Session 36: A Logical Game Reason for Why Rodan Doesn't Check for Traps
General Summary
The session began on HearthWarmth 9, 2597 at 9AM outside the Spice Family estate in Skormp. With snow fluttering down around them and a chill to the air, the party discussed how they might get entry to the Grand Ball/Gala thrown by King Jorip Fisk on HearthWarmth 14, 2597. They additionally discussed other plans they were trying to make, such as Rodan Spice's desire to intercept his brother Cesantar Spice when he comes back into town on Hearthwarmth 11, 2597. Getting information about the The Oasis Society (Oasis Guild) was another important point for the group. With these plans, they headed off to Gmail's Message Service to send an assortment of communique's.
Tork attempted to send a message to Del but received no reply yet again (though likely in part due to the service only working for communication within the material plane). With this failure, both Tork and Rodan Spice tried to contact Del with the Etch 'n Sketch of Interdimensional Communication to no avail while waiting in the lobby of Gmail's Message Service. Rodan Spice also sent a message to Rom Laren "The Raven":
Kale also sent a couple of messages and received replies. While the Gmails were wrapping up, Atticus sent a note via Muninn to his beggars to check out the nest of Rom Laren "The Raven" and have his pay rolled guards be outside in case of an ambush while they entered. They were to also search for possible political enemies of Rodan Spice's father Roland Spice. With this, Atticus received a reply on his sending stone:
Having accomplished these tasks, the party headed back to the Absolute Majesty II where Jandar greeted them and reported the successful installation of a canon (later discovered to be a Mark II). Rodan Spice decided the ship needed a second canon, so Atticus, Kale, and Rodan Spice set off to a boat shop in the Trade and Commerce district (though not before Atticus gave Jandar his gun).
The group of three make their way to the Lellen Shipwright Company in the Trade and Commerce District where through bartering they purchased a second Mark II canon for 1600gp, four grapeshots for 25gp each, and a first right of refusal contract where they were obligated to come to the Lellen Shipwright Company when they decided to upgrade their ship and consider purchasing a ship or wares from them to outfit such a vessel (no obligation to purchase).
While these transactions occurred, onboard the ship Alena Birch taught Wren and Jandar how to do some basic fighting with swords in a practice sparring match. Both improved and managed to score hits on Alena Birch while Zirk and Tork disappeared for a time. Tork then took Zirk home and Zirk voiced an interest in finding a job. Tork saw several different job opportunities such as The Stenis Recruiting in East Port, guards wanted for temples in the God's Footstool, and a Bounty from the King for slaying a beast under the city (1000pp).
The party then met up that evening a few blocks away from Rom Laren "The Raven"'s nest. When there Atticus gifted Alena Birch with some heavy armor and Tork suggested the party might be able to pick up the King's Bounty as a way to get into the Gala. After these side conversations, they headed for the nest. They managed to enter unhampered, were up charged at the bar for drinks by a one eyed goliath, and eventually made their way back to see Rom in the rear room. Other vaguely familiar associates were with Rom Laren "The Raven" when they entered the party had them exit so there could be a conversation just with them and Rom Laren "The Raven". Kale was of course there as a parrot and contributed some interesting additions to the conversation. Alena Birch cast Zone of Truth which overtook Rom Laren "The Raven" and Atticus probed his mind though he strangely didn't get anything from the probing.
The main points of conversation with Rom Laren "The Raven" involved a deal for Rom Laren "The Raven" to provide information on the oasis guild in exchange for Rodan Spice doing a job where he would steal some shit from rich folk to embarrass them. Rom Laren "The Raven" told Rodan Spice that the The Oasis Society (Guild) existed to turn the Doresak Desert into fertile farming land and then use this land as a major source of wealth for the merchants and nobility who had invested in the scheme. This would be aboveboard if it were not for the killing of the Sand Druids who opposed the sullying of the landscape. To learn more about it, Rom Laren "The Raven" suggested they investigate the Arzal Family as they were involved in the scheme.
