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Tapestry I do think your being a bit disruptive and all too often very antagonistic, but in fairness yes I was guilty of making an assumption- and while I sometimes find the way you express yourself offensive, things like that shouldn't be read too deeply into- this is the internet after all, with no tone of voice. In the same vein, you thought my 'asshat' comment was directed at you, which it was not.

Fair enough. I'm not in this to be disruptive, antagonistic or offensive, and it bothers me greatly that I've come across that way. The last thing I want to do is to make anyone else's experience less fun, so I think it best that I just bow out gracefully now.

Thanks for the game guys - it was fun while it lasted.

DM Aron - you've the makings of an excellent DM: your heart seems to be in the right place, and that's the most important thing of all. Good game - hope it continues to be for the rest of you.

Cheers all.

'Maybe we're all being fools,' Tapestry counters, 'all being played... We've seen a few things - you being in here, an old man being dragged away by the guard when he could have been a great help to the city - which are making me wonder if we're on the right side... if there are, indeed, sides to the madness going on these days. I thought... well, I hoped... that you'd possible know of someone we could talk to about such... doubts... someone on a different side, with a different point of view than the supporters of the Queen?'

Tapestry casts Guidance on herself, Krenn (and anyone else who's in need) before entering the cell...

'Verik,' she says gently, sitting next to the man, 'I came to see how you were being treated. The Marshal makes her promises, but I'm starting to have my... doubts... about the current administration...'

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

You calling me vinegar, you little honey-pot you?! :p

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

That sounds fine, though the interior would've changed just for sanity's sake.

Sounds good to me!

"Please take him with you. I would rarther not fear something happening to him on the way to his acadamy and I can't spare the men to escort him. He is truly a dear friend."

'Don't be so hasty, Master Orisini,' Tapestry calls out after hearing the Marshal's request, and hurrying after the man, 'Uncle Krenn may be quite capable of taking on anything Old Korvosa can throw at him, but I for one would love the pleasure of your company... if you can but wait until we've rested and recooped from our recent outings?' She offers a winning smile...

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

"Yes, but I do not believe he will tell you anything. He believed he was doing a great justice for the city however you all revealed that he was fooled into it and the men he hired were simply thugs. You may talk with him, he's in cell 309."

'Thankyou, Marshal,' Tapestry replies.

Tapestry will head to cell 309 to have a chat with Verik, if anyone wants to come along. Otherwise I think it's just a good night's sleep... Unless anyone has a better offer... ;)

'I've worked Eel's End before,' Tapestry comments casually, 'getting in shouldn't be difficult. I too would like a chance to... recover... a little from a recent poor night's sleep. I'd also still like to talk to Verik, Marshal, if that's possible?'

The fact she's worked Eel's End is in her background, and has been from the start, so I'm guessing it's okay?

Ah... so the 'best solution' is to do exactly what you wanted to do in the first place..? Right...

How about the best solution being to do what was discussed in-character and not to make OOC assumptions in the first place? Too much to ask?

To be honest this has only been 'gruelling' because I asked for a simple in-character description on what was going on, so I could respond in-character, and instead got an OOC argument. I still don't know why...

Seriously, I'm not trying to be difficult here, and I don't understand why this is such an issue. The basic train of events went:

Jerin finds gold
Jerin asks what to do with gold
Krenn suggests putting it in a bank
Tapestry agrees
Curnach OOC splits up and spends the gold
Tapestry OOC goes 'WTF happened?' and asks for that last bit to be done in-character
OOC argument occurs...

Think about how this would look if you replaced the gold with an unconscious orc (for example):

Jerin find unconscious orc
Jerin asks what to do with orc
Krenn suggests tying orc up
Tapestry agrees
Curnach OOC hands out pieces of the orc we just killed
Tapestry OOC goes 'WTF happened?'
Etc...

Just 'cos 'claiming, splitting, and spending all loot' is often seen as the game norm (just as 'killing orcs' is often seen as the game norm) doesn't mean it has to happen, should happen, or that there's something wrong if it doesn't happen. Your milage may vary, of course, but if we're reduced to playing-by-rote then I don't see the point.

