Note - this is a re-post, changing the title as I've changed my criteria.
This is a new thread for an open recruitment.
I am now recruiting TWO players for TWO Second Darkness Games!
Game A is about to start Chapter 2
Link to gameplay thread.
Game B (I just inherited) is midway through Chapter 2 Link to gameplay thread.
I'm interested in a NEW player for Game A. The Game B spot is open for anyone.
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My name is Dave Powell. I've been in PbP for somewhere over two years, and have been doing tabletop rp for almost 25 years. I run three PbP games (Carrion Crown and Wrath of the Righteous) and play in a few more. I'm in Mountain Time or GMT -7 and keep up a very good posting rate, usually in the first half of the day (for me) although occasional evenings. I work in rural northern Canada as an IT bureaucrat.
My goal as a GM is to keep the game fun, keep players engaged, and keep things moving.
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I am running the Adventure Path Second Darkness, which takes place on Golarion and was written before the Pathfinder RPG was out, so I'm using conversion. We are about finished Chapter 1, and so this character will begin with Chapter 2.
The game takes place in Riddleport, a nasty pirate city in the huge, wild country of Varisia. Riddleport has had a strange cloud called the Blot hovering overhead that should interest your character in some way - strange magical effects have been occurring since it showed up.
The details of how your character gets involved will be sorted out after I choose someone.
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- You need to post once per weekday, once per weekend and do so for a long time, I intend to finish this AP which will take a couple of years
- This is a game, don't take in-game insults or troubles for your character personally
- Make the game fun for me and others
- Communicate! Good and bad, and particularly about absences
- Roleplay! A good character should 'pop' and be obvious in the first post
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First off, I'd read this and this which are guides to Play by Post. These were immensely helpful to me when I started.
Once done, you need to reply to this thread with the following:
- a concept (you describing the character)
- a personality
- a backstory (simple is fine)
- a character stat block (this should be complete or close to it)
It is totally fine to repurpose a character you applied with to another game. And you can of course reply to express interest and 'dot' the thread to follow it while you write your character. I will respond to applications with questions where appropriate.
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Group A: Witch, Bloodrager, Skald, and Inquisitor
Group B: Fighter, Sorcerer, Rogue, TBD
- 20 point buy
- 2 traits (you'll get a third but we'll work that out if you're chosen)
- Starting level FOUR with 6k gold, again - a level 1 PC is good enough to apply
- Heroes required - you may not be personally heroic, but need to act in such a way
- Max hp at level 1, half+1 hp every subsequent level
- All Paizo classes are fine, and unchained is fine too - eastern classes are less likely to get picked
- Unusual races are less likely to get picked
- No third party material
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After a few characters are in, I start a roleplay prompt in this thread so that people can begin interacting with each other and the world. Your character will be in a tavern in Riddleport. Participation is not mandatory, but will certainly help - this is where you can not only show your RP chops, but show that you can post once a day.
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Tentatively March 13th.
Hey back again. Still interested. By a new player do you mean a new to pbp player or something else? Any way Nel is up for action.
Greetings! Looks like a fun AP, I'll post with a character this weekend.
Group A: Witch, Bloodrager, Skald, and Inquisitor
Group B: Fighter, Sorcerer, Rogue, TBD
Are these what you're looking to add to each game or the existing group builds?
A quick glance at the characters pane of the campaign in question says that's what they currently have. :)
I'm certainly interested
Having never played in Second Darkness before, and with the chance to start at a higher level than 1, I'm going to bite and conjure up something.
Lemme see what I can think up...
dotting.
Submitted for your approval:
Tesla Gossamar
Female Android
Slayer 4 (focus on archery)
. Since combat functions were one of the requirements, the gnome developed an algorithm that featured a targeting system (Studied target class feature). Since the programming was math based the android had a distinct advantage in trajectory based weapons (Archery forcus).
. After a particularly poor run of luck at gambling one night in Riddleport, the owner resorted to offering Tesla as part of the winnings to cover his bet, believing there was no way he could lose. Unfortunately, he had underestimated his opponent. When he refused to honor his bet, the owner was killed. With the protocols lifted on her servitude to the owner. She is now trying to understand what "freedom" is. Will she seek revenge, investigate the curious supernatural events occurring locally, take on the duties the owner left behind, only time will tell.
