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how as you all sleep? I slept great? Hello. I've been concentrating
really hard on growing out my hair. Wonderful and how is that going?
I've had to have a lot of concentration, but I think it's working.
Would look to strike a pose? Mm hmm, oh, it's it's gone
like I'm in eighth of an inch. That's right, I pluck it out.
What for the potions and bombs? That's your hair? Oh? Yes,
it has been the whole time. Hm. Fair enough on the little
petchees I've had when they get really EPI y eppie. It's right. You
could heard what they said. You know, I can't say that I've noticed
it, so perhaps you're hiding it very well, thank you, But there
are there like no other substitutes you could use now. Yeah, sometimes body
hair, but they have to have a lot of it body hair, sometimes
not every time, occasionally as a treat. Hmm. Well. I spent
a little bit of the evening working together alongside Sakawachi. She is very very
informative, knows a lot about a lot of different topics. Who is it
the astronomer, the head of the observatory, the ruler of the observat year,
Yes, oh, yes, of course correct. So she taught me
a thing or two that was quite wonderful. Good. Put me through quite
a bit of a stress test, so to speak. A bunch of dolls
and was like fix them all, and I had to stitch them all very
quickly. It's terrible, humanly becoming a doll maker. No, no,
she was trying to help me with my stitching and suturing techniques and speeding them
up because as long as I have been working, you know, I typically
only work on one patient. Had a time, but taught me a thing
or two about multitasking. It's quite nice, but we are not balls.
No, but you get stitched up sort of like one. Ah, very
smart. M It was either that or we go find some animals, kill
them and then rip their guts out. If fire never turned it into a
doll, then that will be perfect for me. Are you planning on becoming
a doll? No, I'm just saying like, if any of us are
transformed into doors, then ULR skills will be perfectly applicable. It is a
very good idea. Yes, yes it is. I mean it's still applicable.
You're covering all of the bases, so to speak. Yes, I
mean you've already you know, changed from one thing to the next. Right,
it's right. I don't have a bomb for dead, but maybe the
bother smell like wet matted fur. You smell this talk will slowly make his
way up to you, and you can see he's shivering a little bit,
and he's sort of drying off. H The river is far colder, and
I anticipated ah, listen, he just needs some tea to warm up.
Those little lizard voke it courts. Yes, Yes, that would be nice.
Yes, do you have some already or do I have to make it?
You'll have to make it, but I will supervise. No, No,
you always make everything Ross took. Let me, let me get the
tea on, all right, Yes, it would be good because I don't
think I can move my fingers very well. Then I will not be superficing
er. And I'll go ahead and I'll an eagle. Huh. I would
assume we would have stuff to like keat water for tea and everything. Oh,
sure the camp would. Uh if you don't have it in your inventory?
Nope. Yeah, in cooking you need actual cooking supplies if you want
to do that. Talk has cooking supplies either way, perhaps, but I'll
just use the camps because I'm we're bougie at the moment. Okay, you're
gonna put some tea on. Rash talk Uh sort of looks around at the
rest of you and and says, did everyone sleep all right? Like a
doll? It was quite cold, but yes, I slipped all right?
They got your furs? Yes, hm, yes, thankfully. What did
you say about the first? Is that what I am smelling the wet matted
fur? I do not think. I do not think it's wet and matted,
quite dry smell some kindind of wet method for is it your hair?
Not this time? Oh? Now that I'm going to go in the show.
No, I washed myself quite often, unlike some of you. Yeah,
I washed myself often. That wasn't a job at me. I just
washed myself. Yeah, carrying this now outside rolling in the shnow, yeah,
what is that like? So we're going to be staying here or even
moving on. Well, at the end of the day, a desire is
to get out of here and return to meet with the professor. Correct.
I did not think that's what we were doing immediately, Not well, not
immediately, but overall, we do need to reconvene and perhaps confront. Was
there anything else that I mean, obviously we have to follow up on everything
to do with this frost Weill and whatnot. Yes, I believe that's that's
the case. But also I believe that we are short on supplies, and
there was an encampment that we learned about that may have supplies. I would
probably like to get there before the wolves. Oh you mean with all of
the like that Horde of pubgoblins. They said it wasn't a odd did they?
Yes, I made't quite. You should probably take her with us.
He do you mean Sagoachi? No, I mean the goblin, one of
the leaders. I think I saw the two that we met yesterday. They
took the goblin the orders of that one very loud man, and this was
his name, Matts hm hmm. I believe so. I think they were
interrogating that goblin. And I would like to check on her then, to
make sure that she's not well. M hm. So I will we do
that if anybody wants to come with a vine. If not, I will
take care of it in my own means. Certainly I will. I will
make my way with you, rash talk. The water is on which you
are you all right to poor it yourself? Yes? Right, I think
I will be just fine. All right, I will go ahead and go
with Malevik. Then all right, now, will stand up and make my
way to look for a tent that's more lavish than the others, as he
had such a loud presence. Sure, yeah, I think you you probably
saw where Matt's tent was the previous night. He like came out of it
when you were when you arrived, and yeah, it's it's there. The
uh the tent flaps are down, and uh there's a there's a few people
that are kind of like getting their day started and making some food and such.
Sort of look at you and nod as you walk past. Hm,
I guess the last of us person I see near the tent. Have you
seen mass is Nate. Yes, you recognize the person in front of the
tenth. This is Yanna. She was one of the people that escorted you
in the in in in the main part of the city there to get back
to the observatory. She was the one that was a little bit more skilled
at reading the stars and and and and helping to navigate. She says,
ah, yes, good morning. Yes, maths is uh. I believe
I heard him waking up. Mm hmm. You know. We'll wait for
him outside. Said I would like to speak with him, if he would
like, I can give him a message and he can come and speak with
you. Yes, it's concerning the what's the name nas Kesser, I believe,
yes, oh, yes, the goblin. We interrogated her last night.
By integragating, you mean just by speaking or by means of physicalness.
Well, we've found that interrogating goblins can go a few different ways. First,
and foremost, they are very tricky. Hobgoblins are well, there are
like a loose military kind of people, So you need to convince them that
it is in your best interest to speak with you. And for some that
is with reward, and with some that is the back of your hand.
Yeah they're still alive. Oh yes, quite, that's good. I would
like Max to come with us and speak to us, and then we can
go see they are goblin and discuss. Oh what I need to talk about?
If you were relay that message, yes, if you would like to
wait, I will just be a moment. Thank you, Yannah. She
walks over to the tent flaps. That's that's Are you decent? We'll put
some clothes on. I don't want to see it again. No, I
would like to craft the snow else. Okay, go ahead and make a
crafting room. Thank you said crafting? Holy shit? Yeah, work art
you all. I don't know. Did you stay back with the rashak Karun
m hm so yeah, like in the time that you've been going, like
in the five minutes that it took you to walk over here, Karun has
made this stunning snow elf sculpture. And shortly after Yanna lets Matt's know he's
got some furs that he's got thrown over him, and uh, he just
sort of scratching his scruffy face. Yeah, good morning, good my learning,
Karina. I thought you were back with oh sorry, this is a
different place. I'm stilled back with the sorry over skitzering. So yeah,
Matts will come out. He's just sort of draped some like fur blankets over
himself as he walks outside. He's doing that scratchy thing. He's got wicked
BedHead, you know, scratching the back of his head as he as he
comes out. Good morning, good morning. Sorry to wake you. I
believe, however, we have a couple of things perhaps to do. Not
worry. I was already awake. It just takes me a little more,
a little while to get started in the morning. Go ahead, Sorry I
interrupted. No, no, no, you're all right. I believe we
just had a couple of things to discuss with you figure out your next plans.
Yes, but not Celia. I was mentioning that you had some thoughts.