But honestly, if people think I'm somehow being disruptive on this point, I'll make the offer now to quit the game if that's easier - I see no point in playing a game if I can't enjoy it, and no point in playing if I'm somehow stopping other people enjoying it. Still, I'd rather not quit, and would have prefered to just have seen a simple in-character description of loot-splitting, instead of all the OOC madness.

As per the OOC discussion, I'm going to go ahead and assume that Pestico's gold hasn't been dealt with yet, and is sitting in the bag of holding await an in-character discussion...

Especially with a woman as beautiful as you assisting them, Mad'am. Please, take my seat.

Smiling at the man's antics (and happily taking his seat) Tapestry replies,

'You are a flatterer to be sure, Master Vencarlo... although as a rule I always worry... at least a little... about men who take my devilish appearance in stride... it makes me wonder what company you may have been keeping that I present no surprise to you...'

Turning to the Cressida, Tapestry asks,

'What task have you to set us now, Marshal? I'd hoped to talk with the prisoner we brought you earlier, if possible - will there be time for that?'

How about we just say, as Jerin suggested, we stuffed all the ca$h in the bag of holding (no one was wanting to leave if for either the guards or random looters) for now, and that we still have it with us? If / when Curnach wants to start dividing out party shares, he can propose it in-character, and we can take it from there (instead of just assuming it's split and spent already). That way we can just get on with what the DM's posted about the Marshal and her new friend, and argue about the loot, in-character, later (which was kinda' what I thought had happened until all the OOC stuff cropped up).

I'd actually pretty much begged Aron over MSN not to put such a ridiculously large reward of gold in our laps and put us so out of

whack with wealth by level.

Sorry if I'm not being clear here - the amount of ca$h isn't the issue for me, it'd be the same if it were a gazillion platinum coins or a handful of coppers.

In-character the issue is one of principles for Tapestry.

Out-of-character the issue is one of metagame concerns (party finds ca$h, party steals ca$h, party splits ca$h - 'cos 'that's how it's done') over-riding the in-game reality. I'll mention again that the only thing discussed in-character was (essentially) taking the ca$h to the bank. If there's to be more in-character discussion, so we do anything else then by all means, let's have it - then we can all respond sensibly in-character as well. It's the assumption that we all went along with something we didn't discuss in-character and at least two characters talked against in-character which is why I'm flogging this rapidly dying horse...

... I guess the money can be put to Temple of Abadar... BUT, Tapestry is Cleric of Calistra, Lust, Vengeance and Trickery...

Yeah - I don't think anyone's suggesting we donate the ca$h to the temple of Abadar (gods forbid!), but they're basically banks, yes? So we leave it there / open an account / rent a safety deposit box, however it works, and it's there for Pestico when he's free... or if he happens to die in prison, we can go back and get it then.

Tapestry couldn't give a fig about the legal ramifications - that the 'legal authorities gave it to us' actually, if anything, makes her want to keep it less. She cares about the moral implications. To her mind Pestico isn't / wasn't a generic 'bad guy', and certainly not the sort of tyrant she really dislikes - he's just a lonely old man who tried to ease his lonliness by giving life to some pretty impressive creations. Beating him up and stealing all his stuff - with the aid of the city guard no less - is the last thing she wants to do. She hates that it went down like that, as she only wanted to talk to the guy when they visited him.

Yes, she's a servant of the goddess of Lust, Vengeance and Trickery - but that doesn't make her an 'asshat' (as it was put)... there are plenty of other options for worship if she was just into stealing stuff. She also sees revenge as a big, important, thing - not to be taken lightly. That means she's wary of courting vengeance in others, just as she's serious about doling it out when required.

... With the lack of input, initiative and posts I took some initiative...

Sure, but that initiative was to do the exact opposite of what little had been discussed... then to move on as if that was normal...

