"It's worth it, Valerie."  The younger sister glances to the side for a moment.  "And the mud washes right off.  It's not like we can't create the water for it, when needed.  And of course, we don't get our clothes muddy, because we don't wear them for the ritual."

“The stone would clean it right off, wouldn’t it?”

In reply to Masugatan (msg # 263):

most definitely.

"I'm sure it would, but a nice hot bath is so much nicer."

“I don’t see no bath around here.  Just this stone.”

I wonder if it rolls, He adds silently.

In reply to Masugatan (msg # 266):

it might take more than Masugatan to move the stone...


meanwhile, what are the others doing?

"Say, Holiness, perhaps next time we're in town we should think about getting a portable bathtub -- and one of us should ask the frog god for something to heat the water.  Don't know if he'd like that, but it doesn't hurt to ask.  It's for humans, not frogs, after all."

In reply to Elaina Grattan (msg # 268):

Emma looks at the stone to estimate how easy it is to move it, after using it, before looking around at what else is there.

In reply to Emma Wilson (msg # 269):

it is easily a four person lift, but even then it might take extra effort.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 270):

"Probably best we leave it in place for now, and try to collect it later, I think."

Is there anything else of note?

“Agreed,” Masugatan says simply.  He has no desire to explore the mystic land of Hernia.

"I don't think it'll replace bathing, anyway.  Meanwhile, let's take another quick look around and go back out to Christine and Jednesa."

“For me it wouldn’t, because…”

In reply to Masugatan (msg # 274):

"...there is nothing to replace, since you do not bathe" she says dryly, finishing his sentence.

So there is nothing else of interest we can find?

OOC:  Pretty sure everything's been gone over twice now

My list of Potential Loot from within the Alchemist Lair:
Jars of Improvised Alchemical Reagent
Jars of denatured Glowjuice (now unstable Alchy Fire)
Furniture (Backed bench, mirror, coatrack, bed)
Household goods: Stone bedroom stuff, rusty iron kitchen ware
Iron Furnishings (door bandings and hinges, wall sconces, chandeliers, railing, buckled iron door)
Singed and Damaged Pornographic Formulary
Solid Gold Alchemy equipment
2 Tonne Bathing Stone
Cloak of Warmth (?)
Boots of Sneakiness (?)

This doesn't include anything absolutely useless like rotten beans and grains, thoroughly molded bed covers, smashed crockery, etc.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:26, Mon 26 July 2021.

In reply to Jednesa (msg # 276):

Sounds right. Just waiting on the GM to confirm that before we head off...

In reply to Emma Wilson (msg # 277):

all accounted for, except for the cloak and boots.  the items of real value are the book, the gold, the potion bits that McNealy has, and the (hard to move) cleaning stone.


the Gnome might be willing to stay here and watch it,while working from the book.

OOC:  Updated.


As a Player I'm fine with that, as a Character Jednesa has no opinions either way.  He could pretty easily stay here, work on the book, and keep an eye on this place (and be foolish and blow himself up) while we continue on.

In reply to Jednesa (msg # 279):

Yeah, if the player is AWOL, it is a good solution. But boring if there is an actual player.

Pretty sure he's been an NPC again since March.  That's when Gwythaint started posted "NPCed" in his posts.

In reply to Jednesa (msg # 281):

npc'd

"Let me relieve Christine of the pressure of having to deal with the terrors of the book while I try to recreate The Great Work."
This message was lightly edited by the GM at 18:01, Wed 28 July 2021.

In reply to McNealy (msg # 282):

"I like the sound of that. You have supplies and feel safe staying here until we return?"

"You be careful, McNealy.  The last guy who tried that apparently turned himself into a pudding, along with creating the gold."

“It’s hard to spend the gold, if you’re a pudding. It does limit your options.”

In reply to Masugatan (msg # 285):

"I have food for a few weeks, and the water is filtered... a few extra rations wouldn't hurt though. He glances at his pack pony, "there are, of course options, including the triger meat."
This message was lightly edited by the GM at 21:09, Sat 31 July 2021.