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"Erix d'Orein, Scion and Dragonmarked member of House Orien. I'm here with my partner on official Watch business investigating the murder of Svans, a former member of the performance troupe you all used to be a part of." The young man replies, adding a bit more authority to his voice. "Now, would you kindly open the door and let us in, so we can discuss things civilly?"
Upon arriving at the designated apartment, Erix pauses as he hears the married couple's spat. He waits a few moments till it dies down, then knocks loudly on the door. "Excuse us, but we're looking to speak with Corlina and Roctar. We were told they lived here." He says in his 'official' sounding voice.
Without even breaking stride, Erix blinks midstep as he hears the shouting, and appears inside the apartment. He then uses the dark energies swirling in his soul to mark any hostiles within.
"If the dino incident happened prior to the end of the Last War, then his murder is likely not related. That's an awful long time to hold a grudge, and I'm sure there's been plenty of other opportunities for revenge." Erix muses after Borgo explains what lead to the demise of the Peace Circus.
"Well, that's because we're not official members of the watch. We're assisting them with the investigation of the murder of Svans, who we're told used to be a member of the Peace Circus. We're hoping you might be able to provide us some insight into who might have killed him or why." The house Orien scion explains to the chef.
"Would that be okay? I don't want to interrupt his work. We could maybe come back later?" The young man offers.
"I'll absolutely take some bluebird pie, thank you." Erix replies, flashing the waitress a pleasant smile. "We were told Svans used to be a part of some sort of performance troupe. Do you by chance know any of them? Maybe they can help shed some light on his murder."
Erix sighs in exasperation at Frank. "I apologize for my friend's bluntness. We're helping with an investigation, and I guess he's a bit overly excited. We would love a table. Thanks."
"I think we need to hit the bar. I feel like we're done here." Erix suggests. "We might wanna try and find some of these other troupe members."
"That's a good idea, but how to we narrow it down to our case? I'm sure lots of people buy flour, so we gotta come up with a specific question." Erix asks as he and Frank wander the streets.
Mr Marked, Erix has the Favored in House feat, which states: Benefit: When you choose this feat, choose one organization that you qualify to belong to, as per the Prestige Awards rules. For churches, cults and other religious factions, this means that you must be a follower that particular faith. For dragonmarked houses, this means you must be of the appropriate race for that dragonmarked house and not part of another dragonmarked house. For all other organizations, this means you must be a promising applicant for that organization (as per GM's discretion). You gain a one-time bonus of 5 TPA and 5 CPA within that organization, as per the faction rules. Also, any expenditure of 2 or more CPA within that organization is reduced by 1, to a minimum of 1 CPA. Are we using the Prestige Awards? as I believe I'm the only member of a Dragonmarked House in the group? If we aren't what benefit does my feat grant instead?
"Those terms are indeed most agreeable. And I echo Gauntlet's questions about our victim. Any information could potentially be useful."
"I can't speak for the rest, but I'll gladly come down to the Watch Station with you." Erix says, replying to the Warforged.
"We did not. We were on our way to get some dinner, and were lost in conversation amongst ourselves." The young man replies.
"I'll stay with the body. As a Dragonmarked, I kind of have responsibility/jurisdiction for that sorta thing." Erix offers, as Ratchet runs off to get a law enforcement officer.
Are we allowed to combine similar magic items(say two cloaks or two pairs of boots), as long as we pay the x1.5 cost modifier?
"Ooh, yes, dinner would be lovely. I haven't eaten since lunch around midday, and I'm starved." Erix replies to the offer of getting something to eat.
Mr Marked, Would it be okay if the Lore I take is Dragonmarked Houses or is that too broad? If so, I'll take House Orien instead.
"Of course I'll be joinin back up Mick. As you just said, we're family, and that's what family does, we stick together." The young man says sincerely.
"I'm not entirely sure what you just said, but it sounds exiting." The harbinger says in response to the flood of words from Ratchet.
"Sorry if this might cause ya some discomfort, but 'Frank's Fixers' is a bit too stiff and formal. 'Franky's Fixers' has a nicer ring to it." Erix says, addressing both Frank and Broulnidre. He turns to the newest newcomer. "Well met Ratchet. Something tells me you and Brennus here will fit right into this eclectic assortment of oddballs." "Uh, I'm not sure where my cousin is, to be honest. I just got back from an escort mission into Thrane a few days ago, and haven't had a chance to meet up with him yet." The Orien scion says in reply to Pierce's question. "As for the Emerald Claw, I'm not entirely sure. Though, let's be fair, with them, anything is possible." Erix quips with a chuckle.
