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Wands, Staffs, Focuses, and General Spell-casting

Chaos is a dangerous, unpredictable element that takes years to acclimate to and more to even use. Tools or special knowledge is needed to ever control what is known as magic.

### Wands

Wands are custom crafted, specially made focuses with chaos-imbued wood and a blue gem that manages the chaos in a mage's body. A mage can hold a wand to cast spells, but it only needs to be on their person. Moreover, if a wand breaks, the caster will lose more or less half their spell slots and would be rendered unusable until their wand is repaired.

### Staffs

Staffs are more for convenience for witches; they absolutely do not need a long wooden stick, but it certainly is helpful for them to use one to focus their thoughts. They can use it to lean upon, to drive away wild animals from a distance, and to, in general, use as a long stick.

### General Spell-casting

Witches manipulating chaos comes more naturally for them, as if it was "2+2" while mages have to take Calculus III to figure out the Y variable of a spell in which X is the terrain, and Z is the distance of a target, and you have only your inefficient calculations from Eramu to work upon. While Witches have a wide array of spells they may learn, mages only have their specific school to work and graduate on. Similar to learning a skill, a mage can take 4 hours to learn a spell eventually, granted they work on it for at least a week.
Agnessa Hadonov

Agnessa's render.

"*That Cyrus, he is one persistent son of a gun. But how can I resist these lovely flowers and delicious chocolates? Do be a sport and carry this letter back to that dear man for me, would you?*"
— Agness Hadonov commenting on Cyrus Rush.
**Agnessa Hadonov** (アグネサ・ハドノフ, *Agunesa Hadonofu*?) is a shopkeeper residing in Moscow, Russia, and dates Cyrus Rush in Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients.

## Appearance

Agnessa has medium-length blonde hair and white skin. She wears a black jacket, and is seen holding a cardboard paper.

## Name origin

* Agnessa: Russian form of Agnes.
	+ Agnes: Latinized form of the Greek name Ἁγνή (Hagne), derived from Greek ἁγνός (hagnos) meaning "chaste".
* Hadonov: Unknown. Russian origin.

## Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients

Agnessa works at the Metropole Hotel Chocolate Shop in Moscow, and purchases chocolates off the player whenever he or she visits. She's known to be a fan of Rare Orchids and chocolates made with Mint Leaves and Coffee Beans.

## Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

Along with Cyrus, she doesn't appear in-game. However, her name can be found in the game's strings.xml file (as xtrav\_03).
François Moreau

**François Moreau** (フランソワモロー, *Furansowamorō*?) (credited in-game as **Francois Moreau**) is a character of French origin in Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients and Chocolatier: Decadence by Design.

## Information

### Appearances

Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients
Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

## Appearance

### Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

François has aged up. He wears a red polo shirt.

## Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients

François works as a barista at Fleur de Café in Paris.

## Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

François has now become a traveler who can be seen during the player's travels.

## Gallery

François' render in Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients.
5e Rogue Classes Excluding Arcane Trickster

### **Shadow Rogue**

Most rogues in this universe are diverse in both their art and skills they take, being hired killers, spies, bounty hunters, and even specially anointed priests trained to exterminate the enemies of the Order of the Crest.

Those who seek to be a chamberlain - a confidant and the highest bodyguards to dukes - train first to be a shadow rogue.

The shadow rogue archetype grants you features at 3rd level and then again at 6th, 9th, and 13th level.

**Shadow Rogue's Knife Expertise**

Shadow rogues are trained to use throwing knives on a deadly scale. When throwing knives as a main weapon, you treat it as throwing a dagger with a 40 / 80 range with the damage die being 1d6 piercing damage. In addition, at 6th level you may throw two knives at the same target as an attack action.

[Replaces one of your expertise skills]

###

### **Shadow Step (Gained at LVL 3)**

You gain the ability to step from one shadow into another. When you are in dim light or darkness, or when the chaos environment is high, as a bonus action you can teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can see that is also in dim light or darkness. You then have advantage on all attacks you make before the end of the turn.

### **Expertise / Shadow Rogues Knife Expertise**

At 6th level, you can choose one more of your proficiencies (in skills or with thieves' tools) to gain the benefit of Expertise. You also gain **Shadow Rogue's Knife Expertise's** bonus attack.

### **Shadow Dimension**

By 9th level, you have learned to use the shadow dimension to such an effect that, when you are in an area of dim light, darkness, or in a high chaos environment, you can use your action to become invisible. You remain invisible until you make an attack, cast a spell, or when the chaos dissipates.
Vanilla Almond Infusions

***"Ganache of roasted almonds accented by the finest vanilla, surrounded by the finest chocolate comprise these delectable infusions."***

**Vanilla Almond Infusions** are an infusion recipe that can be manufactured in *Chocolatier*, identified as Infusion #6.

## Appearance

It is a cream-colored chocolate infusion with very light brown marble lines all around the infusions and chopped almonds on top.

## How to obtain

This recipe is given by Acan Gucumatz, in exchange for a case of Sulawesi Cacao Macadamia Infusions.

## In quests

This infusion is not used in any further quests in the game.
Ernest Mimboe

Ernest's render.

**Ernest Mimboe** is a traveler in Chocolatier: Decadence by Design with Cameroonian origin.

## Name origin

* **Ernest:** Derived from Old High German *ernust* meaning "serious, earnest".
* **Mimboe:** Unknown.

## Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

Ernest is a traveler who can be found in a variety of ports around the world, often talking to the player.

