Quartz 4

Session 03

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Jon (AKA Cal) joins the party!! YIPEE :D

Recap

  • We recap (check previous notes)
  • Camille gets inspiration because Izzie brought snacks :]

In the Aftermath of V

  • Camille comments on how Cordelia didn’t seem to like V very much
    • Cordelia: That just happens sometimes
    • Cordelia says that it’s been a long day, and that it’s not everyday that a man in the woods gives you a quest
    • We all agree that it was fucking CRAZY that the “Man in the woods” turned out to be the damn KEEPER
  • We return to the carriage and continue onwards to Hillford
    • The guards were NOT paying attention
  • The gang sings travel songs!! (and by the gang, I mean Kaya and Camille)
    • Camille sings “99 bottles of beer on the wall”
    • Kaya plays her pan flute (it is NOT good 💀)

Returning to Hillford

  • The guards drop us off and go off to do their own thing
  • Town Description:
    • Shops in Hillford are organized in a straight line, so locals can see carriages approaching
    • Foo Bar sits in the middle of a bunch of other shops

Meeting with Foo

  • Foo Bar is empty, save for Foo (behind the bar)
  • Camille informs Foo that we’re now mercenaries and are part of the guards sent by the Capital to take care of Hillford
  • Camille also informs Foo that we met with his long-lost cousin and that it is time to travel
    • Foo is like “I don’t have any cousins???”
    • THERE’S SOME DISCOUSE but it’s a password (we had to say the full phrase)
  • Cordelia asks if we actually remember what he said
    • LILY FARTS 💀💨
      • SHE TRIES TO NEGOTIATE TO GET IT STRUCK FROM THE RECORD
      • Rolls Charisma to play it off: 7
      • THE FART IS NOW CANON
      • Cordelia tries to cough over the fart
      • Every time Lily farts, she can roll a Charisma check to hide it
      • Also, Cordelia has IBS now
    • MORE FART DEBATE HAPPENS
      • Cordelia tries to convince Foo that it was a DUCK??? (she wins the Persuasion/Insight)
  • Back to the present
  • Foo says he’s going to “get started”
    • We ask what that means, Foo’s like 🤨
    • WE ALL HAVE TO ROLL TO CONVINCE HIM THAT WE DON’T KNOW
      • Cordelia (Deception): 14
      • Kaya (Deception): 5
      • Camile (Persuasion): 21
    • Foo refuses to tell us
    • Foo received a message that we’re supposed to have PERMANENT rooms at the bar
      • YIPEE
  • Foo says that we can do what the fuck ever while he works
    • Cordelia suggests that we go SHOPPINGGGGG
    • Cordelia suggests that Kaya get new clothes
      • When questioned, she 🏃‍♂️💨
  • Cordelia 💨

CJ IMPLEMENTS NEW RULES

  • Every time someone interrupts the DM, they take 1d4 Psychic damage
    • This damage increases with every subsequent interruption
  • Drinking a potion takes a bonus action

THE GANG GOES SHOPPINGGG

  • The shops
    • General store (The Oak and Lantern; labeled with an oak tree and lantern)
    • Blacksmith (The Iron Hand Forge)
    • Apothecary (The Briar and Bottle; next to the bar)
    • Tailor (Stitch & Sundries; next to the bar)
    • Stable (closer to the edge of town, on the other side of the street)
    • Magic shop (Glimmering Nook; opposite the blacksmith + other side of the general store)
  • We roll story initiative
    • Cordelia: 3
    • Kaya: 4
    • Camille: 3
    • Turn Order: Kaya, Cordelia, Camille
  • Cordelia + Camille go to the apothecary
  • Kaya goes to the tailor

