10/14/18

dys: hail, gamers

devil's fav demon (GM): hails

cool new av

dys: dfd would you recommend a blatant stink wizard or a companion in this adventure

just that ill be playing mercuzio next week so unless its an adventure at odds with high stink ill be playing archibald

also ty, azumi ftw

devil's fav demon (GM): archibald might be cool in this adventure despite his blatant gift stink. it may be at odds with his stink at parts but also his investigative abilities may be useful

fingers crossed this goes well.

i'm gonna get some tea and then start.

Particella: remember that Vardian's Tomb has a chapterhouse in Venice so Archibald has a place to stay regardless of social contacts.

Fiorella of Jerbiton writes in her notebook while the two ends of her scarf arrange lab ingredients like prehensile tentacles.

Particella: ok brb sorry. 2m

Archibald of Guernicus: I'll be Archibald then.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: hello

Archibald of Guernicus: I do need to find out the results of communing with mercury since it's a big deal for the blight stuff.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: oh you should roll for it to make sure you don't botch and twilight

Shauncat: Probably only one botch die at least since familiar

Archibald of Guernicus: It's a level 20 ritual, what's the botch dice on that

-1 from familiar, too

johns (GM): +1 base, +2 for two pawns of vis, -1 from familiar

Endrite: Also +20 botch dice from contacting a dead god.

Archibald of Guernicus: So 2 botch dice if it botches, k

Aura is magic 6, right

and rituals are cast ceremonially?

johns (GM): yeah

Archibald of Guernicus:

rolling 1d10!+44

(

4

)

+44

=

48

johns (GM): goo n grats

GM: i'll wait until this is handled before dumpin text

good roll

Archibald of Guernicus: Penetration doesn't matter for it so the roll was pointless besides as a botch check.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: The aura adds dice for experiments

Archibald of Guernicus: Still, if you have the big numbers, flaunt them

Guy of Bonisagus: whos ready t ogame

GM: i am but im waiting for mercury to tell archibald a lore dump.

johns (GM): Archibald does his song & dance and feels himself basking in the presence of Godhood

The Godhood regards him impassively

He feels the world distort around him and collapses into a frenzy of visions.

He sees a map

Archibald of Guernicus: cool

GM: sick

johns (GM): He feels a presence in the Arcana Centrum, very powerful, an embodiment of rot and decay

He hears the death cries and panic of great magical beings. Some have perished, others await the inevitable, others hide in the darkest depths of the twilight void far beyond your comprehension

Endrite: Hmm.

johns (GM): Swimming down a murky dark river, Archibald sees the path fork in two ways

Endrite: Sounds like a good opportunity to get some free vis.

johns (GM): Down one route lies a sturdy trireme of trained and veteran soldiers, ready for a great battle

Down the other lies a castle under siege. The lands around the castle are ruined. The fearsome lord within has gorged himself but with nothing left to steal now starves to death. In time the lands will grow once more

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Yum, what's the restipe?

johns (GM): That is all

Guy of Bonisagus: [interprets the vision] okay, so our options are wait it out or hop on a boat and sail to america

GM: It's a breezy day in early April. Particella, your beloved criminal of an innkeeper, is smiling and whistling as he wipes down the bar.

Archibald of Guernicus: I'll rise from the temple and return to the covenant, to reflect on all this

Your journal has been updated

Dušan of Criamon: let's kill the lord

Particella whistles a madrigal

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Schemes are afoot

Endrite: Speaking of America, my knight discovered it 800 years ago.

In Pendragon.

Particella: "Fine day today, gentlemen."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Yeap."

c'thinker: Av'te.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Sips wine.

Particella: he continues tending bar with uncharacteristic friendliness until a magi enters the room.

Dušan of Criamon huddles to the fire, it being a cold spring

Particella: "Hail, my fine patrician." he remarks to Dusan with a wink.

"Letter for you today."

Guy of Bonisagus: lets kill himk

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Who delivered it?"

Fiorella of Jerbiton puts some tripe on Merlin's plate.

Guy of Bonisagus: ah, kind of you to share your posts

Lavinia of Jerbiton: glad that guy's love of crime was not diminished by our brush with satan

Archibald of Guernicus: I sit in the council hall, Brooding.

Particella: He freezes for a moment.

"Someone quite fancy, I assume."

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: I move that the council rename the council hall to the Chambers of Pure Reason.

Particella: "I, ah, didn't happen to hear or see them."

he seems embarassed.

"Found it behind the bar, actually."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Chambers of Pure Horror

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

"We need better guards."

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: also acceptable.

Particella hands over an envelop of incredible Aesthetic Quality.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Might I recommend a phalanx of skeletons?"

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: if we dip giraldo into a vat of acid and mortis raises his skeleton, does the skeleton have second sight

Lavinia of Jerbiton: no because it has no eyeballs

Particella: It is a thick, textured parchment weaved with gold thread, and sealed with a stamp in red wax.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Skeletons are probably not a good idea with the Hospitaliers breathing down our necks, but I'll make a note of it."

Particella: The seal bears the mark of a winged lion with saint's halo. One paw rests on a closed bible, the other on a sword.

roll per + awareness or legerdemain to examine the envelope further before opening.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Living statues would be better and also more aesthetically pleasing."

Particella: if you wish.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "But skeletons would be VERY cheap."

Dušan of Criamon:

rolling 1d10+4

(

8

)

+4

=

12

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "We can afford grogs."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "You just can't dismiss such great value."

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "What if we recruited a junior magus as a guard?"

Particella: "Have you all been making friends in high places? Never seen a letter like this."

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: buddy.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Everyone has grogs. Few have living statues."

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: we are high places

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "While we can afford them, we clearly can't afford ones who can do their jobs if brigands can't break into our premises and deliver mail."

Dušan of Criamon: "I'd rather we not shed the blood of any more good people."

pregnant pause

"Or at least amicable people."

"Also that envelope? I suspect it's been tampered with."

Dušan of Criamon huddles to the hearth once more

Particella turns red as a beet.

Particella: "Where have my skills gone?"

Guy of Bonisagus: alright. now lets kill him

Particella: "My deepest apologies, magi. I had to know what was inside!"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Don't worry, my bodyguard can safely and easily open any and all letters."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "If beings with their Mentem faculties intact can't stop cat burglars from stealthily delivering letters behind bars and into people's pockets I doubt a skeleton can."

Dušan of Criamon: "I don't hold it against you Patricella, in this weather? I wouldn't be able to find a clergyman in all of Rome."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Skeletons never sleep when I'm around."

Particella: "You should be honored!"

"I mean, not from me. The letter. It's very impressive!"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "What does it say?"

Dušan of Criamon: (to self) "We should hire some burglars..."

Particella: Do you open it, or do you want Particella to just tell you?

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Please, go on."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Don't leave us in suspense."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "This is silly. You chose to live in an urban covenant, You had to know ahead of times that skeleton guards would be a violation of decorum you wouldn't have to deal with at Verdi."

Particella: "Well, it's from the Doge of Venice."

Guy of Bonisagus: doge

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "One of your family friends, Fiorella?"

Particella: "He wants to speak with you about a secret, private matter. Wouldn't even talk about it in the letter."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "As the times change so too will the so-called 'social norms' that would prevent me from raising an army of the dead."

Archibald of Guernicus: such privacy lolol

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Doge.

DOGE!

Particella: "He says he can compensate you VERY well."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: He's so rich

Particella: "He's the Doge, after all!"

Particella: "I'm inclined to believe it."

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: let's sink venice into the swamp

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Ok, how much can we dock Patricella's pay for his libertine insolence?

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: Particella, the Skeleton Innkeeper

Lavinia of Jerbiton: I peer over Dusan's shoulder. Does the letter bear the doge's signature or seal?

Particella: another awareness or legerdemain roll can be made, as Particella places a hand on the back of his neck.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Ah, the Halcyon days before Wikipedia disambiguated Doge (title) and Doge (meme)

Lavinia of Jerbiton: hand on neck.

rolling 1d10+2+2 per+ledger

(

8

)

+2+2

=

12

Fiorella of Jerbiton:

rolling d10!+1+1 Awareness (alertness)

(

10

+

6

)

+1+1

=

18

Dušan of Criamon: taht boy ain't right

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i have to say this seems illegal.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "There's plenty of stuff in the Tomb itself for skeletons to guard. Like the skull. He's probably escaped by now."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: in what sense

"Wasn't vault security Archibald's duty?"

Particella: Also Lavinia and Fiorella both notice Particella's other hand (not on neck) give his side a sly pat, as if to make sure an item was still in his pocket.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Probably. But you know him. Literally sealed in his lab most of the time."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Let's throw this guy into the vault and then lock the door, so to speak.

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Faustus is literally sealed in his jar most of the time."

"All of the time, I mean."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Particella, there are some who would admire your snake like nature. Not Magi who catch you trying to cheat them."

Guy of Bonisagus: ok. lets actually kill this guy

Particella: "Oh, I almost forgot to mention, if you're not gonna read it. He said you two have a mutual friend who told him to get a hold of you."

Dušan of Criamon: no, I enjoy this

Particella: "Hey, what?"

"What do you mean?"

"Cheat? Me?"

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "What's in your pocket? And no this isn't a guessing game."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Faustus creates magical auras and produces vis. He might have conjured a way out."

Particella: "This really isn't my day. Maybe I should just go straight..."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "No, no, just keep practicing, and on someone else."

Particella hands Lavinia a glittering and flawless crystalline cube.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "He's just an enchanted skull. If you're really worried about him then I can do some experiments on him."

Guy of Bonisagus: proclus would have hated this

Particella: It's about the size of your pinky nail.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Wow!

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Does it look Magical?

Guy of Bonisagus: oh its sugar

wow. incredible

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Let's throw him in the stocks.

Particella: "This was in the envelope. Said if you're not interested in money he's got lots of gems any wizard would love to get their hands on."

It does look Magical.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: neat let's snort it

Particella: It is 1 pawn of Terram vis.

Shit. sorry.

You need to check first, technically, i forgot.

But it's fine.

You get the idea.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Provided he hasn't already escaped, that's up to you. Whatever awoke him was a pre-Hermetic effect however, so Verditius enchantment experise will only go so far."

Dušan of Criamon: "Looks like good salt."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: It's recently come to light that begins of Magic Might can enter the realm through mundane items of their form

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Anyway, Dusan, why don't you open that letter?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "I'll take a look at him later, if that will assuage your anxieties.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: That probably wasn't IC knowledge at the time, but it'll be IC knowledge of Faustus's jail is opened and he's missing

"If he learned his lesson you might as well let him out. He was useful."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: when does he go missing? i have to note that on the vis sheet since he is a source. haha.

Dušan of Criamon: "Oh, no reason." pregnant pause "Oh wait, of course! I understand now, I should."

I eye the envelope

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: not sure about the judgment of our sitting consul.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Oh, if someone's been checking on him that's fine then

He might not be missing

Dušan of Criamon: "Generally traps don't come to the Tomb in paper form, do they?"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "You'd be surprised."

Dušan of Criamon: I being undoing the envelope, with the opening facing away from me, and towards the hearth

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Who would spend that much money for a trap?"

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Also Fiorella, the seal and name are a little odd. Do you know anything about this new doge?"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Hmm

Particella: The letter backs up what Particella said. It appears to be a genuine correspondence from Marin Falier, Doge of Venice, requesting an audience with the discerning Magi of Vardian's Tomb. A mutual associate, a young Patrician with eyes across Europe, suggested he share this secret with VT.

Fiorella of Jerbiton:

rolling d10+3+1+1 Venice Lore (nobility)

(

10

)

+3+1+1

=

15

I do

Particella: The letter does not elaborate on what his request is or who this mysterious associate might be.

Guy of Bonisagus: its prudenzio

Dušan of Criamon: "Hah, it appears to be no trap at all. I'm relieved!"

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: its bonfilia

its prudenzio and bonfilia

Guy of Bonisagus: lets spread bonfilias eyes across europe, and viscera as well

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "I'm glad we are starting to be renowned among the higher powers of the world."

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: let's elevate bonfilia to the papacy

Particella: Fiorella, Marin Falier is the newly elected Doge of Venice, appointed in the Autumn of 1354. He was previously a naval and military commander.

