PSE RPG Chatroom - 2021-01-21 (page 2 of 2)

Mithical

22:00

"Turned you down for what?" *looks over at the bird* "And the gull seems to be having fun to me. He seemed quite interested in the food when he landed on my fist."

*as the chaos ensues, leans over to Johnny and whispers in Halfling* He's not from around here. He only arrived here about two weeks ago. The locals don't know much about him.

Sciborg

Matlock reaches out and clicks his fingers, and the seagull suddenly turns as if by magic and flies to perch gently on his hand. He feeds it little bits of seaweed roll and pets its head tenderly. "There, there, little one. No need to be frightened."

msh210

(in Halfling) Cool. I don't know you either.

Can I roll for arcana to try to understand what Matlock just did?

or is that insight?

Sciborg

Arcana works, sure

msh210

bleagh 3+0

Mithical

[I prefer the straight-up approach here:] *finally sits down at the chair* "How did you do that?"

Sciborg

22:05

The seagull settles down on Matlock's shoulder, and he scratches its head gently. "Birds are lovely creatures. I didn't want it panicking and hurting itself."

Mithical

"Of course. But not why, how. You said you were a soldier. How does a soldier have such influence over the birds?"

"Did the birds go through basic training and listen to the ranking officer?"

msh210

ping-pong-watches the conversation

Sciborg

"Oh, you pick up a thing or two." He dodges the question. "I suppose I should be apologizing, though, for bringing you here for selfish pretenses. If you're in the area and need anything, kindly let me know."

msh210

is hungry, looks around for the waitress, the way people do in restaurants and on train platforms, as if that'll make her come faster

Mithical

*grudgingly leans back* "Selfish pretenses? Did I miss a conversation here?"

Sciborg

22:08

The waiter finally returns with your food, and sets it down on the table.

msh210

"Matlock here wants to know if we can help him recover stolen goods for a third party. I said I wasn't interested, since the third party is, quote, dangerous, unquote."

"Thanks." to the waitress

Mithical

rolling perception on the food. want to avoid any seagull poop ;P

10+3=13

Sciborg

The food is, thankfully, un-pooped on :P

2

Mithical

[actually more to check if it's poisoned but yeah]

Sciborg

Not poisoned either, to your knowledge.

msh210

22:11

oh shoot. My last roll was d8, I forgot, these rolls are supposed to be d20, right?

Sciborg

yup

msh210

So can I reroll arcana to understand what Matlock did with the bird?

Sciborg

you can reroll - i should have reminded, sorry

msh210

No, you mentioned it this evening, I should've remembered. 8+0 arcana -- still not good

Sciborg

If it was a spell, it's not one you are familiar with or have seen before, and it didn't seem to require verbal components.

Mithical

22:14

*takes a bite* "Sounds interesting, actually. What is this dangerous third party? What's been stolen?" *to Matlock* "If we - or I - help you with this, what, to be frank, do we get in return?"

[I'm sorry Mick, I get the feeling we're delaying your Epic Storyline with wrestling and seagull shenanigans :P]

Sciborg

[nah :P this is the intended D&D experience]

msh210

[oh good, I was worried too]

Sciborg

"I will reward you very handsomely, I promise." Matlock hesitates. "I will leave the details for when I trust you more closely, but to put it bluntly, this thief has stolen a dragon egg, and the owner of that egg is very keen to have it back. Understandably, of course."

msh210

"And where do you come in to the picture?"

Prince North Læraðr

(isn't he broke?)

Sciborg

22:20

"I was... unfortunate enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Hence the need to flee my home and hide here."

He winces. "Can I leave it there?"

msh210

starts eating

Mithical

"...sure. I can understand not wanting to get into backgrounds too much, even if it's only about two weeks ago *casual drop*."

msh210

grimaces, the food is awful

Sciborg

He sighs. "Very astute of you. You noticed I don't belong."

Mithical

*takes a bite, disagrees with Johnny, it's not bad*

msh210

22:22

[sure... you got the casserole]

Sciborg

The waiter comes over and shows Matlock the bill. He nods, fumbles in his pocket and emerges with two gold, placing it in the waiter's hand. The waiter lights up and hurries off.

