Chat Log List - 2023 05 26 - Intermediate Era - Formatted - Story
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'Lorie' connected
'Carissa' connected
BOB Hello Lorie,
BOB Hello Carissa
Lorie: Hello
Lorie: Evening
BOB How are you tonight?
Carissa: Hi all! Been better but here.
Lorie: Thankful going into a longer weekend. How about you?
BOB Hope you get the three plus days to recover
BOB I took today off too
Lorie: Sorry to hear Carissa
Lorie: Good for you
Lorie: I spent today at work getting caught up on the dumpster fires that folks believe are for me to solve :D
BOB chuckles
Carissa: I was supposed to be off today for a four day. Instead got to work some and have a mountain of work waiting for me Tuesday. But will try to forget it (and will fail).
BOB Sucks
Carissa: yup
Lorie: Sorry to hear... I know that feeling. The fun thing with work, no matter how much you do, it will always be there
Lorie: I already have a large pile waiting for me on Tuesday along with a healthy amount of meetings to "solve" problems :D
Lorie: But that's for next week. Right now, I'm thankful I'm not working tomorrow and soaking up unwind time
BOB Exactly
BOB ZERO things to do for work until Tuesday
BOB so let the relaxing begin
Carissa: if only that's how it really worked
Lorie: :: Nods :: Understandable...
BOB So Lorie, (TURNS the spotlight onto her) Tell us what you really want to do with Licornah.... dun dun dun
BOB I guess that shoudl be DUN DUN
BOB but I cannot play cool sounds here... yet
Carissa: you have the ability to link...
Lorie: :: offers popcorn :: Welllllllll..........
Carissa: (LINK)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3WKsw1XaA">(LINK)</a>
BOB I spent about an hour and a half today watching the details up the update coming later this month that includes sounds
BOB plus animated tokens and maps
Lorie: Ewwww.... Spongebob.
Lorie: :: makes mental note to block that ::
Carissa: I feel like we get closer and closer to needing a intervention for you and your extensions
BOB chuckles
BOB It will be baked into the program
Lorie: Sounds are for you, I'm guessing?
BOB I am now at 720 total things that get potential updates every time I restart
BOB Sounds would be for me to share out, so things like hits, damage, spells, monster growls, etc.
Carissa: Sure sure but it'll require more and more from our computers and not all of us are up-to-date on that. I mean kinda, but I hate waiting for loads and lags existing.
Carissa: I want simple, straightforward.
BOB THIS
BOB That is why I was disapointed but will withhold judgement until it comes out near the middle end of June
Lorie: Does the group do monster of the evening stories anymore or is all long-drawn out arcs?
BOB and then gracefully steers the conversation back to what Licornah wants to do with her life
Lorie: Unless it's compelling, I prefer music whilst I play A&D
Lorie: err AD&D
Lorie: Can we go in the random dungeon avoid the worm zombies, kill some stuff, get some treasure and XP and avoid people ?
Lorie: LOL
Carissa: That sounds like how a lot of our mining went
BOB warm chuckle, the closest Carissa has come to a dungeon was under Skull Church
Lorie: Oh dear... that sounds unfortunate for her
Lorie: I'm so sorry
Carissa: In Bob's game at least and it's fine, I prefer the storytelling
BOB It was enough to get everyone to want to go out onto other Planes
Lorie: :: snickers ::
Lorie: BOB is a "by hook or crook" sort of DM
BOB I have a good feeling for what Carissa intends for her characters
BOB but not for Licornah
Lorie: Because she's anti Lorie
BOB I can picture her starting up a shrine/healing church for those encountering mist sickness
Lorie: Licornah will not be starting a church
BOB Also picture her starting up a nature preserve
Lorie: nope
Lorie: That is possible, but not right now...
Lorie: :: dusts off the "Are you a Hero or an Adventurer" speech
Lorie: :: hands it to BOB ::
BOB Exactly
BOB These are the United States of America!
Lorie: Licornah and Lorie to a certain extent has a strong adversion to Dragon Fen's largest attraction... the Mist
BOB David Kelly legal dramas
BOB Yes for Lorie
Lorie: ewwwww... :: looks around for Shatner and hides ::
BOB It is a full dicotomy
Lorie: Gerry is lovely
BOB The Mist is a very bad thing, but it does protect from multiple other things
'TMO' connected
BOB where else could you hide the Chalice of Charon
BOB Hello TMO
Lorie: Well yeah, the neighborhood isn't exactly a tourist destination LOL
Lorie: Vampires tend to scare of folks :: laughs ::
Lorie: Then again, we lived near a lich way back and felt "safe" :D
Lorie: Hey TMO
BOB very true
Lorie: Can we go find some licking houses?
TMO: heylo goot buddiys
Carissa: Hi TMO!
Lorie: Friendly Beholders?
BOB Grins, as Michael about the Ghost Houses
Carissa: Werehouses
BOB Yeap
BOB How is the move going TMO?
Lorie: So what are the highlights of this area minus the mist / dragon fen?
Lorie: have we made the other neighbors friends / enemies ?
TMO: haven't really gotten started yet. we've got some stuff packed up, and 1 load taken out to storage. going to start storing in earnest tomorrow morning, I'm guessing.
Lorie: How far away are you moving? 4 hours?
BOB (LINK)
<a href="http://www.dragonslayers-society.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.CraniateWastes">(LINK)</a>
BOB That is a link to the Crainiate Wastes, the map you have as your desktop image
Lorie: So this is on the other side of Drillian where we were BOB?
TMO: we've been in a rental house in Waco, hoping the house near Lubbock would sell. It hasn't, so we're storing up what we have in Waco and moving back at the end of the month.
BOB That is where you are now
BOB The Queen granted Branwyn some land here in the hopes of reclaiming it from the goblins, hobgoblins, etc.
BOB It is barren, a mess,
BOB but Branwyn created Dragon Fen near the Valoris Wood
TMO: we haven't seen any hobs yet. Just gnomes, goblins, and 1 dragon turtle
Lorie: Okay, so we aren't baking casseroles for the neighbors, got it. So nothing around here really to do.
BOB and then claim Skull Church and made that the Protectorate
BOB to the south is more swamps, to the east is more swamps, to the north is another Estate, to the west is another Estate
Carissa: (LINK)
<a href="http://www.dragonslayers-society.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.DragonFen">(LINK)</a>
TMO: who is the estate to the west?
Carissa: Plenty to do. We've helped neighbors in the past, lots of little towns, gnomes, monsters, all of it.
BOB Jistille Estates where the Queen is from is just south of the Valoris Wood
TMO: the one to the north has the disgraced Brother at it
BOB The road along your western border
Carissa: He's gonna come up in convo eventually if we stop getting sidetracked :P
BOB that leads from Redfern Lake in the south
BOB to the north of Dragon Fen is Quellcon Estates
BOB to the west is Medipop Estates
BOB There are several smaller places in the swamps to the East but they come and go so frequently
BOB as it is very hard to hold anything
BOB which is why the Queen picked this place for Branwyn to anchor down
TMO: castles keep sinking into the swamp
BOB Exactly
TMO: how far away is Marisu's family Estate?
BOB 86 miles or so
BOB through the swamps
TMO: is that all? thought it was farther
BOB 7 to 9 days away
BOB so a week
Lorie: Has anyone tried to build / create a Sandy Squirrel helmet to withstand the mist?
Carissa: about the same as Loosend
BOB In the Protectorate here in Dragon Fen they started mining
BOB Yes for Loosend except roads versus skiffs and swamps
BOB and no one has ever found a way to deal with The Mist
Carissa: It's fine. Brer has time to figure that out
BOB until Snee discovered the Inn of the Lost Eagle and smashed the magical hourglass that was keeping it frozen in time
TMO: ummm.... Brer is not an inventive genius
Carissa: Shhhh he also has time to find someone who is to help him
Carissa: and/or he'll stumble upon a lead in another 100 years
BOB I think the key thing is Brer is not
TMO: He deals with the Mist primarily by not leaving it
Lorie: Was the Inn supposed to stay frozen?
BOB It has been frozen in time for a couple hundred years
BOB that is why Gerry does not leave
Carissa: Fantastic unexpected die roll that made Bob have to walk away and think for a few minutes
TMO: what were your original plans for the Inn before the party shattered them into tiny pieces?
BOB There are battlegrounds nearby there from the first and second civil wars
Lorie: But... was it SUPPOSED to be frozen or was in punishment / reward for something?
Carissa: also curious his original Hell plan but that is for another day
BOB it was just chance that it was frozen
BOB and then I thought that the group would figure out a way to sneak out
Lorie: and I'm loathe to ask, because it's you, but WHO froze it?
BOB but then Snee just SMASHED the artifact that was keeping everything together
BOB grins, just ask Lemon, one of her favorite mages
Lorie: gave him the ole Staff of the Magi
Lorie: nice...
Lorie: It wasn't one of John's mages was it?
Carissa: no just a horrible NPC
BOB I was prepared to run that story arc for several sessions and Spring solved it/broke it in one
Lorie: That sounds like something Kal would do... on accident and play it off like it was planned
Carissa: and good dice
Lorie: Oh, a common BOB NPC :D
Carissa: worse surprisingly
BOB chuckles
Lorie: Oh no... BOB normally has HORRID NPCs, these ones are so much nicer than I ever remember encountering
Lorie: Like all the LG characters plot murder horrid
Carissa: And he still has a few left up his sleeve
BOB I have binders full of NPCs
BOB ;)
Lorie: He might feel guilty after all the years of torture
Carissa: lol
Lorie: and I know you do
Carissa: Nah he's just getting better at diversity. Except the horny NPCs
TMO: I need to go thru and collect my various systems for generating NPCs on the fly and combine them
Lorie: Robert isn't at the table anymore...
TMO: I'll do that someday
BOB For tonight and next week we are building things around Dragon Fen, comfort and relaxing
Lorie: comfort and relaxation when the mist makes folks ill is relative.
BOB The return of the NPC who is frustrated and just has NEEDS will return soon enough
Carissa: only ill when you enter, then you get used to it
BOB Being in The Mist prevents divination, etc
Lorie: Bring back the bumbling church acolytes, they were always the friendliest
BOB so the book that Branwyn had, the Chalice, etc etc etc
BOB The Cloak that you returned
BOB all things hidden away here in The Mist
TMO: we do seem to find more than our fair share of artifacts
BOB Hmmm
TMO: maybe one of these days it'll be one we can actually use
BOB and Brer has not gotten any help on destroying The Mist only with defeating the Undead
Carissa: No thanks
TMO: he'll keep cutting down one tree at a time while the forest keeps growing around him
BOB Which is why we love him
Carissa: Maybe one of those Brothers of his will be useful one day
TMO: perhaps
TMO: meh, there's only so much you can expect to do when the Queen on the throne is actively allied with the evil forces. ;) And the Order has been losing ground all this time anyways, as the Mist has kept expanding regardless of their efforts.
BOB Also when TMO is feeling lucky to roll.........
Carissa: yesssss
Lorie: There are always options...
BOB Just a simple d100
Carissa: And Shi is there to explain whatever he needs to feel better coming back
TMO: oh, you want *luck*? Hold on, let me see if I can find someone for that...
TMO (Craigh): public or private roll?
BOB Public
Carissa: Make it private and surprise us
Carissa: Aw
Craigh: [d100 = 77]
BOB Off to get my 'paper charts' shudder
TMO (Craigh): "Mimic"
Carissa: So warehouse
Carissa: Although I did love the fireball wielding troll idea
TMO (Craigh): he is not the size of a house
Carissa: Are you sure? He did come back as... something.