She should be really in a moment. Very good malevicted you want to
perhaps in my towner friend you or do you want to wait? I want
to know what you've done with the Hopgolin Not much. They help Goblin who
was interrogated last night and and they she's resting now. We fed her and
she is probably warm and stuff. I wouldn't worry. I would like to
see her if possible. I think we've gotten all that we can out of
her. Do you plan on killing her? No, actually, I plan
on taking her back to her end cabinet. That is an interesting choice.
I had meant to reach out to you this morning. Anyway, what we
learned from this North Kesta might be something that you might be able to help
me with. You know, well, we've learned where the Obsidian Oath Raiders
are currently holed up in town. They have themselves a little bas of operations.
I spoke with some of my people and from what they have told me,
they believe that one of my people, maybe that we have not seen
for some time now, maybe well captured by the goblins if they are still
alive. I had figured that perhaps we can trade North Kesa for them.
Hm. Yes, this is on the lines of what we were looking to
do as well, so it works out for everybody. Yours, of course,
is more a light than what I was going to do. But you
were going to kill them all if it came to it. From what I
understand, they would do the same to you, So I have no problem
with it for us. If we can avoid the bloodshed, that is good.
But if we must defend ourselves, we will with extreme prejudice. Understood.
I know how it is to be an outlier from the rest. Goblin's
never really had a good history, so to speak, and everyone and everything
does things for a reason. Love Goblins, though their reasonings and the way
they go about it is incorrect. Yeah, Bobby, just trying to survive.
At least that's how I like to think about it. I would like
to go to the zincabin and see for myself, scouted out, see what
kind of condition is in Yes, and also if find well Suka watches opinions
are possible because we have a big task ahead of us that we're gonna need
help with from her. Ah, Yes, I forgot she mentioned speaking with
you. From what my men tell me, they believe that she has some
people that are missing. And I asked around a little, and I believe
that we can all benefit from this relationship. From what I understand, my
men say they have seen some of these people, and there might be some
ways that we can help each other out. You see, not just finding
my people. But if you are able to do some things for us,
I will help you, as we are essentially a businessman, help you on
your way. We can give you a raft and load it up all supplies
that you might need for a trip. M hm. I would like to
see these supplies, but first we need to know what you need us to
do before we agree to anything. Of course, give me a few minutes
to get ready. You talk with your people, and if anyone else wants
to join us, we can have the conversation. Perhaps invite Zaka watch as
well. Of course, is there anyone in particular you would like all of
us to reconvene that we are the bonfire is fine, Perhaps we can have
some eggs and some sausage. I'm see you over there then very well,
I'll try and then lean into your end say I didn't think she would do
it, and I'll keep walking. I will make it a point to just
let Malvic know. Malovic, I'm going to grab Sakawachi, just so that
she's aware. Hand. I'll meet you over at the bonfire, right divide
and conquering whatnot? Right? Indeed, I'll walk over and I'm just gonna
take a pic at their weaponry and like see if anybody's training or blacksmithing or
any of that stuff. They didn't, so I just can't want to see
what they all have. There's definitely people that are just kind of like sparring
and training and stuff. Certainly, Yeah, I would like to take a
look at that. And do they have any trade tints or any tints with
supplies or weaponry just hanging out. I just want to kinda peek at them
and see what they're working with. Okay, let's see here, roll me
a. I will take three different potential things here. Different outcomes will occur
based on which role you use. I will take diplomacy or society or or
step and I guess sept it is great. Wow. Okay, so the
Chris aren't stopping for Malvic even after last session. Alrighty mm hmmm, h
okay, Uh Malevik. They have uh kind of like a quartermaster available.
Uh. You see that there are a lot of the common weapons available.
There are shields. They also have a small stock of master work and enhanced
weapons. They have a few pieces of magical and reinforced armors. They have
various provisions like rations and things, and some camping gear. They have a
very limited supply from what you can tell of, like uh, like alchemical
stuff or like spell casting type things like scrolls and things. They don't really
have very much there. They probably have a few like potions and stuff like
that, but nothing really uh, nothing really big there. And of course
they've got like horses and mule rules and pack animals and stuff like saddle bags
and like, they don't really have any barting like armor for horses or any
of that kind of stuff. And uh, that's that's about it. Okay.
I'll give you that in mind when we discuss supplies and give the master
work stuff in mind. I don't know what they have, I mean particularly,
but they can help any of us. Yeah, after peeking out all
that stuff, I won't bother anyone. I'll just kind of sit and watch
the sun come up alone on a log or something and just wait for everyone.
Okay, So after a little while, you all sort of get gathered
up ready to have a conversation with Matts and Sakawachi, who's been brought to
things by Yara and Uma. Sakawachi's a guide is also joining. All right,
I suppose everyone is awake now and already I have some delicious breakfast that
has been made by doorf and please eat, eat your heart's content. Thank
you much appreciated. So we are presented with some opportunities here, I believe
from what I understand, your a Feniana here have told me that there are
potentially some opportunities for all of us to benefit in this current situation. And
as a mercenary myself, I am always on the lookout for such things.
What say you, I'm on the lookout for food, so I would be
eating. That group is looking for opportunity always though, as long as both
sides fine benefit that is equal and shared. Of course, of course,
there would be no other way. I always say that it is important that
when you are making a deal, that everyone leaves the table with bold smile
on their face and the curs on their lips. That is the way that
you know that everyone has made a good deal. Now, do not smile
much. I think that you just haven't been given enough opportunity to smile.
Yes, that is true. Perhaps not enough good things have happened for you
to smile. Let's just hope that this is the beginning of a change in
that Yes, that were going to say all of it. I wanted to
get down the business. I need to know what kind of frying pan we
are jumping in, so to speak, frying pan jumping? Why would anyone
jump into? Ah? I understand jumping very good? She's good? Is
that understandable? Is that more relatable jump versus jumping into the frying pan?
M m? I suppose it depends on who you are with. Mm hmm.
Could sleep in either one really? Hmmm mm hm. So I've missed
a lot of what is happening here. All I have is all of this
delicious food. But is there need for an alchemist of any kind here?
An alchemist? You are an alchemist, that's right. I don't know if
you could tell from all the all the bottles, and I do not like
to make assumptions. Perhaps this is some kind of Veresian attire. You're funny.
I like him. You can stay, I hope. So this is
my camp? Oh, you can stay. I am glad that you have
given me permission to stay at my own camp. I like this one.
They have a how do you say? A spark? It is good.
So, from what I understand, we have several opportunities here to discuss first
and foremost, there is the obvious one that Melevik has brought to my attention,
which is the fact that we have one of the Obsidian old Traders that
we have interrogated, that you have brought to the camp here and in exchange
food and a safe place to rest for the night, it's been given to
you. And we have learned well the Absidian Oath Raders have taken up their
camp we made. We had some suspicions, but they have well. The
North Kesa was more forthcoming after speaking with your of Indiana, and we have
learned where their base of operations is. Mel A Case suggested that he bring
North Kesa there potentially some sort of bargaining. Chip. I have heard that
we are missing some people here at the camp. We're not sure exactly where
they are, but if the Obsidian Oath Raiders have them, North Kesta would
be a good trade. On the other hand, we have learned from Saka
Watch that she's missing several of her escorts and we think that they might have
one of them there. We believe that this location, according to north Castle,
is known as a gray Post and Matt's will he's got sort of a
sketched out rough map of SkyWatch that'll give over to you. And to be
clear, are you saying that they are in two separate locations or that the
raiders also have SOCCA watches people. Well, I do not know where my
people are, but if the Obsidian Raiders have captured them, they may very
well be at this gray post, which used to serve as some kind of
guard posts here in the sky Watch, from what we can tell. And
he sort of roughly sketches out where this is on the map for him,
this is in that Curset city. Well, we are in that cursed city
right now. Yes, things change constantly, and really it was opened that
we did not have to be alone. Well, MALEVI, it it seems
that they have been navigating this place together for some time. Perhaps if we
are very very careful and stick together like glue, it should work out.
