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”A Knight is Sworn to Valour. His Heart Knows Only Virtue. His Blade Defends the Helpless. His Might Upholds the Weak. His Word Speaks Only Truth. His Wrath Undoes the Wicked.”

Every child in Cantôn knows of the Knight’s Code. From peasant-born waifs playing with sticks in the mud to keen-eyed noble sons practicing with cold steel in the training yard, all have at the very least dreamed of one day becoming a knight themselves. To ride out on errantry into the Five Duchies Kingdom and beyond for God and Glory, bringing the Law of Adam to the wicked and the Blade of Cain to the beast.

The Knights of Cantôn are sworn to follow the Code, to obey the King, to refuse no call for aid honestly asked for, to seek out and destroy the Foe wherever it may lurk and rid the world of evil.

Were it so easy…

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Many years from now, not far from home…

”While the commoners made merry,
The lords kept the shadows at bay.
The grave blue lanterns stood ready,
And heeded the words of Andrei!”


The troubadour’s voice holds on the last verse, the strings still ringing to the tune as the young freckled faced boy impetuously asks. ”But Sir Andrei weren’t really in danger was he? Them was just dreams?”

”Yes and no, little one.” The bard smiles wryly. ”For while his corporal body was safe, guarded by firm friends and allies, the magics and sorceries of the Fae could still scar the mind centuries after their casting. And had our brave knight failed to save those lost souls he encountered in his visions, his efforts may have been all for naught...”
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The Hoplite's Helm
>2 Success!

The Chosen's Gauntlets
>2 Success!

”It’s around here somewhere, I know it.” You ignore the exasperated looks of the two rangers resting on their shovels, fresh patches of earth dotted around as a sweating Mikail continues to dig with a watchful Sir dan Marc scanning the pitch black perimeter.

”I found it!” You feel giddy with relief as you hear the other half of the party return. ”A gauntlet beneath an old oak, by the river just like he said.”

”Maybe this Romaine knight is on to something after all.” One of the rangers grunts, before nearly jumping out of his boots as a shadow passes over him.

green]”Eek.”[/green] The chirp of Courageus Sky alerts you to their imposing, gargoyle-like silhouette in the moonlight. Perched above the very boulder you were looking for.

”Here!” You take one of the shovels and plant it yourself into the base of the boulder. ”I promise you Mikail, one more effort and we have it!

"Right away, m'lord!" Your panting squire's upbringing as a farmhand and labourer ironically more at use here than all your knightly training.

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>>3803080
TU VUUULUUUURRRRRRR
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>>3803095

There is a mad rush after your final excavation, the ceremony must be attended before the new dawn concludes. Minutes of running in your armour quickly shifts from uncomfortable to outright tortuous, and you quickly fall behind the rest of the party as you near the treeline. If you plan to make the long trek north your armoured boots will most certainly be stowed away with the rest of your gear.

”Two more!” The gruff ranger shouts to a gathering of other parties in the clearing, for all the world he seems only a little out of breath. ”The Romani knight found them.”

”Well done, Thomas. And you, Romani. The forest is full of surprises, it seems.” The Order of Names Grandmaster gruff tone has softened somewhat. Although he does not address you by your rank, there is a new level of respect in the grizzled veterans expression when speaking to you. is not rest easy.
”There are a few minutes still left to us before the ceremony. Raggedy Man, get these in place.”

A man who appears far older than his years wearing a patchwork cloak and staff steps forward. Despite his obvious youth their face is gaunt and drawn in a manner that belies more than just a lack of sleep. You are careful not to touch the man’s hands as you hand the artefacts over, lest the sorcerer’s touch somehow taint you. Although Romaine scorns the services of such folk, you understand that other Duchies view using them as one such necessary evil in countering the horrific malefactions of the soul the unnatural Foe is oft capable of.

The Church does not censure such individuals where they operate with the appropriate Bishop’s licence, the shortened lifespan and difficulty in having children is measure enough of the Almighty’s displeasure at their twisting of the natural law.

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>>3803110

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E49mSho2ng – End of the Blue Lantern Vigil

”Over 800 years ago the mightiest host of mankind ever raised fought on this very ground. In their cohorts of tens-of-thousands they marched, fought, bled and died together. Some were veterans of the liberation from Cathagi, others born and bred here in Cantôn.” The Order of Names Grandmaster announces solemnly, other unsuccessful parties still trickling in to the ritual site. ”But they were all men. They all knew what challenging the wicked inhuman masters of this land meant. Their very souls would be forfeit, the heretical depravity of the Fae magics know no bounds. For 800 years we of the Order of Names have sought to avenge them, and to save them. Now, after tonight, we are that much closer to fulfilling our mission.”

Your party was not the only one to recover a relic of some sort, but it is with no small pride you note that no other party managed to recover two relics of old. The impious pride is quickly replaced by shame, they say every year it is getting harder to find the relics of lost souls. It is unfit of you to revel in their failure. On each item recovered their Raggedy Man places a twig of pure white, carved from the rare Aeltin trees. Ceremoniously, the sorcerer mutters incantations and heretical nonsense as he snaps each twig one by one. Fighting fire with fire, the hold of the Fae over these lost souls is finally broken.

An old ranger steps up to the camp and hollers ”Welcome home, brothers!”

”We’ve kept a spot by the fire for you!” A ranger nearby whoops, waving his bow at an imaginary visitor.

”Come! Kick your feet up and sit back!” Says a Fallavon knight in unmarked armour. ”Your campaign is at an end, your grateful sons rejoice at your return.”

Soon a plethora of jubilations erupt from the members of the Order and other attendants as seats are taken around the empty spots. The chatter is one-sided but otherwise warm and heartfelt, joyous cries as men welcome home the fallen ghosts of ages past. It is no wild revelry like that at Fallavon’s fields, and a vastly different approach to the cleansing of the unquiet dead that you are familiar with in Romaine. Traditionally, one regales these lost forest spirits with stories of what has passed since their victory over the Wild and how their children have prospered.

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>>3803123

[4/4]

>You have stood the Blue Lantern Vigil at Motte-Fallavon
>You are now halfway through your pilgrimage, with the site of Cain's Exile in Pascae and the birthplace of the faith in Nova Cathagi

It is… odd. Telling a pair of gauntlets all they’ve missed out on over the years. You feel foolish at first, but gradually as the first light blossoms you notice a few oddities. A brush by your shoulder, with no one there behind you. A laugh in the hubbub that carries a tinge of an accent with it. When you look down you could swear that the spoon in the bowl had shifted at some point, and the cup of ale next to it is only half-full.

You find yourself talking about House Sinclair, and for some Almighty unknown reason you can’t stop. Everything you know about them, their history and descendants and even tidbits of information you were sure you had forgotten. Later you cannot for all the world recall whether you truly heard the whispers or if they were some half-remembered recollection from your visions.

”Είναι kαλό να αkούω ότι τα παιδιά του αδελφού μου το kάνουν τόσο kαλά. Σας ευχαριστώ, συνάδελφο. Ήταν τιμή να παλέψω δίπλα σας.” At first you took it for the wind, but the sound of a faint voice is unmistakable. Strong, and proud. The warrior from the dream.

”Μήπως στρέφονταν πραγματιkά αυτό το στάβλο σε μια ταβέρνα... Another, younger and with a bemused chuckle. The scout. ”Χαίρομαι που δεν ήταν όλα για τίποτα. Υποθέτω ότι θα έπρεπε να πηγαίνουμε τώρα. Ευχαριστώ φίλε.”

As the sun rises over the forest hills similar scenes are repeated with the other relics. A great sigh, as if the spirit world was breathing out in relief, and then peace. It is profoundly spiritual moment for you, and a great achievement for the Order of Names.

You are snapped out of your reverie by the slap of the Grandmaster’s hand on your shoulder, and the knowing smile of their Raggedy Man as you are promised any one of the unique rewards the Order can offer.
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>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]

>The grant of a Ranger Licence after a week or so of tutelage under the most grizzled of the Order’s veterans. Highly coveted by hunters and foresters of all sorts, free of charge for you. [Hearty]

>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]
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>>3803104
YE BOI

I'm going to keep this daily update going, but may have to arrange for specific times if you guys end up getting into combat. This is undoubtedly the riskiest leg of your journey so far, so I doubt you'll avoid ALL the dangers of the Fallavon woods without a combat roll or fifty.
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>>3803132
Yo Yo. Welcome back!


>>3803128
>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]
Friends in low places
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>>3803128
>>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]
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>>3803128
>>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]

If we are going to all the way to Cathagi we should see about picking some of the language.
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>>3803128
>>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]
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>>3803128
>>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]

Considering we are about to trek into the unknown a map would be immensely helpful. The less we have to rely on our re-rolls the better. This could take us from serious peril to simply constant danger and with our re-rolls on top we might actually make it out ok and without losing any companions
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>>3803132
Welcome back muh knigga, I've been looking forward to this all month
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>>3803128
For those that can't read Greek
It is good to hear that my brother's children are doing so well. Thank you, comrade. It was an honor to fight alongside you
Did this shop really turn into a tavern?
I'm glad it wasn't all for nothing. I suppose we should go now. Thanks friend
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>>3803192
When I put it through google translate, that last part came out as "thanks dude" which I thought was fucking hilarious
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>>3803195
Ha. Fucking Google
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>>3803132
Hello Forgotten. How did that job interview go?

>>3803128
>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]
>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]

Either of them are fine.
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>>3803140
>>3803164
Cheers fellas, good to be back.

>>3803215
>How did that job interview go?
No luck this time, but I accounted myself well and have already applied for two more openings elsewhere in the country. I will get my dream job sooner or later!
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>>3803236
>No luck this time
That's a shame.

>I accounted myself well and have already applied for two more openings elsewhere in the country. I will get my dream job sooner or later!
I wish you good luck then!
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>>3803128
>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]
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>>3803128
>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]

Welcome back forgotten. You’ve been missed.

Ranger license is great but in the end is something we can purchase. This is directly of interest to us for our mission so will improve our chances.

I really really want the pin but i think the interests of our survival in this mission is far more important.
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>>3803128
>>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]
Pin would honestly be better in the long term but honestly given how risky going after our brother is shaping up to be making sure we survive is more important.
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>>3803128
>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]
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>>3803128

>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]

The charts are nice, but I feel we have enough pathfinder with our guide and hawk. Things will get more intriguey later and the more friends we have the better.
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>>3803132
Are there any complex instructions we can give to the Griffinhawk? Can we have him scout large distances ahead of us in the forest to alert us of possible dangers ?
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>>3803128
>>3803128
>The grant of a Ranger Licence after a week or so of tutelage under the most grizzled of the Order’s veterans. Highly coveted by hunters and foresters of all sorts, free of charge for you. [Hearty]
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>>3803128
>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]
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>>3803128

>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]
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>>3803128
>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]
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>>3803128
>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]
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>>3803128
>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]
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>>3803128
>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]

Awe sheet, back at it again with Knights and Valours.
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>>3803128
>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]
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>>3803128
>>The grant of a Ranger Licence after a week or so of tutelage under the most grizzled of the Order’s veterans. Highly coveted by hunters and foresters of all sorts, free of charge for you. [Hearty]
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>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]
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>>3803128
>>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]
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>>3803128
>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]
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>>3803528
>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]

IDEALIST option is definitely better in a long game. BUT WE NEED TO SURVIVE THE FOREST!!!
So I will change
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>>3803128
>>3803215
>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]

Changing to just haughty.
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>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]

Definitely this. Helps us locate our brother and survive here.
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>>3803128
>>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]

I'd love to see more of the world, like what lies at the south of Cathagi and the west of Langland.
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>>3803128
>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist
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>>3803128
>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]
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>>3803128
>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]
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>>3803128
>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]
good to see this quest up and running again!
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>>3803128
>>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]
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>>3803128
>A pin carved from Aeltin bark and real silver, a circlet with a gauntlet grasping an arrow within. This easily recognizable totem marks you as a friend of the Order of Names to all its members. [Idealist]
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>>3803128
>>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]
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>>3803128
>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]

Practicality wins out imo
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>>3803128
>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]
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>Access to the Order’s exclusive Cartography Archives. The Order has spent many years mapping the untamed lands, their collective knowledge of what awaits out there could be invaluable. [Haughty]

For now though, a night bereft of sleep is beginning to take its toll and you resolve to take advantage of their offer after some rest. From the shambolic appearance of the Festival grounds, it appears you are far from the only one. Bleary eyed watchmen of House Fallavon and a few other knights step aside as your party returns from the treeline. From there the aftermath of last night’s revelries only mount exponentially, you are barely able to avoid stepping on the passed out body of some merrymaker or other on the way back to your lodging. At one point you are forced to swerve out of the pathway of a revellers violent ejections, the viscera and detritus of the festival as confronting as any battlefield.

In the spirit of merciless capitalism and defiance of all good sense, some stalls are still hawking their good with voices akin to steel on a whetstone. If their shrill cries are annoying to yourself they must be an unbearable addition to the self-inflicted miseries festival-goers. And yet still, there is steady trickle of half-conscious buyers. Many are stumbling in line for ‘hangover cures’ or, appallingly, more samples of the Dog-That-Bit-Them.

With almost everything squared away, and absolutely no inclination to step outside into that awful aftermath of wild overnight revelry, there is little else to do but rest up as best you can before the start of your journey in the morning.

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>>3805460

Having refreshed yourself as best you can with a midday nap, you leave Sir dan Marc in charge of ensuring all the necessities are squared away and make your way to the Motte-Fallavon Abbey.

The ranks of the Order of Names, being drawn extensively from lowborn commoners, is not comprised of the most literate members of society. It is little surprise then that they have left the care of their collective knowledge in the learned (and somewhat ink-stained) hands of the Brothers at the Abbey just south of the fortification. You are met at the gates by none other than the Raggedy Man and a Brother of the Abbey, apparently they had been expecting you.

”Hail Brother.” You make the sign of the faith, clenched fist upon open wrist, but falter at the sorcerer’s outstretched hand.

”Excepting to burst into flames?” The Brother remarks wry as politeness takes precedence over good sense and you shake the magic-user’s hand. It is his Order’s archives you’re using after all. To your ill-masked relief, you do not feel your lifeforce leeching away at his touch.

”I’ll admit I was tempted to give you a scare, Sir Andrei. But if I had, doubtless you’d be quick to depart my head from my shoulders.” You stare at the wasting younger man with wide eyes. You had been thinking the exact same thing.

”Maybe just a little zap, then. No?” Brother Caiphas, for that is whom the portly young man introduces himself as, explains that despite the valiant efforts of the Brothers to catalogue, reprint and in some cases outright decipher the scrawling of plucky Order of Names frontiersmen; the records remain in some deal of disorder. As you enter the library, thrice the size of Father’s own chambers, you’re struck by the sheer volume of accumulated knowledge. Everything from first hand accounts with Apex Wyverns in breeding season to indexes of disused game trails and recorded rainfalls appears to have been recorded, logged and promptly left to collect dust in this room.

Helpfully, Brother Caiphas has set aside a few summary readings and excerpts from the more reliable accounts for you at a well-lit desk. Less helpfully, the collective amount of these tomes and scrolls of parchment still weigh about as much as Hannibal’s saddle.

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>>3805463

> Order of Names Cartography Archives: GAIN ONE (1) Pathfinder Save for tests in the Fallavon Woodlands
>Instead of electing to re-roll, you may decide to auto-pass the roll. This ability can only be used ONCE, and CAN override crit-fails or double-fails. Use is at the discretion of the initial roller and cannot be used on re-rolls.
>In addition, you have some rudimentary knowledge of some of the beasts and anomalies you may encounter.

Your plotted path is clear initially, you must make your way North and ford the Abhain River, possibly some of its tributaries as well depending on where you cross. Several possible ford sites are marked, but many are dated and some of the fresher ones have a warning rune drawn nearby that translates simply to ‘River Stone’. From there, the route only grows less certain. The rocky Crags to the northwest boast a commanding view of the surrounds, but the notes warn of territorial Wyverns. To the central north there are several ruins and unlawful settlements, some confirmed and destroyed by the order and others only suspected or guessed at; ancient abandoned forts, bandit camps, illegal settlements and one long-lasting Norsikaan trading outpost on the far shores. There is no Brother’s Law here, monsters roam free and a man’s life is measured in days rather than years. The region slightly east and further north of that is entirely unmapped aside from the most obvious features, First Ranger Boris dan Garmet wrote down some twenty years ago that these glades likely mark the very heart of the Fae holdouts. Although there are second-hand accounts of non-Order members returning alive, venturing this way has spelt death for everyone in the Order of Names who has tried. You doubt your mission will be as easy as making it north of the Abhain, but at least you will have time to dwell on where to turn after that.

You had expected yourself to be falling half-asleep within the hour, as did often did in your tutoring much to the amusement of your sisters. But the excerpts of encounters with monsters and skirmishes with the woodland denizens have you rapt. Unlike many humans on the frontier the Cain-aligned Order of Names has viewed themselves as in a constant state of war, indeed the Order has been singlehandedly persecuted both the Foe and those who deal with them ferociously, even when the law of land technically permits such interactions. A critic, were you so inclined, might hold the opinion that their presence has been destabilising for the region.

[3/4]
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>>3805470

[4/4]

Soon the light of your last day at Motte-Fallavon begins to fade, and there remain scores of tomes and scattered parchment at your desk. You could spend a week in here and glean but a portion of the Order’s hard-fought knowledge. And another month before you even scratched the surface of what they’ve gleaned from the Deepwood and places foreign even to foreigners.

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>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]

>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]

>You spend the evening in contemplative prayer at the Knights Comitas chapel. It is… difficult to reconcile the will of the Almighty with the lost souls of his loyal followers. [Idealist]
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>>3805472
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
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>>3805472
>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3805472
>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3805472
>>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
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>>3805472
>>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3805519
This may very well be a thing that saves us from falling into a Wryvern nest or a Bandits hideout and a dark death in the middle of nowhere
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>>3805472
>>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3805472
>>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3805525
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>>3805525
oh we posting our new images already?
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>>3805472
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]

I feel that a last meeting is needed.
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>>3805553
Shit I'll get in on that
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>>3805557
Thats fucking hilarious
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>>3805472
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]

>>3805557
the trump method
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>>3805472
>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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Gentlemen, I have a suggestion for a couple of letters to be sent home before we depart in the morn. Our parents know our brother is in some shit and that we on his trail. I believe a last resort 'if-you-are-reading-this' letter would not be a mistake. However we also know the road back home is not safe and any correspondence from us might be intercepted which means we need a trusted courier.

Of our companions, the one most trustworthy who is not entering the forest with us would of course be Sir Rabe. Happily, we also know he intends to go to the next major joust back in our homelands. However telling him of this mission would immediately lead to him charging into the forest with us, exposing his family to the possible backlash.

I thus suggest writing a letter to Sir Rabe, explaining how and why we did what we planned and why getting this letter to our family is so important. However he cannot know of its true intentions while he is in a position to turn back. Thus I suggest that this external letter be entrusted to Lady Rabe, with a heartfelt request that it only be mentioned and given to him upon return to their home.

This should ensure that a final letter to our family should we fall in the forest reach our parents by a trusted courier without interference.
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>>3805470
>You spend the evening in contemplative prayer at the Knights Comitas chapel. It is… difficult to reconcile the will of the Almighty with the lost souls of his loyal followers. [Idealist]
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>>3805472
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
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>>3805699
How about we send a code message they can decipher just like they did?
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>>3805699
Also tell them to burn the message as soon as they're done reading it.
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>>3805472
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
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>>3805472
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty

Come guys we gota show off our new member and itl let us send her tweets, if your into banging her.
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>>3805472
>>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3805742
Most certainly does not work that way. It can recognise lands its gone to. Not scour a region for a particular person.

>>3805732
Well, yes that will be part of the actual letter we send to them. But this roundabout method is to make sure the courier does not get waylayed by highwaymen.
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>>3805472
>>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3805472
>You spend the evening in contemplative prayer at the Knights Comitas chapel. It is… difficult to reconcile the will of the Almighty with the lost souls of his loyal followers. [Idealist]
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>>3805472
>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
I'd rather prepare as much as possible, since its not even guaranteed that we'll make it out alive, much less find our brother.
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>>3805699
Haven't we already sent our family a coded message like 2 threads ago? I could also see Rabe saying "damn it all" and riding into the wilderness to find us once he reads it anyway. I think he should either be fully in or fully our and we've already voted to keep him out of it (as much as I would have liked to have him join us)
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>>3805742
I'd rather take every measure we can to ensure we don't die chasing our brother. We can romance her later, a bit of extra study could be what saves us
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>>3805755
Umm its pretty good at finding people which is y the armys of old used them so much.
And i dont think she would be movieing that far normaly noble girls stay at the castle most of the time so shpuldnt be that hard for him.
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>>3805788
But what is qust with out romance must always court the lady as she is ladyhawk
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>>3805825
>But what is qust with out romance

Honestly? Ideal
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>>3805822
It wont be able to find her castle unless we take it there first. She'll be leaving for home soon so we wont be able to send messages back and forth like that.
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>>3805472
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
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>>3805472

>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3805831
Oh yer right woops,...
Still i wana shoe it to her.
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>>3805996
>Still i wana shoe it to her.
What does this even mean?>
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>>3805472
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]

The higher the courtship, the stronger the favor. Her courtship gives bonuses to tracking and hunting which we need.
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>>3805831
Got to ask her permission to write her letters.
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>>3805831
Could we give her bird and then make it come back to us?
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>>3806103
How is it going to find us randomly out in the middle of the wilderness? I mean I'm not Forgotten so I can't say one way or the other, but I don't think that's how this works mechanically
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>>3805472
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
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>>3805506
You know what, I'm gonna change my vote to
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
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>>3806001
Gota see if the shoe fitts my good sir.
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>>3805472
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty
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>>3805472
>>3805719
You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]

Changing

>>3805742
>>3806278
Samefag
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>>3806322
>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]

Forgot to greentext
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>>3806322
Oh no my evil deed has been find out., though there are alot of votes happening, dont think im thr only one.
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>>3806403
Kill yourself faggot
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>>3806403
You piece of human detritus. If I have to call a recast and delay the next update by a day I will.
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>>3806403
You honorless son of a whore! No better than a copper clipper
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>>3806403
Knave, blackguard, and son of a whore detected
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>>3806562
Blackgurd for life, lest me muma got piad to get fucked in the butt.
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>>3806593
Your mother electing to choose buggery would have spared us all the current predicament.
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>>3806610
If onyl then i wouldnt have to deal with bills.
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Fantastic images from the other lads, btw. All saved.

>>3806709
>1 post ID
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>>3806709
It's entirely too early in the thread for this faggotry
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>>3806741
Phone posting changes my ids soo im still thr same fagot samefaged befor.
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>>3805472
>>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
You guys know Forgotten is going to make her suffer if Ser Andrei dies in the wilds.
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>>3805472
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
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>>3806856
His going to make her suffer with our shity courting rolls
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>>3805472
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
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>>3806403
Thanks for proving the point that the 24h voting period just incentives multi id voting
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RECAST VOTE

1 post IDs not allowed unless linking to a previous vote in this thread.

ID’s excluded from this vote
>JSvSIqJa
If there is any evidence of you making further attempts to samefag with this or another ID I will ignore all your votes and rolls for the rest of the thread. Sic Semper Samefaggus.

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> You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]

>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]

>You spend the evening in contemplative prayer at the Knights Comitas chapel. It is… difficult to reconcile the will of the Almighty with the lost souls of his loyal followers. [Idealist]
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>>3807053
> You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3807053
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
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>>3807053

You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]

>>3803275
>>3805923
In case my ID changed
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>>3807053
> You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3807063
>>3805508
Me
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>>3807053
>>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]

God, samefags are honestly worse than furries.
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>>3807053
>> You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3807053
>>You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3807053

> You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]

>>3806947
This is me because I'm travelling
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>>3807053
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
All samefags must hang
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> You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3807053
>> You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3807053
>> You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3807053
>You spend the evening in contemplative prayer at the Knights Comitas chapel. It is… difficult to reconcile the will of the Almighty with the lost souls of his loyal followers. [Idealist]
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>>3807053
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
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just posting for future votes
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>>3807053
> You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3805732
>>3805735
This is me if my ID changed for future polls.
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>>3807053
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
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>>3805740
>>3803303
Me
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>>3807053
>You spend the evening in contemplative prayer at the Knights Comitas chapel. It is… difficult to reconcile the will of the Almighty with the lost souls of his loyal followers. [Idealist]

>>3805710
This is me
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>>3807053
>You steal away in the night to visit the Maid Sinclair before she leaves for her family’s lands. Doubtless your fair Lady will be fascinated by Courageous Sky. [Hearty]
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>>3807053
> You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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>>3807053
>> You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]
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> You call for candlelight and continue to pour over the maps and records at the Order of Names lodge, a mixture of cementing the local details in your mind and curiosity of the reports from far-off lands. [Haughty]

>You are now more familiar with Fallavon Woodlands Terrain, 3 Success in Pathfinder tests will make future tests easier or award some other unexpected boon.

Having done as best you can to recreate a makeshift map and recite the most essential pieces of information regarding your expedition, an uncharacteristic academic curiosity keeps you glued to your desk as you read an eclectic leftover of firsthand accounts from Rangers as far afield as the Watelands, Tempest Isles and Everwarm Waters.

According to reports from the Wastelands already 2 years old, another ‘Prime Serpent’ is quashing rival broods and threatening established settlements. Little wonder that Tracker Jean was reluctant to make the full trek to Freetown. The author’s concern that this new Prime could threaten the Törwatcher Gates is absurd of course, no Törwatcher has ever fallen to an outside force in history of the continent. But it’s not impossible that this Prime Serpent would threaten trade in the area and make some attempt of a siege.

There are several rumors of Black Sails sighted to the west and closer each year, the very mention of which appears to terrify seasoned sailors of Langland beyond the usual brand of pirate. The Order of Names has only collected second hand accounts from friends in the Order of the Trident and Given that all interviewees claim no one who sees a Black Sail lives to tell the tale, both you and the author are understandably critical of their veracity.

Finally you come across a deteriorating report, decades old and apparently copied from an even older original. That would put it… well at least as far back as the [-] Crusades. The excerpts list no location other than it took place on the road from somewhere south and east of Cathagi and the Deepwood.

”We came across another Son of Sin, this time we were not taken by surprise and challenged him on the road. Of our remaining party of eight, including three anointed knights, only I survive to report this. He, or rather IT, said the same thing over again as butchered us. ‘I AM AGONY’.

-Sir Paul Rayan of the Order of Chains”

Order of Chains? You’ve never heard of such an organisation. Curious, you flip through a further page before…

*SLAM*

[1/2]
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>>3807401

[2/2]

”Oh my, dreadfully sorry.” Brother Caiphas smiles nervously at the new deposit of large tomes plopped on your desk. He politely, but firmly, collects the material that recently had your attention. ”My apologies, I don’t know how that irrelevant stuff got mixed in here. Please, pay it no heed.”

You dourly watch the retreating monk before switching your glare to the new set of tomes and the dwindling light of your candle. You cannot for the life of you scan one more map of suspected illegal forestry sites or read one more report on the seasonal migration of Cantônian swallows. The hour is late, you had best get some rest before tomorrow. You have a long and evidently dangerous journey ahead of you tomorrow.

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> Push Brother Caiphas to divulge information on the Order of Chains. He was curiously quick to sequester those parchments and, given you have been awarded access to these annals by the Order of Names, you have every right to continue reading them. [Haughty]

> You already know sleep won't come easily, but more reading holds little appeal. You spend some time with doing one of the other activities you forwent earlier (Maid Sinclair or Evening Prayer). [Hearty]

> You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
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>>3807419
>You already know sleep won't come easily, but more reading holds little appeal. You spend some time with doing one of the other activities you forwent earlier (Maid Sinclair or Evening Prayer). [Hearty]
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>>3807401
*at least as far back as the Crusades Adamant curse this lack of proof-reading
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>>3807419
>> You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
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>>3807419
>> Push Brother Caiphas to divulge information on the Order of Chains. He was curiously quick to sequester those parchments and, given you have been awarded access to these annals by the Order of Names, you have every right to continue reading them. [Haughty]

>> You already know sleep won't come easily, but more reading holds little appeal. You spend some time with doing one of the other activities you forwent earlier (Maid Sinclair or Evening Prayer). [Hearty]

The order of Chains may pertain to the larger things happening in canton including that of our brothers Affair in Favallon so its something we should look into.

on the other hand Prayer or seeing Sinclair is likely to ease our minds regarding the Perilous adventure to come.

either will satisfy me and almighty damn you forgotten for the plot hooks
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>>3807401
> You already know sleep won't come easily, but more reading holds little appeal. You spend some time with doing one of the other activities you forwent earlier (Maid Sinclair or Evening Prayer). [Hearty]
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>>3807419
>You already know sleep won't come easily, but more reading holds little appeal. You spend some time with doing one of the other activities you forwent earlier (Maid Sinclair or Evening Prayer). [Hearty]
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>>3807419
>> You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]

GO TO SLEEP!
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>>3807065
>>3807490
Me
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>>3807419
>> You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
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>>3807419
>You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
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>>3807419
>Push Brother Caiphas to divulge information on the Order of Chains. He was curiously quick to sequester those parchments and, given you have been awarded access to these annals by the Order of Names, you have every right to continue reading them. [Haughty]

I believe our oniichan is quite involved in this

son of sin sounds really cool tho
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>>3807490
Ima change my vote
> Push Brother Caiphas to divulge information on the Order of Chains. He was curiously quick to sequester those parchments and, given you have been awarded access to these annals by the Order of Names, you have every right to continue reading them. [Haughty]

Idk if important but we wont be eble to find anything about them in near future so might as well use that
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>>3807419
>> You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
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>>3807419
>> You already know sleep won't come easily, but more reading holds little appeal. You spend some time with doing one of the other activities you forwent earlier (Maid Sinclair or Evening Prayer). [Hearty]
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>>3807419
>> Push Brother Caiphas to divulge information on the Order of Chains. He was curiously quick to sequester those parchments and, given you have been awarded access to these annals by the Order of Names, you have every right to continue reading them. [Haughty]
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>>3807419

>You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
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>>3807419
> You already know sleep won't come easily, but more reading holds little appeal. You spend some time with doing one of the other activities you forwent earlier (Maid Sinclair
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>>3807401
> You already know sleep won't come easily, but more reading holds little appeal. You spend some time with doing one of the other activities you forwent earlier (Maid Sinclair)
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>>3807419
> You already know sleep won't come easily, but more reading holds little appeal. You spend some time with doing one of the other activities you forwent earlier (Maid Sinclair or Evening Prayer). [Hearty]
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>>3807419
>> You already know sleep won't come easily, but more reading holds little appeal. You spend some time with doing one of the other activities you forwent earlier (Maid Sinclair or Evening Prayer). [Hearty]
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>>3807419
>> You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
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>>3807419
>> You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
Heem sleepy.
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>>3808415
Also, we've already got one negative status to deal with:
>Shaken by Visions: Although you do not experience visions with the same clarity as you did just now, for some days the trauma of experiencing your forefathers demise firsthand leaves you with troubled dreams. Gain Tired (-5DC) trait in the next combat encounter.
Would staying up later compound it?
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>>3807419
>You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
We must sleep, the rest will come
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>>3808422
I'm willing to bet it will if we choose to stay up late. Same thing with our horse getting tired for the joust because we never give it a break
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>>3807419
> Push Brother Caiphas to divulge information on the Order of Chains. He was curiously quick to sequester those parchments and, given you have been awarded access to these annals by the Order of Names, you have every right to continue reading them. [Haughty]
This seems important. We can keep our mouth shut if need be.
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>>3807419
>You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
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>>3807419
> You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
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>>3807419
Acreage post for later votes.

> You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]

We can look elsewhere into this, when we don't have a monk prying over our shoulder.
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>>3807419
>> You already know sleep won't come easily, but more reading holds little appeal. You spend some time with doing one of the other activities you forwent earlier (Maid Sinclair or Evening Prayer). [Hearty]
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>>3808796
maid sinclair that pathfinding bonus is worth the exhaustion for one day
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>>3807419
>Push Brother Caiphas to divulge information on the Order of Chains. He was curiously quick to sequester those parchments and, given you have been awarded access to these annals by the Order of Names, you have every right to continue reading them. [Haughty]

This sounds cool as
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Taking into account changed votes, it looks like there’s a split between staying up and going to bed now.

Putting it down to a roll. First roll under DC 50 gets their pick.

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>You already know sleep won't come easily, but more reading holds little appeal. You spend some time with doing one of the other activities you forwent earlier (Maid Sinclair or Evening Prayer). [Hearty]

> You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
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Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>3809219
>> You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
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>>3809223
My knigga
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>timeskip to the start of the expedition

Hope ya’ll kniggas ready for this.
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>>3809248
>implying we'd ever be ready
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>>3809248
I'm expecting BAD ENDS.

Hope theres a chance for goodbyes.
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>>3809248
Of course this is hypothetical but if things do go south we shouldn't be afraid to call it quits if we can. Better than ending up like Gabriel all over again.
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>>3809248
BAD END CONFIRMED
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>>3809256
Don't worry anon, we are too big to fail, Forgotten would never let us die, no sir, no how
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>>3809256
Nonsense their is no glory without the risk of danger!
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>>3809258
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>>3809258
>>3809276
Requires enron sized bailout.
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> You leave it be. The hour is late, if you get some rest now you should start tomorrow merely tired rather than already exhausted. Besides, it's impolite to argue with a man of the cloth. [Idealist]
You avoid your negative Tired -5DC modifier deteriorating to Exhausted -10DC. It should wear off entirely in several days, assuming you rest up each night at camp.

Wenegan, 14th Day of Ovrimun, 883 A.C.E. – Mid-morning

”Easy my friend, easy.” You stroke Hannibal’s mane reassuringly, his agitation possibly due to somehow knowing you’ll be away for a while. ”You will take good care of him?”

Brother Marcel nods solemnly, the Knights Comitas will ensure your steeds and non-essential belongings are looked after.

”We should make haste while the light is good, m’lord.” Craig of Lowgrove mutters meekly behind you.

”Very well then. Brother Marcel we shall see you no more than a month from now, Almighty willing.” The holy knight makes the sign of the faith in agreement, you will need all the blessings you can get.

You have purposefully kept your departure discrete, even the pilgrims know nothing of which direction you are setting out in. Brother Marcel alone is the sole witness to your party slipping into the treeline.

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>>3809289
>You avoid your negative Tired -5DC modifier deteriorating to Exhausted -10DC. It should wear off entirely in several days, assuming you rest up each night at camp.

Fucking knew it
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PBo83bPyOE – Into the Woods Theme

If you had thought that Fallavon was fertile along the King’s Highway, the terrain but a few hours further north is fecund beyond belief. There are no roads here, Craig of Lowgrove leads you along winding game trails that seem barely established against the encroaching vegetation. There is no evidence of the Man’s influence here. You could be miles from any civilisation or but a stone’s throw away from a secluded hamlet, such is the density of foliage. Your entire world is restricted to the woodlands metres from you and the sparse breaks of sky between the overhanging branches.

Unlike like your previously travels along established roads, you and your companions feel little inclination to betray your presence with loud banter or ribald songs. The silence is filled by the sounds of wildlife about their daily business, some obvious in their source and others eerily unidentifiable. An oblivious frog of startlingly green complexion ribbits nonchalantly as you pass by his murky pond, later the ominous snap of a twig and sudden screech of alarm sends your entire party grasping for their weapons. A deer no doubt, or something similar, though you find nothing by the source. You try not to dwell on what might kill such a beast so close to your position and give no evidence of its passing. A creature more at home here than you will ever be, that much is certain.

Such is the density of thickets that Even Courageous Sky has difficulty with open flight except when he breaks through the brackets into open air above the treeline. You don’t have to worry about feeding them though, before your very eyes the Griffinhawk pounces from a high branch onto an unsuspecting rabbit. The kill is swift and achieved with consummated ease, their bloody beak turning to you and issuing an unnecessarily aggressive chirp. You had no intention of claiming that kill by any means. This scene is repeated often on the unfortunately mismatched woodland critters, but eventually even your lethal bird of prey grows bored with the easy of locating quarry and settles for intermittent hunts at their own discretion.

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[3/3]

As with all ever-present dangers, eventually your watchful guard turns tedious. Eventually the spell of foreboding dread breaks and, while no one is inclined to break into song and dance in these gloomy glades, you engage in hushed conversation with your companions as you each keep one eye on the treeline. The terrors of the unknown forest seem less intense when distracted by Craig’s subdued grumbling about the quality of a loose tack on his gear, listening to Sir dan Marc’s comments about which Lord’s stale claim rests over this land and correcting Mikail’s questions on which order drinks and food are served at the table.

It takes several days to reach the Abhain River. During that time over campfires and respites along the way you frequently find yourself speaking casually with one of your companions and finding out more about…

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> Your Sworn Man, Sir Neil dan Marc. Although not from the same noble peerage stock as yourself, he is the closest in rank to yourself and the only one you can speak to as something approaching an equal. [Haughty]

> Craig of Lowgrove. You know next to nothing about your guide other than he recently joined Father Towbray’s entourage. The lowest in social standing present, you nonetheless make an effort to learn more about the man. [Hearty]

> Mikail of Andryski. The boy is still smarting from his faux-pas at Lord Duncan’s feast, but not all your talk is directed as improving his courtly manners and you learn more about your young squire’s past. [Idealist]
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>>3809293
>> Craig of Lowgrove. You know next to nothing about your guide other than he recently joined Father Towbray’s entourage. The lowest in social standing present, you nonetheless make an effort to learn more about the man. [Hearty]
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>>3809293
This is a hard decision. Also fuck me Forgotten that is some mood setting music mate, spoopy as fuck, really set up the scene

> Craig of Lowgrove. You know next to nothing about your guide other than he recently joined Father Towbray’s entourage. The lowest in social standing present, you nonetheless make an effort to learn more about the man. [Hearty]

I feel at some point we really need to sit down and get to know our sworn man though
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>>3809293
>Your Sworn Man, Sir Neil dan Marc. Although not from the same noble peerage stock as yourself, he is the closest in rank to yourself and the only one you can speak to as something approaching an equal. [Haughty]
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>>3809293
>> Your Sworn Man, Sir Neil dan Marc. Although not from the same noble peerage stock as yourself, he is the closest in rank to yourself and the only one you can speak to as something approaching an equal. [Haughty]
Let's see if we can get some death's door protections
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>>3809293
>> Craig of Lowgrove. You know next to nothing about your guide other than he recently joined Father Towbray’s entourage. The lowest in social standing present, you nonetheless make an effort to learn more about the man. [Hearty]
seems like he would have a very interesting past
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>>3809293
>> Mikail of Andryski. The boy is still smarting from his faux-pas at Lord Duncan’s feast, but not all your talk is directed as improving his courtly manners and you learn more about your young squire’s past. [Idealist]

It's good to know our faithful squire better.
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>>3809293
>> Your Sworn Man, Sir Neil dan Marc. Although not from the same noble peerage stock as yourself, he is the closest in rank to yourself and the only one you can speak to as something approaching an equal. [Haughty]
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>>3809293
>Your Sworn Man, Sir Neil dan Marc. Although not from the same noble peerage stock as yourself, he is the closest in rank to yourself and the only one you can speak to as something approaching an equal. [Haughty]
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>>3809293
>> Your Sworn Man, Sir Neil dan Marc. Although not from the same noble peerage stock as yourself, he is the closest in rank to yourself and the only one you can speak to as something approaching an equal. [Haughty]
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>>3809293
> Your Sworn Man, Sir Neil dan Marc. Although not from the same noble peerage stock as yourself, he is the closest in rank to yourself and the only one you can speak to as something approaching an equal. [Haughty]
Also, your music choices are always on point, I appreciate the effort you put into the minor details.
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>>3809293
>Your Sworn Man, Sir Neil dan Marc. Although not from the same noble peerage stock as yourself, he is the closest in rank to yourself and the only one you can speak to as something approaching an equal. [Haughty]
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>>3809293
>Your Sworn Man, Sir Neil dan Marc. Although not from the same noble peerage stock as yourself, he is the closest in rank to yourself and the only one you can speak to as something approaching an equal. [Haughty]
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My apologies for the tardy response.

