[LPF] Kaedyn's Quest

[sblock=OOC]I don't know how Perinmiller will rule it, but if we keep watch in pairs, it'll probably make it easier to wake everyone up in a single turn if two people are working together to do it.[/sblock]

Amien turns his eyes towards the songstress, suggesting jestfully, "I don't suppose you can make harmonica noises with that singing, could you? I have no preference to the tone of your tune, although I hope you aren't offended if it puts me asleep."

Seeing Lai Ti take the last watch, and Ru entering the tent, he says, "Maybe I should consider myself a night person from here on out. I'm not compelled to sleep yet, so I'll take the first watch."

Tyrion nods his head, stretching and yawning widley. "Then, I'll take middle watch, since I don't need any of that fancy full nights rest you casters enjoy. But first, let's get something started for food ya? Starving over here."

Pulling out his flint and steel, Tyrion goes to collect some wood for a fire before setting to work lighting one. It takes him some time, but he does manage to get the fire lit.

[sblock=mini stats]
Tyrion Thankirk
AC: 20(Touch 12, Flatfooted 18)
HP: 46/46

Initiative: +2
Perception: +6 Sense Motive: +2
CMB: +8 CMD: 20 Fort: +7 Reflex: +4 Will: +6

Conditional Attack mods: Power Attack (-2/+6), Furious Focus (Ignore first PA Penalty), Overhead Chop (+2 to damage rolls w/ 1 attack)

Conditions: Ioun Torch (in darkness)

In Hand: Hammer of DOOM! +9 / 1d12+14 (PA/FF/OHC)

Consumables
CLW Wand: 2 charges used.
Enlarge Person Potion
Protection from Evil Potion
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"something calm like a lullaby? I can do that..." she nods and stands up. Damaris clears her throat a little before starting an elvish song.

[video=youtube;ci9u8Ht1aao]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci9u8Ht1aao[/video]

She will follow up with an old song her mother used to sing her.

[video=youtube;OXkcswJQ8hE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXkcswJQ8hE[/video]

While the song's soft tone takes his ears away from the forest's natural chatters and discussions of rickety cricket chirping, leaves and branches rustling in the wind, and the cackle of the fire, Amien takes his knife and forces it into the lid of the tin container, freeing the contents within to be consumed. After carving away the metal peeling, he takes the brown, rubbery slab, a piece of dried meat, and impales it onto a thin stick. He scoots himself closer to the fire place so that he can "cook" the morsel in this manner. While waiting for the dried meat to become warm, he bides his time by snacking on one of the brittle wafers that the ration also provides.

When the singing has been finished, he lets out a comment he was holding back, "I've always heard that home cooking was the finest, but to be contrary it was always the worst for me. I can only handle so little food that feels like murky slime. At least with these rations I don't feel like I'm doing something horrible to myself."

Once satisfied with the outcome of the meat, he leans back and turns it all about to see how it looks on every side, making sure the coloration change is even throughout, and then starts blowing on it. He then looks over to Damaris while she's still awake and asks, seeming uncharacteristically knowing as he does, "How did such a young girl like yourself come to become an adventurer again? You seem very young to be willing to risk losing your life at any moment."

Damaris finishes her songs and looks for a place to sit. She manages to find a suitable rock and cleans most of the dirt from the top. She takes out her rations as granola bars with dried fruits and honey. "I'm not a good cook either. I can make just some basic stuff"

The bard listens carefully to Amien's question and chuckles. "Oh... that's a boring and mundane story to be honest" she shrugs and bites the corner of her granola bar "I'm from Whiteoak. A small little village close to Tritower. I'm the third daughter of eight. My eldest sister married a year ago or so, Galandra was my Da's lovely hunter so she wouldn't marry any time soon, so that would mean the farm boys would have started courting me soon"

"At that moment I realized Whiteoak was too small for me. I..." she sighs "I wanted so much more. I wanted to know the great city of Venza, sing on the great halls and have the favor of a wealthy patron"

"So I decided to start an adventure on my own. I hitched a ride to the city but I soon found that even with this voice I needed to make a name for myself, and of course, money, I had to pay bills somehow! Singing about the great deeds of adventurers seemed to cover both of these issues pretty well..."

