Session 4: Treachery

Chat History with Treachery &c (#zemeister/$displaced.mind;da51b5130262eb2a)

Created on 2007-07-05 21:52:01.

2007-07-05

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:16:49

now it's "Hi everyone"

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:18:51

halloo

Drake: 18:19:15

indeed.  hello.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:21:17

and God are just sorting out Oryndiel's Level-up to Grade 5 Wiz

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:30:23

okay, levels are done

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:30:32

Ember is a 3rd/5th level ranger/wizard

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:30:55

since Ryu is focussing on brawn, Oryndiel will focus on the magic

Ryu: 18:31:40

Evening everyone.

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:31:46

Hi Ryu

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:31:59

Konbanwa! (*) 

Ryu: 18:32:09

Hi God, Orrie

Ryu: 18:32:19

Drake, Grem.

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:33:17

Gremily is perhaps not here yet

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:33:29

how is everyone?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:33:32

How are things in Sidonee, Ryu?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:33:36

How is Hirosh, Drake?

Drake: 18:33:58

as well as ever...

Ryu: 18:34:23

Sydney is windy as me.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:34:28

any nova shenanigans? Many people are jumping ship it seems.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:34:38

Poo poo, Ryu!

Ryu: 18:35:18

nope, no poo

Ryu: 18:35:20

yet

Drake: 18:35:33

no more than usual - seems to be drifting back to business as usual as events slip out of the mob psyche

Ryu: 18:35:58

Do you get a high turnover rate/

Ryu: 18:36:09

/ -> ?

Drake: 18:36:32

some places yes, others no...

Drake: 18:36:41

just lost someone ofter a month...

Ryu: 18:36:49

what was the reason?

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:36:54

well, you won't be getting a high turnover rate in students will you...

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:36:57

can't recriut any...

Drake: 18:36:59

first time away from home too...

Ryu: 18:37:08

s/he got homesick?

Drake: 18:37:22

she was pining

Ryu: 18:37:31

for the fjords?

Drake: 18:37:44

recruiting is fine, just not long contracts

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:37:45

Bloody Norwegians.

Ryu: 18:38:04

whats the working environment like?

Drake: 18:38:21

less stressful than other places...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:38:26

Depends on which weedy psycho is in charge.

Drake: 18:38:42

i used to be govt debt collector tho'

Emily: 18:38:46

hey

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:38:51

It's a bludge compared to Thomson. But Thomson is already a bludge, right Ryu?

Ryu: 18:38:53

Hey Lot

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:39:01

Halloo Gremily!

Emily: 18:39:03

Hey Eden :)

Emily: 18:39:08

Emma :)

Ryu: 18:39:10

Orrie: not in my current farkin' job

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:39:14

Lotho is here

Ryu: 18:39:18

how goes Grem

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:39:21

Ryu

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:39:22

I enjoyed Gremlins, but Stuart was miffed by the ending. (giggle) 

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:39:25

having to work?

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:39:29

why was I miffed?

Emily: 18:39:36

thats what i was wondering

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:39:46

Moralising twaddle, you said.

Emily: 18:39:51

haha

Ryu: 18:40:00

God: we have two people away on leave for a month. That's like... 90% of our department.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:40:16

In four weeks' time I have 2 months off, yay!

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:40:21

ah

Ryu: 18:40:36

(not counting my boss who's a addled-brained twathead)

Emily: 18:40:39

ooo, coming to aus?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:41:00

nay, but plan to come in Feb/March, when I have another two months off  (sun) 

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:41:07

(unpaid tho)

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:41:15

I'm going to Tokyo this summer for a week - yay!

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:41:20

yay!

Ryu: 18:41:23

well that sucks. But we'll shout you plenty of lunches, dinners and beers

Ryu: 18:41:39

yay Edo

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:41:46

(stuart can afford to come in feb/mar too )

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:42:37

*ahem* Can anyone remember what happened last time? I think ... I did something really bad (again). Anyone? ;( 

Ryu: 18:43:00

I think I sold my soul to the devil.

Emily: 18:43:10

i think we got back to whereveritis and whatshisname accosted us  before we could go find the dunlending cheif

Ryu: 18:43:12

You were nosediving into said Devil's bosom

Ryu: 18:43:23

Orrie that is

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:43:28

you all agreed to work with Sindolfan for the foreseeable future

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:43:33

you are silly peoples

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:43:52

then you teleported back to the city of Ost-in-Eidhil and were immediately assigned a job

Ryu: 18:43:55

how else will you get 4 others to play?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:44:08

Aye, my mind is somewhat spinning with memories of cleavage (devil) 

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:44:11

to go to the mountains to assist a bunch of elves fighting an Orc nest

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:44:15

...

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:44:24

on the way you were ambushed by harpies, who were carrying a letter...

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:44:27

which said...

Quite normal, non-nerdy person: 18:44:42

It is a good thing that Harpies cannot read, is it not? Please forgive me if they made your life harder than expected, but I had to find a subtle way to get this message to you, and what better way than in the grip of a creature of such unsubtle manners? I told these vile beasts to expect you coming this way, and also that you stole their last egg-brood, which I sincerely hope is not true, being fond as I am of all small creatures, even those who grow to be wicked, vengeful hags. If you are reading this, the hags in question followed my advice and found you on the way to the East, where I am told you have been having some trouble. When you are done dispensing with our mutual enemies, you may find it in your best interests to head South along the mountain ranges, and then West when you cast your shadow between the twin peaks of Argothrig (the blessed one, called Ialende in your elven compatriots’ language). Were you to then fly West a short distance, you would surely see a royal tent; and therein would probably wait a seasoned campaigner of some importance, who would meet you and parley. All is honest in intent and the author of this note can be trusted, even if the means of delivery is a little ragged and unorthodox.




Yours in adversity





Steward Bellack



Ps As an afterthought, it occurs to me to mention that each of the harpies carried the same note, so you might be well advised to find all of their dead bodies and confiscate it, lest it fall into the wrong hands.

Ryu: 18:45:59

so we're deciding whether to fly on to help the elves or go meet this stranger?

Emily: 18:46:42

i think we have to do our task (orc hunting was it?) before we go see this Bellack (if indeed thats what we choose to do)

Ryu: 18:46:54

ok

Ryu: 18:47:06

lets hack and slash

God: 18:47:09

indeed

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:47:12

Grand!

God: 18:47:35

so you may recall the focus of your mission was to go to the Eastern edge of Eregion, to meet a small force of elves

God: 18:47:40

who are about to storm an Orc nest

God: 18:47:51

(this is on the Western side of the Misty Mountains)

God: 18:47:57

you are to do aerial support, as it were,

God: 18:48:00

to stop people escaping

God: 18:48:11

it will take you another 12 hours to get there

God: 18:48:12

so not long

Emily: 18:48:21

"people"/

Emily: 18:48:22

?

Ryu: 18:48:23

stop people? you mean orcs

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:48:53

...confusion reigns...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:49:02

...whilst God goes to the lav...

Ryu: 18:49:12

holy shit

Emily: 18:49:17

haha

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:49:22

hee hee

God: 18:49:53

hrmph

God: 18:50:00

I meant orcs

God: 18:50:22

so you fly onward, tossing the corpses of the harpies over the side of your boat

God: 18:50:30

btw, there was treasure last week I believe, uncollected.

Ryu: 18:50:46

that won't do

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:50:51

Hopefully not betwixt the harpies' cleavage!

God: 18:50:56

you wish!

Ryu: 18:51:00

a bit too high up

God: 18:51:03

Oryndiel, can you check the kitty to see if it is accounted for

God: 18:51:07

FESTY!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:51:11

aye aye

God: 18:51:14

(mooning)

Ryu: 18:51:20

check the kitty. hur hur hur

God: 18:51:33

it's the crack of doom...

God: 18:51:40

okay

God: 18:51:44

does anyone have a set of magical pipes?

God: 18:51:46

check please...

Ryu: 18:52:24

no

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:52:41

I don't think so ...

God: 18:52:42

Lotho?

Drake: 18:52:44

not to my record

Emily: 18:52:54

i don't have magical pipes

God: 18:52:55

Drake won't because he was below decks with a hangover

God: 18:53:15

(btw, Drake you missed the meeting with Sindolfan. Perhaps someone should give you a quick roundup of the salient details)

God: 18:53:18

Treasure is:

Ryu: 18:53:29

drake: she had big breasts for an elf.

God: 18:54:12

52gps, 42sps,amber stone, moss agate stone, 2 scrolls, potion, pipes

Ryu: 18:54:39

do we need to do a check on those stones, scrolls, potion and pipes?

Emily: 18:54:42

ember being the scribe of all this still?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:54:46

aye

Drake: 18:54:48

admirable pipes, i'm hearing

God: 18:55:04

the pipes are magical. You have plenty of time to cast identify: they are "Pipes of Sounding", which when played by someone with a music skill make sounds equivalent to the second level ghost sound spell

God: 18:55:09

the potion is "extra healing"

God: 18:55:21

who wants to do an appraise check on the stones to see their value?

Ryu: 18:55:40

I have no Appraise skills. Someone else.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:55:58

Ditto that.

Drake: 18:56:14

also

Emily: 18:56:19

how many HPs do I have?

God: 18:56:26

Lotho: Emma can keep a record of the stones and money, but that should be all

God: 18:56:32

Lotho, you can recover all HPs to full

Emily: 18:56:34

I'm sure was the wrong number

God: 18:56:38

everyone will fully regain PPs and HPs.

Emily: 18:57:02

but whats my full amount?

God: 18:57:13

Your full amount was meant to be about 34

God: 18:57:28

Didn't you change that on your character sheet?

God: 18:57:39

Actually, it was 38

God: 18:57:41

38

God: 18:57:44

you have 38 hit points

Emily: 18:57:54

thats what i thought, and yes, you sent me a new one, but for some reason both versions are 68

God: 18:58:00

I suggest typing that in, and hitting save

Emily: 18:58:31

heh

Emily: 18:58:39

appraise - 2d10?

God: 18:58:49

So, while you guys decide who is going to appraise these stones (you can try with 0 skills) a brief reprise of your meeting with Sindolfan

God: 18:58:54

Yes Lotho, 2d10. Roll away

God: 18:59:01

Sindolfan gave you pressies, and you took them

Emily: 18:59:03

14

God: 18:59:13

she laid out the promise of land in exchange for further service

God: 18:59:16

amber: 900gps

God: 18:59:20

moss agate: 9 gps

God: 18:59:30

Perhaps Oryndiel should note that treasure?

