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Re: Where To Next?

2016-07-07T09:33:02-06:00

Yeah, being able to communicate would help. And my AC is still frightfully low for a front line fighter.

Statistics: Posted by Elle — Thu Jul 07, 2016 10:33 am

Re: Where To Next?

2016-07-07T06:29:52-06:00

Looking at the map, I don't know that we save all that much time by getting off the boat before Magnimar and heading to Sandpoint. There's a northward bend in the river that's closer to Sandpoint, but there are no large, direct roads from that bend to Sandpoint, so we would be traveling off road or on indirect country roads. If we go to Magnimar, we have the well-maintained coastal road to travel on, so the going will be quicker.

And I'm fine with some folks heading to Sandpoint while others shop. But that means the ones heading to Sandpoint need to leave a shopping list if there's anything they want.

And again, I understand that Dwyn wants to get to Sandpoint as soon as possible. But taking a few hours to upgrade armor and weapons while we're in Magnimar can really help her better defend Sandpoint. If we're able to use a Sending spell to get a warning to Sandpoint and get them preparing their defenses, and periodically check in during the trip to make sure they're still safe, then maybe she'll be willing to spend a little time upgrading magic items in the big city rather than running straight to Sandpoint.

Statistics: Posted by Tahlvin — Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:29 am

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2016-07-07T05:07:02-06:00

Y'all, we get to Sandpoint in 6 days either way. But can we take horses on the barge? And if so, can we shave a bit of time by disembarking from the barge before it gets to Magnimar and taking a short cut up to Sandpoint?

Dwyn seriously would want to ride straight to Sandpoint without pausing, as soon as we get off the boat, but then we won't have horses unless we can take them on the boat.

If we do this boat thing, can't we just leave two people behind in Magnimar for four hours of shop & mayor, and let them catch up? Four hours might mean forty kids saved or forty buckets of boiling oil or whatever the town could use for defense. My cousins are going to die in a fireball! I also want to be able to ride around town quickly when we get to Sandpoint, so horse possession at that point is still important.

Statistics: Posted by Elle — Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:07 am

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2016-07-07T04:49:44-06:00

The six days by boat to Magnimar and then Sandpoint does not include time spent shopping or talking to the Lord Mayor. I'm guessing if we do those things, as well as leave time for Dwyn to meet her boyfriend for a quick visit, then I'm guessing we're adding a day or so to the trip time. But if we can fit our horses on the barge for the down-stream trip, that at least gives us a way to get from Magnimar to Sandpoint.

Statistics: Posted by Tahlvin — Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:49 am

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2016-07-06T21:37:02-06:00

If it takes the same amount of time, I say we go by boat first. Make the best decision with the information you have at the time.

[[ooc: Also I think that Darcs secretly wants us to face Black Magga again...or did we win?]]

Statistics: Posted by Eliahad — Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:37 pm

Re: Where To Next?

2016-07-06T21:16:48-06:00

Well... Eldthor really ... and I know that we need to get better magic, especially if there's a dragon involved... Desna preserve us! A freakin' dragon? But... I really don't like boats...

[in a soft voice]OK... let's take a boat...

Statistics: Posted by Zen — Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:16 pm

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2016-07-06T19:39:41-06:00

Six days to Sandpoint by boat AND we get a stop in Magnimar along the way. OR six days to Sandpoint by boring old horses and we don't get to tie up our loose ends with the Mayor until later.

Dothan has never been on a boat before... not for a real trip like this. She knows how some people feel about the idea, but she's really really hoping to do the boat thing.

Statistics: Posted by Mike — Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:39 pm

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2016-07-06T15:41:56-06:00

It should take just shy of 5 days to get from Turtleback Ferry to Magnimar by boat, provided the barge is up and running, and then a day's travel to get to Sandpoint.

If taking horses, it should take 6 days to get to Sandpoint, then another day of travel to Magnimar.

So, roughly the same amount of time. It seems like the bigger concern is where to go first.

