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'TMO' connected

BOB Hello there TMO

'Michael' connected

BOB Hello Michael

TMO: hey there

'Michael' disconnected

TMO: apparently this spare monitor has a much worse resolution than my base laptop... I'm having to resize and shrink things

'Michael' connected

Michael: Okay, FG is taking a bit to load. Going to grab a drink

BOB You are in

Michael: Uh...

Michael: My time off?

BOB grins

Michael: Pretty sure it's 7 where you at?

BOB Yes it is quarter after 7

'Lorie' connected

Michael: Huh....well this is weird

BOB Hello there Lorie

Michael: Oh thank god. Thought I was in a Twilight Zone Episode

'Spring' connected

Michael: Hi Lorie!

BOB and here is Spring

Michael: WHEW

Michael: Hi Spring! :)

Lorie: Evening all - Happy Friday

Talwin: And Yes, I'm so happy today is Friday :O

Michael (Talwin): And Yes, I'm so happy today is Friday :O

Spring: crikey, hang on, scaling the ui. i think this text was written by fleas

TMO: I need to shrink mine

Michael: And there is TMO :)

Lorie: Hey TMO - how are you?

TMO: howdy folks. sorry I've been so MIA. Life, y'know?

BOB Life is.... life

Lorie: Yeah... I get it.

Spring: so the text is big enough but the chat window is too big so i cant see the bottom

BOB You can resize the chat too

Michael: Try changing display resolution on your computer?

Michael: Oh, or resize chat could work as well

TMO: I had the same problem Spring! weird

TMO: where do I resize chat at?

Spring: you can resize the chat IF it's within reach

Michael: FG Browser v1.2.3

TMO: I resized the window, but shrinking the font would be great

Michael: That's a different code

Spring: you have to unlock the chat as though you are moving it, then grab the bottom or the right border or bottom right corner and drag

Michael: You actually have to type something into chat

Michael: I just can't remember what it is

Michael: like UX150

Michael: Or something

BOB scaleui

Michael: thereyougo

BOB I think that is what Spring was using

Michael: :)

Spring: you cant resize the font without resizing everything

TMO: scaleui 100

TMO: scaleui100

TMO: scaleui50

TMO: scaleui 50

BOB it is a pinned message in the FGU Implementation channel

TMO: nothiing

Spring: put a slash in front

Spring: scaleui is a slash command

TMO: thar we go

Michael: Darn it, I'm sorry a coworker has caught me. I'll be right back sigh

TMO: thankee mucho folksies

TMO: did you forget to bring your stun gun with you?

BOB grins

Spring: the absolute worst is when you are scaling from a laptop screen to a portable projector and vice versa

BOB I am glad you can manage it Spring

Spring: everything is either so tiny it looks like the view from an airplane or scrolled off the sides of the playing surface

BOB I get issues with the mouse click on a title bar that resizes everything

Spring: i frequently can't manage it, there are tantrums

BOB and then cannot release the window

BOB It is entirely a Unity thing

Spring: ugh

Spring: i'm out in the country so it's a laptop screen this time

BOB I am not expecting Ryan tonight

Spring: aw, still recovering i guess

BOB also Spring the group did decide for the 15th and 16th for the Birthday Game

BOB so no change in dates

Spring: whew

Spring: cuz i booked everything while we were talking about it last week

BOB good

Michael: So, out of curiousity, how to do you politely tell coworkers that you have no interest going out to do company bonding things because you would rather spend time with your friends and family in D&D, because I think I botched it

Spring: well, flight and accommodations, anway. i enjoyed being your house guest last time but wanted to do something dompletely different

Spring: LOL

Spring: i don't

Spring: "sorry i have a conflict" is all i say

BOB Michael no way to botch it, you do your thing

Spring: if they want more info i can say i signed an NDA

Michael: Yeah.....could have played that one better, no pun intended. Nat 1 on trying to get off the phone

Spring: which i did, just not about this

Michael: I don't think upset with me thank god, just heard an abnormaly long pause before getting a response back

Spring: in fact i use NDA for all the excuses where i don't want to talk about whatever

Spring: hehehe

Spring: i think you'll be forgiven

Spring: that was probably the sound of them recategorizing you as painfully introverted

Michael: Probably thinks I'm doing rituals or something. But anyways, Spring that is funny :) I'll keep "Conflict" in my repetroir

BOB chuckles

Michael: Whelp, thanks for that Spring LOL

Spring: and NDA!

Michael: Maybe it will prevent future attempts to bond over corporate family?

Michael: At least on a Friday

Springity Thingity: fingers crossed

Lorie: "Prior engagement", "Conflict", "Already have plans", "I have to wash my hair" -- probably all work

Michael: Does the last one work?

Michael: Idle curiousity

Lorie: I had a professor in college who taught that in Spanish

Spring: oh hi Lorie! i missed you coming in

Lorie: ... I have long hair, probably :)

TMO: wouldn't for me. ;)

Lorie: :: waves ::

Michael: I'm starting to Bald I think, so.....

Spring: hi TMO, hi Michael, hi BOB hahaha

Michael: I'll hold off on that one

BOB LOL for TMO and Michael

Lorie: I donate my hair every few years

Spring: they dont say WHICH hair

Spring: ear hairs require freqhent washing

Michael: Sigh

TMO: my armpit hair doesn't get that long, sorry

Michael: LOL

Michael: I regret this line of conversation. Like out of Disco Elysium I swear

Michael: Anyhow, I am back and ready to party

Spring: if by party we mean murdering perfectly peaceful mimics

Michael: Hey whatever floats your boat

Michael: :)

Spring: and completley harmless slime molds

Michael: I do believe we were investigating strange empty shipments however. The mimics can wait! :)

Spring: or entirely agreeable goblins

Lorie: :: creates protest signs :: --> JUSTICE FOR MIMICS // IMITATORS ARE REAL

Spring: oh right!

Michael: I have the WINE! For the gift, ahem

'Lemon' connected

Michael: Post-It notes, with "Not a Mimic" in bold lettering......

BOB Welcome Lemon

BOB Who is not a mimic

Lorie: Evening Lemon

Spring: hi Lemon!

TMO: how do we test for mimicness?

Spring: did i miss saying hi to anyone else? i really do wish we had a list of players online

Lorie: Lick a house

Spring: hahaha

Lorie: Tickle its windows

BOB TMO, Michael, Lorie, Spring, Lemon are here

TMO: Hey Lemon, do you have any desire to look like this spoon over here? It's a very nice spoon.

BOB waiting for Carissa then later on for Sharif

Michael: Like the game Prey. In a room with 300 vials, you hit each one and if it doesn't respond, you post a Post-It note, with "Not a Mimic" until you find the one that kills you

Lemon: Hello friends!

Michael: Its a public service for those who come after you

Lemon: Ha! I beat Carissa!

Lorie: :: waves ::

'Carissa' connected

Michael: Weather doing okay Carissa?

Spring: hahaha

BOB And welcome Carissa

TMO: party time?

Lemon: excellent

Spring: hi Carissa!

Lorie: Hey Carissa

Carissa: Better timing, I can read that. Hi all!

Lemon: I wouldn't have said it if I didn't want you to read it

BOB Chuckles

Carissa: lol

BOB So you have the idea that you have to investigate why there are empty wagons heading south

Michael: Let me grab my character real quick :)

Michael: Quellcon estates right Bob?

Spring: and i think that means we need to go north to spy

Talwin: Ahem, Diplomatic Mission to give tea

Spring: probably have the official visiting delegation and an extra member or two who isn't on the list

Spring: Lanek is absolutely not official

TMO (Craigh): I also need to do a few more spell rolls for Craigh. Gotta figure out where I left off with that.

Talwin: So, literally everyone who want to investigate empty wagons to go north. We are also stopping at Border checkstations and Commerical waypoints to drop off the new legislative regulation

Michael (Talwin): (IC)

Talwin: Who would like to go with me?

Talwin: Diplomacy, Fancy Gifts, Capitalism

Talwin: Coughs

Talwin: Potential Massacres awaiting to happen?

Talwin: Mumbles

Daphene: I'm in!

Raelynn: It you want to AVOID a massacre, I can go for the diplomacy. N'laea is better for massacres.

Michael (Talwin): I'm also not sure how much Tea is a lot per say, but I want to take the finest in the store and have it gift wrapped

Michael (Talwin): Waggles hand back and forth

Talwin: Waggles hand back and forth

Talwin: Eh

Talwin: We might want both!

Licornah: Ummm... I'm not so diplomatic - Capitaliasm? Is the capital that way?

Talwin: Er

Talwin: Not quite sure how to explain Merchantilism and Greed

Talwin: Forget I said anything

Talwin: But TEA!

Talwin: Let's take the finest we can afford to spare

Talwin: It's a Protectorate expense so we can write it off

Raelynn: Er, so are you investigating wagons OR meeting them?

Talwin: Why not Both!

Lemon (Daphene): Protectorate Tea Party?

Raelynn: So.... all of us?

Talwin: We may even kill them if they are malicious entities!

Talwin: Spooky!

Licornah: Do we need to split the group up in different directions?

Bixi Fizzlebang: Yeah, I feel like I better go. Some of us have less patience for conversation than others...

Michael (Talwin): Snorted out my drink at that Lemon, nice :)

Talwin: I mean, we definitely want to play it cool, but it's....us.....so...yeah

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I mean... I'm not wrong

Spring (Springity Thingity): hehehe

Talwin: We'll wave the duty tax on this batch

Lanek Olenak: i'm sure i can infilterate some places and find some stuff out

Talwin: Honestly, other then the Tea, I'm not quite sure what would be of quality to bring them

Craigh: Mind if I tag along? If I won't slow you down or anything.

Talwin: This is the best Gods dammed tea i've ever had so.....

Talwin: You absoultely will accompany us! If you wish of course

Talwin: Bixi! Your sharp tongue and glitter will be most fun

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Maybe some of Yout's cookies

Talwin: Three is not yet a party folks. Any other takers?

Bixi Fizzlebang: Maybe some of Yout's cookies

Talwin: Nods

Talwin: Good Idea

Talwin: They can go with the Tea

Lorie (Licornah): (Sorry we were sending folks in two directions?)

Raelynn: If you're checking wagons, you'll need help. Your footsteps are too loud.

Michael (Talwin): We are?

Lanek Olenak: I ain't doin' the prissy stuff. just the sneaky stuff

Carissa (Raelynn): (that is the confusion)

N'laea: If you're checking wagons, you'll need help. Your footsteps are too loud.

Michael (Talwin): I had not intended to split the group

Lorie (Licornah): (question... not statement...)

Spring (Lanek Olenak): we talked briefly about sending people south or about inviting them to visit here but both were rejected, i think

Talwin: Ah!

Talwin: Yes

Carissa (N'laea): (I thought we were doing both)

Talwin: So to reiterate our plan

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i could be mistaken

Talwin: We are simply doing good natured patrols northword, helping to spread the new legislation

Lorie (Licornah): (that's why I asked Spring... I wasn't sure either)

BOB to my side nothing has been rejected yet

Talwin: At the point we arrive at Quellcon

Talwin: We are now acting in official capacity as a Diplomatic representation for our Friends in the North

Talwin: We are simply being consiounious with our time and duties

BOB Are you going to Quellcon or staying on your side of the border?

Michael (Talwin): So....

Lorie (Licornah): (Sorry, do we like Quellcon or do we avoid them like the plague?)

Michael (Talwin): I am not sure I am communicating well

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i think we don't like them but we get along well enough

Michael (Talwin): I fully intended to go visit if we had no answers by the time we arrived at their borders

BOB They are the Estate north of Dragon Fen, they are three times the size of Dragon Fen and have been in existence about 200 years more than Dragon Fen

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i think they view us as nouveau riche

Craigh: and iirc, they have a disgraced Brother in residence

Michael (Talwin): (They view themselves as the Burgious, and we are Plebians)

TMO (Craigh): ooc

BOB Yes to TMO

TMO (Craigh): and iirc, they have a disgraced Brother in residence

TMO (Craigh): assuming he's still alive, of course. might be quite elderly by now

Michael (Talwin): So, I need a vote here. Invite them, Don't Invite them. And, Go North, or Don't go North. Or some combination

Carissa (N'laea): (So that's the point: wagons are south and we know nothing about them; visiting is north)

BOB Question, Invite who?

Michael (Talwin): The wagons are coming from there

Lorie (Licornah): (Why not go see the wagons?)

Michael (Talwin): ....

Michael (Talwin): We would be?

BOB Wagon come south many times a year

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I suspect we'd have better luck inviting ourselves. But also more dangerous.

Carissa (N'laea): (so your plan is to try to catch a wagon on the way to visit?)

Michael (Talwin): OK. So, I'm uh, going to take a step back on this one.

Carissa (N'laea): (and speaking of, still not at full HP here)

Carissa (N'laea): (no, it's your lead here, Michael. We just want clarification on your plan)

Lorie (Licornah): (So the unmanned wagons are a "normal" thing... and we just want to go north to figure out why they send them south?)

Lorie (Licornah): (What she said... trying to understand things...)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Not unmanned, just no goods being transported, from my understanding

Michael (Talwin): that was my hope? I'm not sure if we would catch the ones already going south. Going north also allows us to pass on Legislation updates so we start getting paid

TMO (Craigh): do they ever go north again?

Michael (Talwin): I didn't get an answer on that question last game

Michael (Talwin): Wrote that down

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i wouldn't mind inspecting one of these allegedly empty wagons, either overtly or covertly

Lorie (Licornah): (Thanks Lemon...and good question TMO)

Michael (Talwin): yes

BOB No one has asked or investigated yet about going north

Talwin: I'm sorry, what?

Michael (Talwin): I'm sorry, what?

Carissa (N'laea): (ok, that's right, you wanted new legislation update to circumvent wagon issues if we don't find one which would mean visiting them, yes?)

Michael (Talwin): I had asked all of this last game did I not?

BOB The taxes are paid on full wagons heading south

Lorie (Licornah): (I might have missed the question Michael)

Michael (Talwin): Yes

Lanek Olenak: i thought it was revealed that only empty wagons going south were observed, and no wagons of either kind going north to Quellcon

Spring (Lanek Olenak): but i may have misunderstood. i was multitasking

Michael (Talwin): The legislation update from Last game is a tax imposed on empty wagons from here on out unless you were a Citizen of the Protectorate

Lorie (Licornah): (So wagons go south never to be seen again... and they appear to be empty ones at that)

BOB That was something that Talwin propossed

Michael (Talwin): That was something that the Governess Signed in addition to a Goblin leglistative update on "PETS"

BOB Talwin does not have the authority to just rewrite treaties between the two Estates

Michael (Talwin): I'm sorry, does the Governess and the Knight not have that power?

BOB If Snee is goign to say yes to that, then Spring has to agree

Michael (Talwin): ....

Michael (Talwin): Was this NOT done last game?

