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@TheDredPriateRoberts
Roberts insight is better than Snerps, fwiw
Yeah, my wisdom modifier is +1 stock. The only reason why I have +7 to perception is because of the expertise i have in it.)
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@drafterman
Ahhh, my apologies, it slipped my mind that you aren't musically inclined. You wouldn't mind if I jumped in with some music in between your storytelling would you? Give the patrons a change of pace? Get this place hopping with a tune made for drinking and singing along to?
Snerp begins lightly playing the chords to a fast paced tune, one from his childhood in the Feywild and tapping his foot in rhythm with the tune itself, still waiting to start singing before Rictavio agrees.
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
(strange they give another healing pot for free when they declined my offer of 2 for 100. Hrmmmmmm, I think you might be onto something with them knowing something. Hit em with an insight check?)
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@drafterman
No, we weren't trying to sneak a peak, the growling was clearly audible as we were exiting the store, and did not sound entirely natural, so I figured come talk to the owner himself 👍.
But if you say its secure, I'll take ur word for it hombre. So, what do you say to a duet?
Snerp pulls out his lute and waits for Rictavio's response.
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@Earth
(be awfully nice if you used that proficiency you have in insight one of these days 😂.)
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@Earth
@drafterman
Thank you for speaking with me. Im not gonna skirt around the issue here, we paid a visit to the general store in the stockyard by your wagon, and I wanted to know, whats up with the strange growling coming from your wagon hombre? Cause it did not sound small, and sounded dangerous, hence the concern.
(Insight check his response, use my inspiration with it if the roll is low.)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
(why ask the store owners who arent affiliated when Rictavio himself can be spoken to?)
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@drafterman
It is quite busy tonight, with Rictavio entertaining guests off to one side
(Thought I recognized that name).
Snerp waits for a break in Rictavio's performing then approahces him
Lathanders blessings Rictavio! Can we speak privately for a moment?
(Somebody else sidle up and listen in on the argument at the bar)
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@drafterman
Snerp heads back to the Tavern, where he will spend some time performing for coin before going to bed 👏👏.
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@drafterman
shouldn't we go find Gunter and Yelena?
(We just left the general store, which they were in. So we found them. Excellent detective work boys, we deserve a break after that extensive investigation 👏🔥)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
(my money is on Rictavio being what's growling. That "what" would be a lycanthrope to be more specific. If so, we def don't wanna mess with it yet cause Lycanthropes are immune to bludgeon, pierce, and slash from non-magical weapons. So best to stay away till we have silver weapons. Even at CR3(700xp), immunity to non-magic weapons is a hell of a trait 😓.)
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Ongoing
Bsh1- Star Trek DS9 Mafia- Pre-Game
Sign Ups
Vaarka- Waiting for Bsh1 game start to post
In the Hopper
- Buddamoose(Custom Theme: Shadows of Twilight or The Sea Dogs Curse.)
- SupaDudz
On Hold
Virtuoso
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Changes: Removed TheHammer, Removed Danielle from on hold.
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@Vaarka
I agree, BSH's game won't be starting till Wednesday now though from what I saw in the sign-ups thread. Thats fine, looks like we're actually getting near what he wanted for a full game amount, which is good news in terms of community population.
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Well uhhhh, anybody gonna go check that out? Or are we just gonna act like we didn't hear that? 😂
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
It takes a day to make holy water no? So we won't have it tomorrow, hence why I wanted to buy some, but eh, we have a couple people that can do radiant to prevent the regen.
This is assuming the vampires are still there. Remember, they wanted to bones taken out of the tomb specifically so they could attack. I wouldn't be surprised if they left Vallaki because we got them saints bones back, and thus they cant attack even if they want to, as them bones prevent it. Heck they might prevent undead presences in the city period.
But yeah,e ahould long rest, let Merlin change his spells and give lux the opportunity to copy invisibility to his spell book.
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@drafterman
@kindertina
Sure thing, Snerp pays the man, then along with the group trudges everything back to the tavern.
I suppose we'll turn in for the night then.
(@kinder- ur clear to copy invisibility to ur spellbook hombre 👌.)
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(We can have the smithy make new weapons? Instead of silvering current ones? That way we can still do stuff while they're being worked on?
Either way, it's nighttime no? Shall we turn in for the night?)
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(outside this game, so excited, just ordered Hoard of the Dragon Queen and Rise of Tiamat. Im a simple man, I see a dragon based adventure, i buy the dragon-based adventure 😂.
