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Finally alone (?), the group of three remains a moment to try out the soulshine lantern which Frank so kindly provided. Always thinking for the future, that fellow.
John places the lantern near the recently dead. You see a roiling cloud at its heart! When struck with a spark, it flares with teal light!Though the sergeant had "leveled-up," it is true, you can only steal from your own species. Thus: Frank's 5 earned HP.
How this works is in two parts. First I roll for the points. Every point of level-up HP has half a chance of being drained away by the lantern.
Soulshine results: 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 = 3 HP!
So that's 3 out of the 5 from Frank . Now I roll down all the people present until I exhaust the points. Every person has half a chance to claim one. I roll the whole of you simultaneously in a "round," and, if points are still left over, I roll more rounds until done.
Dustan's results: 1 = +1 to current and maximum HP!
John's results: 1 = +1 to current and maximum HP!
Durenadal's results: 1 = +1 to current and maximum HP!
. . . Could have gotten some zeroes in there and had to keep rolling, but it came out even this time.
Anyway!
The show's over and the lantern's gone. Now fortified, Dustan and Durenadal get to work on loot and a status report.
That sergeant's workstone chain mail is old and damaged, but Dustan tries it on. . . . Oof! You're overburdened! Well, this is a bit much now, but you walk back over to the ugly mug campsite and take stock.
The wheelbarrows (marked with SALT, which John should recognize) are filled to the brim with slabs of rock salt, and dried cavereed is crammed around it all, probably for protection against damp. One of them is missing a slab, which the ugly mugs must have been using in their salting. Speaking of which, you observe two stacks of bug bat bird carcasses: one pile being salted, one set aside.
Durenadal takes careful count and finds:Damaged chain mail (iron): 10 kg
No longer usable as armor, but salable
Damaged tunic (scaled turkey leather): 2x 4 kg
No longer usable as clothing, but salable
Skull cap (iron): 2x 1 kg
Avoid "missing helmet while underground" penalty
Waterskin (standing jellyfish leather): 2x 0 kg by themselves
--Water, one day: 2x 1 kg (you might want to dump that out . . . )
Backpack (scaled turkey leather): 2 kg, 0/40 kg capacity
--(Empty)
Sickle (iron): 2 kg
You add Succeed; sharp
Halberd (iron): 3 kg
You add Succeed weakly, Succeed greatly, Fail by succeeding; sharp; two-handed
Bug bat bird: 17x 1 kg carcass; 5 of them appear to have salvageable meat that has been butchered and salted
Wheelbarrow (iron, surface wood): 90/90 kg capacity
--Rock salt: 7x 12 kg rough stone
--Cavereed padding: 6 kg
Wheelbarrow (iron, surface wood): 78/90 kg capacity
--Rock salt: 6x 12 kg rough stone
--Cavereed padding: 6 kg
Frank's lockbox key: 0 kg
Lantern (iron): 2 kg
Pick (iron): 2 kg
Mine 1 tile per day; you avoid unarmed penalty; piercing
Knife (workstone): 1 kg
Butcher animals; you add Succeed; sharp
Waterskin (surface leather): 2x 0 kg by themselves
--Ether cola (etherstone): 1 kg
Drink this mineral water and be invigorated (with minimal side effects);
+1 to next roll that needs it, -1 HP; needs waterskin; one use
--A & B ale: 1 kg
Damaged tunic (surface fabric): 1 kg
No longer usable as clothing, but salable
Glove (parchment): 0 kg
( . . . I'm just going to judge that this interesting creation has been destroyed in blood by now)
Mining helmet (iron): 1 kg
Avoid "missing helmet while underground" penalty
Backpack (surface leather): 2 kg, 12/40 kg capacity
--Sling (scaled turkey leather): 0 kg by itself
You can fight ranged (ammunition is easy to find); blunt
--Fire skull (glowstone, bug bat bird skull): weight 1 kg for several
Thrown with a sling; damage is fire instead of blunt; one use
--Splitter wand (sparkstone, scaled turkey bone): weight 1 kg for several (1x)
Mine very quickly; one use
--Food, four days: 4x 1 kg
--Skillet (iron): 3 kg
--Blanket (surface fabric): 2 kg
--Surface kit: 1 kg
The kit contains a stick of graphite, rolled parchment, flint, sewing needles, thread, and a mirror, all in a narrow wooden box
Heck, I'll just be nice and post everyone's current inventory so you know where spare space is. If you don't feel like looking too closely, drop it all in your empty wheelbarrow.
Icon color: Red!
What you did before coming down here: I was a doctor, and one of the few halfway competent surgeons in my hometown.
HP: 12/16
Kills: scaled turkey, standing jellyfish, wall tiger, ugly mug, Lazlowe (Shadowclaw777), Sir Lootington (TankKit)
Total weight: 55/50 kg (overburdened!)
