GM Kip's PFS First Steps (Inactive)
Game Master Kip84

Azeban: 1x M.W Thieves tools
1x Flask of alchemists fire
12x jars of ink 
Marked Cards
Loaded Dice

Anders: 1x M.W Thieves tools

Toshizo: 1x Flask of alchemists fire 

Galia: Adamantine weapon blanch

Leaving 8x Masterwork Thieves tools
1x Alchemists fire
1x Alchemists acid
Footprint book
3x Powder
1x Loaded dice

Excellent! Anybody want to carry what's left? Especially those Alchemic Components.

Jezebel will pick up the alchemists fire and acid flask, better than leaving them behind.

I will carry the rest of the tools, the powder, the dice, and footprint book.

I was going to try to intimidate Guaril but the roll was pitiful so I gave up on the idea.

I was going to try to intimidate Guaril but the roll was pitiful so I gave up on the idea.

If you typed in and got a result, generally you should let the result stand and not remove it, as even a failure can move the story. If you didn't delete the roll then ignore me.

I am heading to another job interview in the morning, so I kind of double posted for the trip. If we end up off track from where I think we are going, feel free to ignore me.

wow! I anoint me queen of Diplomacy!

Good luck with the interview

good luck at the interview

No body trusts me anymore. :(

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do you need/want individual checks for questions? IIRC if they are Helpful towards me, they will answer anything without a check, unless it is dangerous.

"Would you be more comfortable talking in the carriage, where no one can overhear you? We could take a trip around the block if you like." Oh dear.... I have no idea what to do with a line like that but its begging me to make an off colour line or two

at least i didn't offer candy and a puppy

Hahahahaha.

Give them a puppy or I can scare them as a tiefling!!!

I hope there are no problems? things have moved slowly the last 24 hours

Believe it or not, I am OK with her renting the kids out for oddjobs etc. Takes money to feed kids and could open up opportunities for them - I'm ok on them not really getting paid. Seems like she is doing good.

Could be my Tien background where all the money goes into the family...

I am not sure whether or not it is bad, but; it should be reported. I think I am more worried that with all the kids here to get better, none of these have seen medicine before...

I was hilarity at the last time I played this with a Chellish character... it was almost this Monty Python -You were lucky

Awesome! I love that skit!

And I agree that getting the children to work and keeping the money to cloth, feed and house the kids doesn't seem that bad.

That depends. If she is getting charity from the Silver Crusade so the children don't have to work so they can recover, then sending the children to work is bad. . . If she uses the money for the upkeep of the children, and lets them hold on to what remains after expenses (and maybe a little for her trouble) them it is sketchy, but not as bad.

As I said, could go either way, but definitely going in Jezebel's report. Still concerned about where the medicine is going if not to the children though.

After this, I think I will join those on the other side of the street talking to the old man. When we are done canvassing the neighbors, we should head inside to speak to the old woman, and possibly reconnoiter her home. If she isn't giving medicine to the kids, and she no longer has the medicine... that bodes ill.

Yow, kinda low roll on Diplomacy there. Also, if no one's noticed this tidbit between Azeban and Tibbs:

"Lady Baltwin a keg of fine mead from Miltivis at the markets the other day while she was stocking up her own supplies."

There's a word missing there but I think it's most possibly purchased a keg of fine mead. With money! *hint hint nudge nudge*

Just another thing to consider.

I know a lot of hardcore drinkers, but no one I know buys their booze by the keg... excepting special social occasions, like Super Bowl Sunday.

Yeah purchased would work Sorry, I sitting outside with my kids and I had to keep putting my phone down to help them.

Most everyone in Australia I know buys beer by the case (24 bottles). That doesn't mean they drink it all at once though... It's just cheaper to buy it in bulk.

Auntie Baltwin is shady!

What a waste of 20's. I love em, but I have a fear that by time we hit combat I will have wasted all my luck.

I think the auntie is a witch. I wonder what she is doing with the supplies the silver crusade sends her?

Adept, Bard, Cleric, Druid Paladin, Ranger, and Witch all get healing magic. So if she is healing them herself and pocketing the charity, there certainly are options. . .

She's a witch! burn her!

She turned me into a newt!

Am I the only one struggling with the morality here? I mean, so she's a witch healing the kids and pocketing (or selling, more likely) the medicine to support her vice. Kids got a roof, 3 square meals, and a bed. So what if they work -- that's the way it was before we had child labor laws, eh? They were orphans, after all, so this is how it works.

Maybe I'm just jaded as I've actually been a foster parent once. . .

In character, I think Galia's thought would be to simply report the facts back and let someone else make the tough moral call.

But we haven't confronted Auntie yet, or seen inside. Did anyone bring a PBT?

RL? I don't want to get into that but in ABSTRACT there is no safety net for kids in Absolom as far as I can tell. It doesn't sound like she has the kids in coal mines or working as Chimney sweeps and the fact that the kids are outside playing rather than in some Dickonsian workshop says they aren't being worked to death. I've not heard any evidence of physical or sexual abuse.

In exchange the kids get a few meals a day and a roof over their heads.

Perfect? No.

As for the rest of it? Witchery, drinking, selling medicine lets investigate. As for the morality of it? You're right, lets report back the facts and let the Silver Crusade decide.

No problem here if she is a witch. Who or what her patron is might be a problem. Same thing if she is some other type of magic user, Cleric, of what diety? What she is doing with the silver Crusades resources is what we are supposed to be discovering if she isn't using them on the kids. If she is selling them then we let the crusade know that she needs money not medicines. She doesn't seem to be doing a bad job with the kids.

I agree, our job was to investigate, we will let the silver crusade make the decision based on all the information we can gather.

My internet connection is spotty at the moment. Suddenly dropped out on me and I've been unable to get it back up. Currently borrowing a connection so I'm not sure how long I can keep on going until I complain/yell at my ISP.

Great GMing work though, Kip.

Cheers, hang in there and keep us updated.

we are working for the Silver Crusade not the Shining Crusade. The shining Crusade was responsible for the founding of Lastwall.

will be posting Aussie or PST times... am dead tired

Just want to apologise for not posting yesterday. Between 6 hours driving, pre exam nerves and exams I only got halfway through writing one. I'll finish it off tonight.

no problem exams come first.

No worries, man. Thanks for catching us up.

No problem:

I think we have enough to report to the SIlver Crusade. Not sure about whiskey in the tea, what time is it?

We can report:
1) Possible connection to shady types that she appears to be selling something to.
2) She appears to be letting out the children as workers. She keeps the money.
3) Possible drinking problem.
4) Appears to have healing magic of her own she uses instead of medicine.

I agree with Jezebel.

did my failed diplomacy rolls lead to Auntie Psychopath? I hope not. I would like to think it was inevitable based on alcohol use, paranoia and maybe some fell influence we are not yet aware of. Are we going to have to kill the Auntie?

Pretty much inevitable yeah. She is not keen on anyone finding out about her less than legal activities and no, you never 'have' to kill anyone. You can cause non lethal damage or try to grapple and pin her.

auntie may not know who she is messing with but we don't either. TPK by auntie Baltwin who is actually a Night Hag in disguise!

First time I've seen this happen but its cool

I'm amused that everyone seems to be so … lethal.

Magic missile, pistol, and Galia. (Galia is always lethal! Or at least she is when in rage?)