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Forums of the Coast Version 3.0!!!! (or is it 4? or maybe 5?) 2012-07-24T17:08:37 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/feed.php?f=94&t=1244 2012-07-24T17:08:37 2012-07-24T17:08:37 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19646#p19646 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Sajuuk — Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:08 pm

]]> 2012-07-16T12:39:33 2012-07-16T12:39:33 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19639#p19639 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
And actually spend in instead of just hording it xP there's 3 crafters' info available in the crafting thread now.

Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:39 pm

]]> 2012-07-14T19:39:50 2012-07-14T19:39:50 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19637#p19637 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> This method ensures fairness to the player because it takes into account reduced crafting cost provided by allies, namely the ability to get things at half price, and gives each player an equal amount of player value as opposed to market value.

Reason:
Terasaka's 2 items have a market value of 8100, which he would buy for 4050 if ally crafted.
Yuuta's 2 items have a market value of 5700 which he would buy for 2850 if ally crafted

21000 = 4Party+1Terasaka+1Yuuta
Terasaka = Party-4050
Yuuta= Party-2850

solve for Party:
Party=4650gp
Terasaka=600gp + 4050 worth of gear (Ring + Cloak)
Yuuta=1800gp+2850 worth of gear (Amulet + Headband)

Statistics: Posted by Squall255 — Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:39 pm

]]> 2012-07-14T13:24:41 2012-07-14T13:24:41 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19635#p19635 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:24 pm

]]> 2012-07-10T02:58:58 2012-07-10T02:58:58 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19592#p19592 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Laharl — Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:58 am

]]> 2012-07-09T03:46:44 2012-07-09T03:46:44 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19589#p19589 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by TheDude51 — Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:46 am

]]> 2012-07-09T03:35:05 2012-07-09T03:35:05 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19588#p19588 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:35 am

]]> 2012-07-08T22:19:03 2012-07-08T22:19:03 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19585#p19585 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:19 pm

]]> 2012-07-08T22:12:42 2012-07-08T22:12:42 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19584#p19584 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by TheDude51 — Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:12 pm

]]> 2012-07-08T21:54:48 2012-07-08T21:54:48 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19583#p19583 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by TheDude51 — Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:54 pm

]]> 2012-07-08T19:17:33 2012-07-08T19:17:33 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19582#p19582 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by TheDude51 — Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:17 pm

]]> 2012-06-18T12:09:11 2012-06-18T12:09:11 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19520#p19520 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:09 pm

]]> 2012-06-16T23:39:39 2012-06-16T23:39:39 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19518#p19518 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Squall255 — Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:39 pm

]]> 2012-06-13T15:59:07 2012-06-13T15:59:07 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19512#p19512 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Sajuuk — Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:59 pm

]]> 2012-06-11T12:59:53 2012-06-11T12:59:53 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19506#p19506 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:59 pm

]]> 2012-06-08T15:29:04 2012-06-08T15:29:04 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19503#p19503 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Knowledge [Engineering]:
Wisdom:

Statistics: Posted by Sajuuk — Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:29 pm

]]> 2012-06-07T15:35:46 2012-06-07T15:35:46 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19501#p19501 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
( Map of the castle's basement is up on the usual link... There are also six other armories on the same level built into the castle foundations, but all of them are standalone with only a gate to the outside. Only this one leds into a larger basement/dungeon area that connects to the upper levels. )


Genichirou also points out two more things to your plan:
1) You'll probably need an expert in dealing with traps (iirc Yuuta doesn't do disable device), since you'll be going dungeon-delving, literally
2) If there are guards directly covering the target, how will you neutralize them without revealing the fact that you've taken their charge? (Killing them makes things pretty obvious, after all)

Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:35 pm

]]> 2012-06-07T11:52:45 2012-06-07T11:52:45 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19498#p19498 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Know [Engineering]:
Wisdom:

[wah wah waaaahhhh]

Statistics: Posted by Squall255 — Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:52 am

]]> 2012-06-05T18:29:18 2012-06-05T18:29:18 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19497#p19497 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
Yes, the Saji do still have the original maps for the castle's basement. Obviously there's a good chance the Tanuki have made chances to various defensive mechanisms so they shouldn't be followed to the letter, but it's a good start. They'll have someone deliver a copy later in the night. But since they warded her against direct divination somehow, the only way to find her is to traverse the place in person and look for someone they held down there. The information is known by very few people though, so Saji Kazu doubt you'll find anything useful from just capturing some officer...


