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Continued from '''[[Loaded Down, Wealthy, July 20-21st]]'''
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Continued from '''[[Stavanger Again, Now in July]]'''
  
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== July 23rd & 24th, 1650 ==
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'''The DM:''' On the morning of July 25th, you leave Stavanger in a moderate rain, a strong steady shower, getting aboard the boat at 7 a.m.  The rain doesn't matter much, since you'll only be allowed in the open once a day, for half an hour.  By the time you're allowed on deck on the 25th, you'll see the familiar peninsula north of Mimmarudla passing on the starboard side, and the rain will have eased.  You won't see anything again until the next day; it will rain all day and all night of the 25th, and still be raining the next day.  By noon on the 26th, you'll come on deck during a deluge, with heavy rain sluicing off the deck, though the sea is relatively calm.  The wind has been perfect all day and night, veering from a gentle to a moderate breeze, and the ship is making good time.  You drift below again at one o'clock, and eight hours later, at nine p.m., the ship docks in Bergen.
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'''The DM:''' It is a clear, pleasant day, no clouds in the sky, no rain, with a light air barely blowing at two knots towards the southeast as you head off to Stavanger.  At this rate, it will take you 11 hours to cross the bay, running with the wind ... but as noon approaches, windward shifts to the left, allowing the boat to reach and improve it's speed; the wind also increase to 3 knots, shortening your whole journey to 8½ hours.  It's a beautiful day, with clear blue water, a warm sun and the gentle creak of the boat as you make your way.  With nothing to bale, you kick off your shoes into the bottom of the boat, stretch out, enjoying the sun and appreciating this sea travel business, perhaps for the first time.  Your feet don't hurt from walking, you're not sweating in your clothes and armour, nothing is moving on the water that can possibly threaten you.  It's beautiful.
 
  
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: Sadly, by three in the afternoon, the wind dies again, this time nearly completely, so you have to row for some hours.  That spoils it a little, until you find yourselves laughing, pausing in the middle of the journey to take a quick swim (the water is invigorating for Norwegians, gnomes and elves, bloody cold for a continental), and you're about four miles from Stavanger by six o'clock.  There's nothing to do but to keep rowing, as the wind doesn't come back, though Nadia squeezes every inch out of the 1-knot wind blowing from the southwest.  At last you see the headland of Ieten (the region about Stavanger), then the city itself.  At nine o'clock, 12 hours from departure, you set foot on dry land again.  It is still day; the sun won't set for another two hours.
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: Master Larsen tells you the ''Morkinskib'' will be departing on the morning of the 31st; he needs four full days in Bergen to unload and load goods.  He will save your berths until then, if you wish to continue onto Trondheim.  Your paid price so far only gets you to Bergen; it will be a like price again for the next journey to Trondheim.
  
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: As ever, you can find Embla and her parents, and spend the night with her.  Begin with telling me what you want to do on the 24th.  It is a Wednesday.
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: Working out a market table for Bergen now.
  
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: I draw your attention to these recent notes on [https://wiki.alexissmolensk.com/index.php/Travel#Sea_Travel Sea Travel].
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' Funds deducted for passage. Vafrandir, can you tell me how much the party netted from the sales in Stavanger less what we gave to the hirelings? I'm assuming we're just planning to keep that as party funds for the time being?
  
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'''Pandred''': What are we offloading on this trip?
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' 516 after sending Nadia back to Treborg with 200 - shit, did we send Nadia back to Treborg? Yes, party funds, please.
  
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' I believe that our first order of business should be beginning the process of securing passage at least as far as Bergen. From there we can continue on northward, or make inquiries regarding Ross.
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'''Alexis:''' Never mind, found it Lexent.  I've sent copies of the Bergen Market to the party. Prices have adjusted.  Bergen has access to markets in England that Stavanger hasn't got; plus it has many more ships that travel direct from place to place, so prices are lower in Bergen than they are in Stavanger, in some things.
  
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Remember our timeline for the lighthouse fund. I suspect the Bronnoysond journey will take more than a month all told.
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Nice!
  
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' We have our gems to appraise, as well as a few extra weapons: a fine short bow, a fine mace, and two fine shortswords. Do we want to sell the lamp oil and vinegar?
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'''The DM:''' Total time of the journey, 36 hours.  Costs only 2 lb. per person per day aboard ship to eat.
  
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' Well, if the gems, weapons, and adamantium do net us enough, we could send that back to Treborg with Nadia.
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:'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Accounted.
  
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'''The DM:''' For selling, Vafrandir has access to [https://wiki.alexissmolensk.com/index.php/Bargaining_(sage_ability) Bargaining] now.  That page is organized for buying, but, for ''haggling,'' Vafrandir can make a charisma check to see if he can “increase” your sale price by 10%, or by 1-8%.  If he wants to ''pressure bargain'', he can attempt to increase your total by 15% to 30% (d4+2 x5%).  That’s a risk, but for that, Vafrandir will get +3 to his charisma on account of the value of the gems.
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'''The DM:''' Okay, you've got the equipment list; you can chat about how or if you want to approach the Hamish Ross question. I'm out for the weekend.  I'll check in after a couple hours to see if there were any last questions.  Thank you all.
  
