For clarity, “blocked” means the question is related to the staff fragment and Syama failed to even manage to ask the question. “Unclear” means the question was asked, but the star chart effectively said “maybe yes, maybe no”.

Goleta post-council (Saturday) (4/25/13)

1. If we do nothing further about it, is the mayor nearly certain to sign the magic-tolerance
   resolution? – No
2. If we do nothing further about it, is the mayor reasonably likely to sign the magic-tolerance
   resolution? – No
3. Would telling him that we’re available for discussion of magic, make him more likely to sign
   it? – No
4. Would seeking him out to talk to him about it make him more likely to sign it? – No
5. Would attempting to sway the banker councilman in favor of tolerance be likely to also sway
   the mayor in favor of tolerance, and make him sign it? – Yes
6. If we came up with a good plan for impersonating someone on the opposing side and having the
   impersonated person act in an extreme manner, would this be likely to sway the mayor
   toward signing the resolution? – Unclear
7. Would us doing something toward fixing the problem in another city be likely to sway the mayor
   of Goleta toward signing this resolution within the month? – No
8. Would having the mayor sign this resolution before we leave Goleta significantly improve our
   position when we get to the capitol? – Yes
9. Are any of the five councilors who voted for this resolution going to talk to the mayor in a
   way making him less likely to sign it? – No
10. Are personal appeals from witches (directly to the mayor) likely to sway the mayor towards
    signing the resolution? – Yes

Goleta still?? (Thursday) (4/18/13)

1. Does the merchant councilman know about the magical ability of the person close to him who
   has it and knows about it? – No
2. Is the person who has it a close friend who is not a family member? – No
3. Is the person who has it a family member? – Yes
4. Is it someone in his generation? – No
5. Is it one of his children? – Yes
6. Is it one of his sons? – No
7. Is it his older daughter? – No
8. Is it Amanda? – Yes
9. Would knowing this, and believing it, be likely to help convince him to vote for magic
   tolerance? – Unclear
10. Would Sam knowing about her magical ability be likely to harm Amanda? – No

Goleta once more (Wednesday) (4/11/13)

1. If Goleta passes a resolution to tolerate magic, is it reasonably optimal for us to go to
   [capitol city]? – Yes
2. Traveling to [capitol], would it help us to bring Hans Alderstein along? – Yes
3. Would it be a good idea to bring along any other specific person from Goleta or Piedre
   Lumbre? – No
4. Would we best be served in this travel by continuing to hide our natures? – Unclear
5. Would it help our mission to attempt to sell Wilfred’s newspaper stories in lots of other
   cities? – Yes
6. Would it help our mission to track down where the diseases are coming from? – No
7. Does the religious councilman have any relations who have magical ability and know about
   it? – No
8. Does the railroad councilman have any relations who have magical ability and know about
   it? – No
9. Does the merchant councilman have any relations who have magical ability and know about
   it? – Yes
10. Is it useful for us to hide our natures for traveling to capitol (as opposed to being in
    capitol)? – Yes

Still Goleta (Tuesday) (4/11/13)

1. Would the Mayor be likely to be swayed by (how magic will affect) the position of this nation
   relative to other nations? – Yes
2. Would the Mayor be likely to be swayed by (how magic will affect) the position of this city
   being on the forefront of the new wave? – No
3. Would the Mayor be likely to be swayed by use of magic to help crops? – No
4. Would the Mayor be likely to be swayed by use of magic to protect things? – Yes
5. Would the Mayor be likely to be swayed by offensive and/or defensive use against bandits? – Yes
6. Would the Mayor be likely to be swayed by the ‘if magic is outlawed only outlaws will have
   magic’ argument? – Yes
7. Would the Mayor be likely to be swayed by the potential for scholarly research about
   magic? – No
8. Would the Mayor be likely to be swayed by viewing witches as (blameless) individuals? – No
9. Would the Mayor be likely to be swayed by sober discussion of magical theory? – No
10. If we do get Goleta to pass a resolution to tolerate magic, is it in our interests to stay
    here? – No

Goleta again (3/28/13)

