Ah, point.
The latter. I should use a captial "S" when communicating that.
I figured as much, but given this seemed the sort of place where alcohol might be served I wanted to check. :D
Hmmm... having trouble thinking of something interesting I want to happen here... maybe I could just narrate to the brothers getting out and planning how they're going to hunt for this spirit?
Certainly. This was more to allow the opportunity and recognition of a moment of relaxation amidst the cold rain, food foraging, and road hazards. An undisturbed moment before the potential for things to get hectic again.
How're y'all doing?
Forgetting that I hadn't responded to this, apparently. :D
Doing alright. Remembering that I was doing this. Trying to remember what I was planning...
Sorry that I forgot about this for a bit there.
No worries at all, this is leisure play and there isn't a strict time limit on posting. I appreciate that the two of you are fine with this pacing, though I am curious to see what threads the two of you will pull.
Well I think you see which thread Kichiro is on now. :D We'll see if he's successful at pulling on it, though.
Provided there is nothing else that the two of you want to do, the remainder of the day can pass, though there is attention being directed towards Satoshi's conveyance.
How would you like to handle that?
Kichiro is going to 'handle' it by trying to ignore it, because he doesn't know how to handle it. :D
Satoshi is much too socially insecure to admit it is his without prodding, but could potentially talk details for hours if someone actually looks like they understand it.
Oho! Looking to do a little ghost-hunting, I see...
I feel kind of bad about just leaving Satoshi waiting outside for all this. :D
Yeah, Satoshi needs to think of something to do while he waits...
I'm going to be traveling the next couple of weeks. I don't anticipate much interruption in posting, but it's possible.
I will similarly be travelling, to the same location! Proximity might actually increase my posting reliability.
Not expecting any posting through the holidays, I'll have a post up sometime next week. Enjoy your holidays, and may this time be merry for you.
Have a happy holiday time!
Hope the holidays were good!
I had to remember to start checking this again on my new computer anyway.
They were, I hope yours were good as well!
So, where to next?
Good question... it's probably pretty late at this point, so back to the room we rented?
The incident with the ghost was the last immediate "focal point" so to speak, and that let's us zoom out and take a wider (and longer) view until the next one. It also gives the both of you a good bit of latitude. So, what would the two of you do? How long would you remain in town? The festival season will be starting up just as the weather turns, and the both of you are capable enough to remain employed as long as you might like.
Hmmm, good question. I'm trying to think, were there any plot threads in town we hadn't pulled on yet? Otherwise, unless Kichiro decides to tell the priest about himself, I'm thinking we won't remain long unless Satoshi has something he wants to do.
There are numerous things that you either haven't encountered yet, or haven't occurred yet, but as far as presently, the only questions that either of you had was about the shrine outside of town. Some things could be battered for education in available trades if either of you wanted to linger.
Other than that, I don't recall any other curiosities that have been voiced or occurred yet.
Hmmm... on the one hand I feel like Kichiro is anxious to get to our destination and the person who might be able to help him, on the other I don't want to just ignore everything up until we get there. Hmmm...
Back from vacation to look at eclipse, ready to remember this exists again!
So, would Satoshi want to stick around in town for a bit longer? Have some projects he wants to work on?
Satoshi is currently capped on large inventions, so no real reason to stick around for that, but probably would like to say goodbye to the alchemy people. In his own rather socially awkward way.
Still holding on a confirmed direction, is all.
As it has been a while, what changes with the Level Up for you?
Good question, I haven't finished yet. What were we doing for HP again?
Kichiro is not a safe character. :D
[dice=Hit die]1d8+5
So let's see, things he got at this level:
* Put a rank in all the skills he had already
* One more spell point
* Additional Limbs magic talent
* His first Bestial Trait, so now he actually has Scent
It appears that you rolled for Hit Points last level.
I still need to get around to it.
Oof, not a great roll.
Things he got at this level:
* Put a rank in all the skills he had already
* One more spell point
* Avian Transformation magic talent
* Extra Magic Talent feat, which he used to get the Restore Senses magic talent
* Knowledge of Many Shapes, which give him an extra Alteration talent he can change at the beginning of the day. Currently assigned to Agile.
Well, I can roll that hit die, even if I still need to do some more other work...
...WEll, at least Kichiro isn't alone!
Things Satoshi will be getting this level:
-Heightened Awareness from Trap Insight, and Danger Sense+1, making Satoshi really very good at dealing with traps.
-A second Invention slot. He can build a new gizmo!
-A Talent and Feat I'm still deciding on!
-Craft skills now at +10, allowing reliable creation of DC 20 items
-I think I might have some unused skill points actually...
Alright, Satoshi should now be fully levelled. He spent his feat on an extra Talent, picking up...
-Improved Alchemist's Fire: New, hotter and more burn-y flasks! Guaranteed to set the the target and everything next to it on fire! DC 20 recipe now viable!
-Aimed Dart: Dart traps now have substantially more range than they will likely ever be able to use! More importantly, Satoshi can now apply one (Snipe) talent to all dart traps. Currently that's just Entangling Shot, but that can be bad enough...
Does the level up change your plans for sticking around Shuryo?
Probably not. Satoshi doesn't have a good idea what to build for his second Invention yet, so he'll probably stick to just actually doing a bit of alchemy work for pay, and then stocking up on supplies. Even though he hasn't spent most of his money yet.
Satoshi is a bit of a materials hoarder.
I Satoshi expected to be showing up with Kichiro now, or should that still wait?
Also, we apparently do need to decide exactly what was in those ruins... presuming either brother would know! Satoshi may have spent a chunk of that time in a mad science fugue...
Just to avoid you sitting around doing nothing, might as well have Satoshi show up now. :D
We do need to decide what was in the ruins, though part of me wants it to stay mysterious.
It is fine to not know. Sometimes things happen and answers are not the top priority.
It is almost time for a plot reveal... *Gendo hands*
Oooooooo
Question: Is Kichiro leaning into his Hunger on that check?
As cautiously as he can, but yes.
Apologies. System died and I was getting a replacement. Posts resume tomorrow.
Ooof, glad you were able to replace it at least!
It was time, anyway. Thankfully, I was able to salvage some data, though my password manager didn't make it.