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Voyage of the Moonstone posted:Over a delicious supper of fish roe and steamed vegetables (restore 2 ENDURANCE points), you learn that the old man’s name is Yranai and that he is a native of Hikas. He was on his way home from Bisutan aboard his flying craft when it developed a mechanical problem, and he was forced to make an unscheduled landing in the hills just a few miles to the south of this town. He is staying overnight at the tavern while the blacksmith repairs the convexor, the device that accidentally snagged your cloak. When you tell Yranai that you are bound for Elzian, he offers to transport you there aboard Simoom—his flying craft. To travel the last leg of your journey to Elzian by air would save you many days, especially as you have yet to cross the Great Masourn Mountain Range. Gladly you accept Yranai’s offer, and you agree to meet him in the taproom at dawn so that he can take you to the place in the hills where his craft Simoom is grounded.
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# ? Sep 15, 2018 12:05 |
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Tiggum posted:Shall we stop and try to talk to them or leave them alone and ride on? Let's see if we can find out what their problem is.
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# ? Sep 15, 2018 12:25 |
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This is why no one likes wizards. Yo, my dudes, what's up?
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# ? Sep 15, 2018 12:38 |
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Oh, I almost forgot! We missed out on the second opportunity to use the Iron Skull. Had we not gone with Yranai we'd have had to buy a horse (for 10 Gold Crowns!) and on the road we'd have come across a Vakeros elder who would have detected the Iron Skull and declared it to be evil. At that point we'd have been given the choice of whether to hand it over or not. If you do, you get 3 Endurance points restored and a free Meal. If you refuse, the elder psychically attacks you and you take 3 or 6 damage depending on whether or not you have Kai-screen. If you don't have the Iron Skull then you lose 2 EP. If you also don't have Temujin's Ring you then have to give up a weapon or two Backpack/Special items. Either way you then get the +3EP and Meal as if you'd handed over the Iron Skull. So if you take that path the having the skull gets you the best outcome, but it's not especially bad to not have it.
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# ? Sep 15, 2018 12:53 |
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Still better to go with the balloon man though. Keep riding on. We’ve had enough side adventures this book and I’m feeling contrarian.
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# ? Sep 15, 2018 17:25 |
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Runcible Cat posted:Let's see if we can find out what their problem is. This
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# ? Sep 15, 2018 17:53 |
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If they don't like us that's none of our business. Ride on.
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# ? Sep 15, 2018 18:51 |
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Runcible Cat posted:Let's see if we can find out what their problem is. Voyage of the Moonstone posted:You call out a friendly greeting to the nearest villager and you see his face blanch. He throws up his hands in alarm and runs headlong into the nearest undergrowth. This begins a chain-reaction among the other villagers who shriek with panic and flee in all directions. Within a matter of minutes this village has been transformed into a ghost town.
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# ? Sep 16, 2018 00:40 |
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Approach the bar. The bartender probably knows what's going on and it's their job to be nice to us.
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# ? Sep 16, 2018 00:51 |
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A Kai Lord walked into a bar. She was followed by three thugs. She hid to avoid confrontation, and everyone else in the bar was killed.
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# ? Sep 16, 2018 01:08 |
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Let's take a seat at a table and quietly observe the other patrons and our surroundings before trying to start another conversation.
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# ? Sep 16, 2018 03:22 |
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achtungnight posted:Approach the bar. The bartender probably knows what's going on and it's their job to be nice to us. And if it's not let's find out ASAP.
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# ? Sep 16, 2018 10:33 |
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:A Kai Lord walked into a bar. She was followed by three thugs. She hid to avoid confrontation, and everyone else in the bar was killed. Voyage of the Moonstone posted:The men standing at the counter move away at your approach, and one of them, a bilious rogue with close-set eyes and a cleft chin, casts you a murderous glance. You ignore him and ask the innkeeper for a room and stabling for the night. He says the tavern is full and he suggests that you look elsewhere. Chalked on a board above the counter is the message ‘Rooms—2 Gold Crowns nightly’, and hanging on a line of brass hooks behind the innkeeper’s back are seven room keys. The man is lying: every boarding room in this tavern is unoccupied. No, we can't avoid a confrontation by just leaving quietly, don't be absurd.
