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Prinny D. (GM):     did we change exposure xp

Boy R. (GM):     ye it's 5 now

HOWEVER, you cannot spend it on Arts

Prinny D. (GM):     i halve magic theory when calculating lab total right

Boy R. (GM):     that's correct

cthinker:     Cumthinker's Magus here

johns (GM):     Hail

Happy Beltane to all

Boy R. (GM):     greetings

Endrite:     What's crackin'?

cthinker:     is the porta san paolo on this map

johns (GM):     Left is north I think

if that helps pinpoint it

Prinny D. (GM):     im trying to figure out how ranges work with constant effect magic items

if i make a constant effect item with range voice, is the range of the effect determined during the items creation

johns (GM):     concentration duration?

or sun duration/2 a day trigger

Prinny D. (GM):     sun duration

johns (GM):     seems like it'd be whoever's in voice range at sunrise and sunset

Endrite:     That doesn't seem correct to me.

Boy R. (GM):     constant effect items basically need to choose their target when they're created

johns (GM):     oh

Boy R. (GM): i think, though you could allow some leeway and say like, the person who wears this ring is a specific enough target and the effect resumes if they take it off and on

Prinny D. (GM):     what if i have group/structure target

johns (GM):     what's the effect you have in mind

Prinny D. (GM):     can people leave the structure and others enter it, and be under the effect?

+9 to recovery rolls

johns (GM):     i think yes.

Proclus of Rome:     If you want a magical building, just get me to do it.

johns (GM):     like if it were a ring, I'd say definitely yes. so a structure ought to work the same way

Boy R. (GM):     that seems legit

group is iffier, because how does the item know who to target if its left on its own

Prinny D. (GM):     its a bread that gives recovery bonus to everyone in the same room as the bread

BUT... if you eat the bread...

you are cursed

ill add the curse later once i get more art levels

Boy R. (GM):     i think that ought to work at touch and room

johns (GM):     (in frozen yogurt vendor voice)

i have some tragic news all, baron bonghits has withdrawn

the rules of ars were too much for his polack brain to comprehend

Proclus of Rome:     RIP

I'm going to be honest, I don't think I could handle him playing a Jewish or Turkish magus.

johns (GM):     agreed

cthinker:     turkish diabolist

johns (GM):     players should try to RP something challenging instead of just playing themselves

Proclus of Rome:     I've played myself in every RPG I've ever played.

So how many magi are in the covenant now?

7?

Maguses.

Prinny D. (GM):     I always play myself, just using different powergaming rulesets each time

johns (GM):     7 + 1 NPC archmage

we're just waiting on ropekid & darvin atm

Proclus of Rome:     Ropekid said he isn't finished with his maga.

Or magus?

Giacopo:     buon giorno

aleseta sounds like a girl's name

Proclus of Rome:     Man I don't know.

Joshua S.:     it's a goil

johns (GM):     heya

Joshua S.:     yeah i'm still making her

cthinker:     yo

Prinny D. (GM):     what sort of base points should a pretzel be able to contain

Proclus of Rome:     I don't think anyone is playing a Jew this time.

johns (GM):     how big a pretzel is it

Proclus of Rome:     My guess is 1.

Prinny D. (GM):     thats for size modifiers to determine

cthinker:     the complicated structure of the pretzel gives it a higher magical potential

johns (GM):     are we talking hard pretzel or soft pretzel

salted or no?

Prinny D. (GM):     imo different breads should have different base points

Giacopo:     I disagree

Proclus of Rome:     I'd assume 1 to 2 for anything that used to be a plant.

Giacopo:     unless there are rare and precious breads, like with metals

Proclus of Rome:     Maybe even just 1.

Prinny D. (GM):     soft stone and hard stone have different base

Giacopo:     sounds right

cthinker:     the gang sets off across the atlantic ocean in search of the legendary cornbread

Prinny D. (GM):     so soft bread and hard bread should have different base

johns (GM):     the most enchantable bread of all is bread you left on the counter for a week

Proclus of Rome:     I don't know if hard and soft breads are different enough to justify that.

Giacopo:     glass can store less vis than wood, so I think the determining factor is durability here

Prinny D. (GM):     you just dont know bread

Proclus of Rome:     I mean the difference between hard and soft stone is substantial; they're different kinds of stone.

johns (GM):     i was a baker irl

Giacopo:     I'd put it at one, but it's a troupe decision

johns (GM):     i am fully qualified to make bread claims

Giacopo:     neat

Proclus of Rome:     But all breads are made from grains.

Prinny D. (GM):     is salt a soft stone?

johns (GM):     sourdough is a wholly different beast than traditional bread

yeah

brb 1 sec

Proclus of Rome:     I would say that salt only counts as compound item if it's a pretzel with those salt crystals on it.

Prinny D. (GM):     you can add salt crystals to any bread

Giacopo:     you could use verditius magic to craft salt crystals into an unbroken pretzel

Prinny D. (GM):     the ultimate pretzel

Proclus of Rome:     Otherwise you'd need to count all the things a person has eaten for your compound enchantment.

You do have a spell that prevents bread from getting moldy, right?

cthinker:     grains with different cultural associations should offer different bonuses

Prinny D. (GM):     i can add that to the magic item when making it

Giacopo:     that's a second effect though, you'd be screwed on lesser enchantments

Proclus of Rome:     I'd agree with you but pretty much every grain is 1 base point max.

2 is, perhaps, too much.

Prinny D. (GM):     well yes but i could just spont an anti-decay spell

Proclus of Rome:     So there's no wiggle room.

Giacopo:     the trick is to make all your enchantments as panforte or some kind of fruitcake that keeps for years

Prinny D. (GM):     since it is super low level

Giacopo:     an appreciable botch risk if you're casting it every day though

johns (GM): ok I read a bit about the new adventure book that came out and one of the scenarios is apparently Criamon trying to crash the moon into the earth

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

Prinny D. (GM):     preventing bread decay is base level 1

johns (GM):     thats nota  joke

Prinny D. (GM):     it is the easiest spell in the game

Proclus of Rome:     Yeah I mean you should probably just have that spell.

johns (GM):     thats whats actually in the book

Proclus of Rome:     I believe it.

Criamon are definitely the stupidest house.

Giacopo:     well, set up a ring/room spell of arrested decay as a first order of business

Prinny D. (GM):     i can do that once needed

Proclus of Rome:     You could just enchant the building to not decay.

Well, I could.

