Thursday 17 May 2007

Session 2: Showdown in Dunland

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Chat History with Showdown in Dunland (#zemeister/$grremily;3b085a805718414b)

Created on 2007-05-17 21:48:14.


2007-05-17

God: 18:38:06
goodgood
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:38:08
Shall we introduce our characters to Leon, kids?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:38:16
I'm Oryndiel the poncey elven ranger.
Ryu: 18:38:29
I'm Ryu, a Dunlending monk.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:38:31
with a ferret.
God: 18:38:38
Ryu!
God: 18:38:44
You're not a Dunlending!
Ryu: 18:38:44
Whoops
God: 18:38:48
wash your mouth out with soap
God: 18:38:50
or lye
Ryu: 18:38:50
I mean Easterling
God: 18:38:51
or something filthy
Ryu: 18:38:52
:D
God: 18:38:53
that's better
Emily: 18:39:01
whats an Easterling?
Emily: 18:39:09
.. apart from a creature from easter?
Emily: 18:39:13
are you a BUNNY!?!
God: 18:39:22
Emily!
God: 18:39:31
An Easterling hails from the East
Ryu: 18:39:35
Wel.. I fuck like one. HAHHAHA - no
Ryu: 18:39:36
Ew
Ryu: 18:39:41
I'm sorry
Ryu: 18:39:48
[can we edit that out?]
God: 18:39:53
a reminder of the blog locatin
God: 18:39:57
what hasn't been updated
God: 18:39:57
is
God: 18:40:06
http://fourth-age.blogspot.com
God: 18:40:27
Oryndiel was in prayer with god over her potato, eggplant and salmon earlier
God: 18:40:34
and revealed she remembers all of the last adventure
God: 18:40:43
(sorry, HE remembers all of the last adventure)
God: 18:40:47
so I believe a summary is forthcoming
God: 18:40:58
over to you Oryndiel
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:41:19
Okay kids.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:41:28
So, we nabbed the Dunlending spy bloke.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:41:38
And put lots of pressure on him in the debriefing room.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:41:52
He spilled the beans that he was spying for those narsty orcs.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:42:17
And that they are due to attack the villages (on the edge of Dunlending region) in droves.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:42:29
The spy revealed that the orcs' shamens
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:42:34
wield a mighty joss-stick
God: 18:42:35
[shamen]
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:42:55
[thanks god]
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:43:00
that controls
Ryu: 18:43:04
claps hands
God: 18:43:05
DON'T MENTION IT, MY CHILD
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:43:09
the skeletal dwarven warriors.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:43:33
When the Dunlendings attack the orcs
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:43:42
we have to go in and kill the shamen
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:43:49
and his dubious incense burner.
Ryu: 18:43:51
"


Shaman"
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:43:58
FOOK. ShaMAN.
God: 18:44:00
there are 2
God: 18:44:06
oryndiel was right the first time
God: 18:44:07
Shamen
God: 18:44:18
surrounded by ... what was it they are guarded by ... do we recall?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:44:19
Shame! Shame!
Ryu: 18:44:27
Orcs
Ryu: 18:44:31
champions
God: 18:44:37
Okay
Ryu: 18:44:41
annoying obstacles in the way
God: 18:44:51
so there is one other point about the Dunlending army which Oryndiel remembered earlier...
God: 18:44:56
regarding their strength...
God: 18:45:00
and the consequences of their destruction ...
Emily: 18:45:05
they're pissweak?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:45:06
they are the dregs of the village
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:45:10
the last men who can fight
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:45:16
probably old farts and tweens.
God: 18:45:24
indeed
Ryu: 18:45:36
Where's Getafix and his magic potion?
God: 18:45:42
perhaps Lotho or Ryu could give a brief broader overview of the situation for Drake's benefit?
God: 18:45:46
perhaps along the lines of
God: 18:45:49
broad outline of location
God: 18:45:52
overall scenario
God: 18:45:54
and the like
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:46:05
(plus catalogue of smutty references)
Emily: 18:46:24
well, it better be Ryu then... he's better at smut
Leon: 18:46:41
of course minus said references will reduce to 10%?
God: 18:46:50
perhaps, Leon
God: 18:47:00
though if Oryndiel does it all we receive is negative information
God: 18:47:17
come on kids
Ryu: 18:47:20
There isn't anything else to add
God: 18:47:27
where is this adventure taking place?
God: 18:47:31
who for?
God: 18:47:34
why?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:47:52
[btw - have emily and leon changed their usernames to their character names? or maybe my skype is being dodge]
Ryu: 18:47:53
ooooh... one of the HARD questions
God: 18:48:03
Leon hasn't yet... get onto it sir
God: 18:48:19
come on Ryu
Ryu: 18:48:21
I have to go to the kitchen and uh, get some manna
God: 18:48:24
out with the info
God: 18:48:26
Lotho?
God: 18:48:29
you always remember stuff
Emily: 18:48:40
laughs
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:48:45
Despite all the ale (beer)
Emily: 18:48:48
we're helping Oryndiel's Elf friends
Emily: 18:49:02
they want to get the power-over-skeletal-dwarves before the Dunlendings do
God: 18:49:13
[these are the same Elves you worked for Drake]
God: 18:49:15
[in Eregion'
God: 18:49:17
]
Emily: 18:49:22
so how do we meet Drake?
Leon: 18:49:33
ah - creating a utopia...
God: 18:49:46
He approaches your skyship on a giant eagle, and lands on the stern to cheerful greetings from Oryndiel
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:49:58
Hallooo old thing!, says I
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:50:27
How goest thou?
God: 18:50:39
prods Leon
Emily: 18:51:12
It's a mute!
God: 18:51:15
Oh well
God: 18:51:18
best state for a Druid
Emily: 18:51:28
why ?
Drake: 18:51:28
a neutral comment
God: 18:51:30
They just end up going on about global warming and stuff
God: 18:51:45
So when Drake arrives it is sunset
Drake: 18:51:49
we were lost in future meditations
God: 18:51:53
(which I believe was when we left off last week)
God: 18:52:10
The Dunlending "army" is expected in the area sometime around dawn
God: 18:52:21
it is likely that the ORcs will get into the stoush before the sunrise
God: 18:52:30
in order to improve their nightvision advantages
God: 18:52:44
you guys need to rest before then to recover power points etc.
God: 18:52:52
Drake can heal any injuries (I don't think there are any)
God: 18:53:01
and you can alert me to any plans you have for the night
God: 18:53:03
...
God: 18:53:06
anyone ...?
Ryu: 18:53:10
No plans
God: 18:53:29
[Drake, one last tidbit of info: the characters are flying in a Githyanki Skyship which Ryu and Lotho stole some time ago]
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:53:39
Write poetry, sigh, sleep, more sighing ... that's all I have planned.
Emily: 18:53:46
drink!
Drake: 18:53:49
would a flare or fire upset nightvision, one wonders
Ryu: 18:53:51
[poncy elf]
Emily: 18:53:52
and sing songs
Ryu: 18:54:12
will be watching Black Adder IV after
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:54:16
Nay, according to God (who is munching chips)
God: 18:54:29
THEY ARE THE CHIPS OF DESTINY
Drake: 18:54:43
then destiny is in ruins
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:54:46
will be watching the latest downloaded Chaser
Ryu: 18:55:00
Did you know I had a dream last night where I was in hell and heaven?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:55:10
Was there poo?
