Chapter 5: Bridgemoor: Difference between revisions

'''Mercantile Exception.''' Joining the Trade Consortium and becoming a respected [[trader]] (gaining 1 rank in the Trader profession) grants the individual the ability to purchase citizenship papers for 2,500sc. This fee can be waived or reduced by a Meritocrat.

Antara pays based on how much she likes her hires, and they earn a salary of 10sc per 1 Denrats Goodwill Every 7 days. Once an adventurer earns at least 5 Denrats Goodwill they may take their first rank in the [[Thug]] profession. If this rank is taken, that adventurer gains access to Antara’s information for free, and she will share her distrust and dislike of Ser Blacksky.

|Donate 250sc in money or weapons to Antara’s operation (max +3 Goodwill every 7 days).

Players may register as students. To do so, they must choose a field of study: Arcane, Mercantile, Legal, or Civil. Each grants its own benefits, and a player may only participate in one field at a time. Once a field is chosen, a player pays the initial tuition of 1,000sc, and must take an entrance exam.  To pass, they must succeed a skill check relative to the field:

If players donate 250sc worth of materials, she will bless them with an escort through the sewers. 2 '''Dire Rats''' will accompany, and fight for, the party until they leave the sewers.

If they donate 1,000sc or more, Ratina will instead grant them her Rat Hat, and praise their worthiness of the Rat Queen. With this outcome, should the event trigger again, Ratina will offer the players safe haven and will protect them with her rats if they choose to Take a Rest.  

|A singular gem worth 150sc.

|A singular gem worth 300sc.

|A singular gem worth 500sc.

'''Medicine.''' Spicket is particularly interested in medicine. Heroes can donate common and rare herbs, or basic or advanced medicine. Every 50sc in such items grants +1 Goodwill with the Urchin Colony, to a maximum of +3.

'''Weapons.''' Widget is always looking for means to protect her fellow kids. Heroes can donate scrolls, weapons, or [[Magic Items|magic items]] to her. Every 100sc in such items grants +1 Goodwill to the Urchin Colony, to a maximum of +5.

|A stray Magister or Bridge Knight Badge (200sc cost)

|A Writ of Credit (150sc)

|Donate at least 500sc to a Temple of Vigil. This only works once every 7 days, a maximum of 3 Goodwill earned this way.

To become a squire within the order, an adventurer must first pay dues of 500sc to prove that they are self-sufficient enough to provide for themselves. This need not be currency. They can donate weapons, scrolls, items, or anything of value to the order. Next, the adventurer must face several order members in single combat with wooden weapons (all do blunt damage). A '''Squire''', followed by a '''Knight''', then a '''[[Knight Errant]].''' The adventurer needs not win any of the bouts—only prove their resourcefulness in combat, by lasting at least 3 rounds against each opponent (but the order will not inform them of this). Finally, they must take a vow to uphold the order’s values.

'''Donations.''' Heroes can donate rations or meals, money, or medicine. For every 250sc in value they donate they receive +1 Goodwill with Bridgemoor Commoners (+5 at most).

'''Healing.''' The physicians at the house can cure the adventurers of nonmagical diseases and can remove temporary levels of insanity, such as those gained at the Rust Gate. If done for free, this treatment takes 1d4 days +1 day per rarity of the disease (1 day for common, 2 for uncommon, etc.) or per level of insanity, otherwise it costs 20sc per level of rarity, and the adventurer is healed after 8 hours.

The adventurer is of great help and earns a salary of 25sc + 25sc per rank of Physician they possess. If choosing to work for free, the adventurer earns +1 House of Alms Goodwill.

The adventurer proves their worth to their fellows and earns a salary of 75sc + 25 per rank of Physician they possess. If choosing to work for free, the adventurer earns +2 House of Alms Goodwill.

The adventurer outshines even the regular house physicians and earns a salary of 150sc + 50 per rank of Physician they possess. If choosing to work for free, the adventurer earns +3 House of Alms Goodwill.

An adventurer can only earn as much as +5 Goodwill and the house can only pay out as much as 500sc per 7 day period. If an adventurer earns at least 5 Goodwill with the house, they make their first rank in the Physician profession. They may increase their Physician rank by 1 for every 15 Goodwill they earn after that, to a maximum rank of 3.  

