Dietrich's smile twitches slightly as the gnome speaks, but he quickly recovers. "Er, well, uh, right you are, friend, you've hit upon the speciality of this map." He turns back to Malachi with a conspiratorial whisper in his voice. Through the remainder of his speech, though he is focused on Malachi, he seems a bit distracted, stealing surrepticious glances at Magyar, Colmarr, and the others in his store. "This map is infused with the most powerful of elvish magicks. The map changes to lead to the Isle wherever it is. Plus, it shows the locations of all seven of the sacred keys! I'm not saying it'll be easy to do, but the payoff is worth it. After all, he who controls the box controls the power within the box. I don't know about you, but I'd give a pretty penny to have a god at my beck and call. Think about it; you could do anything you wanted! How much would you pay for unlimited power? A hundred plat? A thousand? You buy these now, and I'll let them go for a fraction of their true worth, a mere ten gold pieces each. Plus, for the adventurous soul, I'll even throw in free travel assurance." Dietrich smiles with broad sincerity at Malachi.
The Antigrol Tide (IC)
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Magyar Rhineholdt, human rogue
Magyar leans back on the front counter, trying to catch Colmarr's eye when Dietrich isn't looking. If he does, he points to himself, then to Colmarr. He puts his hand up, feigning a whisper, then wiggles his fingers in the air and mouths nonsense.
[sblock=OOC]Obviously, he's trying to tell Colmarr something without Dietrich catching on. I know he can use Bluff (+7) to do that. I believe he can get the message across (DC 15 for simple message) just by taking 10 on his check. If that's not the case, let me know. I'll throw the "translation" in another sblock pending a ruling there:
[sblock=get out your decoder ring]Magyar's trying to get Colmarr to use his message spell (so that they can confer in whispers across the room without Dietrich realizing they're talking to each other).[/sblock][/sblock]
Magyar leans back on the front counter, trying to catch Colmarr's eye when Dietrich isn't looking. If he does, he points to himself, then to Colmarr. He puts his hand up, feigning a whisper, then wiggles his fingers in the air and mouths nonsense.
[sblock=OOC]Obviously, he's trying to tell Colmarr something without Dietrich catching on. I know he can use Bluff (+7) to do that. I believe he can get the message across (DC 15 for simple message) just by taking 10 on his check. If that's not the case, let me know. I'll throw the "translation" in another sblock pending a ruling there:
[sblock=get out your decoder ring]Magyar's trying to get Colmarr to use his message spell (so that they can confer in whispers across the room without Dietrich realizing they're talking to each other).[/sblock][/sblock]
unleashed
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Colmarr Blackrock, Male Gnome Bard
Colmarr notices Magyar trying to get his attention, and turns his head slightly to watch his actions. Gathering he’d like to speak quietly via magic from the wiggled fingers, Colmarr softly sings a short tune, the only sign to anyone else in the room except Naomi, that he’s casting a spell, as he keeps his hands out of casual view as he casts message. He then points discretely at Magyar and whispers, “Is this what you wanted Magyar?”
Colmarr notices Magyar trying to get his attention, and turns his head slightly to watch his actions. Gathering he’d like to speak quietly via magic from the wiggled fingers, Colmarr softly sings a short tune, the only sign to anyone else in the room except Naomi, that he’s casting a spell, as he keeps his hands out of casual view as he casts message. He then points discretely at Magyar and whispers, “Is this what you wanted Magyar?”
Magyar Rhineholdt, human rogue
Magyar suppresses a smile as he turns to make sure his back is to Dietrich. He feigns looking at whatever the closest piece of merchandise is as he whispers, "It is, at that. I thought we might have a better time discussing matters this way than if we were right next to each other.
"I think I've gotten about as much as I can out of this man with smiles and flash. I wondered what your thoughts were. I think it's clear he knows more than he'll tell me. But do we leave him now, or should we perhaps let some of our burlier friends have a hand at finding out more?"
unleashed said:
Magyar suppresses a smile as he turns to make sure his back is to Dietrich. He feigns looking at whatever the closest piece of merchandise is as he whispers, "It is, at that. I thought we might have a better time discussing matters this way than if we were right next to each other.
"I think I've gotten about as much as I can out of this man with smiles and flash. I wondered what your thoughts were. I think it's clear he knows more than he'll tell me. But do we leave him now, or should we perhaps let some of our burlier friends have a hand at finding out more?"
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Colmarr Blackrock, Male Gnome Bard
“He did seem to be afraid of something, when you mentioned murder. Hmm, we could also just confront him directly, tell him who we are, and see if he’s willing to cooperate, since subtlety didn’t get us anywhere... leaving our, as you say, burlier friends for one final try, if words still don’t get us anywhere, as we may be forced to prove we’re willing to inflict harm, if things go as far as physical intimidation.”
“He did seem to be afraid of something, when you mentioned murder. Hmm, we could also just confront him directly, tell him who we are, and see if he’s willing to cooperate, since subtlety didn’t get us anywhere... leaving our, as you say, burlier friends for one final try, if words still don’t get us anywhere, as we may be forced to prove we’re willing to inflict harm, if things go as far as physical intimidation.”
Magyar Rhineholdt, human rogue
Magyar chuckles under his breath, shifting his focus to another object so that he appears to be browsing.
"You have to remember I grew up learning misdirection, so I often miss simple tools like telling the truth," the rogue whispers through the magical link. "Since we don't know how he may respond, though, we should maybe call the others in, or at least warn them to be ready should Deitrich run. Your spell's probably the best way to send them that warning without drawing too much of our quarry's attention."
unleashed said:
Magyar chuckles under his breath, shifting his focus to another object so that he appears to be browsing.
"You have to remember I grew up learning misdirection, so I often miss simple tools like telling the truth," the rogue whispers through the magical link. "Since we don't know how he may respond, though, we should maybe call the others in, or at least warn them to be ready should Deitrich run. Your spell's probably the best way to send them that warning without drawing too much of our quarry's attention."
unleashed
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Colmarr Blackrock, Male Gnome Bard
“Well I need to be able to see them to point at them, so Grondar might be possible, but I have no idea where everyone else is exactly,” Colmarr replies, before moving around a little, if necessary, to get Grondar in sight and send him a message.
“Grondar, we’re going to try something with Dietrich, so make sure the front door is blocked if you wouldn’t mind...stepping inside might be a good idea too.”
OOC: Mallak, adjudication on the message to Grondar?
“Well I need to be able to see them to point at them, so Grondar might be possible, but I have no idea where everyone else is exactly,” Colmarr replies, before moving around a little, if necessary, to get Grondar in sight and send him a message.
“Grondar, we’re going to try something with Dietrich, so make sure the front door is blocked if you wouldn’t mind...stepping inside might be a good idea too.”
OOC: Mallak, adjudication on the message to Grondar?
Strahd_Von_Zarovich
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Grondar
Ooc – Grondar reminded in his spot outside, leaning on the wall where he talked to the muffin lady, so if Colmarr popped out he saw him.
Hearing a voice inside his head, Grondar looks around confused, realizing after a few seconds that this is Colmarr's voice and knowing the magical characteristic of gnomes like the one he was serving a few years ago, he turns to the gnome, nods, and blocks the entrance with his body
Ooc – Grondar reminded in his spot outside, leaning on the wall where he talked to the muffin lady, so if Colmarr popped out he saw him.
Hearing a voice inside his head, Grondar looks around confused, realizing after a few seconds that this is Colmarr's voice and knowing the magical characteristic of gnomes like the one he was serving a few years ago, he turns to the gnome, nods, and blocks the entrance with his body