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the papessy

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "More influence in the location of the Tribunal can only be a good thing."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Former naval commander and diplomat."

Dušan of Criamon: "A military man, looking at the resources at his disposal."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "The people were tired of losing battles at sea, I suppose. Wanted someone with experience."

Particella: Falier is known for his quick temper. A famous incident relates a time he was part of the papal legate at Avignon, where he slapped a bishop across the face for arriving late to a procession.

The public loves him.

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: isn't it illegal for the doge to lead a military force

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Sounds like a cool dude.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: yeah

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i'm pretty sure it happened anyway

Particella: He is no longer the military and naval commander, and has been elected Doge to keep him away from the bureaucratic noble control of Venice and its ports.

Guy of Bonisagus: this guys cool

Dušan of Criamon: i like him, even though he's clearly a threat

Lavinia of Jerbiton: A threat is just a stranger you haven't befriended yet.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Well if he wants help giving the Genoese a bloody nose, I'm for it. Anyone else coming?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Of course! Faustus can wait in his jar until later."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "I can't pass up an excuse to stroll the lovely canals of  Venizia ."

Particella: ok finished typing in private.

sorry.

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Perhaps this secret will be the secret that saves the world."

Guy of Bonisagus: ok

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Ah, I just remembered, I've heard rumors of late through my correspondents."

Guy of Bonisagus: lets go to venice, and think about how to kill particella

Archibald of Guernicus: Let's go to Particella, and think about how to kill Venice

Lavinia of Jerbiton: He's a lovable scumbag.

A real scamp.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "There's whispers among the higher ups, the Doge is planning something."

GM: I like Particella. He's fun.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Something?"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Like a coup d'etat. We will have to be careful about making any promises."

Guy of Bonisagus: its gonna be big

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Is he a Guelph or a Ghibelline?"

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: let's forget to bring archibald to venice and leave him to brood in the chamber of pure reason

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Smart plan.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Getting away with mundane interference is all about providing the axle grease instead of the wheels."

Guy of Bonisagus: the wha

huh

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: He can just remote in if he needs to do any spellcasting.

Dušan of Criamon: "Hmmm. From the sound of it we should intervene, so that we may find any potential other hermetic attempts at interference in mundane affairs. I'll get my traveling cloak."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I will NEVER know what an axle is!

Lavinia of Jerbiton: A wagon metaphor

Guy of Bonisagus: wagons?

Lavinia of Jerbiton: wagon gear?

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Carts exist

Guy of Bonisagus: are you sure about that

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: [3 days into our journey] oh my god. i forgot to fill archibald's water dish

Fiorella of Jerbiton: We're not cavemen

Guy of Bonisagus: well

GM: Gulielmus of Pure Reason: [3 days into our journey] oh my god. i forgot to fill archibald's water dish

Guy of Bonisagus: we are

GM: lol

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Most of us aren't

Guy of Bonisagus: uh, quite literally

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Tombsmen.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Speaking of carts, I will summon horses before teleporting to Venice

Lavinia of Jerbiton: I will bring Sir Oak and I presume we take The Whale

Archibald of Guernicus: I emerge from the council room to speak with everyone

"Sodales, you seem in a hurry tae leave. Something happen?"

GM: lol

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Heck, I'll go in the whale.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: If you're going by whale the horses will get you to Ostia quickly

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the whale ftw.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Nothing bad could possibly happen by travelling underwater.

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: we can eat the horses

Archibald of Guernicus: [to empty room] Hello, sodales. It's so nice to see you all.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: You'll be hungry after sunset but you still get to enjoy a meal of delicious horse.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: [to empty covenant] pizza's here

"Trouble in Venice, Archibald."

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Oh, Archibald, I've been meaning to tell you about my important proposal."

Guy of Bonisagus: Lavinia of Jerbiton: [to empty covenant] pizza's here

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: lol

Archibald of Guernicus: "I have something tae discuss with everyone too, but it seems this is a poor time for it."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'll teleport to Venice ahead of the whale and make sure the chapter house has a cleaning and cooking staff

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: johns went ai in the dominions game.

feeling very betrayed

GM: lol

Lavinia of Jerbiton: sorry, tech problems

Archibald of Guernicus: He did that.

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: And now, Lavinia is going to pay the price.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: i was able to notice you named my prophet after Derfel

Archibald of Guernicus: and now samurai mushroom might possibly beat an AI nation with the most powerful sacreds in the game

Guy of Bonisagus: he didnt name him after derfel

he literally named him derfel

Fiorella of Jerbiton: It's probably pretty dusty since we only use it once every 7 years

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: its a good name

Archibald of Guernicus: "Where are ye all headed?"

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: you can tell us about it on the whale

Guy of Bonisagus: ive got a good pretender and prophet name

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

How big is that whale again?

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: It is the size of a whale.

Caretaker Marcus: "Fiorella! Welcome!"

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "We are going to, "La Dominante", "Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City", and "City of Canals," etc."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: The size of B-52s spoken word guy's Chrysler

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Austria."

Caretaker Marcus: Caretaker Marcus has kept the place clean, although there isn't much food and no active cooking staff, as you weren't expected to arrive.

Archibald of Guernicus: "Oh, ye know I have no time for these titles, what business brought everyone out?"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I don't know how I forgot the name Fred Schneider

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "The Doge has requested Vardian's Tomb by name on some matter or another. I'm sure you look down on such mundane issues but building our renown among the cultured elite would be a great boon."

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "The Duc de Venise has sent us an invitation."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "We should start commissioning statues."

"That's my recommendation."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Mmhm, I've come tae realise the importance of mundane matters to the covenant's well-being and safety."

"I'll come along, what I had tae say can wait until after the trip."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "The mundanes have a lot to offer us. I'm glad you've come around on them."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Bah, they'd roast us on pyres if they could, I just acknowledge the threat they face and necessity they play in our lives."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "To be fair, how many magi would YOU want to roast on a pyre?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "Keeping them content and distracted keeps us safe and secure."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "I bet it's more than zero."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Not many after ones of the ones I did, was."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Thank you Arabs for inventing that number, by the way."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "There was a time, as I understand, when Magi were an essential part of the operation of Roman governance. An August era, that."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Credit where credit is due, after all."

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "The Arabs are so wise."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Zero, zero, ever since Gulielmus got back it's all he can talk about."

"Frankly I don't think it'll catch on."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "I'm afraid you've missed the boat on the resurrection of the Roman Empire, Lavinia."

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: "Zero is going to be  key  to saving the magic realm."

let's help the caliph restore the roman empire

GM: Great plan.

Guy of Bonisagus: lets help the emperor restore the roman empire

Archibald of Guernicus: "The key to is knowledge, but again, later, later, for now we set out for Venice."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Ok, so where can we look to find a portal to the magic realm?

Archibald of Guernicus: "I'll join ye all at the chapterhouse."

Dušan of Criamon: Ars Magica: mapgame

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I recommend we investigate any Magic Regios we know about.

Like that one with all the rats in it.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: i wager the criamon or the records of mercere may have some clues

Guy of Bonisagus: lets help the emperor restore the roman empire

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: let's investigate the cloud regio

Lavinia of Jerbiton smirks Augustishly

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I think I invented Piercing the Magic Veil

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: let's help the emperor restore the roman empire, but also the emperor is the caliph.

GM: The whale trip is uneventful. Do you take the whale into Venice proper or park somewhere and enter in a more subtle way?

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: does archibald share his insight

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'll ask about using PIercing the Magic Veil to explore for an entrnace ot the realm after the Rienzi adventure

Archibald of Guernicus: I'll teleport to our chapterhouse.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: We should take the whale on a tour of the canals.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: We should park a bit away and take a rowboat ashore.

Archibald of Guernicus: No, I'm saving that for after the adventure, Gulielmus.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: It will be good advertising.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: let us do parkour and eliminate our enemies with cinematic takedowns

GM: the two Consuls teleport to the chapterhouse and leave the rest of VT to whale it there.

Do you two want to do anything before the others arrive?

Archibald of Guernicus: Damn, teleportation sure is convenient.

Dušan of Criamon: damage the Rialto through careless whale use

(it doesn't exist yet)

GM: Venice is a busy city with many sights to see. VT has official invitations to both the Ducal Palace and the Palazzo Zeno. Presumably Archibald and Fiorella are carrying both letters.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I said earlier I'd make sure to appoint some staff to clean the place

Guy of Bonisagus: wow, look at all that water

GM: Yeah, Caretaker Marcus is getting long in years but he's kept the place clean. He's going to get people to make some dinner now and has left the chapterhouse to you two.

Guy of Bonisagus: my god. those rabble are huge

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: The Rabble are revoting

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: let's mount a gonne platform on top of the whale

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Let us sample the famed cuisine of Venice and exotic dishes like Fettuccine

Archibald of Guernicus: "I have tae say, thinking ahead of the blight and preparing means of teleportation in advance has worked out well."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Let's eat pizza, risotto, and other food that doesn't exist yet

GM: lol

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Let's.

Archibald of Guernicus: I say to Fiorella several days before the PCs arrive

lets eat calzone

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: risotti could exist here

Archibald of Guernicus: lets eat spaghetti bolognese, known coloquially as spag bol

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: So who all is in the whale?

GM: the venetian philosophy of food in the 1300s was "you can always add more spice"

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: I am.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Me, and Oak.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Me, Lavinia, Gulielmus and who else?

Lavinia of Jerbiton: and our Berber Ship Captain.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Well I was caught a bit off guard, but still, it's good to have a talisman

Gulielmus of Pure Reason greets Ship Captain arabishly.

GM: as the main point of exchange between europe and the far east, venice is loaded with all kinds of wacky food

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: aristocritus would have hated this

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Ok let's plot to overthrow the tyranny our leaders.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Fiorella's scarf reaches into her dress and draws out the letter.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: crazy foreign stuff like Cinnamon and Pepper and Saffron

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Perhaps I should meet with my contact about this coup."

GM: they have a lot of sugar.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: damn now im actually hungry. gonna order some pizza.

GM: the zenos, actually, i think, were big in importing sugar from cyprus etc

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Can I order a pizza? No. Why? Because you are johns Madden

Archibald of Guernicus: "Will ye be visitting family while here?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I'm going to shout "McDonalds!" and hope I get a hamburger delivered to my house.

Guy of Bonisagus: im hungry too

GM: me too.

Dušan of Criamon: I begin sampling the local politics to decide if it's better or worse than monarchy

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i had a lobster roll for lunch.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: this is the one drawback of roll20 vs irl... no gamer snacks on the table

Guy of Bonisagus: alright, lets incinerate the doge real quick so we can get food

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Hmmm

Guy of Bonisagus: im going to beat you up cumthinker

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: That's right - the lunch posters are here to talk about going to church

Lavinia of Jerbiton: i hope fiorella figures out where the new doge sits on the guelph/ghibelline thing

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Ironic food joke leads to unironic hunger.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Folk Ken me, Archibald

GM: which side of guelphs/ghibbelines has more nobles

hes on the other side

Guy of Bonisagus: one side has an emperor

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: both sides are full of nobles

Fiorella of Jerbiton: If the Doge is planning a coup, Fiorella probably wants to warn her family, but this might go against VT's plans

So she's going to be secretive

GM: marino faliero might not actually give a shit either way tbh.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "If I have time."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Well, I just want a lot of cash money, so who do you think would pay the best?

Dušan of Criamon: I don't expect a conclusive answer

GM: he's more focused on personal matters.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: both the pope and emperor are pretty strong and wealthy these days mortis

GM: dusan, you're inside of a whale, but what you've heard about Venice is that you can't take a shit without going to the correct office and filing paperwork.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: the emperor controls the huge gold mines of hungary and the pope has avignon, the most opulent city in the world

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: We're really spoiled for choice, then.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: You have a Venditore to make decisions like taht for you

You're an artist, you don't deal with customers

Dušan of Criamon: Thank God we have people who can do paperwork

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Winning treasure is totally different from winning a commission.

GM: If Fiorella and Archibald don't have anything in particular to do in private before the rest of the crew arrive, you can all get together at the chapterhouse (to decide how to split the party again.)

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I should meet with my cartographer buddy

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: what about rockets. the arabs have rockets

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Love and Rockets

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i bet we could fit like a thousand rockets in the whale

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Actually I could probably go back and get more labwork done now that the chapterhouse is prepped

Lavinia of Jerbiton: I'm down to visit either party

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Same.

