I will be sailing out of Holmgard aboard the Green Sceptre. Captain D’Val and his guards escort me down to the quay, where he tells me I am to meet Ronan the first mate. I am to find him at the Good Cheer Inn. Within a few moments I find the inn but the doors are locked and the windows shuttered.
Suddenly, a hand reaches out of the darkness and pulls me into the shadows. I can either draw my weapon and attack or try to pull free of his grasp. I decide to sling my staff.
As I twirl my staff about, ready to strike, my assailant cries out that he is Ronan. I divert my blow and he is sweating profusely and a bit scared. He seems nervous, and apologizes that he did not mean to startle me. I move into the tavern and sit with him at a table in the darkness. Only a few mice with some cheese provide any distraction from Ronan.
Ronan tells me that Captain Kelman is ready to take me aboard, but I must prove I am the Kai Lord. He asks to prove my identity. I have six options. I can use Animal Kinship, Mindblast, Weaponskill, Mind Over Matter or Healing. I can also refuse his request or have the highly unusual skill set of Tracking, Sixth Sense, Mindshield, Camouflage and Hunting which would mean I couldn’t prove myself.
I choose Mindblast. I look into his eyes, and he suddenly falls backwards, clutching his hand in pain as if he had picked up a red hot coal. His eyes widen in amazement. He cries out that I am indeed a Kai Lord.
“Or should I say you were!”
With that, the door crashes open and three harbor thugs crash in with weapons ready. I have to fight them as one enemy. I can evade after two rounds of combat if I wish.
CS 16, EP 25
With staff, Mindblast and shield I have a 21 CS with a difference of +5, pretty good. I roll a 7 and they take 12 and me 0. A 6 follows and they take 11 and me 1. Then I roll a 1 and they take 6 and me 4. They are dead and I took 5 damage.