Lorie: :: cheers :: Licking houses!! A classic :)
Lorie: Sorry, we once found a village of mimic houses... they had giant tongues... hence the licking houses reference
Carissa: These just ate us
Lorie: Rough...
BOB and now TMO has his information
TMO (Craigh v1.0): foof. decisions, decisions....
BOB Ducked into voice to make it quick for him to have options
BOB for at least 3 minutes to decide :)
Carissa: recording timing!
Lorie: Good luck!
BOB point 1 he did roll to get someone who could be a mage
'Lemon' connected
BOB point 2 he did roll something that is normal to this area
BOB Hello Lemon
Carissa: ...is he a lizard
BOB and Point 3 he is deciding what about stats to do
Lorie: Evening Lemon
Lemon: hello!
Carissa: Hi Lemon!
BOB Keep his current Int stat and roll 5 numbers or reroll all six
Carissa: Hope he gets better rolls this time around
Lemon: I will be back and forth afk a bit while I make some food and feed the dogs, but mostly I'm here
BOB I am emptying and refilling
BOB brb
BOB b
BOB For Lemon and Carissa, I know you wanted the tea shop/match making/ garden etc
TMO: btw, don't let my decisions hold up the group from anything else that needs doing. This could take a bit.
Carissa: not a rush kind of night
BOB you cannot build inside of the courtyard of the Inn of the Lost Eagle, but you can build on the road outside, and Gerry will give you one of the rooms in the Inn if you want also
BOB When you look at the Inn, there is a room next to Branwyn's suite that Gerry converted for Bixi and Indigo
Carissa: Bixi was going to be source for the teas for Rae's shop, but if she wants seances, suppose she needs sunlight so that's fine
BOB But of course if you go in and out of The Mist there will be a LOT of saves
Carissa: more a problem for Bixi, Rae won't need to often
BOB go into the Inn?
TMO: if you go back and forth from Inn to Mist, you have a sickness roll every day
BOB I was thinking that Bixi and Rae would be building something there in Hourglass
Carissa: sure
BOB As it is the hamlet there for people
BOB You could build anywhere you want in the Estate
BOB Nevin and Jilly are available for consulting
Carissa: Yeah and I feel like I had a list going, but alas, not sure where that is
BOB Otsuan is another possibility
BOB to be near to Redfern Lake
Carissa: ahh that's right, but if Bixi needs sunlight close to inn is better
BOB That is the place where the werehouses were
Carissa: it's barren right now right?
BOB semi yes
BOB There is an Inn nearby
Carissa: probably too creepy for Rae :P
BOB that grew up there selling tours of the ghost houses
Carissa: More interesting for Bixi maybe
Carissa: But again, they don't need to build together
Carissa: Bixi was who Rae was going to source some of her ingreidnets from
Carissa: Work together, whatever
Carissa: Tea shop/matchmaking/therapy service was mostly run by Rae
Carissa: And if Bixi wants to at least help with tea, Rae is happy for that
Lemon: I don't NEED sunlight, it was just an idea to put some extra plants there. Maybe Gerry would want to water them or something so Bixi only has to go occasionally
BOB The thing for Rae to consider, near Redfern Lake which is closer to the Moss Path, to the Jistille Estates, the Queen's home Estate, or in Hourglass, closer to the norther edge of Dragonfen and the path from the mining areas
Lemon: I assume SOME things grow in the mist, otherwise everyone would have starved to death
Carissa: ahhh okay you're dragging those memories out now
BOB Exactly to Lemon
BOB and yes for Carissa, bows
Carissa: I think she was leaning Redfern because of the clientele....
BOB and for Lemon, there are Estates that have Barons who grew food and saved the Kingdom from The Mist wiping out all food production
Carissa: BUT we don't own it so it would involved negotiations
BOB So if you want to move down south
BOB Otsuan is in Dragonfen
BOB Redfern Lake is not
Carissa: What kind of clientele would Hourglass give?
Carissa: Miners?
BOB Same road north south, but Redfern has the additional road from the west coming in
Lemon: I don't know much about the geography here, Bixi is going to trust Rae and build close to her. And maybe make glitter for her as well
Lemon: Tea and glitter
TMO: stat-wise, I'm going for clean slate - roll all 6, see what I get. I have not chosen the race yet.
Carissa: lol
BOB (LINK)
<a href="http://www.dragonslayers-society.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.RedfernLake">(LINK)</a>
Lemon: GLITTER TEA
Lemon: EDIBLE GLITTER TEA
Carissa: Oooh you get to choose fancy
Carissa: One of my favorite teas actually has glitter in it. It's some LOTR reference tea.
TMO: [3d6 = 13]
BOB So Farmers Turn (the road you take to Loosend) is there in Redfern Lake
TMO: [3d6 = 8]
TMO: [3d6 = 10]
Carissa: Ughhh I feel like I want Redfern but again that involves more negotiations
TMO: [3d6 = 6]
TMO: [3d6 = 13]
TMO: [3d6 = 12]
TMO: nods
TMO: yep, yep...
Carissa: ......ouch
BOB Actually TMO you rolled 3 instead of 4 drop the lowest
BOB so reroll
TMO: oh, goody!
Lorie: ^^
Carissa: Oh good
Carissa: I was wondering
Lorie: :: sends good dice rolling vibes ::
Carissa: think high!
TMO: [4d6 = 21]
Lorie: Put them back in the back and shake them up
Carissa: like that!
TMO: [4d6 = 19]
Carissa: and that!
TMO: [4d6 = 13]
Carissa: somewhat that
TMO: [4d6 = 14]
Carissa: ok
TMO: [4d6 = 12]
Carissa: hmm.
TMO: [4d6 = 10]
Carissa: Pretty good!
TMO: 16, 16, 11, 13, 11, 9
BOB so a 16 Int
Lemon: Don't forget about the smelt option if they get bad
TMO: 1 better than he had
BOB and now the 1d4
Carissa: Well yeah, he has two arms now
BOB LOL
TMO: [d4 = 3]
BOB if you want to risk it
BOB so 3 off of something and added to something
Carissa: Could get great INT and be comparative to Bran with that
TMO: 19 INT!!! :D
Carissa: Fantastic
Carissa: And if you take it from the 9 and give him his 6 STR again, we can just chop his other arm off again!
TMO: 10 is past the stat max though
TMO: you leave his arm alone!
Carissa: lol
TMO: 19, not 10
TMO: typo
Carissa: sad
Carissa: and that makes more sense
BOB 18 is the max without magic
Carissa: ...I meannnnn reincarnation was a type of magic... no? ok
BOB Hmmm
Lorie: this mist is magic...
Lorie: the hourglass is magic
Lorie: the vampire neighbors are magic
BOB I will leave it up to TMO to decide, taking 3 off of something is hard also
Carissa: Just saying. He came back via magic, not the birds and bees so...
Lorie: It's not all good magic
BOB For Carissa and Lemon your ideas on where you want to be for the best traffic
Carissa: Jilly, tell me if I wanna deal with Old Man Miller or if I'd rather take the easier route of dealing with Talwin
BOB higher traffic near Hourglass, higher quality traffic near Redfern Lake, but you will not be in Dragon Fen then
Carissa: Bixi, your thoughts
Carissa: Bixiii
Lemon: I don't have thoughts. I don't really know the area OR Old Man Miller so...
Carissa: Don't focus on that. Do you want more estemmed visitors or more visitors?
Carissa: freakin' spelling
Carissa: Hoity-toity or regular Joes?
Lorie: (Well you are near Treants, so estemmed is possible :) )
Lemon: Idk, Rae is the one who's going to have to deal with the clientele. Bixi is just supplying the tea
Lemon: I don't know what that means, Lorie
Lorie: (Treants are giant, living trees )
BOB chuckles, Bixi does not care where Rae puts her place as long as she pays her protection money, Bixi will let her be anywhere
Lemon: I know what treants are. I don't understand it in the context of that sentence
Carissa: You know what, let's go Hourglass. They can seek her out when she gets good.
Lorie: (The typo was estemmed versus esteemed, oh nevermind... )
BOB grins
Carissa: But it's her first time opening a business and she doesn't want to embarrass herself to the hoity-toity because she does care
Lemon: Yeah I understood the words, just not what they mean when put together in that order and in the current situation lol
Lemon: They typo did not phase me
Lemon: Wait, was the typo on purpose?
Lemon: Becuase if so, now I get it
Lorie: (no... )
Lorie: (I had to explain my joke, it wasn't funny... moving on and shutting up)
Lemon: That's too bad... estemmed is a good pun
BOB Yes it is
BOB Quote
Lemon: It might be funny! I just don't get it
Lorie: (Maybe if you thought of Groot like a Treant?)
BOB Don't get too many stems in your tea
Lemon: I know what a treant is. I've read LotR
Lemon: That's not my hangup
Lemon: Are treants matchmaking customers?
Lemon: I just feel like I'm missing some key context
BOB Grafting customers?
Carissa: Only one treant nearby who is usually sleeping
BOB thinking of how many names I can make up for Bixi
Carissa: Ok so Hourglass for tea shop
BOB very good
Lemon: Bixi already has a name?
BOB From Valoris? of course
Carissa: Daph is the one for nicknames
BOB Valoris has no idea who Daph is
Carissa: Neither does Bixi
Carissa: Valoris is the treant. He comes up with names by adjectives describing those individuals
BOB He knows Bixi
Lemon: Ohhhh, ok
BOB How you will have to ask
Carissa: Yes HE might but Bixi and LEMON do not
Lemon: Thank you, I needed that explanation, I was lost again
Carissa: We haven't talked to him but very briefy in game long long ago before Lemon, and then briefly IC also before Lemon
Carissa: And you know she doesn't read the site often :)
BOB The very unlikely pairing of Jilly and Valoris over many years has produced some interesting naming conventions
Lemon: I'm trying to get better but there's decades of stuff on that site, I do NOT have the time
Carissa: And that's fine. It was a Shi story so it wasn't even the group as a whole
BOB again Lemon only look at things that are current and if you feel a need the search for a weird question
Carissa: Only relevant if he comes up in game, otherwise you don't need to worry about a reference from before your time
Carissa: we play in the now
BOB TMO is burbbling away
BOB Quote for Carissa
Carissa: That sounds painful
BOB so now Bixi, Rae, and maybe Licornah....?
BOB what type of tea shop, seance, glitter emporium are you looking at?
BOB 100 square feet? 1200 ?
TMO: burbles
BOB two story tower?
BOB what are your fondest desires?
Lorie: (Lucifer, is that you?)
BOB Cruella De Vil
Carissa: Just a small cafe with a side room for more intimate matchmaking convos
Carissa: Like a coffee shop but you know, tea
Carissa: (one sec brb)
BOB So 10 by 20 shop? did you want a place to stay also? Just want to give you all the options so you can build what you desire
BOB I am guessing Bixi wants at least a 10 by 50 area for planting
BOB Maybe more
Lemon: I also want a little hut/stable/paddock whatever for Knotty
BOB This is the fun part of deciding what you want, coming up with plans, then finding out what they cost, so you can see if you want more or less
BOB That is good
BOB say a 10 by 10 stable for him
Lemon: But as for the main structure, just a little cottage. Nothing big, Bixi is small
BOB I have the full Excel sheets up so you can dream big and I will tell you how much it will cost, how long it will take to build, and then we work out details
Lemon: I don't want to dream big, I want to dream reasonable
Carissa: okay sorry back
Carissa: and sorry but Knotty has to live NOT by the tea shop
Carissa: You'll scare away customers!
