Heroica RPG - Quest #131: The Kind of Law They'd Understand

[Asphalt]

"Pardon my companion dear lady, one can only assume he is too shy to address such an exotic beauty as yourself. The smaller races, they continue to both astound and befuddle me."

[The Chosen Minifigure]

"Accepted," he said taking the gold.

Steeling himself for re-entering the bar, he reentered.

"Sorry to be rude, but I realised I hadn't enough gold to purchase anything. I didn't want to be rude, either, but... Anyway, here. I'd like 4 hurricanes please."

Ooc-After getting the hurricanes, I'm ready to view my stats.

[Lind Whisperer]

"Pardon my companion dear lady, one can only assume he is too shy to address such an exotic beauty as yourself. The smaller races, they continue to both astound and befuddle me."

"Vue, vue - vut Vi vink vit's val-vost zute."

"Accepted," he said taking the gold.

Steeling himself for re-entering the bar, he reentered.

"Sorry to be rude, but I realised I hadn't enough gold to purchase anything. I didn't want to be rude, either, but... Anyway, here. I'd like 4 hurricanes please."

Ooc-After getting the hurricanes, I'm ready to view my stats.

"Vand vello vegan. Vertainly - vust vone zovent, vease."

[Asphalt]

OOC: sorry man but I can't make out the last part. true true, but why .... I can't make out the rest.

[Lind Whisperer]

OOC: sorry man but I can't make out the last part. true true, but why .... I can't make out the rest.

QM Note: My bad, I was having too much fun with the accent.

"True, true, but I think it's almost cute."

In future, I could post a translation of what she's saying, if that would be helpful to everyone.

Warlen: I'll have those for you in a minute.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Ooc-I read it as "almost rude".

[Lind Whisperer]

QM Note: Here's your stats:

Warlen Melimane (The Chosen Minifigure)

Attacks deal

*Enamoured*

.

23 year old male half-elf Mage

Level 13

Power:

19 (13+6) (Spellpower: 29 (13+6+10)

Health:

19/19 (5+12+1

*

)

SP:

2

Ether:

18/21 (5+12+3)

Gold:

1

Equipment:

Nightmare (WP:6, deals

*Enamoured*

effect, wand), Magicians Gloves (Power +10 to spells), Ethereal Cape (SP:2; Ether +3, backwear).

Inventory:

Weapons-

Eagle Shield (SP:4, protects from ether reduction).

Artefacts-

Tridentian Cape (Max Ether +3; protects from Blinded effect; suitable for mages, clerics, necromancers and scholars; backwear),

Feathered Cap (SP:1, Head-wear, wearer is immune to Petrified), 6x

Ten-Gallon Hat

(Gives the wearer the "

T

o

u

r

i

s

t

" effect, causing no one to take them seriously),

Magic items-

Amethyst (Darkness), Aquamarine (Water), Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), Sapphire (Wind), Opal (Ice), Garnet (Earth), Topaz (Lightning), Diamond (Light), Scroll of Sleep (1/2 chance to make target fall asleep at the cost of 1 Ether), Scroll of Antimagic (1/2 chance to make the target *Immune to magic* at the cost of 1 ether).

Consumables-

4 Potions, Grand Potion, Health Core, 5 Tonics, Remedy, Dragon Scale, 3x Mead, x2 Smoke bomb, Fire Bomb, Ice bomb, 2x Banana, 2x

Milk(

Restores 15 health and ether when consumed),

4x Hurricane (

This exotic drink grants the Hilariously and Luckily Drunk-effect, doubling the power of every attack, provided the consumer can state a pun related to his attack with every attack for the duration of one battle.

)

Other Junk-

Bedroll, Shovel, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, 6x Bones, Pickaxe,

2x Shiny Gold Rocks(worth 1 each gold at normal shops, or worth 5 at magic stores for the mica)

*+1 to health from Rockapple Fruit, Quest #131

Ooc-I read it as "almost rude".

