While waiting for their meal the two chat a little bit more about things in general. [OOC: If you want Guilliame to talk to Velma about something specific, please bring it up.]
A few more people arrive and the Nubian woman Guilliame has seen before in this establishment sets up next to the fire and starts singing softly along to the accompaniment of her magical harp.
Eventually, the food arrives and it is worth waiting for with the meal being quite delicious.
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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.
Apart from the Nubian woman, the hostess is the only person Guilliame recognises in the room. However, he does notice that there are a few people gathering in a side room, though you don't recognise any of them.
Velma says, "I probably won't be much help, but Mistress Vidon probably knows all about it. Those Gundians know lots about magic."
She then concentrates on finishing the last of her fish, which is really quite good.
The hostess approaches. "Are you enjoying your meal, and would you like another drink, perhaps?"
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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.
Velma smiles and then coyly looks down, but she does squeeze Guilliame's hand.
"I feel a little guilty about mother..." she says, but then quickly adds, "But only a little. Will you escort me home when we're finished here? I think she'd like to meet you."
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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'd like to meet her too. I have to be home for my grandmother as well, but she can look after herself pretty well. It's a shame the troubles that seem to be around at the moment. Hopefully things will quieten down soon."
[OOC: I have deducted the cost of the meal from Guilliame's on-person wealth, which you will find in the 'Other Possessions' tab on the D&D Beyond character sheet. This leaves him with the following amount in his coin purse.
You might want him to top of his coin purse when he is next in the shop.]
Get out components for dancing light spell and head out.
The hostess graciously accepts the extra coins and sees Guilliame and Velma to the door, where she invites you to come back any time.
Once outside, Guilliame summons four small lights to light their way and the two of them head off, arm in arm, towards Velma's house at the western end of the island.
The company is pleasant, but the rain isn't, and it only seems to get worse the further west the two go. There are also very few people in the streets and only a few sources of light because of the inclement weather.
[Please make a Perception check.]
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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's first thought is that it could be a stirge, which might mean danger.
When the first Sorian king decided to make the river delta the site of his capital, stirges used to live here in large numbers. Now they are mainly found in the King's Reserve, but occasionally—especially when it rains—they do venture across the river, but Guilliame hasn't heard of one being seen on the northern island for a very long time.
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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.
Velma immediately drops down and then says, "What's wrong?"
Meanwhile, Guilliame stands ready with his hands outspread and his thumbs touching ready to cast his spell, but the fast-flying creature is lost in the darkness and rain.
[OOC: Generally, if a spell is prepared but not cast in a turn, the spell is lost. But as this spell does not have a material component and has such a simple somatic component, I won't force that rule in this case.
However, one thing I will take into account in this situation is that Dancing Lights is a Concentration spell that only lasts a minute (i.e., ten combat turns). Rolling randomly, Guilliame has 5 combat turns before he will need to recast this cantrip to provide some light on the scene. Also, I think we have to assume that his material component for this spell is currently in his pocket, not his hands (we can presume that he has had one of his hands in his pocket to recast the spell while they have been walking), but that can't be the case now as the Burning Hands spell requires both hands to be used.
Please roll for Initiative at Advantage.]
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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: Please roll again because you have Advantage on this Initiative roll. You also get to add 2 to the result, so you currently have an Initiative of at least 12.]
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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.
While waiting for their meal the two chat a little bit more about things in general. [OOC: If you want Guilliame to talk to Velma about something specific, please bring it up.]
A few more people arrive and the Nubian woman Guilliame has seen before in this establishment sets up next to the fire and starts singing softly along to the accompaniment of her magical harp.
Eventually, the food arrives and it is worth waiting for with the meal being quite delicious.
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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.
Mention to Velma that I have a tracing from the sword. Suggest I'll bring it in for her to look at and maybe show Mistress Vidon.
Also have a look around for any familiar faces and the people that escorted the Nubian woman out last time.
