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[Wed Aug  2 19:29:47 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>Game connected!</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:29:47 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>Eadfrid (enter): 19:29</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:30:53 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>Adwulf (enter): 19:30</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:31:00 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>Hi</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:31:21 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>Cuichelm (enter): 19:31</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:31:27 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>Hi Craig</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:31:30 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Hi haps</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:31:34 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Hi chaps</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:31:37 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>Hi</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:33:33 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>Craig, I finally finished reading Forging Haephestus </font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:34:57 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Good effort</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:35:17 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>It's a large audiobook, so I imagine the print version is hefty</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:35:22 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>What did you think?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:35:33 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>It ain't short, but well worth it</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:35:35 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>Loved it</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:35:39 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>:-D</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:36:01 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>Apollo is a dick</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:36:11 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Yeah</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:36:37 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>I'm onto the Super Powereds series by the same author</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:36:50 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>some real imagination went into the powers and abilities</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:36:57 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Different hero mechanic...</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:36:58 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>I was thinking of trying those next</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:37:13 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Possibly aimed at a younger audience</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:37:22 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>But I'm on book 2 and enjoying them</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:38:15 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>will give them a go</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:41:50 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>You have to love Fornax </font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:41:59 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>I'm hoping for a sequel</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:42:02 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>aye</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:42:08 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>its left wide open for one</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:44:34 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Apparently he wasn't going to release the first one</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:44:50 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Wrote it in downtime and put it on his blog</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:45:01 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>wow</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:45:22 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>pretty good for casual work</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:45:49 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Yeah</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:51:33 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>DM (enter): 19:51</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:51:40 2017] : <b>DM</b>: DM is creating room 'Lakeside.'<br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:51:40 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>DM (exit): 19:51</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:51:46 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>Adwulf (exit): 19:51</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:51:51 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>Moving to room 'Lakeside'..</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:51:51 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>Eadfrid (enter): 19:51</font><br />
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[Wed Aug  2 19:51:51 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>DM (enter): 19:51</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:51:51 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>Adwulf (enter): 19:51</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:51:51 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>Hi Henry</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:51:57 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>Hi Henry</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:51:57 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>Cuichelm (enter): 19:51</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:51:59 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Evening</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:52:03 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>How's everyone?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:52:04 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Hi Henry</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:52:23 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>not bad. You?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:52:32 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Pretty good. Holiday was pleasant</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:52:32 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Doing well</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:52:40 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Finally got out of the worst bit of work</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:52:49 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Which is?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:53:06 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>I had 3 projects going on at once</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:53:15 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>(each one officially 50% of my time)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:53:53 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>I saw the photos, Craig - impressed the girls made it up Ben Nevis!</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:54:19 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>Ah. Management maths. 50% + 50% + 50% = 100%</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:54:39 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>yep</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:54:47 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>So - everyone ready?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:55:08 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>yep. </font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:55:11 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>btw, I'll have to nip out for ~10mins at around 8.30</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:55:27 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>OK - so do I</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:55:29 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Ready</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:55:32 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>GAME START</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:55:42 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc We had a good day for it Henry</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:56:02 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>You had returned to Lakeside after being almost killed by a group of four trolls.