I'm sure we can find Jakob a pretty cousin to marry... :)
Sure, the kids are inbred and hemophiliac, but we know who's getting the title and the estate! Get your priorities straight, man!
Although I think it usually takes a few generations of that sort of thing to produce the stereotypical European-royalty effect.
Thinking about Jakob's implied relationship with his family, I actually thought being granted his own estate would be something that really appealed to him.
Just a thought that suddenly occured to me again.
Thinking about Jakob's implied relationship with his family, I actually thought being granted his own estate would be something that really appealed to him.
Just a thought that suddenly occurred to me again.
It would, if he thought for a moment that he could keep them away from it. In fact he is rather surprised that they have not made a play for it yet.
They must know about it, and equally they must know that J has not filed a will naming an heir. Hmmmmmm maybe that is why.....If Sargavan law would send the land back to the state in the event of a death intestate then the family might allow J to remain unmolested so long as his star seems to be rising. Once he moves to settle down or form attachments then he becomes vulnerable, and pressure can be applied.
at least that is the thought occupying this snowy morning.
Isn't F. Castor supposed to be back by now? We could probably use the contribution of our other good-aligned character.
Qhude is intentionally staying well clear of this one... :)
Isn't F. Castor supposed to be back by now? We could probably use the contribution of our other good-aligned character.
17th or 18th, he said. So within the next day or so, maybe?
He's in Europe, iirc; it's already the 19th there. But just getting back from vacation is hectic, what with the unpacking and the laundry and the pile of unread mail. I'll hope he checks in by tomorrow.
Of course, if this comes down to a Diplomacy check to influence the NPCs, no one's opinion is going to matter but Jakob's and Ansha's. :)
Greece, I believe.
At this level, anyone at least has a shot of influencing an NPC, although obviously Ansha and Jakob have the most advantage with a higher skill mod.
There are other modifiers behind the screen of course.
I'm assuming that Qhude's chat with Unwe is playing out concurrent with the philosophical discussion.
Give him a holler if you want his opinion ;)
"Qhude's chat with Unwe"
So that's what you kids are calling it these days.
:P What base does touching a shoulder outside of armor count as? Point zero zero one?
I don't know; you've got that smoldering gaze thing going on. ;)
his hand lingering in place as he looks into Unwe's eyes.
Remember that at least one of the attackers ran.
The one who ran away would have taken everything he could carry back to the city.
The soldiers manage to cut down the last fighting Mwangi attacker between them, and a couple of crossbow bolts are let off at the fleeing man, downing him.
So was there an additional man that fled unbeknownst to the PCs, or was this a slip?
I think one of them on the north ran due to Jakob's fear spell early on in the encounter, and the one that the soldiers took down the last one on the south line that tried to run at the end of the fight. I'd have to read back through the combat to be sure, though.
I think one of them on the north ran due to Jakob's fear spell early on in the encounter, and the one that the soldiers took down the last one on the south line that tried to run at the end of the fight. I'd have to read back through the combat to be sure, though.
That's how I remember it.
I think one of them on the north ran due to Jakob's fear spell early on in the encounter, and the one that the soldiers took down the last one on the south line that tried to run at the end of the fight. I'd have to read back through the combat to be sure, though.
Jakob's magic targets the already wounded warrior fighting Albert whose pace pales at the unseen terrors he is experiencing. He swiftly disengages from melee, moving north and out of the light.
Seems so. I skimmed back through the combat and that warrior hadn't shown up again by the end of it.
Remember that at least one of the attackers ran.The one who ran away would have taken everything he could carry back to the city.The soldiers manage to cut down the last fighting Mwangi attacker between them, and a couple of crossbow bolts are let off at the fleeing man, downing him.So was there an additional man that fled unbeknownst to the PCs, or was this a slip?
One fled from Cause Fear earlier, yes. Another tried to flee at the end and was shot down.
The one who ran at the start of the fight couldn't have taken the belt pouches of those left behind with him, though. We must have a thief/traitor among the caravan.
Of course, Tebati isn't privy to the information about the missing pouches of drugs and probably wouldn't care about it much if she were. :)
Yup we do. I have my suspicions as to who it is but Jakob is completely unaware of the whole subplot.
Is it Colonel Mustard?
No, it was Professor Plum in the caravan camp with the young lion and he would have goten away with it if it were not for you meddling adventurers!
