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johns (GM):     Vis market time

Form vis undergoing flux:

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Creo

Creo adjustment:

johns (GM):

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that was technique, now form

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johns (GM):     Auram, Herbam, Imaginem Mentem

Auram

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Herbam

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Imaginem

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Endrite (GM):     Oh, gotta roll for the Aegis of the Hearth.

Proclus of Rome:

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I did it.

Endrite (GM):     Wow, an OFFICIAL D&D soundtrack!

This is an intense interactive brand experience, I'm engaged.

Prinny D. (GM):     Official Generic Soundtrack

Endrite (GM):     This sounds like the soundtrack to Space Mutiny.

Ok since Boy R. isn't getting back to me I'm going to just have to make my Mythic Viaticarus without an ability to medically induce a coma.

Prinny D. (GM):     I could make a cursed loom if you want it

a magically induced coma

Endrite (GM):     No, I'm making a character from the Chandlers Guild and, as we know, they can put people into comas somehow.

Presumably not just in the ordinary way.

Prinny D. (GM):     maybe they have a cursed loom

Endrite (GM):     So the only difference when you're making a Mythic Companion is that they get 2 virtues for every flaw, right?

Prinny D. (GM):     no idea

Endrite (GM):     Ok.

Johns told me to look at Realms of Power: The Infernal but there's nothing about making a mythic companion in there as far as I can tell.

Prinny D. (GM):     there are mythic companion archetypes

Endrite (GM):     Yeah.

Oh they also get a free virtue.

Prinny D. (GM):     so did we ever do anything with the idea that our companions should be somehow tied to other peoples characters

Endrite (GM):     I wasn't even aware that this was the case.

So I guess not.

Prinny D. (GM):     we just discussed it once I think

Endrite (GM):     My guy is not at all related to Proclus however.

Prinny D. (GM):     if someone wants they can make a devil child mythic companion from bonfilia's son

Endrite (GM):     That's a fun idea.

Can you help me make sure I have this enchanted device right?

Prinny D. (GM):     whats the device

lmao dys thats a good ass avatar

Endrite (GM):     Oh the copper barrel that turns water into steam.

Prinny D. (GM):     wheres the text for it

Endrite (GM):     I dunno I just made it up using the spell guidelines.

So it's an invention.

Prinny D.:     yes but did you post it somewhere

Endrite (GM):     No.

Prinny D.:     then how can I look over it

Endrite (GM):     Well I'm going to describe the process I went through and you'll tell me if I made a mistake.

Prinny D.:     alright

Endrite (GM):     Ok so first of all, it's an Invested device.

Wait no it's a Lesser Enchantment, since it's low level.

Prinny D.:     lesser enchantment can only hold 1 spell and you have to complete it in 1 season

Endrite (GM):     Right.

Wait do you have to invent a spell too?

Prinny D.:     no

Endrite (GM):     Ok.

Prinny D.:     you get a bonus if you know a similar spell

+1 for every 5 spell levels

Endrite (GM):     So by the Rego Aquam guidelines, turning water into steam is Level 3.

Would water in a barrel by a touch effect?

Prinny D.:     yes

individual works for target if the barrel isnt too big

Endrite (GM):     It's a barrel so water inside it is a self-target, right?

Yeah.

dys:     Hi

Endrite (GM):     So that's a level 4 effect.

Prinny D.:     well it wont work as personal

Endrite (GM):     Hi.

Prinny D.:     it has to be touch

Endrite (GM):     Ok.

So 3 +1 touch.

Prinny D.:     right

and duration?

rego aquam momentary wont keep the water as steam

Endrite (GM):     Momentary.

Prinny D.:     it will revert back to water

Endrite (GM):     Right but this is to purify water.

So that's desired.

Prinny D.:     ok

Endrite (GM):     So at this point it costs 1 vis to make and only works once a day, right?

Prinny D.:     yes

but

you could make it a bit differently

cthinker (GM):     cthinker's magus (gm) here

Endrite (GM):     Make it a charged item?

cthinker (GM):     whoa the jukebox started working

Prinny D.: no. if you make it a concentration spell or use some of the triggers, you could make it so the water turns to steam and then reverts once it leaves the barrel

with infinite/constant use

johns (GM):     Hail cthinker

Endrite (GM):     How would adding an environmental trigger allow it to be infinite use?

Prinny D.: if you make it conc, and add +5 levels for it to maintain concentration, then add an expire effect (leaves touch range)

you would have to refresh it at sunset/sunrise though

Endrite (GM):     But if I do that it goes over 10 levels and costs an extra vis.

I could just give it 50 uses a day as is and then have a level 10 effect.

Prinny D.:     then youd have to use it manually though

Endrite (GM):     Right.

Prinny D.:     automation is the future of wizardry

Endrite (GM):     Well, I made it so that ordinary people could use it.

You don't get any XP for lab work right?

johns (GM):     you can take exposure XP

Endrite (GM):     Ok.

cthinker (GM):     baldur's gate... ftw

johns (GM): Baldur's Gate may be primitive, nearly unplayable, but looking at it now one can see the precedent that would go on to inspire masters of their craft like David Gaider.

dys:     To think Dragon Age Inquisition came from such humble beginnings.

Prinny D.:     the furthest I got playing baldur's gate was the first inn you get ambushed at

I was a simple child, but getting destroyed by basically the first encounter just made me quit out on the spot

johns (GM):     you're not a real 90s kid if you don't swear by janky-ass unbalanced crpgs

speaking of bad rpgs, shall we begin

Prinny D.:     this music is too intense

Venator ex Misc:     It's 1321, A.D. Venator addresses the council meeting with a letter in hand..

"I understand you were bothered by that business in Ostia, other wizards coming as they please and enacting justice in our neighborhood without a word to us.."

cthinker:     can we get the 12-second bg1 tavern loop going in here

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I nod along as if I know what that crazy old man Venator is talking about again.

Venator ex Misc: "I've received a missive from a young Guernicus who is asking our aid in a matter within the city. This could be a good opportunity to demonstrate we are able to control our own area."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Guernicus!?" I reflexively spit on the floor.

dys:     Oh no.

Proclus of Rome:     "Finally."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     fuck the police

Venator ex Misc:     "So let's all be gracious and helpful to Archibald of Guernicus who should be coming by any time now."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Right. Right, of course." I call for my boy Emilio to go pack up all the vials in my study.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     "What are we if not gracious and helpful, after all?"

Venator ex Misc:     Dys, do you have a token for Archibald

dys:     Yes.

Oh, I have a roll20 sheet now.

johns (GM):     you've made it to the big leagues

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     why's my name showing

Proclus of Rome:     Congratulations!

Archibald of Guernicus:     I feel so proud

Bonfilia of Verditius:     because you have control of that token

Proclus of Rome:     It's an option for your token.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     oh there it goes

johns (GM):     hello Hagrid

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Hagrid, classic guernicus

Archibald of Guernicus:     A scottish wizard with padfoot blood, it seemed appropriate.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     Greetings, fellow Daoist.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     When I think Guernicus, I think Hagrid

Proclus of Rome:     What?

johns (GM): Archibald shows up later that day. He runs into a bit of trouble when his mere presence is enough to make everyone in the inn upstairs angry and rowdy.

Proclus of Rome:     Some people are just that way.

Archibald of Guernicus: I'll wander around, looking for a representative of the covenant to talk to. All I have to go on is the location, and I'm worried I walked into the wrong place.

Proclus of Rome:     Well, a giant is pretty strange.

"Are you Archibald?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Aye, that's me. Ye must be one of the magi here, I take it?"

Proclus of Rome:     "I'm a philosopher."

Archibald of Guernicus:     Oh, is everyone speaking latin? I didn't get much italian yet.

Enough to understand basic conversation, not much more.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     magi speak latin among themselves, i think

Proclus of Rome:     Probably, it's the lingua franca of Medieval Europe.

Archibald of Guernicus:     Good to know.

"Then kindly point me to the ones who own the place, I've got some business."

Proclus of Rome:     "Well, that is an interesting question."

"This land is surely not owned by the Church, but neither is it owned by any of the noble families of Rome."

"In fact, I have never been entirely clear on who owns this land. Perhaps you should ask Venator, if he's speaking this season."

"This year."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Ach, I wisnae asking about the land, the boss of yer covenant is what I meant. I'm takin' that to be this Venator guy, then."

Proclus of Rome:     "If it's leadership you're after, then you've come to the wrong covenant."

Bonfilia of Verditius: I step through the doorway, casting a long ominous shadow over the tavern. "Boss!? That Venator can hardly tell day from night down where he's at, even less so does he pay attention to the goings on at this covenant!"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "So ye all just do yer own thing?"

Proclus of Rome:     "Unfortunately, there are some at this covenant who abuse that privilege."

johns (GM):     lol

Bonfilia of Verditius: "We do what we must, or as whim dictates! This is the law of the land. I am Bonfilia of Verditius, artisan of pastry and all things edible."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Archibald of Guernicus. Nice to meet ye, miss."

