(ooc: I don't want to metagame and have Arren grab his armor and weapons just because I read now that Bryn is taking them . It also makes sense that he wouldn't be as worried as Bryn, since he knows nothing about what is inside the excavation. So he won't take anything else with him. It might the dangerous choice for my character, but also the one that makes the most sense. For me, at least.)
During breakfast. Arren notices that Taceis bringing both his weapon and armor with him, but he doesn't pay it much mind. Maybe he's too focused on thinking through what precautions the workers should take. Maybe he's learned that hauling armor and weapons around the excavation site has been mostly a hassle so far. Or perhaps it is because he genuinely sees no reason for the wall of dirt to hide any real danger right now, same as Walnuts does.
Whatever the reason, he sticks to his plan. The only equipment he brings with him is the same as the day before: his dagger.
At the excavation site. Arren tries to focus on what's happening around him—how the workers are faring and whether they're following the precautions he gave them. That's probably why his digging is, once again, less than optimal.
…or perhaps he just has to accept that he simply isn't good at this.
Constitution check: 15+3 = 18 (+2 if it was a save) Perception check (at advantage): (5, 9) + 3 = 12 Strength check (at disadvantage): (8, 4) + 4 = 8
"Not if you plan on wearing these uniforms," Predak answers Bryn's question regarding the lodestones. "But even if you change clothes, I doubt the guys will want to help you with it." Beyond that, as expected, Predak doesn't mind where Bryn works, as long as he'll help somewhere.
Bryn can split from the main group with the others who walk to the top side and follow their lead. He walks alongside a few workers, two horses and a donkey. One armed bandit also tags along with the group, walking a little behind them. None of the workers seems to mind him, and he's not very attentive to them either, but it is nevertheless different from the site below, where only Predak stands unarmed. The group leads up on the mountain, and then for some time on its side until Bryn can see from some distance a large pile of rubble and mud.
Several metres away from the pile, Bryn sees wooden posts and a few contraptions that are used to raise the barrels from below. Similar to a ship's anchor or a mill, there are wooden wheels which can be turned, either by the workers or by the beasts of burden that serve them, to raise the ropes. While most of the ground around is covered by grass, the area just around the top of the well is all solid rock, and it is slightly inclined to catch rainwater into the well. As such, the dirt that the workers raise from below must be moved away to the large pile to the side, else it will just fall back into the well.
Work on the topside is a little easier, since there are longer breaks between each barrel that needs to be raised, and because a lot of the work is also done by the horses and the donkey. And yet, whenever he needs to push a wheel with the other workers to raise a barrel, it takes a lot more effort, momentarily, than the work he had done before. On top of that, the harsh weather makes the whole experience very unpleasant. Bryn finds the work here to be less suited for his strengths, or maybe it's just the weather, but he feels himself relying on others' strength more than he did the previous day. During the times when the workers rest between barrels, however, Bryn has more time to pay attention to the other workers and notice which workers cough more than others.
Meanwhile, below, Arren faces a similar situation, as once again he is attentive to those around him, but trying to determine who coughed each time he hears a cough, and to notice whether they followed his instructions or not, ends up distracting him from actual work most of the time.
By noon, the wind hasn't subsided yet, although that's hardly noticeable down in the tunnels. Eventually, Predak calls the workers for lunch, and they drop off everything to head back to camp. At the time, Arren believes they've made a lot of progress as, compared to the harder stones and rubble from the other day, the soft, loose dirt makes digging a very simple work, and clearing it away from the tunnel is what takes the most time. Yet, unlike Bryn, he doesn't know how much distance is left.
(ooc: I don't want to metagame and have Arren grab his armor and weapons just because I read now that Bryn is taking them . It also makes sense that he wouldn't be as worried as Bryn, since he knows nothing about what is inside the excavation. So he won't take anything else with him. It might the dangerous choice for my character, but also the one that makes the most sense. For me, at least.)
During breakfast.
Arren notices that Tace is bringing both his weapon and armor with him, but he doesn't pay it much mind. Maybe he's too focused on thinking through what precautions the workers should take. Maybe he's learned that hauling armor and weapons around the excavation site has been mostly a hassle so far. Or perhaps it is because he genuinely sees no reason for the wall of dirt to hide any real danger right now, same as Walnuts does.
Whatever the reason, he sticks to his plan. The only equipment he brings with him is the same as the day before: his dagger.
At the excavation site.
Arren tries to focus on what's happening around him—how the workers are faring and whether they're following the precautions he gave them. That's probably why his digging is, once again, less than optimal.
…or perhaps he just has to accept that he simply isn't good at this.
Constitution check: 15+3 = 18 (+2 if it was a save)
Perception check (at advantage): (
5, 9) + 3 = 12Strength check (at disadvantage): (
8, 4) + 4 = 8Peindre l'amour, peindre la vie, pleurer en couleur ♫
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"Not if you plan on wearing these uniforms," Predak answers Bryn's question regarding the lodestones. "But even if you change clothes, I doubt the guys will want to help you with it." Beyond that, as expected, Predak doesn't mind where Bryn works, as long as he'll help somewhere.
Bryn can split from the main group with the others who walk to the top side and follow their lead. He walks alongside a few workers, two horses and a donkey. One armed bandit also tags along with the group, walking a little behind them. None of the workers seems to mind him, and he's not very attentive to them either, but it is nevertheless different from the site below, where only Predak stands unarmed. The group leads up on the mountain, and then for some time on its side until Bryn can see from some distance a large pile of rubble and mud.
Several metres away from the pile, Bryn sees wooden posts and a few contraptions that are used to raise the barrels from below. Similar to a ship's anchor or a mill, there are wooden wheels which can be turned, either by the workers or by the beasts of burden that serve them, to raise the ropes. While most of the ground around is covered by grass, the area just around the top of the well is all solid rock, and it is slightly inclined to catch rainwater into the well. As such, the dirt that the workers raise from below must be moved away to the large pile to the side, else it will just fall back into the well.
Work on the topside is a little easier, since there are longer breaks between each barrel that needs to be raised, and because a lot of the work is also done by the horses and the donkey. And yet, whenever he needs to push a wheel with the other workers to raise a barrel, it takes a lot more effort, momentarily, than the work he had done before. On top of that, the harsh weather makes the whole experience very unpleasant. Bryn finds the work here to be less suited for his strengths, or maybe it's just the weather, but he feels himself relying on others' strength more than he did the previous day. During the times when the workers rest between barrels, however, Bryn has more time to pay attention to the other workers and notice which workers cough more than others.
Meanwhile, below, Arren faces a similar situation, as once again he is attentive to those around him, but trying to determine who coughed each time he hears a cough, and to notice whether they followed his instructions or not, ends up distracting him from actual work most of the time.
By noon, the wind hasn't subsided yet, although that's hardly noticeable down in the tunnels. Eventually, Predak calls the workers for lunch, and they drop off everything to head back to camp. At the time, Arren believes they've made a lot of progress as, compared to the harder stones and rubble from the other day, the soft, loose dirt makes digging a very simple work, and clearing it away from the tunnel is what takes the most time. Yet, unlike Bryn, he doesn't know how much distance is left.
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