>>3803279
Yes, though I consider this accounted for in the tracking roll. Given your unique Sinclair Favour, Courageous Sky actually can single out imprinted individuals within reason, eg within a certain area (dependant on rolls).

>>3805699
I will assume something of this nature is left in the care of Brother Marcel, to be delivered to your family should you fail to return.
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>>3809293
>> Mikail of Andryski. The boy is still smarting from his faux-pas at Lord Duncan’s feast, but not all your talk is directed as improving his courtly manners and you learn more about your young squire’s past. [Idealist]
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>>3809293

> Your Sworn Man, Sir Neil dan Marc. Although not from the same noble peerage stock as yourself, he is the closest in rank to yourself and the only one you can speak to as something approaching an equal. [Haughty]
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>>3808755
This is me.>>3809293
> Craig of Lowgrove. You know next to nothing about your guide other than he recently joined Father Towbray’s entourage. The lowest in social standing present, you nonetheless make an effort to learn more about the man. [Hearty]
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>>3809293
> Craig of Lowgrove. You know next to nothing about your guide other than he recently joined Father Towbray’s entourage. The lowest in social standing present, you nonetheless make an effort to learn more about the man. [Hearty]

With us relying on this person with tracking I for one would like to get some measure of the man.
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>>3809293
>> Craig of Lowgrove. You know next to nothing about your guide other than he recently joined Father Towbray’s entourage. The lowest in social standing present, you nonetheless make an effort to learn more about the man. [Hearty]
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>>3809293
>Your Sworn Man, Sir Neil dan Marc. Although not from the same noble peerage stock as yourself, he is the closest in rank to yourself and the only one you can speak to as something approaching an equal. [Haughty]

>>3809481
Thanks for the response.
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>>3803279
This is me btw
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>>3809293
>> Your Sworn Man, Sir Neil dan Marc. Although not from the same noble peerage stock as yourself, he is the closest in rank to yourself and the only one you can speak to as something approaching an equal. [Haughty]
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> Your Sworn Man, Sir Neil dan Marc. Although not from the same noble peerage stock as yourself, he is the closest in rank to yourself and the only one you can speak to as something approaching an equal. [Haughty]

Persuade Roll

> Higher Social Standing / Reasonable Intention 70DC
> Wealth Status (3) +0DC
> Fashionable Attire +0 Re-Roll (not courtly setting)
> 70DC

0 = You come across as overbearing and authoritarian, treating the man more like a servant than a retainer. -10DC to future attempts to foster loyalty.
1 = Despite your best efforts you are unable to bridge the gap between lord and peer. Sir dan Marc’s loyalty status remains UNTESTED.
2 = You and your sworn man eventually find common ground. ‘Friends’ would be stretching the term, but Sir dan Marc is content with his decision to offer his fealty. Loyalty status upgraded to COMRADE.
3 = You have a knack for putting your fellow man at ease, he’s comfortable enough in your presence to speak openly about his aspirations. Loyalty status upgraded to COMRADE. LOYAL status prerequisite revealed.


3 rolls of 1d100, kniggas.
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Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>3811404
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Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>3811404
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Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>3811404
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Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>3811404
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>>3811406
Shit, oh well 2 out of 3 aint bad in this situation
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>>3811406
>>3811407

>2 Success
>Companion COMRADE status: +15DC 30AV, 100% Death's Door – 1 per day

Fenegan, 16th Day of Ovrimun, 883 A.C.E. – Mid-morning

Adjusting a loose strap on their backplate. A shared flask over the campsite. A conversation about the tournament. It is little steps like this that gradually close the distance between you and Sir Neil dan Marc and forms the basis for some real talk.

At first the man only responds in short, respectful sentences to your gestures. ‘Yes, sire. No, sire. Three bags of wool, sire.’ It was much the same with the men under Father’s command, only a select few of his subordinates were free to speak candidly. The inner circle, his chosen men. Most were knights but a few commoners like Mikail’s father Berrick could boast holding the Lord Andrei’s respect. Doubtless you’ll not achieve with Sir dan Marc in a few days what took years of campaigns and service for your Father. But you do make some headway.
”My father? He was farmer by trade, sire. Not that the War of Borders left much room for farming. He spent more years in the late Lord Fallavon’s musters than he did at the harvests.”

”Is that how he came to be knighted?” You ask encouragingly. Outside of the Roiguard, ascension to the ranks of nobility can only be granted by the King or his Dukes. ”Some noble act of valour in the line of duty?”

”You have the right of it, sire.” Sir dan Marc beams with pride. “When the Norsikaans laid siege to Motte-Fallavon he was part of a sortie to relieve the surrounded young Marquis Fallavon at the outer palisade. No one but my father and the now-current Duke returned alive, he carried His Eminence back through the sally port and left an arm and an ear behind in saving him.”

”A mighty feat of arms indeed.” You nod, genuinely impressed. Although you’ve never met one, the sea-faring northerners are held to be savage warriors of no small renown. ”Your father must have been a great fighter.”

”So they say. He must have been, of course. But my father always seemed… I don’t know, gentle?” The young man shrugs, abashed. ”He never picked up the sword again once he was given land at Marc Hampstead, our home. I had to beg him to train me, and I think he only relented because he knew I wasn’t cut out for farming.”

A call from Craig of Lowgrove ahead catches the party’s attention, Sir dan Marc blinks apologetically. ”Apologies, sire. Look at me carrying on about myself like a fishmonger’s wife.”

”Not at all, sir.” You smile to yourself as you step up to the track Craig is pointing out. Little steps, like so. ”Not at all.”

[1/2]
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[2/2]

Your smile gradually dissipates as you take in the signs your guide is busy examining. Turned earth and crushed foliage indicate the passing of some large animal. Or siege weapon, though you figure that to be less likely.

”What manner of beast came this way?” You ask apprehensively. A creature of prodigious size, no doubt. Healthy trees have been knocked out of the way.

”Cloch Abhain. Cityfolk such as yourself would call ‘em River Trolls, m’lord.” You don’t bother to correct your guide’s assumption of your origin. You suppose to men of his ilk would consider any location where the buildings have more than one story would be considered metropolitan. ”The Cloch Abhain ain’t none too dangerous, so long as you give ‘em a wide berth.”

”Abhain as in the river?” Curious. Some charming indigenous dialect. ”What does it mean?”

”Abhain means river.” Craig shrugs. ”And we’s at the river now.”

”So this river’s name… is River River?” Mikail frowns, brow furrowed in thought. ”That’s stupid.”

According to Craig this crossing at the base of the waterfall is ‘alright’ given the time of year. Not the worst place for fording the River Abhain, not the best. You could cross here, that would leave you plenty of daylight and ample time to find a campsite. You could also follow the river eastward in search of a better spot, though that might take you roughly in the direction of the tracks. Or you could camp here and give Craig a day or two to scout out a good crossing and lead you there.

One way or another, you need to get to the other side.

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>”We make camp here. Craig, will two days suffice?” [Haughty]

>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]

>”We shall follow the river a while, see if there isn’t a better crossing.” [Idealist]
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>>3811460
>>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]
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>>3811460
>>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]

I want to lose any trackers on our tail out of paranoia
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>>3811460
>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]
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>>3811460
>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]

I don't fancy meeting a river troll without Hannibal and a warlance.
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>>3811460
>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]
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>>3811460
>>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]
>inb4 troll ambush
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>>3811460

Can Craig tell us how long ago the troll passed through?
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>>3811460

>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]
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>>3811460
>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]
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>>3811460
>>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]
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>>3811460
>>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]
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>>3811460
>>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]
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>>3811460
>>”We make camp here. Craig, will two days suffice?” [Haughty]
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>>3811460
>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]
Really don't want to delay much. Camping here is just inviting visitors
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>”Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers. ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.” [Hearty]

That’s a pretty uniform vote so I’ll call it there. And Sir dan Marc’s armour save should be 40AV.

Pathfinder Roll
> Straightforward obstacle / Unfamiliar terrain 60DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Ranger Gear +1 Re-Roll
> Forest Guide +1 Re-Roll, (improves terrain to Familiar) +10DC
> Order of Names Cartography +1 Save
> 76 DC


Critfail = A companion is washed away! You will have to spend some days tracking them down, assuming they survive.
0 = The current proves deceptively strong and the footing is treacherous. Some of your gear is swept away. -1 Wealth.
1 = The river current proves too strong here. You managed to return to your own bankside without issue.
2 = The crossing is not easy, but it is overcome. You arrive at the opposite bank. Drenched, tired and sopping wet. But triumphant nonetheless.
3 = You conquer the River Abhain, arriving at the opposite bank in short time and good order. Improve terrain familiarity.
Critpass = I am the very model of a modern noble daredevil. +1 Wealth.


3 rolls of 1d100, explorers. You have 2 Re-Rolls and 1 Save.
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Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>3812858
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Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>3812858
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Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>3812858
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>>3812862
>>3812863
>>3812864

River? What River? That was at best a mild stream of pathetic water!
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>>3812858
>Critpass = I am the very model of a modern noble daredevil. +1 Wealth.
What was this? Lost luggage from up the stream? fae gold at the bottom of the river?
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>>3812867
Do people rember that since in robin hood man in tights, when little jon falls in the river and starts thinkings his drowning when all he had to do was stand up??
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>>3812863
>>3812864
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>>3812878
ALL OUR FAILUREs ahve been washed away...
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>>3812880
Washed away? With solid rolling like that you barely got wet haha
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>>3812878
I love how over confident this great start is going to make us. The pain of failure is going to be so much worse
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>>3812884
That one droplet was enguh, my soul has been cleaned.
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>>3812863
>>3812864

>3 Success
>Fallavon Woodlands terrain is now FAMILIAR

As you have made swift progress and not given your pursuers opportunity to anticipate your exact path, this ambush is ‘Set’ rather than ‘Concealed’. Given the success of the crossing, there is no issue of reacting and putting on gear in time.

For the sake of fairness, I would prefer that this tracking roll is made by new rollers.

Tracking Roll
> Plentiful Cover / Detect Set Ambush 40DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Treacherous Guide +1 Adverse Re-Roll
> Courageous Sky +1 Re-Roll
> 46DC

0 = Your first indication of danger is the wicked shaft that thuds into your chest. Make an AV Save.
1 = The attack comes without warning, taking your party by surprise (enemy DC is doubled for the first round).
2 = Your keen watch foils the element of surprise, but the enemy knows their plan is spoiled. Combat in unavoidable.
3 = Managing to spot your stalkers before they spot you, you have the option of avoiding the trap or repaying their attempted mischief with interest.


3 rolls of 1d100. You have 1 Re-Roll.
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Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>3812986
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>>3812986
Oh shit fuck its already happening!
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>>3812986
*Sorry, that should read UNFAMILIAR. The DC is correct but your guide boosted it from FOREIGN to UNFAMILIAR.
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Rolled 11 (1d100)

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>>3812996
A doubles pass! Nice

>>3812990
Come on man, don't hog all the rolls

>For the sake of fairness, I would prefer that this tracking roll is made by new rollers.
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>>3812990
Not counted.
>For the sake of fairness, I would prefer that this tracking roll is made by new rollers.

Good to see that you're keen as mustard though. I'll call for open rolls later in the day if we don't have others show up.
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>>3812986
>Treacherous Guide
Aw I thought that Father Towbray's recommendation counted for something.
>>3813000
Shit sorry. I got overly excited.
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>>3813004
All good, I totally understand the excitement
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Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>3812986
IMA DO IT
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Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>3812986

It’s the BCQ Camp Ambush again.
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>>3813004
>>3812986

Oh shit I didn't notice the treacherous bit, that's not good at all
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Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>3813013

Rerolling
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As I can't counter the double pass, I will use the Treacherous Guide re-roll to attempt to counter >>3813012

>>3813013
Do you wish to use Courageous Sky's re-roll?
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>>3813019

Already used the Reroll here >>3813017
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>>3812996
>>3813012
>>3813013
>>3813017
>>3813019

>2 Success
> Your keen watch foils the element of surprise, but the enemy knows their plan is spoiled. Combat in unavoidable.

I will post the update covering the pathfinder/tracking rolls roughly +10 hours from now. Looks like you will still be drawn into a fight, but on even terms.
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>>3813029
Excited to see what happens, see you then
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>You don’t recognise him from the pilgrims you escorted here, Father Towbray must be making friends.

>Craig of Lowgrove is the man who handed you a pamphlet earlier, bearing the green hood and cloak typical of foresters and trappers but with a disheveled look about him. With a worn shortbow and rusty blade it is clear he has seen better days, enough to turn any man to the more hard-line branch of the Faith.

>but the man has indicated an interest in seeking your employ as a permanent archer if you should find him employable.

To the anon that wanted to hire Jack Jehova, you were right and I was so wrong. I let Father Towbray's recommendation blind me to the other details that should have raise red flags. I will atone this, I promise.
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Must be the plot that the whore was planning.

So now do we kill this traitor or not.
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>>3813042
Hey there's no reason to say he lead to this particular ambush until we get more details so cool you heels.
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>>3813042
>>3813064
Hosntle qm could have made this happen regardles which oerson we picked, i was thinking the rich one was getting paid off which is y i didnt want him.

I would be down for asking questions right after we beat his ass
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>>3813042
Fuck, now I see it! It was Craig that was fucking with our shield before the melee. The clues were always there.

>"Stop! Thief!" You arrive in time to see a dishevelled looking man wearing a green hood, near brown as it is spattered with mud, barge past your squire and duck under Sir Rabe’s groping swipe and shoving him back down as the man attempts to get up with his leg greave half on. ”Fucking bas-Oof.”
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>>3813070
It literally says treacherous guide.

>>3813076
Fuck. Ok, hes in long term employ basically.
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>>3813076
How did we not notice this??.
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>>3813086
Because the green cloak is sorta standard issue for trackers. By themselves as we saw them, they likely would not raise any problems. It's only when taken together does it become circumstantial evidence.
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>>3813092
True true, well mybe we will get some answers out of him.
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>>3813029
Hey QM are we dealt with "Tired -5DC" modifier?
I didn't saw you include it in any of the previous rolls.
Is it hidden or it applies only in combat?
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>>3813102
Combat only. It's active for this combat but (should) wear off afterwards.
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>>3813105
Question, what happens if we lose our guide.

Our woodlands terrain rating drops to foreign?

Whats the familarity rating?
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>>3813086
I even have the description of the saboteur in the pasterbin.
https://pastebin.com/HW6tG7TW

But I didn't even think to check because Father Towbray's approval seen like a seal of guaranty to me. I even skip over the fact that he was a completely new arrival and suspiciously eager to seek our employment for a pilgrim. Or how Father Towbray was so easily convince that we were on his side during his theological argument with Sister Ignatius. It's so in character to fall for this set up. Using our on piety against us, how devious Forgotten.
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>>3813113
Obstacle Difficulty / Terrain Familiarity works similar to Social Standing / Reasonableness in determining the base DC of tests before modifiers.

So your guide's absence will mean your tests are now UNFAMILIAR in the Fallavon Woodlands (since you bumped up with your last 3 success).
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>Ambush
Clearly they have not heard of the Bear of Andrei and what he just did to the Marquis Fallavon.
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>>3813143
Forgotten, for our gear based rerolls that a reroll for every obstacle we encounter right? Unless they're in rapid succession?
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>>3813257
yep
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>>3813076
>>3813079
Ahh crapbaskets
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Pathfinder Roll
>2 Success!

“Onwards and upwards, my fellow adventurers!” You laugh, wading through the water with a splash. ” ‘River River’ shall not delay us today.”

You weren’t fool enough to jump in wearing armour of course, you heft it wrapped in a ranger cloak along above your head. It’s a heavy load, especially with the momentum of waist deep river pushing against you. But the water is clear and much of the flow has been robbed by the waterfall’s reservoir. Skirting the deeper sections near the base of the waterfall, you are able to feel out your footing without much hesitation and no nasty surprises. With the others following in line behind you, you shift direction depending on depth and call out and tricky areas. Soon you find a nice trail of flat stone instead of loose sediment and before long you and your party find themselves on the other side.

You are wet through from the waist down, but your equipment is dry as a bone.

[1/3]
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Tracking Roll
>2 Success

You’ve finished changing back into your outfit when you notice your party is short one member. ”Sir dan Marc, where is Craig? We didn’t lose him in the crossing.”

”He went to relieve himself, sire.” Fair enough, you suppose. ”Ah, I see him coming this way now.”

”Eek.” Courageous Sky’s chirp is nothing alarming, or urgent. But the hairs on your neck rise all the same. Paranoia certainly, the very same jumpiness you’ve demonstrated since this journey started. But just because you’re being paranoid doesn’t mean that there isn’t something, or someone, out to get you.


”This way m’lord.” Craig of Lowgrove calls out on his return. “I’ve found us a good spot to camp up for the night.”

”Camp? It’s barely midday.” The trail your guide points out leads to a winding pathway roughly up the hillside by the waterfall. ”Craig of Lowgrove, is there some reason we should be concerned?”

”Concerned, m’lord? No more n’ usual. Those Cloch Abhain tracks were going the other way, from what I saw.” The forester says, still more than a stone’s throw away. “Most of the fellas you want to give a wide berth hunt by night anyways. Pays to find a secure camp when you can.”

”So if there is no cause for concern…” Your tone sharpens, getting the attention of your other companions. ”Why have you stringed your bow?”[/I]

Mikail eyes widen in the same moment Sir dan Marc’s narrow. Your squire looks with alarm at the foliage from the bankside while your sworn man’s hand drops to his sword.

Craig of Lowgrove kisses his teeth, then smiles abashedly. Like an orchard boy caught eating an apple. ”S’gonna be like that then, eh? Fine.”

[2/3]
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Rolled 33, 100 = 133 (2d100)

>>3813822

[3/3]

Craig, if that’s even his name, puts his fingers to his lips and whistles loudly. A man in a similar green hood and hardened leather emerges from the bushes, then another and another, and two more… plus one taking aim from the treeline. Six all together. Their blades are as rusty and chipped as the men leading them, but sharp all the same.

There’s no bandying about or empty promises that you’ll live if you hand over the goods, as the stories might suggest. They didn’t follow you all the way out here to deal with witnesses.

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(1) Select Combat Stance

>Cautious - Double AV (Max 80), Total unsaved damage to Foe is halved (Rounding up)

>Guarded - Exchange of Blows does not inflict or sustain damage.

>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged.

>Belligerent - Exchange of Blows does not inflict damage; +1 Damage to Foe if any unsaved damaged is inflicted.

>Audacious - Halve AV (Rounding up); Each point of unsaved damage to Foe is doubled.


(2) Lucky Charm Roll
> 50DC
1 roll of 1d100, please.

(3)Hired Bow Rolls
> 50DC
My two rolls (above) are for your opponents. Aiming low.

Combat will commence in roughly 16 hours. I wish I could be more specific but I’ve got a bunch of IRL stuff on and I don’t know when I’ll finish it up. I’ll post a 1 hour warning at least.
In the future I will preclude Archer’s having to be chosen as a companion. The bonus will still apply (and obviously can’t stack without risking friendly fire).
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>>3813827
>100
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Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>3813827
>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged.
Rolling for charm
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>>3813829
One day that bloody trinket will do something, I'm sure.
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>>3813827
>>3813830
>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged.

Changing to balanced on second thought. The one who rolled a 33 manages to score a hit, right?
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>>3813835
Not necessarily. The crit-fail will likely cause 1 damage but the pass of the other just means the brigands get +1 re-roll this turn.
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>>3813838
Does the fact that he got a double 33 success pass change anything?
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I should probably figure out a better method for including ranged combatants at the skirmish level. This currently doesn't work without support. I suppose I should rethink this in time for tomorrow. Maybe more in line with 1 hit = 1 damage or something.
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>>3813827
>>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged.
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>>3813827
>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged.
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Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>3813827
>Audacious - Halve AV (Rounding up); Each point of unsaved damage to Foe is doubled.


>100
These bandits are the competent type are they?
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>>3813851
They were rolling under doofus. And why are you rolling?
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>>3813854
Unnecessary roll aside, I think he was being sarcastic
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>>3813856
then I guess I'm the doofus
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>>3813854
Typo also combat hype over measured reading.
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>>3813827
>100
>"Fuck! That dickhead whistled and warn them about ambush. He betrayed us!"
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>>3813827
>Belligerent - Exchange of Blows does not inflict damage; +1 Damage to Foe if any unsaved damaged is inflicted.
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>>3813827
>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged.
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>>3813827
>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged

>>3807216
This is me.
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>>3813827
>Belligerent - Exchange of Blows does not inflict damage; +1 Damage to Foe if any unsaved damaged is inflicted.
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>>3813843
treat them like Hannibal but lower the dc for range and if they are firing into a mellee
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>>3813843
Increased DC due to suppressive fire? crits mean additional damage under its duress? also possibly as >>3813881 says have their modifiers enhanced or debuffed by range and quantity, Dc is negated while locked in MASS combat.
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>>3813827

> Guarded - Exhange of Blows does not Inflict or Sustain Damage.

Guy I would not recommend we go aggressive until after we know what DC we’re dealing with here. Just from the description, odds are good they’re gonna have +30 from Battle Brothers x3, we Face off against one bandit while the other three melee help him and the two archers add for support. They’ve got rusty weapons, so either low or no DC bonus from that, or it just means that they start at the Battered Condition which is also just as likely. They may have one or two other bonuses, so I’d guess that the enemy’s DC bonus is somewhere between +30 and +45 currently.

Also Forgotten how do you determine our companion DC bonus and AV? The obvious is that you just use the base bonuses of their weapons/armor, but how does loyalty level factor into that?
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>>3813843
Do the skills and equipment of ranged combatants have an effect in the skirmish and battle levels? How good would the stats of trained professional yeomen longbowmen be for example?
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>>3813827
>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged.
Let's see our odds before going berserker.
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>>3813827
>>Audacious - Halve AV (Rounding up); Each point of unsaved damage to Foe is doubled.
thin the herd quick
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>>3813827
>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged.
wew.jpg
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>>3813827
>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged
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>>3813827
>Audacious - Halve AV (Rounding up); Each point of unsaved damage to Foe is doubled.
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>>3813827
>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged.
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>>3813827
>>Guarded - Exchange of Blows does not inflict or sustain damage.
>Belligerent - Exchange of Blows does not inflict damage; +1 Damage to Foe if any unsaved damaged is inflicted.
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>>3814073
I'm retarded please ignore the guarded.
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>>3814065
dont mind the trip, forgot to take it off
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>>3813822
>crit-fail
Does he shoot his own fellow in tights?
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Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>3813827
>>Audacious - Halve AV (Rounding up); Each point of unsaved damage to Foe is doubled.
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>>3813827
>>Guarded - Exchange of Blows does not inflict or sustain damage.
me and the bros guarding against brigands
thought we looked cute
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>"Michail, cease these gays"

Throw a knife to the squire attack the enemy's
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>>3814485
Rolls nat 100 we hit him in the eye
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Attack squire
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>>3814619
Get sober first then post, anon. I'll join you soon in drunkeness though, don't worry
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>>3813827
>>Guarded - Exchange of Blows does not inflict or sustain damage.
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>>3813827
>>Guarded - Exchange of Blows does not inflict or sustain damage.
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We're facing like 6 dudes, don't we want to probably be cautious to mitigate taking as much damage as possible?
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>>3815625
Inverse is also a solid tactic, eliminate as many as possible as quickly as possible to mitigate the overall damage and difficulty of the fight.
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>>3815625 nah this Is a skirmish battle so we will have both personal and battle progress roles so every guy we kill will add to our bonus for our companions rolls think bcq situation
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Walking the dogs and combat, ETA 1 hour.


>>3816112
I think a skirmish would require a slighter larger number of combatants, at least a dozen all up.
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Wall that bitch
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>>3816140
>The wall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abudgvoLo1o
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Sorry guys, combat will start in 3 more hours. My brother just reminded me it’s movie night.
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>>3816150
Whats on to go with the popcorn
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>>3816160
Chicken soup, my little brother is a sick egg.
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Thanks for your patience, lads. Let’s get this show on the road!

Okay fellas, I’ve tweaked the combat system a little to give a better inclusion of ranged combatants in personal combat. They will work much like Hannibal’s destrier attack, but with the possibility of friendly fire on a double fail.
Ranged support is IN ADDITION to your companions, capped out at their limit. E.g. If you have two companions you can have two ranged supporters. Loyalty and skill will affect the DC and damage. These Hired Boys aren’t not particularly comradely, so their base DC is 50.
I think that’s a fair rebalance, and can also apply in circumstances where you’re rushing a firing line without melee defenders. If it turns out this is way off and screws you over to an unfair extent then I’m willing to give you a saving grace.

In case I forgot to mention before, you are the only Blademaster present so you are able to dictate the combat stance at your discretion.
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>>3816266
>you are the only Blademaster
Time to slaughter commoner filth
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Fenegan, 16th Day of Ovrimun, 883 A.C.E. – Midday
Ambush by the Abhain River


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma-WJUidpRU

Sir Emile Andrei, Young Knight of Romaine: Healthy
Sir Neil dan Marc, Young Knight of Fallavon: Healthy
Mikail of Andryski, Squire of Romaine: Healthy
>Combat = +56DC [Healthy +5DC, Strong +5DC, Tired -5DC, Castle-forged Arming Sword +5DC, Breastplate and Helm +10DC, Blademaster +10DC, Sir Neil dan Marc +15DC, Mikail of Andryski +7DC, Law of Man x2 +4DC]
>Armour Value = 45AV [Breastplate and Helm +20AV, Heater Shield +20AV, Guardian +5AV]
>Combat Re-Rolls = 2 (Lady’s Favour +1, Courageous Sky +1)

VS

Rolf the Dim, Hired Blade: Battered
Sawyer, Hired Blade: Battered
‘Pagan’ Payne, Hired Blade: Battered
Hired Blade: Battered
Hired Bow: Battered
Craig of Lowgrove, Hired Bow: Battered
>Combat = +38DC [Steel blade +0DC, Battered +0DC, Ragged Leather Armour +3DC, Buckler +5DC, x3 Battle Brothers +30DC]
>Armour Value = 12AV [Ragge Leather Armour +7AV, Buckler +10AV, Avenger -5AV]
> Combat Re-Rolls = 0 (Lost element of surprise)

Personal Combat
Crit-fail = Suffer a mighty blow (3 degrees of damage sustained AND dismounted/disarmed)
0 Success = Suffer a solid blow (2 degrees of damage sustained)
1 Success = Exchange glancing blows (1 degree of damage inflicted and sustained)
2 Success = Inflict a solid blow (2 degrees of damage inflicted)
3 Success = Inflict a mighty blow (3 degrees of damage inflicted)
Crit-pass = Inflict a killing blow (what it says on the tin)
Doubles Pass = +1 damage ignores opponent AV or Dismounted/Disarmed penalty
Doubles Fail = Dismounted and/or Disarmed penalty


>Personal Combat 68DC

3 rolls of 1d100, kniggas.


Enemy Ranged Support
Crit-pass = Double damage, no save.
Double Pass = Accurate hit, 1 damage no save.
Pass = Hit, 1 damage.
Fail = Miss, no damage.
Double Fail = Friendly fire, 1 damage.
Crit-fail = Friendly fire, double damage no save.

>Enemy Ranged Support x2
> 50DC
QM rolls 2d100.
Rolled 33, 100.

Stand fast, friends!
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Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>3816271
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Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>3816271
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Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>3816271
ROMAINE
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>>3816272
>>3816273
>>3816277
>3 Success, a mighty blow!
>1 Double pass

Rolling for Hired Blade AV.
>Armour Value = 12AV [Ragge Leather Armour +7AV, Buckler +10AV, Avenger -5AV]
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>>3816279
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>>3816279
No chance
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>>3816279
What about the nat 100.

Thats too awesome to not have someone nail our guide.
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>>3816285
>>Enemy Ranged Support x2
>> 50DC
>QM rolls 2d100.
>Rolled 33, 100.
>Stand fast, friends!
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>>3816279
oho
OHOHOHOHO
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> 6 damage Inflicted!
>1 Damage Sustained!

>Rolf the Dim, Hired Blade is SLAIN!
>Sawyer, Hired Blade is SLAIN!

”Come on then!” Sir Neil dan Marc snarls, guarding your flank as Mikail tangles with the runtiest of the charging men.

It appears these lowlifes care little for the wellbeing of their fellows. When one particularly stupid looking specimen steps into their line of fire, Craig and the other bowman let loose at you all the same.

Craig, damn his traitor hide, is still a passing shot. The arrow flies true over the shoulder of the attacking brigand, thudding into the inside of your sword arm. You give muffled grunt of pain, blood seeping out from the shallow wounded. You attempt to recover from your foiled strike in time to be ready for the brute about to crash into you.

It matters not, as the other archer's aim is fortunately far less accurate. The stupid brigand keels over at your feet mid-swing, fletching sticking out the back of his neck.

”Ah fuck!” The bandit beside him yelps, pausing in his charge as he looks down
Fool. The first rule of combat is to never let yourself be distracted. He won’t have any chance to repeat his mistake though, as your blade punches through his leather armour slides in comfortably between his third and fourth rib.

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Select Combat Stance

>Cautious - Double AV (Max 80), Total unsaved damage to Foe is halved (Rounding up)

>Guarded - Exchange of Blows does not inflict or sustain damage.

>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged.

>Belligerent - Exchange of Blows does not inflict damage; +1 Damage to Foe if any unsaved damaged is inflicted.

>Audacious - Halve AV (Rounding up); Each point of unsaved damage to Foe is doubled.

Vote will remain open for 10 minutes.
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>>3816299
>>Audacious - Halve AV (Rounding up); Each point of unsaved damage to Foe is doubled.
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>>3816299
>>Audacious - Halve AV (Rounding up); Each point of unsaved damage to Foe is doubled.
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>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged.
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>>3816299
>>Audacious - Halve AV (Rounding up); Each point of unsaved damage to Foe is doubled.
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>>3816306
>>3816299
Oops I forgot to link.
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>>3816299
>>Audacious - Halve AV (Rounding up); Each point of unsaved damage to Foe is doubled.
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>>3816299
>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged.
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>>3816299

> Audacious

DC is gonna be 83 so why not.
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>>3816299
>Balanced - AV and Damage remain unchanged.
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Rolled 77, 94 = 171 (2d100)

Fenegan, 16th Day of Ovrimun, 883 A.C.E. – Midday
Ambush by the Abhain River

>Mark of Cain Activated!
>In Our Prayers Activated!
>Audacious - Halve AV (Rounding up); Each point of unsaved damage to Foe is doubled.

Sir Emile Andrei, Young Knight of Romaine: Battered
Sir Neil dan Marc, Young Knight of Fallavon: Healthy
Mikail of Andryski, Squire of Romaine: Healthy
>Combat = +56DC [Mark of Cain +5DC, Battered +0DC, Strong +5DC, Tired -5DC, Castle-forged Arming Sword +5DC, Breastplate and Helm +10DC, Blademaster +10DC, Sir Neil dan Marc +15DC, Mikail of Andryski +7DC, Law of Man x2 +4DC]
>Armour Value = 23AV [Breastplate and Helm +20AV, Heater Shield +20AV, Guardian +5AV, Audacious Stance /2]
>Combat Re-Rolls = 3 (Lady’s Favour +1, Courageous Sky +1, In Our Prayers +1)

VS

Rolf the Dim, Hired Blade: SLAIN
Sawyer, Hired Blade: SLAIN
‘Pagan’ Payne, Hired Blade: Battered
Orn Three-Finger, Hired Blade: Battered
Locke, Hired Bow: Battered
Craig of Lowgrove, Hired Bow: Battered
>Combat = +18DC [Steel blade +0DC, Battered +0DC, Ragged Leather Armour +3DC, Buckler +5DC, x1 Battle Brother +10DC]
>Armour Value = 12AV [Ragge Leather Armour +7AV, Buckler +10AV, Avenger -5AV]
> Combat Re-Rolls = 0 (Lost element of surprise)

Personal Combat
Crit-fail = Suffer a mighty blow (3 degrees of damage sustained AND dismounted/disarmed)
0 Success = Suffer a solid blow (2 degrees of damage sustained)
1 Success = Exchange glancing blows (1 degree of damage inflicted and sustained)
2 Success = Inflict a solid blow (2 degrees of damage inflicted)
3 Success = Inflict a mighty blow (3 degrees of damage inflicted)
Crit-pass = Inflict a killing blow (what it says on the tin)
Doubles Pass = +1 damage ignores opponent AV or Dismounted/Disarmed penalty
Doubles Fail = Dismounted and/or Disarmed penalty

>Personal Combat 88DC

3 rolls of 1d100, kniggas.


Enemy Ranged Support
Crit-pass = Double damage, no save.
Double Pass = Accurate hit, 1 damage no save.
Pass = Hit, 1 damage.
Fail = Miss, no damage.
Double Fail = Friendly fire, 1 damage.
Crit-fail = Friendly fire, double damage no save.

>Enemy Ranged Support x2
> 50DC
QM rolls 2d100.

Like wheat before the scythe!
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Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>3816323
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO
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Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>3816323
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Rolled 61 (1d100)

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Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>3816323
>77, 94

Oh man you guys suck
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Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>3816323

Oh shit that 1
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>>3816325
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>>3816325
Thank you Adam.
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>>3816325
Ouch
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>>3816325
nice
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a 1 on audacious fuck
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Rolled 28, 35, 67 = 130 (3d100)

>>3816324
>>3816325
>>3816326
>3 Success, a Mighty Blow!
>1 Crit-pass!

Rolling for Hired Blade AV.
>Armour Value = 12AV [Ragge Leather Armour +7AV, Buckler +10AV, Avenger -5AV]
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>>3816160
We were watching I am mother on Netflix
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>>3816325
Well done brother.
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>>3816339
>1 post ID

YOU WHO I CALLED BROTHER,
HOW IS IT YOU'VE COME TO HATE ME SO?
IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED?
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>>3816344
THEN LET MY HEART BE HARDENED,
AND NEVER MIND HOW HIGH THE COST MAY GROW,
THIS WILL STILL BE SO
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>>3816354
fuk off moses
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>>3816337

>3 Success
>1 Crit-pass
>1 Friendly Fire
>No Saves
>Audacious Double Damage

>8 Damage + Killing Blow
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>>3816364
Stance doesn't affect fire support, so it's actually 7 + Killing Blow.
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>>3816364
doubt the damage from friendly fire will be doubled
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>>3816371

Fair enough
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and don't they have 2 wounds each a batterd becomes wounded then dead?
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so 3 1/2 dead then last one gets killing blow'ed
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>>3816378
SLAIN > Wounded > Injured > Battered > Healthy
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> 7 Damage Inflicted!
> 1 Killing Blow Inflicted!
>’Pagan’ Payne, Hired Blade is SLAIN!
>Orn Threefinger, Hired Blade is SLAIN!
>Locke, Hired Bow is SLAIN!
>Craig of Lowgrove is Injured!
>Craig of Lowgrove flees! Victory is yours!

The brigand you’ve run through coughs, sending pellets of blood splattering against your visor. You blink, then shoulder him off of your blade. It’s the first man you’ve ever killed. And it was… surprisingly easy.

You’ve cleansed your homeland of undead Wiederganger’s, fought with furious beastmen on the King’s Highway, grappled with monsters of all sorts and bested anointed knighted man-to-man. The ease with which you dispatch these untrained louts comes as something as a shock. Sir dan Marc, a novice knight himself, outmatches his own opponent and hacks him down. Even Mikail is holding his own against an older and physically stronger opponent. Stronger yes, but not wise enough to realise his friends are dead and his flank is wide open. Out of the corner of your eye you see Craig and the other bowman taking aim again. With your shield hand you pluck up Mikail’s foe by the scruff of his neck.

”Hey! Wha-URK!” The man’s indignant yelp is cut off suddenly by the two shafts sinking into his chest.

”Fuck.” Craig lowers his bow. "Shit."

”Bloody hell.” Mikail mutters with wide eyes as you drop the deceased bandit like a sack of flour and charge at the closest archer with a sprinting leap that belies your size.

”Fuck-fuck-fuck.” The traitor doesn’t bother to take another shot, already beginning to run, but the other bowman fancies luck with his third effort. You don’t even bother to dodge the arrow flying wide, the shot is as rushed and ill-aimed as the rest of his. Whatever this man’s calling was, archery certainly wasn’t it. Your swing takes him clean through the shoulder and down more than halfway through the chest, near bisecting the man in two.

”FUCK!” Your turncoat guide yelps at the explosion of blood, falling badly on the rocks and twisting his ankle. He races off into the foliage, still swearing. You doubt he’ll get far. ”SHIT!”

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Tracking Roll
> Plentiful Cover / Hunt Down Fleeing Quarry 60DC
> Injured Quarry +20DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Courageous Sky +1 Re-Roll
> 86DC

0 = Craig of Lowgrove manages to use his knowledge of the surrounds to evade you.
1 = Craig of Lowgrove escapes you for now, but you have his trail. (Pathfinder roll for another tracking attempt)
2 = Craig of Lowgrove is cornered, but unfortunately not taken alive.
3 = Craig of Lowgrove is hunted down like a dog and dragged before you, bound and tied.

3 rolls of 1d100, kniggas.

You have questions.
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Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>3816408
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Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>3816408
STOP RIGHT THERE
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Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>3816408
oh hey I was wondering if were going to get any rumination over killing our first man'

also COME BACK YOU NO GOOD BRIGAND
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>>3816398
Why did they start off as Battered? Is there a reason for it in-universe or did you just want to make the fight easier?
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>>3816419
wealth modify poor fucks start off battered
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>>3816419
Hard living and being a filthy peasant
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>>3816419
sleepin on rocks

eating rocks

no women to fuk
sounds like a battered life to me
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>>3816422
tho lowgrove being battered was a surprise tho
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>>3816428
I don't think the person who paid him actually paid for him failing to do his job.
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>>3816412
>>3816413
>>3816414
>3 Success
>Craig of Lowgrove is hunted down like a dog and dragged before you, bound and tied.

>>3816414
Funny you should say that. I think it's a good place to leave off for the night.

>>3816419
In-universe these are bottom-of-the-barrel sorts so it makes sense for them to be less fighting fit than a well-provisioned sellsword. That's not to say every thug or hired blade will be hungry and weaker, but some will.
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>>3816432
Does this increase our familarity?
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>>3816428
I did mention he was disheveled, but yes I suppose a good meal in your employ should have bumped him up to Healthy (not that it would have mattered DC-wise).
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>>3816436
No, that's pathfinding only.
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http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Sworn%20to%20Valour
Thread is archived here, I’ll see you guys tomorrow for question time.

