Solarstream
It's all in the cards
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- Zombie World
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- He/Him
[X] "The regent didn't even care enough to send the message with royal priority?" "How did it get here so fast from the front lines of the crusade?"
I'm a High Fantasy Tax Collector, So What? A CKII Tax Collector Quest
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- death ck2 quest all proceeds go to real spiders are we revolutionaries or reactionaries today criminal justice discussion makes the gm fuzzy don't count your boats before they sail granary management if i lose my meows get me likes to replace them justice spider knock knock it's the finance ministry meows for discussion while supplies last taxation taxes this is not an empire quest
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Blergh, fuck it. I want to say a bit more, so let's try this.
[X] Given the speed by which this order was supposedly sent, you strongly suspect that it was in fact written before the King's death, which would make it illegal. Tekla has ways to date ink, so you're currently having him look into that. No, you don't have any strong evidence yet but you do have an avenue of attack. On your way here, you passed through Antigua, one of the Duke's own territories. What you saw there has you convinced that you can get the Sejm to strip the Regent of his rank for dereliction of his duties. You just need enough time and freedom to actually collect the evidence.
[X] Given the speed by which this order was supposedly sent, you strongly suspect that it was in fact written before the King's death, which would make it illegal. Tekla has ways to date ink, so you're currently having him look into that. No, you don't have any strong evidence yet but you do have an avenue of attack. On your way here, you passed through Antigua, one of the Duke's own territories. What you saw there has you convinced that you can get the Sejm to strip the Regent of his rank for dereliction of his duties. You just need enough time and freedom to actually collect the evidence.
- Location
- Attached to a wall
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Long live the queen
Wait a minute
Ophelia-Oskaria is the highest spiritual authority. The only she needs is...
🚩LONG LIVE HER MAJESTY OPHELIA, KING OF OSKARIA🚩
- Location
- The state of Paranoia
[X] Given the speed by which this order was supposedly sent, you strongly suspect that it was in fact written before the King's death, which would make it illegal. Tekla has ways to date ink, so you're currently having him look into that. No, you don't have any strong evidence yet but you do have an avenue of attack. On your way here, you passed through Antigua, one of the Duke's own territories. What you saw there has you convinced that you can get the Sejm to strip the Regent of his rank for dereliction of his duties. You just need enough time and freedom to actually collect the evidence.
Works for me.
Works for me.
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- Behind You
Hmm, come on people, at least tell Vivien something about our suspicions and our plan going forward rather than just asking her questions.
[X] Given the speed by which this order was supposedly sent, you strongly suspect that it was in fact written before the King's death, which would make it illegal. Tekla has ways to date ink, so you're currently having him look into that. No, you don't have any strong evidence yet but you do have an avenue of attack. On your way here, you passed through Antigua, one of the Duke's own territories. What you saw there has you convinced that you can get the Sejm to strip the Regent of his rank for dereliction of his duties. You just need enough time and freedom to actually collect the evidence.
Same point, more info, so, yeah.
Same point, more info, so, yeah.
- Location
- Attached to a wall
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Alright you have my vote. Playing mind games is not really a good thing to do to your boss, even if having her connect the dots may be more satisfying.
[X] Given the speed by which this order was supposedly sent, you strongly suspect that it was in fact written before the King's death, which would make it illegal. Tekla has ways to date ink, so you're currently having him look into that. No, you don't have any strong evidence yet but you do have an avenue of attack. On your way here, you passed through Antigua, one of the Duke's own territories. What you saw there has you convinced that you can get the Sejm to strip the Regent of his rank for dereliction of his duties. You just need enough time and freedom to actually collect the evidence.
[X] Given the speed by which this order was supposedly sent, you strongly suspect that it was in fact written before the King's death, which would make it illegal. Tekla has ways to date ink, so you're currently having him look into that. No, you don't have any strong evidence yet but you do have an avenue of attack. On your way here, you passed through Antigua, one of the Duke's own territories. What you saw there has you convinced that you can get the Sejm to strip the Regent of his rank for dereliction of his duties. You just need enough time and freedom to actually collect the evidence.
[X] Given the speed by which this order was supposedly sent, you strongly suspect that it was in fact written before the King's death, which would make it illegal. Tekla has ways to date ink, so you're currently having him look into that. No, you don't have any strong evidence yet but you do have an avenue of attack. On your way here, you passed through Antigua, one of the Duke's own territories. What you saw there has you convinced that you can get the Sejm to strip the Regent of his rank for dereliction of his duties. You just need enough time and freedom to actually collect the evidence.
