"I'm really not sure about the value. It would require someone of reasonable knowledge and power to create it so it wouldn't be cheap. In terms of costs I am still learning about these things, you've given me the idea for some extra revenue raising, and of course you are an old friend so I will give you a special discount. Given we didn't agree on a price is 5 cons acceptable to you?"
Alice looks relieved when Guilliame tells her the price for his services and she happily fishes out 5 silver constantines from a purse she has hidden down her bodice.
She then looks at him shrewdly and asks, "Just out of interest, what would you be willing to pay for it?"
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"I can't accurately value things like this but I can only suggest that it would cost many Engles and I can't afford that. I would suggest you try to sell it to someone who makes their living through arms - maybe a bodyguard."
"By the way how is your family doing? It is ages since I have seen Rolf."
"Rolf!" Alice says, "He's off sailing. He's due home in about a tenday I believe."
Then, while looking at the jewel in her hand, she says more quietly, "Mum's okay, but I haven't heard from Da for at least a year; that's when he left us. Last we heard, he was working in some silver mine up river."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"I'm sorry about your father. Maybe we could keep in touch. I will definitely look up Rolf when he gets back to port."
Invite her to have some tea and ask about other mutual acquaintances. Also say that if she knows of anyone who requires magickal identification services then she can send them my way but that I'll have to charge more than I have charged her.
[OOC: I have added 5 constantines to Guilliame's money on his person, let me know whether you want to keep it somewhere else.]
Alice is keen to catchup sometime, but she turns down Guilliame's offer of char (i.e., the Engelian tea equivalent) as she needs to go home and get some sleep.
She also promises to tell others about the new services the shop offers.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Ask Alice how I can contact her to arrange a catch up and bid her farewell.
Tell Naomi I charged only 5 cons and leave it with the home money. Tell Naomi that in future I will be charging around 2-3 Engles for a successful identification.
Four options:
1. Does Guilliame need to attend the school for any reason. If so then head down there.
2. Check whether Naomi needs him for any reason and if not practice the floating disc spell in the courtyard (if it is large enough).
3. Check whether Naomi needs him for any reason and if courtyard is large enough for floating disc spell practice lighting and putting out a candle with Prestidigitation.
Alice tells Guilliame that she is living at home with her mother, and he can find her there. The best time to find her would be late afternoon. She then leave.
Granny Naomi was happy enough with the 5 cons (i.e., constantines) that Guilliame gave her, but she is ecstatic when he tells her how much he is going to charge normally.
Guilliame has nothing scheduled at the school today. However he is paying for access to the library and other facilities, so not going is a bit wasteful. He should also be able to use one of their practice areas to practice his spells, and perhaps even get help if he has any problems.
When he asks Granny Naomi if she needs him in the shop, she tells him to go to the School and learn more spells that will be useful. She can look after things here.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Before you go, Granny Naomi asks you to stop at the local water cistern and get someone to deliver two crocks of water for the household tank.
[OOC: The water is free, paid for by the monthly tax, but you will need to pay the deliverer (i.e., 1 cub per crock, which each contain about 10 litres).]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Leave 8 cubs and 5 lions in the store. Head off to where the water porters are to arrange, Have a look up and down the street for anyone who looks unfamiliar or out of place.
If no unusual persons in the street go to where you can find someone willing to do the water carry. Try to arrange for 2 cubs.
[OOC: The water carriers all hang around near the cistern (for want of a better name) waiting for people who want water carried. They use their own crocks.]
Leave 8 cubs and 5 lions in the store. Head off to where the water porters are to arrange, Have a look up and down the street for anyone who looks unfamiliar or out of place.
[OOC: I have transferred the funds on your character sheet.]
If no unusual persons in the street go to where you can find someone willing to do the water carry. Try to arrange for 2 cubs.
[OOC: Please make a Perception roll.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Guilliame see nothing suspicious when he checks outside so he heads off in the direction of the local water cistern.
[OOC: What follows is all stuff Guilliame would already know, but I will go into detail so you can find out.]
