[OOC] Death & Taxes

I’ll have to check interesting items besides the deck of cards, but I can RP that on the gambling thread once I get to use my well earned coins, right?

I'd rather not roleplay the buying and selling too much. We can abstract out the mundane shopping with the Negotiation checks.

Ok, I'll be looking to pick up the following:

Backpack, Rarity 3, Price 50
Bedroll, Rarity 1, Price 15
Trail Rations, Rarity 10, Price 2 each, want 10

Given the locale do I need to roll for any of that? What would I be looking at for a small tent as well?

Going to hold fire on the wand for now and just save what cash I have

I should also get a bedroll and 10 rations (should be 25 silver, I can use the stipend?), I'll leave the actual negotiation roll for the armor to someone who has skills in it. Unless you want Nera to do that personally, works too.

yeah... this is one of those PbP problems... I'm not sure if two different approaches are valid or not and it takes like 10h for the GM to wake up from where I play ;) I rolled just in case it may be acceptable. I totally understand if it is ignored :D

I like the idea of everyone just using the stipend to get a bedroll, 10 rations, and a waterskin. Why don't we say you all do that, as you will be traveling, assuming you accept this adventure hook. ;P

I'd suggest Nekurr and Tronus do the shopping, as they're the best Negotiators. Maybe the two of them split up, each taking a buddy to help. Lets you roll YGGBB versus the various difficulties I've listed above. We can continue to do this if folks come up with stuff they want to buy.

I'll try to buy a sling with some stone bullet for diversity :D
Is there an online reference for items to look for? I didn't see any dwarven/elven mentioned in the plink provided :(

Nekurr finds someone to buy Nera's padded armor for the cost s he payed for it, 35 silver. However, he's unable to locate an Elven armorer with any leather suits on offer at the moment. Somebox, does Nera want to sell? Or hold off for now?

Somebox, any idea what 2 advantage might mean there? Would Nera be willing to accept just regular-old leather? Same stats as your padded, but you get a hard point to play with.

Or you get a lead on a smith somewhere en route to Buzzards' Ford (allowing for a second, but more difficult roll when on the road)?

CESN, I linked the "Equipment Encyclopedia," didn't I? There are stats for a sling in there. For reference, it costs 20 silver, does 4 damage, crits on 4 advantage, uses the Ranged skill, and can Disorient the target for 2 rounds (giving them a black die) for 2 advantage. It has the Prepare 1 quality, meaning you have to spend a maneuver to put a rock in it to use it each turn. A single Threat can cause it to run out of ammo, but getting more stones isn't that hard.

You did :) But I couldn't find the stats for the dwarven/elven items somebox is looking for :(

I don't think they're in the encyclopedia, I recall having to check the Terrinoth book.

Yeah, that's not in there. For reference:

Ancient: Cost x 20, Rarity 10. For armor, Soak and Defense go up by 1. Armor is Reinforced (can't be damaged), but it has 1 fewer Hard Point.
For weapons, the damage goes up by 1 and the crit reduces by 1. Weapon is Reinforced (can't be damaged), but it has 1 fewer Hard Point (for customization).

Dwarven: Cost x 2, Rarity +2
Armor has Encumbrance +1 and Hard Point +1.
Weapon has Encumbrance +1 and Damage +1.

Elven: Cost x 2, Rarity +3
Armor has Encumbrance -2 and wearer removes 1 Setback from Stealth checks.
Weapon has Damage -1 but also Crit rating goes down 1.

I'll allow another roll en route to Buzzards' Ford to find an Elven smith for Nera. We'll assume she holds onto her padded armor for now, then.

Buying the Elven Zanagan Leather Armor. Selling padded for 35.

Roger that.

hey guys. sorry for not being too active at the moment. I was travelling and couldn't post anything.
I'll try to post something today or tomorrow, but I'll be away next week as well, so I was considering if Nekurr could go to the big city check what the clerics know while you guess move on (just to take him out of picture for a week or so, I should be back fully around the 10th).

Thanks for the heads up. There's no need to send Nekurr off, I think; a week in the real world may be mere minutes in-game at PbP speeds. The only exception might be if we get into a combat. If that happens, is it OK for me to just have Nekurr stay to the back, casting buff spells (heals and enhances) or slinging rocks until you return? It may not even happen, but just wanted to ask before you are away!

Safe travels!