Smell of the Game

Smell of the Game
Date	2024-08-10
Storyteller	Jolyne
Tier	Trainee
Player Characters	Echostar, Jade, K.O.D., Nho, Patton Laoghaire, Peaches
Rewards	250xp, Candle of Inflamed Passionsx6, Candles with scent of choice x6, 52gp 5sp
Result	Success
Author	Unseelie
Downtime	2

Associates remove a stench disturbing a wanderer. They then remove bandits disturbing the source of the stench.

Log

Excerpts of Memory Database of Round Table Associate 'Nho'. Provided as log for the expedition 'Smell of the Game'.
Note: Memory format determined to be incompatible with most present beings. Excerpts provided as text logs of write accesses instead.

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Creating entity list 'Associates'.
Setting default tags of entity list 'Associates': 'Associate', 'Onadbyr'.
Creating sub-list of entity list 'Associates': 'Current Party'.
Setting default tags of entity list 'Current Party': 'Ally'.
Adding entities to entity list 'Current Party': 'Echostar', 'Jade', 'King of Dance', 'Patton Laoghaire', 'Peaches'.
Registering new entity 'Cress'.
Linking entity 'Cress' to entity 'Patton Laoghaire' as minion.

Registering new entity 'Lunar Cedar'.
Setting tags of entity 'Lunar Cedar': 'Ally', 'Commissioner', 'Kholo'.

Registering new mission: 'Smell of the Game'.
Registering steps of mission 'Smell of the Game':
1. Locate strong scent described as 'stench'
2. Attempt to remove source of stench.

Adding tag to entity 'Lunar Cedar': 'Imprudent'.

Recommendation recognised in conversation with entities in entity list 'Current Party': Acquisition of material 'Lesser Antiplague'.
Observation: Recommendation followed by several entities tagged as 'Ally'.
Acquired material 'Lesser Antiplague'. Cost: 3gp.
Adding tag to entity 'Peaches': 'Helpful'.
Adding text note to tag 'Helpful' of entity 'Peaches': "Provided Lesser Antiplague to allied unit King of Dance due to lack of funds of latter."
Adding tag to entity 'Echostar': 'Excessive Spender'.
Adding text note to tag 'Excessive Spender' of entity 'Echostar': "Acquired 10 Lesser Antiplagues due to possible requirement of 1."

Strong scent registered. Composition not found in database.
Inferring from ontology: Registered scent may match 'stench' described in mission parameters.
Location information registered: Directive sign labelled 'Grich's Scented Candles'.
Inferring from ontology: Registered location information contains word 'scent' describing sensor data scent in local language 'Taldane'.
Inferring from ontology: Registered location information may indicate source of mission objective 'stench'.

Shop 'Grich's Scented Candles' determined as fulfilling step 1 of mission 'Smell of the Game'.
Entities in entity list 'Current Party' determined removal of shop 'Grich's Scented Candles' as incompatible with moral parameters.
Updating steps of mission 'Smell of the Game':
1. Determine options to cover strong local scent.
2. Acquire required materials.
3. Execute decided option.

Adding tag to entity 'Patton Laoghaire': 'Knowledgeable (Flora)'.
Registering information on local flora: Flowering plant 'Blankweed' neutralises scents in surrounding area.
Inferring from ontology: 'Blankweed' matches ingredients for formula 'Blank Incense' in database.
Inferring from ontology: 'Blank Incense' may match requirements for mission step 1.

Updating information on local flora 'Blankweed' with precise location.
Adding text note to most recent 'Blankweed' location: "Discovered by Associate Patton Laoghaire".
Successfully crafted 'Blank Incense' from 'Blankweed'.

Registering new entity 'Grich'.
Linking entity 'Grich' to shop 'Grich's Scented Candles' as owner.
Entities in entity list 'Current Party' determined informing entity 'Grich' of remaining mission steps as required.
Updating steps of mission 'Smell of the Game':
1. Unit King of Dance informs Grich of mission steps.
2. Distribution of Blank Incense around Grich's Scented Candles.

Adding item to known inventory of shop 'Grich's Scented Candles': ('Scented Candle (Various)', 1cp).

Mission 'Smell of the Game' completed successfully.
Visual sensors register approaching unknown entities.
Inferring from ontology: Body language of approaching entities may indicate hostility.

Conversation between entities in entity list 'Current Party' and unknown entities indicates desire of unknown entities: Acquire 100gp from entity 'Grich' by force.
Creating entity list 'Bandits'.
Setting default tags of entity list 'Bandits': 'Hostile'.
Adding observed unknown entities to entity list 'Bandits'.
Conversation between entity 'Peaches' and entities in entity list 'Bandits' indicates fear of entities in entity list 'Bandits': Monsters of type 'Vampire'.
Adding tag to all entities in entity list 'Bandits': 'Gullible'.
Conversation between entity 'Peaches' and entities in entity list 'Bandits' results in entities in entity list 'Bandits' fleeing.

Adding tag to entity 'Grich': 'Commissioner'.
Registering new mission: 'Smell of the Game (Bandit Removal)'.
Registering steps of mission 'Smell of the Game (Bandit Removal)':
1. Ambush bandits.
2. Acquire deeds to land containing Grich's Scented Candles from bandits.

Visual sensors register approach of entities in entity list 'Bandits'.
Visual sensors register large number of approaching unknown entities.
Adding observed unknown entities to entity list 'Bandits'.
Observation: Multiple entities in entity list 'Current Party' remain unhidden.
Conversation between entity 'Peaches' and entities in entity list 'Bandits' results in entities in entity list 'Bandits' retreating and shouting information on their destination.
Location information registered: 'Bandit fortress' in NW surrounding 1 big rock.
Updating steps of mission 'Smell of the Game (Bandit Removal)':
1. Find bandit fortress
2. Remove bandits
3. Acquire deeds to land containing Grich's Scented Candles

Step one of mission 'Smell of the Game (Bandit Removal)' completed successfully.
Changing label of 'Bandit fortress' to 'Bandit wood pile'.

Observation: Opening of spacial rifts in spaces occupied by hostile entities results in minimal damage.
Inferring from ontology: Technique requires improvement OR hostile entities of great fortitude.
Inferring from ontology and observations: Technique requires improvement.

Adding tag to entity 'Peaches': 'Dangerous'.
Step two of mission 'Smell of the Game (Bandit Removal)' completed successfully.

Mission 'Smell of the Game (Bandit Removal)' completed successfully.

Rewards received: 6 'Candle of Inflamed Passion', 6 'Scented Candle (Any Scent)', 52gp, 5sp.
Computed ideal split of rewards: For each entity in ('Current Party' + Nho): 1 'Candle of Inflamed Passion', 1 'Scented Candle (Any Scent)', 8gp, 7sp, 5cp.
Split of rewards:
1. For each entity in ('Echostar', 'King of Dance', 'Patton Laoghaire', 'Peaches'): 1 'Candle of Inflamed Passion', 1 'Scented Candle (Any Scent)', 9gp.
2. For entity Jade: 1 'Candle of Inflamed Passion', 1 'Scented Candle (Any Scent)', 8gp.
3. For Nho: 1 'Candle of Inflamed Passion', 1 'Scented Candle (Any Scent)', 8gp, 5sp.
Summary of reason provided for split of gp: Higher rewards for entities with tag 'Associate' with higher strength.
Summary of reason provided for split of sp: sp declined by entity 'Jade'.