A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)
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				Title: <strong>A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lyku</strong> on <strong>31-05-2018, 18:32:26</strong>
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				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">DM's Notes</div><div class="spoiler_body">DM Notes:&nbsp; Module played is DDAL07-03 titled "A Day at the Races"<br>Currently Approved Players: <strong>Hamadryad</strong>, <strong>Stendarr</strong>, <strong>greenknight</strong>, <strong>RedPhoenix</strong>, <em>[3 Slots Still Available]</em><br><br><strong>REMINDER:&nbsp; ALL NEW PLAYERS ARE AWARDED <span class="bbc_u">1 FREE POTION OF HEALING</span></strong><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header"> Faction Assignment (Harpers)</div><div class="spoiler_body">Faction Assignment (Harpers). The Harpers are always on the lookout for anything that might unhinge a delicate political situation, such as that left when Amn withdrew from Chult. Rumor is circulating suggesting that sects of indigenous yuan-ti have an interest in Port Nyanzaru, and no rumor is too small to investigate. Members who find any involvement of the yuan-ti should report with haste, but without their suspicion. <br></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Faction Assignment (Order of the Gauntlet)</div><div class="spoiler_body">Alastar Bol asks members of the Order of the Gauntlet to report to his villa for what he unabashedly admits is a trivial task. Alastar frequents the races but has recently come down with a rather bad case of “it’s too damned hot outside.” He asks members to attend Na N’buso’s Haka, and place a bet on his favorite dinosaur—Mountain Thunder, an aging dimetrodon for him.<br><br><em><strong>“I hear they’re retiring her soon. Be a good sap, put 5 gold down on her. Bring me the ticket for keepsake and I’ll let you keep any winnings that she is bound to bring in.”</strong> He winks, then wipes sweat from his creased brow and second chin.</em> <br></div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Maps"</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Chult"</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://ddoplayers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/TOAMap1.jpg)</div></div><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Port Nyanzaru"</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://i.imgur.com/ldnCu2L.jpg)<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Map Legend</span><br>1. Beggars' Palaces [Old City]<br>2. Executioner's Run [Old City]<br>3. Refuse Pit [Old City]<br>4. Goldenthrone [Merchant's Ward]<br>5. Merchant Prince's Villa [Merchant's Ward]<br>6. Grand Souk [Merchant's Ward]<br>7. Temple of Savras [Merchant's Ward]<br>8. Temple of Gond [Merchant's Ward]<br>9. Temple of Sune [Merchant's Ward]<br>10. Jewel Market [Merchant's Ward]<br>11. Royal Docks [Harbor Ward]<br>12. Statue [Harbor Ward]<br>13. Harbormaster's Office [Harbor Ward]<br>14. Lighthouse [Harbor Ward]<br>15. Fort Nyanzaru [Harbor Ward]<br>16. Warehouse District [Harbor Ward]<br>17. Dry Dock [Harbor Ward]<br>18. Red Bazaar [Market Ward]<br>19. Fish Market [Market Ward]<br>20. Grand Coliseum [Market Ward]<br>21. Hall of Gold [Market Ward]<br>22. Public Bathhouse [Market Ward]<br>23. Dye Works [Market Ward]<br>24. Temple of Tymora [Malar's Throat]<br>25. Dinosaur Pens [Tiryki Anchorage]<br><br><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Do not be afraid to request information regarding each area.</strong></span><br></div></div></div></div><br><br><br></div></div><br><br><br>-------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><br><br>Port Nyanzaru has the following general features.<br><strong>Weather.</strong> The weather in Chult fluctuates wildly (and Port Nyanzaru is no exception. It’s consistently hot, humid, and plagued with incessant rains. <br><strong>Light.</strong> Between storms, the Chultan sun sheds bright light until nightfall, often it maintains even through the rains.&nbsp; The wealthier parts of town enjoy shade from some of the higher canopies of the surrounding jungle.<br><strong>Smells and Sounds.</strong> The fragrances of Port Nyanzaru’s middle and upper-class help escape the pervasive stench of sweat, dinosaur dung, and sewage.<br><br><br>Each party member had responded to a personal request from Ekene-Afa, one of the more respected Merchant Princes of Chult.&nbsp; She has requested that you investigate concerns surrounding race fixing and any obstacles to the economic windfall of the wildly popular dinosaur races that the city hosts.<br><br><strong>Assuming there is The adventure begins at the foot of the Tiryki Gate, just inside the Market Ward. </strong><br><br>When all are accounted for, a short, dark-skinned Chultan female materializes at the base of the steps. Her beady eyes smile up at you as she brushes back wire-thin curls over her balding pate. A rich purple sash over loose layers of vibrant yellows and oranges denotes her station as a Port Nyanzaru bookie. <br><br>“Nay-um’s Mowbula. Yuhs look like da mob dem owls said me. Cooee close!”<br><br>The climb up the stairs seems to take forever behind Mowbula but gives you plenty of time to piece together, but not place, her dialect. <br><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Mowbula'</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br>Dark skin. Balding pate. Friendly smile. Harper contact.