Say we manage to come up with pipes (not a hard thing to do), we would we need for the spell to bring the water up the pipes to flow at each level.
(basically we can have a basin at each level that the water flows out of pipe into that basin and when basin is full, it flows back out and down into the well. I guess it would be a rego aquam on the pipe, I guess. Ring duration (so as long as pipe is intact).
Depending on the final spell level, Siobhan can invent it this season. (Level 10 in 1 season, level 15 in two seasons, level 20 would take 4)
Okay, looking at things, I am more sure that ring will not work for our duration for controlling the water. Ring only works until target leaves the ring so a ring at top of a pipe would not work since at best it would pull the water inside bottom end of the pipe and then spell would end.
I am thinking of magical item: Base 2, +1 touch, +2 sun, +1 part = level 10, +1 for twice a day maked it a level 11 enchantment. Make it a long pipe with taps that are over the well. Activate the item and water will flow up and fill the pipe to pour out of any tap that is open.
FIrst person to use the pipe in the day/night has to activate it (prime the pump).
IT would cost 2 aquam vis if we have it but would get water to all levels of the covenant. I could do it as lesser enchanted item in a single season.
That is almost exactly what I was thinking. I had it as a higher base level to control the flow of water at a higher rate, as well as a higher target though and more amenities, which is why it was overall a higher level.
By putting in more mundane parts (long pipes) we lower the level, and by putting in more mundane actions (turning it on twice a day manually) that lowers it considerably. Rhodri should still make something like this. Even if it's a slower flow than he had planned, slowly filling a basin all day will still provide plenty of water.
Actually I was thinking of drawing it up the large pipe and keeping the pipe filled with water is the enchantment. Turn it on and wait a few minutes for it to fill. Then at any level, someone can turn the tap and water will pour out and the the magic will draw more magic in to fill the void created. Basically one long large pipe (say a thick tree trunk hollowed out) and taps installed and magic just keeps water flowing up until full and out any open outlets (such at taps). A tap or two probably would drain the water at the same rate it refills. Obviously if it is being tapped on all levels at once, there might get a little shortage and need to give it time to refill but it would take a while even with all taps open for that to occur.
First person to use it in the day opens a tap and sees there is no water so they activate it. Wait a few minutes and there is now water for the whole day. If we make the activation only at one spot, we can prevent simultaneous activations. We will have a normal bucket on a rope backup just in case.
At level 11, Siobhan can do it in a season. (ReAq lab total of 24). We could even make it activatable 3 times a day just in case of error for level 12.
Alternatively, we create a cistern on the top level and have the water always flowing up to the cistern and then drop water in pipes down to the lower levels.
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.
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?
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.
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, 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.
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.