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The dwarf looks at the piece, and raises an eyebrow. "I mean that could be from any number of things. A tool of some sort?" she shrugs " This kind of rust doesn't happen in a year. I mean the rest of the door was in great shape. Probably not from this room to begin with. I can check with the guys that work on the wall when they come in tomorrow?" “Please do. I doubt the rust is natural, but it would be good to know if it was from something that used to be part of this room.”
Tipper sniffs and looks around the room. He bends over and looks at something, then pulls a cylinder out of the rubble. It looks like a rusted tube. He brings it over to the group and says “Don’t know what this is, but it is peculiar!” He is holding a small cylinder or rusted metal. The cylinder is hollow, resembling a tube of sorts. He shines the torchlight near it and points out that the inner wall is much less rusted, and lined with circular ridges. It looks like the ridges were scratched into the inner wall. On the outside, a single straight line of material is protruding from it from one end of the cylinder to the other. The protrusion looks like it rusted and broke off something else. “Any chance this was part of the door?”
I generally trust the players to play what their characters know. I do not object to the GM rolling the secret rolls, but I tend to decide when I am going to use them. When there are mystery components, keeping the rolls secret can add to the mood. When it is just a monster identification in the middle of combat, I’m less concerned.
“Well, you might have just told us why the door. Sounds like it had clockwork gears in it. Somebody might have wanted the parts!” Gesturing past the wall into the room, he says “Treasury wouldn’t likely have had any of those. Sure, the money could buy them. Takes time.” “Just a guess, but maybe someone wanted clockwork parts!” Tipper will then go look more closely at the wall and the area around it, see if there is anything he sees or smells that is out of place.
“Well, this is a real stumper! Was hoping there might be some sort of explanation why anything would go after that door. Doesn’t sound like it. Still have the locked door mystery of how as well.” Rubbing his chin as he looks around, Tipper asks “Have you any clues?”
Tipper runs his hand along one of the walls. Looking at Talin, he says “Was there anyplace that the walls looked odd? Like it was dug up and then put back together?” “You said the door was solid. Was it made of anything unusual? Something other than pine or oak?”
Colonel Tipper chimes in “Yes, a snack and something to wash it down with would be most appreciated.” With a tilt of his top hat, the colonel says “I’m Colonel Ballastknot Tipper of the Viridean Brigade, at your service madam. You can just call me Tip.” Although the place is a mess and he recently cleaned up at the well, still Tipper takes the time to wipe his feet as he enters the building.
Colonel Tipper moves his shield to his back and goes over to the well in order to draw some water. As he is doing this, he says “Think we have time to wash up before seeing the client? Hate not looking my best when first meeting someone.”
Think I have it done now. I may have missed something, but it should be good enough to start.
Alright, I have most of the character in here. Still to do:
Finish outfitting with equipment.
Comments welcome.
I do a lot of Org Play gaming and I know they were pretty permissive about ability score generation. I couldn’t remember off the top of my head if replacing standard ancestry ability mods with two bumps was the standard rules or a variant. Quickly checking my PDF of 4th printing, I can’t find where they hid the rule. In any case, since I knew it wasn’t the default method I asked before proceeding. @NotEspi Thanks for the reply. Sorry if it increased your stress level, I wasn’t trying to be a problem.
Having looked at it, I’m not sure that dagger will work that well either. Afraid that I’m going to need a little more time with this build. It isn’t coming together quite like I want it to. Are we allowed to use the alternate racial of two bumps instead of the standard adjustments for the ancestry?
Dagger d4 simple turns into d6. It is also agile. Rope dart d4 martial stays d4. Sweep with multiple opponents only partially makes up for not being agile. Disarm is not very useful. Trip is nice, but probably not worth it. Having looked at it, dagger is probably better than the rope dart. Still working on the character.
Still working out the details of the character, but I will be bringing a dagger wielding gnome.
Glad to hear you got a new job! Good luck and take care.
