Tangletail

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Uh, @Tangletail, there's nothing to see when it comes to the wine. Literally, there's nothing around you but the trees and the flowers.

@CollectorOfMyst

Missed the part that says hidden behind the plant matter. I'll fix this when I get to a keyboard

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

The Kobold frowned once he witnessed, and felt his mage armor flash for a moment... and then disappear. The Kobold let out a sigh. He thought about refreshing it immediately. But, a feeling told him to hold off for a while. The roads are mostly secure, and there's an orchard without apparent guards. Most likely the road is well patrolled, and Bandits and the like are discouraged.

Vaal took a moment to take note of the shade provided by the trees. And the new angle of the sun which help lessen the effect of its light. It was still an infuriating ball of fire to the respectable creature. The rays of the sun made his scales feel like they were itching and crawling. But it was more tolerable now. The little Kobold took a moment to undo the ornamental cowl that was draped over his eyes, and flipped it back over his skull to reveal his amber eyes.

Vaal winced immediately. The shafts of light seemed to oversaturate the colors of what ever they illuminated into a blinding, blurry mess. Not even the narrow slits of his pupils could save him from such a visual overload. For they seemed to lightly burn their image to his retinas for a few seconds, causing the world to appear to swim for a moment. At least the shadows of the trees gave him blissful respite in thick patches, reducing the bewildering colors to plentiful puddles rather than the sea of light along the road. His eyes were watering and tinted with a hint of red just under his lower eyelid.

His eyes trailed over the group's charge. And then back to the orchard. Without further thought, the Kobold sized one of the leather lashings on the horse and used it to help himself climb up onto the creature's back while it was still in motion. He turned about, and sat side saddle now, his tail draping over the mount's back and to the other-side where it clunged onto another strap to help keep the kobold in place.

His watering eyes glanced up to Cassandra, for a moment, and then back to the Orchard. He seemed pensive, though not about the view. His eyes glanced over the flowers and fruit and registered nothing. "If you mind me asking," the kobold began through his slurring voice. The thoughtful glaze over his eyes faded once his eyes flicked to something overhead. "What kind of fruit is this?"

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

@Tangletail@Vertigo

Sebastian will remember that.
Cassandra will remember that.

(Technically, taking the fruit is theft - Sebastian did say that the orchards were owned by somebody. Sebastian and Cassandra disapprove, and will voice this disapproval, but they will not stop you if you want to continue. At this point, they care only about getting to the city.)

Also, does Vaal want to cast Mage Armour again, or will he wait?

@CollectorOfMyst

Part of being lawful evil is reading into laws like a damn lawyer :P. He's willing to follow them to the letter, and quite fervently. To the letter, not in spirit. Including punishments.

He does greatly dislike blatant thievery, and murder. But he doesn't have an issue with taking fruit from a tree within an owned orchard with no obvious signs of ownership or protection. To him... Its basically picking up a coin that had been dropped on a road. Someone technically owns it. But its unprotected and unclaimed property.

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

I assumed there'd be some on the ground or hanging on low enough branches; if not, he'd probably try to climb a tree (or jump up and down to reach, though he's quite useless at that with those legs I'd imagine) since he'd be too ashamed to ask for help. Someone might notice and give a hand, though, if they'd like!

... Also Considering I rolled a nat 1 on that nature check, I'm guessing Caw has some trouble recognizing even apples.

Edit: Oh, wait, forgot to add my modifiers, not that it changes the nat 1 any. (It'll be 3, in total.)

@Vertigo

The Kobold will be nice. He'll get a few fruit down from the tree for him.

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

I assumed there'd be some on the ground or hanging on low enough branches; if not, he'd probably try to climb a tree (or jump up and down to reach, though he's quite useless at that with those legs I'd imagine) since he'd be too ashamed to ask for help. Someone might notice and give a hand, though, if they'd like!

... Also Considering I rolled a nat 1 on that nature check, I'm guessing Caw has some trouble recognizing even apples.

Edit: Oh, wait, forgot to add my modifiers, not that it changes the nat 1 any. (It'll be 3, in total.)

@Vertigo

Or maybe he just doesn't have the words for apple. So he describes them as crunchy red balls.

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@CollectorOfMyst

You mean wine doesn't grow on trees? *Sad kobold noises*

But I meant if they take a moment to stop, He'd be interested in seeing how the wine was made.

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

The Kobold would certainly be interested in sampling the wine. Not so much the fruit...

Or at least seeing the process.

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Imma writing something for that. Don’t worry, I’ve got a work around.

@CollectorOfMyst

Should we be scared?

I'm going to be out town until June 17th. I might be able to check the site, but won't be able to make many, if any IC posts.

Just NPC my character if needed. Then I will be ready to pick up when I get back.

@DrakeEricsen

Have a safe trip!

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

So, do we want to go to the orchard? Or journey forth?

(D&D 5E) The Tyranny of Dragons, Part 1; Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Oh damn, sorry to hear about your laptop. Hopefully it'll get sorted soon, phone posting isn't the most pleasant thing out there.

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We don't have an aarakocra, but Caw appreciates that you mistook him for a race with flight capabilities.

@Vertigo

Derp

Well. We can go to the Orchard.