Castle Clover: METACHAT

BMR · Post by **BMR** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 4:05 pm

Is the beast connected to Archie? I thought it was just another thing in the area.

And yeah, that's what I figured too, that the beast is currently hiding, but will somehow and for some reason manifest tomorrow. Dan didn't really explain why it would though, so I'm confused on that part.

Spoonweaver · Post by **Spoonweaver** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 6:05 pm

Everything you mentioned is correct.
To an extent.
As Dan said, the beast will change to someone new after the time warp. This sort of hints that the illusion that is hiding the beast has been around at least since the last time warp and has likely not been created specifically for you.

Gizmog · Post by **Gizmog** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:13 pm

I'm still really curious if there's a good way for us to tell.. I mean, outside of beating up every monk with a ring. Which could be great fun.

Post by **Bob the Hamster** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:14 pm

Ah, the fact that the illusion was probably not created for us clarifies a lot.

And who is Archie?

Is that Azedarc's new nickname? Or a product of autocorrect? :)

Post by **Bob the Hamster** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:29 pm

Two questions:

1) Didn't Dan give someone an item with one wish remaining in it? A ring? I can't remember what it was, or who he gave it to, or if he actually gave it, or was just offering it in exchange for something we might have decided not to do... does anybody else remember anything?

2) Which book did Rob start reading last night, and what is the topic? I saw that Rob had plenty of time to read, but not which book he ended up selecting.

Gizmog · Post by **Gizmog** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 1:21 am

Boy, we're in a real pickle. We gotta sneakily kill a beast the size of a dragon and/or find and obtain his ring. I'm not sure what assets we have, but time is clearly of the essence. It's possible that the Inquisition isn't as familliar with Harvey but.. we just killed Jehan and he's been travelling with you for a bit now. That's probably enough to make 'em curious about the boy. We do have Jehan's stuff that makes you stealthier, which could definitely be a factor in our favor. Though it is daytime which makes stealth a little harder.

Anyone got an idea how to approach this? I think getting closer for a better look is an inevitable part of the scheme, but after that I'm not so sure. Disguises and walk right in? Try to sneak in and out totally undetected? How the hell are we gonna find the ring without askin questions or drawing attention?

And assuming we piss off the beast, do we have the firepower to take him down? He's somehow tied to the Ethereal Plane which might present some options and close others.

Further, I think Dan only offered the wish item for the Sword of Sylaire or something. And since I don't think Lynda gave it up, it's probably not in the cards? I don't remember for sure. OR maybe the wish is left with Kalar's homeboys at the castle.

Feenicks · Post by **Feenicks** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 1:32 am

Would kalar's necrotic cyst thing allow for the undead-instakill we have to work on it, or is that (like animating a skeleton still inside something that's still alive) a form of cheese that the rules prevent?

BMR · Post by **BMR** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 1:44 am

Bob the Hamster wrote:And who is Archie?

Is that Azedarc's new nickname? Or a product of autocorrect?

Heh, that's just what I've always been calling him. Archbishop Azderac -> Archie for short.

And yeah, they still have that playing card(?) or something that has one wish remaining. As far as I remember, it's with Rob, Dan gave it to him as it was his most precious/powerful item, and it was his way of making up for not being there for Rob. I think, my memory might be off.

My vote goes towards going into town and mingling with the people, getting a feel for how things are. Alternatively, one of us could stab the other in the shoulder or something, then bring that person to the cathedral for some healing. That way, that person gets inside without suspicion and can look around a bit. Of course, that leaves out Kalar, Lynda, and Rachelle, as they would range from being suspicious to outright alarming.

If we're going to have to fight it though, Kalar will want to do it the next day. After learning that the beast is resistant to magic, he's going to want to prepare a bunch of spells that would indirectly harm the beast or provide battlefield control. That, and he'll as Jehan the Corpse a few questions regarding the ring and the beast.

Spoonweaver · Post by **Spoonweaver** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 4:40 am

First, Jehan, your mule, and the cart jehan was in, were all likely left behind. If you really truly wanted to have brought it, we can just say a several more skeletons were left behind in the ethereal plane while doing their best to hold on to it. Let's say 14 more.

Next, I you can still pick a book to retroactively read from the list. If it has not been previously described I will do so. Sorry for the general oversight on the books, I was kind of tired the day those should have been covered.

