High on Life

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That being said, we need to hear from our sponsors and get a couple of words from them. Don't go anywhere, we'll be right back. Let's do that thing where we go around the table and introduce ourselves. I'm Jason. I'm the Dungeon Master going around the table starting with Alex. Hi, I'm Alex and I play Tobin, the Tiefling Monk. And Michael. Hey, I'm Michael and I play Tukar, the awesome barbarian raging bard. And Karen. Hi, I'm Karen and I play Delphine Grey, the Elven Cleric. And Old Maid Mandy. I am still one year younger than you, buddy. Hi guys, I'm Mandy and I play Lee Argent, the human fighter.

I'm not yet 40, so in yo face, I don't have to get the butt test. Here's to the game, buddy. Okay, don't... Okay. It's important though. Yeah, yeah, and I got to do that Monday. So just... But are you being attacked by Gen Z about wearing skinny jeans? That's all I want to know. No, I've never been able to pull that off. Here's the thing. Your birthday gift next year is going to be very interesting. Oh. So remember this day. Uh oh. I sent you candy this year. That will not be the case next year. Because you got to start thinking about, you know, pallet longevity.

I love razor brand. It's literally a pallet. It's just brand. It's just pounds of brand. With some fiber one. I'm going to start saving to this. I'm going to send you a pallet of fiber one. Geez. I'll take some, Mandy. I need some fiber. Yeah, I need fiber so whatever. Alright. You guys struck a bargain. Your first deal as a company. Like on Talor. Congratulations. It was a little rocky, a little tenuous. But you have a chance to make some real coin out of this. So... You have a delivery to make. But you also have to get a supplier now. You need weapons. And you need to be able to commission these at a profit.

So do you guys remember what you made the deal for? That's up to the boss. That is a trick question. Because Karen has her green pen out. And that's for money. And green means money. It does mean money. You made a deal for 6,000 gold. So now... Oh, wait. I thought it was 7,000. It was seven. My goodness. Are you trying... Let me see if she's paying attention. I'm sorry. There was a lot of noise coming from the bedroom next to me. That is totally fine. Okay, so. 6,000 gold. Yeah. Oh, and biweekly deliveries. Potentially. And they're gonna give us 1.5 times market value for the goods that we deliver to them.

I'd like to submit my vote of no confidence in our captain. [laughter] Because the amount was not 6,000. It's not 6,000, Karen. Karen, where no it's your green, no it's Karen. What are you talking about? I have it written in front of me. We got it for 7,000. Did we? I thought that they countered us with six. I asked for seven. I thought you asked for eight. They countered with six. Didn't you ask for eight? No. Okay. No. I guess I gotta trust the green. I don't trust your notes, Jason. I trust Karen's. I asked for seven. You're right, my counting skills, my brain is going, yeah.

Nope, you're right, because my notes, and I will go back to being an idiot here in a minute. Potential exclusive trade, 7K. But then it was negotiated for 6K for the stock with a 1.5 market value. Oh, okay, okay. Nice. I rescind my vote of no confidence. There you go, good, good, good, good, good, good. Long live the captain. So I picture you guys getting back to the city proper. You were kind of on the outskirts, you had a little bit of a meeting, you wanted some privacy, but I doubt you're gonna wanna hang out in the abandoned portion of town. You don't wanna be caught in a bad part of Atlanta, basically.

Not unless there's something fun happening. Is there a really good restaurant that nobody knows about that somebody's gonna lead us to? Well, Ian's not on this group, so no. Oh. But we can commission him and see if he's willing to. That actually is a great idea. I might hit up Ian and do a little foodies guide of Talor, but it's in the worst portions of the book. Put it in the book. So we'll have a taste versus risk quotient. Oh, that's awesome. That's amazing. Anyway. What's next for you guys? You had a bunch of stuff that you could go check out, but you chose not to get too involved in, let's say, heists or things like that.

You didn't want to get too involved in personal affairs. So what do you want to get involved in? Before we do that, how hard does it look like it's going to be to ship the things to them? Because we have to be careful, right? Because do we have to make sure that we're taking like some weird route? It's like, oh, you have to go and hide from the guards here and hide from the line folks here. There is a great part of Lord of War where Nic Cage is essentially breaking down what kind of deals there are. There's black market deals, there's regular market deals, and then there's like gray market stuff.

This is solidly in the white. You are honestly negotiating with somebody. These weren't stolen weapons. You were supplying them. And then assuming you guys pay to commission somebody to make you more weapons. This is all above board. The only thing you might have to worry about is personal reputation, because there's a whole other side to this war. And the Gith are not going to appreciate you making their enemies potentially stronger. Then should we be like on the down low, captain? On the down low! What? Mandy's hip with the kids. Is that a term? It's going to be like this all night.

No, no, I'm not sniping. It just... You sounded so white. I don't know how else to say it. I am so insulted. I'm sorry. Thank you, Jason. It's not the worst thing in the world to be white. It's just not the best thing. I don't know. You guys are all so pale. I don't know. Trust me, that's not our worst quality. Trust me. Thanks, everybody. Don't forget to tip your waiter, try the veal. We'll see you next week. There goes our white audience. You can instantly see my earrings. Just kidding, guys. My wife is white, so I'm hip with it. There we go. That's good. Good save.

You brought them back. I think whatever decision we make, it's going to be driven by our captain first and foremost. Because canonically, Tuck and I don't have any say in dealings. That's not what we're paid for. You're enforcers. I think she has more pull than we do in terms of counsel and what move should be made next. But ultimately, the captain is what she has been driving us forward. Not to put too fine a point on it, but is Lee more of a second in command? Is Lee very close? I think she was hired to watch over the dummies. Whoa, whoa, whoa. I'm rocking.

An A intelligence isn't dummy. It's just Alex's real life. It's below average. C average student, under the radar, passed by, maybe unnoticed. You're not a C average student with an A intelligence. Should we be president one day? Thank you, Karen. I mean, I'm not going to three, but I'm pretty smart. That means it's such a general term. You're American smart, yes. I passed all my courses. All four of them. Yeah, Lee's the second in command. Yeah. Yeah. OK, that's probably a good idea. It's that or the cat. I don't know which one. Should we vote? Should we have a vote?

All in favor of Gilbert? He is beloved, so he would win. All right. So I would imagine we don't have to play out every bit of you guys delivering goods. But you guys are you kind of have your finger on the pulse. You're getting shit done. I like it. So the only thing we have to square away is where are you getting new weapons made? I hate to do this because I think this is just the bit now, but I think we're waiting on Karen to make a call. This like this is a monkey poll wish, if ever I've seen one like you get to be in charge and in control. But everything that goes wrong is on you.

