Kartakass: Beginnings OOC Thread

Ail · Post by **Ail** » Wed May 13, 2009 1:32 pm

Thanks, Ewan. Lucius is probably going to speak to him at some other time, probably when the Weathermays are gone. I trust it will not be that surprising for Cornelius if he asks him a question or two.

Ail · Post by **Ail** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:00 pm

Can we roll Knowledge checks to know about Van Richten?

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:02 pm

Of course...............

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:07 pm

Ok. Everyone knows who the good Dr is. Depending what you roll, you'll get pms telling you what else you now about him.

Ail · Post by **Ail** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:08 pm

What would be the appropriate skills? I have the following knowledges:
- Arcana
- Geography
- History
- Nob & Royalty
- Religion
- The Planes

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:11 pm

I'd say History combined with Arcana. A better skill might be Occult or something like that. I am not adept at all the skills but perhaps a General RL knowledge might be good or perhaps something else.

Ideas are welcome here. Spill them out, people! We can incorporate the skill to your pc's afterwards

Ail · Post by **Ail** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:21 pm

I don't think there's anything like Occult. There were the Forbidden Lore abilities of the Arcanist in 2nd Ed and probably the bard in 3.x. But there's nothing like Folk lore either, and I keep saying Lucius knows a fair bit of that too, so...

Truly, I think something like 'Hidden Knowledge', 'Celebrity Rumours' (the name is joking, but the idea is really that) or, say, something like, 'World Savvy' could be ideas.

Knowledge Local doesn't do it much justice anyway, because we're moving so much. But Knowledge (Ravenloft) I think is a traditional solution.

At any rate, I'm rolling for History and Arcana.
Arcana: 19
History: 30

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:27 pm

Well there could be a Ravenloft Knowledge, no?

Ail · Post by **Ail** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:29 pm

yes, I have used it before in my campaign.
Unfortunately, Lucius doesn't have it.

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:32 pm

Ok nice rolls btw

Lucius knows pretty much everything about VR except his past[ i.e what happened to his family]

Ail · Post by **Ail** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:45 pm

Let me put that 'everything' to the test

That is, he knows that:
- he's a doctor
- he's almost a relative of the twins
- he writes many books about chasing monsters
- he not only writes, he also chases them
- he's gone on such safari trips with George Weathermay
- he had an herbalist shop in Mordent? (or is it the twins?)
- he collectes old books
- he's had a close encounter with Azalin (sort of)
- he's gone on an bibliophile's excursion to Castle Ravenloft
- he's read Strahd's diary
- he's been cursed by Vistani and actually hates them
- he's got an allergy to hay and a rash in his leg during how summers (just making it up, really)

ok, I'm just pushing you.
I take it Lucius knows numbers 1, 3, 4, 6. maybe 2, 5, 7 and not the others at all. Also, an important question. Has Lucius ever knowingly had any of his books in his hands?

We suspected, at some point, that Casteele's books was VRtW, and since we all assumed ignorance about the book's contents and authorship back then, how do we reconcile this? Does Lucius know only about the first book, if he does at all?

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:55 pm

Ail wrote:Let me put that 'everything' to the test

That is, he knows that:
1- he's a doctor
2- he's almost a relative of the twins
3- he writes many books about chasing monsters
4- he not only writes, he also chases them
5- he's gone on such safari trips with George Weathermay
6- he had an herbalist shop in Mordent? (or is it the twins?)
7- he collectes old books
8- he's had a close encounter with Azalin (sort of)
9- he's gone on an bibliophile's excursion to Castle Ravenloft
10- he's read Strahd's diary

ok, I'm just pushing you.
I take it Lucius knows numbers 1, 3, 4, 6. maybe 2, 5, 7 and not the others at all. Also, an important question. Has Lucius ever knowingly had any of his books in his hands?

We suspected, at some point, that Casteele's books was VRtW, and since we all assumed ignorance about the book's contents and authorship back then, how do we reconcile this? Does Lucius know only about the first book, if he does at all?

Ok not 5.
As for 6, yes he did have a shop. You've no idea the twins have a shop they're not as famous as the doctor.
As for 2 that's a no.
7 is fine.

8,9,10: in your dreams, buddy! LOL! 500 xp for trying , hahahhahaha!
Yes, uh, P.N Elrod told Lucius

Ok as to the book, noone has a clue as to who it is written by. There is no author indicated in Cornelius' book. From what Lucius knows, he might think that Van Richten may have contributed to this book, but he can't
be 100% sure.

Ail · Post by **Ail** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:13 pm

tarlyn wrote: 8,9,10: in your dreams, buddy! LOL! 500 xp for trying , hahahhahaha!
Yes, uh, P.N Elrod told Lucius

I was kidding and you know that. And for completeness, that Azalin scene comes from The Crucible of Dr Rudolph Van Richten in Tales of Ravenloft, by David Wise

I guess I just wanted to play and I was picking on you

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:15 pm

Pick on you all you like, buddy

Ail · Post by **Ail** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:21 pm

Btw, this is almost totally unrelated, I just remembered it. Do you know the stories in the BoS series about one of the twins being infected by Natalia Vorishkova? Would it be possible one of the twins here present actually is an infected lycanthrope, or haven't you even considered the possibility?
OOC question, of course.

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Kartakass: Beginnings OOC Thread