11/11/18

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: We really need a magical map or something.

This one was made before I was even born.

johns (GM): what was our plan about the vulcanal stuff

Shauncat: Maybe animo can make a map that works on an entire countryside

johns (GM): Lavinia said we should offer it to the tribunal as a librar yto be shared in common. did anyone else suggest/do something different

dys: Wasn't it a magus from Literatus who organised it?

Beardbeard: jyhns

dys: I remember one covenant pushed heavily for it and it was their magi who founded it

and Verdi were pissed

johns (GM): anson was from Rellentali

dys: Ah those guys

I dont think we've ever dealt with Rellentali

but I imagine they still consider this their investment

johns (GM): not really

it was a separate entity

or wait did someone ship the stuff back to durenmar

i forget

it was DFD's story anyway

moe (GM): does the covenant have to continue existing in some form or can it just be abolished

Shauncat: There's vis sites to be argued over

The Roman Tribunal exists primarily to squabble over vis rights

But we can let a bunch of certafags do that

johns (GM): here is what dfd wrote back in august: Please make a concrete decision about what you do with Anson's possessions and how you explain his death (and why you're taking his shit) to his covenfolk and the Order. Johns has a suggestion to take everything and have Lavinia propose an amendment to the peripheral code at the next Tribunal in (i forget, '45?) and I'm going to run with that if no one objects or offers another plan.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I think the problem with Vulcani is that thing we don't talk about.

Leaving it abandoned might just be the best choice.

moe: I mean unless we send a guy to be the new Anson

Shauncat: It's a cursed place

Archibald of Guernicus: I think we should conceal the aegis discovery and be up front about what happened: We went to check on him and found he'd died months ago.

Shauncat: The one covenant with a shorter life expectancy than VT

moe: I support Archibald's motion, but we need to decide about the vis sources

Archibald of Guernicus: We could invoke the Finder's Keepers

The ultimate law

moe: I agree with finders keepers on already stocked vis

Would it be reasonable to appoint a placeholder staff and simply divide new vis equally between claimants

Send a few grogs, keep up appearances and enjoy loot

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: If everyone at covenant dies and it's been looted by parties unknown then there's no reason to keep it going.

Archibald of Guernicus: It's an issue of what happens to a covenant when everyone in it is dead.

johns (GM): the covenant dissolves

Archibald of Guernicus: Meaning all its vis claims are null and void

johns (GM): thats why old man venator invited you in the first place, so VT wouldnt dissolve when he croaked

Archibald of Guernicus: I think we should announce his death while ceding a couple token vis sites to Verdi as a show of goodwill, unless we want to openly snub them.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: And yet he's still alive while all the other magi he invited are dead.

Makes you think.

That necromancy is the best kind of magic, I mean.

Dušan of Criamon: I like Archibald's suggestion

johns (GM): you have no idea if he's alive

Archibald of Guernicus: We're in a strong position, geographically, to split the sites with Verdi. So we should make it seem like we're being magnanimous, even though they have good legal recourse to start making demands.

devil's fav demon: verdi isnt the same place as durenmar and has nothing to do with the vulcanal story

anson isnt a verditius and verdi has no involvement with that story

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: You know how we could find out if he's alive?

With necromancy.

devil's fav demon: its durenmar

Dušan of Criamon: will Magvillus fuck with us?

Archibald of Guernicus: Verdi were the ones eyeing Mt Etna for vis excavation before Rellentali proposed this new covenant

johns (GM): sounds like illegal scrying

devil's fav demon: ahhh

Archibald of Guernicus: Magvillus has never made any claims on Etna

devil's fav demon: in that case this is between verdi and durenmar because the bonisagii are the ones with immediate claims to all of anson's research

Archibald of Guernicus: The bigger thing is Magvillus is far inland while both Verdi and us are near the coast, and that matters

Shauncat: Magvillus assumes Archibald keeps an eye on us

Dušan of Criamon: Great

Archibald of Guernicus: Also 2 magi invited by Venator are still alive: Archibald and Lavinia.

Dušan of Criamon: I favor the condominium

Verdi should take what they get for free

Archibald of Guernicus: He was still in the final years of his apprentice at the time but it was agreed with Archibald's parens that he'd come to Rome.

Shauncat: I don't know how Kifaaya or Fiorella were invited, but Jorn was invited by Beatrice

Archibald of Guernicus: *apprenticeship

johns (GM): vt was never picky about who it takes

devil's fav demon: i think giving any vis sites to verdi is probably more than they have a current legal right to and something they'll be satisfied with

Archibald of Guernicus: Also Aleseta is still alive, just in Durenmar making sure none of the Summae are unbalanced

devil's fav demon: yeah.

Shauncat: Ok, I decided now Kifaaya needed lab space while waiting for someone at Verdi to die and free up space there

johns (GM): aleseta ascended to the Realm of Balance

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: AKA Microsoft.

devil's fav demon: aleseta was one of the people anson corresponded with and one of the magi listed in that years folio

Archibald of Guernicus: She's currently embroiled in a long-term wizards war with Avellone of Tytalus, a normandy magus who has found mild success in the lawless wastes.

Dušan of Criamon: brb 5

Shauncat: I think Fiorella just sent a bunch of letters around to various lacunae-based covenants and managed to catch Lavinia's favor.

Or maybe Archibald's

devil's fav demon: if any npcs know anything about the horseshoe other than you, gordiano and aleseta would be your immediate suspects. no one seemed concerned about the possibility that Anson had help with his hermetic breakthrough at the time though

johns (GM): We should send the horseshoe where it is safe from rival Hermetic Wizards, to the Augustan Brotherhood.

Shauncat: Let's

devil's fav demon: keeping quiet about it is totally fair though, because, after all, it'd be insanely illegal to scry on you.

who'd do that

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Wait, how would Aleseta know about the horseshoe?

Archibald of Guernicus: Gordiano died of a heart attack at 25

Fiorella of Jerbiton: TFW too phlegmatic

Archibald of Guernicus starts crying

devil's fav demon: i think i was more clear months ago but the lab total to make that horseshoe was really high, anson had a lab text for wizards communion right next to his lab text for the horseshoe, and the three Bonisagus magi who contributed to the folio of spells Anson gave you were Anson, Aleseta, and Gordiano.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: F

devil's fav demon: he MIGHT have made it by himself but theres a pretty good chance at least one other Bonisagus somewhere knows about it.

Archibald of Guernicus: Oh yeah... 7 years ago is when I changed Archibald's token to be older and sadder

johns (GM): Hmmm

devil's fav demon: Of course, this would ALSO mean that there's a conspiracy among a small cabal of bonisagii to hoard breakthroughs.

If this were true.

Dušan of Criamon: back

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Doge's Palace

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Fucked up, if true.

devil's fav demon: its true i suppose the older a scotsman is the sadder he is

Archibald of Guernicus: We can keep hold of it until a bonisagus makes demands, then cross that bridge when we come to it

johns (GM): Can the Sortes deduce more about the horseshoe's creators? Guideline: "Learn all the natural properties of a stone, earth, or metal object."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: TFW you're 65 and Scotland is still a part of the UK.

devil's fav demon: no

johns (GM): lol.

devil's fav demon: not if its magically created, rather

johns (GM): god save the queen.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Creator isn't a natural property I think

Archibald of Guernicus: I don't think an object's creator is a natural property of it

devil's fav demon: you'd be able to determine who made the mundane horseshoe

maybe.

Guy of Bonisagus: lets watch mortis get marched

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Your natural properties come from the world of forms, right?

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Why should I get Marched?

I just beat up a bunch of hedge wizards.

devil's fav demon: lol

johns (GM): Alright, so all wizards are going to Venice this year? Lavinia is too

Dušan of Criamon: If we're referring to last session, strictly speaking I accidentally saved all the worthwhile hedge wizards

johns (GM): You actually killed 0 hedge wizards last session

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: In addition to being a fierce fighter, I am also possessed of all the Christian virtues, including Mercy.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I will go and present my new league

Archibald of Guernicus: Anyway. I think we should cede some part of the vis sites from the official dissolution of Vulcanul to Verdi. Magical devices are the best way around the blight and might be necessary for this expedition to go save magic from a giant corn.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I can't swim!

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I don't think I actually need the Tribunals' permission to form a new league, but it helps to have an audience.

Archibald of Guernicus: It's the best social gathering to present it, for sure

Dušan of Criamon: Get the PR machine going

Archibald of Guernicus: Tribunal isn't just legal, it's social

johns (GM): Alright, but first things first

Genius Loci of Herisson's Garden: I should archive/delete this guy since he never showed up in the game.

johns (GM): After checking into the safehouse and before the first day of meetings, a visitor drops buy..

Milo of Guernicus knocks

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Buongiorno."

Oh wait, I get ahead of myself

Servant, open the door please and announce who it is

Rosario of Flambeau: hah

smart

Milo of Guernicus: Now you're thinking with Jerbitons

Milo of Guernicus is announced.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I order Ethelreda to give the thumbs up.

Archibald of Guernicus: "Salve, Milo."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Welcome, esteemed quaestior."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Here to meet the most important covenant before Tribunal?"

Dušan of Criamon: "Salve."

Rosario of Flambeau: "Milo, nice to see you!"

"I'd offer you a coffee but we're a couple hundred years too early."

Milo of Guernicus: "Buongiorno, buongiorno. Lets dispense with the pleasantries and get to the mess you've dragged before tribunal with no warning."

Dušan of Criamon: "Please specify which."

Milo of Guernicus: "I've received some alarming reports from two Magi."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Go on."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Ah, you mean as regards our audacious plan to cure the Blight?"

Fiorella of Jerbiton steps into the background, her scarf reflexively covering up her face.

Milo of Guernicus: "Andronicus of Jerbiton is incensed. There's a letter going around the Bolognese academic community labeling the Order of Hermes by name, stating that they offered an ungifted hedge wizard membership - but -- the letter also said if there was no follow up, then the writer was betrayed and likely dead."

"Oh, it also names Vardian's Tomb of Rome quite explicitly."

"So now Literatus is scrambling to reassure their mundane contacts that they aren't the devil... And then I get word from Klybutes of Tytalus telling me ... Well, I scarce can believe it."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Sounds like one or more hedge wizards trying to make a name for themselves by being a thorn in the side of a lion."

Milo of Guernicus: "So why don't you tell me what you  think  he's saying?"

Dušan of Criamon: "I'm aware of the former part of your story, and was quietly hoping the unknown climax would overshadow the beginning."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "You know, with the Blight laying waste to the magical capabilities of every potion mixer in Italy, you would naturally assume that they would attempt, in their desperation, to interfere with the Order of Hermes."

Rosario of Flambeau: "Honestly, we've got more important things to worry about than some purity of the order's rank and file that gets broken anyway."

"Let the hedge wizard in, why not?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Naturally, it would, in such an event, be the duty of Vardian's Tomb to excise their influence from both the mundane and magical world."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Milo, please be honest and get tae the point with this. Who is having charges brought against them here?"

Guy of Bonisagus: "Why not? Indeed, why not allow centuries of study, of advancement on the back of Bonisagus's research to be muddied, potentially undone, by some practically mundane folk who know a few cantrips and try to assert themselves as equals."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "I also think that we need to look into firing our lazy tracker."

"Though that is neither here nor there."

