ZZZ [Completed] DM Salsa Presents: A Dinner Party of Five (Inactive)

Game Master AdamWarnock


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Okay, seems we have a split party. Teegor is staying to fix some pastries while Corso, Mark, and Nestis go looking for the thief. It sounds like Nilelane was about to go looking, but I think her chances of getting to make cobbler puns will be higher in the kitchen.

At any rate, I need Teegor to roll Int or Wis plus his cooking utensils profeciency, plus two other skills of his choice. Get creative and have fun with it. This is supposed to be wild and wacky. Anyone with him can also roll three skill checks to help out.

Everyone going after the thief. Roll me two skills to find clues and tell me how you're going about it. Again, be as wild and wacky as you want.


Male "Human" Bard 5 D&D Beyond Sheet | HP: 37/37 | AC: 15 | Ins +8, Per +5, Stl +7, Srv +3 | Saves: Str +1, Dex +7*, Con +3, Int +3, Wis +2, Cha +3* | Init: +10 | Passive Perception 15, Darkvision 60ft. | Speed 30ft | Inspiration: 0 | Hit Dice: 5 / d8+2 | Spell Slots: 1st 3/4 |2nd 3/3 |3rd 1/2 | Active conditions: None

Nestis resorts to old habit.

He licks the air, tasting it for traces of the purloined pastries.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

He then muses on profiling a thief of such items. What chain of life events would lead a sentient to end up on such a course.

Investigation: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16


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Male Bugbear henchman | Ki 4/5 | DND Beyond sheet

cooking utensil's: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
athletics (climb): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

"Tarts. Jelly Tarts. Jelly Tarts. Jelly Tarts. Jelly Tarts." Teegor rolls the words around in his mouth while he surveys the kitchen of utensils and ingredients. He climbs on the tables and the shelves gathering what he needs: pots, pans, utensils, fruits, flour, sugar, butter and everything else. He climbs all over the kitchen.

When assembled, he starts preparing the pastries. In each one, he hides secret ingredients that he found in the kitchen, so each fruit pastry is a little different.


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HP 32 | AC 15 | Saves: Str: +3; Dex: +2; Con: +2; Int: +5; Wis: +4; Cha: +1 | Init: +4 | Passive Perception: 16; Passive Investigation: 20; Passive Insight: 14 Inspiration: [ ] | Spell Slots: 4 (4) / 3 (3) / 2 (2)

Seeing Nestis rely on investigation, Mark opts to go with bullying and intimidation. He starts demanding the thief's identity, the first person who refuses them gets This.

Athletics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Intimidation: 1d20 ⇒ 12


Corso looks at the crime scene with empty eyes.

Investigation: 1d20 ⇒ 4

Then he bends and turns into a dog and starts sniffing the place where the tarts lay, picking up the scent of thief and tart.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

"ROUGH!!" he conjectures.


"Tarts. Yes, hairnet for me...hmm, shave for you. All of it. Nothing grosser than finding a bugbear hair in the middle of a warm fruit pastry." she grins wickedly.


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Teegor:

You manage to find the ingredients, but make a mess in the process. Cooks and other help moan and whimper, but you block them out as you work with single minded determination. You don't even notice that Nilelane has disappeared.

Make a skill check, any skill you want, and add your cook's utensil's bonus.


Mark, Nestis, and Corso:

After some bullying and investigating, along with a slight misadventure involving a wrong turn and a kobold komedy klutch, you eventually find yourself hot on the trail of the jelly tart bandit. You believe you have him cornered in a room ahead. How do you approach the situation?


Male Bugbear henchman | Ki 4/5 | DND Beyond sheet

Teegor pauses for a second to digest the whimpering sous chefs.
Insight +Cook's: 1d20 + 5 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 3 = 19


HP 32 | AC 15 | Saves: Str: +3; Dex: +2; Con: +2; Int: +5; Wis: +4; Cha: +1 | Init: +4 | Passive Perception: 16; Passive Investigation: 20; Passive Insight: 14 Inspiration: [ ] | Spell Slots: 4 (4) / 3 (3) / 2 (2)

GM, Nestis, and Corso:

Mark will wait a moment to see if one of the others wants to take point or he will.


GM' Nestis, and Mark:

Corso looks at Mark for a short moment, blinks, then says: "We might not want to kill the thief readily. Can we try to apprehend it peacefully? Nestis, perhaps some dazzling lights like those who entertained your old friends on the road?"


