[PF] Vegetarian Ham (Chicken Flavored)

[Cowpies77]

Well then, uh... Lets uh... get this ball a-rollin'?

This will be a rehashed game that never got to soar because somepony's an oversensitive a** about his damn hobbies, which he somehow thinks is a free pass to be a complete douche towards me online.  

[Cowpies77]

Mission 1:

The sun rises over a village of Hoffhut slowly as birdsong rouse the sleeping adventurers. It was early in the winter season when the traveling adventurers found the village of four- or five-hundred souls nestled in the hills. The adventurers have all lived long enough to know that traveling through snow and sleet for several months with nowhere specific to go is a good way to die of hypothermia, or at least murder one's enthusiasm for traveling, so they opted to instead stay in the community.
It was certainly... something. While the local guards weren't anything special to write home about, they were generally rather nice and the stay over the several months was pleasant. For one reason or another, such as wanting something productive to do, simple need for coin or wanting to keep their skills sharp, the three adventurers had opted to join the town's guards to help patrol the area.

There were the occasional goblins or wolves getting a little too close to people's homes for comfort, but usually it was more about escorting a drunken lout home after a night of drinking from the local inn than about slaughtering some nefarious group of bandits.

However, times were rather tough for the town. A bad growing season for the local farmers had left the village unsure if it had enough food for the winter. As time passed with the season, it became clear that it wasn't enough. The town worked hard and scraped up most of their spare coin and savings and used it to buy a few more weeks of food, enough to last them until a good thaw when they could start planting again.

And on that cheery note, we'll begin our adventure.  

[Cowpies77]

CURRENT PLAYERS:
Sir Krovak - Daedalus
Kombinant - Kel'Dann
Jacior - Balniris

Notable NPCs:

• Elly Katarine, Female Halfling mayor. Pretty, if a bit of a flirt.
  
• D'marcus Keton, Male Human. owner of the local inn "The Bloody Knuckles"
  
• Grom Stormhammer of Blackfells, Male Dwarf. Owner of the local Blacksmith. Old, crabby, and blind in one eye.
  
• Raimon Mutaro, Male Human. Captain of the Town Guards.
  
• Father Digsby, Male Human. Elderly Priest of Abadar, the local temple. Likes kids and hard candy.
  
• "Xessus' Mother", Female Samsaran. Scary as all ******** (if the rumors are to be believed. Not one of the adventurers, in the several months of living in the town, has any evidence to actually prove she exists). That is all.
  

Through your travels, you should (hopefully) make some friends as traveling companions or at least as contacts. In general, you will only be able to have 1 NPC companion at a time.

• Xessus Silvari [Witch], Male Samsaran. Creepy as all ********. Also, a witch, which might have to do with the Creepy part.
  
• Vylsok Silvari [Cavalier of the Dragon Order], Female Changling. The only girl in the town guards. She's cute, shy, and very helpful, having to frequently assist Xessus in many of his rather suspect remedies and recipes.
  
• Bansky of H'rongth [Barbarian], Male Half-orc. One of the town guards. He speaks loudly and carries a large axe. Has anger issues, and likes to vent them out by working for the town guard.
  
• Mortimer Haragam [Fighter], Male Human. Another of the town guards. He speaks quietly and likes to play cards and complain. Frequently is the cause of Bansky's rage outbreaks.
  
• Joana Paradino [Cleric], Female Half-Elf. Priestess-in-training for the temple. Dislikes children (and Xessus).
  

 

[Cowpies77]

Monthly Living Fees

Homeless: 0 gp/month - Your a** is living in the freakin' snow-covered woods. you have to track every single food purchase and also possibly roll survival to subsidize your situation. Expect diseases or random chances for debuffs.

Poor - 3 gp/month: You pay to sleep on the tavern's floor after last call, with a friend/family member or in some other communal situation. He need not track purchases of meals or taxes that cost 1 sp or less. (Disease possible, but far less likely)

Average - 10 gp/month: You rent a room in an inn or an apartment/shack or something similar. You don't need to track purchases of common meals or taxes that cost 1 gp or less.

