FFD6: The Dicening: The Discussion: The Thread: The Thirty Third and a Third

[Krylo]

BIO LINKS:

GROUP 1
Mauve Mage (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1092505&postcount=105): Dark Knight, Hume
Menarker (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1092210&postcount=66): Dragoon, Android
IHMN (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1092104&postcount=36IHMN[/url): Blue Mage, Hume
Riin Whitewind (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1092096&postcount=31): Black Mage, Tarut
phil_ (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1092031&postcount=12): Entertainer, Tarut
BardTheFifthLightWarrior (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1092589&postcount=117): Red Mage, Hume
Teal Mage (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1093006&postcount=164): White Mage, Hume


GROUP 2
Arhra (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1092035&postcount=16): Fighter, Viera
Dracorion (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1092156&postcount=50): Dragoon, Viera
Overcast (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1092117&postcount=38): Blue Mage, Hume
CelesJessa (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1092153&postcount=49): Thief, Viera
Geminex (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1093162&postcount=169): Red Mage, Tarut
POS Industries (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1093315&postcount=190): Gambler, Moogle
McTahr (http://www.nuklearforums.com/showpost.php?p=1092651&postcount=132): White Mage, Tarut

Anyway, Group 1 is now in Maris. Fuuuuun stuuuuuuuuff. Feel free to RP out any flash backs to awkwardness in the hotel room or cart ride or whatever if you like.

Or just jump right into creepy corpse town.

As for Group 2, post fuckers. I could just throw you all into the wilderness, but it seems like the kind of thing you'd be able to do yourself. Unless you all need me to do something?

[Bard The 5th LW]

All of Ralts' examinations were approved over PM.

I was rather tempted to have him push Ark over and say "android, you do it."

[Menarker]

Sorry, was in the middle of making my post. Making all my data and hopefully making it sound android-ish enough.

I half expect someone to quote Monty Python "I don't want to ride the cart" skit if someone tries to flashback regarding the cart ride.

EDIT: MADE A PIRATE PAD FOR THIS RP! I also edited the link into my bio, so you can always find the pad for looking for one of my posts.

http://piratepad.net/YEOsgAJABt

[IHateMakingNames]

Jhennek can be riding Kole, but note that it would be a bumpy ride with many twists and turns as he looks around frantically.

[Overcast]

Group 2 is dead as a can of spam.

[Menarker]

Not wanting to kill my character off or anything, but on the off-chance that my character does die for some reason, I'm calling dibs on Samurai. Been reading through things and I'm starting to be interested in it after considering Krylo's changes to the rules.

Of course, I'm planning on staying alive with Ark for as long as possible. ^^

[Geminex]

Group 2 is dead as a can of spam.

Spam is actually undead, so I dunno. Anyway, posting.

Also, I'm not letting group 2 die until this (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001760) gets referenced, in regarding docus.

[McTahr]

Family stuff non-stop for a while. Fie will be doing things tentatively tomorrow.

[mauve]

Welp, I'm stuck at work today, and I'm praying there will be little to nothing to do for most of the day. If this is indeed so, I'm gonna try to respond to at least this RP, if not all of the ones I'm involved in, at some point today.

[Krylo]

Welp, I'm stuck at work today, and I'm praying there will be little to nothing to do for most of the day. If this is indeed so, I'm gonna try to respond to at least this RP, if not all of the ones I'm involved in, at some point today.

On Christmas? That sucks.

Speaking of Christmas, don't feel like you HAVE TO POST in the next few days. It is Christmas.

Only reason I mentioned Group 2 is that the silence started before Christmas. Anyway, anyone in Group 2 who is still in (other than OC, Gem, Drac, and McTahrd) just lemme know you're still here sometime by... let's say Thursday. 'Cause holidays and not everyone being able to get to the computers.

If there's some drops and that's what's caused the slow down I'll move things along, get Krogoth and maybe WizardCat or some other person/persons to fill in for them and I already have a way to work them into your group (and remove the drops) without too much/any retconning.

If it's just slow due to the Holidays, that's fine too, of course. I just want to make sure everyone has fun and the story moves along.

