[WFRP] The Bloody Crown OOC XV

[LeSwordfish]

Filomena is a tough cookie to Charm, so I'll re-roll that: (1d100)[66] vs 92

[rax]

Hey all, just want to let you know that my wife and son have been hit with stomach flu. It seems to last about two days. Right now, I'm okay, but the odds of me not catching it are grim. If I'm unresponsive in the next few days, the flu will be the reason why.

[TheSummoner]

Sorry for the slow replies over the weekend all - I downloaded Dwarf Fortress and fell down a semi-literal hole.

Fantastic game. I hope you're playing it with the original ascii intact. Just remember, losing is fun.

[Thragka]

The Dwimmulsons have sent him off on an errand of their own - you won't find him in Painford.

He’s been spending a lot of time in Helmgart under a nom de guerre.

"Well, it's not a question of blame, is it?" said the Prince. "It's not a man's fault if he has a sickness - but he can still be a danger to his fellow men."

Hold on, hold on – I thought the miasmas were attracted to sloth, slovenliness and common breeding? It’s the same epidemiology as poverty, surely.

[LCP]

Hold on, hold on – I thought the miasmas were attracted to sloth, slovenliness and common breeding? It’s the same epidemiology as poverty, surely.

I thought about that when I was writing the post, but I think that's a product of real-world religious thinking in a world without a literal Plague Satan to blame these things on.

[TheSummoner]

Surely you mean Plague Santa.

Fat. Jolly. Likes to give people gifts. Think about it.

[-Sentinel-]

"It's a shame," he said. "The old man seemed amiable enough. If he has to go, who's to say we won't get some troublemaker in his place?" He shook his head. "But we'll have to see."

Uhhhh, this is worrisome. Sieghard should definitely try to probe what Sforza means by that.

[LCP]

The next thing I have that Ludo would like to do is speak to Sforza once he returns to Savonne.

This'd take us a few days forward into Sigmarzeit - does anyone else have anything they want to get out of the way before we do?

I'm assuming Bardhyl doesn't object to waiting a few more days before setting off.

[LeSwordfish]

I'd like to spend some time preparing for the journey. I'm pretty sure Ludo has winter clothes but can buy rations and stuff - shall I just help myself at rulebook prices?

[-Sentinel-]

This'd take us a few days forward into Sigmarzeit - does anyone else have anything they want to get out of the way before we do?

I'm good. Beyond the "scan for Chaos" thing, my discussion with Tatiana is just to kill time while the other players do their thing.

[RossN]

Happy to move forward.

Jarla will presumably be busy setting up the keep for the return of the royals (or at least giving the odd instruction while the staff does the real work.)

[LCP]

OK, I'll move us forward. XP etc. for the new month to come a bit later.

[LCP]

Alright, XP time. Merry Mondstille everyone:

	Bardhyl	Elsa	Jarla	Ludo	Sieghard
Completing Pflugzeit	100	100	100	100	100
Securing Brina's farmstead from Abdul				25	25
Digging up Ironrod's map		25
Saving Gina in Painford & learning her story				25	25
Exorcising Hieronymus	50	50	50	50	50
Smuggling Gina to Putbad	25		25	25	25
Helping Jak & Stela				25	25
Being mean to Irene				25

All in all not a bad month's work!

It's also come to my attention that since I wussed out on letting you guys level up the Thorns for yourselves, I haven't done a very good job of keeping up with their veterancy level. Considering everything they've been through, I think it's about time we gave them some goodies:

• All the Thorns get the 2 WP advances on their sheet.
• Ingwald picks up Command, Haggle (from all the tax collecting duty you've had him on) and +5 Fel.
• Hanna picks up Command, +5 WP and +5 T.
• Gustaf picks up Sure Shot and Follow Trail +20%.

I'm not sure whether their sheet counting 21 of them is up-to-date with the most recent recruiting efforts. If there's a large block of raw recruits unaccounted for then let me know and I'll think about whether they're numerous enough to worry about representing their stats separately.

[-Sentinel-]

I can finally buy Dodge Blow. Merry Christmas and happy belated birthday to me!

That leaves me with 125 XP. Hmm, let's go with Suave. It's the last Fel advance I'll be able to buy in this career.


I had kind of half forgotten the business with the dwarfs. I need to do something about that sometime, since our esteemed GM went through the trouble of drawing a map and everything. But there are more pressing matters to attend to right now.

@ LeSwordfish and TheSummoner: Congrats, Ludo and Sieghard are clearly the MVP's of the month.

TIL: being mean to Irene earns you XP. I'm sure there are no downsides whatsoever.

[RossN]

Okay, wow Jarla now has 630 unspent XP.

[TheSummoner]

I'm not sure whether their sheet counting 21 of them is up-to-date with the most recent recruiting efforts. If there's a large block of raw recruits unaccounted for then let me know and I'll think about whether they're numerous enough to worry about representing their stats separately.

Those numbers don't account for the more recent recruiting efforts. I need to sit down and go over the bookkeeping myself when the Christmas rush is over.

[LeSwordfish]

I'm away from my books for the moment so can't tot up the price but Ludo is very wealthy so I'll just make a shopping list now - he's going to buy another 24 hours of oil for his lamp, three weeks rations, and a third waterskin.

