Sounds great to me. I'll be afk until Saturday. Going to hotsprings with wife and kids. It'll be hard to pry my old bones out and back into the cold!

That sounds fantastic. Roak approves!

Voran thinks that's pricey, but he defers to the people who actually count coins in the party.

Of course Hamburg's money savvy is beyond dismal, so this sounds like a wonderful idea and perfectly reasonable!

Contribution from me this weekend!

Baby!

Wow! Congratulations! Adorable little bug! Hope everyone is well!

Awww! Adorable!

Congrats! Do I miss those days? Absolutely not!

Did we determine if the retainers are coming in with us? Or are they staying outside to guard our stuff?

You hadn't specifically decided, but it's not unreasonable for one to come with, as a torchbearer.  It also wouldn't be unreasonable for that one to demand hazard pay or a share (full or half) of any treasure, if there was significant risk to life or limb.

What does everyone think? Do we just have the hirelings hang out outside, or have some come in?

Let's have them hang out for now and we'll poke around a bit. Once the body count gets high and we have wheelbarrow loads of loot to be removed, we can come back and get them. Or whatever.

Lanliss, you good with that?

I guess I was! :)

If we have enough time to get another round of missiles off, do we have time (and range) to get spells off?

Yes.  Absolutely.

Outstanding. I'd rather cast Sleep, see how many it affects then possibly go on the offensive - better than shooting one arrow!

Hey gang, I'm back now. Ready to resume destruction and chaos upon the known lands.

I'll wait to see the results of the Sleep spell before I make another attack or action.

I'm glad to have you back.  Let's get back to butt-kicking action.

Question: how long does it take to light a lantern?

I'll let you do it during the round, in addition to some other action.  I have some personal experience lighting a flame with tinder, flint, and steel, and it isn't fast.  Still, this is a fantasy game.

Just click the switch to 'on'? ;)

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 306):

Whose butt is going to get kicked exactly? A TPK isn't exactly the best welcome back you know... ;-)

Since I'm running the game, I get to watch both sides.  It's good either way, from where I sit...

It's kinda like owning stock in the NFL.  No matter who wins the Super Bowl, you're in a good place.

>;p

I'm off for a short vacation with the family; it's unlikely I'll be able to log back in before Monday.