&nbsp; Mowbula’s rope belt sags under the burden of bulging coin-pouches slid to the knot. Although she seems to be oddly uninterested in money, she is quick to produce a ledger for recording betting or illegible notes about those nearby. Her beady-eyes betray a mental alacrity underscored by choppy, muddled common. A slight whistle accentuates her “S” when she struggles to translate a term.</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RedPhoenix</strong> on <strong>31-05-2018, 19:39:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft"><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/pHelkjf.jpg)<br><strong>Vistra Copperrune</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=288522.msg14179059#msg14179059)</div></div>Vistra has gone as she always does, where the work takes her. Chult is a very humid place for the dwarf who is used to the dry heat of the forge and the under mountain passes, but she doesn't complain even though she feels as though she is sweating through her armor.<br><br>She nods in respectfully to Mowbula. "Moradin's blessings. I'm to place 5 gold on 'Mountain Thunder'." She seems pained by this as she fishes the gold out of her bag and looks like she almost wants to literally kiss it goodbye. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Stendarr</strong> on <strong>31-05-2018, 21:30:06</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Agf3c5Y.jpg)<br><div align="center"><strong>Thia Moonwhisper</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=288522.msg14177304#msg14177304)</div></div>Responding to a personal request from Ekene-Afa, Thia finds herself among other mercenaries in front of a Chultan woman who appears to be their next contact. In a soft voice Thia introduces herself. "Hello, I am Thia Moonwhisper. A pleasure to meet you." She watches as a stout dwarf woman beside her places a bet, seemingly reluctant to part with her coin. Uninterested in betting Thia begins her trek up the endless stairs.
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>greenknight</strong> on <strong>01-06-2018, 21:37:01</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/5/5e/Georg1.jpg)<div align="center"><strong>Georg Arborus (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=288522.msg14178279#msg14178279)</strong>[/c]</div></div>Georg approaches the Tyriki Gate as instructed by Prince Ekene-Afa, promised a favor in return. As she said, he finds a dwarf and elf already engaged with the wizened bookie. Approaching her, he says, "Miss Mowbula, bwana says come speak with you."<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lyku</strong> on <strong>02-06-2018, 16:31:02</strong>
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				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"DM Note"</div><div class="spoiler_body">I will be putting up the post now.&nbsp; We have one person who hasn't posted yet, but a PM has been sent.<br><br>Pamphlets will also have the OOC information for placing bets.<br></div></div><br>Mowbula would accept the bet from Vistra, giving a bit of a toothy smile.&nbsp; She would pull out a ticket, putting some markings on it before handing it back to the dwarf.&nbsp; Seeing that concern, she would speak up.<br><br>"Yoes be worred, but mo an mo racers like good ol' Thunda be winnin.&nbsp; Keep a smile."<br><br>She would end up reaching into his back, removing what appeared to be a pamphlet.&nbsp; While she didn't seem to directly tell them to bet, the pamphlet would have the racers that would be running today along with the current odds.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Betting Pamphlet"</div><div class="spoiler_body">Odds&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Roll&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Win On&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Payout&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = Racer<br>7:1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; d8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2-8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wager ÷ 7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Big Honker (crowd-pleasing young tyrannosaurus rex)<br>5:1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; d6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2-6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wager ÷ 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ubtao’s Favorite (young triceratops on a streak)<br>3:1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; d4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2-4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wager ÷ 3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Banana Candy (well-trained hadrosaurus)<br>2:1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; d3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2-3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wager ÷ 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Bonecruncher (young, ill-tempered allosaurus)<br>1:1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Any&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Even&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wager&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Grung Stomper (young ankylosaur)<br>1:2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; d3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Wager x 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Scarback (young tyrannosaurus on its last race)<br>1:3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; d4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Wager x 3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Nasty Boy (allosaurus with a famous trainer)<br>1:5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; d6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Wager x 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jungle Princess (deinonychus with frightened jockey)<br>1:7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; d6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Wager x 7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mountain Thunder (aging dimetrodon)<br><br>Feel free to make your roll and post your results in a spoiler tag.