I got lost in events. Was it that we had time for shopping + temple visit?
Or rather if we go right to the mansion, do we have time to have a rest instead (I'm hearing there might be trouble).

I'm nearly certain temple precluded resting, but shopping did not.

If you only went shopping, you had time to rest. Gania, Sierpinski, and Istvan also did the ritual thing, so those three no longer have time to Make Camp before the banquet.

I pressed the story forward now, so visiting the temple isn't really feasible before nightfall anymore. Unless you want to skip the banquet to do so, but the high priest will be attending the banquet anyway, so it is probably still your best bet to head to the banquet regardless.

I was hoping to get an IC post up today, but I seem to have developed internet issues on my desktop. (I'm posting this from a phone.) Hopefully I will be able to move the plot forward tomorrow though.

Things got away from me. Need a few more days to get them under control. Sorry for going dark.

In my hurry I misread the post and thought it was charging towards Sierpinski, not throwing a spear. Thus my

Can we edit that to deflecting the spear (ever so slightly) with her glaive before moving to attack?

Sure. I'll go make edits now.

Have we lost Twessa?

It seems so, unfortunately.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 462):

Bummer. Harlin was getting sweet on her.

And we've lost our healer.

Does anyone have bandages or poultices for Istvan? If we think we have time?

Istvan has 1 healing potion but he's suuuuuper been saving it up.

HOWEVER, while Istvan would totally accept healing prayers right now (and indeed is making puppy dog eyes trying to get some healing of that nature), the fact that he has the potion means if anyone has bandages or poultices, perhaps you should really save them for yourselves...

Shame to see Twessa gone. Both the player and the character were great.

As for mechanics, I hope that the parley will get us up and running, as Gania isn't in much better shape either. For down the road we'll need to get some potions. Or maybe some multiclassing moves...

There's really no other way to heal one's character? What an odd weak point for such a modern game.

There's resting/sleeping, but we didn't have time for that right now...

There are also bandages and poultices, which are tagged "slow"--i.e., short rest. Some characters start with them. If we survive this, I'll try to remember to buy some!

How about, due to Sierpinski's rapid spell casting, he over did it on the invisibility. He's stuck being invisible (which means no spellcasting) until he makes a real effort to hack and slash or volley or otherwise commit to violence.

Oh, I like that. Let's go with that.

I hate to split the party, but doing that strategically is one main point of the telepathy spell. And I'd prefer to get more first-hand information, if possible, rather than exposition from NPCs.

I'm going to be on vacation until the 17th.  Internet access will be limited at best.  I'll check in when I can, but feel free to NPC me if needed.

Have fun, Uri! I recently got back from a vacation and am still trying to catch back up on everything. I expect to get an IC post up tomorrow though.

While we're on the subject:

My wife and I go on vacation tomorrow... I expect to be back Thursday... I have zero guarantee that I'll be able to log in while I'm gone... I mean it's certainly possible, but odds that I will make a long post to anything are Low...

To be clear, there's one in the room with us right now?

Yes. There is one (and only one so far) in the process of entering the room. What you posted fit what was happening, so you're good.

Alright, I'm back.  I just need a little time to catch up and then I'll be back in action.