Cadiz says, "Well, let's sail west, and we can try again out there; see if we can triangulate."
Bjorg asks, "So, are we agreed that we should sail around the coast to the west, and then try to get a reading again?"
Bjorg says, "(timing)"
Gamemaster says (to Cadiz), "Arr."
Cadiz asks (of Charles), "Where did you say your home town was?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Also, I forget why we wanted to go there."
(From DiegoValdez) Charles points and says, "that way."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "well, to get a court contact"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "I'm not playing Charles for you, sorry :-)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says (to diego), "hee"
(From Gamemaster) sail sail sail
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "I just wanted to know where on the map his town was."
Gamemaster asks, "How far out y'thinks, sir?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "I have no idea what his town is. Hence I cannot answer."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Oh, OK."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "ah well"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "not much use trying to contact Charles' family, when he's not here to RP it"
Bjorg asks, "The sensation was more north than west, right?"
Cadiz looks at a map.  "About how far can we get in half a day, sailor?"
Cadiz says (to Bjorg), "Right.  So going west should be perfect for triangulation."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "I don't have a Charles's hometown thing written up at all, so if you went there I'd just make it up as we went along"
Gamemaster says (to Cadiz), "d'pends on the wind."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hmm, now it almost sounds like a fun idea ;)"
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "What time is it?  It's in the middle of the night, right?"
Gamemaster says, "Not much 'o one now, probably can only poke ourselves out of the bay in half a day."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "it is now, yeah"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "after you decide exactly how far you go I'm arbitrarily saying you get some sleep"
Bjorg says, "Let's sail for a day then."
Cadiz asks (of sober_sailor), "Well, how far do you think the men can manage tonight?"
Bjorg says, "We should try to get to the southwest corner of Avalon"
[7thsea] Bjorg checks the map again
Cadiz says (to Bjorg), "That's about where we are right now."
Gamemaster says (to Bjorg), "That'll take more than a' day, sir."
Bjorg says, "Hmm, yes I see you're right"
Bjorg says (to Cadiz), "I still don't trust that talon to be overused - let's sail until we reach the southwest corner of the coast, and then take a reading"
Bjorg says (to Cadiz), "We should be able to get a better read of it from there"
Gamemaster says, "M'ybe could in two, but the wind's still pretty calm."
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "do we have any reason not to take the 2 - 3 days to do this right?"
Cadiz says, "Well, let's sail for a few hours tonight, and anchor and rest."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "um, I'm not answering that"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "looking at the geometry of this, we won't get much of a triangulation just by sailing out of the bay ... unless this talon-direction is a lot more accurate than i'd think"
Cadiz says, "Then sail west tomorrow, and see how far we can get."
[7thsea] Bjorg says (to GM), "yeah, i meant to ask Cadiz"
Gamemaster says (to Cadiz), "Right, sir."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "or, if our destination isn't far away"
Gamemaster says, "[Sleep mode on]"
Gamemaster says, "[snore snore snore]"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "by the way, would our ship actually anchor and rest?  i'd have thought we had shifts"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "I just ignored the anchor comment, y'all are still going"
[7thsea] Cadiz says (to Bjorg), "Everyone's drunk."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "well, there is that"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Oh, OK."
[7thsea] Bjorg says (to cadiz), "hmm, good point"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "it isn't going to affect anything tho"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "let's assume they work it off :)"
Gamemaster says, "[Wake up.]"
Gamemaster asks, "'allo, sir, pleasant rest?"
Bjorg gets up, groaning a bit. "Yarrgh, ya ya"
Gamemaster says, "Wind's still bein' stingy but there's hope for a bit 'a pull."
Cadiz yawns.
Cadiz asks, "OK, where on the map are we now?"
Bjorg says, "So get on the oars and ... yarrgh, I'm still too groggy, this isn't a Vesten ship"
Gamemaster asks, "Got us out of tha bay, jus' look at the land, eh?"
Bjorg says, "Good work"
Cadiz says, "OK, cooll"
Cadiz says, "Let's try the talon again."
Gamemaster asks, "Cool?"
Bjorg says (to Cadiz), "If you want to try ... okay"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Eh, whatever ;-)"
Gamemaster scratches his head
Cadiz says (to sailor), "Sorry; Castillian expression."
Bjorg says (to sailor), "Get the good man's coat, he's chilly"
Gamemaster says, "Guess the weather is a' bit on tha cool side, dunno what tha' has ta do 'bout it."
Cadiz shakes his head.
Gamemaster says, "Well, right then."
Bjorg says (to Cadiz), "Well if you think you're up to it, let's try for another reading"
Gamemaster says, "Oh, one otha thing..."
Cadiz pulls out a map, gets Charles' journal again to re-memorize the words.
Bjorg asks, "Yes?"
Gamemaster says, "Mister Bly, who we had to put in' 'cause that Pierre fellow neve' made it back..."
Bjorg says, "Hmm, that's right, Pierre ..."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "What was Pierre's job?"
Gamemaster says, "I made sure 'e got a note 'xplaining bout the torches and such."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "he cooked"
Cadiz asks, "Put in?"
Gamemaster says, "Anyway's, slop might taste abit funny, Mister Bly only knows a snatch or two 'bout it, but something else he a'mentioned."
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "er, did I hire this Mister Bly?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "he's a sailor"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "subbing in for cook"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "okay"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "just wanted to make sure this wasn't a totally new face"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "I didn't invent names for every sailor on the ship, no"
Cadiz asks, "Wait, who did you send a note to?"
Gamemaster says, "Well, dropped somethin' at the dockmaster's, they got 'em a box, see."
Gamemaster says, "He jus' needs to ask and he'll get it."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "at first i thought he meant they hired a replacement cook from town while i was gone"
Cadiz asks, "A box?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "which would, ofc, be a bad idea"
Gamemaster says, "Big wooden on'."
Gamemaster says, "Drop notes and such. Anyhows."
Cadiz says, "I'm not following what you're saying at all."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "look, he left a note at the dockmaster's there's no mystery here"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "think of it as a letter drop box"
[7thsea] Gamemaster asks, "got it?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "got it"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Awwk!  No parse found! ;-)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "sailorese is hard to learn, even for us linguists :)"
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "For whom?"
Gamemaster says (to Cadiz), "And I thought we wez the drunk ones. Anyhows..."
Bjorg chuckles.
Cadiz mutters something about 'too many pronouns'.
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Who did he leave a note for?"
Bjorg asks (of Sailor), "So our new cook left a note for the dockmaster?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "<thwap Cadiz> Pierre"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "read scrollback"
Bjorg asks, "Or was the note heading to someone else?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Did I already say 'no parse found'?  I meant it."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "he left a message at the dockmaster's that Pierre could find when he went looking for the ship"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "aha"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "OK, good."
Bjorg says, "Sorry, I'm still a bit groggy this early in the morning"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "it's all in the scrollback, really"
Bjorg says, "Speaking of which, get me a mug o' grog to clear my head"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "I'm sure it is, but there are too many pronouns to follow it."
Bjorg says, "Unless there's anything else you need to tell us first, of course"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "Arr. Sailors don't have high oratory skill"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "heh"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "No kidding ;-)"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "This is like the merchant last night ;-)"
Bjorg asks (of Cadiz), "So, are you ready to try that talon once more?"
Gamemaster says, "Back to Mister Bly...he's got 'imself a tingling in the finger, see."
Bjorg asks, "Wha?"
Gamemaster says, "Gets jumpy when things 'r around that be magic-like and such."
Bjorg says, "Yeah, I've heard of such"
Gamemaster says, "Seys he felt it last night for a snatch."
Bjorg asks, "Where was he?"
Gamemaster says, "Nubbody 'round tho."
Gamemaster says, "On deck."
Cadiz frowns.
Bjorg says, "Oh, damn ... pathetic Avalon guardsmen, no good for anything"
Cadiz asks, "How close does something have to be for him to notice it, usually?"
Bjorg says, "Perhaps we should talk to him in person."
Gamemaster says, "Well, he sez it's easie' on the sea and such 'cause there's less noise."
Cadiz says, "So it could have been a passing boat, then."
Cadiz asks, "Any sign of one?"
Gamemaster says, "So if he stand on the center the whole ship. He's got the buzzes already there memorized and such."
Bjorg says, "Impressive"
Gamemaster says, "Nah, not far enough for 'nother ship less it's real close."
[7thsea] Bjorg is trying to remember the ship-word for kitchen
[7thsea] Emily says, "galley"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "thanks"
Bjorg asks (of sailor), "Would Bly be in the galley this early?"
Cadiz nods.
[7thsea] inky says (to Em), "you should have told him 'head'"
[7thsea] Bjorg says (to inky), "ha"
[7thsea] Emily says, "heehee"
Gamemaster says, "Aye. Just be yerself sure ye don't whine 'bout the slop to him, he'll talk 'bout the tinglin' though."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "no, that one I know :P"
Bjorg says, "I'm hungry enough for any quality of slop right now"
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Jack has the same ability, right?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "yeah"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "yeah, I'm just having a NPC sub in for him :-)"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Is Bly the NPC replacement for Jack? ;-)"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Timing..."
Gamemaster says, "Well 'en, good day sirs."
Bjorg says (to sailor), "Good day, and thank you"
Cadiz says (to sailor), "Thank you."