The cistern in this part of Constantine is a well dug down into the water table under the city. The cistern has had a building built over the top of it and is run by an official of the Crown who not only gives tax holders access to their daily water allocation (see 'Taxation' under the 'Miscellaneous things' category), but also ensures it quality using magick rituals. The cistern also has a business aspect, selling flavoured water-based drinks of many varieties to all comers and a public bath facility that provides hot water bathing for a fee, which is something of a novelty in Constantine.
The local water carriers are casual workers who have established a working relationship with the cistern's controller, a Stemian man named 'Jon Simms', who Guilliame knows is an alumnus of the School of Occult Studies. The water carriers deliver water to tax payers for the standard fee of 1 cub per standard crock of water brought up from the cistern. The standard allocation of water per day is free to tax payers. Any extra water requested in any one day costs 1 cub per standard crock.
The two crocks that Naomi has asked Guilliame to order are their normal allocation and so cost nothing. When delivered, they will be added to a water butt in the kitchen to supplement what is in a large barrel containing rain water that is in the courtyard of their abode. All Guilliame needs to do here is ask for the normal allocation for their building and pay the water carrier to deliver it.
When Guilliame enters the building built over the cistern he sees a bucket of water rise out of the depths of the well and pour its contents into a large vat at the back of the room. Because of his studies, he now recognises that his must be an Unseen Servant at work. At the front of the shop there is another vat from which an employee is supervising the drawing of water into a ceramic crock being held by a Stemian woman, one of the water carriers about to take a delivery.
"Good morning, young sir," says an older Stemian man coming forward with a bronze ewer in his hands. "And what can we do for you today? A refreshing drink perhaps? I have cold lemonade."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"All you can drink for a cub," replies the man with a smile.
When Guilliame hands over the copper coin, the man fetches up a wooden goblet, pours it full of a liquid that looks and tastes like lemonade and passes it over.
It tastes like lemonade and, as advertised, it is nice and cold.
[OOC: I have subtracted a cub from Guilliame's at-hand funds.}
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"I'm really not sure about the value. It would require someone of reasonable knowledge and power to create it so it wouldn't be cheap. In terms of costs I am still learning about these things, you've given me the idea for some extra revenue raising, and of course you are an old friend so I will give you a special discount. Given we didn't agree on a price is 5 cons acceptable to you?"
Alice looks relieved when Guilliame tells her the price for his services and she happily fishes out 5 silver constantines from a purse she has hidden down her bodice.
She then looks at him shrewdly and asks, "Just out of interest, what would you be willing to pay for it?"
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"I can't accurately value things like this but I can only suggest that it would cost many Engles and I can't afford that. I would suggest you try to sell it to someone who makes their living through arms - maybe a bodyguard."
"By the way how is your family doing? It is ages since I have seen Rolf."
"Rolf!" Alice says, "He's off sailing. He's due home in about a tenday I believe."
Then, while looking at the jewel in her hand, she says more quietly, "Mum's okay, but I haven't heard from Da for at least a year; that's when he left us. Last we heard, he was working in some silver mine up river."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"I'm sorry about your father. Maybe we could keep in touch. I will definitely look up Rolf when he gets back to port."
Invite her to have some tea and ask about other mutual acquaintances. Also say that if she knows of anyone who requires magickal identification services then she can send them my way but that I'll have to charge more than I have charged her.
[OOC: I have added 5 constantines to Guilliame's money on his person, let me know whether you want to keep it somewhere else.]
Alice is keen to catchup sometime, but she turns down Guilliame's offer of char (i.e., the Engelian tea equivalent) as she needs to go home and get some sleep.
She also promises to tell others about the new services the shop offers.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Ask Alice how I can contact her to arrange a catch up and bid her farewell.
Tell Naomi I charged only 5 cons and leave it with the home money. Tell Naomi that in future I will be charging around 2-3 Engles for a successful identification.
Four options:
1. Does Guilliame need to attend the school for any reason. If so then head down there.
2. Check whether Naomi needs him for any reason and if not practice the floating disc spell in the courtyard (if it is large enough).
3. Check whether Naomi needs him for any reason and if courtyard is large enough for floating disc spell practice lighting and putting out a candle with Prestidigitation.