Prinny D. (GM):     i could make a bread basket that prevents decay

among other things

Giacopo: even if you can do it trivially the the botch risk is a big deal on buffs you want all the time, i got a ton of warping that way with aurora

johns (GM):     You could cast a Virgilian rite to make no bread decay in the entire city of Rome

Prinny D. (GM):     why would I do that?

Proclus of Rome:     That'd hurt any baker's bottom line.

Prinny D. (GM):     exactly

johns (GM):     To show off, mostly

Anyway I'm on the mspaint screen right now. Today we'll be developing the covenant a little bit more. Any thoughts on how the layout should be?

Proclus of Rome:     Bonfillia is almost certainly more interested in a spell that makes bread moldy within an hour.

Prinny D. (GM):     or a spell that molds bread after eating it

Proclus of Rome:     Who is renting the property?

Prinny D. (GM):     now thats a good spell

johns (GM):     random folks. it's an income source

Boy R.:     this is a good ass layout

cthinker:     dibs on one of the b1 labs.

Proclus of Rome:     Hmm.

I want this one.

johns (GM):     everyone should be able to doodle freely

Boy R.:     gah, can't resize as player

well I'll take this one and knock through to the sewers

johns (GM):     Owned! By the Your Roll20 Interface sucks crew

Joshua S.:     ;lol

Prinny D.:     Bonfilia can take whichever lab

johns (GM):     Venator's basement level lab does not have hallway access, that is deliberate

I put in an extra lab in case bonghits/dys joined but for now it'll be an empty room with some dirty glassware left over from a magi many years ago

Proclus of Rome:     Makes sense to me.

johns (GM):     i guess there should be a well somewhere too

Lodewig of Tytalus:     in front of the inn imo

Proclus of Rome:     It's rome so I assume right in front of the stables.

Joshua S.:     what city are we in, again?

Proclus of Rome:     Rome.

Joshua S.:     cool

cthinker:     the big cabbage

johns (GM):     per endrite's request I put a better location marker on the city map

Proclus of Rome:     Thank you.

That looks more like an eye than a well.

Very mystical.

But I'm pretty sure that the Eye in the Cul-de-sac isn't an occult symbol.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     I guess that puts the wellshaft going straight through the cov

oh ok

actually that's a useful reference point now

Proclus of Rome:     Looks like it goes through the biers to the south of the cellar.

johns (GM):     Cartography is not my forte

Lodewig of Tytalus:     i was looking at the wrong stairway

johns (GM): We've got servants & laborers but they do not live in the covenant proper, they have homes elsewhere in the city and just show up like working here is a day job

Proclus of Rome: Well, the well is directly to the south of the stairs on the first floor, so it should be south of the stairs in the basement.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     how well aware of the covenant are the people living in the neighbourhood?

Proclus of Rome:     Well, since they constantly get possessed by ghosts, I'd say a little

Lodewig of Tytalus:     not pictured: a small passageway running east-west linking 2 flights of stairs

johns (GM):     servants have to come down into the catacomb to serve meals, take clothes to the wash, fold the linens etc

Proclus of Rome:     If it isn't pictured then it doesn't exist.

Them's the facts.

johns (GM):     Well-dressed educated folks living underground? rumors are definitely getting around

if it isn't pictured, put it in with the pen tool

Lodewig of Tytalus:     we have living quarters above ground though?

johns (GM):     Up to you

Lodewig of Tytalus:     I guess that's an option anyway

there is a penalty for sleeping right in your lab

but only if you want to describe it in detail

johns (GM):     Yeah the "lab" spaces arne't necessarily one giant room

There's a picture of a lab setup in Covenants p.105

Proclus of Rome:     Well.

There's also a bonus.

johns (GM):     multiple rooms in one large circular spot

Lodewig of Tytalus:     Lodewig prefers to take a room above ground and mingle with the mundanes, for all that they find him unsettling

johns (GM):     No prob.

So let's decide, what does the Aegis cover?

Does it extend to the outbuildings?

Lodewig of Tytalus:     traditionally you walk the boundary as part of the ritual

Proclus of Rome:     Wait I gotta cast it first.

johns (GM):     hmmm

Lodewig of Tytalus:     have you learned it yet? we can get by without for a bit probably

cthinker:     we have a tablet, right

johns (GM):     Per request it was changed to a spell text

cthinker:     oh

Proclus of Rome:     No, it was changed to a spell text.

I learned it last winter.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     I argued tablets are inefficient, without considering what Venator has been doing all these years

Proclus of Rome:     Shame on you, how inconsiderate.

Ok.

So, it's Technique+Form+Stamina+Aura+Artes Liberales+Philosophae+roll?

johns (GM):     Venator knows the spell himself but when it was just him around his Parma was plenty

Lodewig of Tytalus:     take the average of Al and Phil

or rather, halve both

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

johns (GM):     Alright, let's pick up some narrative

Proclus of Rome:     Here goes.

rolling 1d10! +20

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7

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+20

=

27

johns (GM) makes swooping mystical motion

Lodewig of Tytalus:     nice

ok, the penetration of the spell is d10!+penetration

Proclus of Rome:     Penetration or half penetration?

Lodewig of Tytalus:     this is fairly significant, as it will only protect us from creatures with a might low enough for it to penetrate

full penetration

johns (GM): It's 1315 A.D. You're all packed into the crampt room that doubles as a dining room, meeting room, and council chamber.

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

rolling 1d10! +4

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7

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+4

=

11

Where should I note that?

Lodewig of Tytalus:     in the thread, on your sheet, anywhere really

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I hand everyone a fresh bowl of stew.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     if you work out pen for the aegis every year you'll be fulfilling your duties more diligently than I ever did

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

johns (GM): Your new home is less hospitable than most of you were accustomed to in apprenticeship. It's hot in the summer, cold in the winter, and the servants are always shooting you mean looks.

Lodewig of Tytalus: I'm used to this, and try to deal only with the young and pretty female servants, who find me fascinating in a repulsive kind of way

Proclus of Rome:     I should definitely enchant the covenant with a temperature control spell.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     the downside there is you takea warping point every year for living under a spell like that

Venator ex Misc: "Good tidings sodales. I am sorry to trouble you all with what feels like mundane business, but this once tiny covenant is now bursting at the seams with so many new faces."

Proclus of Rome:     You mean living faces.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     actually maybe not if it doesn't target people. hmm

Proclus of Rome:     Do the ghosts have faces?