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:56:04 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>The winter starts slowly, a few winds blowing in from the hills to the north and east.  Within a month, however, Lakeside is besieged by continuous strong winds, first driving rain and then snow into any accessible space.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:56:15 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>The snow piles up around the buildings, drifting where it can, and turning fences into snow-covered walls.  Outdoors work is cold, and necessarily brief; Eadfrid finds himself lucky to have started training the militia before the worst of the weather arrives.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:56:32 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>As the snow continues, training almost grinds to a halt, but the impetus is there, and each day sees a few brave souls drilling with their spears and bows.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:56:40 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Cuichelm has taken the approach of staying indoors much more, starting off by enchanting a few items.  He has to scrounge hard to find the necessary reagents, for Lakeside is not yet a great city, but he finds enough of the necessary components to carry on with his work.  </font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:56:48 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Alhandra works with him, her magic - though different from his own - filling in the gaps where he needs them, and making the project a bit easier.  Adwulf, after taking one look at the books and lab equipment, mutters something about getting some fresh air, and is soon co-opted to help train the crossbowmen.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:57:02 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>The snowstorm passes after a couple of weeks, leaving the ground covered and the air cold, but the wind has died down.  Eadfrid's plan picks up again, delayed a bit, but the shouts of squad commanders and the sound of crossbow bolts hitting targets echo across the town.  </font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:57:09 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Cuichelm begins designing a bridge, testing his ideas, including how to assemble the bridge on-site: it is much harder than building a wall, given the need to build across a river, not just along flat and solid ground.  There is a small diversion, as Cuichelm leads a group to search for suitable timber; a site is identified nearby, and logging will start in the spring.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:57:17 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Alhandra, meanwhile, works with Jhod to maintain the shrine, gradually cleaning the old fort and turning it from a rough, half-ruined shelter into a solid building with clean plastered walls.  The wind still gets in through the gaps, but Jhod seems to accept that happily: after all, Erastil is a god of the wilderness, and the wind is part of nature.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:57:29 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Springtime comes, crops are sown, and people begin their normal lives again.  Soon, the little town is emptier, farmers heading out to the fields and foresters to the woodlands.  The time has come to set out again...</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:58:57 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc "Holy prepared text, Batman!"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:59:03 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc LOL</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:59:22 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc Did you guys decide what item(s) you wanted me to craft?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 19:59:41 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>ooc ah, tbh I've not thought about it at all</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:00:15 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>ooc nope...</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:01:17 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc that's your homework then :-)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:01:36 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc free magical items and you don't select them?  Munchkin cards revoked! ;-)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:01:46 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><pre>I will also craft one of the following: belt of con, dex or strength +2; amulet of natural armour +1 *AND* cloak of resistance +1; cloak of resistance +2  - for Eadfrid and Adwulf (your choice, cost 2000 gp per item, except the amulet + cloak at 1500 gp).</pre></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:02:05 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc erm</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:02:42 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc I may have altered the chat window inadvertently there</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:02:53 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc nope - not too bad</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:03:24 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>So, it's time to start exploring.  If you want to identify logging sites, heading into the forest would be a good start.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:03:26 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc money from our loot stash</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:04:16 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc I'm assuming that we need several to supply the growth of the town</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:04:40 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc long-term, yes.  Remember that each hex is around a hundred square miles.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:06:16 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"West into the forest?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:06:27 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"I think that would be a good plan"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:06:38 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Agreed"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:07:05 2017] : <b>Jhod</b>: <font color='#008000'>"Here, let me give you this blessing.  It will last only a short while, but... it is better than nothing."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:07:23 2017] : <b>Jhod</b>: <font color='#008000'><i>Jhod gives each of you a Potion of Barkskin</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:07:35 2017] : <b>Jhod</b>: <font color='#008000'>"I have had a long winter, like you."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:09:20 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"Thank you.  I'm sure we'll put them to good use."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:10:30 2017] : <b>Jhod</b>: <font color='#008000'>As you set off to the west, the forest seems lighter now.  The spring leaves are only just starting, giving the place a green canopy.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:11:09 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>What type of trees are they?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:11:49 2017] : <b>Jhod</b>: <font color='#008000'>Here, they are predominantly deciduous trees - Knowledge: Nature to identify them further (or Profession: Engineer to know a bit about which ones would be good for timber)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:12:06 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><b>Knowledge Nature:</b> <dice result='15'>[1d20<i>(2)</i> + 13] = 15</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:12:07 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc also, Knowledge: Nature to bribe the DM to make up more detail ;-)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:12:33 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'><b>Knowledge: Nature:</b> <dice result='15'>[1d20<i>(14)</i> + 1] = 15</dice> (untrained: <dice result='10'>10</dice>)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:12:43 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Cuichelm recognises that some of the trees are quite slow-growing.