theMycon
2008-12-20, 12:42 AM
In brief, I need to sell information on the black market when I'm a moderate profile "good guy". The quotes are because I'm "polite-neutral, but kill evil things." Such as a few mob bosses, but that was entirely in self-defense and because I was caught up in someone else's problems.
My first instinct was "go to a bard. Get 'em to give you a potion of disguise self, work on a disguise, maybe a potion of glibness, and a gather information to find it. The expected cost is only about 20% of the expected reward, and you mechanically won't be able to lose."
However, that's the easy solution. And I want a new, inventive idea, something that takes advatage of the situation in particular, rather than using all-purpose spells.
Here's my resources:
0 charisma mod
a class without bluff, intimidate, diplomacy, or gather information
no party members who've put more than 2 points into any of them
A reputation as a charitable, helpful guy
Having killed off about 1/3rd of the black market (no internal wars, but still competing against eachother)
Them knowing this, without knowing my motivations (self-defense)
Nigh-total invulnerability for anything involving AC or saves
Most of the people who matter knowing I'm apparently invulnerable
The natural (real-world) ability to convince people the sun rises in the west and really is the chariot of Helios. Or whatever else is convenient.
A party wizard (Transmutation specialist) who doesn't really have much better to do than help.
A reputation as a crazy cultist for a made-up god.
Goal-
To sell all the business notes (ledgers, contacts, contracts, personal files, personell files, etc) of the latest boss I offed (far away from the city). Without employing a mid-level bard. Still hoping to be cheap.
Exacerbating problems-
There're copies out there.
There're rumors he's already dead.
A team-mate already tried and failed miserably before even locating a fence.
They sent out a blanket "stay away or we kill you" notice.
I'm technically lawful
So, boned or not boned? Should I just take the easy way out and have a bard do most of the work? Or is a plan possible with all I've got going for me?
My first instinct was "go to a bard. Get 'em to give you a potion of disguise self, work on a disguise, maybe a potion of glibness, and a gather information to find it. The expected cost is only about 20% of the expected reward, and you mechanically won't be able to lose."
However, that's the easy solution. And I want a new, inventive idea, something that takes advatage of the situation in particular, rather than using all-purpose spells.
Here's my resources:
0 charisma mod
a class without bluff, intimidate, diplomacy, or gather information
no party members who've put more than 2 points into any of them
A reputation as a charitable, helpful guy
Having killed off about 1/3rd of the black market (no internal wars, but still competing against eachother)
Them knowing this, without knowing my motivations (self-defense)
Nigh-total invulnerability for anything involving AC or saves
Most of the people who matter knowing I'm apparently invulnerable
The natural (real-world) ability to convince people the sun rises in the west and really is the chariot of Helios. Or whatever else is convenient.
A party wizard (Transmutation specialist) who doesn't really have much better to do than help.
A reputation as a crazy cultist for a made-up god.
Goal-
To sell all the business notes (ledgers, contacts, contracts, personal files, personell files, etc) of the latest boss I offed (far away from the city). Without employing a mid-level bard. Still hoping to be cheap.
Exacerbating problems-
There're copies out there.
There're rumors he's already dead.
A team-mate already tried and failed miserably before even locating a fence.
They sent out a blanket "stay away or we kill you" notice.
I'm technically lawful
So, boned or not boned? Should I just take the easy way out and have a bard do most of the work? Or is a plan possible with all I've got going for me?