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c'thinker (GM): rolling 1d10!! ( 9 ) = 9 rolling 1d10!! ( 5 ) = 5 rolling 1d10!! ( 3 ) = 3 rolling 1d10!! ( 8 ) = 8 rolling 1d10!! ( 2 ) = 2 rolling 1d10!! ( 7 ) = 7 c'thinker (GM): rolling 1d10!! ( 7 ) = 7 rolling 1d10!! ( 9 ) = 9 rolling 1d10!! ( 4 ) = 4 rolling 1d10!! ( 3 ) = 3 rolling 1d10!! ( 6 ) = 6 rolling 1d10!! ( 3 ) = 3 c'thinker (GM): rolling 1d10!! ( 7 ) = 7 rolling 1d10!! ( 3 ) = 3 rolling 1d10!! ( 3 ) = 3 rolling 1d10!! ( 4 ) = 4 rolling 1d10!! ( 2 ) = 2 rolling 1d10!! ( 3 ) = 3 c'thinker (GM): rolling 1d10!! ( 6 ) = 6 rolling 1d10!! ( 3 ) = 3 rolling 1d10!! ( 1 ) = 1 rolling 1d10!! ( 4 ) = 4 rolling 1d10!! ( 5 ) = 5 rolling 1d10!! ( 4 ) = 4 c'thinker (GM): rolling 1d10!! ( 9 ) = 9 rolling 1d10!! ( 5 ) = 5 rolling 1d10!! ( 2 ) = 2 rolling 1d10!! ( 19 ) = 19 Endrite (GM): rolling 1d46 ( 44 ) = 44 rolling 1d46 ( 23 ) = 23 rolling 1d46 ( 11 ) = 11 rolling 1d46 ( 34 ) = 34 rolling 1d46 ( 10 ) = 10 Beardbeard (GM): rolling 1d10!+36 ( 2 ) +36 = 38 rolling 1d10!+36 iron nail ( 10 + 8 ) +36 = 54 rolling 1d10!+36 gold nail ( 9 ) +36 = 45 rolling 1d10!+37 magic sword ( 10 + 3 ) +37 = 50 rolling 1d10!+37 prudenzios mirror ( 2 ) +37 = 39 rolling 1d10!+37 turquoise ring ( 2 ) +37 = 39 Dušan of Criamon: aging 1358 rolling 1d10-3 ( 1 ) -3 = -2 I... I think this means no apparent aginag and the living conditions table has negative values Endrite: Rolling less than 0 on the aging table does mean there is no apparent aging. Beardbeard (GM): forgot to roll guys aging Endrite: I bet he'll be fine. Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10!-13 ( 2 ) -13 = -11 rolling 1d10!-13 ( 1 ) -13 = -12 he is fine moe: good rolls so far dys: roll to confirm the aging roll botch and instantly die Guy of Bonisagus: he is 48 and still looks 35 moe: (looking directly into camera) devil's fav demon (GM): rolling 1d10 ( 5 ) = 5 safe. Guy of Bonisagus: hes got another 20 or so years before he is at risk of visibly aging moe: video chat call warning message i guess it's time to game johns (GM): what hapepns if we put the warp nail into Sir Oak Endrite: Nobody would be able to take it out again. GM: That's a different nail. Put both of them into Sir Oak. dys: Sir Boak Endrite: I don't think creatures with Magic might can be warped at all. johns (GM): would the iron nail work on sir oak it can penetrate his might dys: magic warping doesnt do anything to a creature of that realm iirc Dušan of Criamon: Someone help me with the math here, I think I'm going to try and get the key working despire Weak Enchanter by doing an experimentation roll on it Endrite: What's the math problem? Dušan of Criamon: normal lab total 31, weak enchanter 15 Endrite: Ok. Dušan of Criamon: the spell is a level 10 + modifications, so I'd have to roll 5 plus modifications? johns (GM): Weak enchanted halves your full lab total? GM: use Unconventional Lab Routines imo also that seems like a terrible flaw Dušan of Criamon: yeah, I didn't expect to need to enchant rip mortis Endrite: Why did you enchant it? Why not just make a spell that does the same thing? johns (GM): lol its only a minor too. rip. Endrite: You'd actually need to roll 5 + (modifications*2). Dušan of Criamon: we don't have lab texts for the spell i forget what the penalty was but before weak enchanter it seemed like a good deal Endrite: So? You can just invent a new spel. l johns (GM): You would invent better than you make an item, apparently Dušan of Criamon: I can't find the penalty, if my normal ReTe total is more than double the spell's, do i just invent it? Belzer of Mercere: Main reason to make an item is to save on action economy, EG having the item cast the spell for you while you do something else johns: yeah dusan. yo ucould also split spell creation across multiple seasons. no shape/material bonuses but you don't have to add levels for penetration/frequency etc. and you dont have to spend vis Dušan of Criamon: I shall save the covenant's vis then Endrite: There is no penalty for inventing a new spell. Guy of Bonisagus: also it allows you to be able to reactively trigger effects GM: It is late July in the Summer of 1360. The day is cool and cloudy. When Guy rises to perform his daily routine, he notices his beehives have been vandalized. They have been broken open and the contents have been spilled. His bees are either furious or still unconscious. Endrite: You just don't get a lab text bonus. Dušan of Criamon: Inventing Spells Inventing a spell is more difficult than learning one, but of course you don’t need a teacher to do it. Guy of Bonisagus: or to not have to worry about aura penalties Dušan of Criamon: would the core rulebook lie to me? Endrite: It is more difficult because there's no bonus. Guy of Bonisagus: "What on earth?" Dušan of Criamon: oh wow johns: Bee nice to animal. Endrite: I don't beelieve it. Guy of Bonisagus: I check the damage. Can I tell what caused it? GM: Please roll per+awareness. Endrite: You should bee careful, the vandal might bee around. GM: lol. Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10!+2 ( 8 ) +2 = 10 GM: nice Endrite: What did you find out? GM: im still typing Endrite: Ok, I'll bee patient. GM: Guy, the hives have been smashed apart by a blunt instrument. You notice two interesting details. First, there are footprints in the mud. They lead away from the hives to the south, past the warehouse and bathhouse. You lose the trail after the footsteps reach the covenant's stone path. The second thing is that the debris has been laid out in an intentional pattern. The shape of a spiral. Endrite: At this point you should track this person with magic. Guy of Bonisagus: "A spiral?" Guy of Bonisagus scratches head and tries to remember what he knows about anything outside of House Bonisagus. Guy of Bonisagus: "Criamon! Dusan!?" I will have Ambrose help restore order to my hives while I look for Dusan. the gm has foiled me i will recognize this as the symbol of tytalus, grudgingly and search for archibald instead Dušan of Criamon: This is absolutely the sort of thing to ask a criamon about Guy of Bonisagus: hm dusan is more morally flexible and i need some scrying cmere dusan GM: lol Dušan of Criamon: I am caught unaware in my lab throwing a piece of magnet against a wall Guy of Bonisagus: "Dusan! There's been a disaster!" Dušan of Criamon: "An excuse to leave the lab! Fantastic!" "Lead the way, Guy." Guy of Bonisagus: "Dozens, perhaps hundreds are dead or injured, their homes smashed into debris and spread around in the symbol of Tytalus." GM: lmfao. Dušan of Criamon: "Let us marshall the troops!" johns: its worse than that guy. it's Regicide. dys: lol Endrite: Gasp! Guy of Bonisagus: I will take Dusan to the modestly sized lot used for my apiary. Endrite: It's carnage beeyond description! Dušan of Criamon: "This is a nightmare! What will become of this year's Easter Ear Inn Mead?" Belzer of Mercere: Quick, cast a spell to talk to birds, which bees are in some bestiaries Guy of Bonisagus: "I know what's going to become of the vandal responsible! I tried tracking him, but the prints don't pick up as well on the cobbles." oh yeah I will ask the bees what happened in my anger I forgot I can do that Belzer of Mercere: Even better, that requires no bestiary arguments Guy of Bonisagus: bees are definitely birds Dušan of Criamon: A spiral certainly is mystical enough for me to be interested While Det. Guy follows up on his lead i'll do some forensics johns: Bees are NOT birds. Dušan of Criamon: I begin walking in a circle, and accidentally keep slipping into the spiral path johns: Unless you can prove Aristotle said it. Belzer of Mercere: Roll OoH lore on the spiral Bear: give me 1 second to run with guy's plan Belzer of Mercere: It's a fairly well known symbol Bear: i forgot to make a token. wrong animal Lavinia: Bee-ar. a Chinese bee. Belzer of Mercere: Oh god, the perfectly ordinary street bears are back Octavia: Nice new token, Lavinia Lavinia: ty. she is middle aged in appearance now so it was time to update. Guy of Bonisagus: the gm already told me the spiral is tytalus Octavia: Roman citizens: Oh my god, its a huge dog! Oh, phew. It's just a street bear. Endrite: I mean, 30 is already middle aged. Guy of Bonisagus: bee-ar, a portuguese bear bee even gah guys token will never need updated because he refuses to age Lavinia: also he's already bald Guy of Bonisagus: he is not bald he shaves his head Lavinia: That's what Hocus claims too but we all know better a Bee: "Oh, it was horrible!" Guy of Bonisagus: he has a loose grasp of christianity despite claiming to be a devout christian and knows how monks dress so thats why he does what he does Lavinia: lmao Endrite: Smart. a Bee: "First, all that smoke and heat! I couldn't breathe! I couldn't work! Then when I woke up, all our stuff was broken!" "This is gonna take forever to fix! I hope the Queen isn't mad." Guy of Bonisagus: "Queen?" Endrite: Don't you mean... King? Guy of Bonisagus: weve got him now lets rake this fucker over the coals a Bee: look, who are you going to trust, a bee or a philosopher Octavia: Anarchronism Alarm is blaring at full volume Lavinia: they did have queens who laid eggs. Guy of Bonisagus: anarchronism is better Lavinia: its just that the King was the leader. (in aristotle speak) Guy of Bonisagus: fine i will take my question back a Bee: "I hope the royal family isn't mad!" the bee corrects himself. Belzer of Mercere: I think bees know the gender of their ruler, if you're using a supernatural ability to talk to them Bestiary writers couldn't talk to bees Guy of Bonisagus: ambrose is the king bee for these hives i guess he does have many queens Belzer of Mercere: Nice Dušan of Criamon: let's chalk it up to a linguistic curiosity Endrite: Very sexy. Guy of Bonisagus: "Fire, huh?" I look around the area for ashes or other signs of a fire. Lavinia: Bee Harem GM: There are no signs of fire damage. It does smell a little smoky. Guy of Bonisagus: something had to produce smoke. i guess it could have been magic smoke Lavinia: coiuld be a sigil Dušan of Criamon: could be the perp took the source with him GM: Could be. Guy of Bonisagus: "Hrm. The smoke wasn't mundane. Dusan, keep figuring out what you can. I'll fetch Archibald." I fetch Archibald. Dušan of Criamon: Alright, I keep doing a goofed-up circle meditation GM: Either way, the perp must know enough about bees to know how to knock them out without getting stung, or watched Guy long enough to see how to do it. Endrite: Can you use Intelligo Ignem on the soot the smoke left behind? Guy of Bonisagus: watching guy wouldnt be very useful he needs no equipment because his familiar is the king and he can talk to bees Dušan of Criamon: my InIg is 26 which I'm a little proud of GM: Oh that's cool. I forgot you had a familiar. Guy of Bonisagus: yeah Lavinia: Unconscious bees... smoky odor... we're dealing with a professional here Guy of Bonisagus: i havent done much with him but hes there Octavia: Archibald is out right now Important business, elsewhere, at the Lavinia Officially Not Here Clinc Clinic GM: lol. Guy of Bonisagus: "Damn it all! I need this bastard's name and the covenant I'm sending my war declaration to." I go back to the apiary grounds and cast The Invisible Eye Revealed. Am I being scried on by a level 20 or lower effect? Endrite: Is today the day? Dušan of Criamon: drum roll GM: hmmm Endrite: This is a really long drum roll. GM: i needed to check the core book because the two most common scrying spells are either level 30 or corpus aligned. Lavinia: they could have spent vis to cast it. GM: In this case, they probably would, too. Dušan of Criamon: If I was Guy's enemy, I wouldn't shirk any expense Lavinia: i never assume NPCs are as stingy with vis as we are. Belzer of Mercere: Prying Eye would trigger Guy's IER Lavinia: Current stockpile: 522 pawns of vis Guy of Bonisagus: "Scrying! Aha!" Lavinia:. o