PFS1e 7-01 - Between the Lines (KS)

Game Master phaeton_nz

Djahan raises an eyebrow.

”Oh, to be honest we were thinking about alternative solutions! You must have something else that you need except of just a couple of years?! And how exactly with this itching work anyway?!“

diplomacy : 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Findlefarb smirks. "Oh, let's split them in five-second increments, of course. Much more manageable, that way. Is there a bag that you wish them to be placed into? And are those years of solitude? Barleycorn?"

Perform(Comedy): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Dr. Watson raises an eyebrow, too.

"Your price for Palhuna is in years? He definitely didn't mention that particular part of your interaction. How convenient. I agree with my colleague here, you certainly have an alternative task that we can carry out instead..."

Aid Diplomacy to persuade others: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

"20 years?? I agree perhaps there is some other service we can offer."

aid diplo: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

A couple of years dearie? I think you forgot a zero there.

One thing that Marquel did tell you was that Madame Jelaris is an inveterate gambler. If you wager the years, you might walk away paying nothing! Or paying twice as much. If you do that, a word of advice: don’t cheat. Or at least don’t get caught cheating.

"Oh? How many zeros did you have in mind? They're easy to lose, made of nothing and all."

Stroking his beard, Findlefarb adds, "So, you're asking for 20 years, payable by the living beings that have entered in service to Murqual, do I have that correct? I'm still uncertain about the nature of those years; are they imprinted on the soul? Simple indentured servitude? Instant aging? The binding of outsiders?"

With a sparkle in his eye, he finishes, "But I'm sure we can find a way to deliver a promise of 20 years from the beings present in this room right now. Unless... you're interested in a game of it."

Djahan nods.

”Lets bet on something or play a game… we’ll definitely come up with something?!“

It doesn’t actually age you. It’s not as though time goes faster, but it does prematurely wear down your body by a few years. I just insert a tube down your throat extracting an essence from your lungs.

"Insert a tube? Fascinating!"

Rubbing his fingers and humming while looking around, Findlefarb adds, "I'm torn between an utter fascination at the process, and the disappointment of not finding 20 years of job security."

Looking around for the tube in question.
Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

It's not here

"We were sent to retrieve the mirror for Marquel, not make payment instead of them. If you want payment, got talk to Marqquel." Suggests Huong.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Not sure if any of us have Hero Points or not. If I do I would like to use it now to re-roll.

Hero points in PFS1e? There are t-shirt rerolls or folio rerolls if you have those

Sorry, I got confused. Old age. I have a 1st season t-shirt and character folio but I bought both at the local thought years ago. Not sure how I can prove it.

Opps, wrong game. it's a P2 season 1 shirt and character folio from both 1 and 2 versions.

"Ah, so it takes the years off the top, so to speak?" Ruby clarifies. "Depending on the game, I think I'd like to play it!" she says, in agreement with Djahan and Findlefarb.

"What the heck, count me in"

It's a simple game called Twentybones played with twenty sided dice.

See Gamemastery Guide page 241

Djahan watches the team, but does not indicate that he’ll participate, yet.

"Sounds fun, let's play!" Ruby says, clearly not needing more information to play a game. Once she is handed a di, she sends it clattering across the table.

Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 18

"Did I win? Wait, what do I get if I win? Do I get your years? How does that convert to Halfling years? Is there some kind of exchange rate? I might need an abacus. Do you have one of those? I'd like to borrow it!"

Ruby stands up from the table and starts looking for an abacus.

There has to be something about halflings as Madame Jelaris cannot help but smile. A year is a year, little one. I ... would say it is a one to one exchange rate although, I suspect your people pack more into those years than we do

So far it is Skurge and Ruby who consist Team RWBY. You are given twenty tokens to split among you and have to pay a token to get a die. Ruby pays a token and Jelaris pays a token for a die each.
1d20 ⇒ 16

Ruby wins, gaining two tokens.

