5/28/17

Proclus of Rome: Ok looks like I'm here.

Do I win at Certamen if my opponent doesn't do anything?

johns (GM): maybe

I suspect this might be a short session once we clear out all the duels

Proclus of Rome: Well this is just the certamen duels.

We still have to do disputatio AND the sword duels.

johns (GM): we gotta try out the debate rules for >2 people debating

Proclus of Rome: Too bad everyone in this covenant is so willing to get along.

The ancient rune "ABOBO"

johns (GM): by vocalizing the name you have cursed yourself

Proclus of Rome: It can't be helped.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: howdy

Proclus of Rome: Mystical greetings.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: you will probably win Certamen with ease, as if i hadn't been here, anyway

Proclus of Rome: Very nice new board.

But why are all the Arts tokens?

johns (GM): you can put dots on em easier

Proclus of Rome: Nice.

This diagram doesn't seem accurate.

The outer ring should have lines going to the second ring, not the inner ring.

johns (GM): deal w it

Proclus of Rome: I guess I have to!

johns (GM): okay

what's the official CHALLENGE

Proclus of Rome: Stop trying to destroy all the artifacts we find.

devil's fav demon: I don't want to destroy all of them.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: just the letters.

Proclus of Rome: The letters are included in "all".

But also they're runes.

johns (GM): uhhh

who's deleting the tokens

wtf

Prudenzio of Flambeau: ??

Proclus of Rome: What the hecK?

johns (GM): i dont have any way to replace those

Prudenzio of Flambeau: beardbeard wtf

Proclus of Rome: Can't you copy them?

Beardbeard: what

Prudenzio of Flambeau: i dont know, i was assuming you deleted them. im sorry.

Beardbeard: im set as player right now not gm

Proclus of Rome: Anyone can delete these tokens, since all players are set as the controller.

Beardbeard: oh

Proclus of Rome: Speaking of, do characters of different size take more or less fatigue damage?

johns (GM): i dont think they should

Proclus of Rome: Ok, good call IMO.

johns (GM): if you deleted them press ctrl+z

Proclus of Rome: Who responsible?

Prudenzio of Flambeau: johns himself.

johns (GM): ok i guess its set up

Proclus of Rome: Alright good.

johns (GM): anyway you need to agree on what you're fighting for before you start fighting

Prudenzio of Flambeau: I want to keep this piece of paper with the other runes on it, since I lost the battle over the wall runes.

I may destroy it if I win.

Which is not going to happen.

Proclus of Rome: Alright, sounds good.

johns (GM): what happens if proclus wins

Proclus of Rome: Prudenzio stops trying to destroy artifacts we find here.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: That's fair.

I think you should use Imaginem.

johns (GM): Veto or accept, proclus

Proclus of Rome: Ok.

I propose you use Mentem.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: No.

Proclus of Rome: Ok, then I propose you use Perdo.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Well, fine.

Proclus of Rome: In fact, I insist.

johns (GM): Roll init

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10 + 6

(

2

)

+6

=

8

Prudenzio of Flambeau: im sorry, i dont think ive ever actually rolled initiative for myself. what am i adding to the dice

Proclus of Rome: Qik + Finesse + Stress die.

I should have rolled stressed there.

Oh well!

Prudenzio of Flambeau:

rolling 1d10!+5-2

(

3

)

+5-2

=

6

Proclus of Rome: It's esy to fix.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Nice.

johns (GM): Okay.

Proclus is a Niger.

dys: Jesus

Aristide of Tremere: hm. true

johns (GM): No one here has styles/schools, so we skip steps #1 and #2

Proclus can declare an early defense

Prudenzio of Flambeau: ah, i just read the initiative roll, on the board. nice.

Proclus of Rome: No thanks.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: ok.

rolling 1d10!+2+11

(

9

)

+2+11

=

22

johns (GM): then prudenzio may declare an art

Prudenzio of Flambeau: oh i thought i had to use corpus.

johns (GM): or he can just roll like a damn APE

Proclus of Rome: What?

johns (GM): ???

Proclus of Rome: You HAVE to use Perdo.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: oh perdo.

Proclus of Rome: At some point.

johns (GM): no

Prudenzio of Flambeau: that was the one.

THAT ONE

johns (GM): he can either use perdo now to attack, or perdo next to defend

Proclus of Rome: But you can use it for attack or defense.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: ohhhh.

johns (GM): you're using perdo?

Prudenzio of Flambeau: i'll attack.

yes. sorry.

johns (GM): kk

also you can wait until the other guy picks their defending art to roll

proclus pick a defending art

Proclus of Rome: Ok.

I will pick Muto.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Since i roleld for corpus like an IDIOT thats actually a 25

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 8 + 5

(

5

)

+8+5

=

18

johns (GM): wrecked

Attack advantage is 4

Weakening total is Prudenzio's Int + Penetration + Attack Advantage

Proclus of Rome: Looks like 7, to me.

johns (GM): prudenzio rolled a 22?

Aristide of Tremere: listen johns

Prudenzio of Flambeau: i did.

Aristide of Tremere: whos the mathemagician here

Proclus of Rome: Read the damn chat!

Prudenzio of Flambeau: and that was when i added 11 for corpus and not 14 for perdo.

johns (GM): ok

gj

what's your int + penetration

Prudenzio of Flambeau: 9.

johns (GM): 16 vs. Proclus' resistance

Proclus of Rome: My resistance is 8.

johns (GM): then you take 2 fatigue.

Proclus of Rome: Alright.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Loving that prudenzio meat smell.

Proclus of Rome: So that's -6?

johns (GM): No, it's -2

Proclus of Rome: Ok.

johns (GM): Fatigue is -1/-2/-3/-4/k.o.

Proclus has to attack with Imaginem this round

Prudenzio may pick a defending art.

Proclus of Rome: This is a good time to pick Mentem.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Hmm... Good advice.

I'm going to pick Terram.

johns (GM): if you haven't noted before, you can pick out cards from the little Certamen deck on the right

Proclus of Rome: Ok.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: cute

johns (GM): actyually

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 1 + 4 -2

(

4

)

+1+4-2

=

7

johns (GM): sorry

I fucked something up, prudenzio could have declared an early defense there

Proclus of Rome: He could've.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: I didn't want to.

johns (GM): Ok

Proclus of Rome: Why not?

I was forced to use Imaginem.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: I'm bad at games.

Proclus of Rome: We'll see.

Prudenzio of Flambeau:

rolling 1d10!+7-1

(

3

)

+7-1

=

9

Nice.

Wait.

lol

I must just be impatient. Sorry.

Proclus of Rome: What?

johns (GM): That concludes Round 1

Round 2 begins with Prudenzio as the Alba still

Proclus may declare an early defense.

Proclus of Rome: No thanks.

johns (GM): Prudenzio, pick your attacking art

Proclus of Rome: Hello?

johns (GM): rip

Prudenzio of Flambeau: I will choose Intelligo. I got called away for a second at a bad time.

Sorry.

Proclus of Rome: Ok, I'll pick Perdo.

(From Prudenzio of Flambeau): you can't conf during certamen right

(To Prudenzio of Flambeau): You can

(From Prudenzio of Flambeau): nice. nice.

Proclus of Rome: Are you going to roll r what?

Prudenzio of Flambeau:

rolling 1d10!+4-1

(

4

)

+4-1

=

7

also i'm going to conf that. so 12.

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 7 + 6 + 5

(

1

)

+7+6+5

=

19

Oh no.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Shucks.

johns (GM):

rolling 2d10

(

7

+

4

)

=

11

No botch

Proclus of Rome: Phew.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Did you count your -2?

Proclus of Rome: Oh yeah.

-2.

johns (GM): Shameful.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Whew.

johns (GM): Okay, Prudenzio, early defense?

Prudenzio of Flambeau: nah.

Proclus of Rome: I'll pick Intellego.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: I'll pick Mentem.

Proclus of Rome: Ok.

I get +1 against that.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Oh, I had it backwards. Nice.

johns (GM): do you want to change

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Nah, I'm wasting too much time as it is.

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 7 + 1 + 1 -2

(

4

)

+7+1+1-2

=

11

Prudenzio of Flambeau:

rolling 1d10!+12-1

(

3

)

+12-1

=

14

johns (GM): Neat.

Round 3.

Proclus, early defense?

Proclus of Rome: Hmm.

johns (GM): also you didn't have to add a -1 prudenzio cause proclus already factored it in

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Oh.

Proclus of Rome: Mentem.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: No, that's my Per.

Aristide of Tremere: yeah the modifiers apply to the attacking roll

johns (GM): o iii c

Proclus of Rome: What's the bonus for early declaration?

+3?

Aristide of Tremere: wheres the certamen music

yes

johns (GM): yeah

Proclus of Rome: Ok.

johns (GM): Prudenzio, Proclus is early defending with Mentem.

You may pick an attacking art

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Ok.

Aristide of Tremere: this isnt circus music

c'thinker: new strategy: have 2 grogs with swords sneak up and murder both parties while htey are focusing on certamen

Prudenzio of Flambeau: I'll use Imaginem.

Proclus of Rome: Roll it.

Prudenzio of Flambeau:

rolling 1d10!+5+2+2

(

2

)

+5+2+2

=

11

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! +5 + 3 -2

(

1

)

+5+3-2

=

7

Prudenzio of Flambeau: drat.

Oh nice.

Aristide of Tremere: botch

johns (GM):

rolling 2d10

(

5

+

10

)

=

15

Aristide of Tremere: botch

botch

johns (GM): No botch

Proclus of Rome: I'll use a Confidence point.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Ok so will I.

johns (GM): also dfd you used a conf last round right? slap down two tokens then

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Nice.

johns (GM): Ok, so that attack didn't land...

Prudenzio! Do you want to declare an Early Defense?

Proclus of Rome: What do you mean?

He had 16 and I had 12.

johns (GM): oh

i got confused sorry

Proclus of Rome: Clearly.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: This is a conspiracy.

To be fair.

johns (GM): endrite slipped me a bitcoin to make you lose, sorry

Prudenzio of Flambeau: lol

Proclus of Rome: Like I'd spend a whole bitcoin on that.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: congratulations on your new car johns

Aristide of Tremere: dont you mean... congratulations on his new future?

Prudenzio of Flambeau: :O

Proclus of Rome: Anyway my Resistance Total is 8, still.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: and that's 9 for int + pen still.

johns (GM): so proclus takes a hit?

Proclus of Rome: Yes.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: eakening total of 13-8

johns (GM): Ok, he's at -3

Prudenzio of Flambeau: yes.

johns (GM): Right! Now Proclus attacks, but Prudenzio can declare early defense.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Im going to use Vim.

Proclus of Rome: Ok, I'll use Terram.

rolling 1d10! + 9 +5 + 1 -3

(

6

)

+9+5+1-3

=

18

Prudenzio of Flambeau:

rolling 1d10!+3+8-1

(

4

)

+3+8-1

=

14

plus another conf.

johns (GM): hoo nelly

Proclus of Rome: Wow.

johns (GM): He is very confident right now.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: I'm just going to spend all of them and still lose.

Proclus of Rome: He really is.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Somehow.

(To Proclus of Rome): You could even things out by spending a bunch of vis

johns (GM): well I suppose that ends this round..

(From Proclus of Rome): I didn't bring any.

johns (GM): Proclus is being attacked next! Early defense, Proclus?

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Well, we know how, because once I run out of arts Proclus will destroy me.

Proclus of Rome: Hmm.

I'll Early Pick Creo.

johns (GM): attacking art, prudenzio?

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Hmm...

Ignem.

johns (GM): Ok, so you get +1 on attack

Roll when ready..

Prudenzio of Flambeau:

rolling 1d10!+1+2+1

(

7

)

+1+2+1

=

11

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 7 + 3 -3

(

9

)

+7+3-3

=

16

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Shucks.

Proclus of Rome: You could always spend ANOTHER confidence point.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: No, not right now.

johns (GM): Prudenzio is being attacked next. Early defense?

Proclus of Rome: ??

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Aquam.

I want to think for a second! Jeez!

johns (GM): we got a thinkcuck here

Proclus of Rome: Ok I'll pick Auram.