1. Would talking to [councilor railroad] before the council meeting be likely to improve our
   chances of getting his vote, if we brought up divination, mending, and bandits? – No
2. Would talking to [councilor banker] before the council meeting be likely to improve our
   chances of getting his vote, if we brought up ward spells? – Yes
3. Would talking to [councilor merchants] before the council meeting be likely to improve our
   chances of getting his vote, if we brought up truth spells and wards? – No
4. Would talking to [councilor clergy] before the council meeting be likely to improve our
   chances of getting his vote, if we brought up the recent miracle? – No
5. Would discussing with the mayor fighting bandits, and our general argument against
   forcing magic underground, be likely to improve the chance that he’d not veto a council-
   passed stance tolerating magic? – Yes
6. Would us talking to [mayor] before the council meeting improve these chances? – No
7. Does anyone close to the mayor (in an emotional sense) have magical ability? – No
8. Does successfully casting a spell make it more difficult for that caster to cast another spell
   soon after, on this plane, currently? – No
9. Does location matter when spellcasting on this plane currently, including possible temporary
   effects of recent spellcasting in that location? – No
10. Does attempting to cast a large number of low level spells to analyze the behaviour of magic
    have any negative (as in detrimental to us) effects, assuming we don’t get caught? – Unclear

Still in Goleta (3/14/13)

1. Would getting a newspaper to print stories humanizing witches be likely to help shift popular
   opinion towards tolerance? – Yes
2. Would getting these stories published in [respectable newspaper] be more helpful towards
   fixing the problem we’re here to fix than getting them published in [sensational
   newspaper]? – No
3. In talking to the counselor from the University, would it hurt our chances of convincing him
   to favor tolerance, to tell him that magic can be learned (without demonic influence)
   by people who are willing to put in a lot of study? – No
4. In telling the university counselor this, do we need, in order to not hurt our chances, to
   figure out a plausible way we could know this from within this world? – No
5. As things stand, if the council votes in favor of tolerating witches, will the mayor veto
   that? – Yes
6. Can the mayor be swayed by reasonable arguments, with a not extremely large amount of effort,
   by us? – Yes
7. Would getting [respectable newspaper] to publish a story about different theories of
   where magic comes from (which aren’t demons), be likely to hurt our cause? – No
8. Can the technology from this world be used in our home world? – Yes
9. Will objects brought from this world into our world continue to function as they do here? – Yes
10. Can objects using this world’s technology be crafted in our world by master craftsmen? – Yes

Also in Goleta (3/7/13)

1. If we reveal that organized crime is already moving to take advantage of the new reality in our discussions with the counselors, is this likely to have a material positive influence on our attempts to convince them to adopt a policy of tolerance to magic? – Yes
2. Would such a move be likely to put the party at risk of harm? – Yes
3. Are any of the city counselors, or is the mayor, working with organized crime? – No
4. Does the threat of harm come from the organized crime? – Yes
5. Does attempting to use magic on this plane make it more difficult to use magic here? – No
6. Would it substantially help our attempts to convince the city counselors and mayor to tolerate magic, if we emphasized the defensive and protective uses of magic? – Yes
7. Would the agriculture counselor be likely to be open to the concept of plant magic? – Yes
8. Would it hurt our position to tell the counselors and mayor that we have a nonmagical method for determining the truth, which we can demonstrate? – No
9. Is there any member of the council who is likely to have an initial reaction more negative than the clergyman councilor? – No
10. Would we put ourselves at risk by suggesting that criminals are likely to adopt magical methods? – No

On impeded magic plane (in Goleta) (2/28/13)

1. If we go talk to the mayor and council about tolerating the incoming magic, will we
   be more likely to be successful in convincing them to follow our advice if we continue
   to hide our origins and natures from them? – Yes
2. If we talk to the mayor and council to try to convince them to change the official attitude
   toward magic and magic users (in the direction of tolerance), do we have a reasonable
   chance of success? – Yes
3. If we succeed in convincing them, will this help fix the problem we’re here to fix? – Yes
4. If we succeed in convincing them, will this be sufficient for our part in fixing the
   problem? – No
5. If we succeed in convincing the officials in some number of other cities in the area, would
   that be sufficient for our part in fixing the problem? – Yes
6. Would we have an easier time convincing Piedre Lumbre first than Goleta first? – Unclear
7. Would we be more likely to succeed in Goleta by talking to [lawyer councilman] first than by
   attempting to reach the entire group at once? – Yes
8. Would we be more likely to succeed in Goleta by talking to [farmer councilman] first than by
   attempting to reach the entire group at once? – Yes
9. The question I didn’t ask before, relating to a thing on our home plane (secret at bottom
   of page)? – Yes
10. Is a comparison with other countries’ early adoption of technology likely to work in our
    favor with the councilmen in general? – Yes

On impeded magic plane (on the train) (2/21/2013)