Alongside Hjalmar Helguson, Onaona Waipa, Salwa Tooma, Shobha Mudaliar, Sissy Pickston, Syd Birchmore and Valerie McGill, he can request special orders.
Gobi Desert

The **Gobi Desert** (ゴビ砂漠, *Gobisabaku*?) is a minor port in Chocolatier: Decadence by Design. It's the only port in the game to sell Dates, but otherwise isn't very important in gameplay.

## Information

During the second half of the 1940s and the 1950s, the Gobi Desert was a vast, arid region in East Asia, covering parts of northern and northwestern China and southern Mongolia. The climate of the Gobi Desert during this period was characterized by long, dry summers and bitterly cold winters, with temperatures often dropping below freezing.

The Gobi Desert was largely uninhabited during this time, with only a few small settlements scattered throughout the region. The nomadic people who inhabited the area were largely dependent on livestock for their survival, and they relied on the sparse vegetation that grew in the desert to feed their animals.

In the 1940s and 1950s, the Gobi Desert was also the site of significant scientific exploration and research. Several expeditions were launched to study the geology, geography, and biology of the region, including the famous Roy Chapman Andrews expedition of the 1920s, which uncovered the first dinosaur eggs ever discovered.

## Buildings

* **Nyama's Outpost:** A market outpost in the Gobi Desert, managed by Nyama. This is the only place in the game to sell Dates, alongside Sugar.
* **Great Wall:** The famous Great Wall of China, a medieval wall built by the Qin Dynasty. Different characters can be contacted here.
* **Jiayuguan Fortress:** A fortress located near the Great Wall of China. Different characters can be contacted here.

## Trivia

* Alongside the other secret port of the Falkland Islands, it's sting doesn't play upon arrival. However, their respective stings can be found in the game's files.

## Gallery

Gobi Desert Labelled.pngThe scenery of the Gobi Desert, with appropriately-labelled buildings.
Terrain and the High Ground Advantage

Enviromental hazards will be in play for this D&D game. This may range from natural, difficult terrain to lodging a nearby rock onto an enemy.

The high ground advantage gives more vision as well as a strategic advantage, in which characters who are commanding troops will gain a +3 bonus on strategies, tactics, or battlefield crests used.

Additionally, characters gain a +1 attack and a +1 damage to all ranged attacks to enemies on lower ground then them. Characters with a reach weapon will gain a +1 attack bonus and may stack with flanking bonuses.
Sugar

**Sugar** (シュガー, *Shugā*?) is one of the main ingredients usable in the *Chocolatier* series. As a key ingredient in confectionaries besides cacao beans, the majority of recipes require sugar to create. Besides that, it is one of the few ingredients that is located at almost every port for very low prices in the *Chocolatier* series, besides milk solids.

## Information

**Sugar** is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. **Table sugar**, granulated sugar, or regular sugar, refers to sucrose, a disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose. Sugar is used in prepared foods (e.g. cookies and cakes), is sometimes added to commercially available processed food and beverages, and may be used by people as a sweetener for foods (e.g. toast and cereal) and beverages (e.g. coffee and tea).

## Appearance

Sugar is depicted as white powder, which is arranged as in circular shape.

## Availability (*Chocolatier: Decadence by Design*)

Sugar first becomes available in *Chocolatier: Decadence by Design* in Zürich, starting from the "Sugar First" quest. Alex Fletcher orders the player to buy at least 200 sacks of Sugar from Verena Zubriggen in Main Street Market, Zürich.

## Available Ports

* Chocolatier
* Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients
* Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

* Accra
* Colombo
* Hong Kong
* Istanbul
* London
* Mahajanga
* Mérida
* New York
* Quito
* Rio de Janeiro
* San Francisco
* Sulawesi
* Sydney
* Trinidad

- Abidjan

- Bombay

- Buenos Aires

- Cairo

- Casablanca

- Cayenne

- Jakarta

- Mahajanga

- Manila

- Moscow

- New York

- Paris

- San Francisco

- San José

- Shanghai

- Sydney

- Baghdad

- Bali

- Bogota

- Cape Town

- Douala

- Gobi Desert

- Havana

- Kona

- Las Vegas

- Lima

- San Francisco

- Tangiers

- Tokyo

- Toronto

- Wellington

- Zurich

## Recipes

### Chocolatier

In *Chocolatier*, Sugar is used in every recipe and is essential to any chocolate of any kind.

## Trivia

* Sugar is the most used ingredient in all games of the series.
	+ It is used in all the recipes in *Chocolatier*, and in almost all recipes in *Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients*, with the exception of Varietal Nibs.
* Sugar is also one of the cheapest ingredients in the entire series.
Walinda McMurtry

Walinda's render.

**Walinda McMurtry** (ワリンダ・マクマートリー, *Warinda makumātorī*?) is a shop owner and Helen McMurtry's older sister (speculated) in Chocolatier.

## Name origin

The meaning of her first name is unknown, but her last name indicates she may have Irish/Gaelic origins.

* **Walinda:** unknown
* **McMurtry:**Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Muircheartaigh 'son of Muircheartach', a personal name meaning 'navigator', from muir 'sea' + ceartach 'ruler'.

## Chocolatier

Walinda maintains the San Francisco Chocolates shoppe in San Francisco. Her role is later taken by her younger sister in the two games afterwards.
Varietal Dark Chocolate Wild Berries

***"A special blend of dark chocolate fashioned from the finest varietal cacaos encase a center of wild mountain berries."***

**Varietal Dark Chocolate Wild Berries** are an exotic recipe that can be produced in the second game. Regardless of when the player invents this recipe, it is Exotic #12 in the recipe book.

