Safia's Escape Attempt

Summary

During Session 10 of the campaign, Safia attempted to break free from a Thunder Hog guard after transforming from rat form back to human while being held. The escape attempt involved a kung fu self-defense move where Safia placed hands between the guard's grip to break free, but the guard maintained hold of Safia's shirt. When Sucks and Vasso emerged from their cell—Sucks disguised as a bear—the already shocked guard panicked and fled down the hallway, inadvertently dragging Safia along by the shirt without realizing what was happening. Cat, positioned behind the fleeing guard, prepared to use the Called Shot ability to shoot the fabric of Safia's shirt and free the companion from the guard's grip.

Details

The sequence began when Safia, who had infiltrated the Thunder Hogs facility in rat form, transformed back to human while being held by a guard. As the guard processed this shocking transformation—"a rat just turned into a teenager in his hands"—Safia attempted a martial arts escape technique. "Safiya puts her hands up between his hands and just breaks them off," describing the kung fu self-defense move meant to break the guard's grip.

However, the guard maintained hold of Safia's shirt. The situation escalated when Sucks and Vasso emerged from their cell, with Sucks in bear disguise. The guard holding Safia became "wide eyed shaking, looking at this monster in front of her" while still processing the rat-to-human transformation moments earlier. When the first Thunder Hog knocked himself unconscious by running into a wall, the guard holding Safia turned and started running down the hallway in panic.

The guard fled while still gripping Safia's shirt, creating an unintentional kidnapping situation. "But he's still got you tight around your shirt, so he's basically dragging you with you, dragging you with him without even knowing that he's doing it. But he's basically kidnapping Saffy right now."

At this critical moment, Cat saw an opportunity. Positioned behind the fleeing guard, Cat prepared to use precision archery: "Can Cat just shoot the fabric that he's holding?" The plan involved using Called Shot to target the specific piece of fabric the guard was gripping, attempting to sever it and free Safia without harming either person.

Participants

• Safia — Attempted the escape after transforming from rat to human form; employed kung fu self-defense technique
• Thunder Hog Guard — Held Safia during the transformation; fled in panic while inadvertently dragging Safia along
• Cat — Prepared to use Called Shot ability to shoot the shirt fabric and free Safia
• Sucks — Emerged from cell in bear disguise, contributing to the guard's panic
• Vasso — Emerged from cell alongside Sucks

Consequences

• Safia's kung fu escape move failed to break the guard's grip completely, though it may have loosened the hold to just the shirt fabric
• The guard fled down the hallway in panic, creating an unplanned separation from the rest of the group
• Safia was being dragged away from the party, requiring immediate intervention
• Cat positioned for a Called Shot attempt, setting up a precision archery challenge to free Safia without causing harm
• The chaotic situation scattered the Thunder Hogs guards, with one unconscious against a wall and another fleeing with Safia