O ( I should build a Might 50 animo ) Guy of Bonisagus: "Good news Dusan, we've got a true Hermetic criminal. We can dispatch him as we please." I get my turquoise ring and my parrying staff ready. Dušan of Criamon: "Ah! Hm. So the bear with an incense canister theory is out. Hm. Hm." I continue to walk in a circle GM: Nice. Belzer of Mercere: Oh yeah GM: also apparently this guy is spending shitloads of vis because Guy is still standing inside the aegis. whatever. Guy of Bonisagus: i dont think the aegis reaches my apiary Dušan of Criamon: Oh boy do you realize what this means Belzer of Mercere: If IER was triggered by an intangible tunnel you can use the tunnel back Dušan of Criamon: we're going to kill someone with a lot of vis free vis! GM: i thought it did, it's wicked close to the inn on the map Guy of Bonisagus: oh wait the aegis would yeah i was thinking the aura i dont think i have any way to actually see and use the tunnel Lavinia: The Auxiliary Apiary Guy of Bonisagus: and also it would need to be a level 20 or lower tunnel for my version anyway im gonna make a superpowered version soon Lavinia: Why not invest it into an item with perpetual InVi so you know imediately Guy of Bonisagus: that was the plan its going in my talisman probably Dušan of Criamon: nice Lavinia: We could make an animo that can detect whether Guy is being scried upon, no matter where Guy goes on Earth. Guy of Bonisagus: wouldnt the animo be scrying on him Dušan of Criamon: A Scrying Butle r Guy of Bonisagus: it would just be going off constantly Lavinia: Hmm not sure. it'd just be scanning for active magic in your vicinity anyway i dont think your spell can detect Sortes scrying Guy of Bonisagus: probably not anyway lets see whos available i need an expert tracker someone with a good head on his shoulders i go drag derfel out of his bed and set him to work Derfel ap Cadwaladr: greetings GM: lol. Guy of Bonisagus: "Derfel, I need a Tytalan criminal found so that I can see that he meets his just end. Find him for me, and I'll make you a wondrous item." Lavinia: endrite, can Derfel remove his head at will Belzer of Mercere: Hmm, did someone say Hermetic criminal? Must have been the wind goes back to study Endrite: Hmmm. GM: lol Endrite: I'd say yes. Lavinia: Ok that rules. Shenanigans ahoy. Guy of Bonisagus: belzer can come too if he wants to verify that what im going to do to this man once i find him is completely legal Belzer of Mercere: Sounds like fun Dušan of Criamon: sounds like a reatiner Guy of Bonisagus: a couple grogs can join the hunting party too in case i need him knocked out with physical means Guy of Bonisagus glances at casting totals and penetration skill level. GM: Sounds like a fun group. Guy of Bonisagus: I will need him knocked out with physical means. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: my Hunt is three. Guy of Bonisagus: you can spend vis to boost a spell right is there a limit on this GM: Excellent. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: yes Dušan of Criamon: (GM: get this, enemies can be defeated by hitting with sharp metal objects) Lavinia: i havent updated bolad in awhile should he go Guy of Bonisagus: if bolad still exists he can come GM: Your Magic Theory iirc but i often remember incorrectly Guy of Bonisagus: is that right. is that right. Lavinia: bolad is powerless and infected with infernal gullibility but he can still shoot straight Bolad: "Ni hao." Guy of Bonisagus: i will bring 7 pawns of rego or mentem vis, whichever we have more of Belzer of Mercere: "If the spell or spell-comparable effect happened recently, then the perpetrator is still under what is called Forfeit Immunity. The only issue is that the duration of Forfeit Immunity can be somewhat arbitrary, but I believe you're in the clear at the moment." Guy of Bonisagus: "He was scrying on me a few minutes ago." GM: *someone was scrying on you a few minutes ago Belzer of Mercere: "No one would argue Forfeit Immunity has expired then. Except a Tytalus, perhaps." Guy of Bonisagus: thats true. tytalans are gender neutral GM: lol. ty Guy of Bonisagus: something to note, guy never took the necromancy oath either Derfel ap Cadwaladr: for vis use during spellcasting you are limited by your arts Endrite: Very few people who took that oath are still alive. Ironically. Guy of Bonisagus: ah, is it limited by the lower of the two? 5 pawns then 5 pawns mentem i guess well i guess i have 9 rego 9 pawns rego Guy of Bonisagus: im sure this will all work out fine Octavia: I'll come along if asked. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: no, there are two separate limits Octavia: Put me in, Guy. Dušan of Criamon: Always! Guy of Bonisagus: gah Derfel ap Cadwaladr: if you have 5 cr and 10 ig you can use 5 creo and 10 ig Dušan of Criamon: The punitive expedition is forming up nicely Guy of Bonisagus: AH i bring 9 rego and 5 mentem Endrite: Which grogs are you taking with you? Dušan of Criamon: We're having a bunch of mooks gathering around a guy milling around in some broken beehives Guy of Bonisagus: whos a good fighter and still alive Belzer of Mercere: Tunde Guy of Bonisagus: ill justb ring a couple real grogs since ive got derfel and octavia Bolad: doglord Guy of Bonisagus: tunde and the dog guy Bolad: i could play a grog instead of bolad Guy of Bonisagus: dog guy will be good for tracking Endrite: I'm doing that! Guy of Bonisagus: up to you johns Belzer of Mercere: Dog grog 4TW Bolad: I will be a grog if I'm not lavinia GM: dog grog is badass. Dušan of Criamon: I've never seen the dog grog let's take the dog grog Guy of Bonisagus: alright weve got an all star team of Scufflers who will scuffle this man because it wouldnt be right for him to be put to the sword Octavia: Octavia's real sheet is still unfinished, thankfully Derfel has shown you can live without a sheet for years, if not decades Sabino: "Bullying helpless animals... that's damn low." Endrite: I can't believe this. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "Sounds like a good time." "Let me find my club." Belzer of Mercere: If we're dealing with magi I won't need my gentile disguise Endrite: What if the maga is an antisemite? GM: You may end up talking to magi, yeah. I don't know where you're going, yet. Guy of Bonisagus: I'll take the gang to where I lost the trail. And see if Derfel or the dogs can figure anything out. Dušan of Criamon: I could finish my meditation, roll EW+EW/2 and receive whatever insight the GM finds appropriate I also have common sense and clear thinker Guy of Bonisagus: you could do that Dušan of Criamon: for precisely this sort of thing Guy of Bonisagus: we will let dusan do that GM: That sounds cool. Dušan of Criamon: rolling 1d10!+6 ( 8 ) +6 = 14 Octavia: "Ready to head out, sir!" Sabino: The dogs sniff the ground. If I read this perk right, they get +3 to all scent based rolls and +2 to all hunting rolls Octavia: "Who are we killing?" Sabino: rolling 1d10!+4+1+3+2 Hunt ( 2 ) +4+1+3+2 = 12 Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "Just some magus." Endrite: It doesn't make sense that they'd get both bonuses. Octavia: "I'll get the spear then." Derfel ap Cadwaladr sobs quietly. GM: Dogs are very good at hunting. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: hunting can be scent based. Endrite: It is but +5 to hunt in addition to their ability score is a gigantic bonus. Guy of Bonisagus: he probably smells smoky after what he did so that should be easy to track by Belzer of Mercere: I suppose antisemitic magi are numerous but they also have no extra privilege over me. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: where did guy lose the trail Guy of Bonisagus: we can roll out once dusan finishes on the cobbles outside the inn Belzer of Mercere: Unlike normal Roman citizens who are privileged over Jews by laws of the city Sabino: "Sniff him out boys." Octavia: Jews? Those bizarre cultists from Judea? Derfel ap Cadwaladr: i will activate my derfel vision Sabino: They're -- get this -- MONOtheists Octavia: WTF Sabino: what era is Octavia from Octavia: I've taken the major story flaw of Pagan on her Guy of Bonisagus: mo-no-thank you Octavia: Early empire, since I assume the regio was that Sabino: Someone tell her how Revolting the jews were in the empire. get it Octavia: I'm not sure where the empress fairy fit into the whole thing but I assumed she's meant to be julio-claudian Derfel ap Cadwaladr: oh, what's the aura like wherever i am Belzer of Mercere: As a magus who knows the broader scope of reality I can acknowledge that beings like Asherah probably exist in some form and aren't demons Guy of Bonisagus: its a sort of julio-claudian beat Endrite: Jews don't really believe in demons anyway. Belzer of Mercere: True Endrite: They think they're just Gods' servants who exist to punish people. Fortunately they are explicitly wrong about this in Ars Magica. Belzer of Mercere: Well tehre's also unclean spirits of Gehenna Guy of Bonisagus: or are they? did dusan learn yet Endrite: They are, the RoP: Infernal book specifically states that the Jewish conception of demons is wrong. Dušan of Criamon: Haven't received a whisper yet Guy of Bonisagus: gah Derfel ap Cadwaladr: rolling 1d10!+3+3+2 lookin' ( 2 ) +3+3+2 = 10 Belzer of Mercere: Demons are extremely useful, as things that objectively exist, as the threat of eternal damnation keeps normie gentiles in line much better than our own religion could. Sabino: rolling 1d10!+2 bolad aging '58 ( 1 ) +2 = 3 Endrite: Gah! A really good roll! Sabino: rolling 1d10!+2 bolad aging '59 ( 2 ) +2 = 4 devil's fav demon (GM): lost connection for a second Dušan of Criamon: nw Endrite: I was. I was worried. Guy of Bonisagus: me too Derfel ap Cadwaladr: using second sight to look for the secret basement under the eastern ear Guy of Bonisagus: i hope everything is okay, devil's favorite demon Endrite: Uh, I think you know where that is. That's where the entire covenant lives. GM: everything is fine but i am taking too long trying to think of something good to send dusan. Guy of Bonisagus: if only lavinia was here to use her non-hermetic scrying Dušan of Criamon: Haha! You are welcome to delay your turn and apply the wisdom once it becomes interesting Sabino: You could have invited her but alas. Dušan of Criamon: For now we can follow the hunt Derfel ap Cadwaladr: cant help but notice Lavinia has dropped the 'of Jerbiton" from her name Sabino: Jerbotytalus. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: Lavinia of Jerbiton becomes Lavinia, Formerly of the Order of Hermes Dušan of Criamon: Hmmmmm Endrite: Lavinia... of Tremere. Guy of Bonisagus: alright i guess well get rolling then GM: The dogs track the scent to a bar in Ostia. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: you would have to be a fool not to become a tremere lackey in these times Dušan of Criamon: I would check the scene of the crime for the number of footprints but I just placed about 2 hours worth of mine into the dirt Derfel ap Cadwaladr: do my elf eyes see anything. i mean, probably they don't since the dogs are leading us to ostia, but its worth a shot Guy of Bonisagus: "Alright. It could be dangerous in there. Once we find the villain, try to knock them unconscious. The moment they fall, everyone rush in to hold his hands, cover his mouth, and bind him. " GM: Derfel is not seeing anything of note. Sabino: "Heard about a cursed bar once. Whole place dropped on people's heads. Watch yourselves." Octavia: "Bahahahaha." Endrite: It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. Octavia: "That was great." GM: rofl. Dušan of Criamon: I take Guy aside, as if to relay important information: "Guy, I suspect we have some sort of tragic romance on our hands. Two lovers, dizzied, fell into the Ticino river." GM: It's a small, dirty place filled with fishermen and other unpleasant sorts. Dušan of Criamon: I look at Guy with a stare that implies this was pertinent to the case of the broken apiaries. Octavia: "How will we recognise the culprit, sir?" Guy of Bonisagus: I nod and look at Dusan solemnly. "Aye, I'm sure Ambrose lost one of his queens. This is a tragedy unlike any I've ever seen." I wipe away a tear. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: when guy casts a spell killing everyone in the building the villain's magic resistance will leav him standing. GM: The perfect plan. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: can derfel just pop his head off or does he have to use a knife Dušan of Criamon: I nod at Guy with a no-nonsense look despite not knowing who Ambrose is or what Queen is being talked about Endrite: Smart. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: the second way seems risky and not very light-hearted. Sabino: take his head off, then put it on a stick, and you can lift it up to look into high windows Guy of Bonisagus: To Octavia, "I'm sure they'll stand out. Or, given their house, will make themselves known in some way." octavia can lift his head up to the second story window herself probably Derfel ap Cadwaladr: ambrose bee-rce. Dušan of Criamon: We could also cast stale air on the place and see who casts breeze of fresh air to stop it Sabino: "Hey Wizard boss. They're gonna raise a stink if we just barge in with the dogs and her dressed like that." Guy of Bonisagus: since our target is a hermetic criminal dusan can use prying eyes first Octavia: "If he's a magus, he'll stand out, yeah." GM: The dogs growl and pull at their leashes, eager to enter the bar. Dušan of Criamon: I love to use Invasion of Privacy (c) Guy of Bonisagus: "Aye, we'll need to be delicate about this. Cause a scene and the villain can slip away in the chaos." Endrite: How good are dogs at catching the Gift? Octavia: "Can wait outside in case he runs for it, boss." Sabino: "You ever hunt fox before? Trick is to flush them out." Guy of Bonisagus: very Sabino: only Sabino's expert Animal Handling keeps them from wanting to bite Dusan to death. GM: lol. Dušan of Criamon: Good doggie! Guy of Bonisagus: "I doubt this place has more than two entrances. Octavia, Derfel, watch the back." Derfel ap Cadwaladr grumbles. Guy of Bonisagus: "Dusan, see what you can find in there." Dušan of Criamon: I begin Invading Privacy GM: Excellent. Octavia: "Got it!" I wait around the back entrance with Derfel, ready to grab anyone fleeing out it Derfel ap Cadwaladr: I'll handsomely keep an eye out. GM: Octavia and Derfel walk around back and are offered money by the loitering sailors to put on a sexual performance. Endrite: Heh. (From Dušan of Criamon): powerful Sailor: "That's a huge bitch!" (From Dušan of Criamon): are there more rooms inside, places where a shadowy figure would hang out (From Dušan of Criamon): that is rooms i can't look into at the moment (From Dušan of Criamon): also any dancing couples Octavia: "Fuck off, before this goes right through you." I slam the spear on the ground Rolling intimidation rolling 1d10!+3+4+1 ( 7 ) +3+4+1 = 15 Derfel ap Cadwaladr: nice. can always appreciate a fellow faerie-aligned spear user who's good at intimidating people. Octavia: "Fucking dregs talking to us like that. Oughta break their legs for it." Sailor: "I'll give you a hundred florins to lose the shorts!" Octavia: I say aside to Derfel, casually Sailor: THUNK "Actually, how about I just give you the hundred florins? We'll call it even." Octavia: "Just clear off." Sailor: The sailors flee. Octavia: "Like this everywhere, what happened to this damn city anyway?" GM: Coast is clear out back. Guy of Bonisagus: did dusan find anything of note Dušan of Criamon: I suspect not GM: gah Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "Whole place is full of Normans nowadays." Dušan of Criamon: lots of jackasses with tattoos instead of limbs GM: i just sent a message to dusan but it was to dusan and not dusan with the thingy on the s Endrite: lol. Dušan of Criamon: hah I can change it Octavia: "What, from up in Gaul? That's what happens when you take over barbarians, I guess." Sabino: Normans! Dusan of Criamon: Flavor removed Derfel ap Cadwaladr: you can also whisper to moe GM: Unable to find a player or character with name: Dušan perfect timing lmfao. Dusan of Criamon: nice Octavia: "Now I'm fired up to grab this magus when he steps out. Work off a little steam, ha!" Always whisper players when the PC has a weird name actually just whisper players as a general principle works a lot better Dusan of Criamon: this is why i couldn't be a GM, I have no idea whose character is who it's a little something we call "immersion" Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "Work for these guys long enough and you'll always be ready to give a magus a beating." Dusan of Criamon: OK cool GM: ty dys Derfel ap Cadwaladr: i think ive been caught completely off guard every single time a player has taken over as an npc GM: good tip Derfel ap Cadwaladr: however i am very stupid. Dusan of Criamon: "Downstairs I see mostly merry men of the cripple ward. Some seem like a rough time." Sabino: Dusan of Ḉriamon Dusan of Criamon: "Upstairs there's a few rooms I can't look into. They offer rooms priced by the hour." Belzer of Mercere: I liked that monk that BR gave me to play Dusan of Criamon: What excuse shall we pick to enter Guy of Bonisagus: "Alright. We'll go in and buy a room from the innkeeper. Sabino, stay and watch the entrance. Loose the dogs if the fiend comes out." Dusan of Criamon: I'd offer to pretend to be going upstairs with Octavia but I'm too temperate for that Sabino: "Got it." Guy of Bonisagus: "Once we're upstairs, we'll check the rooms there." instead we'll just be a couple of dudes walking in just to buy a room Dusan of Criamon: by the hour "I approve of your plan Guy, let's go." Endrite: I mean, this is a sailor bar. Guy of Bonisagus: alright Dusan of Criamon: just two insanely gift-stinking dudes going to a sailor bar to have a good time Derfel ap Cadwaladr: how's the aura Guy of Bonisagus: guy is gentle gifted so its just one stinky boy Innkeeper: Infernal 1. Dusan of Criamon: Shit, if i was a more conservative criamon i'd have the tats to operate here Derfel ap Cadwaladr: rough. Guy of Bonisagus: I go in with Dusan and approach the innkeeper, laying some coin on his table. "One room, one hour." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: i'll activate my derfel vision once more rolling 1d10!+4 ( 5 ) +4 = 9 Innkeeper: Guy enters the bar quietly, Dusan just behind him. After Dusan passes the threshold, people begin looking at the pair. The loud and boisterous conversations turn to whispers. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: does octavia also have second sight. Dusan of Criamon: I say nothing Octavia: I do I'll roll second sight Innkeeper: Is this a second sight roll? From Derfel? Derfel ap Cadwaladr: oh, yes Octavia: rolling 1d10!-3+1 ( 1 ) -3+1 = -1 Innkeeper: Nice. lol. Endrite: Molto bene. Innkeeper: rolling 2d10 ( 10 + 6 ) = 16 Octavia: She also has Poor Hearing so Octavia has -6 to hear stuff Innkeeper: well done. Guy of Bonisagus: its hard to hear from up there Endrite: You would have actually done better with a botch. Innkeeper: Neither of you see anything supernatural. Dusan of Criamon: Come to think of it, I'll roll SS too Metrofane: I'll put on my disguise before going in the gentile bar Dusan of Criamon: rolling 1d10+4 ( 10 ) +4 = 14 oh Innkeeper: The innkeeper taps the bar again. "Two people, two fees." Guy of Bonisagus: I give him more coin. Innkeeper: He jerks his thumb upstairs. "Keep it quiet." Dusan of Criamon: I continue to say nothing Guy of Bonisagus: I silently go upstairs with Dusan. Innkeeper: Dusan, you also see nothing supernatural or invisible. Dusan of Criamon: "It's good they went down to whispers, we'll be better able to listen in." Time to Invade some more Privacy (c) Guy of Bonisagus: I nod, and stand by the stairs. Endrite: Smart. Innkeeper: rolling 1d10+2+1 per + awareness ( 6 ) +2+1 = 9 Guy of Bonisagus: I'll stick my staff out as a tripping hazard in case anyone should try to quickly run down. Innkeeper: hmmmmmm. ok thats not high enough to notice dusan just touching doors he passes Dusan of Criamon: nice Sabino: brb Metrofane: I'll distract the commons with some illusionist prestidigitations. Guy of Bonisagus: everyone is doing their part to ensure we get some legal wizard death Innkeeper: Metrofane draws a small crowd with his tricks, and the bar returns to a normal noise level. Metrofane: Remember that Forfeit Immunity is proportional to the crime outside of WIzard War Endrite: Never respond proportionately. Metrofane: So make sure it's a self defense scenario and/or in Minecraft Dusan of Criamon: "I think we may have one half of our culprit duo, Guy." Guy of Bonisagus: "Oh?" Sabino: If they send one of your bees to the hospital, you send one of theirs to the morgue! Derfel ap Cadwaladr: the sooner we all get marched the sooner we can flee to the caliphate Innkeeper: Sabino: If they send one of your bees to the hospital, you send one of theirs to the morgue! lmao Derfel ap Cadwaladr: Derfel continues complaining about the magi. Dusan of Criamon: "Room two. We could go quiet or go back down and loud, with help from our sodales. Your choice." Innkeeper: Derfel and Octavia, someone walks out back and begins pissing against a wall. It takes a few seconds before he notices you both. Guy of Bonisagus: "I'll go back down and grab Derfel and Octavia. Keep watching the room, but be careful." Octavia: I look at him Dusan of Criamon: "Understood." Octavia: Do I get that weird feeling that the magi give me? Sailor smiles Sailor: No. Dusan of Criamon: lol Sailor: You just get the weird feeling that there's a drunk guy mid-piss smiling at you. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "I'd teach that guy a thing or two about watching his god damn back if those condottieri bastards hadn't stolen my spear." "Shove off." Endrite: Those jerks! Derfel ap Cadwaladr: hate italians. Giraldo of Milan suddenly sneezes. Sailor: lol Octavia: "They stole it? Damn thieves are everywhere these days." Metrofane conjures some coins with the late Rienzi's head on them, claiming they're discontinued now and worthless. Guy of Bonisagus: his spear! derfels spear is gone! Sailor: Guy walks out back. Guy, roll Qik+Brawl to dodge. Endrite: AFK a sec. Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10!-2 ( 7 ) -2 = 5 Sailor: The sailor turns around midstream. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: out back, meaning where his faithful custodes are Sailor: rolling 1d10 ( 1 ) = 1 rolling 2d10 ( 6 + 10 ) = 16 the sailor doesn't pee on your robe. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: lol. Octavia: I'll grab the sailor by the neck for attempted assault Sabino: Remember when Derfel got nailed by a jar of piss Guy of Bonisagus: "Gah!" Dusan of Criamon: And here i was already looking at my combat contribution repertoire Sailor: "Gah!" Octavia: rolling 1d10!+4+3+1 ( 3 ) +4+3+1 = 11 Derfel ap Cadwaladr: please it was a flask of piss Guy of Bonisagus: "Just toss him aside. We've got the bastard cornered in his room." Sailor: rolling 1d10-1 ( 8 ) -1 = 7 Octavia: "You do? Alright." I throw the sailor aside "Need us in now or shall we cover the entrance more?" Sailor: The sailor lands in a puddle and scampers off. Guy of Bonisagus: "Come in, we'll bust the door down and grab him before he can respond." Sailor: Nice. Guy of Bonisagus: I'll toss the innkeeper two more fees, to pay for the damages that he's likely to incur. Octavia: "You got it, boss." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "All right." Dusan of Criamon: Guy really knows how to do this I'm learning a lot Octavia: "I'll pin his hands, can you cover his mouth before he casts any spells, Derfel?" Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "It's a plan." derfel does not actually have good brawl Guy of Bonisagus: neither do magi Octavia: You'll be fine, and he'll be grabbed already Innkeeper: The innkeeper grumbles, but pockets the money. Octavia: I climb the stairs with Guy and Derfel Derfel ap Cadwaladr: what if he bites my beautiful hands Sabino: A nonlethal takedown is always the most silent takedown Innkeeper: It's not like the rooms are in great shape anyway. Guy of Bonisagus: is sabino dead i guess well find out once were done Innkeeper: He's out front with the dogs, right? Sabino: I'm staying where I was told to stay Dusan of Criamon: Yeah Guy of Bonisagus: hes got an X on his token i was worried Innkeeper: No one is bothering him because he has a bunch of angry dogs with him. Guy of Bonisagus: but yeah he can stay out front anyway Derfel ap Cadwaladr: sabino has been accosted by a strange farrier Sabino: A troll -- a detractor -- at work Innkeeper: lol. Guy of Bonisagus: back upstairs "That's the room." Innkeeper: Do you just break in? Guy of Bonisagus: yeah Dusan of Criamon: The Daniel Radcliffe Method actually I cast my unlock spell if the door is locked Octavia: Dusan! Thank you Dusan Dusan of Criamon: :smithcloud: Derfel ap Cadwaladr: no way this place can afford a lock Guy of Bonisagus: definitely not the innkeeper didnt give us a key either Derfel ap Cadwaladr: i mean, good thinking moe Sabino: the price of locks is lower in the 1360s than the 1220 era of C&G printing Dusan of Criamon: We paid for rooms we can't even lock? Goddammit Innkeeper: they had locks in the middle ages Guy of Bonisagus: they did but this place probably doesnt have any well maybe it does up to dfd Dusan of Criamon: I just read about locks in C&G and there was mention that it would become guild-prevalent in the 14th and 15th cents Endrite: Ok I'm back. Dusan of Criamon: and they mention there's such a thing as "shabby" locks so I could see it like a shitty 1 pin lock Derfel ap Cadwaladr: I get in position to enter the room, handsomely Innkeeper: yeah, they didnt have complex locks but apparently simple locks existed since like the 5th century Dusan of Criamon: i mean strictly speaking, according to Deviant Ollam, you have primitive clay "lock" stamps much earlier Innkeeper: apparently Octavia: Unlock it Dusan, if it be locked Derfel ap Cadwaladr: i guess i can't loudly announce my presence here Octavia: and then let's get in Innkeeper: but anyway its fine. maybe locks in the 1300s in italy are one way this timeline slightly differs from ours. Dusan of Criamon: I do so Innkeeper: i was going to say the doors had cheap shitty bars but its cool when players abilities are useful. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: cola di rienzi's chief act as papal tyrant was to support the locksmith's guild Endrite: The cur! Dusan of Criamon: I mean primitive metal locks are not much more than a single bar that's why it's a base 1 spell, because i only move a single piece of metal in the only way it can move GM: Dusan easily pops open the lock. The group piles into the small room to confront the thug. Dusan of Criamon: the spell description is very explicit about how shitty locks are GM: He is a burly man with soot on his face and hands. Octavia: I kick the door open and leap forward to grab him rolling 1d10!+4+3+1 ( 9 ) +4+3+1 = 17 Wa hoo Sabino: If you murder him before he can identify himself as a wizard, it's not a crime. Thug, Fat: "Holy shit!" Octavia: lmfao Derfel ap Cadwaladr: i channel my awesome presence. Metrofane: Elder Scrolls NPCs can make mechanical locks and they are extremely retarded Derfel ap Cadwaladr: cower before me, thug (fat) Thug, Fat: rolling 1d10!+2+3 ( 4 ) +2+3 = 9 Dusan of Criamon: I await my thugs to immobilize him before I begin the interrogation Octavia: That is an ancient minor NPC to bring back Thug, Fat: Octavia's enormous muscles spring her forward too fast for the thug to follow. I wanted to use the generic thug but i thought it was funny we had Thug, Fat Guy of Bonisagus: "Aha! Not the magus, it seems, but his minion." Octavia: Well he was employed by a tytalan last time Thug, Fat: lfmao Sabino: Just then, the building collapses. Octavia: I thought that was deliberate Thug, Fat: that's actually pretty funny. Guy of Bonisagus: that was also a couple decades ago Octavia: Is it really just a coincedence? Damn This must be his son Guy of Bonisagus: this was his last job before retirement Thug, Fat: it might be the same guys son if he was just a generic tytalan agent. lol or what guy said Guy of Bonisagus: he had some nostalgia for the last tytalan job Derfel ap Cadwaladr: fat thugson Endrite: Tytalans just love fat guys. Guy of Bonisagus: and decided that was how he wanted to go out Sabino: magicians with themed grogs Derfel ap Cadwaladr: being fat is VERY tytalan. Dusan of Criamon: a fat magician and his fat companions Thug, Fat: lol Dusan of Criamon: and their fat grogs Thug, Fat: that would be sick. Sabino: magicians should be like batman villains and their minions all wear stupid uniforms pertinent to their gimmick. like chessboard designs for a tremre magus Dusan of Criamon: Once we resolve the corpus blight that might be a concept Derfel ap Cadwaladr: anyway is he awed by me (derfel ap cadwaladr) Sabino: Alexa, play Derfel's theme music Thug, Fat: "What the hell is goimf mffgn?" he says as Derfel covers his mouth. Octavia: Vardian's Tomb has the theme of all our grogs being psychopaths too Dusan of Criamon: You know, having our guys not openly identify with out covenant is good for opsec but we REALLY could whip up some matching robes Endrite: That's just smart. Thug, Fat: He is probably awed. Sabino: they should wear skull helmets or something else appropriate to a tomb Derfel ap Cadwaladr: Hell yeah. Thug, Fat: What are awe rules? Octavia: awe rules! Metrofane: Sabino is right Thug, Fat: he has no MR and he's just a fat thug so I'm going to assume you affect him. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: he has to roll Brave vs. EF 8 Thug, Fat: ahhh rolling 1d10+0 ( 10 ) +0 = 10 Derfel ap Cadwaladr: the fuck. Endrite: Crushed it. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: Piece of shit thug. Dusan of Criamon: He's a very courageous, fat thug Sabino: suggestion for new grog uniform https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61QJOVF%2B1WL._UX522_.jpg Dusan of Criamon: we should befriend and hire this guy Thug, Fat: Derfel looks into the thug's eyes and can see that he's not impressed. Guy of Bonisagus: normal grog (left) companion (right) Derfel ap Cadwaladr: a tytalus grog through and through. Metrofane: Skull helmets and black sun insignia Sabino: uniform for members of the necromancer cult https://tragicmountain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SkullCapeUW28653-600x600.jpg Guy of Bonisagus: lets meet this cultist Octavia: It's time to join a necromancer cult Thug, Fat: lol Dusan of Criamon: We probably already are idolators Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "This guy is good." Guy of Bonisagus: "Alright. Listen to me, and answer my questions. If you do, you might live to gain another 50 pounds." Octavia: I'm a big fan of Mars personally Thug, Fat: "Mmhm!" He nods. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: you should worship me, derfel ap cadwaladr, the spirit of roman britain incarnate Sabino: Remember when we each were aligned to a Planetary Diety for the purposes of determining leadership Thug, Fat: yeah lol. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: it was great. Guy of Bonisagus: "Have you been in Rome recently? Derfel, you can uncover his mouth." Octavia: Classic times Thug, Fat: "Yep." Derfel ap Cadwaladr uncovers Fat Thug's mouth. Octavia: do we still have the archon list from those days? Dusan of Criamon: I delay my interrogation, as Guy is the senior magus here Octavia: archived perhaps Sabino: gone probably Guy of Bonisagus: "Did you go to an apiary while you were there?" Sabino: also Everyone On the List is Dead Thug, Fat: "I don't know what that is." Guy of Bonisagus: "Bees." Sabino: the whole point of the list was to encourage people to overrule prinnydood anyway Thug, Fat: "Oh. Yep." "You the bee guy?" Guy of Bonisagus: "Yes." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: 1: Archibald (Moon) 2: Ferris (Mercury) 3: Lavinia (Venus) 4: Aristocritus (Sun) 5: Bonfilia (Mars) 6: Proclus (Jupiter) Derfel ap Cadwaladr: 7: Aleseta (Saturn) Thug, Fat: "Aw, crap." Guy of Bonisagus: "Now, I know you didn't do this alone. You were just a tool." "Who gave you this job?" Metrofane: Nice, I love Sailor MOon Thug, Fat: "Some pretty rich lady." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: dusan blowing up archibald's lab while he sleeps Thug, Fat: "Nice face." Guy of Bonisagus: "Does she have a name, and a location that I can find her at?" Octavia: lol Sabino: Rip, Rip, Rip, Rip, Rip, Rip, and Rip Derfel ap Cadwaladr: The days and hours of the Moon are good for embassies; voyages; envoys; messages; navigation; reconciliation; love; and the acquisition of merchandise by water. that's our archibald Dusan of Criamon: lol Octavia: mars was taken Metrofane: Now that most of us own Illwinter we should make maps of our labs and then combine them Aristocritus Bonisagi wants to acquire merchandise by water Sabino: lol Thug, Fat: "Are you gonna kill me if I don't give it up?" Guy of Bonisagus: "Oh you had better believe it." Sabino: also shaun that's a cool idea Thug, Fat: "Eep." Sabino: for MM we had a big empty roll20 board people could doodle their labs on before rope kid made a nice official looking map Guy of Bonisagus: "Don't worry about her finding out. She'll be dead." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: i was gonna map out vardians tomb based on the older maps for next week Metrofane: Cool! Thug, Fat: Octavia, roll Intimidation. Or someone else roll something else, idk. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: i'll give him the derfel glare Guy of Bonisagus: i can intimidate just fine leadership + presence or something else? Metrofane: Fiorella's lab is fairly generic since her sanctum is outside of the catacombs Derfel ap Cadwaladr: rolling 1d10!+3+5+4 ( 9 ) +3+5+4 = 21 Thug, Fat: yeah guy Guy of Bonisagus: ah Endrite: Hmm. Guy of Bonisagus: derfels got this good work derfel Thug, Fat: Nice, derfel. Derfel ap Cadwaladr fixes the thug with his featureless bronze orbs. Guy of Bonisagus: does derfel not have normal person eyes oh faerie blood Derfel ap Cadwaladr: no Guy of Bonisagus: jesus thats terrifying Derfel ap Cadwaladr: yeah. Endrite: Spooky! Guy of Bonisagus: giraldo just has crimson red irises Thug, Fat: "Jesus, stop threatening me with your demon friends!" Derfel ap Cadwaladr: they're on his token even! Guy of Bonisagus: i didnt realize "Then get talking." Dusan of Criamon: Dusan is also a little terrified at this realization Octavia: "Show some respect, you corpulent pig." I have Italian 3 but a spec in insults (From Dusan of Criamon): does this fat guy bear any semblance to the guy in the vision Endrite: Molto bene. Thug, Fat: "She said she teaches at the University of Bologna. I didn't get her name but she was throwing a lot of money around for this job. Seemed like a jilted lovers thing." he looks at Guy "Nice job, bro." Sabino: classic tale of the jilted monk lover Guy of Bonisagus: "Mm. I see." I stroke my beard. "Bologna... Bologna..." Metrofane: We could ask Hazm or Giraldo about Bologna They both graduated from it Guy of Bonisagus: giraldo didnt actually attend it he learned Arcane SEcrets as payment for a job Metrofane: Cool Thug, Fat: nice. Guy of Bonisagus: "And where was she when she gave you this job?" Dusan of Criamon: "Hmmmm. Perhaps this one is not the one I had in mind. Perhaps he's just a tertiary character." Thug, Fat: "Out here. Came to Ostia to hire the best thugs, like ya do." Guy of Bonisagus: I nod. Octavia: "What do you want done with him, boss?" Guy of Bonisagus: "Alright. Is there anything else you think I should know, information valuable enough to make up for the damages you've caused me?" (From Dusan of Criamon): yeah but the fat guy himself (From Dusan of Criamon): come to think of it doesn't the vision guy look a little like guy Endrite: Smart. Thug, Fat: "Uhh... She said she'd meet me here today, but I've been waiting for hours and then you showed up." Thug, Fat: "I thought it was a trap, hah!" Dusan of Criamon: three exclamation marks Thug, Fat: It's getting dark out. Guy of Bonisagus: "Oh, that is pretty good. I was going to lame you, but I'll just give you a nice nap instead." Dusan of Criamon: I begin invading the privacy of downstairs Guy of Bonisagus: I cast Call to Slumber on him. Thug, Fat snoozes Guy of Bonisagus: "Just leave him. He was compliant enough." brb Endrite: Sleepy time. GM: who has more than 1 ooh lore Dusan of Criamon: "Mercy is a virtue we are sorely lacking in." i have 2 i think GM: nice Dusan of Criamon: yeah Octavia: "You got it, boss." I let him go GM: ok in that case dusan, i have given you two clues to covenants that may be related/know more about this mystery Metrofane: I have 1 OoH Lore but I could buff it to 2 if my Paranoia sympathy trait applies Sympathy traits are only for rolled stuff though Dusan of Criamon: I graciously accept your clues (what are they) GM: the river Ticino is nearest to Milan, which is where the Tytalan covenant of Luctatio is. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "We should get moving." GM: And the University of Bologna has direct ties to the covenant of Literatus. Dusan of Criamon: Nice Sabino: sounds like the perfect time to bring along an academically aligned tytalus. Dusan of Criamon: "Well, I'm afraid we made a big furor over a simple matter." "It's the Tytalans as usual." Metrofane: We know that second part since it's part of why Literatus was mad about what happened with Hugo Guy of Bonisagus: "Oh, it's no simple matter. And there was still scrying." "We're going to find this bitch and she's going to get what she's earned." Sabino: :pepe: Endrite: lol Octavia: "Ga ha, so we're spearing a rival magus, then?" Dusan of Criamon: "In so many words, yes." Guy of Bonisagus: "No spearing I'm afraid. I think you'll like what I have planned for her." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "i scried what you did," said the bonisagus, "and now GM: lolll Octavia: "What I like's not as important as what you ask for, boss." Guy of Bonisagus: lol Octavia: lol Metrofane: "Just keep it legal. Make it plausible self-defense if necessary." GM: Guy of Bonisagus theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9ltR_SVyDE Guy of Bonisagus: I head back out and meet up with Sabino. Sabino: "Hey, boss." Guy of Bonisagus: "Good work Sabino. We got the information we needed, turns out there was just a thug hiding out in there." "There may be a rich woman in this town still. Being that it's Ostia, I'm sure at least someone knows where we can find her." Sabino: "You gave him what he had coming for tormenting innocent beasties, right?" Dusan of Criamon: "Oh he's enjoying a deep sleep now." GM: lol Dusan of Criamon: "A VERY deep sleep." Guy of Bonisagus: "That he is." Sabino: "Molte bene." Dusan of Criamon: "Good, Guy. How do you feel we should proceed?" Guy of Bonisagus: hmm it takes a few hours to get to rome right GM: its like an 8 hour walk Guy of Bonisagus: yeah okay Metrofane: We have a horse summoner in the covenant Endrite: We do. Guy of Bonisagus: "It's too late in the day to get back to Rome. Let's try asking around about this rich benefactor and see what we can find." "Then we'll get a nice inn. Or as nice as you can get in Ostia." Endrite: Probably sort of nice. Metrofane: That reminds me, I'm gonna look into making an item to let anyone cast wizard's mount. Endrite: Like a tablet? Dusan of Criamon: I would love to enchant an item Guy of Bonisagus: hmm Dusan of Criamon: Tell you what Guy of Bonisagus: I'll take Derfel and look for the nicest looking stables in town. Dusan of Criamon: let's set up a sentry at the sailor place in case someone does show up Metrofane: I was thinking a lesser item. Tablets are nice but Creo Animal 30 is an uncommon casting total GM: Those both sound like good plans. Sabino: sabino can sentry, he's not a people person GM: Cool. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: the enchanted item is also blightproof Guy of Bonisagus: shes not local so she almost certainly brought a horse Metrofane: Oh yeah Guy of Bonisagus: if she traveled by mundane means Metrofane: I should have items for the most important animal spells when the animal blight rolls around Derfel ap Cadwaladr: sailed to rome in a glass dolphin Metrofane: Turned into a rabbit that can dig as fast as Bugs Rabble: "Yeah, I remember a woman like that. Paid extra for the horse and told me to get a nice dinner for the family." Octavia: Generosity? Wrong person, Guy. Endrite: Not a maga then. Rabble: lol. smh. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: definitely not a tytalus. Guy of Bonisagus: "Do you know where she's staying?" Metrofane: This is Maga country Rabble: "Naw. She asked about the cheapest place in town, so I pointed her to a few spots. Dunno where she went." He gives you a handful of names, including the bar you just left. Dusan of Criamon: Let's remunerate her for her advice Guy of Bonisagus: "Thank you." I tip him a couple coins. To Derfel, "She is unlikely to be staying at any of those places, but she may have looked for recruits there." I'll ask around for more information at a couple of the spots, not including the one where the thug was. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "Good thinking." Sabino: (To GM) rolling 1d10!+2+3+1 dogs per+awareness, plus another 3 if smell or hearing becomes applicable ( 2 ) +2+3+1 = 8 Rabble: At the other spots, Guy and Derfel hear more reports of generosity and odd behavior. The woman paid for rooms but never entered them, covered the debts of other patrons, bought rounds of drinks, brought in food, etc. Endrite: Hmm. Dusan of Criamon: A guilty conscience, no doubt. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "She left a convoluted trail." Guy of Bonisagus: I'll try to get a good description of her and an idea of where she could be going next. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "Maybe she's in Rome right now making an even bigger mess of your hives." Guy of Bonisagus: "Damnit. You may be right." Endrite: We need more grogs, clearly. Guy of Bonisagus: wait does derfel even have a weapon right now Rabble: You get a number of different names. More or less one for every person who interacted with the woman. These would not count as Sympathetic Connections because they were only used once and are unimportant, so I will not list them. Guy of Bonisagus: or has he just been sulking and walking around barehanded since losing the spear Rabble: He has a club iirc. Guy of Bonisagus: ah Derfel ap Cadwaladr: yeah. GM: Everyone reports a young redhaired woman in expensive clothes. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: by this point he should probably have a bronze sword or something Guy of Bonisagus: at least its a consistent description GM: So you have a consistent physical description. lol. Guy of Bonisagus: "I think that's all we're going to get. Let's rest for now and return to Rome in the morning. Lavinia might be able to help." Dusan of Criamon: "We are owed no explanation, as you are the senior here, but I admit I'm curious." Guy of Bonisagus: "Go ahead." Dusan of Criamon: "The woman, is a prior relation?" Guy of Bonisagus: "Not that I am aware." "In my life I have loved none but God." Dusan of Criamon: "Oh! Well that eliminates one more theory. Please accept my apologies." Guy of Bonisagus: "You are my brother, Dusan. There is no harm in asking about these things." Endrite: Truth. Dusan of Criamon: "My heart is warmed. Let us find a place to rest for the night." Octavia: "Are all magi like that, sir? If you'll permit the question." Guy of Bonisagus: ill get us a nice place "Oh, not at all. But I prefer to think of those in the Order as my family, like a great vineyard. And like a great vineyard, sometimes unkempt growths threaten the stock and must be trimmed." Sabino: also like a vineyard, sometimes a blight comes along and kills everything Metrofane: "Hmmm. What if a Bonisagus with some sort of grievance made a deal with a Tytalus? Revenge in exchange for labwork?" Octavia: "Ha. One way to put it, boss. We'll get to trimming, don't you worry." Dusan of Criamon: "As the saying goes, we best keep in mind Cain and Abel were brothers too." GM: Guy finds an opulent place to stay. The other patrons are wealthy merchants and traveling nobles. Guy of Bonisagus: nice maybe well luck out and shell be here Derfel ap Cadwaladr: i had to handle a crisis in the ruby discord. GM: As Rome's main port, Ostia caters to a variety of clientele. Dusan of Criamon: Hail Mary Metrofane: RWBY discord GM: lol. Metrofane: "Do you have any Bonisagus peers who might be jealous of your accolades, Guy?" moe: can't tell which would be more ripe for humor: the programming language or the anime Guy of Bonisagus pauses in thought about the fact that he has submitted absolutely no works, and has not advanced beyond the rank given to him when he completed his gauntlet. Endrite: lol Guy of Bonisagus: "Oh yes, I'm sure there's a few." Dusan of Criamon: lmao Metrofane: If there's a RWBY discord there's probably a schism going on in it due to Vic GM: The night passes without incident. The party is well rested. lol guy i made the pepe2 face irl when i noticed he was almost 25 years out of gauntlet and doesnt have any house acclaim Guy of Bonisagus: lol Endrite: lol Dusan of Criamon: jesus Guy of Bonisagus: he just hasnt bothered Endrite: Jesus save him. Guy of Bonisagus: back to rome then unless anyone can think of any other leads to chase Derfel ap Cadwaladr: guy mailing his pilum of fire lab text to durenmar Endrite: lol Dusan of Criamon: giving rise to popular expression "mailing it in" GM: if guy interacted with the other bonisagii, ever, he would maybe know that there are some rumors about him. Sabino: oh hoh wizard gossip Metrofane: I should grind Intrigue eventually Guy of Bonisagus: hes going to do nothing for 30 years and then suddenly submit something outrageous Metrofane: I can use it for disputatio (ha ha ha) GM: yeah like the STOLEN BREAKTHROUGH Guy of Bonisagus: probably GM: lol Guy of Bonisagus: gotta clear it with everyone first just take full credit for the thing GM: lmao its going to be really funny if you do that. and i hope you do Endrite: How many people still know about that Aegis of the Hearth horseshoe? GM: it is unknown. Endrite: I mean how many PCs who discovered it are still alive? Guy of Bonisagus: submit it then use it somehow in the magical realm fight GM: you never investigated if anyone other than anson was involved, and it has not come up at tribunal so you've been hoping it just blows over Guy of Bonisagus: and take full credit for the breakthrough that saved magic Derfel ap Cadwaladr: the trianomae are supposed to keep tabs on what you're researching GM: they are. they're aware that Guy has not researched anything of note and that he's in a covenant where several Trianomae have died. Dusan of Criamon: I think I'm alive Derfel ap Cadwaladr: condolences GM: And they might have picked up on some other things. Who knows. The bonisagus conspiracy stuff isnt really the focus of this adventure. Endrite: Too late. GM: Well. It's potentially present. Endrite: We're doing this. Guy of Bonisagus: lol GM: lol. Dusan of Criamon: Emergent gameplay, sorry. Sabino: It is the players' right to send this off the rails Derfel ap Cadwaladr: can a bonisagus of guy's rank receive orders from the primus Guy of Bonisagus: rumors about guy being some sort of extremely powerful, secretive murderer GM: lol Derfel ap Cadwaladr: or do you have to actually be someone who matters first before anyone directs your research Endrite: I don't think that House Bonisagus is feudal in that way. Octavia: I can break these rails Guy of Bonisagus: the only thing with obligations is like reviewing submitted research but thats for uh Dusan of Criamon: brb Guy of Bonisagus: higher ranking bonisagii Derfel ap Cadwaladr: the primus can totally order you to research or not research something specific Guy of Bonisagus: maybe Endrite: Yeah but the Primus is allowed to tell you to do something in a way that a king can't tell a knight that is enfeoffed to one of his vassals what to do. GM: guy is considered kind of a weirdo for not being involved with other bonisagii since its a fairly social house with a lot of focus on peers and sharing but i dont know if theres any way to force him to be involved Sabino: Publish or Perish GM: i didnt read all of the bonisagus section Guy of Bonisagus: assembled bonisagii, with worry and slight fear in voice: look who came out of his covenant Octavia: lol Sabino: You should steal all of Archibald's notes on the Mercurian Rituals and publish them as your own work. Guy of Bonisagus: lol declaring wizards war and submitting lab texts as his own Octavia: Aleseta has been trying and failing with them for like 30 years now. Thus always to ars quitters. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: if you are a Dendrophoros, or "Tree-bearer," you are permitted to ignore the primus's commands GM: lol Sabino: You could also present one of the Animo as your work. Lavinia was originally going to scheme with a Verditius to cheat in their contest that way but our Verditii keep dying or being exiled? Weird GM: nice. Guy of Bonisagus: guy frowns on hedge magic anyway back to rome it looks like Endrite: It is what it is. GM: You return to Rome. The bees have not been further molested. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: Another ruse. Dusan of Criamon: back Derfel ap Cadwaladr: kicking beehive over these bees are illusory GM: lol Endrite: lol Guy of Bonisagus: alright. lets convince lavinia to scry GM: You can try to ask Literatus or Luctatio if they know about your suspect, investigate using other means, or wait for something to happen. That sounds like a good plan. Lavinia: "Do you have an arcane connection to this person?" Derfel ap Cadwaladr: does our library have anything that might name them or are all of our ooh lore texts from 1100 GM: lol Lavinia: (To GM) rolling 1d10+2+2 ooh lore+int, also lavinia spent a season at luctatio back in 1339, so maybe she saw someone who matches the description back then ( 9 ) +2+2 = 13 Guy of Bonisagus: "I do not." good question derfel you can spend the day researching that Derfel ap Cadwaladr: guessing she is not listed in the analects of tytalus, by tytalus of tytalus Endrite: Mayhaps. (From GM): thats PRETTY high. does Lavinia keep appraised of Roman Tribunal business? (To GM): Sure, you know how she's always scheming (From GM): i guess she must. she's a schemer. (To GM): gahaha Lavinia contemplates for a moment Endrite: Big thinkies. (From GM): The description the Ostia party gives you sounds like it could be a Jerbiton who joined Literatus in 1350. Her name is Peithene. Derfel ap Cadwaladr presents the Storyteller with an obscure rule. Endrite: Terrorist. Lavinia: "That description sounds familiar to me. Not a Tytalus though. Peithene of Jerbiton, of Literatus, in Bologna." "She joined 10 years ago, if my memory is correct." (joined Literatus) Guy of Bonisagus: "Ah, some sort of plot to frame Luctatio maybe?" "Bizarre, and cruel in its design if so." Lavinia: "Nothing in the Roman Tribunal is ever simple." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "Maybe that fat thug was right." "It's a romantic overture." Lavinia: "The good grace and friendly nature speaks to a cultured person, as befits a Jerbiton.." Guy of Bonisagus: I stare at Lavinia for a moment. Octavia: "Guess the boss has an old flame after all." Guy of Bonisagus: "Well, it will soon be extinguished. One way or another." GM: Brutal. Guy of Bonisagus: I guess it's off to Literatus. That's a trip that will need horses." Endrite: OR use the whale. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: yeah! hell yeah!!! Lavinia: Bologna is nowhere near a coast Derfel ap Cadwaladr: no! Lavinia: What we need... is a flying whale Dusan of Criamon: I thoroughly approve of either course of travel Derfel ap Cadwaladr: what we need is a ritual to flood Italy GM: ooh. talk to the tiber. Dusan of Criamon: lma "work something out" Guy of Bonisagus: alright, guy will prepare for the lengthy journey to literatus Endrite: Ah. RIP. Octavia: [small voice] rip Dusan of Criamon: I'll pack light. Octavia: oh no i looked at the bottom left rip RIP Endrite: Fewer numbers of deaths this time. GM: rip. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: rip. GM: lol Guy of Bonisagus: Oh, I'll write up a declaration of wizard's war before I go. Name of the target party to be filled in. GM: laughing at a pm. lmfao. Good plan, Guy. Andronicus is out front, telling a landscaper how to plant flowers. Guy of Bonisagus: "Salve Andronicus!" Derfel ap Cadwaladr: oh, andronicus returned the books btw. Lavinia: nice Endrite: This guy must be an archmage by now. Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Salve!" Dusan of Criamon: I join the greetings. I know nobody here. Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Tell me, doesn't this look like dogshit?" He gestures toward a beautiful row of flowers of exotic types and colors. Derfel's severed head: "Ave." Andronicus of Jerbiton: The gardener sighs. Octavia: "Not for me to say." Guy of Bonisagus: "Those are some fine specimens." Lavinia: Shit we forgot to bring the rest of Derfel Endrite: lol Classic mistake. Dusan of Criamon: lmao Andronicus of Jerbiton: lol Derfel's severed head: derfel travels light Guy of Bonisagus: "I am looking for Peithene, is she in?" Lavinia: GM What is the AESTHETIC QUALITY of this garden Guy of Bonisagus: is lavinia here Lavinia: sure why not Andronicus of Jerbiton: 17 Guy of Bonisagus: wow! Andronicus of Jerbiton: wait thats probably too high uhhh 8 Endrite: Pssh. Guy of Bonisagus: wow. Andronicus of Jerbiton: its still really nice Derfel's severed head: I compliment Andronicus on his refined taste. Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Peithene? I wasn't aware you'd met before." Derfel's severed head: rolling 1d10+4 comm+etiquette ( 5 ) +4 = 9 Belzer of Mercere: It's no Hanging Gardens though Andronicus of Jerbiton: Andronicus rolls his eyes at Derfel's complete lack of aesthetic sense. Guy of Bonisagus: "It's a recent acquaintance." Derfel's severed head: jesus. Lavinia: oh right etiquette demands we bring a gift Derfel's severed head: this is true jerbiton power Andronicus of Jerbiton: "I might as well yank them all out and buy new ones." Endrite: Take Mortis' old magic wand. Derfel's severed head: i'm assigning all of derfel's seasons to practicing etiquette Belzer of Mercere: Mortis's pinky Derfel's severed head: aristocritus's sword Lavinia: High quality ink and feather quills thats a standard gift Belzer of Mercere: rolling d10+1 Thrifty personality ( 10 ) +1 = 11 Guy of Bonisagus: good work lavinia Endrite: Come on now. Lavinia: "Guy, you could learn a lot about the ways of etiquette and courtly behavior from your new Jerbiton friend." Belzer of Mercere: I'm going to think o fa frugal gift Andronicus of Jerbiton does this, and begins plucking flowers out of the earth and tossing them aside. His gardener moans in emotional pain. Dusan of Criamon: exactly how was Mortis' body handled after the roasting Derfel's severed head: "Good point." Dusan of Criamon: I feel like we should have kept it Derfel's severed head: "We could all do with a little more courtliness around Vardian's Tomb, don't you think?" Derfel ap Cadwaladr pops his head back on. Dusan of Criamon: but he was roasted alive in a dump with none of us present Belzer of Mercere: A classy winter coat, on sale in the heat of an Italian summer Andronicus of Jerbiton: "You'll have to come back next week and see the good flowerbed." Endrite: This is probably the best characterization of Andronicus ever, no offense to other GMs. Andronicus of Jerbiton: lol ty Dusan of Criamon: yeah impressive Derfel ap Cadwaladr: the ultimate jerbiton Andronicus of Jerbiton: Do you give him the coat? Belzer of Mercere: Sure Andronicus of Jerbiton: He's kind of in the zone but everybody loves gifts. Belzer of Mercere: You'll thank me come winter Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Hey!" Andronicus of Jerbiton finally makes eye contact Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Hmm..." "Let me take a look at this." "It's off season... Beautiful stitching, though... And I do like the color." Andronicus of Jerbiton makes the gardener put on the coat. Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Yeah. I'm okay with this." "Looks fine." "You want something?" Belzer of Mercere: "Real manticore fur and scales. I kid, it's a bit out of the way to hunt manticores." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Oh yeah. Peithene." Lavinia: "Come Andronicus, even if you resent Vardian's Tomb for being inept assassins, Magi still deserve hospitality. We're civilized, after all." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "She's not here right now, but I can let her know you came by." "Or I can let you know when she's in town." Belzer of Mercere: "Ineptitude can always be fixed." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Would you like to come in for drinks? Something to eat?" Lavinia: "We would be delighted, right sodales?" Guy of Bonisagus: "Of course." Belzer of Mercere: "Excellent." Grogs, get the bags ready for the free food. Dusan of Criamon: I quietly join in. Lavinia: come get yall schmilk Andronicus of Jerbiton: You are led through the library to a dining hall and served extremely good wine and a variety of courses. Dusan of Criamon: I enjoy them in a temperate fashion Lavinia: ok ..... but what's the aesthetic quality of the feast Octavia: What about Derfel and I? Do we dine with the grogs Guy of Bonisagus: "You are a gracious host, Andronicus. Let Peithene know that I am saddened she couldn't make it to Ostia, but I understand things come up." Lavinia: I ask Andronicus if he heard the news of how Cola di Rienzi and Mortis are now dead and their tyranny against the nobles of Italy is over. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: someone of Derfel's status would only eat with a magus unless he isn't allowed to, in which case someone of Derfel's magnanimity would only eat with his loyal soldiers Andronicus of Jerbiton: Some things are fairly new to you, as Andronicus' cooks are on the cutting edge of culinary technique. You are served meat and preserved fruits suspended in a clear jelly, and pies with remarkably flaky crusts. Belzer of Mercere: A chef maestro might be cool if I actually learned what food is anachronistic Guy of Bonisagus: make a sandwich Lavinia: ask cumthinker to send you his book about medieval cuisine c'thinker glows with power Andronicus of Jerbiton: Derfel and Octavia are also invited in because they look cool and unique. Guy of Bonisagus: make a hamburger Belzer of Mercere: Italians were the first to figure out tomatoes aren't nightshade, IIRC Endrite: There's a couple good feast tables in Pendragon 4th edition. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: imagine eating beef without boiling it. Andronicus of Jerbiton: Andronicus has never seen a woman this tall. Endrite: Or maybe third. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: are you some kind of fucking animal Octavia: I'll enjoy the fine food, then Belzer of Mercere: I'm going to try to keep from rolling new companions for at least a week or two Octavia: "This is a wonderful meal, magus. Thank you for it." Lavinia: o_O Octavia: lol moe: I read the feast tables in pendragon and they were really good Belzer of Mercere: What edition were they in? Derfel ap Cadwaladr: post the feast tables in the thread Andronicus of Jerbiton: "I'll let her know. She's always traveling." "Probably just missed her." moe: i had just failed to host a three-course meal irl for a group of 5 so i was calmed that for early medieval standards i did pretty okay Andronicus of Jerbiton: "You're very welcome, miss amazon." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: i'll make some inquiries about finding a decent bronzesmith. Lavinia: "Travel is so vital. I'm always telling my sodales they need to get out of the lab more often..." Belzer of Mercere: Andronicus mentioned he had some advocates in his stable last time we met, so I'm going to see if they're up for some off-screen disputatio Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Absolutely. See the world!" "You know, you gave me a good idea just now. I think I'll import everything for the flowerbed!" Endrite: Smart. Palm trees and bluebells, IMO. moe: okay so the feast mechanic is cooler than tables: there's a deck of cards random feast events 162 cards Andronicus of Jerbiton: that sounds sick Lavinia: "You know Vergil's Villa -- a marvelous place -- is a delight full of flowers from all over the old empire. His old magic is still there to keep them in good condition." Guy of Bonisagus: brb devil's fav demon (GM): I don't know how to do Disputatio but I'd love to do that for Belzer Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Fascinating. Have you been there?" "Tell me all about it." Lavinia: "Well, it is a secret that outsiders are forbidden to access..." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Oh, I won't tell a soul!" He winks. Belzer of Mercere: There's hermetic and academic disputatio, both with their own rules Guy of Bonisagus: back Endrite: Academic disputatio is just Tytalan disputatio but you can only use Artes Liberales. Andronicus of Jerbiton: lol i forget if Andronicus is supposed to hate you guys or not Lavinia: "There are some published descriptions -- Guirat de Calanso's Fadet Joglar for instance -- but of course you have to take that with a grain of salt." they fucked up the chance to kill that monk Guy of Bonisagus: i think he doesnt like us Andronicus of Jerbiton: but hes having a good time now, you're friendly, brought a gift, brought novel-looking companions Belzer of Mercere: The academic one is also simpler and easier to manage if you're just making up stats for minor characters as you go. Andronicus of Jerbiton: also galafre was a fucking dick who no one liked lol Guy of Bonisagus: seems like hes not involved with peithenes plot at least Endrite: Seems like it. Lavinia: "Speaking of good literature. My sodales Guy here could stand to research the works of courtly romance." Belzer of Mercere: As the Dixie Chicks said, Galafre is a missing person who nobody missed at all Andronicus of Jerbiton: "I'll have to get that book. If it's as pretty as you say, I might have to go on an adventure." Lavinia: "A dramatic gesture was made and he hasn't a clue the proper way to respond!" Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Oh? New to the ways of seduction, is he?" Lavinia: "He's a monk, practically speaking." Belzer of Mercere: "Except his lab is his abbey." Octavia: "He's got an apprentice, not like he's alone." Guy of Bonisagus: jesus Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Ho-ho! I think I see what you mean." "Peithene's got a soft spot for the innocent and naive." Lavinia: im not saying that guy is a homosexual pedophile. except well maybe that's what we're saying Endrite: I mean it could be. moe: I will defend Guy's honor, somehow Lavinia: "Any ideas why she'd leave a Tytalan spiral as her handiwork?" Andronicus of Jerbiton raises an eyebrow dramatically. Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Not really." Lavinia: (To GM) rolling 1d10+2+3 folk ken ( 3 ) +2+3 = 8 Octavia: I didn't call him a homosexual or a pedophile. I just said he probably fucks his apprentice. Everyone does, whats so weird about that. Lavinia: we're Romans, not Greeks Belzer of Mercere: Beardbeard would never cheat on his wife, Sona Buvelle from League of Legends Derfel ap Cadwaladr: lol Octavia: Rome was as Greek as Athens by the early empire Guy of Bonisagus: wgat in the fuck Derfel ap Cadwaladr: his wife, traxex the drow ranger from dota auto chess moe: let's be honest here on a historical level: rome was basically greece 2 (From Andronicus of Jerbiton): he seems to be genuinely confused at the idea that Peithene would leave the Tytalus symbol. Endrite: Gah! Guy of Bonisagus: not as good as the original Endrite: It's totally different! Lavinia: in one of cicero's most famous orations he publicly mocked his opponent for hanging out with beardless boys and insinuated he was a pedo (in a derogatory way) Andronicus of Jerbiton: lol cicero's oration, Saying The Quiet Part Loud Derfel ap Cadwaladr: rome was just a boring prequel to the holy roman empire Andronicus of Jerbiton: "I'm not sure why she'd do that. Leave a pile of florins to pay for the damages, sure." Belzer of Mercere: [Speech 33/40] (insult) You're a pederast! [Speech 40] (compliment) You're a pederast. Endrite: Ok settle down. Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Find any money? Maybe the grogs took it before you got there." He looks at Octavia and Derfel. "No offense. You look, ah, more interesting than that." Dusan of Criamon: "Guy is a man of God, to imply things about him would be untoward." Endrite: I mean, sort of. Belzer of Mercere: "Perhaps Vardian Tomb's men are a bit underpaid. But if they stick around, it's their own fault." Andronicus of Jerbiton: Andronicus leans into the other conversation. "There's nothing wrong with it if the apprentice is into it too." Dusan of Criamon: "It's true that they stay more for the non-pay benefits." Guy of Bonisagus: I cross myself. Derfel ap Cadwaladr laughs. Guy of Bonisagus: "Anyway, Andronicus, far be it for me to pry into the activities of other magi... But do you know where Peithene is right now?" Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "Not underpaid enough to go digging through a heap of bees!" Octavia: "We're underpaid?" I almost spit out my drink Dusan of Criamon: lol Belzer of Mercere: Mercere finds a place for its bastard children so I find myself blindsided by the idea that wizards need to resort to buggery to get their jollies. Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Not at all, my virginal friend. She could be in any city in Europe." Just then, a redheaded woman walks into the room. Lavinia: dun dun dun Guy of Bonisagus: "Ah." Dusan of Criamon: A HA Endrite: Gah! Belzer of Mercere: Oy vey! Endrite: Time to kill her! Octavia: I keep as close an eye on her as I can And down my cup of wine quickly to be ready for action Peithene of Jerbiton waves to Andronicus. Belzer of Mercere: "Salveeeeee." Peithene of Jerbiton: "Interesting guests." Guy of Bonisagus: "Salve, Peithene. May I know why you've hired men to rape my apiary, and been scrying upon me?" Peithene of Jerbiton: "Ex-CUSE me?" Lavinia: kill her now she's about to cast a spell!!!! Peithene of Jerbiton: She turns to Andronicus. "Is this a prank?" "Oh my god. This is a good one." moe: perfect larry david moments right here Andronicus of Jerbiton looks shocked Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Um." Octavia: I nod to Guy to show I'm ready for orders if given Andronicus of Jerbiton: "They've been very polite." Endrite: Classico. Guy of Bonisagus: "Yes, and I had hoped to continue that. But I've grown a bit tired, if you'll forgive me." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "Here I thought Guy was an amateur!" Dusan of Criamon: I keep darting eyes back and forth between members of our team Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "Clearly he knows the way to a woman's heart." devil's fav demon (GM): would everyone hate it if i did a cliffhanger after this scene Endrite: lol devil's fav demon (GM): i just got told i need to make dinner Dusan of Criamon: this is a fantastic time Andronicus of Jerbiton: lol Derfel ap Cadwaladr drinks. Endrite: Perfect. Guy of Bonisagus: "A woman matching your description was cavorting about Ostia's seediest bars, throwing 'round coin and looking for men to sneak out in the middle of the night and destroy my only joy in life." Octavia: "Looks how she was described, yeah." Andronicus of Jerbiton spits out his wine Lavinia: She destroyed your ability to throw fireballs at mundanes? Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Pfhahaha!" Octavia: She destroyed your ability to be uh, bald? Dusan of Criamon: Lavinia they're called pilums Lavinia: Pila. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: she destroyed Gulielmus why do you think he isn't present? Endrite: Firbale. Peithene of Jerbiton: "I spend a lot of time trying to help the poor and needy. Sometimes this means talking with unsavory characters." "I have nothing to do with you!" roll folk ken plz Octavia: rolling 1d10!-3 ( 4 ) -3 = 1 Guy of Bonisagus: rolling 1d10!+3 ( 10 + 4 ) +3 = 17 Endrite: Damn. Octavia: Is she Gentle Gifted Peithene of Jerbiton: (To GM) rolling 1d10!+3+5 comm guile ( 1 ) +3+5 = 9 Endrite: Pretty good. Octavia: If not, -3 to that Peithene of Jerbiton: (To GM) rolling 2d10 ( 7 + 1 ) = 8 Lavinia: rolling 1d10+2+3 ( 6 ) +2+3 = 11 Peithene of Jerbiton: lmfao. peithene botched her guile roll. she is 100 percent lying. Endrite: It shouldn't matter, since the Parma Magica eliminates social penalties among magi. Lavinia: pwneed. Dusan of Criamon: that folk just god KEN'D Octavia: it matters for my folk ken, also I was wrong, its actually +3 if theyre gifted Peithene of Jerbiton: peithene is super lying and is staring directly at Guy and sweating. Octavia: since its a penalty to the magus' guile roll Guy of Bonisagus: "Don't try to lie to me, bitch." I turn to Andronicus. "May I intrude on your hospitality enough to borrow a quill and some ink?" Octavia: lmao Lavinia spittakes Belzer of Mercere: rolling d10!+3 folk ken ( 5 ) +3 = 8 Peithene of Jerbiton runs out of the room into the kitchen. Dusan of Criamon: boy he BOUTTA DO IT Octavia: "She's sweating like she's in a bath house." Endrite: She's to tsundere. I mean "too tsundere." Guy of Bonisagus: "Let her run. We must respect the Code of Hermes, and Andronicus's hospitality, after all." Derfel ap Cadwaladr turns to Octavia. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "You see what I mean?" Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Well." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "Magi." (To Guy of Bonisagus): "You could challenge her to Certamen to prove a point." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "That was absolutely hilarious." Lavinia whispers something to Guy Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Feel free to visit again any time." Guy of Bonisagus: "Aye, it was. It almost makes me regret what I'm doing." Dusan of Criamon: I lean over to Andronicus and doing a Jeffrey Tambor impersonation: "I'll be honest, I expected fire to be shooting by this point. This is good." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Ten years." "Ten fucking years!" Guy of Bonisagus: Seeing that Andronicus has no quill and ink to offer, I rummage around in my belongings. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: lol Dusan of Criamon: lol Lavinia: spirgs, virgs, bjoarners, Guy of Bonisagus: "Ten years of what, Andronicus?" I say as I properly ink my quill. Andronicus of Jerbiton: rofl Dusan of Criamon: lmao Octavia: lol Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Well, she's been a member of this covenant for ten years." "And I never knew she was this interesting." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: lol Dusan of Criamon: yes! Guy of Bonisagus: "Ah." Dusan of Criamon: yesss Guy of Bonisagus: I jot down Peithene of Jerbiton on the line I've left blank. Andronicus of Jerbiton: rofl. excellent. Guy of Bonisagus: I blow on it to dry the ink. Endrite: Wizard War time. Andronicus of Jerbiton: Time to Die. Guy of Bonisagus: "Please hand her this when she comes to her senses. I'll consider this her official time of notice." Endrite: Guy of Bonisagus instantly destroyed by moon lasers. Andronicus of Jerbiton: lol "Absolutely." "If she comes back. Ho-ho-ho!" Lavinia: "Guy, haven't enough Magi died recently? Why would you spring to violence as the first resort?" Octavia: "Violence works." Guy of Bonisagus: "It's about sending a message, Lavinia." Octavia: That message, specifically, is a declaration of wizards war Lavinia: "The message should be proportional to the first message." Guy of Bonisagus: "It is." Lavinia: "She knocked over your beehives so you can, I don't know, throw paint on all her frescos or something." Guy of Bonisagus: "Her frescoes have done nothing to me." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "Send her a rude arrangement of flowers." Dusan of Criamon: "Guy did lose lives here. Small lives, but lives. " Endrite: Tiny lives. Size -5 lives. Lavinia: "How about you wake up your bees, then fill her lab with them." Derfel ap Cadwaladr: "You know, put a tulip higher than a rose, stuff like that." Guy of Bonisagus: "Anyway, she's got some time before the war begins. Perhaps she can speak with me in that time and avoid an early death." Belzer of Mercere: "An eye for an eye makes everyone look like pirates, as they say." "Demands for deferred restitution, that's my go-to for recourse." Guy of Bonisagus: "Farewell, Andronicus. I expect I'll be back relatively soon." Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Well, the conversation has grown boring, and my stomach has long been full." Endrite: Eyepatches are too high tech for pirates of this period to afford them maybe. Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Have a good night, my friends." Dusan of Criamon: "You were an exemplary host, we can only aspire to one day repay in kind." Endrite: lol Andronicus of Jerbiton: lol dusan is cool. Lavinia: "Civilizing this peninsula is an uphill struggle..." Endrite: We'll let you come to Vardian's Tomb and kill someone, it's only good hospitality. Dusan of Criamon: it's what we do Lavinia: Yeah you can kill [Endrite Magus #3] Belzer of Mercere: If I can borrow those writing tools, I can write out a nice little sum for Guy, that includes punitive damages and compensation for emotional duress. Dusan of Criamon: good wine fine food a murder the works Octavia: "The food was wonderful, I hope the magi follow Venus here again sometime." Endrite: I'm going to make a wizard who is immune towards and then punch Lavinia. Andronicus of Jerbiton: lol Endrite: Excuse me I mean "immune to wards." Weird error! Octavia: Lesser Immunity (Lightning) will do it Belzer of Mercere: Auram's already blighted Lavinia: greater immunity (collapsing buildings) Octavia: fugya Andronicus of Jerbiton: im going to end it here and start making food. ty for playing everyone and tune in next week for a conclusion maybe Endrite: lol Lavinia: oh nice Someone dies next week Andronicus of Jerbiton: maybe! Endrite: Molto bene. Belzer of Mercere: Gee gee Andronicus of Jerbiton: i havent even pulled all the twists yet and i have a whole week to make up more twists Dusan of Criamon: this was really fantastic so far Lavinia: what if Peinthe is just Galafre in a wig Guy of Bonisagus: time to get octavia and derfel equipped with magic items Dusan of Criamon: i have a HUNCH that scaling down to humbler scope will improve sessions Guy of Bonisagus: to help them slay peithene Endrite: The twist where Guy has a duel with Penithene and they both die somehow. devil's fav demon (GM): lol Lavinia: each has Death Prophecy (when the other dies) Dusan of Criamon: that's powerful Guy of Bonisagus: well, i do still want to take her alive back to the apiary Lavinia: That's twisted. Dusan of Criamon: not the bees Guy of Bonisagus: that is exactly the plan Dusan of Criamon: somewhere down the line you'd realize this is not what you want your beloved bees to be doing and show mercy Guy of Bonisagus: uh. yeah. Dusan of Criamon: we all have a moment of Christian Virtue and credits roll Guy of Bonisagus: haha, yueah Endrite: Follow the example of the bees and die when you attack her. I hope this 40+ year old maga is fully statted up. Dusan of Criamon: it would be insane if Guy suffered an anaphylactic shock there's room here for a Moral Of The Story it's to turn away from the sin of (checking list) wrath Lavinia: let us replace our scale of Planetary Alignments with a scale of 7 Deadly Sin alignments let's see (going down list) Wrath, Wrath, Wrath, Wrath & Pride, Wrath, Dusan of Criamon: Dusan is definitely a sloth, or perhaps envy You may have called Guy the virgin, but it's Dusan who has no direct violent murders on his conscience Lavinia: give it time Endrite: The moral of the story is that Vardian's Tomb magi love death and destruction. Octavia: Which magus will represent the deadly sin of lust? Derfel ap Cadwaladr: bringing peithene to the apiary to admire the flowers Dusan of Criamon: rip mortis Octavia: Oh, it's Gulielmus, sorry. thats easy. Endrite: I think my next magus who is also unable to get laid will be the absolute pinnacle. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: lol gulielmus's heart belongs to tethys, who may even still be alive Lavinia: Gulielmus, the luster of Trees and Neapolitan Queens Endrite: I like that in the last SaGa everyone ended up with supernaturally beautiful archmagas who were 100+ and Vardian's Tomb is filled with incels. I mean there's the difference between France and Italy right there. Lavinia: the french are deviants. Derfel ap Cadwaladr: the new crop of players is too afraid to seduce the gm. Lavinia: sigh.... we miss you hafl Octavia: I am absolutely not, and never, afraid to seduce the GM. Frankly, GMs are asking for it Lavinia: remember that Zita tried to seduce Galafre, and succeeded, because Galafre is a lecherous rapist. Octavia: lol it worked, didnt it Lavinia: it did. Belzer of Mercere: Once the Enlightenment hits, it'll be ipmossible to be a female incel Endrite: Hafl's last knight being Tsundere with Sir Mordred was the absolutely most insane thing I've seen in an RPG and the man is a damn hero. Octavia: That's cool as hell hafl ftw Derfel ap Cadwaladr: derfel is the most handsome man on the face of the planet Belzer of Mercere: Let's invite Hafl back to Ars Guy of Bonisagus: itd be cool if literatus stood in solidarity and returned the declaration so that i could just hire a bunch of roman mercenaries to level their covenant Lavinia: lets kill johns so hafl comes back Guy of Bonisagus: but ill have to settle for a group of companions to storm the sanctum with Endrite: I feel like Andronicus is probably a fairly powerful magus since he was in charge of Literatus when the SaGa started and he's still alive. Guy of Bonisagus: true Endrite: I mean sure he's a Jerbiton and dumped a lot of seasons on all the Art Appreciation skills or whatever, but he's probably pretty fearsome. Shauncat: I think Hafl and johns would have gotten along if johns joined Frisia. It couldn't have gotten worse anyway Derfel ap Cadwaladr: you must meet a concentration ef of 21 to cast a spell while andronicus is insulting you by having his servants stand in the wrong place Guy of Bonisagus: well, maybe this bitch will try to negotiate as per the suggestion i left Lavinia: i would have joined frisia if it weren't timed to conflict with wagecucking Octavia: you were a neet at the time Lavinia: oh well Dusan of Criamon: i bet a lot of wizards who don't involve themselves in gratuitous violence every moment spent outside their lab get to grow old Endrite: lol I mean more in the sense that growing old allows the magus to grow more powerful, since power is a direct function of how many seasons you have to spend. Shauncat: Time is money and money is power, don't need to be a magician for that. Endrite: Money isn't that powerful yet since kings and stuff can still borrow money and then just never pay it back. In this era power is still power, though the Black Death changes that. johns: that is why the bank of bardi collapsed in the 1340s Shauncat: Hmm, I'm tired of kings erasing their debt. Time to summon the Eternal Jew, who never forgets. Endrite: At least they weren't all murdered. I mean, Jews just get murdered for their money. johns: i recite the incantation: Die Fugger II Endrite: So they forget pretty quick. johns: also the templars Endrite: RIP. F johns: hm... these Kings are kind of dicks. Shauncat: The Eternal Jew probably has external vis Otherwise he wouldn't be very eternal Endrite: Man you are just obsessed with those darn Jews. Shauncat: Hey, it's a real myth of the time, and that's faerie mteerial moe: He should be divine, somehow Especially in order to be able to appear in Canticle for Leibowitz Endrite: That Jew is Judas specifically, I believe. I dunno, there are a lot of Eternal Jews. johns: no that's different Shauncat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandering_Jew johns: the Eternal Jew is one who mocked christ at the crucifixion and walks the earth forever or, until judgment day at least Endrite: I mean in Canticle for Leibowitz. johns: im sure you could find effects in RoP Divine to describe it ????? why would you assume that Endrite: I think it was implied. I can't remember though, it's been a while. How do faerie pretenses work with Lore skills? I mean they'd need to have accurate information for the pretense to work but they also are just pretending to know it. Shauncat: Are there faerie statblocks that have Lore? Endrite: Sure. Court faeries often have those skills as do centaurs. Shauncat: Okay I opened the Faerie Bestiary and it seems like their lores heavily relate to their role, like brownies having House Lore Endrite: Right. I mean obviously, that's how all faerie pretenses work. Shauncat: I mean It would depend on whether the lore is the accumulation of trivia, or familiarty. The former is less appropriate that the latter, I get the feeling OoH Lore seems to appear on faeries who want to antagonize the OoH though, it seems Endrite: I mean, the lore skills DO work just like a faerie swordsman CAN kill someone in a duel. Shauncat: I guess just ask johns if a given lore seems appropriate to a faerie then Ariam the Ethiop: alright moe: whoops alright, i'm bowing out Shauncat: GN moe: great game, looking forward to the next hang loose everyone Endrite: Faretheewell. Shauncat: Scotland Under The Snows is a cool lore that appears in the bestiary OoH Lore seems very valid for a faerie character taken as a story flaw Derfel ap Cadwaladr: it's weird because when you use a pretense someone who's actually good at the skill can notice you're faking it Endrite: It doesn't make sense that a faerie that is annoying to OTHER magi to be a character flaw. I mean "for a magi that is annoying," What a day I'm having! Shauncat: Faerie Friend is a perplexing flaw to be sure Derfel ap Cadwaladr: i suppose a faerie with lore consistently arrives at correct conclusions without following any kind of train of thought that it can defend or explain Endrite: Good idea. Shauncat: Most lores don't require a lot of reasoning Artes Liberales might be a funny pretense though. Endrite: It's good stuff. Ok, see you next week.
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