Guy of Bonisagus: lets see the doge

Lavinia of Jerbiton: i think itd be a good idea to know more about the doge before we see him Personally.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Wow. The Doge

Lavinia of Jerbiton: can I at least ask the rabble around town for any interesting gossip

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I thinkw e know what we could find out with a good intrique roll, he's planning a coup

GM: sure.

Lavinia of Jerbiton:

rolling 1d10+2+3 com+intrigue

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3

)

+2+3

=

8

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Oh yeah if Archibald doesn't stop me I go warn the Zenos about the impending coup

Archibald of Guernicus: They're your family, after all

Rabble: "The Doge is like a hundred years old but have you SEEN his wife? That guy must have a lot of fire."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hot wife eh?

Lavinia of Jerbiton adds this to notes

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: How young is she?

Rabble: "I don't know if he's the one taking care of his wife, haw haw haw"

Guy of Bonisagus: note: doge is a homeboy

Archibald of Guernicus: Note to self: kill wealthy dowager

Rabble: That's about all you get.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: If we end up killing the Doge I might want to marry her.

Rabble: She's in her very early twenties and Marin Falier is 76 years old.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Ohhh.

Guy of Bonisagus: combine this with the fact that he hates nobles and i think we have an obvious choice of who to support

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Well I can certainly see another treasure we could win.

GM: Oh ho ho ho.

Dušan of Criamon: i'm inclined to agree, but it would be a real twist if it turned out he's a dick

Lavinia of Jerbiton: alright. let's go see the Doge and assist his diabolical plans.

GM: Fiorella, your cousin Nicolo Zeno is the one who warned you about the coup.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Nicolo, my cahsin!

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Oh nice

GM: He says most of the nobility of Venice has heard about it but doesn't take it seriously because Falier's reputation is as an old blowhard given his seat to keep him out of t rouble.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: No conflict of interest for me then

In that case I'll warn them he's courting wizards

GM: Nice.

The Palazzo Ducale is in the lower left of the map and has been revealed.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Wow!

GM: You are quickly whisked into a side room with three individuals inside.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: what's the  heh  aesthetic quality of those baroque trappings

GM: Please place your tokens if you're in the room.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Stanislaw has really gone up in the world.

Archibald of Guernicus: whats the aesthetic quality of the doge's wife

GM: Not very high, as they're unfinished.

You haven't seen the Doge's wife yet but it's very high.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: ah so I see

what are they depicting?

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the doge's unfinished wife

Archibald of Guernicus: I'll visit the duc, but stay back in proceedings, more to hear them with my own ears

GM: In the works produced for this room by Tintoretto, Christ is clearly the predominant figure; perhaps a reference to the Senate ‘conclave’ which elected the Doge, seen as being under the protection of the Son of God. The room also contains four paintings by Jacopo Palma il Giovane, which are linked with specific events of the Venetian history.

Dušan of Criamon: the gift stink greek chorus

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Wow!

Dušan of Criamon: I'm soaking up the Venice lore

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: the enigma of venice

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'll amuse some courtiers by pulling a bird out of my hat.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: AFK a sec.

GM: The man in the center is very old and red-nosed, and wears elaborate robes of rich colors. He is flanked on his left by a man in naval officer's clothing and on his right by a filthy man in a dirty apron.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: I wear my Fashionable Cloak, my Ring of Authority, and put my Advanced Etiquette Training to use.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I can do magpies, messenger doves, and crows

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: Be right back.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Nice name

Dušan of Criamon: nice

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I also do some parlor tricks with my prehensile scarf

Guy of Bonisagus: I wear my worn and faded robes.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: we found someone even more pretentious than mortis

Guy of Bonisagus: thats a mirror

Fiorella of Jerbiton: My clothes are, as always, my excellent gowns transmuted from silk scarves

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: i adjust my fancy new robes (greyish-white)

Dušan of Criamon: my clothes are a shabby traveling cloak and I am unkempt

keeping it real

Archibald of Guernicus: I'll stick Aura of Ennobled Presence on, so that even though I'm a blatant stink wizard in robes, I don't look totally awful.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: what's the point of having a faerie blooded tailor if everyone's gonna dress like hobos

Archibald of Guernicus: When I cast spells now it's noticeable that I invoke Mercury by name in the process.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Ok I'm back.

Good look on that Doge.

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: Thanks. I'm also back.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Welcome back.

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "The fine magi I've summoned! Welcome! You've come so quickly, I admire the excitement. Not even citizens of Venice and you jump to serve the Lord."

Lavinia of Jerbiton bows

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I, as well.

Guy of Bonisagus: wsame

Dušan of Criamon: I remain standing, leaning on a walking stick

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "As you might have guessed, I am the Doge of this serene land. Ho ho ho. These are my closest advisors and associates, Isarello Bertusi, the director of the Arsenale di Venezia, and Felipe Calendar, the architect responsible for the design and current renovations of this very Palazzo!"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Might I say what an excellent job he has done so far?"

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "I only know you by the name of your little band. Who has arrived in service of my goals?"

Felipe Calendar bows respectfully.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "It is I, Mortis the Giant Slayer!"

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Doctor Celestina Zoboli, master of Medicine and the Arcane, at your service, your most sereneness."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Fiorella Zeno, follower of Jerbiton."

Dušan of Criamon: "Oh I'm but the retinue of greater learned heads, I am Dušan of the mountains, as of recent of Vardian's Tomb."

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "Well met, Mortis the Giant Slayer! Well met, Dr. Zoboli! Well met, Fiorella Z-wait a moment, did you say Zeno?"

"Of the Venice Zenos?"

Guy of Bonisagus: "Guy of Bonisagus."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "The very same."

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: His eyes narrow.

"And how is your relationship with your family?"

Archibald of Guernicus: sorry, was dealing with my cat

I introduce myself as "Archibald" with no titles or other additions

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Tumultuous."

Isarello Bertusi whispers excuses and makes conciliatory gestures toward Dusan and Guy, as if to apologize for the Doge's sudden shift in focus.

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier relaxes

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "Ah, well. In that case, I have no worries."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: He of course, can Folk Ken me if he wishes

Ungentle wizards arent' very good liars

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "Those soft-heeled nobles must have driven you to Rome to keep a cool head."

rolling 1d10!-2+5 per+folk ken

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2

)

-2+5

=

5

Fiorella of Jerbiton:

rolling 1-3+d10!

1-3+

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2

)

=

0

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: rip

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: HMmmmmmm.

Archibald of Guernicus: SImply double conf it, easy

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "Hmm."

He turns to his associates and whispers.

whisper whisper. whisper whisper.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I can perform my work better without their languid excesses, yes."

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "I'm sorry. I want to trust you. I do. But I can take no chances when the stakes are this high."

"This meeting is over. Should you others wish to pay your most serene Doge a visit another night, you would be welcome, but I cannot include a Zeno."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "So be it."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "A most wise decision."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Most wise, your Excellency."

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: He claps his hands and guards re-enter the room to escort you out.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Alright, let's all head back to Rome.

Another successful adventure.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "It is as I suspected -- his sereneness is a skilled and clever person." I will offer on the way out.

Guy of Bonisagus: fun adventure

9 xp right

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I'll return to the chapterhouse while you arrange your next audience," I say to my sodales.

Isarello Bertusi: Isarello follows the group out. "I will be at the Arsenale tonight, giving a speech to the workers. I could let you in on the plot then."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Aye, 'tis unfortunate, but such is politics. Family name means all to these people."

Dušan of Criamon shakes hands with Fiorella in a manner that would eventually be rediscovered as the tag team tradeout move

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "He's canny enough to know that we can still fulfill his wishes without Fiorella."

"Is it possible that he has a spy in our covenant?"

"You know who WOULDN'T be a spy in our covenant? The corpses of long dead warriors."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Fiorella why does your family think this coup is serious when the others of the city don't?"

Isarello Bertusi: "His serene lordship is too paranoid. Why, every fellow on the street supports him!"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Just something to think about."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Faustus was a corpse and was a spy for an archenemy of the Order of Hermes."

Isarello Bertusi: "Anyway, I must return."

Dušan of Criamon: "I enjoy the Doge's innate trust in our not involving Fiorella in anything he has further to sat."

y.,

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "He's a skull, totally different."

Isarello Bertusi: He heads back to the Senate room.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Ciao a tutti, Mr Bertusi."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Bah, a skull is just a small corpse."

Isarello Bertusi: all of the people in the senate room had an active parma or were an animated corpse, correct

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I smile, satisfied at the embarassment of his spy network not knowing a Zeno was at VT to begin with.

Dušan of Criamon: brb

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: As is so often the case.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Causing a ruckus in front of his court.

Anyway, I gracefully return to the chapterhouse

GM: Nice.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: how much time do we have before the evening speech

GM: it's about dusk.

you can visit another location but might miss the speech if you stay too long.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Alright I'll head to the arsenal

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Let's.

GM: The arsenal has been revealed. It is a massive walled section encompassing about 15 percent of the city of Venice, and contains most of the laborers and shipbuilders of the city.

Guards protect its perimeter and the walls shield it from public view, to protect naval secrets.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Wow!

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Rego (Creo) Animal 35

R: Touch, D: Sun, T: Ind

Conjures a magpie who is able to follow a complex set of instructions, anything the magus herself is smart enough to comprehend, as per the description of Commanding the Harnessed Beast. The spell does not grant human intelligence, so the parameters must be stated at the time of casting. That being said, magpies are clever birds, and Fiorella Zeno of Jerbiton has chosen this species for a number of reasons: they are adept at finding small, interesting objects, they can solve logical puzzles, they can imitate human speech to a degree that lets them repeat a conversation they've eavesdropped upon, and they can work as a team with other magpies.

(Base 15, +1 Touch, +2 Sun, +1 Creo requisite)

Sorry

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I feel like this is a grand edifice.

Worthy of being included as a Wonder of the World in a game.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Meant that as a whisper

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Maybe a sequel that isn't as good.

GM: Rabble is milling about, and the amount of people in the square increases as night falls.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'm just going to spy on a mundane and if any wizards happen to walk in on my operation its their own fault

GM: so the bird is just reporting back the contents of the speech, you're not sensing through its eyes or anything

?

Dušan of Criamon: and i'm back

catching up

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I think it's a worthwhile loss of utility in order to not get caught casting intellego spells

GM: in that case you don't recognize the familiar person in the crowd.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Ah well

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I'm offended.

I'm unforgettable!

Isarello Bertusi: As the moon rises, Isarello emerges onto a rampart, torch in hand.

Dušan of Criamon: omnious

Guy of Bonisagus: lets see what they have to say

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I could send a massive bearded vulture to watch the address but VT would easily recognize it

Isarello Bertusi: "Workers! Long have we suffered under the yoke of nobility! Given our blood, sweat, and lives to the navy, for what reward from Venice? We thought we had won when they elected our own faithful commander, Marin Falier, to the office of Doge, but it is a prison for the man! His power to help you all is tied up by this disgusting noble bureaucracy!"

Rabble: "Yeah!!"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmmmmm.

Dušan of Criamon: Rienzi!

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: This is pretty different to what he was saying before.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: You have nothing to lose but your chains

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I'm suspicious!

Also your heads.

Isarello Bertusi: "Mark your calendars for the 15th, my friends! We all mass again in the Piazza San Marco! Take your torches, your tools, and rise up! The Doge is with you all!"

He goes on in this vein for about a half hour and then returns inside.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: what day is today?

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Ok.

Sounds good.

Isarello Bertusi: The 12th.

Guy of Bonisagus bites into an apple.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: evening of the first day... 72 hours remain..

Dušan of Criamon: We should succeed our timed quests this time

Rabble hoots and hollers and claps like crazy. They're loving this shit

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: OR we could visit the homes of various nobles and dignitaries and just loaf around for a week.

GM: That's a very strong idea.

Dušan of Criamon: I wouldn't want to hurt our GM's feelings by doing that

Lavinia of Jerbiton: i thought you guys loved peasant rabble uprisings

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I do!

I'm just laying our options out onto the table.

