Seriously, how good s this guy's baking? My bread goes of in a week, tops.
This is probably a good thing, as the ease with which code violations are being discussed as potential options is staggering 
modern bread has a shorter shelf life- less yeast and a dryer bread containing more grain contribute to medieval bread having a shelf life measured in weeks compared to days.
Additionally this expedition is taking place in the fall, towards the end of the year. Also as the covenant enters winter food will last longer due to the cold. In game terms he has already spent 2 seasons working...
Relax. We all know Vocis is a fine, upstanding magus who would never dream of violating the Code. 
I admit that Carmen can be kind of loose with the rules when she is brainstorming ideas :mrgreen:
Good thing we have that virtuous and lawful Vocis at hand here to guide things along an ethical path.
(as long as there are no owlbear Bjornaer or dragons involved)
As a Chef, I happen to know this is accurate. Generic white bread or even wheat or whatever you buy at the store, it gets moldy in a week or two. Get some good quality French or Italian bread, it will be a month before it gets stale and longer before mold. Keep it cold or frozen and it can last even longer.
FAT-TOM (Food, Acidity, Time, Temperature, Oxygen, & Moisture). These are the elements that contribute to food spoilage.
Right, character's done (needs a final okay): When and where do I post ic?
I have had my @$$ kicked this past weekend. Triple normal volume and set a food sales record. And soooo many women....
Enough about me. I suppose you can start here. This is our sandbox style story thread for random roleplaying. I figure a good start date for you would be Spring 1236.
I think I like Cata.
Be interesting to see how she and Vibria interact when Vibria comes back from her walkabout.
Finishing Carmen's carpet reminded me; Andorra now possesses a lab-text for the Flying Carpet. Do we have anywhere to keep track of such things? The Library page on the wiki doesn't seem to have a section for that sort of thing.
Also, did anyone actually take it upon themselves to read up on the ritual in Fleur's sanctum? Or did we all assume someone else would do it?
Ritual in Fleur's sanctum?
I'm assuming the ritual at Fleur's Hallowe'en parties the last two years?
That's the one, yes,
I'm taking a two week hiatus from the game. My new work/home situation isn't stabilizing as quickly as I expected and I don't want you guys wondering where I am. As always, I apologize for throwing things off.
From a metagame perspective, we need to come to grips with the Basque Language before dealing with this. It predates all known living or dead languages, is still a thriving tongue in the 21st century, and is not at all related to any other language. It dates back to the neolithic era, and Basque language and history will figure heavilly in Fleur's quest for fertility magic. They are the ones who made the cave paintings found in the mountains of Spain.
from a metagame perspective, there is no Neolithic. Ars Magica favors biblical history over actual history, meaning the world is 6000 years old and begins with the garden of Eden. Not something I am personally happy with, but it is RAW, and tied up in their explanations of the Divine realm.
From an AM perspective and referencing http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/basque.htm It would seem that Basque is a hybrid Cainite and Scythian language. Also most cave paintings use pictograms, with no linguistic reference.
Also numerous references place the earliest Basque writing at somewhere between 950 AD (glosses in another book) to 1040 AD, with some archeological discoveries being hailed as finding it as early as the third century AD, but then turning out to be hoaxes.
Though from http://www.blogseitb.us/basqueboise/2013/04/06/has-the-origin-of-basque-language-finally-been-discovered/ it looks more like it originated in North Africa, which in AM terms would make it a Hamatic language. Given that the linguistic theory of the AM world suggests that languages should divide and not merge as a result of the Tower of Babylon, I would suggest with going with the idea of it being a displaced Hamatic language.
Awesome research 
i need to find a way to reward players with points instead of characters...
Anyway, in Faith & Flame (page 88), it states Basque is an ancient language unrelated to any other. Most writings in it use the Latin Alphabet, but in ancient days they used Iberian Script. They have a unique numbering system still used today. I wanted to call it a magic language, but they wouldn't let me. Had to settle for Exotic Casting being used by some Hermetic Basques. Maybe Apromor?
Just wanted to put it out there. There is a quasi magic language right at our doorstep, and is quasi related to a form of Hedge Maagic and maybe ancient fertility magic. Keep that in mind, but run as you will.
No worries my friend 
metaconfidence?
I used to give players, on occasion, experience and/or confidence to be used by any of their characters as they saw fit (including their grogs, but I don't think anyone ever used their Player Confidence on any but magi).