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ViktorYouFool

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Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« on: February 04, 2018, 02:48:44 PM »
Other people have complained about Ciuruc in the Merriment having his scripts bugged and giving you the wrong quest, but far worse in my opinion is the fact that he announces your illegal deliveries loudly for everyone in the tent to hear. Could we make both him and the tiefling in the drain whisper the conversation about your smuggling? I can't imagine walking up to a street corner shouting "HEY GUYS, HAVE ANY DRUGS FOR SALE?"

 
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2018, 03:05:41 PM »
I don't know how easy this would be to do, but I agree.

The Drain...everyone in there is probably a ne'e'r do well (although they might just knife you if they thought you were carrying a lot of cash). But when Suspi first started going to Ciuruc I wasn't sure how to RP that. She tends not to deliver or pick up when any actual PCs are in the tent, which is kind of metagaming I suppose, but my IC excuse is that she can distinguish between the "regulars" and unfamiliar folk. If she doesn't recognize someone, she generally backs out and waits.

The basement in Wachter is more like the Drain, and I've never run into another PC there anyway.
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2018, 04:00:04 PM »
I'm legitimately surprised no krofburg guard just parked themselves there.
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2018, 04:35:39 PM »
Quote from: ViktorYouFool on February 04, 2018, 02:48:44 PM
Other people have complained about Ciuruc in the Merriment having his scripts bugged and giving you the wrong quest, but far worse in my opinion is the fact that he announces your illegal deliveries loudly for everyone in the tent to hear. Could we make both him and the tiefling in the drain whisper the conversation about your smuggling? I can't imagine walking up to a street corner shouting "HEY GUYS, HAVE ANY DRUGS FOR SALE?"

As far as I know you can't script NPC conversations to be whispered. In any case I am prepared to believe the conversation is being conducted in a hushed and clandestine way. Not that that doesn't make it not obvious what you're up to..
Also Cirruc telling you he's giving you silver, and then unloading 4 crates of suspicious meat is a feature, not a bug. Can't trust a caliban.

Quote from: booksarefun666 on February 04, 2018, 04:00:04 PM
I'm legitimately surprised no krofburg guard just parked themselves there.
Who says there aren't? Guards can Steath too...
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2018, 04:49:09 PM »
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As far as I know you can't script NPC conversations to be whispered. In any case I am prepared to believe the conversation is being conducted in a hushed and clandestine way.

Then perhaps an "OOC" bit of text could be added explaining this so as not to violate WYSIWYG (or in this case, WYHIWYG)

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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2018, 04:55:28 PM »
Quote from: CosmicRay on February 04, 2018, 04:35:39 PM
Who says there aren't? Guards can Steath too...

Can confirm, we are always watching from the shadows. To ensure your safety, of course.
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2018, 05:01:54 PM »
Quote from: a peasant and his pitchfork on February 04, 2018, 04:55:28 PM
Quote from: CosmicRay on February 04, 2018, 04:35:39 PM
Who says there aren't? Guards can Steath too...

Can confirm, we are always watching from the shadows. To ensure your safety, of course.

Ciuruc confirmed as garda rat!
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2018, 05:19:28 PM »
Nu, see what happens is Ciuruc is working for the garda... he is our middleman. We confiscate contraband, then have him give to someone else to be confiscated again... each time extorting a 'fee' so we do nu arrest the delivery domn/a. If they slip past? Well we have to get our products out eventually...
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2018, 05:55:51 PM »
You'd think once the place became overly-populated with even guards the fellow would move to a more secluded locale in the camp...
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2018, 02:34:25 AM »
Ciuruc can't be Militia, his name's not Mihai.
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2018, 11:49:59 PM »
"I think that Mihas Mihai guy is a cop"  :lol:
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2018, 10:48:37 PM »
Add a backroom that's guarded by a guy who only let's you in with high OCR. Put our smuggler delivery guy inside.
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2018, 06:22:06 PM »
Quote from: Blight on March 10, 2018, 10:48:37 PM
Add a backroom that's guarded by a guy who only let's you in with high OCR. Put our smuggler delivery guy inside.

I like the concept, but that would basically mean human thieves couldn't engage with the thing at all, which would be unfortunate. Worse, being a charismatic criminal would mean you'd lose access.
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2018, 07:30:22 PM »
That's not necessarily true.

Keep in mind that in the Shady Business, people mostly prove their worth by way of reputation. If you have a reputation of bumping shoulders with the Guard and save kittens, then if you went to go get a job selling drugs chances are they'd not trust you. If you want to do criminal things, build a negative reputation. There are things you can do IG to increase your OCR. And if you're one of those characters who literally doesn't ever get caught and demand under the radar, then just ask a DM to raise your OCR.

I mean, no solution will ever be perfect. It just worked for the Drain, so there's no reason we couldn't add it for this.
« Last Edit: March 13, 2018, 07:32:02 PM by Blight »
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2018, 08:52:50 PM »
It worked for the drain? J'qarr has an OCR of like.. 2.. in Barovia. And he's in all kinds of shady nonsense. He spends a great deal of time at the drain.
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Re: Suggestion: Doin' Dirt Done Discrete
« Reply #15 on: March 14, 2018, 05:22:58 AM »
Quote from: ViktorYouFool on March 13, 2018, 08:52:50 PM
It worked for the drain? J'qarr has an OCR of like.. 2.. in Barovia. And he's in all kinds of shady nonsense. He spends a great deal of time at the drain.

So there is a rule that Vallaki Guard are not able to enter the Drain. That's all I meant. Tying it to OCR just makes it easier to police since it wouldn't be an entire faction.

I also did mention the characters that don't get caught or have an open reputation. If you have an OCR of 2, then chances are you are one of them.
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