GM: I mean, if the Doge wants to drain the swamp and make venice great again is he really that bad of a guy

Dušan of Criamon: "Fiorella, based on what you heard, what would you say is the target of this uprising? I mean who is to get hurt? The Doge is the Doge, he can't take over from himself."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Here's my plan: I send out messenger magpies to recall every ship near Venice the Zeno can use to blockade it

GM: lmao

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Whoa now.

I mean let's at least hear the guy out on the next day, first.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Let's use the whale to sink all the ships.

Guy of Bonisagus: draining the swamp in venice seems like a very bad idea, frankly

GM: The Zeno Family vs The Entire Venetian Navy

Guy of Bonisagus: well, unless you dont like venice

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Time to crack open the rules for Ars Magica Naval Combat, GM

GM: rofl

Guy of Bonisagus: the rules: i cast pilum at the ships

Lavinia of Jerbiton: but before that I do want to get an audience with the Doge as early as possible on the 13th.

Dušan of Criamon: we mapgaming now

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Oh right, this guy has the loyalty of the navy

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: We should meet with him.

GM: there is no way in hell im going to run naval combat tonight

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: And ask for money.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: He put more thought into this than Rienzi I see, probably because he wasn't being egged on by a faerie

Guy of Bonisagus: hmm

Archibald of Guernicus: Who would win? The entire venetian navy, or 1 whale made of stone?

GM: The party rests well at the chapterhouse and is served a heavily spiced dish of rice and raisins with a side of goose salami for dinner.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: mmm

Guy of Bonisagus: "Nobles are a rotten sort, but maybe we should speak with them before taking or choose not to take a stance."

choosing rather

GM: The dawn of April 13th breaks.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Now now Guy. In the blood of nobles runs natural born capacity for leadership and military prowess. Just because some misuse it doesn't mean you should paint them all with a bad brush."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Ok here's the other issue: how do we do this meeting in secret so we don't get arrested for interference?

Guy of Bonisagus: "Aye, there are those of virtue. We should see if we're dealing with any such here."

"If there's but a few good men, then I would be inclined to simply see to their safety."

Dušan of Criamon: "My sole personal interest here is identifying and banishing the fairy behind this. And I'll be damned if this is solely mundanes comitting the sin of politics."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Our chapterhouse is hermetic property, anyone spying on us is themself committing a hermetic crime

Lavinia of Jerbiton: We didn't initiate the interference, we were invited afterall

Guy of Bonisagus: "We should also see if the doge truly cares about these people."

GM: Well, you've got a standing invitation to the Palazzo Zeno, so you might as well visit Fiorella's cousin while you're here. Nicolo Zeno is the youngest member of the Council of Ten, the bureaucratic body that governs Venice. The Zenos were instrumental in the initial formation of the Council, and maintain at least one seat in perpetuity.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Smart call.

Dušan of Criamon: I'm for it, it'll be nice knowing the victims

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Let's go

GM: If you walk the streets and don't teleport or fly there, you run across a commotion along the dockside.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: The observant may notice a messenger coup like those seen at VT and Ponza

Well, after the commotion

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Frankly all these treacherous messengers are becoming a problem.

Heh heh heh.

Archibald of Guernicus: "Mundane politics are trying, I must say."

"Ye have no idea how easy yer Gift makes such dealings, Lavinia, ye really don't."

Zanino Sten: "Where is he? Where's the bastard? Besmirch my noble brother's honor? He'll die for this! Where's the damned sinner now?"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: You're welcome to start a skeleton messenger network if you want to be killed by hospitaliers

Guy of Bonisagus: "What's this about?"

Zanino Sten: A young nobleman with two armed guards is clearly very drunk, and swinging a sword in the air at pedestrians.

Guy of Bonisagus: "Stop that."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "If all it takes is a gentle gift to interact with mundanes then it shouldn't be any effort for my sodales to dress with some style..."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Makes you think.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Quick Guy, shoot hin.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Zanino Sten: "Why? Are you friends with the bastard? Want me to stop, eh?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Are you really so drunk as to not recognize the great Mortis the Giant Slayer?'

Zanino Sten: "Why, you lay one finger on me and I'll have my guards pulp you into the stone."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I dress with style. It may not be an APPRECIATED style but its a style.

Zanino Sten: "Giant Slayer? Bwahahaha!"

Man at Arms: "I've never seen a giant."

"Probably a liar, boss."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Of course you haven't, I keep killing them."

Zanino Sten: The two guards also appear to be quite drunk.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Sodales, let us watch Mortis as he single handedly dispatches these ruffians.

Zanino Sten: It's very early in the morning.

Archibald of Guernicus: "I dress as any magus should, we are scholars not court fixtures. If we have a place in the order of the world, it is as scholars, and thus we should present ourselves as such."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Yes, this should be a good show, watching the Giant Slayer at work."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "The scholars of ancient Greece pondered the value of aesthetics, I don't understand why our generation cannot do the same."

Zanino Sten: He steadies himself and tries to speak coherently.

"The burp."

"The bastard. Have you seen him? You look suspicious, all, you must know him. A wizard type."

Guy of Bonisagus: "What did he do?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "I see no value in it, beyond appeasing those too damned stupid tae look beyond the surface."

Zanino Sten: "He seduced my brother's noble lover."

"True love, broken by an evil spellslinger."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "A wizard, eh?"

"What does he look like?"

Zanino Sten: He vomits on the sidewalk.

"Disgusting."

Archibald of Guernicus: "And now some mundane forces his way into our presence, can someone tell me what the man is going on about?"

Lavinia of Jerbiton: a wizard who has overcome the hermetic limit of true love. we are dealing with a powerful foe!

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Hmm..."

"How tall is he?"

Guy of Bonisagus: galafres back

Archibald of Guernicus: Netorare of Tytalus, the most evil magus in the history of the order

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Alright, I'll roll FInesse to find out what the AQ of my current dress is, need to look up the rules for it in HoH Societates

Guy of Bonisagus: quick, hide hafls companion

Zanino Sten: He describes a well-dressed young man with big lips.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: If Lavinia is going to keep going on about this

Guy of Bonisagus: hmm

Zanino Sten: If you attended the jerbiton feast at Vardian's Tomb you recognize the physical description.

Guy of Bonisagus: do i have his attention

is he looking me in the eye

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I did not attend this feast.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: I was suspiciously absent

Zanino Sten: He is looking you in the eye.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Spooky!

Guy of Bonisagus: nice

Archibald of Guernicus: is that the apprentice boat played

Zanino Sten: Yes.

Guy of Bonisagus: i will be Quiet and Still as I cast a spell

thats -5 right

Lavinia of Jerbiton: -15 for both

Zanino Sten: -10.

Archibald of Guernicus: -15 total

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Zanino Sten: 15.

Archibald of Guernicus: well

Guy of Bonisagus: wow

Lavinia of Jerbiton: oh wait -10 for completely still

-5 for silent

unless you have a virtue

Archibald of Guernicus: -10 for quiet and still

Fiorella of Jerbiton:

rolling d10!+3 bird Perception + Finesse

(

7

)

+3

=

10

Lavinia of Jerbiton: or maybe i have it mixed up.

Zanino Sten: no i was right at firt.

Archibald of Guernicus: I have Subtle Casting but cant ever be quiet again due to a flaw picked up from a mystery. rip

Guy of Bonisagus: well if its only -10 that might be fine

Fiorella of Jerbiton: The dress is the work of a semi-skilled artist

Guy of Bonisagus: whats the aura

Zanino Sten: Silent is -10, Quiet is -5, Still is -5.

Guy of Bonisagus: ok ill be quiet and still

so -10

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Could be better but that's XP I can put into Finesse

Zanino Sten: The aura is Divine 3 in the full light of day.

Guy of Bonisagus: gah

hm

Lavinia of Jerbiton: No Gestues is -5. Subtle gestures is -2. Quiet voice is -5. No voice is -10.

hth

Zanino Sten: ty

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Makes you think.

Guy of Bonisagus: quiet, subtle gestures would be -16

which still guarantees my spell

hmmm

should i do it

Dušan of Criamon: go guy

Zanino Sten: what is your spell

Dušan of Criamon: it's the middle of the night

Guy of Bonisagus: recollection of memories never quite lived

Zanino Sten: its the next morning

Dušan of Criamon: damn

Zanino Sten: sorry dusan

Guy of Bonisagus: i want to make him think he once heard this guy has an estate a couple miles out of venice

Zanino Sten: lmao

thats a great idea.

Guy of Bonisagus: ill do it

rolling 1d10!-1

(

7

)

-1

=

6

spell succeeds

Zanino Sten: excellent.

Guy of Bonisagus: its Sun duration

Fiorella of Jerbiton: A magus creating a natural object using Creo magic always makes a func- tional version of that object, provided the spell is not botched. The magus may use an Intelligence + Finesse roll to add detail, making the creation particularly beautiful or suited to a task.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: theres guidelines for finesse on CrMe in hoh:s

Fiorella of Jerbiton: That's from HoH:S too

Zanino Sten: "Hey! I just remembered! I heard that bastard has an estate on the shore! Boys, let's get him! For Michiel's honor!!!"

He leaves with his goons.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Go get him!"

Lavinia of Jerbiton: the base ease factor is int+finesse vs 6

Guy of Bonisagus: "Convenient."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "We should investigate this mystery magus."

Dušan of Criamon: did we catch the gentleman's family name

Guy of Bonisagus: yes, it was the Elder

GM: i may have forgotten to put it in dialogue but he was very clear that he was Zanino Sten, brother of Michiel Sten, of the noble Venetian family.

Dušan of Criamon: good

GM: oh, uh, hm. current events, what skill would this be

Guy of Bonisagus: gotta say, the nobles really arent making a convincing argument for their continued living

GM: intrigue?

to have heard rumors about the sten family.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: intrigue is good for picking up rumors

ok

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Oh well, Fiorella makes seneveral dresses in a sitting in case of FInesse failures

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer:

rolling 1d10 + 2 -3

(

10

)

+2-3

=

9

Heh.

Lavinia of Jerbiton:

rolling 1d10+2+3 com+int

(

1

)

+2+3

=

6

GM: Excellent.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Another perfect Intrgiue.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: gah

GM:

rolling 1d10!

(

3

)

=

3

Lavinia doesn't recognize the name.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I can roll Venice Lore (nobility) if applicable

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Dang, I guess I'm not the only one who wants to fuck the Doge's wife.

GM: venice lore nobility would also work, sure

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Sounds like Michiel Sten is also involved in an affair with her.

I'll kill him!

GM: you get letters from your cousins constantly

Fiorella of Jerbiton:

rolling d10+3+1+1

(

2

)

+3+1+1

=

7

GM: so you've heard current events rumors and stuff.

You get the same as Mortis, which is that a popular rumor suggests Michiel Sten is having an affair with the Dogaressa.

Apparently someone is also having an affair with her on top of his own affair.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: its Batel

that sly dog

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Scandalous

Lavinia of Jerbiton: alright lets' visit either the zenos or the doge

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I wish I could be so popular."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: and get to the bottom of this

GM: Nice

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Guy of Bonisagus: getting the feeling that theres lots of people fucking this woman

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Alas, the gift has chosen me."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I think we could SPLIT THE PARTY and visit both.

Dušan of Criamon: "We all appreciate your contributions, Fiorella"

Archibald of Guernicus: "There is always the prestige in the order, Fiorella."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: I would join the Doge visiting party if we split

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I will visit the Zenos and encourage a party split so that the more mercenary of us visit the Doge instead.

Guy of Bonisagus: lets see the doge

Archibald of Guernicus: I'd visit the doge in that case, to hear what he wants of Vawdians tomb

GM: Alright, let's do the Doge first.

Guy of Bonisagus: i wanna determine if hes a bad man

Dušan of Criamon: I saw the doge already, I'm going to the nobles

Guy of Bonisagus: ultimate route: support the revolt, and kill the doge afterwards

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Are there open windows in the reception chamber a magpie might use?

GM: Yes.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Excellent

Fly my pretties

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "Welcome. I trust you have been discreet coming here without your companion."

The Doge is sitting with Isarello, but the stonemason is absent.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I'll cast Superior Aura of Ennobled Presence before I meet the Doge.

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: Good plan.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer:

rolling 1d10 + 14-5 vs Level 10

(

1

)

+14-5

=

10

Oh fug.

Actually I should probably just cast it in the morning.