Male "Human" Bard 5 D&D Beyond Sheet | HP: 37/37 | AC: 15 | Ins +8, Per +5, Stl +7, Srv +3 | Saves: Str +1, Dex +7*, Con +3, Int +3, Wis +2, Cha +3* | Init: +10 | Passive Perception 15, Darkvision 60ft. | Speed 30ft | Inspiration: 0 | Hit Dice: 5 / d8+2 | Spell Slots: 1st 3/4 |2nd 3/3 |3rd 1/2 | Active conditions: None

"Oh, I think I can manage something similar.", Nestis says jovially.

He quietly approaches the door, pokes his head around so that he can see the thief, and calls in a soft and pleasant tone:

"Please come out so we can have a chat!"

Uses his innate 1/long rest Suggestion. Wisdom DC 16 or they have to do that actually-fairly-reasonable course of action.


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Teegor:

The tarts turn out perfect. Despite the mess you have left behind, the kitchen staff are in awe of your skill.

Okay, what would you like to do now?


Corso, Mark, and Nestis:

Wis: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Nestis' words do not have the effect he had hoped for, spooking the large lizard-ish thing into hiding.

The large lizard-ish thing with red scales, black horns and claws, bat-like wings, and a smear of jelly around its maw.

Stealth: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

I don't think any of you have a passive perception below 9, so you see it's tail sticking out from under a pile of sacks with a small wisp of smoke curling up from somewhere underneath.


HP 32 | AC 15 | Saves: Str: +3; Dex: +2; Con: +2; Int: +5; Wis: +4; Cha: +1 | Init: +4 | Passive Perception: 16; Passive Investigation: 20; Passive Insight: 14 Inspiration: [ ] | Spell Slots: 4 (4) / 3 (3) / 2 (2)

Corso, Nestis, and GM:

"You're not to f#$kin' smart, are you?" Mark asked before continuing: "You stole food from the f#$king meal, and decided decided to hide here? Do you want to die? Return the motherf^%king tarts or we'll haul you to the dragons and YOU can explain to them why you thought stealing from them would be a good idea."

Intimidation: 1d20 ⇒ 15


The Tart Thief Team:
Corso smiles as Mark does his thing and again waits behind to see what the thief will try.


Male Bugbear henchman | Ki 4/5 | DND Beyond sheet

While Teegor guards his tarts, he starts to clean up. Washing equipment. Putting things away. He looks to local sky’s chefs for advice on where to store items. But primarily he protects his pastries.


Male "Human" Bard 5 D&D Beyond Sheet | HP: 37/37 | AC: 15 | Ins +8, Per +5, Stl +7, Srv +3 | Saves: Str +1, Dex +7*, Con +3, Int +3, Wis +2, Cha +3* | Init: +10 | Passive Perception 15, Darkvision 60ft. | Speed 30ft | Inspiration: 0 | Hit Dice: 5 / d8+2 | Spell Slots: 1st 3/4 |2nd 3/3 |3rd 1/2 | Active conditions: None

Nestis starts tapping his rapier against the wall to a create a menacing beat, mirroring Mark's words.


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Teegor:

After a little while, you have gotten everything cleaned and the kitchen staff seems quite happy with you. As you stand guard over the jelly tarts, there's a commotion at one of the doors into the kitchens. Kobolds and other scaly folk scurry out from the path of a worried-looking, golden-eyed redhead with something a little off about her. She spots you and makes a bee-line for you.

"You haven't seen my younger brother, have you? The little fool is supposed to be working on his studies," she asks, her eyes flashing for a moment as she waits for your answer.


Team Tart Thief:

A hissing sputter that might have been more amusing if the situation wasn't so annoying comes from the pile the thief is hiding under before you hear what sounds like a young boy trying to make his voice as deep as his father's demanding, "What fools would dare steal from a dragon's hoard?!"

From behind the pile comes a small red dragon, trying its best to look impressive and intimidating.

Ball's in your court.


Team Tart Thief:
Corso is thoroughly impressed at the sight and plays along.

He solemnly kneels and says: "How powerful and mighty you are, great dragon! What is your name? You like tarts? What's your favourite kind?"


HP 32 | AC 15 | Saves: Str: +3; Dex: +2; Con: +2; Int: +5; Wis: +4; Cha: +1 | Init: +4 | Passive Perception: 16; Passive Investigation: 20; Passive Insight: 14 Inspiration: [ ] | Spell Slots: 4 (4) / 3 (3) / 2 (2)

To Catch a Thief:

"You did you f@#kin moron, or what do you think the Other f^%king dragons are going to say?"

Intimidate: 1d20 ⇒ 14


Male Bugbear henchman | Ki 4/5 | DND Beyond sheet

Redhead what? Kobold? We haven't seen any redheads have we?