## Appearance

Varietal Dark Chocolate Wild Berries are shaped like two-colored chocolate rolls. Each roll is colored with alternating diagonal dark brown and brown stripes. There is a dark pink filling inside the center of each roll, which can be seen from outside.

## How to Obtain

This recipe is invented in the Chocolate Tasting Laboratory, Buenos Aires. However, regardless of whether the player has invented the recipe, Isabella Baumeister will suggest the ingredients for the recipe.

## In Quests

When the player has invented all exotic recipes, Alexandra Tangye orders the player to send 100 cases of Varietal Dark Chocolate Wild Berries, among others, to Joseph Tangye to win his approval to take over Baumeister Confections, H.Q.
Noble Ranks and Improving Crests

### Why Rankings and Crests Matters

Rankings are used by most countries in Atalan to determine the social status of nobility as well as a gauge to a noble's power. Most, if not all, nobles currently have a crest. Vassal nobility are usually one or two ranks lower then the main crest user. Ranks are determined by both the size of the crest and the lands they hold.

### Noble Rank Pyramid

   The ranks increases left to right, from bottom to top. ie. Esquire -> Patrician -> Knight -> Lord -> Baron -> Viscount.

### Improving Crests

The most common way to attain a crest is to be given one by another noble with a powerful crest. Every time a noble gives a crest away, part of his own crest is parted to create the new crest.

The second most common way to attain a crest is by inheritance. Usually, this is given to the younger noble when the older noble is no longer capable of leading. In the event that the older noble dies naturally, the younger noble will still inherit the crest naturally if no one else claims the crest within the hour.

The third most common way to attain a crest is by the right of conquest or by might. A noble who forces another noble to surrender is obligated by law to ask, "Your crest, or your life." If a noble surrenders their crest, it is recorded and the noble is let free or allowed to live after giving their crest to the victor. If a noble refuses to surrender their crest, the victor may kill the noble to attain the crest that way.

The last common way to attain a crest is typically used by those who are not nobility. By absorbing chaos after slaying a strong chaos beast will usually release enough absorbable chaos to form a crest. This is also the most dangerous way, as a person may not be compatible with the new influx of chaos and may die afterwards.
Rolling For Stats, HP, And Feats

### Rolling For Stats

The minimum ASI total you may get is an 77. If you roll lower then an 77, or have an ASI that totals 6 or under, you may reroll your stats rolls until it is an 77 or above.

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### Rolling For HP

You may use this chart to reroll for your HP by using your hit die:

 1d8
 1d10
 1d12

### Rolling For Feats

The DM (me) has discretion on which are lesser, normal, or greater feats. The table below will help in deciding how long training a feat will take. You may train a feat on every free day you have, up to five days every month. Any extra days may be assumed to be inefficient and ineffective. If you roll a total of more then what is needed, then the months needed to train a feat may be reduced. Additionally, feats will be exponentially harder to achieve with every feat gained.

Three free examples of feat types are listed below:

Lesser Feat: Moderately Armored

Normal Feat: Magic Initiate

Greater Feat: Great Weapon Master
D&D: The Grancrest War Record Wiki

## **Welcome to the D&D: The Grancrest War Record Wiki!**

Based heavily on the anime and manga "Grancrest Senki," this D&D revolves around my D&D group being put in the world of Atalan and to record their actions in either creating the Grancrest or failing to the chaos around them.

### **The Characters We've Recorded**

#### **Our Main Characters**

*You are encouraged to update your own character's page at any time!*

**13th: The DM. Ask him anything about this world or the D&D and he'll likely answer in a day!**

**Nate: Wanting to play a Mage or Black Warlock**

**Noah: Wanting to play a tanky Fighter or Barbarian**

**Nicole: Wanting to play a Crest Priest or a White Witch**

**Ashley: Wanting to play a sneaky Ranger or Rogue**

**Aaron: Wanting to play a Fighter into a Lord**

## ***The Current Campaign Records***

### **Grancrest War Record Mechanics: A Mixture of 5e and Homebrew Mechanics**

#### Homebrew Mechanics

Rolling for Stats, HP, and Feats

Fumble / Critical Success Chart, Flanking Bonuses, and the Five Foot Step

Inspiration, Heroic Actions, and the Last Breath

Terrain and the High Ground Advantage

Budding Talents & Traits

#### Specific Grancrest Homebrew Mechanics

Chaos, Magic Spells, and the Crests

Noble Ranks and Improving Crests

Crest Powers & Crest Battle Flags

Armies, Battalions, and Gambits

Army Units and Types

Equipment & Her Prices

Equipment Quality

Wands, Staffs, Focuses, and General Spell-casting

#### Custom Classes and Classes Allowed:

Changes In Classes - a tl;dr

Nobles / Lords (Entirely Homebrew Class) - https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/Hk0w3H3C8yYa

Mages (Wizard and Sorcerer Combined w/ Homebrew) - https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/1gHU60qpTy4edpBa0L8GcJQxHfmMwjBfEn\_8Vx6fKhDl0

Witches (Homebrew Warlock Class) - https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/1vA3GOoxN7pA9SXpCF-F8LvMLBpPokoTkage1J8AceuJz

Crest Priest / Priestess (Only Available Subclass Priest) - https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/1KwTSvHRRfUvgLsEe2ksrkQv6Vx2-OTDvRm-jJBuDVtYN

Crest Artists (5e Fighter w/ Chaos Magic) - https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/1XlOco8JlSkcm2jZmKkuZfu\_2tsd44GNvRq7vp5Qpm5cQ

5e Fighter Classes Excluding Arcane Archer & Eldritch Knight & Rune Knight & Psi Knight

5e Rogue Classes Excluding Arcane Trickster Click this Link https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/EeTKaXgZv4Kb

#### Races Allowed

Humans

Elves

Dwarves

Halflings

Half Elves

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Whitney Baumeister

Whitney Baumeister (ホイットニー・ボーマイスター, *Hoittonī bōmaisutā*?) is a daughter of Dieter Baumeister and Sara H. Baumeister. Whitney takes on various roles in the series, debuting in Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients.