Prudenzio of Flambeau:

rolling 1d10!+3+1-1

(

5

)

+3+1-1

=

8

Proclus of Rome: I picked Auram!

rolling 1d10! + 5 + 5 -3

(

4

)

+5+5-3

=

11

Prudenzio of Flambeau: ouch.

johns (GM): 3 + Proclus' Int + Proclus' Penetration= Weakening total

Proclus of Rome: I have +2 Int and +5 Penetration.

johns (GM): 10

Prudenzio, what's your Stamina + Parma Magica?

Prudenzio of Flambeau: 7 rip

johns (GM): Okay, you take 1 fatigue. You're at -1 to all rolls now.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: ok.

johns (GM): next round...

Aristide of Tremere: how will prudenzio ever come back from this one

johns (GM): Prudenzio is attacking first. Early defense, Proclus?

Proclus of Rome: No Early Defense.

johns (GM): Attacking art, Prudenzio?

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Muto.

Proclus of Rome: Ok, I'll defend with Vim.

johns (GM): Ok.. attack roll, Prud

Prudenzio of Flambeau:

rolling 1d10!+2+9+5 conf

(

10

+

3

)

+2+9+5

=

29

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10! + 10 + 1 -3

(

2

)

+10+1-3

=

10

johns (GM): s.... sugio!!!

Proclus of Rome: Well congrats on spending 4 confidence points to beat me.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Thanks.

It was all worth it.

johns (GM): as victor, prudenzio is awarded 4 confidence points

Prudenzio of Flambeau: lmao

Aristide of Tremere: more importantly

johns (GM): Ok, Proclus is K.O.'d

Aristide of Tremere: what spell is prudenzio going to cast on proclus

johns (GM): You can cast a spell using Perdo or Imaginem on him if you like

Aristide of Tremere: using perdo huh

Prudenzio of Flambeau: can I, huh?

Archibald of Guernicus: Perdo Corpus. Proclus expodes into gibs.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: like, perdo and anything?

johns (GM): yeah

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Sure, I'm going to spare Proclus the shame and make him forget that he lost to Prudenzio.

Proclus of Rome: Ok.

Archibald of Guernicus frowns Guernicusly

Proclus of Rome: As soon as I wake up I'll challenge Prudenzio to Certamen.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Ok.

Proclus of Rome: Since I don't remember losing!

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Yeah, as far as you know, we're still arguing.

Over the paper that is now destroyed.

johns (GM): oops!

well, now what

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Well, I'm satisfied.

Aristide of Tremere: "Well done Prudenzio."

Proclus of Rome: "Some Guernicus you are, allowing Prudenzio to act before a challenge of Certamen."

Aristide of Tremere: "Hm? Prudenzio clearly beat you without breaking a sweat."

Proclus of Rome: "We haven't even dueled yet, what are you talking about?"

Aristide of Tremere: "Have you erased the shame of losing from your mind?"

Proclus of Rome: "Why would I do that?"

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "Ah, well, he hasn't done it to himself."

"After all Proclus has been through lately, I worry his heart couldn't take it"

Aristide of Tremere: "Oh, I see. That's probably right."

Proclus of Rome: "I'm in excellent health, Prudenzio."

Aristide of Tremere: "You seem pretty winded."

Proclus of Rome: "These caves are filled with traps, I probably just managed to get caught by one."

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "You must watch out for these necromancers."

Aristide of Tremere: "And you don't remember such an event?"

"We should send for a doctor when we return, Proclus may have a malaise of the brain."

Proclus of Rome: "Why would I? A Watching Ward doesn't have to give any warning."

"I'm just lucky that it wasn't more dangerous."

johns (GM): hmm

what next troupe

one parchment destroyed, one inscription saved

Proclus of Rome: Well, we'd better go into the Deep Mines.

Archibald of Guernicus: "Ye did duel, that I can assert."

Proclus of Rome: "I see how it is, a conspiracy."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Prudenzio, it is in poor faith to perform Mentem upon a sodales."

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "I believe it was well within my rights."

Proclus of Rome: "I don't know why you couldn't just all vote to destroy the parchment if you were really so afraid of words on a page."

johns (GM): http://factsanddetails.com/media/2/20120228-WaterwheelsSp.jpg here's a picture of a mine

Aristide of Tremere: "Let's go deeper, we still need to find an artifact."

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "Vote?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "Aye, but now we have to sort this shite out, don't we."

Proclus of Rome: "A little honesty goes a long way."

Archibald of Guernicus: "We have the staff, but perhaps further investigation will yield something more."

johns (GM): 1 sec

Proclus of Rome: "The lead mines are probably near here."

"Though I would expect to find some sorry parody of a court room if they are."

johns (GM): So, adjacent to the Deep Cave is a winding natural passage that suddenly gives way into manmade passages

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "Ooh."

johns (GM): Echoing down the passages you can hear sounds of people and footsteps.

Proclus of Rome: People, eh?

johns (GM): Who goes up first?

Proclus of Rome: I've already triggered one trap, someone else do it.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: I'm going to hang back.

Archibald of Guernicus: I wish we had grogs

Prudenzio of Flambeau: RIP grog

Archibald of Guernicus: I'll head in first, someone's got to.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: i'll make a combat grog after this session wraps if thats ok w everyone

we need more

Proclus of Rome: I don't blame them for not coming along, we aren't doing much to keep them safe.

johns (GM): what's people's illumination/visibility like?

Prudenzio of Flambeau: You've got a good point.

Aristide of Tremere: i dont know

Proclus of Rome: We have Lamp Without Flame.

Aristide of Tremere: people with illumination and visibility spells, whats it like

Prudenzio of Flambeau: I'm trying to stay near the back of the group and will turn invisible at a moments notice.

johns (GM): Ok, Archibald leads the way with a lamp

Prudenzio of Flambeau: I'm not really paying attention to the stuff ahead right now.

johns (GM): The hand hewn passages grow wider and more branch like the further up you proceed. You come upon a large chamber with several humanoid shapes at work, chains clinking behind them. They tote heavy lodes or pick at the wall.

Proclus of Rome: Hmm, skeletons, eh?

johns (GM): They look humanesque but with very dark complexion

Aristide of Tremere: "Moors!"

Archibald of Guernicus: Kramer of Tytalus prepares some blistering invections

Prudenzio of Flambeau: I hear Aristide and gasp.

Proclus of Rome: "Good afternoon, I'm Proclus of Rome, who are you?"

johns (GM): The overseer snaps at you in Latin. "Back to work!"

Proclus of Rome: "Excuse me, I don't work."

"I'm a philosopher."

Aristide of Tremere: "He makes a convincing argument."

johns (GM): He rises his crop at you!

Archibald of Guernicus: "Animated workers, perhaps? I doubt the locals are speaking latin."

Proclus of Rome: "Oh no, if they are covenant grogs, it is quite likely that they speak Latin as a matter of course."

(From Prudenzio of Flambeau): quiet casting but with gestures is -5 or -10 without spell mastery?

Proclus of Rome: I say, ignoring the foreman.

(To Prudenzio of Flambeau): Quiet casting with gestures -5

Aristide of Tremere: "Hm. If they're covenant grogs, we could take them for ourselves."

"Moors are tireless beasts. They'd be a boon."

johns (GM): The foreman whips at you with his crop. What's your Mentem MR?

Proclus of Rome: 17.

johns (GM): Okay, it just passes right through you.

The overseer says, "Work or the lash!"

Proclus of Rome: "Ah, an enchanted whip. Where did you get it?"

johns (GM): In the exact same tone as before, he simply barks "Back to work!"

(From Prudenzio of Flambeau): even w that penalty i dont need to roll so im going to turn invisible and start looking around this mine while the party is busy talking to the mindless guard

(To Prudenzio of Flambeau): Okay.

(From Prudenzio of Flambeau): mostly to see if theres anything else written on the walls i can scratch off

(To Prudenzio of Flambeau): The workers are toiling endlessly. They seem to be doing endless busy work, just moving loads in circles, or swinging at walls that don't actually chip away

Proclus of Rome: "You make a good point, I suppose that I am at work. After all, isn't the investigation of unusual phenomena part of the duties of a philosopher?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "Enchanted? Maybe we should bring it back, it's still a valuable piece of history."

(To Prudenzio of Flambeau): No magic runes here

Aristide of Tremere: "Seems more likely that the foreman himself is a work of magic."

(From Prudenzio of Flambeau): interesting about the workers though.

johns (GM): He swings his crop through you again.

"Work or the lash!"

Proclus of Rome: "What do you think, sodales, should we try to purchase it?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "Seems he's a simple creation, I doubt he'll be willing tae bargain."

Proclus of Rome: "Oh nonsense, everyone wants something."

Archibald of Guernicus: "He wants ye to work, Proclus."

Aristide of Tremere: I go to one of the miners and touch their pickaxe.

Proclus of Rome: "Oh, well that isn't going t happen."

johns (GM): Your hand passes through it.

Proclus of Rome: Are they actually digging anything?

What's in the bags?

Aristide of Tremere: "How strange. This entire setup is nothing more than an illusion."

"These are either apparitions, or someone wanted to make people think there was a mining operation here."

Proclus of Rome: "I suppose that's why there aren't any fairies here."

johns (GM): Proclus, you note that those carrying bags seem to just be moving in circles.

Proclus of Rome: Hmm.

Is there anything in the bags?

johns (GM): You try to take one?

Proclus of Rome: Sure.

johns (GM): You grab at nothing. The miner carrying it scowls at you.

Proclus of Rome: "My apologies."

What's the Aura?

Magic 6?

johns (GM): Magic 5

Miner: "Work"

And he moves on.

Archibald of Guernicus: "Illusions, or ghosts?"

"Prudenzio, why don't ye check if they're ghosts?"

Aristide of Tremere: I head for the area of densest activity and search around for hidden items or entrances.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: What, you just want me to start insulting them?

you hear a voice and a cast shadow say.

johns (GM): Per + Awareness, Aristide

Aristide of Tremere:

rolling 1d10+5

(

9

)

+5

=

14

Archibald of Guernicus: "I thought ye had mentem spells for affecting ghosts? Or do ye reserve the art for yer sodales?"

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "The spell is dependent on my insults toward the ghost. It seems rude, but I'll give it a shot."

(To Aristide of Tremere): You find a thick lead plaque half buried by dirt. There are several Roman names carved into it.

johns (GM) passes a note to a player

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "I have to say, I doubt they're ghosts, though."

Proclus of Rome: "Why did you make a spell that works that way if you aren't willing to insult a ghost?"

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "Being that I can only see one ghost."

"I'm willing to insult my ex-wife."

"I can see these miners, so I have to assume they're not ghosts."

Aristide of Tremere: I pull a slab of lead out of the ground.

And drag it to my sodales.

johns (GM): It's heavy, about 2' x 1' x 3" thick

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "Wow, look at that."

Proclus of Rome: "Be careful, lead is poisonous."

Aristide of Tremere: if only we had someone skilled in terram here

johns (GM): No, I mean you move it fine

Just describing it

Aristide of Tremere: oh

"There's some names on it, Roman ones."

Prudenzio of Flambeau: I'll read them

johns (GM): https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/74/07/2b/74072b2e17cc570469e9aaf83bbd76eb.jpg

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "Huh."

johns (GM): Aurelius, Aetius, .. Vitus, Varius. 20 names in all legible, all common Roman names.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "Congratulations on your find, Aristide."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Perhaps the Shadow Senate" I chuckle

Aristide of Tremere: I kneel down and inspect the plaque for traces of magic.

Proclus of Rome: "What?"

Prudenzio of Flambeau makes a gesture as if he's about to destroy the slab, then laughs to his sodales

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "Ayyy"

Archibald of Guernicus: "Oh, ye werent here for it, were ye. That loon who attacked the covenant with houses, claimed our covenant was ruled by the Shadow Senate."

"Something about ancient roman ghosts. Load of nonsense, anyhow."

Aristide of Tremere:

rolling 1d10!+17

(

1

)

+17

=

18

oops

johns (GM): Very strange how Proclus chose to be absent at our covenant's more dire time.

Aristide of Tremere: that was sponting intellego vim

johns (GM):

rolling 2d10

(

4

+

9

)

=

13

No botch

Aristide of Tremere: total of 9 then

i guess

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Proclus is busy in the other room destroying the inscription on the wall

Proclus of Rome: I think Johns is probably talking about that time the covenant was attacked by houses.

