Will check, Longsword -> Scimitar only outstanding atm.
I let the dice decide and it now has the characteristics of a scimitar.
Also, if you want to put together a canon document, that would be great. I'm happy to read over it and say yay or nay.
Alaric pulls himself out of bed feeling very much the worse for wear for his disturbed sleep.
"Master Alaric," says the male servant on the other side of his bedroom door. "I have hot char. Would you like a cup?"
[OOC: underlining, when I remember it, means there is a relevant entry on the world site. Also, we'll take the narration slowly for a while to get the feel of play and the mechanics down pat.]
Alaric pulls himself out of bed feeling very much the worse for wear for his disturbed sleep.
"Master Alaric," says the male servant on the other side of his bedroom door. "I have hot char. Would you like a cup?"
"That would be most welcome, Mikkel. I may need a strong second one, as well." [ooc: no attachment to names]
Alaric gets out of bed and goes to the silver hand basin to splash water on his face, while Mikkel puts the tea on the small table. "Also, can you let Alana know that I may be a little late to breakfast this morning".
Alaric drinks the tea while slowly dressing. As usual he rebuffs the offers of help from Mikkel. He has never been fond of being dressed by others.
Edit: [ooc: if faster]
After eating he heads downstairs for breakfast; eats quickly then heads to the practice yard.
Alaric pulls himself out of bed feeling very much the worse for wear for his disturbed sleep.
"Master Alaric," says the male servant on the other side of his bedroom door. "I have hot char. Would you like a cup?"
"That would be most welcome, Mikkel. I may need a strong second one, as well." [ooc: no attachment to names]
He was 'Himel', but Mikkel will do, and he now has an entry on the world site.
Alaric gets out of bed and goes to the silver hand basin to splash water on his face, while Mikkel puts the tea on the small table. "Also, can you let Alana know that I may be a little late to breakfast this morning".
I'll make up more of the household as they get introduced.
Alaric drinks the tea while slowly dressing. As usual he rebuffs the offers of help from Mikkel. He has never been fond of being dressed by others.
"Very well, Master Alaric," says Mikkel. "And don't forget Weapons Master Vosel is still expecting you."
Favouring his injured leg, the manservant then exits the room leaving Brand to finish dressing.
[OOC: After midnight, so that's enough for now.]
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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.
Alaric drinks the tea while slowly dressing. As usual he rebuffs the offers of help from Mikkel. He has never been fond of being dressed by others.
"Very well, Master Alaric," says Mikkel. "And don't forget Weapons Master Vosel is still expecting you."
Favouring his injured leg, the manservant then exits the room leaving Brand to finish dressing.
His mind still sluggish, Alaric sits in the centre of the bed, closes his eyes and meditates for a few minutes. He has come to appreciate that clarity that meditation can bring, but not today it seems: he catches himself just as he starts to fall asleep again, and gives up with a sigh. He finishes dressing then heads downstairs for breakfast, resigned to the fact that if breakfast doesn't wake him up, Vosel most certainly will.
Servants are just starting to stir up the fire in the family's main dining room when Alaric passes through it on the way to the kitchens to grab something to eat before heading out to meet with Weapons Master Vosel.
As he approaches the door to the kitchen, he catches sight of Vosel himself talking with Alana, the head of the kitchen. The two seem engrossed in a private conversation just inside the door that leads outside. In the main area of the kitchen, three servants are rushing around preparing breakfast.
Vosel is a thin wiry man in his forties, who Alaric suspects dies his hair to stop the grey showing through. However, he also knows that there is no showing of age in the man's movements; he is lightning quick and well proficient in the tools of his trade.
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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.
[Alaric looks more closely at Vosel and Alana - any signs of distress or concern? Perception roll, just in case: 5]
edit: lol. 5 with a +4!
Alaric scans the tables for for second Char he requested, and for anything he might be able to eat, his stomach rumbling. He'd like to take the food outside and site in fresh air [ooc: assuming OK weather]
[Alaric looks more closely at Vosel and Alana - any signs of distress or concern? Perception roll, just in case: 5]
Better to wait for me to ask you to roll as this would be an Insight check (+2) rather than a Perception check. Also, roll again as this would be at advantage because neither of them are aware that you are there. (Roll another single dice this time, but for future reference the die roll allows you to specify advantage and disadvantage in the popup below where you add the bonus).
