GM Questions

[Faruq Al-Farhan]

If it's the disadvantage I think it is then it wouldn't have applied for this activity anyway.

I think it is, so let's keep it at that then. I'll be sure to ask to make sure before any further rolls though. Thanks!

[Al-Haddar]

Did the Caravan of Entertainment just arrive in town, or has it been there for several days already?

[Jewel]

Did the Caravan of Entertainment just arrive in town, or has it been there for several days already?

Probably at least a week

[Rufus Belgica]

Is there some kind of lamp or lantern that is directional in this era?

Say, for getting back into a rooming house late without waking people up? Or looking through rubble in darkness without being a beacon to guards?

[Jewel]

Is there some kind of lamp or lantern that is directional in this era?

Say, for getting back into a rooming house late without waking people up? Or looking through rubble in darkness without being a beacon to guards?

It's a fairly basic concept so I'd imagine they do. Probably a little more than a regular lantern/lamp so in the 1 copper range.

[Rufus Belgica]

Cool. Should I set up a thread in the market to obtain one, or just take the cost?

[Jewel]

Just purchasing is fine. It's not rare enough that you'd really have to hunt and haggle.

(Obviously you can do a fluff thread for shopping if you wish - but it's not necessary for common things)

[Soraya al-Menjari]

Do we have a location and/or description of the Caravan of Entertainment? I know the one thread so far puts it outside the walls of the city, but I don't know anything about it otherwise (what they have, how many people there are, how people think about it, etc). Color me a bit lost there.

[Raya]

Do we have a location and/or description of the Caravan of Entertainment? I know the one thread so far puts it outside the walls of the city, but I don't know anything about it otherwise (what they have, how many people there are, how people think about it, etc). Color me a bit lost there.

The Caravans move around, as they're a big part of the Ra'Shari way of life. See the Ra'Shari origins post for more on Ra'shari, and the below for info on the Caravan of Entertainment.

The Great Caravan of Entertainment
Despite the reputation and revilement of the Ra'Shari the Great Caravan of Entertainment often finds itself welcome outside of Medinaat al-Salaam. The revelry they bring, and the distractions from the hardship of the city it provides, outweighing the bias against them... at least until something valuable disappears or a child goes missing. Then the witchhunt begins again and more members of the Caravan have found themselves at the end of a rope or blade than any other.

Edit: A bit more from the wiki:

The Great Caravan of Entertainment was one of the four Ra'Shari Caravans formed during the Splintering which wandered the Burning Sands until the end of the Age, when the No-God Kaleel would return. It was first led by Pitivo, [1] and it gathered all the Ra'Shari Dancers, storytellers and musicians. It was usual to see them playing the fiddle, and passed the Chronicles through songs. The people of Entertainment were almost always charismatic, an entertainer was expected to be outgoing, boisterous, and confident. Violin, tambourines and vocals were their favored instruments.

Entertainer Ra'Shari were expected to be bold and evocative, always on stage and blindingly confident that Lady Fortune was on their side.

[Jewel]

Do we have a location and/or description of the Caravan of Entertainment? I know the one thread so far puts it outside the walls of the city, but I don't know anything about it otherwise (what they have, how many people there are, how people think about it, etc). Color me a bit lost there.

The Caravans themselves stay outside the city. There is always one of them but it varies which. Size can also vary (since the Great Caravans are actually divided up into multiple smaller caravans) but usually a few dozen which is probably around what we're looking at this time.

As shared the Ra'Shari are looked down upon but people still seek out their services - especially the entertainers.