DM James: News and Novelties Monday November 14th, 2022 3:08:34 PM
Morning arrived and it was cold, foggy, wet, and dark. The workmen with their carts were moving through the streets to their jobs. Mason's, carpenters, plumbers what passed for them, and coal delivery men clattered down the shell cobbled streets keeping between the globes of fuzzy light that was diffused by the fog. If it was a typical day the fog would lift by midmorning.
By midmorning the town was buzzing about the arrival of councilwoman Honora who had decided to make an appearance in town though she wasn’t supposed to return for another month. Shortly afterwards Sheriff Whip arrived at the Blue Cat Tavern and asked the Luck Makers to attend a special council meeting that evening. Whatever the problem was Whip didn’t know.
The rumor around the tavern was that it had to do with Jack Lolly and his lingering evil influence.
"Saw Jack down by the docks, I did." "He killed you didn't 'e?" "I got better." "Honora didn't look too happy. I think the Spirit of the Swamp is haunting her." "Why you say that?" "She was lookin' gray." "Ugg. Tony, you have the worst jokes." "Still. No one knows." "That crazy northern lord finally left to find Cortez. Said it was near Lake Wane." "That the one near Threshold?" "Yeah." "Nothing but the dead there." "Merchant on his way to the Three Forks, said people have started living there again."
And the morning passed as the Luck Makers relaxed in the inn though the fire was no longer blue it was still warm and kept the outside chill away.
DMJames: You have the afternoon to knock around town.
Talinyl (Levi S) HP 46/46 AC20/T15/F15 CMD20 Monday November 14th, 2022 3:20:24 PM
Talinyl will follow Teddy's lead and help out where he can with the WLA record researching. He does his best to keep himself properly composed, but he is obviously excited to be working with new folks in a new town.
Dao (Art P) HP 24/24, AC 19/15, CMB 8, CMD 22 Monday November 14th, 2022 3:48:41 PM
Dao excuses himself and leaves the Blue Cat (are they still calling it that without the blue?) “I’ll be back in a few hours,” he tells the others.
“Benni” AC 22/12/18. CMD16. HP 20/ 24 Onesimos (SteveK) Monday November 14th, 2022 4:08:51 PM
Benni spends the afternoon cleaning up the WLA. But he takes the last hour before Council to get ready and make a presentable appearance.
Snark Riverstone (MarkB) AC17 T13 F10, CMD 12, HP 34/34 d20+4=11 ; Monday November 14th, 2022 6:33:11 PM "Councilwoman Honora, eh? Council of what? Are there others on this fancy council? Politicians. Not lookin' forward to this, I'll tell ya."
Snark finds a quiet place to decipher the spell scrolls he bought to put into his spellbook.
With the help of his familiar bat Luna on the hardest spell (aid another on Spellcraft is 11), he is able to understand them all (spellcraft +17, auto success.) He will work on writing them into his spellbook until the call comes for this audience with this visiting person of importance.
Isaac Harker (Justin M) HP 53/53 AC21/ T13 / FF 19 Monday November 14th, 2022 7:42:59 PM
Isaac was concerned about the fact Honora was coming back soon when it came to politicians arriving late or early usually meant something was off. He thanks the owner of the inn for the meal and heads over to the Sanctuary of the Sea chapel. He looked around until he found the old Liontaur priest Reshakka. "Morning Reshakka it's been awhile how have things been? I heard that Honora was coming back really early you know anything about that?"
Gore'Thum and Teddy Treeborn (Mitch) HP 22/39 AC 12/11/12 CMD 11 Gore'Thum HP 16/39 AC 12/12/11 Tuesday November 15th, 2022 7:42:00 AM
Teddy is not used to someone following his lead. He tries to help organize the WLA documents as he digs through them, but the task proves beyond his skill - it's not like he's had much practice in organizing paperwork considering his past life mostly involved living in the woods and reading whatever he could get his hands on. He quickly devolves into apologizing for not being better at this constantly, possibly to the point of annoyance.
Gore'thum comes by, sees what's going on, and scampers before he's recruited to help.
DM James: Rain and Fog Tuesday November 15th, 2022 9:30:12 AM Talinyl visited the WLA stall with Teddy Dao left the tavern and was seen entering the Sheriff's office next door Benni also visited the WLA stall Snark forgot about his previous council visits, but it was probably due to his focus on getting that last spell into his book. Issac went to the Shrine of the Sea Teddy did his best to help organize the WLA stall, Gore Thum decided he'd rather sit in the rain.
A gentle rain started as each went about their business that seemed to wash away the fog of the morning to be replaced by a dreary gray sky and limited visibility. Far off in the distance the horn from the lighthouse could be heard warning ships off the shallow coast on the west side of the bay, overhead the gulls were flying about and fighting for scraps they picked up from the docks while the workmen continued to work on the expanding the towns walls and fortifications under the watchful eyes of the soldiers that made up the town militia.
The WLA booth was just as disorganized as it had always been and those helping before noticed that the things they had moved around had somehow returned to their previous locations even from the day before. Akoka was at a loss to explain how that happened. Maybe as some suspected she was cursed.