Wealthy - 100 gp/month: You stay in large, private suites or have a nice house you rent. You'll need only to track purchases of meals or taxes in excess of 10 gp. (So if you opt to shell out for a fine bottle of wine or pay for everyone's food at a nice dinner, it comes out of your pocket)
At "Wealthy", you begin to get those nice random bonuses for comfortable living

Extravagant - 1,000 gp/month: You live in a mansion, castle, or other extravagant home (and might even own the building in question), living like a boss.
He can secure any nonmagical item worth 25 gp or less from his belongings in his home in 1d10 minutes.
He need only track purchases of meals or taxes in excess of 100 gp. (Which would be a large banquet)
At that point, you start getting sizable bonuses  

[Cowpies77]

I got bored and made a general map of the town

Enjoy

Legend:

1. Abadar Temple
   
2. Town Hall and Library
   
3. Silvari Home
   
4. The Screeching Harpy Tavern & Inn
   
5. Guard house/Jail
   
6. Creepy, old-a** house on the hill. Supposedly haunted, but no one is weird enough to go near it (outside of Xessus' Mother allegedly, and good luck asking her about it.)
   
7. North road guard station
   

 

[Kombinant]

(Umm well let's get this ball rolling...)

Kel'Dann wakes to the semi-comfortable room that he is occupying and greets the day with some enthusiasm. His recent activities in this small village to aid it have been keeping him occupied, if not terribly entertained. He takes a moment to admire the day out the window, before dressing quickly, throwing his drastically lengthening hair out of his eyes, and moving to secure a most important thing first in his morning. Breakfast.  

[Cowpies77]

Kombinant

He takes a moment to admire the day out the window, before dressing quickly, throwing his drastically lengthening hair out of his eyes, and moving to secure a most important thing first in his morning. Breakfast.

Kel'Dann looks out of the window and sees frost covering his window. Wiping away a bit of the condensation, it looks like today is going to be nippy as he looks out over the field of white that blankets the town.
Making his way down, Kel'Dann heads over to the bar where the stout bartender D'marcus is busy cooking. There are about a score of people (give or take a few) scattered about the inn, chatting amongst themselves and eating their own food. Sliding on top of a stool, the Ranger order some breakfast and receives ham, scrambled eggs, toast and a bit of soft cheese. He rounds it off with a bit of beer to help warm him up a little.  

[Jacior]

Balniris stretched out on the bed in the room he had called for the last few months. It was surprisingly easy to grow accustomed to the days in the small town, after such a long time travelling it was a welcome change. He'd have to be careful, if he stayed too long, he might not want to leave. Unlikely, but possible.

He slowly got dressed in quiet of the morning. He left his armor off, deciding that he wasn't going to need it today. Balniris cleaned out his gun and loaded it anew. He stowed it in the scarf he wrapped around his chest along with his powderhorn and several bullets. After double-checking the keg full of explosive material, he stepped out of his room into the main part of the house, heading for the kitchen.  

[Cowpies77]

Jacior

After double-checking the keg full of explosive material, he stepped out of his room into the main part of the house, heading for the kitchen.

Moving down the hallway to the kitchen/dining area, the air here seems oppressively heavy and foul in some spots. There are several things on separate fires, and Xessus is stirring his cauldron while adding in something that Balniris has long since learned not to ask about. He's muttering to himself and consulting a book as he mixes in his mystery ingredients, his pet (disturbingly large) centipede "Booker C" is currently marking his place, as his hands are busy.

Vylsok is also attending to some things on the fire, wearing a hair bandana and an apron, she waves with a spatula at the gunslinger when she sees him. After a few moments, she slides over a bowl of what looks like a bowl of noodles with pork slices, egg and spinach over to him. She smiles as she plops down a bowl for herself and sits down for breakfast, saying "My elder brother wanted to try and cook breakfast. I thought it'd be best to preempt him before he poisons someone on accident." Xessus' cauldron lets out a small burst of green and black fire as he adds in what looks like pickled wings of... something. Vylsok sigh and adds "On accident again. I'm still getting dirty looks from Joana about the last time Bansky tried some of my lunch and ended up vomiting blood."

Adding some soy sauce to her noodle soup, she says "His stuff tastes fine to me, but I guess it's an acquired taste like head cheese or durian."

Looking past Vy, Balniris can see that Xessus' long wooden spoon that he was using to stir catches on fire when he pulls it out of the 'Soup'. Staring at it while his sister slurps some noodles, he's seen trying to blow out the fire a bit before looking around and putting it into a barrel of water. When he pulls the spoon out, it lights on fire again, and he opts to toss the utensil into the fires below the cauldron. Pulling out a ladle, he fills a wooden bowl with it and carries it over to the table, saying quietly "Soup's about as ready as it's going to get."
Vy gets a spoonful and tries it, saying "It's not bad, but I think it could use a little chili sauce."
Xessus replies "I think it's hot enough as-is. Would you like some, Balniris? It's good for the soul and it'll keep you warm today."  

