Into the West: Let's Play Oregon Trail II

[Zarah]

We pushed on, albeit at a slower pace than usual. We didn't seem to encounter any ill effects, however.



Unless you count running face-first into another river an ill effect...

[arguskos]

Why are we talking about this?

[Zenos]

Burn it!

Sorry? We didn't pack any napalm?

Ford it then.

[Darwin]

[Squark]

Visual pun... hurts.


I second this manuver, however.

[Zarah]

River was forded. Nothing was lost in the process.

...Of course, we... Didn't really have much left to lose...



"Heh... Butte..."



We were nearing the last leg of our journey... But it wasn't easy. The animals were too tired to keep going, and to make matters worse, there was no meat. Or water. Or morale.

I foresee bad things.

[arguskos]

Sooooo... you're out of food, out of water, and out of morale. What's the solution? FORD IT!

Oh wait, exhausted animals... right... lighten the load, by throwing the sick ones out of the cart.

[Squark]

Well, if you're a greenhorn, you can't be kicked out, can you? Or where you an adventurer/trail guide.


Can we get a loadout on what you do have, and how far we have to go?

[Aragehaor]

Move onward and eat any horse that dares to drop dead. See? Thats the solution to both problems!

[Rustic Dude]

Take two horses , and make them meat for the people and the rest of the corpses. Then, ford their bones for extra points.

[Trobby]

Rest at Castle Butte! I want to go to Castle Butte!

[Flickerdart]

Do you still have bullets? Go hunting.

[Zarah]

Can we get a loadout on what you do have, and how far we have to go?

I have no idea how far the rest of the trip is, but we've still got at least 2 more screens worth of traveling to do on the map. However, I can give a list of supplies:

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1 8-oz. bottle of alum
1 16-oz. bottle of ammonia
1 8-oz. bottle of camomile
1 8-oz. jar of dandelion
1 8-oz. box of Dover's Powder
1 12-oz. bottle of epsom salts
1 16-oz. bottle of isopropyl alcohol
1 4-oz. bottle of spearmint
1 16-oz. bottle of turpentine
1 8-oz. bottle of witch hazel
1 grandfather clock (Hell yeah)
1 banjo
3 pairs of boots
2 hats
2 pairs of long underwear
1 pair of mittens
3 sets of clothing
1 winter coat
2 winter scarves
1 water keg
1 ax
1 canteen
1 Dutch oven
1 fishing net
2 frying pans
1 kettle
1 ladle
1 pot
3 30-foot lengths of rope
1 set of eating utensils
3 tin cups
4 tin plates
1 chicken (The sole survivor)
1 spare wagon axle
1 spare wagon tongue
9 boxes of 20 bullets
11 10-lb. boxes of shot
1 rifle
1 rifle or shotgun sheath
12 pounds of candy
9 10-lb. sacks of dried beans
22 16-oz. jars of honey
12 5-lb. sacks of lard
6 1-lb. jars of licorice
8 16-oz. tins of maple syrup
18 16-oz. jars of molasses
2 5-lb. sacks of garlic (No wonder the vampires have been leaving us alone)
1 pistol
2 20-lb. sacks of potatoes

EDIT: Forgot to mention. Against all odds, we still have all 8 oxen that we started with.

Yes, that is everything we have left. It's somewhat unsettling that we only have 3 sets of clothes and 1 set of eating utensils. Especially when there's four of us left alive. And one has smallpox. This cannot end well.

At least the chicken is alive and well. He took up residence inside our last remaining grandfather clock.

Anyway, I ordered us to double-team the animals, then press onward to further victory. What we got was Sinker Creek Butte.



.... There's a dirty joke in there somewhere.

[Flickerdart]

Triple-team the animals and keep going.

[arguskos]

Quad-team the animals and keep going.

What he said, but better.

[The Glyphstone]

What he said, but better.

Quintuple-team the animals. Why stop at 4?

[Aragehaor]

Quintuple-team the animals. Why stop at 4?

Well if your going to go that far...

Sextuple-Team The animals.

[Brother Oni]

Septuple team?

[Geno9999]

*random opinion*
OCTtuple team!!!

[Pie Guy]

Ford the hill!

[Starbuck_II]

Check hill's conditions than Ford that hill.

[Zarah]

The popular decision seemed to be double triple quad quintuple sextuple septuple octuple teaming the animals. Given that we only had 8 oxen to begin with, I just lined them up into a single row and sent them down the hill with the wagon in tow.

Needless to say...



And to make matters worse...

[DwarvenExodus]

Ford For The Ford God!!!

(Keep going)

[Trobby]

I have no idea what epsom is, but darnit, we bought those random medical supplies, and darnit, we're going to USE them!

[Starbuck_II]

Epsom salt is the correct answer, but I think he needs more exercise: Ford that elbow!

[Squark]

Excuse me, but I would rather have the wagon train die in an anticlimatic crash rafting the last river, so I vote for epsom salts.

[The Glyphstone]

Um...did the vampires eat everyone?

[chiasaur11]

Um...did the vampires eat everyone?

And why can't I see you in a mirror?

[The Glyphstone]

I vill..er..will...not answer that. Now, vhere's my flask of...tomato juice, yes...

Do we even have any mirrors left in the wagon?

[Starbuck_II]

We never started with any mirrors... I just checked the first page... we were doomed from the start!