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Dearest Bashir,

I apologize for not finding you in person, but I've been dealing with what we shall just call bureaucratic red tape.

We are on the eve of another Assembly, and I know it's short notice but I would like to commission an outfit befitting the Maestros' Collective. I believe you already have my measurements, but just in case I've enclosed them. I trust your judgement, my only color request would that it be some shades of navy blue, black, silver, and white, but not look like something an Astronomer would wear. In fact, if it's not a robe or gown at all, that would be preferable, I rather miss wearing pants.

Also please have it feature longer sleeves, have a pair of matching gloves, and not have an exposed back or midriff. I will, of course, pay extra for the short notice.

Thank you!

With Respect,
Shania

90cm x 72cm x 90cm

[In Particular:]

Nailed prominently beside the entrance to the Maestros' Hall in the Souk, this message is regularly replaced and updated...

The Maestros' Hall will always buy all manner of Alchemical, Herbalist, and Tinkering supplies or sundries at the best prices in town!
In Particular:
Ash, Smouldering
Tool Schematics
Flawless Alchemical Crystals
Shimmering Tears
Positive Energy Crystals


We accept Barter for goods of sale, and will buy noteworthy and exceptional items outright!
Aspects of Particular Interest:
Dancer
Politician
Priest
Scholar


Our Catalogue rotates regularly, if you have specific interests feel free to inquire with one our representatives, less than half our stock is on regular display!

ARCANE BREWS AND WANDS SOLD HERE.

I was thinking about random stuff and realized that another nice feature you could add for Rogues (maybe make it Pure Rogues, but could just be Rogue Levels) to sorta help incentivize them would be to add a /c togglemask type command for them that swaps to the masked hooded head instead of the regular hooded head. This way they'd get an extra option to utilize for cosmetics, although the command should come with the proviso that the rest of your gear and whatnot could totally be recognizable, so the command itself is not a magical "you can't recognize me now!" disguise like Clark Kent taking off his glasses.

The new weapons are super cool, and super evocative of a lot of what monks are traditionally all about in D&D.  They're really balanced, look rad, but unfortunately are only available to people with Exotic prof.  Monks already get a bunch of exotic weapons as part of their proficiency, and these seem in-theme to just be part of their default options.

This is NOT a request to make them Flurry weapons, though I think in the case of the Ankus, this would actually be very cool, as that would give Monks solid options for Flurry weapons in Light Blades, Close Quarters, and then Hammers.



EDIT: War Fans are already a monk prof weapon!  Sweet!

[charity auction]

Chancellor Khel:

We do not know each other at all, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Shania, the current Union Chief of the newly formed Maestro's union of Ephia's Well. I am not sure if any of your current or former students have informed you of our organization, but we are a conglomerate of trade and craftsmen who have decided to band together in service of the Well and supporting its efforts in the war against Iakmes. To that end, we have pledged to donate 50% of all profits directly to the War Council.

In the interest of this goal, we have been in talks with various members of the Accords as well as other prominent citizens on the prospect of holding a charity auction to support the war effort on Maribeh 19, IY 7788. We have already amassed a sizeable collection of adventuring items and oddities to auction off, however outside groups are welcome to participate, as well. We will be charging a modest 10% commission on all sales, all of which will go to the War Council at the conclusion of the event.

I write to you to humbly make two requests, if the Sandstone College would approve:

1- If the College would like to donate any artifacts or interesting works or specimens which can acceptably be auctioned off due to minimal cultural or historical importance.

2- If the Sandstone College would be willing to allow us to host the auction in your spacious lecture hall, which is optimally designed for such an event.

While our by-laws prohibit his current active membership in the Union so that he can focus on affairs of state, we still count Legate Gloamingdaith amongst our number, and your recent graduate, Itri Ablator, has also joined our cause. Both speak highly of the College, and we would be honored and most grateful if you allow us the use of the premises.  All setup and operating costs would be handled by our Union as well as staffing for the event, though if you would prefer your own College staff to be present to oversee affairs, they would be most welcome. This will be a meeting which includes the Accorded factions, and no weapons will be allowed on the premises for the duration of the auction. I am in the process of requesting the presence of a few Jannisaries to help keep the peace in case tempers flare, as they often can during competitive auctions.

