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[shadenight123]

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http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=122280.0
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The Town of Teren

A bustling village in the outskirts of the peaceful plain of Estia, the village possesses all the commodities of a typical village with little more than fifty families scattered around the general area, many are farmers or laborers who work in the farms, some have small shops which sell the bare essentials, and being a village on the main road to the capital, Esselys it is fairly trafficked.
Our lovely group of adventurers has finally decided to take their first adventure, 

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(which as a form of tutorial, cannot be skipped, suffer through it)

and begins their voyage that might lead them to untold heights of wealth and power, just as well as to the deep and cold hands of death, with a mission.
Well, not actually a mission.
More of a chore actually.
The Inn of Teren, called The Bloody Boar, is small but clean, kept so by an overly affectionate dwarf by the name of Thordrek who enjoys a fine mug of ale between serving one to a paying customer.
You four have heard of a small problem the innkeeper has, and in exchange for keeping the entire things under wraps, you will be paid handsomely at the end of your mission. Of course you wanted to know more!
Thus Thordrek had his son move to the counter, while he brought you into the back of the inn, and from there to the trapdoor for the cellar.
"Well, I've got a bit of a problem ye see." He begins, licking his lips nervously, "Somethin' that has ta be kept quiet, ya understand me I suppose? Wouldn't want the bad publicity and all."

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When talking to an Npc: Ask the questions you wish, consider it a sort of Dragon Age or whatever game thing: keep on asking and he'll answer, of course if someone angers the Npc with a sentence like (Bloody dwarf foul spawn of orcs!) or something like that, first I answer one more question each from the others, then have the 'insult' proceed. Remember: you are all responsible for what happens.
In the event of discording speech. (Let's say *right!* *LEFT!* and when democracy isn't an option (RUNNING FROM MAGMA!) the one with the highest Char is followed, then the one with the highest Int and finally the one with the highest Dex (The wittiest, the smartest and the fastest in order) of course this doesn't prevent a character with 9 of int from having a good idea, problem being convincing the others that you can in truth have good ideas. XD
There's no need to force-play a dunce, mind you! And even 'average' scores can have really interesting ideas or solutions, but no talking of metaphysics alright?
Good.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Korina, somewhat discomfited by the fact that she had to put her backpack on her chair to get high enough to put her elbows on the table, idly drew arcane designs in a spilled bit of beer. "So, tell me, Mr. Thordrek..." she said, raising her eyes from the table to meet his. "What is the nature of this problem, that it needs to be kept hush-hush?"

[freeformschooler]

((Lady Minski is a dunce anyway.))

Lady Minski, upon hearing of Thordrek's issue, lifted her Greatsword and struck the wooden flooring of the inn without a resounding THUD. She then crossed her legs and learned forward, trying to understand.

"MMM, a problem, yeh?" She licked her lips. Thordrek wouldn't approach an adventurer like her if it didn't involve her specialty. "By 'paid handsome,' I hope ya mean gold."

[shadenight123]

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When 'Asking Questions' applies, I answer as soon as I can (Since I doubt there would be redundant questions.) When 'Actions' are to be done, I wait for an answer from all four. (for example, to 'finish' asking questions, I want all four players to do something which makes me understand they have no more questions to ask)

Thordrek makes a bitter smile at Korina, before replying.
"Ya see good lass, this tavern here, I've kept it clean and sparkling and working for over a decade. Never had a problem before now. Wouldn't want the customers to leave you know? So let's say, theoretically, that there's something in the cellars that shouldn't be there..."
He turns to Lady Minski, before replying with a wink of the eye.
"Aye lady, ye've got me squared. You're in four, so how about Four gold coins each? Enough to get ya a passage towards the capital mind you!"

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Of course you won't find the Axe of Devastation +45 in the dwarf's cellar, and this *is* the tutorial after all.
Brief note to make you understand 'what' he is offering: Considering a trained merc gets 3 Silver coins a day of work, and he's paying you 4 Golden coins each, there is either something big down there of nasty, or he's just feeling generous and wishes the thing to remain quiet after the deed's done.

[Criptfeind]

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Trained mercenaries also get hired to do nothing for large stretches of time. But I grok you, WBL is a thing, but it shouldn't really matter at this low a level anyway.

Henry shrugged his shoulders. Four coins each should hopefully be enough to last them to their next job. Not that he really needed money, but it was always nice to have a bit extra.

"Well guys. That sounds acceptable to me."

[freeformschooler]

"Aye lady, ye've got me squared. You're in four, so how about Four gold coins each? Enough to get ya a passage towards the capital mind you!"

Lady Minski nods and grins.

: "That's ACCEPTABLE! I'll take care of whatever ya got down under."

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Hmm. Hair constrast was too high on the first one so I changed it.

[tryrar]

Tarzu smiles at that. "Vermin in the cellars huh? Should be easy to get rid of, I'm in." He pulls out his sword and starts polishing it while he says this.

[SeriousConcentrate]

"Four gold? Each?" That was a goodly little bit of cash. "...Yes. I'll take it. Be a bit of a fool not to, wouldn't I?" She gave the dwarf a charming smile and folded her hands on the table. "Now that we've got that out of the way, can you give us the particulars of the job?"

[shadenight123]

The Dwarf smiles and nods, beaming as you four accept his offer.
"Very well lads, now," he takes out a key chain from within his belt, and plucking a single key from a vast amount of them, he carefully places it in the trapdoor's lock and unlocks it.
"The cellar's just that: a cellar. Ye get down, and there are just two rooms in there. Just be careful not to break any barrel alright? There are," he whispers quietly, "Rats down there, and I've got no clue how the hell they got in. So...Yeah, take care of them for me will ya? I'll go down myself to check when you've cleaned it, and be careful, there are some big rats also. I'd rather you avoid using fire if possible, you know, could spark something bad what with all the wines or the beer down there."
He then moves the trap door to the side, to reveal a dingy looking wooden stair that descends but a few feet down, before reaching what you see being a smooth stone floor with quite a bit of dust layering on it.
"Mind you, there's no light down there since I'm a dwarf and all...I can leave the trap door open if it helps, but I'd really rather not have any fire going down there."

[freeformschooler]

Lady Minski stopped at the stairs and turned to Henry the Druid.

"Ey, YOU! Sissy guy wot with the magic look! Got any BALLS OF LIGHT or sommat can help us out with?"

She then advanced downward into the cellar, but slowly.

[SeriousConcentrate]

"Lady Minski, I can oblige. Here," Korina said, casting Light on the two-handed sword. That accomplished, she waited for the other three to head downstairs first before following.

[freeformschooler]

Upon seeing her two-handed sword flicker and flash then settle to a soft glow, Lady Minski's eyes widened. It was beautiful.

"Oo, thanks, tiny lady! Ye magic types ain't all bad after all!"

[Criptfeind]

Henry shrugged. That works.

"It shall not last for long, so let us hurry. But if possible, it may be a good idea to let me try to communicate with the rats, it is possible we can find a peaceful resolution. Although I fear they will be uncooperative... and giant rats do not sound like they would listen at all."

Henry follows Minski down.

[tryrar]

Tarzu quietly moves down the cellar stairs. "If you don't mind, I'll go first and scout out what's so horrid with these rats."(ooc:+8 hide&move silently to sneak down stairs)

[Criptfeind]

"Assuming they are normal rats, I could make you all but invisible and unhearable to them if you want. Although once again, giant rats sound worrying and they may not be effected by my magics."