"They couldn't really estimate how much the trip is worth without knowing all of the passengers and the route we'll be taking. So I'm assuming they'll have an amount and maybe we could haggle a bit."
Syl pulls out a javelin and starts spinning it in his hand, causing people to give the group an even wider berth. "Maybe they'll try to shake us down.Or ask for a cut of whatever treasure we find. I personally hope the latter. I'd be glad to share with Winona.
OOC: I'm officially adding "Smitten with Winona" to Syl's Allies on his character sheet!
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"We'll be alright as long as we get Kriv and the guardian home. The sailors didn't look like the sorts to resort to foul play, but we'll have to wait and see. Also, does the drake not have a name? I feel weird calling it just drake or guardian. I was thinking of Sapphire if it's female. But maybe I'm overstepping."
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"Is that a custom here? To give your belongings to random people you just met?" Zvedza was glad his petrified mouse and towel were tucked away in his pack or the mad priest might insist he give them away to strangers. The money mattered less, though he probably should use some of it to buy better armor one of these days. The drifter in him hated to buy something he could just find though.
Syl smiles. "It's a relationship thing. You share things with the people you are in a relationship with. Like how Bahamut shares a mere fraction of his powers with me. Although there is some controversy there. Some clerics and paladins think that gods just bestow their followers with holy powers. Others, such as myself, believe that, ever since the gods stopped walking the Material Plane, they gave minute fractions of their power to clerics and paladins. However, unlike a pact that a warlock enters with, say, Hyrsam the Fey Prince of Fools, the clerics and paladins need not give up anything."
OOC: Sorry for my absence. April break was chaotic.
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Syl sees Meroki's apparent discomfort. "So, we're going to probably have a lot of downtime on the boat. Maybe we can train each other? I'd love to learn how to use theive's tools or something."
The party approaches the docks where the crew is preparing the ship. The captain doesn't see the group. He's talking to Winona.
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As the group gets closer, you can notice Winona has a different demeanor than the evening before. Her posture is straighter, she looks hungover, and she looks like she's being attentive to what the captain is saying and says "Yes, yes. I understand. I've drunk many times before and I've never let the crew down. This time it won't be different either."
And as she notices the group approach, she'll subtle place her hands next to the rapier on her belt and stare with a stoic expression.
The captain looks over. "Yes. We are to give them a lift to an archipelago. You really need to get your drinking under control." He turns to the party, and sees the dragons. "Ah. Dragons. Albeit a small one and a wingless one. That shouldn't cost you any extra. Shall we discuss price while I show you the ship?"
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Syl sees Meroki's apparent discomfort. "So, we're going to probably have a lot of downtime on the boat. Maybe we can train each other? I'd love to learn how to use theive's tools or something."
The party approaches the docks where the crew is preparing the ship. The captain doesn't see the group. He's talking to Winona.
Meroki was responding to Sylgretor by saying "We can spar whenever you'd like. As for the thieves tools, I don't..." and gets cut off by Wynona and the captain.
To which Meroki greets with "Good morning to both of you. And yes, the dragons are small, so they shouldn't be any trouble. Kriv is especially well mannered (gesturing to Kriv). And Sir (gesturing to the drake) is Kriv's guardian. We brought two companions who will also be joining us (gesturing to Ea and Jorvir). Let's discuss payment over the tour, as you suggested."
Zvedza opens his mouth to ask how Syl when he'd had time to start a relationship with the strange woman, him, but the conversation quickly moved on. "I assume you have your own navigator, but I can assist if you'd like."
The captain smiles. "We do have our own navigator. After looking at the length of the journey, though, it's gonna be pricey. 100 miles to a fairly unknown archipelago in the middle of the sea ain't cheap. I think 500 gp should do it.
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"That includes passage for all of us both to and from the Archipelago, I assume? Just to make sure you won't abandon us at the Archipelago once we arrive. We will be coming back to resume a previous engagement."
The captain laughs. "I don't expect up front payment. I'll be charging extra if anything happens on the journey. So yes, I will wait for you. And when you get to the islands, one of my crew members will join you in case you find any treasure."
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Meroki smiles politely at the captain.
