Pandemonious Ivy
Panties, Revolution. Big Drawers. Parachute.
[X] Immediately get to work, no point on worrying about anything else honestly.
[X] Worry about food after your work is done.
[X] Worry about food after your work is done.
Quest to Become a Hero
- Thread starter adwarf
- Start date
- Original Fantasy
Pandemonious Ivy
Panties, Revolution. Big Drawers. Parachute.
Booknerds all know the feeling of reading too much and forgetting basic functions. Obviously it'll unlock a special trait
I am aware, being one. The answer is to fuel up firstBooknerds all know the feeling of reading too much and forgetting basic functions. Obviously it'll unlock a special trait
- Location
- United States
[X] Clean this filthy office first.
[X] Go ask the big guy at the bar about getting some food real quick.
[X] Go ask the big guy at the bar about getting some food real quick.
[X] Immediately get to work, no point on worrying about anything else honestly.
[X] Go ask the big guy at the bar about getting some food real quick.
-[X] Enquire why Larry is so opposed to us examining underlying documentation.
@adwarf is this writin cool? I assume the bulk of those papers sitting around are invoices and receipts and the like.
[X] Go ask the big guy at the bar about getting some food real quick.
-[X] Enquire why Larry is so opposed to us examining underlying documentation.
@adwarf is this writin cool? I assume the bulk of those papers sitting around are invoices and receipts and the like.
[X] Clean this filthy office first.
[X] Go ask the big guy at the bar about getting some food real quick.
I'd prefer to clean the office first given the state of it, as it shouldn't take too much time really. Then you can get down to work, or decide to snoop a little now that stuff is more organized. I can see us cleaning the office be something the owner appreciates too and would reward.
[X] Go ask the big guy at the bar about getting some food real quick.
I'd prefer to clean the office first given the state of it, as it shouldn't take too much time really. Then you can get down to work, or decide to snoop a little now that stuff is more organized. I can see us cleaning the office be something the owner appreciates too and would reward.
KidFromPallet
Pokemon Fan
- Location
- Pallet Town
[X] Immediately get to work, no point on worrying about anything else honestly.
[X] Go ask the big guy at the bar about getting some food real quick.
Honestly, I'm kinda skeptical about that. Because on the one hand, you're right, we might get thanked or an additional reward for cleaning up. On the other hand, someone explicitly told us to not touch anything other than what we need to work.
Plus, Larry seems like the kind of guy who'd get mad that we cleaned up and messed up his "system".
[X] Go ask the big guy at the bar about getting some food real quick.
Honestly, I'm kinda skeptical about that. Because on the one hand, you're right, we might get thanked or an additional reward for cleaning up. On the other hand, someone explicitly told us to not touch anything other than what we need to work.
Plus, Larry seems like the kind of guy who'd get mad that we cleaned up and messed up his "system".
I absolutely hate it when people "organize" my space for me. If everything's arranged by someone else's system, sure it looks neat but then I don't know where the hell anything is, and what good is a system if I don't know what the logic is.
[x] Pay for a snack from the bar and ASK if we can clean the office first
[x] Then get to work you lazy pedantic so-and-so
[x] Pay for a snack from the bar and ASK if we can clean the office first
[x] Then get to work you lazy pedantic so-and-so
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KidFromPallet
Pokemon Fan
- Location
- Pallet Town
[x] Pay for a snack from the bar and ASK if we can clean the office first
[x] Then get to work you lazy pedantic so-and-so
[x] Then get to work you lazy pedantic so-and-so
adwarf
Possibly Terrible Writer
- Location
- Trapped with a Keyboard
I want to do this, but we can ask questions whenever we want so what say we get a little info first?
Might not be a good idea to tip anyone off to the idea that we're interested until we're out of options, because until now we haven't asked any questions so no one thinks they know what our opinions are and we haven't sided with anybody. Let's see if we can figure out what the trouble is based on the books first, so we can make as informed a decision as possible when we decide what, if anything, we want to ask.