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic
[X] Given the speed by which this order was supposedly sent, you strongly suspect that it was in fact written before the King's death, which would make it illegal. Tekla has ways to date ink, so you're currently having him look into that. No, you don't have any strong evidence yet but you do have an avenue of attack. On your way here, you passed through Antigua, one of the Duke's own territories. What you saw there has you convinced that you can get the Sejm to strip the Regent of his rank for dereliction of his duties. You just need enough time and freedom to actually collect the evidence.
- Location
- The Medium
[X] Given the speed by which this order was supposedly sent, you strongly suspect that it was in fact written before the King's death, which would make it illegal. Tekla has ways to date ink, so you're currently having him look into that. No, you don't have any strong evidence yet but you do have an avenue of attack. On your way here, you passed through Antigua, one of the Duke's own territories. What you saw there has you convinced that you can get the Sejm to strip the Regent of his rank for dereliction of his duties. You just need enough time and freedom to actually collect the evidence.
Yay! First chance for me to vote and the option is at least decent!
Yay! First chance for me to vote and the option is at least decent!
- Location
- Germany
[X] Given the speed by which this order was supposedly sent, you strongly suspect that it was in fact written before the King's death, which would make it illegal. Tekla has ways to date ink, so you're currently having him look into that. No, you don't have any strong evidence yet but you do have an avenue of attack. On your way here, you passed through Antigua, one of the Duke's own territories. What you saw there has you convinced that you can get the Sejm to strip the Regent of his rank for dereliction of his duties. You just need enough time and freedom to actually collect the evidence.
If in doubt, follow the Simon. (Also: I step away from SV due to stress for two weeks, and everything explodes? Welp)
If in doubt, follow the Simon. (Also: I step away from SV due to stress for two weeks, and everything explodes? Welp)
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic
I'm flattered, @Swedish15 , but I should warn you that my mental energy for detail analysis of quest actions is rather diminished of late due to life stuff going on. I'm not the guide I've been at other times...
[X] Given the speed by which this order was supposedly sent, you strongly suspect that it was in fact written before the King's death, which would make it illegal. Tekla has ways to date ink, so you're currently having him look into that. No, you don't have any strong evidence yet but you do have an avenue of attack. On your way here, you passed through Antigua, one of the Duke's own territories. What you saw there has you convinced that you can get the Sejm to strip the Regent of his rank for dereliction of his duties. You just need enough time and freedom to actually collect the evidence.
Solarstream
It's all in the cards
- Location
- Zombie World
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Given the speed by which this order was supposedly sent, you strongly suspect that it was in fact written before the King's death, which would make it illegal. Tekla has ways to date ink, so you're currently having him look into that. No, you don't have any strong evidence yet but you do have an avenue of attack. On your way here, you passed through Antigua, one of the Duke's own territories. What you saw there has you convinced that you can get the Sejm to strip the Regent of his rank for dereliction of his duties. You just need enough time and freedom to actually collect the evidence.
INTERREGNUM MONTH 3.2
- Location
- Somewhere over the rainbow
[X] Given the speed by which this order was supposedly sent, you strongly suspect that it was in fact written before the King's death, which would make it illegal. Tekla has ways to date ink, so you're currently having him look into that. No, you don't have any strong evidence yet but you do have an avenue of attack. On your way here, you passed through Antigua, one of the Duke's own territories. What you saw there has you convinced that you can get the Sejm to strip the Regent of his rank for dereliction of his duties. You just need enough time and freedom to actually collect the evidence.
Vivien sits up straighter and straighter as you go on, the gleam in your eyes reflecting in hers.
"You're confident? You're sure you can do it?" Vivien asks, posture telling you that all you need to do is say yes.
"Have I disappointed you yet, Minister?" you reply, oozing your natural confidence.
"You have not, Agueda," Vivien primly says. "I can buy you three to six months before the Ministry's dissolution must be challenged. It will be mildly distasteful, but I suppose it's past time I stood up for my own Ministry," she laughs. "For both of our sakes, I sincerely hope that Ser Tekla is every bit as good as you have made him out to be."
You remember that beautiful light of the Aurora.
"He's better," you nod.
"He had better be," Vivien smirks.
Suddenly, she blinks, and leans in. The easy laughter slid off her face with the urgency of critical information.
"That said, you had best hurry with your collection of evidence. The office of the Sejm's Court Recordskeeper is likely to transition soon, after the first few attempts at electing a new King inevitably fail. I am not entirely privy to who the Regent plans on replacing the current Recordkeeper with, but the current top candidate is a dwarf with a slate of Grudges the size of a horse - submitting new evidence into the Sejm's records for the trial is best done before next spring [7 months away]. If you find any evidence after that time, you'll need to negotiate with the Regent's new Recordskeeper to bring it into the Sejm, and everybody knows how bad dwarves get about their Grudges."