Cadiz says, "Let's do the talon thing first, then go talk to this Bly fellow."
Bjorg says (to Cadiz), "Sure"
Bjorg sits back and waits for Cadiz to begin the whole funky ritual.
Cadiz arranges everything, then sits on the deck.
Bjorg gets a pencil handy, so that when Cadiz needs to write on his maps it won't be permanent. :P
Cadiz says another prayer to Theus, but one less formal this time.
[7thsea] Bjorg hopes pencils aren't anachronistic or whatever the word is
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "No, but the word 'anachronistic' is."
[7thsea] inky says, "quill pens, surely"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hee"
[7thsea] Bjorg says (to inky), "these are my only navigational maps, man!  i want no inkmarks smudging it up"
Cadiz re-memorizes the ritual, then holds the talon.
Gamemaster says, "Same sensation again..."
Gamemaster says, "And it is more or less the same direction, you can't tell closely enough the difference."
Cadiz recites the words at about the same time he recited them last time.
Cadiz wakes up, shakes his head.
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "I am so tempted to try and mix magics here for a certain effect"
Bjorg asks (of Cadiz), "So?  Which way did you sense now?"
Cadiz says, "It's a ways north.  It seemed like it was pointing in the same direction."
Bjorg says, "Just as I suspected"
Bjorg says, "All right, let's begin sailing west around the cost"
Cadiz makes another mark on the map with his pencil.
Cadiz says, "My fear was that it was in the ruins to the north of the city.  Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be."
Bjorg says (to Cadiz), "I'm curious ..."
Bjorg asks (of Cadiz), "When you hold the talon, does it overwhelm your senses?  Or can you still see the room, move around and whatnot?"
Cadiz says, "I no longer can tell where I am."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Right?"
Cadiz says, "It seems like I'm floating high above the land."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "right"
Bjorg says, "Hmm ... then it probably wouldn't work ... never mind"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "um, if you've ever hallucinated it's like that"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "heh"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "I was thinking 'dream'"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "so there is a vague sensation of real surroundings"
Bjorg says, "Unless, perhaps if I drew the rune first, and then took hold of the talon ..."
Cadiz asks, "Rune?"
Bjorg says, "Ah, just an idea I had.  Probably wouldn't work."
Bjorg says, "Thought perhaps the talon could direct my visions, if the timing worked out right and all"
Cadiz asks, "Visions?"
Cadiz says, "Perhaps you should explain."
[Crows-Nest] DiegoValdez says, "I see angels telling me to go weed out the heretics and burn them at the stake...."
Bjorg says, "Ah, hmm.  I'm not sure this is a practice you approve of though."
Cadiz sighs.
Cadiz says, "I take it you speak of Ve.. of your northern magics."
Bjorg says, "Yes, I've been learning one that allows me to see visions of a distant location"
CharlesAlgun has connected.
CharlesAlgun says, "Arr."
[7thsea] Bjorg exclaims, "yay!"
[7thsea] Bjorg exclaims, "also, about time!"
Cadiz says, "It is true that the church generally disapproves of magic."
Cadiz says, "b"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Sorry, my connection was bad. But I think it's better now."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "WHat'd I miss so far?"
Bjorg says, "Right now I only have the power to see places I'm familiar with, but I thought perhaps I could mix the magics of the talon with my ability somewhat"
Cadiz says, "But it is my belief that while some magics are evil, it is far from certain that they all are."
Bjorg says, "And have the talon guide my vision to the location it's pointing us to"
Cadiz says, "And your northern rune magics are little studied by... well, by anyone, really."
Bjorg says, "Except for us, of course"
Cadiz says, "Hmm."
Cadiz says (to Bjorg), "Naturally."
Bjorg says (to Cadiz), "I'm glad to hear you take such an enlightened view of the world"
Cadiz says (to Bjorg), "What little I know of rune magic is that it taps into the elemental forces of nature."
Cadiz asks, "Is that essentially correct?"
Bjorg says, "Not nature, exactly, but it's something like that"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "You've been playing for about an hour, I'm guessing?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "yeah"
[7thsea] Cadiz says (to Charles), "Here, let me copy the transcript file..."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "more like 40 minutes, because people filtered in late"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "quick summary"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "we're just out of the bay, and the talon is still pointing mostly north"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "not a whole lot happened because they are talking alot :-)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "so it must be far north"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Basically, we sailed west, tried the talon again (roughly the same direction) and a Jack stand-in told us there was foreign magic on board last night for a bit."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "and now i'm potentially wasting our time with my silly idea when we should probably just keep going :)"
Cadiz says, "Well, I have no idea what kind of magic this talon represents, though it seems reasonable to assume some form of sidhe magic."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "but at least the dialog is interesting :)"
Cadiz says, "But attempting to mix it with something else sounds dangerous."
Bjorg says, "Yes, you're probably right"
[Crows-Nest] DiegoValdez says, "Si, it turns good, honest Castillian monks into cats and horses."
Bjorg says, "The power of Laerdom is already dangerous enough, I'd be a fool to tempt it more"
[7thsea] Cadiz says (to Charles), "http://www.bioc.rice.edu/~lpsmith/IF/7thSea/020301.txt"
Bjorg says, "Let's just sail onward"
[Crows-Nest] Cadiz says, "Heh."
Cadiz says (to Charles), "Hey, you're awake."
Cadiz says (to Charles), "Where is your home town, again?  We may be going there next."
CharlesAlgun climbs up from belowdecks. "Mmm, it's good to get some proper food. The gruel they had in the dungeon didn't look fit for Rawlsworth."
CharlesAlgun munches on his sammich.
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Oh no... I might be lagged again..."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "gah"
Bjorg says (to Charles), "The dinner today might be a bit rough, we have a replacement cook.  But try to go easy on him about it."
Gamemaster says, "[bop me if you want to go talk to Bly or fast foward sailing]"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "let's quickly talk to Bly"
[Crows-Nest] DiegoValdez exclaims, "'Bly'? Nooooo!!"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "just in case there's more detail he can give us, although i think we probably got the important info"
Bjorg asks, "Speaking of whom, I'm going to go ask him a few questions.  Anyone else want to come along?"
Cadiz fills in Charles along the way as the three of them troop down to the galley.
(From Gamemaster) tromp tromp tromp
Gamemaster asks (of Bjorg), "Ayeh?"
Bjorg asks, "Aye, Bly is it?"
Gamemaster asks, "Yep. What's on your mind?"
Bjorg says, "I hear you're doing a fine job filling in here, on such short notice"
CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "Lamstead. It seemed that the direction you pointed for the claw was a ways to the west of it, but it's hard to judge with magics...\"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "WHo's Bly?"
Bjorg asks, "But the matters at hand - I hear you have the ability to tell if magic is about?"
Cadiz says (to Charles), "Well, we've gone straight west, and it's still pointing north, so it may be northwest of it."
[Crows-Nest] DiegoValdez asks, "Bly as in 'Mutiny on the Bounty'?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "he's the replacement for Pierre for ship's cook the first mate arranged"
Cadiz asks (of Charles), "It's on the west coast?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "replacement cook, and apparently senses magic (the tingly finger thing)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "and sensed something last night"
[Crows-Nest] Gamemaster says, "well, it allows for bad puns, but there's no game relation"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Aha, thanks."
Gamemaster says (to Bjorg), "Yep."
CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "The east."
Gamemaster says (to Bjorg), "Yew got quite a bit."
Bjorg asks (of Bly), "Did you sense something unusual last night?"
Bjorg asks, "Something other than just one of us walking by?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "I take it it's morning?"
Gamemaster says, "You mean the tingle last night? I was at the front of the deck, thought I felt somethin' behind me."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "yeah, we sailed about half a day"
Gamemaster says, "Like a small person or something."
Gamemaster says, "Gone pretty quick, though."
Cadiz asks, "What time was this, approximately?"
Gamemaster says, "Twenty past midnight or so."
Bjorg says, "Why would you think it was a small person?  I thought you could just get a sense of magic being near"
Gamemaster says, "Well, lemme explain, if I hold my finger right I can pick out your outlines."
Gamemaster says, "So there's almost a shape when someone has magic in their blood, see."
CharlesAlgun asks (of Bly), "How do you hold your finger, exactly...?"
Bjorg says, "Amazing, I didn't think it was that specific"
[7thsea] Bjorg gives Charles the finger
Gamemaster says, "Well, I've been a' practicing."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "er, wait, I meant to emit that as Bly"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "i sux0r"
Gamemaster says (to Charles), "Well, yew can't really *see* what I do."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Yeah. ANd you're busted down to thirty-fifth mate."
Gamemaster says, "It's just how it feels in my hand."
Gamemaster says, "He stretches his hand out slightly."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hee"
CharlesAlgun tries to do the same.
Gamemaster says (to Charles), "Nothing remarkable."
Bjorg says, "Well, at least it seemed to be a person.  I was afraid we had that blasted beast back on our ship."
CharlesAlgun smiles. "I guess I need a lot more practice."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "if you get ultra high skill at it, maybe you can do it too :-)"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Hee."
Cadiz asks, "Can you sense the type of magic it was?  Like, sidhe?"
Gamemaster says, "Just can tell it was. Pretty strong, though."
