To me, it seems easier to travel down Kobolum's path. Both for him and us.
Happy Easter!
And to you!
Happy Easter!!!! :)
Hope all went well and you recover speedily, good sir.
Take your time to recover, Johnny.
Take care, Johnny
Glad you are feeling better sir.
New maps for you in images.
You know, Imperia isn’t the only one who can try to make a convincing argument for working for you all.
I have them well trained :D
You know, when I think of diplomacy I don’t think of saying something concisely and as eloquently as possible, even though that’s pretty much what the book says. I think of it as trying to project sincerity in your tone. Bluff is just trying to do that while completely aware that you’re lying.
Want to give the talking thing a try, Johnny?
Imperia has no need to be sincere - she's honest. :D Nothing she was offering the tengu was out of her power, but its clearly not interested so Khor can have lunch...
Technically your job here is done. You were sent here to find out what happened to Nan and you know he’s dead. How do you want to proceed?
Adelina would suggest killing the bird woman and looting all that she owns. Of course.
Other than that there is the other boot we are missing. I guess no other exploration needing to be done, we'd go back and report to the halfling barkeep the success of our operation. Reaping in the glorious goodwill before considering what great things we will do next :)
Imperia isn't going to sanction murdering the tengu, but she won't care much/try to stop you either. So go with it. :)
Okay. Posted her attack (witnesses are bad). And it was poop.
Khor, I’m waiting on you to confirm or deny what they’re saying.
Hey Everyone,
I'm off to Italy for the next week so I won't be posting much, if at all. Please bot me as required. :)
Well, okay Khor, give me an attack.
More important than killing crocodiles (or following orders), did you enjoy Italy?!?
Less than previously. We've been five times (married there) but this was our first trip to the south and, while its beautiful, Naples really doesn't compare to Rome, Florence or Venice so it wasn't quite as good as we hoped. Never booking a package holiday again either!
Too structured? I hear that about the tour packages, must be here at this time, this amount of minutes her, so on.
Mostly that it was half-board. We're really independent when we're on holiday so we avoided all the guided tours etc, but having to be in the same place for food every night was a real drag - especially since it wasn't very good! Our hotel was full of brits too, which kinda spoiled our immersion in Italy :(
Firstly, just checking people are still ok with Imperia being the bossy biatch that she is? I can always tone it back if needed.
Second: translating my IC post.
Imperia - Demagogue
Adelina - Spymaster
Johnny - Partisan
Khor - Sentinel
Rexus - Strategist
Laria - Recruiter
Actions: We have two this turn, I suggest Recruit Supporters and Recruit Team. Peddlers might be best so we can start making money but whatever people think.
We need a focus too - I imagine Khor and Johnny would like Security? It'll work for Imperia too since she has... plans... If people prefer something else though, then we can debate. :D
I can toss 50gp or so into the fund too.
Imperia will donate 50gp to the rebellion treasury.
I suggest we take a few more weeks to try and get the ravens going properly before we do anything else.
Week 2 I propose making money and recruiting another team - perhaps the spy kind? We're going to need people who can get us information I think.
We have loot, do we not? The ledger said it was worth 400gp alone. We can sell it and the other things to either put more into the rebellion or to get a masterwork weapon for one of our warriors.
Adelina would love minions (a spy team), she'll give them horrible code names like wobbly joe, and peavous the perilous. Cause that is important for spies.
I've not been tracking the loot, but we should go back and work it out and then liquidate it. :)
Okay, went back a bit and gathered as much as I could find, though I likely missed something. Adelina currently has the daredevil boots. If no one else wants it she'd happily take the cloak of elvenkind, but I do not in any way want to hog magic items. Not so oddly, a smugglers den seems to have a lot of magic items that apply to rouges.
The silver morning star would be good to keep hold of in case of devils again, if anyone has marital prof.
The playing cards the tengu use for her game consist of a harrow deck.
Two crates of fine embroidered Varisian clothing.
Three bottles of Korvosan brandy.
An alabaster holy symbol of Abadar.
Nan’s satchel, resting atop one of the crates containing his personal notes.
A ledger denoting the value of the Varisian clothing(four hundred gold pieces), the bottles of brandy (twenty-five each), and the alabaster holy symbol of Abadar (one hundred fifty).
Seventy-two Korvosan gold pieces.
Potions of cure light wounds (2)
Mwk chain shirt
Mwk kukri
Mwk thieves’ tools
Five sunrods
Twenty gold pieces
scroll of misdirection,
a scroll of pass without trace,
a scroll of undetectable alignment,
a scroll of whispering wind.
numerous crates of cooking ingredients, sacks of long-lasting foodstuffs, and other supplies like cooking utensils and basic tools.
a composite shortbow (+1 Str),
a masterwork hand crossbow,
a masterwork silver morningstar
a pouch of a dozen pearls.
six silver raven figurines
+1 leather armor
Cloak of elvenkind
numerous old slaughterhouse tools, veterinary equipment, and woodworking tools
Heavy mallets, crumbling ropes, and tools for restraining animals
three copper bracelets and a silver locket with a rune on it
Did we ever identify the "one of the gnawed “blankets” is magic
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A slightly gnawed cloak of resistance +1. You would have been able to figure that out over the week. Please confirm everything you want to keep and sell so I can do the math properly.
