Food bait. Thats so mean. You know the Duke will bite!!

The Lady:    “Where is that living God of Flora?   Duke, what is that in your mouth?”
The Duke:    Turns and runs, chewing as quickly as he can.

In reply to The Lady (msg # 183):

sounds about right ;-)

The thread in PLAYERS WANTED didn't light up for me like I expected, but it turns out I've got possibly 3 new players, probably at least one... Am discussing character stuff with them now...

We definitely seem to be getting one new player character: Orleon Templeton, the (journeyman) sorcerer...

Welcome to the madhouse Orlean.

I certainly hope it is a mad-house! Orleon did not sign up for normalcy when it comes to something called "Dying Earth"!

I'm letting the equipment list marinate in my mind and after I should be ready.

Cool cool cool... don't forget to choose a portrait and fill in a description too...

Um, how's it coming...?

Uhm good?

Tucked away in his private chambers, Templeton can usually be found bent over tomes or recipes from the ancient world. The world before the Dying. Orleon is well-kept to nearly a fault. In old world robes he appears more like a monk than a scholar. Pouches and folds conceal all he needs for a day's research and development.

STATS
Forceful -1
Hidey
Charming +1
Agile 0
Insightful +2
Weird +1

Stuff
Dagger: Defensive and Concealed
Research Kit: Books Stylus of the Sage
Staff: Stun
Old world robes: Regalia Impressive

Stats are fine, but that seems like more than 3 levels' worth of stuff...?

Dagger: Defensive and Concealed = Class 2
Research Kit: Books Stylus of the Sage: Class 1
Staff: Stun = Class 1
Old world robes: Regalia Impressive = Class 1

So... that's... 5 levels worth of stuff...

You could, I suppose, get rid of the dagger...?

Make it so #1!

Okay...

Now, you didn't choose a vehicle, but the Ziggurat can loan you one...

This is what I'm thinking:

Your research (or a spell?) suggests to you that there's something very valuable to your studies at The Cloister, so you suddenly tell The Ziggurat that you want to catch up with the expedition. The Ziggurat tells you that there's a tracker in the walker that The Lady and The Duke are using, so The Ziggurat sends you in a vehicle of your own to catch up to them. (The vehicle can be pre-programmed to return on its own when it drops you off.)

What do you think? Any objections, anyone...?

As long as he can bring some incidentals so he feels at home.

Like what? Food and drink? A bedroll or hammock? Yes to any of those. What else, if anything, do you have in mind?

In reply to The GM (msg # 196):

I am quite sure he means his face hugger teddy.

Orleon has grown quite accostomed to the finer things in life and solitude. There is no doubt that in his cache for the mission he would have a few bottles of this and that. Excellent food from his own wares. I mean someone does not simply go into the wasteland unprepared do they?

I'm fine with taking a few bottles.

If there are no other objections, I'll introduce you tomorrow (morning, probably).

That would be awesome.

If I don't post in the next... 14 hours, then nudge me

Ye gods, the first post. I feel a tear on my cheek!

Small problem in visualization: There is no sun. It died out completely some time ago.

Light is provided by giant lamps on the moon, and by several smaller satellites.

(No one is certain what keeps the planet warm enough. It just is.)

<<edited>> thanks

Time for vacation for me so will be even slower then i was if im even able to post the next 2 weeks.

Unless anything you just described stops the Duke from doing what he intend he will still do that.

And as the water was flowing uphill towards the building is the water actually coming out of the fountain or going in?