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Of Wolves and Witches (WHF Wizard Quest)

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[X] Mercinellin 'Seedling' Thorncobble, the halfling gambler. You're not any great hand at cards, but it's an entertaining enough way to pass the time, and halflings have a reputation as being far less likely to spit on the ground when a wizard walks by.
 
[X] Gustaf Rechtshandler, perhaps the only other educated person in this entire inn. You're no high-browed professor who disdains the common folk, but it would be nice to have a conversation with someone as literate as you are.
 
[X] Bruno Franke, the massive arm-wrestler. He seems like a soldierly type, as do several of the guards, and you know how to get along with people like that. The Bright College trains soldiers as well as sages, after all.
 
[X] Gustaf Rechtshandler, perhaps the only other educated person in this entire inn. You're no high-browed professor who disdains the common folk, but it would be nice to have a conversation with someone as literate as you are.

[X] Bruno Franke, the massive arm-wrestler. He seems like a soldierly type, as do several of the guards, and you know how to get along with people like that. The Bright College trains soldiers as well as sages, after all.

A member of the famously passionate Bright Wizards and gambling with a possible cheat? Sounds like they'd get along like a house on fire, literally. :V
 
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I mean the noble lady could also be the monster.
Closed up carriage, rough and tumbly men as minions who says that she is not a traveling vampire that will try to taste our fire ? *kyaaa*


And in regards to gambling I am looking at it in terms of story options. Losing and gaining money can be used as a motivation for us to do things while removing out debt does not increase the amount of storys that Maugan can tell I would argue.
 
Scia said:
And in regards to gambling I am looking at it in terms of story options. Losing and gaining money can be used as a motivation for us to do things while removing out debt does not increase the amount of storys that Maugan can tell I would argue.
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I want money because we can spend it on stuff we like. Keeping the money means we have more money overall. That some of it goes to a debt first didn't even really factor into it for me; I sort of took it as a given that of course we'd go and do other things in order to earn more of it.

Spending it on gambling just means we have less for the stuff I do want. Like, I don't know, fancier robes or something.
 
chocolote12 said:
I want money because we can spend it on stuff we like. Keeping the money means we have more money overall. That some of it goes to a debt first didn't even really factor into it for me; I sort of took it as a given that of course we'd go and do other things in order to earn more of it.

Spending it on gambling just means we have less for the stuff I do want. Like, I don't know, fancier robes or something.
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Ah but engaging in the thrill of a game of chance while talking with someone that could look past us being a wizard could also be seen as spending that money, with a chance to gain some money and a future plot point.
 
[X] Gustaf Rechtshandler, perhaps the only other educated person in this entire inn. You're no high-browed professor who disdains the common folk, but it would be nice to have a conversation with someone as literate as you are.

[X] Bruno Franke, the massive arm-wrestler. He seems like a soldierly type, as do several of the guards, and you know how to get along with people like that. The Bright College trains soldiers as well as sages, after all.

Voting against gambling on the grounds that I do not want to play a character that upon being mired in debt decided so gamble, that seems like a dangerous character trait for a wizard
 
Scia said:
Ah but engaging in the thrill of a game of chance while talking with someone that could look past us being a wizard could also be seen as spending that money, with a chance to gain some money and a future plot point.
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That's sort of what I mean; we might spend money to gamble in order to socialize with somebody that could look past us being a wizard, but we could also not spend money and still get to socialize with somebody that could look past us being a wizard.

The free hot dog has as many condiments.
 
DragonParadox said:
[X] Gustaf Rechtshandler, perhaps the only other educated person in this entire inn. You're no high-browed professor who disdains the common folk, but it would be nice to have a conversation with someone as literate as you are.

[X] Bruno Franke, the massive arm-wrestler. He seems like a soldierly type, as do several of the guards, and you know how to get along with people like that. The Bright College trains soldiers as well as sages, after all.

Voting against gambling on the grounds that I do not want to play a character that upon being mired in debt decided so gamble, that seems like a dangerous character trait for a wizard
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Based on the way that maugan did not even establish how high our debt is so far I do not think that he would say that it is one that is dragging us down into poverty, I mean she is not a gray wizard and she has no vow of poverty after all.

I mean we are a bright wizard, calm and collected is something that we are allergic to while we are incentived to be on the impulsive and passionate side.
chocolote12 said:
That's sort of what I mean; we might spend money to gamble in order to socialize with somebody that could look past us being a wizard, but we could also not spend money and still get to socialize with somebody that could look past us being a wizard.

The free hot dog has as many condiments.
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No, one of us accepts us as a person that is a wizard, the other options are bout make yourself appear as a intelectual/ soldier first to distract them from us being a wizard.

And I mean we got a new axe, we got a number of new clothes, beyond books there is not much that we would spend money on right that is practical and so its mainly for our own pleasure
 
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Scia said:
No, one of us accepts us as a person that is a wizard, the other options are bout make yourself appear as a intelectual/ soldier first to distract them from us being a wizard.
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The options are equal, in that in none of them are we interacting with others as a wizard first, except in so much as we are always and obviously a wizard and therefore always interacting with others as a wizard first.

