After examining each traile which one seems to be the best suited for her horse to go down?

Ok, I'm a bit confused. What paths are you talking about Brianna? Are there two paths that you have seen that would lead us to the bottom of the cliff?

Also, we appear to have a semi hidden cave entrance at the top of the cliff. Did you deliberately ignore that or simply miss it? I would think we would explore the cave first. If we do, what do you do with your horse while we venture underground?

I don't remember saying anything about there being any trails down the cliff.

Before I post I think we need to discuss as a group exactly what we want to do.

Entering the cave seems obvious - and already started. I'd likely light a torch. Heironymus has no night vision, as the DMs post indicated.

I wouldn't think we want to leave the Dwarf on the surface, but then what do we do with the horse? That certainly isn't my call.

Is everyone up for some spelunking?

If the dwarf posts he can come with you. Until that point he is effectively becoming and NPC. I do agree that logically he wouldn't be the one left up top, but I'm trying to make it all work with only having 2 reliable posters at the moment. I'm also trying to recruit, so if you guys know anyone that may be interested please have them contact me.

Thanks,
Steelight

Dragon Mistress is interested in playing.

I've already PM'ed her about it and am awaiting responses to a few questions. Thanks for the heads up though Bri.

Well, if the dwarf must mind the horse for lack of an active player, so be it. Good luck getting new players. I'd recruit some, but have few significant connections with anyone here at this point.

Meanwhile, I guess the two of us have a hole to explore.

I do have at least 2 interested players. I've already got a way to get them into the story when the time is right. I'm just waiting to organize character info for them. Hopefully you guys will be back to a more or less full group in a short while.

Good news on the new members.

Brianna - it seems like we just need to figure out what to do in the cave. I'm assuming we'd light a torch and move forward. Which one of us is in front? Heironymus as a cleric is in heavy armor, but is so-so as a fightin' machine. I say we just put the dwarf up their and say, "march!" Ok, so that probably isn't a good idea . . .

Kyara is a scout and would take the front. She is not happy about the clinking clanking Cleric.

Hmmmm . . . Heironymus is not normally inclined to have someone, anyone, go ahead alone. It sounds dangerous. Then again, taking on a bunch of kidnappers with only two rescuers seems bit dicey as well. If you want to move up, he could live with that. He'd have to sit still near the entrance.

FYI - I THINK he has a wand of light available to him if needed. This might be more useful than a torch, though the same scouting issues arise. It does allow rapid deployment of light.

DM - Do I have the wand? We had discussed it as a possibility in plac of the continual light coins I had asked about. While I have always assumed he had it, I never wrote it down, so I figure I should clarify.

Heironymus: Yes, you do have the wand, with 32 charges on it.

Briana: Low-light vision will only get you so far without having a light source. In this case about 20 feet from the entrance due to the already low light conditions and the cave entrance 20 feet up the slope.

And don't worry, out of character, you aren't the only enemies of the bandits within the cave.

I have sent you a couple of PMs about doing a character for your game. YOu said you would sent me the information I needed, to make a Valshari. I also need the information on your roll up conventions.

Am I understanding correctly that Kyara intends to continue down the passage on her own without any form of light source?