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Post by sageaqua on May 25, 2012 14:40:40 GMT -5
OOC I'm not one to tell you what your character thinks of mine, but his bluff check result was 25 for that last segment, so assuming he's truly as powerful as he makes himself out to be is reasonable.
OOC: It's still foolish. Right now Ka'lion thinks you can handle the demon by yourself and unless that impression changes he's going to let you do it. He's never fought a demon before and he has no idea what the demon has at his disposal. Cocky is one thing, selling yourself as being greater then you are is reckless.
"I'll scout ahead unless you prefer to stay together. What do you know about this demon's powers and abilities? Do we need anything to fight it?" asked Ka'lion
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Post by at on May 25, 2012 15:15:58 GMT -5
If we waited till morning, could we reach the first location in a day's travel? |
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Post by slypride on May 25, 2012 15:20:29 GMT -5
The sorcerer pauses, and puts his mouth to his chin as if thinking.
"Perhaps I did not make this clear enough in my initial explanation. No one expects us to fight this demon. If that were the case we'd be sending armies, not scouting parties. The local guard suspects that the shadow like monster you fought in the mist may be in some way related to the demon's power. This suggests that the seal holding the demon may be slightly damaged, allowing the demon to subtlety effect this world from beyond the veil."
"That means that, at worst, we'll likely face the demon's minions or other such things that it can conjurer. However, I expect all we'll run into are bandits, or perhaps demon cultists, who may be fiddling with the seal. We're being sent to investigate the situation, not slay an age old terror."
"That being said, I'd rather you stay with the group. Sending someone on ahead might give our presence away. Give whatever interlopers that may be involved an opportunity to clean up."
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Post by harknail on May 25, 2012 15:24:47 GMT -5
"If we leave now, we'll need to camp in the rain overnight," explained Vadania. "If we leave first thing in the morning, we might make it to the first spot in a day, depending on how fast the rest of you are. Ylva and I could make it, but I don't know how good the rest of you are extended hiking. It's up to you, I'm fine either way."
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Post by sageaqua on May 25, 2012 16:22:22 GMT -5
"I like the rain and the rain provides cover at night. We can hunt and sleep on the way. I'm for waiting only when the weather is really bad and if the storm is becoming dangerous. But other then the oddly behaving storm. I don't think we have much to worry about." said Ka'lion
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Post by harknail on May 27, 2012 1:17:48 GMT -5
Vadania responded, "Well on my last excursion out into this unnatural rain, we were chased out of our camp by a swarm of stinging insects then we encountered a shadow creature that attacked at twilight and a horde of undead. That's in addition to the usual hazards of this area, which are dangerous enough"
She continued, "We're responsible for Maester Belomme's safety, we need to keep him alive and well to check out the mausoleums, something only he can do. For me, that means that unless his safety is involved, he decides where we go and when we go there. Still, I agree with you, we might as well leave now. Unless you can all keep up with me and Ylva, which seems unlikely, we'd still have to spend the night in the rain."
Turning to the sorcerer, Vadania asks, "Maester Belomme, it's your decision if you want to spend one more night under a dry roof, but since it's likely we'll need to camp in the rain anyway, I suggest we get going now."
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Post by slypride on May 27, 2012 3:10:23 GMT -5
"If we stop in town for a short while we can easily pick up any equipment needed to deal with weather conditions, so I see no reason not to leave today."
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Post by sageaqua on May 27, 2012 4:00:19 GMT -5
"Pick up wool blankets, they retain some warmth even when wet. No tents, we'll use the trees breaches. If undead are in the area - it is better to pick up ropes and tree blinds for hunting and hammocks and stay out of reach as much as possible. Two guards at all times." said Ka'lion, "Let's go by the general store on our way. Vadania - your wolf should lead the way. Animals hate the undead. They will avoid them as much as possible. Animals don't eat undead. It's tends to make then sick do to the diseases the undead carry. The only animals that attack the undead are not natural creatures. It's a clue to if they are sick or not. Bandits should be avoided if we can. If not kill the leader and the most dangerous quickly to scare them off."
OOG: the info about wool blankets and trees is true and the books clearly say animals avoid unnatural creatures. I'm been homeless and in the marines. Every military in the world uses wool blankets, because they resist burning and because they retain 10% of there warmth even when wet.
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Post by slypride on May 27, 2012 4:05:26 GMT -5
Navarre looks to the druid and shrugs, as if seeking confirmation.
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Post by at on May 27, 2012 5:18:39 GMT -5
(buy what supplies you need - unless you are heading for the temple or seeking out anyone specific the party will be on it's way as soon as Belomme gives the order).
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Post by harknail on May 27, 2012 18:02:46 GMT -5
Vadania realizes that the Barbarian is right, a wool blanket would be useful, either for warmth or as improvised tenting. So she leads the group to the general store. As she entered the store, she was greeted by the proprietor. Having bought a fair amount of equipment there recently, he was willing to overlook her odd appearance or that she was followed everywhere by an apparently tame wolf. "Just looking for blankets today," announced Vadania, "Where are those?" After being directed to the blankets, Vadania starting looking though them to find the one that would best meet her needs. She found one she would love to have at home, a nice bright cheerful quilt with patters of flowers. But that would far too visible in the wilds. She finally settled on a dull drab woolen quilt that started out the color of mud. It would blend in nicely. Bringing the blanket back to the counter, Vadania asked, "How much for this one?" The shopkeep replied, "For you, 5 silver pieces." Vadania had no practice haggling. It seemed like a good price to her, much cheaper than the last blanket her master had bought from a Burr trader. So she answered "Thank you," and dug the requested coins out her belt pouch. OOC: Description of Blanket, Winter says it's quilted and woolen. So I'm picturing the quilted equivalent of an Army blanket. Something I saw a lot of as a kid.
