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May 30, 1236 AD (afternoon)

Hernz: unless people want to gather info and see if the lands are filled with creatures with X that we can protect against
The spec in the horizon is now a large expanse of land. You can see mountainous regions in the middle and feel the humidity drop.
Welcome to the Capital of the Draguh Empire.
A female dwarf greets you.
Hernz: oh, so we docked here... good
Customs Agent: Welcome to the Capital of the Draugh Empire. As long as you follow the King's Ideals, you are protected by the divine will.
Customs Agent reads off her page in monotone
Customs Agent: 1 Protect the King's land.
2 Spread the King's influence to other realms.
3 Resist corruption from the Devil's will.
Customs Agent yawns
Vegeta: sense motif 33 does she believe anything she's saying?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): It's clear she's just doing her day job.
Everyone: Please make a Will save as you step off the ship.
Captain Pankraz: We hereby swear not to be enemies of the king.
Chris: lol wat.
Fi:
Fi : Will
Save	15
Customs Agent: Business or Pleasure?
Vegeta: will 25
Fleir:
Fleir : Will
Save	13
Captain Pankraz: Pleasure. My Dragon Warriors are here to party.
I'm not sure about the honorary Dragon Warriors, though.
Vegeta: I'm sure some of them will party too haha
Cat:
Nidranisan : Will
Save	16
(GM) Chad S. (GM): As the party steps off the ship and onto land, they have a strange, debilitating feeling, as if their every move is being watched. "That's stupid", thinks everyone and the feeling quickly fades away.
Fi: Uhh...
Nidranisan: well. that was awkward.
Customs Agent: I'll put you six down as "Pleasure" then...welcome to the Draugh Empire.
Vegeta: they're probably just amazed anyone made it here in the first place past those dragons
Meghan:
Claire : Will
Save	24

Fi is abnormally quiet.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Claire feels OK.
Some of the smiths here have strange weapons. Blowguns that are hand-activated. Spheres that burst into light, fire, and bits of metal. Golems are used to lift heavy material.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): (Xenoblade talk: ruh roh I have to fight as Melia alone!)

Vegeta seems to pay more attention to the golems than all the other stuff..
Hernz: any of these golems have a number on them... like 16... 17... 18?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): No numbers on these golems. They seem to be modeled after animatls like bears, buffaloes, and elephants.
Okay, bedtime for me. See you later, folks.
George:
Hawk Hubertins : Will
Save	16
Cat: ...y'know, if you'd said "planning my last trick" instead of "final" it would've been a haiku. ;)
so, we're looking for agent midnight and a bunch of black sendrine from merki's note, but wasn't there a parallel reason the Mel's sent us?
realtime 9/26, 9:42 pm
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Officially, the East Ferren Trading Company has sent you here to renew Merki's contacts in the Empire.
Unofficially, the Mel family wants to know what Merki discovered.
Cat: aah. so basically, we're in for some really awkward conversations, is what you're saying. :)
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Yup, pretty much.
Hawk feels paranoid for a brief moment, but then is back to his usually cheerful self.
Cat: any way to tell if that felt like some kind of magical effect? :)
Fi: So... shall we get moving? To that... place we wanted to... go to.
Nidranisan: Yeah, lets...did you get a funny feeling right when we got here?
Fi: What? Why would you ask that?

Fi looks behind herself.
Nidranisan: You sounded uncomfortable. And I got a funny feeling.
I was pretty sure it was nothing until you sounded...weird.
Fi: Uhh... nope. Nothing wrong here. At all. Whatsoever. Shall we go?
Nidranisan: Sure.
Nidranisan follows FI.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): A breakdown of the neighborhoods in the Capital:
Dry, Dry, Docks are where ships dock to trade goods to and from the Capital. The area is patrolled regularly to ensure no dangerous items are smuggled into the land.
The Military Barracks and training grounds are humongous. Soldiers of varying skill and rank live there.
Chris: so they are wet dry dry docks.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Innovation Wing focuses on the discovery and construction of new tools and weaponry. The majority of golems come from there.
Yes, the Dry Dry Docks are quite Wet.
Chris: as opposed to the dry dry dry docks where they fix ships at the dry dry docks.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): The major religions are Virton and Erroc, and their most opulent shrines are located in...the Shrines to Justice and discovery.
Chris: I feel like I'm in 6.001 making the caddr cdddr jokes again.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): For those not skilled in mechanics, magic or justice, there is the Workers Home. You notice a large amount of ethnic diversity here.
The Imperial Palace towers above all other buildings in the Capital, heavily guarded and patrolled at all hours of the day. King Kerras and his wife, Queen Lucae are often seen from a balcony, making proclamations about the future of the Draugh Empire.
...and that's my overview.
As you can see, there's a lot of stuff you can do here. But you probably want to shop first.
Cat: lolz.
also: shop first -> hilarious. love how shopping is such a huge thing in D&D.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I mean, I could go into detail about your next leads, but eeeeeh
Cat: hah.
nidri is so not a shopper.
she like "what, it's just going to break."
definitely should start charging you people interest though...
really though, if you want to drop stuff about the leads, that gives people IRL time to think through steps while they shop ;)
(GM) Chad S. (GM): The Gardens of Petal Rose holds an extremely fertile expanse of land, compared to the desert landscape. The caretaker is named Petal Rose, and is considered a bit of a hometown hero.
Cat: i would totally watch that anime.
Chris: Weiss Kreuz?
Cat: haha.
chris wins Saturday.
Chris: Woo!
Cat: so, where's Fi headed? Hat shopping? :)
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I'm starting a new summary for this story thread at https://wiki.utter-chaos.net/ucwiki/index.php?title=DivineDetritusDraugh1FindingMidnight#Merki_wants_you_to
I'm starting a new summary for this story thread at https://wiki.utter-chaos.net/ucwiki/index.php?title=DivineDetritusDraugh1FindingMidnight

Fi wanders through the streets staying on the outer roads, until he ends up in Workers Home.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I assume Fleir's coming.
Cat: nidri is following unless fi says otherwise
Chris: Yeah, Fleir tags along. Fi doesn't say anything for the duration, unless someone insists.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): To help you with learning about the Empire, I added a new handout, "Draugh Empire Capital: A Primer". You'll have to make appropriate skill checks to get information on each subject.
Cat:
Nidranisan : Knowledge-Religion
Check	24
Nidranisan : Knowledge-History
Check	21
Chris: Whelp. Fi's got nothing.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Fi, Fleir and Nidri head to the Workers Home district. This land is much more diverse, with people coming from different tribes and groups, all under one roof.
Metaphorical roof, there.
Nidri learns a bit about the Draugh Empire religion, and shares her findings with the party.
Cat: i'm sure hawk can attempt some of those rolls, but george is like, super snoring asleep.
so yeah
maybe tomorrow :)
and in fact, i'm probably going to go do that sleeping thing real soon too.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): That is a good idea. Nidri will also learn more stuff about the Military, but I'm still typing that up.
Cat: sweeeeet.
yeah, the dice were nice to me on those heh.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): And there we go. Added Military news. Bedtime for me.
Hernz: well, since Nidri beat 20 on the only check I can make, great, no need to roll lol