## Lore

Whitney is Dieter Baumeister and Sara H. Baumeister's only daughter, and Chas Baumeister and Teddy Baumeister are her brothers. As mentioned in one quest, people say that Whitney is a kind woman.

## Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients

Whitney travels around the world, and the player can find her in different buildings, and while travelling to different ports. In one quest, Whitney has found the recipe for Dark Chocolate Truffles, which Evangeline gave to Whitney after she received it from a 'mysterious' stranger. Whitney says that she's a fan of White Chocolate Truffles, so she wants the player to deliver 30 cases of those to her to receive the recipe for Dark Chocolate Truffles.

## Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

Whitney now manages the New Zealand Confectioners, Ltd. factory in Wellington, which specializes in Exotics. To unlock the factory, the player needs to deliver one case of Super Buzz to her on behalf of Joseph Tangye.

## Trivia

* Her internal codename is *traveler16* in Chocolatier 2, and simply *main\_whit* in Chocolatier 3.
Truffle Powder

**Truffle Powder** (トリュフパウダー, *Toryufu Paudā*?) is one of the main ingredients usable in all three main *Chocolatier* games. As a key ingredient in making truffles, all of the truffle recipes require truffle powder to produce. They are generally found in almost all ports which sell cacao beans.

## Available Ports

* Chocolatier
* Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients
* Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

* Accra
* Colombo
* Mahajanga
* Mérida
* Sulawesi
* Trinidad
* Quito

- Abidjan

- Cayenne

- Jakarta

- Mahajanga

- Manila

- San José

## Trivia

* In the first game, there is a bug where after the player completes all the tasks, the truffle powder in various markets is no longer available.
* Besides creations from players in the third game, Pumpkin Macadamia Clusters is the only non-truffle recipe which uses Truffle Powder.
5e Fighter Classes

### Normal Fighters

These kinds of fighters are championed throughout the common villages in Atalan. A village boy can only dream of being someone that doesn't need to use chaos to still fight and defend for what they love. In this universe, fighters can choose any 5e class aside from Eldritch Knight or Arcane Archer due to them not using chaos for magic, and that there is no magic without chaos.

They will receive a free feat to represent their hard training in not being a chaos artist, and will have a 1d12 hit die. Additionally, they have a +2 persuasion modifier when speaking to any commoner or village chieftain.
Zlata Ribar

"*<player>, it looks like you've gotten yourself into a pickle. I'm always here to help an entrepreneur in need.*"
— Zlata's introduction for her first loan.
**Zlata Ribar** (ズラタリバー, *Zurataribā*?) is a main character in Chocolatier: Decadence by Design. She is the player's lender and gives him/her loans to pay back.

## Information

### Ethnicity

Croatian
Macedonian

## Appearance

### Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

Zlata is a woman who has shoulder length black hair. She has blue eyeshadow and hot pink matte lipstick. She wears a brown suit jacket, with a pink & black pinstripe shirt underneath.

## Name origin

* **Zlata:** Feminine form of Zlatan.
* **Ribar:** Unknown Croatian, Macedonian and Bulgarian surname.

## Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

Zlata has replaced Darius Deneiro's role as a lender, and she offers loans to the player, but needs to be payed back with interest. If all four loan quests below have been completed, every contact with her, if the player is low on money, she will give the player $2500, without having to pay any back.

* **A Reasonable Loan:** First loan. Gives the player $5,000, but must pay back $7,500.
* **A Second Loan:** Second loan. Gives the player $5,000, but must pay back $10,000.
* **Yet Another Loan:** Third loan. Gives the player $5,000, but must pay back $10,000.
* **Money Trouble:** Fourth and final loan. Gives the player $10,000, but must pay back $20,000.

## Gallery

Las Vegas Casino.pngZlata managing the Golder Dollar casino in Las Vegas.
Vanilla Cinnamon Infusions

***"Vanilla and cinnamon - a magical combination!"***

**Vanilla Cinnamon Infusions** (バニラシナモンの注入, *Banirashinamon no Chūnyū*?) are an infusion recipe that can be manufactured in Chocolatier: Decadence by Design.

## Information

This recipe involves the use of cacao beans, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon to create a delicious infusion of chocolate with a hint of warm, comforting spices. The combination of vanilla and cinnamon creates a flavor profile that is both sweet and spicy, making it a perfect treat for anyone with a sweet tooth. This recipe requires a delicate touch and careful attention to detail to ensure that the flavors are properly infused and balanced, resulting in a decadent and delicious treat that is sure to impress.

## How to obtain

This recipe is given by Daisuke Sato at the Tokyo Station in Tokyo, after delivering 50 cases of Milk Chocolate Infusions w/Allspice to him, on behalf of Yoshi Kawai.

