The Da'mall - OOC Thread

[Zjackrum]

Link to the ICC Thread


List of Characters:

Lorem Ipsum - Monk (Way of the Shadow) - played by J-H
Hallveig Sturlusdottir, Path of the Giant Barbarian, played by TriciaOso
Nettle Crimsonwood, Rogue Soulknife Dhampir played by Awful
Kerykes Diophantus, Cleric of Light, played by ProudGrognard
Shavriel Rolga Sorceress played by SwordCoastTaxi

List of dead characters, and what killed them (more for record keeping)

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None, but you checked! Hah!

Important NPCs and what we know about them

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MORIENN AFFILIATED
Colonel Jorgan - Your "Handler" so to speak, in terms of the Morienn army
Hans - The innkeeper of "The Wandering Stranger"

KALO EMPIRE AFFILIATED
Jarakata Kalo, Emperor of the Kalo Empire

[SwordCoastTaxi]

I'm here and ready.

[Zjackrum]

Lol ok link to IC thread should work now :D

[J-H]

I'm here. Currently sick so may not post for a couple of days.
Also, I'll be gone Sunday->Thursday next week on a trip.

[Awful]

Did the city fall a few months ago or a few weeks? The recruitment thread says months, so that was what my backstory makes sense with; but the ic thread says weeks.

What equipment are we starting with? The big 16 says to be decided.
The standard equipment would give me a bunch of weapons, but I'd rather the cash for other things, since my psiblades and teeth are all the weapons I need.

Also, did you see my questions about using dex for my bite?

[Zjackrum]

Whoops.
Timeline is somewhere between like 1-2 months after the city was captured. The exact time wasn’t super important, but part of it being the city walls aren’t fully repaired yet.

Also sorry about the equipment question - yeah basic equipment for your class, whatever it may be. Don’t worry about tracking ammunition, spell components, water or food rations.

[J-H]

Lorem ipsum is latin filler text. Should I continue with the theme and pull some words out of the standard Lorem Ipsum for family members, or do we want to with something more thematic like anglo-saxon, frankish, or germanic names?

[ProudGrognard]

Hi,

I am also here. I have a tough two days ahead of me, but here!

So, equipment is like a 1st level character, correct?

Edit: Also, what is the Wandering Stranger? Obviously not the Chicken Coop.

[TriciaOso]

Havleig Sturlusdottir Hill Dwarf Giant Barbarian AC: 14 HP: 38/38 PPer: 13 PInv: 9 PIst: 13 Conditions: -- Concentrating: --

Havleig Sturlusdottir Hill Dwarf Giant Barbarian AC: 14 HP: 38/38 PPer: 13 PInv: 9 PIst: 13 Conditions: Raging Concentrating: --

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[Zjackrum]

If you want to use +dex for your bite lets say that's fine, and see how it goes.

The Wandering Stranger is another inn. I had a sudden inspiration and wanted everyone to start at The Chicken Coop. No reason why... ;)

[SwordCoastTaxi]

I'll have an IC post up this afternoon.

[J-H]

Do we know this guy? Him openly identifying himself in a public place is a bit unwise unless he's confident in everyone there.

Since Lorem still lives with family in the city, he's probably not going to be giving out his full name and life story to random resistance members.

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Were those two interested like on alert because we're possible hostiles, or just because they're the guards?

[Zjackrum]

lol although it may not always be the case, Jorgan is on the level. Your character can be suspicious of him if you want, but he’s a legit Morienn army guy. I guess maybe I didn’t write his introduction well enough.

The perception check doesn’t have the insight to tell you if the two men are Morienn soldiers or kalo soldiers, just that they saw you enter and are definitely not just casually drinking and talking. Sometimes checks like this can be a warning of something important, or they can just be a bit of flavour text.

[Zjackrum]

I actually don't have a good idea how someone would prove their identity... I gave Jorgan an insignia to indicate he works for the military and has some rank. I think really people would likely already just know each other, although maybe forged documents would be a thing as well. It's entirely possible someone could kill Jorgan, steal his insignia and pretend to be him.

And wow - I made that history check mostly as a joke. Can't believe how badly everybody rolled.

[J-H]

We're all making up the insurgency as we go along, but hopefully the enemy isn't good at it either. Things like modern police procedures, evidence assessment, etc., is all quite recent. I expect both sides to be sloppy up until the divination spells start coming out.

[ProudGrognard]

We're all making up the insurgency as we go along, but hopefully the enemy isn't good at it either. Things like modern police procedures, evidence assessment, etc., is all quite recent. I expect both sides to be sloppy up until the divination spells start coming out.

This. Also, historically, police as a specialized force appeared in the UK in the 19th century. So yes, we are all still learning.

And Kerykes so far has rolled badly, but the dice giveth, and the dice take away

[SwordCoastTaxi]

lol although it may not always be the case, Jorgan is on the level. Your character can be suspicious of him if you want, but he’s a legit Morienn army guy. I guess maybe I didn’t write his introduction well enough.

