DM Delmoth's Planescape (Inactive)

Game Master Delmoth

Nik nods slowly at that. "May be so..."

Turning back to Akin, Nik responds enthusiastically "I'd love to rent this for a few hours to copy some of the spells. Oh, and would you happen to have any affordable sparkle sticks? Especially ones that can mend wounds quickly?"

CRB literally recommends half the price of the supplies for copying xD
For copying first level spells, that means paying 5gp/2hrs to borrow it xD
For 2nd level, that means 20gp/3hs :3
(but "rare and unique spells might cost significantly more")
Also, should I just look at Unk's current spell book then? :3

Vaascht casually browses the wares while the rest of the group makes purchases, idly thumbing the edge of his "borrowed" spell book, briefly considering purchasing a new book and supplies to recreate his lost book, but holding off due to some earlier discussion about attempting to recover their stolen gear.

it's probably not even worth getting back, but I like that book. I suppose I could just keep this one.... But I like that book.

Akin examines the padded armor and says, "Yes a trade! That and say 500 gold will give you this beauty." He pulls out a set of lamellar leather with many tiny runes burned into it, "A tiefling planeswalker who was fond of being prepared for everything sold me this set. She wanted to upgrade. Cast a spell into the runes like so." Akin casts a spell and a small arc of electricity is absorbed by the armor, "There! Now should someone mistake you for a cony and lays a hand on you..." Akin smacks the leather violently and the spark jumps back from the armor to his hand, the fiend is unharmed. "...the cony-catchers won't make that mistake again." Spell-storing

When Nik asks about wands Akin motions towards a bin of wands labeled "Discount sparkle sticks" Any wand you want, but roll 1d20+10 for the charges.

CRB literally recommends half the price of the supplies for copying xD

For copying first level spells, that means paying 5gp/2hrs to borrow it xD
For 2nd level, that means 20gp/3hs :3
(but "rare and unique spells might cost significantly more")
Also, should I just look at Unk's current spell book then? :3

That's fine but keep in mind that Akin isn't providing the supplies so you'd still have to pay that cost in addition to the rental fee. And yes whatever Unk has in his spellbook currently.

Akrynn traces a Rune for Detect Magic. He then nods.
diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Perhaps; a favor for the extra?

Assuming, he is trying to flinch me a bit (445gp), so Akrynn is haggling...lol.

Nice. I'll figure out how many spells Nik can afford to copy and how long it'll take... probably tomorrow xD
Also, I now realize Unk and Nik have a lot of overlap in both spell choice and first name... like 2/3rds on both counts xD

Nik looks through the bin for some backup healing magic. He then pulls out a wand that looks like what the team needs.
wand's charges of Infernal Healing: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23

Rinika creeps toward the door with the spider.

Sneaky sneaky: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Pointless perception check: 1d20 + 33 ⇒ (14) + 33 = 47

Akin somehow smiles fiendishly and friendily at Arkynn and says, "A fine proposal. One tiny favor for a small reduction in price, 445 gold, plus one small favor to be determined at a later date, and that lovely set of padded armor."

Akin says as Rinika goes to leave, "I would be remiss in my duties as a shopkeep, Rinika the Outsider, if I did not recommended buying the service plan for that particular piece. You'd think a gear spirit would be loyal to it's true owner, but it seems the little thing doesn't have the conception of what slavery means even if it is effectively that."

Do we have 445gp each?

The youth grins.

Rinika pulls a neat 180 at the doorway and heads right up to the counter, upon which she places the spider. "And how much is this service plan, my good and exceptionally handsome sir?"

Jek discreetly takes out his palm-sized felt hedgehog, creeps it stealthily along the counter toward the brass spider, wiggles it back and forth while making little fighting noises, and then makes it scurry quickly back to his belongings.

"We should probably gather what we're interested in on this counter."

Jek looks back at Akin "Do you happen to have an inexpensive set of four mirror Bariaur armor, or should I look for that elsewhere?"

An involuntary giggle sneaks out of Rinika while she's distracted.

Jek almost missed it but the spider turns up its head at the mock play and he hears a whirring huff.

