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[IronyOwl]

As a reminder:

"To your west, Randy boy, you have a gnome. Gnomes are master craftsmen, and are willing to share their equipment and blueprints with others. With a gnome's help, you can combine memories and raw materials to create and upgrade items. Each gnome has a unique collection of blueprints, and it is not always possible to revisit a friendly NPC, so consider the diversity of memories and materials on your character sheet carefully before going out of your way to work with a Gnome."

"Imprisioned to your East is a Satyr, sometimes called a Faun. These goat-folk are masters of divination, the magical art of understanding the present and future. For a fee, they can identify items in your inventory, and offer you glimpses into the stats, abilities, and weakness of enemies you might soon face. You never know exactly what a Faun might ask in return for their sight; Sometimes they seek specific memories or materials to fuel their magic, and sometimes they just fancy dubloons."

"Sealed to your north is a Goblin. Goblins are talented, but tricky and greedy. The items they sell usually come unidentified and may have hidden drawbacks, powers, or some combination of both. They offer both the crafting of Gnomes and the sight of Satyrs, but charge more for such services. A small, but non trivial, percentage of goblins worship wicked gods. Such bastards will try to offer quests that lure unsuspecting humans into traps where their organs can be harvested and sacrificed. Even in the likely scenario a goblin isn't actively trying to kill you, his quest is likely to test you, either physically or morally. Speaking of potential moral quandaries... good luck and happy choosing!"

Gnomes build and upgrade items
Satyrs identify items and predict enemies
Goblins sell unidentified items and identify items, but are costlier than gnomes or satyrs

With that in mind, I'll +1 releasing the goblin. We could potentially use all of his services, though bear in mind we can use that Triumphant Memory to level up Physical Education or Communications.

[Weirdsound]

What about setting the goblin free?

You approach the northern Stasis Cage. After a brief inspection, you spot no keyhole. Luckily the Handy Key seems to sense your intentions, and flies from your hand at high speed! It collides violently with the stasis cage, and both objects blink out of existence in an anti-climatic fashion.



The goblin falls to the ground. After he gathers himself for a moment, he looks up at you and speaks.

"Greetings human, and thank you. My name is Avlug Parr, and I am a representitive of the Goblin Guild of Brigands, Merchants, and Wicked Priests. GGBMWP bylaws forbid me from rendering goods and services free of charge, even as a token of gratitude that you clearly deserve for securing my freedom. So, I can only hope that my wares and services, at their normal price, are reward enough for you. Please take a look. I offer goods, crafting services, and divination. I may also have some work available for you, if you are willing to offer up a small by-in fee."

Spoiler: Shop (click to show/hide)

Unidentified Heavy Bolt Cutter - 1 Dub
Unidentified Ivory Encrusted Mace - 3 Dub
Unidentified Dark Green Robes - 3 Dub

Box Labled 'Dr. Glomwrox's 4 Essential Potions for Adventurers' - 5 Dub
Box of loose Neon-colored Uncut Gems - 1 Dub per Gem (Pick a Color)

Spoiler: Crafting (click to show/hide)

A Standard GGBMWP Convenience Fee of 1 Dub will be assessed for each crafting project completed.

Inert Memory Gem - 1 Mini-Boss Heart + Any Two Memories. While in your inventory, an Inert Memory Gem will consume the first memory of each type that you gain while holding it. It will become an Active Memory Gem, which is necessary to make a level up key, once it consumes each of the following memory types: Triumphant, Colaborative, Heartfelt, Burning, Creative, and Frustrating.

Level 15 Key - 1 Active Memory Gem + 1 Source of Metal + 1 Source of Any Magic + 1 Triumphant Memory. Used by a level 14 human on a locked door in the Dungeon of Displaced Time to access a level up room.

NPC Level-Up Key - 1 Active Memory Gem + 1 Source of Metal + Any 3 memories of the same type. Used by an NPC Party Member to access a level up room. The Memories and Metal Source used in crafting will determine which sort of dungeon the key will work in.

x3 Healing Potions - 1 Heartfelt Memory + 2 Sources of Any Magic. Healing Potions restore 3d8 When Consumed. They may have other side effects, for good or ill, depending on the magic source used in crafting.

x3 Dungeoneer's Grenades - 1 Burning Memory + 2 Sources of Chemical Regents. Consumable thrown weapon that deals 6d6 Explosive Damage to the tile it lands on, and 4d6 Explosive Damage to all adjacent tiles. Without proper training in thrown weapons, it may land 1d3-1 tiles away from its intended target.

Undead Minion - Any Three Memories + 2 Sources of Any Remains + 2 Sources of Unholy Magic. A party member of your own creation. Its form and abilities vary based on the materials and memories used in its creation.