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:13:03 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>They're good for very hard timber - much harder to work with, but can be quite long-lasting.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:14:00 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"These would probably make good timbers for stronger structures"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:14:15 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"Like bridges?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:14:18 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"Though they would also be good for extending the stockade"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:14:39 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"Yes, especially where minimal shaping is needed"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:14:53 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"Their hardness makes them harder to deal with"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:15:06 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc where's a druid when you need one?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:15:09 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"But also things like the beams in roofs"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:15:39 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Make a note of the place. We can send people back to check it later"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:16:00 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Bound to be someone in the town who knows this stuff better than us"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:16:16 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"We probably need some softer woods for more intricate work"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:16:48 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Are you scouting around to identify particularly good areas to work, or just following the river?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:17:37 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc may as well take a look around</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:17:51 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>OK</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:18:00 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>I'll need perception checks, please (2 each)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:18:09 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><i>Cuichelm hands his potion of Barkskin to Eadfrid...</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:18:12 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><b>Perception:</b> <dice result='22'>[1d20<i>(9)</i> + 13] = 22</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:18:18 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><b>Perception (with Helm):</b> <dice result='10'>[1d20<i>(1)</i> + 9] = 10</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:18:36 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"I don't think that I'll need this. I don't intend to be in close combat"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:18:41 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'><b>Perception:</b> <dice result='9'>[1d20<i>(6)</i> + 3] = 9</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:18:41 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'><b>Perception:</b> <dice result='12'>[1d20<i>(9)</i> + 3] = 12</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:18:43 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'><i>Adwulf puts his helm on backwards</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:18:58 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><b>Perception:</b> <dice result='18'>[1d20<i>(5)</i> + 13] = 18</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:19:14 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>ooc I swear, Adwulf rolls like a Flavourless Soul Sucker!</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:19:42 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Cuichelm spots some trees, growing on the side of a hill, that look faster-growing: they are not too tall, quite slim, and they seem to shake in the slight breeze.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:19:52 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><b>Knowledge Nature:</b> <dice result='25'>[1d20<i>(12)</i> + 13] = 25</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:20:44 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>These are aspens, and they're very useful for temporary or semi-permanent structures.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:20:59 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Not recommended for something you expect to need in twenty years' time, though.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:21:20 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><i>Cuichelm makes a note</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:21:39 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>As you continue up-river, you start to hear voices.  You can't work out exactly what they're saying, but it sounds like a lot of swearing from the tone.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:22:05 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><b>Perception:</b> <dice result='20'>[1d20<i>(7)</i> + 13] = 20</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:22:12 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><b>Perception (with Helm):</b> <dice result='16'>[1d20<i>(7)</i> + 9] = 16</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:22:20 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>ooc what language does it sound like?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:22:40 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc Linguistics roll, please, with a Perception check.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:22:45 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><b>Linguistics:</b> <dice result='22'>[1d20<i>(10)</i> + 12] = 22</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:22:50 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><b>Linguistics:</b> <dice result='26'>[1d20<i>(19)</i> + 7] = 26</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:23:09 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>You suspect it's gnome, given some of the cadences in the speech.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:23:13 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>They're probably just around the bend in the river.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:23:37 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>Eadfrid rides on towards the voices.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:23:51 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><i>Adwulf continues also</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:24:34 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>You see a gnome, with a black eye and his helmet askew, standing on a rock by the river.  He's jumping up and down and cursing agitatedly.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:24:40 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><i>Cuichelm sticks with the others</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:24:53 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>A group of other gnomes see you, and call out "Help!  We're going to lose the wagon!"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:25:20 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><i>Adwulf looks for a wagon</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:25:38 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>Eafrid moves closer, briskly, looking to see how he can assist.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:25:39 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>It's quite obvious which wagon they mean.  There's a wagon in the middle of the river, apparently about to be swept downstream, with two half-panicked ponies still harnessed to it.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:26:13 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><b>Enlarge Person: Level 1 - </b> A creature within <dice result='35'>35</dice> feet is doubled in size and increases eightfold in weight. Effects: +2 to Str;  -2 to Dex; -1 to AC; reach increase by 5 ft; Melee weapons increase in size. (Duration: <dice result='4'>4</dice> minutes; Range: <dice result='35'>35</dice> feet;  DC <dice result='17'>17</dice> fort save to resist).