Do you take warping for using magical items?

Because that's what I'm talking about doing.

Venator ex Misc: "For the past few years, I've been entrusting the innkeeper Ildebrando with the day to day tasks necessary to keeping the covenant running.. and myself not needing much in terms of comforts, it worked out well. But he has been complaining to me that the duties of managing affairs for 7 magi, their servants, their businesses, on top of his own... well, it's too much for him."

Lodewig of Tytalus:     you do for being affected by them, if the effect is continual or very strong

Venator ex Misc: "We need to bring in some mundane specialists to keep things working smoothly. As this is as much your home as mine, you ought to weigh in on the selection.

Lodewig of Tytalus listens without much interest

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I nod.

Proclus of Rome:     We should hire people who are all the same height.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     "Well, what do we need done?"

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "The income and expenses of our business is of utmost importance."

Venator ex Misc: Managing a covenant in the catacombs is an unusual request for many mundanes.. My advice to you is you earn extraordinary loyalty of whoever you pick, perhaps by doing a service or through some feat or impressing them with your powers. Well I'm sure you'll figure it out."

"Ildebrando has some leads for you. I'm sure you have no questions for me so I'm off to my lab."

Lodewig of Tytalus:     I shrug and retire to my study

Venator ex Misc doesn't wait around

Proclus of Rome:     Great.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     too many magi would just complicate a simple matter

Proclus of Rome:     Another "council" meeting.

Giacopo:     I have been gossiping with Ildebrando, because we are both virtuous Gossips, and know all about the situation

Ildebrando: A covenant typically has 3 major managers: The Turb Captain, who manages the military stuff, the Chamberlain, who is in charge of the servants & laborers, and the Steward, who is in charge of/sees to the needs of specialists

Giacopo:

rolling d10>6

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10

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=

1 Successes

yes. I know all the news

Ildebrando:     Which speaking of a Turb raises the question: How militarized do you want your covenant to be?

Proclus of Rome:     Well, if it's a military we need, we should definitely head to Crime Alley.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I also require a venditore

Ildebrando:     The steward is typically best fit to be a venditore

Giacopo:     I have contacts in the merchant classes, I might be able to hook you up

if it's a full time role though give it to someone else

Ildebrando: Your buddy Ildebrando has a couple leads for each of the three jobs, or you could pursue an angle independently. What do you want to start with first?

Proclus of Rome:     What's his idea for a Turb Captain?

Ildebrando: "An innkeeper hears many things and knows of many people. You can get any common soldier off the street to fight, but you need someone skilled to be a leader.

I've heard that Cenci di Fiore, a famous veteran condottieri, is between contracts right now.

And I also hear that Sargant Aguiari of the local militia is a capable leader, albiet hotheaded.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Absolutamente." I say neapolitanishly.

Ildebrando:     " Ildebrando also notes that some new items have been added to your character journal

Giacopo:     "Famous means expensive, magi. Will this man be content with such a commission as you can offer him here?"

Ildebrando:     Ildebrando shrugs. "What are you prepared to offer to entice him?"

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "We could always use mentem spells to... convince him of our benevolence."

Proclus of Rome:     Uh, which journals?

We should tell him that we plan to change Rome to be a perfect city.

Giacopo:     the character and handout tab

and cool, coats of arms and shit

Proclus of Rome:     I think that Death should probably be a loyalty bonus if they're alive to care.

Ildebrando:     well Bonfilia suggests using mentem magic which is a definite way to keep someone loyal at the cost of warping

Proclus of Rome:     I suggested honesty!

Ildebrando:     What says Aristocritus?

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     I like the sound of the condottieri, if we can get him.

Ildebrando:     Ildebrando can arrange him to meet you at your inn.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     Any objections?

Giacopo:     so dashing

I attempt to sell him a cloak to go with that high tech armour

Proclus of Rome:     Any other criminals besides Sargant Aguiari?

The Condottieri:     If you want to scour the criminal underworld, gimme an Intrigue or Area Lore check

Giacopo:     I'd actually like to identify these guys by their Reputations, if they have any

The Condottieri:     Sure

Giacopo:     using my Gossip power, their rep scores count double on rolls to see if I've heard of htem

The Condottieri:     Condottieri is known as Veteran Condottieri (Italy), Merciless (People who hire Condottieris)

Sargeant is known as Respected Officer (Rome), Temperamental Duellist (Rome)

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I am delightfully intrigued.

Proclus of Rome:     I think we should go with the cheapest one so we have more money.

Giacopo:     "This di Fiore, they say he is a cruel one. But then, it is a cruel business"

Giacopo shrugs Italianately

Bonfilia of Verditius:     they dont have to cost anything

Giacopo:     "Aguiari, he is a good man of Rome. The thugs you find around here, they won't mess with him"

Bonfilia of Verditius:     if we mind control them

The Condottieri: Cenci the Condottieri shows up at your inn. He's under the impression you are nobles of some sort looking to hire him for a campaign and awaits your pitch.

Proclus of Rome:     We don't need you to travel anywhere.

We are looking for someone to protect us while we change Rome for the better.

Aristocritus of Trianoma sighs

The Condottieri:     "I kill people for money. What use do I have for idealism?"

Proclus of Rome:     Well, you would be able to wage a campaign from the comfort of this inn.

We're pretty wealthy, right?

Giacopo:     modestly, I think

The Condottieri:     Your standard of living & dress is like that of nobles

Giacopo:     we won't be hiring companies of soldiers like this guy is used to commanding

Proclus of Rome:     Well there you go, straight from Giacopo's mouth.

The Condottieri:     unless you specify otherwise

hail darvin

Darvin:     Hello!

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     yo

Proclus of Rome:     We're hiring a Turb Captain and I'm doing the talking.

Giacopo:     welcome

Darvin:     Wait, I think I may be getting my timing wrong. Did this start an hour ago?

Proclus of Rome:     Yes.

Darvin:     Oh! Whoops. Sorry, I'll correct that in the future.

Giacopo:     don't worry, we haven't really done anything

Proclus of Rome:     I mean, we didn't hit the ground running or anything.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     we claimed our labs

The Condottieri:     A bit miffed, Cenci asks, "What does a bookworm and a bakerwoman need with a soldier?"

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     and placed the well.

Proclus of Rome:     I got mugged last year!

Ferris of Trinoma:     I'll take whatever lab is left over :) And I was mugged too!

Proclus of Rome:     See, two muggings!