So it seems as if this is quite close to the observatory correct, It
is matter of opinion depending on where it is exactly where the stars take you
understood, From what we understand it is roughly here. Magic might take you
in strange directions if you are not careful, even with some of our most
experienced guides. It is still difficult to travel, so be aware you might
end up someplace you are not expecting. We are experienced at this shouldn't be
too much of a problem. We are basically experts. I believe our friend
here is complementing us far too much. We have killed creatures from seventeen different
realms of existence, seventeen probably lost count If, for example, and I
offer the suggestion to you, if you were to meet with these Obsidian Oath
Raiders and they do not have my people, you have brought up the possibility
in Malevik that wiping them out might be potential option for you. Yes,
it's like sending a message. Yes, yes it is. I heard some
rumors coming from some of my people as well. More. Run ins with
the Obsidian Oath Raiders and they continue you to draw blood whenever possible. I'm
starting to get tired of this again. Have we've come to this place for
what it can offer us. We are not here to kill anyone unless it
is necessary, but they continue to test us. Hmm. If it comes
down to it, I don't mind lapping off heads. I've done it plenty
times already. H Perhaps we try to please you first of course, we'll
do it your way now, as Cassa has been. Mm hmmm, they
have been. It's the work. Yes, they have been cooperative and didn't
really put a much of us with us when it came to us questioning so
what I'd like to at least treat them with some sort of respect and give
them a chance to be able to speak on their behalf. Maybe they can
convince their own kind. And if not, then I will make a show
of what it means too well not agree with us, I'd be happily right
beside you as well, so long as we exhaust the first option. I
think we are of like mind. As I said, I am not one
to draw blood out of some sort of bravado. I prefer we have a
drink instead. But if they do not want to drink and they throw it
in my face, well perhaps they do not live with their head. I'm
sure they would not hesitate to hurt others. Anyhow, sir, what were
you going to say, Malvic? I was wondering if Max is gomantn come
with us or not, does not matter to me. I have some things
to think. Carol in camp Sakawachi will sort of speak up. I will
come with you if you need me. It might be dangerous. I understand
Numa is like putting a hand like on Sacawachi's shoulder, and she enough,
our fates are intertwined. I must go with you. Her faces are intertwined,
but it won't be much of a fate if you become beheaded. Please
make sure you stay close to your at least where's Arsilia. Our Celia is
probably like uh uh making making their way over uh to the fire. Will
you be staying or coming? She's got some like food, she says.
Of course I will be happy to join you. I wouldn't leave you behind.
Mm hmm anything. I will pat Melevic very sadly on the back a
ras suck. Are you coming or staying with the game? Of course I
will join you. I'm very curious about these goblins, as well as this
magic and what is going on here? Mm hmm, Karoun, of course
I'm coming. I have to figure out what the matted, fierce smell is
and I just need to look pointedly over at the toll free men. I
don't think this. He always has the scruffy looking smile on his face,
you know, does he have a lot of chest hair from what we can
tell. Oh, yeah, like a suspicious amount of chest hair. Absolutely
spicious about that chest hair is what's hiding in it? Corona. Are you
able to find supplies around here that you can replenish your stock? Oh?
I grow them. Oh you mean with the bolts and all the Oh good
point. Do you have a crossbow bolts spying the chins. Yes, we
have some crossbow bolts perfect a quarter master and various provisions if you need them,
well, thank you, of course, of course, of course,
of course I also still have more arrows for you if you choose that route
instead. I'm not I'm not using the bowl because the takes both of my
hands and and I have to pick up the thing and then throw it,
but then I have to put it down and get the bowl out and then
put the bow up and then with both hands. I'm just it's way better
if I can just toss one of these. I mean, that's why I
always keep this hand free. I mean, I used to wear it with
spikey gloves, so that'll a punch of stuff if I needed to. But
if I'm gonna miss, I'd rather it be missing with just one hand than
have to have both hands to miss right, you know what I mean,
It at least looks like you did it without effort, Like yeah, like
you look really right. And I don't want it to look like I'm trying,
because then I feel emotionally responsible for when someone else gets hurt. If
it looks like I'm not trying, then I don't feel quite this bad,
you know what I mean? I feel as if there's a lot to unpack
here. Yeah. Yeah, So what you're saying is you don't try with
us. Ah, it's no. I think that what they're trying to say
is they do try, but they try to look like they're not trying because
they're they're afraid of being vulnerable. It's complicated, is it. I always
wondered why you're trying to I don't know, have conversations with things instead of
hurting them. But or I give them drugs. You're always trying to give
Everything worked really well one time. It did work really really well one time,
so I would be remiss if it didn't try it every time. I'm
gonna look over towards everyone else. I'm looking at Max like I he's my
He's not he smiling you like drugs I can tell you. Do you any
like drugs? I find that life will often give me opportunities to enjoy it.
Yeah, drugs, I get it. HM, So next steps?
Is there anything else that she wanted to bring to our attention? Janna sort
of speaks up and says, from what Sakawachi has told me, I believe
your hunter escort. What was her name? The Nigi? That's right,
It sounded similar to someone that we believe is near the Merchant Square the Mystic
market, that is the sort of And she begins to point on the map.
I think we saw this Niggy talking with some other newcomers to SkyWatch,
and maybe she made some friends. Either way, try to learn a thing
or two about these other newcomers while you're there, and in return, I
will will order the locks open on the river for you when you're ready to
leave. Will your guide be coming with us? I do not know how
to read the stars during the day. Well, I do not to read
the stars at all. Yeah, and I would like to learn how to
read the stars during the day if you're possible. If possible, I can
assist with that. If we are using the stars to navigate, I can
help. I am quite practiced at it, the leader, the ruler of
the observatory. Of course, well it will be it will be very difficulty.
But even for my guides, I think your sucker Watty, if she's
comfortable, will be very capable. Besides, I have tasks for Janna and
your life to do. H Now stand up in in a tower over everyone.
Well, let's not waste much time. I need to see they're goblin
very good. Then we shall make our decision. And we watch when he
speaks up and says, what about Pomak willy cook? Ah Joroff speaks up
as he's making the final touches on breakfast. He seem like doing the salt
bay into the into the eggs, and he says, ah, this Pamack,
I saw this description this person. I think they were leaving the city
via the gates. Hey, Well, matt Sort speaks up and says,
lest we saw hisoy. They went outside the gates to scout as well,
but they haven't returned. Maybe while you are looking for Pamak, you can
look for his soy as well. But if you go do this for me,
then not only will I give you a raft and open the locks,
but I will load the raft with as much treasure as it can hold before
you ship out. Well, we have also some very large bags as much
as the raft can hold. I would like to ask if it's okay,
dead or alive for whom, well, the one we're searching for, not
saying that I would do the slaughtering, but if they are dead and we
find their body, we can understand. I understand. If you find them
dead, then you find them dead better that we know, and we can
prepare some sort of proper burial and right for our people and let whatever family
that they have may know about it. Good. Then we will secure the
bodies and bring them back here very well. Mm hm. We may need
something to carry them, as I talked to Yaura in Koreoun. If just
in case someone is injured or well dead, we are crafting something to hold
the body, like secretly or in public view, I can do it.
I just need to know for hiding the body. We may need to.
But let's let's see Nocaza first. So kind of condition they are in,
hopefully the body inside the bag you can figure inside of a bag. Yes,
it is a very bigger on the out in the inside than it is
on the outside. Strange magic also, I think that magic is inherently strange
depending on your perspective. We know it works. I know magic too.