I don't think we are. The GM gave us a bonus 1st level feat when we made these characters...Correct. Such a bummer we aren't. It makes building a trip/disarmer a lot easier. Which was going to be a focus of Erix, but I guess without EitR, I'll guess just shif to being okay at those maneuvers.
"If we're worried about Broulnindre's identity being known, a simple, well made mask that she always wears in public should be sufficient. Such a covering wouldn't even be all that odd." The dragonmarked young man offers. When the pair of Warforged arrive, he lets out a low whistle at Pierce's introduction of Brennus. "A sentient, magickal raven? Fascinating." Is about all he could muster in response.
Before I get too greedy, how many of your gizmos are you reserving for yourself? The Hookshot seems pretty great, especially since I was gonna ask if you had a way to increase the length/range of my chain...
Need a bit more info, but is this one of those things that we're limited in the number we can have/you can make at once? I feel like anything that can be added to Erix' spiked chain would be a good initial gizmo. Then maybe later on a motorcycle, especially if that requires ranks in a skill or some other stat I could build towards.
Are we using Elephant in the Room? It doesn't say on the character creation, but I didn't go through the discussion to find out if it was approved or not.
"I agree with Gauntlet. We're each ill-equipped to carry on the business, at least compared to you." Erix says, finishing off his drink before continuing. "However, I for one, would be willing to bust ass in order to help rebuild not only yours(and our) rep, but also this entire company back up."
Harbinger is one of my two favorite core Path of War classes, with the other being Stalker. I'm actually torn on if I should continue down Harbinger for leveling, for more maneuvers and it's solid class features. Or pick up Blade of Orien for free Dimensional line of feats, and the other neat bonuses it gets. Ngl, I would **love** to be in an epic level game that allowed PoW, lol. Probably go Harbinger 20, Stalker 15(assuming 35 levels). Also, had a really long(but freakin awesome) day today, and can't brain enough to catch up on IG posts, let alone make one.
You keep simple weapon proficiency, and then can pick one discipline talent from the Equipment sphere. I'll be choosing Enforcer since it gives me proficiency with the spiked chain, the main weapon I'll be using. Also, the swapping is a standard part of Spheres of Might: "Some classes grant a martial tradition as part of their proficiencies, but characters who do not may choose to trade their starting proficiencies (other than simple weapons, light armor, and bucklers, if applicable) for a martial tradition at 1st level, as long as their normal starting proficiencies include proficiency with all martial weapons or at least one exotic weapon (this does not include clerics whose deity’s favored weapon is an exotic weapon or similar features that modify starting proficiencies based on other character choices)." I'll be going straight Harbinger, I just haven't transferred over the google doc sheet this this alias yet.
GM, couple of questions: Are the characters whose names are highlighted in that last paragraph the former PCs, NPCs, a mix of both? Would I be able to take Lesser Dragonmark as my 5th level feat? I ask cuz it requires 5 ranks in any two skills, so unsure if I gotta wait till 7th or not. Could I trade out the Harbinger's proficiencies to take the Purser Martial Tradition?
As much as I love shifters, I think I'm gonna reprise Erix, since there's already a lot of work done for his background, and I really love the idea of a combat teleporter. Plus, he's a dragonmarked character, so that brings lots of possibilities for RP hooks.
Still here!! Been sick for the last few weeks, and this week, I've been spending a lot of my free time streaming the new Kingmaker game on Twitch, as I am hoping to make affiliate and start earning some money. Also, this scene is kinda frustrating for me. I was hoping to at least avoid some combat, but it seems that was never an option, despite some decent rolls. Just kinda seems a bit like we were railroaded into this fight, that seems like we may not be able to win...
Last week+ has been pretty hectic, with holidays, being sick(getting much better), my 95 yr old grandmother needing to go to the hospital Christmas night(she too is doing better, thankfully), etc. Question Shadow, how many temporary and permanent hero points are we supposed to have? I apparently forgot to add them to my CS...
"Yeah, I'm sorry, that's just not gonna work. Big man, take em down!" Erix says to Pink-Eye, lashing out with his whip, attempting to trip the cleric.
"If we surrender, will you take us captive, or let us leave?"
"We aren't interested in what you're looking for, of that I can promise. Can you call off your servants, and we can all just go our separate ways?"
Erix looks at the guard a bit baffled. "These undead are your men?"
Upon hearing the guards conversation, Erix decides that perhaps they could help each other out, and goes to offer them as much. "Greetings, I am Erix d'Orien, and it would appear we might have mutual goals, or at least mutual enemies."
Erix advances further down the road, but hangs back, as to keep with the plan of Gauntlet and Pink-Eye drawing attention.
Erix moves fifteen feet closer, and takes aim beyond the skeleton, in case any of the other guards decide to aid the undead.
Erix practically vanishes from sight, slowly but steadily making his way towards the horses.
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