Surviving the apocalypse Quest (mutants, zombies and more)

Fishing Trip 1
Fishing Trip

Today you decide to make the trip to the fishing supply store. Hopefully you will have gotten there before it is picked clean. While Lili is now mobile the two others would need help if they have to run from the warehouse so you leave Diana and four others with them. You take everyone else.

You decide to use the same travel plan as you have on your raids with half the group acting as scouts and guards while the other half bring the packs and baskets to act as salvagers and haulers. This makes the preparations almost routine with the only real change being the boar spears you arm the scouts with. Before you leave you tell Diana to block the doors until you return as with over half the group gone they are going to be in a risky position if trouble turns up.

Leaving the warehouse you begin to head east keeping to the ally ways to avoid any attention. At the beginning you are forced to make several detours to avoid groups of Bangers. Deploying the scouts ahead of the group allows you to avoid notice from the start. This slows you down early on but turns into a bit of luck as you find a supply store for hobby Brewers near the warehouse that you would have missed otherwise. The shop is so close that it will be easy to loot later on.

As you travel you take a good look around you, the roads are either blocked by abandoned or damaged trucks or completely empty. The building show little to no damage save for a few instances of the strange scratch marks you saw before. You also notice that without the sound of normal city life it is almost disturbingly silent.

It is the silence that allows you to notice that you are being followed. You continue on hoping to find somewhere defensible to hide or hole up. Your hopes are in vain all you find are locked doors and blank walls. About three quarters of the way it became clear that whoever or whatever was following was becoming restless so you move three of your scouts to the back to keep the rest covered. This proves to be a wise choice as you are soon attacked. It's the beast that you saw at the warehouse. It charges around a corner trying to catch you from behind but the scouts were ready and aimed their spears at it while setting the ends against the ground. It managed to avoid two of the spears but catches it's leg on the third. The spearhead sinks in up to the cross bar stopping the charge before breaking off. Wounded the beast decides to retreat with the spearhead lodged in it's leg rather the press the attack.

Despite the speed of the attack you get a slightly better look at the beast. It had Leathery brown skin with dappled grayish markings and a massive heavy jaw with large spike like teeth.

You made it the rest of the way to the shop only having to dodge two more groups of Bangers. The shop is in good shape while not untouched It seems to be only lightly raided probably before thing got to bad as only the money and small high priced items seem to have been taken. After the scout declare the place clear the salvagers start to go through and look for anything of use while you look for any form of boat or water transport. The canoe on display is broken but you find two undamaged canoes in the back you also find three inflatable rafts. The salvagers bring you their finds it's no as good as you hoped but better than it could have been. They say that whoever had been here before have taken out much of the non fishing items but they still managed to find three spear guns with some fishing spears.

Gained:
2 canoes
Paddles
3 boxed inflatable rafts
3 spear guns
20 fishing spears(spear gun ammo)
Fish smoking guide and spices
Outdoor coats
Fish gutting knives
Lots of hooks and fishing lines
Local river map

Now you have a decision to make the canoes are to big to take through the ally ways so how are you getting back?

[ ]Leave the canoes and take the allies.
[ ]Take the canoes and use the main roads.
[ ]Take the main road to the river and canoe back to base. You should avoid attacks but you would be heavily loaded and going against the flow.
[ ]Write in.
 
[X]Leave the canoes and take the alleys.

We got inflatable rafts. I don't think going out there heavily loaded with beastie/s out there is a good idea. Also, I'm pretty sure going against flow in an overweight canoe is a good way to get overturned, though correct me if I'm wrong.
 
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can we come back for the canoes later? we might need it if we are going to evacuate and move to the island castle...
 
Just for everyones information the canoes carry more than the inflatable rafts, carry more weight and are less likely to be damaged. As for coming back it would take another day to do.
 
[]Take the canoes and use the main roads.

How big are these canoes that they don't fit in the alleys? Or perhaps I should ask: how cramped are the alleys?
 
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Hm, so maybe five+ meters long, perhaps as much as eight? In that case, how about we take the canoes through the alleyways, and when we get to a turn we cant make we just lift one end high in the air with a long pole of some kind (perhaps a broom? I'm sure we can loot one) and hold the other end closer to the ground. We should be able to turn them then. Might not even have to lift it that high.

Slightly risky in that it might take practice to get the hang of it and we might need to hurry, also because if we're going past flat-roofed one-story buildings at the time it could potentially advertise our position, but how many one-storey, flat-roofed buildings are there in the industrial district, really?
 
Guys, I don't think taking a main road while being heavily loaded is a good idea.