On Rodan Spice's end, he was to break into the Korras Family home and steal some rather embarrassing letters relating to the parentage of their eldest child, the next in line for the Korras Family helm. With Rodan Spice's agreement, Rom Laren "The Raven" suggested that if Rodan Spice did well, he might bring him along to the meeting of all the Talons of the The Copper Claw in Skormp next month. With business completed, Joint Operations LLC exited and made their way to sleep for the night.
Before doing so however, Alena Birch received a vision from Artemis telling her she was doing great work but that she was needed at Artemis' temple.
The next morning on HearthWarth the 10th, 2597, the party went to pick up their previous ordered goods from the Great Market. While there, Tork decided to search for a belt of Frost Giant Strength and see if the party would vote to approve him buying it using the Pizza Party Funds. He found a spindly pale creature, perhaps part elf in a dim interior portion of the building. They spoke little and when they did in short phrases. They offered him the belt for either 30,000gp or a contractual favor which would not be fully revealed before being agreed to. After consulting with others and making sure the favor was only contractually bound to Tork, Tork agreed and received the belt of Frost Giant Strength in exchange for signing a contract. He was told the task would be sent to him shortly.
With this done, they headed over to the God's Footstool where Alena Birch went to the small temple to Artemis. At the door they were met by a priest of Artemis who greeted them and said she knew Alena Birch would come. She showed them to the altar at the front, an essuary of sorts, where a Holy Bow of Artemis was stolen. Alena Birch mended the broken altar and found a scrap of blue, green, and yellow fabric with an expanding helix on it. Rodan Spice suspected common criminals as it was a smash and grab. A worshiper suggested the cloth might belong to a peasant in the Squalor. With as much information as they could glean, the party left the temple around 1PM on HearthWarmth 10, 2597.Polyurethane Polyhedral
You can make things out of human bones!
The Bad Baptists
The Badtists
You Had Me At Witchcraft
Catholicism is Witchcraft: Verbal, Somatic, Material
Fog Machines
I say we attend the Gala
Ah! Fuck!
I'm Just in the Mood for the Gala
Gala: It's a Big Party
You're Much Too Valuable for that Tork
These Oasis People...
Don't Fuck With 'Em Too Much
Much Bigger Operation Than We Are as an LLC
Lightly Fuck
Casual Fuck not a Competitive Fuck
Hit the City, Talk to the Brother
Rom Laren Ghosted Me
Disguise to Infiltrate
Rodan Spice, Pretty Persuasive
Rodan Goes as Rodan
Do You Always
Dead or Ghosting Us
What the Hell Would Have Killed Him?
What Should I Not Say? Most Words.
To The Boat!
Boyfriend. Partner. Husband. Finance.
On His Toes
Do Not Test Fire...
Why Didn't I Ask for Two Canons...
Why Are We Training Him With A Short Sword
Not Pull, Squeeze
That Thing Has No Safety
I'm About to Show You How You Can Be Put on a Registry
The One Thing I Take More Seriously Than Cannibalism is Pedophilia
Rom Laren Taught Me Everything I Know
Never Taught You How to Look for Traps
Faith in this Man Is Not High
Probe Deeper...
Ask Leading Questions, Get the Vibe
Ask Whenever, Just Don't Interrupt Us
The Canon Shop
Top or Bottom: Not An Appropriate Question
Is There a Boat Shop?
Rodan's Master
Kale Can Hide By Default
Can This Man Be Trusted?
He Doesn't Know Me, But He Will
More Titles for CAF III
Jandar Going Ahead and Announcing You
Get Your Own, Jandar is Mine and With the Ship
Putting My Sending Stone on Speaker
Going to the Boat Store
Training with Jandar
Gift for the Boy
A Gun
Just Gave Him a Gun
Just Wait for a Lightning Strike to Reload
Increase my Ability to Defend my Ship
We're Not Seeking Out Ship Combat
Sold a Fancy New Canon, All The Old Ammunition No Longer Functions
Gerbil Kale Into a Whale Out of a Canon
Going to Kill Himself or Someone Else
Why Not Both?