Blessing of the Goblin Pantheon - 1 Burning or Frustrating Memory + 2 Sources of Unholy Magic. Upgrade applied to any item of your choosing, the exact details of which depend on the materials and memories used. The Goblin Pantheon is less than benevolent, so items blessed this way may gain minor negitive side effects, or abilities which specifically encourage immoral behavior.

Spoiler: Divination (click to show/hide)

Statblock of a Imp at the Entrance - 2 Dub
Statblock of a Sealed and Weakened Wyrmling - 3 Dub
Statblock of a Foul Mouthed and Weakened Bugbear - 3 Dub

Item Identification Service - 2 Dub per item. Will not identify items sold by GGBMWP Members. Truly rare or powerful items may require an additional fee to fully identify.

Spoiler: Quest (click to show/hide)

Pre-Loaded Ritual Tools - 3 Dub Buy-in. You will be given 5 knives, and instructions on how to prepare them for use in dark rituals. Once prepared, the knives can be sold or traded to merchants at a price that should more than make your money back.

Hmmm... Interesting. (According to that Bugbear, if I flash the Khanum's talisman, this Goblin might give me stuff. But the talisman may also vanish if I do so...)

How do you proceed?

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[IronyOwl]

!

Undead Minion:
-Triumphant, Triumphant, Heartfelt Memory
-Humanoid Skull, Leather Waterskin
-Hecksulphur, Hecksulphur

[Counterfactual]

Undead Minion:
-Triumphant, Triumphant, Heartfelt Memory
-Humanoid Skull, Leather Waterskin
-Hecksulphur, Hecksulphur

Definitely +1; the trowel minion had surprisingly good stats, so hopefully a proper undead will be very strong.

[Weirdsound]

!

Undead Minion:
-Triumphant, Triumphant, Heartfelt Memory
-Humanoid Skull, Leather Waterskin
-Hecksulphur, Hecksulphur

You dig out a Dubloon and hand it over to Mr. Parr.

I think I'll make myself an undead minion.

"A wise choice, human. I always say if you want companionship done right, make them yourself. Let me dig out the tools and plans you will need for the job. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. A helping hand on your project is the least I can offer for your aid in escaping that prison."

The goblin provides some clay, which you mold into a vaugely humanoid shape before adding the skull uptop and covering the entire sculpture with leather. Avlug Parr then shows you the rituals to imbue the construct with memories to make it loyal, and fuel it with the Hecksulphur to make it live!

As you complete the final chant, the clay and leather begin to distort and become more like a living being in appearance. The skull twists and mutates. Bull-like horns erupt from its forehead. The transformation then concludes, and the creature lies still for several moments before rising to its feet and letting out a terrifying bellow!

"Marrrghhhhhrooooooooooooooooooooo!"

-1 Dubloon
-All Memories
-Humanoid Skull
-Leather Waterskin
-x2 Hecksulphur

The creature then silently looms over you at nearly twice your height.

"Hrmmmm... If I had to guess, that waterskin was made from cow. Either way, I'd say the project turned out okay, no? I'd recommend giving it a name, and perhaps buying it a proper weapon. I do have a mace in stock you know..."

My new pal gets his own tab on the character sheet! But hmmmm... What should I call you big guy?

What do you name your new pet, and how do you proceed?

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[IronyOwl]

Mace does look tempting. So does the knife quest, but it'll probably require sacrificing innocents or something.

Unsure what to name our minotaur, but its last name should clearly be Jameson. Or Randyson. Randybone? Randybone the minotaur?

[ZBridges]

+1 to the mace for our minotaur.

[King Zultan]

+1 to getting a mace for the minotaur.

[Weirdsound]

Mace does look tempting.

After thinking on the Goblin's words, you pull out and hand over three more Dubloons.

Lets set my new friend up with that mace, eh?

"A fantastic selection, my human friend. Big guy like that should do well with a crushing weapon."

Avlug Parr conjures a large chest out of thin air, from which he produces the mace. It takes the two of you a few minutes of prodding and demonstration to get your undead pet to hold and swing the weapon, but once it does, you note the beast is quite proficient with it.

-3 Dubloons
+Unidentified Ivory Encrusted Mace (In Undead Minotaur's Inventory)

How do you proceed?

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[King Zultan]

I think we should get that machete identified since we've been using it as our primary weapon.

[ZBridges]

We already have an Identify scroll in our inventory we can use.

[King Zultan]

Sure we shouldn't save it for something else?

[IronyOwl]

2 Dubs apiece is pretty steep, I say we hold out for a satyr who will probably ID them for 1 each. We might acquire a (potentially) better weapon by then, in fact.

You guys sure you don't care what the minotaur gets named?

[King Zultan]

Makes since I guess we should probably hold on to our money for now.

Also Jameson sounds like a fine name for our minotaur.

[BlackPaladin99]

+1 to jameson