And NOT the dire peril of looking at a tablet.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: I don't know, this is the most our covenant has had internal hostility since the bread girl.

johns (GM): I've misplaced my notes on this thing!! One sec

Prudenzio of Flambeau: It's pretty dire!

Aristide of Tremere: how many illusory workers are there in this mine

Proclus of Rome: "If you weren't all so obsessed with secrecy we wouldn't have any problems."

johns (GM): In this chamber, about 30, but you hear others down other passages

Aristide of Tremere: "Hm. It's possible that these names relate somehow to the phantom miners in the area."

johns (GM): Anyway, I am struggling to find what splatbook specifically details this thing, but for the moment I say Aristide can detect no active magic on it

Aristide of Tremere: "There would have to be a few more plaques to be certain of that though."

"Regardless, I can't find any magic in it."

Proclus of Rome: "Why would anyone bother to create the images of miners working?"

Aristide of Tremere: "Perhaps they wanted to keep people away."

Proclus of Rome: "And why would they put a real ward on one of them?"

Aristide of Tremere: "So anyone who isn't fooled and decides to come in will be struck by it."

Proclus of Rome: "Why not just create the image of a cave wall?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "Who knows what they were thinking."

Proclus of Rome: "It would be even easier, since such an image wouldn't need to move."

Aristide of Tremere: "I don't know, but there must be a reason."

"We should search the area carefully."

"Perhaps there are more plaques."

johns (GM): Per + Awareness for a mundane search

Aristide of Tremere:

rolling 1d10+5

(

9

)

+5

=

14

searching the general area

Esther:

rolling 1d10+12+1

(

6

)

+12+1

=

19

Proclus of Rome: Oh like the hit video game "Dear Esther".

Archibald of Guernicus:

rolling 1d10+3+5

(

8

)

+3+5

=

16

Esther: "I've got my eye out for you boys, but I'm not telling HIM anything." she gestures towards Prudenzio.

Archibald is the only one who notices.

Archibald of Guernicus: I'll give her a grateful nod

johns (GM): You find

johns (GM) rolls some dice

johns (GM): 0 additional plaques

devil's fav demon: rip

Aristide of Tremere: rolling 0 = 0

what the

Archibald of Guernicus: He rolled to make us think it wasnt rigged

Proclus of Rome: A = A

Aristide of Tremere: anything of note whatsoever?

johns (GM): 14358

Aristide of Tremere: thats a lot of plaques

johns (GM): Hmm

Esther does note one thing. How inclined is she to tell people about it?

Archibald of Guernicus: I bump into the endless mountain of plaques

Esther: She's fine with everyone else but insists they don't tell Prudenzio anything.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Prudenzio says nothing.

johns (GM) passes a note to a player

johns (GM): To Archibald

(To Archibald of Guernicus): Esther hisses in your ear. "There's something shiny glinting over yon!" She points. "But don't tell Pru-pru!"

johns (GM): Prudenzio notices Esther whispering something to Archibald.

Proclus of Rome: Salacious.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "Stupid bitch."

johns (GM): lol

Archibald of Guernicus: I wander over in a certain direction

(To Archibald of Guernicus): Hidden behind a stalagmite, you see an object..

johns (GM): A small, brass pot of some sort, with three legs, currently tipped on its side.

There is fine inscription of coins on its face, plus two eyes.

Archibald of Guernicus: I'll pick it up, and take a look.

Proclus of Rome: Since when do pots have faces?

johns (GM): You hear something metal moving inside, but can only see shadow inside.

Proclus of Rome: Just stick your hand inside.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Easy.

Proclus of Rome: I mean what are they odds that this is like that face that bites the hands off of unfaithful lovers.

Archibald of Guernicus: I have Eyes of the Cat up, if its simply dark inside it

johns (GM): enchanted by the great Virgil himself?

Proclus of Rome: Yes, precisely.

Remember that the old covenant liked to use darkness spells.

johns (GM): the interior looks brass but you can't see what's inside making the noise, it's just outside your line of visibility.

Proclus of Rome: So it's probably just plain dark.

Archibald of Guernicus: Anyway. I'll see if it's enchanted, which I believe Intellego Vim covers

rolling 1d10!+33

(

6

)

+33

=

39

up to level 15 effects

Proclus of Rome: Don't forget the Aura.

johns (GM): You detect some magic in it!

Archibald of Guernicus: I did not forget the auta

aura

"Found something enchanted." I say to Proclus, since he's nearby

Proclus of Rome: Stalagmite cave?

Archibald of Guernicus: "Something seems to be inside it, however."

"I don't wish tae stick my hand in and find out, ye know?"

Proclus of Rome: "Just tip it over and pour it out."

It's just that easy.

Archibald of Guernicus: I pause. There's no way it can be that easy.

I hold it near the ground and tip it over

johns (GM): You hear whatever's inside slide, then come to a stop, but nothing comes out.

Proclus of Rome: "There's probably a false bottom."

I'll try tapping on it to see if it sounds hollow.

More hollow than a pot, I mean.

johns (GM): hmm

It sounds potlike.

Proclus of Rome: "Let's just take it with us."

How heavy is it?

johns (GM): 15 pounds

Archibald of Guernicus: "We can examine it safely back at the covenant, aye."

Proclus of Rome: That's pretty heavy.

Archibald of Guernicus: "For now, we've found the plaque, the staff and this pot. We can continue on."

Proclus of Rome: And I forgot to bring a teamster!

Archibald of Guernicus: I can hold it, as I have 2 strength and also dont need gestures to cast

Proclus of Rome: Man if you REALLY want to.

Archibald of Guernicus: Someone has to. We're all in this together.

johns (GM): you are?

well, OK.

I think you've exhausted all there is to do in this chamber. Do you wish to leave the mines?

Aristide of Tremere: did we go to the stalagmite cave yet

if not lets go there

johns (GM): Excllent.

Proclus of Rome: How do we even know it's a stalagmite cave?

Prudenzio of Flambeau: because it says "Stalagmite cave"

Archibald of Guernicus: Because it's marked that on the map

Idiot

johns (GM): Well, it's a cave, and it has a large stalagmite, about a person's height in the center.

Otherwise it's a pretty nondescript dark cave full of damp.

Aristide of Tremere: hm

that might be terram vis

I inspect the stalagmite.

Proclus of Rome: What, damp?

That seems awfully uninteresting for vis.

Aristide of Tremere: a big cave with just a giant stalagmite sounds strange

johns (GM): You see a faint outline of something that looks like a face near the top and hands near the midsection. There's a roundish protrusion in one of the "hands."

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Weird.

Aristide of Tremere: "I think this is a person that was turned to stone."

Proclus of Rome: "What makes you say that?"

Aristide of Tremere: "It has something resembling a face and hands."

Proclus of Rome: "It's probably just your imagination."

"Like seeing a face in a tree's knots.

"

Aristide of Tremere: "Well, if it was a person it looks like they were holding something."

"Can someone skilled in Terram come here and see if they can shave away the rock?"

Archibald of Guernicus: Is the hand actually gripping something?

Proclus of Rome: "It sounds like you're looking for a sculptor."

Aristide of Tremere: "I believe there's a Terram spell that allows you to shape rock like sculpting clay."

johns (GM): The shapes are not defined well enough to say, Archibald

Archibald of Guernicus: "Do ye actually see anything we need to move the rock aside for?"

Proclus of Rome: "So? If it were really a person who was turned to stone, it would just make their 'body' into viscid clay as well."

Aristide of Tremere: I point to the round protrusion in one of the "hands"

Proclus of Rome: "If they are merely encased in stone, then a common Fist of Shattering would free them."

Aristide of Tremere: "Oh, they're probably long dead if indeed that's what happened to them."

"I just want to see if they had something valuable."

Proclus of Rome: I'll try tapping it.

Can't go wrong with a good tapping.

johns (GM): Feels rocky

Archibald of Guernicus: I sigh, and spont some Rego Terram

Level 15 is enough to move part of it, I believe

rolling 1d10!+30

(

6

)

+30

=

36

johns (GM): Rego Terram?

Archibald of Guernicus: Yeah

To make the hand open up

johns (GM): You can't really make part of the stone move without softening it like clay

As it is still just stone

Archibald of Guernicus: That might require a muto requisite, no idea if you can even employ requisites in sponting

oh, uh

Proclus of Rome: What's the aura here?

5?

johns (GM): 5

Proclus of Rome: Ok, I'll try to soften it with MUTO Terram.

Archibald of Guernicus: If someone sponts the thing to make it clay then it'll work, anyway

Proclus of Rome: I'll use Ceremonial casting.

Archibald of Guernicus: Thank you Proclus

johns (GM): Gooood shit.

brb getting ice

Proclus of Rome:

rolling (1d10! + 9 + 8 + 2 + 12 + 5)/2

(

(

9

)

+9+8+2+12+5)/2

=

22.5

Rock of Viscid Clay is level 15, so I can add another level of effect to it.

Archibald of Guernicus: add a fancy visual flair

johns (GM): Ice get

Proclus of Rome: I guess I'll bump up the size to effect the entire stalagmite.

johns (GM): Ok. Done

Proclus of Rome: Ok, I'll try and pry the "hands" apart.

Aristide of Tremere: I push away the clay around the orb

Proclus of Rome: I guess my hands will get a little dirty.

johns (GM): You get an orb.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Cool orb.

Proclus of Rome: Wonderful.

johns (GM): It's warm to the touch.

Aristide of Tremere: "Ah!"

I push away more of the clay around the hand

Proclus of Rome: Is the orb made of clay?

Aristide of Tremere: to see if theres a man under there

johns (GM): You just get more handfuls of clay.

It's soft stone now, Proclus.

Proclus of Rome: Hmm.

Aristide of Tremere: "Alas, we may never know who this was."

Proclus of Rome: Better be careful with it, then.

It's soft for Sun duration.

That limits our ability to investigate it.

Aristide of Tremere: I spont intellego vim on the orb to check for magic.

rolling 1d10!+17

(

7

)

+17

=

24

12

johns (GM): It's 5 pawns of Perdo vis

Proclus of Rome: Huzzah.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Sick.

johns (GM): sorry

7 pawns

Proclus of Rome: Hmm.

Aristide of Tremere: jesus god

johns (GM): Who wants to carry it?

Aristide of Tremere: hm

Proclus of Rome: We should try carting out the entire stalagmite.

Prudenzio of Flambeau raises hand

Proclus of Rome: I'm carrying it.

Archibald of Guernicus makes the :blessed: face

Aristide of Tremere: "What a find!"

Prudenzio of Flambeau: no one sees my hand raised because i'm invisible.

Proclus of Rome: I don't think it should be jostled, since that might ruin it.

Aristide of Tremere: I carefully hand it to Proclus.

Archibald of Guernicus: "Shall we call it a day, then?"

Proclus of Rome: Anyway, can we separate the stalagmite from the ground?

johns (GM): With time and effort sure

Aristide of Tremere: whos gonna carry it

are we taking the lead plaque too

Proclus of Rome: It's as soft as clay so it should be easier.

As I am holding the orb I can't help.

Aristide of Tremere: soft, but still heavy

Archibald of Guernicus: We could simply return here with grogs later to transport it

Aristide of Tremere: thats probably the best idea

Proclus of Rome: But it's only soft for now.

Aristide of Tremere: we can take the lead plaque now though

Archibald of Guernicus: I'm carrying the pot of destiny right now

Aristide of Tremere: we can cast it again when we come back

Archibald of Guernicus: We can make it soft very easily

Proclus of Rome: I don't want to recast a spell if I can avoid it.

Archibald of Guernicus: Scared?

johns (GM): here's what the stalagmite looks like http://i.imgur.com/YumOezq.jpg

Proclus of Rome: Looks mystical.

johns (GM): from another angle

http://i.imgur.com/DOYF0Yb.jpg

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Ooh.

johns (GM): I suspect the lighting is done by the tourist bureau that manages this place as it exists in the real world

Archibald of Guernicus: How feasible is it to carry the stalagmite out?

johns (GM): Well it's heavy

Proclus of Rome: Just soft.

Archibald of Guernicus: If our archon can be used as a pack mule for the pot

Is it possible to temporarily destroy the weight of the stalagmite? To carry it

johns (GM): that kind of effect is pretty high level perdo

devil's fav demon: perdoing intangible aspects of things is high-level magic

Proclus of Rome: Yeah.