Proclus of Rome:     "I haven't trusted a loaf of bread in years."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Oh, I assure you, all the bread you see is perfectly edible. Save for one or two, which are extremely... inedible."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Would ye mind if I met with all the magi here? Least the ones who want tae lend a hand in resolving a wee matter."

johns (GM):     dys' scottish accent is 100% authentic fyi

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I send Emilio to gather the magi.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     Aristocritus wanders up from below. "Is the Guernicus here?"

"Oh, greetings, greetings."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Aye, that's me."

Ildebrando:     "Please take your business with your new.... friend somewhere else."

Archibald of Guernicus:     He a mundane?

Ildebrando:     "I can't even give away wine with him here."

Aristocritus of Trianoma glances at Proclus and Bonfilia

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Let us convene in the chamber."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "No problem, pal. Used to it."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     "I trust my sodales have given you a favorable first impression..."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Sorry about that, maybe it's the blood but the gift's always been a bit harsher for me."

"They've been very welcoming, don't ye mind."

I'll head through to the chamber with the others

Venator ex Misc: Ferris and Venator are here. Who knows what Lavinia's up to. You expect Aleseta to mysteriously materialize about an hour after you begin your adventure.

Proclus of Rome:     I rarely see Lavinia these days.

Not as little as Lodewig, of course.

(From Archibald of Guernicus): Probably best you do it, I have the PM open to fill in any gaps

Venator ex Misc:     Venator adjusts his comical 13th century spectacles and scrutinizes the letter

"I shall recount the details of the case as I understand them.

"A redcap, name of Timeus, lived in the village of Genzano.. hmm, that's not too far from here.

"He had two sons, Gioberto, a cobbler here in Rome, and Desiderio, who tended the farm in the village.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Aye, lived being the important word here. Passed away a few months ago."

cthinker:     jobert

Venator ex Misc:     "Ah, the poor soul.."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Apparently a very hardworkin' man."

Proclus of Rome:     "What happened?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Measles. Real shame."

Proclus of Rome:     "There doesn't seem to be much to investigate, in that case."

Venator ex Misc: "Timeus had a few enchanted items as befits a redcap. It seems Desiderio, a bit of a profligate, has taken everything he could from the household and come to Rome to... 'seek his fortune'?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Aye. Three of them, as I recall."

Proclus of Rome:     "What's the problem with that?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "The problem is those items are property of the order of hermes."

"They were lent to Timeus, not given."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "By whom?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "That stupid son of his stole them and ran off."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     "What kind of items?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "A bell to ward away animals, a golden pendant to see in the dark, and a lead ring that let's ye summon a protective spirit."

Proclus of Rome:     "What kind of spirit?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     Was I told any details about it, johns?

Venator ex Misc:     A Roman Legionary

Archibald of Guernicus:     "A roman legionary."

Proclus of Rome:     "How cruel."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     Well, if he sends the spirit at us we can just have Proclus discuss engineering with it.

(From Archibald of Guernicus): How accepting is Rome of people carrying around a sword, openly

Archibald of Guernicus:     I carry a sword, and I'm fairly good with it.

Proclus of Rome:     "We shouldn't need a sword to deal with this."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Pft. Weak artifacts. But I suppose we might as well do it."

Proclus of Rome:     "After all, Desiderio probably doesn't even know that he has to return the items."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Aye they're no much in the grand scheme of things, but ye cannae let things like this slide."

"Else it interferes too much."

"Well, that's why I came to ye all. I can barely speak the local language, and the man might just run off at the sight of me."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     "Do we have an arcane connectoin?"

connection

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "None of the items should confer magical resistance, correct?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Not to my knowledge, no."

Proclus of Rome:     "If he has come to Rome to seek his fortune, we should just ask around."

Venator ex Misc: Any A/Cs left back at the village expired by the time someone realized Timeus was dead and sent Archibald to check it out

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Then I have the perfect tool for this." I reach into my breadbasket and pull out a long bread wrapped in cloth.

"One whack on the head with this one, and we'll have this matter settled."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "A loaf?"

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     i don't actually remember how long the different acs last

Proclus of Rome:     "It doesn't need to come to that. please."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Ye're a Verditus ye said, what's the loaf do?"

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Well. It takes care of problems. In a very satisfying manner!"

"We can even delve into his mind to find the items, once I have immobilized him."

Proclus of Rome:     "We could ask the Rat King if anyone has been sending adventurers against his subjects."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Hopefully the runt doesn't need immobilised, I'd rather make it clean and easy and avoid an earful for it."

Endrite:     AFK a sec I need to get an egg.

Venator ex Misc:     egg get

Bonfilia of Verditius:     You are in a daze. Where is your egg?

"We'll just have to see once we find him, I suppose."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Bread's a good idea, though. I've already had someone yellin at me for carrying this around." I tap the sword at my waist

Venator ex Misc:     murder ftw

Archibald of Guernicus:     The best way to defeat a diabolist is to run forward and chop their head off with a broadsword.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "It is best to remain inconspicuous."

"He came here to sell the items, yes? Let us ask Ildebrando if he has seen or heard anything."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Mebbe he did, that's a thought aye."

johns (GM):     Ildebrando can give you a couple leads

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Comes tae Rome, finds himself low on money, tries to pawn off his dad's old stuff."

Endrite:     Ok, got my egg.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Makes it a bugger to find where they went though."

johns (GM):     1. He has heard of the brother, who has a cobbler's stall at a market a couple blocks away from the inn

2. He knows of a shady pawnbroker near the Jewish slums who dabbles in stolen wares

Proclus of Rome:     That would be the natural place to start.

The brother, that is.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Always the jews.

Archibald of Guernicus:     Yep

To both

johns (GM):     Who wants to head out on this merry jaunt?

Proclus of Rome:     Me.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I am prepared for murder.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     i'm in

Bonfilia of Verditius:     My bloodlust must be quenched.

johns (GM): Gioberto has a little stall, barely big enough to fit himself, a shelf, and his tools, alongside a busy crossroads that is lively with the sounds of commerce and haggling

Proclus of Rome:     Killing people is wrong.

Trust me.

Woah.

Pretty aggro market.

Archibald of Guernicus:     Boss Fight at the market.

Proclus of Rome:     Boss Textile Purchase.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     This is where the german troops storm the city and burn everything down.

Archibald of Guernicus:     I've already taken a human life or 2, as I fought at the battle of Bannockburn.

Proclus of Rome:     How many times would that be now?

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     the greatest trial a magus can face: going out in public

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Bonfilia on murder: How many breads have you eaten?

Proclus of Rome:     We probably shouldn't have brought Archibald along on this trip.

johns (GM):     Dogs bark at you as you pass, children throw stones

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Would one of ye mind starting the conversation." I ask, somewhat embarassed

Proclus of Rome:     I haven't felt more liked in my entire life.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I chase the kids with my cane.

Proclus of Rome:     Is there a cobbler around here?

Archibald of Guernicus:     Blatant Gift is a hilarious flaw, I'm looking forward to ruining everything.

Proclus of Rome:     That's a competitive sport on Badgame.net.

Gioberto Calzolaio:     "I am a cobbler, my lords. I'd be glad to fix you up some nice new boots if'n you like."

Proclus of Rome:     "Are you Gioberto, son of Timeus?"

Gioberto Calzolaio:     "My reputation precedes me. At your service."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     is that a barber or a hatter in the background

Gioberto Calzolaio:     looks like he's shaving a guy in an eyepatch

Proclus of Rome:     Artisan bread bowls.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     lol

Proclus of Rome:     It's a high pressure sales tactic.

Bonfilia of Verditius: I skulk into the conversation from the shadows. "Gioberto, son of Timeus. We are wizards come to retrieve the items lent to your father."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     with a razor to your throat: see, once you're done eating the soup,

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Present them, or you shall face a most horrifying fate."

Gioberto Calzolaio:     "You are clearly mad. Good day."

Proclus of Rome:     "Excuse me, I'm a philosopher."

Gioberto Calzolaio:     He shuts the little shutter on his booth.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I bend the wood.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Ach, that's about as well as I'd have done. I thought you were better with mundanes."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Pass the Unyielding Portal

MuHe 5

R: Touch, D: Diam, T: Ind

Makes the wood of a door pliable, allowing the magus to bend it open regardless of most locks or bars.

(Base 3, +1 Touch, +1 Diameter)

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     shattering fist. shattering fist!

Gioberto Calzolaio:     "Help! Help!"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "This one likely doesn't have any, his brother took 'em all."

Gioberto Calzolaio:     Others in the market area begin looking in your direction.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I drag Gioberto out of his stand.

Archibald of Guernicus:     Good shit.

Proclus of Rome:     "This is shameful behavior, Bonfilia."

Gioberto Calzolaio:     Str + Brawl bonfilia

Archibald of Guernicus:     I was really worried I'd make everyone hate us, I was just being paranoid it seems.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     I glare at the onlookers.

Bonfilia of Verditius:

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uh oh

Gioberto Calzolaio:

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Aristocritus of Trianoma:     lmao

Gioberto Calzolaio:     He suplexes you

Proclus of Rome:     Brutal yet fair.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "This is the one thing we didn't want to happen." I say as I go flying.

Gioberto Calzolaio:     or rather he pulls you in through the stall so you are half in and half out, and the bent window slams on your bum

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Oi, cut that shite out." I say to the man, hand on my sword

"Let's be civilised here."