Akin smiles wolfishly, "Oh just a friendly jest!" He leans in and pats the spider, "The little piker needs a good home, go on take him with my blessing." The bejeweled spider subtlety tries (and fails) to bite Akin.

Akin turns to Jek and says, "Inexpensive no. I only have enchanted gear."

Rinika's jaw drops a little bit and flutters about as she tries to form words. She looks back and forth between the spider and Akin for a second. Suddenly her dead spot starts to migrate up her neck and across her face, and as she feels it moving she gasps in embarrassment. Grabbing the spider into an almost tender cradle in her arms, she turns around and high tails it out of the shop, squeaking out a "Thank you!" as she goes.

Nik whispers to Jek, Vaascht, and Akrynn "Does she always sneak off like that?"

Then he places the wand and book on the counter. "I'll just need this book for a few hours, but I we'll keep the sparkle stick. 385? Oh, and do you have the ink I'll need to copy too?"
Nik will need 80gp worth of ink too xD

Vaascht looks over to Nik in simply shrugs.

"I've only known her a day longer than you."

She has been interesting.

Rinika goes to find a nearby alley with a good view of the shop door and sits down with the spider, placing it on top of her knees with her face very close to it.

"Hey there. You got a name?"

"Interesting? Understatement of the year." Nik watches her leave the store.
I wonder if there's a way to make her a dustman...

Nik knows where to buy the ink he needs

The bejeweled spider makes a series of loud clicking, whirring, and grinding noises.

Rinika will cast comprehend languages as soon as she figures out the spider is speaking intelligibly.

"Umm..can you understand me? What are you called?"

Jek finally responds to Nik after thinking a little bit too hard about the question "I haven't seen her sneak off, but wouldn't that be the point?"

Turning to Akin "Sir, you are very generous. Is there anything we need to care for the spider? Does it like certain toys?"

The spider scurries ontop of Rinika's head but then it spies her pocket watch. It grabs it and begins disassembling and cleaning the pieces. Clicking and whirring as it does so.

Akin says to Jek, "Don't separate it from it's metal shard. That's a pieces of it's home gear from Mechanus. If you do it will wither and die." He pauses and says as an afterthought, "If you see any regular polygons approach jump into the nearest portal."

Nik smiles.
"Heh, that's another joke, right?"
His smile fades after thinking about it a moment "...r-right?"
or are those a kind of Modron?

Knowledge (planes): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15 Modrons aren't alive, so I don't take -2, right? :D

Modrons are outsiders not constructs. I believe that means you get a -2 penalty, in any case the DC is 10

Nik thinks that Akin is referring to Modrons from the plane of Mechanus.

"Hey, that's...oh, alright. You're a cute lil spider. I'm gonna call you Nansi, and we're gonna make sure you don't get stuck in some stuffy shop again."

She idly watches the spider clean the watch pieces as she waits for the rest of the group to finish shopping.

Nik eventually changes his question.
"...would you happen to know what would happen if we aren't able to duck away when one of those Modrons appears?"

I think we're done shopping IC, right? Nik is curious about if we'll get jumped by a gang of Modrons though :3

Just fly casual.

Akrynn trades the armors.

So, what next?

Akin gives Nik a friendly smile and only says, "Come again! And do tell me how your vacation to Yggdrasil goes!"

When the others walk out, Rinika is excitedly staring at her outstretched paw, flexing her fingers back and forth.

"Hey! Look! My dead spot, I can hold it in place for a bi- oh hold on, I lost it." Her momentary disappointment doesn't do much to temper her giddiness, though. "This is big, I've never been able to control it at all, so keeping it in my paw is...well it's big."

"So, you get anything fun? Sorry I ran out earlier. Nobody ever gave me anything beautiful before, and I didn't really know what to do. I still don't, but now my spot! Hmmm. Hold on, I'll be right back out."

She pops back into the shop, walks up to Akin, and gives him a hug. A muffled "I'll take good care of him" comes out of the embrace. Then, just as quick as it started, she breaks off and heads back out the door with her head down and shoulders tensed, clearly still embarrassed and a little confused.

Before too long she gets distracted by the spider again and she's back to her usual self, the moment passed.

Jek purchases the Merciful Lance and a Traveler's Any-Tool.

