[5/15/2026, 4:49:34 PM] Crion
hmm. dammitwho has the wrong token been brought over from the central token repository or has the young imran picture taken over for all my tokens
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[5/15/2026, 4:50:21 PM] Dammitwho
Looks like you changed the image on the Actor
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[5/15/2026, 4:50:34 PM] Crion
well, easily undone
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[5/15/2026, 4:52:52 PM] Crion
alright i have changed it back at the actor level, i believe
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[5/15/2026, 4:53:33 PM] Crion
and there he is.
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[5/15/2026, 4:59:12 PM] CBN
(oasis tunes) BECAUSE MAAAYBE.
YOU'RE GONNA BE THE ONE THAT SAVES ME.
AND AFTER AAA~AALL.
IT'S TIME TO PLAY WHALEFAAA~AAALL
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[5/15/2026, 4:59:40 PM] CBN
variations on that are in my head every time i log into foundry for this
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[5/15/2026, 5:01:20 PM] Dammitwho
let the whalefall
when it tumbls
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[5/15/2026, 5:01:54 PM] Dammitwho
Five Zero One! Who all's here? Crion? CBN? Nicolae? Banana?
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[5/15/2026, 5:01:58 PM] Dammitwho
Oh nicolae's not here
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[5/15/2026, 5:02:11 PM] CBN
CBN is here.
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[5/15/2026, 5:03:34 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
I can confirm that CBN is here.
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[5/15/2026, 5:04:03 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
i'm also here, but afk for a moment because BAGEL IS BACK. and near my front door...!
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[5/15/2026, 5:04:25 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
oh nm they're not that near. i'm not afk yet
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[5/15/2026, 5:06:15 PM] Crion
i am here, having previously said i was here in irc
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[5/15/2026, 5:06:22 PM] Crion
should of said it here.
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[5/15/2026, 5:07:31 PM] CBN
i'm assuming that during the takgnette every single npc in the background image on screen was named and detailed,
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[5/15/2026, 5:08:00 PM] Gul Banana
possibly that is tak in the red cloak, being offered Wares
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[5/15/2026, 5:09:36 PM] CBN
i don't like that the goblin is looking at me, the viewer, and not the cloaked figure.
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[5/15/2026, 5:09:49 PM] Dammitwho
Very well! You all and also Tak have headed west into the Coins District! The transition is notable, thanks to the change in guard uniforms from the citywide First Watch that stood around the Widdershins Gate you entered to the Token Guard that specifically handles the Coins.
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[5/15/2026, 5:10:46 PM] Dammitwho
The largest of the street signs at the transition point from the small gate district to the Coins say that the Grand Bazaar is further west - evidently at the center of the Coins. The Grand Dance Hall of Kortos northwest of you, north of the Grand Bazaar. The Hall of Commerce, where the District Council meets (and where a branch of the church of Abadar runs a bank, able to provide currency exchange or a divinely-backed loan), is SSW of you, southwest of the Grand Bazaar. A significantly nicer (gilded!) looking sign points to the Prophet's Academy, is directly north of you, NE of the Grand Bazaar.
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[5/15/2026, 5:10:58 PM] Dammitwho
There were a few other signs, as evidenced by the lighter color of the wall behind them, but they seem to have been pulled down.
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[5/15/2026, 5:11:33 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
How do the guard uniforms differ? Are they fancier? LESS fancy? Dubnoom is paying attention as he considers fashion, at large.
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[5/15/2026, 5:12:31 PM] Imran Traveler
Mmmm. Imran still has two beasties perched on his shoulder; he will probably move the orb-like fellow under an arm, to allow the sleeker, perching one -- "Steve" -- more space.
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[5/15/2026, 5:13:21 PM] Imran Traveler
Oh, yes. Dubnoom is still up there as well.
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[5/15/2026, 5:13:32 PM] Imran Traveler
Well, they'll figure it out.
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[5/15/2026, 5:14:23 PM] Dammitwho
The Token Guard have copper-colored uniforms with large round buttons (the claim is that these are the eponymous 'tokens').
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[5/15/2026, 5:14:27 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom has been 'figuring it out' by gently placing any beast that gets too close, back on its own side (the other side).
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[5/15/2026, 5:14:43 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Glamorize 2 Cantrip 3 Arcane Cantrip Concentrate Manipulate Duration 1 hour Using simple magical gestures, you alter a minor detail of your appearance (add or remove highlights to your hair color, apply or remove cosmetics, add polish or accessories to your nails, etc.) or create a small environmental effect that's confined to your person (adjust surrounding lighting to favor your good side, cause a brief wind to make your hair blow dramatically, make a small chime occur as you smile, etc.). While the spell is active, you can Sustain it to make further adjustments. The changes persist until the spell's duration ends. At the GM's discretion, such alterations might grant a +1 status bonus to certain tasks, such as Impersonate or Perform. Base: 1st Heightened: +2
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[5/15/2026, 5:15:11 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom will keep this in mind. He will probably make his buttons larger, as is the style of the time.
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[5/15/2026, 5:15:41 PM] Dammitwho
I WILL get Dubnoom to start wearing suspenders.
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[5/15/2026, 5:16:07 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal's no longer physically hopping around - although Ram Banaram is - but his eyes flick in every direction, taking it all in. Academies! Bazaars! He's not too concerned about finding the *specific* inn to which we were directed, given the city's plethora of... things/places.
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[5/15/2026, 5:16:33 PM] Imran Traveler
We have our effects and now a surfeit of creatures climbing on, specifically, Imran. They must find lodging, preferably non-public and non-publicly searchable -- but they can start out in an inn if they need.
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[5/15/2026, 5:16:43 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Now, if those things run off into the crowd, do we have to go after them? What if the dinosaur bites someone first - better to disclaim responsibility?"
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[5/15/2026, 5:17:12 PM] Dammitwho
So? Where're you headed? If you're intending to remain under the radar, you may have some difficulty - carrying a goblin on your shoulders is one thing, carrying an ovoraptor another, but carrying a goblin, an ovoraptor, AND an orbfella? People occasionally stop to gawk, under the impression that Imran is some sort of low-tier street performer.
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[5/15/2026, 5:17:31 PM] Imran Traveler
The ideal place to keep the orb would be in some holy temple with lead-lined walls. There likely isn't one of those out there made to order, but if there WAS, it would be some god of the forge or the like.
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[5/15/2026, 5:17:54 PM] Imran Traveler
Alright, yes, it's probably time for Dubnoom to get down. For now.
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[5/15/2026, 5:18:49 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom can take a hint (Imran just, stopping suddenly, probably). "Can we go to the Gilded Goblet? That was it right? The nice one our cart friend mentioned is good."
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[5/15/2026, 5:19:09 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
He's pretty sure it wasn't 'the golden goblin' and this feels close enough.
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[5/15/2026, 5:19:53 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran: "Yes, but let's pay by the night instead of taking any by-week discount. We want to keep moving until we find some place that isn't so public and easily found by authorities. Or until it's time to flee the city, etcetera etcetera."
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[5/15/2026, 5:20:25 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Do you think they will have ruins we can explore in exchange for free room and board? If not: We should find some ruins after."
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[5/15/2026, 5:21:03 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Around here they might not-" Lindal checks himself. "Actually, the city is probably *built* on layers of ruins. Of itself."
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[5/15/2026, 5:21:25 PM] Imran Traveler
"I think it's likely they'll have SOMETHING we can do as exchange in kind for room and board. We should just be certain it's not taking sides in a labor dispute, or something similar."
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[5/15/2026, 5:21:46 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Of course, we could simply acquire some currency and use that to pay."
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[5/15/2026, 5:23:51 PM] Imran Traveler
"Indeed. Maybe our existing gold will, in fact, be good here. But it is a new territory, and currency exchange can be an adventure in itself."
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[5/15/2026, 5:23:58 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"But money spent on food and sleeping places is money you can't spend on other things. Like fancy things. Magic things." Anything you can eat is food and anywhere you can squeeze into is a sleeping place. Exchanging money for those is a sucker's game. A human's game.
