Posts from ☀️ Arselia and Akonia Auto-translated

Beata can choose one type of quiver to purchase. Garrett can do the same (although his quiver is the best, but just in case, he might need a quiver that causes stunning or something else).

Beata chooses bolts that inflict concussion and advises Garrett to take bolts that cause immobilization, as bleeding from a crossbow can trigger a default effect and is not as useful as control.

"Whew, that was close," thought Beata.
"You wouldn't have been so lucky," thought Gion, crawling towards his white friend after yesterday's incident.


By the way, I found where those fruits were. Even Revens used the same picture. So, don't throw away the activated charcoal just yet; if you don't have any on hand, scoop some unactivated charcoal from the fireplace, send a text message to a short number, and activate it.

Ugh, self-repetition.

This isn't something old and boring, it's a classic!

“Is that… all? I can’t even call this a victory.”
Kenjiro looked skeptically at the pile of ashes.
A ridiculous end to a ridiculous life. Perhaps a man like Melesar was already tired of himself. Suddenly, like a hurricane on a clear day, a sorcerer appeared, mixed everything up, and vanished in a matter of minutes, leaving them to deal with the aftermath. Kenjiro sighed silently – it took an unusual effort of will to do this with his ethereal lungs. What a fuss. You can be a loyal servant or a mad sorcerer, live quietly or brightly, live long or short – it all ends, and nothing remains. It has all already happened, and there is no need to worry. The samurai cast a farewell glance at the slaves, now doomed to starve to death here. The fates of people are endlessly diverse, and if their suffering and aspirations meant anything, one would have to admit that the world is too unfair, too full of pain. But the world is what it is, and if someone cannot accept it and their fate, let them suffer.
“Well, the deed is done, the rest doesn’t matter. Let’s go from here.”

Kenjiro wandered through the sands for many hours, surprisingly and with pleasure noticing that neither thirst nor the heat of the day nor the cold of the night bothered him anymore. The body always causes much more suffering, and the best pleasures are accessible only to the mind, and yet the loss of his familiar flesh weighed on the warrior. The muscles no longer spring with each step, the silk of his clothes no longer rustles against his skin, the wind no longer blows on his face, and Kenjiro no longer feels that natural, animalistic sense of unity with the whole world. Now he is even more alien to this land, and the feeling of loss becomes more bitter when he looks at the lights of the night Barsa beyond the dunes. The samurai tries to sit down, but he doesn’t feel the ground. With a translucent hand, he begins to sift through the sand, assuring himself that he still exists.
Kenjiro was accustomed to thinking that he did not have any particular attachment to life, and therefore, to his body. How absurd – he has everything, and even more, in this new form – another person would spend his whole life in a ninja school trying to even remotely resemble the silent, invisible, all-pervading, deadly shadow that Kenjiro is now, and the samurai is not even happy with this gift of fate. Didn’t they teach him to live as if his body was already dead? If they only knew what they were talking about! Even the weight of armor and the pain of wounds – Kenjiro already misses these sensations.
“You are a foolish man, Kenjiro. Your eyes see the beauty of the world, your ears hear just as well as before, you are an even better warrior than before, and your mind is free from trivialities. But you are a fool, and you cannot rejoice in this.”
But he will definitely learn.

Barsina Beginning of the journey No events.
									Coordinates of Marduk End of the journey No events.

Victor exchanges Anga's necklace for the coordinates of Marduk, goes to Nirah, where he buys a Calcite language textbook and a rune of preservation (justice) with his own money, and by evening, he was ready to set off in the desired direction.

July 14, 975, evening.

☀️ x10 clear weather, provisions are consumed twice as fast.
🌪️ x10 sandstorm, travelers lose one day.
🥾 x6 quicksand, (30% stamina) risk losing your life, otherwise, a random item is lost.
🤝 x3 encounter with other travelers.
🗡️ x5 the group is attacked by bandits.
❓ x3 some event occurs.
👹 x5 the group is attacked by monsters.

💀Victor gets annoyed with his companions and cleaves a random one in half.

Now we won't be able to boost our stats by eating fruit... I would also suggest getting some amulets, one for each of us. Especially those that protect against spells.

