Mr Clint's Duchy of Ashlar

Game Master Mr Clint

We faced the same wall in Languard when selling stuff. They were offering too cheap of a price at the location we went to and we had a time crunch. I couldn't shop around. This time, it seems like the price was too low and the person wouldn't deal, and then there was a time crunch too. Hopefully, we don't get these goods stolen.

Catching up on my games, and sorry for falling behind on this one. Having some painful issues with my gums, got treated over past two days and I'm kind of out of it. Will read up and post soon.

Oh man! That sucks. Hope they feel better

Oh man, dental stuff is the worst. Hope you are feeling better soon.

Also, with the game, hope no one is thinking I've forgotten about you. I wanted to give time for others to post before pressing on. Just incase you guys wanted to do any deals or buy a wand like Ivar asked about.

hey all. I apologize for the delay. With the snow and ice we've received the last two days the kids have been off school and my office has been closed. Needless to say, free time has been limited.

I will have a post up after lunch when the youngest is taking a nap.

Hey all! I am apologizing again. These last two weeks our family has been passing around a bug (not covid) that has really kicked out butts. Thankfully, we are all back on the side of the "healthy." Which also means me getting back to our games and regularly posting.

Eww. Hopefully, you guys get feeling better soon.

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So, maybe a dumb question, why are we switching the horses?

I can see the wagon's horses for the caravan needing to be switched out to make time,, as they've been pulling heavy loads for a long time and can't rest, but our personal ones have had a light time of it. Also, our wagon is pretty light, so to have multiple horses pulling it is probably really easy for them. The load and our hasty travel might be the only reason to switch them out. It is possible that the traders have their own horses they own and switch our for various legs of trips. No one in their right mind would trade out a horse to a stranger for their horse without knowing its temperament or abilities.

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RAW horses can only travel 8 hours in a day before gaining penalties and slowing down. If the party wants to continue onto Dulwich today then they need to be switched out.

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Ah, I assumed it was a plot hook to let us learn about the city if we wanted to. I didn't realize we were going to be traveling longer than eight hours.

Since we're 'Riding' does that mean we don't have worry about being exhausted ourselves?

Sorry had horses growing up. I got bored and started over thinking it

It's all good.

So just to clarify on a few things:

- What ever you want to do, is cool with me. If you want to press on to Dulwich that's cool. If you don't want to switch out horses and spend the day here, that is also cool with me.

- As far as "objectives" go, there are two. 1) Caravan 2) Exploring the ruins to the south. 3) The child and the Ephod.

This is very much a sandbox kind of game, so whatever you want to do, I will help facilitate it. As of right now, there are no known deadlines for the second two. And you care currently doing the first one.

I am using Hank as a way to keep things rolling, but if you want to stop in a town and explore, he will wait and do train in town.

Cool, like I said, I was board and thinking about it from the idea of familiarity with the horses.

I'm happy to switch out and keep moving. As for the 'objectives' I tend to focus on 'one at a time' but happy to poke around doing other stuff if folks want to. It feels like Ivar would be 'task oriented' but this iteration of him is still new enough to me that he may change.

Nempura - I think we are saying the same thing. Regardless of what you do, the wagons are going across the bridge to continue their journey. Hank told you guys to go ahead and cross to get to the shop, I didn't say this in game but he would catch up to you. You would not be double backing unless you want to for whatever reason.

Now, from what the woman told you, there is a toll/tax booth at each end and they both collect for their respected leader. But that is at each far end. You are not taxed by both at each tower.

So we'd do better to just take the wagon across now is what you're saying and then those who are eating can eat and catch up on foot while I park the wagon and sell stuff?

From what has happened so far, Ewan went in and got everyone sandwiches. I believe he was the only one who entered the tavern? I could be wrong, but I do remember he specifically went in to being out sandwiches.

So now that the horses are being switched out, You are free to continue on with the wagon and approach the first place that was brought to your attention.

Just to clarify a few things

The fact she'd have to spend money to even cross the bridge again to go to the shop just pisses her off.

Wagons were the only things charged. The guard at the first tower was going to charge you because you were clearly carrying trade goods through the toll booth trying to circumvent the tax.

Hank asked if everyone was ready, if anyone wanted to go and purchase something from the shops you can do that. That's why I put the moving on info in a spoiler.

I'm guessing it took forever to sell off the gear and not just the short deal we just roleplayed?

Everything was hand waved with the deal. The owner purchased the kukri, but everything else took time as it was the off duty mercenaries purchasing what they were interested in as they looked through it. Not quite the same as dropping everything off at a shops counter and they give you an offer.

Everything is still on track to arrive at your destination by the evening.

And like I posted with her, she isn’t the type to make him wait if he’s outside and she knows he’s in a hurry. Buying clothes is what she’s wanted to do since getting off the ship but there just isn’t time so far to work out a good enough deal to get them. From my view, it’s just been nonstop go go go the past few in game days.

From my view, it’s just been nonstop go go go the past few in game days.

I'm sorry about this. I want this to really have an open world feel to this campaign. I don't want you guys to feel like you are being railroaded or given no time. Honestly, if you/your character wants to do something please say so. I am here to facilitate.

Also, I apologize. Apparently I "posted" yesterday and I only hit preview. I'll have the post up here shortly.

In large part because pathfinder crafting rules are a dead end for most PCs

If you want to get into crafting we can make that happen.

I appreciate that. Time to craft, time to shop, time to deal in deals that don't take up all of our time in a location we want to explore to see your open world would be appreciated.

I totally agree, that is why I always say 'what do you do?'

