CAMPAIGN: The Unburning (D&D5e)

Post by **Bob the Hamster** » Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:37 pm

Evangeline

Evangeline avoids walking past Aveil's carriage. Instead she wanders randomly into Old Bakak, and among the tall old quarrystone buildings.

Eventually, she reaches the Mayor's park, a lovely area of rare trees and grass, cut by stone paths. Located beside the High Mayor's Palace

She walks past the central square where honorable executions are conducted for Mayor's and judges, and other death-bound noble offices (dishonorable executions for criminals happens away off in the desert) but nothing is happening here today except a bunch of children playing kick-the-ball.

Evangeline continues to a place where there are benches under the trees.

It probably isn't really random that she came to the park. This is the one place she gets to see Magdalene, but that is on Wednesday, and today is Monday

DM wrote: can't remember if I said before, but yes, it is Monday

Cece

The Busterites seem deeply moved "We would be honored to take the first-copper of each of your coins, and deliver unto your family the remainder"

Although none of them know of the location of the Celasier farm, they describe the route they are taking to the Odok Barrens, and it does sound like they are going in the correct direction.

They demand that she repeatedly demonstrate the "got your nose" trick so that they will be able to accurately identify her brothers, and they seem way too excited when they learn to do it, and begin practicing it on each other.

Normin

"Your fire quelling tools?" Asks the assistant Headmaster, his annoyance giving way to curiosity "Is this something of a magical artifact in nature?"

Petrol

Judge Sig looks thoughtful. After a moment he says, "Alright, tell you what, young fellow. Stop by the Climbing shop a few more times this week. See if Ol' Sideburns has any stories to share, and if he does, come back and tell me everything he says."

Newbie Newtype · Post by **Newbie Newtype** » Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:06 pm

Normin emits a muffled hum of a chuckle from under his headwear, "Such an oddly specific assumption under a zone of truth, headmaster. So you already know it's more than merely a 'device'. No matter, it wouldn't be much of a secret for long anyhow."

Idontknow · Post by **Idontknow** » Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:24 pm

Ebald comes to the conclusion not being homeless is more important than a healing potion. He also keeps the three banks in mind for the future.

Gizmog · Post by **Gizmog** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 12:17 am

Cece giggles to watch the pilgrims roughhouse and is happy to entrust them with the chore. Curiosity finally wins out. "I 'ave never seen peelgreems 'aving so much fun, who ees thees Saint Buster?"

Post by **Bob the Hamster** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:08 am

Normin

"What are you implying?" Asks the Assistant Headmaster, indignant. "I have never been so insulted in m--GRRRK" he shudders as the Zone of Truth prevents him from completing the exaggeration.

"I don't know anything about your artifacts!" He shouts, then he points to the sky "See!? I don't know about your magic stone artifacts, I just know you have them, making them wasn't my department." He says this last bit smugly, as if the whole point of the Truth spell had been to prove this.

And having regained his composure, he adds, "I am sure we can arrange for safe storage of all your magic items here at the University."

Cece

"Oh Noble Saint Buster! Deified Patron Saint Of Finding-A-Copper-On-The-Ground-And-Then-Later-That-Coin-Makes-All-The-Difference" the Busterites gladly regale Cece with tales of Saint Buster and his many small windfalls.

They give her a copy of a 2-page tract titled "Maybe You Were Meant To Find That Copper"

Newbie Newtype · Post by **Newbie Newtype** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:31 am

"The metal pail that overflows with water," he corrects with little hesitation as to what he's revealing, "Perhaps you don't know the one after all, but our headquarters aren't quite adequate to ward even the child thieves. If you know about the alarm stones, perhaps you know someone that could craft an.. extension to the system, so to speak, hm?"

RMSephy · Post by **RMSephy** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 2:51 pm

"Yes sir, leave it to me!" Petrol needed to go back to the Climbing Store the next day to ask about the grappling hook, and seemed pleased that he'd be able to kill two birds with one stone.

Spoonweaver · Post by **Spoonweaver** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:40 pm

Sharn arrives at the headquarters.
Ignoring the others, Sharns goes about exploring the place. She's looking for a room or something that she can claim for herself.

