It's been fun folks but between some things I'm trying to straighten out in real life and my inability to focus fully on this game, I'm going to be leaving- all the best and I hope you guys have a great campaign, take care.
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Hey all- will be offline for the next 2-3 days, sorry for the lack of posts- I've had some RL stuff to get done- will try to be back on by Saturday, talk to you then.
Cursing himself for not bringing any weapons other than his dagger, Danir rushed towards the source of the burst of energy, hoping things didn't go all to Dolurrh for once...
Just the things that I had already mentioned- what are you wondering about? No- I had been expecting things to run faster through this part, he was going to start work on other items after the gala once we moved on to the next phase of our journey.
Danir strolls through the ballroom, listening to the speeches and watching those around him, thinking about how weird it felt to be back at a house gala, even if not his own house...
Remembering their briefing, Danir also searches for Baron Thalissas d'Lyrandar amongst the crowd and seeks to get near him, to see first if he can overhear anything of value.
Just the things that I had already mentioned- what are you wondering about?
"I was in my quarters when I heard a bloody scream, so I headed out into the hallway, where I saw an elven assailant attacking my companion Xov. I intervened, using a magical weave to electrocute the assailant. Once this immediate threat was dealt with, we headed down to the room from which the scream had come, to find the dead Lyrandar noble. I suggested to my companions to touch as little as possible so as to avoid ruining evidence for you." "Any other specific details you need?"
"Certainly, whatever I may do to assist." Danir ushers the inquisitives into hhis suite and finds a comfortable place to sit down. "Now, how can I help?"
After all the excitement of the day, Danir retires back to his room and prepares himself for the next day and Ebran's formal introduction into the Lyrandar house. He sets aside his worries and qualms of the current day, pours himself a libation, and then goes to sleep. The next morning, upon awakening, Danir proceeds to perform his meditation, calming and centering his mind to allow for the preparation and storage of magical weaves into his body, to later be transformed into full magical infusions.
Danir's only real motivation with getting his task done so that he can get back into his house is because it helps him towards his long term goal- gathering enough personal money, power, and partners/hirelings to make a foray into the Mournland and return to Eston- his home and the former seat of Cannith power. He wants to find his family members bodies and give them a proper burial and might also wish to seek some keepsakes/mementoes from his family home.
I'm thinking that we either need to actually start posting with some frequency or call this one dead- waiting days for a single post, having questions asked towards the gameplay be routinely ignored, etc.- these things make for a poor gaming experience from what could otherwise be a great game. But that's just MHO, what do the rest of you think?
"Did any of you get a good look at the assassin that fled? perhaps we could get an artist to render a likeness of him for the watch to search for. As far as House Thurani goes- we cannot currently prove that the assassin was a member of the house, as leaving behind a note and a Thurani house crested dagger seems like the sort of blunder a real Thurani agent would never make- I would be willing to wager that it is more likely that this is an attempt to make this look like Thurani work than an actual murder performed by the house."
Danir goes around the desk and looks down at the papers, seeing if he can figure out what they are- he is also careful to touch and move nothing so when Inquisitives from the House and Citadel arrive... Take 10 again for perception roll... "Ebran- do go let your house know what has happened, but leave the dagger and paper- they are clues and this is a crime scene, we want to tamper with it as little as necessary"
Looking around the room, Danir searches for anything that seems out of place or... wrong (other than the body, of course). Just before beginning his search, he weaves magic energy into his signet ring again, this time a sensory-enhancement charm to help him in his search.
Taking 10 on Perception check +16 from ranks and circumstance bonus= 26
"Well, now that the immediate 'threat' is dealt with, let us check on that scream, shall we?" And with that, Danir headed in the direction the scream had come from...
Danir, seeing the elf trying to attack Xov, who had retreated to the ceiling, moved over behind the elf and touched him, releasing the arcane energy within his ring through his hand and into his target as electrical energy... Touch attack- +3 to strike if target has metal weapons or armor...
Danir hits the hallway, drawing his Adamantine Dagger and flexing the fingers of his other hand to get ready to use the Shocking Grasp spell stored in his Arcane Signet Ring.
Danir has a nice hot bath, does some writing in his journal, and makes some plans for some items he wants to craft next (handy haversack and efficient quiver), then he will try to join up with the others after preparing for the evening's festivities but before they actually start.
Danir checks over the room for any possible magical listening devices, traps, wards, or secret doors- he doesn't want anyone spying on or sneaking up on him...
Danir followed along, just soaking up the atmosphere, absent-mindedly wondering which direction the first possible attack might come from, while he again tried to get a feel for the social intrigues of the Kraken's house...
"Well its been a while since I've been to something like this," Danir thinks to himself as he prepares to disembark at Skyway. "Hopefully this party will go better than that one..." Danir is momentarily taken back into the past as he remembers the last time he saw his parents- his mother's slap was a fresh wound across his cheek, her response to his declaration that he was refusing a house contract to work on Thrane warforged, that he was instead going to join the Cyran military so that he could defend his homeland. It was the last time he saw his parents, within 6 months he would be taken captive by Brelish forces, and after their deaths on the day of Mourning he would never be able to tell them he was sorry, to tell them how much he loved and missed them. He wished again that his last words with them had not been so angry, so vicious. It was his greatest regret, and the reason he was part of this madness- to rebuild his place in the house (if he could) to honor his parents' wishes, and so that he could acquire the skills and resources necessary to someday go home to Eston, to see if he could find his parents and give them a proper burial.
