The First Sacrifice (OOC)

This is the right place for it. I meant to put my OOC comment in the post, but forgot. That one seemed more appropriate to be in the RP since it was something that we could also have been RPed out in full if we wanted to. Now those facts are there so anyone reading along only has to read the RP thread.
Sure. The OOC note defines what the content would have been. I just did not want your question to get ignored.
Daryl does not exist, he will have experienced the full conversation no matter the level of detail we go into. :)
If you feel you have all you need, then we can skip it. I gave you Daryl as a GM-mouthpiece if your character had any questions, but it is up to you.

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If you have nothing else, and if everyone else is done, I can summarise what happens in the night and we can see where we pick up.

Appreciate you making Daryl available for a fireside chat, @vagueGM. That's awfully considerate, I have to say.

That said, if we can say they had a chat and Olden now has a brief sketch of Daryl's friends and some idea of the events leading to their capture, I'm happy for us to jump ahead and see what the morning brings ... assuming the rest of the night is uneventful, of course

That will be up mostly to you guys. :)

Oh, I thought that pack question was directed at Roald specifically. That's why Albert didn't answer. Also, Albert has no pack at this time. So he is definitely traveling light :D

If Olden asks him as well, he will tell him that his backpack was also in Theo's possession at the time he was captured. Luckily it didn't contain much of value.

All three PCs are without their packs.

We can assume that answer was given unless you want to play it out.

That's up to palemantle, I think.

No probs, @TheGenerator. The above answer is short and sweet. I don't want to belabour the point beyond that and am happy to deem that question answered. Hopefully, that's OK with everyone.

Fine by me. Happy to go scout in the early morning.

I've got nothing to add at this time, so feel free to jump ahead to the morning.

Oops sorry. Posts crossed 😄. Feel free to get Albert to ask to ask the old man to stop being a paranoid old git

Don't worry about it, it happens all the time and is seldom a problem. No problem here.
Or to have something be out there. Possibly something you encounter and have to deal with, or possibly something less immediate.

I can define it if you guys want.

I was just thinking I might've been a bit naughty with my last post so I'll shut up for a bit, see what everyone thinks, and play along 😁

It was fine.

I did that a few times, just to write something. The problem is, it's never just 'nothing' 😉

The dog didn't lift it's head though... Yet

This it true. Though not necessarily a problem.
Fair enough. I will take that as my answer and go from there.

Sorry for the delay, all. I'll try to get to this soon. Expect my reply tomorrow at the latest.

@TheGenerator, are you wanting to discover something out there? If not, are you awake to hear the drums? [ref] And do you do anything in reaction to them?

I can't really think of a good discovery. So not really, no.
I think so. But Albert probably won't do anything in reaction. Just something to tell the others in the morning. Maybe ask Daryl about it.

Cool. If no one else wants to react --the drums come about every hour, so you will all get a chance to hear them and do something-- then we can pick up in the morning.

Daryl might start awake at the sound, and at the movement of you changing watch, so you are free to ask him anything you want now, too.

A bit prejudicial... but probably, yeah.