That actually makes a lot of sense
Discovering Embezzlment
adwarf
Possibly Terrible Writer
- Location
- Trapped with a Keyboard
[x] Pay for a snack from the bar and ASK if we can clean the office first
[x] Then get to work you lazy pedantic so-and-so
After a moment of thought you turn around and head back down the hall to poke your out into the bar, the mountain of a man busy cleaning several glasses with a rag as you call out.
"Hey, do you think I can buy something to eat? Maybe a snack, didn't get a chance to eat since this morning."
A toothy grin spreads on the man's face as he sets the glass down and turns towards you,
"Absolutely, but don't talk bout buyin it. You came to double check my place's ledgers. Ain't a reason to pay. Go on back, I'll get Henry to bring ya some grub."
You give him a slight smile and nod before asking the most important question on your mind.
"Is it alright if I clean the Office while I'm at it?"
In response the man laughs, his beard shaking furiously in the process, before waving his hand to you.
"By all means go ahead, that is Larry's damned mess anyway. Teach him a lesson to not treat others places as his own."
You raise an eyebrow at that, would explain his spiteful attitude if he's disagreeing with the boss over things, but seriously... Who the hell raised this brat? It is mind boggling that someone could think and act like this kid is considering he isn't even the owner of the Inn. You return to the office while shaking your head and get to work moving the scattered piles of paper and notes into neat piles on the bookshelves, the books finding their way onto shelves separate from the loose papers under your hard work.
By the time you've finished straightening things up the room finally begins to look like an actual office rather than an elderly scholar's library, and quite on time as well as a knock soon comes from the doorway. Following it is a scruffy looking black haired man in a dirty chef's uniform - a plate of steaming potatoes, steak, and steamed Monstrous Corn kernels in hand. He seems surprised at the cleanliness of the room, but powers through it as he sets the plate down on the table along side a fork.
"Boss says it's on the house, told me to give you the works since you volunteered to clean this place up. Now, I really must get back to worry before the old bear comes back to kick me for running behind.
I'll leave you to it."
Huh... Much better impression compared to Larry, even if his looks were a bit all over the place, but what did it matter? You need to eat and get this work over with before it gets too late, don't want to be knife fighting a guy for an inn room or something moronic like that. With that in mind you sit down behind the desk, pull the plate of food over, and pop open the first ledger.
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It is well into the night by the time you've finished your work, the numerous ledgers rewritten into two books with any errors well labeled as well as your theories on the relatively minor discrepancies that were clearly just deviations, user error, or wastage of goods. Your now empty plate is pushed to the side, a frown on your face as your sleep deprived eyes stare at the most important part of your work... a sheet of paper displaying an obvious trend in the ledgers that you are absolutely certain is some form of embezzlement disguised as surplus food costs...
How do you handle this?
[] Confront Larry about the embezzling.
[] Bring it to the attention of the big guy at the bar who you now realize is the owner.
[] Put the sheet in your bag and ignore the embezzling.
[] Write-in.
[x] Then get to work you lazy pedantic so-and-so
After a moment of thought you turn around and head back down the hall to poke your out into the bar, the mountain of a man busy cleaning several glasses with a rag as you call out.
"Hey, do you think I can buy something to eat? Maybe a snack, didn't get a chance to eat since this morning."
A toothy grin spreads on the man's face as he sets the glass down and turns towards you,
"Absolutely, but don't talk bout buyin it. You came to double check my place's ledgers. Ain't a reason to pay. Go on back, I'll get Henry to bring ya some grub."
You give him a slight smile and nod before asking the most important question on your mind.
"Is it alright if I clean the Office while I'm at it?"
In response the man laughs, his beard shaking furiously in the process, before waving his hand to you.
"By all means go ahead, that is Larry's damned mess anyway. Teach him a lesson to not treat others places as his own."
