Fantasy RPG Forum - Standing Trials

Thread Name: Like taking candy from a baby
City/Area: Endor
Notes/Warnings: Memory
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:

• Juggling: Requires good hand-eye coordination
• Stealth: A child in a crowd doesn't attract much attention
• Pickpocket: Stealing a wallet is ealily noticed
• Pickpocket: Stealing a few coins at a time
• Pickpocket: Taking little to lessen the chance of discovery
• Pickpocket: Figuring out what's in someone's pocket

Collaboration: (No)

Thread Name: Aspiring Jeweler Begins His New Job
City/Area: Scalvoris Town
Notes/Warnings: None
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:
Jewelry: Beads and String
Jewelry: Bead Materials
Negotiation: Make your terms known
Negotiation: Playing Hard Ball
Business Management: Skilled work is worth the coin
Persuasion: Gentle teasing
Loot: N/A
Injuries/Overstepping: No
Renown: N/A
Collaboration: No
Magic EXP: No


Reviewed by Oberan

Thread Name: Beginner's Swordplay
City/Area: Ethelanum, on a ship
Notes/Warnings: None
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge:
Blades (cutlass): Overhead block
Blades (cutlass): Use your opponent's momentum to your advantage
Blades (cutlass): Parry and dodge
Endurance: Pushing through exhaustion
Endurance: Battered and bruised
Discipline: Focus on the task at hand
Loot: N/A
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: N/A
Collaboration: No
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: The Gift of a New Life
City/Area: Foster’s Landing
Notes/Warnings: Noth murders Niv.
Ellen’wyn Endurance: Being knocked out
Endurance: Running while injured
Endurance: Sticking your hand in a fire
Endurance: Agitating current injuries
Intimidation: Bare your teeth
Intimidation: Death threats
Discipline: Anger can help you focus
Discipline: Keeping your mouth shut even if you’re impatient
Deception: Fake it til you make it
Psychology: Witnessing the murder of a loved one

The Prince of Eternal Mercies: Murdered Niv
The Prince of Eternal Mercies: Sworn enemy
Niv: Death by fire
Niv: May not be gone forever

Loot: The Seed of Rebirth, previously given to Niv by Ymiden.
Injuries/Overstepping: A fresh back eye and a shallow cut across the throat. Renewed pain in her current injuries.
Renown: Small (10) for trying to stand up to the Prince of Eternal Mercies and the AA.
Noth Unarmed: Snatching up a person
Unarmed: Hurling someone into a fire
Meditation: Controlling and directing anger
Meditation: Not giving in to an easy kill
Meditation: Holding yourself to standards
Storytelling: Speaking to a captive audience
Storytelling: Getting rid of distractions

Loot: None
Renown: Small (10) or maybe large (20) for murdering Niv and making a public display of power with the AA.
Niv Nothin... she ded.

Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: Off To See The Wizard
City/Area: Foster's Landing
Notes/Warnings: Foul Language
Requested Rewards:

This was a collab between me and Zip, now sadly departed (never forgetting you, Zippy!). So I thought I'd wrap this up and cash out. Hope you enjoy!

Knowledge: (A list of knowledge)
Discipline: Hiding Your Dislike of Someone
Discipline: Trust No-One, No Matter How Much You Want To
Intelligence: Using a Less Noticeable Mode of Transport
Intelligence: Identifying a Party Most Likely to Inform to the Authorities
Intelligence: Identifying an Unspoken, Hinted Order
Intimidation: Flexing Your Muscles
Negotiation: Painting Your Side as the Most Reliable Bet In a Coming War
Persuasion: Citing Recent Examples to Make Your Point
Persuasion: Using Shared History to Soothe an Angered Party
Tactics: Positioning Yourself to Watch All Avenues of Approach

Non-Skill Knowledge:
NPC Ilos: Proud Peacock, But Not Harmless
PC Zipper: Black Guard Intelligence Officer, Mage, Lethal Little Lady

Loot: No
Injuries/Overstepping: No
Renown: No
Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: Water Dancing
City/Area: Ormdel Sea, random island
Notes/Warnings: Nope
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge: Swimming: floating on your back
Swimming: Standard Backstroke
Swimming: Frogstyle backstroke
Thrown (Stones): Skipping a stone over water
Meditation: Becoming one with water
Strength: Fighting against the added bouyancy of being pregnant

