In reply to Brennan Otthild (msg # 12):

You got that on Pika too?  Good.

I would add that there is no account for the medals so we can't perform an inventory.

Who is in possession of the forged medallion?  Somehow they know that it was forged and why may be relevent.

I'm almost inclined to believe the whole town is in on it, or at least the entire 'ruling' class.  Though I have no evidence to level that accusation.

We could always send Deev/Titus to follow Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum in mud village to see if they lead us anywhere.  Also we could go hunting for more people with tattoos.

The other option that I'm holding for when we hit a dead end is that I could kick the shit out of the hornets nest and whip up a frenzy.  Then we watch who scrambles.
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In reply to Titus Blackwell (msg # 14):

Two more options.

Deev as bait.

Or Brennan can use his knowledge to attempt to infiltrate the group because they are doing it wrong and he wants to show them how to do it right.  It may be possible to leak some information that will make it so they approach us with an offer of some description.

This is a half baked idea... but may work.

In reply to Titus Blackwell (msg # 15):

If we can find the group, there are a lot of options available to us. Lead the authorities there in a way that maintains our innocence (using Deev or some bullshit detective-looking work), infiltrate it, etc. The problem is finding it.

Keller's goons don't know who the patron is. We shook them up pretty well and I believe them there.

The Master of Arms did not give me the badge back after I gave it to him to examine. Which does not come as a surprise. I don't think it incriminates him, particularly since he wanted help with the corpse and wouldn't have shown it to me if he already knew what it was and wanted to keep it quiet.

The Master of the Hunt had no reason to be helpful if he had something to hide, so I don't suspect him either.

I haven't met the guildmistress, but Cyril trusts her...for some reason. I'm torn on that one.

We haven't see the Master of the Coin yet, but there's no obvious motive for him to be doing this. Scared people move away and pay fewer taxes.

Of course we don't know the relationships these people share. Are the Masters appointed? Elected? Is this favoritism or neopotism or mertism or what? How was the governor selected? They don't kneel to the king, so who empowered them?

And let's not forget the governor's room is a pentagram. That might have just been a cute way of describing a room with 5 doors to throw us off but...it might not have been, too.

There's a lot we don't know, honestly. But we've stuck our noses out enough that if somebody with any power wanted to waylay us, they've had ample opportunity by now. We might have to just keep talking to people until they make their move (if they do, that is).

And tonight? Titus should tell the story of that rhyme the governor told and see what happens in a crowded room.

Ciryl was listening to gossip in the market while you were with the master of arms and Titus was digging for bodies.  There was nothing in the air about the Guildmistress other than she does her job keeping the guilds and merchants in line.  It's not so much that I trust her as I'd heard nothing to actually be suspect about.  It's one thing to summon demons because you're bitter and old, or lost a daughter, or something something but as far as I know she's got nothing going on.  Her holding the badge's mold might be worth shaking up, but I didn't know that till now.

As far as the master of coin's motives, Bryce did make a point that money is a great way to get things done.  It's wartime in medievalish noteurope, moving's probably low on people's priorities.  If taxes is a day job and cultism is a passion, scaring people away's probably not his biggest concern.

In reply to Brennan Otthild (msg # 16):

Waaay ahead of you there ;).

However, there will have to be a new Keller appointed at some point who will have to know their patron... unless we accidentally'ed the one unreplaceable weak spot in their plan.  So someone should be making a move to contact those two idiots to find out what they said or tie up the loose ends if nothing else.

Also if we go hunting tat's in the mud we may find someone who knows more... we'd be going fishing as it were.

We can always go back to the master at arms and find out how he knew it was a forgery.  If we knew more about the creation or the forgery we may be able to figure out who made the forgery.  We find that and now we have an arm to twist.

If you suspect the mayor you could always send me to break in...

In reply to Titus Blackwell (msg # 18):

The master of arms may have just assumed it was a forgery, that none of his colleagues would willingly deal with people on the outskirts.

In reply to Ciryl Fontaine (msg # 19):

Now thats a subtle but important distinction now isn't it?

In reply to Titus Blackwell (msg # 20):

Arms is an unpleasant but likely solid fellow. I don't suspect him, Cyril's probably got the right of it (nobody would do this, so nobody did! line of thinking).

Think we should speak to Coin, then to the Smithy, and then the guildmistress. And we should figure out where Pika's from, that's a weird accent for the Governor to have as his majordomo.

In reply to Brennan Otthild (msg # 21):

I'm replacing all instances of Ken with Squanch. It's marvelous

In reply to Brennan Otthild (msg # 22):

I hate you.

In reply to Ciryl Fontaine (msg # 23):

It sounds funny but I don't get the reference :[

In reply to Titus Blackwell (msg # 24):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEsqSJLeeDc

Now pika has that voice.

In reply to Ciryl Fontaine (msg # 25):

Damn all of you!

You should go binge watch ALL of Rick & Morty immediately. It'll change your life.

In reply to Brennan Otthild (msg # 27):

Second the endorsement of Rick & Morty.

Side effects may include laughter and existential nihilistic angst.

Thirded for things you should watch.  the first two seasons of it are on hulu, right along with Dirk Gently.  just saying.

In reply to Ciryl Fontaine (msg # 29):

The remaining episodes are on the Adult Swim app. Or they were back when I watched them. But Hulu is a better viewing experience for binging purposes.

In reply to Brennan Otthild (msg # 30):

Yeah I'm getting to the point where I think I'm going to put netflix on ice for a bit and switch over to Hulu.  Really Netflix has voltron going for it and that is about it.

I have on my hulu list

Rick and Morty (now)
Dirk Gently
American Gods

In reply to Titus Blackwell (msg # 31):

Netflix stays on my list permanently, regardless of content, because I appreciate the business model of not forcing me to watch commercials.

One of the saddest days in recent memory was when a show I was half-way through moved from Netflix to Hulu. I tried to keep watching it over there and gave up -- it added 10 minutes to each episode's viewing experience + the interruption of commercials.

Fuck Hulu.

PS: Netflix still has stuff like Clone Wars and Archer on it, so it's not like it's a waste.
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In reply to Brennan Otthild (msg # 32):

Is that the free Hulu?

I think we pay for it.  No commercials.

In reply to GM (msg # 33):

I can never find anything worth watching on free hulu, everything needs a subscription so screw it I'll get a subscription.

In reply to GM (msg # 33):

I pay for mine, too. And I refuse to pay them MORE for the privilege of no commercials when that should be the base service model.

Get off my lawn, etc.

In reply to GM (msg # 33):

Re: investigation:

For significant characters you want to talk to and have never met, we'll RP through the whole encounter.

If you want to re-question those you've met, or talk to minor players like randos on the street, parents of girls, inkeeper, etc. just let me know and we can do some abridged stuff to get information you think is important.

In reply to GM (msg # 36):

Re: Hulu, I can't disagree with you there

In reply to GM (msg # 37):

Is Cyril talking to Pika or just shuffling her along.