</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:26:30 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><i>Cuichelm makes Eadfrid big</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:26:54 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>Eadfrid dismounts, grabs a rope from his pack and moves to the wagon.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:27:15 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc we're in rounds, but in no particular order.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:27:16 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Adwulf?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:28:00 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><i>Adwulf quickly dismounts and gets a rope from his pack, just in case</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:28:40 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>The ponies continue to struggle.  Eadfrid and Adwulf are standing on the bank, a little bit upstream; Cuichelm is hanging back from the river and is still on his horse.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:28:44 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Round 2.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:29:18 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><i>Cuichelm rides closer</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:29:40 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"You could tie the rope to my horse's pommel?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:29:53 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><i>Cuichelm dismounts</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:29:56 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Done</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:30:05 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>ooc how quickly is the river moving and how deep does it look?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:30:26 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>ooc sorry. I was waiting to be told it was my turn.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:30:47 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc it's almost shoulder-deep on a pony; probably a bit over waist height for Adwulf or thigh height for Eadrid.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:31:12 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc sorry David, missed a line last time.  Can you make a Strength check please? </font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:31:17 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>Eadfrd wades into the river towards the wagon.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:31:31 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc @Adwulf: the river is flowing fast; you can see Eadfrid having to push upstream against it.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:31:39 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'><b>Strength:</b> <dice result='20'>[1d20<i>(15)</i> + 5] = 20</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:32:09 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Eadfrid makes it look easy, and reaches the wagon.  The ponies are half mad with fear, and you'll probably need to unhitch them before you can achieve much.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:33:23 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>Eadfrid secures a rope to the wagon first, keeping hold of the other end.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:33:25 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Adwulf?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:33:56 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><i>Adwulf cheers from the shore</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:34:10 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>done</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:34:37 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>OK.  Round 3.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:34:58 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"What's your plan Eadfrid?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:35:09 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc it's a move action to unhitch a pony.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:35:24 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"Will the ponies get out OK if you unhitch them?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:35:28 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>The wagon shifts a bit; it seems to be stuck in the mud but is at risk of being floated away.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:36:12 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>Unhitch the ponies and let them rescue them selves.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:36:39 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"I can summon an elemental to help you hold the cart"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:36:48 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"Good idea!"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:36:49 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Eadfrid unhitches the ponies, one after the other.  In their panic, they almost knock him over.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:36:51 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><b>Summon Monster II: Level 2 - </b>Cuichelm begins a Summon spell. </font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:36:55 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Strength check please Eadfrid.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:36:58 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Done</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:36:59 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'><b>Strength:</b> <dice result='10'>[1d20<i>(5)</i> + 5] = 10</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:37:50 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Eadfrid stumbles and is about to fall over.  Reflex save...</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:38:22 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'><b>Reflex:</b> <dice result='18'>[1d20<i>(17)</i> + 1] = 18</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:38:53 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Eadfrid catches himself before he falls.  You're staggered for the next round, and can only take a standard action.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:39:01 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>The ponies flee... <dice result='2'>[1d2<i>(2)</i>] = 2</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:39:13 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>They come towards you.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:39:16 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Adwulf?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:39:35 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc towards the shore where everyone's standing, that is.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:40:19 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><i>Awulf tries to intercept a pony as it comes ashore</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:40:32 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Combat Manoeuver check please Adwulf.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:40:40 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><b>CMB:</b> BAB + Str: <dice result='5'>[3 + 2] = 5</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:40:48 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><b>Combat Manoeuvre:</b> <dice result='20'>[1d20<i>(15)</i> + 5] = 20</dice> vs CMD</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:41:34 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Adwulf grabs the pony and manages to stop it escaping.  It's still terrified, but he's got it restrained.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:41:46 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Round 4.  Eadfrid gets a standard action only this round.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:41:49 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>ooc gotta run. back in about 10</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:42:02 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc we'll take a 10-minute break then</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:42:05 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc GAME PAUSE</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:52:48 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>ooc back</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:53:17 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>GAME RESUME</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:53:23 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Round 4.  