[IC] Aqua Mortis (Session 2)

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Dec 28, 2021 3:00 pm
Asking for company records seems to set the Gnome off. "Make up your minds, lads! You say you can clear the tunnel of danger, but now you're asking for company records? Who the Ynferneal do you work for exactly? How do I know you aren't trying to sabotage the project? Now enough with the run-around! I've half a mind to report you to the castle watch for harassment!"
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Her blues are for various of Nekurr's Motivations, and for the fact that she actually has the wherewithal and connections to follow through on her threat. She'll recover 3 1 strain for the advantage.

The big issue with further checks on her are that y'all keep changing your requests, and she suspects your interests are actively aligned against hers since she's associated you with your non-masked selves who took Jacey. You wanted her eggs, and she denied having any. Then you wanted to help clear the tunnel, but now you're asking for access to company records. She has no idea who you work for, and she thinks you're actively working against her, so she has no reason to cooperate with such demands regardless of how well you roll.

So, a further Negotiation check would indeed be RRR vs. her, but you'll need to ask for something she'd be willing to actually give up. Access to the tunnels under guard might work. Unrestricted access to the tunnels or to company records is likely to be denied, short of a Triumph and some convincing arguments.
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Forgot a purple for Nekurr being Augmented.

Rolls

Coercion + SP vs. Nekurr

3 Success, 4 Advantage, 3 Failure, 1 Threat

Total: 3 Advantage

purple

2 Threat

Total: 2 Threat

Dec 28, 2021 3:14 pm
SavageBob says:
The big issue with further checks on her are that y'all keep changing your requests, and she suspects your interests are actively aligned against hers since she's associated you with your non-masked selves who took Jacey. You wanted her eggs, and she denied having any. Then you wanted to help clear the tunnel, but now you're asking for access to company records. She has no idea who you work for, and she thinks you're actively working against her, so she has no reason to cooperate with such demands regardless of how well you roll.
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ahah sorry. probably not too clear. I meant the records about the accident, so we can learn from their insight when doing our own investigation/cleaning the tunnels. Not the full company records. So I meant to ask for access to the mines (she seems to be ok with that) and any relevant information available about what we will find inside, which I suppose will be in some accident/operation report. Though I can see these being classified as there be dragons.
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Dec 28, 2021 6:06 pm
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Ah, gotcha. Well, let's see what Tronus can pull out. He can set the parameters for the tunnel visit with a Negotiation check, within reason of what a paranoid bureaucrat would agree to. You might even request that your "co-conspirators" be allowed to access the tunnels so you don't have to maintain the mask spell past this scene!
Dec 29, 2021 4:40 pm
[ +- ] WIP
"We'd want to know how much was spent and on what to assess if your project is hemorrhaging funds before coming in to assist, we can talk about things back and forth all day but this needs done now, not later and we're offering a possible solution since we have a shared goal. You're also giving us the run around. If you pay less for work the quality will go down as well it's for a long term asset which you're not going to want to spend a lot more to maintain but if you start off with cheap shoddy labor.... Obviously we're not doing it for free or cheap and definitely out of just good nature we possess and you wanting to complete this project is probably for more than occupational efficiency such as personal gain or other reasons as well. If you'd like us to walk now because you have a viable solution and a goal in place that will yield results eventually we can always step out of this and watch from the sidelines. For us there's still a profit for us either way. If we put our people on this, running around in a dirty hole in the ground obviously isn't our thing, and you're going to 'guard' or Sheppard them around with pointy sticks I'd like to know what you're offering for a solution and resolution... if it's just a thanks well..." Tronus states before he nods in the direction of the door, "We can 'watch' I guess I'm sure everything is going to be fine, under control, and working as intended..." he states with an uninterested shrug.
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Dec 31, 2021 10:24 am
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ahah I can see tronus replying that, though after she threaten with reporting us to the guards... not sure what she needs is really a little dwarven love đŸ˜…
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Jan 5, 2022 2:31 am
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Sure, roll it up, Remnant. But threatening to cut her out is actually Coercion, so you'll need to roll that difficulty instead, RRP. And failure is going to escalate her distrust/antagonism toward you. Arguably, success will, too.

(By the way, sorry for the delay! Huge winter storm here (by my area's standards) that cut out power for 16 hours, but all good now).
Jan 5, 2022 7:07 pm
OOC:
Hmm changed it up a bit then instead of just verbal backhands.
Jan 5, 2022 8:14 pm
OOC:
Looks good; now it's back in Negotiation territory. Sounds like the pitch is to offer labor to her. Labor by whom? You three in your masked form? And what do you want in return? Just access to the tunnel and her financial records? Just clarify (for me) some concrete demands and roll Negotiation.
Jan 6, 2022 11:45 am
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I think at a physical table we'd talk it out, sometimes the holidays and async playing is rough for an onthefly plan. Depends on how much she's over budget, how much she's paid out for labor, there's the miner's guild which is the baseline for budget but she's cutting corners on cost. That might give us some funds to indirectly spend for the solution. But what we want out of things I think would be a group decision, Besides if I'm playing an ahole noble type that is a bit crash and shady... well I can think of a way to save on labor.
Jan 6, 2022 2:16 pm
SavageBob says:
]Looks good; now it's back in Negotiation territory. Sounds like the pitch is to offer labor to her. Labor by whom? You three in your masked form? And what do you want in return? Just access to the tunnel and her financial records? Just clarify (for me) some concrete demands and roll Negotiation.
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for me is mostly to understand what happened. so access to the tunnels for our unmasked selves and any information she has on the dragon eggs and accident. All else is bonus :D