Fi looks around for an out of the way noisy area.
Fi: [quietly] This city is being watched by something. I think it is coming from the Palace.
Nidranisan: I thought I was just paranoid.
So, what, do we need to find some place outside the city to talk?
Vegeta: I think maybe the heat is getting to you, elf.
Fi: Paranoid? Do you think it's not really there?
Fi : Intelligence
Check	18
Does magic exist that makes you paranoid?
Claire:
Claire : Spellcraft
Check	16
Yeah, probably.
Fi: So, they've got some mega area spell centered on the palace that makes everyone that lives here scared to step out of line?
That sounds healthy.
Meghan: Well, I have no knowledge skills that would be helpful
Hernz: we await hawk then lol
Did we decide to split up?
Chris: No one decided anything. Fi just left and people seemed to have followed her.
Hernz: I'd assume we'd have stuck together... up to the party
Chris: Nidri followed Fi. Everyone else can decide otherwise. We'll probably just decide what to do next from Workers Home instead of the docks.
Hernz: works for veg
Chris: I hope everyone is keeping an eye on the moon now.
realtime 9/27 9:19 pm
Meghan: yeah, it's cool
Is Chris's character party leader again?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): ...seems that way?
I'm sure Vegeta would like to be leader instead, lol
Chris: He'll save his lead for when it's important. None of this trivial stuff.
Vegeta: no, we can't have paranoid elf leading
Hernz: that was ooc lol
but likely something he'd say in char too lol
Meghan: Can Claire pretend to be the leader when there's talking involved?
Actually, if royals have diving blood here, she might fit in rather well.
Hernz: by all means... that's usually when veg shuts up cause you guys lie up your butt
Meghan: divine
Claire don't lie! She ... embellishes.
Hernz: lol
was there a reason we came to the workers house first?
Chris: Yeah, Fi scurried to the point in the city furthest from the palace to talk.
Hernz: lol
Chris: ahem... I mean clearly for this shopping variety.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I normally assume new city = shopping, but of course you guys can investigate instead.
A man, dressed in rags, who doesn't smell that well either walks up to Fi and the out-of-towners.
Bum: H-hey. Can you spare me a copper?
Vegeta: sense motifs 32
Hernz: damn I'm rolling good lately
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Hehe, lol
Hernz: well, veg is not a good guy, likely to ignore him
Vegeta: [party] of course people see strangers and ask for help... hmph... maybe we help him, he gives us info in return.... Claire?

Claire gives him 10 copper.
Bum: Oh! Thank ye so much miss! I'm gonna buy so much bread.
Meghan: Were we looking for something?
Bum: Family's gonna be real proud today.
Meghan: Man, I hope bread isn't a euphamism for something
Cat: well, other than looking for Agent Midnight i'm not sure.
Meghan: Well, gotta start my network of contacts somewhere.
might as well be with a reputation for charity.
Cat: i mean, general info about the area is helpful too.
Meghan: yeah.
Claire: Hey, Sir... we're new in town. What can you tell us about this area?
Claire : Diplomacy
Check	38
Meghan: For good measure
Bum: Huh? Oh. Um yeah. We is workin hard. Petals, she helped us out yesterday and gave us lots of fruit. Said she was thinkin' about going to some event tomorrow.
Some of my friends, they go to the Innovashun Wing and clean the robots.
Vegeta: [party] he seems harmless... maybe see if "midnight" rings a bell to him?
George: And now to see if Hawk knows anything about these folks...
Hawk Hubertins:
Hawk Hubertins : Knowledge-Nobility
Check	23
George: Can I also make the k locla check?
Hawk Hubertins:
Hawk Hubertins : Knowledge-Local
Check	24
Meghan: woot
George: Yes, apparently I can...
Meghan: anyone have engineering? anyone?
Claire: ... What are robots?
George: Bardic Knowledge, but my roll sucks.
Hawk Hubertins:
Hawk Hubertins : Knowledge-Engineering
Check	11
Chris: Eclipse is almost total. Just a sliver left.
Hawk is a fast worker, and recalls some information about the nobility here.
Hawk also recalls some information about the celebrities here.
Nidranisan: oh, great. lovely.
Hawk also remembers a few things about the "robots" in this land.
Bum: Robots? Well, they lift and push and fight and spit sparkles. They do whatever you want! At least until they break down. Then my friends fix 'em!
Vegeta: fight you say.....
Bum: Yeah. Although that's against the law, unless it's robot on robot fights.
Fi: Wait... Is it against the law to fight a robot, or is it against the law to have a robot fight a person? Or both?
Bum: Uhh...You fight a robot, you go squish, mate. That's why robots don't fight people.
Vegeta: bah... probably not much of a challenge anyway
Bum: Hmm...where is this coin from, anyway?
Meghan: crap, where are we from again?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): You hail from Harvest Wharf in the continent of Alenno.
Bum: Well, hope this works. Miss Midnigh said coppa is coppa.

Cat elbows claire ;)
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Will the party follow the carefully placed breadcrumb? Will Chad plan the next challenge in time? Will the party actually buy stuff? Find out in tomorrow's episode of Divine Detritus!
Hernz: does anyone want any of the loot we got last time or sell it all?
Claire: Oh, who's Miss Midnigh?
Meghan: Yes, we will follow the breadcrumbs thank you.
Hernz: lol
Cat: lol will the party actually buy stuff.
Hernz: I think no one wants any of the items... have hawk/claire sell? i mean, no rush, I got nothing to buy... just gotta pay Nidri back :)
Cat: yeah, so i can buy...not much of anything.
i guess eventually i'll save up for magic leather armor?
Chris: Does Fi owe Nidri anything?
Cat: nope
current balances at the bank of nidri:
Nidranisan : IOU from Vegeta
900 gp
Nidranisan : IOU from Claire
1100 gp
Chris: I didn't see any notes on it.
k
Cat: i totally put literal IOUs on my items list ;)
Hernz: i think we sell all that and you get your money back and can get at least +2
Cat: heh.
Hernz: only costs 4k
Chris: I'll need to save up to get some nice armor for Fleir once we hit level 7.
Cat: heh.
yeah, i guess it depends what a share is of the latest loot.
Hernz: i need me some fists
Chris: Size class large plus quadruped plus some magic.
Or maybe Mithril :-P
Cat: mithril-clad wolf. how...elfy.
Hernz: put lasers on him!!
you're in the perfect town!!
Chris: (Star Scream voice) Laser Wolf, ATTACK!
Hernz: hahahaha
realtime 9/28, 9:13 pm
Claire finds a breadcrumb.
Bum: Oh, Miss Midnight. She's a nice one, she is. Saved me when these angel types started picking on me.
Friends with the princess, too. she said she would talk to her about helping us out here.
George: I'm not sure how much of this loot stuff I've missed/haven't put on Hawk's sheet.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I know there was loot behind the throne room on the Dragon Island. I don't know of any other loot.
Since Claire isn't here, someone else should feel free to discuss with the bum.
George: "Derrin's loot stash"?
Oh, no, apparently I have noted that one. I think based on the current "Loot!" sheet, I'm just out 12GP at the moment.
Cat: based on the loot sheet, i am ridiculously behind...
George: Not counting the dragon throne room stash.
Nidranisan: You got picked on by angel types?
Vegeta: even angels go bad heh
Bum: Yeah, sometimes they go around Workers Home and pick on people from the different tribes around here.
They think it's fun.
Some of them, anyway.
But Miss Midnight, she chased them all off. Told me to close my eyes, then blinded them. Told them to go back to where there came from.
They was stumblin' everywhere before they got out, haha.
Nidranisan: That must've been pretty funny.
So if this Miss Midnight is friends with the princess, I guess the princess isn't fond of that kind of behavior either?
Bum: Hmm, I don't know. Never see the Princess much. King Kerras is always givin' speeches about unity I think.
But...well, we don't pay much attention to that here.
Nidranisan: Easier to talk about that from the top huh.
Bum: Yeah. He needs to get down and work down here one of these days.
But uh, yeah. Miss Midnight said if I ever needed help and she wasn't there, to contact the princess. Not sure how I'd do that, though. I'm not an important person like Petal Rose.
Nidranisan: Well, she seems like the type who could help you get in touch with the princess if you needed to, no?
I mean, presumably she's met Miss Midnight too?
Bum: suppose so. Petal Rose is nice too, I bet they are best of friends. You should go meet her when you have the chance, I say.
Nidranisan: Sounds like a good idea.
Bum: But thanks for the coppah. I'll eat good tonight!
Meghan: btw, this is the best thing ever: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items/artifacts/metagame-artifacts
The bum hums a cheerful tune to himself as he runs off with his copper pieces.
Nidranisan: So. "Miss Midnight"
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Alright, there's my breadcrumbs.
Hernz: I say we go pay her a visit
thanks for the bread chad lol
Meghan: om nom nom
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Er, who are you visiting, Vegeta?
Chris: I think a diplo person should sell our stuff, then we go look for Petal Rose.
Meghan: do you need another diplo person to talk to petal rose?
and by diplo person, you mean Claire or Hawk, right?
Chris: Unless you want Vegeta selling it?
Hernz: hahahahaha
"he said it was all cursed and he took it off my hands for a nominal fee"
Meghan: yeah
let's not do that
(GM) Chad S. (GM): YOU! Salesman! Take my goods now for a fair price, or face Sayan retribution!
Chris: Bah. He's got sense motive :-P
Hernz: lol, true...
(GM) Chad S. (GM): So, shop time?
Claire:
Claire : Diplomacy
Check	42
Hernz: do it... diplo bomb!
hahaha BOOOOM!

