I believe that's the Ruy-Lopez opening?

> C24: Bishop's Opening: Berlin, Ponziani Gambit

Nevermind :P

exd4

Qxd4

Valerio watches in utter fascination. "It is like a little flamenco dance."

(hopefully we don't bore the rest of the chatroom with chess)

Nc6 :P

We can paste the chessboard every once in a while

I don't even really mind losing here, that would make sense for Lynn and Tifer

lol

Valerio squints. "Tifer, I think that bishop is about to make your king nervous."

(I'm black lol)

(Ah, Bb4? Interesting)

Qe3

"Ah, there we go."

"Hm, good move, Tifer."

Ne5

pouts I don't like making Queenie retreat

"The horse guy is looking at your bishop, Tifer."

"Neither of Lynn's knights can get at my bishop, Rio"

?

I did Ne5

Board looks like this for me right now

"This guy. El caballo." He taps the knight. "This one is going to eat your bishop, or whatever it is called."

oh I completely missed the move

I thought I was still waiting for you to go

Oh lol

I was waiting for you :P

b3

chess.com does not think highly of my chances

"There. Good. The horse guy will not eat you."

d5

Hm, looks like that was not the optimal move :P

"Muy bien! Look! Now your pawn can kill his pawn."

xd5

Nxd5

Oh wow, Chess.com did NOT like that

"Ah, and now your queen may eat the horse and attack the king, yes?"

Qxe5

Ah that was a big blunder on my part

Threaten the king. Remember, other pieces must sacrifice themselves to keep the king from harm

"Threaten," Valerio corrects himself. "Si."

Be6

"Ugh, I messed that up"

Bxd5

"You told me that putting pieces in the middle was important, yes?"

"Well, sort of. You want to control centerpieces with pawns first, since those can be sacrificed."

Qxd5

um... Qxd5

"hah! That's your queen gone"

Bxd5

Valerio is fully absorbed in the game. "You are winning, hijo?"

???

"So is yours, Tif"

How can your bishop do that?

I think we have different boards

Wait

Yeah, we might

this is my board at the moment

Same

That is NOT what I thought was happening

oh I see

I thought you moved king's-side bishop to block check

Where did we go astray

He moved the queenside bishop, yeah

@bobble Ohh, that would've been Be7, I did Be6

Want to reset back to Be6?

because you see this is what I thought happened

ahhh

Ah yeah

let's rewind to Be6

Yeah

Maybe we should actually play on Chess.com :P

Nc3

e4 e5 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 Qxd4 Nc6 Qe3 Ne5 b3 d5 xd5 Nxd5 Qxe5 Be6

that's the game so far

Bb4

Bd2

f6

What are the other people at the party doing while we chess?

Qxe6

Probably ignoring us. I'm going have Lynn's mother yell at him soon

Valerio sits absorbed in the game. "You're doing great, hijo."

Qe7

Bxd5

Qxe6

Bxe6

"Arggh"

(Lynn's mother in three, two, one)

"Look at you, hijo! You're trouncing him."

"Lynn!" A high-shrill pitch scream pierces the air.

Lynn stiffens straight.

"Lynn, who are these people?" The woman gestures at Valerio and Tifer

(Would Lynn have arranged something for Tifer to do about this beforehand? Hide? Stay?)

(No, this is going to be funny)

"Hello, mother." Lynn looks around. "I have genuinely no idea what you are talking about."

Lynn's mother guffaws. "What - these, these peasants! What are they doing here?"

Lynn looks genuinely concerned. "Are you feeling well mother? I have no clue who you are talking about." At this point, the other guests in the party start to shift their attention towards the group.

(yes, Lynn is gaslighting his own mother)

Valerio stares at the woman. "...Hola...?"

Lynn smacks Valerio. "Mother, perhaps we should get you to feel better. Perhaps you've eaten too much?"

(hold on, I have to change classes again)

(Lynn is distracting his mother while I assume Tifer makes some small magic disguise)

(ahhh have test thing, will be out for >15 min)

(okay)

(I'm busy all period, we'll continue later)

when we weren't supposed to be invested in these characters but ended up having a three-page conversation and playing chess :p

you monster, you realize this is all your fault

why did you even bring up D&D in the Lair

this is my own doing

Lmao

Lynn successfully gaslights his mother as Valerio and Tifer hide

(oh, I'm actually not done with the test)

(no, I know. I'm not done with class either, I just didn't want to monologue for like 15 more minutes :P)

test thing is over and, checking my schedule, no concentrating required for the rest of school

Back

ooh

your turn

unless we stopped the game?

