(Corvin/Mordred Adventure 2): Hole in the Thornwall

[archolewa]

"Of course." Kasper nods. "I had forgotten about the gems you and Astrid found. The monastery has a monk who specializes in appraisal. It is not unusual for merchants to make donations in gems, they're easier to carry than coins. So we need to be able to verify their worth for budgeting purposes. Come on."

Once everyone has finished their meal, Kasper leads them to a cell in another one of the outlying buildings. He knocks on the door. It opens a moment later to reveal a mousy middle-aged woman. She looks up at Kasper, smiles, and gives him a hug. "Kasper! Good to see you. You're looking good, really good. Am I right in guessing that the Seer has found you worthy of granting prayers?"

Kasper smiles and nods. "Yes. I've been keeping busy. We plan on staying a few days. I'll tell you about it then."

The woman claps her hand. "Wonderful! Going on adventures is dirty and uncomfortable, but listening to someone else's? Well, that's delightful. And who are your friends?"

Kasper introduces them. "Everyone, this is Violet. Violet we have some gems we found during our adventures that need appraisal."

Violet's eyes sparkle. "Ooh, yes! Give 'em here! I'll take care of it free of charge, because Kasper was such a scamp when he was younger. Always made my day."

"I was a good kid," says Kasper, a touch stiffly.

"Eventually." Violet smirks as she takes the gems. Her eyes widen. "Ooh. Gimme a minute. Come, come."

She disappears back into her cell. Like all the monk cells, it's plain and small. A simple cot. A small chest with her few clothing. She also has a small desk with appraisal tools. She lights a candle, and studies the gems in the candlelight, watching how they sparkle. She peers at them carefully. She weighs them on a scale, and taps at them ever-so-gently with a few tools.

"My, my. Where did you find these? They're very nice. Especially the sapphire." Violet grins with delight. "So pretty. The opal's worth I'd say somewhere around 10 gold give or take. The pearl's nice, at 5. But the sapphire. Oooh. This beauty could probably getcha as much as 50. Five, zero. Planning on an early retirement? Well, if you're still feeling restless, don't forget the Church always needs funds!"

She hands the gems back to the group.

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That's 50+10+5 = 65 gp = 650 silver.

650/7 (henchmen get half a share. To keep numbers whole, I'm giving henchman a full share, and Corvin/Jalko two shares each) = 92 silver each, with 6 silver left over.

So, Corvin and Jalko each get 184 silver, or 18 gold and 4 silver, while the henchmen each get 92 silver, or 9 gold and 2 silver.

Add 1 XP each for the 6 silver left over, so Corvin and Jalko each get 185 experience, while the henchmen each get 93/2 = 46.5 round up to 47 XP each.

[shaidar]

Corvin

Corvin returns the 25sp he borrowed from Sebastian /Kasper for his training.

He turns to Kasper "I know the church doesn't need to be paid for looking after Jandley and her people, but I'd like to donate something to cover the costs and maybe some money held back for when they are ready to leave and find somewhere permanent to call home. I'm just not quite sure how much is enough."

[shaidar]

Just realised I owe 25gp, not sp? Is that right?

[Edeldhur]

Jalko

Eats and observes the others in silence.

Only 35 more XP to level up

And now I have leveled hahaha - Halfling Swordmaster!! One more Weapon Feat + and some nice saves update, let’s go!

[archolewa]

Corvin

Corvin returns the 25sp he borrowed from Sebastian /Kasper for his training.

He turns to Kasper "I know the church doesn't need to be paid for looking after Jandley and her people, but I'd like to donate something to cover the costs and maybe some money held back for when they are ready to leave and find somewhere permanent to call home. I'm just not quite sure how much is enough."

Kasper cocks his head thoughtfully. "Hard to say, and depends on where we can find for them to settle. The Monastery will likely also want to hang onto them until we can see if we can reverse their goblinoid features. If we can get them looking like proper halflings again, that would make resettlement a lot easier. Everyone's expecting a bumper crop in the Autumn. Hmm. Probably 10 gold, even 20 if you can spare it, would go a long way for now. You can always bring more to the Church in Thorncity. The Order will make sure it gets here."

Just realised I owe 25gp, not sp? Is that right?

It cost 25 gold pieces for your Training. So if you fully relied on your allies for the money, then it would be 25gp, yes.

And now I have leveled hahaha - Halfling Swordmaster!! One more Weapon Feat + and some nice saves update, let’s go!

Yup. You've all got three characters with Weapon Feats available now. You'll need to work out who you want to prioritize and which weapons to train. Kasper I think will pretty obviously be his Cestus, which improve his damage. Sebastian could either do his blackjack or his shield. Training his blackjack doubles his (pitiful!) damage, and (more importantly) imposes a -1 penalty on enemies to avoid being knocked out. Training his shield bumps his AC with it by 1, and gives him a chance to make a saving throw vs death to avoid damage if an enemy successfully hits is AC.

Weapon training is 25 gold each, so you'd need 75 gold to get everyone trained.

[shaidar]

Corvin

Corvin thinks for a minute "Well, how about I pay you back 10gp of the 25gp I owe you, and give the church 10gp for now, and I'll find another 10 for the church in the future somehow. If you need more than the 10gp repayed then I have another 10 gold in my emergency fund back at the castle bank."

[archolewa]

"Ten now is fine," says Kasper. He smiles. "There are perks to being taken care of by the Church. I am not quite as dependent on money as others."