<br><br>[/spoilers]<br><br>Cresting the steps of Tiryki Gate, Thia step into a packed spectator viewing area full of gamblers and bookies indulge their vices in comfort, escaping the added heat of the throngs in the street.<br>A wide parapet in the gateway’s center elevates four gnome wizards over a scrying pool. Together, they manipulate a mirage of illusory sights and sounds for the audience far below. <br><br>Thia would overhear some patrons talking.&nbsp; While much of it was merely small talk, you overhear some key points.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Thia's Indirect Easedropping</div><div class="spoiler_body">• Longshot wins have become increasingly common, as have the mounts death—some occurring days after the race.<br>• Each time a ringer wins, the rider has been a newcomer to the races, registered under an alias, and never shows up to race again.<br>• The bookies are paying out incredible sums—causing doubt in betters and unbalancing the economy’s investment in the pastime. <br></div></div><br>A few patrons are chatting as well as they walk up to Mowbula to place bets.&nbsp; Though the patrons are mainly complaining about how strict the guard patrols had been lately, but have been glad to feel like they can relax as the patrols have appeared to be more lax on Race Days like today.</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RedPhoenix</strong> on <strong>02-06-2018, 17:22:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft"><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/pHelkjf.jpg)<br><strong>Vistra Copperrune</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=288522.msg14179059#msg14179059)</div></div>Vistra sighed as she saw the aging dimetrodon plodding along. She watched as it came nowhere close to winning and her hard earned gold went up in smoke. "Damned fool." She muttered, tempted to just rip up his claim ticket to spite him. But she'd taken a job no matter how stupid and so she folded the ticket up carefully to save and give to him later.<br><br>She then started watching the races and crowd as carefully as she could, trying to keep an eye out for anything suspicious. Unfortunately being several feet shorter than most of the crowd made it hard to see.<br><br>"Bah." She muttered, turning to the others. "You guys finding anything?" She paused. "Vistra by the way. Of the Copperrune clan." She'd shake hands with any that offered, a strong but not bone-crushingly so handshake. <br><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Race 6</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: mountain thunder rolled: 1d6<br>Comment: race<br>Result: 6, <br>Total: 6<br></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Perception 8</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: vistra rolled: 1d20, adding 3 to the total<br>Comment: perception<br>Result: 5, <br>Total: 8</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Hamadryad</strong> on <strong>04-06-2018, 08:46:41</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DpqswaW.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Andreaste (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1600940)<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10 <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Tag:</strong> Arriving<br><br><hr><br>Andreaste climbed the stairs, her chainmail clinking and clattering as she went along. It was hot and stuffy in all this gear due to the jungle climate, but she'd gotten used to it in the few weeks she had been staying here. The High Elf was close enough with a few of the Merchant Princes here and made an effort to stop by and visit once every few years. Though, her friends were growing fewer and fewer as she began to outlive them. She greeted the dark skinned Chultan named Mowbula and followed her closely, a idle hand resting upon the hilt of her blade.<br><br>The paladin had been sent at the behest of a friend of a friend to investigate claims of race fixing, and such she intended on doing. Her eyes flitted over the pamphlet given to her by the Chultan, and while she didn't make a habit of gambling, placed a bet. Perhaps it could give her a greater insight to the way things worked around here.<br><br>"I'll put five gold on Nasty Boy", she said confidently, hearing good things about the dinosaur's jockey from a few of her upper class friends.<br><br>Race 2 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=120754)<br><br>But alas, the dinosaur ran dead. Andreaste sighed at her lost, but thought nothing much of it. <br><br>"Greetings," she said in response to her dwarven and elven companions, "I am Andreaste. Unfortunately I'm yet to make any progress. There doesn't appear to be anything suspicious to the naked eye around". The paladin swept her keen eyes around the area to look for anything out of place.<br><br>Perception 20 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=120755)
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lyku</strong> on <strong>05-06-2018, 16:18:46</strong>