Score:
Team RWBY: 21
Jelaris: 19

Is Skurge going to roll this round and is anyone else joining in? Although, at this point, Skurge's roll would not change the outcome of this round.

Huong takes a turn at the dice. "Apsu guide my hand." he calls out as he rolls the dice.

Gambling Attempt: 1d20 ⇒ 10

Huong pays a token and rolls a dice.

Please indicate how you are splitting the initial pool of twenty tokens. Anyone who runs out of tokens is out of the game.

"I, for one, believe in Ruby. If I join, I just dilute our pool. I'll watch for now."

Findlefarb sits back and lets Ruby, Skurge, and Huong take the lead.

game roll: 1d20 ⇒ 10

Skurge also pays a token and rolls the dice.

Oh geez XD Let's see how lucky the Halfling is!

Ruby windmill-slams a token down, tosses the dice, and repeats. No matter who wins, she cheers and earnestly congratulates them. "Yay! Look at all the numbers! I hope you get some tokens too, it's more fun that way!"

Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 17
Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 5
Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 15
Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 12
Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 18

idk how many is cool to roll at once, so I'll give it a rest there. Maybe others want some of the burden fun too! :D I figure if we roll one at a time, this could take... awhile...

Findlefarb slips away to browse the rest of the shop while people are engrossed in the game.

Stealth: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

twenty bones: 1d20 ⇒ 7
twenty bones: 1d20 ⇒ 5
twenty bones: 1d20 ⇒ 15
twenty bones: 1d20 ⇒ 16
twenty bones: 1d20 ⇒ 16

Huong decides to try 3 more times...

Twenty Bones: 1d20 ⇒ 20
Twenty Bones: 1d20 ⇒ 14
Twenty Bones: 1d20 ⇒ 16

"A game of pure chance? I think I'll let others have the fun..."

Dr. Watson watches, though, looking for any sign of manipulation by Jelaris or her employees.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

My goal while people are engrossed in the game is to see if I can locate the mirror, the tube, or anything else that could result in a threat or risk to the party.

In order to speed things up, Skurge bets all his tokens on one final roll.

high rollah!: 1d20 ⇒ 16

Huong: 1d20 ⇒ 8
Huong: 1d20 ⇒ 12

After five more rounds, Ruby has fourteen tokens in front of her, Huong has five and Jelaris has sixteen tokens left. Skurge is out.

There seems to be no signs of trickery of threats.

Five more dice rolls from Jelaris, one roll per round.
Jelaris: 1d20 ⇒ 18
Jelaris: 1d20 ⇒ 15
Jelaris: 1d20 ⇒ 17
Jelaris: 1d20 ⇒ 10
Jelaris: 1d20 ⇒ 9

"All or nothing it is.", says Huong

Twenty Bones: 1d20 ⇒ 13
Twenty Bones: 1d20 ⇒ 17
Twenty Bones: 1d20 ⇒ 4
Twenty Bones: 1d20 ⇒ 7
Twenty Bones: 1d20 ⇒ 15

"TWENTY BOOOOONES!" Ruby cheers, scattering dice and tokens across the table.

Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 1
Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 7
Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 14
Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 5
Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 7
Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 4
Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 17
Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 20
Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 13
Twenty Bones!: 1d20 ⇒ 18

If she gets back up to 20, somehow, she will offer a draw, just to end the madness XD

1) Jelaris wins
2) Huong wins
3) Jelaris wins
4) Jelaris wins
5) Huong wins

Ruby: 9, Huong: 2, Jelaris: 14

Huong rolls twice more
1d20 ⇒ 20
1d20 ⇒ 1

Jelaris rolls five times
1d20 ⇒ 6
1d20 ⇒ 19
1d20 ⇒ 5
1d20 ⇒ 14
1d20 ⇒ 4

Huong rolls from his last token
1d20 ⇒ 14

6) Huong wins
7) Jelaris wins
8) Ruby wins, Huong is out
9) Jelaris wins
10) Ruby wins

