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Dougal nods, "Let's remember we can always come back here to rest and maybe find some useful items. For now, let's head to the southwest as Willie suggests."

Don't forget to update your inventory with anything you found while searching.

Fifty pounds of copper would cut Tet's movement rate to 6". Carry the nugget with you and accept the encumbrance penalty, or cache it here for future retrieval?

A quick note: I am house-ruling that Hobbets suffer no size penalty to their carrying capacity. Since Hobbets are the only playable race, we will assume they simply use the standard tables.

Tet looks at the nugget of copper ore dubiously; "I ain't luggin' that rock about!" he declares, and drops it with thud.

Agreed; let's get on with the exploration

Turn 20

Our heroes find themselves at a crazy intersection with paths branching in many directions. The tunnels directly to Potty's east are tight squeezes.

Which way, Hobbitses?

Thank you for your patience. I'm back!

Does this marching order look okay to you?

Willie stands thinking for a moment, rubbing his temples.

"This place is a maze! Why don't we head right-ward & see if we circle back around to that drop-off again? It might give us some idea where we are before we head off in other directions."

Marching order is good for me!