AT III

JUNE 16-17, 2012
DM: Michael Lee Viviano
Pete Morena: Newall Dragonard, dragonblooded sorceror
Tim Gillihan: Gamon du Maudit, servant ninja
Scotty Anderson: Eli Stormswift, immigrant inquisitor
At some point over the evening, Gamon du Maudit purchases two tickets to the next evening's show at the Theater of Puppets and a pretty blue dress for Marsilla D'uvoinne.
The morning starts with Eli Stormswift returning to the Dragonard home from his own, the first thing in the morning. There he meets Lady Contessa Dragonard about to leave in a carriage, they talk and she mentions going to breakfast. After he enters the house there is a commotion as Aagha Nel Foula Gracalie and Sallis Garignas are restraining Marsilla D'uvoinne in the bathtub and shampooing her vigorously, claiming she has cooties.
The PC's storm the bathroom and get an eyefull of the young ladies, and with pleasant thoughts proceed to the daily itenerary. Newall Dragonard questions about his mother's involvement regarding a collission with the Bavioux family, and they determine that it would be very bad if she were to find out from some source other than him. Then he figures out that she's going to breakfast with Count Virilleas, the head of House Bavioux.
Minutes later, Gamon, Newall and Eli are exploding out of the gates on horseback when Gamon accidentally upsets a carriage with Antannja Horlafense as a passenger. Antannja's fine ladylike demeanor totally fails her and she cusses at Newall and Gamon like a phoenix plucker. Newall manages to talk her down and promises to visit in the evening and make amends, while Gamon surrenders his tickets to the evening show.
In the meantime, Eli continues to vandalise his way across town on horseback, jumping over obstacles including a stout cord holding a noble's yacht to shore. He manages to stop Contessa's carriage without a moment to spare. Gamon and Newall arrive minutes later, Gamon having cut the cord, being critically observed by the Jatapur City Watch in the process.
*+150 Gamon: Dealing with Antannja
*+100 Gamon: Violence to a rope
*+150 Newall: Dealing with Antannja
*+300 Eli: Staying focussed on stopping Contessa (otherwise big trouble)
After Newall tensly explaining the situation to his mother before her meeting with Lord Bavioux and learning that a little more tact on his part is called for, the gang returns home for lunch, a delicious turtle soup, and makes plans for the rest of the day. There is interest in Aagha and Sallis' mage hunting career, but it is decided to go to the Prince's palace to harass Selig Noslin, the wannabe assassin who tried to kill Jeromault Rosserot.
Count Gezeraine Tountant IV, acting as castellan, was happy to have the group come down and interrogate Noslin, and they persuaded him to part with a few secrets about the Blood Guard, his contact, and where they could be located.
*+300 Each: Interrogation
*+100 Eli: Doing his Inquisitor thing (Would have been more, but dude? Sense Motive?)
Sending Eli to secure box seats and returning home after that, Gamon gave Marsilla the dress, but Marsilla regretfully declined to wear it, and showed off the scars on her back from a whipping she'd recieved at Horlafense House for decking Antannja for an insensitive comment about her dad. But once the whipping started, Antannja laid across Marsilla's back crying and begging them to stop. Aagha suggested wearing the dress with a cape.
*+100 Gamon: buttering up Marsilla
Off then to the Horlafense House to deliver the apology and take Antannja out, though now a little uncertain of her character after the treatment of Marsilla. Marsilla for her part wanted nothing to do with speaking with Antannja, preferring to say her goodbyes to some servants and guards who took care of her. However, Antannja intercepted Marsilla and wanted to speak with her in private. She did so, and Eli (having just arrived to the Horlafense House) witnessed Antannja apologising to Marsilla for the hardship and trouble she'd endured and wishing her well.
*+200 Newall: convincing Antannja to go out with him
They then went to the Theater of Puppets for a tepid performance that Eli, Antannja, Aagha and Sallis nonetheless enjoyed, though Marsilla and Gamon did not, Marsilla clutching Gamon through the scary parts. Newall cast Charm Person on one of Antannja's attending maids of honor to try to see if he could get closer with her. When the date was over, Newall tried hard to deploy his swag on Antannja, but she declined. Her loss. Newall will not give up though.
*+50 Gamon and Newall: Attempted swag deployment
Hey bro where's our xp? ?
*Eli: +700 xp
*Gamon: +700 xp
*Newall: +700 xp
*You should rack up a googob the next time around... if you survive.
*Subtle deployment of the extra "?". Not so subtle :)
*Sweet 4th lvl!
*So are we going to start getting loot and kill stuff now?
*Hey bro, I can run next time.
Category:Arumelian Throne Campaign