Gamemaster says, "(That it was magic of some sort, I mean)"
Cadiz nods.
Bjorg says (to Bly), "Well, we owe you for this.  And if you sense anything like this again, tell one of us as soon as you can."
Cadiz asks, "Could it have been near the bloodstain?"
Gamemaster says, "Wasn't from that."
Bjorg says, "It's good to know we have someone so skilled in our crew."
Gamemaster says, "Eh, just a hobby, see."
Cadiz says, "No, not *from* the bloodstain, just the magic person being near it."
Gamemaster says, "Don't got no other skills 'xcept scrubbing decks and mixing slop."
Gamemaster says (to Cadiz), "Wasn't near, no."
Cadiz nods.
Bjorg says, "The best kind of hobby - but I guess you already know that I'm a bit biased towards it :)"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "Just to mention, he doesn't have any other Knacks, just this one"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "i suppose emoticons aren't the best of roleplaying, but oh well"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "no problem, i wasn't expecting more"
Gamemaster says, "Right then, got to finish this an all."
Bjorg says, "Keep up the good work."
Cadiz says, "Well, thanks again."
Gamemaster says, "[I presume a conversation is upcoming, bop me when you need me again]"
Bjorg heads up to the deck to get some fresh air.
Cadiz asks, "Well, shall we continue west?"
Bjorg says, "Seems the best plan to me."
Cadiz says, "I also think we should set about disguising the ship."
Bjorg says, "We could take a reading after a day's travel or so, if you think it safe to use the talon so much."
Gamemaster says, "[You see a SAIL button floating in front of you.]"
Cadiz says, "Since we're wanted by the government and all."
Bjorg says, "Hmm ..."
Bjorg looks around.
Bjorg asks, "Can we really spare that many men right now?"
Bjorg says, "It could take a while"
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Cadiz says, "I'm just saying we should start."
Bjorg says, "Well, okay"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "you'd have to be docked somewhere to really do any good"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "and spend money to remove a ship disadvantage"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "yeah, thought so"
Cadiz says (to Charles), "Of course, it's your ship."
Bjorg says, "Well, onward we sail then."
[7thsea] Bjorg pushes the [Sail] button
(From Gamemaster) sail sail sail
CharlesAlgun says, "I don't think we should take the time."
Gamemaster says, "[Noon.]"
CharlesAlgun says, "I don't think it's likely the people searching for us will beat us here, unless they know where we're going already."
(From Gamemaster) Lookout yells, "Ship on the horizon! Coming out from the sea to the shore at us!"
Cadiz asks, "What's our supply situation look like?"
CharlesAlgun says, "And if they do, we can't risk letting them get there first."
CharlesAlgun asks (of Sailor), "WHat flag does she sail under?"
Bjorg asks, "eeagh, a ship heading for us?"
[Crows-Nest] Cadiz exclaims, "Yellow alert!"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Hrm. This lag delay is not helping things."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "lag"
Gamemaster exclaims, "Doesn't have a flag!"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "what flag do we sail under, for that matter? :)"
CharlesAlgun asks, "A name?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster asks, "um, it was a custom one right?"
CharlesAlgun says, "Man the guns, to be ready. It might be a raider."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "someone did Tailor to make one"
Cadiz asks (of Charles), "What does *that* mean?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Um. Good question."
Bjorg asks (of Lookout), "Is it aiming ahead of us, to intercept?"
Cadiz asks, "How's the wind situation?  Can we outrun it?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "There's the hawk on the sail, but I guess we don't have a flag, per se. Is there any kind of generic merchant flag?"
CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "I mean, they might try to attack us, in the hope that we have cargo they can steal."
Gamemaster exclaims, "Looks like it's aiming at us, yes!"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "or however you'd say that in a sailorese way"
CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "If they do, we should be ready to defend ourselves."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "eeagh lag"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "grrr lag"
Gamemaster says, "You can see the ship yourselves now."
CharlesAlgun says (to Sailor), "Move to evade."
CharlesAlgun says, ""Try to bring us alongside."
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "how's the wind?"
CharlesAlgun says, "Or if possible, away from them entirely."
(From Gamemaster) Lookout yells, "They're hoisting something now!..."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "wind still pretty sedate"
[Crows-Nest] Cadiz asks, "Sigh lag.  I meant 'what does not having a flag mean'?"
[Crows-Nest] Cadiz says, "Also, ILAC."
Bjorg looks for what type of ship this is - and if it looks to be a faster vessel.
[Crows-Nest] Gamemaster says, "it means no colors. no nation indication or anything like that"
[Crows-Nest] inky says, "it means you're a gol-durned pirate"
[7thsea] Bjorg also curses the lag, because we'll be boarded by the time anything he says actually gets through
Gamemaster says (to Bjorg), "Medium-sized sloop, looks like."
[7thsea] Cadiz says (to GM), "Well, yeah, but I meant 'does it mean it's likely to be a pirate or just another merchant'."
CharlesAlgun asks (of Bjorg), "Can your knowledge of the weather help us gain speed against that ship?"
DiegoValdez in Eisen, meanwhile, snores a little and rolls over, dreaming about adventures on the high seas....
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "eeagh burst"
(From Gamemaster) Lookout yells, "Hell, it's the Jolly Roger."
[7thsea] DiegoValdez says, "turning in ... 'night...."
[Crows-Nest] Gamemaster asks, "What's davemud address?"
DiegoValdez has disconnected.
[Crows-Nest] inky asks, "www.plover.net 4096, yes?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "testing"
Cadiz mutters, "Hmm.  Everyone else has tried to get us to hand over the talon voluntarily..."
CharlesAlgun exclaims, "Full to starboard! Cut her by the coast! Catch the lee currents!"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "ok, whenever this catches up ... if the wind is light, i'm going to intensify it"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "and hope we can use it to outrun them.  but if the wind is already brisk i'll leave it be"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says (to Bjorg), "k"
[7thsea] Cadiz says (to Bj), "If that means it'll help."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "I logged on to davemud, if we have another huge burst we can switch over if you want"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Looks like it was the MUD dump."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "ok"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "We should be set for another hour."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun can't get to dave anyway.
Gamemaster says (to Bjorg), "roll 'em"
[Crows-Nest] Cadiz says (to Charles), "And we need to see if that can be fixed."
[7thsea] Bjorg rolls 5k3: 7 3 5 1 7 | 19
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "kapow"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hey, less lag"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "If you need a 20, now's a good time for a drama die ;-)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "should be 15"
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Can you do raises?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Not after rolling."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "he can raise, but not post-cast"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Well, right."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "I just meant in general."
Gamemaster says, "The wind starts to pick up..."
(From Gamemaster) blow blow blow
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Like, I have no idea what a raise for animal-changing would mean."
(From Gamemaster) Lookout yells, "Wind will help us move, but it's still coming at us lateral!
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "i have no idea what a raise for a weather rune would mean, unless it just meant more drastic change"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "nothing you can really do with animal change"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "there are skills where raises wouldn't really do anything either"
CharlesAlgun exclaims (at Men), "Tack against it!"
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Lateral?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "It is coming from sea at you"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "It's coming from the east or west; we're going north."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "from the side"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Perpendicular, then."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "arr"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "I think we're going west, and it's coming from the south."
CharlesAlgun says, "Cut in towards land, to tick around her."
[7thsea] Bjorg says (to cadiz), "yeah, like a sailor can remember that many syllables"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "also, what Cadiz said"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Ah, OK."
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "wait, why would sailing towards land help?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "let's just try to outrun it"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "yeah, I don't quite get Charles's command, you are near to shore already"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "and i presume the wind is with us"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "right"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "it's east-west"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "pirate ship coming at you south-north"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Bjorg), "It's the direction the wind is blowing."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "If we want to go past the other ship (so they'd have to turn around to follow us), it'd seem best to go with the wind instead of against it."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "don't you go faster if you're sailing perpendicular to the wind?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "so let's just hoist those sails full-mast and get rockin'"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "But I guess I'm just confused and lagged."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Maybe that's a sailboat, not a sloop or whatever."
[7thsea] Bjorg says (to charles), "we're already going withwind"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "OK."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "We're going west, pirates are coming from south?"
(From Bjorg) sail sail sail pray we outrun them sail sail
[7thsea] Cadiz says (to Charles), "Right."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "And wind is blowing west."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "oof, I'm missing the ship stat list"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Aha. Got it now."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Is it online?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "I don't mean the rules, I mean for your ship the specific stats"
[7thsea] Bjorg doesn't even remember what our ship is :)
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "I thought the pirates were coming at us head on, and that the wind was going north."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "They are coming directly at us from the south.  They are sailing north."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Brawn 3, Finesse 4, Resolve 4, Wits 4, Panache 3."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "shhh, no more confusing directions"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Gaudy, Draft 4 Crew 4, Cargo 4, Reputation -- well, it *was* 0 :)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hey, the ship has better stats than I do"
[7thsea] inky says, "it cost more than you did, too"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "Right, I get it now."
[7thsea] (from Cadiz) Charles says, "Also, Daft 4.
