DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 2

The festival grounds begin to thin out as most attendees line up along the rope barrier surrounding the city reservoir. An angry-looking spur of granite pokes up from the water, carved into a spiraling obstacle course marked with poles, logs, and ropes. The crowd bursts into cheers as the other semifinalist team and defending champions, the Davarn Chokers, approach the starting line. Their dwarven leader, Erna Stoneheart, waves to the crowd as they shout her name. Her teammates follow suit, waving and smiling as the chant of “Chokers! Chokers!” rises above the general cheering.

The course is outfitted with climbing nets and towers, balance beams, swinging ropes over the river, and red flags. A large bat familiar hangs lazily from a perch near the starting line, clutching an additional red silk flag.

Begin Combat Round 1. Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

While this is being run in initiative order and you are competing with the other team, this is not a serious combat.

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

None

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Map Key:

A1 - The Swim - 40-foot water-filled gap. The flag is 20 feet below the surface of the water in the center of the gap.
A2 - The Stump Walk - Stone columns, each slightly taller than the next, jut up from the water here, forming a sort of stairway to the next level. The flag is tied to the northernmost column.
A3 - The Net Climb - A net is draped over this 20-foot-tall cliff face. The flag is located atop a 20-foot-tall pole at the top of the net.
A4 - The Balance Beams - Two beams run across a long gap that is 20 feet above the water. One is a 40-foot-long, 8-inch-wide beam, and the other a 25-foot-long, 4–inch-wide beam. The flag is tied to a revolving pole that runs between the two bars.
A5 - The Rope Swing - A pair of knotted ropes are secured above this 15-foot gap. The flag hangs slightly below the bottom of the arcs of the ropes.
A6 - The Dummy Gauntlet - An array of spinning, wooden dummies crowds this 30-foot stretch of the course. The flag is lashed to the central dummy.

The Creature Flag - In addition to the six obstacle flags, a different creature carries a seventh flag every year, wandering the course to harry or hide from competitors. This year’s creature is Skagit, the bat familiar of one of the event organizers.

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (49/49), Stabem (38/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (35/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)