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It doesn’t take long for Mikail and Sir dan Marc to drag the cowardly Craig of Lowgrove back. In the minutes while you wait you finish cleaning your blade and kneel down next to the first man you killed.

He’s not so scarred or menacing as you’d pictured him in life. A ruddy nose and an unkempt 3-day-growth on a pock-marked faced. No rictus sneer in death or spiteful last words. The man looks like he could have been any other labourer or farmhand. Certainly he wasn't much better equipped than one.

You’ve never killed a man before. A human.

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>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]

>It was, perhaps unexpectedly, little different than killing a beastman. A living, breathing, being one moment and the next… Perhaps, in the end, you are all just meat. [Hearty]

>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]
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>>3816456
>>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]
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>>3816456
>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]
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>>3816456
>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]
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>>3816456
>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]
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>>3816456
>>It was, perhaps unexpectedly, little different than killing a beastman. A living, breathing, being one moment and the next… Perhaps, in the end, you are all just meat. [Hearty]
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>>3816456
>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]
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>>3816456
>>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]

hearty is too nihilistic for me
and idealist doesn't seem like emilie would think about this with the fury at the betrayal fresh in his mind

any good thread forgotten
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>>3816456
>it was, perhaps unexpectedly, little different than killing a beastman. A living, breathing, being one moment and the next… Perhaps, in the end, you are all just meat. [Hearty]
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>>3816456
>>It was, perhaps unexpectedly, little different than killing a beastman. A living, breathing, being one moment and the next… Perhaps, in the end, you are all just meat. [Hearty]
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>>3816456
>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]
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>>3816456
>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]
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>>3816456
>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]
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>>3816456
>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]

I think one of us can come up with a write-in better than all those three options. Anyone have suggestions or ideas? I can't think of any right now.
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>>3816456
>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]
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>>3816456
>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]
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>>3816456
>>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]
Hearty is too edgy, idealist is gay
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>>3816456
>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]
Normally I wouldn't follow this route for Emile but in this case it seems more in character. He will want to be composed and not show "weakness" in front of his men. Plus he hates knaves and copperclippers with a burning passion. This is really the same attitude he attacked Vancewell with before he composed himself.
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>>3816456
>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]

>>3807218
>>3803303
My ID's.
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>>3816456
>>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]
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>>3816456
>>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]
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>>3816456
>>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]

Law of Adam for men, Blade of Cain for beasts.
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>>3816456
>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]
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So of it is the same guy from the tourney then he works for Vancewell. But the real question is, do the Vancewells have ties to something more sinister and would this peon even know what it is?
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>>3816569
>would this peon even know what it is?

Nah this is likely because of blood and/or about the incident with the marquis we aren't big enough or at current involved in anything for this to be much more.

But due to the nature of feudal networking everyone is involved in something greater in the scheme of things
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>>3816589
He sabotage our shield before the incident with the marquis.
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>>3816456
>>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]

>>3816569
Not with this fella. Too unkempt. An actual agent of the lady vancewell would have been much better equipped.

Which brings me to a major point: Should we spare Craig?

I believe there is a good chance we can turn him. Not as a double agent but as our own man. Hes likely to be the same person who attempted to cut our shield. However his attire, equipment and disheveled state means she is not one of her own. Now why would she use him instead of a more trusted agent? Because he is a disposal asset.

Our target pressure points would be asking what she promised him for the first errant and now the second. And then pointing out that he was a fool for accepting the job and choosing the wrong master since by doing so, he was a dead man regardless. If he was caught, he would have been abandoned, if he fail, he would have been killed. AND if he succeeded and attempted to collect a reward, he would have been KILLED to keep the entire affair quiet. And thus thats the only reason why he was chosen for these tasks.

We might be able to turn him into our own employ once we point these out. Also since the original job was to simply cut the armour straps, these other brigands may not be folks he cared about too much and so might not be too disturbed by their demise.
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>>3816594
I tend to agree. He's probably too low to really know anything important. Other than maybe he saw lady Vancewell in the presence of someone else. It's unlikely though.

Surely his only motivation was money. I think the quickest and easiest way to turn him is money
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>>3816592
Point, my money is still on vancewell motive being the death of her brother
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>>3816594
He tried to kill us and his men if theirs still payment to be made their is still a chance for him to collect by leading us astray.

Better to give him the kings justice and find a better guide if we can or go it alone.
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>>3816594
I agree lets give him another chance. We do desperately need a tracker in this forest.
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>>3816456
>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]

>>3816594
I would support having him in our employ if its possible. We kinda need a guide since the terrain is unfamiliar to us without him.
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>>3816602
Oh sure. That's why the Vancewells would want Emile dead but sir Vancewell made implications that he was involved in things and people that would now want Emile dead as well
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>>3816601
Perhaps not directly money. Lifestyle maybe. Follow us and he'd never have to worry about his next hot meal and where hes going to sleep. Never worry about getting backstabbed. We could possibly show that letter of our potential employ as a dragonguard and all the riches that involves if he but follows us willingly.

>>3816604
I highly suspect those aren't his men. Too willing to risk shots into melee and the initial job would not have required an entire gang. These are likely 'contractors' that he found willing to work this job for a promised reward.
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>>3816594
>Not with this fella. Too unkempt. An actual agent of the lady vancewell would have been much better equipped.

I'm willing to bet this was simply a opportunistic attempt on our life with little effort to it in the same vein as our shield which if true has implications regarding how she actually feels about her brothers death

>>3816608
That speculative until we have evidence his words mean nothing I'll go with the answer that has more substance.
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>>3816611
Agreed contractors is the best bet lowgrove was likely the unscrupulous ruffian working as the middle man for getting the job itself done.

Typo their was meant to say our men btw
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>>3816611
I was thinking this exact thing. Maybe even offer a place as a game warden or something on father's land
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Considering that Craig was suggested to us by Father Towbray it may mean that there may be loose ties between the Clergy and the Vancewells. As i'm not too sure how Craig earned his endorsement from Father Towbray, it may have just been an offhand thing, as he may have been informed that he knows what he is doing or that the recommendation was made with a more malicious intent.

It may also be possible that both candidates were working for Our lady and so this outcome was inevitable
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>>3816594
I can't agree with this. Not only he betray us and try to kill us, but he also was going to kill Mikail and Sir dan Marc. I don't mind people sending knives after us, but involving Mikail and Sir dan Marc is crossing a line. We should interrogate him get what information we can and give him a quick death. Oh get our money back.
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>>3816624
I think you may be looking for deeper connections than their are, our caravan was a large one and we didn't lack for pilgrims one more soul among the flock isn't particularly noticeable and lowgrove was likely using the father to get a good reference to be employed by is so he could make another attempt on us

My bet is both had condition for betrayal it's just we choose the one we couldn't avert
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>>3816626
While a quick death is more than he deserves, we need to find our brother. And this man clearly knows his way through the woods
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>>3816604
>>3816626
If we do that, then he won't answer any of our questions or cooperate in any way. His life would be forfeit either way then. This guy clearly only cares about money and his own life. He didn't hesitate for a second to flee once he saw the skirmish was hopeless. He'll demand the guarantee that he won't lose his life before answering anything.
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>>3816641
Relying on him gives him another opportunity to lead us astray and see us dead I'd rather take our chances in the wood than risk that
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>>3816641
>>3816642
He is sure to try to cut our throat in our sleep or run away at the first chance he gets and like another anon mention earlier he is very likely a disposable catspaw with little knowledge of his true employer.

Not to mention he and his mn were clearly long time brigands. Who knows how many other persons they rob and murder before we came along. Would you deny them the justice they deserve?
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>>3816655
>He is sure to try to cut our throat in our sleep or run away at the first chance he gets

That's very unlikely if he has information on his employer, since they will try to kill him now that he has failed and spilled the beans. He's just a loose end to them now, so there is no gain to him from slitting our throat anymore. The only options he has currently is to either switch sides or run away. Otherwise he's doomed. That's why he won't tell us anything until he makes sure that he won't be killed or be handed to someone (like the authorities) who will.
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FIND OUT ALL HE KNOWS AND TOSS HIM TO THE DOGS
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>>3816456
>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]
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>>3816456
>>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]
lmao what a loser
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>>3816456
>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]
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>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]

We'll grieve after we kill a half-decent human being. Let's focus on being angry about betrayal for now.
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>>3816456
>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]

>>3816726
Are you drunk right anon?
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>>3816826
May be funny you would ask
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>>3816486

This is not the first time Andrei has killed an evil/dishonorable person (See Vancewell) this is the first time however he has done it with his own hand. He was tempted to end Vancewell with his own hand but we resisted so that proper justice could be meted out. Further the men slain here were not knights, but common folk. Andrei has shown previously that he doesn't think much of the peasantry. They have their uses and when properly guided can be helpful (like Mikail). Given all that I feel Andrei's response would be a mix between Haughty and Idealist. He would feel that this fight was a waste of flesh that these men were fools for challenging a knight, but he would feel no malice toward them but rather the one who sent and guided them.

>>3816456


>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3816868
Supporting this.
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>>3816868
This sounds good. It combines Emile's haughty character towards peasantry, but it also includes his acknowledgment that they were just hired blade mercenary tools controlled by someone higher. I support it.
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>>3816868
supporting.
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BTW what do you all think of turning back to hire the other guide now that we find ourselves in need of one? It will delay the trip but we can also hand in Craig to the proper authorities instead of just carting him around until we get to somewhere civilized.
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>>3816868
+1

>>3816916
That might waste precious time. We should definitely apologize to Jack Jehova if we meet again though.
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>>3816868
Support
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>>3816868
I dunno if this is allowed, but it's cool so why not.
Supporting
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>>3816868
Support
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>>3816916
Support.
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>>3816998
write-ins are allowed at the QM's discretion, Forgotten will often recast the vote if significant interest is expressed in the write in.
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>>3816868
Ill support this
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>>3816868
I actually like this write-in a lot better. Switching to this.
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>>3817048
Correct, there is an unspoken "Other [Write in]" option with every vote. Often these work out to be far wiser/powerful than the options I provided, and so far I have only vetoed one suggestion in the quest (the Courting everyone in front of each other option).

>>3816916
As the festival would be well and truly over, there is no guarantee Jack Jehova will even be there. Still, it's an option if these garners support.

Recast Vote

1 post IDs not allowed unless linking to a previous vote.

>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]

>It was, perhaps unexpectedly, little different than killing a beastman. A living, breathing, being one moment and the next… Perhaps, in the end, you are all just meat. [Hearty]

>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]

>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3817475
>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3817475
Oh, and what was the result of the hairstyle/appearance vote? Do we look like this picture?
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>>3817475
>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3817538
As I recall it was slightly longer dark hair and clean shaven. So yes, actually.
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>>3817475
>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3817475
>>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3817475
>>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]

Don't forget the Law of Adam.
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>>3817475
>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
This write in is actually pretty good
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>>3817475
>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]
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>>3817475
>>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]
they were bandits and cutthroats this was just another job to them
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>>3817475
>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3817475
>>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
Supporting.
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>>3817475
>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3816726
>tfw no doggo companion to throw criminal scum to
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>>3817904
Hey I suggested buying the bloodhound!
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>>3817904
Dont worry~

We can use this as a teaching opportunity as to where to attack to cause the most pain.

“See sky, if you go for the balls, your target will drop like a sack of crap”
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>>3817475
>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]
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>>3817475
>>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3817475
>The only surprise here was that these thugs could be so inept for men who made their living off petty violence. The world is that much better for you ridding it of them. [Haughty]
I might have sympathy for another soldier or a Knight but not bandits. They deserve death.
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>>3817475
>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3817475
>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]

>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3817475
>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3817475
>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3817475
>A man is dead because of you. A villain, yes, but a man with his own thoughts hopes and dreams. You find your hand is shaking. You steady it. [Idealist]
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>>3817475
>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
>>3808755

This is me.
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>>3817475
>>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]
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>>3817475
Hey, was this a quantum ogre plot point, or would Jack Jehova have not betrayed us?

Because I feel like wannabe zealotry was a factor in people picking the "pious" Craig of Lowell.

When his eagerness to become a permanent Man of some minor noble with flash in the pan success was sketchy from the get go, but nooooo, and I quote

> Craig on the other hand is safe choice, recommend by some trustworthy and looking to serve as our sworn man nothing specialy remarkable about him.

I really want to say I told you so. Because about Jack

> Besides, despite his insolence, Jack clearly honours his debts.
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>>3818920

I'm not really a fan of providing choices that don't matter, or are superficial in their intended affect. Jack Jehova would have been a grating experience for the haughty noble Emile, having a larrikin anti-authoritarian streak. But pre-meditated treachery would not have eventuated unless those confrontations were very poorly handled.

TL;DR JJ wouldn't have betrayed you.
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>These poor fools should have known better than to challenge a knight but it is not they who are truly at fault. Whoever sent these men after you will pay for this callous waste of life. [Haughty/Idealist]

Your wound is not so bad, the arrow's momentum was largely lost after the initial piercing of your forearm's armor. An awkward place to be hit, but one that will heal up by tomorrow. The attack was sloppy, doomed to failure. These untrained louts never stood a chance, relying of brute strength and numbers to overwhelm you. Who knows, another three or four thugs and they might have done so. You doubt any of these men had ever been in a fair fight, doubtless they’d have left your party well enough alone if they had understood what facing you would mean.

But the planning… this was done on purpose. Planned, at least since you hired Craig as a guide and perhaps even longer. Was this an opportunistic attempt at robbery by mere bandits, or something more sinister? You suppose Craig of Lowgrove can answer whether he was the mastermind or agent. The prisoner is tossed, none to gently, at your feet. He’s covered in cuts and bruises, miserably spitting out a bloody tooth. You look at your companions, eyebrow raised.

Mikail shrugs nonchalantly at your stern gaze. ”Guess he were somewhat clumsy in his escape, milord. Kept banging into trees and the like. Shit guide what does that, if’n ye ask me.”

Sir dan Marc at least looks guilty. ”We may have dropped him once or twice on the way back, sire.”

You shrug off their overzealous apprehension. It is understandable, your cold anger bites at you like a physical spur. ”What do the laws of the land dictate I should do with this man?”

[1/2]
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[2/2]

”An assault upon a noble, attempted murder even? I have seen men hung for far, far less. We haven’t even thrown in the low treason yet.” The question of a trial is foreign to Sir dan Marc. In Fallavon the nobility are judge, jury and executioner. ”But you are the highest ranked authority of us here sire, the punishment is entirely at your discretion.”

You have little intention of conducting a spot of hot-blooded vigilantism. But, according to the law of the land, you ARE the authority in the matter and executing this traitor now would only be serving justice. That is the Law of Adam. ”It within my rights to have this men condemned to death then?”

Sir dan Marc nods, hand tight upon his blade ”Well within them, sire.”

”Wait… wait, wait!” Craig yelps desperately. You hold up a hand, giving your sworn man pause. ”I’m more useful alive than dead, aren’t I? Spare me life, and I’ll tell you all what I know. On your word, yes?”

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> “Very well then. Speak, and I may spare you let you go.” Regardless of what the traitor says to save his hide, he is a dead man. [Haughty]
> “A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]

> “You misunderstand, peasant. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill my loyal friends. I am going to get answers, even if they have to be carved out of you piecemeal. Put him to the question.” [Hearty]

> “An attempt on my life I can forgive. But you meant to murder my sworn man too, and my squire who is but a boy. Doubtless you will slit our throats in our sleep should we give you half a chance. The sentence is death.” [Idealist]
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>>3818986

> “You misunderstand, peasant. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill my loyal friends. I am going to get answers, even if they have to be carved out of you piecemeal. Put him to the question.” [Hearty]

Basically if he gives us good information right away he gets a nice quick painless death, but try to lie and oh his passing will be slow and painful.
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>>3818986
> “Very well then. Speak, and I may spare you let you go. But speak quickly and properly. Your life depends upon it.”

I want to hear what he says first and reserve judgement. Far too early say we’ll spare or kill. See what info he offers up first before we decide what to do with him. Or at least we need to maintain that facade or he’ll not be entirely truthful.
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>>3818937
I told them so.

A man who pays his debts despite clearly not caring for our position or potential employment > someone who tries to ingratiate themselves.

While I fully support keeping Faith, I hope this is a learning experience for those who voted last time simply because they liked the hardliner Father Towbray

> Anonymous (ID: qPsBQkso)
08/12/19(Mon)16:06:09 No.3742685

>>3742479
> but the man has indicated an interest in seeking your employ as a permanent archer if you should find him employable.

> This makes me trust him less, not more.

> Remember how we failed that counter-intrigue roll?

Yeah, I'm petty.
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>>3818986
> > “You misunderstand, peasant. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill my loyal friends. I am going to get answers, even if they have to be carved out of you piecemeal. The sentence you face is death, but the manner of your death is still in your hands. You can absolve yourselve before God and die with a clean soul unburdened, or you can die slowly in bits and pieces under Questioning. The end result for me is the same, for all men break eventually. But I would spare you less the suffering of the Question and more so the suffering of your immortal soul for all eternity. While the good Lord has infinite mercy, mine is limited to a clean death and a consencrated burial, especially where betrayal is concerned.” [Hearty/Idealist]

His life is forfeit, but not his redemption.
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>>3818986
>> “You misunderstand, peasant. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill my loyal friends. I am going to get answers, even if they have to be carved out of you piecemeal. Put him to the question.” [Hearty]
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>>3818986
>“A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]
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>>3819012
Also this.
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>>3818986
>> “A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]
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>>3818986
> > “You misunderstand, peasant. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill my loyal friends. I am going to get answers, even if they have to be carved out of you piecemeal. The sentence you face is death, but the manner of your death is still in your hands. You can absolve yourselve before God and die with a clean soul unburdened, or you can die slowly in bits and pieces under Questioning. The end result for me is the same, for all men break eventually. But I would spare you less the suffering of the Question and more so the suffering of your immortal soul for all eternity. While the good Lord has infinite mercy, mine is limited to a clean death and a consencrated burial, especially where betrayal is concerned.” [Hearty/Idealist]
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>>3818986
>“A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]

I can't buy a lot of these choices. The haughty option isn't gonna and shouldn't work. The guy isn't stupid. He won't be satisfied with just a ''I may spare you,'' because he knows it can be retracted. He'll want a guarantee that his life will be spared, or he won't give anything. He won't trust in mere potential mercy, but he will trust in honor.

The second hearty option means torturing him which is notoriously ineffective, especially when done on people who know they're gonna die either way. He'll either give false information or nothing to stop the torture. It's the same thing for the hearty/idealist write-in.
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>>3818986
>“A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]
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>>3818986
>> “A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]
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>>3818986
> “Very well then. Speak, and I may spare you let you go.” Regardless of what the traitor says to save his hide, he is a dead man. [Haughty]
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>>3818986
> “Very well then. Speak, and I may spare you let you go.” Regardless of what the traitor says to save his hide, he is a dead man. [Haughty]
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>>3818986
>“A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]

>“Very well then. Speak, and I may spare you let you go. But speak quickly and properly. Your life depends upon it.”
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>>3819124
Agreed and even immediately saying we need him as a guide in this lands gives him the bargaining power he needs to play games.
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>>3819012
>>3819086
Sorry I meant this>>3819026
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>>3819012
Basically this I was going to say something like ''speak'' with no indication of actually sparing him but a choice between a quick and clean death and strangling a botched hanging is better.
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>>3819063
changing to this we are the only authority here it behooves us to see the kings justice done we don't know what else low grove has done but i'm sure he's as bad as vancewell
> “An attempt on my life I can forgive. But you meant to murder my sworn man too, and my squire who is but a boy. Doubtless you will slit our throats in our sleep should we give you half a chance. The sentence is death.” [Idealist]
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also remember our oaths not to kill a unarmed man and too speak the truth we can only kill him as a executioner if we trick him it's murder
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>>3819150
Changing my vote
>“An attempt on my life I can forgive. But you meant to murder my sworn man too, and my squire who is but a boy. Doubtless you will slit our throats in our sleep should we give you half a chance. The sentence is death.” [Idealist]
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Gentlemen, theres a good chance of making this fella one of our own so lets not be too hasty in executing.
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>>3818986
>> “You misunderstand, peasant. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill my loyal friends. I am going to get answers, even if they have to be carved out of you piecemeal. Put him to the question.” [Hearty]
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>>3819201
treason>one of our own
cuck
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>>3819201
>Trusting no good turncoats
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>>3819201
he;s a bloody cutthoat bandit he is completely untrustworthy all we get out of him is a small bonus to tracking as we are now unfamiliar which is one under his skill and he can't help in combat as i don't want a arrow sticking out of us
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>>3819201
"No!"
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>>3818986
>“A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]


>“An attempt on my life I can forgive. But you meant to murder my sworn man too, and my squire who is but a boy. Doubtless you will slit our throats in our sleep should we give you half a chance. The sentence is death.” [Idealist]

> “Very well then. Speak, and I may spare you let you go. But speak quickly and properly. Your life depends upon it

Any of these is fine. I don't think it would be in-character for Emile to trick or torture someone for a piece of information then kill them
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>>3818986
> “An attempt on my life I can forgive. But you meant to murder my sworn man too, and my squire who is but a boy. Doubtless you will slit our throats in our sleep should we give you half a chance. The sentence is death.” [Idealist]
The other choices dont seem in character and I dont want him in the party.
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>>3818986
>> “Very well then. Speak, and I may spare you let you go.” Regardless of what the traitor says to save his hide, he is a dead man. [Haughty]
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>>3819201
Always kill a traitor before an enemy, Jimbo.
>>3818986
>[Idealist]
I would really like to try and play some intrigue here to get information, set our rivals on a backstep, and give Craig some time to disappear. It would be simple enough to just disappear in the woods for a week or more and then return. We wouldn't need to do anything but let the man get his reward.
It just seems likely to backfire horribly with Emile's current obligations.
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>>3818986
> “You misunderstand, peasant. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill my loyal friends. I am going to get answers, even if they have to be carved out of you piecemeal. Put him to the question.” [Hearty]
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Me
>>3818986
I'm agreeing with this anon >>3819026. Judgment normally should be passed based on information he can provide.
I know it's small possibility but what if he knows location of group our brother is asocieted with?
That alone shuld render him invaluable.
He has his uses. I imagined he would receive payment after he dealt with us. Chance to ambush those who paid him?

If anything above is untrue or impossible at the end of the day we are in dangerous forest.
He value his life if we die he dies so he should warn us about dangers.
> “A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]
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>>3819264
On the matter of interrogation we already accepted it before as a necessity with the capture beastmen.
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>>3818986
> “A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]

But dont give him that bargaining power first. See what he knows then use >>3816594 to try and make him realise hes been played. That anger might make him pliable to answering our further questions and flip him to our own purposes.
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>>3819193
>oaths not to kill a unarmed man
We been through this before executions don't count as breaking of that oaths.
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>>3818986
>> “You misunderstand, peasant. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill my loyal friends. I am going to get answers, even if they have to be carved out of you piecemeal. Put him to the question.” [Hearty]
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>>3819201
A turncoat has no value. What use is a man without honor?
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>>3818986
>> “You misunderstand, peasant. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill my loyal friends. I am going to get answers, even if they have to be carved out of you piecemeal. Put him to the question.” [Hearty]
Information first, life and death decision later.
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>>3818986
>You misunderstand, peasant. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill my loyal friends. I am going to get answers, even if they have to be carved out of you piecemeal. The sentence you face is death, but the manner of your death is still in your hands. You can absolve yourselve before God and die with a clean soul unburdened, or you can die slowly in bits and pieces under Questioning. The end result for me is the same, for all men break eventually. But I would spare you less the suffering of the Question and more so the suffering of your immortal soul for all eternity. While the good Lord has infinite mercy, mine is limited to a clean death and a consencrated burial, especially where betrayal is concerned.” [Hearty/Idealist]
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>>3818986
>> “A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]
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>>3818986
> “A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty
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>>3818986
"You misunderstand, peasant. An attempt on my life I can forgive. But you meant to murder my sworn man too, and my squire who is but a boy. I am going to get answers, even if they have to be carved out of you piecemeal. Put him to the question.” [Hearty/Idealist]
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>>3818986
>“A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]

>“An attempt on my life I can forgive. But you meant to murder my sworn man too, and my squire who is but a boy. Doubtless you will slit our throats in our sleep should we give you half a chance. The sentence is death.” [Idealist]
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>>3818986
>> “A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]
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> “A guide in these lands, even a treacherous one, remains invaluable. Keep him bound. And his feet too, when we stop for the night. Now speak, cur.” [Hearty]
I also take note of the anons that pointed out the wisdom of not giving him the bargaining chip upfront.

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Persuasion Roll

> (This roll isn’t to make Craig of Lowgrove talk. With his life on the line and minimal loyalty to his employer, he will talk. This roll is to see whether that information is useful, or potentially useful. As such, any modifiers and base DC will be concealed.)

> 50 DC

Crit-fail = ???!
Double-fail = ???
0 = The answers Craig gives are so vague or inconsequential as to be useless.
1 = You suspect the man’s description is of an agent, rather than his employer.
2 = He never met his employer face-to-face. But the specifics of his hiring itself might be useful.
3 = The man has a sharp memory and loose tongue. Whether you believe a word of it is up to you.
Double-pass = A companion fills in a pertinent detail.
Crit-pass = Whether the man is lying or telling the truth is fully evident to you.


3 rolls of 1d100, lads.

Spill the beans, peasant.
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Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>3821904
This is going to get us killed
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Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>3821904
Youuuuuuuu
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Rolled 69 (1d100)

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>>3821904
Do we have any rerolls for this test?
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>>3821920
No, I don't believe so.

Post incoming.
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>>3821908

> 1 Success
> Double Success, you companion fills in a detail.

”Sire, is it wise to leave this turncoat alive?” Sir dan Marc asks in hushed tones. ”If he and his ilk had their way, they’d be stripping our corpses and tipping us in the river this very moment.”

”I understand your misgivings, I’d shed no tears seeing this brigand hang. The situation is a bit more complex. As I told you before, my brother has made enemies at court. I’ve little involvement in whatever he’s been caught up in, but Craig can at least shed some light on whether this was a random brigand attack or part of a greater plot.” You look back at Craig of Lowgrove on his knees, Mikail standing behind him with a hatchet and looking at the man like he was a pile of prospective firewood. ”Besides, even bound the man can still function as a guide.

”Sir, I must protest.” Your man’s brow furrows, failing to entirely keep the reproval out of his voice. ”We can’t believe a word he says. And he could easily use those very same skills to lead us into danger.”

”I have made my decision, Sir dan Marc” All good points, but this is not a discussion.

Your sworn man bites back any further argument, though his opinion is clear. ”As you command, sire.”

[1/3]
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Knowing his life depends on your satisfaction with his answer, Craig of Lowgrove can barely stop talking for you to ask more questions. He divulges all he can, which is pitifully little. He confesses to tampering with the shield, an attempted act of sabotage which he was paid a startingly small amount for. Knaves come cheap, it seems.

”It wasn’t no local, m’lord. He talked funny, and had clothes of the fancy sort. Coin were odd too, had a stamp on it that I didn’t recognise like a leaf. He uh, he… shaved but left hair on the lip. Never told me his name.”
”He put you up to this?”

He matches no one you have ever met, let alone made an enemy of. The rational conclusion is that this man was acting on behalf of someone else. Craig, useless cur that he is, can’t even clarify if ‘not local’ means from outside the Duchy or the Continent.

”I don’t know, m’lord! He was the one what would find me, I swear it! I was to round up a few rough sorts and follow you into the woods. He’s the one what suggested I speak to the priest! Once you was well out of the way I was, uh… well, we was to…” Your guide begins sobbing uncontrollably, looking frantically at each of you. ”M’lord I didn’t know you then! Almighty, Reginae and all the Saints I’m sorry if I knew you was a good sort I would never-“

”Enough! Sire, a moment?” Sir dan Marc snaps, as tired with the mans bubbling pleas as you are. In hushed tones he whispers. ”The man he describes, this ‘agent’. I’d bet my blade it’s a Langlishman, or a Pascae that fancies himself one.”

”Does that mean Langlish involvement?” You ask, bemused and not a little worried. What the Pit have you done to upset them?

”Not necessarily, sire. Pascae merchants come through here carrying their coinage often enough, it’s an anchor. Or some ship if it’s an older print, I remember because I was conned out once with clipped coins. Langlish folk often find good money as intermediaries in these sorts of low affairs. If good coin is to be had, they’ll not think twice about fronting such skull-duggery.” Sir dan Marc casts a dim glare at the prisoner. ”I still think every word out of this fiend’s mouth is an utter fabrication, sire.”

”Be that as it may…” Before your squire uncharacteristically interrupts in confusion.

He sounds unsure of himself. ”Do you hear… bells?”

Bells? That boy really does sometimes say the damndest…*ding*. You cock your head at Craig of Lowgrove, his eyes have gone as wide as saucepans. Locked on the river behind you.

[2/3]
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>>3821935
Ah makes sense.

Bloody copper clippers. Either on his own or with the pushing of the lady vancewell since that could have easily been her plot. Use two levels of scapegoats to insulate herself.
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[3/3]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVw_1RZncec – Chlach Abhain theme

>Your Pathfinder/Tracking level and Catrography Archives gives your more knowledge than your previous encounter with monsters.
>Characteristics Revealed: Battered [5], Average DC, Spectacular AV.

At first you see nothing amiss. Just the waterfall, the flowing River Abhain, an island or eyot with some moss growing over it. It is with a cold understanding that you realise that island was not there when you made your crossing earlier.

There is a gush of rushing water, barely distinguishable from the waterfall further upstream, as the island lifts several feet. To call the beast large would be akin to the Church of Adam’s Martyrdom to a backwoods chapel. It is enormous, stone plates the size of castle battlements shift as the creature lumbers out of the shadow water to the shoreline. You cannot tell if that is damp fur in the gaps of stone or just overgrown moss on more stone.

For a few gut-wrenching moments you are frozen in place with the rest. It’s… imposing, you could say. Attention grabbing, certainly. Craig of Lowgrove could have scurried off then and you’d have paid him no heed. You struggle to remember what the Cartographer Archives said of these beasts. Certainly it wasn’t considered safe territory, several parts of the River Abhain were marked with warning runes on the maps. Huge, self-evidently. Slow, but as indestructible as any castle gatehouse. Not exclusively carnivores, but not picky either. They are far from gentle giants when roused, you recall.

Small bells of all designs dangle from the creatures spiralling stone horns, each wide enough to swat aside half-a-dozen men in a single sweep. Under those horns and a mane of moss shines a remarkable green iris, like a thousand emeralds with an appetite. In the War of Names the Fae would use these things as mounts. Or siege weapons of a sort, more like. You try to imagine yourself in the shoes of your ancestors, charging down this behemoth with naught but a javelin and thin hope you’d be lucky enough to find a gap before you were crushed underhoof. It is not a comforting thought.

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> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]

> ”At last! An opponent worthy of my caliber!” You remember reading that just one of the eyes of these ‘River Trolls’ was worth a fortune. And make you a legend. [Hearty]

> “Steady… steady, now. Let’s see what he does.” You hold your ground and draw your blade, wondering what you plan to do with it. Offer the monster a toothpick perhaps? [Idealist]
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>>3821962
>> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]

Nope. Nope nope nope.
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>>3821962
>> “Steady… steady, now. Let’s see what he does.” You hold your ground and place your hand upon your sword ready to draw, wondering what you plan to do with it. Offer the monster a toothpick perhaps? [Idealist]

NOPE.AVI
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>>3821962
>> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
Oh boy.
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>>3821962
>Using Heilung twice in a row

we get a chance to go to Norskiaa by any chance?
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>>3821962
> “Steady… steady, now. Let’s see what he does.” You hold your ground and draw your blade, wondering what you plan to do with it. Offer the monster a toothpick perhaps? [Idealist]
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>>3821962
>> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
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>>3821962
>“Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
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>>3821962
>> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
We could try fighting it but given it size it seems easy enough to find on the way back.
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Yeah, that great axe looks like a pretty good deal right now.
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>>3821992
Also that warhammer
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>>3821977
Your pilgrimage path doesn't take you out that way. So, if things go according to your plans, not anytime soon. Assuming you make it to Pascae for the third Vigil I will still include booking passage there (and to other exotic locations) as an option though.

And yeah, Heilung is SICK.
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>>3821962
>> ”At last! An opponent worthy of my caliber!” You remember reading that just one of the eyes of these ‘River Trolls’ was worth a fortune. And make you a legend. [Hearty]
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>>3821962
>> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
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>>3821992
Still with significant AV, I wouldnt wanna go up close to that thing.

It's not a target for small groups.
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>>3821962
>> “Steady… steady, now. Let’s see what he does.” You hold your ground and draw your blade, wondering what you plan to do with it. Offer the monster a toothpick perhaps? [Idealist]
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>>3821962
why is it battered is it wounded dose it have a nasty splinter in it's hoof
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>>3821992
frails need a buff they are worse then a bastard sword there is no point to them
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>>3822013
If I have to take a wild guess they can't never heal any wound inflict on them.
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>>3822019
I agree, and I'm saying that while also thinking the bastard sword needs a further DC buff if no shield is used.

>>3822013
No wounds. The beast by it's very nature *spoiler* does not have a healthy status.
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Please keep up suggestions for tweaks to the mechanics! Like my ability to remember DC traits, it could always use some work.
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>>3822024
i know just saying it's a two hander yet it's worse then the bastard even with 3 successes
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>>3822029
fug misread sorry
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>>3821962
>> ”At last! An opponent worthy of my caliber!” You remember reading that just one of the eyes of these ‘River Trolls’ was worth a fortune. And make you a legend. [RETARDED]
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>>3821962
>“Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
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>>3818986
>“An attempt on my life I can forgive. But you meant to murder my sworn man too, and my squire who is but a boy. Doubtless you will slit our throats in our sleep should we give you half a chance. The sentence is death.” [Idealist]
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>>3821962
>”At last! An opponent worthy of my caliber!” You remember reading that just one of the eyes of these ‘River Trolls’ was worth a fortune. And make you a legend. [Hearty]
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>>3821962
> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
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>>3821962
>“Steady… steady, now. Let’s see what he does.” You hold your ground and draw your blade, wondering what you plan to do with it. Offer the monster a toothpick perhaps? [Idealist]
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>>3821962
>Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
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>>3821962

> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]

>>3822025

It didn’t matter in the last fight, but you’ve still got us down as wearing breastplate rather than our Full-plate.
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>>3821962
> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]

I see you too have watched Jurassic Park 3 Forgotten.
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>>3821962
>> ”At last! An opponent worthy of my caliber!” You remember reading that just one of the eyes of these ‘River Trolls’ was worth a fortune. And make you a legend. [Hearty]

Law of Adam for men, Blade of Cain for beasts.

Also, tell Mikhail to stand back and keep an eye on Craig, he's the weakest fighter in our party and someone has to make sure he doesn't escape.
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>>3821962
>Quietly ask Craig of Lowgrove what to do. If he's even half the guide he claim to be, he should know what to do.
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>>3822254
Supporting
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>>3821962
>“Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
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>>3822254
>>3822257
reverse samefag
clever
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If we get in a fight can we whack him with a Half-sword technique?
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>>3822254
This +

>>3821962
>>> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
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>>3822224
You haven’t bought full-plate.
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>>3821962
> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
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>>3822710
He's just testing your memory.

>>3821962
> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
Yeah let's not fight something the size of a house
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>Spectacular AV

> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
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>>3821962
> “Steady… steady, now. Let’s see what he does.” You hold your ground and draw your blade, wondering what you plan to do with it. Offer the monster a toothpick perhaps? [Idealist]
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>>3822710

Genuinely thought we did my bad.
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>>3822254
I support this too.
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>>3821962
> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]
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we now return you to your regular programming of anon samefagging one way then another
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>How to train your Griffinhawk
https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/2019/06/12/how-to-train-your-hawk-a-15th-century-english-prioress-guide/?fbclid=IwAR2LCCbPYyYn46k2EzueZ_Kk6YoDM2XOrApd5JqDYhwPX2Z3d6UTCaN5ceg
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>>3823445
Please stop ruining my fantasy of having 20+ players participating in this quest. And those silent followers as well.
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>>3823513
Can you imagine sewing shut the eyes of courageous sky. I think we would lose eyeballs instead.
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>>3823599
Curiously, are giffenhawks picky mates? I'm curious about maybe bringing home a breeding pair.
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> “Nobody. Move. A muscle.” The beast is dreadfully close, but there’s no indication it has even noticed your presence. You intend to back off, the last thing you want to do is startle it. [Haughty]

For interactions with wild creatures we will use your Tracking skills rather than Pathfinding. It makes sense for your Cartography Archive knowledge to apply here as well, though I will not usually allow that for Tracking.

Tracking Roll
> Avoid Monster / Indifferent Omnivore 70DC
> Did not startle it +10DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Forest Guide +1 Re-Roll
> Courageous Sky +1 Re-Roll
> Order of Names Cartography +1 Save
> 86DC


Critfail = They do move in herds…
0 = Combat is unavoidable and catches you unprepared. Almighty help you.
1 = The beast aggressively charges. You are forced to either fight or abandon some of your belongings [-1 Wealth].
2 = You manage to extract yourself from this dangerous situation, but lose your bearings in the process.
3 = You leave without incident, and are well situated to set up camp safely without a Pathfinder Roll.
Critpass = Gentle Giant.


3 rolls of 1d100, rangers. You have 2 re-rolls and 1 save.

Live and let live.
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Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>3823610
Fuck merchants and fuck beastmen
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>>3823600
Not necessarily, though once a mate is selected Griffinhawks generally pair up for life. They don't do well in outright captivity, needing a degree of autonomy to establish their own roost. They have an unusually long juvenille period for avians even if the eggs do hatch but, if you properly take care of Courageous Sky, he is likely to outlive you.
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Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>3823610
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Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>3823610
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>>3823611
>>3823613
>>3823614

Well done. I am sure those re-rolls are going to be used at SOME point.
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>>3823617
>forgotten ominous foreshadowing
Oh no!
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>>3823617
I take it will be needed we we get truly lost Blair witch style.
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>>3823619
Imagine trying to do pathfinding while fae are mindfucking us.

We're headed into the thick of it bois.
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>>3823612
Would they do well if say a breeding pair was brought back and the topmost levels of a tower were cleared for them to nest? They would then be free to fly as and when they wanted unless we required to bring a hawk with us out.
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>>3823624
Odds are they'd prefer a natural environ, but I think we are getting WAY ahead of ourselves so I'll desist before I get any further into the nitty-gritty of Griffinhawk animal husbandry.
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>>3823626
Understood but cheers anyways. An interesting diversion.
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>>3823620
We're probably going to come of this trip Hella innawoods, dead or with a hell of a story/conspiracy to tell.


Probably all three
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>3 Success
> You leave without incident, and are well situated to set up camp safely without a Pathfinder Roll.

Disregarding your party as insignificant, the beast barely blinks as it registers your presence and then shuffles over to one of the fallen brigands by the shoreline. You watch with morbid fascination as it begins to feed. Clothes, leather armour, flesh and bone are all effortlessly crunched and swallowed down the beast’s massive gullet. Quite happy to avail of itself of this unexpected feast, the monster begins to make quick work of the remaining carrion, giving you plenty of time to quietly slip away.

