I'll make a post soon, just wanted to explain how I see this negotiation: the rangers are not rich folks, they can't swing around 1000+ Sp any time they want to. So, they'll pay Allan, of course, but not the amount to buy the silver directly. What they are looking for is agreeing on some service in return for the items, and that's where a silver-tongued merchant comes in.
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"There's no need for bodyguards, friend, we'll accompany you. Three experienced rangers will be enough protection. And we'll provide food and drink during the trip, that's also our speciality." Avara reacted to Allan's offer.
Meryn nodded a few times before speaking. "We don't even know what Elareth's going to ask in return, might be partly or fully some service instead of coins. But, we'll definitely pay you whatever price you negotiate with her, and some more. Is our word good enough for you?" - he asked with a faint smile.
Meryn nodded a few times before speaking. "We don't even know what Elareth's going to ask in return, might be partly or fully some service instead of coins. But, we'll definitely pay you whatever price you negotiate with her, and some more. Is our word good enough for you?" - he asked with a faint smile.
Above a hundred Gp, 1000+ in Sp, off the top of his head. You can roll for a more accurate guess, but it still highly depends on the artistic quality of the items and how attached the owner is.
20-30 miles between Skenrith Keep and Gravestone town.
20-30 miles between Skenrith Keep and Gravestone town.
"In fact, we know of such an amount, and we tried to buy it from the owner, but she didn't deal with us. She is an old lady in Gravestone, who has many items of silver, but she doesn't like us, rangers. If you are willing to talk to her and come up with some deal she likes, you can be a middleman for us. Without telling her you're one, or mentioning us at all." - Meryn explained.
"Lucky us!" - exclaimed Avara. "Everybody knows exactly how we should do things despite not even knowing what we want to do."
A quick smile ran acroos the older ranger's face, then he added his thoughts in a calming tone. "Allan wants to help us convince Jarek, Ava." He turned to the half-elf. "Yet Ava is right, too. You don't know what we are preparing to fight. If we expected to fight from a range, we would be ordering arrowheads and crossbow bolts."
Jarek shook his head with a worried face. "And there's the little question of getting enough silver for three real blades. Or do you already have that, Meryn?"
"No. Not yet, unfortunately. And you could help us with that, Allan. Will you?" - Meryn said. Avara looked astounded, and no words came to her.
A quick smile ran acroos the older ranger's face, then he added his thoughts in a calming tone. "Allan wants to help us convince Jarek, Ava." He turned to the half-elf. "Yet Ava is right, too. You don't know what we are preparing to fight. If we expected to fight from a range, we would be ordering arrowheads and crossbow bolts."
Jarek shook his head with a worried face. "And there's the little question of getting enough silver for three real blades. Or do you already have that, Meryn?"
"No. Not yet, unfortunately. And you could help us with that, Allan. Will you?" - Meryn said. Avara looked astounded, and no words came to her.
Whoops. I knew I was forgetting something. Yes, yes he did.
Also, would Allan need to roll something to know that the Eastwatch Rangers are hunting werewolves, or can he know without a roll if I want him to?
The werewolf-silver connection is probably obvious for him, being a curious and well-travelled person.
Oh, alright.
Thank you for telling me.
No problem.
Hey, Silent Feather,
This is specifically a 1x1 game, with one player and GM. In the future, I might start a group game, but don't count on it soon.
This is specifically a 1x1 game, with one player and GM. In the future, I might start a group game, but don't count on it soon.
Did Allan take the offered key from Torok?
The rangers and the blacksmith weren't as much negotiating as first seemed, they were more arguing. The rangers insisted on Jarek making them silver scimitars or short swords, while Jarek maintained that he could certainly make those, but silver wasn't combat material and it would lose its edge and shape too fast to be usable.
- "Silver is for decoration, you want steel for fighting, friends!"
- "What we want are silver weapons, Jarek. That's what we need. For close combat." - Avara argued impatiently.
The blacksmith's wares were all good quality, but he aimed for practical, and he didn't like fancy things. He was obviously frustrated with the rangers.
Meryn and Avara, the two rangers, were still occupied with Jarek, the two most obvious candidates. However, Cass Fallow was the one Blackhand had to talk to eventually, if he wanted dealing with keep folks, since she was responsible for the civilian side of running things.
And Allan new that Olek was a generally good source of mundane information just about everything.
And Allan new that Olek was a generally good source of mundane information just about everything.
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