Gioberto Calzolaio:     He cowers. "Just take the money and go! There's no need for blood."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     "We don't WANT your money!"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "I'm no after yer fucking money, we're here about your brother. Did he give ye anything weird when he came here?"

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "But we don't mind taking it."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "A ring? A pendant?"

"Oi. That's skirting the line a little, don't ye think."

Proclus of Rome:     "Please do not rob honest, or even dishonest, merchants, Bonfilia."

Archibald of Guernicus:     I just realised I never put anything into Code of Hermes, whoops. I don't even know if this is illegal.

Gioberto Calzolaio: "That scoundrel... I told him to leave me out of his messes. I don't know what he did to you or what he stole from you, I swear it."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Aye, it's fine, just calm down. It's yer brother who made this mess, not you."

"Just tell us, did he give ye anything? And where's he gotten to in the city."

Proclus of Rome:     You should alter your stats to put some points into Code of Hermes.

Archibald of Guernicus:     I think I'll do that now.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     the 0-code guernicus

Proclus of Rome:     I feel like a Guernicus wouldn't pass his gauntlet without it.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     doesn't everyone need 1 point in code?

or am i misremembering

Gioberto Calzolaio:     "He came begging me for money. Last I saw him he was sleeping in some ruins east of here."

Proclus of Rome:     No.

Archibald of Guernicus:     I now have 3 points in it. Should do for now.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     i know i have 1 point in code

Archibald of Guernicus:     It's Artes Liberales you needed 1 point in, I think?

Proclus of Rome:     Do I know which ruins he's talking about?

Gioberto Calzolaio:     Yes cause you can't read any books with Artes Liberales

Proclus of Rome:     Without Artes Liberales, you mean.

Gioberto Calzolaio:     "The old thermae of Caracalla. A bunch of vagrants lurk about there."

Proclus of Rome:     "Thank you for your help."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     "I don't suppose you would be willing to fix the man's shutter, Bonfilia?"

"Probably not, I suppose..."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I cackle maniacally, as I am wont to do.

Proclus of Rome:     "What you have done to this man is wrong."

"I apologize for not stopping my cruel and wicked colleague."

Gioberto Calzolaio:     "The devil with him, and to you lout. Harassing honest craftsmen in broad daylight. What's this city coming to.."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "The wood remains pliable. He can fix it himself."

"For another minute or so, anyway."

Proclus of Rome:     I guess we'd better buy shoes from this guy from now on.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "I suppose I could offer you a piece of bread, to make up for the damages."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     well. the guy did suplex you

Gioberto Calzolaio:     "Get bent"

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I reach into my breadbasket and pull out a tasty looking bread.

Proclus of Rome:     "This is going too far Bonfilia."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "It's just a loaf."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Then I snap it in two, and 6x3 paces of dirt pour out, filling the stand.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Isn't it?"

Proclus of Rome:     "How could you give this decent man bread?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Good god."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I toss the bread in the pile of soil and walk away.

Gioberto Calzolaio:     excellent

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Lass, I appreciate yet enthusiasm but ye better keep the code in mind."

* yer

When I join the covenant I won't be able to prosecute anyone in it, anyway, on account of bias.

Gioberto Calzolaio:     The code of hermes dictates you need a sassy one liner after brutally murking a schlub

Archibald of Guernicus:     Damn. It really does.

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It really does.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "This loaf came out a bit... earthy."

Gioberto Calzolaio:     Acceptable

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Thanks for givin' us the dirt on your brother."

Gioberto Calzolaio:     Hehhe

Anyway the guy's stand is filled up, he may or may not have been buried alive, who knows

Proclus of Rome:     I'll help dig him out.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     this seems, ah

like a bad idea

Proclus of Rome:     He didn't deserve what happened to him.

Archibald of Guernicus:     As long as no real harm befalls him, it's all okay legally. I believe.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     Well. He's probably going to die in there.

Archibald of Guernicus:     Oh.

In that case, I help dig him out as well.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     The dirt fills up slowly, he had time to dodge.

It doesn't all just appear in one second.

Gioberto Calzolaio:     okay he scrambles out the stall's door

Archibald of Guernicus:     I've got 2 strength, I should be able to do it easily.

Ah

Gioberto Calzolaio:     and then runs away screaming

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     well, in that case all's well that ends well

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Well, that's usually how these investigations go."

Proclus of Rome:     "The Baker's Guild is extraordinarily lax."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Least he gave us the information before he scarpered."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     this music accurately reflects the terror the cobbler just experienced

Archibald of Guernicus:     These 4 magi walk up to your stall and slap it on the ass. What do you do?

Gioberto Calzolaio:     lol

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     lol

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Right. Onwards to the ruins, then."

I stride on, making waves through the crowd as people avoid me and get shoved aside by sheer girth.

johns (GM): The baths are a large crumbling complex, some areas still have roofs intact, making it a shelter for the homeless and vagabonds

Archibald of Guernicus:     "A sorry state to seek yer fortune in, wouldn't you say."

johns (GM): There's about two dozen wastrels hanging around at this time of day. Some tug at your hems and beg for money, others hide in fear of you all

Proclus of Rome:     "This is the state of Rome, the greatest city in the world."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I reach into my breadbasket and provide the beggars with some ordinary bread.

Proclus of Rome:     "Poor beggars living in ruins tormented by bakers."

johns (GM):     They eat

Bonfilia of Verditius:     And then I ask them for information.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Aye, I heard it was a bit lawless."

"In need of a good strong hand to help it out."

Proclus of Rome:     Ok that's enough Baldur's Gate medley.

johns (GM):     nonsense

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     Is there still water here?

johns (GM):     No, it's dry

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     actually i probably wouldn't want to ask these waters what they've seen anyway.

johns (GM):     The connecting aqueduct broke down about 800 years ago

What do you ask, Bonfilia

Proclus of Rome:     Finding an adventurer shouldn't be too difficult.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Where the brother is.

And for the skinny on him.

johns (GM):     You get a few shrugs. One replies, "Desiderio? ... who's asking?"

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     gotta learn some rome-relevant spells

johns (GM):     well you could fix the aqueduct too

Joshua S. (GM):     weakly, as though from the bottom of a deep well ayy lmao

johns (GM):     and then you'd have watery spies all over the city

Proclus of Rome:     That seems like the way to go.

johns (GM):     Salve

Archibald of Guernicus:     i

Hi

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     that's actually a good idea

even though it would help the commoners.

Proclus of Rome:     Who else is there?

Archibald of Guernicus:     I wish speaking with natural stone wasn't such a ridiculously high level effect, or I'd do it here.

johns (GM):     in a city littered with statues that'd be perfect

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I just gave these starving beggars some fresh artisinal bread. Who the fuck do they think they are asking who I am.

Archibald of Guernicus:     It was a fun idea, but unworkable at chargen.

I couldn't actually start with any spell that fit the focus.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     there is a virtue that lets you talk to every element

stone, water, air

everything

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     have the venetians started making palaces full of artificial stone yet

johns (GM):     "Good neighbors keep each other's business private. I'm a good neighbor."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     how's that work with speaking with natural stone

Proclus of Rome:     "Natural" stone is just unworked stone.

johns (GM):     What is artificial stone? Like cement?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     the virtue is in the criamon book

Proclus of Rome:     That's my understanding, anyway.

Joshua S.:     does it let you talk to aether

Bonfilia of Verditius:     no

Proclus of Rome:     But then you have to be a Criamon and who wants to do that?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     it lets you talk to clouds, but I guess not air

Archibald of Guernicus:     Yeah, the distinction is between a rock and a rock carved into something, I think.

Joshua S.:     well then i guess it doesn't let you talk to every element smirks aristotelianishly

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     i forget the word

they used a ton of fake marble made from plaster though.

(From Aleseta of Bonisagus): wha hapen

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Bonfilia, ye got any bread tricks to get this good neighbour to stop wastin' our time?"

Bonfilia of Verditius: Fine, I tell the beggar that I am The Goat Who Walks on Two, a dangerous witch capable of rotting the guts out of them. But I favor the wretched and downtrodden, and lay boons upon them with my breads.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     lol

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Then I do a magic trick.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     in latin: "She's telling the truth, I suppose."

Archibald of Guernicus:     I lean over to Proclus, since he seems the most reliable "Is she?"

Proclus of Rome:     "Yes."

johns (GM): The beggar points to the large stone entryway to the baths. "There's a fellow who sleeps inside in one of the corners."

Proclus of Rome:     "Trust your own eyes on that one," I say at full volume in Italian.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     rolling folk ken

rolling d10!+4+2

(

5

)

+4+2

=

11

Archibald of Guernicus:     I understand own and eyes, and guess at the meaning

johns (GM):     He seems very eager to have you go over there.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Anythin' the matter?"

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Foolish man. You should know better."

cthinker:     rot his guts! rot his guts!

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I cast The Wound That Weeps on his forehead.

Proclus of Rome:     Well, that seems like it makes sense since I would also want Bonfilia to be anywhere else.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     rip

Bonfilia of Verditius:     The Wound That Weeps

PeCo 15

R: Voice, D: Mom, T: Ind

When casting this spell, you point at the victim and a large wound opens on his or her body. The wound is not a deep one, but it bleeds profusely. This is only a Light Wound, but it looks bad.