You pause at the treeline for one final look at the imposing creature. Although the superiority of Man and his creations as the favoured children of the Almighty is a foundation of your belief, you admit that the Chlach Abhain is majestic in its own right. It possesses a terrible, brutal and overgrown sort of beauty. But a certain beauty nonetheless.

[1/2]
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[2/2]

You find a secure place to pitch camp by nightfall without much difficulty, one you are sure is situated on terrain that the beast you left behind would find awkward to traverse were it inclined to leave the river.

As wood is gathered, dead branches only at Craig’s reticent direction, and a campsite set up, you are faced with an altogether different problem. You are well and truly in the Fallavon heartland know. Days away from civilisation, and likely days away from any other human as well. You know your brother is out here somewhere, oblivious to the fact he is closer to family out here than he has been since he left Castle Andrei near half a year ago. Wherever he is out here, you hope you find him alive and well despite the odds.

Tomorrow you will begin your search in earnest, and scour the land…

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> West up the Crags. Rocky terrain and territorial wyverns is hardly an appealing option, but the commanding view of the surrounds should help narrow down your search. [Haughty]

>North into Mal Country. A sprawling expanse of lawless woodlands, it’s a likely enough prospect. But that is a lot of ground to cover, and you don’t even know where to start. [Hearty]

>East to the Fae Glades. The risk is obvious, but they say nothing in these woods goes unseen by the Fae. If anyone can pinpoint your brother, it’s those enigmatic beings. [Idealist]
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>>3823645
>> West up the Crags. Rocky terrain and territorial wyverns is hardly an appealing option, but the commanding view of the surrounds should help narrow down your search. [Haughty]
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>>3823645
>West up the Crags. Rocky terrain and territorial wyverns is hardly an appealing option, but the commanding view of the surrounds should help narrow down your search. [Haughty]
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>>3823645
>> West up the Crags. Rocky terrain and territorial wyverns is hardly an appealing option, but the commanding view of the surrounds should help narrow down your search. [Haughty]

And we know our brother went westwards too.
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>>3823645

> West up the Crags. Rocky terrain and territorial wyverns is hardly an appealing option, but the commanding view of the surrounds should help narrow down your search. [Haughty]

Dragonslaying time?
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>>3823645
> West up the Crags. Rocky terrain and territorial wyverns is hardly an appealing option, but the commanding view of the surrounds should help narrow down your search. [Haughty]
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>>3823645
> West up the Crags. Rocky terrain and territorial wyverns is hardly an appealing option, but the commanding view of the surrounds should help narrow down your search. [Haughty]
Will we get our money back from Craig?
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>>3823645
>West up the Crags. Rocky terrain and territorial wyverns is hardly an appealing option, but the commanding view of the surrounds should help narrow down your search. [Haughty]

Saves time
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>>3823645
>East to the Fae Glades. The risk is obvious, but they say nothing in these woods goes unseen by the Fae. If anyone can pinpoint your brother, it’s those enigmatic beings. [Idealist]
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>>3823645
>North into Mal Country. A sprawling expanse of lawless woodlands, it’s a likely enough prospect. But that is a lot of ground to cover, and you don’t even know where to start. [Hearty]
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>>3823645
>East to the Fae Glades. The risk is obvious, but they say nothing in these woods goes unseen by the Fae. If anyone can pinpoint your brother, it’s those enigmatic beings. [Idealist]
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>>3823645
>West up the Crags. Rocky terrain and territorial wyverns is hardly an appealing option, but the commanding view of the surrounds should help narrow down your search. [Haughty]
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>>3823645

Am I the only one getting annoyed by how you pussies always vote to avoid fights against Monsters? What happened to the Blade of Cain? We're a Knight god damn it!

>>West up the Crags. Rocky terrain and territorial wyverns is hardly an appealing option, but the commanding view of the surrounds should help narrow down your search. [Haughty]

We can't move quickly or get a good view in a forest, and the Fae can't be trusted.
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>>3823803
>>3822252
This is me.
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>>3823803
Considering we've only just started this quest to find our brother I didn't really want to pick a fight with something that wasn't actively looking to harm humanity or our own party in any way and would have likely seriously damaged our party had we actually fought besides I think this is actually the first time we've actually pussyfooted to avoid a fight with a creature and even then because its as big as a bus and substantially heavier.

I'm all for fighting beasties and villians but I felt priortising in this situation was more Important on our hierarchy of needs.
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>>3823645
> West up the Crags. Rocky terrain and territorial wyverns is hardly an appealing option, but the commanding view of the surrounds should help narrow down your search. [Haughty]
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>>3823821
Bringing the Blade of Cain to beasts is literally part of our job description as a Knight.
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>>3823891
Okay and? just because we should fight beasts as Cain doesn't mean other tasks can't take priority over them.
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>>3823803
If we had have a greataxe or a warhammer I would have been all for fighting the river troll. Right now I'm all for going into wyvern country.
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>>3823902
>inb4 Wyverns have amazing DC due to being discount dragons
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>>3823906
I just want the skin or wings of one as a cape.
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>>3823910
>Ser Emille Andrei the Dragon of Romaine

I like it but it may have connotations we might not like.
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>>3823902
>>3823910
Perhaps on another trip. Won't be a good idea going hunting when we have a greater objective.
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>>3823923
Sure, we are not going there to hunt. But if circumstances force us to face one it wouldn't hurt to keep some skin and winds.
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>>3823910
Yeah that actually would be quite badass.
>>3823923
It's called a sidequest, mate.
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>>3823645
>> West up the Crags. Rocky terrain and territorial wyverns is hardly an appealing option, but the commanding view of the surrounds should help narrow down your search. [Haughty]
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>>3823645

>North into Mal Country. A sprawling expanse of lawless woodlands, it’s a likely enough prospect. But that is a lot of ground to cover, and you don’t even know where to start. [Hearty
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>>3824065
But we don't gain anything from fighting.
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>>3824126
If it comes to fighting I think staying alive is a good benefit.
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>>3824378
Fight as in go out of our way to fight it. I'm not saying to lie down and die when something attacks us.
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>>3824126
Who cares? We're a noble Knight, we fight the Foe for the sake of it, we don't need rewards for it like some sort of lowlife mercenary.
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Maybe I'm missing something but why do people want to attack the Chlach Abhain like it's a beastman? It's just a beast. Where is this Blade of Cain stuff coming from? Do you guys want to go running after every rabbit and squirrel? Of course not. So leave the damn thing alone. Pretty soon you guys will be killing beastmen and laying in wait for the carrion birds to kill them too.
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>>3824609
> running after every rabbit and squirrel?
>laying in wait for the carrion birds to kill them too.

No, because rabbits, squirrels and carrion birds aren't beasts, they're natural animals. Chlach Abhains are monsters.
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>>3824609
It was a weapon of the fae and it got two huge emeralds for eyes. That should be enough if we had a good chance to take it, which we didn't, as we lack the weapons to penetrate it's skin.
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>>3824631
>weapon of the fae
>huge emeralds for eyes
That's not true at all. You guy's are letting your imagination run wild
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>>3824480
Ok, how many of wyverns we should kill them?
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>>3824651
Did you even read?

>Under those horns and a mane of moss shines a remarkable green iris, like a thousand emeralds with an appetite. In the War of Names the Fae would use these things as mounts. Or siege weapons of a sort, more like.
>You remember reading that just one of the eyes of these ‘River Trolls’ was worth a fortune.
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>>3824660
Ok for one it says the eyes are LIKE a thousand emeralds, doesn't say they are. Second, no where does it say they are a creation of the Fae. They were used by the Fae, yes, but not necessarily created by them.
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>>3824665
All my points stand anyway. The eyes are worth a fortune and they were use as weapons by the fae. We could also mention it's taste for human flesh, even if its acting as a carrion eater right now, its not shy about eating humans.
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My point still stands that this is no different from other woodland creatures. Where do we draw the line? Looks like everyone is set on fighting wyverns, aren't those natural animals? Would you guys attack a Pegasus?
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>>3824678
So we should be in the woods hunting bears and large cats. Ridding the world of this menace
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>>3824678
If the motivation was pure monetary then ok. The reward could be huge. But the implication that we have to kill this thing for duty is absurd.
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>>3824678
>copper clipper
you disgust me
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>>3824682
If these bears and large cats were worth a fortune, or were dangerous enough to be use as mounts and siege engines by the fae or we were to gain insane renown by killing it or if killing it would make the area a lot safer for humans. Then yes, every single one of these is a good reason to do it. Conveniently the Chlach Abhain fits them all, now I am not arguing we drop everything and go hunt it down. But if we are given the chance again we totally should.
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>>3824705
Yer but we could also die very easly.
You think we could have taken on thr fae horsey? Itl be like that we dont have the stuff for taking down anything bigger then a person at this point, so lets just go find our bro then get back to the main quest.
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>>3824715
OK, if given the change and we have good weapon to penetrate his AV.
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>>3824609
Memes get Men killed.

I'm all for hunting trolls, but with like proper tools and preparation. Not when we're already tired and have a prisoner to look after.

It's one of the things I miss about /tg/ days, people could recognize "Lawfull Stupid" / "That Guy" posts.
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>>3823902
I'd like a warhammer
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>>3824705
Frankly, looking at the river troll, im more inclined to try and attempt to tame it and use it as a mount if we're ever back in the area.

Imagine something like that against the undead hordes back home.
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>>3824665
>Second, no where does it say they are a creation of the Fae. They were used by the Fae, yes, but not necessarily created by them.

You're fucking blatantly moving the goalposts, 1rIgJXQs never claimed that the Fae created them, only that they used them as weapons, which is correct according to the QM himself.

>>3824682

I'm not an expert on Sworn to Valour lore, but I'm pretty sure there is a clear difference between normal animals and monsters, trolls are clearly in the latter category.
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>>3824861
Calm down, good sir. The implication was clear. That the river troll was a Fae perversion, like the wodenaki, rather than a natural animal. But that is simply not true. They were tamed and ridden by the Fae. That doesn't mean they should be hunted as a virtue of being a knight. If the Fae rode stags, should they also be hunted to extinction? What is a Fae was spotted riding a Pegasus?

My only point is that this whole Blade of Cain stuff is fabricated and using that as an excuse to fight random creatures is misleading.
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>>3824832
yeah river trolls gud boi he even got rid of the evidence for us
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>>3824861
> quoting by posting 1rIgJXQs instead of linking posts

Now where have I seen this before?

Besides, "moving goalposts" or not dude makes a good point regarding Fae and their slave species, such as stags, pegasai, men etc not being guilty of the perversion of their masters.

Also

> My only point is that this whole Blade of Cain stuff is fabricated and using that as an excuse to fight random creatures is misleading.

Far more concerning in this SPECIFIC situation, to me, is who put fucking bells on the troll? Men, so that it's presence would be forewarned by chiming song? Or Fae who do things for reasons, or lack of reason, of their own.
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This dispute is EXACTLY what drives the split between Adam and Cain aligned orders. See pic for their differing stances on monsters.
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>>3824987
*monsters and non-human interactions
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>>3824987
Even so, even a Cain aligned knight surely has enough sense to not fight that thing here and now. Only a psychopath would go all "muh duty" and attack. Like are the Broken Blade kniggas this crazy?
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>>3824987
That's us, roleplayers extraordinaire
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>>3825019
>>3825019
Bad example of Cain orders really, even though they are the largest. The Order of the Broken Blade are the only guys crazy (read: valorous) enough to send expeditionary forces into the Ardenne. It generally doesn’t go well.
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>>3825019
That's a bit of flanderising of the path of Cain anon, their are reasons for killing this thing that aren't psychotic in origin.
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>>3825036
Sure. With preparation and help. Like I've said a couple times now, my issue is thinking like this
>>3823803
>Am I the only one getting annoyed by how you pussies always vote to avoid fights against Monsters? What happened to the Blade of Cain? We're a Knight god damn it!
It didn't attack us. The order of names would issue a name and hunt it if it transgressed against Man. It didn't. It's just out here following it's nature. Attacking it now, unprovoked, would be just insane.
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>>3825030
Obviously what they need are better weapons. Like siege river trolls.
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>>3825052
There are those of the Cain-aligned orders that would certainly welcome the eradication of every monster or nonhuman, their very existence being provocation enough.
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>>3825054
That’s how you get undead river trolls. Do you WANT undead river trolls?
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Wait, they can bite through the stone? Okaaaay thats a big wrench in the works.
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>>3825080
*Also kill all niggers

Or Cathartii.

>>3825082
I mean. Is that an option? Because undead river troll mounts sound pretty badass.

Quick, don't let the QM get ideas!
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>>3825019
Also, are we Cain aligned? I mean, we've been pretty flexible and neutral in our views.
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>>3825090
More adam aligned than anything else. Way more steps in the Adam path than Cain.

This before updates:
>Path of Adam (11 steps total)
(1) In Our Prayers: The first time you take unsaved damage, gain +1 Combat Re-Roll [Once-per-day]
(3) Guardian: +5AV
(6) Law of Man: Each Companion provides +2DC

>Path of Cain (4 steps total)
(1) Mark of Cain +5DC to Combat when less than Healthy
(3) Avenger: -5AV to Foe

>Path of Thorns (0 steps total)
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>>3825090
We've been pretty heavy on the Path of Adam but we're not limited to it. I like to think Emile is pretty valorous but he's not foolhardy. We've shown him to have an angry streak, even though we just spared this traitor, but we haven't seen anything where he would be all "reeeeee kill it with fire" right now
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>>3825082
>That’s how you get undead river trolls. Do you WANT undead river trolls?
And now my murder boner is spiritually hard.
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>>3825082
Forgotten, just looking over the rules, we have:
>(1) In Our Prayers: The first time you take unsaved damage, gain +1 Combat Re-Roll [Once-per-day]

When we took that arrow hit, does that count for gaining the combat re-roll? And for how long should it last if not used immediately in combat? For the rest of the day?
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>>3825383
I believe I accounted for that (and Mark of Cain) here >>3816323

I don't want to set a distinct time limit so I have wiggle room but, assuming you're rested up an recovering it should be no more than a day. That will apply for most other re-rolls you use as well but I believe I am entitled to some discretion so we can avoid the min-maxing situations of "wait one hour so our re-rolls return, then attack". Also, it takes far longer to recover from injured to battered than it does to go from battered to healthy, etc.

For example, in the immediate or swiftly following combats of the vision your re-rolls were used up and not replenished between encounters. But encounters over several days will likely replenish, barring some extreme circumstance like riding through the night without rest.
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>>3825096
>(6) Law of Man: Each Companion provides +2DC

So should we just form a warband Private army and abuse the shit out of this?
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Ah my bad. I missed that in the post. Thanks for making it clearer, personally won't be trying to abuse it.

>>3825417
We can't maximum of 2 companions unless we get a banner. And of the banners theres, this one we didnt get in aubrey.

That delicious August banner, I swear it'll be ours one of these days.
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> West up the Crags. Rocky terrain and territorial wyverns is hardly an appealing option, but the commanding view of the surrounds should help narrow down your search. [Haughty]

Pathfinder Roll
> Unforgiving Obstacle / Unfamiliar Terrain 40DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Ranger Gear +1 Re-Roll
> Forest Guide +1 Re-Roll, (improves terrain to Familiar) +10DC
> Order of Names Cartography +1 Save
> 56 DC


Critfail = Rocks fall, everyone dies. x2 on unsaved damage.
0 = Even without man-eating predators to worry about, the mountainous Crags are an unforgiving place. Each companion takes an AV save. Another Pathfinder test is required.
1 = After three days of dead end gorges, close calls and miserable weather you are little closer to the summit. Another Pathfinder test is required.
2 = It takes you two days to conquer the Crags. Tired, sore and with callused hands you reach the top.
3 = You master the Crags in little over a day, no mean feat even for an established ranger. Gain Terrain Familiarity, +10DC on next Tracking test.
Critpass = Made it, Mother! Top of the world!


3 rolls of 1d100, explorers. You have 2 Re-Rolls and 1 Save.

Climb, climb,
Climb to the top of the world.

Does anyone else dig some Protomen?
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Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>3825427
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Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>3825427
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>>3825425
One day I figure if we're going along the path of adam we'll basically end up similar to how the Leader of men perk path ended in BCQ and I personally like that as a endgame for Emile

>>3825428
I'm considering using a re-roll here but Im not sure
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Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>3825427
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>>3825432
I say do one. Save one just incase we need to redo another pathfinder roll.
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Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>3825427
>>3825433
I'll reroll mine then.
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Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>3825428
Re-rolling
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>>3825444
>>3825446
really wishing I hadn't re-rolled
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wow, what a waste.
should have taken the 1 success and saved the rerolls for next
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>>3825447
Really wasnt expecting you to reroll. After not posting for quite some time.
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>>3825448
hindsights 20/20
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>>3825429
>>3825433
>>3825444
>>3825446
>1 Success
> After three days of dead end gorges, close calls and miserable weather you are little closer to the summit. Another Pathfinder test is required.

I will assume if you fail this roll you rest up for another day or two before having the option to abandon your attempts or try again with after resting up.

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Monegan, 19th Day of Ovrimun, 883 A.C.E. – Late-afternoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1AM-wvSIV4 – The Crags theme

The Crags prove to be a formidable opponent. For all your efforts, clawing and climbing up sheer rockface at times, each promising trail or goat track ends in winding mountain trails leading nowhere. Your party has spent some hard days huddled in cracks in the slopes from the biting winds. You must have skirted the entire base of this outcrop twice now and gotten no closer to the top.

”Almighty have mercy, milord. I can’t take another step.” Mikail is huffing and puffing like an ox, close to sobbing under the equipment he’s carrying.

”It’s another dead end, sire.” Sir dan Marc states, equally despondent. He gestures at the sheer drop that leads right back to where you set out a few days earlier. You have made depressingly little progress.

”Looks like a landslide, m’lord.” Craig of Lowgrove mutters nervoursly. ”These Crags is treacherous, reliable routes often end up being nothing after a snowmelt.”

You sympathise with your companions, you’re not a little exhausted yourself. You cast a dim eye over your useless ‘guide’ and briefly consider throwing him headfirst off the cliff. ”Very well. We’ll try again on the morrow.”

At least you haven't run into any of these wyverns. Yet.

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Pathfinder Roll
> Unforgiving Obstacle / Unfamiliar Terrain 40DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Ranger Gear +0 Re-Roll
> Forest Guide +0 Re-Roll, (improves terrain to Familiar) +10DC
> Meagre Progress +5DC
> Order of Names Cartography +1 Save
> 61 DC


Critfail = Rocks fall, everyone dies. x2 on unsaved damage.
0 = Even without man-eating predators to worry about, the mountainous Crags are an unforgiving place. Each companion takes an AV save. Another Pathfinder test is required.
1 = After three days of dead end gorges, close calls and miserable weather you are little closer to the summit. Another Pathfinder test is required.
2 = It takes you two days to conquer the Crags. Tired, sore and with callused hands you reach the top.
3 = You master the Crags in little over a day, no mean feat even for an established ranger. Gain Terrain Familiarity, +10DC on next Tracking test.
Critpass = Made it, Mother! Top of the world!


3 rolls of 1d100, explorers. You have 1 Save. New rollers please.

We climb the mountain because it is there.
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Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>3825455
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Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>3825455
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>>3825456
> new rollers please
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Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>3825455

>>3813829
This is me
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Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>3825455
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>>3825458
My bad boss, missed the message.
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>>3825456
>>3825457
>>3825459
>>3825460
There we go nice and easy
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>>3825459
>>3825460
>3 Success
> You finally unpuzzle and master the Crags the next day. Gain Terrain Familiarity, +10DC on next Tracking test.

Tight rolling there, well done. If at first you don't succeed...

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Tracking Roll
> Plentiful Cover / Detect Quarry 30DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Commanding View +30DC (reduced once you leave)
> Conqueror of Crags +10DC
> Forest Guide +1 Re-Roll
> Courageous Sky +1 Re-Roll
> 76DC

0 = Just your luck, fogs makes detecting anything impossible today.
1 = You find signs of others, but little that is useful.
2 = You find signs of men, and you have a inkling of where they're going.
3 = Your keen eyes pick up something that gives you reason to narrow down the search for your brother specifically.


3 rolls of 1d100. You have 2 Re-Rolls. Open to all rollers.
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Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>3825467
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>>3825469
christ Im going to stop rolling at this point
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Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>3825467
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>>3825470
Before or after using your re-roll?
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>>3825470
You better use that reroll you DENSE INFIDEL!
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>>3825472
I'll defer my re-roll if possible
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>>3825474
I'd suggest waiting to see the results of the last roll. You do have 2 re-rolls in stock.
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>>3825475
fair
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Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>3825467
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>>3825474
Use the reroll man. We want to hunt our bro
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>>3825481
Second success! Pray with me kniggas!
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Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>3825475
re-roll
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>>3825487
F
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>>3825487
Thank heavens
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I'm so sorry, anon.
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>>3825491
Look on the bright side, you stopped before rolling a 100.
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F
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>>3825492
Im out enjoy the rolls don't catch my crits
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>>3825471
>>3825481
>>3825487

Tunegan, 20th Day of Ovrimun, 883 A.C.E. – Mid-afternoon

Your hand scrambles for the top of the rockfaces and finally finds purchase. You heave yourself over the edge, armour and all. If there is anything good to come out of this expedition, all this hiking has made excellent exercise. Your at least respect and understand the terrain, if you aren’t exactly fond of it.

>Fallavon terrain is now Familiar. You may not gain further Familiarity without a Ranger Liscence (or extended stays).

The view is breathtaking. Not worth the effort of four days of pain and hardship to get here. No, no, no. But Almighty strike you down if your chest doesn’t swell at the accomplishment of it. The green expanse stretches as far as the eye can see, and you’re uncertain whether the stark blue north is the horizon or the shores of the Frozen Straits. And to the east; far FAR east… By the Brothers that’s the Montbrun mountain line… That must be… your mind stumbles upon the calculation of leagues. Your sisters were better at maths.

>2 Success
>You find signs of men, and you have an inkling of where they're going

”M’lord. We ain’t the first folk to pass through here.” Craig of Lowgrove sweeps aside some ashen wood with his foot, eager to please. ”A campfire, see? Not too old either. Less’n a week, I reckon.”

This outcrop certainly bears the signs of a the passing of men. A lot of them if you are any judge. You step over a loose strap buckle, designed for armour heavier than mere chainmail if you were to guess, and pick up a discarded arrowshaft. Wickedly barbed, pointed to punch through even plate at the right angle and speed. Knight-killers, some call them.

[1/2]
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[2/2]

”So they came through here. Well-armed, organised. You can see the remnants of makeshift camp defences at the eges.” You think out loud, allowing Craig or Sir dan Marc to offer input. ”A large camp, judging from the perimeter… where the devil would they be heading from here…If they were headed south we’d have surely run into-”

”Eeek! Eeek! Eeek!” Courageous Sky flits past you with an alarming screech. You innately understand it is a warning and whip around in time to see an unfurling wingspan and clattering of rocks as a Wyvern the size of a wagon detaches itself from the rocky outcrop above the campsite.

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> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]

> “Some bloody sport at last! Let’s go men, there’s knight word needs doing.” You charge in without hesitation. Sir Rabe would be so jealous! [Hearty]

> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3825487

>fAe kIsSeD iS a sHiT bUfF

Yeah, I'm smug. Sue me.
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>>3825504
Any animal familarity like when we met the troll?
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>>3825504
> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3825504
>> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]

I'm not rolling but goddamn
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>>3825504
>> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3825508
Don't let yourself be distracted by mere lizard we have NOTHING to GAIN here. We are lagging behind by a week. If someone gets wounded not only will it slow us down it will attract more predators. This is region where they are NESTING killing this one may bring more of them on our head. Please Kniggas dont take unnecessary risk.
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>>3825506
Ah fuck, yes I forgot.

>Impressive DC, Average AV
>SWOOP ability, can forgo damage every second round for a large DC boost.
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>>3825504
> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]

Also, either use our shield or sword to reflect light into its eyes.

This beast is different from our omnivorous troll. This is a hunter/scavanger. It’ll prefer not to go after prey that may put up a fight and hurt it. It’ll go after more defenceless prey.

Hence contrary to instinct, standing ground and showing no fear will make it less likely to attack.
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>>3825504
>> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3825504
>“Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3825504
>“Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3825519
We previously got some insight into its behaviour with the post text.

Anything similar here?
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>>3825504
>“You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3825504
> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]

Fuck fine, let's try to avoid a fight. It better not get the drop on us because if this.
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>>3825504
> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3825504
>> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3825504
>“Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]


>>3825520
Or it could be protective of it's nesting grounds and we're intruding
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>>3825568
Rather foolish of the large party to setup camp there then. Since it would have been territorial and attack them regardless.

However they went on their way unmolested so i do not believe that to be the case.
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>>3825504
> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]

>>3825512
Don't worry, I'm sure you've gotten all the bad rolls out of your system!
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>>3825504
> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3825504
>“Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3825531
Nothing I haven’t mentioned previously
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>>3825504
>“Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3825504
> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3825531
The only tidbit is that they are territorial.
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>>3825526
Changing vote to

>“You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3825504
>“Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3825504
This thing could probably bite us in half. I'm not necessarily saying we couldn't beat it, but that doesn't look like a fight that we come out of expedition worthy or without casualties, just not worth the risk right now, focus on the mission, find our brother.
> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3825504
>> “Some bloody sport at last! Let’s go men, there’s knight word needs doing.” You charge in without hesitation. Sir Rabe would be so jealous! [Hearty]

BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADE OF CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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>“Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]

lizard killing comes after brother
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>>3825505
It's still a shit buff regardless of your smug.
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>>3825504
> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3825504
> “Some bloody sport at last! Let’s go men, there’s knight word needs doing.” You charge in without hesitation. Sir Rabe would be so jealous! [Hearty
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>>3825504
> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3825504

> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]

Wyverns are territorial, we are in for a fight no matter what.
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>>3825504
> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]

Eyes on the prize, we can always hunt it on our return if we want.
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>>3826179
if they're territorial we can leave it alone and find another way around
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>>3825504
>> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3825504
>”You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3825504
>> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
pretty sure these things view weakness as reason to attack don't back down
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>>3825504
>> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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Guys I WILL call a recast vote if I suspect samefagging. And if that happens today I can’t provide an update until tomorrow.
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Just saying, you’re screwing yourself and everyone else by delaying the update (plus your samefag attempt doesn’t work.)
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>>3825520
>>3826573
Agreed, its a predator and it leaving us alone would either result from it being too full or finding us too risky of a prey. And gtfo is going to trigger its hunt instincts.
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>>3826639
http://www.wikihow.com/Survive-a-Lion-Attack

Alot of safely disengaging from big cats is to stand ground, look threatening and slowly back away.
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>>3826636
>>3826638
would hate to see that happen but i totally understand

please, samefags, just enjoy what happens with the fucking story. it won't always go your way. that's why we have voting in the first place
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>>3826636
>>3826638
I'll resist pulling the tiger by the tail and just say it's a pretty even split between one post ids.
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>>3826636
>>3826638
You've threatened this before and it's never worked because coppeclipper samefags fall into this pattern every time

>oh no my side is losing must samefag to get my way
>other samefags respond by doing the same
>rinse and repeat ad nauseam

This is why almost every vote that isn't a short vote is so hotly contested over a 24h period and I hate it
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>>3826774
The problem with that is that people have lives and we're spread across the globe. Shortening the voting period would eliminate players.

I honestly don't get why people are such fags about voting in a CYOA on a Tibetan basket weaving forum. Kniggas need to re-evaluate their lives. Also, what the hell are you guys doing with your IP? I only post in threads when I'm on my home network. My ID never changes.
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>>3826804
Some are phoneposters from anons on the move. God knows I check this when im out on the move at work. It's too good to miss.
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>>3826809
>31 posts by this ID

But this is why Forgotten has people link their previous posts. I know i have had to change IDs from traveling but i don't end up with a new ID every other post. I link my old ID and move on with the new one. It's just odd to me when guys have like 10 in a single thread.
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>>3826819
For what's worth I only vote from my home, but I somethings post ideas and discuss things from my phone.
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>>3826804
I honestly think that's a sacrifice to make to downsize the scale of samefagging that occurs, it's perhaps cruel in some respect but a necessity given the continued inability for anon to disregard forgottens mandate to not samefags.

>what the hell are you guys doing with your IP? I only post in threads when I'm on my home network. My ID never changes

Phone posting from his mobile data and home network posting allows anon two votes as the IP's are separate entities and a further additional one>upwards if they engage in further efforts to create new ip's that number only increases and they can get away with it as long they aren't caught or can at least reference previous posts under that IP as long as it does not change.
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>>3826833
>I honestly think that's a sacrifice to make
until you are the person that can't make the votes. Honestly that's as selfish as the samefags. I understand your frustration and don't blame you for feeling this way but this is my opinion
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>>3826840
Yeah well in this situation we're both selfish you theoretically speaking want to retain a vote and the status quo of constant samefsgging while I want to change it at the expense of at least a few others.
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>>3826636
>>3826638
In that case I'll vote for capturing the wyvern and training it to carry us.

Welcome to Fire Emblem, bitch.
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>>3826860
>not catching an actual dragon to ride
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>>3826860
>>3826864
The path to winning back ardennes is wyvern knights. By staying out of reach in the air, the wyverns cant be turned undead.
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>>3826870
This knigga is onto something
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>>3826870
If that was the case Pegasus knights should be more common
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>>3826874
Pegasus knights still need to dive down to touch and kill. With wyverns, you could either have breath attacks or lob rocks.
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>>3826874
Pegasus choose their riders, not the other way around. There are not more pegasus knights because there are few that are worthy.
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>>3826878
Until I see fore from it's mouth I don't think wryverns have fire attack.

>>3826881
Point I'm not sure how wryvern mounts could be done or if they can be done but it's an awesome endeavor none the less
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>>3826894
Honestly unsure.

This specimen doesnt appear to have it but previous posts by Forgotten have aluded to it.

https://archived.moe/qst/thread/3333941/#q3348777

>They say by the end he was blinded by wyvern-fire, his flesh had melted under the heat of his scorched armour.
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>>3826910
Well I guess we'll find out if we fight it or pussyfooting fails us.
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>>3826910
>>3826925
My guess it's it would depend on age. It's probably something they develop over time
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>>3826833
I'm the only onefag then prob. never bothered with a smartphone
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It’s clear there’s some samefagging going on both sides. I’m going to call a recast and, as I dont have time later in the day, there will be no update tonight. I understand this means honest voters miss out today, which is pretty shit desu. I am not going to change the 24 hour window, because I think it’s convenient for players around the world to read and vote at their leisure without missing out.

I would like those samefagging to understand that they are the reason there is no update tonight. I would prefer 5 honest players to dozens of dishonest ruffians that are set on directing every vote on a Samoan-crab-fishing-website their way. I run this quest because I genuinely enjoy it and love seeing other anons reactions and investment. It’s not like I’m charging you anything (patreon link here, cuckerberg) All I ask is that you are polite (for 4chan) and honest in votes. Samefagging devalues the experience for other anons, though you probably don’t care about that if you do stoop to samefagging. However, you may not realise, but contentious votes and discussion around them are how I can tell that the choices actually matter. If I don’t really know if a choice was obvious or just samefagged to hell, that makes it harder for me to provide meaningful choices in the future.


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RECAST VOTE
No 1 post IDs allowed without linking to a previous vote.

> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]

> “Some bloody sport at last! Let’s go men, there’s knight word needs doing.” You charge in without hesitation. Sir Rabe would be so jealous! [Hearty]

> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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desu autocorrects to desu? Fucking weird.
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>>3827175
>“You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3827175
>> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
RIP update
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>>3827175

>You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3827175
>> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3827175
> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3827175
>“Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3827175
> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3827175

> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3827175
> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3823759
Me
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>>3827175

> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3827175
>> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]

Stand our ground. Show this sheep/farmer stealer we're not quite so easy prey.
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>>3827175
>>3827179
Changing to

> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3827175
>> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3827175
also patreon when
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>>3827175
>“You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3827208
Do I look like a copper-clipper to you, friend?
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>>3827235
that depends will we ever play shekel knight?
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>>3827238
With the luck so far, we might be finding out soon
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>>3827235
You look like you could still do with whole ones~
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>>3827175
>> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3827241
well at least we'll be keeping in tradition if we do.
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>>3827175
>> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3827175
> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
The other anons convince me that it's better to show no weaknesses with these predators.
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>“You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
I was also swayed. You can scare bears with an aggressive stance, although you have to watch their body language. If they put their ears back and sit...they ain't going anywhere and are ready to fight. I don't know what the body language of a wyvern is but we're about to get a lesson.
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>>3827175
> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]

Just in case my ID has changed over night >>3810211 this is me.
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>>3827175
> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3827175
>> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3827175
> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
It gave a warning cry instead of immediately diving at us, if we back off its likely it would too. But if we posture aggressively we're essentially saying we want to pick the fight.
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>>3827500
Warning cry?

That was courageous sky warning us, not the wyvern.
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>>3827175
>> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]
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>>3825517
>>3827503
me
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>>3827502
Oh thats my bad then, I misread it. In that case, its somewhat difficult to figure out the best choice, since it could be sizing us up on a hunt or defending its territory. considering we're deep in the crags, I'd still say its better to back off, since it seems like wyverns nest around here.
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>>3827509
Not a problem.

I agree its somewhat difficult especially since its our first time dealing with it but i'm believe it might be somewhat unlikely that this is its nest. Since as >>3825569 pointed out, the group of men previously camped here and if it was its nest,they would have been attacked.
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>>3827509
I mean in the end, backing off is still the best idea. I just think it should be slowly backing off with steel in hand, not showing our backs to it.
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>>3827509
>wyverns nest
That could mean eggs, imagine the money we could get from those.
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>>3827517
Imaging dragging them thru a forest without a mount
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>>3827175
>> “Some bloody sport at last! Let’s go men, there’s knight word needs doing.” You charge in without hesitation. Sir Rabe would be so jealous! [Hearty]
>>3827176
I'm surprised that someone who spent so much time on 4Chan didn't know this until now.
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>>3827509
>>3827512
If it dealt with humans already and they did force it out of its nest than would it recognize act of drawing weapons as aggression?
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>>3827526
It should be able to understand basic fight or flight vs freezing and if it was forced out, it should be able to recognise it. Though i do not believe such a creature would so easily abandon a nest.
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>>3827515
Thats fair, either choice seems reasonable.
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>>3827175
Eh screw it. Carnivores only respect power.
> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3827175
> “Easy, easy. No sudden movements. The lizard might not be hungry.” You came out here to find your brother, not hunt lizards. You won’t start fights you can avoid. [Idealist]

>>3808755
This is me with my lack of consistent wifi and cell coverage.
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>>3827175
> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]
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>>3827175
>> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]


Lets kill this bad boy, just caught up on 500+ posts after spending some time in hospital and we've had some amazing luck and incredible rolls. Now to push it to the limit and get us a dragonskin coat!
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>>3828164
If you're so eager to kill it you might as well vote Hearty to attack it first and guarantee a fight.
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> “You have caught me in a very bad mood, reptile.” Draw your blade and stand your ground. If the predator fancies to try you, you’ll not deny it. [Haughty]

Choosing the most passive option would have garnered a -10DC on this roll, plus failure would have meant no weapon bonus for the first combat round.

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Tracking Roll
> Avoid Monster / Territorial Carnivore 20DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Well Fed +5DC
> Stood your Ground +10DC
> Forest Guide +0 Re-Roll
> Courageous Sky +1 Re-Roll
> Order of Names Cartography +1 Save
> 41DC


Crit-fail = The creature is old and matured enough to ‘breathe’ fire.
0 = Despite readying yourself for the possibility of assault, you are unprepared for the lethal suddenness. +1 Combat Re-Roll to Foe.
1 = The creature will not abide your presence, or is not quite full, and rushes in to attack.
2 = The creature makes an intimidating display and stalks your party. You will need to lose it in the narrow crags if you wish to avoid combat.
3 = The creature balks at your confidence and warily allows you to withdraw unmolested.
Double Success = Your ‘guide’ has no opportunity to slip away during the confrontation.
Crit-pass = Uncanny affinity.


3 rolls of 1d100. You have 1 Re-Roll and 1 Save.

Mexican Standoff.
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Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>3828990
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Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>3828990
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Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>3828990
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Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>3828990
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Can we use the save? Do I re-roll?
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>>3828998
lets just fight it out
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>>3828998
Nah let's just keep things as they are... the DC is very bad, I would prefer to keep re-rolls
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>>3828995
>>3828992

Either of these can use the save or the re-roll. The re-roll will regenerate in time but the save will not.

Roller's call.
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>>3828998
given assembled luck on re-rolls I'd say keep it

also Goddamit I said I wouldnt roll what the fuck is wrong with me
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>>3828995
>>3829001
I'm using the save.
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>>3829003
Come on man its' not worth it... don't throw away our save
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>>3829003
Save Used.

This is 2 Success unless >>3828998 wishes to re-roll. As it is, avoiding combat will also require a Pathfinder Roll. I'll call it in 5 minutes if he hasn't made a decision.
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>>3829003
Good. I approve. Other guy use reroll. Lets GTFO.
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>>3829006
good job samefag
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Dang I can't decide. Do I use it or save it for the pathfinder roll guys?
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>>3829008
Those are two different things. Using a PF roll doesn't affect a Tracking Roll. But using a PF roll means the next PF roll in quick succession can't use it. DECIDE 1 min.
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>>3829003
God dammit.

Save really is impt enough that it should be a thread vote.

>>3829008
Save it, we need to escape from this beast.
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>>3828990
>>3828992
Not reroll then
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>>3829008
Hard to say if dc will be better so follow your heart
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Re-Roll not used.
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>>3829007
What?
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>>3829007
This>>3829006 isn't me if that's what you're implying.
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And now for flights of fantasy.

Imagine if we got the crit here. How many of forgotten’s plans would go out the window? Dohoho.
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As I said before, you need time in between use of re-rolls before recharging. As you did not use any re-rolls in your last (successful) attempt to climb the mountain, I will assume they've recharged.

I will also assume the Save means Craig of Lowgrove doesn't make a run for it, more out of self-preservation than anything else.

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Pathfinder Roll
>Unforgiving Obstacle / Familiar Terrain 50DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Ranger Gear +1 Re-Roll
> Forest Guide +1 Re-Roll, (improves terrain to Intimate) +10DC
> 66 DC


0 = You manage to stumbled even deeper into the predator’s territory. Enraging the beast, you are eventually cornered with no retreat.
1 = Having begun to hunt you, the creature is unerring in its pursuit and after three days eventually forces a confrontation.
2 = You are forced to wait out the Wyvern at some points. Your progress across the Crags is impeded a further two days, but you emerge unscathed.
3 = The Wyvern pursuit is fruitless, you spend less than a day giving it the slip.


3 rolls of 1d100. You have 2 Re-Rolls. Open to all rollers.