That is correct. No pressure. And it's a good thing. Like, it's fine. It is a good thing that in the history of DNR, right? Nothing bad has ever happened to Karen. Nothing has ever, ever played me or taken the wind out of my wings. Nope. I saw that one time, but that didn't happen, actually. No, that was a club. More of what they call in Jason's vernacular, a clothesline. Thank you. I appreciate that. I mean, I heard about this third party manufacturer in town. We should totally hit them up. That's all I'm saying. I mean, the night is young. You want to do it tonight?

I know. Hey, I'm I'm giving you options. Oh, you could visit him in the morning. It might be, you know, tomorrow during business hours. So are we celebrating? I'm angry. Celebrating this new business venture? Are we breaking up the company card to like? I am buying a run of drinks, I guess. How much is left on the company card? What? Are we counting everything that was just me? Because I know we don't have the golden hand yet. Yeah, I was about to say, don't don't count money that's uncrewed. There is. What did I buy? I mean, did you purchase the Icy Bitch? I did get the Icy Bitch, which is 500 gold.

And then my necklace is a hundred gold. So 600 gold. So there is 3400 gold still in the company account. I know I only have an eight intelligence, but something sparks in Tobin's mind and the word embezzlement just comes to. It is what it means. What does that work? Listen, the necklace helps in negotiation. So it is a business expense. Yeah, I believe you, Captain. I don't really know what. I mean, Lee told me earlier that she wants to go to a brothel, so. I mean, that's fair. And it would be a good opportunity to get more information about this seller we're potentially getting.

We could find blackmail material. Maybe they're addicted to something, you know. Of the things that you could catch at a brothel, information is pretty low on the list. OK, you know, prostitutes, they have to deal with all the, you know, the people coming in, either adventures and whatnot. And they have to chit chat a bit, you know, either after stuff or before stuff. So they probably get all kinds of information. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, they do hear stuff. So do you want to go? Yes. OK, let's do that shit. OK, so, um, when Lee goes for some companionship, is this like a wham, bam, thank you, ma'am situation?

Or is it more of like, look, I'm going to take my time. I'm going to relax. Treat yourself, if you will. I mean, Lee is not going to partake in the goods there. She is there to chill and relax. She's a married woman, Jason. I mean, you're on a different continent. So like, I don't know what your rules are for that. I don't I don't know what your rules are for your relationship. I didn't want to assume you're the one who mentioned brothel. There are bars. She's hung out her entire life around prostitutes, so she's like, this is home. Basically, I'm just saying if I told my wife that I were going to a brothel, I think she would rightly assume that I was going to sleep with someone who is not her.

Not that I ever would, obviously. I'm not Lee. So. It's so hostile in here today. It's not. I'm trying. I'm trying to get definitive answers. I'm trying to paint a picture for the listeners. So you're just kind of hanging out in the bar, just talking, talking to the working gals, just kind of, you know, hey, what's the word on the street type of thing? Maybe slip them a little bit of coin on the side just to, you know. I think we would have everybody I mean, is everybody like going to the... Did everyone go? This would be Thunder bosom. I don't know. Tobin is a fan of the flesh, so to speak.

He'd probably be like, ah, you know, I'm not that tired yet. Bosom? Bulge? Like, is there a preference? Tobin likes bosom. OK, never tried. It's not exactly on his list of things to try yet, but who knows? Things could change. Well, if you like bosom. Oh, buddy. Yeah, it's on display. So like, let me let me let me paint a picture for you guys atmosphere wise when you go in. This is not a place that deals in subtlety. Neither is across the street. Like I picture the people who come here are are in a hurry. Like they they don't have time for a bunch of romance. Right.

Do you remember the bar? Do you remember the titty twister in From Dust Till Dawn? Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Like that kind of vibe? Like it's very in your face about it. Little rowdy, little, you know. Yes, there's definitely an aesthetic and that aesthetic is we have not washed our tables tonight. Sounds great. It's sticky with liquor, like liquor was spilled and then it dried. Here's what I'm going to do for you. I'm going to ask that you put 20 gold into a pot. And then we're going to give you an advanced streetwise check, essentially. So every question you have, you pay 20 gold and you get to roll a wisdom check with advantage.

And that's per question or? It depends on the it depends on the weight of the question. OK. If it's like a light thing, it's like, oh, where's the best fries in town? That's not going to cost you 20 gold. But if you're asking, you know. Yeah, so what is your question? What's the first one? You're walking around, you're talking. I'm schmoozing. I'm like, oh, hey, hey, girls, you know, talk, talk, talk, chat, chat, chat, chat. And she will just kind of interject. So I've heard about this this weapons, this blacksmith. They sent me a flyer. Do you have any information about who the owner is?

What you know, what kind of how are their businesses? Do me a favor, take away 20 gold and please give me a wisdom check with advantage. With advantage. Oh, 13. That's not OK. So you're talking to this lady named Madame Titania. And don't don't give such a judgey look, Karen. That is that was that was. I am sitting here innocently eating M&Ms. I don't know what you're talking about. That was a pretty mighty eye roll. That was a. She is going to tell you that it is a pair of people who work. And while they have some interesting methods, they do get results. They're usually working almost round the clock.

They work in shifts. So they they have people cranking out stuff all the time. They have a few apprentices who deal with the lighter side of the job, basically taking orders, that type of thing. And it is a drow and a dwarf who work together. And the drow's name is Roland Gilberto. The dwarf's name is Welf Redgrave, and they. They there's a reason they have their apprentices deal with customers for the most part, because they can be. The dwarf specifically is abrasive, while. The drow would probably get canceled on social media these days. Just a little a little.

Not handsy, just a little leery. So they do make some top notch stuff. They even have someone on premises who enchants items. Interesting. Do they do a lot of business? Do they have a lot of customers? With a 13, you probably. Yeah, they are pretty sought after. Now, usually it's for people seeking custom jobs, that type of thing. Someone commissioned an ax not that long ago, like this big fucking battle ax. And turns out they didn't have money. Their plan was to just show up and take it. So they put half down, came back, tried to take it, and they got stabbed to death.

So now there's just this really big battle ax that they're selling and it kind of hangs over their their their cash register type of thing. It's called the separator, by the way, if you were interested. So, yeah, it's a big enchanted battle ax. There's they do some bulk orders, but again, their stuff is such fine quality that they haven't done a ton of that. OK, do they have any competitors in the area? I think I'd need another 20 gold. That's worth it. OK. Another 20. OK. And do I do another battle ax found like that just from discussion or do we actually go there?

That would be like I picture this being a long conversational type of thing, right? It's like, hey, you pay 20 gold and like kind of ramble on. It's like, oh, you know, word on the street is this, this and this happened. And that would be one of the most notable interesting things that have happened recently. A dude comes to steal an ax and gets stabbed to death. That gets around town, you know. And it's something they want leaked because it's like, yeah, don't fuck with us. Pay for your weaponry. Please give me another wisdom check with advantage. 17. So there there there is kind of a.

