[[ Is it a full hand, or might one be hidden/missing? ]]
[[It is a full hand. It would seems watchfulness fatigue has set in.]]
Brand heads to the school and rings the bell/know.
Brand approaches the gate of the School and uses the knocker. The door is answered by the young student Seb who is carrying a glowing object seemingly made of glass.
"Hello, Master Alaric," he says, opening the door to let Brand in. "Master Eddard told me to expect 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.
"This?" says Eddard, holding up the object, which seems to be mainly made of clear glass. "It's relatively new magick. Created by that wizard from ilbarsis: Wamzut. It comes from their glass factory and is called a 'light jar'."
"It is quite clever," continues Eddard as he pulls the door closed, "in a dangerous sort of way... Look." He then twists the metal top of the jar and the light goes out plunging them both into relative darkness.
Brand, with his Darkvision, has just enough time to see that there is a complicated structure of metal wires and plates inside the 'jar' before the light comes back on in response to a sudden twisting of Eddard's hands.
"Just a simple twist of this metal disk turns the light on an off, and no sorcery is needed on the part of the holder," says Eddard.
Then he adds with a chuckle, "It's a good thing they are very expensive. Otherwise they would put us honest magi out of work."
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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.
Eddard passes the jar to Brand to look at and says, "The glass is thick, so it isn't fragile... But while it looks like you should be able to open it up, they tell you not to, as it will destroy the magick."
When Brand asks how much they are and who makes them, Eddard answers, saying, "This is my personal one. It cost me 8 Engles from a shop in the Mercantile District... Can't remember its name... Ilbarsis something... It definitely has a connection with Wamzut the Wizard."
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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.
Brand exhales sharply, "You are right abut the price! But...I can certainly see value in it."
[[ How big is it? ]]
[[It is cylindrical with a diameter of 10 cm and a depth of the same. Most of the outer body is made of thick glass and the 'lid' of the light jar is made of bright shiny copper with a pattern of inlaid silver in fine lines leading to small perforations around the side of the lid. Within the jar, Brand can see an intricate construction of metal made seemingly of both gold and silver, part of which is attached to the lid while the other part is attached to the other end of the hollow space.]]
"Does it require any recharging, or replenishment ... like magicka or even oil like a lamp ... to keep in running?"
"No," replies Eddard. "Although, I was told it will go dark if kept in a confined space for too long."
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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.
"Fascinating...I think I shall have to speak with these merchants. Thank you Seb, this may be very useful in the future."
[[Sorry. My bad, I confused myself. This is Eddard Brand is speaking too, not Seb, as I initially said. Seb is not here, and neither is Bruxa come to that.]]
"Bruxa's easy," says Eddard. "Seb is taking him for a walk around the grounds. He should be back soon."
"I'm a little concerned about Master Minton though," he adds, looking concerned. "I don't remember him going out much at all... You don't think he's lost, do you? No. Surely not... I think perhaps I should go and tell the archmagus. Master Minton might be in trouble."
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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.
With Eddard in the lead with the light jar, the two head towards the administration building, their way also lit from above by the more traditional eternal flames that are scattered around the campus.
By chance, as they enter the foyer, they find the Archmagus and his personal secretary standing at the bottom of the staircase chatting.
"Archmagus," says Eddard, approaching the pair. "Master Minton has not returned to the School this evening, we have fears for his safety."
He then indicates Brand and adds, "My apologies. This is Alaric Brand, a friend of Master Minton's."
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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.
[[ No worries. Hopefully something fun with not to many people! ]]
[[Remember that superhero-skinned D&D scenario I ran for my regular tabletop group last fortnight? Well, we played it online last night using a combination of Roll20 for the map and tactical movement and Discord for comms (Roll 20 also has chat and video, but it is clunky and the settings interface isn't good). With six players and limited experience with the platforms it took a little time to get everyone up and running, but once that happened things seemed to go okay and by the end of the night everyone thought it was a success. I still have a lot to learn about the Roll20 platform, so the maps were a bit basic, but that will only improve with time and a bit of effort (i.e., lots more prep time required than a tabletop game where you can just draw maps on a piece of paper on the fly and use figurines).
We should be able to do similar things here for combat situations in the future, if you want. However, I don't want to move totally away from this platform and its asynchronous text-based nature because it means we can play on and off continuously and that prolonged time is doing great things for my development of the World Anvil site and thereby my understanding of the setting for my books (I just wish my ASTA work wasn't so full-on at the moment so I could actually do some of my own writing).
Anyway, if you haven't already done so, take a look at Roll20 and Discord.]]
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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.