Guy of Bonisagus: shouldnt it be -9

dominion 3 aura

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Which is before I meet the Doge.

No.

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: the divine aura is 1 at night.

Guy of Bonisagus: ah

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: The -5 is my Poor Formulaic Magic.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "You have our absolute discretion, Your Serenity."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: So if there is ALSO a Dominion 1 aura then I'll need to Conf.

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: But if you cast it in the morning, yes, it would be -9.

Archibald of Guernicus: i also put on aura of ennobled presence

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Yikes.

Guy of Bonisagus: "Aye. I heard the speech your fellow gave last night."

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: you could get in the whale, sail out to the neutral aura in the ocean, and then come back.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Aren't there arcane lacunae in the city?

Seems like we'd know if there were.

Since this is where the Tribunal meets.

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: Oh yeah, probably. It is where you hold the Tribunal.

Guy of Bonisagus: "I always have an ear to lend to good Christians. The people of the city seem to adore you."

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: Good point. I don't know any offhand but you can easily find one.

"Yes, I am but a common man myself, despite the trappings of office."

"They see themselves in me."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: You know a Jerbiton from Venice, it might be possible she knows of a lacunae

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "And I, them. I wish nothing more than for the city to be in the hands of the people and their benevolent Lord."

Guy of Bonisagus: please secretly roll my effort to Ken his Folk, with a bonus of +2. i want to determine if he is sincere in his love of the people

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "You are a credit to the people's trust in you, your excellency."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: same but +5

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Folk Ken, is this politician lying???

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "Which is why, of course, we must eliminate the devils of the Council of Ten and take the serene city's governance into our own hands."

(To GM) rolling 1d10!+2

(

9

)

+2

=

11

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "A brave decision that has been a long time in the making, to be sure."

"How can I, a humble master of the arcane, assist you?"

"And my sodales, of course."

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "Isarello is organizing a popular revolt. On the 15th, the citizens of Venice will storm the Piazza san Marco and drag the nobility from their homes to be slain. A perfect plan, of course. With one flaw."

"Should the Council discover my plot, they will stop at nothing to have my head. They know all manner of hedge magicians, wizards, and the like. Probably lovers of demons, the lot."

"So I reach out to you. Simply stay with me in the Ducal palace and prevent harm from coming to me until the deed is done."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "An affliction of which we are all too aware."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "May I ask, your Serenity, who recommended us to you?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm, seems like a good opportunity to sleep with his wife. I say we do it.

Archibald of Guernicus: "Point out to him that fellow magi will not oppose or harm one another, under any circumstance besides the most extreme acts of suicidal betrayal." I say quietly to my sodales

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Your letter spoke of a 'mutual aquaintance.'"

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "A patrician from Rome, he was. Seemed a spectacularly wealthy man. I befriended him in Avignon, and he came with me to Venice after I found I was elected Doge."

Dušan of Criamon: while it's Doge time, I'll clean up after myself

5min

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "He is, ho ho ho, my sort of "inside man" to the nobility."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I chuckle politely at his joke.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "That sounds familiar, though the name escapes me. Does your Serenity care to refresh my memory.. ?"

Guy of Bonisagus: "A noble himself, then?"

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "He seemed to be, although I do not recognize his family name. He called himself Adamo Scomparzo."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: does this ring any bells

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Never heard of him.

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: None of you have ever heard this name before, no.

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: balve

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Ah, Adamo. I'm glad he is doing well."

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "I'm surprised you weren't aware. I was under the impression he meant to deliver my missive himself."

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: sounds like a case for enigmatic wisdom

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "Why, he should be relaxing back in Rome at this very moment."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

If ONLY we had someone capable of finding anyone with only a name and then another person who could head back to Rome at a moment's notice.

But, alas...

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier:

rolling 1d10!-2+5 per + folk ken vs guile lavinia

(

7

)

-2+5

=

10

Lavinia of Jerbiton:

rolling 1d10+2+3 guile

(

3

)

+2+3

=

8

conf

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: nice

slam that conf down

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Great job!

Archibald of Guernicus: slap dat mfin conf tokie donw

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: You skillfully allow the Doge to believe you are familiar with that name. GJ.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Awwww yeah.

Guy of Bonisagus: "I must confess, some concern weighs heavy on me. You said all of the nobility will be put to death. Are there no men of virtue among their ranks?"

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Can you tell us more about the wizards on the council?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Can you tell us about the other members of your household who might be in danger?'

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "Virtue? Among the noble-blooded?" He spits on the floor. Isarello drops to his knees and wipes it up with a napkin.

Archibald of Guernicus: and hes right. damn him, hes so right.

Guy of Bonisagus: he is absolutely right

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "Even if there is, they sit and become rotten by allowing the corruption around them to fester."

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: hes damn right

Guy of Bonisagus: I nod.

Gulielmus of Pure Reason: im sad im going to miss this entire adventure because it seems good

Archibald of Guernicus: pure reason

brb

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Exactly.

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "The Council may surprise me with their capabilities. I can only hope this very meeting isn't being watched by some bug or other."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Ah, control over animals."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Who on the council do you suspect of wizardry?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Well, some lesser hedge magicians might attempt to spy on you with a bug."

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "I have been separated from their plots by my position. My eyes and ears are the workers, the peasants, the poor. Behind the Council's doors, I can find no one trustworthy."

"Save for Adamo, but alas, he is gone to Rome at the worst time."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I nod sympathetically.

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "I suspect them all, my good Doctor! Ho ho ho!"

"That's why they'll be beheaded in the Piazza by the week's end!"

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Sic semper tyrannis."

"Hmm... I think we need to investigate these wizards and understand their capabilities, if we are to effectively protect you from them."

"If we find an opportunity to 'eliminate' these threats, may we assume we have your blessing to act?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "An excellent idea, if I do say so myself."

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "Cunning. If you can infiltrate their ranks and prepare the defenses in the next two days, I will be immensely thankful. And of course, should you help the people of Venice along before the date arrives, I will applaud your initiative."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Of course your excellency."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Perhaps you could even find room for skilled scholars of the arcane in the new governance of Venice.. ?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Who else in your household will need protection in the days ahead?"

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "The only two that truly matter are myself and my beloved Aluycia." He turns to Isarello. "No offense, of course, ho ho ho. You know what I mean, my friend."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

"Where will Aluycia be staying?"

Lavinia of Jerbiton: we replaced mortis with galafre. lets see if anyone notices

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Wow.

Can't believe you'd do me like this.

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "I will be in my chambers here at the palace, and the fair lady Aluycia is to be secured offsite, behind armed guards in a tower at the Arsenale."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Even though LEGALLY it would be rape to sleep with another man's wife, morally it would be True Love.

Archibald of Guernicus: [while looking up from noblewomen whom he is raping] I can't believe you'd call me a Galafre

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Ah, that should spare her the worst of the fighting."

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: "If you could track her down and tell her to get back to the Palazzo tonight, as well, I would like to speak with her. The woman is a wild spirit, and if only I were still a commander and could sail her around the world..."

"It's good that the Dogaressa is so in touch with her city, but I must keep her safe in the days to come."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Of course your Excellency, Vardian's Tomb is expert at finding people."

Excellent Lord, by the Grace of God, Doge of Venice, Duke of Dalmatia and Croatia, the Most Serene Prince, Marin Falier: he claps. "It was a truly comforting thing to meet with you all. I look forward to the day you can stand by my side and say you are close friends with the Supreme Lord of Venice."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Same

GM: We can head to the Zenos now if you'd like, or last call for messing with the doge

Lavinia of Jerbiton: im set

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Sounds good to me.

Dušan of Criamon: ready

Archibald of Guernicus: After we depart, I say to my sodales "Already he regards us as his court wizards, we shouldnae keep so direct a connection if we wish tae interfere here. But if his enemies have that kind of assistance, it is quite right tae deal with it."

GM: Nice. The palazzo drawing room is in the lower right of the map.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Aight.

GM: It is beautifully decorated, befitting the long and venerable history of the Zeno family name. Nicolo is humoring a guest, the (possibly) familiar Batel of Jerbiton.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "I was just playing along. I figured he'd be suspicious if we didn't hint we wanted some reward."

"I'm curious to find this Adamo fellow who has dragged us into this."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Alright

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "It sounds like an alias to me."

Archibald of Guernicus: "There's too many people who know about us and are eager to share stories, but Mortis is right. I would also assume it an alias."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "I thought he suggested the man sits on the council itself."

"That he's the one council member he trusts out of the 10. Or maybe I misheard."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I head in to meet with my couz

Guy of Bonisagus: "He is definitely sincere in his goals, if nothing else. Though I think he acts more out of some hatred for nobility than a love of the people and a desire to do what is right."

GM: He isn't on the council, but is apparently free to enter the Council chambers and may be a Senator or something.

Here, let me upload a silly handout.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Cool

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Classic diagram.

GM: Although the Council of Ten is a major authority and the entire bureaucracy of Venice is colloquially referred to as the "Council of Ten", the Hall of the Full Council at the Ducal Palace can contain hundreds of people at one time.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Ah, it's like that, huh? I understand everything now.

GM: It is currently under renovation on the top floor.

Overseen by Felipe Calendar, associate of the Doge.

Dušan of Criamon: now THIS looks like a democracy

more checks and balances than a bank

GM: You can understand why Falier wants to murder them all.

Dušan of Criamon: HUNDREDS of senators

Nicolò Zeno: "Batel, really? The Dogaressa?"

Dušan of Criamon: lol

Batel of Jerbiton: "It wasn't my fault! Honestly, it was all her idea. But who could say no? The beauty of her form! The allure of her station!"

Nicolò Zeno: You walk in on this conversation.

Dušan of Criamon: "Moth, meet flame."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Do I know this guy?

I'll make an OoH Lore, spec is politics

rolling d10+3+1

(

5

)

+3+1

=

9

Nicolò Zeno: "You'll have to leave my house eventually, my friend. My hospitality is esteemed, but I don't want the angry mob charging into this room.

"

Batel of Jerbiton: You have heard of Batel. After an apprenticeship with the Gastronomers during which he visited Vardian's Tomb, he left, joined the League of the Single Ocean, and has been petitioning your family for several months to sponsor an exploratory voyage to the West.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Nice

Batel of Jerbiton: During that time he's been residing in Venice as a guest of the Zenos and, apparently, fucking the Doge's wife.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Buongiorno, cousin."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Was he the guy at the Grand Tribunal who was trying to get people to go to the West?

Dušan of Criamon: "Salve, nobles."

devil's fav demon (GM): he wasn't that guy iirc, but he is a big supporter of that guy

Nicolò Zeno: "My lovely cousin! You arrived after all!"

Guy of Bonisagus: hmm. lets kill him too, just to be safe

Nicolò Zeno: He jumps from his seat and begins to kiss all the ladies' cheeks.

Guy of Bonisagus: so far it seems like everyone except archibald and fiorella are firmly in camp revolution

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I smile and greet him in ladylike fashion.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: murdering wizards ftw

Nicolò Zeno: "So..."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: i do not support the revolution guy

Nicolò Zeno: he looks to Batel, then to you, then around the room.

Guy of Bonisagus: sorry. firmly in camp kill then obles

Nicolò Zeno: "Are the rumors true?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I think the REAL thing we should be focusing on is how I can marry a rich and beautiful woman.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Si. Violence is nigh."

"The Doge fancies himself a king."

Nicolò Zeno: Mortis, the Dogaressa is currently missing and somewhere in the city. The most likely place is by the side of Michiel Sten, the young noble whose brother Guy sent out of the city.

So go find and seduce her!

Nicolò Zeno sighs

Nicolò Zeno: "Madonna..."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Worse yet, he conspires with the wizards to defeat counterrevolutionaries. A conventional assault on the palace may fail."

Guy of Bonisagus: the dogaressa is plotting with the nobles to have the doge killed, so she can take all his money and not have to give up her noble friends, probably

Dušan of Criamon: that sounds good as hell

Nicolò Zeno: "Would you believe it? We had thought old Marien would sit in his room, curled up in those big comfy robes, getting drunk on Cypriot wine until he died peacefully."

Guy of Bonisagus: lets kill her. the doge too. after the nobles die

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Let's nuke this cit

Dušan of Criamon: "In Rome, it is tradition to counter speeches to rabble with one's own speeches."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: y

lets kill them all and let god sort them out

(To GM) rolling 1d10!+2+3 comm intruge

(

9

)

+2+3

=

14

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "He's a man of action. Used to commanding warships."

