OOC Comments and Table Talk

[ProfGremlin]

::happy dance::

Now we can see the baddies coming from further off and have that much more time to panic! Thanks M²!

[monstermike]

Aonghasan's items:

Equipment Weight
First Aid Kit 50
Quarrels 20
Beauty Items 16
10 foot pole 50
Grappling Hook 50
Backpack 10
Belt Pouch 5
Bound Book 20
Dwarven Matches 20
Dwarven Steel Pen 5
Ink 5
Lantern 20
Flask of Oil 5
Parchment 4
Bolt Quiver 40
50' silk rope 20
Small Sack 3
Waterskin 15
Wax Candles 15
Small Mirror 5
Sax 25
2 Dirks 32
Light crossbow 120
Quarterstaff 50
Banded Mail 450

and their costs...

Item Cost (GP)
Room 7
Supper 3
Wine & Ale 6
Breakfast 2
Provisions 2
Sax 30
2 Dirks 36
Quarterstaff 10
Banded Mail 320
Light Crossbow 170
Quarrels 10
First Aid Kit 10
Quarrels 10
10 foot pole 0.5
Grappling Hook 3
Backpack 0.5
Belt Pouch 0.1
Bound Book 10
Dwarven Matches 10
Dwarven Steel Pen 2
Ink 5
Lantern 1.2
Flask of Oil 1.5
Parchment 2
Bolt Quiver 5
50' silk rope 20
Small Sack 0
Waterskin 1
Wax Candles 3
Small Mirror 4
Herman's Wages 25

I may have overcounted some things, since he had some personal items before the shopping trip, then he bought some of the same items at McGuckin's.

[monstermike]

Item weights for Pan

Equipment Weight
First Aid Kit 50
50' Silk Rope 20
Iron Spikes 25
Belt sacks 6
Chalk 2
Trident 75
Kukri 20
Scale Mail 300

and costs...

Item Cost (GP)
Room 7
Supper 3
Wine & Ale 6
Breakfast 2
Provisions 2
Scale Mail 210
Trident 60
Kukri 30
First Aid Kit 10
50' Silk Rope 20
Iron Spikes 0.8
Belt sacks 0
Chalk 2

[monstermike]

Bitsa has

Equipment Weight
First Aid Kit 50
Sling Bullets 50
Backpack 10
Lock Picks 6
Flint and Steel 4
Tinderbox 5
Chalk 2
Charcoal 2
Twine 2
Flask of Oil 5
50' Silk Rope 20
Iron Spikes 25
Hammer 40
Crowbar 200
Grappling Hook 50
Small Mirror 5
Waterskin 15
Cloak 40
Blackjack 10
Sax 25
Sling 1
Leather Tunic 15
Spyglass 20

Costs...

Item Cost (GP)
Room 7
Supper 3
Wine & Ale 6
Breakfast 2
Provisions 2
Sax 30
Sling 5
Bullets 3
Blackjack 5
Leather Tunic 15
First Aid Kit 10
Backpack 0.5
Lock Picks 0
Flint and Steel 1
Tinderbox 2
Chalk 2
Charcoal 0.1
Twine 0.2
Flask of Oil 1.5
50' Silk Rope 20
Iron Spikes 0.8
Hammer 3
Crowbar 12
Grappling Hook 3
Small Mirror 4
Waterskin 1
Cloak 4
Spyglass 0

[monstermike]

Finally, Owynn

Equipment Weight
Pack 10
First Aid Kit 50
Lantern 20
Oil 10
Iron Spikes 25
Grappling Hook 50
50' Silk Rope 20
Water Skin 15
Broadsword 120
Sax 25
Javelin 30
Cuirbouilli 160
Target Shield 300

Cost

Item Cost (GP)
Room 7
Supper 3
Wine & Ale 6
Breakfast 2
Provisions 2
Broadsword 140
Target Shield 100
Sax 30
Cuirbouilli Armor 170
Javelin 10
First Aid Kit 10
Backpack 0.5
Lantern 1.2
2 Flasks Oil 3
Flint and Steel 1
Silk rope 20
Grappling hook 3
10 iron spikes 0.8
Water Skin 1

I think you said "Tower Shield" in your post, but then had "Target Shield" on your character sheet. I went with Target Shield, but let me know if that's wrong.

