/Ongoing Effects: Items Used: Spells or Powerpoints Used: x/day Abilities Used: Free Activity: Time Between Fights: Prebuffs/Ongoing Effects: . Items Used: . Spells or Powerpoints Used: x/day Abilities Used: . Free Activity: Time Between Fights: Prebuffs/Ongoing Effects: Items Used: Spells/Power Points Used: x/day Abilities Used: Free Activity: Male Anthropomorphic Duck Gray Elf, Humanoid (elf) Medium size, 4'7", 87 lbs. Age: Middle Age Neutral Evil Bard 4, ECL 4 XP: 9001/10000 STR 6 [-2] (1 pts) [9, -2 race, -1 age] DEX 14 [+2] (5 pts) [13, +2 race, -1 age] CON 10 [+0] (5 pts) [13, -2 race, -1 age] INT 24 [+7] (16 pts) [18, +2 race, +1 age, +1 lvl4, +2 enh] WIS 10 [+0] (1 pts) [9, +1 age] CHA 16 [+3] (8 pts) [15, +1 age] Hit Points: 16 [6+33.5] AC 12 [+2 dex], Touch 12, Flat 10 Initiative: +2 BAB/Grap: +3/+1 [+3 bard] Speed 30ft Saves: Fort +1 [+1 bard] Refl +6 [+4 bard, +2 Dex] Will +4 [+4 bard] (+2 vs. enchantments) Attacks: ranged touch +5 [+3 bab, +2 dex] scythe -3, 2d4-2 (20/x4) [+3 bab, -2 str, -4 nonproficient] sling stone +3, 1d3-2 [+3 bab, +2 dex, -1 stone] Feats: Skill Focus (Gather Information) [1st] Craft Wondrous Item [3rd] [b]Racial Abilities: Elf Low-light vision Bow, sword proficiency +2 on listen, spot, search Immune to sleep +2 on save vs. enchantment Class Abilities: Bard Bardic music 4/day (inspire courage, fascinate, countersong, inspire competence) Bardic knowledge +11 Bard Spells Total spell levels: 5 (3 0th, 3 1st, 1 2nd) Available per fight: 2 Spells known: Level 0 (DC 13) - Read Magic, Ghost Sound, Summon Instrument, Resistance, Lullaby, Prestidigitation Level 1 (DC 14) - Comprehend Languages, Sleep, Animate Rope Level 2 (DC 15) - Sound Burst, Fox's Cunning Skills (78 points: 78 bard) Armor Check Penalty: -0 +16 Appraise [7 bard, +7 int, +2 competence] [7 ranks] +2 Balance [+2 dex] [0 ranks] +10 Bluff [7 ranks, +3 cha] [5 ranks] -2 Climb [-2 str] [0 ranks] +16 Craft (money) [7 bard, +7 int, +2 mwk tool] [7 ranks] (26 x 4 = 104 gp) +0 Concentration [+0 con] [0 ranks] +16 Diplomacy [7 bard, +2 bluff, +2 sense motive, +2 knowledge, +3 cha] [7 ranks] +16 Gather Information [7 bard, +2 knowledge, +3 cha, +3 skill focus, +1 competence] [7 ranks] (16 x 20 = 320 gp) +9 Hide [7 bard, +2 dex] [7 ranks] -2 Jump [-2 str] [0 ranks] +12 Knowledge (local) [5 bard, +7 int] [5 ranks] +14 Knowledge (nobility) [7 bard, +7 int] [7 ranks] +2 Listen [+2 racial] [0 ranks] +14 Move Silently [7 bard, +2 dex, +5 boots] [7 ranks] +10 Perform (wind instruments) [7 bard, +3 cha] [7 ranks] +7 Sense Motive [7 bard] [7 ranks] +8 Spellcraft [1 bard, +7 int] [1 rank] +2 Spot [+2 racial] [0 ranks] +3 Tumble [1 bard, +2 dex] [1 ranks] +4 Use Magic Device [1 bard, +3 cha] [1 ranks] Speaks Common, Elf, Draconic, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, and Sylvan Speak Language [2 + 5 int] [7 total languages] Equipment: Traveler's Outfit [weightless] Sling [weightless] 10 Stones (for sling) [5 lbs] Scythe [18 gp][10 lbs] Eyeglasses of Appraisal +2C [400/2 gp] Cravat of Gather Information +1C [100/2 gp] Bronze Griffon [10000.893334 = 8933 gp, 3 sp, 4 cp] [15lbs] Headband of Intellect +2C [4000/2 gp] Boots of AviankindC [elvenkind, actually][2500/2 gp] Expendable Items: [Expendable Cap: 450gp/450gp] [0.0 lbs] Equipment at home: Lucky #1 dime (masterwork moneymaking tool) [55 gp][1 lb] 100,000 stones (suitable for using with a sling; stored in a large bin) 75 gp, 4 sp, 3 cp Miscellaneous Statistics: Encumbrance: 0-20 (light), 21-40 (medium), 41-60 (heavy) Weight carried: 18.0 lbs Prebuffs Find more stones for sling. Gather 10 pinches of sand for casting Sleep. Cast Sleep. If that works, summon bagpipes, use bardic music + coup de grace with scythe. If that doesn't work, activate bronze griffon and order it to grapple. Then run, hide and snipe with sling stones. Never surrender. None -- they cost money! Maximum CR per ally: CR 1 Maximum ECL per ally: ECL 2 Maximum CA of allies per fight: CA 2 Results Loose change (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11397774&postcount=538) vs. Tracey McVitie - 375 xp, 451.59 gp Loose change (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11535959&postcount=586) vs. Hiisi Ivaldi - 453 xp, 529.59 gp Loose change (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11614224&postcount=616) vs. Truls Rohk - 378 xp, 378 gp [sold item] Crafting (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11632047&postcount=619) (week one) Crafting (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11696743&postcount=648) (week two) Loose change (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11833106&postcount=685) vs. Lord Lorian - 453 xp, 529.59 gp Jackpot! (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11861432&postcount=692) vs. Anastria Korrik - 1134 xp, 1134 gp [sold item] Loose change (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=11946506#post11946506) vs. Silas - 378 xp, 378 gp [sold item] Crafting (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=12279318&postcount=824) (week one) Crafting (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=12346678&postcount=846) (week two) Loose change (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=12447669&postcount=878) vs. Mohmat - 566 xp, 679 gp Jackpot! (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=12499940#post12499940) vs. Dunerunner - 1548 xp, 1548 gp [sold item] vs. The Shadow vs. Truls Rohk - 516 xp/516 gp Crafting (]Loose change[/url) (week one) Starting: 3200 XP Earned: 5801 XP Spent: 0 XP Remaining: 9001 XP Starting: 3000 gp Earned: 20562.77gp Spent: 16273 gp Remaining: 75.43 gp [u]Previously Owned Top Hat of Comprehend Languages and Read MagicC [5,200.61 gp][3 lb] Rope of ClimbingC [3000.63 gp] Top Hat of Comprehend Languages and Read MagicC [5,200.63 gp][3 lb] Pipes of PainC [12,000.65 gp][3 lbs] Some stones.
hogarth 07-06-07, 09:13 AM	Picsou waddled down the cobblestone street, his eyes grimly fixated on the tenements and blind pigs that infested this area of town. The miser clutched his few prized possessions tightly, seeing thieves -- real or imagined -- out of the corner of each eye. He still hadn't seen the sign he was looking for: the Centaur's Hide tavern. Rumour said that it would be impossible to miss. Although poorly tanned and damaged by the occasional street brawl, the eponymous hide stretched across the front wall was unmistakable to even the most illiterate drunkards. A crowd of filthy urchins led by an emaciated girl with patches of missing hair was jeering and throwing pieces of gutter trash at him. The story of his losses in the arena had made him the subject of general mockery, but none of it touched Balthazar's adamantine heart. Only one thing stirred his emotions: gold, and plenty of it. That was what drew him here on such a cheerless evening. While searching for new buyers for his magical wares, he overheard a rumour about a fat-pursed city official with a bloody problem that needed solving. All he needed was the name of the victim; then his dearly purchased figurine could tear his -- or her -- head off and he could collect a small fortune. The duck practically drooled with delight at the thought. After an hour or more of skulking through alleyways, he found the boozecan where his contact would waiting. Its ramshackle timber walls seemed to be on the verge of collapse, and the filthy packed dirt floor was stained with spilled drink, vomit, and even less savoury substances sloshed over the years. The official (a Mr. Grelb) and Picsou stood out like sore thumbs, attracting the greedy eyes of cutpurses, slatterns and brawlers. He had better make their conversation short and to the point. "Ach, laddie; I hear there's somewhat needs killing. I'll do your dirty work for ye...if your money is good. But mark my words -- if you cross me, ye will wish ye were never born, by Asmodeus! Just tell me `who' and `where'," he asked Grelb with a grim and sullen glare.