( Marty and Squall: make a Knowledge[engineering] check and a wisdom check to see what weaknesses/optimal targets you can pinpoint --- will be on map once it finishes, especially for a Terabomb )



Terasaka receives the follow reply later:
"Not really my problem, but then I don't need my captains whining to me about it either --- so what do you want?"

Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:29 pm

]]> 2012-05-31T14:13:17 2012-05-31T14:13:17 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19495#p19495 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
(ONE BIG OL TERA BOMB!)

Statistics: Posted by Sajuuk — Thu May 31, 2012 2:13 pm

]]> 2012-05-31T02:42:43 2012-05-31T02:42:43 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19493#p19493 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
(I would also remind you that when Rainer was met he claimed to be and Oda contractor. Some form of RP should probably happen to remove this perception in light of recent events. I doubt Terasaka would forget something as important as having an Oda contact. I'll put a post in Rainer's thread with him coming clean. I figure that's the best way for this to work out. Judson, It'll probably be a 1-on-1 with Terasaka. Marty, I might have a 1-on-1 with Shigeru too to discuss both SCIENCE and my character's origin.)

Statistics: Posted by Squall255 — Thu May 31, 2012 2:42 am

]]> 2012-05-25T23:44:54 2012-05-25T23:44:54 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19487#p19487 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
"Free? How many will die storming Yoshida? Against the Northern force? You need every man against Shingen: I can preserve them. Hear what I offer."


Rescue Mission 1.1:
Infiltration Team:
Sugire (Provides Gaseous Form, Invisibility Sphere, Major Image, Silent Image)
Yuuta
Akira (*Potion of Gaseous Form, Extract of Disappear)
Terasaka (*Scroll of Silence, Provides Word of Recall, Dispel Magic)

*Item to buy

Plan: Infiltrate through armory secret door (VERIFY VIA COMMUNE), move through castle dungeons dispelling/avoiding traps, avoiding guards, find Princess Sen, make the switch and exfiltrate.

Problems:
How do we find her?
-Okazaki used to be our territory. Do we have floor plans, or at least a general map or idea of where things go?
-Can we kidnap a guard/officer and find out? Someone has access to and knowledge of the dungeons, and we could use them to enter.


Raid Team:
Shigeru, Rainer+Construct, Yumi, potentially a few of the rebels

Plan:
Set fire to catapults and the general area, cause maximum noise and confusion, retreat

Items: Extracts of Soar, bombs, (requests and/or ideas from marty/squall?)


Timeline:
Nov. 5th, night: planning, Commune to verify assumptions
Nov 6th: shopping trip, execute operation
Nov 7th: Deadline- assault on Yoshida begins (projected)

Potentially we might have time to kidnap an officer from Okazaki late at night on the 5th, place a Geas on him, and then use him to carry out the raid on the night of the 6th.


(MARTY NOTE: I have no idea why this post wasn't showing up, but after manually unapproving it in the DB and reapproving it in the Mod CP, it now shows up.)

Statistics: Posted by TheDude51 — Fri May 25, 2012 11:44 pm

]]> 2012-05-25T16:55:54 2012-05-25T16:55:54 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19486#p19486 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Sajuuk — Fri May 25, 2012 4:55 pm

]]> 2012-05-25T16:51:38 2012-05-25T16:51:38 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19485#p19485 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> "Mikawa is already a free meal you idiot, at least come up with something better; and who the fuck are you?"



Rescue Mission Planning:

Tougou tells you he has absolutely no details on this one, seeing as the fact his sister is even alive is news to him.

