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<blockquote data-quote="jydog1" data-source="post: 6011531" data-attributes="member: 48156"><p><strong>Session #57 - September 3rd, 2012 - You Can't Spell 'Diplomacy' Without 'Clod'</strong></p><p></p><p>Notes: Aaaaand our side quest got off to a less than stellar start as we screwed the proverbial pooch, to put it kindly. Should be interesting to see ourselves extricate ourselves from this mess. But dammit, that's what makes gaming fun!</p><p></p><p>Dinner was bacon-cheese-stuffed burgers, fries, mac and cheese, and TWO delicious desserts. Our group rocks.</p><p></p><p>From the journal of Baron Grezzalik M'Rethen:</p><p></p><p>Did I mention last entry that during our fight Toka turned into a giant herself. I should probably make note of that. Evidently that crazy-ass blade of hers is pleased with her and gave her new powers. Her as a raging giant? Not frightening at all. Except for the part where it's terrifying.</p><p></p><p>Londis provided us with a few more details about what he had in mind as we also planned for a meeting with Bart Boylston. A few sending spells got us a time and place to meet, but when I tried to peek in his tiefling wizard dispelled my scry. Won't be a cakewalk, then. Feeling nervous about her scrying back, I called for Emma Valdane, my court bard. Not long after that she showed up, all smiles.</p><p></p><p>"Milord, what can I do for you?" She bowed deeply, blonde hair spilling over her shoulders. </p><p></p><p>"Please, Emma, when we're not in court just call me Grezz. No need for ceremony."</p><p></p><p>Her grin widened. "Yes, Grezz. Do you need my services?"</p><p></p><p>Trixie muttered something under her breath I couldn't make out. "Uhm, you have access to spells to keep this meeting from being observed magically, right?"</p><p></p><p>She nodded and swung her lute off her back. "Sure! I'll take care of that right away." Her fingers began to strum as her eyes closed, and a few seconds later I felt a 'pop' in the air. "Anything else?"</p><p></p><p>"No. Thank you, Emma. You're doing a great job."</p><p></p><p>She beamed before bowing and leaving the room, closing the door behind her. Trixie watched it shut with a scowl. "I don't like her."</p><p></p><p>I looked over, surprised. "You don't? Why?"</p><p></p><p>"Well, she's not very good at her job."</p><p></p><p>"You don't think so? She seems to be very good at it, as far as I can tell."</p><p></p><p>She blew a raspberry. "Well, we all know how clueless you are. I would be much better at it."</p><p></p><p>"You didn't want the job! I offered it to you as the same time as I offered you master of Spies, and you said you didn't want it."</p><p></p><p>Tossing her hair, Trixie said, "Hmmph. I don't remember that at all."</p><p></p><p>I rubbed at my brow. "I do. You weren't interested."</p><p></p><p>"Don't remember that."</p><p></p><p>"Can we get back to the business at hand," growled an angry Londis. "Grezz, when we grab Bart I need to deliver him to your girlfriend. Do you have a way to get in touch with her?"</p><p></p><p>Between Londis and Trixie I was getting ready to Lightning Ball the whole room. "She's not my girlfriend, and no. You could just use a sending scroll."</p><p></p><p>We did, and almost as soon as it vanished an idol of an owl appeared. Medea had her eyes on, it seemed.</p><p></p><p>Before we headed down to Korvosa it seemed like a good idea to try to use the Peacock God quill we'd found to gather more info. That went poorly for Linc, dulling his wits somewhat. [OOC]To use the quill he needed to roll like a 5 or 6, but he rolled a 2 and dropped his INT and CHA to 8 for 4 weeks. Please note that If Londis had done it this would have RAISED his CHA to 8[/OOC]</p><p></p><p>We teleported down to Korvosa with the plan of contacting a disgraced noble family to make a deal with. Since Korvosa is all about appearances we rolled in on Spirit Mounts, and I was sporting a disguise from Trixie's able hands. She was still irked with me over Emma, but sometimes I get tired of trying to figure her out. She had fun doing it, it seemed, as she kept giggling the whole time. </p><p></p><p>The noble part of town only had a few inns available and we went to one Londis had chosen. The proprietor looked at me as I arrived and said, "Lord Foxglove! So good to see you again!"</p><p></p><p>Wonderful. Trixie made me look like her dead ghoul boyfriend. Now that's not weird at ALL. We settled in and Londis sent Trixie to deliver a vague note. I followed her invisibly to cover her back and then fell asleep during the six hours they mostly ignored her for. I mean, I'm sure using my barony would have gotten us through the door but our research made it clear that while this Perfumed Man seemed evil it wan't necessarily the kind of evil that was illegal in this cesspit. Still, when we got back I was considering offering it but wasn't given a chance as Londis, upset at the failure, cursed at me and stormed out in full armor with Tofa and a paladin he'd brought along. With nothing else to do I just relaxed in the roof for about an hour before the three came back. The paladin was splattered with blood and all wore the indicators of having been in a fight. </p><p></p><p>"What happened?"</p><p></p><p>Silence. Londis wouldn't meet anyone's gaze. After a few moments I asked again, and Tofa cleared her throat and said, "Is possible we used too little persuasion and too much force at front gate. There was, ah, altercation. Altercations."</p><p></p><p>I looked to Londis, who for the first time ever looked somewhat abashed. "Things could have gone better."</p><p></p><p>Outside I hear claxons starting to ring. "Oh, wonderful. We need to be gone. Trixie, get Shotsie. Linc, get your wolf."</p><p></p><p>"Huh?"</p><p></p><p>I sighed. "Someone help Linc get his wolf."</p><p></p><p>Londis turned to me and squared his jaw. "I'm not leaving."</p><p></p><p>I was going to argue with him, then shrugged instead. "That's insane. Look, I'm teleporting out half the crew. When I come back, if yous till want to stay here when they come looking for the people who ATTACKED A NOBLE HOUSE, that's up to you. It's too delicate a position for me to be caught up in."