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Continued from '''[[Slowly Healing]]'''.
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Continued from '''[[Back to Camp]]'''.
  
'''The DM:''' It is still July 4th; the sky is covered by puffy clouds, there is no rain and the temperature remains cool and comfortable.
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== Planning ==
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' Sounds good to me. I could also use a trip to Stavanger. Hopefully I have enough to procure some armor, or at least improve my weapon.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' "Vafrandir, would you be willing to assist me? I can't carry all that much by myself."
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Probably the best course of action. No shame in getting some professional help.
  
'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I'm with you! Off we go.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' In.
  
'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' To be clear, we intend to move camp closer.
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'''Marcule:''' Did anyone else get an email from Alexis?
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' Indeed.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' Yep. Do we just wait to hear more, or should we try to make some plans?
  
'''The DM:''' Splitting the party, I roll and no ill-happenstance results from it.  Marcule is able to get Pandred down the mountain, and might even be able to signal somehow with a spell or something (no idea) to let you know they’re coming.  Together, without needing to say so, you make an agreement about some place you saw that morning, so you know just where to meet with each other.  However, none of you are a ranger, so I will need a wisdom check from every person in the party.
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'''[[Pandred]]''': We can't act on anything, but if you've got ideas beyond "roll up with a bunch of dudes", which is what I was thinking, it wouldn't hurt to hear.
  
'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I roll a 1.
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'''The DM:''' @%$&^(^%#%$&*&^%#%$#&^*$%$#@%%*(&*(&^$#@  In.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' '''14'''
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'''The DM:''' Sorry about that.  Figured out the password.
  
'''The DM:''' You both find your way back to the camp, and to the agreed-upon meeting place.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' Honestly, I'd like more information. A bunch of men-at-arms will only be able to do so much against powerful undead/fiends. I'm kind of hoping that Fraser will be able to assist, but I don't expect to hear from him any time soon.
  
'''Marcule:''' I will do my best to take care of Pandred.
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'''Marcule:''' I like the "Roll up with dudes plan" haha. there is something to be said for getting some men at arms.
  
'''The DM:'''  That place ... do you want it to have any special characteristics, commensurate with the area?  It's alpine tundra, so there are no trees.  Here are some suggestions of what an [https://wiki.alexissmolensk.com/index.php/Alpine_(range) alpine range] offers.  Note the "Features" section.
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'''The DM:''' If I can weigh in; what you need from men-at-arms is a support network. Food, more people to build a cairn, provide defense for the camp, possibly make it easier to climb up to the dungeon, cook your food in the morning and at night so you’re not risking malady checks when you come in tired; buy additional healing salves, improve your armour and other equipment; Marcule has an ability to make an armoured set of clothing that he’s able to wear as an illusionist, but has not done; there’s also the question of the gas gun, though I haven’t made rules for it yetKnowing what your tools can do is also useful and sorting out what equipment WILL help with undead (holy water, for example).
: Rolling dice, I do indicate the presence of a single hot spring, so that's probably going to win the choicesNo "chalets" obviously.
 
  
'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Yes, a hot spring gets my vote. Preferably against a rock face to help shield from wind as well.
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'''The DM:''' Oh, and build regular communication with Treborg, so that you’re not out here without being sure there can’t be more food, more salve, replacement equipment, etc. Obviously, Oddsdrakken can be trusted to use Nadia as pilot to get stuff from Stavanger when you’re not there.
:'''[[Lexent]]:''' Your first sentence is almost word for word what I was writing. Hot spring, please.
 
  
'''The DM:''' That’s a safe bet, Vafrandir.  The hot spring is little more than a trickle; it makes a pool only one foot in diameter before tricking about fifty yards downhill through an inch-wide crack in the rock surface, where it apparently returns to the subsurfaceThe pool is about 4 yards from the rock face, which is 18 feet high and forms an angle, 20 feet north-south and 10 ft. east west, with the hypotenuse towards the southwest.  Stretching south and west is a small plain of glacial debris, with stones ranging from fist size to gnome-sized.
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'''The DM:''' Sidenote: I was including the club in the equipment poster and realized that a “self-made” club can be differentiated from a “bought” club by simply saying the former breaks on a 1 in 3 and the latter on a 1 in 4.  So please take that as canon, since you’ll be in a position to buy new clubs nowI'm going to move this conversation to a new post.
  
'''The DM:''' “small plain” = 500 yards across, tailing out where the slope breaks into 10 foot wide gulleys and ponds on the southwest edge.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' In.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' The perfect size for resting an ankle.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' All that takes time (wink wink), which we have, and money, which we have less of.
  
'''The DM:''' the temperature of the hot spring would be 65-70 degrees C; though of course no measurement of that kind would be comprehensible to the characters.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' And therein lies my concern. It seems as though Grond is beyond our current capabilities to confront, and while a support network would be useful for not wasting so many days trying to get TO the dungeon, they don't give us too much more to help confront him once we get there. We by ourselves can purchase the additional supplies, armour, and equipment. (Although personally, my funds for doing so are quite limited). The knowing what will help us and being able to accurately assess just how dangerous this situation is is what I hope Fraser will be able to help us with.
  
'''The DM:''' Let’s see; you can’t get the cart onto the glacial plain.  The best you can do is park it 250 yards from the hot spring.  The terrain is too rough for the wheels otherwise.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' Well, I suppose to start we should head back to camp.
  
'''The DM:''' Marcule and Pandred, I need those wisdom checks. We’ll pick this up Friday, as agreed.  Out (but I’ll check back in half an hour).
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'''The DM:''' Didn’t I just pour a bunch of money into the party’s pocket at the end of the last dungeon plunder? And there’s still the matter of Marcule’s credit.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' That seems a manageable distance. How much farther from the abrasion zone of the cirque are we now than at the previous camp?
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'''[[Pandred]]''': Disagree about being unable to take Grond. Things could get screwy if he's immune to normal weapons, but as far as I know he's either a ghost or a wizard with an awesome black mist intercom. More importantly, once we don't get hung up for three days over every couple bad rolls we'll be able to really dig down into the complex, with sappers maybe literally.
  
'''Pandred''': 13 on my check. Missed it by 1.
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'''Marcule:''' Happy to use my credit if we need it.
  
'''The DM:''' In. I need that wisdom check from Marcule, so I'll have to roll it.
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'''Pandred''': Agree on heading back to camp. I do so.
 
 
'''[[Lexent]]:''' In.
 
  
'''The DM:''' Marcule rolls a 12, missing his wisdom by 1.  With both players missing, you get lost ... for an hour.  But that will push you over the top of exhaustion, so its a 2% malady check for each of you.  And you're fine.  The pair stagger into the newly made camp, very tired, with Marcule's shoulders aching from supporting Pandred, who is just in steady pain.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' As do I.
  