## In quests

After the quest mentioned above, Daisuke tells the player that Reiko Tsuneda somehow collected 10000 sacks of Cacao, and she's trying to offload it. If the player manages to deliver 31 cases of Vanilla Cinnamon Infusions, she'll give her cacao to the player, free of charge. When two months expire and the player hasn't delivered the chocolates, a telegraph arrives to the player and tells that Reiko sold the cacao beans, and that she'll continue on with her business.

## Required Ingredients

* Sugar
* Cacao Beans
* Vanilla
* Cinnamon

## Trivia

* A Vanilla Cinnamon Infusion is used as the game icon for Chocolatier: Decadence by Design.
Cacao Beans

**Cacao Beans** (カカオ豆, *Kakao Mame*?) is one of the main ingredients usable in all *Chocolatier* games. As a key ingredient in confectionaries besides sugar, most of the early-game recipes require cacao beans as one of the main ingredients. However, they are limited in regionality; only located in ports near to the Equator.

## Information

The cocoa bean or simply cocoa, which is also called the cacao bean or cacao, is the dried and fully fermented seed of *Theobroma cacao*, from which cocoa solids (a mixture of nonfat substances) and cocoa butter (the fat) can be extracted. Cocoa beans are the basis of chocolate, and Mesoamerican foods including tejate, an indigenous Mexican drink that also includes maize. The word "cocoa" comes from the Spanish word "cacao", which is derived from the Nahuatl word "cacahuatl". The Nahuatl word, in turn, ultimately derives from the reconstructed Proto Mije-Sokean word "kakawa".

A cocoa pod (fruit) has a rough, leathery rind about 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.18 in) thick (this varies with the origin and variety of pod) filled with sweet, mucilaginous pulp (called "baba de cacao" in South America) with a lemonade-like taste enclosing 30 to 50 large seeds that are fairly soft and a pale lavender to dark brownish purple color.

During harvest, the pods are opened, the seeds are kept, and the empty pods are discarded, and the pulp made into juice. The seeds are placed where they can ferment. Due to heat buildup in the fermentation process, cacao beans lose most of the purplish hue and become mostly brown in color, with an adhered skin which includes the dried remains of the fruity pulp. This skin is released easily by winnowing after roasting. White seeds are found in some rare varieties, usually mixed with purples, and are considered of higher value.

## Appearance

Cacao Beans appear in all games as small, brown, oval cacao pods.

## Availability (*Chocolatier: Decadence by Design*)

Cacao Beans first becomes available in *Chocolatier: Decadence by Design* in Douala, starting from the "Douala for Cacao" quest. Verena Zubriggen tells the player to buy some Cacao Beans from Tomge Ndongo in Eko Market, Douala.

## Price Range

Cacao Beans has a low-to-medium range in prices in all three games but being the most expensive in the second game.

## Available Ports

* Chocolatier
* Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients
* Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

* Accra
* Colombo
* Mahajanga
* Mérida
* Quito
* Sulawesi
* Trinidad

- Abidjan

- Cayenne

- Jakarta

- Mahajanga

- Manila

- San José

## Trivia

* Despite its name, Cacao Beans (and other varietal cacaos) are always depicted as pods instead of beans.
Equipment Quality

## Quality

The quality of your equipment will mean many things; generally, the more stars, the better in everything it may be used in both RP and combat wise.

#### **No Star: The most generic of equipment.**

Armor will be torn and pierced, and eventually will be degraded enough to suffer a -1 AC, to then being destroyed.

Weapons will dull to -1 damage, to then being destroyed.

#### **One Star\*: Well honed & forged quality equipment**

Quality armor will last longer, and resist wear and tear. When pierced, the armor will cover itself naturally in combat, as it is intended to, until the same area is pierced again. It will suffer a -1 AC before being destroyed.

Weapons will be more effective for a longer amount of time. A general hint is that a well made sword can effectively slice three times through bone before dulling, and can be used even more until it suffers a -1 damage, to being destroyed. Additionally, it gains access to a greater critical success chart when this weapon is used.

#### **Two Stars\*\*: Equipment made from a master of its craft as well as the best materials available**

Master armor has the properties of the one star quality, as well as being able to resist one attack of your choosing once before needing repairs again to use this ability. This may be any physical attack, including critical damage. No star equipment can not damage the armor, such as regular bows and arrows or dulled swords.

Master Weapons has the properties of the one star quality, as well as being able to inflict one of the following abilities once before needing repairs to activate an ability again, including the master critical chart:

Cutting Edge: The target's weapon is chipped, giving it the dull effect.

Artful Tip: The damage type changes to piercing, and the attack is made at advantage.

Spider-silk Shot: Stretched to its absolute limit, a thread is destroyed in order to inflict true piercing. If this shot misses, it automatically hits through a 0 or 1 star armor. If the shot lands, it grants +10 damage. A Spider-silk bow typically has three silk threads, and missing more then two threads reduces it to a one star bow.

#### **Three Stars\*\*\*: Legendary relics of days long past.**

An armor with this quality is rumored to resist all 0 star attacks and can negate critical damage twice entirely. This armor can then be used as a two star armor, or be stored until an artisan master craftsman can repair the relic armor. A relic armor typically is made from an unknown metal, with an effect that is not disclosed in public records.

A weapon with this quality is rumored to slice through one star equipment, either damaging it heavily or destroying it completely.
Session 11 of Grancrest Records

### **Session 11 - The 8th of the Lone Moon Month - Monday**

Roy and Adku decide to travel Northern Riverdale plantations and the Southern Riverdale farms and fisheries to pay for any repairs and for them to have their tools back. The two, having free time from the two elves, would decide to do a few other things; Roy, in specific need and in desperation for a mage, asked about until he "confirmed" rumors of him being here earlier. Going to the Innkeeper, who can not recall any male mages, would say something about a blond bard. Dave would reconfirm this, and that she was a beautiful singer.

