I ask the director if the doctor (Areal although i don't give his name) can watch the show from behind stage. I try to convince him if he doesn't agree immediately. Diplomacy 3d6+12
I also ask how big the stage is... like how long and how deep.
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I see if Areal mines using shield other. Diplomacy 3d6+12
If that is ok.
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Shield OtherIf any of that goes a wry i will reconsider.
Robhal doesn't mind "The doctor" hanging in the wings, but he's not to interfere with the performance. The main stage area is about 50' by 25' give or take. he reminds you to take care not to cause any collateral damage out in the audience. Areal will perform the shield other since you are putting yourselves in danger. Who do you want shielded? His domains are good and war.
What is the mayors evilness factor by action / reputation?
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Is the mayor who really runs things in town?
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Is there anyone who is known to be the meanest / evilest SoB around?
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Does the mayor have any close to him who is known to be evil?
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If evil isn't the right word how about bad to have around if what you desire is the every day citizens best interest.
Any idea why the mayor was put here?
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Where was he before?
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I would like to gather information from Arael and his contacts about the floor plan of the mayor's mansion (or castle whatever).
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I would also like to gather information from Dakaar's contacts with Dakaar if this is acceptable...
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I will also look into my own network...
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I also ask Kadin if she may be able to find out anything for me...
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I will grease some wheels if needed. (I assume in game we were trying to press forward with things and that some of this can take place after/before rehearsals... Alcibades would have had more time to think then John ... also John wasn't trying to think to much so the game could proceed without annoying the other players to much.)
I forgot the ladies name from the pathfinder association ... did she have an idea of how we should get into the extra dimensional room? Is it guarded? Does the mayor have the key? Does anyone else have a key? Anything else she may like to add/suggest.
What you find out about the mayor:
In 4689 ar, Aberian Arvanxi was made lord mayor of Westcrown by Her Infernal Magestrix, Queen Abrogail II. The appointment amounted to political exile from the imperial court in Egorian for Arvanxi’s long history of inexpert scheming and embarrassing dalliances. Even in
the face of his political embarrassment, Aberian Arvanxi’s family name still proved influential among Wiscrani. He finagled political support for himself while slandering
and undermining the allies of the former administration, and many suggested he had a hand in the sudden death of his deposed predecessor Mayor Arthan Challas.In the years since, Lord Mayor Arvanxi’s affectations for Chelish opera have seen him pump a large
amount of public money into maintaining and rebuilding various opera houses and entertainment halls. He sees this as “the betterment of public diversions to
raise the hearts and minds of all Wiscrani”; most citizens (especially those who lack the
money to travel to the island opera houses or enter the few in the Spera) see this as
the mayor using public funds for his own enjoyment rather than the improvement of
Westcrown. Such likely proves the case, but as these pastimes keep the spiteful and largely
incompetent mayor from meddling in the affairs of most common Wiscrani, the public quietly puts up with such decadences.
Westcrown is part of a highly lawful society so while the Mayor is fairly hands off in most matters, the bureaucracy keeps things running. This does not mean he can't do whatever the hell he wants, he just doesn't do things like that very often. There are some house which have more influence over all then the mayors, but he's the mayor so... yeah.
Also allied with the Mayors house are the houses of Mhartis, Ciucci, and Rasdovain.
The mayor is associated with several hell knight officers, a general of the imperial navy and several other major noble house all of whom have reputations that are less then friendly.
As far as the meanest/evilst people around that depends who you ask. Most people don't look much further then the hell knights.
Any idea why the mayor was put here?
Knowledge Local: 3d6 + 12Where was he before?
Knowledge Local: 3d6 + 12I would like to gather information from Arael and his contacts about the floor plan of the mayor's mansion (or castle whatever).
Knowledge Local/Gather Information: 3d6 + 12I would also like to gather information from Dakaar's contacts with Dakaar if this is acceptable...
Knowledge Local/Gather Information: 3d6 + 12I will also look into my own network...
Knowledge Local/Gather Information: 3d6 + 12I also ask Kadin if she may be able to find out anything for me...