Lemon: Small cottage, stable for Knotty, and whatever amount of land is reasonable for one gnome to care for
Carissa: With the smell and stuff
BOB warm smile, Bixi alone with her magic can build a multi story tower in a couple of weeks
Lemon: Yeah, no, I want to be just a quick boar's-ride away from Rae
Lemon: Ok, but I don't WANT a multistory tower
Carissa: Good because sorry, Rae has not warmed up to Knotty and absolutely does not want to live by him
Lemon: I'll get a little wagon for Knotty, when the tea is ready we can ride over to Rae's and drop it off
Carissa: Perfect
Lemon: And for longer visits, Bixi will just walk
BOB As an example, Gerry counts as 1 person 1 weeks worth of work. Rae counts as weeks worth of work
BOB Magic can do wonderful things
TMO: always helps the statting process if you record the stats down correctly
Carissa: the lack of number must mean infinite
Carissa: ...and that comment apparently is a good reply to both
BOB sorry that was 32 for Rae
Carissa: lol
BOB Gerry is 1 week Rae is 32 weeks worth of work
Carissa: unless she breaks a nail
Lemon: Or gets distracted by something shiny or cute
BOB So Rae and Gerry can build a wooden building the size of the Manor House in two weeks
BOB That is why I say dream big, then I will tell you how long, how much, etc
Carissa: (like a crow)
BOB grins
BOB Carissa remembers construction encounters
Lemon: Bixi's big dream is of a small cottage, with a home for Knotty, and as much land as feasible for one gnome to take care of
Carissa: Dream big, sure, but Rae doesn't need a manor house. She isn't hosting morning meetings. NOW she might want to one day host dignitaries but would she plan for that or just hope it happens?
Carissa: I answered my own question. She's want at least one nice room to host dignitaries because she would dream somewhat big
BOB That is what I am asking you
Carissa: Sometimes I just need to talk to myself. On here.
BOB Wood or Stone?
BOB 1 story or 2?
Carissa: Hmm...
Carissa: Stone
BOB Does she live upstairs?
BOB Or in a back room?
Carissa: So living at the tea shop, and yes, was thinking it more as one of those shops with the apartment upstairs
Carissa: Bottom floor for customers, visitors, whatnot, and her own place upstairs
BOB Building? or Tower?
Carissa: Building definitely
Carissa: She isn't a mage. Towers are for mages
BOB grins
BOB checking on one large wooden building for Rae, then we add in what Bixi and Licornah want
Carissa: Stone!
Carissa: You said dream big, she's going stone
Carissa: Cost depending
BOB Sorry Stone
Carissa: Can I elect TMO new treasurer? It involves math and money. Neither of which are my favorite, but he likes math.
Lemon: Yessss, perfect job for TMO
BOB so a Large building is 60 by 30 so 1,800 square feet, a great building is two stories each 60 by 30 so 1,800 per floor
Carissa: ..what about a medium building?
Carissa: She doesn't need large. That feels large.
BOB Medium is 40 by 20
BOB 800 square feet
Carissa: Hmm....my brain does not like visualizing sizes
Lemon: 800 square feet is tiny
Carissa: Can a dignitary feel comfy in that size of a space?
Lemon: My apartment is bigger than that
BOB You can stack two Mediums on top of each other
Carissa: What about a large first floor, medium top floor?
BOB You can do that too
Lemon: I mean, two mediums probably would also work... you don't need a whole apartment sized room for the shop, do you?
Carissa: If she has a special guest, maybe!
Carissa: Guest room can be the backroom
Lemon: lol ok
BOB If Bixi is sleeping over
Carissa: Right right or someone bigger! Literally and figuratively
BOB Ignoring Youtargim standing in the corner
Lemon: Chicks before... Yout
Carissa: I thought she established by now they'd share a room
Carissa: Or he has that guest room and sneaks over again
Carissa: If he wants more, he needs to tell her now
BOB grins
BOB He always wants more
Carissa: Shocked. My shocked face has gotten SO much work out this week.
BOB good
Carissa: Well he can give his suggestions to her building plans.
BOB exercise is a good thing
Carissa: lol
Lemon: There are way more efficient ways to exercise. Just saying.
BOB He is more than willing to explore those ways
Carissa: Alright Jenn, back on track. Focus.
BOB grins
Lorie: Listen John Mayer, we get her body is a Wonderland, but can we move along :)
BOB so one building in Hourglass, first floor is a large stone building second floor is a medium stone building
Carissa: Yes. I think that works.
BOB 1,800 square feet for the first floor and 800 square feet for the second floor
Carissa: if she needs more room she'll borrow the room scroll :P
BOB Plus a small wooden building 20 by 20 for Knotty, 400 square feet
TMO: [2d6 = 3]
Carissa: NO
Carissa: That's a different building for Lemon FAR away
TMO: [d12 = 6]
BOB Chuckles
TMO: [d12 = 8]
BOB but part of the same building process
TMO: [d12 = 1]
Carissa: Fair, but what size home is Bixi getting?
TMO: [d12 = 8]
Carissa: For Knotty small building to be next to?
TMO: [d12 = 4]
TMO: [d20 = 4]
BOB Lemon? what size do you want?
TMO: [d20 = 14]
TMO: [d20 = 8]
Lemon: I think large, but I want it to look like a hobbit hole. I need room for crafting and drying tea and stuff
BOB so one large building for Bixi, that includes living and crafting areas, 60 by 30 for a total of 1,800 square feet
BOB Wood or stone?
Lemon: mostly stone? But like, carved into the ground, so that should cost less stone?
BOB ok
BOB it costs more for tunnels
BOB so stone it is
Lemon: of course it does
Lemon: wait, NO
BOB no worries lots of chances to change
Lemon: I have soften earth and stone, I should be able to just smush it into clay and dig it out
BOB That comes later
Lemon: And then use that clay to make pots or something
Lemon: Fancy teacups
BOB Now Licornah ? does she want a home of her own? or still stay in town at the meeting house?
BOB Plus do you want to build anything for Talwin, Zaydwn, etc.
Lorie: Licornah doesn't want to put down roots here... thanks though
BOB So Talwin?
BOB and or anyone else?
Carissa: Zayden should live nearby so he and Rae can go entertain at the inn sometimews
Carissa: I thought Talwin built himself a place when he became Protorate protector
BOB He is now a famous swordsman
BOB Up to you if you want to build him something nicer
Carissa: Hate making that decision for him
BOB He has like a 20 by 20 place
Carissa: I would say yes but final decision for his character is for...
Carissa: Okay yes he needs SOMETHING bigger
BOB grins
Carissa: Welp that was easier to decide
BOB so one large stone building for him? single story?
Carissa: sure
Carissa: I feel like I'm going to regret a lot of this stone
BOB So right now you have 2 medium stone 2 large stone and 1 small wooden building
Lorie: (the wood will catch on fire... the stone will keep you warmer in cold weather)
BOB and 60 wooden wall sections for floors, and dividing up into rooms
Carissa: yes but waiting for the final cost to know if it's a good decision
Carissa: give Zayden his own small spot somewhere
Carissa: near a rvier to fish
Lorie: (does the Tea shop have a mini stage for him? )
BOB one more small wooden building for Zayden?
Lemon: Zayden can have a room at Bixi's if he doesn't want his own place
Carissa: thinking they'd hang out at the inn
Lemon: Shouldn't we at least ASK Michael and Sharif what they want first?
Carissa: yeah at least a wooden shack near the river minimum
BOB Every time you hang out in the Inn you have to make a check to go back out into the rest of the Estate
BOB I agree with Lemon but they are not here
Lemon: Ok, so let's build an amphitheater right next to the inn
Carissa: Yes but also I feel like neither of them will choose something they deserve. While Talwin character wise needs and Sharif deserves more but Zayden I think is happen with a small house to fit
BOB and you are trying to organize how much to build
Carissa: *fish
BOB there we go Lemon!
Lemon: Yeah, that's probably true
BOB 26 Great Stone Buildings to create an amphitheter!!!
Carissa: ....
Carissa: I liked that idea and now I'm unsure
Lemon: No no no, a small ampitheater
Lemon: like at the river walk in san antonio
Lorie: BOB, this isn't the Greek side of the world... calm down
Carissa: dang smaller than that
BOB How many square feet? how many stories?
Carissa: like the tiny ones small cities sometimes have
Carissa: 1 story??
Carissa: heck if I know square feet
Lorie: They are thinking like the Gazebo in Stars Hollow
Craigh 2.0: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 9) [SUCCESS by 6] [d20 = 3]
Lemon: outdoor amphitheater
Lemon: Just some stone benches and maybe an outhouse
BOB One grand stone building would be 9,600 ssqaure feet
Carissa: yeah as in 800 sq ft or less
Carissa: and if that's too much just give the inn another room and make it a stage room
Carissa: you're making me remember why I hated the building sessions
Lorie: Times like this makes you want to get out the Handbook for all of this.. point to the building and move it along :)
Lemon: Yeah, I think medium or large at the MOST for the amphitheater
Lorie: BOB, smaller than Shamu's theatre LOL
Lorie: think like smaller than Miami Seaquarium
Lorie: where the manatee swim
Lemon: Carissa and I have posted reference photos
BOB One grand stone building woudl seat about ..... 100 by 90..... minus the stage... so 90 across 60 deep so 4 per 10 foot wide, 16 per 100 foot.... fits 300 people
Carissa: we aren't trying to fill 300 ft
Lemon: yeah 300 is way too many
Carissa: *seats
Lemon: Like, 100 MAX
Carissa: we're talking a nice outdoor location when the weather is nice
Carissa: an alternative to the inn stage
BOB so one Great instead of Grand is 150 people
Lemon: Well, tolerable. The weather is never nice in the mist
Lemon: Smaller
Carissa: wait
Carissa: how many people come to this area?>
Lorie: they want the "meh, not so great or grand"
BOB so Large would be 75
Carissa: to give us an idea of how many we might be able to entertain
BOB 60 by 30 for a large building
Carissa: what are the numbers of foot traffic here
Lemon: I mean it can't be that many. The inn isn't THAT big
Carissa: on a daily basis
BOB 30 by 30 for seating after 30 by 30 for a stage
Lemon: Large seems fine, but waiting on an answer to Carissa's question
BOB 36 people in the audience for the Large building
Lemon: You just said 75
BOB and you have zero idea on foot traffic etc
BOB I was guestimating
Carissa: no other ampitheatres nearby?
'Shislif' connected
BOB nope
Carissa: I'd hope we'd get a guess before we build things
BOB no one ever thought to create one
Carissa: Sighhh
BOB Hello Sharif
Carissa: so Great or Grand might be better
Carissa: OH PERFECT
Lorie: Evening Sharif!
Lemon: Ok, then what's the seating for the next size up after large?
Carissa: 150
Lemon: How many guests does the inn hold?
BOB Large then Great, then Grand
Carissa: up then to 300
Lemon: Yeah, he SAID 150 but was that also a guestimate?
Sharif: Evening!
Carissa: he isn't giving us a guestimate
Lemon: Hello Sharif!
BOB The Inn has several rooms, but also a kitchen, bar, performing area, Branwyn's rooms, etc
Sharif: Hi Lemon!
Lemon: That was not my question
Carissa: Hi Sharif! Good timing. We're making a home and stage for Zayden. We need your imput as the main person here.
Sharif: sounds good
Sharif: Will this be a part of the tea room?
Sharif: like nieghbors?