Eadfrid gets a standard action only this round.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:53:41 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><b>Small Mud Elemental:</b> Cuichelm completes his Summon Monster II spell - Augmented Small Mud Elemental (AC 16; HP 17; CMB+5 CMD 14; speed 20, burrow 10, swim 30) lasts for <dice result='4'>4</dice> rounds</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:54:18 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><i>Cuichelm conjures the elemental downstream and behind the cart to slow it from moving</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:54:32 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"Help stop cart from being washed away"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:54:33 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>With the ponies out of the way, Eadfrid begins to guide the wagon closer to the bank.  Not pulling against the flow, but letting drift closer to the bank.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:54:50 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Strength check, please.  The elemental can make an Aid Another check.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:55:20 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Str: <dice result='20'>[1d20<i>(18)</i> + 2] = 20</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:55:32 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'><b>Strength:</b> <dice result='21'>[1d20<i>(16)</i> + 5] = 21</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:56:39 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Between the two of you, you shift the wagon a bit.  Its wheels are bogged down in the mud, which is all that had kept it from being washed downstream earlier.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:56:43 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc The elemental is able to earth glide (10) and swim (30), and presumably picks a strategy to gain traction</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:57:29 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Eadfrid's enhanced size gives him the extra mass to stabilise the wagon, and it doesn't move downstream much, but equally it's not much closer to the bank.  It's going to need more help.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:57:31 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Adwulf?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:58:19 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>How far away is the cart?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:58:35 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>It's 30' away from you, midstream.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:59:51 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><i>Adwulf ties his rope to an arrow and shoots it at the wagon</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 20:59:54 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><b>Comp (+2) Shortbow:</b> <dice result='18'>[1d20<i>(11)</i> + 7] = 18</dice>, <b>Damage:</b> <dice result='7'>[1d6<i>(5)</i> + 2] = 7</dice> HP.   </font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:00:30 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><i>Tie it to the wagon and I'll hitch it to Cuichelms horse</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:00:37 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Tie it to the wagon and I'll hitch it to Cuichelms horse"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:00:46 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc nice</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:00:58 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc overcomes hardness as well, so it actually sticks in</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:01:05 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Round 5.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:02:13 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc where are the ponies?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:02:14 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>Trying the same thing again</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:02:49 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc Adwulf just caught-and-released one; the other has fled into the forest.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:02:58 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Four of the gnomes have run after them.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:03:28 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"I can make the ground stonier, it may help get traction... but it will probably hurt"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:04:06 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"Yes or no?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:04:48 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"That will make it more stuck I think."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:04:55 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"OK"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:05:07 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"Need something to lift the wagon."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:05:26 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"Or at least lighten it."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:05:46 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Whats in the wagon?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:05:49 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"I don't have anything for that"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:05:51 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc Cuichelm summons a helium elemental</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:06:08 2017] : <b>Jubilost</b>: <font color='#008000'>"Don't throw it away!  That's our supplies!"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:06:11 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>What is the wagon carrying?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:06:12 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc it floats away before he can speak to it</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:06:42 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><i>Cuichelm pulls out a scroll</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:06:44 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><b>Enlarge Person: Level 1 - </b>Cuichelm uses a scroll. <br />A creature within <dice result='35'>35</dice> feet is doubled in size and increases eightfold in weight. Effects: +2 to Str;  -2 to Dex; -1 to AC; reach increase by 5 ft; Melee weapons increase in size. (Duration: <dice result='4'>4</dice> minutes; DC <dice result='17'>17</dice> fort save to resist) </font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:06:57 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"Adwulf, you're up"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:07:15 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc it's carrying a lot of crates, boxes and so on.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:07:19 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Ohhhhh"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:07:35 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"You can unload while Eadfrid holds it"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:08:17 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Godo idea"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:08:21 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Good idea"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:08:25 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Done</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:08:42 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'><b>Strength:</b> <dice result='24'>[1d20<i>(19)</i> + 5] = 24</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:08:53 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>Str check to hold the wagon steady</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:09:16 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Elemental, and Cuichelm's horse, can Aid Another</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:09:45 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Str: <dice result='20'>[1d20<i>(18)</i> + 2] = 20</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:10:15 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc that isn't an escaped sequence BTW ;-)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:10:35 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><dice result='17'>[1d20<i>(17)</i>] = 17</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:10:46 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc horse, no idea of str</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:11:26 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Eadfrid gives a mighty heave, and with the elemental's help he breaks the wagon free of the mud.  