I'll probably within the next few days do a description of the city and let you guys have a day or two to fuck around and shop and whatnot like Group 1 did (though they didn't shop). Might even do it tonight, but I'm kinda tired, and I'm going to have to hop into work tomorrow (White Christmas + Mall Maintenance = going in the day after Christmas to shovel) so we'll see.

Edit: And if you guys wanna start using the piratepad thing I will start editing it into the opening posts. I probably won't use it for much in the way of GM stuff and at most will stop by and use the chat from time to time/be an asshole. Mostly because I don't want anyone to miss out on important GM things just because they don't want to use an external website.

Though I could see its use in making collaborative posts and what not, and to speed things along where such things are necessary and making plans between players is necessary.

No dramaz like what happened in the Trollslum thing, though, alright? RPs are games. Games are for having fun. If someone is doing something you don't like, don't say nasty things to/about them or moving the pad without telling them or whatever other thing. Just let me know (PMs, AIM, in the discussion thread) and I will handle it.

[mauve]

Whoops, forgot about Kole's discovery of something in the window. I am a genius. Post edited.

[Geminex]

I was travelling, so I have an excuse, kinda. Next few days are gonna be slow for me as well, but I'll see what I can do.

No dramaz like what happened in the Trollslum thing, though, alright? RPs are games. Games are for having fun. If someone is doing something you don't like, don't say nasty things to/about them or moving the pad without telling them or whatever other thing. Just let me know (PMs, AIM, in the discussion thread) and I will handle it.
I fully agree, but how do you even know about that?
Or, to put it another way, is there an RP I'm involved in that you don't lurk or run?

[Krylo]

I fully agree, but how do you even know about that?
Or, to put it another way, is there an RP I'm involved in that you don't lurk or run?

No.

[Teal Mage]

Arden hates all of your plans.

Especially the ones that could get us all killed over pocket change.

Anyway, in the interests of time, Mauve and IHMNs should probably just post their walking locations in the OoC.

Unless there are objections to Arden's plan? Feel free to post those in-character; just expect her to be difficult to convince. She has 7 Cha after all!

[Riin Whitewind]

Worn out, feel free to skip me if needed.

I might be feeling well enough to post something later, apologies all.

[Arhra]

Let's get this party started by speaking to all of the NPCs!

All of them.

[Overcast]

Twice. Because occasionally the most informative dialogue comes from that second attempt.

[Geminex]

I would kinda object because I wanted to work out some sort of plan first, but ah well. Let's do some talking.

[Teal Mage]

I would kinda object because I wanted to work out some sort of plan first, but ah well. Let's do some talking.

Why not do it in the OoC and say any conclusions reached here were discussed in the Inn/on the way to find the Fiend?

Although, as I suggest that, I do feel compelled to add that trying to work out a definite plan in an RP is usually excessive - things have a way of being simpler than you expect.

For instance, in this game's ruleset, enemies don't die if their HP is reduced to zero. They do fall unconscious, however. Between Jade and Argath, you'll probably be able to drag the unconscious Super-Ape back to the town. Although, you might have some trouble after that, since transportation of an even vaguely living fiend might be a hard sell to a ship captain.

It really might be easier just to cut the thing's arms and head off and let Caspin eat the body. He'd probably accept that as his 'cut' for the mission too, so the lessened reward would be mitigated, 'least a little.

Oh, and if you're going to fight a Fiend with Petrify Powers, people who can afford it really ought to buy a Soft (100 gil).

Anyway, that's my two cents on your situation.

[Krylo]

I thought you guys already worked out a plan, anyway, while on the way?

The plan was find dingos, bleed them, jump monster.

Edit: Threads updated.

Group 1: Feel free to do flashback talkin' on the way to the hospital, but I didn't feel the need to make you all wait for another GM post before entering the hospital proper.

Riin: You should be cool for awhile. Feel better soon.

Group 2: Hey lookit you fuckers postin' all of a sudden. Just look at it. POS/Prasad still hasn't posted but you all being one short isn't a big deal. Moogles are about bite size, anyway.

[Menarker]

Hehe, when it comes to Argath, chivalry is dead. ^,^

As for team one, I'll leave the choices of where to go within the hospital to someone else while Ark guards the team's front. I personally would suggest checking the clinic room in case there are any documented data from any of the doctors while they were alive (on the off chance that they didn't all die instantly) and perhaps raid the place for medical supplies.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Hehe, when it comes to Argath, chivalry is dead. ^,^

Not in Viera society!