I'll also wait until we find out the results of the roll before continuing. [We about to head off to Andrew & Pat's to play cards so may not be a lot more before tonight. I've taken a day off on rec. leave because I've got too many built up and the ASTA journal has finally gone to the printers.]
edit: lol. 5 with a +4!
Alaric scans the tables for for second Char he requested, and for anything he might be able to eat, his stomach rumbling. He'd like to take the food outside and site in fresh air [ooc: assuming OK weather]
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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: asta = science techers? If so, sounds good; is that the work you've been focussing on?]
I work two days a week for the not-for-profit Australian Science Teachers Association as their... computer support person, web administrator (for multiple sites) and publications manager. I'm laughably called their Digital Projects Officer for historical reasons. I also copyedit and proofread their academic journal Teaching Science as a separate thing and things get very busy for me every quarter when the journal comes out.
Insight roll (+2) with advantage: 13
[ooc: ok, crap rolls today. Might need to use my hacking expertese if this continues]
Good enough (see Uncertain skill checks under 'Homebrew rules').
They actually seem to be flirting with each other. [OOC: And why does this ring a faint bell for me? Any thoughts? Have I done this before? Am I getting predictable?]
Alaric steps into the kitchen and heads for where Mikkel is standing with the charpot.
"Sorry, Master Alaric," says Mikkel when he sees you. "I got called away to do something for your mother. Here's your char, nice and strong."
Vosel and Alana separate and Vosel heads over to where Alaric is looking at some of the just-cooked bread rolls, steaming cup in his hand.
"Good morning, Master Alaric," he says, "are you ready for some exercise? And I'd not bother with the bread, it'll slow you down."
[OOC: And now I really have to go. More later.]
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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.
Alaric nods to Vosel, "It's either food or the Stink of Life, Master Vosel. Another bad night, and for no good reason. But, as you often remind me, we don't always get to choose the time or place of our battles." He takes a tentative sip of the char, and winces at the heat but takes another. "My stomach needs to learn to digest while I keep it safe", he says taking a sweet bread roll from the table and moving to a bench in the courtyard.
Sitting in the light seems to revive him a little, pushing the memory of his dreams into the background. The normalcy of the noises and smells from the kitchen finally allow him to relax, and he takes a bite of the bread roll, then places the rest on the bench with his half drunk char.
Alaric stands and starts to slowly limber up, keeping a wary eye on Vosel.
"Sword and board today, Alaric," says Vosel. "I'll be in the training hall getting ready. Don't be too long."
He then heads off towards the training hall, about a minute's walk away.
Assuming Alaric follows when he's finished his pre-breakfast snack, he find Vosel in the 'training hall', which is a wooden building about 30' x 30'. However, instead of having a wooden floor, this hall has a sandy floor that looks like it has been recently raked. Vosel is at a table off to one side, where he has assembled two sets of padded armour, two unsharpened scimitars, and two battered wooden shields.
[OOC: Vosel wants to spend the session sparring with sword and shield. We can do this two ways. We can have a mock combat to gain experience running a fight in this forum, or we can macro through the session with just a skill roll. Either way, Alaric will get an opportunity to gain either some experience points or some hero points (see 'experience through use of skills' and 'Hero Points' on the world site in the 'Homebrew rules' section. Your choice.]
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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: Basically this single combat (till one character is reduced to zero hit points) will represent about an hour of sparring. If Alaric wins, he will get to roll for a hero point by rolling against a DC I will reveal after the fight. If Alaric loses he rolls against the same DC to possibly gain 5 x his level experience points. For every hit a character receives, the will take 1 hit point of real damage to represent the bumps and falls that occur during the sparring session.]
Vosel and Alaric help each other into the thickly padded suits of armour and then face off against each other in the centre of the room. As they have done many times before they clash their shields together to indicate the start of the sparring match.
Roll Initiative: d20 +2 for Alaric.