</p><p></p><p>He rubbed at his chin. "Well, they'll probably be here soon. I left a note. Fine, I'll go."</p><p></p><p>Right. So long, Korvosa. Nice knowing you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jydog1, post: 6011531, member: 48156"] [b]Session #57 - September 3rd, 2012 - You Can't Spell 'Diplomacy' Without 'Clod'[/b] Notes: Aaaaand our side quest got off to a less than stellar start as we screwed the proverbial pooch, to put it kindly. Should be interesting to see ourselves extricate ourselves from this mess. But dammit, that's what makes gaming fun! Dinner was bacon-cheese-stuffed burgers, fries, mac and cheese, and TWO delicious desserts. Our group rocks. From the journal of Baron Grezzalik M'Rethen: Did I mention last entry that during our fight Toka turned into a giant herself. I should probably make note of that. Evidently that crazy-ass blade of hers is pleased with her and gave her new powers. Her as a raging giant? Not frightening at all. Except for the part where it's terrifying. Londis provided us with a few more details about what he had in mind as we also planned for a meeting with Bart Boylston. A few sending spells got us a time and place to meet, but when I tried to peek in his tiefling wizard dispelled my scry. Won't be a cakewalk, then. Feeling nervous about her scrying back, I called for Emma Valdane, my court bard. Not long after that she showed up, all smiles. "Milord, what can I do for you?" She bowed deeply, blonde hair spilling over her shoulders. "Please, Emma, when we're not in court just call me Grezz. No need for ceremony." Her grin widened. "Yes, Grezz. Do you need my services?" Trixie muttered something under her breath I couldn't make out. "Uhm, you have access to spells to keep this meeting from being observed magically, right?" She nodded and swung her lute off her back. "Sure! I'll take care of that right away." Her fingers began to strum as her eyes closed, and a few seconds later I felt a 'pop' in the air. "Anything else?" "No. Thank you, Emma. You're doing a great job." She beamed before bowing and leaving the room, closing the door behind her. Trixie watched it shut with a scowl. "I don't like her." I looked over, surprised. "You don't? Why?" "Well, she's not very good at her job." "You don't think so? She seems to be very good at it, as far as I can tell." She blew a raspberry. "Well, we all know how clueless you are. I would be much better at it." "You didn't want the job! I offered it to you as the same time as I offered you master of Spies, and you said you didn't want it." Tossing her hair, Trixie said, "Hmmph. I don't remember that at all." I rubbed at my brow. "I do. You weren't interested." "Don't remember that." "Can we get back to the business at hand," growled an angry Londis. "Grezz, when we grab Bart I need to deliver him to your girlfriend. Do you have a way to get in touch with her?" Between Londis and Trixie I was getting ready to Lightning Ball the whole room. "She's not my girlfriend, and no. You could just use a sending scroll." We did, and almost as soon as it vanished an idol of an owl appeared. Medea had her eyes on, it seemed. Before we headed down to Korvosa it seemed like a good idea to try to use the Peacock God quill we'd found to gather more info. That went poorly for Linc, dulling his wits somewhat. [OOC]To use the quill he needed to roll like a 5 or 6, but he rolled a 2 and dropped his INT and CHA to 8 for 4 weeks. Please note that If Londis had done it this would have RAISED his CHA to 8[/OOC] We teleported down to Korvosa with the plan of contacting a disgraced noble family to make a deal with. Since Korvosa is all about appearances we rolled in on Spirit Mounts, and I was sporting a disguise from Trixie's able hands. She was still irked with me over Emma, but sometimes I get tired of trying to figure her out. She had fun doing it, it seemed, as she kept giggling the whole time. The noble part of town only had a few inns available and we went to one Londis had chosen. The proprietor looked at me as I arrived and said, "Lord Foxglove! So good to see you again!" Wonderful. Trixie made me look like her dead ghoul boyfriend. Now that's not weird at ALL. We settled in and Londis sent Trixie to deliver a vague note. I followed her invisibly to cover her back and then fell asleep during the six hours they mostly ignored her for. I mean, I'm sure using my barony would have gotten us through the door but our research made it clear that while this Perfumed Man seemed evil it wan't necessarily the kind of evil that was illegal in this cesspit. Still, when we got back I was considering offering it but wasn't given a chance as Londis, upset at the failure, cursed at me and stormed out in full armor with Tofa and a paladin he'd brought along. With nothing else to do I just relaxed in the roof for about an hour before the three came back. The paladin was splattered with blood and all wore the indicators of having been in a fight. "What happened?" Silence. Londis wouldn't meet anyone's gaze. After a few moments I asked again, and Tofa cleared her throat and said, "Is possible we used too little persuasion and too much force at front gate. There was, ah, altercation. Altercations." I looked to Londis, who for the first time ever looked somewhat abashed. "Things could have gone better." Outside I hear claxons starting to ring. "Oh, wonderful. We need to be gone. Trixie, get Shotsie. Linc, get your wolf." "Huh?" I sighed. "Someone help Linc get his wolf." Londis turned to me and squared his jaw. "I'm not leaving." I was going to argue with him, then shrugged instead. "That's insane. Look, I'm teleporting out half the crew. When I come back, if yous till want to stay here when they come looking for the people who ATTACKED A NOBLE HOUSE, that's up to you. It's too delicate a position for me to be caught up in." He rubbed at his chin. "Well, they'll probably be here soon. I left a note. Fine, I'll go." Right. So long, Korvosa. Nice knowing you. [/QUOTE]
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