Apothecary: The Briar & Bottle

  • Interior Description:
    • BILLIONS of plants everywhere
    • Some shelves in the middle of the store, but nothing that takes up a ton of space
    • Completely devoid of people
  • The Goods
    • A few bottled potions on the wall (antidotes, etc.)
    • More expensive potions are on the back wall, behind the clerk’s desk
    • All potions have their labels carefully turned outwards
  • There’s a door that goes to the back of the house
  • There’s a bell on the clerk’s desk
  • Cordelia rings the bell
    • An elven woman in an apron and covered in stains and shit emerges
  • Cordelia asks for:
    • Healing potions and potions geared towards combat
    • Small/medium potions
  • Medium healing potions cost 100 GP
  • Cordelia switches gears and asks for healing herbs
    • The shopkeep gets excited and offers to teach Cordelia how to craft potions
    • She also says that we get medium potions half off!! Because we saved the town 😊
  • Camille looks around for sleeping potions
    • Asks the shopkeep for her name (Irene Mossgrove)
    • She offers to give Camille half off, Camille refutes and says that they’d rather pay her fairly
      • Irene says that the plants say she can offer the potion for 25% off
      • Nature Check (nat 1), Camille thinks the plants are Normal
    • The potion JUST puts people to sleep, Camille says that they’re getting the potion for a friend who has really bad dreams (potion is 100 GP)
  • A potion of Hill Giant Strength (the cheapest one) is 220 GP 💀
  • Cordelia will get advantage on making some potions if she gets Irene to teach her
  • Cordelia receives a crate of bottles for free!!
    • In the back of her mind, she goes YIPEE!!!
  • Camille purchases TWO common potions of healing
    • -50 GP

Tailor: Stitch & Sundries

  • CJ plays smooth jazz
    • He explains it as magic music LMAO
  • The Interior
    • It’s VERY colorful in here
    • Mannequins draped in premade outfits
  • A man in the back is going HAM on the clothes he’s making
    • Human
    • Open-ish robe
    • Short blonde hair
    • THICK eyebrows
    • Thin mustache (brown???)
    • Very thin
    • The guy’s name is Varrell DeFontaine
  • Kaya’s looking for a new wardrobe!!
    • She’s looking for something “practical, with a flourish” in green and gold
    • The guy pulls out a green cloak embroidered in gold
    • Kaya gets the cloak for FREE!!!
      • While wearing the cloak, Kaya gets ADVANTAGE on STEALTH rolls while in forested areas
  • Kaya asks for fit suggestions
    • Varrell asks what kind of fit Kaya’s aiming for (“Mysterious, practical and good to fight in, but elegant”)
  • WE FLASH SIDEWAYS
    • Cordelia farts as soon as she leaves the apothecary (takes 3 Psychic damage)
  • OOC NOTE: IZZIE GUESSES THAT VARRELL IS GAY. THE OTHERS DON’T KNOW. I STAY WINNING!!!
  • Varrell offers Kaya a consultation
    • He needs a week and a half (2 weeks maximum)
    • Kaya will be alerted to the outfit’s completion via Sending Stone
      • Kaya receives a Sending Stone
  • Kaya rolls to identify this guy’s sexuality
    • 🏳️‍🌈👯‍♂️✨

General Store: The Oak and Lantern

  • Kaya rejoins the party!
  • Interior Description:
    • Crowbars, hedge clippers, any tool you’d need to maintain a home
    • Lots of farm equipment
    • A few folks milling around, moving boxes as if they’ve received a shipment
  • The gang starts yapping about twinks (Cordelia and Camille think it’s a type of wizard)

MEETING CAL!!!

