Midway Mining Expedition (PbP)

[Tellerian Hawke]

Taka will ensure that all enemies are dead, either by physical or manipulated means. He is angered by how relentlessly their kind embrace violence in the pursuit of psychotically-origined self-gratification.

He will then see to his friends, ensuring that none of them are truly injured; if any serious injuries do exist, he will do his best to aid that person.

Spoiler: Die Rolls

Aid: 63

Next, Taka will help his friends examine the bodies, looking for any trinkets that might prove useful.

Spoiler: Die Rolls

Search: 93(+76) = 169

While all of this is going on, Taka will be watchful for anything out of the ordinary.

Spoiler: Die Rolls

Random roll for anything I might need: 97(+07) = 104

 

[Kwargrow]

Coldtree helps finish off any Deviard. He will search the corpses, the area of the battlefield, and the area around the battlefield. To T&T he says, "Do we still need to bring back proof of death?"

Spoiler: Rolls

69

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

Taka pauses thoughtfully, "Perhaps some more of their tools, knives, trinkets, or jewelry... I remember them telling us not to bring back body parts. I'm not sure why they would say that. But they did say it."

 

[MacConnell]

Coldtree... will search... he says, "... proof...?"

Taka will... see to his friends... examine...

Only having been inflicted non-lethal damage, Taka and Tehn recover in a matter of minutes. While gleaning the field and examining the fallen Lunnaya notes something and calls to the others.

"Hey, you two. Look at this. Two of these bucklers have a symbol stamped into their face. While anyone could make these trinkets, this symbol may indicate a particular clan. I think these two bucklers should be proof enough for use to get paid. As to the not bringing back body parts, I remember that my people would do such a thing. Maybe the Kozzog are sensitive about it."

Spoiler: Active Search

Coldtree: 20(observation) + 23(clarity) + 69(d100) = 112
Chi no Taka: 22 + 23 + 169 = 214
Lunnaya: 35 + 28 + 120 = 183

Thoroughly searching results in a variety of collections. With plant material, some edible root vegetables are in a pouch, as well as two smaller pouches of dried herbs and two smaller pouches of dried flowers. With regard to minerals, there is a lump of coal, a grayish-black stone, a semi-translucent white stone, a dark-green stone, an opaque white stone, and a grey stone with orange streaks in it. With regard to ingots, there are 24 in total, some of which are the same material.

Spoiler: Character Stats

Coldtree: full wellness
Harnin arrows: 17
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 = 40
Taka: full wellness
Boots: 20 - 7 = 14
Tehn: full wellness
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 = 40

Spoiler: Collectibles

Coins:
Standard Earnings: 360 shillings / 10 days
Shillings: 237

Animal Parts:
Ant Pinchers: 5, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 1, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)
Canine Tooth Necklace: ??
Duck Feathers: 1 set, (Cohesion +1)
Goat Beard Talisman: ??
Goat Jawbone: 1, (Will +1)
Greenjay Feather Talisman: ??
Harvester Feather Talisman: 1, (Health +1)
Peccary Tusks: 1 pair, (Confluence +1)
Porcupine Quill: 1, ??
Roadrunner Feather Talisman: 2: ??
Viper Skull: 1, ?
Snakeskin: 20% coverage, max value 50
Standard Leather: 24% coverage, max value 48

Ores:
Tin: 1, (Persona +1), {- Mind x 2}
Zinc: 7, (Health +1), {+ Body x 2}

Plants:
Berserker Flowers: 1 measure, {+ Strength x2 / - Mind x3}
Dried Herbs: 2: ??
Mend Leaves: 1 measure, {+ Body x 2}
Soothe Leaves: 5 measures, {+ Mind x 2}

Stone:
Bloodstone: 1, (Health +1)
Flint: 1, {Shock x2}
Heartstone: 1 (Confluence +1)
Slate: 3, {Sound x2}
White Stone: ??

Oddities:
nothing here

OOC: Each character receives 5 DP. Provide a random roll with next post.

