Padisha's Dance (Moore, Tryll; 85 days left)

[Anastasia]

Either.

[Nephrite]

For reference, Moore can BS a Craft check in anything. Take 10 for 58 on whatever it'd be, I presume Craft: Glassblowing or Crystal-shaping or something.

[Yuthirin]

Tryll can aid crystalshaping.

[Anastasia]

Fantastic. How much money are y'all spending on this? Tell me and make a loot post about the expense. You said up to 5k but I'd like something decisive here so we can make the debit and get on with this.

[Nephrite]

I'll let Tryll handle that specific.

[Yuthirin]

I'm sorta leery about just throwing money at something and seeing if it sticks. I want an estimate. How much does this stuff cost? How much material are we going to need?

[Anastasia]

Baseline materials for the size you need is about 2k gold at the minimum, 5k would buy you a bigger and nicer one, as well as better quality crystal.

[Yuthirin]

There we go! That's what I wanted. I'm fine spending 5k then. Posting in Loot.

[Anastasia]

Cool. Yuth or Neph, gimme a quick description of the bowl and we'll move on. This will matter here since it's diplomacy.

[Yuthirin]

It's an amphora. Not a bowl. An amphora is an upright vase-like jar in a Roman or Greek style.

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I'm thinking a blue-tinted crystal amphora with water-related imagery worked into it. Fish, waves, etc. We could decorate it with inlaid pearls or something, to wink-and-nudge at one of her titles. Will pay extra for pearls as needed.

[Anastasia]

Yuth, could you remove the image from your post? It was sincerely helpful, but I'm not sure if all those cocks are against SR's rules. I'll run it by Drac, check some things and get back to you on that.

Soon enough you have your amphora. Bubbles and Westwind lead the way in Water, soon enough the four of you in a waiting antechamber to see the Padisha of the Marid.

This is a chance to set up - any spells you want to have cast, protections and so forth, as well as any scene setting or the like.

[Nephrite]

Moore will cast Greater Improvisation and Divine Insight on himself. He's banking on showing the Padisha he has the capability to use them but is not planning on actually using them at all and hopes that might impress her.

[Yuthirin]

I edited the link to something more relevant. No more ancient Greek wing-wong. I honestly didn't even notice they were there. Google's SafeSearch let them through. Tryll and Calleigh will upgrade their Mind Blank to CL 29, and Tryll will Bend Reality for a Divine Insight as well.

In the interests of honesty and the Padisha probably being able to see him anyway, Tryll will remain visibly manifested for the duration of this encounter, unless specifically stated otherwise. I'm not expecting any surprise encounters, so having the detriments of a larger form shouldn't necessarily affect anything.

[Anastasia]

Ahahhahahaha at that edit. I honestly don't care and think it's fine, it's just not my call to make. Call it an overabundance of caution.

Okay then.

As the five fo you wait, "Are there any last questions?" Bubbles asks.

[Nephrite]

"I don't think so." Moore answers. "I think this is all up to how she's feeling."