(Base 5, +2 Voice)

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     scrotal bleeding

johns (GM):     He shouts

idk how to do turn order where it deals out playing cards

neat

Ok, he starts running

He runs towards that archway in the backdrop towards a mess of tumbled masonry and pillars

Magi's turn to act

Proclus of Rome:     I refuse to have anything to do with this bloodsport.

Archibald of Guernicus:     Are we in danger?

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     i join the kumite to honor my shidoshi

Proclus of Rome:     Only morally.

Why don't you just have us all roll numbers instead of this business with the playing cards?

Or Trump Cards as they're known in Japan.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     i'm going to cast gift of the frog's legs and leap at him

johns (GM):     it's boy reporters idea

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     actually. why even bother

Archibald of Guernicus:     I don't know a thing about the combat system, so you'll have to guide me through it gamers.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I'll just trap him in vines

Trap of the Entwining Vines

CrHe 15

R: Voice, D: Sun, T: Group

Causes strong, woody vines to grow rapidly from fertile earth. The vines cover a circle 2 paces across and reach 6 feet high. Anything caught within them is immobilized. To avoid the vines, the target must make a Quickness – Encumbrance stress roll of 9+. To break out requires a Strength stress roll of 12+ (allowed once a round). Someone not trapped can cut a trapped person free in two rounds, assuming proper tools. The vines weaken and wither to dust at sunrise or sunset.

(Base 1, +2 Voice, +2 Sun, +2 Group)

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     yeah we probably don't need to enter for real combat

Proclus of Rome:     Well, who knows?

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     "He's just a beggar!"

Archibald of Guernicus:     I assume he has friends waiting, so I'll draw my broadsword.

Bonfilia of Verditius: "A lying beggar, trying to send us into an ambush. Listen all you who await us! We are far beyond your mundane ken! Come out, lest we rain wrath down upon you, leaving nothing but scorched earth where you stand."

johns (GM):     Alright

He is trapped

he reaches into his shirt and grabs something, and a ghostly apparition of a Roman soldier appears

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Aye, that's all well and good, but let's no forget what we came for."

Proclus of Rome:     Uh oh.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Aha!"

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     cool

(From Archibald of Guernicus): What page are weapon stats on, it isnt bookmarked

Proclus of Rome:     "Hello."

Legionary: The Legionary moves in position between you and your prey. He stops for a moment and his sword glints, looking a bit more solid than the rest of his etherial form.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Get the ring off him, I'll handle this."

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     aetheraeaeael

Legionary:     Magi's turn to act

Proclus of Rome:     "There's no need for any violence here, just return your father's gifts and we can all go home."

I interpose myself between my sodales and the legionary.

Desiderio di Genzano:     Your target screams for someone to help him and thrashes in his viny prison.

rolling 1d10!+2 str

(

4

)

+2

=

6

Any other Magi acting?

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     hm

i'm going to go with my original plan, and jump over the legionary at the guy so i can get the spirit-summoning item from him

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     Aleseta doesn't have any spells that seem helpful so she hides behind a grog if one is present.

Desiderio di Genzano:     We have 0 grogs, apparently

Proclus of Rome:     I don't think there are any grogs here.

Archibald of Guernicus:     I have my longsword at the ready, I'll swing at the legionary to keep him busy.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     This will totally work.

Archibald of Guernicus:     I trust the other magi to obtain the ring while I do so.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     i think i can only fail this spell on a botch, unless the aura is bad

Proclus of Rome:     You should have just let me handle the legionary.

johns (GM):     Aura is Fae 2

Proclus of Rome:     He probably can't hurt me.

Oh!

Aristocritus of Trianoma:

rolling 1d10!

(

8

)

=

8

johns (GM):     Very nice

Proclus of Rome:     Well, then.

Archibald of Guernicus:     Maybe, but I don't know that and enjoy battle.

Proclus of Rome:     I need to roll to avoid becoming disoriented.

johns (GM):     You land next to Desiderio, thrashing in fines

Bonfilia of Verditius:     just go around the roman and punch the guy

johns (GM):     vines

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     finally, after ten years or whatever, i can live up to my reckless +3 trait.

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10 + 2

(

10

)

+2

=

12

I'm fine but not happy.

johns (GM):     The legionary ineffectively tries to stab Proclus but his sword doesn't seem to penetrate

Magi's turn again

Archibald of Guernicus:     So I guess I roll dex+single weapon+attack modifier+a d10?

johns (GM):     Yup!

Also we use weird house rules for combat that Boy Reporter cooked up and I sorta forget the particulars but this isn't a real full blown combat situation right now

Archibald of Guernicus:

rolling 1d10! + 14

(

2

)

+14

=

16

johns (GM):     The legionary raises his scutum to block, but your sword just passes through his ghostly form anyway

Proclus of Rome:     Oh speaking of weird house rules what are the weird house rules for breakthroughs?

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Ach, right, a ghost."

Proclus of Rome:     I guess this isn't really a relevant question in the heat of battle but I'm interested.

johns (GM):     there's never a bad time for magic theory!

Archibald of Guernicus:     How high a MuTe effect would it be to allow a sword to affect a spirit?

Aleseta of Bonisagus: i don't think we have any weird house rules for breakthroughs other than the certamen breakthrough rules i made... ?? unless i'm forgetting something, obv.

Proclus of Rome:     I thought you decided you hated the breakthrough rules.

Archibald of Guernicus:     Well, hm, I don't actually want to kill the ghost. I just need to keep it busy while the others grab the ring.

johns (GM):     Yeah

Proclus of Rome:     I think I'm probably much better at keeping it busy.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     speaking of which: i want to try to pry the ring from his fingers

Proclus of Rome:     Brawl would be my guess for that.

johns (GM): Regarding Archibald's question, I think last campaign we decided that if you add a Mentem prerequesite to spells, you can make them into a 'ghostly' form that affects ghosts but does nothing to the living

Proclus of Rome:     Unless you want to cut his hand off or something.

johns (GM):     He's immobilized so he can't resist too well!

Archibald of Guernicus:     I'd rather someone grabbed it, chopping off his hand is a bit much.

Though he did try to kill us.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Once again Bonfilia solves the issue at hand."

johns (GM):     doh hoh

Proclus of Rome:     "In the worst way possible."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     just knock him out

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     lol

should i roll strength, or

johns (GM):     Yeah

Aristocritus of Trianoma:

rolling 1d10!+0

(

5

)

+0

=

5

johns (GM):     Great. You take the ring and the legionary disappears

What few people stood by to gawk at this display take this as an opportunity to scurry off into hiding, leaving you alone with the trapped man

Archibald of Guernicus:     Letting a sword affect spirits seems like it'd be a level 5 effect. +2 sun duration and +2 to affect metal.

Proclus of Rome:     "Why did you attack us?"

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     to the theme of the classic batman TRAPPEDMAN

johns (GM):     that seems reasonable Archibald

Archibald of Guernicus:     I'll post a custom spell for it later, after the session.

johns (GM):     "You look like trouble... which you were"

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     "Here's part of what belongs to us. Where's the rest?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Aye, but ye ended up being nice and useful."

Who took the ring again

Proclus of Rome:     "We just want you to return your father's gifts. They aren't yours."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     i've got it

Desiderio di Genzano:     "I don't have them anymore, I swear it"

"I sold them"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Ye sold them, huh."

"Alright. Tell us exactly where and to whom you sold the things."

Proclus of Rome:     "Also, we'll need the money."

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     hmm it seems my ruse falls apart

Desiderio di Genzano:     "I already spent that"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Though first." Do I need to roll anything to search his person?

Desiderio di Genzano:     No roll needed

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Don't worry, Desiderio. There are other ways you can repay us."

Archibald of Guernicus:     I need to make sure he isn't lying, so I search every inch of the man for the locket and the bell, just in case.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I fill a vial of his blood from the wound on his forehead.

Proclus of Rome:     "We could always take a portion of his crops."

johns (GM):     His pockets are empty save for a scrap of paper that is a ticket to a pawnbroker's shop

Proclus of Rome:     "Though I suppose that would have to be negotiated through his landlord."

johns (GM): He tells you he sold the pendant to a pawnbroker named Eli, and the bell to the servant of a knight named Sir Pamphili

Proclus of Rome:     Hmm.

Who is Sir Pamphili?

johns (GM):     Any area lorez?

Proclus of Rome:     Yes.

rolling 1d10 + 2 + 7

(

10

)

+2+7

=

19

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     nice

johns (GM):     Oh, he's a knight in service to the Savelli family. His manor is a bit south of the town.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     Sir Pamphili, hated rival of Sir Readingliterati

Proclus of Rome:     Alright, that should be easy.

johns (GM):     Eli's shop you know from what Ildebrando told you earlier

Bonfilia of Verditius: I tell him that I can turn him into a goat, or make his feet sprout roots and burrow into the ground, and that he now serves the Goat lest he bring upon him the witch's curse. If he tries to betray or leave me, I'll use the blood in a foul ritual to destroy his life. Then I add him to my retinue list as an informant.

Proclus of Rome:     Let's tie up Desiderio and bring him with us.