Post by **Bob the Hamster** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 5:23 pm

Assistant Headmaster Pugeot Gilgamesh ponders the question, "Well, I could ask the Applied Magic Department Chair to get in contact with you. They made your stones-- but really, if you want to keep this magic bucket of yours safe, you should bring it here to the University. The Research and Arcanalysis department has excellent secure storage facilities. I guarantee that nobody would be able to get at it there."

Petrol

"Good. Knew I could count on you young man" says Judge Sig with a smile. "Now get out of my office, I have work to do!"

Sharn

Sharn explores the Headquarters, searching for a private area. She finds a few possibilities.

The horse stalls are pretty private, but the have a big gap at the bottom of the doors. Whoever vacated this building before it became the Arcane Firefighters building left them pretty clean.

There are four large wardrobes in the left bunkrooms, and five in the right bunkroom. They are not big enough to lay down comfortably, but pushed together they could easily partition off a corner of one of the bunkrooms. If she did it on the side with the windows, she could even enclose a pair of the hammock hooks.

There are two washrooms. Why would a building need two? Everybody else can just use the toilet in the other one. The door locks too!

Newbie Newtype · Post by **Newbie Newtype** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 5:33 pm

He rubs his chin, "I appreciate the offer, but I'm afraid that we must be able to use the artifact with frequency and be able to retrieve it quickly. Flames are an irritable wench, ill patient to wait the added travel."

While storing the bucket in the more secure premises would solve the immediate problem, it would only add additional ones.

"May you point out the location of the Applied Magic Department? I would like to speak to them next."

Sazae · Post by **Sazae** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 10:43 pm

Arcadia smacked her forehead when the create water spell caused water to go nearly everywhere. She pulled out one of the buckets the guild gave her and cast the spell in it.

Gizmog · Post by **Gizmog** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 12:21 am

This pamphlet is very fascinating! Frankly Cece likes it a lot more than that damned create water baloney... "A leetle luck 'ere or there changes eet all.. the right place, the right time, no?" She thinks about a talentless hack swiping the shoes from a beautiful young woman with her entire career in front of her.. and of that beautiful young woman finding a stomping moron whose boots were a perfect fit. Maybe not copper, but the ideas the same and there's something hopeful about that. Damn! Still gotta find some broken glass..

"I 'ave to run, I steel 'ave so many theengs to do... thank you so much, an' I weesh you well. I 'ope we meet again!"

Post by **Bob the Hamster** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 4:18 am

Normin

Pugeot Gilgamesh's offended air returns, but he grudgingly directs his secretary to give Normin directions to the Applied Magic building.

The Applied Magic building is a broad squat marble building. Inside are narrow hallways with door markings like "Lecture Hall 2" "Elemental Lab 5" or "Gelatinous Cube Closet 9"

Big Hat Normin is greeted by Intensity Brown, Dean of Applied Magic, an elderly human woman surrounded by Grad Students who-- while appearing young compared to her-- don't seem to have a soul under 60 among them.

"Fine to meet you!" She says. "Glad the Mayor finally got this Firefight'n business off the ground! We delivered her Alarmstones three weeks ago, I thought she was going to expire in office before I heard anything new about it."

Arcadia

Arcadia fetches a bucket, and tries the spell again, but this time nothing at all happens. Then she remembers that the pamphlet said it would only work once every 10 minutes.

She waits patiently 9 more minutes, and tries again. This time she manages to catch most of it in the bucket, although her face and neck still get splashed.

She examines the results, and guesses that she would have to repeat the spell a total of 5 or 6 times to fill the bucket all the way up-- very disappointing compared to what was advertised, but certainly not useless.

None Of You See

The afternoon has been slowly passing by. It is about 3:00 pm now. The hottest part of the day is past, and the sun is gently beginning to sink.

Somewhere in the city, a curl of black smoke twists up from a rooftop. None of you see it yet. Not even the people in now-smouldering the building see it yet-- but they will soon.

Newbie Newtype · Post by **Newbie Newtype** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:04 am

Normin hrms when passing by the Gelatinus Cube closet.. They could use one of those for janitorial services.

He tips his hat to the dean, "Well met, Madam Brown. We've not begun to use your alarms, but it's a novel invention none of the less. I suppose I should cut to the chase, but what of the prospect of a second central stone which can notify the alarmstones of intruders that break into the headquarters?"

BMR · Post by **BMR** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:28 am

Kailyn continues to waltz around the area, completely oblivious to absolutely everything. Eventually deciding it's time to get some rest, he heads back towards Temple District.