Emily: 18:55:11
simultaneously?
God: 18:55:14
YOU WILL NEVER GET THE CHOICE
Ryu: 18:55:20
Nope, I went to hell, then heaven
God: 18:55:20
frowns at Ryu
God: 18:55:27
WE KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING ...
Ryu: 18:55:27
you were all there. Guess in which? Bwahahahaha
God: 18:55:38
anyway...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:55:41
Mass debating?
Drake: 18:55:46
are we to drop behind the lines, or go over the top?
God: 18:55:47
Drake, you had a suggestion to make regarding Flares and the like?
Drake: 18:56:25
ah, well, it is more a thought than a suggestion
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:56:33
'Twas to blind the orcses' night viz, but I thought that wouldn't work, according to God?
God: 18:56:35
some kind of blindness spell is needed
God: 18:56:41
btw Drake, do you have the D&D manuals?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:56:45
Out, vile jelly!
God: 18:56:47
if not you will need spells, right?
God: 18:57:09
I think there is a second level Druid spell that does these things
God: 18:57:23
also, with preparation, that Call Lightning business cna be damned spiffy when you're in a tight spot...
Drake: 18:58:20
some frantic searching of digital tomes is underway
God: 18:58:31
I have what you need...
God: 18:58:38
I shall email it to you
God: 18:58:41
chotto matte
Ryu: 18:58:52
I read that as "chocolate latte"
Ryu: 18:58:59
mmmmm.... chocolate...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:59:03
Ooishi! :P
God: 18:59:54
Incoming Leon
God: 19:00:04
So you all plan to do nothing?
God: 19:00:08
while preparing?
Ryu: 19:00:16
I have some magic points depleted
God: 19:00:23
they will recover as you sleep
Emily: 19:00:23
hrm, I don't have "cause blindness" but I do have "invisible to undead"
God: 19:00:30
possibly very handy...
God: 19:00:37
there should be a bright flash spell somewhere...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:00:41
Manicuring my nails whilst reading my spellbook, pally.
Ryu: 19:00:48
I don't really have much useful spells
Emily: 19:00:56
and we still have sunrods don't we?
Ryu: 19:00:57
Mostly one-to-one combat stuff
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:01:00
I have a Fog Cloud, but that would hinder us.
God: 19:01:07
when Orcs use Nightvision a very effective attack tactic would be a bright flash spell
God: 19:01:09
of some sort
God: 19:01:13
just before you drop in
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:01:33
Also, Invisibility.
Ryu: 19:01:48
hmm. Alarm. Fear
God: 19:01:57
there is a 3rd level cleric spell called Daylight.
Ryu: 19:02:03
Can I use Fear to cause a rout?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:02:07
I have Scorching Ray and Fireball.
God: 19:02:13
Drake, maybe you have something like a starshine spell?
Emily: 19:02:14
haha I have "Doom"!
God: 19:02:17
Doom is crap
God: 19:02:23
I think fear only workson one creature
Ryu: 19:02:31
God damn it
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:03:00
Aye, I have sunrods Lotho.
Ryu: 19:03:18
Hmm. Burning Hands, shocking grasp, protection from arrows, web, scorching ray, summon swarm
Drake: 19:03:29
my contact with the spirits has been shaky - to which lvl spells?
Ryu: 19:03:54
Me? Or that question to someone else?
Drake: 19:04:08
to God...
Drake: 19:04:14
for mine own
God: 19:04:16
ah, 3rd level only Drake
God: 19:04:23
did you get the spell list?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:05:16
Also have a heap of fire arrows and flammable stuffs. Maybe I should stay on the ship, which could be anchored low, and gracefully fling fiery incendiaries in a generally orcish direction.
Drake: 19:05:21
now being distracted by it
God: 19:05:31
Oryndiel's suggestion is good
God: 19:05:38
Oryndiel can potentially function like artillery
God: 19:05:40
for example
God: 19:05:45
sweep low over the crowd
God: 19:05:51
drop fireball while Drake calls on lightning
Ryu: 19:05:59
Does she need the monk to pilot? Or am I only navigating?
God: 19:06:04
then Ryu, Lotho and Drake descend into hell
God: 19:06:11
at which point hte ship can only hover or move under wind power
Ryu: 19:06:14
[been there]
God: 19:06:17
(good point Ryu)
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:06:31
Aye, let's biff n' boff 'em willy-nilly (muscle)
God: 19:06:35
then while you three (and Drake's eagle) fight your way through the champions
Drake: 19:06:39
well, if the flaming sphere descends, with the lightning...
God: 19:06:50
Oryndiel uses his superior archery and picks off opponents from above
God: 19:07:01
Drake do you recall the use of call lightning?
God: 19:07:06
It is a phenomenally powerful spell
God: 19:07:17
one bolt of lightning descends every round for 6 rounds
Ryu: 19:07:20
do you have to utter "Shazam!" ?
God: 19:07:31
it'll be like the Orcs have to fight you in afog of fire and brimstone
God: 19:07:35
they won't like it much at all
God: 19:07:48
potentially after hte fireball there won't be much slaughter to be done
Ryu: 19:08:13
Would it be indiscriminate slaughter?
God: 19:08:20
yes
Emily: 19:08:24
of Orcs
Ryu: 19:08:25
(but these ARE only dunlendings after all)
God: 19:08:27
that's why it goes down before you, not after you
Ryu: 19:08:48
I mean, will he take out friend as well as foe?
Emily: 19:08:55
we have no friends
God: 19:09:03
until you guys reach the ground, there are no friends
God: 19:09:11
just different levels of priority on the killing list
Ryu: 19:09:11
But you're my friend. Here's a flower. (F)
Emily: 19:09:15
awww
Drake: 19:09:28
alas, my charisma is to nought...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:09:33
Ain't these icons cute?
Ryu: 19:10:00
(ninja)<-- this one's a little retarded.
God: 19:10:04
yes
Emily: 19:10:10
Ninja!
God: 19:10:11
looks rather like a monk if you ask me
God: 19:10:17
anyway
Emily: 19:10:19
poses
God: 19:10:31
we shall resume descriptions shortly
Ryu: 19:10:52
resumes atheism
God: 19:10:53
discuss any further plans you might wish to make while I prepare a bloody mary
God: 19:10:55
laughs
God: 19:10:59
BLOODY MARY
Emily: 19:11:02
descriptions of what?
God: 19:11:03
FUNNY THAT
Emily: 19:11:09
mm, tomato juice
God: 19:11:09
descriptions of the situation
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:11:10
I bow to the ye, O Bloody Mary (bow)
God: 19:11:21
which indicate your planning time is about to end
God: 19:11:23
so do some thinkin'
Emily: 19:11:27
well. Do we have any preparations to make?
Ryu: 19:11:34
I think it's to do with the ship
Emily: 19:11:35
should we be thinking of spells to cast before battle?
Ryu: 19:11:41
I guess so
Ryu: 19:11:48
What about the whole piloting the ship thing?
Ryu: 19:11:53
I think you need me to pilot
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:12:04
No automatic pilot?
Emily: 19:12:05
I have a Consecrate spell
Drake: 19:12:08
best i be casting rather than fighting - farce is best done ooc
Emily: 19:12:16
yes, can't move without Ryu
Ryu: 19:12:25
I be pimping this ride.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:12:28
I plan to use my fiery spells.