Knife (workstone): 1 kg, held
Butcher animals; you add Succeed; sharp
Buckler (scaled turkey leather): 1 kg, held
Avoid unarmed penalty if you have to shield-bash
Pick (iron): 2 kg, on belt
Mine 1 tile per day; you avoid unarmed penalty; piercing
Waterskin (surface leather): 0 kg by itself, on belt
--Water, one day: 1 kg
Tunic (wall tiger leather): 4 kg, worn
Enemy using blunt attack adds Fail
Damaged chain mail (workstone): 10 kg, worn
Enemy using sharp attack adds Fail
Mining helmet (iron): 1 kg, worn
Avoid "missing helmet while underground" penalty
Backpack (surface leather): 2 kg, worn, 33/40 kg capacity
--Sling (scaled turkey leather): 0 kg by itself
You can fight ranged (ammunition is easy to find); blunt
--Water keg (iron): 5 kg, 17/20 kg capacity
--Blanket (surface fabric): 2 kg
--Surface kit: 1 kg
The kit contains a stick of graphite, rolled parchment, flint, sewing needles, thread, and a mirror, all in a narrow wooden box
--Low-quality bandages (surface fabric): 0 kg by themselves
--Glowstone: 2x 4 kg rough stone
Icon color:Green
What you did before coming down here: Chicken Thief. Forced into the mine for his crimes.
HP: 6/16
Kills: bug bat bird x5, standing jellyfish x3, ugly mug
Total weight: 36/50 kg
Sword (iron): 2 kg (dropped!)
You add Succeed; sharp
Lantern (iron): 2 kg, held
Pick (iron): 2 kg, on belt
Mine 1 tile per day; you avoid unarmed penalty; piercing
Waterskin (surface leather): 0 kg by itself, on belt
--Water, one day: 1 kg
Tunic (surface fabric): 1 kg, worn
Mining helmet (iron): 1 kg, worn
Avoid "missing helmet while underground" penalty
Backpack (surface leather): 2 kg, worn, 25/40 kg capacity
--Water keg (iron): 5 kg, 16/20 kg capacity
--Food, one day: 1 kg
--Blanket (surface fabric): 2 kg
--Surface kit: 1 kg
The kit contains a stick of graphite, rolled parchment, flint, sewing needles, thread, and a mirror, all in a narrow wooden box
--Copy of carving A: 0 kg by itself
Depiction of some big ugly people with what look like shiny riches.
Icon Color: Orange
What you did before coming down here: Brewer.
HP: 8/14
Kills: No one yet . . .
Total weight: 33/50 kg
Pick (iron): 2 kg, held
Mine 1 tile per day; you avoid unarmed penalty; piercing
Lantern (iron): 2 kg, held
Waterskin (surface leather, 2x standing jellyfish leather): 3x 0 kg by themselves, on belt
--Water, half a day: 0.5 kg
--A & B ale: 0.5 kg
--(Empty)
Tunic (surface fabric): 1 kg, worn
Mining helmet (iron): 1 kg, worn
Avoid "missing helmet while underground" penalty
Backpack (surface leather): 2 kg, worn, 24/40 kg capacity
--Portable distillery: 8 kg
--Food, four days: 4x 1 kg
--Blanket (surface fabric): 2 kg
--Surface kit: 1 kg
The kit contains a stick of graphite, rolled parchment, flint, sewing needles, thread, and a mirror, all in a narrow wooden box
--Bandages (surface fabric): 1 kg
--Glowstone: 2x 4 kg rough stone
Icon Color: Black.
What you did before coming down here: Administrator of an underground settlement.
HP: 13/13
Kills: No one yet . . .
Total weight: 31/50 kg
Pick (iron): 2 kg, held
Mine 1 tile per day; you avoid unarmed penalty; piercing
Lantern (iron): 2 kg, held
Waterskin (surface leather): 0 kg by itself, on belt
--Water, one day: 1 kg
Tunic (surface fabric): 1 kg, worn
Mining helmet (iron): 1 kg, worn
Avoid "missing helmet while underground" penalty
Backpack (surface leather): 2 kg, worn, 22/40 kg capacity
--Packaged vitality (healthstone, etherstone, standing jellyfish leather): 3 kg
Pop this leathery balloon and everyone who breathes the vapor restores health; one use
--Food, sixteen days: 16x 1 kg
--Blanket (surface fabric): 2 kg
--Surface kit: 1 kg
The kit contains a stick of graphite, rolled parchment, flint, sewing needles, thread, and a mirror, all in a narrow wooden box
Wheelbarrow (iron, surface wood): 50/90 kg capacity
--Mining helmet (iron): 1 kg
Avoid "missing helmet while underground" penalty
--Knife (iron): 1 kg
Butcher animals; you avoid unarmed penalty; sharp
--Food, three days: 3x 1 kg
--Lantern (iron): 3x 2 kg
--Damaged tunic (surface fabric): 1 kg
--Hematite: 2x 10 kg rough stone
--Workstone: 3x 6 kg rough stone
Wheelbarrow (iron, surface wood): 0/90 kg capacity
--(Empty)
(Dustan Hache): you are 5 kg over your max. That's the problem with chain mail, really, that you can't wear it AND be a pack mule, but you'll be pleased to know that being made of workstone means that this damaged stuff still gives you some protection.
Anyway, see your inventory above and consider tossing stuff into your wheelbarrow or dumping out water. (If you don't, you can still walk around, but will suffer overexertion damage in combat.)
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