The rope tying it to the horse comes into play as the horse, startled, begins to move, pulling the wagon towards the shore.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:11:32 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Adwulf sees the wagon begin to move.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:11:47 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><i>Adwulf wades out and lends a hand</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:11:57 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><b>Strength:</b> <dice result='13'>[1d20<i>(10)</i> + 3] = 13</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:11:58 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Strength check please (2 of them)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:12:00 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><b>Strength:</b> <dice result='5'>[1d20<i>(2)</i> + 3] = 5</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:12:06 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>ooc oh ffs</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:12:36 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc +1 to those, and he has 8x mass</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:12:38 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>ooc I think adwulf is second worst rolling char I've ever played</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:12:46 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc lol</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:12:53 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc brb</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:13:09 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Adwulf makes it out to the wagon safely, but doesn't manage to help move it to shore very much.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:13:18 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Round 5.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:13:49 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>Continue to pull the wagon to shore.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:13:56 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'><b>Strength:</b> <dice result='23'>[1d20<i>(18)</i> + 5] = 23</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:14:26 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Elemental, horse and Adwulf can Aid Another</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:15:46 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Str: <dice result='14'>[1d20<i>(12)</i> + 2] = 14</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:15:52 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><dice result='10'>[1d20<i>(10)</i>] = 10</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:16:08 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><b>Strength:</b> <dice result='22'>[1d20<i>(19)</i> + 3] = 22</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:16:43 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Adwulf heaves at exactly the right moment, and you drag the wagon into the shallows.  It's still in the river, but it's on solid ground, and it isn't in danger any more.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:17:18 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>The gnomes gather round, thanking you cheerfully, while their leader stands on his rock.  He's stopped swearing now.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:17:22 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><i>Cuichelm urges the horse to pull</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:17:44 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc we're out of rounds now</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:17:48 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"Where are you folks heading? There's not much out here."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:18:23 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'><i>Adwulf tries to make sure he doesn't stand on any wee gnomes while enlarged</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:18:55 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><i>Cuichelm takes out a parchment and pen and begins scribbling</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:19:30 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'><i>Despite his somewhat bruised face, the gnome leader stands up straight on his rock and does his best to look Eadfrid in the eye.  Eadfrid's extra height really gives him difficulty, though.</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:20:06 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"You are merchants?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:20:24 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"We are <i>Explorers</i>.  My men should be returning soon with the ponies, and then there is no more danger this time.  And if you think there's not much out here, then what are you doing here?  And you're <b>clearly</b> very badly informed, because I have it on very good authority that there is an abandoned Dwarven outpost, somewhere of great historic and political interest."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:20:43 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"Do you extra-large humans not explore?  Strange creatures, you are."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:20:47 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Interesting"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:20:53 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"Further to the west?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:21:31 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"Ah, explorers.  Then if you don't mind, that will be 160 gp for the wizard services and a similar amount for my friends' valiant efforts."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:21:48 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"But allow me to introduce myself.  I am Jubilost Narthropple, leader of this merry band, and Explorer Extraordinaire.  It was I who mapped the ford to the east, the barrow in the hills, and I have my suspicions there is a village of sneaking kobolds in the hills north of that."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:21:57 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"Those are standard rates.  Though we are open to negotiate on payment in kind"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:22:35 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"What?!  You demand payment?  You're not much of a hero, are you, elf?  And none of you have names, or those that do lack the manners to give them."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:22:58 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"Normally I would start serving a feast in gratitude, but it seems that you are rather more mercenary than that."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:23:00 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"I am Eadfrid."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:23:26 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'><i>Everything he says is fast and almost breathless, as if his mind works a lot faster than his mouth can keep up with.</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:23:33 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Oh, erm, I'm Adwulf"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:23:43 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"Well, Eadfrid, and Adwulf, it is a pleasure to meet you."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:23:54 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"You prefer we let your goods float away with your ponies? "</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:24:41 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"My name is Cuichelm, and I am not mercenary but.."