Female android slayer 4 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 53, Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 5 19)
CG Medium humanoid (android)
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +11
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AC 20, touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 36 (4d10+8)
Fort +5, Ref +8, Will +1; +4 vs. mind-affecting, paralysis, poison, and stun
Defensive Abilities constructed; Immune disease, emotion, exhaustion, fatigue, fear, sleep
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Speed 30 ft. (20 ft. in armor)
Melee mwk cold iron longsword +9 (1d8+4/19-20)
Ranged +1 composite longbow +7/+7 (1d8+10/×3)
Special Attacks sneak attack +1d6, studied target +1 (1st, move action)
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Str 16, Dex 18, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 11, Cha 8
Base Atk +4; CMB +8; CMD 21
Feats Deadly Aim, Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot
Traits looking for work, mathematical prodigy
Skills Acrobatics +6 (+2 to jump), Bluff +0, Climb +3, Disguise +3, Heal +4, Intimidate +3, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +9, Knowledge (engineering) +10, Linguistics +5, Perception +11, Ride +4, Sense Motive +1, Stealth +4, Survival +5, Swim +3; Racial Modifiers +2 Perception, -4 Sense Motive
Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Halfling, Undercommon, Varisian
SQ combat style (archery), emotionless, exceptional senses, nanite surge, slayer talents (combat trick, ranger combat style[ACG]), track +2
Combat Gear cold iron arrows (50), silver arrows (50), wand of cure light wounds; Other Gear +1 lamellar (steel) armor[UC], +1 composite longbow (+3 Str), arrows (60), mwk cold iron longsword, bandolier[UE], 809 gp
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Constructed (Ex) Counts as both humanoids and constructs for effects that target type.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Deadly Aim -2/+4 Trade a penalty to ranged attacks for a bonus to ranged damage.
Emotionless (Ex) Androids have problems processing emotions properly, and thus take a –4 penalty on Sense Motive checks.
Exceptional Senses Androids have darkvision to a range of 60 feet and low-light vision. They also gain a +2 racial bonus on Perception checks.
Immunity to Disease You are immune to diseases.
Immunity to Emotion (Ex) You are immune to all emotion effects.
Immunity to Exhausted You are immune to the exhausted condition.
Immunity to Fatigue You are immune to the fatigued condition.
Immunity to Fear (Ex) You are immune to all fear effects.
Immunity to Sleep You are immune to sleep effects.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Nanite Surge +7 (1/day) (Ex) Bonus to any one d20 roll. Glow like a torch for 1 round when used.
Point-Blank Shot +1 to attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at up to 30 feet.
Precise Shot You don't get -4 to hit when shooting or throwing into melee.
Rapid Shot You get an extra attack with ranged weapons. Each attack is at -2.
Sneak Attack +1d6 Attacks deal extra dam if flank foe or if foe is flat-footed.
Studied Target +1 (move action, 1 at a time) (Ex) Study foe as a Move action, gain +1 to att/dam & some skills vs. them.
Track +2 Add the listed bonus to survival checks made to track.
I'm going to take the risk of playing a non-core race, because I'm really interested in role-playing the android. Thank you for your consideration.
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Group A (level four): Witch, Bloodrager, Skald, and Inquisitor
Group B (level five): Fighter, Sorcerer, Rogue, Cleric
So we are looking for a fifth player in each who would work with the above builds. Group B is also level five, not four, but again, I'm not picky about what level you apply at. We can sort out the rest if you're selected.
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@Nel - New to PbP or at least the boards. Tell me about Nel from an ooc perspective.
@McBugman - See above - existing group builds.
@Zelda - Background, personality, and crunch awaiting.
@Tesla - Tell me a little bit about the character concept and why you're interested in Tesla and playing an android.
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Nel Shadow Touched, halfling sorcerer
Zelda Marie Lupescu, witchwolf oracle/spellslinger (incomplete)
Tesla Gossmar, android slayer
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McBugman
Game Master Scotty
CaptainFord
Firefoot17
Hotaru of the Society (maybe?)
@Tesla - Tell me a little bit about the character concept and why you're interested in Tesla and playing an android.
With Tesla, we have a mechanical being created for combat. I've never played a character who uses a composite longbow, so that's where the core of the character comes from. Originally I thought fighter. From an optimization standpoint, the extra feats would certainly push the role of dps much further. I've never been much for min/maxing though. For a rpg, there is much more going on most of the time, other than combat; and I wanted an options to do things other than: shoot an arrow, shoot an arrow, wait till next combat and repeat. The background for Tesla outlines her not being "free" to develop as a person outside of her intended purpose initially.