'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' In for about an hour then back in the afternoon.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Yes, we need to sell the loot and take stock. Back to camp we go, for now. The only problem I see with going to Stavanger and back is that it might well take a week before we're back here. Just something to consider.
  
'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' "We were starting to get worried! Sit down, rest."
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' That had been my concern up until our encounter with Grond, however he? seems content to stay where he is for now. The immediate threat to the community seemed to be from the goblins, but we haven't seen any more of those than the ones you first fought.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' "This has been a long day. I'll take the first watch while you all start getting some sleep."
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== July 8th ==
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'''The DM:''' The 14 hour walk is a 15 hour walk from the new camp.  Counting it as 11 am on the 7th, what with discussion and planning, you walk for 8 hours on the 7th and then another 7 on the 8th. That makes it 4 in the afternoon as you blow into Treborg; you haven’t been here in well over a week.  Oddsdrakken was concerned.
  
'''[[Pandred]]''': In. I do rest. You guys can continue scouting without me if you need. I can rest here and handle myself if need be.
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'''Marcule:''' I also head back to camp. (ooc: I will be back for 11:30) please use my credit as needed
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' I am content to move to the 5th. I only need four hours of sleep and am willing to take extra watch shifts.
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'''The DM:''' There’s been no rain all this time. The temperature is steadily cool, with it wavering a bit at night.  The wind has strengthened but it is no more than a moderate breeze, quite comfortable.
  
'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I'm not saying we need fear the plateau - at least, any more than any other part of this extremely dangerous wilderness - but we might want to consider a better strategy if we go that way again. On the other hand, we should probably go back to the tarn and examine the area around the inside.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Finally, some drier weather. Shall I count off 4lb for the 8th (and 2 for Odds)?
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:'''The DM:''' Yes.
  
'''The DM:''' Rest starting at 8 pm, so benefits won't be felt until tomorrow evening.
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'''The DM:''' It’s a shame, Lexent, that no one took the time to light a natural light source to get a better look at what there was to see in the hall, while you were speaking to Grond.  Apart from his fouling up your infravision, you might have a better idea of what you were facing.
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:'''[[Lexent]]:''' Indeed.
  
== July 5 ==
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'''The DM:''' Your house is completed. Could you settle up with Anders?
'''The DM:''' Cool weather, clear skies, gentle wind blowing.
 
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' I recommend that we all rest for at least today. Depending on HP we might send a scouting party up to within the cirque tomorrow, but today we should rest.
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' How much do we owe? Hmm...I'm remembering that Embla was our treasurer.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' I use the staff to heal Pandred for '''3+1+2=6'''.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' I head to the church to speak with Father Arvin.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' I cast cure light wounds for '''3+4=7''' and apply that all to Pandred.
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'''The DM:''' You’ve apparently paid the price already.  So “settling up” means shaking Anders’ hand.
  
'''Marcule:''' OOC: sorry guys i wont be able to play today. next week should be all good see you then.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Will certainly do that. I'll express again how sorry I am for the loss of his cow.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' I spend the day aiding Pandred's rest along with anyone else who is willing to stay and be tended.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Unloading treasure: I'll put the stoppered flasks in a chest in the house (DM, may I get a weight or size for these?). Those of you with extra equipment that you're not storing on your own sheets, please let me know. I see that Pandred distributed 3 gems to each of us: can you be specific which ones?
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: '''The DM:''' a flask is 8 in. tall, with 8 fl. oz., weighing 0.63 lbs.
  
'''Pandred''': Plus bottle for '''2'''. 9 so far.
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'''The DM:''' Father Arvin remembers Lexent and greets him by name.
  
'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I agree. Let's rest.
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'''[[Pandred]]''': I'll have to dig back in the annals of time, I thought I had said which ones went to who back when I distributed.
  
'''Pandred''': Bad math, missed the heal. 15 so far. Halfway is good.
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' "I dole out 4 Adamantiums to everyone but me, who gets 3. I take two swords, everyone else gets 1. I take 3 small gems and both plum-sized gems, everyone else gets 3 small gems. I take the shields and give the dagger to Marcule because he can make use of it."
  
'''The DM:''' Pandred can get 6 more from rest then.  That's 21 totalAnkle is feeling a lot better.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' "How were services yesterday, Father?"
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: '''The DM:''' Today is [https://www.infoplease.com/calendar/165007 Friday]But I'll assume you say something about the same.
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::'''[[Lexent]]:''' That's fascinating. I just looked up on [https://www.timeanddate.com/date/weekday.html this site] and it gave me that it was Monday. Sorry about that.
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::: '''The DM:''' Infoplease used to publish a world almanac, so I’ve been using this as a source since the 1970sThe other appears to be counting 1900, 1800 and 1700 as leap years, and thus it is off by three days.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' Ready to proceed to the 6th.
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'''Pandred''': You're right. The small gems were all worth 1xp, which I took to be that they were worth 1gp each, I didn't differentiate between them except by xp value.
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:'''[[Lexent]]:''' I made the assumption that mine were agates.
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Understood. I'll take 2 hematite and 1 cairngorn. Just want to be accurate.
  
== July 6 ==
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'''Marcule:''' In.
'''The DM:''' The next day, there is a steady drizzle, but it’s very nearly a mist and not much to be concerned about. Still cool, still a gentle breeze blowing out of the northwest.  How does the day start?
 
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' Not amazingly. I heal Pandred with the staff for '''1+2+1=4'''
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=== Meeting with Father Arvin ===
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'''Father Arvin:''' how can I be of service, Lexent?
  
'''Pandred''': 3 from the bottle says I'll be better by tomorrow. 28 as of right now.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' I describe for him our encounter with Grond and ask if he has yet had the chance to send that letter off to Fraser.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' If we'd like I could finish the process off with cure light wounds and we could all head up today, albeit with our healing depleted.
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'''Father Arvin: ''' “There is a boat that goes between here and Glesvaer once a week.  I wrote a letter and sent it off on the 30th, but no answer came back yesterday; though I’m assured the letter was put into Fraser’s hands.
  
'''Pandred''': I think I'd rather sit tight and save it in case of random encounter. As far as I know we're still okay for food for a while here.
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'''Father Arvin: ''' “This ‘Grond’ seems to be a thing of evil, though we should be thankful for the destruction of a goblin nest in our hinterland. Perhaps I should send a message to my Bishop and see if the church could sort this out.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' Fine by me. Would you like Vafrandir and myself to do some light scouting around the tarn while you finish resting?
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' "He does, however his direct malevolence seems less than I would expect. He did not immediately attempt to destroy us and gave us warning to leave. I think that we will continue to investigate and do what we can."
  
'''The DM:''' Pandred wasn’t hit, so technically he is the same as 2 h.p. below full.  I can make a concession and allow 8 hours more rest to heal the last two points of injury, so you can begin moving about freely at 5 pm.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' Assuming he does not attempt to continue the conversation, I bid him a good afternoon and return to the house.
  
