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Wed Jun 22, 2016 5:22 pm 
@BMR: in answer you your question about prices, I am using http://5thsrd.org/rules/expenses/ as a rough guide. If anybody wants me to to price things in advance, just ask here. If you want to haggle for better prices on things with a shopkeeper, ask in the campaign thread
Wed Jun 22, 2016 5:23 pm
James wrote:
The fruit basket is large and lavish. There is enough to share.
For any of you English buffs out there, this is called foreshadowing.
Wed Jun 22, 2016 5:27 pm
Y'all rich folks can totally get change on those gold coins so you can be throwing coppers at peasants instead.
For players who are new to D&D:
1 gold = 10 silver
1 silver = 10 copper
We can also pretend that in this city, paper banknotes exist for larger denominations, but carrying around that much money in such a portable from is just *begging* to be robbed. (more foreshadowing? you decide!)
For players who are new to D&D:
1 gold = 10 silver
1 silver = 10 copper
We can also pretend that in this city, paper banknotes exist for larger denominations, but carrying around that much money in such a portable from is just *begging* to be robbed. (more foreshadowing? you decide!)
Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:38 pm
Evangeline Arrielis, LN Neutral Human Bard and Con Artist.
Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:42 pm
Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:47 pm
The same way devils are. LE dudes can be excellent con artists without ever telling a lie or breaking a law.
Being from the third world, I reserve the right to speak in the third person.
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Being from the third world, I reserve the right to speak in the third person.
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Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:53 pm
I initially started to write her as LN, but took her a whole different direction and forgot to change that.
I don't feel like she's chaotic though, so I shifted her to True Neutral.
I don't feel like she's chaotic though, so I shifted her to True Neutral.
Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:10 pm
I don't know man, I mean if you ask an undercover cop "Are you a cop?" they're allowed to lie. And Cop are Lawful as it gets.
Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:25 pm
Okay! I have Evangeline's house ready:
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Evangeline's apartment wrote:
Evangeline shares an apartment in the Marketday district with her friend Contessa. The apartment is one of several built on top of a large dress shop that is a bit to expensive for her to actually shop in, but not so expensive that she can't look at the window displays and wish. The shop has a night security guard, so Evangeline's apartment is a little bit more safe from burglary than those of neighboring buildings.
The rent is 20 gold a month, which she splits 50/50 with Contessa, so her share is normally 10 gold per month. For the past 2 months in a row, Contessa has not been able to pay anything, giving no better excuse than "I just don't have the money right now, I am sorry, I'll pay you back, I promise!"
Evangeline's current savings is exactly 20 gold
Evangeline shares an apartment in the Marketday district with her friend Contessa. The apartment is one of several built on top of a large dress shop that is a bit to expensive for her to actually shop in, but not so expensive that she can't look at the window displays and wish. The shop has a night security guard, so Evangeline's apartment is a little bit more safe from burglary than those of neighboring buildings.
The rent is 20 gold a month, which she splits 50/50 with Contessa, so her share is normally 10 gold per month. For the past 2 months in a row, Contessa has not been able to pay anything, giving no better excuse than "I just don't have the money right now, I am sorry, I'll pay you back, I promise!"
Evangeline's current savings is exactly 20 gold
Magdaline's home wrote:
Evangeline's daughter Magdaline lives with her father in his manor in Old Bakak, but Evangeline is not welcome there. Neither is she welcome at Magdaline's upscale kindergarten in Granary Hill, where the teachers have been specifically instructed not to allow her in.
She is allowed to see Magdalene, but only at pre-scheduled one-hour play-dates at the Mayor's Park, and only with Magdaline's father, sister, or nanny present.
Evangeline's daughter Magdaline lives with her father in his manor in Old Bakak, but Evangeline is not welcome there. Neither is she welcome at Magdaline's upscale kindergarten in Granary Hill, where the teachers have been specifically instructed not to allow her in.
She is allowed to see Magdalene, but only at pre-scheduled one-hour play-dates at the Mayor's Park, and only with Magdaline's father, sister, or nanny present.
Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:34 pm
Gizmog wrote:
I don't know man, I mean if you ask an undercover cop "Are you a cop?" they're allowed to lie. And Cop are Lawful as it gets.
Since you mention Cops, I'll get this out in the open before it comes up in gameplay
The police force in Great Bakak is called "The Guild of Executioners"
That doesn't mean they are Judge Dredd. They only kill criminals *after* a High-Judge has found them guilty. If a suspect was killed in the process of being apprehended, they would consider their own honor besmirched, since executions are supposed to be solemn, ceremonial events, with some songs and prayers first, and only *exactly* the right amount of screaming to fit the crime.
Mercenaries and guards working for nobles or judges also do a lot of minor police-work, but the Executioners are the real official cops.
Wed Jun 22, 2016 8:07 pm
The explorer's kit has 59 pounds of equipment. Are we doing encumbrance here? Not a big deal for big, manly Caldon, but Cece might want to use some of that 17 Charisma to convince someone to give her 8 Strength a rest.
Caldon's sheet. I don't know what to put for my attack values. Everything else should be all there.
I listed Caldon as "Wealthy/Aristocrat." His background is low aristocracy, but his financial situation is dire enough to make him behave as merely wealthy.
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Caldon's sheet. I don't know what to put for my attack values. Everything else should be all there.
I listed Caldon as "Wealthy/Aristocrat." His background is low aristocracy, but his financial situation is dire enough to make him behave as merely wealthy.
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Wed Jun 22, 2016 8:43 pm
Here is Caldon's house:
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Caldon has been living in an apartment in a respectable part of Temple Hill, but not for much longer.
