faerun.QUICK LINKS
When you wake up, you are in a room. It looks to be relatively well-decorated, rustic. The bed is comfortable, the linens clean, and the quilt is nice. You can hear the bustle of people outside. The city is beginning to wake. You do not have the opportunity to look into a mirror, or anything else: there's bang on the door. "Oi! Breakfast is bein' served! Get your asses up or you're not eatin'!" Coming outside the room reveals that you seem to be in an inn. There are dozens of rooms along the halls, and a massive eating space below. There are wall to wall tables stacked with food, drink, and people sitting down to eat. They may look strange and unique to some of you. There are people with elongated ears, talking dragon-folk, bird-people, and regular humans. It's a diverse crowd, boisterous and loud, laughing and joking. Before you can really catch your bearings, a friendly dwarvish woman bustles past, calling over her shoulder: "Never been to Mirabar, have you?" And, before you can really respond to her, your watch lights up. A NOTE FROM YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD WITCH. "Oh, look at that! It worked! It actually worked! I can see . . . oh, look at you! You look fantastic! What a delightful world! I am positively green with envy!"
The noise from Astoria sounds delighted, and those who have experienced world jumps before will know that Astoria reaching out after the jump is a bit . . . unusual. Usually, she can't communicate -- and while the image is fuzzy, it is definitely there, and she's speaking rather quickly.
"I hope you enjoy your time in Faerun; the magic in that world is quite powerful, and it looks like a few of you are fitting in just fine . . . remember, find joy in the darkness, and please do your best to help these people! It seems like they just need a bit of fun. And don't forget, whatever you do, don't forget to-"
And then, the image cuts off.
Welcome to Mirabar -- a city full of magic, adventure, kayak racing, and quite a lot to do. The main central city itself, the capital, is a walled fortress, with a forest surrounding it, and a small cluster of villages outside of the walls itself. The Guard allows you to stray the perimeter of Mirabar, but anything further will get you a one-way ticket right back to the city gates. Don't worry, though! There is certainly plenty to do, both within the walled city and in the surrounding outskirts.
 LOCALITIES.Mirabar is a smaller city Faerun, but it has a rich history, a long-suffering head of state who employs adventurers on the regular, and the eager people here to meet you, employ you, and entertain you.
There are be taverns to frequent, inns to stay in, a guild to pick up adventuring jobs, farm work, mining work, welding work. The most desperate thing that Mirabar needs is for people to lend a hand. It may not be the most exciting job, but it will be appreciated. ➜ The Silver Blade is an adventuring guild is operated by a plethora of folks, but the elvish woman at the counter seems to be the one in charge. A series of tasks will be available for you to take up, ranging from deliveries through dangerous parts of the outskirts of town, to slaying monsters. The woman seems to be willing to pay in coin, so long as you bring back what she asks for. She doesn't tolerate nonsense.
➜ The Dusty Coffer is a tavern that looks to be rough-and-tumble, but full of good food, good drink, and good music. There’s a bard that lingers in the back who is willing to take on new students/performers, and can pay, too! You can get any range of fare here, and while it’s not a five-star establishment, the food and drink is delicious.
➜ The Blacksmith’s Burden doubles as a mine and a blacksmith’s forge. You can put in a day’s hard work here and buy weaponry. On one hand, you can learn how to make your own stuff! On the other hand, you can totally just buy stuff. They also sell basic tinkering tools and other materials to forge your own equipment. The entire establishment is run by an eager young half-elf named Dillon. He's missing two fingers. It was probably an accident.
➜ The Heroes' Hearth is the neighborhood inn, specifically designed to tailor to adventurer's! It is the main hub of where the Circle will be staying. You will need to pay for your rooms. They're cheap, but the keeper of the Heroes' Hearth (a delightful dwarvish woman named Hilda) is a strict mistress. She expects proper payment when payment is due! She is also a wonderful cook, and will feed you until you explode.
➜ There is a library, full of texts concerning the history of Mirabar and Faerun. There is also a fishing yard by the river. It is full of little boats and leather-strapped kayaks, which transport goods in and out of the city. There are also shops to purchase clothing, basic tools, and ingredients for spellcraft.