Don't get me wrong, I see and understand the whole game-mechanics / player desire for powerful toys angle. From a purely mechanical point of view would having a bunch of ca$h to buy cool new magic items be good for our characters? Why yes, of course it would. But if that means ignoring the actual character development of those characters, and playing as if the game-world owed us and we were the only things that mattered, not part of a holistic in-game society, well... that I'm not interested in.

I'm not arguing your out-of-character thinking, just the in-character chain of events. Reading back there was a good argument made for borrowing and using the guy's various magical items while he was in 'the big house', but it was only after that when Jerin revealed the ca$h to the group, and asked what the plan was. The suggested plans were Grau saying he wanted it for the guards, and Krenn saying we should take it for safe keeping at the temple of Abadar (which Tapestry agreed with, and no-one else commented on at all). The next thing we know, it's all been divided-up out-of-character. While that may seem a natural course of actions to some, I just know I read the 'divide up the loot' OOC post and had to double-take, re-read the last series of posts, and kinda' go 'WTF did I miss?!'...

I'd have thought, based on what was actually discussed, the group were more likely to have dropped the ca$h off at the temple of Abadar on the way to the Marshal, than to have gone on a spending spree... and if someone did go on a spending spree, then what happened in-character? Did we hand a bag of holding full of ca$h over to Curnach to drop off at the temple, and the next thing we know he's got a shiney new sportscar... um... headband? Or did we discuss dropping it off at the temple, then he just started dividing it up into party shares regardless of what anyone had actually said? Enquiring minds (or me, at least) would like to know! :p

Sorry to bang on about this, but just so I can get my character's reactions straight - how in-game is all this dividing up of 'loot' going on? Is Curnach counting out 'party shares' there in the shop? Do they just take the lot, but haven't done anything with it, or even talked (in character) about stealing it for themselves yet? I can see people want to take this for granted as 'wealth by level' and skip this as OOC stuff, but since I've kinda' put Tapestry's cards on the table in-character on this score, I'd like to be able to have her react appropriately in-character as well.

And Grau has levels in ninja, right? Sneaking in the shop under Curnach's watch, and managing to fool Tapestry into thinking he'd left when he was still there, even though I specifically said she was waiting for him to leave before she spoke... ;)

Wait - so after all that we're stealing the guy's gold anyway? :/

"Very well, we will see to it that Mr. Pestico is well looked after, you have my word."

Tapestry nods, supposing it's the best she can hope for in the circumstances.

"Despite how I feel, it's best not speak against the queen at this time. The city needs to pull together and that's more important."

Waiting until Grau has left, Tapestry leans back against the wall and sighs,

'When people warn you off speaking your mind for the sake of your own safety it can only be a sure sign of tyranny. I am liking this "job" less and less...'

Shaking her head she walks over to the chest of treasure... at which point her eyes widen slightly... but even so she says,

'Make sure to account for all of it, of all the people I'd happily rob blind, old Master Pestico isn't one of them.'

As the group are gathered, Tapestry holds her holy symbol of Calistria and bows her head in prayer to the goddess...

Can't recall how much damage people took, but I think there was some, so a healing burst: 1d6 ⇒ 2

'I guess,' the devil-woman adds, getting ready to leave the shop, 'we should go and see what her marshal-ship wants this time...'

Yup - I'm okay with scooting back to see the Marshal... if anyone still needs healing give a shout.

Tapestry smiles,

'Wise are the dwarven folk in the ways of gold...'

Ooh - excellent player and DM responses there! Can't make the Sense Motive with only a +6...

Listening to Aventi, Curnach, and finally Grau, Tapestry sighs and nods... then takes the opportunity to quickly plant a kiss on Curnach's cheek while she has the chance! Smiling at what she sees as a minor victory, she moves over to Master Pestico and gives the old man a hug and kiss on the cheek too,

'I'm sorry for all this... confusion... Master Pestico,' she says quietly, 'hopefully this will all get sorted out and you can reclaim your property from us - we'll do our best to keep it safe. I...' she glances at Grau, then adds, '... I think you can trust Captain Soldado to make sure you're well treated.'

