The Promise of Spring (OOC)

It shouldn't take all season, the sources aren't contested or indebted or anything. You should have enough days left for a full season still. Several vis sources are from Tribunal.

I have to take a look at the Vis sources again to make sure they're all catalogued.

I will be travelling for a few days and there is the forum maintenance so perhaps new posts from me will have to wait until next weekend.

Acacius will invent the fragile lantern CrIg lv 10 (see the spell wiki for the description). Lab total Cr 4 + Ig 0 + Int 4 + Aura 5 + MT (Cr specialisation) 3+1 + Lab 2+1 (creo bonus) + Cyclic magic 3 = 23/2 = 11,5

Exposure xp is one point in ignem and one in creo.

Sorry for the delay, I've been busy, I'll update things on Wednesday.

Bjorn would talk like to go and talk to Tessa to see what the clan might need; is there anything he could create to help them, and would they accept his help?

I'll continue the coversations for such activity in the Labor thread. I'll start that up.

This is the vis that can be gathered in Spring. I'll up date the Covenant Proper thread with this info:

https://forum.atlas-games.com/t/the-covenant-proper/4309/1

As it is Spring, some vis is delivered to you by Redcap.

5 Rego in the form of clay disks
6 Vim in the form of clay disks
3 Creo from the Standing Stones (water that gathers in small pits on the stones) More can be gathered from this source in other seasons

So whoever is gathering vis in Spring has a pretty easy job. It takes a day to get the vis at the standing stone.

Calling Boisial and Oisian, calling Boisial and Oisian, you're wanted in the curent IC thread...

Grandmother got sent to the hospital, so posting really wasn't on the top of my list. She is home and doing better now.

Did you wish me to pop in anywhere, or will you cover it?

Woah, sorry to hear about that. That's fine if you like, or you could take over the other Grog. Hope everything turns out OK.

If it is OK, I would like to sit this scene out for now, since I would only be playing a minor role. It would give me time to get things back in order here.

OK, that's fine, Ladyphoenix and Max, let's carry on.

OK, we're nearing the end of Spring, and heading into summer. Please send me (one more time) the write up of what you're doing in spring on this thread or a PM if you prefer. Lab totals, effects, the whole shmear. I'll hand out XP at that time as well.

Max, since you're the leader at this point, I'd like you to declare (and this can be done in character) what the Grogs will be doing this season. No one is assigned to any specific Companion, but if anyone would like to declare what one is doing now would be the time so they can get XP.

Any other questions or issues about the season, let me know.

Siobhan is dealing with the water using 2 pawns of the AQ reserve.

A hollowed out long log for a pipe closed at the top end and open at the bottom. If we can get get it into lab and out that it will work I enchant the log as lesser enchanted item:

Base 2, +1 touch, +2 sun, +1 part = level 10, +2 for 3/day = Level 12 enchantment: Activate the log and for the duration of the day, it will keep pulling water up and into it to keep it filled. There will be taps on each floor that they can open and water will flow out to be replaced by the continuous flow upward of water in the log. Water drained from the pipe refills slowly so a heavy usage on lowest floor might cause temporary shortage on top floor since it is a gentle steady flow upwards.

FIrst person to use the pipe in the day/night has to activate it (prime the pump). It can only be activated from the top. When active, there is faint smell of lilacs from the pipe (siobhan's sigil).

(3 charges means that someone with bad nose can accidentally activate it again once per day and not it won't endanger the evening activation)

Int +3, Magic theory 4, Rego 10, Aq 2, Aura 5, lab bonus = Lab total 26 /2 = 13 enough for doing this in 1 season.

XP: 2 xp exposure for Magic Theory

Rosaline will be settling in and then helping covenant with their bargaining and negociations (until she has wool from late spring sheering. Practice Bargaining I guess.

Communication 3,
Bargain 6/Charm 2 (first impressions)/Etiquette 3 (nobility)/Folk Ken 3 (townsfolk)/Guile 3 (fast talk),
way of city +3
Venus Blessing +3,
Clear thinker if people try to lie to her

Acacius will invent the fragile lantern CrIg lv 10 (see the spell wiki for the description). Lab total Cr 4 + Ig 0 + Int 4 + Aura 5 + MT (Cr specialisation) 3+1 + Lab 2+1 (creo bonus) + Cyclic magic 3 = 23/2 = 11,5

Exposure xp is one point in ignem and one in creo. He will spend some time casting the spell over and over again so that the covenant get light everywhere.