Let me know if you think Ludo's getting a little heavy on encumbrance- I can't be bothered to do the maths but he's now carrying two swords, two ranged weapons, and a shield. Would it be reasonable to take a pony off into the mountains or would the terrain forbid that?

[-Sentinel-]

Would it be reasonable to take a pony off into the mountains or would the terrain forbid that?

I had Elsa travel all the way to Putbad just to fetch her horse for the trip. We are taking the horses.

@ RossN: If I were you, I'd get a skill mastery in Charm. Are you maxed out on primary characteristics for this career?

[rax]

Well, I survived the stomach flu but it took two days to overcome the physical exhaustion and brain fog, and that took me right into Christmas, but I'm back on my feet and catching up on events.

I'll get IC and OOC posts up tomorrow as needed.

Oh, and look - shiny XP to spend!

[RossN]

Happy Christmas all! Too busy to post but I plan on getting a second wind after the hols!

[LCP]

Merry Xmas all! Glad you survived the flu, rax.

I'm away from my books for the moment so can't tot up the price but Ludo is very wealthy so I'll just make a shopping list now - he's going to buy another 24 hours of oil for his lamp, three weeks rations, and a third waterskin.

Let me know if you think Ludo's getting a little heavy on encumbrance- I can't be bothered to do the maths but he's now carrying two swords, two ranged weapons, and a shield. Would it be reasonable to take a pony off into the mountains or would the terrain forbid that?

That is sounding like a lot for a halfling to carry - but bringing your pony should mean it isn't a problem, as long as you keep a shortlist of what's actually on your person.

You should be able to buy all this at rulebook prices except for foodstuffs, which are at a 30% markup right now.

I've thrown in one very brief last scene for this IC day with Jarla, but it should be quick to resolve. Is everyone looking to leave the next day for the expedition to find Wadim?

[TheSummoner]

I'm good to move on. I'll get an IC post up tonight and sort out Sieghard's other shopping, but the only thing that might be non-trivial is that Sieghard wants to use his share of the money from the warehouse sale to have a best-quality shield made. He should have plenty of time to arrange that while the others are doing their own things though.

[LeSwordfish]

I'm happy to leave ASAP. I'm also going to add a Storm Lantern to Ludo's shopping list, and a set of Good-quality clothing, including a coat suitable for cold weather.

Ludo has owned a pony for a while now and been up and down to Savonne on it a few times. Can I take Ride as an Elite Advance please?

[-Sentinel-]

To buy:
-2 saddlebags, for the sake of symmetry. (4 gc)
-A new set of good quality travel clothes. (3 gc)
-A week of good quality rations. (216 p)
-A third water skin. (96 p)
-A bottle of good quality spirits. (36 p)
-2 days of horse fodder, just in case we venture in barren territory. (10 p)
-10 matches. (10 p)
-Firewood, in case we need to make a campfire in the mountains. (No idea how much it costs.)

Total = 8 gc and 128 p, not counting the firewood. Let me know if Gossip checks are necessary for any of the above.


Did we do any accounting for the money we gave Gina?

Also, is Sieghard coming with? I've seen no indication that he followed Sforza's party to Savonne.

[TheSummoner]

That's because I haven't gotten the IC post up yet. Tis the season and whatnot.

Sieghard will pick up two weeks of rations, a week of fodder, and let's say three torches so we aren't completely dependent on Ludo's lamp.

[LCP]

Sorry for the slow posting everyone - we're painting the 1st floor of our house and yesterday was fairly full-on.

I'm good to move on. I'll get an IC post up tonight and sort out Sieghard's other shopping, but the only thing that might be non-trivial is that Sieghard wants to use his share of the money from the warehouse sale to have a best-quality shield made. He should have plenty of time to arrange that while the others are doing their own things though.

Where's he getting it made?

Ludo has owned a pony for a while now and been up and down to Savonne on it a few times. Can I take Ride as an Elite Advance please?

Sure, no problem.


I'm assuming that the general idea is to follow Bardhyl west to his base of operations out there. Since I've kept you guys waiting long enough already I'll put together an IC post to get us that point shortly, but feel free to timesplit any conversations you'd like to have had, or to tell me to back up and rewind if necessary. This'll be a journey of a couple of days so may be a good chance for the gang to get to know Bardhyl a bit better around the campfire.

[TheSummoner]

Where's he getting it made?

Probably something he can have handled in the Thornwood. If he can't find anyone locally, he'll try Savonne.
(1d100)[58] vs 64 gossip to find someone who can make it.
(1d100)[43] vs 54 haggle for the price

[-Sentinel-]

For everyone else, if you can pass SL(Reikspiel) at -30 you can get a rough understanding of what Bardhyl’s boys are saying in their hillfolk lingo.

Oh wait, is this just one test to understand all the hill folk dialogue to follow?

Because if so, I'll re-roll that. (d100)[50]

Edit: Damn. Failed by 5.

[rax]

Bardhyl will spring for a side of meat and a keg of beer to keep his crew happy.

Side of (unidentified) meat = 16 p (incl. markup)
Keg of beer = 47 p (incl. markup)
= 5 s 3 p

[LCP]

The test is one per fragment of hillchat, not one test and you figure out the whole dialect.

Sieghard will probably struggle to find a master craftsman for a shield in the Thornwood, but he can definitely get one in Savonne.

I'm going to be away for the next 2-3 days and most likely unable to post, so happy new year in advance, everyone!