Dionysus ack As you pass through the door, a voice says, "What is your worth?" The room you are in is a small chamber in front of a huge vault-door.

Jack_C "A band full of good friends that i think of as family, a woman in Madziar, and a gamble on a quest to save the world. Anything else'll be determined later."

Dionysus The door swings open, revealing a treasure room beyond imagining.

Jack_C I step in.

Dionysus Mounds of coins & jewels, jewelry, clothing, chests, weapons, armor... a golden wedding dress, made of golden leaves, sits on a stand. A suitof red chain armor lies atop a chest, with a helmet with a spider-design on it on top. An arm of glowing silver lies on the ground, moving of its own accord. An upright bass, made of the same wood as Arsul's cello lies in one corner, & a portrait of the most beautif

Dionysus ul woman you can imagine hangs on one wall--about 20' long by 10's wide. An item you can't even describe lies on the floor near your feet, & beyond it all stands a huge, rusted airship.

Jack_C I won't take armor with a spider on it, but I'll look at the other armor, and at the item at my feet.

Jack_C and the bass.

Jack_C is the bass the same kind I play?

Dionysus It's upright, not guitar-like. So it's very similar, but a different shape, basically. Which means a subtle difference.

Jack_C I'll pluck it once.

Dionysus The item at your feet appears to be a strange series of tubes & spirals. The red armor is strong chainmail, red like fire or blood, smelling of the earth.

Jack_C Oooh.

Dionysus The bass sounds like a deep, beautiful voice.

Jack_C is the spider helm part of that armor? like, would the armor be useless without the helm, or is it something else?

Dionysus No, it's just on top of it.

Jack_C I'm torn between the bass and the armor. can I get a feel for how good this bass is if I play a song?

Dionysus It's +6

Jack_C ...that's a tough choice.

Jack_C but not that tough. going with the bass.

Dionysus Nice. You "wake up" with the bass outside the inn.

• Jack_C plays a quick playful jam session with it.

Dionysus Do you go inside so you don't get mugged first?

Dionysus None of the rest of the band is there if you do.

Jack_C yes, since I didn't take the armor.