Per my previous answer to Stveje, both immediate sources of poison and trees are not available. The trees aren't that far away (and potentially poisonous insects with them) but you'd need to move away from the badger and let it depart the current location.

Chalk it up to Tristan getting lost in his own head. Honestly, it's a very in-character mistake.

Chalk it up to Tristan getting lost in his own head. Honestly, it's a very in-character mistake.

Oh yeah, I can easily see that. Given the misread, does it help to clarify that part of Tristan's vision is that the Badger doesn't want to be here, it wants there to be trees, but there's some reason it's not just going back to the trees that are, like, right over there just a short hike away.

Anyway, you have as many posts as you want to chat and plan in the "talking is a free action sense" but the intent of the timing is that there's time to be like "you hide here and ambush it after I shoot it from here" but not time to go looking for anything or craft anything that takes more than a moment, though letting it go here is perfectly reasonable. You two probably could take it, mechanically, but it might hurt in the process.

Nin's plan B, if we decide not to attack/trap it right away, is to send Tristan off to get the stuff they need while she keeps an eye on it so it doesn't get away or cause trouble. I'm fine with saying there's a tree or two off in the near distance, though. I just didn't want to assume it, given the description of the landscape.

Nin's plan B, if we decide not to attack/trap it right away, is to send Tristan off to get the stuff they need while she keeps an eye on it so it doesn't get away or cause trouble. I'm fine with saying there's a tree or two off in the near distance, though. I just didn't want to assume it, given the description of the landscape.

I searched for some images, and this is fairly accurate except the wheat here is too short (it's summer so you're amid tall stalks).

I'm legitimately happy to not attack it right away. As much as I want to advance action, I do see our position here as being way too disadvantageous right now - I keep glancing between the badger's stats and ours and grimacing. I'd be happy to go and do more prep work in that case, especially if Nin's willing to stay behind.

Also, yeah, that information does help.

What would I write to reflect Tristan going back for this shopping list: His polearm, some badger-appropriate bait, some poison or venom, and... what, a crossbow for Nin? I'm keeping one eye on the badger's harm output, here. Bumping into Constance I think I have an easier time navigating.

Since stveje asked to put the conversation on hold, I'd suggest leaving this bit of Mort hanging for a bit, and Numbers and stveje can just reply to each other freely with a few conversation posts. Don't worry about waiting on me or the other scene while you're getting the characters on the same page.

Cool rpg, interesting mechanics.