CH. 02 - Salted Legacy

[sarcastiksh0rtee37]

Choice of pepper hAepuU7A1d20 -can I add my intelligence (nature)=+4 to the roll to see if I know which peppers would be better to choose?)
Con saving throw 1d20+41d20·1d20+4

[Bishgada]

Chispa feels VERY uncomfortable. All this attention on them! She looks to the left at Hu-Yan so eager to eat the peppers then to her right at the new guy, SooBee. She gives them both a little smile which looks more like scared little cat than a smile.
"Well... let's get on with this." She closes her eyes, gives a little prayer, hesitantly picks a pepper and as bravely as she can, bites in.

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(OOC: Pepper pick: eQZYhBJT1d20 CON: 1d20+3)1d20·1d20+3

[Igordragonian]

Zencho hum with pleasure, closing his eyes.
"It taste like home, but much better."
He say with a sigh of joy and happily pay.

"Sabai sabai it called.. what is this made of?" he ask

[HorizonsDream]

Choice of Pepper: Rs6U_PqI1d20
CON save; 1d201d20·1d20

[Daos]

Vulpi, Ha-Yun, Chispa, and Seeboe
As each of the party tries a pepper, Vi offers commentary to the crowd.  "Ladies and gentlemen, as you may or may not know, all of the peppers used in tonight's games are from the Aroon personal stock.  They are completely new variations grown by us, never before seen by the public.  Sometimes even my brother and I get them mixed up!"  The audience chuckles at the joke.

Seeboe goes first.  He picks up a random pepper and pops it into his mouth.  Bracing himself, he is surprised when there is no heat at all.  "Ah, looks like our first contestant got a dud!  That's no pepper, it's a cherry tomato.  Some people get all of the luck.  It looks like he'll be continuing to round 2!"  The audience applauds.

Vulpi goes next.  They, too, choose a random pepper and pop it in their mouth.  It's not terribly spicy at first, and Vulpi seems fine.  But after a few moments, they find it harder to breathe. Vulpi manages to swallow the pepper, but their face is bright red and they appear to be sweating.  They manage to resist drinking any milk.  Vi gives them a helpful pat on the back.  "Stay strong, friend.  Hopefully you have better luck next round."

Chispa goes next.  A little nervous with all this attention, she picks one at random, and with a quick prayer, eats it.  "Ah, looks like our third contestant got a Sweet Heat Pepper."  Chispa finds the pepper is hot but delicious.  But she manages it just fine without problem.  "Ah, well done!" Vi says.  "Not the hottest pepper found in that basket, by far, but still fairly strong, and she downed it like a champ."  The audience applauds.

Finally, Ha-Yun goes last.  She winds up choosing a regular pepper like Vulpi, but unlike them, she has no problem with it and eats it easily.  "Well done!" Vi offers.  "Looks like everyone is still hanging in there for the first round.  But what will happen in Round 02?  Let's find out!"

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Seeboe eats a dud.  He makes a CON save [DC 0] (1d20):  15, pass.  He moves on to the second round.
Vulpi eats a common pepper.  They make a CON save [DC 10] (1d20+4):  5+4 = 9, fail.  They did not fail by at least 10, so resist the milk and move on to the second round, but they now have disadvantage on their next CON save.
Chispa eats a Sweet Heat Pepper.  She makes a CON save [DC 12] (1d20+3):  16+3 = 19, pass.  She moves on to the second round.
Ha-Yun eats a common pepper.  She makes a CON save [DC 10] (1d20):  18, pass.  She moves on to the second round.

(OOC:  The book specifies that these peppers are completely new variants, so nobody can try to identify them by appearance, even if they are proficient in Nature.  Besides, the higher you roll, the spicier the pepper, so adding your Nature mod to it would actually make it harder.

Everyone roll again for round 2; both a regular d20 and a CON save.  Remember, Vulpi has disadvantage on their CON save this time around.)

Zencho
The vendor raises a brow at the repeated question, so simply repeats the answer patiently. "It contains local whiskey, lemon juice, some syrup, and a few other minor ingredients."

[GardenGnome2023]

Happy with round one Seeboe reaches for his next pepper. RxfzWMS71d20

Cons saving throw1d201d20·1d20

[sarcastiksh0rtee37]

[OOC]not super certain how to have the program here understand disadvantage, I'm going to try 2d20klr[/OOC]

choice of pepper: LD92a9FZ1d20

Con save 2d20+4 [OOC] hmm that didn't work, anyway, I guess thats a 15, I'm going to keep trying some possibilities min(2d20) didn't work either. Any other ideas?[/OOC]

Assuming that is sufficient: "I just needed a moment to adjust and remember my breathing techniques" Vulpi nowstarts breathing in through the mouth out through the nose. [OOC]IRL for people that don't eat spicy food, that does actually work[/OOC]1d20·2d20klr+4·1d20

[Igordragonian]

"Well, you made my day, o great merchant." Zencho say and happily give a copper piece as tip.