Carissa: It can be nearby, yes. That's what Rae was thinking
Craigh 2.0: [d12 = 1]
Craigh 2.0: [d12 = 12]
Carissa: You can choose small, medium, large and stone or wood
BOB I am guestimating that you can fit 4 seats per 10 foot wide, and three seats deep per ten feet deep
Carissa: We were thinking a little wood cabin by a river if there is one
Carissa: You are giving math not numbes
Shislif (Zayden): Large wood seems too obvious, lets go for medium wood :)
Lemon: I also offered to let you have a room at Bixi's
Carissa: Zayden's getting a medium wood building, make that change Bob
BOB so a large wooden building has 1,800 square feet,
BOB adding that to the list
Shislif (Zayden): whoa
Carissa: 800 ft is medium
Shislif (Zayden): how big is medium?
Shislif (Zayden): oh that seems good
BOB 800 for audience size
Carissa: Sweet so that's what I was guessing
BOB 60 by 30
Carissa: for the building
Lemon: jeez. Ok, 800 audience is waaaay more than enough. That's the grand?
Carissa: Ok so we might have 800 potential audience members? Sorry losing convo track.
BOB No 800 square feet
Shislif (Zayden): Glad you were able to get away from moving time Bob! (see I read sometimes :)
Lemon: You just said 800 for audience size!
BOB grins thanks Sharif
Carissa: (lol)
Lemon: 800 for audience size
Carissa: Bob is drunk. I might be, too
BOB 800 square feet for audience size
Lemon: I need numbers, not math!
BOB with 4 people every ten feet across
Shislif (Zayden): I'm just getting started cheers
Lemon: Carissa already said!
Carissa: Or TMO
Carissa: We could also use a TMO here
Lemon: He seems busy though
BOB One grand stone building woudl seat about ..... 100 by 90..... minus the stage... so 90 across 60 deep so 4 per 10 foot wide, 16 per 100 foot.... fits 300 people
Lemon: Ok, that seems like plenty to me
Lemon: Zayden, do you need a bigger audience than 300?
Shislif (Zayden): whoa very well thought out
BOB 16 people can fit as an audidence in every 100 square foot
Carissa: Ok talking in circles. We knew 300 for Grand. What we DON'T know is how many stop at this inn.
Shislif (Zayden): lets start small (or medium) then if Zay gets too popular we can always expand
BOB and that you will not know Carissa
Lemon: Or at least how many people can sleep at the inn
Carissa: Which is weird. How does Jilly NOT know???
Lemon: We should be able to figure out how many people can stay there
BOB and that is something you can look at the map and count beds Lemon
Carissa: Or population in the area. We should know that.
Lemon: that's maaaaath
Carissa: So Zay want 75 or 150 audience members potentially?
BOB No one has every tried to build entertainment pavillions in this area before
Lemon: Understood
Shislif (Zayden): Hmm I'm thinking 75 is already a lot maybe start small work our way up?
Craigh 2.0: well, this might be fun. or might quickly become tedious. :)
Lemon: But because no one has ever tried to build entertainment, that means we don't have a census?
Carissa: The worst is unfilled seats. The best is sold out seats and high demand for limited seating.
Carissa: (Craigh 2.0, lol)
BOB You have LOTS of farmers
Shislif (Zayden): I agree
BOB how much are you charging?
BOB etc.
BOB etc
BOB etc
Lemon: Farmers need a night out
TMO: had to start a new character sheet from scratch
BOB too many variables
Carissa: We can do the 75 seating one
Lemon: BOB. I love you, but you are absolutely missing the point
Shislif (Zayden): Yea I agree
Shislif (Zayden): see how that works out
BOB HUGS
BOB I get it Lemon
Lemon: We are not asking for variables. We are asking for the population in the area
BOB You want concreate answers
Lemon: Not asking how many will come to the show
BOB and there are none
TMO: 42.5
Lemon: Just approximately how many people live in the area
Lorie: BOB, where's the creepy census NPC you always have lurking
Lemon: And how many guests can sleep at the inn on any given night
Shislif (Zayden): is there a map of where we're doing all this?
BOB chuckles, there is no definiative number of people living in Dragon Fen plus the number of traders going up and down the road from the mines to Redfern Lake, etc.
BOB No to Sharif
Lemon: Not asking about the traders
Shislif: Oh right Dragon Fen forgot lol
Lorie: What??? No census taker for the Queen...
Lemon: Ok, fine
Lorie: :: tsk tsk ::
BOB and for the number of guests at the inn you can look at the map and count beds
Lemon: then I would also like to petition to set up a census
BOB and Nevin will be glad to have Bixi take that on
Sharif: proper beauracracy right there
BOB and go count the goblins too, and collect taxes please
Lemon: I was thinking Brer could take that over
Sharif: always have trouble spelling that work lol
Sharif: word
Lemon: They just need to ride around and count people
Lemon: easy peasy
Lorie: Let's guessitmate without advertising roughly 20-30
Lorie: once word of mouth travels, that number might double
Lorie: the goblins and swamp elves will send their regrets
BOB One medium stone building for Zayden is what is currently on the table
Lemon: Well the inn is already popular I'm sure, due to being the only spot with sunlight for miles around
Sharif: I think we went for the 75 audience one which I thought would be small, and aesthetically I prefer wood over stone, bnut if stone provides some kind of weather benefit or something I'll go with that
Lemon: Maybe if Zayden gets popular, we can just clear out some more land around the amphitheater and offer a glamping experience
BOB grins
Lemon: Ok, I think I want to put Daph in charge of tourism
Sharif: lol keyword is If
Lemon: She can do the census too
Sharif: He's not even a proper bard!
BOB Stone for building the dressing rooms, storage, place for Zayden to live, etc.
Lorie: Fake it til you make it Zayden... it's what we all do
BOB plus all the seating out there
Lorie: every day all day
Sharif: cool, Zayden will be very appreciative
Lemon: Does Zayden want to live at the amphitheater? Or does he want to have a healthy work-life balance?
BOB zero work life balance
Lemon: lol
Sharif: lol, I think he'll live there, gives it some charm
BOB Or you can pay to build him a home too
Lemon: Zayden can stay in Bixi's guest room when he needs a break from work
Sharif: as long as there's a nice upstairs section I think it'll be fine
Sharif: Don't wanna have to walk too far for the after show 'festivities'
Lemon: ...we might need to build zayden a large house after all. So he can host "festivities"
Lemon: And a big bedroom for the groupies
Lorie: Ronnie Wood?
BOB so as of now with the new theater, tea shop, bixi's home, knotty's home, etc. you have.... 3 medium stone buildings, 2 large stone buildings, 1 small wooden building, 1 large wooden building, plus the wooden walls to create floors and dividing walls into rooms for each of the various buildings
Sharif: lol yes the groupies are a big part of the 'festivities'
BOB After the production modifiers for where you are building
Sharif: should probably have a clinic nearby too, just to be safe
BOB that total is.... 20,500 gold pieces
Lemon: That sounds like a problem for Zayden and the groupies, tbh
Sharif: well yea Lemon
Sharif: lol
Sharif: seems like a good deal
Lemon: Yeah, seems fair to me
Carissa: Whew
Lemon: But I'm not the treasurer
Carissa: A little under half, but what else will we use that money for?
Sharif: of course contractors always start low and then there are unexpected things that pop up n add to the price
Carissa: And we have things to sell if we needed
BOB and here is where the group OOC debates who is doing the math for the party pack, etc. if Carissa is doing Summaries, then someone else is doing the math and bookkeeping on the party pack etc
Lemon: And once we build them, we'll start making money on matchmaking and tea and performances
Carissa: Not a decision for tonight
Lemon: We'll make it all back in no time, I'm sure
Carissa: And TMO can do summaries now with AI :)
Lemon: I'm zero percent doing math
Lemon: I'd sooner take over summaries
Carissa: It's in chat. She's doing summaries!
BOB grins
Sharif: lol
Carissa: Lisa did story chat and party pack so I could do both, but I cannot do three things so either no story chat or someone else does summary/story chat.
Carissa: And again, once I get things in better order, party pack can be helped, but I need to see where we were with some of that stuff and I don't think anyone else paid enough attention to know
BOB very true
Carissa: and yes still have one summary left at least, but I've been waiting for the right frame of mind for that one
BOB I do think that Lemon and Sharif shoudl take over the Summaries
Lemon: No, I'm serious. I would absolutely take over summaries if it meant Carissa was doing treasury or party pack
Carissa: but any after we can discuss whatever next arc is
Carissa: I'm okay with that
Carissa: I'd like to keep story chats going, and that way I can still keep in mind what's happening
Carissa: But let someone else do the summaries
Lemon: Deal
BOB sounds very good
Lemon: But that is the absolute maximum amount of responsibility I can handle
Carissa: It is in chat. So it was written, so it will be done.
Carissa: That's fine. And summary will help you remember what's been happening!
BOB So let it be written, so let it be done
Carissa: AND you don't need to start really until we start the next arc!
Carissa: Probably. Although hoping we do a little RP this era
BOB and so now Lorie
Lemon: But I still will. Gotta summarize how much Zayden needs his "festivities"
Sharif: lol
BOB You can now add up all the Levels and extras for each character that is here
Carissa: lol
BOB Every character level counts as 1 so Daphene counts as 4
Lorie: 5+8+8+4+6+1^10?
BOB but each spell a cast can cast counts as one too
Lorie: plus 7?
Lorie: (for me)
BOB yoright
BOB Right
Lorie: (I'm guessing at levels and NPCs)
Lorie: but that's my guessimte
Lorie: mate
BOB No NPCs helping other than Youtargim at 7th level
BOB Just those on the party sheet
Lorie: okay... so :: waving a towel :: 42
BOB grins
BOB I would total up everyone except TMO's new character
BOB Licornah probably brings the most
Carissa: Party Sheet doesn't show levels
BOB Then Rae
BOB it does for me
BOB sorry
Carissa: Yes and we mentioned before yours is not the same :)
Carissa: Is Nae helping?
BOB Bixi, 8 cleric / 7 illuionist
BOB Daphene 4th
BOB Lanek 8
Lorie: 7+8+4+
BOB Licornah 8
BOB N'laea 9
Lorie: 8+8+9
BOB Rae 7
BOB Talwin 9
BOB Youtargim 7
Carissa: How does multiclass work? 7 AND 8? Or is that too hopeful?
BOB Zaden 7
BOB both add in for Bixi
Lorie: 7+9+7
BOB plus 1 per spell each spell caster can cast
Lorie: so.... 19+25+23 +4--> 71 ish
BOB as an example 1 20th level mage does more work than 180 1st level workers
Lorie: or sorry you mean spells per day right? that would push us well over 100
BOB Yeap
BOB you want that total number because the number of weeks of construction minus that number is how many weeks of encounters you have to manage
BOB Next week we will worth through those encounters
Lorie: Okay... so our base is 67
BOB Or at least some of them
Carissa: next week?? I hope we are doing something other than building today
Lorie: everyone needs to tell me how many spells per day you can cast so I can include that
Lorie: I could create a spreadsheet and format it to avoid having to do this math over and over
BOB Carissa I am finished with my side of things, everyone can roleplay what you wish, etc.
BOB you only need this the one time for construction Lorie
Carissa: what else did you plan for tonight
BOB I have zero plans, I am going on what the group wants
Carissa (Raelynn): 10 for Rae, 2 for Nae
BOB TMO is rolling up his new character hopefully to introduce tonight
TMO: I think I've got his basics done
Bixi Fizzlebang: 24?