Danir might not be able to prove that Thrask is not a Wandslinger but he can certainly point out that the man's whole history revolves around a blatant fallacy. But really, if Thrask wants to make such claims, Danir is simply going to make sure he doesn't get caught up into any of the mercenary's lies or be held as accountable for any crimes he may commit.
Sorry, wasn't intending to exclude Othan, just wasn't sure if he'd really be interested in our conspiracy theories... :)
Especially when the person attempting the trickery is also committing fraud by claiming membership in a Dragonmarked House in the process- Danir is not going to prison for someone else's lies.
Ebran/Xov: "Indeed. And he says he's part of House Tharashk? I'm not sure I believe that and I’m not going back to prison if he’s caught committing fraud for claiming membership in a Dragonmarked house if he isn’t really a member. Did he tell you anything about his past before I got here?
Xov/Ebran: "So now instead of 1 unknown factor we have 2? I love how it seems that our 'friend' wants to make it as bothersome as possible to work for him. And he's a mercenary, eh? What is he, some variety of sword for hire?"
As he watches those around him, Danir pulls Xov and Ebran aside to ask them about the presence of the Orc in their midst. Ebran/Xov: "Who is this, and why is he with us?"
Danir takes in the people aboard the sky ship with them, paying particular attention to any visible or hidden weapons, and the general motivations/moods of those aboard.
Danir arrives in a stylish courtier's outfit- a sky blue shirt and dark dress pants, high boots of polished leather so shiny you can almost see your reflection in them, and a midnight blue cloak draped over his shoulders. He also wears his signet ring (charged through Spell Storing Item infusion with Shocking Grasp spell- lasts 4 hours or until spell used).
Noting that Ebran was planning on bringing arms with him, Danir decided that in addition to his infused ring he would also wear his dagger to the party, just in case.
Will get my play post on later- finishing some tasks before I visit my family for a week.
Coming to the conclusion that he should have a small, secondary melee weapon for fighting in areas where his Morningstar was not feasible, Danir went to a House Cannith Weapons Shop and pays for a Masterwork quality Dagger forged from pure adamantine. He picks this up the next day before doing his 8 hours of work on completing Ebran's outfit.
New Question: Does Craft: Alchemy checks require 1 week for a roll in your opinion? And does a normal work week equal 7 days at 8 hours each for a total of 56 hours? I ask because at that rate, for Danir to make a standard Acid Flask on a take 10 check will require him to spend 14 hours, and that seems pretty long- he can make a 2000 GP magic item in 16 hours.
Well yes, I too can cast Identify but Artificers can make a Spellcraft check to identify magic items after a minute or two of personally handling/studying the item.
Ebran: Right! Had forgotten all about that!
Ebran:
1)Where'd you get a Dorje? PS: If I can make psionic items then I should be able to try Identifying this one for you. 2)I realize its not outlawed to wear weapons to parties in Khorvaire but it does show some distrust in the house, plus something like this would likely have plenty of security... Never mind me- I'm not as worried because I figure Ignite Dragonmark will be plenty of protection for Danir :) 3)Already addressed the glove- looks like its a go if you want!
I think you can take 20 but it would take you 20d3x10 minutes to finally complete your design and anyone around for the first few attempts would be unlikely to think you a changeling or Doppelganger...
You can do 8 hours of work in 4 hours for +5 DC, I just had to recheck if that would allow the glove to be done in one day... and it looks like yes, he could, with three days to craft finish both the outfits and the glove (DC 16 vs. take result of 22- still all good) in time.
At 2000 GP value, the glove would take 2 days to make, cost 750 GP (to Danir) in materials, and he'd charge say 1400 Galifars for it. DC would be 11 and taking 10 I'd get a Spellcraft result of 22 so I think it would be ok. -Danir can do it for you after the party but sadly not before- 2 days for the 2 outfits- re-reading craft rules I see he can't make more than one item a day exception potions or scrolls. -Also, I don't know if taking even a hidden weapon to the party would be a good idea, just saying :P
Danir's cost for gear so far- armor, crossbow, Morningstar, materials for 2 outfits, standard and special crossbow bolts comes out to:
Danir will have his and Ebran's outfits ready for the party- the glove might take longer.
With his letter of credit secured, Danir makes preparations for the next leg of their journey and the upcoming celebration for Ebran's ascension into House Lyrandar. Going first to a House Cannith outfitter to get his family discount, Danir haggles with the shop keeper to get a decent trade-in value for the pristine condition gear he currently had and then purchases a masterwork value light crossbow and Morningstar to replace the base ones he had been using, as well as purchasing a brand new suit of Cannith-forged Mithral Chainmail armor in exchange for his leather. Almost as an afterthought, he also purchased 20 standard bolts for his crossbow as well as shelling out for 3 silver tipped and 2 adamantine tipped bolts, just in case the need for them might arise.
Done with basic outfitting, Danir made his way to a merchant district where he would be able to get the necessary component materials to craft shiftweave garments for both himself and Ebran, as a present to the half-elf so that they would be finely attired for the party. He also picked out the materials he knew he would need to make a particular item that Xov had commissioned his services for and a few more items that he wanted to make for himself. So loaded, Danir fetched himself a skycoach for getting himself and his parcels back to the tavern where the group had set base.
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