God: 18:59:33

in the kitty...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:59:45

That's right! A barony!

Emily: 18:59:51

so who's keeping the pipe n stuff?

God: 19:00:01

You also had a near run in with some Starservant bastards on horseback, but you got out of hte way in time

God: 19:00:16

Lotho: whoever has the skill of playing musical instruments, I'd imagine

Emily: 19:00:29

i dont have that skill on my list

Emily: 19:00:35

and the other stuffs?

God: 19:00:44

well, there are 2 scrolls

God: 19:00:51

one contains 3 Arcane spells, which youcan't use

God: 19:01:01

one contains a Divine spell, which you and Drake can use

Emily: 19:01:02

so who can?

God: 19:01:02

btw,

God: 19:01:14

did anyone leave aside any ofhte magic items from Sindolfan for Drake?

God: 19:01:16

They were:

God: 19:01:27

2500 gps each


Staff of fire (45 charges)

Scroll of lightning bolt, gaseous form, magic circle against chaos/good/law/evil

Ring of protection +2

Ring of minor spell storing (holds enthrall and entropic shield)

God: 19:01:35

Lotho got the staff, I recall

God: 19:01:39

Oryndiel the scroll

God: 19:01:47

Ryu the ring of minor spell storing

God: 19:01:49

so I presume...

Emily: 19:01:58

drake gets the protection

God: 19:02:07

there you go Drake

Ryu: 19:02:09

always use protection

God: 19:02:09

and 2500 gps

Emily: 19:02:11

*wink wink nudge nudge*

Ryu: 19:02:15

if it's not on, it's not on.

Drake: 19:02:33

a ring tho'

God: 19:02:44

what of it Drake?

Drake: 19:02:46

more than a pinprick

God: 19:03:05

I think you all still need to decide who gets these scrolls from teh harpies

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:03:11

A French letter always does the trick.

God: 19:03:16

The arcane spells should be given to Ryu or Oryndiel

Emily: 19:03:23

so whats the divine one Drake and I get to fight over?

Ryu: 19:03:26

what are the arcane spells?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:03:30

I bagsy 'em!

God: 19:03:33

the Divine spell scroll (Animal Trance) goes to ne of the other 2

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:03:37

cos I've gone all wizardy.

God: 19:03:47

the arcane spells: fox’s cunning, bear’s endurance, charm person

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:03:49

Ooo, the Steve Irwin spell.

Ryu: 19:03:53

fair enuff. The poncy git can take 'em

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:04:00

thanks, darling!

Ryu: 19:04:04

anytime love

Emily: 19:04:05

Drake: do you want to trance animals?

God: 19:04:12

Animal trance: fascinates 2d6 levels of animals

Ryu: 19:04:23

and makes you wear big baggy pants

Drake: 19:04:25

i have some animal stuff...

God: 19:04:33

this is true...

Drake: 19:04:43

maybe spread it around for emergencies

Emily: 19:04:46

So I get it?

Drake: 19:04:51

yeah

Emily: 19:04:51

I don't think I have animal stuff

God: 19:04:51

you can probably use the spell anyway Drake

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:04:55

Just be careful of stingrays (big pricks)

Emily: 19:04:59

is it a use once thing?

God: 19:05:02

so maybe Lotho is better off using it to save your powerpoints

Emily: 19:05:02

haha

God: 19:05:11

yes it is a one use thing Lotho

God: 19:05:30

the spells ont eh other scroll, the arcane spells

God: 19:05:42

can be used off the scroll or one of our two spellcasters cna transfer them to their spellbook

God: 19:05:48

so you need to decide who is going to get them

God: 19:05:52

?

God: 19:05:53

?

God: 19:05:54

?

God: 19:05:57

decisions...

God: 19:05:59

...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:06:10

I'll bagsy 'em if no one else does ...

God: 19:06:15

Ryu...

Ryu: 19:06:16

go

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:06:18

going ...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:06:21

going ...

Ryu: 19:06:23

gone

God: 19:06:23

okay Oryndiel

God: 19:06:32

you want to learn them, you need to roll your spellcraft skill

God: 19:06:38

one for each spell

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:06:41

okie-doke

God: 19:06:48

first: charm person

God: 19:06:49

roll

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:07:33

19

God: 19:07:35

learnt

God: 19:07:37

put it in level 1

God: 19:07:40

next: fox's cunning

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:07:44

20

God: 19:07:46

learnt

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:07:47

woof!

God: 19:07:50

put it in level 2

God: 19:07:53

next: bear's endurance

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:07:57

19

Ryu: 19:07:59

yiff

God: 19:08:01

learnt

God: 19:08:03

put it in level 2

God: 19:08:29

(for everyone's knowledge, fox's cunning increases the targets intelligence by 4; bear's endurance increases their constitution by 4)

God: 19:08:37

(increased constitution = increased hitpoints)

God: 19:08:48

okay

God: 19:08:53

that's the treasure divvied up

God: 19:09:08

you fly onward to the Misty Mountains

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:09:10

hurrah!

God: 19:09:28

it is evening now, so they are glowing orange-red in the setting sun, with teh sky beyond a deep violet dotted with stars

God: 19:10:07

as the sun sinks over the horizon they fade to a deep grey mass, and the world becomes pitch black but for the lanterns jerking in the wind on the rails of your ship

God: 19:10:19

you retire for the night, setting a watch against the predation of dragons

God: 19:10:32

in the morning, you rise early to find your ship drifting near the target area

God: 19:10:47

the land around you is sparsely forested, and you are in the foothills of the mountains

God: 19:11:03

steep hills vault up from the ground ahead of you

God: 19:11:16

beyond them the mountains rear up against the morning sky, their crowns wreathed in cloud and snow

God: 19:11:39

on the western side of the nearer hill is a small camp, noticeable from the air by its smoke trails

God: 19:11:58

this is the elven camp, carrying the banner of Eregion (a holly leaf on a blue background)

God: 19:12:07

you descend to it, and drift to a halt near the camp

God: 19:12:24

when you alight from your ship, you are met by a tall (obviously) grey-haired elf with violet eyes

God: 19:12:28

"Greetings", he says

God: 19:12:40

"I am Captain Silvsten, welcome to my camp"

God: 19:12:43

"I am glad you came"

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:13:03

bows and gives the usual round of salutations, and rearranges his hair.

God: 19:13:22

"We break camp in an hour and begin the assault forthwith. I am told you will circle the area and provide cover against escaping Orcs?

God: 19:13:25

"

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:13:45

"Indeed, sir", says I.

Emily: 19:13:53

um., how come they don't want any to escape?

God: 19:13:59

because they're Orcs

God: 19:14:05

there's only one thing to do with Orcs, dear

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:14:16

Make Orc burgers.

God: 19:14:21

sighs... would have thought she learnt that in the war of the ring

Emily: 19:14:23

mmk

God: 19:14:35

Oryndiel: Maccas isn't yet founded, so no call for Orc meat

Ryu: 19:14:44

do we get to go into the nest?

God: 19:14:46

Lotho: would you prefer to let fleeing Orcs escape?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:14:51

My German friends are rather keen on the stuff.

Ryu: 19:14:54

after all the exterminating and stuff

Emily: 19:14:58

*shrugs*

God: 19:15:11

ponders the dubious morality of halflings

God: 19:15:16

So

God: 19:15:21

Silvsen adds

God: 19:15:34

"Though the assault starts in the morning, we do not expect any Orcs to break out before dusk.

God: 19:15:35

they fear the light

God: 19:15:49

There are probably escape tunnels on the other side of the mountain, so be wary of them

God: 19:16:07

Also, maybe there are other Orc tribes near here who will be attracted by the battle. Should you see approaching soldiers, please warn me"

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:16:25

Indeed we shall.

Emily: 19:16:30

where is the fighting taking place?

Drake: 19:16:41

and how shall we send messages?

God: 19:16:46

(Drake: have you recorded your +2 ring of protetion in your character sheet: skills and abilities, armour class section, under "Deflection"?)

God: 19:17:03

Silvsen says: "Perhaps you have some spell which can be used?"

God: 19:17:08

Or a messenger animal of some sort?

Drake: 19:17:09

as of this minute? yes

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:17:13

I have Whispering Wind (note: not a kind of flatulence)

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:17:40

Could stick a tatty piece of paper in the ferret's gob, if desperate.

Drake: 19:17:43

just checking his pref

God: 19:18:04

Drake, you have animal messenger (2nd level)

God: 19:18:18

you will need a sparrow. Hardly difficult for a man of your considerable powers.

God: 19:18:21

Also you have an owl...

Ryu: 19:18:42

do we get to go into the orc nest after all is over? might be some treasure for the lootin'

God: 19:19:10

Silvsen says "Aye, you can. We think it is a warband though, an outpost for harrying our Eastern approaches. There is likely to be little treasure inside."

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:19:19

just to confirm - this orc nest is in the mountain right? at the base?

God: 19:19:23

Aye

Emily: 19:19:40

so the elves are going in?

God: 19:19:45

Silvsen points up the hill, to a narrow valley carved into the side of hte hill. "Along yonder culvert, there isa cave mouht"

Emily: 19:19:46

to attack

God: 19:20:19

"Aye," says Silvsen, "WE have potions of levitation, so as to float down to the cave mouth at the top of the culvert. The culvert itself is a deathtrap."

God: 19:20:35

He points behind him to the camp

God: 19:20:45

"We are well armed, but there are only 30 of us and a magician.

God: 19:21:01

Should a large force of reinforcements arrive in the evening, we must know quickly that we may escape.

God: 19:21:11

I have a flare for you, which should be visible anywhere around the mountains.

God: 19:21:21

If you see an approaching force, fire the flare.

God: 19:21:29

Our lookout will see it and alert me."

God: 19:21:53

As he turns to leave he adds, "This battle may take up to 2 or 3 days. Orc nests can be warrens. Please be on your guard for the whole time."

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:22:28

"Right-e-o, old spiv."

Emily: 19:22:57

meep, do we have to take turns to be on watch then?

Ryu: 19:23:03

what? wait. we're staying here for 3 days?!?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:23:26

Did you pack enough plonk and choccers, Ryu?