1. Is the problem we’re here to fix causing or caused by an increase in the incidence of
   accidental magic, or is this increase the problem? – Yes
2. Is this problem caused by the shifting of the planes? – No
3. Was magic much more difficult (or impossible) before 50 years ago? – Yes
4. Is magic on this plane likely to become easier, or more common, within the next several
   years? – Yes
5. If the situation is left alone, will the ease of doing magic return to its previous
   state? – No
6. In fixing the problem, are we meant to alter how well magic will work on this plane? – No
7. In fixing this problem, are we meant to alter how the natives deal with the magic? – Yes
8. Will spreading information help to fix the problem? – Yes
9. Can we fix the problem as well in Goleta as in Piedre Lumbre? – Yes
10. To fix the problem, do we need to change the attitude of some part of the populace toward
    ‘witches’? – Yes

On impeded magic plane (2/7/13)

1. Are we here to solve a problem – yes
2. To solve this problem, would it be useful to go into the nearby city – yes
3. Is it necessary to go into the city – no
4. If we go into the city, are we better off all going together – unclear
5. Does the problem have a specific location – no
6. Do the people of the city know what the problem is – no
7. Does someone in the city know what the problem is – no
8. Has the problem happened yet – yes
9. Is it safe to camp in the forest – mostly
10. In order to get the usefulness in the city, is it necessary to conceal from the natives our differences from them – yes

Third and last day of travel back to Atur. So this is done in Atur,
in the evening. (2/6/13)

1. Do the histories of the Xen’drik giants include information on
   superior methods of observation of the planes to what the experts use
   now? – Yes
2. Can the shifting be influenced by ordinary mortal forces (including
   mortal magic)? (Modified to exclude minor things like Create Demiplane (or whatever
   that spell is called)) – No
3. Can the shifting be influenced by diety-level forces? – Yes.
4. Can the eventual PN influence the shifting? – Yes
5. Does the process of selecting a PN influence the shifting? – No.
6. Was the shifting recently (within the past few years) influenced to
   speed up (either in the short- or long-term)? – No
7. Could the shifting be predicted in the long-term, from only the
   information obtained by observations of the shifting itself, if the
   observations were good enough? – No.
8. Is it possible to make accurate observations of the shifting from this plane? – Yes
9. Does the historical information on Xen’drik which would be useful
   to us relating to the shifting of the planes? – Yes
10. Is the current planar shifting likely to result in an invasion of
    this plane? – Unclear

Second day of travel back to Atur (in the evening, after Gilly sees
Master Wrentham) (2/6/13)

1. Does the Iron Tower have a fixed location on this plane? – Yes
2. Is the Iron Tower in the Mournlands? – Yes
3. Is the landmark at the location of the Iron Tower a natural formation? – No
4. Are all of the parts of the Xen’drik giants’ histories which would
   be useful to us known or recorded somewhere on this continent? – No
5. Does the library in Atur contain any of this information? – Yes
6. Are these histories collected in one place on Xen’drik? – No
7. Is the shifting of the planes a natural phenomenon? – Yes
8. Can the shifting of the planes be stopped? – No
9. Is it possible to observe the shifting of the planes with more
   accuracy than the experts on this plane have managed? – Yes
10. Is it possible to predict the shifting of the planes? – Yes

First day of travel back to Atur (2/5/13)

1. Is there a building or set of buildings at or within 1 mile of the
   location of the Iron Tower? – No.
2. Are there any people living at or within 1 mile of the Iron Tower? – No.
3. Is the location of the Iron Tower known by another name to the
   people of the settlements closest to it? – No.
4. Is there a landmark at the location of the Iron Tower which is
   noticeable non-magically on this plane? – Yes.
5. Is the nearest settlement (of people) to the Iron Tower within 50
   miles of it? – No.
6. Do the Xen’drik giants in general allow other people to read or
   hear their histories? – Yes
7. Are the (or some of the the) histories of the Xen’drik giants known
   or recorded somewhere on this continent? – Yes
8. Is there anyone living in, or otherwise based in, Atur who knows
   how to remove dragonmarks? – No.
9. Is removing Maral’s dragonmark (including acquiring any necessary
   information and/or objects) within our current capabilities as a
   party? – No.
10. Is there any way to defeat another PN candidate, in such a way
    that they will no longer be a candidate, without killing them? – No.

