> > Ingrun is the only PC in the mix? I guess Ingrun is in on the > > plot, but Minucia is not (she could trick Eurykleia easily). > > No Ingrun is not in on the plot. But Furia could order her around (even > with bizarre orders) if an action of her would be neccessary for the plan.
The story involves two female slaves and two Roman women. The slaves would legally have to obey any order from their owners, which are Furia for Ingrun and Minucia's husband for Eurykleia. When Minucia gives Eurykleia an order, does it have legal standing? Does she have standing orders from her owner which orders she can disobey? Does Furia know about that in enough detail? > >> Ingrun is most definitly bad company. > > > > Is Ingrun company in her own right while on duty? > > She is not the kind of company Minucias husband is happy to see his wife > with. If they are not hanging around together (or there is plausible > deniablity) but them being in the same place fulfills a (morally sound) > purpose, such as Ingrun working as bodyguard, then it might work. I was wondering if slaves did count as 'people' back in 90AD. > The husband would insist on picking and hirering bodyguards himself, and > manipulating him both to hire a bodyguard and specifically hire Ingrun > would be a tough nut to crack, especially since he is not really on > speaking terms with Furia, and will not listen to his wife on male matters > out of principle. He would have to rent Ingrun from Furia, right? BTW, what if Furia gives Ingrun to Minucia as a birthday present? > > * An outing which involves a river crossing on a boat for > > two passengers, plus rowers. Can Furia insist to travel > > with Minucia, not one of the slaves? Have a hut with > > Ingrun on the other side. > > The husband will not be too happy with Minucia and Furia being together > unobserved. But propably Furia can call in a favour of some more > respectable female aristocrat. I was thinking of this trick question how you get a wolf, a sheep, and a bag of cabbages across the river in a small boat. The wolf will eat the sheep if left alone, the sheep will eat the cabbages. First you ferry the sheep across, then you ferry the wolf across and bring the sheep back, then you ferry the cabbages across, then you go back for the sheep again. Take half a dozen aristocrats, a dozen slaves, and a small boat, and see if you can separate Minucia and Eurykleia ... > > Trick Minucia into tricking Eurykleia away. > > Minucia already is not happy about having Eurykleia around. But she can > only send her away, if she has a plausible reason, or she gets domestic > problems. > > Any plan that involves sending Eurykleia on errands, requires that she > believes, that Minucia is in respectable company during that time. The rain pours outside, they're out of wine or garum or whatever, and Furia says "send the wench" with the unspoken comment "so neither of us gets wet -- she doesn't count, after all". Could Eurykleia refuse? _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