"Got it," you decisively nod. "Then, to justice," you say, offering your hand.
Vivien's hand claps against your own. "To justice."
Learning
Ink Dating
DC: 25. Roll: 23 + 2 (Blessings of Oskaria) + 9.3 = 34.3
And there it is!
Proof that everything on the missive was dated prior to the King's official passing of responsibilities!
The ink, the letter, the stamp itself!
The missive was stamped no later than the end of winter, seven months ago.
A flawless work of investigative alchemy, if you do say so yourself.
Intrigue
Message to the Bandits
DC: 20. Roll: 19 + 2 + 2 (Blessings of Oskaria) + 6.9 = 29.9.
Diplomacy
Bandit Meeting
DC: ??. Roll: 20 + 2 (Enchanted Vestments) + 2 (Blessings of Oskaria) + 3 + 4.8 = 31.8
"T-this way," Kerrie says, blushing. "Don't ask."
"I wasn't going to," Tekla replies. The forests are lush green, the color of summer, and Tekla feels like adding to the mood by whistling a few tunes with his hands in his pockets. Idly, he notes that the trees seem to be unhealthier somehow - if he had to guess, it was all the gunk that must have been dumped into the streams. If Kerrie wanted privacy, than Tekla would just have to indulge by looking away. The fact that he was whistling a tawdry tavern song about two ladies meeting in a bar had absolutely nothing to do with recent events.
Kerrie's tugging on his trousers, but he's sure it's not that important.
"My, my," a woman rasps out of nowhere. "What a pretty tune."
Tekla abruptly stops whistling in favor of shrieking loudly.
Kerrie simply reintroduces her palm to her face.
The cowled woman pays their antics no mind. Her face is hidden by a shrouding mist, just thick enough to hide all the details of the face without obscuring the expressions. Her cowl - or shawl, more properly, seems to at once be worn and yet pristine, while the staff she leans on in is suspiciously shaped like a musket. In fact...Tekla thinks he can smell the traces of gunpowder in the air. Without a doubt, this is the bandit contact that Kerrie described.
"Hel-lo, young adventurers! It's a pleasure to meet you!" she cackles. "You've come quite the ways to ask a favor of little old me," she conspiratorially says.
Tekla smiles and mentally ticks another box. Her voice is wrong for an old woman - it's too...smooth. Underneath the accent, it's too young.
"Well met, oracle! I had hoped to ask you for some information," Tekla smoothly says.
"Mmm, information you seek, eh?" she maintains. "I see, I see," she says, and her gloved hands come up to stroke her chin. "What kind of information?"
"Information on some misdeeds of the Duke ruling over this land," Tekla says. "We know that the lord has been giving out impious and unjust orders, and we want to find proof."
"As it so happens," she smiles, "I happen to have some with me, right here."
"Oh? How fortuitous," Tekla replies.
The woman holds up a finger. "Surely, however, you understand that I cannot part with something so valuable to just any adventurer's word. If you want it, well," she leers, "I'm going to have to ask for compensation."
"Ah, but we are not just any group of adventurers," Tekla retorts. "We're operating on the orders of the late King to root out the Duke's evil."
The woman stills. "Come now, that's a ridiculous claim. The King never authorized anything like that," she says.
"Oh, he did," Tekla says. "Tell me, does a meeting one and a half years ago, just after Tara Valois' adoption ring a bell to you?"
She pauses a second too long. "I-I wouldn't know," she lies.
Oh, but she does. If you can prove that she would know about the meeting, you can gain the [Duke's Unjust Orders] for free. Otherwise, you'll have to pay 50 Budget or a sufficiently valuable item to obtain it.
Hint: She has already been introduced in the quest before. All you have to do is...put it all together.
[] Write-in your proof.
[] Just pay the money and be done with it. It's a wild guess, anyway.
Vivien sits up straighter and straighter as you go on, the gleam in your eyes reflecting in hers.
"You're confident? You're sure you can do it?" Vivien asks, posture telling you that all you need to do is say yes.
"Have I disappointed you yet, Minister?" you reply, oozing your natural confidence.
"You have not, Agueda," Vivien primly says. "I can buy you three to six months before the Ministry's dissolution must be challenged. It will be mildly distasteful, but I suppose it's past time I stood up for my own Ministry," she laughs. "For both of our sakes, I sincerely hope that Ser Tekla is every bit as good as you have made him out to be."
You remember that beautiful light of the Aurora.
"He's better," you nod.
"He had better be," Vivien smirks.
Suddenly, she blinks, and leans in. The easy laughter slid off her face with the urgency of critical information.
