The Other Baron (OOC)

I think we can get on with the help from the dog. I'm getting really attached to her. Norbert will not send her into dangerous situations anymore (I hope).

That works. :)

Roald will probably have a hard time getting them to talk while he is refusing their alcohol. Apparently that is a thing?

You will need to do some persuading, or pretending, or drinking, or something.

Damnit, I hoped I had that covered. ?

Why he why he drinks. Nice one! ?

I did not feel like slurring too much and don't actually spend much time with drunk people, so don't have much vocabulary.

@fossball: Do you want Norbert to find and join Roald, or do you want to stumble across something of his own? If the latter, what do you feel like?

@TheGenerator: I very much doubt you will find a shrine to Raynor here, though we can roll the die of fate with bad odds and bear the consequences if it comes up low. I even doubt there is any shrine at all --they don't seem very religious-- and you would have to tell us how the gods feel about other god's shrines and if they work for or against you.

It does not feel like there is a lot of religiousity in this world, though, so you may have to make do with finding an appropriate seeming place and making your own, temporary, place of worship.

If not Raynor, what sort of people are you wanting Albert to meet? We can arrange something.

Hmm. Does that mean that the (possible) sacrifice of the girl is not a religious thing?

If there's nothing that resembles a shrine, Albert will just wander the halls. I don't really have a good idea of the place, so it's hard to come up with something. Is it a big building with a courtyard and stuff? I don't really know how big I should be imagining this town.

I would say it sounds like a 'religious thing'. Or an imitation of that from long lost memory.
It is not a town, it is the baron's home. Everyone here is either his family (didn't you hear rumours about the baron's son having a connection to the mayor's daughter?) or works for him, but there could be dozens --or maybe even hundreds-- of people here, with more coming in to fill the new roles of extra guards and workers on the wall and such.

If you don't have any ideas of what you want to encounter I can throw something in once the others' scenes have progressed, it can bring everyone back together and move the story if those scenes did not get us where we need to go.

I figured the baron's home is inside a town (or very close to).
Yes please :)

Nope. Just the one village in this valley. The baron also told you there was no inn around here, just his home (maybe there is a reason I am mentioning this?).

Oh, so there's only the mayor's village and 2 barons causing it problems. Gotcha. In my mind both barons also had their own village.
Thanks for the clarification :)

I pictured it as a big, rich house for the baron(s) with stables, barns and hovels around. A few small houses where the household live. And now they are constructing a "wall" arounf the place.

Norbert will be looking for Roald. The idea of a drink with the men is appealing, but it will be a new experience for him. Really drunk people might be a bit much for him.

So I don't mind it going any way.

Pretty much. Feel free to use any of those elements in any of your descriptions.
@Airshark: You happy having to babysit Norbert while fending off free drinks? They might be more willing to talk to him if he is drinking with them, which might allow Roald to more easily avoid the drink himself. Let us know how you want to play this.

Sure. That could come in handy

@fossball: I think we are going to need a roll to see how he reacts to your questions.

I don't see anything in there to suggest a different Stat to CHA, so roll 2d6+1 (not that it makes much difference to you with all those +1s, but the Stat used is based on the fiction and affects the types of outcomes we can expect).

In this case I would think:

On a 6-: Something you said offends him and you have an incident, but you can still obliquely learn something from that reaction. The conversation is probably terminated.

On a 7-9: Something you said makes him (or someone else here) irritated and you have to calm things before you can ask more, but you can still obliquely learn something from that reaction, and can learn more if the conversation continues.

On a 10+: He sees that you meant no offence and answers your questions. You learn something from the conversation so far and can continue drinking and talking with this group if you want.

On a 12+: Something you said triggers him and he goes into detail about related problems in the area, you will learn a fair bit, and can continue to drink and talk with them, and possibly gain an ally.

Norbert will stay a bit longer to drink with the men, even though he does not feel very comfortable in that situation.

@vagueGM, on which side of this black gate is Albert at this point? Is he inside or outside?

Back gate,... Could be black though ?