Quote from: Josh;603567Since Winthrop has Flawless Stride, and is thus unhindered by rough terrain, and his movement speed is the same as a heavy warhorse's, I assume he can make better time than the warhorses while on foot?

Your speed is actually a little faster than an encumbered warhorse, which I just realized Llewellyn's is. So this is doubly true in both senses of the phrase: You're moving basically twice as fast as them along the road.

I'm fixing the outline of the plan in the post above to reflect the correct speeds.

My current understanding, though, is that BOTH groups are traveling strictly along the road. So navigational markers probably aren't necessary. Let me know if that changes your plans.

Quote from: Sir Wulf;603729Sir Braford led the missing expedition, not a rescue party.  The two missing youths were part of his group.

Carp, I totally mis-read that.  I will edit the dialogue when I get home tonight.

Is bloodsworn just a synonym for the Hucrele family, or is there more to it than that?

Quote from: Justin Alexander;603743My current understanding, though, is that BOTH groups are traveling strictly along the road. So navigational markers probably aren't necessary. Let me know if that changes your plans.

We might still want navigational markers if, say, the first group left the road because they found some tracks that might belong to the missing expedition.

We could say that we only leave markers where the first group deviated from the road, but that would mean if the second group missed the marker they would just keep going down the road with no way to confirm they're still following the first group.

Quote from: Tom;603755Is bloodsworn just a synonym for the Hucrele family, or is there more to it than that?

The bloodsworns run long distance trade through most of the known world and the Hucreles have this swath of territory pretty much under their thumb.

Basically, a large fealty-based organization based around trade monopolies instead of the possession of physical land.

There had been some talk of going via a triangle (ie directly to the end of the gorge) but to be honest taking the road is almost certainly better, since I'm sure the extra distance will be offset by the extra speed on the road. I will still leave simple markers, with more complex ones if we deviate from the road (and leading to the gully).

Since we can get our horses down the gully, I say we take that route. I believe originally the plan was to ride all the way to the end of the gulch, but this will be faster.

And assuming we go along the gulch, I will certainly check for tracks both at the end of the old road and at the gully before we descend.

Josh and Warclam: Winthrop's plan is to literally run out ahead of the group (being able to run faster than the horses). Haddon has also stated a desire to get first lookat stuff, and he's the person who can keep up with him (and, in fact, out-pace him) by riding Ashur (assuming my back-of-the-envelope calculations are correct and Ashur is, in fact, only carrying a light load).

Do you want to head out together? One of you yield to the other? Or get into an argument about it? Hash it out over in IC, if you'd like.

To be honest, Winthrop would probably stay with the party, since he's been contracted as a guide.  I just figured he'd be better able to track and leave trail signs and whatnot while afoot.  

Also, it bothers me that the wolf has as good a survival as I do, even though I'm 5 levels higher.  But that's munchkin talk, let's weave baskets!

Quote from: Fenyx4;603562In the table in the link Justin provided "Meals (per day) - Good    5 sp"

That's 'prepared & sold' meals. That includes labor and profit. I just want ingredients. I already employ the labor and I'm not interested in those profits.

Should be a pretty easy grocer transaction. It was in TSR at least. But that's not important anymore.

Besides, as in the wise words of Rick James, "I'm rich, bitch!"
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My internet totally cut out last night when I wanted to offer everyone the chance to go as a group for 12 miles the first day, then let the parley party ride out unencumbered to the goblin ravine and back with the comforting light of day the following day.

Oh well! Let's hope we all live!

Quote from: Opaopajr;603993That's 'prepared & sold' meals. That includes labor and profit. I just want ingredients. I already employ the labor and I'm not interested in those profits.

Right, which is why Justin did that roll, representing your skill in managing the inn (and in purchasing raw goods) and let you knock 40% off the price of the meals. That was what I understood, anyways.

Out of curiosity, who is in the parley party? I know Winthrop, Llewellyn, Jastian and Haddon are. Just before we left I think Jastian also invited Aminda to come, but Aminda never said if she accepted the offer.

Quote from: Josh;604016Right, which is why Justin did that roll, representing your skill in managing the inn (and in purchasing raw goods) and let you knock 40% off the price of the meals. That was what I understood, anyways.

That's correct.

QuoteOut of curiosity, who is in the parley party? I know Winthrop, Llewellyn, Jastian and Haddon are. Just before we left I think Jastian also invited Aminda to come, but Aminda never said if she accepted the offer.

Aminda is staying with the cart (confirmed through PM). The list you've got there is correct: It's what I posted here as my understanding of the plan and nobody corrected it. So, at this point, anyone wanting to join them is going to have to gallop after them.

Now that the party is split, I'm currently pondering the best way to keep clarity in the IC thread between the two groups. We'll see how it goes.

Adventurer Survival Rule Number 1:  Never Split the Party

Now that we've blown off that one, the others should be easy.

For the record, you're all going to die.

Quote from: Justin Alexander;603743Your speed is actually a little faster than an encumbered warhorse, which I just realized Llewellyn's is. So this is doubly true in both senses of the phrase: You're moving basically twice as fast as them along the road.

Lady Jastian's mount ("Paladin") also has moderate encumberance (The weight figure for her gear doesn't include those items listed as on the horse:  Barding, saddle, bedroll, saddlebags, spare clothing).  Together with her weight, everything weighs well over 300 lbs.

Quote from: Justin Alexander(I'm also hoping that the currently-completely-empty-but-possibly-with-two-barrels-no-one-has-paid-for cart will be stocked up so that I can kick both groups down the road.)

Here is Aminda's fill-up-the-cart shopping list!

                                           Quan....Cost.......Weight      
2 days of feed for each horse.........24.......6............240      
17 days of Rations for everyone......144.....72...........144   
3 days of perishable good meals......36......10.8.........36   
Donkeys*2 for Mika&Maggie............2........16...........-      
Riding saddles..............................2........20............-   
water skin...................................4........4.............16   
Bedroll........................................4........0.4...........20
Climber's kit.................................2........160..........20
wand of cure light wounds..............1........750         
...............................................Total....1033.2 gp...476 lbs      

Aminda doesn't have the gold for it. Can someone with the necessary funds sign off on it? Then we can get this show on the road!

Justin: Can the cart carry that? Is there a wand of cure light wounds available?