 

[Kwargrow]

Coldtree replies, "I prefer not to travel with rotting human flesh either, so we'll take the bucklers."
Collect all the group can carry and then depart when they have done all they can at the battle site. When he has time, he will try to determine wayline proclivity. With so many undiscovered items, he will close his eyes and attempt to determine which items he can identify and try those first.

Spoiler: Rolls

41

 

[MacConnell]

Coldtree... Collect all the group can carry... determine... proclivity...

GM: A total of 8 hammers and 8 bucklers are collected, along with the trinkets and food supplies. Surprisingly, it is a rather simple manner to determine which items are most readily identifiable. Mundane items give a certain assurance of their lack of proclivity. In opposite respect to their mystical strength, the weakest items have the strongest draw, because those waylines are the simplest to bend.

With the stock pile of spoils starting to build, Tehn assists in attempting to identify any usefulness of various items.

Spoiler: Alchemical Sensitivity

Coldtree: 20(alchemy) + 32(analysis) + 41(d100) = 93, fail
20 + 32 + 50 = 102, success
Time: 10 days / 102 = 3 hours, success
Tehn: 32 + 28 + 71 = 131, success
Time: 10 days / 131 = 2 hours, success

Despite his understanding of waylines, Coldtree initially seems to be having an off day, and cannot positively identify any proclivity; but with the length of travel, he later finds his focus. Lunnaya is able to determine that two of the dried herbs can be used to accelerate the natural, physical restoration of the body. Coldtree is able to determine that the other two dried herbs can be used to restore mental faculties. Everything else will take more time or better luck.

Upon returning to the Kozzog Keep, the DWAC are greeted as friends and immediately entreated to council. The symbol on two of the bucklers is a matter of some discussion among the Mhytres before one of them translates to Orngaddrin. "We think this to be a clan symbol, though we cannot definitively say. Prospectors reported seeing signs of a Deviard community some days northward, and we think this symbol is the same from there. If so, this indicates to us that the Deviard are trying to venture farther southward."

"Despite their established reputation, if it were possible to live peaceably with this clan, we would do so. If upon returning to the Midway Mining Camp you find little in the manner of employment, we would have you consider a reconnaissance mission for us."

Later, in Hebrian as best he can, Tehn conveys to his thoughts. "Though I have no intention to carry a buckler, I think we should keep them and trade for the value of the metal. The hammers I think we should give as a gift to the Kozzog to garner more favor in our reputation..."

He laughs. "They may have already belonged to them, anyway."

Spoiler: Character Stats

Coldtree: full wellness
Harnin arrows: 17
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 = 40
Taka: full wellness
Boots: 20 - 7 = 14
Tehn: full wellness
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 = 40

Spoiler: Collectibles

Coins:
Standard Earnings: 360 shillings / 10 days
Shillings: 237

Animal Parts:
Ant Pinchers: 5, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 1, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)
Canine Tooth Necklace: ??
Duck Feathers: 1 set, (Cohesion +1)
Goat Beard Talisman: ??
Goat Jawbone: 1, (Will +1)
Greenjay Feather Talisman: ??
Harvester Feather Talisman: 1, (Health +1)
Peccary Tusks: 1 pair, (Confluence +1)
Porcupine Quill: 1, ??
Roadrunner Feather Talisman: 2: ??
Viper Skull: 1, ?
Snakeskin: 20% coverage, max value 50
Standard Leather: 24% coverage, max value 48

Ores:
Tin: 1, (Persona +1), {- Mind x 2}
Zinc: 7, (Health +1), {+ Body x 2}
Unknown: 24

Plants:
Berserker Flowers: 1 measure, {+ Strength x2 / - Mind x3}
Dried Flowers: 2: ??
Mend Leaves: 3 measures, {Restore x 2}
Soothe Leaves: 7 measures, {Identity x 2}

Stone:
Bloodstone: 1, (Health +1)
Coal: 1, ??
Flint: 1, {Shock x2}
Grayish Black Stone: 1, ??
Green Stone: 1, ??
Heartstone: 1 (Confluence +1)
orang streak stone: 1, ??
Slate: 3, {Sound x2}
White Stone: 3, ??

