Hey guys OOC for the Gathering Materials quest is now open. ^_-

Hey folks, sorry I ended up not having internet access over the long weekend here.  Just getting caught up.

not a problem

So we're walking on our merry way while Azu figures out her critter sack, right?

That was my impression

Yes

Hey Azu, did that thing come with instructions?

Presumably not, but Sai might have an idea of what needs to be done...

No instructions. The nice lady said it was a funny magic bag of animals. I've been saving for weeks IRL to get it. I hope Sai is right.

Night watch order please.

I can take 1st or 2nd watch.

Darkness is no obstacle, Wightvane will take the darkest part of night.

Brohm will take last watch.

I'm good with first or second.

Sai will be awake for the second half of the night, and can take either watch during that time (though he'll also be taking Alban up on his generosity for the other two hours).

Night Watch Order is as follows, if not please correct me.

Night Watch Order
Alban
Malkus
Wightvane
Brohm of Clan Stonehelm

Sai Nightbreeze awake during Wightvane and Brohm's watches.

In reply to The Narrator (msg # 16):

Looks right to me

Ok with me.  Go with it.

Looks good!

Yeap.

Don't forget that until Alban spell ends only the party can pass through the dome and no one else may enter the dome from the outside.  It might be a good time to wake everyone up.

Brohm doesn't know that.  And waking everyone up might draw the attention of the spiders.  So he will remain quiet, motionless, and ready.  No sense attracting the spiders attention.

Sai knows a bit more about it, but enough to surmise the spiders will likely pass us by if we don't draw attention (assuming the dome isn't bright pink :P  ).

Alban would have made the outside color of the dome to blend in with the surrounding area to hide it. It would be opaque on the inside so we could see out of it

Those of us not on watch: are we rolling initiative for round two?

Yes everyone not on watch will be waking up during round 1 so you all will be able to post actions for round 2 when I call for them please.

Azu, I'm a little confused. Am I in your cube's volume?

Im holding off to give you guys a chance to move. She did warn you.

In reply to Azucondie (msg # 28):

No, I mean I don't know what square you moved to, so I don't know where the cube will be when it goes off.

In reply to Malkus (msg # 29):

Azu's aiming at E4 and E6, correct?

Yes. I have 30' of movement

In reply to Azucondie (msg # 31):

Excellent.  I was checking to be certain I knew whether or not Brohm needed to move.

*cough*XP*cough*

Brohm, does that roll include the +2 from my aid?

In reply to Malkus (msg # 34):

No.

Well, I'm happy to assist as a part of breaking down the camp if you'd like.

If not, no big deal.

So, Brohm, are you leading us on once more?

Are we still trailing you by a long distance?

I'm happy to help someone harvest spider parts.

Maybe we should do a quid-pro-quo: you assist me, and I'll assist you. Any takers?

I'm good to Help whoever needs it. My rolls will suck, but if no one else is interested in the carapaces I can try making them into armor.

I can always help out.  Just let me know.

Bring it up in character, if you're interested Sai.  We are having similar ideas.

Hah poor yeti. Next time you'll have to make it a whole pack ;)

So, Wightvane, are you going for the head? It would be a ferocious looking trophy on your wall.

True. Sai is already looking at the hide from the corner of his eye.

I do like a good trophy. Sure.

That's quite the hack-job (literally) on that head, Wightvane. I am almost ashamed of that roll lol, even if it was by proxy ;)

I've had so many terrible rolls lately that I really should have known better.

In reply to Wightvane (msg # 47):

Better to get them out of the way now, I figure, and save the 20's for combat.

That watch order works for me =)

Unfortunately Irsoneic and Wightvane will not be around for the foreseeable future. Real life came up and his player had to leave, but he knows he is welcome to come back when or if things calm down. Until then I'll be marking down any loot he gets and Xp for when his player does return. After the two of them finish up their current quests they'll be taking a break. As it stands they've already been placed under NPC status.

So we just need Brohm to agree to the watch order, correct?

Yep sounds right.

So two things, first off:

For those interested in joining the assault please post what team you would like to be apart of.

Secondly:

I wanted to take a vote from everyone in this quest for what will happen after you collect the dew from the flowers. Do you want to continue on with this quest as we would normally? Or would you rather we speed through the last bit, but skip all encounters on the way back to Smith's Gambit?

I'd love to be part of the second (infiltration) group, as that's more or less my specialty. I'd also be in favor of moving things along (it looks like others are ready to get rolling, and we're the last to return). But I'm good either way.

If the second group is full, I'd join any of the others as well.

Brohm would probably be good for the Infiltration team.  I'm good either way, my preference is for normal continuation.

My preference would be Group One, even if that means I bump Tusk to Group Four in the process.

Regarding question two, my original intention was to purge the ruins and let the blood run over the stones, but with the timing of the Assault, I think I'll just come back later and do it. My preference would be to pick up the pace once we start the return trip, if I'm being honest.

Azu, Alban, did either of you have a vote on doing normal continuation vs speeding things up to get back to Smith's Gambit sooner?

I am flexible. We can return to Gambit to help with the assault mission.

It really doesn't matter to me.

If he survives, Brohm will definitely return to the ruins.  Both to explore them, and to cleanse them.