Diplomacy 3d6 + 12I will grease some wheels if needed. (I assume in game we were trying to press forward with things and that some of this can take place after/before rehearsals... Alcibades would have had more time to think then John ... also John wasn't trying to think to much so the game could proceed without annoying the other players to much.)
I forgot the ladies name from the pathfinder association ... did she have an idea of how we should get into the extra dimensional room? Is it guarded? Does the mayor have the key? Does anyone else have a key? Anything else she may like to add/suggest.
Areal and the other "rebels" are on recon, they'll have the full report for you when the play is over. it should give you enough time before the feast to get ready.
Ailyn Ghontasavos is the pathfinder contact. She does not think it is guarded directly, though she is certain there will be obstacles inside. She is not certain that there is a key, but the door is likely magically warded. You will need to find some way to circumvent that. There may be some information in the mayor's house somewhere that will help you get in.
You have a short time between courses to look around. The parts of the estate on the first floor you have been too are roughly laid out below.
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[courtyard]=[entrance Hall]=[Inside Garden]=[Banquest Hall]||{impressive door}
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You also know there are privies and a gallery from viewing the feast areas upstairs.
There are 40 guests, but once again the centers of attention (besides yourselves)are,
- Visbaroniss Delour Aulamaxa - The Diva
- Robahl Nonon - The Director
- Calseincia Nymmis - The starlet. She is keeping close to her Larazod(Aaron) tonight.
- Lord-Mayor Aberian Arvanxi
- Crosael Rasdovain - The mayors Majordomo
- General Vourne
- Chammady Drvenge - Beautiful and well dressed
- Eirtein Oberigo - Gossip monger
- Sascar Tilernos - Connoseour
After some time migling the clock chimes again and people begin returning to the table. The Darkly clad servants bring forth numerous platters. The course consists of roasted peacock, thick broth with salty strips of worg flank, fresh chuul soup served with Chelish black bread, and the a roast dire boar so large that it takes 12 bearers to bring it into the dining room.
Desmin: I see if Desmin is interested in being a lieutenant and trainer of the bases guard (My private guard.). In the invitation i invite him to take up residence in one of the side houses. I explain to him a little about the hideout and say we are trying to improve the city and make it safer. Diplomacy . He will of course be paid.
The others: Are all of the other interested in being trained? Is anyone more so the others? If they are interested i would like to do some basic skill testing trying to ascertain dex (archery and maybe sleight of hand could be used), strength (lifting some heavy objects), int (i will come up with some basic knowledge questions), wis (aya and dakaar can come up with some common sense questions), and charisma (just through conversation and ask some interviewish typ questions). (I will diplomacy everyone as i talk to to them. I also see if they are interested in learning anything specific.
Suggestions:
Amaya - Tian women, quite but pretty. A skilled glassblower... Maybe keep working as glass blower try to help her business grow... where does she run her business out of? Also, maybe consider basic archery and light armor training... Depending on test results. Diplomacy
Ermolos - Chelish male. Muscled, blacksmith, wants to travel across the sea. Where is he running his shop out of? Anything to pick up his bussiness? Why does he want to travel across the sea. I think we can get Desmin if agress to train this guy if they seem to like each other. Melee type. Diplomacy
Fiosa - Female halfling - House servant - Worshoper of Iomedea, tries to free slaves - What house is she a house servant for? If she does well on a test and the house isn't interesting i may offer to hire her for full time work with the resistance. I am thinkinng dakaar can train as rogue scout...Diplomacy
Gorvio - Chelish male - Slightly odd looking. Has amber eyes. Works for his uncle who runs some stables. I will see what testing gets. Who is his uncle? Anyone important? Diplomacy
Larko - Garundi Male - Dockworker, strong silent type. Melee type i guess...Desmin to train.Diplomacy
Mathalen - Chelish female - Quite, unemployed, spends much time meditating... If she has some wisdom maybe she can be trained by Aya if aya can bring her into the fold. We can get her to start working on one of the parts of the base as a temple/clinic. Diplomacy
Rizzardo - Varisian male - Arrived as a stowaway, works odd jobs, has a bad temper. Keeps close to Janiven and Ermolos. See his interest / test results... see if he is interested in anything and will open up... Diplomacy
Sclavo - Garundi male - Quiet, devout worshiper of Iomedae. Longs to see Westcrown reformed. Former court scribe... Any chance of being trained by Arael to become a cleric or paladin? If not i will keep thinking ...Diplomacy
Tarvi - Chelish Female - Pretty and charming, somewhat aristocratic, but not in a condesending way. Her parents are goldsmiths and she is trained in the trade. She has a passionate interest in magic. Maybe we could get a shop going for her ... but maybe she has what it takes to be a sorc ... David may want to work with her.... If not does she has what it takes to be a wizard ... i may try to get her some basic knowledge of how things are done ... knowledge arcana... and find somewhere she can apprentice ... Diplomacy
Vitti - Chelish male - Eccentiric. Dyes his hair green, makes wood carving. Only eats food he has cooked. we will see .... Diplomacy
Yakopulio - Gnome female - Boisterous and irreverent. Tends bar and moonlights as a pimp. No one knows why Areal and Janiven insist an keeping her around... see if she has any interests...Diplomacy
Well depending on the results of the above post we will see who wants to come to the sewers with us and who it would be a good idea to bring.