"No, ma'am." Teegor responds with practiced polite deference.


Male "Human" Bard 5 D&D Beyond Sheet | HP: 37/37 | AC: 15 | Ins +8, Per +5, Stl +7, Srv +3 | Saves: Str +1, Dex +7*, Con +3, Int +3, Wis +2, Cha +3* | Init: +10 | Passive Perception 15, Darkvision 60ft. | Speed 30ft | Inspiration: 0 | Hit Dice: 5 / d8+2 | Spell Slots: 1st 3/4 |2nd 3/3 |3rd 1/2 | Active conditions: None

Thief Tart Targeting Team:

Nestis smiles broadly, trying to keep any mockery out of his voice.

"Oh dragon, are there any tarts remaining in your hoard?"

Persuasion: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

Insight: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16


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Sorry Teegor. She appears human.

Bullying Dragons:

"They're mine by right of conquest! I may let you have some if you show proper respect like your friends here," he say to Mark before turning to Nestis and Corso.

"I am Anthanarax, the Mighty! Slayer of twenty goblins and ruler of the playpen," he says proudly as he puffs out his chest, which is still covered in crumbs and some red jelly. "I have many tarts," he lies, "and my favorite are the cinnamon apple ones!"


Teegor:

"That figures. the little bugger is too clever for his own good," she mutters before looking around. "Weren't there more of you," she asks.


Male Bugbear henchman | Ki 4/5 | DND Beyond sheet

"Bugbear cooks? No, just Teegor." Teegor replies cocking his head at the human redhead.


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Teegor:

"Ah, no. I meant weren't you with some others," she asks before she really understands what you said and looks at you with no small amount of surprise.

"You cook?"


Male Bugbear henchman | Ki 4/5 | DND Beyond sheet

"Yes." Teegor replies politely


HP 32 | AC 15 | Saves: Str: +3; Dex: +2; Con: +2; Int: +5; Wis: +4; Cha: +1 | Init: +4 | Passive Perception: 16; Passive Investigation: 20; Passive Insight: 14 Inspiration: [ ] | Spell Slots: 4 (4) / 3 (3) / 2 (2)

Team 'Teach the Dragon a Lesson':

Mark lashes out and tries to grab it by the throat.

Athletics to grab (opposed by acrobatics or athletics, it's choice): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Assuming that succeeds:

"Listen you little s#$t, I've had enough of your games. Give me the tarts or I break your scrawny neck."


Tarts and Thieves:

Corso winces at Mark and warns: "Mark! Save your eyebrows! Uncle Jive's morning breath is nothing compared to that thief's..." and he steps back a bit to avoid the breath.


Male "Human" Bard 5 D&D Beyond Sheet | HP: 37/37 | AC: 15 | Ins +8, Per +5, Stl +7, Srv +3 | Saves: Str +1, Dex +7*, Con +3, Int +3, Wis +2, Cha +3* | Init: +10 | Passive Perception 15, Darkvision 60ft. | Speed 30ft | Inspiration: 0 | Hit Dice: 5 / d8+2 | Spell Slots: 1st 3/4 |2nd 3/3 |3rd 1/2 | Active conditions: None

A Tart Lesson:

"But of course-", Nestis begins as Mark seizes the young dragon.

Nestis takes the opportunity to sneak along the wall, seeking tarts to retrieve.

Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25


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Teegor:

"Ah, um, may I," she asks indicating the tarts, the words coming out like they are strange and alien to her.

After that is taken care of.

"Could you help me with find my brother. I'll be in trouble if I can't keep him with the tutors."


Things just went tart:

Nestis finds, unsurprisingly perhaps, only crumbs, the remnants of jellies of various kinds, and a sad, lonely, crumbly tart that most certianly isn't presentable. Thankfully, the wyrmling is too preoccupied to object to Nestis' snooping as other interesting things catch his eyes.

Athletics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

"ACK!" A small ring of smoke comes out of the wyrmling's mouth as Mark puts him in a chokehold. Corso, wisely perhaps, steps back, expecting a gout of flame, not the blubbering of a child.

"You-you s-sof'skin j-jerks! I'll tell my dad! H-he'll roast you good!"