[Sir_Krovak]

Daedalus wakes up to his lovely private suite, and thinks to himself, "hmmmmm, i wonder what i will find today?." Daedalus rises from his cozy bed and begins to get dressed for another day's worth of ingredient hunting. suddenly he stops, and thinks to himself, then grabs his lute with great haste. "I still haven't figured out the exact ratio!" and begins muttering to himself while walking out the door.

Upon arriving to his work area, located on a cart that his mule will soon be carrying for him, he sits and strums his lute, desperately trying to figure out his latest puzzle. "splash of wormwood? no no no... how about dragon's nettle... that wont do!" still strumming his lute..  

[Sir_Krovak]

but, after a few min in the cold, and his stomach grumbling. he decides to get some breakfast first before finishing up on his goal for the week.  

[Cowpies77]

Heading back into the bar, Daedalus slithers in next to a seat next to Kel'Dann, who's occupied with nomming on eggs, and orders his own breakfast. While D'marcus is busy cooking it up, Mayor Katarine makes her way into the bar and looks around. Spotting the ranger and alchemist, she makes her way over and greets them, saying "Goooooood morning, you two~" Her syrupy voice was always nice to hear, and both men found her rather attractive, albeit a little short, considering she was a halfing. She rarely has problems getting boys attention though, today being little exception. Continuing, she says "Are either of you busy today? I was wondering if you two strapping young men could help the town out a little."

Listening in as she climbs on top of another stool, she explains "A week ago, we went and ordered a shipment of food from a neighboring village to help string the village along until we could start planting crops, and it should be arriving today. I've sent some runners to go make sure everything's alright, but I haven't heard back from them. Captain Raimon was saying that he had a bad feeling because of increased suspicious activity in the area, and I've learned that it's usually a good thing to trust him on such matters. So I was hoping you two would be willing to go and help make sure everything's alright with the food wagons. It'd be... well, very not good if something were to happen to them. Think you two would be up for it? Raimon is going to go see if he can get some other people to go out as well, but I'd feel a lot better if I had you two to go along. Pretty please~?"  

[Sir_Krovak]

"Of course i will help this lovely town that has treated me so well, after i am done eating i will gather my things and prepare to head out. Who shall i meet up with after i am ready gathering my things and finishing my daily preparations?'  

[Kombinant]

Quote:

Heading back into the bar, Daedalus slithers in next to a seat next to Kel'Dann, who's occupied with nomming on eggs, and orders his own breakfast. While D'marcus is busy cooking it up, Mayor Katarine makes her way into the bar and looks around. Spotting the ranger and alchemist, she makes her way over and greets them, saying "Goooooood morning, you two~" Her syrupy voice was always nice to hear, and both men found her rather attractive, albeit a little short, considering she was a halfing. She rarely has problems getting boys attention though, today being little exception. Continuing, she says "Are either of you busy today? I was wondering if you two strapping young men could help the town out a little."

Listening in as she climbs on top of another stool, she explains "A week ago, we went and ordered a shipment of food from a neighboring village to help string the village along until we could start planting crops, and it should be arriving today. I've sent some runners to go make sure everything's alright, but I haven't heard back from them. Captain Raimon was saying that he had a bad feeling because of increased suspicious activity in the area, and I've learned that it's usually a good thing to trust him on such matters. So I was hoping you two would be willing to go and help make sure everything's alright with the food wagons. It'd be... well, very not good if something were to happen to them. Think you two would be up for it? Raimon is going to go see if he can get some other people to go out as well, but I'd feel a lot better if I had you two to go along. Pretty please~?"

"Sure thing, Mayor!" Kel'Dann says quickly after the mayor finishes. "It'd be no trouble at all to help you out, besides it could be quite fun! Not to be insulting to your lovely village but a break in the monotomy of helping the town guards will be a welcome change."
Pushing the remains of his breakfast away, he stands. "When do we leave?"  

[Sir_Krovak]

Kombinant

"Sure thing, Mayor!" Kel'Dann says quickly after the mayor finishes. "It'd be no trouble at all to help you out, besides it could be quite fun! Not to be insulting to your lovely village but a break in the monotomy of helping the town guards will be a welcome change."
Pushing the remains of his breakfast away, he stands. "When do we leave?"

"Easy kel'Dann, i have to gather my things before we can leave" Daedalus takes the last bite of his morning meal. He stands, and gives the mayor a nod. "I'll make sure everything goes well Ma'am, and if not, i'll make it so. like i said, i have to repay these kind people." Daedalus begins to head to the door.