Email2020-08-09 21:30

Q: Are Ogres fully paid-up, recognised, accredited 'non-weird' denizens  of the North Island,  or have they been 'forgotten' about as well as Kobalds? In which case, could our 'not-trolls' simply be Ogres?
DP: Your "non-trolls" could simply be Ogres
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Q: To Gohde: What is the effective range of the Kobalds' darts, and what other weapons to they appear to carry?
DP: Standard dart range (apologies no players manual in front of me), the Kobolds also carry long knives - similarly filthy
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Q: Can Gohde give us a password or token (eg a Pathfinder's brooch - that we promise we will return!) that will prove to Cagrun that the request for support has come directly from Gohde? (Might save us all a bit of time when we get to Braerk...)
DP: Not a problem, Gohde will arrange for you to carry a couple of tokens
----Q: Should the militia come with any specific equipment - eg missile weapons or big shields? And will be able to give them our 'red shirts', or do we have to keep wearing them?
DP: Suggestion would be spear and shield
----Q: "Then the lead pathfinder makes a series of animal sounds and leads the party down into a hollow." As Joshua also has the skill 'Animal Mimicy', what kind of animal sounds was the pathfinder making, and would Joshua be able distinguish in future between pathfinder calls and the genuine animal?
DP: Noises would be a mix of Owl/ Badger/ Nightjar. Reasonably authentic, but you think you have a 50% of distinguishing.
----Q: While we're with the Pathfinders, do they smell the same as 'normal' soldiers - or is their scent suppressed/disguised in some way?
DP: They smell normal
----Q: While we are with the two Pathfinders, Joshua would like to chat to them if they are at all talkative - find out what they have to say about the Pathfinders without obviously pressing them for info. Expressing admiration for them and asking 'what does it take to become a Pathfinder' is the sort of gambit I would use. I have one other question to ask them - do they know of people who fight with a main weapon and dagger in their off hand, and what sort of training does that take? (At the meta-level, this is just following up on your comment that dual-wielding is not possible 'at the moment' - I would like know if this will ever be allowed and if so how/when. By the way, I don't mean dual-wielding as in two main weapons, but with dagger and main weapon as on page 70 DMG).
DP: Effectively 90% of Pathfinders are druids, dual classed with a fighter type. 
DP: Dual weapon training (Main weapon + Dagger/Main-Gauche) is something that can be developed at higher levels.