[RP] Play-By-Post Pathfinder

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#5124

Appraise Value of Item

A DC 20 Appraise check determines the value of a common item. If you succeed by 5 or more, you also determine if the item has magic properties, although this success does not grant knowledge of the magic item’s abilities. If you fail the check by less than 5, you determine the price of that item to within 20% of its actual value. If you fail this check by 5 or more, the price is wildly inaccurate, subject to GM discretion. Particularly rare or exotic items might increase the DC of this check by 5 or more.

wow, why is this skill so hard for low-level characters :joy_cat:

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#5125

(this is why i took 10. i assumed i’d fail)

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#5126

“Five crowns for the theology, or fifty for one of the bestiaries. —Because of the illustrations, you see. You can’t rely on woodcuts if you want the illustrations to be useful.”

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#5127

Baron looks the bartender in the eye.

“Baron Dalin’s up to no good, and I think it has a lot to do with what’s going on south of Hazel Ford. I just know it in my bones.”

Wanderer leaves a lot to the imagination with his response.

#5128

(It doesn’t seem like the shop owner is hiding anything related to your conversation, though as you haven’t asked him about Baron Dalin that’s less meaningful than it might otherwise be. He seems to be rather nervous about your group, and in particular you get the sense that he’s worried you might try to rob him. You do get the sense that even if he’s being forthcoming about the things you’ve asked him, he’s definitely keeping some secrets on unrelated topics — he’s got some kind of nervous tic about tugging at the edge of his cloak.)

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#5129

“Swordsmanship, huh?” Drakor said. “Do people fear war is coming?”

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#5130

It seems that this jewelry is quite valuable — your best guess is that if you could find an individual buyer looking to actually purchase it outright, you could sell it for about 280 crowns. Of course, if you’re selling it to someone who’s just planning on melting it down for the materials, you’d expect to get about half that (less, if it were just metal arranged in fancy ways, but some of the pieces have gemstones as well).

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#5131

(I randomly determined how much the price would be off by + which direction)

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#5132

Canary waits for his appraisal, with shaky confidence in her own.

#5133

He takes a moment to try to remember the names of the various nobles in the area. “Baron Dalin, huh? What d’you think he’s doing?”

#5134

He presses his fingers together, then pulls them apart again. “Ah, I’d guess quite a few of them are nervous about that. But the manual is less focused on tactics for a fighting force, and more focused on personal self-defense…”

#5135

(@May, you see Canary linger in the shop for quite some time — are you following her inside, or waiting for her to be done?)

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#5136

Arius grimaces in silence upon hearing the price of the bestiary. The price makes sense… It makes sense, but it doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt to hear such a steep price!

“I would like to buy the theology book.”

#5137

“Of course. It will take me a few hours to copy it for you, will you be picking it up this evening or tomorrow morning?”

He preemptively flinches away.

#5138

“I think he’s tied up somehow. He doesn’t keep his roads repaired and he’s keeping a lot more soldiers than necessary even though the problem down south as I understand it isn’t likely to flow into his doorstep.”

He lowers his head.

“And why would someone as important as him arrive in relative incognito by staying with a jeweler instead of the lord-mayor?”

He pauses.

“I’m no detective. I’m a Puluran, fish out of water.”

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#5139

Eventually, he’s completed his assessment, and he sets the jewelry down again. “The boggards chose their victims well, it seems — the materials here have held up quite well. I can offer you a hundred and thirty crowns for the set.”

#5140

“If I had to make a guess, I think he’s going to get militarily involved. Bad for everyone.”

#5141

(rolling sen. motive)

@discobot roll 1d20

#5142

:game_die: 20

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#5143

“Under normal circumstances, I would like to pick it up by tomorrow morning, but…” Arius takes a deep breath, and sighs. “If possible, I would like to pick it up by this evening.”