"That said, you had best hurry with your collection of evidence. The office of the Sejm's Court Recordskeeper is likely to transition soon, after the first few attempts at electing a new King inevitably fail. I am not entirely privy to who the Regent plans on replacing the current Recordkeeper with, but the current top candidate is a dwarf with a slate of Grudges the size of a horse - submitting new evidence into the Sejm's records for the trial is best done before next spring [7 months away]. If you find any evidence after that time, you'll need to negotiate with the Regent's new Recordskeeper to bring it into the Sejm, and everybody knows how bad dwarves get about their Grudges."
"Got it," you decisively nod. "Then, to justice," you say, offering your hand.
Vivien's hand claps against your own. "To justice."
Learning
Ink Dating
DC: 25. Roll: 23 + 2 (Blessings of Oskaria) + 9.3 = 34.3
And there it is!
Proof that everything on the missive was dated prior to the King's official passing of responsibilities!
The ink, the letter, the stamp itself!
The missive was stamped no later than the end of winter, seven months ago.
A flawless work of investigative alchemy, if you do say so yourself.
Intrigue
Message to the Bandits
DC: 20. Roll: 19 + 2 + 2 (Blessings of Oskaria) + 6.9 = 29.9.
Diplomacy
Bandit Meeting
DC: ??. Roll: 20 + 2 (Enchanted Vestments) + 2 (Blessings of Oskaria) + 3 + 4.8 = 31.8
"T-this way," Kerrie says, blushing. "Don't ask."
"I wasn't going to," Tekla replies. The forests are lush green, the color of summer, and Tekla feels like adding to the mood by whistling a few tunes with his hands in his pockets. Idly, he notes that the trees seem to be unhealthier somehow - if he had to guess, it was all the gunk that must have been dumped into the streams. If Kerrie wanted privacy, than Tekla would just have to indulge by looking away. The fact that he was whistling a tawdry tavern song about two ladies meeting in a bar had absolutely nothing to do with recent events.
Kerrie's tugging on his trousers, but he's sure it's not that important.
"My, my," a woman rasps out of nowhere. "What a pretty tune."
Tekla abruptly stops whistling in favor of shrieking loudly.
Kerrie simply reintroduces her palm to her face.
The cowled woman pays their antics no mind. Her face is hidden by a shrouding mist, just thick enough to hide all the details of the face without obscuring the expressions. Her cowl - or shawl, more properly, seems to at once be worn and yet pristine, while the staff she leans on in is suspiciously shaped like a musket. In fact...Tekla thinks he can smell the traces of gunpowder in the air. Without a doubt, this is the bandit contact that Kerrie described.
"Hel-lo, young adventurers! It's a pleasure to meet you!" she cackles. "You've come quite the ways to ask a favor of little old me," she conspiratorially says.
Tekla smiles and mentally ticks another box. Her voice is wrong for an old woman - it's too...smooth. Underneath the accent, it's too young.
"Well met, oracle! I had hoped to ask you for some information," Tekla smoothly says.
"Mmm, information you seek, eh?" she maintains. "I see, I see," she says, and her gloved hands come up to stroke her chin. "What kind of information?"
"Information on some misdeeds of the Duke ruling over this land," Tekla says. "We know that the lord has been giving out impious and unjust orders, and we want to find proof."
"As it so happens," she smiles, "I happen to have some with me, right here."
"Oh? How fortuitous," Tekla replies.
The woman holds up a finger. "Surely, however, you understand that I cannot part with something so valuable to just any adventurer's word. If you want it, well," she leers, "I'm going to have to ask for compensation."
"Ah, but we are not just any group of adventurers," Tekla retorts. "We're operating on the orders of the late King to root out the Duke's evil."
The woman stills. "Come now, that's a ridiculous claim. The King never authorized anything like that," she says.
"Oh, he did," Tekla says. "Tell me, does a meeting one and a half years ago, just after Tara Valois' adoption ring a bell to you?"
She pauses a second too long. "I-I wouldn't know," she lies.
Oh, but she does. If you can prove that she would know about the meeting, you can gain the [Duke's Unjust Orders] for free. Otherwise, you'll have to pay 50 Budget or a sufficiently valuable item to obtain it.
Hint: She has already been introduced in the quest before. All you have to do is...put it all together.
[] Write-in your proof.
[] Just pay the money and be done with it. It's a wild guess, anyway.
- Location
- Tristania
Now to reread the Quest for this woman.
- Location
- Attached to a wall
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Let's see young voice, old woman. A disguise? What women do we know?
I will probably focus on that potato thing later, the maid there seems like a schemer. I don't remember any women more prominent than those that were in that case.