'''Pandred''': How long to sundown? I don't think any of us wants to twist an ankle scrambling in the dark.
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'''The DM:''' A minister always has things to do, so he’ll let you go.  But that doesn’t say what he might do on his own volition, which you’ll realise as you walk away.
  
'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Out. I'll help scout when I return.
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'''The DM:''' I can’t see an absolute confirmation on the size of the house, so we’ll say it is 15 feet square, interior, a bit larger on the outside.  That’s 69 tons of goods, each person who eats, shelters and sleeps there needs 4 tons, regardless of size of person;  it is a question of moving around space, not size of bed.  Each bed is roughly 7.44 tons, with airspace above the bed.  A bunk-bed takes exactly the same amount of tonnage. We can calculate for smaller beds for gnomes easily.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' I think then that the best course of action is to all just rest for the remainder of the 6th and start out on the 7th.
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=== The House ===
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'''The DM:''' Do you care to sketch or decide who sleeps where in the house?
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' Prior to turning in for the evening I cast cure light wounds for '''2+4''' and apply 3 to myself. I don't think anyone else needs it but if so, I apply the rest to them.
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'''The DM:''' Do you require me to repeat the space the house provides and how much space a person in the house needs to live there?  It’s on the wiki, but I’ll look for it if you need me to.
  
'''The DM:''' Remember, sundown is very late at night. Sundown is 10:47 pm, and it’s not really possible to be in the dark, remember?  Full night doesn’t occur until the 28th of July and lasts 29 minutes.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I've no preference for sleeping arrangements. We've been sleeping in tents for the past week - not very picky. I'd appreciate the wiki link again if you don't mind.
  
'''[[Pandred]]''': I think we'll wait for now. Lex is turning in, I don't want to risk anything. Let's just ding up a new day.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' As the newcomer, I will happily take whatever space is available for me. Is that on the new wiki or the old?
  
'''The DM:''' Actually, not even then.  Those 29 minutes are ‘astronomical twilight’, so there is still light in the sky.  Fun starts when the seasons change and it is dark all the time.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' I suppose that means that we should also work on furnishing our new abode.
  
== July 7 ==
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'''Marcule:''' once i sell some treasure I have some things in mind.
'''The DM:''' the day starts with light rain, fading into drizzle about 9 o’clock am, when you’re finished sorting and feeding yourselves.  The temperature turns brisk.  These rest days need 2 lbs. food each; with an additional 4 lb. per person who fought with the goat.
 
  
'''The DM:''' I’m not consistently keeping track of the food; trusting you to do it.  But I think the last day I actually asked for food to be scratched off (without looking) was the 4th, which means these three days are unaccounted for.
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'''The DM:''' Look [[Across_Boknafjord#The_House|here]].
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' So that would be 66 lbs. total, I believe (including Oddsdraken, but not Valda). My understanding is that Vafrandir is keeping track of that. The Cargo spreadsheet shows we have sufficient for that, but we might be starting to get just a little bit light.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Thank you. I like the idea of the thinner beds to preserve space. For now, we have no beds at all, so the amount of space they take up is not an immediate concern.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' "Shall we head up, Pandred? and maybe bring Oddsdraken with us?"
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' If we were to commission gnome sized beds that should free up some space as well. Is there a rule I could link to that details what is and is not adjusted for smaller characters?
  
'''The DM:''' You have to feed Valda alsoIt’s Nadia who can feed herself.
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'''The DM:''' I can’t see an absolute confirmation on the size of the house, so we’ll say it is 15 feet square, interior, a bit larger on the outsideThat’s 69 tons of goods, each person who eats, shelters and sleeps there needs 4 tons, regardless of size of person;  it is a question of moving around space, not size of bed.  Each bed is roughly 7.44 tons, with airspace above the bed.  A bunk-bed takes exactly the same amount of tonnage.  We can calculate for smaller beds for gnomes easily.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' They are both back in Treborg though, right? Our [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KK9o9c-HPQjTqafZt7mZAUOjY9aqmg63ryWaBjI2V8U/edit?usp=sharing supplies] there are quite sufficient, from what I can tell.
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'''The DM:''' A bed 2 ft. wide for a gnome is probably enough. Length? maybe 4 inches longer that you both are?  And bunks so the gnomes can sleep atop each other?  The 7.44 tons is for a bed 6x4.  2x4 would be one third that for a gnome bunkbed.
  
'''Pandred''': They are. Odds can't fight, he's there to reload my crossbow and keep my fighting weight manageable. Since I dropped the Plate I haven't brought him around, but I keep meaning to change that.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' That seems fine by my reckoning. Is that something we would need the furnituremaker in Stavanger to produce for us or would someone in Treborg be capable of that level of carpentry?
  
'''The DM:''' You might consider hiring other men-at-arms. Between Pandred and Vafrandir, they can jointly count themselves above 10 in most leadership points, even though they have no actual abilities.   You’ve led men before; so long as you keep the number small, 1-4, it shouldn’t be a problem.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Let's spring for bunks. Valda, Odds, and Nadia will also need a place to stay (when Odds isn't galavanting with us). Let me check the numbers quickly.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' I leave behind my shield and the shattered remains of my Godentag and start up towards the cirque. "Do you think we should try to find how those wolves got out, or plunge straight back in?"
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'''Marcule:''' sounds good to me
  
'''The DM:''' A trip back to Stavanger would be needed for that; but you could get Lexent’s staff identified and let Nadia’s wage earn it’s value.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' 4 bunk beds against the back walls and 4 tons for 7 persons = 57.44 tons. That leaves 11.24 tons for raw storage. Getting tight quickly but we can certainly expand as we go. Have I got that right?
  
'''Pandred''': Joining Lex here. I'm okay to do another day of scouting, and regroup when we have Marcule on monday.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' Did you calculate one of those bunks at 1/3 Tonnage?
  
'''The DM:''' You make the climb to the cirque; presume that Vafrandir and Marcule are with you, but lagging slightly behind, so they can catch up when they’re able. For the moment, the two of you are semi-alone in your actions.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Ah, thanks. That gives us 16.2 tons.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' Where is the herd(? flock?) of rothe?
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' That matches my maths.
  
'''The DM:''' Drifting to the east side of the plateauAs you reach the top, the rain has ceased and there’s an overcast sky.
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'''The DM:''' Please begin to specify on your character sheets what’s being stored in the houseOddsdrakken and Valda will already have begun the work of moving those things from tent to house, but it would do to have them listed that way.
  
'''Pandred''': What does my little spyglass tell me? I know I can't see the dungeon itself in the gully, but let's scan the cirque for what we can see.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' That settled, shall we turn in early for a well deserved rest before (hopefully) heading to Stavanger in the morning?
  
