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For what it's worth, from my perspective you're very worried about the audience seeing a deus ex machina justification. But from where I sit, you're giving them the means to get themselves into trouble, which never has to be justified all that carefully, and then explaining why quite reasonably.
Edit: 1 is wrong, see the thread marked admin response.
1. It seems to apply (drawing off https://www.hsfkramer.com/en_US/insights/key-topics/who-is-caught-by-the-osa).
2. The only realistic option is blocking UK users. Storing IDs safely is hard (see Tea). Verifying them is hard, expensive, or...
"A preexisting tie? We're not going back to Utapau, are we?" Nerim asked warily.
Arwain gave him another one of those coy smiles.
I am betting against Utapu. I think it's time to meet up with old friends.
[X] Agree to this
[X] It occurs to you their might be great value in having a wizard on retainer who can identify magic items. Tomorrow, you'll try to find one and bring him or her back here with you.
...13-, Merchant: 13-, for anyone who, like me, wanted to see what our rolls are.
Diplomacy is generally the safest of the social skills, and *failing* the fast-talk here could be damaging to our mission to find out more information, while succeeding at the diplomacy could let us both make a...
[X] "If Nawitha thinks he's an elf-blood, maybe he is. Doesn't it make sense that an elf-blood would be able to identify another elf-blood?"
[X] Try to find that book for Censor Ranis.
Saying that the king is a demon doesn't seem necessary, but neither do I wish to cause greater offense in...
[X] ...suggest to your allies that you all resume drinking, confident that no one will trouble you further after that demonstration.
Right now, strength and confidence. Tomorrow morning, Lathir will provide an explanation.
X ] Pick up your broom from where it's leaning against the table, and be ready to whack him with it (Staff) if he doesn't back off.
We're *substantially* better with a staff than a knife, diplomacy seems pretty unlikely to succeed here, and I want us to show off martial skill.