Claire does the Malo Mart dance and theme song
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Diplomacy lazers pew pew pow
Salesman's diplomacy 31
Claire: I see your diplodick is large, but not as large as mine
Hernz: lol
Claire quickly learns the ways of Draugh Economy, and is able to sell stuff at 60% list price.
Claire: Remind me, when I retire, to go into a trade like this.
Just to see the faces of adventurers as they came in to sell me stuff.
Hernz: 1125 GP, 6 SP each
Claire: sweet. I can pay back Nidri
Hernz: me too! lol
Meghan: Consider Nidri paid back.
Vegeta: Thanks Claire... Nidri... here, thanks again
Meghan: I'm taking the IOU off my list.
Also, now that I have mage armor, does anyone else want the wand? it has 22 charges left
quick prep
just needs a little umd
Hernz: as backup in case we go back to back to back fights again? not sure how many you got
I can't use
Cat: IOU's cleaned up on my sheet.
Meghan: Maybe Hawk can use the wand
otherwise I might as well sell it at the same time as the other stuff
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Okay, time to craft a billion gems in Xenoblade
Meghan: "to me! To you!"
(GM) Chad S. (GM): "Inventory Full? That can happen? TIME TO CRAFT THE NIGHT AWAY"
Meghan: yup
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Time for Shulk and Reyn to be bestest crafter friends no homo
Meghan: full bi
(GM) Chad S. (GM): lolz
Meghan: rolling 1d10
(
3
)
= 3
Hernz: so i binged the 12 current epsof dragon ball super... it sucks lol
Meghan: rolling d10
(
4
)
= 4
Hernz: no one en casa last night? :)
Chris: Sounds like Chad was occupied.
Hernz: it happens lol
Meghan: Why don't things like this happen in our games with crit fails? http://haertpalpitations.tumblr.com/post/130232151744/shadowsfate-stumbled-upon-this-on-facebook
all we do it kill gods when we crit fail. and by we, I mean Chris
Hernz: lol
realtime 9/30 9:14 pm
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Yesterday I got back from home at 10:10 pm and was dead tired.
Cat: hah.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): The last I heard, you guys were doing shopping, then going to visit Petal Rose.
Cat: sounds about right.
i guess i should decide if i want to try to buy fancy armor.
and maybe also actually update my sheet with the appropriate loot i never added in.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): And make sure you leveled up to 5!
Hernz: lol
Cat: yeah yeah, still didn't pick spells.
Hernz: 3rd list yet or still 2nd?
Cat: 2nd, we're all spontaneous casters.
speaking of which, i have a rules question, chad :)
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Yup. What's up?
Cat: so i got the 'reach spell' feat.
when i use, say, cure light on a friendly in combat, i don't have to succeed on a touch attack to do it....so if i use 'reach spell' to bump it up to close range, do i suddenly have to make a ranged touch? the feat wasn't clear.
or rather, the feat said...if it requires a touch attack normally, then it would require ranged touch with the feat.
and it doesn't for healing allies, but i wanted to confirm :)
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Right. Uh. Give me a sec to read it over.
Cat: sure :)
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Since this is metamagic, and you're a spontaneous caster, casting the metamagic spell is a full round action.
Hernz: god, I hope not... then you have to touch into melee, cover, blah blah blah... you'd never heal
Cat: i know it's a full round action.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Just making sure.
Since you don't have to make a melee touch attack to heal someone, you don't have to make a ranged touch attack to heal someone with reach spell.
Cat: yaaaay. :)
so for really awkward example, if i wanted to use cure light at range to hurt undead, then i do, because i would have to up close. yes? :)
(GM) Chad S. (GM): That's right.
Cat: hey, maybe my brain does sorta still work.
so
yeah
if someone hits the ground bleeding, i can officially heal you from 35 feet away now.
assuming i have a 2nd list slot left and only need a 5' step to get within 35 feet.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Yeah, You don't need to roll for a harmless spell like CLW.
I'll let you guys figure out your sales and leveling up today. Petal Rose tomorrow.
Hernz: I think Claire needs to decide to sell the wand, and Nidri purchase armors... rest of us are broke I think haha
Meghan: Yeah, George, did you want my wand of mage armor? Or could you not use it?
I think Hernz said Vegeta couldn't use it...
George: Hawk probably can't use it, but let me double check.
Meghan: got any points in umd?
George: Yeah, not in my list.
One, but it only gives me a +8 to my check, and I don't remember what the check is to activate a wand. Probably at least a 15.
Meghan: hm
George: Was there loot from the dragon warrior fight with the throne room? If so, I don't see or don't understand where it is on the Loot! sheet.
Meghan: no, it'd DC 20
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/skills/use-magic-device
George: Oh, except now I see a listing at the top of the page.
Hmm... Shopping.
Meghan: yeah, we sold it.
guess I'm probably selling the wand, too.
George: I never saw the list of what was in the horde, but everyone was saying it wasn't worth keeping, so I'll go with that.
But it does give me some cash money to spend on a nifty item.
Meghan: it's got 22 charges left, so it's worth 330 gold. If I can include it in the 60% sell check, I'd get 198 gold for it. Chad, let me know if that's ok.
George: Chad, I think Hawk wants a Cloak of Resistance +1. Let me know if there's any issue with that, otherwise I'll just buy it.
Cat: oooo fancy
Hernz: nice... protections is good!
Cat: man i am so confused on this loot thing
it sure seems to say i didn't ever add the redlands stuff.
...
Chris: Well... I kept trying to consolidate where we checked off that we added money to our sheets.
Cat: ...now it doesn't have a save button.
yeah, i'm pretty sure i really didn't.
Chris: To everyone: I'm trying to keep a single location for noting distribution of loot. It is in the summary section of the Loot! document. Please mark the money we just distributed now.
Cat: heeeey, closing and opening it again somehow brought the save button back.
Hernz: noted
Meghan: I'm pretty sure I'm up to date.
Cat: i suppose i could get +2 armor for now and trade up to +3 after the next haul or two ;)
Hernz: what do you wear again?
Cat: leather.
Hernz: is there a reason she cant go for studded or some such? just to up it a little more?
+6 dex bonus is a valid excuse lol
Cat: i only get half the value of the physical armor.
Hernz: oh right, broken condition
Cat: it very quickly becomes not worth the weight/penalties/etc.
but i think we decided i get the full enchantment bonus.
i'm actually only like 2k away from being able to afford +3 heh.
if that's what makes sense.
Hernz: 9k?? really?
I've spent all my money and it's only 4k and now I'm broke after paying you back lol
Cat: maybe i royally screwed the pooch somewhere, but this is what the loot sheet said.
nidri has basically never bought anything.
Hernz: all I bought was a +2 wis headband (4k)... did I miss loot??
Cat: i just added on everything it said i hadn't added on yet.
and marked down that i added it.
Hernz: oh right... I have a ring too... ok, yup, you're good... I missed that
I noted all the effects of these items but never the items themselves lol
Cat: hah
though i guess that means i could probably get a +2 cha item. as another option.
realtime 10/01, 10:33 pm (late bus edition)
Hernz: lol
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Hawk can buy the cloak of resistance +1.
Claire can sell the wand for 198.
Yeah, guess Petal Rose will wait another day.
Cat: doh.
they don't even have a flooding excuse today.
Chris: Traffic through Cambridge and Somerville was completely gridlocked today.
Cat: otherwise known as, things were dumb. :\
i feel like today was an all around crap day to be on the road.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Well, I did plan to leave Kendall at 8, but I wound up leaving at 9 and walking to Central square instead, lol
Hernz: ouch
Cat: heh.
that also doesn't help.
still sounds like a very long trip home.
okay, time to go fall face down into a pillow.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Night night.
Hernz: night
The desert growth gives way to a large, grassy field, which leads to a small forest of trees. Citizens of the Empire stay in the outer edges, relaxing and eating harvested fruits.
As you approach the inner area, you see fewer and fewer people, until it is finally the six of you approaching a 15 foot wall of rose bushes, thorns and all.
A 3 foot tall wooden figure in a vaguely humanoid shape turns to you all and asks: "What-is-your business?"
(GM) Chad S. (GM): (May as well get that started for when you guys are ready to go)
Vegeta: We're here to see Petal Rose
realtime 10/02, 7:57 pm
Greeting Plant: One-moment-please
Greeting Plant pauses for about 1 second
Greeting Plant: The mistress says she-is-not accepting guests like yourself. Do not invade-her-garden maze.
Thank-you.
Greeting Plant stands to the side and stops moving.
Hernz: time to let Claire diplo bomb
Fi: She's not accepting guests which happens to be what we are classified as now? Or is she not accepting guests that are like us personally?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Due to the plant's stilted speech, you'll need a Linguistics or Sense Motive check to figure it out.
Fi:
Fi : Linguistics
Check	7
Chris: Does it not reply to being asked outright?
Vegeta: sense motifs 17
Hernz: my streak of good rolls is over lol
Chris: lol. crappy rolls all around.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Man, you guys are rolling poor, huh.
Greeting Plant shakes
Greeting Plant: One moment-please.
Greeting Plant pauses for a moment.
Greeting Plant: The mistress says you specific people are un-in-vit-ed.
Fi: Hmm... I suppose that is true.
Hernz: can we make both checks... like maybe I get lucky and linguistics tells me she wants to be fireballed to death?
Chris: Any objections to Fi dropping the name "Merki"?
Hernz: merki was for midnight... not this bone, right?
Chris: I thought there was a connection between here and midnight?
Besides, Merki was friends with everyone ;-)
Hernz: I'm not objecting :)
(GM) Chad S. (GM): You don't know if Petal Rose knows who Merki is. You know Merki and Agent Midnight are allies.
Chris: Meh. Fi has gotten us in worse trouble with her mouth.
Fi: Oh... I think it went like this: "Merki sent us!"
Greeting Plant shuffles nervously
Greeting Plant: Who is this-Merki?
Hernz: resisting temptation to get us in more trouble with veg lol
Fi: You don't know Merki? Half-orc, half-elf, good friend of Midnight?
Chris: And then we will have to pause while we see if anyone smacks Fi.
Greeting Plant: Midnight? Allies of Agent Midnight are not-welcome here.
Hernz: quick someone bluff that she misunderstood what we said and we were talking about not having to wait until midnight... damn vegta's non-lyingin policy
Chris: Whelp, guess they weren't all buddies after all.
Hernz: lol
Fi: Oh... I guess the East Ferren Trading Company will have to look elsewhere. Good Bye.
Greeting Plant: Good-bye.
Chris: Diplo team is welcome to try without me.
and probably Vegeta as well :-P
Vegeta: hahaha, oh, my elf friend here is funny, clearly the humor doesn't translate well plant-friend... the elf is from a far land where common idioms betray her...him...anyway
Hernz: that's as much as I can do without lying lol
Vegeta: CLAIRE!! since when do we let the elf talk!?
Chris: Since no one else is online.