You raise an eyebrow at that, would explain his spiteful attitude if he's disagreeing with the boss over things, but seriously... Who the hell raised this brat? It is mind boggling that someone could think and act like this kid is considering he isn't even the owner of the Inn. You return to the office while shaking your head and get to work moving the scattered piles of paper and notes into neat piles on the bookshelves, the books finding their way onto shelves separate from the loose papers under your hard work.
By the time you've finished straightening things up the room finally begins to look like an actual office rather than an elderly scholar's library, and quite on time as well as a knock soon comes from the doorway. Following it is a scruffy looking black haired man in a dirty chef's uniform - a plate of steaming potatoes, steak, and steamed Monstrous Corn kernels in hand. He seems surprised at the cleanliness of the room, but powers through it as he sets the plate down on the table along side a fork.
"Boss says it's on the house, told me to give you the works since you volunteered to clean this place up. Now, I really must get back to worry before the old bear comes back to kick me for running behind.
I'll leave you to it."
Huh... Much better impression compared to Larry, even if his looks were a bit all over the place, but what did it matter? You need to eat and get this work over with before it gets too late, don't want to be knife fighting a guy for an inn room or something moronic like that. With that in mind you sit down behind the desk, pull the plate of food over, and pop open the first ledger.
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It is well into the night by the time you've finished your work, the numerous ledgers rewritten into two books with any errors well labeled as well as your theories on the relatively minor discrepancies that were clearly just deviations, user error, or wastage of goods. Your now empty plate is pushed to the side, a frown on your face as your sleep deprived eyes stare at the most important part of your work... a sheet of paper displaying an obvious trend in the ledgers that you are absolutely certain is some form of embezzlement disguised as surplus food costs...
How do you handle this?
[] Confront Larry about the embezzling.
[] Bring it to the attention of the big guy at the bar who you now realize is the owner.
[] Put the sheet in your bag and ignore the embezzling.
[] Write-in.
Health: Perfect
Level: 2
Experience: 38/200
Titles:
They Who Seek the Crown (Level One, 10/25) - A title earned by gaining the blessing of the God of War in a chance encounter with his will. It is a boon granted to those who seek to become like Lords, towering above the world with every action and word capable of bringing great waves of change. Currently it is weak and only grants you the power of Domination, but if you grow stronger and perform in a way that meshes with this Boon then perhaps its strength can grow.
Heroes can be Thieves Right? - In the name of Heroism you stole classified information from the Church of War without being caught. Now no innocent souls shall be ended with this dangerous knife, but ... yours might be if you mess up? Slightly increased chance of learning stealth and thievery related skills until discovered, lost if the Sealed Scroll is destroyed.
Guild Rank: Wood (2/10)
G.P.: 120
Money: 2 Silver
Skills:
Mathematics (Beginner, 5%) - +4 to rolls requiring use of mathematics.
Local Administration (Beginner, 10%) - +4 to rolls involving administration of businesses and small land holdings.
Geography of Relgar Township Region (Beginner) - Capable of recalling information related to areas in the Relgar area that could be of use. Such as the size of a specific forest, important landmarks, etc.
Monster Knowledge (Relgar Township, Beginner, 45%) - You've memorized basic information provided on Vicious Rabbits, Giant Rats, Slimes, Monstrous Corn, Green-pelt Wolves, and Forest Bears.
Copying Writing (Beginner, 25%) - With your past experience and this new work you're slowly becoming accustomed to copying writing in one form or another, you feel you're picking up some tricks here and there to make your work faster. You lack some more experience to truly put it into effect though.
Abilities:
Domination (Level One) - Allows you to bind creatures/monsters that are one level below you (to a minimum of level 1) to your will permanently. Unless the creature in question has a particularly strong will then the power is bound to succeed. Does not work on humans. [Dominated Beings: 0/2]
+ Dominate Writing (Level One) - You've obtained a new power derived from your blessing from the God of War. It grants you the ability to draw strength from the written word though... You are utterly uncertain what that actually means. [Dominated Writings: 0/1]
Traits:
Forbidden Scholar - You are more likely to notice lore and knowledge regarding those topics considered forbidden to the general populace. Of course, your affinity for these subjects does not create that knowledge where none exists.
