I'd like to know whether anyone else has been asking after the missing man.

Ok, so if we want to find out who the local lads were...would that be doable with a bit of urban tracking?

I can't tell you whether it's doable ;) But that'd be a great use for the skill, sure.

On a side note: get posting you 'orrible lot :P

I like this gather information skill. I roll high when I use it :)

I confess I am unsure what the last post means :)

You mean you'd like me to explain a little differently, or you aren't sure what it means in relation to your mission?

Sorry have been a bit busy, things are back to normal now. Will start posting like there is no tomorrow... tomorrow! (?)

It happens to all of us!

Diarmuid - the fair was a few days ago :P

It's more of a mechanical thing...It seems I made no advance. That is, I suggested members of the local gangs involved in 'protection' of the merchants. I sent in a good urban tracking roll. You said the options are the watch or bodyguards but it is tricky to talk to them, so I am unsure if the urban 'tracking' of the local lads got me anywhere. It seems I can approach one of two groups but I don't really understand why it is difficult to talk to them or how to proceed. I would imagine both sets of people spend a lot of time standing around so it would be easy to chat, no?

That is pretty much my confusion.

I see now.

I interpreted your post as meaning you were asking around the stallholders some more, specifically asking them if there were any partiular local hard-cases who might've paid more attention to the details Harry's after.

The last paragraph is a little vague, I agree - the merchant/noble guards are hard to approach because they're usually with their employers, who wouldn't look kindly on paying their guards to stand around chatting to strangers. The watch are quite simply fairly few in number, and there's two problems there: firstly, asking the watch about two shady characters might need to be done carefully, and secondly, you'd need to find some members of the watch who were actually there at the time you're asking about.

Mechanically, a couple of things:
Urban Tracking is what I'd refer to in other systems as an extended test - you're making several rolls over a period of time. I think you're in agreement there. The progress is that you now know of two particular groups to further your enquiries with. I think I'll amend my post so that you've got a bit more to go on though - specific watchmen and guards.

Also remember that it's a fixed DC, and degrees of success don't come into it. It was a very good result, but it just amounts to a pass, unlike, for example, if you'd rolled Perform.

I appear to be missing posts then from the IC thread. It appeared to me, and still does, that we were still at the fair. Additionally, if you want to attract the attemtion of bodyguards, or the nobles with them (who usually enjoy a good martial display) then it seemed logical that they'd come and look at another fighter. The entire thread seemed to have stalled so I took it upon myself to add something to it. If it doesn't work as stated I'll go and delete it.

I'm not sure where the idea that the fair was still progressing has come from - it's always been referred to in the past tense in the IC thread, and I (attempted!) to clear up the confusion in message #158 in this thread. You're all down at the stalls along the seafront - just a normal day :)



Absolutely, it's a great idea - should help Harry out. All that needs changing is that word 'fair', to reflect that you're actually just down in a commercial area. I don't generally edit player posts without permission which is why I pointed the mistake out rather than just fixing it :)

Harry - given you more to go on. I'm not going into great detail since this is one step on the tracking procedure.

Also folks, if you're not happy with doing investigative stuff, or you'd like a little less focus on it, you merely have to let me know and I'll speed this bit up. It's your game as much as mine ;)

Grand - very helpful thanks.

Got the extended aspect...more chances to cock up ;-)

I'm usually fine wih investigative stuff but it does often mean the DM has to prod :)

Investigative stuff is great!

Diarmuid would be happier fighting stuff, but he's a stickler for finding out who his enemies are. Nothing beats a good ambush, if you're the ones doing the ambushing.

Just thought I'd best post this official-like...

I will be away from the 17th of July to the 1st of August.

I missed Diarmuid's Sunday post in the confusion of spending Sunday night and Monday sick - bah!

From memory, the 'tower' is Heiroth's very own tower. I went back through posts etc and couldn't find this - have I got the wrong end of the stick?

's the trouble with illness!

Not sure I understand your question. The tower/keep was found by Heiroth fairly recently, and from the sounds of it he appropriated it as his own - but you've heard nothing concrete regarding ownership.

I was reading Diarmuid's latest post, smiling and thinking 'this guy's a little creepy', and then there it is, right in the post! Not a good idea to get on his bad side, methinks.

Not sure if my change of location IC is okay - tell me if you want me to edit it.

Idea is to find out if Tymin is around/in town or not. If he is, pretend to try to fix a meeting but actually get the hell out of there. If he isn't, try to find out how long he is away for and where he is. - roll 1

All the while, pretend to be a pretty pathetic individual in need of work, 'Someone said Tymin might have some work for me' - roll 2

1: 08:44, Today: Harry the Bastard rolled 18 using 1d20+9. Gather Info.
2: 08:44, Today: Harry the Bastard rolled 8 using 1d20+7. Bluff.

Heh !

That's fine - it's actually heplful for me if you move on when you know where you're going next!

Gah! I am terrible at fast-talking and the like! I do not know what Harry should do next.

And worse...I am away tomorrow, so it might all just hang there waiting for Harry to respond! Gah!

Yep, as I said, looking forward to seeing how Harry brings the subject around...

Worse than that, I'm away the day after! Looks like we'll have to hit the pause button for one week.

The rest of you are free to continue discussing OOC, naturally, or you could move yourselves IC to a pub for a while.

You must be an honest man in RL Harry ;)

I'm back; Harry isn't.

Everyone else still here?