God: 19:23:37

Yes Lotho, and Yes Ryu

God: 19:23:41

is there a problem?

Ryu: 19:23:43

not nearly enough it looks like

Emily: 19:23:45

well, we could bugger off as soon as they disapear inside

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:23:48

Shall we get our tackle out, and our barkskin on, lads?

Ryu: 19:23:57

who knows if the mysterious stranger will still be there

God: 19:24:03

Oryndiel: You'll be in the air, so you'll have plenty of warning before having to engage anyone

God: 19:24:12

I would wait until the battle before donning any special protections

God: 19:24:28

otherwise you'll exhaust yourself maintaining your spells

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:24:41

Okie-doke. I'm eager for a damn good thrashing! (ninja) 

God: 19:24:47

later dear

Ryu: 19:25:00

ooo-er

God: 19:25:04

indeed

Ryu: 19:25:10

take her to heaven and back eh?

Ryu: 19:25:13

anyway

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:25:18

woof!

God: 19:25:21

although by the by, I might be planning a particularly ferocious battle, so pay attention!

God: 19:25:26

So

God: 19:25:38

you wait until the elves begin to break camp, and return to your ship

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:26:10

/me, Lotho, Drake and Ryu are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, O Grumpy One.

God: 19:26:26

the hill in which the Orc camp is built is not large, so you can circumnavigate it in maybe 15-20 minutes

God: 19:26:29

?

God: 19:26:34

worked for me oryndiel...

God: 19:26:41

so

God: 19:26:52

your ship rises, and drifts around the hill

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:26:53

hrmph, get on with it, O Wizened One

God: 19:27:19

the eastern face of thehill is steeper, with the higher parts consisting of steep rock faces and slopes of tumbling scree, while hte lower slopes are thickly forested

God: 19:27:52

at the point where hte forest becomes sparse and the rock faces start there is a small tower

God: 19:28:06

It is a broken ruin from the time when Eregion was an elven kingdom

God: 19:28:31

It has two collapsed minarets and a small, crumbling outer wall, which has fallen down the mountainside in places

God: 19:28:44

It is ona small area of steep slope which is barely big enough for your ship

God: 19:28:58

it is pretty obvious that it is a good place to build an underground entrance

God: 19:29:13

but there could also be lots of entrances in amongst the rockfalls and scree higher up the mountain side

God: 19:30:06

at theh base of the hill hte forest breaks up around a wide river, which flows quickly through the valley. On the far side is a long, steep and heavily forested slope which runs up to the higher extents of a mountain proper

God: 19:30:12

the top of that mountain is hidden in low cloud

God: 19:30:17

the day is overcast and grim

God: 19:30:22

That, kiddies, is your situation.

God: 19:30:27

You'll be patrolling it all day

Ryu: 19:30:47

brilliant.

God: 19:30:52

so

God: 19:31:04

anything particular you want to do...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:31:08

Let's get the sandwiches out then, I'm peckish.

God: 19:31:11

go on a ramble through the nearby vallies?

God: 19:31:28

rise up into the clouds at the top of that mountain?

God: 19:31:30

return to camp?

God: 19:31:32

keep circling?

God: 19:31:43

now is the time to announce your plans, if you have any...

Emily: 19:31:43

where are the elves going in?

God: 19:31:53

the Western face of the hill

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:32:04

how far off till dusk?

God: 19:32:06

i.e. the opposite side from that steep rockface and ruined tower

Emily: 19:32:13

so not where the fallen elf tower is?

God: 19:32:13

likely the orcs will exit hte far side from teh Elves

Emily: 19:32:22

can we check out the ruined tower?

God: 19:32:24

that's right Lotho, on the opposite side of the hill from the tower

God: 19:32:26

aye you can

Ryu: 19:32:40

should someone keep circling while some of us check out  that tower?

Emily: 19:32:42

you said its "just barely big enough for the ship" so I take it we can land

God: 19:32:46

yep

Emily: 19:32:49

its' day now? so little or no orc threat?

God: 19:32:50

you can land

God: 19:32:56

that's right

Emily: 19:33:02

lets land! :)

God: 19:33:09

everyone...?

Ryu: 19:33:17

go

Ryu: 19:33:23

ikimashoo!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:33:24

Then i could keep circling and maybe go up-diddly-up to check out the peak?

Drake: 19:33:24

fair enough

Ryu: 19:33:28

asobi!

God: 19:33:39

Drake will land?

Drake: 19:33:43

yes

God: 19:33:44

okay

God: 19:33:49

so

God: 19:33:54

it's about midday at this point

God: 19:34:00

you land the ship

God: 19:34:07

btw only Ryu can pilot the ship up, I do believe

Ryu: 19:34:16

oh yea

God: 19:34:22

so if Oryndiel wants to go to the peak, ryu will have to take him there...

Ryu: 19:34:39

so you want to go for a ride Orrie?

God: 19:34:49

Lotho, are you going to go in ahead all silent-like, and check out the keep?

Emily: 19:34:57

yes

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:34:58

that'd be dandy, Ryu, old thing.

God: 19:35:00

btw, it's started raining, quite heavy

God: 19:35:12

so

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:35:15

Get out the wellies, Lotho!

God: 19:35:16

Drake and Lotho downstairs

God: 19:35:20

Ryu and Oryndiel upstairs?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:35:28

Aye.

Ryu: 19:35:31

yep

God: 19:35:39

Lotho and Drake decamp, and theship takes off

Emily: 19:35:43

works for me. you'd better not be too long though Ryu!

God: 19:35:53

While Drake waits outside, Lotho can make a move silently check

Ryu: 19:36:02

lotho: I'm just going to the shops for a bit of milk

God: 19:36:06

Drake, do you want your owl circling looking for trouble?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:36:19

We'll get you both a Mars Bar too!

Emily: 19:36:19

24

Drake: 19:36:22

sounds ok

God: 19:36:42

Lotho creeps along in the shadow of the crumbling outer wall to where it joins the front of the tower

God: 19:37:01

Drake remains crouching in the rubble of the wall under a small, dismal bush that is clinging to the rocks

God: 19:37:15

In a burst of water droplets, his owl ascends silently into the grey sky

God: 19:37:24

and swoops up the hill side

God: 19:37:36

(remember that owl is like 10' long or something, so it's quite a sight)

God: 19:37:48

Lotho, you reach the juncture of the wall and the first minaret.

God: 19:38:16

There is a gap in the stones here big enough for a hobbit to fit through. You look in and see a wide open space

Emily: 19:38:36

mmk. will drake fit?

God: 19:38:42

the tower was obviously a watchtower only, so each level was probably one room wiht a ring of stairs leading up the outside

God: 19:38:48

(Drake will have to go through a main door)

Emily: 19:39:18

mm, i'll keep going around

God: 19:39:21

The floor of the room consists of broken flagstones, with thick weeds sprouting through them, and large chunks of rubble and stone lying around, in piles even

God: 19:39:34

there are several arrow slits overlooking the lower hill face

God: 19:39:50

at the rear of the tower, facing the hill where it ascends, is a wider door large enough for drake

God: 19:40:03

water is streaming down teh walls of the tower and rain is falling through the broken roof

God: 19:40:13

make a spot check

Emily: 19:40:35

25

God: 19:40:43

(Ryu and Oryndiel: you slowly ascend through the rain, into wisps of cloud which wreath the higher slopes of the mountain)

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:40:45

Damned acne!

Ryu: 19:40:50

hah

God: 19:41:34

Lotho: you can see signs that this tower is occasionally used - a few scraps of old fires, for example, and some discarded arrowheads. If you go inside and do a proper search amongst the rubble you can check to see if teh Orcs have a secret exit in the base of the tower

Emily: 19:41:56

mmk, do that

God: 19:41:59

Ryu and Oryndiel: soon everything inside the clouds goes white, and it is quite gusty. If you stay in here you could bring the ship to a sudden end

God: 19:42:12

Lotho creeps around to the door and sneaks in

Ryu: 19:42:21

best we swoop out of the clouds then

God: 19:42:43

do a search check Lotho

God: 19:43:01

Ryu and Oryndiel descend. the clouds are low now with the heavier rain, even reaching to the top of the lower hill on which the tower is situated

God: 19:43:10

you can do a quick scout of the slopes of the other mountain if you want

Ryu: 19:43:12

bugger. is this weather natural?

God: 19:43:17

(if so, make a search check)

God: 19:43:18

Yeah

Emily: 19:43:20

19

God: 19:43:28

remember Lord of the Rings was filmed in NZ: it always rains

Ryu: 19:43:38

18 for me

God: 19:43:43

Lotho, you don't know if there is an exit in here or not.

God: 19:43:52

it is hard to tell amongst the rubble.

God: 19:43:59

Do you want to check the other tower?

Emily: 19:44:09

yup

God: 19:44:12

Ryu, no sign of anything threatening on the mountain slopes

God: 19:44:23

Lotho, there are two ways to the other tower.

God: 19:44:37

One: out the door, across a brief stretch of open ground, in the other door liek this one

God: 19:45:06

Two: up the stairs (which have no bannister) ot the third floor of this tower, then out across a very narrow stone bridge in the rain, adn down the other side

Emily: 19:45:28

that dosn't seem sensibile.

God: 19:45:34

well indeed

Emily: 19:45:35

takes the lower route

God: 19:45:39

okay

God: 19:45:52

you go outside, into the full blast of the wind, adn across the small courtyard to the other door

God: 19:46:14

peering in, you can see this tower is the same but gloomier on account of the roof being more intact

God: 19:46:18

do you want to go in and search?

Emily: 19:46:22

yus

God: 19:46:27

search check

Emily: 19:46:34

spot 22

God: 19:46:40

search Lotho

God: 19:46:42

not spot

Emily: 19:46:50

search 22

God: 19:46:54

okay

God: 19:47:05

so you are sure there is no exit in this room, the flagstones are not tricksy

God: 19:47:13

so if there is an exit it's in the other room

God: 19:47:21

but well hidden

Emily: 19:47:32

mmk

God: 19:47:34

do you return to Drake, who is still waiting outside patiently..?

Emily: 19:47:41

yep

God: 19:47:47

alright, you return to Drake

God: 19:47:51

anything else you want to do?

God: 19:47:57

Drake, make a spot check for your owl, btw

Emily: 19:48:13

um, anything else to look at?

