HIGHLANDER'S REALM ("D&D" FORUM RPG)

author=LockeZ
what I'm saying: there would never be a time discrepancy. People's actions are taken in the order they're posted in the thread anyway.

No, there WOULD be, if you got in seven actions and everyone else only got in two, each singular action would still resolve in the same amount of time, the difference being you got five minutes of actions in while they only got 1 minute of actions in.

For example: Agnelia & frogge break in. You say: "sneak into the compound." You sneak in, frogge doesn't, because he never posted an action. So did he just sit there while you walked in? Sure, and you post another action to move in further. Frogge is still sitting there. You go in more, frogge gets run over by the patrol while he just sits there, he gets into combat because of it.
Another example: Enna talks with the village counsel. It takes a few hours, but she gets it done while the talk goes on till dawn. You guys haven't posted an action yet, but it was still night for you. Did you guys just sit there for 5 hours until dawn while she talked? Enna has no reason not to continue actions, so she goes to the plains. It's dawn in the plains for her, and you post your actions for what happens at night. That's a major time discrepancy, where you guys might have been breaking out at that time.
It's like lag in an MMO.

author=NeverSilent

author=CAVE_DOG_IS_BACK
can't wait till yall find out that gnoll patrol took all your stuff

If that were the case, I think Seiromem would have made us aware of that by now.
And as if that would stop us, anyhow.

if by "By Now" you mean now, then yes =X
I'm horrible at editing the previous Post.
Also Kloe, there is no cooldown noted at the bottom under 'management' so it's off cooldown.
-----Turn 11-----
Agnelia and Frogge get to the edge of the Gnoll entrance guards' torchlight without being seen. The tunnel goes in for a few feet before splitting into what appears to be four directions, each going down slightly.
The Gnolls are barking idle chatter to each other, and the patrol goes past them.


Leara begins playing her instrument, which the Gnolls deemed as worthless and left her with. Aldus was also left with his bag, as after inspection it was empty to them. Other than that, everything was taken from the party.
Leara's performance is sound, and it reinforces what Patchi has stated about her.
Yalvota cackles with malice and exclaims "Very well then, we'll eat the family! You'll be in charge of relocating the them all. One at a time, so you can get feel for the warrens better. I'll make sure they don't escape."
Aldus begins speaking gibberish that no one understands. He then reaches into his pouch and pulls out a piece of parchment and a rusty nail from his bag. Yalvota, after reaching for her whip when Aldus reached into his bag, pulls it off her belt but is stunned when Aldus pulls out the things. Aldus turns to Chloe and asks her to heal Leara, which Chloe does. After waving her arms around, she produces a stream of water around Leara, whose wounds close up. heal 7. Yalvota shakes her head and looks at Patchi "Make sure you strike them if they get out of hand." and continues to stand guard.


Enna goes to the town hall, where many townsfolk seem to be flocking to. The raised platform in the back is filled with the town counsel members sitting at podiums, while the room before them fills with unsettled townsfolk. One elf takes the middle podium and speaks loudly
"Calm!"
After a few moments the babble of worry dies down. The elf speaks clearly and calmly.
"It seems that a tribe of Gnolls has inhabited a plateau in the middle of the plains. As you know, Carlos' Caravan hasn't arrived, and the bodies of some of his guards had been found stripped naked. Obviously, the Gnolls are hoping for years of raiding and torment, which with our town's rather isolated location, puts us at great risk. The nearest town of significant population is thousands of miles away, on the coast! All the farming villages on the river are in danger, but we don't have the men to spare! The counsel is divided on the course of action we should take. So, we shall give our pitches to you, and you must vote."
"I speak for Gulv and I. We both think we should wait for support from Calcathos, the city on the coast, and destroy the Gnoll threat. This would mean months of defensive action, in which the Gnolls could raid us, but we have the advantage within our own walls. We can survive. As for the villages along the river... they knew the risk of settling there."
The townsfolk begin to mumble worriedly, but none seem to be actively opposed.
A half orc stands up and walks to the podium and introduced himself as Olgodush.
"I speak for Tanti and I. We believe we have the force necessary ourselves, and should invade these gnolls and drive them out as soon as possible. If we can contact the village on the river and converge on their home and drive them out in one fell swoop, we can prevent any suffering we WOULD endure in weathering the Gnolls' assaults! We should take the battle to them, and make them pay for murdering Carlos OURSELVES! We need to take action, not wait around in fear! We have able-bodied fighters and crafty mages, and the villages aren't slouches! They knew the risks of living there and planned accordingly, we shouldn't abandon them!"
With that, the crowd begins to rise in volume supporting Oglodush's idea.
-----Management-----
Soothing wave on cooldown (30 seconds)
1 Random item left in Aldus' Bag.

You speak your Racial Languange and common if your race can be found commonly above ground and is not monstrous (like a gnoll). Patchi's background allows him to speak Kobold and common, however.
Otherwise:
Aldus knows Common and one random language, which changes every month. This month it's: Orcish.
Chloe knows Common.
Leara knows Common, Undercommon, and Elvish
Enna knows Elvish and Common
Froggmin knows only Common due to his backstory.
Agnelia knows Elvish and common and Abyssal.

Enna: The debate seems like it shall go on for hours. Some points being brought up: Defense has more chance of success
Offense is more honorable
We have the people and they're able (Both ways)
Gnolls have the advantage if they're on the defense.

Leara: The room is bare, dim bar one torch, and dusty. Two doors lead into/out of the room. You aren't restrained, just extremely tired and wounded (not so badly anymore).
The male gnoll has a small sword and splintmail, the female gnoll has a whip, a morning star and is wearing half-plate.

kloe make a constitution saving throw.