The First Sacrifice (OOC)

Thank you very much. I hadn't even considered a lot of those metagaming aspects. Happy to play this out properly IC but this is what I, as a player, was thinking

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Olden is, generally, *not* given to melodrama. However, he's trying to both recover from his longtime companion's loss and to find his way a bit, and was pretty shaken by the sight of the miracle. He's very interested in seeing if there's more where that miracle came from. He is not likely to be pushy about it though.

He knows nothing of what afflicted Daryl but thinks the group might've been through some rough experiences. He's seen enough there to think that they are the "good" sort. He'll be happy to offer help with medicines in particular, but also iron or woodwork to friends of theirs - he might guess the travelers might have a camp/base of some sort - if they'll trust him and accept his aid, such as it might be.

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TLDR version - he'd introduce himself, acknowledge what he's seen, recognise that noone there needs his help with healing, but will offer to help their friends "in camp" if they have any or think they could use his help.

A lifetime of experience tells you this is a good party to join for those goals.
I think that is obvious enough. :)
Daryl will confirm that there a broken wagon at the location he was being held, and that his friends are likely to be weak and in need of such transport if it can be fixed. This will be an easy way to get into the party. The party is actively recruiting help, so it is not a stretch that they will accept you for that alone. You can form deeper bonds in play.

They also know the need for medicine, but might be riding a bit too high on recent events to see the value there right now. :)
Yeah. Except that is is not their camp, but one they are planning on assaulting to free their innocent captive friends and an innocent virgin sacrifice.

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We can assume conversation comes round to the relevant points, and we don't need to play out more than we want to. We know the outcome is that you join the party (which another reason we don't want dice messing things up:).

Thanks again, @vagueGM. I'll just make a very very brief IC post along those lines in the next half hour to get things moving.

@palemantle
Great that Olden is offering help at a time that the group can really use it. :)
But he seems to already know that we need this help, which is going to be a bit suspicious to Albert. It seems "too good to be true" in a way, if you get what I mean. Or is this maybe something that Olden can sense through his connection with the Goddess of wayfarers? And is that something Albert might know about the priests of Selusia?

A god of wayfarers could well have/grant such abilities.

We can also assume it is a bit smoother in the game with 'real' people talking, that a bit more back and forth happened between the characters to allay Albert's suspicions.

Could do that too.
I'll wait and see what palemantle had in mind.

@TheGenerator:
I'm thinking - as vagueGM says - that being subtly nudged towards wayfarers in need might be one of the "abilities" Selusia gives Olden. "Blessing" - imbuing travellers' tools/items with minor enhancements - is another thing Olden should be able to do. That apart, I haven't thought of her as a god that manifests overtly. Need to think about this a bit more.

Would Albert and Olden having some knowledge about Selusia and Raynor (respectively), and the gods not actively being at loggerheads work? Or a bit of friendly rivalry? If that doesn't work for Albert, how about him continuing to view Olden with suspicion (and a bit of pity) for a while?

Sorry I cross-posted. Don't have a strong opinion on this, really. Any of the above works for me so I'm happy to play along

I like the idea of Albert and Olden knowing about the other gods too. Maybe not the details, but some basics. If you want there to be some rivalry, I'm happy to go along with it. We can play towards gaining mutual respect.
I'm sure that Albert would have heard about "the owner of the wayshrine" at some point from one of his bar's patrons. That way there's already a trust between the two. Which makes teaming up easier :)

So he'd be suspicious until he learns who the stranger really is.

You ok with that?

Perfect, @TheGenerator. I was thinking a tiny bit - nothing too extreme or ugly - of initial friendly joshing or borderline distrust might be in order. Happens to a crazy extent in real life afterall.

Please play that how (and to whatever degree) you see fit and I'll try and follow along.

Err Olden can respond now about Fiona or let Roald chip in. I'm yet to figure out that sort of convention so bear with me and feel free to give me a nudge as needed :)

You are welcome to answer already. Posts don't have to be perfectly chronological and I don't think Roald knowing Fiona or not would change much about your response.

Sometimes you'll want to wait for input from someone before going forward, but that's usually quite clear to see.

Up to you :)

Thanks. So many little things that I'd never have thought about such as posting a character's appearance during the first meeting. Plenty to learn from you all.

And posting as a character rather than as a player *ugh* sorry

Not sure I've seen that one before, it is in the character sheet, after all. But no harm in it.
What is life without learning. :)
Yeah, I wish that choice stuck so you only need to change it when you post as someone else (per thread, preferable), but hey.

You can go back and edit that post and select the correct option from the dropdown list, the site does not even consider that as an edit. Your post was clearly from Olden's perspective, so I did not even notice that the portrait did not show him, best to consider that part of the site as optional and make sure the post works no matter portrait it comes with.

Thanks, vagueGM. I cheated and updated the "Post as" field for three posts in one go :) Didn't edit any other content.

You described yourself in your post, but I was too lazy to do the same :P
That's all it was, really. Haha!

Question though, is Olden's weapon visible? And does it look more like a weapon or a tool?

I gave him a mallet and added something in the sheet that amounted to, "more a tool than a weapon," if I remember right.

I have to admit I only have a vague notion of what a mallet is. Sounded more tool-y than a hammer at that time ha!

And having just searched the net for a mallet, you're right, I'd imagine it'd stick out of his pack rather obviously.

It depends. I think it's a carpenter's tool originally. So it could fit in a backpack if it was the kind you use with a chisel.

But there's also the World of Warcraft ones:

And probably no one noticed and no one cared. :)

The posts were clearly from that character, so the portrait is just visual flare, no problem changing it later. Some of us have lots of characters and might post as a different one to the portrait, that can cause confusion, but usually someone asks and it is easily fixed.