The streets aren't safe!

The Condottieri:     "Hire a bodyguard then."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     aristocritus is thoroughly convinced that this is a dead end

Giacopo:     i'm fairly convinced that keeping real mercenaries on retainer will lead to them getting bored and starting trouble

Proclus of Rome:     How would you say you would be able to fair against the household guard of the 7 families?

The Condottieri: "I lead men on campaigns. They expect a battle and a share of plundering. I don't build a reputation by being a houseguard to some wealthy weirdos."

Proclus of Rome:     Well, I expect that we'll come into conflict with many wealthy people.

Giacopo:     The militia sargeant is likely to be more easily persuaded to sit on his arse in an inn all day...

The Condottieri:     sounds like two votes to abort, what say bonfilia

Proclus of Rome:     But we do need someone who isn't afraid to attack a villa.

Do non-magi get votes?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Bonfilia is disinterested.

Giacopo:     I'm here in an advisory/meddling capacity

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Either is fine for her.

Giacopo:     Lodewig doesn't care

The Condottieri:     "What sort of campaigns are you thinking of Proclus?"

Proclus of Rome:     Well, I don't think can tell you just yet.

After all, there's always a chance that you'll tell someone else.

That's how rumors get started, you know.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     do we have a vis sheet

The Condottieri:     "You're saying I don't know discretion?"

Proclus of Rome:     Yeah, but it's in the catacombs.

Giacopo:     it's on the wiki now I think

Bonfilia of Verditius:     no like an excel sheet

The Condottieri:     tinyurl.com/arsvis

Proclus of Rome:     You DID say you were interested in building a reputation.

You could definitely make a name by leading the Frangipane to victory against a bunch of "weird nobles."

Giacopo:     yeah I mean, the link for all that shit should be on the wiki if you're in doubt

Proclus of Rome:     Just as an example. of course.

The Condottieri:     The Condottieri figures this is going nowhere and politely takes his leave

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     good riddance.

The Condottieri:     A valiant attempt.

Proclus of Rome:     I liked him. We should definitely keep him in mind when and if we need mercenaries.

Giacopo:     "Perhaps a wise recourse, magus. But who knows how long he remains in the city..."

Proclus of Rome:     Oh, good point.

Well, we should talk to the militia man.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     can I take 5 pawns of vis to open an invested item?

Lodewig of Tytalus:     fine by me

Bonfilia of Verditius:     it will give all of our grogs/ourselves a recovery bonus eventually

The Condottieri:     and to think BR worried we would have too much vis

Proclus of Rome:     Pshaw.

Giacopo:     did I?

well, you can always spend vis

Proclus of Rome:     It's DEFINITELY worrying that the Condottieri is so well-learned.

The Sargeant:     Sargeant Luca Aguiari is on duty at the Porta Saleria. Ildebrando lets him know you all are showing up.

Giacopo: I'll go and fetch this militiaman and guide him back to the cov, hoping to make a good impression before he meets the magi

oh ok let's go there

The Sargeant ruins the scene

Proclus of Rome:     I like him.

The Sargeant:     Who wants to make the pitch

Proclus of Rome:     I can if no one else does.

Giacopo:     I'll attempt to

Joshua S.: i'm only partway through making my character and i'm still really tired from yesterday's ride. sorry, everyone. i have to go nap.

Giacopo:     bustling in unless the magi overrule me

Proclus of Rome:     Sleep tight.

Giacopo:     fare well

The Sargeant:     Cheers dude

Proclus of Rome:     Don't let the bed bugs bite.

Joshua S.:     thx u

Ferris of Trinoma:     See ya

Giacopo:     is there any difficulty in getting an audience with this guy? I can gossip or intrigue or etiquette if need be

or do we just tug on his sleeve

The Sargeant:     No difficulty, he doesn't know what your whole deal is so he's interested to know who's been asking about him

Ferris of Trinoma:     Tug on his sleeve it is

Giacopo:     Alright I introduce myself, say I know who he is, attempt to establish some commmon aquaintance or relation

Bonfilia of Verditius:     alright I posted the bread in the thread

the spells I have planned will have to wait for later seasons

Giacopo: "So. I represent these learned men" - indicating group of weirdos, including one in a toga - "they need some household guards, and they want to give you command. It should be easy work, but they have some... strange missions, and one thinks he will offend the great families. Nothing you can't handle, I think.

"This interests you?"

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I eat a bread in a distressing manner.

Proclus of Rome:     Do you have a bonus to eating evil bread or to eating evilly?

The Sargeant:     "It could. What sort of offense are you talking about? I mean, is it one you have enough manpower to survive?"

Bonfilia of Verditius:     No.

But the gift makes all my actions seem distressing.

Giacopo:     "Well, hiring manpower will be at your discretion, within the monies the chamberlain allows"

"I think we should need few men initially, but if the masters say they want to go to a bad part of town in the dead of night, you need to have men ready to guard them"

The Sargeant:     "And no questions asked right? I think I get ya."

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     hm

Giacopo nods, taps finger to nose

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     can i use my awful folk ken score to try to figure out his motivations

The Sargeant:     Give it a whirl

-3 for Gift (or is it -6 with abilities as arts?)

Proclus of Rome:     Who knows?!

Giacopo:     it's -5

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     do i add a characteristic, or just a die + folk ken

The Sargeant:     Perception

Giacopo:     it's a modifier from a virte so it's increased by 50%

Ferris of Trinoma:     I'll give it a shot as well, if it's alright.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     exploding or no

Bonfilia of Verditius:

rolling d10!+2+4-5

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2

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+2+4-5

=

3

Proclus of Rome:     Why would you take a penalty to Folk Ken someone if you aren't directly interacting with them?

The Sargeant: also, lately I've been thinking Guile and Folk Ken really should just be one skill, but maybe too late to bring that up

Giacopo:     and actually I don;'t think the Gift should penalise this

Proclus of Rome:     Not at all.

Ferris of Trinoma:

rolling 1d10 + 4 + 1 -3

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7

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+4+1-3

=

9

Proclus of Rome:     You'd just combine them and then add the spent XP together.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:

rolling 1d10! +3+1-5

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1

)

+3+1-5

=

0

mmm.

Giacopo:     you could argue that a lot of abilities are too specific, I don't think guile/ken stand out in this respect

Proclus of Rome:     I mean, combining abilities seems like the easiest thing in the world to do.