The building is a property of House Fairmond, and they have decided to sell it. Why would House Fairmond sell the property? They certainly aren't in need of the money, and there is certainly nothing wrong with the property-- except that a son of House Morgensen is residing in it! This has to be House Vargas meddling!
The solicitor hired by the Fairmonds to sell the apartment has been nothing but polite to Caldon, apologizing profusely each time she interrupts his privacy to show it to prospective buyers, but she also never fails to remind him that he absolutely has to be moved out by 27-midwinter, not a day later.
Caldon has a paltry and pathetic 20 gold to his name right now. What does it even cost to rent a home anyway? Can he afford a place equal to the one he has to move out of? Caldon isn't sure how much the rent would be on his current residence, and asking this late in the game seems so gauche.
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Don't spend too long decorating it, because you only have 9 more days to enjoy it ;)
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Caldon has been living in an apartment in a respectable part of Temple Hill, but not for much longer.
The building is a property of House Fairmond, and they have decided to sell it. Why would House Fairmond sell the property? They certainly aren't in need of the money, and there is certainly nothing wrong with the property-- except that a son of House Morgensen is residing in it! This has to be House Vargas meddling!
The solicitor hired by the Fairmonds to sell the apartment has been nothing but polite to Caldon, apologizing profusely each time she interrupts his privacy to show it to prospective buyers, but she also never fails to remind him that he absolutely has to be moved out by 27-midwinter, not a day later.
Caldon has a paltry and pathetic 20 gold to his name right now. What does it even cost to rent a home anyway? Can he afford a place equal to the one he has to move out of? Caldon isn't sure how much the rent would be on his current residence, and asking this late in the game seems so gauche.
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Don't spend too long decorating it, because you only have 9 more days to enjoy it ;)
Wed Jun 22, 2016 8:45 pm
Mogri wrote:
The explorer's kit has 59 pounds of equipment. Are we doing encumbrance here? Not a big deal for big, manly Caldon, but Cece might want to use some of that 17 Charisma to convince someone to give her 8 Strength a rest.
In the long term, she might have to do that. For now, she's left 20 pounds of rope and torches at home (possibly to never see again), leaving a pretty manageable 30 pounds out of a possible 120. If we're doing encumbrance, that'd be 30 pounds out of 40, and if we were playing 3.5 it'd be 4 pounds into a Medium Load.
Dunno how she'd justify it to herself though. Cheating someone out of money is one thing, but cheating someone into hard work is total moochery.
Wed Jun 22, 2016 9:06 pm
Double post, but questions:
Would Cece know the significance of a Rumbleback uniform? If that orc is the mailman delivering a package, it's a lot different than if she's taking "donations" for the Jehovah's Witnesses of Murder.
Further, are there any details I should know about garbage collection? Who does it, when do they tend to do it, and is it a predictable affair?
For that matter, what the heck is Sausage Row and why is this the second or third mention we've had of Sausage?
Would Cece know the significance of a Rumbleback uniform? If that orc is the mailman delivering a package, it's a lot different than if she's taking "donations" for the Jehovah's Witnesses of Murder.
Further, are there any details I should know about garbage collection? Who does it, when do they tend to do it, and is it a predictable affair?
For that matter, what the heck is Sausage Row and why is this the second or third mention we've had of Sausage?
Wed Jun 22, 2016 9:19 pm
I won't be a stickler for encumbrance, just don't go crazy. No carrying around pianos ;)
All the poor characters definitely know about Rumbleback. Wealthy characters may or may not know, it is up to you:
I haven't thought up garbage collection rules yet, but we will say that it is pretty predictable, and Cece can be confident that if anyone messes with her stuff, it wasn't member of the Garbage Hauler's Guild
Sausage Row is one of the two main streets that cuts through the Poor Quarter.
Sausage is a fine and respectable meat, delicious both hot and cold, and it keeps well even when it is neither.
All the poor characters definitely know about Rumbleback. Wealthy characters may or may not know, it is up to you:
Rumbleback Sports Leagues wrote:
Rumbleback is a popular sport in Great Bakak.
Think of it as full-contact Rugby Football with the following exceptions:
* It has no referees
* More than one team can play simultaneously
* It is played on the streets (or in taverns) rather than on a field
* A match is never scheduled, it just happens when players happen to see each other, and ends when most of them have run away or are unconscious
* There is no ball.
...so actually it isn't much like Rugby, except for the tackling.
You might think that Rumbleback is just a glorified version of street-fighting and tavern-brawling, but there you would be mistaken. Rumbleback players always wear uniforms, and almost never pull knives on one another. That would be unsporting.
Think of it as full-contact Rugby Football with the following exceptions:
* It has no referees
* More than one team can play simultaneously
* It is played on the streets (or in taverns) rather than on a field
* A match is never scheduled, it just happens when players happen to see each other, and ends when most of them have run away or are unconscious
* There is no ball.
...so actually it isn't much like Rugby, except for the tackling.
You might think that Rumbleback is just a glorified version of street-fighting and tavern-brawling, but there you would be mistaken. Rumbleback players always wear uniforms, and almost never pull knives on one another. That would be unsporting.
I haven't thought up garbage collection rules yet, but we will say that it is pretty predictable, and Cece can be confident that if anyone messes with her stuff, it wasn't member of the Garbage Hauler's Guild
Sausage Row is one of the two main streets that cuts through the Poor Quarter.
Sausage is a fine and respectable meat, delicious both hot and cold, and it keeps well even when it is neither.