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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: Thanks for writing up the document. Can you send it to me as a separate document so we can talk about it off this forum. I don't want those discussion intermingled with the course of play.]
[OOC: I have modified Brand's character sheet so he is wearing padded armour and using a normal scimitar and shield; for the record he has a AC of 15]
Initiative: 9
Vosel crabs sideways looking for an opportunity to strike, but doesn't. Brand's move. If you attack, roll at Disadvantage.
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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 post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
I am not precisely sure how turn sequences work, but I will attack 15 then use my bonus action to disengage without incurring an attack of opportunity (Cunning Action) and move outside his reach, preparing myself for a distraction like sand in the face ;-).
I am not precisely sure how turn sequences work, but I will attack 8 then use my bonus action to disengage without incurring an attack of opportunity (Cunning Action) and move outside his reach, preparing myself for a distraction like sand in the face ;-).
No worries. This is what this session is all about.
Vosel's Initiative is 12, so he moved first and performed the Dodge action, which is why you had to roll as disadvantage.
It is now the next round.
When Alaric attacks, Vosel dodges aside with ease, but is not quick enough to make a return strike as Brand Disengages.
But Vosel follows Brand as he retreats hoping to catch him by surprise. [Attack Roll: 18 ]
[LOL. A Fumble]
But his swing is bad and he is now vulnerable to a return attack. Roll you next attack at Advantage.
I think a canon version of this would be convenient while it's still in our heads. Happy to help and/or do whatever is best for you.
[ooc: from a game rules point of view, would Venuss be a valid Patron for a Warlock?]
Alaric pulls himself out of bed feeling very much the worse for wear for his disturbed sleep.
"Master Alaric," says the male servant on the other side of his bedroom door. "I have hot char. Would you like a cup?"
[OOC: underlining, when I remember it, means there is a relevant entry on the world site. Also, we'll take the narration slowly for a while to get the feel of play and the mechanics down pat.]
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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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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.
Alaric pulls himself out of bed feeling very much the worse for wear for his disturbed sleep.
"Master Alaric," says the male servant on the other side of his bedroom door. "I have hot char. Would you like a cup?"
"That would be most welcome, Mikkel. I may need a strong second one, as well." [ooc: no attachment to names]
Alaric gets out of bed and goes to the silver hand basin to splash water on his face, while Mikkel puts the tea on the small table. "Also, can you let Alana know that I may be a little late to breakfast this morning".
Alaric drinks the tea while slowly dressing. As usual he rebuffs the offers of help from Mikkel. He has never been fond of being dressed by others.
Edit: [ooc: if faster]
After eating he heads downstairs for breakfast; eats quickly then heads to the practice yard.
"Very well, Master Alaric," says Mikkel. "And don't forget Weapons Master Vosel is still expecting you."
Favouring his injured leg, the manservant then exits the room leaving Brand to finish dressing.
[OOC: After midnight, so that's enough for now.]
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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.
...
Alaric drinks the tea while slowly dressing. As usual he rebuffs the offers of help from Mikkel. He has never been fond of being dressed by others.
"Very well, Master Alaric," says Mikkel. "And don't forget Weapons Master Vosel is still expecting you."
Favouring his injured leg, the manservant then exits the room leaving Brand to finish dressing.
His mind still sluggish, Alaric sits in the centre of the bed, closes his eyes and meditates for a few minutes. He has come to appreciate that clarity that meditation can bring, but not today it seems: he catches himself just as he starts to fall asleep again, and gives up with a sigh. He finishes dressing then heads downstairs for breakfast, resigned to the fact that if breakfast doesn't wake him up, Vosel most certainly will.
Servants are just starting to stir up the fire in the family's main dining room when Alaric passes through it on the way to the kitchens to grab something to eat before heading out to meet with Weapons Master Vosel.
As he approaches the door to the kitchen, he catches sight of Vosel himself talking with Alana, the head of the kitchen. The two seem engrossed in a private conversation just inside the door that leads outside. In the main area of the kitchen, three servants are rushing around preparing breakfast.
Vosel is a thin wiry man in his forties, who Alaric suspects dies his hair to stop the grey showing through. However, he also knows that there is no showing of age in the man's movements; he is lightning quick and well proficient in the tools of his trade.