Ryu: 19:12:41
So we fly over and bombard aerially
Emily: 19:12:42
oo, I have "shatter"
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:12:44
We'll need to cast protective armour, mage armour and the like, if ye have any.
Ryu: 19:12:49
And blur
Emily: 19:12:53
maybe I can shatter the inscence things
Emily: 19:12:57
insence
Emily: 19:12:58
incense
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:13:07
Sounds like a grand plan, Lotho ol' boy.
Ryu: 19:13:14
I thought we were going to capture the incense, but I guess not
Emily: 19:13:18
.. but then ew can't control the undead either..
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:13:28
Don't we need to destroy it? I cannae remember ...
Emily: 19:13:33
*shrugs*
Emily: 19:13:41
if we destroy it we don't know what'll happen to the undead
Drake: 19:13:48
what are we expecting to fight through near the shaman?
Emily: 19:13:49
then again, we don't know whether we can control them with it either
Ryu: 19:13:54
Probably go back to bring dead
Emily: 19:14:03
big tough orcs
Ryu: 19:14:08
Do we need a shaman class or necromancer, and yes, I'm making this up?
Drake: 19:14:11
and do we have to fight back out again?
Emily: 19:14:27
drake: not if we kill everone
Emily: 19:14:29
y
Emily: 19:14:44
oo, I have Sound Burst
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:14:58
We have to fight through Champions to get to the Shaman.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:15:11
I have a Summon Monster spell that could help smash 'em.
Ryu: 19:15:16
Or fry the champions and shaman at the same time. :D
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:15:31
The Shaman sang "Ebenezer Goode".
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:15:57
[ee za good, ee za good (music) ]
Emily: 19:15:58
do champions have spell-y skills?
Emily: 19:16:06
could I cast Command on one?
Ryu: 19:16:09
And here I was thinking, I don't have a song stuck in my head yet...
God: 19:16:17
champions don't have spell skills
God: 19:16:20
shamen do
God: 19:16:26
command makes a champion do one action for one round
God: 19:16:35
sound burst deafens your opponents
God: 19:16:42
I think it prevents spellcasters from using spells
Emily: 19:16:45
could the shamen block that?
Emily: 19:17:02
i want the champions to kill the shamen or each other
God: 19:17:25
no it doesn't kill spellcasting
God: 19:17:33
but it can stun all creatures in the area of effect for a round
God: 19:17:39
so a good opening move could be
God: 19:17:40
1.
God: 19:17:43
cast call lightning
God: 19:17:53
2 cast sound burst and fireball on the shamens
God: 19:17:58
3 drop in for some slaughter
Drake: 19:18:06
strange q - what soil type?
God: 19:18:12
ah
God: 19:18:13
heavy clay
God: 19:18:16
red
Emily: 19:18:19
why?
God: 19:18:24
becomes more loamy as it heads into the mountains
God: 19:18:30
why?
Emily: 19:18:34
can Drake create Golems?
God: 19:18:35
frowns
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:18:35
Do you have a soil pH spell?
God: 19:18:42
I THOUGHT I kNEW EVERYTHING BUT THIS HAS ME PUZZLED
God: 19:18:52
(wish I had a different font for that)
Ryu: 19:18:55
I have 4 sunrods and 6 thunderstones. And 4 tanglefoot bags.
Drake: 19:19:04
"soften earth and clay", we elves being more sure-footed may find it an advantage
Ryu: 19:19:05
I have a book of golem
God: 19:19:08
thunderstones deafen people...
God: 19:19:12
you haven't learnt hte book
God: 19:19:16
will examine the spell Drake
God: 19:19:19
gimme a mo
Ryu: 19:19:19
aye, there's the rub
Emily: 19:19:37
and orcs be big and heavy and sinky
Emily: 19:19:55
i want to use Doom!
God: 19:19:56
that spell is good!
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:19:57
Mud bath-time, orcies!
God: 19:20:03
you cast that in teh area, turns the area to mud and
God: 19:20:04
I quote
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:20:06
And there's yer rubber ducky! (muscle)
Ryu: 19:20:09
is that Doom?
Ryu: 19:20:13
Nice one!
God: 19:20:24
a creature caught in the mud must make a reflex save or be trapped, unable to move, ttack or cast spells
Emily: 19:20:24
no, doom is useless
God: 19:20:28
only lasts 1-2 rounds though
God: 19:20:30
still
God: 19:20:34
that's 1-2 rounds where you can do things
Emily: 19:20:37
hrm, but God, will it effect us too?
God: 19:20:44
but everyone else will be affected by it too...
Emily: 19:20:53
unless we're still shipbound
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:21:01
or have levitational ability?
God: 19:21:04
except maybe Ryu and Oryndiel
Emily: 19:21:04
we can slaughter them from above
Drake: 19:21:10
or 'pon eagle..
Emily: 19:21:14
i'm sure the shamen will have a comeback though :(
Ryu: 19:21:17
pick 'em off with your arrows
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:21:17
Or hippogriff..
Ryu: 19:21:25
I have rope of climbing
God: 19:21:31
someone has to go down to get the censer
God: 19:21:37
you can't all hang about in the sky
God: 19:21:39
anyway
Ryu: 19:21:40
So we're not meant to obliterate the censer?
God: 19:21:47
I am giving you 4 more minutes
Ryu: 19:21:47
we were just discussing about that
God: 19:21:57
then I begin to describe the situation just before sunrise
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:22:04
Aye, what of the censer?
God: 19:22:10
you have to steal it
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:22:11
Do we have to keep it intact?
God: 19:22:13
not break it
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:22:28
Poo! No smashy-smashy.
Ryu: 19:22:35
can we fry it a little? You know...... singe the orcs around it
God: 19:22:39
yep
God: 19:22:43
it's a magic item, won't break
Ryu: 19:22:46
Yay!
Drake: 19:22:48
well, how about an eagle based snatch and grab following a touch of softening up? (or is the scale and weight inconvenient)
God: 19:23:04
I think an eagle can actually grab a creature the size of an Orc
God: 19:23:06
I will check
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:23:15
What about a hippogriff?
God: 19:24:00
nah
God: 19:24:00
neither can
God: 19:24:07
so you would have to land, kill, take, take off
Drake: 19:24:14
just the censer?
God: 19:24:18
aye
Ryu: 19:24:27
But it's a magic item, so we can blast away at it
God: 19:24:27
2 minutes remaining
God: 19:24:31
aye
Ryu: 19:24:45
let's obliterate the shaman with a bolt and fry them all!
Ryu: 19:24:55
and then pick up the censer from the ashes
God: 19:24:56
good plan
Ryu: 19:25:02
except?
God: 19:25:08
no except
Emily: 19:25:12
ah huh
God: 19:25:13
1 minute
Ryu: 19:25:16
no "and then"?
Emily: 19:25:17
disbelieves god
God: 19:25:26
/god smites all atheists
Ryu: 19:25:28
yea, tis a tricky cunning wicked god
Emily: 19:25:40
i'm tired
God: 19:25:43
1 minute has elapsed
Drake: 19:25:46
so, we co-ordinate a first strike with which spells?
God: 19:25:49
your planning time is over
Emily: 19:26:04
is there scrub?
