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Steel Dragons' World of Orea RPG playtest: "Shadows Loss" (still accepting PCs)
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<blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 6170482" data-attributes="member: 92511"><p>Your abrupt entrance causes the posh young man to jump in his seat. He stares at you in fearful surprise, clutching his cards close to his chest. Ruch is similarly jolted awake but settles back into his seat and shuts his eyes with a snort after seeing you in the doorway.</p><p></p><p>Crancy is muh less surprised and significantly more animated than either of the others.<span style="color: #008000"> "Johnnie, my boy! Grab a seat. Excellent. Excellent. Baitin' Bysdan yourself this fine day? It is day, right? What time is it? Deal ya in?"</span> His barrage of questions ushering forth from beneath a light brown handlebar moustache as the rotund cherry cheeked man pats a pillow on the wooden stool beside him. </p><p></p><p>OOC: They are playing some card game. I do not gamble, myself, so am not completely familiar with this sorta stuff. Let's just say it's poker (which I understand somewhat). </p><p></p><p>We'll handle this as a series of simple "skill checks." Give me 3 rolls of a d20. I'll roll d20s for the npcs. Highest roll wins. You are welcome to apply your Sleight of Hand bonus and Dex. bonus to the rolls you wish to be "cheating", if any.</p><p></p><p>2 silver to get in the game...and let's say the pot for each hand will rise to a total of 5 silver, 15 coppers, and 10 silver 25 copper before someone calls.</p><p></p><p>So...roll, shadowless boy. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>PS<strong><em>What You Know:</em> Bysdan</strong> is, foremost, the Chaotic Neutral [good tendencies] god of music and patron deity of bards. He is also attributed godly-sway over luck and trickery, and thus games of chance. He is a favorite deity among non-evil thieves, and associated with the season of Autumn. Mythologically speaking (at least), Bysdan is significantly more prone than other godly beings to dare/wander the realms in mortal form (as this is against the express decree of the Celestial Sovereign).</p><p></p><p>The term <em>"Baiting Bysdan"</em>, is a common Orean saying (which I just completely fabricated <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ) especially prevalent in gaming/gambling circles, meaning simultaneously "testing your luck" and/or "honoring Bysdan/inviting him to the game" [it is said Bysdan has been lured to a gaming table in mortal form from time to time]. /OOC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steeldragons, post: 6170482, member: 92511"] Your abrupt entrance causes the posh young man to jump in his seat. He stares at you in fearful surprise, clutching his cards close to his chest. Ruch is similarly jolted awake but settles back into his seat and shuts his eyes with a snort after seeing you in the doorway. Crancy is muh less surprised and significantly more animated than either of the others.[COLOR=#008000] "Johnnie, my boy! Grab a seat. Excellent. Excellent. Baitin' Bysdan yourself this fine day? It is day, right? What time is it? Deal ya in?"[/COLOR] His barrage of questions ushering forth from beneath a light brown handlebar moustache as the rotund cherry cheeked man pats a pillow on the wooden stool beside him. OOC: They are playing some card game. I do not gamble, myself, so am not completely familiar with this sorta stuff. Let's just say it's poker (which I understand somewhat). We'll handle this as a series of simple "skill checks." Give me 3 rolls of a d20. I'll roll d20s for the npcs. Highest roll wins. You are welcome to apply your Sleight of Hand bonus and Dex. bonus to the rolls you wish to be "cheating", if any. 2 silver to get in the game...and let's say the pot for each hand will rise to a total of 5 silver, 15 coppers, and 10 silver 25 copper before someone calls. So...roll, shadowless boy. :) PS[B][I]What You Know:[/I] Bysdan[/B] is, foremost, the Chaotic Neutral [good tendencies] god of music and patron deity of bards. He is also attributed godly-sway over luck and trickery, and thus games of chance. He is a favorite deity among non-evil thieves, and associated with the season of Autumn. Mythologically speaking (at least), Bysdan is significantly more prone than other godly beings to dare/wander the realms in mortal form (as this is against the express decree of the Celestial Sovereign). The term [I]"Baiting Bysdan"[/I], is a common Orean saying (which I just completely fabricated ;) ) especially prevalent in gaming/gambling circles, meaning simultaneously "testing your luck" and/or "honoring Bysdan/inviting him to the game" [it is said Bysdan has been lured to a gaming table in mortal form from time to time]. /OOC [/QUOTE]
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