Dao's visit to the Sheriff was successful and the man seemed grateful to him. "This will certainly help the two get an apprenticeship as soon as they are old enough. One has even expressed an interest in Masonry." the Sheriff shared with him. "If you ever need a favor, please call on me."
At the Sanctuary of the Sea the old liontaur greeted Issac warmly. "Hrroomie," the liontaur said. "You and the others have been a great help to the community, what can I do for you?" It seemed as if Issac had been renamed, much like Reshakka's assistant Mrowlei who was more commonly known as Roland. When Hrroomie asked about Honora, Reshakka shook his head and replied. "It's the magic. Surely you've felt it too. Something is off and it's taking more effort to cast spells or focus on them. Makes me dizzy."
Spell casters - All spells require a concentration check to cast. Casters experience Vertigo when casting and it requires a Concentration Check DC 15 + spell level check to succeed. Vertigo equates to being Stunned.
A stunned creature drops everything held, can’t take actions, takes a –2 penalty to AC, and loses its Dexterity bonus to AC (if any).
Attackers receive a +4 bonus on attack rolls to perform combat maneuvers against a stunned opponent.
Dao (Art P) HP 24/24, AC 19/15, CMB 8, CMD 22 Tuesday November 15th, 2022 10:16:59 AM
Dao returns to his room at the Cat, stretches, goes through his forms and meditates before washing up and making himself presentable. He’ll go downstairs and eat some vegetable soup and bread if they have it. And drink some water or fruit juice as he waits for the others to return.
“Benni” AC 22/12/18. CMD16. HP 24/ 24 Onesimos (SteveK) Tuesday November 15th, 2022 11:23:04 AM
Onesimos does the best he can at the WLA stall, then before the Council Meeting, gathers Teddy, Corym, and Tal with a look. ”Time to get ready for a meeting. I’ll pray for peace, Akoka.”
As the Luck Makers get together in the Blue Cat Tavern before the short walk to the Mansion and the Council Meeting, the elf chuckles at Snark’s comments. ”You say ‘politics’ like it is a bad word. Honora is our neighbor and a productive member of the community. And so are the others. There is no one so lofty in Heranmar as to be separated from anyone else. Maybe they can help us focus on the best way to help?”
Corym Morhice (Ben V) AC20 T15 F16 CMD20, HP 32/32 Tuesday November 15th, 2022 3:00:15 PM
Corym had tidied himself up in preparation for the council meeting. On the way there, he makes small talk with the group, laughing about how someone who was just hiding in an abandoned abbey is now invited to a special council meeting. "Let's see how the town politics have changed since I've been gone, eh?" he was clearly enjoying himself.
Talinyl (Levi S) HP 46/46 AC20/T15/F15 CMD20 d20=16 ; Tuesday November 15th, 2022 4:21:40 PM
In anticipation to meet the rest of the Luck Makers, Tal attempts to cast prestidigitation on himself to tidy up after walking through town in the rain. While successful, he shudders at the feeling that the cantrip leaves him with. He follows along at Benni's beckoning, taking in the sights and sounds of the town. Tal mostly remains quiet for now, trying his best to pick up on and memorize names before attempting small talk.
Concentration 16+5=21 vs. DC 15
Isaac Harker (Justin M) HP 53/53 AC21/ T13 / FF 19 Tuesday November 15th, 2022 6:11:14 PM
"Yes I've noticed it as well things are getting strange. But I wanted to tell you what we found up at the Abby.." Isaac tells Reshakka about the strange things going on the undead they have fought, the ghostly monk with a room full of candles, and the strange garden filled with horrible statues of Mab.
Snark Riverstone (MarkB) AC17 T13 F10, CMD 12, HP 34/34 Tuesday November 15th, 2022 9:12:53 PM "Oh. That Council."
(Yeah, sorry to forget the people that run Heranmar. Oof.)
However, Snark now remembers his first Council meeting. After getting himself clearned up, the little gnome again goes to the innkeeper. He lays down a gold piece. "Hey, I need me another one of them minitoar sized tankards please. It's for Councilman Ilthamar."
Snark will struggle to carry the big tankard to the Council Meeting. He will boldly trot up to the main table and put the big tankard in front of Councilman Ilthamar as he had done once before. And if he is not there, he will offer it to the nearest minotaur anyway.
Gore'Thum and Teddy Treeborn (Mitch) HP 22/39 AC 12/11/12 CMD 11 Gore'Thum HP 16/39 AC 12/12/11 Wednesday November 16th, 2022 7:33:27 AM
Giving up Teddy fetches Gore'Thum and introduces Talinyl to the rest of the group. Gore'Thum, who Teddy mentioned at some point during the sorting, turns out to be a giant frog. With pebbled brown skin and a white underbelly he's probably about half the height of the average human. Teddy is much smaller, about half the height and bear-like, with soft brown fur that almost makes him look like a child's toy when he stays still.
Once introductions are done they'll get ready for the town meeting.
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