The Sargeant: Aristocritus, you believe this man is a secret Cathar looking for safe harbor to convert others to his diabolical heresy

Giacopo:

rolling d10+10 folk ken

(

3

)

+10

=

13

on aristocritus

(what is this guy thinking? is this going to be a problem?)

The Sargeant:     He seems agreeable

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     aristocritus is horrified. maybe we should just not have a turb

The Sargeant: In fact your pitch was successful and he's willing to sign up, assuming he's alive next week. He lets you know he is scheduled to fight in a duel shortly against some puffed up blueblood

Proclus of Rome:     I definitely think Carouse should just be an Etiquette.

Giacopo:     Oh?

this is some primo gossip

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Perhaps we could help assure his victory.

Giacopo:     who's the blue blood

does he have a Rep for killing all who stand against him?

The Sargeant:     Some titleless distant relative of someone vaguely important, his name is Galvani Barili. Reputations: Rude, Violent

Proclus of Rome:     Wow.

The Sargeant:     The Sargeant informs you that you are welcome to observe from outside the dueling grounds.

Proclus of Rome:     Well, we can definitely help you win that duel!

Aristocritus of Trianoma pulls the magi aside for a second and says, in latin, that something is seriously not right here

Giacopo:     "The magi do not speak idly. If you do not consider it, eh, unsportsmanlike, they have the power to see you win"

"that might perhaps start our association on the right footing"

Proclus of Rome:     Oh, a Cathar?

The Sargeant:     "You got a magic potion to make me stronger?"

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Bonfilia doesn't know what a Cathar is.

Proclus of Rome:     Aren't they Christians?

What's the problem Aristocritus?

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     Certainly not!

Lodewig of Tytalus:     although I'm not here, it would be a simple matter to cast Gift of the Bear's Fortitude on the day of the duel

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "We can enchant you to withstand blows."

Proclus of Rome:     What shape is the dueling arena?

I can tell you how to make it better.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     thats a fucked up shape

The Sargeant:     "Looks like an octagon."

Ferris of Trinoma:     That

is pretty small

Proclus of Rome:     Oh, an octagon.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     esher arena

Proclus of Rome:     Perfect.

Well, if I examine it before the fight I should be able to make it a perfectly even shape.

The Sargeant: "I don't dabble in devilry but if don't mind keeping a charm at my side. Of course this being a duel of honor there can't be any notion getting around of unchivalric behavior, get me?"

Easily done, it's located outside the city in an auraless area

Proclus of Rome:     Great!

Hmm.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "Nobody would ever know, unless they themselves dabbled in devilry as you put it."

The Sargeant:     "The less I know the better."

Proclus of Rome:     What kind of an ease factor would it be to determine an even octagon with Artes Liberales?

The Sargeant:

rolling 1d10

(

1

)

=

1

1.

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

I think I can handle that.

The Sargeant:     I'm counting on it

What kind of magical cheats can y'all cook up here?

Proclus of Rome:     I've explained.

I can make it an even octagon.

Boy R.:     +3 Soak is as far as I'm prepared to go

Proclus of Rome:     Geometric perfection is its own reward.

Boy R.:     That may only favour the more perfect duellist

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I could poison the opponent

with an evil stew, or an evil bread

Boy R.:     can you actually whip up a poison?

Proclus of Rome:     It has no effect on the fight unless anyone is using hermetic geometry.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I am Certain I can cook something that would give him heavy diarrhea

The Sargeant:     poop magic

Boy R.:     nice

can anyone ensure that his opponent eats it? who thief mage here?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     do we have someone whos sneaky

Ferris of Trinoma:     I have a 50/50 shot of oing invisible

Giacopo:     actually I have modest stealth and legerdemain, but I'd feel more confident in an invisible magus

The Sargeant:     Fortune favors the bold, Ferris

Bonfilia of Verditius:     you can keep trying to cast invisibility until it works

Ferris of Trinoma:     If you fall short of a prepared spell, you just take a fatigue right?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     before going in

Giacopo:     ye

Ferris of Trinoma:     (by less than 10)

Okay, then I should be fine.

Giacopo:     it's still cast, if oyu know the spell

Bonfilia of Verditius:     cooking the poop stew

Proclus of Rome:     I could fix the Sargant's weapon.

The Sargeant:     Sure

Perception + Finesse right?

Proclus of Rome:     Yes.

Giacopo:     that's worth +1 damage if you can repair it to Superior quality

Bonfilia of Verditius:

rolling d10!+3+3+5

(

2

)

+3+3+5

=

13

Giacopo:     is your craft skill only 5?

Proclus of Rome:     It isn't Edge of the Razor.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     no, thats my tainted ability

craft cooking is only 3

craft baking is 8+3

Proclus of Rome:     It's a spell of my own design that just repairs weapons to like new.

Thusly making them symmetrical, unless they are curved weapons.

The Sargeant:     You produce a passable stew of old rotten ingredients

Bonfilia of Verditius:     did I pass the roll due to the +5?

Proclus of Rome:     I don't know if that would count for Superior quality.

The Sargeant:     Yes

Disguising bad stew as passable is indeed tricky business

Alright, added soak, invisibly slipping the opponent bad stew, and rehoning your guy's sword to new quality are all cool plans

Let us consult the fates

Bonfilia of Verditius:     +5xp to craft cooking then

The Sargeant:

rolling 5d10

(

7

+

5

+

10

+

7

+

7

)

=

36

Giacopo:     wau

Proclus of Rome:     I also want to fix the arena to be geometrically perfect.

The Sargeant:     The Sargeant wins the duel! His opponent dies in dirty underwear.

Ferris of Trinoma:     Ha!

Proclus of Rome:     Hey I didn't roll!

Bonfilia of Verditius:     everyone soils themselves on death

no big deal

Giacopo:     what was your method there? he dies if he botches?

The Sargeant:     It shall forever be a mystery

Giacopo:     this guy commands greater mysteries than any magus

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     well. if we're going to keep this guy we'll need to bring in a cathar priest to bless his food

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

The Sargeant:     Alright that's one down. Which next, Steward or Chamberlain

Proclus of Rome:     Steward.

Obviously.

Giacopo:     gotta have a good steward

Proclus of Rome:     It's beneath Turb Captain and above Chamberlain

Ildebrando:     Indeed

Bonfilia of Verditius:     more like turd captain

Giacopo:     actually a good trick would have been to hire the steward and make him hire everyone else

Bonfilia of Verditius:     because he won the duel by making the opponent crap himself

Ildebrando:     Ildebrando has two candidates for you to consider:

Sir Sebaste once managed a fine fief but is now a landless hedge knight in need of steady work.

