A Merc's Life: Howl of the Carrion King [01]
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Scott DeWar
Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure
"That was not a dream, my friend," says Harnrey over his spell book,"I think that the Gnolls are testing us as to our battle tactics and readieness last night. they only let us know they are there and that thye may or maynot attack.
My Guess is that they are trying to un-nerve us to get us to lose sleep and wear us down. We may need to double our watches, just to give us a faster wake time. What do you all think?" He closes his spell book at this time to look at every one.
My Guess is that they are trying to un-nerve us to get us to lose sleep and wear us down. We may need to double our watches, just to give us a faster wake time. What do you all think?" He closes his spell book at this time to look at every one.
Leif
Adventurer
Houwlou Groulenas
"Thank you, Harnrey, for believing me. For a second there, I wasn't even sure if I believed me. Yes, I'm all for doubling the watches." Houwlou looks very thoughtful for a moment and then continues, "But, you know, we can't be letting our Dwarf miss too much of his beauty sleep. Sheesh, he's hard enough to look at as it is!"
[sblock=renau1g]Sorry, Ry, I couldn't resist! Ok, now I remember what all the 'poor houwlou' stuff was about.[/sblock]
"Thank you, Harnrey, for believing me. For a second there, I wasn't even sure if I believed me. Yes, I'm all for doubling the watches." Houwlou looks very thoughtful for a moment and then continues, "But, you know, we can't be letting our Dwarf miss too much of his beauty sleep. Sheesh, he's hard enough to look at as it is!"
[sblock=renau1g]Sorry, Ry, I couldn't resist! Ok, now I remember what all the 'poor houwlou' stuff was about.[/sblock]
Maidhc O Casain
Na Bith Mo Riocht Tá!
Rain, Rain Go Away!
Day 20 dawns with promise, but the weather quickly turns sour. Thick gray clouds roll in about an hour after sunrise, and shortly after that the skies open up. Torrential rains pummel the fledgling mercs as they make their way through the mountains toward CrágRi.
You still manage to travel, but nightfall finds you well short of your goal with the rain still coming down. It is possible you could travel through the night and make it to CrágRi well before nightfall but travel in the mountains after nightfall is a very risky proposition.
Day 20 dawns with promise, but the weather quickly turns sour. Thick gray clouds roll in about an hour after sunrise, and shortly after that the skies open up. Torrential rains pummel the fledgling mercs as they make their way through the mountains toward CrágRi.
You still manage to travel, but nightfall finds you well short of your goal with the rain still coming down. It is possible you could travel through the night and make it to CrágRi well before nightfall but travel in the mountains after nightfall is a very risky proposition.
Leif
Adventurer
Houwlou Groulenas
"I recommend that we stop and make camp here. We don't want to risk going over a precipice in the darkness. The trail here can be tricky to navigate in less than full light. Hmmm, I guess the rain will keep me from getting us any fresh game, too. Looks like a cold camp. Oh, well, beans and hardtack never hurt anyone. Not for one night, at least. On the good side, this nasty weather may keep our 'shadows' the gnolls in shelter and away from us, but, if they do venture out again, the rain will make them doubly hard to detect before they are upon us."
"I recommend that we stop and make camp here. We don't want to risk going over a precipice in the darkness. The trail here can be tricky to navigate in less than full light. Hmmm, I guess the rain will keep me from getting us any fresh game, too. Looks like a cold camp. Oh, well, beans and hardtack never hurt anyone. Not for one night, at least.
On the good side, this nasty weather may keep our 'shadows' the gnolls in shelter and away from us, but, if they do venture out again, the rain will make them doubly hard to detect before they are upon us."
Scott DeWar
Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure
"You are a pile of hope and warm fuzzy feelings," says Harn with a grin, "standard watches won't do to night if we are doing doubles. I have cawst no spells so I wont have to study. I can be on any watch. I can also cast magic that allows me to see further in dim light, but we would need some sort of light source to assist me. also it is for a limited duration.
renau1g
First Post
"I can stand during the darkest portion of the night, we dwarves are built for that kind of thing. I agree with the wolfkin, we should bunk here for the night and attempt to cross at first light." Aodhán replies, hoping that Houwlou can find a place to at least partially block some of the rain.
He'll pull out the winter blanket from his pack to help fend off the chill of the night.
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I just noticed on OP that there is no section for mundane equipment.
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He'll pull out the winter blanket from his pack to help fend off the chill of the night.
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I just noticed on OP that there is no section for mundane equipment.
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Maidhc O Casain
Na Bith Mo Riocht Tá!
Kecil
"Isn't there a way to dry some wood using magic? I don't so much mind the dark, though the thought of those gnolls lurking around is a little creepy. I'd just hate to end today or start tomorrow without a good cooked meal."
"Isn't there a way to dry some wood using magic? I don't so much mind the dark, though the thought of those gnolls lurking around is a little creepy. I'd just hate to end today or start tomorrow without a good cooked meal."
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