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[5/15/2026, 5:24:11 PM] Dammitwho
The Gilded Goblet is certainly one place you can go, although there's no signs pointing toward it that you can see, so you'd have to ask around.
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[5/15/2026, 5:24:59 PM] CBN
sounds like...a gather information roll, he said plus-13-ish-ly
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[5/15/2026, 5:24:59 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"I'm with you, wise one - but we need a place to dump these animals. At least temporarily."
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[5/15/2026, 5:25:23 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Yes! Friend Lindal's words strike true." Because if we dump the animals then Dubnoom can reclaim his noble steed.
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[5/15/2026, 5:27:17 PM] Dammitwho
Sounds good!
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[5/15/2026, 5:27:54 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
30
1d20 + 13 = 17 + 13 = 30
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[5/15/2026, 5:28:08 PM] Dammitwho
damb
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[5/15/2026, 5:28:15 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom takes to asking around, with zeal. Whether it goes anywhere, well. That's not on him.
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[5/15/2026, 5:29:50 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Is anyone touting for a different place of accomodation? Could be an opportunity to find something interesting, or a tourist trap, or just a trap.
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[5/15/2026, 5:31:37 PM] Dammitwho
Dubnoom learns several things: the first is that responses from the Token Guard for requests for directions are generally two words, one of which is "off". Next is that the GIlded Goblet can be found by going west until you hit the Javelin Gallery and then going south, and last is that the services of a guide to aid in navigating the city can be engaged in the Grand Bazaar. (You recall the man who drove the cart you rode on to the gate advising you to spend no more than 5sp a day on one.)
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[5/15/2026, 5:32:34 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom informs the party of this, including that there is "a gallery, of javelins!" on the way.
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[5/15/2026, 5:32:43 PM] Imran Traveler
The Gilded Goblet does seem to be advertising luxury. One wonders what such a place's policy on orbfellas and Steves is.
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[5/15/2026, 5:32:45 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
He's not insisting we stop but c'mon. Look at his little beady eyes.
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[5/15/2026, 5:33:08 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Javelin Gallery? Sounds like a practice yard for throwing things. Easy enough to find if we listen for a whistle and thunk."
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[5/15/2026, 5:34:18 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Although there's so much colour and confusion here that Lindal half-suspects the name means something completely different. It'll take time to develop a sense for when things are *off* in this place.
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[5/15/2026, 5:36:28 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom is already psyching himself up by muttering 'havaleeen' and doing little fake throws while everyone arranges themselves.
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[5/15/2026, 5:37:24 PM] Imran Traveler
Either way, Imran, toting luggage and animals, will follow Dubnoom's lead.
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[5/15/2026, 5:37:26 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Let's make our way west to this probable metaphor.
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[5/15/2026, 5:38:23 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom heads west.
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[5/15/2026, 5:38:46 PM] Dammitwho
Heading west, then! The three of you (and Steve, and the mooping orb), walk on the broad thoroughfare, passing under a wide elevated walkway that seems to have experience some damage in recent years (graffiti, damaged statuary, scorch marks). Past that, on your left (south), is a large converted manor house with a prominent sign advertising itself as the Javelin Gallery, the combination mercenary outfit/weapons manufacturer+magic imbuer.
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[5/15/2026, 5:39:06 PM] Dammitwho
On your right is a small shop called "Vex's Instrument Supply and Televox Repair".
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[5/15/2026, 5:39:55 PM] Imran Traveler
Has Imran encountered one of those on his travels?
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[5/15/2026, 5:40:04 PM] Crion
i should probably ask permission to know what that is,
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[5/15/2026, 5:41:09 PM] Dammitwho
Imran has not, I'm afraid. There's a lot of stuff here in Absalom that you've never seen before.
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[5/15/2026, 5:41:33 PM] Dammitwho
Like, just now, a goblin riding past you on some sort of metal two-wheeled contraption, frantically ringing a small bell on the handlebars to entice you to get out of his way!
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[5/15/2026, 5:41:39 PM] Imran Traveler
Well, something perhaps to poke his head in on if he gets a moment. Gah!
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[5/15/2026, 5:41:40 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Right. They probably do sell javelins, just not exclusively. It's a- ack!"
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[5/15/2026, 5:42:03 PM] Imran Traveler
"WATCH YOUR MECHANISM, KNAVE!"
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[5/15/2026, 5:42:10 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom leaps clear. "You are a menace to all before you!" He calls, waving. Not certain if that was a compliment or a criticism.
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[5/15/2026, 5:42:42 PM] Dammitwho
These, at least, you've seen before - on the street, here in Absalom. They seem pretty uncomfortable, juddering along on the cobbled streets, but they certainly go quickly and don't require feeding.
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[5/15/2026, 5:43:14 PM] Dammitwho
The goblin waves back to Dubnoom, turning his head fully away from the street in front of him. A true reckless driver!
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[5/15/2026, 5:43:21 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Worse things have rampaged down these streets. Lindal will note the location of the Javelin Gallery, since it seems like the sort of place we'll want to deal with, perhaps quite soon...
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[5/15/2026, 5:43:41 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Friends, do you think we will ever open a large shoppe in the style of the Javelin Gallery? Make the money come to us?"
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[5/15/2026, 5:44:06 PM] Imran Traveler
"I do not know that I have the mettle of a shopkeeper."
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[5/15/2026, 5:44:17 PM] Imran Traveler
Unsaid: I do not know that any of you have the mettle of shopkeepers, either.
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[5/15/2026, 5:46:03 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Mm." Dubnoom makes a note to find a metal shopkeeper at some point. Maybe from a wizard's den.
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[5/15/2026, 5:46:28 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal wrinkles his nose (and whole face, really). "I don't care much for commerce. Folk who're good at it... they become obsessed."
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[5/15/2026, 5:47:11 PM] Imran Traveler
A metal shopkeeper, who keeps the shop and leaves you free to travel and adventure at your leisure...such wisdom!
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[5/15/2026, 5:47:12 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Is there an obvious southward thoroughfare from the magic item shop?
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[5/15/2026, 5:47:29 PM] Dammitwho
Dubnoom could probably run a shop. My evidence: he's a small little guy, and there was that game Recettear I remember from years ago.
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[5/15/2026, 5:47:48 PM] Dammitwho
Yep! There's a road heading right south.
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[5/15/2026, 5:47:59 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"You are wise, friend Lindal. But...money? For free..?" This is the goblin view of stores: they are where money just goes. When most of your interaction with coin is 'taking it off of bodies or from caravan chests' it's hard not to hold this stance.
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[5/15/2026, 5:49:01 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"But! We should return here later. When we have, in friend Lindal's word, dumped the animals." Southward!
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[5/15/2026, 5:49:08 PM] Crion
recettear rules. but imran is definitely more the "boyfriend character who does automated dungeon supply runs" type
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[5/15/2026, 5:50:10 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"There are other ways to get money for free..."
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[5/15/2026, 5:50:12 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"In fact, one of the things we need to do is make contact with local disrespecters of law. Won't get much done in such as big city otherwise!"
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[5/15/2026, 5:50:13 PM] Imran Traveler
Southward.
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[5/15/2026, 5:50:21 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Along the way, Dubnoom quietly works on a little trick he thinks of as Dubnoom's Audience Attention Augmentor. The wind blows through his beard. His buttons appear larger, shinier.
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[5/15/2026, 5:50:24 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Glamorize 2 Cantrip 3 Arcane Cantrip Concentrate Manipulate Duration 1 hour Using simple magical gestures, you alter a minor detail of your appearance (add or remove highlights to your hair color, apply or remove cosmetics, add polish or accessories to your nails, etc.) or create a small environmental effect that's confined to your person (adjust surrounding lighting to favor your good side, cause a brief wind to make your hair blow dramatically, make a small chime occur as you smile, etc.). While the spell is active, you can Sustain it to make further adjustments. The changes persist until the spell's duration ends. At the GM's discretion, such alterations might grant a +1 status bonus to certain tasks, such as Impersonate or Perform. Base: 1st Heightened: +2
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[5/15/2026, 5:51:02 PM] Crion
losing brun and tak being out has Drastically shifted the mischief levels in this party against imran in a way i find amusing
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[5/15/2026, 5:51:12 PM] Dammitwho
You turn south, and the crowd on the street thins out a bit, as you're no longer on the direct route to the Grand Bazaar. It's actually a very nice day out! Sun's not too hot and there's a mild breeze that isn't blowing from anywhere particularly odorous.