It's conveniently also the only one my friend who binged streams on the Wizards website didn't watch 😂. He agreed to DM Waterdeep after though, but from what I hear the adventure(DQ+Tia) as a whole takes a good long time to play through 🔥.)
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@drafterman
Silvering is not a defined process and basically up to my discretion)
(So i suppose we'll find out how much we need when we talk to the smithy? 😂)
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@drafterman
And here you got my hopes up, well played you wisenheimer 😂
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@drafterman
Yelena then goes to lock the front door while Gunter becons Snerp to a room in the back.
(Well well well, what a pleasant surprise.)
Snerp follows Gunter
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@secularmerlin
(the core books don't really outline the specific amount if silver needed or say, what the cost is if you have silver urself. Based off 1 week to silver a weapon, and 5gp worth per day of downtime standard for crafting, ur looking at 35 for labor costs and 65gp for silver costs, or about 650 silver pieces at 13 pounds of silver? Could totes be totally off in estimating tho)
This makes sense though fmpov, cause silvering weapons is something that is extremely difficult to do and results in alot of wasted silver. Especially in smithing as opposed to "alchemy"(ex: electroplating), cause you can't just "coat" a standard weapon with it.(silver doesn't bond to iron or steel).
Instead you need to completely reforge the weapon and work the silver in via the "crucible". In laymens terms thats what you pour the molten metal into. And its not as simple as just pouring it in together. What you need to do is essentially pour "layers" of the sword, then get silver and fold the iron over the silvers while the blade is still semi-molten, similar in process to how carbon fibers(which dont bond with metal either) are worked into metals.)
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@secularmerlin
(i thought you had silver dust? Enough to make one holy water?) We need 100gp worth of (solid) silver for a weapon or 10 arrows. So 300 gp worth of solid silver for Roberts(2) and Grahf(1). You have that on you? 😮)
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@drafterman
Snerp laughs jovially upon being found out
Ok, you got me. Can't blame a guy for trying to get a deal. I'll' just take one then and the exchange of 300 gold pieces for it's worth in silver pieces.
He proceed to start transferring 400 gold pieces to the shopkeepers possession. (100 gold pieces for the potion, 300 for the exchange into equivalent silver pieces to get the silver needed for silvering the weapons.)
Once done he leans in and speaks in a hushed tone
You uh, wouldn't happen to have any stock that is, shall we say, less than legal? Poisons beyond the general, trinkets, or other items that you wouldn't display to the general public, would you? 😏
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@drafterman
Secular can make it for free given that he has the powder)
(Oh yeah, clerics can make holy water, i derped out on that one)
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@drafterman
Hrmmmm, it occurs to me now that my companion has the necessary components for holy water so we can make that ourselves. But perhaps we can come to a more amicable price on the potions? And let me sweeten the pot too. How about, 100 gold for two, and at the festival tomorrow during the feature act that I'll be performing, I will advertise for your general store and give you a stellar recommendation. Just think about the business that will draw in for you. The new customers, the word of mouth generated 👌.
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@secularmerlin
(oh yeah, go to the priest, he should be able to make it for you for free given you have the powder.)
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@Earth
(don't think so? It does damage and prevents them from regenerating hp for that round if i recall correctly.)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
(nothing precludes you from using ur double attack for ranged weapons from what i can see, so having it handy wouldn't be a bad idea. Wish i had longbow proficiency 😂.
Longbows are 50gp. I dont really care if you get one. But just so you know, this will be 300gp+ spent on you Mr. "I don't think gold is gonna be very useful". Gonna keep giving you shit 😉. Gods help you if you need a healing pot used on you 😂.
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@drafterman
Excellent, would you be willing or able to exhange 300 gold pieces for the equivalent amount in silver pieces?
I was also interested in purchasing a couple potions of healing and a flask of holy water. How much would that cost? (This question is less Snerp not knowing, and more an opening to bartering 👍.)
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@drafterman
Snerp walks up to the couple and bows.
Lathanders Blessings upon you. My companions and I came in here in search of silvered weapons, or a means in Vallaki of silvering them. Can you perhaps assist us with pointing us in the right direction?
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@secularmerlin
(At 932 gp, so 3 weapons(2 for roberts, 1 for Grahf. Plus Lux copying invisibility to his spell book, = 400gp. So 532 leftover beyond that.)
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@drafterman
Is late. Escorting for today is over. If you need more, ask Urwin and he will contact us.
