1. Search for a master willing to train us in weapon skillsThese two are good, but we'll probably want to be a little more specific than "someone to like us."
2. Continue making contacts with people, it's always a good idea to have people like us.
Hey, I know, let's ask about vampires! If we can become vampire we'll probably become stronger, and more importantly harder to kill.
Search for a master willing to train us in weapon skills
Specifically, make nice to people in our immediate area that have their ears to the ground. Innkeepers, merchants, anybody who might know about things happening in distant lands or in our surroundings, that aren't immediately obvious.
Action: all the quoted things.+1Hey, I know, let's ask about vampires! If we can become vampire we'll probably become stronger, and more importantly harder to kill.Search for a master willing to train us in weapon skillsSpecifically, make nice to people in our immediate area that have their ears to the ground. Innkeepers, merchants, anybody who might know about things happening in distant lands or in our surroundings, that aren't immediately obvious.
For the last two actions...
4: Try to train charm or find a way to do so.
5: Ask about troubling events.
+1Action: all the quoted things.+1Hey, I know, let's ask about vampires! If we can become vampire we'll probably become stronger, and more importantly harder to kill.Search for a master willing to train us in weapon skillsSpecifically, make nice to people in our immediate area that have their ears to the ground. Innkeepers, merchants, anybody who might know about things happening in distant lands or in our surroundings, that aren't immediately obvious.
For the last two actions...
4: Try to train charm or find a way to do so.
5: Ask about troubling events.
I'm not gonna pretend like my plan's a good idea, but I suspect the ol' shiv-n-run would end up being a poor compromise between the two intended effects.
I suppose the other thing is sounding more attractive the longer I think about it, though.
Fun as groin-stabs are, maybe it would be better to strike at whatever's expedient using whatever's expedient.
Painful? I don't see why. :D
I'm really not an expert in this kind of fighting. Sadly, neither is our character so keep that in mind.
I'd vote for center-mass just because it's a larger target, less likely to miss and faster to target. Going for the groin meanwhile is pretty much a guaranteed KO, but it's probably slower.
Report this travesty to the guards. Even if they don't believe us or can't prove anything, casting suspicion on that place and those people will add pressure.+1
+1Report this travesty to the guards. Even if they don't believe us or can't prove anything, casting suspicion on that place and those people will add pressure.+1
Or just find a martial arts dojo normally.
Welp, time to look through this neat old book that we kinda gave up all our money for! A few secrets will do us good.
I would expect Zhang, as a diplomat, to be a learned man familiar with the political realities of the city, specifically the various organizations and institutions within it that compete for power and influence.
Perhaps we can ask him what specific groups or entities in the city can offer us the sort of training that we're looking for. Don't call in a favor.
+1Welp, time to look through this neat old book that we kinda gave up all our money for! A few secrets will do us good.+1
I wonder whether we can get bonuses for finding certain areas if we ask guards or Zhang for directions. We're just not having much luck with these rolls.
Welp, time to look through this neat old book that we kinda gave up all our money for! A few secrets will do us good.+1
I would expect Zhang, as a diplomat, to be a learned man familiar with the political realities of the city, specifically the various organizations and institutions within it that compete for power and influence.
Perhaps we can ask him what specific groups or entities in the city might offer us the sort of training that we're looking for. Don't call in a favor.
+1QuoteI would expect Zhang, as a diplomat, to be a learned man familiar with the political realities of the city, specifically the various organizations and institutions within it that compete for power and influence.
Perhaps we can ask him what specific groups or entities in the city might offer us the sort of training that we're looking for. Don't call in a favor.
I'd like to give this another try, but I'm open to voting for something better, such as going for another pleasant stroll.
I suspect that learning more about this world will help us determine the correct course of action.
Accept work as the bodyguard
My inclination is to accept the loan and begin training at the Wind school. That will give us a leg up on getting the bodyguard job, as we can truthfully say that we are studying a martial art. Hopefully the earnings will be sufficient to pay back the loan fairly quickly.+1 Training then get the job.
+1My inclination is to accept the loan and begin training at the Wind school. That will give us a leg up on getting the bodyguard job, as we can truthfully say that we are studying a martial art. Hopefully the earnings will be sufficient to pay back the loan fairly quickly.+1 Training then get the job.
My thought is that we should minimize our debt, only borrowing enough to allow us to start generating income consistently. We know that training will cost around two silver a week. To be safe, perhaps we should allow for enough silver for three weeks of training, just in case the bodyguard job doesn't pan out and we need to waste time finding another source of income.+1
Once we have more assets, we can more safely assume a larger amount of debt.