400 for the lance; 250 for the Any-Tool. What's the final value from everyone elses transactions?

He thanks Akin and compliments him for having one of the most interesting shops in Sigil.

Jek rejoins the party outside and begins fidgeting with the Any-Tool.

"I'd like to hit an armor shop and then figure out where our stuff ended up."

Vaascht agrees, "Yes. Our stuff. I want it back"

"Yes! I'd like to get my umbrella back, it's so bright in here."

Agreed! We need to get back to that Dustman lair.

"I guess I Should hold on to the sparkle stick, right?"
Nik holds out the Wand of Infernal Healing for a moment before sticking it in his belt.

"Sounds good Nik"

Per our discussion tab, let's pick up a cure light wounds wand for Akrynn while we're here.

Jek tries to remember if he's been to an armor store between here and the Mortuary that stocks Bariaur equipment.

The Armory and the Foundry to name two faction HQs, plus at least 5 mom and pop shops

Placing the Wand of cure light wounds in his belt, the druid slaps Jek on the back.
Let's get you armored up, then go get our stuff!

Two days pass; shopping, walking, and in a Dustie library. Assuming Nik uses the dorm provided in the Mortuary

Rinika will spend some time with comprehend languages up on everything they gathered, especially the Testament of Worms to see if she can get anything out of it.

To Rinika's surprise the spell doesn't help. Perhaps a stronger spell or more mundane means of translation. Linguistics check Curiously there is a single blank page stained with blood of various colors.

Linguistics+Guidance: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 1 = 11

After picking out his new tough, cheap, and somewhat inflexible armor, Jek spends his extra time hanging out with Nik and wondering if his armor should still be called four mirror armor when it needs so many extra plates.

"Hey Vaascht, remember Gilly? He was hunting for that half-elf in black leather that put us to sleep. If we can find him again, I bet he'd lend a hand."

Vaascht simply growls in response, his memories of Gilly far from amicable.

Rinika makes no progress on deciphering the text. Seems like the DC is beyond her, 30. Soon after it becomes apparent Rinika can't translate the text words form in her ear from a sending spell...

When Nik gets home a familiar face soon greets him. Selveaemmignus Laendrolsiar says snidely, "Everyone was so worried when you and Ulthdar disappeared. Anyway Initiate Vost wants a report." Vost is an initiate of the 4th circle (Nik isn't even an initiate yet) who is Nik's direct superior.

Let me know if anyone wants to RP anything out what they're up to during their downtime, Rinika's thing is the only thing that would have to be. You are otherwise unmolested for the 2 days.

DC 30 you say? :D
how long does it take to study this book for 1 roll? and would rolling a 1 and/or taking 20 cause something bad? Muwhahaha xD

"Ugh, I swear Vost treats me like a shambler sometimes. It doesn't need to be written, at least, right?" Nik responds wearily.
Nik debates internally whether to first report or copy spells before deciding that the former would help prevent interruption of the latter.

Action: Varies. Deciphering a page of ordinary text takes 1 minute (10 consecutive rounds).

That seems short but whatevs

After Nik tells his superiors what happened and he's pressed to join a team on a second expedition to the Citadel of Fire. Luckily magical protections against fire are employed as whatever was keeping the place livable is gone. After verifying his story the Dustmen notify the Harmonium but don't let them investigate within the Mortuary, further they contact the Mercykillers to put a bounty on Eighttoes' head.

Rinika writes out the location of Eighttoes' place on a spare scrap of paper and leaves it as a bookmark in the Testament of Worms and leaves that lying out. She pokes her head in with Nik and says, "I uh...I got a thing to do, I'll be back soon. Seems like you're bust now, but let me know if you figure out anything in the book later."

Then she heads off to see the traitorous bastard as sneakily as possible, hoping to scope the place out before breaking in accepting the invitation.

Stealth+cloak of shadows: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 4 = 16

Action: Varies. Deciphering a page of ordinary text takes 1 minute (10 consecutive rounds).

emphasis added :3

"Huh? Oh uh, sure. See you later." Nik replies before continuing to copy spells from one leafer to another.

assuming Nik has time after the 8 hours of doodling, but not enough to try 20 times in a row: Linguistics (decipher the testament of worms): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26