A company. That specializes in bulk orders, however. Their their quality isn't the same. It's not up to snuff, but they do fast work and they they can make bulk stuff. Good. What's the name of this company? Crania is the name of this company, and it's run by a group of a group of half elves. And the rumor is they're being backed by the Gitzurai. OK, that's interesting. OK, and what do we know about the group besides their backer? Any like do they come? I mean, sometimes. Do they have any like. Oh, God. I didn't even dawn on me until now. How dare you? Wow. That's what she's nice.

I'm sorry, what was the question? Do they like any of the group that stand out? You know, from the group of half elves. Oh, there's one with a pretty nasty drug habit. Oh, what are they addicted to? So recently. Someone in town got them hooked on boom rocks. And they are out of their fucking mind. If you're watching Goodfellas, they're in the last 10 minutes of Goodfellas. It's not good. They they they are not holding their shit together. OK, I think my last question of the day, tell me about some of the drugs in the area and, you know, what their supply like is, because, you know, might as well ask.

I think I'm going to need another Tony Gold. Oh, OK. OK. Do do do inventory. All right. And another check, please do. Please, please, please. Oh, that was almost an 18. Well, fine. Eleven. So they're going to tell you about a couple of drug dealers in the area. Specifically, they're going to tell you people who who sell the hard stuff. There's one that specializes in medicinal and performance enhancing drugs. And the other one is more just get you fucked up. Recreational all the way up into ruin your life territory. Don't do drugs, kids. Can I have the names of those drug dealers and where to find them?

Hmm. Yes, but she's going to do it on the sly. Oh, yeah, I thought all of this is on the fly. Yeah, but I mean, that one specifically, it's going to be like, I'm going to I'm going to write this down. And yeah, this would be information she she pulls out of a bra type of thing. It's like, OK, I'm just going to and just, you know, so Felix. Is the name of the person who does more of the performance enhancing enhancing stuff. So Felix can be found on the south side of town. He frequents the eatery you guys were at, but usually hangs out in the back. There's kind of a secluded spot back there.

And they are very welcoming to newcomers. Right. They cater to adventurers a lot because, you know, it's a hard life. You're out there on the road. They they sell stuff like snake vein, brain juice, that type of thing. So everyone from barbarians to wizards go and meet with them. And that is Felix. Scumbag is the name of the recreational drug seller all the way up to ruin your life territory. They are found several places around town and they're always on the move. Basically, if you want to buy something from them, you're going to have to find somebody who either knows them somewhat personally, because there's one of five places they're parked for like an hour a day and then they're they're gone.

They are not well liked in the city. I like it. Can't imagine how they got that name. Yeah. OK, I think we is going to wrap it up there because she will always want more information, but you know, this is good for now. She's going to slide another 25 gold to madam to Tanya. To Tanya. To Tanya. And just say it was a pleasure speaking with you. If you come up with any other interesting information, we'll be docked for a week or more. Probably actually a little longer. Call me. Send me a note. You've made a friend, honestly, tonight. Like, Jesus, she made she made almost 100 gold there at 60, 85.

Yep. Yeah. Almost 100 gold. No sex involved. That's pretty awesome. And we would be very respectful. I mean, her wife is a prostitute, so she's like, oh, these girls work hard. They do. I have to make sure that they know that they are appreciated for what they do. Do you know how long it takes to earn 85 gold? Mm hmm. That's that's a lot. That's that's. Yeah. So good on you. Always tip your prostitutes, guys. Yes, please tip. I mean, just treat them nicely. If you tip your Uber driver, you tip your door, Dastra, tip your prostitutes. It's just common courtesy. What about everybody else?

What's everyone else up to? Prostitutes? Anybody? I told him went with Lee, but he probably left immediately as soon as she started talking. He's like, I'm not here to talk. You mean you left the establishment or went? No, no, no, no, no, no, no. He left Lee separated from Lee. OK. It's true. Yeah. And I followed in. So they have a board here. And there's your, you know. How can I put this nicely on the board? The goal is always the same. It's how much of the goal and how thorough, how much you're willing to spend. So like your your casual pop in for an hour and leave 10 gold.

You know, a tip is very welcome and almost expected, but you know, if you spend 35 gold, you get two hours and there's usually like some kind of like a massage or something like that. You get a couple of drinks, that type of thing. Then there's something called the works for 100 gold. A hundred gold. You get to spend the night. Your your drinks are included. And there's I would compare it to most mobile games where there's lots of little microtransactions that could be added. And yeah, they're always looking for a whale. But you get treated well. Tobin looks at the board and immediately recognizes like 35 cents more of my speed.

And he looks at whoever's at the counter. He goes, he just puts his finger on the board that. So like, OK, hold on. Do you have a. OK. I have tables we could roll on. And you could just get a random lady. Yeah, Tobin is he doesn't have a favorite. OK, so do me a favor. I'm going to I'm going to ask you for three rolls. OK, one, we're looking at race like general, right? Two, we're looking at demeanor. What's that? What's that? You know, some some people have like like a character almost they're playing. And three, we're going to look at passion for the profession.

Oh, OK. So for the first one, can I get a D 20, please? D 20. Wow. Oh, wait, this just raises whatever. Yeah. I mean, yeah. I was hoping Scott feelings. No, no, no. You don't get feelings. OK, OK. First mistake. OK, let's see here. So, OK, give me you know what? Let's let's deal with this first and then we'll we'll deal. So, OK, you're going to get like it's a bit exotic. Half work. Oh, he's ready. So the camera like, OK, like this is a full bore. Let's lean into let's lean into the gimmick. So like. No sleeves, guns out, like just kind of, you know, just kind of like leaning against the parts like, oh, hey, what's going on, like crushes a walnut in her hand type of thing.

Can I get a D 100? How do I do that? Just right click on the D 10 and give me a percentage. You got it. 18. So. This lady likes to tell stories like almost almost like through the art of dance, but it's through sex. So she's going to ask if there's any fantasies you'd like because they have special themed rooms like they they have props and stuff. They you know, they have a wizard on the premises that can change the look of objects and rooms and people. Whoa. Yeah. No, I mean, Tobin looks at this half work. Half work, right? Half work. Yeah. And he looks at her as she's leaning over the counter and he kind of just laughs, shakes his head.

And now you're pretty much it. So. Now we need to see on a scale of one to 10 how passionate she is for this business, or at least you. Oh, boy. Ten being. You're going to need a pelvis surgery after this and one being. Why did I pay you? So give me a flat detail, please. It's going to be a pelvis surgery regardless. Yeah. Oh, that's not that. OK. That's like, OK. You went to the motions. It's fine. Now I need to see if it was you or her. Could you do me a favor? Give me a constitution saving throw. As my con good. I don't know. It's not it's nice. What else? Oh, it was me.

