[dnd-monitoring] accordlands High_body_count_per_answer

So far we've established that Basc Trading, led by the late Annie Basc, is indeed a front for the cult of Bascaron. We haven't figured anything else out. I continue to be underwhelmed by our investigative prowess, but at least we returned to form by decimating (perforating, liquifying, etc.) a decent number of cultists. As is so often the case, our progress picked up as soon as our cover was blown and fighting started.

I am considering suggesting a new modus operandi to enhance the efficiency of our investigations: we go to an arbitrary town, and walk through it announcing that we're heroes, we're on to the local bad guys, and we're going to bring them to justice. Then we see who attacks us, and assume they're the bad guys. The only hitch in this plan is that the bad guys only ambush us once we appear to be a credible threat, so there remains a tedious initial nosiness-establishing phase. Perhaps I could develop an easily-detected clairvoyance spell, to speed things up. I guess it would be simpler to just send Malakar on scouting missions instead of Borrow, or put me in charge of diplomacy.

Of course, the "spring every trap by walking into it" policy does have some drawbacks. Vis a vis dangerous opponents, such as the living spell and tentacle-faced high priest we face at this very moment. Knock knock. Ooze there? Oh no, a magical ooze! Love me tendril, love me true, never let Erson go... crap this cultist insanity is getting to me.