'''The DM:''' Nothing I haven’t already described.  No evidence of other entrances, except that there are hundreds of rocks that could be concealing one, anywhere.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I'll take care of that on the Cargo sheet.
  
'''Pandred''' Yeah, that's fair. What do you think Lex, got any ideas?
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'''The DM:''' I took it that Pandred rode down in the cart, and that she therefore hasn’t done anything to heal her injury.  Hm. Is it possible that I miscounted the hour of the 7th that you would have actually left? Let me look.  It might actually be the 9th of July just now.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' We should probably start by verifying that the gully is still as we left it, and then start working around the tarn seeing if we can spot an additional exit.
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'''The DM:''' Oops, nope, I see she’s healed and that it is the 8th.  My bad.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' I start toward the gulley, pausing to give the rothe time to adjust to our presence as necessary.
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== What's Next ==
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' DM, what is the weight of the adamantium short sword?
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:'''The DM:''' 3.31 lbs.  Down from iron 3.5.
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::'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Thanks!
  
'''Pandred''': Tagging along.
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'''Marcule:''' I think I will keep the sword.
  
'''The DM:''' It’s been 9 days since you’ve been here, since June 29th.  The scene is exactly as you left it.
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' We all have one (if we want to keep them, which I do).
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' Good. We start working our way around the basin, looking for any evidence of another entrance/exit, or anything else of note.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' A reminder - I am not accounting for your personal effects on the Cargo sheet. If you want it stored in the house/tent/boat/cart, let me know.
  
'''The DM:''' I’ve been thinking about search rules vs. chances to find something.  My thoughts are than the players should have to pre-identify how long they intend to search, specifically naming a “base length of time.”  Consider: say, there is a second entrance here.  If there is, then spending enough time will guarantee it’s discovery.  But “enough time” could be days, even weeks, depending on how small the entrance is (goblin lair, the entrance could be 9 in. wide).  You have no evidence the wolves came out of another hole; technically, they could have made their way up the shaft you went down, or they may have been helped, or they may have been teleported for all you know.
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'''Pandred''': Consider my Trunk to be in the house. I haven't calculated the total weight for it at all, I'll start doing that.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' Well, Pandred, what do you think? Do we spend the rest of the day searching for the possible other entrance or head back in? Maybe we could look for evidence that the wolves actually did find a way to make it out of that vertical shaft?
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I have some stuff in it for a weight of 108 lb: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KK9o9c-HPQjTqafZt7mZAUOjY9aqmg63ryWaBjI2V8U/edit?usp=sharing Cargo].
  
'''The DM:''' So, you tell me (a) a segment of time.  Then (b) I’ll roll 3d4, multiplied against that time segment; then calculate the chance of finding the entrance against what I think the maximum amount of time it would take to find the lair FOR CERTAIN.  This way, I don’t confirm there’s an entrance; and I’m able to establish that a certain amount of time has passed, without having to say, “Three hours later” when the party could say, “Hey, we’d stop long before three hours passed!”  This way, we can establish within a general time frame ahead of time when you’d “stop.”
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Accounted. Looks like we can fit everything. Marcule and Lexent, would you like a chest?
:'''[[Lexent]]:''' You may also need a variable for either thoroughness or size of area searched in that time. If we search for three hours that could be meticulously going over every stone in a 1/4 acre or merely walking through trying to get eyes on the whole an area much larger.
 
:: '''The DM:''' I think the judgement, “If they looked continuously foot-by-foot over the size of landscape presented, ie., within a reasonable distance that an underground tunnel could naturally occur or be made, given the space, this being a plateau reaching 400 yards from the tarn to the mountainside, recognizing that a watertable would make an entrance impractical within a certain frame of reference, and given that they have no geology or prospecting skill, how long would it take?” is good enough.
 
  
'''Pandred''' I'm down. However long we have, let's give it a go. I refuse to believe a skeleton wolf climbed a vertical ladder until I see it with my own eyes.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' I was hoping to procure a chest with proceeds from my adamantium and gems. Do you have a spare I could purchase?
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' We're a team! I think I can consolidate some of the food and give you an empty.
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::'''[[Lexent]]:''' Thank you. I had not wanted to presume too much.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' Let's try this then. We spend 2 hours searching for a way the wolves could have gotten out other than the shaft.
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'''The DM:''' things like trunks work in this cubic-weight system like magic items.  The "dimensions" of the trunk need to be calculated like the bed ... but what goes in the trunk does need to be measured at all.  If the trunk is nestled in something larger, than the trunk disappears and the measurements for the larger item are used.  If you plan and think, and have specific kinds of shelves built, you can make a lot disappear into the house without being measured against the house’s tonnage limit.
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Let me see if I understand: it doesn't matter the proper weight of the trunk as long as the physical box fits in the house, correct?
  
'''The DM:''' taken up with help and then animated on the surface.
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'''Marcule:''' I also need to pick up a chest.
  
'''The DM:''' Lexent, that doesn’t work for meI want a search time that isn’t pre-fixed, but pre-supposed“We search for two hours” suggests you’ve already searched the area and won’t feel compelled to investigate leads you haven’t yet seenSorry.  No.  I want a time segment, and then I’ll roll 3-12 x that segment to account for uncertaintyFeel free to offer a segment that gives the average you want.
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'''The DM:''' It is the space ABOVE the trunk that mattersA trunk on the side of a room takes a lot of spaceA trunk under a bed takes much lessYou’ll note that a bed pallet is 2 1/2 feet off the ground, and that a large trunk won’t quite fit under that, since they’re the same dimensionOf course, the bed can be raised on blocks.
  
== Searching ==
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'''The DM:''' Can’t fit a trunk under a gnome bed; the bottom pallet is only 1 5/8 ft. above the ground.
'''[[Lexent]]:''' Sorry, I misunderstood. Time segment: 20 minutes.
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:'''[[Lexent]]:''' Unless we raise it, right?
  
'''Pandred''' Don't be a goof, they were alive before they were dead! They had to get down so they could get up! Am I to believe that these three Dire Wolves were carried down as pups, raised in cages, and then died unceremoniously and had their corpses carried out to be raised?! I disbelieve! I '''disbelieve''' good sir!
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'''The DM:''' {OOC} for some of you, this has to be the craziest D&D you’ve ever figured.
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:'''[[Lexent]]:''' It is a refreshing change of pace. The group I DM for thinks I'm crazy for using your method of weather generation.
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::'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Just wait until they spend (at least) a whole day on storage logistics.
  
'''The DM:''' (I’m not a goof, I’m your conscience; heh heh; maybe they WERE born down there?  Huh?)
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Ah! I see. So what we need is 1) to raise the 3 beds that can be raised and 2) to build a series of shelves on the free wall.
: In retrospect, we can make an agreement on the number of dice rolled: cursory search (1 die); general search (2); close search (3) and intensive search (4).  Name your die number.
 
