Thread: Questioning chirine ba kal - part II

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Which I have been told, in as many words, on a number of occasions...

Don't forget "you're being mean" and "you're a big fat stinky poo-poo head."

Oh, wait, that latter one was usually me.

Chirine, or Gronan,

When you guys were playing in Phil's games and had to deal with the less savoury elements of society, how was this typically resolved? Given the stratification of Tsolyani society, and the associated rules of etiquette, how would you have directly dealt with a street level thug if you needed information from him? If forced to move amongst the lower levels of Tsolyani society would you do so as Chirine Priest of Vimuhla, or would you be more discreet and not throw your name and weight around lest you become a target yourself? Amongst the criminal classes how much real respect was/is there for the Imperium, its agents, its institutions and what not?

Shemek

Once the military campaign started going, I spent most of my time in the military theaters. Mostly, I had staff to deal with such things.

"That's enough persuading for now, boys, he's starting to bleed on the carpet."

On a different subject, it occurs to me that if Mrur are animated by otherplanar energy, then in a conventional D&D game the clerics' power against the undead would not work because it's based on "holiness/unholiness", and the Mrur would just tick the box marked "not applicable."

Heh heh heh...

Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya

Like the cat who ate cheese and sat at the mousehole, I wait with baited breath.

Part is sitting in the back of the van; the other part gets picked up tomorrow morning.

Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya

Don't forget "you're being mean" and "you're a big fat stinky poo-poo head."

Oh, wait, that latter one was usually me.

Waaaah! Waaaah! Gronan's being mean to me!!! Waaaah! Waaaah!

I think, if I recall, that this was right after you had to roll for mechanical reliability of your Soviet T-44 as Mrs. Patton's little boy George was bearing down on you with a Pershing...

Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel

Chirine, or Gronan,

When you guys were playing in Phil's games and had to deal with the less savoury elements of society, how was this typically resolved? Given the stratification of Tsolyani society, and the associated rules of etiquette, how would you have directly dealt with a street level thug if you needed information from him? If forced to move amongst the lower levels of Tsolyani society would you do so as Chirine Priest of Vimuhla, or would you be more discreet and not throw your name and weight around lest you become a target yourself? Amongst the criminal classes how much real respect was/is there for the Imperium, its agents, its institutions and what not?

Shemek

Oh, I'd always do it as myself, a Priest. If they got snippy, I'd casually mention my connections to people like Lord Huso or Lady Mnella, and that would always get their respect - and abject fear, once they had a minute to think about what I was saying. Later on in life, I could mention some other friends, who live in very high places... Even later on, as an Imperial official, I had the full power of the Imperium behind me, as well as four cohorts of very loyal and very hard people to back me up.

People are always worried about Imperial entanglements - nobody wants the OAL to come around, as they ask very hard questions and play by very - and I do mean very - hard rules. Being nasty to Chirine was usually a good way to get killed; Vrisa made a very good bodyguard, and I am not without some talents myself. We've left a lot of people in nameless graves, over the years. So, yes, there's a lot of respect for and fear of the Seal Imperium and it's power...

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Oh, I'd always do it as myself, a Priest. If they got snippy, I'd casually mention my connections to people like Lord Huso or Lady Mnella, and that would always get their respect - and abject fear, once they had a minute to think about what I was saying. Later on in life, I could mention some other friends, who live in very high places... Even later on, as an Imperial official, I had the full power of the Imperium behind me, as well as four cohorts of very loyal and very hard people to back me up.

People are always worried about Imperial entanglements - nobody wants the OAL to come around, as they ask very hard questions and play by very - and I do mean very - hard rules. Being nasty to Chirine was usually a good way to get killed; Vrisa made a very good bodyguard, and I am not without some talents myself. We've left a lot of people in nameless graves, over the years. So, yes, there's a lot of respect for and fear of the Seal Imperium and it's power...

Excellent! Thank you both for the replies.

Shemek.

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Waaaah! Waaaah! Gronan's being mean to me!!! Waaaah! Waaaah!

I think, if I recall, that this was right after you had to roll for mechanical reliability of your Soviet T-44 as Mrs. Patton's little boy George was bearing down on you with a Pershing...

Nothing like watching your engine spew parts as you're trying to assume a hull down position.