HP 32 | AC 15 | Saves: Str: +3; Dex: +2; Con: +2; Int: +5; Wis: +4; Cha: +1 | Init: +4 | Passive Perception: 16; Passive Investigation: 20; Passive Insight: 14 Inspiration: [ ] | Spell Slots: 4 (4) / 3 (3) / 2 (2)

Tart Team Tango:

"So if you snatch something, you can claim it by right of conquest, eh?" he stares intently at the dragon hatchling, his meaning rather clear, before continuing: "I mean, if those are the rules...." he gives the small creature a tight squeeze and then adds "our other option is that you can go and admit your theft to your father and the others and take what punishment you have earned. I'm sure they'll be merciful."

It's clear Mark is offering him a choice.


Tart ReMarks:

Corso considers his options and offers: "Mark, you think Daddy-Red-Dragon is going to give a pigeon's gold about you. I suggest we frame this as a maturing learning exercise to strengthen that wyrmling's spine, instead of as a lesson of lawfulness and thou-shan't-steal..."

He looks at the wyrmling sternly, but from a distance: "Look, you claimed, yes, but you got caught, and you got bested! What's the lesson here? What you gonna do when daddy's too busy with the paladin archmage? You need to learn power, but caution, cunning too! Now, give us one good reason, except 'cause Daddy' for us to let you go?"


Male Bugbear henchman | Ki 4/5 | DND Beyond sheet

Teegor nonverbally communicates, ::of course, you can eat one. I made them for you.::

The bugbear grabs his spear and communicates to the other chefs, ::if you lose my tarts, I'll kill you slowly.::
Intimidate: 1d20 ⇒ 11


Male "Human" Bard 5 D&D Beyond Sheet | HP: 37/37 | AC: 15 | Ins +8, Per +5, Stl +7, Srv +3 | Saves: Str +1, Dex +7*, Con +3, Int +3, Wis +2, Cha +3* | Init: +10 | Passive Perception 15, Darkvision 60ft. | Speed 30ft | Inspiration: 0 | Hit Dice: 5 / d8+2 | Spell Slots: 1st 3/4 |2nd 3/3 |3rd 1/2 | Active conditions: None

Tart Times:

Nestis sticks to the shadows for now, curious to see which way the little dragon jumps.


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Salty tarts:

It's odd, hearing a dragon blubber, even if he's only a child.
It's about then that you hear a young woman calling out from the door.

"Andy!? What is going on?"

Teegor:

The other help in the kitchen doesn't need telling twice and four of them stand guard around the tarts as the young lady tries one.

[smaller]"Oh wow, these are good,"[smaller] she mutters before shaking her head and remembering what she is hear for.

"Right! Younger brother! Let's go!"

You follow the trail of shaken and rattled individuals until you come on an out of the way corridor that you both can hear the sounds of blubbering and crying coming from.

"Andy!? What is going on," the young woman calls out as she goes to open the door.

The door opens revealing Mark holding a red dragon wyrmling while Corso looks sternly at the blubbering drakeling. Nestis is nowhere to be seen. Out in the corridor stand Teegor and a stunningly beautiful young woman with fiery-red hair, golden eyes, and lightly bronzed skin. Her expression goes from concerned, to surprised, to thunderous as she looks at the two men in the small closet. Her pupils narrow into slits and smoke begins to curl from the corners of her snarling mouth.

"What. Are. You. Doing. To. My. Brother." she demands as her teeth begin to sharpen into fangs.

Yay! Everyone's together again!


HP 32 | AC 15 | Saves: Str: +3; Dex: +2; Con: +2; Int: +5; Wis: +4; Cha: +1 | Init: +4 | Passive Perception: 16; Passive Investigation: 20; Passive Insight: 14 Inspiration: [ ] | Spell Slots: 4 (4) / 3 (3) / 2 (2)

"Giving him a choice to either answer for what he's done or become my property by right of conquest."


Corso, this time, stands by Mark and adds: "Yes, we are educating the wyrmling with a proper tyrannical framework to guide his future plunderings. The young master stole tarts, but then chose to hid, and then only became defensive... I'm sure you understand the issue here and the need for a properly administered educational remedy, which we are in the midst of administering."


Male "Human" Bard 5 D&D Beyond Sheet | HP: 37/37 | AC: 15 | Ins +8, Per +5, Stl +7, Srv +3 | Saves: Str +1, Dex +7*, Con +3, Int +3, Wis +2, Cha +3* | Init: +10 | Passive Perception 15, Darkvision 60ft. | Speed 30ft | Inspiration: 0 | Hit Dice: 5 / d8+2 | Spell Slots: 1st 3/4 |2nd 3/3 |3rd 1/2 | Active conditions: None

Nestis steps from the shadows, smiling at the fiery figure before him.

An angry dragon. Most dangerous.

"My lady, it is as my colleagues say. Tarts for the impending feast for the Dragon Kings were seized by your brother, hence our search."