You know it's not just magic bags. I know magic I could carrying in
your bags. Not not any now. I learn more every day. M
hmm, Max where it is? Narcaza North Gsta is in there? In
there, oh, walk are way over. After nodding, I'll uh kind
of peek in. I'm not going to just rip the doors open and are
the laps open, just peaking to see the situation. Okay, you look
in. You can see there's just some like hay that has kind of been
tossed on the ground. North Kes is just like heaped up with a fur
blanket on the hay. You can see hands are probably bound, feet are
bound. How did they look beat up, bruised, bloody. Not beyond
what you did yesterday? Yeah, force feeding. I will go over and
squat down and look to see if they are awake. Squat down, give
me a presumption check sixteen they are passed out. Mm hmmm, no,
nudge them. Yes. As you go to uh nudge them, narth Kesa
rolls out of the way and springs to her feet. She is sort of
she's bound, so it looks a little awkward as this happens, and she
sort of like spins murderer in the night. This one tries to strike.
If I wanted to kill you, you had already been dead. I do
want to kill you when you're still alive. So isn't it all some daytime?
Mhm? That's a You have been given more care than I would have
thought they would have given you, even warm. It puts you in a
tent. It treated you better than humans have ever treated me. With that,
you owe us bargain, you will, yes, a bargain. Yes.
The bargain is you keep your head and you help us with what you
going to your post, you know where it is, and we want to
trade you for people that are missing. Now let me stress this. The
more cooperation that you provide, the less likely it is that you would die
and that your people would die. It is a fair exchange that we are
trying to make. We would like to discuss things, we would like to
collaborate like you, and we have as so forth, I will put my
face okay, sorry, We've been quite kind to you, despite the circumstances
and despite you trying to kill us? Is that not true? So I
can either take an intimidation or a diplomacy check. Before you do that,
I would like to put my face really close to narcases and say, remember
what happened to your allies. Geez, I'm going diplomacy. So I was
getting. I was like, Malevic is gone intimidation. Yours intimidation. I
will assist in. Well, the thing is I'm assisting because I'm just saying
like she's more scary than I am. No, no, no, no
no, I'm doing diplomacy. Dog in the background diplomacy, Yeah, if
you want to be the scary dog in the background, you know, like
those those memes of like everybody walking up the corn it's like the cute girl
in her cosplay with like the like angry, like doberman boyfriend in the bathroom.
Yes, both of us in the background of your cute girl cosplay.
I'll be I'm towering over and I guess I'll take an intimidation from Karun and
Malvic and a diplomacy from yarra Is, say seventeen on my end, oh,
then twenty one, I guess mya none will continuate down after seeing Yara's
face, and she's like I just pulled back and like and I'll just stand
with my arms holded. Yeah, you're like, yeah, he's got like
an itch that he discourage way whose long talks. We are, like,
you need to stop being so falseful of people. Just she's trying to like
it looked like you were ready to punch a hole through North Kesa's chest and
you had to like contain yourself and you didn't know how to do it,
so it just came off really awkward and slow. Yeah, I'm skittering over
so that we can be both back to back sometimes. Sure, says very
well, the bargain we have struck as long as I am not struck.
Now that changes if you and your people attempt to strike us, or if
you try to flee flee me. No, you certainly not, would you
You've been so co opted. Just see this goblin smile and they have you
know, this hobgoblin sort of look is a little bit less exaggerated, I
think than the normal the sort of like lesser goblins, the sort of smaller
goblins have more of the Stewie Griffin kind of heads. The hobgoblins are a
little bit taller, a little bit more humanoid, and you can see that
they she's give me a perception check. I would like to reroll that and
being rerolled fourteen. Yeah, I mean I think you can gather that.
Like this person's been fairly cooperative this whole time. As long as they are
like still in your favor, you're probably fine. I'll lean over to Karo
and they say they do not need feet. You could hobble them. I
could build a hobbler right now. Make it always many, no cutoff limbs.
Don't kickut them off, because then they'll put the prosthetic on. You
have to name them. Mmm. I heard of something called an iron maiden
once similar. Yes, we will not be striking you if you do not
try to flee, but the minute you do that is fair game, you
understand. Of course, North Kesa is smart amongst the hobgoblins. North Kasa
will be happy. Do not flee. I trust her implicitly. I'll throw
a sub piece of sausage that I had saved to add her or to her.
Let's just say yeah, uh slaper on the forehead over not yeah.
I was literally rolling to see if the sausage just like hit her in the
face because I think it's hilarious. Rolls for damage. Yeah, it's like
awkward bumbles and grab grabs. It starts to eat very good. So do
you think you'll be able to convince your people to not try and attack us?
Is second in command of the Old Raiders, of course, and your
commander would want you back so much so that he wouldn't Yes, I am
from a very strong warrior tribe. Those that look like they are prisoners do
not have respect. We would have to, unfortunately, make it look like
Narcaza's in good condition for them to believe that they are still valuable. I
do not know their war tactics, but from mine, if someone goes missing,
we replace them immediately. That is a great question. Actually, I
do have warfare law in terms of hobgoblins and their interactions, and I know
our Celia rolled really high for her interactions as well. So if apps I
could get information from her, or if you'd like for a meter role,
I'd love to know how house situations are, like the importance of their second
to command, YadA YadA. All of that is good for nineteen so obviously
everybody is different, but there is kind of a consensus amongst most people that
have run into hobgoblins is that they are organized and the most civilized of goblin
kind. But they're definitely not kind, and they are definitely not equal,
and they are militaristic and tyrannical and cruel and destructive. And if somebody is
a leader and they have been captured as a prisoner, they've lost all credibility.
Yep, yeah, Malvick would have immediately. That's the first thing I
thought about, coming from the tribe that's warriors, and so one of the
friends have abandoned you. Well, that's where you come into play, Karoon.
Do you mind if we will tie you up? What not? Yes,
us, we'll have to stage something for us to even be in talks
with their leader. If we show up at the gates of her shackled up,
and they will retaliate. Christusie, very clever, you are an illusion.
Magic is not respected amongst our kind. Oh it would be if it
got thrown in your face, as your friends found out. If magic is
not respected, then why do you have such dirty Oh damn it? What
never mind? I was saying, Perune, do you mind being tied up?
Of course it wouldn't be tight to be loose enough for you to get
out. I will do it. The reason why I will sacrifice my dignity
for the sake of the team. I'm already tied up. You look down.
Karoon's legs are already tied up. I'm I will do it. If
I must, I will do it. Is this is them trying now I
see? Okay, you absolutely must. I will sacrifice my dignity. Yes,
Max for a mule of some sort of something to throw on top of,
or maybe you can walk. Don't tie your feet up, just your
hands obviously, And yeah, Narquezo will will you and tow we will stand
side by side with Karun. I also will tie my hands, and so
you are. But you have specialties to where you don't need full functionality.
From what I've seen, ropes will be tied to a way to where if
you pull Russia from east to west, they will untie themselves pretty easily.
So your thought is that we get some sort of an audience by not Kezi
here pretending she has caught us all. Well, that was the plan for
me not to kill everyone, right, because that would give her lots of
credibility if she was to be able to capture all of us exactly. Yeah.
I think Artilia would sort of nod her head and say, if we
can do this without bloodshed, that would be the best way. I think
Sakawachi would not be tied up. Segawachi would comply to nar Keza's wishes because
her friends are in need make her a little bit more. She's not a
threat visually to these creatures since they were chasing her. They were looking for
a great prize. That is so, then how would we go about some
sort of trade. It would have to be a Narceza requesting it, and
I don't know. If they go for something such as that, put our
faith in Arkeaza, credibility goes a long way, maybe even override their current
leader. If there is some kind of duel between the tutor to see who's
the most credible, then we know what to do. At that point.