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "true"
[7thsea] inky says, "so don't break it, guys. I got one share."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Bjorg), "It's bigger than you."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hee"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "The pirate ship has 3, 3, 5, 5, 4"
[7thsea] Bjorg says (to charles), "Barely"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "Heh."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "finesse contest, for Charles since he's the caption, with 4 vs. 3"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "captain"
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "which trait is the sail-damn-fast trait?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun rolls 4k4: 2 4 3 10+8 | 27
[7thsea] Gamemaster rolls 3k3: 3 2 1 | 6
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "timing"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "and, woo"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Actually, it had a fairly high rep, what with the history of the whatchagigger and all.  Invisible ape-beast."
(From Gamemaster) sail sail sail
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Bjorg), "Depends on whether you're doing maneuvering like this or long straight-out voyages, I think."
Gamemaster says, "You manage to tack to the wind strongly and are shoving along briskly."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "Mmm, good point."
Gamemaster says, "You see the sloop recede into the distance as it struggles to keep moving."
Bjorg cheers!
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "We just *thought* the rep was 0.  That's why it was so cheap ;-)"
CharlesAlgun exclaims, "Well done, men!"
(From Gamemaster) [Don't worry, you'll get in a ship combat another session :-]
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hee"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "I like this kind of ship combat ;-)"
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "is that a promise or a threat?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Heh. For all we know, they might have been a lot weaker than us."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "And we could have improved our standing by eliminating them."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "i dunno, those 5's in their stats didn't look too nice"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Also, it would be interesting to see what would happen if they stole the talon."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "wimps"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Bjorg), "Ah, I missed their stats."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "3 3 5 5 4"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Since nobody else seems to want to, though they could have easily."
Bjorg says, "Keep up the pace men, let's make sure they don't catch up on us later."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Oooh. That's a lot of Resolve."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "isn't it? hmm..."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "[cue foreshadowing music]"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Mmm. The last time the talon was stolen, someone lost his life."
Bjorg, seeing everything is under control, wanders down to the galley to check up on Mister Bly.
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "(just to say "keep up the good work", and ask if he's noticed anything lately)"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Which either means they want us to lead them to something, or that bad things happen to you if you steal it."
Gamemaster asks (of Bjorg), "Nope. Want some slop?"
Bjorg says, "Ah ... um ... I'd hate to spoil my appetite for later, but thanks."
Bjorg says, "Don't get me wrong, it's tempting."
[7thsea] Cadiz says (to Bjorg), "It's noon already! ;-)"
(From Gamemaster) [The SAIL button starts glowing again.]
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "shhh"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "I'm guessing the latter. If they wanted us to lead them, they probably wouldn't be locking us all in the dungeon to force us to give it up."
Cadiz pushes the sail button (should nobody object).
Bjorg heads back up to perform his duties and whatnot.
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Right."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "sail is good"
CharlesAlgun struts around authoritatively.
[7thsea] Cadiz says (to Charles), "Also, Roll wanted us to give it up voluntarily."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hehe"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "Right."
Gamemaster says, "We shoul' be gettin' there by mi'night, sir, if the wind holds."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "There?"
[7thsea] inky says, "I thought he said he could kill everyone and take it"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "SO maybe part of its magical wackiness is that stealing it is bad for you."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "the southwest corner, i guess"
Gamemaster says, "Seems ta' be dyin' gain tho."
[7thsea] inky says, "but maybe he was lying"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks (of inky), "But *did* he?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks (of inky), "If he could, why'd he let us all go?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "It was handled and put back, remember."
[7thsea] Bjorg asks (of charles), "because it was just a game?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "(BTW, eisen transcripts are up from last week and yesterday)"
(From Gamemaster) sail sail sail
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks (of Bjorg), "A Sidhe scavenger hunt?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "heck, i wouldn't be surprised if the talon is leading us to Roll, and when we get there he'll have a big laugh at all the trouble we went to"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "and maybe a surprise party just to finish the effect"
Gamemaster says, "Well, it's calm again, but we should still be there by mornin' sir."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "I like surprise parties."
Gamemaster says, "Tucker in for the night, I'll make 'em sure they keep the w'tches straight."
Bjorg says (to Lookout), "keep an eye out behind us for that ship"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "But he might invite some guests who wanted to play party games."
Gamemaster says (to Bjorg), "Nuthing for awhile."
[7thsea] Gamemaster asks, "Charades, anyone?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Hee."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Pin the broom on the salamander."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "This is all one big charade in the first place."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "hee. I still love everyone's reaction when I did roll 30 dice"
Bjorg makes sure everything is shipshape, then heads to his cabin.  Before he goes to bed, he pulls out his notebook.
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "BTW, was I hallucinating the day I thought I saw a map of the islands in the Avalon book?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "er, it was 20."
[7thsea] Bjorg rolls 4k3: 3 3 6 8 | 17
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to GM), "It was a dozen or two too many, whatever it was :)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "(just RPing Bjorg taking a look at his hometown)"
[7thsea] Gamemaster asks (of Charles), "you still can't find it?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "I cannot. I'm not sure why."
(From Gamemaster) sail sail sail
Bjorg calls up a vision of his hometown, and the family he's so far away from.
(From Gamemaster) [Time passes...]
Gamemaster says, "Wake up, sir, on tha tip."
Bjorg asks, "Whassa?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "Do you know the page number?"
CharlesAlgun asks, "What's this?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "don't have the book handy"
Gamemaster asks, "Yew wanted to fiddle with that black claw thing when we reached here, ya?"
Gamemaster says, "We'm here."
Cadiz nods.
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "erk, i thought we did the talon thing in the cabin, semi-privately"
Gamemaster says, "I asked 'em to anchor for yew."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "oh well"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "Cadiz has been going on deck"
Cadiz does the talon thing again.
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "ok"
Cadiz (pray, book, claw, words, etc.)
Gamemaster says, "You say the words, this time more confident, and the sensation is slightly different..."
Gamemaster says, "The claw seems to verge towards *two* points."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "oh phooey"
Gamemaster says, "One is northeast, and the other -- very faint, you never felt it before, is east"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "now it's all confusing"
Cadiz frowns.
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "no, it just means you did it right this time :-)"
Cadiz says, "Well, that was different."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "heh"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "The northeast could be triangulating with the north from before."
Cadiz says, "It pointed in two directions--east, and northeast."
CharlesAlgun says, "Hmm."
CharlesAlgun asks, "Back the way we came?"
Cadiz says, "The east one was very faint, though."
Cadiz asks, "Maybe it was pointing at the graal?"
Bjorg says, "Well, that's a twist"
CharlesAlgun nods.
Bjorg asks, "The graal would be the one to the east?"
Cadiz makes two more notes on the map.
Cadiz says (to Bjorg), "Right."
Bjorg says, "I'd think we would have felt that before, being so close"
CharlesAlgun has disconnected.
Bjorg says, "But then again, I don't know how this crazy thing works."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "gah"
Cadiz checks to see if the two original pulls and the new stronger pull reasonably converge at some point.
Gamemaster says, "(brb)"
[7thsea] Bjorg asks (of cadiz), "the two original pulls were basically one direction, weren't they?"
CharlesAlgun has connected.
CharlesAlgun says, "Arr."
Cadiz says, "Well, I was more confident about the words this time--maybe it made a difference."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "arr, didn't miss much"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "Could someone recap those few lines?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "(er, except i dunno what you last saw)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "cadiz triangulating the strong pull"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "And GM said "(brb)""
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "also, GM is afk for a sec"
[7thsea] Cadiz says (to Bjorg), "HA ha."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "and i think i need more pepsi"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "OK."
Gamemaster says, "(back)"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "Did he plot a second line on the map?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "in PENCIL, people"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "i paid good money for these maps"
CharlesAlgun hands Cadiz a pencil.
Cadiz says, "Thanks--I do have one, though.  Wouldn't be much of a sketch artist without it."
Gamemaster says (to Cadiz), "Your map might be inaccurate, but the easterly pull seems to be abit north of Carleon, the northeasterly goes straight through Avalon, and if you keep going in hits the northwesternmost island in Vendel"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Also, for future reference, I can tell you where Lamstead is, if you have the PG open to the inside front cover."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "tell away"
Gamemaster says, "If you keep following the easterly one it hits Ussura nowhere in particular"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "Do you see two bites taken out of the east coast of the main island of Avalon, the north one bigger than the south?"
[7thsea] Bjorg asks (of GM), "where does the strong-pull line cross with our earlier line?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Lamstead's right around the northwestern corner of the northern bite."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "(or did I miss that?)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "(or should we do that ourselves?) :)"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Ack, so we should have been sailing south."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "(Also, did Cadiz tell us where those lines were pointing?)"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "You're assuming we're headed to the Vendel islands. We don't know yet."
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "Vendel? south?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "No, if we were heading to Lamstead."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "what map are you people looking at? :P"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Which is where I thought we were going."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks (of Cadiz), "We're heading to Lamstead?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Oh, oh."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "That's why we bought all these freakin' pots and pans, no?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "d'oh, forgot about the cargo"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Well, *originally* we were going to Lamstead."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "well, we can go there after"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Well, that's where I thought we were going."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Back before we got Bradley and the Beast both making trouble."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "But you weren't logged on."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "I see."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Can we move Lamstead to the west coast?  It's pretty close..."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun smirks.
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "It's not a long hike, if you pick the right spot to land the ship."
[7thsea] Gamemaster asks, "Creative Geography now that we've had Creative Spelling, eh?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Probably within two days. Well, if we get horses."
