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Age of Ice and Blood: A Pathfinder System Heroic Fantasy Quest

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Goldfish said:
Hmm, I don't think we can swing either of those options. The keep decent really have room for or the population to support them.

What if we just tell her the place is her hunting grounds? She's only going after lingering souls, right?
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We now have tens of shore sworn who followed us here after the last battle, we can manage it.

I'm against any risk of eating innocent souls, not only it's not ethical and can get us problems (Ikomi priesthood and Anisi and her hunters, who we have a relationship with, would probably object if they would know), Inge would not like it.

[X] Feast only in the troubled dead, the violent, the perilous. This will spare any innocent souls, but you will have to feed the spider some other way eventually

Edit: and theater would be good for general morale.
 
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myrix said:
We now have tens of shore sworn who followed us here after the last battle, we can manage it.

I'm against any risk of eating innocent souls, not only it's not ethical and can get us problems (Ikomi priesthood and Anisi and her hunters, who we have a relationship with, would probably object if they would know), Inge would not like it.

[X] Feast only in the troubled dead, the violent, the perilous. This will spare any innocent souls, but you will have to feed the spider some other way eventually

Edit: and theater would be good for general morale.
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I don't think all of the refugees chose to come with up. I think DP said there were a dozen or so?

@DragonParadox?

Kids have lots of wild emotions, and there will be at least four Changeling children living in the keep full-time. I wouldn't expect it to date the spider, but it would probably help a lot?

What else could we do to foster a positive emotional feeding environment for the spider? Help start a new fishing village outside the keep? We have some refugees for that, plus we could encourage folks from nearby Shore Sworn villages to come make a home in a new village. The keep not only provides more security than they're used to, but we also have a dock that could easily service their fishing boats.
 
Goldfish said:
I don't think all of the refugees chose to come with up. I think DP said there were a dozen or so?
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Yeah, I misremembered, only about a dozen should have followed us:
DragonParadox said:
32 in total, though it would be really unlikely for all of them to come, most likely it would come out at about a dozen
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Overall, I still think we have the shot, we considered opening the tavern for the nearby settlements, we can manage theater in it.

Or, another alternative, we could propose to the spider a modified conditions, we start with only bad lingering souls for it and emotions, and defer the decision to later if it won't actually be enough.
 
myrix said:
Yeah, I misremembered, only about a dozen should have followed us:


Overall, I still think we have the shot, we considered opening the tavern for the nearby settlements, we can manage theater in it.

Or, another alternative, we could propose to the spider a modified conditions, we start with only bad lingering souls for it and emotions, and defer the decision to later if it won't actually be enough.
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That sounds like a good idea to me.

[X] myrix
 
[X] For now, feast only on the troubled dead, the violent, the perilous, and emotions of the living, we have quite a bit of folks here, including children, and are planning to have more. If it won't be enough, please contact us and we'll provide additional sustenance.
 
[X] For now, feast only on the troubled dead, the violent, the perilous, and emotions of the living, we have quite a bit of folks here, including children, and are planning to have more. If it won't be enough, please contact us and we'll provide additional sustenance.
 
@DragonParadox, some questions for when you'll be able to answer.

1. Given that the intended result was to come to agreement with the summoning, would it have been reasonable for Esha to get Focused Scrutiny from Zaia for additional +5 Diplo?

2. There were plans to get some info on Esha's spells and, IIRC, if her spellbook is ready and how much it has cost:
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Oh right I should include the spells in the next update
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If it won't fit IC in the update, perhaps it would be better just tell us OOC?

3. And another thing, is socializing from when we sea travelled
DragonParadox said:
What happened was all the rolls came out more or less neutral including the weather so it would all be socializing. Rather than do all that on the boat it made more sense to get you guys to the place where stuff was actually happening. We can do socialization on shore as you catch up in what happened at Wayfarer's Rest.
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still in the plan?
 
myrix said:
@DragonParadox, some questions for when you'll be able to answer.

1. Given that the intended result was to come to agreement with the summoning, would it have been reasonable for Esha to get Focused Scrutiny from Zaia for additional +5 Diplo?

2. There were plans to get some info on Esha's spells and, IIRC, if her spellbook is ready and how much it has cost:

If it won't fit IC in the update, perhaps it would be better just tell us OOC?

3. And another thing, is socializing from when we sea travelled

still in the plan?
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  1. Yes sure she can have that
  2. You know what? Given how many times I forgot that you guys get the full spellbook transcription as an apology :oops:
  3. Sure, that will be for when we finish the ghost thing
 
[X] Feast only in the troubled dead, the violent, the perilous. This will spare any innocent souls, but you will have to feed the spider some other way eventually

@DragonParadox , I think it should be an interlude.
 
[X] For now, feast only on the troubled dead, the violent, the perilous, and emotions of the living, we have quite a bit of folks here, including children, and are planning to have more. If it won't be enough, please contact us and we'll provide additional sustenance.
 