  • Everyone checks their Passive Perception
    • Cordelia: 14
    • Kaya: 15
    • Camille: 14
    • We see that there’s an older gentleman! He’s lingering near us (we’re near the door) and looking at stuff nearby
      • He doesn’t look particularly anything — fairly average
      • Regular tunic, lots of browns and greys
      • Beard
      • Relatively well-built, the kinda build that you’d have from working on the farm
      • Looks to be mid-30s
  • Camille flags down the gentleman to ask a question
    • He IMMEDIATELY identifies us
    • Camille shakes his hand and gets shy when he calls us heroes
    • The man introduces himself as Cal
    • He compliments Kaya’s cloak 🥰
  • Cal says that he’s here on “farming business”
    • He mostly grows wheat and veggies
    • He travels around! Works on different farms and learns different techniques
  • Cal asks if we’re looking for food
    • Yes!
    • “The farm I’m working on is… a farm!”
    • He invites us to his farm
  • Cordelia pulls Camille aside
    • She confides in them about being afraid of strangers, and is wary of going to a strange man’s home
    • Camille gives her a hug
    • Kaya tries to distract Cal
      • Cal outrolls Kaya, and DEFINITELY overhears Camille and Cordelia’s conversation
  • Camille politely declines Cal’s invitation
    • The invitation remains open as long as Cal is in town!
    • Camille invites Cal to a meal at the tavern instead, Cal agrees!!
  • The clerk flags Cal down and says his feed is ready
  • Camile asks the clerk for some field rations
    • We saved the clerk’s son, so we get a big discount!
    • Cal tells the clerk to put the rations on his tab (YAYYYYY)
    • While we’re talking, Kaya comments on “if the guy is untrustworthy, then we can just kick his ass!”
      • In response, Cal twitches
      • INSIGHT: it’s a gut reaction “they could TRY to kick my ass”
  • Cordelia invites Cal out to dinner with us, he enthusiastically agrees
  • Camille tries to pay a little of Cal’s tab
    • The clerk turns them down, says that he trusts Cal
    • He mentions that the farm Cal’s currently working on is right outside of town, and called the Tealeaf Farm
  • The clerk also throws in a tent since he overheard us talking about one
    • Our supplies will be delivered to Foo Bar

Revisiting the Tailor: Stitch & Sundries

  • THE SMOOTH JAZZ HITS AGAIN
  • We see some custom pieces in the back room (separated from the front room by glass)
    • Kaya sees the bare bones of her outfit
  • Varrell greets us, Cordelia IMMEDIATELY puts down her order like she’s at fucking Starbucks 💀
    • Navy blue, ruffles, stars, gold
  • Varrell changes focus to the “not rude one”
    • Camille is SHYYY
    • They ask for a vest like the one they’re wearing
    • Varrell immediately pulls out EXACTLY what they’re looking for (something in ivy green)
      • The vest has the same abilities as Kaya’s cloak!
  • Cordelia apologies for being mean
    • SHE HAS TO ROLL TO CONVINCE HIM LMAOO
    • Izzie missed a bit of this conversation 😔
  • Varrell says that he was making a piece for someone else, but because we saved the children Cordelia can have it
    • Varrell snaps his fingers, and a guy comes out. Varrell asks him to handle the counter since he’s occupied
      • Brown hair, green eyes
      • Fit
      • HANDSOMEEE
      • 5’9”
      • guys… guys I’m shy
      • Lily rolls to see if she can stick her dick in him. Yes she can
  • Cordelia farts again. I’m tired boss..
    • Conversation ensues about shitting pants
    • CORDELIA SHITS HER PANTS?? SURELY THAT’S NOT CANON
  • Camille has to roll for something (NAT 20!! but at disadvantage… 18 😭)
    • The guy eyes Camille up. Camille gets scared
    • Insight: NAT 20
      • He knows
      • Camille IMMEDIATELY excuses themself to go to the bathroom
    • The brown-haired man asks Camille to wait (“Hold on there, tall drink of water”)
      • CAMILLE FUCKING FUMBLES
      • The man’s name is Cory
      • He leans in and whispers “Long live the Father.”
  • Varrell returns, tells the remaining party members that their clothes will be ready later (and to tell Camille to enjoy the vest)
    • He calls to Cory and asks for his assistance

Returning to Foo Bar

  • Walking back towards Foo Bar
    • Camille runs back to the bar where they have a room
    • Homie has a PANIC ATTACK