I plan to purchase:
250 units of provisions (it's better to have some extra, even though we also have canned goods) (1250 rems)
30 sets of clothing (10 for Alaria, Victor, and Kline each), for role-playing purposes as spare sets, and for discarding in the sands (300 rems)
I really want to enchant Alaria's sword, but I'm afraid we won't have enough money for it.
I'd like to get a couple of sound-based scare devices from monsters.
We can get magic resistance, yes, you're right.

Added 8 minutes later
Ah yes, another 1000 rems will be spent on the round trip, as we're using the services of An. So, the reserve will be very small. 1200 rems will remain after spending on clothing/provisions/An, while magical talismans will cost 600. Maybe we shouldn't spend money on them, or we'll come back with no money at all. Well, maybe we can save some of An's fee by teleporting back, but still. We don't have much money.

Added 3 minutes later
Revan said that the clothing will be purchased as one stack, so we'll have to get a little creative with the purchases

Sorry if I'm slowing things down, ideally we should just coordinate with Arzo.
Also, Ayko asks everyone to save one Night Visit point for the evening, so we can go on a mission. Karinka, if she wants, can complete the doctor's quest and check out who's there (she can take the talisman for a persuasion check to reduce the chance of being betrayed). There are risks either way, so it's up to her. We'll schedule the main quest for the evening train...
Is the newspaper there daily, Revan, or is it some other frequency? Is it worth buying it again?

Vortex accepts the rice cake from Ayko with some confusion, but then a faint smile appears on her lips. "Oh, that's so sweet. Thank you, Miss Ayko!" The Lunarian takes a bite of the dessert. "Oh, how delicious! It brings back so many memories... I haven't had a rice cake in so long..." Unexpectedly, Vortex becomes sad, and a moment later, she starts to cry. "The last time I was given a rice cake was by Arus... Oh, Arus, have you found peace after death? Oh, I'm sorry, Miss Ayko. I just remembered my beloved," Vortex wipes away her tears and quickly finishes the cake. "Arus was killed by a priestess of a powerful otherworldly goddess known as Rinze. That day changed the course of my life... so many years have passed, and I still can't forget the details of his death... But let's not dwell on sad things. We have a shelter waiting for us. Good luck to you, Miss Ayko. It could be very dangerous." Vortex pats Ayko encouragingly on the shoulder, but in her heart, turmoil rages. After all, it was she who killed Arus. She gave his life in exchange for Rinze's favor. Oh, my dear, it was good with you, but could you ever compare to the True Empress? And yet, she doesn't want to remember any of it..

You can discard various consumables from the caravan depot. We'll manage to fend off the monsters. There seems to be something there that allows you to save on provisions; maybe it will pay off? But in general, I agree, we should try to save up.
The saddest thing is that there are no standard boots and gloves here... These turned out to have the best price-quality ratio of all the equipment.

So, here's what I propose we buy:
250 units of provisions (1250 gold)
3 quivers of bolts (1 each for Alaria, Victor, and Kline) (30 gold)
3 quivers of arrows (1 each for Alaria, Victor, and Kline) (30 gold)
3 sets of clothes (1 each for Alaria, Victor, and Kline) (30 gold)
3 sets of bandages (1 each for Alaria, Victor, and Kline) (60 gold)
3 bottles of alcohol (Kenshiro is being neglected again, sorry Alex...) (60 gold)
3 vials of cooling potion (as before) (114 gold)
3 sets of light armor (as before) (60 gold)
That totals 1634 gold + 500 for Ann's services for a one-way trip (if the first and last squares count) = 2134.
We'll have only 1616 gold left in the common pool. We could hope for additional funds, but I wouldn't risk spending on anything other than essential items for now. In theory, we could save some money by exploiting the transfer of clothes from Kenshiro to characters who have discarded them, but Revan clearly made it stackable to avoid such exploits. So, I think it would be a bit unfair. And Kenshiro could still be killed.
If Alex agrees with this plan, let's do it.
Alaria invests 8 OD experience and sets up a script to invest the remaining 2 there as well, before the start of the new week.

Unexpectedly, Vortex becomes sad, and a moment later, he starts crying.

-- Although some time has passed, please accept my condolences...
"Usually, in stories told with such vague hints, the speaker turns out to be the murderer. I'll keep this option in mind. 😕"

There seems to be something that allows you to save on provisions; maybe it will pay off?

Rings and cloaks. I bought them and distributed them to the relevant characters. But provisions don't spoil, and we'll need a lot of them anyway.