God: 19:26:19
about an hour before dawn, from your vantage point perhaps 400m above the ground, you see the Dunlending army approaching
God: 19:26:52
it emerges from a forest road a kilometre south and east of you, and marches towards the foothills, fanning out into a thin line as it approaches
God: 19:27:07
you can see the light of many torches at hte vanguard of the army
God: 19:27:12
it does not look large
God: 19:27:21
there is no sign in the darkness of any orc engagement party
God: 19:27:34
you are free if you want to drift closer to teh army and investigate its size
God: 19:27:48
the sky is clear, but in the hour before dawn it is still very dark.
God: 19:27:58
the moon is just setting behind the mountains at this time
God: 19:28:08
there is a cold wind blowing down from the mountains
God: 19:28:21
everything is silent except for the faint sound of the distant army
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:28:42
Shall we float over the army and scope their size?
Emily: 19:28:51
k
Ryu: 19:28:52
Ok.
Ryu: 19:28:58
pilots the ship
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:29:00
Floatin'.
Ryu: 19:29:07
we run on silent...
God: 19:29:27
you drift closer to the army, and see a motley collection of Dunlendings
God: 19:29:39
in size the army would be similar to the Orc army
God: 19:29:42
about 100 foot
God: 19:29:45
and 50 archers
God: 19:29:58
but the foot soldiers are poorly armed and armoured, and the archers don't look particularly hale
God: 19:30:05
also, their leadership is small
God: 19:30:11
and maybe inexperienced
God: 19:30:18
(you can't tell this from looking -it's a guess)
God: 19:30:26
they have no supplies and each archer only carries 20 arrows
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:30:32
Bugger!
Drake: 19:30:55
there are few enough shafts
God: 19:30:59
as they move uphill towards the mountains they do what dunlending soldiers naturally do
God: 19:31:14
they collapse from their thin line into little groups of soldiers, based around champions and clans
God: 19:31:28
the archers drift in amongst these groups, which will surely lessen their usefulness
God: 19:31:37
what do you do now?
God: 19:31:48
the Dunlendings are marching towards teh foothills to the sound of drums
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:32:13
Can we drift ahead to see orc positions?
God: 19:32:17
you can
Ryu: 19:32:29
sure
Drake: 19:32:36
i commune with the eagle to peer ahead, as much as is possible
God: 19:32:39
you sail ahead of the clan, into the wind
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:32:41
Shall we, kids, and then guesstimate how long it takes for the twain to meet?
God: 19:32:58
the eagle flies ahead, soaring high above the battle field, and you (Drake) can soon see hwat it sees
Emily: 19:33:02
k
God: 19:33:13
a force of orcs in battle-ready position, a mere half km from the approaching dunlendings
Drake: 19:33:15
then i shall tell all
God: 19:33:17
shrouded in darkness
God: 19:33:20
completely still
God: 19:33:21
archers ready
God: 19:33:45
and behind the lead orcs a force of 50 or so undead
God: 19:33:47
mostly skeletons
Emily: 19:33:52
so we gonna let the dunlendings get slaughtered first?
God: 19:33:56
but standing amongst them a few mouldering corpses
Emily: 19:34:16
corpses of what ?
God: 19:34:17
you cannot distinguish the shamen from teh general rabble
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:34:19
I say so, Then strike when the orcses have their hands full.
God: 19:34:24
Dwarven corpses all
Emily: 19:34:44
mm, so is there any reasonto think that if we waited we'd just have more dunlending undead to fight?
God: 19:34:52
there are maybe 70 orcs and 70 undead in total
God: 19:35:08
a similar sized force but better organised, and undoubtedly about to strike with surprise
God: 19:35:37
no reason to think either way
God: 19:35:41
depends on the nature of the magic item being used
God: 19:35:44
does it create undead?
God: 19:35:50
or does it control created undead?
God: 19:35:59
you saw many corpses in the last villages you visited
God: 19:36:05
presumably if the shamen could animate them...
Emily: 19:36:24
well, if there are no dunlendings amongst the lot i think we can assume we're safe from newly dead dunlendings
Emily: 19:36:31
yeh
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:36:43
Shall we hoe in after the first wave of Dunlendings?
God: 19:36:44
smiles meaningfully
God: 19:36:47
you keep thinking that
Drake: 19:36:55
if the shaman loses control, one wonders where the corpses would seek vengeance
God: 19:37:01
indeed
God: 19:37:05
well
God: 19:37:23
your decision making process is brought to an abrupt halt by the approaching clots of Dunlending soldiers
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:37:41
[magical armour goes on]
God: 19:37:46
you can see their torches burning in little groups in the night
God: 19:37:55
close together but obviously in separate little mobs
Ryu: 19:38:01
cast Mage Armour
God: 19:38:13
your soaring eagle, Drake, sees the Orcs fire a first wave of arrows
God: 19:38:19
which the Dunlendings don't even see coming
God: 19:38:26
and then the Orcs charge under cover of a second wave
God: 19:38:46
it is only 100m they have to charge before they crash into the Dunlending force
God: 19:38:58
I will continue describing the battle until someone states that they are going to do something ...
God: 19:39:17
the Orcs charge forward, yelling and screaming, and even then the Dunlendings can't see them but can only hear them
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:39:22
Drake - are you going to cast call lightning first?
God: 19:39:28
they fire arrows uselessly
God: 19:39:32
[good point!]
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:39:33
Then I go in with balls of fire?
God: 19:39:36
[now is the time!]
Emily: 19:39:43
why now?
God: 19:39:44
{oryndiel, you need a target}
God: 19:39:55
now because it will take until the groups strike to cast
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:39:59
[go drake go!]
God: 19:40:02
and then the lightning starts falling a round later
Drake: 19:40:06
i shall cast call lightning
God: 19:40:11
drake
God: 19:40:18
you need to roll 2d10 and add your spellcraft skill
God: 19:40:26
this will determine the difficulty of the reflex save involved
God: 19:40:30
then you need to delete 3 power points
God: 19:41:06
do you have dice?
Drake: 19:41:07
(alas, i am short of dice...)
Emily: 19:41:12
are you going to roll 300 saving throws god?
God: 19:41:12
gime a mo...
God: 19:41:20
smites Lotho
Emily: 19:41:40
gets icecream to sooth the smite
God: 19:41:46
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20040517a
God: 19:41:54
that is the dice-rolling website
God: 19:41:58
good Druids keep bookmarks for their studies
God: 19:42:09
Lotho, you are a typical halfling
God: 19:42:23
waits patiently for dice rolls from all and sundry
God: 19:42:37
you can hear the blood-curdling yells of orcs at the charge
Emily: 19:42:37
do we have to save against lightening?
God: 19:42:42
nah
God: 19:42:50
you can hear cries of anger as the Dunlendings set themselves
God: 19:43:06
this first attack is going to be abject slaughter unless someone does something to brighten the area
Drake: 19:43:28
12...
God: 19:43:33
+spellcraft?
Drake: 19:43:34
mine apologies
God: 19:43:35
or total?
God: 19:43:40
total?
Drake: 19:43:41
with....
God: 19:43:45
okay
God: 19:43:49
will recall this in tense moments
God: 19:43:50
okay
Ryu: 19:43:53
Throw a sunrod?
God: 19:44:01
as you like it Ryu
God: 19:44:02
how many?