Edit: Cuirboille -> Cuirbouilli pour la gloire de la France!

[gaptooth]

Aonghasan put ink in his pen, oil in his lamp, bolts in the quiver, etc. before setting out.

Oh, and he also set up Herman's backpack.

[kwll]

Nov 3, 2010 15:47:27 GMT -5 monstermike said:

Finally, Owynn
[...]
I think you said "Tower Shield" in your post, but then had "Target Shield" on your character sheet. I went with Target Shield, but let me know if that's wrong.

Yeah, that's Target Shield: my mistake.

And whatever the rules say, it's "Cuirbouilli" (which means "boiled leather", by the way). Sorry to nitpick, but my eyes sore each time I see this one.

[kwll]

Nov 3, 2010 7:55:38 GMT -5 ProfGremlin said:

Kwll, by "the boy" are you referring to Herman, 'Nasan's proposed porter? If so, I don't think 'Nasan wanted him due to the whole liability issue.

That might very well be, but I don't see any IC indication that the boy went away (or did not come).

Any preference as to where in the order Bitsa marches? Given the option, he'll take the middle of the party. He's a city-bred Hobb, after all, what would he know of woodscraft?

Agreed.

[monstermike]

Nov 4, 2010 2:07:39 GMT -5 kwll said:

And whatever the rules say, it's "Cuirbouilli" (which means "boiled leather", by the way). Sorry to nitpick, but my eyes sore each time I see this one.

I suspect cuirboille is an ancient anglicized version of the proper word in French, mais je suis tres heureux de l'appeller en cuirbouilli.

[kwll]

Nov 4, 2010 8:26:48 GMT -5 monstermike said:

I suspect cuirboille is an ancient anglicized version of the proper word in French, mais je suis tres heureux de l'appeller en cuirbouilli.

That might be true, but I did not find this spelling in any on-line dictionary, or in Wikipedia. So that would be a very very obscure version! (Or, more likely, a misinformed writer )

[monstermike]

All righty then. It seems like we have something close to consensus to go looking for a back door. I take it from Gaptooth's post that he is bringing Herman along. Marching order looks something like this:

Front

Tenkar Owynn
Pan Bitsa
'Nasan Herman

Rear

I'll wait until noon to post next, to give folks time to post a piece in the IC thread if they haven't yet.

[ProfGremlin]

Nov 4, 2010 8:36:56 GMT -5 kwll said:

So that would be a very very obscure version! (Or, more likely, a misinformed writer )

No, no... it's from the very rare Cuir.

Cuir - (Kwer) n. An ancient creature once thought to be mythological until fossilized remains were found. It has since been discovered (Lord Korrtermane, Haggard's Deep, 1876) to be existent in small family tribes in remote, forbidding country. Legend has it that the hide of these creatures can be fashioned into armor suits through a process known as 'bouilli' (A sophisticated alchemical process of which the basis is boiling liquid). These suits are lighter in weight than comparably sized steel suits but provide an equivalent measure of protection.

Whether the legend is true or not is difficult to say. Lord Korrtermane does provide anecdotal evidence of the cuir's superior resistance to all manner of damage. There is also mention of a 'blinking' ability akin to a Leprechaun's Wink Wing spell. Whether this 'blinking' ability is accurate or simply misreported due to the lighting (or lack of it) in Haggard's Deep is beyond current documentation. Those few who actually own authentic cuirbouilli suits are curiously silent upon the topic.

;D

[gaptooth]

Yeah, 'Nasan agreed to the terms, showing genuine sympathy for the lad. I compiled Hermie's backpack here, and if things get tough, I can give him the crossbow, and explain to him how not to shoot himself in the face.

[gaptooth]

Oh, and 'Nasan was one of the "North side" votes above.

[monstermike]

You all had L2 SR's on LK to see if anyone spotted the cave opening. 'Nasan, Bitsa, and Owynn succeeded. Tenkar and Pan failed.

Here's your AP toward LK for the SR's

Tenkar 12
'Nasan 24
Pan 16
Bitsa 24
Owynn 12

Herman didn't make a SR. He was too busy wondering if perhaps his parents don't love him.

In case you are wondering what the heck I'm talking about when I say "Take 12 AP toward LK," read this house rule