HT Aliaver/Player DS Character Name Type Status/N;;tes Sex -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- R1.John Haight.......HY..Arawn.............Druid .Normal/Alfar .. Ma --.Tobie Bonahoom....YY..Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry.. Fe R3.Mark Murtha.......HN..Kell..............Trader..Normal/Human....Ma W2R2.David Sanders.....HN..Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human ..Ma R4.Wout Broere.......YY..Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human ..Fe W2.Julian.Draven.........Zabyra............Dancer..Normal/Human....Hu R3 Panthera..............Pyandalgor........Hunter..Normal/Human....Ma W3R4.Alex Koponen......YY..Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human ..Fe R3 Npc...............YY..Trihs.Der.........Warrior.Normal/Human....Ma R3 Npc...............YY..Reddof Nonnac.....Warrior.Normal/Human....Ma Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Squirt (Ferret) Kell Game Web Site - http:/nrgcomputers.com/pbem/ Public posts/actions to pnpgm@list.powersandperils.org (mailing list) Private emails (not public actions) to pnpgm@comcast.net Game Update #18 sequence (file #145) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Admin Notes: None. ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Recap] From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions] After making sure that any wounded are treated and healed by whomever wants to heal them (or herself if no one else casts healing) Z'leyra will butcher the hippogriffs that others in the party aren't cutting up for meat, saving a few claws and feathers for later enchantment of items. She casts Foyson Theft at EL3 on each chunk of meat she roughly butchered into just over 16FP chunks and puts the resulting flour in a sack to make waybread with once she reaches town and has access to a kitchen. When town is reached she will bargain with the innkeeper to get access for baking the waybread. Also in town she will buy warmer clothes and bedding for dealing with the cold weather ahead. She looks for quality, but it doesn't have to be fancy. GM: Ack. As to Healing well that's one of those if this then do that. I have trouble with those. It is either do or do not. Easier on those extremees. :) The If-thens need to wait and delay things. From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions] After getting the party an inn to stay at in Malnon, Z'leyra will head out to do some shopping (warm clothes, more feed for the horses) and to see if her old acquaintances the wizard Krix and the moneylender Troy Caver are in town. If so she will briefly visit each, socializing long enough for a cup of tea and to bring each other up to date on things. GM: Ack. From Arawn: [Re: Actions] While in Malnon Arawn will assess the amount of feed and rations necessary for the party and horses to nourish themselves for the remainder of the journey to Salaqa. He will purchase these on behalf of the entire party. He will also maintain a private room for himself while in town. OOC: Don't have my books handy but if the party would move faster using a cart to haul horse feed and rations Arawn will purchase this and any necessary equipment as well. GM: Ack. As to personal food for folks you'd have to dig in bags and I doubt you don't want to do that. So it is hard to assess what folks need. If a table game could just ask but here it would take a long time. :< As to cart I see no issue with a wagon/cart hauling stuff. Buy a horse or two and it might even speed things up. We'll see. Will assume Z does First Aid and you do group healing until you two come up with a sop so it is a bit more fair. From Kiet: [Re: Actions] Kiet looks at Arawn with his head tilted slightly to the side. This is a long trip, an some of these people do need help with provisions. There is no doubt that the offer is generous. The question is one of wisdom. "Arawn, your offer is generous, but I would recommend against buying enough for the entire trip. We are on a caravan road. There will be way stations and other towns and cities between here and our destination. Why haul all that inexpensive material that far away?" Says Kiet. GM: Ack. He did not post it as a dialogue so will assume this here rather than actual event. It was solved though I think the best way. We'll see. See below. ------------------------------------------------------------ [New Stuff] [Western Marentia - Hills] [Novehas 20th, 1634TH] [Time: 9:10 am] Arawn and Z'leyra round up the wounded which are Red Shirt, Reddof, Kell and Fremea. Reddof has two wounds but others have 1 wound each. Z'leyra begins the first aid process pulling out materials from her magical satchel. The primary thing is to clean the wounds so they don't get infected. Once the first aid is done Arawn gathers up the horse that is wounded and the others. The horse is fine with just light scrapes and claw marks where they tried to lift the horse up. Fremea decides to cast healing upon herself. But the other 3 and horse gather up in a circle. Arawn explains to the cousins they will need to remain there till the spell ends. They might as well sit and relax. Arawn tries to figure out if a low level spell or high one is needed. But the range of the mist is a factor. The horse would not stay so close. So Arawn decides a high level spell. Arawn starts the process and begins the words for the spell. He then recalls the people will be comatose for the spell so that could do more harm for the horse so moves him out. After all the horse will be fine in just a few hours naturally if not a day. He warns the cousins they may sleep for a few minutes. Arawn then gestures and the green healing mist begins to fall around the small circle of people. In just 36 seconds