Archibald of Guernicus:     We should probably grab rope kid's magus, so he can join in without needing to sit on the sidelines making jokes.

johns (GM): Alright. He's a degenerate gambler who goes through money like water through a sieve. You can impress him onto your team

Aleseta of Bonisagus mumbles, "I could make a goat into a significantly smaller goat."

Proclus of Rome:     Aleseta was here the whole time, probably.

Archibald of Guernicus:     Definetely.

Nice to meet you, Aleseta.

johns (GM):     actually

Bonfilia is at her max number of agents already

You'll have to boost Intrigue or Leadership

Bonfilia of Verditius:     damn

johns (GM):     What do you want to do with this dude while he's at your mercy?

Proclus of Rome:     We should drag him around so he can apologize to everyone he sold stolen goods to.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Well, I know what I want to do. But I leave it to the covenant to decide.

Archibald of Guernicus:     He's the culprit, but he has nothing to do with the order so I couldn't care less.

Proclus of Rome:     This is for his own good.

To salve the wound to his conscience.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "We don't really want to drag this guy around, do we?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Just leave him here tae fester."

Proclus of Rome:     "Afraid he might purify his soul?"

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "A soul so black has no salvation."

Proclus of Rome:     "That's not true, anyone alive can be saved."

"Even you, probably."

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     "True, Proclus."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "He's an idiot who cost a lot of time in investigatin' his idiocy."

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     "I mean... according to the church, anyway."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "I agree, Archibald. Let me teach him a lesson and let's be on our way."

Archibald of Guernicus:     Hm, I'm probably not very christian, I believe Scotland was fairly pagan in this time period.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     "I don't particularly care what happens to him, as long as he doesn't go on to steal anything else from the Order."

johns (GM):     pagans in the house forever

Proclus of Rome:     It's 1320, I can't imagine Scotland was that pagan.

Archibald of Guernicus:     I think, though I may be wrong, that christianity didn't properly take root until the kingdoms are united.

johns (GM):     Scotland was Pagan and ruled by Mel Gibson

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Thank you for your vote of confidence, Aristocritus. I believe that's three of us in favor of not saving his soul."

Proclus of Rome:     Uh, Mel Gibson is famously pious.

Archibald of Guernicus:     I feel bad not knowing the specifics of my own country's history.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     lol

Archibald of Guernicus:     "If Proclus wants tae do something with the man, it's his own choice. I've got no time for the little bugger."

Proclus of Rome:     "Where was the vote when you terrorized a shopkeeper to satisfy your own grand opinion of yourself?"

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "I'll make sure he never steals from anyone, ever, again." I pull out a sharpened break knife from the basket.

Then I saw his hands off.

johns (GM):     lmao

Archibald of Guernicus:     "The crimes of the mundane aren't ours tae judge."

"Bit harsh, lass."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "The guilty pay the price."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:

rolling 1d10! +1 code of hermes

(

9

)

+1

=

10

nice.

Proclus of Rome:     I feel like that would take long enough that anyone would be able to stop her.

Aleseta of Bonisagus shrieks.

Desiderio di Genzano cries and begs for mercy

Archibald of Guernicus:     He's a thief and a beggar, I don't think the code cares what we do to him

I think

Proclus of Rome:     I'll grab the knife.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     as an aficionado of /r/watchpeopledie, i feel that

Desiderio di Genzano:     lol

regarding code he is a nobody mundane so you can torture him for laughs if you like and no one would bat an eye

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     nice. nice

Archibald of Guernicus:     r/watchmundanesdie

Bonfilia of Verditius:     in the voice of man being detained "Am I being deprived!?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Hmm."

Proclus of Rome:     Should I roll anything to grab the knife?

Desiderio di Genzano:     It's really cool that watchpeopledie helpfully sorts posts by Shooting, Bladed, Execution, etc.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "It's certainly no a kind act, but the man is a thief."

Desiderio di Genzano:     If you want to disarm her, roll Brawl and beat her defense by 6

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Do as ye wish."

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

rolling 1d10! + 4

(

6

)

+4

=

10

Bonfilia of Verditius:

rolling d10!+1

(

9

)

+1

=

10

Proclus of Rome:     Curses.

Desiderio di Genzano:     Proclus fails to wrestle the knife away

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "What are you doing, Proclus? I could've poked your eye out."

"Be more careful."

Proclus of Rome:     "Your sadism makes us all look bad and, more importantly, spreads evil across the face of the Earth."

Archibald of Guernicus:     I appreciate how much of a psycho Bonfilia is. I hope she stays just enough within the code that we can be friends.

Aristocritus of Trianoma is unhappy with this whole situation, but the wizard cop seems ok with it, so...

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "You say I spread evil, yet you would leave this criminal unpunished? You encourage it, by your lax ways!"

Proclus of Rome: "I already suggested a punishment but you considered it beneath you to allow a slight to your pride to go unavenged."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "He is a thief, Proclus. His father was a loyal man, he'd never have left those items to his son in the will."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "An apology is no punishment. Why, if it were, none would hang the gallows or rot in jail."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Aye, ye make a sound argument."

Bonfilia of Verditius: "My way will render this man incapable of further crimes, and allow him time to devote to the salvation of his soul or whatever."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Law is nothin' withou the punishment. Without the fear of the march, magi would wreak havoc and doom us all."

Proclus of Rome: "Without his hands, he won't be able to work and, left to his own devices, he will turn to sinful activity to survive."

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     "It also makes him incapable of gainful work... " Aleseta says, averting her eyes from the bloodshed.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "S'good point, but that's the usual punishment for such an act. No for us tae question."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "He could surrender to the lord, take up a life of the cloth, no?"

Desiderio di Genzano:     bonfilia believes in a hand up not a hand out

Proclus of Rome:     "I doubt it."

"He doesn't even know Latin!"

Archibald of Guernicus:     Bonfilia believes in the most violence possible at all times, as far as I can tell

Proclus of Rome:     "And, with no hands, he could never read."

Bonfilia of Verditius: "Hypocrite that you are, you merely wish to keep your hands clear and unstained. You do not wish for the salvation of his soul, and the cessation of his crimes, nor the upholding of customs and justice."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Aye. That, and he was a prick."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "The Guernicus agrees, I must be in the right."

Proclus of Rome:     "If I only cared about my own culpability, I would have allowed you to go about your merry butchery."

"Your thirst for blood will surely damn you."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Most importantly, he was a beggar and a scoundrel. Were he a lord, I'd have stopped ye myself."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I nod. "So, we are in agreement then? You may divert your eyes if it bothers you, Proclus."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "I hope yer personal justice only extends to those not protected by the code." I give her a stern look

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     "What about a compromise? Saw off one hand, and let him keep the other."

proclus was grabbing at the knife so i'm assuming the de-handing is not complete, here

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "I take his right hand, so that he may steal with his left?"

Proclus of Rome:     It's a bread knife so it would take about 10 minutes to cut through a single hand.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Think. What would that accomplish."

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     "If the goal of punishment is to discourage future crimes, the loss of a hand seems fairly compelling."

Desiderio di Genzano:     There is a way to resolve arguments between wizards you know

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     oh shit

Proclus of Rome:     You mean scholarly debate?

Desiderio di Genzano:     Yes.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     simultaneous disputatio/certamen

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     somewhere in the mountains of hungary, venzi luin softly woots, tremerishly

Proclus of Rome:     You can't do that, since certamen requires the participants to enter a trance.

Desiderio di Genzano:     Alright, one hand is sawn off

Unless physically stopped I assume Bonfilia goes for the other?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Naturally.

Desiderio di Genzano:     cool

he's bleeding everywhere. it's really nasty

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     Gross.

Proclus of Rome:     Very well, I'll challenge Bonfilia to Certamen.

Desiderio di Genzano:     Ohhhh shit!

Archibald of Guernicus:     Nice.

This is all good and legal, so I'll watch.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     good news: if you thought the disputatio rules were crazy

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I drop the knife and spin around into a JoJos pose. "Challenge... accepted!"

johns (GM):     Rope kid do you still have the image for the Certamen duel screen

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     btw idk if johns is using the version i made for the last campaign or not

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     this guy is just entangled in vines, right

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     uh, i should.

johns (GM):     Yeah

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     this may take a few moments

Aristocritus of Trianoma: what's to stop him from walking away when the spell expires while the person trying to cut his other hand off is in a trance

johns (GM):     You should know that the system of Certamen we use is a bit different than in the RAW

Joshua S.:     wizardly honor

"a bit"

Proclus of Rome:     HEH.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     well the rest of you are right there

and the duration is SUN

Archibald of Guernicus:     I'm here to stop him walking away.

Joshua S.:     https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/58877228/new_certamen.jpg

Archibald of Guernicus:     Oh, the vines too.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     oh i thought it was just a couple rounds

Proclus of Rome:     Ah, of course.

This will simplify everything.

Joshua S.:     certamen is usually only a few minutes

Archibald of Guernicus:     Even without the vines, I'm about 6'2 and carrying a longsword.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     what on earth

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     HELLLLLL YEAHHHHHHH

Proclus of Rome:     Hmm.