Ruby: 6, Jelaris: 11

Jelarise's next six rolls.
1d20 ⇒ 15
1d20 ⇒ 1
1d20 ⇒ 11
1d20 ⇒ 19
1d20 ⇒ 5
1d20 ⇒ 14

1d20 ⇒ 20
1d20 ⇒ 1
1d20 ⇒ 8
1d20 ⇒ 4
1d20 ⇒ 3
1d20 ⇒ 14

Idk how ties are resolved, but I think Ruby only has 4 more tokens left! Jelaris is about to be swimming in years XD

1d20 ⇒ 5
1d20 ⇒ 6
1d20 ⇒ 6
1d20 ⇒ 1
1d20 ⇒ 7
1d20 ⇒ 13

That's gotta be a crippling loss for Ruby now, yeah?

"That was fun! We should do this again some time!" Ruby says as she offers Jelaris a double high-five. "Can I get the mirror now? I suddenly feel like I have less time than I once did to get things done... I don't suppose you'd be willing to share the secrets to year collecting with me so I can try and get more from someone else?"

Wins: Ruby, Tie, Jelaris, Jelaris, Jalaris, Tie`

And I made a mistake with the token count at one point. Rechecking puts the score at Team RWBY: 7, Jenars: 14

Jenaris's next six rolls.
1d20 ⇒ 16
1d20 ⇒ 18
1d20 ⇒ 3
1d20 ⇒ 5
1d20 ⇒ 2
1d20 ⇒ 19

The score is now Ruby: 5 Jenris: 16

Ooooh. Don't look so despondent. Who knows, Desna may be in your favour next time.

Five dice later.
1d20 ⇒ 20
1d20 ⇒ 14
1d20 ⇒ 18
1d20 ⇒ 19
1d20 ⇒ 19

1d20 ⇒ 10
1d20 ⇒ 20
1d20 ⇒ 7
1d20 ⇒ 11
1d20 ⇒ 20

"Desna?! Oh man... I did accidentally kill a butterfly one time..." Ruby confesses, letting the last die roll limply out of her hand.

Ruby: 4 Jeneris: 17

I hope that wasn't deliberate my dear. But those two twentys. Desna may have forgiven you by now.

1d20 ⇒ 18
1d20 ⇒ 19
1d20 ⇒ 14
1d20 ⇒ 6

"Go, Ruby, go!" chants Huong in a slight whisper.

1d20 ⇒ 18
1d20 ⇒ 11
1d20 ⇒ 1
1d20 ⇒ 14
1d20 ⇒ 8
1d20 ⇒ 10
Short on time today, only rolls!

1d20 ⇒ 9
1d20 ⇒ 9

Tie, Jenaris, Jenaris, Ruby, Jenaris, Ruby

Jenaris: 17 Ruby: 2

You played well little halfling but if you quit now, I shall only charge fifteen years for the mirror, being the difference between our pile of tokens.

Sensing the endgame approaching, Findlefarb counts out seven pieces of straw, carefully looking them over for similarity, and cuts one short.

"I figured we'd draw lots between us, figure out who would offer the years in the end."

" I will take 5 of the years will make me 26 years old. Will it hurt?"

It will be extremely uncomfortable, especially if you cannot suppress your gag reflex.

But, drawing lots is acceptable.

Ummm...what about gag reflex> Anyone else have their mind go there or am I the only one?

If you've had a gastroscopy or a tracheoscopy without anesthesia, you'll know what I'm talking about. Been there done that, not recommending it

"I accept your deal!" Ruby cheers, the game now over.

She looks over to Findlefarb to see what he has in mind about lots and drawing. Let's see, we have parking lots, housing lots, a lots, lots in life, empty lots, lots of lots! Now where are my paper and colors to get all this drawn...

Down to clown, do what you gotta to Findlefarb!