Inception of Social Combat!

[Tequila Sunrise]

You young hoodlums want a job? Go fetch me a whosawhatsit mushroom from the Weirding Wood. You can take 100 coins for the job, or you can look for trouble somewhere else! -- Cantankerous, ye olde towne sage

Alright folks, I trust everyone to roll their dice at home for this play test. So please roll your initiative, and post the results.

 

[LostSoul]

Joe looks lazy and bored.

Init: 6

edit: link to post with mechanics: http://www.enworld.org/forum/gamers-seeking-gamers/309716-cantankerous-social-combat-play-test.html

 

[Rune]

Rev. McBlusterson, distracted by a passing maiden's...well, passing...looks up, suddenly, mouth ready for action before his mind has even absorbed the situation.

 

[Tequila Sunrise]

Nice.

Despite his name, Dum reacts quickly. The other two NPCs...not so much:

Dum total 20
Dee total 11
Cantankerous total 7

That leaves Ben. I was hoping to get a regular post per day from everyone, but I suppose I should have discussed it in the recruitment thread. I'll wait another day-ish for him, then continue regardless of attendance.

 

[Tequila Sunrise]

"Guess I'm running Ben's character while he's playing with his iPhone." Says the DM. "Oh and guuuys, you haven't picked an attitude yet!"

*rolls dice behind the screen*

Ben's total init is 8. That makes our initiative order:

Dum (is Angry)
Dee (is Happy)
Rev. McBlusterson
Ben (is Calm)
Cantankerous (is Calm and Irate)
Joe

"Okay, Rune and Joe. Pick an attitude each, then we'll start."

 

[LostSoul]

Joe seems somewhat Irate at Mr. C's refusal to pay more for such a dangerous job.

 

[[OMENRPG]Ben]

OOC: So sorry! I didn't even see that this thread got posted up until just now. I was looking forward to it, but stupidly didn't check.

IC:

Perneyon takes a calming breath, looking at Cantankerous perceptively.

 

[Rune]

Rev. Gabby McBlusterson cheerfully sizes up his potential marks. He is happy.

 

[Tequila Sunrise]

Dum is Angry (+10 vs. Intimidate)
Dee is Happy (+10 vs. Insight)
Rev. McBlusterson is Happy (+10 vs. Insight) and Open
Ben is Calm (+10 vs. Bluff)
Cantankerous is Calm and Irate (+10 vs. Bluff and Diplomacy)
Joe is Irate (+10 vs. Diplomacy)

"You call yourself a ranger?" Dum sneers, "I go into the Wood all the time."
(Bluff attack fails!)

"Oh, come now, this is no time to argue," Dee says, "am I right, Reverend?"
(Diplomacy attack hits for...3 damage!...)

Okay Reverend, you're up.

 

[Rune]

The Reverend agrees and casually adds, in an attempt to confuse, "for, Lo, the good books say that there is a time for doing everything and there's a time for not doing anything, and and also that he who is idle shall reap what he don't sow and he who covets another man's ox aught to find some other thing to covet."