Archibald of Guernicus: Damn.

Proclus of Rome: Weight is tangible though.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: whatever.

Proclus of Rome: In fact it's the MOST tangible thing.

Archibald of Guernicus: Wheres the guidelines on destroying weight?

johns (GM): diet and exercise helps

Prudenzio of Flambeau: its on a perdo table in spells somewhere, mentions that removing heat or light from a flame is harder than removing the flame itself

johns (GM): L15 is destroying a property of Aquam

Proclus of Rome: Just a sec.

Let me check Hermetic Projects.

johns (GM): so I will say it's the same for destroying a property of 1 unit of dirt

Prudenzio of Flambeau: nice

Proclus of Rome: The Arms of Hercules is a crane that destroys weight.

Archibald of Guernicus: So that'd be +1 touch, and probably +2 sun. Level 30. Welp.

It was a thought

Aristide of Tremere: lets use our perdo vis to aid us here

Proclus of Rome: Oh my bad, it's Rego.

How heavy is it?

I guess we'll just have to come back later.

johns (GM): about as much as a cubic pace of stone weighs

Archibald of Guernicus: Can that be lifted with 2 strength

johns (GM): nay

c'thinker: sup.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: yo

johns (GM): hey cthinker

Aristide of Tremere: oh no

johns (GM): we're just vandalizing the environment

Aristide of Tremere: we cant use the archon as a pack mule anymore

Proclus of Rome: We'll just come back for it I GUESS.

c'thinker: are you destroying more cool runes

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Maybe.

Proclus of Rome: No.

Aristide of Tremere: we did in fact

prudenzio won certamen

Archibald of Guernicus: He did destroy one, as he won certamen.

Somehow

Man with 2 forms wins certamen

Prudenzio of Flambeau: lma

Proclus of Rome: He didn't even accept my certamen challenge.

c'thinker: lol

Prudenzio of Flambeau: it turns out when you spend 4 confidence points on big attack you can win

who knew

johns (GM): Alright, as your archon is here, it's time for bold leadership. What are you doing now

Aristocritus Bonisagi: The archon demands a status report.

Aristide of Tremere: we found 7 pawns of perdo vis

a pot of greed

and a big slab of lead

Archibald of Guernicus: We found a staff, some vis, a plaque and a pot.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: nice.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: It was cool.

Archibald of Guernicus: Put your hand in the pot, it's funny

Aristide of Tremere: challenge the archon to certamen and make him stick his hand in

Aristocritus Bonisagi: we found a cook, a thief,

johns (GM): hehe

Aristocritus Bonisagi: its a covenant rule that if you challenge the archon to certamen archibald is allowed to behead you

Proclus of Rome: That can't be legal.

johns (GM): He's the archon

You going to call him wrong?

Proclus of Rome: Yes.

johns (GM): better disputatio it

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Proclus is undefeated in Certamen after all. He knows the rules.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: Let's ask our resident Code Of Hermes expert what he thinks of certamen abuse.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: wink wink.

Archibald of Guernicus:

rolling 1d10+2+6

(

10

)

+2+6

=

18

Good code of hermes roll

Aristide of Tremere:

rolling 1d10+8

(

7

)

+8

=

15

johns (GM): the code of hermes is whatever you want it to be, at zombo dot com

Aristide of Tremere: not as good code of hermes roll

Archibald of Guernicus: Well, Johns? Is it legal to behead anyone who challenges the archon to certamen?

Aristocritus Bonisagi:

rolling 1d10!+3+4

(

6

)

+3+4

=

13

Yes.

johns (GM): yes, definitely

Aristocritus Bonisagi: i'm going to violate the limit of time and read the chat log

johns (GM): wait

actually probably not

Proclus of Rome: You have a decision to make.

johns (GM): plus venator can overrule anything aristocritus says anyway

Proclus of Rome: We can't just wait for you.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: what's the decision

Violante the Herbwife: If you feel you've been beheaded wrongly, take it up at Tribunal

Aristocritus Bonisagi: sic

johns (GM): alright

no one is suggesting anything else so I guess you head out

Aristocritus Bonisagi: nice.

Aristide of Tremere: I hand the lead slab to Violante.

johns (GM): You have acquired a few artifacts so you can return home and end this if you like

Or putter about

Proclus of Rome: We shouldn't.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: Who among us is not insanely greedy

johns (GM): and view the consequences of your heinous crimes

Proclus of Rome: We still have to kill a fairy.

Or at least chase her off.

This is a valuable lead mine.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: True.

johns (GM): You emerge at the spot marked "Mines," on the edge of the plain where a bunch of ghosts and skeletons attacked you

Proclus of Rome: Interesting.

So what are our plans to get rid of this fairy?

Also we still have to study those runes.

Archibald of Guernicus: Absolutely none.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: we have prudenzio's secret plan, and some honey-soaked rags

Prudenzio of Flambeau: The rags will work.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: and immunity to mundane dust

Proclus of Rome: How difficult would it be to copy the runes?

Prudenzio of Flambeau: We'll see if my plan did anything later.

johns (GM): not difficult

Prudenzio of Flambeau: You already copied them, I thought.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: i already copied the first set of runes

Proclus of Rome: Ok.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: they have to be copied again but that shouldn't be a problem

johns (GM): im content to wrap this up now if you like, it's entirely up to you

Proclus of Rome: We also need to investigate the quarry.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: "There's still one more point of interest that Kifaaya noticed."

Proclus of Rome: I feel like we still don't have any idea what

's going on here.

johns (GM): It happens

there's two spots actually

the western ruins and the quarry

Archibald of Guernicus: I have no reason to molest the fairies, so I think a cursory check of the quarry to see if there's anything of note should be how we wrap up our investigation

Aristocritus Bonisagi: well we've sort of been over that way so i excluded it

johns (GM): someone has drawn a dotted line to the quarry

Proclus of Rome: So mote it be.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: i love drawing dotted lines.

johns (GM): Nice, nice

Archibald of Guernicus: It's in the code not to run around attacking fairies for no good reason, so I don't support it.

johns (GM): As you there, there is a deep, man made hole in the ground here. A pile of loose dirt in the middle.

You approach from the top of the ridge (where I am plpping a token)

Violante the Herbwife: I'm going to make Bill Clinton of Trianoma, expert on challenging the definition of "mostling" the faeries

johns (GM): Sitting in the shade of the dirt mound is a vile humanoid thing with a long tail. It's alternating between picking its nose and swatting at the swarm of fat flies buzzing abotu it.

Proclus of Rome: Hmm.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Disgusting.

Proclus of Rome: What is it?

An Austrian?

Violante the Herbwife: Humanoid Lore

johns (GM): 1 moment

He looks sort of like a monkey, but with a long tail with a scorpion like stinger on the end

Proclus of Rome: Hmm.

Aristide of Tremere: "A moor!"

Aristocritus Bonisagi: what's the aura feel like

Proclus of Rome: Or, more specifically, what is the aura?

johns (GM): Magic 5

Violante the Herbwife: That's just the Infernal aura lying to you

Proclus of Rome: What's the Infernal Aura?

johns (GM): What infernal aura?

Proclus of Rome: That's what I thought.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: "He looks like a trustworthy fellow."

Violante the Herbwife: "Cute!"

Proclus of Rome: "Hey, what are you doing?" I shout.

Pandius: It looks up and squints at you.

"You're not safe up there, come down and talk.."

Proclus of Rome: "What's so dangerous up here?"

Pandius: "Mean beasts lurk the lands! They won't come down here. Is safe here."

Proclus of Rome: "I haven't seen any."

Pandius: "You will see them soon if you aren't careful! A lady of metal and her guards, the dead she summons to do her bidding, terrible, terrible. Pandius knows and stays safe."

Proclus of Rome: "Oh, she can't cross water. I'm a philosopher."

Anyway I think we should join this guy in the pit.

Prudenzio of Flambeau: You go right ahead.

Archibald of Guernicus: We're right behind you

Aristide of Tremere: "Very well moor, you seem reasonable enough."

I head down.

Proclus of Rome: Can we climb down into the pit or what?

Is there a slope?

Archibald of Guernicus: No, just a moor

Pandius: You can slide down.

You don't see a ramp or anything.

Proclus of Rome: Seems dangerous.

Aristocritus, help us out.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: make aristide roll athletics to climb down without dying while the rest of us float down

Aristocritus Bonisagi watches the monkey intently.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: "Huh? Oh, of course."

"Going first again, Proclus?"

Prudenzio of Flambeau: "I'm just going to stay here. You can tell me all about it."

Proclus of Rome: Thank you.

"Oh certainly."

Aristocritus Bonisagi casts the spell

Proclus of Rome: I'll float down as soon as Aristocritus casts a spell on me.

Pandius: Good shit

Aristide of Tremere: I'll slide down.

Like the athletic Tremere I am.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: anyone else

Prudenzio of Flambeau: Nope, I'll watch from up here.

Proclus of Rome: How would we even tell?

Archibald of Guernicus: I apply a wizard's sidestep just in case, and head odwn.

Violante the Herbwife: I'll hang around up here, noncombat grogly

Aristide of Tremere: i still have my sidestep on

Pandius: "Pandius met the hateful lady and suffered her curse. You see me now." He sniffs and wipes a tear aside.

Proclus of Rome: "Who exactly is she?"

(From Prudenzio of Flambeau): while everyone is in the pit, Prudenzio is going to go destroy the runes on that wall, and then walk across that river and out of the player roster.

Aristide of Tremere: "A tragedy. You have my condolences, my moor friend."

Proclus of Rome: I think we need to stop telling Prudenzio when we go places.

(To Prudenzio of Flambeau): Lmao

Pandius: "A wicked woman. Self crowned queen of these lands. She controls the fae, the dead, the spirits, the monsters of the earth all alike."

Aristocritus Bonisagi: "He doesn't seem to be a threat, Prudenzio."

"Prudenzio?"

Pandius: ...

Proclus of Rome: Well that's certainly true.

"How old is she?"

Prudenzio of Flambeau is not responding.

Pandius: "Ten and five hundred years. Pandius swears it, as I have seen it in the stalks."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Bloody hell, that's a lot."

Proclus of Rome: "What are 'the stalks?' Some kind of divination?"

Pandius: "I Pandius am simple herbsman, but I know her secret. So she curse me to drive me from my people and have the village to herself. Is such crime!"

"I cast the stalks and roots, and from whence they land I see many things. This and others I can teach you."

Proclus of Rome: "It is, the village is suffering greatly."

"Thank you for your offer, but Hermetic Magic is superior."

Pandius: "Pandius knows how to save village. But he cannot return to village, is trapped in this form. Is this not the cruellest you hear?"

Aristide of Tremere: "Do you know a way to break your curse, Pandius?"

Pandius: "Pandius knows this. Destroy the Lady and Pandius is saved."

Proclus of Rome: "Sounds fine to me."

"How can we save your village?"

Pandius: "A trick, a trap for the Lady."

Proclus of Rome: "A trap, you say?"

Pandius: "A special herb that will destroy her if she consumes. Pandius cannot force her to eat, but one could trick."

"The Lady takes her due straight from the village grainhouse."

Archibald of Guernicus: Such a trustworthy monkey

Pandius: "An herb left there and she takes unknown-- ah! I am saved, and my people too."

Proclus of Rome: "It just so happens we have an expert on herbs here."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Aye, true."

"A bit of good fortune that."

Violante the Herbwife: "Hello."

Archibald of Guernicus: I peer at the monkey man

Pandius: Violante comes into the pit?

Violante the Herbwife: Sure

Aristide of Tremere: "What is this herb we seek?"

(To Shauncat): You're Violante, right?

(From Violante the Herbwife): Yes

Violante the Herbwife: My Profession: Apothecary is 6

Proclus of Rome: Herbery.

(To Violante the Herbwife): You hear a buzzing in your ear. A moment later, you have (without realizing it) gained the flaw Delusion (No herbs are poisonous)

(To Shauncat): You hear a buzzing in your ear. A moment later, you have (without realizing it) gained the flaw Delusion (No herbs are poisonous)

Pandius: Per +Awareness by everyone in the pit

Aristide of Tremere:

rolling 1d10+5

(

2

)

+5

=

7

Proclus of Rome:

rolling 1d10

(

9

)

=

9

(From Violante the Herbwife): Understood

Aristide of Tremere: the friendly monkey is not playing a trick on us

Proclus of Rome: 9ce.