➜ It's a robust city with a focus on steel weaponry. You won't find a lot of magical weaponry, but you may get lucky at the Widow's Weep. It is a weird little thrift store run by an eccentric dragonborn who seems to have a lot of broken magical wares. They're cheap, but may not work correctly. There’s a ton to do, and the people of Mirabar are inclined to help you get settled in (and also help you spend your money).  TASK BOARD.There is a giant announcement board of sorts, in the center of town, where the patrons and workers in Mirabar can put up jobs for hire. Suspiciously, the task board seems to be centrally positioned outside of The Silver Blade, the adventurer's guild. Almost as if the guild wants to check out whoever is looking at the tasks . . .
All of the below tasks can be taken up by an unlimited number of people, so if you see a bunch of people signing up for a task you really want to play out - don't be discouraged! Also, remember to submit your work submissions to the appropriate thread on the OOC post.THE SILVER BLADE: Adventurer's Guild.↠ "The village neighboring our own has asked for our help. Predators taken up residence and have been attacking farmers and travelers. Beware, for they are wolf-like creatures, equipped with poisonous fangs and impeccable hearing. It’s your job to evacuate the village, take care of the threat and ensure that nobody gets caught in the crossfire. Need 2-4 Adventurers; the work is difficult. Will pay 100 GP per wolf head, 500 GP max reward."
↠ "The alleged “prison” in Darkwood hardly serves its purpose. A group of prisoners escaped, and you've got to put them back where they belong. Far from a surprise when thieves run this town. Just one prisoner will do, unless you’re desperate for coin. Be careful; they’re seasoned rogues and will do anything to escape your grasp. 100 GP dead, 500 GP alive. We would prefer the idiot alive."
↠ “A woman named Fionn lives across Blackwater Bridge — she needs you to deliver a satchel of love letters to a man who will remain unnamed. It’s a secret, you see. She would take them herself, but she her family is too prestigious for her to afford any...gossip. The journey will require you to go through the Nymph’s Forest, and they have a knack of casting mind altering spells. This will be a bit of a recurring thing, so try not to read them, will you? 50 GP for delivery, minus 5 GP for every love letter lost. No reimbursements for injuries."
↠ “There are a particular set of nasty creatures that are inhabiting the eaves in the nearby Temple. Ordinarily, I would tell the priest to deal with it, but he seems to be convinced that they’re of an evil nature. I personally think they are just bats, but check them out, will you? Apparently they spew some sort of acid. I would bring a coat. 5 GP per 5 sets of bat wings. Bonus 15 GP if you bring one back alive."
↠ “This is a bit of an unsavory task, but...if you’re willing to betray the law a bit, you’ll be rewarded appropriately. An aristocrat in Zledfield is in possession of a prized, ethereal jewel that once belonged to the Convocation of Witches and Wizards of our city. It’s incredibly powerful and enables one to harness any power they might desire with a single tough. But he’s stolen it, and we need to steal it back. Sneak into his manor and return to us safely. Try to avoid the guards. And the attack gryffons. And the mote. And the very man himself. 2500 GP available for the successful retrieval of the gem.” THE DUSTY COFFER: Tavern.↠ “Come hither, ladies, gentlemen and everything in between! Looking for the richest of riches? Put on a play that brings in the crowd. We were thinking, ah...what was it? Romulus and Judith? Or Hamlamb, Aladjinn, oh...whatever strikes your fancy. Just make sure it’s good! 8 SP per performance, plus tips!”
↠ “Hey. You hear about Rhug’s warning? The man who runs this joint? He’s been complainin’ about how the mead’s been going missing...well, I know you need the coin — not hard to tell from how you look. I’ve been selling it under the table for a steal, and let’s just say my pockets have been fuller than ever. You help me smuggle some out and you’ll get a good cut of my profits. 50 GP per load, cut in half if you lose some product.”
↠ “We’re always in need of bartenders and cooks, and our last cook enchanted our damn cutlery. It keeps singing and dancing in the kitchens, like it’s some kind of musical. Bards . . . anyway, we’d appreciate the help trying to tame them. Looks like singing along with them shuts them up for a time, but we’ve got to get food out sooner rather than later. 8 SP for a night's work, plus tips."
↠ “Some of patrons keep bringin’ their kids around here, but we can’t serve the little ones. But there’s no point in throwing a good customer to the wind, is there? We’ve got a big room upstairs. Babysit for the night and you’ll get something good out of it...we can negotiate. Reward is 8 CP per kid, plus a free round of drinks for you and your mates.” THE BLACKSMITH'S BURDEN: Mining/Forging.↠ "We’re in desperate need of ore, and the caves have got some sort of flying bat-things wanderin’ about… lady down at the Silver Blade says they’re just bats, but the priest has got ‘em too, and I’m tellin’ you, those fucking things aren’t bats. They melt your steel and everything . . . anyway, bring up some ore for us, and we’ll pay you in weaponry, if you like."
