Dora sees Guilliame reach into the small pouch at his side with one hand and then he mutters some words and suddenly a steaming cup appears in his other hand, which he offers to Jack.
The man in question steps back momentarily in surprise. "Whoa!" he says, "I did not know magi could do that."
He then steps forward again and reaches out tentatively for the cup.
For Guilliame:
[OOC: According to the description of the Minor Illusion cantrip, Guilliame should only be able to create an image of a cup, not an illusion that includes movement (i.e., steam rising from the cup). However, as Guilliame also knows Prestidigitation, and neither of the cantrips is a Concentration spell, I will let this work if you can have Guilliame make an Arcana check against a DC of 15; a combination of the two cantrips could make a moving image: a still image of the cup with the minor sensory effect of the rising steam. This is why I have added Guilliame saying some words as Prestidigitation has a verbal component.]
I know the cup of tea is an illusion so I head into the watch house to stoke the stove and put the kettle on.
[OOC: Technically, Dora doesn't know the cup of char is an illusion, and the four of you haven't reached the guard post yet.
Dora can try to detect the illusion by doing an Investigation check against a DC of 10. If she fails, then she should believe the cup to be real until proven otherwise. This is actually quite important because an Investigation check in combat requires a character to use their action to detect the illusion and it is one of the combat aspects of the minor spell Guilliame is using. For example, this spell can be used to create something to hide behind that will work against any creature that believes the illusion to be true, thereby making Guilliame's character harder to hit. And, even if they do detect that it is an illusion, they have to spend the time to do so, which is time they can't use to attack Guilliame or anyone else.
With regard to the remaining distance to the guard post, that will have to wait until after this little interlude.]
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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.
[OOC Guilliame told Dora that he can create small illusions - he did not mention creating objects. Is Dora's conclusion is justified on that basis?]
[OOC: Guilliame said he could create small illusions, but he didn't tell Dora all he could do by a long shot. Also, to assume the above would suggest that you/she trusted that the truth had been told, which need not be the case either in or out of game. The reality is that I don't think even Andrew is aware of everything Guilliame can do with the spells he has at the moment; the cantrips and utility spells are very open to experimentation. Finally, Dora would be aware that there are magi who can conjure objects, even potentially cups of hot char. Perhaps Guilliame is one of them pretending he is not as powerful as he really is.]
[OOC yep to the geographic correction. Retract my previous statement and replace with that below.]
I wait to see what happens next and am gladdened that Guilliame is breaking the ice. However I do not want to tarry too much longer here.
[OOC: I am waiting for a roll from Andrew and to see if Guilliame lets Jack touch the cup to reveal whether is is solid or not.]
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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.
Jack reaches out gingerly towards the cup and then steps back in surprise when his fingers pass through the sides of the illusion.
"What?" he says, reaching out again and passing his hand through the cup. "There's nothing there... But, but, I can smell the char. There must be something there."
Luca steps closer looking intently at the cup on Guilliame's outstretch palm. "That is incredible," he says. "Maybe it is your hand that is fake?"
For Guilliame:
[OOC: As you didn't specify you wanted to give your illusion an odour, this must be Jack filling in the details of what he is seeing. Your high roll, plus his roll of a 1 on his Investigation check would also explain this. Luca also rolled poorly.]
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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.
The rest of the walk to the guard post is done in amiable silence and the four arrive to find Handsmen Alice in the process of making a new pot of char. However, Dora cannot see any sign of Handsmen Barrus.
"Evening Alice, mind if we join you? Is Barrus around?"
[OOC Perception]
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[OOC: Barrus is nowhere to be seen. But from what Alice says, it is likely he has gone to the Quenching House tavern, which is the closest place to the guard post where things like milk are available. At least that is during the early part of the night as it will likely close soon. It is also the closest place with an accessible outhouse.]
"Hello Boss," says Alice. "You are just in time for a cup."
She then pulls the blackened kettle off of the fire before adding, "Barrus is just off getting some milk. He should be back soon."
