I want to increase Iskanders strength to 13, and save the remainder for later.

I don't hear anyone else with any requests; let's just sell the stuff and divvy up the take.

there's quite a haul of stuff. there's the healing potions, the paut, the poison antidote. the grain alcohol, and a great deal of liquor. the box, the writing kit, and the jade pieces, and the artwork, which has yet to be priced. two of the jade pieces i have are chop-signature seals though, so with some digging, they might have some underworld use for iskander, that makes them worth more than their material value..
This message was last updated by the player at 09:30, Thu 12 Apr 2018.

If it's dragon or turtle motif, Chye likes it. artwork, jewelry, apparel, as a quirk.

well, we can divvy it up here, or do we have to play it out?
i want the jades, for my share.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:36, Thu 12 Apr 2018.

Anything special about the lacquered box? If not, let's sell and split.

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 15):

Three of the jades have dragon motiefs. The most expensive one is an openwork flat panel with a dragon motief, the two smallest are dragon headed cylinder chops, with signatures on the bottom. The last piece of jade is a small flat square with a crane on it.

The box is a very ornate piece of lacquerwork, but nothing spectacular.

Expect 40% of list value, or 50% if sold by Sahudese to Sahudese.

Narrator listed the healing potions as "spent" -- which I took to mean someone had already drunk them and we just had the vials; they were included in the bar loot because they were found there.  If I was incorrect, I'd be interested in one of those, along with the paut, and would contribute some cash if that exceeds my share of the loot value.  Other than that, I'm fine with coin.

Chye seems interested in dragon items like the three jade pieces, but Iskander is also interested in the jades.  I don't need either alcohol or liquor (I enjoy beer, but don't tolerate stronger drink well); the lacquered box doesn't interest me.  Do we know whether the antidote is general, or specific to one particular poison?

I count the liquors and grain alcohol at $202; the coins from dragon men and ashigaru at $223; blue paut was $130 last I heard.  We don't know the value of the poison antidote, as far as I know.  The other loot (lacquered box, jades, writing kit) totals $620.  If we convert all to coin, we'll lose some value on the sale, so if Chye and Iskander can sort out who wants what among the jades, and we can decide on the disposal of the lacquered box and writing kit, we can sell what we aren't going to keep and divvy up the coin.

i'll be satisfied with the dragon plaque, as far as the jade. that's right up Chye's ally

i want the remaining jade pieces. i think they can be used in possible forgeries that could profit us, and thwart the enemy, later on. Chye can sell everything else, so we get the best deal.

Else my noted desire for potions, let us proceed, then.

Iskander gives the dragon plaque to Chye, and the potions he gives to Chou Zhen-Mou, except the poison antidote, which he keeps with his first aid kit. also, i spent the points and made the changes, concerning my strength increase. power up! *altered beast*
This message was last edited by the player at 00:24, Sat 14 Apr 2018.

Clarification, please, Narrator?  Was I correct in understanding the healing potions to represent empty vials, based on the "spent" description?

In reply to Chou-Zhen Mou (msg # 24):

There is one spare. The other potion is a universal antidote.

Thank you.  I plan to buy additional paut before our next mission, hopefully to have enough to share if needed.  The healing potion, likewise; since we have no healer in our group.

Which leads to an obvious suggestion -- might we consider recruiting a healer to join us?  Being able, during a mission, to convert Lent Energy or paut into healing might be very worthwhile -- and healers, being always some kind of priest, are often useful in fights against demons and undead, as well.

Seems we may as well just divide up the coin from the dragon men and ashigaru between those who haven't received jades or potions.  For the lacquered box, perhaps a gift to the Omo or Yodoku?

or we could liquidate it, and distribute that too...

In reply to Iskander (msg # 27):

A gift to the Omo is always appreciated.

Finding a player might be hard, spending points on a 125pt character as a henchperson might work at 8pts

In reply to Narrator (msg # 28):

There is currently open be healer in the city twiddling her tiny thumbs, but she is a druid.  of the clerical healers I control, one is returning with a party very soon, and the other is just heading back out of town now.

Not sure if lepricaun is suited to your group though, nor if her group still needs her.

I've been entertaining the notion of a christian priest pc for a long time...

Aoife, I really doubt a leprechaun would fit into our wuxia way of life.

Ideally, we'd seek a priest of some Sahudese flavor -- speaking Sahudese is strongly favored, since most of our enemies prefer that language and some of us do as well, though I think all of us speak at least some Aralaise.  Said person should also be able to hold their own in a fight, whether with hands and feet, weapons, or magic, and unless they're to be an outsider/mercenary like Iskander, need to be at least open to swearing to service with Sakemoko.

An 8-point expenditure for a henchman seems a reasonable alternative; that's fewer than two points for each of us.  We'd get less help fighting Akira Kumo No's followers than from a competent PC, but potentially a more capable healer (a 125 point specialist can often beat a 250 point generalist in their area of expertise).

In reply to Chou-Zhen Mou (msg # 31):

No worries. Just offering. It sounds like a Christian priest would be equally out of place, unless they were a missionary!

I agree, I don't know that a Christian priest would fit well -- even a missionary seems unlikely to be willing to go on raids that involve killing folk who aren't demonic in nature (as is the case with the rank and file of Akira's henchfolk).

In reply to Chou-Zhen Mou (msg # 33):
Pacifism is actually a heresy, according to orthodoxy.
a priest may not have ever shed blood, but not all are called to be priests.
granted, my character would be a priest, his attacks would be more more spiritual warfare and healing. but also, being that this is also fantasy, i could reconcile these differences, and the church itself would have come to Yrth as missionaries, including it's very own saints, and also appearences of previously unamed angels, as well as the familiar. particularly michael, and perhaps the angel uriel, being the most prominent. with a greater level of supernatural evil about, contending with other spirits, and Gods, Yrth would be a frontier for God, and so his followers might well need to bear the sword...

I agree that a Sahudese healer would be better suited.
potions seem to help us get through life or death situations though, so far.
though it'll take strong magic, or divine aid for anything more serious than a bad impaling wound (which is bad enough)

A potion isn't much help for an unconscious character, though, and a serious impaling wound, especially if dealt by a top notch archer or crossbowman (who can make called shots to bypass armor), virtually ensures an unconscious victim.

I also see a potential issue with a Christian priest "serving" an Earthly authority the likes of Sakemoko.  Don't forget, as a former Guildmaster, Sakemoko is far from lily white.  Then again, Northport is governed by literal devil worshippers (Dis Pater, one of the Lords of Hell, is the Hadereum's patron).

Any case, if we're to split up the coins taken from dragon men and ashigaru, that total is $223.  Divided 6 ways, it would be $37 each with one bit left over.  I would favor gifting the lacquered box to Sakemoko.