Oddities:
nothing here

OOC: Each character receives 5 DP, and improves in Kozzog by 2%. Provide a random roll with next post.

 

[Kwargrow]

Coldtree agrees with Tehn, "If the hammers will improve our reputation with the Kozzog, then we'll gift them. We don't even know what most of the metals we have collected are, so we would have to trust them on value. We could return to our mining community to have them appraised. Perhaps the Kozzog will identify the metals for us."

Spoiler: Rolls

20

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

Taka nods in agreement. "I think the monetary value is of secondary importance, to that of our reputation. My father always said that the most valuable thing a man has is his own, good name."

Spoiler: One Random Roll

37

 

[MacConnell]

Coldtree agrees... "... We don't even know... metals... We could return to our mining community... Perhaps the Kozzog..."

Taka nods...

In the private conversation concerning the ores, Tehn suggests returning to Midway. "Kozzog Keep being a mining community as well, they may want to inquire more about locating where we found them. Sure we could simply say that we filched them from dead enemies, but these people are not going to tell use what we really want to know, even if they could. They are going to say, 'This is iron. This is aluminum, etc.' We are going to have to figure out on our own if they have any mystical use."

Spoiler: Reputation

Coldtree: 25(negotiate) + 20(d100) + 10(gift) x 8 = 125
Chi no Taka: 23(negotiate) + 37(d100) + 10(gift) x 8 = 140
Lannaya: 36(negotiate) + 24(allure) + 29(d100) + 80 = 169

Not necessarily being the best for words, possibly due to the use of an intermediary language, the offer of the hammers significantly impacts the reputation of the DWAC members.

Departing on good terms, the first day of travel back to Midway is uneventful and suitable camping is arranged away from the main trail.

Spoiler: Character Stats

Coldtree: full wellness
Harnin arrows: 17
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 = 40
Taka: full wellness
Boots: 20 - 7 = 14
Tehn: full wellness
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 = 40

Spoiler: Collectibles

Currency:
Standard Earnings: 360 shillings / 10 days
Shillings: 237
Deviard Bucklers: 8: (50 shillings each)

Animal Parts:
Ant Pinchers: 5, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 1, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)
Canine Tooth Necklace: ??
Duck Feathers: 1 set, (Cohesion +1)
Goat Beard Talisman: ??
Goat Jawbone: 1, (Will +1)
Greenjay Feather Talisman: ??
Harvester Feather Talisman: 1, (Health +1)
Peccary Tusks: 1 pair, (Confluence +1)
Porcupine Quill: 1, ??
Roadrunner Feather Talisman: 2: ??
Viper Skull: 1, ?
Snakeskin: 20% coverage, max value 50
Standard Leather: 24% coverage, max value 48

Ores:
Tin: 1, (Persona +1), {- Mind x 2}
Zinc: 7, (Health +1), {+ Body x 2}
Unknown: 24

Plants:
Berserker Flowers: 1 measure, {+ Strength x2 / - Mind x3}
Dried Flowers: 2: ??
Mend Leaves: 3 measures, {Restore x 2}
Soothe Leaves: 7 measures, {Identity x 2}

Stone:
Bloodstone: 1, (Health +1)
Coal: 1, ??
Flint: 1, {Shock x2}
Grayish Black Stone: 1, ??
Green Stone: 1, ??
Heartstone: 1 (Confluence +1)
orang streak stone: 1, ??
Slate: 3, {Sound x2}
White Stone: 3, ??

Oddities:
nothing here

OOC: Each character receives 5 DP, and improves in Kozzog by 2%. Provide a random roll with next post.

 

[Kwargrow]

Coldtree will meditate every night with a new material from the inventory. He tells T&T, "It is my intention to reach new levels of power, unperceived by the simpletons we grew up with. Tell me, companions, what are your ambitions?"

Spoiler: Rolls

92(+57)=149