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So my players are returning to Lepidstadt after Schloss Caromarc. The trial of V&G has just wrapped up as they arrive and the drunken peasantry of Lepidstadt will be singing this song:
Come to the courthouse square
One, two louse we did ensnare
In the Punishing man they be
the Vorkstag Grine jubilee!
Come to the punishing man
Built of wood, their frying pan
Match to tinder it will light
They will burn to make it right!
Skinless was the man Vorkstag
Stolen flesh to cover the hag
Murderer most horrible
Criminal so deplorable
Come to the courthouse square
One, two louse we did ensnare
In the punishing man they be
The Vorkstag Grine jubilee!
Backstabber was the Grine
Assassin with no spine
Turned upon his only friend
Burn him we will in the end!
Come to the courthouse square
One, two louse we did ensnare
In the punishing man they be
The Vorkstag Grine jubilee!
So now they sit inside the man
Tied to branch, no more plans
We will the wood alight
Burn them this very night!
Come to the courthouse square
One, two louse we did ensnare
In the punishing man they be
Vorkstag Grine will burn, jubilee!
Nice! Is there a tune that goes along to it?
Not that I have come up with. Perhaps someone more musically inclined can find a match?
Nice. In my game, Vorkstag escaped and Grine did in a fiery web, so no trial possible! Did your PCs actually capture them alive?
...awesome:)
...awesome:)
Thank you. :)
Nice. In my game, Vorkstag escaped and Grine did in a fiery web, so no trial possible! Did your PCs actually capture them alive?
Yes, the PCs captured them alive. The party is rather well balanced/magic heavy/healing heavy and also rather good heavy, so they captured them to use as witnesses.
This led to a awesome questioning on the stand, where the Paladin and bard worked over Vorkstag and got him to explode in anger (they rolled very well) at the court (who were horrified by his appearance), and then got Grine to turn on his former associate on the witness stand (once again rolling very well). It was all over amazing roll playing by all involved and the players were cheering as they rested their case.
Very good. All of my players kill everything, for the most part. I even have a player who earmarks the party's significant kills on her equipment listing...
A trial like that would have been a lot more fun!
(7) One, two louse we did ensnare
(8) In the Punishing man they be
(7) the Vorkstag Grine jubilee!
(7) Come to the punishing man
(7) Built of wood, their frying pan
(7) Match to tinder it will light
(7) They will burn to make it right!
(7) Skinless was the man Vorkstag
(8) Stolen flesh to cover the hag
(7) Murderer most horrible
(8) Criminal so deplorable
(6) Come to the courthouse square
(7) One, two louse we did ensnare
(8) In the punishing man they be
(7) The Vorkstag Grine jubilee!
(6) Backstabber was the Grine
(6) Assassin with no spine
(7) Turned upon his only friend
(7) Burn him we will in the end!
(6) Come to the courthouse square
(7) One, two louse we did ensnare
(8) In the punishing man they be
(7) The Vorkstag Grine jubilee!
(8) So now they sit inside the man
(6) Tied to branch, no more plans
(7) We will set the wood alight
(6) Burn them this very night!
(i added a supposedly missing "set" in the previous verse)
(6) Come to the courthouse square
(7) One, two louse we did ensnare
(8) In the punishing man they be
(8) Vorkstag Grine will burn, jubilee!
The main problem is the irregularity of the structure. When I compose to poetry or verse I have a much easier time with the melody if it is regular.
6-7-8-7 (*)
7-7-7-7
7-8-7-8
6-7-8-7 (*)
6-6-7-7
6-7-8-7 (*)
8-6-7-6
6-7-8-8
The * indicate verses of the same structure.
I'll see what I can manage to produce tomorrow, but I'm out of a microphone at the moment so no recording of song can be made. It will be performed on harpsichord.