Fi sneaks off.
Fi:
Fi : Stealth
Check	11

Fi and gets tangled up in a plant.
Vegeta: linguistics 17
Hernz: wow, as good as my sense... lol
Chris: That's a trained skill. You bought it?
Hernz: oh... nevermind
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Alternatively, you could always break in.
Hernz: thought it wasnt
Vegeta: Fi, let's go... we'll let them talk to the plant... we'll do our own thing
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I see Fi tried to...
Vegeta: what are you doing!?
Hernz: this is turning into a comical cartoon at this point
Fi: Oh... I just thought this was a lovely,
Fi : Knowledge-Nature
Check	14
[name of plant] here.
Chris: What the hell am I rolling?
All 2s and 3s.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Heyoo
The small plant turns in Fi's direction as she heads off.
Hernz: ok, I think chris and I are done hahahaha
Fi:
Fi : Intelligence
Check	11

Vegeta will try to sneak in by himself... Fi's clearly not having his best day today
Vegeta: stealth 14
Chris: meh. In retrospect, K. Nature was probably the best shot we had of getting along, but Fi has failed to realize it.

Vegeta bumps into Fi as he tries to sneak
Fi: Hey careful, you might damage the red 20 [plant name].
The greeting plant pays no real attention at Fi and Vegeta sneak past. The duo find a huge hedge garden ahead of them.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): (I did prep a dungeon if you guys decided to approach)
Chris: Oh. we wouldn't want that to go to waste.
Hernz: lol
Cat: wow.
that was. wow.
Nidranisan : Sense-Motive
Check	12
Yup, i'm on the bandwagon!
Nidranisan : Stealth
Check	22
whoops. not that bandwagon though. nice diversion, guys!
Hernz: lol
Cat: and yeah, i thought midnight was in with the princess, and petal rose is sort of...against them? i forget already.
Chris: The only reason that I could see for coming here was to try to get a connection to either the princess or midnight.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): You've heard that the Princess is having a party tonight, and that she extended an invitation to Petal Rose.
Cat: yeah, i thought this was our view into what's going on around here.
Chris: Well. The other half of the party can try without the comedy crew.
Hernz: so much for team vegeta...but comedy crew will do
Chris: Would you prefer "Team Single Digit"?
Hernz: hahaha... appropriate
Cat: so...by the way...we'll be on a plane tonight, and then in a wacky crazy +5 time zone.
so we'll be a little more asynchronous than usual again next week. :)
realtime 10/03 7:58 pm (Undertale is awesome edition)
Fi, Vegeta and Nidri sneak past the plant and enter a hedge maze with 15 foot walls of thorns. They see east, southeast and southern exits.
Hernz: I guess we'll wait for Claire/Hawk to act first, right?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Sounds like a plan.
Meghan: oh dear. what have you done now?
Claire:
Claire : Diplomacy
Check	40
Can I name-drop the bum who told us to talk to her?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Happy Joe is the name.
Meghan: he did send us,right? sort-of?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): He mentioned Petal Rose donating lots of fruits and veggies in Worker's Home.
Meghan: hrm. go from there. we want to find out how to support the worker's home. sure
(GM) Chad S. (GM): So, what does Claire say?
Greeting Plant: ...The mistress says she will need to see you in person, for I may be mis-interpreting your conversation. Please enter the inner gar-den. Beware of the thorns.
Meghan: Yeah, Claire says something about Happy Joe telling them about Petal Rose and her work with the Worker's Home, and yadda yadda.
Claire says Diplomacy 40 worth of "take us to your leader"
Hernz: but you yadda yadda'd the best part!
Meghan: this is why I roll the skill instead of forming the argument into words
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I like the idea of Claire just writing "40" on a sheet of paper and using that as her argument.
Hernz: hahaha
Meghan: "I R Diplomatic."
Hernz: so do we still end up in front of this maze regardless?
Meghan: lol probably
Chad went to all the trouble of making one
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Yes indeed. But you rolled well enough, now I gotta RP stuff.
Emerging from the Southern path are two humanoid figures made of soil, and another humanoid figure made of wood, towering over 7 feet.
Meghan: hello groot and other groot
wait, misread
groot and two dirt golems
but totally groot
Sticking out of the hedge wall is a short humanoid, no taller than 4 feet tall. She seems wrapped in leaves, and four large petals seem to be in the shape of a hat.
Vegeta: [Claire] what did you say to that weed outside??
Fi:
Fi : Knowledge-Nature
Check	27
That wasn't a weed.
Petal Rose: Not the aasimar not the aasimar not the aasimar...