Re-Encountering Cal

  • Everyone rolls Perception with disadvantage
    • Cal: 8
    • Cordelia: 23
    • Kaya: 17
    • Camille: 10
  • As we walk out of the bar, the gang hear some walking
    • Cordelia and Kaya see Cal slip behind the tailor’s shop (the shop that they JUST left)
  • Kaya and Cordelia agree to stealthily turn the corner (not all the way) to see if he’s there and to eavesdrop
    • They see him reaching for the back door
  • STEALTH V PERCEPTION
    • Cal (disadvantage; perception): 13
    • Both Kaya and Cordelia roll LOW AS SHIT!!
    • Cal chooses to ignore them
  • Cal tries the door, it is locked
    • He takes two steps back, turns to the other two, and asks if they heard the music
    • “It sounded like… soft jazz!”
    • Cordelia does a bad job at lying :( girlie’s trying her best
  • Cal tries to hurriedly excuse himself and scurry away
  • EVERYONE HAS TO ROLL STEALTH
  • The door clicks as it begins to open
    • Cal just stands there 💀 the others scurry away
    • Cory is at the door, holding a bag of trash
  • PERCEPTION
    • As soon as the door opens, Kaya sees Cal TWITCH
    • Cory asks Cal if he wants to help with the trash, Cal just 👁️👁️ stares at him
    • Cal turns and leaves without saying a word to Cory, BUT he addresses the hiding gang and gives away their position 💀
  • Cory addresses the rest of the gang, and asks them to let “their friend” know to see him later (I’M GETTING PROPOSITIONED AGAIN)

Flash Sideways: Camille Has a Panic Attack

  • Camille has a panic attack
  • Rolls Investigation with advantage
    • I GOT A 9!! FUCK THIS STUPID BAKA LIFE
    • Homie discovers some things… much 2 ponder 🤔💭

Back to the Gang

  • Cal returns to the alley as soon as Cordelia and Kaya leave
    • He roots through the trash (Raccoon Style)
    • He finds a piece of paper (torn a little bit)
    • Cory stuffs a stack of torn papers (like 30 pieces), some with singed edges, and stuffs them into his Bag of Holding

ACTUALLY Returning to Foo Bar

  • Kaya and Cordelia don’t see Camille there
  • Foo and some patrons are present
    • Cordelia asks if Foo’s seen Camille
    • Foo says that he returned to his room
  • FOO HAS ACTUAL WINE FOR US NOW!! I LOVE HIMMMM 🍷‼️
  • Cordelia knocks on Camille’s door. There’s no response.
    • The femmes ask Camille to respond in knocks, and they find out that Camille is alive, wants to be left alone, and would like to have a bottle of wine
  • Cordelia and Kaya agree to do more investigating, since they want to do something for Camille (who usually helms investigative and social efforts) (GUYS I LOVE FRIENDSHIP WAAAHHHHHHHHHHH)
  • Cordelia leans against the bar (SHE’S TRYING HER BEST I LOVE HERRR)
    • Foo asks if she’s trying to attract some meat HELPPPP
  • CAL ENTERS
    • He has gift bags for us omg 🥺🥺🥺
    • Cordelia holds onto Camille’s for them
  • Foo asks if we know Cal
    • We do!
    • Cordelia excuses herself to throw up 🤢
  • Foo has dinners for all of us!!
    • He offers to bring up Camille’s, but Kaya says she’ll take care of it
    • Cal offers to bring it up to them (GUYS I’M SCARED) and Foo hands him their plate
  • Cal says we can have a little picnic in Camille’s room!! (GUYS I’M SCARED)
    • Foo says he’ll keep the rest of the gang’s plates warm
  • They go upstairs!
    • The wine bottle is gone
    • They try to coax Camille out, but there is no response
      • PSPSPSING LIKE CAMILLE’S A DAMN CAT
  • As Cal knocks on the door, it swings open a little
    • The gang rolls Investigation!
      • 10, 20, and 10
      • They suspect the room is empty (one of them KNOWS it’s empty)
    • CAL KICKS THE DOOR IN
      • MY FUCKNG ROOM!!!
    • Cordelia casts Prestidigitation to light up the room
  • The window is open.
    • Cal immediately goes to Investigate
      • He discerns that the window was opened from the insight
      • Camille’s stuff is still there
    • Cordelia and Kaya agree that Camille wouldn’t just jump ship
      • The color drains from Cal’s face — he says that they need to find Camille ASAP
    • CORDELIA’S INSIGHTING CAL!! SHE’S SUSPICIOUS!!!
      • All she sees is a farmboy who knows what he’s doing
  • Cordelia casts Detect Magic and uses her Passive Investigation to look around the room
    • She sees magical traces left by Camille, and a vision of him jumping out the window
  • CAL DIVES OUT THE WINDOW!!!!!!!
    • HOMIE DOES 2 FRONT FLIPS AND LANDS ON THE GROUNDON HIS FEET!! KING SHIT
    • He turns the corner
  • Cordelia says they should follow him
  • KAYA JUMPS OUT THE DAMN WINDOW
    • Acrobatics: 22
    • Kaya does the SAME FLIPS AND LANDING!! SHE’S BEAUTY SHE’S GRACE
  • Cordelia goes down the stairs like a normal person 💀
  • Kaya tries to find footprints
    • Survival: 15
    • She found footprints leading to the Tailor’s shop
  • Group Perception:
    • Cordelia: 14
    • Kaya: 23
    • Cal: idk :( sorry homie
    • The gang sees the door to the Tailor’s shop slightly ajar
      • CAL STARTS BOOKING IT TO THE TAILOR’S SHOP
      • Cordelia says that she and Kaya should follow Cal (THEY ALSO RUN)