This is too great Krylo.

[Teal Mage]

I personally would suggest checking the clinic room in case there are any documented data from any of the doctors while they were alive (on the off chance that they didn't all die instantly) and perhaps raid the place for medical supplies.

Arden is above stealing from the dead!

Unless she killed them.

Also: No one can do Systems, so collecting the data might be hard. Lore, Survival and Awareness might work (to varying degrees) for searching through hospital records (assuming hard copies), but I doubt we'll learn anything terribly helpful or relevant; especially not considering the time it'll take to search them.

I'm not feeling very well today, so if someone wants to take the lead (Raltz? Bello?) so long as they're obviously searching for the Computer, Arden will probably follow along. But I'll get something up tomorrow or the day after if no one else takes the initiative.

If we do split up though (we're officially in a Horror Movie now, so this might not be wise) Arden and Raltz (spread the Cure) should go in different groups and Jhen and Bello (Lightning Song+Thunder) should probably hang together.

[CelesJessa]

Argath plays dirty D:

(Maybe Vera shouldn't be such a jerk.)

[Geminex]

Oh, we don't have to come up with the plan IC as well? Awesome! That makes things easier.

Also, yeah, plans probably aren't super-necessary, but I'm sort of a control freak so yeah...

[Teal Mage]

Oh, we don't have to come up with the plan IC as well?

More off-screen than out of character, really.

[Dracorion]

Argath plays dirty D:

(Maybe Vera shouldn't be such a jerk.)

You would not believe how dirty.

[CelesJessa]

You would not believe how dirty.

Bring it.

Also Argath is invited to follow Vera if he wants to be shanked. (But not really.)

[Dracorion]

I wonder who can shank who first.

[CelesJessa]

Hoho this is a shitty time to do this but I'm probably going to be gone for the next three days. Should I edit my post to end the conversation so you're not waiting forever for me?

Edit: I edited it so you guys don't have to wait up if things get going.

[Dracorion]

Everyone is gay for Argath.

Everyone.

[CelesJessa]

Oops, I was wrong. I'll be around tonight, but then tomorrow evening to Monday I'll be gone. Oh well, her storming out works too.

And are you sure everyone is gay for Argath? Or is Argath gay for everyone? I mean, he runs away from being the only male in a tribe of hot chicks...

[Krylo]

he runs away from being the only male in a tribe of hot chicks...

Hot chicks who all want his manjam.

[CelesJessa]

Hot chicks who all want his manjam.

Really, I mean, he's expected to have a lot of sex with a lot of women, and the only price is not getting to go somewhere else where he won't have lots of sex with lots of women.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Wouldn't a society with only like, 1-5 fathers cause a lot of inbreeding?

[POS Industries]

Yeah, that could have all sorts of horrible genetic repercussions like a drastically small number of Y chromosomes that threatens the very survival of the species.

[Dracorion]

It's more the fact that he didn't want to put up with a bunch of emasculating bitches even if he did get to have sex.

Yeah, I know, it was a stupid decision.

But anyway, he still hits on anything female without a tail or bunny ears, I promise!

[Teal Mage]

But anyway, he still hits on anything female without a tail or bunny ears, I promise!

No one believes you.

[Menarker]

But anyway, he still hits on anything female without a tail or bunny ears, I promise!
No one believes you.


I believe him!

Whether he can SUCCESSFULLY hit on a female without a tail or bunny ears on the other hand...

[Dracorion]

He has decent Charisma.

[Overcast]

Unfortunately all he has successfully attracted is one reasonably attractive, but unreasonably creepy Hume. Might say something of the vibes he puts off.

[CelesJessa]

He has decent Charisma.

He has the same amount of Charisma as Vera has and we all see how many friends she's making.

EDIT: Speaking of which what are the chances Vera could talk the rest of the party into paying her their share of the inn. (It'd only be 10 gil each!)

[Dracorion]

To be honest he hasn't tried attracting anyone yet.

He might try to shack up with some village strange rather than room with Vera. Or he might room with someone else from the team. I haven't decided yet.

And CJ, as long as people don't know Vera's a Thief she would get along pretty well.

