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<blockquote data-quote="tmaaas" data-source="post: 1963247" data-attributes="member: 6481"><p><strong>The Adamantine Chef</strong></p><p></p><p>Hello all,</p><p></p><p>Thought I'd take you back again to the beginning with a taste of our first session. As Carly (see 1st post) overheard, there was a cooking contest to determine who would be hired as the Liralen's chefs (there are two onboard). </p><p></p><p>The contest was run as a seven-course meal. Micah created the two NPCs, Meat and Darance, while the third competitor was our Warforged Bodyguard PC, 42NAT0 (Fortunato). For each course a description of the food served was read and a Profession (Chef) check made. The sum of the checks determined the winner.</p><p></p><p>------------------------------------------------------- </p><p></p><p>Halfling: Eustace McGuire (NPC)</p><p>aka: Meat </p><p>cooking modifier +2</p><p></p><p>Eustace likes to cook – always has, and there’s always been a frontier inn here or there that’s needed a good cook, but frontiers mean hardship and whether it’s because the business has dried up or the inns been ransacked, there’s been reasons to move on as well. When Eustace saw the notice for an airship cook it sorta sounded neat – and he was currently out of a job. So he’s found himself in the biggest city he’s ever seen – Fairhaven. And he’s out to cook his way onto the Liralen.</p><p></p><p>1st course</p><p>Greens <em>“just greens that’s all I call them – most folk don’t eat much of them, but they can be pretty tasty when cooked right.</em></p><p></p><p>2nd course</p><p>Campfire bread <em>“ya gotta know what you’re doin ta cook bread like this – If’n ya don’t let it rise the right way it turns inter hardtack – and ya know how tasty hardtack is.”</em></p><p></p><p>3rd course</p><p>Good ale <em>“Now of course lotsa folks like this as a first course so I guess it’s personal preference where’n ya put it in the meal.”</em></p><p></p><p>4th course</p><p>Meat <em>“Well alright meat stew to be technical. Doesn’t really matter what type of meat n’ most folks prefer not to know.”</em></p><p></p><p>5th course</p><p>Meat <em>“ Sometimes we serve it with fried taters, but mostly folks just prefer the meat.</em></p><p></p><p>6th course</p><p>Meat again <em> “I knew when you folks said 7 courses that I was in my 'element' so ta say. I cook for folks like that all the time –"</em></p><p></p><p>7th course</p><p>Whiskey ‘n Prune juice <em> “It’s not the most popular drink we serve – but for them seven course folks I usually recommend it. Kinda comes in handy if’n ya know what I mean." </em></p><p></p><p>------------------------------------------------------- </p><p></p><p>Human: Darance Mewldon the 3rd (NPC)</p><p>cooking modifier -4</p><p></p><p>Darance has always had a flair for creativity. He views food as an artistic medium and usually creates fine sculptures that are very interesting if not quite palatable. Food is an art and he has always aspired to be a master chef. He’s worked for years as an underchef in a fine inn in Scarn. But he was so limited there. When a patron left a wadded copy of the Aundarian scroll on a table – he knew his destiny. He scraped every last cp and bought passage on the lightning rail towards Stormhaven. It’s been an adventure but he also knows it as his destiny.</p><p></p><p>1st course</p><p>Egredoucetes <em>“fish heads and livers with ginger and pepper – placed on the plate and perfectly garnished with gillyflowers”.</em></p><p></p><p>2nd course</p><p>Eyls in Sorre <em>“Eels in a special thick sauce. The recipe has several secret ingredients that I refuse to reveal lest someone seize this fine dish that I alone can make.”</em></p><p></p><p>3rd course </p><p>Charlette <em>“Curds with veal, served with broth and bread baked in the shape of porpoises”</em></p><p></p><p>4th course</p><p>Blandysorye <em>“A pottage of capon with almond milk and saffron. Served with white wine.”</em></p><p></p><p>5th course</p><p>Gosyl ala Liralen <em>“Stuffed goose wings artfully melded together in a masterpiece. Can you not see it is the very image of the grand airship herself. Served with red wine.”