Saji praises you for the excellent idea that allows the operation to be mounted ahead of the main battle. However, he tells you they don't have any better knowledge than the fact she's confined somewhere in the depth of Okazaki Castle; treated rather well from what he could tell when they last met (about every few weeks), except looking pale and not getting much in the way of exercise (obviously!). Given her personality and energy, there is no doubt that the Tokugawa would have to keep her under close guard or she would have escaped long ago (in fact they suspect she has tried several times in the past). Sen was also quite a warrior back in the day, but after years of confinement that's not going to be the case anymore... at least, not until she comes out long enough to recover.

Spells like Scrying and Sending on her are being blocked in some way --- otherwise they would have coordinated something long ago. Basically, any attempt going in will be working in the dark in the depth of the castle where few tread. It would be a fair assumption to expect security enplacements (traps and locks aplenty), and heavy dispel work will be needed to get past any magical warding...

Akira fully agreed to the plan, and says that a Potion of Gaseous Form + Invisibility should be enough for her to break out with in most circumstances. She'll pick up Gaseous Form potion in town with Sugire's funds, and requests Shigeru to made her an Personal Disappear potion. She also suggests that Yuuta, being the other covert specialist in the party, should be in this part of the operation --- and while she doesn't disagree to his coming, especially given teleportation, she does hint that Terasaka isn't exactly the stealthiest person around and should prepare himself to deal with that issue before he trip into walls...

As for the distraction, Sugire proposes igniting those catapults of theirs in the north force. The firebomb ammunition also, except where they're kept is a question.

(You also remember that during the last raid you guys made on Okazaki Castle, you guys stumbled into a hidden door in the depth of the armory that Rainer's construct was in... that may get somewhere...)

Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Fri May 25, 2012 4:51 pm

]]> 2012-05-24T22:00:31 2012-05-24T22:00:31 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19480#p19480 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
On the night of the 5th, Terasaka will contact Rance with a Sending:

"I can deliver you Mikawa on a silver platter. I would meet with you or your agents immediately- time is of the essence."

Terasaka will also talk to Tougou and Saji about princess Sen, trying to find out everything he can both about her and about the conditions of her imprisonment (see below).

Planning:

Princess Sen: Held at Okazaki Castle, from whence we must rescue her. However, if we act too soon it could give the game away- If Tokugawa Leyasu realizes that his leverage over the Saji and other old families has suddenly vanished, he will immediately suspect that Something is Up. Some quick divinations could reveal all our plans, and even without knowledge he could place to Saji forces to minimize their ability to stab him in the back.

Current Plan: Terasaka, Akira, and Sugire sneak into Okazaki castle using Invisibility and Gaseous Form. Akira disguises herself as the princess and takes her place, while Terasaka uses Word of Recall to remove himself, Sugire, and Sen. If the plan works, we will be able to bring Princess Sen to safety well before the coup without alerting the Tokugawa. This allows us to act with certainty, and frees up the party to participate in another part of the plan.

Details: Akira is given various potions to help her escape when we send her word that the coup is on (Invisibility, Gaseous Form). A small raid by the rest of the party on a different part of the castle as we infiltrate will set off magical alarms and distract guards, hopefully allowing the infiltrators to escape detection even if there are Alarm spells or other safeguards. It would be best to find a plausible objective for the raid, such as gunpowder stores, seige weapons, or key defense points that we could sabotage, or officers/leaders we could assassinate. Need Info on this.

We Need to Know: Where in the castle is the princess being held? How closely is she watched? How is she guarded? Etc etc. Do we have any of this knowledge already?

The best way to find this information is from the Princess herself, or by scrying on her. A Sending spell could ask for information on how she is held and tell her to not resist scrying attempts. What is she like? Will she be able to keep everything secret if she is in the know? Will she break down under stress?


Tokugawa Leyasu and the army at Yoshida: We must defeat the army and kill or capture Tokugawa Leyasu. Details of this are probably best left to the Oda, since they are the ones doing the heavy lifting. The party could probably contribute here as a special strike team.

