<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Stats</div><div class="spoiler_body"><em>Charmed</em> by "Hobgoblin Chieftan"<br/>Hit Points: 76     Speed: 40 feet<br/>AC: 23    +4 on AC vs opportunity attacks caused by movement<br/>Damage resistance 5/magic<br/>Saves: Fortitude: +9     Reflex: +6     Will: +2     BAB: + 11/ + 6<br/>Combat Maneuver Defense: +24<br/></div></div><br/>Now that she had the chieftain helping her, Yolande's instinctive inclination to fight even against these odds was replaced by the real possibility they could get out of this without a fight.  With his promise of answers later, she nodded, and handed over her sword - very carefully, with it carefully balanced horizontally, so none of the others i the room could thing she was planning an attack and over-react.<br/><br/>With her sword safely in his hands, she watched him hold a hand up for calm.  Her own eyes kept darting around the many occupants of the room, ready to defend herself if she had to, if someone failed to listen to their leader.  Fortunately, he had a plan.  A surprising one - join the tribe?  That seemed far beneath her ... but as an adventurer, she had formed some strange alliances.  If she should be considered a member of this tribe - well, surely it would help with whatever was going on here.<br/><br/>She licked her lips, but nodded again, considering her options.  Obviously she had no intention of being his mate for real - but a ritual?  She could go through with that.<strong>"That ... sounds reasonable, as long as it's nothing too ... outrageous.  But I'm really ... confused.  There were heads on pikes - someone killed those men, obviously."</strong><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Rolls &amp; OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Didn't roll the Sense Motive, the chieftain's Bluff would certainly work.<br/><br/>For his convincing, at first I assumed his Charisma would be checked against her Wisdom... it sort of made sense to me that it would be her Wisdom that mattered.  But I realize now, for Charm, it's simply an opposed Charisma check.  So I used the wrong modifier in the dice roller.   <br/><br/>1d20a-1 Result: 16 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=114248)  But actually, using Cha instead of Wis, <strong>19</strong>!  So close... but an opposed skill check is won by the person perming the skill/using the ability, so he just wins!  Still, I have had Yolande indicate she wouldn't do anything too wild... she is giving in, but barely, at the moment.  Hope this is OK!<br/><br/></div></div>