I think we stopped the game :P

Partly because I was doing bad :P

was just one mistake, really

should Rio and I leave?

Probably yeah :p

We can do some more rp shenanigans elsewhere :P

What does Lynn think of Valerio?

He thinks that Valerio is... amusing

'borg, what is the verdict on attempting to adopt Lynn?

No

Lynn does not need to be adopted

That doesn't stop Pirate Dad from adopting you

I've made myself sufficiently snobbish, I think

What would your parents think of a commoner having magic? :P

Oh, very disapproving, I'm sure

Pirate Dad will maybe adopt Lynn if his attitude improves :p

"Rio" is an adorable nickname

Do you do anything dashing and swashbucklery while we leave?

Probably stuffs some caviar and fancy silverware in his coat

and gives Tifer a lil head pat

Is Rio the kind of person to try to smooth Tifer's hair out, or to mess it up further?

Important Questions

Oh, definitely going to mess it up further

I was debating between Monty and Rio for nicknames, but decided that a) makes more sense to nickname off the first name and b) you would make not a few puns off of being called Monty

Rio fits perfectly, i love it

How shall we nickname Lynn? his name is pretty short so it might be tricky

You can on my last name

Hikari means "light" in Japanese

which sense of "light"?

I don't think Lynn needs a nickname

not-heavy? bright?

@bobble Light as in bright

Lynn strikes me as the kind of person who would insist on no nicknames

They would demean his Noble Bearing

he is too Snooty and Rich for our Peasant Nicknames(tm)

Yes

It is Prince Lynn

You calling me Lynn is nickname-y enough

PRINCE Lynn, sorry

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS

*not actually his royal highness

(a few times removed)

Thank you. <3

Now, how do we rope Blort into the party? Or are we?

We must capture Blort

perhaps he can be lured with food

why would we waste perfectly good food?

where is Blort at the moment? besides lurking around saying ominous things? :p

Would have to ask the Marvelous Mithical

Rio filled his pockets with caviar before leaving, so perhaps the goblin can be bribed

i also imagine that Valerio lets Tifer crash at his place at the moment, since he worries too much when Tifer is out on the streets

he must protecc son

"protecc"?

protect, but as a meme

Innocent Bobblecrown is I

this has been your daily Meme Lesson with Sciborg

What Rio packing any weapons at the party?

Besides heart-stopping charm and pointed quips

D'aww

He was probably carrying his rapier on him, yeah

Just in case anybody got feisty with Ti-Ti

Do I ask too many questions?

or to stab Lynn

These are good Character Development Questions

Does Tifer carry any weapons?

Probably a small rapier or knife

If someone gets in melee range, though, he's in trouble

I don't see any way to justify a large weapon, and a small concealed blade fits him better

Pirate Dad will mess some fools up if anyone gets in melee range

Does Tifer object to him swiping Lynn's silverware? :P

Would Pirate Dad have helped Tifer with fight technique?

Absolutely

Is it Lynn's? Or at they at someone else's place for the party?

He probably just lifted a couple of forks and knives from the buffet when no one was looking

Not sure if Lynn's family was the host or not

Maybe if he knew they were Lynn's he would have taken a few extra :p

Would he have asked about Bina after leaving?

Yes, absolutely, it would concern him

Maybe as they're leaving he kind of draws him aside. "Hijo, what happened with Bina? I didn't know you lost a friend of yours."

"Remember the bad winter a while back? Bina came down with a cough. I-I-I- couldn't do nothin'. She got so cold, but she insisted she was hot, and then she was coughing blood and I had to get food for the both of us and-and-and-and I snuck out one night to try to find medicine - any medicine - and when I came back empty-handed she was sleeping and never woke up."

"Started sneaking in to the library a little after"

looks away

Valerio looks distraught. "Hijo, I... do you want a hug?"

lets self be hugged

"Was a while ago"

He crushes you in an absolute pirate dad bear hug. "I'm so sorry, Ti-Ti."