It was too much for Tobin to handle. So she's she's used to this. She's like she's going to go right into spin control. It's like, hey, you know what? You're out there walking all day. You're you're adventuring. There's probably a lot of stress in your life. Have you has there do you have any debts or anything like that? Because like that can that can really play a factor. You should you should consult a cleric, though, if this continues, because, you know, that's like he's like midway pulling his pants up. Yeah, I have this clerics. I really appreciate it.

You know, didn't talk about this. And like it would almost be like I wouldn't I wouldn't dare. But she is going to give you a voucher for 50 percent off the next time you come in. Oh, that's that's very kind. Thank you. Chuckles nervously. And then before he exits the room, he kind of strains himself up and comes out and has that cockiness that he normally has. Like he just walks out of the room, hats on the cat. Like, I assume this is when Lee finishes our conversation. He just like hits the counter. I'm good. That lady's name was Melfi, by the way. Melfi, I'll write it down.

Melfi. There are performance enhancing drugs in town that can help with if you were going there anyway, is what I'm saying. I'm just going to chalk it up to it's been a while. It's been a while for Tobin. He's in a drought. Sometimes you build it up too much, you know, in your head, you know, and he he did not blow it. He blew it, but he did not blow. You guys would take it back. Yeah. I what is wrong with everybody tonight? All right. Michael, Karen, can can we embarrass one of you? Let's do this. OK. Is chaos is is Tuck going to partake? So Tuck is following Tobin's lead here, right?

OK. He doesn't. He'll look at the board and he'll be like like seeing him go off like that and like not really sure where he's pointing, but like pointing at one of the three. You know, he can roll a die to see which one actually ends up being, if you want. Oh, I love gambling addict, Michael. Let's do it. Let's give me a D4 and on a four we're going to do something special. All right. So you picked like the thirty five, right? OK. Yep. Same thing with with you. Can I can I please one please subtract thirty five gold, obviously. And if you want a tip, totally up to you.

But we'll see what your experience is first. Could you do me a favor? Give me a D20. All right. Five. So that's not as exotic. In terms of. In terms of. It's an orc. Just a full blooded. Full bore orc. This this lady is like six four. Jacked and stacked like. Not opposed. I mean, obviously, here's the thing, though, I had a vision of like a petite person being like, I don't want to break you versus like. I mean, yes, that's just being said on the opposite side now. So she's like she has this demure quality about her. Like she's wearing this this really like dark black, lacy outfit.

Can I get a D100, please? Sixty three. She is going to. I don't want to say bully like it's she's very blunt, very to the point. Perfect. That will not confuse him at all. Right. So it's kind of like you paid like very, very much like that's not not very sweet talky. Yep. I have to warn you about something. And she's going to she's going to like to come in like like it's like, oh, I have a secret. Come here. That type of thing. Like for her being so large and physically imposing, like she's very demure. And she's dressed very gothically, like Evanescence, mid 2000s, gothically like, you know, bring her a life.

So she's. There's a bit of a side effect with me cavorting with patrons. How easily are you spooked? Oh, no, that's a one. Well, you rolled a one. I did. I wish we had a name for that. So I'm going to play it tough, but actually he gets spooked way too easily. Oh, no. OK. I have not. Never. She's going to take your hand and lead you up this long set of sturdy wooden stairs and take a special room like it is. It is her room, essentially. So when you go in, it's almost pitch black inside and she's going to light a few candles and she's going to ask Tuck to just sit down on the bed, get comfy.

And she has these long kind of like lacy gloves on like they go up her arm, but like they get bulkier at the top. They got to kind of stretch because, you know, biceps. Yeah. So she's she's going to start to take those off and the candlelight is going to start to glow purple. And Tuck is going to feel several sets of hands kind of guiding him back on the bed, but they're cool to the touch. She's on the opposite side of the room. OK. He's going to first like swat at it, thinking that like. Oh, I must have sat wrong. Right. He's doing the denial thing first.

Right. What the. And it's like, do I when I like slap, I see anything at all. And yes, I feel anything. Yes. You're going to see if if if Tuck were to to to like turn around, you're going to see several spectral images. These are ghosts. And yes. As as this lady, you know, disrobes and walks over to you, she is going to straddle Tuck and the ghosts are going to start to levitate the two of you in the air and that candlelight is going to almost like a flamethrower to the bright purple lights. There's a fucking light show going on, essentially. Can I get a Constitution save?

Oh, yeah. Oh my God. He may not be able to enjoy any of this Constitution save. That that's a 22. For two hours, this is going to go on. Not only. Did everyone walk away incredibly satisfied. For the next three days, whenever you hit something. This inky energy is going to discharge and you're going to do an extra one, do you for necrotic damage? The hell, yeah. You caught ghosts, but like in a good way. By the way, no one has to mute. I want to put that out there. No one has to mute at all. I mean, I don't want to interrupt the scene. No! I don't care. I was more screaming.

I would like to believe that his grunts of spook and like all these like things, she entails it as if he's like, like, this is great. But the whole time he's like. Like, that's how the imagery started. I don't imagine it got kinder as time went on, like it just got weirder and cthulian and there's some bitch with a mushroom for a head or something like it's really weird. He is like eyes like bulge. He probably will barely sleep tonight. If he does, it'll be surprising and he will probably walk out of there like extremely just like looking everywhere, probably thinking he hears still the same noises he was hearing and all that.

And then, you know, that feeling like like. He probably feels like he's still getting like held or grabbed, but there's nothing there, so he's just like this is like this constant like so this is like paranoia that he's going to have, which I'm going to make it where it's going to make him more sensitive to being crazy, like losing his rage. Like, I think I'm going to do that because he's spooked right now. I think for that same time, I'm just going to. You know what? You don't have to do that. OK, I'll make a deal with you, though. OK. I'll pop that damage up to a one d eight instead of a one d four.

If you'd like to roll in the temporary madness table. OK, Michael, as a former victim of someone else taking these deals, I have to advise against this, but it's one d eight, though. Victim? Yeah, I've been a victim. Yes. See, I would say no, but I rolled a one for how spooked out I am. That's the only reason I'm bringing it up. Like it's like, you know, like he endured because he endures a ton of shit like but might have broken a little for a little bit. I'm OK with it. I'm going to roll. I'm going to roll that. OK, so here's what we're going to do. I got ghosts coming out of me.

So this isn't permanent. We're going to roll in the long term madness. So this isn't that this definitely isn't permanent. Whatever you roll, I need you to roll a one d 10 first, please. OK, and it's going to last one d 10 times three days. So 12 days. It's going to last 12 days. OK, now I just need to do 100 and we can all be on our way. Go 22. You suffer from extreme paranoia. That makes sense. It makes sense. Wow. You have disadvantage on all wisdom and charisma roles. Hey, you didn't need those anyways. Yeah, I said the only thing is charisma will also be intimidation.

