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<blockquote data-quote="Jfdlsjfd" data-source="post: 8176767" data-attributes="member: 42856">&quot;Master Alfred! Master Alfred!&quot;, said Troddle the Gnome.Alfred: &quot;Troddle, the grown-ups are talking, we're trying to discover what happened to Binky, can't it wait?&quot;Troddle: &quot;I witnessed a strange event going event going back from school today!&quot;Alfred: &quot;There is no reasonable hope that you could talk about it with your mum or your dad, or basically nearly everyone in Foggy Bottom who isn't a level 20 character, which actually eliminates 97% of the registered population?&quot;Troddle: &quot;It was very strange and I was afraid!!!&quot;Alfred: &quot;I guess I could cast Bestow Curse? One of the options grants the Mute conditions, doesn't it?&quot;Butler 433: &quot;Actually, it's the Deafened condition. There is no Mute condition in this Edition, Sir, and I think Ilmater would disapprove harming children.&quot;Alfred: &quot;OK, Troddle, let's listen to your fascinating story for the sake of political correctness.&quot;Troddle: &quot;I was walking back collecting interesting mushrooms along the way, and suddenly, I heard a scream!&quot;Alfred: &quot;I see.&quot;Troddle: &quot;You are supposed to ask what it was!! You are not good at listening to stories!!&quot;Alfred: &quot;Sorry, I didn't concentrate my studies on small talks, being derailed in this endeavour by the need to unravel the mysteries of Time itself.&quot;Troddle:&quot;That's a lot of complicated words....&quot;Butler 433: &quot;You'd be better served by asking him what the scream was about, Sir.&quot;Alfred: &quot;What was this scream about?&quot; To Butler: &quot;I created you to take care of small talks, not to tell me how to do it, you know?&quot;Troddle: &quot;It was Manikin, my pet animated doll! It screamed once, and suddenly dropped to the ground, like a lousy regular doll!&quot;Alfred: &quot;Ludicrous! Magic items don't stop working this way... Wait, it wasn't a magic item, it was an Homonculus. Technically it could be dispelled...&quot;Troddle: &quot;and then i heard voice that I couldn't locate, it seemed to come from some bushes but I couldn't really see anything, it chanted some incantations...&quot;Alfred: &quot;What did you do?&quot;Troddle: &quot;I remembered your stories about rising in the air to avoid danger! Except that I can't cast any spell yet... Except Expeditious Retreat!&quot;Alfred: &quot;Ah what did you do next? The suspense is killing me!&quot;Butler: &quot;That's better but don't overdo it.&quot;Troddle: &quot;I cast Expeditious Retreat and I ran! My parents told me I should be wary of stranger anyways and his chanting gave me the spooks. So I ran back here. It was 20 minutes ago. Halfway the chanting stopped and a large cube of darkness appeared in middle of the forest, at the place I was when I heard the chanting begin.&quot;Alfred: &quot;Listen Troddle, it's very important... did you find the voice melodious?&quot;Troddle:&quot;Err, I suppose so...&quot;Alfred: &quot;OK, low-INT, high CHA... It's a Sorcerer. Probably the one who killed Binky twice already.&quot;Butler433: &quot;I feel that my days are numbered.&quot;Alfred: &quot;Why do you think so?&quot;Butler433: &quot;Being created with all your memories each time gives me a lot of perspective. Plus, you stopped giving us names after 6.&quot;Alfred: &quot;Fair point.&quot; To Troddle : &quot;well, you're officially a survivor of an assassination attempt by a level 20 sorcerer. Which, and taking into account that you got your first XP last month, promotes you to level 6.&quot;Butler433: &quot;Actually, he didn't defeat the sorcerer, just evaded him by walking past him.&quot;Alfred: &quot;Yes, but so far several iteration just killed themselves without exterior intervention, so. it's just a matter of time.&quot;Butler433: &quot;You should really at least investigate him... Binky would certainly be delighted to be alive on day other than Thursday and Wednesday.&quot;Alfred: &quot;Fair point. Let's do that.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jfdlsjfd, post: 8176767, member: 42856"] "Master Alfred! Master Alfred!", said Troddle the Gnome. Alfred: "Troddle, the grown-ups are talking, we're trying to discover what happened to Binky, can't it wait?" Troddle: "I witnessed a strange event going event going back from school today!" Alfred: "There is no reasonable hope that you could talk about it with your mum or your dad, or basically nearly everyone in Foggy Bottom who isn't a level 20 character, which actually eliminates 97% of the registered population?" Troddle: "It was very strange and I was afraid!!!" Alfred: "I guess I could cast Bestow Curse? One of the options grants the Mute conditions, doesn't it?" Butler 433: "Actually, it's the Deafened condition. There is no Mute condition in this Edition, Sir, and I think Ilmater would disapprove harming children." Alfred: "OK, Troddle, let's listen to your fascinating story for the sake of political correctness." Troddle: "I was walking back collecting interesting mushrooms along the way, and suddenly, I heard a scream!" Alfred: "I see." Troddle: "You are supposed to ask what it was!! You are not good at listening to stories!!" Alfred: "Sorry, I didn't concentrate my studies on small talks, being derailed in this endeavour by the need to unravel the mysteries of Time itself." Troddle:"That's a lot of complicated words...." Butler 433: "You'd be better served by asking him what the scream was about, Sir." Alfred: "What was this scream about?" To Butler: "I created you to take care of small talks, not to tell me how to do it, you know?" Troddle: "It was Manikin, my pet animated doll! It screamed once, and suddenly dropped to the ground, like a lousy regular doll!" Alfred: "Ludicrous! Magic items don't stop working this way... Wait, it wasn't a magic item, it was an Homonculus. Technically it could be dispelled..." Troddle: "and then i heard voice that I couldn't locate, it seemed to come from some bushes but I couldn't really see anything, it chanted some incantations..." Alfred: "What did you do?" Troddle: "I remembered your stories about rising in the air to avoid danger! Except that I can't cast any spell yet... Except Expeditious Retreat!" Alfred: "Ah what did you do next? The suspense is killing me!" Butler: "That's better but don't overdo it." Troddle: "I cast Expeditious Retreat and I ran! My parents told me I should be wary of stranger anyways and his chanting gave me the spooks. So I ran back here. It was 20 minutes ago. Halfway the chanting stopped and a large cube of darkness appeared in middle of the forest, at the place I was when I heard the chanting begin." Alfred: "Listen Troddle, it's very important... did you find the voice melodious?" Troddle:"Err, I suppose so..." Alfred: "OK, low-INT, high CHA... It's a Sorcerer. Probably the one who killed Binky twice already." Butler433: "I feel that my days are numbered." Alfred: "Why do you think so?" Butler433: "Being created with all your memories each time gives me a lot of perspective. Plus, you stopped giving us names after 6." Alfred: "Fair point." To Troddle : "well, you're officially a survivor of an assassination attempt by a level 20 sorcerer. Which, and taking into account that you got your first XP last month, promotes you to level 6." Butler433: "Actually, he didn't defeat the sorcerer, just evaded him by walking past him." Alfred: "Yes, but so far several iteration just killed themselves without exterior intervention, so. it's just a matter of time." Butler433: "You should really at least investigate him... Binky would certainly be delighted to be alive on day other than Thursday and Wednesday." Alfred: "Fair point. Let's do that." [/QUOTE]

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