Chapter Nine: Village Ventures

As we enter the bustling scientific village, we take in all the sights, sounds, and smells of a rapidly-expanding town. Someone here must surely know more about our glorious glowing gem!

Where do we go first for information?

🍻 Tavern, to ask the locals for tips
🏛 City Hall, to petition for the mayor’s help

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Songcaller

Tavern, street knowledge for the win. Don't trust the politicians.

Matrix

Everything good that happens, happens in bars.

T Elf

Not happy with the choices as I would ask directions to the scholars academy; but I guess the Tavern is a good place to get directions and pick up some information on the locals.
Also why would I bother the Mayor for directions?

IceKing

Tavern is my gut instinct. But if the local government was known to be trustworthy I'd likely go to them first. Either option could lead to a knife in the back if you arent careful generally. But word travels quickly through a tavern and theives do love their shiny gemstones.

PlagueMonk

The governmental agencies are all usually corrupt or inept not to mention taking weeks to do something that should only have taken an hour to do.

I chose the Tavern of course but would be more interested in inquiring about a local shop that might dabble in magic items rather that announce to all the town rabble you have a bauble to steal.

basvision

People get friendly when they drink alcohol. Friendly people talk a lot. There are many friendly people in a Tavern

Amar

Tavern, for directions to the town academy, i agree with T Elf... Besides i'm thirsty...

McMackMuck

Tavern for a beer. The quest can wait. Or not, in which case fate has already decided, so we may as well get another beer in. Thirshty work thish drinking. Besht have another one jusht to balansh things out....

LordAdro

I feel we have earned a break... oh yes... gem...

bloodprophet

No great story ever started with "So i was eating a salad". Beer and directions or maybe more beer then probably more. Why were we here again?

Immortalmage

Tavern vs City appears to be another way of asking a decentralized yet specific collection of perspectives vs a centralized, generalized perspective.

Thinking about flavor - what's more trustworthy, the populace or the officials? Would players get hints on what is the case? Is it trust that drives choices - or expected informational accuracy? Also, is it even the properties / qualities of the sources and derivative information being sought or is it something else entirely? IE, what would people be selecting upon anyways?

I think the way to think about this is actually if there will be a "right" and "wrong" choice, and what the consequences of ignoring the hints in whatever pretext you force in front of the player will be.

JamesSunderland

No need to seek help from bureaucratic sources, mundane knowledge will guide us to a gem specialist.

Voidwalkers

Does the mayor's office have a notice stating when does he/she usually login?

Meh, let's check the tavern first.

Btw somehow I misread "rapidly expanding town" as "rapidly exploding town" lol

daveywavey

We've been in a fight, and we've had a long walk. Time for a little drinkie!

Nerror

It's interesting to see the general dislike and distrust of city hall and government

Where I live they are generally trustworthy and helpful. Maybe they are in Verra as well! Be that as it may, I dunno why I would take the gem there. The tavern seems the better choice to get a feeling for the town, before even mentioning the gem to anyone.

LieutenantToast

Voidwalkers wrote: »

Btw somehow I misread "rapidly expanding town" as "rapidly exploding town" lol

Knowing the way you all would roll into town, I don't think this is too far from the truth...

madecin1234

Taverns for sure. Ask for tips and drink a beer a the same time. Barman always know everything

bloodprophet

Beer and questions first then fire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF5gdvMyuOs

GodIsHereForU

everyone goes to the tavern in the end.

Chime

Tavern of course, bartenders hear everything and people love to talk lol

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