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[5/15/2026, 5:51:25 PM] Gul Banana
speaking of disrespecters of law, i thought for a moment about using icon rolls to that end but i can't remember what i rolled. i'll try to find it in the logs...
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[5/15/2026, 5:51:54 PM] Dammitwho
You only had one icon selected, and rolled poorly, but I gave you the same one (the Hurricane Queen) as your pity connection anyway
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[5/15/2026, 5:52:03 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
The sun is shining. Animals of some sort are presumably chirping. There's no sea monsters or oceanic storms. Easily a top 3 day in Dubnoom's life.
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[5/15/2026, 5:52:06 PM] Gul Banana
ty for the power of Memory
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[5/15/2026, 5:52:08 PM] Dammitwho
Unless you were planning to put more than one point into her?
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[5/15/2026, 5:52:22 PM] Gul Banana
possibly, but i won't attempt to retcon such a thing
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[5/15/2026, 5:53:05 PM] Dammitwho
Goblins are easily pleased. This is both good and bad. Is Dubnoom still on the lookout for fashion tips?
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[5/15/2026, 5:53:10 PM] Crion
imran used two icon points last session so i'm gonna try to hang on to this silver ravens one for a little bit
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[5/15/2026, 5:53:13 PM] Gul Banana
two points of pirates and one of something else IS appealing, unless people think it makes us too piracy-oriented. anyway, i will keep looking at more icon options
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[5/15/2026, 5:54:49 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom is ALWAYS on the lookout for fashion tips in the big city (camouflage never sleeps)
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[5/15/2026, 5:57:39 PM] Dammitwho
Then one thing he will notice is the occasional person strolling about with round glasses, but they're... opaque? Fully dark, like thinly cut crystal? They don't seem to have any trouble seeing where they're going, though.
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[5/15/2026, 6:00:29 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
He will stop someone and ask them about their glasses. "Hello! Dubnoom appreciates your headwear. Why are they?"
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[5/15/2026, 6:03:06 PM] Dammitwho
The older gentleman might have been annoyed to be stopped, but praise of one's fashion sense does tend to soothe ruffled feathers. He takes them off to show them to you- it is actually possible to see through them, albeit darkly. "The latest thing out of Tian Xia, my good fellow! We call them sun-glares. Rather impressive, don't you think? Smoky quartz cut quite finely. Others make do with colored glass, of course."
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[5/15/2026, 6:03:35 PM] Dammitwho
"Otto's Optics out in the Bazaar, that's my advice. He won't steer you wrong!"
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[5/15/2026, 6:04:12 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Thank you for your recommendation, wise one!" Dubnoom doesn't even try to steal them. His thanks were sincere.
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[5/15/2026, 6:04:27 PM] Imran Traveler
Luggage is getting heavy. Orbfella seems to want food. Where's this inn?
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[5/15/2026, 6:04:28 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Is the sun particularly bright over Absalom?
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[5/15/2026, 6:05:09 PM] Dammitwho
Lindal: Not especially.
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[5/15/2026, 6:06:34 PM] Dammitwho
You're continuing south, to save Imran's aching arms, and eventually come across the Gilded Goblet. From the outside it looks like an adequate inn/hostelry. Within the price range of a guy who drives a cart for a living.
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[5/15/2026, 6:07:29 PM] Imran Traveler
That will do, especially if we can buy barn space or what have you for the animals. Keeping them in the room is also fine.
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[5/15/2026, 6:07:36 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
The power of Brand Recognition has Dubnoom excited about this. He's heard of it before! That means it's famous. "Wow."
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[5/15/2026, 6:07:58 PM] Imran Traveler
...Steve probably can't eat orbfella, but we've got a wooden cage for him to nest in, right? If not, we can fashion one.
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[5/15/2026, 6:08:16 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Humble place. Seems fine, as we're humble people," Lindal brags.
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[5/15/2026, 6:08:28 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Let's look for someone payable.
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[5/15/2026, 6:13:01 PM] Dammitwho
The common room is full of hearty workingmen and -women and -others, tending to their ale and food in their own manner. The landlord is a bald man with greying muttonchops, wiping a glass while listening to a... contraption? It's a large horn like those who are hard of hearing use, but the inner part is attached to a small wooden box, which seems to contain a metal cylinder wrapped in copper wire. More copper wire extends from the box to clamp onto a thin pole that runs up from the side of the bar through the roof! (You recall seeing the pole swaying in the breeze outside).
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[5/15/2026, 6:13:40 PM] Dammitwho
A tinny, crackling voice comes from the horn, saying "And Fenn shoves his way through! I've never seen such poor sportsmanship, folks! The Spires have got to be hurting!"
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[5/15/2026, 6:13:45 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Magic box...Dubnoom takes mental note.
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[5/15/2026, 6:14:34 PM] Imran Traveler
Huh. A speaking box.
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[5/15/2026, 6:14:41 PM] Imran Traveler
And no one is trying to destroy it.
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[5/15/2026, 6:14:44 PM] Imran Traveler
The big city, indeed.
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[5/15/2026, 6:14:59 PM] Imran Traveler
Where's the proprietor of this public house?
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[5/15/2026, 6:15:22 PM] Dammitwho
That's the guy with the muttonchops that I just said.
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[5/15/2026, 6:15:27 PM] Imran Traveler
There he is. Bald man. Good. Baldness is a sign of maturity and trustworthiness. Imran's always had long hair.
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[5/15/2026, 6:15:59 PM] Imran Traveler
"Afternoon, sir."
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[5/15/2026, 6:16:06 PM] Imran Traveler
He will also firmly set down his luggage.
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[5/15/2026, 6:17:28 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Yes, good afternoon! Is that a grumblehorn? Wind-spelled kind of thing that bureaucrats use to alarm and berate the people of the city?" At least, that's what they were used for in Niswan.
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[5/15/2026, 6:17:57 PM] Dammitwho
He looks up at Imran, gloomily. "Bed in the shared room's a silver a day, or you can sleep on the floor for three copper. Squares are three copper. If your pets bite anyone or mess anywhere, out they go."
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[5/15/2026, 6:18:36 PM] Dammitwho
"Private room's already booked." He adds. He looks at Lindal with dismay, seemingly overwhelmed by a full two questions in the same breath.
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[5/15/2026, 6:19:02 PM] Imran Traveler
Shared room, huh. He's had them before. They bode poorly for those who are traveling with actual belongings.
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[5/15/2026, 6:19:03 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Squares. What are squares in this context."
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[5/15/2026, 6:19:10 PM] Imran Traveler
"Meals," Imran will offer.
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[5/15/2026, 6:19:23 PM] Imran Traveler
The landlord has his plate full with whatever is coming out of that box, clearly.
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[5/15/2026, 6:19:34 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Huh. Maybe that's about the shape of the slabs of meat and bread that people like to eat up here.
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[5/15/2026, 6:20:13 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"We can surely share, friends!" Besides, they can overwhelm anyone else with sheer numbers, and volume.
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[5/15/2026, 6:21:49 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
22
1d20 + 9 = 13 + 9 = 22
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[5/15/2026, 6:22:12 PM] Imran Traveler
"Not having a private room means we have to carry everything we care about with us. Including the animals."
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[5/15/2026, 6:22:17 PM] Imran Traveler
"We may need to move on."
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[5/15/2026, 6:23:11 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran wasn't going to leave the orb in an inn's private room, but carrying the entire rest of the nonsense around too? Think not.