↠ “We’ve got a big order from the Council to make a bunch of decorations to throw up around the lamp fixtures, for the big festival . . .and we need a lot of painting done. Grab a brush and help us paint up these lamp posts in our colors, and careful not to mix them up! We don’t need bright yellow garish lookin’ stuff, alright? We'll give you some supplies and 5 CP an hour worked.”
↠ “Created a new sword fit for dragon slayin’. I want to see it in action — you mind using it in the local tournament comin’ up this week? Win and they’ll give you a handsome earning. Lose and well, you’ll still get somethin’ from me...a win win situation, ain’t it? 150 GP for winning the tournament, win-lose, you get the sword."
↠ "We've got rats. They're fuckin' everywhere. I'm thinking Rodrick had somethin' to do with it, pissed off that sorceress at the Silver Blade proper . . . anyway, I'll give you 5 CP per rat. I'll double it if you drop it off on her doorstep."
THE FISHING YARD: And surrounding areas.↠ “Help me…! I’m a failure of a sorceress...my love potion fell flat. But my presentation is in an hour...if you could just — if you and a friend of yours could just...take a sip in front of the audience and pretend like you’re MADLY in love, I’ll pay you well! I promise! Both of you! And I’ll create any kind of potion you desire...the other ones work just fine, I assure you!”
↠ “I need some fisherman ready to catch The Big One . . . or that’s what I call the little bastard evadin’ me. It’s a big beauty, with rainbow scales and big teeth . . . I just want the meat, but I’ll give you the scales and teeth, plus treat you to dinner with a friend if you help me catch it!”
↠ “Boat races, boat races! We need to practice for the big race at the festival! We’re testing out a new type of kayak, and sure, it might have a few . . . buoyancy problems, but that’s what we need you lot to test it for, yeah? We’ll pay you 9 SP per ride, 1 GP if you win the race without sinking, and you get to test drive a new enterprise!”
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acatalepsy_logs2019-04-12 01:31 pm
Dusty Coffer
Sitting across from Firo is a Tabaxi with features much like a black panther, long and glossy brown hair falling over her shoulders.]
So what's the game?
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Which ones do you know? Actually, I've been curious if you guys have some of your own around here, Miss ..?
[Do cat people play cards ordinarily? Usually he can tell who's a member of the Circle and who isn't pretty easily, but that's not the case here. Even knowing some of their number have changed significantly, he finds himself assuming she must be a local.]
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[Carmen had done her best to meet members of the Circle before the World Hop, but it wasn't like she'd had the chance to touch base with everyone. She'd realized though that a good way to identify Circle members was the magical watches they all wore. She'd check Firo's wrists, but there were so many people in town it was hard to tell who might be part of the group and who wasn't.]
Well, a few, but if we're talking about games that are likely to be played in a place like this I'd say Blackjack or Texas Hold'em.
[You couldn't spend most of your life with a woman like Coach Brunt, proud Texan that she was, and NOT learn Texas Hold'em.]
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You're not--so you're with Astoria's group?
[A perceptive person might notice that he relaxes slightly with that information, his tone losing whatever faint polish it had and becoming more natural. A fellow circle member is less like a customer and more like an acquaintance; after all, they'll likely never see the people of this world again, but people in the circle might have to work together for who knows how long.]
If you don't mind me dealing, let's play Hold 'em.
[He won't cheat!]
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Recently recruited you could say. Although at the time I looked quite a bit different.
[She nods, that sounds acceptable, especially since he was the one with the cards. She'll watch him shuffle and deal, but asks the next question in a lower voice.]
Are we often required to change forms like this? That seems like something that would have been mentioned.
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This is the first time it's happened, far as I know. [He sighs and motions for her to make her bet, after which he'll throw in a few of the smaller denomination coins for his bet. Especially in a low-stakes game like this, he'll get a feel for his opponent before solidifying his strategy.] But now that her trick's actually worked, she'll probably wanna use it again next time. She seemed way too happy about it in that message she sent us.
[Not unkindly, he adds:]
Get used to important stuff not being mentioned. I think that's just how she operates.
[ooc: I fully admit that I'm not a card-player myself, so we can be as vague or specific as you like with the actual details of what's going on in the game!]
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So right out of the gate I get the weird world. Excellent. I guess we'll have to see if it becomes a repeat performance...