both Kell and Red are fully healed. The horse's scratches also fade. Another 24 seconds later Reddof's wounds all heal up.well. IN a few seconds all wake up healed. Z'leyra nods and sees no need for bandages now. [Time: 9:41 am] Kiet and Z'leyra begin to slice the cooked hippogriff that is now on the edge of the slope. It will attract vultures and a possible smell for folks on the road but road kill is common in civilized areas. Kiet collects enough meat for everyone while Z'leyra collects meat and casts two foyson theft spells. He then collects as much flour from the spells into his sack that holds his tools and goblets. The tools and goblets will need cleaning in town. But should be fairly easy. [Time: 9:45 am] The last of the Hippogriffs are shoved over the slide. Already birds are seen flying overhead but not vultures yet. During the process using horse, ropes and men to haul the creatures to the side some notice Kiet, Arawn and Z'leyra collect feathers, hairs and tails. Kiet places his 6 feathers and cut off tail into a bag after she checks for possible lice. He discards a slew of some feather which did have lice on them. Reddof notices the trophy collection and asks. "Why are you guys collecting these things? I know some hunters like to rub blood of deer on their faces and collect the body parts for food. But these....things are disgusting for any trophies." [Time: 9:52 am] The party heads out toward Malnon. --------------- [Western Marentia - Hills] [Novehas 22nd, 1634TH] [Time: 4:40 pm] The party slowly moves towsrd the NE gate of Malnon. A half dozen guards are directing traffic. Two are on sentry as 4 direct and inspect wagons. Z'leyra in front notices a man on a wagon grumbling. He glances over, "the guilds are smuggling things in to undermine our commerce. So they have to inspect wagons and such. The mayor has cracked down on that a bit. Course any sane person can see it comes from the port." The merchant's wagon is inspected which is full of boxes of shoes. The guards quickly find nothing and move him in. The lead guard glances to Z'leyra. "These all with you?" Z'leyra nods and points to the group in questiono. The guard continues, "caravans if licensed should check with office inside gate. Well have to inspect those horses." Z'leyra considers arguing but it is getting late and they could deny entry. But Kell does speak up, "you may inspect but we'd prefer to open things for clear viewing To prevent damage." The guard shrugs and waves his friends forward. The party dismount and begin to open bags. For the most part it is clear most are simple personal items like books or clothing the guards spend only a second or two at most on those bags. After all they are looking for commercial items not who has the best underwear. [Time: 4:52 pm] Finally the party enters after the guards get details on purpose in town. In the large square the city is bustling with traffic entering and leaving the city. Kell points to a wall with a map behind glass. The party looks at it for the next leg of travel. The party tries to study the map and figures it to be 260-280 miles away to Thaliba City. At least 10 days travel or maybe 11. Kell notices there are two roadside inns marked along the way. So probably 2 days travel then Inn. Then 4 days or so before the next. Then 5 days before the next city after that. So group may only need 5 days of food but that assumes the inn has enough for them and the horses. Z'leyra asks where there are some good Inns and a nice barn combination. A citizen tells the group there is a row of Inns only 3 streets south. There are like 8 of them and half decent barns. So the party goes to find the street. [Time: 5:00 pm] Z'leyra finds a inn that seems decent called the Silver Platter that is three stories with a barn to hold 25 horses and space for a wagon or two. Z'leyra asks for three rooms but Kiet and Arawn say they will get their own rooms. So leaves 8 or 4 per room. Z'leyra then pays for the 8 including herself giving the man 8 CC and 5 CC for the meals. For the horses Kell has to talk the man down to 22 CC for the horses which includes grooming, feed and security. Kell finds it a bit steep but it is the city. So Z'leyra hands over 3 Silver and 1 copper. Protection in this case is a stable boy and a actual guard who patrols the grounds and the stable. So that is a bit of a bonus. But with the gear that is on the horses being expensive the party may still wan tot keep one sentry in the barn as well. The horses are housed and the four rooms are found. For Kiet and Arawn they have a nice bed. For the others it is more a closet, cabinet for things and a desk. Small sleeping mats with bedding is on the floor. The party heads out for some shopping at least those who wish to do so. The party can eat maybe in an hour and half when it gets dark. Z'leyra asks about the kitchen but the cook is picky and refuses. But the cook suggests next door. Z'leyra heads over to ask about baking the flour and the cook looks a bit confused but glints at her clothing. He offers his kitchen after the dinner break around 8 for 2 copper. Arawn, Unali, Kiet and Z'leyra head to the markets for various things. Z'leyra heads to a shop he recalls where Troy Caver was last time. Z'leyra recalls her notes form her journal. It has been 302 days or so since she left Ticasi when her father died. Not even one full year. Along the way she met Troy and Krix the balance wizard. She enters the shop and asks for Troy. Troy exits his inner office and doesn't recognize Z'leyra until she removes her helmet. "You are back?! It has been what....It has been what nine months?" Z'leyra extends a hand and shakes her but she knows it was 285 days. "Come sit. " The two sit and chat for a bit. Troy