Mithical

"Anyway, the way you were with that seagull, you can't be all bad. It certainly sounds like an interesting offer, and I'm willing to consider it."

msh210

(in Halfling) "And apparently a generous tipper too, if the waitress's reaction is any indication."

Sciborg

He nods. "But you have reservations, I'm sure. I promise you that once I get the egg back, I will return it to its rightful owner. What amount of treasure will it take for us to make a deal?"

Mithical

(also in Halfling) "Aye, the reward doesn't hurt either, I have to admit."

Prince North Læraðr

22:24

(isn't he broke????)

msh210

(in Halfling) "I meant it more as an indication of character. But yeah that too."

Mithical

(in Halfling) "So have you been convinced? I got the impression you weren't so enthusiastic."

[would love to know Matlock's reaction to the Halfling conversation going on around him]

msh210

(in Halfling) "Still not so enthusiastic. We can take on his quest and quit as desired, I suppose."

Sciborg

Roll Insight?

Mithical

16+3=19

msh210

22:26

you roll, Mithical. My rolls are terrible tonight

Mithical

mine seem to be too high

Sciborg

Matlock is watching you converse quietly in Halfling with a tiny smile. You get the feeling he understands every word you're saying.

Mithical

(in Halfling, to Johnny) "That's true."

msh210

Do I need to roll for insight to get the same feeling?

Mithical

(in Halfling, to Matlock) "I presume that's not a problem?"

Sciborg

22:28

Matlock smiles and replies in Halfling, "Shouldn't be a problem, no."

Dmihawk

[:o]

msh210

(in Common) Okay, then. Tell us what you know about this thief, the owner, the egg... in short, everything you know that we need to.

Mithical

(in Halfling) And how you know the language wouldn't go remiss either.

Sciborg

He nods. "Let's go somewhere a bit quieter, then. I don't feel comfortable discussing more when prying ears could be listening."

Mithical

...after I finish this casserole, though.

(in Common) You done eating, Johnny?

msh210

22:32

has been eating; now eats the last bites of his food. It's terrible but, y'know, you've gotta eat

"Just about."

is finished eating

Mithical

*stands up, scratches elbow, and nods at Matlock* "Alright, Matburn. Let's go."

(sheesh I can't type tonight)

Sciborg

He sighs and rises from his chair, folding his napkins nicely and stacking the silverware. "You can just call me Mat, if it's easier."

msh210

rises

Mithical

*shrugs* "I suppose I could."

msh210

hums the Matlock theme again

Sciborg

22:36

He leads you out as he speaks. "The red-haired halfling thief is Joan Quickfoot. She swiped the egg about a month ago and made a bit of a fuss, as you can imagine. But she didn't fully understand who she was stealing from. Greed can make you do ignorant things, I suppose."

Mithical

"Quickfoot... Quickfoot... the name seems vaguely familiar, but I don't think I know any Joan."

"Who did she steal the egg from?"

[thanks a lot, balpha >.<]

Sciborg

"Good that you don't know her. She's a wily sort, but I didn't think she was the type to bring down the wrath of... well." Matlock sighs. "You're a clever bunch. I imagine you can piece it together."

Mithical

"...a dragon?" *is totally lost*

msh210

"No, I obviously don't hang out in the criminal circles you do" looking askance "please be explicit..."

Sciborg

He gives Johnny a tired look. "Criminal circles?"

msh210

22:42

"I'll just say I never knowingly met a thief before today."

"And either I'm not clever or I'm ignorant, but I can't piece it together."

Sciborg

"I wasn't involved with the theft, I assure you. I just happened to get... tangled up." He looks away. "Calizzarria the Crimson, the Terror of the Mountain. That's the dragon in question, I'm afraid."

msh210

Can I roll persuasion to get the whole detailed story out of him?

Sciborg

Sure, what do you say to try and convince?

msh210

"I think any detail you can provide will help us help you."

[This time I'm using the rolladie.net die....]

19+2=21

Prince North Læraðr

@msh210 Ack, don't use that

msh210

22:49

@PrinceNorthLæraðr Oh? Why not? And then why is it pinned?