In order to "round out" the character I noticed that the slayer class offers a lot more skill points. This opened up the "translator" idea. I really like using various languages in my pbp. I use google translate to convert a quote into a language that I think reflects the languages in Pathfinder. (i.e I use latin for Draconic/magic based, Icelandic for Gnome, Greek for Elven). I follow them with spoilers to translate for the other players. It's easy to account for a machine learning a new language at each level. The extra skill points let me also play the "bard" role of knowing a little about lots of different subjects/skills. I spread out skill points to cover almost all of my character class skills.
I plan to preface Teslas actions and conversations with thoughts in italics simulating a computer processing to explain the followed actions. Sort of like a HUD, kind of terminator-eske:
"Targeting systems online... threat detected... analizing."
or
"Heartrate elevation, dialated pupils. diagnosis: subject is lying."
"I'm not sure we can trust what they are saying. It might be wise to seek a 2nd opinion on the matter."
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These are examples. I feel like it will give a real sense of translating game mechanics for RP use.
Likewise: Data from Star Trek, No 5 from Short Circuit, ect... they all have moments of that provide for occasional comic relief.
I apologize for the wall of text, but the question was more complex than a short answer would provide, so I put it in a spoiler to not clutter the post.
Nope! I just poked my head in to be helpful! (ish)
Hello! I'm new to both the forums and to PbP gaming (though I have recently been accepted into a PFS module here on the boards; should be getting started this weekend); I have ample experience with Pathfinder, but I had just never thought about playing a game on a forum until recently.
I'd like to present Grunyn the Mossless for your consideration. He's a dwarven Warpriest of Irori (who'll likely snag one level of Standard Bearer Cavalier sometime in the near future, especially if he's chosen for the first group), specializing in grappling and bull rushing. Clad in Full Plate, with an enormous helmet, long hammer, and strapped with traditional dwarven weaponry, opponents are quickly surprised as he charges into them, sending them flying! Though his primary attack is at reach, woe to those who step up to him; he packs a powerful kick, too!
Less flavorfully, he'll open his combat with a bull rush, either to knock an opponent away or to position them better for his comrades, then threaten at reach for awesome flanking bonuses. Closing to melee causes him to switch to unarmed strikes/grapples.
I'm fairly certain I started with 5k gold rather than 6k, but I don't remember; I'm going to have to go over my equipment, but it's likely I should have a bit more (consumables!) than I do now.
His backstory, in brief, shows him as a traditionalist dwarf, deeply knowledgeable of history and proud of his heritage. I need to verify where/when dwarves started to worship Irori, but he'll be from that part of the world, having trained in martial arts as well as the traditional dwarven weaponry. He left the temple to continue the path to perfection, and to aid others in theirs. Rigid, stoic, and honor-obsessed, like a good Klingon dwarf. More on this coming under the alias as I read tonight.
Thanks for checking him out!
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@Jesse - Whoops! Thought I got her. she's on the list.
@Tesla - great stuff, thanks.
@Aeroden - You're on the list! Awaiting the rest of your 'fluff' - the background/personality.
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Nel Shadow Touched, halfling sorcerer
Zelda Marie Lupescu, witchwolf oracle/spellslinger (awaiting fluff)
Tesla Gossmar, android slayer
Grunyn the Mossless, dwarven warpriest (awaiting fluff)
Cherry Razarin, tiefling rogue
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This thread will go pseudo 'in-game' tomorrow once I have a bit. Anyone who wants to RP with each other is free to. Consider it dice-light but you're free to roll on stuff if you so wish.
Nel Shadow Touched, halfling sorcerer
Zelda Marie Lupescu, witchwolf oracle/spellslinger (awaiting fluff)
Tesla Gossmar, android slayer
Grunyn the Mossless, dwarven warpriest (awaiting fluff)
Cherry Razarin, tiefling rogue
Zoso, elven bard (awaiting fluff)
In the beginning...
It is the 10th of Desnus in the year 4709 in Absalom Reckoning, and our story begins in Riddleport. The third-largest city in Varisia, this bustling port is a notorious den of lawlessness, corruption, and violence. Ruled by the former pirate captain Overlord Cromarcky, it is on the frontier of the frontier, far north on the Lost Coast of the untamed land Varisia. Crime bosses engage in vicious, bloody politics with names such as Clegg Zincher, Boss Croat, and Saul Vancaskerkin on everyone's lips.
