Best to wait here, safer and easier to find everyone.

In reply to Syvanus (msg # 12):

"I have just gotten back from a trip and finished shopping, so I am good to go...we can wait here together, Balir."

I have a small task to accomplish, with a bit of luck, it should take no longer than an hour ...



[Private to GM: Hewill take two small vials and try to get Father Robard to fill each with holy water.]

In reply to Aethul (msg # 14):

"I can get you a rough local map for $50, I might be imprecise about that castle though.  I can heartily recommend some redundancy in terms of gear; two mules minimum, maybe even a small donkey or hand cart. And bring some food, unless you want another angry plant to fight with."






A two-wheeled handcart with spoked and iron-banded wheels. Holds 500 lbs. Can be pulled by hand or yoked to someone. Divide effective weight of load by 10. $100, 60 lbs.

[Private to Aethul: Father Robard will do that for a silver ($20) and throw in a pamphlet of prayers]
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A small mule can pull the hand cart easily and is cheaper than two animals of any sort.




[Private to GM: Aethul will give him the Silver piece.]

"Right then, back here in an hour. I have a weeks worth of travel rations, hopefully that will be sufficient for now."

"Do ve need a veek, you think?  I only have 4 days vith me.  Vhat do you think ve should bring?"

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 18):

"Last time we went out, the mule got crushed by an earth giant, and we lost our food and many supplies. I am bringing  extra clotnes, and some spare gear, along with group basics and two weeks food."

"Giants?  I vill be happy to meet one.  Let me collect a few more rations and come back."

OOC Balir will go collect a week of normal rations and then return.  Backpack should have enough room for them.

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 20):

My friend Chunky could pull a handcart, but I do not have any change left over.

[Private to GM: I noted that the items from the last mission were not added. I believe Kirpich took the following: Total loot, $5,000 worth

A possible magical ring that he wanted identified.

Horse, saddle, tack and saddlebags, $475 worth.
$4520+2180 cash, since he let Snorri take the axe. I don't believe this was spent, correct?

Likewise, were the 6 cp spent? I could not find...]

I have sufficient for the Handcart if Chunky can do that.

In reply to Syvanus (msg # 22):

"no pull."
[Private to Kirpich Rockson: elemental companions don't haul (golems do). You should have had all that loot, minus about $40 for upkeep.]

So we are back to how we pull the Cart...  a small mule is $1000.

In reply to Syvanus (msg # 24):

"I have plenty of cash for mules and carts, but we need someone with animal handling or teamster skill to control them, especially if combat starts. Given it costs $5365 which I can cover out of my own pocket, and these are pretty much exclusively group items, should I get paid back at the end before loot is distributed? After all, I can provide my own food and water. It should be noted there are no fodder for the mules."

Suggested shopping list:

Large Mule                           $2,000
Move 9 (6)
BL 96 lbs
Weight: 181#
Encumbrance: Light

    Horseshoes.  TL3.                    $50       4#.  Gives horse +2 HT rolls for stamina on long rides.
    Saddlebags.  TL1.                    $100      3#   Holds 40#
    Halter       TL1.                    $5,       1.5# Gives +1 Animal Handling for Tying up/Leading a horse, replaces bridle

    20 gal waterproof barrels x 2,       $220      22# (160# Water 32#/160)
    Rations x60,                         $160      30#

Total: Mule 1: $2535


Large Mule                           $2,000         BL 96 lbs
Move 9 (7)
BL 96 lbs
Weight: 151
Encumbrance: Light

    Horseshoes.  TL3.                    $50       4#.  Gives horse +2 HT rolls for stamina on long rides.
    Saddlebags.  TL1.                    $100      3#   Holds 40#
    Halter       TL1.                    $5,       1.5# Gives +1 Animal Handling for Tying up/Leading a horse, replaces bridle

    Legionnaires Tent,                   $225,     45#
    Sleeping Mats x2,                    $40,      8#
    Sleeping Fur, x2,                    $100,     16#
    Crash Kit,                           $200,     10#
    Rope, 3/8, 200 yards,                $100,     30#
    First Aid Kit                      From Chunky 2#
    Bandages                           From Chunky 2#
    Group Basics                       From Chunky 20#
    Cord 50', holds 90 lbs               $5        2.5#
    Whetstone                            $5        1#

Total Mule 2: $2830

Very generous of you but unnecessarily costly my friend. We can buy the cart for $100 and a small mule to pull it for $1,000, it should easily handle the water, although one barrel plus our individual  Water skins should be plenty. The rest can easily be carried along with some oats... fodder is not needed as the animal can graze the plentiful grass.  We should buy the mule with shoes and a halter, since an unused mule is likely untrained.

And I can lead the mule and control it I think... shouldn't be too difficult.

In reply to Aethul (msg # 27):

"The problem with wagons is mud, and there was talk of a swamp, hence two mules is an advantage..."

But do we have to traverse the swamp to get there? I didn't get that understanding...perhaps we should ask Oren ... let me see if he is still around.

In reply to Syvanus (msg # 29):

"If not, a pair of oxen and an Oxcart for $3340, plus outfitting, would be better, as it can carry 1200 lbs, but it needs the Teamster skill to drive it. A wagon with 2 draft horses would cost $4790, including horseshoes and halters for both, and be only able to carry 1000 lbs. A war wagon would be a substantial improvement, but needing 4 draft horses would bring the cost to $10,000, beyond even my budget. However, with a capacity of 4,000 lbs and protection for archers, it may be worthwhile. But once again, we need a good teamster to drive it! A large mule can carry up to 288 lbs before it is heavily encumbered."

"I hav just arrived, and have not not earned any vage yet.  I do not have that money to spend, but I could contribute some.  If ve all agree, and only then."

Why do we need so much ? we aren't carrying anything  that heavy and i can't imagine finding that much.

Syvanus heads off to ask Oren about the swamp.

In reply to Kirpich Rockson (msg # 30):

A sturdy mule and a handcart that could be yoked to it (and carry 500 lbs) might do.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 33):

Are there swamps that need to be traversed, or is it all along roads?

In reply to Syvanus (msg # 32):

The fields that are frequently flooded for the rice crop have raised roads between them, but there was a terrible stirge problem. I remember a group of pallid men that would hire out themselves to stand in the paddies to be bitten, because all but the largest strix would die after biting them.  Someone told me that they had always been in the area, but had long been persecuted until that became the crop. I hear they used to plant faro before that, but there had been a blight, followed by floods and then there was an influx of peasants from Sahud who introduced their style of farming. Veroigne is a major source of rice, I hated loading it because it weighed more than potatoes or flax seed."

In reply to Oren (msg # 35):

"Stirges. Great. So the roads are ok for wagons then?"