'''Enterprising Urchin.''' A lone urchin was caught stealing from a local food merchant. Insisting on their innocence, the dispute is growing ever louder, potentially attracting a Bridge Knight patrol. While it’s obvious the urchin tried to steal, and flubbed their attempt, a DC 13 AWR/Perceiving will reveal the urchin hasn’t eaten for days. Heroes can bribe the merchant to ignore the offense for 25sc or more, or convince them to let the urchin go with either a social combat (starting at a DC of 12), or CHA checks of 15+. If this route is taken, the adventurers gain +1 Underworld Goodwill (and +1 Urchin Colony Goodwill), and the urchin may reveal the existence of the sewer colony as thanks.

'''A Grand Opportunity.''' Beset by a fastidious, and ruthless, magistrate, a local merchant is about to lose everything to years of unpaid back taxes. Desperate, and lamenting publicly, the merchant approaches the heroes with an opportunity of a lifetime. The merchant will ask for them to either help pay the taxes, or convince the magistrate to grant an extension. Adventurers can pay half (500sc) for a 15% stake in the merchant’s business, or all of the taxes (1,000sc) for 25%. This earns the players a stipend of 75sc (15%) or 125sc (25%) every 7 days, so long as they remain in Bridgemoor to collect.  

The local magister can be found nearby with 1d4+2 Bridge Knights, and will grant an exemption of half a year if the adventurers pay a fee of 250sc. They can also convince the magister with an appropriate DC 18+ CHA or INT check. Threats of violence or intimidation will result in the magister calling for their guards. Succeeding this route grants the heroes +1 Mercantile and Militant Goodwill.

Adventurers may simply run from these encounters with no reward or penalty. If they successfully fend off the cultists, a Knight-Captain will appear and award them 50sc as a base, multiplied based on the encounter difficulty (x1 for easy, x2 for moderate, x4 for difficult, and x6 for deadly). For a difficult encounter, players gain a +1 Social and Bridge Knight Goodwill, or +2 for a deadly encounter. Additionally, a deadly encounter will reward players with a Writ of Passage.  

'''Avadrium.''' Local merchants in the materials market have managed to land a rare supply of Avadrium. A local bidding war is on, but the sale of Avadrium is tightly controlled, and it's only a matter of time before Karak’s Bridge Knights show up to seize the stock. Roll 3d10 and multiply the result by 100 for the amount, in sc, of available Avadrium. Avadrium normally sells at a 1 to 5 ratio (every 1sc of the material costs 5sc to purchase). For this event, you can have multiple merchants bidding for the supply, or give the heroes first dibs. Either way, if the exchange is not resolved within 30 minutes, a patrol of 1d6+2 Bridge Knights will show up to apprehend the Avadrium.

'''An Abuse of Power.''' A local miner, merchant, or non-citizen has found themselves afoul of 1d4+1 Bridge Knights. The Bridge Knights are insisting the individual has broken one law or another, and if they don’t pay them at least 100sc, then they’ll be taking a trip to the Bridgekeep Cells. Heroes can ignore this and move along with no consequence. Otherwise, they can convince the Bridge Knights to sod off with a social combat (starting DC of 15) or with CHA checks of 18+. This is also one of the few locations where combat with Bridge Knights does not result in reinforcements or immediate apprehension, as Nalatown operates apart from the city. Adventurers can also simply pay off the extorted amount.

Inns in Bridgemoor are vertically inclined, usually two-to-three stories tall, with luxury or premier rooms available on the upper floors. With the never-ceasing cavalcade of travelers, double the prices of inn services in Bridgemoor for non-citizens, with luxury rooms running 60sc a night, able to house eight individuals comfortably.

Whisperers do not negotiate. If intimidated or attacked, they will try to leave, and adventurers will lose access to the network until they pay a 500sc restitution fee to another informant. Prices and available information can be found on the Whisper Network table.

The adventurer puts on a passable show and earns 10sc + 10sc per rank of [[Entertainer]] they possess. This (and all other positive checks) can be used in addition to the weekly gain of a performance based Entertainer.

The adventurer puts on a great show and earns 20sc + 15sc per rank of Entertainer they possess.  

The adventurer astounds and amazings, earning 40 sc + 20sc per rank of Entertainer they possess. They also gain +1 Social Goodwill.

Toll stations are fortified stone buildings that are poised along the length of Bridgeroad. Non-citizens are required to pass through a toll station for each district and face inspections for Writs of Sale and any other goods they may be carrying. Here, violators may be detained for entire days until they can meet with a local magister, and fines can be anywhere from 5% to 25% of unregistered sale goods. It costs 5sc to pass through a toll station, and there are four such stations that are inevitable on Bridgeroad, meaning it costs 60sc to simply travel through one tollgate to another.