In reply to Oly (msg # 650):

"I am going to stay on here and continue to work up the book.  Without Kalima near, I may be able to discover more entries."

"I was hoping to acquire some coin through working with you folks, but as yet, nothing," comments Jolinda. "I do not have, and cannot afford, a tent. I can, however, manufacture some food. Bland, but sustaining."

You lookin' fer eadin money ur zumpin' more exzpenzive?

"Yes," she replies. "But subsistence needs to be met before luxuries such as equipment. Knowledge above all though."
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"Sederic, I can assist you all in getting our supplies at a cheaper rate. Just point me in the direction of the nearest merchant."
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In reply to Mancini (msg # 655):

"Aside from the tent, what we really need is a mount to carry stuff. What can you find?"

Mancini remembers a place to get horses....

(10:36, Today: Mancini rolled 11 using 3d6 ((3,2,6)). Area Knowledge (Northport)-15 Roll passes.)

In reply to Mancini (msg # 657):

easily, there is a place to rent horses or pack mules not far from the South Gate.
You can buy them outright, or rent them as if they were hirelings.

Mancini heads to the South Gate to procure horses for the group.
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In reply to Mancini (msg # 659):

What prices can he get them for? What happens if a rental is killed or injured?

"If it is injured but not killed then it's possible I can heal it," offers Jolinda.

"I have no skill at riding either horses or mules, but if my pack were carried by one, I wouldn't slow the group.  It weighs about thirty-five pounds."

In reply to Aoife (msg # 660):

If a rented animal is killed, you have to pay the full price of purchase; if wounded, half the value.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 663):

"I want only a pack animal for the tent and packs as well. Sounds like we need to buy one. What are the options?"

"Well, how much do we need the pack animal to carry?  If it's no more than a couple hundred pounds, a burro will work fine; cheaper to feed than a horse or mule, and small enough to pass through a human-sized door if needed."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 665):

"A 45 lb tent, group basics, food and water and a number of packs. I am guessing in the vicinity of 300-500 lbs all told."

In reply to Sederic (msg # 666):

That would need a mule or two, or about 3 pack donkeys.

"And then if we have three mules, we'll need a mule wrangler, and food supplies for the human as well as feed for the animals.

"How if we travel light instead.  Suleiman, can you create water? Or even better, food as well?  Cast spells of light, so we needn't bring lamps or oil?  If we need only carry our weapons and armor, even a week of rations each, there would be no need to make this a huge expedition."

OOC: I can lighten my load enough to get to full move, no encumbrance, with 6 days of rations and my usual fighting gear (but no ranged attacks).  That would make it more like 2 days to the tower instead of three for me traveling alone -- but only if I don't have to carry water.  Or I could add some water and carry less food, if I could travel that fast.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 667):

"How about we aim at a single mule? Magic does not provide shelter, does it?"

"I suppose it depends on the magic.  If we're going to travel at a slow walk, though, I can't travel as light as I'd like, because I'll need more food for more days.

"Suleiman?  What are you able to do on that line?"

In reply to Sederic (msg # 669):

"The idea of the mule is to allow us to travel light."

In reply to Ardenas Barehand (msg # 668):

- Alas, of what you mentioned, I can only help with light. However, this country is plentiful of water, so I think we can rely on finding it by the way. May I suggest that for a three-day round trip we will only need food and warm sleeping bags. One mule - if any at all - to carry our food should suffice.
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In reply to Suleiman (msg # 672):

"We will want a tent if it rains..."

In reply to Sederic (msg # 673):

- Yes indeed, I keep forgetting how wet your country is! Anyway, if you are buying a tent or a mule, count my share in. But I urge you to decide fast.

In reply to Suleiman (msg # 674):

"It is more a matter of cash. How much can you contribute?"