OOC III

[onlyme]

Dandelion is up for anything, of course. She just needs money to continue her singing and dancing lessons.

[Zhym]

I hope AleBelly's vacation is somewhere far from the mid-Atlantic.

So, what do we think about going to investigate the "Base" on the orc map and scouting out Town No Go?

[Zorroroaster]

Sure, sounds fun. Town No Go seems popular with the crowd.

[Marullus]

Good plan.

[enn.in.me]

I'm in.

[tkrexx]

Eeeyup.

[Keehnelf]

*sigh*

Of course it's left to me to say the huzzah.

Huzzah!

[Zhym]

As a reminder, based on previous exploration west and information from the Sambords, the party knows that the road heading west will lead to the orc city. They will also know that the road is more likely to be patrolled by orcs/humanoids/brigands but does offer faster movement.

Feel free to begin outlining a plan...

We're looking for the orc base, not the city, and we think those are different things, right?

[onlyme]

the group makes its way west, perhaps stopping to stock up on some last minute provisions and retrieve their mounts.

What happens to PCs who dont have mounts? were there extras from fallen pcs that are available for borrowing, etc?

[enn.in.me]

I think it was the orc base and "no go city", but not the orc city.

[AleBelly]

It's possible that what the orcs call their 'base' is the same thing humans call a 'city.'

[Zhym]

So the base isn't at a different location on the map than the city? That changes the wisdom of going there pretty drastically in my opinion.

Are there any map-makers in Alleborg? It'd be darn swell if we could find someone to help us place all the places we've been on a proper map. I'm having the damnedest time keeping track of what's supposed to be where.

[Marullus]

It's possible that what the orcs call their 'base' is the same thing humans call a 'city.'

Our assumption, and route, was based on this map. We know we were southwest of Allborg aka "Coward City" when we killed the orcs and their map shows a base southwest from there. That is different from the Orc City, aka Strohd, which is west along the road from Allborg. If that is wrong, let us know.

[AleBelly]

There's no scale on the orc map, but the party should be able to determine that

1) Coward city is Alleborg
2) Wooden fort is the Sambord location
3) Strod is the Orc City - whether or not there's another base nearby is an open question, but if the base and city are separate they can't be more than a mile or so apart.

[Marullus]

Thanks for the clarification.

So, yes, the tower was one mile south of the road and on the way to Strohd. Our travel that day (when we found the tower) was:

Direction of Travel: 250 degree bearing, staying a mile south of the road; 1.2 mph movement rate; 10.5 miles traveled

How far outside the perimeter was that?

Do we want to clear the tower again, or circumvent it? Can we estimate a bearing to "Town No Go"? Is scouting the orc city appealing to anyone?

[enn.in.me]

Not today, as it had been refused before, but Yenny can provide silence. Combining that with invis could be something good...

[Marullus]

So.... What happened to Chapter 7?

[Zorroroaster]

First rule of Chapter 7, there is no Chapter 7.

[AleBelly]

Tempus pretty much filled you in on Chapter 7.

When you get to Chapter 42, you will discover the meaning of life.

[AleBelly]

Is everyone provisioned? I forgot to mention specifically this time, but as usual, all standard rations have spoiled after one week, so please keep that in mind. Once I have a direction of travel I can send everyone out. Hellebore has proposed taking a bearing to the tower where you encountered the stirges and men.