Corros action items:

1)  Make contact with the sewer rats and try to find out what's been happening with them. Make nice nice and see if anyone else has gone missing unexpectedly.  I'm guessing we're going to have to dungeoning to get their help.

        b) Also try and find out what the sewer access is around the Keep (for possible future rescue missions)

        c) See what the sewer access is to the stacks of whatever passes as the local repository of knowledge in Balefyre so Corros can see what they're missing on the sleeper.  And try and figure out if the whole black eye thing is normal when warrior priestesses get super pissed off.  That makes him nervous.

2)  Find a nice tavern/inn with lavish accommodations and finish his conversation with Jenna over lots of good wine.  I mean, really, Corros is 19 so this would probably dominate his thoughts from time to time.

3)  Track down Old Klem and see what's going on with his plans for Pace if he's in the city.  Try and help out if possible.

Jenna's to do list

Go to the Temple of Arma
Pray
Make a sizeable donation to the Goddess.
Speak to the Priest(s), sound out their views on the Bloodforged / general conditions within the City.

Continue conversation with Corros. In private.
This may warrant a return visit to the Temple afterwards to pray some more.

I've written up a another whopper of a turn post that will, hopefully, describe the results of all that you hoped to accomplish the day following your nocturnal meeting (that sound kinda dirty) with Lovad Padin. It's ready to go when you are. Anything else you'd like to discuss with Padin or are we ready to move on?

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In reply to Raellus (msg # 841):

Jenna has nothing else for Padin

Good to go

Ready to proceed as well!

Great. Turn post(s) are up. By now, some of you probably think that I'm a 300lb shut in. I have other friends and hobbies in the real world, I swear! Keys has met me before in person- I'm not that weird, right Keys? (You can plead the 5th here buddy).

If there's anything I missed or anything that you'd like to follow up on, please let me know. Otherwise, we can jump ahead to when you're all back at Bálint house.

You're up.

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This message was last updated by the GM at 15:47, Mon 06 June 2016.

Rae is totally cool.  He likes beer, Alt J, and didn't make fun of me for liking Lorde.  Also, he is not 300lb.  Or a shut in.

(can I have my bonus magic item now?  this is private right? ;)  )

My post is coming up

I had to google two out of three of those things to find out what they were...

In reply to Jenna Drax (msg # 847):

Maybe I'm weird then too...

In reply to Corros Graelor (msg # 848):

Nah, it's more likely me. My musical tastes are anchored very firmly in the 70's / 80's.

Probably need to get this stuff in the bag identified by a wizard...

Smoky grey full plate mail (helmed horror)
Golden brooch ("")
Great sword ("") {This was taken back by the old dude, right?}
Ring (nothic)
1 Jet-black ring

Anyway, I'm up for being back at the house and having a meeting and doing it tomorrow...

I can do a minor retcon so that it happens during today's errands.

EDIT: Here are the stat blocks for the identified items (I inserted these into the narrative as well).

Smoke: Enchanted plate mail, AC 18. Counts as medium armor. This allows wearer to add his/her dexterity bonus to his/her AC. Penalty to stealth as with all other plate armors. Smoke is considered magical armor for purposes of determining attack damage to wearer.

Pendant of Proof Against Fear: Grants wearer advantage to all saving throws v. fear.

Ring of Animal Friendship: This ring has 3 charges, and it regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. While wearing the ring, you can use an action to expend 1 of its charges to cast one of the following spells:
• Animal friendship (save DC 13)
• Fear (save DC 13), targeting only beasts that have an Intelligence of 3 or lower
• Speak with animals

Ring of Evasion: This ring has 3 charges, and it regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. When you fail a Dexterity saving throw while wearing it, you can use your reaction to expend 1 of its charges to succeed on that saving throw instead.

You can keep or sell these items as you see fit. If you keep them, you'll need to sort out who gets what.

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This message was last edited by the GM at 21:06, Mon 06 June 2016.

I am somewhat interested in the Ring of Animal Friendship so Nic can hold useful conversations with his newly-acquired unkindness of ravens.

The pendant should probably go to whoever can best rally the rest of us out of fear if needed.

I nominate Corros for the Ring of Evasion because he's the squishiest of us all.

I don't have strong feelings on any of the items, so whatever you guys want is fine with me.

For the record, I'm fine with all the proposed expenditures of coin.

