Descending the Temple Depths (OOC)

And, it is up to you how much detail you give, so don't stress about it. We want to know more, but we can learn as we go along.

VagueGM

Falur asked me about my sword.

I bought the sword with my starting money. Can I just make up a story about an old rusty sword I found or bought and restored.
Or is the story ''I bought it ''?

In other words, is the starting money part of the story and fixed (no magical weapons possible for xx silver), or only an indication or ceiling on the gear you are allowed to have at the start?

There are a couple of levels at play here. 'Buying' things with starting money is a mechanical issue to provide some semblance of 'balance', it should not limit the fiction of the story.

So you are welcome to make up an appropriate story about your sword's history (appropriate for a Fresh Faced Adventurer, that is).

In this case though: so far as you know, your sword has never glowed before, this is a totally new thing, and is happening to at least two other members of your party's weapons as well, but not to all of them.

It has been busy, and the hints were small, but all the information you need to understand this glowing mystery is available. (This mainly means that I hope the reveal will be 'that makes sense' and not 'huh? what?':).
Don't expect it to pay out, but something with history is more interesting. Dirk's machete is something he found in a archaeological dig, for instance, and there may be a connection to current events.
That money is just to get you started with some gear. It does not need to feature in the story. Didn't I offer you in-fiction ways of getting more 'starting money' at the cost of in-fiction debts and obligations? I lost track of who that was. So we can work around the money if it does not fit the story.
Mainly that. It serves as a quick way to get started, nothing more.

Good questions, though.
Really 'no magical weapons exist', so far as you all know. That is the merely stuff and legend. And who would sell the stuff of legend?!

You crazy religious types see religious answers to everything. :)

It's only a matter of time before I start calling everyone "My child". :P

TheGenerator: If Albert does not want to boast about his epic defeat of the undead above, Asha surely will.

We can maybe just assume Roald was already outside the temple when that event happened, just to keep who knows what simpler.

I don't think he would boast about it. The way he sees it, Raynor killed those skeletons. Albert merely pointed a stick at them. Asha is welcome to.

Albert didn't really notice the glow until someone else pointed it out to him. The stick was on his back when the others noticed the glow and nobody really said anything until later. He's called upon Raynor a few times throughout the day so he's not sure which occasion caused it, but it was definitely his doing.

Oh, yeah. Good point. That subject kinda got buried by the new arrivals. Then you were in the sunlight so you would not have seen it till you got down here.

Mhm, it also wasn't explicitly mentioned, so if there is a need for Albert to have known about it already, we can say he did notice it too.

You might have seen it when you took your broomstick back from Rook, but you were kinda focused on the ropes at that time, and had torches lit.

It can also make sense for you to be learning about it now, at the same time everyone else was. I forgot that we had not handled it more explicitly, sorry. Feel free to be surprised (and pissed) that no one (including me) mentioned what it was doing behind your back. :)

However you would prefer to do it is fine.

Oh, no need to apologize :). When I first mentioned the glow I meant it to be something that would fade and die over the next couple of minutes. I didn't expect it to stick around (no pun intended) and spread to other weapons. I just added it as an embellishment.

I like the fact that it's a thing now though, but I don't know when Albert might have noticed it. Possibly as the stick fell after hitting the 'rope' the first time? You mention it here. Other times I think there was always torchlight around.

It seems likely that he's finding out now from Asha that it's been like that for a while.

Half of all GMing is just turning player embellishment into facts in the world. :)

Is raynar Common knowledge?
Are there temples and shrines?
Is he a well known God, or more a cult than a religion?

Edit. I would like to ask Albert about it. But if he's well known, that would be ridiculous

Oh yeah, definitely a known deity. Not sure if there's a temple of Raynor in the city we're coming from, but there are temples.
He's the god of conquest and fire. Known for burning his enemies in righteous flames.

Feel free to add details about him if you would know any.

I assume the home city contains everything you might need. So there not being a temple to Raynor would be exceptional. You tell us if there is not one and we can work out how that makes sense.

Magnitude?

I don't know how appropriate/appreciated jokes or references to real world stuff is, so I put it here where it can't hurt the story. Let me know if it's annoying.

Albert:''Roald probably thought Raynor's might was only true in fairytales, well I saw his face, now he's a believer. Not a trace of doubt in my mind. He's a believer!''

Definitely seems more appropriate here, as an Out of Character thing. :)

If such references also work in the fiction and add to the story, then there is no real harm, and people can complain if they are disruptive.

:D

Not sure about the marching order. But Roald used to take the rear, we didn't discuss it this time. I think you said it was possible to walk side by side.

He is feeling quite Battle ready after his ''touch'' by Raynor.
So if it is applicable he will use athletics to manoeuvre himself to the front to attack the creature.