Here, a strange thing has happened. A few months ago, a shadow appeared in the sky. This ill omen has hung over Riddleport since then, appearing like a strange dark cloud, never moving, and apparently never affecting anything. It has drawn interest from around Avistan, and been a subject of great interest by the Order of Cyphers, a society of wizards dedicated to studying the Cyphergate, a monumental arch in the centre of the city that predates modern civilization.
Strange magical occurrences have struck Riddleport since the arrival of the Blot. A change in the smell of the air, tidal surges, suicidal seagulls, and a bizarre purple mist are but a few of them.
You are in, or near the Naked Kobold, a sprawling tavern in the River District favoured by those with some money but little nobility. Adventurers, well-to-do pirates, Cyphermages, Calistrians, and the mercantile class favour this place. The gendarmes, the private army of Overlord Cromarcky, also give this place enough space so people can do proper business. It is also a famously good place for decent whiskey, a great fish soup, and information.
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Upon hearing mention of Alkenstar, Zelda looks over at Cherry. She's a small (5' 3") black haired woman wearing a red riding hood, white dress, and buckled corset with thigh-high laced boots. Hooked to her belt is an elaborate pistol.
"Let her mix up something from Alkenstar for me. I'll tell you how she does." she says with a smirk.
Human (Varisian) alchemist (vivisectionist) 2/magus (kensai) 2 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide 26, Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Combat 55, Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Magic 9, 20)
CN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +4; Senses Perception +5
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AC 16, touch 16, flat-footed 10 (+4 Dex, +2 dodge)
hp 44 (4d8+12)
Fort +8, Ref +7, Will +2; +2 bonus vs. poison
Defensive Abilities canny defense +2; Resist poison resistance
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee the keen wit +8 (1d4+5/18-20)
Special Attacks arcane pool (+1, 3 points), sneak attack +1d6 plus 1 bleed, spell combat, spellstrike
Alchemist (Vivisectionist) Extracts Prepared (CL 2nd; concentration +4)
. . 1st—long arm[ACG], longshot[UC], true strike
Magus (Kensai) Spells Prepared (CL 4th; concentration +6)
. . 1st—color spray (DC 13), corrosive touch[UM]
. . 0 (at will)—acid splash, disrupt undead, ray of frost
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Str 10, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 8, Cha 10
Base Atk +2; CMB +2; CMD 18
Feats Brew Potion, Piranha Strike, Slashing Grace[ACG], Throw Anything, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (kukri)
Traits magical knack, reckless
Skills Acrobatics +12, Appraise +6, Climb +4, Craft (alchemy) +8 (+10 to create alchemical items), Diplomacy +1, Disable Device +6, Intimidate +7, Knowledge (arcana) +7, Perception +5, Spellcraft +7, Survival +3, Swim +4
Languages Common, Goblin, Hallit, Varisian
SQ alchemy (alchemy crafting +2), chosen weapon, discovery (bleeding attack +1), mutagen (+4/-2, +2 natural armor, 20 minutes), poison use
Combat Gear mutagen[APG]; Other Gear the keen wit, 3,692 gp
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Alchemy +2 (Su) +2 to Craft (Alchemy) to create alchemical items, can Id potions by touch.
Arcane Pool +1 (3/day) (Su) Infuse own power into a held weapon, granting enhancement bonus or selected item powers.
Bleeding Attack +1 (Ex) Sneak attacks also deal 1 bleed damage/round.
Canny Defense +2 (Ex) +INT bonus to AC (max Kensai level).
Chosen Weapon (Kukri) Kensai abilities only function when wielding a weapon of this type.
Mutagen (DC 13) (Su) Mutagen adds +4 to a physical & -2 to a mental attribute, and +2 nat. armor for 20 minutes.
Piranha Strike -1/+2 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage with light weapons.
Poison Resistance +2 (Ex) +2 to save vs. Poison.
Poison Use You do not risk poisoning yourself accidentally while poisoning a weapon.
Slashing Grace (Kukri) Treat chosen weapon as 1-handed piercing weapon and can had Dex instead of Str to dmg.
Sneak Attack +1d6 Attacks deal extra dam if flank foe or if foe is flat-footed.