If I win I'll ask you to refrain from cutting off his other hand.

johns (GM):     So basically, in RAW certamen, you have one form and one art picked and use that for the whole "game"

In this version, you pick a different form or technique each round

There's a deck of cards, with cards for each art

Some arts have bonuses against others

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     two, actually, since you both attack and defend in each round

johns (GM):     right

ropekid should explain it

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     and you may not use an art twice in the same duel

it's fairly complicated, honestly, but i developed this system because the RAW weren't very interesting and still complicated and i played a duelist for 2.5 years so

Proclus of Rome:     It's good, it gives you an incentive to master all the forms and techniques.

johns (GM):     its a lot more fun and interesting than RAW certamen

cthinker: The male thief, and the female thief, you shall mark, cut, or cut-off their hands/means as a recompense for what they earned, and to serve as a deterrent from God. God is Noble, Wise. Whoever repents after his wrongdoing and makes amends, then God will relent on him. Truly, God is Forgiving, Merciful.

johns (GM):     pbuh

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     the rules for attack and defense are largely similar

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     bonfilia: secret muslim??

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     you know what, give me a second.

Proclus of Rome:     She's a secret something.

johns (GM):     Baphomet, Mahomet, what's the diff

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     i'm glad the jukebox started working

Proclus of Rome:     It's always worked as far as I know.,

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     http://badgame.net/index.php?topic=26550.msg7556328#msg7556328

johns (GM):     nihnoz quit because i abused the jukebox last game

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     for me, i mean

lol

Proclus of Rome:     Good.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     those are the comprehensive rules

Archibald of Guernicus:     The jukebox is good.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     again, apologies for the complexity

for basic attack/defense, see pg 90 of the core rulebook

Bonfilia of Verditius:     just take us through it step by step

first we decide on an art opponent must use?

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     first you both must propose an art that the other MUST use in the first round

proclus is the challenger, so he proposes first

Bonfilia of Verditius:     one round is how long?

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     it's like a few seconds, i think. six-ish

Bonfilia of Verditius:     no but like

is it 1 attack and 1 defense

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     in game terms, it's one attack from each duelist

Bonfilia of Verditius:     or what

ok

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     proclus proposes an art that bonfilia MUST use in the first round (you each will use two). bonfilia may veto once.

then the roles are reversed.

Proclus of Rome:     Despite the lines on the picture, there is no specific relationship between any Arts in different cycles, right?

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     just the high level relationship between the different cycles

Bonfilia of Verditius:     you can open the deck of cards and see

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     e.g. the elemental cycle cards all have +1 vs. technique cards

Proclus of Rome:     What about Finesse, Penetration, and so on?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     love all these magic: the gathering cards

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     those are covered by the basic rules on pg 90

thx u

Proclus of Rome:     Ok so they're still covered by the new rules.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     yes

i believe i expanded the ranges in the middle column to account for the inflated ability scores.

Proclus of Rome:     You mean the table?

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     yes.

Proclus of Rome:     To what?

Aleseta of Bonisagus: it was covered in the general revision rules way back but everything shifts up by 2. i think it's like you're on the size +2 wound table.

yeah, it's like the size +2 damage table on pg 171

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     well, i'm going to take this time to spreadsheetify my character

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     cool

Bonfilia of Verditius:     shall we start?

Proclus of Rome:     I don't really understand the damage table.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     we'll use it when we need to

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     for now, please propose an art that bonfilia must use in the first round.

Proclus of Rome:     Hmm.

Intellego.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     now, bonfilia may accept this or may veto it, but only once.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     accept

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     shoudl i have any warping points

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     you don't have to play it yet

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     i see proclus has one

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I propose Creo

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     now bonfilia has to propose an art that proclus must use

cool

Proclus of Rome:     I botched.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     oh

johns (GM):     You'll start accruing warping points once you have a longevity ritual

Proclus of Rome:     I veto.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I propose Rego

Proclus of Rome:     I accept.

Well, I have to but I'd like to be gracious about it.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay, so proclus must use rego (and you don't have the option of accepting/declining since you already veto'd)

okay. now you each roll initiative as listed on page 90. we can skip all of the special SCHOOL RULES (thankfully)

INITIATIVE TOTAL:

Quickness + Finesse + Stress Die

Bonfilia of Verditius:

rolling d10!+2-3

(

9

)

+2-3

=

8

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 4

(

3

)

+4

=

7

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay, so before anyone goes

Archibald of Guernicus:     Intense fight.

I

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     bonfilia will attack, proclus will defend against it. then proclus will attack and bonfilia will defend against it

Archibald of Guernicus:     I'm not sure if Certamen needs judges or not, but I can vouch for whoever wins this.

Proclus of Rome:     It doesn't.

Aleseta of Bonisagus: before the attacker says what they want to attack with, the defender may opt for an early defense. this adds +3 to the roll, but is only strategically wise if you know they can't play a very powerful card against it.

Proclus of Rome:     A Quaesitor can break ties.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     so, proclus, would you like to declare an early defense (it would be very bad and dumb)

Archibald of Guernicus:     Ah. I'll stand by unless needed then.

Proclus of Rome:     Don't I have to use the Rego card?

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     in this round, yes

Proclus of Rome:     So wouldn't an Early Defense be a good idea?

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     but you may you use it EITHER for attack or defense

Proclus of Rome:     Ah.

Aleseta of Bonisagus: if you declare an early defense, you have to declare the art. then bonfilia can pick the art that it is most vulnerable to

so you only do that if you know she can't play that card

Proclus of Rome:     But for the first round arts are already declared.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     no

you will be using TWO arts this round, one of which must be the art specified

Proclus of Rome:     Oh I see what you mean.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     one round is an attack each

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     you use one for attack, one for defense

Proclus of Rome:     No thanks, I'll skip an Early Defense.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay.

bonfilia, what are you attacking wtih?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I attack with Intellego

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay

proclus, what are you defending with?

the most powerful counter to intellego is theoretically perdo, but it depends on your perdo relative to bonfilia's intellego

Proclus of Rome:     I'll defend with Perdo.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay

johns, i need you to mark the arts with the color dots

as i am not a GM

bonfilia, roll your attack

ATTACK TOTAL:

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     Presence + Technique or Form + Stress Die

Bonfilia of Verditius:

rolling d10!+1

(

5

)

+1

=

6

johns (GM):     the arts are not tokens so we'll have to use draw tool to mark em

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     ah, ok

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 5 + 5

(

3

)

+5+5

=

13

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     johns is marking the arts with the colors next to your tokens so you track who has used each art

proclus, does that include your extra +5 vs. intellego?

Proclus of Rome:     Yes.

I have +0 Perception.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     its presence

Proclus of Rome:     Oh.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     cool. good. okay, so bonfilia's attack does not land.

Proclus of Rome:     Whoops.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     defense is

Proclus of Rome:     Then I need to add 1.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     Perception + Form or Technique

+ Stress Die

Bonfilia of Verditius:     oh

Proclus of Rome:     That's what I thought.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     ok

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     attack and defense use different characteristics

Proclus of Rome:     When do you declare the use of a Confidence point?

Aleseta of Bonisagus: okay, so bonfilia, do you want to declare an early defense? again, you only want to use this if you know the art your opponent is going to use or if you know they can't use a strong counter against it.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     the arts we used dont reset after one round right

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     they do not reset until the duel ends or you have exhausted all of your arts (a lot of rounds)

Proclus of Rome:     Sounds like it would be better if we had discard piles for the cards.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I will early defense Creo

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay. this gives you +3 to your defense.

Proclus of Rome:     I'll be using Rego this round.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     proclus, you must use rego

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     what's with the pre-filled characteristics and abilities on the template

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     proclus, please roll your attack

johns (GM):     someone must've been editing it without making a copy

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 6 + 1

(

5

)

+6+1

=

12

Bonfilia of Verditius:

rolling d10!+3+9+2

(

3

)

+3+9+2

=

17

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     bonfilia defends

successfully

johns (GM): by the way, important rule: you have to be making the hand gestures and shouting the latin name of the art IRL or it doesn't count

Proclus of Rome:     What step is that?

Aleseta of Bonisagus: okay, now that the first round is over, you can continue to use arts as you choose, but there is a strategy to it that is becoming apparent (hopefully)

proclus, do you wish to declare an early defense?

Proclus of Rome:     Hmm.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     there's also a weird misplaced auram in the arts page i think?

Proclus of Rome:     No.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I attack with Muto

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     bonfilia, what art are you attacking with?

okay

proclus, what is your defense?

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     oh, that's "aura"

Proclus of Rome:     Hmm.

I'll defend with Intelligo.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     it's spelled auram though.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay

Bonfilia of Verditius:

rolling d10!+11

(

9

)

+11

=

20

johns (GM):     oops

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     dang

buff muto

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 6

(

3

)

+6

=

9

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     oof

okay, bonfilia's attack lands

Bonfilia of Verditius:     so for defense total are we halving parma or something

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     no, we use that different table

bonfilia, please tell me your weakening total. your attack advantage is 11.

(20-9)

Bonfilia of Verditius:     11+3+3

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     WEAKENING TOTAL:

Intelligence + Penetration

+ Attack Advantage

okay

so your weakening total is 17

proclus, what is your resistance total?

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     RESISTANCE TOTAL:

Stamina + Parma Magica

Proclus of Rome:     2 + 5

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay, so 17 vs. 7, a difference of 10. this is where we use the wound table.