God: 19:48:28

just some steep cliff faces, and a few piles of rubble

God: 19:48:31

this tower is long deserted

God: 19:48:36

but still in use by Orcs

God: 19:48:39

so either the exit is in it, or near it

God: 19:48:47

i.e. on this side of the hill, as you expected

God: 19:49:08

oh and btw, it's not an owl

Drake: 19:49:09

owl spot 22

God: 19:49:11

it's a Giant Eagle

Ryu: 19:49:13

so...... how many times can Lotho do a search check?

God: 19:49:13

oops

God: 19:49:23

it doesn't see anything interesting either

God: 19:49:29

Ryu: one time for each place

Drake: 19:49:29

ge spot 22

God: 19:49:37

so

God: 19:49:41

the ship returns to the tower

God: 19:49:43

what is the plan?

Emily: 19:49:54

looksies amongst the rubble

Emily: 19:50:17

22 (with a lucky 2nd roll)

Drake: 19:51:03

can lotho set an alarm trap?

Emily: 19:51:16

i can

Emily: 19:51:18

where could it be set?

Emily: 19:51:27

the entrances to that questionable tower?

God: 19:51:38

that could be done

God: 19:51:46

Lotho, what spell is this that you will use?

Drake: 19:51:47

yes, if its not a waste...

Emily: 19:51:54

God: do i see anything in the rubble?

Emily: 19:51:58

god: skill not spell

God: 19:52:02

oh I see

God: 19:52:10

how will it alert you when you are in the ship?

Emily: 19:52:35

looks thru spells

God: 19:52:45

Lotho: 3rd level is Glyph of warding

God: 19:52:47

nasty piece of work

God: 19:53:40

Ryu, do you have Alarm?

Ryu: 19:54:05

ang on

Emily: 19:54:16

can i use 3rd lvl?

Ryu: 19:54:17

yes I do

God: 19:54:23

Lotho, Glyph of Warding does damage, not an alarm

Ryu: 19:54:24

lvl 1 though

God: 19:54:32

and if you are 5th level Cleric you can use Glyph of Warding

God: 19:54:41

Also Ryu: Alarm does no damage, but rings a bell.

God: 19:54:47

I will check its range

God: 19:55:18

Alarm will alert you provided you are within 1 mile of the tower

God: 19:55:27

that should do the job eh?

Ryu: 19:55:32

yeppers

Ryu: 19:55:46

so yez. I is casting alarm

Emily: 19:55:48

can talk to plants help?

God: 19:55:50

Lotho, will you use Glyph of Warding, or leave it for the Alarm?

God: 19:56:00

Talk to plants will enable you to find out if people pass this way

God: 19:56:10

but they can't tell you anything when you're in the ship

God: 19:56:19

and you already know people pass this way (from looking in the tower)

God: 19:56:32

but if you talk to plants in hte  tower you might find out if it's worth it

Emily: 19:56:34

mmk. glyph

God: 19:56:35

I suppose

God: 19:56:46

Ryu, knock of 1pp for the alarm

Ryu: 19:56:52

yep

God: 19:56:53

Lotho, where will you put the glyph?

Emily: 19:57:24

um, entrance of that tower

Emily: 19:57:29

in the doorway?

God: 19:57:45

uh-huh

God: 19:57:51

you can set the glyph to have various conditions

God: 19:57:52

for example

God: 19:58:00

it could be triggered only when evil creatures pass the doorway

God: 19:58:07

or only Orcs

God: 19:58:08

etc.

Emily: 19:58:28

are orcs evil?

Emily: 19:58:40

and do those facist elves count as evil?

Ryu: 19:58:45

they don't recycle. Of course they're evil.

God: 19:58:53

Lotho, yes, Orcs are evil

God: 19:59:01

the elves, well, that's another story... who knows?

God: 19:59:06

Ryu could be right...

God: 19:59:33

Lotho, glyph on the door...

God: 19:59:50

the glyph can either do a blast that does damage, or you can bury another spell in the glyph...

God: 19:59:53

choose, please...

Emily: 19:59:54

mmk, for all evil

God: 19:59:56

okay

God: 19:59:58

blast or spell?

Emily: 20:00:03

blast

Emily: 20:00:07

something loud? :)

God: 20:00:15

righty ho

God: 20:00:20

sonic damage do the job?

God: 20:00:23

it'll be a big bang

Emily: 20:00:49

ok

God: 20:01:04

so the two of you cast the spell done

God: 20:01:10

knock off the pps

God: 20:01:12

and then leave?

Emily: 20:01:38

3pps?

Emily: 20:01:40

yup

God: 20:01:41

aye

Ryu: 20:01:44

hey that's a thought. We could probably make it to the other guy and back here for the night

God: 20:01:48

okay

God: 20:01:51

no you can't Ryu

Ryu: 20:01:55

aw

God: 20:02:06

so you get back into your ship and continue circling the hill for the rest of the day

God: 20:02:24

in the late afternoon, some elves emerge into the culvert dragging 2 orc prisoners

God: 20:02:31

later, people bring out some bodies, mostly Orc

God: 20:02:43

night comes early, due to the low clouds and foul weather

God: 20:02:57

for about an hour there is no rain

God: 20:03:07

then it starts again, not as heavy as before but thoroughly miserable

God: 20:03:09

it is cold

God: 20:03:26

about half an hour later, the alarm rings as you are drifting over the Western face of the mountain

God: 20:03:36

Lotho, do you want to roll for your glyph of warding?

God: 20:03:44

2d10+spellcraft, and 3d8 for damage

Emily: 20:04:47

wheres spellcraft?

Ryu: 20:04:51

toilet break. I'm peeing over the ship's edge

God: 20:05:04

in your skills and abilities sheet, in the skills list, about 2/3 down

God: 20:05:17

It appears to be 6

Emily: 20:05:32

16

Drake: 20:05:34

this rain is doing something to the nethers... toilet break also

God: 20:05:34

okay

God: 20:05:36

damage?

Emily: 20:05:38

21

God: 20:05:44

cwoah!

God: 20:06:10

okay, your ship flies around the mountainside

God: 20:06:15

what preparations for battle do you make?

Emily: 20:06:36

barkskin

Emily: 20:06:44

n armour n shit

God: 20:06:49

okay

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:06:49

longsword, mage armour, barkskin

God: 20:06:52

okay

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:07:34

Will fossick around in my velvet pouch for that Magic Circle ...

Ryu: 20:08:54

mage armour, protection from arrows, blue for me

Ryu: 20:08:57

blur that is

God: 20:09:06

okay

Drake: 20:09:37

barkskin, preparing fire sphere spell

God: 20:10:04

okay

God: 20:10:21

so you fly around the mountain, and arrive within 10 minutes at the tower

God: 20:10:29

in the dark, you all need to make a spot check

Emily: 20:10:56

24

Ryu: 20:10:57

14. abysmal

Drake: 20:11:26

21

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:11:32

21

God: 20:11:44

okay

God: 20:12:14

you can all see no sign of creatures outside the tower, but ther eis a single light flickering in the window of the tower, at the ground floor

God: 20:12:21

it is obviously a signal, pointed across the valley

Ryu: 20:12:33

uhoh

Ryu: 20:12:44

whats across the valley?

God: 20:13:05

nothing that you saw

God: 20:13:09

but there is a signal being sent

God: 20:13:15

from inside that tower...

Emily: 20:13:29

let's get it!

Ryu: 20:13:36

yea

Emily: 20:13:37

what is it?

Emily: 20:13:45

a flame? a light bulb?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:13:47

Can anyone read the sig?

God: 20:13:48

can't tell.

God: 20:13:50

have to attack

God: 20:13:51

to find out

God: 20:13:53

gonna attack?

Emily: 20:14:00

k

Ryu: 20:14:10

yep

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:14:15

Forward march, then, kiddies.

Drake: 20:14:21

ok

God: 20:14:23

okay

God: 20:14:31

so you land the ship on the outside of the tower adn charge in?

Emily: 20:15:10

just call us sitting ducks

God: 20:15:14

okay

Emily: 20:15:16

is there a more subtle way?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:15:17

quack!

God: 20:15:19

the door is two people wide

God: 20:15:23

s I need to know battle order

God: 20:15:27

who is first in, who is in the second rank

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:15:43

shall sneakies go in first?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:15:54

although, I guess we

Emily: 20:15:56

don't think we're about to catch them by surprise

God: 20:15:57

there's going to be a dirty great ship outside

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:15:59

're charging

God: 20:16:01

sneaking is going to be a waste of time

God: 20:16:04

fighters first, methinks

Ryu: 20:16:10

ok

Emily: 20:16:11

so who's that?

Ryu: 20:16:12

me

God: 20:16:20

Ryu and Lotho, I think

Emily: 20:16:27

really? mmk

God: 20:16:30

Oryndiel is an archer and Drake a druid

God: 20:16:36

could be Drake and Ryu though...

Emily: 20:16:39

shrugs

God: 20:16:40

you guys decide...

Ryu: 20:16:46

I'll go in

God: 20:16:47

quickly

Drake: 20:16:49

a skinny clumsy druid...

God: 20:16:50

the ship is descending

Emily: 20:16:51

okayokay

Emily: 20:16:58

goes in beside ryu

God: 20:17:02

you charge in

Emily: 20:17:08

*roarrrrr*

God: 20:17:15

remember Orcs fight well at night, humans don't...

Ryu: 20:17:18

wheeee

God: 20:17:19

I'll count to 10

God: 20:17:21

9

God: 20:17:22

8

God: 20:17:24

7

Emily: 20:17:25

and?

God: 20:17:25

6

God: 20:17:27

5

God: 20:17:28

4

Emily: 20:17:30

what are you counting for?

God: 20:17:31

3

God: 20:17:33

2

God: 20:17:34

1

God: 20:17:37

you charge in

God: 20:17:43

Lotho and Ryu, make reflex saving throws

Emily: 20:17:43

oh *charge*

Emily: 20:17:57

um, what dice?

God: 20:18:01

2d10

God: 20:18:10

reflex save is in the skills and abilities page, near the top

Ryu: 20:18:19

17

Emily: 20:18:22

23

God: 20:18:25

okay

God: 20:18:38

as you charge through the door there is a huge bang and a flash of light

God: 20:18:42

Lotho takes no damage

God: 20:18:47

Ryu takes no damage

God: 20:18:51

but it is pretty shocking

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:18:52

Hurrah!

