The Wandering Archipelago (OOC)

[Arch Lich Burns]

Hey your not supposed to give the gm ideas!

[Dlover]

But how am I meant to make money from your failings otherwise?

[spiderwrangler]

A connection to the Thieves' Guild fits with my plans for Korrik, though a connection where he's on their good side...

[Nioca]

Well, Syli's not intending to rat anyone out, and is actually looking to try to make a contact here, so there's a possibility.

Whether she succeeds is another question.

[thinkslogically]

FYI: Thieves Guilds (as you might think of them; if they exist at all) do not operate openly in this world, and certainly wouldn't be the kind of organisation to have a Guild Hall and weekly meetings. Organised crime is kind of known to probably occur, but most people (at least where you guys came from) probably wouldn't have had any real contact with it. Korrik is the likely exception.

[Arch Lich Burns]

Ah okay. I figured since Gwen was a bounty hunter she may had some run ins with it, sorry!

[thinkslogically]

Nah, you're good She may well have had some experience with organised crime and gangs and that kind of thing, but nothing as open and organised as an overt Thieves Guild.

[WearsHats]

Sorry to hold up the group. Kal just had to stop and see what he could do. But now he knows there's nothing he can do, and is mostly just trying to disentangle himself. Take one last look around and walk away if he can. (Of course, Thinks said the NPC had already walked away.) I don't think it should take much longer.

Though it will be interesting to see how things develop with an earnest bright-eyed paladin amongst some of the other party members...

[thinkslogically]

I'm just doing the update now. Time in these updates is a little flexible, so even though I said she'd walked away, you can still retroactively react to the things she said or did and they'll just happen before she leaves. It's basically a compromise on realism to keep the pace up.

[WearsHats]

That's what I figured when I posted after you said she'd left. I figured those would be my parting words. Except it's just kind of kept going on. We'll get it straightened out.

[spiderwrangler]

Though it will be interesting to see how things develop with an earnest bright-eyed paladin amongst some of the other party members...

[Dlover]

We have a paladin? What, nooo, Mehriv didn't deliberately hire a smuggler. Not at allll. >.>

[Arch Lich Burns]

Don't worry, in this edition pallidins dont have to be lawful good

[Dlover]

Thank goodness. Unlawful goodness especially.

[WearsHats]

But ours is LG.

For one thing, it wasn't clear to me that was allowed in the rules. For another, it's my first time playing a paladin, and I figure I should do it up right. Also, it seemed right for the character.

I'm not entirely sure right now how he'll handle finding out that some of his friends might be less than honest and reputable. Depends on what they're doing, I guess.

[spiderwrangler]

Yeah, your +3 Insight might mean I get caught in a lie at some point here, but while Korrik is certainly not lawful, he shades to the good side of things (NG), so more likely to find middle ground than if he was more CN.

[thinkslogically]

Paladins can be as nuanced as anyone else now, and they also can't fall unless the player wants it. It gives them a lot more subtlety I think, but there's also nothing at all wrong with the classic LG paladin. In fact, it's probably the better of the options in terms of mechanical power (though thats arguably one of least important metrics in 5e!)

But, that's also not a choice that needs to be made until level 3, so just play for now and see where he ends up. Same for all of you really. Levels 1 and 2 are kind of still part of the character creation process.

[WearsHats]

+3 insight, like I said, seems somewhat out of character for him.

One of his traits is that he keeps an open mind. He knows his way isn't the only way, and people have reasons for their actions. He's a lot more concerned with the well-being of the people around him than the decrees of distant governments. And LG doesn't mean he'll never buck an unjust law. So you might be able to talk him closer to NG. But getting him to knowingly break the law would take a lot of convincing, and he'll never be comfortable with it unless he knows the law and/or the government that set is unjust/corrupt/evil.

Thing is, his whole life has been spent in a tiny remote village with wise elders and little to no crime. And most of that was spent hunting in the woods or tending the shrine. He's got some book knowledge, but he's sheltered and naive. So, on the one hand, crime is a strange and abhorrent thing, but, on the other hand, he's vulnerable to fast talk (insight notwithstanding).

[thinkslogically]

Hey folks, sorry I forgot to tell you I have classes on Tuesday nights so they'll be hit or miss re. updates. Will get you one tonight though for sure

[Dlover]

Ooh, Mehr actually caught up to Gwen. Burns, add rat traps to the list of things we want!

[Arch Lich Burns]

How does Gwen know this? Also she does have a cage animal trap.

[Dlover]

Mehriv catches up to Gwen as she hurries away from the scene she's caused, and they return to the main square.

I just couldn't be bothered to say it IC. Might as well do that now I guess.

[thinkslogically]

Healers Kit: This kit is a leather pouch containing bandages, salves, and splints. The kit has ten uses. As an action, you can expend one use of the kit to stabilize a creature that has 0 hit points, without needing to make a Wisdom (Medicine) check.

Herbalism Kit: This kit contains a variety of instruments such as clippers, mortar and pestle, and pouches and vials used by herbalists to create remedies and potions. Proficiency with this kit lets you add your proficiency bonus to any Ability Checks you make to Identify or apply herbs. Also, proficiency with this kit is required to create Antitoxin and potions of Healing.

[Dlover]

I've no need to buy starting equipment.

[Arch Lich Burns]

Lets see....what do we need for our shop

Mop/broom (???) , bucket (5 cp), soap, bell 1 gp, hooded lamp (5 gp) OR candles (1 cp), merchant scale (5 gp), abacus (2 gp), lock (10 gp), and some sort of lock box for moneys.