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[5/15/2026, 6:23:23 PM] Dammitwho
Waitin' on Imran and Lindal
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[5/15/2026, 6:24:16 PM] Imran Traveler
18
1d20 + 12 = 6 + 12 = 18
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[5/15/2026, 6:25:11 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
14
1d20 + 12 = 2 + 12 = 14
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[5/15/2026, 6:25:24 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
sorry, i was mentally preparing myself to fail heroically
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[5/15/2026, 6:25:55 PM] Crion
the perils of three screening it...the prompt box too small
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[5/15/2026, 6:26:35 PM] Dammitwho
Imran and Lindal are perhaps too weary to remember the finer points of inn etiquette, and Dubnoom never learned it, but (being Wise), he intuits: surely they can just offer money to whoever it is in the private room so they can have it instead? Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
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[5/15/2026, 6:27:29 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
What a wise observation! Dubnoom points this out to the group, adding, "And if Imran does his 'stop eating all the rations we have two days to the next village' voice, maybe we pay a little less? Eh?"
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[5/15/2026, 6:27:40 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
It didn't actually occur to Lindal that someone might want extra money more than they want their room!
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[5/15/2026, 6:28:02 PM] Imran Traveler
It is, also, in fairness, introducing a middleman. Perhaps there is another inn where you just have to pay the regular private rate instead of the rate plus profit for the occupant! But then Imran would have to carry all these bags to that inn. So here we are.
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[5/15/2026, 6:28:35 PM] Imran Traveler
He sighs. "You are wise, Dubnoom, but I do not necessarily like threatening people over matters of money."
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[5/15/2026, 6:28:46 PM] Imran Traveler
"Unless they are incredibly annoying."
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[5/15/2026, 6:29:34 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Let's remove threats from consideration. But sure, we'll see whether us or the bookers care more about having to move."
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[5/15/2026, 6:30:29 PM] Imran Traveler
It seems we are settled on a course. And it means that Imran can at least put our things and animals down in a corner for the time as long as he keeps an eye on them.
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[5/15/2026, 6:30:45 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"It's not threatening over money! It's scowling to SAVE money! It's less money!"
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[5/15/2026, 6:30:47 PM] Dammitwho
"I'll ask 'im," says the proprietor, "see if he's amenable. Wait a tick." He turns and lumbers off toward the stairs. A gnomish barmaid sidles up and asks you all if you'd like something to eat or drink while you wait.
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[5/15/2026, 6:32:20 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"What sorts of breads do you have...?" Dubnoom will inquire.
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[5/15/2026, 6:32:47 PM] Imran Traveler
A light ale, if they have it. Cleaner than the water, less filling than the stew.
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[5/15/2026, 6:33:09 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Any in-season fruits?" Eating food... love it!! Great opportunity.
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[5/15/2026, 6:33:13 PM] Crion
light as in color, not like, miller lite
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[5/15/2026, 6:41:34 PM] Dammitwho
"We've got ale, rumboozle, white bread, dark bread, fried fish in batter, roast potatoes, apples, grapes, oranges, some berries... oh! We've got some bananas in!"
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[5/15/2026, 6:43:08 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"I haven't had a banana in *six months*. Please, sell me all of your bananas."
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[5/15/2026, 6:44:11 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Dark bread!" Fancy... "And fried fish! In batter!" That's like another kind of bread. What indulgence...
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[5/15/2026, 6:46:30 PM] Dammitwho
"Like, literally all of them...?" The barmaid blinks at Lindal, uncertainly.
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[5/15/2026, 6:47:24 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"I'll amend my request. Please give me up to two dozen bananas. More than that I cannot eat in a sitting."
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[5/15/2026, 6:47:56 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
This woman's human, right? They don't usually understand.
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[5/15/2026, 6:48:50 PM] Dammitwho
She's a gnome, but presumably the concern is that she's not a vanara.
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[5/15/2026, 6:49:08 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Just so.
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[5/15/2026, 6:49:45 PM] Dammitwho
"Wow!" She says, delighted. "One ale, bread and fish, and a large serving of bananas. Coming up!"
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[5/15/2026, 6:50:24 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
As soon as she's gone: "This place is the BEST, right?"
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[5/15/2026, 6:50:31 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran will listen in on the innkeeper's...box. It is telling him of a test of skill?
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[5/15/2026, 6:53:47 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"There's so much to it." Lindal assumes Dubnoom refers to the city as a whole. "If our search for orb-sages stretches on anon, I won't mind."
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[5/15/2026, 6:54:15 PM] Dammitwho
The man shouting from the box has continued to shout this whole time. His actual volume is relatively low, but his voice sounds like he's shouting. It's weird. Anyway: "Darro Vench has the ruk! He's running down the sideways, juking left, he's up, over, NO! HE'S DOWN! The Westgate Hammers go into the half trailing the Spires 12-8!"
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[5/15/2026, 6:55:53 PM] Dammitwho
The innkeep is still upstairs, but a man with a waxed moustache has just come down. He has worn but meticulously arranged clothing, and he says "Are you the three gentlemen who have offered compensation for my early departure?"
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[5/15/2026, 6:56:08 PM] Dammitwho
The innkeep comes down behind him and returns to the counter.
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[5/15/2026, 6:56:27 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran: "Ah. Yes."
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[5/15/2026, 6:57:49 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Lindal, Imran, Dubnoom, Tak." Gestures in the appropriate directions. "We've got some inconvenient baggage to store, and coin we don't need. Want some?"
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[5/15/2026, 6:58:36 PM] Crion
hopefully he pointed to the sky for tak
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[5/15/2026, 6:59:20 PM] Dammitwho
RIP Tak, see you at the crossroads "i'm just meeting some dwarves!" sometimes i can still hear his voice...
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[5/15/2026, 7:00:05 PM] Dammitwho
"Ah! It would be an inconvenience, but I could be moved to seek new lodgings for, say, ten silver?"
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[5/15/2026, 7:01:15 PM] Dammitwho
A certain degree of professional scruple seems to move the innkeep, and he says to you: "Room only sleeps two, but I've got a cot you can use."
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[5/15/2026, 7:01:40 PM] Crion
gang, that seems fine to me, i do want to work him to get out of there posthaste
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[5/15/2026, 7:01:59 PM] Gul Banana
yep, we can afford it
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[5/15/2026, 7:02:07 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran will pretend to consider that. "Ten silver is hefty, but. If you could be persuaded to give us the room in short order, it would be amenable."
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[5/15/2026, 7:02:12 PM] Gul Banana
considering the time-value of gold pieces, we can earn back 10sp if we spend less time negotiating-
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[5/15/2026, 7:03:28 PM] Imran Traveler
To the innkeep: "If the cot is included, then that is agreeable to us."
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[5/15/2026, 7:03:48 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran actually likes cots.
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[5/15/2026, 7:05:10 PM] Dammitwho
"Very good! I will pack my things and be with you instanter."
The innkeeper seems inclined to argue with you re: the cot being included, but the gnome barmaid returns with a tankard of ale for Imran and a plate of bread and fish for Dubnoom. "Be right back with your nanners, luv!"
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[5/15/2026, 7:05:23 PM] Dammitwho
Instead he merely grunts, having at least gotten you on the hook for food.
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[5/15/2026, 7:05:40 PM] Imran Traveler
Mildly, to the innkeep: "Your box says the Spires are up."
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[5/15/2026, 7:06:25 PM] Dammitwho
He grunts again. "Vench make any plays?"
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[5/15/2026, 7:06:33 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal: "Yes please, thank you miss." He doesn't care where we sleep - a rooftop with cushions would be his ideal, actually - but he cares about the imported(?) fruits.
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[5/15/2026, 7:08:21 PM] Imran Traveler
"Yes. The box said he was 'down.' This made the wages of the contest 12 to 8."
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[5/15/2026, 7:09:41 PM] Imran Traveler
"So that box, it's sending a voice to you of something happening elsewhere in the city, I gather?"