I am not sure on what you want me to write about the grogs and what they are up to. Do you wish that I write something like this:

  • Oisian McArdry, works and gets 2xp in area lore
  • Boisil McArdry, free time and takes time to study at Ada’s Latin class. He gains 11xp in Latin.
  • Ada, works and gets 2xp in teaching as she teaches those who wish a smattering of Latin. Those who attend get 11xp in Latin, there is a max class size of 6.

That works fine Max (for the Grogs). We'll need that each season for the Grogs, but not necessarily the non-Grogs. For the Companions, do we want to have each PC handle the XP for one or two of them?

Here's Rhodri's work. Aside from the lab work he'll be casting a few spells to help put Aggie's home together, and once these spells are designed he'll be going around and casting it. Please note that if the spell is cast in your lab, it needs to be incorporated into it just as any improvement (you don't get magical heating for free in other words), but it does give you a good reason to pick up the magical heating virtues and features.

Warming the Underground Covenant lv 5
CrIg Base 2 Range: Touch (+1) Duration: Ring (+2) Target: Circle
Warms all within the Circle.

Lab total: Int 5, Magic Theory 8, Aura 5, Inventive Genius 3, Creo 7, Ignem 0, Lab Quality 2, Creo Specialization 1 = 31

Since his lab total can so easily handle this spell, he'll also create a spell to heat water.

A spell to Heat Water lv 10
CrIg Base 4 Range: Voice (+1) Duration: Concentration (+1) Target: Individual
Heats water to a boil within the container it is held. Initially I was worried that casting this would burn the wizard, but their Parma should protect them.

Lab total: Int 5, Magic Theory 8, Aura 5, Inventive Genius 3, Creo 7, Ignem 0, Lab Quality 2, Creo Specialization 1 = 31

I assigned seasons as I saw fit. I assumed that most of the Grog’s spent time leaning about the area they live in as they move around in it every day. There are six places in Ada’s Latin class and I assume that one will be taken by whoever has the courage to assist Acacius in his garden. I gave a suggestion on what those grog’s that as free time does but I think the the player who owns the grog should assign that time.

Grog work and free time

  • Glen 'Goodeye', work, 2xp in area lore
  • Timothy Miller, work, 2xp in area lore
  • Jean-Claude, work, 2xp in profession chef
  • Iosbail, free time, practice Gaelic 8xp
  • Bliss, free time, practice Gaelic 8xp
  • Cornelius, free time, practice Gaelic 8xp
  • Hackett, free time, practice Gaelic 8xp
  • Witt, free time, practice Gaelic 8xp
  • Blake, free time, practice Gaelic 8xp
  • John Bell Ringer, work, 2xp in area lore
  • Bran McArdry, work, 2xp in area lore
  • Symon McArdry, work, 2xp in area lore
  • Daif McArdry, work, 2xp in area lore
  • Badger, work, 2xp in area lore
  • Horse, free time, practice area lore 7xp (a hunter so he gets around a lot)
  • Erskine McArdry, work, 2xp in area lore
  • Morris McArdry, work, 2xp in area lore
  • Merry McArty, free time, practice area lore 5xp
  • Aine McArdry, work, 2xp in carpentry
  • Oisian McArdry, free time, practice area lore 5xp
  • Boisil McArdry, free time, practice area lore 5xp
  • Ada, work teach Latin to those who wish to learn, 1xp in teaching and 1xp in Gaelic (perhaps with a specialisation in cursing as some of her students find Latin difficult to learn…)

That's fine, did you add that to the sheets? If not I can take care of it.

I have not updated any sheets. Please do so as I am quite busy at the moment. I will update Acacius sheet if his lab work is ok. I assume that he has some times left in the season to cast the spell enough to provide light in the covenant and perhaps in the village as well. Perhaps street lights would be a good idea….

Sorry for the delay, kind of busy this week. Kerry, can I get your invention please. I'll have things updated soon.