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@drafterman
Vargas: Yes, yes, very good. And how might you be of service to our fine town, Sir... Finkleskitzle?
How might I be of service? You're throwing a festival are you not?
Snerp chuckles at his sarcasm and continues.
Tales of your leadership and how you stand against the evil Strahd have been heard beyond Barovia. I came to visit the fabled Lord for myself 😋.
Being that I am a skilled musician, I figured I would offer my services performing in the festival, perhaps a concert? I of course came to request your permission to do as such, and perhaps secure a sanctioned spot for it.
As well as to do a private performance as a gift for you and your court, as thanks for your brave leadership in keeping Vallaki safe.
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
Snerp nudges Roberts to send the hint he should be bowing.
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@drafterman
That would be me and my traveling companion, lord.
Snerp bows
My name is Snerp, Bard and Adventurer extraodinaire, member of the Finkleskitzle clan, from Twilight Grove in the Feywild. It is a pleasure meeting you. My companion is Roberts, he's really good with swords 👏💯.
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
(I suppose we could try, but something tells me they wont take us suckering them into fighting undead all too well. 😂)
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@secularmerlin
(b-b-but... kill wolf. get gold. Da)
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@secularmerlin
Should we break down the door?
6 undead sources coming from the second floor
Go for it hoss, i believe in you 👏💯.
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@Earth
@TheDredPriateRoberts
@kindertina
Specifically, 6 undead sources coming from the second floor of the coffing shop.From inside the shop: Because we're closed! That's why!
(Oh boy, maybe get the guards? Or wait for Roberts and I 😂.)
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@Earth
Why should we? Cast Detect Good and Evil
(Idk why i laughed so hard at this 😂😂.)
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@drafterman
Snerp huffs and rolls his eyes, slightly annoyed.
oh morninglord, now this... he mutters to himself
Snerp shifts his accent to try and match hers.
Oi was askin fer yer name miss. Oi couldn't 'elp meself. Oi need an audience wit the Borgermaster, I'm not from Barovia, came to pay me respects and perform fer 'im as a gift. Maybe swing a spot fer performin' in the festival.
Snerp pulls out his lute as evidence he is not BS'ing 😂
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(it would save the most time splitting up. Plus if something should happen at the Burger Kings house, like being taken prisoner, its prolly best we aren't all together 😂.)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
did we figure out how long these festivals have been going on and why they started holding them
(Yes the Burgomaster thinks the festivals maintain a happy city. And that happiness keeps Strahd at bay. Hence why sad people dissapear. We discovered from the priest at the church it's actually the bones of a Saint that probably keep him at bay. The others are going to pay a visit to the person they were sold to.
Oh shit, sad people dissapear... IREENA, OMFG IREENA was (rightfully) depressed AF. Oh no, that's no bueno that she went to the Burgomasters then 😐.)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
(she said give it a day or two, but asking around while I try to get an audience with the Lord of Beef Patties to see if she's here wouldn't hurt.)
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Snerp walks to the maid and bows.
Morninglords blessings upon you. Snerp Finkleskitzle is the name, and what would the name of the beautiful woman who stands before me be?
Rising from his bow, Snerp raises his eyebrow and grins flirtatiously as he waits for an answer.
(Inb4- "roll an ass-kissing check" 😂)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
someone said he wants people to be happy, and if they aren't they disappear, something like that anyway)
(A light-hearted melody masking tragic lyricism it is. 😏😂.)
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@drafterman
Snerp looks around for twigs, picking up some and stashing them in his pack. Then walks into the mansion with Roberts and looks for the major domo, or first hand of the Burgomaster, basically someone who can get him an audience with the Lord of the Burgers 😂.
