#ooc

I am amused. We lack bards

troubadours we got.

What's really the difference?

Bards are MUCH bigger deals

Bards-
Serving as a court's storytellers and lore keepers, a Bard's person is considered sacred and bad luck follows anyone who knowingly strikes him or her or engages them in battle if they are unwilling. Their words are considered prophetic and so many refrain from speaking unless performing or specifically asked to contribute to a conversation because of the chance that their words will carry the force of prophesy just by coming from their lips. They are among the most respected retainers.

Troubadours-
The musicians and performers of a noble's court, the Troubadours also lead the court in the arts of courtly love, filling the roles of chronicler and go-between. Sometimes they themselves are involved in the amorous machinations of the nobility. The perform original works, traditional ballads, and compose specially commissioned songs in honor of patrons or paramours.

Where do Skalds fit in? 😄 Battle Bards?

Wait, Prophetic?

I wonder if Art can carry a tune.

That's how Almond survived at Charm; he was a bard.

It's why Thea didn't have him strangled 😉

YEP.

Believe me, she wanted to at times.

And Hey, if you want, off panel, Art is getting some minor music lessons from Dee, who will tell Art it's expected of all nobles to take up some creative talent... but what she won't tell him is she figures the more folks who play instruments or sing, the more SHe gets to focus on her horses

Makes sense, courtly nobles SHOULD know an instrument, even if they suck at it

technically it doesn't say that bards are actually musical, it's just expected 😉

probably D&D had a hand in that!

Probably

Oh lord. If Art has something like that merit for singing beautifully and finds out about it, poor Thistle will be doubly gone

(makes furious secret notes)

"I'm in love with the shape of you..." Nocker melts

....Thistle has it BAD

ghost pottery

Art: teach me how to make pottery!

lol

Okay, first part sent

Aw, I was hoping Symon had a crack at Florian Squidhands

I can retrograde that if you like? But as he hadn't met Symon I didn't see how they'd really get that going

Has word about Florian spread through the sluagh rumor vine?

He might be interested in meeting the other slugs before they spread off

I figured even with craftspeople it would take time and effort to make new hands, didn't expect it to be all 'whoop, done', but it's all up to you 🙂

Probably.

But it's really not an issue, just a fun thought

I'll make it as optional then. Sorry

Hey, nah, I never said anything!

Let him have his hands. They could always be improved 😉

Np. it was a hook ,so subject to Player revision!

I have to do more reading on crafting, chimerical items, and treasures. It's a bit fuzzy in my brain where the line is drawn between what nockers can do and what anyone could do

Like, if Dougals can craft just as well without a flaw, why bother with Nockers? I know there is more too it, but I have to delve

leaving in 10 for dentist... hope to be around more tonight

Hope your toofs is good

yeah, nockers need SOMETHING

or it would all be boggans/dougal

I do believe they are more likely to make, like, chemical reactions work?

I kinda see Boggans as craftsman, Nockers as master inventors

But Dougal is a sticky wicket

THIS is intriguing, a little throwaway line about Dougal:
"Many Smiths forge and replace their own components, while
others simply find their bodies changing over time."

"Hey, what's with the clockwork foot?" "I dunno, Just woke up that way" (*unconcerned shrug)