I think so. But that's fine. Yeah, you just don't have your heart in it. You're like, you know, halfway through. It's like, I'm going to fuck you up. What? What? You just really don't get my God. Yeah. You better. Oh, sorry. Hold on. OK, I'm write this down. So the four days I've got awesome one d eight ness and then 12 days. Yes. So for yes. Yeah, yeah. Twelve days is the madness. One day's is madness. All right. I didn't even have you roll for how passionately she was into it because you rolled a 22 for your concept. Everything was great. Like she's like, oh, I'm going to break this man.

All right. Let's go. No. Do you know how many people she's wrecked mentally? Like it's a hit like sucks a special guy. Like the body was willing, but the mind was right. You know, what's Delphine doing during all this? I'm not getting a prostitute. It's fun. I mean, comes with some benefits. No. OK. I mean, like they have like a bar there. Shit. Yeah, they have a bar there. So I should probably just spend like the time that like Lee is asking that lady, that nice lady questions spend at the bar drinking. I don't know. They're like like a dart board or something like that.

You'll probably get approached a few times. Like it'll be one of those. Like it's like I'm not in the ladies. Sorry. That's fine. That's fine. So they would they would probably take all fresh new drink. Do you want a bite to eat? That type of thing. Like they feel bad that you're just hanging out because like that's a common thing. You know, your friends did you like, you know, they're busy. I did. There's one right over there. Of course you're not ditched, sweetie. No one ditched you. You are not alone and they're going to keep you company. Just kind of like. Yeah.

Unless, of course, there's a paying customer and then they're going to ditch you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's fine. So you guys all had a wonderful evening. Some of you more wonderful than others. Let's let's say let's let's fast forward a bit. Let's let's let's pick up. Wow. This is perfect. Let's pick up on the fifth. It's the day of lust. So I picture there's like a day of recovery and then like you guys are you guys are doing your thing. So it is it is the fifth of Ringway. What would you like to do? Want to go visit a blacksmith? Now, was that blacksmith the same one you talked about before the.

God, I wrote it down. Where did it go? The kicking codpiece or that a different one? That's a different one. Oh, there's so many blacksmiths. I mean, it's there's a high demand for weapons and armor. The kicking codpiece. It was just that's that's more of a long through town. Yeah, that's more of a shop that also makes weapons. But it's like I wrote that there's a blacksmith on site. Yeah, that's more like tailoring and stuff like that. But definitely, you know, it's not for what you guys. You know, like you guys are looking for. You know, basically the question in front of you is, do you want to spend more money or less money?

More money on more quality products or less money on something a bit less good? Would we have known the information that Lee gathered? Oh, yeah. Or Lee would at least tell Delphine and Delphine's it'd be Delphine's job if she wants to bring the knuckleheads in and just say, you know, we have two options. We can either go for the fancy one. The cheap one is good and fast, but they also might be backed by the Gitzerai, which, you know, kind of be bad. That's the only thing that's kind of like putting me off of that. It's like that would be great because we have an inn if we can get Guy on, you know, because he has a drug habit.

But you don't want to piss them off. I don't know, we'd need a lot of coin though. Captain? I mean, I think we should check both of them out, right? Like, because we don't know if I mean that one that does like better stuff is more expensive. Like, what is their version of bulk? And if we're still getting 1.5 over it, getting more expensive would lead to more money in the long run. If they said they have the coin, right, if they follow through. How about we do this? Let's do a little skill check challenge. Oh, my favorite. I think we should split up into two groups.

Oh. So we essentially. One of these blacksmiths is like going to your local business down the street and like you're you're ordering a bunch of stuff and like, oh, thanks for thanks for shopping local, that type of thing. If you went with cranny up, it's more like you you bought the Chinese knockoffs like it's it's. You know, I mean, it's like you pick up an action figure, it's like this is power, man. Like it's like it's not a real thing. It's like what? Like, um, that's my favorite. So like who wants what? I will tell you, the more difficult negotiation is is going to be rolling in wealth.

I guess I can do that one since I have a fancy necklace that gives me plus to negotiate or to whatever persuasion. And I guess we would take the other ones. Her charisma isn't great, but. You know, a drug addict on premises. Yeah, you don't have to be charming. That's fair. Yeah. OK. And just get out like just like find out what the down low is about, like the gifts are I like, you know. OK. OK. Yeah. So, yeah, I'll take that there. And the two bros split off. Pick your team. What? You got the two team captain. Yeah. OK. It's it's it's your meathead. It's going to be the name from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia with Charlie, Charlie and Mac looking at each other across the restaurant.

You want to go with Lee or do you want to go with the captain? I mean, they're going to pick. Apparently we don't get a choice. Oh, I'm for picking. I'm going to roll a dice. Like a real life game pick last because we're the only two choices. Oh no, it's dodgeball all over again. I love that. Like maybe talk to even know what's going on. Still look at his shoulder and they're like talking about going somewhere and it's like, wherever we're going, we'll all be together. So it's fine. I think Tobin resigned. But OK, sure. You know, so she can watch you. I guess I'm not going to steal anything.

It's not my bag. We have to watch the big guy that is twitchy. Oh yeah, he's extra paranoid today. He's got ghosts following him. It's like, what's wrong with you? Don't touch the button. Like somebody closed the door behind him. He's like, oh, who did that? I did. I'm walking out of my place of business. Be careful next time. No, it might come out and get you. So since you have it's essentially these ghosts are attached to you. Do you see like what does that look like? Are these things every now and then like moving out of the corner of your eyes? What does it look like?

I feel like every once in a while, Tuck will move a little too quickly or something. And there'd almost be like traces of something behind like like there's like a trail like. Oh, man. It's like a it's like a really bad B horror movie. Yes. Like they didn't have a great budget, but someone knew how to use after effects. So yeah, one guy that he was like, oh, this movie doesn't mean shit, but this is my portfolio. We're talking. It's going on my rez. So I got to this is my way straight into Pixar. You know, two years later. Yeah, he's at Pixar for sure. So like every once in a while you'll reach for something and you'll swear you were an inch off, but it'll just like like gravitate to your hand.

Like, well, I swear it only makes more sense why he's like, I'm just going to grow up. Oh, but it's like every once in a while. It's it's like every six, seven hours, something like it's a fuck. Like it's just enough to like it's like you can't ever relax enough times that I question all the times that it hasn't happened. Exactly. It did happen. You see that the door came to me. You have three intelligence. That's just cruel. That's what happens when you walk towards something, Tuck. Obviously. It's not what I mean, Tobin. You've been different ever since you got laid.

You haven't seen what I've seen. I mean, more or less. Yeah, probably. OK, that's fair. Let's deal with team hard negotiation first. OK, so this blacksmith is right in the heart of the city, up toward the north a little bit. And they are they have a lovely little shop. There's going to be people welcoming you when you come in. Again, they have some they basically have apprentices, interns, that type of thing. You're going to hear lots of clang clanging and commotion in the back. And someone is going to greet you. And right above the counter is this massive battle axe.