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				If there is no more best, Mowbula will approach each of you to direct you down the stairs so you can all register for the main event.&nbsp; The entrance and registration fees have already be paid, though the paperwork still has some blanks including room for a <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">”team name</div><div class="spoiler_body">Please feel free to discuss a name for your team<br>For the Team, you will be suggested to pick a team color, an animal to use as a mascot.&nbsp; They mention that often a team might use one of the animals in the team name along with an adjective, though the team name is up to your group.&nbsp; Below are a list of the most popular colors and creatures used in the past.<br><br>Color&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Creature<br>Red&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Almiraj&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>Orange&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Froghemoth&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>Yellow&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jaculi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <br>Green&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Grung&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>Blue&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Zorbo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>Indigo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Eblis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>Violet&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Kamadan&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>White&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Flail Snail&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>Black&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Su-Monster&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <br>Golden&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Tyrannosaurus <br></div></div><br><br><br>After the group finishes there paperwork, members of the staff will direct each of you to the jockey’s lounge where you are provided animal trinkets and tunic which match the team color and the animal chosen for the mascot.&nbsp; While you are down there, there are two other teams that that are getting geared up.&nbsp; One of the teams looks like they consist of all Chultans.&nbsp; Wearing Yellow jerseys. They are all wearing trinkets of <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">”Grungs”</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/forgottenrealms/images/1/1f/Grungs-5e.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20171010182736)</div></div>, each of them getting each other pumped up in a team chant.&nbsp; The other team is wearing Indigo jerseys with animal trinkets resembling <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">”kamadan”</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/forgottenrealms/images/0/0c/Kamadan.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20171007172344)</div></div>.&nbsp; Unlike the other team, they are quieter, seeming to talk among themselves.&nbsp; <br><br><br>A half elf dressed in official garments would come and approach the group, his hand holding a clip board as he would look at each of you.<br><br>“The race itself is broken into four legs.&nbsp; The first leg will run from the Tiryki Achorage Gate to the Grand Coliseum.&nbsp; This first part of the race will be run by hadrosaur-led chariots.&nbsp; Once you reach the Coliseum, the race will switch to pteranodons, which will require the racers to fly through wide rings of iron and snatching ribbons that match your teams color.&nbsp; Each racer must grab atleast one one ribbon, and there are a total of five ribbons.&nbsp; After you all have a ribbon, you are to fly to the Dry Docks.&nbsp; From there, you are to take a plesiosaur to the statue in the bay.&nbsp; Officials will give you more details regarding that section when you arrive&nbsp; They will also explain where to go for the last leg of the race.&nbsp; Are there any questions?"<br><br>Feel free to ask the official any questions.&nbsp; After all questions are answered, you all will be lead outside towards your starting destination.&nbsp; As you emerge, a new wave of gossip buzzes through the pre-race atmosphere. You can hear fans whispering to each other while looking at your group.&nbsp; “Who are these unknowns? What exactly do Merchant Princes have in store? What chance do they stand? Will they kill their mount? Will they die?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RedPhoenix</strong> on <strong>05-06-2018, 18:39:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft"><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/pHelkjf.jpg)<br><strong>Vistra Copperrune</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=288522.msg14179059#msg14179059)</div></div>"Golden Flail Snails. Definitely." Vistra decided with an emphatic nod.<br><br>She seemed a bit less enthused about actually taking part in a dinosaur race, but begrudgingly accepted the task. She keeps an eye on the other teams though, to see if they are up to anything shady or suspicious. <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Insight 13</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Vistra rolled: 1d20, adding 5 to the total<br>Comment: Insight<br>Result: 8, <br>Total: 13<br></div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Stendarr</strong> on <strong>07-06-2018, 02:03:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Agf3c5Y.jpg)<br><div align="center"><strong>Thia Moonwhisper</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=288522.msg14177304#msg14177304)</div></div> "Golden Flail Snails sounds good to me as well, if that's what we're keen on." Thia added. She peered at the dwarf who seemed unhappy to partake in the event. She wouldn't make it obvious to others, but she felt similarly. Nonetheless, she accepted the task.
