Slowly Healing
The DM: Continued from First Aid.
July 4th
The DM: I was going to say, a refridgerator is typically 22 cubic ft on the inside. The proposed cairn looks bigger than that.
The DM: After seeing about the bottle and the staff, once again Lexent gains 2 hp from rest and Marcule 1. I’m not certain, I think Marcule is up to full. How is Lexent?
Vafrandir: The picture I linked was an example. I agree, it is much larger than 10 cubic ft. But, we don't have time at the moment. If we build it as a square tower 1.5 ft on a side, that gives us a height of a little less than 4.5 ft. I'd say that's a good start if not quite an epic paleolith.
Lexent: Assuming that that is the healing gained for resting through the 4th, At the beginning of the 5th I will still be down 0.8 injury points and 6 HP.
- The DM: We're not at the 5th yet. We're at the morning of the 4th. Let's not talk about the 5th until we're at the 5th. What are you down right now?
- Lexent: My bad. I was thinking one day ahead. Was the bottle used on the third? Those figures would be for the morning of the 4th.
Lexent: Now that I have my days straight and it is the morning of the 4th, I use the Staff to heal 3+2+2=7 HP. I am now down to 0.1 Injury points and missing 6 HP.
The DM: Would someone better than me at math like to take a look at this, https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/pdf/canvis-height-horizon-calculation.pdf, and see if they can calculate how far a 4 ft. cairn would appear at least 1 in. tall?
- Vafrandir: 144 ft away. Not very far.
The DM: If it wasn’t used on the 3rd, then it is too late now Lexent.
The DM: 1 inch is pretty big. What about 1/8th of an inch?
- Vafrandir: 1152 ft or about a quarter mile.
Pandred: Take 4 more, Lex. That's my bottle.
Lexent: That puts me down only 3 HP.
The DM: Puts your goals for the cairn in context, then.
The DM: And you can work, Lexent, move around, help with the camp, etc. What are the plans for today?
Vafrandir: Yes, I view the cairn as a good start rather than a finished work.
Lexent: I notice that Vafrandir is still down 9 HP. Would we like to head back to the pit today, and if so, would you like me to cure light wounds first?
Vafrandir: What's the weather like today?
The DM: Just calculating. Cool, with a squall that dropped a little rain for half an hour, but that's past now. You have cloudy skies with some blue and a gentle breeze blowing.
Vafrandir: Let's scout out the area a bit today before heading down the hole. I would like that healing, Lexent, if you'd be so kind.
Lexent: I cast cure light wounds for 3+4=7 HP and apply it all to Vafrandir.
Lexent: I agree with scouting and head back up the mountain
Vafrandir: Beautiful. I go with Lexent.
Marcule: In. I am at full HP. Scouting sounds like a good idea.
The DM: Okay, you set out to explore the area within 2 miles, agreed? That’s 2 miles from where your camp is now, at the base of the ascent, not where the cairn is. Correct?
Vafrandir: That is my understanding.
Lexent: Yep.
Scouting
The DM: Setting off in a random direction, you decide to follow the base of the mountain (that is, the ascent) towards the south; you find a largish lake, about a mile long, reaching off to the south; and you climb a low spur and see another lake, a little larger, that might be a fjord (you can’t see the south end).
The DM: This second lake, or fjord, butts against the mountain; you must either climb three hundred feet up this south side of the mountain, or move southward along the lake/fjord. You can determine its nature by approaching the lake and seeing if it is salt water; but just now, it is still a half mile away.
The DM: that is, you must climb or go south, because the water blocks your way.