God: 19:44:24
the Orcs crash onto the Dunlending squads, and even from 200m up you can hear hte yelling, screaming and clashing as battle is joined
Ryu: 19:44:25
Hmm - what do you reckon my friends?
Ryu: 19:44:31
I've got 4
God: 19:44:36
from behind the Orcs the more ponderous undead come swaying into the fray
Ryu: 19:44:38
One's pretty bright, is it not?
Emily: 19:44:50
yes
Emily: 19:44:51
i have 3
Ryu: 19:45:03
throws 1 rod over into the darkness below
God: 19:45:15
that rod lands a moment alter in the thick of the fighting
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:45:17
Hey kids - let's fly lower so we can try to spot those shamens
God: 19:45:20
more would be needed
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:45:32
And then when we do I can unleash my gigantic ball
God: 19:45:39
overhead, a small pool of dark clouds forms at supernatural speed, and you smell lightning on the air
Ryu: 19:45:46
throws 2 overboard
Emily: 19:45:51
throws another
Emily: 19:45:55
oops
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:46:07
Ryu - let's fly low.
Ryu: 19:46:12
flies the ship lower
God: 19:46:14
the sunrods fall to the ground amongst the battle, and where htey land you can see the Orcs shying away
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:46:29
any sign of the shamen?
God: 19:46:32
the ship drifts down to 30, 20 metres, and from above the battle you can see the undead plunging into the fray
God: 19:46:47
in the midst of the battle, in between three large groups of dunlendings and orcs
God: 19:46:54
you can see what miht be the shamen
God: 19:46:59
however, I want you all to make a spot check to be sure
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:47:09
Rollin'.
God: 19:47:15
[Drake, you can hold off unleashing the lightning bolts until you are sure where to send them]
Ryu: 19:47:35
13 total = Spot
Emily: 19:47:50
14 total
Drake: 19:47:54
18 total
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:47:56
total 25
God: 19:48:00
fuck you guys are losers
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:48:09
25's good!
God: 19:48:11
Oryndiel, being elvish, sees the Shamen in a clot of
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:48:16
what're yer whinging about!
God: 19:48:16
3 champions
God: 19:48:19
10 Orc soldiers
God: 19:48:23
5 skeletons
God: 19:48:30
what do we all do?
Ryu: 19:48:30
Is he chanting Oryndiel?
God: 19:48:36
nah
God: 19:48:42
actually yes
God: 19:48:45
but not what you think...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:48:52
I want to unleash my big balls in the direction of the shamen.
God: 19:49:03
roll 2d10
Ryu: 19:49:06
hahhaha - I'm sorry.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:49:49
18
Ryu: 19:49:56
Should we float over to the shaman's group?
God: 19:50:00
you are, I assume
God: 19:50:03
is there a sound burst in all this?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:50:17
let's double whammy 'em!
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:50:21
who has the sound burst/
Drake: 19:50:23
how controllable are my shafts?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:50:30
oo errr...
Drake: 19:50:42
of lightning
God: 19:50:55
Oryndiel, roll 4d6 for the damage due to your fireball
Ryu: 19:50:59
Balls and shafts. Hmm
God: 19:51:02
Drake you can point 'em
God: 19:51:03
to where you want
God: 19:51:06
e.g. the shamen
Emily: 19:51:11
me
Emily: 19:51:19
sound bursts?
God: 19:51:24
Lotho/
God: 19:51:28
es
God: 19:51:30
sorry
God: 19:51:31
yes
God: 19:51:32
you
God: 19:51:39
roll your spellcraft check
Emily: 19:52:06
23
God: 19:52:14
cwoah
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:52:16
15
God: 19:52:18
okay
God: 19:52:29
so
God: 19:52:38
a huge ball of fire explodes around the shamen
God: 19:52:49
along with a screeching, pulsating shock wave
God: 19:52:54
(from Lotho, who has wind)
God: 19:52:56
when the smoke clears
Emily: 19:52:59
haha
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:53:00
What a whiff!
Ryu: 19:53:09
peeewyou
God: 19:53:21
everyone is dead
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:53:21
fetches peg for nosie
Emily: 19:53:24
(bow)
God: 19:53:29
Drake did you fire your lightning bolt
God: 19:53:30
?
Emily: 19:53:35
everyone?
Ryu: 19:53:35
applauds
Emily: 19:53:37
where?
Drake: 19:53:40
i did
God: 19:53:41
yep
God: 19:53:43
everyone
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:53:46
EVERYONE?
God: 19:53:47
all the aforementioned creatures
God: 19:53:50
including hte shamen
Emily: 19:53:53
all the orcs and all the dunlendings?
God: 19:53:55
because of the fireball
Emily: 19:53:59
what about the undead, are they dead?
Ryu: 19:54:00
gee... that was over quick.
God: 19:54:08
even if Drake rolls a 3 for his lightning bolt's damage
God: 19:54:12
(he hasn't rolled yet I note)
God: 19:54:17
it's not over yet
Emily: 19:54:23
oh, just that lil group?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:54:23
Hurrah! (dance)
Drake: 19:54:25
4d10
God: 19:54:27
because as soon as it happens, a bigger looking orc gives a yell
Drake: 19:54:28
?
God: 19:54:34
and 3 more orc champions
God: 19:54:36
plus him
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:54:38
wtf?
God: 19:54:39
5 normal orcs
Emily: 19:54:41
we hvae to fly quick to the dead shamen
God: 19:54:43
and 2 mouldering corpses
Ryu: 19:54:49
bugger!
God: 19:54:49
detach themselves from the battle
God: 19:55:08
[incidentally, a *lot* of Dunlendings are dead - all the archers already, and half the normal force]
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:55:08
maybe we need to use Ryu's rope to get down to the Shamen's crispy remains?
God: 19:55:13
you better get down fast
God: 19:55:24
there is a mouldering corpse wandering amongst the Dunlendings
Ryu: 19:55:25
can we use the rope?
God: 19:55:32
every one it touches is paralysed
God: 19:55:35
yes, use the rope
Emily: 19:55:35
let's go!
God: 19:55:36
hurry!
Emily: 19:55:38
who wants to go first?
God: 19:55:46
once it paralyses one, some orcs behidn it move in for the kill
Drake: 19:55:48
i target the corpse with next bolt..
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:55:58
I have to stay on the boat to pick off orcies.
God: 19:55:58
the battle is progressing rapidly towards a fatal end
Ryu: 19:56:04
setting ship on autopilot
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:56:06
Nimble Lotho go first?
God: 19:56:08
righty ho
God: 19:56:11
Lotho?
Emily: 19:56:12
mmk
Emily: 19:56:15
downs the rope
God: 19:56:17
Ryu can drop unhindered from this distance
God: 19:56:23
Lotho drops the rope and starts climbing down
Ryu: 19:56:26
flips down to the ground
Emily: 19:56:27
casts invisible to undead on the way down
God: 19:56:28
Drake, do you go by Hippogriff?
Ryu: 19:56:33
casts mage armour
God: 19:56:41
good idea Lotho, but you can't do it on the rope
Ryu: 19:56:42
casts protection from arrows
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:56:44
[ I try to pick off mouldering corpse with arrow]
God: 19:56:44
before you go or after
God: 19:56:50
roll for mouldering corpse attacks
Emily: 19:56:52
aw, before
God: 19:56:55
okay
God: 19:57:01
roll a spellcraft check
God: 19:57:10
Drake, roll for your lightning bolt damage
Drake: 19:57:14
rather trying to pick off mouldering corpse if poss.
