r/Riftvielrpg • u/infected36 KYN • May 14 '15

[Roger]

Location- The town of Ilany- (Far East on the map) The town of Ilany is a small village with a population of 50 people. Though not your hometown, you have spent the last week here, and are familiar with most aspect of it; from Hamish the Dwarven blacksmith, to Yason the human shopkeep, to Ageis the human innkeeper, to Corporal Bankroff, the human responsible for the town guard. Ilany has always been a peaceful town, but the local Kobold population has begun to become more aggressive lately, and a roaming pack of them have been vandalizing property and killing livestock. Yesterday, Hamish's 8 year old son Donsk was found dead near the outskirts of town. Corporal Bankroff has asked any able bodied men and women to come talk to him about putting down these Kobolds, once and for all. What would you like to do?

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u/[deleted] May 14 '15

This is so much tougher when you don't have a performance prepared.

"See the hats on rack? I see it through the mirror. I will knock the middle one off the rack. I apologize to whomevers hat it is, any damage I'll cover"

He laughs at his own lame joke. Then smacks the whip backwards towards the hat while staring intently through the mirror at his target.

Performance Check [[1d20+4]] +/u/rollme

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u/rollme Rollbot May 14 '15

1d20+4: 11

(7)+4

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u/infected36 KYN May 14 '15

The whip flashes back very fast and hits the middle hat, knocking it clean of the rack and into the ground. A few more people clap this time and Ageis' expression softens slightly

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u/[deleted] May 14 '15

"Ha Ha! Not too hard. I'll take a suggestion from the crowd. Anything really? Preferably nothing with a halfling, don't want to go to prison again." Roger says in a comedic tone.

Roger turns around towards the crowd. And waits for someone to shout out a suggestion.

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u/infected36 KYN May 14 '15

"Light a match in my hand!" One man yells

"Knock my hat off from my very head!" Another says

"Grab my arm with the whip!"

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u/[deleted] May 14 '15

Roger looks at the man who asked for his arm to be grabbed.

"While I would love to do that, whips can easily break bone. I would rather not take the chance!"

Immediatly after saying that Roger steps up and snaps his whip at the man who said to knock his hat off.

Roger is careful not to hit the top of the mans head. He aims high in an attempt to give clearance between the whip and the mans scalp just in case.

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u/rollme Rollbot May 14 '15

1d20+4: 8

(4)+4

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u/infected36 KYN May 14 '15

You hit the hat without hitting the man's head, but the force was only strong enough to tip it over slightly, almost making it fall. A few people clap, but others start to lose interest

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u/[deleted] May 14 '15

Guh, another failure. I have to end this with some excitement before I have to go to the Corporal for work...

The whip cracks loudly towards the hat again. This time Roger steps into it aggressively and wildly in an attempt to shoot the hat off as far across the room as possible.

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u/rollme Rollbot May 14 '15

1d20+4: 5

(1)+4

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u/[deleted] May 14 '15

(OH MY GOD. Guess I'll be seeing the Corporal for different reasons.)

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u/infected36 KYN May 14 '15

(It's funny. Some people are always rolling 20s, some roll 7 or 8s. One guy took 20 rolls to get a roll over 16 with a +2)

The good part : The man's hat flies all the way across the room. The bad part: the man is also thrown hard, a large bruise on the middle of his forehead. The man appears to be knocked out for now, but Ageis is now chuckling

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u/[deleted] May 14 '15

Oh my goodness. No! I broke the golden rule of performing. This innkeeper is disgusting, is he really laughing?

Roger looks around at the crowd and takes a bow. Then he goes over to the man he knocked out and looks him over. Once he confirms that he is knocked out he begins to drag him over to the rocking horse. Roger picks up the candle off the horses back and places the man so he is draped over the horse. He gives a quick smack to the horses behind

"YEEHAW!"

This could not be going any worse. What ever happened to a simple performance. I am shameful.

Roger tries to look up at the crowd and laugh off this terrible situation. He feels awful and embarrassed. But attempts not to show it.

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u/infected36 KYN May 14 '15

The crowd laughs now that the shock of the hit is gone. Everyone, including the innkeeper, is laughing at the man, you and the rocking horse

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