In reply to Kirpich Rockson (msg # 213):

the catastrophic failure would have blocked you for the day; there would have been no more menhirs detectable in the area, leading to more work moving them over distance.

that might require your engineers friend tomorrow to help move them once located.


to simplify: you found one suitable stone, unearthed it and set it upright.
your next attempt found a sinkhole, and no other menhirs on the property.

you located 3 others at a bit of a distance and were able to raise them to the surface, but may need assistance in transporting them back

In reply to Narrator (msg # 216):

In addition to Chunky, 2 draft horses, 2 saddle horses and a bunch of cultists to work the logs it rolls across? Then Kirpich will draw upon all the cultists to create Elemental to create the Engineers friend.
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Together with the elemental and the circle of weary cultists, you move the menhirs roughly into a circle.

In reply to earth elemental (msg # 218):

Do you want me to continue rolling for the other 4 to get 8 total?

In reply to Kirpich Rockson (msg # 219):

4 is good. one for each cardinal direction.  maybe a 5th for an altar stone.

OOC: Balir would have been OK to help with all of that stone work. He doesn't have any skills that could really help (poor dwarf in that regard), but he does have a bit of strength when it comes to lifting
EDIT:Not sure which skill is needed for finding stones like that, but maybe geology?, and Balir does have Prospecting which defaults to geology at -5, so I wouldn't have fared much better than your roll, but just a little FYI if help was needed in the future.
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In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 221):

All assistance gratefully accepted. Co-incidentally, if the one critical failure caused so much trouble, what benefit did I get from the three 5's (including one to detect) and were the four 6s also critical success?

Kirpich will next find an altar stone...

In reply to Kirpich Rockson (msg # 222):
Prospecting would have helped find stones of suitable size.

In addition to the spells not having cost,
you also:
-unearthed a smallish geode
-found enough root vegetables to feed some of the cultists
-found a spring
-found a couple agates
-found a dwarven whetstone

In reply to Narrator (msg # 223):

Ok, cool! Can we sell the geode and Agates to fund planting a garden to feed cultists?

Can we tap the spring?

In reply to Kirpich Rockson (msg # 224):

The spring is outside of your lands, but probably draws the same water as your well.

You can sell the stones in Brouse!

Merchant, jeweler, prospecting -2, connoisseur jewelry all can appraise the values

The new smith has merchant at 10, but none of those other skills...yet.

Rollant picks up the stones and squints.
"The little one is worth around three hundred, the bigger one closer to five.  Dunno about the spiky purple one, looks really expensive tho."

In reply to Rollant the smith (msg # 227):

"Worth selling on the next trip into town..."

In reply to Kirpich Rockson (msg # 228):

a dwarf's prospecting skill might tell more about that.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 229):

On a roll of 13, not so sure...

In reply to Kirpich Rockson (msg # 230):

I meant Balir

Hannatti tells Aethul about the Baroness while she entertains him.

He tells her about his experiences too, as he reciprocates.

Balir takes a look at the stones

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 234):

That large geode is an amethyst, and worth something very close to $5000.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 235):

Very nice! Kirpich will have Benny custodian until it is sold. Funds to be used to build accommodation for guests/cultists on top of the stables. How much would an extra floor there cost?

In reply to Narrator (msg # 235):

"Eeerhmm, Kirpich. Where did you guys find all those valuable stones? I mean, if we can find more of such stones this tower will be rich quickly. If there is a mine on our lands, we will be a threat to the barony."

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 237):

"The stones found were a gift from Grom as we do his work. I doubt the region has many, so I doubt amine would be feasible."

Does this seem a feasible place for such a mine, or any mine?

In reply to Kirpich Rockson (msg # 238):

That would be up to a prospector to determine.  The site of the other spring might be a good place to start looking for agates and geodes.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 239):

Kirpich will suggest that to the prospector. He has enough business ventures at the moment.