Time for some exciting rock-climbing.
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Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>3829022
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Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>3829022
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Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>3829022
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Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>3829022

Let’s GTFO
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>>3829023
>>3829024
>>3829025
>>3829026

Campers, every last one of us. Heh.
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>>3829023
>>3829024
>>3829025
nice
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>>3829023
>>3829024
>>3829025
Thank Adam
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>>3829023
>>3829024
>>3829025
Damn, we ranger now bitch.
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>>3829021
>image

>>3829023
>>3829024
>>3829025
I thought I was running a quest about knights, not fucking Ninjas.
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>>3829022
>I will also assume the Save means Craig of Lowgrove doesn't make a run for it, more out of self-preservation than anything else.

That's good then. I don't understand why he would even try to run. The chances that he will survive atop a mountain filled with wyverns all on his own are nill.
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I will write-up the results of both these rolls in the next update tomorrow, but doubtless we’re going to see some PARKOUR.

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At the exact same time, many MANY leagues to the east (but at roughly the same altitude)

”The toll is how much?!” Tracker Jean struggled to pick her jaw up off the floor, the whole caravan was waiting in the miserable winds outside of Saint Gabriel’s Törwatcher Gate and she didn’t have time to be indignant. But it was hard not to be. ”That’s bloody double what it was last year! And that’s including the little extra we left for the captain.”

”Lord Alderauge’s men were pretty clear, boss. That’s the set price and no way around it.” Berric muttered miserably to his employer. He’d had worse giving him orders. She was a strange woman no doubt, and rubbed his fellow countrymen the wrong way, but she knew her work and ran a clean caravan. Odd woman, but she paid well so he couldn’t complain. She had something of a temper though.

[1/2]
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[2/2]

”He’s bloody kidding himself if he thinks I’m paying that only to come back through here in a week! I bet he’ll charge us again too, the sunnuvabitch.” Jean nibbled at her lip, as she tended to do when mad or thinking hard. Today it was both. Pa would probably be at the muster point soon, ready to sell of his Mustang stock for the good steel Jean had traded to the Montbrun fancypants. Some had turned theirs noses up at frivolous Aubrey antiques and furniture, but others couldn’t get enough of it.

Tracker Jean’s convoy had to be on the other side of these mountains to meet Pa in a week or two. No more than three, Pa wouldn’t wait forever. Saint Gabriel’s gate was the most reliable passage but the tolls were always unreasonable, but this was downright robbery. Especially since she had alternatives. She could try the Duke’s Citadel Törwatcher further north, and cut him a good deal on her remaining antiques for cheaper passage. That’d take time. There were also a half-a-dozen lesser passages through these mountains. Riskier, but she knew most of them like the back of her hand.

Or she could put her big girl boots on, bite her tongue and just pay the damn toll regardless of how much it bit into the expedition’s profit margin.

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> “Do you think Duke Montbrun will like that ghastly dining chair we couldn’t get rid of? I can never figure the taste of these royal nibs. Or lack thereof.” Head north and go through the Duke’s Citadel. [Haughty]

> “Nobles, feh. Who needs ‘em? We make our own way. Done it before, and we’ll do it again.” Take one of the minor passages. [Hearty]

> “Robbery. Bullying, plain and simple. These ‘nobles’ just think traders are endless wells of coin, don’t they? No respect for private enterprise.” Pay the toll. [Cynic]
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>>3829023
>>3829024
>>3829025
Thank god.

>>3829035
>“Do you think Duke Montbrun will like that ghastly dining chair we couldn’t get rid of? I can never figure the taste of these royal nibs. Or lack thereof.” Head north and go through the Duke’s Citadel. [Haughty]
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>>3829035
>> “Robbery. Bullying, plain and simple. These ‘nobles’ just think traders are endless wells of coin, don’t they? No respect for private enterprise.” Pay the toll. [Cynic]

The Safety and time saved are worth a little less profit.

And she could always take a different and cheaper route back if she wanted to assuming of that there isn't a time constraint on returning.
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>>3829035
> “Do you think Duke Montbrun will like that ghastly dining chair we couldn’t get rid of? I can never figure the taste of these royal nibs. Or lack thereof.” Head north and go through the Duke’s Citadel. [Haughty]

Jean should be able to make up the time.
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>>3829035
>> “Robbery. Bullying, plain and simple. These ‘nobles’ just think traders are endless wells of coin, don’t they? No respect for private enterprise.” Pay the toll. [Cynic]

I was wondering what was going with our caravan.
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>>3829035
> “Do you think Duke Montbrun will like that ghastly dining chair we couldn’t get rid of? I can never figure the taste of these royal nibs. Or lack thereof.” Head north and go through the Duke’s Citadel. [Haughty]

I don't mind this as long it doesn't take too long.
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>>3829035
>> “Do you think Duke Montbrun will like that ghastly dining chair we couldn’t get rid of? I can never figure the taste of these royal nibs. Or lack thereof.” Head north and go through the Duke’s Citadel. [Haughty]
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>>3829035
> “Robbery. Bullying, plain and simple. These ‘nobles’ just think traders are endless wells of coin, don’t they? No respect for private enterprise.” Pay the toll. [Cynic]
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>>3829035
>> “Nobles, feh. Who needs ‘em? We make our own way. Done it before, and we’ll do it again.” Take one of the minor passages. [Hearty]


Conspiracy Anon you should note Montbrune's toll ways have doubled for some reason.

>>3829043
Tollways are the best and safest route through the mountains for a good reason.
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>>3829056
>
Conspiracy Anon you should note Montbrune's toll ways have doubled for some reason.
Making a note on the pasterbin.
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>>3829056
And the toll collector. Lord Alderauge was the man we met that gave us the cryptic message about the cub in a coat of black and gold
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>>3829035
>“Robbery. Bullying, plain and simple. These ‘nobles’ just think traders are endless wells of coin, don’t they? No respect for private enterprise.” Pay the toll. [Cynic]

>>3827193
This is my previous ID if it changed.
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>>3829062
>Lord Alderauge
Nice catch Anon didn't see it, that message still means anything and everything and is driving me nuts
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>>3829035
>“Nobles, feh. Who needs ‘em? We make our own way. Done it before, and we’ll do it again.” Take one of the minor passages. [Hearty]
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>>3829068
I'm kicking myself now that I didn't realize he was Montbrun then. His sigil was a gold Pegasus on a black field
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>>3829062
>>3829056
>The Saint Gabriel’s pass, the most reliable pass into the Wastelands from Montbrune, has double it's toll compare from last year for some reason. Lord Alderauge holds the pass, more of him below.

https://pastebin.com/HW6tG7TW

Done, I have yet to add the details about Craig ambush and his employer but I will go over the details tonight.
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>>3829035
>“Robbery. Bullying, plain and simple. These ‘nobles’ just think traders are endless wells of coin, don’t they? No respect for private enterprise.” Pay the toll. [Cynic]
If her goal is to get to her father then she needs to get to her father
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>>3829076
Fine work Anon. Almighty we have a lot of info and still can't put it together
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>>3829076
Doing the Lights work conspiracy anon
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>>3829035
> “Do you think Duke Montbrun will like that ghastly dining chair we couldn’t get rid of? I can never figure the taste of these royal nibs. Or lack thereof.” Head north and go through the Duke’s Citadel. [Haughty]
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>>3829035
>> “Do you think Duke Montbrun will like that ghastly dining chair we couldn’t get rid of? I can never figure the taste of these royal nibs. Or lack thereof.” Head north and go through the Duke’s Citadel. [Haughty]
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>>3829035
>> “Do you think Duke Montbrun will like that ghastly dining chair we couldn’t get rid of? I can never figure the taste of these royal nibs. Or lack thereof.” Head north and go through the Duke’s Citadel. [Haughty]

Slightly increased risk, lesser loss of margin and moderately increased time. Better this way.
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>>3829035
>> “Do you think Duke Montbrun will like that ghastly dining chair we couldn’t get rid of? I can never figure the taste of these royal nibs. Or lack thereof.” Head north and go through the Duke’s Citadel. [Haughty]
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>>3829035
>> “Nobles, feh. Who needs ‘em? We make our own way. Done it before, and we’ll do it again.” Take one of the minor passages. [Hearty]
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>>3829035
> “Do you think Duke Montbrun will like that ghastly dining chair we couldn’t get rid of? I can never figure the taste of these royal nibs. Or lack thereof.” Head north and go through the Duke’s Citadel. [Haughty]
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>>3829035

> “Do you think Duke Montbrun will like that ghastly dining chair we couldn’t get rid of? I can never figure the taste of these royal nibs. Or lack thereof.” Head north and go through the Duke’s Citadel. [Haughty
we got time, we can pay it on thr way back
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>>3829035
>> “Do you think Duke Montbrun will like that ghastly dining chair we couldn’t get rid of? I can never figure the taste of these royal nibs. Or lack thereof.” Head north and go through the Duke’s Citadel. [Haughty]
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>>3829076
You’re free to update this as you go at your discretion, but is it alright if I include this in the OP of future threads?
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>>3829963
I would be honored.
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>>3829968
On another note the sigil of Sir Marco Hewitt, who is from Pascae, was an anchor. Like the coin Craig was pay with. I think this reinforces the suspicion on Hewitt since the attempt to sabotage our shield came after our duel with him and Craig matches the description of the dishevelled looking man with a green hood. Could be interrogate Craig further about being hire during the tournament.
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>>3829076
Wow that really ties the plot together.

And here Emile is just kinda stumbling through complex plots and such like a fucking wrecking ball, all frustratingly noble and naive.

We do seem to be more on the Reginae side, which honestly bodes well for the House if a civil war is coming. Have a son in each court, as it were.
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>>3830035
Unlikely.

The reference to the anchor on the coinage is to langlish coin. Furthermore theres no real rational for someone lower than a King to be minting coins. It's downright treasonous.
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>>3830035
I'm more curious about whose initials are F.R. on Lady Vancewells handkerchief.
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>>3829076
- Lord Alderauge gave us a cryptic clue about our brother
> ”Ah, the bear of Andrei.” You hadn’t noticed the large man sidle up to you. Blunt features on a wizened face regard you curiously. The man, who you assume is the Lord Alderauge that Jean spoke of, mutters. ”I saw a white cub last winter. It had a coat of gold and black by the old river mill.”
*Note that the sigil of our House is a bear and House Alderauge’s sigil is a gold Pegasus on a black field.

-The colours of Lady Vancewell's handkerchief also match that of the cryptic message Lord Alderauge

I've put up a possible interpretation of this before, think it got missed except by a few:

-Cubs are referred to as such for the young of foxes, wolves and BEARS.
-Our house colours are of white and blue
-Theres a reference to an old mill back in thread 1 near our home

I read this as saying he met our brother last winter near our home, which matches up with the timeframe of his movements.

>"Hmmm, yes your brother did come here before the snows had even melted. ..."

A final solid match on the house colours during the tourney means he may actually be in the princes faction under the command of the vancewells.
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>>3830042
Its a flimsy I know, but Hewitt is also from Pascae. It would not have hard to find out about our pious reputation or the pilgrims we were escorting during the tournament.

>>3830107
Nice catch.
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>>3830042
didn't we met some langish mercenaries earlier going to the woods?
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>>3830126
Yes, but I think the are unrelated to this, since they were a whole company marching north even before the tournament started.
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>>3830114
Metawise, more likely its still a vancewell plot, probably.
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>>3830040
Dont know where people consistently keep getting the idea Emile is a Queensman it was decided he was a kingsmen in the first thread he was in and theres been little to change that
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>>3830135
Ostensibly under the guise of a monster attack but we've heard no word of such a major monster attack happening in Favallon that would require such numbers.
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>>3830442
The Chlach Abhain? Even with a whole company could turn profit with their eyes. There is also the possibility they are on a similar mission to the Cathagi, maybe even the same by a different sponsors.
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>>3830452
Imagine if those langlish mercs come back with a caged troll.
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>>3830452
My thinking was the same, it's probably a proxy mission like the Carthaggi Direwolf venture though we have less of an endgame idea for what that entails, I must reiterate though that we haven't word of a monster attack so their true mission remain nebulous at best.
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>>3830435
Well, he ruined the princes plot with the Vancewells, stands opposed to the Hewitts supporting them, and got involved with the House Sinclaire.

You can go on and on about how we voted for him to be a Kingsman, but it's clear that Emile hasn't stood by that throughout the quest.
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>>3830477
We stood against those opponents for personal reasons, not for overarching ones.

Rather than a Queensman, we're this metaphorical Knight-sized spanner thrown into the works reciting the collected works of adam while the gears attempt to chew on the bear.
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>>3830466
We can narrow it down a little. They claim to be hunting monsters, it requires a whole company, they were well arm and armor with many wearing full-plates, they are travelling openly on the road so they aren't concern with being notice, their employer or mission can pay enough that a trip to the heart of Canton and deep into Motte-Fallavon is worth it.
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>>3830477
we are not a queens man tho if anything we are the most loyal kings man as we want to save the institution from it's own corruption
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>>3830477
>Well, he ruined the princes plot with the Vancewells,

Unsubstantiated until further evidence proves it more than blackboard babble.

>stands opposed to the Hewitts supporting them, and got involved with the House Sinclaire.

What? so for making that at shit we're an enemy of all Hewitt's and the faction they support? thats ridiculous.

>siding with house Sinclair
We havent done that period and our only real interest in the house is Eva Sinclair at current.

>You can go on and on about how we voted for him to be a Kingsman, but it's clear that Emile hasn't stood by that throughout the quest.

Gee it's almost like political factionalism can be multilayered and intricate where people who aren't like minded can be part of a wide spectrum faction.

Their hasn't been a single thing to change that initial vote outside of your projection of what the kingsmen vs Queensman Incorporate so cool your jets
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>>3830509
Yeah thats true whoevers laying paying real well which at least to my own personal intuition suggests it's not a kingsmen plot but I'm biased and believe that the Kingmen faction is weaker atm than the Queensmen
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> “Do you think Duke Montbrun will like that ghastly dining chair we couldn’t get rid of? I can never figure the taste of these royal nibs. Or lack thereof.” Head north and go through the Duke’s Citadel. [Haughty]
We will see the results of this later. As for the Wyvern, I hadn’t actually expected you to manage to successfully evade it. Well done, you’re filling out your ranger shoes nicely.

Tunegan, 20th Day of Ovrimun, 883 A.C.E. – Mid-afternoon

>Tracking Roll
>2 Success (1 Save Used)
>Pathfinder Roll
>3 Success

You do not baulk as the reptilian predator saunters over, it’s approach slowing as you fail to flee. It half circles you, hissing and rasping but unwilling to immediately press the attack. It did not appear to be hunting you, merely baking in the afternoon sun when your party interrupted.

The creature trills and rears back, for a moment you think it’s going to breath fire but you remember the Order of Names archives encounters. Only very advanced Wyverns of prodigious size master the trick of igniting the air after spraying a highly combustible substance from their glands that they use to mark territory. This creature does not appear to be an old veteran, and you do not detect the scent mentioned in the records.
So you stand your ground as the creature fakes an attack, allowing your party to slip away. The Wyvern snaps and flies off in a bout of ill temper.

”I’ve never heard of anyone staring down a Wyvern and getting away with it before.” Sir dan Marc says wryly when you rejoin the group.

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”We’re far from away free yet, my good man.” You keep your voice low, and indicate that the party shouldn’t look above them or stay too long in the shadow of the thing circling in the sky above. ”He’s not content to let us leave without trying to pick one of us off at his leisure.”

”We could just feed ‘em that traitor Craig, milord.” Mikail of Andryski scowls.

”Tempting, but unnecessary. Halt, it’s circling around. Follow me!” With a surprising vigour you leap off the side of the path and slide down the rocky slope before jumping a thin chasm. There’s a crack between the two cliff faces here, barely enough for a man your size to fit through. You turn to see the rest of your fellows staring at you from above the hill, impressed at your acrobatics in heavy armour. ”Sometime today, if you please. Quickly now!”

Your companions are far less graceful in their descent, but the threat of the wyvern relocating them is as good a spur as any. Your disloyal guide fumbles at the chasm, his bound hands causing him to lose his balance and mistime the jump. You grab the belt on his chest and for a moment leave him dangling there. But you’ll doubtless need his sorry hide again later so you pull him up.

“GRAAUURRR”” The frustrated roar of the Wyvern circling the trail you left behind sends you and the rest sinking back into the thin crack in the wall. Courageous Sky lands and your shoulder chittering nervously. It’s rare he meets someone in the sky that can outmatch him. Mikail tugs at your elbow.

”It’s a bit a squeeze for milord, but this crack widens up some further up.” Your squire whispers, eyes wide. He’s had a lot of excitement these last few days.

You nod, your instincts proved right. ”We’ll follow it as much as we can, then make camp. No fire tonight, I think.”

You find little argument there.

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[3/3]

Wenegan, 21st Day of Ovrimun, 883 A.C.E. – Early Morning

You’ve come out of that thin trail almost entirely on the lower slopes of the other side of the crags. You and Sir dan Marc are busy trying to discern what the thin trail of smoke north-west could mean, or whether that shape in the distance north-east is a ruin or a formation of overgrown rocks when your squire calls out to you.

”Milord… you should come see this.” The boy looks as pale as a ghost.



You’ve seen men hung before. Back home, one of the villagers murdered his wife and Father had him sentenced to death by hanging. This was in your youth, before your service with the Order Chapter-Forts. Grim work, and morbidly lurid images of the mans purple face and lolling tongue would stick with you a while later. But nothing like this.

The men, you assume, were hung not by their necks but by a wicked hook punctured through and hung their ribs. There are five such scaffolds, solid and with a strong chain connecting it to the savage peg. They’ve clearly been left dangling here for some time. Some of the bodies are indistinguishable from any other rack of meat you might find in a larder. Of those remaining, it’s clear their eyes have been sewn shut and all bear signs of torture. A cruel fate, to be hung up and blinded so you could only hear Wyverns and Almighty-knows-what-else feed on their fellow condemned.

”What manner of torment is this?” You mutter aghast.

”I… I don’t know, m’lord.” Craig appears as equally horrified as the rest of you. ”Fae can do some damn Pit of work, but… well I ain’t seen them do this afore. And I don’t reckon they’d use good timber for it either.”

The nearest to you, an old man with a grey beard and balding head of hair, has a sign hung around his neck.

BRIGAND AND HIGH TRAITOR, OFFER THIS VILLEIN NO SUCCOUR

You lean in for a closer look The writing is daubed in white and appears official, but there’s no seal or mark. You look at the desiccated corpses and wonder what crimes would justify such an awful punishment, or who the makers of this sign expected to read this. The old man’s dry lips move…

“…water…”

Reginae wept, he’s still alive!

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> “What happened to you, old man?” You have some questions for him before you’ll lend aid. [Haughty]

>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]

> “The King’s Law forbids providing mercy to traitors.” Salve Reginae would preach forgiveness for all, but the Brother’s Book is more practical… [Idealist]
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>>3830529
What do wyvern parts sell for?

Is the hide any good for armour or something?
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>>3830549
> “The King’s Law forbids providing mercy to traitors.” Salve Reginae would preach forgiveness for all, but the Brother’s Book is more practical… [Idealist]
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>>3830549
>>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]

Some information is required. Once this is done, I'd suggest we send him off to meet with Cain and Adam.
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>>3830549
>>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]
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>>3830549
Now this is a choice worth talking about,

> “The King’s Law forbids providing mercy to traitors.” Salve Reginae would preach forgiveness for all, but the Brother’s Book is more practical… but question the old man on what happened here before lending him aid. [Idealist/Haughty]

We need answers he wants water their is a pragmatic trade to be had here and we have to be a little cruel to get answers.

Also I suggest mercy killing as a final option if he wants a quick out.
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>House Sinclair territories are one of the hardest to police. The Law of Adam is applied swiftly and brutally at the discretion of the nobles with harsh punishments, even by the standards of the Duchy, being meted out for even fairly minor offences such as illegal forestry or poaching.

This might be Fallavon style justice but I doubt it, still if we get in trouble we can argue there was no seal or mark and we suspected foul play.

>You lean in for a closer look The writing is daubed in white and appears official, but there’s no seal or mark.
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>>3830586
This is definitely not justice unless this was utterly personal and I doubt whatever these men did was, whatever's at play here gave the torturers good claim to do what they did
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>>3830549
>Villein
This implies he is not a normal peasant. It's like an indentured farmer. It would seem he may have abandoned his Lord's land that he was supposed to be tending. My guess is he was turned rebel and then was subsequently caught and "hung"
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>>3830549
>> “The King’s Law forbids providing mercy to traitors.” Salve Reginae would preach forgiveness for all, but the Brother’s Book is more practical… [Idealist]
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>>3830549
>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]
We need answers from this man. Who is the Lord he crossed? What rebel group did he join?
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>>3830593
i could of done this to vance well and not lose a wink of sleep
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>>3830549
>>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]

Listen to this guy's story afterwards.
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>>3830549
>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]

Even if this man didn't have answer about where our brother might be I would still say help out this man. Also, this is me >>3827358 as the weather has not been kind to my internet.
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>>3830107
>I saw a white cub last winter. It had a coat of gold and black
Maybe our brother is only our half-bother
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>>3830549
>> “What happened to you, old man?” You have some questions for him before you’ll lend aid. [Haughty]
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>>3830709
>I saw a white cub last winter. It had a coat of gold and black
Could be he was implying that our brother was in disguise or wearing false colors. Like he was wearing the coat of arms of Lord Alderauge or someone else with a gold and black sigil but underneath he was still loyal to his family. He was found out and is now in hiding
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>>3830549
>>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]
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>>3830653
And that's why Emile has a anger issue
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>>3830549
>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]

Can we still hold the blade to him though? Just in case?
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>>3830549
Actually, it would be more a mercy to cut him down quick than prolonging his agony with water.
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>>3830773
Water first, mercy kill if he asks for it.
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>>3830549
>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]
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>>3830549
>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]
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>>3830549
>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]
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>>3829055
This is my old ID
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>>3830549
>“What happened to you, old man?” You have some questions for him before you’ll lend aid. [Haughty]
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>>3830549

>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]
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>>3830549
Sir dan Marc didn't say anything before we do something it would be wise to ask his opinion as he is specialist on local law.

And if you are giving him water make Craig do it
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>>3830549
>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]
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>>3830549
>> “What happened to you, old man?” You have some questions for him before you’ll lend aid. [Haughty]
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>>3830549
>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]
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>>3830549
>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]
if he actually deserves punishment, a simple hanging would have done just as well. Torture like this is the sign of those who stray a little too far down Cains path.
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>>3830549
>>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]
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>>3830549
>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty
Demm but who be claiming to be bringing law here?
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>>3831379
I think labeling this a Cain thing is a misdemeanor it marks brutality and savagery yes but as we know so far torture is not his domain.
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Wew, read up all of BCQ and this thing.

your dice suck ass
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and Forgotten cant into economy to save his life

Great writing though. Also nice with the lethality, though occasionally finniky when a single set of shite rolls can just KO the whole quest (looking at Gabriel and the WB fumble in the woods with Prince).
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>>3830549
>> “The King’s Law forbids providing mercy to traitors.” Salve Reginae would preach forgiveness for all, but the Brother’s Book is more practical… [Idealist]
a traitor's a traitor
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>>3831485
this thing can't hold a candle to bcq
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>>3831490
Gabriel's was more than just a single set of rolls though.
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>>3831524
He went from hot shit to lying in a pit in the span of two updates. Not saying he should have given mercy but that it should have been more involved and harder to die imo. Maybe too soft but I like my players dying to be an event rather than an accident.

>>3831520
Maybe, but then again BC was fueled by a lot of edge.
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>>3831532
>Maybe, but then again BC was fueled by a lot of edge.
BC was always fueled by edge
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>>3831535
Fair enough. I mean that Bearman here has a lot of potential too while BC was boosted by anons need to wear trench coats and wield katanas. Plus I bet the nostalgia of 3 years of questing gives more oompf while I just read it all in the span of a week.
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>>3831532
>Maybe, but then again BC was fueled by a lot of edge.
I love the edge, but most importantly i enjoy the tension and the weight of every choice. You do feel that every decision we make can kill or save the lives of our fellow company members.
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>>3831545
Agreed, however your choices were often irrelevant when the dice decided to fuck with you. Not that there werent highs or lows, just that dice are dice. The kicker is you cant really mitigate chance either without a heavy system and for a Quest format, maybe you shouldnt in the first place.
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>>3831520
Nah, Sworn to Valour is great. To each to his own though.

>>3831532
He got a critfail, a 1d10 roll fail, then a complete fail at a bo3 set, and finally an AV roll fail. He also had no Death's Door ability then.
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>>3830549
> “What happened to you, old man?” You have some questions for him before you’ll lend aid. [Haughty]

No reason not to ask questions. Not like we can save them anyway and some water will not reduce the punishment received, though I am not entirely sure it *was* the kings men, unless the king hires some pretty fucked up dudes.
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>>3831564
I think it's great that he die so we could learn how deadly it can get and get Emile.
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I think it's important to note that we tend to be very aggressive in combat. Forgotten has tried to warn us but I have serious doubts we'll change. But there has certainly been times we could have mitigated our failures if we had been more cautious.

I personally think the way we handled Prince's combat fit his personality
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>>3831666
It's as easy as teaching anons to not just fucking spam "audacious" at every opportunity with no thought behind it. I'm usually sleeping when combat happens so I can't give input
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>>3831673
I mean, again, you are just as likely to do well as fuck up. And when guarding well just extends combat while attacking well kills enemies and reduces further risk its a nobrainer.

Really, outside some special cases, spamming maximum attack means we have fewer dice to roll and less of a chance to suck ass with our limited rerolls.
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>>3831707
If we didn't spam the same aggressive attacks in the progenitor fight we would have won in much favorable conditions retard
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>>3831666
Very aggressive? Please, we voted to run away from the last two potential fights in this thread. First the River Troll and then the Wyvern.
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>>3831707
Spamming maximum attack lowers AV by half (rounding up) and raises the risk of death.
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>>3831713
Going Audacious the first round and switching to Cautious or Guarded the second would have work a lot better.
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>>3831666
Thankfully we’ve starting shifting SOP to guarded or similar for at least the first round and are more open to different stances.
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>>3831724
Correct me if Im wrong but doesnt rolling well mean we dont have to roll AV in the first place? So rolling at least 2 successes means we take no damage?
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>>3831736
The problem is when we don't roll well which tends to happen often. That's why it's a risk.
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>>3831736
Stances don't raise or lower the DC
>>3831715
This has nothing to do with our behaviour once we do get into a fight
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>>3831597
Yeah, I agree. I'm just saying that Gabriel's wasn't just a single set of rolls.
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>>3831743
>Stances don't raise or lower the DC
We were always really aggressive with Prince because of the pistol. I think it's been hard for us to get out of that cycle. We don't have that insta-kill on this quest thankfully, that thing was OP as fuck
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>>3831743
>Stances don't raise or lower the DC
Cautious sort of adjusts the DC, even if we fail our rolls we can double our AV (up to 80) making it very hard for our enemy to actually hit us.
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>>3831786
This seems great to stall for something but if max damage is no longer optimal, the focus will just shift to the next greatshit stance and stay there. Will do the math tomorrow but I see no reason to forego maximum damage as long as we dont risk too much (considering +1 damage is such a big thing here).
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>“Cain on the Cross! Mikail, water quickly!” You let the poor man drink deep without hesitation. No one deserves THIS. [Hearty]
Although perhaps morally just, this is actually a Salve Reginae stance not in line with either of the Brother’s teachings so no Path point is awarded. Your act of mercy does mean no persuasion roll is required for information.

Sign or no sign, you simply cannot stand by and watch a man suffer like this. Your squire drains the flask as you tilt the old man’s head up as he gulps greedily. You assumed he’d drink the whole flask, but after a few deep gulps uncontrollable coughing takes hold and he’s sick. You look at the man with abject pity, fecal matter stains his leg and flies have laid maggots in his wounds. He’s not long for this world.

”Ahhh, that’s the stuff. Why’d you come back, Reginate? See if I’d talk after four days of hell?” The old man’s voice is thin and reedy, interrupted by slurred speech and frequent coughing. “Thank you but fuck you. And your ranger friends too.”

Reginate? The Order Reginae did this to him? The looks of your companions says much the same. That would make them the likely candidates for the armed group that passed through here. And they clearly don’t fuck around. Four days of torturous execution, only able to listen to the denizens of the forest feed of his fellow condemned souls. And he still won’t betray his secrets? You haven’t met many traitors, but this old man seems to be of an entirely different calibre to your cowardly guide.

”We’re not from the Order Reginate, or the Order of Names.” You tell him, ”What happened to you?”

”I’ll *hack* have to take your word fer it.” A man in his position can’t squint suspiciously, but the squint is there. ”Are you a noble nonce? You sound like some sort of blueblood. Also, some more of that water while you’re at it.”

You see no reason not to oblige a dying, blind old man. ”I am Sir Emile Andrei, son of Lord Nikolai Andrei.”

”Andrei, eh? Well I’ll be damned.” The old man gives a choking chuckle, his mangled ribs twisting painfully with each laugh.

”You know another Andrei?” You ask sharply. ”Damien Andrei? I’m his brother, I’m looking for him. Do you know where he is?”

”Not in a million years buddy. I don’t know you and I ain’t telling, this could be a trick and even if it weren’t….” The Bluejay, for he almost certainly is one, spits out of a gob of bloody saliva. ”Even if you ain’t Reginates or Name Men, you might be their little friends from the old fort. So many damn crown folk bring their troubles out here these days. As if we didn’t have enough to fucking worry about.”

[1/3]
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>>3832406

It’s clear the man won’t talk on that, despite you being frustratingly close to discerning your brother’s whereabouts. ”But you are a Bluejay? Of the Wyte band?”

”Guess I ain’t betraying nothing by admitting such.”

”Just your oath to the King and Church.” Sir dan Marc grunts.

”Another blueblood, eh? Local, sounds like. Tell me, boy, can you betray an oath you never made? Be traitor to a man you never met, nor much want to? I don’t recall getting on my knees and swearing fealty to no king or nothing. I do remember the local bastard lord taking what he wanted when he fancied though. Didn’t never agree to that neither.”

”The lords and nobles of this land offer protection against the threats to smallfolk like you. That is the inherent social contract.” You’re not sure why you’re arguing with a self-confessed traitor.

”Says you. It’s me breaking my back, me working the soil and taming the land. N’ for what? So ‘is lordship can take food from my mouth n’ get fat off my labour? So’s I can lick his boots, bob me head and act like his children are for some reason better n’ me own sons just cause he the one what shat ‘em out? Not like he were much of a protector, bully in polished armour more like.”

Flies swarm around his infected wound, a distinct but similar smell to the dried excrement on his loincloth and legs. Perhaps delirium fuels his rasping rant, you can only listen on with morbid fascination. Once he’s begun rambling it’s hard to get him to stop.

”More often n’ not twas him stirring up trouble with the woodfolk anyhows. An ifn’ we did get raided, ain’t like our lord says to us ‘whoops my bad so don’t you worry ‘bout your taxes this year’. So fuck them thugs of his, fuck his Lordship and fuck the King while we’re at it. Yeah hang it all, I said it didn’t I? But it ain’t fucking treason to spit in the eye of your masters you ain’t never asked for.”

[2/3]
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[3/3]

“As for the church, feh. Religion is the smokeleaf of the masses.” A traitor and a heretic then. “What, the Almighty is everywhere, but on Senegan he’s down at the local church and I owe him money? Fuck right off. What’s he gonna to do, strike me down where I hang? Be doing me a favour he would.”

You shake your head, pity turning to anger quickly enough. You’ve never heard such brazen blasphemy in your life. “You’re damning your own soul with every word!”

“Who told you that? A man in a robe, claiming communion with the divine? Madness.” The condemned man cackles bloodily, perhaps gone mad after days of endless torment. “Or maybe you read it in a book, educated blueblood like yourself. You ever met a man that’s been to the other side and come back? One that wasn’t a Deadman? Didn’t think so. And if those buggers in Ardenne know what waits for us after death, they ain’t exactly telling all and sundry about it.”

”So you are unrepentant of your treason and brigandry even after your punishment?” A punishment you’re beginning to look slightly less askance at. Only slightly though. ”No regrets?”

”I gots a whole wagonload of regrets, make no mistake. But turning my back on those bastards weren’t a one of them. And I ain’t never stole anything from those what needed it. A harsh end out here, sure. Can’t hardly deny it. But least a man can do is die free.” The condemned man sighs, tired beyond words. ”You got a blade, sport?”
Your hand drops to the stiletto by your side. ”I do.”

”Good… Good. Well, sooner ‘d be sore sight better n’ later. So if it ain’t too much trouble…” The self-declared traitor doesn’t seem scared, or even in pain despite the obviously tortuous position. He just seems… exhausted. Tired of it all, it seems. ”…I should very much like to die now.”

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>”I don’t doubt it. And perhaps you would have some small measure of clemency, had you not just insulted His Majesty and all noble sensibilities with your vitriol. I think you’ve a day left in you yet. Come men, we’re done here.” Leave the traitor to hang. [Haughty]

>”I understand. Mayhap you’ve a point, hard to break oaths you never made. I’ll leave the question of your treachery to the wisdom of Providence. For my part, I hope your next judges be kinder than your last. Rest easy, Bluejay.” Provide a final mercy. [Hearty]

>”I still believe you to be a traitor. Ill master or no, every man born of Cantôn owes their allegiance to the King. But Salve Reginae preaches forgiveness, perhaps even for treachery. Go in peace.” Provide a final mercy. [Idealist]

>”Thus always to traitors. Your time in the Pit will come soon enough, and I’ll break no laws to help you escape your earthly punishment either. Almighty judge you harshly, brigand.” Leave the traitor to hang. [Idealist]
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>>3832418
>>”I still believe you to be a traitor. Ill master or no, every man born of Cantôn owes their allegiance to the King. But Salve Reginae preaches forgiveness, perhaps even for treachery. Go in peace.” Provide a final mercy. [Idealist]
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>>3832418
>”Thus always to traitors. Your time in the Pit will come soon enough, and I’ll break no laws to help you escape your earthly punishment either. Almighty judge you harshly, brigand.” Leave the traitor to hang. [Idealist]
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>>3832426
We're a man of the law and of the church but we are still a man of mercy. One who I, believe, does not abide unnecessary cruelty. We should tell him he is a traitor and then end him
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>>3832418
>>3832418
>”Thus always to traitors. Your time in the Pit will come soon enough, and I’ll break no laws to help you escape your earthly punishment either. Almighty judge you harshly, brigand.” Leave the traitor to hang. [Idealist]

He condemned himself.
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>>3832451
>>3831597
This is me.
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>>3832418
>”I understand. Mayhap you’ve a point, hard to break oaths you never made. I’ll leave the question of your treachery to the wisdom of Providence. For my part, I hope your next judges be kinder than your last. Rest easy, Bluejay.” Provide a final mercy. [Hearty
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>>3832418
>>”I still believe you to be a traitor. Ill master or no, every man born of Cantôn owes their allegiance to the King. But Salve Reginae preaches forgiveness, perhaps even for treachery. Go in peace.” Provide a final mercy. [Idealist]
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>>3832418
Dammit. This man knows exactly where Damian is.
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>>3832418
Guess we're still looking for Damian the hard way.

>”I still believe you to be a traitor. Ill master or no, every man born of Cantôn owes their allegiance to the King. But Salve Reginae preaches forgiveness, perhaps even for treachery. Go in peace.” Provide a final mercy. [Idealist]
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>>3832531
He might not talk but he let slip a couple of things. An old fort with allies of the orders and a place name Senegan.

>"Even if you ain’t Reginates or Name Men, you might be their little friends from the old fort."
>"What, the Almighty is everywhere, but on Senegan he’s down at the local church and I owe him money?"
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>>3832418
>>”Thus always to traitors. Your time in the Pit will come soon enough, and I’ll break no laws to help you escape your earthly punishment either. Almighty judge you harshly, brigand.” Leave the traitor to hang. [Idealist]
>>3832610
IMO Senegan is probably Canton's equivalent to Sunday/whatever day they use for worship.
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>>3832691
>IMO Senegan is probably Canton's equivalent to Sunday/whatever day they use for worship.
That's what I gathered as well

>>3832610
We should ask Craig about this old fort. Maybe he has something
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>>3832691
On second thought, maybe offer him one final chance to tell us Damian's location in return for a quick death. Probably won't work but eh at least we gave him a chance.
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>>3832418
>”I don’t doubt it. And perhaps you would have some small measure of clemency, had you not just insulted His Majesty and all noble sensibilities with your vitriol. I think you’ve a day left in you yet. Come men, we’re done here.” Leave the traitor to hang. [Haughty]
>”Thus always to traitors. Your time in the Pit will come soon enough, and I’ll break no laws to help you escape your earthly punishment either. Almighty judge you harshly, brigand.” Leave the traitor to hang. [Idealist]
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>>3832418
>”Thus always to traitors. Your time in the Pit will come soon enough, and I’ll break no laws to help you escape your earthly punishment either. Almighty judge you harshly, brigand.” Leave the traitor to hang. [Idealist]
Emile is a religious man but he's also a man of laws. He has the haughty trait and firmly believes in the authority of the church and the nobility
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If he won't say where our brother is, at least try and ask if he is well
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>>3832418
I feel like Emile would heartily disagree with people like this, but can to some extent see where they're coming from. Remember that one knight who married a peasant woman, Emile didnt really care too much, and was mostly distancing himself for social reasons IIRC. I think
>”I understand. Mayhap you’ve a point, hard to break oaths you never made. I’ll leave the question of your treachery to the wisdom of Providence. For my part, I hope your next judges be kinder than your last. Rest easy, Bluejay.” Provide a final mercy. [Hearty]
is the appropriate choice. These are the words of an old man slowly dying with maggots in his wounds, we shouldn't take his words too personally.
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>>3832418
>”I understand. Mayhap you’ve a point, hard to break oaths you never made. I’ll leave the question of your treachery to the wisdom of Providence. For my part, I hope your next judges be kinder than your last. Rest easy, Bluejay.” Provide a final mercy. [Hearty]
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>>3832418
>Who told you that? A man in a robe, claiming communion with the divine? Madness

Eyyy, also fucking called it thus was was the work of the Reginate looking for our brother this just confirms our suspicion that the stakes about finding him are serious.


>”I still believe you to be a traitor. Ill master or no, every man born of Cantôn owes their allegiance to the King. But Salve Reginae preaches forgiveness, perhaps even for treachery. Go in peace.” Provide a final mercy. [Idealist]
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>>3832868
Looks like it. Maybe we should have Courageous Sky check behind us, make sure we're not followed.
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So what would cause Damian to align with these people? Do they have some kind of proof that the church is built on lies? Is the prince using an underground movement to undermine the church and gain more power for himself? It seems unlikely because he had as much disdain for the nobility including the king. Or is the prince using them to weaken each other so that he can make a power move and eliminate both threats?
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>>3832931
It's more likely the bluejays/assorted bandits is just a tool an agent decided to utilise to complete a given task as for cause I'd say it's because the Queensman faction are populists and as such have a massive powerbase due to theocratic foundations tied to the feudal system

>>3832914
That's paranoid but I'm inclined to agree we can't be overly careful unless it involves stopping this task completely.
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>>3832418
>>”I still believe you to be a traitor. Ill master or no, every man born of Cantôn owes their allegiance to the King. But Salve Reginae preaches forgiveness, perhaps even for treachery. Go in peace.” Provide a final mercy. [Idealist]
>>3832691
>IMO Senegan is probably Canton's equivalent to Sunday/whatever day they use for worship.
Isn't that "Sundag"?
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>>3832406
Sometimes it's about doing the right thing, not about leveling.