</em></p><p></p><p>6th course</p><p>Cawdelle Ferry <em>“Wine thickened with egg yolks and spices” </em></p><p></p><p>7th course</p><p>Trayne Roste <em>“My dessert spectacular! Mock entrails made of batter-dipped fruits and nuts!”</em></p><p></p><p>------------------------------------------------------- </p><p></p><p>Warforged: 42NAT0 (PC)</p><p>cooking modifier +5</p><p></p><p>Can a warforged cook? Can they taste? Do they really drink oil? Tune in to the ultimate iron chef (or is that the adamantine chef?) contest to find out. . .</p><p></p><p>1st course</p><p>Appetizer <em>“Aundarian stuffed mushrooms – served with green onions, red bell peppers, soft bread crumbs, topped with a fine grated parmesan cheese”. </em></p><p></p><p>2nd course</p><p>Soup <em>“Tangy Cinnamon Gorgon Beef Chowder – a delicacy, very hard to find, but I had the opportunity to make it during the last years of the war when my unit killed a Gorgon and we feasted on it for several days.” </em></p><p></p><p>3rd course </p><p>Salad <em>“Salmon stuffed tomato – Salmon mixed with a creamy dill dressing and chopped cucumbers served on the side with parsley” </em></p><p></p><p>4th course</p><p>Main I <em>“Pasta Primavera made with the freshest of local vegetables creating a uniquely regional dish: wherever the Liralen goes the dish will be unique to the locale.” </em></p><p></p><p>5th course</p><p>Main II <em>“Orion Lightening Roast - A complicated recipe requiring electricity to cook the beef, served with a twice baked potato.” </em></p><p></p><p>6th course</p><p>Dessert <em>“Fairhaven cheesecake served w/ final course” </em></p><p></p><p>7th course</p><p>Final <em>“Tinker’s coffee which contains a healthy serving of rum” </em></p><p></p><p>------------------------------------------------------- </p><p></p><p>The contest took fifteen minutes in real time and was hilarious. Two of our players ran the NPCs (Dox's player with Darance; Loki's player with Meat) and did a great job. The attachment is a short clip of the end of course one and the beginning of course two. It is sort of a microcosm of the whole. Enjoy!</p><p></p><p>Oh, if you're wondering who won...</p><p></p><p>I used 42NAT0 as the reference point and scored the two NPCs as either better (positive) or worse (negative). The final tally had Darance at a -53, while Meat racked up an amazing +30! (His rolls were incredible. Even with the single 1 he rolled, he averaged over 15 on all seven courses!)</p><p></p><p>And so, Meat became the head chef aboard the Liralen, with his trusty assistant, the Warforged cook, 42NAT0.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tmaaas, post: 1963247, member: 6481"] [b]The Adamantine Chef[/b] Hello all, Thought I'd take you back again to the beginning with a taste of our first session. As Carly (see 1st post) overheard, there was a cooking contest to determine who would be hired as the Liralen's chefs (there are two onboard). The contest was run as a seven-course meal. Micah created the two NPCs, Meat and Darance, while the third competitor was our Warforged Bodyguard PC, 42NAT0 (Fortunato). For each course a description of the food served was read and a Profession (Chef) check made. The sum of the checks determined the winner. ------------------------------------------------------- Halfling: Eustace McGuire (NPC) aka: Meat cooking modifier +2 Eustace likes to cook – always has, and there’s always been a frontier inn here or there that’s needed a good cook, but frontiers mean hardship and whether it’s because the business has dried up or the inns been ransacked, there’s been reasons to move on as well. When Eustace saw the notice for an airship cook it sorta sounded neat – and he was currently out of a job. So he’s found himself in the biggest city he’s ever seen – Fairhaven. And he’s out to cook his way onto the Liralen. 1st course Greens [i]“just greens that’s all I call them – most folk don’t eat much of them, but they can be pretty tasty when cooked right.[/i] 2nd course Campfire bread [i]“ya gotta know what you’re doin ta cook bread like this – If’n ya don’t let it rise the right way it turns inter hardtack – and ya know how tasty hardtack is.”[/i] 3rd course Good ale [i]“Now of course lotsa folks like this as a first course so I guess it’s personal preference where’n ya put it in the meal.”