God: 19:57:15
Lotho and Ryu are on the ground
Emily: 19:57:16
eep 17
God: 19:57:20
yes so roll your damage
God: 19:57:26
okay Lotho, down you go
God: 19:57:30
3d6 Drake
God: 19:57:32
roll 'em
Drake: 19:57:34
29 (4d10?)
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:57:34
eek - 13!
Emily: 19:57:34
down
Drake: 19:57:43
sorry...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:57:44
cancel that
Drake: 19:57:58
10 on 3d6
Ryu: 19:58:00
What do I roll?
Emily: 19:58:06
looks around at the bottom
Emily: 19:58:12
am i close to the dead shamen?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:58:23
same - 13 for me
God: 19:58:26
Lotho and Ryu, you are moving towards teh Ryu... what are you doing?
God: 19:58:32
okay, Oryndiel you missed
Ryu: 19:58:39
I've jumped down from the ship
God: 19:58:44
Drake your lightning bolt hits the Ghoul but doesn't kill it
God: 19:58:51
does kill a Dunlending nearby though
God: 19:58:56
you've landed Ryu, no roll
God: 19:58:58
what do you do
God: 19:59:10
Lotho and Ryu, you are 20m from the shamen corpse
God: 19:59:12
you can see the censer
Ryu: 19:59:18
I'll run for the censer
God: 19:59:19
and all the various orc factions charging for you
God: 19:59:23
okay
Emily: 19:59:26
runs nimbly towards it
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:59:29
[Go, go, go (ninja) ]
Emily: 19:59:29
spot check?
God: 19:59:32
Oryndiel... have you cast flame arrow on your arrows?
God: 19:59:36
if you like Lotho
Emily: 19:59:45
not if i don thave to :P
Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:59:46
[casting flame]
Drake: 19:59:55
target a reasonably distant faction with lightning
God: 20:00:05
okay
God: 20:00:09
one charging towards the censers?
God: 20:00:19
Ryu you reach the Orc shamen
God: 20:00:34
the Orc Chieftain, 2 champions and 5 Orcs are on your heels
Drake: 20:00:37
yes, but not so close as to electrify one's comrades
God: 20:00:38
beyond htem a Ghast and a Ghoul
Emily: 20:00:47
where am i?
God: 20:00:47
okay Drake, you can probably catch teh Ghast adn Ghoul
God: 20:00:55
Lotho, you are trailing behind Ryu (monks move fast)
God: 20:01:03
everyone now roll for initiative
Emily: 20:01:06
can i cast summon monster?
God: 20:01:11
2d10 + your initiative bonus
God: 20:01:14
yes you can Lotho
Ryu: 20:01:17
Do I use 2 d10 die?
God: 20:01:21
but that will break your invisibility to undead
Emily: 20:01:29
role what?
Emily: 20:01:33
oh
God: 20:01:41
aye
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:01:41
15
Emily: 20:01:42
doesn't cast
Drake: 20:01:44
8
God: 20:01:44
2d10
God: 20:01:51
+ initiatvie
God: 20:01:54
just under your skills and abilities
Ryu: 20:01:57
23
God: 20:02:00
Drake'll be last, methinks
Emily: 20:02:15
where is initiative?
Emily: 20:02:20
i doubt, i rolled 6
God: 20:02:24
just under skills and abilities
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:02:27
skills, top right
God: 20:02:31
in the skills and abilities sheet
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:02:32
top left i mean
God: 20:02:41
yes, just under your strenght, constitituion, etc.
God: 20:02:53
Ryu, whaddya do
God: 20:02:54
?
Ryu: 20:03:04
Do I have to do a spot check for the censer?
Emily: 20:03:10
there is no initiative!
God: 20:03:15
nah
God: 20:03:17
follow your nose
God: 20:03:24
yours is 4 Lotho
Emily: 20:03:31
oh, 4
Emily: 20:03:32
so 10
Emily: 20:03:35
meh
Ryu: 20:03:37
heads straight to the censer
God: 20:03:58
okay
God: 20:04:01
Oryndiel?
God: 20:04:03
what do you do?
God: 20:04:17
there are 8 Orcs descending on Ryu
God: 20:04:23
behind them, 2 relatively undamaged undead
God: 20:04:31
behind them, 3 more undamaged undead
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:04:34
me/ fires off my next fiery arrow at orcs on Ryu
God: 20:04:41
roll 2d10
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:04:45
faffs
God: 20:04:47
+ longbow skill
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:04:57
12 plus...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:05:23
ok 21
God: 20:05:37
you are aiming at the biggest one?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:05:43
aye
God: 20:05:52
you hit
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:05:58
Hurrah!\
God: 20:06:03
roll damage (longbow wiht flame arrows)
Ryu: 20:06:08
smells something burning behind him
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:07:16
11
God: 20:07:25
a flame arrow streaks over Ryu's head and hits the Orc chieftian on the nose
God: 20:07:33
there is an acrid smell of burning hair, but he keeps coming
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:07:35
Biff!
God: 20:07:46
Lotho?
God: 20:07:48
what do you do?
Emily: 20:07:53
surely iwas last?
God: 20:07:54
nah
Emily: 20:08:05
if i cast anything i loose invisibility right?
God: 20:08:08
aye
God: 20:08:17
but you are invisible to undead - maybe you should use that?
Emily: 20:08:17
pooh, even my native plant spell?
God: 20:08:22
aye
Ryu: 20:08:29
I've got tanglefoot bags
Emily: 20:08:35
so do i actually
Ryu: 20:08:40
there you go
God: 20:08:42
you would perhaps have been better placed to take the censer, but there you go
Emily: 20:08:44
throws tanglefoot bags at the orcs
God: 20:08:48
okay
Emily: 20:08:51
you didnt tell me that!!!!!!!!!
Emily: 20:08:55
you said I was behind
Emily: 20:08:58
moo
God: 20:09:07
roll 2d10 plus your thrown weapons skill (e.g. javelin)
Ryu: 20:09:07
Tis a cruel and vengeful god.
God: 20:09:12
sighs
God: 20:09:21
meanwhile, Drake?
Drake: 20:09:41
lets loose a bolt upon the ghast
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:09:41
Oh, dear. It's so hard being holier-than-thou (wasntme)
God: 20:09:48
okay, roll for damage
Emily: 20:09:56
fuck that
Emily: 20:09:57
15
God: 20:09:58
heh
Drake: 20:10:10
10 on3d6
God: 20:10:17
the lightning bolt streaks from the sky to hit hte ghast and ghoul, but does little damage
God: 20:10:26
the tanglefoot bag bursts amongst the orcs
God: 20:10:47
who charge through unhindered and hit Ryu like a storm of metal
God: 20:10:51
ryu, your armour class please?
Emily: 20:10:51
meep
Ryu: 20:10:59
crap on a stick!
God: 20:11:09
comeon boy, AC on teh double!
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:11:11
Well, bugger me :o
Ryu: 20:11:37
wellthe hell is it?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:11:51
coming...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:12:01
the Holy One is frantically rolling ...
God: 20:12:07
fortunately for Ryu
God: 20:12:09
he is damn fast
God: 20:12:17
the Orc Chieftain, one champion and all 5 orcs miss him
Ryu: 20:12:36
Whoa!