4. If needed by Naomi then do what is asked.
Alice tells Guilliame that she is living at home with her mother, and he can find her there. The best time to find her would be late afternoon. She then leave.
Granny Naomi was happy enough with the 5 cons (i.e., constantines) that Guilliame gave her, but she is ecstatic when he tells her how much he is going to charge normally.
Guilliame has nothing scheduled at the school today. However he is paying for access to the library and other facilities, so not going is a bit wasteful. He should also be able to use one of their practice areas to practice his spells, and perhaps even get help if he has any problems.
When he asks Granny Naomi if she needs him in the shop, she tells him to go to the School and learn more spells that will be useful. She can look after things here.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Head off to the school with the intention of using the library to clarify any issues with the unseen servant spell and practice floating disc spell.
Before you go, Granny Naomi asks you to stop at the local water cistern and get someone to deliver two crocks of water for the household tank.
[OOC: The water is free, paid for by the monthly tax, but you will need to pay the deliverer (i.e., 1 cub per crock, which each contain about 10 litres).]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Leave 8 cubs and 5 lions in the store. Head off to where the water porters are to arrange, Have a look up and down the street for anyone who looks unfamiliar or out of place.
If no unusual persons in the street go to where you can find someone willing to do the water carry. Try to arrange for 2 cubs.
---
Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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Guilliame see nothing suspicious when he checks outside so he heads off in the direction of the local water cistern.
[OOC: What follows is all stuff Guilliame would already know, but I will go into detail so you can find out.]
The cistern in this part of Constantine is a well dug down into the water table under the city. The cistern has had a building built over the top of it and is run by an official of the Crown who not only gives tax holders access to their daily water allocation (see 'Taxation' under the 'Miscellaneous things' category), but also ensures it quality using magick rituals. The cistern also has a business aspect, selling flavoured water-based drinks of many varieties to all comers and a public bath facility that provides hot water bathing for a fee, which is something of a novelty in Constantine.
The local water carriers are casual workers who have established a working relationship with the cistern's controller, a Stemian man named 'Jon Simms', who Guilliame knows is an alumnus of the School of Occult Studies. The water carriers deliver water to tax payers for the standard fee of 1 cub per standard crock of water brought up from the cistern. The standard allocation of water per day is free to tax payers. Any extra water requested in any one day costs 1 cub per standard crock.
The two crocks that Naomi has asked Guilliame to order are their normal allocation and so cost nothing. When delivered, they will be added to a water butt in the kitchen to supplement what is in a large barrel containing rain water that is in the courtyard of their abode. All Guilliame needs to do here is ask for the normal allocation for their building and pay the water carrier to deliver it.
When Guilliame enters the building built over the cistern he sees a bucket of water rise out of the depths of the well and pour its contents into a large vat at the back of the room. Because of his studies, he now recognises that his must be an Unseen Servant at work. At the front of the shop there is another vat from which an employee is supervising the drawing of water into a ceramic crock being held by a Stemian woman, one of the water carriers about to take a delivery.
"Good morning, young sir," says an older Stemian man coming forward with a bronze ewer in his hands. "And what can we do for you today? A refreshing drink perhaps? I have cold lemonade."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"That sounds delightful. How much?" (If it is a cub then go for it)
"All you can drink for a cub," replies the man with a smile.
When Guilliame hands over the copper coin, the man fetches up a wooden goblet, pours it full of a liquid that looks and tastes like lemonade and passes it over.
It tastes like lemonade and, as advertised, it is nice and cold.
[OOC: I have subtracted a cub from Guilliame's at-hand funds.}
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Thank you. Very refreshing."
Approach a water carrier and arrange for water to be delivered.
"You are very welcome," says the man giving Guilliame a slight bow.
Then, before Guilliame can turn away he says, "Now what can I help you with today? Are you wanting some water delivered?"
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Yes I am. I was just going to see our regular water carrier who charges 2 cubs."
"Certainly," says the man, all smiles, "I just have to confirm that you are a local tax payer and that your allocation is still available today."
With that he goes behind a desk to where there is a large book full of names and columns. "May I have your name and the location of where you live?"
[OOC: Granny Naomi normally does all this.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.