5.08.2005
The Kobold Is Reading Slightly Above His Grade Level
Taking care of town stuff.
And hey, thanks, the wrap-up took a bit longer than I thought. Anyway, there's a lot, but if you read carefully you'll see that the mayor said "one item each" not "all the items". But what the hell, you talk him into it, you get everything, the Rory's, farm, kobold, all that.
Brogg, check, dog meat and shirt. At first, the butcher's like "we don't really sell *dog* meat here sir" but your enthusiasm is infectuous and pretty soon he's got his boy rounding up lots of dogs and putting them up on the block. Dalmatian, beagle, Weimereiner- 100 gp buys a crapload of dog meat. They give you a litttle wagon to cart it over to the Potion Guild, who's generally none too happy with your "special delivery to cell block A".
The rat seems generally appreciative if a little overwhelmed:
Brogg> MY DEAR FRIEND YOU HAVE AIDED ONE OF BLAH BLAH BLAH
Rags the Rat> Damn son that's a lot of meat. You know, I didn't really mean dog or just dog, but what the hell, it's still steaming. Thanks a lot. Can't promise I'll do the ol' "in-out tango" with a lady mouse, but if I swing that way, I'll think of you. Hey, you don't think this whole lack-of-dogs thing isn't going to lead to a big spike in the cat population by any chance?
Actually, you just have sort of a sneaking feeling that all those "Potions of Friends" added up and the townsfolk of Grito will do whatever you want. At first you might just chalk it up to town heroes, sure, "Man of the People" and all that. But *everyone* in Grito just seems so damn accommodating.
Anyway, sure Brogg, shirt check. Dave, shield, okay. The blacksmith guild guy patiently explains to you again that he doesn't have a magic mace. "And yeah, I just checked. Nothing came in stock. Remember that map I sold you? I could sell it to you again if you like." Maybe the Friends Potions ran a little thin by the time they got to the Blacksmiths.
Brogg, you should only be getting the one bonus non-weapon proficiency for a total of one, unless you special trained last time. You can get 200 gp for the horse. Buy whatever PH armor you want. Dave, in addition, the mayor gave you each 100 gp cold hard cash.
Potions. Dave, you get a Potion of Water Breathing. Brogg, Potion of Friends.
Kobold and the farm. Okay, you guys find that the mayor has bequeathed you a little ranch on the outskirts of town. It's about the size of Mike's place in real life with a small cornfield tacked on. Not bad, but definitely a fixer-upper, in the after-school special kind of way. The kobold's name is Mr. Ronald Greetles and he was Vrill's slave around town. You go to pick him up at the Potion Guild and explain the situation about working on the farm. Greetles shrugs, grabs a little pack, a commemorative Potion Guild mug, and a Dragonlance novel, and follows you to the farm, where he begins weeding the lawn.
As soon as Ed chimes in, you'll be off to the tomb of Dwayne Reddings! Remember Dave and Brogg, need to pre-memorize your spells, including those new 2nd levels Dave.
And hey, thanks, the wrap-up took a bit longer than I thought. Anyway, there's a lot, but if you read carefully you'll see that the mayor said "one item each" not "all the items". But what the hell, you talk him into it, you get everything, the Rory's, farm, kobold, all that.
Brogg, check, dog meat and shirt. At first, the butcher's like "we don't really sell *dog* meat here sir" but your enthusiasm is infectuous and pretty soon he's got his boy rounding up lots of dogs and putting them up on the block. Dalmatian, beagle, Weimereiner- 100 gp buys a crapload of dog meat. They give you a litttle wagon to cart it over to the Potion Guild, who's generally none too happy with your "special delivery to cell block A".
The rat seems generally appreciative if a little overwhelmed:
Brogg> MY DEAR FRIEND YOU HAVE AIDED ONE OF BLAH BLAH BLAH
Rags the Rat> Damn son that's a lot of meat. You know, I didn't really mean dog or just dog, but what the hell, it's still steaming. Thanks a lot. Can't promise I'll do the ol' "in-out tango" with a lady mouse, but if I swing that way, I'll think of you. Hey, you don't think this whole lack-of-dogs thing isn't going to lead to a big spike in the cat population by any chance?
Actually, you just have sort of a sneaking feeling that all those "Potions of Friends" added up and the townsfolk of Grito will do whatever you want. At first you might just chalk it up to town heroes, sure, "Man of the People" and all that. But *everyone* in Grito just seems so damn accommodating.
Anyway, sure Brogg, shirt check. Dave, shield, okay. The blacksmith guild guy patiently explains to you again that he doesn't have a magic mace. "And yeah, I just checked. Nothing came in stock. Remember that map I sold you? I could sell it to you again if you like." Maybe the Friends Potions ran a little thin by the time they got to the Blacksmiths.
Brogg, you should only be getting the one bonus non-weapon proficiency for a total of one, unless you special trained last time. You can get 200 gp for the horse. Buy whatever PH armor you want. Dave, in addition, the mayor gave you each 100 gp cold hard cash.
Potions. Dave, you get a Potion of Water Breathing. Brogg, Potion of Friends.
Kobold and the farm. Okay, you guys find that the mayor has bequeathed you a little ranch on the outskirts of town. It's about the size of Mike's place in real life with a small cornfield tacked on. Not bad, but definitely a fixer-upper, in the after-school special kind of way. The kobold's name is Mr. Ronald Greetles and he was Vrill's slave around town. You go to pick him up at the Potion Guild and explain the situation about working on the farm. Greetles shrugs, grabs a little pack, a commemorative Potion Guild mug, and a Dragonlance novel, and follows you to the farm, where he begins weeding the lawn.
As soon as Ed chimes in, you'll be off to the tomb of Dwayne Reddings! Remember Dave and Brogg, need to pre-memorize your spells, including those new 2nd levels Dave.