Walram the Reeve is a decent administrator, currently known to be looking for help with a legal matter.

Proclus of Rome:     A hedge knight huh?

Giacopo:     I favour giving work to common men

Bonfilia of Verditius:     let's get the knight

the common man can rot for all Bonfilia cares

Ferris of Trinoma:     I'd be curious how the hedge knight lost his fief

The Knight:     How would you like to investigate?

Proclus of Rome:     Well, where did Illdebrado hear about Sir Sebaste?

The Knight:     He likes to go around getting drunk at the various drinking holes of Rome

(the Knight, not Ildebrando)

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     let him drink for free at the inn. easy

Proclus of Rome:     Well, we could just wait until he shows up at Illdebrando's inn.

Giacopo:     alright, I like this guy actually

it's a shame he's penniless

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I could brew him a wondrous brew, but that would not be wicked.

The Knight:     You need not wait long, he eventually makes his way to your haunt and Ildebrando lets you know he's around.

Giacopo:     I Carouse with him, getting him drunk before the interview

rolling d10!+1+5

(

4

)

+1+5

=

10

The Knight:

rolling 5

5

=

5

He's soused!

Nevertheless, he remains proud and noble

Bonfilia of Verditius:     is he generous?

Proclus of Rome:     Carouse paying off!

The Knight:     Not in the slightest

Bonfilia of Verditius:     hmm

The Knight: As it turns out, you don't need much to make a pitch. He lets you know his conditions though. He expects treatment, responsibility, and accommodation befitting someone of his class

Proclus of Rome:     Hmm.

The Knight:     The same standard of living you all enjoy

Bonfilia of Verditius:     so he wants his own building?

Proclus of Rome:     We should try and find Walram the Reeve before we make a decision.

Ferris of Trinoma:     We have enough catecombs

The Knight:     Except he isn't content to live in a damn crypt so he wants you to pay for his lodging

Ferris of Trinoma:     A good steward I'm sure is hard to find

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     we have a magus or two living up above, it shouldn't be hard to arrange similar quarters

Proclus of Rome:     We could just let him drink here while we find and interview Walram.

The Knight:     Heh, that works

Ferris of Trinoma:     Yeah, sounds good

Giacopo:     yeah idk how ground the magus quarters are really

The Reeve:     Walram is also receptive, though his Stewardly chops are not as up to par as the Knight's

Though he too has a condition of sorts

Giacopo:     do we expect to be receiving noble guests?

The Reeve:     I don't think you're equipped for that at the moment

like idk, where would they go

through the root cellar into the catacomb?

Ferris of Trinoma:     What are the Reeve's terms?

The Reeve:     Glad you asked

At the moment he is tied up in a legal case. In short, a family heirloom of his that was thought lost on the battlefield has turned up in the possession of a craftsman here in Rome, a Master in the leadworker's guild

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     Bonfilia would prefer the knight, as she requires a good venditore.

The Reeve: The item is a sword. Good real & sentimental value. Well he's not having much luck trying to prove a claim in court, which in this era boils down to a contest of character witnesses. So he is willing to help you out if you help him, basically.

Proclus of Rome:     I'm an excellent judge of character.

Ferris of Trinoma:     If we wanted Reeve, we could just buy the sword and end the dispute.

Giacopo:     mm I think I could help this guy out

Ferris of Trinoma:     Reeve would probably be less needy in the long run, but the Hedge Knight seems better at the moment.

What do you guys think?

Giacopo: I have Contacts (trade guilds) and I'm pretty sure I can muster some witnesses of similar standing to what the leadworker would be able to call on

Proclus of Rome:     Interesting.

Well, I think we should go with Walram, here.

The Reeve:     Sounds like 2 votes for each

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     the hedge knight is more skilled, isn't he

The Reeve:     He is.

You get the deciding vote here!

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     heck

it feels like we've been spending our way out of a lot of tight spots

Proclus of Rome:     So far we've spent our way out of 0 tight spots.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     let's go with the knights

knight

Giacopo:     as you like

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     well. resolving situations with money

Proclus of Rome:     What situations have we resolved with money?

The Knight:     Ok, I will mark that we are paying the upkeep for a Noble in our finances now

Oh snap, I put in his data and Loyalty just bumped from -3 to -2!!!

Bonfilia of Verditius:     excellent

Ferris of Trinoma:     Almost max

Proclus of Rome:     That's just math.

Sir Sebaste:     The covenfolk now officially class as "Wary loyalty"

Ildebrando: Now, as for your Chamberlain.. This guy bosses around your servants, who are responsible for making sure you have clean clothes every day, fresh ink in your quills, etc.

Proclus of Rome:     Hmm.

Giacopo:     I didn't know good stewardship boosted loyalty, that's some good shit

Proclus of Rome:     Makes sense to me.

Ildebrando: You have two equally skilled candidates. Rinaldo the Almoner, a fellow looking for help with a family issue. You also have Giordano, a Court Chaplain whose master recently died and is looking for new service.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     lets go talk to rinaldo

Proclus of Rome:     Good idea.

How long is all of this taking?

Ildebrando:     Spread out over the course of 1315, no real interruption to lab work

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

Ildebrando:     The almoner is on this quaint street scene admiring these well placed pallets

Giacopo:     Incredible. How do they get them to stand on end that way

The Almoner:     Folk Kens?

Giacopo:     "Signore Rinaldo! What good fortune running into you here!"

rolling d10+1+9

(

9

)

+1+9

=

19

Aristocritus of Trianoma:

rolling 1d10!+1+3-5

(

7

)

+1+3-5

=

6

Ferris of Trinoma:

rolling 1d10 + 4 + 1

(

8

)

+4+1

=

13

The Almoner:     I have decided, no need for gift penalty on Folk Ken from now on

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     ok

Proclus of Rome:     Alright.

The Almoner: With a pleasant chat about the nature of things, you quickly suss out that the almoner is having trouble with spendthrift relatives and wants to be sure he understands what kind of operation you are running.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     We are masters of black magic and servants of the dark.

The Almoner:     are you actually saying this

Bonfilia of Verditius:     no

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     it is true though.

The Almoner:     hey I wouldn't put it past some of you

Proclus of Rome:     I'm a philosopher.

I don't know anything at all about "black magic."