I'd also like to purchase a disguise kit and a forgery kit for Nic, as this seems an appropriate time to acquire such tools.  Total expenditure for the two would be 40 gp plus any local markup.

The squishy will take the ring of evasion in hopes of prolonging death.

Corros can also use a disguise kit should it become necessary.

I guess it's a toss up between Jenna and Gronk for the armour?

It is gray, so Arma would approve. If Jenna hasn't been cast out by now.

Seriously, Rae do you want it for Gronk? If not I'll take it for Jenna - it will come in handy when she's in melee.

It was intended for Jenna.

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In reply to Raellus (msg # 857):

Works for me!

Next steps...

What's our next move?
I'm tempted to go down into the sewers and deal with whatever is near the warehouse district.  We can pay the 1000GP to get into Fire Watch Keep, or we can pay and have allies to cover our trail when we withdrawal.  Is it worth consolidating allies before poking the blood forged?

Going into the sewers might win us some brownie points with the Drowned Rats if we can find out what happened to their friend. It might also bring down the price of getting in to the Fire Keep, although I'd say that may be a moot point as we already have more than enough money to pay the current asking price.

I don't think rushing to the Keep to free Overmark is necessarily in our best interests, at least not until we're in a position to deal with the heat that will inevitably accompany such an act. Clearly if we learn that her life is in imminent danger that would change. Therefore, I'd suggest putting some effort into cultivating sources inside the Keep so we can stay informed as to what's happening to Overmark (and the other prisoners). That likely best falls under Nicola's remit?


Re: this, I think we should start to chisel away at that fear, show the people that the Bloodforged are not omnipotent. Violent acts - snatching a couple of them off the street and killing them - may lead to reprisals against innocent hostages but we can use other methods to show there is a resistance - accidents befalling the Bloodforged, wheels falling off their wagons, a flock of ravens shitting on them, stuff like that. Also if we can find a symbol that can be used for the resistance, like the V for Victory was used in World War 2 - something that can chalked on a wall, or that conspirators can exchange in secret.

It's turn day but I don't want to rush y'all. I've added an IC post to give you a little more info. It's not meant to rush or railroad you IC, but to give you a time-frame for planning purposes. It's safe to say that you have about 5 days, starting from Day 9 [of the Occupation] before a sale is made. After that, things get a lot more complicated. I'd like to avoid that because I'm not prepared for it and, if I'm being honest with myself, I don't think I'm up for it as a DM. Dave's agitprop idea is pretty brilliant, but you likely don't have time to make that the centerpiece of your insurrectionary ops. So, an additional something that will scupper a sale needs to take place by Day 14 (i.e. before the emissaries leave).

Please add your new magic items to your respective char-sheets, including the stat block for ease of reference.

As always, any questions, just ask.

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This message was last edited by the GM at 01:42, Thu 09 June 2016.

I think we want as much of the city as possible behind us - or at least moving in the same direction as us.  The kilogold feels a bit like extortion but it is a seller's market and we can always get more gold later.



Yup.  I'm thinking we'll want to set up a couple of safehouses before we move.  And get a feel for which of the remaining Fire Watch will be willing to shift allegiance back to Overmark if she's freed.  That'll be the core of our

I also like the idea of an ongoing low-level sabotage and harassment campaign.  Get the Drowned Rats, the Waterbearers, and all the other youth gangs in on it and it'll turn into competition.

We don't need to defeat the Bloodforged.  We just need to make the city too expensive for them to hold onto - and too much of a bad deal for any of the interested parties to want to bid for.

One other option, which would be high-risk but potentially awesome if we can pull it off, is a scam.  We could masquerade as representatives of another bidding party.  In theory, Nic and Corros both have decent Charisma, disguise kit proficiency, and the social skills to pull it off.  Particularly if we can get the Vanders to pay for the trappings of wealth that would accompany such a delegation.

With regards to this:



Smoke --> Jenna

Pendant of Proof Against Fear --> unclaimed

Ring of Animal Friendship --> Nic

Ring of Evasion --> Corros

Seeing as how our last encounter with a fear-producing monster nearly resulted in a TPK, I don't think we want to let that resource go.  Ulfgar?

ETA: Also, I've updated the party stores post (in the journal thread) with all our expenditures and these allocations of the magic items.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:06, Thu 09 June 2016.