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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mal Malenkirk" data-source="post: 4939048" data-attributes="member: 834">Castor's is a small but well-maintained inn.  It is not luxurious enough to really stand out in the commercial district but is certainly beyond the means of a sailor; This establisgment caters to the naval officers and merchants.  The building is three story high and has an adjoining fenced yard and you need to go through a gate to enter the inn through the side.  Both entry are guarded by a well dressed thug.  That being said, the establishment is clearly open for business and the guards let in anyone who doesn't seem like a troublemaker.Surprisingly, the group does manage to avoid the 'troublemaker' label and enter the inn without problem.  You can see that the bar of the establishment is making great business;  the room is packed and pricy liquor seem the norm.  A simple query learns them that Castor is the shady looking dark haired man in the corner with the two bodyguards and the two pretty blondes.<a href="http://virtualbattlemat.com/game/street_level/" target="_blank">Street Level on Virtual Battlemat</a>   [sblock=OOC]You may want to create token for your characters and email them to me.  Otherwise I am known to be Lazy and you'll end up with a token that is simply the first letter of your PC's name...I put Castor on the Map, I haven't gotten crazy with tokens yet because, hey, this isn't a fight.  It's a skill challenge.  The goal is of course to get Castor to tell you where he procured the Laughing Man without starting a gang war.  [/sblock]As the group approach his table, a bodyguard nudge Castor.  The two thugs place themselve between their boss and the party.  Castor give them a look over and a shrewd expression appears on his face.-''It's not often that two of my items come back at the same time on two different new owners.  This is going to be interesting.''[sblock=Skill challenge]8 Success before 4 failures.  BAse DC 16Failure likely means a fight since I don't expect you will back down!This must be completed in less than '4 rounds'  Everyone gets one roll per round.  Not every roll needs to contribute to the success/failure tally; you can elect to assist another check instead.  Usuable skill for success/failure in the first part of the challenge : Diplomacy, Streetwise  DC 16Support Skill: Intimidate (basically looking tough!), Insight, Diplomacy, Streetwise  DC 11, grant +2 to the first ally who claim it.Other skills : Use your imagination.  One in particular can unlock Intimidate as a skill counting toward the tally as well as grant a permanent bonus for the challenge. Do roleplay what your character are saying; particularly good argument can yield a +2 bonus. [/sblock]</blockquote>

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