Giacopo:     well, he has nothing to worry about here. all these guys are hated by their relatives

Bonfilia of Verditius:     tugs collar

Giacopo:     is there anything we can do to help with his situation?

Proclus of Rome:     Any wooden pallets we could get him?

The Almoner:     he prefers plastic

Proclus of Rome:     He's going to be waiting here a while, in that case.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     would he benefit from having any relatives savagely mauled?

The Almoner: "Well, answer this and I hope I can understand what sort of people I'd be working for. My father recently passed and his trading business has gone to my step-mother. She's spending it into nothingness now and soon a load of good people will be ruined and out of work. I want to convince her to sell to someone who knows what they're doing but my pleas fall on deaf ears. What else can anyone do?"

(To johns): lol is this the illustrative anecdote on medieval morality from city and guild

Proclus of Rome:     What do they trade?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "I know someone well suited to dealing with women."

(From The Almoner): these are all basically story hooks from one book or another

The Almoner:     Dyes

Proclus of Rome:     Hmm.

Giacopo:     "Friend, you need to marry your step-mother and take her in hand"

The Almoner: The almoner himself hasn't been involved in the business in a long time, what with getting educated and becoming a clerk

"That's horrid"

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "It is biblical."

Proclus of Rome:     Well, dyes are a fluid, so naturally it befits a mercurial personality.

Giacopo:     "If she's ill-looking I understand your reluctance. Do you have someone you could trust to do this for you?"

The Almoner:     "She already has a lover. It's for his sake she fritters away the business."

Proclus of Rome:     Have you considered splitting the business into two equal halves?

Giacopo shrugs

Giacopo:     "Better than to hoard and be damned, after all"

"So I'm told anyway, but I've been told I spend too long in the workshop as it is"

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "What if we scarred the lover in horrible ways, made of him a truly ugly man?"

"Then you could marry your mother, and regain your business."

Proclus of Rome:     We could have our guards beat her up.

The Almoner:     "Well"

"It's a bit crass. Is that how you normally handle your affairs?"

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     what if we made him a virtuous man, instead

or her. either way

Proclus of Rome:     If you aren't willing to share I don't know what to tell you.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     "We handle our affairs with most subtle means, but we do what must be done."

Proclus of Rome:     Man Rome is violent.

There's a sword fight every 40 seconds!

The Almoner:     lol

you get used to it

Giacopo: "Well no, in truth, I'm an upstanding guild master me. But this affair is not strictly any of ours or yours, so any meddling is needs a little underhanded"

The Almoner: "Yes, true. In honesty I care more about the ends, seeing the people who have worked for my father being treated well."

"You will convince her to sell then?"

Proclus of Rome:     I think we can.

Giacopo:     "I can have a word with her, for what good it may do"

can I find someone who'd be interested in buying a business like that?

Contacts virtue + substantial Area Lore

Proclus of Rome:     Ah, the low resolution district.

The Almoner:     Sure, Benedetti would buy it for a fair price if it were for sale

Welcome to Darklands

Proclus of Rome:     Hmm.

That could be a good idea.

Can we get Benedetti an even lower price?

Bonfilia of Verditius:     pixeltown

The Almoner:     What's the plan here, just strongarming?

Proclus of Rome:     Well, I'm wondering if we have anything else.

Ferris of Trinoma:     Anyone have some manipulation magic?

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     i was thinking mentem but i am conveniently deficient in mentem

The Almoner:     Being a young weak magus FTL

Proclus of Rome:     What aren't you deficient in?

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     harsh

Giacopo:     I have considerable Bargain and Leadership, but when it comes to actual arguments I'm on weaker footing

Proclus of Rome:     Oh, Ferris you could try and get a bunch of spiders to wreck the dye shop until she sells.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     i can set people on fire

Proclus of Rome:     Hmm.

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     assuming a fire is present.

Proclus of Rome:     I don't recommend we go with that first.

Ferris of Trinoma:     Step 1: I could make a spider a person, Step 2: ???, Step 3: We sell the shop

Proclus of Rome:     Can you make a person a spider?

Ferris of Trinoma:     The Beast Remade

turns animals into humans briefly

Giacopo:     turn all the spiders in a shop into people with the minds of spiders

spell wears off at dawn, they open up and the place is inexplicably trashed

Proclus of Rome:     Why would we need spiders to just trash the place?

We have a crooked guard on retainer.

Ferris of Trinoma:     In case they trace it back to us

Giacopo:     I guess it's not necessary but it's funny to me

Lodewig of Tytalus:     I could transform their spiders into less impressive spiders

Proclus of Rome:     Can't you talk to spiders, Ferris?

Ferris of Trinoma:     Yeah, but at what purpose?

To ask the spiders to make a few cobwebs?

Proclus of Rome:     You could ask them to bite her.

Walram's sister.

Ferris of Trinoma:     Alright, I'll try to convince as many of the spiders near by to keep biting her

The Almoner:     it's his step-mother, not sister

Proclus of Rome:     Oh!

Right.

Well.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     animal ken lets you speak to animals, but you generally need to make it in their interest to do what you want

Ferris of Trinoma:     Same difference

The Almoner:     If Hafl were here he would definitely have strong opinions about it

Lodewig of Tytalus:     not at all

Proclus of Rome:     You could bribe them with flies.

Ferris of Trinoma:     I'll bring them lots of bags of insects/flies

Lodewig of Tytalus:     you can legally marry your widowed stepmother

The Almoner:     i was not aware of this

Bonfilia of Verditius:     in fact you are encouraged to do so

by the bible

iirc

The Almoner:     Good Shit

Lodewig of Tytalus:     Well if it's important to everyone, I could go and ask the lady to sell

Proclus of Rome:     Of course, Rome has never been the most pious city, ironically.

Oh no, we wouldn't want you to have to leave your nice, dark catacombs.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     Is "sell your business" an Innocuous, Questionable or Dangerous command?

Proclus of Rome:     It depends on how much of a loss you are taking.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     Heinous and Suicidal are also options, but not relevant I think in this case

The Almoner:     She regards spending it away as her livelihood, so, Dangerous?

