OOC

I tried to update the Index Card character sheets where I could. Fren leveled up 2 levels so he added +6HP/+6MP for Class (11->12 Class Level) & +4HP/+8MP for Race (12->13 Race Level) .

Oops, my gains were wrong then. 12 Hp and 10 MP are correct.

It was +14 HP & +10 MP (+8 HP from Class & +6 HP from Race) and (+4MP from Class & +6 MP from Race). I caught it and adjusted it already :)

In real life, I’m almost always the only non-Hong-Kong-born-Chinese person at the mahjong table. Unlike Grace, I’ve won the night more-than-once, but not much more.

With the set we bought a couple years ago, I’ve only won one hand. My competition was my wife, my late mother-in-law, and my wife’s friend whom she’d known since childhood. To them, Mahjong is not a game; it’s culture.


And don’t even get me started on the unforgettable butt-kicking I got playing Xiangqi (Chinese chess) vs. my wife’s grandfather…!

Mah Jong is definitely a complex game. I've seen people play but never played myself.

Piphany probably hasn't either & was remarking on having four people sitting around a table moving stuff around. In this case it was gold coins being shuffled around like Mah Jong tiles.

It is a familiar sound to me!—brings back memories of living in HK, so I appreciate your metaphorical use.

Might want to double check, because I adjusted it to my second values when I caught it.

It's all good. I updated things off the Status Table from the battle with King Triffid because all the HP/MP values were collected together in one place.

Busy day for me today so I'll give it another day before I post to move things along. Plenty of time if anyone else has anything additional to contribute.

Also, which items would you all want to be Identified first? Isbjorn has his choice but there are three others working on Identifying Items.

Grace likes the boots(’ style). Not that they will necessarily go to her, but still, if there was one item to go on a selfish IC wishlist, it’s the boots.

Strictly for fashion.

I think I forgot to pick one other class feature aside from another rank of Frost Spear, so I'll take Humans' Lucky for my Insight stat.

Also for my Identify Magic Item, uh... whichever didn't get picked from (in order of priority) Darkroot Staff, Darkroot Blade, Thornshade Boots, and Thornvine Vestments would be my pick.

Lucky (Insight) sounds like a good choice! I'll update the Index Card Character sheet.

Identifying the Staff might be a good idea since King Triffid trashed Isbjorn's Tome weapon item. I'll post an update later

I am more interested in identifying the rest of loot, if there is any construction materials. Or those items are what I identified?

Sorry, I've been sick the past several days. I'll try to get caught up and level up later today or tomorrow.

@Dmbrainiac Being sick sucks. Take the time you need to recover!

@Alepous The items Fren used the Appraise skill on are the crafting materials. Most of them are uncommon or rare materials, as befitting the loot from a rarer monster type. Fren doesn't have any Recipes that call for them just yet but maybe he can pick some up once they're in Mound City...

I'll give Brainiac (and anyone else who wants to continue the conversations) time to post before I move things along tomorrow. After breakfast it'll probably be time to hit the road and head on to Mound City!

I'm just getting over my own cold. So I know the feeling.

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Grace searches the car windows…

Raquel and Grace perform "Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

That's so cute!