David, Dakaar, and Alc were definitely planning i try to get Aya to come and i invite Arron (but don't pressure).
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2. Looking for Rot Grubs
3. Looking for alchemical ingredients
4. Previously, Aarel talked about mapping the sewers between his base and ours. Has any progress been made? We will work on helping with that if it is on going. Either way we will work on clearing out that path.
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Desmin seems interested, but he makes it clear he won't be up for any "field work" for awhile. he is still a little gun shy from last time. Please note that Desmin is only about as skilled as you guys were when this whole thing started.
From the interviewing and what not the group is able to determine what each character is ideally suited for in game terms.
Amaya - Works out of a larger shop owned by someone else. Potential (Bard)
Ermalos - He has a shop in an artisan district of the city. He wants to search for his father who vanished while adventuring. Potential : Fighter
Fiosa - She works in a merchants home. She like the position though because it allows her the chance to interact with her enslaved kinsmen. She wouldn't mind some stealth training, but it seems like she'd make a better cleric from your interviews.
Gorvio - His uncle is just some horse trader who runs a stable. He may have some kind of magical bloodline, but he isn't sure. Potential Sorcerer.
Larko - Will be clearly good in a fight. He might make a better ranger though.
Mathalen - She would probably make a good medic. Her spiritual nature and focus on inner peace would probably give her a good bedside manner. Potential Monk.
Rizzardo - Cranky and brash he's good in a fight strong, somewhat nimble as many Varisians are. Potential Barbarian.
Sclavo - He wants a more active hand, but he does listen to Areals teaching quite attentively. Potential Paladin.
Tarvi - She is quite content to work he families shop for now and has in fact been looking into some texts she acquired as a gift from a suitor. She appreciates you insight and seems to grasp what you talk with her about very quickly. With proper resources she may surpass your knowledge in this area quickly. Potential Wizard.
Vitti Is more at home with trees and animals then people - Potential Druid
Yakopulio - Interests, making money. Getting ride of the hellknights would be nice. She wonders how they can fight and ride so hard with a 10' adamantine pole up their ass. She lets you know if you ever want some... companionship she knows a few nice girls. Potential Rogue
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A partial route has been scouted out and marked. But it is not done yet. This can be part of the training exercise/ hunt.
Assuming you go to the same privy as David, You see much the same thing, You pass thought the garden, return to the entrance and do upstairs. There is a large walkway from viewing the chambers below. You pass into a small gallery to the south filled with paintings depicting scenes from various plays. There is a velvet rope infront of a set o stairs leading up. The stairs are next to the door to the privy. A sign labeled in common reads "Do Not Enter".
She seems slightly surprised when you speak to her. She thanks you for the compliment, but otherwise seems aloof. At your mention of magic she makes a comment about the "benefits of wealth and power" She seems disinclined to discuss herself and at the same time does not ask much about you in return.
I understand what you are saying about Desmir. I figure he is still good at training warrior types when we aren't around.
