Fantasy RPG Forum - Standing Trials

Thread Name: Mirror on the Mountain
City/Area: Etzos, The Underground
Notes/Warnings: Very Violent
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge: (A list of knowledge)

Storytelling: Telling a Story to teach a Lesson.
Intimidation: Telling Stories to Highlight Wrongs
Unarmed: Stabbing at someone with Talons
Unarmed: Stomping on Fingers
Mace: Striking Fingers breaks them
Mace: Striking the Neck breaks it.


Loot: 4 Bronze Nels for looting pockets
Injuries/Overstepping: No.
Fame: Negative for another triple homicide.
Devotion: N/A
Collaboration: No.
Magic EXP: No.

Thread Name: Pass The Brandy
City/Area: Rharne
Notes/Warnings: Violence, killing, mature themes.
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:
Acting: Pretending to cower
Acting: Faking emotions
Bladed Combat: Dagger: Stab to the throat
Bladed Combat: Dagger: Defending against a quicker attacker
Bladed Combat: Dagger: Eye strikes
Deception: Considering what emotion looks like and hiding it
Detection: Making out figures in the shadows
Intelligence: Symbols as signs of group membership
Intelligence: Don't assume motivations
Persuasion: Explaining how you're perfect, just the way you are.

Loot: A few handfuls of coin (reviewer's discretion), 1 x signet ring with a strange symbol on it.
Injuries/Overstepping: None
Fame: Killed bandit (x1)? Reviewers discretion
Devotion: None
Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: No


Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:
Bladed Combat: Sword: Forward lunge
Bladed Combat: Sword: Maintain the element of surprise
Bladed Combat: Sword: Concealed weapons
Detection: Making out figures in the shadows
Intelligence: Symbols as signs of group membership
Intelligence: Don't assume motivations
Intelligence: Use your environment for clues
Persuasion: Trying to avoid trouble
Ranged Combat: Crossbow: Move quickly to surprise
Ranged Combat: Crossbow: Throat shot


Loot: Handful of coins and a signet ring with a strange insignia on it.
Injuries/Overstepping: None
Fame: Kill a bandit x2? Reviewer's discretion.
Devotion: None
Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: Beneath the Marbled Halls
City/Area: Etzos, Museum of Art and History
Notes/Warnings: None
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:

Appraisal: Identifying the state of Old Texts
Appraisal: Comparing State of Repair to that of the Past
Research: Reading Historical Accounts
Research: IDentifying Traits of the Sundial
Rupture: Sundial
Alchemy: Used to Imbue Traits into Items

Location: Etzori Museum: Vault 33
Location: Etzori Museum: Vault 45

Loot: Parchment with notes on the Sundial and Alchemy
Injuries/Overstepping: None
Fame: Reviewer Discretion
Devotion: No
Collaboration: No
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: Zin'mataa II: Control
City/Area: Oakleigh
Notes/Warnings: Hinted homosexual tendencies
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:

Endurance: Resisting joint locks
Unarmed Combat (Zin'mataa): Joint locks after throws
Unarmed Combat (Zin'mataa): How to apply an armbar
Unarmed Combat (Zin'mataa): How to apply a 'kih-murah'
Unarmed Combat (Zin'mataa): How to apply a kneebar
Unarmed Combat (Zin'mataa): Controlling an opponent means dictating their capabilities

Non-Skill:

Judah: Philsophical
Judah: Appreciates your attraction
Judah: Relaxed and easy-going

Loot: None
Injuries/Overstepping: None
Fame: No
Devotion: No
Collaboration: No
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: Blood of an Empath
City/Area: Etzos
Notes/Warnings: This is a job thread, so it may be slightly boring.
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:
Alchemy: Primers: Are sometimes necessary for a reagent to work
Alchemy: Accelerants: Speed up a reaction
Alchemy: Blood Magic: Infusing a medium with the capabilities of a domain of magic
Alchemy: Blood Magic: Beware of backlash!
Empathy: Quilt
Chemistry: How to tell human and animal blood apart

Horn of a Horned Carowa: Can be used as an alchemical primer

Loot: two magic rings
Injuries/Overstepping: None. There is no Overstepping penalty due to Doran having Legendary Chemistry. But he does have a headache from spending so much time in his laboratory!
Fame: N/A
Devotion: N/A
Collaboration: No
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: Instrument of Sea & Stars
City/Area: Ne'haer
Notes/Warnings: Nah. We like a few innuendos, but this thread didn’t go as planned. Sad face.
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:
Acting: A pout
Etiquette: Idle chit-chat
Etiquette: Underwear is usually expected
Etiquette: Speak the native language, it's polite
Etiquette: Meeting strangers
Etiquette: Family will always be more important
Psychology: Confidence is noticeable
Psychology: A robust ego makes it hard to insult someone
Psychology: Telling a broody person they're brooding doesn't help

