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Uchendu understands the spirit of what the man was saying, even though the body of his speech was less than enticing.

"We came here looking for respite, and hoping to find a way to end this blight. The Dead need to be returned to their final rest. I, for one, am willing to assist in the process."

"You can list me as a healer, and one with whom the Spirits will talk... but otherwise, a resolute foe of the Walking Dead."

Uchendu breathes a sigh of relief when the ship makes it into port.

"Finally, we are here. Hopefully, we will find a solution to this madness..."

Int check: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10.

*waves*

Uchendu sighs.

"Great. It appears it *really* does want to make a meal of us... put your backs into it! We need to outpace it!"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20.

"Come on lads, put your backs into it - we need to slow this ship down, so that we can change course, before we run into that overgrown pile of calamari!"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24.

Knowledge(Nature): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28.

"Let's try and avoid what trouble we can."

@Haundo: From an earlier Watcher post, it looks like there are three shifts - Prof on First, Draven on Second, and one of us on Third (Andreas, at present); I would guess that the last shift is the night shift (assuming that each is 8 hours in duration, of course).

Uchendu does his best to rouse the spirits of the rowers...

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19.
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18.

Uchendu has a Diplomacy of +13, and a Knowledge(Nature) of +11; with the Sextant, his Survival (normally +7), is +11 for the purposes of navigating; none of those including the 'sailing book' bonuses.

Now that I think of it (and after I have gone through the PFSRD exhaustively), I recommend the following:

Personal Acquisitions:
Whetstone
Pocket Watch
Large Jar of Mwangi Coffee
Winter Blanket
Small Steel Mirror
Portable Altar
Spring-loaded Wrist Sheath (2)
Surgeon's Tools

Group Acquisitions:
Fishhook (6)
Waterproof Bag (6)
Signal Whistle (6)
Sextant
Spyglass
Holy Water (as much as we can lay our hands on)
Alchemist's Fire (as much as we can lay our hands on)
Acid Flask (as much as we can lay our hands on)
Alchemical Grease (as much as we can lay our hands on)

I figured that I should ask for *everything*, and then be pleasantly surprised with whatever the GM kindly allows us to rustle up :-)

I swear that is it, though :-P

Now now, I am sure there is room for encounters with shoals of zombie flying fish, and a young zombie sea serpent or two before we reach Absalom ;-)

That said, I would be surprised if there was already a cure - more someone trying to find/manufacture one, perhaps...

That aside, I do not think there is any more equipment that I want to 'rustle up'...

I also recommend seeing if we can find:
Barrels of Tar.
Empty barrels (for water).
Fishing Nets.
Fishing rods.
Sail cloth.
Long lengths of rope.
Cut timber.
Hammers and Nails.

I would hate for the ship to become damaged, and to have no way to repair it. Similarly, I do not want to run out of supplies :-/

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33.

I am still holding out for an onyx merchant ;-)

Satisfied with what the party has discovered, Uchendu helps crate everything up, and prepares to move out.

"We should go and report back to the rest of The Resistance."

"Hmmm... Well then, when we get to Absalom, it sounds like we should look-up this 'Lyolen'."

Having finished his scan of the room, Uchendu notes that everyone else seems to be absorbed by a pile of papers...

"Is there anything interesting amongst those papers?"

Uchendu nods, and casts Detect Magic, scanning the room...

Uchendu shakes his head.

"It's alright Andreas; I would not dream of taking them from you."

He then smiles.

"Of course, if you happen to spot another pair with those eagle-eyes of yours, I would not say no..."

*shrugs* If someone else wants to claim the book, I do not mind - I am fairly happy to maintain this as a PbP where I claim almost none of the treasure ;-)

"Shall we have a look at the other rooms in this building? If no-one has entered since the dead started walking, there might be other useful equipment scattered about..."

I am happy to take the 'Nature' book as well - I have max ranks in that skill. Also, the 'Religion' book I have is not a Pathfinder Chronicle; it is better :-p

Also, I call dibs on the next set of Eyes of the Eagle that we find - an extra +5 would push Uchendu's Perception score to truly stratospheric levels ;-)

"There you are, Klor; that should keep you happy!"

Whilst the strange little man fusses over the overtly magical items, Uchendu eyes the 'haul' as a whole appreciatively, particular the books on ship-piloting, and the long-term rations.