Camille’s POV

  • Camille stumbles through the front door
  • I’M SO SAD I WAS TOO LOCKED IN ON ROLEPLAYING TO TAKE NOTES 😭😭😭

THE PARTY ARRIVES

  • CAL FUCKING RUSHES THE GUY LINEBACKER STYLE AND BREAKS THE DOOR TO THE ALLEYWAY, THROWS CORY ON THE GROUND
    • Pins Cory down, asks “Who is he? Give me a name.”
    • “Who the Father? He’s in Spade!”
    • Cory confesses that there are many of “them”, “millions, even”
  • Camille says that they can’t explain right now, but they should follow Cal because “I need answers”
  • Camille casts Zone of Truth
    • Kaya and Cory pass
    • Camille asks Cory why he’s being so aggressive
      • “I don’t know. I know he’s up to no good, and I intend to find out what.”
  • Kaya suggests that there’s a less violent way to solve our problems
    • SHE WINS AT PERSUASION
  • Camille asks if he can change
    • EVERYONE SEES CORY CHANGE FORM INTO CAL (clothes and all)
    • Camille tries. Nothing happens 💀
  • Cory confesses that he already sent someone to take care of things here
    • The agent was supposed to take Burt’s form
    • Camille tells Cory that Burt died (Cory looks concerned and a little scared)
      • KAYA AND CORDELIA INTIMIDATE HIM BY SAYING THEY BUTTFUCKED BURT TO DEATH 💀
      • Cal is approving LMAO
      • He clarifies that Nix was buttfucked to death as Burt
  • CAL HITS CORY :(
    • HITS!! CORY IS COMPLIANT
  • Camille asks if the Father is after an Orb or Key of some kind
    • CORY IS LIKE YES!!!
    • Camille says they don’t know what’s happening (Cory is starting to get annoyed)
  • Camille tries to get everyone to leave
    • Cordelia and Kaya step out of the alleyway (I LOVE FRIENDSHIPPP)
      • Kaya tries to eavesdrop (Stealth 23)
    • Cal is PISSED (“I’ll see you soon” THREATNINGLY), but leaves as well

THE PARTY SPLITS

Camille and “Cory”

  • What Camille learns:
  • They agree to meet behind Foo Bar
    • If he sees the rest of the party again, he will kill them

Cordelia, Kaya, and Cal

  • Cal interrogates Cordelia and Kaya
    • “Why were you at the tailor’s?” “TO GET CLOTHES”
    • Cal asks how the tailor was going to contact them (sending stone)

