No problem, good post, nice to get it moving along! I posted after you in reference to what happened earlier. I think it can still work in that place if not, I will edit it when I get the chance to suit the newest situations, if its fine, i'll leave it and try and get another post up soon - it is busy right around now though!

Dragonblood

Your post is good as, and where, it stands. Fits well.

Glad I made it. Really didn't want to skip town on this one. Christmas is likely a no fly zone for me so I'll try to post on the 26th or 27th.

The requested map has been added to the last update (at the end),

Mileage scale marks ara at 20, 40 and 60 miles. Don't know why they didn't show up. Will fix later.

Were you making fun of Almyrikon Keeper of Dragons, or just being nice? Either way, your stuck with him now.

A minor point:

Quote:
... Placing the parchment aside, he reaches to open a drawer in the desk and pulls out seven small leather bags. One by one, he drops each on the desk. Each bag lands with the audible and unmistakable clink of coin inside them. Then he rose, picked up the map, and rounded the desk, handed it to Maranda He then turned back to the desk and began tossing one of the bags to each of the gathered group. ...

So everyone already has a bag and there are none left on the desk.

First: Everyone but the gnome and the half-orc knows the direction and approximate distance to the closest point of the Kryptgarden Forest. The southermost tip of the forest is north, and is "about" 140 miles 'as the raven flies' or "around" 160 miles if you take the coastal road as far as you can before turning to the east.

Second: Some of the establishments you may notice on the way to either The Market or the Whole Delver's Mercantile might be:

Shining Son Temple (Lathander)
Blades by Tor
Widow Rohl's Bakeshop
Sleaz Brothers Tattoo Parlor
Gray Barn Livery and Stabling
Doc and Sardin's Warehouse
Kato Blipas: Moneylender/Exchanger
Bron Arvo's Armory
Maps and Documents by Tan Shu
Wonderhouse Temple (Gond)
Moe River's Mounts (sign advertising common and exotic mounts for sale)
Sheila Mersa's Herb Shop (sign advertising potions, balms, salves, etc.)

Third: I can oblige anyone who wants a little one-on-one interaction with proprietors via PM, but please keep it reasonable.

Fourth: Waterdeep maps
City of Waterdeep
"Known" Locations in Waterdeep

Unless there are any more questions for the Magister, I'll consider the meeting ended and the group dispersing to buy and/or prepare for the journey

Those characters purchasing items should have their purchases PM'd to me so I can add them to the sheets.

I'll hold off updating until a few days after the new year, and will post a reminder in the Q&A thread before the update gets posted ...

One clarification: As of the date of the meeting, the group has thirty days. Since the meeting JUST ended, they still have the thirty days (29 if you sleep until morning) ...

Great posts so far, people! I'm a happy DM ...

But I can't locate a value as to how much gold is in the pouches. Anyone know the answer?

100 gold in each

Thanks for the update. I will consider what I wish to buy, then send you the list Wyrmstring.

The amount in each bag is mentioned in the text following the reading of the "words of wisdom" from the Council of Lords ...

Approximate distance to travel = 120 to 160 miles

Walk/Donkey/Mule = 12 to 24 miles/day
Light Horse/Light Warhorse = 24 to 48 miles/day

So you can make an informed decision ...

And I move almost as fast as a horse, so I didn't bother.

are we/should we be getting steeds (ponies for me)? Sorry I haven't had a chance to post, life has been hectic. It may be awhile for a nice, well-written one to come out of me.