Fantasy RPG Forum - Standing Trials

Thread Name: Trial by Glassware
City/Area: Scalvoris between Scalvoris town and Egilrun.
Notes/Warnings: Just a little skirmish.
Requested Rewards: 10 skill points?
Knowledge:

Skilled Knowledge:

Blades (Longsword): Using the blade as a bludgeon, to spare your opponent's life.
Shield (Roundshield): Providing cover for others from missile fire.
Shield (Roundshield): Obscuring your opponent's view of your other weapon.
Unarmed Combat: Kicking a man directly in the solar Plexus can stun them.
Persuasion: Using humor to make a point.
Detection: Finding the perfect place to get ambushed.

Non-Skilled Knowledge:

Scalvoris Wilderness: A quick route from Egilrun to Scalvoris overland.

Loot: None just job wages.
Injuries/Overstepping: A few bumps and chips off his crystal hide from the sling bullets.
Renown: Maybe one or two for successfully guarding a caravan.
Collaboration: No
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: [Astedia]The Dragon and the Rose
City/Area: Rynmere
Notes/Warnings: -
Requested Rewards: Knowledge:
Etiquette: Greeting nobility
Etiquette: Pregnancy is not an excuse not to curtsy
Etiquette: Small talk before big discussion
Leadership: State your political feelings clearly
Leadership: Instruct others to say things how you want them to be
Negotiation: State what you can offer
Negotiation: Seek clarification
Politics: Polite small talk
Politics: Political allegiances must be carefully negotiated
Politics: Politics is acting
Politics: The first rule of politics
Loot: N/A
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: yes, for political alliances and trade agreements
Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: No
Knowledge:

Etiquette: A duke can't just walk everywhere
Etiquette: A baroness is expected to curtsy when meeting a duke
Etiquette: Pregnancy is a reason not to curtsy
Negotiation: Start with the easy things
Negotiation: State what you can offer
Negotation: Ask them what they need
Negotiation: Medicine is more important than luxury goods
Politics: A successful duke needs allies
Politics: Politicial allegiances must be carefully negotiated
Politics: Sometimes it's best to be honest
Politics: Politics is acting
Politics: The first rule of politics

Celeste Andaris: Full of surprises
Celeste Andaris: I'm her favourite Oakleigh
Celeste Andaris: My new ally
Loot: N/A
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: yes, for political alliances and trade agreements
Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: Oh No!
City/Area: Scalvoris, Sweetvine Woods
Notes/Warnings: Some urination and violence
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge: Acrobatics: Vaulting from an obstacle
Acrobatics: Sliding on your legs
Unarmed Combat (Inner Beast): Rip away ears if able
Hunting: Oh Deer Kill
Running: Momentary burst of speed to get ahead of adversary
Running: Starting from a prone position
Loot:
50lbs Oh Deer Meat
Full Oh Deer Skeleton
Oh Deer Hide (Poor)
Oh Deer Antler (Broken)
Oh Deer Antler (Intact)
Injuries/Overstepping: Bite wound on left forearm
Renown: N/A
Collaboration: (No)
Magic EXP: (No)

Thread Name: Ladies Night Out
City/Area: Almund, Scalvoris
Notes/Warnings: Language and violence
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:
Max:
Blades: Driving the Point into the Thigh
Endurance: When Knocked Down, Get Back Up
Endurance: Continuing to Bloody Knuckles
Intimidation: Promise of Pain
Intimidation: Glare
Intimidation: Shouting at Strangers
Tactics: Relying on Previous Experience
Tactics: Improvising Weapons
Detection: Incoming Punch
Resistance: Doing Shots of Rum
Resistance: Doing Shots of Tequila
Negotiation: Using Hostages
Negotiation: Giving Your Word

Lavana:
Unarmed Brawling; Using a chair as a weapon.
Unarmed Grappling; Applying A Blood Choke
Unarmed Dirty Boxing; Elbow Block
Unarmed Dirty Boxing; Elbow Strike
Unarmed Boxing; Tighten Your Guard When Cornered.
Unarmed Striking; Front kick to a kneeling enemy's temple
Tactics; Letting an adversary tire themselves out.
Tactics; Planning an ambush when enemies are drunk and in poor form.
Discipline; When the chips are down, hold on, hang in there, and wait for an opportunity to present itself.
Endurance; Taking a right cross to the face
Strength; Using strength to tighten a strangle hold instead of proper technique.
Strength; Maintaining a strangle hold while others attempt to pry you off.
Strength; Jockeying for a superior grappling position while struggling against a larger adversary.
Strength; Holding on while being thrashed into a wall.

Maxine; Has Wonderful Unarmed Form
Maxine; Smart to leave it on there tab.

Loot: 1/4 Bottle Of Rum
1/2 Bottle Top Shelf Tequila
Bag Of Bug Berry x25 -1gn

Injuries/Overstepping: Swollen knuckles, various bruises, bloodied lips/noses, etc.
Renown: Likely slight or small for being involved in a very public bar brawl gone sideways.
Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: The Falcon & The Blessed
City/Area: Desnind
Notes/Warnings: Navyri watches a falconry lesson to better understand Delroth's purpose for her.
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:
Skill Knowledge
Animal Training (Avian): What is Falconry
Animal Training (Avian): Different Birds Are Suited For Different Purposes
Animal Training (Avian): How to Use Hoods For Training
Animal Training (Avian): What is a Lure
Animal Husbandry (Avian): How to Check for Health Abnormalities
Hunting: When to Utilize Birds of Prey