As for investing in cloves, I'm not sure what the appropriate move would be. As a planning action, what gain could we expect (until, I guess, the market recovers completely) month over month for a purchase of cloves for ten silver?
Edit: changed from 5 silver to 10 silver.
+1My thought is that we should minimize our debt, only borrowing enough to allow us to start generating income consistently. We know that training will cost around two silver a week. To be safe, perhaps we should allow for enough silver for three weeks of training, just in case the bodyguard job doesn't pan out and we need to waste time finding another source of income.+1
Once we have more assets, we can more safely assume a larger amount of debt.
As for investing in cloves, I'm not sure what the appropriate move would be. As a planning action, what gain could we expect (until, I guess, the market recovers completely) month over month for a purchase of cloves for ten silver?
Edit: changed from 5 silver to 10 silver.
I think we should wait to invest until we have some actual income. Six silver for training plus five silver for emergencies should hopefully be sufficient for now.+1, when we do buy cloves, maybe we can grow some, a steady food supply if timed correctly and cloves are stored properly
Borrow 11 silver.
I think we should wait to invest until we have some actual income. Six silver for training plus five silver for emergencies should hopefully be sufficient for now.+1
Borrow 11 silver.
On reflection... not a good idea. Maybe we can find some other way to make use of our home.We could turn it into an opium den.
Let's go to the Wind School dojo that we are familiar with and arrange for training.
Should we now pursue the job? It may be worth it to try and make some contacts with trainers or fellow students. I'm not sure if it would be risky to leave applying for the job as our last action this week.+1
Try and make some contacts with Wind school trainers or students.
Definitely go accept the job next. We're not going to learn enough to matter with one action, nor will a single action be likely to create a contact who would influence things much. Just accept the job, before the opportunity is lost.+1
Are you doing both actions, then?
I think there is value in making initial inroads with the Wind school community. Even if those contacts serve only as intermediaries in our quest to meet more influential indiviudals, they are part of a martial organization that may be helpful in dealing with our foes.
We have enough actions remaining this week to do that and accept the job.
Are you doing both actions, then?
I would support that.
Definitely go accept the job next. We're not going to learn enough to matter with one action, nor will a single action be likely to create a contact who would influence things much. Just accept the job, before the opportunity is lost.
This does not seem like a good opportunity. Not only would it be extremely time-consuming, but it would also likely be extremely dangerous. She's not even offering that much money.+1
We could take the bonus, work a week or so, and then quit, or just walk away now. I don't really see how this job would be advantageous for us.
Is it possible to attempt to leverage our charm skill to improve the terms of the employment?
+1Definitely go accept the job next. We're not going to learn enough to matter with one action, nor will a single action be likely to create a contact who would influence things much. Just accept the job, before the opportunity is lost.+1
+1Definitely go accept the job next. We're not going to learn enough to matter with one action, nor will a single action be likely to create a contact who would influence things much. Just accept the job, before the opportunity is lost.+1
TAKE THE JOB
Y'know what? We're an adventurer. We were gonna have to do life-threatening stuff for money anyway; this seems as good a chance as any to break into that field.+1TAKE THE JOB
+1
Take the two weeks' advance too. We can pay off our loan debt nice and early!
Y'know what? We're an adventurer. We were gonna have to do life-threatening stuff for money anyway; this seems as good a chance as any to break into that field.
(Remember the slavers who tried to take us?)+1
Investigate the small currently unknown buildings
Locate a pen an paper conveniently stowed in our clothes and jot down the symbols, because that's exactly how everything here works.+1
Hmm, I do think writing down the symbols would help us remember them, even if the paper wouldn't persist past the dream.+1 plant some of the seeds tooLocate a pen an paper conveniently stowed in our clothes and jot down the symbols, because that's exactly how everything here works.+1
Hmm, I do think writing down the symbols would help us remember them, even if the paper wouldn't persist past the dream.+1Locate a pen an paper conveniently stowed in our clothes and jot down the symbols, because that's exactly how everything here works.+1
Is it night? If so, check the sky for constellations. In addition, scan the horizons for mountains, buildings or signs of habitation, or other landmarks. This might help us determine the location?+1
It's daytime, with the sun at midmorning on a mostly bare rocky hillside, with woods visible in the distance and a small creek running below.