"She's up there watching over you, you know that."

"Didn't tell many people after. Didn't want Lynn to feel bad for not being there - he always had been able to sneak us some good medicine when we needed it"

"It wasn't your fault, mijo." He ruffles up your hair. "You've got me to look after you now, and I'll take care of you. Okay?"

" 's why I learned magic. I can take care o' myself, you know"

"I know you're tough and all, but still."

He draws back. "There was nobody to give me a hug and tell me things would be okay when I was a kid, so I want to be there for you, mijo."

snuggles in "Can we go up to your special spot on the cliff?"

"Sure." He gives your forehead a Dad Kiss. "Let's go."

(I am assuming that Pirate Dad has a spot on the cliff where you can see the ocean)

Absolutely yes.

"So tell me," he says, as he leads you down the road. "What's the deal with Lynn?"

"He caught me an' Bina when we were sneaking in for food once. Let me get into lessons 'stead of ratting us out to the guards"

"Then he's got a heart, somewhere under all the snobbery?" Valerio looks up at the seagulls flying overhead. "He's not just a spoiled princeling?"

"He's spoiled. But nice 'nough"

"Bah. Feels like I'm still waiting on the nice part."

What does your cliff-spot look like? As in, where is it? Scenery?

It's probably one of those jutting clifftop areas that Gray described the city having, in a place where it looks out over the ship bay and the ports and is away from the city noise. Maybe he likes to sit there and contemplate, but after he met you I imagine he'd take you there for picnics :P

What kind of food is a Pirate Dad Picnics?

Hmm, what kind of food does Tifer like?

He'd probably bring stuff you like and then a sandwich and some fish and chips for himself

Hmm, deciding Tifer's favorite food is hard

I imagine Lynn is currently being berated by his mother...

@bobble This particular party was not hosted by Lynn's family

Ah :p

You know it wasn't hosted by Lynn's family because Lynn would've been away in the library

@Sciborg Oh, yes, very much

Would you like an interlude where we come to rescue you from your mother? :P

No, I'll be fine

Pirate and Wizard Rescue: Lynn Edition

"You sneak off horseriding with that quarter-elven blonde girl and now you make friends with peasants? You're a disgrace!"

Does Rio ever trash-talk his exes to Tifer?

"Wouldn't be the first one, mother."

I imagine Rio tries to keep it to himself, but when he came out to Tifer and Tifer was chill with it, he occasionally spills the tea sometimes.

Lynn is such a savage and I love it

I can make all the veiled insults I want

Lae is hard to roleplay sometimes because Lae isn't really that cultured, so his insults are very straightforward

You successfully managed to push Rio's buttons, so I think you're succeeding :P

I feel like we need to have a scene where we meet your parents, though, because it'd be funny as hell

I'm pretty sure I'd get disowned

No, you need a scene where you meet Lynn's romantic interest :P

I need a name for her, but I'm not sure yet

Saffra?

Oooh that's pretty

Sounds slightly Elvish too

Yes she's just a tad elvish. I think her mother is half-elven

the scandal

yes

Nobles always have scandals and affairs

How else would they stay sane?

Basically she just looks slightly elvish without any of the other like really Elvish traits like living forever

Ears that are just a wee bit upturned

Yeah

Can we meet her, because I need to interrogate her about Lynn

Bwahaha

has bobble the Namer succeeded again?

"WHAT DO YOU SEE IN HIM, I NEED TO KNOW"

Her: "Uh... I'm not sure what you mean. We're just friends."

Lynn: Dies

We can do Saffra later I need to figure out her personality and I also need to study a little bit

She's one of those nobles that none of the other nobles care about because she wants to be normal

how much backstory have we created now :P

I know :P

shhhh

it's fine

Saffra also is definitely liked by regular citizens

I need a flaw that's unique... I don't want "ooh pretty princess who's also too soft and that's her defining weakness" rolls eyes

She has a weird affinity for stuck-up nobles? :p

Har har

She likes to brag about her accomplishments/family?

Ooh maybe

Maybe she's incredibly vain/proud but Lynn doesn't really get how bad she is

And also overestimates both

Meh, a little too arrogant. I can't rp two arrogant characters

She's obsessed with material possessions/wealth and wants you to buy her things to impress her? and loves you for wealth instead of actual love?

