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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread [Joy the DM]
« Last post by Wofl on April 01, 2025, 03:11:46 PM »
I don't think you need 2.

Bear says that there is Datura all over Southern California, anywhere rural or urban. It's very common. Jimsomweed is potent enough that just getting the sap on your habds can make you sick. Bear pulled one out of his front yard without knowing what it was, it had an American football shaped tuber 18 inches underground. He became woosie and things "didn't look right" for hours afterwards.
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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread
« Last post by Alice on April 01, 2025, 02:39:41 PM »
I think it's a good addition to the hooded lantern but do we really need 2?

Host is working on an arrow poison paper, He says Ricin is pointless as an arrow poison against an attacker. Good for assassination but far too slow to have an effect in combat. same with Colchicine. We need substances that cause an effect quickly. You'll get it shortly, maybe an initial version today. We could even forage in the city, Archaeophyte weeds like Datura, Hyoscyamus niger or Papaver somniferum that spread with human activity are almost exclusively found in ruderal vegetation near human settlements or agricultural land. You won't encounter them in nature.
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Off-Topic / Re: Campaign #1 - Somewhere on the Sword Coast
« Last post by Alice on April 01, 2025, 02:24:34 PM »
Alice glances over to Ashley
Hey where did you buy that book? Looks expensive!

I figured we wouldn't make it to the rest stop today. Looks like we gotta leave really early tomorrow. I wonder if that stable guy will let us keep the mules there for another night without having to pay. I still don't see why those divas' lodging costs more than twice each than our room for 4.

Alice spots Elizabeth
Good morning!
Yeah obviously I'll take that breakfast too!

So what else can we do today?
You wanna visit that bath again, Yulya?
I need to find more glass shards and old clothing for wicks, I don't see why we should pay for trash. If you want I can show you how to make poisonous arrows. I'm not good with identifying plants of that world, that's Cat's job. But I can tell you what substances are inside a plant and how to process them into something useful.


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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread [Joy the DM]
« Last post by Wofl on April 01, 2025, 02:00:08 PM »
It really doesn't matter when you leave, there are no convoys or camps on the triboar trail.

The 36 mile trip to the camp is pretty grueling for new animals anyway, wasting a day may end up being pointless as at some point the mules will refuse to go further like the horses did earlier, so expect it be slower than expected at first.

You don't need the lamps if you don't intend to travel at night.
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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread [Joy the DM]
« Last post by Alice on April 01, 2025, 01:55:12 PM »
That's easy, we'll just make a random list of unrelated poisonous plants randomly off the internet.

Water Hemlock, Oleander, Deadly Nightshade (Belladonna), Poison Ivy, Ricin, Bitter Almond and Datura.

Done.
This kills the host
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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread
« Last post by Alice on April 01, 2025, 01:49:14 PM »
Alright alright, we get that we absolutely need to buy that bullseye lantern for reasons.
As we have time, we could go to the bath again to waste more money. And yeah, I gotta go dumpster diving for glass shards and strips of old clothing. Even if I probably won't get the quality of that half-orc panties again.
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Off-Topic / Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Last post by Alice on April 01, 2025, 01:45:06 PM »
It depends on the weather.
In bad weather we manage 3x 2h per week but in nice weather I'd rather be outside so it's more 1-2x
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Off-Topic / Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Last post by Wofl on April 01, 2025, 01:06:05 PM »
3x a week would be perfect but I can't get enough sleep then, honestly an extra half hour per session would be better. I miss being able to go for 3 hours. Right now it's only 2-2&1/2

I feel my shoulders even after 2 days well so the work to exhaustion 6x6 is definitely helping.
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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread [Joy the DM]
« Last post by Wofl on April 01, 2025, 11:27:27 AM »
You can stop along the side of the road in many spots. You will find periodic rest areas with remnants of camping such as piles of wood and rock rings, but most traders stick in a convoy and arrive at the rest area together for  sdded safety.

The bullseye lanterns are a good choice and needed with animals not used to pulling at night, if you want to train them, pull past dusk until they begin to become wary.

Mules and other equines may refuse to move and dig in, start kicking, panic and run, or start breying loudly, rear up, reverse, become inconsolable for a time. The aftermath of pushing a mule too hard may be lingering issues.

So the bullseye lamp gives them a bright, wide, forward view which is reassuring so they may not even care that it's dark.

I'm going to say Gundren's cart had them but you didn't need them.
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Off-Topic / Re: Campaign #1 - Somewhere on the Sword Coast
« Last post by Cat on April 01, 2025, 04:14:43 AM »
Elizabeth is there cooking breakfast for a mixed crowd, about half full of adventurers. Some you know, some you've not seen before.
Cat looks around to see if she spots Brutus

Ashley sees a small note near the kitchen denoting this morning's special provisions: fresh baked bread with butter, and fresh squeezed Juice costing 1sp and 5cp respectively, and prepares to order that. She flags Elizabeth who comes over to take orders.
Looks good Nya I'll order that Nya!

Nya looks like we won't make it to the rest stop today Nya I don't like camping out on the first night Nya while we're not used to the mules and cart Nya! But if we wait another day Nya we lose a lot of time Nya. And what else do we do today Nya? Do we need to buy anything Nya?

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