IF you really want that canoe, why don't you take one of them, so that another group can be less weighted down and protect the ones carrying canoe?
 
How many do we need to row the canoes minimum? Cause we could all take the canoes to the river and load them with the minimum amount of people and gear and then they can canoe back with a not-so-overloaded canoe while the rest of us walk back through the alleyways similarly lightly loaded.

Edit : I'll probably make a write in I just want @prince84 's input first. Do any of my ideas seem feasible?

Edit2: Would it be possible for the canoe group to be in one canoe, lightly loaded and tow an empty canoe behind them?

Are there more canoes there, just not mentioned because there was no way to bring them?
 
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How many do we need to row the canoes minimum? Cause we could all take the canoes to the river and load them with the minimum amount of people and gear and then they can canoe back with a not-so-overloaded canoe while the rest of us walk back through the alleyways similarly lightly loaded.

Edit : I'll probably make a write in I just want @prince84 's input first. Do any of my ideas seem feasible?

Edit2: Would it be possible for the canoe group to be in one canoe, lightly loaded and tow an empty canoe behind them?

Are there more canoes there, just not mentioned because there was no way to bring them?
To row back you would need 3 people to row a canoe and 5 to row a canoe towing a lightly to averagely filled canoe behind it. You have 11 people.
 
To row back you would need 3 people to row a canoe and 5 to row a canoe towing a lightly to averagely filled canoe behind it. You have 11 people.
And doing so would not cause us to have to leave anything behind?
Do we think it safe to have a filled canoe unattended like that? I was thinking more three people in each canoe with what they would carry normally and the rest of the people walking back through the alleyways with what they would carry normally.
 
And doing so would not cause us to have to leave anything behind?
Do we think it safe to have a filled canoe unattended like that? I was thinking more three people in each canoe with what they would carry normally and the rest of the people walking back through the alleyways with what they would carry normally.
Yes this would let you take everything. As for wether it is safe to pull a unmanned filled canoe that will be up to you.
 
Okay! Then I'm going with

[X] Write in: Take the main road to the river and have three people in each canoe (and what they would carry normally) paddle the canoes back to base. Then the rest of the group can walk back through the alleyways.
 
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Okay! Then I'm going with

[X] Write in: Take the main road to the river and have three people per canoe (and what they would carry normally) canoe back to base. Then the rest of the group can walk back through the alleyways.
I don't believe that's the best idea, considering we don't know if canoe will flip if there is no one in it to keep it balanced. If it does flip, most of the things we looted will be gone.
 
I dunno, let's ask @prince84
Is the guy who knew about canoes here and what does he think of the plan?

Edit: and I'll try to be a bit clearer about the vote. Since it could be misunderstood and all. (For the record, whenever I suggested towing a canoe I meant an empty one)
 
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Changed my vote slightly to try to make it clear that each canoe has three people in it.

For later on we might consider making outriggers for our canoes to stabilise them if we want to use them for transporting cargo. We could even try to make our own outrigger canoes.
 
Changed my vote slightly to try to make it clear that each canoe has three people in it.

For later on we might consider making outriggers for our canoes to stabilise them if we want to use them for transporting cargo. We could even try to make our own outrigger canoes.
That's when two canoes are connected right?

Edit: Also, don't forget that our wounded and medic are by themselves. I think getting back as fast as possible is for the best.
 
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That's when two canoes are connected right?

Edit: Also, don't forget that our wounded and medic are by themselves. I think getting back as fast as possible is for the best.
Kind of. That's what I linked in my last post actually, you can go read the explanation on wikipedia rather than listen to me try and fail to explain.
Also: have a picture


They're not by themselves. We left four people with them to defend them and help them run and hide if necessary. But yes, we should hurry back. We desperately need some kind of transport that can take us out of the city with a decent amount of luggage though and canoes fit the bill.
 
[X] Write in: Take the main road to the river and have three people in each canoe (and what they would carry normally) paddle the canoes back to base. Then the rest of the group can walk back through the alleyways.
 
The winner is
[X] Write in: Take the main road to the river and have three people in each canoe (and what they would carry normally) paddle the canoes back to base. Then the rest of the group can walk back through the alleyways.

Rolling
prince84 threw 1 20-faced dice. Reason: to the water+5 Total: 8
8 8
prince84 threw 1 20-faced dice. Reason: setting off Total: 8
8 8
prince84 threw 4 100-faced dice. Reason: return trip+10 Total: 166
64 64 59 59 22 22 21 21
prince84 threw 1 20-faced dice. Reason: final length+10 Total: 3
3 3
prince84 threw 1 20-faced dice. Reason: open up please Total: 7
7 7
 
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