[CelesJessa]

He might try to shack up with some village strange rather than room with Vera. Or he might room with someone else from the team. I haven't decided yet.
With four rooms, there's one room that will only have one person. If nobody else pays Vera is taking that.

And CJ, as long as people don't know Vera's a Thief she would get along pretty well.

If Argath would just get back in the kitchen he would get along pretty well too. :D

[Dracorion]

I doubt anyone wants to room with Caspin, though.

Argath is too busy leading a campaign for male Viera voting rights to get back in the kitchen.

[Overcast]

He actually runs away from spending time in the kitchen? That is madness!

Anyway expect no pay from Caspin, he is the brokeness.

[Teal Mage]

But anyway, he still hits on anything female without a tail or bunny ears, I promise!

No one believes you.

I believe him!

Whether he can SUCCESSFULLY hit on a female without a tail or bunny ears on the other hand...

He has decent Charisma.

Not enough dice in the world.

With four rooms, there's one room that will only have one person. If nobody else pays Vera is taking that.

Well, if the Moogles and Taruts sleep in drawers (where they belong) everyone will get their own beds!

And that means no one needs to share with Caspin.

Everyone wins!

[Overcast]

As a long time short bastard I can tell you drawer sleeping is rather comfortable.

[mauve]

Sorry for falling behind on this. I'll try and post soonish.

[POS Industries]

Well, if the Moogles and Taruts sleep in drawers (where they belong)
That's just bloody undignified and Prasad will have none of it.

[Overcast]

Would he at least bet on it?

[Teal Mage]

That's just bloody undignified and Prasad will have none of it.

I'm sure Caspin will appriecate a bedmate!

[Krylo]

I figured that would be Argath.

[POS Industries]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/kysds13/gottafindjade.png

[McTahr]

Fie just shelled out 100gil for your general well-being. I imagine he nets a room or you guys net a long-term statue experience.

Also that busted him anyway.

[Dracorion]

I say pay the man. He seems trustworthy.

By the way, group one, did anyone remember to check the ceiling?

[Teal Mage]

Krylo does Awareness/Survival checks regularly, if we were supposed to notice something significant, we would have.

Call it Non-General Knowledge.

[Krylo]

As that I just did a couple opposed speech checks for some people and there seems to be some confusion on how they work with PCs (and NPCs too, for that matter):

An opposed check can only tell your PC that you are inclined to believe some one, or are, indeed, scared, or not scared at all, or feel strangely comforted or whatever other thing. They can not, however, tell a PC what to do with that feeling.

For instance, Jade walks in on a man who has just gotten done killing a family. He is utterly convincing in his tale of how he had just gotten there but moments before. Jade is inclined to believe him. However, Jade may still decide that he should wait and tell his story to the proper authorities, and may even decide that his constant attempts to leave have broken the illusion of trust he wove with his conversation.

She doesn't have to just let him walk.

Also: Teal is right in that I do survival/awareness/whatever other checks may come up without needing to be asked to do them. For instance the opposed speech checks between Docus/Jade and the hunting shop keeper trying to sell them obviously very helpful objects of mighty power, that is not at all over priced garbage. Or a series of awareness/survival checks in Group 1.

[IHateMakingNames]

I should point out that I'm not in much desire to post because group 1 is basically just navigating a maze right now. I don't particularly want to try and write up a post to say "I think we should go right" every time a new option is presented.

It makes sense as a group to discuss where to go, but only in person. Over a forum it would take months to fully navigate a hospital. So, as it seems to have been going, I say whoever posts a direction first is the way the group goes until something happens.

[Teal Mage]

I should point out that I'm not in much desire to post because group 1 is basically just navigating a maze right now. I don't particularly want to try and write up a post to say "I think we should go right" every time a new option is presented.

If the GM wasn't Krylo, I'd be worried about that, but he can probably make small decisions like that with some kind of check (if he even plans to give us options like that - he's got enough experience to know to avoid those, largely). If we pass, we take which over route is better for us (time-saving, safer, has treasure lying around, whatever the difference is) and if we don't, we take the less beneficial route. If there's no difference between the routes, no need to roll the check.

Anyway, for the moment, we have a destination, so Krylo shouldn't need to post anything other than us arriving there - unless we encounter guards or need to make a significant decision.