Petal Rose looks at Claire
Petal Rose: No! How'd I fall for this?
This always happens, Rose.
What did you do to Happy Joe?

Petal Rose points at the group
Petal Rose: I swear, if you guys injured him...
Claire: Why would we have injured him?
Vegeta: Joe was very helpful
Claire: We gave him some copper for food.
Petal Rose: Happy Joe...
Maybe my visions were wrong, then.
Again.
What's going on with them lately? Argh!

Petal Rose paces back and forth
Fi: Hmm... Someone else with visions.
Claire: Oh, dear.
Petal Rose: Wait. Who do you know with visions of the future?
The royal family seem to think I'm the only one.
That's why they harass me all the time.
Claire: We're not from around here.
Petal Rose: Well...yes.
Claire: There's someone from our home that has them.
I understand how the royal family would not have known
Fi: She said they've been less accurate lately.
Meghan: is it a secret that dakkan's wife has visions?
Petal Rose: Oh yeah, that makes sense. Wait, where's your home again? Hommelfort? Steel Canyon? Virtue Valley? Mount Braven?
Fi: Harvest Warf.
Meghan: have we heard of any of those?
Fi:
Fi : Knowledge-Geography
Check	14
Chris: I'm going to roll that friggen skill every chance that I get :-P
(GM) Chad S. (GM): You know some of those are areas that were recently "liberated" in the Draugh Empire.
Petal Rose: Harvest Wharf, Harvest Wharf... Uhhhm... where have I heard of that place before?
Meghan: so next on the list ...
Petal Rose: Sandy, give me some of that dirt from that aasimar.
Claire: Maybe in a vision?
Fi: Across the Norrish Sea.
Claire: Whup.
Uh.
"dirt"?
Chris: hehe. Sandy, dirt, funny.
Claire: I assume you mean literal dirt, then
also, "that aasimar" has a name.
Hernz: lol
One of the earth elementals walks up to Claire, sticks out a soily digit and tries to rub it against Claire's clothes.
Chris: There is no dirt on Claire. And if there was it would be from the last 5 minutes.
Claire: ew
Meghan: true
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Are you stopping the elemental?
Chris: casting clean afterwards?
Petal Rose: The Norrish Sea makes transportation harder than it used to be...

Petal Rose inspects the dirt Sandy collected from Claire
Petal Rose: Harvest Wharf, eh? Is that what they call it now? Makes sense, I guess.
Geez, this is just like that Half-Orc. Very polite, but there was something about him I just didn't like.
Vegeta: Do you remember the half orc's name?
Hernz: (just want to make sure)
Petal Rose: Umm...he was also from Harvest Wharf. Showed up one day, tried to sell me something. I don't do money.
Also, I'm kinda bad with names, blondie.
Hernz: (veg isn't ssj all the time... not that strong yet :)... but point taken
Fi: hehe blondie.
Hernz: fine, for the sake of this convo, I'll be blonde lol

Vegeta realizes he's been in SSJ mode since he noticed the golems

Vegeta powers down
Petal Rose: Okay, you guys aren't trying to burn my garden down...I can't trust the rest of my vision either. What do you guys need help with? I know you didn't come here just for Happy Joe.

Fi is not talking again.
Meghan: christ, I don't remember
Chris: We want to meet the princess. This lady will be attending a party with her later.
Meghan: doens't sound like she really wants to attend a party with the princess,though.
Right, anyway, Claire wants her ticket to the grand galloping gala or whatever
Petal Rose: My invite? Sure, take it. That Princess thinks she can send her goons to take my crops? Go ahead and burn her to a crisp, aasimar.
Claire: Oh, Uh... I probably won't actually be burning royalty. That seems kinda rude.
But I'll try to talk to her into a peaceful agreement?
Do you want to tell me what happened?
Petal Rose: Yeah, sure. Do that. She thinks she owns the place.
Claire: I can be your representative...
Petal Rose: The royal family thinks they own this land, and everyone on it is their citizen.

Claire thinks she's going to need new clothes for this...
Claire: ok. Why would they think that?
Petal Rose: Hmpf. My sisters and I have been here way longer. I don't mind helping people out, and Circe seems to enjoy wasting her time gambling.
But...ergh.
I don't know. This kind of thing always happens. Civilizations always seem to claim ownership. Never respect the elements.

Fi nods.
Petal Rose: They think a thousand years is long enough. It's not. I don't care how many invites the Princess sends me, I'm not her lackey.
Nidranisan: ...did they do something a thousand years ago? And...were you around for it?

Vegeta walks up to the wood golem and examines it closely while the conversation is taking place

Vegeta knocks on it with a knuckle, seeing whether it's hollow or not, more out of curiosity than anything else... then walks away
Vegeta: hmph...
realtime 10/04 7:21pm

Petal Rose blushes.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): (Her skin is bright pink, so you're not sure how she could blush)
Hernz: is that in response to veg's action?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): No, that's her reaction to Nidri's question
Hernz: ok, good, otherwise it'd make no sense
(GM) Chad S. (GM): The golem sounds like it is 100% wood. It's akin to knocking on a tree, versus knocking on a drum.
Vegeta: sturdy... interesting
Petal Rose: W-well. No one asks me about that. These guys didn't start it, but they did clean things up afterward.
Oh boy, that was bad. Outsiders everywhere, tearing this place apart. Serra wound up joining the imperial army. She's been there ever since.
Oh man, that war was rough.
Hernz: did she already mention who Serra was?

Petal Rose shivers. One of the Earth Elementals motions to pick her up, but she waves it away.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Nope, that's a new name.
Vegeta: and who is Serra?
Petal Rose: Huh? Oh, yeah my sister. Lightning. Angel. Freaky coat. You can't miss her.
Hernz: ok, Serra Angel... one I can remember lol
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Petal Rose is one who drops names and forgets names frequently.
Petal Rose: Okay, look. I don't know what's going on with my visions, but they forecast something bad happening when you guys approached.
Vegeta: bad to who?
Petal Rose: So, I gotta take responsibility. You guys can come to the party, but you gotta follow me.
Bad for...the whole kingdom, actually. My visions foretold of you guys making a HUGE tornado and tearing this land apart.
Vegeta: [thinks to himself] maybe she's fortelling my growing sayan powers... bah, who believes in visions anyway
Fi: That certainly sounds bad. Maybe that will be enough warning to help avoid it though...
Petal Rose: Oh! How rude of me.