Ryu: 20:18:56

whoa

God: 20:18:58

since it's dark, you don't know quite what's going on

God: 20:19:03

a volley of arrows hits you from nowhere

Emily: 20:19:05

pulls out a sunrod

Emily: 20:19:09

huzzah

Ryu: 20:19:33

light it!

God: 20:19:35

but htey all shatter on the wall in front of you

Emily: 20:19:38

light?

Emily: 20:19:46

you don't light the sun

God: 20:19:51

btw Lotho, that's what I was counting for

God: 20:19:58

to see if you got the hint when I said "it's dark"

Emily: 20:19:59

well, you didn't say!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:20:02

casts magic circle

God: 20:20:14

however, before you can do anything Lotho

God: 20:20:20

someone inside the room says "drop it"

God: 20:20:24

make a will saving throw

God: 20:20:32

Lotho

God: 20:20:35

that is

Emily: 20:20:43

20

God: 20:20:47

you drop it

God: 20:20:50

no light for kiddies

Ryu: 20:20:57

I've got a sunrod...

God: 20:21:01

yeah

God: 20:21:03

in your backkpack

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:21:10

Surely my elvish orbs can see summick.

Ryu: 20:21:11

which is on the ship?

God: 20:21:12

so now everyone roll for initiative

God: 20:21:19

elves and halflings can see

God: 20:21:32

as soon as hte flash subsides you can see, that is

Ryu: 20:21:39

21

Emily: 20:21:48

what we rolling?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:21:52

21

God: 20:21:53

Initiative Lotho

God: 20:22:08

Drake?

Emily: 20:22:20

17

Drake: 20:22:34

17

God: 20:22:37

okay

Emily: 20:22:41

gah

God: 20:22:43

Oryndiel and Ryu act at the same time

God: 20:22:44

what do you do?

Emily: 20:22:59

bright light bright light

Emily: 20:23:08

</gizmo>

Ryu: 20:23:10

I can't see anything. Can burning ray cast a bright light?

God: 20:23:29

Ryu, you have a spell called "Light" in your 0 level spells, which will probably work better

God: 20:23:33

Oryndiel?

God: 20:23:46

You can see a vague shape in the dark fo the room, somewhere on the far side.

Ryu: 20:23:47

ok. I cast light

God: 20:23:54

You can do something to it if you like

Ryu: 20:24:09

the light? or the shape?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:24:13

make it pink and purdy!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:24:20

or a Hello Kitty head?

Ryu: 20:24:22

it's pink and purdy

God: 20:24:25

Oryndiel, what are you doing?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:24:50

Aiming flamin' arrows at orcish bottoms

God: 20:24:58

okay, you can only see the one figure

God: 20:25:01

do you fire at it?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:25:17

if it's an orc, yah

God: 20:25:22

you can't tell what it is

God: 20:25:23

gonna roll?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:25:28

ok ok ok ok I fire

God: 20:25:32

roll

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:26:09

24

God: 20:26:11

you miss

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:26:15

wha??

God: 20:26:15

the arrow fizzles out on the wall

God: 20:26:21

the room lights up

God: 20:26:25

from Ryu's spell

God: 20:26:46

teh figure you fired at chants something, and a huge centipede appears between your two ranks

God: 20:26:55

it is about 8' long

God: 20:27:09

and it attacks straight away - at Drake

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:27:11

(Bloody centipedes! We had one in our bed the other night!)

God: 20:27:16

also, another four arrows are fired

Emily: 20:27:18

haha, centipede

God: 20:27:29

they all miss

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:27:30

(it bit Stuart, but not on the willy)

Emily: 20:27:31

was it snuggly ? ;)

Ryu: 20:27:39

(that's a very... Japanese... Freudian... thing)

God: 20:27:41

Drake, what is yoru armour class?

Emily: 20:27:49

our turn yet?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:27:50

(he has fang marks on his pinkie)

God: 20:28:06

Lotho, what you gonna do?

God: 20:28:22

DRAKE!

Ryu: 20:28:25

(I thought those things were really poisonous. He hasn't rotted away from the finger up has he?)

God: 20:28:33

(not yet)

God: 20:28:38

Lotho, whatcha gonna do?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:28:40

(nay, but it hurt like hell)

Drake: 20:28:45

armor 4 total 14 w dex etc

God: 20:28:52

okay, the centipede hits you

God: 20:28:56

it bites you on the leg

God: 20:29:05

7 hps damage and make a fortitude saave

Emily: 20:29:06

if i choose to cast a spell, does that open me up to a shot?

God: 20:29:06

Lotho?

God: 20:29:10

no

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:29:12

(bags not necrotic sore!)

God: 20:29:14

oh actually sorry

God: 20:29:20

it does, the centipede gets a free bite

God: 20:29:24

but it probably won't hit your

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:29:29

willy?

Emily: 20:29:29

fuck that,

God: 20:29:30

or you can try to do a concentration check

Drake: 20:29:32

20

Emily: 20:29:40

beats the centipede with the morningstar

God: 20:29:45

okay Drake, it hurts like buggery but it doesn't do any serious damage

God: 20:29:49

roll it, Lotho

Emily: 20:30:00

um, what again? :)

Drake: 20:30:01

not buggery again!

God: 20:30:15

to hit the centipede

God: 20:30:22

I don't see no rolls...

God: 20:30:36

Drake, what do you do?

Drake: 20:30:48

cast repel vermin...

Emily: 20:31:06

what do i roll?

Emily: 20:31:08

heh

God: 20:31:09

okay, roll a concentration check so it doesn't get an extra attack on you

God: 20:31:10

Lotho!

God: 20:31:17

2d10 + morningstar attack bonus

God: 20:31:38

waiting......

Drake: 20:31:42

conc 18

Emily: 20:31:50

15

God: 20:31:51

okay, htat works, now cast the spell

Emily: 20:32:01

haha, now 3

God: 20:32:02

Lotho, you hit hte centipede a big whack

God: 20:32:07

was that the damage?

Emily: 20:32:20

3

God: 20:32:22

okay

God: 20:32:24

Drake?

Emily: 20:32:25

.. only 1d6?

Drake: 20:32:29

spellcraft 13

God: 20:32:36

+ any bonusses listed in your sheet, Lotho

God: 20:32:40

right Drake

Emily: 20:32:49

mm 3

God: 20:32:55

teh centipede goes scuttling away across the floor

God: 20:33:02

good trick, since it'll be gone in 3 rounds or so

God: 20:33:12

so

God: 20:33:17

everyone make a listen check

Ryu: 20:33:41

24

Drake: 20:33:43

18

Emily: 20:33:44

26

God: 20:33:51

okay

God: 20:34:05

Lotho, you hear the roaring of two huge beasts behind you, outside

God: 20:34:06

they're chargin

Emily: 20:34:15

meep

Ryu: 20:34:16

oh fuck

God: 20:34:17

you also hear the sound of a sword being stealthily drawn from its sheath

Emily: 20:34:23

inside or out?

God: 20:34:24

Ryu hears the roaring

God: 20:34:30

Lotho, inside

God: 20:34:38

Ryu and Oryndiel act first, watcha gonna do?

Ryu: 20:34:40

still light?

God: 20:34:44

aye

Emily: 20:35:03

are there plants right outside?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:35:10

summon monster

God: 20:35:12

not big enough for entangle

Ryu: 20:35:14

is the sword the same guy who did the centipede?

Emily: 20:35:18

bugger :P

God: 20:35:20

Oryndiel, which level: 1 or 2

God: 20:35:27

Ryu, you didn't hear it so don't ask

God: 20:35:34

what are you gonna do?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:35:40

3

Ryu: 20:36:01

I tumble towards the shape

God: 20:36:11

okay, you summon a 3rd level monster, which from memory is a celestial hunting dog

God: 20:36:13

will check in a sec

God: 20:36:21

so

God: 20:36:22

Ryu

God: 20:36:24

make a tumble check

Ryu: 20:36:36

26

God: 20:36:46

okay

God: 20:37:03

you tumble forward to attack the shape, which is revealed as you get closer to it, to be an Orc in leather armour

God: 20:37:08

when you arrive, however, things go wrong

God: 20:37:13

because someone stabs you in the back

Ryu: 20:37:17

oh

God: 20:37:20

doing a total of

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:37:27

fuckin' fuck

Ryu: 20:37:34

that was rude.

God: 20:37:41

15 hps damage

God: 20:37:43

it's a nasty one

God: 20:38:07

Oryndiel sees it, a Dunlending just appears from the shadows and sticks a shortsword in unfortunate Ryu

God: 20:38:12

this is a problem for the little man

God: 20:38:24

Oryndiel has summoned a monster, in the room, which can join in to hlep Ryu next round

God: 20:38:34

Lotho, htat was the source of the sword sound

Emily: 20:38:38

dunlending?

God: 20:38:40

you want to turn and look at the snarling?

God: 20:38:44

aye dunlending

Emily: 20:38:52

yes, i guess so

Ryu: 20:38:56

ay that stings

God: 20:39:11

okay, here it is:

God: 20:39:16

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/MM35_gallery/MM35_PG257.jpg

God: 20:39:32

two Worgs, wiht Orcs riding them, bearing down on you with lances at the ready in a full charge

God: 20:39:39

worgs are like wolves the size of horses

God: 20:39:42

watcha gonna do?

Emily: 20:39:48

bejesus

Emily: 20:40:05

wheres that new ray thingie I got?

God: 20:40:54

Lotho

God: 20:40:58

you mean the fire staff?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:40:59

(note - if things get worse, we're gonna need to light that flare to signal to the elves that we have a spot of bother. Fook knows how, tho)

God: 20:41:10

it can do a ray, can't it?

Emily: 20:41:39

wall of fire or fireball

God: 20:41:50

wall of fire would be handy in this case...

God: 20:41:53

they'll ride into it

Emily: 20:42:03

that's what i'd have gone with

Emily: 20:42:04

k

Emily: 20:42:17

uses 2 of the points on it.

Emily: 20:42:21

do i need to roll?

God: 20:42:27

okay, you wave the staff, and a wall of ferociously hot flames appears in front of you

Emily: 20:42:44

and I step back.

God: 20:42:47

yep

God: 20:42:49

for damage

God: 20:42:53

2d6+7

God: 20:42:54

roll it

God: 20:43:02

Drake, what's your plan?