>>3832418
>”I still believe you to be a traitor. Ill master or no, every man born of Cantôn owes their allegiance to the King. But Salve Reginae preaches forgiveness, perhaps even for treachery. Go in peace.” Provide a final mercy. [Idealist]
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>>3832418
>>3832983
Changing to
>”I understand. Mayhap you’ve a point, hard to break oaths you never made. I’ll leave the question of your treachery to the wisdom of Providence. For my part, I hope your next judges be kinder than your last. Rest easy, Bluejay.” Provide a final mercy. [Hearty]
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>>3832418
>>”I still believe you to be a traitor. Ill master or no, every man born of Cantôn owes their allegiance to the King. But Salve Reginae preaches forgiveness, perhaps even for treachery. Go in peace.” Provide a final mercy. [Idealist]
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>>3833401
>>3833512
Dude why do you keep voting and then deleting your vote?
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>>3832418
>”I understand. Mayhap you’ve a point, hard to break oaths you never made. I’ll leave the question of your treachery to the wisdom of Providence. For my part, I hope your next judges be kinder than your last. Rest easy, Bluejay.” Provide a final mercy. [Hearty]
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>>3832418
>”I understand. Mayhap you’ve a point, hard to break oaths you never made. I’ll leave the question of your treachery to the wisdom of Providence. For my part, I hope your next judges be kinder than your last. Rest easy, Bluejay.” Provide a final mercy. [Hearty]

First it was bandits sent after us and now we are putting a rebel out of his misery that was driven to such a supposedly by his lord's cruelty.

I have a feeling that finding a "straight up bad guy" is not going to happen on our little expedition to find our brother.
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>>3833527
Indecision is a bitch.
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>>3833542
Haha fair point mate
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>>3832418
>”I understand. Mayhap you’ve a point, hard to break oaths you never made. I’ll leave the question of your treachery to the wisdom of Providence. For my part, I hope your next judges be kinder than your last. Rest easy, Bluejay.” Provide a final mercy. [Hearty]

>”I still believe you to be a traitor. Ill master or no, every man born of Cantôn owes their allegiance to the King. But Salve Reginae preaches forgiveness, perhaps even for treachery. Go in peace.” Provide a final mercy. [Idealist]
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>>3832418
>”I understand. Mayhap you’ve a point, hard to break oaths you never made. I’ll leave the question of your treachery to the wisdom of Providence. For my part, I hope your next judges be kinder than your last. Rest easy, Bluejay.” Provide a final mercy. [Hearty]
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>>3833535
>our brother is a really bad guy
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>>3832418
>”I understand. Mayhap you’ve a point, hard to break oaths you never made. I’ll leave the question of your treachery to the wisdom of Providence. For my part, I hope your next judges be kinder than your last. Rest easy, Bluejay.” Provide a final mercy. [Hearty]
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>>3832418
>”I understand. Mayhap you’ve a point, hard to break oaths you never made. I’ll leave the question of your treachery to the wisdom of Providence. For my part, I hope your next judges be kinder than your last. Rest easy, Bluejay.” Provide a final mercy. [Hearty]
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>>3832418
>”I still believe you to be a traitor. Ill master or no, every man born of Cantôn owes their allegiance to the King. But Salve Reginae preaches forgiveness, perhaps even for treachery. Go in peace.” Provide a final mercy. [Idealist]
Try to ask him once more nicely if he knows anything about our brother.

And he is absolutely right.
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>>3832418
Roaming lurker here, discount my vote or not, I shall lurk on.

>Hearty

But ask him if he can give you some way to get into contact with the elusive brother, before ending his suffering.
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>>3832418
>Thus always to traitors. Your time in the Pit will come soon enough, and I’ll break no laws to help you escape your earthly punishment either. Almighty judge you harshly, brigand.” Leave the traitor to hang. [Idealist]

Not sure where all of these ‘sudden’ votes for a mercy killing have come from...

Quite suspicious and very out of character
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>>3832418
>>”I still believe you to be a traitor. Ill master or no, every man born of Cantôn owes their allegiance to the King. But Salve Reginae preaches forgiveness, perhaps even for treachery. Go in peace.” Provide a final mercy. [Idealist]
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>>3834454
>and very out of character

not really
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>>3834600
I don't think the mercy killing is very out of character for Emile but compared to the Idealist reply I'd say the Hearty option sounds a bit iffy to me coming from a Cantonian noble no matter how open-minded.
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>>3834607
I was more referring to his suspicion it's not out of character for Emile to offer anything given in the options as forgotten will never write an option if its out of character they might play to extremes you disagree with personally but they aren't out of the realm of possibility.
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>>3832418
Changing my vote from >>3832846 to

>”I still believe you to be a traitor. Ill master or no, every man born of Cantôn owes their allegiance to the King. But Salve Reginae preaches forgiveness, perhaps even for treachery. Go in peace.” Provide a final mercy. [Idealist]
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>>3834205
Supporting this one lad, lad.
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>>3833542
No it isn't

Then again, maybe it is
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Calling the vote there so I can write up when I get home. No update for another 2 hours.
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>>3836538
Can we say a prayer for him before he leaves the mortal coil. That his next will be a more fortunate one.

Speaking of which, what is the church's thoughts on reincarnation or is there no such thing in the doctrine.
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>>3836556

You're getting into the heart of areas that were the basis of deep sectarianism in the early days of the faith. Eventually the foundation of the Queen as the indisputable Head of Faith and a central doctrine of agreed tenents put and end to that, with the Order Reginae and Church Orthodox reigning in the most outlandish sects.

As you are Romani, you adhere to the orthodox puritan sect so you would not believe in reincarnation (unless you agree with the Philosophers that argue each Saint was a reincarnated sliver of the Almighty's divine will). The Faith is not so stringent everywhere, but in Romaine there is serious doubt that anyone that doesn't originate from the Kingdom of Heaven (Canton) can even pass into the Almighty's gates without converting to the true faith.

TL;DR not in the Romani brand, but more unorthodox versions might include different influences.
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>”I still believe you to be a traitor. Ill master or no, every man born of Cantôn owes their allegiance to the King. But Salve Reginae preaches forgiveness, perhaps even for treachery. Go in peace.” Provide a final mercy. [Idealist]

As the vote was in favour of a mercy killing but close on the motivation behind it, I’ll write this version but with troubling thoughts for our faithful and loyal knight.

In the end, you are unsure whether you ended his life as an act of mercy or to put a stop to his blasphemy.

”Well. That’s something.” The relief is plain in the man’s voice, only just then you realise how desperate he must have been for an end to this suffering. ”Leave my body. Ain’t nothing but meat anyhows and you don’t want to be taking from the forest whats rightful his.”

You suppose you could have pushed him for information, using the mercy killing as a bargaining chip of sorts. But the tactic sits ill with you. ”You don’t mind a Wyvern or some other fiend feeding on your remains?”

”We ain’t exactly friends, but he wouldn’t begrudge me a meal so I won’t begrudge his. Circle of life and all that, I ‘spose.”

An odd philosophy, but you’ll not begrudge the man. You are far from the threats of Ardenne where burning the body is required. ”I shall say a prayer for you.”

’Well I ain’t much for trucking in what the Church is truckin’ neither. But… thanks anyway… You ain’t so bad for a stuck-up noble.” The man’s grin, insane given his circumstance, takes away the sting of the insolent comment. ”And if you see Sam Wyte, you tell him Tom Freeman ain’t told the Name Men or those Queenfuckers nothing. Not a word worth a damn anyway. Aight. I’m ready.”

You hold the man’s head steady to prevent him from swaying, your grasp gentle as if you were cradling a babe.

”Salve Reginae, mother of mercy,
Charge your angels over this unfortunate soul.
Preserve and protect him, so that he might serve you well.
Ward him against the predations of the Pit,
And lead him to the gates of the Almighty’s Realm.
Your purpose, Your will through all things.”


You place the point of your stiletto with care and swiftly ease the point in firmly through his heart. The Bluejay rebel’s dying breath is a relieved sigh.

[1/2]
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>>3836662

[2/2]

A sobering start to a new day, even out here beyond the edges of civilisation.

”A kindness, sire. Though he did not deserve such.” Sir dan Marc’s comment rubs you the wrong way for some reason, but you hold your tongue.

You’re unsure why the fate of the heretic and traitor sits ill with you, the nation could not function if every man was required to swear their fealty to the king in person. And the Faith could hardly be called such if there was self-evident prove, even if you did not know every miracle of the Brothers and Saints by rote. You can’t recall the details of the wisdoms of the Faith philosophers taught to you and your sisters in your youth, but you remember their reasoning was sound and sage. Still, the words of the delirious madman linger… far after you’ve descended from the Crags and into woodlands of Mal Country.

You almost welcome the more practical dilemma of your next destination as a reprieve from your impious lack of certainty.

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(1) Choose Destination
> You will investigate the ruins to the north-east and find out more about these ‘friends’ of the Order Reginae. It’s the only landmark you can see for miles around, and the Fae are not known for masonry. [Haughty]

>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

> The ruins and campfire are both promising leads, and you suspect some connection of your brother’s presence here. But there is no evidence he is actually at either location. You are best suited looking elsewhere. [Idealist]


(2) Which companion do you converse with during this leg of the journey?
>Mikal of Andryski. Your squire has experienced a great deal of excitement lately for one so young.

>Sir Neil dan Marc. You were making good progress with your sworn man before the Crags.

>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.

>None. Silence is not your usual preference, but you dwell on the words of Tom Freeman and how your brother may have come to be affiliated with his ilk.
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>>3836665
>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.
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>>3836665
>> The ruins and campfire are both promising leads, and you suspect some connection of your brother’s presence here. But there is no evidence he is actually at either location. You are best suited looking elsewhere. [Idealist]

>Mikal of Andryski. Your squire has experienced a great deal of excitement lately for one so young.

Make sure Mik is ok with everything he has seen and experienced. As for the exploration option, well I think we should keep clear of massed enemies until we absolutely must face them. There is no need to throw ourselves recklessly into peril
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>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.
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>>3836665
>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>Mikal of Andryski. Your squire has experienced a great deal of excitement lately for one so young.
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>>3836671
>>3827526
ME
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>>3836665
>> The ruins and campfire are both promising leads, and you suspect some connection of your brother’s presence here. But there is no evidence he is actually at either location. You are best suited looking elsewhere. [Idealist]

I suspect the Camp in the Crag was the torturers not our brothers I suspect our brother has gone to ground entierly no campfires or ruins to shelter him.

>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.

Why did you betray us Craig? allmighty knows why we're giving you a second chance.
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>>3836665
>You will investigate the ruins to the north-east and find out more about these ‘friends’ of the Order Reginae. It’s the only landmark you can see for miles around, and the Fae are not known for masonry. [Haughty]

>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.
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>>3836665
>> The ruins and campfire are both promising leads, and you suspect some connection of your brother’s presence here. But there is no evidence he is actually at either location. You are best suited looking elsewhere. [Idealist]

>None. Silence is not your usual preference, but you dwell on the words of Tom Freeman and how your brother may have come to be affiliated with his ilk.

I think our mercy is rubbing dan mark the wrong way
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>>3836665
>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says
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>>3834028
Me
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If you are selecting idealist please narrow it down some. Otherwise this Tracking Roll is going to be VERY hard and (assuming multiple attempts) time consuming.
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>>3836665

>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>Mikal of Andryski. Your squire has experienced a great deal of excitement lately for one so young
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>>3836684
Alright anons Tinfoil hats on where should we head?
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>>3836665
(1)
> You will investigate the ruins to the north-east and find out more about these ‘friends’ of the Order Reginae. It’s the only landmark you can see for miles around, and the Fae are not known for masonry. [Haughty]

>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

We should go to either location we know. We will waste time otherwise.

(2)
>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.
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>>3836684
ill switch to
>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]
then

>>3836677
me
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>>3836665
>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.
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>>3836665
>The ruins and campfire are both promising leads, and you suspect some connection of your brother’s presence here. But there is no evidence he is actually at either location. You are best suited looking elsewhere. [Idealist]
>Mikal of Andryski. Your squire has experienced a great deal of excitement lately for one so young.
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>>3836665
>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>Sir Neil dan Marc. You were making good progress with your sworn man before the Crags.
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>>3836665
>>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]
Who knows I'm honestly expecting Sir Gilbern to be around given what he's told us so far.
>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.
>>3834607
This is me.
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>>3836665
>>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>(2) Which companion do you converse with during this leg of the journey?
>>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.
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>>3836665
>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>Mikal of Andryski. Your squire has experienced a great deal of excitement lately for one so young.

Secretly contemplate the role of the various classes and whether it is indeed a divine system or a convenient setup to keep greedy men in power while limiting the potential of the everyman to excel and better himself.
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>>3836736
Shekel knight please
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>>3836751
Cant touch me behind walls of concrete manned by free men.
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>>3836665
> ”A kindness, sire. Though he did not deserve such.”

If we were only kind to those who deserved it, then it wouldn't really be kindness.

This man didn't deserve the mercy we gave him, but it was ours to give regardless.
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>>3836665
> You will investigate the ruins to the north-east and find out more about these ‘friends’ of the Order Reginae. It’s the only landmark you can see for miles around, and the Fae are not known for masonry. [Haughty]

Will we find a girlfriend in the dungeon?

>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.

Can't talk to the others later.
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Lurker comin' in to finally vote, not a samefag I sware
>>3836665
(1) >You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]
and
(2) >Mikal of Andryski. Your squire has experienced a great deal of excitement lately for one so young.

I feel like we need to figure out what's going on with the Queensmen, that'll probably help us figure out what the fuck is going on the quickest.
As for our conversational companion, I feel like if what the dude said was enough to get to Emile, a trained stalwart Knight of The Faith, then it very likely gave our Squire some questions. Emile is likely going to want to talk to him and reassure him that it was heretical nonsense, trying to reinforce his own foundational beliefs as much as Mikhail's.
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>>3836665
>>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>Mikal of Andryski. Your squire has experienced a great deal of excitement lately for one so young.

If the Order Reginae are after him, does that mean that our brother somehow pissed off the Queen herself? That is very concerning.
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>>3827189
This is me

>>3836665
>The ruins and campfire are both promising leads, and you suspect some connection of your brother’s presence here. But there is no evidence he is actually at either location. You are best suited looking elsewhere. [Idealist]

>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.

I don't wanna risk leading the Queensmen to our brother. He's in with the Wytes and it would end badly if they find them.
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>>3836665
>You will investigate the ruins to the north-east and find out more about these ‘friends’ of the Order Reginae. It’s the only landmark you can see for miles around, and the Fae are not known for masonry. [Haughty]

>Sir Neil dan Marc. You were making good progress with your sworn man before the Crags.

Also say this >>3836818 to Neil dan Marc
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>>3836878
There is also the possibility they are pursuing him ahead of us or he is already in their hands.
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>>3836953
I think things would be much different if they already had our brother in hand
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>>3836665
> You will investigate the ruins to the north-east and find out more about these ‘friends’ of the Order Reginae. It’s the only landmark you can see for miles around, and the Fae are not known for masonry. [Haughty

>Mikal of Andryski. Your squire has experienced a great deal of excitement lately for one so young.
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>>3836665
>>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>None. Silence is not your usual preference, but you dwell on the words of Tom Freeman and how your brother may have come to be affiliated with his ilk.

Honestly I think a little silence is fitting. Either that or talking with Mikal about what has transpired.
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>>3836665
>>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>Mikal of Andryski. Your squire has experienced a great deal of excitement lately for one so young.
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>>3836665
(1)
>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]
(2)
>Mikal of Andryski. Your squire has experienced a great deal of excitement lately for one so young.
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>>3836665
>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>Mikal of Andryski. Your squire has experienced a great deal of excitement lately for one so young.
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>>3836665
>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]


You boys ready to meet Sir Gilbern again?

>Mikal of Andryski. Your squire has experienced a great deal of excitement lately for one so young.
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>>3836665
>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>None. Silence is not your usual preference, but you dwell on the words of Tom Freeman and how your brother may have come to be affiliated with his ilk.

Our brother seems to really be in the shit now.
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>>3836665
>(1) Choose Destination
>>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>(2) Which companion do you converse with during this leg of the journey?

>>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.
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>>3836665
>You will investigate the ruins to the north-east and find out more about these ‘friends’ of the Order Reginae. It’s the only landmark you can see for miles around, and the Fae are not known for masonry. [Haughty]

>None. Silence is not your usual preference, but you dwell on the words of Tom Freeman and how your brother may have come to be affiliated with his ilk.
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>>3837659
Wrong direction.
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>>3838141
For reference, Sir Gilbern approached you for assistance with a mission in Fallavon that would have taken place South and East of your current location, closer to civilisation than the Abhain River. This was some time ago.
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>>3838171
Some time ago, so he could be right up ahead then.
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>>3838171
>Sir Gilbern looks up from his plate, you put the hesitation in his answer to him finishing chewing his food. "Ahem, yes of course an acquaintance of mine did happen upon him in Aubrey, as good chance would have it. Sir Andrei, I believe your brother was intending join a caravan heading north and west into Fallavon. One of the minor towns on the Pascae-Fallavon border, as best I can recall..."
>”But we are spread thin, and there are times where I must operate… independently. Alone, or with those few I trust. I had hoped you would agree to accompany me on one such task to the East of Fallavon. It will be hard riding, and we must travel in secret. No songs will be sung about our deeds, but I assure you it is for the good of the Realm.”
>"Because I value our friendship, I will tell you this. And please, do not take it the wrong way." There is a measure of hesitation before the Order Reginate continues. His warm expression turns grim and his gaze decidedly cool. "Heed this. Should you find your brother in Fallavon, which I sincerely hope you do, tell him to stay out of my way."

We should note that Sir Gilbern was our main source of information on our brother's whereabouts in Fallavon. And while I doubt he outright lie to us or play us false the first time he told us about it, he might have omitted to updated us on new information he acquire while on the Capital if his mission and orders call for it.
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>>3819154
My last post

>>3836665

>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.
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>>3838171
Seems likely he's our brothers pursuers then a s that was his starting point for searching for him.

This quest is going to have some interesting conflicts for Emile
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>You will scout out the campfires you spotted earlier to the north-west. You know not why the Order Reginae and your Brother are at odds, but they are definitely linked. Even if he is not there, perhaps you can uncover what the Queensmen are doing out here. [Hearty]

>Craig of Lowgrove. Perhaps he has some insight on what is going on out here. If you can believe a word he says.

Pathfinder Roll
> Moderate Obstacle / Familiar terrain 60DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Ranger Gear +1 Re-Roll
> Forest Guide +1 Re-Roll, (improves terrain to Intimate) +10DC
> 76 DC


Critfail = An unwelcome encounter.
0 = You lose your way in the thick undergrowth. You call a halt need another day to regain your bearings. Your progress has not been discrete.
1 = It takes you three days to eventually carve your way across the rough terrain to your destination.
2 = You make a beeline for your destination, forging a path across the woods in two days.
3 = You make excellent progress through the forest, reaching your destination little over a day and from an approach that will lower chances of detection.
Crit-pass = An unexpected boon.


3 rolls of 1d100, pioneers. You have 2 re-rolls.

On the trail we blaze!
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Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>3838633
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Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>3838633
Rollan
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Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>3838633
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>>3838634
>>3838637
>>3838639

We fucking blazing trails now boys

>>3838637
You especially, fucking nice one
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>>3838637
Oh boy, this is gonna be good
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>>3838637

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon
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>>3838637
Daym son.
>this image is no longer accurate
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>>3838634
>>3838637
>>3838639

I will write-in the boon later but in addition to the good shit I think it demonstrates a level of skill that should be appropriately reflected in this next roll. Sir Andrei is taking to the Fallavon woods like a duck to water, it seems proper preparation does indeed prevent poor performance.

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Tracking Roll
> Plentiful Cover / Detect Single Skilled Stalker 30DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Forest Guide +1 Re-Roll
> Courageous Sky +1 Re-Roll
>(Hidden Trait) +1 Adverse Re-Roll
> Critical Pass on Approach +1 Save (this test only)
> 36DC

0 = You continue along your path blissfully unaware that you are being watched.
1 = You are aware that something or someone is following you. Whoever they are, they’re good.
2 = Your stalker stays out of you reach but you have developed a knack for reading the terrain. You are at least able to identify who or what it is and make an attempt at confronting it.
3 = You feign ignorance until the perfect moment, doubling back and confronting, ambushing or capturing your shadow at your discretion.


3 rolls of 1d100, rangers. You have 2 re-rolls and 1 save. NEW ROLLERS, please.
(As you have a save, I’d suggest waiting until the adverse roll is used before deciding to cash it in. But, as always, it is as the discretion of the rollers.)

The woods have eyes.
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How is no one rolling right now? This has been some exciting shit with that crit pass and now being stalked through the woods by some poor creature destined to be slayed by a chad knight
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Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>3838649

Let's see what my luck is like
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>>3838656
I think enough time has passed that I will open the roll to all anons. Go for it!
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Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>3838649
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Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>3838659
>>3838649
Thanks mate, watch me roll a nat 100 now! Ha!
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>>3838660

Should have stopped while I was ahead
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Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>3838662
What do you reckon mate? We each re-roll one and save the roll save to see what happens with the adversarial re-roll?
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>>3838649
Use our save here?
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>>3838663
Shit I meant to link that to Forgotten as well.

>>3838649
I assume that re-roll of mine doesn't count? I wont complain if that's the case, it's a fair ruling
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Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>3838660

>>3838663

Why not
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Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>3838666
I'll accept it, but I'm going to try and use the Adverse Re-Roll to upset it.

>>3838663
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>>3838670
Appreciate the discretion Forgotten

>>3838668
Ok so that adverse re-roll fucks us, one of us should use the Save I think. Doesn't matter who really. I'm not saying I'm taking it though I'd like us all in agreement before we decide on it. You down to save?
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>>3838658
>>3838660
>>3838661
>>3838663
>>3838668
>>3838670

That is currently 1 Suceess unless either 3VJHEK3M or Qj12d1oa wish to use the save. (usually you can't on a re-roll, but I think the presence of an adverse roll makes that difficult to manage).
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On the one hand 1 pass isn't so bad in this situation, on the other having knowledge of what we're fighting before it gets to us might give us a big edge
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>>3838673
Fuck it, since the save applies to this roll only it doesn't make sense to not use it, we'd essentially be wasting it. 2 saves will help here so lets go ahead and use it (unless I am misunderstanding how they work)
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>>3838675

I think it's enough to know that something is following us. We should save the save for actually finding our brother
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>>3838679
Save is for this DC roll only.
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>>3838679
Do we get to keep it though? It says (this test only) in the pre-roll stats
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>>3838678

Oh, you're right it is for this roll only, go ahead and roll it your luck seems better than mine
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>>3838683
The Save is an auto-pass for one roll iirc. So this would bring us to 2 passes on the DC
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>>3838683
It's a save not a roll, so it'd be considered an auto-pass.

Do you want to use the Save? Y/N, both of you let me know.
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>>3838686
>Do you want to use the Save?
Yes from me
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if the save is for this roll only use it no reason not too
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>>3838686

>Do you want to use the Save?
Yes let's use it
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>>3838686
Yes
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Mfw im just waiting for the other side of the coin to drop in the form on a nat 100.

Too much good luck breeds paranoia.
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>>3838699
Feels, we all know it is coming... The dice gods giveth and taketh away, though they always take more than they give
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yeah our lucks been too good 1 on melee 1 during bandit fight 1 on tracking
>>3838699
just waiting for the 100 that kill our squire and maims us
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Pathfinder Roll
>3 Success
> Critical Success!

Tracking Roll
>2 Success
>1 Save Used
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUNSD063yxw – Mal Country theme

You are deep into the heartland of the wild woods now, if anything the forest here is even more fecund and vibrant than it is further south. You should feel intimidated and ill at ease, checking yourself and your step with dread. Instead, to your surprise, you cannot wait to explore more of this land. You smile at the lively coloured fish straining against the current of a stream, you step lightly from one dry stone to the next across it and pause to drink deep of the cool water. You marvel at the fallen trunk of a ancient tree wider than the keep of Castle Andrei, and probably older too. Each new part of your journey brings a new wonder to see, and new adventure to regale your little siblings with. You have to remind yourself there is plenty of deadliness hidden in the beauty of this landscape.

”Well, er. The Name Men is what we ‘er… well, outlaws call the Order of Names. Sometimes just ‘The Names’ or ‘Namers’. They’re a mean bunch, for sure. As like to kill a man for poaching out here as they are to point him on the road home.“ Craig answers nervoursly under your scrutiny. You’d honestly prefer to tend to your squire or your sworn man, but this brigand may yet have useful information. ”You get on their bad side out here and you’re dead fucking meat if they catch you. But that spiking deal? Building scaffolds and using good chain to turn men into Wyvern-feed? I ain’t ever seen that shit before. Namers usually just hang folk the ol’ fashioned way.”

[1/3]
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>>3838700
im just afraid he takes hannibal
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”I’m beginning to think that the Order of Names isn’t exactly popular with-“ You pause midstep, skirting around what appears to be a large deposit of animal droppings. Fallavon is beautiful yes, but there’s always something here that brings you back down to Earth. Your eyes linger on a vibrant fungus of some sort, resplendent in black and yellow even by the standards of the foliage out here. You bring your gaze up to see the brightly coloured mushrooms has grown up along the tree in a single body. ”Craig… what are these?”

”Holy… them’s Clemency Shrooms, m’lord! They ease pains and aches, folk in the city go wild for ‘em!” Craig’s eyes are practically bulging with greed. Finally, some honesty. ”That’d net a tidy sum at any healers, I tell you!”

A mushroom-vine? For some reason you recall your botany lessons saying that was impossible. You could certainly be mistaken though, you skipped out on that tutor and left your sisters to their studies as often as you could. Master Iglis was an incredibly dull teacher.

You call a halt and your party spends a few minutes gathering what they can. It appears that the tree itself is long dead, the shroom-vine blossoming up within. The wood is rotten and easy to prise apart, but according to Craig it’s only the exterior portions that are any use for their healing properties. Your untrustworthy guide at least proves useful, instructing the rest of you how to collect the valuable sections without killing the plant. You wouldn’t want to upset the Fae or other denizens that care about such things, according to Craig. The look you give him when he asks what his cut might be is enough to shut the man right up.

Even your Griffinhawk adds to the excited hubbub of the gathering, dropping a brace of deceased rabbits at your feet. Clearly he doesn’t think much of you or Sir dan Marc’s hunting with Craig’s bow so far, even though game out here is so bountiful you usually end up catching something despite your poor aim. Father wasn’t much one for hunting, and it tells with his son. When Courageous Sky gives a nonchalant chirp you look up at him and then where his beak is pointing. The others notice nothing and you keep what you saw to yourself so as to not alarm them until you set up camp. A flicker of movement, half-imagined you think. But you remember the lithe figure and wooden mask from your visions…

[2/3]
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>>3838699
I ain't rolling knigga we all know how close I get to that shit.
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>>3838708

[3/3]

As night falls you set up camp on the south-facing side of a hill, to avoid your campfire being spotted by the men roaming to the north. If having no fire at all was an option you’d prefer that, but even disregarding the miserable affect it would have on morale there is simply too much security to be gained from the deterrence of night-time predators. You haven’t the men to set up a watch rota for however long you may be out here, even if Craig of Lowgrove could be relied upon. You settle for sleeping close to the campfire and praying to the Almighty that brigands don’t stumble upon your enclosed campsite and slit your throats while you sleep.

But tonight, you do not sleep...

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As always, these choices are mere suggestions.

(1) We have company.
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

>You and your companions feign sleep and wait for your stalker to approach within arm’s reach. If you tackle it all at once, it will be overwhelmed. [Hearty]

>You leave your companions to cause a distraction by the campfire while your circle back in the dark and flank the creature. You intend to sneak close and place your blade against its neck, have it at your mercy from the get-go. [Idealist]


(2) Clemency Shrooms
>The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]

>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]

>You intend to hand over the entire harvest to Sister Superior Ignatius and her good works. Doubtless she will make better use of it than you. [Idealist] [+0 Wealth]
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>>3838708

Those fae fucks are on to us we need to find our brother soon and get out of here. Before really bad shit goes down.
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>>3838712
1
“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

If the fae wanted us dead it would have killed us by now. So it's curious, or has something else in mind and I'd like to find out.

2
The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]

Finders keepers
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>>3838712
>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]
but if we find more loot out here i could give them all it

>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]
other two options could go wrong at least if they are out to kill us we are ready
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>>3838720
fug ill reformat that for you forgotten
1 >“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]
2
>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]
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>>3838712
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire. But if you wont, please accept this hospitality anyways.”
You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important.
If our guests wont appear, leave out some honey. It keeps and is a great survival food. And considering our cultural background, we must have some on us. And fae will probably only subsise on raw foods.
[Haughty]

>The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]
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>>3838712
Fuck this is a hard choice. Both the first and third options in choice one carry hefty risk and hefty potential rewards.

If we let this unknown person or thing approach with knowledge that we know it is there it may very well dart out into the darkness and wait for us to sleep to kill us. Then again it may be something/someone that help travelers or respect and could help us in our journey. It could offer us information, something of value or trade, or guide us.

If we go with sneaking out into the dark and taking it by surprise we may gain advantage in a fight for sure, but we'd also throw any potential goodwill out the window. We may lose a crucial advantage or make a serious, devastating enemy of the locals out here (be they man or fae).

I think in both factors we have to consider that whilst we believe we outnumber it, it may not be alone. We can't know for sure. And there is the matter of our Sworn man. Whilst Sir dan Marc has maybe not approved of some of our decisions, he has been tolerant as is expected form a sworn man. But if he thinks we're too heretical or too chummy with the Fae he may abandon us, or worse, report us to the church when we make it back to civilization.

A lot to consider but I think ultimately my decision will be:

>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

>The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]
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Great music choice as usual by the way. Makes me feel like I'm stalking through deep, dark mysterious woods that very much are not my own. Do you have a big backlog of youtube links all labelled and shit in a document that you researched beforehand or do you look for stuff on the fly whilst you're writing your updates?
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>>3838728
Cheers, mate! I have a playlist of songs that I think will fit scenes well. When I first got on to Heilung I knew it would be perfect for the start of the potential expedition weeks before it was actually determined you were going ahead with it.

I go full Linkin Park-autism with some songs when I get really into them, listening on repeat on and off for days sometimes.
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>>3838712
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]
>The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]
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>>3838733
Haha yeah that's fair. I've actually listened to a couple of them outside of the quest. Some are really atmospheric and cool and good for mood setting when writing etc
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>>3838712
>(1) We have company.
>>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]
(2) Clemency Shrooms
>The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]
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>>3838733
Also, since when did we adopt our squire and assume his identity?

Lel
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>>3838752
Fudge.
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>>3838752
We just care about him that much
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>>3838754
>>3838752

At least it's not another [Insert horse name here].
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>>3838712
(1) We have company.
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

>You and your companions feign sleep and wait for your stalker to approach within arm’s reach. If you tackle it all at once, it will be overwhelmed. [Hearty]

(2) Clemency Shrooms
>The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]

Fuck the Fey but I don't want to fight any Fey if they'll just leave us be if the d9nt then they get to know the Bear of Andrei intimately.
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>>3838712
>You and your companions feign sleep and wait for your stalker to approach within arm’s reach. If you tackle it all at once, it will be overwhelmed. [Hearty]

>The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]

Cash is great. As to the interloper, declaring is basically leaving the ball in their court. If they are friendly, the approach, if not, we wont catch them again. Sneaking around means we go 1v1 with whoever is in the woods and their friends. The third choice is we lay our own "ambush" and subdue the fecker. Keeping in mind they are all about agility rather than strength, three burly men tackling should mean we have a good chance.

Assuming dice dont fuck us, but thats a problem with everything.
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>>3838712
>You and your companions feign sleep and wait for your stalker to approach within arm’s reach. If you tackle it all at once, it will be overwhelmed. [Hearty]


>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]
I'm calling it here the Fae fucker is the one whose ear we bit off in the flashback
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>>3838712
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

>The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]
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>>3838761
This interloper knows his way on the woods better than us.
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>>3838712
>You leave your companions to cause a distraction by the campfire while your circle back in the dark and flank the creature. You intend to sneak close and place your blade against its neck, have it at your mercy from the get-go. [Idealist]

>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]
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>>3838712
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

>>3838712
>>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]

If this thing is friendly or at least civil let's keep it that way. We don't want it bringing friends
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>>3838712

>(1) We have company.

>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

Gives us advantage in numbers of an attack happens.

>(2) Clemency Shrooms

>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]

Balance between charity and personal need.
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>>3836701
Me
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>>3838712
(1)
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

If it ain't looking for a fight with us I ain't looking for a fight with it.

(2)
>You intend to hand over the entire harvest to Sister Superior Ignatius and her good works. Doubtless she will make better use of it than you. [Idealist] [+0 Wealth]
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>>3838712
>>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]


>The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]

I believe we are still in debt right? We really can't afford not to get more wealth.

>>3838754

Yeah, so much that we ignore every single opportunity to actually talk to him. The kid's seen some shit already and we're not giving a fuck.
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>>3838712
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty}
Assuming its supposed to be Emile Andrei but whatever, no point being indirect.

>You intend to hand over the entire harvest to Sister Superior Ignatius and her good works. Doubtless she will make better use of it than you. [Idealist] [+0 Wealth]
All or nothing, I'm no copper clipper.
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>>3838712
(1)
>Haughty

(2)
>Hearty

>>3836693
If my id changed then this is me
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>>3838712
>“I am Sir Emile Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]
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>>3838712


>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

>The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]

and this >>3838723. A little offering at the edge of our encampment if they do not show themselves.
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>>3838712
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]
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>>3838712
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

I don't want to face a Fae in a scrum, nor do I want to try to 1v1 it. If it's a human, then they haven't done us harm yet and knowing that they're following us reduces the threat acceptably.

>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]

I think of it as buying reputation, and it's always good to have the healers kindly disposed towards you.

Especially when you aren't terribly favoured by local authourity, such as the Vancewells or the Hewitts.

The Hewitts control the harbour, no? Where we have to go through to get to Carthage?
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>>3838712
> If our guests wont appear, leave out some honey. It keeps and is a great survival food. And considering our cultural background, we must have some on us. And fae will probably only subsise on raw foods.
[Haughty]

I'll also support this.
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>>3838712
(1) We have company.
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty
>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth
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>>3838723
Support this
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>>3838712
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]
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>>3838712
(1) We have company.
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

I feel like Fae are just WAY too sneaky and crafty to fall for a trap like that. Plus if this somehow ISN'T a motherfucker trying to kill us, announcing ourselves will help us figure out what it wants.

2) Clemency Shrooms
>You intend to hand over the entire harvest to Sister Superior Ignatius and her good works. Doubtless she will make better use of it than you. [Idealist] [+0 Wealth]

As a noble we have other easily available ways to make money, and 3 wealth (or whatever we have right now) is plenty to live off of until we do. Best to give the Sisters a gift for making them wait while we're on our personal business, and of course to ease the burden of some poor sick, injured folks.
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>>3838712
(1) We have company.
>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

(2) Clemency Shrooms
>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]
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>>3839547

>3 Wealth

Yeah but we still owe the merchant's guild 2 Wealth from our loan meaning we really only have 1 Wealth.
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>>3840032
At least we have a bird to show off to our Lady friend
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>>3838712
>(1) We have company.
>>“I am Sir Mikail Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

>(2) Clemency Shrooms
>>The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]
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>>3840039

Oh yes she will no doubt be moister than an oyster when she sees us rocking a griffinhawk
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>>3838712
(1) We have company.
>“I am Sir Emile Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]

(2) Clemency Shrooms
>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]
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The vote on the approach to this stalker is near unanimous but the decision on your harvest of shrooms is split.

First roll to beat 50DC will get their pick.

> The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]

>You collected enough to make a tidy sum. But you intend to share some with the Sisters of Mercy. [Hearty] [+1 Wealth]
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Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>3840193
> The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]
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>>3840195
Yoink, move along folks, we done here
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>>3840195
Copper clippers lot of you
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>>3840215
Hey man we invested a lot in this journey, it's only fair that we make a bit of wealth whilst risking life and limb to save our brother. Mans gotta clip a few coppers from time to time to make ends meet ya know
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>>3840215

Emile is not a going to be a poor fag. It is unthinkable for a noble like him to run out of money
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if we found more loot on the trail(4/5 wealth) would you guys change your decision
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>>3840219

No
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>>3840219
I'd very seriously consider it yes. I think there is definitely value in making contributions to the church, however we need to take care of Emile and Mikails wellbeing first. That means wealth
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>>3840219
If we find more, I'm open to redoing this vote when we get back.
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>“I am Sir Emile Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.” You are well aware that Fae don’t break bread with humans. But manners are important. [Haughty]
>The fruits of your labours will undoubtedly pay off handsomely at the next market. Hunching over like a common farmer at harvest pays off occasionally. [Haughty] [+2 Wealth]
>Gain +2 Wealth [5]
+1 Step on the Path of Thorns
Gained NOBLE PRIVILEGE Trait

”It is your rightful dues as a man of noble blood.”
>Gain +1 Re-Roll in Persuasion Rolls where you are of Higher Social Standing

Please understand that a point in Path of Thorns is NOT a punishment. As you progress along each path the acts of selflessness, zeal or pragmatism required to advance them will gradually grow more extreme. As it currently stands, it merely represents our pious knight at times acting not entirely without worldly self-interest.


Persuasion Roll
>Unreasonable Request / Equal Social Standing 40DC
> Did not kill the Clach Abhain +10DC
> Did not kill the Crag Wyvern +10DC
> Griffinhawk imprinted on you +10DC
> Wealth Status +0DC (no change until next civilised stop)
>Childlike Curiosity +1 Re-Roll
>Noble Privilege +0 Re-Roll (uncaring of rank)
> 70DC

0 = There is no answer. Worse yet, you suspect it means you harm. And now it knows you know it’s out there. You do not sleep easy tonight. -2DC Tired trait next combat. (mitigated by leaving out food write-in).
1 = There is no answer, but you suspect the creature shadowing you is not malicious.
2 = The creature joining you by the campfire is a surreal experience. So much so that everyone acts like nothing is out of the ordinary.
3 = It appears you have made a new friend, for better or worse. +1 Companion?


3 rolls of 1d100, happy campers. You have 1 Re-Roll.

Is there anybody out there?
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Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>3840239
Come one guys, exciting shit, lets crit this like a motherfucker
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Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>3840239
Oh shit path of thorns time baby
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>>3840241
I'll pass off my refill to whoever wants this.

