Travels amongst the Border Princes (WFRP 2e) OOC

[LarsWester]

apologies for the multi-posting forgot some rolls.

Spoiler: more rolls required

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"Father's career" - (1d100)[90] Tradesman
"Mother's career" - (1d100)[81] Thief
"NicknameBoIN" - (1d100)[95] Tatowierung?? = Tattoo maybe shortening it to Ta-to. Let's say its of a rainbow trout jumping over set of scales on his left back shoulder.
"ActualNameBoIN" - (1d845)[300] Harman is his real name. So Harman "Ta-to" Reifsneider

[LarsWester]

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Harman "Ta-To" Reifsneider

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Spoiler: Portrait

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Character
Name	Harman "Tato" Reifsneider
Race	Human
Career	Verenean Investigator(CC p219)
Previous Careers	River Warden(CC p177)
Sheet	May include a link in the future

Personal Details
Age	29	Gender	Male
Eyes	Grey Blue	Weight	165lbs
Hair	Light Brown	Height	6'-0"
Star	The Gloaming- Sign of Illusion and Mystery	Siblings	Only Child
Birthland		Gruyden, Hochland
Dist Mark		Pox Marks, Tattoo of rainbow trout jumping over bronze scales on the left shoulder.
Dooooom		Violent Means brings your Doom

Main Profile
	WS	BS	S	T	Ag	Int	WP	Fel
Starting	32	29	40	30	35	31	30	29
Advance	10	10	10	10	20	30	20	20
Current	42	39	50	40	50	41	35	34
Secondary Profile
	A	W	SB	TB	M	Mag	IP	FP
Starting	1	11	4	3	4	0	0	4
Advance	1	5	-	-	0	0	--	--
Current	2	7/13	5	4	4	0	0	1/4

Spoiler: Crunch

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Spoiler: Combat Info

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Movement
Char	Move/Disengage	Charge	Run
4	8	16	24

Weapons -W.I.P
Name	Group	Dmg	Range	Reload	Qualities
Sword (Hand Weapon)	Ord	SB(5)	-	-	none
Dagger	Ord	SB-3(2)	-	-	none
Pistol	Gunpowder	4	8/16	2 Full 10/10	Impact, Unreliable
Shield	Ord	SB-2(3)	-	-	Defensive, Special

Armor
Name	Head	R. Arm	L. Arm	Body	R. Leg	L. Leg
Hit Chance	01-15	16-35	36-55	56-80	81-90	91-00
Leather Skullcap	1	0	0	0	0	0
Leather Jack	0	1	1	1	0	0
Total AP	1	1	1	1	0	0

Spoiler: Talents

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Talents
Keen Senses	+20% to Perception Tests.
Lightning Reflexes	+5% to AG starting profile.
Orientation	+10% bonus on Navigation Skill Tests
Resistance to Disease	+10% bonus on Toughness tests to resist disease.
Specialist Weapons Group (Gunpowder)	Capable of using Gunpowder weapons.
Streetwise	+10% bonus on Charm and Gossip Skill tests when dealing with the criminal underworld.
Very Strong	+5% to S starting profile.

Spoiler: Skills

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Basic Skills
Value	Skill Name	Char	+10%	+20%	Related Talents
20%	Animal Care	Int			N/A
17%	Charm	Fel			Etiquette, Master Orator, Public Speaking, Schemer, •Streetwise
17%	Command	Fel			N/A
25%	Concealment	Ag			Alley Cat, Rover, Tunnel Rat
20%	Consume Alcohol	T			N/A
17%	Disguise	Fel			Mimic
25%	Drive	S			N/A
20%	Evaluate	Int			Artistic, Dealmaker
20%	Gamble	Int			Super Numerate
44%	•Gossip	Fel	•		Etiquette, •Streetwise
17%	Haggle	Fel			Dealmaker
25%	Intimidate	S			Menacing
41%	•Outdoor Survival	Int			N/A
61%	•Perception	Int			Acute Hearing, Excellent Vision,•Keen Senses Super Numerate, Trapfinder
25%	Ride	Ag			Trick Riding
50%	•Row	S			N/A
25%	Scale Sheer Surface	S			N/A
41%	•Search	Int			N/A
50%	•Silent Move	Ag			Alley Cat, Rover, Tunnel Rat
25%	Swim	S			N/A
Advanced Skills
Value	Skill Name	Char	+10%	+20%	Related Talents
51%	Common Knowledge (Empire)	Int	•		Seasoned Traveler
50%	Pick Lock	Ag
41%	Read/Write	Int
50%	Sleight of Hand	Ag
41%	Speak Language (Reikspiel)	Int			Linguistics, Mimic, Seasoned Traveler
51%	Navigation	Int			•Orientation
41%	Secret Signs (Scout)	Int

Spoiler: Mutations and Insanities

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Mutations
None yet	but they're coming
Insanities
Still sane	but not for long!