Sjiggie 07-08-07, 10:30 AM	"You're right Mr. Picsou we've some trouble in the district here. Some kind of aristocrat is giving money to people to move out of the district so he can buy their homes cheap and increase in influence here in the district. Now we have tried to get rid of him with our laws here but his lawyers always won the case. So now we turn to you can you help us and get rid of this man. It is said that he has 2 personal bodyguards around his house all the time but that shouldn't be a problem for you, or is it?" The man said with a little sarcastic tone in his last sentence as off he is hinting to the arena record of Balthazar.
hogarth 07-08-07, 01:19 PM	"I dinna care what this man may have done. Gold is gold -- I'll see him sent to the boneyard." The duck slinked away from the squalid tavern. He couldn't help admiring his quarry's plan; getting a good price through threats and intimidation was an excellent idea, after all. His only failing was making wealthy enemies along the way. He headed towards the man's dwelling as stealthily as possible, his bronze griffon clutched in his sweaty hand.
Sjiggie 07-08-07, 01:26 PM	Balthazar moves through the alleyways to the home of his target. At the end of the alley he spots the building where his target should live. He sees 1 humanoid standing in the yard in front of the building but he knows there has to be a second one also from the conversation with his employer. http://www.hwx.it/coco/coco.php;v=1;map=city;a=Name,M,19,33,Bal thazar;b=Name,M,23,58,Guard1;c=Name,M,31 ,58,Guard2
hogarth 07-08-07, 10:44 PM	Balthazar activates his bronze griffon and orders it to grapple the man he can see, then he draws his sling. A full attack from the griffon should look something like +10/+5 (grapple attempts)/+9 (bite)/+8/+8 (claw x2) and possibly +8/+8 (rake x2) if charging.
hogarth 07-10-07, 06:33 AM	Balthazar's tactics will be to snipe from approx. 90' away with his sling while the griffon grapples. If one of the guards tries to get close to him, he'll try a Sleep spell.
Sjiggie 07-10-07, 04:21 PM	Balthazar activates his bronze griffon and the little statue grows to a large griffon in front of him. The griffon charges at the man it sees guarding the house. The griffon pounces the man and shreds it to pieces. The second guard downs a potion and hopes for the best. Balthazar moves a bit more furhter into the alleway towards the house. The griffon spots its next target and pounces that one also but this time it cannot penetrate the defences of the man so easily. The second guard attacks the griffon with his spiked chain and scores a minor wound on the griffon. The griffon bites and claws again hoping to kill the man. The griffon only manages to hit with its bite but it is enough to kill the second guard. The path to the doorway of the house lies open to Balthazar...
hogarth 07-10-07, 04:52 PM	Balthazar commands the griffon to break down the door of the house. It squeezes awkwardly inside the building while he himself follows behind. He glances about the interior looking for his quarry and also keeping an eye out for any expensive treasures to loot on the way out.
Sjiggie 07-10-07, 05:43 PM	The griffon as little problems breaking down the door and it squeezes itself inside with Balthazar following him inside. In the hall of the building there is a set of stairs leading to the top floor and 3 doors. Balthazar orders the griffon to guard the exit of the house while he looks on the ground floor for his victim. He doesn't find him in the dining room but does see some nice golden statues. He overcomes his greed and searches on for his victim. In the kitchen is no sign of the aristrocrat but he does find some nice silver cutlery and bronze plates. In the last room on the ground floor he sees nothing but some nice artwork. He comes back into the main hall and takes the stairs to the top floor. He finds his victim lying in bed with his sheets on top of him...
hogarth 07-10-07, 06:11 PM	Without even saying a word, he feebly lifts his scythe above his head and brings it crashing down on the figure in the bed.
Sjiggie 07-10-07, 06:17 PM	Balthazar silently raises his scythe above his head and brings it down upon the boble of sheets. As he raises it again a drip of blood falls from the scythe upon the sheets leaving a tiny red stain in the sheet seconds after it a growing stain of red appears in the sheet and Balthazar know that the man is dead...
hogarth 07-10-07, 06:26 PM	The ducks nods in satisfaction and proceeds to methodically loot the house of any valuables before going to collect his bountry from Grelb.
Sjiggie 07-10-07, 06:59 PM	Satisfied with the result Balthazar loots the house before the officials arrive at the scene and returns to Grelb for his bounty. "You have done a good job Mr. Picsou you might want to consider doing this as a living aigh"