Proclus of Rome:     So this is a medium "wound"?

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     8-14 is a medium wound, so that's two levels of fatigue inflicted on proclus (because the difference is 10)

it's 2 levels of fatigue

you are now at -1 to all rolls unless you have something like enduring constitution.

Proclus of Rome:     Nope.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay, so that stands.

now, bonfilia, would you like to declare an early defense?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     no

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay

proclus, what art are you attacking with?

Proclus of Rome:     I'll attack with Terram.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay. bonfilia, what is your defense?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     hmm

aquam

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     very well. +5 to your defense roll.

proclus, please attack and factor in the -1 from fatigue

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

rolling 1d10! + 9 + 1 -1

(

3

)

+9+1-1

=

12

Bonfilia of Verditius:

rolling d10!+2+5+1

(

3

)

+2+5+1

=

11

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay, a very small attack advantage from proclus

proclus, what is your weakening total (+1 attack advantage)

WEAKENING TOTAL:

Intelligence + Penetration

+ Attack Advantage

Proclus of Rome:     Oh ok.

Uh.

2 + 5 + 1

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     for a total of 8. bonfilia, what is your resistance total?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     3+7

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     10

because the resist total is higher than the weakening total, the attack hits but does not penetrate

round 3. proclus, do you wish to declare an early defense?

Proclus of Rome:     No.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay.

bonfilia, what is your attack

?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Herbam

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     very well. proclus, your defense?

Proclus of Rome:     I'll defend with Creo.

Bonfilia of Verditius:

rolling d10!+11

(

3

)

+11

=

14

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     very well.

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 2

(

1

)

+2

=

3

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     please roll two dice for botch

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 2d10

(

9

+

6

)

=

15

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     no botch, just a very low defense total

johns (GM):     yipes

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     bonfilia, what is your weakening with an 11 point attack advantage?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     11+3+3

Proclus of Rome:     Resistance is still 7.

Aleseta of Bonisagus: okay, so another two fatigue. you are now at 4 fatigue, -5 to all rolls. you may concede now. if you take one more fatigue, you will be knocked out.

Proclus of Rome:     I'd better keep going.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay.

Proclus of Rome:     After all, the stakes are high.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     bonfilia, do you wish to declare an early defense?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     no

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay

proclus, what are you attacking with?

Proclus of Rome:     Hmm.

Mentem.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     very well. bonfilia, your defense?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Imaginem

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay. proclus, please attack and include your -5 penalty.

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     i think the spells page is broken

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 1 + 0 -5

(

3

)

+1+0-5

=

-1

Bonfilia of Verditius:

rolling d10!+2+1+5

(

4

)

+2+1+5

=

12

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     proclus' attack fires wide.

round 4

proclus, do you wish to declare an early defense

?

Proclus of Rome:     Hmm.

No.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Attacking with Corpus

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     very well. proclus, your defense?

johns (GM):     corpus for corpses

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     lol

Proclus of Rome:     I'll defend with Muto.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay

attack at will, bonfilia

Bonfilia of Verditius:

rolling d10!+10

(

5

)

+10

=

15

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 6 - 5

(

10

+

6

)

+6-5

=

17

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     whoa

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     all of the calculations on the spell page are broken johns.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     a heroic last ditch defense from proclus

bonfilia, do you wish to declare an early defense?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     yes

Rego

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     very well  +3

proclus, what are you attacking wtih?

Proclus of Rome:     Animal.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     great

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 0 + 1 -5

(

2

)

+0+1-5

=

-2

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     oof

Bonfilia of Verditius:

rolling d10!+1+1+3+2

(

5

)

+1+1+3+2

=

12

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     proclus' attack fails to land.

round 5. proclus, early defense?

Proclus of Rome:     No.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Attacking with Perdo

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     proclus, your defense?

techniques gettin a lot of use this duel

Proclus of Rome:     Vim.

Bonfilia of Verditius:

rolling d10!+9

(

8

)

+9

=

17

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     yikes face

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10 + 6 -5

(

8

)

+6-5

=

9

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     Proclus' Vim defense is not enough to withstand the Perdo assault, and he is knocked unconscious.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Evil wins again.

Aleseta of Bonisagus: according to tradition/the rules, bonfilia is allowed to cast one spell on proclus from the school she used to defeat him (perdo) but the code still applies, so usually it's used for simple mockery. or abstained if you want to be nice.

johns (GM):     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XVcqZodAM

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     i fixed it by copying the page from endrite's sheet i think.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     can it be spont spells

Endrite:     My sheet has a couple fixes from Johns.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     it can

Bonfilia of Verditius:     is Proclus wearing animal or plant-based clothes

Endrite:     Probably, since that includes all clothing.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     btw, proclus' parma magica is down, but he still gets any resist he has from form bonus or other sources.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I'll perdo his clothes off then

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     lmao

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     what else was there besides the auram/aura thing and the spell page

Archibald of Guernicus:     Lol

Endrite:     All of the lab totals are calculated wrong.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     bonfilia makes proclus' shirt look like a dishrag

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Nothing personnel, kid."

Then I take the beggar's other hand.

I keep the hands, by the way.

johns (GM):     check the hands

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     laf

johns (GM):     alright your guy passes out in agony

Proclus begins to stir

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     good duel everyone apologies for the v complicated rules

Endrite:     They're good.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     thx

Proclus of Rome:     Hey my robe.

Now I'm going to have to carry all my stuff.

johns (GM):     did you destroy Proclus' enchanted cloak?

Proclus of Rome:     Clearly.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     nah

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     whew

johns (GM):     that'd be going a bit far

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Justice prevails yet again, my good friend. When are you going to learn that these duels will get you nowhere?"

Proclus of Rome:     "Every victory you win in the service of sin places you further along the road to Hell."

Aleseta of Bonisagus mumbles. "Well, not really, but... it is kind of mean to the poor man."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Let's move on, shall we?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Let's."

"Hm."

I'll offer my coat to Proclus to preserve his dignity

Proclus of Rome:     I'm going to have to head back to Vardian's Tomb to get a change of clothes.

johns (GM): Leaving this gruesome display behind, you can head to the Pawnbroker's or the manor of Sir Pamphili (once Proclus is dressed ofc)

Archibald of Guernicus:     The pawnbroker is probably the more urgent stop, since they might sell it.

Proclus of Rome:     The knight could die.

Archibald of Guernicus:     It's not as likely as a shopkeeper selling something.

Giacopo takes the opportunity to offer some sartorial advice

johns (GM):     the pawnbroker's looks exactly as depicted here, including the armed pikeman standing guard

Proclus of Rome:     It's depicted in highly realistic low resolution.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Right. Proclus, do ye want to handle negotations?"

Proclus of Rome:     "We should just explain the situation and provide proof that the merchant was given a stolen item."

Archibald of Guernicus:     Oh, I could spend vis to create gold to pay with. Since quaesitors are reimbursed for vis spent.

Proclus of Rome:     We don't have any vis.

Well, we do but not much.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Ach, ye know what merchants are like. He won't abide by it, mark my words."

It'd be a loan, anyway, since house guernicus will pay it back.

Proclus of Rome:     Will it?

Archibald of Guernicus:     Yes. If it's spent in an investigation, it's reimbursed.

Eli the Pawnbroker:     The pawnbroker looks our his window/counter to you. "What'll it be, gentlemen?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     More important that a magic item is returned to the tribunal, than a pawn of vis is saved.

Proclus of Rome:     "I believe a man sold something to you recently."

I give a description.

Spectral guardian, two hands, the works.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     lol

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     he'll never be the right hand of the head of a major corporation.

Proclus of Rome:     Because corporations don't exist yet.

Eli the Pawnbroker:     "Yes, I lent him some money. Is he ready to pay it back?"

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     oh sh

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     fist of shattering!!

Proclus of Rome:     "My colleague is willing to pay."

"The giant."

Eli the Pawnbroker:     "That'd be 8£, plus another 2£ for the interest."

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     yikes

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I chuckle menacingly.

Archibald of Guernicus:     Johns, can I say I have vis on me? Also, how much vis is that to create gold for.

Eli the Pawnbroker:     You can have vis, also that's about the price of 1 pawn of form vis if you traded it on the mercere market

turning vis into gold is a ritual spell that creates ~300 £ iirc, the exact amount is buried in one book or another

Archibald of Guernicus:     Creating a precious metal is base 15, hm.

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     btw i have to head out in about 20 minutes. just as an FYI ~*

Archibald of Guernicus:     With +1 touch, that's level 20. I can spont it with a confidence point.

Without needing to roll, I mean.

Eli the Pawnbroker:     you'll need a duration though

or else it disappears right away

Archibald of Guernicus:     For creo?

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     creo is permanent, yeah? muto is not but it doesn't cost vis.

Eli the Pawnbroker:     If you use Creo as a ritual, it creates it permanently with momentary duration

Archibald of Guernicus:     I thought creo was permanent, yeah.

Boy R.:     creo CAN be permanent, if a momentary duration spell is designed and cast as a ritual

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     you can't spont rituals, tho

Eli the Pawnbroker:     If you use Creo as a regular spell it has a duration

Boy R.:     costing both vis and time

Proclus of Rome:     You could just give him the vis.