Thank you for your time and attention, I look forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards,

Shania, Union Chief

[What is it:]

What is it: 
A Trade/Crafting Union/Collective

Where is it: 
The Souk

What is it about:
The Maestros are a faction centered around economic issues facing Ephia's Well, as well as acting as a crafting and merchant guild. The main focus of the group is to make dinari, yes, but ultimately that dinari is meant to be used for political clout and capital as we get involved in the goings on of the city. The faction also serves as a legitimate face to secret information brokering.

Is this a Stele faction?: 
Yes, we are on the Stele of Law and therefore count as a full faction. This means you cannot be a member of another Stele faction, such as the Accords or a group like the Scribes, however you may be a member of (any) political league. This is meant to be a primary faction.

Who would be a good fit: 
Any crafter, brewer, wandmaker, or merchant is more than welcome to join our ranks, of course, but we are not limited to just that. We also take on salespeople and security personnel, as well as couriers and, most importantly, information gatherers and brokers.

Come find us IG to get more info and see what it's about!

Pauv was a treasure.

Akna was great, very cool character for what little time I got to see her in action.


None of your screenshots are working?

This is a sweet idea!

Maybe if prisms had not a guaranteed aspect, but a pool of several randomly chosen aspects it takes from. To keep things interesting.

Stemming from this idea, what if they were actually organized by type, like Zain's IC guide on the forums? Having them broken up in those groupings could make it simpler.

Krogg was awesome.  Shania's first friend in the city.  He was a real one.

There was some discussion on the discord about adding some bonuses to the actual Craft Wand and Brew Potion feats to reflect actual expertise in those things.

What if the Pack capacity for each thing was passively increased with the respective feat?

Wands could get a bonus +2 wands bringing your total to 10.
Potions could get a bonus +10 potions bringing your total to 160.

This would also facilitate selling either item without being slammed with the snail speed.

I will say that the best compromise on this I've seen was to have Detect Evil instead be a radius detection type ability that you can only use once every few minutes and rather than zero in on specific people, it would instead report how strongly you feel an Evil presence around you.  This way if you're in a group of PCs, you don't immediately know who actually is the piece of shit, just that SOMEONE is.  If there's more than one person, the sensation is stronger.

Other than removing the instant "I CAST YE OUT, VILE SLIME" vibes that are often very weird to RP around, as stated in the thread, honestly this would enhance Paladin RP and make me actually want to play one... you're in a gathering and sense there's evil afoot... you'd want to know WHO is the evil person, so I could totally see Oathsworn trying to catch people alone to then determine if they're scum or not.

The other bonus in how it was used was that it could actually detect people stealthed around, but only, again, that it's a vague Evil presence somewhere.  If they happen to know for a fact everyone around them is goodly, that's one thing, but I actually saw this specific thing used to amazing effect by a player where his Evil PC actually ghosted another PC as a Paladin was doing that exact sleuthing routine of trying to figure out who is Evil.  They thought they were alone, but the ghosting stealther was sitting in the corner laughing it up as the Paladin wrongly proclaimed that some other PC was a vile piece of excrement and shoudlbe cast out of the city or whatever.


I wouldn't say that the stealther detection should necessarily be a feature, because 99% of the time it will just screw over Evil stealth gameplay when they already have such an uphill battle, but removing the targeted nature of the feat and instead having it just check everyone visible to the Paladin within a certain reasonably large radius would probably help.

This is a great idea, and I would add these, too:

Infuser:
10 Illykur's Mantle

Scion:
10 Iron Skin

Stalker:
9 Shadow Conjuration

I take back my suggestion about Flame Weapon with GSF Evo, just saw the synergy in action with set element... yeah, they don't need any extra love.

Others would be cool, though.