Petal Rose scampers up to Fleir

Petal Rose seems to bark and whine at Fleir
Hernz: Chad, you were down here in prov last weekend?! should have told me I'd have shown you guys to some cool places to eat!
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Yeah, we were there briefly for a run.
Hernz: yeah, saw the fb post :)
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Petal Rose will answer any questions she can, but it sounds like you guys have the invite. You should prepare for the event.
Vegeta: [party] (sarcastic) great... I've been dying to do another one of these royal parties again....
Fi: Didn't have many in your court?
Vegeta: we sayans are a warrior people... we spend our time in honorable battle, not pretending in fancy garbs
Fi: Well, hopefully Hawk will accidentally flirt with the princess, and you won't have to worry about it.
Meghan: Why is it always Hawk? Maybe Claire will flirt with the princess this time.
Did we bring fancy dresses or do we need to go shopping?
Cat: nidri's got her fancy dresses.
Nidranisan: So...your sister is an angel in the imperial army, but you really don't get along with the princess and her family?
Meghan: right, I have that thing from that other fancy party...
but chances are good that Claire wants to get a new dress. Something in fashion in Draugh
Cat: true.
not sure whether we shop the same circles, heh, but we could give it a try ;)
i bet she'd love watching how nidri drives tailors nuts.
Meghan: yesss...
realtime 10/06 12:33 pm (zzzz edition)
Petal Rose: Yes, tiefling. My sister Serra works with the army. Well, she works for the queen directly. Not sure if that's part of the army.
realtime 10/07, 6:01 pm
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Alright. I'm going to assume you guys buy stuff and stall until the evening.
The "Draugh Dinner Party" highlights the main NPCs, and an opportunity for Q&A.
I'll add more questions tonight or tomorrow, but this can get you all started.
The castle is surrounded by many sandpits. Many guards are extremely suspicious, but Petal Rose is able to convince them to back off.
Unsurprisingly, the ballroom is exquisite.
There is also a sandpit in the room, with a shiny metallic golem demonstrating its strength and weaponry.
Petal Rose: Well, there's the Princess. Next to the glass window (probably to show off.)
General Joaan can't wait to burn down another field or two, or overtake a tribe as "property of the empire". He loves his brownie points.
And Giovanni...I don't know what his plans are with those robots, but I don't trust em one bit. Golems are much more reliable.
Princess: Greetings, esteemed guests. Please make yourselves comfortable.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I added a document, "Draugh Dinner Party" that you can add questions and answers to. This should make it easier to discuss things without us needing to be online at the same time.
Meghan: Well, I can do two of the things with the princess or one of each of the other guys
wait, I have spellcraft.
Hernz: oooh! progress made while I was out... yay!
Vegeta: diplo 1 0, diplo2 1
Hernz: HAHAHAHA... time for vegeta answers lol
Meghan: I should probably go do some diplo on the princess...
Claire : Diplomacy
Check	34
for enjoying our time in the draugh kingdom.
Claire : Diplomacy
Check	35
about corruption in alenno.
Claire probably pretends that she doesn't know Vegeta. I mean...
Claire: Yes, we did travel here together and Yes we did both come in with Petal Rose but no I have no idea what this biped is talking about.
Meghan: Also, Giovanni Vermillion and some diplomacy with the Magmere corp in Alenno...
Claire : Diplomacy
Check	37
Vegeta: Post your answers on the sheet :)
Meghan: Ugh.
Hernz: vegeta said that IN character lol
does this allow multiple people updating at once? no, right?
Meghan: I actually have no idea how to nicely answer the magmere one.
Claire : Spellcraft
Check	19
Claire : Diplomacy
Check	39
Ok, my checks/questions are done
Hernz: cool
Vegeta: k Hist 1 13, K Hist 2 15
K Hist 2 that I f'd up 11
Fi:
Fi : Diplomacy
Check	13
Fi : Perform ()
Check	15
Fi : Bluff
Check	6
Fi : Diplomacy
Check	17
Cat:
Nidranisan : Knowledge-Planes
Check	27
Nidranisan : Spellcraft
Check	22
ah, chad put an intimidate option on here.
Nidranisan : Intimidate
Check	23
fiiiiigures.
Nidranisan : Knowledge-History
Check	7
Cat:
Nidranisan : Knowledge-History
Check	24
chad -- there's no questions on here, but can we talk to petal rose too? :)
Chris: I thought Nidri has K. Religion. Should she handle the 2nd question for the princess?
Maybe I'm just mis-remembering.
Hernz: hahaha, love Nidri's answer to "don't cause any trouble" lol
realtime 10/08, 9:17 pm
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Yes, you can talk to Petal Rose. I haven't thought up good questions for her. Your answers may inspire additional questions.
(To GM) rolling 1d20+4
(
13
)+4
= 17
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I have added more responses. These are more free form, so answer whatever you want to with whatever rolls you think are appropriate.
Cat:
Nidranisan : Knowledge-Religion
Check	24
Vegeta: strength fail check (I know I'll fail) 4
Hawk Hubertins:
Hawk Hubertins : Diplomacy
Check	32
George: Asking Petal Rose about her shoes/feet.
Cat:
Nidranisan : Knowledge-Planes
Check	24
snooping on hawk's convo trying to suss out what she is.
Hernz: So I JUST finished Cowboy Bebop... didn't realize I never saw it all (probably cause I lost interest), though I had heard the ending... but yeah, it was... ok
realtime 10/09 8:47 pm (truly, asynchronous edition)

May 30, 1236 AD (evening)

The party continues to talk to the party goers.
After some more conversation, the Princess calls everyone to the table to begin a four-course meal.
Vegeta: under his breath what is it with everyone around here caring so much about food
Princess: I am thankful for the Draugh Kingdom for uniting us all today. And a special thanks to Petal Rose for bringing these guests from another land.
Miss Rose, would you like to give a toast?

Petal Rose simply cringes in place.
Princess: Well then. How about our guests? Would you like to give a toast?

Vegeta knows better than to do this
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Your kingdom is full of dirt and your warriors suck. Vegeta rules!
Hernz: hahahaha
Vegeta: "what? oh sorry. Your kindom is full of dirt and your warriors suck. Vegeta Rules! Amen"

Petal Rose laughs her ass off
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Alright, bedtime for me. Give a toast and we'll wrap this up.
Cat: flying home tomorrow. may or may not be up to signing on.
Meghan: yipes
I should probably roll something to ... not let Vegeta do that.
or cover it up
Claire : Diplomacy
Check	23
... nope
I mean, I say something nice
Meghan: something nicer than most people can say on their best day but still...
realtime 10/10 8:17 pm
(GM) Chad S. (GM): +22, dayum
Claire says something about her wonderful stay in the Draugh Empire, and how much Vegeta likes to crack jokes.

Petal Rose continues to snort
Petal Rose: pssst... more water, please. In fact, just get me a bowl. Big bowl.
Get a bowl of water for the wolf too, she's parched!
Princess: A beautiful toast, although Vegeta should try his comedy routine later.
Fi? Anything you would like to add? Perhaps a saying from your Far Away Elven Lands(TM)?
Fi: Me? Hmm... Yes perhaps an appropriate saying...
[Elven]
To one that which is white is to the other black
Lands separated by the vast plains and seas
It is only through their collaboration
That we learned the true meaning of grey
Fi: [Common]
One people sees white and the other sees black
Two lands far apart with the sea between
Can you find grey
Only when the two are together
... Hmm I think it loses something in translation.
Chris: It definitely sounds better in elven :-P
(GM) Chad S. (GM): What languages did you pick to translate?
Chris: Elven for the original. Common for the second if that is what most people are speaking. What other languages are in use in the room?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Oh, I thought you fed it to Google Translate to and from English.
Chris: Nah, I bastardized it myself.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Hehe.
Princess: Not too much, though. May this be a fruitful meeting between our nations.
Princess claps. The servants quickly deliver fine wines, a delicious roasted pig, and a fried vegetable platter. All are served with generous helpings of rice and beans.
The servants also bring two large bowls of water. One for Petal Rose and one for Fleir.
Princess: Nidranisan and Hawk, feel free to chime in if you think up a good dedication. But for now, we eat!
General Jonaan: Mmm...finally! All the pork for me!
Petal Rose: Ahhhhh! That feels good. Bring more water for my bowl, just in case.

Petal Rose 's bowl becomes dirty.
Cat: lolz.
nidri doesn't have anything to say.
she also eats with her hands, and pulls out her tin cup instead of any glassware they provide.
realtime 10/11 8:48p
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Nidri chooses to skip the speech.
Princess: Shy. And self-reliant. I respect that.
General Jonaan: I assure you, the silverware is not poisoned.
Princess: Everyone. Enjoy the evening. I hope some of you enjoy the full moon tonight- especially around midnight.
Princess grins, and gives a knowing look at Claire. Giovanni's eyebrows rise.
Princess: A toast! To the success of the Draugh kingdom!
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Giovanni, Joaan and the Princess raise their glasses and take a drink.
Giovanni, Joaan and the Princess raise their glasses and take a drink.
Petal Rose looks at her glass funny, then pours the liquid into her bowl.