Water Anak: Take water forms
Water Anak: More trusting if you're wet
Water Anak: Appreciate offerings of water
Water Anak: Appreciate offerings of things that are dry to become wet
Water Anak: Curious when small
Water Anak: Can give off watery sounds without physical cause

Loot: N/A
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: N/A
Collaboration: (No)
Magic EXP: (No)

Thread Name: Alchemy with Tristan and ... Padraig?!
City/Area: Scalvoris
Notes/Warnings: no

Requested Rewards: Knowledge:
Alchemy: Some knowledge of chemistry and mathematics is required
Alchemy: Coming up with your own reagents
Alchemy: Slime is a near perfect binder
Alchemy: Using phosphorescent crystals to make things glow in the dark
Alchemy: Reagents can also be added to the finished product
Alchemy: Making a paint out of reagents
Alchemy: Using a trigger
Alchemy: Making a box that is both fireproof and nearly invisible
Alchemy: Some reagents require a primer
Alchemy: Using an accelerant in order to speed up a reaction
Alchemy: Using a sealer before adding another effect
Chemistry: Phosphorescence vs. fluorescence

Loot: Letter of Science in Alchemy
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: Yes. Tristan managed to impress Padraig who used to absolutely dislike him - enough that Padraig gave him a Letter right away rather than making him study for two seasons.
Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: N/A
Knowledge:
None

Loot: N/A
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: Reviewer's discretion.
Collaboration: yes
Magic EXP: N/A

Thread Name: Easy Breezy
City/Area: Scalvoris
Notes/Warnings: Adam was retired before this thread could be finished.
Requested Rewards:
Knowledge: 4 Posts - 9 Knowledges
Attunement: Using Static to try and defend your mind
Detection: Realizing that someone is waiting to speak with you at the door
Detection: Listening carefully for key words
Discipline: Fulfilling all the duties of an Assistant, even the irritating ones
Etiquette: Helping out a colleague in need
Investigation: Baiting someone with information in order to learn something
Leadership: Ascertaining if a subordinate has useful skills
Leadership: Teaching a recruit a valuable lesson
Unarmed (Ki'Enaq): Disabling an enemy by knocking them to the ground

Non-Skill
Domain Magic: Empath - Mages that can toy with your mind.


Loot: N/A
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: N/A
Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: No

Thread Name: A Very (very) Small Problem!
City/Area: Scalvoris
Notes/Warnings: no

Requested Rewards: Knowledge:
Caregiving: Stroke a baby on the bridge of their nose to help them sleep
Caregiving: Babies sleep better when they're with someone or something they love
Investigation: Logical conclusions
Investigation: Requires information
Singing: Gentle humming to keep an infant soothed.

Loot:
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: Nope.
Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: N/A
Knowledge:
Caregiving: The sound of a familiar, soothing voice can put a child to sleep.
Engineering: Consider both form and function
Engineering: Making a microscope smaller, means making a lens more powerful
Engineering: Safety and comfort of user must be considered.
Engineering: Consider existing solutions to problems in order to engineer a better one
Engineering: Consider factors such as heat when needing light
Engineering: Telescope construction
Engineering: Considering the size of a finished product

Loot: N/A
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: Reviewer's discretion.
Collaboration: yes
Magic EXP: N/A

Thread Name: Murderous Intentions
City/Area: Ne'haer
Notes/Warnings: Nope
Requested Rewards:


Knowledge:

Discipline: Remain calm in the face of emotions
Detection: Troubled souls
Meditation: Seek Seclusion
Negotiation: Offer value
Negotiation: Allow time to consider
Discipline: Steady forward with intentions
Etiquette: Don't intrude on personal prayers
Caregiving: Offering cover for bleeding wounds
Fieldcraft: Use handkerchief for a bandage
Detection: Eyes the gateway to emotions
Interrogation: Coax out answers gently
Persuasion: Sometimes honesty is the best policy
Persuasion: Trust breeds agreement

Non-skill:
General: Empaths are in tune with emotions

Loot: N/A
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: Always welcome

Knowledge:

Waiting for Zasa to send me his list of 13. I will edit them in here. But I guess feel free to review the thread before then?

Loot: N/A
Injuries/Overstepping: N/A
Renown: Always welcome

Collaboration: Yes
Magic EXP: Maybe Zasa? I am still not sure if he is an empath by nature or magic.