Then slightly happier going to look for his group-
but if he see something worth of intrest, he would stop by.

[HorizonsDream]

Ha-Yin leans over to make sure Vulpi is okay before she randomly chooses another pepper and pops it into her mouth.

HBj3dQBt1d20 Choice
1d20 Save1d20·1d20

[Bishgada]

Chispa gets even more uncomfortable with the applauses. "qué locura", what madness, she thinks to herself in her mother tongue. "Why do they need the shieldbearer to eat hot peppers?!?" but then again she remembers her mentor saying, "Life presents opportunities at every corner and in every form. When you are not sure why you are asked to do something, be patient and the lesson will reveal itself." 
So she looks again at her friends, and seeing Vulpi get redder than the peppers doesn't encourage her at all!
"Dear god", she thinks and eats her second pepper.

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(OOC: CQWLX_pT1d201d20+3)1d20·1d20+3

[Daos]

Vulpi, Ha-Yun, Chispa, and Seeboe
Seeboe takes the lead again.  He reaches into the basket, digs around, and pulls out a random pepper and eats it in one bite.  Again, he braces for the heat...but it never comes. "Incredible!" Vi comments.  "Two duds in a row?  Some folk are just born lucky, but will his luck run out?  He moves on to the final round!"  The audience applauds the gnome.

Vulpi is next.  They are still in bad shape from the previous round, but their breathing technique seems to help.  They again eat a common pepper, but this time they keep it down easily.  Being prepared seems to have helped.  "Well done, nice recovery!" Vi encourages.  "You move on to the final round."  The audience applauds the elf.

Ha-Yun goes next.  She pops in another common pepper, but this time it proves a bit too much for her.  She manages to hold it down though, and avoid grabbing any milk, although she desperately wants some.  "Hang in there, you're almost to the end," Vi encourages her.

Chispa goes last this time.  Distracted by Vulpi's earlier hardship, she lets the heat overcome her, and almost reaches for the milk before stopping herself.  Sweat beads on her brow as she tries to keep it down.  "So close, but we have one round left!" Vi announces.  "What will happen then?  Anything is possible!  What a nail-biter!  Let's see what happens!"

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Seeboe eats a dud. He makes a CON save [DC 0] (1d20): 3, pass. He moves on to the final round.
Vulpi eats a common pepper. They make a CON save with disadvantage [DC 10] (1d20+4): 11+4 = 15, pass.  They move on to the final round.
Ha-Yun eats a common pepper. She makes a CON save [DC 10] (1d20): 3, fail.  She moves on to the final round, but gets disadvantage on her next CON save.
Chispa eats a common pepper. She makes a CON save [DC 10] (1d20+3): 1+3 = 4, fail.  She moves on to the final round, but gets disadvantage on her next CON save.

(OOC: Everyone roll again for round 3; both a regular d20 and a CON save. Remember, Ha-Yun and Chispa have disadvantage on their CON save this time around.)

Zencho
Zencho tips the vendor a copper and then moves on. He comes across the Spicy Brothers golden tent and can see the others are all participating in the first game, a pepper eating contest.

[sarcastiksh0rtee37]

Choice of pepper fPqjzR5D1d20
Con save 1d20+41d20·1d20+4

[GardenGnome2023]

Hoping his luck holds out Seeboe slowly reaches for his final pepper. He eyes it carefully and then takes a tentative bite 71xkxhsM1d20

Con saving throw. 1d20

1d20·1d20

[HorizonsDream]

Ha-Yun blows out some air from her mouth as she tries to prepare herself for the last round. She mentally tells herself that she has had spicier stuff back home.

5oTwwDze1d20 Choice of Pepper
1d20 Disadvantage
1d20
1d20·1d20·1d20

[Bishgada]

Well, Chispa was surprised to get as far as she got. It is a wonder she didn't quit on these two rounds already. Wanting to finish up and see how their mission progress, she takes in another long breath, gives again a little prayer to save her taste buds and picks the final pepper.

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(OOC: lNQ8Bows1d20 CON save 1: 1d20 CON save 2: 1d20 so after disadvantage it is 12+3 = 15.)1d20·1d20·1d20