The Gaming Den

The Unnamed Covenant. 26 March 1220. Spring. The steward straightens in his saddle, and looks the kulak in the eyes. "We are a tribe of soldiers and craftsmen, led by five scholar-wizards, whom I advise on matters of the earth and steel. We come with the permission of the Prince of Pereslavyl,...

"I am not saying that I, specifically, would gain a benefit from my policy, merely that any of us could, and in any case the mere fact that said hypothetical fae vis goes to personal, rather than covenant, stores, in no way prohibits access. It merely allows individual magi to pursue their own ...

"To be clear, I am referring only to sources that quite literally cannot be harvested by any other magus. As an example, let us say that I make a personal pact with a fae that I, and I only, can harvest so many pawns of Rego vis from a site that this faerie controls. To be frank, if said vis, c...

[[I'd like for us to finish the meeting before we do the whole stewardship thing]] Petrus will scan the wax tablet, put it down, and pinch the bridge of his nose. "Well. This all looks... acceptable, with a few revisions required. While I agree that material resources and magical items should b...

Petrus, seeing the riders while setting up his lab, grabs one of his bodyguards and hisses "Get the steward, now. Tell him it's crucial.

Petrus will retire for the evening.

Do you mean a Fae region or aura? Either way, it would interfere with spellcasting rather significantly.

I imagined us having the meeting before the excursion, to set up policies regarding attitudes towards local hedge mages, how obvious to make any magical aid we can offer the villagers, how parsimonious we want to be with our silver, and how to manage vis.

I think it would be best for you to officiate abrupt changes in scenes (you all go to bed, wake up, xyz happens), but I think we can manage the start of the meetings and excursions ourselves.

"So long as you use your own vis. Speaking of which, perhaps it would be prudent, on the morrow and after we have rested, to hold an inaugural covenant meeting, and finalize resource management procedures, governing norms, and the like.

Also, Petrus will bring his grogs and scout for vis/auras in the vicinity of thr village and the route between the covenant and the village with the party. I can non-fatiguingly cast sight-range detect vis/aura spells outside of an aura, so it shouldn't take that long A little aside- Petrus in Latin...

I don't think of it as antagonism, merely a fact of the medium; having to consult a player on what exactly "if a new threat appears" means, given that we're not st the same table, would slow down the game a lot, and establishing a precedent that the gm's first call can't be challenged will...

My suggestion is that any and all fast-casting can take place only if the conditions under which a maga will fastcast a given spell are made clear in the initial post declaring actions for that round, with the gm's first interpretation of conditionals being automatically valid. So, if a faerie lord ...

14 February 1219. Winter. The next village along the Orsha Portage.

"And what will you do for us in return? We will be hungry in the future as well, you know."

14 February 1219. Winter. The next village along the Orsha Portage.

"Secure its friendship, then. I approve, regardless"

14 February 1219. Winter. The next village along the Orsha Portage. "Well, I suppose we have several options. The first: we buy these sheep and use them as food once we arrive at the covenant site. The second: we buy the sheep and give them to the wolf, whether to secure its friendship or mere...

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14 February 1219. Winter. The next village along the Orsha Portage.

"I'm afraid I've never heard of pack sheep."

25 March 1220. New Years Day. Winter. Seventeen days east of Kiev "I'm guessing any kind of long-term Ignem spell would consume vis, and that's a substance we have in precious short supply. As for offering some of our food to vermin, I would suggest that we have precious little as it is, and u...

I'm strongly considering making a mockup of the covenant in Dwarf Fortress to serve as a visualization aide, at this point, although I hazard the behaviour of the dwarves will be remarkbly different to those of the mages.

"Warmth will come at a premium in the winter; would additional fireplaces be possible? Another thing to consider is a source of income and provisions. While we have stores, and I am sure Nidratr and Orsen could bring in game, that would not prove enough, I fear. I believe we should wait on esta...

Wouldn't the smithy need to be apart from everything else, to allow for necessary airflow, ventilation, and to limit noise? I also support a separate dining room for mages, and over time moving the covenfolk into separate buildings and leaving the stuff on the top of the mound for the magi. For now,...

25 March 1220. New Years Day. Winter. Seventeen days east of Kiev. Petrus will relay that information to the rest of the group, leaving nothing out. "I see no need to extend an Aegis across the entire valley; merely this mound should be sufficient. Camille, as our resident, uh, erector, I beli...

"Yes, I am as well, although I'll scout out the aura and vis sources before I retire. Perhaps we should meet privately and work out the details?

14 February 1219. Winter. Orsha Portage. Seeing Percival's horse come to a stop and whinny nervously, and Percival himself staring at something, Petrus will shout "Percival! Is aught the matter?" Percival will also ready an action to windborne boulder whatever might come out. Pre-emptive ...