Well, wherever it is, it's day there and here it's night. In that case, check the main building.+1
What will planting the seeds accomplish?If the seeds, pots and building are filled with magic symbols, maybe something will happen when seeds are planted in magic pots, so we can see what happens if anything, learning what magic does by trial and error
Obtain HOT DRINKS
(syv) Is ZBridges right, in that we have three actions to spend on anything this week?
(Devastator) Yeah, I meant to write two but wrote three for some reason.
(Devastator) you can have three.
Let's read that book and get some hot drinks.+1
+1 while reading the book, let’s study information on an unknown magical fieldLet's read that book and get some hot drinks.+1
Time to study those magical spirit rituals!
let’s study Instruction on an unknown magical field next+1
Pay off that loan, and train until we get them mad self defense skills!+1
In that case, I think we should attempt to renegotiate for shorter working hours or, failing that, a significant pay increase.+1
On a sidenote, if we are this good at learning the martial and esoteric arts, I wonder why we have such a low station in life.
Fair enough. Let's continue training at the dojo.+1
+1Fair enough. Let's continue training at the dojo.+1
+1 To studying the spirit magic ritual.+1
We could keep an eye on him and tail him (while being careful not to be drawn into an ambush), attempt to sneak up on him and disable him for interrogation, or simply approach him and indicate that we are aware he is casing the place.+1
In my opinion, those options are mutually exclusive.
We could keep an eye on him and tail him (while being careful not to be drawn into an ambush), attempt to sneak up on him and disable him for interrogation+1
+1In my opinion, those options are mutually exclusive.We could keep an eye on him and tail him (while being careful not to be drawn into an ambush), attempt to sneak up on him and disable him for interrogation+1
Can you be a bit more specific? Are you going to try to tail the guy to gather more information, or are you going to tail the guy as a prelude to an attack, or are you going to sneak up to the guy and try an attack on him where he's currently located?we should probably tail him for an attack, better safe than sorry. If he does attack, use lethal defense, he would likely try to kill us
And you said disable, so you want to attack nonlethally? Does that include defending yourself nonlethally should you get noticed and attacked back?
I think I actually would prefer to covertly tail him in order to gather information.oh yeah, good point +1
Let's let drama dice level our intimidation for us!+1
Approach the guy in the open, tell him that, as a servant of Li Yue we've noticed him hanging around in a suspicious and illegal manner, and that if we catch him spying again we will have to resort to more expedient measures, involving institutional violence.
There's not really much besides that sort of thing that we could do... though he may just laugh in our face. I don't think an accomplished killer would be likely to be intimidated by a servant, but perhaps our prestige may help.+1Let's let drama dice level our intimidation for us!+1
Approach the guy in the open, tell him that, as a servant of Li Yue we've noticed him hanging around in a suspicious and illegal manner, and that if we catch him spying again we will have to resort to more expedient measures, involving institutional violence.
This guy. We need to learn from this guy. He will teach us the ways of heroic swashbucklery.+1
Pursue!
+1, the spirits should have chosen that guy instead. Hopefully he's not leading us to our death. If possible, try to be extra wary of potential ambushes. Don't follow him into a maze of back alleys, for example.This guy. We need to learn from this guy. He will teach us the ways of heroic swashbucklery.+1
Pursue!
Stay on the defensive. Maybe he has something to throw, so be ready to avoid that.+1
Is stabbing the guy in public really a good idea?How else are we going to stop him?
But what about the people that don't know whats going on, and just see us sneak up to the guy and stab him, they'll think we're the assassin.Is stabbing the guy in public really a good idea?How else are we going to stop him?
Stay on the defensive. Maybe he has something to throw, so be ready to avoid that.+1
+1Stay on the defensive. Maybe he has something to throw, so be ready to avoid that.+1
I'm gonna +1 this for caution's sake-- but also, we should really be talking right now not fighting. Perils of battle aside, we can't just stab this guy if we want to make a heroics teacher of him!
"You're looking to murder my employer. Why?"
+1+1Stay on the defensive. Maybe he has something to throw, so be ready to avoid that.+1
I'm gonna +1 this for caution's sake-- but also, we should really be talking right now not fighting. Perils of battle aside, we can't just stab this guy if we want to make a heroics teacher of him!
"You're looking to murder my employer. Why?"
+1+1+1Stay on the defensive. Maybe he has something to throw, so be ready to avoid that.+1
I'm gonna +1 this for caution's sake-- but also, we should really be talking right now not fighting. Perils of battle aside, we can't just stab this guy if we want to make a heroics teacher of him!
