Daria "Mia" Hearth |
Won't really work. There's specific feats, like Realistic Likeness for Kitsune.
Isamas ability creates a generic, bland individual, not a copy of specific ones, AFAIK.
I may be mistaken, but mimic-ing your way in seems unlikely to work.
Ophelia 'Springs' Hale |
Hmm. True, did not think of that limitation of the polymorph spells. Luckily Ophelia has a Disguise Self scroll and Illusions have no such pesky restrictions!
So we can still try if we want, just have to hastily make a good UMD check :P
Diene |
I need a feat that makes people forget the last minute when I knock them unconscious.
Daria "Mia" Hearth |
By my interpretation: The doorman, who Diene knocked out, and Ophelia impersonates.
Basically you're unknowingly de-railing the published sequence, and he's bribing you off as a compromise because you guys did well :)
Ophelia 'Springs' Hale |
Ahh yeah I think that is it!
We are probably barking up the book 2 tree or something : P
I assume none of the people whom approached us are the thugs we were following?
Ophelia 'Springs' Hale |
Well, I guess the script is already written. : P
If none of them are our marks, asking for a full report of those people could be our bribe. Assuming that won't derail things further?
Also, I hope things at your home work out nicely : )
Daria "Mia" Hearth |
Do we really want random guys associating with our enemies to know who's payroll we are on?
That sum of money and the mention of Fell could be quite enough information.
If they off the Magistrate, I'd expect we'll have trouble getting paid.
So...are we knocking them all out and locking them in a cellar until this is over?
Or did you hope that disarming threat deed means they don't sell the information to whoever would pay for it?
Diene |
If you were told someone who was very rich and influential had just lost their son, and a group of thugs was hired to get justice for that, who would you assume was responsible for said hiring?
Daria "Mia" Hearth |
Exactly the person who ultimately pays us, I suspect. Mr. Fell.
*shrug*
Dunno if it's public knowledge that there's been a series of deaths...since the wards pretty much kept that secret due to bribery. But yeah, Mr. Fell found out. So as hired thugs, you can know it too.
Honestly though, I think I'm just overthinking things again. -_- Lets not go there again, just keep being awesome.
Daria "Mia" Hearth |
I know, but Fell lost his son. Even back then I couldn't help but think that a good portion of the reward money would be from him, with Drune organizing our "extended leave".
As said, just overthinking things. I'm prone to that kind of thing. Just stop me from doing so when I do :)
Ophelia 'Springs' Hale |
Even if this means someone figures something out, that just gives our dear GM a chance to push us away from the stuff we aren't supposed to touch yet. Also, sometimes the Max Power way is better and more interesting then the right way, especially in pbp :P
Diene |
Would saying
"Hmm.. Because we definitely came here randomly to shake you down and didn't already track a bunch of guys related to the incident to this very establishment. Yup, yup, that's definitely what happened."
Continue us further down the derailment train? Or should I take his word?
Ophelia 'Springs' Hale |
Woho! Ophelia rolled well : )
Now if I just had used that 20 on the disguise instead (though not sure if that would have helped our current predicament : P)
Daria "Mia" Hearth |
Aye. formally, we don't know if it's related...investigating it is a job I got from my future cohort.
The mutual decision was to not run a solo scene in parallel to your chase scene - as such, I've been waiting, for you guys to be nearby/ready
But I'm fine with looking elsewhere first. I can simply state that the witch was so scary I could not bring myself to check her out sooner.
Diene |
I wouldn't mind you running your solo scene to give me more time to ruminate and dawdle over this decision, but that might just be me.
Daria "Mia" Hearth |
Hu-hum. Solo scenes in pbp can drag on.
Obviouly I would not mind, personally, but I agree that it's "smoother" if the group is together.
Plus, we already waited until your chase scene is over, so it does not need to be a solo scene any more.
I simply was eating a hazardous kebab from a shady street shop and chatting, while you guys where chasing those thugs. Afterwards we meet back up together and decide what we'll do next.
Imho: It's during the day if I remember right...I think with fever dream alley, we may have more luck in the evening/night. Consumptions of illegal drugs out in public tends to be lower during sunlight hours.
I don't think going home to rest is really necessary with the state of our resources.
