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WAR TABLE MISSION: DIPLOMACY
DIPLOMACY MISSION: BEEN AND DRAWN
WHAT: The city of Wycome is hosting an art show featuring the work of many esteemed artists across Thedas. The show is notably including some of self-portraits created by Bonaiuto Cellini, one of the merchant princes of Antiva, and Riftwatch has received word that Cellini intends to be present in person for the opening night.
This presents a prime opportunity to schmooze, so a handful of Riftwatch agents are being dispatched to attend the opening night along with the rest of Wycome society, other artists, and a number of discerning and reputable art critics.
HOW: Considering that Riftwatch semi-recently sank a bunch of his ships and some vague rumors of their involvement have reached Cellini, he will be skeptical of friendly overtures. Lucky for them, there are other plausible explanations for why his ships were wrecked, so as long as they play their cards right agents will be able to make some inroads with Cellini.
Agents are tasked with 1. making favorable introductions with Cellini 2. keep him in a good mood all night by any means necessary. Success will depend on how they decide to approach him and how successfully their schmoozing is received.
WHOMST: 3-4 Riftwatch agents, with priority given to Diplomacy members and smooth talkers.
WHEN: Sign-ups closed October 26th. I'll post a log later on that week for hijinks.
SIGN-UPS
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DIVISION: Scouting
STRENGTHS: Absurdly well versed at being a brown noser.
WEAKNESSES: Consider: he hates it.
How much does your character know about art on a scale from 1 - 10, with one being the lowest and ten being the highest?: 3
How comfortable is your character chilling in high society on a scale from 1 - 10, with one being the lowest and ten being the highest? 7
Any other special skills?: Makes great wallpaper, could easily play go between to feed gossip/room vibes to more smooth talking Riftwatchers.
Side character and also here for the vine, so pick him for dodgeball last.
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Please plan to select one representative to write and file a report in the rookery comm by November 30th
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DIVISION: Forces (somehow)
STRENGTHS: does art, likes to talk, weaponized charm, will take "by any means necessary" as a dare
WEAKNESSES: mood may suddenly shift into Weird Asshole, will take "by any means necessary" as a dare
How much does your character know about art on a scale from 1 - 10, with one being the lowest and ten being the highest?: Maybe a 5? No formal training or study, so there are gaps in his knowledge. If he has time to prepare beforehand, with Lexie's help, could be bumped up to 7-8 in the likeliest subjects.
How comfortable is your character chilling in high society on a scale from 1 - 10, with one being the lowest and ten being the highest? 9.5; he's comfortable basically anywhere, -0.5 because he's never had to apply fancy etiquette class material in public and is concerned about doing it Correctly.
Any other special skills?: Magic and stuff.
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Please plan to select one representative to write and file a report in the rookery comm by November 30th
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DIVISION: Diplomacy
STRENGTHS: Good liar with a face that's hard to stay mad at.
WEAKNESSES: In this crowd there's a 1 in 5 chance he'd be recognized and have to spend the whole evening hiding under a table.
How much does your character know about art on a scale from 1 - 10, with one being the lowest and ten being the highest?: 4? He likes art and knows some anecdotes and is used to talking to artists, but his schmooze tactic is pretending to know even less than he does so he can ask flattering questions and let people explain things to him.
How comfortable is your character chilling in high society on a scale from 1 - 10, with one being the lowest and ten being the highest? 10
Any other special skills?: Musical spy-thief.
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Please plan to select one representative to write and file a report in the rookery comm by November 30th
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DIVISION: Scouting
STRENGTHS: He is a former rich kid who grew up in snobby artsy crowds, he speaks this language.
WEAKNESSES: He doesn't actually LIKE those crowds anymore and this will make him very grumpy.
How much does your character know about art on a scale from 1 - 10, with one being the lowest and ten being the highest?: 7, for not being an artist himself and also not being savvy on the art history/styles of this world. He can talk art-appreciation, just not shoptalk.
How comfortable is your character chilling in high society on a scale from 1 - 10, with one being the lowest and ten being the highest? 10 ... maybe 9.5 because he doesn't know all the exact etiquette particulars of these cultures :'|
Any other special skills?: these are literally his only skills, this mission hits them both
(also he can be sneaky and do sneaky magic and use a sword, i guess)
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Please plan to select one representative to write and file a report in the rookery comm by November 30th
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DIVISION: Scouting
STRENGTHS: As a noble artist of some repute this is, emphatically, her scene.
WEAKNESSES: She is not ubiquitously loved in her scene; there are almost certainly at least one or two people in attendance with a vested interest in ruining whatever it is she seems to want to accomplish. (She also runs the risk of ruining it herself if she doesn’t like his work.)
How much does your character know about art on a scale from 1 - 10, with one being the lowest and ten being the highest?:
7-9 depending on the medium, painting on top. It’s been a minute since she studied with anyone.
How comfortable is your character chilling in high society on a scale from 1 - 10, with one being the lowest and ten being the highest?: 10
Any other special skills?: legerdemain for fun and profit
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Please plan to select one representative to write and file a report in the rookery comm by November 30th
QUESTIONS