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[5/15/2026, 7:10:09 PM] Dammitwho
"Piss." The innkeeper says, with real feeling. The barmaid comes back, with a mere *eight* bananas for Lindal! "Do you really want this many bananas, sir?" She doesn't sound like she's worried, more fascinated at the idea of a person who could - and would - consume that much banana at a sitting.
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[5/15/2026, 7:11:37 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom tears into the fish with the feral glee of the traveler. Who is also used to eating them raw from a stream head first.
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[5/15/2026, 7:11:56 PM] Dammitwho
"YOU'RE FROM--sorry, you're from out of town! Is this your first time in Absalom?! That's a televox! Do they not have them where you're from?" The barmaid asks, fervently. The innkeeper seems relieved that he won't have to answer Imran's question.
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[5/15/2026, 7:12:31 PM] Imran Traveler
"They're not common, no."
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[5/15/2026, 7:13:13 PM] Imran Traveler
"But that does explain the shop Vex, from our walk in."
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[5/15/2026, 7:15:29 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal's large eyes say yes, he does. He'll hop up on a chair at once, restraining himself enough to lay seven of the bananas out in a doubled-square pattern before skinning the eighth in an instant. *This* is justice's reward! Or the reward of anyone who climbs the right tree. Self-packaging bliss.
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[5/15/2026, 7:15:40 PM] Dammitwho
"I'm Neji! Neji Copperbrim! I work here! You knew that, sorry. Televoxes are just receivers! There's broadcast stations - machines shipped in ages ago from Silver Mount - that send music and voices and things over the air, but you can't hear them!"
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[5/15/2026, 7:16:34 PM] Dammitwho
"Unless you have a televox receiver, like that one. Then you can! Each receiver is tuned to a different station, like this one is for the Puddles Crackle because the boss likes to listen to the ruk games."
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[5/15/2026, 7:16:42 PM] Imran Traveler
"That is interesting. So the Spires are what? Some kind of knights-joustings? A side of gladiators?"
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[5/15/2026, 7:18:06 PM] Dammitwho
"You don't have ruk either?" The young gnome manages to, if anything, get more excited. "Ruk's the city pastime! Ten players to a side, see, and you've got this leather ball (that's the ruk), and there's rings on either side of the field, and your job is to get the ruk through the ring on the other team's side!"
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[5/15/2026, 7:18:57 PM] Imran Traveler
"Mmmm. Ballsport."
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[5/15/2026, 7:19:00 PM] Dammitwho
"Boss likes the Westgate Hammers. They're not very good."
The inkeeper lets out a low groan. "Neji, haven't you customers to attend to instead of gossiping?"
"Nope!" Neji replies cheerfully.
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[5/15/2026, 7:19:56 PM] Imran Traveler
Well, not every culture fights to the blood for things that matter. Some play games with balls. That's fine. Perhaps it appeases their gods. He's gotten into arguments about this with other Nocticulans before. It at least sounds like this game has hitting.
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[5/15/2026, 7:21:04 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
In a brief moment between mouthfuls: "Whose leather?"
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[5/15/2026, 7:21:56 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Fwh duh guh---" Swallow. "Where do you get the fish? It's very good." He's already finished it. Breadtime.
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[5/15/2026, 7:23:24 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran sips his ale and -- "Actually, Neji, might you shred some green leafy whatever for the orbfella? And if you have an egg back there, you can put both of those on our board."
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[5/15/2026, 7:23:40 PM] Imran Traveler
He's eyeing Steve and the orbfella. They need to be kept sated.
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[5/15/2026, 7:27:22 PM] Dammitwho
Neji looks perplexed at Lindal. "Whose? A pig of some kind, I think?" To Imran: "The what? Oh, the round guy and your dinosaur! Sure thing!" She scurries off.
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[5/15/2026, 7:28:36 PM] Dammitwho
"Fish comes fresh from the docks twice a week, and piss on any bastard who says we keep it any longer." The innkeeper grumbles to Dubnoom.
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[5/15/2026, 7:29:30 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Fascinating! And the breads?"
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[5/15/2026, 7:29:39 PM] Dammitwho
The waxed-moustache fellow returns down the narrow stairway, carrying a small leather valise. "Gentlemen! I have removed my necessaries. You should find all in order."
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[5/15/2026, 7:30:09 PM] Imran Traveler
"Thank you again." Imran doesn't need his name, but he notes the man's face. Just in case it becomes relevant.
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[5/15/2026, 7:30:20 PM] Imran Traveler
Then he'll ask the innkeep for the key and move their belongings up.
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[5/15/2026, 7:31:16 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal is consuming bananas *methodically*, creating a neat pile of tesselated skins, point up.
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[5/15/2026, 7:31:16 PM] Dammitwho
"Grast's bakery," says the innkeeper. "Three blocks east. Naught special about it."
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[5/15/2026, 7:31:43 PM] Dammitwho
I assume you're giving the man his requested ten silver?
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[5/15/2026, 7:32:24 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"It pairs well with the fish! Your menu offers wisely." Oh Dubnoom. I'm sure you say that after every meal. (he does)
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[5/15/2026, 7:32:46 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
We do! Barring any sudden intervention from Imran, party responsibility-haver.
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[5/15/2026, 7:32:55 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran pays the 10 silver.
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[5/15/2026, 7:32:58 PM] Gul Banana
let's see if there's some kind of payment function in the party stash...
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[5/15/2026, 7:33:12 PM] Crion
or perhaps lindal does, if he gets there first,
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[5/15/2026, 7:33:15 PM] The Party
Silver Pieces
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[5/15/2026, 7:33:44 PM] Gul Banana
the stash screen is actually somewhat inexplicable
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[5/15/2026, 7:33:56 PM] Gul Banana
no edit buttons like on actor sheets...
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[5/15/2026, 7:35:15 PM] Gul Banana
ok, what i can do is drag 10 silver pieces to MY sheet and then delete them from it
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[5/15/2026, 7:35:25 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya takes 10 × Silver Pieces from the party stash.
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[5/15/2026, 7:35:53 PM] Gul Banana
not sure whether that's the best way to do it, but it is a way vOv
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[5/15/2026, 7:37:40 PM] Dammitwho
Very good! Imran can haul your shit upstairs, and find... an adequate room, just as you suspected from outside! Two beds, no visible rising damp or descending rot, the window's relatively clean and there are no apparent cracks around the frame to let a draft in. The man with the waxed moustache has been as good as his word, and there's no apparentl traveler-filth left behind either.
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[5/15/2026, 7:38:55 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Well, no traveler-filth left behind...yet.
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[5/15/2026, 7:39:02 PM] Imran Traveler
Excellent. Store the bags away from the window and the door, try to fashion some enclosures for the animals -- Imran might need to get materials for those -- set up the cot. Then we can get to work.
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[5/15/2026, 7:39:31 PM] Crion
what's the craft roll to make like, little bed things for steve and orbguy, that might keep them apart
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[5/15/2026, 7:39:52 PM] Dammitwho
Do you have anything to make said small beds out of?
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[5/15/2026, 7:40:18 PM] Dammitwho
As Imran wisely considered, you'll probably have to buy materials for them.
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[5/15/2026, 7:40:30 PM] Crion
probably need some bedding, and then some metal or hardwood for the crates
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[5/15/2026, 7:40:42 PM] Crion
how do you wanna abstract that
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[5/15/2026, 7:41:11 PM] Gul Banana
it's funny how dubnoom probably reads to the city's natives as the most native of us
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[5/15/2026, 7:41:29 PM] Dammitwho
I figure after the first time you've succeeded in getting something at the Grand Bazaar you'll know enough about how it works to abstract small things like that
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[5/15/2026, 7:42:30 PM] Imran Traveler
Does someone want to stay with the lil guys while Imran goes to find materials for their beds? Or if Lindal or Dubnoom are better at that, Imran can stay.
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[5/15/2026, 7:42:47 PM] Imran Traveler
Might be fun to learn the rules of this ballsport "ruk" alongside their depressed landlord.
