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Revision as of 13:09, 14 March 2006

Important Notice

While I'm happy with how our first experiment in wiki posting is proceeding, for plot reasons, I would like all players to refrain from posting on behalf of the NPCs for a little while, for plot reasons.

Ummm...that would be my fault, sorry. I just couldn't resist speakin on behalf of the poor guy. Feel free to change that section as you desire, James. --Rencheple 04:38, 14 March 2006 (PST)

Headings

The headings are fairly arbritrary; feel free to change, add, or remove them. They are there to make it easier for us to read and edit the story, however at the moment, it rather appears that it assigns certain parts of the story to certain characters. Anyone can post anywhere.

Notes

The Inn is a two storey timber frame structure built over a stone basement. The ground floor rooms have low ceilings supported by sturdy wooden beams. There is no fire in the hearth. There are two serving girls, one of whom is called "Roan", the other "Lucia".

The ground floor has two main living rooms for the patrons to use, though on this day, only one of the two is in use.

As it is the Sabbath, there are fewer people on the road, and most of those taking supper are enjoying a day long break in their journey down Watling street, and beyond. Please note, the Sabbath is a Saturday, not Sunday, and the issue of whether or not it is still a day of rest at this time isn't something I've managed to find a conclusive statement on, one way or the other. For the time being, I'm assuming that Saturday is a day of rest, and Sunday is a day when special services are held.

Mealtimes: Once the guests are sat at the empty table, the serving maids will sprinkle it with strewing herbs, and then bring out bowls of water for the characters to wash their hands, after which they will bring platters of food. Guests will be expected to provide their own cups and knife. Forks exist, but are considered vulgar. Neighbours may share cups if they choose.

Discussion

In the most recently added section, it says, "He looked at the three newcomers seated at the end of one of the long tables, and then spoke briefly to the innkeeper, who glanced nervously back at them." Alicia and Llewys are not actually in the room yet (I didn't want to make Jeff's character enter until her was ready, and I figured Llewys would enter with her). I'll fill in Ambrosius' reply as soon as I know if Alicia and/or Llewys have joined him. --Rencheple 05:58, 12 March 2006 (PST)

Good point. I think it might be better if conversation in the adjoining room was just between the magi, but they can send the others out if that is the case. Rather than state whether they are, or aren't present, I'll just remove references either way, and they can be added or not later. --Admin 06:23, 12 March 2006 (PST)

Any chance we can agree to put all Latin, and only Latin, in italics, so as to differentiate to the reader? --Rencheple 14:09, 13 March 2006 (PST)

There are <m>lots</m> <m>of</m> <m>ways</m> to format text on a standard mediawiki, so it is just a case of a bit of experimentation, to find a way that hasn't been disabled by the host. :D

There is a lot of other formatting I'd like to put on this page, for instance, I'd like to add page margins via an invisible table so that it isn't super-wide on large monitors, but haven't so far, because lack of code makes it easy for anyone to edit, and I don't want to discourage anyone from editing. :P You are free to put any formatting, tags, etc. that you like on the page. --Ars Magica 18:06, 13 March 2006 (PST)

Could not whoever uses a super wide screen get to decide that for themselves? Adjusting the window width or some setting in the browser should have the same effect, and give the reader the choice. --Samuel 05:09, 14 March 2006 (PST)

Any idea how to color the text of a given post? I was thinking that it might be nice if I could make my additions all a maroon or navy blue...--Rencheple 18:21, 13 March 2006 (PST)

You know, maybe I should give Eirlys a Blatant Gift. It's just too much fun to be creepy and mess with people :) --Eirlys 14:48, 13 March 2006 (PST)

Nooooooo! Trust me, Eirlys doesn't need any more friends... You've already got the locals wondering where your pitchfork is. Thankfully, Eirlys is a Muto-Corporum bunny*, so rather than fretting for her longevity, I merely have to fret for the NPCs around her. :P --Ars Magica 17:50, 13 March 2006 (PST)
_{*her speciality, her groovy thing, etc.}

There is a six hour period between Marcus' arrival and Bedo's in which the seven of us (counting mundanes but not animals ( :-) )) have to wait. At what point do the last two paragraphs of Eirlys' section and the Preparations section take place? --Rencheple 04:35, 14 March 2006 (PST)

Apologies

Posting at 19:31 (GMT) was by me, but not logged in. Lord knows how - but after editing the local area stuff for weeks always logged in I missed it this time. Must be the excitement ;-) --OldNick 11:37, 12 March 2006 (PST)

Errata

Not that it matters, but I don't think that bodices were much in use (if at all) in the 13th century, they're a later period innovation. Essay on 13th century clothing - JBforMarcus.

Ah, ta! Bodice is one of the words in the list of 13th Century terms from the Brother Cadfael books I posted on this wiki recently, so I simply assumed... :)

As, for that matter, are this sort of inn - but for game purposes they are very useful. --OldNick 06:28, 13 March 2006 (PST)

From the research I carried out, this sort of Inn can be found in major towns, and this particular inn is based off of a late 13th/early 14th century ruin near the south coast of England. Out in the sticks, an inn would be a fairly small, one storey affair, with just one room for drinking and the like, and no real accommodation, or food. While the latter is more realistic, it presents certain logistical problems that the gift complicates significantly. As the inn lies on such a heavily-travelled, and well-known road, and in a manor that has just had a fair bit of money splashed upon it by the king, I decided to push my luck a bit by upgrading it, er, slightly. :)

I was wondering about that, but they are soooooo useful as a plot device. Let's just assume that the Innkeeper is ahead of his time when it comes to stuff like that - heck, why else would the balif and his men make it a hang out?--Rencheple 07:25, 13 March 2006 (PST)

The Bailiff wouldn't (?) normally frequent the inn, but today for some reason, he needs to be around people. Maybe he is simply joining his men for a bit of revelry because they find it hard to let their hair down at the manor?

Pork or Mutton? We seem to be getting a mixture of sheep & pig (and they are very easy to tell apart when eaten) ;-)