Violante the Herbwife:

rolling d10+1

(

6

)

+1

=

7

Aristocritus Bonisagi paces back and forth, pondering.

Pandius: The monkey produces a folded leather scrap, and pulls part of it back, revealing blueish leaves beneath.

"This is the bane of fae. Pandius says, it must be handled with care. Once touched by your hand it loses its effect against the Fae."

Proclus of Rome: "Fascinating."

"Where did you get it?"

Pandius: "Many herbs in these lands, if one knows where to look. Pandius knows this."

Aristide of Tremere: im sure putting this in the grainhouse wont poison the village

Archibald of Guernicus: Oh, per+awareness, here you go

Aristide of Tremere: does folk ken work here

Archibald of Guernicus:

rolling 1d10+3+5

(

2

)

+3+5

=

10

Pandius: You can try it, Aristide

devil's fav demon: nice 10.

Aristide of Tremere: am i rolling it openly

Violante the Herbwife: I gree with Aristide

Pandius: Whichever way you like

Aristide of Tremere: what stat does it use

Pandius: Perception

Aristide of Tremere:

rolling 1d10+5

(

2

)

+5

=

7

hm

(To Aristide of Tremere): He's definitely telling the turth

Pandius passes a note to a player

Proclus of Rome: Classic Tremere politicking.

Violante the Herbwife: In fact, Violante seems utterly unconvinced that any herb is poison, odd given her background as a Root-cutter of Ex Misc apprenticeship

Aristide of Tremere: "Very well. I did not know the fairy queen was committing acts such as this. We should follow his plan immediately."

Proclus of Rome: This makes sense.

She's the expert.

How do we get out of the quarry?

devil's fav demon: try jumping

Aristide of Tremere: "How often does she collect from the granary, Pandius?"

Pandius: By mundane means you'll have to try climbing.

"Each night, as my people sleep."

Proclus of Rome: Ok I'll float out with magic.

devil's fav demon: did Aristocritus also walk away?

Aristide of Tremere: "Then come dawn, you will be a man once more."

Aristocritus Bonisagi: i'm up here, pacing

Proclus of Rome: "Maybe two days."

I holler.

Violante the Herbwife: I'll hang out here and collect plants with my friend here. My mind has been opened up to an entire world of plants once thought poisonous.

Aristide of Tremere: I take the leather wrapped leaves and carefully place them in my pack.

Archibald of Guernicus: I'll head out the pit with my sodales, and when we're away, I'll mention "I do hope ye realise that this constitutes molesting the fae."

Proclus of Rome: A pack?

"She's the one who started this by attacking us."

Aristide of Tremere: "She also cursed that hedge wizard."

Aristocritus Bonisagi: technically the levitation spell can only move people directly up and down, but everyone should be able to i guess climb up and down assisted by it

Aristide of Tremere: "Apparently she threatens their village as well."

Violante the Herbwife: I'l leave with magical assistance

I won't kill myself climbing though

There's better ways for a grog to die

Proclus of Rome: It's easy, you climb up a little, then float, then climb a little more.

Archibald of Guernicus: "Ye constantly provoked her, she did nothing to attack us until then. The entire point of the law is to prevent us being attacked by angry fae in the first place."

"Besides, the creature may be lying. Perhaps it's a rival fae seeking to take down a hindrance?"

Proclus of Rome: "If all it took was 'provocation' then she certainly would have attacked us for some other imagined slight."

Aristide of Tremere: "Clearly she was afraid of us and did not want to attack, lest we find out she was a malicious spirit terrorizing these people."

Archibald of Guernicus: "And then we would be fully in our power to destroy her, as a threat."

Proclus of Rome: "Like she is now."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Now we don't know, as ye DID provoke her deliberately."

Aristide of Tremere: "We do know. I can't imagine what that simple hedge wizard could have done to earn his curse from a fairy who was anything but malevolent."

Proclus of Rome: "If her temper is so short that not immediately falling to our knees in worship is an insult then she is too dangerous to be allowed to live."

devil's fav demon: lol

Aristide of Tremere: "Not to mention the village she terrorizes and robs."

Archibald of Guernicus: "So he claims, anyway."

Aristide of Tremere: "I'm an excellent judge of character. I would never survive the Tremere politicking otherwise."

"And every word that man spoke was the honest truth."

Proclus of Rome: Are we away from the quarry?

Pandius: sure

Archibald of Guernicus: "We've had enough certamen bickering for one day, I won't press the issue to a full argument. But I do not support this course of action."

Proclus of Rome: "In any case, if that creature is a liar we can just destroy him later."

"Obviously he is weaker than she is."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Probably, aye."

In any case, my sodales are free men and may do as they like.

Proclus of Rome: "In any case, there is a good chance that he is manipulating us into poisoning the granary in town."

"I propose we set a watch over night to try to catch the fairy in the act."

Violante the Herbwife: I'm not free so I'll follow however seems like the alpha wizard

devil's fav demon: Too late.

Archibald of Guernicus: "Yes. He likely doesn't wish us to touch the poison, in case we die from it ourselves and give the game away."

Aristocritus Bonisagi: thats me, naturally.

Proclus of Rome: "Then if she is stealing from the granary, we can kill her with the poison."

Also you may or not be free.

If you're a Roman then you are probably free to do as you please.

Archibald of Guernicus: "I see. We should hide ourselves with Imaginem as we wait, then."

Aristide of Tremere: "Who's to say we can actually force it on her, though? Especially without touching it."

Violante the Herbwife: I guess as a former apprentice I can somewhat appreciate an archon's authority

Aristide of Tremere: "If you're so afraid, perhaps we could use imaginem to make a fake granary."

Archibald of Guernicus: "I believe Proclus is suggesting that, should we confirm his story, the second night is spent poisoning her.

"

Aristocritus Bonisagi: "Are we mundanes, or magi?"

Proclus of Rome: "Precisely, thank you Archibald."

Aristocritus Bonisagi: "If the plant truly is deadly to men then a simple investigation will reveal the fact."

Aristide of Tremere: how many leaves do we have

"You're right."

johns (GM): 6

Archibald of Guernicus: "I'll wait with ye the first night, it wouldn't do to leave my sodales alone in this. The second night, should it be needed, ye're on yer own."

Aristide of Tremere: "There's 6 leaves her. Violante could confirm if they're deadly to the touch."

"And if not, we'll have 5 leaves left over."

Proclus of Rome: "It wouldn't take any effort on the second night."

"Are you seriously suggesting that we risk Violante's life for this?"

Violante the Herbwife: "It doesn't seem deadly, though my memory nags me in this regard."

Proclus of Rome: "That would be murder.

"

Archibald of Guernicus: "Intellego herbam would be better. Though I haven't read a scrap on herbam since my gauntlet."

Aristide of Tremere: "There's no risk, because that man was telling the truth."

Archibald of Guernicus: "I almost miss Bonfilia. Aristide, are ye skilled at all in Herbam?"

Aristocritus Bonisagi: was the aura stronger at the gorge

Aristide of Tremere: "Of course."

magic 5 aura?

johns (GM): aura has been magic 5 all over, except in the inscription cave

Aristide of Tremere: and can i intellego it without touching the leaves

Aristocritus Bonisagi: ah

Archibald of Guernicus: Level 4, learn all mundane properties of a plant

Proclus of Rome: "Also, we could ask the mischievous gorge fairies about Pandius."

Don't use that one.

It's Touch range.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: "Good thinking."

Aristide of Tremere: so level 5 then

thats easy

Proclus of Rome: It is.

Aristide of Tremere: I sit down and deeply examine the leaves, without touching them.

sponting intellego herbam

Archibald of Guernicus: You could do Smell range for +2, thats only level 10

Aristocritus Bonisagi: level 10

johns (GM): taste them

Archibald of Guernicus: smell target, I mean

Proclus of Rome: Genius.

Aristide of Tremere:

rolling 1d10+17

(

4

)

+17

=

21

with smell range

Proclus of Rome: Smell RANGE.

Aristide of Tremere: there we go

Aristocritus Bonisagi: smell is a Target

(To Aristide of Tremere): It smells hella poisonous

johns (GM) passes a note to a player

Aristide of Tremere: "It's uh. It's perfectly fine."

(To Aristide of Tremere): roll guile, please

Aristide of Tremere: "There is nothing wrong here at all. I was right."

Archibald of Guernicus: "I see. We'll do the investigation tonight, then."

Aristide of Tremere:

(To GM) rolling 1d10+11

(

5

)

+11

=

16

Archibald of Guernicus: "After that, ye may do as ye feel appropriate."

(To Beardbeard): noice

Proclus of Rome: Let's ask the gorge fairies about Pandius.

Archibald of Guernicus: Who's carrying the poison then, the herbwife?

johns (GM): What poison?

Archibald of Guernicus: The fairy poison, to poison the fiary

fairy

johns (GM): Ah

Aristide of Tremere: thats right. the safe for people leaves.

but dont touch them because youll get rid of the fairy poison

johns (GM): You pass through the gorge. You don't see any of the pixies around. It's strangely quiet.

Proclus of Rome: Ok.

Aristide of Tremere: "Ah, the presence of the leaves must be driving off the lesser fairies."

"And yet we feel nothing. Further proof."

Violante the Herbwife: The wizards told me not to touch the leaves, and I listened

Proclus of Rome: Well alright then.

(From Archibald of Guernicus): do you see whispers to other players? I'm stopping the herbwife while theyre busy and examining the leaves myself. not touching them.

Proclus of Rome: Let's head to the village.

(To Archibald of Guernicus): no I dont see em

(From Archibald of Guernicus): Sponting InHe

Archibald of Guernicus:

(To GM) rolling 1d10!+21

(

4

)

+21

=

25

Aristocritus Bonisagi: let's

Proclus of Rome: Maybe they've heard of Pandius.

(From Archibald of Guernicus): Do I smell poison on them

(To Archibald of Guernicus): sure

(From Archibald of Guernicus): I do? Interesting.

johns (GM): En route

About... here (marks with a red X)

You hear footsteps coming towards you from the hills. The Silver Lady and her entourage are about a mile away and closing in.

Proclus of Rome: Great.

(From Archibald of Guernicus): technically I get all their mundane properties. what sort of poison is it

Aristide of Tremere: "We should make haste."

Proclus of Rome: How far are we from the river?

(To Archibald of Guernicus): It's Monk's hood

johns (GM): less than a mile

Aristocritus Bonisagi: let's hurry, then

johns (GM): Evade or Engage, Troupe????

devil's fav demon: Good luck, sodales.

Proclus of Rome: Evade, of course.

johns (GM): The Archon has spoken.

Proclus of Rome: That was easy.

It does seem unusual that a lead fairy would be poisoned by some herbs.

Archibald of Guernicus: And yet, the monkey is of course telling the truth.

Violante the Herbwife: It seems unusual that anyone would be poisoned by herbs

Aristocritus Bonisagi: We even verified it with magic.

Proclus of Rome: I'm just saying we should be careful before we poison a granary.

Hmm.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: No Hermetic magus would ever lie to kill dozens of people

Violante the Herbwife: Well I don't think herbs are poisonous, but I knowhow to make poison theriacs. Take that as you will.

Proclus of Rome: There are probably more than a dozen people in this town.

Aristide of Tremere: thats why he said dozens, proclus

Aristocritus Bonisagi: Socrates was killed by an herb.

no hermetic magus would ever lie to kill Group+2 of people

Prudenzio of Flambeau: lol

Aristide of Tremere: exactly

devil's fav demon: sorry that wasnt in character.

Archibald of Guernicus: lol

Violante the Herbwife: I'm a failed apprentice, maybe I'm a liar

devil's fav demon: Prudenzio isn't there.

Proclus of Rome: Where is that rascal.

johns (GM): good question.

not here!

Archibald of Guernicus: Probably destroying more runes

Proclus of Rome: Sheesh.

Violante the Herbwife: Lucky

Proclus of Rome: Let's ask around if anyone has heard of Pandius.

Archibald of Guernicus: Alright. Let's get ready to observe the fey taking grain.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: in which it is revealed that every magus in vardians tomb is a psychopath and nobody can trust anybody else

johns (GM): A peasant crosses himself and slams the door of his hut in your face.

devil's fav demon: lmao

Proclus of Rome: Nice.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: "Aristide, can you handle this?"