Raelynn: ah that's what I'm waiting for
BOB We decided on building so that is good
BOB I need numbers to create encounters for
Licornah: 67+10+2+11+24 --> 114
BOB That sounds right Lorie
Carissa (Raelynn): I need to double check Nae, but close enough
Licornah: For the record, I was a double language major because I despise math
Licornah: if you ask me about two boats leaving the harbor, they both sink
TMO: but math loves you!
Licornah: I don't care when they meet -- EVER
Raelynn: I love math only certain times of the day
Licornah: I have Excel for math
Licornah: and a calculator on my phone :D
TMO: so rude, both of you
Bixi Fizzlebang: Who wants to go to town with a guy who drives a rowboat anyway?
TMO: anybody who lives on a lake
Licornah: Nah... I speak lots of languages, I compensate for my loathe of math
Zayden: rowrers have good shoulders
Zayden: rowers
TMO: sprechen Sie Deutsch?
Carissa: oh wait! I have a book recommendation for you TMO!
Carissa: (will post on Discord)
Licornah: Nein, no sprechen sie deutch
TMO: ok
BOB so if you hire 12 people you can build everythign in 1 year if you want to go faster you can
TMO: well there you go! I do math and (supposedly) German
Licornah: sprechen frences, espagnol, italiano, und portugese
TMO: in actuality, my German is so unused it's almost completely atrophied.
Licornah: and that was horrid German... it's not one of my languages :D
BOB You can cut that down to 13 weeks (6 months) if you quadrupal your work force
TMO: I'd have to be immersed in it to pick it back up again
Licornah: I used to work with Europeans so I know lots of Germans and enough to get myself in trouble :D
Carissa: how do we quadrupal our work force
Licornah: There's a great podcast in German... News in Slow German and a few others that might be fun for you TMO -- since you'll be on the road
Licornah: hire smurfs
BOB Hiring lots of farmers and woodworkers and stone cutters to help
Carissa: I mean that sounds great what's the catch?
BOB Ok so you get all the buildings you want, in 6 months for 20,500 gold
BOB and now we are ready for TMO
BOB Rae cast Reincarnate on Craigh's corpse
BOB and then out of The Mist appears.......
Carissa: Shi did
Carissa: But sure
BOB Sorry
BOB also I need Sharif to roll 1d100 6 times pelase
TMO: so, new body, walking out of the Mist? Appearing on top of the corpse? descending from the heavens on a swing?
BOB From behind the stables at the Inn
Zayden: ack sry
Shislif (Zayden): OOC
TMO: covered in horse shit, got it
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): it was a whole ceremony and all!
TMO: :P
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): well Shi didn't like you so... jk :)
Shislif (Zayden): sry what's 1d100 again?
Shi'Nynze: There you go. How do you feel?
BOB roll 1d100 6 times to see what happens during constructions
BOB for Sharif
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): (dice to the far right)
Shislif (Zayden): thx
BOB then we are all back IC for TMO and the new body that Craigh appears in
Zayden: [d100 = 93]
Shislif (Zayden): those?
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): roll low!
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): I think.
Shislif (Zayden): fine
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): If I remember correctly
Zayden: [d100 = 5]
Zayden: [d100 = 24]
Zayden: [d100 = 94]
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): ....you listened and then you didn't listen
Zayden: [d100 = 98]
Zayden: [d100 = 19]
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): Mannnnn
Shislif (Zayden): ouch
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): I hope I remember wrong and you wanted high, lol
BOB Ok so TMO save them until next week
BOB and GO
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): (and once again...)
Shi'Nynze: There you go. How do you feel?
Shislif (Zayden): brb refill
User has gone AFK. (Shislif)
Craigh: Taller than before, still skinny though, a shock of spiky red hair all across the top of his head, long pointed ears (with spiky red hair growing along the backs of them), mottled gray and brownish skin that alternately appears pebbly or scaled. His right hand has webbed fingers and slight fins along the back of it, and his right foot is somehow half the size of his left, giving him an odd gait.
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): HE IS A LIZARD??? Thing?!
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I'm sorry what
TMO (Craigh): no tail
Craigh: Ohh.. my head is *killing* me
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): what is he???
Shi'Nynze: Even if kinder, Reincarnation is still hard on the soul.
Shi'Nynze: I imagine moreso if you came from...
TMO (Craigh): I had two choices: Swanmay, and mongrelman. Swanmay was interesting, but didn't really fit the situation or character
Shi'Nynze: Do you remember who you are?
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): oooooh jealous swanmay would be lovely
Licornah: (Agreed)
Craigh: I... I think so?
Shi'Nynze: Tell me your name.
Craigh: I'm getting .. a lot of memories flashing by.
Shi'Nynze: Take a moment, breath. Reorient yourself.
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): (I can't decide if two arms but mismatched are better than one? :P)
Craigh: I was ... am ... Kray*whistle*?
Shi'Nynze: Craigh. Yes, good. Do you remember where you were before you died?
Shi'Nynze: If that is too much, do you remember where you were living? Who you were calling friends?
Craigh: Uhh.. I remember mists. And ... elves?
Shi'Nynze: Yes, good. Do you want to go see them? They've been waiting for you.
Craigh: Oh, you're an elf. Am I remembering you?
Shi'Nynze: Elves, and gnomes, and humans. You had many friends.
Shi'Nynze: Possibly. We did not talk as much. The other faces may be more familiar.
Craigh: Oh, friends. Yeahh.. friends are good. Can't have too many *whistle* friends.
Shi'Nynze: smiles
Craigh: staggers slightly to his right.
Shi'Nynze: Come on, Kray. Let's go let them know you're back.
Shi'Nynze: appears with the mongrel by her side to the others
Shi'Nynze: Craigh is back.
TMO (Craigh): did not reincarnate clothed, by the way
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): (ehh she's not worried about that But....)
Raelynn: EEEK! What is he? Why is he naked? Is that really you Craigh??
Craigh: whistles a complicated greeting and waves awkwardly with his left hand.
Craigh: Wait!? I'm naked?
N'laea: You have two hands now.
Craigh: hides behind Shi'Nynze
Raelynn: points downward and nods
Bixi Fizzlebang: awkwardly waves back
Licornah: ::blinks and makes a polite face :: Welcome back... :: feels awkward ::
Shi'Nynze: Ah, sorry. Not always the most pressing for most. Here, you may borrow my cloak.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Um... Zayden, do you have any extra clothes you can loan to... Craigh?
Shi'Nynze: passes him a cloak for now
Bixi Fizzlebang: Oh, there we go
Craigh: awkwardly shuffles into it, noticing his skin for the first time.
Shi'Nynze: It's okay. I know this is a lot to take in. Take your time. Everyone goes through this differently.
BOB I gave up the Elflands for this?
Craigh: What the ...?
Craigh: sinks to the ground in a squat and covers his eyes with his hands.
Shi'Nynze: I do not know what you are, but you told them you wanted to come back to do your magic. This looks like a form that can do that so you have been partially blessed. Perhaps fully. It is hard to know.
N'laea: nudges Raelynn
Shislif (Zayden): hey i'm back!
Raelynn: gulps and walks over, bends down, and grabs one of his hands.
Zayden: lemme check Bix!
Raelynn: Craigh, we're glad you're back.
TMO (Craigh): which one? ;)
Carissa (Raelynn): (choices!!!)
Zayden: Welcome back Craigh
Carissa (Raelynn): (so she'll go for the new one!)
Charisma Penalty
Carissa (Raelynn): (that doesn't open for me)
Zayden: I don't have any extra clothes on me but I'd happily give up my pants for Craigh
Licornah: (Same)
TMO (Craigh): basically, no matter what a mongrelman's charisma is, first time someone meets them, it's treated as a 1 for reactions
s'traitlist'
**Trait: Charisma Penalty No matter what Charisma score a mongrelman has among his own kind, when first meeting strangers of different races his Charisma is treated as 1 for reaction adjustments.
Shislif (Zayden): ouch
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): (okay so what one would guess... we just won't let him meet them first ;) )
TMO (Craigh): lol
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): (Meet Rae so they're blinded by her beauty THEN introduce Craigh!)
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): (while they're still blinded!)
N'laea: Pants might make him feel better. More... human...?
BOB Pants are good
Zayden Takes off his pants and hands them to Craigh
Carissa (N'laea): (is that Yout?)
Carissa (N'laea): (or Bob? cause it says GM)
Craigh: feels Rae pull on his webbed hand and lets her lift it. He looks up at her, his eyes are still his original blue eyes looking out of that face
Lorie (Licornah): :: blinks ::
Zayden: I always enjoy a nice breeze anyway
Carissa (Raelynn): slightly scowls at the now naked Zayden but decide it's the least pressing matter here
Raelynn: slightly scowls at the now naked Zayden but decide it's the least pressing matter here
BOB It was but I will let Zayden take his pants off instead
Lorie (Licornah): (Wonders if he's part duck now with webs)
Craigh: Your goddess, is she a prankster, or a liar? Tricking hapless mortals for the fun of it?
Raelynn: Oh! Look at that! I know those eyes anywhere! They were always such a beautiful blue.
Shislif (Zayden): He's still got a top on
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): (lol to Bob)
Zayden: like a big night gown
Shislif (Zayden): OOC
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): tunic
Shislif (Zayden): yes tunic more masculin
Shi'Nynze: It is hard to know why the dieties do what they do, but they never mean harm. Perhaps they see something better for you in this form, or perhaps they're a little mad you left them. It is hard to say. Only time may give you answers.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Honestly, I think you look pretty impressive
Shi'Nynze: They are not tricksters just... sometimes things go beyond our understanding.
Raelynn: smiles and shakes his hand a little
Raelynn: smiles and shakes his hand a little
Raelynn: You have two of them.
Craigh: Wait.. no, she wasn't yours. Sehanine, and Liliathane (hope I got those right). Who's their follower?
Raelynn: Um, I mean, this is... an interesting new look, but we can get used to it. I can find you nice hats and stuff. Maybe some clothing that better brings out the tone of your... er, flesh?
Raelynn: Or hides it... hmm...
Craigh: Huh... I do have two again.
Craigh: sort of...?
Raelynn: But don't worry! You have friends here to help you!
N'laea: Easier to hold a bow with two. Or a wand.
Craigh: looks at his right hand.
Zayden: Yes the pants are just a loaner Craigh, I would like them back at some point
Zayden: You may cheat death but not Zayden
Raelynn: laughs
Zayden: chuckles
BOB HAH
Craigh: Pants?
Shislif (Zayden): chuckles
Craigh: Where?
Raelynn: grabs them from Zayden and hands them to Craigh
Zayden: I been standing here pantsless for a while man
Raelynn: I'm not exactly thrilled for anyone to be naked, but Zayden seems a bit more... comfortable with that prospect if anyone is going to be right now.
Craigh: shuffles awkwardly to his feet and turns his back to the group and puts them on hidden behind the cloak.
Craigh: HEY! Why's my foot so small?
Zayden: I still have a top on, that's hardley naked
Raelynn: Ummm, maybe the it couldn't be reconstructed from the fireball?
Raelynn: Skeevies aren't exactly properly clothing.
Youtargim: Ponders her not being thrilled with anyone being naked
Craigh: It's got regular skin!
Raelynn: Oh good! That's one less lotion I need to come up with for you.
Zayden: Fair Rae, but I'm rarely proper
Craigh: and ... hair? Looks like Indigo's foot. Why do I have Indigo's foot?
Shislif (Zayden): will Craigh get a new icon?
Bixi Fizzlebang: Oh, but your glitter lotion will probably be great for him now!