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i thought she had

BOB and Snee still does report/owe alligence to Branwyn

Michael (Talwin): OK. Now I really do need to step back for a second. Any other takers on the plan?

BOB So if you are saying you want to change the treaty between the two Estates

BOB The goblin thing is fully on Snee/Talwin etc

BOB that in internal to Dragon Fen

BOB Branwyn has given you both full reign over the Protectorate

Spring (Lanek Olenak): we were talking about changing policy, i don't think any mention was made of implications to the treaty

Michael (Talwin): then....

TMO (Craigh): what is the treaty being discussed?

Michael (Talwin): the road is in the protectorate

Spring: it looks like we will now have to do the discussion all over again

Spring: we can get in the wagons next week

BOB The taxes agreed upon between Quellcon and Dragon Fen is that Quellcon (and other Estates traveling south) have to pay a tax on all full wagons heading south along the road in Dragon Fen

Michael (Talwin): So, I don't dare bring Lisa into this because that would be unfair, but in context of her CHARACTER, would we all agree that we are to the point that if we introduce legislation it's for a damn good reason?

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Yeah, I thought we were going to try and catch a wagon on the way, and if not, bring a gift to our neighbors to the north, and let them know that in the future we would be having a flat fee for empty wagons crossing our roads

Michael (Talwin): Sigh

Craigh: whistles slightly. "Sorry, I've been out of touch. Why are empty wagons a problem?"

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): If that was not a viable plan, that would have been nice to know last game, when it was planned. Just saying.

Spring: they wear out the road too

BOB Yes to Lemon, and everyone that you talked about those things and I said we would be dealing with that this week which is what is happening now

Spring: i must have missed that

Talwin: So, in the spirit of what I CAN control, the road is now closed for safety reasons. Citizens may use the road as needed. There.

Michael (Talwin): So, in the spirit of what I CAN control, the road is now closed for safety reasons. Citizens may use the road as needed. There.

Michael (Talwin): Welcome to shitty politics

BOB I am not saying you CANNOT change things, I am making sure you are aware of what you are trying to do

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Ok, but if you had said that it would require changing a treaty, we would have had the week to work out whether we wanted to do that or come up with something else

Michael (Talwin): I know. That's why I'm sad

Michael (Talwin): I was unaware that Quellcon had any sort of arrangement to use our road however the hell they wanted. It's hard for me to imagine Bran signing off on that, that's all

Michael (Talwin): But if there is....

BOB I am sorry I did not make it clearer that you are dealing with a different Estate other than Dragon Fen

Michael (Talwin): No, I know we are dealing with a different estate, I just had a different historical context

Michael (Talwin): It's like an ancient nation making free use of another nations roads

Craigh: Loopholes is something I've got a bit of experience at. What is the problem here?

Michael (Talwin): Tax evasion

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Yeah, as someone who was not here when all this happened, I did not realize there was a super serial treaty about wagon usage.

BOB The Treaty you all created (when you built the roads) was to charge anyone using them a tax, the agreement was to charge full wagons, so as to not charge the same rate to everyone walking down the road

Michael (Talwin): Again, Tax evasion

BOB Yes to Michael, sending empty wagons down the road can be seen as tax evasion

Craigh: Is this an internal policy, or a treaty with Quellcon?

BOB That is why this is an encounter/problem to solve

Michael (Talwin): I THOUGHT, that was only applicable to anyone who was NOT a protectorate citizen, and that full wagons was not part of that. BUT, I also cannot challenge that because I don't know

Michael (Talwin): off the top of my head

Michael (Talwin): I'd like to review this treaty. Bob, can you have a NPC explain the "Gist" so you don't have to write up a full damn legal document? I mean you can if you want, AI will for you at this point, but might take some time

BOB It is a tax you are placing on anyone using the road heading south. Quellcon being the Estate just north of you with mines to send ore south down the road you created that treaty

Michael (Talwin): I do vaguely remember that yes

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): So let's blame it on someone else? Do we have neighbors in other directions? Let's say our other neighbors are bringing in half-full wagons to try and take advantage of us, so we're going to start charging by weight or flat fee on not-full wagons, or whatever.

BOB The group wanted to earn some money from that

BOB Those are options Lemon

Michael (Talwin): Yes, but we aren' tearning anything. In fact, they are ruining our roads

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Yeah, but if they're bigger and more powerful than us, we don't really want to piss them off unless we have to

BOB I am not saying you cannot do anything at all you are free to do what ever you dream up, I am just making sure you know what the ramifications are of some actions you mention

Michael (Talwin): But, in regards tot aht legal document, can we get some bullet points for our own loopholes? Frankly, this is Tax evasion at best, and shady as shit at worst

Michael (Talwin): No, I do appreicate that Bob. I didn't realize we had a formal treaty in place for that when we discussed

Craigh: Were we expecting Quellcon to send full wagons to collect the ore from their mines?

BOB Your Treaty never mentioned empty wagons, it only talked about full wagons becasue you wanted to tax them without reducing all the traffic coming south

Michael (Talwin): However, I also know that 99.999 percent of legal documents have a "Weasel" Clause, which is why I'm looking for some finer points

BOB The mines are in Quellcon, they need to ship the ore south as 2/3 of Drillian is south of them

Michael (Talwin): I mean, yes, but if we aren't getting anything anyways, then close the road

Michael (Talwin): There is nothing in the treaty that says we can't close the road?

Lorie (Licornah): (So we don't have a great relationship and we want to go on their land and accuse them of tax evasion? Wasn't here for any previous interactions ...so trying to understand -- is this a dangerous encounter or just likely to ruffle feathers?)

Michael (Talwin): Possibly both

Craigh: how are they getting their ore south if the wagons are empty then?

Carissa (N'laea): (we killed their son)

BOB They do still send full wagons south

BOB they are not only sending empty wagons

BOB and other people, farmers, etc are sending full wagon south and you are getting those taxes too

Michael (Talwin): Look, why don't we at inspect one. That IS Part of our duties, and I sure as shit know we woudn't have signed anything that gave privacy of wagons

BOB That is fully permitted

Craigh: Apparently I've missed a lot of conversations while I've been studying.

Michael (Talwin): I say we wait for one. Just one or two. And go from there? That's simple enough right?

Lorie (Licornah): (I'm for inspecting an empty one and parlaying with the neighbors -- not saying no to either one ... just missing a lot of backstory I think :) )

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Honestly if we're still getting full wagons and stuff, like why do we even care?

BOB Also remember that these Treaty talks were back before you ever started Plane Travelling, so more than 8 years ago, even if that was only 2 years or less for most of this group

Michael (Talwin): Either way, I'm scrooge mcduck for the Protectorate. Aint no one screwing us out of Taxes....or Worse. Seriously, we use that money to maintain the road

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): How often is the empty wagon thing happening?

BOB I would have to double check if there was an actual number that Snee said but it was a noticable thing for her to mention to Talwin

Michael (Talwin): Also, did this treaty have an expieration clause with opportunity to renew?

Lorie (Licornah): (Do we want to be seen as Scrooge McDuck? )

Michael (Talwin): (Publicly? No. Privately? Seriously, that money is needed to maintain the road)

Michael (Talwin): But Talwin has the book of laws from Last session

Talwin: Can he inspect for an expieration?

BOB So the wagons are coming down Farmers Turn through Dragon Fen, if you really do shut down the road Quellcon would have to go north then west to south on the Dry Road to ship their things south

BOB No expiration on the Treaty

Michael (Talwin): Who has Administration as a Skill?

Michael (Talwin): Or Politics?

Michael (Talwin): Or Legal?

Michael (Talwin): Anything like that?

BOB and Branwyn is indisposed so you would have to hope you are able to come to a compromise that she likes. (or do it on the site afterwards and ask Lisa to comment there)

TMO (Craigh): just natural sneakiness and wordsmithery

Michael (Talwin): No comment because I don't mean it meanly, but this would be one such situation where starting over might be a tad easier

Spring (Springity Thingity): i got nothing for any of my characters like that

Lorie (Licornah): (I have none of those... I'm a healy, farming, animal-talking, anatomy, observing type of priestess)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I don't think it's fair for us to ask Lisa to participate

Lorie (Licornah): I agree Lemon

Michael (Talwin): (I'm not, just that asking her would be pretty crummy since she's on break)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Exactly

BOB Lisa will participate on the site as you need, but has stepped away so I would make it a rare occasion,

BOB She has said she would

Craigh: What am I missing here? Among all the normal traffic, Quellcon is sending a few, some, or a lot of empty wagons southward on our road, and the complaint is that we aren't charging taxes that we didn't write?

BOB That is a good summary TMO

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Like, I get that BOB is trying to make this an encounter, but IC, it's not compelling

TMO (Craigh): I'm IC, because I'm out of practice. :P

Talwin: Thinks

Talwin: Let me sum up

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I mean, maybe for Scrooge McDuck over there

Spring (Springity Thingity): now i'm wondering why Snee would even care

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): But to me, it doesn't feel worth investigating

Michael (Talwin): I mean...Okay guys. Let's do something else haha. Probably easier

Talwin: Shakes Head

BOB and smiles with Lemon, I understand that but it is part of the "gentle non-combative living life at home" type of encounters and disucssions for this Era

Talwin: You know Craigh

Talwin: Maybe this just isn't worth it

Lorie (Licornah): Do we want to smooth things over with them? Make an ally?

Talwin: What else is on the Docket

Craigh: I disagree.

Talwin: Shrugs

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I'm not saying I don't WANT to do it. OOC it sounds like an interesting encounter. I just struggle to see why we would bother, IC

Craigh: taps the floor with his walking stick.

Talwin: I'm no politician. I see Empty wagons in increasiny numbers, but we aren't taxing them because they are empty. The treaty says Full Wagons.

Talwin: I'm not a commerce expert

Carissa (Raelynn): You should still talk to them. They will just try to get away with more and more. They spawned a necromancer son. You think they might not try more? Rebellion?

BOB One could make the case that this is an attempt to push the boundries to get you to accept more things

Craigh: Why is Quellcon sending so many empty wagons? We're not friends. It could be innocent. Or perhaps it's smuggling.

BOB There we go Carissa

Michael (Talwin): I'm not going to force this bob

BOB Black Cloak was from Quellcon

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Sure, we all gotta draw the line in the sand somewhere, but to me, this doesn't feel like a hill I'm ready to die on.

Carissa (Raelynn): Exactly. And they have a disgraced brother. You NEED to keep an eye on them. That's why you care.

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Ok, well this is all stuff Bixi and Daph don't know

Carissa (Raelynn): Because they absolutely could be one of the first to try to topple your rule

Craigh: Do we know if the wagons have ever come back north again? An innocent possibility is just sending them south for purchases or supply runs. Do we tax full wagons going north?

BOB No one ever looked into that TMO

Carissa (Raelynn): (Bixi and Daph do not, true, but Talwin and Snee do)

BOB and yes you tax full wagons using the road

BOB so north or south

Michael (Talwin): So..........are we doing this or not. I don't want to waste time with a plan if we aren't going to do it. I'm thinking we can look at one damn wagon, and review our treaty to trap them.

Craigh: Either direction is taxed? Alright, all anyone had said was taxed going south. I thought that was an odd distinction to make.

Lorie (Licornah): (We can go chat... parlay with the evil neighbors... I mean the current evil neighbors)

Carissa (Raelynn): Do your original plan. Investigate a wagon if we find one. Talk to them after even if we do not.

BOB The reason for the distiction currently is you are here in the north, down south you could talk to the people in Red Fern lake about how they feel about it

Carissa (Raelynn): Don't worry about trying to loophole it yet. Find the reason first.

TMO (Craigh): meta, but if Bob offered a hook, there's not nothing there for us to do. Doesn't mean we have to accept it, but the GM throwing out hooks just to waste our time is not really building engagement in the game. ;)

BOB warm smile

Michael (Talwin): They technically aren't really pushing actual boundaries, just taking advantage of a loophole. I would hazard that if this isn't nefarious, they are having goods taxed at a lower rate brought up through neighboring districts, and then sent DOWN on our road for free as a way to avoid the tax, and take advantage of a lower tax on return. Like a circle.

BOB One possible idea

TMO (Craigh): that's always possible, Michael. And probably nothing we can do anything directly about. But we could find ways to plug it too.

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): He just needs to bait the hooks better :P

BOB I try to be very catch and release Lemon

Carissa (Raelynn): You won't know until you find a wagon

Michael (Talwin): Right. Modifying the treaty would be one such way and would have to be done carefully. I was certainly wrong on that front because I thought we could adjust however we wanted

Spring (Springity Thingity): we haven't ruled out that they are doing it the "right" way, sending wagons down to be loaded and come up again taxed and everything

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Anyway, Daph is in for reasons. Bixi is in for saving Talwin's ass in negotiation breakdowns. So whatever y'all decide, my characters will go. But they don't have enough backstory to care enough if we don't go

Michael (Talwin): Have you ever met a logistician for Dead Hauling?

Craigh: Are our tax rates set in a treaty with Quellcon? Or do we have special tax rates just for them?

Spring: if you get a tax break for dead hauling, why not?

BOB Standard tax rates for everyone, worked out with Quellcon becasue they never paid before to go south, and they are your (expected) biggest source of usage

BOB Until you built your own smelter you paid Quellcon to smelt your ore

Craigh: So, yes, our tax rates are locked into a treaty with Quellcon, and we can't change them without renegotiating. Not an ideal situation, but we'll have to roll the dice we're given.

BOB Now you have your own and do not pay them

Michael (Talwin): Because it's inefficient. You would be deadhauling two ways. You can dead haul once, but it's better to make a circle so your Freightliner always has goods on board. Otherwise, you are literally burning money at 4.50 per gallon for Diesel. The tax wouldn't be worth that. Now, I know wagons aren't diesel....

Carissa (Raelynn): we are still assuming they are doing this for tax reasons

BOB Oxen eat something

Michael (Talwin): Indeed. I could be full of crap for that

BOB Oxen often are Michael

Spring (Springity Thingity): drivers eat too

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Arm Sling

'Craigh v1.0' is at 'Normal' encumbrance. Movebase now 12.

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Belt pouch, small

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Belt

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Aniseed

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Chalk

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Dice of Certain Wagering

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Fire Drake components

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Hill giant minor components (hair, nails, etc)

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Potion, Water Breathing

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Quill, Griffon

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Quill, Hippogriff

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Quill, Owlbear

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Scrag minor components (hair, nails, etc)

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Scroll of Comprehend Languages

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Scroll of Detect Magic

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Scroll of Detect Magic

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Scroll of Detect Magic

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Scroll of Dimension Door

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Scroll of Dimension Door

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Scroll of Dimension Door

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Scroll of Read Magic

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Scroll of Read Magic

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Scroll of Read Magic

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Shiny rock shards from Olympus/Aravaith

Michael (Talwin): Well...if I didn't misunderstand our hook.....who wants to bring some Tea to Redfern? Let them know we have some new goods to trade within the Protectorate?