QM Note: I'll add translations for future conversations.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Wow. I'm very well-equipped, if a bit poor.

[Zepher]

OoC: Sorry, have a busy weekend.

Bobby stands in the hot sun, watching as his companions move around the town. He walks over to the blacksmith and takes a look at the scythe.

"Yo man, that's a pretty dope weapon. How'd you end up a blacksmith, yo? Did your pop own the place or what's up? It seems like a rad job."

[Lind Whisperer]

OoC: Sorry, have a busy weekend.

Bobby stands in the hot sun, watching as his companions move around the town. He walks over to the blacksmith and takes a look at the scythe.

"Yo man, that's a pretty dope weapon. How'd you end up a blacksmith, yo? Did your pop own the place or what's up? It seems like a rad job."

"Na, lad - my father was a smith back in Titaan. I moved out here when the settlement was first made."

[CMP]

"No, it's just a regular canyon. But we're on a shelf here, so there are only two ways up and out - and one of those is from the mines, so he won't be taking that one. He'll be coming the way you came - but the walls are steep enough that I doubt you'll be able to set up much of an ambush."

"Then you've been setting the wrong kind of ambushes," remarked Miderun dismissively. "Especially if you know where they're coming from. They ride horses, yes? This town isn't wide. We could hide a snare of some kind in the dirty and pull it tight when they come riding into town."

[Asphalt]

"Vand how vay I velp you?"

"Tell me Madam, you clearly prefer the cooler climes. What brought you here? Has the Cole been a threat to the proprietors as well as the miners?"

[Lind Whisperer]

"Then you've been setting the wrong kind of ambushes," remarked Miderun dismissively. "Especially if you know where they're coming from. They ride horses, yes? This town isn't wide. We could hide a snare of some kind in the dirty and pull it tight when they come riding into town."

"Well, I suppose-Listen!"

Unfortunately for Miderun's ambitions towards the idea of an ambush, suddenly hoofbeats could be heard from the trail-

"I think that's-!"

-And just as suddenly, two figures on horseback galloped into sight!

"Yah! Yah!"

"Tell me Madam, you clearly prefer the cooler climes. What brought you here? Has the Cole been a threat to the proprietors as well as the miners?"

"Vell, ve zoney zeemed vike vit vould ze - vait - vare vose zoof-zeats Zi vear?"

What would the heroes do?

QM Note: "Well, the money seemed like it would be - wait - are those hoof-beats I hear?"

Edited April 4, 2015 by Lind Whisperer

[Asphalt]

"Vell, ve zoney zeemed vike vit vould ze - vait - vare vose zoof-zeats Zi vear?"

QM Note: "Well, the money seemed like it would be - wait - are those hoof-beats I hear?"

"I believe that to be the reason for our coming. I know not how this will go Mistress, perhaps you should bar your doors once I leave."

Vindsval knuckles his forehead and eaves the shop. Once in the street he moves to the side main road clearly visible to, but not directly in the path of the oncoming horsemen. A creature of his size could not hide, and It would not do to be trampled under thundering hooves. He loosens Verkenner in its bindings, and then He raises a hand and greets the two men.

"May the Wanderer guide your path."

As he does so he looks around, wondering where the others are.

[Zepher]

Bobby salutes the blacksmith and walks stealthily over to the bar, ducking inside. He waves to the spider woman. "What's up? Bobby Bucks, hows it going? This is a rad place." Bobby turns to Vind. "Hey, Vind, there are some dudes coming down the road."

[Asphalt]

Vindsval snags Bobby as he walks past him, and whipsers to the young man.

"You are a sight less conspicuous than I. Find the other. Bring them here, but do not make a show of yourselves. These may be friends, these may be servants of Cole. WE know not as of yet. But I would have us prepared if it comes to blows."

Edited April 4, 2015 by Asphalt

[Lind Whisperer]

"I believe that to be the reason for our coming. I know not how this will go Mistress, perhaps you should bar your doors once I leave."