Raelynn: I don't think it's Indigo's foot, exactly. He still had his when he left for the manor.
TMO (Craigh): eventually, yes
Shislif (Zayden): nice
Raelynn: There is a time and place for skeevies and nakedness and it isn't here is all.
Raelynn: Except, um, I guess it is since Craigh needs pants and we didn't have extra.
Raelynn: Oh this is confusing.
N'laea: Focus.
Craigh: turns back around, now wearing pants and a cloak, that don't really go well with his new skin
Raelynn: Hmm, we'll have to find you some new clothing.
Youtargim: You look like you might like swimming now Craigh?
Raelynn: You know, I DO love shopping for clothing if you want help. Now that I'm, um, over the, er, surprise.
Craigh: So .. umm... Sehanine... Is she a prankster type goddess?
Shi'Nynze: No, but she is Goddess of Mysterious. Why do you ask?
Zayden: shopping is fun
Craigh: Well this is really damn mysterious! Graah!
Shi'Nynze: nods
Craigh: They let me go, but said there would be 'conditions'!!! Well now I know what those were!
Shi'Nynze: You may always visit my shrine if you need while you adjust. I cannot guarantee any answers, but you might find a bit of peace.
Shi'Nynze: slight, sad smile
Shi'Nynze: If you were really in Aranavaith, it is never easy to leave.
Youtargim: All magic comes with a price
Craigh: massages his temples in visible frustration.
Shi'Nynze: Reincarnation is one of the only ways to come back with your soul in tact but... it is no guarantee to anything.
Craigh: sighs deeply.
N'laea: Only a guarantee to not be something worse.
Shi'Nynze: nods in agreement
Craigh: Yeah, I think they said something about that. I don't remember much of it, to be honest, and it's fading away.
Youtargim: Are you you?
Shi'Nynze: It will with time. You may still feel a touch of it on your soul, but it is a tricky thing to keep in your mind.
Craigh: frowns at Youtargim.
Raelynn: hisses, "Tact, Yout!"
Craigh: is at a loss for words, starting two or three different responses, but no words actually come out.
Bixi Fizzlebang: My god is a trickster god
Craigh: laughs.
Youtargim: Craigh was always someone who sat back and then came up with an answer
N'laea: We have not given him time to sit back.
Youtargim: if you can come up with an answer then you are you
Youtargim: Bixi is tricksie
Craigh: puts his left hand up to his temple, then finds an ear and feels it for the first time. Another complicated whistle escapes him
TMO (Craigh): (gonna have to buy the whistling nwp eventually)
Carissa (N'laea): (lol)
TMO (Craigh): animal sounds are a mongrelman thing
Shi'Nynze: (if only Thistle was here, she was really good at those... mostly wolves, though)
Shi'Nynze: quietly, "Take what time you need. You have time to comprehend it all. This is a very big event."
Craigh: Is there ... somewhere we can sit out of sight and get some food?
Raelynn: The inn! We're already there!
Raelynn: Oh, let me tell Gerry!
Craigh: Inside?
Craigh: With people?
Raelynn: Umm, no one is here right now.
Youtargim: Good People
Raelynn: Except Gerry and the Cook.
Youtargim: We are all here for you
Shislif (Zayden): are we on a certain image now?
Raelynn: I mean with the whole Hell portal thing... well, we kept people away while we cleaned up that mess.
Raelynn: runs ahead, "Gerry! We need food!"
BOB All theater of the mind Sharif
Raelynn: more quietly to him once inside, "And do NOT react to our new guest. He is our friend, okay?"
Shislif (Zayden): ayight just checkin :)
Raelynn: Er, do not react badly.
Youtargim: I will go help
Raelynn: He'll be a bit of a shock, but, he's nice! Really! It's just Craigh!
Zayden: Can't spell Crazy without Craigh
Shi'Nynze: Do you need anything else, Craigh? I can let you adjust and head back to my shrine unless you might want more answers from me.
Gerry: I can get a good meal going
Craigh: Please stay...
Raelynn: A REALLY good meal, please.
Shi'Nynze: nods
Zayden: mmm yummy i love a good meal
Shi'Nynze: Of course.
Shi'Nynze: gently starts to lead him inside
Gerry: Branwyn is upstairs with her family
Craigh: I haven't said it yet, but thanks. I don't recall the specifics, but I remember choosing to come back.
Shi'Nynze: And if you'd like to stay at the shrine, you are always welcome. The forest is quiet, peaceful, and empty of people.
Gerry: you can take the other end of the rooms
Shi'Nynze: small smile
Shi'Nynze: Thank me when you know for sure this was the choice you wanted. Not yet.
Craigh: looks at his hands again
Craigh: although if I'd known...?
Shi'Nynze: Many choices we'd make would be different if we knew the outcome.
Craigh: sighs.
Craigh: limps into the Inn behind Shi
Zayden: Reminds me of my ex Beatrice
N'laea: follows them inside
N'laea: Your ex?
Zayden: choiced we'd make if we knew that outcome...
Bixi Fizzlebang: I know you're processing now, but I'm excited for when you're up to seeing what your new body can do. I bet it will impress you
N'laea: Ah. You would not have chosen her?
Bixi Fizzlebang: I mean like swimming and stuff
Bixi Fizzlebang: Not anything... weird...
Licornah: :: wanders along listening to the conversation, feeling empathy for Craigh ::
Shislif (Zayden): just like Picard!
Bixi Fizzlebang: glances at Yout and Zayden
N'laea: And you do still have an apprentice it seems.
Craigh: smiles at Bixi. it stretches a bit wider than a normal human smile.
Zayden: I say try the weird stuff too
Zayden: just in case
N'laea: The weird stuff? Do I want to know?
Craigh: I don't know that I want to.
Craigh: looks at his webbed hand, front and back.
Craigh: What *is* this? Why is it different?
Youtargim: (LINK)
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Bixi Fizzlebang: Oooooh, that's a good smile! You are going to be able to charm OR scare people with a smile like that!
N'laea: It looks like the hands of a... salamander or frog? Perhaps something amphibious.
TMO (Craigh): (merfolk)
Carissa (N'laea): (Carissa thanks you, Nae will give animal comparisons tho :) )
TMO (Craigh): (I never gave you a good description, I keep thinking of it as a scaled hand, but I don't think it is)
Raelynn: Craigh! Gerry's getting good food ready for you. I bet you're REALLY hungry.
Youtargim: Give us a few more minutes
Carissa (Raelynn): (can't wait to see you figure out a portrait, lol)
Raelynn: nods and goes back to tell Gerry to take his time and helps him make more
Craigh: turns quickly toward Rae, sort of, but not entirely like the Craigh of old. The spine works a bit odd
Craigh: Yes! Food! *growls in hunger*
Carissa (Raelynn): (scoliosis, poor man)
N'laea: I do not think that is a sound you will want to make around those who do not know you.
Shi'Nynze: It is not a worry right now. Adjust.
Craigh: Oh, sorry. They just sort of... come out.
Shi'Nynze: You will discover many new things in the weeks and months to come.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Yeah, honestly I think it's great
Bixi Fizzlebang: I mean, old Craigh was fine, but this one is much more interesting
Craigh: eyes tear up, and he awkwardly wipes at his face with his left hand.
N'laea: whispers, "Left pocket of the cloak has a handkerkeif in it."
Lorie (Licornah): :: nods in agreement with Shi, probably best not to push him ::
Shi'Nynze: whispers, "Left pocket of the cloak has a handkerkeif in it."
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): (I give up on spelling tonight)
Bixi Fizzlebang: Are you... happy crying or sad crying? And if it's sad crying, can I help somehow?
Craigh: fumbles around looking for it and pulls it out
Craigh: sniffs and clears his throat.
Craigh: Ahh... thanks Bixi. Umm... do I want to know how I ... died?
N'laea: Bravely.
Craigh: wraps the cloak around him
Craigh: That doesn't sound like me.
Craigh: chuckles nervously
Bixi Fizzlebang: Protecting your friends
N'laea: No one faces down a devil without bravery.
N'laea: You chose to face a devil and you died facing one. That is bravery.
Craigh: Devil... right. I remember some of that. Lots of plannign.
Zayden: [SKILL] Musical Instrument [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 11) [SUCCESS by 6] [d20 = 5]
N'laea: Yes. And fire.
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): lol, the planning survives the afterlife
TMO (Craigh): (to be fair, that was *months* of planning!)
N'laea: It is... the fireball did not just take you. It was a difficult thing before Jennevive intervened.
N'laea: But you fought well until then.
N'laea: *well enough
Craigh: Fireball..? So it was quick then?
Carissa (N'laea): (sorry she can't completely give a compliment here, lol)
N'laea: Yes.
N'laea: Too quick for any of us to prepare for it.
Craigh: Good.
Craigh: shudders
Raelynn: peeks around the corner at Yout to see if it's food time now
Shi'Nynze: Branwyn is resting with her family, but she will be happy to know you are back.
Youtargim: I can bring things out when you are ready
Shi'Nynze: As other are.
Craigh: nods.
Raelynn: nods and gestures him to come grab food to help her serve
Licornah: Sorry, I turned and there was a unicorn...did anyone else see it? I turned around and :: looks glumly :: you had fallen... I feel bad
Carries out a platter of breads and jams
Shi'Nynze: You can take your time to see who you want. These are the ones who wanted to make sure and help you return, but there are others who will be happy, too.
Craigh: That's ... that's good. Umm wow. So much going on. My brain's just pinging all over the place...
Raelynn: follows behind with drinks and a bottle of not as great wine
Raelynn: That's okay! Food is ready!
Raelynn: It's easier to think when your stomach isn't empty.
Youtargim: Don't worry we took care of the people who did not like you, you are with friends now
Zayden: ohhh food
Raelynn: And drink. You might need one. It isn't as nice as whatever the other drink was, but Gerry said it's still good wine!
Youtargim: I will go get more
Craigh: I think I could use a drink.
Craigh: or three
Bixi Fizzlebang: A unicorn? that seems... unlikely?
Zayden: i mean ifyou insist sure i'll take a drink
Raelynn: Hmm, I'm not sure yet how much you can drink... we'll start with a glass first before I hand you a whole bottle. Is that okay?
Craigh: nods timidly.
Licornah: :: Shrug :: I haven't seen it since... but I could have sworn I saw one. It's a rare thing, but maybe the portal caused me to imagine things...
Shi'Nynze: pulls out a chair at the table and gestures for Craigh to sit down before joining the seat next to him
BOB Rae is already slightly drunk ;)
Carissa (Raelynn): YUPPPP
Raelynn: Come on, sit sit. Yout and I will get you all taken care of.
Zayden: The man's been dead and back again and you think a few drinks will do him in?
Raelynn: shrugs
Raelynn: New body. You don't know what that liver can handle.
BOB Mostly dead
Craigh: awkwardly shuffles his now-taller body with off-size feet onto the chair and pulls the cloak all the way around him.
Lorie (Licornah): Mostly dead is not all dead
Shislif (Zayden): lol
Raelynn: Maybe he's a lightweight now, maybe he's a bottomless pit, but let's not get him very drunk to start!
Lorie (Licornah): and he's been mostly dead all day
Zayden: fine
Zayden: if you insist on being reasonable
Raelynn: grins
TMO (Craigh): (don't worry, he won't go swimming for at least an hour)
Youtargim: Wait Wait, whispers to Bixi, ... is Craigh a zombie now?