Milo of Guernicus: "I have barely just heard about this mess. It could take months to investigate and it was dumped onto my lap just before the tribunal."

Dušan of Criamon: ooc i'm not sure how to handle this, but it's mostly my fault so I'm willing to solo ride this out if that's what's easiest for the covenant

Guy of Bonisagus: just follow the one universal guideline

Archibald of Guernicus: "In the case of the great 'betrayal' of that idiot, it is an overblown mess. A young man made a promise without realising the full implications of it. The hedge wizard left us unharmed, but not a member of the Order as he had been falsely promised."

Rosario of Flambeau: "Guy, they don't need to be able to vote."

Guy of Bonisagus: never talk to the police

Dušan of Criamon: it's wild that the offer to hedge wizards is what's on the agenda and not the massacre of a noble house

Rosario of Flambeau: "We let Redcaps in, and half of them are drunks and criminals with a license to use magical items."

Milo of Guernicus: "How much did that hedge wizard know about the Order?"

Guy of Bonisagus: the order knows how to prioritize

Archibald of Guernicus: "The redcaps have been with the order longer than House Ex Miscellenea has been."

"And they're damn near essential, ye've seen how chaotic things have gotten during the blight."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "The existence of the Order of Hermes is hardly a secret."

Dušan of Criamon: "The faintest understanding. It was awareness of a way out of a problem more than esoteric knowledge.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I as counsul do not endorse or prohibit the projects of covenant members. I am not their nanny, and of course disavow myeslf of any hermetic crimes they may have committed."

Milo of Guernicus: "So, no vis sites, none of our particular covenants, people, and so on?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Here here!" I order Ethelreda to applaude.

Archibald of Guernicus: "I would hope not."

Dušan of Criamon: "None we would be aware of. He made counterfeit coins."

Archibald of Guernicus: "He is aware of where Vardian's Tomb is, having been taken there, where I told him that I was not admitting an ungifted hedge wizard intae the order."

"He left sometime shortly after and that's the last I've heard of it."

Dušan of Criamon: "Cue our tracker."

Milo of Guernicus: "And his colleagues he mentions in his letter? Whats become of them?"

Rosario of Flambeau: "Two of them are resting at the Eastern Ear in Rome, last I checked."

Dušan of Criamon: "Unless they left, they await judgement."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Both are ungifted, but their hedge traditions may have some worth to others in the Order."

Milo of Guernicus: "Using hedgies as servants is fine. It is a problem if they stir up trouble among their comrades around Europe we don't control. Can you keep these 2 under control?"

Dušan of Criamon: i mean, do they understand their options are cooperate or die

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Hunting the living is not my responsibility."

Guy of Bonisagus: im sure they definitely wont plot against the group that destroyed their patron and ruined their lives

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "What is he going to do, treat my boils about it?"

Milo of Guernicus: "You let one loose already. If these two show any trouble they need to be eliminated. So I ask, are you prepared to do that?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "That I cannae say for sure. I have too many difficulties with the mundanes, personally."

"Aye, if it comes tae that."

Milo of Guernicus: "I'll hold you to that Archibald."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "My pets are always hungry."

Milo of Guernicus: "You will still need to deal with Literatus. I don't know if they want to file charges or not. But this is all just piffle compared to your other problem."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Yes, the looming specter of the Spider."

"I refuse to learn Welsh."

Rosario of Flambeau: "It's not something I prefer to do. Like slaughtering a hen when you've got a perfectly good supply of eggs. Magical traditions of all kinds are better off united."

Milo of Guernicus: "Klybutes alleges you've thrown your hat into a mundane conflict between nobility and using magic to blatantly influence things. And no minor conflict between squabbling barons! He says people are talking about wizards waging the Church's war on the first estate!"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "The priest at Ponza graduated from Bologna, did he not? Perhaps he can be reached in time for a letter affirming our good character to his fellow alumni."

Milo of Guernicus: excuse me.

Second Estate.

Archibald of Guernicus: Fiorella's inexplicably detailed knowledge of the comings, goings, talents and inclinations of a priest we hire.

Dušan of Criamon: mortally afraid to ask him to be more specific again

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Oh, is that what they were? All I saw was a gang of hired thugs doing the dirty work of magicians."

Rosario of Flambeau: "There's an honor and a bit of a challenge hunting down a Marched criminal or some overt danger like that, but putting the sword to some alchemist for knowing a vis site, what a waste."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: It's information any of us could have picked up but OOCly only going to be pointed out by one person

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "In the future, the noble families of Italy should know better than to act as the foot soldiers of petty alchemists and elementalists."

Archibald of Guernicus: "For the hedge wizards, I would rather simply destroy their memories entirely of the Order and of us, and set them loose, than take their lives."

Milo of Guernicus tunes out Mortis

Archibald of Guernicus: "An execution should be a last resort only."

"Fiorella, if yer birds can fetch arcane connections to the two of them, I can have it done before dinnertime."

Dušan of Criamon: "I have to side with Rosario. I don't see how we can afford to lose even one, mildly accomplished dabbler in the face of the blight."

Milo of Guernicus: "Archibald. When it was time to approve you as a Quaesitor there was a great deal of concern given your passions at Bannockburn."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Of course, quaesitor."

Milo of Guernicus: "I believe at the time, you swore you would put such things behind you. True?"

Guy of Bonisagus: buttockburn

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I mean, sodalis

Rosario of Flambeau turns this remark about Klybutes over in his head

Archibald of Guernicus: I inhale sharply "That was... the passions of youth. I gave my word, aye, and I have held to it."

Milo of Guernicus: "So how do you explain yourselves wading headfirst into a conflict between Popes and Nobles?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "I heard about the conflict, before it happened, when Cola di Rienzi offered some deal to Vardian's Tomb to assist him. He was, I was told, denied outright at the time."

"The next I heard of this was that the battle had gone ahead and was over."

Rosario of Flambeau: "Someone from Vardian's Tomb actually involved themselves in that insane plot?"

"I doubt it."

Archibald of Guernicus: "I don't know the details, and can only hope that no-one did."

Guy of Bonisagus: "What? We heard the townsfolk talking about how Mortis did it the very next morning."

"You stay in your lab too much."

Rosario of Flambeau: I pull Archibald aside and whisper to him. "Rienzi tried to hire me personally to do it. I told most of our sodales the details as a funny story and then went to practice my swordfighting."

Archibald of Guernicus: My eyes go wide

Dušan of Criamon: the nuclear option

Milo of Guernicus: "For years people have said Vardian's Tomb is a house in disarray. And now you tell me high crimes are conducted under the very nose of a Quaesitor."

Rosario of Flambeau: "I'd never engage in court wizardry like that, I'm a demon slayer."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "The Capoccis were up to their elbows in the occult, the fact that their final transgression coincided with Cola di Rienzi's campaign against them just shows how far they were from mere nobles."

"In fact, they were creating gold using magic to fund their war."

Milo of Guernicus: "How is that the responsibility or even the care of the Order at all?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "I have an apprentice tae teach, research tae be done, Milo. I cannae watch over them at all times."

I rub my forehead "Mortis, did ye really go so far as tae  participate ?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "The creation of money using magic entices mundanes to attempt to extend their grasp over the Order of Hermes."

Milo of Guernicus: "You mean to tell me the duties of Quaesitor are too much for you?"

Guy of Bonisagus: "Occult? Hugo di Capocci was a harmless man who was easily entranced by cantrips."

Rosario of Flambeau: "It's a big covenant."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Of course I supported my sodales in this matter, Archibald."

Rosario of Flambeau: "One of the largest in the Tribunal. He's only one man!"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Their lives were at stake if they marched into battle without me."

Guy of Bonisagus: "Your sodales? Who?"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I only see one Witchbane here."

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

Dušan of Criamon grimaces more intensly

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Far be it from me to steal the glory they are clearly clutching tightly in their chests."

"But, of course, I did not act alone."

Guy of Bonisagus: I pat Dusan on the back. "I know the thought of what Mortis did to those poor souls weighs heavily, friend. The Criamon virtues of peace and harmony are so often at odds with the world."

"But at least it was certainly he alone that did this."

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

Milo of Guernicus: "The essential principle of the provision against interference is to not support one faction of mundanes against another, lest it encourage one side to seek similar aid, and generating hostility when they come knocking at the doors of Hermetic covenants demanding service and tribute."

Dušan of Criamon: "The blade may not have been in my hand, but I chipped the Capocci's armor. I will carry that shame to my grave."

Archibald of Guernicus: "I mean tae say that I am not an ever-present eye watching over everything my sodales do, Milo. I endeavour tae travel alongside them when Vardian's Tomb makes excursions afar, but as we both know I cannae scry on their actions. My Gift is a sore on any mundane relations we have, and I have always left the matter of dealing with the nobility to others."

"My stance was that Hugo di Capocci was a long-time ally of the covenant, in that we had friendly dealings and that was that. I would never advocate fighting a war for him, and the idea of attacking such a long-time friend to our covenant is ridiculous."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "An ally? This is the first time I've heard him described that way."

Guy of Bonisagus: "He's certainly never born any ill will to us, in the time I've been here."

Archibald of Guernicus: "His little hedge court made him amenable to us, Allumiere was the result of a trade deal we made with him decades ago."

"It was originally troubled by the undead and malicious fey, we dealt with this and took part of the profits from the arsenic trade."

"In fact, we expelled Prudenzio because he took this too far and tried tae set himself up as a court wizard tae them."

Milo of Guernicus: "In any tribunal but Italy you'd be walking precariously on that fine line between your covenant's duties and court wizardry with acts like that... But such things are in the past and hardly worth kicking a fuss about."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Aye, any tribunal but here, but I've had tae learn that the mundane world is much closer to our own in this tribunal."

"Most likely why I was sent here, it's been an important lesson."

Milo of Guernicus: "So. Onto the current crisis."

"The factions of Italy have always fought and slain each other in their meaningless mundane squabbles. This chaos benefits us. It keeps the nobles too weak and occupied to care about us."

"But what you.. Ahem, certain members of your covenant have done... Threatens everything."

Rosario of Flambeau: "The next time I come to regale my sodales with a humorous anecdote, I hope they don't take it as another fucking call to arms. Excuse me."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Next time you shouldn't go alone to the court of one of the most powerful men in Italy."

Milo of Guernicus folds his arms and scowls

Guy of Bonisagus: "But that's what you did."

"Well, I suppose you must have taken some grogs with you."

Milo of Guernicus: "There hasn't been enough time to draft formal charges to the tribunal for a case. But that doesn't preclude other reprisals by the rest of the Tribunal."

"A vote can always result in the loss of certain privileges or a Magus' membership in the Roman tribunal."

Rosario of Flambeau: "How long until the Blight of Bureaucracy strikes?"

Rosario of Flambeau laughs but stops quickly after no one else joins in.

Milo of Guernicus: heh

Milo of Guernicus stands

Milo of Guernicus: ".. well, maybe you can convince the other covenants that you can unring this bell."

"But seeing you argue like this makes me doubt you can ever put your house in order. Good day sodales."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: We need to get going on inventing gremlins or goblins or whatever those little critters from Calebais are.

Rosario of Flambeau: "Good day, Milo." I give him a pat on the back. "Better days are ahead."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Did you know there was a magical plot against the council of this very city?"

Milo of Guernicus: "Oh?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "That hardly counts, the plotter was a magus we slew."

