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Having nothing to do but let your mind wander, you have that familiar, though oft sudden, compulsion to seek out the fanciest of hats. You remember the fanciest hat you've ever seen, though it wasn't really a hat, per se. A blue-and-yellow headpiece adorned with long flowy feathers and a shawl-like cascade of fabric of the same color that was placed atop a biscu bassi bascinet. You think you remember this being called an orle.



This particular piece of headwear you remember belongs to the Grand Collar of your order. That is to say, the 'grand poobah' who runs the whole thing. You've not seen them in awhile, since they operate out of your order's main headquarters, the Crowncrest Stronghold, further down the Titanspine but you still remember their headwear quite often. They're not due for a visit for a number of months still, you think.

Your own Knight Commander, who is in charge of the defense of the Bulwark and the surrounding region, is a practical sort who doesn't usually wear such finery, even when it would otherwise be required of them. In fact, you can't think of anyone at the Bulwark in particular who shares your interest in such fanciful costume. Maybe it is just your Aarakocra nature to be drawn to bright and colorful things. Though if anyone else said that, you'd be in the right to point out that that is a borderline racist statement.

Tomorrow is a rest day though, so you could perhaps take a coach into town to try to find a nice hat shop. You think those are called either a humperdouchery or maybe a mollinery. The former is more for male clothing and accessory while the latter specializes in the designing and manufacturing of hats specifically. You have 1 platinum piece, 3 gold, 4 silver, and 8 copper pieces saved up still. You could afford to spend up to, probably, 5 gold or so and still have enough money for the rest of the month but only because living here at the barracks provides for most of your living expenses.

Alternatively, you could try to rummage through the keep's storehouses for spare fabric and/or possibly go out into the surrounding forests to find materials so you can attempt to craft your own hat. The first is risky as could get you reprimanded, at best, if caught. The second is slightly less so but still a bit risky, as you might encounter some nasty creatures which might be difficult to handle alone. You could always try to invite someone along, but then they'd ask questions like 'why' and 'how' and 'are you stupid'.

Alternatively alternatively, you could find something else to distract you or to do with your time.

Hmmm. Decisions...

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So, Joop succeeded on an Intelligence check to know that the headpiece they remember is, in fact, called an orle. Failed, by a lot, on the intelligence check to remember that a men's apparel and accessory store is called a haberdashery and only failed a little bit on remembering that a hat purveyor and manufacture is called a millinery.

An Intelligence Check, specifically, is a 20-sided die roll that only adds a characters Intelligence Modifier (in the case of Joop that is a -2) to the roll.

A check, generally, is a 20-sided die roll that adds an attribute's modifier, if it has one, then a character's proficiency bonus, if applicable, and finally any other modifiers they may have for any other reason (usually magic items, a spell, or a class/racial feature).

On money, for those not familiar:
1 Platinum Coin is worth 10 Gold Pieces.
1 Gold Coin is worth 10 Silver Pieces.
1 Silver Coin is worth 10 Copper Pieces.
1 Copper Coin is the base monetary unit of most cities and moderate-sized towns within most major kingdoms and empires in the world.
Barter is still the major way most people in small villages and rural countryside conduct trade.

To live modestly for a year, which Joop does as they're a member of a Knightly Order who provides them with a place to live and two meals most days, normally costs about 360-ish gold pieces. Twice that to live comfortably (~720-ish). Twice *that* to live wealthily (~1480-ish). And two and a half times *that* to live like an aristocrat (~3600-ish).