As long as it's a private meeting, we can take them out immediately.
Narcasa will be the main leader of this campment and then move on and will
not bother anyone else in this town upon an agreement, or they will lose
their head. I'm not a great planner. I do one thing good,
but when it comes to warfare and tactics, I've had my fair share.
Certainly. My worry is and obviously I believe we would have gone slightly to
the side now at this point to leave not Quza kind of out of your
shot. And we're whispering at least I am. But so here's what comes
into play, and this is just something that we need to keep in mind.
We are putting a lot of faith in someone who very much so we
will want to do anything to screw us over. We have taken her hostage,
we have gained information from her about her people. What's to say that
she brings us into the encampment and just calls for everyone to attack us.
She has her life. I could have guiled her. We've fed her,
the people here have given her furs in a place to sleep. We are
speaking to her in a very respectful manner. I believe that, Well,
you've given me a chance, and I attacked your people. I almost screwed
you over. I think YadA is right. We should have some sort of
contingencyency, yes, but perhaps something a little more with more finesse. What's
your salty poisoning pebs? Drugs definitely. So I think the issue that comes
into play here is I just want to get a visual kind of of what
it is you'd like to do. So you want north Keza to appear to
be a very strong warrior, that she's captured all of us. Now we
must keep in mind that, yes, we gave you a second chance despite
you attacking us. These people have known nothing but cruelty their entire lives.
They have known nothing but conquering and war. And I am unsure that we
can rely on her. So we definitely do need some sort of a contingency
plan. So your idea is that we all appear tied up, but our
bonds are very loose, to the point we could just slip them off,
easy peasy. Now when would we be doing such a thing? Is this
something where you want them to take us into the encampment, Well, we
will be surrounded as prisoners. They've probably tried to disarm us. You would
need to be in private. We can ask the leader to come to the
gates if need be. Nacaza shows dominance can possibly control situationes pulling off of
your plan. What if we are We pose the question to naugh kesa does
she wish to be the leader of her band? Well, that's what I
mean, interview exactly. Well, here's the thing, though, that's how
we posit it to her. We are helping her overthrow the current ruler.
Yes, make sure that that is the plan. Make sure that is the
motivation she has assistance from us. It's not just about our kindness, then,
it's not just about what we're doing for her. Okay, that was
what I was missing. I believe I did. I'm sorry I didn't make
that clear enough. But yes, we make Narquiaza a leader of this band
of hubgoblins, and then they take their leave, and that is why you
mentioned a duel. Perhaps we make a show of it. See if they'll
have a duel at the gate or something for everyone to watch, or perhaps
they will overthrow her immediately. We could play her up. I mean,
I've had my issues in the past, but I'm quite convincing otherwise. Osilia
is also very convincing. We could play it up. You know, she's
so strong. She took us all on, and she beat us by herself.
You know, all of that really really hone in on north Keza being
very powerful. If they were normal garbling kin, I would say that would
work with these are intelligence so see, yes, but if we do not
have any marks of war upon us, doesn't look like they over threw us
to their side. Being captured is one thing. They have people that we
need that we want. Arcas opposed a very intimidating story about what they would
do to them if we do not come along, we go along with them.
The problem is if we just go to the gate with Narcasa in chains,
they will kill her, and well, bloodshed would be the answer to
it all. So what do you oppose? Is the solution here? Narcasa
will have to convince them to meet us in private. We break our bonds,
decapitate their current leader, make Narcaza seem like a glorious leader. Once
they are over the encampment, we then leave with our people. They leave
the city, maybe have rumors of bigger hoards treasure somewhere else. I believe
once you are a hierarchy, it won't be easy. I mean it won't
be hard to convince others. They are goblins that have seen us before that
ran back to the camp and probably told stories about how we massacred their kid.
If Narkeza comes back thinking that she was dead. I don't believe we
have to do much convincing at that point. And she is quite stealthy,
is she not. She's very slippery, very agiles them. The way that
she could have caught us is simply utilizing that in our sleep in layer of
Hobgoblin mucus. I suppose that this is the best I could come up with
in this time that we have. But I believe that is probably a good
chance that it will work, right because if they're not going to care about
a hostage, and they're not going to want to trade, they will just
love their head off right in front of us. Yeah, people we are
trying to get a lot of people would do They would just automatically say,
if they were weak enough to get caught, you do what you will.
But if we are on the inside, you might be able to save them
without having to make negotiations anyway. It's also about turning tide, maybe showing
that it doesn't have to be barbaric between two a misunderstood tribes. Yes,
it would see me. They would try to kill me on site here in
Galerian to be talked to normally would be it feels good. Maybe they weren't
taken seriously, so why they take what they can? Unfortunately, as much
as I hate to say this, but even someone as destructive as they are,
they deserve to be on Gallerian as much as anyone else. It won't
heard that you say that I am drying? Are you doing very well?
All right? I suppose that's can do. I mean, I'm trying to
run through all of the possible scenarios in our heads. But the thing is
the only way we will know is if we are in that moment. If
we need to speak up, we speak up. I don't let it turn
a tired against us. If we have to take action, we have to
do what we must. But let's have faith. At least we could say
we tried and having faith in someone or something we don't understand. Whack do
we know anything about how hob goblins handled debt? So to speak, like
if you do something for them, some sort of a favor or some sort
of like a because this is a big deal. Making her the leader of
a war band is a huge deal, They're probably still going to backstab us.
Like in terms of what we would know, I think it's dependent.
So from your talks with our Celia, and from what you can tell thus
far, I think it's just kind of dependent on the hob Goblin. If
they feel like they are in a position of power, I think so that
they would backstab us, or that they wouldn't if they're in a position of
weakness. It's like it's like that philosophy, the sun Zoo kind of philosophy,
right, is like, if you're going, if you're going to fight,
make sure you're going to win. If they know they're not going to
win, then there's no point of finding. Well. I do not think
we can necessarily trust not Caso, but is about the only thing that we
have. Plan B. If Narcas decides to roll on stupidity, then once
we make them the leader, I will take her by the throat in front
of all that respect her and we will make our dealings. Then having her
bag for her life, as she says before, well that will put us
an higher standing. I wish not to do this. They have been client.
Yes, but if you are someone that is captured and outnumbered, just
smile and say yes your captor, mm hmm. At least that's what most
people do. It's a survival instinct. Is it not? Then we keep
it so I advantage if are in on the plants. Not all convincing if
you want M. But if things go wrong, I will take action.
They would not see your arm come to you, either of you, any
of you. M. My priority is you and Suka watchie. Indeed,
I will turn to north Kesa north Kesa darling when you have have you ever
wanted to lead your war band? North Kes's eyes go wide? Hm hmma,
do you know what that is? Yes? It is what one has
when one has no other recurse. Hmm. Now what if I were to
say that we would help you become leader of your tribe or your war band?
Liten and I am mm hmmm very good. Now I will relay the
plan essentially in terms of like kind of leaving out the details of we're going
to rip her godimn throw it out if she doesn't help us. So in
terms of all of that, would you like I help getting to that point?
Make a diplomacy check m hmmm, we hope. So yeah, I
was gonna say, can I have guns during this whole thing? Absolutely?
