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RAM could be the culprit here. Make sure you have modern DRAM and as much as your motherboard can handle. SRAM (also called cache) is mostly a function of processor, so getting more would be an invasive change. Bus speeds are going to be set by processor and protocol, so grab the most modern RAM tha...

What was the good thing that was missed by bit going east at the start of the caves?

Taverns

Ditto, I suspect there's a recruitable crew somewhere in the city.

I'm ok with this list

Markets seem fine.

Use amulet for extra damage and gloves for auto succeeding at a stunt. Exploit weakness at our first and second opportunity to get courtiers HP below 10.

I'll vote the same as Queen of Swords

This doesn't feel like a cunning prompt to me, I'll trust noob's instincts here.

As a default policy, exploit weakness every round on the highest stamina remaining foe.

Accept the challenge to avoid triggering hubris and to spare our men

I think assault now so they don't wake up.

I also like Cunning/Hubris, and propose a slight modification of the name to Hermes Conrad.

Sun door. I don't think we should cast a read symbols spell because we still have no magic.

Back to intersection and head south.

Open doors spell, if you'll accept a lurker vote

Thanks for hosting!

I'm game to drop one karma here. Halves the odds of failure, which seem bad.

No karma for hp

No karma seems fine here too

I vote to head nearer to the battle noise.

Works for me

I wonder what the fear is since rogue is probably much stronger than Gyrich.

Any rate, I vote for 2 karma. This feels high stakes.

Just so it is clear, anyone is free to join in at any time. Late arrivals are welcome, and I will count any such votes. All that I ask is that the "Do not post any spoilers" rule be followed. More details on this rule are provided in the OP. Hooray! Expect intermittent and thoroughly unsp...

I'm a late arrival, so don't count this as a vote, but I wanted to point out that the farmhouse paragraph reference is the same before and after the fighting giaks, so I think it's a bad outcome.