Surprise attack the armed thug.
[Fit:5] With great stealth and precision, you ready and throw a knife at the bat-wielding thug, hitting him straight in the side of his neck, downing him instantly. One of the remaining thugs charge in your direction.
((I think that it's probably best to refrain from using colours that the players have taken to save us some confusion.))
"Thank you all for your cooperation, but I just have one question, what are the local gangs around here?"
((Agreed. I used "your" colors to indicate that "you" were speaking. I've been using brown and purple for NPCs and would like to continue that so if Nidilap could pick another color, that'd be great))
[Cha:1] "
What are you insinuating here?! I am nothing if not an upright citizen! You and your companions better leave and are not welcome back, or I will call for the guardsmen faster then you can regret your wicked ways!"
The innkeeper, previously a calm and friendly man, stares at you with contempt and disgust in his eyes. The soft murmur of talk in the tavern has died down and the mood is tense to say the least.
Stab the bat thug in the head and use his bat to shove away the other two.
[Fit:5+1] You brandish your hidden claws in a blazing flurry of swiftness and stab at the bat-wielding thug only to see him hit by a throwing knife in the neck! You quickly grab the bat and swing it gracefully at the thug still focused on you, hitting him cleanly in the solar plexus and immobilizing him with pain.
SCENE UPDATE: Back alleyOne thug bleeding from the neck, seemingly dead. Another downed, gasping for his breath and wincing in pain. With his two allies downed, the remaining thug makes a break for it and jumps over a marketstall, knocking over several cabbages. Just as the turns the corner, he meets a young man unsheathing a katana. Not far behind walks another young man with a 10-foot pole...