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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.
[OOC: Following on from recent events, if Guilliame was given a cup of hot water, he could use Prestidigitation to make it look and taste like char. What he couldn't do as a cantrip is make it have the same game effect as the real thing (see 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.
Am I right in thinking it would be hard to heat up a cup of coffee with Prestidigitation without heating up the cup as well as the coffee?
For Guilliame:
[OOC: The spell definition specifies a cubic foot of non-living material, so I don't think a cup of water would be a problem; the result would be both the cup and the contents would heat up. What I wouldn't allow—without significant research on the part of the character—is Prestidigitation to be used to boil water instantly, especially in a closed contained, as that would mean it could be used to make a bomb.]
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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.
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Dora sees Guilliame reach into the small pouch at his side with one hand and then he mutters some words and suddenly a steaming cup appears in his other hand, which he offers to Jack.
The man in question steps back momentarily in surprise. "Whoa!" he says, "I did not know magi could do that."
He then steps forward again and reaches out tentatively for the cup.
For Guilliame:
[OOC: According to the description of the Minor Illusion cantrip, Guilliame should only be able to create an image of a cup, not an illusion that includes movement (i.e., steam rising from the cup). However, as Guilliame also knows Prestidigitation, and neither of the cantrips is a Concentration spell, I will let this work if you can have Guilliame make an Arcana check against a DC of 15; a combination of the two cantrips could make a moving image: a still image of the cup with the minor sensory effect of the rising steam. This is why I have added Guilliame saying some words as Prestidigitation has a verbal component.]
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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 know the cup of tea is an illusion so I head into the watch house to stoke the stove and put the kettle on.
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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.
[OOC Guilliame told Dora that he can create small illusions - he did not mention creating objects. Is Dora's conclusion is justified on that basis?]
[OOC yep to the geographic correction. Retract my previous statement and replace with that below.]
I wait to see what happens next and am gladdened that Guilliame is breaking the ice. However I do not want to tarry too much longer 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.
13
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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.
Let him touch it.
Jack reaches out gingerly towards the cup and then steps back in surprise when his fingers pass through the sides of the illusion.
"What?" he says, reaching out again and passing his hand through the cup. "There's nothing there... But, but, I can smell the char. There must be something there."
Luca steps closer looking intently at the cup on Guilliame's outstretch palm. "That is incredible," he says. "Maybe it is your hand that is fake?"
For Guilliame:
[OOC: As you didn't specify you wanted to give your illusion an odour, this must be Jack filling in the details of what he is seeing. Your high roll, plus his roll of a 1 on his Investigation check would also explain this. Luca also rolled poorly.]
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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.
Stop the illusion. "I can make it disappear as well."
"So... It was not real?" asks Jack, staring at the palm of Guilliame's hand. "Or did you magick it away?"
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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.
"A magician never gives away their secrets but if I could just magic up drinks why would I ever stay sober?"
Jack thinks about that for a moment and then laughs.
"Fair enough," he says. "But now I really do want that cup of char. Come on."
So saying, he sets off again in the direction of the guard post.
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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 smile wryly and follow. One drinking joke and he has won over my hardened veterans.
The rest of the walk to the guard post is done in amiable silence and the four arrive to find Handsmen Alice in the process of making a new pot of char. However, Dora cannot see any sign of Handsmen Barrus.
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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.
"Evening Alice, mind if we join you? Is Barrus around?"
[OOC Perception]
12
"Hello Boss," says Alice. "You are just in time for a cup."
She then pulls the blackened kettle off of the fire before adding, "Barrus is just off getting some milk. He should be back soon."
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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.
For Guilliame:
[OOC: Following on from recent events, if Guilliame was given a cup of hot water, he could use Prestidigitation to make it look and taste like char. What he couldn't do as a cantrip is make it have the same game effect as the real thing (see 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.
Am I right in thinking it would be hard to heat up a cup of coffee with Prestidigitation without heating up the cup as well as the coffee?
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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.