The wind in her hair (OOC)

As a player, I like it, and think this could be very fun :)
As Albert, I'm going to need some convincing first.

Cool. So we make it happen.
What sort of convincing would be appropriate?

You don't get the feeling this is going to involve fighting, so it should be 'safe enough' to take him along.
Daryl is local (you can assume or ask), so he might be able to provide (unreliable) 'local-knowledge' about the 'barons' or whatever else.
He looks big and strong. He might be able to help.
Making friends is good?

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Raynor might like it if you proselytise?

Any of the above will do.
Gonna wait for Roald to reply to the situation.

Cool.

@TheGenerator: Do we know the '3 virtues of battle'? Are they something that it is even remotely possible for Daryl to discover?

I have no idea what they are or should be. But there probably are 3 virtues somewhere in Raynor's scripture. Albert probably knows them, or knew them at some point.

It's one of those things where it's more about the effort than the answer. :)

'Scripture', you say? (GM scribbles notes, pay no attention)
That he can do.

GM scribbles notes... Ominous music plays in the background

I wouldn't stress about it. :)

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What next? Is there anything you guys want to do in town? Do you want to play out chatting with the locals (if you don't we can assume you did, and flashback to relevant rumours as they become relevant).

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If you want to skip ahead to tomorrow and the visit with the barons, we can jump to that.

The question still stands: Which one do you go to first? We can flip a coin. Do you care if the unmaintained trail you came in on was on the land of the one you visit first? We can flip a coin.

My thoughts:
Can we do a roll to find out some 'gossip' around town? That would give Daryl some time to come back and join us.

I'm also fine with roleplaying the info gathering.

Then we can head to one of the barons. Perhaps the gossip can help us decide which one to talk to first. But I don't think it matters much.

Could do? Or you can just tell me what you hear?
Whenever you are ready, he will be ready. If you leave tomorrow morning, he will be there (though he may not have slept, so you will have a cranky teen to deal with:).
It really does not matter. The townsfolk will not have anything more concrete than the mayor had. Any rumour/gossip you get from them could probably apply to either baron as easily.

Actually, that is one relevant piece of information:

All the rumours you gather in town seem to apply to either baron as easily as the other. Everything you hear about one, someone else has similar/same rumours about the other.

The gossip could be useful to give some kind of leverage when needed.
Which of the barons we see first... Doesn't matter.
There is nothing special I'd like to do in town. For me we can skip to the barons.



Roald doesn't drink alcohol, sometimes this makes it harder to fraternize in a bar. People seem to distrust others that don't accept their treat. If it is convenient for you, now or at the barons or any other time in the future, you can 'spike' Roald's drink. This will make him violent and trying to pick a fight.

Alrighty, let's skip ahead then to where we're leaving to see baron Childebert (I think that was one of them, I didn't double check)

I call them both Voldemort.

I don't think that helps :p

Will do.
I have to check each time. I don't think it matters. :)
Many of the locals would agree with you, if they had any clue what you were talking about. :)
For sure it does not help eliminate confusion. :)

I was reminded about that earlier (first time at the inn), and thought about pushing a little there, then at the mayor, then again back at the inn now, but the time was never right, and I did not want to force it...
Thanks. I was planning on asking for permission before doing anything on this topic, in case it was a sore point (but then don't make it part of your character:).
I was thinking of just that point with a baron or two, but we can make it a bigger deal if you are interested.
I am not a fan of taking away player agency in such a way, but am happy to offer the player the chance to say their drink has been spiked, or that they 'did not know that drink was alcoholic, it does not taste alcoholic'.

Are you interested in having this happen? Maybe not now, since that will turn this 'diplomatic, fact-finding expedition' into another fight, but there will be plenty of times when that could advance the story.

An inn/tavern is a better place to let it happen than at a baron's or mayor's dining table. It won't contribute much to the story, but could lighten up a dull moment 😉.

Noted.