Proclus of Rome: I will continue to ask around.

devil's fav demon: thank God you have someone with the Gentle gift.

Archibald of Guernicus: Let's entrust Aristide to ask around

Tancred: "Who are you?" asks the man living in the nicest house (in Italian). "What are you plaguing these people for?"

Proclus of Rome: It's ok, I'm a philosopher.

"I'm Proclus of Rome, a philosopher. I'm interested in the local fairies."

"Have you heard of anyone named Pandius?"

Tancred: "No. You're clearly in the wrong place. You best move on while it's still light out."

Proclus of Rome: "Have you heard of the Silver Lady?"

Aristide of Tremere: I'll try another house.

Proclus of Rome: "She has been interfering with my research in this area."

Violante the Herbwife: "What's wrong about it? It's a magic aura full of amazing plants!"

Tancred: "I know that she is best left to herself and does not take to meddlers."

Aristide, you come across Helga's house.

Aristide of Tremere: I knock upon the door.

Proclus of Rome: "Thank you, even though I already knew that."

Helga: She opens. "Yes.. oh, haven't I seen you before? You were with that gentleman, um, P something..? "

Proclus of Rome: Sheesh!

These people!

Aristide of Tremere: "Ah, lady Helga, your memory is as sharp as ever. I am Aristide, yes."

Proclus of Rome: "Have you been giving her grain?"

Tancred: "No, we give her her space. As you should do to us."

Proclus of Rome: "That seems reasonable, to me."

"Good bye."

Aristide of Tremere: "I've come to ask you about a fellow in the wilds, a man named Pandius."

Helga: "Well come in then." She invites you into her tiny sparsely furnished shack.

Archibald of Guernicus: We're split up right now, then?

Helga: "A man in the wilds? Like a wildman?"

So it seems.

Aristide of Tremere: "Yes. Hairy and wild, but still some sense to him."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Archon, I think we should just return home."

Aristide of Tremere: "He had a request of us, and we just wanted to check with the villagers to see if he was a man of good character."

"He seemed as such, but you never know."

Helga: "A wildman in that savage place? He must be more beast than man to live there."

Aristide of Tremere: "He did say he had been cursed by some fairies a long time ago."

Helga shrugs

Helga: "Perhaps, who knows."

Aristide of Tremere: "Ah, as expected. Do you know if there's anyone else in the village who might have heard of him, perhaps someone who occasionally ventures to those wilds?"

Helga: "No one with good intentions would go to the wilds, Aristide."

"Some of the womenfolk who want the Lady's advice may go as far as the edge of the river, but no further."

Aristide of Tremere: "I see. Thank you, Helga. Beg pardon for disturbing you."

I see myself out.

I return to my sodales.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: ah whoops

Aristide of Tremere: "It seems the name Pandius is not known in this village."

Archibald of Guernicus: "What a surprise."

Aristide of Tremere: "As expected, he's surely been out there a while."

Aristocritus Bonisagi: "What exactly did you learn about our herb, Aristide?'

Archibald of Guernicus: "Yes, do share."

Proclus of Rome: It's spring.

devil's fav demon: lol

Aristide of Tremere: "It is harmful to beings of magic and fae. But its effects disperse harmlessly into the bodies of the mundane."

johns (GM): funny you mention that proclus

well, I'll get to the punchline later

Violante the Herbwife: I smoka da herb

johns (GM): i'll wait til you kill each other first

Proclus of Rome: Ok.

Why would we do that?

I only slightly mistrust my sodales.

johns (GM): Trust no one, not even your sodales

Aristide of Tremere: "Also, it has a very bitter taste."

Violante the Herbwife: I'm not a sodales and everything I say is said zero mentemly

Aristocritus Bonisagi: hell, same

Proclus of Rome: "If it's safe to eat, then you could eat it, right?"

johns (GM): lol

Violante the Herbwife: "Yes."

Aristide of Tremere: "Yes, but I'm uh, not actually sure how potent it is. We may need all 6 leaves."

Aristocritus Bonisagi: "That was the big secret? It tastes bad?"

Aristide of Tremere: "That's the only thing we'd notice, yes."

Proclus of Rome: "Surely we could defeat the Silver Lady if she is weakened."

Violante the Herbwife: "Yes."

Aristide of Tremere: "It's best not to take risks when dealing with the fae."

Violante the Herbwife: "If it tastes really bitter, it might stun her."

Archibald of Guernicus: "The first night was simply observing, wasn't that the idea?"

Aristide of Tremere: "Aye, it would be best to see what method she uses to steal the grain too."

"To uh, ensure we set the trap right."

"And minimize the... amount of bitter grain the village deals with."

devil's fav demon: lol

Proclus of Rome: "They've been swallowing lead for centuries, I'm sure they don't mind."

Violante the Herbwife: "The sous chef says herbs from magic regiones often have potent flavor, makes sense that one tastes so strongly that it could stun a fairy."

Proclus of Rome: "Besides, we could always just find more if it's an ordinary herb."

"What did you say it was?"

Aristide of Tremere: "I don't know what it is, I just know what it's like."

Archibald of Guernicus: I raise a bushy eyebrow

Proclus of Rome: "But surely your InHe spell told you what kind of herb it is."

Aristide of Tremere: did it do that

i dont actually know

Archibald of Guernicus: It does, for a level 10 effect, yes

Proclus of Rome: I make the hand gestures when I say the form and technique.

johns (GM): oh

Aristide of Tremere: ok scratch what i said

Violante the Herbwife: I only really know herbs that are stocked for use with Medicine

johns (GM): well he never asked the name

(To Aristide of Tremere): It's called monk's hood

Archibald of Guernicus: His own fault for not asking

Violante the Herbwife: And this doesn't look medicinal so I don't have any special insight into the name

Aristocritus Bonisagi: "They'll mind once the Gift helps them make the connection between us and the bitter grain."

Aristide of Tremere: "It's called Monk's Hood."

Proclus of Rome: Interesting...

Archibald of Guernicus: "Ah, I see."

Aristide of Tremere: unfortunately, no one is as skilled in herbam as me

or botany

Archibald of Guernicus: Damn shame that.

Let's watch the granary

Proclus of Rome: Too bad we can't turn invisible.

devil's fav demon: too bad Prudenzio never copied his lab notes.

Violante the Herbwife: You could concentrate it with ReHe and sufficient Finesse

devil's fav demon: Wait, someone else can turn invisible. I think.

Archibald of Guernicus: I can spont turning invisible, but

Aristocritus Bonisagi: prudenzio tripped on a root and died

Rest in peace prudenzio.

devil's fav demon: heh

Violante the Herbwife: Kifaaya died after translating all her lab notes

Archibald of Guernicus: Hm. If we can't observe the fairy, well, we just have to go home and wait on Prudenzio. Then he can make us invisible.

Violante the Herbwife: On her way back to her home planet, Araby

devil's fav demon: (narrator: prudenzio can only make himself invisible)

Aristocritus Bonisagi: Wow, spoilers

Archibald of Guernicus: Yes. Let's just go home.

Violante the Herbwife: I need to go treat the minotaur's wounds anyway

johns (GM): gg all

Violante the Herbwife: Lavinia won't go in the maze

Aristocritus Bonisagi: we did it.

Proclus of Rome: If ONLY we had someone in the covenant capable of hiding good.

If ONLY.

johns (GM): at some point along the way you notice your orb of perdo vid has disappeared

Archibald of Guernicus: WTF

No

NO

devil's fav demon: lol

Proclus of Rome: Phew.

I was worried it was stuck to my hands.

Violante the Herbwife: Perdo Vidcon. All the game discussion disappears from badgame

Aristocritus Bonisagi: Does Prudenzio show up again?

Archibald of Guernicus: "Ah, Archon. Now that we're back, I should let you know." I'll say when we're alone in our giant skull chamber

Aristide of Tremere: wow. this spell appears to have done nothing??

johns (GM): well, devil's favorite demon?

devil's fav demon (GM): No, he does not.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: Cripes!!

devil's fav demon (GM): I just had to log in as GM and delete the token from the map.

Proclus of Rome: What a twist.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: "What is it?"

Violante the Herbwife: Kifaaya leaves behind a bunch of lab notes and a bog dragon she bought

Aristide of Tremere: wow. real unfortunate that uh, we had to divert some. all. of the monks hood to another purpose

brewing prudenzio a big cup of welcome back tea

devil's fav demon: lmao

Archibald of Guernicus: "Monk's Hood is incredibly poisonous. Naturally, I was suspicous and checked for myself, and discovered this not long after our new sodales reported otherwise."

Proclus of Rome: There aren't any dragons in Italy.

johns (GM): OH

Sorry, one thing

Proclus of Rome: As far as I know.

johns (GM): Once Violante crosses the Aegis of the hearth, a tiny fly violently shoots out of her ear and buzzes off

and she stops having her delusion

Violante the Herbwife: "Thank you, my liege. I will distrust my feelings in this regard."

Aristide of Tremere: when we get back to the covenant i set the fairy poison in my lab and begin looking around the city for other plants that look similar

Proclus of Rome: Heh, buzz off fly.

Violante the Herbwife: Oh

Okay, Monk's Hood IS poison

Archibald of Guernicus: Well, the herbwife was holding the poison bag

Violante the Herbwife: Sorry, wizards

Aristide of Tremere: i put it in my pack

i was holding it

Proclus of Rome: "Hmph."

"Well, how do we kill this cursed fairy then?"

Aristide of Tremere: hm

actually i dump the leaves into the firepit in my lab

Violante the Herbwife: "Maybe with the MOnk's Hood

Aristide of Tremere: then put the leathers back in and head out in search of plants

Archibald of Guernicus: "We don't. We leave it unmolested and continue on with our lives."

Proclus of Rome: "It's in the way."

Violante the Herbwife: "I can think straight now. Well, straighter than earlier. Not as straight as when I used to have the gift."

Proclus of Rome: "If we're ever to mine the lead and arsenic near that covenant, not to mention take advantage of it's VERY substantial aura, we need to depose the Silver Lady."

Violante the Herbwife: "I'll go tend to the fungal gardens now that we've returned."

Celeste: "Hey, where's my dad?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "As of now it has powers enough to breeze through our parma. I recommend we leave it for now, and challenge it later when ready."

"No idea hen, he scarpered when he saw a monkey."

Celeste: "That sounds like him, but he should have been back with you. I hope he's not dead."

Celeste goes off to pray about it

Violante the Herbwife: "Oh, I should tend to the greek bullman in the maze as well."

Proclus of Rome: "All faeries have a weakness, we just need to exploit it."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Lavinia was more learned in fairies, wasn't she? Perhaps she's heard of this thing."

Aristide of Tremere: i forget, did giraldo discover a weakness of the fairy

Lavinia of Jerbiton: oh so now suddenly you want lavinia's help????

Aristocritus Bonisagi: "The faerie is also tied to the mystery of the bettlefield. Who knows what kind of lost Hermetic knowledge lies in her lair?"

Aristide of Tremere: damn. speaking of lavinias help i shouldnt have burned the wolfsbane

Archibald of Guernicus: "Hmmm. Ye make a compelling point."

Violante the Herbwife: Oh yeah, I decided to keep VIolante a grog, after going insane trying to figure out BR's houserules for running a mundane business.

Aristide of Tremere: that wouldve been a fine way to get my arcane connection back

Proclus of Rome: What, by poisoning everyone?

Lavinia of Jerbiton: the livia method

Aristide of Tremere: why would i poison everyone

thats just silly

Archibald of Guernicus: I'm glad I was retroactively justified, as you attempted to murder dozens of innocent people."

Lavinia of Jerbiton: im going to assume we're done with allumiere for now and you're not going to commit mass murder

Archibald of Guernicus: er no "

Proclus of Rome: I mean we might.

Aristide of Tremere: if we stuck around i was just gonna bury the wolfsbane in the dirt

Archibald of Guernicus: We're done with this place unless we have a clear plan to kill the fae and claim the goodies of the site

Violante the Herbwife: I'm just a grog, I can only murder in limited quantities

Aristide of Tremere: and say unfortunately a field mouse got into the granary

and ruined all of it

Proclus of Rome: Well, what does this fairy have?

devil's fav demon: even if you do murder them all, who's really going to care?