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Signal whistle

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Thieves Picks

Michael (Talwin): Also, what is Craigh doing?

BOB updating character sheets

Michael (Talwin): Gotcha

Carissa (Raelynn): you can bring both of mine

Carissa (Raelynn): at the very least Rae is good for talking

BOB So I think step one is to come up with your list of what is happening, then step two is to determine who to talk to about that

TMO (Craigh v1.0): sorry, didn't realize you could see all of that. :(

TMO (Craigh v1.0): other sheet updates don't go public

Michael (Talwin): Let me try to do it for one final time?

BOB Then go to where you want to talk to people about things

BOB and I will provide the NPC to talk to

TMO (Craigh v1.0): I'll move my stuff at end of session instead of mid-sesh. :)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): It's fine, TMO

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Do what you need to do. You might need that stuff for whatever we end up doing here

Michael (Talwin): Steps: (Bob gave a hook). Travel to Redfern. Bring Tea. Ask how they are doing. Ask if all is well. Give them some comfort that the Protectorate Cares About them. See if we find answers. Steps 2: Talk to the following: Local Merchants, Inns, Mayor, that sort of thing. We are ensuring they are being taken care of. Is this list sufficient for everyone. If not, please insert a correction so we can get this list finalized. If we all agree to just scrap the plan, I'm fine with that, but I need to know

Michael (Talwin): Also, not trying to be an ass to everyone, just trying to keep stuff moving

Michael (Talwin): otherwise we start watching youtube...

Michael (Talwin): :)

BOB Just to be clear go to Redfern Lake in the south to talk first rather than the wagons coming south that are just north of Hourglass

BOB You can and likely will do both just checking which first

TMO (Craigh): we're currently in the north, right?

Talwin: I am fine with Redfern first now that I know about the intra-state treaty

Michael (Talwin): I am fine with Redfern first now that I know about the intra-state treaty

BOB No one watches anything but this chat.... watching you

BOB You are in the north yes

Michael (Talwin): I'm sorry...what?

Spring: i thought we were talking about going to Quellcon in the north and bringing tea

Carissa (Raelynn): if Redfern is south, I think look for wagon first on the way

Craigh: burbles happily.

Michael (Talwin): OK. I do need to step away for a bit. Just gonna refill my drinks and use the restroom

Craigh: Easy answer to both tasks then. We just happen to intercept one of these south-bound empty wagons and travel with them on our way to Redfern.

BOB That works

Lorie (Licornah): (I'm on board with that)

Spring: i like everything michael just said except i thought we were heading north to visit quellcon and hoping to intercept a southbound wagon on the way

Spring: but it works heading south to Redfern too

Craigh: Is a visit to Quellcon on the list? I ... might not go along for that...

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Or we could stop at few inns/taverns up north and just see what the gossip is before we decide what Important People to talk to?

Spring: that's the reason i proposed all the spying

Spring: because quellcon

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): How far are we from some taverns in Quellcon? Like we could just hang out there and catch the gossip until we find one of these said wagons?

Spring: sorry if i was confused. i thought that's what we ended last week on

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): And then do the "travel with them" thing?

Lorie (Licornah): (That's not a bad idea... take a bard as a way in?)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Yeah, Spring, we did, but as always, our planning was useless because we have figured more things out.

BOB 1 - visit Quellcon and talk to people 2 - wait in Hourglass and talk with the people with an empty wagon the next time they come through 3 - go south to Redfern Lake and talk to the people there

Spring: thanks. that helps

BOB All are valid ways

BOB Just trying to help organize for you

Spring: i'm game for any of those.

BOB and yes to Lorie and Lemon

BOB A very encountery (hah) way of doing things, just join up with a random caravan heading south ... Heh fellow teens... and talk about what is happening cool cats

Carissa (Raelynn): we'd need Thistle for that :P

Carissa (Raelynn): but I like that for encounters

BOB Sadly she is farther south

BOB By this time in Ghostwood

TMO (Craigh): golly, it's just too bad that we don't have *any* characters good at talking, right Bixi and Rae? ;)

BOB grins

TMO (Craigh): also coughs *charm person* and *suggestion*

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Bixi has persusasion as well, but she's bad at it

Bixi Fizzlebang: Advanced Effect ['IFT: TYPE(kobold,goblin);ATK: 1'] -> [to Bixi Fizzlebang]

Bixi Fizzlebang: Advanced Effect ['IFT:TYPE(gnoll,bugbear,ogre,troll,giant,titan);AC: 4'] -> [to Bixi Fizzlebang]

Bixi Fizzlebang: Advanced Effect ['Punching;BSTR: 0;'] -> [to Bixi Fizzlebang] [by Punching]

Branwyn: Advanced Effect ['Punching;BSTR: 0;'] -> [to Branwyn] [by Punching]

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): um

TMO (Craigh): sadly, Craigh is no longer applicable to the casual chit-chat with strangers role. Unless you like your strangers screaming and sobbing with fear. Which, tbf, is usually what we use Talwin for. :D

Daphene: Advanced Effect ['ATK:3,ranged'] -> [to Daphene]

Daphene: Advanced Effect ['ROD:3;STAFF:3;WAND:3;POISON:3;SPELL:3'] -> [to Daphene]

Howard Plum: Advanced Effect ['Punching;BSTR: 0;'] -> [to Howard Plum] [by Punching]

Indigo: Advanced Effect ['Grabbing;BSTR: 0;'] -> [to Indigo] [by Punching]

Lanek Olenak: Advanced Effect ['Punching;BSTR: 0;'] -> [to Lanek Olenak] [by Punching]

Raelynn: Advanced Effect [''] -> [to Raelynn]

Raelynn: Advanced Effect [''] -> [to Raelynn]

Raelynn: Advanced Effect ['Punching;BSTR: 0;'] -> [to Raelynn] [by Punching]

Talwin: Advanced Effect [''] -> [to Talwin]

Talwin: Advanced Effect ['Giant-kin, 2-handed sword;DMGX:2'] -> [to Talwin] [by Giant-kin, 2-handed sword]

Talwin: Advanced Effect ['Punching;BSTR: 0;'] -> [to Talwin] [by Punching]

Tiberius Branadarus: Advanced Effect ['Punching;BSTR: 0;'] -> [to Tiberius Branadarus] [by Punching]

Bixi Fizzlebang's health adjusted by +50

Branwyn's health adjusted by +50

Carissa (Raelynn): Rae was planning to go because of that

Carissa (Raelynn): whichever option we choose

Daphene's health adjusted by +50

Howard Plum's health adjusted by +50

Indigo's health adjusted by +50

Jennevive's health adjusted by +50

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): So Talwin and Snezana need to pick something, and the rest of us will support them

Lanek Olenak's health adjusted by +50

Raelynn's health adjusted by +50

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): And maybe Craigh

Talwin's health adjusted by +50

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): And maybe N'laea?

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Bixi and Daph have no skin in this game

Tiberius Branadarus's health adjusted by +50

Youtargim's health adjusted by +50

TMO (Craigh): Craigh doesn't have an official role in the Fen, but I honestly don't know where he'd be if he did. He's kind of a wild card right now.

Michael (Talwin): Back, thx

BOB Everyone is sort of a wildcard right now

BOB The people who have the strongest ties are Snee, Talwin and Bixi

TMO (Craigh): In that case, we have 5 Ace of Clubs - 5 of a kind flush. We win.

BOB They all have permant homes in Dragon Fen

BOB Then Rae just built a new place and Zayden just built a new place

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Yeah, but Bixi is not involved in the politics really

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): And Daph is....

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): well.

BOB Daphene is an outsider

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): And not super smart.

BOB Licornah, Craigh, N;aela

BOB Lanek is home now in Dragon Fen

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Licornah is also an outsider

BOB Yes to those three

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Craigh isn't?

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): He just looks different?

BOB Craigh has never had a home in Dragon Fen

Michael (Talwin): I dont' see anything wrong with Option 1 or 2. We aren''t rocking boats and we are doing routine inspections without fear of reprisals. Option 3 let's us market a new product at the same time. If neither option 2 or 3 work out, we can still work on Option 1. Illero might be able to lend a "spy" for a couple weeks if necessary.

BOB in either incarnation

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): But he worked there?

Michael (Talwin): (sorry correction, Option 2 or 3)

BOB Only for a few weeks before leaving to travel the Planes with the group

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Oh, interesting

TMO (Craigh): he kind of wormed his way in as Bran's librarian that she didn't know she needed

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Too bad we lost Fives. I'd be interested to hear his take on this situation

BOB Seance and Speak with Dead

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Lol, we could do a seance while we wait for a wagon to pass by

TMO (Craigh): I don't think he's intelligent in his current form?

Lorie (Licornah): (Sorry Aurora is coming around from Surgery...be right back)

Michael (Talwin): Currently, I think he's preoccupied with his own situation, no offence to you TMO

BOB Hope for the best Lorie

TMO (Craigh): he was fun. that was the goal.

TMO (Craigh): but what do you do with a devil hunter when you're done dealing with devils?

Michael (Talwin): You never know though, he was a slippery one if you ever want to explore that....

Michael (Talwin): Oh that's easy

Michael (Talwin): You find more devils to hunt, whether or not they are actual devils is semantics

TMO (Craigh): allow me to introduce you this slippery slope called "The Inquisition."

Michael (Talwin): YOU READ MY MIND!!!!

BOB So from what I understand you are waiting for an empty wagon to come south to travel with them and talk then talk with the people in Redfern Lake when you are south of Dragon Fen

Michael (Talwin): Ahem, yes. Sorry. Only in the World of D&D :)

TMO (Craigh): picked up a few bonus talents as a mongrelman

TMO (Craigh): question: was a trip to Quellcon being planned? Because we could certainly still do that.

Michael (Talwin): I am for that option. I am not ruling out Visiting Quellcon if needed later

Spring: i like the above proposition better

BOB Nothing is ruled out for the future including declaring war on anyone you wish

Michael (Talwin): (yes, but only for that reason. The diplomacy part was bullshit to give an excuse to snoop in their lands)

Michael (Talwin): (that was for TMO)

TMO (Craigh): casual conversational interrogation, following by investigative journalism, and finally - confronting the evildoers in their lair!

Michael (Talwin): Yes?

Carissa (Raelynn): another good TMO summary

Spring (Springity Thingity): preceded by loitering. i like that

BOB and being locked in the Quellcon dungeons on a trumped up drug charge

TMO (Craigh): see? Thars yer qwest, boyo.

Michael (Talwin): LOL Spring!

Michael (Talwin): For Tea? Yeah sounds about right

TMO (Craigh): aggressive loitering

Spring: no, let's loiter in bars and do seances while we wait for wagons

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Ok, I know we are not longer required to take Lisa's opinion into account when making decisions, and I'm really not, HOWEVER, I do think war would be an exception lol. I would feel her distant judgement

Spring: sorry i'm all over the place with the Alt key

Michael (Talwin): And merchanidse to the Red Fernese with our addictive totally not drug TEA!

Michael (Talwin): Right Carissa!

Michael (Talwin): Right?

Craigh: We will need a wagon of our own. For me, sorry.

Carissa (Raelynn): Sureeeee

Michael (Talwin): LOL You were supposed to say Right!

Michael (Talwin): Now I'm concerned

Carissa (Raelynn): lol

Lorie (Licornah): (Okay... back)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): But yes, the TMO summary sounds good to me

BOB So as the group waits a day or four in Hourglass

BOB Everything good Lorie?

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Michael... you DO know caffeine is a drug, yes?

Lorie (Licornah): (She's struggling but with the e-collar, we hope she'll be okay in a few days)

BOB sorry

Lorie (Licornah): (Thanks)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): sounds rough, she has my empathy

Michael (Talwin): Yes, but it's legalized so...

BOB so the group is in Hourglass, at the tea shop, the shrine, the mines, etc. Talwin and Sundown have cleared up the back log on pay for the miners

Michael (Talwin): I do drink Herbal mint tea that is not caffienated

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I'm not saying it's bad, I'm just saying you can't expect Carissa to pretend like it's something it's not

Spring (Springity Thingity): aw how nice

BOB and Sundown has compiled the list of payments to widows and children for the miners killed over the last six months

Michael (Talwin): heh

Spring (Springity Thingity): aw even more nice

Michael (Talwin): Oh jeeze

Michael (Talwin): I htought I was pretty MSHA on the mines

Carissa (Raelynn): (correct to lemon)

BOB and then there is a new group of wagons heading south

BOB there are four of them one full of ore and three empty wagons

Michael (Talwin): (Remind me to take more safety precuations for our miners? I take it very seriously in real life so I want to impose that if possible in the Protectorate)

Spring (Springity Thingity): wow already. we hardly got to loiter

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I, personally, would lose the will to live without caffeine.

Spring (Springity Thingity): maybe we should wait for the next ones

Craigh: I have a sudden need to go south, Lord Talwin. Think you can give me an escort?

Talwin: I most certainly can Craigh!

Talwin: Are you well?

Lanek Olenak: finishes up his tea

Craigh: As much as ever, I just can't travel well now, after that accident.

Talwin: Hm?

Duran Vernifelon: Walks into the tea shop

Duran Vernifelon: Hello there Raelynn,

Raelynn: Hello?

Duran Vernifelon: I would like to get another batch of that soothing tea please

Duran Vernifelon: It sells well in the south

Raelynn: Oh yes! Certainly. Let me get that ready for you.

Duran Vernifelon: How much can you sell me this time?

Raelynn: glances at Talwin

Duran Vernifelon: Just the leaves like last time

Talwin: Remains silent, watching carefully

Talwin: Remains silent, watching carefully

Duran Vernifelon: I have two empty wagons this trip, glad to fill them up

Raelynn: Hmm, I think I have a good stock going.

Raelynn: At least a pound....

Duran Vernifelon: I do hope you can fill me up,

Carissa (Raelynn): (does that sound right? more? ugh I'm so tired today)

Talwin: Two empty?

Duran Vernifelon: Oh, you do need to get more of that in, I can make so much more in trade if you give me more

Talwin: I apologize sir for intruding

Talwin: Were you robbed?

Raelynn: Oh, yes! I just need to check my stock. One moment.

Talwin: Do I need to send militia men northbound?

Duran Vernifelon: Oh no, just keeping our options open

Raelynn: goes to backroom

Talwin: Options?

Talwin: Appears Puzzled

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): A pound of tea leaves is a lot of tea leaves

BOB a wagon can carry hundreds of pounds Carissa

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): But tea leaves are light

Talwin: I am afraid I don't have much head for trading sir

TMO (Craigh): I'm pretty sure Rae doesn't travel with wagon-loads of tea on her person

Carissa (Raelynn): (yes and a pound of tea is a lot, but I haven't a clue what her operation size is like)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): It will take up a good chunk of space

Duran Vernifelon: If Raelynn here can sell me some tea then I can buy that and sell it farther south

Carissa (Raelynn): (soooo.....she can say "many pounds!")