"You're looking to murder my employer. Why?"
(That still seems miserly. Is that considered good value for a dangerous job?)
Damn, we missed our chance. I should have stuck to my guns, I guess. Attempt to use our charm to put him off-balance. If successful, attempt to capitalize on that with a strike. Maybe we can wear him down, make him tired and desperate?+1
Consider this: he only has a +2 to combat, which is not an overwhelming advantage on a d12, and it's partly nullified by our +1 to defense.
My enthusiasm for this job has reached a new low.
+1 for trying to knock him off balance, but how would charm help with that?Damn, we missed our chance. I should have stuck to my guns, I guess. Attempt to use our charm to put him off-balance. If successful, attempt to capitalize on that with a strike. Maybe we can wear him down, make him tired and desperate?+1
Consider this: he only has a +2 to combat, which is not an overwhelming advantage on a d12, and it's partly nullified by our +1 to defense.
My enthusiasm for this job has reached a new low.
+1 for trying to knock him off balance, but how would charm help with that?Damn, we missed our chance. I should have stuck to my guns, I guess. Attempt to use our charm to put him off-balance. If successful, attempt to capitalize on that with a strike. Maybe we can wear him down, make him tired and desperate?+1
Consider this: he only has a +2 to combat, which is not an overwhelming advantage on a d12, and it's partly nullified by our +1 to defense.
My enthusiasm for this job has reached a new low.
The ears and eyes are more difficult targets to hit, however, and maluses to our attacks could doom us in light of his greater skill. The liver, sword arm, or upper legs are easier targets.Good point, let's aim for the liver, then
+1The ears and eyes are more difficult targets to hit, however, and maluses to our attacks could doom us in light of his greater skill. The liver, sword arm, or upper legs are easier targets.Good point, let's aim for the liver, then
+1 Lets shank him.+1The ears and eyes are more difficult targets to hit, however, and maluses to our attacks could doom us in light of his greater skill. The liver, sword arm, or upper legs are easier targets.Good point, let's aim for the liver, then
In that case, carefully search the body. I get the feeling we weren't supposed to kill that guy.+1
I'm not sure about this, but maybe ditch as much of our bloody outer clothing as is possible without becoming indecent. Take the weapon and purse. After that... not sure if we should return to our employer or try to lay low.+1
We do need medical attention.
You also take the black blade and the purse.. which causes nothing to happen.
Leave, run back towards our employer+1
+1. If possible, take a circuitous route and avoid major thoroughfares.Leave, run back towards our employer+1
+1 to addendum (if this is considered a double vote, ignore)+1. If possible, take a circuitous route and avoid major thoroughfares.Leave, run back towards our employer+1
I think we should stick with the job.+1 Accept and thank her the raise
My opinion is that we really have more important things to do, as there is a time limit. We have enough money to last us for a long time, and we'll have even more once we sell the gemstoneIt would be rude to quit in response to a raise
I don't remember what's the time limit?
My opinion is that we really have more important things to do, as there is a time limit. We have enough money to last us for a long time, and we'll have even more once we sell the gemstoneIt would be rude to quit in response to a raise
Fair pointI don't remember what's the time limit?
We don't know exactly how much time we have. This is all the information we have on that: "In all cases, you are more or less against the clock, having to find out what's wrong with the world, and fix it, by whatever means seem effective to you."My opinion is that we really have more important things to do, as there is a time limit. We have enough money to last us for a long time, and we'll have even more once we sell the gemstoneIt would be rude to quit in response to a raise
It wouldn't be rude to ask to stop risking our life after nearly dying. We are not obligated to die for this person. Even if it was rude, it would be ruder to let the entire world be destroyed, which is what will happen if we don't fix the problem in time.
Ah, I see. I'd like to quit, but thank our employer for her aid. Offer to come to her aid if she is ever in immediate mortal danger. The next assassin could very well be our death.+1
That's a good point I'm changing my vote.+1Ah, I see. I'd like to quit, but thank our employer for her aid. Offer to come to her aid if she is ever in immediate mortal danger. The next assassin could very well be our death.+1
I feel bad... but we have bigger fish to fry. My vote is to investigate the assassin's gear.+1, if we didn’t need to fight an evil, and learn about said evil, I would have continued the job...the bonus would have been helpful, however the time was constraining
+1I feel bad... but we have bigger fish to fry. My vote is to investigate the assassin's gear.+1, if we didn’t need to fight an evil, and learn about said evil, I would have continued the job...the bonus would have been helpful, however the time was constraining
"What? I had no idea it was anything more than just a mundane blade! Amazing! Does it have any special properties?"+1
+1"What? I had no idea it was anything more than just a mundane blade! Amazing! Does it have any special properties?"+1
Looks like we killed someone famous without even realizing it.