God: 20:12:40
one champion smashes him witha battle axe to the face, a stirling blow worthy of champions, but Ryu dodges the worst of it
God: 20:12:42
10hps damage
God: 20:12:46
and a big, fat bruise on the shoulder
Ryu: 20:12:47
My sifu taught me that last move.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:12:47
summons Monster to attack Ghoul and Ghast
God: 20:13:02
the ghoul and the ghast shamble into combat
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:13:02
[but I have to wait apparently]
God: 20:13:16
everyone needs to make a saving throw (fortitude) against the ghast's horrendous stench
Ryu: 20:13:23
2 d 10?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:13:24
dice?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:14:08
Poos! 6
Emily: 20:14:15
18
Ryu: 20:14:23
22
God: 20:14:33
Drake?
Drake: 20:14:34
17
God: 20:14:44
okay, you all resist teh wave of stench that comes with the Ghast
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:14:49
[cancel save - i'm in the bloody ship]
God: 20:14:56
Now Ryu, what do you do?
Ryu: 20:15:08
All these are orcs ya?
God: 20:15:11
aye
God: 20:15:16
chieftain's right in front of you
God: 20:15:20
big bastard, etc.
God: 20:15:32
you are completely surrounded
Ryu: 20:15:42
Hmm. Sunrod out of the question?
God: 20:15:43
the Orcs behind you are going to find you very easy to attack
God: 20:15:49
it might be wise to get out of there
God: 20:15:52
e.g. using tumble
Ryu: 20:16:03
ok then
Ryu: 20:16:06
roll what? 2 d10?
Ryu: 20:16:09
tumble
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:16:32
[pstsssst, Ryu - god advises under breath to get out of there, otherwise an opportunity for suicide beckons]
Ryu: 20:16:45
23 for tumble
God: 20:16:52
the 3 orcs and 1 champion behind you can outflank you, you see
God: 20:16:55
then you will be done for
Ryu: 20:17:10
Looks like there's a bit of internet lag here...
Ryu: 20:17:21
repeat: I'm tumbling like a mofo
God: 20:17:25
you drop low, spring over the bent knee of one orc and roll behind the champion, emerging a good 3m behind them
God: 20:17:35
they turn to face you in a gaggle and charge forward
God: 20:17:49
Oryndiel, however, has conjured a giant fire beetle between you and htem
Ryu: 20:18:01
Lotho, still invisible?
God: 20:18:04
Lotho, you're next
God: 20:18:15
the Ghast and Ghoul are marching towards you but htey can't see you
Emily: 20:18:32
wel, only to undead
God: 20:18:37
yes
God: 20:18:41
but what do you do?
Emily: 20:18:49
what options do i have?
Emily: 20:18:58
hide behind the undead/
God: 20:18:59
(btw, more Orcs have detached from teh battle with the dunlendings and arem oving towards you)
Emily: 20:19:03
where are they headed?
God: 20:19:03
ambush the undead
God: 20:19:06
ambush one of the orcs
God: 20:19:14
(you are between the undead and the orcs)
Ryu: 20:19:19
[brb - toilet break]
God: 20:19:21
cast a spell on something
God: 20:19:22
[me too]
Emily: 20:19:46
hrmmmm
Drake: 20:20:09
[toilet breaks for all! - brb]
Emily: 20:20:13
will consecrate doanything?
Emily: 20:20:20
pft
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:20:50
Poo squeezing ahoy! (doh)
God: 20:21:02
oh it may well
God: 20:21:03
gimme a mo to check
God: 20:21:07
useful spell that...
God: 20:21:35
consecrate will reduce the undead's power and improve your ability to turn them
God: 20:21:38
cast that now,
God: 20:21:42
then use a turn check the following round
God: 20:21:46
you could drive away the undead
God: 20:22:03
useful since that Ghoul paralyses anyone it touches...
God: 20:22:38
Lotho?
God: 20:22:40
...
God: 20:22:42
?
God: 20:23:18
Drake, 3 orcs and a skeleton have detached themselves from a group of dying Dunlending archers and are moving towards you
God: 20:23:22
what are you doing?
God: 20:23:38
LOTHO?
Drake: 20:23:43
casting flame sphere, hoping to roll over them
God: 20:23:53
okay, roll 2d10 + spellcraft
Emily: 20:24:16
mm
Emily: 20:24:26
i need to roll?
God: 20:24:29
nah
God: 20:24:35
it just happens if you cast that spell
Emily: 20:24:36
sorry, you were all taking breaks, so I took a tea break
Drake: 20:24:48
13 total
God: 20:25:01
Drake summons a ball of fire, which rolls along the ground towards his opponents
God: 20:25:12
they all dodge out of its way, however, and charge on
God: 20:25:14
battle is joined
God: 20:25:44
Ryu has avoided the 5 skeletons and the champion etc. who spent the round hacking the fire beetle into ichor (it didn't stand a chance)
God: 20:26:03
the ghast and ghoul charge into the gap created, and both attack ryu (at penalties due to the consecration)
God: 20:26:16
they miss
God: 20:26:18
which is fortunate
Ryu: 20:26:21
whew
God: 20:26:31
then 4 creatures attack Drake
Emily: 20:26:34
where's the censer?
God: 20:26:51
two Orcs hit Drake with scimitars
God: 20:27:16
doing 15 hps damage
God: 20:27:19
savage blows those
God: 20:27:24
(they were axes too, not scimitars)
God: 20:27:33
now Ryu can act
God: 20:27:36
what does he do?
God: 20:27:45
(btw Lotho, the Undead have seen you and are turning to attack)
Ryu: 20:28:00
so I've got the chieftan in front of me
God: 20:28:05
(btw Oryndiel, the man in the crows nest of the ship yells "third force to port and comin' fast!")
God: 20:28:12
aye you have Ryu
Ryu: 20:28:18
scorching ray
God: 20:28:40
you cast that you need to make a concentration check to avoid provoking extra attacks
God: 20:28:44
you wanna do that?
Ryu: 20:28:46
by the way, I've cast mage armour
God: 20:28:49
I know
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:28:51
[Oryndiel surveys third force - what does he see?]
Ryu: 20:28:54
and yes to the question
God: 20:29:13
[If Oryndiel does that he loses all actions this round]
God: 20:29:22
okay, Ryu, roll 2d10 + concentration
Ryu: 20:29:32
figging hell - 10!
God: 20:29:36
okay
God: 20:29:40
you lose the spell and the power points
Emily: 20:29:40
wants to turn undead (is ability)
Ryu: 20:29:57
who me?
God: 20:29:58
Oryndiel charges to teh port (opposite) side of the ship to look at this third force
God: 20:30:01
yes you Ryu
God: 20:30:16
leaning on teh edge of the ship he can see, emerging from forest to teh South west
God: 20:30:26
a force of some 200 Dunlendings, mounted on horses
God: 20:30:27
that is
God: 20:30:28
200 cavalry
God: 20:30:30
lances down
God: 20:30:37
thundering towards teh field of battle
God: 20:30:49
at their fore is a small squad of steel-armoured nightmares
God: 20:30:56
their horses are trailing sparks
Emily: 20:31:00
nightmares?