Leaning a little closer to whisper in Pestico's ear, the tiefling woman finishes with,

'Once you're free again, if you're interested, I could take on the image of your wife if you feel the urge to pretend a little... I wouldn't be her, of course, but I may be able to help ease your loneliness... if only for a while.'

... Since we can't use the wand we might want to think about selling it...

Why can't Jerin use the wand? Lightning Bolt is on the Wizard spell list, and wands are spell-trigger items - you don't need to actually know the spell, be a high enough level to cast it, have Ability Score minimums, or even make a roll to use the thing, you just need to be of a class which has access to the spell... which Jerin is...

Obviously more than a little disturbed by people scrabbling for Master Pestico's possessions as if he were a dead relative, Tapestry's frown deepens,

'Is this justice then? A lonely old man is accused of a crime (which looks to hardly be his fault at all) and not only is he hauled away without evidence, trial or debate, but all his possessions are up for grabs to any sticky-fingered little wizards who happen along?' Folding her arms across her chest, Tapestry scowls, 'If I'd wanted to be a common footpad, I could have easily stayed in the gutter. If this truly is the Queen's justice (and not just the rank-and-file taking advantage by tossing an elderly craftsman's rights out the window and stealing all his stuff) then mayhap those who oppose her have the right idea!'

"We have our own manicles. Mr. Pestico has shown that he's willing to co-operate so you can remove yours and keep them for...personal use and we can use our own."

'Well, I guess if Master Pestico wants to be arrested...' Tapestry shrugs, removing her manacles from the old doll-maker, then turns back to Grau and adds, 'Just promise me you'll personally make sure he's treated well, Grau. Also...' she glances at her doll replica, and frowns a little, '... I'm not comfortable with "a piece of my soul" being in the hands of Academy wizards... I think Aventi and I should keep hold of the dolls animated with our souls, don't you?'

Anyone else starting to think we're batting for the wrong team here?

Choice items from a wizards workshop. We will have to have a good look around and see what we can find! Mr. Pestico can you please let us know what items of magic you have on your person and within your house?

Those paying attention see a sudden scowl on Tapestry's face at Jerin's renewing of his heartless mercenary status (in her mind at least), as she, almost literally, bites her lip to refrain from starting in on the wizard again. Instead she takes a deep breath, prays for divine Guidance(casts Guidance), and turns to Grau,

'Grau, honey,' she says in her sweetest terms, 'what's going to happen to dear Master Pestico here? While I don't doubt what you say about one of his dolls killing, it seems like they are independent creatures once created - is he to be condemned for their crimes? You say you're short-handed, and that our Master doll-maker here is a powerful magic-user... wouldn't it be better for all if this old man, whose only crime seems to be loneliness, be allowed to work with us against the real threats to the city?'

Diplomacy (with Guidance): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

If it was going to heal naturally you'd think it would have healed last night.

I'm pretty sure we took the damage last night, so we still need a good night's sleep to see if we're healing naturally... or I need to level to get that Lesser Restoration spell! :)

"Rebuilding her will take a while. I just wanted to give them a family neither you or the monk had."

'See,' Tapestry says to the group, her hand resting gently on the old man's shoulder, 'no harm meant... it just slipped Master Pestico's mind to ask our permission first!' Turning back to Pestico she asks, 'Do you think we could meet them properly now, without all the violence? I'd so love to talk to my "little sister"!'

'See,' Tapestry smiles sweetly at the old man, 'that wasn't so hard now, was it? If you'd just turn and put your hands behind your back...' she pulls out her manacles, and binds Pestico's wrists behind his back, adding, 'I usually charge for this sort of thing, you know... but in your case, Master Pestico, I think I'll wave my usual fees...'

Glancing towards the dollshouse, the devil-woman frowns a little,

'So, does that... um... "doll me" being alive... or animated, or whatever it is, effect me in any way? It's a lovely piece, and I'd hate to have to damage it if it's not doing any harm now.' She seems to be asking both Pestico and Jerin.

