Knocking Out the Large Guard

Summary

During Session 11 of the campaign, Sucks successfully incapacitated a large muscular guard with a spinning heel kick, creating a critical opening for the party to proceed undetected. Vasso then staged the scene to maintain the party's stealth by dragging the unconscious guard into a nearby room, placing the body in a bed, and covering it with a blanket to create the appearance of sleep. This deception proved essential to the party's continued infiltration, as the staged scene prevented immediate discovery of the assault.

The event yielded an unexpected intelligence breakthrough when the party searched the guard's belongings and discovered a Silver Ear Cuff clipped to the guard's right earlobe. Safia identified the cuff as technology and used her Communion of Whispers ability to connect with it, revealing the enemy's communication network and providing the party with crucial tactical intelligence about the Thunderhogs.

Details

The encounter began when Sucks engaged the large guard in close combat. With a well-executed spinning heel kick, Sucks knocked the guard unconscious, neutralizing the immediate threat without raising an alarm. The successful takedown left the party with an unconscious guard in a vulnerable position, prompting immediate concern about discovery.

Recognizing the danger, Sucks called out, "Holy shit, that was close. Vaso, I need your help to drag him into a room." Vasso responded by quietly exiting their position, grabbing the unconscious guard under the arms, and pulling the body into a nearby room. To further ensure the deception would hold, Vasso took additional steps to stage the scene, later explaining, "Also, I put a blanket on the guy so it looks like he just went to sleep in the wrong bed."

With the guard secured and the scene staged, the party conducted a search of the guard's person. During this search, they noticed "a silver cuff clipped to his right earlobe. And if nothing else, it looks like it might be worth something." This discovery of the Silver Ear Cuff proved far more valuable than its monetary worth, as Safia identified it as a piece of technology and used her class abilities to interface with it, accessing the enemy's communication system.

Participants

Sucks — delivered the knockout blow with a spinning heel kick
Vasso — dragged the unconscious guard into a room and staged the scene to appear as if the guard was sleeping
Safia — discovered and identified the Silver Ear Cuff as technology, then used Communion of Whispers to access it
The large muscular guard — knocked unconscious and searched

Consequences

The party maintained their stealth infiltration, as the staged scene prevented immediate discovery of the assault
The unconscious guard was left in a bed, covered with a blanket, creating a plausible cover story for anyone who might check on him
The party obtained the Silver Ear Cuff, a piece of enemy communication technology
Safia gained access to the Thunderhogs' communication network through the discovered ear cuff
The party acquired crucial intelligence about enemy communications and operations, significantly advancing their tactical position