Goddamn my rolls
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Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>3840239
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>>3840243
I believe in you man, nat 1 that reroll
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Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>3840249
Let's just use this fancy reroll thing here
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Holy shit you guys, I'm glad this thing didn't want to kill us

>>3840253
Well thank fuck, 2 passes is pretty good. Time for some weird forest experiences
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>>3840254
I really wanted a new fae best friend...
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>>3840243
you roll your reroll nut up butter cup
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Rolled 33 (1d100)

>>3840257
>>3840250
Re roll it is
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>>3840257
>>3840258
Nice work champ but we only had one reroll and it was used right here:

>>3840253

Still though, a bit of proof that you can't roll like shit forever
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>>3840258
Sadly we only had one reroll my dude.
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>>3840259
Last time I rolled I managed to cripple a Duke, luck of the Irish I say.
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>>3840262
Ha, what's a duke ever done for us anyway?
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>>3840263
gave us 1 wealth :^)
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Aw what a pity. Short of nailing that.
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>>3840262
Not Duke Marquis heir to Duke of Favallon.
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>>3840239
Aww too bad no Fae companion. Then again we'd probably have a shit ton of issues with if we get back to civilisation or even with the Queensmen/Order of Names.
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Persuasion Roll
>2 Success

You stand and face the dark of the woods. Unarmed but with your sheath resting in easy reach.

“I am Sir Emile Andrei, Knight of Romaine. Declare yourself and state your purpose. If you mean no harm, come join us by the fire.”

For the longest time, there is no answer. Enough time passes that you expect none but then a face, or rather a mask, peers out into the light of the campfire and your group. It is with a little relief you note it does not appear to be the same deadly Fae assassin from your troubled dreams, this specimen is noticeably smaller and clad in an assortment of furs, beads and leaves that practically screams uncivilized barbarian.

It approaches the camp fire hunched and cautious before perching on a fallen log nearby, ready to spring away at a moment’s notice. You look back at your party for help, you have no idea what to do now. Your sworn man treats you to a telling expression as if to say With all due respect, sire, you invited them so I believe the onus is on you start up conversation with the damn thing. Doubtless Sir dan Marc would have worded it altogether more bluntly, but the look’s meaning is plain enough.

You return a look that carries the rough meaning of Well I didn’t expect it to actually work. Why don't you try and talk to it?

Sir dan Marc’s silent, yet emphatic, reply could most politely be interpreted as I would really rather not!

Seeing as how Craig of Lowgrove is trying to make himself as small as possible and your squire Mikail has yet to pick his jaw up off the ground, you delicately edge yourself closer across the log to the Fae creature which flinches and takes a cautious step back. It seems as uneasy in your presence as you do in theirs. Fascinated, but uneasy all the same.

”Would you… like some food?” You ask tepidly, proffering a leg of rabbit meat.

[1/3]
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>>3840309

You don’t even know if the Fae cook their food. Or if they even eat. Almighty, if you’ve offended the damn thing… To your surprise though, the creature grasps the leg. They wait for you to let go before inspecting it, then putting it away in a satchel at their side. To eat later, you assume. You can’t be sure of course, but surely these things eat at some point. Looking closer at the mask in the firelight though, you begin to wonder…

The creature’s primal wooden mask is somehow, impossibly, grafted into the skin around the jawline and presumably elsewhere. You have never heard of the Fae being seen without their masks, and many have wondered what horrific visages might lie underneath.
That they may not even have a face other than that mask, much like the muscle and tendons of humans, is incredibly disturbing and reinforces the utterly alien nature of the creature sitting at your campfire. You find yourself wondering whether they have the same mask for life, or if they somehow swap or reshape them.

Your attempts at conversation appear to fall flat, or at least receive no response other than a cocking of the head or twitch of their elongated ears. Craig of Lowgrove claims it is a Fae wildchild, abandoned by its heartless mother for some defect or other. It’s one explanation, though other more outlandish elucidations are offered. Whatever its origin, the diminutive wildling seems content to sit by the campfire and observe these strange men creatures up close for now.

It takes you some time to fall asleep, you can feel the eyeholes of the Fae mask boring into the back of your head. You can only hope you wake up and haven’t been turned into a toad or some similarly terrible fate…

[2/3]
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[3/3]

Thurnegan, 22nd Day of Ovrimun, 883 A.C.E. – Early morning, the Order Reginae Encampment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOSX9ZbFwsM - The Secret War theme

The next day your new campfire ‘friend’ is nowhere to be seen, though you suspect they are not too far away. You arrive at the site where the campfires were spotted earlier, sticking close to the thick undergrowth that overlooks the clearing where the silver and blue banners of the Queen’s Star are flying.

Judging from the sheer number of men present, the camp you came across earlier in the Crags must have been just one of many. Heavy patrols returning and venturing out seem to be a mix of Order of Names rangers and Order Reginae knights, accompanied by men-at-arms wearing their colours. This isn’t a task force. This is an army, one preparing for battle from the looks of it.

It’s difficult to tell, but this must be a force of hundreds. Not since the War of Borders have you heard of the Bluejays representing a threat to the realm, and if they were the cause surely you would have heard speak of it in the Capital or even as far away as Romaine? Supressing lordless rebels can’t be the reason for secrecy in this expedition, or for the Order Reginae’s involvement. It is apparent the Order of Names and Queensmen are working together, but against who or what remains unclear.

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>You do not fancy your chances of receiving a warm welcome here, even if your friends are present. But you need to get closer and see what else you can discern from observing the camps. [Haughty]

>You have friends in both the Order of Names and Order Reginae. You don’t believe they would allow you to come to harm. You approach the camp openly, leaving only the Fae behind. [Hearty]

>You’ve seen enough. It’s clear that you have arrived on the eve of some major push in a campaign. If you want to find out more, you had best investigate the ruins. [Idealist]
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>>3840322
>>You do not fancy your chances of receiving a warm welcome here, even if your friends are present. But you need to get closer and see what else you can discern from observing the camps. [Haughty]
Given the amount of secrecy behind this, they might not take kindly to any third party witnesses.
>>3840267
Me.
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>>3840322
>You’ve seen enough. It’s clear that you have arrived on the eve of some major push in a campaign. If you want to find out more, you had best investigate the ruins. [Idealist]
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>>3840322
>>You do not fancy your chances of receiving a warm welcome here, even if your friends are present. But you need to get closer and see what else you can discern from observing the camps. [Haughty]

Man this is another hard as fuck choice. I feel like these are going to be some hard rolls and hard consequences should we be caught but we didn't come here just to see and army milling about, we need more information for this risk to be worth it

Also Forgotten, just so you're aware that link you posted has been hit with a copyright strike and is blocked
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>>3840322
considering she took the food i would assume she removed the mask somehow and ate while we slept
>You’ve seen enough. It’s clear that you have arrived on the eve of some major push in a campaign. If you want to find out more, you had best investigate the ruins. [Idealist]
I don't think they want their existence of the operation know even to "friends" for their respective orders
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>>3840322
>You have friends in both the Order of Names and Order Reginae. You don’t believe they would allow you to come to harm. You approach the camp openly, leaving only the Fae behind. [Hearty]
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>>3840332
Bugger. Well if you are after the track it’s ‘Battle Drums’ from the Princess Mononoke soundtrack. I can’t find it on YouTube except with a weird Russian dub over.
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>>3838820
Me
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>>3840322
>>You’ve seen enough. It’s clear that you have arrived on the eve of some major push in a campaign. If you want to find out more, you had best investigate the ruins. [Idealist]
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>>3840322
>>You do not fancy your chances of receiving a warm welcome here, even if your friends are present. But you need to get closer and see what else you can discern from observing the camps. [Haughty]

Doesn't hurt to be careful.
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>>3840322
>You have friends in both the Order of Names and Order Reginae. You don’t believe they would allow you to come to harm. You approach the camp openly, leaving only the Fae behind. [Hearty]
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>>3840322
>You do not fancy your chances of receiving a warm welcome here, even if your friends are present. But you need to get closer and see what else you can discern from observing the camps. [Haughty]

Discretion is the better part of valor and likely the thing that will save us from the hangman

Also a fucking army is serious buisness
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>>3840322
>You do not fancy your chances of receiving a warm welcome here, even if your friends are present. But you need to get closer and see what else you can discern from observing the camps. [Haughty]
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don't want to fear monger but i want to point out they will probably be hostile to/questioning of our pressance due to the wording of this success

3 = You make excellent progress through the forest, reaching your destination little over a day and from an approach that will lower chances of detection.
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>>3840336
Alright, it wasn't easy but for those looking for the song and finding that it isn't available in your country you can find it here:


https://soundcloud.com/dung1412/joe-hisaishi-princess-mononoke

Just scroll along until you reach the 36:54 mark and you can listen away
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>>3840357
Nah mate you're right to fear monger, if we get caught the consequences are going to be serious. Forgotten has made it clear there are on the lookout for people and considering what they did to the last lot we came across it is a pretty grim situation being a prisoner of theirs. They're obviously operating in secret and want no outside interference. Trying to sneak a peak is going to be a big risk and I assume, quite difficult.
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>>3840322
>You have friends in both the Order of Names and Order Reginae. You don’t believe they would allow you to come to harm. You approach the camp openly, leaving only the Fae behind. [Hearty]

This is an army with veteran rangers and spies. If they haven't see us yet they soon will, so it's better not to sneak around and just come openly.
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>>3838800
>>3838798
>>3840366
This is me.
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>>3840322
>You do not fancy your chances of receiving a warm welcome here, even if your friends are present. But you need to get closer and see what else you can discern from observing the camps. [Haughty]
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>>3840359
Very much appreciated!
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I can feel it. I can feel it in my bones
If we try to approach and spy on the camp Dice God will catch up with us and this is where we roll our critfail.
I simply know it's going to happen
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>>3840375
No worries mate
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>>3840322
Fug

>You’ve seen enough. It’s clear that you have arrived on the eve of some major push in a campaign. If you want to find out more, you had best investigate the ruins. [Idealist]
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I don't like the prospect of the fort. I suspect the order of chains mentioned in the archives. They don't sound like a forgiving bunch.

If we're caught spying I doubt these guys would be a forgiving bunch as well.


>>3840322
>You have friends in both the Order of Names and Order Reginae. You don’t believe they would allow you to come to harm. You approach the camp openly, leaving only the Fae behind. [Hearty]
It seems like the best option at this point. We've spent a lot of time out here and frankly we need some damn answers, although in sure the answer we get here is that our brother is a traitor.
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>>3840322
>>You have friends in both the Order of Names and Order Reginae. You don’t believe they would allow you to come to harm. You approach the camp openly, leaving only the Fae behind. [Hearty]

We're not some random commoner, we're a noble Knight-Errant, surely they will take us seriously.
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>>3840322
You’ve seen enough. It’s clear that you have arrived on the eve of some major push in a campaign. If you want to find out more, you had best investigate the ruins. [Idealist]
If this is a battle thats beening kept on thr down low il rathher not get found by them.
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>>3840393
I'm thinking more Bluejays/Wytes in force, the Fort is likely a stronghold of theirs and the Im going to assume Royalists under the order Reginae are likely going to storm it to get whatever information about what they want if not the object/person they want.

>Approaching the camp openly

I feel like we're only going to get wrapped up in the Order reginae's hunt and used for it, if it involves our brother which I think it more than certainly does I think we may very well play a part in his capture and potential torture or even our own potentially if they think we know something.
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>>3840447
>>3832406
>”Even if you ain’t Reginates or Name Men, you might be their little friends from the old fort. So many damn crown folk bring their troubles out here these days.
Sounds more like Kingsmen actually. Maybe the Prince's men. But definitely not bluejays.
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>>3840484
Yeah it could be another royal order. According to the lore the current King and Queen actually love each other so it makes sense for their respective orders to cooperate.
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>>3840484
These being Kingsmen goes against all the limited information we have so far.

additionally thats a Bluejay/Wyte/common brigand talking about the fact two/three seperate groups of Crownsman are in the area being non to conspicious about their presence.

>>3840490
That bit of information was heavily accented we have no reason to believe that In character but on a meta level thats been implied to not be the case.
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>>3840492
Right. We don't have much information but how does it go against what we know?
What we know
>This is a combined Reginate/order of names camp
>There is a group in the old fort that wasn't friendly to the bluejays
Seems like the most probably groups would be either the order of chains from the archives or some Kingsmen group
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>>3840492
Can you elaborate? The Faith & Politics Pastebin makes it quite clear several times that the current King and Queen are happily in love with each other.
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>>3840503
It was a quote by Forgotten in a old thread and the love part was picked out

>>3840502
>There is a group in the old fort that wasn't friendly to the bluejays
Okay I'm having trouble finding out anything out about this fort other than the old mans passing comment and Im actually mad we didn't pick up on this as a place to look.

Fucking hindsight

>This is a combined Reginate/order of names camp
Flying the Queens colour this marks them as a queensmen party if the prescence of the Order Reginate isn't enough

like you've pointed out this doesn't rule out the order of chains but given the litreal army assembled here this definetly more than a long forgotten order who is only involved in Pit knows what
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>>3840503
For a family thats so united, theres a lot of undercover operations and conspiracies being enacted by royal agents.
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>>3840322
>You’ve seen enough. It’s clear that you have arrived on the eve of some major push in a campaign. If you want to find out more, you had best investigate the ruins. [Idealist]
I'd rather not get fucked thanks. Also I doubt they would actually tell us anything about our brother, why would they?
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>>3840512
>theres a lot of undercover operations and conspiracies being enacted by royal agents.

The only thing like that I know of is what we're looking at now. Care to give more examples? I admit I am a newfag and haven't fully read through every previous thread.
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>>3840524
Tinfoil hat pastabin, forgotten will add it to the Introlist from now on.

https://pastebin.com/HW6tG7TW
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>>3840528
Neat, but that doesn't seem to say anything about the King/Queen and/or their respective orders being at odds, it only points that the Prince seems to be conspiring against one or both of them, perhaps with the ultimate goal of accelerating his succession.
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>>3840322
>You’ve seen enough. It’s clear that you have arrived on the eve of some major push in a campaign. If you want to find out more, you had best investigate the ruins. [Idealist]
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>>3840322
>You do not fancy your chances of receiving a warm welcome here, even if your friends are present. But you need to get closer and see what else you can discern from observing the camps. [Haughty]
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>>3840312
>You do not fancy your chances of receiving a warm welcome here, even if your friends are present. But you need to get closer and see what else you can discern from observing the camps. [Haughty]

Fucking full shekel Knight, huh?

Also, I consider not getting a Fae companion to be the best of all outcomes.
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>>3840322
>You’ve seen enough. It’s clear that you have arrived on the eve of some major push in a campaign. If you want to find out more, you had best investigate the ruins. [Idealist]

>>3840490
Any info given that much can be suspect.
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>>3840322
>You do not fancy your chances of receiving a warm welcome here, even if your friends are present. But you need to get closer and see what else you can discern from observing the camps. [Haughty]
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>>3840706
>>3840844
As these votes are 1 post IDs and tip the balance, I will need you to link to a previous vote or they will not be counted.
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>>3840322
>You do not fancy your chances of receiving a warm welcome here, even if your friends are present. But you need to get closer and see what else you can discern from observing the camps. [Haughty]


Here have another vote from me, fae friend returning now.
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>>3840322
>>3840844
>>3840910

This >>3827358 is me. Weather has been messing with my internet so the ID changes like every 2 days.
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>>3840706
>>3840910
>>3808755
This is me
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>>3840628
If your looking for a direct statement of things going on your not going to get it, piecing things together now is all about scrapping together what little inform action we have at the moment.

>King and queen being at odds

The Queensman and Kingsmen are immediately are at odds because their is a natural clash about the monopoly of power in canton with the queen having a large slice of it., the prince naturally falls on the kingsmen side of it due to being the heir apparent to the king.

>prince conspiring against the king and queen
Their are clear tensions between kingsmen and Queensmen we don't know the cause but stuff is clearly happening the prince conspiring against both makes little sense and it's more likely set along the natural lines of kingsmen vs Queensman.
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>>3840322
>>You have friends in both the Order of Names and Order Reginae. You don’t believe they would allow you to come to harm. You approach the camp openly, leaving only the Fae behind. [Hearty]
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>>3840706
It had ain't full Shekel knight until we disregard chivalry to acquire shekels
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>>3841338
I think its the prince building its own faction, Vancewell's apparent mission was trying to bring Lord Norveski into some intrigue. I think Vancewel was send as a messenger visiting lords like Norveski and see if they would be amenable to support the prince for some big move relating the succession and/or the selection for the future Queen.

I think Sir Gilbern mission was following Vancewell around making note which lords were receptive of the proposal while hindering him without outright attacking him. He only interfere when we gave him the change to remove Vancewell cleanly and then immediately return to the capital with his mission fulfill.
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>I think its the prince building its own faction

okay he gathering support for something but why would he create his own faction when he has one that already easily aligns with him (the kingsmen) and incorporates a wide spectrum of supporters?

>Vancewell's apparent mission was trying to bring Lord Norveski into some intrigue.

No that was our Brother, Vancewells supposed mission is nothing until its intent and purpose can be verified as a true thing.

>if they would be amenable to support the prince for some big move relating the succession and/or the selection for the future Queen.

you may be onto something here but we lack any details to verify this

>I think Sir Gilbern mission was following Vancewell around making note which lords were receptive of the proposal while hindering him without outright attacking him

once again we can't verify this, it could have been an opportunity to dispatch a Kingsman agent or it could be a righteous knight elminating

anyway pic tengentially related is something Im working on to knuckle out the political dynamics of Canton.
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>>3841418
>No that was our Brother, Vancewells supposed mission is nothing until its intent and purpose can be verified as a true thing.
Yes he was, it was similar mission to our brother. Although what kind of intrigue it was.

>"Vancewell? I thought I told you to be gone from my lands and take your prattling intrigue elsewhere. And you... ah, an Andrei? Who is it this time, that Damien boy or some other sprout? Always causing a stir you Andrei's..."
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>>3841420
well I be an arse I guess, though his claims of favor still remain to be verified.
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> You do not fancy your chances of receiving a warm welcome here, even if your friends are present. But you need to get closer and see what else you can discern from observing the camps. [Haughty]

TRACKING ROLL
> Avoid Detection / Plentiful Cover 80DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Hostile and Watchful Sentries -20DC
> Forest Guide +1 Re-Roll
> Courageous Sky +1 Re-Roll
> Order of Names Sentries +2 Adverse Re-Roll
> 66DC

Critfail = Captured. Or worse.
0 = It was foolish to think you could sneak past the Order of Names. You must fight your way free or surrender.
1 = You go undetected long enough to find out something useful, but must now quickly flee. PF test required.
2 = You infiltrate the encampment without detection and gain some useful information.
3 = You bypass the perimeter without a trace and manage to glean some valuable information.
Critpass = A plot unravelled.


3 rolls of 1d100, spies. You have 2 Re-rolls and 2 Adverse Re-rolls.

I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU DON'T LET THEM TAKE YOU ALIVE.
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>>3841574
>I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU DON'T LET THEM TAKE YOU ALIVE.

I am absoloutley not rolling this shit y'all know my rolls can't clutch
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>>3841574
>I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU DON'T LET THEM TAKE YOU ALIVE.

OH SHIT GUYS ITS HAPPENING! Roll well you fuckers. I would roll but I feel a bit selfish, I've rolled in just about every major thing in the recent past. Someone else should get a turn
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>>3841577
Oh no they have 2 adverse rerolls as well. Boy oh boy we better clench our cheeks
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Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>3841574
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>>3841582
Well that's a good fucking start anon, I'm going to really cry when Forgotten takes it away with an adverse reroll
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Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>3841574

Oh boy here we go
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>>3841577

Just roll man your luck is a lot better than mine
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Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>3841574
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>>3841588
You're not wrong, I think you might be sick, you keep rolling 90s haha. Oh well reroll time I guess. I hope we get at least one pass
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Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>3841582
Using an adverse dice roll to counter.
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No re-rolls until Forgotten overrides our 1 success with an adverse roll
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>>3841592
He just added 60 to the roll and called it a done. We're at 0 successes now unless someone can pull through with a reroll
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>>3841586
>>3841589

Salve Reginae guide your Re-Rolls...
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Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>3841591

Well fuck I'm going to burn and offering to the dice gods

>>3841574
>>3841586
Re-roll
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>>3841594
Fuck I knew it we're standing at 3 failures with an adverse re-roll and our two

not good Kniggas
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>>3841595
Nice.
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>>3841595

IT WORKED
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Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>3841595
That’s the stuff. But the Order of Names is not know for their mercy. Using the second adverse re-roll.
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>>3841595
Oh snap you beautiful cunt.

>>3841599
HILARIOUS

Oh man we are fucked, were is the other anon with our second reroll? We need that shit to clutch so hard. Roll us a 1 >>3841589
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Shiiiiieeeet. So it all comes down to this last re-roll. >>3841589
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>>3841599
Fuck
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Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>3841602
FUCK IT

URSUR
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>>3841595
>>3841599

The dice gods giveth and the dice gods taketh away
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Well if we get caught, I suggest we surrender.
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>>3841605
Mate I want to praise you but you're not the guy. Typically we let the person who rolled reroll (although where the fuck is he?)

>>3841607
>I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU DON'T LET THEM TAKE YOU ALIVE.

I suggest we fight for our life and flee into the woods
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>>3841605
Nigga who are you?
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>>3841609
someone who deeply wishes they rolled

>>3841608
Yeah I know but this isn't looking good and I thought fuck it why not roll
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>>3841609
What if the dude doesnt reshow.
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Can I re-roll my adverse re-roll?
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>>3841613
Adverse rerolls are what Forgotten rolls against our successes
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Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>3841589
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>>3841615

We alive boys
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>>3841615
Thank fuck for you. We live another day
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>>3841615
Noice.

Now to make like rabbits and run like frak.
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>>3841615
YES! Craig's forest guide and Courageous Sky's re-rolls barely saved us.
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>>3841615
FUCK CAPTCHA!!!!
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>>3841616
Not yet but there's hope yet, we'll need to cut our way free and may very well be branded a brigand or traitor for it.

>>3841615
Fucking Clutch
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>>3841615
By a bee’s dick.
A.
Bee’s.
Dick.
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>>3841624
Nah man look, we good

>>0 = It was foolish to think you could sneak past the Order of Names. You must fight your way free or surrender.
>>1 = You go undetected long enough to find out something useful, but must now quickly flee. PF test required.

even just the poultry one success saves our bacon from a fight, assuming we sneak off well
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>>3841627
don't make that assumption yet we ain't scott free yet and that pathfinder roll may be as difficult as getting in.
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>>3841629
Yeah of course, I'm just saying, it isn't an automatic fight right now which is a massive mercy in itself considering
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>>3841630
of course I don't punished Andre yet
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>>3841613
I see what you mean, generally priority goes to rolls that have not been rolled yet. So if there are a few re-rolls left over and no adverse re-rolls or failed first rolls left, I will open up the remaining re-roll to you next.

Does that make sense?
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>>3841633
>Does that make sense?
Yeah it does. What would've happened if we picked hearty? Something tells they wouldn't have been very welcoming.
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What do the dice gods like, I burned my favorite set of dice for the first re-roll but now what do I offer?

Do they want flesh? Should I sacrifice a goat?
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>>3841636
Only the blood of /qst/ characters will satiate the hunger of the dice gods for their thirst is eternal and ravenous
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>>3841626
Bee's dick?
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I'll call the Pathfinder Roll now and write up the whole outcome tonight.

>>3841635
Definitely would have required a persuasion roll. Not an easy one either.
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Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>3841735
Is that you asking for a roll now? If so I've warmed up my dice, lets see a nat 1 or a nat 100, nothing else
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Rolled 64 (1d100)

Imagine if I rolled earlier and got THIS roll
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>>3841737
>>3841742

Easy lads, easy! Haha. Okay, roll is now open. New rollers please (so if you did the last Tracking roll just gone hold fire).

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Pathfinder Roll
> Evade Pursuers on Foot / Familiar Terrain 70DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Ranger Gear +1 Re-Roll
> Forest Guide +1 Re-Roll, (improves terrain to Intimate) +10DC
> Order of Names Pursuers +2 Adverse Re-Rolls
> 86 DC
0 = A band of Ranger pursuers overtake you. You will need to fight your way out to avoid capture, and quickly.
1 = Those chasing you are hot on your heels, you will need to navigate the terrain on the fly to give them the slip.
2 = You manage to evade your pursuers, but you lose a day circling back around to a familiar location.
3 = They might as well grasp at the wind, no mean feat for an armoured man.



3 rolls of 1d100, intruders. You have 2 Re-rolls and 2 Adverse Re-Rolls.

Fly, you fools!
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Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>3841745
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Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>3841745
Thats ok, rolling my nat 1 now
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Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>3841745
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Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>3841745
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>>3841748
>>3841749
>>3841750
Clean sweep boys, we the wind now. I am so proud of us all. Lets see if Forgotten can meddle in our good luck
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Rolled 11 (1d100)

Very good rolls!

>>3841749
Using Adverse Re-Roll 1.
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andrie is deceptively agile for a fully armored knight
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>>3841756
He's a secret armoured ballerina
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Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>3841750
Using Adverse Re-Roll 2.
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>>3841758
Holy shit and he manages it by the skin of his teeth. All good anon you've got two rerolls to set things right again
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>>3841756
The Bear is many things, a naive romantic, an Idiot with woman, a fool in Intrigues, a brute but a easily taken down man is not one of them.
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>>3841756
>>3841757

I will admit you guys prepped very well for this stage of your adventure. That said, he's very nimble for a big fellow. Probably goes hand-in-hand with the Blademaster trait to be light on his feet.

>>3841758
This anon >>3841750 has two chances to reverse this. One attempt at a time, if you please.
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>>3841762
your reroll my dude
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Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>3841765
lets see how we go on attempt number 1
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>>3841767
Absolute champion, back into the wind we go.
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so will patrols pick up now
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>>3841767
Nailed it

>>3841771
Probably
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Emile & company have some pathfinding skills.

How long has it been since we ventured into the Fallavon woods btw? Remember that we have a time limit of one in-quest month to get back to the pilgrims.
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>>3841776
with our rolls i'd say we are going pretty well
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Well done, writing.

>>3841772
How do Reavers clean their spears?
They put them through the Wash.
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>>3841778
Man I know its been 17 years but still too soon
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>1 Success

Pathfinder Roll
>3 Success

That this clandestine army is amassing for something big is clear. But to learn more, you will need to get closer. That will require an element of subterfuge. Hardly knightly, but you doubt they’d let you continue to look for your brother if they consider him an enemy. Almighty grant you strength, you just hope it’s not too late to get him out of this mess.

You ensure your shield’s crest is covered by your travelling cloak as your plan out your intrusion. Craig of Lowgrove points out a good approach, a sloping hill where the branches stretch out well over the campsite. The piquets are spread thin there, it makes the perfect entry point for those who would rather enter unseen.

You signal for you party to remain at the treeline and slip out into the camp after a patrol passes within a few feet of you. You duck under a rack of weapons as two Order of Names Rangers walk by the aisle of tents. One pauses, looking in your direction.

”What was…” He squints suspiciously before some ribald joke from his companion grabs his attention and makes him laugh, his ironically-justified moment of paranoia forgotten. ”Hahaha, she bloody did not! A toad, more like!”

A close call. And not the last, but eventually you’re able to pretend you’re supposed to be there and walk with confidence to the rearside of an important looking pavilion.

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You can only see the outline of the figures inside, but their voice carries enough that you can identify them in time.

”They’ve stopped sending out their hunting parties since encountering our patrols.” You recognise the voice as your friend Sir Robert Gilbern. He seems exasperated. ”It seems they’re consolidating their strength around the ruins. As for the rebels, our scouts we sent south-east haven’t returned.”

”The rebels are an irrelevance.” Another voice, mature. Well-born, certainly. You can hear the dismissive tone in their voice. ”The ruins, eh? Good. We can crush those dissidents in one fell swoop. Once that is taken care of, we can let the Order of Names hunt these Bluejay’s at their leisure. We attack three days from now, see it done.”

”…I do not take orders from you, Montesquieu. You may be the Queen’s First Herald but you are not the Queen.” Sir Gilbern’s voice is hard but you get the sense this is a conversation he’s had before. ”We can’t kill everyone we come across. Even in the depths of this godforsaken forest an army is hard to hide. Besides, with that red monster of theirs I think taking the ruins is a task easier said than done.”

”I’m getting tired of your lack of conviction, Gilbern. The Queen’s Third Herald should know his place.” You can almost hear the sneer in the other Reginate’s voice. ”And Her Majesty’s will in this is clear. No witnesses. No evidence. We leave nothing alive. You understand what is at stake, yes?”

”I am well aware of the consequences…” The sound of a bowstring being drawn behind you diverts your attention entirely.

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[3/3]

“I knew it! Ken, call the others!” You turn to find yourself staring down the shaft of a wicked bodkin arrow, close enough to punch through chainmail like straw. The one drawing the bow is the Ranger from before, paranoid enough to investigate his suspicions. “Alright, spy, don’t you move a fuckin-“

“EEK!” Courageous Sky plummets like a lightning bolt out of the sky thrown by the Almighty. You’re beginning to love that bird.

”Ah!” The Ranger cries, clutching his face as his shot goes wild. You do not hesitate, charging forward and barrelling over his shouting companion to make your escape. Your arms and legs pump furiously with each stride, running like you have all fiends of the Pit behind you.

Adrenaline courses through your veins as you clear the encampment. Is it valorous of you to sprint to the treeline like a frightened deer? No, not really. But you have no intention to share the fate of the late Bluejay Tom Freeman and you’re hardly going to tackle hundreds of soldiers on your own. You’ve heard it said that discretion is oft the better part of valour and, for once, you’re forced to agree.

The alarm is sounded and from the looks of things the entire encampment expects that it is under full-scale attack, something they appear ill-prepared for despite their overwhelming strength in numbers. They hardly expected someone to be foolish enough as to raid the army, only an idiot or brave fool would be so inclined. It takes some time for them to organise a pursuit and by then you are well away and in the comforting cover of the Fallavon woods, already planning your next move.

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> So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]

> You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]

> Perhaps it is not too late to go back to the encampment and explain yourself. [Idealist] Yeah, good luck.
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>>3841828
>> Perhaps it is not too late to go back to the encampment and explain yourself. [Idealist]
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>>3841828
>> You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]
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>>3841828
>> You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]
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>>3841828
>> So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]
If the Queensmen are more concerned about hunting whoever is in the ruins then we have a small window of opportunity to get Damien out before things start going south.
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>>3841823
>You recognise the voice as your friend Sir Robert Gilbern.'
Fuck
>”…I do not take orders from you, Montesquieu. You may be the Queen’s First Herald but you are not the Queen.''
FUCK
''And Her Majesty’s will in this is clear. No witnesses. No evidence. We leave nothing alive. You understand what is at stake, yes?”
Oh sweet jesus

> You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]

We need to get our brother and get the fuck out of here before this descends into a bloodbath.
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>>3841828
>So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]

>You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]

Imagine if our brother is in those ruins...
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>No witnesses. No evidence. We leave nothing alive.
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>>3841828
>> You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]
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>>3841828
> You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]
I think the red giant is referring to the Prince's huge bodyguard in red armor we saw at Adam's Martyrdom Cathedral.

>The Prince pauses at the entrance to the antechamber, glancing back. Unlike His Majesty the Crown Prince has no platoon of armoured knights guarding him, save one giant of a man standing nearby in full-plate forged to a dull red The Prince's gaze lingers over the newly minted knights, though with little of the warmth his father the King had shown. Perhaps it is your imagination that his eyes rest on you a moment longer than the rest before he withdraws after the King, his personal red-clad bodyguard looming behind him.
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>>3841828
>> You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]
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>>3841841
Well it says red monster. That could be a literal monster
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>>3841837
Hahaha, literally laughed out loud. I can see this image getting a lot of use.
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Another question is should we help the bluejays? they may be brigands and outlaws but the Queenmen are going to commit a massacare wholesale men, women and possibly children will die here

do they deserve that?

>>3841841
I doubt thats the case that totally not theMountain of a knight is almost without a doubt his personal bodyguard.

my moneys on some legendary outlaw I wonder if we can recruit him?
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>>3841828
>You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]

This has to be something very scandalous and big if the Queen ordered them to kill anyone simply for witnessing it.
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>>3841828
>So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]
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>>3841828
>So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]
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>tfw all you want to do is got to cahtagi and get sick loot and ask the dragon about adam and cain but but the currant secret intelligence cold war is threatening to tear apart your country
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>>3841823
>You recognise the voice as your friend Sir Robert Gilbern.
I'm not surprised. But I will be smug.
>>3841828> You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]
I'd like to go get brother, and get out but if he's tied up with the Blue Jays, it might be prudent to get some more leverage.
This is me >>3826725
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>>3841839
>>3841828
> So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]

I will switch to Haughty.
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>>3841847
The Bluejays seem totally irrelevant to whatever plot is going on right now IMO; more that they're ending up in the crossfire since whatever dissidents the Queensmen are after decided to come all the way out here.
Letting the Order of Names hunt the Wytes down was probably the price of their co-operation. Also given our conversation with Tom it doesn't seem like the the Bluejays are in contact with the people in the ruins (which if they are indeed the Prince's people would make sense)
For Emile it's going to get really messy if his brother turns out to support either of them though.
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>>3841855
I feel like castle is a trap. As in if we get in it will be hard to get out.
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>>3841828
>You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]
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>>3841856
>The Bluejays seem totally irrelevant to whatever plot is going on right now

they are the Immediate collatoreal to the result of the Queensmen storming the ruins, its almost certainly a Bluejay stronghold/settlement/nest

>Letting the Order of Names hunt the Wytes down was probably the price of their co-operation.

I wouldn't say the Wytes at large more likely a slash and burn by the order of Names against any Illegal settlements they can find and of course the slaughter of whatever freemen they come across.

I think you're extrapolating our conversation with Tom too much, information beyond anything basic is hard to gain and its likely Tom hadn't seen the Wytes in a while.

>For Emile it's going to get really messy if his brother turns out to support either of them though.

oh boy yeah also while I'm at it
>"HIS BLADE DEFENDS THE HELPLESS"

we are kinda sworn to defend those who can't defend for themselves
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>>3841847
Besides Red's identity, the bigger mystery is who is on the ruins and why? There's a good chance it's the Prince faction and I will bet good money that the Langlish mercenary company is with them in those ruins. As that would justify the need for this army the Order of Names and the Reginate have assemble.
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>>3841828

>You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]
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>>3841865
Shit thats a good point the Langlish are still a relatively unknown factor in all this.
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>>3841828
We cant guarantee anything, But I think >>3841856 and>>3841865 are probably correct.Tom almost definitely knows our brother, and said
I don’t know you and I ain’t telling, this could be a trick and even if it weren’t….” The Bluejay, for he almost certainly is one, spits out of a gob of bloody saliva. ”Even if you ain’t Reginates or Name Men, you might be their little friends from the old fort. So many damn crown folk bring their troubles out here these days.
I think our brother is, for better or worse, not involved in the siege at the fort, but probably with the blujays.
> So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]
I'm curious at what exactly is going on, but our primary objective is to get to our brother. And stop the bluejays from getting slaughtered maybe.
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>>3841823
We should slowly process the information we have here.

>”They’ve stopped sending out their hunting parties since encountering our patrols.” You recognise the voice as your friend Sir Robert Gilbern. He seems exasperated. ”It seems they’re consolidating their strength around the ruins. As for the rebels, our scouts we sent south-east haven’t returned.”

I can't get anything from this. Leaving it to another anon.

>”They’ve stopped sending out their hunting parties since encountering our patrols.” You recognise the voice as your friend Sir Robert Gilbern. He seems exasperated. ”It seems they’re consolidating their strength around the ruins. As for the rebels, our scouts we sent south-east haven’t returned.”

They plan on hunting down the Bluejays after they're done with whoever is in the ruins. They're gonna attack the ruins in three days.

>”…I do not take orders from you, Montesquieu. You may be the Queen’s First Herald but you are not the Queen.” Sir Gilbern’s voice is hard but you get the sense this is a conversation he’s had before. ”We can’t kill everyone we come across. Even in the depths of this godforsaken forest an army is hard to hide. Besides, with that red monster of theirs I think taking the ruins is a task easier said than done.”

The person that Sir Rober Gilbern is talking to is the Queen's First Herald. Does Emile or any of his companions know who that is? There is also the red monster they're talking about. I don't know if they meant it literally or figuratively.

>”I’m getting tired of your lack of conviction, Gilbern. The Queen’s Third Herald should know his place.” You can almost hear the sneer in the other Reginate’s voice. ”And Her Majesty’s will in this is clear. No witnesses. No evidence. We leave nothing alive. You understand what is at stake, yes?”

The Queen has given the order to leave no evidence and no witnesses. They will leave nothing alive. This means that even bystanders and third parties will be killed. This includes the Wytes whom our brother is one of. We know that the Queensmen have been hunting our brother down for something. Whatever is at stake here they don't want word about it getting out to the public.

What do you think anons?
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>>3841881
>”They’ve stopped sending out their hunting parties since encountering our patrols.” You recognise the voice as your friend Sir Robert Gilbern. He seems exasperated. ”It seems they’re consolidating their strength around the ruins. As for the rebels, our scouts we sent south-east haven’t returned.”

Both parties are aware of the other got ditto for the Patrol it could mean anything

>The person that Sir Rober Gilbern is talking to is the Queen's First Herald. Does Emile or any of his companions know who that is?

Big cheese, captain of the guard equivelant?

also Gilbern is reluctant to commit a massacare for reasons?

>>3841871
you have a point our brother could very well not be there or he could its honestly a coin toss
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>>3841881
Fug. I meant this
>”The rebels are an irrelevance.” Another voice, mature. Well-born, certainly. You can hear the dismissive tone in their voice. ”The ruins, eh? Good. We can crush those dissidents in one fell swoop. Once that is taken care of, we can let the Order of Names hunt these Bluejay’s at their leisure. We attack three days from now, see it done.”

for the second green text. The fact that he called them dissidents might give us a clue on who they are and their motive.

>>3841884
>also Gilbern is reluctant to commit a massacare for reasons?

Yeah, this is a good question. Sir Robert Gilbern reluctance might mean that whoever is in the ruins aren't just the Crown Prince's or Kingsmen soldiers.
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>>3841881
Given that the last time Sir Gilbern talked to us about Damien he said this:
>Should you find your brother in Fallavon, which I sincerely hope you do, tell him to stay out of my way.
Which means he's probably also just someone caught in this shit as well rather that being specifically on the Reginate's shit-list. Honestly the burning question right now besides this whole Queensmen conspiracy is how the hell did our brother end up in contact with the Wytes??
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>>3841871
>>3841881
I mostly agree with this, but there is a possibility that I fear puts our brother in the ruins. What if our brother was simply acting as a go between the Wytes and the Prince's faction when he was accused of aiding them? We know he spoke to Lord Norveski and Lord Alderauge of some matter of intrigue, that doesn't sound very Wytes related.

This might be a pure speculation but I think Prince's faction is here searching for something and they, through our brother, sought the assistance of the Wytes finding it. Making likely that our brother is in the ruins.
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>>3841891
I personally put Gilbern's reluctance down to character trait and less politics but until we learn more it will be hard to flesh out.

>>3841893
>how the hell did our brother end up in contact with the Wytes??

this is a honest to god mystery we have partial answers to the first is his station can't protect him, the Order reginate is desperate enough to keep something under wraps they are conducting torture and massacares, secondally official authority is being thrown around enough he's been labeled a common criminal which doubly denies him protection as a noble and also makes it difficult for him in civilised society, that leaves very few natural allies and mostly unconvential allies of convience to ensure your survival.
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>>3841893
That might be just Sir Robert giving us a warning. Remember that he isn't the leader of the Reginates. He doesn't call the shots. Damien might not be on Robert's personal shit-list, but he is definitely on the Reginate's shit-list since he is in with the Wytes for some sort of reason.

