From e221dbe3ffa759c098a75965414c2df10c307b05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jyelon Date: Sun, 24 May 2026 02:39:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] merged --- sections/5-the-carrion-bird.md | 88 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 85 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/sections/5-the-carrion-bird.md b/sections/5-the-carrion-bird.md index 5b3058d..320aa48 100644 --- a/sections/5-the-carrion-bird.md +++ b/sections/5-the-carrion-bird.md @@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ where she got them, but the loot bag often contains something relevant to what she needs. The two Xaositects both come across as morons. For Sergei, -that perception is entirely deserved. But Jinn is a little -hard to pin down. She knows nothing, yet, she's very -intelligent, which is a strange combination. +that perception is entirely deserved. Jinn is +knowledge-free, but also, extremely intelligent, which is a +strange combination. Each time the PCs go to another location, there's a substantial chance that Sergei and Jinn will already be @@ -408,12 +408,94 @@ thinking: Green's employees returned to the city of Sigil, including Edric, the steward of Green's operation. If the PCs fail to remember this, let Lada remind them. +## Rico Learns who the Incantifers Are + ## The Hall of Records ## The Goblins in the Casino ## Sending to Rennick +The PCs should at this point be of high enough level to cast +the spell "sending." This spell allows the PCs to send a 25 +word message to Rennick. Each time the PCs cast sending, +Rennick can send up to 25 words back. + +Pretty much no matter what the PCs say, Rennick says: + +> Incantifer, Crow, plans to kill me! I'm hiding from him. +> He may be spying right now! Say nothing! He's listening. +> Cast sending again. + +At this point, the PCs are likely to have tons of questions. +If the PCs try asking questions, Rennick says: + +> Cannot explain: Crow listening. Cannot come out of hiding. +> If you save me from Crow, I will cooperate with you. +> Will you help? + +If the PCs agree to help, Crow says: + +> DO NOT FIGHT CROW! Too deadly. Research strengths, +> weaknesses. Choose spells. Raid my stash, buy right equipment. +> Hire mercenary from Ysgard. When prepared, contact me. + +This tells the PCs the rough outlines of what's going on +with Rennick, but it leaves a lot of unanswered questions: + +* What is an "Incantifer?" What are Crow's powers? + +* Why does Crow want to kill Rennick? + +* How can the PCs find Crow? + +* For that matter, how can the PCs *avoid* Crow until they're ready? + +* "Hire mercenary from Ysgard." What mercenary from Ysgard? What are you talking about? + +* "Raid my stash." What stash? Where is this stash? + +* "Buy right equipment." What is the "right equipment?" + +* Where is Rennick hiding? + +The PCs will have to figure out the answers to these questions +by themselves. Any further attempt to send messages to Rennick +will result in Rennick saying: + +> Stop casting sending, too dangerous. May be possible to +> trace you. I know you are smart. Info you need is out there. + +Now, that's a lot of open-ended questions. Fortunately, +Rico Sparks is a big help. Rico is a tout, an information broker, +so he knows how things work and where to find useful information. +He can do all of the following: + +* Rico has heard of the incantifers. He volunteers to research them. + +* He observes that Rennick's coworkers might know something. + +* Rico volunteers to find out where Rennick's house is: he will succeed. + +* Rico doesn't know who the mercenary from Ysgard is, but he says, "based on the wording, it's clear that Rennick has somebody specific in mind." + + +Rico also amplifies what Rennick said about "Do not fight Crow". +Rico says: + +> Back in Saint Parnas, you guys were big fishes in a little +> pond. But here in the Cage, you're not in a little pond +> any more. There are people walking around on these +> streets who are archdemons in disguise. There are wizards +> who are famous all over the multiverse. There are +> servants of the gods walking these streets. If you go +> starting fights with powerful people, you're going to put +> yourselves in the dead book *very* fast. If this Rennick +> is so scared of Crow, then you would have to be real +> leatherheads to fight him unprepared. + + + ## Rennick's House ## The Mercenary from Ysgard