I will work on filling out said forms.
I ask all the PCs if they are interested in training someone? (Specifically Aaron because he seems least likely to me)
I ask Aya if she knows any bards at the temple who might be willing to give some pointers to Amaya
Before we can acquire a bard tutor Amaya can get skill training from dakaar/spell training from David/ perform training from Aya...
Amaya
Desmir can train (with help of Aaron if he is interested) I will also see if Janiven will stop by and help with training (Diplomacy Janiven: :
Ermalos - Fighter
Larko - ranger (could go fighter maybe) suggest promoting archery.
Rizzardo - Barbarian - I would like to see if i think Rizzardo could cut it as a Dragonfire Adept as i would like to train someone. If i think it is possible Alcibades will spend sometime on this.
Sclavo - Paladin (for fighting skills he can be with this group...otherwise i assume he will go to Arael for the spiritual nature)
Aya (if she is interested in being a cleric of Aya's guide...maybe Aya can use diplomacy on her)
Fiosa - Cleric
David can train
Gorvio - Sorcerer.
Dakaar (if interested)(the dark hand)
Mathalen - Monk
Yakopulio - Potential Rogue
David and I will try to give her a head start. I will see if I can get some recommended training material for her from a wizard shop keeper or if he has any ideas. Diplom/Gather Info
Tarvi - Wizard
I am not sure how to help Vitti. I see if Aaron is interested able to provide any help -Vitti Druid (if we can't help her in that way i see if we could go for a cleric of a nature deity or with nature as the cause and Aya could provide guidance and we can acquire some texts.
Some of my thoughts on these guys:
Sclavo - Being a former scribe he may have, or be easily trained, in the Forgery skill. Since he was a court scribe he should already know how to make official looking documents for use within this city. This should be done alongside his Paladin training, as it would be equally as useful to us.
Ermolos - Being a blacksmith, we could use him to provide weapons to the resistance as our numbers (hopefully) continue to grow.
Gorvio - I'm fine with training him. I'll be his Yoda (I'm already the right height ;-) )and teach him to use the Force, so to speak. Also since Gorvio is a stable hand, he probably has Handle Animal. So I'll suggest he help to look after/train Yoshi with me. If he does well, we may also want him to help in training the guard dogs we've wanted to get for the hideout.
Tarvi - I'm not sure if a Sorcerer can teach a Wizard anything, but I'll give Tarvi whatever guidance I can.
Yakopulio - (Ha! A gnomish pimp. That's funny.) I had no idea there was another gnome in the resistance. I feel obligated to introduce myself to her and get to know her. Do any of her girls service the nobles/town guard/anyone important politically? This might be a good way to get some eyes and ears in places that we can't easily get to.
I seat myself next to Aulamaxa and compliment her on her performance during the play. Then I remark, "I'm surprised that Thesing isn't here. Where do you suppose he's disappeared to?"
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After the performance, she chats up anyone who looks friendly, admiring the surroundings and gathering information:
Diplomacy:
After Aya is finished chatting up those loitering around, she returns to the banquet for course #2 and sits herself down next to Crosael Rasdovain. After commenting on the lavish splendor of the house, Aya asks Crosael about herself and how she likes working at the mayor’s mansion, attempting to gather info about the house.
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Sewer Stuff: Aya is in.
If they are up for the work (Dakaar wont go into specifics yet, just recon/'special work'), he will begin trying to teach the newcomers stealth and ambush tactics.
Specifically how to set up a 'job', observing targets (sometimes for days,weeks,etc), picking the opportune time, alchemical use, and marksmanship/accurate fighting.
Dakaar will sit down by the General and nod at the fellow warrior, seeing if the man strikes up any conversation.
Dakaar turns to the trainees, "Reconnaissance is dangerous, don't let your impatience be the death of you. Take your time, and use the terrain and distance to your advantage. Either find or create an opening before you engage."
We will be looking for (insert alchemical knowledge that dakaar might have but I do not regarding sewer ingredients :P) as well as a cache of rot-grubs that we will put to great effect in our later training.