OOC2: Hope my portrayal of the general store shopkeep is reasonable, if not I'll edit my post  I figure she picked up her Darkwood items here, and perhaps the longsword as well. The Armor would have been custom made to fit her like a glove (if there is someone in town that could do such work). |
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Post by sageaqua on May 28, 2012 1:26:54 GMT -5
Ka'lion just looks around with interest. He already has a wool blanket: gray in color, "Do you have any hammock's and tree top hunting platforms?"
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Post by at on May 28, 2012 5:27:32 GMT -5
"Do you have any hammock's and tree top hunting platforms?" The cloth seller seems confused by Ka'lion's request, "platforms?". She does have a single hammock however - two pounds of carefully knotted hemp rope for two gold coins. It's close to 12 feet in length but the knotted area is little more than half that. (anyone can make a hammock with enough rope and a suitable use rope or craft skill. Lacking those skills a character can make an Int roll to construct a tangled mess which may or may not support their weight  ) |
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Post by sageaqua on May 28, 2012 17:21:46 GMT -5
"I take it you've never been hunting before. A tree plate form very in size but it's a bit like a tree fort. But are smaller, portable and about the size of a medium sized folding chair with leather bands to hold it to a tree. They make good guard posts. I'll buy the hammock and 600 feet of silk rope." said Ka'lion, realizing it could take him a month or more to make a hammock out of it. But he'd use the other hammock as guide as he had never built one before.
Where I've never built a hammick - I have built a wall hanging out of rope using the same kinds of knots and it's beautiful but it took 6 months to finish. The rope used started out about 25' - the wall hanging is 6' tall. So knots burn up a lot of rope.
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Post by at on May 28, 2012 19:02:59 GMT -5
"I'll buy the hammock and 600 feet of silk rope." said Ka'lion The vendor doesn't have much rope and is unsure if such a length of unbroken silk rope exists within Clearwater. They ultimately direct you to a bedmaker who can sell you the requisite amount of rope in 200 meter lengths. (for reference this is 1/4 inch rope, sufficiently bulky to require a large sack or backpack to carry and weighing a total of 62lbs dry, 122gp including a single large pack or three canvas sacks - medium load for Ka'lion) |
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Post by (George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0) on May 28, 2012 21:04:22 GMT -5
You hear a gnome laughing as they talk about buying a extravagant amounts of rope.
" Just make sure he does not Rope you in, or get you knotted up in cost. yet if you truly need that much, i know where you can get some for free."
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Post by sageaqua on May 29, 2012 5:37:20 GMT -5
"I may need more but I wont know until I've finished. If you have the rope skill, I can use some suggestions. If you think I'm making a mistake? Keep in mind, the rope needs to be folded at least 30 times to create each line in the hammock so it will be safe to use. 30 goes into 600 feet 20 times.
So I'm going to end up with a hammock less then 20 feet long. What I don't know is how much each knot is going to reduce the 20 feet further and I don't know how long it's going to take me to make. No matter it will be a useful teaching tool. The best way that I know to learn a skill is to do it." said Ka'lion, "As far as your offer of free rope. We can take a look at that another time. I want new rope not something that has degraded over a number of years. It wouldn't be safe to use."
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Post by at on May 29, 2012 6:00:30 GMT -5
Keep in mind, the rope needs to be folded at least 30 times to create each line in the hammock
www.hyperfictions.com/stuff/dnd/hammock.jpg. The hemp rope hammock Ka'lion purchased has even larger gaps - you'd be advised to throw a blanket over it while sleeping.
At the end of the day you need around 2lbs of rope and wood for a functional hammock, more if you want something more substantial.Vadania glances towards the greying sky, time was moving on and should the party be forced to stop and take shelter on their journey it could soon stretch to more than a single night. Memories of the ravenous swarms were still fresh in the elf's mind. |
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Post by sageaqua on May 29, 2012 19:19:28 GMT -5
Thank you for showing me the modern hammick. That's twelve lines about 8 ft long. Two problems the first is Ka'lion does not intend to use wood in the construction. It's bulky and adds weight, and not needed. Fishing boats with hammocks don't use wood because they need to maximize space. The second issue is wide knots like that tend to entangle who ever sleeps in them. As a boy I used to sleep in hammocks often. ' Ka'lion should be using 15 lines - not 30 and misjudged how much he'd truly need.
Ka'lion offers 150 in pp for the pack and ropes.
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Post by (George) 3.5./ ZEM ( 4.0) on May 29, 2012 23:19:20 GMT -5
when everyone has their gear all packed away, the gnome realizes he can't carry all his gear. he looks at his new druid friend. "So hear is what i am thinking, i can't carry all of these things i have, pointing to two fully packed backpacks. i don't know how long out there we will be yet i can't pay for a room i am not using to keep things i will need later. Is it possible if you could carry some of my things, they will be useful to have later on. All i ask is that you don't go through it, in less you ask first. Then i don't mind you doing so. In a crisis you have my full permission to go through it to pull anything thing that might be useful. Is this ok with you?
(K, i think we have been on this long enough i think it is time to move on. If no objections i think we are about ready to carry out into the storm.)
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I figure she picked up her Darkwood items here, and perhaps the longsword as well. The Armor would have been custom made to fit her like a glove (if there is someone in town that could do such work).
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