Spoiler: Trappings and Money

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Money
Gold Crowns	Silver Shillings	Brass Pennies
15	4	10

Trappings
Item	Enc	Description
Dagger	10	None
Sword (Hand Weapon)	50	none
Shield	50	Defensive (+10% on Parry), Special (-10% on Opponent's BS)
Leather Jack	50	1AP (Body, Arms)
Common clothing and tattered cloak	25	Well worn
Rope, 10yd	50	Hempen
Pistol with Powder and Ammunition for 10 shots	25+40ammo	9/10 shots Impact (roll 2d10 take highest) Unreliable (95-99 weapon jammed 00 blows up)
Sling bag	5	Holds 200 Enc
Uniform	15	Talabec River Warden Uniform
Blanket	10	Old and worn but comfy
Wooden tankard and cutlery	7	Not fancy at all
Coin Purse	-	12GC starting coins
Riding Horse with Saddle and Harness	-	Traded Row Boat. Horse named Arbiter is a grey mare.
Lock Picks	20	Required to make a Pick Lock test
Magnifying Glass	5	x3 Magnification found in Old World Armoury
Manacles	20	comes with a single key
2 Homing Pigeons and Cages	-	Two birds are named Law and Justice and are from the Verenan Temple in Bergsburg
Leather Skullcap	10	1AP (Head) - 3 GC
Water Skin	30	Holds 1 gal of water- 8 s
Parchment	-	5 sheets5 s
Ink, black	1	1 oz vial 5 gc
Inkpen	-	1 gc
17 heavy tallow candles in a small box.	150	1gc+17*3s
gold ring	-	with purple stones set in it Worth ?
heavy dwarf-crafted sword	50	covered with geometric decorative engravings.Worth ?

Encumbrance
Max	Current
500	473

Spoiler: Experience and Advances Taken

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Experience
Total Gained	Spent
2600	2500
Advances
Advance	XP Cost
+5% BS	Free
+10% BS	100
+5% S	100
+10% S	100
+5% T	100
+5% AG	100
+10% AG	100
+5% Int	100
+5% WP	100
+1 W	100
+2 W	100
Orientation Talent	100
Career Switch To Verenean Investigator(p219) 1200EXP Total Spent	100
+5% WS	100
+10% WS	100
+10% T	100
+1 A	100
Silent Move Skill	100
Read/Write Skill	100
Pick Lock Skill	100
Sleight of Hand Skill	100
Keen Senses Talent	100
Streetwise Talent	100
+15%AG	100
+10% INT	100
+5% Fel	100

Spoiler: Yet to come

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Required to Exit VI=3000EXP
+20%AG	100
+15% INT	100
+20% INT	100
+25% INT	100
+30% INT	100
+10% WP	100
+15% WP	100
+20% WP	100
+10% Fel	100
+15% Fel	100
+20% Fel	100
+3 W	100
+4 W	100
+5 W	100
Academic Knowledge(Law) Skill	100
Academic Knowledge(any two)	200
Command Skill	100
Common Knowledge (any one)	100
Concealment Skill	100
Disguise Skill	100
Follow Trail Skill	100
Shadowing Skill	100
Speak Language(Classical) Skill	100
Speak Language(Any One) Skill	100
Street Fighting or Strong-Minded Talents	100
Alley Cat or Coolheaded (+5% WP) Talent	100
Options from VI=900EXP
Common Knowledge (Empire) +10%	100
Gossip +20%	100
Perception +10%	100
Search +10%	100
Secret Signs (any one) Skill or Scout +10%	100
Speak Language (Reikspiel) +10%	100
Street Fighting or Strong-Minded Talents	100
Alley Cat or Coolheaded (+5% WP) Talent	100
Savvy (+5% INT) Talent	100
Available exits
Boatman(p31), Marine(p136), Roadwarden(p178), Seaman(p187), Sergeant(p189), Smuggler(p196), Toll Keeper(p212), Wrecker(p254)	River Warden (exits)
Initiate(Verena)(p113), Scholar(p182), Spy(p198), Witch Hunter(p231)	Verenean Investigator (exits)
Militiaman (Dodge Blow, Trade(Gunsmith), Rapid Reload)	Any Basic Career for 200 EXP
Bodyguard (Dodge Blow, Heal, Quick Draw)	Any Basic Career for 200 EXP
Soldier (Dodge Blow, Heal, Lots of Talents)	Any Basic Career for 200 EXP

There's a lot left to take in my current career including a lot of Profile advances. I may never leave it. Was wondering if I could switch out my row boat for a riding horse with saddle and harness? They are almost equal in costs. He's not much of a fighter with middling BS and WS skills he is going to only improve in the Fel and Int traits. So there's a lot of room to grow with this character.

