OOC Thread for the Watchtower Builders is open! Sorry it's late. ;p

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Where has the stuff that has been cleared from the hilltop been put and what was it?

Stones, brush and wood, dumped into the aforementioned badger den. There wasn't much, just enough to build a firepit.

In reply to Conspirator (msg # 4):

Safe to make a survival roll to identify and mark useful near by resources? Herbs. Foods. Good water?

Depends, how far down the hill do wanna go?

Not very, scribes are squishy. Like the koolaid man without the glass pitcher.

Well if I'm going to have to go down to get my saplings and other materials anyways, I'll go down with you.

How big are the squares on the map?

5 feet, though objects don't necessarily fill their squares.

Oh forgot another question.  Which direction is the wind coming from?

Currently, from the west.

Adam, with Sai watching the shallow side of the hill, you should be (relatively) safe to search at least a few hundred yards downhill. As long as you stop before the trees get taller than goblins, you don't have much to worry about, as long as you don't stumble into a badger's den. If you spend an hour, you can canvass an area that size with little trouble. Drawing a map with the locations of the resources while keeping an eye on your surroundings will add 3 hours to the time it takes, but anyone who uses the map would get advantage on gathering them and be able to do it in half the time. Normally, a survival check to find and gather resources takes four hours, and you have to focus on one type (herbs, animals, etc.) Less time than that, or splitting your focus, drastically reduces the yields. Since you can make a note on a map without having to cover as much distance, you can pay attention to multiple types of resources, but copying the foreman's map (he'll let you borrow it now that he's not using it at the moment) is where a good chunk of that 3 hours comes from.

Which way is North on the map?

Also, how much room do I have to clear additional squares if I need them?

My original plan was to make a hut with a base dimension of 6 meters diameter (roughly 20 ft).

North is the top of the map.

You could clear up to an additional 15 feet in any direction but west. Any farther and you're building on a slope (Though it's only about 5 degrees going east, you could build it up a bit if you want to move farther that way, but it will take longer. If you don't mind being 5 feet from the watchtower, you don't need to clear any.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the GM at 02:21, Thu 10 Sept 2020.

Of the areas south and east of the cleared area, are they higher or lower than that of the cleared area?  I'm mainly looking for a lower elevation.

You're at the top of the hill, so every direction is down. You can clear out 15 ft north, south, or east before you hit a slope. After that distance, the slope is too steep to the north or south for anything, but its shallow to the east.

Just wanted to make sure I wasn't assuming too much.  :)

I'd rather hear from the others before having Skyeye just simply pick a path for everyone.

I feel I ought to remind you all, you didn't just witness necromancy. You witnessed a cold-blooded murder, an admission of theft, and then necromancy.

Remember, if you go before the enemies, post your action along with your initiative. If you go after, you can wait to see what they're doing before you post.

I’d like to know the outcome of Sai’s spell before deciding my action.

If I don't hear from Skyeye before I go to bed, I'll post an action for her.

Aye aye

Adam, Lilith is prone, so ranged attacks against her are at disadvantage.

Never mind. Attacks against helpless enemies automatically crit.

Hey guys, attacks against helpless enemies automatically crit!
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:04, Mon 19 Oct 2020.

Six and a half foot tall orc wanders out of the woods and no one blinks an eye. :)

Means they either have seen stranger or have other pressing things to consider. =)

In case no one is paying close enough attention, Littlejohn is an Orc, not a half-orc. And that is definitely not an Orcish name.

To be honest I thought he was just a beat-up Goliath. XD

Azu blinked and commented about his horniness! Hehehehehehe

And not orcish gear, or an orcish accent.

T-U-R-T-L-E tower
T-U-R-T-L-E tower
T-U-R-T-L-E tower
Towers on the back of turtles.

Count Ill make it happen.

Adam, Azu, do you want to wait for Sai or Littlejohn to post, or just head back to town?  I've PMed them to see if they're still around, so hopefully we'll get word in a day or two.

Sound good to give them till sunday?

I agree

Okay. Sounds fair. Now I just need to remember to update the quest if a lightning bolt doesn't show up by then ;)

I'm back. Sorry for the delay. almost half my coworkers are in quarantine so I worked 12 straight 10+ hour days. Finally off this weekend and getting caught up.

Adam, I'll take that roll for the teeth. Could you make a separate roll for each of claws, meat, and pelt? Azu can grant advantage for each.

5 for the meat
16 for the pelt
15 for the claws