The Two Barons (OOC)

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

Everyone other than yourself and Albert are from the village you just left. You have the mayor's son, and his two 'bodyguards' who look a lot like farmers, Daryl who is a local farmer's son, and your fellow PC, Norbert who is a local sheep farmer's son.

It does not look like Norbert is you way into the resistance, but his presence will have an affect (probably positive) when you meet them.

I think Airshark means a villager who is closer to the baron than the ones we have with us.

But yes, please get us to the resistance, as far as im concerned :)

Yes, I considered the baron's fortified farm a village. Hence the confusion.

Fair enough.

Do we want to see if one of your party can help, or encounter the resistance out here without an introduction? Either route can get you involved with them and either can get you trusted by them based on rolls.

I guess help from someone within the party would make for an easier conversation.
But I'm fine with the other way too.

I was thinking maybe we get ambushed by the resistance as they had set a trap for the baron, but catch us by mistake. That could get us talking.

Just a suggestion :)

Absolutely, though easier is not always more fun. :)

That was, in fact, my primary plan.

Am I becoming predictable? :) Nah, I always tell my students 'go with the obvious choice'.

Great minds... ;)

Is that the saying? I thought there was another one... :)

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If no one wants to be the one to mention the timing on the overgrown road, we can assume one of the farmer-type bodyguards mentions it.

If we are not planning on exploring this line of enquiry right now we can keep that for later and I will introduce the resistance now.

We can use this poll to speed things along. Feel free to discuss the options or provide other options rather than just voting.

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I'm doubting between what I picked (they know nothing) and the "other" option. The other being: "they know we've been sent to handle the situation" not necessarily in anyone's favor

Very true. That is sorta the default, and what they will soon find out (maybe from the locals with you), so it is much the same as your pick, just with less strenuous need to convince them you are not their enemy. (This nuance is one reason I dislike polls and prefer discussions.)

Selection noted.

If the resistance has any connections in our village they will be aware of Roald and Alberts mission. So to me that is the most obvious choice. They might be a little bit coy about it to get more details. But having the son of the mayor along makes it pretty official.

Precisely: "If". That is part of the question on hand.
They will eventually be aware of that, but they might not have heard anything from the village yet, though, news of what happened last night may well have not gotten to any of them in the field. If we don't want a little drama at first (which is fine, if you do, and fine if you don't) then we can quickly reach the point where they are filled in.

That 'connection in the village' can easily be from the NPCs we have with us, so we don't need to worry about the slow dissemination of information in such low-tech societies if we don't want.

Trust, however, will take time, no matter what.

Going to build on the two-thirds answers.

Rolling for range (distance) and disposition (attitude) to set up the meeting.

Range:
A range of 1 would put you right on top of each other, surprised and likely to lash out no matter the disposition.
A range of 6 would put you far enough apart that you will have plenty of time to plan for or avoid a meeting. (I have taken Awareness and Survival into account).

Disposition:
A disposition of 1 may make them inclined to be hostile (which does not mean they have to attack).
A disposition of 6 will see them welcoming you, or, at least, being willing to listen.

sorry for being absent.

If I'm too late with my reply, just ignore it.
I selected: they believe we will help the baron. But option 1: they know nothing, can also work. when they see a bunch of armed strangers, they probably will put the puzzle together.

Everybody always assumes the worst, up to us to change their mind in thinking that we will not be helping the baron against the resistance. (not sure of this sentence)

In my opinion, it will all depend on what the resistance profits the most from. What is their ultimate goal?
Getting rid of the baron, or establish peace and economical prosperity.
If they want to kill him, maybe we can persuade them that they would be better off with a strong leader in a stable economy. And we will be trying to accomplish that.