(I dont lIke how all the drapes are closed. Seems like an attempt to hide things from prying eyes 😐.)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
(so somber melody with soulful and tragic lyricism? Or light-hearted melody masking tragic lyricism? Either way if i have to perform I'm using the opportunity to flesh out Snerps backstory some more 💯👏)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
(if we can get the Burgomaster on our side, the eventual assault on Ravenloft might come with his assistance, in the form of troops. 👏💯 😋.)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
(get ready for some schmoozing of nobles. Also prolly gonna have to perform before the Burgomaster agrees to give me a set in the Festival. But no worries, got Unearthly Chorus waiting in my backpocket for that plus still have inspiration. Let's hope they're not poor rolls like the first two of the day 😂.)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
fortune teller's reading, they were in it, perhaps in a different location, but since we are here.....)
(True, I more just don't want the Vistani hostile to us. Would make things way more difficult. Maybe we can swing continuing to use them for longer?)
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Well, fair enough. With that being said, we must be off. Can you direct me to the Burgomasters residence? Also, is there any shops in town that sell books or trinkets? Magical wares perhaps?
Once recieving directions, Snerp walks out of the tavern and to the Burgomasters with anyone who wants to accompany him.
(How long until Mid-Day? Trying to gauge how much time we have to do stuff in town before heading out with the hired help 👍.)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
(we gotta return the horses to the Vistani too, lest we draw their ire.)
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@drafterman
No hints? I might be able to assist with rhythm hombre. How did you get by the "death house", set up by Strahd, alone btw?
Szoldar is right, daylight is burning. Before we head out of town I'm going to be paying a visit to the Burgomasters. You can join me or the other part of the group that will be paying a visit to someone else.
Alternatively, you two could stay here and we'll fetch you when we are ready to leave town. Should be ready by about midday to fully leave. Some things have to be dealt with, my apologies gentleman, you'll both still get the full days pay.
With that Snerp pulls out 3 gold pieces.
As agreed, here is the other 3 gold as promised last night for the day in advance. When we return to Vallaki, the other 5 will be yours.
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@Greyparrot
Yeah sure, salt. Please do tell me more about how playing to win a game with an effective strategy and having what little tools that were provided countered by the officiator as "unfair" and "bad play."
I see you too consider double teaming star players while on defense in a sports game and making the non star players beat you is unfair. You must have been garbage at sports 😂.
This game was the equivalent of a basketball game where one team takes a 10+ point lead because the other team doesn't know how to counter a 2-3 zone trap scheme, so he just starts calling BS blocking and reaching fouls to get the other team back in the game.
In some parts that kinda behavior doesn't just get you chastised, it gets you taken out back and whooped for rigging a game 😂. Hell yeah I'm salty, most people would be.
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(my suggestion for the day would be:
1) Part of the group pays a visit to dude who bought the Saints bones from kid at church.
2) Part of the group pays a visit to Burgomaster
3) Search for a book/trinket shop in the market or elsewhere.
4) Explore area around town, kill wolves, get lootz
Thoughts?
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
(getting sus vibes from that, "I can't leave till my grand performance" comment tbh.)
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@drafterman
Morninglords blessings upon you two! Glad to see you two finally wake up.
Snerp greets Szoldar and Yevgeni with a smile and chuckle, then turns back to Rictavio
Grand performance? Well now I'm intrigued. And what would this grand performance be if I may ask?
(Is Grahf present in the tavern?)
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(these fail azz rolls to start the day though. Snerps on his C game bois and girls, today he's gonna be giving it his some and will be phoning it in 😂)
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@drafterman
That's true, I suppose i never specified how early. Oh well, more time to have some of this delicious coffee.
For a year you've been here? What brought you here? Have you been here the whole time, or have you left Barovia since, if even for a short time?
Snerp Deception Check: d20 (2) + 4 = 6]
(Shit, that had to have failed. Guy knows we ain't here for the festival at the least given this. 😂)
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@Vader
A townie vanilla has literally an useless role. You can only lynch and vote to be lynched in a DP. Mafia goons actually kill. Taking out a townie is vital to the game for mafia. A vanilla town serves less of a purpose in.
The question was how a town cop is the same as a mafia goon. This doesn't explain how they are magically of equivalent balance. It's pretty clear you think town is somehow magically severely disadvantaged in this game when played on a forum.