Pushing through at the place you are: I'm certain Harakani would roll with it and make something up, but it would feel like making it unnecessarily hard on him if we've already been told we're sequence breaking, of sorts.
That would leave the Witch House as a choice, which we need to visit(as it's a shop) during it's opening hours, would make sure I get into good standing with my cohort, AND, possibly important, get me an audience with Greeley...which means we then know where his base is, possibly the basic layout or goon selection, and, maybe, some inside information if he is not careful enough.
As such, voting for Witch House, then Fever Dream Alley(or rest, if needed).
Daria "Mia" Hearth |
No need to be sorry.
In another game on the board(a single module), the BBEG made an early appearance. Basically a bit of unfocused destruction to show of how evil and powerful it is.
The party ended up confronting him right then and there, and won(albeit with difficulties, and preventing his escape by magical means). After a whole 2 battles and less than 500 posts total, we had broken/finished the module, that would otherwise have had us do inquirys, subquests, preparation, then overland-travel to BBEG home base, invasion of it, with an epic showdown.
It may feel more "natural", but unless it's simply an intended alternate path, I'm not very fond of breaking things in such ways, because it means I'm potentially taking a lot of joy away from myself.
My 2 cents. YMMMV.
Diene |
Let's do that. Someone else has made a goal plan for me, Witch House, then Fever Dream Alley.
Ophelia 'Springs' Hale |
Fine with going ahead! If we rest now without going home, Ophelia is just going to pace back-and-forth waiting for the others to be done sleeping while simultaneously preventing them from sleeping : P
Diene |
I'll defer to Mia on when she thinks we should approach witch house.
Daria "Mia" Hearth |
Hum. I had expected it to not be too late yet. Incidentally, that is why I suggested Witch House over Fever Dream Alley...
Since that witch thingie is a shop, I would defer to "when is it open?"
The alternate option is breaking and entering, since it may well be a proper business. Which may be necessary but would probably not be our initial approach, being guards and all that.
As such, I concur that we're still doing well with daily resources and should press on. But if it's too late to visit the witch house, then we may as well take a look at the alley. As said, my suggestion was time-based, and it seems I didn't realize how late it has become.
Daria "Mia" Hearth |
Uhm...na. I think I'm there as a generic halfling.(not a junior guard sorceress one)
A kid at midnight in a drug street may raise some eyebrows. Not the kind of attention we want.
Ophelia 'Springs' Hale |
The shape of the doorman only lasts for a few minutes, sadly : /
Though the fake nose Ophelia applied with the disguise kit might still be there, assuming it makes things "better" :D
Ophelia 'Springs' Hale |
Isama Zenj |
So.... in happier news. We're expecting our second child this Friday so I'm probably not going to be posting anything substantial for a while after!
Daria "Mia" Hearth |
Congratulations!(early, but hey, you may not read it for a while after, so...)
^_^
MordredofFairy |
All-game post:
Today the veterinarian told me, unexpectedly, that I will have to euthanize my companion of almost 13 years, my housecat Nikita.
She would not survive the weekend, and I will go to the doctor tomorrow to prevent her from suffering.
I am feeling both like crying all night and hitting walls with bare fists.
I will take a while off.
I have no idea. I may need a couple days to come to term with this loss, or I may be back soon hoping to put my mind somewhere else.
Please bot as needed. Apologies.
Isama Zenj |
Hope you're doing better Daria. Things are good on my end. Mom and baby doing well and I should be able to get a bit more free time Mondayish? Definitely by first week of December. Will try and catch up and post here and there.
Daria "Mia" Hearth |
Thanks. It was very hard. She was so imprinted on me that she insisted on being in the same room as me whenever I was home. Something is missing, but it was good that I took some time off for mourning.
I feel ready to rejoin my games, and am working through all my games currently, catching up. I will resume posting in the next few days.
Diene |
Alright, so is there anything I can do on my end to pick things back up? At the moment, I'm in an observer role, so I hope you guys haven't been waiting on me.
Daria "Mia" Hearth |
I second the inquiry. At least GM is still around.
Ophelia 'Springs' Hale |
Hmm. Might be waiting for me, but I was sorta waiting to see if GM wanted to chime in on Mia's plan so I can react appropriately. Though I guess simply waiting might not have made that clear - so I'll write it here now just to be sure :D