Finally, all this talk of the magic card explains why you haven't used it yet. I was actually thinking you were just saving it up for something really big or something. Yes, Rob has a card of 5 wishes, which currently has 1 wish left. It was said to be able to produce almost any wish. Far beyond the power of the spell with the same name. Be careful what you wish for.

Gizmog · Post by **Gizmog** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 4:47 am

Oh damn, he fixed the wall surrounding the Kingdom with that thing. GG, no re!

Spoonweaver · Post by **Spoonweaver** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 1:37 am

So, Rob now has a ton of knowledge about the kingdom and possibly more. The knowledge of the kingdom wasn't really something new. However, now, instead of picking and choosing what you may or may not know about things, I will just answer any questions you may have here. This can likely include a great deal of things. However, not secrets that he would have no way of being able to know, even in a hundred years of traveling and exploring, or anything like that.

BMR · Post by **BMR** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:16 pm

Can we sell/buy stuff? And if so, what's the limit?

Post by **Bob the Hamster** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:40 pm

Spoonweaver wrote:So, Rob now has a ton of knowledge about the kingdom and possibly more. The knowledge of the kingdom wasn't really something new. However, now, instead of picking and choosing what you may or may not know about things, I will just answer any questions you may have here. This can likely include a great deal of things. However, not secrets that he would have no way of being able to know, even in a hundred years of traveling and exploring, or anything like that.

This is awesome!

I love the part about how Dan really does love his son, but Rob kept getting drawn into the more violent bits of the time loop and killed, and Dan couldn't handle it anymore and decided to stay away from him to keep him safe :)

So now that Rob remembers more, here are some questions:

* How many loops can he remember?

* Does the whole kingdom loop at the same time, or do different regions loop differently?

* Dan said that the loops don't go back as far, does that mean that Rob only remembers one early childhood, a few late childhoods, and a whole bunch of young-adulthoods?

* Does he remember exactly how many times he has been killed in other loops?

* Does he remember previous loops where Azedarc was not the Archbishop, or not leader of the inquisition?

* What does he remember about any previous encounters with the Beast Of Averiogne?

* Doe he remember when the castle was called Castle Clover instead of Castle Amber? If so, does he remember any other previous names for it? Castle Lapis Lazuli? Castle Nutmeg? Castle Terra Cotta? Castle Buttered Waffle?

* Does he remember any additional details about Perigon? His previous knowledge check just said that it was an unwalled city with an abbey, that it was joined to Ximes and Vyones by dirt roads, the fact that the Beast had been terrorizing Perigon, and the fact that Luc le Chaudronnier is religious hero there, and that Theophile is abbot of the abbey.

That is all I can think of to ask right off the top of my head. Maybe I will think of other questions later.

BMR · Post by **BMR** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:58 pm

Might also want to consider:

* Does Rob remember any rumors about the Beast?

* Did he ever hear anything about Archie, Nathaire, and Moriamis?

* What does he remember about and/or what rumors did he learn in the past regarding the ruling royal family?

Spoonweaver · Post by **Spoonweaver** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:29 pm

Rob thinks he's lived through about 20 loops.
The whole kingdom loops at the same time.
The time loops are getting shorter, yes. You only remeber 1 very early childhood, yes.
You've died seven times. Five times by the colossus, once by a pack of werewolves, and once by the beast of averoigne.
You do not remeber a time before azedarac.
The beast was not as big as the colossus, but was still very big. It smashed through the cottages in this town easily. It was large, tanish-gold and scaley. You would think it was a dragon if not for the tufts of fur scattered about and if you didn't know so much about dragons. It's hunched back and huge maw actually resembles a tarraque, which you know of, thanks you Dan, but also thankfully the beats is not. The beast seems to be it's own thing as far as you know. Last but not least on the info on the beast, Dan told you that the card you are carrying created the beast when his friend made a dumb wish to be some sort of super werewolf beast.
HE actually doesn't remember the castle ever being called clover or anything other than amber. Niether does Harvey
The thing Rob remembers most about Perigon is it's not a place to stand out in. Even he would dress down for the town.
Not only are there tons of pickpockets and cutthroats, but the Inquisition is in top form here. They seize people up at the drop of a hat. The market is full of thieves and rip-off artists.
Nothing new comes to mind regartding anything bmr asked. and not just because he asked instead of james.