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Not at all!
Palindrome's thoughts...
But that only matters if the gods really intervene in mortal affairs, and since that whole cluster-frog on the formerly extant Isle of Troian, they've been less likely to involve themselves directly.
And then direct involvement of the gods would defeat the purpose of faith. Faith is the meat and bread of godly existence. A god that acts in a direct manner provides proof thereby negating faith. Ergo, said god will starve to death, wither, and die.
Didn't that happen to that god...uh...whathisname?
Oh, right! No one remembers his name because he gave proof of his existence and therefore no longer exists.
Palindrome performs a Bluff check against himself. (1d20+7=27)
Yeah! A perfect '20'! Id performs a critical hit on super-ego!
[sblock=@#$!]And for the record, I would like to state the IRONY of rolling a perfect '20' on a roll I intended solely for humorous purposes![/sblock]
Bring it on, you horny academian!
Ugh. That didn't come out right.
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And the roll is...
Bluff check for restricted stacks. (1d20+7=23)
In quantum physics, that would be: 'YEE' to the power of 'HA'!
Gimme the libralackey!
Hey, what's that over there, gopher-boy? Yeah. Why don't you go check out those weird dancing lights? :smirk:
- Something that would be useful to the case.
While monkeyboy is traipsing through the stacks to find the results of previous roll, Palindrome looks for some of these
goodies baddies.
Here's the Arcana check:
Arcana check for 'abhorrent knowledge'. (1d20+10=15)
Pfft. Okay, so it's a
little abhorrent. But as every good rules lawyer will point out, the errata for the DMG states that DC 15 is 'difficult' for 1st to 3rd level players.
(OOC: KenHood performs Bluff check.)
And here's the Thievery check for filching the abhorrent knowledge...
Thievery check for 'abhorrent knowledge'. (1d20+8=17)
hew!:
Not awesome, but it will do.
In all likelihood, Palindrome is not going to fence the stuff.
If I only have time to go after one of the three, then Palindrome will pick information related to the case. Some folks may consider that out-of-character for him, but it's just him taking the long view.
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[sblock=Self-bluffing]Palindrome successfully convinces himself that Mireva and the rest of the gods are no longer active. [sblock=He also conveniently forgets...] the"band of thieves who were turned into a pillar of salt when they brazenly tried to steal from the House of Folded Leaves during Mireva's holy day about 20 years ago on the Isle of O.
And the four part series interviewing the still living men, and the elaborite and extensive dicussions of just how painful it was being a living pillar of salt.[/sblock]
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Vim'gra't glowers and rubs a arthritic shoulder as Palindrome explains the importance of his visit, how essential it is to matters he can't discuss, and how it is so important that Doddoddod almost came down himself.
He notes a rather bored looking young half-elf assistant perched on a stool nearby. By the end of Palindrome's story the half-elf is practically hanging of his perch.
Vim'gra't glowers thickly when Palindrome finishes.
The reserved stacks are highly reserved. The half elf coughs next to the tiefling. Vim'gra't ingores him.
Which is to say. Restricted. If you need something I can have it brought to you in a secure.... The half elf makes a violent coughing sound that echoes around the entryway.
.... YES? Lazlo?
I'd be happy to accompany him.
That won't be necessary. This young man, of im-pec-ible, the teifling's toungue snaps on every syllable,
credentials can go to a private, which is to say secure, room.
But I'm on duty.
Vim'gra't glowers.
I could accompany him. Since I'm on duty.
Vim'gra't harrumphs and guides the young man away. An extended and lenghty discussion occurs. There is much lecturinging and finger pointing on the part of Vim'gra't and much nodding on the part of young Lazlo. Finally Vim'gra't gives you a long, forboding look and disappears.
Lazlo guides you quickly though a side door and down a series of corridors, talking a mile a minute.
How did Doddoddod discover the secret of the iron lance? (he's heard two versions)
What did happen to the Ludvitz' Laggy Band? Does the League of Limp Lords ever meet after Doddoddod resolved the mysterious murders?
[sblock=Arcana 20]You can feel a thick powerful magic here, something that confounds the senses. There are no doors or locks to bar you but you're not sure you could return this way again.
The effect, divine in nature, persists throughout the library, growing tangibly stronger as you move closer toward the restricted area.
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At length you come to a small arc, carved in the wall. Next to it a number of cubly holes sit.
No weapons sir? Not even a dagger? A letter opener? Palindrome deftly thinks of something to place in a cuby hole. He's caught a whiff of something he's interested in the cubby hole next to it. Having divested himself of all weaponry and items of violence Palindrome passes safely through the arch, and is not mauled by the large golem. His guide explains the golem "
called Pointy, on account of all the spikes; by us juniors anyway. The senior librarians don't like giving him nicknames. Say he's not so funny after you've seen him do his thing."
You pass beyond several barred doors, before getting to a semi-open area. A simple wooden table comes up to your waist; beyond the table a massive line of wooden book shelves runs. You can see a powerful runic binding system. Around the stacks.
But what Lazlo brings you isn't
Yarg's Hidden Mysteries... "
We have Yarg's of course but I thought you might want to see this...."
It's Yarg's original notes and field entries from his famous journals. There are no less than six separate stacks of neatly bound notes; and another two books almost equally large, of commentaries, notes, and crossreferences. One of them prominently displays the Vim'gra't's sigil.
"
They aren't complete of course... but Vim'gra't thinks we're close to half of the originals, as well as some third hand accounts. And some of his students of course... it's one of the library's biggest projects. Secret of course. Officially we don't even have a decent copy of Yargs..." He gives you a wink.
There's just so much he left out...
[Palindrom Perception=
2]
Palindrome gets down to work....
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ooc: Sorry, hit my time limit. More coming tomorrow. Palindrome doesn't need to make any more rolls. The rest of the group can recovien and start to talk.
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