[7thsea] Bjorg asks (of GM), "ok, looking at the 1st ed map ... from what you said, the "strong" pull is more east-northeast?"
[7thsea] Cadiz sighs.
CharlesAlgun looks at Cadiz's lines.
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "or, if that's not the map you're all using, i'll leave the triangulating to the rest of you :)"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "That's what I'm using."
CharlesAlgun asks (of Cadiz), "That weaker line... isn't that where Baldwin said the church was, right around there?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "ok, look at the map. Draw a line towards the northwesternmost island of Vendel. That's the "strong" pull. Now draw one abit north of Carleon. That's the "weak" pull"
Cadiz says (to Charles), "If it 'stops' north of Carelon, yes."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "got it"
CharlesAlgun nods.
Cadiz says, "Well, the three lines don't really seem to converge."
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "before i get confused, does anyone know if the 1st ed map is the same as 2nd?"
Cadiz says, "Which means that probably some of the lines are wrong."
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "or are we all using the 1st ed anyway?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "I think I have 2nd ed."
CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "Unless they're pointing at two different points."
CharlesAlgun points, "It seems there are three spots of convergence..."
Cadiz says (to Charles), "No, the two I did the last couple times, and the 'strong' pull from this time."
Bjorg says, "Hmm"
CharlesAlgun says, "If all three lines are correct, one is near where the church should be, one is our current position, and one is... well, in the middle of Avalon.""
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Oh, were there a last couple times? Sorry, missed that."
Cadiz says, "There are four lines."
Bjorg says, "This might still make sense"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "I have second, but it makes sense on my map."
Cadiz says, "The first two go NNW from what was our current position."
Bjorg asks, "What if the faint pull matches one of our previous readings, and the strong pull matches another?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "The latest two go NE and E from our current position."
Cadiz says (to Bjorg), "Possible, but unlikely."
Bjorg says, "I'm not sure ... I think it could make sense, geometrically"
Cadiz says, "Well, we need to move and try again."
CharlesAlgun says, "Yes."
Bjorg says, "Okay"
Cadiz asks, "Shall we go north, or turn around and go SE?"
CharlesAlgun says, "North."
Cadiz asks, "Are we still heading for Lamstead?"
CharlesAlgun says, "If we return southeast, we'll just be approaching Carleon, which might be more trouble than we want."
CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "Good question."
Bjorg says, "The way we're going now, we'll be circling Avalon completely"
Cadiz asks, "Also, do we want to hold on to this cargo until we reach Lamstead, or shall we try to sell it along the way?"
Bjorg makes a "harumph"-ish sound.
CharlesAlgun says, "If we stop at a port that's likely to be interested, by all means sell. But let's not make any extra stops on the way."
Bjorg says, "Let's follow the shore northward, and take another reading when we're as far east as the shoreline goes."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "I really did think Lamstead was on the west coast.  Othewise I would have wanted to sail south and east after leaving the bay."
CharlesAlgun says (to Bjorg), "I wouldn't wait that long."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says (to Cadiz), "I guess you failed your navigator roll"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Pppft ;-)"
Bjorg says (to Charles), "Well we could take readings every five minutes, but they're not going to give us any useful information until we get some distance"
CharlesAlgun says, "I suggest taking another reading when we pass here -- when the land bows out to the west again."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "'Whoops, there's a large land mass between us and where we're going!  How did I miss that?'"
CharlesAlgun says, "s/when/where/"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "We can say we were following the pull, I guess."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Er, that should have been channeled, but whatever."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "I thought we were following the pull."
Cadiz asks, "How's our supplies holding out?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "by the way, the claw's goofiness does connect with things setup way back in campaign 2"
Bjorg says, "Well, if we're agreed to sail northward, let's get going"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "you may realize something if you think about it real hard"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "The fact that people felt different directions?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hmm"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "Or something more subtle?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "that's close to it"
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "i know Cadiz sort of fudged the praying-intently part the last time, but can we assume he was just as sincere these last few times?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "he was just as sincere"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "ok"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "just making sure this wasn't a sneaky Faith thing :)"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "and if you read the scrollback, he read the lines more confidently"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Mmm."
[7thsea] Bjorg says (to GM), "yeah, but confidence might be misleading with Sidhe magic"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "well, I didn't say this was necessarily accurate information, just that it's definitely coming out different :-)"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "So the claw works better -- or at least, more strongly -- when you believe it'll work. Or, when you at least try :)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "heh"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Where 'strongly' may or may not be better."
CharlesAlgun looks for that 'sail' button.
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "That's kind of a cheap trick, but oh well."
(From Gamemaster) [Beep!]
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Anyway, so I suggest taking a reading halfway up the coast."
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "stop at the western-most point of the shore's curve?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Right."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "timing"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Yeah, where it curves."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "and if it doesn't make any sense at that point, we abandon using it to navigate :P"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "If it is triangulating on someplace on Avalon proper, that should give us a good enough angle to recognize that fact. And if it's not, we should be able to tell that from there too."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "but right now I think it might still be sensible"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Bjorg), "Yeah. If it suddenly points to Manhatten, we go to Lamstead."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hee"
(From Gamemaster) sail sail sail
Gamemaster says (to Bjorg), "wits+weather please"
[7thsea] Bjorg rolls 4k3: 3 6 3 6 | 15
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "squeaks by"
(From Gamemaster) sail sail sail
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "or, not? heh"
Gamemaster says (to Bjorg), "It looks like if you keep heading north there's a storm up ahead, you can't tell which direction the front is moving."
Bjorg asks (of Charles), "There's a storm ahead - should we anchor and wait it out?"
CharlesAlgun asks, "How bad does it look?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says (to GM), "how bad does it look? :)"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "wits+weather again"
[7thsea] Bjorg rolls 4k3: 6 10+4 1 9 | 29
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "that's better"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "you could take it"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "it'll cut down on visibility, but you probably knew that already"
Bjorg says, "If the men are up to it, we could sail through it"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "and if i really want, i could try to calm it :)"
CharlesAlgun nods, "Let's keep on ahead, then."
Cadiz asks, "Well, could it get worse?"
Bjorg says, "Aye, then"
CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "I trust Bjorg's judgement when it comes to weather."
Cadiz says, "I'm sure it's fine now."
Bjorg says (to Cadiz), "I'll keep an eye on it, don't worry."
Cadiz asks, "The question is, what happens if it intensifies?"
Bjorg keeps an eye on it.
(From Gamemaster) sail sail sail
CharlesAlgun asks (of Bjorg), "Does it look like it will?"
Bjorg says, "Well we'll decide then, I suppose"
Gamemaster says, "The previously mentioned clouds flutter in above, and it starts raining, not too harshly"
Gamemaster says, "The wind picks up a notch but nothing too severe."
[7thsea] Bjorg senses a setup
Cadiz heads belowdecks.
Cadiz says, "(landlubber that I am)"
[7thsea] Bjorg hopes he's wrong ... then again, his broadsword could use a workout
(From Gamemaster) rain rain rain
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "speaking of which, i have one on me at all times :)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "just to be sure"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Mmm. Could be those foreshadowed pirates, hiding in the fog."
Gamemaster says, "It was a dark and stormy night....[etc]"
[7thsea] Bjorg says (to charles), "it's not pirates i'm worried about"
(From Gamemaster) Sailor to aft yells, "Man overboard!"
Bjorg says, "What?  Ack"
Bjorg asks, "Which side?"
Bjorg runs aft to see.
[7thsea] Bjorg didn't catch the word 'aft' right away
CharlesAlgun growls, "Throw him a rope."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "aft, daft, etc"
Gamemaster says, "Right off tha tail end! He was tightening ropes, I turned, he's down there in the drink, can't see a bloody thing..."
Bjorg asks, "Who is it?"
Gamemaster fiddles with ropes
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Do you have detensify weather?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "yeah"
Gamemaster says (to Bjorg), "Mister Bly, sir."
Bjorg groans.
Bjorg says, "Everyone, keep an eye out"
(From Gamemaster) You faintly hear someone calling out in the water
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "it's still raining?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "yep"
Bjorg helps the sailor get a rope out to the man overboard.
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "hard enough that it's hard to see, isn't causing the ship any damage though"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "no way am i calling off this rain right now"
CharlesAlgun directs the rescue efforts.
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "we're gonna need it"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "Thirsty, huh?"
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Huh?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "also, if this rescue seems to be going badly, i'm considering jumping to get the man (gotta test out that swimming skill)"
(From Gamemaster) Ropes are thrown as people peer over...nobody is to be seen, though
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "how are the waves?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "not too big a wind"
Bjorg says, "Anchor the ship, I'm going to get him."
Gamemaster says, "Already anchored, sir."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Why do we need the rain?"
Bjorg says, "And keep an eye out for trouble ... hard-to-see trouble"
CharlesAlgun says (to Bjorg), "Good luck."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "Does that answer it?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hint hint Bly is overboard he couldnt see what made him tingle before hint hint"
Bjorg grabs a long rope, ties it around his waist, makes sure it's secure and jumps overboard.
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun doesn't think it's that, but won't fight it.
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Hrm."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Er. I mean, I won't fight your suggestion."