Just in case it's needed (i.e. Pestico provokes):

Weapon Finesse AoO with spiked gauntlet: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

If it's a hit, (token) damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

'You could just give up...' Tapestry suggests helpfully to the old dollmaker,'... it's got to beat what Krenn will do to both you and your dollies if you don't...'

Core book page 195 if it helps - Tiny or smaller have a reach of 0 feet (hence all the AoO against 'em). Although they're hardly doing any damage... I say we pummel Pestico first, since he's an actual threat... just my 2 copper pieces worth... ;)

What you need is a wand of lightning bolt... I wonder where we could get one of those..? :)

Edit: Hah! I just realised that tomorrow is the two-week aniversary of the start of this fight... :/

Ah okay... so it's just down to hoping the tough little blighters have less than 2 Hit Dice each then (since that's what the PCs each have, and the Tiny dolls are in the same spaces as the PCs to attack them)? Or maybe hoping that the big Mrs Pestico doll has less than 4 Hit Dice? LOL - go for it... ;)

Jerin will step 5' back to E3 and begin to cast sleep.

Completely OOC here, but I'm wondering what the plan is? Assuming the dolls are 'constructs', they're immune to sleep. That leaves Pestico, who's already cast Dimension Door, so we can be pretty certain he's over 4 Hit Dice... and even that assumes no other living targets of lower Hit Dice (like PCs) within a 10ft burst of him (and Jerin's made no attempt to mention to anyone what he's casting)... Plus it's a Will-save based spell, and the old coot's already resisted a couple of them, so we can assume he's got a pretty high save bonus.

Like I say, all OOC... but not wanting to have a character die by the hand of a fellow PC here... ;)

Tapestry snaps her whip at Pestico's wand again...

Weapon Finesse whip attack to Disarm 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

... then moves next to the old man. Move action to E7, which should give both Krenn and Curnach plenty of room to get over and pick up the wand if the disarm worked and they want to...

Wow - well, all things considered, I think that went about as well for us as it could! Nice dodging Aventi! I guess next we'll see just how much Jerin wants that wand, now that he's seen what it does... ;)

Ah well... at least I can say I tried... prepare for 'wand to the face' time... ;)

Stepping a little way towards the old dollmaker, Tapestry snaps her whip at the wand in his hand...

Move action to F/8, standard action to disarm

Weapon Finesse whip attack to Disarm 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

If the disarm is successful she'll yell...

'Someone grab that before he can use it!'

Meaning either Krenn or Curnach, of course, since only they go between Tapestry and Pestico in the Initiative order...

Tapestry should be at I/8, as per my last post (she needed to be able to touch Aventi for that last spell).

Round 2

Laughing out loud at both the old dollmaker dangling from the ceiling (well within range of even Krenn's punches, let alone his axe) and her doll-doppleganger pulling out a whip (which is hardly going to be effective at damaging armoured targets, and the doll's size will make Tapestry's own tactics seem... amusing... at best), Tapestry rolls her eyes as Jerin fails to complete his 'promised' spell-casting (instead opting to try saving his own hide),

'Typical wizard,' she mutters, as she moves around the doll's house to Aventi's side, pulling a small piece of paper from a pouch on her belt and reading sacred scriptures of Calistria from it as she goes. The piece if parchment appears to combust as Tapestry reaches out and touches Aventi - causing a shimmering field of mystic power to surround the man...

Tapestry moves to 30ft to I/8 (since I doubt the dolls get AoO at their size) as a move action, and casts Shield of Faith on Aventi as a standard action.

'There you go, my friend,' she says to Aventi with a smile, adding (with a quick 'daggers' glance towards Jerin), 'no charge...'

The devil-woman can be petty... who knew?;)

Aventi gets a +2 Deflection bonus to AC for 2 minutes.