"If the opportunity arises, you will be trying your hands at trapmaking. You need to keep your wits about you and expand your arsenal beyond what you traditionally use to brain someone with. A shovel, some wire, and pointy sticks can go very far when taking out a superior force."
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Sewers: If asked to run through the sewers Aaron replies with, "I already have plans and obligations until the mayors party, possibly next time." It's hard to tell if he's looking forward to his plans or wishing he could avoid them, possibly both.
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Sewers: If asked to run through the sewers Aaron replies with, "I already have plans and obligations until the mayors party, possibly next time." It's hard to tell if he's looking forward to his plans or wishing he could avoid them, possibly both.
After your conversation with Calseinica ends, you manage to find a seat near Sascar. "Your performance was quite...stimulating. It was quite a spectacle. I Especially enjoyed the 6th Act." She takes a deep sip of wine. "The mayor well I like him well enough, her certainly hasexcellent taste and his wine-cellar is exquisitely well stocked." She glances around then lowers her voice. "but I do feel sorry for the poor dear what with his son and all. Imagine how disappointed he must be to have fathered a cripple and deformed at that." She glances again and takes a drink. "As for Westcrown it's still a beautiful city, but Asmodeus knows it isn't what it used to be. Thought the changes have been good for commerce."
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Dakaar can tell you if he is coming with everyone or not it doesn't matter to me.
Aya brings Fiosa cleric want to be
David brings Gorvio sorc want to be
Alcibades brings Rizarddo (I would like to make him a dragonfire adept)
Dakaar + 2 Mathalen - Monk Yakopulio - Potential Rogue???
We will set off to the sewers with the map that has been generated so far.
Alcibades wants to set up a church to all good gods. But specifically Apsu (on my sheet called Bahamut but in this world Apsu), Iomedea, and Shelyn. He would like to by a decent sized statue of each along with smaller ones of the other good major gods (Cayden, Desna, Erastil, Sarenrae, Torag). I take great efforts not to be seen with these... I would like an approximate price for statues.
How drunk does everyone seem to be getting? I will make 3 checks during this course... If they are getting drank i try to guage how it effects them ... happy drunk? talkative? sleepy? Angry?
Dakaar sips a bit of his own wine.
If nothing is forthcoming from the General, Dakaar will get up without a word and move on.
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Had you problems with employees and theft before? Seems unlikely in a heavily protected place like this.
"No the interview process typically weed such problems out. The bust was in a little used room and so was not noticed immediately. Tell me what sort of poetry to you like? "
She is eating and drink while conversing with members of other lesser noble houses. She lets them do most of the talking. She is polite, but aloof during these conversations as if something else is on her mind. She almost seems to be deliberately ignoring all of the actors.
She nods knowingly at your implications. "I rather enjoyed the pyrotechnics. So colorful quite gripping. I could almost feel the heat of the explosion from my seat. Though you and your comrades certainly felt it more keenly. It was an impressive display of prowess."
She seems to be deliberately ignoring the actors.
Well the rooms to the north south and west are all marvelously diverting. They mayor also has several galleries and a library near the guest quarters you may find enjoyable.
You manage to carry on a conversation with Crosael and learn her favorite poet is a long dead Chelaxian named Nevezandius.
General Vorne rises near the end of the course. "Mayor Arvanxi, thank you as always for your wonderous hospitality. Unfortunately I must return to my ship before dark. We are to sail to Egorian before dawn." He then bows and takes his leave. Slowly the other guests begin rise as the platters empty and the staff comes to clear the tables.
The group manages to find some tunnels that lead in the general direction you need to go. Dakaar's group continues to scout ahead. Yakopulio spots something in a pile of debris up ahead. It looks under some of the garbage is a small chest.
You asked about ranger training. Larko favors the bow or axe, Ermalos uses a hammer since he spends most of his day with one in his hand. Sclavo would like to learn to use the longsword. Rizzardo carries a stick with him most of the time, but you know he has a fairly wicked looking razor.
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If nothing is found, and the chest is unlocked Dakaar will attempt to open it.
If the chest is locked, Dakaar will produce a set of slender tools and try to open the lock.
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