Gamemaster says, "finesse+ swim"
Gamemaster says, "then a perception roll"
[7thsea] Bjorg rolls 4k3: 3 8 4 10+6 | 28
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "whew"
[7thsea] Bjorg rolls 3k3: 1 7 6 | 14
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "I'll gladly fight 'it', now that we know it's not impervious to damage."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "if the perception was to find him, drama die"
Gamemaster says, "The rain is getting in your eyes, you have a hard time seeing, he's not near to the ship, though, and you can vaguely hear someone yelling farther away"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "roll 'em"
[7thsea] Bjorg rolls 1 die: 1
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Heh."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "well, i guess that's enough"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "if the TN was 15"
Gamemaster says, "After rubbing your eyes you catch the glimpse of a hand in the waves"
Gamemaster says, "It's about 20 feet out"
Bjorg swims for the hand as fast as he can.
Gamemaster says, "finesse + swim again"
[7thsea] Bjorg rolls 4k3: 8 2 4 3 | 15
CharlesAlgun makes sure he has enough rope.
(From Gamemaster) swim swim swim
(From Gamemaster) The rain starts falling harder.
Cadiz, hearing the rucus, heads abovedecks.
Bjorg grabs the hand, and hollers, "PULL ME IN!"
Gamemaster says, "BRebarglug --- cough----"
CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "Man overboard. Bjorg is out there trying to find him."
CharlesAlgun tugs on the rope.
Gamemaster says (to Bjorg), "you need another swimming, this time with brawn"
CharlesAlgun exclaims (at Sailors), "Heave!"
Cadiz prays.
[7thsea] Bjorg rolls 4k3: 6 2 7 5 | 18
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "gotta love those well-rounded traits"
Gamemaster says, "Bjorg manages to paddle back to the ship holding Bly in tow"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "wheee"
CharlesAlgun helps pull them both onboard.
Gamemaster says, "Brblarbugg..."
Gamemaster says, "Bly falls on the deck and coughs out water"
Gamemaster says, "Bloody 'ell."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "First aid?  Diagnose?"
Gamemaster says, "<cough cough>"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "go for it"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "wits"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "first aid"
[7thsea] Cadiz rolls 5k3: 3 5 1 5 8 | 18
CharlesAlgun says (to Bly), "You gave us a right worry there."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "he'll be allright"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "yeah, i think the diagnosis is pretty clear"
Bjorg asks (of Bly), "what happened?"
Cadiz helps Bly sit up and cough out the rest of the water.
Gamemaster says, "Pullin' on the rope, then I felt that tinglin'....ignored it so I could tie the thing, then someon' pushed me from behind."
CharlesAlgun says, "Hmm."
Gamemaster says, "<cough cough>"
Bjorg says, "So you never looked or saw who it was?  Damn"
Cadiz asks, "The tingle isn't still here, I presume?"
Gamemaster says, "Rain kept gettin' water in my mouth, couldn't yell too well."
Bjorg looks for whatever sailor would've been near at the time.
Gamemaster says, "No tingle now, no."
Gamemaster says, "<cough cough>"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "the one who yelled man overboard, i guess"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "right"
Gamemaster says (to Bjorg), "Arr."
Bjorg asks (of sailor), "Did you see anyone else here before Bly fell over?"
Gamemaster says (to Bjorg), "Nobody."
CharlesAlgun asks (of Bly), "Is it possible it could have been one of the men on board?"
Gamemaster says, "Can't see much now anyway..."
(From Gamemaster) The rain is really hard now. Still not much of a wind.
Bjorg looks around suspiciously.
Gamemaster says (to Charles), "Could be, but none of 'em tingle like htat."
CharlesAlgun says, "One of the crew, I mean."
CharlesAlgun says, "Mmm."
Gamemaster says, "Gotta get inside...<cough cough>"
CharlesAlgun says, "If that's the case, it's probably either a stowaway, or else someone was able to appear on this ship while we're in the middle of the sea."
Bjorg asks (of Charles), "Is there any magic you know of that would make a man unseeable?"
Cadiz takes him belowdecks and gets him something hot to drink.
Gamemaster asks (of Charles), "Shall we raise anchor, sir?"
Bjorg says, "This is just too damn unusual... yarrgh."
CharlesAlgun says (to Bjorg), "Hmm."
CharlesAlgun says (to Sailor), "Aye."
Cadiz says (to Charles), "Bly says that if he stands in the middle of the ship, he can sense the whole thing."
Cadiz says, "So it can't well be a stowaway."
Bjorg says (to Bly), "Be careful, man.  Someone's got it in for you, and I'd rather they fail at their goal."
CharlesAlgun asks (of Cadiz), "So whoever it was either isn't here anymore, or can turn his power on and off?"
Cadiz says, "Right."
CharlesAlgun says, "It sounds to me like a Porte mage."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "(er, if bly is still here ... whatevah)"
Gamemaster says, "perception, those on deck"
[7thsea] Bjorg rolls 3k3: 1 4 2 | 7
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun rolls 4k3: 5 1 7 10+4 | 26
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "ouch"
Bjorg still has saltwater in his eyes, and tries to rub it out.
CharlesAlgun asks, "Did you hear that?"
Bjorg asks, "What?"
CharlesAlgun says, "Giggling."
Bjorg draws his sword.
CharlesAlgun says, "I can't hear it now, though."
Bjorg says, "Oh, not that ... please tell me it didn't sound like Roll"
CharlesAlgun says (to Bjorg), "I couldn't make out the voice, what with the wind and rain, but ..."
Bjorg sighs.
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "I assume Bly didn't catch anything?"
Bjorg puts his sword away - what's the point?
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "nope"
(From Gamemaster) [The SAIL button starts blinking again.]
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "<thunk>"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "> SAIL"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "(er, that was me pushing the button)"
(From Gamemaster) sail sail sail
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "yeah, i'm redundant"
Gamemaster says, "The rain lightens abit, it's only a drizzle of sorts now."
Bjorg asks, "Could we assign a guard to Bly?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Just didn't want people to think I had collapsed or something."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "you've done another day's worth of sailing now"
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "ok, so at the spot we wanted to stop at I guess?"
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "westernmost point on the curve?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "(or around there)"
CharlesAlgun nods. "If Bly can detect anything magical in the whole ship from one spot, perhaps we should station him at that spot."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "well, that's more or less where you were, you were sailing north"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "unless y'all have confused me again"
CharlesAlgun says, "And place a guard or two to watch his back.""
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "er"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Easternmost, I think."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "sorry, i meant easternmost"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "yeah, you'd be there then"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "it's the crack talking"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "I thought we meant westernmost, actually."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "mm, paisley crack"
[7thsea] Cadiz says (to Charles), "That's the crack."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "OK. So we should sail for the crack."
Cadiz says, "Well, I guess it's time for another ritual."
Bjorg asks, "Shall we take another try at our magic compass again?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Some do it for the goal, some for the glory. We sail for the crack."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hee"
[7thsea] inky says (to Charles), "just so long as I get my 5% of the crack"
[7thsea] Bjorg lauhgs
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "(er, you know)"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "(Out of curiosity, are we at the eastermost point of the southern big-bay-like-thing or the northern one?)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "the big one"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "southern big-bay like thing"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "OK."
Cadiz does the ritual thingy, but belowdecks this time.
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "(assuming it's still raining)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says (to charles), "it was half a day to get from Carleon to end-of-bay, then a full day to get to the westernmost tip"
Gamemaster says, "You feel a stronger attunement to the claw this time...it's almost like it's a living thing that you've gained the trust of..."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "so if you look at the distances, from tip to big-bay is another day's sail"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "Then half a day to get to the eastern in-bend, and it'll be another half to get to the western out-bend?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "approx."
Gamemaster says, "There are two pulls again."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "Or was that a full day?"
Gamemaster says, "Weak one is east-southeast, north of Carleon"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "well, full day i think ... slowed down for the storm maybe *shrugs*"
Gamemaster says, "Strong one is northeast again but angled more south"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Hmm... I guess from here, NE would be toward inland Avalon."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "And ENE would be toward Vendel."
Cadiz triangulates on the map.
[7thsea] Gamemaster asks, "um, NE, ENE?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "read again"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "ESE, NE"
Cadiz says, "Well, the weak one does indeed seem to converge north of Carleon, presumably where the ruin is."
Bjorg says, "Good, at least this is making some sense"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to GM), "I meant that the strong pull would triangulate to somewhere in the middle of Avalon if it were due NE, and to the Vendel island if it were ENE. I think."
Cadiz says, "And the stronger one..."
Cadiz draws some lines.
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "(ENE being NE but angled more south, like you said)"
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Vendel, or Avalon, or mid-ocean?"
Gamemaster says (to Cadiz), "the weak lines do seem to converge at a spot north of Carleon before crossing, the strong ones don't cross at all until much farther past Avalon, but it's hard to be accurate"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Of course, I'm just guessing."
Cadiz says, "Hmm."
Cadiz says, "It's not in Avalon at all."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "so in other words, they still don't really line up with the first two"
Cadiz says, "Perhaps somewhere in the ocean."
CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "Perhaps it's the island."
Cadiz says, "Or perhaps in Vendel."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "but i guess those might have been mistaken"
Cadiz asks, "What island?"
Bjorg asks, "Hmm?  A Sidhe sorcery pointing at Vendel?"
