Rites

Bookstore Business

[The Angler] isn’t the largest bookstore in town, but it’s certainly the most refined and oldest one. If you're willing, you can surely find some good books there.

ID: 5002006

Type: None

Tips: None

Duration: 1 days

Waits For: 0 days

Marked as New Only on First Occurrence: 1

Starts Automatically: No

Triggers Result Automatically: Yes

Tag Tips: Wisdom, Sociability

Tag Tips Up: Normal Result, Wisdom, Sociability

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Roll #1
The book in your hand piques the other's interest...
Type: Normal Result
Type Tips: Your Wisdom and Sociability determine your full dice count.
Low Target: 2
Low Target Tips: You need at least 2 Successes. If you are both nobles, the requirement reduces by 1.

Actions When Wait Expires

This rite has no actions when the wait expires.

Slots

Slot #1
You can personally make the trip, or send any noble follower to the bookstore.

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

  • Type = Character

Pops:

  • Condition: Action:
    • Choose:
      • Self Pops:
        Meow?
  • Condition: Action:
    • Choose:
      • Self Pops:
        I haven't finished reading the last book...
      • Self Pops:
        They won't chase me away anymore, right?
      • Self Pops:
        That's wonderful! Thank you for letting me go read books.
      • Self Pops:
        The ocean of knowledge is so boundless...
  • Condition: Action:
    • Choose:
      • Self Pops:
        Books indeed document much knowledge, but there is even more to learn beyond the books.
      • Self Pops:
        I wonder if I'll encounter any beauties at the Bookstore...
  • Condition: Action:
    • Choose:
      • Self Pops:
        Spending money on books is never a waste.
      • Self Pops:
        Hasn't that handwritten copy of the travelogue arrived yet?
      • Self Pops:
        Although the classics are profound, I occasionally want to read something different...
  • Condition: Action:
    • Choose:
      • Self Pops:
        Just in time, let me see how others hype up their masters?
      • Self Pops:
        I will spread your good name to everyone!
      • Self Pops:
        History lives in the mouths of poets.
  • Condition: Action:
    • Choose:
      • Self Pops:
        I am a regular here as well.
      • Self Pops:
        False gods always fear people mastering the truth.
      • Self Pops:
        I was just planning to go there and find an ancient recipe...
  • Condition: Action:
    • Choose:
      • Self Pops:
        At your service, my lord.
      • Self Pops:
        The smell of ink...
      • Self Pops:
        I never thought I could set foot in such a place.
  • Condition: Action:
    • Choose:
      • Self Pops:
        I wonder if there are any new books in stock.
      • Self Pops:
        The fragrance of books is delightful...
      • Self Pops:
        What book should I buy today?
      • Self Pops:
        What beautiful calligraphy, decorated with exquisite leaves...
Slot #2
People who truly love books will always meet here... albeit without greeting each other.

Locks: Yes

Is Key: No

Is Empty: Yes

Is Enemy: Yes

Conditions:

Pops: None

Slot #3
Use a Book Rental Club Card or 1 Gold Coin to browse or purchase books.

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: Yes

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

Pops:

  • Condition: None
    Action:
    • Choose:
      • Slot #5 Pops:
        New books have arrived today as well.
      • Slot #5 Pops:
        Sometimes you don't need bait to catch a fish
      • Slot #5 Pops:
        Book selection is the truest reflection of one's taste
Slot #4
Certain items may be useful during the communications

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: Yes

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

Pops: None

Slot #5
Bookstore Owner

Locks: Yes

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: Yes

Conditions:

Pops: None

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This rite has no activation conditions.

Outcome

Prior

No one knows better than a true lover of books what makes a book problematic.
You gather a group of ultra-conservative monks and nobles, along with eunuchs who monitor court discourse. Armed with soldiers, you sweep through every bookstore in the city – including, of course, the Angler...



You expertly discover banned books hidden away in dark corners. Some disrespect the divine, others contain forbidden histories, and some are simply branded as forbidden by your arbitrary judgment – since no one dares challenge you face to face.



Then, like a pack of ravenous wolves, your followers descend upon the bookstores, clearing them out one by one... This is what the Sultan wants to do, and now you are willing to bear the burden of this madness and infamy for your ruler.

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Result:

Action:

These normal books in the bookstore no longer satisfy your thirst for knowledge. Just wait, I'll find something more specialized for you.

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Regular

You've shown your Book Rental Club Card
Good borrowing and returning habits make it easier to borrow again.

Conditions:

Result:

Buying books is much easier than reading them.

Conditions:

Result:

Excellent bookstores never turn away friends who just want to look without buying.

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Extra

Alas, your fleshy tongue aloof proper communication skills, preventing a deeper pry.

Conditions:

Taste and wisdom, morality and ability have nothing to do with each other, but most people rely on taste to choose their friends.

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Result:

Alas, your fleshy tongue aloof proper communication skills, preventing a deeper pry.

Conditions:

They discussed some topics from the book, but you gained real-world information from it.

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Result:

Books on jewelry design in the Bookstore inspired Jenna's jewelry designs.

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Result:

In a fleeting exchange of glances as you pass each other, you and Nawfal discreetly trade valuable information and intelligence…

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Result:

In the past, bookstores used to be places of escape filled with stories and fiction. Now, you are at the center of a story, seeing only metaphors and satire in every page, reminding you of the absurdity and lack of compassion in reality.

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Something noteworthy has happened.

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References

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