Milo of Guernicus: did anyone write him a letter about that in the past

Rosario of Flambeau: "The old Flambeau canard can be taken in another way, these days. The Order needs to join together from within, or it will surely collapse and die."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Very common situation, not like my forward-thinking action against harmful court wizardry."

Archibald of Guernicus: I wrote saying that Prudenzio had interfered in the city, but he was also dead before he even started, so we dealt with him.

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

Archibald of Guernicus: I keep up correspondence with Milo

Milo of Guernicus: "Yes, I read your report Archibald."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "The important point is, our chaotic house may be the reason this city is still usable for Tribunal."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Rosario writes "Debt" all over the Gadsen flag.

Milo of Guernicus: "I got the impression you resolved the situation tidily."

"That's one way to put it Fiorella... Then again wasn't Prudenzio one of yours as well?"

devil's fav demon: its smart to blame prudenzio for everything in that situation even though his only actual involvement was making everyone in the court like him and think he was a cool attractive guy and then telling the PCs about the insane bubbling chaos under the surface.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Commoners were well on their way to burning the entire thing down in spite."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Varidan's Tomb, in defense of their charges of meddling in Mundane affairs, detail a totally different and secret episode of meddling in Mundane affairs.

Milo of Guernicus: weren't they going ot burn things down because of your guys prodding lol

Rosario of Flambeau: "I was under the impression Prudenzio was barely a member of this covenant. He joined and abandoned them inside of a decade."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Vardian's Tomb has had some disastrous members in its past, sadly."

"And perhaps our present too." I say quietly

Dušan of Criamon: "As I've been made to understand, the greatest city attracts all sorts."

Rosario of Flambeau: "Barely a Flambeau, really. I'd never seen him at the tournaments at Castra Solis."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: The important thing is that we follow my example and stick up for each other.

Milo of Guernicus passes a note to a player

Fiorella of Jerbiton: We kept hermetic involvement with the destruction of the council building hidden using mind-controlled agents.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Heh heh heh.

Rosario of Flambeau: lol.

It was great.

Dušan of Criamon: It was the right thing to do.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "The conditions of the trap on the council building was not hermetic. Prudenzio may have had an accomplice who's magic works on fulfilled prophecy."

Milo of Guernicus: "Another Hedge wizard? Jesus Mary and Joseph, they sprout up like weeds."

"Do you have any idea what sort of threat they pose, if any?"

Dušan of Criamon: i don't know milo, what kind of threat DO people who plan to murder the council of venice

Milo of Guernicus: "Threat to us, I mean. The people who matter."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Lavinia of Jerbiton was the one who warned us about the trap. A commendable feat."

Dušan of Criamon: "Ah, well then."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Very little, he was hanged by the neck until dead along with the rest of the Doge's court."

Archibald of Guernicus: "We're trying to reach out tae them about induction intae the order, most likely House Jerbiton. They're from the same tradition as Lavinia, who were mostly destroyed but some remnants seem tae remain."

Milo of Guernicus: "More trouble makers. Best for us all that he's dead then."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Lavinia used the sortes to predict a quasitor would visit and found herself occupied inside the whale this morning.

Archibald of Guernicus: She's held up in traffic

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Lavinia is secretly studying the art of mundane disguise so she can flee the Tribunal once we all get killed.

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

Milo of Guernicus: "It calms the mundanes down to see dangerous wizards dead by their hands now and then."

Milo of Guernicus looks at Mortis for a moment

Archibald of Guernicus: lol

Milo of Guernicus: "Well if there's nothing else, I will see you at the first meeting tomorrow."

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

Archibald of Guernicus: Let's put the crown on Mortis.

By which I mean the crown to communicate with a corpse. because hes dead.

johns (GM): the corwn of thorns, as he is crucified.

do you awnt to do any scheming or meeting with other people ahead of the general meeting

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Hmmm

Well is anyone listening in on us, Guy, Archibald?

Dušan of Criamon: None of that, but I will visit if there's a Criamon convention.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Circle jerk

Dušan of Criamon: mailing list meetup

johns (GM): criamon convention where they all snort mushrooms and stare at a lava lamp

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Hmm.

Guy of Bonisagus: lets see

Dušan of Criamon: you all don't understand the finer aspects of staring at the lamp

Guy of Bonisagus: i cast the invisible eye revealed

are we being scried on by a level 20 or lower effect?

Rosario of Flambeau: I will go around Venice bragging about any recent demons ive slain

johns (GM): No

Rosario of Flambeau: in the last few years.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Well, we should probably have no burned our bridges with Potestas.

Ah well.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Well you all seemed very forthcoming. Perhaps Jesus Christ commends your honesty, but me, i'd like to live to see final twilight."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Actually, come to think of it, do we have any allies in this covenant?

johns (GM): Literatus used to be one. haha.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Whoop!

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johns (GM): DFD at what point should we announce that vulcanal is dead

Archibald of Guernicus: Enki, Mortis' parens, is arguably his ally

johns (GM): Enki is Mortis' parens?

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Yes.

johns (GM): Neat

Archibald of Guernicus: I always just assumed he was.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Can't you see the resemblance?

Rosario of Flambeau: any time during tribunal is fine.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I've talked about it before.

johns (GM): also Lavinia was going to propose a motion using the Pamphlets she spread around tribunal earlier. how should that be handled

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: We should probably bring up Vulcanai as soon as possible.

Dušan of Criamon: Remind me, was Lavinia returned from the dead as a fiery hellmonster?

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Kifaaya is friendly to VT too

Lavinia: to the best of my knowledge I have not died once

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: No, you're thinking of Celeste.

Dušan of Criamon: I mistook a person again

I am good with names

Rosario of Flambeau: considering anson appears to be the only bonisagus in the roman tribunal this is probably not going to blow up one way or another until word gets to the grand tribunal

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Why would it even then?

He died from the Blight.

It happens, I suppose.

Lavinia: "We should be honest with the tribunal."

"They are not as stupid as many of the other people we lie to regularly."

Guy of Bonisagus: yeah, anson is the only bonisagus in the roman tribunal

Rosario of Flambeau: because durenmar is legally supposed to have first dibs on his shit if he dies without an apprentice or whatever the other word is for post apprenticeship is

the opposite of parens

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Agreed, no need to hide our actions, as we are fully righteous in all matters of which we may be accused."

Lavinia: Filius

Rosario of Flambeau: thats it ty

Lavinia: If Guy is the only Bonisagus around then I think my proposed motion to tell Durenmar to suck it, and that Italy rules and gets to keep all the cool shit, should go over well.

Rosario of Flambeau: he has no filii or children so his research is meant to be bequeathed to the house

Archibald of Guernicus: "His books will be claimed by House Bonisagus, but the only Bonisagus to hand is Guy, so whether they go to Durenmar or not is his decision tae make."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I like that we have the most representation at Tribunal because we all go every time.

Rosario of Flambeau: thats f air.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I've risked life and limb to save this country from the supernatural numerous times. If they want to challenge me they can find out why I've survived this long."

Dušan of Criamon: Conscientiously involved in local politics

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Country???"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Area, countryside, whatever

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Don't you mean... city?"

Lavinia: Italian nationalism in the 14th century? har

Rosario of Flambeau: guy is obligated by bonisagus law to share all discoveries so this is basically just "do you admit the existence of a hermetic breakthrough artifact to the public at large or do you keep it a secret so i know where to go w prep

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Lavinia hides her fan maps of the Neo Roman Empire.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I mean the sentiment that was expressed. This isn't grammar class."

Lavinia: thinking back, didn't we agree to keep Guy in the dark about this

or maybe Guy agreed to play dumb?

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: We, in fact, swore him to secrecy on pain of death.

Rosario of Flambeau: yep.

Lavinia: secrecy about the horseshoe

idk about the rest of the stuff

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: We didn't say he couldn't hand over other stuff.

Archibald of Guernicus: "I suggest we give away part of the vis rights from Vulcanul tae Verdi. If we're going to go on an expedition tae the magic realm, having arms and other devices in there may prove essential, and Verdi are the best in the world."

Guy of Bonisagus: you did swear hi mto secrecy

Fiorella of Jerbiton: No one actually speaks English here but Archibald anyway so no one is saying literally what they mean.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: The vis might have already been used, but, I mean, we could still give Durenmar an equal value of vis.

Archibald of Guernicus: :pepe2:

There's vis sites, Mortis, where they get their vis from

Durenmar can't claim them

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I didn't think we knew about those.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Vis sites are the main body of the Roman Tribunal peripheral code

Archibald of Guernicus: They're presumably listed somewhere. At the bare minimum, the grogs who had to gather them would know about them.

Rosario of Flambeau: you did know about a few iirc. anson had maps to several vis sites within the volcano

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Harco keeps elaborate records of all vis claims

Archibald of Guernicus: Yeah

Rosario of Flambeau: you h arvested some vis at the time iirc but the other sites were deeper and involved enviromental damage

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Well then.

Lavinia: im down archibald's plan that we should argue publicly that Verdi has the right to sicily's vis sites

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I agree, we need them on our side.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Yeah

Archibald of Guernicus: We can still take a good share of vis sites from this, but securing a solid alliance here would be good.

There's also the inverse - if we claim they're all ours, which we can do ofc, they'll hate us.

Lavinia: id say the order of actions is: go to kifaaya and tell her the news and our proposals first, then go publicly and suggest two votes: one that transfers the bulk of sicily's vis sites to verdi (maybe we request some go to the tribunal as a whole?), then a motion that anson's research goes to the roman tribunal as a whole instead of durenmar

thats my proposal

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Except for the secret research, of course.

Archibald of Guernicus: I'd say the latter part doesn't need anything elaborate, we just state publically that Guy is claiming it, as the Bonisagus closest to the late Anson.

Lavinia: he could but i like my idea as a way to get Likeability Points with everyone else

Archibald of Guernicus: We don't need to even mention Durenmar. We just say 'Guy is claiming this, as is his legal right' as a passing statement while we're announcing Anson's death and our generosity regarding Verdi.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Kifaaya just likes vis and money, not necessarily in that order, so she's easy to work with

Lavinia: or oh could we just say "Guy is claiming all the research but will lend it out to anyone on request because we're swell dudes" ?

Archibald of Guernicus: Guy has like 5 communication, he could say during this that he's willing to share with the tribunal at large.

Lavinia: Guy's Gift of Gab

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: He kissed the ol' Blarney Stone.

Archibald of Guernicus: It's a good time to show we're good people, to offset all the other things that will be coming out about us.

johns (GM): yes

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: The even BETTER news about us.

johns (GM): which yeah. you do look pretty bad being blatant court wizards.

Dušan of Criamon: Strange times we live in

johns (GM): Do you have a strategy to deal with the Rienzi debacle politically

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Hmm.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I could always flee the tribunal

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Well, I think we should mention how much trouble the Capoccis were, magically speaking.

Rosario of Flambeau: sorry, i had to run off for a sec lemme catch up

Archibald of Guernicus: Yes. Disavow all of Mortis' actions as not representing the covenant of Vardian's Tomb.

johns (GM): pepe

Fiorella of Jerbiton: We don't know what allegations are going to be made yet so they might try to make us look like hypocrites if we preemptively say anything.

Archibald of Guernicus: I will publically defend Dusan, since he's young and naive and his mistake was one of ignorance only.

Rosario of Flambeau: If Mortis gets marched, I'll offer to slay him myself, as the polite thing to do.