[She seems more amused than upset. She'd been preparing herself for weird while at the Temple since, well, EVERYTHING there had seemed strange. This just seemed like taking that one step further into Wonderland.]
What's important to her and what we think is important are two different things then, but that's good to know.
(ooc: Same. Since we're in a DnD game we could always just roll a d20 and see who ends up with the higher number. Highest roll has a 'winning' hand. Just to make it interesting without having to worry to much about actual cards and hands and things. I just rolled an 8 if you want to start there.)]
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[He realizes now that he should be grateful, relatively, since his first world was the most normal of the bunch.
He nods.]
Yeah, I guess so. Some people've been talking about having a sit-down with her about the kinda information we need going into a place like this. But, honestly, this is the type of thing I wouldn't think we'd have to specify, you know?
[As they speak, Firo will continue the cycle of dealing and betting until all the cards are laid out. His wagers are consistently on the smaller side. While he watches each of her bets--not too intently, mostly in his peripheral vision--he merely catalogs the information instead of outwardly reacting to it.]
[ooc: Great idea! Aaaand a 4, haha. First hand to Carmen!]
rolled a 16 for next deal
[When it's time she reveals her hand, a Full House]
I'd prefer to go all in than wait for a build up.
[Carmen takes her winnings while considering his words.]
She seemed pretty approachable, if a little spacey. I've picked up on the fact that the first impression with her might not be the most accurate though.
Rolled a 3--another to Carmen!
As mildly--he's not a fan of their host--as he can manage:]
So what's your impression?
[Astoria's holding back something, that much they know. It's a question of what--and maybe why, but Firo doesn't think he really has the patience for her motives, whatever they are.]
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For someone who seems to know a lot about how we feel and where we've come from, the exchange doesn't seem as equal. She's either hiding a great deal or doesn't think to tell us.
I guess it boils down to whether you think she's clueless or she's lying. As of recently I was leaning more towards the clueless side...but those of you who have been involved longer seem to have a different impression all together.
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Maybe she's both. Whenever she talks, she doesn't tell us anything, and I don't think that's by accident. But... sometimes she seems confused about what's going on, and the more we work with her the less I see a reason for her to fake something like that.
[Even that hint of a smile vanishes.]
Either way. A good leader should know what the hell's going on and shouldn't keep everybody in the dark this much.
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[Her missives were vague at best. How was one supposed to fight darkness as a warrior of light exactly? It wasn't like you could wipe out all evil forever, it just wasn't possible. Carmen lays her hand out and reveals a Flush.]
Is she considered the leader then? Just because she sends us to these other worlds?
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Hell no. But... well, she's the one who sends us around and picks where we go, so I guess she's trying to act like one. Maybe a crappy boss is a better way to put it.
[She doesn't do what a boss should, which only makes him miss his own even more.]
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It's been some time since I've had to answer to anyone really. It sounds like I still don't have to either. Or is there a leader among the members of the Circle?
[She wouldn't say they were completely disorganized, but there definitely did not seem to be any structured hierarchy. Not that that was a bad thing by any means. Carmen would prefer getting to pick who she associated with in the long run.]
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There's nothing like that. If anybody tries to tell you, they're full of it. It's bad enough we get thrown around by Astoria, don't you think?
[It's not necessarily that Firo chafes at all leadership--but he has a boss, and the Don and other capos are the only ones he's supposed to obey without question.]
People work together, but nobody's "in charge" like that. So you don't have to worry about that.
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[She'd been her own boss for so long, making her own decisions on what to do, that she found it hard to imagine answering to another organization again. She could cooperate and be a team player just fine, even take direction, but having to answer to someone or follow what they told her to do? She'd prefer to make her own judgments, thanks.]
I hadn't heard anyone proclaiming leadership, mostly just about working together. Though I got the sense that some wanted to have a bit more structure to that organization than others. I'm not sure if that means a leader per say, perhaps they just mean making sure there is something in place to know who to ask for help.
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[But he frowns even as he says it, still reluctant to truly embrace the idea of actually working on this mission. It doesn't feel right, when he should be trying to get back to his Family, like a good capo. He's already abandoned them once.]
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You don't seem very sure about that. Astoria might not be coming up with a plan, but she also doesn't have the same incentives as the rest of us to maybe get back to our normal business.
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I didn't say I was against it.
[But evidently his face said enough, at least to someone as observant as her. He sighs and settles for something that's mostly true.]
I'm just not a planning person. I'll leave that to the rest of you.