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# ? Sep 16, 2018 11:32 |
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Give him two coins.
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# ? Sep 16, 2018 11:38 |
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Mikl posted:Give him two coins.
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# ? Sep 16, 2018 12:33 |
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You liar! I challenge everyone in this tavern to a brawl!
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# ? Sep 16, 2018 13:01 |
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Mikl posted:Give him two coins.
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# ? Sep 16, 2018 15:04 |
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Our gold is as good as anyone else's.
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# ? Sep 16, 2018 15:47 |
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Maugrim posted:Our gold is as good as anyone else's. Exactly.
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# ? Sep 16, 2018 18:58 |
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achtungnight posted:You liar! I challenge everyone in this tavern to a brawl!
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# ? Sep 16, 2018 22:43 |
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Guy Fawkes posted:gold. Voyage of the Moonstone posted:The innkeeper growls and knocks the two coins off the bar with the edge of his hand. ‘I don’t want y’money!’ he roars. ‘I want you out of here, now! Do I make myself clear?’
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 01:09 |
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I am Braveheart, the most proficient and trusted of all Lone Wolf’s pupils. Why yes I think it’s a good idea to argue when I have clearly been told to leave and am surrounded by armed men.
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 01:57 |
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I'm sure these guys won't prove to be more powerful combatants than a literal god. Argue!
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 02:32 |
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:I'm sure these guys won't prove to be more powerful combatants than a
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 03:30 |
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Geez, did Lone Wolf do something bad here a while back or what? Leave. Even if we can win this ain’t worth a fight.
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 05:21 |
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Leave-o. Arguing won't get us anything but a fight.
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 07:44 |
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Look, we don't want no trouble, so let us just walk away if you don't mind.
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 07:55 |
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moosecow333 posted:I am Braveheart, the most proficient and trusted of all Lone Wolf’s pupils. Time to go full oblivious white girl! “Excuse ME. Don’t you know who I AM?”
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 08:04 |
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Runcible Cat posted:Time to go full oblivious white girl! Argue
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moosecow333 posted:I am Braveheart, the most proficient and trusted of all Lone Wolf’s pupils.
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 09:21 |
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That guy called you friend, and most of lone wolf's friends died, so Braveheart better start arguing and see if she can help this rogue deathwish.
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 10:08 |
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Braveheart posted:You think back to the many lessons your master Lone Wolf imparted to you on the dignity of the Kai and the Path of Correct Action. So, argue and then shank them.
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 10:15 |
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Maugrim posted:Leave-o. Arguing won't get us anything but a fight. Voyage of the Moonstone posted:‘So much for hospitality,’ you quip sarcastically as you walk to the door. A tense silence fills the tavern, and the innkeeper and the crowd watch you go with hatred and fear burning in their eyes. You are only too glad to leave, but when you step outside into the darkening street you discover to your dismay that your horse Jhani has disappeared. Two men appear in the doorway behind you with swords in their hands. You decide it would be futile to ask them if they have seen your horse and so you walk off along the street in search of somewhere a little more friendly to stay this night. Braveheart's truly devastating parting quip followed by wandering the streets in utter shock and despair at being treated with suspicion and hostility by strangers in a bar paints a picture of a hilariously sheltered individual. It makes sense that a child of nobility trained from a young age to become a heroic defender of all that is right and good would expect to be welcomed and celebrated, but I'm not sure if Dever actually intended it to be funny.
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 11:13 |
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These guys are the law, or what passes for it around here anyway. There's a curfew in effect. We've been warned about it. We're willfully breaking it. We should obey rather than cause an(other) incident. (Goddamnit Braveheart you're the worst kai.)
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 11:24 |
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I'm sure if we obey these kind folks they will see us to a proper billet.
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 11:45 |
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Run away!
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 13:18 |
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I’m sure the nice policemen will help us. Obey!
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 13:55 |
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Runcible Cat posted:I’m sure the nice policemen will help us. Obey!
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 16:10 |
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Run away! I doubt they care why we're breaking the curfew. Now that we're an outlaw we should start acting like it.
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# ? Sep 17, 2018 17:19 |
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What is this, the third horse we’ve lost? Get it together Braveheart. Let’s obey and tell the guards all about that mean old tavern keeper.
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