Statistics: Posted by TheDude51 — Thu May 24, 2012 10:00 pm

]]> 2012-05-23T15:07:12 2012-05-23T15:07:12 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19470#p19470 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Wed May 23, 2012 3:07 pm

]]> 2012-05-16T01:58:40 2012-05-16T01:58:40 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19432#p19432 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Laharl — Wed May 16, 2012 1:58 am

]]> 2012-05-15T17:40:53 2012-05-15T17:40:53 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19431#p19431 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
(if this were a career fair, that check might have sent you straight to the second interview =P)

(also, I haven't noted yet: but Rainer is now on Helpful relationship with the Mikawa rebels, especially the layman [rest of party on Friendly terms], for all his help recently --- although they do view Rainer with some skepticism to his eccentricity and obsession with new weapon designs over tried-and-true methods and tools of the veterans --- Rainer's character thread has a note on this).

[ if there's nothing else --- you guys can plan for the next step. Judson your recent actions threw me off so much I'm not even sure where to go right now xD Dave are you still going to coming in and out of the town now that initial rumor-spreading is finished? ]
[ Btw: ingame time --- this meeting takes place on dusk of November 5th ]

Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Tue May 15, 2012 5:40 pm

]]> 2012-05-15T02:29:56 2012-05-15T02:29:56 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19427#p19427 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Squall255 — Tue May 15, 2012 2:29 am

]]> 2012-05-14T13:01:09 2012-05-14T13:01:09 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19426#p19426 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>


Saji nods towards Terasaka, but not without some hesitance. "We'll do what we can to get you some of that, especially what we already have, but I won't let my men attract any more attention than absolutely necessary until the operation hits; hope you understand."

He then looked up into the dusk skies that's growing darker by the moment with concern. "I have to get back before they think I vanished off somewhere, so if there's nothing else..."

Tougou looked over at his chief-of-staff Akiyama, who stepped forward to politely present three of their greater communication rings.

"Our network; should help stay in contact, not to mention you can use them to talk to Terasaka and Yuuta whenever they're near the city."

( anyone need anything else? )

Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Mon May 14, 2012 1:01 pm

]]> 2012-05-13T14:21:58 2012-05-13T14:21:58 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19425#p19425 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
He also asks Saji Kazu to gather together all the information he can find to help with the final planning of the coup once the Oda are on board. Things of particular interest:
-The head(s) of the Tokugawa government and their heirs and lieutenants
-The layout of the capital and its key buildings (residences of leaders, administrative buildings, symbolic buildings)
-The deployment of the Tokugawa armies
-The major army commanders and their loyalties/effectiveness
-The means of communication between the government and the army (spellcasters with Sending, magic items, messengers, birds, etc- is it possible to interdict these?)
-The internal security forces, their locations, responsibilities, and commanders
-The other major samurai houses, their house leaders, their personalities/loyalties and likely responses to a coup
-The government bureaucracy (ie, will it accept a change of government? Are there departments with the capability to intervene to oppose the coup? Are there individuals/departments that would create trouble afterwars?)
-Other significant individuals and factions that could intervene

Statistics: Posted by TheDude51 — Sun May 13, 2012 2:21 pm

]]> 2012-05-11T21:57:35 2012-05-11T21:57:35 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19424#p19424 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Squall255 — Fri May 11, 2012 9:57 pm

]]> 2012-05-11T20:07:27 2012-05-11T20:07:27 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19423#p19423 <![CDATA[The Meeting, Abridged]]>
Saji Kazu seemed impressed by the audacity of the Tougou's young lord, an exiled liege but a few years younger than himself. After prodding Tougou's philosophical and ethical views with some questions of his own, the Saji head remarked that he believed it would be good if the Tougou, and especially the samurai who followed him once again, could return to protect Mikawa. He wasn't sure if allying with the Oda was best method to start this, since the Oda's recent behavior was 'spontaneous and unpredictable' at best...

But nevertheless, Saji Kazu offered the services of his clan, but only under two conditions: One, Tougou must achieve an 'alliance' with one of the major powers currently prying for control of Mikawa, because Kazu himself is under no illusion that Tougou's followers alone could protect Mikawa's people in the midst of this chaotic war. Two, Saji Kazu finally revealed the reason why he bowed down so obediently before the Tokugawa years ago --- under the presumption that Tougou Tsuyoshi had died during the coup de'tat, only one member of the Tougou clan had survived and was captured by the Tokugawa.