DM AK - just putting up a little note to confirm that Qhude will not be causing any issues with respect to the prisoners being left alive, so feel free to move forward the narrative when you're ready :)
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Mark, my 8-year-old is playing basketball for the first time this season, and in her game this morning, she dove to try to save the ball from going out of bounds. Didn't succeed, but she got congratulations from everyone for being aggressive. (Her team is made up of sweet little girls whose first inclination is to ask the other team, 'Oh, did you want the ball? Here you go.') She scraped her knee in the process, but her dad assured her it would be a "trophy scar." So of course I thought of Qhude. :)
Heh - good work!
Reminds me of my dad and grandfather. Dad does alot of DIY repairs, etc - and the general saying is that a job isn't done right until blood has been spilled in a self-injury at some point.
Similarly was driving home from grocery shopping and this song came onto the radio. Reminds me alot of Tebati ;)
Qhude- I just realised you play Vhailor in my RL friends PbP- Smoke and Shadow. I very much enjoyed your last post.
I have a post half written up for the IC but i've been roped into Photoshop duty making a collage of photos and various frames for girlfriends parents 25th wedding anniversary, I hope to finish it tonight but no promises.
:) - the degrees of separation on these boards is getting quite small given that I'm in quite a few campaigns...
Glad that you enjoyed the post - Enginehouse is running a fine game for us!
Aaaand Qhude is back at the top of the slippery slope back to the bottom of the pit of despair.
Just when things were going so well ;)
Wait... when were they going well again?
Still... its always fun making more enemies. And picking the best NPC warrior in the caravan to do it with- genius.
:D
Touche DM AK - he was doing a bit better, dawn chats with a positive influence (Tebati), ignoring Jakob and hadn't taken any flayleaf for a while there... then Unwe saw fit to bring up the elephant in the room, and the commander of the soldiers has treated him as beneath his contempt...
So he's not in a loving place right now. Shades of back in the Bas'o when as part of the butcher caste he was deemed unfit to be a warrior.
I don't think Qhude really needs to try too hard to make more enemies though...
Hey! We finally found something Ansha doesn't know! :)
Shocking, I know! ;P
Note to self: Never play high charisma characters. I am pants at it.
Jakob - you seem to be doing ok at playing a high Cha, mediocre Wis character. Strong willed and arrogant about his ways, but unable to see through other's eyes.
Just as a note, Qhude has it within him to forgive - but is too proud and juvenile to make the first step. If you want I can help indicate what sort of things Jakob would need to do to apply salve to that wound. Though it probably would require something from Jakob that he has as yet been unwilling to give (as in acceptance of fault without trying to mitigate it).
Jakob - you seem to be doing ok at playing a high Cha, mediocre Wis character. Strong willed and arrogant about his ways, but unable to see through other's eyes.
Just as a note, Qhude has it within him to forgive - but is too proud and juvenile to make the first step. If you want I can help indicate what sort of things Jakob would need to do to apply salve to that wound. Though it probably would require something from Jakob that he has as yet been unwilling to give (as in acceptance of fault without trying to mitigate it).
Please see latest Tebati spoiler. Took the words right out of my mouth.
Note: never pass up an opportunity to quote Meatloaf.
*blank stare* - continuing on to the second line of said refrain; if you did want to give Qhude a kiss it would certainly take the words right out of his mouth...
Will pop up a Cliff's notes for you later ;)
...which I will totally use to prop up my claim to Tebati's vaunted 17 Wisdom score.
Of course, here we come to the dilemma of "flex time" when Jakob is contemplating an apology on the 25th which might preclude the insult Qhude already delivered to him on the 27th. ;)
Jakob will mull things over for a bit to deal with the flex issue. To tell the truth J would not even notice an insult from Q at this point, it is just assumed.
He respects authority, when strong and reasonable. Morvius so far has fit the bill; while Alban does not. He can be blunt and is not the best at taking criticism (see recent encounter with Albert)
Steps that could be taken to mend the fence:
1. Show that you understand what it meant to him to leave during the final trial. That is, tell him that regardless of whether the situation or outcome or intent it was wrong to leave the side of your shield-brother during battle.
2. Attempting to relate to his own predicament with respect to parents and abandonment would be one way to forge a different kind of bond. Outside of battle or talks of politics and life - the shared story of a son who has parents that are dead to them (one literally, one metaphorically).
3. Challenge Qhude about what he would have done with the prisoners in a matter of fact non-emotionally weighted way. This would probably lead to a reasonably intense back-and-forth; but done right and with shared intent to be reasonably nice to one another we should be able to handle it like adults.
