IC: Dichotomy's Age of Worms Redux, Part V

[Dichotomy]

[sblock=worthley]Bazrim knows of glitterdust.

It may also be worth noting that, while Bazrim has surmised a bit about these things (in the other sblocks I addressed to you; see here and here), it sure seems like no one else knows anything...[/sblock]

 

[worthley]

"Any idea if there is a place we can get a scroll out here? I'm remembering a spell called Glitterdust, that might just do the trick. I think it's too risky to go inside the city wall."

 

[TiCaudata]

"You probably know as much about this town as any of us, dwarf. If we are worried about getting in the town we can look to see what shops are out here. They'll probably charge us a fortune though. How many more days of crafting do you have left Kushnak? Nehtezar?"

 

[Dichotomy]

"I am simply making more wands. As for getting the scrolls, of course, I don't know if they would be available outside the walls. We do know of several places inside, and I could probably get in with little fuss..." Nethezar shrugs his shoulders.
[sblock=OOC]I think Neth is still just making CLW wands. I think Kushnak would currently be on making a shield for Neth and then spending 2 days making his own armor. Yes?

Oh, and I forgot to ask: does being in SF mean, worthley, that you won't have any access, or that it will be sporadic, or something else? It might be too late to ask, but, basically, I'm attempting to determine whether that meant I was supposed to NPC Bazrim.[/sblock]

 

[worthley]

"I think the ..." The sound of Bazrim's pride being swollowed cuts him off for a moment "..elf is right. Having her go into the city on her own would cut down the likelyhood that we run into any trouble that might be looking for us."
[sblock=ooc]I'm back from Sioux Falls. It was meant to mean that I don't know if/when I would be able to post for a few days.[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

Erdolliel looks slightly startled at the dwarf's words. "ME!?" She asks while pointing at Nethezar. "The barmy one that changed his shape and said he was Smenk, is the one that offered to go get a scroll or two." She colors slightly before adding, "I mean 'barmy' in the nicest way possible..."

 

[Dichotomy]

Nethezar scratches his chin. "You think I'm eccentric?" he asks in a tone that seems to carry no offense. The cleric shrugs. "I had no intent to step on anyone's toes. I simply thought I would be most able to... obfuscate myself. I cannot, at least now, perform any alteration to Erdolliel. But if you have some skill with makeup and props, you can likely conceal your identity well enough for our needs." Nethezar turns to Kushnak and raises his eyebrows.

 

[o3caudata]

[sblock=oc]Crafting time is right i think. Spell sheet is updated with a 'temp' list.[/sblock]
"We should explore outside the city for what we need. If we must go inside, i'd prefer to stay there until we've been able to contact our friend."

"Let's see about getting some scrolls. We'll need a bit of aerial support i think."

 

[TiCaudata]

Erdolliel nods at Kushnak and takes point leading out of the woods to explore the buildings outside of the city walls for magical scrolls.[sblock=oc]sounds like we want at least 1 glitterdust and 1 fly. Umm... do we know how much gold we actually still have? I doubt that we used every last penny for crafting materials. My guess is that we have ~575 left, not counting the stuff we pulled off of the false prisoners.[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

You begin exploring the buildings and soon find that none of them appear to be magic shops selling the kind of wares you need. But with some well-place questions, you find shifty man who says he can get what you need for 550 gold.
[sblock=OOC]It has probably already taken roughly two hours to realize that this specific section of the area outside the city doesn't have what you want.[/sblock]

 

[worthley]

"I'm unsure we want to trust an unknown person with what gold we have remaining. We might have not have a decent chance against those elementals if we don't get those scrolls though."
[sblock=ooc]I have no idea how much gold we have left[/sblock]

 

[o3caudata]

"If we can come with you, lets go. Otherwise, bugger off. We're not handing you that much gold and watching you walk away with it."

"Also, dwarf, a bit more discretion is expected of you."

 

[TiCaudata]

Erdolliel turns away from the shady character and speaks quietly. "If Nethezar thinks he can get into town without incident, we could just have him go and buy the scrolls. We'd probably get a fairer price then too."[sblock=oc]his price is really fair, I know, but Erdolliel always thinks she's getting fleeced[/sblock]

 

[worthley]

[sblock=ooc] So, I was confused as to where we were at. I did not think we were talking to the shady guy. I assumed that on our search we came across this guy, and that we were back at our camp or something like that[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

"Go with me?" the man asks Kushnak. "I suppose you can, but... ummm... To get that price, I have to meet with some sensitive contacts."

"By 'sensitive contacts' he means that he doesn't want us to see him simply go into a store, purchase the scrolls, and charge us several gold simply for him making the purchase instead of us," Nethezar notes flatly. As the man begins to stutter a response, Nethezar hushes him.

Nethezar then quietly notes to the others, "His price is only slightly inflated. It may be worth the extra coin to save us the trouble, as it were. Or we could follow the elf's suggestion." The cleric shrugs.
[sblock=OOC]I'm not going to make something dire happen because Bazrim said too much in front of this guy.

BUT...

I feel utterly compelled to point out that it would be absurd to find a guy after searching for a couple hours... only to go back to camp to discuss whether you were going to take his offer.[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

Erdolliel also shrugs. "Either way I suppose. We could easily track this guy down if he tries to run off with the money."

 

[worthley]

Bazrim, not wanting to be swindled out of gold, "What if you left something that we know you'd return for with us? You know, just in case. And then you wouldn't have to worry about explaining why we are with to one of your 'suppliers.'"

 

[o3caudata]

Kushnak appears to be lost in thought for a few moments before stating,"Why on earth would he trust us more than we trust him, dwarf?"

"If my friends assumptions are correct, and you're unwilling simply because you wish to swindle us in secret let me say this we will pay your overhead to escort us to your 'suppliers'. 5 gold now and 10 more when we've completed our transactions. If not, off with you, we will find someone more willing."

Kushnak crosses his arms and looks expectantly at the man.

[sblock=oc]
Assuming the guy says no or balks in some way, i say we give Neth the gold and have him work his magic, if he's willing.

Sorry that i'm the anchor dragging this ship down. other than usual suckage this week, i'm on-call and acting supervisor for my team.... wheeeee[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

The man's face grows more and more perplexed as he looks back and forth between Bazrim and Kushnak. "You people are completely off it. It's not worth dealing with crazies like you," he says as he walks away.

Nethezar shrugs again, takes the coin set aside for the purchase and walks toward the city proper without a word. After a few steps, you hear him mumble something and suddenly his form changes to that of a middle-aged man with a full red beard and pointed hat.
[sblock=o3 and worthley]Bazrim and Kushnak know that Nethezar cast disguise self.[/sblock]
After a couple of hours, Nethezar returns to the group 525 gold poorer with the two requested scrolls in hand.

 

[worthley]

Bazrim gives a little laugh as he sees Neth change form. When he returns Bazrim asks "Do we want to go now, or take another day to get things set up and work on our hobbies?"