"I have a feeling that they are going to prove to be very useful in the weeks ahead. Still, I think it would be prudent to stock-up on food supplies and fishing gear in town before we leave..."

With the greatest of trepidation, Uchendu waits for those who enter the room to be pounded into a fine paste...

...when that does not actually happen, he looks quite confused...

...peering into the room, and finding that there is, in fact, nothing in there only heightens his confusion.

"Maybe it was a summoned construct, and it ran out whilst we were arguing outside...?"

"Be careful..."

Uchendu holds his breath, ready to heal those who enter the room, when the metal monster inside pounds them into pulp...

Will save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10.

"Yes, we barely escaped with our lives. Stop being silly, Saxton; that blow to the head the metal creature gave you must have messed with your memories. Here, let me have a look..."

Heal: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8.

Uchendu nearly chokes when Klor attempts to break through the door, despite the warning about the aura.

"Be careful! We do not know what it is..."

He nods to Haundo when he offers to peer beyond the door.

"That would be wise."

Whilst Haundo is 'preparing', Uchendu uncomfortably jigs from foot to foot, nervous about what might happen...

"Right then. Let's start methodically searching. We have a vault to crack, after all..."

Uchendu nods his thanks to De'ohge for his door-opening expertise.

"Hopefully, if the building has been sealed all this time, there will be no undead within... Having said that, we never asked whether there were guardian constructs..."

Fine by me.

They are different types of bonuses, so they stack :-)

Taking a deep breath, Uchendu closes with the undead, and attempts to channel the Spirits into one of the mobile, fleshy shells...

Move from R23 to T18, and attempt to Command Undead - DC 18 Will save to resist (targeting Z6).

Oh, I completely forgot about that; sorry Haundo!

Make that a Shield of Faith, instead :-)

Invoking the power of the Spirits, Uchendu casts Bless, and moves closer to the door.

Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25.

Well, I was born in the US, but I was raised in Australia...

...and I am currently working here ;-)

GMT+11, East Coast of Australia

"Give me a chance to sow confusion in the ranks of the undead..."

Uchendu rushes forward, careful to keep his shield between himself and the undead, and mutters a prayer to the Spirits, beseeching them to wrest control of the one of the undead...

Move forward to R23, and attempt to Command Undead on Z2 (DC 18 Will save negates).

That all sounds fine to me.

As far as I can tell, we have no-one with Thieves' Tools, let alone ranks in Disable Device...?

"Scouting seems like a good idea to me; how are we going to get past the lock, though?"

As long as we get both done, I don't mind the order we scrounge in :-)

Heh. I'll be more modest, and settle for a Handy Haversack ;-)

I am unclear whether I can reply to Saxton telepathically, but I will run with it for the moment ;-)

Dat may be true, but it will encumber me, and I don't want to be slowed down when there are this many zombies about.

Armor + Shield + Holy Symbol = 18.5lbs alone; a Type I Bag of Holding = 15lbs; even if I put everything else (including my weapon) in the Bag, that would still tip me over 33lbs, which is my maximum 'light load' for Uchendu.

As someone who is normally item-focused, but thus far, over the course of the entire campaign, has only taken a Cloak of Resistance+1 and a MW Book (Knowledge[Religion]) in terms of loot, I think we all need to take a deep breath, and move on :-)

This is a 'home game', and the GM can include additional items if he feels we are falling behind :-)

Moreover, this is a 'zombie survival game' - I am not expecting large quantities of magical items to be just laying around (although, with a city to loot, we might find some things).

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In terms of the crystal ball that we found, I keep wondering whether it is a Palantir, and something akin to Sauron is on the other end... I would, personally, be most comfortable if we just dumped it in an extradimensional space, and never spoke of it again...

Uchendu eyes the proffered items dubiously.

"I be havin' no need for dem. I will let de rest of you take dem."

I can't afford the encumbrance ;-)

Uchendu nods.

"Before we be settin' out to sea, we should try to make sure tha' we be well supplied. I recommend a series of foragin' missions into de city... If we be able to reduce de zombie population in de process, so much de better."

I am still hanging out for a sizable supply of onyx ;-)

Navigating will not be the issue - Uchendu has Knowledge(Nature) and Survival, as well. What we need are people who actually know how to 'work' a ship ;-)

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25.

"Is dere anyone aroun' here wit' experience as a sailor? We be looking for a crew..."