Emily: 20:43:05

(don't want a flaming worg to land in my face

Emily: 20:43:18

16

Drake: 20:43:32

flame sphere

God: 20:43:35

okay

God: 20:43:49

Drake, you roll a flaming sphere out towards the wall of fire, but it is too slow

Emily: 20:43:53

is that gonna work through my wall?

God: 20:44:11

both Worgs and their riders leap, singed, through the wall and charge at you

Emily: 20:44:36

bugger. should have summoned a monster

Drake: 20:44:46

bring the sphere into the creatures

God: 20:44:48

Lotho, your worg rider's lance smears along the wall and shatters

God: 20:44:53

Drake, yours skewers you in the chest

God: 20:45:00

12 hps damage

God: 20:45:11

then the worgs are in your face, snarling and clawing and biting

Drake: 20:45:29

ow.

Emily: 20:45:34

ummmm

God: 20:45:37

10 hps damage to Lotho

Ryu: 20:45:38

indeed

God: 20:45:48

7hps damage to Drake

God: 20:45:53

they're big, savage fuckers

God: 20:46:04

then 4 arrows come flying out of nowhere, aimed at Oryndiel only

God: 20:46:30

all of htem miss

Emily: 20:46:42

animal trance?

Emily: 20:46:46

how does that work?

God: 20:46:51

the Orc in the middle of the room, finally, takes a potshot at Ryu with his shortsword

God: 20:47:02

and by god he hits!

God: 20:47:12

13 hps damage Ryu, a stab to the side

God: 20:47:13

this is unheard of!

God: 20:47:18

so

God: 20:47:23

all the gang's here!

God: 20:47:28

it's next round

Ryu: 20:47:29

I'm near death

Ryu: 20:47:34

3 hp left

God: 20:47:38

Ryu and Oryndiel act first

God: 20:47:39

what's the plan?

Ryu: 20:48:04

can I use potion of extra healing?

Ryu: 20:48:10

or is that on deck

God: 20:48:15

yep

Ryu: 20:48:24

yep to which?

God: 20:48:30

yeah you can use it

God: 20:48:36

but everyone around you gets a free attack

God: 20:48:39

while you drink it

Ryu: 20:48:48

in which case I'm tumbling out of there

Emily: 20:48:50

bad move ryu

God: 20:49:05

only bad if it fails Lotho

Emily: 20:49:16

i meant the previous one,but yes

Ryu: 20:49:42

29 for tumble

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:49:44

flaming arrows at the wargs

God: 20:49:49

okay Ryu, you're out of the way of those two

God: 20:50:03

but you can't attack

Ryu: 20:50:11

not in any condition

God: 20:50:22

next round they will close on you, but you can drink your potion and not suffer extra attacks

Emily: 20:50:24

haha (wonders how many times Ryu rolled to get that)

God: 20:50:26

oryndiel, what do you do?

God: 20:50:32

Lotho!

Emily: 20:50:36

:P

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:50:37

(Ryu gets a note from Matron)

Ryu: 20:50:42

hee

God: 20:50:50

Oryndiel, roll an arrow

Ryu: 20:50:52

meanwhile I'm bleeding....

God: 20:51:07

also, Oryndiel, roll for your bear's attack on the Dunlending

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:51:22

woot - 27 

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:52:01

that was for me, plus dbl damage of 23

God: 20:52:04

that's a potential critical so you should roll again

God: 20:52:07

so you can do triple damage

God: 20:52:12

roll your normal damage, and triple it

Ryu: 20:52:22

grits teeth from pain

Ryu: 20:52:45

so much so that he has to pee

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:52:47

30

God: 20:52:48

okay Ryu

God: 20:53:16

Oryndiel's arrow flies in streak of red fire over Lotho's head, stirkes Drake's Worg in the eye, penetrates right up to the fletching, then explodes inside

God: 20:53:20

the worg's head explodes

God: 20:53:25

and it falls dead at Drake's feet

God: 20:53:34

now Oryndiel, wanna roll for your bear's attack on the Dunlending?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:53:40

messy! :D 

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:53:48

aye, rollin'...

Drake: 20:54:02

eww!  Brain pieces!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:54:09

9

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:54:31

and 6 for requested 2nd roll

God: 20:54:45

(oryndiel is rolling twice for hte bear, as it rears up on hind legs and tries to rip the DUnlending apart)

God: 20:54:47

he ducks under it easily

Ryu: 20:54:49

better the worg's brain

God: 20:54:53

and takes a swipe

God: 20:54:56

next is Lotho

God: 20:54:59

and Drake

God: 20:55:03

what do you 2 do?

God: 20:55:09

Drake, you have no opponent at present

Ryu: 20:55:17

er, can you heal?

God: 20:55:20

he can!

Ryu: 20:55:27

well there you have it then

Drake: 20:55:29

is it worth casting a heal on ryu?

Emily: 20:55:36

hah, who you asking?

Ryu: 20:55:38

what you mean?!?

Ryu: 20:55:48

regards Drake with a shocked look!

God: 20:55:51

Drake means to say,

Drake: 20:55:52

you drinking potions or what?

God: 20:55:55

you're so hard to hit it's not worth it

God: 20:56:01

and you have a potion, and time to use it

Emily: 20:56:01

ummmm so this trance animal?

Emily: 20:56:06

ponders if it's worth using

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:56:07

He drinks anything.

Ryu: 20:56:07

oh ok

Ryu: 20:56:16

I drink potion of extra jhealing

God: 20:56:17

Lotho, that will get the other Worg fascinated and stop it fighting

God: 20:56:21

then you can concentrate on the rider

God: 20:56:43

oh btw Drake, you still have a worg rider in front of you, getting off his smoking, headless mount and wiping brain from his eye as he draws his scimitar

God: 20:56:50

big, fat, ugly, nasty Orc

Emily: 20:56:50

it's not like close to being dead already is it?

Drake: 20:56:51

i'll roll my sphere into the rider of my worg

God: 20:57:01

yep, Lotho, both worgs are narly dead

God: 20:57:10

okay, roll a touch attack on the rider Drake

Emily: 20:57:29

if its dying i dun wanna waste trance.

God: 20:57:31

(just use any bonusses you have for a thrown weapon on your character sheet; otherwise it is your base attack bonus + dexterity)

God: 20:57:36

oh the worg is not dying

God: 20:57:45

I thought you menat the rider

Drake: 20:57:47

15

God: 20:57:51

it's got a good bite in it yet

Emily: 20:57:59

ok, fascinate it

God: 20:58:01

Drake your fireball hits the rider and he is consumed in it

God: 20:58:08

but as he dies he takes a shot at you with his scimitar

God: 20:58:10

nuggety bastards

God: 20:58:25

Lotho, roll a concentration check or everyone in the vicinity gets a free attack while you use the scroll

God: 20:58:45

Drake, the worg rider hits you as he flares up

God: 20:59:06

but hte distractions of dripping brains and burning limbs mean he only does a glancing blow

Emily: 20:59:06

16

God: 20:59:08

6hps

God: 20:59:10

good Lotho

God: 20:59:28

The Worg is fascinated, and draws back from combat

God: 20:59:38

that leaves it's rider, who takes a shot at you as his worg withdraws

Emily: 20:59:46

moo

God: 20:59:47

he misses  - you're too short

God: 20:59:52

4 arrows strike at you

God: 21:00:16

one hits,but bounces off your armoured skin

God: 21:00:21

the worg rider dismounts to come forward

God: 21:00:32

the orc casts a spell on Ryu

God: 21:00:38

Ryu, make a will save

Ryu: 21:00:55

20

God: 21:01:07

oh dear

God: 21:01:09

you're paralysed

God: 21:01:19

BEFORE you could drink the healing potion

Emily: 21:01:20

why'd he go for the most crippled one?

God: 21:01:30

which means you're dead as soon as the Orc gets to you

God: 21:01:37

next round

God: 21:01:42

Oryndiel acts first, watcha gonna do?

Emily: 21:01:52

whatcha gonna do when they come for you?

Ryu: 21:02:04

bad boy. BAD BOY!

God: 21:02:05

(Lotho: he went for the most crippled one because he's obviously teh fighter, prancing about like that)

God: 21:02:08

heh

Emily: 21:02:09

:P

God: 21:02:12

Oryndiel..?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:02:29

...mmm...

Emily: 21:02:37

it's your cue to kill the orc

Ryu: 21:02:51

you know. No hurry

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:02:53

scorching ray

God: 21:03:01

okay

God: 21:03:04

roll a ranged touch attack

Emily: 21:03:05

ryu mumbles through immobilised lips

God: 21:03:15

you should have some kind of thrown weapon statistic in your weapons section

Ryu: 21:03:25

heh

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:03:43

13

God: 21:03:47

that hits

God: 21:03:51

roll 5d6 damage

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:03:54

oof!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:04:29

15

God: 21:04:39

a pulsating line of pink, poncy light streaks from your hand and hits the Orc in the chest as he marches towards Ryu

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:04:51

Down, boy, down!

God: 21:05:18

but it doesn't stop him

God: 21:05:22

wanna roll for your bear?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:05:25

B'stard!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:05:26

Aye

God: 21:05:39

(twice)

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:05:45

first roll - 13

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:05:54

2nd roll - 10

God: 21:06:06

okay, the bear charges forward and strikes at the Orc, but doesn't hit him

God: 21:06:11

the Dunlending stabs the bear in teh back

God: 21:06:29

paralysing it, and then disembowels it wiht a second quick stab

God: 21:06:31

end of bear

God: 21:06:34

right

God: 21:06:36

so

God: 21:06:41

if someone (Drkae and Lotho)

God: 21:06:47

can't take down that Orc this round, Ryu is dead

God: 21:06:51

are we clear?

God: 21:06:54

watcha gonna do/

God: 21:06:55

?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:06:55

(btw god - is there any way we can send a flare to the elves?)

Ryu: 21:07:09

if you see my wife... tell her I said... hello

Emily: 21:07:17

haha

God: 21:07:19

(Oryndiel: teh flare doesn't get them to help. it just says that there is trouble. And it's on the ship)

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:07:41

(well, bugger me with a fish fork. Whispering Wind any good?)

God: 21:07:45

(the sad part of this is that Ryu is a monk, so he has never known the love of a woman. And here his life flashes before him, devoid of the comforts of anyone but the abbot)

God: 21:08:05

(Oryndiel, it will get to teh lookout, but it could take an hour to get help that way)

Emily: 21:08:06

can i cast continual flame on his head?