Statistics: Posted by DMDarcs — Wed Jul 06, 2016 4:41 pm

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2016-07-06T13:45:48-06:00

I believe she's some sort of fire-breathing super cleric, but she'll have to confirm or deny that.

( I think she has a prestige class, but I dont know which one)

Statistics: Posted by Bluedevyl — Wed Jul 06, 2016 2:45 pm

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2016-07-06T13:33:52-06:00

Is Sam a straight-up cleric?

Cuz if so, then yeah, we could get two or three Sendings on a down day when she didn't need 4th level spells for other things. That could alleviate a lot of our concerns, especially since Sending allows the recipient to respond as well.

Statistics: Posted by Mike — Wed Jul 06, 2016 2:33 pm

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2016-07-06T13:09:58-06:00

I'm not sure about Sam, but sending is beyond my capabilities at the moment. If my memory serves, the path back to TBF runs straight by Fort Rannick, so stopping to check on Vale and leave Kaven behind shouldnt delay us much at all.

Statistics: Posted by Bluedevyl — Wed Jul 06, 2016 2:09 pm

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2016-07-06T12:00:29-06:00

Perhaps one of the Sendings could be to the Mistress Beveluu who cleansed the Misgivings? She's a powerful cleric, and she would want to know if a Dragon was going to be seen a day's flight from Magnimar...of course, she's not at home right now, so never mind.

Statistics: Posted by Eliahad — Wed Jul 06, 2016 1:00 pm

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2016-07-06T11:46:07-06:00

Wait now, shouldn't Sam always be able to do a Sending at her Cleric level, provided she prepares the spell overnight? So next time, can we request that and deliver some messages? If it takes up slots where other, better spells are wanted, we could begin with Sandpoint #1 and wait for subsequent days to send other messages. Dwyn would love to warn her mother, too, but would be persuaded that #2 should be a message to Magnimar warning of need to send a reinforcement unit to Sandpoint.

Statistics: Posted by Elle — Wed Jul 06, 2016 12:46 pm

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2016-07-06T11:35:14-06:00

Ya, Dwyn is not a scholar but she's fairly wise, so she's not going to run off screaming into the night towards Sandpoint without preparations. I do think we should try to sell off some of the lesser gear we found, while purchasing a week's provisions and getting the horses ready (or boat). It wasn't exactly a problem free journey up here, so we have to be ready for gnolls, harpies, undead critters, and who knows what. Black Magga?

On the other hand, she would like to save time by skipping any needless stops. E.G. if the Fort is straight in our path, then yes, let's run through to check on Vane (Vale?) and hopefully by that time Dothan will have questioned Kavan enough for us to judge whether he can stay at the Fort or needs better jailing. Vane isn't a match for him, IMO, because he's tricky. If the Fort is out of our way, then, let's skip it and stick Kavan in jail elsewhere.

I do think with our particular characters and RP situation, we want to have a sending or other long distance messaging spell handy. I'm not sure what all the options for that are. Eventually perhaps someone can teleport for personal delivery of messages!

Statistics: Posted by Elle — Wed Jul 06, 2016 12:35 pm

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2016-07-06T11:08:45-06:00

Yes, I think we still need to search the caverns. And question Kaven.

As for splitting up and Shimmerglens, we're not asking the group that goes to TBF to wait all that long. In addition to checking on the health and safety of TBF, they still need to get provisions for the trip, figure out whether we're going by land or sea, make arrangements for folks from TBF to help reinforce Fort Rannick, check on the dam, etc. It's not like they're going to be able to waltz into town, turn in their ticket to claim their horses from the livery stable, and be on the road to Sandpoint within the hour. As worked up as Dwyn is, I hope she realizes she needs to take care of some basics and other business before hitting the road. By the time all that is finished, the group that heads to the Shimmerglens should have completed their mission and will rejoin the others at TBF for the trip home.

Statistics: Posted by Tahlvin — Wed Jul 06, 2016 12:08 pm