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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6445025" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>The Latvian mercenaries size up Doctor Varlok as he takes a seat, murmuring among themselves. There does seem to be something not quite right about the challenger, but then again most of the mercenaries are halfway to pissing drunk, so it might all be in their heads. Gvido Berzins, the bald muscle bound leader of the group, grins toothily. <span style="color: DarkOrange">"Nice lady?"</span> He glances over to the two dwarves in the party who Varlok had been sitting with earlier. <span style="color: DarkOrange">"You've fallen to low standards, matey, if you're confusing those beards for the other kind!"</span> He spits out the toothpick he'd been swirling in his mouth to a round of chuckles from the gathered Latvians, and drops his elbow to the table and locks right hand to right hand with Doctor Varlok. Somebody whistles and shouts <em>they're insult arm wrestling again</em>, and a few tavern patrons come over to watch the match.</p><p></p><p>He takes Doctor Varlok's hand in a firm grip and applies pressure, <span style="color: DarkOrange">"I'm the first and the last for you. Only tab you're going to be paying is for your fellows when they've got to send in a new challenger after I shatter your wrist into a hundred pieces!"</span></p><p></p><p>[OOC]<strong>Gvido Berzins - Strength (Athletics):</strong> <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4724785/" target="_blank">1d20+3=13</a></p><p></p><p>Doctor Varlok makes a Strength (Athletics) check if he's starting offensive, or a Dexterity (Acrobatics) check if he starts defensive. Also, read "What is Insult Arm Wrestling?"[/OOC]</p><p></p><p>[SBLOCK=What is Insult Arm Wrestling?][OOC]<strong>Insult Arm Wrestling</strong></p><p>During an insult arm-wrestling match you trade clever repartee while arm-wrestling, making a series of rolls against your opponent. Whether you roll as normal, or have advantage/disadvantage, depends on the quality and well-suitedness of your insults to unnerve your opponent and gain the favor of the watching crowd. The best insults build off of something your opponent previously said (such as undermining one of their insults), incorporate wordplay or double entendres, or play off of something about the opponent. Other tricks and spells might be used too, and possibly by watchers (though technically that'd be cheating). Whoever wins more rolls wins the contest. </p><p></p><p>The insult arm-wrestling match progresses something like this:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">First, choose whether you're being offensive or defensive. Roll Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics), respectively.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A roll determined by your opponent's insult/approach.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A roll determined by your insult/approach.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Opposed Strength check, doubling your ability modifier (for good or ill).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If there's a tie, make an opposed Constitution check to break it.</li> </ol><p>[/OOC][/SBLOCK]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">* * *</p><p></p><p>[SBLOCK=Sailor to Barrington]</p><p>The sailor in the navy blue cap keeps it pulled almost over his eyes as he sips a whiskey in a darkened section of the tavern lit by a single candle-lamp whose flame runs low. His weathered sunkissed skin, faint stubble, square jaw with a scar on the chin, these give the impression of a hardened sea dog. <span style="color: Orange">"Mr. Barrington, hope you enjoyed that sherry. There'll be more where that came from too with the current expedition my Cap'n is planning. My names Kells, boatswain aboard the <em>Winchelsea</em> for nine years running."</span> He tips his cap up so Barrington can get a look at the man's surprisingly light blue eyes, and offers a weathered hand to shake.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Orange">"I understand you've had a bit of falling out with that group of scallywags? Forget that lot. Cap'n Wallace is interested in men like you, men who understand that everything and everyone has their place on a ship. Mostly he's looking for divers now,"</span> he says gruffly, giving Barrington a knowing look, the only hint of the nature of the English privateer Read Wallace's expedition so far. <span style="color: Orange">"But we...lost a gunner recently, and could use a man who knows his way around a powder crew. What say you, Mr. Barrington? Are you ready to sail under the strong arm of Cap'n Wallace?"</span>[/SBLOCK]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 6445025, member: 20323"] The Latvian mercenaries size up Doctor Varlok as he takes a seat, murmuring among themselves. There does seem to be something not quite right about the challenger, but then again most of the mercenaries are halfway to pissing drunk, so it might all be in their heads. Gvido Berzins, the bald muscle bound leader of the group, grins toothily. [color=DarkOrange]"Nice lady?"[/color] He glances over to the two dwarves in the party who Varlok had been sitting with earlier. [color=DarkOrange]"You've fallen to low standards, matey, if you're confusing those beards for the other kind!"[/color] He spits out the toothpick he'd been swirling in his mouth to a round of chuckles from the gathered Latvians, and drops his elbow to the table and locks right hand to right hand with Doctor Varlok. Somebody whistles and shouts [i]they're insult arm wrestling again[/i], and a few tavern patrons come over to watch the match. He takes Doctor Varlok's hand in a firm grip and applies pressure, [color=DarkOrange]"I'm the first and the last for you. Only tab you're going to be paying is for your fellows when they've got to send in a new challenger after I shatter your wrist into a hundred pieces!"[/color] [OOC][b]Gvido Berzins - Strength (Athletics):[/b] [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4724785/]1d20+3=13[/url] Doctor Varlok makes a Strength (Athletics) check if he's starting offensive, or a Dexterity (Acrobatics) check if he starts defensive. Also, read "What is Insult Arm Wrestling?"[/OOC] [SBLOCK=What is Insult Arm Wrestling?][OOC][b]Insult Arm Wrestling[/b] During an insult arm-wrestling match you trade clever repartee while arm-wrestling, making a series of rolls against your opponent. Whether you roll as normal, or have advantage/disadvantage, depends on the quality and well-suitedness of your insults to unnerve your opponent and gain the favor of the watching crowd. The best insults build off of something your opponent previously said (such as undermining one of their insults), incorporate wordplay or double entendres, or play off of something about the opponent. Other tricks and spells might be used too, and possibly by watchers (though technically that'd be cheating). Whoever wins more rolls wins the contest. The insult arm-wrestling match progresses something like this: [list=1][*]First, choose whether you're being offensive or defensive. Roll Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics), respectively. [*]A roll determined by your opponent's insult/approach. [*]A roll determined by your insult/approach. [*]Opposed Strength check, doubling your ability modifier (for good or ill). [*]If there's a tie, make an opposed Constitution check to break it. [/list] [/OOC][/SBLOCK] [center]* * *[/center] [SBLOCK=Sailor to Barrington] The sailor in the navy blue cap keeps it pulled almost over his eyes as he sips a whiskey in a darkened section of the tavern lit by a single candle-lamp whose flame runs low. His weathered sunkissed skin, faint stubble, square jaw with a scar on the chin, these give the impression of a hardened sea dog. [color=Orange]"Mr. Barrington, hope you enjoyed that sherry. There'll be more where that came from too with the current expedition my Cap'n is planning. My names Kells, boatswain aboard the [i]Winchelsea[/i] for nine years running."[/color] He tips his cap up so Barrington can get a look at the man's surprisingly light blue eyes, and offers a weathered hand to shake. [color=Orange]"I understand you've had a bit of falling out with that group of scallywags? Forget that lot. Cap'n Wallace is interested in men like you, men who understand that everything and everyone has their place on a ship. Mostly he's looking for divers now,"[/color] he says gruffly, giving Barrington a knowing look, the only hint of the nature of the English privateer Read Wallace's expedition so far. [color=Orange]"But we...lost a gunner recently, and could use a man who knows his way around a powder crew. What say you, Mr. Barrington? Are you ready to sail under the strong arm of Cap'n Wallace?"[/color][/SBLOCK] [/QUOTE]
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