--- Tougou Tsuyoshi still had a direct family relation left: his elder sister, Sen, held by the tanuki somewhere deep within the confines of Okazaki Castle.

Thus as long as she continues to be held hostage, his hands were tied, for Kazu once made an oath he was not willing to betray unless the most dire of circumstances demand it. His best men were too closely watched to attempt a rescue without raising suspicions, but he would be more than willing to help coordinate with an outside attempt by drawing Tanuki attention elsewhere...

The negotiations, if the nostalgic-tinged discussion between the two leaders could be called that, went on for some further time before Tougou called Terasaka and Yuuta over and gave them two new missions:

1. Open contact with the Oda and set up the groundwork for him to directly negotiate with the Oda leadership...
2. Raid Okazaki Castle (again) and rescue Princess Sen.

Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Fri May 11, 2012 8:07 pm

]]> 2012-05-10T17:37:18 2012-05-10T17:37:18 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19416#p19416 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
(fast-forward sequence sounds good)

Statistics: Posted by TheDude51 — Thu May 10, 2012 5:37 pm

]]> 2012-05-10T14:56:05 2012-05-10T14:56:05 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19415#p19415 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
Touka then informs that the scouts haven't detected any suspicious activities in the area.

(Since you're arranging for Tougou to do the diplomacy, I'm guessing I should just give you guys a fast-forwarding synopsis once Terasaka calls him in?)

Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Thu May 10, 2012 2:56 pm

]]> 2012-05-10T14:37:59 2012-05-10T14:37:59 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19414#p19414 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
"Discretion is no inconvenience- it is impossible to be too cautious at this stage. But I forget myself, let me make introductions. I am Terasaki Takayoshi, Lord Tougou's agent here, and this is Taira Eichi, one of Lord Tougou's intelligence advisers. I'm happy to say you won't nee to negotiate with us though- once we do one last sweep of the area we are planning to have Lord Tougou teleport in personally to meet with you."

Statistics: Posted by TheDude51 — Thu May 10, 2012 2:37 pm

]]> 2012-05-04T19:35:10 2012-05-04T19:35:10 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19395#p19395 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
The next day... Terasaka gathers the group together, along with Genichirou, Touka, and Taira (who stayed at the rebel camp overnight) and arrives at the appointed location near the target village. It was a quiet area, with mostly sparse woods nearby, the road just barely in view, and no farmers within eyesight. Based on scout reports, no Oda, Tokugawa, or Takeda force have been seen around, but Touka's cautious nature brought a squad of skirmishers and deployed scouts in the area anyhow...

The Saji sent a message ahead that their party will be arriving later than usual, due to the need to avoid some "Tokugawa entanglements".

Around forty minutes late, a group of five samurai walked into the woods, disguised as mercenary ronin with varying degrees of succeed. Three of them fanned out as obvious guards, samurai retainers who held a naginata with one hand with a heavy shield was strapped onto the other. Terasaka recognizes the fourth as a samurai he saw within the household yesterday--- possibly one of the guard commanders given his distinguished armor.

The fifth, a dignified and handsome young man in his twenties, was the youngest and yet the leader of the group. He walked up to the party and bowed politely (followed by the other four).

"I am Tadatsuni Kazusa. On behalf of Lord Saji, I have come to open negotiations with the emissaries of Lord Tougou. I apologize for the inconvenience, but our residence is carefully watched by tanuki informants and it would not be possible to speak freely otherwise."

Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Fri May 04, 2012 7:35 pm

]]> 2012-05-04T03:59:10 2012-05-04T03:59:10 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19389#p19389 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Laharl — Fri May 04, 2012 3:59 am

]]> 2012-05-04T02:29:53 2012-05-04T02:29:53 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19388#p19388 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
(GM: the 5th actually...)

