Ru is quiet for a good long time as the group discusses, breaking camp, giving the horses what water he has left. Finally, after considering the map, he points to the creek.
"We need water first, and we're limited in how much we can carry. I think we're all agreed a straight shot to the creek is the best use of our morning, but after that, if it's something shallow enough we can ford it, I think we should move off-road and follow the water south. Camp on the banks tonight, stock up on water in the morning, and we should be able to make the fort by mid-day with time to scout."
[sblock=ooc]Because I have a tendency to unintentionally obfuscate my intentions when I 'dialogue it up,' translation: We were planning on arriving the third day anyway, so I'm thinking this:
moving at 8 squares / four hours to the creek. Fill up on water, water the horses & ourselves, then turn south and follow the creek for the next 4 hours / 7 squares, possibly fording the stream just before we make camp (I think we can get to K8 without reaching forced march conditions). If I'm counting right, that puts us more or less directly west of the fort and on the water for camp tonight. No hunting for water for the horses, and we start the third day fully stocked on fluids.
Cross-country to the trail should get us to the fort roughly mid-day, then. Even if we decide to swing slightly south, I think we get there before nightfall for scouting purposes, though that's something we can talk out between now and day 3)[/sblock]
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Ru Brike
AC: 16 (Touch 14, Flatfooted 12)
HP: 11/11
Initiative: +4
Perception: +4
Sense Motive: +4
CMB: +0
CMD: 14
Fort: +2
Reflex: +6
Will: +1
Wakizashi: +4, 1d6
Wakizashi (TWF): +2/+2, 1d6/1d6
Nunchaku: +4, 1d6
Shuriken: +4, 1d2
Conditional Attack mods: +1d6 Sneak Attack (when denied Dex), +1 Dirty Fighter (flank)
Conditions: None
In Hand: None
Consumables:
Alchemist's Fire: 3/3
Liquid Ice: 1
Shuriken: 10/10
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