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:24:50 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"We did incur losses"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:25:12 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"As I said, payment can be in kind, such as information"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:25:18 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"If it is of worth"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:25:33 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"And Mr Grumpy Elf here, I am grateful to you and your friends.  But manners cost nothing, as my grandmother always said, and he without manners will regret it in the end.  Mind you, she normally said that just after I ignored her advice not to go exploring somewhere dangerous, but I say it just builds character.  Don't you like building character?  And what sort of information?  You're not stealing my maps!"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:26:00 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Whoa, slow down!"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:26:39 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"humph, that word again... grumpy"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:26:53 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"I merely recognise the value of services"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:27:04 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"They have a value, but you're still grumpy about it."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:27:13 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"Why have mapped the region to the east ourselves, so we don't need your maps."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:27:45 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"I used up a scroll"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:27:46 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"How about we trade?  You show me the interesting things you've found, and I show you where there's interesting things that you don't know about?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:27:56 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"It costs money to replace"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:28:18 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"I used up spells, we are now less prepared to defend ourselves"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:28:26 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"Well, normally I'd not even sell my maps, so consider that an offer."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:28:46 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"That is the source of my... grumpiness.. as you call it"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:29:07 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"What is the cost of your maps?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:29:42 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><i>Cuichelm turns to Adwulf</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:29:45 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>Diplomacy check please.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:30:00 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><i>and speaks quietly</i></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:30:03 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'><b>Diplomacy:</b> <dice result='12'>[1d20<i>(11)</i> + 1] = 12</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:30:06 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><b>Diplomacy:</b> <dice result='13'>[1d20<i>(15)</i> + -2] = 13</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:30:36 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"You should probably continue this before I say something that we all regret"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:31:25 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"Normally... I'd start by charging four thousand, but since you saved my ponies, I'll go half price.  And that's against my better judgment, since you don't seem like the friendliest people in the world."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:31:33 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Jubilost, what my friend is trying to say is that we would welcome a trade, as long as the cost of his scroll is included"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:32:30 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Although that is a little steep"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:32:41 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"2000gp for a look at your maps?? I dont think so"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:33:18 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"He doesn't say it as efficiently as you do, Adwulf.  And it's not just a look; it's an opportunity to copy them onto your own maps, and marvel at my superior cartography."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:34:02 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"How about a map trade?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:34:36 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"I'm sure they wont be as beautiful as yours but they are accurate"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:34:49 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"One landmark for one?  Hmm.  You show me one first."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:35:33 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc Jubilost is particularly interested in hidden sites, and after a while he has made some annotations on your map.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:36:44 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc map should be updated now.  There's 5 locations marked in red.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:36:50 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Hmm, very interesting"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:37:17 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"The abandoned keep is dwarfen?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:38:08 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"No, I don't think so.  Too much of it above ground, and the stonework is not as good.  My guess is that it dates to the last attempt by humans to settle these lands, or the one before that.  Probably a century ago, not much more, given the relatively sound structure."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:38:33 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"I haven't found any of the dwarven structures yet, sadly."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:39:04 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Likely underground or in the mountains"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:39:51 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>(to the others) "Perhaps we should investigate this lizard king's lair.  It's not very far from the town."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:40:06 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"Yes, which is part of what makes this one so interesting.  The real mountains are away to the east, of course, but they're notoriously dangerous, and the centaurs there do not take kindly to intrusions."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:40:45 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"Centaurs?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:41:58 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"The Nomen Heights, they're called, and beyond the almost impassable ridge, it's the high plain where the centaur tribes live.  There used to be a cyclops empire up there, but that was around the time of Old Thassilon, before Earthfall, and the Darkness - thousands of years ago."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:42:17 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'><b>Knowledge History:</b> <dice result='27'>[1d20<i>(17)</i> + 10] = 27</dice></font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:42:20 2017] : <b>Jubilost Narthropple</b>: <font color='#008000'>"They keep to themselves, and won't bother you if you don't cross the ridge."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:42:30 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc what is Cuichelm trying to recall?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:42:50 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Lets not cross the ridge then"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:42:52 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc Earthfal, Old Thassilon, **The Darkness**</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:43:25 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc Old Thassilon was a continent-spanning empire, famously rich and powerful, that was destroyed by the decadence of their own wizard-kings.