Vertigo

Violet Sheep Happy Hunting: A Cyberpunk Game

Interested!

Aesithas (D&D 5e Homebrew) - On Hiatus

@Vertigo

Same kind of roll as Amaryllis; advantage on an Investigation check, list me the priority order of the things you'd be researching.

@Fading Memory

The roll result is 26!

As for the order of some stuff (he definitely doesn't need to have learnt about all of this):
- Probably a difficult subject to find information for in a library, but he's particularly interested in the mentions of banditry in the Dale, considering he's being pursued by criminals as well. Anything at all relating to the subject that could prove useful. Also in that same vein, information about the Southland Deepwood.
- Records of the Madness, or anything of note regarding the Heart Spring.
- For his personal interests, information on any potent mages or wizards or their whereabouts. Even rumours suffice.
- Means to reach the Zephyrites - has it been done, how, by whom?

And then some random tidbits to fill the holes in his knowledge!

Aesithas (D&D 5e Homebrew) - On Hiatus

I get wordy.

Sorry lmao.

@Fading Memory

Definitely no need to be sorry! :D

Posted now! @Guardian Angel Haruki, wasn't sure what your plans were, but I hope you don't mind I had Raj talk to Amaryllis. I figured a library would be the most sensible place for a wizard Noctem to be in, so! But do tell if you want me to edit.

Also @Fading Memory, would I be able to roll for what sort of information he might have picked up on while conducting his weird research there for a bit now? The subjects... well, some of them are definitely random (thanks, Conference), but I imagine he would have also researched things relating to some of their current objectives.

Will do the level up part tomorrow, since I gotta pick spells too.

Aesithas (D&D 5e Homebrew) - On Hiatus

ℑ'ℜ𝔞𝔧𝔦𝔱𝔥

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Libraries were curious places for Noctem.

While they primarily used them for research as other folk did, their study experience was quite different. They took no notes. They found misinformation and embellishments where others saw fact, having learnt ancient truths since birth. No Noctem ever picked up a book and read it from cover to cover, either; such would have been an awful waste of time - and if there was something a singular Noctem did not have in abundance, it was time. No, books - or rather, individual chapters or passages - were used to give context to facts that existed without from, to tie together the beginning and the end, to reveal questions the Noctem only knew the answers to.

So as I'Rajith threw another book into a mounting pile of tomes, it wasn't because he'd finished reading it. He'd simply finished needing it. The book had concerned gardening, of all things. Of late, the Conference had talked about the topic often, if always disjointedly. It wasn't a field I'Rajith had much personal interest in, but if there was something more painful than ignorance, it was knowing only half the story. Now he knew all about the ideal environment for growing tomatoes, and could close that chapter in his brain.

He'd managed to close quite a few of them of late, in fact - all thanks to the Princess who, in her plight, had accepted the Noctem's offer of help in exchange for access to this very place.

Now, the next topic... hm?

I'Rajith wasn't the most perceptive of all Noctem, but the library was quiet, and someone's steps were not. He slid off the table he'd been sitting on and peeked past the mountain of books he'd piled on the floor. There, he spotted a Wooden One wandering amidst the shelves.

"Is it a book you seek?" came the calm, almost ethereal voice of the Noctem, accompanied by an awful crack as he tilted his head abnormally far to the side. "Ask. I know the books here. The good, the bad, the blatant lies."

Aesithas (D&D 5e Homebrew) - On Hiatus

Phew, reading through everything took longer than expected, ha, but just wanted to give an update that I've started on my post and hope to finish tomorrow!

Aesithas (D&D 5e Homebrew) - On Hiatus

Back from my trip! Still catching up everywhere (including work), but meaning to get a post up in the next few days!

Aesithas (D&D 5e Homebrew) - On Hiatus

Hey! I already let Fading Memory know, but also saying it here: will have to step back from the rp for a little while due to work and travel. I'll be back in July though, looking forward to writing with you all then!

Aesithas (D&D 5e Homebrew) - On Hiatus

Been sick, but getting better now - so will get a post up tomorrow or the day after! Sorry for the wait.

Aesithas (D&D 5e Homebrew) - On Hiatus

Awesome! And gotcha, I'll turn him 9 then to be closer to that intended 19; someone who's still coming to terms with the sudden responsibilites and capabilities that come with being an adult. And especially in the case of the Noctem, the rapid growth spurt as well.

Aesithas (D&D 5e Homebrew) - On Hiatus

Posted my sheet! It should have everything in place. I hope I understood the aging correctly - if not, let me know and I'll age him up chronologically as well.

Ended up swapping out the gaming set proficiency with a disguise kit proficiency, since he'd probably learnt how to use stage makeup from the theater, and still has to hide from the people after him. Just made more sense to me!