>>3841899
We are not 100% certain that the people in the ruins are the Prince's faction. (Or at least they might not be the only ones there.)
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>>3841900
Fuck now I really wished we could have rolled better for that Tracking Roll but too bad.
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>>3841900
They don't want witnesses or evidence, so they probably lack full jurisdiction or authority for doing this.
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>>3841865
With the documents signed by the prince, high chance its the mercs. And so our brother should be there as well.

>>3841891

Rebels would likely refer to the bluejays. Since they don't recognise the authority of the King and his duly appointed servants.

Dissidents would be those who still do, which in this case would mean the Prince's men since this is a royal inter-factional squabble.

That their target is the dissidents means that they are the priority target.

>>3841909

Ordos Reginae by definition operate outside the law so theres no question of lacking authority.
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>>3841909
Doesn't that fact that they have the Queen's direct order means they full jurisdiction and authority? The Queen isn't just a consort. She's the head of the church. She's basically a female royal pope.
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>>3841909
More like whatever conspiracy is going on is so serious that it would potentially trigger a civil war or at least very serious political consequences if all the relevant parties weren't in the middle of nowhere.
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>>3841909
onstensiably hunting Brigand outlaws with the order of names whos official duty is hunting outlaws in Favallon? sounds like the have every right to be here doing so on paper.

theres something going on here they don't want found out and its not a lack of paperwork.

>>3841912
>Rebels would likely refer to the bluejays. Since they don't recognise the authority of the King and his duly appointed servants.

>>3841912
I think we're likely missing a minor nuisance in that there's more than a single band of Outlaws in these woods and Bluejays are likely the catchall for them as they are the largest most notorious band of them.
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>>3841912
>>3841918
Keep in mind that the Wytes are a sub-group of the Bluejays.
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>>3841909
>>3841914
On second thought, you might be onto something there. They have the authority and jurisdiction of the Queen, but do they have the authority and jurisdiction of the King? Does the King even know what's going in here? Why are they trying to keep whatever that's at stake here under wraps?
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>>3841912
Yes, but the fact they don't want witness or evidence should tell us something about this situation.
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>>3841919
Yes yes, bluejay refers to the movement.

>>3841881
>. This includes the Wytes whom our brother is one of.

Also, serious doubt about this. Likely the prince's men and the bluejays have met in the woods and come to an informal live and let live truce.

That our brother is being hunted by the Reginae and that the bluejays are an afterthought left to the Order of Names means that hes not likely to be in their camp.
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>>3841925
Didn't our mother say that our brother is in involved with he Wytes in the coded message she sent?
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>>3841926
Well he's accused of being involved with the Wytes, plus Tom definitely knew who he was. But until we can actually meet up with Damien and set things straight how much of that is actually truthful will be unknown.
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>>3841923
An open attack on the Prince's faction by those of the Queen's faction?

Why would they want it publicised. It would not be in the interest of either party to have it be common knowledge. It can literally lead to civil war if normal lords and dukes start taking sides in an open conflict.

Thus these cloak and dagger operations.

>>3841926

>YOUR BROTHER WAS ACCUSED OF AIDING A BAND OF OUTLAW REBELS. CALL THEMSELVES 'THE WYTES'. BE CAREFUL. ROAD HOME NOT SAFE.

Accussed. He might not actually be working with them or may just have contact with them. I believe the 2nd is more likely as an alliance of convenience in these woods.
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>>3841926
Yeah I'm thinking the information she had wasn't 100% correct either the wytes are a cover for his actual support or an excuse to call him a criminal.

>>3841922
Not likely there's a reason most tinfoil has involved the Prince and Queen not the King and Queen as the prime leaders for the growing factionalism.

The Order reginae in truth likely only take orders direct from the queen as she is the underpinning of their order and the Whole queensmen faction not to mention much of the church as a whole.
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>>3841928
>>3841930
>>3841932
I sincerely doubt that Damien isn't involved in some way with the Wytes at this point. Tom knew where he was and refused to tell even us at his death about Damien's location because he though we might be in with Queensmen and Order of Names.
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>>3841934
Mmm, its not exactly wrong but I think you're missing a difference.

Hes likely involved as in both factions here are involved with each other. It's a organisational thing, rather than a personal relation/involvement.

Our brother is likely one of the leaders out here and if there was any talks or negotiations, he might have been seen by those in the band.

Also you have to consider from the old man's standpoint. These are guys who hung them from their ribs and sewed their eyes shut. Why would they say anything about a friendly faction out here in the woods to someone whom they don't know.
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>>3841938
I see your point and I kinda agree.

If our brother is in the ruins though, then that's really bad news. The Reginates will be there with their army in three days time.
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>So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]

None of this ruin shit after we've already fucked up once--they'll be more prepared for spies now. We're out for our brother, not to uncover a grand conspiracy. Besides, he probably knows more than we do.
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>>3841947
Which is why getting in and out of there before they come down on it like a bloody hurricane is the best choice, if our brother has fled elsewhere we can likely track him down elsewhere another time but if hes in there's we have limited window to get in and get out.
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Tom was adamant in not telling us about our brother because he suspected we were a spy from the queens camp, or "their little friends from the old fort". If he suspected we part of the princes followers, and came from the fort, then why would he think we dont already know about Damien if he is actually over there? Damien is with the Wytes, who know why or how, but its almost certain he is.
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>>3841962
heres the the original exhange >>3832406
>”Not in a million years buddy. I don’t know you and I ain’t telling, this could be a trick and even if it weren’t….” The Bluejay, for he almost certainly is one, spits out of a gob of bloody saliva. ”Even if you ain’t Reginates or Name Men, you might be their little friends from the old fort. So many damn crown folk bring their troubles out here these days. As if we didn’t have enough to fucking worry about.”
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Oh shit guys, Forgotten is testing his bold text. Shit is about to get real serious
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Hmm.

Oh boy.

Guys, should we be making our way to the Bluejay camp instead. Depending on their working relationship with the princes faction, we could get them to head over to the ruins to join up in a joint defence, else each individual group will be slaughtered.

It might also make the Order Reginae back off due to unexpected difficulty of the opponent.

Of course this would be a very overt action against the queen's faction.
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>>3841960
Agree, there the possibility that Damien is in the ruins. We have to know before the window closes. I would hate to go to the Wytes just to find out he was in the ruins, while the reverse isn't ideal it's a far better alternative.
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>>3841828
So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]
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>>3841975
The problem is the Reginates will march to the ruined fort in three days time. Can we go to the Bluejay camp and head to the ruined fort in less than three days time?
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>>3841823
>"We attack three days from now, see it done.”

IMPORTANT bit of information. This decision was made BEFORE someone listen to them and escaped so it's MOST likely will change.
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>>3841985
I highly doubt it, this is a risk we are going to have to take.

>>3841988
dammit your right we have to do this NOW
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>>3841823
>”And Her Majesty’s will in this is clear. No witnesses. No evidence. We leave nothing alive. You understand what is at stake, yes?”
>
>”I am well aware of the consequences…”

This is really eating at me. There is something in that fort that is damning to the queen. I'm sure of it.
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>>3842012
I mean if it indeed is the Prince's men in the ruins like a lot of us suspect imagine how it would look to the public seeing mother and son? fighting.
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>>3842018
This isn't exactly new the Roiguard and Order reginae have defended their patrons quarters respectively in the capital more than once.
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>>3841828

> So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]

Remember what we’re here for: we go into the woods, we get our brother, and then we GTFO. We are not equipped to deal with this cold/shadow war nor should we learn anymore about this. Whatever shitstorm is going on out here is enough to warrant a full-on purge, so in the interest of not being strung up by a hook I say we keep ourselves in the dark as much as possible.
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>>3842018
Which is why they want no witnesses. They still want the public to think everything is fine.

I just don't think the people at the fort will be welcoming at all. Our best bet is the blue jay camp. I think our brother is there. The blue jay knew him. That's where we should go. Let the others fight it out while we at least talk to him and see what's going on.
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>>3842027
I agree. Get to our brother then get out and back on our pilgrimage.

I would be interested in the dragon. He's the only being alive that would know Salvage Raginae and the brothers. I would love to hear his side if he granted us an audience
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>>3842020
Yeah, still doesn't make it not a PR disaster considering things are perceived to be fine on the surface.
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>>3841828
>> You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]

Does anyone else think it's funny how we're meant to be a Knight, but this entire thread we've been playing like a rogue-type character? With how we're sneaking around and parkouring everywhere instead of going up-front and honorably.
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>>3842049
I think it's because most of this thread has been in the deep Fallavon woods. Only the rouge types parkouring and sneaking around survive in these woods. It's the home of rouge types.
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>>3842018
>>3842030
I think you're both putting too much weight into the idea that open conflict between factions on the edge of civilisation will cause a full blown war simply because they are killing each other and their are witnesses, there's better weight in some secret in the ruins being of the cause
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>>3841828
>>3841836
>You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]

Changing to only hearty

>>3842058
Yeah, I don't think what they want to keep a secret is just the two factions battling each other. There's a bigger secret mystery at stake here. Something that the Queen doesn't want anyone to witness or have evidence of.
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>>3842058
>>3842064
This Anon gets it. It's not about the conflict but what's in that fort. There is a bombshell to be revealed for sure.
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>>3841828
> You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty
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>>3841828
> You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]

>>3840706
This is me.
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>>3841828
>>You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]
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>>3841828
> So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]
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>>3841828
>You can almost hear the sneer in the other Reginate’s voice. ”And Her Majesty’s will in this is clear. No witnesses. No evidence. We leave nothing alive. You understand what is at stake, yes?”

Wow, this sounds like a whole lot of none of our business.
> So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]
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>>3841828
> So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]
Let's not betray queen and country

>>3831743
>>3816273
is me
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>>3842410
But our fimaly is strongly with the king
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>>3841828
>So the Bluejay’s last known location is somewhere to the south-east. That is still a lot of ground to cover, so you had best get a move on you want to find them and, hopefully, your brother. [Haughty]
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>>3842515
We might favour him but last I checked we weren't his agents and the Queen was still one of the rulers of the country
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>You have stumbled upon something big. Clearly they plan to attack the ruins to the east, and soon. But why? And who are they? You have some suspicions, but you’ll need to see the ruins yourself for confirmation. [Hearty]

Every new bit of information you come across paints a grimmer and grimmer picture. Best case scenario, your brother is an inconvenient witness or meddler that others would rather see silenced. Worst case, your brother’s treason runs so deep your entire family is imperiled by mere affiliation. You refuse to walk into whatever this is without more concrete information, and you will only find that at the ruins to the east.

You know now that the Order Reginae’s target is the garrisoned ruins, and it seems they will have a fight ahead of them. The Order has the numbers and, in all likelihood, rightful authority of the law on their side. But whether that will carry the day against the advantage of decayed fortifications and well-equipped defenders remains to be seen, assuming you actually decide to see what the outcome is. You’re more apprehensive of their chances than the First Herald was, even without this ‘red monster’ their advantages in numbers is slimmer than you first thought and their rightful authority counts for nothing out here. This will be a bloody and close fought battle, the outcome of which is going to have repercussions you can only begin to fathom.

[1/3]
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>>3842589

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya3MCYeGXCQ – Langlish Reprise theme

You can’t approach from most directions, the terrain is far too open and you’re getting the impression you’d find little more welcome here than you would with the Order Reginate. On the southernmost side of the ruins the treeline reaches almost to the walls, though the uneven terrain makes it an unfeasible approach for a large force. The fortress walls above are in egregious disrepair from centuries of weathering but well-manned, a commanding advantage given the difficulty in transporting siege weaponry that lacks a pulse out here.

This group of several dozen do not appear to be the main force, relegated to guarding a narrow side-passage that seems to lead directly under the ruins. Not as good a position as the looming ruins on the cliff face above, but very difficult for a larger force to commit strength to assaulting. Perhaps they plan to use it as an escape route, though the empty cages of varying sizes scattered about make you wonder.

The Langlish mercenaries are hard to miss, likely from the same Freeblade Company you passed on the road a few weeks ago. Well-armed, well-equipped and well groomed, each one of them sports full-plate armour and a sturdy halberd or long steel only slightly less shiny than their waxed moustaches. One particularly chiselled specimen sits bald and shirtless at the centre of the camp, delicately shaving his face with a blade that appears to have been designed for that purpose. What a foreign frivolity. The man’s hair appears to have conglomerated from across his body to a single curled lip of hair that is waxed to a sheen. If the Langlish follow the man with the biggest mustache, this is clearly some sort of Lord-Admiral. You suppress the urge to share your joke with Sir dan Marc for the moment, watching their leader (whatever his rank) finish his routine and join in the next song with his fellow countrymen.

There are other men moving among the Langlish. Cantôn men-at-arms it looks like, with a mix of chainmail and breastplates for the well off. But their shields are plain and they bear no sign of heraldry. Many wear cloth over their face and keep their hoods up. A wise precaution if they really are set on defying the Order Reginae, their lives and that of their liegelord would be forfeit if they could be provably identified.

[2/3]
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>>3842601

[3/3]

You thought you caught a glance of your Fae campfire friend behind you, much further back in the treeline than they have been following you before. Perhaps it does not want to get closer to the ruins for some alien reason. But as ever you can never be sure if you're imagining these things.

“Well they seem friendly enough.” Mikail whispers, crouched down next to you in the thicket. ”And that shirtless fella can sure carry a tune.”

You and Sir dan Marc share an exasperated glance over your squire’s head. Those mercenaries may seem jolly and of good cheer now, but you don’t doubt for a second that they would slit your throats ear-to-ear with an equally easy grin if the price was right. You have to admit Mikail is right about one thing, their boisterous undressed champion has quite a voice on him. You have to force yourself not to hum along with his jaunty tunes or smile at the laughter and good cheer of these foreign mercenaries. You are finding precious little to laugh about lately.

“Craig. Care to shed some light on this?” You catch your guide watching the assembled defenders very carefully.

”Uh, right m’lord. The man what hired me had liphair like that, but I ent seen him so far.” Craig of Lowgrove stammers a response. “I don’t know who the rest of them folk is.”

You muddle over what you have gleaned so far. There is precious little good news, and a whole lot of bad. You know the Order Reginate and Order of Names are set on destroying this Langlish Freeblade Company and their unknown Cantôn allies or, more likely, fellow servants of the same employer. You can see that these defenders are set on holding their ground and presumably doing so successfully. Of course, most battles occur when both sides think they have a decent chance of winning.

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>You simply cannot bear one more instance of sneaking around. Your pride won’t allow it. You announce your presence and neutrality from a fair distance away. [Haughty]

>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]

>You’ve seen enough. You see little evidence of your brother’s presence, which means he is likely with the Bluejays somewhere south-west of the Order encampment. [Idealist]
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>>3842614
Are our rerolls regenerated?
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>>3842614
>You’ve seen enough. You see little evidence of your brother’s presence, which means he is likely with the Bluejays somewhere south-west of the Order encampment. [Idealist]
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>>3842614
>You simply cannot bear one more instance of sneaking around. Your pride won’t allow it. You announce your presence and neutrality from a fair distance away. [Haughty
Walk in singing, we do have information thar could help them and us out.

>>3842632
Im sure re-roll come back given time to do so where saves/passes do not
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>>3842614
>>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]

No visible knights on the outside, but they are likely leaving the guard duty for the mercenaries and the well equip men-at-arms. Those behind this group have funds to spare.
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>>3842614
>>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]
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>>3842614
>>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]
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>>3842695
>>3842300
This is me
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>>3842614
>You’ve seen enough. You see little evidence of your brother’s presence, which means he is likely with the Bluejays somewhere south-west of the Order encampment. [Idealist]
It's pretty much as we expected. If the prince isn't behind this group then some other Lord that's convinced the Prince to allow mercenaries in. There is something in that fort but we need to get away from it. We need to find our brother. Maybe he has answers or at least clues. And we're most likely to find at least not outright hostility there. Maybe...
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>>3842614
>>You simply cannot bear one more instance of sneaking around. Your pride won’t allow it. You announce your presence and neutrality from a fair distance away. [Haughty]

WE ARE A KNIGHT OF NOBLE BLOOD! WE DO NOT SNEAK AROUND EAVESDROPPING LIKE A COMMON SCOUNDREL!
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>>3842614
>>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]
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>>3842777

MY HOLY TRIPS CONFIRM THE ALMIGHTY'S APPROVAL!
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>>3842784
Proof the Almighty has a sense of humor
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I have updated the pasterbin with the new information we have gather. For now I have label the group at the old fort as "dissidents" until we have more information or can confirm they are the Prince's faction.

https://pastebin.com/HW6tG7TW
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>>3842793
As always, you are a gentleman and a scholar.
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>>3842614
>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]
we might get fucked, but at this point might as well commit.
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>>3842614

>You’ve seen enough. You see little evidence of your brother’s presence, which means he is likely with the Bluejays somewhere south-west of the Order encampment. [Idealist]

We are looking for our brother, not a fight. It's clear that our brother is not here and is likely at the Bluejays camp. We don't need to gather information here as the Bluejays will likely fill in most of the gaps when we find them. The Order Reginae are on their way here and I'd rather we not run into them after just escaping. I wouldn't be opposed to warning the Mercenaries of the approaching threat though. If they and the Order Reginae start fighting, it will buy us more time to find our brother and get out of here, so we should just send Courageous Sky in there with a warning and be on our way.
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>>3842877
>It's clear that our brother is not here and is likely at the Bluejays camp.

I would like you to notice the complete lack of visible knights on the fort despite the expensive mercenaries and well equip men-at-arms. The nobility that is sponsoring this group is very likely inside.
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>>3842896
The nobility that is sponsoring this group is very likely far away and behind a series of cutouts so that they can't be linked to whatever this is.
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>>3842614
>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]

I have to urge to know more, but I am also okay with the Haughty option.
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>>3842614
>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]

We need to know beyond a shadow of a doubt our brother is not here
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>>3842614
>>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]

As much as I want to get the fuck out of here and find out brother, we can't be sure he isn't here. Not just yet. We need a closer look which unfortunately means involving ourselves just a little longer in this political bullshit and hoping we don't get caught

>>3842793
You're a champion mate
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>>3842793
Good work anon
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This is some Holy Grail type shit isn't it. This is from the pastebin under the shores of Pascae. What if her final resting place isn't on the shore but rather up here. They may have found her remains or her remains were moved here. This would be huge. There may even be an account of her and Cain's final words.

>It is also rumoured to be the location of the final resting place of Salvae Reginae though, if her tomb is located in one of the many caves along the cost, its site is a carefully guarded place.
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>>3842983
Highly unlikely.

That they purposely made a chapel in the wall of aubres means that the locations where they were buried or fell are extremely important to the catonese faith.

Such a relocation without royal and church approval would be blasphemy.
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>>3842984
Except her tomb is literally unknown.
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>>3842988
Yes and finding it would have been the achievement of a generation, unlikely to be surpassed for a long time to come. Chapels would be build, orders founded to guard her final resting place and another spot added to the path of pilgrimage.

If this is the princes faction as we surmise, such a find would be an achievement large enough to eclipse any secular confrontation with the Queen if brought to light. As the head of the church, the queen cannot deny such a find, lest she incur the wrath of the god fearing commonfolk and pious nobles.

Moving and keeping hidden any relics just doesnt make any sort of sense.
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>>3842983
I'm betting unholy grail type if that
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>>3842995
Unless there is something that disproves the whole story. I have a feeling that Forgotten is going to do something that will challenge Emile's faith. There could be information that the church doesn't want out.


>>3842996
This is a possibility too. Some Fae artifact that the church wants to keep buried at all costs.

Think about this. The Queen is willing to risk two of her top knights to squash this. There is something in there and it is either extremely damaging to the church or a dangerous heretical artifact. It's probably the bluejays have no idea what's going on and are just caught in the middle
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>>3842983
I agree that this is some kind of Raiders of the Lost Ark deal. Some artifact from the conquest of immense religious significance to the point that the Prince can hold over his mother and silence her objections or even discredit her position as head of the church. Maybe even
the tomb of the wife of one of the brothers.
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>>3843010
It's impossible to say without more information unfortunately, the most we can say is Its really really bad for the order Reginate and the queen.
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>>3842614
>You’ve seen enough. You see little evidence of your brother’s presence, which means he is likely with the Bluejays somewhere south-west of the Order encampment. [Idealist]
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>>3843015
It turns out the Adam/Cain never married but had lovers or prostitutes

The internal screaming of the church would be insane
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>>3842614
>>You’ve seen enough. You see little evidence of your brother’s presence, which means he is likely with the Bluejays somewhere south-west of the Order encampment. [Idealist]
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>>3842614
>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]

>>3843010
The far wild child didn't seem to like whatever is in the fort and preferred to stay away.
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>>3842614
>You’ve seen enough. You see little evidence of your brother’s presence, which means he is likely with the Bluejays somewhere south-west of the Order encampment. [Idealist]
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>>3843097
Maybe just maybe it's because its full of Men armed with steel? nah no reason any Fey would stay the fuck away from that
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>>3842614
>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]
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>>3842614
>You’ve seen enough. You see little evidence of your brother’s presence, which means he is likely with the Bluejays somewhere south-west of the Order encampment. [Idealist]
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>>3842614
>>You’ve seen enough. You see little evidence of your brother’s presence, which means he is likely with the Bluejays somewhere south-west of the Order encampment. [Idealist]
Brother first then conspiracy
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>>3842614
>>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]
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Did the thread get clipped?
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>>3843567

No, I think everyone who cares about this quest has voted now.
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>>3842614
>>You simply cannot bear one more instance of sneaking around. Your pride won’t allow it. You announce your presence and neutrality from a fair distance away. [Haughty]
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>>3808755
>>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]

>>3842614
This is me
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>>3843573
>>3843574
>>3843575
I was going to agree but well...
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>>3842614
>You’ve seen enough. You see little evidence of your brother’s presence, which means he is likely with the Bluejays somewhere south-west of the Order encampment. [Idealist]
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>>3843061
Worse they wore gay lovers.
But didnt they use magic amor and wepons which means they would have had a very hard time haveing babys. And wouldnt live too long.
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No update today, lads. I have to head into the office on my day off which is less than ideal, not really going to be able to crack out an update.

Vote is closed, I’ll ask for rolls and further updates tomorrow or (if the thread gets bumped off) announce a new thread.
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>>3844015
So who won?
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>>3844230
I haven’t even started counting, honestly. Today is gearing up to be a massive dildo
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>>3844246
Be very careful when sitting down in that case. See you tomorrow mate
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>You need to know more. Not just the who and where, but the what and the why of this whole conspiracy. That means getting closer. And remaining unseen. [Hearty]

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Tracking Roll
> Avoid Detection / Plentiful Cover 80DC
> Favour of the Maid Sinclair +6DC
> Hostile and Watchful Sentries -20DC
> Treacherous Guide +1 Adverse Re-Roll
> Courageous Sky +1 Re-Roll
> 66DC

Critfail = Captured. Or worse.
Double Fail = Betrayal forces you into sudden combat regardless of what you learn.
0 = These Langlish may appear jolly, but their sentries are keen-eyed and cunning. You will have to fight your way out.
1 = You go undetected long enough to find out something useful, but must now quickly flee. Pathfinder test required.
2 = You infiltrate the mercenaries’ position without detection and gain some useful information.
3 = You manage to infiltrate right up to the mouth of the cave without a trace and glean some valuable information.
Double pass = You manage to silence the traitor before your position is revealed.
Critpass = A plot unravelled.


3 rolls of 1d100, scouts. You have 1 Re-roll and 1 Adverse Re-rolls.

Would you like to know more?
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Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>3845674
Nearly 1500 posts is fucking my poor little shitpad
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Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>3845674
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Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>3845674
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>>3845693
>>3845705
>>3845717
Shit Kniggas, maybe Emilie is cut out for the cloak and dagger life.
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Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>3845693
Using Adverse Re-Roll.
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>>3845732
Sneakiest Knigga in the woods.
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>>3845724
>>3845738

Behold, the stealth-tank.
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>>3845739
Do we get to shove a dagger in poor little Craig's eye with these rolls?
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>>3845732
>>3845748
>Treacherous Guide
We should apologize to Sir Neil later. While we take the teachings of the Salve Reginae to heart, we should not suffer treachery twice.
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>>3845748
No, Craig will still escape and reveal your presence but with these rolls you will be in a good position to make a getaway without the need for rolls.
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>>3845748
Yes we should of strung him up when we had the chance.
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Bear of Andrei? I think we're more like the Cat of Andrei at this point.

When exactly did we reroll from Fighter to Thief anyway?
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>>3845822
Coulder, woulder, shoulder.
We thought we need him.
Did help out sorta and helped us get moneys.
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>>3845838
When we spent just about every copper we could muster to prepare for this excursion. I was on the fence about it all before but now I'm glad we did. And don't overlook the favor of the maiden Sinclair. That's a 6 DC bonus for all this.
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>>3845840
Well his re-roll saved us in the Queensman camp so we should be grateful for that.
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>>3845840
I don't feel like sparing him a second chance, also his employer might actually be here if he took the chance to betray us now.
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>3 Success
This thread is getting close to being bumped off, but I can hardly blueball you guys by leave it here. We will consider this the final update and vote in this thread and a new thread will be started up promptly.

Although it galls you to stoop to sneaking around like some common pickpocket, it is with some chagrin you must admit that you’re getting quite good at this. Sidling up against trees, crouching low in the undergrowth and having a knack for fields of vision and when someone is paying attention are all coming naturally to you. Compared to the eagle-eyed and paranoid wardens of the Order of Names, skirting between the Langlish sentries is child’s play.

The clank and steel screech of cages being wagoned into the cave at the foot of the ruins cliff face is hard to miss, but it is only when you get closer that you can see the occupants. Beastmen. Not just the common goat-like variety, though there are many of them, but some of the rarer breeds at all. Huddled in the corner is a sorry looking collection of diminutive avians and a brace of ferret-like creatuers huddled together. From what you can see, they are all far smaller and more docile than the sorts you battled with on the King’s Highway.

[1/3]
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>>3845850
A lot of that stuff was probably bought to shut up the people who said not to pursue the wodenkai.
It was still the right call tho.
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>>3845873

Non lo so, Lazar.” The big moustachioed leader of this group shakes his head. ”The Company has dabbled in a bit of slavery in the past, I’ve no objections. A volte gli ostaggi non possono essere riscattati, giusto?”

”Of course, but Cathagi slaver money is good. And they’re always buying, especially the rarer specimens. They’re not even human, Prima Russo. Besides, Il Contratto è Tutto.” The smaller man, Lazar you assume also has his back turned to you. He speaks the local tongue far more comfortably than his large compatriot. “This is the last lot for a while anyway. What with those Queensmen to the west and the local ‘Bluejays’ prowling about down south we had best hold up for now.”

”Yes, yes. Il Contratto è Tutto. Hopefully we’ll see some action at last… I’m tired of having men go missing only to find them with throats slit or riddled with arrows days later. I want a proper battle, damn it!” Prima Russo nods along wearily, unhappy but resigned to carrying out his orders. ”Still… women and children? Mates and offspring? Whatever these ‘bestia’ call them. This all seems a bit… industrial? If our employer can’t pay us without dabbling in the slave trade how in the seven seas can he afford to remain D-”

”Mind your tongue! These woods have ears… Our employer needs the males to help with the excavation. They’re close, apparently. We won’t be here long. In the meantime, this helps pay our bills and theirs.” Lazar, an unassuming man with no clear rank or status, speaks with an authoritative finality. ”Your objection is noted.”

Despite his back being turned to you, you can tell the gregarious Langlishman is rolling his eyes. ”Noted and ignored.”

”I will pass it on to the Captain-General.”

”Who will then note it... And ignore it.” The larger man ‘Russo’ spits as the smaller man ‘Lazar’ shrugs. ”Ah well, Il Contratto è Tutto.”

You cannot get any closer to the mouth of the cave without being spotted, so you return to your friends in the woods.

[2/3]
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>>3845894

[3/3]

When you return Craig of Lowgrove is nowhere to be seen.

”I’m sorry, sire!” Sir dan Marc apologises red-faced and head bowed. ”That treacherous cur slipped my grip and raced off down to their camp!”

”No, no. The fault is mine.” You shake your head, you should have strung the brigand up when you had the chance. His use as a guide was far outweighed by his lack of fealty. ”If I get my hands on that man…”

Sir dan Marc’s relief and surprise are equally evident. Clearly nobles admitting to making mistakes is not a frequent occurrence in Fallavon. You watch the running Craig of Lowgrove get halted by the Langlish sentries, despite your hopes that they overeagerly shoot him with their crossbows he is instead roughly manhandled and dragged further into the camp.

You wonder what he can tell them that would compromise you. Your identity? If he was hired to kill you, they already knew that. Your location? You’d be a fool to remain here a moment longer. Your quest? That there might be cause for concern… but it appears they have bigger issues for now.

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>You could pick off a Langlish sentry or two, take a higher-up prisoner. They might proffer more detailed information on your brother’s involvement. [Haughty]

>You could ambush a small Order Reginate patrol, capture some mid-level officer. Ask some more detailed questions on your brother’s whereabouts. [Hearty]

>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3845899
>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3845899
>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]

>Excavating
I fucking knew it. These bastards are digging up a ruin or something. It's time to scope out the bluejays. I feel like none of the three are going to be friendly so we'll need to sneak around there too.
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>>3845899
>>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3845899
>You could pick off a Langlish sentry or two, take a higher-up prisoner. They might proffer more detailed information on your brother’s involvement. [Haughty]

Damn it, I know its fucking risky with them being alert but we need a little more info. Right now we can only confirm the Langlish aren't running the show. With a prisoner we should at least get their employer.
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>>3845899
>>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3845894
Also about their potential employer
>If our employer can’t pay us without dabbling in the slave trade how in the seven seas can he afford to remain D-
Sounds like a Duke to me, 'dabbling in the slave trade' suggests someone Cantonian rather than Carthagi. Maybe Duke Fallavon or Montbrun?
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also dose Craig know what we found out from the previous camp because if not i''d say he won't warn these guys that they are about to get fucked by the order of names and the reginate
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>>3845931
Oh shit. If it's the Duke of Montbrun, we sent Jean to his castle.
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>>3845931
Looks like it, the bigger cocebr to me is this excavation that's happening and what that pertains to.

>>3845899

>You could pick off a Langlish sentry or two, take a higher-up prisoner. They might proffer more detailed information on your brother’s involvement. [Haughty]

Unfortunately we still have nothing to confirm our brothers inclusion in this plot.
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>>3845936
>>3845931
I don't see the Duke of Montbrun sending a company of mercenaries deep into Fallavon with it's Duke taking notice. Could Caspian's father be involve in this?
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>>3845931
>>3845941
Well. The Fallavon family is neutral with us according to the paste bin. The Montbruns are not listed as of yet. So it doesn't seem like the Duke of Fallavon would try to have us killed. Especially after the whole order of names triumph on the vigil. It's possible Fallavon's men are helping track the movement of these foreigners but they have no proof to act against them openly... Especially if they also suspect the Prince's involvement
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>>3845945
Yeah right now I'm leaning towards Montbrun given that entire side choice we had with Jean.
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>>3845899
>>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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So right now we still can't link the prince even though we're pretty sure he's up to something. So, probably, he's using the Duke Montbrun to do his dirty work. There is a lot to unravel but I think we are making some good headway on this.
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>>3845899
>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist
Time to find bro.
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>>3845956
One look at this supposedly Red Monster and we could confirm if its the bodyguard we saw in the cathedral.
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>>3845960
You're right. I forgot about that. We saw no indication of a "monster" in the camp. It has to be him...
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>>3845899
>>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3845963
Fuck a short conversation or a letter with Sir Gilbert could answer so many questions. Shame Courageus Sky doesn't know him yet.
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>>3845956
Their is nothing to say it montbrune, it could be the Duke of Pascae, Favallon or Montbrune or someone else for all we know.

>>3845960
That would put things to rest and help us narrow the field of ideas, at least hopefully.
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>>3845899
>>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3845934
I would assume you have not made him privy to that information.
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>>3845972
Hell a thought occurs they could even be referring to the dragon, we have no real idea if it's a title or a literal dragon.
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>>3845990
Because you don't need money to remain a dragon?
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>>3845997
Vecause the dragon could be a title or a moniker, we haven't got much in the way of explicit statements about if it exists as anything other than an entity Cain and Adam fought and nearly slew.
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>>3845899
>>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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Ok so we have some pretty strong suspicions and whilst yeah, we could risk capturing someone and interrogating them, I don't see it as being worth it. At the end of the day we came out here to rescue our brother. That is our primary goal out here in these god forsaken woods. Anything else is secondary and we are just a knight-errant, we don't need to get caught up in this deadly game of politics.

We need to beat feet and get the fuck out of here to find our brother. It doesn't matter if the Prince is involved and seeing his man here will mean essentially nothing. We don't have the clout to make a claim like that stick. It'll be considered nothing more than the filthy words of a treasonous traitor
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>>3846238
>we don't need to get caught up in this deadly game of politics.

We already are though by design or by being a bull in a chinashop we are involved in this, we can't confirm our brother isn't in the ruins and like you said nothing else matters.
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>>3846295
Yeah that's fair, I suppose what I mean to say is that we shouldn't go intentionally involving ourselves and getting ourselves in deeper. That's how you get disappeared. It's not a fight we're equipped to win
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>>3846306
thats sounds like craven talk!

we may be not equipped to ''win'' as you say but we already know enough to be dissappeared if someone can put a name to us so either taking out Craig so he can't name us and like that shit deserves or learning enough to make us valuable to someone is a decent way to protect ourselves and comrades.
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>>3845899
>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3845899
>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3845899
>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3846338
I feel like this is the sort of thing where you either win or you die. We need to lay low and not be a problem for the powers that are clashing right now. We are nobody and we're making a mess. We came to find out brother and found intrigue instead. That's none of our business. It's not craven talk, it's self preservation. When giants clash, you either move out from underfoot or find yourself a red smear on the ground.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for gutting that little cunt Craig, but I don't know how we could realistically do that at this point. Sneaking into the fort seems like a death sentence, especially now that they'll be on high alert. He's probably going to be locked away for his "protection" until we're found. And they'll be looking
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>>3846417
he's probably dead from his abject failure if this is his employer
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>>3845899
>>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]


As an aside I think its seem that they seem black company esq with the phrase "the contract is everything" and their Captian-General.

Course a bit weird that they speak Italian and don't wear black but times change.
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>>3846426
Yeah true, especially due to leading us literally right to them
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>>3846417
>>3846426
With any luck, he'll be dead soon. I'm sure we didnt share the intel we got from the queensman camp so they'll be charging right in to slaughter them.
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>>3846417
>We came to find out brother and found intrigue instead

Our brother is wrapped up in intrigue that was known when we went in on this he could be involved in this or another one we simply don't know anything still.

>That's none of our business
This involves kingsmen and queenmen as a subject of the crown and a knight of Canton it is of interest to us also you know the above applies.

>It's not craven talk, it's self preservation.
I said it in small jest but you say tomato I say tomato Preservation vs craven aside discretion being the better part of Valor is sort of a key theme of sworn to valor given what happened to MC1 and the choices we've made in the intrigues of the crown so far

>but I don't know how we could realistically do that at this point

are you honestly implying we have had a plan to realisitically pull off anything we've done on this trip besides runaway from shit?

>>3846426
I doubt that his employer is here Craig may be grasping at straws or motivated by ulterior desires here.

either way whats waiting for him is unpleaseant.

>>3846427
Langlish seem to be a weird mix of english redshirts and Italian Condottori their captain must be getting paid extremely well or something else is at play for them to be so lackadaisy about what might be a proper slaughter soon.
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>>3845899
>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3845899
>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3845899
>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
Time to crit fail at the most crucial moment
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>>3845899
>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3845899
>You could ambush a small Order Reginate patrol, capture some mid-level officer. Ask some more detailed questions on your brother’s whereabouts. [Hearty]
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>>3845899
>You could pick off a Langlish sentry or two, take a higher-up prisoner. They might proffer more detailed information on your brother’s involvement. [Haughty]
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>>3841850
This is me
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>>3845899
>>You could pick off a Langlish sentry or two, take a higher-up prisoner. They might proffer more detailed information on your brother’s involvement. [Haughty]
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>>3845899
>>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3845899
>You know enough. There are Bluejays to the south-west of the Encampment and south of the Ruins. It’s time to find your brother. [Idealist]
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>>3846452
>Langlish seem to be a weird mix of english redshirts and Italian Condottori their captain must be getting paid extremely well or something else is at play for them to be so lackadaisy about what might be a proper slaughter soon.

I don't know man, the Langlish might have the advantage in this situation. If they were going to fight in the woods or in open fields I would favor the Orders.
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>>3847091
Normally I'd agree but consider that the order of the names entire area of operations is the forests of Favallon for blue jays and monsterous menaces they are about as Innawoods as the bluejays when it comes to basic forest combat.
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also I just realised we should probably not advertise ourselves as a friend of the Order of names considering our brothers supposed company, its likely they'd hang us if the saw us rather than asking questions.
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>>3847107
Like thats the first thing we shouldnt do. Instead we should leverage news of the old man and his last words to his boss.
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>>3847109
agreed, I only hope we can do so on our terms not theirs.
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>>3847106
Yeah, but they will not be fighting Innawoods but taking a, while dilapidated, still standing fort.
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>>3847119
yeah innawoods for however many years and sure hell not with a maintained perimeter of any decent capacity.

may as well be
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>>3845899
> release the slaves to cause chaos and disorder in the camp.

Should be interesting to see if that draws the Fae out.

In the chaos
>You could pick off a Langlish sentry or two, take a higher-up prisoner. They might proffer more detailed information on your brother’s involvement. [Haughty]

I bet these dudes are behind the whole excessive cruelty to the locals and are just blaming it on the Reginate to work up the Bluejays. The Reginate was pretty solidly "no loose ends" and leaving men alive alone for days doesn't seem congruent with those goals.
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>>3847299

Hell no, despite all this fucking stealth and intrigue this entire thread, we are still a Knight, and beastmen are still our primary enemies. We can't just release any imprisoned ones just to make it easier to kidnap someone.
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>>3847698
It's complicated choice, slavery isn't to be tolerated either.
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>>3847299

> release the slaves to cause chaos and disorder in the camp.

Fuck no, that camp is on high alert right now trying to sneak in there right now would be suicide.
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>>3847702
>slavery isn't to be tolerated either.

Well in that case it's best to kill them instead, but we can't do that because as >>3847718 said,

>that camp is on high alert right now trying to sneak in there right now would be suicide.
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>>3847718
Mmm. I thought we were still in the camp for some reason.

Not like there was any other vote gonna win against the overwhelming consensus.

Hopefully Craig isn't too much of a dick about things what with us treating him so well after capturing him.
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>>3848045
>betrayed you multiple times
>hopefully he won’t be a dick

Anon, you have too much faith in some people.
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>>3848479
I don't! I say we hang him from a tree and let a wyvern eat his balls.
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>>3848479
We kept his weapons and stuff right.
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>>3848552
>Implying we'd let him walk around armed
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>>3848555
>>3848479
>>3848552

Real question, did we get back the one wealth we spent on him since we took all his stuff?
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>>3848684
What do you think?
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New thread will be up in moments. May even be the one to bump this one off.
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>>3848849
New thread is here



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