I recently travelled to Muspar'i for the first time and am thinking of settling down here for a bit. First off, just want to say how great the city itself is--awesome feel, cool design, lots of nice touches. I especially appreciate the relative abundance of biped creatures. The thief-specific stuff is awesome as well, as is the abundance of stealable shops with expensive goods.
A couple of questions:
<b>Mech/Alchemy</b>
Is there anywhere to procure alchemical ingredients, either via purchase or forage?
Is there anywhere to forage regular grass or vines for mech training?
<b>Athletics</b>
-Is there anywhere to train athletics that doesn't require enormous amounts of skill? I'm at ~280 and strongly prefer to avoid "climb practice" if possible.
-Anyone know roughly how much athletics is required to navigate the first part of the desert (from Hvaral <--> Oasis)?
<b>Suggestions</b>
-I haven't checked, but I assume anyone who's spent any length of time here would insta-recommend reducing travel times substantially and changing the metal repair in town to leather+metal. Allow me to second both suggestions. The latter suggestion is particularly relevant given various 3.x changes. (I know I can repair my own leather by getting some hobby/tech/whatever; I don't want to do that).
-If reducing travel time to Muspar'i is deemed inadvisable for whatever reason, I would recommend simply increasing the time from Hvaral <--> Oasis and reducing the time from Oasis <--> Muspar'i. This would allow residents of Mus reasonable access to the Sand Clan while retaining the general unattractiveness of travelling to Muspar'i from the rest of Elanthia, per Simu/GM preference. Another option is to run a faster set of barges that charge (substantial?) fares.