I will probably focus on that potato thing later, the maid there seems like a schemer. I don't remember any women more prominent than those that were in that case.
- Location
- Attached to a wall
- Pronouns
- She/Her
I think that this woman is Renault, one of the King's Pillars.
Now that we know who we are talking to we need to discover what we need to prove:
Tekla is most likely referring to this meeting we are ordered to:
In relation to the treason we were reporting.
Does anybody have an idea how to condense this into a plan or an argument?
Interestingly, it seems that she has joined up with these bandits at some point, considering the actions tied to her encounter...
- Location
- Attached to a wall
- Pronouns
- She/Her
The bandits carved the weapon of the King before into the caravan before.
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Gardener of Human Happiness
- Location
- Behind You
*grumbles at the lack of plans*
Fine, I'll do it myself.
[X] "Truly? You know, I've never heard of normal bandits carving the King's symbol on the wagons they rob. Claiming to serve the King even after his death, you must have been really loyal to him when he was still alive, a true pillar of support. In fact, I'm pretty certain that my boss told one of your.... associates that Oskaria's neighbors were planning to carve this nation up. The King ordered my boss to investigate this further, and we've discovered that some of Oskaria's own nobles are planning to betray our country. Our investigation has brought us here, to the Duke's lands, and I'm pretty certain that the proof you have will be a major help to us. Would you really demand compensation from a fellow servant of the late King for this?"
Fine, I'll do it myself.
[X] "Truly? You know, I've never heard of normal bandits carving the King's symbol on the wagons they rob. Claiming to serve the King even after his death, you must have been really loyal to him when he was still alive, a true pillar of support. In fact, I'm pretty certain that my boss told one of your.... associates that Oskaria's neighbors were planning to carve this nation up. The King ordered my boss to investigate this further, and we've discovered that some of Oskaria's own nobles are planning to betray our country. Our investigation has brought us here, to the Duke's lands, and I'm pretty certain that the proof you have will be a major help to us. Would you really demand compensation from a fellow servant of the late King for this?"
- Location
- Attached to a wall
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] "Truly? You know, I've never heard of normal bandits carving the King's symbol on the wagons they rob. Claiming to serve the King even after his death, you must have been really loyal to him when he was still alive, a true pillar of support. In fact, I'm pretty certain that my boss told one of your.... associates that Oskaria's neighbors were planning to carve this nation up. The King ordered my boss to investigate this further, and we've discovered that some of Oskaria's own nobles are planning to betray our country. Our investigation has brought us here, to the Duke's lands, and I'm pretty certain that the proof you have will be a major help to us. Would you really demand compensation from a fellow servant of the late King for this?"
Seems better than anything I could come up with.
Seems better than anything I could come up with.
- Location
- The state of Paranoia
[X] "Truly? You know, I've never heard of normal bandits carving the King's symbol on the wagons they rob. Claiming to serve the King even after his death, you must have been really loyal to him when he was still alive, a true pillar of support. In fact, I'm pretty certain that my boss told one of your.... associates that Oskaria's neighbors were planning to carve this nation up. The King ordered my boss to investigate this further, and we've discovered that some of Oskaria's own nobles are planning to betray our country. Our investigation has brought us here, to the Duke's lands, and I'm pretty certain that the proof you have will be a major help to us. Would you really demand compensation from a fellow servant of the late King for this?"
Solarstream
It's all in the cards
- Location
- Zombie World
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] "Truly? You know, I've never heard of normal bandits carving the King's symbol on the wagons they rob. Claiming to serve the King even after his death, you must have been really loyal to him when he was still alive, a true pillar of support. In fact, I'm pretty certain that my boss told one of your.... associates that Oskaria's neighbors were planning to carve this nation up. The King ordered my boss to investigate this further, and we've discovered that some of Oskaria's own nobles are planning to betray our country. Our investigation has brought us here, to the Duke's lands, and I'm pretty certain that the proof you have will be a major help to us. Would you really demand compensation from a fellow servant of the late King for this?"
- Location
- Hell
[X] "Truly? You know, I've never heard of normal bandits carving the King's symbol on the wagons they rob. Claiming to serve the King even after his death, you must have been really loyal to him when he was still alive, a true pillar of support. In fact, I'm pretty certain that my boss told one of your.... associates that Oskaria's neighbors were planning to carve this nation up. The King ordered my boss to investigate this further, and we've discovered that some of Oskaria's own nobles are planning to betray our country. Our investigation has brought us here, to the Duke's lands, and I'm pretty certain that the proof you have will be a major help to us. Would you really demand compensation from a fellow servant of the late King for this?"