Dušan of Criamon: I will flagellate myself in public if that's what it takes, but I can't do so for Mortis

Archibald of Guernicus: That's nice of you.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I think if you should consult the other consul on what she thinks.

You know, the one who was at Allumiere with me.

Dušan of Criamon: Ultimately though, I think Mortis is too valuable to the hermetic cause to be killed. If he puts up a defense he should be penalized less harshly.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I've never made that claim ICly so you'll have to propose that to Archibald ICly

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I assumed that it got around when I told all those peasants what I did.

Archibald of Guernicus: Well my policy from the start has been "I will not prosecute a member of the covenant except in the most extreme of cases"

Rosario of Flambeau: "I feel as if I should be fairly hands off regarding this. I admit that I related the idea from Rienzi to the covenant, but specifically in the context of his plan being a crazy thing no magi would ever reasonably do."

Archibald of Guernicus: i.e. we have to kill Aristide right now

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

Archibald of Guernicus: "Aye, ye did nothing wrong in relaying a harmless anecdote."

Rosario of Flambeau: Mortis, you very specifically took sole credit for it to every witness.

Guy of Bonisagus: he did

Archibald of Guernicus: "Simply put, I refuse tae put forward that this is something Vardian's Tomb was united on and supports."

Guy of Bonisagus: the man has dug himself quite the hole

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Did I?

Rosario of Flambeau: You did.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Can any of you find out secretly just who plants to present a case against one of us?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "There is no case currently, Fiorella. It'll likely be Milo when it comes to tribunal properly in 7 years time."

Dušan of Criamon: I thoroughly respect Mortis' gumption

Rosario of Flambeau: I don't think you even mentioned other wizards being with you at the time, you were just doing the usual self promotion.

Dušan of Criamon: I abhor the massacre but the style can't be denied

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I'm usually pretty generous, but it is possible I forgot to mention that other people were involved.

But I do expect my sodales to stand by my side through these unfair accusations.

Archibald of Guernicus: Alright then

It looks like

We hvae to use the VOTING BOXES

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Awww yeah.

Archibald of Guernicus: Johns, please ready the voting boxes

johns (GM): there they are

what are the options?

Archibald of Guernicus: The issue is: Do we stand with Mortis, as a covenant, and take covenant-wide responsibility for this matter to defend him?

johns (GM): alright

do you want to vote publicly or anonymously

Archibald of Guernicus: Well it'll be very apparent what people voted when the debate comes up

The three-headed snake has turned on him

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Giving Guy 3 votes may have been a mistake, in hindsight.

Dušan of Criamon: As practically a co-defendant, I abstain

johns (GM): Fiorella?

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Uh, it seems like you should vote in your favor, in that case.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'm abstaining until I decide otherwise

Rosario of Flambeau: I'll tell Mortis straight to his face that I can't back him up and that I still can't believe anyone would be dumb enough to do what Rienzi wanted for no benefit after I declined his offer.

Dušan of Criamon: The question is whether voting for you or not is in my favor, and I can't answer that

johns (GM): as gm i think lavinia should abstain

but i think its well known that she doesn't like the guelphs

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: It is what it is.

johns (GM): and mortis has thrown his hat in with tem

Guy of Bonisagus: have you heard of the high guelves

Archibald of Guernicus: Lavinia looking back and forth with a worried expression between 'Interfering with mundane politics' and 'Being hit with 2000 pillums at once'

johns (GM): Fra Dolcino had some cool ideas about murdering clergymen that really speaks to me

guy can't penetrate my MR

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Mortis is free to name me as his accomplice but he has to say it out loud and affirm himself as a snitch

Lavinia: neener neener

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I think you should all take responsibility for what we collectively decided to do.

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

Archibald of Guernicus turns to face the camera

johns (GM): Ron Perlman voice: Endrite... Endrite never changes

Archibald of Guernicus: Post in this thread every time theres a pillum

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Keep in mind Aristide didn't take it lightly when we tried to use him as a fall guy

Even though it was fair to do so

Guy of Bonisagus: keep posting, im recasting

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I'm fully willing to take all the responsibility in public if I'm given assurances of support from the rest of the covenant.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I suggest we get an advocate for Mortis. Let's not throw him to the wolves."

Rosario of Flambeau: "I won't throw Mortis under the chariot but I can't lie in support of him."

Dušan of Criamon: "What Mortis did deserves punishment, but the covenant doesn't deserve to lose a competent member. Are there lawyers for this type of court?"

Archibald of Guernicus: "Aye. When the case is heard in full next tribunal, I'll help arrange a legal representative."

Dušan of Criamon: "Then we all agree this is but another battle for him."

Archibald of Guernicus: "There's no lawyers for public questioning."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Until we know what we're being accused of and who's making the accusation, let's not make any preemptive declarations of solidarity."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Then our position is: he is a member of our covenant, and we will be helping him as his sodales, but we take no responsibility for the actions at Allumiere. Agreed?"

Guy of Bonisagus: "Aye."

Dušan of Criamon: "At any rate, no charges are filed yet."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Then the glory will remain mine alone."

johns (GM): alright

Day 1 begins with social gatherings

This is an opportune time for spreading news, gossip, arranging trades

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Is there any difficulty with the cloud hanging over our heads?

johns (GM): lots of political news going around. rumors about Flambeau's crusade in Normandy.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: The metaphorical cloud, I mean.

johns (GM): You are received more coldly than usual.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Alright< I announce the foundation of my league, a joint effort to map a route to the Magic Realm, and offer scribes the chance to stay at VT and copy the folio for free.

Scribes associated with league members, that is

johns (GM): You attract the attention of a few young members of Rellantali and Literatus, as well as Imanitosa, current Prima of Verditius

Imanitosa of Verditius: "If your league is successful, and you find a steady route, what's the next step? Colonization? Exploitation?"

Dušan of Criamon: Archibald will be breaking the bad news, right?

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Exploration. Discovery. The aura may be too strong for permanent settlement, though I wouldn't stop other League members if they try."

Archibald of Guernicus: Which bad news in particular? [unfurling giant scroll]

Dušan of Criamon: The thing in the magic realm wreaking havoc

or am I mistaking somethign again

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Good point.

Archibald of Guernicus: I thought that Fiorella was going to be doing this, essentially, but her public efforts to find people to help with it were to be a screening process and any real help amidst saboteurs would be passed along to me

Dušan of Criamon: Fine with me

Fiorella of Jerbiton: That's true

Rosario of Flambeau: So I shouldn't start yelling about the Great Corn Hunt. Got it.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Wait, why would you be worried about saboteurs? You think House Tremere would try to stop it?

Imanitosa of Verditius passes a note to a player

Dušan of Criamon: I just imagine how tragicomic it would be if people tried colonization and ended up being the pre-story destroyed colonies from Starship Troopers

Imanitosa of Verditius: "Let's keep correspondence on this. I'd like to take part in this venture -- as much as I can. Its tough these days how crises keep pulling our attention in a hundred different directions."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: We aren't using the correspondence XP rules, right?

Imanitosa of Verditius: idk if its come up

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "The folio includes spells for finding vis sites. Every league member is free to profit as individuals from their involvement. What we exchange is info on passageways."

It might be like labor points in that we don't use them because most of us don't want to track it

Imanitosa of Verditius: "I've never traveled the realm myself but if I understand right, its greatest hazard is the years you can spend lost on a single trip.. Maybe you should consider tools for safe routes  out  of the realm, too."

well correspondence is free easy XP so idk who wouldnt want it

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "That's an interesting conundrum, and one I'll be glad to focus on after I return to my lab. I have my ways of escaping danger quickly, but a ship full of grogs is trickier."

Yeah

It's also cool to name NPCs you have good relationships with

Archibald of Guernicus: I think it's better to make a public announcement that my research has led to a high possibility that the blight's cause might be found in the Magic Realm, at the Arcana Centrum, and to state publically that in the next few years I'll be making an expedition to try and stop the blight at its source.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Sounds like a good idea.

Rosario of Flambeau: Nice.

Archibald of Guernicus: I don't know who will lend help, but it is better to state at least this part of things openly.

moe: I pledge to support such an expedition.

Guy of Bonisagus: cant wait for the tremere saboteurs to appear

crowd murmur noises

Archibald of Guernicus: We'll be claiming credit after we succeed, after all. Much easier to do so when we said this in advance.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Anyway, charter membership will cost you nothing but your scribe's time should you wish to partake in my resources, and signing the charter will determine leadership should ill befall me."

Rosario of Flambeau: I will ask around about how the crusades in Normandy are going, since I've only participated in them to fulfill my obligations and haven't spent much time there.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Okay, that should be good saboteur bait

Tolas of Tremere: "The blight affects us all. If you have any research about the nature of it, it should be shared with the entire Tribunal."

Dušan of Criamon: classic

Tolas of Tremere: the notion of a league where you dont have to contribute any time or resources is very appealing

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I'll have to speak with my sodalis Gulielmus, who recovered much of what we know about it."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: It's free real eastate.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "But I'm sure he'd be happy to contribute."

We can bug cthinker later about what he's willing to share with the Tremere about this

Tolas of Tremere: "For all our sakes, he must."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: He was the one who went out of his way to involve himself with Tethys and find this all out.

Archibald of Guernicus: "A large part of it came from a personal correspondence, and as Gulielmus is arriving late at the tribunal this year, I would rather he was here tae allow it become public. It is only decent."

"The location came from a conference with spirits of magic, and I can only provide this map as solid proof of it all. I have enough personal faith in it tae be embarking upon this expedition, but on this matter all I can give of its accuracy is my word."

I show the map of the magic realm

johns (GM): Everyone crowds around.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I love a good map

johns (GM): There is a mix of reactions. Interest, surprise, skepticism, amusement.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Where'd you put the dagger?

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'll make up a post with the flio's spells and effect descriptions now

johns (GM): The term "Arcana Centrum" doesn't ring a bell with anyone present (or they don't acknowledge it does)

Guy of Bonisagus: bunch of noobs

Archibald of Guernicus: "This is no small journey, but it is vital to the survival of magic itself. This I feel, absolutely."

Rosario of Flambeau: "We may encounter creatures never before seen by magi. Imagine mounting something like that over the fireplace."

Julius Trianoma: "It is more certain than anything Durenmar has proposed to date."

Guy of Bonisagus: durenmar are a bunch of noobs too

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "I have full faith in Archibald's plan."

"Which is why I will be going along, no matter the danger."

Archibald of Guernicus: "So far the suggestions put forward are, and I must speak plainly here, little more than excuses to raid saracens or northern vikings. Rival orders that depend upon magic just as we do, supposedly crippling themselves just tae harm us."

Exileratus of Flambeau: "Or at least it's a convenient fiction for a covenant that has an unhealthy admiration for hedgies and rival orders."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Ehehe

Guy of Bonisagus: how rude. lavinias affiliations are a secret

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "A more ambitious solution than raiding hedge wizards for their vis stocks, to be sure."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Next tribunal, when the ars magica is healing despite the crusades finding no success, we shall see what is the convenient fiction."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "But the ambitious nature of the expedition is what makes it likely to succeed. By exposing the corruption at the heart of the Magic Realm, we will be able to eradicate it, no matter the cause."

Exileratus of Flambeau: you said it

the title phrase

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I order Ethelreda to applaud.