"...Very well, ma'am. And what about this?" Place the gemstone we found on the counter.+1
He already said he "[doesn't] know" if the blade has any special properties. I think we're done here.+1
How would we investigate the other items?
Ah I see, thanks.+1
"In self-defense, while cornered on the street, I fought desperately to protect myself from an assassin. In the ensuing struggle, I somehow managed to score a hit on him, and he dropped this blade."
"Can you appraise this blade and tell me what its capabilities are? I do have time to stay awhile and listen."
Oh okay didn't catch that the first time.+1Ah I see, thanks.+1
"In self-defense, while cornered on the street, I fought desperately to protect myself from an assassin. In the ensuing struggle, I somehow managed to score a hit on him, and he dropped this blade."
"Can you appraise this blade and tell me what its capabilities are? I do have time to stay awhile and listen."
"Wellll... Okay, maybe I did a little more than score a hit. You know, I don't think he'll be needing this any more..."+1
+1. We can always claim self-defense if necessary. I think this guy was a serial killer or something, so he was more infamous than famous. I doubt anyone will shed a tear for him."Wellll... Okay, maybe I did a little more than score a hit. You know, I don't think he'll be needing this any more..."+1
+1+1. We can always claim self-defense if necessary. I think this guy was a serial killer or something, so he was more infamous than famous. I doubt anyone will shed a tear for him."Wellll... Okay, maybe I did a little more than score a hit. You know, I don't think he'll be needing this any more..."+1
Deal.+1
"Thank you for your assistance. Should I unravel this mystery, I will let you know what the nature of the enchantment is, if you would like."+1
"What would you expect would be the cheapest kind of specialist to consult?"
"While I'm here, what would you offer me for the blade you previously sold me?"
Not the best return for our silver, but that's alright. Of those options, I would favor a priest familiar with divination, as that contact would also be useful in helping track down the evil.
Edit: added in two questions.
"Thank you for your assistance. Should I unravel this mystery, I will let you know what the nature of the enchantment is, if you would like."+1
"What would you expect would be the cheapest kind of specialist to consult?"
"While I'm here, what would you offer me for the blade you previously sold me?"
Not the best return for our silver, but that's alright. Of those options, I would favor a priest familiar with divination, as that contact would also be useful in helping track down the evil.
Edit: added in two questions.
I suppose if we want the best results, we should consult a spiritual arcanist.+1
Don't sell the blade. Sell the amethyst. Don't sell the ring for now, as it might give us some insight into the assassin or our previous employer. Train at the dojo to finish the week.
+1I suppose if we want the best results, we should consult a spiritual arcanist.+1
Don't sell the blade. Sell the amethyst. Don't sell the ring for now, as it might give us some insight into the assassin or our previous employer. Train at the dojo to finish the week.
I'd like to hear what others would suggest, but I thought it might make sense to get a referral from our current dojo for a more advanced studio that teaches a blade martial art.
don’t we have one?I'd like to hear what others would suggest, but I thought it might make sense to get a referral from our current dojo for a more advanced studio that teaches a blade martial art.
+1
Also: we need a sword. A nice longsword, perhaps, for all-purpose emergency murderizing.
+1don’t we have one?I'd like to hear what others would suggest, but I thought it might make sense to get a referral from our current dojo for a more advanced studio that teaches a blade martial art.
+1
Also: we need a sword. A nice longsword, perhaps, for all-purpose emergency murderizing.
let’s read about Instruction on an unknown magical field
Fair enough. In that case, I would support buying a sword. Sorry for the misunderstanding.+1 Sword time!
Sword. Then, referral from dojo to someone who can teach us to use sword. Then, magic study.+1. I believe the topic was instruction on an unknown magical field.
To clarify, purchase a functional but not exceptional longsword of medium expense.
+1To clarify, purchase a functional but not exceptional longsword of medium expense.
+1
Wot, no cruciform stuff? Pity.
That's certainly an option once we hit week 11. It wouldn't hurt to get put on the list. In the meantime, this guy probably knows of another school that actually is taking students.+1
Attempt to use charm to get him to accept us immediately, or at least allow us to try out immediately.