I'd say minimum we want access and all information regarding what's in those tunnels (maybe who's involved in it). We will convince the mines/refugees to work again once we know that it is safe, so she can have her labor.
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Jan 7, 2022 11:12 am
CESN says:
SavageBob says:
]Looks good; now it's back in Negotiation territory. Sounds like the pitch is to offer labor to her. Labor by whom? You three in your masked form? And what do you want in return? Just access to the tunnel and her financial records? Just clarify (for me) some concrete demands and roll Negotiation.
OOC:
for me is mostly to understand what happened. so access to the tunnels for our unmasked selves and any information she has on the dragon eggs and accident. All else is bonus :D

I'd say minimum we want access and all information regarding what's in those tunnels (maybe who's involved in it). We will convince the mines/refugees to work again once we know that it is safe, so she can have her labor.
OOC:
Agreed, anything else we can get would be a bonus but that would be the minimum Hildar would like to walk away with
Jan 10, 2022 4:56 pm
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I think we have a quorum via the discussion in OoC so what's the difficulty? Since we have Story Points I figure I'd ask.
Jan 10, 2022 5:23 pm
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RRRR. You're rolling YYYY, I think, combining you and Nekurr's stats—I forget which one of you is current Augmented, but you're Presence 4, and he's Presence 3 with 4 ranks in Negotiation. So roll YYYY and take 2 boosts for assistance from allies. I'll add in her Motivations afterward.
Jan 10, 2022 7:24 pm
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Ok, the high and lows with this little lady... might as well flip a story point too...
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GM edit: Motivations.

Rolls

Negotiation Extreme Check with Knack for it in Negotiation

3 Success, 11 Advantage, 3 Threat

Total: 3 Success, 8 Advantage

Motivations

4 Advantage, 2 Threat

Total: 2 Advantage

Jan 10, 2022 7:42 pm
OOC:
Well poop gotta redownload a book to look up what you can spend 10 adv on... EotE. On a side note Tronus was looking down at her in his RP for a reason I guess. Left biting her handkerchief on the lets make a deal floor.
Jan 14, 2022 3:22 pm
She stands up from the table, making her still a full two heads shorter than any of your masked forms. "Fine then. We have a deal." She shakes Tronus's hand, forcing the Dwarf to mentally account for where that's supposed to be on his taller frame. "I don't like your tactics, but I have to admire your nerve: Sending your goons to kidnap my labor force so your own people get back in! Hah!" She shakes her head and chuckles. "Come by my office first thing in the morning and we'll sign the contract. Or send your proxies, and we can head straight to the tunnel after that. Don't worry; I'll alert the guard and the clerics that Dribbage Acquisitions won't be pressing charges against them for that stunt at the chapel." She wipes her hands on her apron and turns to leave. "As for you getting access to some kind of artifacts or hoohahs, I don't know what you expect to find other than dirt, dirt, and more dirt. But sure thing. Now if you'll excuse me..."

She throws a few silvers on the table, thanks the barkeeps, and leaves the tavern.
OOC:
Anything you want to do before going to the office the next morning?
Jan 14, 2022 3:51 pm
After she leaves Hildar lets out a breath he was holding "Well....that could have gone worse...."
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Nothing from Hildar other than to get a good nights sleep....he's running pretty hot from a Strain perspective, 14 out of 16 lol

Lord Felin

CESN

Jan 15, 2022 8:59 pm
Lord Felin


That went... well... Nekurr thinks to himself as the volatile dwarf concedes without anyone's bones needing to be broken. "Thank you for your cooperation. Tomorrow we're busy with other businesses, but we can send our men. They like to get their hand dirty more than we do." he adds, trying to look like a nobleman who never did any manual labor. "We don't expect them to find anything, but if there is anything inside those mines, it should be thoroughly instigated for the safety of the workers"
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yeah, im ok with moving on
Jan 18, 2022 10:45 am
After she leaves, "I think it went as best as we can expect, cheer up, I didn't even have to mention the uptick in agriculture for the area would reduce the price of grain possibly causing to targets on her back. One for affect market and price manipulation and the second being seen as an entity trying to increase their military powerbase. Both are subject to bouts of sabotage or assassination in even mundane peaceful times. Now lets finish this shite beer and get out of here." Tronus says and smiles, "And if she thought that was playing dirty just wait till she see's my minions smirking face on the morrow..."
OOC:
Going for an Inspiring Rhetoric (although probably a bit dark although true).
Jan 20, 2022 3:22 am
OOC:
I like the Inspiring Rhetoric idea, but your next scene isn't until the following morning, so I'm happy to restore everyone to full Strain. Do you want to make a roll for before you go into Olond's office, though? Same goes for any Augments you all want to pull off.
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Olond's amnesty for your unmasked selves seems to have gone into effect, as you get no flack from the castle guard—other than some dirty looks. You spend a fitful night back in your own skins and own beds. Tomorrow will be an important day: You'll be descending into this water tunnel to see firsthand what all the fuss is about. Is it dragons left over from the Third Darkness? Something worse?

Olond's instructions were to meet her at the castle office for Dribbage Acquisitions. You head back to the office in the administrative wing of the castle and find Olond's Catfolk secretary hunched over a desk. "Ah, yes," the creature mewls. "Madame Olond mentioned you'd be by. You wanted to see the plans or something before we head down to the dig site?"
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