That's what it's there for. I will not be helping eighty I kind of
want to rerull it, but I don't know. I'm going to reroll it
twenty okay, definitely better. North kesa as much as she can does the
like mister Burns finger steeple. I'll join her. Yeah, and she says,
I do you we have leader. I will be leader. You will
be and our friends you will release. Yes, yes, Now you do
understand that once you become the leader, you will convince your band that there's
Beggar Ords somewhere else, and you will leave SkyWatch or you have to deal
with the wolves. Your choice. But once everything is completed, we are
out of it. You make your decisions, you live your choices, you
deal with the consequences. We will not. I will not interfere with your
dealings with the wolves. But with us. Let's just say I put more
faith in you than I have in a person in a long time. You
get the meeting in private with us. There you explain your story of how
you capture us, make it as glorious as you need to. We will
handle the rest. Once you become leader, you hold this head in your
hands, speak it loud to your tribe. You convince them that you are
as powerful as you must be, but I do warn you I do not
like liars. And to be clear, you betray us. We do have
quite a few allies outside that will in fact come knocking. And you wouldn't
want that for your warband, No would you? No? No, betray
No betray perfect and it is settled, not gizza. I hope you like
a seat of power. Yes, it will have many feathers. I do
know that you can be a turning tide to whatever you've been going through with
having to feel like you had a scabbaged loot, steel and kill others to
have things. Imagine feel lot and kill. Imagine having things brought to you
without having to do any of that because you're almighty and powerful. If it
will see that, maybe they will bring you treasure. Yeah, and what
dirty years you have? Ah ha? I told you I could do magic.
Make a performance jack for the listeners. Karoon just pulled a coin air
quotes from a north because's ear? Was it a wax ball performance? Oh?
Magie? Who knows points from air or your hair? That's right?
Probably? Well, with that's settled, let's relay back to Max what we're
going to be doing. At least I will extend my hand to nath Keza,
shake on it. She looks at your hand, begins to shake.
Very good. She's wiggling her whole body, by the way, she's not
actually shaking your hand. I'll wipe my hand on my skirt. Yeah,
I will check in with everyone to make sure he's good with the plan and
begin tying ropes around. Oh, I say tie, but may get look
convincing around everyone. I think. I think uh ar Cilia uh will also
sort of speak up, and uh Malvic and Yara as well as Karun please
take a hero point whoa uh Arsilia says. I know that must have been
difficult. Mm hm. I appreciate you making the attempt to try and seek
a more diplomatic option. Yeah. Yes, he hasn't hasn't fully gone through
yet. I still might have to make other options, but at least I
tried. Yeah, that is the point. Trying is the most important part.
I'll put an armorn so important that come, come, I join you.
You've done very well, Melevic. I'm very proud of you. M
hm. You've tried very very hard. Yeah. Now just grumble, but
I do, But that's appreciation. M all right, Remember to open these
ropes. You need to pull your right hand mm hmmm northeast. And then
if you could just try the rope a little bit here, just so let
it, yes, accentuate the ditties. Oh, yes, we've got to
lift that mol done that more? Okay, all right, I'll help her
adjust it with the rope. Yes, all right. I didn't need it
there, but that's fine. And I'll create a chain link so to speak,
between all the ropes loose enough to where if people run into the opposite
directions, it's like one of those boat not second or reverse boat. Not
that can like slip if you pull it too tight. Uh. Remember right
hand northeast, left hand, the rope will come undone. Hopefully it works
without us having to do this, but there will at least be one that
long for my age A free and you guest any spells or anything, Yes,
they're not they're not covered. But you should be able to get out
with these. I was having faith with Knoczer, all right, So this
is the first thing we are going to be doing. Yes, yes,
Saatchie will guide us all. It's a good way for her not to be
tied up. The reason being that you can read the way around here.
M hmm. And on the map they pointed out where, oh, I
see it. Never mind the Mystic Market, so that's going to be to
the south anyway, so we're not going to be on the way there.
So I suppose then all we do is we keep our eyes peeled for anything
that might indicate SOCCA Watchi's people are also near. Yes, this is a
good a good start because we might find multiple people at this point. We'll
also looking for the wolves companions in the world. From this map, it
seems like if it doesn't change while we're out there, then the gates are
close to the guard posts. You could probably do that in a circle around
here to the Mystic Market, and then from there we can go past the
observatory back to the camp. If the layout stays the same. I will
do my best to guide you. Does it comfort to know that you are
here? Sakawachi? Thank you? She sort of like you'd see, like
rubs the the tattoo on her palm that she shares with the one that you
have on your necks. As for our weapons, you probably need to stow
them into your bag right as long as we can get them out in a
hurry. If in school the wrong way. Well, they won't. They
won't be coming out in a hurry. It does take a moment to find
them in the bag. Mm hmmm. Mechanically thinking, is that a turn
or two turns to find things in the bag, So it would be two
turns. I think you have to take it out of the bag, and
then for now you would be able to hold your you know, your weapon
as well, since they are still your hands. Would you like my knuckled
gloves. It might be a little tight, but they should fit well or
no. Furthermore, it might be even more impressive that she captured us with
the weapons onto on us fair enough, could have gotten us in our sleep,
or made it very convincing reason why we should go along without any kind
of defiance. H m hmm. Perfect. Well I do have that and
a morning star if anyone does need any sort of other weaponry. I'm also
holding onto a bunch of other things. Mm I do not know. The
only ones would The only weapons that are standout is mine, our city is
and for rasharksharks is a staff. They don't understand magic, so mine and
are Sillias being a spear a great sword? You have? I think you
mean stick, Yes, exactly, all right, but the mine is probably
the most imposing. Mm hmm. Well would you like the gloves anyway?
That's where you at least have something in case they do. I know if
they will fit my hands. I am more large, quite more large than
you are. They are quite large on me. I was fumbling with them.
But it's up to you. You can try if you like. It
won't be anywhere near as damaging. Fine, and I'll take them and put
them on. I don't know what they Okay, spike the gaunlets won four
funny enough, that's the same as my fists. Oh is it really?
Well then, I guess you don't need it. It's just that it's piercing
damage instead of four plus four. Yeah, the same thing. All right.
I'll try to put them on, and I feel that they're constraining.
Just slow my speed down and quite a bit. If something happens, I
can always grab them, slap them, punch them, choke them, strangle
them, rip them apart and take their heart out. Ok. I suppose
that's fine, all right? Place my great sword in your bag or so?
Yeah? What are you going to do with your spear? That is
a good question. Why and put it in the bag? Wait what you
can throw that now and you have some kind of way of making it return.
Why don't you not to go with the group as a present us more
of a backup, a scout. I can do that. I'm just worried
about you all. Yes, if it's the one on the outsider, be
able to operate from a distance might be a good plan backup wise, also,
now lean in if Marc has tries anything your spear can find true,
I will do that. I can. I can wait and be a backup.
If you think that you will all be all right? Do we think
we want to have her stay out alone? That's a good discussion. It's
just only a idea. The only problem is that I'm not exactly very stealthy.
Yes, well, they might nourish me. I'm kind of big.
I think out of all of us, the stealthiest are probably Karoun and myself.
Mm hmmm, I'm pretty stealthy. Definitely, maybe, yeah, maybe
Karun can be on the outside. You can throw bombs, you can burn
the place down it need be. I'm definitely so stealthy. It's like the
stealthiest is that suck as No, it doesn't sound like confidence, like sharkasm.
I'm so steady, very you norally don't even know where this voice is
coming from. Right here now it's over here. You just moved to the
right or Malevic, you have to do the actual shadows. Would you want
to be the one on the outside then, mm hmmm, I could.
I could possibly get to you faster than anyone else. Yes, you are
very quick. I'm trying to think that. How about we come up with
some sort of a signal if if things are going awry, I mean,
you should try and infiltrate regardless, but if things go sour, I will
launch one of my spells up into the air. The needles, well,
I mean the needles glow and I'll look it's gonna sound so bad. Sorry,
I'll look towards your breast and I'll say, use those at that what
Vertili is nodding? No? Well not no? The device you have device?
You pulled it out one night, my flute. Yes, are you
sure you want to hear that one again? I don't want to hear it.