Imperia will have the handbow, and maybe the leather armour if no-one else wants it. Definitely keep the cloaks and any weapons the boys want, everything else can sell I think.
Okay, so hand crossbow, and leather armor +1 for Imperia
Adelina is keeping daredevil boots, msk chain shirt, and cloak of elvenkind
cloak of resistance +1 for either Khor or Johnny
masterwork silver morningstar for Khorr in case we run into another devil
Potions of cure light wounds (2) one for each fighter
Five sunrods - might as well
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The playing cards the tengu use for her game consist of a harrow deck.
Two crates of fine embroidered Varisian clothing.
Three bottles of Korvosan brandy.
An alabaster holy symbol of Abadar.
Nan’s satchel, resting atop one of the crates containing his personal notes.
A ledger denoting the value of the Varisian clothing(four hundred gold pieces), the bottles of brandy (twenty-five each), and the alabaster holy symbol of Abadar (one hundred fifty).
Seventy-two Korvosan gold pieces.
Mwk kukri
Mwk thieves’ tools
Twenty gold pieces
scroll of misdirection,
a scroll of pass without trace,
a scroll of undetectable alignment,
a scroll of whispering wind.
numerous crates of cooking ingredients, sacks of long-lasting foodstuffs, and other supplies like cooking utensils and basic tools.
a composite shortbow (+1 Str),
a pouch of a dozen pearls.
numerous old slaughterhouse tools, veterinary equipment, and woodworking tools
Heavy mallets, crumbling ropes, and tools for restraining animals
three copper bracelets and a silver locket with a rune on it
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Khor is totally interested in the slaughterhouse stuff, and the cooking ingredients/supplies.
Masterwork silver morningstar is good for me, as the cloak of resistance
Okay updated the list. Johnny, do you want anything? If not we can use the money we get from selling the stuff to upgrade your gear. With the remainder going to our 'rebellion'. If all agree that is.
Okay, so hand crossbow, and leather armor +1 for Imperia
Adelina is keeping daredevil boots, msk chain shirt, and cloak of elvenkind
Khor wants cloak of resistance +1, masterwork silver Morningstar, numerous crates of cooking ingredients, sacks of long-lasting foodstuffs, and other supplies like cooking utensils and basic tools, and numerous old slaughterhouse tools, veterinary equipment, and woodworking tools
Potions of cure light wounds (2) one for each fighter
Five sunrods - might as well
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The playing cards the tengu use for her game consist of a harrow deck.
Two crates of fine embroidered Varisian clothing.
Three bottles of Korvosan brandy.
An alabaster holy symbol of Abadar.
Nan’s satchel, resting atop one of the crates containing his personal notes.
A ledger denoting the value of the Varisian clothing(four hundred gold pieces), the bottles of brandy (twenty-five each), and the alabaster holy symbol of Abadar (one hundred fifty).
Seventy-two Korvosan gold pieces.
Mwk kukri
Mwk thieves’ tools
Twenty gold pieces
scroll of misdirection,
a scroll of pass without trace,
a scroll of undetectable alignment,
a scroll of whispering wind.
a composite shortbow (+1 Str),
a pouch of a dozen pearls.
Heavy mallets, crumbling ropes, and tools for restraining animals
three copper bracelets and a silver locket with a rune on it
Going through your inventory and selling everything you don’t want, you come out with two thousand four hundred ninety-five gold pieces. Divided among the four of you that is six hundred twenty-three gold pieces, seven silver pieces, and five copper pieces each.
While Adelina herself would never in a million years offer her share of the spoils to another, since she is magic item rich from the previous loot and Johnny got nothing, you can have her six hundred twenty-three gold pieces, and seven silver pieces... but not the five copper.
Imperia will do nothing of the sort - she has plans for that money. :)
Besides Adelina is living for free in the Tanessen house, she can afford to give away cash :P
Free?!?! She's earning her keep with her excellent bookkeeping skills and penmanship, thank you very much. She might MIGHT! even bring you a cup of tea now and again (occasionally without foreign substances added even)
Since Adelina wouldn't give it, she officially uses her earnings to pay off a debt or two that will end up with a broken leg or face if she doesn't deal with them. While Johnny could explain the extra with taking his earnings and doubling it in a wise but short lived business venture... or mugging a old rich person for that exact amount on the way home. Whatever works.
Also as Historian of the Rebellion, Adelina grants a +2 Organization check to be assigned where during the upkeep phase.
I had the 50gp before the Rebellion turn and actually said I'd deposit it then, so we shouldn't have any loses from treasury shortfall surely?
As it is, shall we all chuck 100gp or so into the rebellion and keep it running for a while?
I feel like recruiting supporters and making money are probably our activities this turn. Let's just run the rebellion for a bit until we get a couple of levels. (I.e. I'm happy to rinse and repeat recruit/money until we hit level 3 or so. :D)
Skip the upkeep phase during the very first week.
If anyone wants to deposit or withdraw money, please tell me. The rebellion system is already easy enough to break by mid-max the system.
Adelina gave all her money to Johnny so is left only with the generous salary provided by her employer :(
Huh... I'd never noticed that before. Seems kinda silly really that they ensure that in your second turn you lose all your supporters... oh well! :)
It does seem weird. Sadly, I have no answers, only speculation.
You could always use GM fiat and let us finance the rebellion in turn 1 anyway? :)