Unless I get objections. Does Arden get objections? I'm starting to believe she's in charge, you know.

[CelesJessa]

Fie just shelled out 100gil for your general well-being. I imagine he nets a room or you guys net a long-term statue experience.

Also that busted him anyway.

Everyone gets a room because I am kind and generous. Also, Vera already paid for it sooo....

[Menarker]

I don't really have anything more to say with Ark. He agrees with keeping the group in touch with anything he senses as well as staying in the front of the group. And he's constantly expecting to have to deal with the potential combatant.

EDIT: I vote we check out the morgue. In case the person we're searching for the sidequest is already admitted there.

[Geminex]

What shall we do with the shopkeeper? Does anyone buy the "gold weapons" stuff?

I mean, we can't afford them anyway. And they wouldn't be that great a help in capturing the thing... Just curious.

Also, McTahr, we should discuss our skill point allocation.

[Dracorion]

Well I dunno if Krylo would make the guy seem full of crap only for him to turn out to be right.

That being said, we may be able to haggle like a golden shiv or something down to a price we can afford.

[Geminex]

Also, self-preservation. You sell a party of hunters shitty weapons, said hunters are gonna be hella pissed at you when they get back and they didn't work.

And it kinda makes sense, what with the gold needle curing petrification. Why not have gold weapons kill the petrifier?

[mauve]

That being said, we may be able to haggle like a golden shiv or something down to a price we can afford. Or you might be able to buy a few golden bullets for Prasad's revolver.

[CelesJessa]

Also, self-preservation. You sell a party of hunters shitty weapons, said hunters are gonna be hella pissed at you when they get back and they didn't work.


If they didn't work, chances are they might be too dead to be pissed at you.

[Geminex]

Eeeh. Chances are, at least one's gonna get back.

And if the shopkeeper hopes that won't be the case then we've got a guy who'll get adventurers to pay for equipment he knows, hopes, even! will get them killed. And he does this regularly.

That would be one hell of an evil shopkeeper.

[Dracorion]

Another thing worthy of note is that this town is a shithole and that makes me doubt the quality of the equipment.

[Geminex]

Docus' appraisal and speech checks are coming clean, though. I dunno. I'll try for some more information, first. Then the party can decide whether to shell out.

It'd help if some of you guys could join me.

[CelesJessa]

It'd help if some of you guys could join me.

Vera won't. Those rooms don't just pay for themselves, not to mention the breakfast for everyone.

[Dracorion]

If POS posts again I can have Argath get the hell outta dodge.

Though he may not even go to the hunting shop.

[Krylo]

Jade should have arrived probably half way through the initial attempt to sell you on those weapons. Arhra did say she was going there in his last post.

[POS Industries]

Or you might be able to buy a few golden bullets for Prasad's revolver.
Prasad would gamble the bullets away.

If POS posts again I can have Argath get the hell outta dodge.

Though he may not even go to the hunting shop.
Give me a bit to eat and try to get over this splitting headache and I'll write something up.

[Arhra]

In case it's relevant, would I be correct in assuming that one's Use Sword skill would used when trying to determine whether a weapon is well balanced, the right weight, actually sharp, and, in general, a decent choice for hitting people with?

[Teal Mage]

Kay, this is boring.

We're spliting up.

Who wants to come with Arden!?

Team 1: ???
Team 2: ???
Team 3: Arden

[Dracorion]

Hahaha finally yesssssss.

Three teams isn't nearly enough teams, though!

You should split up into four and make the black guy go alone.

[Krylo]

There's a black guy?

It's almost all blonds (two platinum/silver), a red head (Jhen), and a brown haired dude (Ark).

Also, damn you bitches be Aryan.

[Dracorion]

The closest equivalent to a black guy, whatever.

[Krylo]

So definitely Ark, then.

[Dracorion]

Fine by me!

And who cares if he complains, robots don't have feelings and nobody loves them anyway. (http://www.nuklearpower.com/2011/01/03/warbot_15-the-christmas-party/)

[Krylo]

The funny thing? That is actually spelled out right in the book about Androids. It's why they can't be famous and have such low charisma.

Edit: Anyway, you guys figure out who's going with whom, and I'll send out PMs detailing what each group found.