I'll get more of a back story up later but here's the short sweet version.

Born the only child of a tradesman in the Shrine Village his mother prayed daily for him to survive a childhood case of the pox. She even left her career as a thief in a promise to Verena. His mother feared my disease was a punishment for her criminal past. Harman survived the pox leaving only a few scars on his face to tell of his battle with the disease. He has have been resistant to disease ever since. Harman's father arranged for him to work as a river warden patrolling the Talabec. Harman was very proud of his service among the River Wardens. He served for several years blissfully naive to the corruption of those around him. Harman finally caught the ringleader of a bandit gang that had murdered some River Wardens. Unfortunately this gang had plied the rights palms with coin and Harman's superiors were the chief reason they were so successful. Harman discovered his superiors involvement with the gang but all the evidence was destroyed before the case could advance. Disillusioned Harman enlisted with the Cult of Verena as an investigator but before he could complete his training word reached him that the ringleader escaped and fled to the Border Princes region. Since Harman vowed before Verena that the man would see justice he set off on the cold trail of the man to run him down and bring him to justice.

I think Harman is a good fit for the ideals embodied by Gabriele and Severin. Harman has a severe sense of justice and is angered at injustice, he cares for the common folk who he believes laws are meant to protect. I hope you both agree. He can also read and write so he may be useful in that regard.

Spoiler: Private Character Notes

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Searching for a criminal ringleader named Gerhart Lustig but going by the tradename The Drunken Weasel.
Gunpowder and shot available in Mirello (W26) and Sullivan's Gulch (V15), or possibly Tilean or Dwarven travelling merchants.
Wages for guarding the caravan 8s a day for 3 weeks. 8 days a week. = 24 x 8 = 192 s or 9gc 12s on completion. Paid 3gc 4s. Bought booze and mug -2p Given 10 shot and powder owe it back. Bought 1 week of rations = 6s.
Found Treasure:
17 heavy tallow candles in a box.
"gold ring with purple stones set in it
heavy dwarf-crafted sword covered with geometric decorative engravings."
10gc reward for mines from Galeazzo.

[dojango]

Decimal currency is the mark of Tzeentch

1 gold crown (gc) = 20 silver shillings (s) = 240 brass pennies (p)
1 silver shilling = 12 brass pennies

[Haval]

Everything's in multiples of 9

Lars - Seems fine. There's a lot of skills in that career. And he's literate.

[LarsWester]

Decimal currency is the mark of Tzeentch

1 gold crown (gc) = 20 silver shillings (s) = 240 brass pennies (p)
1 silver shilling = 12 brass pennies

Thanks been playing way to much 5e I forgot about a proper exchange system.

[LarsWester]

Everything's in multiples of 9

Lars - Seems fine. There's a lot of skills in that career. And he's literate.

One that's missing is Heal. I don't really even have a path to get it anytime soon. But so far Dojango has always had a NPC healer around somewhere.

[dojango]

I guess people should make perception/outdoor survival/navigation/secret signs (scout) tests if they have them, in addition to Harman's gossip test.

[Haval]

Gossip test to ask around and have some indication of what the road to Inselberg might be like. If there's anywhere that people have been ambushed in the past.
vs. Fel 32
(1d100)[23]

Perception
vs. Int 38
(1d100)[5]

Outdoor Survival for hunting purposes
vs. Int 38
(1d100)[62]

Secret Signs (Ranger)
vs. Int 38
(1d100)[13]

[LarsWester]

Tests coming up.
Gossip test to pick up rumors about my bandit target. Since this relates to the criminal world would Streetwise +20% apply.
"GossipVS39or59" - (1d100)[70]
Perception test for the trip
"PerceptionVs56" - (1d100)[32]
Outdoor Survival test for the hunting along the way.
"SurvivalVs36" - (1d100)[18]
Navigation test for not getting lost and remembering the path taken.
"NavigationVs46" - (1d100)[64]
To notice any secret scout signs posted.
"SecretSignsScoutVs36" - (1d100)[48]

[rax]

Gossip +10 vs. 52 (1d100)[9]

Perception vs. 44 (1d100)[71]

Outdoor Survival vs. 44 (1d100)[34]

Navigation +Orientation vs. 54 (1d100)[11]

Secret Signs (Scout) vs. 44 (1d100)[29]

Edit: Severin be like - "Ambush? What ambush?"