Dušan of Criamon: "Surely you can outmaneuver him in the political arena."

Nicolò Zeno: "He had been cooling his heels as a diplomat for years. We had all thought the war had drained out of him."

Guy of Bonisagus: the people are fine. we have to claim some kind of moral high ground

lets write the tenure of kings and magistrates and leave copies on the bodies of dead nobles we killed

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Diplomacy is all about the wars you COULD fight, but choose not to."

Nicolò Zeno: "This is a madman's story, still. The Doge is a fiery-tempered man, but this kind of plot seems... It's just demented."

Batel of Jerbiton: "The Doge is seventy-six years old, I must remind you. Perhaps it is dementia."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: there's nothing wrong with being old!!!

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "He has other weaknesses."

"He's a cuckold. Or at least enough people believe him to be one. If he were to die suddenly, people might be willing to believe his wife was the culprit."

"Do you know of any particularly clever assassins?"

Nicolò Zeno: "I, uh. I may."

"We're a very large family, and things need to be protected."

sorry, i was whispering to lavinia.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: How many adventures about cuckolds are we going to have?!

Nicolò Zeno: lmao

turns out history is FILLED with them.

moe: it seems like the thing I'd tell my historians to write about my enemies

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Let's say no more. There may be hidden eyes upon me."

Batel of Jerbiton casts his eyes down and looks around the floor as Fiorella discusses cucking the Doge

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I play the hand I'm dealt

Nicolò Zeno: "Of course. The utmost discretion."

Dušan of Criamon: "I appeal to you not to place all your eggs in one basket, and oppose the mass actions as well as planning things considered sinful even by Roman standards."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Do you have plans for evacuation? The city might be blockade if you wait too long to leave by sea."

Nicolò Zeno: "Yes, the navy is probably in his damn pocket..."

"Perhaps I should leave now. My brother Antonio is in Constantinople. I will join him there."

"I had truly hoped it wasn't true. The damn old drunk."

Nicolò Zeno makes a rude gesture out the window toward the ducal palace

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Gasp!

How rude!

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "First Cola di RIenzi, then the Duc di Colonna, now Venice seems to be gripped by the madness of our times."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Insane death tolls.

Nicolò Zeno: Tonight, Nicolo will take most of his immediate family to Constantinople, thanks to your intercession.

Dušan of Criamon: And so we have a backup Doge once this one is killed

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Could be good.

Nicolò Zeno: "It has been years now, but I wonder what happened to little Carlo."

"If he's still in the city."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I can look for him."

Nicolò Zeno: NOTE: Carlo is the third brother of these Zenos. He was a precious child everyone loved, destined for an ecclesiastical career, educated at Padua, etc

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Could it be that he's a secret wizard???

Nicolò Zeno: He has been estranged from his family for several years after drinking away his inheritance and sowing wild seeds all over Venice.

Dušan of Criamon: It happens

say, if Batel's still around

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Any of these bastards gifted?

Nicolò Zeno: "We always thought, oh, he'll calm down and come back, but now I worry."

Dušan of Criamon: I'd like to ask him where he met the Dogessa

Nicolò Zeno: None of the Zeno brothers are Gifted.

johns: are there any magical aura or lacunae around I can use

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Ah well. Flora's appretniceship is still ongoing

Nicolò Zeno: yes probably. like i said i dont offhand know of any but the Order maintains several in Venice for the use of hermetic wizards in the area.

since it's the tribunal hq

Fiorella of Jerbiton: If I know what Carlo looks like I could have the magpies search for him

Batel of Jerbiton: "A house party at the Sten Estate, would you believe it?"

He begins shouting

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I can create a picture of him on a parchment with magic

johns: Ok, I will try the Sortes in a neutral area, asking the question: "Is the one who goes by Adamo Scomparzo in the city of Rome?" the ease factor is 18, I get +3 for asking about a city and +5 for asking about rome

Batel of Jerbiton: "TERRIBLE party! AWFUL! Worse than the one in your dank old cave!"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Oh my."

Lavinia of Jerbiton:

rolling 1d10!+8+2+3+5

(

7

)

+8+2+3+5

=

25

Batel of Jerbiton: "But oh my GOD the beauty of that woman."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: That +5 for asking about Rome really pays dividends.

Guy of Bonisagus: whos casting spells on this jerbiton

Lavinia of Jerbiton: if they have MR though this may have to penetrate magic resistance, assuming it needs to scan their mind to find out their alias or something

Guy of Bonisagus: whats going on

Batel of Jerbiton: "It's no surprise she followed me away from the young brothers, those  giovanistri ."

giovinastri, sorry.

he's calling the Sten brothers insolent young dogs.

Dušan of Criamon: It seems they agitated him

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I make a picture of Carlo with this spell

Refreshes a mental image within the magus's mind to perfect, as per the description of By His Works (Houses of Hermes: True Lineages pg 73), and then projects that image onto a piece of vellum. Fiorella Zeno of Jerbiton invented this spell to create maps from birds eye views captured by herself and her familiar (who can share what she sees with Fiorella), which she then plan27ned to share with her Venetian cartographer associates to be copied and refined. If Fiorella creates the image with red lines, it is easy to trace over with black ink.

Then I'll send out search birds

I can move to a less hostile aura to do so

Batel of Jerbiton: oh cool

Fiorella of Jerbiton: That's also the spell I use to accelerate the process of cartography for Nicolo and his associates BTW

Batel of Jerbiton: you can make the picture of carlo to search for him. thats badass.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I guess I already included that i nthe c/p

Lavinia of Jerbiton: ok another sortes I can try is trying to divine the sigil on one of the people I found who I suspect is under a magical effect, will need to get a lucky roll on this though in a neutral aura

rolling 1d10!+8+2-1

(

7

)

+8+2-1

=

16

if I conf I can beat the 18 ease factor

Batel of Jerbiton: Oh hell yeah.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Anyway that's my plan. It sounds like there's a party worth crashing though

Batel of Jerbiton: Conf that shit.

You discover the sigil of rotting meat.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Slam down your pog

Lavinia of Jerbiton: this sounds familiar

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Huh, that's a weird sigil.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: but i personally cant remember it

rolling 1d10+2+2 order of hermes lore to recognize?

(

8

)

+2+2

=

12

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I need to make pogs for my upcoming game since it has a hero point mechanic

Lavinia of Jerbiton: gah

GAH

Batel of Jerbiton: By god! That's Prudenzio's music!

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Niiiiice

Guy of Bonisagus: alright, we can set the doge and his business as a sidequest

main quest: kill prudenzio

Batel of Jerbiton: lmao

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Finally, something we can agree on

Lavinia of Jerbiton: let me know when I can reunite with the zeno party and share my discoveries

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: All the sortesing takes longer than the meeting, I'd guess.

GM: Yeah. You can meet up at the chapterhouse as the day draws to a close.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: 2 hours at least

nice.

"I have had a productive day sodales."

GM: If the crew at the Zenos are done we can do it now, unless Mortis wants to wander around looking for the Dogaressa.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Well, do I have ideas where to start looking?

GM: Tomorrow is April 14th, the last day before the planned revolution.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I have my sidequest to find Carlo

GM: Batel says he met the woman at the Sten estate, and Zanino Sten was roaring drunk at dawn near a palazzo by the dockside.

Next to 4, the alley.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I also have an idea to maybe steal something persona of the Dogeressa I can plant on Sten or some other rube.

GM: If you send your birds around the city you spot Carlo pretty fast.

He's in a group of armed mercenaries patrolling the Arsenale.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'll go and warn him the Zenos are evacuating.

Well first

Lavinia brought us the news of Prudenzio

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I suppose I'll check at the Sten estate for the Dogerresa.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: We should decide our reaction to that

Carlo Zeno, Mercenary: she does that AFTER everyone meets up back at the chapterhouse.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Ah right

Okay I meet with Carlo

Carlo Zeno, Mercenary begins to talk about the weather at a loud volume and herds you around a corner

Carlo Zeno, Mercenary: "Bella, I love you, I haven't seen you in so long, but please, these men don't know I'm a Zeno."

He gives you a hug.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I see, I see."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: brb

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I am used to scaring people off with my eldritch mien. I have lost the art of discretion somewhat, I apologize."

Carlo Zeno, Mercenary: "I thought I might see my brother's faces again tomorrow, after so long. A shame, heh."

"Wait, how did you come to find me?"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "God led me to you, after I was sent off to that, ah, nunnery in the Alps."

Carlo Zeno, Mercenary crosses himself

Carlo Zeno, Mercenary: "What's wrong? Am I in danger?"

Guy of Bonisagus: it took me longer than i expected to make this

https://i.imgur.com/UDLZadH.png

Carlo Zeno, Mercenary: "The nobles, surely, but I'm on the winning side!"

lfmao

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "The Doge has declared the nobility his enemy. That includes us."

Carlo Zeno, Mercenary: "...I've nowhere to go, Fiorella."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: can guy and archibald ensure the chapterhouse is not being spied on

Carlo Zeno, Mercenary: "This band of mercenaries is a steady wage, at least."

Guy of Bonisagus: sure

Fiorella of Jerbiton: If Guy is constantly spamming IER, he might be able to tell when my familiar is broadcasting

Carlo Zeno, Mercenary: lol

i think they'd probably be able to keep it secure. it would be insanely illegal to scry on a chapterhouse, anyway.

>_>

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "We have a retainer for mercenaries at our estate in Rome."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: It helps if you're dead.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "The work is perhaps deadlier than guard work in Venice, but you won't be targeted for who you are."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: It's insanely deadlier.

Carlo Zeno, Mercenary: "I don't know what to think! Thank you! This has been a strange and incredible few days."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'll give him the chapterhouse address if he'd like to consider working for VT until this blows over.

Carlo Zeno, Mercenary: Cool. He's fine with that, although he does try to haggle over pay as soon as the topic comes up.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Things may be comfortable here, but in less than one turn of the sun you may be tasked with kinslaying."

Dušan of Criamon: nice

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Vardian's Tomb absolutely loves kinslaying.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: winslaying

Fiorella of Jerbiton: That's Beatrice the Black Sheep's way

I'm living up to my story flaw

As Beatrice lived up to hers

Anyway I've held things up long enough

Carlo Zeno, Mercenary: "I had been looking forward to sticking it to my brothers, but seeing your face... I would not have been able to do the deed."

ok

to mortis

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: To me!

Man at Arms: "Hey now! Keep away from the gates! Sun's comin' down, no visitors!"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I have no real idea on how to find someone, nor do I have any magical ability to do so, so my plan is to just look for the fanciest houses in the district and ask if they've seen the Dogeressa.

Man at Arms: You said you were going down to the palazzo where you saw Zanino, I thought.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Then head back to the chapter house when I get too tired.

Right.

But I mean that's all my plan is.

Man at Arms: Well, some men at arms are outside guarding the door and blocking the nearby alleyway and accosting people who approach the estate.

"No one's seen the Dogaressa! Clear off! She's probably with the fucking Doge!"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

"It's vital that I speak to her. The Doge has something important to tell her about her future."

Man at Arms: you're just normally gifted right

no gentle gift or particularly great communication?

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Correct.

I have Pre +1 and +3 from my Superior Aura of Ennobled Presence.

Man at Arms raises his axe and poises himself to strike at any offense

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Man at Arms: "Nobody's seein' the Dogaressa. Not you, not anybody."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Well I guess I found her.

Man at Arms: "Shit."

"Forget I said that. I meant nobody HAS seen her. Now clear off!"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Stand aside, lackey. Your master will want to hear what I have to say as well."

Man at Arms: brb, im going to get something out of the fridge. he does not stand aside and, in fact, calls other guards to back him up.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Well, I don't want to kill Michiel Sten's guards if I can avoid it.

I'll have to retire to the chapter house to plan my next move.

Dušan of Criamon: Hmm.

I kind of want to use my privacy invading spell on the walls of the building

Who knows what I might find

Lavinia of Jerbiton: what spells can people use to make sure the chapterhouse is not spied on

Dušan of Criamon: IER

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Could be a good idea.

I do tell everyone I've found the Dogeressa.