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): yeah, and Bixi can't grow it THAT FAST

Talwin: Nods

Michael (Talwin): (I just had an idea)

Carissa (Raelynn): (I dunno, mint grows quick and takes over)

TMO (Craigh): oh dear

Duran Vernifelon: Getting things here and there and making a profit is the way

TMO (Craigh): TMO ducks under his desk.

Talwin: Was the ore not making enough for you?

Talwin: I don't mean to pry

Duran Vernifelon: We have one wagon of ore with us he says quickly

Talwin: Smiles

Talwin: I do see that

Talwin: I would hazard a guess that the Tea leaves must be bringing in more then Ore?

Bixi Fizzlebang: Is there anything we can do to help? Something to send tourists up that way to spend some extra money there?

Raelynn: comes out of the backroom with bags of tea

Michael (Talwin): (Yeah, I'm thinking we can avoid Quellcon with this alltogether. It's called an Export Tax)

Duran Vernifelon: I tell everyone where I get my goods from, to help them know I am legitimate

Raelynn: Oooof. Perhaps I had more than a pound if this works.

Talwin: Nods

Michael (Talwin): Pass through for Road? Yes. But coming back out....

Duran Vernifelon: The tea brings in a nice benefit, but the ore is what makes us money

Talwin: Stares

Talwin: Then

Duran Vernifelon: No mines in the south

Raelynn: What else do you tend to grab along the way?

Raelynn: [SKILL] Persuasion [MOD:CHA] (vs. Target 17) [SUCCESS by 12] [d20 = 5]

Duran Vernifelon: Get to make a lot off of that need

Duran Vernifelon: I will grab anything I can...

Duran Vernifelon: winks then coughs,

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): gross

Carissa (Raelynn): (she's a super hottie, can't hlep it)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I don't want to travel with this guy

Duran Vernifelon: Well excepting... looks over Rae's shoulder at Youtargrim staring at him

Carissa (Raelynn): (lol)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Let's find someone less gross

Michael (Talwin): Now it's my turn in real life to miss the logic on this one. Can anyone explain to me what the comment on no mines in the south had to do with anything? I feel liek ti's obvious I just dind't translate it properly in my head

Duran Vernifelon: I have traded in books, in tea, in herbs, in quilts,

Duran Vernifelon: Just about anything to fill up the loose wagons

Raelynn: Oh you. I'd only be company, but those will at least make you money.

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Like... again... IC, sounds legit, no concerns here

TMO (Craigh): Craigh is in his full hooded mystery wizard garb as usual, just fyi. no going in public with that pretty face.

Raelynn: Even before I opened my tea shop? Were you doing this before that?

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I want to be like, "what's your business model?"

BOB If there are no mines in the south, then they need to import ore and metal from somewhere to make anything

BOB and good Lemon

Carissa (Raelynn): (I mean Daph could ask that)

Michael (Talwin): Then why did he "responsd quickly?" What he's done, is ensure no supsicioun is drawn by having ONE wagon full. This causes the tax to be fulfilled enough to not draw suspciion.

Duran Vernifelon: I did a lot of different things

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Does Daph know what a business model is?

Duran Vernifelon: Before you opened your tea shop it was more grains

Duran Vernifelon: flowers and herbs

Carissa (Raelynn): (she can if you want her to)

Michael (Talwin): I just want to straight up ask why the other wagons are empty.

Duran Vernifelon: Tea just grew out of that

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I do not want her to

Michael (Talwin): If the south DOES need those things, shouldn't more ore be passing through?

Raelynn: And always with the ore? Do they make more than the ore at this point?

Lorie (Licornah): (Grain = Brewery - tours, bands, money!)

Craigh: Where are you headed, sir

Craigh: ?

Duran Vernifelon: I am going south

Duran Vernifelon: Obviously Redfern Lake then Billingstone

Craigh: There are lots of souths. *chuckle* But one of them I might be interested in visiting, if you don't mind a paying passenger.

Duran Vernifelon: after that will see where they say the best prices are this month

Talwin: Playing along

Talwin: Are you sure Craigh?

Talwin: Worries

Talwin: Do you want me to go with you?

Michael (Talwin): I think your leg might still need some watching

Talwin: I think your leg might still need some watching

Talwin: Turns to Duran

Daphene: Oooooh, I haven't been south yet! I'd love to go see what's down there!

Duran Vernifelon: I can take passengers

Talwin: I'd be happy to pay for myself as well

Talwin: And Dephene

Raelynn: Oh! Are we doing a roadtrip?

Talwin: And there is Raelynn

Duran Vernifelon: Well young lady you would need your father to tell me ok first but you can come if he says so

Bixi Fizzlebang: snickers

Duran Vernifelon: The deeper Mist is sometimes harch

Craigh: I can't ride a horse anymore, and this gentleman has a wagon with space. Solves two problems at once.

Duran Vernifelon: Harsh

Talwin: Heading that off at the pass.

Talwin: For all intents and purposes, I am her father

Raelynn: Wait wait

Talwin: Proudly

Raelynn: The DEEPER Mist? Why would you go there??

Bixi Fizzlebang: How many passengers can you take? I wouldn't mind a trip as well.

Talwin: Raises eyebrows

Talwin: The Deeper Mist?

Talwin: Puzzled at Duran

Duran Vernifelon: They are in the great swamp, no ore there to mine, so lots of customers

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Don't want Daph to die again! Not on my watch!

Raelynn: Oh, no thanks. You all can go if you want.

Duran Vernifelon: Same as here in Dragon Fen, I would guess you make good change on selling to the south

Raelynn: Well true... but who lives in The Deeper Mist?

TMO (Craigh): all of Drillian, I think?

Talwin: We can always look into that, thank you Sir. What do they need in the South and perhaps we can ramp up trade in that direction

Duran Vernifelon: Bopel, Ghostwood, Finefur, and of course the Royal Estates

Lanek Olenak: rumages around in his coin purse

BOB Remember two thirds of Drillian is under The Mist

Raelynn: Oh! I think Thistle was heading to Ghostwood... You really travel all that way? From where do you start?

Michael (Talwin): Honestly bob, I dind't think that many people lived in the Deep Mist. Just must have been my thought process

Michael (Talwin): My bad

Craigh: I'm actually originally from the Deep Mist. I miss it sometimes.

Duran Vernifelon: I go as far south as I need, then head back north with what ever I can find to make a profit on

Carissa (Raelynn): (There is light mist, deep mist, and DEEPEST mist if I remember right)

Duran Vernifelon: lots of skins down south to bring north

Duran Vernifelon: wolf, lizard folk

Raelynn: That sounds dangerous. You do this on your own dime?

Duran Vernifelon: I own the wagons

Duran Vernifelon: (pauses pauses pause)

Duran Vernifelon: So I guess I make the rules

Raelynn: Well sure, but do you have a sponsor for your trip? Seems quite a trip for a merchant.

User has gone AFK. (Lemon)

Duran Vernifelon: There are different paths, sometimes not so deep into The Mist and back

Duran Vernifelon: I can go up to Loosend too if that is what is needed

Michael (Talwin): I'm like literally invested in figureing this mystery out now, no matter how simple the explanation might be

BOB Grins, BOWS, thank you

Raelynn: How did you get in the trade? You're not the only one doing this, I'm sure.

Raelynn: You'd have to know quite a lot of road rules for places you go through.

Duran Vernifelon: Oh I expect there are others

Duran Vernifelon: You have to know the ins and outs of where the rules change

Michael (Talwin): I have a sneaking suspcion that I might just be right about the Dead Hauling and a Tax Free Road

Duran Vernifelon: Used to have to pay quite a bit for this road

Craigh: chuckles musically.

Raelynn: What changed?

Duran Vernifelon: Farmers Turn was not a good space

Duran Vernifelon: Dragon Fen and Countess Branwyn the Mysterious

Talwin: Yes?

Duran Vernifelon: The Countess created a safe space, strict, death by fire, but understandable

Raelynn: Oh, well, she did change a lot. But what regarding this? I feel like if I do more business like this I should make sureI know things!

Raelynn: nods

Michael (Talwin): Like imposing an export tax

Raelynn: The Countess does love her fireballs. I'm working on a tea to name after her called... Fireball.

Duran Vernifelon: Used to have to pay lots of gold for guards on this road

Duran Vernifelon: Oh

Duran Vernifelon: A nice spicy tea

Duran Vernifelon: Do tell me all about it

Duran Vernifelon: (sideways quote there)

Raelynn: Yes! Similar to my other ones. They're a huge hit, but none are quite the right... mouth explosion.

Duran Vernifelon: I will have to taste it when you do

Raelynn: I look forward to it!

Duran Vernifelon: Well I suppose I should head out

Raelynn: But you'll pass word along to other merchants you come across, yes?

Raelynn: About the tea shop?

Duran Vernifelon: need to make Redfern lake

Duran Vernifelon: of course

Duran Vernifelon: I tell everyone where I get my goods from

Raelynn: Did you still need to get to Redfern, Craigh?

Raelynn: beams

Duran Vernifelon: Have to show I am an honest merchant

Raelynn: Honest merchants are the best!

Michael (Talwin): He's said that a lot LOL

Lorie (Licornah): (We should create a whiskey distillery... we have the grain... that would turn a profit)

Michael (Talwin): I found my loophole for Lorie :) and for Tea Shop!

Carissa (Raelynn): (last chance to ride to Redfern or we wait for another)

BOB See Lorie coming up with new taxes all the time

Michael (Talwin): Im fine waiting for another to confirm my suspciions and then I'll lay them out?

Carissa (Raelynn): fine with me

Talwin: OR while we wait for the second I can go over it

Carissa (Raelynn): Rae loves talking so gives her more to talk to

Michael (Talwin): OR while we wait for the second I can go over it

Raelynn: Take care, Duran! Hope to see you again, soon! i'll have the new tea by then!

BOB So over the next four days only two sets of wagons head south, both full and paying their taxes

BOB Then a couple of days later three wagons heading south again all empty

Michael (Talwin): So to confirm bob. When the second wagon was loaded for tea, it was charged at the border?

Efar Deepwing: Hey, get out of the way

TMO (Craigh): (sorry, phone)

Raelynn: Who in what way?

Michael (Talwin): (Agree, but do need that confirmation or denial from bob :) )

BOB Tea was only a few pounds in an empty wagon, nothing to charge taxes on, that would be on Rae to pay taxes to Dragon Fen for her sale :)

Michael (Talwin): Ah, gotcha

Efar Deepwing: Get out of the way

Efar Deepwing: Coming through

Efar Deepwing: Moving here

Carissa (Raelynn): dun dun dunnnnnn

Michael (Talwin): Are we like, standing in the road here?

Raelynn: How am I in your way??

Lorie (Licornah): (Why don't you tell him that he's in your road?? LOL)

Talwin: Moves up to Raelynn. Ms. Raylenn, is there a problem here?

Efar Deepwing: You need to be careful miss, standing there on the side of the road looking at Flowers can get you in trouble, some Ass might want to take a bit of your Ass

Talwin: Hand on Pommel

Efar Deepwing: Moving along

Talwin: Ah not so fast

Raelynn: And this ass *points to Talwin* will happily take yours!

Efar Deepwing: Laughs

Michael (Talwin): Sir, you just became subject to an Authority inspection. Here are my creditionals.

Efar Deepwing: Do you like being called an ass sir?

Talwin: Sir, you just became subject to an Authority inspection. Here are my creditionals.

Efar Deepwing: Wait

Efar Deepwing: Why pick on me because she called you an ass?

Talwin: Please remove yourself from the wagon

Efar Deepwing: go after her

Efar Deepwing: Oh man

SIGH

Raelynn: For standing on the road?

Efar Deepwing: Gets down and hands the reigns over to Talwin

Raelynn: With PLENTY of room to go around me?

Efar Deepwing: I will go to the bar

Efar Deepwing: Call me when you are done

Talwin: Nods. I will do so.

Talwin: Calls over Roger

Raelynn: Pick up some manners while you're at it!

Walks over down the street from the tea shop

Talwin: Roger, please escort our merchantman tot he bar and see he is.....civil

BOB His other teamsters join him

BOB You have three empty wagons

Talwin: Craigh?

Talwin: Can you please discretely search through their paperwork?

N'laea: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [FAILURE by 7] [d20 = 19]

N'laea: looking intentently at the flowers

Talwin: Hey, those are some nice flowers

N'laea: [SKILL] Foraging [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 11) [SUCCESS by 1] [d20 = 10]

Talwin: Surprised at himself

Talwin: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [FAILURE by 5] [d20 = 18]

N'laea: and finds some good ones to give Rae for tea

TMO (Craigh): heavy rain storm showed up here. called wife, glad I chose to stay and game tonight rather than drive back to Waco

BOB N'laea bends over and sticks her ass into the street looking at flowers and does not see anything ;P

Talwin: [SKILL] Engineering [2] [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 10) [SUCCESS by 3] [d20 = 7]

TMO (Craigh): will drive tomorrow morning instead

Talwin: Alright. In regard to this engineering check

Carissa (Raelynn): (yeah but she'll happily punch anyone pointing it out)

Lorie (Licornah): (Hope storm passes quickly for you)

BOB BUT

Michael (Talwin): I need to know three things if possible bob.

Carissa (Raelynn): *BUTT

Michael (Talwin): Holding

Carissa (Raelynn): LOL

Carissa (Raelynn): (sorry the tired dilerium is taking over, so holding butt.... alright I'll step back)

BOB I will give Talwin a result that these empty wagons look VERY sturdy, capable of holding a lot of what ever

Michael (Talwin): Am I allowed to look for one specific thing?

BOB chuckles Youtargim will hold Rae's butt

Carissa (Raelynn): only he is allowed

BOB and yes to Michael

Carissa (Raelynn): but preferrably not PDA for everyone to see

Michael (Talwin): I would like to check the Axels of the Wagon

BOB They are VERY sturdy, meant to hold a LOT of weight

Talwin: I need to know if they are currently bowed. You know, as if the wagon was currently laden with Invisible Ore

Michael (Talwin): I need to know if they are currently bowed. You know, as if the wagon was currently laden with Invisible Ore

BOB No they are not

Talwin: One mystery answered

BOB If they had a full weight of ore they would not be bowed

BOB They are meant to carry that heavy weight

Michael (Talwin): I actually have some experience with that bob ;) ANY axel meant for that much weight MUST bow a little for stress, otherwise the Axel would shear. Now, does Talwin know that? Eh, probably not.

TMO (Craigh): so no they are not bowed, or no they are not weighed down?

BOB But if Talwin wants to ask the others about that idea

BOB There you go TMO

Michael (Talwin): LOL

Talwin: Craigh? If no documents....does this Wagon look...I don't know. Off a bit?

