# SDMB RPG First Adventure: Panic in Genoa! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 14, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765 "2014-01-14T05:19:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 34
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/661 "2014-08-28T08:12:35Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > Sorry for the delay, folks; my life got busy and has stabilized. We’re at the end of the first adventure and transitioning into the second. If you’d like to continue playing, please post in this thread in the next few days. Don’t feel obligated to continue; I feel like waiting for seven players slows the game a little, and if anyone wants to bow out gracefully, this is a great opportunity. That said, I will certainly not kick anyone out, and if everyone would like to stay, you’re all welcome. Thanks for bearing with me through this last month. Fine by me - I was on prolonged holidays myself. I’m still in. Moving forward, if I’m ever late to a choice I give you my leave to force resolution without me and approximate what I’d do - Harald isn’t exactly the most complex of characters on the surface so I’m sure the transition would be seamless 😛 ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/662 "2014-08-28T14:14:59Z")
I’m still on vacation, and having to type stuff slowly and laboriously on my phone. But otherwise still interested. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/663 "2014-08-28T16:49:39Z")
Very much still in. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/664 "2014-08-28T17:55:20Z")
If the 5th Edition game that I’m thinking about starting gets enough interest, I will bow out of this game for its own sake - 7 players _is_ a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/665 "2014-08-29T00:59:31Z")
I am still in. Probably going to be a little busy this weekend, but things will settle after labor day. Right now my actions stand as previously noted. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/666 "2014-08-29T10:50:11Z")
And it looks like the 5e game is getting started, so I will bow out. Had a wonderful time, guys! ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/667 "2014-08-29T14:58:14Z")
I’m enjoying the game, but I can drop also if you want to get a better handle on things. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/668 "2014-08-30T20:02:37Z")
No, I’d be just as happy to have everyone stay, but I did want to provide an easy opportunity for a gracious bow-out if anyone was looking. There are still PMs flying behind the scenes, but we can move on. Who’s going to meet the Valentes in the morning, given that Joseph won’t be there? ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/669 "2014-08-30T23:21:32Z")
I’ll be there - with a nasty hangover. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/670 "2014-08-31T01:15:17Z")
Taye will be there also, though as an obvious foreigner and a loud-mouth he’s not suited for leadership. Just a vocal conscience 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/671 "2014-09-02T00:57:25Z")
I will be there, unless something comes up as a result of the last PM I sent. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/672 "2014-09-02T01:23:14Z")
aha, the plot thickens 😉 ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/673 "2014-09-03T04:14:08Z")
I’m assuming everyone except Joseph will meet the Doge. In the morning, Joseph bids Taye farewell, but explains that he’s received an urgent letter from home and must return to Valencia. He gathers his belongings and hurries out to purchase passage on a ship headed westward. Two guardsmen greet you at the door and hurry you upward to the library, where Marco Valente, his father the Doge, and Signore Alessio are waiting. Marco gets straight to the point: “I thought Signore Benevento was to meet us. Where is he?” ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/674 "2014-09-03T05:47:54Z")
“Dunno. Ain’t seen him since yesterday. Didn’t want to meet the choice locals with me. We didn’t scrag him over his share of the last job if that’s what you mean. Well _darting sideglance at Giacomo_ I know \*\*I \*\*didn’t, at any rate.” ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/675 "2014-09-03T22:04:37Z")
“I haven’t seen him since we parted ways.” ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/676 "2014-09-04T01:49:54Z")
I would like to use my **Perception** skill to see if Valente or Alessio react to what Taye is saying. If Perception can’t be used that way then please use **Bluff**. “At dinner last evening, Joseph appeared as usual to me. When we met this morning, however, he spoke of receiving an urgent message from some person named Correia and said he must leave quickly. As he left I believe I heard mention of Volpe? And de Porto? It seemed strange, but as he was beholden to none of us, I wished him farewell. He made no assurances on when, or if he would return.” ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/677 "2014-09-04T07:06:26Z")
“Signore Benevento simply left? I see.” Marco Valente frowns deeply. “Will one of your number be acting in his stead as my primary contact with your band?” > [@G0sp3l](#): > > I would like to use my **Perception** skill to see if Valente or Alessio react to what Taye is saying. If Perception can’t be used that way then please use **Bluff**. > > “At dinner last evening, Joseph appeared as usual to me. When we met this morning, however, he spoke of receiving an urgent message from some person named Correia and said he must leave quickly. As he left I believe I heard mention of Volpe? And de Porto? It seemed strange, but as he was beholden to none of us, I wished him farewell. He made no assurances on when, or if he would return.” Neither Valente nor Alessio react to any of your dropped names, but Doge Valente’s eyes flicker briefly toward Alessio at the mention of “Volpe”. At a nod from Marco, Alessio scribbles briefly on scrap of paper. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/678 "2014-09-04T13:35:24Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > “Signore Benevento simply left? I see.” Marco Valente frowns deeply. “Will one of your number be acting in his stead as my primary contact with your band?” Harald crosses his arms and starts looking around, his gaze placidly going from companion to companion in the universal language of Somebody Else’s Problem. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/679 "2014-09-05T15:03:12Z")
Sighing deeply, taking note of the Doge’s nod. "Taye is willing to take on the onerous burden of leadership. Though, to be fair, he should get a larger share of any profits. Only to spare my friends that chore of course. And, in all fairness, I must say, Taye is here on personal business as well. What say you all?" ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765/680 "2014-09-05T16:40:01Z")
Giacomo is curious about the nod, and has no desire at all to take on a leadership role. “I am willing to follow your lead, my friend.” he says to Taye [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-first-adventure-panic-in-genoa/678765.md?page=35)