Aristocritus Bonisagi: let's take another vial of blood from aristide for attempting to trick his sodales into poisoning an entire village

Proclus of Rome: A cloud of arsenic and some pig henchmen.

Aristide of Tremere: i didnt want to poison them!!

i just didnt want to admit i was wrong

aristide is a man of principles and standards

Violante the Herbwife: Do fairies have the same humors as humans?

Proclus of Rome: It sounds like you've learned a valuable lesson about how dangerous your pride can be.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: nah violante

unless that's part of their story

Violante the Herbwife: Maybe a special fairy-only theriac can be made then

devil's fav demon: is someone's child an arcane connection to them? it would be really easy to find prudenzio in that case.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: it depends

devil's fav demon: unless no one cares. that's also good.

Archibald of Guernicus: They... might be?

I cant remember

Aristocritus Bonisagi: is celeste his favorite child

Lavinia of Jerbiton: iirc no

Aristocritus Bonisagi: Does he use celeste regularly

devil's fav demon: he's his only living child.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: but their blood is a sympathetic connection if you want to cast spells through the MR

Archibald of Guernicus: I know theres bloodline magic but thats merinita so

Violante the Herbwife: Takes lab work to make a theriac tho, so it'd be at least a seaosn, several seasons to get a fatal theriac

Proclus of Rome: 7 vis is a small price to pay for getting rid of that coward.

devil's fav demon: lol

Archibald of Guernicus: Well if he flees, with our vis in hand, we can accuse him at the next tribunal

Then when he shows up he has to pay us a ton or get marched

Frankly this is great for us

Violante the Herbwife: Also Zita has the right to loot his lab

Aristide of Tremere: lets make him pay more by claiming he tried to poison an entire village and molest a fae

devil's fav demon: lol

Proclus of Rome: Speaking of untrustworthy wizards, when should we hand over all the stuff we found to Venator?

Archibald of Guernicus: You have the hands of a molester

Aristocritus Bonisagi: We only have to hand over one object.

Aristide of Tremere: we can bring celeste as evidence

Archibald of Guernicus: I believe we only had to hand over one thing to Venator

Let's hand over the staff

Aristide of Tremere: does this look like the work of someone who does not cavort with fae

Violante the Herbwife: Hand over the poison

Aristocritus Bonisagi: what are our options here

Proclus of Rome: We also have some ink.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: the staff or the mystery pot?

Violante the Herbwife: Baked in bread

Archibald of Guernicus: The staff, the pot, the plaque (?)

devil's fav demon: Violante the Herbwife: Hand over the poison

Aristide of Tremere: oh no. venator is dead

what a shame

Violante the Herbwife: The Tremere has it

Archibald of Guernicus: Check it out Venator. They're anti-fae leaves. Why dont you eat one.

Aristide of Tremere: he doesnt even need to eat them

its lethal to the touch

Aristocritus Bonisagi: all right

Aristide of Tremere: lets give him the plaque

the pot and staff are probably better

Aristocritus Bonisagi: let's go back and kill the scorpion demon

Proclus of Rome: We should turn over everything.

Aristide of Tremere: well aristide has the staff and is currently out looking for deep purple flowers

Violante the Herbwife: I hand over any Monk's Hood I have and go to cultivate medicinal fungi and check the minotaur's wounds.

Proclus of Rome: We should probably keep him under armed guard.

Aristide of Tremere: you have no monks hood because i had it in my pack

and now its in a firepit

Violante the Herbwife: Cheers

Proclus of Rome: Aristide has NOT made a good first impression.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: reputation: kind of a dick (3)

Aristide of Tremere: no one was in any danger of being poisoned!

Proclus of Rome: Unless we poisoned them.

Archibald of Guernicus: I'm glad the tremere immediately shows us why you can't trust tremere.

Proclus of Rome: Anyway, we should tell Venator about the staff and the runes as well.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: and the tablet

Proclus of Rome: Well yeah, but we have that.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: oh you wanted to hand over the tablet

Proclus of Rome: Yeah.

What else are we going to do with it?

Aristocritus Bonisagi: we could copy the names

Proclus of Rome: They're just common old Roman names.

Try cracking open a book and you'll find plenty of them.

Archibald of Guernicus: We copied the runes, at least

Violante the Herbwife: Common old Roman technology faction names

Archibald of Guernicus: Well, we could hand it over to Venator for further study for convenience. The staff might be good, it might not be.

Let him investigate it and we just claim it from him when he dies of old age

Proclus of Rome: Waiting for a magus to die of old age isn't really a winning strategy.

Archibald of Guernicus: gah

Aristide of Tremere: wait for him to die of monks hood poisoning

Violante the Herbwife: Maybe if you ReCo their aging

Proclus of Rome: Uh, do you mean the Longevity Ritual?

Archibald of Guernicus: Oh, right, Johns and Endrite. About the two adventures per year system, that was intended to stop advancement being silly, right? So that we arent going by a year every week.

Aristide of Tremere: reco his body into a corpse

Aristocritus Bonisagi: actually, aristocritus definitely takes down a copy of the names

Lavinia of Jerbiton: sorta

Archibald of Guernicus: If adventures are going to take up 3-4 sessions I'd say 1 adventure in a year is fine

Lavinia of Jerbiton: also to allow more plots to unfold in a timeline that makes sense

devil's fav demon: i think you can PeCo and force someone to age several years in a second. that seems like as standard of a peco effect as you could have

Lavinia of Jerbiton: yes, they should go faster, I just blame you all

Archibald of Guernicus: So we can still advance seasons in decent irl time

Aristocritus Bonisagi: + also sends a letter to his trianoma pen pals about the runes, the silver lady, and the mystery tablet

Proclus of Rome: Sheesh.

Archibald of Guernicus: It's been at least a month and a half since I did mine!

Aristocritus Bonisagi: brb

Archibald of Guernicus: also its more that, for instance, we encounter something like the silver brumby that beats us, but there isnt much room to study and get strong enough to fight back

Proclus of Rome: Anyway, what does Venator have to say about the artifacts we brought back?

Lavinia of Jerbiton: we should probably skip a year to make up for the last few sessions going long

are you showing him all of the artifacts?

Proclus of Rome: That's what we agreed to.

Lavinia of Jerbiton: Alright

Aristide of Tremere: alright

Proclus of Rome: Also we're going to tell him about the staff, right sodales?

Aristide of Tremere: aristide leaves the staff behind when he goes flower picking

Venator ex Misc: hmm

seems the staff remains a secret?

Violante the Herbwife: I can help Aristide find flowers

Aristide of Tremere: excellent

aristide takes violante with him

and explains that hes looking for plants that look a lot like monks hood but arent monks hood

Venator ex Misc: Venator accepts the pot and the tablet

Violante the Herbwife: I have Survival, Magic Sensitivity, Profession: Apothecary, and Medicine, also I'm expendable

Venator ex Misc: He identifies Averna's sigil on the pot. Whatever its effect is will need lab testing.

devil's fav demon: Cool necro pot.

Venator ex Misc: He is excited about the tablet. "This could be an artifact of the leadworker's tradition. If I am right, each of these inscribed names is an arcane connection to a ghost. A single tablet would allow the wielder to control many at once with ease."

"So, what happened to Prudenzio and those other covenfolk you took with you?"

Violante the Herbwife: I'll see what I can do about finding fake Monk's Hood

Archibald of Guernicus: "Prudenzio has gone missing, he was moving around invisibly and suddenly disappeared. We were in no danger at the time, it's unlikely he was harmed."

"Several pawns of vis we recovered also disappeared."

Venator ex Misc: "Stolen?"

Proclus of Rome: "Some grogs were killed by the arsenic in the area."

Aristide of Tremere: "And Violante, don't tell anyone about this. It's part of a project for uh, Venator's surprise birthday party. The other magi are bad at keeping secrets so it would be terrible if they knew."

Violante the Herbwife: "Keep in mind though, the color of a plant shapes its humors, such a flower might well share many properties of the Monk's Humor."

Proclus of Rome: I am bad at keeping secrets.

Archibald of Guernicus: "It's not my place tae say yet, but if he doesn't return, aye that's my guess."

Venator ex Misc: "Arsenic? A deadly substance."

"Then the legends of Averna poisoning the battlefield are true.."

Aristide of Tremere: "Hm. Well, let's try to find the least poisonous one we can."

Violante the Herbwife: "A party? Wonderful!"

Proclus of Rome: "Yes, the land is covered in it. A fairy used it to kill our grogs."

Venator ex Misc: "Hmm, that is tragic."

"Life is so fragile..."

Proclus of Rome: "It is."

Violante the Herbwife: "What if you dyed a flower purple?"

Proclus of Rome: "I hope these prizes were worth it."

Venator ex Misc: "I have a use in mind for them, that may accomplish a greater good to outweigh the suffering that you have been through."

Violante the Herbwife: RIP musical cyclops

Proclus of Rome: "Please, enlighten us."

Venator ex Misc: "In time, perhaps."

"A pity that Prudenzio has gone missing. He would have been best of use here.."

"Do keep me alerted if you see him around."

Proclus of Rome: "For what?"

Venator ex Misc: "I'm back to the lab."

"Until later, sodales."

Aristide of Tremere: prudenzios favroite flower would porbably be monks hood

Proclus of Rome: "Good bye."

Aristide of Tremere: "Oh, that might work." I say to Violante.

Archibald of Guernicus: "Farewell for now then, Venator."

Aristide of Tremere: "We'll just have to find one that otherwise looks like Monk's Hood."

devil's fav demon: Venator is a cool guy. Can't wait ot find out what that pot does.

Violante the Herbwife: Violante is a grog so use her as you will

For flower finding, that is

Proclus of Rome: So how many magi are left?

Venator ex Misc: hmmm

johns (GM): Is Kifayaa still around?

Violante the Herbwife: Until 1334

johns (GM): Ok

devil's fav demon: A new face will arrive next week, I'm sure.

johns (GM): Then in 1334 it'll be Aristocritus, Aristide, Proclus, Lavinia, Archibald, and mystery Bjoarner

Proclus of Rome: Aren't ALL Bjornaer in a mystery cult?

Kifaaya of Verditius: I'll make a new magi too

johns (GM): And since we've spent so long in 1333 I would actually be happy to skip to Spring 1335 if folks are cool with it

devil's fav demon: neat

Kifaaya of Verditius: I sent you that Jerbiton but I'm not sure about her

Proclus of Rome: I'd like to settle that Silver Lady's hash.

johns (GM): Everyone loves gentle gifted jerbiton ladies!!!

devil's fav demon: Proclus has a good idea

johns (GM): Anyway a few things happen as a result of this adventure

First

Proclus of Rome: I think some kind of Auram spell to repulse the arsenic cloud and some mercenaries would be enough.

johns (GM): Winters in the Lazio region of Italy are colder. More winter-based faeries are around.

Second

Kifaaya of Verditius: I'll make another Bjoraner and one of us can be the mystigogue

johns (GM): Crop failure and magical curses beset the village of Allumiere and surrounding communities. Locals attribute it to the unleashing of the Witch of Wookey Hill

Proclus of Rome: Hmm.

johns (GM): 9 adventure XP all

Kifaaya of Verditius: GG

devil's fav demon: rip otto

Proclus of Rome: Well what does everyone think of my smart idea to kill a fairy?

devil's fav demon: it's a great plan, but I'm not a real person.

Aristide of Tremere: i dont know how what we did caused that

devil's fav demon: Oh, you don't?

johns (GM): oh

what did you do with your copy of the inscription

Aristide of Tremere: all we did was take some magical artifacts

Shauncat: I think you plan sounds smart and all the grogs lve it

devil's fav demon: well, and Prudenzio destroyed a piece of paper.

johns (GM): and part of a wall

Proclus of Rome: Well we could just hire mercenaries.

devil's fav demon: spoilers.

Kifaaya of Verditius: I'll make a more generic combat grog later

Aristide of Tremere: oh

prudenzio!!

Proclus of Rome: The Company of the Dove is tearing shit up right now.

Archibald of Guernicus: Amazing work, all. We destroyed a region.

Aristide of Tremere: well done prudenzio. that right there is why youre the best

Prudenzio of Flambeau: it was all worth it for my new fairy wife.

