Spearmint wrote:Firstly I think we should cash the gems in for the circa 400gp.
The offer price for all gems is 384gp.
[3d6] = 15 CHA check for Amistad re: gems
You try to haggle, but the Usurer is not amused. The price stands.
Gems, however, are easy to use as currency. Might be worth spending them directly rather than taking the 20% cut to turn them into (heavier) coins.
Spearmint wrote:Out if our own pocket we are subsidising the trips and I think ' party supplies' should be funded before we divvy the treasure up. That gp amount will get us a potion of water breathing each.
The NPCs will consent for those supplies purchased for and used during this expedition. You need to be specific in what those were.
Spearmint wrote:I think we should all benefit from a tavern knees up not just Alcide so the song and accumulated xp goes to each. Alcide is still immortalised in song and can still be the toast of the rangers.
It is usually a worthy investment to pay 100gp for the Expedition Tribute, which gets everyone XP.
Your promise, however, was a special song for Alcide, which is what motivated him to stay on with your expedition. (100gp tribute is basic.) If you back out on your promise, he'll not adventure with you again.
Spearmint wrote:Earc take the wand
Alcide take the lucky amulet
Achaedany take the tiara
Amistad take the horn
You have four big items; the NPCs will agree to that.
Spearmint wrote:Cash in the rest of the items and share the money. Offer price is about 550 gp . 110 gp spent on tavern party and song, if we can also purchase a 'masterwork' set of thieves tools for lock picking and trap find/remove/ create for 40 gp as party gear, then we all share 100gp each.
Thieves tools are 30gp. A 'masterwork' set is double, or 60gp.
Giving masterwork tools to Achaedany as a gift is enough of a "sweetener" to get you the +1 bonus you need to convince her to come along on the next quest.
Spearmint wrote:"Reckless we may be, some would say fearless. As Alcide notes, he can lug logs for a couple of gold a day or come with us and get two years salary for half a day's work. But now our jolly trips are going to get more serious and expect the demands on us to be greater.
Money talks, bullshit walks.
Achaedany needs a gift/monetary incentive of some kind to get you the +1 bonus (such as masterwork tools, above).