Ryu: 21:08:06

(funny thing that. I did know a monk who was deflowered by his abbot)

Drake: 21:08:07

my sphere still rolling?

God: 21:08:13

Lotho: continual flame doesn't do much

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:08:14

(and the unicorn's horn that they keep in the cellar under the abbey)

God: 21:08:22

Drake: your sphere can roll on by, and get the Orc

God: 21:08:25

it own't kill him though

Drake: 21:08:31

then it shall

God: 21:08:32

or immobilise him

Drake: 21:08:37

oh

God: 21:08:38

so Ryu will die

Emily: 21:08:44

but it'd look funny, with a burning headed orc killing ryu

Ryu: 21:08:51

yea. Hilarious.

God: 21:08:53

it will kill the other worg rider, though, which would free up Lotho to try something

God: 21:08:56

I agree, funny

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:08:56

hee hee!

God: 21:09:05

laughs: mwa HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Emily: 21:09:18

i can meld me into stone, i guess i can't meld him into stone?

God: 21:09:23

I'll check

Ryu: 21:09:26

Tis a cruel and smarmy god.

Drake: 21:09:31

can i stone shape to pull a wall between the two?

God: 21:09:42

nah

God: 21:09:47

to the meld into stone

God: 21:09:52

Drake, I'll check

Ryu: 21:09:54

but I appreciate the thought.

Emily: 21:09:55

is it an orc?

God: 21:09:56

don't forget hold person, kids...

God: 21:10:02

yes Lotho

Emily: 21:10:07

searing light?

Ryu: 21:10:26

(I've got the Harry potter website open. The dramatic music suits this nicely)

God: 21:10:30

Lotho, that will work

God: 21:10:42

Drake, the stone shape idea will work

Emily: 21:10:43

better than hold person? being higher level?

God: 21:10:53

also, you can make a hole in the ground using it, and he or the orc might fall in

Drake: 21:11:00

ok, i'll pull a wall

God: 21:11:06

I don't know which will work better Lotho.

God: 21:11:14

Both require a saving throw, so depend on your roll

Emily: 21:11:15

mm, searing light

Emily: 21:11:16

then

God: 21:11:20

OK, Drake pulls up a wall.

Drake: 21:11:30

(btw i have to go soon - ppl here are becoming murderous)

God: 21:11:36

Lotho, if you cast a spell on the oRc shaman, the worg rider gets a free atack on you

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:11:37

I've got the Harry Potter site open too! Waiting for Book 7, fresh from Amazonian Gods

God: 21:11:39

We'll be finished soon Drake

Emily: 21:11:42

they should play too then!

Emily: 21:11:46

we need a murdurer about now

Ryu: 21:11:58

well there may be a death soon

Drake: 21:12:06

but not of me!

God: 21:12:08

Lotho, you want to cast that spell, you need to roll a concentration check

God: 21:12:26

Drake, your spell works, a wall appears but it's not complete; the Orc doesn't care though, he turns and attacks Oryndiel instead

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:12:33

Just type if you need us to call the Ambo, Drake.

God: 21:12:35

(whcih will happen in some nefarious way after Lotho answers my question)

Ryu: 21:12:40

oh goodness

Emily: 21:13:03

19

Emily: 21:13:08

what qn?

God: 21:13:16

okay

Emily: 21:13:17

i could just put up anothe rwall n wall him in

God: 21:13:18

now cast teh spell, searing light

God: 21:13:25

oh

God: 21:13:32

if you use wall of fire in here everyone will be in trouble

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:13:39

No burnies!

Drake: 21:13:39

(sorry, but its becoming heated here - must pop off immediately)

Emily: 21:13:43

nono, rock wall. nm

God: 21:13:51

okay Drake, see you next time...

Ryu: 21:13:54

bye

Emily: 21:13:55

drake runs scared out the door

Ryu: 21:13:57

tanks for saving

Emily: 21:14:00

huza!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:14:00

Bysies, Drake!

God: 21:14:03

make a decision Lotho, you've been ditering for minutes

Ryu: 21:14:04

is he at a cafe?

Emily: 21:14:12

how do i cast that light one?

Emily: 21:14:30

huh ryu?

God: 21:14:31

roll a touch attack (Touch is listed in your attack list, just above hte list of weapons you normally use)

God: 21:14:46

2d10+Touch attack, Lotho

Ryu: 21:14:52

drake that is

Emily: 21:14:59

16

God: 21:15:05

okay, that hits the shaman

God: 21:15:12

roll 3d8

God: 21:15:26

a ray of brilliant white light strikes down from the sky and irradiates the Orc

Emily: 21:15:26

13

Emily: 21:15:28

pft

God: 21:15:30

he does not die

God: 21:16:26

instead he casts a spell

God: 21:16:30

teh worg rider attacks Lotho

God: 21:16:36

but misses miserably

God: 21:16:50

the DUnlending attacks Oryndiel

God: 21:17:00

but his shortsword stab is weak, and misses as well

God: 21:17:21

4 arrows fly down at Lotho, one hits

God: 21:17:27

for 8 hps damage

God: 21:17:31

a glancing blow in the arm

God: 21:17:37

Oryndiel, your go, what do you do?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:18:06

shocking grasp

God: 21:18:16

you need to make a concentration check so he doesn't get free attacks

God: 21:18:35

then a touch attack

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:18:40

23 concentration

God: 21:19:12

then roll for damage:

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:19:12

13 touch

God: 21:19:14

5d6

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:19:33

21 damage

God: 21:19:41

your hand, limned wiht electrical energy, touches him in the face and releases a huge blast of electrical force

God: 21:19:51

it explodes all around his head, but even his hair doesn't stand up

God: 21:19:58

he chuckles at you, and takes a stab

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:20:01

wha??!!

God: 21:20:11

oh wait, that wasn't the Orc was it?

God: 21:20:18

in that case you do the damage

God: 21:20:35

sorry

God: 21:20:43

next,Lotho and Drake, waht do you do

God: 21:20:49

there is a worg rider in near death state attacking Lotho;

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:20:55

Bloody hell god, I thought you were a stats man?

God: 21:21:06

the Dunlending has just been half blasted away by Oryndiel, but is still standing (as is his hair!)

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:21:09

Drake is "on hold"

God: 21:21:23

and the shaman is on the other side of the room, pulling out a potion

God: 21:21:31

Lotho what do you do?

Emily: 21:21:47

uses a firebal (or will that kill everyone)?

God: 21:21:50

(you can roll for Drake too; he is attacking your worg rider with a sword)

God: 21:21:55

strongly recommends against doing that

Emily: 21:22:00

mmk

God: 21:22:02

fireballs are big

Emily: 21:22:03

mornigstar

God: 21:22:04

tower is small

God: 21:22:06

on who?

Emily: 21:22:30

24

Emily: 21:22:33

rider

God: 21:22:41

okay, Rider goes down, hacked to death by you and Drkae

Emily: 21:22:42

he's the closeset right?

God: 21:22:46

yeah

Emily: 21:22:51

k.

God: 21:22:51

Oryndiel: Dunlending stabs you in the belly,

God: 21:22:57

11 hps damage

Emily: 21:23:05

and whats the orc doing?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:23:07

Fook!

God: 21:23:11

Orc is drinkin' a potion

God: 21:23:17

4 arrows fly at Lotho

Emily: 21:23:27

can we attack it while it's drinking?

God: 21:23:28

one hits

God: 21:23:28

7hps

Emily: 21:23:33

wah

God: 21:23:39

no

God: 21:23:42

Oryndiel, your go

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:24:36

Longsword slash

God: 21:24:39

roll it

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:25:12

16

God: 21:25:16

pathetic miss

God: 21:25:18

he strikes back

God: 21:25:26

but you deflect his blow easily

God: 21:25:33

next is Lotho and Drake

God: 21:25:53

Drake is rolling his fireball over to the Orc

God: 21:25:57

Lotho what are you doing?

Emily: 21:25:59

oc attack?

God: 21:26:05

oc?

God: 21:26:07

orc?

God: 21:26:10

okay

God: 21:26:18

you will attack at -2 due to charging the intervening distance

Emily: 21:26:36

javelin then

God: 21:26:45

okay roll it

God: 21:26:50

ryu, you are unparalysed

God: 21:26:53

watcha gonna do?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:27:01

(oc attack - repeats of The OC for eternity!)

God: 21:27:07

(eek)

Emily: 21:27:12

critical hit!

God: 21:27:18

okay, roll again

Emily: 21:27:25

same thing?

God: 21:27:28

yeah

Emily: 21:27:31

25

God: 21:27:35

if you score a hit on the reroll, it's double damage

God: 21:27:40

so that's a hit, double damage

Emily: 21:27:45

ah

God: 21:27:56

roll away dear

Emily: 21:28:05

4

God: 21:28:07

hah

Emily: 21:28:09

crappy damage

God: 21:28:25

also roll for Drake's ball of flame

God: 21:28:27

2d10

Emily: 21:28:36

haha, 5

Emily: 21:28:38

he misses

Ryu: 21:28:40

so am I paralysed for the duration of this battle?

God: 21:28:42

it rolled by

God: 21:28:43

RYU

God: 21:28:45

READ

God: 21:28:47

I JUST SAID

God: 21:28:49

YOU ARE NO LONGER PARALYSED

God: 21:28:54

so watcha gonna do?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:28:59

(Ooo, God's getting shirty)

Emily: 21:29:07

its late

Ryu: 21:29:08

?

God: 21:29:12

you just recovered

God: 21:29:15

hold person, short spell

Emily: 21:29:15

god needs his sleep

God: 21:29:18

watcha gonna do

Ryu: 21:29:23

god's being a prick

God: 21:29:26

there are 4 arrows flying at Lotho

Ryu: 21:29:28

healing potion

Ryu: 21:29:32

drink

Emily: 21:29:33

dodges

God: 21:29:37

they all miss

God: 21:29:46

Ryu: roll 3d8+3 for recovered hit points

God: 21:29:50

Oryndiel, what do you do?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:30:09

can i use a fiery arrow?

God: 21:30:11

oh wait, the Orc does something

Ryu: 21:30:15

14

God: 21:30:24

he casts a spell

Emily: 21:30:44

this is getting boring

God: 21:30:48

a mysterious, near invisible hammer appears in the air in front of Lotho

God: 21:30:50

and hits him

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:30:54

Well, I'll finish the Dunny off with my sword.