Adku, in the meanwhile, would be at the bar, somehow becoming the new "boss" and gave out plans to make new, better ale for Riverdale to sell as an export. He and Roy would meet outside the bar, where Roy decided that they should chase after the supposed wizard. Completely separate, they go to chase after the blond bard to a new country and a new city, leaving Sage and Hikari for a day or so. Roy's logic was that she couldn't have gone that far, right?

They "contract" the stable boy Ned and his dog for a gold piece. In reality, they kidnapped the poor boy through peer pressure and, with a Greyhound of all things named Brother, went to track the bard. They went three hours north, then another crossing the ferry to get to Dol Riveria. There, they arrived at midnighta nd was denied entry through the Rose Gate. With them going to the Fish Gates, they managed to, yet again, get into house arrest. In the inn, they would meet Captain Paxter and Alerie, two of the strongest in the city. Alerie, in specific, was a shadow who could almost "teleport" at a whim, and gave Roy and Adku their weapons just because. She became very attracted to Ned in the short period, before leaving the three and Brother to sleep in "peace."
Verena Zubriggen

"*Click on the Sugar inside - it's all I have these days - and buy enough to make sure that you've got at least 200 sacks on hand...*"
— Verena instructing the player on how to buy ingredients.

## Relationships

### Friends

Tomge Ndongo

**Verena Zubriggen** (ヴェレーナ・ズブリッゲン, *Vu~erēna zuburiggen*?) is a merchant working at the Main Street Market at Zurich, in Chocolatier: Decadence by Design. She's of Swiss/German origin.

## Appearance

Verena is an elderly lady. She wears a tan-colored headscarf over her grey, short hair, a navy plaid robe, and a dark blue dress.

## Name origin

* **Verena:** Possibly related to Latin verus "true". This might also be a Coptic form of the Ptolemaic name Berenice.
* **Zubriggen:** Unknown meaning of German origin.

## Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

Verena is the player's tutor for purchasing ingredients, such as clicking on ingredients to buy them, as well as accessing the map to travel to another port. She is one of the game's characters that help the player in the tutorial, alongside Alex Fletcher, Tomge Ndongo and Endrit Rast.

## Gallery

Verena managing the Main Street Market in Zurich.
Lemons

**Lemons** (レモン, *Remon*?) is an ingredient in *Chocolatier* (known as **Trinidad Lemons** (トリニダードレモン, *Torinidādoremon*?)), *Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients* and *Chocolatier: Decadence by Design*.

## Information

**Lemons** are a citrus fruit that is primarily grown in warm climates such as Italy, Spain, and California. The lemon tree can reach a height of 20 feet (6 metres) and can produce fruit all year round. The best time to harvest lemons is when they are fully ripe and bright yellow. When planting lemon trees, it is essential to ensure that they are placed in well-drained soil and have access to plenty of sunlight. The trees also require regular watering to ensure that the fruit stays healthy and juicy.

Lemons are widely used in cooking and baking, thanks to their unique flavor profile that is both sour and tangy. Lemon juice is often used to add acidity to dishes and can be found in a variety of recipes, from salad dressings and marinades to baked goods and desserts. Lemon zest, the outer layer of the fruit, contains essential oils that give dishes a bright, citrusy flavor. When added to savory dishes, lemon zest can help cut through heavy or fatty flavors, while in sweet dishes, it adds a refreshing contrast. Additionally, lemon juice is an excellent natural tenderizer for meat and fish, making it a popular ingredient in marinades.

Lemons can also be paired with chocolate to create a unique flavor combination. The tartness of lemons complements the sweetness of chocolate, creating a perfect balance of flavors. One popular way to use lemons and chocolate together is to make lemon chocolate truffles. The bright citrus flavor of the lemon helps to cut through the richness of the chocolate, creating a delicious and refreshing treat. Lemon zest can also be added to chocolate cake batter, frosting, or ganache to add a tangy twist to the dessert. Additionally, lemon juice can be used to create a lemon curd filling for chocolate tarts or pies, adding a bright and zesty flavor to the rich chocolate.

## Available Ports

* Chocolatier
* Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients
* Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

* Trinidad

- Buenos Aires

- Cairo
The Current Campaign Records

### ***Premise:***

The world of Atalan has seen an uneasy peace within the continent. With chaos lurking back into the world, and lords everywhere hold dearly onto the power of their respective crests, only a spark is needed to break the tension for the two super factions. The races of Elves and Dwarves are still reeling from the 4th Crusade of the Order of the Crest, and yet a certain lord in Sievis has done the unprecedented and proclaimed his realm a region for men and elves. Events are in motion, and only the greatest of men will be able to control which events dictate the future of Atalan.
White Chocolate Truffles

**White Chocolate Infusions** (ホワイトチョコレートトリュフ, *Howaitochokorētotoryufu*?) are a truffle recipe that can be manufactured in *Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients* and *Chocolatier: Decadence by Design*. In the second game, it is classified as truffle #2 whereas in the third game, it is classified as truffle #1.

## White Chocolate Truffles

### Required Ingredients

Sugar (x2)
Cacao Beans (x1)
Milk Solids (x2)
Truffle Powder (x1)

### Appearances

Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients

***"Rich, extra-sweet white chocolate filling in a white chocolate shell, dusted with truffle powder."***

### Appearance

White Chocolate Truffles are chocolate truffles which white in color with some truffle powder sprinkled on top of each truffle.

