GM Granta's War for the Crown (Inactive)

Game Master Granta

Finishing off areas/people we already have progress on is probably wise!

Ayalina, what mechanically needs to happen for your mission to be a success? Again, no idea how much longer Tiber needs to deliver letters for, but he will help when he can!

Ok. I'll head to the archives and try to influence that area with my extensive knowledge of history. Maybe I can finish off that area.

Pavo, you'll probably be able to complete Pace and/or Centimus. Can anyone else help there this round?

It looks like Ayalina needs to make 3 sets of successful (Disguise or Stealth) and (Perception or Sense Motive). None of us are particularly well suited to making that happen without favor from the dice.

EDIT: But it looks like she only has 1 success to go to complete her mission.

ARGH! I need to check my roll first before spending 30 minutes crafting a post...

RIP Pavo -- I hate when that happens. You'd think I would learn after the first, oh... ten or so times? But I still do it. ;A;

But yeah, it's a Disguise or Stealth followed by a Perception or Sense Motive -- I elected the mission because it seemed like something she'd be interested in doing (even if she's not exactly suited for it), but I'm definitely feeling the urge to introduce my forehead to my wall.

Also, sorry for the delayed response - had a series of unexpected interruptions. o_o

If I had thought I had a chance to influence Pace with a -1 in Intimidate, I so would have tried to flip that script.

If Centimus is influenced and you still haven't succeeded, Ayalina, I'll come to the Triumph to try to Aid Another next round.

Centimus isn't fully influenced, but there is no further benefit to influencing him more.

A benefit has been added to A6 on slide #4. Using it does require some discussion and agreement.

And a friendly reminder: Countess Abrielle Pace, the Archives and Senate Floor are partially completed. Everything else is either finished or not started yet.

I have decent modifiers for all the other rooms except the Archives, so I'll defer to the rest of the group on that choice.

Does anyone have a really good modifier for one of those skills that could be applied to a new area? Sense Motive is the only one for me, but that is just a +6.

Alternatively, is there a skill we are all decent at that we could crush an area with?

I thought putting bluff (as it is my best skill) to A4, Gallery, as that probably has the lowest skills for us.

The best I've got is Knowledge(History) or Diplomacy, both at +7. I'd really like to try to finish off the things we started. My action in The Archives was probably not strong enough to finish off that area.

Delena, I like your idea of using Bluff in A4. We can probably make good progress there using the A6 benefit.

Bluff would be good too, I have bluff at a +5 (forgot I put a rank in there when I made my first post, sorry!). Then we could gang up on it! After finishing off some areas, as Thalasou said.

I'd be down to help out, though with the way my rolls are going, poor Ayalina might be more hindrance than help. XD;

I had not included Kalbio's effect because I understood it to be on Charisma-based checks (and I used Knowledge (nobility)). Is it all Social checks?

I had not included Kalbio's effect because I understood it to be on Charisma-based checks (and I used Knowledge (nobility)). Is it all Social checks?

Meh. The book might say charisma-based checks, but I already gave away the success.

I will be on vacation with limited to no internet access. I'll post if I can, but otherwise will need to be botted. Regular posting will resume on July 2nd.

There are only a few NPCs left, and presumably, they are the ones you were least interested in. The adventure does include some additional senators; would you like me to add in a couple?

It seems like there’s plenty to do. I wouldn’t want to dilute our actions.

I'm not sure that the remaining NPCs are the least interesting. I think that we were trying to focus on just a few at a time and that necessarily left some out. I think we're ready to focus on them now. Also, I think someone should try to finish off the Imperial Archives.

I didn't choose the targets because of interest, it was because of the missions. Also, if there comes some new senators, they will surely be the least interesting ones around.

I can go finish the archives, or start on Okerra or Gallery. I kind of hoped Ayalina would sing the Senate Exterior.

I was under the impression that it was closed? o: I remember being sad, because I'd wanted her to sing there (especially with the rolls I was getting, orz).

I was under the impression that it was closed?

A2 closed early on, but was opened up two weeks ago.

Oof, alas! It's those specific details that beat me over the head every time ;A; If there's another opportunity, Ayalina will definitely go in tho.

Oof, alas! It's those specific details that beat me over the head every time

You also missed the big red sign and strike through text being removed from the slides AND the initiative tracker.

Salt, meet wounds :-P

Hrnggggggg! I did notice it, but I wasn't sure if it was a formatting change or something along those lines. Aughhhh, I should've known you wouldn't change it since you like consistency. ;_;

Ayalina Songbringer wrote:

Oof, alas! It's those specific details that beat me over the head every time

You also missed the big red sign and strike through text being removed from the slides AND the initiative tracker.

Salt, meet wounds :-P

I'm trying to not laugh.

Shhhh, don't hurt yourself, just let out the laughter, orz. *shakes fist* I'll get 'em yet!

Pavo never laughs at a woman unless she's telling a joke. It's rule #4 of his seduction manifesto. Rule #5 is always laugh if she is telling a joke.

The first benefit for A2 is learning influence skills of NPCs. Lady Glorianna Morilla and Wyssilka the Fantabulous each have four influence skills, and you may learn 5 total. How do you want to divide up those 5?

3 for Morilla and 2 for Wyssilka is my suggestion.

Dang! A 29 wasn't enough to beat Okerra's DC by 5 for a double success (per slide 2)?

Dang! A 29 wasn't enough to beat Okerra's DC by 5 for a double success (per slide 2)?

Good catch! I totally forgot about that. Okerra is complete, and I will update the slides when I get home.

I agree with Pavo's ratio.

I think Wyssilka is slightly easier, so I agree.

The page says 7 spells, but there are only six listed under read magic?

The page says 7 spells, but there are only six listed under read magic?

7 is a typo.

No update today. I was up really late two nights in a row, and just found out the bill is bigger than my body can pay.

No problem. Life gets in the way sometimes.

Baron Nicolaus Okerra is completed, but the benefit doesn't appear until book #2.

RIP, I knew I Was forgetting somethingggggg. Does that last note mean we should hold off on posting until you've got the next social round pr the event up? /confused

Does that last note mean we should hold off on posting until you've got the next social round pr the event up? /confused

You're okay either way. Plus, I should be posting it pretty soon.

Well, don't take social round actions until I post that, but other stuff is fine.

I'm a bit under the weather. I should keep up, but they won't be lengthy posts.

What happened to the Wysslika / Morilla influence skills?

What happened to the Wysslika / Morilla influence skills?

The same thing that happened to my memory when I got old. Slides updated now.

Everybody is up. Tiber is definitelyl MIA, please bot him.

Pretty sure I was away on leave ;)

Since I've been botted for this round, I'll post in the next one!

God, my memory has gone to s!*@. The amount of things I forgot this past week is beyond embarrassing.

We love you anyways Granta <3

Since I think we have extra rounds now, I'm going to post my social action before clarification.

I thought A4 was at 26 before my roll that earned +8... but it might have been 28, which might have been a typo for 18 in which case 26 now makes sense. Clarification, please?

Holyyy, sorry for the pass'd action. I didn't realize how little time I had to write up my post and ended up not getting around to it in the midst of my travels. Though I'm usually a good day's drive south, today I'm in Maine! (Gonna get some of that tasty, tasty lobster!)

I thought A4 was at 26 before my roll that earned +8... but it might have been 28, which might have been a typo for 18 in which case 26 now makes sense. Clarification, please?

According to the July 1, 8:36 AM version (Yay, Google!), A4 had 18 points on both slide #1 and #3.

A2 had 28 points though, so maybe your memory transposed them? Either that, or you checked while I was posting. I update the slides first, then write up everything.