Gameplay - The Dragon Who Asked Too Much

"Oh yes, we've quite a day after all."

"Lets." Hassan replies

Aye Garth Mavis agrees.

So what's the plan? If you want to buy clothes, let's just montage that. Spend the coin off your character sheet. I think Clothing, fine is 15 gold.

Then where too?

During the montage Garth will be asking where the party is, if anyone knows a guy who knows a guy who might be able to get us tickets. Things like that. Maybe someone needs a wound healed or some expensive fabric magically mended.

Hasan would stand out being in a "big city" a small town bumpkin would probably be swindled into spending more for less.

"Say look a these fine clothes! Think the'll fit into that party?" He says thinking a slick button up counts as "fine attire"

Ruby would ask the tailor if he's heard any interesting information regarding this Da'narto fellow or the company he keeps. It's better to walk into a party knowing something about the host after all.

Mavis has heard of "the little black dress", but has never seen one. The requirements, "little", "black" and "dress" seem fairly self-explanatory. How hard can it be to buy posh clothes? Posh is expensive and fine, and in Mavis's mind there is no finer material than leather.

After asking around, Mavis finds herself in the back of room of a "speciality" leather goods shop trying on... clothes? Most of the outfits seem to be little more than harnesses. Many of the shoppers here must be keen equestrians, how else would you explain the selection of whips? Perhaps they enjoy dressing like their steeds too.

Mavis eventually finds an outfit that could be described as a short dress. She isn't sure about the embroidered symbols of Lolth, but the shop owner (Mistress Van Om) tells her that "it's a killer look, dah-link"; which persuades Mavis. She rejects the high heeled shoes in favour of sturdy black boots - but mentally records the tactical advantages of being allowed to walk around on what are essentially daggers.

Mavis's final ensemble could be pulled off by a haute couture supermodel with, if not heroin chic, at least cystal meth chic. But Mavis is not a haute couture supermodel, and she couldn't even be said to have cold-turkey chic.

So how to describe her look?
Let's be polite and say it's risqué. Risqué? Yes, risqué. That french accent in "risqué" gives a veneer of acceptability to most things.
That "é" together with Mavis's naïve confidence, means she might just be able to get away with it.
Failing that, in polite society, they might just assume she's éccéntric - or possibly méntally ill.

Garth gets a recommendation for another tailor who would deal with high mucky-mucks like Da'narto.

For Ruby, the tailor says that the sort of gossip one hears is unsuitable for his place of business, if you take his meaning. He refuses to elaborate on an effort to maintain his air of dignity.

You search around later in the day when all of a sudden you find armed men step out of the street traffic and surround you. A gnome addresses you.

She is dressed in expensive clothes, loose fitting but fashionable, and has a wand on her belt near to a hand that is ready.

"My master wishes a word. It appears you have been looking for him and he would like to know why. Are you available for an interview this morning, about nowish?"

She is exceedingly polite in her mannerisms. But if you are suspicious (I.e., player characters) a Sense Motive check wouldn't be remiss.

Garth bows low, but is careful not to appear to talk down to the gnome.

You seem to have us at a disadvantage, what is your name mistress, and who do you represent?

She bows in response, and says, "I am Toinks Jewelsplitter, and I serve," she lowers her voice so as only the group of you can hear, "da'Norto Illianstar," and then her voice rises to normal conversational levels as she continues, "who has received enough attention for one day."

Well met Toinks.

Garth turns to his party.

It seems like we get to have our meeting. I feel we can trust Ms. Jewelsplitter. I reccomend we go with her group. That way we all get what we want.

"Does this mean we bought all this fancy clothing for nothing?"



Hasan has no problem going

Try as she might, Ruby can't keep staring at Mavis's choice of outfit.

Oh wow, that's...wow. I wonder if I can get Garth outfitted in something like that.

"No!" Ruby shouts in response to Hasan, realizing she's being a bit too loud. "Uh, we should probably dress up for da- the man of interest."

Sure. No reason to waste nice outfits.

Toinks nods approvingly. "We will make sure you have a chance to freshen up and change your outfits before we present you to him. Come, it isn't far."

She leads you along, with her half dozen guards following behind you, two blocks up to a fine inn. You're lead up the stairs, the innkeeper following behind. "None of these rooms are occupied, so take your choice to change. Garith, please send hot water basins for them?"

The innkeeper stays to note which rooms you are taking.

The rooms are identical so there appears to be no real reason to choose one over the other. Undoubtedly taking some precautions such as doubling up to a room, the basins appear and you can freshen up and change your clothes. When you're ready, you find Toinks waiting at the end of the hall, her back to an unused door.

Cleaned and dressed to kill (or at least dressed to wince), Mavis slowly sways and shuffles her feet - vicariously excited for Hehsh.
She twists and rocks slightly, trying to work some suppleness into the new leather. The leather creaking and squeaking as she moves, she reflects that this won't be the stealthiest of her outfits.

Another opportunity for a bath, another bath taken. After it's finished she puts on her simple red dress, and places her staff in the embroidered staff holster she slings over her back, indulging in a few twirls in front of a mirror to admire the outfit. She almost contemplates adding the cape of billowing, but decides it would just clash with the dress colors.

Hasan too gets dress and exits the room. Dressed in an odd color pant suit.

"My! I wasn't expecting such outfits on you Ruby I was expecting something like a robe of sorts."