The Gambler
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Post by The Gambler on Aug 3, 2016 1:05:16 GMT
(Moderate success. If bear is lured into the trap, it will be unable to move until it passes a strength test and take a light wound each round it does not pass.)
Gerdy hastily sets up the rope trap, knowing that entangling the creature was the safest and most reliable way to capture a bear alive without loss of limb.
(Curse of Harrenhal Flip: Heads.)
The group hears movement within the cave, assuring them that the bear is within and not about to return home to surprise and maul the trespassers who started setting traps without bothering to check.
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Post by Gerdy "Twelve Toes" on Aug 3, 2016 4:42:35 GMT
Not taking a moment to rest, Gerdy continued to work on traps for the bear. The second of her creations was more lethal in nature, meant to be used in case of emergency when the bear proved too much for the huntsman to capture. Rigging a rudimentary pulley system into a nearby tree, she would attempt to hoist a massive log into the air, suspending it well above her head. The rope line was run strategically so it could be cut on the run, with a ferocious beast in tow.
Unable to hoist the log on her own, Gerdy looked to Jormun, Dacey, and the rest of the hunting guard. "Givvus a hand,"
(Survival: 50) (Strength: 31)
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Vex
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Post by Vex on Aug 3, 2016 20:37:31 GMT
Dacey had already dismounted and found a spot further away, drawing her bow and quiver, should things go awry.
She nodded the men over to Gerdy, in case some of them were unclear about what she was trying to accomplish there.
[90 Bows, 34 Survival]
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Jormun Rivers
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Post by Jormun Rivers on Aug 4, 2016 3:20:52 GMT
Jormun assists Gerdy in the construction of the final trap, looking both of them over to see if any improvements could be made while they work.
[Survival 61, Strength 20.]
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Post by The Gambler on Aug 6, 2016 17:40:03 GMT
(Jormun gains +3 Strength)
They manage to hoist the log up and set the deadfall trap in place. If they were prepared, they just need set the bait now.
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Jormun Rivers
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Post by Jormun Rivers on Aug 6, 2016 18:34:54 GMT
After looking over to Dacey, Jormun decides the group is ready. The bait is set out midway in front of the cave, along the line of the rope trap. Settling into position near a tree, Jormun readies his spear.
"This can't possibly go wrong."
An Ironborn descendant of his somewhere down the line is very proud.
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Post by The Gambler on Aug 6, 2016 19:06:02 GMT
(Roll for size of bear: 4)
After a short time, a cub wanders tentatively out of the cave. It is not heavy enough to spring the snare trap and it even plays with the rope a bit curiously, before wandering under the massive suspended log without a care in the world. It sits down to the deer carcass and begins to gorge itself merrily, not paying any mind to the hunters, clearly hungry. Jormun recognizes it as the same cub Edmure had kicked and they had been forced to orphan.
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Post by Gerdy "Twelve Toes" on Aug 6, 2016 19:14:01 GMT
Gerdy approached the bear cub with caution. It looked half starved, a clear sign of abandonment. She quickly tied a lead for the cub, which she would attempt to place around it's neck should the need arise.
"Eeloo 'der yee wee ting'. Where's yur mommy?" Her voice was sweet, far more so than when she spoke to people.
Using one of the spare wooden bowls form her saddle bags, Gerdy emptied her cantina and offered the bear cub some water. She followed up with a pert scratch behind the ears. She would attempt to domesticate this bear, a suitable replacement for the loss of Stranger.
(Animal Training and Domestication: 80)
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Jormun Rivers
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Post by Jormun Rivers on Aug 6, 2016 19:51:43 GMT
"That cub.. Dacey, isn't that Olaf's cub? If that bear was the parent of that cub, it's best we bring it back to Harrenhal. It will grow up to be a fierce champion of the pit." Jormun grins before heading into the cave, ensuring it wasn't accompanied by Olaf II, revenge of the giant psycho bear.
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Post by The Gambler on Aug 6, 2016 19:55:05 GMT
(Moderate Success)
The little bear lapped up the water eagerly, clearly parched, its adorable little mouth stained with the deer's blood. Clearly they had found their arena champion. It shrunk away when Gerdy reached out to pet it, whining as it looked between the massive woman and the dog the hound.
The cave was empty. Clearly the cub had wandered back to the den it shared with its mother after her death. Olaf II would come another day, though the locals called him Mortifer the Monstrous.
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Post by Jormun Rivers on Aug 6, 2016 20:05:53 GMT
Wondering if the cub would be comfortable with a face it had seen before, and not kicked it, Jormun cuts a hunk off of the deer before approaching the cub, kneeling on the ground and offering the meat to it, palm open. "You're going to do great things, cub." (T&D: 50.)
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Post by Vex on Aug 6, 2016 20:21:53 GMT
Dacey approached Jormun and looked at the cub, trying to determine whether or not it was who they thought it was. She hadn't seen many of them, but doubted they'd be easy to differentiate. "This is better," she said, appreciating the cub from afar. "A young one could be trained for battle rather than the bear pit."
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Post by The Gambler on Aug 6, 2016 20:28:18 GMT
(Failed)
The little monster bit his finger instead, before losing its balance and falling on its back, paws up in the air.
(Jormun takes a Light Wound)
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Post by Jormun Rivers on Aug 6, 2016 20:33:49 GMT
Jormun chuckles despite the pain, wrapping his finger in his shirt for the moment. "He's off to a good start. We'll return to Harrenhal, catching whatever deer cross our path on the way back. It will take some time, but we have our bear."
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Post by The Gambler on Aug 6, 2016 21:01:06 GMT
(Curse of Harrenhal Flip: Tails. Result: Average) Before he can begin celebrating, Warrior turns to the brush and begins growling. There is a snarl in return...coming from at least a dozen points around them. It seemed their bait had attracted other hungry company.
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