(BTW DM - I wasn't laughing at you with the whole levitation thing, I just pictured the scene whilst reading it and either way (tardis-like shop interior or the old dollmaker smashing through the roof) it struck me as really funny! I was thinking the guy would be hovering above a hole in the roof, glowing with arcane power, calling upon his 'minions' to finish us in classic supervillain style... but that's just me, my mind goes to weird places... :) )

"Leave my family alone!" the old man panics, seeing you all too close to his dolls to do anything so he casts a spell and then slowly rising up 20ft into the air.

ROFL! So... does the dollmaker's shop have a three-story high interior ceiling, or did old Mr Pestico just blast his way out of the roof superhero style? (I'm crossing my fingers for the latter...). ;)

I'd just like to point out that Aventi and Tapestry are obviously more popular than the other PCs - we already have our own action figures!

Now, the Aventi doll surely comes with a kung-fu grip, but what about the Tapestry doll, or devil-spawn dominatrix Barbie(tm) as I like to call her? Super-realistic whipping action? Maybe a selection of genuine Tapestry words and phrases? 'Give me a coin and I'll whip your junk!', 'My daddy never loved me!', and the ever popular 'Wizards are poopy-heads!'

:)

Round 1:

Raising her holy symbol of Calistria with her free hand, Tapestry calls on the goddess to Bless her allies (standard action, casts Bless, +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and saves VS fear for her allies for the next 2 minutes),

'Goddess, aid us in our revenge against those who would steal our souls!'

(No idea if that's what they actually do, but Jerin did call them 'soulbound' so it sounded right).

She'll not unsling her shield yet - wanting to keep a hand free for spellcasting for the moment. But just in case, she'll create a Copycat of herself as a Move action (mostly 'cos I've not used it yet and I hate to see things go to waste!) - a single Mirror Image which lasts for two rounds, or until dispelled or destroyed if that comes sooner (Trickery Domain power).

As the feeling of confidence from Calistria's blessing washes over the group (hopefully), Tapestry seems to divide in two - pulling apart until she's standing next to her twin!

Hmmm... okay, I know it's unlike me, but I think I'll be waiting to see what everyone in the Initiative count before Tapestry does before deciding on an action this time... assuming she's still up and capable by that point...

BTW: would I be correct in thinking we were all prepared enough for combat that we're not counted as flat-footed or anything? After all, there was the readying of axes and whips and who knows what a while back. (I want to AoO any tiny critters that leap at me! Well, one of 'em anyway...).

Any chance Curnach and Tapestry could get the results of the Detect Magic orisons they cast before the combat started?

While Curnach lacks the knowledge to identify the strength of the auras, he can certainly see how many there are and where they are coming from.

No roll is needed to determine the strength of magical auras with Detect Magic, the Knowledge (Arcana) roll is only required to determine the school of magic for each aura. Spellcraft is needed to ID specific items, etc.. Unless, of course, the DM has house-ruled otherwise.

"I...I don't know what you mean."

'Sure you do,' Tapestry replies with a sigh... why do they always take the hard way? Moving to block the old man's path to the counter he seems so intent to reach, drawing her whip as she does so, Tapestry casts an orison to grant her the ability to Detect Magic. 'Now stop mucking about and co-operate... or I'll set Uncle Krenn on you...' the tiefling woman adds with a wicked smile... :)

Why is always the team 'good guy' who wants to blast people? Jerin wanted to grow up to be a paladin when he was younger, right... it's okay, you can tell me... ;)

::Detect Evil:: + ::Blast Evil:: = 'Hazah!'

Although, with the APG, you've got the Inquisitor... which makes the average Paladin look positively sane!

::Blast everything and let [insert deity of choice] sort 'em out::

I realise that casting Charm Person when Krenn's just given the poor guy a heart attack isn't an optimal use of the spell, but I'll see where the bones fall... Tapestry really likes the old guy! I'm sure he doesn't know what his evil dolls are doing... Hmmm... Remember those 'Puppet Master' films? ;)

I'll assume that Tapestry's seen the dolls of her and Aventi now that they've been handled and everything?