Do you understand this isnt a game really meant for forums? One of the big lessons of the game as it's played in person is that a town with pen and paper will almost always win. The nature of forums balances out the gained advantage of recorded posts that can be re-examined. But it still leaves mafia highly disadvantaged.
So I'll ask again, because you clearly didn't comprehend the questions:
How do deaths during a game affect balance at game start? Last i checked, deaths in game don't factor much into balance beyond town/mafia ratios.
How is a mafia goon like a town cop?
It was 6 v 2. 1 full cop, 1, 1x cop, and 1 heal vs 2 goons. I see the frustration here, but fmpov as a mod, I felt it was somewhat balanced
And im telling you, in a 7 player classic set up with 2x goon and 1x cop and doc, that game is balanced because its night start and it's MYLO D1(4 v 2), unless doc makes a save. That game type has about a 50/50 win ratio when played with 10 min DP's/NP's.
You had 6 v 2 at D1, no night start, and mafia had to pull off one ML and 2 VTNL's, or 2 ML's and a VTNL. Still only two goons, and now instead of just 10 min, town has 3 days(5 whole days for LYLO, like wtf?!)
knew people would be inactive during the weekend + the extended day off. I wanted to give as much time as physically possible for a fair DP. A mafia drainage is bad play especially with replacements.
First off, this game doesn't require 100% attention at all times. Holidays happen, that doesn't entitle you to disadvantage mafia in a game where they were already severely disadvantaged by extending the DP two whole days.
"Mafia drainage?" You mean killing off active players? Bruh it doesn't matter whether you think its "bad play" as if your opinion of that even holds much weight given your apparent lack of comprehension for game meta. Regardless, it doesn't matter how you think any affiliation or player is playing. It's not your business as a mod to counter that.
Killing off actives and stalling town is a more than legitimate strategy and one of the primary strats even live and in person. Just cause you don't like a strat, doesn't mean you are entitled to actively counter that. Town had 6 days previous to lynch scum and didn't.
You talk about "fair' but it's pretty obvious you have a perverted sense of fair if you think it's fair to directly count er an already disadvantaged teams strat because their strategy is *gasp* working.
What next, telling teams that are trouncing another in sports to stop playing defense so well cause the other team cant score? Like TF 😂
Not to mention
I did not directly counter your move. It was either drafter or grey. Grey was the best bet bc he didn't use his power role.
Yes, you did directly counter it. And though it's not fair to town that Ethan was banned, its also equally unfair to mafia when you replace the banned person with someone mafia doesn't want replacing in. The actions of players inside or outside the game doesn't entitle you to rig the game against one side or another.
Some games die because of inactivity. I've had games die like that too, suck it up and realize the disappointment of that happening doesn't justify, again, countering one of the only tools you gave mafia(the NK), and disadvantage/rig the game to towns favor even more.
I think its pretty clear your lack of confidence in reads as town as in essence admitted by you previously, has lead you to think town is extremely disadvantaged in Mafia. When in forum mafia, town actually has an advantage not usually present.
If you think finding scum is hard in forums, try playing the game in person without being able to use a pen and paper to take notes. Vote Count Analysis becomes much harder, lying becomes much easier, contradictions in reasoning aren't easily noticed, and more.
Even still, in that situation games tend to split 50/50. You can "feel" this game was balanced all you want, that won't change that it wasn't and you made it worse by serving town the win because our strategy of killing actives was actually working.
Yeah, safe to say, I'll be sitting out any games you mod in the future. Not gonna play in games officiated by someone who thinks playing to win and common strats to accomplish that are unfair. Not seen anything so ass backwards in a long time
What next? "Bruh, you gotta stop double teaming when ur on defense, it's unfair to the wide reciever trying to run his route and catch the ball, its just bad play." 😂
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@secularmerlin
Smells bitter.
It really is! But add some sugar, a little milk, and that takes the edge of the bitterness off if you don't prefer that. Try some!
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@drafterman
[Snerp Insight Check: d20 (4) + 2 = 6]It seems like this Rictavio fell is on the up-and-up, if a bit boisterous.
(With that roll the guy could be Ted "Zodiac Killer" Cruz and I wouldnt even realize. 😂)
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@drafterman
Coffee? I've not had that in ages!