Talwin: Shrugs

Talwin: As an engineer I can tell the Wagon is meant to hold a lot

Talwin: But....

Craigh: Can you feel anything in the bed of it?

Carissa (Raelynn): (Quellcon selling them VERY nice wagons?)

Talwin: Sighs

Lorie (Licornah): :: watching the inspection from a distance, unsure what they are looking for)

Talwin: No, because that would make sense now wouldn't it

Talwin: Hops in the back

Talwin: Hops in the back

Talwin: Upsie Daisy

BOB It is a very solid wagon

Talwin: Kicks the bottom of the wagon floor experimentally

Craigh: moves around to the side of the wagon where none of the Quellcon people can see him

Talwin: Kicks the bottom of the wagon floor experimentally

BOB Sounds solid, Craigh looks around and it looks solid

Talwin: More to himself, but loud enough the others can hear

Talwin: More to himself, but loud enough the others can hear

Detect Magic

Talwin: A wagon meant for this much weight....

Craigh: Detect Magic

Talwin: The cost must be extraordinary to use and repair

Detect Magic

TMO (Craigh): why isn't it casting the spell?

TMO (Craigh): what am I doing wrong?

Talwin: Using it without any sort of materials or goods doesn't make sense

Craigh: Detect Magic

Talwin: What am I missing here?

BOB Craigh does not detect any active magic on the wagon like a pile of hidden ore in the bed of the wagon

Talwin: Anything Craigh?

Craigh: [CAST] Detect Magic

Raelynn: Any ore dust or anything on there?

TMO (Craigh): there we go. found the right screen

BOB No to Rae

Talwin: Huh

Craigh: Well, whatever it is, isn't magical. Where's Lanek, do you see him?

Raelynn: So they're brand new? No scratches or wear and tear?

BOB Intuition check

Lanek Olenak: hm? somebody call me?

Talwin: Wagon or not, this is a damn beaucracy for the Protectorate. If they don't produce a shipping manifest I'm seizing these wagons...for being a pain in my ass

Craigh: I lost the skills. Think you can find a secret compartment?

Spring (Lanek Olenak): sorry was suddenly afk

Michael (Talwin): Hm. Where is INU again?

Craigh: clicks loudly at Talwin

Michael (Talwin): It's not in the standard lineup

BOB That was for Rae and it is in Wis

Talwin: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 5) [FAILURE by 14] [d20 = 19]

Michael (Talwin): Oh sorry. You did say Rae

Michael (Talwin): MB

Craigh: But I have an idea. Maybe just a paranoid one.

Raelynn: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 16) [SUCCESS by 5] [d20 = 11]

Talwin: SHrugs

Talwin: What you got Craigh?

Talwin: Can't hurt at this point

Lanek Olenak: [SKILL] Find/Remove Traps [PERCENT:Find/Remove Traps] (vs. Target 85) [FAILURE by 1] [d100 = 86]

Carissa (Raelynn): ouch

-> Raelynn: There are no scratches, or marks on the wood at all, like it was freshly created

Craigh: takes a dagger and pokes it into the side of the wagon

Raelynn: These are definitely brand new wagons. I wonder where they got them from?

-> Craigh: His dagger does not go into the wood as expected

Raelynn: And I mean BRAND new. Probably just made!

Raelynn: How lovely!

Craigh: chuckles and warbles

Lorie (Licornah): (BOB said they had access to ore to make wheels and guessing they could make the cover as well? Do they have a wagon "shop"? Did they in the past? )

Craigh: Yep. I do believe you are looking at the very first metal wagon.

BOB By the way are the rest of you seeing the whisphers happening like you did before? not that you see the words but you see people wispering?

Carissa (Raelynn): yes

Talwin: [SKILL] Metalworking [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 12) [FAILURE by 7] [d20 = 19]

Talwin: Hm

Raelynn: A metal wagon? Must be nice unless it's lightning outside.

Raelynn: Or get rusty...

Michael (Talwin): I can't see the cost benefit of using a metal wagon and then smelting it on the other side of the road

Talwin: I can't see the cost benefit of using a metal wagon and then smelting it on the other side of the road

Talwin: Before trading back to a wooden one

Talwin: So...

Talwin: Hm

Craigh: Depends on how easy it is to make, and how heavy the taxes for this much metal would be.

Talwin: Still. Any shipping manifest?

BOB Does someone want to point out to Talwin the flaw in his reasoning?

Michael (Talwin): No they don't. LOL

'Shislif' connected

BOB Welcome Sharif

Lorie (Licornah): (Evening Sharif)

Carissa (Raelynn): (TMO can point it out, he's more on the nose)

Spring: hi sharif!

Carissa (Raelynn): Hi Sharif!

TMO (Craigh): I pointed out the only flaw I've noticed, sorry

Michael (Talwin): But seriously, what is the flaw? I didn't accidentally stumble on an answer did I?

Talwin: And hi Sharif!

Michael (Talwin): And hi Sharif!

BOB warm smile

Michael (Talwin): Hesitates

Talwin: Hesitates

Talwin: Hm. One second

BOB No body else is around just your group

Sharif: Hi everybody!

Talwin: Draws his belt knife, and scratches the surface of the Metal, looking for any discolloration under the surface

Talwin: Draws his belt knife, and scratches the surface of the Metal, looking for any discolloration under the surface

Sharif: we making new ppl tonight or should I load up Zay?

BOB no discoloration, just the knife does not penetrate anything to scrape off

BOB Zay for tonight Sharif

Sharif: sweet

Carissa (Raelynn): (I actually don't know the flaw... unless it's asking where to smelt it or if that's their plan.... )

User is back. (Lemon)

Raelynn: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 16) [SUCCESS by 0] [d20 = 16]

Michael (Talwin): Bob, would you mind giving a hint on what my flaw was because now it's legitimately eating me

Michael (Talwin): like, badly

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i missed where Lanek might have been asked to roll intuition? can't tell, there's not a name given

BOB Rae would remember they can smelt their own ore in Quellcon

BOB No Init needed just conversations Spring

Carissa (Raelynn): so they wouldn't be taking it elsewhere to smelt

Lanek Olenak: inTUition

TMO (Craigh): yeah, that's where they make the wagons, then ship them south and sell the metal, but it'll need to be worked there too

Carissa (Raelynn): Is this just a clever business plan by them? Sell fancy wagons?

BOB no to that either for Lanek Spring was only Rae

Spring (Lanek Olenak): okay thanks

Michael (Talwin): Yeah, I'm kinda with TMO on this. Not seing the cost benefit on this one?

Shislif (Zayden): if I had a choice I'd prolly go with a fancy wagon

Shislif (Zayden): over an everyman wagon

Lanek Olenak: hm? somebody call me?

Carissa (Raelynn): if you got magic, you can make anything easily

Lanek Olenak: shock and surprise

Talwin: Does this wagon look like the prvious one?

Talwin: The other group?

BOB Yes to Talwin

Talwin: Chuckles

Talwin: I found a loophole

Talwin: Sing Song

Talwin: Metal Wagons eh?

BOB grins

Michael (Talwin): When the legislation was drawn up, was there...any classification of what consituted a wagon? Because if Yes We win, if No, we will win

Shislif (Zayden): we playing a game?

BOB No mention of what a wagon would be made of no

Michael (Talwin): Sorry Lemon, I'm loving this shit

Michael (Talwin): YES!

BOB and someone needs to summarize for Sharif

Talwin: Smiles with evident glee

Lorie (Licornah): (mysterious wagons going south with nothing in them... stopped and inspecting one)

Michael (Talwin): It's made of metal which avoids taxes

Michael (Talwin): long story short

TMO (Craigh): they're smuggling wheelbarrows

Zayden: ahhh sure

Shislif (Zayden): OOC

Spring (Lanek Olenak): they are pre-smelting the ore and shipping it as the mode of transport

Talwin: No, they are doing exactly what we said, but I WAS wrong. Sorry about that

Michael (Talwin): (Say that Lanek!!!!)

Michael (Talwin): (Out loud)

Lanek Olenak: they are pre-smelting the ore and shipping it as the mode of transport

Carissa (Raelynn): TMO summarizes tonight

Talwin: Hole in one Lanek!

Talwin: BUT

TMO (Craigh): y'all never heard of the wheelbarrows?

Shislif (Zayden): thx for the summary!

Talwin: There's a nifty glitch in the legislation

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i have not heard of the wheelbarrows

Talwin: There is no consitution of what is a wagon!

BOB warm happy smile

Zayden: I believe it's referred to as a loophole

Talwin: Hehehe

Zayden: when we're talking legislation

Talwin: Smiles and rubs hands with childlike Glee

Talwin: My quarters has a book of architectural diagrams

Talwin: And

Talwin: of Movable structures

Talwin: Mostly military in nature

Talwin: That book is the standard text for Architectural diagramming

Talwin: A CASE could be made, that when the treaty was signed, we based it off of standardized diagrams

Talwin: This is no longer a Wagon

BOB and now Lemon sees how I can make an encounter about empty wagons into something that takes a full group to work out and come up with a solution

Talwin: Beginning today with the Governess persmission

Talwin: We are ahem

Talwin: Smiles with Broad amusment

Talwin: Smiles with Broad amusment

Shislif (Zayden): yea Lemon

Shislif (Zayden): :)

Talwin: Reclassifying any metal or non-wooden wagaon as a Luxery Land Yact

Talwin: It must have it's own Taxation assigned per Luxuery Import and Export regulations

BOB and because I know she will read this, see Lisa, I do know what I am doing. ;)

Talwin: waits for it to sink in

Talwin: By Weight

Shislif (Zayden): hmmm sounds like somebody had a goal for tonight :)

Talwin: If this is a standard iron wagon, that luxery tax actually would roughly come out the same cost

Lanek Olenak: prolly gonner have to negotiate on the treaty fer that right?

Raelynn: ....what's a "Yact?"

Talwin: hehehe

Talwin: Do we Lanek?

Lanek Olenak: dunno

Talwin: We never signed a treaty for Land Yachts

Lanek Olenak: it sounds like politickin

Talwin: Let them come to us for this one

Zayden: Big animals you can milk right?

Zayden: soft fur

BOB LOVE

Talwin: Stares at Zayden before bursts out laughing

Lanek Olenak: yacht. yot. yaaaat

Zayden smiles

Talwin: Shrugs.

Lanek Olenak: sounds like a weapon for children

Talwin: Land Yacht it is

Talwin: Does'nt really matter.

Zayden: oh well that makes more sense then

Talwin: Kicks foot against the wheel

Talwin: That being said

Talwin: We will let this group go. Being an asshole isn't a crime. At least in the Proctectorate. However this will be drafted right away.

Zayden: so we got ourselves some nice new luxury wagons then?

Talwin: Shakes head

Talwin: Shakes head

Talwin: No

Talwin: Technically, they haven't done anything wrong

Zayden: oh alright

Zayden: well that's good then

Talwin: They exploited a clever loophole, just like the Goblins

Talwin: And, just like the Goblins

Zayden: can't blame people for being clever

Talwin: We need to shore up that part of our legislation

Zayden: you can hit em, but you can't blame em

Talwin: It does inspire innovation Zayden

Talwin: Smiles

Talwin: But

Talwin: I think...I think they may have overplayed their hand here

Zayden: how so?

Talwin: Places his hand protectively over the wagon

Talwin: They sent these as a way to get around regulation

Talwin: Do you know what I see?

Craigh: Could always be sneaky back, you know.

Zayden: I don't

Michael (Talwin): Oh shoot. My Artillerist skill didn't fire

Zayden: they way you're storking that wagon, I certainly don't

Talwin: I see a machine of war

Zayden: stroking

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Ok, but like, this was just a riddle.

Lanek Olenak: oh

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I'm not a riddle person.

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): That's a ravenclaw thing. I am a firm Hufflepuff.

Zayden: waaaaar?

Talwin: Look how sturdy this is? The weight it can withstand is off the charts from the size of those Axels

BOB warm smile with Lemon

Talwin: Imagine it being covered!

Craigh: It's like fighting, but with hundreds of people, Zayden

Lanek Olenak: imagining

Zayden: Could it even carry Lanek?

Talwin: With a Ballistai mounted on the top

Shislif (Zayden): lol

Talwin: Could you imagine seeing something like this coming your way?

Lanek Olenak: it could carry four of me

Zayden: wow that is strong

Craigh: I just see a wagon. Just like any other *wooden* wagon.

Talwin: It could carry you, and a massive mounted ballistae.

Talwin: In many ways

Talwin: This IS a Land Yact

Zayden: Ok, is this potential war our problem though?

Lanek Olenak: oh i think he means yak

Talwin: Remember our trip to the Fire Swamps?

Daphene: So you just tax it differently or what?

Zayden: that's what I thought Lanny

Raelynn: A catapult?

Talwin: Those military ships had ballistaie and other large mounted machines

Talwin: The difference is that this is more portable for land use

Zayden: regretfully I do remember that trip

Talwin: Excited so much he's turning red

Talwin: Steps back

Lanek Olenak: a land warship

Talwin: Nods with Grim satisfaction

Zayden: take a breath Tal, just a wagon...

Talwin: But also remember

Craigh: Sorry, I need to go sit down some. Let me know if you want to steal the next shipment.

Talwin: If I've had this thought

Talwin: Pauses

Craigh: starts limping off to the Inn.

Talwin: Do you think other kindgoms have?

Talwin: Quietly the last sentence

Zayden: You need any help Craigh!?

Daphene: I'm not sure I QUITE understand. Lanek and Talwin are just too wise. I will need to spend more time with you, so I can learn.

Lanek Olenak: there could be an armada of these things south of the border

Talwin: Perches up

Talwin: Perches up

Talwin: "What? What did you say Lanek?"

Zayden: Should we build a wall?

Lanek Olenak: if yer not the first to think of it

Michael (Talwin): And make them pay for it

Lorie (Licornah): (So there's an impending land war? Are we in the middle?)

Lanek Olenak: and these wagons have been going for a while

Michael (Talwin): This isn't asia thank gods

Talwin: Pales

Lanek Olenak: i guess it's more accurate to say southwest of the border, since that's how the road goes

Shislif (Zayden): lol

Talwin: Oh...

Shislif (Zayden): I was thinking more modern times :)

Talwin: Whispers

Talwin: Whispers

Talwin: In a hurry now

Lanek Olenak: but yeah, somebody could be making like a whole lot of those warships

Craigh: I'm fine, Zayden, just this leg is uncomfortable standing for long periods is all.

Talwin: In a hurry now

Talwin: All of you

Talwin: Tomorrow all hands on deck. We are going southward

Carissa (Raelynn): Bopel, Ghostwood, Finefur, Royal Estates. Who was on which side during cival war? Bopel was not a friend if I recall correctly.