4. Ask after what went through Qhude's mind during the night ambush.
5. A name-drop of Tebati probably wouldn't go astray.
What Qhude needs to do (blank for you to complete):
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Wow... Erm, it looked like I saw some progress in those spoilers. Awesome :)
Well, I tried to cover Qhude's points in an IC manner. If in doubt, refer to Mark's list over Tebati's attempted summary. If PWO wants to fill in his side of the list, Tebati will be happy to serve as go-between on his behalf as well, in the hopes that what is meant to be a peace-making session doesn't devolve into violence. :)
You did a good job Joana :)
Ansha's just too pretty not to need a retinue. If she wants to be taken seriously as a combatant, she'll have to butch up a little. ;)
It amuses me to be the voice of party unity in this thread when my CN bard is simultaneously threatening to quit the party in another game. (They put the LG fighter in charge, and he's issuing orders and scheduling mandatory training sessions! How is she expected to live with that?)
... How is she expected to live with that?)
By writing a satirical poem/drinking song about the whole thing? Be glad to help if you like.
Ansha's just too pretty not to need a retinue. If she wants to be taken seriously as a combatant, she'll have to butch up a little. ;)
Ansha doesn't mind the retinue. It's the word-choice that bugs her. xD She has no desire to 'butch up,' though, that's for sure.
It amuses me to be the voice of party unity in this thread when my CN bard is simultaneously threatening to quit the party in another game. (They put the LG fighter in charge, and he's issuing orders and scheduling mandatory training sessions! How is she expected to live with that?)
Well, someone has to be. It may as well be the cleric with the high Wisdom score and above-average Charisma.
Ansha's just too pretty not to need a retinue. If she wants to be taken seriously as a combatant, she'll have to butch up a little. ;)Ansha doesn't mind the retinue. It's the word-choice that bugs her. xD She has no desire to 'butch up,' though, that's for sure.
Give her a couple of levels. You liked color spray? Wait till you see hypnotic pattern. She will have to work to take the rest of us seriously.
Give her a couple of levels. You liked color spray? Wait till you see hypnotic pattern. She will have to work to take the rest of us seriously.
My personal favorite mind-affecting spell of all time is Confusion. In a PnP game, my character and 3-4 of her companions got ambushed by a cleric who dropped everyone but the party cleric with a sleep poison of some kind. They had a running one on one fight where the enemy cleric trying to trap the party cleric in a gem of some kind. The enemy cleric succeeds JUST as my character wakes up and throws a Confusion spell on him. He proceeds to roll "strike self with object held in hand" repeatedly, and smashes the gem against his forehead until it breaks, freeing the party cleric. I was cackling the whole time, in and out of character.
Just be kind to your poor low Wis high Str Barbarian up front ;) I'll be getting superstitious to bump up my in-rage saves, but they'll still be pretty low for a while...
I have a Superstitious barbarian in another game. The party wizard cast haste. Wasted my 18 saving against the helpful spell and then rolled single digits on my attacks. Part of my ongoing twilight struggle with the dice roller. Be sure to tell Ansha and Tebati not to try to help you out magically while you're raging. :P
My personal favorite mind-affecting spell of all time is Confusion....
I can't stand confusion effects ... used against the party, anyway. A game I was in, the ranger was confused, rolled "attack nearest creature," and proceeded to axe murder the party sorceress way past negative Con in a single round. Hardly seems sporting to use it even against the bad guys.
Ansha doesn't mind the retinue. It's the word-choice that bugs her.
Next time, I'll be certain to phrase it as, "We need to stay near Ansha so she can protect us." Honestly, I think it's funny the way Tebati talks about the need to coddle Ansha right in front of her, as well as her assumption that she's Kieran's particular charge. Still thinking of him as her bodyguard, apparently. :)
... How is she expected to live with that?)By writing a satirical poem/drinking song about the whole thing? Be glad to help if you like.
Meh, open rebellion's more her style. I'm afraid I might have to end up leaving the game, though. Hard to find common ground between a super-lawful leader who wants a well-oiled team and a PC who rejects the very concept of authority.
As Jakob has bless covered, I was thinking of switching Tebati's slot out for bane. Downside is that to get the most efficient use out of it, she has to be surrounded by enemies. Or should I keep bless since we're spread out so much and won't be able to get everyone in a single effect?