Thank you for selling the parts. Snerp pays the two men the other 5 gold pieces that are owed. How about we just agree to the same tomorrow? Morning meet up at the Tavern? He pulls out another 5, ready to pay half in advance if agreed.
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(Now at stockyard)
Snerp walks into the General Store
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(with horses now we can travel quite a bit faster. It's prolly nearing nighttime, which still leaves us all day tomorrow before the morning meeting)
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@drafterman
Snerp heads to the stockyard, stopping along the way to ask about a smithy in specific.
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Luvash gives a sheepish smile: Uh... you don't want those. They're not as... potent as they used to be.
(Effing called it 😂😂😂😂.).
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
we should check with Ireena, there could be some issues of, the longer we wait the more at risk of her being taken/captured)
(Inb4 she was turned over to Strahd in exchange for Vallaki's safety.)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
it takes a week to make one, once we find someone who can do it, doesn't seem very realistic
(I'd say sitting around and waiting a few weeks for weapons to get silvered is about as realistic as it gets hombre 😂. Nothing is precluding us from taking a few weeks of downtime while we get weapons silvered. I could clock in time as an entertainer making 10gp a day for a lifestyle, but live at a much poorer lifestyle expense and come away with a tidy profit after a few weeks 👏. So i wouldn't mind taking downtime. Barovias been cursed for hundreds of years, a few extra weeks in all likelihood wont make a difference 😂.)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
double D's!!! but yeah we need to be able to carry whatever we choose)
(Coins are 50 to a pound, hence why 1lb. of gold is 50gp in value. 500 gold(450-550) would be 9-11 pounds.)
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
but tbh I don't see the gold having the potential of being useful to us any time soon.
(Ah yes, I'll just take note that you actually dont need or want silver weapons because they cost gold and gold isnt useful. Should we run across a purveyor of magical items, I'll also be sure to remind you that gold is useless and as such anything one might get with it, equally useless 😂
But hey, if you want to be suckered into taking potions that, if not useless, well into the range of thousands worth of gp when all other options are at best maybe 700-800gp worth? Suckering you into being ripped off must be entirely easy 😂.
"Look, i know the value of these items if there is actually a use for them, is well beyond the value of anything else here, but people never sucker anyone into taking useless things, amirite?"
Sure, while we're talking about people always being forthright and honest, I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale you are sure to be interested in 😏
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Woops about a 1lb. gold is 50gp. 3 of the things here seem sus as to value tbh 😓
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@TheHammer
Woops, I didnt see you wanted to be taken off the list. Do you still not want to run a game? 👏
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@drafterman
Snerp approaches Luvash
Can you tell me about the throne and rug? Like where either is from or who made it?
(What are the stones in the cross? How big is it? How much of an inlay is there rough estimate weight Wise? Pound or more?)
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@Earth
Well shit. Not sure if Doru or Ismark can be saved then
My thoughts exactly in the post i edited. Sad, Im still holdimg out hope maybe we find something or someone that makes it possible. A scroll of True Ressurect or Wish would itself be very unlikely to even work too. Any such scroll would be out of regular capabilities. Which means you gotta pass a DC of 10+the spells level. So basically, casting True Ressurect or Wish would require a success on a DC 19 throw. Even with modifiers, that's still fmpov needing to roll at best a 15+ on 1d20 fmpov. So a 25% or less chance of success 😐
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@Earth
You are misunderstanding spell levels. You do not get 9th level spells, until at least, character level 15-16. This isnt something that's "5 levels away" it's something we will not hit this game, as it's levels 1-10. As in, True Resurrect will remain out of our capabilities.
Now that I have the core books and have read through them, I can see im probably wrong about being able to save Doru or Ismarck. We can hope, but most revive spells at lower levels have very limited scope and are only effective a very limited amount of time post death 😢.
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
And we only wanna take the potions if they're identified. Be wary about choices like this, there is usually an option where you get burned, and an option where you make better than by picking the middle option. I think the EP/GP is the middle ground.
The potions, being 12, seems like we'd get burned. Healing potions, the cheapest magical potion, are 100gp each in value/to buy. But these arent healing potions, else they would've been recognized as such as they have been before. If magical, they're a type of potion(s) more expensive than healing, greater healing, etc. potions that are easily recognizable.
So were talking well beyond a value of 1200 minimal if they're magical and not a trick. That is absurdly above the level of the middle ground of the gold and electrum. For a reward, given the relative or estimated relative values of the other items, that is just sus AF and seems like bait.
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