Shislif (Zayden): Alright Craigh, happy to help if it gets too bad or anything, take care

Bixi Fizzlebang: Why?

Shislif (Zayden): IC

BOB That is awesome Carissa

Talwin: I'll send a note to Branwyn with the details of what we've found, potential risks southbound, and for new legislation to be drawn up for the new classification

BOB Just WOW

BOB so to clear this up for everyone

Michael (Talwin): (As soon as I Lanek confirmed it, I knew :( )

Michael (Talwin): (We need to make sure we aren't about to be invaded)

Shislif (Zayden): Dragon Fen?

BOB Yes to Quellcon finding a loophole and smelting down ore into planks to make wagons out of and using that to ship south

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Um... what

BOB to avoid any taxes

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Why would tax evasion mean we're getting invaded???

BOB Then when it does make it south the "planks" are melted down and into what ever swords, plowshares, pots and pans

Carissa (Raelynn): There was a civil war not long ago. Tensions may still be high.

Shislif (Zayden): what are plowshares anyway?

BOB So they pay zero taxes to ship LOTS of metal south

Spring (Lanek Olenak): lanek thinks there are a bunch of metal wagons down south being converted into tanks

Carissa (Raelynn): So Talwin may be on to something that it is more than just tax evasion

Michael (Talwin): It could also be my FLAW in my reasoning. They might not be being resmelted, but having military hardware added to come from a different invasion point

Michael (Talwin): They are getting multiple wins with this setup

Michael (Talwin): I NEED to see where these things are going

Shislif (Zayden): sounds like a smart plan

Carissa (Raelynn): Previous merchant would not have mentioned those specific names if they did not mean something. I didn't keep completely up with which side was which as that was more Lisa, but I bet those are the ones against the Queen

Talwin: Craigh...I cannot believe I am saying this

Spring (Lanek Olenak): LOL we are interrupting BOB

Talwin: And it actually is making me hurt

BOB and I am stopping that Carissa and Michael, it is a GREAT idea, wonderful if we were continuing here in Drillian for the next few years, but I have to admit I did not envision that as part of this "semi-smuggling" bit for this encounter

Bixi Fizzlebang: (LINK)

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXWia0TWAMM&ab_channel=FleetwoodMac-Topic">(LINK)</a>

Spring (Lanek Olenak): he was clearing things up

Michael (Talwin): (Sorry BOB!)

Michael (Talwin): Oh....then we are in the clear

Michael (Talwin): False alarm on INvasion everyone!

Michael (Talwin): I was paranoid

Carissa (Raelynn): oh it's fine, we just pass on word to the Queen and Bran to take care of when we aren't here :P

Michael (Talwin): Althought ath would have been an epic legendaryt storyline :(

Spring: hahahaha

Carissa (Raelynn): off scene stoyline stuff!

Talwin: Can we like....make that the culimination experience? Fighting off an invasion of metal wagon tanks? HOLY SHIT, I'm liking it even more

Michael (Talwin): *Cries*

TMO (Craigh): what??? Paranoia is off the table now? How am I going to roleplay THAT?

BOB LOL

Carissa (Raelynn): lol

Spring: hahahahaha

Talwin: So

Talwin: Pehraps

Talwin: Calms himself

Talwin: That is simply an overstep on my part

Talwin: Deep Breaths

Raelynn: So you take care of the taxes, and send word to Branwyn to pass to the Queen if they think it's more.

Talwin: Nods

Talwin: Meanwhile

Talwin: ...

Talwin: Craigh?

Talwin: I need a favor

Talwin: How do you feel about planting....evidence?

BOB So yes you have come up with how they are avoiding the taxes and you can set up a meeting to have the two Estates add that to the list of things to tax for smelted metals

Craigh: moving his mask to take a drink

Talwin: Because I feel horrible even entertaining the idea

Craigh: Why would you feel bad about that?

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Isn't Talwin supposed to be a paladin???

Michael (Talwin): (GOD NO)

TMO (Craigh): nope, mercenary

Michael (Talwin): (That's too hard to play)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): oh, ok

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): whew

Michael (Talwin): Indeed!

Raelynn: Talwin, when I called you an ass, it was in jest. Don't ACTUALLY be one!

Talwin: ...

TMO (Craigh): just a very upright and rulesbound one

Talwin: We need one

Talwin: Just one

Raelynn: One ass?

Raelynn: raises brow

Talwin: What?

Talwin: No, the Wagon

Craigh: warbles amusedly

Raelynn: So you want to plant evidence....why?

Talwin: We would only borrow while we "investigate"

Craigh: Oh, that's easy, if you're willing to wait for the next shipment to come through.

Raelynn: Why do you need evidence? You're the authority. Just claim it.

Craigh: They won't even know it's gone, until later.

Talwin: Hm

Zayden: you know what they say "evidence smevidence"

Talwin: Does illero have any. Ahem...

Talwin: Scouts nearby?

Craigh: points to Lanek

Raelynn: rolls her eyes and joins N'laea in flower picking.

Lorie (Licornah): (So much political intrigue here...)

Michael (Talwin): (I'm sorry guys, I can't remembver having this much fun, I'll try and wrap it up :) )

Spring: you want me to take it, boss?

Talwin: Sigh

Lanek Olenak: you want me to take it, boss?

Talwin: Sigh

Carissa (Raelynn): do what you want as long as you're having fun

TMO (Craigh): fun is the point

Talwin: I had hoped to just borrow it after planting evidence. Then, we could investigate and if we couldn't "find" the smuggler, then return it when they next come through

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i find it interesting that in the thieves skills, there's not one for "take it"

Talwin: Because, then

Talwin: There is no suspcions

Craigh: Oh, but then they know you have it, and where's the fun in that?

Lanek Olenak: hops up into the wagon

Zayden: follow Lanny into the wagon because it looks like fun

BOB Just to interject, Lemon and Sharif are in charge of next weeks encounter, tell me what you want me to come up with and I will devise something for the group to solve

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I'm sorry what

Shislif (Zayden): huh?

TMO (Craigh): you're in charge!

Shislif (Zayden): tell you what kinda encounter we want?

Talwin: Because they know some asshole screwed them over, and since we're going to tell them we know they didn't do it, we HAVE to hold the wagon for our investigation. The next time they come around, we'll give it back if we can find no evidence.

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Does not compute.

BOB Spring and Michael said they wanted something to do with the Protectorate so I created this

Talwin: Sigh

Lanek Olenak: hyups the oxen into moving, pulls the wagon off the road and around the back of the inn wall

Carissa (Raelynn): Something with groupies and glitter

BOB What sort of encounter should I create for next week

Talwin: Shakes head

Talwin: So, how do we play innocent since we are literally the only ones here?

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Lol, Bixi would want plants. But Daph did do the census, and I am curious to see how all that went

Shislif (Zayden): hmm

Talwin: They'll suspect we took it

Talwin: Shrugs

BOB Ok so Plants, and potentially census counting.... did you see the albino plants post Sharif?

Talwin: I'll go to the bar and say we found nothing, they can leave whenever they want

Craigh: Simply have a regular identical wagon ready to go for the next shipment and swap it out for one of theirs. Might need a little encouragement for the driver to not notice how it rides differently though.

Michael (Talwin): Sounds like a good idea

Lanek Olenak: okay zayden, now we have to use a tree branch to rough up our tracks going back to the road

Shislif (Zayden): Maybe if Zayden has lost some memories of his previous life a million years ago, somebody from his past that he doesn't remember could show up somehow

Zayden: why do we have to do that?

BOB I can use that Sharif

Carissa (Raelynn): (Lanek ignoring them planning and just DOING, lol Love it)

BOB plants, and memory

BOB for next week

BOB good to go

Talwin: (that sometimes ends with people dead)

Lanek Olenak: because we don't want them to know we took the wagon and where we put it

Michael (Talwin): (but yes)

TMO (Craigh): no worries! everyone has their own style! :D

Talwin: Well I won't be lying. I have no idea where it went

Michael (Talwin): lol

Michael (Talwin): Well I won't be lying. I have no idea where it went

Zayden: Alright fine, let's grab some branches

Zayden: gets up to grab some branches

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i have no idea what kind of thing to roll to see if we succeeded with that

Spring (Lanek Olenak): not a lot of thieves sklls directly related to, you know, thieving

Talwin: So Talwin takes his sweet time going, and let's the teamsters know that everythign was in order and that since they have been such good customers, the bar will cover the next round

Shislif (Zayden): you could steal some branches

BOB Question when hiding the wagon do you want to hide it in town? or in the Inn of the Lost Eagle knowing you have to go out of The Mist and then eventually back into The Mist again after hiding it

Lanek Olenak: [SKILL] Foraging [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 3] [d20 = 10]

Spring (Lanek Olenak): that's a long term question. this is a right-now action

Zayden: [SKILL] Looting [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 9] [d20 = 3]

Shislif (Zayden): looting for branches

BOB Where you move the wagon to is the current question I thought?

BOB You have branches easily

Zayden: Lanny! Check out these branches! They good enough?

Spring (Lanek Olenak): we are at the inn, we moved the wagon around the back of the inn wall, out of sight of the road

Lanek Olenak: yup, i got some too, so we choose the leafiest ones

BOB So Lanek goes into the Inn to hide the wagon

Zayden: I gotta say I'm pretty good at finding branches, perhaps even.... great

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i did what?

BOB leaving The Mist

BOB I am asking

Spring (Lanek Olenak): the inn has this bigass wall all around it

BOB Yes you can do that too

Carissa (Raelynn): (glad Zayden is branching out with his skills)

Spring (Lanek Olenak): unless i misremember the map

BOB I am asking to make sure what you are doing

Lorie (Licornah): (Sorry, why are we keeping this wagon?)

Spring (Lanek Olenak): the logical place to put a stolen wagon is on the opposite side of the inn from the road, where it can;t be seen

Spring (Lanek Olenak): if you try to go up or down the road, now you're just doing a chase. we don't want thta

Shislif (Zayden): lol nice

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I also have no idea what is happening, but I'm just letting the people who understand do their thing

BOB Ok so moving the wagon off the road, around to the back of the Inn, then bringing the oxen back to the front of the Tea Shop

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i dont even remember why we want the wagon. Lanek heard we want it, so we are getting it LOL

Spring (Lanek Olenak): BOB you suck at theft

Shislif (Zayden): hey wagon could always come in handy

BOB Laughs with Spring

Spring (Lanek Olenak): no offense intended, you probably should suck at it

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I just... aren't they going to notice the wagon is missing?

Lorie (Licornah): (is this thievery happening in daylight in front of all these folks?)

BOB Yes to Lorie

BOB Yes to Lemon

Shislif (Zayden): brb refill

Spring (Lanek Olenak): they don't know it's out of order

BOB and the oxen who are moving the wagon have to end up somewhere

Michael (Talwin): Back

User has gone AFK. (Shislif)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Yeah, I'm super lost

Michael (Talwin): And that's because Tawlin is Stealing Intellectual Property for Military and Industrial purposes shamelessly

BOB There is no one but this group there on the road in front of the tea shop

Carissa (Raelynn): (this is why Rae and Nae are staying out of it)

BOB you have this wagon to hide

Spring (Lanek Olenak): frankly i didnt realize there was an "all these people" out there

Carissa (Raelynn): (picking flowers, making tea, ignoring whatever is going on)

Michael (Talwin): Bob witnesses? Pretty sure we were all alone out here after they left.

BOB So Lanek has the oxen take the wagon around the back of the Inn of the Lost Eagle

BOB It is a heavy wagon

Spring (Lanek Olenak): let's hobble them there for a minute and sweep our tracks

BOB then you bring the oxen back up front

Michael (Talwin): It was easier to confiscate with planted evidence

BOB and also sweep the tracks to hide where it went

Spring (Lanek Olenak): let's don't bring the oxen around just yet

BOB Up to the group

Michael (Talwin): THis is Laneks part of the plan

BOB it is a town there are people moving around but this group is doing things while the teamsteers are in the bar across the street

Spring (Lanek Olenak): sorry Michael. Lanek (I) totally misunderstood. thought Talwin wanted it stolen

Michael (Talwin): (Bob, can we redo this portion?)

BOB starting from scratch at the road, the teamsteers are in the bar and the group has discovered it is a metal wagon

BOB and GO

Michael (Talwin): (sorry bob and spring)

Spring (Lanek Olenak): retcon!

Spring (Lanek Olenak): that's okay, i had fun for a minute. sharif is gonna be confused when he gets back tho

Talwin: Lanek and Craigh. Find some illicit substances. We need to be able to provide evidence that if it wasn't them, then SOMEONE was taking advantage of them.

TMO (Craigh): it had all the makings of a prime sitcom episode! hilarious misunderstandings, wacky pranks! It had it all! ... I never watched those things.

Shislif (Zayden): No worries Spring I'm always confused :)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): We need a bottle episode where we're all trapped at the inn for some reason

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i think we already did that

Shislif (Zayden): lol

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Yeah but a better one

BOB HAH

Spring (Lanek Olenak): fair

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): With a less garbage NPC

Shislif (Zayden): that sounds awesome lol

Talwin: We need to bring out the head teamster and show him. He's going to beleive it wastn' him, but we're going to believe him and say we don't think it was him, but his wagon was implicated in a crime and we need to hold it for a period of 120 days

Talwin: That is per our actual law for investigations

Talwin: If we find nothing it can be returned

Talwin: ...

Lanek Olenak: scratches his head trying to figure out what might be illicit here

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I don't mean garbage as in bad character writing

Zayden: I could always distract them in the pub? With a song?

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I mean garbage as in "terrible human being"

Talwin: He can retreive it after that period

Talwin: We give him his oxen

Craigh: I have aniseed on me, a stinky gel.

Zayden: Sure... it's the gel

Talwin: Craigh. I cannot believe I'm saying this

Talwin: But I'm going to have you find something so heinous it would make even the teamsters shit themselves if they knew it was in their wagon

Talwin: Sigh

Lanek Olenak: disbelieving glare

Talwin: Rae is going to hate me so much

Zayden: alright get in the wagon Lanny

Zayden smiles

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): hahahahah

Carissa (Raelynn): (yup! ;) )

BOB LOL

Carissa (Raelynn): but both mine are inside the shop not wanting any part of this so carry on!

Lanek Olenak: i'll make them shit themselves for sure

Lanek Olenak: but they won't believe i've been here the whole time

Zayden laughs

Talwin: Nods. I want to hear nothing else, and I will need to spend the next few days in a Church

Lorie (Licornah): :: opting to do something else somewhere else ::

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Ok, hear me out. Bottle episode. The gates to the inn get locked somehow, so we're all stuck in there with whatever other patrons happened to be there at the time. Nothing happens, except we get to know these people, we all share deep dark secrets, and then at the end, whoops, Gerry discovered he had the key THE WHOLE TIME

Talwin: Whatever will be so illegal that they will panic that we found something like that, even without their knowledge. I'm going to bring them back out in 20 minutes. Is that enough time?

