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[Adventure] The Paper Chase, Part 2 (Judge: renau1g)
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TwoHeadsBarking
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ooc: Voda, isn't your Diplomacy only +2?
Alexia smiles pleasantly at the shopkeeper as she makes her way across the store. As the man totals the group's intended purchases, she engages him in casual conversation. The topic drifts from weather to local events to indigenous wildlife. However, over time Alexia directs the focus towards the question of if any newcomers had recently made large-scale purchases, and where such people might be found.
[sblock=Man, I love this]Diplomacy 35 using Words of Friendship and accounting for Grys's successful aid and Muzdum's failed one. I hope I'm not burning all of my luck away on Diplomacy checks.[/sblock]
Alexia smiles pleasantly at the shopkeeper as she makes her way across the store. As the man totals the group's intended purchases, she engages him in casual conversation. The topic drifts from weather to local events to indigenous wildlife. However, over time Alexia directs the focus towards the question of if any newcomers had recently made large-scale purchases, and where such people might be found.
[sblock=Man, I love this]Diplomacy 35 using Words of Friendship and accounting for Grys's successful aid and Muzdum's failed one. I hope I'm not burning all of my luck away on Diplomacy checks.[/sblock]
Myrtha looks at the boy for signs of him reconizing him or Orsik. Mythra did not like fraternizing with common workers... or even any workers for that matter; but that was adventuring for you.
If only he could be back in the 1st class compartment...
Insight aid another=15.
Antithetist
First Post
Orsik and Mythra discover that there is no postman as such, but the mail coaches pick up and drop off letters at the town's inn. At this time in the afternoon the cosy common room is quiet, with only a few old men in the corner nursing their ale and talking amongst themselves over a game of cards.
The broad, ruddy-faced inkeeper is absently polishing glasses. He looks up, eyes widening, as the enormous goliath and his eladrin companion come into the bar, and it's plain to see that his main reaction as they start making enquiries is panic that such outlandish types are taking any interest in his affairs. Other than that, he shows every sign of having no idea what Orsik is talking about. "Derslin? I don't know a Derslin..."
Meanwhile in the general store, the proprietor seems to be on the point of taking umbrage as Muzdum waves a salami at him. Happily Grys and Alexia soon smooth things over, and before long Alexia is chatting away happily with him. Over the course of their banter, with a few subtle guiding questions from Alexia, he mentions that a couple of weeks ago - just about exactly the time when the letter was mailed to Professor Howard - a stranger came into the shop, wild-eyed, covered in scratches, his clothes torn like he'd come straight out of the deep woods and run all the way. He filled his pack with dried meat and other supplies, broke a platinum piece in payment, and hurried off again into the woods.
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I can tell you that you're going to need 12 successes before 3 failures, but there are no set skills. If what you're doing makes sense, I'll accept it as a contribution to the challenge.
So far the tally is 2 successes, 0 failures.[/sblock]
The broad, ruddy-faced inkeeper is absently polishing glasses. He looks up, eyes widening, as the enormous goliath and his eladrin companion come into the bar, and it's plain to see that his main reaction as they start making enquiries is panic that such outlandish types are taking any interest in his affairs. Other than that, he shows every sign of having no idea what Orsik is talking about. "Derslin? I don't know a Derslin..."
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Meanwhile in the general store, the proprietor seems to be on the point of taking umbrage as Muzdum waves a salami at him. Happily Grys and Alexia soon smooth things over, and before long Alexia is chatting away happily with him. Over the course of their banter, with a few subtle guiding questions from Alexia, he mentions that a couple of weeks ago - just about exactly the time when the letter was mailed to Professor Howard - a stranger came into the shop, wild-eyed, covered in scratches, his clothes torn like he'd come straight out of the deep woods and run all the way. He filled his pack with dried meat and other supplies, broke a platinum piece in payment, and hurried off again into the woods.
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I can tell you that you're going to need 12 successes before 3 failures, but there are no set skills. If what you're doing makes sense, I'll accept it as a contribution to the challenge.
So far the tally is 2 successes, 0 failures.[/sblock]
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TwoHeadsBarking
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Alexia raises an eyebrow as she asks for clarification, "Did you see him return to the forest? From here?"
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I suspect the objective of the skill challenge is not just to get directions but also successfully follow them. Even if this is not the case, I bet we can figure out a way to get some non-social skills into play. Like what I'm doing now...[/sblock]
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I suspect the objective of the skill challenge is not just to get directions but also successfully follow them. Even if this is not the case, I bet we can figure out a way to get some non-social skills into play. Like what I'm doing now...[/sblock]
"Sister, my companions and I are seeking a man by the name of Derslin. We know he was somewhere around here a few months ago - A letter he wrote came to a contact I have at the university in Sharn. He might be at a logging camp around here - do you know anything about him?
"Frankly, I think he's involved with some foul necromancers. We recently slew a necromancer in Sharn, this all seems to be tied together. Sister, Balinor and the Host have sent me here to prevent more perversions from coming to be."
"Frankly, I think he's involved with some foul necromancers. We recently slew a necromancer in Sharn, this all seems to be tied together. Sister, Balinor and the Host have sent me here to prevent more perversions from coming to be."
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OOC: My socials are at +1 so aid would be appreciated.
As for the letter, maybe you should used the ritual before we started? I don't think anyone stated that we're taking it. Altough it makes sense to take it for tracking.
I'll wait for Mythra to quip in (remember, you can use another skill (like perception or bluff) to help diplomacy).
As for the letter, maybe you should used the ritual before we started? I don't think anyone stated that we're taking it. Altough it makes sense to take it for tracking.
I'll wait for Mythra to quip in (remember, you can use another skill (like perception or bluff) to help diplomacy).
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