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[5/15/2026, 7:43:04 PM] Dammitwho
Neji returns, commenting "Oh! Your friend left!" before setting out some shredded lettuce and an egg.
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[5/15/2026, 7:43:09 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom is more a 'finder' than a 'carer' so he's probably best utilized on the away team.
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[5/15/2026, 7:43:57 PM] Dammitwho
Steve immediately gobbles down the egg, while the orbfella, nameless yet, chews thoughtfully on the lettuce then spits it out with a disinterested "moop!" before rolling on his side and falling asleep.
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[5/15/2026, 7:44:31 PM] Imran Traveler
Now, the idea is beds and crates that break down for travel. So thin, lightweight wood or metal and cushions that can have interchangeable straw or wood shavings put on top.
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[5/15/2026, 7:44:41 PM] Imran Traveler
Wise one, please go forth, and make deals.
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[5/15/2026, 7:45:10 PM] Imran Traveler
While you're doing that, Imran will figure out what orbfellas eat. Clearly, it's not lettuce.
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[5/15/2026, 7:45:54 PM] Imran Traveler
Lindal, it's up to you whether you want to stay here as Imran orders A Little Bit of Everything and engages in orbfella testing or if Dubnoom's quest is more interesting.
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[5/15/2026, 7:46:32 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom's Magical Journey...
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[5/15/2026, 7:49:44 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
If they're out of bananas, he's going to go help find stuff.
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[5/15/2026, 7:49:55 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Or at least look at stuff. This may technically result in finding.
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[5/15/2026, 7:50:27 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Friend Lindal. I have just such the place to start our search. We will reinforce friend Imran's faith in our abilities!"
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[5/15/2026, 7:50:45 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Lead the way. It'll be interesting to be able to see over each other for once."
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[5/15/2026, 7:51:04 PM] Imran Traveler
Actually, hrm. The orbfella is really asleep, isn't he.
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[5/15/2026, 7:51:06 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"What's your plan for the spree?" Shopping spree, obviously.
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[5/15/2026, 7:51:09 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
He is going to start walking back to the Javelin Gallery immediately.
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[5/15/2026, 7:51:14 PM] Dammitwho
So, Dubnoom and Lindal are heading out, while Imran remains behind to manage the pets?
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[5/15/2026, 7:51:17 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"We start with what we know, and go from there."
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[5/15/2026, 7:51:34 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"So we make a bed out of swords and magic wands?"
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[5/15/2026, 7:52:24 PM] Imran Traveler
If orbfella is truly asleep, such that Imran can swaddle him like a baby and put him in one of the beds, then he will go with Dubnoom and Lindal and bring Steve with. If orbfella wakes up again because he's hungry, then he'll take them down to the main room to see what he'll eat.
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[5/15/2026, 7:52:47 PM] Imran Traveler
We shouldn't be gone for too long.
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[5/15/2026, 7:53:26 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"There are surely other things near the swords and magic wands. Unless it is the swords and magic wands district...? Do they have those."
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[5/15/2026, 7:53:54 PM] Dammitwho
It certainly appears asleep.
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[5/15/2026, 7:54:37 PM] Imran Traveler
That will have to do. "Let's be quick," Imran says in sotto voce, after swaddling.
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[5/15/2026, 7:54:46 PM] Imran Traveler
"Steve. Let's away."
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[5/15/2026, 7:55:01 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Imran won't find it hard to catch up, given his leg length and the likely ambling pace of the others.
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[5/15/2026, 7:55:53 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Let's take a look at their hardware then. Would asking 'why Javelin Gallery' give us away as rubes immediately?"
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[5/15/2026, 7:56:37 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"We will learn by doing, and being. Maybe there will be a sign, if everyone asks?"
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[5/15/2026, 7:56:44 PM] Dammitwho
Dubnoom's in charge this time, and you all had better watch the fuck out. The innkeeper notes your food orders on the slate as you leave. Heading back toward the Javelin Gallery, after a time Dubnoom is distracted by the smell of meat pies flowing from the open door of a street bakery called "Char Bits' Bakery".
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[5/15/2026, 7:57:47 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran is spending much of his time trying to learn how Steve operates in space. What freaks him out, what interests him, what he merely finds risible. Dubnoom, who seems to love all this shit, can do the heavy lifting of picking where they go.
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[5/15/2026, 7:58:59 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Surely we should investigate this first." He says to Lindal, while he's already walking into the bakery.
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[5/15/2026, 7:59:40 PM] Imran Traveler
Well, Steve probably isn't hugely taken by bread, which is what he'd learn here.
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[5/15/2026, 8:01:54 PM] Dammitwho
Steve, thus far, seems to be physically sticking close to Imran. He appears to like shoulder rides as much as Dubnoom does, and limits his acting out to going "SKREEONK!" at things that interest him.
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[5/15/2026, 8:03:14 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran will note these things.
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[5/15/2026, 8:03:22 PM] Dammitwho
Like that two-wheeled thing from earlier. He was entranced by that.
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[5/15/2026, 8:03:42 PM] Imran Traveler
Also: What kind of pats or rubs does he like? Under mandible, crown of head, down the length of neck, so forth.
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[5/15/2026, 8:04:07 PM] Dammitwho
Heading in to Char Bits', you're greeted by a goblin behind the counter, cackling softly to himself (Dubnoom knows the feeling) as he folds scoops of meat into pie crusts and hands them back to his assistant (another goblin) to be baked.
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[5/15/2026, 8:05:00 PM] Dammitwho
"You shut up now! Customers!" (To the other goblin, who wasn't saying anything.) "Welcome, it's Char Bits and I am Char Bits! Please enjoy our pies, cakes, and breads! They have been inspected!"
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[5/15/2026, 8:05:09 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Well, let's take a moment outside while Dubnoom samples. "Imran, I must know something. Please."
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[5/15/2026, 8:05:14 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
How are the various pies, breads, and what-have you displayed, in the window, counter, etc.? Are they in baskets, bowls, etc.?
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[5/15/2026, 8:05:20 PM] Imran Traveler
"Mmm. Yes?"
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[5/15/2026, 8:05:39 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Why the jungle dinosaur. How did they even get it here, but- what are you going to do with it?"
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[5/15/2026, 8:06:37 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal eyes Steve. One of the *smallest* dinosaurs, from what he's read, but also one of the oddest.
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[5/15/2026, 8:06:46 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Dubnoom is certain they are delicious and post-inspection!" He responds, looking at both what is there, and what he wants to be there.
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[5/15/2026, 8:06:53 PM] Imran Traveler
"Keep it and nurture it. Teach it to scout, if I can. He's not unlike animals I befriended in Nidal. They looked strange; grotesque, sometimes. But they were more amenable than many of the people."
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[5/15/2026, 8:07:02 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"More amenable to... eggs?"
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[5/15/2026, 8:07:24 PM] Imran Traveler
"My kind love eggs, Lindal. Prepared many ways."
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[5/15/2026, 8:07:35 PM] Dammitwho
There's a basket of bread, and a few cooling pies on a tray nearby. There's also a framed menu, giving the items on offer in WRITTEN LANGUAGE. COMMON, EVEN! At the top there's a polite exhortation, if Dubnoom can't tear his eyes away fast enough, inviting goblin customers not to look at the menu or this line explaining it.
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[5/15/2026, 8:07:40 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Oddly, the brand suggests a round-trip through Nidal already. So there's diet in common."
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[5/15/2026, 8:08:12 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Alright, we can live with... him? I wonder if he can fly. I wonder whether he'd bear a frog."
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[5/15/2026, 8:09:18 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"I'm sorry to be so standoffish! Before this trip I was used to working alone, you know? In the interests of justice. But also for any other reason. A proliferation of friends and menagerie isn't unpleasant, just new."
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[5/15/2026, 8:09:22 PM] Imran Traveler
"He's shown no dangerous behaviors. And he's very easy to feed. It's the orbfella we might be more concerned about. He doesn't seem to like lettuce."