Apart from the Nubian woman, the hostess is the only person Guilliame recognises in the room. However, he does notice that there are a few people gathering in a side room, though you don't recognise any of them.
Velma says, "I probably won't be much help, but Mistress Vidon probably knows all about it. Those Gundians know lots about magic."
She then concentrates on finishing the last of her fish, which is really quite good.
The hostess approaches. "Are you enjoying your meal, and would you like another drink, perhaps?"
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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.
"It's up to you, Velma. Do you have time?"
Velma turns and looks towards the door where the rain can still be heard coming down outside.
"Yes, please," she then says in answer to Guilliame's question. "Mother will think I have stayed at the library because of the rain..."
The hostess smiles and turns away to get the drinks.
Velma reaches out and puts her hand on Guilliame's. "Thank you, Guilliame," she says. "This is very nice."
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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.
Hold Velma's had.
"I'm glad you're enjoying it too. We will have to do this all the time."
Velma smiles and then coyly looks down, but she does squeeze Guilliame's hand.
"I feel a little guilty about mother..." she says, but then quickly adds, "But only a little. Will you escort me home when we're finished here? I think she'd like to meet you."
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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'd like to meet her too. I have to be home for my grandmother as well, but she can look after herself pretty well. It's a shame the troubles that seem to be around at the moment. Hopefully things will quieten down soon."
Guilliame and Velma enjoy each other's company for the rest of the meal, finishing with a seriously sweet and sticky dessert.
But all nice things come to an end, in this case with a bill and what looks like a walk through the streets in the rain.
"That comes to 13 lions," says the hostess, as she begins to clear away the dishes. "Did you enjoy your meals?"
"I thought it was lovely," says Velma, holding Guilliame's hand once more.
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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, everything was excellent, thank you."
Leave a 2 lion tip.
Get out components for dancing light spell and head out.
The hostess graciously accepts the extra coins and sees Guilliame and Velma to the door, where she invites you to come back any time.
Once outside, Guilliame summons four small lights to light their way and the two of them head off, arm in arm, towards Velma's house at the western end of the island.
The company is pleasant, but the rain isn't, and it only seems to get worse the further west the two go. There are also very few people in the streets and only a few sources of light because of the inclement weather.
[Please make a Perception check.]
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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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A flying thing, about the size of a rat, is silhouetted against one of Guilliame's dancing lights as it flits quickly across his line of sight.
[Make a Nature check versus a DC of 10.]
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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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Guilliame's first thought is that it could be a stirge, which might mean danger.
When the first Sorian king decided to make the river delta the site of his capital, stirges used to live here in large numbers. Now they are mainly found in the King's Reserve, but occasionally—especially when it rains—they do venture across the river, but Guilliame hasn't heard of one being seen on the northern island for a very long time.
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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.
"Velma, drop down."
OOC Are there buildings or people within 15 ft of a line towards the creature.
Standing over Velma, prepare a burning hand spell and hold if creature is out of range.
Velma immediately drops down and then says, "What's wrong?"
Meanwhile, Guilliame stands ready with his hands outspread and his thumbs touching ready to cast his spell, but the fast-flying creature is lost in the darkness and rain.
[OOC: Generally, if a spell is prepared but not cast in a turn, the spell is lost. But as this spell does not have a material component and has such a simple somatic component, I won't force that rule in this case.
However, one thing I will take into account in this situation is that Dancing Lights is a Concentration spell that only lasts a minute (i.e., ten combat turns). Rolling randomly, Guilliame has 5 combat turns before he will need to recast this cantrip to provide some light on the scene. Also, I think we have to assume that his material component for this spell is currently in his pocket, not his hands (we can presume that he has had one of his hands in his pocket to recast the spell while they have been walking), but that can't be the case now as the Burning Hands spell requires both hands to be used.
Please roll for Initiative at Advantage.]
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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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Whisper "I just saw a stirge. Keep an eye out."
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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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