God: 21:30:56

well, tries to

God: 21:30:57

but misses

Emily: 21:30:58

haha

God: 21:31:05

it's still hangin' htere Lotho

Emily: 21:31:16

creates a big almost-invisible anvil

God: 21:31:26

disappears that anvil

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:31:26

18

God: 21:31:42

Oryndiel takes a wide, vicious sweeping strike at the Dunlending but misses

God: 21:31:54

he strikes back, but again Oryndiel deflects the blow

God: 21:32:03

next, Lotho (if you aren't too bored)

God: 21:32:13

(also roll for Drake's flaming sphere)

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:32:14

*waggles finger*

God: 21:32:30

there is a *pop* as the cowering centipede returns to the nether regions of hell

Emily: 21:32:36

16 plus whatever his attack is

God: 21:32:43

outside, you hear the worg growling (the previously fascinated one)

God: 21:32:51

the rolling ball of fire hits the Orc

God: 21:32:58

doing some damage at my discretion

God: 21:33:04

Lotho, what do you do?

God: 21:33:24

Ryu, what do you do btw?

God: 21:33:31

you are healed up right, so now you can act

Ryu: 21:33:36

attack whoever's closest

God: 21:33:37

that bastard Orc is right in front of you!

God: 21:33:39

get him i say!

God: 21:33:43

Lotho...

Emily: 21:33:44

fireball outside (worg is within fireball distance?)

God: 21:33:44

?

God: 21:33:47

yep

Ryu: 21:33:51

the blows

Emily: 21:33:53

k

God: 21:33:56

roll for damage: 5d6

God: 21:34:05

Ryu, roll

Emily: 21:34:21

me?

God: 21:34:28

Yes Lotho, fireball damage: 5d6

God: 21:34:31

Ryu, attack: 2d10

God: 21:34:34

etc.

Ryu: 21:34:44

16

God: 21:34:46

and..

God: 21:34:51

(2 attacks)

God: 21:34:53

Lotho

God: 21:34:55

?

Emily: 21:34:55

19

God: 21:34:58

cwoah

God: 21:35:16

a huge, rumbling explosino outside toasts the second worg just as it crouches to pounce

Ryu: 21:35:24

16 and 14

God: 21:35:30

a wolf the size of a horse, it falls to the ground mid-leap wiht a huge crash, and smokes

God: 21:35:34

Ryu, you missed

God: 21:35:40

the Orc hits at you

God: 21:35:45

but misses

Emily: 21:35:48

mm, smoked horse

God: 21:35:49

4 arrows fly at Lotho

God: 21:36:00

1 hits

Emily: 21:36:03

where these arrows come from?

God: 21:36:03

4 hps damage

God: 21:36:10

above, somewhere

God: 21:36:17

Oryndiel, your action, what do you do?

Emily: 21:36:40

great, can we get out of here?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:36:46

Let's shock the blighter with a shocking grasp

God: 21:36:48

okay

God: 21:36:50

concentration

God: 21:36:56

then the touch attack

God: 21:36:57

then 3d8 damage

God: 21:37:10

Lotho: the Orc is between Ryu and the door

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:37:11

16

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:37:14

concen

God: 21:37:25

and aren't you interested by this Dunlending/orc relationship?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:37:35

touch 25

Emily: 21:37:42

vaguely

Ryu: 21:37:47

a bit busy with other things though

Emily: 21:37:51

but we've seen dunlendings helping orcs before

God: 21:37:59

Oryndiel casts his spell, surrouunding his fist wiht blue-white lightning, which he then unleashes successfully on the Dunlending's groin

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:38:28

11

God: 21:38:45

knocking him unconscious and blasting him across the room

God: 21:38:56

you want to interrogate him you'll need to do a heal check now, or he's gone to electric hell

God: 21:39:02

the Orc is all that remains

God: 21:39:06

Ryu?

Ryu: 21:39:07

the blows: 19, 23

God: 21:39:13

right, that's one hit

God: 21:39:15

roll damage

Ryu: 21:39:26

7

God: 21:39:31

he ducked under your first jabbing punch, but you spun quickly and wrapped you rheel aroun dhis head

God: 21:39:43

he sways dizzily but is still up

God: 21:39:47

Lotho, your turn

Emily: 21:39:52

hold person

God: 21:39:53

(and roll for that flaming sphere)

God: 21:39:55

good plan

God: 21:39:59

roll for that too

Emily: 21:40:10

i forget what i hve to roll

Emily: 21:40:23

11 for drake

God: 21:40:47

okay

God: 21:40:53

Drake's fireball floats by unheeded

God: 21:40:58

you need to roll a spellcraft check

God: 21:41:12

4 arrows come flying down

Emily: 21:41:17

22

God: 21:41:23

1 hits, doing

God: 21:41:28

6 hps damage

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:41:32

(kids - want me to awaken then interrogate the dunlending next round?)

God: 21:41:34

it stuck half in your barkskin

God: 21:41:48

your spell works, and the Orc is paralysed in mid-sword-swing

Ryu: 21:41:54

orrie: ok

God: 21:42:00

so all that remains are the archers above

Emily: 21:42:09

pulls out the arrow

God: 21:42:11

So Oryndiel, you need to make a Heal check

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:42:20

(Orrie sounds like a dirty old man. Uncle Orrie. Quite fitting)

God: 21:42:23

there are still 4 archers somewhere

God: 21:42:29

who's going to do something about them?

Emily: 21:42:43

i say we get out n blow the thing to the ground

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:42:50

18 heal

God: 21:42:55

that worked Oryndiel

God: 21:43:02

you could use fireball to take them out, Lotho

Emily: 21:43:14

you said not to use fireball in here

God: 21:43:15

4 of them up above somehwere... wonder where...?

Emily: 21:43:22

i dun need spellcheck do i?

God: 21:43:26

nah

Emily: 21:43:30

spotcheck?

God: 21:43:33

just need to say where you're going to do it

God: 21:43:34

okay

God: 21:43:36

spot

God: 21:43:39

everyone roll spot

Emily: 21:43:50

20

God: 21:43:54

4 more arrows fly down at Lotho, 2 of them hit

God: 21:44:02

13 hps damage

Emily: 21:44:03

cool, i'm dead

Ryu: 21:44:04

18

God: 21:44:20

how many hps, Lotho?

God: 21:44:27

you need to be -11 to be dead

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:44:34

21 - sorry my dice rolled away down the hall

Emily: 21:44:34

-10

God: 21:44:38

less than that, you can be healed by Drake

God: 21:44:38

tehre you go

God: 21:44:43

Drake casts cure serious wounds

God: 21:45:00

17 hps back

Emily: 21:45:01

drake is so helpful in absence

God: 21:45:17

Oryndiel can see that the Orc archers are clustered in the doorway ot the bridge which stretches between the towers

God: 21:45:19

up at level 3

God: 21:45:22

an easy target for a fireball

God: 21:45:27

Lotho?

Emily: 21:45:35

fireball

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:45:40

Great balls, Lotho!

Emily: 21:45:44

ta

God: 21:45:45

rising groggily to his feet, Lotho unleashes a fireball at level 3

God: 21:45:48

roll 5d6, Lotho

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:45:55

Buster Gonad!

Emily: 21:46:00

16

God: 21:46:07

okay

God: 21:46:16

all 4 orcs die in a burst of brilliant red fire

God: 21:46:18

but before htey do...

God: 21:46:23

they fire 4 arrows at you

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:46:35

Cheeky blighters

God: 21:46:46

but the mess of flames confuses them and they miss

God: 21:46:49

so

God: 21:46:56

they fall steaming from the bridge and crash to the ground outside

God: 21:46:59

battle over

God: 21:47:08

Ryu and Lotho came within an inch of their lives

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:47:10

Noice.

Emily: 21:47:11

and lots of smoked meat for dinner

God: 21:47:21

you'd both have been dead some time ago if you hadn't resisted the glyph at the door.

God: 21:47:23

?

God: 21:47:24

lucky eh

God: 21:47:29

so

God: 21:47:40

next session we'll do a bit of tresure, and an interrogation, and experience points

Emily: 21:47:43

why'd it get us!? i said evil only

God: 21:47:54

Lotho, it wasn't your glyph

Emily: 21:47:57

oh

God: 21:47:58

the Orc was a shaman

God: 21:48:03

he set off your glyph by accident,

God: 21:48:11

worked out what was going on, and put one of his own

Emily: 21:48:12

so made a new one

God: 21:48:14

then he laid a trap

Emily: 21:48:16

bastard

God: 21:48:24

archers on teh bridge, heavily magicked up wargs outside

God: 21:48:33

Dunlending assasssin hidden in the shadows

God: 21:48:37

they saw your ship come down earlier

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:48:46

cnuts

Emily: 21:48:55

cashews?

God: 21:48:57

the orc was under a massive magical cloak of barkskin, magical vestment, bless and protection from evil

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:49:02

yes, please!

God: 21:49:07

which is why initial arrow shots missed him

God: 21:49:15

the Wargs were also blessed

God: 21:49:35

it's the first time I've got to ambush you guys, and I think it worked a treat

Emily: 21:49:36

well!

God: 21:49:46

usually it's you guys being sneaky

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:49:47

hmph!

God: 21:50:00

but landing the ship made it pretty obvious what was going on

Emily: 21:50:01

haha, god likes being sneaky

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:50:02

watch out for centipedes under your pillow sometime soon, matey.

God: 21:50:03

as did laying the glyph

God: 21:50:08

heh

God: 21:50:17

waves my centipede in Oryndiel's direction

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:50:24

like, ew.

God: 21:50:33

I hear it has quite a sting...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:50:41

Shall we retire? I have severe eye-strain.

God: 21:50:50

aye, let's away

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:50:52

It bloomin' well 'urts, guv.

God: 21:50:58

well done folks, a battle well worth the effort!

Emily: 21:51:02

mmmk

God: 21:51:06

so

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:51:06

Bish bosh!

Emily: 21:51:09

byyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeee

God: 21:51:11

same time, 2 weeks from now?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:51:17

Sleepy-woos |-) 

God: 21:51:21

goodnight all!

Emily: 21:51:29

night

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:51:32

byieee grems, farewell, ryu!

Ryu: 21:51:36

bye

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:51:45

oyasumi! (*)