Craigh: whistles affirmatively

BOB Very nice Lemon

Shislif (Zayden): lol Lemon sounds fun

Talwin: Are you sure you can find it in 20 minutes?

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i like it Lemon

Shislif (Zayden): although I think there should some element of danger too

Shislif (Zayden): like a secret assasin in there something

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Well yeah, what happens if we're stuck at the inn forever, and go back to the time it came from? Maybe it's magic happening!?

Shislif (Zayden): nice

Michael (Talwin): (Was thinking poison so foul it's illegal across most of the continent, but whatever works)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): The sand in the honey is missing!?

Carissa (Raelynn): once upon a time we did guest DM arcs....lemon....

Lanek Olenak: necromancers universally suck for everyone. can we find some necromancer crap?

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Whoops, just on the wrong shelf, it was there the whole time

Talwin: Nods

Lanek Olenak: or crap we can pass off as necromancer crap?

Michael (Talwin): (Bob, don't we still ahving seomthing from Black Cloak?)

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Just a nice evening full of RP with rando NPCs who are NOT ALL GARBAGE HUMANS MAKING SEXUAL INNUENDOS

BOB No to Michael

BOB yes to Lemon

Michael (Talwin): (Necromany is highly outlawed ever since skull church)

Michael (Talwin): (And I mean, punishable by death)

Craigh: Fire Drake scale, scrag talon, and a hill giant toenail, in an aniseed mix, in a small vial, glued under the wagon with sealing wax.

Michael (Talwin): and Undeath

Spring (Lanek Olenak): oh that's a great guess then

Craigh: Presto, magical poison.

Michael (Talwin): Done

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): So that's my new request. Plants optional.

Talwin: Done

BOB I have enough to create somethign for next session

Talwin: I need to fetch several gaurds to show them and then bring them to the Inn in force

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I do want to know what happened with the census, so throw in an NPC there who can discuss the findings of that

Talwin: Everyone act your part

BOB Plants required

Craigh: or necromantic ingredients

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): And we can defintely have a performance by Zayden, or anything else he wants

Lanek Olenak: clears throat

Michael (Talwin): And Scene bob? It begins with us confronting the teamsters and confiscating their wagon?

Talwin: Nods head at Lanek

BOB Ye to Michael

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Sorry to derail, please continue.

Lanek Olenak: OH. LOOK. WHAT HAVE. WE HERE?

BOB go for it

Shislif (Zayden): nice

Talwin: Holy Shit Lanek

Talwin: I need to fetch the gaurds!

Talwin: Searches frantically for Roger

Talwin: Searches frantically for Roger

Lanek Olenak: ZAYDEN. DO YOU. SEE. WHAT I. SEE?

Michael (Talwin): (or...whoever I guess. Roger just is the town guy for me)

Zayden: Typicaly Roger, never around when you need him

Michael (Talwin): LOL

Efar Deepwing: What do you mean Look Here!!! It was an empty wagon

Craigh: is out of the way in the shadows.

Efar Deepwing: EMPTY

Zayden: I do Lanny!

Efar Deepwing: as in nothing in it

Zayden: And I can't believe my eyes!

Spring (Lanek Olenak): he's out of the shatner school of acting

Talwin: Turns to Efar

Talwin: Wrath on his face

Talwin: Empty! "Roars?"

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): lol Spring

Michael (Talwin): Mixed up my punctionation I think there

Efar Deepwing: EMPTY as in you stopped us becasue it was empty!

Lanek Olenak: TAKE A KNIFE AND SEE. IF YOU. CAN SCRAPE LOOSE THAT. STUCK THING

Talwin: I STOPPED you because you almost ran a ctiizen over!

Efar Deepwing: You stopped us because we did not have anything in our wagon

Lanek Olenak: RIGHT. UNDER THERE

Efar Deepwing: What citizen?

Talwin: I'm ARRESTING YOU because you have Night Death Poison in your wagon you son of a bitch!

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Wait, didn't we stop them because they were making lewd comments about Rae?

Zayden looks under there

Talwin: Guards!

Talwin: Guards!

Michael (Talwin): (You better be gettign that poison)

Efar Deepwing: THis is harassment

Carissa (Raelynn): (Rae was "in the way" then they harrassed her)

Talwin: Draws Blade

Talwin: Wrath

Talwin: Are you resisting arrest?

Efar Deepwing: Teamsteers lives matter

Talwin: ..............

Zayden: whoa whoa whoa

Zayden: if we're gonna do this

Spring (Lanek Olenak): watch out, ACAB

Zayden: we should have some background music

Zayden: [SKILL] Musical Instrument [MOD:DEX] (vs. Target 11) [FAILURE by 3] [d20 = 14]

Carissa (Raelynn): LOL

Shislif (Zayden): ugh

Talwin: Gaurds! This criminal scum is under Arrest! He's transporting Night Death!

Spring (Lanek Olenak): we gonna get an alignment change if we're not careful

Bixi Fizzlebang: Umm... maybe not the right time, Zayden

Talwin: Draws Sword

Talwin: You Dare in OUR PRotectorate!?

Efar Deepwing: How are you going to stop us from moving along with an empty wagon?

Zayden: Yea think you're right Bix, thanks

Efar Deepwing: It was empty that is what you stopped us for

Talwin: And that is resisting arrest

Talwin: Surrender or Die

Bixi Fizzlebang: Kind of sounds like your instrument needs a little... tuning

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Can't remember what his instrument is lol

Talwin: Save it for the interrogation room asshole

Efar Deepwing: Why would I be interogatted?

Michael (Talwin): (Seriously, are no guard showing up? There should be at least one)

Efar Deepwing: I am just here

Zayden: I think you're right again Bix, I've been 'lax' with it lately

Talwin: Points Sword

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Yeah we definitely should have guards near the inn

BOB You do not have a town guard

Talwin: The next syllabal, you lose a hand

BOB Just Sundwon and a couple of guards that help move things around the Protectorate

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): I'm sorry, this sunshine spot is the only sunshine spot in forever and we're just leaving it unguarded?

Lanek Olenak: HERE IS. THE EVIDENCE. STUCK IN THE. UNDERSIDE. OF. THE WAGON

BOB Yes to Lemon, surprisingly so

Carissa (Raelynn): (the mist technically guards it...?)

Lanek Olenak: LOOKS. EVIL

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): We should maybe not do that?

Talwin: You have permission to speak to answer Lanek

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Let's just pretend that Zayden is a guard?

Lorie (Licornah): (I'm in the hourglass...)

Efar Deepwing: What am I answering for?

Lemon (Bixi Fizzlebang): Oooh, wait, Daph can pretend!

Daphene: Yes! Answer or I will arrest you right now!

Lanek Olenak: er i dont have a question

Talwin: Either YOU or someone else is using your wagon to transport Narcotics

Lanek Olenak: oh yeah

Talwin: Explain yourself NOW

Efar Deepwing: Answer to what? about what?

Lanek Olenak: HOW DID THAT GET THERE

Talwin: This is a class 1 illicit substance

Daphene: steps forward trying to look convincing

Talwin: People hang for this

Lanek Olenak: WHO IS. IT FOR?

Efar Deepwing: You accussed us of having an empty wagon, I admit to that

Talwin: I DON"T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOUR WAGON

Talwin: I CARE ABOUT THE POISON YOU ARE TRANSPORTING

Efar Deepwing: Very well

Efar Deepwing: I submit to the church

Efar Deepwing: Any church

Lanek Olenak: er its not narcarts. it's necromancer crap

Efar Deepwing: Let them judge me

Daphene: Yes, and then upon further investigation we saw this poision you were attempting to smuggle by hiding it under the wagon!

Talwin: Shrugs.

Talwin: Kenna is always willing

Talwin: Until then

Talwin: This wagon is evidence.

Talwin: Take it to Branwyns estate

Efar Deepwing: Kenna is a great priestess, I will be willing to go before her anytime

Talwin: She won't be happy about Necromancy. She might even come visit you in church

Efar Deepwing: She will judge me fairly

Efar Deepwing: She will use her powers to see into my soul and see if I am guilty

Talwin: It's not Kenna you should be worried about friend. Especially with that poison in your wagon

Talwin: Shrugs

Efar Deepwing: I have done nothing wrong

Talwin: Until then, you will be staying in prison

Talwin: I will send for Kenna

Efar Deepwing: I will go to Kenna willingly

Lorie (Licornah): (we have a prison?)

Daphene: Sir Talwin, I would appreciate if you did not threaten my prisoner. He has submitted.

Michael (Talwin): (We have a jail)

Talwin: Sighs

Lorie (Licornah): (ahhhh... good to know)

BOB You have a jail cell for drunks

Daphene: As a guard of the protectorate I must insist that you let this man be judged fairly

Lanek Olenak: what the heck is narcarts? transportin narcarts?

Talwin: Even if you are innocent, I would wonder who might be using your wagons as vehicles for smuggling operations

Talwin: Specutively

Lemon (Daphene): pretending so good!

Talwin: I can't tell if he's innocent or now

Talwin: That's in Kenna's hands

BOB You have goblins living under your cathedral still after 10 years, you do not need a full jail

Daphene: Perhaps one of our preistesses here would like to find out, so that we do not detain this man unnecessarily

Talwin: Daphene, please escort this man to the Temple. The wagon is evidence. If nothing is connected to it in 90 days we will return it.

Talwin: Shrugs. Here there I don't care. The drugs is waht I care about

Efar Deepwing: Please send me to Kenna

Daphene: However, I do agree with you that the wagon must be held until we can find out the truth.

Efar Deepwing: I will go willingly to the church

Talwin: Sighs

Efar Deepwing: or to the Governess Snee, and her church

Efar Deepwing: I believe in them

Talwin: You believe in both churches?

Talwin: Puzzled

Talwin: Puzzled

Talwin: Shakes head

Efar Deepwing: Of course they are the same as in Quellcon Estates

Talwin: Sighs

Efar Deepwing: The Power of the Church is overwhelming

Shislif (Zayden): sorry had to step away for a min

Talwin: Fine, as we are arresting you, I will allow you to pick your church

Efar Deepwing: They know the right of things

Talwin: I don't care

Talwin: But you must also answer all their questions

Efar Deepwing: I can pick any church?

Talwin: No, you may pick those two

Talwin: in this Protectorate

Efar Deepwing: I choose Kenna and the church at Otterville

Efar Deepwing: Countess Branwyn the Mysterious has funded that church and I know that Kenna will treat me fairly

Daphene: Bit of a journey. I will gladly escort the prisoner but will require a couple more hands for watches and nature calls, et cetera.

Talwin: Lanek, arrange for the Wagon to be transported to Branwnys estate. We don't have any place to park the damn thing. Please also send along a note of what was found. If there is Necromancy involved, I want Branwny to contain it. I'll send a full report shortly. Meanwhile, let's unhitch the Oxen, unless you are smuggling anything of them as well?

Talwin: Turns to Efar in Question?

Talwin: Please

Talwin: He adds

Michael (Talwin): (to Lanek)

Michael (Talwin): (He didn't say please)

BOB You are IN Branwyn's Estate, the Protectcorate is part of Dragon Fen

Michael (Talwin): Her personal estate

Talwin: LIke, next to her tower, where no one would dare come near it

Michael (Talwin): LIke, next to her tower, where no one would dare come near it

Michael (Talwin): (OOC)

Talwin: Otterville huh? Well, you caught me in my words I guess

Lanek Olenak: you got it boss

Michael (Talwin): Nods to Daphene. I can arrange for Sundown to transport or we can as a group. While I don't think he's....dangerous, I don't trust anytone with those kinds of good involved

Talwin: Nods to Daphene. I can arrange for Sundown to transport or we can as a group. While I don't think he's....dangerous, I don't trust anytone with those kinds of good involved

Efar Deepwing: If I was smuggling somethign that I just had to get past your town of Hourglass here, I would feed it to the oxen and then they would shit it out a day later

Talwin: Blinks

Talwin: Holy shit, that's how you do that?

Talwin: I need to remember that

TMO (Craigh): no, cow shit

Talwin: Lanek, let's hold the Oxen for a few days

TMO (Craigh): unless it's a holy cow

Efar Deepwing: I do not do it, I am an honest merchat just moving things south

Zayden: sounds like something that comes from experience

Talwin: Let everything pass and we can expect the feces

TMO (Craigh): moving 'what' south?

Daphene: Ah, that would be great. Sundown would be an excellent escort, and that would leave me free to keep guarding the road here, on the lookout for more illicit goods

Talwin: Shakes head at Efar

Talwin: What are you on about? You have nothing in your wagon at all

Talwin: Except for some smuggled necromantic trash

Talwin: Spits

Efar Deepwing: YES that is what I have been saying nothing in the wagon at all

Zayden: ugh, law enforcement is such a drag

Talwin: I feel he keep willfully ignroing that Necromantic artificats were on his wagon

Talwin: Shakes head

Talwin: We'll let Kenna sort him out

Efar Deepwing: Glad to

Efar Deepwing: I know Kenna will judge me fairly

Talwin: He can stay in the Jail for three days so we can arrange for transport. Also I kind of want to see the Oxen crap with one of our botonists

Talwin: I think he just gave us a new way to find drugs

Zayden: nice

BOB So taking the wagon to Otterville

Talwin: NO

Zayden: lemme know if you find any good ones Tal

Michael (Talwin): NO

BOB and holding him here three days

Michael (Talwin): Taking the wagon to Branwnys personal estate

Michael (Talwin): Clearing that up right away

BOB Otterville

Michael (Talwin): Wait really?

BOB Look at a map of the Estate

Michael (Talwin): I thought hers was something else

Michael (Talwin): Huh

Michael (Talwin): Okay then

BOB Otterville is the largest town in Dragon Fen and two miles from the Manor House

Lemon (Daphene): How far from here is it?

Shislif (Zayden): is it filled with otters?

BOB You have the wagon there, then take him there

Michael (Talwin): The good news is despite some rough treatment, he's perfectly innocent...of this at least. I swear if an oxen poops out drugs I'm going to probably be over the moon suprised

Lemon (Daphene): I wish, Sharif. I wish.

BOB it is a half day's trip

Carissa (Raelynn): (the mote of her mansion is full of otters, yes)

BOB moat

BOB the Mote is not

Carissa (Raelynn): (potato, potato)

Lemon (Daphene): The mote could be, you don't know. Quit judging.

Michael (Talwin): During those three days, we're going to copy the exact design. Ottervielle has the best minds of the estate and her personal library likely has knowledgable staff who specialize in that

Shislif (Zayden): lol a town of otters would be awesome, feel free to work that in for next week Bob

Carissa (Raelynn): lol

BOB actually a Mote is a hill that you build on so....

Carissa (Raelynn): potato, potato as I said!