The choices aren't between a soldier, a wizard, and an intellectual, they're between a soldier, an intellectual, and a gambler.
Scia said:
And I mean we got a new axe, we got a number of new clothes, beyond books there is not much that we would spend money on right that is practical and so its mainly for our own pleasure
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If you have lots of money, you can buy two new axes. One for each hand. :V
 
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chocolote12 said:
The options are equal, in that in none of them are we interacting with others as a wizard first, except in so much as we are always and obviously a wizard and therefore always interacting with others as a wizard first.

The choices aren't between a soldier, a wizard, and an intellectual, they're between a soldier, an intellectual, and a gambler.
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No?
The Bright College trains soldiers as well as sages, after all.

halflings have a reputation as being far less likely to spit on the ground when a wizard walks by.

You're no high-browed professor who disdains the common folk, but it would be nice to have a conversation with someone as literate as you are.
It is I would argue about how erika will appear towards them. "Fellow soldier," " wizard who gambles" "A intelectual" And what makes them look past us being a wizard in the first and third choice.
 
Scia said:
No?
The Bright College trains soldiers as well as sages, after all.

halflings have a reputation as being far less likely to spit on the ground when a wizard walks by.

You're no high-browed professor who disdains the common folk, but it would be nice to have a conversation with someone as literate as you are.
It is I would argue about how erika will appear towards them. "Fellow soldier," " wizard who gambles" "A intelectual" And what makes them look past us being a wizard in the first and third choice.
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But those are the same, I'm saying. We approach the strong man, and we say that we are a wizard, but we are also a soldier, and we understand soldiers, so we can still be friends. We approach the scholar, and we say that we are a wizard, but also an intellectual, and we understand scholarly pursuits, so we can still be friends. We approach the halfling, and we say that we are a wizard, but also a gambler, and we understand having fun, so we can still be friends.

All of them are doing what you're describing. The halfling isn't special, they just have a different choice for how we choose to connect with them.
 
The halfling is quite clearly stated as special, in that they are least likely to dislike us for being a wizard.
The other two we have ways to connect with that can mitigate us as being wizard, but halfling is most likely to simply not care.
 
chocolote12 said:
I am expecting a plot relevant monster encounter; 'the noble lady has been abducted' or something. It just seems like a good hook for a reason to get us to go out into the woods.
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As far as I'm aware, the Three Feathers is a location straight from the RPG. I expect some plot to happen.

[X] Mercinellin 'Seedling' Thorncobble, the halfling gambler. You're not any great hand at cards, but it's an entertaining enough way to pass the time, and halflings have a reputation as being far less likely to spit on the ground when a wizard walks by.
 
[X] Bruno Franke, the massive arm-wrestler. He seems like a soldierly type, as do several of the guards, and you know how to get along with
people like that. The Bright College trains soldiers as well as sages, after all.
 
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College Debt and you
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    • So, on that topic...

    College Debt and You

    To simplify matters for this quest, I am going to say that the money you owe to the Bright College works on the same basis as student loans in the UK do - namely, that a percentage of your paycheque goes to paying them off, and only a minority of wizards actually manage to pay back the entire thing. The more you make, the greater the percentage paid, but if you're not earning above a set amount then you don't make payments. There will be no legbreakers coming around to recoup your cash, and the money marked on your character sheet is effectively just 'what you have after the tithe is paid'.

    You are, of course, expected to do a certain amount of work per year, because tithe payments on those jobs is how the College supports itself. If you don't find an employer capable of meeting the general target in your tithe payment, then the College will arrange work for you, which for a junior bright wizard is likely to be a military deployment with a state army. More senior wizards might meet their obligations through teaching, but you are not so wise or respected yet to make that a viable option. If you do meet your target, then the rest of your time is yours to do with as you please, within the bounds of acceptable behaviour as marked out by the Articles of Magic.

    Therefore, Erika is always going to be on the lookout for paying work, the more money offered the better. More money means an easier time meeting your obligations means more free time and a lower chance of getting assigned to scutwork. She will not, however, ever have to worry about losing all her cash and winding up penniless in the gutter somewhere.
     
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    • [X] Bruno Franke, the massive arm-wrestler. He seems like a soldierly type, as do several of the guards, and you know how to get along with people like that. The Bright College trains soldiers as well as sages, after all.
     
    Also, reviewing the votes thus far... Please only vote for one option.

    If you have voted for two options I am just going to ignore both of them.

    Generally, I will specify when multiple votes are acceptable, but in this case its just one option.
     
    Maugan Ra said:
    Also, reviewing the votes thus far... Please only vote for one option.

    If you have voted for two options I am just going to ignore both of them.

    Generally, I will specify when multiple votes are acceptable, but in this case its just one option.
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    So basically approval voting isn't allowed?
     
    Maugan Ra said:
    Also, reviewing the votes thus far... Please only vote for one option.

    If you have voted for two options I am just going to ignore both of them.

    Generally, I will specify when multiple votes are acceptable, but in this case its just one option.
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    OK, no approval voting got it

    [X] Bruno Franke, the massive arm-wrestler. He seems like a soldierly type, as do several of the guards, and you know how to get along with people like that. The Bright College trains soldiers as well as sages, after all.
     
    [X] Bruno Franke, the massive arm-wrestler. He seems like a soldierly type, as do several of the guards, and you know how to get along with people like that. The Bright College trains soldiers as well as sages, after all.
     
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