Non-Skill Knowledge
Fauna (Avian): The Red-tailed Hawk
Red Tailed Hawk: Native to Etzos, Central Idalos
Desnind: Bakan Isorosi

Loot: Falconer's Glove, maybe?
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: N/A Haven't decided if I'm switching systems yet.
Collaboration: No
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: Kill-Haul the lot of em!
City/Area: Foster's Bay, Etzos
Notes/Warnings: Vorval PC dead in another thread so he didn't want to continue this one. Minor references made since he said I can NPC but that was about it.
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:

• Tactics: Reach the battlefield first
• Tactics: Pre-prepared hiding spots for probably ambushes
• Tactics: Easy escape routes to lead to ambush points
• Longbow: A first shot to measure maximum distance
• Longbow: Shoot into a cramped place targets can't escape from
• Longbow: Shots easily blocked by makeshift shields
• Grappling: Shift and reverse weight to reposition
• Discipline: The cut off point to not kill opponents

Loot: Whatever may have been conceivably obtained from pirates escaping their burning ship. Bobs and ends here and there, maybe some good stuff. Contents of the barrel will be determined in another thread as the barrels thing is a plot point in those.
Injuries/Overstepping: -
Renown: Getting them pirates and booty.
Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: -

Thread Name: A Beauty I'll Guard Until the End of Time
City/Area: Almund, Memory
Notes/Warnings: Um, Heatstroke abound?
Requested Rewards:
Nalin
Skill

• Endurance: Carrying a person in extreme heat
• Linguistics: Finding the right word in Common
• Navigation: Through winding streets and alleyways
• Medicine: That's what Heatstroke is?
• Medicine: Water and Rest For Heatstroke
• Running: While searching, one must sometimes speed up.
• Strength: Weight of your Sister
• Socialization: Asking for Help
• Socialization: Trying to explain a situation
• Socialization: Welcoming Those that Help you, to your home.
• Socialization: Word fumbling and getting to the point

Generic

• Enrick: A kind Individual
• Enrick: A man of his word
• Enrick: Kind to Lavender
• Enrick: Helps Find Lavender
• Enrick: Eyes change colors
• Enrick: Not sure how to take compliments
• Enrick: Generally a Calm Fellow
• Enrick: Quick thinking
• Enrick: House guest
• Enrick: A New friend.
• Enrick: A stronger accent, but that's okay
• Enrick: Does not complain about my bad Common.
• Lavender: Sometimes a little brat
• Lavender: Still worth every annoyance
• Self: I will protect my sister no matter the cost
• Self: Even the heat won't beat me when I'm on a mission.
• Self: Keep going, I'll get there
• Self: Sometimes you need to slow down
• Almund: The Marketplace
• Almund: Alley's for travel
• Almund: The Glass Tree Location
• Almund: The Marit Home
• Almund: A random bar or two
• Almund: A few kind people

Enrick
Skill

• Negotiation: Determining the Best Choice
• Leadership: Being An Example Among Peers
• Navigation: Moving Around Town
• Investigation: The Search For Nalin's Sister
• Investigation: The Trick Is To Keep Calm
• Leadership: Lending A Hand When Needed
• Investigation: Mentally Explore Every Scenario Along the Way
• Meditation: Feeling Connected With Nature
• Caregiving: Essentials Are Everything
• Caregiving: Water and Rest For Heatstroke
• Leadership: Being Supportive When Necessary

Generic

• Memory: Drinking With the Guys
• Memory: Nalin's Search for Lavender
• Nalin: Speaks Broken Common
• Nalin: The Older Sibling
• Nalin: Guardian Over Lavender
• Nalin: Believes You Have A Good Heart
• Nalin: Easily Worried For His Sister
• Nalin: Loves His Sister Immensely
• Nalin: Gestures Common When He Speaks
• Lavender: Nalin's Little Sister
• Lavender: Is Mute
• Lavender: Is Only Mute
• Lavender: Likes Playing With Nalin
• Almund: The Glass Tree
• Almund: Nalin's Residence

Loot: Nurp
Injuries/Overstepping: Nah, nothing that won't last several years anyways.
Renown: +5 for both Nalin and Enrick? I mean they did help a poor girl from heatstroke.
Collaboration: Not just yes, but yaaaas.
Magic EXP: Not yaaaas.

Thread Name: II. I've Got A Little List
City/Area: Etzos
Notes/Warnings: Foul Language

Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:
Discipline: Keeping Chatter to a Minimum
Intelligence: Getting a Lay of the Land
Intelligence: Observing and Assessing Before Revealing Oneself
Strength: Hoisting Yourself Up a Ledge
Stealth: Watching from High Up
Stealth: Using Muted Colors to Match the Gloom

Non-Skill Knowledge:
NPC "Miss Givings": Purveyor of Poisons, Weapons, Whatever
Etzos Underworld: Arms and Armor Sold by Corrupt Soldiers

Loot: Good Chainmail Vest, and Masterwork Throwing Knives x10 (all paid for, funds deducted from Ledger)
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: Probably not
Collaboration: No
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: Did He Who Made the Lamb Make Thee?
City/Area: Scalvoris Town
Notes/Warnings: Gore
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:
Unarmed (Teeth): Hunting Dogs on the Dock
Unarmed (Teeth): Disconnecting Atlas from Axis
Unarmed: Shouldering Someone's Mouth Shut
Aberration: Talking with the Harvester
Butchery: More than One Way to Skin a...Dog?
Butchery: Breaking Down a Dog Carcass
Stealth: Sneaking Around Town

Loot:
- Uncured dog skin
- Raw dog meat
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: N/A
Collaboration: No
Magic EXP: No