Frowning, the colonel quickly finishes his brew. Well, that situation went sour fast! "Thank you for the brew!" the colonel calls out just before leaving. He leaves a reasonable tip for the man next to the mug. --- Outside the tavern, he looks to the others and says "Any ideas what to do next?" Please suggest something other than asking directly about the Harrowstone again! It is obviously a touchy subject with the folk around here.
The Colonel nods agreement with Vara. "Any of those would do. That or the local priest, seems priests everywhere tend to have stories told about them!" He gladly accepts the brew.
I am still here. Was about to ask if this was dead.
Thanks for the notification. I wish you the best in your job search. That certainly takes priority over this. Take care!
The colonel is just getting his bowl of chowder as Gosk makes his way to the sheriff's table. Probably best to allow him to take the lead on this. Not sure I would be any help. Shortly after that, he waves to the barkeep and asks "Could I bother you for another mug of ale, and perhaps a story or two about folk around here?"
The colonel frowns for a moment. Did I do something to insult him? So hard to know sometimes. If he ignores me again, guess I'll know for sure. "I could do with a bowl of the chowder, and an Ale to go with it if you please."
The colonel's eyes are watering from all the smoke. He is having some trouble adjusting. "Ale! What precisely is in the chowder?" he asks as he takes a seat at the bar. "Just recently arrived, still learning my way around." Setting his cane to the side and wiping his palm off on his vest, he offers his hand for the barkeep to shake. "Colonel Tipper! Taldan Exploritory Services, detached at the moment! You are?"
A scowl on his face, the colonel asks Vara "How about causing other people's deaths?" Gesturing with his cane towards Davi, he explains "She's right. Their cult already murdered Professor Lorrimor. If we make noise, Kendra and all of us would be next on their list." The colonel turns to glare directly at Vara. "You claimed to deal with monsters, not people. Unfortunately, looks like our opponents are monsters pretending to be people. It will require care in finding them before they find us." "Can we trust you to be discreet?"
I'll be busy preparing for a convention and then attending said event until Sunday night. I will likely be able to get a post or two in during that period, but can't predict when. Bot me as necessary.
The colonel lets out a breath of relief. He hadn't even realized he was so tense until he heard Gharen's response. Either he is a brilliant actor, or he has nothing to do with The Whispering Way. Looking around, he says "Right, best get at it!" He then starts carefully sorting through the material in the areas indicated.
The colonel admires the architecture of the building as they approach. I wonder if this building was built during the Shining Crusade? Certainly looks old enough. I will have to thank Brother Finyard for his advice. It certainly appears that Davi is this gent's type. The colonel returns Gharen's nod and quietly follows Davi into the house. Just before he enters the house, he removes his hat and holds it at his side. He is careful to always be at least a step behind Davi and carefully avoids getting between her and Gharen. If I am to play the scholar, best to try and keep my mouth shut until spoken to. Davi is a competent warrior and can certainly handle this.
Tough to tell, but that seemed like a brush-off. Was it something I said or did? Colonel Tipper tips his own hat in response, then moves to the side -- well out of the sheriff's way. Looking to the others, he says "Right, then." Looking to the others, he gestures up the road and says "Shall we?"
The colonel gives a brief nod when Benjen asks about Grimburrow. He looks sort of surprised at the sheriff's reaction to news of the cat. Seems Kendra misjudged the man. He certainly seems to be taking this seriously. "Anything we can do to help, sir?" As he says this, he steps aside so that the woman can get past him.
It is getting to be summer, which means lots of people taking vacation. Go ahead, take a break. Thank you for letting us know when you will be out.
That could have gone better. The colonel hesitates, then decides to leave it be for the moment. He does raise an eyebrow when Kendra slams the door on them. --- When asked about how he liked the town, the colonel rubbed his chin for a moment in thought before replying "Our first meeting with a few of the townsfolk could have gone better." On the good side, neither side got seriously injured! Not bothering to explain the background on that statement, he then announces "We found what looks like a ritual killing of a cat, out by the Harrowstone Memorial. Found it while touring the town."
"Indecision kills more often than decisive action." Colonel Tipper replies with a nod.
