[Exalted] Protectors of the River Province OOC

Marcao · Post by **Marcao** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:03 pm

I am sorry I have not posted yet guys, I have been running around like crazy as the fish are finally biting in terms of my job searches. I have three potential job offers lined up and 1 more interview tomorrow so I should be employed by next week and stable. woo!

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:14 pm

YAY for Jobs!

Good luck, hon.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:33 pm

Marcao wrote:I am sorry I have not posted yet guys, I have been running around like crazy as the fish are finally biting in terms of my job searches. I have three potential job offers lined up and 1 more interview tomorrow so I should be employed by next week and stable. woo!

Aha! Carry on, good sir - I know exactly what you're going through, and wish you all the best with the job search.

That said, let's not neglect any Exalted responsibilities you have just because you'll be working now. Priorities, you know.

The Nomad · Post by **The Nomad** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:16 pm

Shall I wait for you? What about you Nitram?

BTW if you describe your search, what elements you want to look out for, it might substantially decrease the difficulty of the investigation roll

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:35 pm

The Nomad wrote:Shall I wait for you? What about you Nitram?

All joking around aside, I'd rather wait for him. He is a core member of the party, and I'm quite willing to wait for him to post.

The Nomad wrote:BTW if you describe your search, what elements you want to look out for, it might substantially decrease the difficulty of the investigation roll

Ah, good points!

He's doing the following, in order of priority:

1. Getting a good rough map of the town, prominent exits, blind spots, ports of entry, likely avenues of attack based on previous towns. (This isn't so much investigation as it is simple tactics and cartography, but hey)

2. Look for possible signs of previous scouting by other parties (like...Abyssals - this definitely would be an Investigation roll)

3. This is a bit trickier - looking for possible sabotage by a living member of the town - Kolth doesn't like the idea of a traitor in the town, but Abyssals are known for psychological warfare, and getting Abyssal sympathizers within a town to betray the townsfolk is a possibility he wants to either confirm or eliminate.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:16 pm

I'm sorry to hold anyone up, I just have no idea what I should be doing.

I blame medical problems.

The Nomad · Post by **The Nomad** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:36 pm

Trying to determine what could be of interest to a deathknight, and where to look for would be a good logical start

Actually, I half expected you to find it outright, due to your apparent familiarity with Exalted fluff.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:45 pm

The Nomad wrote:Trying to determine what could be of interest to a deathknight, and where to look for would be a good logical start Actually, I half expected you to find it outright, due to your apparent familiarity with Exalted fluff.

Well, just because I read about it doesn't necessarily mean Kolth will know, after all.

Kolth has likely run into an Abyssal once or twice before - so even if he doesn't know that much (e.g. as much as I as his player do), he'll at least have some good guesses.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:56 pm

And I'm just bluntly asking the spirit if he knows ;)

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:11 pm

I'm just trying to nail down on the map where we are. I'm guessing between Nexus and Lookshy, but that's alot of territory.

The Nomad · Post by **The Nomad** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:15 pm

The location is not very important.

@rhoenix: if your character has heard about deathknights, the cognitive association I'm thinking about should be obvious.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:19 pm

The Nomad wrote:@rhoenix: if your character has heard about deathknights, the cognitive association I'm thinking about should be obvious.

I'm brainfarting here, I'm sorry. Would you mind PM'ing me a hint, or something?

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:27 pm

Fresh bodies or tombs is my guess. Fresh bodies means guard the closest, in the meantime, I'll try and do a 'hurry up' search for any ancient tombs.

Post in IC edited to add some descriptors of how one searches.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:32 pm

SirNitram wrote:Fresh bodies or tombs is my guess. Fresh bodies means guard the closest, in the meantime, I'll try and do a 'hurry up' search for any ancient tombs.

Post in IC edited to add some descriptors of how one searches.

Ah-HA! That makes sense - thank you Nitram.

Alright Nomad, add freshly slain bodies or tombs to Kolth's list, then.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:33 pm

...Kolth, they also could simply social-fu living people, take them away, then murder them.

Though fresh graves might be useful.

The Nomad · Post by **The Nomad** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:36 pm

Oh well, here's the major hint anyway: Look at the background of the Abyssal NPC in the Exalted corebook.

I'm dying a little inside for dropping that.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:42 pm

That's what I get for looking in the Abyssal book. :p

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:52 pm

The Nomad wrote:Oh well, here's the major hint anyway: Look at the background of the Abyssal NPC in the Exalted corebook.

I'm dying a little inside for dropping that.

I'll have to look it up here in a bit when work isn't so busy.

The Nomad · Post by **The Nomad** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:18 am

Technically, the Abyssals book is even more... graphic in this aspect so you've got no excuse

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:37 am

I'm sorry, but I'll have to be flying blind for this one. I wasn't able to open the .pdf I was using as the Core book, and I don't have the Abyssals book.

The Nomad · Post by **The Nomad** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:47 am

I guess I won't wait for Marcao and update the game in the afternoon.

No one wants to try a guess? Well, I'll make things more straightforward next time :sad:

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:31 pm

The Nomad wrote:I guess I won't wait for Marcao and update the game in the afternoon.

No one wants to try a guess? Well, I'll make things more straightforward next time :sad:

I've deduced it, but am not 100% my PC would.

The Nomad · Post by **The Nomad** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:21 pm

Well, tell what it is, I'll tell you if your PC can deduce it

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:25 pm

The Nomad wrote:Well, tell what it is, I'll tell you if your PC can deduce it

He's gathering up social-fu'd adherents for an Ancestor Cult.

The Nomad · Post by **The Nomad** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:49 am

The connection between deathknights and ancestor cults is a valid deduction for an Int 5 character.

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