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[5/15/2026, 8:09:29 PM] Dammitwho
Char Bits' Bakery produces a relatively small variety of foodstuffs. There's the various breads, meat pies in several sizes (family, regular, and hand), and cakes that either have 'chocolate' in/on(?) them or fruit pieces in them.
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[5/15/2026, 8:09:45 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom takes on his best listen-we-both-know-what-we're-doing-here voice, or what he assumes that would be in the city. "Humble shopkeep! We wish to purchase a bread. As well as a basket or bowl about yea," he gestures roughly slightly-larger-than-Steve "and another the size of yea." He gestures roughly slightly-larger-than-the-orbling.
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[5/15/2026, 8:10:15 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"As well as an apron. If you are receptive." He tents his fingers. That's what you do, right?
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[5/15/2026, 8:11:04 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran nods. "It's a lot of overhead. If we're going to hang together -- if we're a group now, a real one, and I would not gainsay you, Tak or Dubnoom if you wanted to settle down instead, like Brun or other companions we've had before -- if we're going to hang together we probably need something better than walking our stuff from inn to inn and hiring carts."
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[5/15/2026, 8:11:07 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Orbfella, that one's new to me. The name comes from the shape?"
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[5/15/2026, 8:11:10 PM] Imran Traveler
"Not least because it's me walking it."
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[5/15/2026, 8:11:15 PM] Imran Traveler
"Indeed."
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[5/15/2026, 8:11:40 PM] Dammitwho
The main goblin, who seems to have declared himself named Char Bits, reels for a moment. "Bread, good, good. You want bowl, but not what goes in bowl? Baker's apron, but not thing that baker makes with apron?"
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[5/15/2026, 8:12:04 PM] Dammitwho
The two goblins move back from the counter and whisper to one another for a moment. Dubnoom! Roll perception!
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[5/15/2026, 8:12:56 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"I've no intention of settling, don't worry about that. I had a home, but it doesn't want me back any time soon, and travelling... it's *cool*! Just look at all the parts of the world that come together in this place, existences hinted at through trade. Imagine if we had a ship of our own, something smaller that would let us sail from place to place... hm. Keeping the orb over water?"
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[5/15/2026, 8:13:29 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
18
1d20 + 12 = 6 + 12 = 18
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[5/15/2026, 8:14:19 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Bread AND bowl! And apron!" He gestures like he's making a box. "A set! Sides and corners make a square."
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[5/15/2026, 8:14:36 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran nods. "A ship would be good, if we must hold onto the orb. It's still my hope we find some wizard or mage-knower here that will be able to divine its origins and disposition for us."
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[5/15/2026, 8:15:22 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"I feel confident that the disposition is 'evil'. In the cosmic sense, the way sages use it."
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[5/15/2026, 8:15:42 PM] Dammitwho
This announcement regarding sides and corners seems to agitate the two goblins further, getting them into a quiet (especially for goblins!) argument. Dubnoom's eagle eyes note that they seem to be glancing regularly at his Wizard's Friend false beard.
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[5/15/2026, 8:15:46 PM] Imran Traveler
"...When I fled Nidal, in the night, in the death of my family -- sorry, that is a heavy thing to just change the conversation to -- the way I escaped was that my family's retainers and supporter had created safehouses across the country that we could dip into and advantage. That we could us."
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[5/15/2026, 8:16:12 PM] Imran Traveler
"I think it would not be the worst thing if we looked into creating such fallback spaces of our own, with our excess lucre."
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[5/15/2026, 8:16:12 PM] Dammitwho
Finally, Char Bits steps back up to the counter. "You are asking us... wizard's riddle? Eggs! The answer is always eggs!"
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[5/15/2026, 8:16:29 PM] Imran Traveler
"Mainly, I don't trust inns."
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[5/15/2026, 8:16:44 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"One of the many things this city could provide is property! But I think we'll need to find more excess and more lucre. It's in much demand."
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[5/15/2026, 8:16:53 PM] Dammitwho
The other goblin adds. "You not here for shakedown, right? This Pujoma establishment! All paid up!"
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[5/15/2026, 8:17:08 PM] Imran Traveler
"That is the thing I am actually saying. We should cultivate places to stay where every guard in the city doesn't immediately know where you are."
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[5/15/2026, 8:17:48 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"When we've secured this temporary setup, let's make........." Lindal scribbles in the air; purple hexes glow and fade. "A list!"
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[5/15/2026, 8:18:23 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"All the things we want to find in Absalom. Pathfinding work, orb sages, knowing thieves, safe houses. It may grow."
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[5/15/2026, 8:19:07 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom holds his hands up in a gesture of peace and no weapons, not even concealed knives. "No shakedown! Only bread! And bowls, baskets, aprons! We have coins and everything!"
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[5/15/2026, 8:19:19 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"The breads smell very good." He offers by way of explanation.
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[5/15/2026, 8:19:59 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"The beard is not Dubnoom's." He tugs on it, showing the space between it and his face. "Like hat for a face."
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[5/15/2026, 8:20:20 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran nods. "Lists are good. Structure and organization."
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[5/15/2026, 8:21:06 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"As to the wider question of grouping up - when something like this device falls into your hands, with disposition: evil, you've got to do the right thing."
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[5/15/2026, 8:21:16 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran nods.
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[5/15/2026, 8:21:20 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"(List item: find out what is the right thing to do.)"
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[5/15/2026, 8:22:02 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
28
1d20 + 13 = 15 + 13 = 28
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[5/15/2026, 8:22:18 PM] CBN
huzzah
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[5/15/2026, 8:22:18 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Brun's choice to leave, Lindal thinks, was the last point one could reasonably make such a choice. Presumably the kholo or his goddess saw the shape of what is to come.
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[5/15/2026, 8:23:12 PM] Imran Traveler
Maybe he just really liked that town and those kids. Imran sympathizes. It's much better, for normal people, than sleeping on a cot in a room for two sleeping three and two more pets.
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[5/15/2026, 8:24:04 PM] Dammitwho
Dubnoom is able, eventually, to convince Char Bits and his partner that he just actually wants to buy the things he listed and wasn't making a metaphysical statement about them. The pair agree to sell you some of their baking supplies, albeit well overpriced (5sp total).
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[5/15/2026, 8:24:16 PM] Imran Traveler
"We'll discuss the list with Tak and Dubnoom when they're back. If they're agreed. But I want to put a safehouse in Absalom near the top of it. We need a place we can leave for months, maybe years, and come back to undisturbed. That's probably expensive, but only the first time."
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[5/15/2026, 8:24:27 PM] Imran Traveler
"Well. If this is the city I think it is."
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[5/15/2026, 8:24:50 PM] Imran Traveler
"It certainly seems so. But maybe all the wisemen will turn out to be frauds and all the magic fake."
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[5/15/2026, 8:26:47 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"What's the difference between a fraud that convinces someone and reality? ...is something only rakshasa truly believe."
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[5/15/2026, 8:28:07 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
'Overpriced' is only a concept if you assume things have intrinsic value that is being exceeded. He toddles outside, gets money from Imran, and makes the deal.
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[5/15/2026, 8:29:00 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Moments later, Dubnoom is outside with a couple wooden bowls, an apron (and a...half?ish? extra fabric maybe), and some bread. The bread he is already eating. "FRIENDS. GREAT SUCCESS."
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[5/15/2026, 8:29:23 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran raises an eyebrow at the equivalent exchange, but only says, "You bought trust along with it, yes?"
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[5/15/2026, 8:29:51 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
He extends the bowls and apron(s). "Bedding for the things. You may have some bread if you wish." He offers the bread round, which he has taken a large, wet bite out of already.
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[5/15/2026, 8:30:20 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Thank you, I'll happily decline. Onward to the Gallery?"
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[5/15/2026, 8:30:37 PM] Dammitwho
It's hard to say. The two goblins aren't as worried about Dubnoom as they were when he first made the bid for baking supplies, but they clearly think he's a Big Deal in some idiosyncratic way.
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[5/15/2026, 8:30:42 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran will take the bread and bag the bedding.