Statistics: Posted by TheDude51 — Fri May 04, 2012 2:29 am

]]> 2012-05-01T12:45:49 2012-05-01T12:45:49 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19383#p19383 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
Rainer does find some various tools that the rebel warriors complain about not having, and most of them have little to do with combat; it's mostly a case that some of these tools require custom ordering which many of them aren't quite willing to go to town to do.
(The skirmishers carry heavy wooden shields; the crossbowmen none at all. They don't exactly fight in formation or even hold lines, so pavises aren't really useful to them and they can't afford any encumuberance).

Shigeru didn't even need to find Yumi since she was waiting for its completion, and thanks him much for the help. She also offers some additional samples that may be of help. (If Shigeru isn't doing anything tomorrow until the 'meetup' and will be doing additional research, consider your inventor skills having managed a breakthrough and obtaining Bottled Ally II by then).

(Dave?)

Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Tue May 01, 2012 12:45 pm

]]> 2012-04-30T15:39:05 2012-04-30T15:39:05 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19371#p19371 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Sajuuk — Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:39 pm

]]> 2012-04-29T23:56:15 2012-04-29T23:56:15 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19365#p19365 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
After spending a few minutes tweaking his magnum opus, he goes to find the scout soldiers and asks them if they would be interested in any tools that they might not have, such as spyglasses simple traps, or some spare daggers/arrows/bolts. He also sits down with them to get to know them better, asking about their previous lord.

After 2 hours or so with the scouts, he bids them adieu and goes to see how his friend Shigeru is doing with his SCIENCEing.

The rest of his day is spent talking with some of the front line soldiers, namely asking them how to use a shield in battle, and gathering information on possibly designing a lightweight Pavise type shield that compacts itself for easy travel (possibly folding in half to use as a Light or Heavy shield with extra ACP?) (? do many of the warriors use shields? or are they mostly pikemen?)

Statistics: Posted by Squall255 — Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:56 pm

]]> 2012-04-29T23:01:34 2012-04-29T23:01:34 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19362#p19362 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]>
He will bring the news to the rest of the party along with Taira, Genichirou and Touka, asking them to help organize the disguise wagons.

(The bottom line: we have a meeting with the Saji on the 4th where we will bring in Lord Tougou and negotiate. I'd like to bring the party for security just in case of a double-cross by the Saji or other danger. Plan is for us on this end to meet up with the Saji, scout/secure the area, then teleport in Tougou and get down to business.)

(DM: please post if you don't have a conflict, and also anything you might want to get done next day -- especially before the meeting).

Statistics: Posted by TheDude51 — Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:01 pm

]]> 2012-04-29T22:55:58 2012-04-29T22:55:58 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19361#p19361 <![CDATA[AIM Chat : Opening Negotiations with Saji]]> Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:55 pm

]]> 2012-04-25T16:50:10 2012-04-25T16:50:10 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19320#p19320 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:50 pm

]]> 2012-04-21T22:40:11 2012-04-21T22:40:11 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19307#p19307 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by TheDude51 — Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:40 pm

]]> 2012-04-16T17:55:50 2012-04-16T17:55:50 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19303#p19303 <![CDATA[Saji Clan Information]]> Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:55 pm

]]> 2012-03-27T10:26:20 2012-03-27T10:26:20 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19263#p19263 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by TheDude51 — Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:26 am

]]> 2012-03-22T13:05:20 2012-03-22T13:05:20 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19227#p19227 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:05 pm

]]> 2012-03-22T02:42:11 2012-03-22T02:42:11 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19222#p19222 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Laharl — Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:42 am

]]> 2012-03-22T02:38:00 2012-03-22T02:38:00 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19221#p19221 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:38 am

]]> 2012-03-22T01:55:58 2012-03-22T01:55:58 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19220#p19220 <![CDATA[Re: Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Laharl — Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:55 am

]]> 2012-03-21T20:10:22 2012-03-21T20:10:22 https://forums.druidsofthecoast.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244&p=19215#p19215 <![CDATA[Mission 4: Mikawa Recruitment (Part II)]]> Statistics: Posted by Zanaikin — Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:10 pm

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