[Reminder]

Three days is correct. He offered a bonus if you completed it in two.

[JackVII]

Hmm... OK. I guess we probably need to pump Alzmer for a little more information before we can make a decision. Specifically, we need a rought idea on how long it is going to take to collect each sample. Finding them is always going to be something of a wildcard, but we can at least get a better idea of how long the deal is going to take.

Hitting the First Mine Tonight
PRO:  Possibly less metahuman observation, better positions us for time bonus
CON: Possibly higher paracreature observation, going in mostly blind

Stopping in the Village Tonight
PRO: Gives a chance to rest up, could develop useful information about the mines from the locals
CON: Could tip our hand to bandits, gives us only one day to get everything done for time bonus

[Csjarrat]

good points, do we think we can handle extra beasties between us?

[JackVII]

I guess it depends on what we run into. I imagine Mwindaji would be our go-to guy on that count.

[Ren]

OK, if we go for the time bonus, just forget about asking around. For that to happen, we’d have to finish two mines before day’s end, and that might already be a stretch if finding and extracting the samples takes some time. That said, I’d rather go for safety than the bonus, but Hunter will leave the decision to those who actually will participate in trying to get intel, and he will advise against stopping if he senses hesitation from those people.

And it all depends on the quantity and the quality of the extra beasties but i think we were hired to take care of them, so yes, we can do. It is not a coincidence that Hunter carries a rifle 

[Csjarrat]

Ok, lets just gun it to the first mine and try and get the tents up before sundown.

[JackVII]

Eh, if the Tourist we're still around, I would say go for intel development. My dice pool for Etiquette stuff is decent, but still only in single digits, so I'm not sure how effective I would be. I think Frenchy is the other secondary/tertiary face but Crunch seems really busy at the moment, so I'm not sure if we want to try and run any RP heavy elicitation sessions.

I would like to try and RP a little with Alzmer to help us build something of a timeline. How deeply the mineral is typically buried, how long does it typically take to collect a viable sample, etc. With that information and knowing the distances involved, we can probably come up with a very rough timeline.

P.S. InvisibleCastle is down at the moment. I was going to roll an Etiquette test to try to improve Alzmer's disposition so I can try to develop some information.

[Crunch]

I am in fact swamped at the moment, and I apologize for not being more active. I'm doing a full load of grad school on top of a full time job and a 15 hour a week practicum commitment.

I'm enjoying myself, but if it would be more convenient I would be willing to drop out for another player. I'd rather bull through though.

As for back up facing, Frenchy is  capable, but not exceptional. (Con- 10 Dice, Negotiation and Etiquette 8 Dice) Mostly he's a linguist which helps. I'm game to stop and try for intel, but I think we would be giving away more than we would get.

[Reminder]

It is sounding to me like most are wanting to go for the mine while bypassing the town; is that correct?

[JackVII]

Sans our dedicated Face, yes, I believe we are in agreement.

[Reminder]

All right, in an hour I'll leave you about 5km out then so you can decide how to do your approach.

[Reminder]

Ill let you finish your discourse I guess and then move you.

[JackVII]

OK, I'm done.

[Csjarrat]

invited you three marks, it'll run on my cyberdeck but it can send you any results and take your commands

[Reminder]

Ultra already did the search on the Maasai rituals and didn't turn up anything.

So you don't have to hunt for it, here is the link for the Alzmer seach he did:
http://forums.shadowruntabletop.com/index.php?topic=12981.msg242125#msg242125