Vindsval knuckles his forehead and eaves the shop. Once in the street he moves to the side main road clearly visible to, but not directly in the path of the oncoming horsemen. A creature of his size could not hide, and It would not do to be trampled under thundering hooves. He loosens Verkenner in its bindings, and then He raises a hand and greets the two men.

"May the Wanderer guide your path."

As he does so he looks around, wondering where the others are.

The man in the white hat squints confusedly.

"The who?"

Bobby salutes the blacksmith and walks stealthily over to the bar, ducking inside. He waves to the spider woman. "What's up? Bobby Bucks, hows it going? This is a rad place." Bobby turns to Vind. "Hey, Vind, there are some dudes coming down the road."

"Vank vu, Vobby Vucks. Zis vhere vany-zing Vi van zupply vu vith?"

QM Note: "Thank you, Bobby Bucks. Is there anything I can supply you with?"

[Asphalt]

"The Wanderer, High God of my people. He who leads us upon the path." Vindsval stops short before he can finish his usual description, last time it ended with him making rather a spectacle of himself. "I is He whom I worship and in His name that I greet you. I hope we are well met traveler. I am known as Vindsval, Called the Half-Born. What may I call you and your companion?"

[Lind Whisperer]

"The Wanderer, High God of my people. He who leads us upon the path." Vindsval stops short before he can finish his usual description, last time it ended with him making rather a spectacle of himself. "I is He whom I worship and in His name that I greet you. I hope we are well met traveler. I am known as Vindsval, Called the Half-Born. What may I call you and your companion?"

"My name's King Lawson, and we're calling him the Kangaroo Kid."

"You're not calling me the Kangaroo Kid."

"I like it."

"You were the one that came up with it!"

"Moving on." The outlaw cleared his throat, and spoke up.

"All of y'all, listen up! This is from the Cole man himself!

Now, the last time he was here, he felt a little awkward - like y'all didn't quite like his being there. Well, that'll be different this time. He wants y'all to line up to greet him cheerfully when he comes into town later today - make him feel welcome, roll out the scarlet carpet - the whole deal! And he sent me and the Kid-"

"We're not calling me that."

"-To make sure that happens!"

Edited April 4, 2015 by Lind Whisperer

[Asphalt]

"Ironic that one who calls himself the Son of Law, brings demands of fealty to those over whom he has no claim. I admit that I am new to this settlement, and know not its ways, but I do know that there is no king in this land to whom these people need bow. I would meet with the Cole, perhaps his wishes are misinterpreted and his wish is not to oppress these people but to embrace them as friends. Tell your master this. I shall be waiting here for him."

[Lind Whisperer]

"Ironic that one who calls himself the Son of Law, brings demands of fealty to those over whom he has no claim. I admit that I am new to this settlement, and know not its ways, but I do know that there is no king in this land to whom these people need bow. I would meet with the Cole, perhaps his wishes are misinterpreted and his wish is not to oppress these people but to embrace them as friends. Tell your master this. I shall be waiting here for him."

The outlaw squinted at the cleric, then turned towards the others in the party, and whispered

"Is he a bit...?" He made a circle motion next to his head in the air with a finger. He turned back to the cleric.

"You're welcome to try meeting with him when he comes in later, but I don't think he's trying to make friends..."

[Asphalt]

"Then be on your way and tell your master I will await him here. For I fear I cannot allow you to stay here and intimidate or threaten these good people."

[Lind Whisperer]

QM Note: I'm waiting to continue the conversation until one or two more players speak up.

[Asphalt]

OOC: no problem

[Kintobor]

The blacksmith squinted at it. "Hmm - good metal. I'll give you 30 gold for it."

Annienal nods, and accepts the 30 gold, handing over the longsword.

As she leaves, she notices the duo ride into town and begin making demands. She walks back to the group, and tries to look as inconspicuous as she could. She holds her journal close as she waits to see what the two men would do.