Talwin: We can either return the wagon in three days if he is perfectly innocent and Kenna pronounces him clean, or he won't be and we'll have a legitimate reason to seize the wagons

TMO (Craigh): is the difference moot? :P

BOB Kenna will cast upon him

Lemon (Daphene): Um, it's also a teeny tiny bit of something

BOB and LOL TMO

Michael (Talwin): Sorry. OOC

Lemon (Daphene): Could be teeny tiny bits of otters

Michael (Talwin): That above statement

Michael (Talwin): And no problem. I have no doubt in three days they can copy something like this.

Michael (Talwin): And if he is guilty of something, then we just keep it

Michael (Talwin): Although I do feel like utter garbage for doing it.

BOB Kenna says that he is telling the truth, that he has no idea about any necromantic drugs or anything about the wagon

Lemon (Daphene): Wait, who's copying what?

Zayden: perhaps you feel like... otter garbage?

Michael (Talwin): (Oh are we skipping ahead?)

Shislif (Zayden): OOC

Lemon (Daphene): lol

BOB Kenna does say that he knows he was taking a full metal wagon south

Michael (Talwin): (Did we get the copies in time?)

BOB But there is nothing that he is lying about

Lemon (Daphene): We should probably reimburse him for his trouble?

Michael (Talwin): Hell no

Michael (Talwin): Sigh

Michael (Talwin): Grumbles because the asshole knew about the metal wagon and was mean to Rae

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i forgot why we framed him and took the wagon. my small brain

Lemon (Daphene): Don't want him spreading rumors about us being unfair... maybe just a good meal at the inn or something? To make up for the wrongful accusation?

BOB Copying the wagon design? you know the design, you just build it out of wood, and Quellcon is building some of them out of metal

Michael (Talwin): Gee thanks bob, I never would have guessed. :(

Michael (Talwin): The technique for the metal perhaps?

Michael (Talwin): How it was shaped?

Talwin: THe specific metal?

Michael (Talwin): THe specific metal?

Michael (Talwin): The Axel position for weight distribution?

Lemon (Daphene): Giant silicone wagon molds duhhhh

BOB and yes to Lemon, that would have been an idea before putting him before the Church for questioning

Michael (Talwin): The wheels themselves?

TMO (Craigh): 3d printing

Talwin: Rolls eyes

Lemon (Daphene): Well a nice meal at whatever place is nearest

Michael (Talwin): OK everyone. Copying was pointless

BOB No particular metal Michael, just using what ever ore they are shipping south to pour into a plank shaped mold to make a new wagon out of

Michael (Talwin): Approaches "prisoner" "Kenna has pronounced you clean. Although, she did have something interesting about not a...lie...per say, but a falsehood. A trickery perhaps. Care to explain?"

Talwin: Approaches "prisoner" "Kenna has pronounced you clean. Although, she did have something interesting about not a...lie...per say, but a falsehood. A trickery perhaps. Care to explain?"

BOB Wooden wagon full of Ore? pay taxes, empty metal wagon, no taxes. Simple easy

Michael (Talwin): (thanks bob)

Talwin: Approaches "prisoner" "Kenna has pronounced you clean. Although, she did have something interesting about not a...lie...per say, but a falsehood. A trickery perhaps. Care to explain?"

Michael (Talwin): I didn't say that! Lanek is impersonating me for the second statement!

Spring (Lanek Olenak): what just happened?

BOB No need for anyone driving the wagon to know different just taking them south

Michael (Talwin): (Are you speaking as GM or as prisoner)

BOB GM

Shislif (Zayden): brb

User has gone AFK. (Shislif)

Michael (Talwin): So...does he explain?

BOB Explain what?

TMO (Craigh): I imagine they would ride different if you were familiar with wooden wagons at all. But if you recruit new teamsters...

Michael (Talwin): See above. Don't want to type again :(

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i was about to say you can transport a lot more refined metal than you can the raw ore. so it's like avoiding taxes on three or four wagons of ore

BOB This is just a person driving a wagon

BOB Not someone master minding tax evasion

Michael (Talwin): Bob. Honestly, I do realize that. But he did know he was driving a solid metal wagon. That did'nt strike him as odd?

BOB He did what he was paid to do

Michael (Talwin): I mean, if I'm driving a go cart, and then suddently driving a Lexus, do I not take a moment to wonder? Even with Pay about how odd it is?

BOB Is why he was happy to meet Kenna and be questioned

Talwin: Shrugs

BOB She has lots of spells to question him with

Spring (Lanek Olenak): he probably realizes the Quellcons are weird and takes it in stride to be hired to drive this weird wagon

Spring (Lanek Olenak): i don't think we have any aristos in this place who arent weird

Talwin: You are free to go. THe wagon has been sterilized. YOU might be innocent, but can you tell me about anything odd you've seen on the road? Now we have to watch for Necromancers. I don't know if you know the history of this place, but we take that sort of thing very seriously.

Talwin: And!

BOB You did solve the encounter, you figured out what was going on

Talwin: As recompense for your trouble

Talwin: Holds up a Single Gold Piece

Talwin: Our apologies, but seriously, if you saw anything we need to secure the road

Talwin: Did you meet anyone suspicious in Quellcon or in our Lands that gave you pause, or scared you?

Craigh: Detect Magic

Talwin: Besides us of course

Lemon (Daphene): lol

Efar Deepwing: I am hired to take a wagon where they tell me to take it

Efar Deepwing: It is not my wagon

Daphene: Who hired you?

Efar Deepwing: The people at the Quellcon Mines

Talwin: Alright

Talwin: That doesn't sound suspcioius, they send lots of goods. So no necromancers near there I guess? If that's all you've seen....May I ask where you were headed? We'll need to send along warning that we might be missing inspections

Efar Deepwing: I already missed my delivery, it was supposed to be there five days ago

Talwin: Sighs. We'll give you a note explaining the situation and to forward any complaints to my office.

Efar Deepwing: I told you earlier, I was going to Redfern Lake

Talwin: Redfern?

Talwin: Cocks head

Efar Deepwing: It is the first place south of Dragon Fen

Talwin: You were delivering your wagon to Redfern?

Efar Deepwing: Everyone heading south ends up there

Efar Deepwing: No you asked where I was going next

Efar Deepwing: I am going to Redfern Lake

Efar Deepwing: then to Billstone

Efar Deepwing: Like I said before

Efar Deepwing: you cannot trick me

Talwin: Trick you?

Efar Deepwing: You keep asking like I will make a mistake

Talwin: I'm asking where you were delivering the wagon. How is that tricking you?

Efar Deepwing: Kenna knows I am telling the tructh

Talwin: Yes. You are telling her the truth about the Smuggled goods. But I AM concerned about the Wagon. Why won't you tell me the end destination? While we do have a treaty with Quellcon, your "wagon" is actually a Land Yact in our lands. It is a taxable luxry item. I'm not charging you because you delivered this before that law went into effect. However I DO need to know where the Wagon was going, so we can direct envoys with our updated legislation. This is not an attemp tto trick you. I am only asking for the destination.

Talwin: Yes. You are telling her the truth about the Smuggled goods. But I AM concerned about the Wagon. Why won't you tell me the end destination? While we do have a treaty with Quellcon, your "wagon" is actually a Land Yact in our lands. It is a taxable luxry item. I'm not charging you because you delivered this before that law went into effect. However I DO need to know where the Wagon was going, so we can direct envoys with our updated legislation. This is not an attemp tto trick you. I am only asking for the destination.

Efar Deepwing: I am going to Redfern Lake then to Billstone

Efar Deepwing: None of those places are in Dragon Fen

Efar Deepwing: Why does it matter?

Talwin: Efar. Are you delivering the Wagon to Billstone. If your wagon is leaving our lands, it is subject to the tax outbound as a luxery item. I am asking only if Billstone is the Wagon's final destination

Talwin: Sighs

Efar Deepwing: Are you claiming and collecting taxes for the Medipop Estates?

Talwin: No, I am declaring it because it is ours and is not subject to Medipop Estates.

Talwin: I can even have Kenna Question ME for that in front of you

Efar Deepwing: You are telling me that there is a tax for simply traveling through Dragon Fen?

Spring: i've got to go, see y'all later!

Carissa (Raelynn): (night spring!)

TMO (Craigh): g'nite!

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BOB Night Spring

Lorie (Licornah): (Night Spring!)

Talwin: No, I am telling you, that if you don't have the mark for an import tax for a luxery item when you LEAVE our lands, you must pay an export tax. The free cities have similar agreements, and is common place here as well, in different capacitites. This much metal reclassifies your wagon into something different. Yes, you drive it, but it's no longer a wagon. It is a Land Yact. If you paid on entrance for the Land Yact, then you face no exit fee either. This allows for empty wagons to fill up with luxery items HERE for cheaper then they would have otherwise and make a bigger profit later. Does this make sense?

Talwin: Land Yacts can do the same filling up with Luxery items like Tea

Efar Deepwing: No, that does not make sense, it seems to me you wanted to charge me a tax on one things, then when you could not you changed to make up a new thing to charge me on

Talwin: Shakes Head

Efar Deepwing: I get it

Talwin: No, I already stated I am giving you a pass because this law was implemented two days ago

Talwin: I dont' know why you won't tell me

Talwin: But here is the letter

Efar Deepwing: that is what happens when an Estates needs money and they just start taking money from people

Talwin: This will grant you free exit this time

Talwin: Efar let me ask you an honest question

Efar Deepwing: Two days ago I was being questioned by Kenna

Talwin: You can answer however you want and I will listen

Talwin: Fair?

Efar Deepwing: You did not have that tax when I cam into Dragon Fen

Efar Deepwing: I am not answering any more questions

Efar Deepwing: you are just trying to take all my money

Efar Deepwing: fine I get it

Talwin: Shrugs. If it makes you feel better, it was the trader ahead of you

Efar Deepwing: but I will make sure to tell everyone that you are doing that

Talwin: He spoiled it for the rest

Talwin: You do that

Efar Deepwing: just makin up new taxes for you to take money from people

Efar Deepwing: Branwyn must need the money

Talwin: Laughs

Efar Deepwing: I will make sure that people know

Daphene: Good, maybe they will start taking the long way around and save us the trouble

Talwin: You are funny efar. We will also let people know that when we are cheated for free use of our roads, we will ensure that the taxes go up.

Talwin: Exactly Daphene

Talwin: I'll let Quellcon know that this trader is spreading the word on their behalf

Talwin: Have a nice day sir!

Talwin: Leaves

Daphene: also leaves

Talwin: Annnnd SCENE!

Talwin: That was AWESOME!

Talwin: I had so much fun

Daphene: Do you think I was convincing, Talwin?

Efar Deepwing: Shrugs, All I know is we entered Dragon Fen, paid the taxes at the border, then you bullied us into trying to pay more, held us for days on end, charged us for taxes you put in place while we were being held,

TMO (Craigh): aww... I was just preparing to jump in and say he was my long lost cousin

Talwin: We already left, much like Efar, I don't care

Michael (Talwin): Smiles

BOB smiles

Michael (Talwin): He didn't pay jack LOL

BOB One more session with the Intermediate Era

Michael (Talwin): And he got off pretty much scott free, so he's just whiny

Lemon (Daphene): Bottle episode!

BOB You said he had to pay but you would let him go this time

Michael (Talwin): Hell, probably got more out of the gold piece then the entire trip

Talwin: You are definitely correct bob. He was grandfathered

BOB yes to Lemon I have your ideas and I will work on that to have something that you and Sharif inspired

Michael (Talwin): But since Branwnys Estate is here, was pretty quick to get signed into law

Talwin: I'm sure there are ramifications, but let's be serious

Michael (Talwin): I'm sure there are ramifications, but let's be serious

Shislif (Zayden): my bad took a while

Lemon (Daphene): Ehhhhhh, we'll either be long gone or in the background when the ramifications happen

Michael (Talwin): Much like QUllcon, we all know how the game is played. They'll whine and moan, and the game goes on when they pull another trick. This is just politics

Michael (Talwin): Quellcon knows this

Michael (Talwin): Hell everyone knows this song and dance, they just are pissed they got caught

Lemon (Daphene): I think that guy is just pissed that he got wrongfully accused and imprisoned

Lemon (Daphene): But I could be wrong

BOB Points to Lemon

BOB Was cleared by the highest priestess in the Estate

Mithrahn, Golden Eagle: classic case of shooting the messanger?

Carissa: oops didn't release all of them

Lemon (Daphene): Whoa, didn't know eagle could talk

Michael (Talwin): I dont' know, if someone gave me 10,000 dollars and a one time free pass after leaving jail, I'd probably not care very much. Im' surprised he was angry frankly

Carissa: it can talk to Nae and apparently you

BOB BGrins

BOB Big Grins

BOB Everyone have a great night

Carissa: night all

Talwin: He can spread the word, but we WILL send official word that Necromantic garb was found on a Wagon with this mans description. After all, it wouldn't do to not show our side of the story. It would be a diplomatic missive to be on the watch for suspciious items.

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Talwin: Night Everyone!

Lorie: Good night all

Lemon (Daphene): Heeeeey, I was paying attention during end announcement for once!

TMO (Craigh): lemme get Craigh's equipment moved real quick

'Lorie' disconnected

Lemon (Daphene): goodnight friends!

Craigh: g'nite!

'Michael' disconnected

Zayden: night!

Shislif (Zayden): ooc

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Shislif (Zayden): Night!

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Boots (Soft)

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[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Bracers of Defense (AC7)

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Breeches

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Candle

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Cloak (Good cloth)

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Dagger

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Darksuit

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Footpad's Boots

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Gloves

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Ink, Vial

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Hacksaw

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Keymaking Set

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Lasso

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Potion, Healing

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Punching

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Robe, Common

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Rope of Entanglement

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Rope, Silk, 50 ft.

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Sack, Large

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Sealing/candle wax

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Sealing/candle wax

'Craigh' is at 'Light' encumbrance. Movebase now 1.

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Spear +1

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Spellbook

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Vest

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Waterskin

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Whetstone

[Craigh v1.0] -> [Craigh] : Wrist Sheath

Craigh: all done, although I'll need to fix his clothing.

BOB no worries

Craigh: btw, how do his Bracers AC7 mix with his natural AC of 5? Are they useless, or do they stack?

BOB moves it to ac 5, so no effect, unless there are restraints, etc that make him less than seven so he gets to get that at least

Craigh: his tough hide is 5 on it's own, so the bracers don't add anything. Gotcha.

BOB Or he could swap with someone in the group for something?

BOB Or sell, etc

Craigh: very possibly! Talwin, give me yer sword! :P

BOB LOL

Craigh: okie dokes. g'nite

BOB have a good weekend

Craigh: you too

BOB hope it all settles out of ryou

Craigh: wanna buy a house?

BOB chuckles

TMO: we almost had another on the hook, but they escaped

TMO: that's two! in over a year.

BOB next one will fall for it

TMO: one can only hope

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