The Party Reconvenes

  • Cal grapples Camile (CAMILLE GETS TORN ASUNDER) (I GET SCARED)
    • “I was asking the right questions, but maybe I was asking the wrong person. Tell me everything he told you”
    • Camille tells him that “Cory” will kill everyone if he sees them again, but they don’t want to play along because they don’t want people to die (that’s bad)
      • When they say that, Cal scoffs
    • Cal outright asks if Camille is a changeling
      • They shrink and don’t respond
    • Cal shakes Camille
    • “You’re not one of them, are you?”
      • Response is negative. CAL PUTS THEM DOWN!!!!
  • SIDE NOTE: BURT NEVER CHANGED FORMS AFTER BEING BUTTFUCKED
  • Cordelia tries to insight Camille
    • They’re telling the truth, but they’re scared as fuck
    • “Get his salamander ass” - Lily
  • Cordelia decides to trust Camille
    • As soon as she says “I’m on Camille’s side”, he crumbles to the floor and starts to cry
  • Kaya says that we can just kill the bitch LMAO
  • Cordelia suggests that Camille act as bait
    • Camille agrees, but says that V should be informed — maybe not now, but soon

Kaya Talks to Cal

  • Cal fucking DIPS (leaving town straight-up)
    • Camille runs to the bar to get their stuff
    • Kaya catches up with Cal, asking what his plan is and whether or not he’d be willing to join us
      • IGNORED!!! MAN’S ON A MISSION
    • Kaya asks if he’s willing to play along with the strategy (as soon as she says strategy, Cal SCOFFS!! RUDE 😤), and that the strategy is the best advantage that we have, especially if he wants to know what’s happening in this town
      • Cal’s only response is that he doesn’t have time for this
  • The place Cal is going is not very far — he dips into a workshop connected to the farm and slams the door behind him
    • Kaya knocks on the door until she gets a response 🚪
    • IGNORED!!!!
    • The door swings open after a few minutes and Cal walks out (Kaya stopped knocking by then, Kaya is sitting outside)
      • CAL IS ARMORED FROM HEAD TO TOE IN PLATE MAIL
      • BLACK ARMOR!!
      • Hanging off the left side of his hip are a longsword and a short sword, paired together
      • “THERE’S NO TIME!!” his ass is running again 🏃‍♂️💨
      • KAYA RUNS TO CATCH UP

Back to Camille and Cordelia

  • Grabs their bag and anything near and dear to them
    • One of the items they grab is a notebook with their name written on the front - not in their handwriting - and shoves it into their bag
  • As they leave, Camille drags their feet in the dirt to leave the trail (and plans to cast Prestidigitation every so often to leave a magical trail)
  • Cordelia hides near the entrance of the bar
    • Stealth: dirty 20
  • Cal and Kaya catch up to the bar
    • Cal rolls Stealth and Perception (idk I think it was good)
  • Cal asks Camille where they saw “Cory” last
    • Behind the tailor’s shop — which is where he goes
    • WIS CHECK: He remembers a conversation about meeting behind the bar
      • HE BOOKS IT TO THE ALLEYWAY (doesn’t see anybody there)
  • Investigation: 9
    • No new tracks that he can see
  • Camille goes across the street to the other alleyway
    • There’s a bit of a rustle in the greenery
    • “I couldn’t get them off my trail, we have to leave now”
    • When “Cory” emerges, he’s in his changeling form
      • Grey skin, white hair shaved close to the sides
      • White eyes no irises
      • Muscular
      • 6’2”… good god
  • Kaya tries to sneak up and catch up
    • Stealth: 16
  • Lily farts :(
    • Rolls for Stealth: BAD!!! (8)
    • It’s ok tho
  • Camille desperately tries to convince “Cory” to leave ASAP
    • He asks them if they know where the Orb is
    • They lie and say that they can’t remember (Deception dirty 20)
      • BEFORE THEY CAN FINISH LYING IG?? CAL BARRELS “CORY” OVER AND SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT GETTING THE NEXT ONE TO TELL HIM IF “CORY” ISN’T GOING TO TALK
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