Natural Selection, We'll Get a New Jandar
The Jandar of the Ship
Third Child & Third Child's Left Ear
Third Child or Third Legitimate Children
Tork & Zirk Are Making Out
Consent Is Important
Don't Minotaur-splain Weaponry
Not In The Bed
Ranger First, Cleric Second
Cleric in the Streets, Ranger in the Sheets
Zirk and Tork Disappear for a While
They're Doing Taxes!
Better Not Be Paying Taxes With Our Gold
Good Idea Get in With King
1000 Platinum, Just Enough to Get Me Interested
Full Plate Armor with Shield for Alena (Holy Armor!)
My Strength is My Friends
Speed Isn't a Huge Factor
Speed Increase Potions
Belt of Hill Giant Strength
Thank You Atticus
Shadiest Part of Town
Return of the Parrot!
Very Expensive
Let's Go Gang
Tastes Like Burn
Does the Parrot Have Better Charisma
We have a crew that can save
"Steal From Rich People"
Murdering the Natives, That is Under the Hood
I Will Fucking Slaughter Every Single One of Them
Subject Consistent Responses from the Parrot
Rob Laren
Can Someone Remind Me What the Fuck We're Doing
I Do Not Know Our Motivations for the Moment
Planned Kidnap and Torturing
There's No Time Better Than the Middle of the Night
Snow Aasimars
Fire & Smoke
First Board Meeting for Joint Operations LLC
I'm Not a "No" on the Blind Agreement
Binding Contract Between Tork and
3/4 of a Soul is All You
Doing a Task, Maybe Paying a Price
Won't Do It Quickly If It Does Kill You
GOD has Spoken
The Straw That Broke Cameel's Back
Tork will Sign
Jumping Off the Side of the Building
Can What You Do With That Mouth, Is It Worth 30,000gp
Kill the Beast, Intercept My Brother, Investigate the Oasis Guild, Korras Family, Go to the Temple, A Favor From Tork, More
Brother, Beast, Temple, Slaughter
Slaughter Could Be Said Multiple Times Throughout
Avenge the Sand Druids
I Was Unhappy When It Was Discussed About Eliminating the Natives
Fuck Florida
High Thread count
Thieving Things Thieves Would Have Left
Disgusting, There is Not Art To This
Zirk Got Kidnapped
Want to Employ Your Husband
Joint Operations LLC: The Handbook Crafting - Session 37
5 Minutes Of How to Use Zirk as Bait
Tork attempted to send a message to Del but received no reply yet again (though likely in part due to the service only working for communication within the material plane). With this failure, both Tork and Rodan Spice tried to contact Del with the Etch 'n Sketch of Interdimensional Communication to no avail while waiting in the lobby of Gmail's Message Service. Rodan Spice also sent a message to Rom Laren "The Raven":
"It's Rodan. I'm back again. I need some information. You down to meet :)"Which received a reply of:
"Meet me at the nest. Same place as it always was. Tonight."
Kale also sent a couple of messages and received replies. While the Gmails were wrapping up, Atticus sent a note via Muninn to his beggars to check out the nest of Rom Laren "The Raven" and have his pay rolled guards be outside in case of an ambush while they entered. They were to also search for possible political enemies of Rodan Spice's father Roland Spice. With this, Atticus received a reply on his sending stone:
"Our presence was definitely noted by others outside and around the location despite precautions. Political enemies still under research."
Having accomplished these tasks, the party headed back to the Absolute Majesty II where Jandar greeted them and reported the successful installation of a canon (later discovered to be a Mark II). Rodan Spice decided the ship needed a second canon, so Atticus, Kale, and Rodan Spice set off to a boat shop in the Trade and Commerce district (though not before Atticus gave Jandar his gun).