Loot:
Injuries/Overstepping: None
Fame: Reviewer's Discretion
Devotion: Delroth: Spend over a break making yourself look good (+3) Make someone else feel jealous / inferior (+5)
Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: No
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:
Deception: It’s not always actually okay
Etiquette: Compliment your date, even when they already know they look good
Etiquette: Some cultures don’t care about personal space
Psychology: Knowing when it’s not a salvageable situation
Psychology: Biqaj social rules
Rhetoric: Keeping up with a witty date
Rhetoric: Dealing with family opinions
Seduction: It’s okay to keep some things a mystery
Socialization: Knowing where the good parties are

Loot: N/A
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Fame: Reviewer's Discretion
Devotion: N/A
Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: N/A

Thread Name: Hide and Seek
City/Area: Ne'haer
Notes/Warnings: This thread was part of the previous global event. That's where the mist-men come from.
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:
Skill-related
Stealth: Hiding in an attic
Tactics: Keeping Your Blade Within Reach
Endurance: Surviving Multiple Cuts And Bruises
Tactics: Smashing A Window To Provide An Escape Route
Acrobatics: Dodging by leaping back
Acrobatics: Ducking dodge and rebound
Acrobatics: vaulting over an edge
Blades (Longsword): Catch an attack on the guard and counter
Tactics: It's better to retreat when outnumbered

Non-skill
Ne'haer: Route to the docks
Mistmen: Appear to be made of fog
Avari: Malcolm's Friend
Godric: Malcolm's Friend

Loot: none
Injuries/Overstepping: Some mild injuries I imagine. All injuries he had before shit hit the fan were nullified by Avari's (Malcolm's NPC) magic.
Fame: Some positive fame for beating back mist men, saving Malcolm, and general fighting prowess?
Devotion: N/A
Collaboration: Collaborative thread, but the requested knowledges are just for my character.
Magic EXP: No
Notes: The acrobatics knowledges are the ones I'd like to have the most, please

Thread Name: Back to Square One.2
City/Area: Viden
Notes/Warnings: Nah, just Linika's sharp tongue.
Requested Rewards:
Skill-Based Knowledge:

• Alchemy: Frageon is a Very Versatile Combining Reagent
• Deception: Sneaking Frageon Stock in with the Regular Chemicals
• Detection: Heel Click Reactions Can Expose a Tail
• Detection: A Roundabout Route Can Expose a Tail
• Xypha: Telepathic Comm: Can Receive From Many Sources
• Xypha: Telepathic Comm: Eye Contact is Key

Non-Skill-Based Knowledge:

• Intelligence Authority: Still Watching You
• Intelligence Authority: Wants You to Work for Them
• Viden Location: Viridian Wing layout
• Viden Location: Viridian Wing Connections to Other Depts.

Loot: N/A
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Fame: Deliberately negative, the IA wants her to still be known as an enemy to Viden.
Devotion: Positive for Yvithia, Linika is starting to come around.
Collaboration: No
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: Home Invasion
City/Area: Krome, Rynmere
Notes/Warnings: A fufilled placeholder from last season.
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:

• Stealth: Beware Creaky Floors
• Stealth: Naerikk Thieves Thrive in Complete Darkness
• Stealth: Favor Shadowed Areas
• Deception: Concealing Your Facial Features
• Appraisal: Using Touch to Assess Fabric Quality
• Pickpocketing: Removing Someone's Necklace

Loot: The two objects listed/linked in the thread:
A black silk scarf
A golden pendant/locket

Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Fame: Negative, please?
Devotion: N/A
Collaboration: Nope
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: A Safe Landing
City/Area: Rynmere
Notes/Warnings: None
Requested Rewards:
Faith Knowledge: None
Nir'wei Knowledge:
Business Management: Setting aside a workplace.
Business Management: Maximising profit of available land.
Business Management: Doing your research before beginning your ventures.
Business Management: Taking the first steps to building a farm.
Business Management: How to plan a business proposition.
Business Management: Considering supply lines.
Business Management: Weighing the value of different crops.
Business Management: Determining aims for a business venture.
Loot: None
Injuries/Overstepping: None (Rot already cured)
Faith Fame: +5 for Gift
Nir'wei Fame: None
Devotion: None
Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: No