If the trio rest until late afternoon (4pm) then I make it that we should be recovered thus:

Kharrum: 34/50 improves to 44/50

Berthold: 5/35 improves to 15/35

Einar: 8/41 improves to 18/41

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Edit: Been digging into finding healing herbs (pp 68, 75, 243, 256 & 257).

   @GM - Are we in a mild, temperate (m) climate?
              - Or are we in a cool, temperate (t) climate?

Edit 2: Apparently the UK has a warm temperate climate (which seems to correspond to MERP's "mild temperate" category.
Less certain, but I think (southern) Canada would be cool temperate.

Edit 3: Hoping to move us along here, so have assumed we're in a cold temperate climate and that there's something of a deciduous/mixed forest nearby.
If so, Elly will go and search for Thurl and Rewk herbs. (Have other herb or herbs selected for other terrains and partially so for other climates. (We can use the same rolls whether good or less so).
Cut & pasted text from below to the IC thread.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:46, Mon 12 Feb.

Minor Retcon:
IC thread, msg #275: '...Elly picks up Galen's blade, unsheathing the short sword, and reads the runes engraved thereon, “ 'Egladil aen estar nín, dagnir in torog im'. This is a magical blade**.”...'

Omitted immediately after that was: After a pause Elly adds, "This seems old, really old, from another age, but I think it says, 'I am Egladil, slayer of many trolls: trollbane'."


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OOC: The above is the best translation I can work up but it isn't ratified by the GM.

My mother has died tonight. She was 84 and has died in peace, but expect (at best) reduced activity for some days.

In reply to Berthold (msg # 359):

Please accept my sincere condolences to you and your family.  Take all the time you need.  This game is far down the list of concerns for anyone, in particular at such times.

Please accept my condolences Berthold

Sympathies and prayers for you and family

My condolences to you and your family for your loss, Berthold.

Bosco, if you want to stay out of sight and quiet give my a Stalking roll.

THanks to all of you for you support.

In reply to Incanus (msg # 364):

00:32, Today: Bosco Hedgehopper rolled 46 using 1d100+27 with the Role/Spacemaster system (fumble range of 1 to 5) with rolls of 19.  Stalking. –

I'm updating now, but noticed that Elly referred to her eyes focusing on Galen.  I assumed you left his body behind at the camp with any mounts.

(Ooops, meant Berthold who had Galen's brooch).

There is no illumination inside the cave.  The light from the entrance doesn't really filter down as far as the broken barricade, and is quite dim at the intersection

Berthold looks through the entrance, trying to accostume his eye to the darkness to see if there's any heat source...

@ Berthold - Might the above be worth copying into the main thread?

Done. It seems I wrote it in the wrong thread. Thanks for the heads up

In reply to Berthold (msg # 372):

You're welcome.  :)
It's fine kind of thing I do. (Feel free to nudge me if so.)

it's been a while for Einar.  I will move him as needed.  Assume he agreed to the move light and proceed.  If you are trying to be stealthy make the Stalking rolls.

Is everyone trying to squeeze past the door/boulder?  Or is anyone trying to squeeze through?  Although the Stalking rolls are fine for moving about and speaking quietly, there is no quiet way to move the boulder/door.  That is why I am asking.

In reply to Incanus (msg # 375):

Kharrum is keeping overwatch with his bow

I thought that only a hobbit or goblin would be able to squeeze through and the party decided against sending Bosco on his own.  So we would have to move the door for the rest of the party to get through?

Yeah, just wasn't clear to me what everyone was doing.  got it now.  (I think)

And you think well, at least on Berthold's part...

I am not sure if Bosco should know the number of prisoners that we are expecting/hoping to find?

Well, initially
Well, Einar and Berthold are looking for their two comrades.

Of course the possibility there may be more prioneers cannot be ruled out...