"My prince, I will watch the off entrance if that is your desire. You are the
commander. I am merely an archer. At best, I will command the Dugal Cove
Irregulars." Sean smirks.
On Saturday, August 28, 2021, 06:45:31 PM EDT, Buddy Schirmer
<buddyschirmer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hurrumph, Well let me think on it and ask Holly if she can cover the other
entrance we do not fight from.
I hate two front wars myself but they have the numbers right now as to why I
thought plug one way up and keep an eye on it. I think they know we are coming
at some point so either we do a blast our way in and take em out that way or
cull them as they try to come out and play. which means we need strength at
both entrances. Ambushes can work too but once we jump em, we are exposed and
if we are bunched up not a good thing.
Then there is the demons and such too. Hagar just shakes his head and grumbles
let me think a moment.
On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 5:20 PM James Hurley <angushurley@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"I'm never alone, brother," I smile. "Mother is with me always. And there can
be no reward without some risk. We always play it safe and still get hammered.
But as you will. We can hang together at the entrance and see what happens."
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Subject: [stoddard] Re: The Next Morning? "Aye, we could. And I am sure you
have someone in mind. But we do not know the passages within the caves. We
might never link up. And you'd be alone." Sean looks at Ahearn.
OOC: What does the top of the "cave" look like? Can we get above the
entrances? Is it like a hill? If so, "I think we put ourselves atop the cave
complex. That may give us the vantage point to see where they come from and
where to focus our attack."
On Saturday, August 28, 2021, 01:17:05 AM EDT, James Hurley
<angushurley@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"We could have everyone hitting one entrance," I say. "And have one very fast
sneaky thief slip in the other and maybe doing some stabbing from the back..."
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Subject: [stoddard] Re: The Next Morning? "My prince, I am uncertain that
splitting our forces before a numerically superior foe is a great idea. I
think the best we can hope for is to keep our force together and simply kill
whatever comes after us. Our spy in the sky can give us warning of what might
come out of whichever entrance we leave unguarded. Indeed, I think Holly can
be best employed as an intelligence gatherer. She can listen to what is inside
the cave from the roof, hearing best she can and letting us know what we need
to, just as she can watch the unguarded entrance." Sean pauses. "But if you
wish to leave someone to watch, it should be someone who is relatively self
contained. Someone like myself, or Carandolana. To detach more than that
weakens the main body too much. That is my recommendation."
On Friday, August 27, 2021, 03:48:21 PM EDT, Buddy Schirmer
<buddyschirmer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
OC - got it.
Hagar suggests a bit of spread out formation too and agrees to entangle one
entrance. Suggest we leave someone or two to watch that entrance while the
rest assault the other.
On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 3:32 PM Tim Farley <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
OOC: All that was my fault. mea culpa. Long and short of it, we are Hilda
bound. Sean would rather be Ezanus bound, but I am rather certain he is in the
minority there.
On Friday, August 27, 2021, 02:54:03 PM EDT, Buddy Schirmer
<buddyschirmer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
OOC - Hagar is confused
Hurrumph, one moment it is kill the dragon the next it is kill the witches.
Sean, I think the witches are a danger we probably can handle in bits an pieces
in an attrition fight that is as long as they decide not to come after us at
once. The dragon is a one shot fight an if we do not catch it in the lair we
are dead meat or acid meat for we do not have enough aerial fighters to deal
with it. Once it is hurt enough or runs out of acid to spew it wil just fly
away.
Both routes have dangers we have to go through to get there so.
Looking to the group, who is going and who is staying to defend the cove.
Each who is going sound off, are you prepared to fight the dragon or witches?
Which one first. I am not going to order us to fight one or the other unless I
need to. Hurrumph
Then a plan, no just rushing out and seeing what happens hurrumph.
On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 5:24 PM James Hurley <angushurley@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
well then I will keep it on and see how my body adjusts to it. Does it seem to
me that other people are moving slower?
"Well, seems to be fine," I say after having it on for a while. "If there is no
objection, I am going to keep this for now, unless there seems to be a greater
use for it elsewhere. But I think considering the weapons I attack with were
chosen for their speed rather than their damage, this would be a good
compliment for me in a fight. I am tired of always being a punching bag and not
having much time to punch back!"
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Subject: [stoddard] Re: The Next Morning? Ahearn seems faster. Nothing else
seems to be different other than his hair is growing a bit faster.
On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 12:27 AM James Hurley <angushurley@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Careful is my middle name, Ahearn Careful MacPhereson."
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Subject: [stoddard] Re: The Next Morning? Sean nods solemnly at Pomeroy.
"Exceptionally careful.... I will make every effort. I try not to make a
habit of disobeying Gods. I'd best tell Joseph. He is my babysitter when out
in the rough."
When he speaks with Ahearn, Sean will say "It appears we are to go forth whilst
being exceptionally careful.... yeah, I know..."
On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 02:37:51 PM EDT, SM Baule <smbaule@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Ahearn will see a couple of large blue tailed hawks flying south in the morning
while he is communing with his mother.
Pomeroy will tell Sean that Farab thinks he should be exceptionally careful.
"Dragons are cunning and evil most vile" is the specific quote from Pomeroy.
The gnomes will alter to a small number of large beetles burrowing out of the
ground near the original entrance. They are quickly dispatched.
