Other fillings are available.

The plan will be to give everyone a thread covering the last stages on their journey to London. If you're joining there, please let me know if you're not.

Sounds good. And - hello travel buddies!

I think it makes more sense for Olivia to come on board in Germany.

Hi everyone!
I will start in London.
Still looking for that perfect character picture! That's always the hardest bit, isn't it...

Bonsoir fellow travelers! I'm coming from Paris, let's see if I don't get arrested before I reach London...

Do we need to state how much money/stuff we are carrying?

Yes, but I don't need it to the exact new penny.

OK, let's see...

The Internet tells me things now are aprox x6.5 more expensive than in 1972.

So let's say, after paying for the Calais ferry (but not the subsequent train to London), Anais has the equivalent of 1d6x100 present-day euros. 500. Not even that bad, to start with.

That's about 3,250 francs at the final euro-franc exchange rate, or, yes, about 500 francs of 1972.

Am I doing this right?

Ooh, we roll for starting cash?

I'm happy to do that, I was just trying to guess what felt reasonable.

In reply to Jennifer Greene (msg # 9):

I have no idea, I'm making it up because I like randomness :)

According to the Money Matters section, my 500 francs = $100 = £41. The Guardian says the average weekly wage in the UK was around £32, so that sounds about right for Anaïs, a bit more than a week's wages.

Now to decide how many dozens of amazing boho dresses I can fit in that backpack...

No need to roll, no.

...I kind of want to now though.

Not being quite as ambitious as Anais, I'll have Jen sell most of her things in her college room in Oxford to other students before she hops a train to London. Let's say... £120 base, plus 1d20 x £20.

The dice bot approves of my faith, and has rewarded me with a '3'.

So that's £180 plus the personal effects I already PM'd Desmond about, a half dozen dresses of varying lengths, some shorts and tops, a trendy coat she spent far too much on when she first arrived in London, a notepad, three pencils and a pencil sharpener.

Which I'll keep track of, don't worry!

I like the idea of Jen and Debbie on the same train into London Paddington. Looking at the timetables from back then (you may guess I'm a bit of train enthusiast), your best bet is probably the 0840, arriving at 1015. Unfortunately, I can't offer you anything more glamorous than a three-carriage diesel multiple unit:

https://www.railcar.co.uk/type/class-117/summary

This will be a train that Jen will have seen operating on a daily basis in Oxford, nothing hugely glamourous.

At least Anais will get something a bit posher!

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I will be adding a link to some relevant timetables which will contain passport regulations. The biggest potential hiccup this side of the Bosporus is likely to be Yugoslavia.

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Anyway, I see that we have four women and one male driver. Desmond will be the perfect gentleman. His wife is waiting for him in Calais for one thing!
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:22, Sat 05 June 2021.

Is Debbie coming down from Oxford as well, or are we just meeting by chance?

I don’t mind what day we get there, as long as Jen has time to buy her travellers checks before we leave :)

In reply to Jennifer Greene (msg # 14):

It might be a good idea for everyone to meet up on the Sunday near Victoria station. I'm sure I can find a suitably cheap B&B near there... I'll start getting some IC threads up over the next few days.

XD I use Debbie's portrait in another game, so had a bit of "what just happened?" when I read that. Good to have the extra company!

I'll post back soon :)

Oh, I see familiar faces all the time here!
This specific portrait is not '70s' enough, but it was the closest I could find to what I have in mind. Crashed your thread as guided by our GM :)

Yes, the "20th century" section is sorely lacking in good '70s portraits. Wish they let us upload our own.

@Debbie Ouch! I wondered if that's what was going on from the context.

Right train now :)

Test test...does this portrait work?

Closest I could get.

Works for me.

Found this for Desmond.

They're both perfect :)