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'''The DM:''' The opening bid on all your gems is 533 g.p.  Let me know if there’s some you’d like to sell and some you’d like to hold back.  It’s complicated, but I have that info for every gem.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' Funds now up to date. Well, I think its a bit late tonight to do anything, but in the morning we could try to find the seat of government and make inquiries, and also try to search out any local Catholic communities as Hamish Ross could be known among them.
  
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' A fine thought, Lexent. We will go get those things appraised.
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'''Pandred''': Surely.
  
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' So I would need to roll under a 14+3=17, correct?
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' In.
  
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I think we should sell all.
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'''The DM:''' In.  Sorry, slept in.
  
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'''The DM:''' Correct.  Or be banned from entering a jeweler in Stavanger for a year.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' In.
  
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I attempt to pressure. '''16'''. Whoa.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I assume we can sleep on the ship - if we want to go ashore, I don't see prices for rooms on the Market sheet you sent. Am I just missing it?
  
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'''The DM:''' The final number is 866 g.p., 9 s.p.
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Let's do some poking around on Ross. I've no idea where to go, though.
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'''The DM:''' Can't sleep on the ship.  You'd be in the way during the loading-unloading process.
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== Staying Overnight ==
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[[File:Innkeeper.jpg|right|600px|thumb|]]
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Use the file on the right for the innkeeper for the time being.  Note [https://wiki.alexissmolensk.com/index.php/Travel#Finding_Lodging the travel page] for how an inn works.
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'''[[Lexent]]:''' Well, given what we're carrying, I believe we should probably get ourselves at least 1 private room. Thoughts?
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' I agree. One of us can stay with the shield, the rest, I'm fine with a common room.
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'''The DM:''' Table gives a choice, doesn't it?
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'''[[Vafrandir]]:''' Private rooms are a single pallet, correct?
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'''The DM:''' correct.  Let me know when you've settled things and we can start the next day. Do you wish to ask anyone around the inn any questions?  The tavern is still in gear when you enter.

Revision as of 11:35, 22 June 2021

Continued from Stavanger Again, Now in July

The DM: On the morning of July 25th, you leave Stavanger in a moderate rain, a strong steady shower, getting aboard the boat at 7 a.m. The rain doesn't matter much, since you'll only be allowed in the open once a day, for half an hour. By the time you're allowed on deck on the 25th, you'll see the familiar peninsula north of Mimmarudla passing on the starboard side, and the rain will have eased. You won't see anything again until the next day; it will rain all day and all night of the 25th, and still be raining the next day. By noon on the 26th, you'll come on deck during a deluge, with heavy rain sluicing off the deck, though the sea is relatively calm. The wind has been perfect all day and night, veering from a gentle to a moderate breeze, and the ship is making good time. You drift below again at one o'clock, and eight hours later, at nine p.m., the ship docks in Bergen.

Master Larsen tells you the Morkinskib will be departing on the morning of the 31st; he needs four full days in Bergen to unload and load goods. He will save your berths until then, if you wish to continue onto Trondheim. Your paid price so far only gets you to Bergen; it will be a like price again for the next journey to Trondheim.
Working out a market table for Bergen now.

Lexent: Funds deducted for passage. Vafrandir, can you tell me how much the party netted from the sales in Stavanger less what we gave to the hirelings? I'm assuming we're just planning to keep that as party funds for the time being?

Vafrandir: 516 after sending Nadia back to Treborg with 200 - shit, did we send Nadia back to Treborg? Yes, party funds, please.

Alexis: Never mind, found it Lexent. I've sent copies of the Bergen Market to the party. Prices have adjusted. Bergen has access to markets in England that Stavanger hasn't got; plus it has many more ships that travel direct from place to place, so prices are lower in Bergen than they are in Stavanger, in some things.

Vafrandir: Nice!

The DM: Total time of the journey, 36 hours. Costs only 2 lb. per person per day aboard ship to eat.

Vafrandir: Accounted.

The DM: Okay, you've got the equipment list; you can chat about how or if you want to approach the Hamish Ross question. I'm out for the weekend. I'll check in after a couple hours to see if there were any last questions. Thank you all.

Lexent: Funds now up to date. Well, I think its a bit late tonight to do anything, but in the morning we could try to find the seat of government and make inquiries, and also try to search out any local Catholic communities as Hamish Ross could be known among them.

Pandred: Surely.

Lexent: In.

The DM: In. Sorry, slept in.

Vafrandir: In.

Vafrandir: I assume we can sleep on the ship - if we want to go ashore, I don't see prices for rooms on the Market sheet you sent. Am I just missing it?

Vafrandir: Let's do some poking around on Ross. I've no idea where to go, though.

The DM: Can't sleep on the ship. You'd be in the way during the loading-unloading process.

Staying Overnight

Innkeeper.jpg

Use the file on the right for the innkeeper for the time being. Note the travel page for how an inn works.

Lexent: Well, given what we're carrying, I believe we should probably get ourselves at least 1 private room. Thoughts?

Vafrandir: I agree. One of us can stay with the shield, the rest, I'm fine with a common room.

The DM: Table gives a choice, doesn't it?

Vafrandir: Private rooms are a single pallet, correct?

The DM: correct. Let me know when you've settled things and we can start the next day. Do you wish to ask anyone around the inn any questions? The tavern is still in gear when you enter.

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