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Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:13 am
by Arch Lich Burns
Gwen in her current state ignores the attempts of Merhiv trying to get away from her and clings onto him tightly.
(hah! i like how the farmer is no help once so ever)
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:17 am
by thinkslogically
((Hey, it's none of his business!))
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:18 am
by spiderwrangler
I may have just sprained an eyeball I rolled them so hard.
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:22 am
by Arch Lich Burns
(Too much? I edited it.)
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:30 am
by thinkslogically
((hey, Gwen can do Gwen. If that's how she would react right now, then go ahead. Remember that Korrik already disapproves of the "relationship" between Gwen and Mehriv)).
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:02 am
by Arch Lich Burns
(Like I said I don't really know how to do drunk so do tell me if it is too much.)
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:10 am
by spiderwrangler
((Yes, that was Korrik spraining his eyes, not me telling you how to RP! Sorry!))
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:24 am
by thinkslogically
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You can take all of this with a pinch of salt, because like spider says, everyone does drunk different - it can depend on your mood at the time you do the drinking, it can depend on what you're drinking (I have friends who swear that gin makes them cry and cider makes them angry), and it can depend on who you're drinking with. In general, I guess getting drunk lowers your inhibitions and makes you more likely to act on your emotional state rather than being entirely rational, but you can usually overrule that impulse with self-control (for mechanical purposes, you can use your CHA score as a measure of your force of will in 5e). If you get black-out drunk (IC), all bets are off and we'll head on over to the table of debauchery, but Gwen isn't there yet.
Getting drunk might make you more likely to say how you really feel about things or people, but it won't magically make you forget that the rest of the party is there, or to suddenly blurt out important secrets (unless part of you wanted to confess them anyway), or that you guys killed an old gnome druid an hour ago. Whether it makes Gwen feel better or worse is up to you.
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:57 am
by Nioca
"Whoo," Syli looks inside her cup.
"This is nice. Not as strong as the rotgut ol' Urkish would brew up, but it's not fighting me all the way down."
She then glances up at Gwen apparently trying to get extra job benefits, and shakes her head.
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I figured I probably needed to actually name the guy who taught Syli the druidic arts.
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:13 am
by thinkslogically
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Hell, saves me doing it
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 10:12 am
by Arch Lich Burns
thinkslogically wrote:► Show Spoiler
You can take all of this with a pinch of salt, because like spider says, everyone does drunk different - it can depend on your mood at the time you do the drinking, it can depend on what you're drinking (I have friends who swear that gin makes them cry and cider makes them angry), and it can depend on who you're drinking with. In general, I guess getting drunk lowers your inhibitions and makes you more likely to act on your emotional state rather than being entirely rational, but you can usually overrule that impulse with self-control (for mechanical purposes, you can use your CHA score as a measure of your force of will in 5e). If you get black-out drunk (IC), all bets are off and we'll head on over to the table of debauchery, but Gwen isn't there yet.
Getting drunk might make you more likely to say how you really feel about things or people, but it won't magically make you forget that the rest of the party is there, or to suddenly blurt out important secrets (unless part of you wanted to confess them anyway), or that you guys killed an old gnome druid an hour ago. Whether it makes Gwen feel better or worse is up to you.
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oh okay. So probably after the intial high she'd go to sulk mode?
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 10:19 am
by thinkslogically
((Sure - Whatever you feel like having her do is completely fine. I'm deliberately trying to keep the mechanical effects of alcohol largely separate from the behavioural ones so the choice of what she does while tipsy is left up to you guys))
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:18 pm
by thinkslogically
((Unless dlover wants to have Mehriv respond to Gwen first...))
The gnome farmer eventually returns to the kitchen with his son in tow, rolling a half-size barrel with him. The side of the barrel is stamped with "DOGWOOD MEADOW MEAD / Special Reserve".
"Well, here we are! The promised payment for a finished job. I know this might not all have gone how you liked, but I can't tell you what a relief it's going to be to not have to worry about losing any more hives.
Now, this here is the good stuff, so don't try drinking it all at once."
He gives Gwen another grin and a wink, while his son helps himself to a generous slice of pie and wanders back out with a grunt.
What do you guys want to do next?
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:20 pm
by spiderwrangler
((Have some of the pie. Is it cold or hot?))
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:27 pm
by thinkslogically
It's cold, game pie. A bit like this:
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:49 pm
by spiderwrangler
I have me some, enjoying the food and the relatively dry, if overly large, shirt.
((What does it look like outside? The storm moved off, does it look like weather's decent to head back to town now?))
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:05 pm
by thinkslogically
You can hang around until it passes, it probably won't last more than another 30 minutes or so.
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:56 pm
by Dlover
Mehr gives a withering look at the suggestion to 'take it up with HR,' "I am HR."
Mehr's willing to wait on the rain to stop, since they still have plenty of time to reach the ship, spending the time trying to evade Gwen's attentions, though prioritising avoiding damaging anything in the farmer's house.
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:08 pm
by thinkslogically
((are you doing anything mechanical to avoid Gwen's attentions, or just running around the table for flavour?))
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:12 pm
by spiderwrangler
I return Mehriv's glare with a smirk. "I know."
I return to my delicious pie and bread. Mehr helped her launch this ship, he can damn well be the one to row it back into port.
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:13 pm
by Arch Lich Burns
Gwen slips her grip on Merhiv a bit, holding his arm while waiting on the storm.
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Not entirely sure when the buzz will end....
Also mine is just flavour as well.
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:16 pm
by Dlover
((Just flavour))
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:39 pm
by thinkslogically
By the time the storm passes, it is around 4.30pm and Gwen's buzz is on it's way out.
I don't believe you have any outstanding business to take care of in town. If I remember right, Bren at the Dancing Minstrel Inn knows to hold your rooms for you until you return, and that you won't be using them tonight, and Otherwise, Otho is probably waiting for you back at the store, assuming he didn't burn it to the ground by accident. You just have to be at the docks by dawn tomorrow morning and ready to begin the trip upriver.
Have I forgotten anything?
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:17 pm
by Dlover
We should deliver the mean barrel to Otho to sell, as well as telling Bren that we're leaving town for a while, but other than that I can't think of any tasks Mehr has to deal with.
Re: The Wandering Archipelago (D&D 5e)
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:18 pm
by Arch Lich Burns
As Gwen buzz starts to wear off her smile slowly turns to a frown. She still clutches Merhiv's arm but more out of emotional support than anything else, looking distant as they walk. Halfway there she admits her guilt.
"It's all my fault. I should have done more. I ssshould have tried talking both down and instead I made things worst. She wouldn't ran from us, so stupid. I'm better than this. I made her dumb so she wouldn't see illusion. That's why dumb enough to go home. It's all my fault Merhiv, Syli, Korrik,
others... I should have messed with her senses instead. Then wouldn't be able to go home. And when I saw her I just killed her. I killed her and it's all my fault sshe'ss dead. I am too dan-dangerous."
"It'sss why I like illusions.They can't kill."