Dušan of Criamon: staring directly into the camera

Archibald of Guernicus: We should totally invent that mirror that captures what it's looking at, and bring back a perfect image of the blight monster.

Exileratus of Flambeau: Nice picture of  squints  corn

Guy of Bonisagus: archibalds picture of extremely big corn

Dušan of Criamon: Criamon in caves going absolutely nuts over agriculture being the cause of hermetic blight

johns (GM): any other cool shit for the Social Phase of tribunal?

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Yes.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: About it for me

Dušan of Criamon: I keep up appearances with the criamon circlejerk, but nothing of substance

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: I want to ask Enki for further instruction in Cult Lore.

I need 2 to take an apprentice.

johns (GM): alright

im sure he can spare some seasons for his beloved Filius.

he asks how the family's doing

Dušan of Criamon: delayed, yet again, by unfortunate circumstance

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "My younger brother spends all his time drinking instead of working, my eldest sister might be plotting to kill her husband, and my mother is going blind."

"You know, the usual."

Naturally I did not bring my family to Tribunal.

Guy of Bonisagus: enki hears about mortis slaughtering an entire house of mundanes and gives him a proud, fatherly slap on the back

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

johns (GM): lol

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Good man

Enki of Verditius: "That's family for ya. Treat them well. You need trustworthy people for venditores and lab helpers."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Gah, just realized I need spouses for all my siblings.

Guy of Bonisagus: mortis's eternal quest to get not only himself but his siblings married

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "My new venditore is truly excellent."

"I can't sing his praises enough. I truly believe I will not want for commissions again in my life thanks to Mercuzio."

"How is your fellow doing, if I may ask?"

Enki of Verditius: "Good. This is a good time to be selling weapons."

"Even after the great blight, mundanes can't get enough of killing each other. I love it."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Sudden surge in nobles buying wands that disable the parma leaves Enki a wealthy man

Also wands that disable Sidestep

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Has Potestas come to you for weaponry? Exileratus visited Vardian's Tomb to buy some of our weaponry, but I refused him when I found out what he wanted."

"He was looking for mundane Greek Fire. There's no reason to stock up on that if you merely want to bully hedge wizards."

Enki of Verditius: I cannot answer that question while cumthinker is not here.

Enki of Verditius makes beeping error noise

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Well, we have what is no doubt an illuminating conversation about it.

Enki of Verditius: lol

johns (GM): dfd, lavinia will pass out copies of her diatribe and let Kifaaya know that Anson of Bonisagus is gone

on to voting stuff now i guess

Guy of Bonisagus: boating

johns (GM): boaking accident

day 2 opens with a motion by  Heliste of Tytalus

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Lay it on me.

Rosario of Flambeau: what was the diatribe about again

i know i said i'd give you the + on it but i forgot lol.

hehe

Heliste of Tytalus: "Vardian's Tomb can't seem to help itself and gleefully attacks the nobility in service of a foreign Pope. Their crimes were committed close enough to Tribunal that any judgment would have to be delayed 7 years, giving them ample opportunity to worsen the situation. All these occur right under the nose of a Quaestiir whose job is supposed to prevent this.

about allowing magician's guilds

Guy of Bonisagus: shes right

Heliste of Tytalus: Continuing, "The risks of that covenant's role in mundane politics are too great and threaten the safety of covenants all throughout Italy and beyond. To give them 7 years unaccounted would be catastrophic. The other covenants of Roman Tribunal must be allowed to monitor Vardian's Tombs' actions and to step in to block their continued meddling."

Rosario of Flambeau: oh yeah cool

Heliste of Tytalus: "I propose that each covenant be allowed an Overseer who will have free access to Vardian's Tomb, its grounds, its council meetings, all its decision making processes. These Overseers shall have rights to scry as a Quaesitor would for the duration of the next 7 years. We cannot allow Vardian's Tomb to operate in secrecy when the stakes are so great."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Hmm.

This might be a good time for me to take sole credit for the entire affair.

Rosario of Flambeau: "That's ridiculous! Hahaha!"

Archibald of Guernicus: "Ludicrous!"

Rosario of Flambeau: "If I didn't know any better, I'd think you just wanted at our baths."

Dušan of Criamon: suppressing laughter "Perhaps even a free mindread for the covenant members and their staff!"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Let's not be too hasty. These overseers will need an inn for their grogs."

Heliste of Tytalus: "Let's take a moment to consider the history of Vardian's Tomb." (opens up 3e splatbook) "A covenant in the city of Rome was originally forbidden as this tribunal knew it'd have a pernicious effect on mundane politics. It was only after it had been populated illegally that Vardian was accepted as a  fait accompli ."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Hmm.

Heliste of Tytalus: "Since then the Tomb has been allowed to exist so long as they stayed to their dank catacombs, not popping up to choose sides in a war between the greatest mundane powers of Europe."

"But the latest generation of Magi seem unable to help themselves."

"Perhaps they believe that by ingratiating themselves to the Pope, they can use His influence to gain greater power than the rest of us?"

Rosario of Flambeau: "Perhaps the existence of so many sole rogue elements over the history of this covenant is more evidence of an outside conspiracy to bring it to ruin than any inherent problem with Vardian's Tomb."

"Could just be bad luck."

Guy of Bonisagus: "Luctatio would truly give a lecture on mundane meddling?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Just realized that the pennants hanging in the Tribunal hall have been rotated 90 degrees.

Guy of Bonisagus: "Tell me, Heliste, how are Milan and Pavia doing?"

Heliste of Tytalus: Heliste addresses the crowd: "Guy, an amateur sophist, has no real facts at his disposal and can only rely on cheap insinuations."

Archibald of Guernicus: "The Capocci family had always been amenable tae us, and this Rienzi...! Our only dealings with him were dispatching a faerie that was leading him to plunge Rome intae destruction - an act of self-defence of our own safety."

"For what possible reason would we as a covenant stand by the Pope in a mundane war?"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Let's hear your 'real facts', then. So far we've just had the testimony given by my sodales under pressure, and a pointless history lesson.

Guy of Bonisagus: "I won't embarrass myself by entertaining some Tytalan game as a real argument. You're being ridiculous."

Heliste of Tytalus: "The fact that it was done is already known. The reasons why it was done are a secret VT keeps to itself. Secrets like these, that can sink all of us, must not remain secrets."

Klybutes of Tytalus woodles in

Klybutes of Tytalus: "Certain facts are known to the people of Rome, that I have come by. These are:

Archibald of Guernicus: By god, that's Klybutes of Tytalus' theme! [sound of rotting meat and buzzing flies]

Klybutes of Tytalus: That there are wizards who live under the Eastern Ear Inn, who have fought with nobles in the past, publicly and violently. They are known as Vardian's Tomb.

Guy of Bonisagus: he held up pretty good through the blight

Archibald of Guernicus: "Our covenant was assaulted by infernalists. What conclusions the rabble draw for themselves are a sad consequence, but we thwarted a major infernalist plot."

Klybutes of Tytalus: That they did dealings with and on behalf of Cola di Rienzo, self proclaimed tribune of Rome. That they, lead by Mortis, invaded and butchered the family Capocci without cause other than their loyalty to Rienzi. They did so with overt magic, the summoning of birds and the necromancy of the dead."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Of course, as everyone in Rome knows, we defeated the agents of Emperor Nero himself."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'd say let the overseers in, let them see we get into these fights because of stuff like Emperor Nero coming back to life as an infernal spirit

Guy of Bonisagus: "Quiet, Mortis."

Klybutes of Tytalus: That their actions have resulted in a French nobleman retaking disputed land in a mundane dispute."

Dušan of Criamon: Fiorella: we could start a running gag where we ask them to hold our beer

Mortis ex Verditus, the Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Did you believe my boast of being a giant slayer was empty? I can assure you that no man who lived to witness the destruction of Emperor Nero's gigantic bronze statue will forget that day."

Klybutes of Tytalus: "Their violence was witnessed, and these witnesses named Mortis the Terrible specifically, who boasted of his crimes after the fact."

"There is not a man in Rome who does not quiver in fear of the Tribune's sorcerers and their insatiable lust for murder."

Dušan of Criamon: Mortis should not contest this characterization, but insist on proper use of all accolades

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Don't worry, I don't.

Klybutes of Tytalus: "It is merely a matter of time before the nobles of Rome begin demanding magical aid of themselves. Before they start marching up to the doors of our covenants with this previously mundane dispute, distracting us from our lab work."

Guy of Bonisagus: "You gave a clever spin on the incident where an infernalist nobleman had his men assault our covenant after we refused his demands to serve him."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "The Capoccis already had an army of witches. If they could rally more, they would have."

Klybutes of Tytalus: "No one is alleging you had no right to defend yourselves, Guy the Blatherer. But once you let the public know what powers you wield -- well, not Guy, but the rest of you -- that you are responsible to act appropriately."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: "Lest we forget, a prominent figure on the court of the Capoccis was a Sahir, late, no doubt, of the Order of Suleiman."

Klybutes of Tytalus cackles

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: *cackles leperishly.

Klybutes of Tytalus: "Vardian's Tomb is no stranger to rival orders, I hear."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Uh oh

Kifaaya actually liked that guy

That was her first adventure

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Well, fortunately he's alive.

Klybutes of Tytalus: "They gladly break bread with the Muslims and let poetry obsessed court wizards into their council."

Guy of Bonisagus: "Are you implying something, Klybutes?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, Giant Slayer, Revenant Banisher, Witchbane: Oh snap.

Guy of Bonisagus: "You are insulting one of the covenants of our tribunal with that comment."

did they even send their grog

Archibald of Guernicus: Doesnt look like they did

Guy of Bonisagus: i dont see him anywhere

the hell

Klybutes of Tytalus: lol

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Kifaaya is also a full fledged moon god lover

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: They know we took Ponza, right?

Klybutes of Tytalus: probably

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Then I will waste no time in boasting of it!

Guy of Bonisagus: "I suppose I shouldn't expect anything less of Luctatio, of course."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: "Our battle with the Order of Suleiman at the Isle of Ponza is well known. No one but the most argumentative Tytalus would dare accuse us of betraying the Order of Hermes to the Sahirs."

Klybutes of Tytalus: "Sansarron is a joke, just as Vardian's Tomb once was. But it is a joke no longer and now a threat, an asylum of lunatics."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: In this there can be no dispute.

Klybutes of Tytalus: "That would be the battle where the Sahir escaped and took one of your own with him? A Hermetic wizard captured by a hedge wizard."

" 'Escaped.' "

Archibald of Guernicus: "We are only guilty of being a beacon tae new magi. When I come here, each year, I see much the same faces amongst those from other covenants. It seems every recently gauntleted magus comes running tae Vardian's Tomb. Some of them are like Guy and Gulielmus. With others, we find an Aristide or Prudenzio."

Guy of Bonisagus: "Are you going to make any sort of actual argument, Klybutes, or hurl more and more insults at the other covenants of this tribunal?"

Klybutes of Tytalus: "A covenant should not take in young, inexperienced magi if it can't foster them into something worthwhile."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Rome is a tumultuous place tae be. It requires great care - greater than that needed anywhere else in this very order! - and there are some who simply are not fit for this."

Guy of Bonisagus: "Good advice, perhaps Luctatio should take it."

Klybutes of Tytalus: "You challenged Heliste for facts, and I gave the facts of your most recent 'conquest.' The insults are free."