Prince North Læraðr

@msh210 It was problematic when I used it

For example

I got 1, 20, 1, 20, 1 back to back

Let me post a better site

Sciborg

It's fine, I don't mind - this one will count as a valid roll.

msh210

@PrinceNorthLæraðr no less likely than any other particular four rolls :-)

Mithical

random.org

Prince North Læraðr

brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htm

msh210

22:51

@Mithical only seems to have d6 and d2

Mithical

I manually put in number between 1 and 20

Prince North Læraðr

@Sciborg Ah yeah. Not saying anything was bad with that roll, just saying it was a weird die when I used it

Mithical

Prince North Læraðr

(sorry for interrupting)

Sciborg

(no worries <3)

Matlock blows out a slow breath. "All right," he says. "It's only fair to be honest. Joan was.... something of a pupil of mine. I did not know her plans. When she stole the egg, against my wishes and without my knowledge, it... quite obviously implicated me in the act. Cali's minions have been well informed of this, I'm sure, and they will be out for me as well. But I promise you, I did not wish to be involved, and my only wish is to return the egg safely to its mother and avert her wrath."

Mithical

22:55

"Cali? So you're on familiar terms with the dragon? (Or at least were?)"

Sciborg

Matlock looks at you a bit warily. "I wasn't implying that, no."

Mithical

rolling Insight

16+3=19

(good rolls mostly tonight for some reason)

msh210

"Since you know Joan, why do you think we'll be better able to get the egg from her than you will? Seems more likely that you would be able to convince or trick her."

Sciborg

He's lying, but more out of a desire to hide information that he doesn't want to share than to be actively malicious.

"The situation is too delicate for me to be involved personally. I was hoping for help so that I would not have to be directly associated."

msh210

"I'm not a big fan of delicate situations. How is it delicate, precisely, please?"

@Sciborg [Hiding info even after my 19+2? Does he get a defensive throw against that or something?]

Mithical

22:59

"Sorry if it seems like we're grilling you. Just want to know what we're getting into." *raises eyebrow at Mat*

Sciborg

He winces again in discomfort. "It's... difficult to explain. But if I were to be actively involved in getting the egg back personally... it would be very bad."

msh210

"Yeah, exactly. I don't mean to be rude. Sorry if I'm coming across that way."

[^ that was before he spoke :-) ]

Sciborg

"I understand, of course. You have a right to question me. I am asking much of you."

"I am no friend of Cali. But having one's egg, one's own child and hatchling stolen... it is not right. No matter if we are enemies. So I must help her get it back, but I do not wish to be the one who helped. Does that explain?"

Mithical

"Alright. Say we were to accept this quest. Where would one start searching for this Joan or the egg?"

msh210

[oh jinx, I was just typing: "If we're doing this, we'll need logistics info form you. Like, where would you expect Joan to be, how would we return the egg, etc."]

[DM, "enemies"? Is this something we're expected to know, or should I ask him about it? Are dragons enemies to all human-like creatures?]

Sciborg

23:03

You can roll Insight on that if you like.

or a spell, etc.

msh210

I don't think I have a spell... I'll roll insight.

or arcana, to know about dragons?

Sciborg

Either works here, sure.

msh210

insight is +4, I'll go with that :-)

ugh 1+4 (or I guess you count that as just 1, right?)

Thanks @PrinceNorthLæraðr :-P

Sciborg

You have no idea what he meant by that :P

msh210

Well, I can ask him....

"Enemies? Is Calizzarria a particularly unfriendly dragon?"

Prince North Læraðr

23:06

@msh210 (sorry.)

msh210

@PrinceNorthLæraðr :-)

Sciborg

He was about to answer Kith but pauses when you ask, and hesitates. "We... have history. I suppose. We are not friends. But her child was stolen, and I cannot stand by."

msh210

"Fair enough. Sorry, you were about to explain logistics to Kithri."

Mithical

*mutters in Halfling* I see you rather enjoy being evasive.

Prince North Læraðr

('borg, we get to level up after this, right?)