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Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Jul 31, 2022 at 2:43 AM, finished with 25 posts and 7 votes.
  • [X] For now, feast only on the troubled dead, the violent, the perilous, and emotions of the living, we have quite a bit of folks here, including children, and are planning to have more. If it won't be enough, please contact us and we'll provide additional sustenance.
    [X] Feast only in the troubled dead, the violent, the perilous. This will spare any innocent souls, but you will have to feed the spider some other way eventually
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    • Bubbling Over ​

    Seventh of Olweje-hamba (Olweje Descendent), 1349 A. L. (After Landfall)

    Somehow the giant spider with the face of a woman hiding in the walls of the world is not the strangest being in the keep. Still you are content that it seems to understand to hunt only those of the restless dead moved by malice and wickedness and not those merely confused along their way. The prospect of having to feed it something else doesn't exactly fill you with good cheer, but it's no worse than the ship. Well alright, it is a little worse than the ship in that these are the souls of men meant to go to their just reward or punishment. But as Zaia notes this world is not yours and these creatures are as natural in the abstract as the spiders that feast on flies. The only difference is that they are hunting here and not in some other place

    The sound of something metallic jangling against stone startles you from your thoughts, like someone had thrown an enormous pot against the wall, followed a moment later by raised voices.

    "What in the name of the Black Pit of Souls do you mean there's no room for my workshop!" Mog shouts. "Am I supposed to let my equipment in the rain and the wind. Just you wait for the next time there's a storm, you'll see a hell of a fireworks show."

    While you do not know what 'fireworks' are you can guess from context and from the calm, not to say somewhat patronizing tome Zaia is taking with him you would guess the fight is unlikely to go anywhere good.

    "You can keep your tools in the ship a while longer, while we prepare a new place for you to work your craft. In this realm stone is not shaped like clay to the potter's hand..."

    "In he ship, with the brine to corrode the joints, with a hundred left feet running about fit to trip on something at the worst time, with Other Things singing their songs through the hold."

    "The Marcella shall not harm your work and the sailors have learned to keep away from what they don't understand," the alchemist notes.

    As you turn the corner to see them arguing in front of the feasthall's door he catches your eye and says. "Ah sir knight, just the man I was looking for. Perhaps you could get Mog here the chance to see the city rather than troubling himself with... kitchen renovations."

    He was trying to use the kitchens. You wince inwardly... and maybe a little outwardly as well. Zaia is right about the sailors and your men as well for that matter, keeping well away from things they do not understand but when the inexplicable is near the stew pot they might refuse to eat from it and that is the last thing you want.

    With Zaia himself busy with moving things from ship to shore, Tom seeing to the men as they do the same and even Swift Pebble and her kin busy with the children you are probably the best one to distract the excitable little fey. Well unless you wanted to call on Esha again, but the summoning seemed to have cost her.

    If nothing else it will give you a chance to get to know Mog better.

    What parts of Orinilu do you visit and what do you ask the little fey?

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    OOC: So here we have it, social action. Normally I would not leave a floating write in like this, but with the longer wait times for updates I figure you guys have the time to think it though.
     
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    • Ah, don't worry, Mog. Think of this as an opportunity to have a say in how your workshop is setup rather than being forced to make do with a space not intended for you.

    [X] Day Trip
    -[X] Ask Inge, Antonio, Wanderer, and Lord (Prince? I can't recall) Neiros if they wish to accompany you and Mog into town.
    -[X] Pay our respects to the young patriarch of House Koire. Learning how his house's recovery has been progressing in our absence could be helpful, both in letting us know how valuable a contact they remain and perhaps informing us of any lucrative opportunities for trade which might coincide with our own plans.
    --[X] While there, inquire into the cost of purchasing additional land surrounding Wayfarer's Respite.
    -[X] During the ride, talk to Mog about his workshop. We'll need to arrange for workers to build it, and this will give him a chance to share his thoughts and desires on its design. While in Orinilu, we can also try to seek out a supplier for the sorts of raw materials he will need for his work, be it bronze, leather, bone, etc.
     
    [X] Day Trip
    -[X] Ask Inge, Antonio, Wanderer, and Lord (Prince? I can't recall) Neiros if they wish to accompany you and Mog into town.
    -[X] Pay our respects to the young patriarch of House Koire. Learning how his house's recovery has been progressing in our absence could be helpful, both in letting us know how valuable a contact they remain and perhaps informing us of any lucrative opportunities for trade which might coincide with our own plans.
    --[X] While there, inquire into the cost of purchasing additional land surrounding Wayfarer's Respite.
    -[X] During the ride, talk to Mog about his workshop. We'll need to arrange for workers to build it, and this will give him a chance to share his thoughts and desires on its design. While in Orinilu, we can also try to seek out a supplier for the sorts of raw materials he will need for his work, be it bronze, leather, bone, etc.
     
    I am wary of buying additional land. I still think that additional base on Korman would be usefull.
     
    Arhin said:
    I am wary of buying additional land. I still think that additional base on Korman would be usefull.
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    We don't have to buy the land, but it doesn't hurt to get an idea of how much it costs. Hopefully it won't cost too much.

    A base on Korman could be useful, but it would also come with other complications and expenses. It might happen someday, I just don't see it being worth the trouble for now.
     
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