Archibald of Guernicus: "I have taken in only one magus since Venator left us, and he came with high recommendation from Verdi."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "If you think Rienzi is a tyrant, imagine this tribunal under the yoke of the Infernal ghost of Emperor Nero. If you manage to force your overseers upon us, you'll find that's the kind of threat we are a bulwark against."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Great Value Tytalus.

I think we need to have a quick confab to make sure we're all actually opposed to this measure.

Klybutes of Tytalus: very well

Archibald of Guernicus: Well theyre trying to invent the Patriot Act except it only applies to us

so I think we should oppose it

Dušan of Criamon: on grounds of violation of sovereignity

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Yeah, the precedent it sets is intolerable.

Dušan of Criamon: It's completely insane and most covenants should realize it could come for them next

Fiorella of Jerbiton: In light of them having a direct claim against me, I will for the time being surrender my voting sigil to Archibald and leave him the sole acting consul, until I am either forgiven by the tribunal or made to fall on my beaky sword.

johns (GM): most covenants aren't involved in mundane politics like you are

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: I think that, in practice, the only magi willing to actually snoop on us would be Klybutes and maybe Exileratus.

Guy of Bonisagus: I'll briefly address the tribunal. "Luctatio has made clear just how low their opinion is of multiple covenants in the Roman tribunal. Whatever Tytalan game this scene is a part of, it seems obvious that any concern for the safety and security of the tribunal is feigned."

Dušan of Criamon: but every covenant has shit they're hiding

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "I have my own doubts on how much respect Vardian's Tomb has for the rest of us."

Dušan of Criamon: mundane misadevntures or not, privacy is a core value

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "If you'll allow me to clarify, Guy."

Guy of Bonisagus: "Of course, Andronicus."

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Literatus has fostered connections to the 'hedge' wizards for generations, especially the learned magicians of the academy."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Those Learned Magicians again!!!

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "I suspect others in this room have also drawn on these lesser traditions for help now and then.."

"But Vardian's latest actions with the Capocci hedge wizards have already started to send shocks throughout their enclaves. We can't reliably draw their help if they regard us, the Order, with nothing but fear and hate."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Classic problem with the status of Hedge Wizards.

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "I  thought  the slightest consideration for the rest of us would have made that transparent.."

Guy of Bonisagus: ill allow archibald to respond to that first

Dušan of Criamon: this feels like something I should but into eventually

Archibald of Guernicus: "The precise situation is something that should be cleared up. Dusan, being young and ignorant of what admits some hedge traditions tae the order but not others, made an offer to Edwin Locke, an ungifted hedge magician who practiced some alchemy and elementalism, that he could join the Order of Hermes - though no details about the order were given, I understand. I denied the man admittance, as he has no right tae be in it, and he flew into a fury about a great 'betrayal', and this is the result seen."

"I make it clear that this was not an act of malice, but a misguided attempt to help another."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Hazm's probably only just now getting the letter from Bologna forwarded to him

Archibald of Guernicus: "As Dusan also went to great lengths tae ensure the safety and security of the hedge wizards at Allumiere, I hope ye can forgive this misstep."

Dušan of Criamon: "The situation as I saw it was a simple choice: see these hedge wizards be slaughtered by Rienzi or step in and attempt to save lives. I will atone in whichever way the Tribunal sees fit for the crimes of ignorance and simplicity of thought, but to add more to those would be overreaching."

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Dusan is shouldering the blame for it himself?"

Guy of Bonisagus: "Aye, he's a man of honor."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Alright look it's simple, Rienzi had a yellow ! over his head. You don't get anything if you just ignore those.

Andronicus of Jerbiton: lol

Guy of Bonisagus: I'll nudge Dusan and whisper to him. "He might ask you to be a lab assistant for a few seasons as reparations. I'd suggest accepting such an arrangement."

Archibald of Guernicus: Our quest log CLEARLY had a task marked Kill The Capoccis

Dušan of Criamon: "The extraction of hedge wizards from the impending massacre was my action alone. I accept full blame for that."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: "A merciful act, to be sure."

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Fair -- I acknowledge that, and he and I shall have words over what is done -- but it still worries me that such a huge blunder trespassed under your watch. Who -if, pray truly, anyone- is keeping things in control at Vardian's Tomb?

"

Archibald of Guernicus: "We maintain a consul system, as the old Roman Republic did. I and Fiorella are the consuls."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Republican democracy. Works every time.

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "All of us have at least a passing knowledge of the Republic and how that too eventually failed. Perhaps Vardian's Tomb is going through the same?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Our one weakness: a classical education!

Archibald of Guernicus: "I think we're a long way off a rising Augustus, Andronicus."

Everyone turns to stare at Lavinia

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I promised to do absolutely nothing and it made me win Beatrice's seat.

Democracy FTW

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: I think we need to point out that our eccentric brand of leadership has led to breakthroughs no one would even consider about the Blight.

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "I mean -- and I haven't the slightest intention of leveling offense as others may -- it is one thing for a remote covenant nestled high in the pristine alps to mismanage itself -- it is sooth another matter for a covenant located in the heart of one of our most important cities to do the same."

Endrite: AFK a sec, I think there's another fire.

Dušan of Criamon: lmao

Fiorella of Jerbiton: That's Our Guy

Rosario of Flambeau: I'm trying to stay quiet since I didn't do anything wrong. Also because I will otherwise freely admit that the main reason I joined VT was because of your reputation as meddlers and I figured I wouldn't have a lot of oversight.

Andronicus of Jerbiton: lol

Guy of Bonisagus: you were absolutely correct

and made a good choice

Archibald of Guernicus: "We aim tae have one or both consuls present on any dealings, sometimes this is logistically impossible."

Guy of Bonisagus: i joined to have a nice apiary in the city, while practicing my corpus and herbam arts

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Thus the Overseer."

Guy of Bonisagus: i made not such a good choice

Rosario of Flambeau: It was a pretty good choice, for a while.

Archibald of Guernicus: I'm trying to think of any plan whatsoever that could work besides us all joining together to throw a bus on top of Mortis

If he was an NPC rather than a PC I'd have thrown him out half an hour ago

Andronicus of Jerbiton: lmao

Archibald of Guernicus: though it is a BIT awkward that Fiorella joined in

Fiorella of Jerbiton: We could comply with the overseers and buy us 7 years before the TPK

Archibald of Guernicus: because at some point I'm going to have to say, yeah the person overseeing this was Fiorella and she said 'sounds fuckin epic' and joined in and killed everyone

Guy of Bonisagus: its probably not a great idea to make a scene of handing mortis over to his executioner in the middle of tribunal

considering the current argument is we are mismanaged and have no unity

Endrite: Ok, it was the same fire.

Guy of Bonisagus: we could call on all of our allies in the tribunal to help us out here

like uh

well

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "If these are the extent of the allegations, we should have a recess to discuss what volunteer measures should be taken before a formal case in 7 years time."

Guy of Bonisagus: just verdi i guess

Fiorella of Jerbiton: *voluntary

Guy of Bonisagus: since sansaron didnt even send a grog this time

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Hmm.

Hope they're ok.

Severin of Tytalus: "We'll revisit this unprecedented motion later than."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Oh hey, Severin is back.

Severin of Tytalus: yes! i am here and I still exist!

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Hello, praeco with all herbam spells

Thaddeus chirps

Archibald of Guernicus shakes, reflexively

Rosario of Flambeau: Our close ally, who would not be Praeco without our help, Severin!

Guy of Bonisagus: man. i hope no one pays much attention to the maniple of roman ghosts still assaulting thaddeus

johns (GM): Our close ally whom we have a fixed A/C to, that we can use Mentem spells on

Guy of Bonisagus: unless theres an aegis here

johns (GM): there is not

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: At this point one must assume he thinks it's funny.

johns (GM): should there be ghosts here?

Guy of Bonisagus: we have given them no orders since finding the item

which we used to tell them to kill thaddeus

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: As is your right.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Okay.

johns (GM): Tolas proposes a motion that all research notes and materials regarding the Blight must be publicly shared with the Roman Tribunal

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Seems fair.

johns (GM): any objections from the rest of you?

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Nay

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: I'm honestly surprised no one proposed it sooner.

Archibald of Guernicus: Sounds fair

Rosario of Flambeau: nope

Dušan of Criamon: In favor

johns (GM): cooo.

l.

Archibald for your sanctum law, did you have any politicking in mind

Archibald of Guernicus: The Blight takes precedence, I think. I'll mention it when Vulcanul comes up, though.

Since Vulcanul is an ideal lab location that can't reasonably be one... due to the current laws!

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Consul Archibald, you heard that the accusations included birds. They likely plan to accuse me specifically seven years from now. If there are any measures we can take now to stay reprisal against Vardian's Tomb later, now may be the time to plan them out, when I can move my belongings safely to another tribunal," I mention when we have some privacy.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: It isn't like you can't discuss multiple things at Tribunal.

Archibald of Guernicus: It's more that I'll need proper prep time and my prep time has been spent on Blight stuff

johns (GM): Ah okay, do you want to table it then?

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: You could always introduce this idea this year and then next Tribunal cash in on your reputation as one of the magi who saved all of Magic.

johns (GM): good idea

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I'd rather not force Flora to have to take up a march against me, should it come to it, not after losing her mother like she did."

Archibald of Guernicus: Yeah. My plan is introducing it during the Vulcanul stuff. Basically say - this is a problem that needs a new legal solution to deal with, but we can deal with it in full next tribunal.

johns (GM): Gotcha

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Sounds fine.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I need to check if FLora is gauntleted 7 years from now

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: You could always not gauntlet her.

Fiorella of Jerbiton:

rolling 1346+15

1346+15

=

1361

johns (GM): Flora doesn't have to kill her parens if she leaves the Order and joins the Brotherhood.

Archibald of Guernicus: "Fiorella... I will be honest here. They wish tae undermine and render us lesser than all other magi, under constant scrutiny. They wish, in effect, the death of Vardian's Tomb on the basis that our system does not work. If you, as consul, endorsed this action, then the system did indeed work, it just means we would need a different consul."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Not gauntleting her would have the undesired result of her having to fight me in a march, but it seems she will be gauntleted a year before the next Tribunal

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Phew.

Archibald of Guernicus: Just in time for you to switch over to playing her instead.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Well that convinces me then. I will not fall on my sword. The best course for the sake of my sodales is to stand by them."

"But we should do things properly. Entertain a vote of no confidence to replace me as consul when next we have a chance for all voting members to convene."

Archibald of Guernicus: "For now, this motion tae have us observed must be blocked at all costs."

Fiorella of Jerbiton nods.

Rosario of Flambeau: "It's a ridiculous idea."

Archibald of Guernicus: "It is, but it's a ridiculous situation. Assisting the pope! Against nobles! Openly bragging about doing it!"

Dušan of Criamon: "Anyone with any sense of self-preservation will vote against."

Archibald of Guernicus: "No other covenant is so active."

"They see us as a total exception, and no risk for themselves in agreeing to this."

Lavinia: There is a simple way to prove our innocent. We kill the Pope.

Archibald of Guernicus slams down voting sigil

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: :thinking:

Guy of Bonisagus: failing that, we can also kill mortis

Dušan of Criamon: "And none of them have secrets to hide? Breaching the scrying rule will be a deathknell."

