This thread begins the next leg of the game, where GM (likely unsuccessfully) teaches of the wonders of rare-meat. Yes, I know Trump IRL likes his steak well-done, and to me that alone is evidence of controlled opposition. I still support the man, but dammit. Rare meat is the finest you can ever taste, satisfying immediate/basic hunger needs better than well meat, but also satisfying more primal urges and evolution. Remember, meat is only unsanitary if it is old or processed through a slaughter-house with poor quality control.
Enough about meat, lets get back to the game. Infernius is attempting to Leeroy Jenkins at the orcs, except that he has to climb a rope ladder to do so (cloven hooves = slower climbing). Tracy mulls about a very closed for business city that has cannons on the south-face, not yet realizing that unless she wants to go Nightmare (and thus ethereal but also glowing-in-the-dark) she's SOL.
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"Remember, don't tell Lenos," Thez reiterates. She kisses him briefly before retiring for the night.
Carry on, but I'm passing out.
>>24113"sounds like a possibility."
>mfw I don't even remember last night, but it seems to have yielded good results
The image I got in my head seems hilarious though.
Handle Animal is mega haorxx if you're lucky enough. I'm glad I spent all those ranks on it.
So we lose all of the Gems AND we lose all of the Gold AND we lose to Football, but he gets to keep special birds because He gets a Deus Ex Machina to help him when his shitty plan would have and truly should have failed, and he gets a liberal interpretation of the D&D even though the other two players received very harsh treatments in their plans and definitely no deus ex machinas. No. Fuck that
>>24119You are already haxxor. You are already bypassing all normal rogue skills like climbing or stealth with your free-be etheralness and flying. Shut the hell up
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>>24120I could've just killed the Daddybird, but I just didn't want to do that.
I'll admit that I had a lot more luck on my side than the other players did though...
>liberal interpretationIdk what you mean by that. Are you referring to the rearing rules in the future?
>>24122Rearing, as in raising animals from infancy*
>>24122No you fucker, the problem is you should have been entirely unable to bring the eggs back with you. You should have thought about that before going, and its a Deus Ex Machina you just get "thez carries the eggs back"... for some reason... But I can't buy a gift, I get treated rudely, and Inferius is punched out like a Nazi
>>24123Fuck you you lost our gems and our Football, you deserve to lose your birds
>>24122>LuckThez showing up AND carrying back massive eggs is not luck, its GM Deus Ex Machina
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>>24124>you should have been entirely unable to bring the eggs back with youI could've just had her ask for help eventually, and she still has an empty Bag of Holding, as well as most of Ponimaru and Copper's skins to use for a makeshift sled. In her warhorse form, she can drag 4,500 pounds.
Also, why do you want the birds gone? They can be very useful creatures. Unmodified, they can be taught at least two separate trick, like carrying heavy loads in isolated areas, or scouting-out enemy territory above the clouds. Level 9 Animal-Rearing is a chance you don't give up on a campaign, regardless of your class.
>>24127I'll shut up, just let me take one of the two birds
>>24120The gems and gold were a developing "main story" plot. The Birds AND the SJWs were just side dealings. Infernius only got punched out cuz he was trying to walk in the front door, he had no problems when he used the fly (except when he allowed them to surround him while he had arrows sticking out, and then he made a good choice in his response). That Thez helped was simply because at that point she was going to round up everyone to eat.
>>24124>you lostEveryone lost, its not a one-person thing.
>>24129I'll let you name one of them whatever you want, and use them whenever it's necessary. How's that?
They're not going to be doing any fighting/carrying for a while anyway. The first thing I'm going to teach them is "Come" and "Heel".
I'd say more, but I g2g for a while right now. Maybe an hour.
>>24130By "you lost," mean the responsibility for the loss is 100% on him which it is. I am fully aware we all suffer for it
>>24126>>24127>>24130>>24131>>24133This entire situation, and the circumstances, doesn't sit right with me
>>24130Give me something
>>24134I already did, you should ask Lenos about that candle.
Tracy is still splayed out across the two eggs, hay filling-in the spaces to make it more manageable. Steam rises off of her as she dozes off, muttering something about babies.
... also there's the L 19 spell resistant Full Plate,...
>>24135ASK LENOS ABOUT THAT CANDLE
I had something else I wanted to d last night, but I did not feel in the mood >>24138"Hmmmm. Thats a candle of truth, and a big one at that. When lit, the candle casts Zone of Truth in a 5' radius, that remains as long as the candle is lit. A standard one lasts an hour and the candle is ruined if its snuffed out, but that one looks to have used a modified recipe, allowing a person to re-use it as long as the candle isn't fully consumed. Good pick."
>>24139"Woahhhh... Is there anything special about these letter openers, besides giving the user the ability to quickly open envelopes without tearing the contents?