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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.
[Alaric looks more closely at Vosel and Alana - any signs of distress or concern? Perception roll, just in case: 5]
edit: lol. 5 with a +4!
Alaric scans the tables for for second Char he requested, and for anything he might be able to eat, his stomach rumbling. He'd like to take the food outside and site in fresh air [ooc: assuming OK weather]
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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: asta = science techers? If so, sounds good; is that the work you've been focussing on?]
Insight roll (+2) with advantage: 13
[ooc: ok, crap rolls today. Might need to use my hacking expertese if this continues]
Alaric steps into the kitchen and heads for where Mikkel is standing with the charpot.
"Sorry, Master Alaric," says Mikkel when he sees you. "I got called away to do something for your mother. Here's your char, nice and strong."
Vosel and Alana separate and Vosel heads over to where Alaric is looking at some of the just-cooked bread rolls, steaming cup in his hand.
"Good morning, Master Alaric," he says, "are you ready for some exercise? And I'd not bother with the bread, it'll slow you down."
[OOC: And now I really have to go. More later.]
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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 Mikkel, no apologies necessary."
Alaric nods to Vosel, "It's either food or the Stink of Life, Master Vosel. Another bad night, and for no good reason. But, as you often remind me, we don't always get to choose the time or place of our battles." He takes a tentative sip of the char, and winces at the heat but takes another. "My stomach needs to learn to digest while I keep it safe", he says taking a sweet bread roll from the table and moving to a bench in the courtyard.
Sitting in the light seems to revive him a little, pushing the memory of his dreams into the background. The normalcy of the noises and smells from the kitchen finally allow him to relax, and he takes a bite of the bread roll, then places the rest on the bench with his half drunk char.
Alaric stands and starts to slowly limber up, keeping a wary eye on Vosel.
"Sword and board today, Alaric," says Vosel. "I'll be in the training hall getting ready. Don't be too long."
He then heads off towards the training hall, about a minute's walk away.
Assuming Alaric follows when he's finished his pre-breakfast snack, he find Vosel in the 'training hall', which is a wooden building about 30' x 30'. However, instead of having a wooden floor, this hall has a sandy floor that looks like it has been recently raked. Vosel is at a table off to one side, where he has assembled two sets of padded armour, two unsharpened scimitars, and two battered wooden shields.
[OOC: Vosel wants to spend the session sparring with sword and shield. We can do this two ways. We can have a mock combat to gain experience running a fight in this forum, or we can macro through the session with just a skill roll. Either way, Alaric will get an opportunity to gain either some experience points or some hero points (see 'experience through use of skills' and 'Hero Points' on the world site in the 'Homebrew rules' section. Your choice.]
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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.
Probably good to play through...to to get a sense of system and abilities...
[OOC: Basically this single combat (till one character is reduced to zero hit points) will represent about an hour of sparring. If Alaric wins, he will get to roll for a hero point by rolling against a DC I will reveal after the fight. If Alaric loses he rolls against the same DC to possibly gain 5 x his level experience points. For every hit a character receives, the will take 1 hit point of real damage to represent the bumps and falls that occur during the sparring session.]
Vosel and Alaric help each other into the thickly padded suits of armour and then face off against each other in the centre of the room. As they have done many times before they clash their shields together to indicate the start of the sparring match.
Roll Initiative: d20 +2 for Alaric.
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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.
Initiative: 4
Vosel crabs sideways looking for an opportunity to strike, but doesn't. Brand's move. If you attack, roll at Disadvantage.
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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 am not precisely sure how turn sequences work, but I will attack 15 then use my bonus action to disengage without incurring an attack of opportunity (Cunning Action) and move outside his reach, preparing myself for a distraction like sand in the face ;-).
When Alaric attacks, Vosel dodges aside with ease, but is not quick enough to make a return strike as Brand Disengages.
But Vosel follows Brand as he retreats hoping to catch him by surprise. [Attack Roll: 18 ]
[LOL. A Fumble]
But his swing is bad and he is now vulnerable to a return attack. Roll you next attack 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.