"No rain, no rice, eh Chye?"

"Right!Don't they wish they had hats like ours,now?"

Iskander chuckled amusedly.
"Heh.."

Chou-Zhen looks upward, into the rain, for a moment, letting the drops lash against his face, mouth open to catch a few, then returns his attention to the road and the cart he's pacing.

"Rain is good.  It washes the world."

In reply to Chou-Zhen Mou (msg # 136):

The catfolk had quickly donned conical straw hats and cloaks, but all appear miserable.
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19:08, Today: Tanaka Kojimaru rolled 14 using 3d6.  poetry 14.
Tanaka is silent for awhile, as he plods along in the rain, then he spontaneously recites a poem: "The sky's water has fallen, and autumn clouds are thin,
The western wind has blown ten thousand li. *li is a chinese unit of distance = 0.3 miles*
This morning's scene is good and fine,
Long rain has not harmed the land.
The row of willows begins to show green,
The pear tree on the hill has little white flowers.
A hujia pipe begins to play upstairs,
One goose flies high into the sky..."

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In reply to Tanaka Kojimaru (msg # 138):

It is getting dark, you may need to make camp soon.  Survival or naturalist -3 to set up a good camp, -1 due to rain.

11:18, Today: Chye Isuel rolled 9 using 3d6.  soldier ~ 13. sucess by 3, counting the -1 for the rain.
Chye spots a decent place to shelter from the rain, and make a good camp, for their wagons.
"Hoi! This look like good place to set up camp!"
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In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 140):

Ordinary use of survival skill tries to find a campsite that is defensible, comfortable, and has a nearby source of water.
Soldier skill finds only a defensible campsite, which this one is, a wide path leading to a clearing in the woods with boulders scattered around the sides, and space for the oxen and wagons. There is a previously used fire pit here.
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17:43, Today: Iskander rolled 3 using 3d6.  soldier ~ 13. the crittiest crit, ya could crit!
Iskander approves of the spot, and discovers something especially beneficial...

"Well done, Chye.  The lack of a water source is of little concern. I can create water for drinking, cooking, and to water the animals, though it may take me an hour or more to do so if I need to rest before I finish.  I would happily teach that spell, if you are able to purify water; it would hurry the process."

"Domo! Let's bring the wagons into a triangular formation, 'round the fire pit. We'll do watches in shifts, up top, the wagons."
04:03, Today: Chye Isuel rolled 13 using 3d6.  leadership ~ 13
"There's a new boy in the neighborhood. His name is Chye, and he's from Sahud. He's there, to take good care of care of me, like he's one of the family. *Chye in charge of our days and our nights. Chye in charge of our wrongs and our rights.*
and I see, I want. I want. Chye in charge of me!"
04:10, Today: Chye Isuel rolled 17 using 3d6 ((5,6,6)).

Chye sings a terrible song, that nobody knows if he's being serious, or trying to be funny.
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"Eh? Què diables era això? Ell fa les seves pròpies cançons de tema. Ha Ha!.."
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Once the camp has been set up and everyone is settled in for the evening, Ales casts Watchdog over the campgrounds to help protect the caravan.

"Hey Chye, catchy tune. Maybe one day it will be recognized in every household."

(Ooc:15:59, Today: Ales Konstantin rolled 9 using 3d6.  Watchdog 14. Roll passes.)

"As a lyricist, I can agree it was catchy... Just poorly delivered..."
The poet critiqued.
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Chye plays it off, whilst working to set up defenses.
"Just kidding, guys! You know Chye making funny. Heh heh.."
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In reply to Chye Isuel (msg # 148):

Chye man need to replace a string on his instrument. Several of the catfolk cover their ears, and glare disapprovingly.

You set up camp, and into the first watch, something sets off Ales'spell.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 149):
OOC he'd put his instrument in it's case, under his cloak, during the rain. He was just singing. xD

15:54, Today: Chye Isuel rolled 5 using 3d6.  soldier ~ 13.
Chye spots the disturbance, readies his weapon.
"Hey! Who goes there!?"
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Ales readies his scimitar.

Chou-Zhen has not changed position or breathing.

[Private to GM: 17:19, Today: Chou-Zhen Mou rolled 11 using 3d6.  Per (10) to notice Chye and Ales stirring.]

17:18, Today: Tanaka Kojimaru rolled 14 using 3d6.  stealth 16.
Tanaka draws his sword, as he hides in the darkness.

17:21, Today: Iskander rolled 11 using 3d6.  stealth ~16.
Iskander steals away into the shadows, drawing his weapons.

In reply to Iskander (msg # 155):

A number of hooded figures armed with bows can be seen at the outer edges of the camp...

19:42, Today: Chye Isuel rolled 12 using 3d6.  diplomacy ~ 13 .
"We see you. Welcome, be ye travelers. Woe if ye be brigands...Won't you share our fire, perhaps some food and drink, stories and songs, and share the news of the road with our camp?"
Chye addresses the interlopers...