That should be an interesting opportunity.+1
Study instruction on an unknown magical field.
Great. Sounds like life.+1
Seek out a spiritual arcanist to get a quote on identifying the special properties of the black blade.
+1Great. Sounds like life.+1
Seek out a spiritual arcanist to get a quote on identifying the special properties of the black blade.
Seek out a spiritual arcanist to get a quote on identifying the special properties of the black blade.
Do it next week.we have something next week that we should not cancel
Do it next week.+1
Can we get a training action for if there's a way to get more actions per week, as well?+1, in addition to my bolded text.
Not worth it, in my opinion. Attempt self study for a novice understanding of magic. Try to sit in on a lecture, maybe, but feel it out and don't attempt it if it feels dangerous/likely to get caught.+1
I'd also like to decipher the magic symbols, sometime.
+1Not worth it, in my opinion. Attempt self study for a novice understanding of magic. Try to sit in on a lecture, maybe, but feel it out and don't attempt it if it feels dangerous/likely to get caught.+1
I'd also like to decipher the magic symbols, sometime.
Hmm a foreign language, daytime, and foreigners. Everything points to something very far away.+1
Look for scripts or examples of written language in the area.
+1Hmm a foreign language, daytime, and foreigners. Everything points to something very far away.+1
Look for scripts or examples of written language in the area.
Get the blade identified+1
"All of those things, yes, but I started experiencing them a long time before I acquired the blade."+1 Show the symbols we wrote down
"Also... could I trouble you to identify these magical symbols?"
The blade doesn't seem immediately useful... We could try to channel the remaining energy when we have a better understanding of magic, or we could just sell it.+1
Ask her for a referral if we did want to to investigate the spirits inside us.
"I can just do it myself. Do you want an appointment for next week, and what do you want done with those spirits? An exorcism?"”Next week sounds good. No exorcism, I just want to learn more about the various minds I share this body with”
"I can just do it myself. Do you want an appointment for next week, and what do you want done with those spirits? An exorcism?"”Next week sounds good. No exorcism, I just want to learn more about the various minds I share this body with”
"They bring me dreams showing different places, and during these dreams I can move around like some sort of bodiless entity and observe, but not hear."+1
"It appears to be sight only. I'm not able to convey anything to them, as far as I know."+1
"Not to my knowledge."+1
((I don't remember anything like that.))+1"Not to my knowledge."+1
That's expensive... but it seems like asking them direct questions would be useful as long as we can get intelligible responses.+1
Deal. Make the appointment for as soon as possible.
I think logistical information would be helpful. Things like, how can we better track down the evil and around how much time do we have?good questions
Here's some suggestions:+1
1. How much time do I have to stop the evil?
2. Where exactly is the evil?
3. Am I currently capable of stopping the evil, or do I need more power?
4. What is the name of the primary person or thing causing the evil?
5. Can you speak to me through the blade?
+1Here's some suggestions:+1
1. How much time do I have to stop the evil?
2. Where exactly is the evil?
3. Am I currently capable of stopping the evil, or do I need more power?
4. What is the name of the primary person or thing causing the evil?
5. Can you speak to me through the blade?
we should be specific about what blade we are talking about+1Here's some suggestions:+1
1. How much time do I have to stop the evil?
2. Where exactly is the evil?
3. Am I currently capable of stopping the evil, or do I need more power?
4. What is the name of the primary person or thing causing the evil?
5. Can you speak to me through the black blade?
Hmm. We should visit a library or something to learn more about languages.+1. Specifically, try to identify the language in the dream.
+1Hmm. We should visit a library or something to learn more about languages.+1. Specifically, try to identify the language in the dream.
+1+1Hmm. We should visit a library or something to learn more about languages.+1. Specifically, try to identify the language in the dream.
I feel like there may be more to the blade. Is it possible that the arcanist missed something?
Hmm. If we're ever flush with coin again, it might be worth getting a second opinion. The evil is spreading, but it appears to be fairly far away at the moment. That may be very good or very inconvenient for us.+1 We'll eventually become a powerful wizard.
Engage in magic self study.
+1Hmm. If we're ever flush with coin again, it might be worth getting a second opinion. The evil is spreading, but it appears to be fairly far away at the moment. That may be very good or very inconvenient for us.+1 We'll eventually become a powerful wizard.
Engage in magic self study.