Sciborg

23:09

He nods and takes out a map, offering it to Kith. "I know where Joan may have gone to hide, although she is a tricky sort and will be hard to track down. There is a place called Giant's Reach, to the north, where she will have gone. Go there and find her. And again, I beg you - please give no hint that I am involved, or that I am the one who set you to this task."

Mithical

*takes map, puts it in pack* "Got it. The question now is whether or not I travel alone."

msh210

rolling investigation on the map to see if it seems to be anything in addition to a map

Mithical

*turns to Johnny*

msh210

sorry, can I take that roll before you put it in your bag? :-)

Mithical

yeah

msh210

23:12

18+0

Sciborg

The map seems to be just a map, with a place marked as Giant's Reach that is about a week's travel on foot to the north. However, you note faint magical runes inscribed along the edges.

msh210

Can I roll arcana also to try to understand the runes?

Sciborg

Go for it

msh210

2+0 :-)

Sciborg

You have absolutely no clue :P

Prince North Læraðr

23:14

(okay maybe this roller isn't all that much better)

msh210

[switching to Perl]

Sciborg

The seagull returns, flapping and squawking, and perches on top of Matlock's head. He grudgingly permits it.

msh210

"That gives me an idea..."

Mithical

"Uh-oh."

msh210

"You seem to have a way with birds. Maybe if we bring the egg back here, you can convince a bird to carry it to the dragon, so we don't have to get in her way."

^ to Matlock

Mithical

23:16

"Johnny, what kind of bird do you think can carry a dragon egg?"

msh210

"A strong one?"

Sciborg

He raises an amused eyebrow. "You will not need to worry. When you have the egg, I will have a way of getting it to her. And besides, I think you would need an African swallow."

msh210

"Oh, I was thinking a European one."

Sciborg

Matlock shakes his head. "No, no, where would he grip it?"

Mithical

"African swallows are non-migratory, though."

msh210

23:18

"In a bag."

Sciborg

"And the weight ratios. Wouldn't work."

Prince North Læraðr

(this is the chaos we were looking for :PPP)

msh210

"Very well. If you have a way of returning the egg, we need merely get it here." wry smile

Sciborg

He shakes his head and sighs deeply. "I suppose you have all you need. Kindly don't get yourselves into trouble, and I will keep an eye on you along the way."

msh210

"Well, if you're keeping an eye on us anyway, then some help if and when we need it would be appreciated."

Mithical

23:20

*wry smile* I'm not so good at staying out of trouble, but I usually manage to get out of it when I need to...

*reaches up to shake Mat's hand*

bobble

(side question: how exactly is a smile "wry"? what does that look like?)

msh210

Can I roll arcana again, to see if I can understand what he meant by keeping an eye on us en route?

Sciborg

"I should not interfere too much, as I said. But if you need help, I will give it." He shakes Kith's hand firmly. "Good doing business with you."

Sure, roll Arcana

msh210

9+0

Sciborg

You're not really sure what magic this person is capable of, but he does seem capable of some kind of magic.

Mithical

23:23

@bobble [kinda pursed lips, sorta smiling but not really. basically the same as how I imagine a rueful smile]

msh210

@bobble [I meant "a smile, meant wryly". But usually it's a small smile.]

bobble

confused bobble noises

Sciborg

Facial expressions are hard

msh210

to Matlock "Donate for Pelor for us, will you? We can use all the help we can get."

Mithical

"Tossing a coin down a well for the demons wouldn't go remiss either."

Sciborg

23:27

"Gladly." He gently shoos the seagull away. "Safe travels to you both."

bobble

@Mithical (*wouldn't? *wouldn't've?)

Sciborg

"...Demons?" He looks at Kith curiously. "So I did sense a bit of Abyssal about you. Interesting."

Mithical

@bobble (you may be able to spot that it's late)

@Sciborg "Mhhm."

*scratches scar*

Sciborg

"I hope you find what you're looking for, whatever form that takes." He nods in farewell, and takes his leave.

Mithical

"Well." *looks over at Johnny* Looks like we have at least a week's journey ahead of us... unless, of course, you know some spell of teleportation or something."