Rosario of Flambeau: "My involvement was solely to warn against that course of action. Any Overseer who tries to enter my lab is opening himself up to a declaration of Wizard War."

"I'll oppose it at every step, of course."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: "I stand by my actions and will not apologize for them. This is merely politically motivated persecution, though you will know why Luctatio has a grudge against us better than I would."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Yes. The only way they can force themselves into our sanctums is with a declaration of wizard's war."

Lavinia: scrying ftl except when we do it

Dušan of Criamon: naturally

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "Wolves will not be ruled by sheep, no matter how clever the sheep."

johns (GM): now you're talking like a tytalan

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'm ready to join any time

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Hmm.

Klybutes does like to needle Vardian's Tomb.

Lavinia: he is guy of bonisagus' enemy

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: But Andronicus wouldn't go along with that kind of thing.

Lavinia: per the flaw

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: So I must assume his concern is genuine.

Dušan of Criamon: if my sentencing is before the patriot act vote, I'll put in a little something for our side

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: As you know, there wouldn't be any Quaesitorial investigation until the next Tribunal.

So you couldn't be marched today unless there was a clear and gross violation of your Hermetic Oath.

Guy of Bonisagus: lets kill klybutes

i was thinking of challenging him to certamen but it would come off as rude and also hed probably beat me

Rosario of Flambeau: As a Genuine Leper, Klybutes is virtually guaranteed to be involved in some big time sinning.

Guy of Bonisagus: on the other hand, the gm has to run certamen

Rosario of Flambeau: That's my stereotype anyway.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: The current contretemps is over interfering with mundanes, which, I mean, we did sort of do, but the Capocci family DID have a lot of magic that would mitigate any accusation against you personally.

Not true!

Lavinia: did somebody say certamen??????

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Any player can manage certamen if it's being done against an NPC.

Lavinia: endrite the main problem with that argument is you escorted all the magicians out of the family before murdering them anyway

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Well. be that as it may.

Lavinia: lol at seeing what the last certamen was about

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

Guy of Bonisagus: lmfao

Rosario of Flambeau: it was epic.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: This isn't a total wash for Rosario, he discovered there's a bunch of hedgies at Bologna who might have the gift and have Literatus's protection

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: I'm surprised that we've consistently managed to have major Code violations right before Tribunal.

Archibald of Guernicus: "We need tae placate the fever that leads tae this Overseer idea, and we need tae-"  glances at the topic of last certamen, eyes wide

Dušan of Criamon: major code violations before tribunal are the VT equivalent of roadworks before elections

Fiorella of Jerbiton: TFW tour magi die to PvP right before Tribunal

Lavinia passes a note to a player

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Five if you include Lodewig

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

you know whats really fucked up about that

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Lay it on me.

Rosario of Flambeau: theres an action in lords of men that lets you knock someone prone without going prone yourself i didnt know about at the time, so i definitely could have had Bialas just shove her into the pit without diving to his own death.

RIP...

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: I will NEVER be happy with the organization of combat rules in Ars Magica.

Archibald of Guernicus: Here's to four more. Looking at you, Gulielmus.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Not ever!

Ok so, is there going to be any certamen today?

johns (GM): i challenge mortis to certamen

Fiorella of Jerbiton: The combat rules seem great if you run things like Final Fantasy with grogs in one line and magi and ranged characters in the back line

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Alright, I win instantly as the GM does not have the Gift.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Well no, I ran Frisia like that and it bored everyone to tears

johns (GM): i have The Grift

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Ho ho ho.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: The GM is a faerie and thus can imitate certamen with the proper pretense

Archibald of Guernicus: I want to meet with Andronicus and talk about this before it comes before the full tribunal again.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Ok but seriously folks, I think Dusan isn't in any personal danger today unless the rest of the covenant decides to throw him to the wolves as they have discussed doing with me.

Andronicus of Jerbiton: Hail.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Yeah

Dušan of Criamon: I appreciate your comraderie and vote of confidence, sodales

Fiorella of Jerbiton: The evidence is against me and Mortis and Mortis is the only one who's confessed to anything

Guy of Bonisagus: mortis loves to talk about his crimes

Archibald of Guernicus: "Andronicus, there is a severe problem with this overseer problem. What does it do when someone goes off on their own and commits crimes in the covenant's name, out of sight of the overseer?"

* overseer suggestion

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "T'would be unfortunate but the principle - leastwise I understand it -- is 'twixt all other members of your covenant, and the Overseer making special effort to observe, at least one person would spot the malefactor."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Andronicus coming on strong with the classic "Fruity Jerbiton".

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "If a magus commits crimes in the name of a covenant, it doth be the covenant's duty to act in opposition."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Would that it t'were so simple.

Archibald of Guernicus: I shake my head "It simply disnae work. Aristide committed his crimes in the spur of the moment, before anyone could stop him. The slaughter of 1349 that saw magi slaying magi openly erupted out of nothing, and attempts to STOP it led to 3 more deaths than there would have been."

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Then would be well-suited to construct a new system. Even with that ne'er-do-well Galafre in our midst Literatus has always acted as one entity."

Archibald of Guernicus: "And here... Mortis acted on his own, and I only found out afterwards. If the culprit were expelled, would Vardian's Tomb really need observation like this?"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: To be fair, the consul idea was Venator's

Dušan of Criamon: brb 1 sec

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "If the truth doth be as thee say, I supposed it t'wouldnt'sve need such harsh gaze."

Guy of Bonisagus: nice

lets throw mortis out

Dušan of Criamon: back

Archibald of Guernicus: "Our system of internal governance will be re-examined too. I dinnae like the idea of throwing someone tae the wolves like this, but our covenant has been through too much, and seen too many people eager for personal gain at the expense of us all that our reputation has become dark indeed."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: If I was gming I would give you 4 points for "t'wouldnt'sve."

Andronicus of Jerbiton: grazi

Dušan of Criamon: 4 points damage or bonus

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Both

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Just points.

I like giving people points.

Archibald of Guernicus: "I'll need tae settle this with my fellow consul, Fiorella, but please, Andronicus, know that the majority of magi at Vardian's Tomb are of a noble sort, and that this is a sad day for us all, after the great lengths we've come."

Andronicus of Jerbiton: "Remember sodalis, actions speaketh louder than words."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Then before next tribunal, when we return from the Arcana Centrum, the past will be redeemed."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: If Emperor Nero's infernal ghost dies and no one's around to hear it does he make a sound?

Archibald of Guernicus: "If we fail... well, there probably won't be any more Vardian's Tomb for ye tae worry about." I give a somber chuckle, and bid him farewell

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: I mean, 50/50 there won

t be.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Then again, that was Archibald's doing. I think a bunch of covenants just want to dismantle us so they can poach Archibald.

Archibald of Guernicus: Rosario got the killing blow

The kill tracker should clearly reflect this

1 x Emperor Nero

Andronicus of Jerbiton: heh ok

Dušan of Criamon: I like the overall strategy of "look, we messed up but we're on a suicide mission so let us go on it and either we fix the problem for you or we fix a bigger problem"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Works every time.

Dušan of Criamon: we're practically atoning in a penal battalion

Archibald of Guernicus: I'll return, then, to everyone.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Oh right, Flora isn't technically my apprentice, her parens is probably some redcap at Valnastium

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Wait, who is Flora again?

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Zita's daughter, my foster apprentice

Guy of Bonisagus: my apprentice's parens

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Ah right.

Archibald of Guernicus: "Fiorella, ye as other consul can veto this, but this is my suggestion for our action as a covenant. Mortis, we need yer help in the Arcana Centrum. And our success there might be the only thing that will get the tribunal off our backs."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'm fostering her because Aurora is psychotic

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: "Going to the Heart of Magic was my idea, I would never turn down an opportunity to do it."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "It needs to be done, whether it saves me from being marched or not."

Rosario of Flambeau: "It's going to be a great adventure."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: "Only some weaselly Tremere would stick up his nose at such an adventure."

Archibald of Guernicus: "I am going tae appeal for a delay of 7 years on this overseer nonsense, and make it clear that any more meddling with the mundanes, no matter how much we need the help, yer out of the covenant. Rome is too delicate, I warned about the dangers of interfering with that Rienzi years ago!"

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "I second."

Archibald of Guernicus: "But I will not simply throw a man out because of public pressure."

"But know that there is a limit to what we stand by our sodales for, here, and ye have almost reached it. Aristide and Prudenzio crossed it in the past, and while ye never met the former, the fate of the latter should stand as a warning."

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: "I'm familiar with the value of loyalty and I appreciate that my sodales have shown themselves to possess it, even in these trying times."

Fiorella of Jerbiton: "We could have stopped Mortis from acting and did not. I will not waste time with regret, since as Hermes Trimegistus teaches us, there is no future or past, only the world as it is now, and the world as it should be.

johns (GM): cool shit. you now have 7 years to save the world, or die.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: I mean, we did anyway.

Dušan of Criamon: Same as it ever was

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: We're going to need to have a little talk, Fiorella.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Don't ruin the moment

As the moment is all we have

Dušan of Criamon: good second half of a pick up line

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Heck, it works on me.

johns (GM): Lavinia would Ghibellinishly suggest that a great way to prove our neutrality in mundane affairs would be to assassinate Rienzi here.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Now that's an idea.

johns (GM): She may just be a little annoyed that arguing we're going to abstain from mundane affairs totally undercuts her next proposal before the tribunal.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Unfortunately, I reject your foolish plot to correct the course of history.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I think Lavinia has already done her part by putting forward a guild that would strictly regulate magi-noble interactions

Dušan of Criamon: We should agree to abstain but welcome any attempts of others to kill Rienzi

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: I think it's just me that's abstaining from Mundane affairs.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: This is an excellent case as to why the guild should exist

Archibald of Guernicus: I have an idea. Why don't we publically execute Mortis?

Dušan of Criamon: I'd tread lightly, Giant

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Fiorella is going to see to her league, and make sure to pass on the names to Archibald of anyone who actually contributes.

Archibald of Guernicus: Hear me out. Mortis' face is hidden at all times. What if he wore different armour and didn't announce himself in Rome, while we had some be executed in his place, wearing his armour?

* someone

johns (GM): Hmm

To make the ruse work, you'd have to kill his entire family too.

Rosario of Flambeau: It's only fair.

Dušan of Criamon: i see absolutely no way, comic or otherwise, how this plan could fail

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: I'm going to have to stop you right there.

johns (GM): Ok, fine.

We'll kill Mortis and Rienzi but the family can live. sigh

Guy of Bonisagus: this relies on mortis (alternate armor) not loudly yelling his name and self-assigned titles every time he walks through a doorway

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Wow.

johns (GM): Let's cast a powerful Hex on him that kills him if he says his name.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: What if there's an illegal time traveler in the covenant who's convincing us to keep Rienzi alive.

Dušan of Criamon: Cruel and unusual

Guy of Bonisagus: he would be dead within seconds

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Ok we seem to have bogged down here.

So what was the motion on the docket?

The thing about sharing Blight research?

johns (GM): that passed

no one disagreed

Dušan of Criamon: good

Archibald of Guernicus: Also if we had Mortis 'executed' it would mean that we can tell Rome that we publically disavow the mad necromancer and hand him over (bound and gagged, dont remove the gag) to be killed.

Mortis keeping his face hidden at all times really works in our favour for this

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: I'm not sure that would work.

