PSE RPG Chatroom - 2023-02-01

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Sciborg

00:00

There’s a slight pause. “I don’t know your voice, who’s up there?”

AncientSwordRage

(how's Hopford's ritual going?)

Sciborg

(six minutes left)

AncientSwordRage

(oh no)

Hikari

"I'm the new Spanish language interpreter and they're making me watch the performance deck on my first day."

Laurel

"And I'm the substitute janitor." I pause to shape water onto the deck. "Someone made a mess here so I need to clean it up before anyone slips. You're not coming up the stairs are you?"

I'll be nice and not splash the possessions

Sciborg

00:08

“Oh, wow. I really should know your names, I’m so bad at checking the onboarding emails. Sorry about that.” The footsteps descend slightly in an apparent moment of social anxiety. “Uh, just let me know on the radio if you see Ryan around, she needs to come give feedback on the new training schedule.”

Laurel

"Sure thing. Be sure not to slip, this place sure can get wet!"

Hikari

I think I'm actually going to have to get a part time job here to help the cover up

Sciborg

“Heh. Yeah. Uh, buenos noches or… yeah.” The footsteps descend back down and you hear them exit.

AncientSwordRage

Hopford gives a grateful thumbs up to the two agents mid-ritual

Hikari

"...Why do they always say buenos noches? Every time."

Laurel

00:10

"Take notes, this is how professionals work" I say to Hopford

Hikari

I give a dramatic thumbs up and pose to Hopford

Sciborg

The ritual can complete without further interruptions at this point, assuming you keep going to the end.

AncientSwordRage

Hopford finishes the ritual

Sciborg

You get a very faint ping coming from inside the backpack, divination magic.

AncientSwordRage

"Hwell, there's something in that backpack..."

"Illusion magic"

Sciborg

00:14

The diver starts to ascend back towards the surface, kicking their fins slowly. The small whale floats up after them and butts them playfully with its head, and they pause to give it a reassuring pet on the head.

Laurel

What does the name tag on their clothes say?

Sciborg

The shirt in the clothes pile has a magnetic nametag attached reading "RYAN."

Hikari

"Diver's coming back up, check that magic quickly."

AncientSwordRage

Hopford investigates the bag

9+9=18

Sciborg

You open the bag and find an unopened bag of Cool Ranch Doritos, some assorted papers and folders that look to be school-related, and a small whale keychain, which is the object giving off the magical energy you sensed. There is twenty dollars in cash rolled up and stuffed into one of the side pockets.

The diver nears the surface; they appear to be wearing a wetsuit, scuba mask and two heavy oxygen canisters on their back.

AncientSwordRage

00:19

Hopford tries to quickly pocket the keychain for identifying later

Laurel

Do we abscond or what?

Sciborg

As you touch it, you get a tingly feeling and suddenly feel very connected with nature.

AncientSwordRage

Does Hopford need to roll anything?

If not he absconds

Sciborg

No need to roll, it just happens.

Laurel

You just roll with it

Hikari

00:21

Abscond powers, activate!

Sciborg

You exit before the diver surfaces and return down to the viewing area, where the two whales are now visible gliding gently around in the water.

You hear some distant cursing ("where did it go, did I drop it?") followed by a swear word in what sounds very much like Aquan.

AncientSwordRage

Hopford feels very guilty, and passes the keychain to Adrian

Hikari

"You took this?" I whisper, stopping halfway down the steps

"We should give it back. But, what language did she just speak in?"

AncientSwordRage

"It's magic... Something to do with a Nature connection...?"

"She spoke Aquan ahh think...?"

Hikari

"Let's go back up, I think she might know something."

Sciborg

00:25

You hear some slapping and water dripping sounds, presumably the sounds of the diver changing back into their clothes, and more muttered profanity, definitely in Aquan.

Hikari

I look to the others to see what they think

AncientSwordRage

Hopford nods shamefully

Hikari

I saunter back up the steps, calling up

AncientSwordRage

(Shall we stop here/very soon)

Hikari

"You need help with something?"

(That's fine with me)

Sciborg

00:29

('tis time <3)

AncientSwordRage

(this was a good game!)

Hikari

(THANK, YOU)

Sciborg

whale facts! :D

Hikari

beluga noises

Laurel

A whale of a time!

Sciborg

00:32

the en-dorsal pun genuinely killed me

Laurel

Kriller puns

Sciborg

ಠ_ಠ

Hikari

Taken by the Styx

13 hours later…

AncientSwordRage

14:00

Whale, let's go then.

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bobble

21:11

Q: Can a player use two characters in a campaign?

I've been the DM in a campaign based in the Eberron world and the party is made primarily out of squishy level 4 characters (wizard, druid, and a bard.) During one of the combat encounters we had an issue where one of the enemies had resistance to magic which ended up making it so I had to rethin...