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[5/15/2026, 8:31:13 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"To the Gallery!" He points bravely forth.
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[5/15/2026, 8:31:46 PM] Imran Traveler
"We need material I can weave as a lattice, and which flattens and folds easily for storage. That's to cover their bedding and so we can put sheets overtop them so they can sleep during the day without light's intrusion."
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[5/15/2026, 8:33:00 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Imran was just saying he's looked after animals before. It shows!"
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[5/15/2026, 8:33:43 PM] Crion
i would propose a crafting roll from imran to ID what he's looking for, unless lindal wants to take point on this
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[5/15/2026, 8:33:44 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"The infinite possibilities of The City unfold before us, friend Imran! Just think." he pauses for a moment, panning across the street in front of them with a palm. "In one stop, we have already found beds and sheets. Latticework? Merely a solution we haven't met yet."
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[5/15/2026, 8:33:55 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Maybe there will be fish involved, he thinks.
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[5/15/2026, 8:34:29 PM] Dammitwho
Yes, Imran can roll crafting if he wishes
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[5/15/2026, 8:34:39 PM] Imran Traveler
25
1d20 + 14 = 11 + 14 = 25
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[5/15/2026, 8:35:28 PM] Dammitwho
As you do that: you continue on, and soon arrive back at the Javelin Gallery. Like many of the buildings on this street, there's a constant influx and outflow of people, mostly hardened fighting looking types. Everyone roll perception!
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[5/15/2026, 8:35:43 PM] Imran Traveler
24
1d20 + 10 = 14 + 10 = 24
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[5/15/2026, 8:36:54 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
10
1d20 + 8 = 2 + 8 = 10
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[5/15/2026, 8:36:55 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
1d20 + 12
1d20 7 7
19
1d20 + 12
1d20 6 6
28
1d20 + 12 + 10 = 6 + 12 + 10 = 28
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[5/15/2026, 8:37:10 PM] Gul Banana
dubnoom's got them city eyes
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[5/15/2026, 8:37:16 PM] CBN
he does now!
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[5/15/2026, 8:38:08 PM] Dammitwho
Lindal is just happy to be here, but Imran and Dubnoom both note: most of the people going in and out of the Javelin Gallery have that Cop Physiognomy, regardless of gender. You know what I mean.
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[5/15/2026, 8:38:29 PM] Imran Traveler
...Yes. Yes Imran does know that.
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[5/15/2026, 8:38:38 PM] Imran Traveler
"Let's avoid the Javelin Gallery."
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[5/15/2026, 8:39:48 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"But... that defeats the entire purpose of our last five minutes' walk!"
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[5/15/2026, 8:39:55 PM] Dammitwho
Imran's musing on what raw materials he wants bears fruit: he probably needs something that's been treated to avoid rotting, since he'll be carrying it around in his bag for Nocticula knows how long. Linen that's been treated with wax or resin, leather that's been cured in salt, or anything fibrous (like cotton) that's been dried in smoke.
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[5/15/2026, 8:40:07 PM] Imran Traveler
"Yes. Be glad it's only five minutes."
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[5/15/2026, 8:41:16 PM] Dammitwho
(Silk would also work, as it's naturally rot-resistant, but would be rather luxurious in price. Perhaps nothing is too good for Steve and the borb?)
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[5/15/2026, 8:41:30 PM] Imran Traveler
"Are there bowyers in this city? Leathermakers, those which tan. The process. We need artisans who don't work with stone or metal, but with flexile things."
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[5/15/2026, 8:41:45 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom scowls. Cop Physiognomy means anything in there is probably built for awful little sausage fingers and helmets for people without necks. What a loss.
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[5/15/2026, 8:42:38 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Maybe docks people would know? Or whoever makes sails, ropes, such for boats."
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[5/15/2026, 8:42:52 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Not for archerybows, but, that's all flexy."
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[5/15/2026, 8:42:57 PM] Imran Traveler
"Yes, sensible. And frankly, we can follow our noses. Those processes are smelly."
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[5/15/2026, 8:44:07 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal supposes Imran's focused on dinosaur husbandry right now rather than arms and armour, hence skipping the JG. Well, he doesn't mind helping to sniff out a tannery.
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[5/15/2026, 8:44:34 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Sure, let's go to the docks - we can see if our friends from the Butterfly have made it in yet."
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[5/15/2026, 8:47:06 PM] Dammitwho
You may all roll Society!
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[5/15/2026, 8:47:15 PM] Imran Traveler
22
1d20 + 12 = 10 + 12 = 22
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[5/15/2026, 8:47:33 PM] Gul Banana
time to actually succeed at peoplewatching
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[5/15/2026, 8:47:35 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
22
1d20 + 12 = 10 + 12 = 22
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[5/15/2026, 8:47:37 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
29
1d20 + 9 = 20 + 9 = 29
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[5/15/2026, 8:47:48 PM] Imran Traveler
He's so wise!
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[5/15/2026, 8:48:04 PM] CBN
the heartbeat of the city...dubnoom hears it.
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[5/15/2026, 8:48:08 PM] Gul Banana
time to not succeed, because it's funnier to have dubnoom be the increasingly excited + successful hearer
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[5/15/2026, 8:48:20 PM] Gul Banana
becoming a guide before our eyes (ears)
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[5/15/2026, 8:49:04 PM] Dammitwho
You all realize - Dubnoom in a way somehow wiser than the rest of you - that you don't really need to go directly to a tannery if you're just looking for leather (or cloth or whatever) in a specific shape. You can probably find a tailor right here in the Coins District. Cloth that's been treated against rot isn't uncommon, and they'll likely be happy to sell you scraps of sufficient size.
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[5/15/2026, 8:49:59 PM] Dammitwho
If you want to see if the Butterfly made it in and check on Captain Marcellus and Ionnia (and maybe give that letter of introduction to the harbormaster's office?) you would need to go to the Docks still, though.
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[5/15/2026, 8:51:14 PM] Gul Banana
maybe let's leave the docks for next week, then? a bunch of time has passed irl
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[5/15/2026, 8:51:22 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran would like something that can hold shape, in a reverse-basketweave dome. Treated thin wood. They might still have that though.
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[5/15/2026, 8:51:31 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Imran! Fancy clothes places. Or not fancy clothes. We could start there."
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[5/15/2026, 8:53:50 PM] Imran Traveler
"Dubnoom, tell me: Where would I find wood for baskets, around here?"
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[5/15/2026, 8:55:54 PM] Dammitwho
Didn't you already buy a basket, or is the plan to create a basketsphere for the orb to live in?
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[5/15/2026, 8:56:16 PM] Crion
yes the latter
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[5/15/2026, 8:56:24 PM] Crion
imran will craft both
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[5/15/2026, 8:56:31 PM] Crion
for orb and steve
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[5/15/2026, 8:56:53 PM] Crion
the idea is that they can arch up into a dome and then break down into transportable bits
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[5/15/2026, 8:57:22 PM] Crion
and when they're eepy we can put a blanket over the dome
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[5/15/2026, 8:57:57 PM] Crion
I am willing to go as long as possible tonight, to achieve this goal for Steve and orb.
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[5/15/2026, 8:58:47 PM] Gul Banana
i have to duck out here i think, but please feel free to continue nesting
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[5/15/2026, 8:58:48 PM] Dammitwho
Hm! Well, I'd like for the four of you to be present when we roll into the Grand Bazaar
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[5/15/2026, 8:59:00 PM] Dammitwho
since Tak has also learned some things about the orb
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[5/15/2026, 8:59:01 PM] Gul Banana
though i wonder what kind of nest steve would build on his own...
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[5/15/2026, 8:59:24 PM] Dammitwho
So I think we'll wrap up here for the evening
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[5/15/2026, 8:59:27 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Basketwood...hm. We could go ask the bakery where they got theirs. Or we could go to a...barrel-er...? Barrel maker. Or a brewer. They have barrels."
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[5/15/2026, 8:59:42 PM] Dammitwho
The gang experience intense pet-related commerce... NEXT WEEK!