Adventure: Lord Byron’s Economic Woes (DM: Tenchuu, Judge: H.M.Gimlord)

[Tenchuu]

[sblock=Stanng]I got an e-mail from Rast, and he is still super swamped with Work. So, we'll have him guard the wagons, and if he comes back, he does. If not, we'll probably recruit a replacement at the next adventure start.

Also, sorry for the rushed nature of this post...
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The Adventurers healed their wounds, and then explored the rest of the mines. The veins did not run very deep, and at the end of the west passage, Stanng found one of his former companions dead. He raised the woman's damaged, but not unrecognizable, corpse. "She deserves a proper burial," Stanng said, carrying her out of the mines.

The others searched the mines before they left, and found among the remains of less fortunate travelers before 2 Potion of Cold Resistance (L4) and a set of Healer's Chainmail (+1).

"Go on without me," Stanng said, "I will tend to the body and guard the human survivors."

The adventurers pressed on to the far side of the mountain. The tracks were clear here, the Kobolds moving along newly worn paths. It seemed to get even colder as they pressed ahead. In an hour, they reached the mouth of a cave on the far side, bitter cold air flowing from within.

[sblock=Map Notes]Pretend Stanng isn't there...
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[/sblock][sblock=treasure]Armor is for Wil. Potions are to be used as the group sees fit. I will include these items in the formal treasure request post at the end of the adventure, but fear not: the judges have already signed off informally.[/sblock]

 

[renau1g]

[sblock=Hergunna]
Are we still benefiting from ritual? I forget the name now, but it provides the stealth bonus? [/sblock]

 

[ryryguy]

[sblock=ooc]First of all... Hergunna spends one surge to get back to full (thanks Wil!). 36/36 hp, 8/9 surges.

Regarding the stealth ritual: She did not cast it yet, we had decided to wait. Shall we do it now?[/sblock]

 

[renau1g]

[sblock=ooc]
No it's ok, just wondering. Might be best to save it? Going into a cave, we'll likely need a light source and with Kane as the pseudo-defender, he'll need to be visible.

Suggestion for potions - Kane & Hergunna as they seem like the 2 most likely to be in melee and have the most surges

Marching order? Maybe Kane 2 squares ahead of next party members?
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[evilbob]

[sblock=ooc]I would prefer not to get a potion; I also think it would be a waste for my character.

Mervin will cast light on Kane unless he wishes otherwise. Have the sunrods run out yet? If we still have them and Kane/Hergunna are carrying them, Mervin will cast light on his staff again instead.

Marching order sounds good to me![/sblock]
Mervin follows the group into the cave...

 

[ryryguy]

[sblock=ooc]Ok, Hergunna second as the off-off-tank? (Yikes!) [/sblock]

 

[Tenchuu]

As they peered into the mouth of the cave, torches lined the walls.

[sblock=OOC]For simplicity sake, I will run the the encounters in this cave with modest light supplied. In fairness, I have nothing planned that light will factor in to, so no need to worry about that this time around. It was kind of a nightmare last time, and I won't be able to post 3-4x a day like I was at the beginning of last encounter.[/sblock]

 

[johnmeier1]

[sblock=OOC] Wil will don the armor. I don't suppose kobold create their own light? We could wait to see if there is any light source within the cave and just have Mervin cast light (or break out another sunrod then) I think they last 8 hours so we may have the last one though. I am okay in the middle (staying close to the front two so I can Shout!)

Posted overlapping Tenchuu. I vote for ritual (we can chip in GP at the end to Hergunna) and stealth approach!
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[renau1g]

"Hergunna, you can make us nice and quiet right? Maybe this is time to do it. Kane's got some nice shinies he can give you if it costs golds for those herbs you use." the barbarian whispers.

[sblock=ooc]
Kane's got no problem chipping in some gold, he's got about 600 right now. Better than just marching in loudly, even if we don't succeed. [/sblock]

 

[evilbob]

[sblock=ooc]I think that ritual is good for overland traveling thru the woods - to avoid random encounters and such. I don't think it's gonna help much in a cave, especially since we're already here. I could be wrong, tho. (Also the area is well-lit, so I don't know if we'll be doing much stealthing...)[/sblock]