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' I believe a general search will do for now. 2.
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'''The DM:''' Take note also that ''under'' the house is also a kind of space, and that outside sheds can be built for things that you don’t feel are especially valuable.
  
'''The DM:''' You give up after an hour and 40 minutes, having found nothing.  Or, at least, you decide you’re hungry and you’d like to eat.  That makes it 12:40 by Marcule's watch.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I was thinking that eventually we'd build some outhouses for various storage.
  
'''The DM:''' Incidentally, I am accounting for Vafrandir’s elven find concealed doors ability.
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'''The DM:''' Now, I apologize.  Tamara has a eye-doctor’s appt., and I always go along for moral support.  This is positively the latest I can stay on, though I’m also writing a post for the blog and I have ten minutes to wrap that up, if I can.  Be well until tomorrow.  Out.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' We stop and eat. "I'm finding this searching discouraging, Pandred. What say we take another peek in that hole once we've finished eating? Maybe we'll find some more evidence as to what occurred there."
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' So how much of this furnishing can be accomplished by Treborg locals, and how much will we need to ship in from the furnituremaker in Stavanger?
  
'''Pandred''': I maintain the principle is sound, but the truth is an exit tunnel or tunnels could pop out fucking anywhere, and there's no reason to expect this part of the mountain to have one: in fact there's a decent case to be made that it would be silly to have a secret exit within eyesight of the place you're exiting secretly. We can look at the hole.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I was able to clear a chest for both gnomes. Refer to the link above. I'll make sure everything is formatted properly: descriptions are copied from the Market file. At some point tonight or tomorrow I'll reevaluate how many chests we can store without the improvements discussed above.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' Following our meal I head back down to the hole, pausing briefly to see if my untrained eyes can see any evidence that this is indeed where the wolves emerged.
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'''The DM:''' Treborg is just a little village; it has no industry, it is just a port of call for local fishermen, who set out for one or two weeks at a time for the north sea.  There are four doggers that port here, and rarely are there more than one at a time here during these months of the year.  5 days out of 7, there isn't even that.  They port here not to unload their catch, but to put off injured men, restore their water and food or hide from a storm on their way to and from Stavanger.
  
'''The DM:''' I’m presuming without needing to be told that you take all precautions entering the hole, at least as far as the shaft and the entrance way to the outer corridor, before the hall with 12 doors. All appears safe, though the odour continues to be rank.  There is no evidence whatsoever of the wolves having climbed up the shaft.  No markings of bone scraped against the walls, no place where claws would have gouged out bits of stone, no marks on the iron rungs leading down the shaft.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' In. Darn. I was afraid that would be the case, but had hoped that we might get lucky like we did with finding Anders. How do we go about installing things like shelving, since I don't see an entry for it in the Market and it would require someone onsite to do the installation work?
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' I move to door 'H'. Is it open or closed at this point? Also is the kennel open or closed?
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'''The DM:''' In.  I can't think of everything, can I?  My tables are askew, as they're being reworked; we'll have Anders do it; call it 0.4 c.p. per flat sq.ft. of shelf, rounding up to assure no fractions.
:'''The DM:''' suspending this movement; you're still in the outer corridor, looking into the hall.
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:'''[[Lexent]]:''' Of course not. Thank you for the info.
  
'''The DM:''' It’s just as you left it.  You can see into the hall with your infravision, but in the center of the hall, amidst the scattered bones, like a splotch, is an inky blackness defying your ability to see what it is.  You usually identify this as a very cold spot.
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'''The DM:''' {OOC} [https://wiki.alexissmolensk.com/index.php/Town Check this out]; wrote it last night and this morningPardon me, Stavanger is not a town, it's a city.
: Pandred, you’re wearing the infravision goggles Marcule has provided?
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Excellent
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' When you say 'the center of the hall' are you referring to the great hall or the hall within door H?
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Taking stock: when we last left Stavanger, we had '''126 gp, 12 sp, and 5 cp''' left. We have 2 barrels of ale there...with Embla's family. Would someone like to volunteer to be the Treasurer from here on out?
  
'''The DM:''' Ah; for clarification: shaft leads to portal, portal leads to corridor, corridor leads to hall with 12 doors. You’re in the corridor; you see into the hall; description of black spot is in middle of the hall.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' I've seen that we handle food and group supplies together, but how are we working that with division of treasure and personal needs? Specifically, I was 'assigned' 4 adamantium nuggets and need better armour. Is that all handled as though it is group resources and group expenditures, or do I count that as personally mine, and mine to take care of?
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Both. Generally with large items we'll put it into a pool and purchase things from that for the group. Better armor for you is good for the group. The nuggets are yours as are your gems: you could sell them or use them in other ways. Treasure like that is distributed mainly for the XP.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' I watch that spot for a couple of minutes. Does the splotch change in any way that I can detect? Is it flat on the floor or floating in the air? Do we feel a difference in temperature that would be consistent with what our eyes are conveying?
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' Is treasurer handled separately from quartermaster? I would be happy to do so. Do we know how she was specifically tracking it?
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I'm quartermaster. We had been handling it separately, yes. No idea, but you are free to do whatever is most convenient! I recommend a Google sheet or something else that can be shared and referenced if you're not In, but whatever works for you.
  
'''[[Pandred]]''': Goggles on. I'll dip them down for a sec just to be sure mine eyes do not deceive me.
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'''Marcule:''' In.
  
'''The DM:''' zero movement; appears to be on the floor, or at least attached to it.  you can’t feel a temperature distance from here, it’s 25 feet away.  Though the whole space feels brisk, edging towards chilled, which it did previously.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Oh, and occasionally it's important to know your own personal funds, as with my resurrection a few weeks ago.
  
'''The DM:''' without the goggles, you’re completely blind Pandred.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' So other than total monies, what is the treasurer tracking?
  
'''Pandred''': Goggles on again. I'll approach the mass, handaxe and shield out and ready. I don't leave the corridor yet though.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I think that's mostly it. So when we decide to contract Anders again for the shelving, the treasurer is responsible for ensuring we have the funds and marking it off.
  
'''The DM:''' no new information from this vantage point, Pandred.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' OK, unless anyone objects I take over that responsibility.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' Staff out, I move into the hall.
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== July 9th ==
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'''The DM:''' I think we'll continue using this page a little longer, though its expanding fast.
  
'''The DM:''' Two bright red eyes open in the upper part of the black mass, surrounded by negative light.
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'''The DM:''' A gentle wind is blowing from the west, there was a slight rain last night; it looks like it’s going to drizzle off and on today.  The weather is cool.
  
'''The DM:''' You hear a disembodied voice; it does not seem to come from the direction of the eyes, but from all around you.  It’s deep and gravelly, and portending of woe.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Thank you, Lexent.
  