Meh

She can be really stubborn, to balance Lynn's easy-going personality

Very like

Likes order

She wants to always get her way and will emotionally manipulate people

Okay, she's not evil y'all

And I wouldn't call Lynn "easy-going" :p

for a noble :P

I mean more that she's willing to kinda subtly manipulate people i.e. with guilt trips

and she wants to get what she wants

so she'll guilt trip Lynn into doing nice things for her

Ehhh

but he's in love and doesn't realize?

Lynn's too smart to realize that, methinks

He's a noble, he knows when he's being manipulated

Also Lynn likes her specifically because she doesn't act like all the other nobles

I think I like her being very stubborn and head-strong

Very, very ambitious

Maybe she's ambitious to the point of it being ridiculous, like she wants to climb mountains and do crazy stuff

yeah

And that's what she hates being a noble, because everything is too easy

And obviously Lynn doesn't know how to give her "adventure" in her life

"Things are just given to me. Ugh"

so maybe Lynn learns how to adventure by tagging along with us

@Sciborg Lynn's day of adventure is coming out of the library

"Chess outside. Ooooh"

"In the sun! Gasp"

Lynn's character arc is gonna be a whole lot of "oh my god this is the REAL WORLD" :p

~Exciting~

He probably felt like a proper Hero sneaking Tifer into lessons

I mean, he goes horseback riding

"Oh look at me, I'm so brave!"

and maybe at first Lynn wants to adventure just to impress her, but then he gradually starts to like it and refuses to admit it

like he wants to be a Hero

but he has to learn how the world works

Lynn really DOES NOT care about being a hero

if it would impress her, though?

Maybe. Maaaaaybe

:p

maybe she has crushes on all the knights and mercenaries her parents hire, and Lynn sees that and goes like "well I can be tough too!!!"

It makes sense that their bonding activity is horseriding though

@Sciborg LOL

"Here, Gray, we're offering you ready-made NPCs that we're already invested in!"

"Hey Gray, when you get back, we've literally written our entire character personalities and also our first day of character interactions"

She can be a fighter class

This is really convinient where class =/= job

Because she can do cool fighter stuff without ya know having to constantly be a fighter

Oooh, actually she can be a cavalier mayhaps?

in the background Valerio and Tifer are peacefully having a nice picnic together

Lynn is trying not to die as Saffra shoots arrows

i now have a sudden urge to doodle

Lynn and Saffra also both hate politics, but just for different reasons :P

Lynn: Summons a bouquet. Saffra: That's nice... but I'd prefer a new sword?

@Sciborg I've decided that Tifer likes hot buns (the hotter the better), occasionally stuffed with nuts. Veggies and fish alongside if available.

Oooh

wheedling voice "One more bun? Just one more? Please? Please"

Does pleading for buns work on Pirate Dad?

"Oh, all right." Valerio gives him another bun out of the picnic basket, grumbling. "You need all the food you can get, mijo."

I think this a feat that's very much Lynn

I genuinely don't know what's going on with my character's game mechanic

gasp we got the min-maxer to do character building!

Yes

This is only because I have genuinely no idea how the game mechanic works, so I have to character build rather than stat build

I don't even know where to start

Rogues get so many skills D:

Haha!

I was able to pirate download the actual PDF of Pathfinder!

(The rulebook)

Now I can min-max. Hehehehe

I will let Gray make most of the decision for me though

gods I'm hoarse, been tutoring two hours straight

Hoarse*?

keys be sticky

I can tell bobble is tired when she makes spelling errors :P

'specially my n one

Sureeeee

"sticky keys" :P

seriously, some of the keys are only working half the time

I keep having to proofread everything to make sure all the "n"s are still there

Lol

I would like my traits in order of importance as follows: Intelligence --> Charisma --> Wisdom --> Dexterity ---> Constitution ---> Strength

I would like dexterity to have a non-negative value. I can dump strength.

I hate to dump constitution as a spellcaster....

but you need that sweet charisma for quippping?

Yes, definitely

I'm a noble. I need strong charisma

Plus it's tied to my spellcasting. Even if it wasn't, I'd break min-maxing for the sake of character

Still kind of want magus... sigh

You also get a floating +2

As a magus?

As a human

It has to be a +2, not a +1/+1

Oh, I see what you meant