Shislif (Zayden): lol
Raelynn: pours out drinks then goes back to help Yout get the rest of the food
Carissa (Raelynn): (lol)
Zayden takes a sip
Zayden: mmm here here
Craigh: sits hunched down in his chair and waits for some of the food to make its way to him before sticking out his left hand and grabbing something.
Licornah: A toast to Craigh, in any form, welcomed back to our table
Zayden: To Craigh!
N'laea: joins the toast
Youtargim: Brings out a ham and flowers
Craigh: Oh.. umm..
Shi'Nynze: To your new adventure.
Youtargim: I am not sure why Gerry thought you needed flowers but here they are, they are nice?
Raelynn: follows behind with side dishes
Craigh: shuffles around and drops the food onto his plate and grabs his glass.
Youtargim: Do you like flowers?
Bixi Fizzlebang: rolls eyes at Yout
Raelynn: Who doesn't like flowers, Yout??
Youtargim: To look at? smell? eat?
Craigh: I... they're .. fine?
Youtargim: I like to see them and smell them, but I have no idea what Craigh does with them
Licornah: Ham and flowers are an interesting dinner combo
Youtargim: It is Craigh still right?
Lorie (Licornah): I'm not sure Zagat has that in their guide
N'laea: Some are good to consume.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Some make good tea
Youtargim: I think we just keep saying that so we all believe it
Youtargim: but he shoudl be able to say what his name is
Raelynn: Well of course! Look at his eyes!
Craigh: quickly downs his glass of wine.
Zayden: ham makes good tea?
Youtargim: If he wants a new one
Raelynn: Ohhhh
Shi'Nynze: Some do choose a new name. Such as Kray.
Shi'Nynze: small smile
Bixi Fizzlebang: Yes, we all deserve to make our own name if we want one
Zayden: What's wrong with Craigh?
Zayden: I mean as a name
Youtargim: What sort of tea do you drink Zayden?
Zayden: not as a person
Bixi Fizzlebang: Nothing's wrong with it
Bixi Fizzlebang: He might just want a different one. I've changed my name. Daph's changed hers
TMO (Craigh): (Craigh, btw, is pronounced Krayh normally. I was influenced by Celtic random sounds for random letters when I named him)
Bixi Fizzlebang: It's totally normal
Zayden: Usually the house blend
Youtargim: Is there a lot of ham in your tea normally?
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): (yes I do remember that and have actually been pronouncing it that way in my head since then, lol)
Bixi Fizzlebang: I'm sorry, can't you just drink tea with your meal of ham?
Bixi Fizzlebang: Why are we making this weird?
Zayden: No sir, which is why I thought it odd
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): (BUT I did not register Kray was... er, the same. Slightly drunk me or normal me, whjo knows)
Youtargim: I can but Zayden thinks the ham is for tea
Zayden: Ham Tea, I try not to judge
TMO (Craigh): I spelled it that way because new mouth did pronounce it a bit weird, which is a wee bit esoteric for me to have expected y'all to know what I was going for. :P
Raelynn: Well that will NOT be on the menu.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Zayden is just very openminded
Youtargim: So is it Kray now?
Zayden: Thanks Bix
Carissa (Raelynn): (oh good because Shi was pronouncing it however he did which I assumed was slightly different)
Shi'Nynze: You can think on it, too. You do not need to rush anything.
Craigh: I.. I... I don't .. want to change my name...
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I kind of assumed that? But now I'm worried that makes ME the weird one
Craigh: grabs some food and quickly takes a bite
Bixi Fizzlebang: I don't like that I'm mind-melding with TMO. There's numbers in there
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): ooc
Youtargim: Do you like the flowers to eat? to smell? or to look at?
Craigh: Wha? (with mouth full)
Raelynn: Yout, dear, he's still er, himself! Just... he looks different, that's all.
Zayden enjoys food
Craigh: looks confusedly between Yout and Rae and Shi and Bixi
Raelynn: And, ummm, seems to have an appetite like Indigo.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Are these edible flowers?
Craigh: and maybe just a wee bit panicked
N'laea: Ignore them. Eat.
Youtargim: Well that would be a new thing
Bixi Fizzlebang: [SKILL] Botany [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 2] [d20 = 13]
Zayden: Did somebody say edible flowers?
BOB Yes you could eat them, they are not dangerous
Shislif (Zayden): nice
Bixi Fizzlebang: They seem edible
Bixi Fizzlebang: eats a flower petal
Zayden: I love edibles
N'laea: raises brow
Bixi Fizzlebang: GERRY! WHERE ARE THESE FLOWERS FROM!? They could make a nice tea...
Youtargim: I like flowers to look at, to put behind Rae's ear, to smell, to have in the room
Craigh: swallows his food greedily and takes another bite
N'laea: Flowers should be a normal part of a diet.
Licornah: So, let us know what you want to be called, and we'll honor that. You'll figure it out as you go... small steps. No need to rush
Shi'Nynze: passes him some of her food
Gerry: Those are from the balcony
Zayden dissapontedly say "Oh these are just normal flowers"
Raelynn: smiles at Yout
Bixi Fizzlebang: whispers to Licornah "He just said he doesn't want to change his name"
Licornah: :: nods and whispers back :: But I think he's not sure of anything so not trying to pressure..
Bixi Fizzlebang: You've been growing them in pots, or?
Craigh: smiles widely at Licornah, but his eyes are still looking worried, darting around the room at everyone.
N'laea: Eat.
Gerry: There are pots on the balcony
Bixi Fizzlebang: I wonder if they'd grow in mist...
N'laea: Do not worry about them.
Shislif (Zayden): brb bio break
User has gone AFK. (Shislif)
Youtargim: Hey Zayden, maybe you can do a quick song for Craigh...
Youtargim: Oh, looking around, where did he go?
Raelynn: He said something about needing to feel the breeze.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Craigh, maybe you could use a rest after you eat? A little nap maybe? Or... a jog? Whatever you need, let us know, we're here to help
Craigh: starts to point, but then pulls his hand back under the cloak.
Bixi Fizzlebang: I thought he was already feeling the breeze
Bixi Fizzlebang: What with no pants and everything
Shi'Nynze: quietly, "It's okay. They're all friends."
Youtargim: I think maybe we should go off and check on things Rae.....
TMO (Craigh): (I'mma gonna definitely have to read up on body dysmorphia sometime. :D )
Raelynn: Maybe he got a splinter...
Bixi Fizzlebang: If you want to be alone, that's ok too
Raelynn: Oh ho, nice try mister, but I should be here for Craigh.
Youtargim: I think maybe we should NOT be here?
Raelynn: pulls him to the corner, "Why?"
Bixi Fizzlebang: I think we should stop making assumptions!
Bixi Fizzlebang: And let Craigh tell us what he wants!
Youtargim: So he gets some quiet? fewer people around him, we can go and .... visit the chickens.... or pick apples, or
Youtargim: Give the poor guy space
Raelynn: But what if he doesn't want it?
Youtargim: Shi is there, Bixi is there
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Yout's being... quite selfish
Raelynn: turns to face Craigh, "Do you want me to hang around or are you okay, Craigh?"
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Bixi is going to remember this to talk about to Rae later
Craigh: nods to Bixi.
Raelynn: I'm okay making sure YOU'RE okay, but I won't make an assumption.
Craigh: Thanks. I'm just ... a bit .. overwhelmed, right now. You're all.. wonderful, really. Just... there's so much going on I can't keep track of it.
Bixi Fizzlebang: You don't need to keep track of anything right now except what you need
Raelynn: nods
Youtargim: Tugs on Rae's sleeve to pull her back away
Raelynn: I'm just giving you conversation and food and whatever else you need, but if you want quiet, I can step outside.
Raelynn: glares slightly at Yout
Craigh: You don't need to leave because of me.
Craigh: I'm grateful, really.
Licornah: :: sits in silence :: We're here when and if you're ready... go at your pace like Shi said.
Raelynn: shakes head
Raelynn: It's not BECAUSE of you. It's FOR you.
Raelynn: But SOMEONE thinks I'm a little too loud and talkative sometimes and overwhelming.
Youtargim: Shrugs and gestures to Zayden to play something
Craigh: I mean.. just.. what did they *do* to me? Why is this?
Craigh: waves his hand and arm in the air
Zayden: [SKILL] Musical Instrument [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 11) [SUCCESS by 10] [d20 = 1]
Shislif (Zayden): yeahhhh
Carissa (Raelynn): (niceeeeeee)
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): nice!
Shislif (Zayden): shoot now my mind is scrambling for a song lol
TMO (Craigh): short-circuiting angst with music! well done!
Raelynn: to Yout, "Fine, compromise. We can sit at that table over there and watch Zayden play and leave Craigh to eat, but we can stay here so he knows his friends are here for him!"
Youtargim: Youtargim goes back to the kitchen to help serve more things
Craigh: stops to listen to Zayden's music.
Youtargim: Smiles over his shoulder at Rae
Raelynn: tosses up her hands and lets him go get food
Bixi Fizzlebang -> Raelynn: Your man is being really selfish right now
Raelynn: goes to sit down and try to be slightly more quiet
Raelynn: goes to sit down and try to be slightly more quiet
Raelynn -> Bixi Fizzlebang: Ugh, don't even. I am not thrilled right now.
Shi'Nynze: I do not have an answer for that.
Craigh: That was very good. I'm not sure, but maybe my hearing is better? Or have you always played that well?
Bixi Fizzlebang -> Raelynn: I mean, obviously there's other more important things going on right now, but I think later we should have a talk about whether romantic involvement with pirates is healthy or not
Zayden: Take a moment yall, for better or worse, to appreciate the miracle of life
Youtargim: Brings out puddings for everyone, and a small pot of flowers in water for Rae
Zayden: some nights are better than others Craigh
Zayden: but the bad ones make the good ones better
Shi'Nynze: still gives him a slight glare but maybe also smiling slightly
Raelynn -> Bixi Fizzlebang: Hmph.
Youtargim: [SKILL] Whistling/Humming [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 16) [SUCCESS by 11] [d20 = 5]
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): (oops glare was from Rae)
Zayden: Go Yout!
Youtargim: Accompanying Zayden
Craigh: ears twitch in Yout's direction
TMO (Craigh): (always fun when you can hear a moth going for the lights and get batted across the room by the ceiling fan blades)
Shi'Nynze: It could be your hearing. You may have new skills.
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): lol
TMO (Craigh): (I found a homebrew random bodyparts chart for mongrelmen. He got hobgoblin ears. according to that chart that gives him +3 perception on hearing checks. I doubt Bob is going to feel the need to obey that directive. ;) But it makes for a bit of decent roleplay)
Shislif (Zayden): nice
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): very nice
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): do you retain your profs?
BOB He knows how to cast 1st level spells
BOB beyond that is up to TMO
TMO (Craigh): so the chart was 2d6 number of random body parts, and he rolled a 3. That's it. So he got Right hand (merfolk), Left hand (hobgoblin), and right foot (halfling). I rerolled twice when it came up head, didn't want to do that. Then decided I didn't want to do *both* hands, only the right, and rerolled the hobgoblin to the ears
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): wait so he can choose new profs and all?? fun
BOB I do have a question for everyone so I can set things up for next week
Shislif (Zayden): wow quite a mix
TMO (Craigh): for the most part he chose the same NWP he had before. I may tweak a bit as I think on it more
BOB you need two more d100 rolls from Sharif
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): nice
BOB That handles one of the rolls
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): we can keep revisiting Craigh no worries
Shislif (Zayden): okey doke
BOB then there is an extra cost that handles one more
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): maybe I'll even force you into TWO IC convos *gasp*
Zayden: [d100 = 51]
TMO (Craigh): eek!