'''Grond:''' “I thought you had left for good.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I'll speak with Valda about making a trip to Stavanger today or tomorrow, depending on how this morning goes and her opinion of the weather. Once bitten twice cautious.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' "A hope? or a fear? Are you Grond?"
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'''Marcule:''' "Don't worry Lexent we will get you good and armored up"
  
'''Grond:''' "I am GrondThis place is mineThere is nothing for you here.  Only deathGo."
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'''The DM:''' {OOC} sorry to infringe on the campaign, but while I have Vafrandir and things are moving slowly ... I saw the notes on 'graben' and 'depression'; and while I agree with you in spirit, and did find other terms for those things, the fact is that these are a physical form that I do want to include on the lists, even if we don’t call them by those names.  The names may be modern and geology not as understood, but the '''gods''' know these names and the gods made the shapes and suchThey have to be called ''something''I don’t want to make bookkeeping too difficult by inventing a new name for things, so that we can’t find the thing we want to find on the wiki.
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Understood. While we're on it - I've not forgotten. Juggling this campaign with the writing and hopefully defending of a dissertation, so I'll return to it after those obligations are fulfilled.
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:: '''The DM:''' {OOC} Not to worry; I put the wiki down for about 7 months.  Only worked yesterday because I felt like itI also have other projects going.
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' I glance at my companions.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' What does Nadia say about the weather and making a trip to Stavanger today?
  
'''Pandred''': "What happened down here?" Ooh, I wanna get 'em so bad!
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'''The DM:''' The water is calm and safe, the wind is in the right direction to get you to Stavanger within six hours.
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:'''[[Lexent]]:''' Corrected, thank you.
  
'''Grond:''' "This place was theirs.  Now it is mine."
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' "It sounds like today is a good day to make the trip. Is there anything we want to take with us to sell?"
  
'''[[Lexent]]:''' "And what assurance do we have that your 'children' will not disturb those who live near here?"
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'''The DM:''' Nadia apologizes; perhaps 8 hours.
  
'''Grond: ''' "They are not my children, they are my things."
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Let's go back a few posts and check to see what all we took. I know we left a good bit.

Revision as of 10:54, 24 March 2021

Continued from Back to Camp.

Planning

Lexent: Sounds good to me. I could also use a trip to Stavanger. Hopefully I have enough to procure some armor, or at least improve my weapon.

Vafrandir: Probably the best course of action. No shame in getting some professional help.

Lexent: In.

Marcule: Did anyone else get an email from Alexis?

Lexent: Yep. Do we just wait to hear more, or should we try to make some plans?

Pandred: We can't act on anything, but if you've got ideas beyond "roll up with a bunch of dudes", which is what I was thinking, it wouldn't hurt to hear.

The DM: @%$&^(^%#%$&*&^%#%$#&^*$%$#@%%*(&*(&^$#@ In.

The DM: Sorry about that. Figured out the password.

Lexent: Honestly, I'd like more information. A bunch of men-at-arms will only be able to do so much against powerful undead/fiends. I'm kind of hoping that Fraser will be able to assist, but I don't expect to hear from him any time soon.

Marcule: I like the "Roll up with dudes plan" haha. there is something to be said for getting some men at arms.

The DM: If I can weigh in; what you need from men-at-arms is a support network. Food, more people to build a cairn, provide defense for the camp, possibly make it easier to climb up to the dungeon, cook your food in the morning and at night so you’re not risking malady checks when you come in tired; buy additional healing salves, improve your armour and other equipment; Marcule has an ability to make an armoured set of clothing that he’s able to wear as an illusionist, but has not done; there’s also the question of the gas gun, though I haven’t made rules for it yet. Knowing what your tools can do is also useful and sorting out what equipment WILL help with undead (holy water, for example).

The DM: Oh, and build regular communication with Treborg, so that you’re not out here without being sure there can’t be more food, more salve, replacement equipment, etc. Obviously, Oddsdrakken can be trusted to use Nadia as pilot to get stuff from Stavanger when you’re not there.

The DM: Sidenote: I was including the club in the equipment poster and realized that a “self-made” club can be differentiated from a “bought” club by simply saying the former breaks on a 1 in 3 and the latter on a 1 in 4. So please take that as canon, since you’ll be in a position to buy new clubs now. I'm going to move this conversation to a new post.

Vafrandir: In.

Vafrandir: All that takes time (wink wink), which we have, and money, which we have less of.

Lexent: And therein lies my concern. It seems as though Grond is beyond our current capabilities to confront, and while a support network would be useful for not wasting so many days trying to get TO the dungeon, they don't give us too much more to help confront him once we get there. We by ourselves can purchase the additional supplies, armour, and equipment. (Although personally, my funds for doing so are quite limited). The knowing what will help us and being able to accurately assess just how dangerous this situation is is what I hope Fraser will be able to help us with.

Lexent: Well, I suppose to start we should head back to camp.

The DM: Didn’t I just pour a bunch of money into the party’s pocket at the end of the last dungeon plunder? And there’s still the matter of Marcule’s credit.

Pandred: Disagree about being unable to take Grond. Things could get screwy if he's immune to normal weapons, but as far as I know he's either a ghost or a wizard with an awesome black mist intercom. More importantly, once we don't get hung up for three days over every couple bad rolls we'll be able to really dig down into the complex, with sappers maybe literally.

Marcule: Happy to use my credit if we need it.

Pandred: Agree on heading back to camp. I do so.

Lexent: As do I.

Vafrandir: Yes, we need to sell the loot and take stock. Back to camp we go, for now. The only problem I see with going to Stavanger and back is that it might well take a week before we're back here. Just something to consider.

Lexent: That had been my concern up until our encounter with Grond, however he? seems content to stay where he is for now. The immediate threat to the community seemed to be from the goblins, but we haven't seen any more of those than the ones you first fought.

July 8th

The DM: The 14 hour walk is a 15 hour walk from the new camp. Counting it as 11 am on the 7th, what with discussion and planning, you walk for 8 hours on the 7th and then another 7 on the 8th. That makes it 4 in the afternoon as you blow into Treborg; you haven’t been here in well over a week. Oddsdrakken was concerned.

Marcule: I also head back to camp. (ooc: I will be back for 11:30) please use my credit as needed

The DM: There’s been no rain all this time. The temperature is steadily cool, with it wavering a bit at night. The wind has strengthened but it is no more than a moderate breeze, quite comfortable.

Vafrandir: Finally, some drier weather. Shall I count off 4lb for the 8th (and 2 for Odds)?

The DM: Yes.

The DM: It’s a shame, Lexent, that no one took the time to light a natural light source to get a better look at what there was to see in the hall, while you were speaking to Grond. Apart from his fouling up your infravision, you might have a better idea of what you were facing.

Lexent: Indeed.

The DM: Your house is completed. Could you settle up with Anders?