### How to Obtain

This recipe is given by Alexandra Tangye, together with the recipe for Extra Dark Chocolate Truffles, when the player first meets her in Mount Merapi, Jakarta.

### In Quests

This truffle is not used in any further quests in the game.

## White Chocolate Truffles

### Required Ingredients

Sugar
Cacao (x2)
Milk (x2)
Truffle Powder

### Appearances

Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

***"An extra sweet modern confection!"***

### How to obtain

This recipe is given after meeting Evangeline Baumeister for the first time in San Francisco.

### In quests

To start the *Truffles for the Board* quest, the player must manufacture one case in the factory next door to the Baumeister Confections Headquarters building in San Francisco. Evangeline Baumeister will then deliver 5 new truffle recipes for the next quest: Hazelnut Milk Chocolate Truffles, Honey Milk Chocolate Truffles, Spicy Currant Truffles, Lemon Raspberry Truffles and Wasabi Cashew Truffles.

## Price Range

* $2,009 - $3,640 (*Chocolatier 2*)
* $*TBA* - $*TBA* (*Chocolatier 3*)

## Trivia

* In the second game, a case of this recipe requires two sacks of milk solids and a sack of cacao beans, however, in the third game, a case only requires a sack milk solid and two sacks of cacao beans.
Session 12 of Grancrest Records

Yeeted to thy mirror

Roy and Adku are under house arrest. The two play instruments, which annoyed the guard. He relents, allowing them to walk and get breakfast in the morning, and to get acquainted with the town.

Adku and the lord make great conversation talking about history in the east and runes

Hikari shows Adku the cursed magic mirror and summons the Lich King and his Necropolis
Honey Macadamia Truffles

***"These incomparable truffles are lovingly crafted with Indonesian macadamias and Himalayan lavender honey, dusted by truffle powder."***

**Honey Macadamia Truffles** are a truffle recipe in *Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients*. It is classified as truffle recipe number #7 and, regardless of when the player invents the recipe, it is classified as the first truffle recipes using any secret ingredients.

## Appearance

Honey Macadamia Truffles are gold-colored chocolate truffles, sprinkled with truffle powder. A macadamia nut sits on top of each truffle.

## How to Obtain

This recipe is invented in the Chocolate Tasting Laboratory, Buenos Aires.

## In Quests

This truffle is not used in any further quests in the game.
Inspiration, Heroic Actions, and the Last Breath

## An Explanation Of These Mechanics

### Inspiration

Whenever your character does something in line with what your character would do, you will get points added to accumulate into an inspiration point. An inspiration point may be used at any time to use a 1d8 dice roll in any action that requires a roll. You may have one inspiration point at any time, but these do carry over to the next session.

### Heroic Actions

Heroic actions are the stuff of legends. A character may perform a heroic action through using a hero point, which, like an inspiration point, is accumulated through certain actions deemed valiant or worthy of a hero's praise. Heroic Actions may be used like an action surge, and may be announced before, at the start, or in the middle of your turn. When you declare that you are doing a heroic action, all things you do in that turn has advantage. If you declare that you are doing a heroic action before your turn arrives, you immediately change your initiative to the current initiative and take your turn then.

### Last Breathe

A last breathe is when a character dies. He may take the last breathe at the second failed death save to immediately take one last action before dying. If a character chooses to take his last breathe, they forfeit being healed successfully in any way and will automatically fail the next death save on their next turn.
Valerie McGill

Valerie's render.

**Valerie McGill** is a traveler in Chocolatier: Decadence by Design with Canadian origin.

## Name origin

* **Valerie:** Short form of Sydney.
* **McGill:** Unknown.

## Chocolatier: Decadence by Design

Valerie is a traveler who can be found in a variety of ports around the world, often talking to the player.

Alongside Ernest Mimboe, Hjalmar Helguson, Onaona Waipa, Salwa Tooma, Shobha Mudaliar, Sissy Pickston and Syd Birchmore, she can request special orders.
Budding Talents, Traits & Modifiers

## ***Budding Talent***

A budding talent, or trait, is a modifier that more or less defines your character as you’ve been playing them. You may have one or more, but you will always have at least one. These talents will grow stronger as you progress through the world of the Grancrest.

Examples of " Budding Talents & Traits" include the following.

**Budding Talent Example**

“Apprentice Tailor” to Asher. This is a budding skill that will grow every time he practices. Currently, it does nothing, but Asher has bragging rights and can sew better then the women of the group, including Shin

.Applied modifiers “Faint Courage” to Shin. This is a budding talent, and can grow into something stronger. As of now, Shin has a -1 attack modifier when using a melee weapon.

Trait Example:

**“A Bigger Stick Diplomacy”**

 Due to using your flail so many times nonlethally, many soldiers know that you can do much worse. You have advantage to charisma checks on trying to force your enemies to surrender.

**“Novice Treasure Hunter”**

 Grants a +1 perception check when it comes to finding treasure of any kind.

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Equipment & Her Prices

## The World of Atalan

### Quality Against Magic

In the universe of the Grancrest, the quality of your equipment heavily matters, whether it be for you or your armies. Several factors such as the blacksmith, how you treat your weapons, how often you maintain them, and other things will play a factor. As said time and time again, magical items are very rare. Below the quality subsection will explain what quality gives, and what happens when it is ignored.

