>>3934
The chest won't be stolen?

>>3935
The phrase "in DnD" seems to suggest that it applies to the game itself rather than the particular campaign.

>>3936
Sorry I'll rephrase it to "too much certainty for d&d imo"

>implying I haven't said a bunch of half-truths already

Since Sora's conversation pretty much takes place in the future, I need everybody else up to speed first. So Melech, Sophie, and Narerka need to do whatever they're gonna do before the train starts chugging along.

I told anon that looting the train cars was a bad idea, but he didn't listen~

>>3953
Well it's not so much looting train cars as looting the one where you're really unlikely to find anything particularly valuable (crew quarters).

>And you thought that this was more important than making sure that we were safe?
>Implying I spent there more than 5 minutes
Actually my exact words were: "but before that he gives a quick glance to each room."

>>3956
Ball-busting.

Who is the second post for, with the chest? It only says "you", but the PCs are not together, are we?

>>3958
Narerka, Sophie, Melech, and Kuro.

Alright, to avoid confusion, the group seeking the treasure chest currently consists of Narerka, Sophie, Melech, and Kuro. Sora, Tainya, and the other NPCs are back in the first-class cars.

>>3972
omfg metagame

>>3973
I was suspicious of Miri from the start, so it's natural I would keep an eye on her. Though your 13 Bluff roll wouldn't even beat my passive perception of 23 (or passive insight of 16 for that matter)~

Requesting map etc.

So.. What should we do concerning Cotton ? Finding out whether or not Varis actually died's gonna be kind of problematic, so we should probably take care of Cotton before it becomes rogue.

>elfin

>>3992
All that work and that's what sticks out?

>>3990
I have no idea what to do with Cotton, Rotho's a bit erratic with his NPCs~ It'd probably be best to convince Cotton that it's still possible to complete her mission, and maybe get someone to pose as Varis Wilder to get the stuff. But I'm guessing a fight is unavoidable here so perhaps tread carefully~

>>3994
I think the best option would be to convince her that Varis Wilder is merely petrified so her mission can still be completed~

>>3995
Well, yeah, we can do that, but we aren't going to go to verify this ourselves, and so it'll mean the chest will slip out of our hands.

>>3996
Would you rather it went crazy and we had to fight it~? If it's powerful enough to challenge us I'd rather not get in a fight right now, before an extended rest, as one of our defenders is completely out of healing surges and we're low on dailies.

>>3997
>>3996
It is at a higher encounter level than anything you've fought thus far. Which is why it's optional. It's a level 11 elite if you're curious.

Are we even traveling near of Cyre?

>>3999
>Is someone an expert in portals here or something
As a matter of fact...

Reeeeeeeeeally need some sort of response from the folks with Cotton.

An explanation about boons and alternative rewards :

Boons confer benefits in the same way as magic items, but do not take up slots. You can't really buy them the same way you'd buy other things, they're like blessings that are bestowed upon you by certain events or NPCs. You also can't sell them or upgrade them through traditional means. You need a supernatural entity of some sort for that!

Boons and their powers can be found in the character builder tab "Boons" in the "Shop" section, or in some cases, under the "Other" tab.

>>4013
Oh come on, no reward at all for her?

>>4014
Couldn't find anything that didn't suck for her.

>>4015
You could homebrew one.

>>4016
But what could I even make for her at this point? There's not a whole lot to give that she doesn't already have.

>>4018
>>4016
I mean, mine isn't that good considering everyone and their mom's already have a casque of tactics, but it's better than nothing.

>>4019
I guess there is one thing...

>>4015
>>4018
Personally, I think the key thing is that when you give everyone something, you make sure it's everyone who gets something. Tainya only questioned Cotton, there's no real motivation to reward her either, but she easily got one of the best boons; Therefore, the justification that "she never met Cotton" seems very flimsy to justify leaving someone out, as does the excuse "she already has everything already".

You wouldn't accept Rin not giving Torinn anything when everyone else does because "he already has everything", especially when you disagree. I can look at the boons list and the first three levels of boons alone have options that are considerably better than nothing and won't suck. No one hates shifting away when surrounded.

>>4021
Also, I can't find anything about Narerka meeting Cotton, so the justification seems awfully suspect there.

>>4021
>>4022
I did give you a thing. It's more utilitarian in nature than everybody else's, but I believe you're going to find it useful later on.

>>4022
Oh, found it. I'm still a little peeved about the matter though;

I submit the Tainya clause against the argument "never met Cotton":
Rin did no more attempt to involve herself in the Cotton ordeal than I did, being included when she "questioned the personnel on-board", which was in itself no aimed movement to be included. Yet, this made her eligible for a reward, even if in roleplay, it makes no sense to reward someone interrogating you for suspicious activity.

Against "there's nothing that doesn't suck", I'll present these boons. Do look over them and consider Sora's various powers and tell me whether it'd be better to have nothing instead:
- Iron Hand Anvil Breaker (Sora has used melee attacks multiple times each encounter)
- Legacy Undying (Everyone likes tempHPs)
- Scar of the Dragon's Altar (See above)
- Spirit of Sand (Control power. Sora is a controller)
- Avandra's Blessing of Confidence (All controllers love saving throw bonuses against disabling effects)
- Avandra's Boon of Escape (Shift 2 might just be what Sora needs to get in place for one of her ranged spells)
- Bahamut's Protective Ward (Swarm Dispersal makes this incredibly useful)
- Battle-Scarred Champion (Everyone loves buffing their healing surge value, and Sora's melee attack is extremely competent)
... do I even need to continue?

>>4023
Yeah, saw that. Acceptable enough, I s'pose, even if others had to complain first. I'd rather not you create a useful situation for it out of the ordinary.

>>4026
fug

>>4027
Sorry!

>>4029
I guess?

>>4030
So if I fed Parthia a cake enchanted with the Fey Charm, would I be able to track Parthia's location until it, ah, "exits" the body?

>>4031
I suppose so.

>>4032
This is why I prefer you don't create opportunities to say, "See, I told you it'd be useful" -- I'll find a way to make it so!

>that feel when no breakfast

>>4039
Gonna give you guys a chance now.

>mfw I don't have any pancake, waffle, or bagel tiles

Stop her for... what?

>>4053
To use your special skill on the food?

>>4054
Oh, right.

New thread:
>>4072