Pvp Campaign, Section 1. Spyro’s Party

Raedurg: "Can't think of anything better, so let's do it... Though I'd prefer we knock one of the stronger ones unconscious so I can geas them."

 

Anafenza: "Why are you assuming this will turn into a fight?"
Anafenza: "Maybe they're just some merchants."
Anafenza: "Although, they're not yuan-ti..."

Quick explanation: Kaelar's yuan-ti are closer to lizardfolk/goliaths, being primarily Lawful Neutral nomadic merchants with a loose tribal society.

 

Raedurg: "What does that matter?"

I mean, it's not like the explanation is IC.

 

Anafenza: "Most of the traveling merchants I've seen are yuan-ti."

 

Natasha: "For the last time, we're scouting, not assuming hostility."

"Anyway, I suppose I shall serve as bait."

I double-check that my only physical weapon, a dagger, is securely hidden in my boot.

 

Anafenza dismounts from her broom, stows it, and has Dorghalan sit on her shoulder and look nonthreatening, trying to look more like a bodyguard.

 

I walk towards the caravan at a casual pace, trying to look like a lost traveller.

@SPYROHAWK

 

I stay behind and watch, inwardly thinking about replacing Agonizing Blast with a different invocation.

 

Hmm... lance of lethargy? Repelling blast? Those could both fit with your "impossible to approach" playstyle.

 

Lance of Lethargy looks neat for Anafenza. I was actually thinking about a non-combat invocation, though.

 

The guard at the front of the caravan calls a halt as you approach. The caravan stops and the guards wait for you to draw closer.

 

If Natasha moves closer, Anafenza does the same. If not, she stays back.

 

I proceed, holding up a hand in greeting.

 

Gaze of Two Minds is incredibly flavorful for Anafenza, but it's not very good.

 

Eldritch Sight? Misty Visions? Mask of Many Faces? There are probably more, but those are just a few I can rattle off.

 

I was considering Eldritch Sight, Otherworldly Leap, and Misty Visions. Perhaps something homebrewed with Detect Thoughts...

 

For some reason, Otherworldly Leap requires 9th level, even though it's so garbage.

If you want to know why it's so bad, just read the description of Jump carefully.

 

One of my concepts for Anafenza was based around Otherworldly Leap and jumping instead of moving normally. Then, I learned that you can't exceed your normal movement distance with jumping.

 

I believe in 3.5, if your jump exceeded your speed, you would end your turn mid-jump, and complete the jump on subsequent rounds.

 

At least, according to OOTS. I could check.