Missing Caravan

[Selina Parcellus]

Tomeal will be strapping on his breastplate when he notices Selina's choice in protection.  "I'm pleased you've chosen to upgrade your armor especially in the face of this unknown creature.  However, is your choice based upon aesthetics, or religious reasons?  I was just wondering because from experience Breastplate is a better form of protection in that it gives your legs more freedom to maneuver and it's also about ten pounds lighter."

[FYI: Breast plate has a better Max dex bonus which doesn't effect you but it gives you a -4 Armor check penalty to skills rather than the -5 that given by Chainmail.  You're choice.  I just wanted to give you a heads up.]

[[I understand.  But she's already at Medium encumbrance, so weight doesn't matter.  Breastplates are also more valuable than chainmail, so she's just looking out for her new (potential) friends.  Also...]]

Selina turns to Tomeal with a thoughtful look.  "I could, but grace is not my strongest point."  She grunts a bit as she tries the new weight of the chainmail.  "Nor is strength, truly.  My decision was based on neither religion nor aesthetics.  But I do not feel that a breastplate will make so much of a difference in my life compared to this, ngh...weighty thing.  Thank you, master Gilley."  She gives the ranger a small smile of appreciation before stretching a little bit to test her range of motion in the new armor.

[[Piper watches as the group gingerly picks through his equipment stash.  Shaking his head slightly he says, "Don't be afraid to restock yourselves.  It's more important that you are fully ready for the fight than to run in unprepared.  My people need you to succeed!  They won't be angry you took what you needed to save their lives!"]]

Selina smiles patiently at him as she picks up two sets of bolts.  She would be very unlikely to need more than that.  "Master Powwaw, we are quite efficient at 'getting the job done.'  Excess harms only those who derive benefit from it, in the end.  Besides..."  She brandishes her morningstar and shield in a combat-ready position, "I do believe that each of us knows what we need to be fully ready to face this monster."  It went without saying that what they most likely would need is healing (her personal speciality, and something she had access to once more with the wand), ranged support, and magical damage.  The latter was something only Nacesh could really bring to bear, but the ranged support was something all 5 of them could provide.  That was really the point.  She didn't really need all that much.  Just a crossbow, basically.  And really, all of the non-magical items in the world...wait.  She gives a cute pout of contemplation  "Master Nac...ah, of course.  By the goddess, we really should stick together more often, but I suppose this could not have been helped.  Does anyone have that bandage we found on the...on the..."  She tears up a bit, then closes her eyes and shakes her head.  Not the time to be so emotional.  "On the unfortunate cleric we found earlier?  It showed up as being magical and I'm not certain we ever discerned its purpose."