[Menarker]

Ark probably won't care, but Jugan might. >_>

I'd personally think we should all check the morgue together, given how if my zombie lore is correct, we might find several there, as well perhaps as our tertiary target in question.

Then we could split up if nothing happens. My main reason is because both tanks (Ark and Elsa have health draining abilities, neither which can be used safely if fighting undeads which might be present given the lack of detected life and increased tension of shadow magic)

That said I'm going with the white mage. Kinda need someone who can remove status afflictions if i get them. ^^; 1 cha means sucky status resistances.

[mauve]

Well, if you're going with Arden, I'll put Elsa in one of the other groups, I guess. I think I'm the only other tankish character, so I'll be nice and attempt to be a meatshield for the rest of Team Mage.

[Teal Mage]

Well, Kole's almost a tank! Especially when it comes to magic.

Raltz can probably take a hit too, but he's better of casting cure. They might work well together.

That said I'm going with the white mage. Kinda need someone who can remove status afflictions if i get them. ^^; 1 cha means sucky status resistances.

For the record, Arden doesn't have any status removal spells.

...

She is a horrible White Mage.

[Krylo]

So... sounds like Arden and Ark going to the third floor, Mauve, Bello, and Jhennek going to the second floor, and Kole and Raltz staying on the ground floor?

If there's any objections to that, speak now or forever hold your peace.

[Bard The 5th LW]

I was actually going to make a post where Raltz wanders off into the morgue on his own, as every horror movie involves splitting the party.

edit: Raltz will be so fucking leery of Kole. It will be paranoia piled on paranoia topped with a bit of suspicion.

[mauve]

Elsa, Bello and Jhennek Elsa will just leap into the room with a Tarut perched on either shoulder.

[IHateMakingNames]

Kole would just make sure to not be alone. And choose a group that Esla isn't in. So either third or stays on the current floor.

Was going to do an update post but will not wait till Krylo makes the splitting post.

[Dracorion]

Elsa will just leap into the room with a Tarut perched on either shoulder.

Taruts don't make for very good armor, though.

I'd suggest lighting them on fire and using them as projectiles instead.

[Riin Whitewind]

Hey guys.

I know it's been a while and that I am the worst! But things have finally calmed down here a bit, so I can go back to wasting my time on the internet.

I'd like Jhen to go with the 'third floor group', if only for the wonderful ~research~ opportunities.

I'm sorry that I haven't been giving this game the attention it deserves.

[Overcast]

Taruts don't make for very good armor, though.

I'd suggest lighting them on fire and using them as projectiles instead.

She doesn't have the Dex to make that work, I imagine them like Predator shoulder cannons to supplement her murderous intent.

Also, good to have you back Riin, while you aren't on my team I tend to enjoy your posts enough to be glad anyway.

[Arhra]

I imagine them like parrots, demanding crackers and pieces of eight.

[mauve]

I'll probably wait until Mern posts to declare a team for Elsa; she really doesn't have a reason NOT to go with Arden unless Ark claims the job first in-game.

Also- welp, there goes my lightning shoulder cannon. :( And if Bello goes with Arden too, I'll lose my personal soundtrack generator.

[Krylo]

Well Bello SHOULD still go with you.

There's Arden/Ark/Jhen in one group, all called it, so they're out.

That leaves, Elsa, Raltz, Kole, and Bello.

Kole won't go with Elsa (especially not alone), so that leaves the possible groups as Elsa/Raltz and Kole/Bello or Elsa/Bello an Kole/Raltz.

The problem with Kole/Bello is Kole and Raltz are both kinda middling as far as damage absorption goes and Raltz has cure, so Raltz/Kole probably don't NEED a tank. On the other hand, Bello could be killed by a stiff wind. He kinda needs someone to take all the hits for him, and while Kole has one of the better HPs (and the best M. ARM), he probably can't take all the physical blows for Bello and keep going, especially when there's no healer.

OF COURSE all that only matters if there's fighting to be done, and none of you have any reason to believe there will be. And I'm not saying one way or the other.

