It was just a mountain hike. Along a path, no less. How hard could it be?<br/><br/><em>How hard could it be...?</em><br/><br/>A few hours later, and Elea was finding out for herself! Her breath came in little pants, as she paused to catch her breath...Leaning on her new staff, as she took another swig from her canteen - Decorum be damned. Oh, she was finding this<em>absurdly</em>difficult...Never mind that she'd swapped her costume's heels for more sensible flats about an hour ago!<br/><br/>She wasn't making good progress. As a matter of fact, she hadn't known that she could get hungry and thirsty like this...It'd been simulated before, but this felt uncomfortably like the real thing. Sweat beaded on her skin, as the world swam before her field of vision...For the first time, she wished that this game had Fast Travel - It'd have made things a lot simpler!<br/><br/>"How...much<em>further</em>~?" she managed, grimacing at her empty waterskin...She'd been going through these *quickly*. The lovely Wizard weighed it in her hand, tempted to toss it - Before she shoved it back into her backpack.<em>Just a little more,</em>she told herself - [/i]It can't be much further...<br/><br/>At this rate, she'd be finding out if heat-stroke was part of the game...<em>First-hand</em>.<br/><br/>For the first time, she couldn't help but wonder if she should've chosen a character with a higher Constitution...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Die Rolls!</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Wisdom:</strong><br/>Roll(2d6)-1:<br/>3,3,-1<br/>Total:5<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">List B</span><br/><em>Elea follows the path normally.</em><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">List C</span><br/><em>Elea uses up all her water.</em><br/><em>Trouble gets the drop on Elea.</em></div></div>