### Equipment

Your general equipment may be bought via RP and finding special vendors, such as a tailoring guild for a flag or cape, or by accessing general merchants found in Atalan, who charge a little more but is more convenient and saves time. A general rule of thumb is that special vendors may have special quality items and can be more trusted then general merchants.

### Prices

Below is a list of general prices you can expect from special vendors and general merchants you have aquired by asking around or that was provided by your mage Murrey.

#### Special Vendor Items & Prices:

Spidersilk Bow\*\*: 80 gold, or ~40 gold with materials

Lord's Greatsword\*\*: 200 gold, or ~80 gold with materials

Braced Heater Shield\*\*: 60 gold or ~40 with materials

General Weapons VS General Merchants: -20% off, limited by how much they can craft

#### General Merchant Items & Prices:

Wood Axe: 15 silver

Hand Axe: 35 silver

Short Sword: 60 silver

Long Sword: 120 silver

Spear: 20 silver

Shield: 20 silver

Great Sword: 500 silver

Short Bow: 10 silver

Long Bow: 30 silver

Padded Armor: 15 silver

Leather Armor: 60 silver

Ring Mail: 120 silver

Chain Shirt: 200 silver

Scale Mail: 250 silver

Chain Mail: 500 silver / 50 gold

Breast Plate: 3000 silver / 300 gold
Fumble / Critical Success Chart, Flanking Bonuses, and the Five Foot Step

## Fumble / Critical Success Chart

A fumble or critical success chart is used when anyone rolls either a 1 or a 20 respectively. The links to the fumble charts and critical success charts used are hidden from the players as of currently until further notice.

## Flanking

Flanking is where two friendly melee tokens surround an enemy token, such as the image shown below.

The three leftmost images are flanking and would receive the +1 attack bonus. The very rightmost image is not flanking, however, and will not gain any advantage.

When a token is flanked, the two tokens benefit in flanking the token by gaining a +1 on all attack rolls. Additionally, if the enemy token attacks and critically fails against the intended target, the flanking token will gain a free action attack of opportunity on the enemy token at no reaction cost. This adds on after the fumble chart's effects above.

### Five Foot Step

By using all your movement, you may take a five foot step by moving 5 ft anywhere without provoking an opportunity of attack (AOO) on you.
Shanghai

**Shanghai** (上海, *Shanhai*?) is a major port in Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients. It houses the fifth factory in the game and is a location for many different quests.

## Information

Shanghai in the 1920s was a vibrant and cosmopolitan city that was undergoing significant changes as a result of its position as a major trading center and gateway to China. At the time, Shanghai was divided into different sections that were controlled by various foreign powers, including the French, British, and Americans.

One of the defining characteristics of Shanghai in the 1920s was its status as a hub of international commerce and trade. The city was home to a bustling port that served as a gateway to the rest of China, and it was a major center for finance, manufacturing, and other industries.

Shanghai was also known for its lively and sophisticated nightlife scene, which attracted people from all over the world. The city was home to a thriving entertainment district known as the "Paris of the East," which was filled with nightclubs, theaters, and restaurants that catered to both Chinese and Western tastes.

However, despite its reputation as a modern and cosmopolitan city, Shanghai in the 1920s was also marked by deep social and economic inequalities. The city was home to a large population of working-class people who often lived in cramped and unsanitary conditions, and who were subject to exploitation by powerful landlords and employers.

Additionally, Shanghai was also a site of political turmoil and unrest during this period, as various nationalist and communist movements vied for power and influence in the city. Overall, while Shanghai in the 1920s was a dynamic and exciting place, it was also a city that was undergoing significant upheaval and change.

## Buildings

There are **6** different buildings in Shanghai:

* **Nanjing Road Markets**: A large shopping area on Nanjing Road, maintained by Zhang Wan. The player can purchase ingredients that go into making chocolates here. Today, Nanjing Road is well known to be the largest destination for shopping in Shanghai.
* **Shanghai Sweets**: The main chocolate shop of Shanghai, managed by Frida Sanchez. The player can sell their chocolates here.
* **Baoshan Chocolates Manufacturing**: A factory on the outskirts of Shanghai, which is operated by Zachariah Quigley while the player is away. The player must use $2,620,000 to purchase the factory.
* **The Bund**: A famous waterside walkway where the player can contact different characters. Li Shen can often be found here.
* **Sassoon House**: An apartment building where the player can contact different characters. Ba Xun can often be contacted here.
* **Park Hotel**: Another hotel where the player can contact different characters. Ying Rongji can often be contacted here.

## Trivia

* Not counting plantations and flower markets, Shanghai has the greatest number of ingredients sold in a market: eight ingredients.

## Gallery

The scenery of Shanghai, with appropriately-labelled buildings.
Yaa Ambolley

Yaa in the second game.

"*We have no Chocolate Shop here in Manila, but that doesn't mean we don’t appreciate fine chocolates.*"
— Yaa Ambolley in Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients commenting on his residence.
**Yaa Ambolley** (ヤア・アンボリー, *Yā anborī*?) is a merchant and farmer in Chocolatier and Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients respectively.

## Name origin

* **Yaa:** Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.
* **Ambolley:** Means Music, Friendly, and Dynamic.

## Chocolatier

Yaa lives in Accra, Ghana, and works at the Makola Market.

## Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients

Yaa now resides in Manila, the Philippines. He works at the Sagada Terraced Farm, and cultivates his Philippines Cacao.

## Trivia

### Chocolatier

Yaa's render.Yaa managing the Makola Market in Accra.