Third day at the University (2/4/13)

1. Is the Iron Tower within any settlement of people, or is it itself
   a settlement of people? – No.
2. Is the Iron Tower in the northern half of the southeastern quarter
   of this continent? – No
3. Is the Iron Tower in the western half of the southeastern quarter
   of this continent? – Yes
4. Is the Iron Tower a building or set of buildings? – No.
5. Is the Iron Tower known by that name to the people who live in the
   nearest settlements to it? – No.
6. Could Maral’s dragonmark grow larger or stronger in any
   circumstance not involving the direct intervention of a god or dragon? – Unclear
7. Could it do so (without god or dragon) without Maral willing it? – Unclear
8. Would one or more of the histories of the Xen’drik giants be useful to us? – Yes
9. Would one or more of their prophecies be useful to us? – No
10. Are the useful-to-us bits, or some of these bits, known or
    recorded in this University? – No

Second day at the University (2/3/13)

1. Is the Iron Tower on the western half of this continent? – No
2. Is the Iron Tower on the northern half of this continent? – No
3. Is the Iron Tower within a city as large or larger than [city]?
   You pick Atur, which puts it in the range of about 15-20 cities of that size.
   The answer is no.
4. Is the Iron Tower within 100 miles of such a city? – No
5. If Maral uses his Dragonmark, will it grow larger or stronger? – Unclear.
6. Will use or non-use change it or change the removal process in any way? – No
7. Will removal of a Dragonmark kill the marked person outright (not
   including doing physical damage which could kill someone if they
   weren’t tough enough)? – No
8. Is the cause of the enormous magical blast an ongoing problem or effect? – No
9. Do the giants on Xen’drik have a prophecy or history of their own
   which would be useful to us? – Yes
10. If we gained access to the dragon prophecies, would we gain from
    them information useful to us? – Unclear

Leaving Eldeen Reaches 1/24/13

1. Does any person in the Hegemony know how to remove a dragon mark – yes
2. Does one need cooperation of a dragon to remove a dragonmark – yes
3. Will removing a dragonmark harm the person beyond removing the power – yes
4. Would I have more chance of becoming the PZ if I actively started seeking out other candidates or staff pieces – blocked
5. Does the place Victor knows as the iron tower exist on this plane – yes
6. On this continent – yes
7. In the hegemony – no
8. Is it a physical tower – no
9. Would it be beneficial to us to attempt to visit the Mage School on the island in the middle of the big lake in the middle of the continent – yes
10. Would it be very dangerous for us to do so now – no

Leaving cave with staff fragment (1/17/13)

1. If we are flying and silenced and we approach the elementals chamber and zip through as fast as we can, is this likely to get us through without forcing us to stop and fight them – yes
2. Having gone past the elementals, can we make our way along our most direct, mapped (our map) route, are we likely to encounter any other hostile creatures other than drow – blocked
3. Is the map we made on the way down still correct – yes
4. Repeat 2, replacing drow with drow or drow allies – blocked
5. If we travel in our normal way, not delaying and spending little time in other encounters along the way, is it likely possible for us to get to the exit where we came in without running into the drow army – yes
6. After we get out of this cave and tunnel complex, once we talk to the local people about the drow army and gilly talks to the cult of the dragon below, is there anything else we ought to do before return to the hegemony – no
7. When we talk to the locals about the drow army, are we likely to encounter violent hostility – no
8. Is it theoretically possible to remove a dragonmark from a person without the direct action of a god – yes
9. Does the contact the Gilly has been trying to contact in the CotDB have any info that is useful to Gilly that Gilly is likely to get from this person – yes
10. Is anyone in/from/actively associated with Kirkata actively hunting us – no

Heading to the staff fragment (1/3/13)

1. Have the elementals gone back to where they ambushed Gilly – yes
2. If Maral imbues boots of just speed and Syama moonlight bridge and all run, will we get past the earth elementals without engagement – no
3. If we also have a silence, would we be able to get past them without engagement – no
4. If we get past the earth elementals w/ or w/o engagement, and we continue following Aeledron’s directions, will we encounter other hostile creatures before we make camp – yes
5. Do the earth elementals have the power to send people flying more than once a day (those that can)? – yes
6. Would the plan likely get us through with minimal engagement – yes
7. If we add haste into the plan, will that get us through with no engagement – no
8. If we get past the room, will we encounter hostile creatures before we outrun the elementals – no
9. If we get past and make camp at the first place where we can secure shelter, will we encounter hostile creatures between the elementals and the camping spot – no

Travelling to Eldeen Reaches

Several star charts narrowed down the region to search. Exact questions not given.