Study the final magical ritual intended for spirits.+1, the spirits inside us will probably appreciate this, since we share a mind, they could learn as well
+1Study the final magical ritual intended for spirits.+1, the spirits inside us will probably appreciate this, since we share a mind, they could learn as well
Since we are home to numerous spirits, we should probably Study Information on spiritual beings, spiritual being society, spiritual being outlook.+1
That does seem relevant since we have that appointment next week.+1Since we are home to numerous spirits, we should probably Study Information on spiritual beings, spiritual being society, spiritual being outlook.+1
That rune could be useful if we could augment it. Weakening our foes by sapping their energy and using it to power magical attacks could be viable.agred, but first we need to learn how the many minds inside us view the world
As a planning action, what are our options for travelling to Mzulft?+1
That's the place we saw in our dream, the location of the evil. We don't necessarily have to go there immediately, but it would be nice to have a plan in place for when we do want to go.
Attend training.(Whoops)
(No worries)+1
Attend the appointment.
Ask for a partial refund, as we weren't able to transmit the short message, which he said we could do, and only one question was answered out of a list of five.+1
It looks like we have plenty of time.
I am curious how bricks describe spirits?
"I see. I have not deceived you, but I am sorry for the damage. Thank you for your help."+1 to the bolded action, but let;s say “I’m sorry, had I known how powerful they were,I would have told you ahead of time”
Engage in more magic self study. Maybe look into augmenting or weakening the effects of runes.
That dialogue is fine with me. +1"I see. I have not deceived you, but I am sorry for the damage. Thank you for your help."+1 to the bolded action, but let;s say “I’m sorry, had I known how powerful they were,I would have told you ahead of time”
Engage in more magic self study. Maybe look into augmenting or weakening the effects of runes.
+1That dialogue is fine with me. +1"I see. I have not deceived you, but I am sorry for the damage. Thank you for your help."+1 to the bolded action, but let;s say “I’m sorry, had I known how powerful they were,I would have told you ahead of time”
Engage in more magic self study. Maybe look into augmenting or weakening the effects of runes.
Fair enough. We're slowly improving in combat and magic, but not so much with connections. Since we know the evil is related to fire magic, it might be useful to try to get a connection that can help us use and understand magic.+1
As a planning action, how could we go about networking with skillful and/or influential magic users?
+1Fair enough. We're slowly improving in combat and magic, but not so much with connections. Since we know the evil is related to fire magic, it might be useful to try to get a connection that can help us use and understand magic.+1
As a planning action, how could we go about networking with skillful and/or influential magic users?
Maybe try some more magic self-studying, focusing on augmenting or weakening the effects of runes.+1 We have to feed our sword the blood of our enemies!
What does it mean to "feed" a melee weapon?
Hmm. I suppose we do need to find a better method than self-study.+1
Execute the plan to make contact with higher level magic users, leveraging our connection to Zhang, if possible. Specifically, look into professionals familiar with fire or dust magic.
"There are also those working professionally.. you can do some asking around and finding out who are the key people in the area, and then you can try to track them down and see if you can confront them."+1
Go to the Foreign Quarter and offer to assist the guards with the riot, citing combat skill.+1
This should be a decent way to gain prestige and skill.
i’m thinking option((Ian sorry, I thought I typed a number there, apparently not. It doesn’t matter now))
I'm OK with passing this guy our concealable, for now. The blade of Shun Ziji, we keep.
Agreed. Introduce ourself and ask him what his name is.
+1 To all those things.+1 to all, we’re keeping the sword
Guy's just locking up for the night. Not really a two-person job.(just me jumping in on this without the slightest idea what's going on) +1
We're done here, methinks.
oh right, +1Guy's just locking up for the night. Not really a two-person job.(just me jumping in on this without the slightest idea what's going on) +1
We're done here, methinks.
We're done here, methinks.
Okay. What are you going to ask Bu Siro to do for you?To teach us the basics of magic and how to use it
My suggestion is to talk to him about the evil, and how such a thing could be countered (assuming we have enough info to give him a decent idea of the threat), as well as get a referral from him for a professional that can train us to defeat it. If we could move him with our plight, maybe he would even be willing to train us himself, if it's similar enough to his own work.Alright, what do we know about it so far?
That is good, but I was hoping there would be some way to magically defeat the evil at a distance.
Fair. It's something worth looking into.+1 It's odd job time!
Ask around to see if any businesses need someone to do some odd jobs for pay.