[Aaaand it is now 1:30AM, and we seem to have reached a natural pausing point.]

msh210

23:32

[What's Kith's speed?]

Mithical

25feet

Sciborg

Yup, this is a good place to end :)

Mithical

well. that was fun, and interesting

msh210

"I could cast a spell on you to allow to you to go 35 feet for an hour, but that'd wind me enough that I'd not be able to cast any more spells today. Not sure it's worthwhile at this point."

Sciborg

You have a Quest :D

msh210

23:34

That was fun and interesting. . . . And I still have the impression that Mithical and msh210 are not playing right, so to speak.

Sciborg

You guys are doing great, no worries

bobble

well the only way to play "wrong" is to make a situation where some or all of the group isn't having fun

Mithical

two people who have never played before, bouncing off of each other

bound to get a bit weird

Sciborg

As long as you have fun, that's what matters :D

Dmihawk

it has been fun just reading along!

bobble

23:36

I should've been doing econ homework >_>

Prince North Læraðr

@Sciborg Do we get to level up?

Please?

Sciborg

Yup, you may now all level up to Level 2 :)

Prince North Læraðr

Yay!

msh210

ooh

Prince North Læraðr

Oooh I get new abilities

And spells!

Graylocke

23:37

tailSWISH!

Mithical

this seems like something that will require some handbook checking... in the morning

Dmihawk

@Sciborg I really admire your DMing style, I started feeling sorry for Matlock

bobble

> Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to charm animals and plants.

As an action, you present your holy symbol and invoke the name of your deity. Each beast or plant creature that can see you within 30 feet of you must make a Wisdom saving throw. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is charmed by you for 1 minute or until it takes damage. While it is charmed by you, it is friendly to you and other creatures you designate.

Sciborg

@Dmihawk thanks :D

bobble

so all the lil' birdies like me!

Prince North Læraðr

23:38

Wait, so more health!

bobble

but... how can you charm a plant?

Graylocke

Some creatures may be plants :)

Prince North Læraðr

We're just taking the average health, right? No need for rolling?

@bobble Idk maybe you run into a living fungi

Sciborg

Yup, you can just take average hitpoint increase if you want :)

Prince North Læraðr

Hm, do I risk rolling?

bobble

23:39

Also I can censure undead

So vs plants OR zombies, I can do stuff!

Sciborg

The level 2 cleric powers are awesome

msh210

I get one more spell and one more level-1 spell slot. I also get "Jack of All Trades" ("you can add half your Proficiency Bonus, rounded down, to any ability check you make that doesn't already include your Proficiency Bonus") and "Song of Rest" ("you can use soothing music or oration to help Revitalize your wounded allies during a Short Rest. If you or any friendly creatures who can hear your Performance regain Hit Points by spending Hit Dice at the end of the Short Rest, each of those creatures regains an extra 1d6 Hit Points").

Prince North Læraðr

'borg if I roll a d10 and get lower than a 5, can I just take the average? :P

Sciborg

@PrinceNorthLæraðr that defeats the point of rolling :p

Prince North Læraðr

Drat

Sciborg

23:41

Risk and reward :p

Prince North Læraðr

Hmmm

Gonna risk it

Dmihawk

"I'd like to buy a lottery ticket, but I want a refund if the ticket doesn't win" >_<

Prince North Læraðr

BWAHAHAHA

bobble

where does it say we get more health?

Sciborg

Each level you get a hitpoint increase, it's in your class page i believe

Prince North Læraðr

23:42

Boom

That is what we call

RNG

Sciborg

Welp :p

bobble

> Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per Cleric level after 1st

this thing?

Sciborg

Yup

bobble

Wait so taking the 5 vs rolling gets a higher number most of the time?

msh210

depends whether you round up or down

(kidding)

yes the 5 is usually higher than a d8

bobble

23:45

so um i'll take that then

Sciborg

You could potentially roll a 1, which is why i stopped rolling for hitpoints because i rolled 1-2-1 :p

msh210

@bobble Bard has the same.

hmmm... to pick a level-1 spell, or to go to sleep...

Sciborg

Decisions, decisions

Graylocke

Hm... I think I am meant to pick Eldritch Invocations >.>;

Prince North Læraðr

(I'm gonna assume we're back at full health borg?)