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				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Hamadryad</strong> on <strong>08-06-2018, 08:23:23</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DpqswaW.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Andreaste (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1600940)<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10 <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Tag:</strong> Arriving<br><br><hr><br>"The name of the team does not worry me," Andreaste said with a wave of her hand. She turned her head aside to her companions, "I was not aware we would be participating. Who amongst you are skilled riders?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lyku</strong> on <strong>11-06-2018, 14:49:54</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"DM Note"</div><div class="spoiler_body">Two things.&nbsp; One: We had a player drop, so this will only have three players.&nbsp; I have looked at adjusting things for that.&nbsp; The second is an apology for not getting the next post up until today.&nbsp; I wanted to make sure all three of you could get your post up before I responded and the last few days have been madness.&nbsp; Sorry about that. </div></div><br>Having made sure that the group was given a gold colored uniform and a flail snail necklace to represent the group, you will all be escorted from the locker rooms up towards the starting line.&nbsp; On your way out, you can see signs held up, cheering for the various teams and perhaps to your surprise, there are some that are held as well for the Golden Flail Snails.&nbsp; On further inspection, you can see that they are being held up on sticks by children who look a bit dirtier than normal, but who seem excited to be present at the races.&nbsp; It is more than likely that they were sent here by Pock Marked Po to make sure you have some fans of your own and you do hear some people in the stands start chanting with them as the children were getting them excited about your presence.&nbsp; While you can't hear exactly what they are saying, you can see that they are talking and the occasional fan would look towards you and start cheering for your group.<br><br>A number of anxious bi-pedal dinosaurs leading chariots wait at a demarcated starting line. Climbing aboard, you can see the route ahead indicated by the ticker-tape flags strung to keep the crowd along the streets at bay. Shouting<br>is barely audible over the crowd.&nbsp; A hundred yards out, a gaggle of Chultan children with vivid-colored flags march single file across the track. Once in place, they watch the ramparts. The gnomes above gesticulate wildly to produce magically amplified trumpets.&nbsp; The children quickly swing the flagpoles back and forth before rushing off the track, squealing and giggling. GO!<br><br>[I need each of you to make me Wisdom checks [Land Vehicles] as your specialization.&nbsp; This is a group check, so the majority needs to be successful each round to see how long it takes for you to reach your destination.&nbsp; Please all make your first two checks.&nbsp; Also coordinate and get to know each other.&nbsp; Remember, Chult is watching!)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RedPhoenix</strong> on <strong>11-06-2018, 16:18:58</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<em>OOC: Does Vistra have time to cast Guidance on herself or anyone else before making these rolls?</em>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Hamadryad</strong> on <strong>11-06-2018, 16:22:46</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DpqswaW.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Andreaste (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1600940)<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10 <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Tag:</strong> Racing<br><br><hr><br>Andreaste slid the large uniform over her armour and hung the necklace around her neck. The high elf seemed less than happy to be wearing the outfit and participating in the race, though the rallying calls of the poor fans seemed to lift her spirits slightly. She quickly mounted up into the chariot and awaited her companions to join her.<br><br>"This is not how I saw this day going," she said with a sigh, "I only hope that we do not topple this chariot with our ineptitude. I for one have never raced a dinosaur before".<br><br>The paladin took up the reigns in her gauntlet-clad hands and looked onward with determination as the flags begun to wave.<br><br>"Lathander, save us," she uttered in a quiet prayer.<br><br>First Wis Roll 11 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=121226)<br>Second Wis Roll 6 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=121227)<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Shame we lost the other player. Guess its girl power now :)</div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RedPhoenix</strong> on <strong>11-06-2018, 22:02:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft"><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/pHelkjf.jpg)<br><strong>Vistra Copperrune</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=288522.msg14179059#msg14179059)</div></div>Vistra was a bit surprised to see uniforms ready with the design they'd just picked. "Guess this place is quick with the outfits." She said. She was impressed by the organization, but not necessarily what they used it for. The practical dwarf would have been happier to see this sort of system in a mill or a cafe or some sort of everyday location.<br><br>"Well I figure we're all here on the same job then. Anyone have any idea where to get started? I've been keeping an eye out but I haven't been able to spot a thing."