The perception check doesn’t have the insight to tell you if the two men are Morienn soldiers or kalo soldiers, just that they saw you enter and are definitely not just casually drinking and talking. Sometimes checks like this can be a warning of something important, or they can just be a bit of flavour text.

Your introduction was fine. It's normal that the players and characters might be suspicious of a new NPC especially during this time of war. I haven't revealed it yet IC but Shavriel is a professional pessimist

[Awful]

Police as an organisation back then wouldn't really be the issue, but the concept of spying and counterintelligence was far from new; consider the roman frumentarii, which began as a courier organisation and developed into a dedicated spying agency for the emperors until their disbandment.

I actually don't have a good idea how someone would prove their identity... I gave Jorgan an insignia to indicate he works for the military and has some rank. I think really people would likely already just know each other, although maybe forged documents would be a thing as well. It's entirely possible someone could kill Jorgan, steal his insignia and pretend to be him.

And wow - I made that history check mostly as a joke. Can't believe how badly everybody rolled.

Well, presumably, rather than contacting us directly, there would have been a chain of contacts leading from Jorgan's organisation and whatever existing structures or organisations that exist already in the city. So if the contacts who arranged this meeting are trustworthy, (and if they were criminals, Nettle knows which are trustworthy due to Criminal Contact) we can go in with relative expectations that we're not going to be immediately stabbed.

Of course, there's conventional forging documents (also something Nettle can do), there's killing and replacing, there's just using captured insignia from when they captured the city, there's magical disguises, there's remote listening and mind control...

It's hard to be sure when magic is in the game as well. If we Circle of Truth'd him, we could know for 90% sure that he, at least, was genuine, but you can't really do that in the middle of a pub.

[ProudGrognard]

Well, presumably, rather than contacting us directly, there would have been a chain of contacts leading from Jorgan's organisation and whatever existing structures or organisations that exist already in the city. So if the contacts who arranged this meeting are trustworthy, (and if they were criminals, Nettle knows which are trustworthy due to Criminal Contact) we can go in with relative expectations that we're not going to be immediately stabbed.

Of course, there's conventional forging documents (also something Nettle can do), there's killing and replacing, there's just using captured insignia from when they captured the city, there's magical disguises, there's remote listening and mind control...

It's hard to be sure when magic is in the game as well. If we Circle of Truth'd him, we could know for 90% sure that he, at least, was genuine, but you can't really do that in the middle of a pub.

On top of that, I am not sure how large a city this is. It may well be that the man was known, and that Nettle knew him by reputation or on sight. It could also be the case that Kerykes knew him from his father, who was a Captain in the Guard.

[SwordCoastTaxi]

This site is a problem. Way too slow and I may need to drop this game because of it.

[TriciaOso]

Yeah, the site has been bad.

I am also a little confused about the current interaction/how to proceed.

Hallveig introduced herself, somewhat cagily, as a janitor. The others introduced themselves as asked, and admitted they were angry about the situation but didn't explicitly mention being revolutionaries.

Jorgan said, "You're all fools for trusting me, good thing I'm legit. Also I can't believe you want money for doing this, smh."

Hallveig responded with, "I never brought up being a revolutionary and I never asked you for money. You are the one who brought up both of those things."

And now Jorgan has said, "Fine, fine! I'll pay you! How much?"

I don't feel like I have a handle on this conversation or how to respond.

[Zjackrum]

Wow I totally misread that - I thought you guys were negotiating for money, which sort of made sense.

Jorgan wouldn’t really be famous or well known unless you served in the Morienn army, which would be separate from the Corsand city guard. So unless people really want to role-play getting to know him, we can either sort of assume for the sake of keeping things rolling that we all trust Jorgan…?

And yes I realize there is a bit of rail-roading here - I was hoping to avoid some of the unnecessary drama of being suspicious (as obviously your characters would be) - maybe it would have been easier to say you already knew Jorgan from before. It sort of depends on whether you’d like the freedom to do as you wish without prompting from me, or if you’d prefer being part of the llarger story line of the Morien / Kalo war - a lot of what I’ve prepared is various missions for Jorgan to send the group on.

[TriciaOso]

I'm totally fine with trusting Jorgan.

[SwordCoastTaxi]

I'll post for Shavriel today (away from pc).

[Zjackrum]

We’re about to jump into combat and I just wanted to check that people are still here and interested - haven’t seen everyone posting, which might be due to boredom or might be simply due to not knowing what to say.

[ProudGrognard]

Hi,

I am still here.

[SwordCoastTaxi]

AFK but posting IC in a moment.

[ProudGrognard]

Waiting for a chance for the others to post.

[ProudGrognard]

In case it is not clear, I propose that we split, check this place out individually and then meet again at nearby place - if the DM does not mind me inventing a fountain- to make plans.

I also asked for a pouch, because we will be needing a place to make plans, and Kerykes will propose we rent an out of the way place to meet and make them.

[SwordCoastTaxi]

Sorry Zjackrum but how much starting gold did we have for gear?