Man at Arms: Anything that detects magic. A Watching Ward that triggers if someone opens a window or touches a wall or something.

idk.

GM: Excellent.

The covenant meets up, and the sun has set.

Dušan of Criamon: Time for a nightly excursion

Lavinia of Jerbiton: ok i guess no one makes sure we're not being spied on

GM: lol

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I sure don't.

GM: You could just close all the doors and windows.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Guy casts IER every six seconds

Dušan of Criamon: I mean I think I have low level IER

Guy of Bonisagus: i can

yeah

Archibald of Guernicus: I get alerted if any spell beats my parma, and I can check for active magic regularly in the chapterhouse

Dušan of Criamon: I got L10 IER

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I have Camilla look out for spies

Lavinia of Jerbiton: so i will just share what i learned about prudenzio and how he is Adamo Scomparzo and is using powerful mentem magic on people around the city to hang around the council and make people think of him as a great wonderful rich guy

Guy of Bonisagus: ill just cast it every few minutes

I steeple my fingers and lean back in my chair.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: The vulture can send me mental photographs of any suspicious looking people near the house or surrounding canals

Guy of Bonisagus: "We need to stop this madman."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Prudenzio? That scoundrel!"

Caretaker Marcus serves the covenant a meal of soft fried whole small crabs, pasta in a sauce of anchovy and onion, and for dessert, small donuts dotted with orange and lemon peel.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Did you acquire any [ARCANE CONNECTIONS] the last time you met him?"

Yum, what's the restipe?

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Another one of VT's old sodales turned nemesis? Pity it wasn't the baker, she sounds interesting."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "What possible reason could he have for embroiling us in the intrigues of Venice?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "Pettiness? He left us for personal ambitions and found that covenants are more than just a collection of magi in the same building."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Is Prudenzio marched or not? What's his legal status?"

Caretaker Marcus: You want to know something really funny.

He's not legally marched. You just threatened him into leaving Rome under the threat of Marching him if he returned.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Fair enough

Archibald of Guernicus: "He wisnae marched, what he did was more obnoxious than illegal."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "He would seem to be absolutely interfering with the mundanes to the detriment of his sodales, if the revolt he has inspired is going to disrupt the neutral ground of this tribunal, and cause the deaths of a sodales' family members."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Well, so far all he's done is trick us into visiting Venice."

Guy of Bonisagus: sounds like its time to follow through on that threat

"Let's destroy him."

Archibald of Guernicus: "If this is definitely and demonstrably the case, we'll deal with him when we see him."

Guy of Bonisagus: "If this revolution is truly the result of his meddling, then it would be best to destroy him and defuse the situation."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "You could do that by incapacitating the doge."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Oh, I just remembered something that Batel migth be interested to know but it doesn't affect this adventure much, if I get the chance however I'll tell him the Auram blight is coming next and if he's heavily investing in maritime endeavors he should plan accordingly as voyages through magical waters will be becalmed or suffocating

Caretaker Marcus: oh nice

Guy of Bonisagus: "The Doge may be an innocent man whose mind was altered by magic."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Uh, an Auram blight would probably be deadly.

Since it would create poison air.

Guy of Bonisagus: specifically it would destroy the air

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Yeah

We already had corpus hurting juice

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "He's a tyrant like any other."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: You can't really destroy air, so my guess is poison.

Dušan of Criamon: "A king in all but name."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "But he does have the support of the people."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Uh there's entire section of Perdo Auram

Guy of Bonisagus: I look towards the ceiling. "This is true, but his death could incite another to pick up where he left off."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Aye, it's the nature of populism. A dead populist is a martyr."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Destroy his mind, or his capacity to lead, then."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: It's all about destroying weather, not air.

"He's 72 years old, that would be easy enough."

Guy of Bonisagus: "It's too close to the day of the revolution to stop it like that."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Frankly even falling down the stairs would be a natural demise at that age.

Dušan of Criamon: "I keep coming back to the idea that it can't be this old fart orchestrating this entire massacre."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Oh, I suppose you'll have to incapacitate the leader of the arsenale too, as his leiutenant."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Destroying weather becalms it

Archibald of Guernicus: "If we gather an arcane connection to the man, I can steer him mentally towards less bloodthirsty outlets."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: It doesn't make poison gas

Lavinia of Jerbiton: hmm did we already ask about Isarello Bertusi

Caretaker Marcus: And probably kill that unassuming stonemason who you've conveniently never met with a party member not protected by the Parma.

Dušan of Criamon: OK, I go to the Dogessa house

I take a bible with me

Guy of Bonisagus: "Destroy his feelings of wrath for a time, and I feel things would be resolved. But we must also destroy Prudenzio for what he has wrought."

Caretaker Marcus: Middle of the night Dusan?

Dušan of Criamon: I think we don't have another day left

Caretaker Marcus: You have the 14th, tomorrow.

That's the last day.

Dušan of Criamon: OK, I'll delay plans then

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "That seems unlikely to work and would in any case be meddling with mundane affairs."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I can send magpies to get Archibald some ACs

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "Simply staying at the Ducal Palace for a day would be the safest choice."

GM: Lavinia you haven't done much asking after Isarello, but he's been fairly blunt about his role.

Guy of Bonisagus: "Affairs have already been meddled with, and a Hermetic maga would be negatively affected if the plan goes through."

GM: Isarello is really excited about killing the nobles and backs up the Doge completely.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: "From what I gather there aren't any magi on the side of the nobility, so our offer of protection is essentially meaningless."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: just curious who among the people we've met so far is Prudenzio in disguise

maybe all of them.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Here's a fact: it could also be any of the magi.

GM: What if he really did already leave Venice?

Guy of Bonisagus: fiorella, the doge, the stonemason, and michiel

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Disguise magic isn't resisted by Parma MAgica.

Dušan of Criamon: I suspect our friend, the inkeep

Guy of Bonisagus: lmkfao

GM: lol.

Guy of Bonisagus: prudenzio living for years as our innkeeper

Lavinia of Jerbiton: trust no one, not even your grog

Guy of Bonisagus: majima everywhere but its prudenzio

GM: l,mfao

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Corpus based disguise magic is expensive

Of course, the storyteller has infinite vis

So I suspect an NPC

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: You can just use Imaginem magic to disguise your features.

No problemo.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Let's kill the storyteller and extract his infinite vis

GM: Well, he might not be using disguise magic. Everyone Lavinia talked to about the guy remembers him, they just can't describe his face.

Guy of Bonisagus: no one will be able to describe his face once i find him

Lavinia of Jerbiton: cool token

anyway by hermetic law are we allowed to interfere with this mundane affair if we are correcting a pre-existing illegal interference

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: There is no way to tell who this guy is.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Well this explains why the Doge knew so much about VT, but did not know a Zeno was a council member."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: But we don't actually know that there is any magical interference.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: don't be dense

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: The only thing we know that Prudenzio did was trick us into coming here.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Archibald can make the case for or against interference

Lavinia of Jerbiton: I said there was interference and my investigations are always conclusive

Archibald of Guernicus: "Perhaps his aim is to frame us. Think on it. If we do nothing here, he could state to the tribunal that we aided the revolution. If we do interfere, he states that we stopped a mundane revolution that was occurring anyway."

GM: And that Prudenzio cast Mentem magic on most of the people Lavinia interviewed. She found his sigil.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: What would be the point of starting a revolution and then luring us here?

But that sigil would show up if he cast spells to make people believe that he was a wealthy nobleman of good character.

It doesn't indicate that any of the current political situation is his fault.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: ignoring mortis,

GM: lol

Lavinia of Jerbiton: what sort of Mental manipulation can people do on the doge

Guy of Bonisagus: "Alright, I believe Fiorella will be our best bet for finding him. After that, Archibald seems the best suited to destroying him."

"Unless his ignem is weak."

Archibald of Guernicus: Do you have anyone currently bewitched to hand? I can investigate them personally and confirm, in my legal position of quaesitor, not only that they are enchanted but the nature of the spell enchanting them.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: if we go out and ask around we should find one

Archibald of Guernicus: "The pillum reminds me of unpleasant memories. Before your time, Guy, before your time, but I'll content myself with my blade."

GM: You could pull Nicolo in. He, like many of the others, remembers Adamo being present at Council meetings, but can't remember what he looks like.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Galafre's disguise eluded my scrutiny, and Prudenzio is no more familiar to me."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: was the Doge wearing anything made of metal

GM: The Doge was absolutely loaded up with jewelry

Archibald of Guernicus: "Find me someone bewitched, and I'll conclusively and legally demonstrate that Prudenzio is the culprit. When we are legally protected from his schemes, then I trust you can press the advantage to him. If he acts rashly - we destroy him."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: does that conduct lightning poewr

GM: lmao

probably.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: The best thing about pacifist magic is how easily you can kill people with it.

Guy of Bonisagus: gold is a fantastic conductor

Archibald of Guernicus: I have a question. Is it possible to FFM a level 50 spell to be level 55 and still formulaic?

GM: no

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Does the doge's palace have any balconies or places where the doge would stand close to an edge he could suffer an unfortunate accident from

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Like 9000 birds landing on him

GM: pretty sure the only way to have formulaic effects of that magnitude is by instilling them in items or as might powers

Lavinia of Jerbiton: or someone invisibly pushing them over a rail

Dušan of Criamon: it's the perfect crime

you can't charge a bird with dogicide

Archibald of Guernicus: As said, if we get an AC to him I can alter his mind as we see fit. Perdo and Creo Mentem to make him believe anything.

Guy of Bonisagus: you could also just call to slumber him forever

Archibald of Guernicus: Hmm

I have an idea

GM: the doge's palace has a huge scaffolding with ongoing construction but the doge's bedroom is on the other side of the building.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'll send birds out to gather hair for Archibald

Archibald of Guernicus: Why don't we erase this contact of his

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Muggles leave hair all over the damn place

Archibald of Guernicus: and make him start publically proclaiming things

about Prudenzio

Guy of Bonisagus: do not say muggles.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Normies.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Mundanes

GM: lol

Archibald of Guernicus: Prudenzio is vain and short-sighted, I think if we have the doge start very publically proclaiming him an ally and such, he'll emerge from hiding to correct things

and we can strike then

Lavinia of Jerbiton: maybe? but who would actually know what he's talking about if he starts talking about PRudenzio

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "If you can name the place of residence of someone, the magpies are smart enough to search it for hair."

Archibald of Guernicus: Well, if the doge mentions a man by name in a speech

everyone will

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Okay I just had a better idea. let's enslave the doge to our will  and  let the revolution happen.

GM: lmao.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: But nobody actually knows who Prudenzio is.

Dušan of Criamon: actually you just struck gold

Archibald of Guernicus: No, but he'll hear his name being repeated as a public figure of mysterious origin

Dušan of Criamon: use a magpie to get some hair from the Doge

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: And, I mean, he could just use another false name if he ever came back.

Archibald of Guernicus: The point isn't that his disguise is acutally blown, the point is that he's easily angered and incredibly vain

it will make him curious and force him to investigate

GM: i think archibald's idea is to taunt prudenzio by applying his own mentem effects to the doge and having him call prudenzio out as having been discovered.

yeah.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Ok.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: But why don't we just find him and confront him in person?

We can do that, after all.

GM: this all hinges on him actually being in Venice, of course.

You can also do that.

It's a very open ended session.

Archibald of Guernicus: Well that's insanely illegal and scrying

GM: True.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I am going with Archibald's plan on the grounds that he has the spells on his sheet for what he wants to do.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: We could just say he forfeited his immunity with his undeclared assault on our covenant.

You know, when he delivered the letter.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: He walked into a public inn

Archibald of Guernicus: Prudenzio not being in Venice woudl be a bit strange. At the very least he'd keep up with news of his scheme. He's self-centred and self-obsessed! He woulnd't let it go on without looking for news from it. And if he wants something out of it, close attention on his part is necessary.

No, if we cause a scene and lay it at his feet, he'll know about it

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: I thought he WAS in Rome though.

Isn't that what Lavinia's already illegal scrying detected?

Lavinia of Jerbiton: No

GM: No, she couldn't place him.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: And I've made no mention of scrying

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Ah.

Ok.

GM: Whoops.

Let that slip.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Sounds like MOrtis was scrying on me.