Also does that mean the candle may be used as long as perhaps 59 minutes, then snuffed out, and reused after a regeneration period?"
>>24140>>24139*shows two letter openers*
>>24140"It doesn't regenerate, but it has a longer duration that 60 minutes."
>>24141"Uhm,... no, they just open letters quickly. They can be keened though."
>>24142"What kind of duration, do you think?"
>>24137Is that already magick, or could it also be Glamoured?
>>24143"By its size and length at least half again, so no less than 90 minutes. I can't say for certain though, this is an unusual configuration (he's referring to the sigils and runes carved and molded along its surface). It might burn faster than normal, it might burn slower."
>>24144Already magic
It was said earlier that everything that can be researched can be through the tower's library, right?
While Tracy's steams the eggs with her blazing-hot plot, she decides to take it easy and flip-through any relevant atlases and/or history books that could provide for more information on the surrounding cities and other geographic areas of interest, using Kefka's Mage Hand to turn the pages and rip-off Twilight. She continues doing this for hours, researching the continent and gaining some Local Knowledge as she goes.
To begin, what's the name of the city to the south? Any why do they have canons pointed at a mountain?
Why is everybody so eager to get into Cardishore?
What are the names and locations of other city-states formerly under Kefka's control?
Just wtf are "Drow" (she doesn't know yet)? And where do they live?
Where can she find an abundant supply of elephant steaks?
>>24147I wanted to ask Ben a lot of the same questions
>>24148Ikr. Tracy has the local knowledge skill, but it hasn't really come in handy.
Try researching for your Nobility and Royalty Knowledge skills to try and figure out the politics of this continent, particularly who rules what when the Emperor isn't around. It'd be good to figure out the alignments of the rulers of surrounding countries. This area may border a communist superpower for all we know.
>>24147Alot of the history books in the library are outdated by several hundred years, but:
The city to the south is called Durpistan. Its a communist mining city full of,... not the brightest. Their economy is shit, and as a result their equipment is shoddy at best and dangerous in general. There is no reference to the cannons.
Cardishore doesn't appear in any of the books, apparently having been founded after publishing. Kefka has no mention in the books either.
Drow are not known to have any established city-states, and while uncommon, are listed periodically in various mentions and anecdotes.
Elephant steaks? Really?
>>24150>outdatedGood enough for me. Doesn't spoil too much that way.
Do he listed appearances of the Drow show any particular modes or patterns? Like, where they're most often spotted?
>Really?...Rocs eat elephants, don't they? >>24150>Kefka has no mention in the books either.Could she make a loose conjecture of how the continent was politically divided before Kefka started bullying everyone?
Tracy makes note to ask around about the significance of Cardishore next time she goes out into town.
>>24150>Communist*urge to Urgent Fury intensifies*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Grenada>>24150(I would have done this last night)
Go to Ben
Ask Ben
"who are our major trading partners by sea? Distant city states that are friendly enough to accept at least merchant parties. I only need two"
>>24154Wait.
When I'm in the tower, visit Slovenia. Tell her
"The heresy was more severe than I realized. We're going to need more than one Trebuchet. Full siege models, for killing walls and fixed defenses. Not just anti-infantry"
Or does my character not know any of this?
>>24155>Or does my character not know any of this?He didn't spend hours reading books, o probably no.
Tracy would tell him everything though. Rogues are supposed to be the info-gatherers anyway.
>>24151>Rocs and ElephantsYes, assuming that they're found in the same areas. However, this is not the climate or environment for Elephants.
Drow appearances and activity tend to revolve around individuals, rather than group actions.
Previous to Kefka, there were a number of independent city states which had fostered reasonably peaceful relations and a thriving system of economic trade. Each state had one or more players representing them, who would tend to conflict and adversity, while the people they worked on behalf of would operate in their own communities. It was a very civic nationalistic setup, and aside from natural disasters or the occasional Dr. Evil person, most led successful if occasionally difficult lives.
>>24155Not yet at least
>>24157>thriving system of economic tradeIt seems the first step is to get the economy moving again, and free-up trade, imo. New information could come and go with the new wares being traded.
>>24157Ask Ben about Trading partners!
>>24160I too am interested in this.
A lot of the items I want to craft require higher-level scrolls.
>>24160"I'm not sure who Korak traded with, he kept his mouth shut about any of his navigation and transit plans. Didn't even keep maps to my understanding."
>>24162"You have been importing gold and gems and exporting. Jewelry. From whom and to whom?"
Trollestia is a level 7 Cleric of the Animal Domain, right?
>>24165>>24163>>24161Tracy really out to ask Trollestia to search the dungeon, along with the elves, sifting through the dirt to find the gems