Snerp gladly accepts a cup of joe.
Its grand to run into another bard. Yes we're here for the Festival. Though we're not a troupe. More along the lines of adventurers. I'm the only trained musician of the group. What college did you attend hombre? I attended the Bardic College of Lore, the Baldurs' Gate Campus.
I was actually going to talk to the Burgomaster about getting a spot to perform today. Tell me, have you seen Szoldar and Yevgeni? We set up to have them escort us around the area, do some wolf hunting.
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@drafterman
(what dialect is that? Actually, insight check whether or not the guy is BS'ing the dialect 😂.)
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@drafterman
Ah, my good man. It is called coffee! Qhawah, in it's original dialect.
(Do I recognize the original dialect or where "Qhawah" is from?)
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Snerp walks up to the two gentleman
Good morning gentleman! Lathanders blessings upon you. I'm Snerp Finkleskitzle, and who would you gentleman be if you dont mind me asking?
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@drafterman
Excellent, we'll see you in the morning then.
With that, Snerp downs his drink, then another, and goes to the room to sleep.
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Well gentleman, it's getting late and it's about time for bed.
Snerp slaps 2 gold pieces down on the bar.
Thats 2 gold pieces as a down payment for your services tomorrow. You'll get another 3 tomorrow when we start, and 5 when we finish for the day. We might want your services another day or two if tomorrow goes well.
We'll be waking up early tomorrow, if you accept the offer, are you ready to be up as well?
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@drafterman
Snerp downs his drink then calls for another round of drinks as he keeps talking.
We'll definitely be doing some wolf hunting Bois, but are there any bookshops in town? Or a place that sells trinkets, odds and ends, and the like?
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@drafterman
(I'll request it again later as a reminder, but i'll be giving 44gold and 1 silver piece from the gold on me to any of the group also long resting in the inn with my light activity.)
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@drafterman
We know area well. We give directions for free drinks. With that he reaches across the table and grabs one of the flagons of wine, downing it in almost one gulp. We escort for coin. 5 gold per day.Yevgeni: Well kill wolfs. Da.
Snerp claps and takes a swig of his drink, excellent, we would definitely be interested in all of these things.
What can you tell us about the abandoned town? The haunted Mansion? The rumor of the Mad Wizard by the lake being talked about?
Do you know of the Burgomaster? His like or dislikes? What sort of musical tastes does he have?
Are there any bookshops in town?
(We're def hiring these guys as escorts for exploring 👍. 5g a day isn't bad at all.)
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@drafterman
Milivoj has left to change out of his brown pants)
(Fitting for a nat 20 😂.)
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@Earth
@TheDredPriateRoberts
(the dude digs graves, you guys are being to vague and sly for someone so simple minded imo)
(^^this, Grahf has proficiency in initimdation. Threaten to let the priest know what the guys been doing, or something like that to put screws in him and get him to talk. 👍)
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@drafterman
Snerp goes to the bar and places 2 gold pieces on the counter.
5 ales, keep them coming as long as that lasts, and a tray for carrying them if possible.
When that is settled, with drinks in tow he returns to the table, placing them down and seating himself.
What are your names if you don't mind me asking? Are you from Vallaki?
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@drafterman
Snerp pays the woman the fee for the room(20 silver?).
Which room is the one we will be lodging in?
After recieving his answer, Snerp bows, thanks the woman, and turns around, walking up to the two gentleman sitting at the table(presumably with Roberts).
Good evening gentleman, care for a drink and some company?
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@Earth
Meh, can't hurt to have someone check up on her in secre
(Tune in next episode to see Snerp caught by the Burgomasters guard and thrown in jail for trespassing and snooping about.)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
(lol pretty much said the same thing. Jinx breh, I'll take amber ale.)
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@Earth
(she's supposed to be at the Burgomasters. I'll be going there tomorrow to try and get some work performing at the festival. Ingratiate myself with the Burgomaster.
But it's a bit late for tailing her. I'll inquire about her tomorrow if you guys want?)
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