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You can make a roll if you'd like, but this isn't something, with the information presented to you thus far, I can adamantly say "Give me a ________ roll!" yet. You'll have to use whatever skill you think appropriate, or simply investigate the old fashioned way.

There is no pulse on the barmaid any longer.

Aelgeirr, if any attacks on the town are by unintelligent beasts like this centipede (eww, it's oozing), any shelter would probably be sufficient. It only came into the tavern when the door was opened by you guys, if you recall.

Mikah, your ears are trained enough to pick up distant sounds of conflict; this isn't just one source either, but you hear different kinds of sounds from probably different points in the town. It probably didn't help that the entire tavern's surviving population just emptied in the streets either. The rest of you passively hear bupkis.

"Then...let us go fight!" Ambra would suddenly shout at Mikah's announcement She seemed to be getting a hold of herself, though was still quite broken up. As Mikah caught her breath Ambra would look down at the barmaid and sadly stammer. "She...she she gave me water instead of ale...It happens to me a lot. " A weak laugh would escape her lips though it sounded more pained then anything. "I..I don't want to see anyone else get hurt tonight...so I'll fight! For her sake...and those we can still save."

Pulling her cloak around her, Ambra would begin to make for the door.

"R-right!" Ambra would shout, a bit dumbfounded of the chaos going on around them. "I'll try get people to safety!"

Ambra could feel her adrenaline begin start pumping again, causing her distraught emotions to momentary subside. She surveys the seen around her to look for people to help and a safe place to lead them.

((CRIT 21 perception check to look for citizens in need and a safe place to lead them.))

Aelgeirr would merely nod and draw one of his hatchets. The hatchet could take care of most situations in a close fighting environment better than his spear.

The soldier before them would kind of blankly stare for a moment. "Y-yeah... um... thank you?" He would cough once, covering his mouth with his fist, before lifting his heavy crossbow. "If there's a way you four can fire off a signal when your finished, that will be our withdraw signal."



Objective: Find townsfolk still in the streets, and get them to take shelter!
Complexity: Level 4 (10 successes before 3 failures)
Primary Skills: Perception (moderate DC), Diplomacy (moderate DC), Stealth (moderate DC)

For this skill challenge, you can attempt to use Perception to locate hidden townsfolk, Diplomacy to convince those you meet to head indoors, or Stealth to guide the party without confronting any monsters.

For the new players: You can roll any of the Primary Skills (since you know they will work), or roll any other skill if you think you can justify it. Often, skill challenges can have a skill that's markedly easier, and/or a skill that's markedly more difficult. An example in the Dungeon Master's Guide is in a negotiation skill challenge, Intimidate automatically fails no matter what, while the unlisted History skill can be used at a much lower Difficulty Class (DC) to remind him of past allegiances.

Feel free to explore options and be creative! Sometimes a use of a specific skill might unlock another primary skill too (either itself, or a skill related to it). Other times, a skill might 'exhaust' until someone refreshes it by using a different skill. DMs can be pretty creative with these themselves. And while you can just spam the same skill over and over each round, it's encouraged that you at least try to use it differently. Remember, with your roll, you must explain how you're using it!

Skill challenges reward XP just like normal combat encounters, though failure might deny you this XP, or turn into something else altogether.

One post per player, and once all 4 of you post, I'll go to the next 'round' of the skill challenge where all 4 of you post again. I will list the # of successes and # of failures each post, so everyone will know the team's progress! Those of you who already made rolls, feel free to use that same exact die roll if you would like as your first post (don't roll again unless you want to, but that will replace your previous roll).

GO!

Aelgeirr would nod to the Lieutenant. "We'll do what we can. Good luck to you." To Dwallin, Aelgeirr remarked, "You do not like to lose do you? If I may say something? Don't let your losses rule you. Yes, let them change you and make you better, but don't let them control you. This is going to be a long night, friend. Think clearly and things will be ....better."

With that, Aelgeirr would use his strength to help carry a wounded person who was unable to walk back to shelter.
OOC:
Skill: Athletics +8 Die Result: 13 Total: 21