Diplomacy with the Nezumi Thread

[Wu]

I am good with etiquette, if that's all right

[Togashi Saruko]

I think I will save my Storytelling rolls for the hardest roll maybe?

Before Void and other shenanigans, my Storytelling is at 8k5, so I feel that is a solid dicepool to finish things off with.

I'm a little concerned personally about the consequences of the reduced Skills, so I'll probably be sticking to Courtier. Which is at 5k4 (or 5k5 if Benten's Blessing applies) before Void or tattoo.

[Nanzi]

Damn the consequences, lets make life interesting.

[Reiko]

I'll be using etiquette for my one-two rolls, with a pool of 6k3 for 2 rolls. I can do the first ones if need be, to get things started

[Wu]

so who participates?

[Hantei Kinsen]

I'll be using Etiquette. My pool is 4k3 + VP = 5k4

[Togashi Saruko]

I don't know what everyone's stats are, but the ones with the lowest scores/skills should do the easiest TNs (and maybe get in some raises?).

I am pretty sure I have the highest dicepools for the highest TNs.

So how do we want to do this?

[Nanzi]

I'll be using Etiquette. My pool is 4k3 + VP = 5k4

I roll 8k4 for Temptation with Void.

[Togashi Saruko]

So Nanzi and Saruko can do the last rolls then, seeing as they have the strongest pool?

[Hantei Kinsen]

Should I start, then?

[Togashi Saruko]

This is just a suggestion and not set in stone or anything:

1: Reiko TN 10
2: Kinsen TN 15
3: Nanzi TN 20
4: Saruko TN 25
5: Nanzi TN 30
6: Saruko TN 35


But there's also the 10 raises in total we'd like to get that has to be spread out too...

Ugh, I'm so bad at this kind of mathing xD

[Reiko]

So looking at it, I keep the lowest dice but roll more than Kinsen:

5k4 etiquette Kinsen
6k3 etiquette myself
8k4 Temptaiton Nanzi
huge storytelling roll for Saruko, and 5k4/6k5/6k6(if BB applies) courtier.

It might be better if I do the first roll then Kinsen does the next at TN15. After that we can either let the bigger dice pool people roll (so Nanzi/Saruko) for the other 3, or me/Kinsen can take the third one and the last 3 go between you two with the larger pools.

I don't think we can make the 10 raises? Do we just go for all rolls passed?

[Hantei Kinsen]

I cool going second, too. That pool is considering Benten, though.

[Togashi Saruko]

Kinsen first then.

Can at least squeeze in a Raise or 2 there, since 5k4 is good odds for TN 15 or 20. But up to what people are comfortable with. There's also the Reduction on Etiquette, Sincerity, Intimidation, and Temptation. So TN 13 and 17.


I asked if Benten's would apply in GM Questions.

[Reiko]

We'll wait for the answer on bentens, then if it's allowed I'll go first (as I don't have it) and if it isn't Kinsen can go first

[Hantei Kinsen]

Agreed!

[Togashi Saruko]

Does Reiko have any spells that could have been cast before going in that helps?

*doesn't know magics enough these days*

[Reiko]

I am not airy good with those spells sadly

[Hantei Kinsen]

So, Benten's

- Whenever you are attempting to persuade someone, regardless of the circumstances, you gain a bonus of +0k1 to the total of the Social Skill Roll in question.
- This bonus only applies to persuasion, not coercion.

That's the reading. So, I guess it works.

[Reiko]

The question is more if that works on creatures that don't believe in the Fortunes (it's in GM questions)=