But if they I mean I didn't mean it, I'll cover my ear
in a very slight manner. Just I feel like if you blow into that
as loud as you can, I will be able to hear it. Possibly,
if things happen, maybe you can use that to distract them. It
is a non offensive looking item. Do you know what it actually does?
Make me hurt? Noel makes us feel emotional. My ears feel emotional.
Yes. We retrieved this on one of our first engagements together, our first
missions. This is a flute that we got from an orchestra. There was
some mad conductor person who was psychotic and doing all this crazy magical shit,
and I found that this flute here. After a mastactical look at it,
it's quite charming. I can play some sort of a like a tune that
will convince creatures and people like said, well, that's hurtful, but to
act a little nicer to me. We used it previously on a couple of
encounters and it is quite beneficial. So if there is ever a moment that
I am not reaching for this thing and you think it would be suitable,
please feel free to signal me in any variation on me to like your music
if it's well, No, I choose, I choose whether or not I'm
trying to charm you, darling, oh, yes, well that seems very
very cruel. I've been working on It's good, very good at the flute.
I get it. You're trying just as much as yes, oh my
god, this is the most beautiful thing I've ever c At least someone has
some sort of respect for the arts. Very very good, sensitive, sorry,
very sensitive anyway. All right, all right, so that's that would
be the case. You whip that out and start playing, and I will
hear it and I will come running. Yes, it could be like my
you know how people in prison they like to do the singing or they play
instruments. That could be my prison blues, so to speak. Well,
how do I know the difference between distress and well, I can just do
a really loud note. Okay, Well, actually I mean if the flute
is coming out at all, I need your help, my O. Well,
yes, I mean I mean, in terms of this situation, if
you hear the flute, that means ah fuck, we need malvic. Fine,
okay, then the plan is set, and I will undo my ropes
and look towards everyone and well, no matter what, be careful hmm that
we shall h all right, we have all the splies we need and everything
I believe, So no, I would like I would like to really quickly
to the shops. It's just if it's possible. Listen, anyone have a
better hint crossbow? Yeah? Oh, good question. Wonder matory doesn't miss
as much as mine, which I don't believe has ever actually really hit anything?
Oh? By the way, yeah the theater. Oh no, not
not on the show. By the way, has it hit anyone? By
the way, horrible realization for you. You put the plus one striking room
on the hand crossbow. It had one. It came with one. Oh,
it had one. Yeah, that was a magical item hand we found
it in the archives. Wasn't it a crossbow? Though? It was a
crossbowing crossbow. Wasn't a hand crossbow? About this one? Before? I
recall that we could use it as a hand crossbow. You definitely cannot.
Yeah, you can. I said, you could remove the room, yeah,
and you can put it on the Yeah. We put it on the
hand cross bow cheaper. So oh we have to have a special crafting for
that though. Yeah, yep. Do I not have an encampment? You
might be able to I don't know, Yeah, I cannot. Damn.
I wish we noticed in lascitlu. We could have definitely had them do it,
because we had them apply runes to other people's stuff. Excuse me,
large free men, do you have any kind of any kind of blacksmiths?
So we can retroactively say that you did that. But it does cost Yeah,
it does cost money. How much money cannot pay for this? So
I think it's like twenty five something like that. Oh my god, fifty
five for me put a run on I think. And you bought it too,
right, Yeah, I'm broke because of that. Yeah, so normally
it is one hundred goal. It was one hundred fine, wasn't it borrow
money? That's fine, I'll do it. It's one hundred gold. I
can do it. Okay. So you already have that on there right now.
Okay, it's just you're just stay on there. You just had to
pay for it. That's fine. Wait, striking a plus one striking you
see both of the extra damage. It's not extra extra. Yeah. The
other one is it's like fack. The options that Nicotine sold, run sold
like that they had made? Were there six hundred total or was it six
hundred each? Six hundred total? Gotcha? Okay, we split it the
mongst the yes, yes, yes, I was just making sure because I
thought about it. I was like, wait a minute, you want to
get a ruin of precision? What was it called? You can have the
precision? Is correct? Yeah, so I think you want to take off
the striking. We have the precision because it helps you with it. Yeah,
Well is it all right? Then if I say that it has the
ruin of precision, could have one of the Sure, uh, you can
say that you we can do that? Yeah, sure, I think they
would have that. Sure, Thank you, Forest GM, thank you.
I'm very flexible with a lot of this stuff here, because this is a
very complex system and we're pretty new at this, even you know, thirty
eth three episodes in. It's going to take me a long time to learn
this system, for sure. And I know I am extremely versatile with a
lot of TTRPGs. So if it's taken me a long time, I can
imagine it can be really tough. So I have no problem being flexible on
this kind of stuff. I feel like that is stuff that it would just
be so hard to get right on the first tribe that it doesn't bother me
at all. All right, So you have the precision route on your hand
crossbow. Now, yes, how they need some help figuring out out the
It's it's called a potency roune. Sorry, okay. So if we open
up the gear for the hand crossbow potency roune okay, trades weapon potency plus
one. Oh my god, maybe I'll actually hit something with this adding a
die. Yes, it's pretty bad. It helps, especially if we have
like blessed from uh what's your face to decision a weapon? You don't have
both you got and crossbow. I feel like there's some stuff that's gotten at
and crossbow and there is a modified to go on the weapon. It's in
temporary no, not temporary. You have to put it on the hit dice,
the damage die the facts. This is damage just you don't have a
plus one to that. And this is a potency room, so you get
plus one two attack uh armor potency, weapon potency there it is okay,
So this is actually not one hundred gold, so you this is thirty five
gold for the weapons weapon potency room. Sweet sixty sixty five then plus sixty
five okay, okay, and attack rolls are made with a plus one on
blah blah blah ye okay, fantastic, thank you, Sorry for the railing.
That's nice. It would be nice to hit something with this. My
trusty crossbow has been with me the whole time, always by my side,
never fails except in a fight. So you're using ex Hey, that's a
plus one. Okay, this should be correct. You got a plus one
potency ran Okay, I think that is great. Cool, there you go.
Fantastic, thank you, sure thing. Wow, I rolled I rolled
the twenty seven with it. So also he's also used your hand across with
it twice with it. I hate this. So is did you automatically?
Did you did you put the plus one in there? Or is it just
on the side there? Okay, great, yeah, yeah yeah because it
says plus one twenty eight or twenty one. Thing that's good about is you
can have temporary stuff that you can add or if you have ITEMD it we'll
say item plus one. It's pretty cool, right, Okay, So what
is the plan? What are you doing everything we talked about? Yeah,
so Malvic is going to be trying to be sneaky boy on the outskirts to
get there first. Are you going to the guard plus so yes, So
we have to get to the garbage. But I think what was probably gonna
happen is I don't I'm a little worried about having everybody hands tied before we
get halfway there. You know, probably not want to do that until we
get halfway there, and then tie them. I just showed everyone trying to
backs. Well, we are walking just in case someone sees us, and
that is all, and then we tie when we get a little think anybody's
going to fuck with youcause if they see you, it's a lot of you.
But I mean, you know, whatever you guys want to do,
I just showed you how to tie the ropes and how to un tie them.
But will just to be clear, uh you've got how is this grouped
up? So our cilia is going to be with you all? Yes,
yeah, with him. I'm going to be trailing behind because I can't just
go out by myself. Obviously the place changes. We can't have you chew
far because the streets are ever changing. We do need to keep that.
That's exactly what I Yeah, that's exactly what I mean. So I will
stage so that you run away. No, no, no, when we
get close enough to the guard boats, I'll just not go with you guys.
Yeah, okay, do we know what the weaknesses to the hobgoblins?
They have none. I think our vision of about the perfect organism can strive.
