[IC] Death & Taxes (Session 1)

Well, the only thing the gambling dens would confirm is whether this guy still had a gambling addiction or not. That's potentially useful information, so I suppose if Nera's willing to sacrifice a night's sleep, she could still go get the armor and still hit up the speakeasies. Maybe equates to a setback on Perception and Vigilance checks the next day?

Alternatively, she could send a colleague to purchase the armor on her behalf, but it won't get its special effects until she is able to see an armorer to get it fitted properly.

Yeah, Lady Olarie Dribbage was living in Tamalir before she moved into her uncle's place. She hasn't reached out to Argus since her inquiry was resolved about a month ago. At any rate, the St. Durvin clerics are probably a more solid connection there than anyone she knows, since she's still a bit cross with you all.

In my opinion this is one of those cases where we can find info when we get there, assuming he isn't dead or something. If anyone feels strongly I can follow but I'm not too keen on it.

Your call. It would be, say, a Daunting (PPPP) check with a setback since you don't have a physical description other than human male. I'll advance things tomorrow either way.

Maybe good idea to pause for a moment so that each character can reveal what he or she discovered in their own words. Then we can get on the road.

Hildar has perhaps the juiciest info, so we'll pause for McNeils5 to catch up. If they're too busy, I'll narrate you to the road by Monday morning.

Let's take the weekend to tie up any loose ends. Somebox might have wanted to buy some armor (OK to do it offscreen), folks might want to hash out theories about the village or missing person, etc. Sunday evening or Monday morning, we'll have you make a group Knowledge (Geography) check to plot your path down to the village.

Yep. I've modified it so that it doesn't give the bonus to Stealth anymore, but since you seemed interested before I did so, we can keep the old benefits, as I think you'll prefer them. (New idea is that it reduces the Unwieldy quality of items you wield, making it pair well with a Zanagan weapon, which adds Linked but also adds Unwieldy). Say it's a one-off the Gnome has in stock.

Elven Zanagan Leather Armor. Reduce Encumbrance by 2. Remove K from Stealth checks. Remove KK from checks due to hot or wet conditions.

Will leave Nekurr to interpret what that coin flip indicates! :)

Basically, you have enough information to get to the river, but once you're there, you'll need to find a way westward to where the village is supposed to be. For that reason, I'd like a Knowledge (Geography) roll for the group. Nobody has any ranks, so that means Hildar provides the basis with GGGG. The maps provide BB, and unskilled assistance from the others gives BB more. Final roll is GGGGBBBB x PPR, as I'm upgrading things. McNeils5, could you roll it?