"So that will be 500gp for the trip to and from, plus an additional fee if 'anything happens' (that's rather broad and unspecific, he doesn't like it), and a member of the crew will accompany us inland to claim part of the treasure we find. Well, let's clear some things up then. I'll be honest, 500gp sounds incredibly pricey for this trip. I would say that 250gp is enough to cover the travel expenses and then some. But tell you what... If the ship incurs any damage we cannot repair and/or any crewmembers die along the way, gods forbid it, we will pay the full 500gp when we get back from the trip. As for the treasure we find, we'll divide it it equally amongst the party and your crewmate who will be following us. How does that sound?"
And Meroki is just trying to reduce the total amount of gold the party will be spending by negotiating with the captain (he loves and needs to save money). If you'll allow the persuasion check, I'll leave two rolls plus a guidance roll in case anyone wishes to assist me:
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After some negotiation, Meroki gets the captain to lower the price to 400 gold pieces.
OoC: That sounds way better than I would have hoped with a +4 persuasion.
Meroki shakes the captain's hand in agreement, then. He definitely hoped to get the price lower, but this will do.
OoC: I don't think there's anything Meroki would discuss with the captain after settling on a price.
Wynona has been listening, eyeing the adventurer's up and down, sizing them up to see how much trouble the crew is getting into. Seeing a dragon, albeit a metallic one, already pings danger in her mind radar. And the impertinent Tiefling trying to haggle the captain isn't helping.
She looks at Zved and stretches her arm to greet the strange looking elf.
"The name's Wynona. Pleasure to meet a fellow navigator. The path ahead is uncertain, but you can trust in my expertise to get us to your destination and back. Just point me in the right direction, and the rest should be a breeze, Tymora willing."
OoC: She appears to not remember meeting any of you yet.
Zvedza smiles and take her hand to shake, his fingers are long and lean. Dark bluish purple skin with a dusting of light pink and purple freckles like stars on a night sky here and there. "Zvedza. I definitely trust your experience. I'm better at navigating in the Astral Sea than a water one, but I'm always happy to help and learn a thing or two."
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"They couldn't really estimate how much the trip is worth without knowing all of the passengers and the route we'll be taking. So I'm assuming they'll have an amount and maybe we could haggle a bit."
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Syl pulls out a javelin and starts spinning it in his hand, causing people to give the group an even wider berth. "Maybe they'll try to shake us down.Or ask for a cut of whatever treasure we find. I personally hope the latter. I'd be glad to share with Winona.
OOC: I'm officially adding "Smitten with Winona" to Syl's Allies on his character sheet!
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"We'll be alright as long as we get Kriv and the guardian home. The sailors didn't look like the sorts to resort to foul play, but we'll have to wait and see. Also, does the drake not have a name? I feel weird calling it just drake or guardian. I was thinking of Sapphire if it's female. But maybe I'm overstepping."
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Syl asks Kriv. "Kriv says no. He just calls the guard drake Sir"
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"Is that a custom here? To give your belongings to random people you just met?" Zvedza was glad his petrified mouse and towel were tucked away in his pack or the mad priest might insist he give them away to strangers. The money mattered less, though he probably should use some of it to buy better armor one of these days. The drifter in him hated to buy something he could just find though.
Syl smiles. "It's a relationship thing. You share things with the people you are in a relationship with. Like how Bahamut shares a mere fraction of his powers with me. Although there is some controversy there. Some clerics and paladins think that gods just bestow their followers with holy powers. Others, such as myself, believe that, ever since the gods stopped walking the Material Plane, they gave minute fractions of their power to clerics and paladins. However, unlike a pact that a warlock enters with, say, Hyrsam the Fey Prince of Fools, the clerics and paladins need not give up anything."
OOC: Sorry for my absence. April break was chaotic.
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OoC: It's all good.
Meroki remains silent, thinking about what's being discussed, but not really feeling like this is a conversation he wants to join.
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Syl sees Meroki's apparent discomfort. "So, we're going to probably have a lot of downtime on the boat. Maybe we can train each other? I'd love to learn how to use theive's tools or something."
The party approaches the docks where the crew is preparing the ship. The captain doesn't see the group. He's talking to Winona.