Persuasion to give a good impression: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24


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Giving Teegor a chance to post, and me a chance to get some sleep.


Male Bugbear henchman | Ki 4/5 | DND Beyond sheet

Teegor tried to shrink into the shadow of the sister.


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The woman calms, but Nestis' honeyed tongue only dampens the flames of her ire. She looks at the wyrmling, who has stopped blubbering and now shrinks back from her gaze.

"You all are only spared by the fact that my brother truly seems unhurt. Release him. Now," she demands. "I shall handle his punishment from here."


HP 32 | AC 15 | Saves: Str: +3; Dex: +2; Con: +2; Int: +5; Wis: +4; Cha: +1 | Init: +4 | Passive Perception: 16; Passive Investigation: 20; Passive Insight: 14 Inspiration: [ ] | Spell Slots: 4 (4) / 3 (3) / 2 (2)

Mark drops the wyrmling like someone tossing a piece of trash on the ground.


Corso gives the lady a warm smile and says: "We're the cooks! I am Corso, pleased to meet you... Did you say brother?!"


Male "Human" Bard 5 D&D Beyond Sheet | HP: 37/37 | AC: 15 | Ins +8, Per +5, Stl +7, Srv +3 | Saves: Str +1, Dex +7*, Con +3, Int +3, Wis +2, Cha +3* | Init: +10 | Passive Perception 15, Darkvision 60ft. | Speed 30ft | Inspiration: 0 | Hit Dice: 5 / d8+2 | Spell Slots: 1st 3/4 |2nd 3/3 |3rd 1/2 | Active conditions: None

Good. A name might be useful to drop in later conversation. [bigger]Muhahahaha![/biggger] Wait, where did that come from?

"As you will, my lady. May I enquire as to your name?"


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"I figured as much," the lady sighs as Anthanarax shifts into the form of a five-year-old boy covered in the remains of many pastries and shuffles over to his sister's side. "I am Zaralania, youngest daughter of King Iverendox. Now, shall we get you back to the kitchens so we aren't discussing what happened in a storage closet?"


HP 32 | AC 15 | Saves: Str: +3; Dex: +2; Con: +2; Int: +5; Wis: +4; Cha: +1 | Init: +4 | Passive Perception: 16; Passive Investigation: 20; Passive Insight: 14 Inspiration: [ ] | Spell Slots: 4 (4) / 3 (3) / 2 (2)

"Why not."


Male "Human" Bard 5 D&D Beyond Sheet | HP: 37/37 | AC: 15 | Ins +8, Per +5, Stl +7, Srv +3 | Saves: Str +1, Dex +7*, Con +3, Int +3, Wis +2, Cha +3* | Init: +10 | Passive Perception 15, Darkvision 60ft. | Speed 30ft | Inspiration: 0 | Hit Dice: 5 / d8+2 | Spell Slots: 1st 3/4 |2nd 3/3 |3rd 1/2 | Active conditions: None

"Excellent. To the kitchens we go."


"By your leave, fiery lady..." Corso says with what tries to be a charming smile.


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My apologies for not posting sooner. My last post got eaten when my computer had a melt down after installing a voice modulator that wanted to test out. That kinda killed my desire to post, especially with the funk I've been in.

The next hour is an interesting one as brother ans sister have a shouting match, punctuated by you explaining yourselves, that ends with the young dragon being hauled by his tail back to his studies. Shortly after that, you are all escorted into a magnificent room with an equally magnificent banquet table made of stone polished to mirror smoothness. Around it are seated ten very richly dressed human-looking individuals, all of whom have an air of overwhelming power and charisma about them despite the friendly smiles on their faces.

"Ah, here they are, the people that made this possible," a man with a strong familial resemblance to the young woman you met just a while ago says. "Please be seated. My guests, my wife, and I all want to hear about the adventures you have had."

Final leg. we can play this out or we can just move into the denouement.


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Corso blinks at the assembled elites, guessing that they are far, far more than they seem. He bows deeply, trying to convince himself that drakes and avians have lots in common, then takes a seat at the table: "You honour us. Noble guests, our trepidations no doubt pale in comparison to your vast and deep experience. Yet, as you ask, so we shall endeavour to answer, and in so doing, perhaps tell a tale worthy of small emotions that punctuate a fine dinner like a fine wine to a meal..."

He then looks at the others, expecting them to continue.


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Male Bugbear henchman | Ki 4/5 | DND Beyond sheet

"I made the jelly tarts for you." The large bugbear offers as if it was his greatest accomplishment.

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