Alrighty, then. 100 silver + my starting 12 silver.

I'll get
2 water skins (4 s)
1 flint and tinder (5 s)
1 backpack (25 s)
1 helmet. (75 s)

leaving 3 silver to give to poseidon. Perfect, and I start the adventure with zero coin, adding further motivation to do well :)

I picked up:

Backpack
Rope (30')
Bedroll
Waterskin (2)

Since I rolled fairly well for starting coin, I've got plenty of silver left over if anyone still needs some. I'll happily lend some out.

100sp plus my starting 45sp

Goods                Cost
Staff             -   5sp
3*waterskin       -   6sp
Bedroll           -  25sp
7* day's rations  -  14sp
60' rope          -  30sp
subtotal          -  80sp

Offerings etc.       Amount
to Aphrodite         30sp
to Apollo            15sp
to group for kitty   15sp
remaining             5sp
subtotal             65sp

GRAND TOTAL      =  145sp


The last five is because one should always have money left in case beggars should need it.

Dardanos has:

Dagger
Sling
Slingshot (30)
Staff
Waterskin
Backpack
Bedroll
Flint and tinder
Torches - 4
Flask of oil
Rations (2 days)

With 55 silver left over.

Offerings to the gods? Hrumph.

Had a late night at work tonight - I'll resolve the round tomorrow.

Do we have enough space to retreat a little and keep shooting arrows, or are we irredeemably in melee?

Melee now. These things are quick.

Can Dart of Fire be used in melee, or is it considered a missile attack?

You could try it, however, if one of these things hits you before the round ends, your spell will be spoiled.

What spell?

Dardanos's Dart of Fire, Daphne.

Oh oh oh, my bad, I thought that was a reply to me xD Sorry, I'm too self-absorved ;P

Alright, I changed my IC post sligthly, to reflect what the maze master said about me killing the stirge last round.

Sorry everyone for the unannounced absence, life is happening. I'm going to be very busy for a while, apologies.

No worries - the game will still be here.

Thanks for the understanding. Consider she's melding with nature or abducted by some local god.

Apologies for my own absence. I've been on a family holiday and while I do have internet access I've been much busier than expected. I'll be properly back in a couple of days!

 Do the birds seem low enough for a spear thrust?

Nowhere near low enough. Just to clear the mast they will be way over your heads.

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Can I cast Blazing Sphere above the ship? The starting point of the sphere is unclear from the spell description, but I can move it 34'/round (2x Mystic Strength). Can I make it appear in the air above the ship and in the path of the birds? I just want to avoid setting fire to the ship.

My book says 10' per elemental mastery (assuming you are using elemental magic), you might be thinking 2 squares on a 5' square map?  And keep in mind elemental Mastery is significantly lower than Mystic Strength.

As for flying this game is really quite vague on a lot of things, elevation among the worst of them, so it probably works?

Mine says:

The sphere has a movement equal to twice the Elementalist’s Mystic Strength in feet per round and
causes 2D6 Hits of damage to any being within 5 feet of it as it moves about.

Interesting, mine is the 2012 printing, is there a more recent one somewhere?

Hmmmm...mine is 2008. I guess you have the more recent one. I'll have to look into that.