"And that takes us to the present."

"To be honest, I know very well the risks of the trade and I do my best to help and to stay out of harm's way at the same time. So If you suddenly don't see me around, it doesn't mean I'm gone. I think I can actually do the same as Ru and make myself unseen"

Ru Brike, rangerish human ninja



"Not much of a cook, myself," Ru admits as he joins the party for food and song, "Though I'm always a tad leery of other folks' cooking. Probably has to do with knowing how many poisons smell pretty when you cook them with the right herbs," he adds with a mischievous wink.

"I'm a light sleeper, anyway. Spent plenty of time having to wake for a soft signal and take sleep where I could get it," Ru says. "I'm fine taking a middle shift. I've got my bauble to help supplement the fire." Here he produces a small, glowing stone from his belt pouch. He tosses it in the air, where it begins to orbit his crown a moment before he plucks it from the air and returns it to the pouch.

[sblock=ooc]In my head, Lai Tai was a monk. Forgot he's actually a magus. If we double up, he and Thuvian can take the last watch. If not, Thuvian should probably take the first watch so each caster can have uninterrupted sleep. Ru's fine taking a middle watch, with or without another.

If we're single-watching, six shifts of around an hour and a half gets our casters the sleep they need and leave the norms un-fatigued. Maybe this?

Thuvian
Amien
Damaris
Ru
Tyrion
Lai Tai

If double, the shifts obviously get longer. Four hours for the non-preparers, two for the casters?

Amien & Damaris
Ru & Tyrion
Lai Tai & Thuvian

I'm not sure how detailed we have to get here on watch. [/sblock]


[sblock=mini stats]
Ru Brike
AC: 18 (Touch 14, Flatfooted 14)
HP: 30/30

Initiative: +4
Perception: +6 (+7 Traps) Sense Motive: +5
CMB: +2 CMD: 16 Fort: +5 Reflex: +10 Will: +2
(conditional: +2 vs. divination effects)

Wakizashi: +7, 1d6
Wakizashi (TWF): +5/+5, 1d6/1d6
Nunchaku: +6, 1d6
Shuriken: +6, 1d2
Conditional Attack mods: +1d6 Sneak Attack (when denied Dex), +1 Dirty Fighter (flank), +2 Attack / dmg vs. Ranger's Focus (1/day)

Conditions: Ioun Torch (in darkness)

In Hand: Wakizashi x2

Ki Pool: 3/3 remaining
Ranger's Focus: 1/1 remaining
Shuriken: 9/10 remaining
CLW Wand charges: 48/50 remaining

Used: 10 days' rations[/sblock]

Amien doesn't seem much reassured, his expression paled with memories of friends gone in instants. He soon shifts and lays on his side in front of the campfire while listening, propping his head with his palm at rest while still snacking on the functional dinner. He raises his brows as he speaks, "I personally don't believe 'adventuring' is all that heroic or glorious. It's just a good use of my being a violent man with simple skills. Most bards' tales tend to.. let's say exaggerate and take liberty to the tales they sing. Half the time the heroes aren't even real people except to the drunk with more than questionable and contradictory memories."

He takes a bite of the jerky he has, taking a moment to gather his thoughts while chewing. Once he swallows he says, "I don't know wherever it is you hide in battle, but if something were to happen to one of us, remember not to watch. It's never a pretty sight."

"Oh, well, I have seen my dad gutting animals. He was trapper, just like Galandra. It wasn't my thing though. Lacked the sense of direction for the forest... Too distracted by the nice flowers and the birds I guess" she shrugs.

[sblock] Making time... I'm wondering if I should change Damaris' build next level. Change STR (14) for CON (10). That would certainly give her a very needed boost and perhaps change other stuff. Any suggestions? http://livingpf.wikia.com/wiki/Damaris_Beiryn_(soulnova) [/sblock]

"Suit yourself. I like flowers myself, but I don't find it a profitable career decision pushing daisies.", he says, finishing with a bit of a joke.