<div class="floatright">(https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/10/14/gettyimages-1295580394_wide-4255eac0dcbdd995c057f6206721807e517d0d6d.jpg?s=1400)</div>OOC Scene 3, Post 2<br/>The whole idea behind Crossroads is to allow (require ?) players to get dumped into totally different worlds. However, this makes Knowledge-based skills (e.g., history) less important. I'm playing it that a character's skills, tools, and even languages give them a certain level of expertise across worlds.<br/><br/>Darius: Religion 15<br/>Eli: Nature 11<br/>Shade: Nature + Cartographers (adv - rolle a 5) 10<br/>Frore: History 9<br/>Kalinta: Nature 6<br/><br/><hr/>Darius scanned the room, looking for any signs of Religion. While the signs were subtle, they were there - symbols carved into a tree trunk, a token on a necklace. There were a good half-dozen races in the room and like at least two or three different pantheons. However, the most common symbol was related to some Deities of Trickery, Mischief or outright Thievery. Surprisingly, most of the Orcs seemed to wear some symbol related to a Nature or Earth Diety. Sprinkled in the crowd were several symbols to a Deity of Commerce; this suggested that some folks here were smugglers.<br/><br/>Eli looked at the food preparations. A number of the spices were fresh. As well, the Chef used some fresh vegetables in the dishes. Eli suspected that there were lands under cultivation not far from here.<br/><br/>Shade tried to place the swap they were trudging through in a larger perspective. Swamps could be either coastal or along rivers. The re-born Monk's sharp eye noticed that the boats pulled up along the bank around Zekes were flat bottomed. However, they did have oars. The Flat Bottoms meant little need to navigate heavier seas, while the oars spoke of more extensive and deeper bodies of water, where a pole would not suffice.<br/><br/>Frore was enough of a student of history to realize that while Elves and Orc were sworn enemies on some worlds, there were others where Elves and Orcs were at least neutral, if not allies. Frore looked at the way the group segregated and their weapons and armor. She suspected that neither race trusted the other. However, it appeared that the excellent food and a chance at commerce had brought these sub-groups together.<br/><br/>Kalinta noted how her pet snake had become wrapped around her again. She suspected that alligator was not the only thing on the menu at Zeke's.<br/><br/>The Bulywug told the group,<strong>"This is Zekes - bring your appetites and leave your quarrels at home. Today is Fry Day. Best Fried Alligator in the swamp."</strong>and<strong>"You folk look like you're not from around here."</strong>The small creature sighed and looked at the mud that coated Darius and Kalinta,<strong>"For the right price, you can probably hire a boat and a guide."</strong>The Bullywug pointed to the large creature overseeing the cook.<strong>"Ask Zeke to find a guide. It'll cost you a bit more, but Zeke wants repeat customers, and no one wants to cross him. He'll hook you up."</strong><br/><br/>The Bullywug looked closely at Kalinta's pet and told her,<strong>"Keep them close; otherwise, that snake is likely to end up in Someone's stew pot."</strong>