We may not like it, but this is peak performance. They also
don't have any strengths. Is quite different from weaknesses and ibe. So I
know when you think it's like, damn, nothing has weakness. Yeah,
it's kind of different. I don't have any weakness either. Yeah. So
with your plans set up, uh narth Keza and Sakawachi with you, the
group begins to set out. Are you buying anything else from camp before you
leave? Hmmm? So I only have the she who walks his water,
So I'm gonna be reliant on other people with their potions. I think I
think I want to spend more before we all leave. I'll just get really
close to your and say, mm, just take care of yourself and I'll
slip my potion that one. Uh it just has potion, so whatever I
was given a long time ago. Yeah, but you have potions for yourself,
you are good. I have water, Okay, I am buying twenty
crossbow boils. Okay, does it come there's any any thrown in with the
crossbow since I got it worked on? Make it the palms check? Oh
no, can I make a tivitation instead? Tell you? If you fail
you can negative blowers. It is fine, yeah, but they're throwing it
in a little bit for a little old me. Oh you play like everybody
else. Of course? How much do I eat these dere one silver piece
for ten bolts? That's it? Can I look like that? Deal?
That's it? That's literally what happens. That's that's that's how bad the haggling
was. Should we can't arrange some kind of deal? Betwixt us? You
don't want to raise the price. The quartermaster is like bald and they have
like a mega thick unibrow, like super thick unibrow, and it furrows like
they are crossbow bolts. You do you want them or not? I do?
I would have thirty then very well? Yes, but how can I
give you your silver when you have such dirty ears? Here you go,
that's for you and two more. Wow. That's thank you, thank you.
No need to applause the war entirely. H thank you, thank you
for the bulls. Goodbye. Here the little thing of the bell is to
leave the store. It's it's a tense Okay, makes the noise without even
a ben just in the mouth the table you don't want to see. The
animated is so bad. You leave the quartermaster and the jangle of the chin
flyerring. Okay, you get your crossbow boats and uh, is everybody ready
to head out? Yes, I'll make sure I tell them. I'm pretty
sure Narcasa will be hands tied or at least and like maybe say you will
be holding onto that until at least get halfway there and re errate the plan
to Narcaza them and so they know and I will once that happens, I
will break off to the side, but in eyesight if anybody looks back,
they'll see me, and I'll go around the base for other openings. Got
to have more than one entrance. I have never been more from here in
my entire life. So prepared, darling, very well, Sakuwachi will do
our best to guide you. Let's see here what where modifiers are in this
role, because she actually has a fucking crazy role. I think now to
be clear, we're keeping our weapons, yeah, I mean the ones that
can't be like's not super obvious, right, So yeah, I mean you
have like a dress type thing on you can flap it over. So just
to give you, just to give you an idea slight bit of transparency with
this, this is really tough guiding yourself by the stars in the daytime.
The difficulty is twenty five. Wow, well, we would probably wait until
nightfall for this plan, I mean, maybe not complete knife all right,
you can see the stars at a certain time I would say dusk, like
very very very close to nightfall. The moon comes out, can come out
around like four or five o'clock, maybe even earlier during SARS was later during
nighttime. The difficulty is twenty If we wait until nighttime, it will give
me a chance to crest the spyglass and perhaps that could lower the difficulty ummm
potentially. I will say that Sakawachie has some of that stuff as well.
Great, Soakawachie has a plus fifteen on them well, and that being sucked
too. I would also be happy to whenever she is making such checks.
I know that you'll probably be rolling it to yourself, but I will cast
guidance. Okay, do good thing you did, because no, I'm just
kidding. I just barely made it without guidance. So Soakawachie will guide you
to this guard post. The uh, it's so off putting trying to it's
like trying to herd cats. You all sort of start to head one way
and socca watch. He says, no, it is this way. I
believe it is this way? Left, left, your other left? Which
one? Sorry you said right left? Left? Only left? This one?
Sorry? This one? This hand yep that got itt and uh north.
Keza will periodically sort of shake her her head and says a confusing,
confusing these stars. Maybe the streets they change your mind. You know that
is the most relatable thing you've ever said to me, Big mood. Eventually,
after walking for some time, you begin to approach and Narth hasa we'll
say, recognize I do. This is the camp I think I would have
already without notice. Break off to the right or left or wherever. Prepare
the plan you must if we are you all game? Yes? And I
will hope with everyone's tying and whatnot, if there is someone more suited to
it, obviously I would love to give it off to them. But Karoon
is definitely more suited, but will absolutely not say so, go ahead?
Are you sure I don't is this too tight. Tighter tighter, Yeah,
I can still move a lot. Yeah, I'm gonna want it really t
right. Can you do mine? Yes, just don't do it as tight.
I need these hands not behind your in front of you. Yeah,
yeah, couldn't. Does it instantly round front and then attached to the next
person, and it will be a line to give an imagery. Right,
tied up plan ready to approach the gray post guard post. As I walk
away, I'll be like injur the shadow malevic uh just sort of uh says
this like under his breath to himself, like off the side. Copious amounts
of blood stain the face of the squat stone building, likely splattered from the
heap of animal carcasses piled nearby. All the windows are barred, and the
front door is made of hardwood reinforced with iron fixtures. A tattered linen painted
with the symbol of a trident against a gray flame hangs prominently above the lintel.
Arth Keza approaches. There are no guards or anything outside. Arth Kesa
looks around and approaches the door where these fools be sleeping. Maybe they must,
and she approaches the door and tries to open it. It is locked.
A door is locked. Where are these fools? Gifts? I have
open the door, fools. She begins to slam on the door. A
moment you hear some grumbling from inside, ever some yelling. Whoever's closest.
Make a perception check for me, all right, forty muffled voices. You
can't make it out. Arth Kesea, Hello, fools. Not Kesa returns
with gifts ready to be opened. More grumbling. You think you hear sort
of muffled yell it's probably fine. Narth Kesa sort of looks back at you.
I do not know where they be. This is unusual for your clan.
Narth Kesa starts to take on a ponderous look. M hm, asleep
maybe but talking I heard. Do you hear anything else? Are there any
other sounds? North Kesa goes over to one of the windows to the right
of the building and starts banging on the window. Fools, open the door.
You definitely hear something this time. Hear some crashing inside, like is
it like a violent crashing, as if there's some sort of an altercation perception
check. Actually, no, we're gonna stick with the fourteen. Yeah,
we're gonna stick with the fourteen. Uh, just hear some bang kind of
sounds like something falls over. Well, what do you notice, north Casa,
I cannot see inside. They block windows, they do, and then
the front door opens with a start. You see a goblin hobgoblin with a
helmet that is askewoo. North Kesa returns, yes, fool, and she's
like pushes his face and sort of shoves him to the side. North Kesa
returns with gears and she puts an arm over the back of his neck and
sort of pulls him out from inside the building. And she says, look
fine, gift Snart Geza brings where is gold rock gold Rock? I thought
you dead. I guess he is alive, fool, And what do you
say? Where is gold rock? Gold rock? Is? Learning from one
we take? Which one you take? Human? Oh? Fo her,
I do not know their name? Interrogating and you're not even figuring out the
name. That sounds like a pretty poor interrogator if you ask me. And
uh, North Kesa sort of like with an like a side eye towards the
rest of you looks and she says, hell, go, drac, I
have brought gifts more to speak at. I will have a very pissed off
look on my face. Yes, North Kesa is wonderful at their job.
Got us while we were fucking sleeping. This hobgoblin that North Kesa has sort
of grabbed a hold of says I will tell Goldrac go fool go. He
rushes inside. There's some yelling and slowly making their way to the door.
You see another sort of flamboyantly cloaked hobgoblin approach a go drag norf casa.
You bring more to speak at, so much more? Let me show you
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