The group of three make their way to the Lellen Shipwright Company in the Trade and Commerce District where through bartering they purchased a second Mark II canon for 1600gp, four grapeshots for 25gp each, and a first right of refusal contract where they were obligated to come to the Lellen Shipwright Company when they decided to upgrade their ship and consider purchasing a ship or wares from them to outfit such a vessel (no obligation to purchase).
While these transactions occurred, onboard the ship Alena Birch taught Wren and Jandar how to do some basic fighting with swords in a practice sparring match. Both improved and managed to score hits on Alena Birch while Zirk and Tork disappeared for a time. Tork then took Zirk home and Zirk voiced an interest in finding a job. Tork saw several different job opportunities such as The Stenis Recruiting in East Port, guards wanted for temples in the God's Footstool, and a Bounty from the King for slaying a beast under the city (1000pp).
The party then met up that evening a few blocks away from Rom Laren "The Raven"'s nest. When there Atticus gifted Alena Birch with some heavy armor and Tork suggested the party might be able to pick up the King's Bounty as a way to get into the Gala. After these side conversations, they headed for the nest. They managed to enter unhampered, were up charged at the bar for drinks by a one eyed goliath, and eventually made their way back to see Rom in the rear room. Other vaguely familiar associates were with Rom Laren "The Raven" when they entered the party had them exit so there could be a conversation just with them and Rom Laren "The Raven". Kale was of course there as a parrot and contributed some interesting additions to the conversation. Alena Birch cast Zone of Truth which overtook Rom Laren "The Raven" and Atticus probed his mind though he strangely didn't get anything from the probing.
The main points of conversation with Rom Laren "The Raven" involved a deal for Rom Laren "The Raven" to provide information on the oasis guild in exchange for Rodan Spice doing a job where he would steal some shit from rich folk to embarrass them. Rom Laren "The Raven" told Rodan Spice that the The Oasis Society (Guild) existed to turn the Doresak Desert into fertile farming land and then use this land as a major source of wealth for the merchants and nobility who had invested in the scheme. This would be aboveboard if it were not for the killing of the Sand Druids who opposed the sullying of the landscape. To learn more about it, Rom Laren "The Raven" suggested they investigate the Arzal Family as they were involved in the scheme.
On Rodan Spice's end, he was to break into the Korras Family home and steal some rather embarrassing letters relating to the parentage of their eldest child, the next in line for the Korras Family helm. With Rodan Spice's agreement, Rom Laren "The Raven" suggested that if Rodan Spice did well, he might bring him along to the meeting of all the Talons of the The Copper Claw in Skormp next month. With business completed, Joint Operations LLC exited and made their way to sleep for the night.
Before doing so however, Alena Birch received a vision from Artemis telling her she was doing great work but that she was needed at Artemis' temple.
The next morning on HearthWarth the 10th, 2597, the party went to pick up their previous ordered goods from the Great Market. While there, Tork decided to search for a belt of Frost Giant Strength and see if the party would vote to approve him buying it using the Pizza Party Funds. He found a spindly pale creature, perhaps part elf in a dim interior portion of the building. They spoke little and when they did in short phrases. They offered him the belt for either 30,000gp or a contractual favor which would not be fully revealed before being agreed to. After consulting with others and making sure the favor was only contractually bound to Tork, Tork agreed and received the belt of Frost Giant Strength in exchange for signing a contract. He was told the task would be sent to him shortly.
With this done, they headed over to the God's Footstool where Alena Birch went to the small temple to Artemis. At the door they were met by a priest of Artemis who greeted them and said she knew Alena Birch would come. She showed them to the altar at the front, an essuary of sorts, where a Holy Bow of Artemis was stolen. Alena Birch mended the broken altar and found a scrap of blue, green, and yellow fabric with an expanding helix on it. Rodan Spice suspected common criminals as it was a smash and grab. A worshiper suggested the cloth might belong to a peasant in the Squalor. With as much information as they could glean, the party left the temple around 1PM on HearthWarmth 10, 2597.
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Report Date
05 Oct 2023
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