Post from Dorhak on actons.. "You may as well wait until after we make the deals. I would wonder why so many foreigners from a ship had horses so quickly, especially good horses." >/ On May 27, 2019 at 3:05 PM John Haight > wrote: />/ />/ "So, shall we get the horses now or when we're read to leave town?", Arawn asked, looking to Dorhak. />/ />/ Get Outlook for Android https://aka.ms/ghei36 />/ />/ />/ --------------------------------------------- />/ From: Bessie Hadley > />/ Sent: Monday, May 27, 2019 4:56:55 PM />/ To: John Haight />/ Cc: PBeM Public Mail />/ Subject: Re: [pnpgm] UPDATE # 75 - Raddok packs his gear, seeking advice />/ />/ Forgot to mention that, without his backrack & great sword, Raddok's weight, with what he is wearing/carrying totals 233.6#, heavy, but within his horse's load parameters of 240(80)#. (Raddok's horse is a max-sized warhorse II, trained to stay in place with a dropped rein, purchased purposely to manage Raddok's size/weight.) />/ />/ />/ Bess L. Hadley />/ />/ -------------------------------------------- />/ On Sun, 5/26/19, John Haight > wrote: />/ />/ Subject: Re: [pnpgm] UPDATE # 75 - Raddok packs his gear, seeking advice />/ To: "pnpgm at list.powersandperils.org " > />/ Date: Sunday, May 26, 2019, 8:55 PM />/ />/ />/ />/ "If we need the horses let me know," />/ Arawn informed the party. "I can translocate them here />/ when we need them. Just give me a heads />/ up." />/ />/ />/ />/ />/ />/ />/ />/ From: pnpgm />/ > on behalf of />/ Bessie Hadley > />/ />/ Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2019 11:14 PM />/ />/ To: PBeM Public Mail />/ />/ Subject: [pnpgm] UPDATE # 75 - Raddok packs his gear, />/ seeking advice />/ />/ />/ />/ />/ />/ Raddok plans to take many of his items with him. Since />/ he's unsure about whether horses will be available or />/ not, he tries to be carefully selective for either option. />/ He makes up his list & asks the others what he won't />/ need. Here is the list & information />/ he presented: />/ />/ />/ />/ If no-horse option (all has to be carried): total weight of />/ his listed items = 61.2# [or round up to 61.5#; Raddok can />/ carry 104 (+35)# max] />/ />/ />/ />/ --all clothing (one set worn: tunic, pants, leather gloves, />/ belt, boots; extra in backrack: tunic, pants, leather hat, />/ leather helmet, cowl II) />/ />/ />/ --armor/weapons (worn basically all the time, except might />/ remove helmet when in an inn): leather armor, new metal />/ helmet (loot), mace & banded shield, F. dagger />/ />/ --3 small pouches: couple days' coins, flint & steel />/ (+5 extra flints), extra wick for oil lantern in belt pouch />/ (other 2 small pouches hidden in clothing with most of />/ coins />/ />/ -- 1 skin II with water, carried on shoulder strap />/ />/ />/ />/ -----takes BACKRACK loaded with: (extra clothing mentioned />/ above, & items below) />/ />/ />/ />/ --10FP travel rations, 8FP cheese, 4FP dried fruit />/ (apricots) />/ />/ --bedroll, 2 extra blankets, oil lantern & 8 oz metal />/ flask of oil, Healing Kit, 100' rope, 24' cord (for />/ ties,etc), one-man tent & poles, 5 tent stakes, 3 sacks />/ (can hold 10(20)# each), a soapstone, 5 torches />/ />/ --Climbing gear: Grappling hook, 50' fine rope, />/ climber's hammer, 10 iron spikes />/ />/ --- />/ />/ />/ />/ If able to have horse, then takes saddle, bridle, leather />/ barding, great sword/sheath - an additional 36.5 # --- />/ & this extra weight will require that the great sword />/ & loaded backrack will have to go in a wagon or on />/ packhorse />/ />/ />/ />/ Weight totals: carried gear, including the loaded backrack = />/ 57.2#, which Raddok can carry easily. But his own horse can />/ only carry a max of 240(80)# & total weight of rider, />/ horse & rider's gear & backrack = 265.5#, over />/ the animal's fighting limit, and wearing />/ to the poor beast, so some gear should be shifted to a />/ wagon or packhorse - division to be determined at />/ recommendation of party's leaders. Loaded backrack as />/ planned weighs 27.6#. Without the backrack, his remaining />/ gear weighs 29.6#, a light load for Raddok. />/ />/ />/ />/ If party leader tell him to carry less, they will need to be />/ specific, such as leaving food, extra clothing, bedding etc />/ behind. Raddok will be far less willing to leave any />/ climbing gear, torches, oil lamp, Healing kit & such />/ behind. He's resigned to leaving />/ his great sword behind, unless someone wants him to have it />/ as backup weapon for someone who could use it. />/ />/ />/ />/ He figures he doesn't really need the food or sleeping />/ supplies, unless they end up having to run for their lives, />/ or to hide from currently unknown enemies, but adds them to />/ his list, almost to try to know/discover what his new />/ companions are expecting to />/ happen & what they usually carry on such ventures as />/ this one. />/ />/ />/ />/ />/ />/ Bess L. 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