[LarsWester]

Gossip +10 vs. 52 [roll0]

Perception vs. 44 [roll1]

Outdoor Survival vs. 44 [roll2]

Navigation +Orientation vs. 54 [roll3]

Secret Signs (Scout) vs. 44 [roll4]

Edit: Severin be like - "Ambush? What ambush?"

If you had to pick one to fail might as well be the one Gab and I passed.

[LarsWester]

I took red for speech since blue and green seem to be Severin and Gabriele's colors. Let me know if I should pick another for some reason.

[rax]

Sorry for the incomplete IC post. The weekend's been a real drain on my energy. I'll try and finish up tomorrow.

[LarsWester]

I made a post but only because it was reacting to Bremcote questions.

[LarsWester]

There's about a dozen of these halfling "scouts" definitely not bandits wanting to see our caravan?

[dojango]

Yeah, they're not bandits because they say they're not, would they lie?

[Haval]

Bandits with authority. So like corrupt local police who might knick things in passing if they can get away with it.

I suppose it doesn't have to be the case that Gretchen is still working for Sol, but it's what we heard about in Stralwald. Not the same as trusting her obviously.

[rax]

Fun fact: I was going to leave at least half of Severin's cash with Destiny because hauling along nearly 100 gc into a bandit nest seemed like a bad idea. And then I forgot all about it.

@dojango
Any chance we can retcon that so that Severin has a little less than half his wealth with him?

[LarsWester]

Felt like bringing some things out in the open.
Severin and Gabriele have been hired to do something extra in Inselberg but Harman has not. He will probably just spend his time looking for clues for his own quest and getting in with the other guards. He would be willing to help S & G if they requested it but at this point his only employer is Lorenzo. We are technically under contract even for the projected week in Inselberg so Lorenzo might have us on guard duty some nights but it sounds like tonight we have off.

[dojango]

Severin: Yes, you can. And the BQ Firearm, is that with Destiny, hidden with Lorenzo, or being carried around?
Harman: Also correct, unless they revealed their true purpose. You can also scout around looking for Gerhart or the river bandits. You heard rumors that bandits were attacking riverboats in this region, after all. Also, yes, Lorenzo will ask the three of you to stand guard half of every third night.

[Haval]

Felt like bringing some things out in the open.
Severin and Gabriele have been hired to do something extra in Inselberg but Harman has not. He will probably just spend his time looking for clues for his own quest and getting in with the other guards. He would be willing to help S & G if they requested it but at this point his only employer is Lorenzo. We are technically under contract even for the projected week in Inselberg so Lorenzo might have us on guard duty some nights but it sounds like tonight we have off.

I'd say since you've mentioned why Harman is in the Border Princes Gabriele would be willing to back him up if he needs it. I think anyone who isn't from here is immediately more trustworthy by comparison so Harman might be useful to have around. Will have to work up to telling him about Le Houet though.

The gun isn't something that Gabriele intends to shoot with, at least unless she picks up the talent at some point. We can leave it with Destiny or someone else trustworthy unless Severin has other ideas.

Fun fact: I was going to leave at least half of Severin's cash with Destiny because hauling along nearly 100 gc into a bandit nest seemed like a bad idea. And then I forgot all about it.

Same actually. I remember now that there was mention of a Dwarven bank. I forgot to timesplit.

[dojango]

There is a dwarven bank, but it isn't active in Bremcote. You have a letter of credit from a Tilean bank, which would be honored at face value by the Tilean merchants. The dwarven bank would take it at a discount (90% of face value) and you might be able to sell to someone who understands the concept of banking at an even steeper discount.

[Haval]

Really should FP the perception roll
(1d100)[11]

[LarsWester]

Is retching man one of the caravan guards or a stranger?

[dojango]

Is retching man one of the caravan guards or a stranger?

A stranger

[LarsWester]

Requested Rolls. In character posting later when I have more time.
"ConcealmentVs22" - (1d100)[54]

Spoiler: If Gabriele requests Harman to move forward

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"Silent MoveVs45" - (1d100)[63]

[rax]

Just checking, but the description Severin's informant gave of Tick matches the man, right? I was mostly having Severin ask to keep up the pretense that he's never met Tick, but a secondary goal was to make sure that it was the same guy.

[dojango]

Just checking, but the description Severin's informant gave of Tick matches the man, right? I was mostly having Severin ask to keep up the pretense that he's never met Tick, but a secondary goal was to make sure that it was the same guy.

Yeah it checks out. In a world without photographs, it's hard to describe someone to someone else, lol.

[LarsWester]

Getting flashbacks to my college experience.

[rax]

Did you often wake up to find your boots and valuables stolen after passing out?