Possessions:
Simple Iron Dagger [???]
Iron Hand-Axe [???]
Scholar's Writing Instruments
Plain Scholar's Robes [???]
Canvas Backpack [3/10]
- Flask of Oil [3 Units of Oil Remaining]
- Ten Foot Rope
- Bundle of Clean Rags [10/10]
- Archbishop Julian Vandamule's Sealed Scroll
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Level: 2
Experience: 38/200
Titles:
They Who Seek the Crown (Level One, 10/25) - A title earned by gaining the blessing of the God of War in a chance encounter with his will. It is a boon granted to those who seek to become like Lords, towering above the world with every action and word capable of bringing great waves of change. Currently it is weak and only grants you the power of Domination, but if you grow stronger and perform in a way that meshes with this Boon then perhaps its strength can grow.
Heroes can be Thieves Right? - In the name of Heroism you stole classified information from the Church of War without being caught. Now no innocent souls shall be ended with this dangerous knife, but ... yours might be if you mess up? Slightly increased chance of learning stealth and thievery related skills until discovered, lost if the Sealed Scroll is destroyed.
Guild Rank: Wood (2/10)
G.P.: 120
Money: 2 Silver
Skills:
Mathematics (Beginner, 5%) - +4 to rolls requiring use of mathematics.
Local Administration (Beginner, 10%) - +4 to rolls involving administration of businesses and small land holdings.
Geography of Relgar Township Region (Beginner) - Capable of recalling information related to areas in the Relgar area that could be of use. Such as the size of a specific forest, important landmarks, etc.
Monster Knowledge (Relgar Township, Beginner, 45%) - You've memorized basic information provided on Vicious Rabbits, Giant Rats, Slimes, Monstrous Corn, Green-pelt Wolves, and Forest Bears.
Copying Writing (Beginner, 25%) - With your past experience and this new work you're slowly becoming accustomed to copying writing in one form or another, you feel you're picking up some tricks here and there to make your work faster. You lack some more experience to truly put it into effect though.
Abilities:
Domination (Level One) - Allows you to bind creatures/monsters that are one level below you (to a minimum of level 1) to your will permanently. Unless the creature in question has a particularly strong will then the power is bound to succeed. Does not work on humans. [Dominated Beings: 0/2]
+ Dominate Writing (Level One) - You've obtained a new power derived from your blessing from the God of War. It grants you the ability to draw strength from the written word though... You are utterly uncertain what that actually means. [Dominated Writings: 0/1]
Traits:
Forbidden Scholar - You are more likely to notice lore and knowledge regarding those topics considered forbidden to the general populace. Of course, your affinity for these subjects does not create that knowledge where none exists.
Possessions:
Simple Iron Dagger [???]
Iron Hand-Axe [???]
Scholar's Writing Instruments
Plain Scholar's Robes [???]
Canvas Backpack [3/10]
- Flask of Oil [3 Units of Oil Remaining]
- Ten Foot Rope
- Bundle of Clean Rags [10/10]
- Archbishop Julian Vandamule's Sealed Scroll
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Payment: 1 Silver, 50 GP, 1 Rank Advancement Point, 15 Experience
Description: I could use a second set of eyes to go over my books for the year's income. If you have the time and skill then please make your way to the Jolly Fox Inn after taking this request.
Description: I could use a second set of eyes to go over my books for the year's income. If you have the time and skill then please make your way to the Jolly Fox Inn after taking this request.
Astra Myst
Do you want a wish?
- Location
- Milky Way Galaxy
- Pronouns
- Femhon/Boymoder
[X] Bring it to the attention of the big guy at the bar who you now realize is the owner.
Jack vile Ripper
The swellest guy in Creation.
- Location
- Indonesia
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Bring it to the attention of the big guy at the bar who you now realize is the owner.
- Location
- United States
[X] Bring it to the attention of the big guy at the bar who you now realize is the owner.