Sciborg

23:46

Yup, you get to pick Invocations :D

bobble

Nothing changes for me spell-wise, so that's good

Graylocke

So... beef up a spell I have never used... ;p

Sciborg

and i believe Timid Trio long rested, so at start of your next session, you'll be all healed up and spells restored.

Prince North Læraðr

@bobble Well you get more spell slots :P

bobble

and in-universe that's because we slept and took care of injuries

msh210

23:47

Bane looks like a good spell.

Prince North Læraðr

You technically get an additional spell, if you want bobble, since you leveled up

Sciborg

@bobble Yup

Prince North Læraðr

Oh, I also get an extra hit die. Cool

bobble

But I don't have to choose anything

Choices are hard

Prince North Læraðr

Very fair

I GET SPELLS NOW WHEEEEE

2

bobble

23:49

I will recopy Astrid with their new abilities later

Graylocke

Would Disguise Self let me look like an elf? ;p

Sciborg

sure? :P

technically that's allowed

Prince North Læraðr

Oh, cool, I can get spellcasting focus as ranger

Same as a druidic focus

Sciborg

Yup, now you get SPELLS :D

Prince North Læraðr

Hm

Probably want Hunter's Mark

But do I take Fog Cloud or Goodberry?

Sciborg

23:51

That one is super useful and i'm definitely not speaking as someone who abused it constantly in a previous campaign :p

msh210

Oh, wait -- we roll hit dice now, once, to determine our hit points until the next level-up? @Sciborg

Sciborg

@msh210 Yup, you can either roll or take the average number - your choice

Graylocke

I mean Devil's Sight is super ridiciulous, 'borg...

msh210

Ah, okay, I hadn't fully understood that. So I actually lose hit points, then?? Until now I had eight; now, if I take 5+constitution I get 7.

Sciborg

@Graylocke Devil's Sight is insane.

No, no, you don't lose hitpoints - you add to the ones you already have.

msh210

23:53

ah okay

bobble

would I add 5 or 5 + Con?

Sciborg

5 + Con mod.

msh210

wow, Command is a neat spell

Sciborg

and then 1 more because dwarf

bobble

ooh dwarf tankiness

21 HP!

that seems like a lot...

Sciborg

23:55

you are a beefy cleric

what did you start with again?

bobble

12

also, how does armor work?

Graylocke

So I would be insane not to take Devil's Sight and Agonising Blast :/

bobble

I don't think you would wear chain mail all the time

msh210

Okay, I must sleep. I'll pick a spell, make changes to my character sheet, etc. some other time. GameN, y'all.

Prince North Læraðr

I have 20 HP :P

bobble

23:56

It didn't come up for me in the combat because I wasn't hit

Sciborg

if you're ever not wearing the chain mail, your AC is just 11 i think, which is base with no armor

bobble

'night!

Sciborg

@msh210 good night! thanks for playing :D

Graylocke

o/

Prince North Læraðr

I'm not sure if I want to go Blind Fighting or Dueling

bobble

23:57

Would you have said I was wearing chain mail during the combat?

Sciborg

I always assume you're wearing your armor unless you state otherwise

Prince North Læraðr

How do you have 11 AC without armor?

bobble

Because we had just got off shopping and eating, activities that a normal person does not wear chain mail to

Sciborg

@PrinceNorthLæraðr i could be wrong, would have to look up

bobble

And someone rushed us into combat

Prince North Læraðr

23:58

@Sciborg I'm just curious, that's all

Graylocke

Adventurers do tend to wear armour except when they are sleeping though :)

Or some other explicit event

Sciborg

It's usually just a thing i assume you are wearing

Prince North Læraðr

Okay, does anyone in this team have some sort of blind sense ability?

Graylocke

swimming, going to the duke's ball...

bobble

@PrinceNorthLæraðr what do you mean by that?

Graylocke

23:59

@PrinceNorthLæraðr No but I am seriously trying to work out why I wouldn't want "see 120' in any kind of darkness (including magical)

Sciborg

120 ft. darkvision is incredibly useful

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