ANYWAY, I'll give you all until tomorrow before I just figure teams were decided off camera (other than those who already decided) and shoot off PMs according to this group set up:

Floor 3: Arden, Ark, Jhen
Floor 2: Elsa, Bello
Floor 1: Kole, Raltz

[phil_]

Well, Elsa's not going to the morgue, right? 'Cause, like Bello said, the fewer dead bodies, the better, and the morgue is dead body central.

... Or, it would be, if there weren't bodies everywhere bodies shouldn't be as well. Bello probably wouldn't think far past "morgue=stiffs" at this point.

[mauve]

No, I think second floor was operating room, emergency room, and pediatrics.

[Menarker]

Well Bello SHOULD still go with you.

There's Arden/Ark/Jhen in one group, all called it, so they're out.

That leaves, Elsa, Raltz, Kole, and Bello.

Kole won't go with Elsa (especially not alone), so that leaves the possible groups as Elsa/Raltz and Kole/Bello or Elsa/Bello an Kole/Raltz.

The problem with Kole/Bello is Kole and Raltz are both kinda middling as far as damage absorption goes and Raltz has cure, so Raltz/Kole probably don't NEED a tank. On the other hand, Bello could be killed by a stiff wind. He kinda needs someone to take all the hits for him, and while Kole has one of the better HPs (and the best M. ARM), he probably can't take all the physical blows for Bello and keep going, especially when there's no healer.

OF COURSE all that only matters if there's fighting to be done, and none of you have any reason to believe there will be. And I'm not saying one way or the other.

ANYWAY, I'll give you all until tomorrow before I just figure teams were decided off camera (other than those who already decided) and shoot off PMs according to this group set up:

Floor 3: Arden, Ark, Jhen
Floor 2: Elsa, Bello
Floor 1: Kole, Raltz

Well, if it helps out, I can switch with Elsa with Bello's team. At least I can act as a mini-healer with Lancet.

Elsa can then go with Arden and Jhen, since there will be a healer. Plus, if there happens to be any undeads nearby (as Elsa might suspect with shadow energy detection) then Elsa won't be left unable to self-heal by draining. (Since draining undeads is a serious NO NO)

Thus...

Floor 3: Arden, Elsa, Jhen
Floor 2: Ark, Bello
Floor 1: Kole, Raltz

[Krylo]

Doesn't really make a difference.

[mauve]

Either way works for me!

[Dracorion]

Not that I like to start repeating information like that, I just want to see if Argath buys the guy's bullshit.

[Overcast]

I wish someone had the trade knowledge to tell him that his idea is tragically flawed since the weapons are not likely strong enough to last the worth of how much they cost. And that their cost is not equal to how much the beast they are hunting is worth dead. And also that if the beast could be hurt with silver that silver is a much stronger metal than either copper or gold and thus might actually be worth the cost if only because it can be used to fight other monsters.

But hey whatever.

[Dracorion]

Months later, the Mandala Hunting Goods Shop closed after the owner finally starved to death. Even in his final moments, he insisted his gold and copper weapons were of the highest quality. Some might argue that he was delirious at the time, but the fact that he believed he could make a business selling overpriced copper and gold weaponry is proof that he was always delirious.

The contents of his shop were sacked and the weaponry melted down to make other, actually useful trinkets.

Should've gone with silver.

EDIT: But hey, Docus has Speech, which includes Trade knowledge.

[Geminex]

I know. I was giving you guys a chance to chime in.

I mean, my speech and appraisal checks say this guy is legit. But even if the weapons work 100% exactly as advertised, we're not buying from him unless he sells at 20% value.

[Dracorion]

I SAID NOTHING.

[Geminex]

And Docus has no points in Awareness, so I'm having Argath do an Appraisal check.
I actually had a really snarky response written up, but I'm feeling benevolent.
So I'm just going to ask you to take another long, hard look at that character sheet. And then share your results with the rest of the class.

[Dracorion]

I don't know what you're talking about.

And in my defense, that little bastard was hiding.

[Menarker]

My post should arrive tomorrow afternoon. Got homework to finish.

[Teal Mage]

Just a quick overview of what happened in our group's PM, sans much of the details.

Arden is feeling disturbed!

Also slightly annoyed.

To Riin and Mauve: Arden probably won't say much unless directly addressed. I'm not going to make a scene out of anything here unless you guys want to. I'll play ball if either of you want to bring her into some kind of discussion though.