Like this thing is gorgeous. This red plated Adam Manti material, it is made of fucking like. And there is a tiny sign below it. It says discounted because it's been used slightly. It's ever so just one time just that staffing is what killed them. The capitation was probably just for testing purposes. That was, you know, they deserve to see the merch after. That's fine. And someone is going to greet you. And when you tell them what you're basically after, what you basically have is. Do you remember that guy they always used on The Simpsons that was just working at fast food joints?

Like, oh, like that, like that's what you're dealing with. So they're going to have to take you back and you'll probably end up talking to Roland. And Roland is going to delicately grab Delphine's hand and just. Oh, my damn how may I have built the day? That's the thing. It is it is like a low grumble like it's it's, you know. Oh, gosh. So I think she'll just like launch into an explanation. Like, we're looking to do some big, you know, some bulk orders. I'm just wondering what that's going to look like for you guys. Like, what do you guys consider bulk and like what can what's the capacity that you guys could turn out in like a week or two?

First, he's he's he's going to take all this in. Fast, please have a seat. Sit with me. And he's going to he's going to offer you guys both the drink that type of he's he's not he's not rude. He's going to. So could you give me a persuasion check just right out of the gate, please? Sure. Don't forget your necklace. Yes, it's just a plus one. Yeah, I mean, that's going to be a huge difference. That could be the difference between pass and fail, man. You never know. Oh, God. Not in this case. Well, it was almost a one. At least that's a three. So, OK. Well, what kind of weapons aren't you talking about?

I'm related to this guy for sure. This guy exists somewhere out there. And he's got he's like he's going to be relaxing, like he's got a very relaxed manner, so he's got his leg crossed. He's got it. He's like he's just kind of like sipping out of this glass every once in a while. He's got this bulky ring on his ring finger to. God, I was stupid. I say that that's not how we negotiate. That's in in Delphine's range, like this is so stupid. But you got your customer service face on right now. Yes, obviously. We're not looking for anything super custom, pretty much just stock.

So swords and bows, maybe some armor. So I'm trying to get like she's trying to be like super profesh, like like not play. And because, like, you know, it's like he's like kind of playing like don't play into that. Yeah, he's he's fishing a little bit like he's like he's fishing for one or two things and you're not exactly sure what. Either he's trying to be super charming to put you off your guard or he's just trying to bone down. Like it's one it's one of the other. It's one of the other. So you both. So he's he's going to he's going to kind of swirl this cognac and he's he's going to he's going to take a sip.

I'll tell you what I can do. I can give you an assortment of weaponry. There are things that we have just lying around just in case. And I can give you them at a discounted price. However, it would take us about a week to make any substantial numbers. And he's going to he's going to give you optional packages, right? It's like, OK, well, we can give you 400 swords, 300 rapiers, like, you know, short swords, rapiers, long swords, that type of thing. Axes, you know, bows. And obviously all of this depends on how much you want to what. But the bottom line is, we would have to charge just a little bit extra because of the rush.

And the entire time. Every time he stops and takes a sip, he's going to scoot just a little bit closer to Delphine. Tobin would intervene at some point where once he gets once he gets to a certain point, he's going to literally stand up, move his seat and put it right in between them. Oh, God. Sit down in between them. So it's like the Will Smith Men in Black dragging the table just. Puts a seat right between them and then looks to Delphine and looks back to Roland and nods with a big kind of fake smile. Got it. I'm sorry, sir. I did not get your name. I'm not important boss.

Please continue with your speech. And he just says that with that same kind of half ass smile. Yeah, he's going to give you back equally condescending, fake smile and, you know. Do you have cock block to me? But that's going to be in his eyes, like he's not going to say that. Yeah, like you're going to you know, you definitely get the undertones. Oh, yeah. He's he's going to be slightly more professional, if only to get Tobin away from him now. You've invaded his personal space. So he's he's. He's going to give you some fairly reasonable prices here. So for.

Let's keep this simple because we could go back and forth, it's like, oh, do you want X number of this? So, yeah, I'd say like what's the markup on it? Basically, the markup is so if you went in there to get a sword made right, it would depend on what type of sword stuff I got. This is real stock stuff. Does it have a sharp edge and a handle? Fantastic. That type of thing. So you're also ordering in bulk, so they're going to shave off a little bit for that. But you're you're ordering it with a pretty big rush. So let's say you got in total one thousand weapons, right?

Let's say they're probably going to end up charging you about fifty five hundred gold because of the rush. And these are not obviously going to be their top tier stuff. It's going to be pretty like. Like, OK, if you guys walked in as adventurers and saw this on the shelf, you would look at those as almost like practice weapons. Like, you know what I mean? Like if you go buy a sword, it's between stock. It's between like. Like 30 to 70 gold somewhere in there, depending on where you're getting it. And like, you know, like something that's going to be pretty sturdy and stand the test of time.

So, yeah. And again, there's lots of wiggle room. I was like, can we do like half that amount of weapons? Yeah. A better quality. Give me a persuasion check. OK. I would rather give them more, but then be worth more. OK. Oh. That's a 19. So what would what would Delphine say? Like, again, he's he's like he would probably he'd probably give you the numbers and then just like, again, he's tasting like he's you know, you got to aerate it in your mouth. Give it a swirl. Everyone's give it a taste. Give it a taste. He's got this thing where, like, he'll he'll swirl it.

But like as he takes a sip, he's he's a very dark drow. Right. But you'll see his tongue emerge and kind of give it a flick, like as he drinks it. And he's got this bright red tongue. So it's like a little bit. And then he kind of like brings it into his mouth, not unlike a dog, but like he wants it to hit his like it's like like if he were to describe it to somebody, he's like, I must inject myself into the glass. Like just kind of you know what I mean? It's it's it's it's passion for the drink. It's almost sexy. Yep. This is interesting business partner.

Very unique. He is his friend is not like this, like his friend. I'm sure he's not like this at all. Roman probably called dibs if if they saw you. He's like, I have got this. Like he's Yeah. Okay, so I mean, if we want better quality, I guess I could like play in a little bit just should be like, I saw that great quality battle axe when we walked in that thing was a work of art. I don't need anything that grandeur. But if we could get something a little bit better quality, what can we do there? He's going to think this over. And as he's thinking over, like he's got the he's got the glass, he's gonna he's gonna do his thing and he's he's gonna be thinking it over.

I can see that you're in a bit of a bind. Do you need to make money to in all of this? I assume these are for customers. Yes, I am a businesswoman after all. And I have the utmost respect for you. I'll tell you what. I could call in some favors. Get a few more hands. And we could really work your metal. My boss is in shock. Yeah, this is I really just imagine like Delphine's face is just like that just happened. Like, like, rapid blinking. So he has now adjusted to Tobin's presence. He's back on course. So Tobin is very uncomfortable. Like, that's his game now.