[/i] 4th course Meat [i]“Well alright meat stew to be technical. Doesn’t really matter what type of meat n’ most folks prefer not to know.”[/i] 5th course Meat [i]“ Sometimes we serve it with fried taters, but mostly folks just prefer the meat.[/i] 6th course Meat again [i] “I knew when you folks said 7 courses that I was in my 'element' so ta say. I cook for folks like that all the time –"[/i] 7th course Whiskey ‘n Prune juice [i] “It’s not the most popular drink we serve – but for them seven course folks I usually recommend it. Kinda comes in handy if’n ya know what I mean." [/i] ------------------------------------------------------- Human: Darance Mewldon the 3rd (NPC) cooking modifier -4 Darance has always had a flair for creativity. He views food as an artistic medium and usually creates fine sculptures that are very interesting if not quite palatable. Food is an art and he has always aspired to be a master chef. He’s worked for years as an underchef in a fine inn in Scarn. But he was so limited there. When a patron left a wadded copy of the Aundarian scroll on a table – he knew his destiny. He scraped every last cp and bought passage on the lightning rail towards Stormhaven. It’s been an adventure but he also knows it as his destiny. 1st course Egredoucetes [i]“fish heads and livers with ginger and pepper – placed on the plate and perfectly garnished with gillyflowers”.[/i] 2nd course Eyls in Sorre [i]“Eels in a special thick sauce. The recipe has several secret ingredients that I refuse to reveal lest someone seize this fine dish that I alone can make.”[/i] 3rd course Charlette [i]“Curds with veal, served with broth and bread baked in the shape of porpoises”[/i] 4th course Blandysorye [i]“A pottage of capon with almond milk and saffron. Served with white wine.”[/i] 5th course Gosyl ala Liralen [i]“Stuffed goose wings artfully melded together in a masterpiece. Can you not see it is the very image of the grand airship herself. Served with red wine.”[/i] 6th course Cawdelle Ferry [i]“Wine thickened with egg yolks and spices” [/i] 7th course Trayne Roste [i]“My dessert spectacular! Mock entrails made of batter-dipped fruits and nuts!”[/i] ------------------------------------------------------- Warforged: 42NAT0 (PC) cooking modifier +5 Can a warforged cook? Can they taste? Do they really drink oil? Tune in to the ultimate iron chef (or is that the adamantine chef?) contest to find out. . . 1st course Appetizer [i]“Aundarian stuffed mushrooms – served with green onions, red bell peppers, soft bread crumbs, topped with a fine grated parmesan cheese”. [/i] 2nd course Soup [i]“Tangy Cinnamon Gorgon Beef Chowder – a delicacy, very hard to find, but I had the opportunity to make it during the last years of the war when my unit killed a Gorgon and we feasted on it for several days.” [/i] 3rd course Salad [i]“Salmon stuffed tomato – Salmon mixed with a creamy dill dressing and chopped cucumbers served on the side with parsley” [/i] 4th course Main I [i]“Pasta Primavera made with the freshest of local vegetables creating a uniquely regional dish: wherever the Liralen goes the dish will be unique to the locale.” [/i] 5th course Main II [i]“Orion Lightening Roast - A complicated recipe requiring electricity to cook the beef, served with a twice baked potato.” [/i] 6th course Dessert [i]“Fairhaven cheesecake served w/ final course” [/i] 7th course Final [i]“Tinker’s coffee which contains a healthy serving of rum” [/i] ------------------------------------------------------- The contest took fifteen minutes in real time and was hilarious. Two of our players ran the NPCs (Dox's player with Darance; Loki's player with Meat) and did a great job. The attachment is a short clip of the end of course one and the beginning of course two. It is sort of a microcosm of the whole. Enjoy! Oh, if you're wondering who won... I used 42NAT0 as the reference point and scored the two NPCs as either better (positive) or worse (negative). The final tally had Darance at a -53, while Meat racked up an amazing +30! (His rolls were incredible. Even with the single 1 he rolled, he averaged over 15 on all seven courses!) And so, Meat became the head chef aboard the Liralen, with his trusty assistant, the Warforged cook, 42NAT0. [/QUOTE]
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