If anyone ever feels like I am rushing you through some, or even dragging things along, do not hesitate to say pump the breaks or hit the gas.

Curious conversation, I felt like Mr Clint was giving us a lot of information and plenty of time to investigate rumors and such in both towns. But I also felt like the 'character' Hank was moving the wagon train along at a reasonable pace. Which I thought was ok since we were hired to guard the wagon train and he's a merchant with someplace to be.

Maybe my perspective is more because Ivar is focused on getting where were going. Of course, that's how I travel, unless plans are made, so it's not completely fare to blame Ivar :)

Anyway, once we get to Dulwich we should have plenty of time to 'shop' before we head off to the old fort.

He does have the load of fish to think about... But you are correct. Once you all hit Dulwich you will technically be "off duty" and will have plenty of time to do whatever is needed. And Dulwich is kind of a large city, almost 5000 people. Languard is almost 8000 to put it into relative perspective, and Languard is the capital.

It's funny, I thought you might be giving us all the info on the towns cause you wanted to give us the option to explore if we decided to. I was like, come on we've got a fort to loot... Never thought about someone wanting to stay a while...

I do appreciate the open conversation, it let's us get a better feel for each others playing styles, which I think helps.

Ewan would agree to Ivar's thinking of getting to the destination at hand as we are hired to guard said caravan. After that, we can explore to our heart's intent, though Ewan would like to see missions come to completion before setting sights on the next interesting part.

haha, yes I was giving it as options for you to explore now, or next time you came through. Or you never know what local characters will play important roles in the future.... *insert evil laugh*

I tend to agree with Ivar and Ewan, not to mention that this town gives Arren the heebie-jeebies

I just want to say that I think I'm not able to express what I'm trying to say well enough. This has more to do with Nempura's greed/hedonism and my wish to fulfill that more than my discontentment as a player. That's all I'll say as I can't seem to communicate what I want to. Don't feel I hate the game at all! :)

Nempura's greed/hedonism, Smooshie I love your commitment to your character!

Hey everyone! I wanted to reach out and see if we could recommit to our postings once a day. Even if it is something small, it helps keep the ball rolling.

Also, try to leave opportunities for "yes, and..." so that other players, and your beloved DM, opportunities to put themselves into the conversation/scene if need be.

Hmmm, I'm not opposed to posting once a day, I'm on the boards almost constantly from 8 am est to 4 pm est.

I generally try to respond to what's going on in game, either to conversations or characters and NPC's actions and generally try and start conversations.

Happy to discuss it more, would you rather do that here or in PM?

Edit:Would having discussion available on Discord help?

Are you talking about all of us or you and I? feel free to shoot me a PM if you'd like

For me, I thought that recovering from my surgery would mean more time, but I’m rarely at my computer. Mostly with phone while watching a baby. Will try to be active

@Ivar, not sure if that's a possibility, but Ewan might have met some of Ivar's kin or folk on the opposite sides of combat.

Ivar has been with sea raiders in his background, did that include attacks on ships?

@Ivar, not sure if that's a possibility, but Ewan might have met some of Ivar's kin or folk on the opposite sides of combat.

Ivar has been with sea raiders in his background, did that include attacks on ships?

It's probably possible.

When I originally built him he was from the "Land of the Linnorm Kings" on Golarion. Which has a history of raiders.

In this setting the GM recommended he be from Skallhaft which is mostly industrial and fishing. I don't know if it has a history of raiding or not. But I had Ivar leave because he didn't want to fish all his life.

Apologies, I know I'm one that has fallen off. Things keep being crazy with work and home both. I'll try to do better.

I noticed Skaalhaft as more of a fisher's and hunter's type of settlement, so that's why I was asking if the raider's type background was still applicable to you. Perhaps we both know a crewmate or leader from your time there.

@GM, any thoughts about if there are any sea raiders active in this (part of the) world?

You're not the only one Merion, I've also been falling off. Don't think it's just you, I also need to be trying harder.

We pulled into the east gate (which it to the top of the image) and Hanath's wagon turned back that way, so I take it we are continuing on further into the city? So where is the caravan stopping? What is the closest inn?

I asked in game where they were parking the wagon, I think Hank said he was staying at the eastern gate, Nope though I haven't looked at the map yet.

“Your duty is done, you are free to go. If you wish to keep the horses and wagon all you need to do is check in with Sakari here in Dulwich or Aina in languard for jobs guarding their caravans. If that isn’t something you’re interested in, I will stable the horses and I wish you luck.”

I thought the horses and wagons were ours to use until we returned to Languard?

Also, Ivar waited until Hanath left, and was speaking to Nempura about the alchemical silver. I only point that out so she will respond to him :)

I thought the horses and wagons were ours to use until we returned to Languard?

Yes. They were. But if we sign up now, or upon our return to Dulwich after our forest exploration, we can just keep them anyway.

When Hank said "If that isn't something you're interested in, I will stable the horses and wish you luck." it sounded to me like he was taking the horses from us.

He may have been trying to, but she corrected him. ;)

Hummm... I very well could be remembering wrong. I thought it was to use to get this way. Time to look back in previous pages.

The plan was to use the horses and cart w/2 horses to gather the contents of the estate within the forest. We wouldn't have made a deal to return them earlier. If it was made, which I don't believe that it was in that fashion, it was misunderstood.

This is where I see the deal but I don't see anything about bringing them back. I might have overlooked it, but it is also why I made the deal to have you all on retainer, so to speak. Then they are all yours. It might have been a miscommunication/misunderstanding, but something that is easily fixed.