It's like, look, man, one of us is leaving and it ain't me. So let's He's like, wait, didn't we leave the brothel? They weren't this pushy at the brothel. They were. They were so nice there. They were just cute company. Yep. They just hung out. I'll tell you what. Like, he's like he's he's he's got some friends that he could he can call over. They can really they can really pound it out. They're just gonna they're just gonna get it done for you. Right. I have a Separate proposition for you. I have a bit of time off coming up. If you would accompany me to my villa for the weekend, I would be more than happy to speak to my partner, perhaps offer you some credit with the shop.

And as a personal gift to you, I will give you that battle axe. He's smitten. He might he might be quite taken with Delphine. Oh, God. Well, I think I've seen this movie before. If Tuck saw that battle axe, he would probably want it. Hide it and you steal that fucker. I have. OK, I have to roll a dice because before you do. Yeah. You got a good look at that battle axe when you walked in, right? Yeah. How well would you say Delphine knows weaponry? Oh, I mean, like her family. You got to know something about the product you sell. Right. That doesn't mean like, OK, it's like being a drug dealer.

You haven't tried crack, but like, you know about it, right? Right. Yeah. OK. Yeah. So. Do you want me to tell you about that battle axe? Yeah, I would like to hear the full details of any deals that we would be discussing. Oh, that's. Come on. Cold shower. This is our Darmoch, I guess. Also, why do you like why? Why? Why do I always get like the weird accents? I mean, like was horrifying. OK. This guy's a different league. This guy's a different league. This guy's a business owner and like he knows fine liquids. I wasn't talking about their personalities. OK, look, they're ridiculous voices.

OK, I'm in in arc four. I'm trying to throw lots of I don't think you heard overseers because there was a dwarven lady that sounded like a Kiwi Aussie Brit, like there was a lot of shit going on with her. Just didn't hit me on anybody. I love it. It's just off putting. I love to think that maybe that's not how he started, but he had to create a persona for his business and kind of just evolved to that. He just fell in like he can't get out now. He comes home. He's like, I can't take it anymore. The other guy's the mean one. So I guess it got to be charming.

Yeah. Good cop bad cop. So. He'd hand you a brochure. That's for the villa. Then he would tell you about the. I was like, we just have brochures for battle axes later on. All right. So he would tell you about this battle ax and. Money was supposed to be spent. The people who commissioned this. They paid, well, they had to pay 10000 up front, but they were supposed to pay a total of 25000 gold. Oh, the problem is, it's a very it's a specialty item. You have to be rather large to even wield the thing. But if you looked at this like one, it is almost indestructible, like.

You need. A special fire just to melt this thing down like it is amazing. It is the sharpest blade they've ever put on a battle ax. It is a plus two weapon and it is magically enchanted with six different functions. There are buttons on the handle that if pressed. Expand daily spell slots for the weapon itself. It is a work of art. Which is to say. He is essentially offering you 25000 gold to run away with him for the weekend. And then he would kind of go on a little bit about his fellow. You know, I've made quite a good living. I don't mean to brag. You would wake up every day to the sunrise.

There is a vineyard and you will overlook it on the third floor as a cool breeze ruffles your hair ever so. And the sun warms your skin. He would go on and on like that. Mm hmm. He has he's practiced this. This is the practices in the mirror or somebody else. He's done this before. I have a plush card. A gorgeous wagon with two of the most elegant horses. It will whisk us away. Then you're ready, of course. We were right in style. I have to roll a d20. Because. Why a plus five? Mandy asks a good question. What what's this guy look like? Is he hot? Basically. He's about he's about six three.

His his his arms are are a little big for a drought, but that's because he pounds the metal every day. Like he's in there. He is. He's Iron Man cartooning. Like, do you remember the the intro to the Iron Man cartoon where he's like hammering it out? Yeah, he's he's like he he he gets around, but that doesn't mean that he's a brute. Like he gets his nails done. He takes care of himself. He understands that all work and no play. Like, you know, that's not that's not the life he's about. So he does take care of himself. Now, here's what we're going to do on a scale of one to 10.

With a plus three modifier, let's see what he looks like. It's an eight. Yeah, it's pretty good looking. Attractive Drow man. Business owner. Rich, rich. Villa Vineyard. Battle Axe. Triple triple triple triple the Vineyard Villa vivacious. And he's a vampire. Just needs to marry him. Just come on. Um. So Delphine's going to like let him do his little spiel and she's going to stand up and she's going to say, well, you know, we are looking to other business propositions, but I'll be in touch, I guess. Oh, and make to leave. As you get up to leave, I'll be in touch.

He's going to gently, gently kiss your kiss your hand. Oh, please, madam. Do be in touch. I really thought you were going to say touch me. And he's going to give Tobin a bro nod. Tobin nods back but has this like really derpy smile like facial expression because he's really, this is awkward to him. As a charisma five. Yeah, charisma five. This is like, I don't know how to handle myself in this situation. Yeah, where do I look? Who do I look at? Nods. Let's see how team two is making out. Let's, uh, let's, uh, Mandy, you ready? I mean, yeah, but I feel like we can't we can't beat this.

I know. I'm absolutely running away to a villa for the weekend. What's the opposite of Roland? Oh, yeah, this drug addict that you're going to go visit. So this guy. Get ready for whiplash because this is this is this is the role play equivalent of your next snap. So I'm pretty sure. So this this little scrappy fella. Is a half a halfling. Sorry. And he's got these these scabs all over his neck. Just just really like he's been scratching like it's it's like claw marks almost like he's been attacked by a badger or something. And as you approach the counter, he is coated in flop sweat.

And he kind of he kind of gives you a nod, just like. And if you don't say anything. Yeah. I think we will take her time and just kind of look at everything, you know, ignoring that he's so twitchy. What do the weapons and armor look like, Jason? Well, give me a perception. I want to see how much of this you take in. Oh, great. How's Tuck carrying himself? I kind of want to see if I make a false correlation here. Oh, we'll see. He looks all twiggy. He kind of looks paranoid. Oh, no. Oh, no. I want to see how well I think he also has some freak out happening that is similar.

So I'm just going to drink the leap and jump to conclusions here. That's why you don't separate us. First of all, I think Tuck went to the wrong shop. I feel like we got we chose wrong here. Five is five bad, Michael. So so my thought was anything above 10 was like, you know, I don't know. He just seems like he's sick. I'll stay away from him because also that's the other side of disease that he gets tricked out about. But now he's thinking, wait, I wonder if he saw her, too. So he's going to go to this scrappy dude unless he holds him or stops or does something to prevent him.

And he goes up to him and says. I think it'll pass, dude. Like he's just like, like I see him, too. Well, now I got to roll something to see how he's going to take it. I love this. All right. He's going to he's going to he's going to be like a mid like just kind of rubbing his neck. He doesn't want to openly scratch in front of you, but he's fucking just he's doing this thing with his feet. Keep bunching up his toes and like just like he's just weird and twitchy, like nothing feels. All of his appendages feel like they don't belong in his body and everything feels too spaced out.