Lodewig of Tytalus:     we're not trying to profit so the price can be plenty fair

The Almoner:     Does Entrancement have any sort of duration on it

Proclus of Rome:     I think we should get Benedetti a profit, so he is more receptive to working with us.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     there's none in the description

It's fair to expect that it wears off after a while, but we only need her to do one thing

The Almoner:     Alright

Roll away

Lodewig of Tytalus:     ok, polite introductions yada yada get down to business

rolling d10!+2+11 Entrancement

(

9

)

+2+11

=

22

her roll is stress+stam+15

The Almoner:

rolling 1d10!+15-1

(

7

)

+15-1

=

21

Lodewig of Tytalus:     owned!

Proclus of Rome:     Literally.

The Almoner:     mwahaha

Cool beans.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     depriving widows of their support ftw

The Almoner: Alright, you've acquired a chamberlain. The Chaplain guy would probably not jibe with your immoral life choices so I think this was a good plan.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     we want to keep the option of raiding churches now and again

Proclus of Rome:     There is nothing more virtuous than the study of geometry.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     also the chaplain would be able to tell the bread I just made was infernal

so that would have been bad

johns (GM):     I will give these guys proper tokens so they look nice in our journal

Ferris of Trinoma:     Cool

johns (GM):     So, eventually the entrancement wears off, and the stepmother begins to protest foul play

Proclus of Rome:     Well, she's right.

johns (GM):     So the covenant is starting to get a reputation as Magical Meddlers

Bonfilia of Verditius:     lets kill her

Proclus of Rome:     Murder is wrong, Bonfillia.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     how many notable deeds of meddling have we performed?

johns (GM):     Benedetti is pleased and happy to be your continued acquaintance

Lodewig of Tytalus:     I think 1 that can be attributed to us

so that's 1xp in that rep

johns (GM): Your Turb Captain is lax on discipline but keeps the covenfolk's morale up as they have to deal with your creepy gifted selves

Lodewig of Tytalus: naturally I loudly protest that anyone can regret a deal and there's no evidence that my role was anything bu above board

Proclus of Rome:     How does increasing a rep with XP work?

Lodewig of Tytalus:     treat it as an ability

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     I assume this one belongs to the covenant so we don't need to track it on our sheets

johns (GM):     And your Steward is a stuck up annoying shit but he gets the job done. GG all

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     hooray

johns (GM):     Sure I'll start tracking Covenant Reputation separately

OK, that was all for today. A bit RP heavy, too much for folks?

Proclus of Rome:     Well, what else would we do?

johns (GM):     Your toolset is a bit limited being new magi yeah

Lodewig of Tytalus:     RP heavy is good. averting all problems with magic is also good but we're not there yet

oh hey that entrancement roll should have been penalised with divine aura probably

at least we ruled before that supernatural abilities ignore auras but now that they generate appreciable casting totals that might bear reexamining

Proclus of Rome:     Whoops!

johns (GM):     Ah well

Aristocritus of Trianoma:     it's not really an ars session if you don't rewrite the rules at the end i think

Ferris of Trinoma:     I don't mind RP heavy personally

Lodewig of Tytalus: for what it's worth I'd like to say it's cool to have to back up RP ploys with ability rolls, just so the magi fuck up and people who invest in being talky are rewarded

johns (GM): Next week I have planned a more normal style adventure and not this vignette stuff. First interactions with the real nobility

Proclus of Rome: Ok here's what I'm doing this year: I'm studying Sense of Divine, Infernal, and Fairy Power and I'm going to turn them into rotes.

I think I can fuck up perfectly well on my own.

Lodewig of Tytalus:     very good

Bonfilia of Verditius:     how many seasons to next week

Proclus of Rome: Anyway, once I have them as Rotes I'll be able to safely cast them surreptitiously, so how difficult would it be to walk around the city sensing magical auras and mapping them?

johns (GM):     Please take 4 seasons for 1315, and you may count this as one season of 6 adventure XP if you wish

Lodewig of Tytalus:     well, it's also good to bring in dice to force a degree of unpredictability

johns (GM):     Pretty easy Endrite. Is there any risk of botching on rotes?

Proclus of Rome:     No.

You don't roll at all for Rotes.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I need to raise my corpus a bit before I enchant the beggar's breakfast with leprosy and healing

johns (GM): Cool. Well it's a big city so it'd take at least a season to get a good sense of places and naturally you might not find them all

Proclus of Rome:     You could always... not enchant it with leprosy.

Bonfilia of Verditius:     I could always not do a lot of things

johns (GM):     Alright, time to see how our income sources did this year

rolling 1d20 Bakery

(

19

)

=

19

Expansion!

Proclus of Rome:     Well, I figure I would only be able to walk around in public.

Or semi-public spaces.

johns (GM):

rolling 1d20 Tailor

(

10

)

=

10

Expansion!

Bonfilia of Verditius:     bread is a seller's market

Lodewig of Tytalus:     oh I'll do the full labour point business for that

johns (GM):

rolling 1d20 Rent

(

13

)

=

13

Proclus of Rome:     I have to make a little triangle before I cast any spell, of course.

johns (GM):     Ah cool

Boy R.:     actually i didn't know covenants allowed for variation in income sources

johns (GM):     It does although I really should only roll for it on years when a story has an impact on the business

Proclus of Rome:     So, how should I handle knowing most of the auras in the city?

Ferris of Trinoma:     Do you have to do any rolls for spell creation?

johns (GM):     Which this story did since we now have skilled managers

Darvin, only if you are experimenting

Proclus of Rome:     Ok gimmie a sec, I'll be right back.

johns (GM): I dunno Endrite. I think it'd mean that in most situations if you're somewhere in the city and you want to find a favorable aura nearby to cast a spell you can do so

Darvin:     What's the strength of our Aura?

johns (GM):     Magic 3

You know we're doing okay enough financially to pay double wages which bumps loyalty to 0 so why don't I do that

Boy R.:     you're the chamberlain

Darvin:     Alright, I'm going to head out. Thanks for the session as always!

johns (GM):     My pleasure

Proclus of Rome:     Ok I'm back.

I also believe that the distribution of Auras is significant, but I realize that it's asking a little much to have you or anyone else actually map out all the auras in Rome.

Boy R.:     well

we could allow anyone to make an Area Lore roll to work out where a nearby supernatural aura might be

and treat Proclus' survey of hte city, equipped wit hthe correct spells, as a good quality study source for AL

Proclus of Rome:     Ok.

Boy R.:     well, just a suggestion anyway

I'm out

Proclus of Rome:     Ok, cool.

See ya.

Ildebrando:     I'm turning 39 this year.

rolling 1d10! +4 + 1

(

9

)

+4+1

=

14

1 aging point in QIK.