Spell Combat (Ex) Use a weapon with one hand at -2 and cast a spell with the other.
Spellstrike (Su) Deliver touch spells as part of a melee attack.
Throw Anything Proficient with improvised ranged weapons. +1 to hit with thrown splash weapons.
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"Spent my days with a woman unkind, Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.
Made up my mind to make a new start, Going To Riddleport with an aching in my heart." Zoso sings while strumming, tucked away in a corner of the tavern, sitting with a few gamblers and a half-orc sketching faces for the pleasure of whomever.
"Put those two ladies drinks on the house Ophelia." He says gesturing to Zelda and Cherry, speaking to a manager of the establishment that he has woed over the past days.
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Sos.
Was a good pay out, only a little knife work, nothing nasty. Today was a good day. Wonder if Lavender is around. Na, my second best set of clothing dissipated last time she was over.
Sos strides thru the door, his average frame, standard looks and unarmored figure at odds with the looks of respect and polite words given him by the local patrons.
Sturdy boots, a matching belt, standard clothing identical to most in Riddleport did little set him apart from the other men.
The finely crafted blade at his side, however, screamed a different tale. It's hilt was worn, well used, but cared for. The metal blade, clean, sharp and dull in color, brought looks of fear and unease to some.
Old Thunder, neat, double please. What's Marny cooking today and does she have anything to go? Uncle Fritz's leg isn't feeling well, and he wants some dinner.
Shade sat quietly in the corner, nursing her drink. Her hood was drawn up over her head so that her features were shadowed to the casual observer. As she sipped, her left hand drummed on the table, with a mote of shadow dancing around her fingers.
She listened to the conversation at the bar. Hmm. That drink sounded interesting. She finishes her drink, and moves to the bar.
Hey, barkeep. Could I have one of those?
In a corner sits a well dressed human. He oozes confidence as he carries on some flirty conversation with several enamored ladies. He pauses for a moment when he reaches for his drink to find barely a swallow left in it. "Well now. This just will not do. Excuse me a moment lovelies." He snaps his fingers as he addresses a rigidly standing woman against the wall near him. "Tesla! I really must have Binkbink teach you how to relax. You're cramping my style here. Be a dear and fetch us another round of drinks." With that he tosses a coin in her direction.
"Trajectory analysis complete."
Without moving her eyes Tesla bends her right arm 90 degrees palm up and pivots 6" outward, just in time for the coin to land in the center of her palm. She closes her hand around the coin and returns arm to its original position at her side for a brief moment before she steps forward and heads to the bar.
Walking toward the bar, her long purple hair falls between a finely crafted longbow that rests on her back and a longsword that bears the same unique circuitry markings on the hilt as are seen on the uncovered portions of her gray skin. She steps up to the bar in an opening next to a chatty tiefling (Cherry) and places the coin flat on the countertop. When asked for her order she replies with flawless Varisian dialect. "Rumm punch Captain Zhoron palun."
Nel Shadow Touched, halfling sorcerer
Zelda Marie Lupescu, witchwolf oracle/spellslinger (awaiting fluff)
Tesla Gossmar, android slayer
Grunyn the Mossless, dwarven warpriest (awaiting fluff)
Cherry Razarin, tiefling rogue
Zoso Marie Lupescu, elven bard
Sos the Blade, human alchemist/magus (awaiting fluff)
Shade sips it
Its got a bit of kick.
Entering through the front is a ball of clutter and metal; the Dwarf is unusually tall for his species, but appears no-less square and he clangs and bumps his way through the patrons, making for the bar and whomever is tending it. He grunts as he hauls himself atop a stool, plopping his pack with an audible thud beside; removing his large helmet, he shakes out his blonde locks, depositing the hunk of metal with similar noise.
He looks between the man behind the bar, and the woman with the devil's tail mixing drinks, nodding to whichever of them meets his gaze first.
"Good evening. Your stablehand has offered to tend my mule as I procure lodging; I fear his eagerness has outweighed sense, as she is terribly overburdened." His accent when speaking Taldane is heavily Garundi, and he speaks deliberately, choosing his words with care. "If I might have a key, I will assist the young one in unloading my belongings. I would also like a meal, you could begin preparing. What is the fare of the day?"