Vegeta doesn't not drink, of course
Vegeta: cheers
(GM) Chad S. (GM): (To GM) rolling 1d20+11
(
20
)+11
= 31
(GM) Chad S. (GM): (To GM) rolling 1d20+10
(
4
)+10
= 14
realtime 10/12, 7:12 pm
The Princess proposes a toast, right before you dig in.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Make a perception check, folks.
Chris: TIme for the "Bad Stuff"
Fi:
Fi : Perception
Check	29
(GM) Chad S. (GM): gargle blasters for everyone! No wait
Fleir:
Fleir : Perception
Check	12
Cat:
Nidranisan : Perception
Check	18
whoaaaa.
oh yeah, flexing the +1
Hawk Hubertins:
Hawk Hubertins : Perception
Check	4
George: HEY GUYS, I GOT A 4! DID YOU HEAR ME?
Chris: Yes, you didn't have to shout.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): (To GM) rolling 1d20+1
(
8
)+1
= 9

Fi frowns.
Fi: [quietly, people next to him or good listeners] I see.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): So Vegeta.
And Fleir, but you know.
General Joaan digs right in, while Giovanni carefully takes a few slices of ham.
Petal Rose kicks back and yawns.
The food is delicious. Maybe the best you've had in months.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): (I'm gonna fast forward past the dinner here, unless you have plans to interrupt it)
Chris: I think casting create water in the middle of the table, probably would be a faux pas.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): SPLOOSH
You finish the dinner, quite satisfied. The servants quickly enter and remove the dishes, replacing them with slices of cake.
Princess: Everyone, feel free to enjoy the cake and enjoy the night.
George: Hawk's gonna enjoy the heck out of the night!
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Enjoy an entire time of day.
Chris: Hawk takes all the heck. There's not enough to go around.
The Princess looks out the stained glass window of the meal hall, alone. General Joaan, stomach full, proceeds to patrol the room with his guards.
Giovanni returns to the sandpit.
Princess: Fi. A moment of your time.
Fi: Oh, Yes. Of course.
Princess: Isn't the moon beautiful tonight?
Can you get such a view from your sleeping quarters?
Cat: oh geeeeeez
Princess: Where are you resting tonight, anyway?
Chris: Had we found a place yet?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Before Fi gets an answer, the Princess gets close to his ear and whispers something...
Fi: Yes, it is quite lovely. I, uh err...
Princess: So you haven't found a place yet? Some of my dearest friends run an upscale inn. Seek out the Wings of Icarus in the Innovation Wing district. They'll offer quite a discount.
Fi: Wonderful. Thank you so much.
Princess she nods
Princess: Enjoy the evening, Fi.
Fi: You as well.

Fi seems more relaxed now to those familiar with him.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I'll let you guys ask the NPCs questions tonight, and then you guys can go to the sleeping room inside the Innovation Wing.
Bedtime for me though.
Vegeta: [discreetly to party] anyone else notice the crap wine? It turned darker after a bit.... expired?
....poisoned?
realtime 10/13 8:28 pm
(GM) Chad S. (GM): ...I think it's just you tonight, Hernz.
If you want to converse with NPCs, we can do that now.
Hernz: anything that would make me think this is poison? or is it some K check in which case I think it's just crappy wine?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): It doesn't taste poisonous to you. You can try a heal check or craft alchemy check to determine what's up.
Vegeta: heal 20
Cat:
Nidranisan : Heal
Check	19
Nidranisan : Craft (Alchemy)
Check	13
Nidranisan : Spellcraft
Check	20

Vegeta walks towards the beetleborg area and just stands against the wall, arms crossed, eyes closed, as if meditating...
Fi:
Fi : Craft (Alchemy)
Check	12
realtime 10/14, 8:44 pm
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Alright, let's move on, shall we?
Hernz: yes, let us
After a lot of small talk, the Princess excuses herself and politely ushers you out.
Petal Rose asks for another ride upon Fleir back to her garden.
It is nighttime in the kingdom. The night life includes a lot of dancing, music and storytelling as people celebrate the triumphs of the kingdom.
Some of the merchants produce a strange box that plays music when a lever is turned enough times. It's an interesting novelty, but it's nothing compared to real music.
Vegeta: Anyone get any intel from the princess?
Fi: She seems to think that we have a mutual "friend"
We should stay at the Wings of Icarus in the Innovation Wing district tonight at her suggestion.
I suspect more will follow from there.
Perhaps her friend will also explain the wine trick.
Vegeta: heh... sounds good.
nice going with the intel... I almost fell asleep at that thing
Fi: Thanks. For some reason I feel that the princess was looking for someone already.
Chris: I guess we will drop off Miss Rose first.
Then look for this Wings of Icarus.
Hernz: yup
Petal Rose is glad to be out of there. She takes a huge sigh of relief as she sets foot on the desert sands. Otherwise she spends her time complimenting Fleir on her grooming, dental habits and reminds her to dig only when she needs to- plants have feelings to.
Vegeta: diplo 18
(GM) Chad S. (GM): WHOA
Chris: lol
Hernz: lol... well, let's see how I do here
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Vegeta flexes his biceps...diplomatically
Vegeta: [Petal Rose] so us Sayans are a proud warrior race... what of your race?
Hernz: trying to figure out what the hell she is
Petal Rose: My...race? Hmmm.