<br><br>In response to Andreaste's question she shrugs, "Always been okay with critters, not great." She says, not sounding entirely confident. "Think I'd be better at this if we were just riding the dinos."<br><br>She intoned a prayer to Moradin to guide her and her friends to success. <br><br><br><em>Just gonna go ahead and post. These are with/without guidance. If she can, she'll use it on the others too to give them +1d4 on their rolls. <br><br>Also Vistra typically uses her forge blessing on her warhammer!</em><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Check 1: 25 / 22</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Vistra rolled: 1d20, adding 3 to the total<br>Comment: Land Vehicles 1<br>Result: 19, <br>Total: 22<br><br>Roll Result: Vistra rolled: 1d4<br>Comment: Land Vehicles 1 Guidance<br>Result: 3, <br>Total: 3</div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Check 2: 17 / 14</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Vistra rolled: 1d20, adding 3 to the total<br>Comment: Land Vehicles 2<br>Result: 11, <br>Total: 14<br><br>Roll Result: Vistra rolled: 1d4<br>Comment: Land Vehicles 2 Guidance<br>Result: 3, <br>Total: 3</div></div>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Stendarr</strong> on <strong>12-06-2018, 06:10:56</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Agf3c5Y.jpg)<br><div align="center"><strong>Thia Moonwhisper</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=288522.msg14177304#msg14177304)</div></div>The uniforms, maybe closer to costumes, didn't suit Thia, but, just as begrudgingly as the others, she dealt with it. She was beginning to have second thoughts about her mission here, but there wasn't a good way out at this point.<br><br>Her companions' glum faces were too much to bear. She tried giving them some encouraging words. "I'm much more suited to hunting these sort of things than taming them, but we're here now. Let's try to get into it at least."<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">(Wisdom) Land Vehicles</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Thia rolled: 1d20, adding 2 to the total<br>Comment: Land Vehicles<br>Result: 4, <br>Total: 6<br><br>Roll Result: Thia rolled: 1d20, adding 2 to the total<br>Comment: Land Vehicles<br>Result: 5, <br>Total: 7</div></div>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lyku</strong> on <strong>14-06-2018, 16:44:33</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Driving the chariot goes mostly well.&nbsp; For the first half of the first leg, you are able to steer the hadrosaur led vehicle, easily taking up the lead.&nbsp; People are watching from the side lines, cheering excitedly.&nbsp; You make it to the Red Bazaar and there are people just clapping.&nbsp; The racers behind you seem to be a distance behind.&nbsp; However, leaving the Red Bazaar for the Grand Coliseum appears to be a bit more difficult.&nbsp; The roads used are a bit busy and while people are excited, it seems like the twists and turns through the massive Port make getting a direct route to the destination more difficult.<br><br>[All of you please roll me 2 more land vehicle checks.)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RedPhoenix</strong> on <strong>15-06-2018, 02:36:15</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft"><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/pHelkjf.jpg)<br><strong>Vistra Copperrune</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=288522.msg14179059#msg14179059)</div></div>"Thank Moradin, it seems like an easy beast to lead." Vistra said with relief as the hadrosaur made the run in front of the competition somehow. "Alright boy, keep it up!" She called to it encouragingly, before she returned to praying and focusing on recalling all she could of her god's wisdom. She never thought she'd be using it for hadrosaur chariot racing, but then again strange things were bound to happen when one became and adventurer. <br><br><em>Using Guidance again</em><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Land Vehicles 22</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br>Roll Result: Vistra rolled: 1d20, adding 3 to the total<br>Comment: Land Vehicles 1<br>Result: 15, <br>Total: 18<br><br>Roll Result: Vistra rolled: 1d4<br>Comment: Land Vehicles 1 Guidance<br>Result: 4, <br>Total: 4<br><br></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Land Vehicles 10</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Vistra rolled: 1d20, adding 3 to the total<br>Comment: Land Vehicles 2<br>Result: 5, <br>Total: 8<br><br>Roll Result: Vistra rolled: 1d4<br>Comment: Land Vehicles 2 Guidance<br>Result: 2, <br>Total: 2<br><br><br></div></div>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Hamadryad</strong> on <strong>16-06-2018, 09:34:36</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DpqswaW.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Andreaste (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1600940)<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10 <strong>AC:</strong> 18<br><strong>Tag:</strong> Racing<br><br><hr><br>The Paladin swept some sweat from her brow as they managed to clear the first segment of the course. Though she cared not to admit it aloud, she certainly was struggling to cope with the intensity of the race. Controlling the dinosaur, being wary of other races while also following the set course was no easy task, especially for one who had never controlled a beast such as this.<br><br>"This race better aid us in our task, else I'll be having a word to Ekene-afa!" the Paladin yelled.<br><br>Land Vehicles 3 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=121646)<br>Land Vehicles 6 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=121645)<br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RedPhoenix</strong> on <strong>22-06-2018, 20:41:02</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<em>Are we still doing this?