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:43:58 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Earthfall is the name given to the cataclysmic event in which of a swarm of meteoroids impacted Golarion in -5293 AR.<dice result='1'>1</dice> It resulted in the destruction of the human empires of Thassilon and Azlant, which were consumed by earthquakes and massive tidal waves, and the creation of the Inner Sea. </font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:44:26 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>the Age of Darkness was a long period after Earthfall, when dust clouds blotted out the sun.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:44:46 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc Earthfall was almost exactly 10,000 years ago</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:45:03 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc OK, presumably Golarian caonon histoty</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:45:07 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc history</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:45:19 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc canon... grrr (wine)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:45:29 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc yep</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:45:37 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc /me did the research ;-)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:45:54 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>ooc have a cookie</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:46:11 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>ooc LOL</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:46:16 2017] : <b>Jubilost</b>: <font color='#008000'>"So, does that repay our debt?  I am indeed grateful, despite Mr Grumpy Elf's lack of manners or a name."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:46:59 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"My name is Cuichelm"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:47:37 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"As you looked at our maps, you will have seen that we have created a new settlement to the East"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:47:51 2017] : <b>Jubilost</b>: <font color='#008000'>"Yes, I saw that."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:48:01 2017] : <b>Jubilost</b>: <font color='#008000'>"Is it an interesting place?"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:48:04 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"You are welcome to trade, or visit our inn"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:48:15 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"It is still small, but growing"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:48:29 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"It was only founded last year."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:48:35 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"And, of course, we are sometimes there"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:49:00 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"I think some trade would be welcome, and dont forget about Oleg tradepost to the north"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:49:21 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"Whether you find us interesting is your judgement"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:50:03 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"There is also a temple and a cleric permanently there, should you need those services"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:50:19 2017] : <b>Jubilost</b>: <font color='#008000'>"Well, if we find this outpost, we shall tell you that it is discovered, or perhaps you can read it in the journals of the University of Issia.  Assuming scholarly publications reach your little establishment, of course."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:50:41 2017] : <b>Jubilost</b>: <font color='#008000'>"We do not often need a temple, but if we are in the area, we shall visit."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:51:01 2017] : <b>Jubilost</b>: <font color='#008000'>"If there is nothing else?  Then I shall bit you all a very good afternoon, and thank you once more."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:51:39 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>"Good luck, and be careful"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:52:10 2017] : <b>Jubilost</b>: <font color='#008000'>"The same to you!"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:52:49 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>"Fare you well, and better"</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:53:35 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>"Safe travels."</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:53:53 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>The gnomes gather up their goods, reload their wagon, and head off.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:54:19 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>ooc 600xp each for saving the wagon.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:54:22 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>GAME END</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:54:52 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>Fun game.  Good intro and interesting challenge.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:54:57 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>yeah</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:55:12 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Great game Henry</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:55:34 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>We'll have to hope I can do something as challenging next time!</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:55:37 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>Is the 11,300 xp on the wiki correct?</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:55:56 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>I've no reason to think otherwise</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:56:03 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>While we're here - are you heading upriver or to the Lizard King's Lair next?  That'll enable me to prepare the right bits.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:56:07 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>For some reason I thought we were closer to L5</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:56:20 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>http://wiki.davidvrabel.org.uk/wiki/The_Stolen_Land#Loot_and_XP - should be 13650 now (that includes tonight)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:56:23 2017] : <b>Cuichelm</b>: <font color='#72309c'>I think it may be different on another page??</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:56:51 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>I would think we should report back on the logging locations and then head to the Lizard king</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:56:56 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>I vote for lizards</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:57:28 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>OK, unless Cuichelm has a very strong reason not to, it's lizards next week...</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:57:32 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Cool :)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:57:46 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>Remember to choose your crafted items, folks.</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:57:52 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>yip yip</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:58:02 2017] : <b>DM</b>: <font color='#008000'>nn all :-)</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:58:06 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>DM (exit): 21:58</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:58:07 2017] : <b>Adwulf</b>: <font color='#8080ff'>gn</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:58:20 2017] : <b>Eadfrid</b>: <font color='#a52a2a'>night</font><br />
[Wed Aug  2 21:58:25 2017] : <font color='#ff8000'>Adwulf (exit): 21:58</font><br />