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Zoso Marie Lupescu, elven bard
Zoso enjoys the scene that is unfolding before him in the tavern and sits up in his chair with a widening grin of mischief. Moments earlier the vibe had been quite stuffy and somber, but these travelers that have wandered in are infusing a second wind into the melancholy usual suspects.
As Cherry begins to pour her third cocktail for her swelling fanfare Zoso leans forward and catches the attention of those at his table. Beginning with soft swift playing, a bluegrass rift dances from his mandolin. Zoso's drinking partners start clapping and stomping along to the beat, the rendition of Bron-Y-Aur Stomp grows louder and can be heard clearly throughout the tavern.
(To excite the crowd)
A patron hoots with glee and another hollers out "Have a heavy hand girl!", as a couple begins to dance and tavern regulars can be seen singing along.
Zoso has casted Inspire Competence +2 on Cherry's Profession checks.
I realized that in my initial post about unchained, I meant unchained classes rather than the various optional rules. I like background skills but as the other PCs in the party aren't created with them we'll go without.
The bartender is a brawny, black-haired human woman named Ophelia covered in tattoos well-known for her bare-knuckle fights in Zincher's Arena. She opens her mouth to respond, and soon finds herself passing bottles to Cherry, watching in amazement as the tiefling mixes elaborate drinks. She finally slams her hands on the bar, and points at Cherry.
"YOU. Sideshow, you're hired. Start getting some drinks out to these soggy plums, they want your foreign cocktails I can charge proper for 'em. Maybe get a few more of the fancylads in with their platinum if we serve drinks like that."
As the music fills the tavern and people begin to dance with one another, Ophelia calls out to Zoso as she rushes back and forth, sliding a rum punch across the bar to Tesla fast enough to send the drink off it not caught quickly enough.
"Get Zoso some drinks! I like this song!"
Finally, she notices Grunyn, an ocean of calm in the chaotic, noisy tavern.
"Ye what?! Oh. Here. OI NURGET, SOUP AND BREAD FOR THE WEIRD DWARF!"
Moving rapidly, she grabs a room key and slides it over. A surprisingly well-built gnome with violently green hair bursts from the kitchen, rushing a huge bowl of soup teaming with shellfish to Gunryn.
"Second floor, third on the left," she says as she tosses the key over for some silver and rushes to the next customer.
Sliding payment to the mistress of the bar in the form of a few silver weights stamped from the Bank of Absalom, Grunyn heaves from his stool, tilting it to lean against the bar and holding his place (as well as his soup). He gathers his helm, hammer, and pack, and trudges up to his room.
He appears at the staircase shortly thereafter, and makes two trips between quarters and the stable area, laden with all manner of adventuring gadgets and gizmos on each pass. Some twenty minutes later, he returns to the bar; he has removed his pauldrons and greaves, and bearing only his breastplate and hammer.
Grunyn eats his cooled meal in silence, picking vegetables and broth over the meat of the sea. He eats deliberately, taking as much care with spoon as he does when choosing his words; when the meal has been stripped of all but shellfish, he grudgingly begins to eat it as well, though anyone taking pains to observe would note he doesn't seem to enjoy it.
The crowd had grown raucous as libations flew from the saucy new hire behind the bar, her skillful concocting serving to loosen inhibitions of the other patrons. Grunyn, having finished his meal, presents his emptied dish, holding patiently as the staff scurry about. Spotting a chance, he motions with bowl and nod to the tiefling lass.
"Have you kahve? I would take it mixed with yoghurt and honey. I would also take what passes for a 'Dwarven stout' in this place."
He takes note of those nearest; it would seem several fine specimens of beauty find themselves dining here as well, and the entertainer yet played and sang.
"If you have kahve, it would be reasonable that you would have lagmi? Or perhaps the base, palm wine? I would have a glass of that as well, and one for those gathered here-", he gestures down the bar, particularly towards Zelda and Nel, "-one for the minstrel yonder. And one for you, lass. The perks of the job."
Grunyn places two pieces of gold and five of silver upon the bar, these bearing the mark of Janderhoff, giving a hard smile and what may be a welcoming nod to the barmaid.
Grunyn returns the nod with a wave of his tattooed palm; he does not seem to follow any hints of amorousness, but puts forth another hard smile. He speaks to the girl, his deep voice only needing to raise slightly to compensate for the din of the crowd.
"Good evening. I am Grunyn of the Pahmet. Have you been to Osirion? I do hope this stock contains at least a palm wine; you should find it quite pleasing to palate."