Eoni proposed the Witch Trail as the shortest.  She's unaware that she's going to get wet because of this decision.

So, which route will it be?

 Just for laughs, lets take the Witch Trail.

She was also wary of being ambushed on one of the more frequented byways.

Okay, so I totally lost track of the money!

By my count, we each got 10 gold from Sertieren, 100 gold downpayment on our new job, and a malachite stone worth 25gp, am I right?

How much of that do I need to chip in for the 3 mercs (75 / 5 = 15 gp?)

Unless someone paying better attention than me (i.e. any of you, probably) has a correction, I'm adding (100+10-15) 95gp and a malachite stone worth 25gp to my character sheet.

That works for me. ;)

Okay. I am going off the assumption your party will attempt to follow the Witch Trail, though the forest to stay off the main road and post accordingly tonight after work. I also bumped the Wanted: Players advertisment for this game to see if we can add a sixth character to the cast to go along with the 3 NPCs. There's some brutal stuff ahead and you could use a little help ;)

I've already receieved a couple RTJs, but I will see what else comes in before selecting a new character/player.

Thanks,

Shane

In reply to Valthur Ironhelm (msg # 957):

Ooh...good question.

I was at 94, then came the Malachite and money from Sertinserteriserien.  Living expenses, a single Gold Coin.  I bought boots and clothing and laundry, and replinished my supplies -- spikes, stuff like that.  I like to top 'em off.  Gonna say, just for ease of book-keeping, that in addition to topping off her supplies Aldara, I don't know, bought enough rounds for herself and her companions to drop her down to 90.  Anyone with a sour stomach tomorrow morning has me to thank!

Would she have had time to scribe at least mirror image into her spell book at some point during this rest?  If not, I'm not going to hold things up for the sake of one spell.

Am I the only one a bit wary of risking a disrupt to our camaraderie?  Or is that just selfish thinking on my part?

It'll be fine, Sarah.  [Private to Aldara; DM Pawn; Marklin; Sarah; Valthur Ironhelm: They show up, we push them out in front, they're killed by the hobgoblins, and we're back on track.

Think of it as recruiting Red Shirts. ]

Nothing to see here...
This message was last edited by the player at 21:18, Wed 02 Aug 2017.

In reply to Eoni Daflin (msg # 962):
No, indeed.  Nothing at all to see.  I don't have detect invisible in my repertoire, and if this were a later edition I would be so southbound with my Wisdom score of 5 negatively impacting my perception, imagine how much I'll overlook if we come across a crystal ball![Private to Charlotte Wyndrey; DM Pawn; Eoni Daflin; Marklin; Sarah; Valthur Ironhelm: I call dibs on the bodies and parts for spell fixings!  I get animate dead in six levels.  Free skeletons for everyone!]
This message was last edited by the player at 23:11, Wed 02 Aug 2017.

camaraderie?  Uhm.... sure.

Marklin: I didn't ignore your IC post about barring Eoni's progress with the haft your spear; however in my view a character cannot arbitrarily bar another character from doing anything just because they post it. That's borderline God-moding and it doesn't sit well with others when player agency is taken away.

You might not have intended it that way, but that's the way I read it...so I assumed Marklin intended to bar her progress, but she merely stepped around your spear and did what she already stated she had done. She may have not even seen your post. I saw it though.

In the future, if you wanted to attempt to control another player's agency, I would recommend phrasing it differently...as a contest for example.

Marklin attempts to bar Eoni's progress with his spear.

It's a subtle difference, but it makes a world of difference.

Hope that clears it up.

I just realized I put that in the wrong thread, I deleted it.
 And your point is taken.

And we're back...

Great post, Aldara. I won't admit how long it took me to figure out what a "mongy ou" was. Yeah, I finally figured out it was French!!!

On an unrelated note, I never levelled up! Sounds like we'll be in need of all the meat shielding we can get, so I will proceed with that over the weekend.

Unless someone would like to interject, Eoni will accept his terms in a morning post.

Ok with me

Anyone have any suggestions or should Eoni just keep going until someone has something to add?

She is doing fine.. And we have a new face.

You're doing a great job, Eoni. Keep it up!

And welcome, Kane, to the oppressive heat of the Dawn Way. You'll get used to the bugs and road grime and the sting of sweat in your eyes in no time!

Call me Taerix, guys, and thanks! I'm almost done with my character, and looking forward to getting started.

(His clan uses the old custom of family name first and the personal name second, but most halflings gave it up a while ago, don't you know...)

:^)

In reply to Kane Taerix (msg # 974):

Well met and welcome, Kane Taerix!  You'll be delighted to know that the party's resident Magic-User knows Halfling.

Welcome to the game Taerix!

I just set you up with an introduction in the game thread.

Quick recap: hobgoblins marauders have been spotted throughout the Witchwood, mostly along a vital trade road called the Dawn Way. These bands appear to be organized, not the random rabble that occasionally drifts out of the nearby Wyrsmoke Mountains.

Taerix was doing something in the forest...maybe collecting herbs or hunting, saw a large band a couple of days ago along the Dawn Way and got off the road. He wandered along a footpath east and wound up at an old hermit's cabin: Jorr.

He stayed with Jorr last night and this morning a group of 8 adventurers (5 PCs, 3 mercenaries) arrived at Jorr's cabin looking for information about the hobgoblins.

That brings you up to speed.

Just to be clear, should players have the expectation that (check all that apply):

A) No matter what we do, we will only face encounters that we have a chance of winning.

B) We can make a very poor choice and run into overwhelming odds that will wipe out the party.

C) NPCs always provide true information and if it sounds like they mean for you to follow their directions, you're supposed to get on the train.

D) NPCs may have their own motivations and not all of the information they provide is true and the party may get into serious trouble believing them.