Gamemaster says (to Cadiz), "The line works out if you draw it to the northwestmost island"
Bjorg says, "Perhaps they aren't such fools after all."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun tries to find the name of the island.
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "is there anything of relevance i'd know about that island, it being part of my homeland and all?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "yeah, but one sec"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "sure"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun is referring to a different island, but he can't find the stuff on it in the books.
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "I'm just checking to make sure what I wrote is consistent with the book :-)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hee"
CharlesAlgun says, "There is a place called Bryn Bresail -- it's the home of the Sidhe."
CharlesAlgun says, "It is said by some that it is an island, whose location moves across the sea like a fog."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "i don't remember any detail on the islands of Vendel"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "in the player's book that is"
CharlesAlgun says, "Perhaps the claw might be leading us there."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "ok, what I thought, there's no detail :-)"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "so all of this is okay until the sourcebook finally comes out :)"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "well, I was checking if the book had anything to add to what I was about to say, but I think there won't be any details until the sourcebook comes out. Hence I am making things up."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "woohoo"
Gamemaster says, "It's the island of Soroya. (o with a mark through it)"
Bjorg says, "Well I don't know about this floating island, but the lines look to point to Soroya."
Bjorg says, "Maybe."
CharlesAlgun says, "Mmm."
Gamemaster says, "It's got two towns on the north and south side but is otherwise fairly quiet. There's a tall mountain in the middle."
Gamemaster says, "And if you have history you can roll to get more"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "not me"
[7thsea] Cadiz does.
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Wits?"
CharlesAlgun says, "In any case, they seem to lead to a place somewhere northeast of Avalon."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "I do too."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "right"
Bjorg pulls out a map of Vendel, that shows some more detail of Soroya.
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun rolls 4k3: 9 9 6 9 | 27
[7thsea] Cadiz rolls 5k3: 9 3 2 6 4 | 19
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Charles), "See, your points are all in southern history. :)"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Er. (to Cadiz)"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun exclaims (at Charles), "Shhh! They're not supposed to know that you talk to yourself!"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "heh"
Gamemaster says (to Charles), "After Bjorg mentions the mountain, you vaguelly recall something about a ice mountain in Vendel...has abit of a history to it..."
Gamemaster says, "Various conflicting histories, rather."
CharlesAlgun asks (of Bjorg), "Mountain? Is that the Mount of The Ice Crystals?"
Gamemaster says, "Some say it was the blacksmith shop of the gods themselves, where they forged mighty items from magical steel extracted deep in the earth"
Bjorg says, "Ah, that does sound familiar ..."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "woo magic items"
Gamemaster says, "Other histories talk of strange lights and it is referred to on occasion as Mount Diablo"
[7thsea] Bjorg finds a Magic Broadsword of +5 spectre-esploding
CharlesAlgun says, "They say there are caves in that mountain so deep that the Vesten gods themselves took refuge there, to feel the new ways."
Bjorg says, "Yes, now I remember my father telling me that story once, long ago."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks (of charles), "Are there whispers here, or are you just making stuff up?"
[7thsea] Bjorg has to at least pretend that he knows as much Vesten history as these foreigners :P
CharlesAlgun says, "But I do remember one fellow -- Olaf Deburnnsen, I sailed with him once -- who said it the caves were haunted by evils spirits. 'Mount Diablo', he called it."
Gamemaster says, "Various curses and blessings have been ascribed to it, among them: immortality, instant death, youth, extreme age, enlightenment."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Just making it up. Sailor stories."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "More fun than just quoting the GM verbatim."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "also more confusing, but oh well"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "I noticed :-)"
[7thsea] Bjorg gags Charles
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Hee."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "ok, continue ;)"
Gamemaster says, "[finis for Charles's knowledge]"
Bjorg says, "Well then, if the talon wants us to go there, I'm all for it."
Cadiz says, "Huh."
CharlesAlgun says, "It does sound like quite the interesting spot."
Cadiz looks at the wide expanse of open ocean between here and there.
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "We call that ocean 'Avalon'."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "hey, you can sail over landmasses, open ocean should be no problem, right? :-)"
Bjorg says, "It sounds dangerous, but at least it'll make more sense than the home of the Sidhe would."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "And those big, stony waves? 'Mountains'. :)"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "hee"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "A pox upon you all ;-)"
CharlesAlgun says, "If we're going to undertake a journey that long, we should reprovision the ship."
Cadiz says, "The other option, of course, is to visit the place north of Carelon."
CharlesAlgun says, "We can stop at one of the coastal towns along the western coast as we head north, and sell our cargo while there."
Bjorg says, "Sure, we can sail around Avalon first and stop in [insert Charles' hometown here because I forget]"
Cadiz says, "And/or to try to track down that painting."
CharlesAlgun asks (of Cadiz), "Yes. But do you think it's wise to go back that close to Carleon?"
Cadiz says, "No."
[Crows-Nest] (from Gamemaster) Bjorg says, "We can wear false moustaches."
Cadiz says, "But it's not extremely wise to go wherever this talon is sending us, either."
CharlesAlgun says, "Mmm."
Cadiz says, "Of course, going north of Carelon would be doing *both* unwise activities, so..."
CharlesAlgun smiles.
Bjorg says, "Well, if Charles still thinks his family contacts can get us in good stead with the Avalon courts, that's an option."
Cadiz says, "I think it might be a good idea to try to track down that painting, too."
CharlesAlgun nods.
CharlesAlgun says, "Well, going to Lamstead certainly is still an option."
Bjorg says, "But of course I'll recklessly throw my vote towards sailing to Vesten."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun tries to find his notes on his people.
Cadiz asks (of Bjorg), "What kind of cargo do Vesten people need or want?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "good question"
Bjorg says, "Depends which people you mean."
Cadiz says, "Well, people that live on the island we're hoping to sail to."
Bjorg says, "I haven't been there myself, but the towns are small ..."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "if there's vestenmanajar, they're in secret"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "so trading would be done with the greedy materialistic vesten"
Bjorg says, "They would probably give a good price for the type of cargo we were bringing to Lamstead."
Bjorg says, "I guess.  I'm not really the person to ask, I'm not one for the merchant skills."
CharlesAlgun says, "Mmm."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Well, I have merchant/drawing"
CharlesAlgun says, "The things we have in stock would probably sell well in any small town or village."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Oh, wait.  Didn't I take some bursar skill or some such?"
Cadiz says, "So we might as well sell it here in a"
Cadiz says, "Avalon."
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Bjorg says, "Anyway, Vesten is a long sail away ... there's no reason we couldn't sail around Avalon and stop at Lamstead first."
Bjorg says, "It would be a small delay before a long voyage."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "You are the bursar on the ship, but that's more of a job than a skill, I think."
CharlesAlgun nods.
Cadiz says, "I took a skill for it, though."
[7thsea] inky says, "he can out-burse any two men"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "ILAC."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "yay"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "I think I took accounting."
CharlesAlgun says, "And if we do stop, we can talk a trip to Marisent, and hopefully find the Lady Janice Waerly."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "But I don't seem to have put it on my sheet.  Boo."
Cadiz asks, "Who?"
CharlesAlgun says, "A friend of the family -- as a noble, she may be able to help straighten matters out with the estimable Mr. Bradley."
(From Gamemaster) Lookout yells, "Ship ahoy!"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Yeah, you did take something like that, I recall."
CharlesAlgun asks (of Lookout), "What's her course?"
(From Gamemaster) "Queen's colors! North-south at us!"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hmm"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "that could be good or bad"
CharlesAlgun raises his eyebrows.
Bjorg says, "Well, it could be just a passing ship"
CharlesAlgun asks (of Lookout), "Are they on an intercept course?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "avoid them, but don't LOOK like you're avoiding them"
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "We're going north now, aren't we?"
[7thsea] Bjorg exclaims, "I don't know, sail casual!"
[7thsea] Cadiz exclaims, "Yay!"
(From Gamemaster) "They'll pass us, yeah!
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "Yes."
CharlesAlgun nods.
CharlesAlgun says, "We can probably assume that, this far north, they wouldn't know of the trouble in Carleon yet."
Bjorg says, "No reason to seem afraid of them, let's just keep sailing."
CharlesAlgun nods. "Agreed."
Cadiz says, "Unless Bradley has Porte-messengers, too."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "unless they have porte-post"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "HA ha."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "bleah"
(From Gamemaster) Ship gets closer....
Bjorg says, "Well there are a lot of ships on the sea, let's not assume that everything is out to get us."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "How's the wind?"
CharlesAlgun asks (of Lookout), "What's her name?"
Bjorg says, "It's not like the world revovles around our adventure or anything."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "just pretend i spelled that right"
(From Gamemaster) Lookout yells, "Mary Ann, looks like."
(From Gamemaster) Ship gets closer.
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "lousy spelling errors, taking the life out of my clever comment"
Gamemaster says, "Large frigate."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "What direction is the wind?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "south-north"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "very light"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "so they're tacking into it, i guess"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "No, we're going with it."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "We're going north, they're going south."
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "sorry, am i misusing "tacking"?"
(From Gamemaster) Ship gets closer, in yelling range.
