Do we want to continue or relaunch the Telsberg story? If so, are the new players interested in running some of the secondary cast?
You guys are giving me the spark that I needed to get back into it. So even if it happens before the new magi arrive, that would still be interesting as it will define the covenant's relationship with the local nobility.
Awesome, I added that in now. In summary, I updated the vis sources/reserves, the saga calendar, and added in an extra blurb called “people the covenant know” to keep track of Father Luc and Father Samuel.
I’ll try to update those after each season — and I don’t think we need to update anything beyond those things after each story?
Nothing ready-made. The plan was for Clusius to go with a small group of couple of grogs.
If you think your companion would be suitable for the story -- which is about exploring and formalizing the covenant's relationship with the local nobility - then by all means have him join the party.
If you feel that your companion would not be suitable for the story, feel free to flesh out a grog (or two) that would have for some reason been selected to go with the magus.
That depends on how you reckon the seasons, and to what purpose. It's mostly a matter of convention. I find solstices and equinoxes being the middle more natural because then Winter is indeed the coldest season of the year. Otherwise, it begins just as sunlight hours start to get longer (an the days to get warmer).
Then again, it's a matter of convention. I think it's worth to mention that I'm thinking of a short adventure, a few days only, which shouldn't impact seasonal lab activities (unless something goes very wrong). So even if we change to Winter 1205 Wolfgang should be able to bind Kiefskala without trouble, if he so desires.
As for going ahead, maybe the magi can give some hospitality to the redcap (and receive info) while companions and grogs are created? @Reminiscent you mentioned interest in a hunter companion? Is someone going to grab Wolfgang's shield grogs, or maybe present new grogs?
For Trouble with Telsbergs I shall spice things a bit tomorrow.
Yes! I have the barebones of a hunter/Robin Hood-esque companion — I’ll draft him up. A reckless and overconfident outlaw leader leading a small cadre of “merry men.” Feel free to use him however is most convenient in the giant story — maybe he’s hunting the giant, coming to the magi after failing to hunt the giant, whatever
That's a good point re the seasons, but it's more work to figure them out that way.
Winter/Spring doesn't really matter, Kiefskala was bound the previous summer and then Wolfgang learned Aegis in the fall. Not really sure what he's doing in Winter. He can put off LR a year or two and just rely on his Bronze cord, since I'm not sure whats going on with vis or Mariana.
I’m very curious about her and Sogern Keep generally. Based on the map, she controls at least the keep and village of Sogern right next to Telsberg keep. Do we know anything about the Sogerns generally - are they a vassal or rival to the Telsbergs? Or, do we know very little going into her introduction?
Leonardus left some notes on the local nobility, but they are bound to be at least 7 years outdated by now. Surely he people from the surroundings gossip about the nobles, but do the magi pay attention to their gossip? And since arriving, did someone try to proactively understand the current situation?
I think Clusius probably has some information, but I'm refraining from saying too much before I get some input from @Arthur (or whoever character arrives at the scene first).