Just driving him nuts. And he's going to like just like get a hold of himself for a second. You seem to. Yeah, sometimes I reach out and I think that, you know, it was me, but that it's not me. I don't know if it's not me or not. I think it's me. When he's going to grab Tuck by the shoulders, when's the last time you've reached, reached, reached, reached out, reached out, broached out, broached out, when's the last time? And if you don't answer right away, he's going to try to shake Tuck's shoulders and probably not get very far. Like he's climbed up onto the counter.

Of course he did. I think the last incident that has happened was probably about an hour ago, so you'd be like, oh, an hour ago? Like on my way here? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. OK. And he's going to do this shit with his teeth where he grinds his, his, his teeth back and forth. So you feel him in your molars. No, no. All right, no, that'll come. That'll come, though. That'll come. That'll come. What do you need, man? What do you need? What do you need? Shit. Oh, no. I accidentally did a thing, didn't I?

So, so he's already freaked out. Um. So he's just happened to him, right? So he's thinking this just started and now he's telling him it's going to get worse. Just started. This is this is this is new. I don't want it to get worse. I wanted to get better. I thought this would get better. It's going to get better. No one else knows. No, man, I've been trying to get better now for a while. It don't get better. Like it's going to get worse. It's going to get worse. You got money? You got money? I could help you. You got if you got you know, you got gold. You got gold?

Is Lee just watching this? Yeah, Lee was thinking, I'm first going to look at the weapons and then they started having this hush conversation and she just kind of because she's not used to taking, you know, the lead on. So she just kind of turns slowly and is just watching with just eyebrows raised like. OK, he's connecting with him, but also now I must I must worry so much. Just watching every once in a while, this guy's going to look over to Lee. She got money. She the coin first, she got the money. We came for a job. She should do all the negotiation for me.

Yeah. And what do you mean it's going to get worse? He's he's he's OK at that. He's like, buh buh buh buh. And he's going to climb down from the counter and walk around. And get very close to Lee. Hey. Yes, sir. You want to you want to buy things you got you got money to buy things? I might have money. What do you have to sell to help my friend here? Of course. I know some things that will help your friend. I got some things. I got some things. How much you willing to part with? What do you need? How many? How many you need? What is it you are selling us? At this point, he's getting frustrated and he's going to he's going to turn back the tuck.

What are you trying to get a sample? Is that what your thing is? You want a sample? Will that help? Yeah, it'll help for a while. Yeah, I don't I I sell. OK. And he's going to he's going to lower his voice. I'm you can't tell anybody here. I'm the chief financial officer and they can't know what I'm selling here on top of things. OK. And if you don't answer right away, he's going to do it. OK. Like and this time you can kind of feel him shake you a little like. The this is what they call what is Delphi call it? It's a discount. Are we getting a discount? Is that what this is?

I help. And we were just slowly not. She's kind of holding back and she was like, yes, your friend here is going to help us, I believe. And of course, we would never tell anybody as long as you, of course, would never tell anybody that we were purchasing things. No, no, no, no, hush, hush, hush, hush, hush. He's going to walk over and he's going to jam a piece of wood under the door so that no one can come in. And then he's going to walk over to the opposite side of this room and jam a piece of wedged wood under the door that leads to the manufacturing wing where they actually make stuff.

And then he's going to pull out this eight inch metallic pipe and he's he's he's going to start to snap like just. Like he's really getting upset and then flame is going to finally produce on like the the 15th click. Oh, God. And he very shakily is going to start to heat up the opposite end of this pipe and he's going to reach into his pocket and grab this. It's this small glass vial and there's these little things are bouncing around in there and he's going to try and start stuffing it into the pipe and heat it up and he's going to offer it to Tuck.

OK, now I had someone teach me a bunch of stuff when I was going down this way. I'm trying to figure out if I should do some way to tell that, like, whether I'm thinking, oh, this is because what I'm thinking is either Tuck will say, oh, this is like how you get the negotiation started or in a sense, yes. Right. But he's still playing like weapons, but like also he's going to help with the ghost thing. Or is he going to be like, oh, this also looks like drugs that I should not be going towards. I don't know if I should do like a disadvantaged street.

Well, I mean, just kind of give me OK, here's what I would think in your. Delicate state. I would ask for a wisdom, a wisdom check with disadvantage. Yeah, you already got this. I already got this managed. Oh, shit. Oh, sorry. Oh, yeah, shit. This is awesome. Three. Already a negative two. The news record is everyone. Oh, gosh. All right. He's going to assume this is how you get negotiation started. He's going to. OK, so he's he's going to offer this to you and he's he's there's this little cap on top of the end of it. He just twists it and he's going to hold his fingers up.

He's like, OK, breathe in deep. Go like. OK, I should be interject. Oh, gosh, I mean, you did that. Let's see what happens. Yes. So as Tuck wraps his lips around the other end of this pipe, there's going to be a small contained explosion. And. Tuck's going to intake. And this horrendous burning sensation is going to fill his chest. And there's going to be a point where it's he's like, like, just like he it's like dry heaves, like he's trying to expel air, but there's nothing in there anymore. Like he keeps he keeps trying to, you know, and you're going to get lightheaded and dizzy.

And just for a second, you're going to see things creep in from your periphery all around. But that's not ghosts so much as it is the oxygen not getting to your brain. But after Tuck gets his breath. He's going to feel amazing. He's going to feel faster and stronger and hardier than he's ever felt before. There is a disconnection between the mind and body that's taking place that makes him wonder why the fuck he's ever been worried about anything in his life. There is no problem that could possibly hinder Tuck that he couldn't plow his way through. Everyone should be giving you what you want because you're fucking bigger than them.

Mechanically, you're going to get a plus five to strength, a plus two to constitution. These are your raw stats, not these are to your ability scores. If you reach 20, you're going to temporarily go over. Oh, my God. You're going to get a plus 15 to your speed advantage on any strength rolls advantage on melee attacks, disadvantage on ranged attacks and a negative seven to your wisdom. If you reach zero in wisdom, you no longer think about consequences on any level. I never think about consequences for sure. I picked the wrong team. And I think that's a good time for us to stop for the evening.

Mandy, I will pardon me with like, should I stop this? Should I stop smoking crack? He made the roll. Why should I stop it? He's a grown ass man. How would that be responsible? I take it as leaving like, oh, no way. Oh, no. So so in our book, if you already look. OK, cool. If you go so all of our drugs have ratings, right? So on a scale of one to 10 potency, 10 addictiveness, 10. It lasts for six hours. Rarity nine. The average price is is rated at a nine with the average score. I am not funding this. 125 through 275 gold per dose. Criminalities and at 11. It is the most illegal.

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