BOB but there is a special one
Zayden: [d100 = 39]
Shislif (Zayden): lol is there any strategy to rolling dice?
TMO (Craigh): I haven't forgotten Brer's conversation is waiting for me. been busy last few days.
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): pray?
TMO (Craigh): cheat?
Shislif (Zayden): lol
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): (lol no worries, figure you knew from the AI snippet)
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): smelt the bad ones to show them who's boss
TMO (Craigh): do they smell bad?
BOB You have a choice, I will give everyone 1 vote on this.... pay a 50% penalty to increase costs OR deal with 1 minor and 1 major encounter
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): tell Bob to look away and reroll?
BOB so that you know what a major encounter is, similar to 30+ hobgoblins
Shislif (Zayden): what 50% penalty to increase costs mean?
BOB 10K+ in gold
Shislif (Zayden): oh i getchya
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): Cost right now is 20500 gp. Cost goes up to 30250 gp
TMO (Craigh): 10k gold or 30 hobgoblins?
Shislif (Zayden): how much gold do we have total?
BOB 30 hobgoblins is the concept
Craigh: aims Branwyn at the hobgoblins like a human bazooka
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): Right now we have at least 42k gp
Shislif (Zayden): hmmm tough choice
BOB so a war band encroaching into Dragon Fen you have to fight off etc
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I don't mind encounters... we can test out what Craigh can do. But I'm fine with the money if no one else wants to do encounters
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): That is not counting all the silver, copper, gems to be sold, mines not mined, all that
Shislif (Zayden): I guess we could always use that money for seomthing else too?
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): Even if we pay the penalty we will still have 12k in gold alone
TMO (Craigh): I don't mind an encounter. depending on how far out in time it is, Craigh will have varying usefulness.
BOB It will happen next week and Craigh will be training for his new spells
Shislif (Zayden): plus an encounter could get us stuff or experience?
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): So I'm saying depends who is here next week :P
BOB so unavailable
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): We are down a major fighter and a major mage
Shislif (Zayden): I wouldn't mind if Zay got better at fighting too
BOB Technically not down anyone
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): Really, we don't have any frontline fighter except Michael
Carissa (Shi'Nynze): Nae can be but she was built to be an archer
BOB This is the group
Shislif (Zayden): oh prolly best to play it safe then
Shi'Nynze: This is the group BUT we do not have the same group makeup
BOB Talwin and Lanek are missing
BOB Yes to Carissa, just helping to adjust to the new group
Zayden: we have to wear makeup?
Zayden smiles
Lorie: I'm fine either way
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Ok, is it possible to do the minor encounter, see how that goes, and then pay extra if we decide we don't want to risk the major one right now?
Carissa: Yes and I'm making sure we all are aware of those changes.
BOB I think a silver streak in Zayden's hair would look smashing
TMO (Craigh): do we have any troops to fill our ranks with?
BOB No to Lemon, no to TMO
Shislif (Zayden): ohh that sounds cool
Carissa: So Mage, Mage/Priest, (2) Support Priest, Thief, One Fighter.
Carissa: Oh and one pirate, sorry Yout
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): If everyone is there
BOB grins
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): And Daph
Carissa: And I don't know what Craigh can do
TMO (Craigh): this encounter is starting to sound worse... :)
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): So one whittler
Carissa: Ah sorry also Daph who is a fighter(?)
Shislif (Zayden): you forgot Bard in training
Carissa: Yes that is why I am saying we need to consider our make up
Carissa: No Zayden I counted as the thief
Shislif (Zayden): how dare you
Carissa: Since he is technically one but I can say Wannabe Bard Thief
Carissa: lol
Shislif (Zayden): :)
TMO (Craigh): Craigh won't be of any use except maybe in talking
TMO (Craigh): no spells, no thief abilities.
Carissa: Similar for our support priests
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Bob just said Craigh is unavilable
BOB Craigh is learning new spells in the library so cannot help
Carissa: Rae might have a few more useful spells now, but she doesn't do combat just distraction
TMO (Craigh): he can shout using a megaphone
Carissa: Daph is a fighter, true, but she is low level so not sure how helpful for a major encounter
Carissa: So really a LOT of this falls to Nae which is why I hesitate
TMO (Craigh): it's starting to sound like paying the money might be better option
Carissa: And perhaps Bixi
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I have a few combat-y spells, but I don't think it's enough to handle a major encounter
Carissa: We might be underestimating ourselves, of course, but I don't know yet.
Shislif (Zayden): sounds like we pay em off, cost of doing business type of thing like paying off the mob
BOB You most certainly are
Carissa: Probably but I am still adjusting and can't make that estimation ye
Carissa: t
Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Ok, new question. Can we pay them off, and then go off in search of a minor encounter, so we can get a feel for combat now?
BOB Zero requirement to prove it
TMO (Craigh): major is supposed to be tough, I'm sure. But we might want to work up to it and get used to our new dynamic before diving into the deep end.
BOB 100% also for Lemon
BOB This is just the building portion
Carissa: TMO and Lemon have good points
Carissa: In my head I'm still trying to figure out the fighter portion
Shislif (Zayden): yea if there's a middle option where like we pay 5k and have a minor encounter seems cool
BOB you are clicking off 8 months of building time, the question is pay extra gold for no encounter
TMO (Craigh): OH!!! Who else wants to be mongrelmen?? Come on, join the fun!
Carissa: yeahhhh......about that......
Shislif (Zayden): lolz
TMO (Craigh): Shi can reincarnate you all!
Carissa: She's gonna have to start charging
Lemon: I think pay the extra gold. Then go off as a group and find some minor encounter to figure out our new dynamic
Carissa: I think a lot of that gold we found, but I don't know when else we use a large amount besides for building
Carissa: Do you know TMO?
Craigh: I do. He's a great guy
Carissa: Eh debatable sometimes.
BOB LOL
Carissa: Like now :P
Lemon: dad jooookes
Craigh: am a Dad. Can confirm
TMO (Craigh): It never hurts to have a big reserve of gold. But not spending it means it's useless.
Carissa: As the person I elected as treasurer when he wasn't here, thoughts on spending that much gold?
Carissa: (and you beat me to it)
Carissa: The only more recent giant purchase I can think of is the knarr for 5000 gp to loan
Carissa: And hopefully with the new businesses we can bring in some more money as we need
TMO (Craigh): you elected the dead guy as treasurer?
Carissa: Si
BOB harder to steal from the treasury when he is dead
Carissa: You've been here for a lot of the money spending so with our two brain cells, we cna figure it out!
TMO (Craigh): dang. I guess I'll have to reassign a brain cell.
Carissa: We'll have at LEAST 12k in gold left. And agian, that does not count all the gems and such we can sell.
Carissa: lol
Carissa: Actually...freakin' hell lookin at the gems, 42k is nothing
Carissa: Why haven't we sold some of these yet??
TMO (Craigh): I think I'm with Lemon on how to handle the current situation. Work our way up to the big time again
BOB Ask your dead guy
Lorie: mages... definitely mages and spell components
Carissa: lol
Lemon: Maybe we need a jewelry making business as well
Carissa: I think we just ID'd them and then went off on an adventure and hadn't had a chance yet
Carissa: But will have ot go back and confirm
Lorie: you never know when you need ground up diamond or ruby or ...
TMO (Craigh): Lorie, Shislif, your thoughts on the major encounter?
Carissa: So two votes for paying.
BOB So I am hearing pay of the building and then next week start with encounters around the Estate
Lorie: So... without a primary fighter, I'm not sure 30+ hobgoblins is a good idea
Carissa: I think I will be the third vote for that and for us to figure out a new combat dynamic
Shislif (Zayden): sounds good to me
Carissa: We have a primary fighter. But only one.
Lorie: fireballing this area doesn't seem wise since we just built all these things
BOB Ok so next week I will have a definative total price for you
TMO: Only if Michael is able to show up. He may still be moving
Lemon: I'm not sure any of us have access to fireball lol
Carissa: Ugh, and I built her for range, and while she can do frontlines well, I'm annoyed at not playingf her like I wanted :P
Lorie: :: nod ::
BOB you have to decide where you want each of these buildings, near Hourglass was the last spoken thought
Carissa: Craigh once he raids the library for new spells
TMO: I need to explore the kit I tossed onto Craigh more deeply, I may change my mind, but I believe he will not have access to fireball because of it.
Carissa: Michael is definite frontlines. I need to figure out what to do with Nae with new dynamic.
Carissa: Daph needs to level so she can be frontlines
TMO: this was all *extremely* short notice, and I reserve the right to alter anything that hasn't actually been used in play yet.
BOB I will check everyone's levels also over the week
Lemon: Maybe she needs better armor or something?
Carissa: So it was in chat, so it shall be.
BOB of course TMO
Carissa: We can explore that
Lemon: I need tips on being a fighter
Carissa: She is only level 4
Carissa: Hit things
Carissa: Don't die
TMO: point sword at enemy, swing
BOB Points Daphene at the bad guys, go hit them
Lorie: Use shields... pointy end out... dodge often :)
Carissa: Well she has a knife not sword so... stab things, don't die?
BOB See! Easy
TMO: in this edition of D&D, fighters are about as basic as it gets. No real special tricks other than roll often, roll well.
Lorie: and in BOB's world... roll well, always :)
Carissa: We can check her armor later, see if we can get her something better.
Lemon: Ok, I need tips on not dying as a fighter
Carissa: Run when you need
TMO: armor, hit points
Carissa: Be BFFs with a healer
BOB Don't get into fights
Carissa: lol
Lorie: stay close to a healer, have good armor, dodge poison and darts and spears... and don't go first
Carissa: I bet Bixi has some good spells to buff Daph
Lorie: send the thief to check fo rtraps
Carissa: Daph is a halfling so she gets better rolls for poison and such which is good
Lorie: don't be a Bezerker with rage
Lemon: But she also thinks she's a ranger so...
TMO: does she have a ranged weapon?
TMO: sling, bow?
Carissa: Rangers scount not do traps
Carissa: Move silent and hide in shadows
Carissa: *scout
Carissa: And while normally they do archery, they sometimes have to suck it up damnit and go to the frontline. Poor Nae.
Lemon: I just need to figure out how to turn my wannabe ranger into a fighter who doesn't die instantly. Easy peasy.
Carissa: Level up
Lorie: how hearty is your ranger / fighter
Lemon: I'm trying!
Carissa: And again, check Bixi's spells
Carissa: She probably has some to help Daph
Lorie: if you're hearty enough, you can manage through
Carissa: Barkskin or something
BOB There is XP to be awarded and I will add more for the building too
Lemon: That takes 3 years
TMO: I'd be happy to spend some time going over the character with you, but I'm not sure when I'll have time. I'm gonna be a busy beaver for a bit here.
Carissa: Not at that low level
Lemon: I don't have time
Carissa: She might hit 5 easy after all this
Lorie: Good luck with the move TMO...
Shislif (Zayden): good luck!
BOB have a great night everyone
BOB Will see everyone next week
Carissa: And really, if she can just take some pressure off the other fighters that helps
BOB then two weeks off
Lemon: Yeah, no worries TMO, I appreciate the offer but I'm just going to have to do it to learn it
Lorie: Have a good evening all...
Carissa: we'll get there
Carissa: night all!
Shislif: night all!
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Lorie: Access the Warrior's Handbook... some good ieas in there.
Lemon: Wow, ok, someone is tired I guess. Goodnight!
BOB chuckles
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Shislif: lol hungry :)
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Shislif: have a great week everyone
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BOB It will be good
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