serves some hot tea and he catches up a bit. They were never close dear friends but she did a delivery to this moneylender. Finally he notices the Shaman about to leave. "It has been nice to see you again. We are about to close up shop. Say would you want to deliver some coins to Ticasi? We pay local messengers but since you say you are heading back there and you have a group of 10...I could allow you some coin for your time. It is around 680 miles to Ticasi. We normally pay horses but with winter coming we change to ships. But ships are expensive. We generally ship 50-100 gold a week to Ticasi. But with your large group....How about a month's worth? Say 400 gold? That is about 50 pounds. You could also deliver bars instead of coins. A bar is about 640 coins on average. Two bars are around 10 pounds and that could supply them enough for 3 months. Course I could pay say 2%. So that's what 8 gold if coins or 25 gold if you take the two bars? What do you say?" He smiles. "I would write a note to be paid on deliver to my Ticasi shop." He does some more math in his head. "Probably take you 3 weeks? We tend to lose maybe 1 messenger every month to bandits but no one would risk a large group like yours. Three weeks for 8 or 25 gold?" Z'leyra exits and tries to recall where the wizard Krix is. She recalls he was known to visit a tavern. Because it is getting late she asks a messenger to see if she can find him and if possible meet him at the Silver Platter inn. She pays the messenger and hurries to the food markets for some food and a tailor shop for warm clothing. [Time: 6:37 pm] The temperature drops 10 degrees as the sun settles. The group sits along the table near the large fireplace. They eat a nice meal and share some fellowship Some in the party have taken baths and smell a whole lot better. [Time: 8:15 pm] Kiet asks Kell and Pyan to head to his room. The dancer wonders why she isn't invited to his room. That nice comfy bed for 2 not used while she lays on the hard floor on a mat. --------------- [Western Marentia - Malnon City] [Novehas 23rd, 1634TH] [Time: 6:03 am] The party wakes and heads downstairs for a very early breakfast. Then the party collects outside to mount up and place bags back on horses. But Arawn is missing. Exiting the barn they find Arawn standing by a wagon with two horses. He smiles and explains he got it to help the horses with food and carry things. Actions? Comments? Next Update....Monday?? GM: A small update but I'll give some time to include any last minute shopping. Arawn's idea to get a wagon was good but I read that by using a wagon it is 80% f the horses MR. Even a RH4 at 32 would be 26. But RH's don't pull wagons. So draft horses are 20 which would be reduced to 16 which is almost half the speed and that's not good. I figured those old west wagons were faster. :) So I did it with two horses as pack animals. I hope this is acceptable to Arawn. It actually will increase speed of party from 29 to 30 now by shifting gear. Plus it will feed the horses and folks. At 200 pounds of grain and horses will need 45 fp a day. That's at least 4 days without grazing. So hopefully grazing will help. Then if the roadsides have grain can be restocked. So Arawn I figured 20 pounds of grain if this is not good let me know. The horses can carry 230 pounds each. Next two Thursdays I work so update for Friday will be erratic. This week I doubt there will be a Friday update since I need to do Insurance for next year (that time again). If I do a SMALL update it will be started Wednesday at noon. But if not out by that night then I will try to work on it Saturday and for sure Monday at noon. For official Monday update if things get delayed by my insurance project. Next update can be any last minute shopping. If no update later this week then it will be Monday and that means we leave the city and start the next leg of travel. So let me know if you need to get anything in particular. So if party and Arawn is ok with the 2 new horses we will go on. I'll not worry about encumbrance and food for folks. I will track food for the horses though. Just noticed v2 changed wagon loads a bit since v1. Still says 80% pmr by horses. So even a fast horse like 32 is down to 28. So I think this way is better just to use pack horse since speed is a factor. If no time critical then wagon wold be the most efficient. GM: Map of Thaliba is on my website and Wout's if needed. Can view it on my site at links if need a glance of where things re going. GM: Mana Report current and online as of end of this update,. Includes some of the new experience. I will clear the experience and item gear damage out for the next leg so its easier to read. GM: Healing Mist - The spell ends once the person is healed. I can see that as once the LEAST wounded is healed it stops for the group. I wanted to ask you guys what you think. So if A is hurt 5 and B 8. The spell ends at A being healed and leaves 5 for B. This makes it a bit more rougher for group healing. What do you guys think? GM: Arawn - See Email. Private room fee paid. How much feathers/hair of hippogriffs? Kiet - Private room fee paid. Paid 1 CC for the new rations as requested. Feathers/Tail noted on sheet. Z'leyra - Paid for Barn/Inn for all but Kiet/Arawn. Paid for Kitchen Stove rent and warm clothing/bedding (1 SC). Unali - Paid for more grain (2 CC). Got enough rations for the probably the rest of the trip. GM: Second Leg of Travel Malnon to Thaliba City. Location/Terrain Miles Day Malnon City - Nov 22 - West - Plains 60 Nov 23-24 1-2 Roadside Inn - Nov 24 2 West - Forest 100 Nov 25-30 3-7 West - Plains 20 Dec 1 8 Roadside Inn Dec 1 2pm? West - Forest 80 Dec 2-3 9-10 West - Plains 20 Dec 3-4 10-11 Thaliba City Dec 5 10am? Total 280