WAR TABLE JOINT MISSION: DIPLOMACY / JESHAVIS

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DIPLOMACY / JESHAVIS MISSION: Mabari Crawl

WHAT: The well-liked Bann of Winter’s Breath, who’s been friendly toward Riftwatch and in favor of sending Fereldan resources to aid with the war, has been poisoned! Now she’s unconscious and fighting for her life (and already aided by a magical healer who is doing the most they can). The poison and its antidote are both the invention of a reclusive, famously cantankerous herbalist from the southern reaches of Ferelden. Because the Bannorn’s hale and hearty are already occupied, especially when a number of them off at the Exalted March, it will be up to Riftwatch to reach the herbalist and persuade her to help before the Bann succumbs, then gather the necessary herbs to do so. And they’ll have to do it using dog sleds.

If they succeed, once she regains consciousness she’ll hopefully be able to identify the person who poisoned her.

HOW: A core group of Riftwatch agents will be traveling by dogsled on the long haul southwards to recruit the herbalist to help and to get the recipe for the antidote. This will involve a certain amount of peril and drama: navigating winding mountain trails with steep dropoffs, fighting off wolves, cuddling up together to stave off the cold, marveling at the Southern Lights, etc. Once they reach the herbalist, they will have to pass a persuasion check: if they succeed, they’ll recruit the herbalist and the recipe; if they fail, they’ll still figure out the antidote, but will lose precious time in the process.

Meanwhile, others will need to travel by dogsled to an eastern wood to gather the ingredients for the creation of the potion. This will also offer daring adventures, but in a less structured and linear way.

WHO: 2-4 Riftwatch members can sign up for the Southern Expedition, with preference given to members of Project Jeshavis and/or the Diplomacy division. This will be more plot-driven RP, with limited NPCing of the herbalist.

The Eastern Expedition to gather ingredients will be open to everyone and will be free-form and unstructured.

WHEN: Get your sign-ups in by end of day EST, Sunday, November 29. The log will be posted on November 30.

Comments

Questions

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Sign-ups: The Southern Expedition

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Please answer the following:

Character name:
In Diplomacy and/or Jeshavis?:
Any skills relevant to this mission?: (E.g., persuasion, background in medicine, skills with dogs)

[radicans]

Character name: Maud
In Diplomacy and/or Jeshavis?: Yes, Diplomacy
Any skills relevant to this mission?: Alchemist with background in rare plants/herbs. Good with dogs, but no experience with dogsleds.

[cozen]

The log is up! There's a closed starter for folks who signed up to try to talk to the herbalist, and you can do whatever you like for the snowy adventure portions.

Since we're starting this a lot later than planned, we assume some people may not be able to do it after all, so we're just inviting everyone who signed up to tag in if you're still interested.

[keenly]

Character name: Colin
In Diplomacy and/or Jeshavis?: No.
Any skills relevant to this mission?: Spirit healer, apothecary, unfazed everyman.

[cozen]

The log is up! There's a closed starter for folks who signed up to try to talk to the herbalist, and you can do whatever you like for the snowy adventure portions.

Since we're starting this a lot later than planned, we assume some people may not be able to do it after all, so we're just inviting everyone who signed up to tag in if you're still interested.

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Character name: Ellis
In Diplomacy and/or Jeshavis?: No, Forces.
Any skills relevant to this mission?: Strong first aid skills, useful as muscle and protection, extremely good with dogs, Fereldan (are these the same qualification maybe)

[cozen]

The log is up! There's a closed starter for folks who signed up to try to talk to the herbalist, and you can do whatever you like for the snowy adventure portions.

Since we're starting this a lot later than planned, we assume some people may not be able to do it after all, so we're just inviting everyone who signed up to tag in if you're still interested.

[deceivingly]

Character name: Yevdokiya
In Diplomacy and/or Jeshavis?: she says she is in Diplomacy whenever anyone asks so, yes.
Any skills relevant to this mission?: good animal handling, born an Avvar so excellent cold-weather survivalist/cold-weather navigator, bears > wolves which means she can absolutely fight a wolf.

[cozen]

The log is up! There's a closed starter for folks who signed up to try to talk to the herbalist, and you can do whatever you like for the snowy adventure portions.

Since we're starting this a lot later than planned, we assume some people may not be able to do it after all, so we're just inviting everyone who signed up to tag in if you're still interested.

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Character name: Sidony Venaras
In Diplomacy and/or Jeshavis?: No, but married into Diplomacy...
Any skills relevant to this mission?: Proficient with medicine (surgery, herbs, non-magical treatment); tolerance of dogs; well aware of poisons and their ilk (how they can damage the body especially). Can be persuasive depending on the mood.

[cozen]

The log is up! There's a closed starter for folks who signed up to try to talk to the herbalist, and you can do whatever you like for the snowy adventure portions.

Since we're starting this a lot later than planned, we assume some people may not be able to do it after all, so we're just inviting everyone who signed up to tag in if you're still interested.