Vafrandir: How much do we owe? Hmm...I'm remembering that Embla was our treasurer.

Lexent: I head to the church to speak with Father Arvin.

The DM: You’ve apparently paid the price already. So “settling up” means shaking Anders’ hand.

Vafrandir: Will certainly do that. I'll express again how sorry I am for the loss of his cow.

Vafrandir: Unloading treasure: I'll put the stoppered flasks in a chest in the house (DM, may I get a weight or size for these?). Those of you with extra equipment that you're not storing on your own sheets, please let me know. I see that Pandred distributed 3 gems to each of us: can you be specific which ones?

The DM: a flask is 8 in. tall, with 8 fl. oz., weighing 0.63 lbs.

The DM: Father Arvin remembers Lexent and greets him by name.

Pandred: I'll have to dig back in the annals of time, I thought I had said which ones went to who back when I distributed.

Vafrandir: "I dole out 4 Adamantiums to everyone but me, who gets 3. I take two swords, everyone else gets 1. I take 3 small gems and both plum-sized gems, everyone else gets 3 small gems. I take the shields and give the dagger to Marcule because he can make use of it."

Lexent: "How were services yesterday, Father?"

The DM: Today is Friday. But I'll assume you say something about the same.
Lexent: That's fascinating. I just looked up on this site and it gave me that it was Monday. Sorry about that.
The DM: Infoplease used to publish a world almanac, so I’ve been using this as a source since the 1970s. The other appears to be counting 1900, 1800 and 1700 as leap years, and thus it is off by three days.

Pandred: You're right. The small gems were all worth 1xp, which I took to be that they were worth 1gp each, I didn't differentiate between them except by xp value.

Lexent: I made the assumption that mine were agates.
Vafrandir: Understood. I'll take 2 hematite and 1 cairngorn. Just want to be accurate.

Marcule: In.

Meeting with Father Arvin

Father Arvin: how can I be of service, Lexent?

Lexent: I describe for him our encounter with Grond and ask if he has yet had the chance to send that letter off to Fraser.

Father Arvin: “There is a boat that goes between here and Glesvaer once a week. I wrote a letter and sent it off on the 30th, but no answer came back yesterday; though I’m assured the letter was put into Fraser’s hands.”

Father Arvin: “This ‘Grond’ seems to be a thing of evil, though we should be thankful for the destruction of a goblin nest in our hinterland. Perhaps I should send a message to my Bishop and see if the church could sort this out.”

Lexent: "He does, however his direct malevolence seems less than I would expect. He did not immediately attempt to destroy us and gave us warning to leave. I think that we will continue to investigate and do what we can."

Lexent: Assuming he does not attempt to continue the conversation, I bid him a good afternoon and return to the house.

The DM: A minister always has things to do, so he’ll let you go. But that doesn’t say what he might do on his own volition, which you’ll realise as you walk away.

The DM: I can’t see an absolute confirmation on the size of the house, so we’ll say it is 15 feet square, interior, a bit larger on the outside. That’s 69 tons of goods, each person who eats, shelters and sleeps there needs 4 tons, regardless of size of person; it is a question of moving around space, not size of bed. Each bed is roughly 7.44 tons, with airspace above the bed. A bunk-bed takes exactly the same amount of tonnage. We can calculate for smaller beds for gnomes easily.

The House

The DM: Do you care to sketch or decide who sleeps where in the house?

The DM: Do you require me to repeat the space the house provides and how much space a person in the house needs to live there? It’s on the wiki, but I’ll look for it if you need me to.

Vafrandir: I've no preference for sleeping arrangements. We've been sleeping in tents for the past week - not very picky. I'd appreciate the wiki link again if you don't mind.

Lexent: As the newcomer, I will happily take whatever space is available for me. Is that on the new wiki or the old?

Lexent: I suppose that means that we should also work on furnishing our new abode.

Marcule: once i sell some treasure I have some things in mind.

The DM: Look here.

Vafrandir: Thank you. I like the idea of the thinner beds to preserve space. For now, we have no beds at all, so the amount of space they take up is not an immediate concern.

Lexent: If we were to commission gnome sized beds that should free up some space as well. Is there a rule I could link to that details what is and is not adjusted for smaller characters?

The DM: I can’t see an absolute confirmation on the size of the house, so we’ll say it is 15 feet square, interior, a bit larger on the outside. That’s 69 tons of goods, each person who eats, shelters and sleeps there needs 4 tons, regardless of size of person; it is a question of moving around space, not size of bed. Each bed is roughly 7.44 tons, with airspace above the bed. A bunk-bed takes exactly the same amount of tonnage. We can calculate for smaller beds for gnomes easily.

The DM: A bed 2 ft. wide for a gnome is probably enough. Length? maybe 4 inches longer that you both are? And bunks so the gnomes can sleep atop each other? The 7.44 tons is for a bed 6x4. 2x4 would be one third that for a gnome bunkbed.

Lexent: That seems fine by my reckoning. Is that something we would need the furnituremaker in Stavanger to produce for us or would someone in Treborg be capable of that level of carpentry?

Vafrandir: Let's spring for bunks. Valda, Odds, and Nadia will also need a place to stay (when Odds isn't galavanting with us). Let me check the numbers quickly.

Marcule: sounds good to me

Vafrandir: 4 bunk beds against the back walls and 4 tons for 7 persons = 57.44 tons. That leaves 11.24 tons for raw storage. Getting tight quickly but we can certainly expand as we go. Have I got that right?

Lexent: Did you calculate one of those bunks at 1/3 Tonnage?

Vafrandir: Ah, thanks. That gives us 16.2 tons.

Lexent: That matches my maths.

The DM: Please begin to specify on your character sheets what’s being stored in the house. Oddsdrakken and Valda will already have begun the work of moving those things from tent to house, but it would do to have them listed that way.

Lexent: That settled, shall we turn in early for a well deserved rest before (hopefully) heading to Stavanger in the morning?

Vafrandir: I'll take care of that on the Cargo sheet.

The DM: I took it that Pandred rode down in the cart, and that she therefore hasn’t done anything to heal her injury. Hm. Is it possible that I miscounted the hour of the 7th that you would have actually left? Let me look. It might actually be the 9th of July just now.

The DM: Oops, nope, I see she’s healed and that it is the 8th. My bad.

What's Next

Vafrandir: DM, what is the weight of the adamantium short sword?

The DM: 3.31 lbs. Down from iron 3.5.
Vafrandir: Thanks!

Marcule: I think I will keep the sword.

Vafrandir: We all have one (if we want to keep them, which I do).

Vafrandir: A reminder - I am not accounting for your personal effects on the Cargo sheet. If you want it stored in the house/tent/boat/cart, let me know.

Pandred: Consider my Trunk to be in the house. I haven't calculated the total weight for it at all, I'll start doing that.

