Assuming Doen points out the hole to everyone, Simon will hold a finger to his mouth for silence. Then he will step closer to the opening and smash the floor with a fresh newspaper as he bellows, "THIS IS THE HEALTH INSPECTOR! WE HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED TO USE LETHAL FORCE! RELEASE MR. BARLEY AND COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP!"

(Rolled a 19 on Deception.)

Last edited by RdMarquis (3/03/2018 9:05 pm)

"What!?"
There is the sound of thumping coming upward, then a secret trapdoor between the vats opens. A man who looks remarkably like Farley Barley, but with a goatee, emerges. "I paid the thieves' guild to take care of that! I have an affidavit of bribery right here! Who's in charge of this nonsense?"

He sighs. "As I told the thieves' guild, I decided that there was no reason I should share the glory of Mystara’s greatest cream soda with my failure of a brother. So I conspired to fake my own disappearance, and replace all his delicious cream soda with tepid and poorly made ginger ale *insert diabolical laugh* knowing that he lacked the crucial second part of the recipe. And then, when he was ruined, I would return to the world, with the complete cream soda recipe! And sell it, free from splitting profits! And I’d have gotten away with it too, if nobody had bothered to investigate.” 

Doen tries her own approach "Yea cause this halfling guy likes you soda and your brother also wanted us to get your half of the recipe cause he thinks your dead or something. I forget exactly."

 (Roll 9 for persuasion on Discord.)

Last edited by Lizard Lord (3/05/2018 5:19 am)

"Well what's your half of the recipe anyway? Farley's recipe honestly looks complete to me. You know, for health inspection purposes."