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "i thought that meant going side-to-side to cut into a wind"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "South-to-north is the direction we're going."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "It does--wind is blowing from the south to the north."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "South-to-north is the direction the wind's going."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "So the other ship is tacking."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "that's exactly what i said"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Oh, right."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Oh. Whoops. Thought you said we were."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "ha ha"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "So did I, oddly."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "must be the barbarian Vesten mannerisms"
Gamemaster says, "Hail there!..."
CharlesAlgun exclaims (at Ship), "Good day to you!"
Gamemaster says, "Someone is waving at you from the front of the deck."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "well, they yelled instead of firing, that's a good sign"
Gamemaster says, "Looks like an officer."
Gamemaster exclaims, "How goes the weather!"
CharlesAlgun waves back, in a friendly sort of way.
Bjorg says, "There was a light storm behind us, but we passed through it"
Gamemaster says, "Do you have a Cadiz on board? Your ship matches the description we got, we were told to give a message over to him from the Church if we passed by you."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "ok, all good so far :)"
Cadiz blinks.
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "oooh, crazy"
Cadiz says, "Cadiz?  Er, that's me."
[7thsea] (from Bjorg) Church writes, "You're fired, Legion-boy."
Gamemaster asks (of Cadiz), "You? Hail there sir. May we dock alongside and hand over the goods?"
Cadiz asks, "Francesco Cadiz?"
CharlesAlgun says (to Bjorg, Cadiz), "Does it seem wise? It could be a trick."
Gamemaster says, "I presume so, your ship is named as per our description."
Cadiz looks at charles.
CharlesAlgun says, "Of course, if Roll wanted to get on board, there are easier way sfor him to do so."
Bjorg says, "Doesn't seem any more likely a trick as not"
CharlesAlgun says, "So it seems reasonably safe."
Cadiz (sotto vocce) "Your call, captain-boy"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "(also, after this, we'll fold for the night)"
CharlesAlgun says (to Ship), "Aye, we'll adjust course to bring us alongside."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "just let 'em dock already"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "timing again"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Bjorg), "SOrry, lagged."
Gamemaster says (to Cadiz), "It's sealed, but from what the fellow told me it looks like they were handing copies out to ships in the chance they passed by."
Gamemaster asks (of Cadiz), "So if someone wants to give you another just say you've already got it, eh?"
Bjorg says, "Sounds rather urgent."
Gamemaster says, "He steps on board and brushes off his uniform."
Cadiz says, "Wow.  OK."
Gamemaster asks, "Wow?"
Cadiz says, "I just can't imagine what the church would want to tell me so urgently."
Bjorg says, "He means, 'yowza'.  Silly Castillian expressions."
Cadiz says, "But thanks."
Gamemaster says, "A curious use of word, sir. In any case, here you go."
Gamemaster says, "He hands over a sealed envelope."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Do we standardly pay for stuff like that?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "if anyone does, the Church probably already has"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "unless you mean a tip or something"
Cadiz asks, "Have you been compensated for this delivery?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Woo, dump-lag."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Or, I guess not."
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "hmm?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "I assumed lag."
[7thsea] Bjorg pokes the GM awake. ;)
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hmm"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "maybe this is a cliffhanger"
Gamemaster has disconnected.
Gamemaster has connected.
Gamemaster says, "ack."
[7thsea] Bjorg exclaims, "kapow!"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "Cadiz was just asking if the officer needs to be tipped or something"
[7thsea] Bjorg wonders if he's the only one who isn't lagged this time.
[7thsea] Cadiz tips the officer into the water.
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hee"
Gamemaster says, "Right, then. Good luck. Fenshire about half an hour away if you were going there."
Gamemaster says, "He steps back on his ship."
CharlesAlgun says, "Thank you."
Bjorg nods to the officer.
Gamemaster exclaims, "Men, sail ho!"
Cadiz says, "Thanks."
Bjorg asks, "Ok, so what's it say?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Guess I don't need to tip."
Cadiz watches the ship sail away, then turns the letter.
Cadiz says, "Huh."
Gamemaster says, "Official Church seal."
CharlesAlgun says (to Sailors), "Maintain course northward for now."
Cadiz says, "Well, nothing for it, I guess."
Cadiz opens the letter, reads.
Gamemaster says, "Inside: 'We are sending 10 copies of this letter to assure you receive one promptly. Other letters will contain identical content.'"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Please send one guilder to each of the name son this list..."
[7thsea] inky says, "hee hee"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "'This letter is not spam: you are receiving it because you told us you wished to receive it when you signed up with the Church'"
[7thsea] Cadiz laughs.
Gamemaster says, "You are to report immediately to the closest Chruch Official regarding some disturbing allegations made regarding certain activities in Montaigne that have recently come to our attention."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "erk"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "that doesn't sound good"
Gamemaster says, "Know that failure to report after receiving this letter will be considered an act against us and will be acted upon accordingly."
CharlesAlgun says, "Unfortunately, we're at sea, and there are no church officials nearby, aside from brother Cadiz himself..."
Bjorg tries to read over Cadiz's shoulder, but can't read that language.
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "Was he reading aloud?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "No, probably not."
Bjorg asks (of Cadiz), "So, what's it about?"
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Is that the whole thing?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "it's signed by various bigwigs"
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "any of them Inquisition bigwigs?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "they appear connected to the Inquisition, yes"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "damn"
Cadiz sighs.
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Are there Church Officials in Avalon?"
Bjorg says, "That doesn't sound good."
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Or Vendel?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "They try to maintain at least some presence"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "So they heard he was part cat on his mother's side?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "the Church presence is negligible in Vendel, if any, IIRC"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "Vendel you'd have difficulty finding any"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says (to Cadiz), "If you like, the Captain will be happy to refuse your request to stop someplace where we can find church officials."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Heh."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "hmm, but it specified actions in Montaigne"
Cadiz says, "Well, they want me to report in."
[7thsea] Bjorg asks, "who knew Cadiz was a cat there?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "it _might_ be something else"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "The Marquis."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "yes, but he's on our side (presumably)"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "if anyone else did, they didn't talk about it"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Maybe the glossolallists were from the Church."
Cadiz says, "I assume this would be pretty safe to do in Avalon."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "(Assuming they're somehow related to the M's disappearance)"
CharlesAlgun asks, "Safe?"
Cadiz says, "So, wherever we stop next, I'll have to look for a church official."
CharlesAlgun nods.
Cadiz says, "If they're mad at me, the church doesn't have much power in Avalon."
CharlesAlgun says, "Ah."
Bjorg says, "Just what we need, more people chasing us ..."
CharlesAlgun asks, "Afraid that you might be on someone's bad side?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says (to GM), "Now would be a good time for that information I collected about Ussuran magic before the game started ;-)"
Cadiz says, "Some of the people that have signed the letter are associated with the Inquisition."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "there hasn't been much official say-so, last time you checked in the Church"
Bjorg says, "I guess most Church officials aren't as enlightened as yourself"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "but that's been awhile ago"
[7thsea] Cadiz asks, "Official say-so?"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Maybe they just want a debriefing on the whole salamander affair."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says (to Cadiz), "don't-ask-don't-tell sums it up, I guess"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "exactly ... perhaps they simply suspect the Marquis or someone else for all that earthquake and salamander of death stuff"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Riiight."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "then again, the "report or we'll get you" tone wasn't very encouraging"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Mmm."
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "muahaha"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "and on that note"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "'Because you haven't immediately come running to us about the earthquake and salamander of death stuff, you must not be doing your duty as a pious brother'?"
[7thsea] Gamemaster says, "always end on the Evil Laugh"
Bjorg freeze-frames.
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "So before we go..."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "Are we sailing to that little what's-it-town the officer told us about, or going all the way north, or stopping somewhere else before we get north?"
Gamemaster says, "Ook, goodnight"
Gamemaster has disconnected.
Gamemaster steps behind the curtain.
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "you know, if we had gone east instead of west, we could have figured out way sooner that this wasn't pointing to somewhere in Avalon"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "I guess we're sailing around the north end of Avalon, which is a bit excessive, but hey."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "If we don't, it's back by Carelon."
[7thsea] Cadiz says (to Bjorg), "And we would have, had I known where Charles was from."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks (of Cadiz), "Mmhmm. But I mean, are we stopping somewhere before we get to the north end?"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "and we would have known that, if the internet didn't suck"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "We can."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Like, if we want to sell this stuff."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Right. Or if you want to check in at some little nowhere parish and get out of town before they get the bishop into town."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "well, it has to be an Official"
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "i presume this means someone more than a smalltown bishop"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "Mrm."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Y'know, I'm thinking that Cadiz would probably turn himself in, if it came to that."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun asks, "OK. So we stop at the next town big enough to have an Official?"
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Since he believes what he's done is OK."
[7thsea] Cadiz says, "Sure."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "sounds good"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "And there'll probably be one of those before we get to the tip."
[7thsea] Bjorg says, "well then, g'nite"
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun says, "What that town ends up being is up to Ghogg."
[7thsea] CharlesAlgun waves to Bjorg.
[7thsea] Cadiz nods.
Bjorg goes home.
Cadiz exclaims, "OK, wave!"
CharlesAlgun says, "Good night, Bjorg. Good night, Cadiz. Good night, Perry."
Cadiz has disconnected.
Cadiz exits stage left.
CharlesAlgun has disconnected.