Fair. It's something worth looking into.+1
Ask around to see if any businesses need someone to do some odd jobs for pay.
Superior idea! Use this action to attempt to seduce that magical researcher, gaining more Favor!+1
Ask around to see if any businesses need someone to do some odd jobs for pay.
Ask around to see if any businesses need someone to do some odd jobs for pay.
Superior idea! Use this action to attempt to seduce that magical researcher, gaining more Favor!+1
re-+1Superior idea! Use this action to attempt to seduce that magical researcher, gaining more Favor!+1
+1re-+1Superior idea! Use this action to attempt to seduce that magical researcher, gaining more Favor!+1
Superior idea! Use this action to attempt to seduce that magical researcher, gaining more Favor!
Ask him to "sponsor" us in our quest by paying for tutoring for the language spoken in Mzulft.and
We should also show him the "unknown magical field" in our journal. From the sounds of it, he would like to look at it.seem good. So...
If we do so we should probably give a few silver to his servants for his time, heh.
Both+1Ask him to "sponsor" us in our quest by paying for tutoring for the language spoken in Mzulft.andWe should also show him the "unknown magical field" in our journal. From the sounds of it, he would like to look at it.seem good. So...
If we do so we should probably give a few silver to his servants for his time, heh.
+1 to both I guess.
both
(important note: not too familiar with how exactly this works) We should try to help out with miscellany jobs in the Merchant Quarter, perhaps. Things like accounting (that is, transaction recording, that kind o' thing) for busy merchants, or bookkeeping, or perhaps just cleaning for merchants who can't spare the time to do it themselves.+1
In my opinion, those languages aren't relevant. As a planning action, what are our opportunities for making money in the Merchant Quarter? Make sure to cover the City Watch, theft/robbery, and work for private businesses.+1
Maybe start by seeing what the opportunities are at the City Watch. I doubt they would pay much for guard work, but maybe they have some select positions with greater pay?+1
Maybe try appealing to Li Yue, mentioning that we saved her from Shun Ziji, and ask for aid in finding a job or starting an enterprise.+1
what about asking to work with her again?Maybe try appealing to Li Yue, mentioning that we saved her from Shun Ziji, and ask for aid in finding a job or starting an enterprise.+1
Is it good money? Ask obliquely. Also ask about the ring.How does one obliquely ask this? I know what the word means, I’d like an example of how we might phrase the oblique question
I thought we had the assassin's signet ring. Did he have multiple on his person?
Is it good money? Ask obliquely. Also ask about the ring, but don't mention the one we have.+1 lets kill this guy.
I thought we had the assassin's signet ring. Did he have multiple on his person?
Where does the target live and work, does the method of assassination matter, and does the target have a guard detail?+1 All important info.
If there are no further questions:+1
Make a show of going to the apartments in the area to inquire about open servant positions, citing our experience under Huan Zhang. After hitting a few nearby apartments, go to Ba Soro's apartment and try to get a servant job there. Carefully inspect the interior of the apartment building for anything we can exploit.
+1If there are no further questions:+1
Make a show of going to the apartments in the area to inquire about open servant positions, citing our experience under Huan Zhang. After hitting a few nearby apartments, go to Ba Soro's apartment and try to get a servant job there. Carefully inspect the interior of the apartment building for anything we can exploit.
Discreetly watch the building and note who leaves and enters it. If the target leaves the building, tail him.
Sword. Pick up a raggy cloaky thing somewhere, we can wear it underneath.
Take the dao and the concealable fighting dagger, but leave the assassin's blade at home. Also leave at home all of our money.+1
"Who is your employer, so I can make sure to stay away from them? Also, don't you think your employer would be interested in the details of who my employer is?"would we tell about our employer? I think not. Why don’t we tell him to stay away from our employer!
Plus, on the off chance Ba Soro is innocent, we can find out.+1
"I see. I suspect that your employer is being framed for an act he may not have committed, which would mean my employer is either mistaken or is manipulating me. I would like to speak to the younger Ba Soro, no more than that, in order to learn the truth."
Hmm. Hopefully there isn't a warrant out for our arrest.+1
"I'd rather not say for the moment. You can call me <insert fake name here>."
I assume he is going to perform a "background check" on the fake name.+1
Continue watching the building, taking careful note of who leaves and enters it. Leave the sword behind. In particular, look for any individuals wearing uniforms, any servants we recognize from the "interview," and anyone that locks or unlocks the exterior doors. If the target leaves the building, tail him.