[[ Will have a look at discourse. The only voice system I have used in the past for gaming is TeamSpeak, which is geared to complex hiearchies (great for large space battles!). I did look at Roll20 when we started this, and would be interested in trying it some time. Glad you kept up the separation! ]]
Brand approaches the gate of the School and uses the knocker. The door is answered by the young student Seb who is carrying a glowing object seemingly made of glass.
"Hello, Master Alaric," he says, opening the door to let Brand in. "Master Eddard told me to expect 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.
Brand smiles and steps inside, "Thank you. I'm back to see master Nathaniel...but I have to ask...that device you carry, what is it?"
"This?" says Eddard, holding up the object, which seems to be mainly made of clear glass. "It's relatively new magick. Created by that wizard from ilbarsis: Wamzut. It comes from their glass factory and is called a 'light jar'."
"It is quite clever," continues Eddard as he pulls the door closed, "in a dangerous sort of way... Look." He then twists the metal top of the jar and the light goes out plunging them both into relative darkness.
Brand, with his Darkvision, has just enough time to see that there is a complicated structure of metal wires and plates inside the 'jar' before the light comes back on in response to a sudden twisting of Eddard's hands.
"Just a simple twist of this metal disk turns the light on an off, and no sorcery is needed on the part of the holder," says Eddard.
Then he adds with a chuckle, "It's a good thing they are very expensive. Otherwise they would put us honest magi out of work."
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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's remarkable... Are they fragile?"
[[ Listen to the answer, then: ]]
"You said they were expensive.. Do you know how much they are, and who can make them?"
Eddard passes the jar to Brand to look at and says, "The glass is thick, so it isn't fragile... But while it looks like you should be able to open it up, they tell you not to, as it will destroy the magick."
When Brand asks how much they are and who makes them, Eddard answers, saying, "This is my personal one. It cost me 8 Engles from a shop in the Mercantile District... Can't remember its name... Ilbarsis something... It definitely has a connection with Wamzut the Wizard."
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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.
Brand exhales sharply, "You are right abut the price! But...I can certainly see value in it."
[[ How big is it? ]]
"Does it require any recharging, or replenishment ... like magicka or even oil like a lamp ... to keep in running?"
"No," replies Eddard. "Although, I was told it will go dark if kept in a confined space for too long."
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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.
"Fascinating...I think I shall have to speak with these merchants. Thank you Seb, this may be very useful in the future."
Brand glances around, "Did Master Minton return safely?"
[[ Assuming "yes" ]]
"Good. Then i should go to Nathaniel...do I need an escort, or can I make my own way?"
"No," replies Eddard to Brand's question about Minton. "I'm a little surprised he is not with you, actually."
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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.
Brand frowns, "We parted a little after lunch...we went to the docks, then he went to make an offering at the Temple of Oannes."
"And no Bruxa either?"
"Bruxa's easy," says Eddard. "Seb is taking him for a walk around the grounds. He should be back soon."
"I'm a little concerned about Master Minton though," he adds, looking concerned. "I don't remember him going out much at all... You don't think he's lost, do you? No. Surely not... I think perhaps I should go and tell the archmagus. Master Minton might be in trouble."
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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'll come with you, and would be more than happy to help if he needs to be found."
With Eddard in the lead with the light jar, the two head towards the administration building, their way also lit from above by the more traditional eternal flames that are scattered around the campus.
By chance, as they enter the foyer, they find the Archmagus and his personal secretary standing at the bottom of the staircase chatting.
"Archmagus," says Eddard, approaching the pair. "Master Minton has not returned to the School this evening, we have fears for his safety."
He then indicates Brand and adds, "My apologies. This is Alaric Brand, a friend of Master Minton's."
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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.
Brand nods to each and adds, "He was going to the Temple of Oannes at around X candles, and agreed to meet me back here this evening."
[[Sorry, Phil. But I won't be back online here tonight. Will tell you all about it tomorrow.]]
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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.
[[ No worries. Hopefully something fun with not to many people! ]]
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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.
[[ Will have a look at discourse. The only voice system I have used in the past for gaming is TeamSpeak, which is geared to complex hiearchies (great for large space battles!). I did look at Roll20 when we started this, and would be interested in trying it some time. Glad you kept up the separation! ]]
The Archmagus frowns while Haneena sighs and says, "It it is not one thing, it is another."
Cyrus Black steps forward and offers his hand to Brand, saying, "You're Koric Brand's son, are you not? Minton has mentioned you to me."
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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.
Brand nods and shakes his hand, "I am. I hope he has not encountered trouble...some might seek to use his knowledge, I fear."