The Romans know that we're all magi.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I'm not having Mortis executed.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: I think they probably have a sophisticated understanding of how many magi there are.

Archibald of Guernicus: Yes, but they have a sophisticated understanding of how many Mortis' there are too. It's 1.

johns (GM): 1 too many

Fiorella of Jerbiton: We reject the overseers. They have to build a case against us without us handing them the rope for our own necks. We stand by Mortis as a sibling-in-arms against the blight.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: It's ok, you can gender me. I'm a man.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I would be myself disqualified from a more fraternal distinction.

johns (GM): sounds like a split between consuls

should it go up to vote?

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Sure

Archibald of Guernicus: What is the exact split to vote on here

Dušan of Criamon: I thought the last couple of minutes were a joke

johns (GM): i presumed you were going to fake execute mortis to placate the tribunal's wrath

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: I feel like this could wait until we get back to Rome in any case.

That wouldn't work at all.

I mean, Magi know when someone is dead.

Dušan of Criamon: this contrived ruse seemed like bait for the :let's: emoji

what else is on the docket

johns (GM): just lavinia's motion which was going to need dfd to figure out

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Mortis could have sold FIorella out at any time and has earned a bit of honor in her eyes.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Ok.

Gah!

I don't want to know what's going on with Guy and Archibald here.

Archibald of Guernicus: No, we're not going to tell the tribunal Mortis is dead. We'd be doing this to placate the roman populace that the terrible mortis is gone, and this means people not hating vardians tomb so much

johns (GM): I know you wouldn't fake it to the wizards

but let them know this is your plan to undo the damage youve caused

Archibald of Guernicus: Yeah.

just clarifying to endrite

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Oh.

Well, I still don't think that idea would work.

I mean, Romans are a bit more on the ball than Venetians.

Anyway, I think we've made our arguments.

johns (GM): right

but it seems like you're not doing much to influence other covenants' votes

should it go to vote then?

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Ok

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Right, we had to take care of this little thing first.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Who could we go to to make the overseer initiative fail?

Verdi's vote might not be enough

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Ok, so in terms of influencing other covenants, I think Archibald should talk to Milo about this.

I can go to Verdi.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: We could make a case that this would be a bad precedent, to let people invade recognized covenants without a wizard war or march

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Potestas is unlikely to go along with it, but you never know.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: But I think we can do that with a speech.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: What about Harco?

johns (GM): does Aurora like you guys?

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Aurora probably hates me

johns (GM): :|

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Why?

Archibald of Guernicus: Harco we've not really had good relations with since we lost both redcaps

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I use birds rather that redcaps whenever possible, I kept her from killing Flora, I'm undermining her with the league as well

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Well, that's a good reason.

Archibald of Guernicus: I'll say to Milo that I'd really hope he isn't going to agree to something totally code-violating as this suggestion just because a case came along at an unfortunate time.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Aside from Exileratus of Flambeau, what about the two Tremere?

johns (GM): What's your argument that it violates the code?

Archibald of Guernicus: The scrying part

johns (GM): Quaesitors are empowered to do that

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Does anyone know Tolas and Karantia?

Archibald of Guernicus: Only in the case of investigation, not in pre-emptive spying

And it's also a big part of the code that you have to be very careful with magical scrying, even during an investigation, in case you give away someones magical secrets and such

Milo of Guernicus: "We could limit the amount of magic they do, but at the very least they should be able to investigate magic, sigils, and the like around the covenant ..."

"If you felt they were violating the code you could turn it around on them as a violation. You'd be the best positioned to do so."

Archibald of Guernicus: "In the process of investigating this crime, I wholeheartedly agree. But a free pass for all occasions, no justification needed, is as good as saying: every man and woman in this covenant is a criminal."

Milo of Guernicus: "To be frank, that is the current suspicion."

Archibald of Guernicus: "This was dumped on my lap right before tribunal just as it were yours. I can give my word that any assistance or information needed in the investigation, I'll provide it."

Milo of Guernicus: "More than your word, lately I've come to doubt your dedication to your job. Would you wager your Queasitorship too?"

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Ultimate Gamble time.

Archibald of Guernicus: "Wager it on what, precisely?"

Milo of Guernicus: "That you will cooperate fully, accurately, timely, with no hesitation and no trickery, in this investigation."

Guy of Bonisagus: nice. lets make archibald fall

Archibald of Guernicus: "Then I will. Milo, I have spent these last years focussing on the Blight, on a way to end it, and we are close. Here and now, I cannot throw anyone out that may be needed in this expedition. But I will ensure that nothing is hidden from the eyes of the law when the case is heard next tribunal."

Milo of Guernicus: "So be it."

Archibald of Guernicus: "My loyalty to the Order has not wavered, and I have its good, and only its good, in my heart right now."

Milo of Guernicus: "I will give some advice to the Praeco about this 'motion' that will effectively kill it."

"I will be in Rome soon to discuss this matter and the next steps."

Archibald of Guernicus: "Thank you, old friend. I'll see you then."

Milo of Guernicus: "Bye."

Archibald of Guernicus: Okay the plan for Mortis and Fiorella is the same one Zita had 7 years ago. You have 7 years to save magic from destruction to not get epically pwned by wizard march.

In retrospect, boy Zita would have been fucked if she hadn't died since we still haven't fixed it and also the Spider had nothing to do with it.

Milo of Guernicus: lol.

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Well, it happens.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: It is what it is.

Guy of Bonisagus: mider

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

Guy of Bonisagus: a giant corn is destroying magic

johns (GM): Severin gives a tired, rambling speech about how the proposed motion is not in line with the character of the charter of the Roman Tribunal, nor the Code, etc., etc., and a few hours later everyone is so desperate for him to stop talking they are glad to put the matter behind them. You retain icy glares from all members of the Luctatio and Potestas delegations.

Archibald of Guernicus: We have to destroy a giant corn.

Rosario of Flambeau: sorry i was away for most of that, i started getting really dizzy and then realized my idiot cousin turned on the shitty gas fireplace that should be disconnected and it was filling the house with carbon monoxide

johns (GM): lmfao

Archibald of Guernicus: Classic Severin

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: RIP.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I think unless Archibald needs a ton of lab assistance, my goal will be exploring magic regios and mapping them

Archibald of Guernicus: lmfao

johns (GM): sounds like a gas dfd.

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Heh heh heh.

Archibald of Guernicus: Hey guys. Sorry I was AFK, I was being murdered by toxic gas.

Dušan of Criamon: holy shit dfd

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: It's really lucky you found out there was gas before it exploded or suffocated you.

Dušan of Criamon: it would suck to have been in a game with a guy who died while gaming

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Hey if Endrite can play while his neighborhood is burning down you can deal with some toxic fumes.

Dušan of Criamon: semper games

johns (GM): dfd died gaming and comes back as a Magic Ghost of Gaming

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Liesmith ran Rogue Trader with a tree stickign through his house

Rosario of Flambeau: theres a really shitty old gas fireplace in the living room from like 50 years ago and it should never be turned on but since we're like housing my retard dyke cousin and her gf and their kid for a while, they didnt know and turned it on

Guy of Bonisagus: blessed with eternal existence but cursed as he has something of a phylactery effect, and must run pathfinder weekly

Rosario of Flambeau: rip

Dušan of Criamon: a fate worse than death

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Well, did you, uh, talk to them?

Rosario of Flambeau: i did yeah its no big deal.

nobody mentioned it before, it slips your mind

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: I guess so.

Damn.

Rosario of Flambeau: hey, its cleared up now.

johns (GM): nice

Dušan of Criamon: bless

johns (GM): what happens now

I guess we avoided killing off Endrite again?

Fiorella of Jerbiton: For now.

johns (GM): i dont want to trouble dfd with my stuff after he almost died so I'm prepared to wrap things up

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Yeah

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: For now.

johns (GM): Other question: Do you reveal your knowledge of the Order of Blights?

Dušan of Criamon: I'm not opposed

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I think so but let cthinker retcon it later

Dušan of Criamon: lol

Fiorella of Jerbiton: If Gulielmus would've been opposed

Rosario of Flambeau: its ok its ok

Archibald of Guernicus: Well I said IC that we're waiting on Gulielmus to arrive and if he is fine with it, we'll reveal the letter

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Yeah

We can work it out i nthe thread really

Archibald of Guernicus: We can say that we think aurum is next

and then uh

aquam

i think

Rosario of Flambeau: I'm hesistant to reveal the full list because what if everyone just blames us for the blight since we know so much about it.

But we really should.

johns (GM): you could reveal that its all Tethys fault and let everyone redirect their anger and rage on a target besides yourselves.

Dušan of Criamon: My only concern is that it's market knowledge but we've already agreed we're selfless servants of the order

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: This is an aside, but I think we should go convince Tethys to join us on our expedition.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I wouldn't do that to Gulielmus's waifu

Archibald of Guernicus: This would mean brutally trolling Gulielmus. Let's do it.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: But I'd invite her to join

Dušan of Criamon: OK, are we within an hour of finishing, because if so I'm popping a pill

johns (GM): lol

I'm basically done

Archibald of Guernicus: Tethys is MIA

johns (GM): Sorry I don't have a dramatic end scene or cliffhanger prepared

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: She went to go be an anchoress.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: I think the scene with Severin was a good ending

johns (GM): Cheers.

Next week is Shaun's show.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: We'll start with introducing dfd's new guy

Guy of Bonisagus: bhaun

johns (GM): 7 Adventure XP for the Magi.

Guy of Bonisagus: shaup

shean

Dušan of Criamon: oh so we're done?

Fiorella of Jerbiton: ️auncat

Archibald of Guernicus: seam

Dušan of Criamon: I prepared a statement for the sentencing

whenever it happens

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Let's hear it

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: In seven years.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: But we don't get sentenced for seven years yeah

Dušan of Criamon: garfield throwing papers behind him

johns (GM): lol

Rosario of Flambeau: lol

Fiorella of Jerbiton: By then Fiorella will be done raising her apprentice and have succeeded or failed in solving the blight

johns (GM): dusan was prepared to just tell everyone to go fuck themselves but doesnt get he chance this time

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: It's one of those things you should keep in your back pocket.

Dušan of Criamon: no this is good, this is continuing the tradition of ineffectual last efforts, freeze frame, credits

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Dusan gets the chance to go on a great adventure and become one with the magic realm

Dušan of Criamon: yeah

Rosario of Flambeau: one sheet that just has the letter "N" on it and 47 "I"s

Dušan of Criamon: if we're on the topic i really look forward to it

this is basically criamon motherlode

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: AFK a sec.

Fiorella of Jerbiton: Dusan gets ready for his cool last ditch effort, but what's that? Oh god its the intro to Roundabout

johns (GM): lo

l

.

Dušan of Criamon: lmao

good

i'm happy with this sesh

i went in with moderate fear and it all turned out quite well

thanks for a dope game as per usual

to the GM and to the sodales

johns (GM): I will find a way to sate my bloodlust of killing PCs next week

Rosario of Flambeau: gg

Dušan of Criamon: high hopes

Mortis ex Verditus, the Terrible, GS, RB, WB: Wait, aren't you GMing next week, Shaun?

johns (GM):

rolling 1d10!-8 aging lavinia 55

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9

)

-8

=

1

rolling 1d10+6-4 bolad aging 1355

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1

)

+6-4

=

3