Act 1, Scene 3: "Out of Harmony" (Game Thread)

[spyguy1503]

Cal nods at the old man. "Thank you. This symbol means a lot to me."

[TristenC]

Lambrey nods in understanding as he receives the book.

[Ooc: where to next, gentlemen?]

[Rivi]

cross smiles at the group "well off herb hunting next?" asking cheerfully

[Nocturno]

"Sounds good to me!!"

[kerap]

Artanis has been quiet while the others conducted their business. When they are finished he nods and leads on towards the gate by the sheep pens. (The gate where he originally entered). "Well lads. Let's see what we can find in this direction, just outside of the walls. And Pyros? Let's look for more of those flowers you had earlier. They could be helpful. As Yasir would probably say: Onward and outward where we shall stare death in the face until he blinks!" He checks his list of herbs to collect to refresh his memory. (And mine)

[Nocturno]

"Just remind me to not feed them to my little friends! he will pull out the mice and let them run up his arm.

[spyguy1503]

Cal pulls out McWhiskers. "Mine either! But maybe we should go visit our jailed friend first!"

[TristenC]

Artanis takes out the list Elsa passed to him yesterday and goes over it. Several have brief descriptions, and he recognizes most of them. A few he is certain he only knows due to his Druidic training, and likely nothing anyone but an exceptional herbalist would know of… at least on Faerun… Half of them were lichens and mosses, things he’d be better off searching for in the foothills but he might find in the woods… One thing on his list strikes him with surprise… Silverthorn… It was exceptionally rare, and he had never actually seen the plant, though he had heard of it. The instructions were only to locate it, but rough directions were given to a gulch far to the East in the mountains… That one would require a trip of its own…

The Ranger leads the men out through the West gate and towards the forest. The day is a bit warmer than the last, and Artanis can see signs that spring is on its way; though it will likely be another month coming.


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The List:
(you can google these if you want to know what they’re for. Artanis would understand their use somewhat)

Agrimonia
Amaranth
Beard Lichen
Bullrush
Cinquefoil
Lungwort
Monk’s Hood (wolfsbane)
Reindeer moss
Silverthorn ** (exceptionally rare. Directions to a gulch in the mountains marked with a question mark)
Sphagnum moss (common)
Willow Bark
Wolf lichen
Yarrow

[kerap]

Artanis will work his way towards the woods, but keep to the edges - perhaps going in for about 6' - 10'. He will pick out some of the more common items - the mosses and the wolf's bane - and describe their appearance to the others and how to identify those. "But the key thing is to be quiet and listen. Pyros, you're really good at listening, so listen for unusual noises. And sometimes the most unusual noise is complete silence. As long as we hear the birds singing and the other, small forest animals, we should be alright. If those suddenly go silent, we need to get back out into the open."

[Nocturno]

Pyros will pucker up at the warning. You can see the strain this is causing him.

But he can hear the things Artanis speaks of. He will listen for the regular sounds and make note so he will note changes.

He will even go as far as giving dirty looks to those making noise.

[spyguy1503]

Cal searches for the herbs.

[Rivi]

cross will wonder looking at the trees while half looking for the herbs more watching the forest

[TristenC]

Artanis briefly advises the others on the items most likely to be found, and on how to anticipate threats in the wild. The Kender stands guard as the others look for the items on the list. The first hour is rather fruitful as Artanis spots a willow tree near the river, Cal gets lucky and finds some reindeer moss in a patch of rocks, and Cross literally trips over a small patch of Yarrow.


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rolled a 19, 18 and a 13 for the find checks... good thing Art got the 13, otherwise even that wouldn't be enough for untrained searchers... Art doesn't technically have the druid ability to identify plants 100% yet (that happens at lvl 3) nor does he have the herbalist proficiency... but I figure if a ranger-druid doesn't have a decent chance to find herbs in the wild who does

[spyguy1503]

Cal gathers some moss. (Can't we take twenty?)

[Jenara]

(Wrong edition)