Petal Rose pauses and spends some time in deep thought.
Petal Rose: Well, there's my sisters. But they aren't like me, so I can't say we're the same race.
And then there's... Well, let's just say there is one of me, and I'm kind of everywhere.
Well, everywhere on this continent. But this is my home. You're in my home? I know what you're doing.
Vegeta: ...uh.....?? forget I asked
Fi: I guess that explains why the royal family wants to keep you close.
Petal Rose: The simple answer, Sayan: It's just me.
But I'm a lot bigger than you think.
Chris: This isn't even her final form.
Vegeta: hm... we used to have the power to change into much bigger creatures as well... yes, perhaps we're not so different after all
Hernz: HAHAHAHA
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Super Sayan God Super Sayan Petal Rose
Hernz: lol that Super series sucks by the way
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Yeah, I heard even Revival of F wasn't that great. I guess the magic's gone.
Hernz: yep.... after the android saga... I think that's when it started going down
Chris: When Krilin jumped the shark?
Hernz: I started watching a lot of other stuff now... found a few interesting ones, like "Is it ok to pick up girls in a dungeon?"
Chris: I like that one.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): A real shame, because that's when Mr. Satan / Hercule gets to shine and he's too damn cool
Hernz: do not call him Hercule! it's Mr. SATAN! stupid americans and their censoring
(GM) Chad S. (GM): lol, I'm pretty sure Mr. Satan wouldn't have flown in the US. Talk about worshipping false idols
Aaaat any rate...
Hernz: lol, I wonder if the japanese were like "yes, we'll worship Seitan and become vegans!"
A golem, fashioned after an owl, waves its arms towards a door. It squaks "Welcome to the Wings of Icarus!" In at least four different languages.
Hernz: I assume this is after we dropped her off?
The workers are wearing clothing fashioned after alchemists. The host, a middle-aged elf, greets the party.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Yes, this is after you drop Petal Rose off.
Host: I'm afraid there are no vacancies here. So unless you have a reservation...
Hernz: time to drop names
Fi: That's a shame. The princess said that there was a good view of the moon here.
Hernz: LOOK TO LA LUNA.... FATALITY!
Host: I'm sure she would. Mister...Miss... ah. What is your name?
Fi: Fi.
Host: Fi...ah, yes. Clean Suite, party of six plus pet. Right this way.
Fi: Thank You.
The third story "Clean Suite" is well furnished, with eight bedrooms connected to a large common room. A plate of chocolate and a bottle of wine greet you.
Host: Unfortunately, the kitchen is closed for dinner, but will be open for dessert. Baths are available upon request. Please ring this bell if you need any additional service.
Fi: Thank you for your hospitality.
Host: Of course. Thank you for staying at the Wings of Icarus.
Vegeta: food... why am I not surprised
Fi: It is a base desire that most can derive pleasure from.
Vegeta: as is battle, but you don't see a warrior everywhere you go
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Vegeta true fax
Fi: Many battles are over food.
Hernz: lol
Vegeta: in my land, battles were just entertainment...ah, I miss those days...
anyway, let's wait for this "friend"
Fi: Yes, I found in the places that I've traveled that other reasons to battle appear when food is plentiful. Seems to vary among populations though.
Chris: Yes, hurry up and wait. none of this small talk.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): lol
(To GM) rolling 1d20+9
(
12
)+9
= 21
Hernz: lol
Fi/Vegeta convos are usually around fighting and not fighting
lol
As the night continues, you hear one of the closed bedroom doors knock from the inside.
Fi: Uhh... Come in?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): You can make a perception check, here.
Fi:
Fi : Perception
Check	23
Vegeta: perceptionalize 28
The door opens and a young woman emerges and steps into the common room. Dressed in leather armor and calf-high boots, she gives you all a quick salute before introducing herself.
Agent Midnight: Agent Midnight. At your service.
Fi: Greetings, we had been hoping to meet you.
Do you know why we are here?
Agent Midnight: I know Merki said he would return in a few months, or he would delegate his responsibilities.
Vegeta: is he still alive? do you know?
Agent Midnight: "Still alive?"...
Agent Midnight pauses for a moment
Agent Midnight: The last I heard from him, he told me he was onto something big.
Fi: Very subtle, Vegeta...
Yes, Merki delegated to us because he was murdered.
Vegeta: sense motifs... to make sure she's not an impostor 27
Hernz: prolly should have done that before lol
Fi: We were hoping to ask you about what you two discovered here, because he said that we should only trust you.
Agent Midnight: Merki and his secrets...haha, he and I are quite similar in that regard.
Have you had any...discomfort since entering the Draugh Kingdom?
Fi: I have.
Agent Midnight: Merki experienced discomfort as soon as he stepped foot in the kingdom. He said he felt like his own shadow was tracking him.
Fi: Yes, a strong sense of paranoia.
Most strongly felt near the palace.
Agent Midnight: 1 Protect the King's land.
The King's ideologies:
3 Resist corruption from the Devil's will.
2 Spread the King's influence to other realms.
Agent Midnight Uses her fingers and counts to three as she rattles them off.
Agent Midnight: However...
Blasphemy against the King
1 Invade the King's land and try to claim it as your own.
2 Curse the King's liberation of other realms.
3 Worshipping or following the orders of evil from beyond this realm.
Blasphemy is also punished.
Vegeta: and how's that tie in with the paranoia some of them felt?
Agent Midnight: By setting foot in the Draugh Empire as an enemy, the divine power the royal family wields discourages you. It's a form of mental protection.
After many, many, many attempts at diplomacy, he spoke to the Princess and convinced her of his virtues. She asked me to help him however I could.
We discovered something quite powerful in this land, with many applications and uses. Merki used it to understand how he had blasphemed.
Fi: Whom he worked for?
Agent Midnight: ...Merki said to trust you.
Agent Midnight exhales
Agent Midnight: Yes, he suspected he was "Worshipping or following the orders of evil from beyond this realm."
Fi: Yes, he leaked his suspicions on his employers, but not his reasoning.
Agent Midnight: Be aware that these rules are open to interpretation by the royal family. The royal family's word is law, but the royal family's word can change.
After he confirmed these beliefs, he felt it would be best to return to Alenno and investigate closely. He said he would return after he concluded, but...
Agent Midnight trails off
Agent Midnight: I will need your help securing what we found. Deep in the desert lies our discovery. For security reasons I can't disclose what it is right now.
A group of Magmere Consortium employees have overtaken a cache of robots and captured an ally of mine. I would like your assistance in rescuing this friend first.
This ally knows the way better than I do.
Nidranisan mumbles something.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Feel free to ask Agent Midnight what you want to. Now I really gotta make stuff up for you guys to do.
G'nite, folks.
Fi: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree?
Agent Midnight: I've heard they tried moving into Alenno. My sincere apologies.
Fi: So what was up with the color changing wine?
realtime 10/15 8:33 pm
Agent Midnight: The wine. As one of the many defenses, the wine subtly changes color if you are considered an enemy. It only really works near the palace, though.
Nidranisan: So basically, everyone there pretty much thinks we're enemies of the empire.
Agent Midnight: Seems that way! Haha. Well, not me.
Nidranisan: Well...it seems oddly like the princess may not believe that either.
Well, either way, any chance to poke Magmere in the eye is a win for me.
Agent Midnight: The princess disagrees with some of her parents' ideals. As I mentioned, the King determines who is an ally and who is an enemy.
The desert is dry and gets hot during the day. Please prepare accordingly.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Make whatever purchases and preparation you need to. Bedtime for me.
Fi: So, Giovanni is also considered an enemy by these rules? Anyone notice any other glasses change besides ours?
Vegeta: nope, just ours and Giovanni's
Meghan: (is agent midnight secretly the princess in disguise?)
was the princess wearing glasses?
Cat: haha nice.
Meghan: ... is agent midnight wearing a mask?
(and a cape and a rose)?
(and top hat0
Hernz: actually, after midnight leaves, Veg is pretty certain she is the princess
and will tell the party then
Meghan: not if claire beats you to it
how long did claire talk with the princess? this is going to take a perception check
and also, even if my character is convinced that they're different people, the player will never be convinced.
Hernz: lol
Meghan:
Claire : Perception
Check	13
lol perception
Claire : Diplomacy
Check	32
Claire: disguisedprincesssayswhat?
Hernz: Is midnight coming along to the desert or did she leave? (wasn't sure from the prepare for the desert)
Cat: i think later we're all going to the desert together...that was my impression.
realtime 10/16 9:43 pm
Agent Midnight glances at Claire during her outburst
Agent Midnight: Pardon?
Giovanni Vermillion's company has been very difficult to implicate. It has employed many workers in the Empire, generating massive support.
And I... do agree with his opinions of the robots. They should regain their intelligence.
I will accompany you to the Hidden Magmere Base of operations. I estimate about 3 days of travel. We'll need to cross a river, as well.
If that's all, I suggest you get some sleep.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Assuming you guys don't have any follow up questions.
Agent Midnight briefly salutes you all, then repels down one of the walls of the inn, using an open window and a grappling hook.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I'll let you guys talk things out, but feel free to make any purchases you need to. You should all plan to leave right after lunch tomorrow.
Chris: Everybody took a rank of swim this level right?
George: Saw-imm?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): SPLOOSH
George: Hawk is going to go with the "learn to breathe under water" route.
Vegeta: So is everyone ok with taking the princess along?
Hernz: veg has no need for additional preparations... and has a mighty +4 swim! lol
Cat: Hmm. how much does a whatever of waterbreathing cost? :)
Hernz: ring of swimming for 2500... we found one before and sold it lol
or you can get a potion of swimming for 50, or a wand of swimming for 750 (50 charges makes it 15 gp per use)
we could chip in for the wand if we think we'll have lots of water situations... wand of mage armor was great
Cat: i mean, the wand seems pretty reasonable, really.
Hernz: spell is Touch of the Sea... 1st level, lasts 1 minute
Cat: i assume claire could use it.
Hernz: yup, it's available to all classes
funny, getting a wand of swimming for the desert....
oh, sorry, except clerics... but wiz/sorc
Fi: The princess is coming?
Vegeta: Isn't it obvious... the princess and midnight are one and the same... you shouldn't let a plant petting your wolf distract you elf
she did a poor job disguising herself
Fi: I suppose we should take a vote on if we are all ok with the prince coming along as well?
Vegeta: hahahaha! if only your attention were as good as your wit! that's why I like you elf
Fi: I prefer plants and animal to people, my attention lies with them. Anyway, I see it more as us tagging along with her. Merki said to trust her as well.
Vegeta: let's just try to get her back in one piece... a dead princess won't help our cause
Hernz: who's in on this wand of swimming? Veg has a little cash to put in for it
Cat: i'm in.
Hernz: HUB Q: how much xp we get? and what was the gold again?
Chris: 1000xp. I think it was 3053 GP according to my rather sparse notes this run.
Hernz: yup, that sounds right, thanks!
realtime 10/21, 4:44 pm
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I hope you all got my email on the run summary and a survey. If you have time to fill it out that would be super useful!