</em>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lyku</strong> on <strong>29-06-2018, 14:37:04</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				(DM: sorry about the long delay. I had a moderate crisis.&nbsp; While things are still crazy over here, I will get a post up in a few.)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lyku</strong> on <strong>29-06-2018, 16:48:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"DM Note: My Absence</div><div class="spoiler_body">(My girlfriend had major surgery and things have been extremely rough here for the recovery process.&nbsp; I've been pulled thin and have been unable to roleplay while taking care of her.&nbsp; Things have calmed enough so I can continue.)</div></div><br>Your group manages to get back on track, successfully navigating.&nbsp; When you arrive, you are the first team to the Colosseum, however you can see one of the rival teams in the close distance.&nbsp; &nbsp;Once you arrive to the destination, a crew dressed in your colors approach you all quite quickly.&nbsp; You hear them talking to themselves, excitement in their voices at how you all are the first to arrive.&nbsp; However, they know that there is little time as this is still just the beginning of the race.<br><br>You all will be escorted from the chariot to some pteranodons.&nbsp; The beasts look to be well trained, and they look at you.&nbsp; You each find those of your "pit crew" quick to get you onto each of the beasts.&nbsp; They do a good job to secure your harnesses and the individual who seems to be taking charge approaches, quickly spewing out some things for the three of you.<br><br>"They're trained to fly through the rings.&nbsp; We've got you secure, so just focus on grabbing the ribbons.&nbsp; You each need to grab one of them.&nbsp; Once you all have one, tap the beasts on the back of their head "LIGHTLY" and they will head over towards the Dry Docks.&nbsp; Focus on the ribbons, but know that during this portion, I've heard rumors that some people might run some sort of interference.&nbsp; So if you grab your ribbon, no one will notice if you try to delay another team while they rest of you are getting your ribbons.&nbsp; Any questions, no, good?"<br><br>The Chultan man doesn't seem to really give the group much time to actually ask questions if they have any.&nbsp; Instead, he clicks his tongue three times and the beasts you each are strapped to shoots to the sky suddenly.&nbsp; And within 30 seconds, you all find yourself a few hundred feet in the air.&nbsp; The beasts are screeching as they fly with such precision, showing that they have indeed been trained.<br><br>WHOOSH! A rival pilot zooms past you and toward a network of wide rings suspended between buildings above the cheering crowd. The racer overcorrects from his maneuver and loses control, tossing him from his saddle to dangle helplessly from the harness’s tethers. He clambers back onto the saddle—sweaty, shaken, and too suddenly humble to try that risky stunt again!<br><br>If you look behind you, you can see other members of that individual's team flying up, aiming to close the gap along with a second opposing team just taking to the sky.&nbsp; The sounds of people cheering could be heard below as people look out in awe.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Mechanics</div><div class="spoiler_body">The pteranodons are trained to fly through the rings of their own accord. It’s the characters’s job to snatch the ribbons from the ring as they swoop through it. In order to snatch a ribbon, a character must succeed on a DC 11 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Each character may retrieve only one ribbon. However, once they have grabbed a ribbon, they can harry riders on theother team.<br><br>As an action, a character can interfere with one of the other team’s attempts to retrieve their own ribbons (See The Others!, below). They can also use their action to Help a teammate to retrieve a ribbon. If you’ve got the time and wherewithal, characters (or their opponents) might try to snatch ribbons from one another’s hands and toss them into the winds! Sleight of Hand, Animal Handling, and Perception checks are great ways to facilitate something like this!<br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RedPhoenix</strong> on <strong>30-06-2018, 06:40:37</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft"><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/pHelkjf.jpg)<br><strong>Vistra Copperrune</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=288522.msg14179059#msg14179059)</div></div>Vistra looked rather skeptical about getting on the back of a flying reptile, but she wanted to win! And so she let herself get arranged in the saddle and let out a bit of a yell a mix between a scream and a battlecry, as the beast took to the skies. <br><br>She concentrated on grabbing a ribbon, as she wanted to get her feet on the ground as soon as possible. Unfortunately, it slipped right out of her hand. She swore and tried to get her beast to go back around towards it again.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Sleight of Hand 10</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Vistra rolled: 1d20<br>Comment: Sleight of Hand<br>Result: 10, <br>Total: 10<br></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Sorry to hear all of that. =(<br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: A Few Short Adventures (IC Thread - 5e DND)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RedPhoenix</strong> on <strong>06-07-2018, 07:33:28</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<em>Oh well, I guess it's already fizzled. Too bad. At least I got to ride dinosaurs. Will withdraw to make it official. Take care all. &lt;3 </em>
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