Archibald of Guernicus:     I have a simpler idea then. I'll go outside and find a rock, and MuTe it spontaneously into gold.

Proclus of Rome:     That's fraud.

Eli the Pawnbroker:     Sure

Boy R.: creating money out of magic is historically frowned upon, but fairy gold that disappears at sunset is fine with the code of hermes

Archibald of Guernicus:     It's stolen goods anyway.

Proclus of Rome: Also, given the value the pawnbroker assigned to the item, it's likely that he knows to be on the lookout for these kinds of tricks.

Archibald of Guernicus:     That's a good point, actually.

I whisper to Proclus "Ye didn't think I'm carryin' around that much money, did ye?"

Proclus of Rome:     "You did say that you were."

Hmm.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     does he accept hands

Proclus of Rome:     "Well, we could borrow the money from the pawnbroker.

Eli the Pawnbroker:     lol

Proclus of Rome:     "

Eli the Pawnbroker:     Typically you borrow money from a pawnbroker by posting an item of value as security

Proclus of Rome:     What about my very nice cloak?

Archibald of Guernicus:     "House Guernicus is willin' to pay up for vis spent in an investigation, if the plan is to turn vis into gold."

"It'll take a wee bit explaining, but better we spend a pawn than lose an item."

Eli the Pawnbroker:     He sizes up the cloak.

"Okay. That will cover the 10£. Interest compounds monthly."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "I'm sure you'll find a way to repay it, Proclus. If all else fails you can always turn to begging."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Oi, I've seen what you do to beggars."

Giacopo looks at crate of 64 Excellent Cloaks (+3) produced with one season's labour and rubs chin thoughtfully

Eli the Pawnbroker:     Proclus' Bad Day

Proclus of Rome:     "I can pay this back momentarily."

"House Guernicus is willing to pay me back, right?"

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     lol

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Aye, that's true. If ye're makin' gold to pay him, I'll say it was done in my name."

Proclus of Rome:     How many pawns of vis did it take to make this cloak?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Guess you'll have to get working on that gold production spell that everybody in the tribunal despises."

Giacopo:     0, it's a high quality perfectly mundane cloak

Eli the Pawnbroker:     dang I can't steal the cloak right out of endrite's hand

Proclus of Rome:     You can I'm just considering my options.

How much interest do I have to pay back?

Archibald of Guernicus:     I've got unspent spell levels, my CrTe is capped at 16 though.

I believe this effect is level 20.

Since it requires touch, doesn't it?

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     yes

Archibald of Guernicus:     Yeah, level 20 then. Can't take it at chargen.

Eli the Pawnbroker:     if you pay back within a month, 12MP

after a month, + 10% each month

compounding

Proclus of Rome:     Well that should be fine, we have plenty of extra cash.

Giacopo:     that's actually one of the sample spells, Touch of Midas

Proclus of Rome:     I CAN take money out of petty cash to pay for this, right?

Giacopo: it becomes much better value the higher level you learn it at, because each extra, magnitude that costs 1 extra vis, can give you 10x the volume created

Bonfilia of Verditius:     You could take money out of petty cash. That's what Bonfilia would do.

Archibald of Guernicus:     I have flexible formulaic magic.

Proclus of Rome:     Then I'll do it.

Here you go.

Eli the Pawnbroker:     Great

You get a golden pendant with a cat themed sigil on it

(To dys): FFM explicitly doesn't work with rituals, just for future reference

Proclus of Rome:     "This is it, right?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "I feel terrible seein' you put forward yer own funds to pay. If ye want, could always claim back a pawn of vis for gold created."

Eli the Pawnbroker: actually on closer inspection it looks like it's just gilding on top of cheap bronze. guess whoever made it cheaped out

(From Archibald of Guernicus): Ah. I didn't know that, thanks.

Proclus of Rome:     "That would be lying."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Just add the vis to the coffers."

"No harm done."

"I think we're low on Creo vis."

Proclus of Rome:     "Every lie distorts the world and no true scholar would accept it."

Lodewig of Tytalus: Archibald's willingness to fiddle his expense account makes me a lot more comfortable about having a quaesitor about the place

Archibald of Guernicus: "Well how about this, then. We'll see how the efforts with the knight go. If money is needed, and the money approaches that created by a pawn, then the fair thing is to reimburse ye all."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Let's vote on it. All those in favor of free vis?"

Archibald of Guernicus:     I'd be more hesitant back home, but I'm far from where I learned and grew up

Lavinia of Jerbiton:     im not here but i cant turn down free vis

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I vote for free vis

Proclus of Rome:     Well that's convenient, because I'm exactly where I live.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "One condition, lass. Ye perform the ritual for the gold."

"I'

Lodewig of Tytalus:     I'm not actually here either, and don't know what's going on

Archibald of Guernicus:     "I'll argue in yer favour, as ye've done a great service here, but I won't be lying to the tribunal."

Aleseta of Bonisagus:     okay, i have to head out. sorry for being late and leaving early. thanks for running, johns.

Proclus of Rome:     No problemo.

Archibald of Guernicus:     "I'm sure you'll find a use for that much gold."

Goodbye, gamer.

johns (GM):     Cheers!

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "If anyone is to create the gold, it should be Proclus, no? To repay his debt to the covenant."

Proclus of Rome:     "My debt? It isn't my pendant."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "It disnae matter who does it, so long as it's done."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BzdoxXDiEL7LOWq1swScIZLbSIilDlvd9kSBtgFpvEc/edit?usp=sharing

Lodewig of Tytalus:     Friendly reminder that whoever wants to cast a ritual has to spend at least a season inventing it

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Did you not take funds from our coffers to pay the beggar's loan?"

Proclus of Rome:     "I'm acting as an agent on behalf of House Guernicus."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Are you sanctioned to do so?"

Proclus of Rome:     "House Guernicus ultimately owes the debt for all expenses."

johns (GM):     looks good cthinker

Archibald of Guernicus:     Johns, does the house reimburse mythic pounds as well

Or just vis

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     ok. what did i miss

Lodewig of Tytalus:     well that's not true, someone else could learn it and have proclus cast it via wizard's communion, to save some vis

johns (GM):     The house will compensate you money wise

It just might take awhile

Bonfilia of Verditius:     how unfortunate

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Hm. Aye, they'll compensate the money. Forget the vis, then."

Proclus of Rome:     "There you go then. You heard the ghostly voice in all of our heads."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "No really in the manner of using money."

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Fine. Onward."

johns (GM):     Sorry I was enjoying watching you bicker too much to interjeck

Proclus of Rome:     Wait, we should test this item first.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I will find a way to trap Proclus in sin yet.

Archibald of Guernicus:     The pendant allows you to see in the dark.

Proclus of Rome:     You wait here while I head into the catacombs, then.

Archibald of Guernicus:     We could always just spont a PeIg spell.

I was actually looking at them earlier, for testing the pendant specifically.

Proclus of Rome:     It won't be easy, there's probably a Dominion aura here.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     we need to move anyway

Proclus of Rome:     Actually what kind of Aura is here?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     just test it on the way

johns (GM):     Dominion 1

Archibald of Guernicus:     All we need is a room to test it.

I can spont the spell, its level 15

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     just put your clock over your head. easy

cloak

Proclus of Rome:     Oh, good idea.

I'll do that.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     philosophers we

johns (GM):     Well

The item has no penetration and wasn't designed to work on you so

But I wouldn't worry about it

Proclus of Rome:     Oh.

Hmm.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     hm

johns (GM):     Anyway, I am sorry to do this but it is a bit late

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     can you feel it bounce off the parma, though

johns (GM):     Sure

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     well, there you go

Archibald of Guernicus:     "Is the item legitimate, then?"

Proclus of Rome:     "I suppose it is. Unless it is a copy."

Archibald of Guernicus:     "He's a beggar sellin' his family heirlooms for bread, I highly doubt he has someone to make a fake."

johns (GM): I'd like to call this adventure for now, we can either pick it up next week or assume you safely get the last item after some hijinks

Archibald of Guernicus:     Oh. Rip.

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     gg

Archibald of Guernicus:     Which one we pick is important, since after this is resolved I'll be joining the covenant for real.

Proclus of Rome:     Oh well then we'd better put it off as long as possible.

Hmm.

Is there going to be an ethical dilemma involved in getting the thing back from the knight?

Because that could easily be an hour plus playtime.

johns (GM):     possibly

I have to start accounting for these epic battles of good vs. evil!!

Archibald of Guernicus:     Do Proclus and Bonfilia usually duel when they disagree

Proclus of Rome:     Yes.

Last time it was a debate.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Evil always wins.

Archibald of Guernicus:     I'm decidedly neutral, and have to be.

johns (GM):     Evil has been on a hot streak recently

Proclus of Rome:     Yeah I've been rolling pretty badly.

Also we, so far, have disagreed on everything.

Boy R.:     did you have another debate?

gj if so

Proclus of Rome:     Certamen this time.

Boy R.:     better yet

Proclus of Rome:     I lost and a guy got his hands chopped off.

Well, sawed off.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Bonfilia's pro-ultraviolence stance doesn't go over well with Proclus