diff --git a/cc.tex b/cc.tex index 99d15c3d911a412f3ad0ff9d4f960a4fed33c2d8..4c00a9a9c5463acecb30848517751ab242fb9c04 100644 --- a/cc.tex +++ b/cc.tex @@ -845,26 +845,39 @@ It is practised by guards or the eternally paranoid. It is most often rolled with Wits in order to spot people sneaking about, perhaps fingering a purse or sneaking up behind a potential victim to stab them in the back. One might also add this Skill to Intelligence to spot important facts written on dungeon walls, or use Strength + Vigilance in order to stay up late, despite being laden with Fatigue, in order to remain alert. +\ifodd\value{r4} \begin{exampletext} - ``The tomb was raided last week, but they haven't taken everything out yet, so keep a lookout for anyone who looks likely, would you?'' + Sandjel had raided a local tomb, but found it already ransacked, and was down to her last \glsentrylong{gp}. + She examined the change from the bar. + The \glsentrylongpl{sp} came from the time of Dalyus Rex -- making them at least two centuries old -- but they looked nearly new. - The innkeeper raised a sceptical eyebrow. + It had to be the tomb raiders who had cleared out the nearby grave before she arrived. - ``How could you know that? - Is this some gnomish magic? - Divination from staring at the beer you've still not paid for?'' + She hopped back to the bar for another pint. - ``Sure, beer divination. - Would you pour me another?'', the tiny little lady handed over another \glsentrylongpl{gp}. + ``Another \glsentrylong{gp}!'', + the barman exclaimed. - ``No change again! - What happened to all the copper and silver I gave you last time? - I can't keep changing large coins like this\ldots'' + ``I can't keep giving you change for this massive coinage!''. + + ``Sorry'', + she shrugged, as the barman handed over yet another shiny coin with the Rex's. - He handed over 9 \glsentrylongpl{sp} with the head of \iftoggle{aif}{Dalius Rex}{an ancient king}, without any wear or tarnish. - She took her change, and looked again around the bar. They were in here somewhere\ldots + +\end{exampletext} + +\else + +\begin{exampletext} + ``The beer arrived, fizzing but not frothing, and no head. + Everyone in the troupe downed their drink but Ratfix. + He stared, perturbed, mulling the problem, without a drink. + + Soon after he mentioned to the rest, + ``I think we may have been drugged, and not in the way we paid for.'' \end{exampletext} +\fi \subsection{Wyldcrafting}