Archibald of Guernicus: I'm going to accuse Prudenzio at the next tribunal, if we confirm the inscription is destroyed.

Proclus of Rome: I think 10 men should be enough to kill her, with appropriate anti-arsenic countermeasures, of course.

Aristide of Tremere: prudenzio is too busy creating half faerie bastards to care

i think the silver lady is already dead

prudenzio did something to get her killed or drive her off

devil's fav demon: He had a plan.

Proclus of Rome: What makes you say that?

Archibald of Guernicus: He should care, as he's broken a number of laws now and if he doesn't show up, he might even be marched.

johns (GM): the faerie situation is a bit messy

Proclus of Rome: As usual.

Aristide of Tremere: because his fairy wife is probably the fairy that whispered to him in the fields on how to get rid of the silver lady

Kifaaya of Verditius: Regio full of baka ice fairies being lust after by Frisian paedos

johns (GM): ooh hehe

Archibald of Guernicus: We have to go back

Proclus of Rome: We can't leave it on the backburner like we have with that genie.

Archibald of Guernicus: You're right. We have to kill Prudenzio.

devil's fav demon: I'm sorry all, I didn't want to just stop playing him abruptly and this seemed in-character.

hell yeah

Archibald of Guernicus: It's fine

I'm not sayinga damn thing against you ooc

But

Prudenzio needs to die

devil's fav demon: Archibald of Guernicus: You're right. We have to kill Prudenzio.

johns (GM): Ok

I'm just saying you'll hear word of this weird stuff through the course of 1334

devil's fav demon: :blessed:

johns (GM): and in 1335 you can choose to get your revenge or do whatever you want

Proclus of Rome: Alright.

johns (GM): http://badgame.net/index.php?topic=26550.msg11598659#msg11598659

Proclus of Rome: Ok.

johns (GM): if anyone is curious, this adventure is an adaptation of local legends involving a real location, the Mendip hills of Somerset

Endrite: What, in Massachusetts?

Aristide of Tremere: hame. tane. blomby. mendip.

johns (GM): England

Endrite: I see.

devil's fav demon: This was good.

johns (GM): just replace "England" with "Italy" and "glastonbury abbey" with "subiaco abbey"

Endrite: Before we go I want to talk about the bog dragon.

devil's fav demon: lol

Aristide of Tremere: which event freed the hag

was it the paper

johns (GM): chipping apart the stalactite

devil's fav demon: lol

Aristide of Tremere: wh

devil's fav demon: that wasnt even me. nice.

Endrite: I don't want to pick on you or anything but where the HELL are we getting a dragon from?

johns (GM): http://www.wookey.co.uk/wookey-witch-2/

Kifaaya of Verditius: The British folklore legend of the Childe Grabbler

johns (GM): A bog

Aristide of Tremere: well at least i maimed one of her hands then

Endrite: There wasn't a dragon in the bog we went to.

Just a bunch of corpses.

Kifaaya of Verditius: I made an elementalist drake summoner

Endrite: Well ok.

Aristide of Tremere: good job freeing the hag, archibald

Kifaaya of Verditius: I'm not sure it's an appropriate PC but I'll mail it to johns as an adventure hoo,, probably

johns (GM): anyway the place you didn't visit was a shrine with an inscription

that's all

cheers

Endrite: RIP.

devil's fav demon: lol

lol

Kifaaya of Verditius: I don't know what it says, as I did not read it

Aristide of Tremere: we did it team

devil's fav demon: time to make an elderly man who is also a dog

Aristide of Tremere: thats what vardians tomb is all about

Shauncat: Ba wit da ba da bang da bang diggy diggy up chuck da wookey

Endrite: I need to make a magical item that sucks up arsenic dust.

There's a fortune just lying there.

devil's fav demon: that'll be easy for you.

Shauncat: ReTe wand seems cheap enough

Aristide of Tremere: proclus profiting from a substance used by necromancers and assassins

a true man of god

devil's fav demon: it's a simple preservative.

johns (GM): Let's form an Assassin's Guild

Aristide of Tremere: id love to. unfortunately prudenzio is gone

Shauncat: Let's form a cartwright guild and sell carts

Endrite: Arsenic can be used for all kinds of things.

Archibald of Guernicus: One thing. Didn't see all see the staff?

devil's fav demon: Let's become shoe and clothing salesmen and really sell shoes and clothing.

Archibald of Guernicus: Do we really let this nefarious tremere hide it?

johns (GM): yes

apparently

Endrite: I think tanners use arsenic.

Archibald of Guernicus: I told Venator we found a staff, and told him the tremere was the one holding it

So it's Venator's problem now

johns (GM): Ah

Archibald of Guernicus: After Prudenzio we need to take a firmer stance on Sociopathic Maniacs

before we're all tarred with the same brush

Aristide of Tremere: "Aristide, you have a staff from the necromancer's lair?"

devil's fav demon: I can't believe you let that guy in in the first place.

Aristide of Tremere: why am i asking myself that, person controlling me

Venator ex Misc: dunno

Shauncat: Aristide also has the medical grog now

Venator ex Misc: "Aristide, you have a staff from the necromancer's lair?"

Archibald of Guernicus: I was obviously not consulted as I'd have vetoed a tremere on principle.

This was his chance to prove the rumours about them being evil was all wrong.

Aristide of Tremere: "Just a staff we found in a cave."

Venator ex Misc: "Why did you withhold it from me?"

Aristide of Tremere: "I don't believe it has anything to do with the necromancer. It doesn't look anything like the other artifacts."

devil's fav demon: He technically just left it sitting around while he went to pick flowers.

Aristide of Tremere: "Just a simple ornate, though magical, staff."

that too

Venator ex Misc: "You tremere are all alike."

Aristide of Tremere: "To be fair, I did leave it sitting out while I was collecting herbs. I believe the others are partly to blame for not at least allowing you to inspect it and confirm that it's got nothing to do with necromancy."

Venator ex Misc: "You should be more careful with these things."

"I'll take care of it from here."

Aristide of Tremere: "Of course, Venator."

I head into my lab and give him my fancy walking stick.

Proclus of Rome: "You should remember what your pride almost caused you to do, Aristide."

Aristide of Tremere: the fancy walking stick is NOT the staff

Venator ex Misc: I see

Proclus of Rome: lol

Venator ex Misc: privately venator asks everyone else to start keeping an eye on aristide

devil's fav demon: lol

Kifaaya of Verditius: "Okay."

I return to my sewing

Aristide of Tremere: I spend most of my time in my lab studying the staff.

Proclus of Rome: Sure thing.

Archibald of Guernicus: Archibald: I am taking some of his blood, just in case he's as dangerous as I suspect. If he isn't I'll of course apologise and return it.

Aristide: Hold my drink

devil's fav demon: my next character, being a dog, is going to be extremely loyal to the covenant and honest in all matters.

at least this wont happen again.

Proclus of Rome: Bjornaer can't be dogs.

devil's fav demon: no?

Proclus of Rome: They can only be wild creatures.

Aristide of Tremere: wild dog

devil's fav demon: dogs are wild.

Proclus of Rome: And trees.

Aristide of Tremere: can they be domestic trees

Proclus of Rome: You'd want a wolf.

Kifaaya of Verditius: Coyote of VIrtue

Proclus of Rome: They can't be bulls or cows either.

Aristide of Tremere: i dont think we would want the platonic ideal of a coyote in our covenant

Proclus of Rome: Even though they are found in the wild, sometimes.

Coyotes don't exist.

devil's fav demon: i'll read up on it more. im not married to a dog.

Aristide of Tremere: i would hope not

devil's fav demon: I'm not. I swear.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: im back, that took way longer than i thought it would

Archibald of Guernicus: This Magus Manages To Break The Hermetic Limit Of Time Only By Blowing Out Dog Assholes

Proclus of Rome: I guess that's the other thing, Bjornaer Heartbeasts are limited to animals that are real, not fake.

Kifaaya of Verditius: Can't be a dog, the fastest creature alive. What a terrible house

Venator ex Misc: okay aristocritus

Aristide of Tremere: welcome back archon

Venator ex Misc: you are now chief officer of not letting the tremere run wild

Aristocritus Bonisagi: shouldn't that be archibald's job

Aristide of Tremere: one of your magi is a thief, a vandal, and will be marched if ever hes found

Venator ex Misc: just one?

Aristide of Tremere: the other is a tremere

you can only go after one

which do you choose

Aristocritus Bonisagi sweats

Archibald of Guernicus: The trolley problem but you wish there was a second trolley

devil's fav demon: lmao

Venator ex Misc: Okay, Aristocritus brings up a good question

Aristocritus Bonisagi: well, the tremere is present so it seems prudent to focus on him until prudenzio makes an appearance

Venator ex Misc: Therefore, both you and Archibald get to keep an eye on the Tremere

and thus must keep an eye on each other to make sure neither is corrupted.

Endrite: Also I'm not sure, but I would guess that any plant-based Bjornaer couldn't have any domesticated Heartbeasts, so no wheat or grape vines.

devil's fav demon: I don't think I'm going to be plant-based.

Endrite: Your loss.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: everyone keep an eye on everyone else to make sure nobody starts smirking

the surest sign of a tremere

Kifaaya of Verditius: Marijuana Bjornaner

devil's fav demon: lol

Aristocritus Bonisagi: be a True Merinita

Venator ex Misc: hell I'll allow it

you'd have to be Indian though

or persian

devil's fav demon: there are apocryphal records of people doing weed somewhere around this time

yeah

Venator ex Misc: the assassins did weed

its what they're named for

Archibald of Guernicus: Let's frame house tremere for diabolism as an ironic fate

Kifaaya of Verditius: The Souldier Boy

Aristide of Tremere: in a more ironic fate, the staff is not a necromancers staff

Aristocritus Bonisagi: before kifaaya leaves the covenant she has to do something evil and then suddenly disappear so she can be reused as a villain

Aristide of Tremere: but instead a diabolists

Aristocritus Bonisagi: it's tradition

Aristide of Tremere: so how does researching this thing work, is it just sitting in my lab using intellego vim until i get something

Venator ex Misc: I gotta think on it a sec cause we've floated a few house rules but I don't think anyone's tried investigating stuff before

Kifaaya of Verditius: You can experiment while investigating items

Venator ex Misc: What is your InVi lab total?

Kifaaya of Verditius: If it's diabolic, you should definitely experiment

Aristide of Tremere: for lab total its 20

Aristocritus Bonisagi: we had been listing the number/level of powers

Venator ex Misc: Alright, let me get back to you on it

Aristocritus Bonisagi: so nobody wastes their time

Kifaaya of Verditius: Integrate diabolism into hermetic theory with a breakthrough

Aristide of Tremere: ill investigate the other items we have too

if possible

Aristocritus Bonisagi: integrate hermetic theory into diabolism

Venator ex Misc: I have to relocate my notes on what it does

Aristocritus Bonisagi: i was going to investigate the gauntlet at some point

Venator ex Misc: yeah the gauntlet is ~l15 I think

Aristocritus Bonisagi: but, if you want to

Venator ex Misc: the reliquary is too high level for anyone to deal with right now

Aristide of Tremere: might as well have aristide do it

Aristocritus Bonisagi: delegation ftw

Endrite: Wait I have a genius idea.

Just open the reliquary.

You're WELCOME.

Venator ex Misc: open

okay

proclus opens the reliquary

everything that happens afterwards is his fault

Aristocritus Bonisagi: isn't the problem that it had been opened

Endrite: No it had been moved.

Aristide of Tremere: wait a minute. whats this. prudenzio also stole the reliquary, before we went back, and opened it in the cave after destroying the inscription.

damn. what a shame

Aristocritus Bonisagi: oh right, the gem

the thing itself was soldered shut

Endrite: Alright, bye.

Aristocritus Bonisagi: gg

Aristide of Tremere:

rolling 1d10+3+20

(

10

)

+3+20

=

33

rolling 1d10!+3

(

5

)

+3

=

8

rolling 1d10

(

1

)

=

1

rolling 4d10

(

10

+

2

+

10

+

2

)

=

24

rolling 1d10+3+20

(

1

)

+3+20

=

24

rolling 1d10!+3

(

8

)

+3

=

11

Aristide of Tremere:

rolling 1d10+3

(

2

)

+3

=

5