Shaking things up a bit, this time the round starts with Tal and the digging crew. Although they spent the morning making good progress to the edge of the bog, it was no surprise that once they reached it the work slowed considerably. They couldn't dig drainage ditches through the bog, but that also meant that they didn't have an easy source of soil and rocks to build the road up with - and in the swampy terrain, they needed to build it a good deal higher than in the meadows. The bugs created more delays and Tal in particular seemed to draw his own personal cloud of the biting vermin that had him constantly swearing and slapping to keep them at bay. He handed his shovel off and retreated back to the meadow behind them to help haul the carts of dirt being dug up there, dragging one along the growing road and dumping it before heading back to swap out for the next readied cart. "Maybe we can shore up th'sides with boards like we've been doin', but use posts t'help hold th'planks in place?" he called over to the engineer who was leading the construction efforts.
The good news was that the digging crew was a long ways behind the scouts; a couple of hours of slow travel currently separated the two groups and the much larger crew of NPCs weren't in danger from the fire. The scouts were on their own, but they had ingenuity on their side and a lucky roll from Hawthorn! Zavien had several good ideas, but they all would take too much time to complete before the fire was upon them. Hawthorn, however, moved straight to action and found a nearby river swollen from the Leafchange storms. There was plenty of mud to grab and use for protection, but as the clouds of dark smoke grew to cover the horizon and the red flickers of the flames closed in they would have to work fast, and come up with an idea for dealing with the smoke when the fire rolled past - or over - them!
Round 4:
Progress continues! ...but the Digging Team has definitely become bogged down building through the bog. Luckily they aren't near the fireline, and the bog itself is in no danger.
Several hours away, Hawthorn and Zavien have a plan to protect themselves but will need to implement it quickly to avoid being burned! And the fire isn't the only danger to contend with: they'll also need to protect themselves from the smoke for a short time as the prairie fire line burns quick but hot on its way north!
The good news was that the digging crew was a long ways behind the scouts; a couple of hours of slow travel currently separated the two groups and the much larger crew of NPCs weren't in danger from the fire. The scouts were on their own, but they had ingenuity on their side and a lucky roll from Hawthorn! Zavien had several good ideas, but they all would take too much time to complete before the fire was upon them. Hawthorn, however, moved straight to action and found a nearby river swollen from the Leafchange storms. There was plenty of mud to grab and use for protection, but as the clouds of dark smoke grew to cover the horizon and the red flickers of the flames closed in they would have to work fast, and come up with an idea for dealing with the smoke when the fire rolled past - or over - them!
Round 4:
Progress continues! ...but the Digging Team has definitely become bogged down building through the bog. Luckily they aren't near the fireline, and the bog itself is in no danger.
Several hours away, Hawthorn and Zavien have a plan to protect themselves but will need to implement it quickly to avoid being burned! And the fire isn't the only danger to contend with: they'll also need to protect themselves from the smoke for a short time as the prairie fire line burns quick but hot on its way north!