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As the group gets closer, you can notice Winona has a different demeanor than the evening before. Her posture is straighter, she looks hungover, and she looks like she's being attentive to what the captain is saying and says "Yes, yes. I understand. I've drunk many times before and I've never let the crew down. This time it won't be different either."
And as she notices the group approach, she'll subtle place her hands next to the rapier on her belt and stare with a stoic expression.
"Do you know them, captain?"
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The captain looks over. "Yes. We are to give them a lift to an archipelago. You really need to get your drinking under control." He turns to the party, and sees the dragons. "Ah. Dragons. Albeit a small one and a wingless one. That shouldn't cost you any extra. Shall we discuss price while I show you the ship?"
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Meroki was responding to Sylgretor by saying "We can spar whenever you'd like. As for the thieves tools, I don't..." and gets cut off by Wynona and the captain.
To which Meroki greets with "Good morning to both of you. And yes, the dragons are small, so they shouldn't be any trouble. Kriv is especially well mannered (gesturing to Kriv). And Sir (gesturing to the drake) is Kriv's guardian. We brought two companions who will also be joining us (gesturing to Ea and Jorvir). Let's discuss payment over the tour, as you suggested."
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Zvedza opens his mouth to ask how Syl when he'd had time to start a relationship with the strange woman, him, but the conversation quickly moved on. "I assume you have your own navigator, but I can assist if you'd like."
The captain smiles. "We do have our own navigator. After looking at the length of the journey, though, it's gonna be pricey. 100 miles to a fairly unknown archipelago in the middle of the sea ain't cheap. I think 500 gp should do it.
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"That includes passage for all of us both to and from the Archipelago, I assume? Just to make sure you won't abandon us at the Archipelago once we arrive. We will be coming back to resume a previous engagement."
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The captain laughs. "I don't expect up front payment. I'll be charging extra if anything happens on the journey. So yes, I will wait for you. And when you get to the islands, one of my crew members will join you in case you find any treasure."
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Meroki smiles politely at the captain.
"So that will be 500gp for the trip to and from, plus an additional fee if 'anything happens' (that's rather broad and unspecific, he doesn't like it), and a member of the crew will accompany us inland to claim part of the treasure we find. Well, let's clear some things up then. I'll be honest, 500gp sounds incredibly pricey for this trip. I would say that 250gp is enough to cover the travel expenses and then some. But tell you what... If the ship incurs any damage we cannot repair and/or any crewmembers die along the way, gods forbid it, we will pay the full 500gp when we get back from the trip. As for the treasure we find, we'll divide it it equally amongst the party and your crewmate who will be following us. How does that sound?"
And Meroki is just trying to reduce the total amount of gold the party will be spending by negotiating with the captain (he loves and needs to save money). If you'll allow the persuasion check, I'll leave two rolls plus a guidance roll in case anyone wishes to assist me:
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After some negotiation, Meroki gets the captain to lower the price to 400 gold pieces.
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OoC: That sounds way better than I would have hoped with a +4 persuasion.
Meroki shakes the captain's hand in agreement, then. He definitely hoped to get the price lower, but this will do.
OoC: I don't think there's anything Meroki would discuss with the captain after settling on a price.
Wynona has been listening, eyeing the adventurer's up and down, sizing them up to see how much trouble the crew is getting into. Seeing a dragon, albeit a metallic one, already pings danger in her mind radar. And the impertinent Tiefling trying to haggle the captain isn't helping.
She looks at Zved and stretches her arm to greet the strange looking elf.
"The name's Wynona. Pleasure to meet a fellow navigator. The path ahead is uncertain, but you can trust in my expertise to get us to your destination and back. Just point me in the right direction, and the rest should be a breeze, Tymora willing."
OoC: She appears to not remember meeting any of you yet.
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Zvedza smiles and take her hand to shake, his fingers are long and lean. Dark bluish purple skin with a dusting of light pink and purple freckles like stars on a night sky here and there. "Zvedza. I definitely trust your experience. I'm better at navigating in the Astral Sea than a water one, but I'm always happy to help and learn a thing or two."
Syl has been talking to some other crew members during this interaction He comes back. "So, we ready to go?"
The captain nods. "Cast off!" He shouts at the dockhands. The boat begins to move away from the dock, and the journey has officially begun.
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