The Two Barons (OOC)

On, because of possible danger ( in Roald's mind)
Having seen Daryl's sword skills, he thinks it is best to have a layer of metal round Daryl's skull.

Fields: I imagined the path towards the baron's mansion (farm? Castle?) passing through fields and small patches of forest.
If you had something else in mind I can change the fiction.

Was just trying to ''spice up'' the walk since we are using it to get to know each other and not just skipping to the Baron.

Gotcha. Just making sure. That is an easy type with opposite meaning (much like 'not' and 'now':).
Wait?! He has 'skills'?! :)
Nope, quite fine. Just checking if there were any specific fields, or if the baron's place was surrounded by fields or something.

If we want to jump to our destination we can say that the next set of fields are the baron's. (This was also one possible interpretation for fields that could require Daryl to put on the helmet, maybe so he looks impressive for the baron. But there is a better than average chance that people at the baron's will know (of) these locals.)
Some of the party members would be very offended if you accused them of 'skipping'.

I think he means Daryl's sword's skills. As in "Let's hope at least the sword knows what it's doing."
:p

I meant '' Daryl's swords kills'' they look sharp enough....
( Yes he has one of them hidden in his trousers)

Ah, yes. Of course. Most swords know what they are doing and most swords have kills. :)

Do we want to move on to the baron, or have a --probably nonlethal-- event before we get there?

I'm fine with skipping to the baron, if Norbert has no more questions.

From the different rumors we offered, which ones did we end up hearing around town? Or can we just throw in any of them in conversation?

They are all feasible. A few of them are unlikely to common knowledge rumours, but that makes them even more likely to be true.
If you think it will help the conversation, throw in any rumours --including new ones-- as you like. Also feel free to bring them up among yourselves and speculate about them as you like.

If we want to speak to the locals before hitting up the baron we can say you have heard about a farmers' resistance and maybe track them down.

If we are going with the farmers' resistance, then @fossball can tell us if Norbert knows about these revolting farmers, or if his family does, or if his family are involved, or if his family are not involved. This will depend a lot on how much fossball wants to have their family on screen (at this time). If Norbert is not out 'in', then Daryl or (possibly more interesting) one of the bodyguards can introduce you.

Else we can always go straight to the baron and roll to see what sort of welcome you get.

Norbert doesn't really know if his family is involved. The last months he kept mostly to himself, he would even be surprised if his family wil notice his absence very soon (He also has no idea how they will react).

Norbert did hear some talk around the table about the Barons but the only thing he remembers is his father saying there all come from the same great-great-grandmother who had twins that didn't get along. She had an affair with a magic-user and that is why the sons a so ugly nowadays. But Norbert figures that people always add magic to a story if they don't like the people in it.

Cool.

As a player, though, you get to decide if they feature in the story. If we end up with a farmers' resistance you are welcome to discover some of them there, or find that they are opposed to it, or anything you like.
Interesting.
Are they actually 'ugly'? I might flip a coin when we first meet.
So true.

I like the idea of talking to the resistance first.

Nice, This was also something TheGenerator suggested.
We might be able to use it to get them back on speaking terms. We will need some proof though.
ancestors

We will need an introduction, I doubt they will speak freely to the strangers who will meet with the baron next.

I would assume they both deny any ancestral connection with each other?
You would need some proof, but would then need to be gentle with your presentation of that proof, or find a clever way to use it instead of trying to just tell them.
True, true.

Of course they don't know you are off to meet the baron next.

I can see many ways to end up with the resistance, not all of them put you in a position of power, though.

What do you want to do?

@fossball, feel free to chime in with Norbert's opinion on Albert's question about the baron's fraternity.

Don't worry about 'truth', you can tell us what you have heard or what you suspect and, if it looks interesting, it might turn out to be true, or 'true adjacent'.

Very subtle. :)

If we decide as players that we want to go to the resistance, say so and I can get us there.
I am not sure any of the NPCs will really know about it, but can force it that way if we want, else I can arrange any number of other ways to get in contact with them.
If we want, we can do a roll (+CHA, probably) to get and NPC to open up about it and make an introduction.

option:

we encounter a villager and ask about the overgrown road and ill maintained fields. And maybe he tells us more than he intended when he sees we share his feelings about the way things are being governed in this place. (+cha)

You have villagers in your party, they are more likely to trust you (since you have the mayors official backing) than some random in a field.

I thought everyone that came with us was from the town we started in.
Maybe I missed something 🙂