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Duc's Palace, Guest Wing Corridor - Vyones, Auvergne, France
11:00 PM - Sunday, April 19, 1517

Chevalier Jacques du Baudin could not sleep. Something was bothering him. He could not put his finger on it, but his instincts had served him well in the past and kept him alive as a fighting man for longer than many. Since he could not sleep, he left his room and took a walk through the guest wing's corridors.

Jacques, please roll Listen.

Baudin:

1d%L25%

Baudin is too lost in his thoughts to really pay attention.

Jacques continued his nocturnal patrol.

Jacques, please roll Spot Hidden.

Baudin:

1d%pHd75%

Baudin's eyes check everywhere, out of force of habit.

Jacques had to do a double take as he passed a branching hallway off to the right. The door at the end of it that led to one of the guest suites was ajar.

Baudin:


Baudin raises his eyebrows in surprise. Moving as quietly as he can so as not to wake anyone with his midnight amble, he heads over to the ajar door. Despite his best efforts though, floor boards creak.

1d%40%

The large chamber on the other side of the door was Leonardo da Vinci's temporary workshop, with a door at the far end leading further into the suite. The artist and inventor was one of the Duc's other guests, and he had been provided with this suite so that he could continue to work while he was staying here. Jacques saw a painting in progress on an easel, though he couldn't make out any details in the darkness. An odd contraption whose purpose he couldn't even begin to fathom was in the center of the room. In an open space behind that was an odd blue box, taller than a man, with a pair of doors and writing he couldn't hope to read given the lack of light. Beyond that stood a suit of armor, a halberd clutched in its elaborate steel gauntlets. That halberd's blade was embedded in the upper chest of a man dressed in black clothing. He lay on his back on the floor between the armor and a large oak desk. A second man in black clothing, this one alive, was crouching over him, taking a crystal and an open puzzle box from the dead man's clenched fists. In spite of Jacques's less than stealthy approach, the man did not appear to have heard him.

Baudin:

Baudin's eyes widen. He quickly scans the area within arm's reach or so.

Jacques:


Jacques stealthily draws the dagger from his boot, with a practised move flips it to catch the blade, then in one motion raises it behind his head and throws it at the man in black.

1d%H75%

1d40020d1d4dHLd

Total 4 damage.

Jacques draws breath and roars with his best battlefield voice, "Murder! Intruders in the palace! Murder!"

The dagger struck the man in the left shoulder, hard! Then, to make things even more confusing, the door of the blue box opened, and a teenage girl in outlandish clothes stepped out of it.

Daggers generally do 1D4 damage in any era, so you presumed correctly. 1D4+2 is for a fighting knife, which is longer and has a crossguard (and thus can parry). I've added weapon damage to your character sheet.

Jacques is moving to the thread linked below:

Caught in the Act