Vafrandir: I have some stuff in it for a weight of 108 lb: Cargo.

Vafrandir: Accounted. Looks like we can fit everything. Marcule and Lexent, would you like a chest?

Lexent: I was hoping to procure a chest with proceeds from my adamantium and gems. Do you have a spare I could purchase?

Vafrandir: We're a team! I think I can consolidate some of the food and give you an empty.
Lexent: Thank you. I had not wanted to presume too much.

The DM: things like trunks work in this cubic-weight system like magic items. The "dimensions" of the trunk need to be calculated like the bed ... but what goes in the trunk does need to be measured at all. If the trunk is nestled in something larger, than the trunk disappears and the measurements for the larger item are used. If you plan and think, and have specific kinds of shelves built, you can make a lot disappear into the house without being measured against the house’s tonnage limit.

Vafrandir: Let me see if I understand: it doesn't matter the proper weight of the trunk as long as the physical box fits in the house, correct?

Marcule: I also need to pick up a chest.

The DM: It is the space ABOVE the trunk that matters. A trunk on the side of a room takes a lot of space. A trunk under a bed takes much less. You’ll note that a bed pallet is 2 1/2 feet off the ground, and that a large trunk won’t quite fit under that, since they’re the same dimension. Of course, the bed can be raised on blocks.

The DM: Can’t fit a trunk under a gnome bed; the bottom pallet is only 1 5/8 ft. above the ground.

Lexent: Unless we raise it, right?

The DM: {OOC} for some of you, this has to be the craziest D&D you’ve ever figured.

Lexent: It is a refreshing change of pace. The group I DM for thinks I'm crazy for using your method of weather generation.
Vafrandir: Just wait until they spend (at least) a whole day on storage logistics.

Vafrandir: Ah! I see. So what we need is 1) to raise the 3 beds that can be raised and 2) to build a series of shelves on the free wall.

The DM: Take note also that under the house is also a kind of space, and that outside sheds can be built for things that you don’t feel are especially valuable.

Vafrandir: I was thinking that eventually we'd build some outhouses for various storage.

The DM: Now, I apologize. Tamara has a eye-doctor’s appt., and I always go along for moral support. This is positively the latest I can stay on, though I’m also writing a post for the blog and I have ten minutes to wrap that up, if I can. Be well until tomorrow. Out.

Lexent: So how much of this furnishing can be accomplished by Treborg locals, and how much will we need to ship in from the furnituremaker in Stavanger?

Vafrandir: I was able to clear a chest for both gnomes. Refer to the link above. I'll make sure everything is formatted properly: descriptions are copied from the Market file. At some point tonight or tomorrow I'll reevaluate how many chests we can store without the improvements discussed above.

The DM: Treborg is just a little village; it has no industry, it is just a port of call for local fishermen, who set out for one or two weeks at a time for the north sea. There are four doggers that port here, and rarely are there more than one at a time here during these months of the year. 5 days out of 7, there isn't even that. They port here not to unload their catch, but to put off injured men, restore their water and food or hide from a storm on their way to and from Stavanger.

Lexent: In. Darn. I was afraid that would be the case, but had hoped that we might get lucky like we did with finding Anders. How do we go about installing things like shelving, since I don't see an entry for it in the Market and it would require someone onsite to do the installation work?

The DM: In. I can't think of everything, can I? My tables are askew, as they're being reworked; we'll have Anders do it; call it 0.4 c.p. per flat sq.ft. of shelf, rounding up to assure no fractions.

Lexent: Of course not. Thank you for the info.

The DM: {OOC} Check this out; wrote it last night and this morning. Pardon me, Stavanger is not a town, it's a city.

Vafrandir: Excellent

Vafrandir: Taking stock: when we last left Stavanger, we had 126 gp, 12 sp, and 5 cp left. We have 2 barrels of ale there...with Embla's family. Would someone like to volunteer to be the Treasurer from here on out?

Lexent: I've seen that we handle food and group supplies together, but how are we working that with division of treasure and personal needs? Specifically, I was 'assigned' 4 adamantium nuggets and need better armour. Is that all handled as though it is group resources and group expenditures, or do I count that as personally mine, and mine to take care of?

Vafrandir: Both. Generally with large items we'll put it into a pool and purchase things from that for the group. Better armor for you is good for the group. The nuggets are yours as are your gems: you could sell them or use them in other ways. Treasure like that is distributed mainly for the XP.

Lexent: Is treasurer handled separately from quartermaster? I would be happy to do so. Do we know how she was specifically tracking it?

Vafrandir: I'm quartermaster. We had been handling it separately, yes. No idea, but you are free to do whatever is most convenient! I recommend a Google sheet or something else that can be shared and referenced if you're not In, but whatever works for you.

Marcule: In.

Vafrandir: Oh, and occasionally it's important to know your own personal funds, as with my resurrection a few weeks ago.

Lexent: So other than total monies, what is the treasurer tracking?

Vafrandir: I think that's mostly it. So when we decide to contract Anders again for the shelving, the treasurer is responsible for ensuring we have the funds and marking it off.

Lexent: OK, unless anyone objects I take over that responsibility.

July 9th

The DM: I think we'll continue using this page a little longer, though its expanding fast.

The DM: A gentle wind is blowing from the west, there was a slight rain last night; it looks like it’s going to drizzle off and on today. The weather is cool.

Vafrandir: Thank you, Lexent.

Vafrandir: I'll speak with Valda about making a trip to Stavanger today or tomorrow, depending on how this morning goes and her opinion of the weather. Once bitten twice cautious.

Marcule: "Don't worry Lexent we will get you good and armored up"

The DM: {OOC} sorry to infringe on the campaign, but while I have Vafrandir and things are moving slowly ... I saw the notes on 'graben' and 'depression'; and while I agree with you in spirit, and did find other terms for those things, the fact is that these are a physical form that I do want to include on the lists, even if we don’t call them by those names. The names may be modern and geology not as understood, but the gods know these names and the gods made the shapes and such. They have to be called something. I don’t want to make bookkeeping too difficult by inventing a new name for things, so that we can’t find the thing we want to find on the wiki.

Vafrandir: Understood. While we're on it - I've not forgotten. Juggling this campaign with the writing and hopefully defending of a dissertation, so I'll return to it after those obligations are fulfilled.
The DM: {OOC} Not to worry; I put the wiki down for about 7 months. Only worked yesterday because I felt like it. I also have other projects going.

Lexent: What does Nadia say about the weather and making a trip to Stavanger today?

The DM: The water is calm and safe, the wind is in the right direction to get you to Stavanger within six hours.

Lexent: Corrected, thank you.

Lexent: "It sounds like today is a good day to make the trip. Is there anything we want to take with us to sell?"

The DM: Nadia apologizes; perhaps 8 hours.

Vafrandir: Let's go back a few posts and check to see what all we took. I know we left a good bit.