Let's get him

GM: You heard it suggested that Prudenzio was the one who delivered the letter, though, Mortis is correct.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: of course prudenzio could also have just been trying to lure us all here so he can do nefarious things back at VT. who knows

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: What if I was just standing behind you while you were reading your book???

GM: The Doge implied it was meant to be delivered personally.

So maybe he just followed you back.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: And who else could have done it invisibly?

How could he have followed us on the glass whale?

GM: Or maybe he's drinking with Particella right now.

Archibald of Guernicus: On that basis, I could return to Vardian's Tomb for the night and keep watch of it.

I'm nocturnal and can return there in a moment

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Ok.

GM: Oh, nice.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: lets let archibald mess with the doge's mind and if nothing happens then we kill him.

ok?

Guy of Bonisagus: we will need to kill particella as well, on the possibility that he is working with prudenzio

and also that he is prudenzio

Archibald of Guernicus: As a totally non-pertinent aside, did anyone here learn wizard's communion yet

specifically a level 30 version

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Nope.

GM: rosarios got a level 10 version. rip. he'll probably learn a 30 eventually.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Where is Rosario anyway?

Is he still back at the covenant?

GM: Somewhere.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Well then the covenant is safe for now.

GM: He's at the covenant, last you all checked. Rosario's been doing a lot of lab work lately.

Archibald of Guernicus:

(To GM) rolling 1d10!+40 vs 30

(

9

)

+40

=

49

GM: If Archibald goes back and lets him know whats happening he'll probably get excited and start pacing around the building with his sword.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: So I think we're good on that front, then.

Guy of Bonisagus: rosario getting excited that hes found a prudenzio, but he just killed another of the infernal farriers hanging around rome

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: A win/win.

That's a concept I invented to describe a scenario in which all participants succeed in their goals.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: anyway archibald

use your magics

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Oh yeah

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Ah, can't wait to see the magic of an archmage.

Turns into a skeleton from waiting so long.

GM: typing typing. stuff in the bg

blah blah

sorry.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: No problemo.

Next time just say so.

GM: Archibald is currently having a conversation and will return shortly.

Archibald of Guernicus:

(To GM) rolling 1d10!+3+2+1

(

10

+

2

)

+3+2+1

=

18

GM: ahhhh

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: As a mind controlled slave of Prudenzio, eh?

Particella passes a note to a player.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Well, we have to trap him in a cage.

It can't be helped.

So what are our plans to loot the treasuries of Venice?

Archibald of Guernicus:

(To GM) rolling 1d10!+2+2

(

4

)

+2+2

=

8

GM:

(To GM) rolling 1d10!-6

(

10

+

1

)

-6

=

5

Guy of Bonisagus: summon infinite magpies

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: This plan can't possibly fail.

Archibald of Guernicus: In the distance, you can hear the sound of a train leaving its tracks and crashing through the undergrowth

GM: Okay. I think we're coming back.

Archibald of Guernicus: I teleport back

GM: Archibald has learned one important fact about Prudenzio. He is even more of a physical weakling than before.

Archibald of Guernicus: The bastard was at the covenant, drinking with the grogs. He gave me the slip, seems he's spent this entire time since we last saw him working on naught but his parma and means tae escape."

GM: Also that he can enter your Aegis.

Oh also he seems really young.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Magi can always enter an Aegis.

GM: This is in contrast to the last time you saw him, when he was visibly aging and white-haired.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: You just can't cast spells in it.

Archibald of Guernicus: He was unaffected by it

And it had pretty good penetration

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmmm.

Well, sounds like he's got a really good Parma Magica score then.

Did you find out what he was up to?

Lavinia of Jerbiton: did Prudenzio have second sight back in the day?

Archibald of Guernicus: No

He had weak fairy blood

Dušan of Criamon: He's struck a deal with the devil

Archibald of Guernicus: his son had strong fairy blood (rest in peace)

Lavinia of Jerbiton: is he aware his son is dead

Archibald of Guernicus: Well he didn't stop to chat, put it that way

Guy of Bonisagus: prudenzio: i love my dead gay son

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmmm.

Then it sounds like we should return to Rome post haste!

Archibald of Guernicus: I'm rolling code of hermes for the laws regarding wizards war and a vagrant with no known address

rolling 1d10+2+4

(

4

)

+2+4

=

10

GM: lmfao if you return to rome and just let april 15th play out normally

Lavinia of Jerbiton: I don't think the plan to make the doge expose prudenzio will work, so

Can we incapacitate him remotely?

Dušan of Criamon: Use bird to gain [arcane connection]

use [arcane connection] to sap [doge]

GM: Archibald, Prudenzio has forfeited his legal immunity by invading your covenant grounds and breaking the terms of your agreement. He's not marched but his legal protections as a magus are forfeit until the paperwork clears.

yeah you can get a connection to the doge.

Guy of Bonisagus: alright, lets alter the doge's mind, genocide fiorellas bloodline, and kill prudenzio

GM: also there are 3 NPCs you've yet to interrogate, the stonemason, the lovely Aluycia Falier, and her noble fling Michiel.

Dušan of Criamon: going for the 100% killrate

Archibald of Guernicus: I could make the doge terrified of Venice

GM: April 14th. Dawn breaks!

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: What would that do?

He might just order the city burned to the ground in a paroxysm of terror.

Archibald of Guernicus: Well, make him not want to stay in Venice for the revolution. I can make him terrified of anything, if you have a better suggestion.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Make him terrified of his wife.

GM: Hehehe.

Dušan of Criamon: Make him terrified of Violence

Archibald of Guernicus: Make him terrified of Vardian's Tomb. This won't accomplish anything but will make us seem like total badasses.

GM: all great ideas.

Dušan of Criamon: Superfluous, as we already are that

Guy of Bonisagus: you dont need magic for that

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Hmm.

Can you make him receptive to striking a deal with the nobles?

Archibald of Guernicus: I can Creo a memory in him, or Perdo a memory

as I please

Going into mentem later in life has been a really good way to get into politics despite having blatant gift

Dušan of Criamon: Creo the Memory of the regret of having committed murder

Guy of Bonisagus: mind control is a fantastic debating technique

GM: oh i want to point something out that i just realized may have been a little obscure of a clue towards something

Archibald of Guernicus: Me: I think wizards should get more rights

A bunch of mind-controlled opponents: I concede the argument to the coolest wizard ever.

GM: the doge is aware of magic and court wizards etc, and treats you with that type of attitude. you have yet to meet any associates of the doge with magical ability other than yourselves and prudenzio, who the doge is seemingly not aware is a wizard.

where is marin falier's court wizard?

Lavinia of Jerbiton: hMM.

GM: somewhere.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: alright we need to investigate the stone mason, the wife, and the arsenale director

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: None of the nobles have any court wizards, right?

Lavinia of Jerbiton: i ask about town about the stone mason, to see if we can find where he lives

rolling 1d10+2+3 comm int

(

4

)

+2+3

=

9

GM: some of them do, but they're not named npcs. minor hedge magicians and folk witches and so on. Batel is a friend of Nicolo's but would be offended at the idea that he's a court wizard.

the stone mason is at the ducal palace overseeing construction every day.

at night, he probably stays there for all anyone knows.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Okay, let's request an audience with him.

GM: Alright. Fiorella spots him on top of the scaffolding, bossing people around.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Ok, coo.

Felipe Calendar: "Deadlines! You layabouts!"

etc

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Salve."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Nice

Felipe Calendar: Eager to take a break and speak with a pretty lady, Felipe climbs down the series of ladders to the street level.

"Ciao."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: A milf, if you will.

Or gmilf.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "I was hoping I could talk to you briefly -- you strike me as the most educated of the Doge's court."

Felipe Calendar: He's an older man himself.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Nice.

Felipe Calendar: Lavinia spots a twinkle in the man's eye at that comment.

"Most don't see past the apron and clay."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: a mason. he's in league with nero. kill him

Felipe Calendar: "But you see this palace? My design. You, young miss, understand I can't be a dummy."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: I inspect its aesthetic quality

Guy of Bonisagus: the emperors pits

Felipe Calendar: it is new Gothic construction over early Byzantine Venetian fortress foundations, and looks quite beautiful.

I don't know the AQ scale sorry.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Marvelous!"

"Worthy of such a serene and fantastic city."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Does a work of art have an AQ before it's finished?

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "The Doge is most fortunate to have yourself in his court.. and speaking of..

"There's a lot of misinformation and right up falsehood about Magic and Magicians going around so called "educated" circles these days, but the Doge seems quite savvy. It makes me wonder if perhaps he has someone skilled advising him."

Felipe Calendar: "It is a palace worthy of any Empire or its leader."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "An Empire? Not a republic?"

Felipe Calendar: "A republic now, but not after tomorrow."

Guy of Bonisagus: every year another ancient roman ghost rises to threaten the republic

Felipe Calendar: He grins. "Marin Falier, Emperor of Venice, eh? And I by his side."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: It's really getting to be a nuisance.

Felipe Calendar: "Now, this is apropos of nothing, but would you like to go out for dinner sometime?"

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Certainly. Let's discuss Emperor and architecture."

Felipe Calendar: Felipe glows. This is really his week.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: hmm

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: When's the wedding?

Felipe Calendar: He doesn't overtly acknowledge your question, but placing himself by Falier's side is as much a confirmation as any.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: i wonder what kind of hedge wizard supports an emperor

Felipe Calendar: :thinking:

Fiorella of Jerbiton: HMM

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Are you a fan of poetry?"

Felipe Calendar makes an exaggerated swoon.

Felipe Calendar: "Only the classics."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "Ah, so Ovid or perhaps, Vergil?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Are you sure this adventure is taking place in April and not Valentine's Day? Because love is blooming everywhere!

Felipe Calendar: "Why, one might consider me a bit of a scholar on Vergil. He had a craft with words I hope to reflect with my architecture."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: "The man was nothing short of a genius, that comes once in a millenium, if not more."

is Augustan Lore 1 enough to make some sort of signal he might recognize

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tDYMayp6Dk

Felipe Calendar: Yeah. Augustan Lore 1 is all the secrets of the Brotherhood.

like, for saying hi and meetings and shit.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: its enough to initiate someone

Felipe Calendar: yeah.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Ok

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: AFK a sec.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: I will make the secret Augustan callsign.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Well, more like a minute.

Felipe Calendar: He will beam with happiness and return the sign.

AFK as well for a little bit.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: lol

alright sodales. im starting to see the wisdom of the Doge's plan.

Archibald of Guernicus: kik

Felipe Calendar: It's getting kind of late, do you want to wrap soon or power through? i'm gonna be away like 10 minutes.

but there might not be that much left.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: i think this is big enough we should pick up next week

Felipe Calendar: okay.

cool.

Archibald of Guernicus: it seems like a big thing

Lavinia of Jerbiton: and I can try to run something after if we finish early

Felipe Calendar: sick.

Dušan of Criamon: i'd been thinking about falling asleep, yeah

Felipe Calendar: that sounds good then, gives me more time to flesh it out.

pathfinder is still on for next week as well so hopefully i dont kill myself.

lol.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: hells yeah

Felipe Calendar: thank you johns for suggesting this idea because this adventure was a lot of fun to write

Lavinia of Jerbiton: im glad you enjoyed learning the history of it

Archibald of Guernicus: Pathfinder FTW>

Guy of Bonisagus: wow, interesting revelations here. lets figure out how to scry on lavinia immediately, apropos of nothing, so we can determine that killing the doge is correct

Felipe Calendar: lmao.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer: Ok I'm back.

Felipe Calendar: nice.

we're wrapping for tonight because its late and there's still a bunch of loose ends but Lavinia has just discovered, conveniently while alone, that Felipe Calendar is a member of the Augustan Brotherhood.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: gahaha.

Endrite: Bwahaha.

Yes, I read that.

Guy of Bonisagus: its a cool development. out of curiosity what is lavinias ignem resistance?

Lavinia of Jerbiton: 35

Fiorella of Jerbiton: lol

Time for Guy to learn Wizard's Communion and a tunnel-compatible pillum

Lavinia of Jerbiton: whats guy's MR against lightning

Guy of Bonisagus: 20

Dušan of Criamon: thanks for tonights game

time to crash

Felipe Calendar: ok, im back. good night everyone.

Endrite: Good night gamer.

What's up?