Temple of Lilith (10/4/12)

1. Is there anyone in this complex who can help us find Aeledron? Possibly
2. Does anyone in this complex have info useful to locating Aeledron – no
3. Would opening the door with the wands help us if we survive – Possibly
4. If we were to open the door with the wands, would we have a good chance of surviving whatever is behind it? – yes
5. To open that door, do we need all six wands? Yes
6. Do we have a good chance of being able to get all six wands without dying? Yes
7. Does the merilith statue, when the wand is removed, turn into a being with all of the merilith powers? Sometimes.
8. Can we affect whether the merilith statue will turn into a being with merilith power? Yes
9. Is the information about how to affect this available to us by searching around this temple and talking to the non-hostile people? Yes

Visiting Gilly’s old master (9/20/13)

1. Will we find the guy spreading disease if we check the last leg of the route before Kirkata today – unclear
2. If we find him today, are we capable of subduing him – yes
3. If we engage this person, is it likely to give us useful information or improve the villages situation – yes
4. If we engage with him, will it bring us to the attention of the people in Kirkata that Gilly wants to go back and kill – yes
5. Will the actions we have already taken here bring us to said peoples attention – yes
6. The cave where Aeledron’s party was defeated, is this cave in the Icecrag mountains – blocked
7. Is Aeledron living in or frequently returning to (town in the west) – no
8. Is Aeledron living in or frequently returning to (town in the south central) – no
9. Is Aeledron living in or frequently returning to (town in the east) – no

Visiting Gilly’s Master (9/6/13)

1. If asked, will nearby villages send healers to help – mostly
2. From the 16 nearby villages, are we likely to be able to recruit enough help to turn the epidemic around – yes
3. If we help people recover without finding the source, will the epidemic recur soon – no
4. If we spend two weeks on this task, will it signficantly decrease the chance of finding the staff fragment – yes
5. One week? – unclear
6. Three days – no
7. Is the fragment still in the cave – blocked
8. Is Aeledron living in a city – no
9. Is Aeledron living in a community of arcane spellcasters – no

At the altar of Summon Monster (7/5/12)

1. Does the altar need this giant to function in the way it has been functioning in the long term – no
2. Would it be desirable for us to chain him back to the altar – no
3. Is our task here finished – yes
4. Would it help us to know who or what had forced this situation – yes
5. Was it a god who forced this – no mere god could force this
6. Was it a natural force which forced this – yes
7. Is it the shifting planes which forced this – yes
8. Is the shifting of the planes driven by an outside force – no
9. Is it in our interest to kill this giant instead of just leaving – yes

On planes of Summon Monster (6/7/12)

My notes here are sort of confusing. I think the first couple of questions are about what/how to accomplish your tasks on the summon monster planes.

1. Willing chaotic creature on good plane: no
2. On Kythri, willing choatic creature to accompany: yes
3. Is looking to find the altar what works on Kythri: yes
4. ditto on Infernal: yes
5. The piece of the staff I saw dropped in a cave, is it still abandoned: yes
6. Is it in Eldeen Reaches: yes
7. Would it be beneficial to retrieve it when we can do so without overwhelming danger to us: yes
8. If it takes us considerable time to get there, is someone else likely to find it first: yes

1. Would Aelidron be able to lead the party to where her party was destroyed: yes
2. Is Aelidron findable by asking around in towns near the mountains: yes
3. Are we capable (or close to) of surviving in the area: yes
4. Is the cave with the lost piece of the staff frequented by drow frequently: yes
5. Are we capable or near capable of surviving a typical party of drow: unclear
6. Was the Altar created by outsiders: no
7. Was the Altar made by from the Prime Material plane: yes
8. Was the alteration made by people from the prime: yes

(5/17/12)

1. Is the misaligned summons the problem we are here to fix: yes
2. Anyone on this plane we can help: no
3. Must we leave this plane: yes
4. Can we, by changing the altar, fix the problem: yes
5. Can we of our own power, not with the staff, fix the problem: no
6. Do we need to travel away from the altar on this plane: no
7. Do we need to travel to all three of the aligned planes: yes
8. Does the order of travel matter: not really

On Summon Monster Planes (5/3/12)

These questions are clearly paraphrased. Fortunately, they do not have long term implications.

1. Are we here to solve a problem (yes)
2. Go north (no)
3. Go east (no)
4. Go south (no)
5. Go west (no)
6. Stay here best (no)
7. Are the animals a key (yes)
8. Do we need to communicate with the animals (probably)