Either you didn't catch the drift I was aiming at or you ignored it...

If you're requiring something that's not in DF or DFRPG (in this case Cultural Familiarity) you should call this out in your house rule.  This way a) we all know about it, 2) if someone is making a new character that should have it, they can make sure they take it, and ∞) it's less likely to change mid adventure on someone.

In this case you might want to specify what Cultures and Languages you are primarily using in your House Rules thread.

You also might want to call out that Social skills are more valuable than DF or DFRPG make them out to be and that town isn't being handwaved away (I mean a whole group bailed over that one)...
This message was last edited by the player at 05:14, Sat 23 Nov 2019.

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 716):

Added some things to house rules

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In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 718):

The Back in Town crew from the Stalking Balar/Balar's hoard threads may be looking for 125-250 pt characters to bulk them up, looking for ahem, morally ambivalent characters, probably needing utility mages and possibly a cleric or a bucket of healing potions.

sounds like a job for a guy i know, named yamamoto kunio. he's a mercenary ninja!

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 720):

Ahem, I may have a template to help you include what is expected for a ninja. Magic resistance might also be a plus...Ymmv.

If I don't catch up this week, I  will try to next week; there is a lot of running around I am doing. To those stateside, Have a happy Thanksgiving,  to all, I am thankful for you.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 721):
I think Alastor Pouviours would be a better choice, than Kunio... I'd forgotten about him!

There's also Mikogami Honorable Son of Heaven... but he's a goody-two-shoes, like me.

Not sure why rice run slowed down,  was waiting on several people's next move.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 724):

Also fyi, final rest has a very long casting time and a high fp cost. It is essentially  a full funeral service, not a good means of confronting a near foe, only a sleeping one that has been killed.

On it boss.

Edit: Islander fixed his post and I am waiting for you to let us know the results of his actions before describing what actions I take in response.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:32, Wed 27 Nov 2019.

Chye went about talking to the shaman about his encounter, and made grave offerings to the ghost-lady. so, any further actions from me are also suspended until others do something.

In reply to Masugatan (msg # 42): (back in town thread)
OOC: for average starting wealth is $1,000 and cost of living is $150

In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 728):

Cost of living includes a room, board, and generic support services like laundry, housekeeping, repairs and maintenance to gear.
If you have property, the portion that would extend to rent is applied to general upkeep of the place.
Being miserly or extravagant alters costs by +/- 10%, and compulsive carousing does also, but yields  rumors
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:38, Sun 01 Dec 2019.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 729):

Updated the shopping in street collapse.  Roll and move on.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 730):

Back on tomorrow

I'll take guidance or suggestions on the Near Al Menir thread...  Having someone out themselves as a Necromancer would be a horrible and fear-provoking thing, in my opinion.  That's how I think a character would react.  However, I want to make sure it's appropriate to the setting, and on that point I'm not 100% sure.  An suggestions on whether the world we are playing in supports this reaction would be appreciated.

A+ for stirring the pot boss.  I'll just be over here, grumbling to myself...

Necromancer is an openly practiced and accepted (if not particularly well thought of) profession in Northport -- rather like bill collectors or personal injury lawyers in our society.  You'd probably not choose one as a friend, but when you need one, there is no substitute -- and if a friend becomes one, you aren't likely to end the relationship over it (as opposed to, say, becoming a hit man).

Thank you Ardenas.  I am newish to the setting so the finer points are yet to really come for me.  Sounds like I was in the ballpark on my reaction.  Good.  Much appreciate the guidance on stuff like this.  Just want to make sure the characters are as true as possible to the way they are written.

Further to complicate things, the prevailing religion, The Hadereum, considers it an aberration ('the soul suffers the bodies desecrations' in their belief) but practice it on serious crime offenders ("you will serve your time, not even death can alleviate your sentence").

Cheerless, grey, and grim.. like Hades, himself.

This post was misplaced...

In reply to Haveron Stormwal (msg # 732):

Not all necromancers have a bad rep. Some do, and are even cursed by the gods, but there are plenty who are licensed deadworkers, who hold seances, turn undead, or raise servants for the unpaid workforce. In Al Menir, the practice is illegal, in Morthport, it is a civic program.

Generally creepy, the profession does claim to be environmentally helpful, as they Reuse, Recycle, and Reanimate, but in practice, extensive activity will distort the natural energies of a place to become necromantically aspected. YMMV.

That is...fantastic.  I chortled to myself.  You may pull your tongue out of your cheek now.  :)

Oh, and I'm waiting for the Adept in particular to respond in the Al Menir thread, but also Ryujin too.  Good RP opportunity, plus it would be something the group is likely to discuss rather than holding back opinions.