The Four Lands - The Colony

[J. Alexander]

Nightbreeze
[sblock]The cows will cost you 15k silver
The plows will cost 1500 silver
The horses will cost 35k silver
The Harrows and Seeders will run you 10k silver
The calves and colts will cost you 15k silver
The harness will cost you 10k silver
Food will cost you 5 k silver
Riverboats will cost you 3k each
Wheels 1k
one ton of colred glass 50k[/sblock]

 

[Scotley]

Alvar submits the following proposal for seige gear:

6 heavy catapults 14400 sp
12 light catapults 19800 sp
24 balistas 36000 sp
2 rams 6000 sp
5000 sp for ammo?

Call it 82000 sp with the first six months pay for the engineers and a couple of masterwork tool kits for repairs?

We should hire at least 12 men experienced in such weapons to train others on the voyage. It think 40 tons would be a reasonable weight, the DMG doesn't give on. Figure another 10 tones of ammo.

[sblock=JA]Can we get a dozen engineers on the payroll?[/sblock]

 

[Scotley]

OOC: 40 dung boats/barges for 700 sp each. They can be pretty primative boats, they just need to be simple fairly flat, fairly shallow barges that are open topped but covered with tarps that can be towed behind the big ships. If we get into trouble I guess they can serve as life boats.

edited per JA's response.

 

[Nightbreeze]

[sblock=OOC]If we get at the end of the voyage and a storm turns them upside down, the druids in the party may be pretty pissed because of the petroleum wastes in the ocean

With the kind of military force that we are assembling, we may end up as the Honourable East India Company: conquering territories and aministrating them on the behalf of the company as if we were a nation . By the way for those who have Spell Compendium, have a look at bottle of smoke: our scouts will be equipped with that spell, extended to 24, and spyglasses. Not bad, huh?
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[Scotley]

OOC: [sblock]Yeah, we gotta hope they don't turn over. Being shallow and flat was to counter that as well as reduce drag on the main ship.

Alvar would definately be on board for pacification of the natives. He's got some experience with that sort of thing in his history...

Bottle of smoke makes for some very high speed scouting and a great retreat if they run into trouble. I love it.[/sblock]

 

[Lou]

Alton Kanri, Human Cloistered Cleric/Battle Sorcerer of the Light

"M'Lord, what news can you tell us about the preparations for the journey? Who will our fellow colonists be? Any word on interference from the Empire?"

[sblock=for JA]
When do the 3 acolytes arrive? I will put them to work alternating praying, working with the 10 families to prepare for the journey, and independent study of magic in the natural world.

How large are the 10 families? Should I just run something by you? 100 MW spears 30200 SP 20 MW slings 6000 SP 100 pouches of bullets 1 SP

How much for water glass (aka sodium silicate)? Want to use for long term egg preservation. Any decent alchemist should be able to make this, heating clear sand with soda ash, pot ash, or any other sodium carbonate-containing material.

Also interested in glass jars to store dried egg whites.


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[Nightbreeze]

OOC: [sblock]Yeah, we gotta hope they don't turn over. Being shallow and flat was to counter that as well as reduce drag on the main ship. [/sblock]

[sblock=ooc]
During the voyage I will use multiple extended control winds to accelerate the voyage and nullyfy the winds during a storm, but this won't stop the gargantuan waves caused by a real oceanic storm. Can't we go kill something to get at 13th level and weather control? (joking)[/sblock]

 

[Scotley]

Alvar

[sblock=OOC] Yeah, let's file this one under 'be careful what you wish for'. I expect we'll have another battle on our hands soon enough.[/sblock]

 

[Nightbreeze]

[sblock]I'd rather fight than let my people fight.[/sblock]

 

[J. Alexander]

Dinner

Lou
[sblock]4 people onthe average to a family so lets say 50 people.
Weapon purchases are fine. Water Glass will run you 25sp per pound. Gallon glass jars are 30sp a dozen.

The acoylotes will arrive in one week...they seem to be in a hurry to get rid of them.[/sblock]

Scotley
Okay on the barges......but they are going to cost you 700....you guys are making a demand on things..so becoming a sellers market now.

Siege Equipment will be 85k silver...enigneers are book price x3 for extended duty with a one year contract.


Addressing Alton's question he says "I belive they are wanting to accelerate by several weeks...so you could leave anywhere from one week to three weeks..it just depends on how quickly their graces can arrange things.