The colonel looks out towards the dilapidated build as he speaks. "Yes, the professor was investigating something very dangerous. Tried to do it on his own. He thought that keeping you unaware would protect you." He shakes his head slowly as he says "I knew none of this until I came here. Had I known, I would have advised a different path. Forewarned and all that." Looking towards Kendra, he smiles and says "Suspect bundling you off elsewhere would be time consuming and ineffective, as you would resist."
Sorry for the delay in posting. Yesterday was rather busy.
"Gibs seems a coward based on yesterday. We can hang back a bit. A crowd at his door could be considered unfriendly." Looking towards Kendra "Is the Sheriff likely to do anything past complaining about us creating a disturbance? I haven't met the fellow." Yet.
The colonel glances in the direction of Vara and Kendra. I hope Vara can calm miss Kendra. Afraid I don't quite know how to myself. I'm more concerned with the sacrifice aspect than the death of an animal -- doubt that would calm her down. As Davi paces around the monument, the colonel calls out to her "Spot anything yet? Try not to trample the area if you do."
The colonel charges forward at Kendra's reaction, then skids to a halt at seeing the cat's bloody corpse. "What the...", and he stops there. Regaining his composure, the colonel kneels down to look at the sacrificed cat and the mark closer. "At first glance, it looks like the letter Vee..." he says as he examines it.
Shaking his head, he says "I don't know what to think at the moment."
The slight frown forms on the colonel's face, but he says nothing as he continues towards the Harrowstone Memorial. Guess I don't have to worry that my military training wasn't in stealth. No one will notice me over the distraction the others are creating.
The colonel arches one eyebrow in mild surprise at Kendra stating they have to keep their approach to the memorial quiet. Still, he doesn't comment on it. What sort of memorial is it if people can't visit?
Nodding his head, the colonel says "Oh, I quite agree. Be discreet. Just like listing off objectives so if someone sees an opportunity they will know to grab it!"
Looking towards Davi, the colonel suggests "Having someone along that seems like they want to search dusty old records may help." Rubbing his jaw, he glances around to make sure he doesn't have any townsfolk listening in. "The Muricar's bought out Gib's. Would like to know why."
Nodding, Colonel Tipper says "Yes, thank you Brother Finyard for your time and the information." He leaves with the others, once they are ready.
Going off to a local convention. I'll probably have limited net connectivity while there. The game isn't moving fast enough that I anticipate this being a problem, but felt it was still worth letting everyone know.
Too much work? I thought that birth and death were important to Pharasma. The colonel's eyes dart towards the indicated passage, then return to the man before him.
The colonel nods and says, "Quite alright, I will try there then. Whom should I ask for at the Muricars about the records? Oh, and what was your name, good sir?" Probably enough prodding for now. He said most of the records, I'll wait to find out where the other records are kept.
Colonel Tipper gives Kendra a worried look, but after a moments hesitation proceeds into the temple. Seeing the priest is busy, he waits patiently -- standing far enough back so as to not intrude on their conversation. While waiting, he looks over the temple. Once the woman has left, he approaches the priest. "Good day, sir. I am Colonel Tipper. Could you tell me, is Father Grimburrrow available? Or anyone else that may be able to tell me about records the church keeps?"
I have the opposite reaction to incense and many scent stores. I need to get away from them before my nasal passages become too iritated. I'll have a post up for Tipper this afternoon. Right now it is time to prep for work.
Thanks for the map of Ravegro. I'm not sure when it got added. I only noticed it this morning.
The colonel asks "Who are the Muricars?"
"Early? What does the gent consider a reasonable time to visit?" I wonder if the children are assigned to gardening as punishment, to build character, or just because the fellow doesn't want to do it himself.
The colonel wanders in, interested in who he will meet. They should have records of local births and deaths. If so, I may be able to get access to them claiming to be looking for descendants from the time of the Shining Crusade.
"So, who's this Gibs? Other than a barfly at your bar." ...and most likely someone's pawn. He can get a mob together, but judging from the professor's diary I doubt The Whispering Way is that direct. |