'Wow, Master Pestico!' Tapestry exclaims upon seeing the dolls, 'They are amazing! I'm stunned, truly! You really are an artist!' She seems genuinely impressed by the workmanship (and more than a little flattered about the choice of subjects). Smiling at the old man she adds, 'How much for more dolls which look like... well... like me? I'd love to give some of them to the children!'

Pausing to muse for a moment she appears to have an afterthought,

'Oh yes - just so we know: that draining effect Aventi and I feel... is that a one-off, or is it going to continue? I mean I don't mind a little suffering for art - especially with results this good - but there are limits!'

Ah, sod it, I'll go ahead and cast Charm Person on the old geezer...

I just can't find where a bonded object is classes as "magical" as you say, but I could be missing it. It just says you form a strong bond with a object and you can make it magical. But I am fine with whatever DM Aron decides, it really does't matter that much.

It's all under 'Arcane Bond' p.78 of the core book. Including, but not limited to...

'... a bonded object is an item a wizard can use to cast additional spells or to serve as a magical item...'

'... A bonded object can be used once per day to cast any one spell...'

'... A wizard can add additional magical abilities to his bonded object...'

'... The magic properties of a bonded object, including any magic abilities added to the object...'

'... If a bonded object's owner dies, or the item is replaced, the object reverts to being an ordinary masterwork item...'

... emphasis mine, of course. It's the same Arcane Bond that turns a kitten into a magical animal - I'm having a hard time understanding why anyone would think this thing isn't magical?

If you feel like you have been the subject of some type of magical affect, then maybe we should investigate...

'So...' Tapestry says, fists on hips, 'you're just going to ignore that I told you a freakin' goddess already revealed it wasn't a magical effect? Boy, you really are a genius...'

Walking away from Jerin, Tapestry says,

'Come on Aventi... guys... let's go see this doll maker.' And heads out to do just that (before she does something she may regret...).

Since a 'bonded object' is classed as magical, even if you don't add additional magical effects to it, I can't see why it'd be immune to Detect Magic? That would be... strange... to say the least.

... He does have a arcane bond so whatever it is he has is glowing...

And what would that be? Tapestry needs to be ready for the next time this mad-man attacks her! :p

Well ability damage does heal overnight. Only 1 point I believe. I've had characters suffer horrible ability damage.

Nice to know it's damage and not drain... but even so, I doubt the group wants to sit around another eight hours for Tapestry and Aventi to recover - especially since they suffered the damage whilst asleep, and as of yet have no idea what caused it, of if there's going to be any more... Nope, we need to get to the bottom of this, fast!

Ah, cool - think I'm back on track now... What Tapestry needs here is enough XP to hit level 3 so she can cast Lesser Restoration... ;p

'Hmmm...'Tapestry murmurs as she puts her hand to her head, 'I'm feeling a little out of sorts today... What about the rest of you? Maybe we picked something up at that butchers - we never did check what sort of rotting meat they may have been keeping there? Unless... that magic doll-thing, perhaps? Aventi, how do you feel? The goddess hasn't revealed us to be under any mystical effects, but there was something... sinister... about the doll... and not to mention Master Pestico acting more than a little creepy. I put it down to being an old doll maker - creepy must come with the job, right? But maybe it was something worse. Whatever... I really think we need to go and visit the guy.'

Okay, I think I've spun a little off track here... You posted that something weird happened to 'Althon and Aventi', then later included Tapestry as well... was that a typo and meant to be 'Tapestry and Aventi' from the start? If so, then that implies there's something freaky based on the doll-encounter going on... but Tapesty cast Detect Magic during that enounter and sensed no effects being cast, or lingering effects which had already been cast on herself or Aventi, right? That in turn suggests something non-magical... like disease or poison, but those saves are usually Fortitude-based, not Will based... so... okay, that is weird...

Oh, and you're telling me that good ol' Jerin has no magic auras on him? No familiar, or arcane bond? No scrolls, nothing?

Tapestry will cast Guidance, then Detect Magic to see if she can spot any magical effects on either herself or the others... She'll recasts both orisons as much as needed to get 'full scans' on anything she does detect.

Spellcraft (+ Guidance): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18