God: 20:31:06
no, an illusion most likely
God: 20:31:09
they are wearing very noble looking armour
God: 20:31:15
and one is carrying a standard
God: 20:31:22
a black sun on a blue sky
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:31:28
can I fireball the third force without taking out my friends?
God: 20:31:39
"That's the Dark Chieftain's personal banner!" yells the man in the rigging
God: 20:31:42
you can Oryndiel
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:31:45
fireballs 'em
God: 20:31:51
but not htis round - it was spent looking, remember?
God: 20:31:55
Lotho, roll your turn check
Emily: 20:32:01
who's the dark chieftain again?
Ryu: 20:32:11
the guy who wants the censer as well
Emily: 20:32:23
just 2d10? 14
God: 20:32:42
add charisma bonus
Emily: 20:32:48
oh, yeah, so regarding my previous qn, where is the censer now?
God: 20:32:49
1 in your case
God: 20:32:52
Lotho, Ryu has it
Ryu: 20:33:02
DO I??
Emily: 20:33:09
15
Ryu: 20:33:11
Bloody hell.
God: 20:33:16
that die roll means you can affect the ghast and ghoul
God: 20:33:19
now roll 2d6
Emily: 20:33:37
7
God: 20:33:45
add your cleric level and charisma bonus
Ryu: 20:33:54
Should we return to the ship now that I've got the censer?
Emily: 20:34:05
12
God: 20:34:06
okay Lotho
Emily: 20:34:19
ryu: yes!
God: 20:34:23
you raise your holy symbol and yell "get ye to hell, unnatural slime beings!"
God: 20:34:28
the Ghoul crumbles to dust
God: 20:34:32
as do the 5 skeletons
Emily: 20:34:45
.. but I'm turning them not killing them... ?
God: 20:34:45
but the ghast simply turns and runs away
God: 20:34:47
good work though
God: 20:34:49
...
Emily: 20:34:51
mmk
God: 20:34:59
you destroy low-level undead with turning unless you explicitly state otherwise
God: 20:35:05
(i didn't ask, didn't think you'd care)
God: 20:35:07
right
Ryu: 20:35:11
nice one
God: 20:35:13
next, Drake, what do you do?
Drake: 20:35:16
beasties, GET ME OUT ONTO THE SHIP!!
God: 20:35:27
yeah, okay
Emily: 20:35:35
leave us here, thanks!
God: 20:35:40
next round your eagel will come to you (maybe two rounds from now actually)
God: 20:35:47
what do you do in the meantime?
God: 20:35:51
you are in combat, remember?
Drake: 20:35:55
i'm allergic to axes
Emily: 20:36:01
haha
Ryu: 20:36:05
hehe
Drake: 20:36:07
full defense?
God: 20:36:10
okay
God: 20:36:17
all 4 attack you
God: 20:36:58
1 hits
God: 20:37:05
does 8 hps damage
Drake: 20:37:17
ow
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:37:20
uses whispering wind to alert others to the approach of what seems to be the Dark Chieftan's mob, portside, and that I plan to fireball 'em when they're in range
God: 20:37:24
the 5 Orcs, Orc champions and Orc chieftains all attack Ryu
Ryu: 20:37:39
Am I surrounded?
God: 20:37:41
one champion hits
God: 20:37:43
you aren't surrounded yet
God: 20:37:54
but you will be next round if you don't get out of there - another tumble migh tbe in order
Emily: 20:37:56
can i surprise attack them?
God: 20:37:59
8 hps damage
God: 20:38:00
btw
Ryu: 20:38:04
tumbles
God: 20:38:05
someone might wnat to come to his aid
God: 20:38:10
that's 8 people he's fightin', including a cheiftain
Emily: 20:38:16
can i surprise attack them?
God: 20:38:20
and he can't hit back while tumbling
God: 20:38:21
yep,
God: 20:38:22
you can
God: 20:38:35
Oryndiel has sent her message on whispering wind, so you now all know that time is pressing
Ryu: 20:38:40
I have like 9 health points left
God: 20:38:41
Lotho, make an attack roll and pick a target
Emily: 20:38:44
uses special sneak attack feat!
Emily: 20:38:51
can i?
God: 20:38:53
2d10 + morning star
God: 20:38:57
choose a target
God: 20:39:09
I recommend the chieftain - he is the only one with any chance of hitting Ryu and he is already injured
Ryu: 20:39:28
15 for tumble
God: 20:39:46
okay Ryu, your tumble failed
Emily: 20:39:51
rolled 12!
God: 20:39:57
in total Lotho?
Emily: 20:40:09
no, i rolled 12. thats critical right?
Emily: 20:40:19
bonus = 9
God: 20:40:20
so add your morning star attack bonus
God: 20:40:21
good good
God: 20:40:29
so your totla is 21?
Emily: 20:40:33
yeah
God: 20:40:35
okay
Emily: 20:40:42
but don't i get something special for rolling max?
God: 20:40:48
you hit the Chieftain good and solid in the back
God: 20:40:51
how is 12 a max?
God: 20:40:53
on 2d10?
Emily: 20:40:57
2d6
God: 20:41:06
no Lotho, 2d10 for your attack roll
God: 20:41:12
then if you hit you roll normal damage and add 2d6
Emily: 20:41:21
read wrong
God: 20:41:28
agrees
God: 20:41:47
...
God: 20:41:53
...
God: 20:41:56
...
Emily: 20:42:00
k, 24 total
God: 20:42:02
ah
God: 20:42:04
now that's a hit
God: 20:42:13
so roll the normal morning star damage, plus 2d6
God: 20:42:27
i.e. 3d6+2
Emily: 20:42:33
13
Emily: 20:42:40
huh?
Emily: 20:42:51
im confused
God: 20:42:56
you struck the chieftain in the lower thigh, a deep and disabling wound
God: 20:43:06
he grunts and turns to face you, along with one of his champions
God: 20:43:12
now you're in trouble...
God: 20:43:17
Drake, what do you do?
God: 20:43:27
you still have opponents gathering around you
God: 20:43:37
and your eagle arrives next round
God: 20:44:01
...
Drake: 20:44:08
cautious retreat...
God: 20:44:14
full defense?
Drake: 20:44:23
of course
God: 20:44:47
you retreat cautiously, the orcs and skeletons a flurry of steel around you
God: 20:44:48
fortunately none hit you
God: 20:44:59
the 5 orcs attack Ryu
God: 20:45:08
all miss
God: 20:45:13
2 attack Lotho
Emily: 20:45:17
whats oryndiel doing?
Emily: 20:45:34
can i use my evasion feat?
God: 20:45:40
one (the chieftain) hits withhis two-handed sword
God: 20:45:41
no you can't
God: 20:45:50
you can take 18 points of damage
Emily: 20:45:52
pooh u
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:45:59
I'm waiting for the next round
God: 20:46:02
it was a big, swinging hit to the side of the head
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:46:03
so I can use my fireball
God: 20:46:06
okay Ryu what do you do
God: 20:46:07
?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:46:07
agains the chieftan
Ryu: 20:46:31
I've got a healing potion
God: 20:46:38
you gonna drink it?
Emily: 20:46:40
ummm where are my hit points?
God: 20:46:41
or list your inventory?
Ryu: 20:46:50
Drink it
God: 20:46:56
they are on the skills and abilities page, near your abilities
God: 20:46:57
near the top
God: 20:46:59
okay
God: 20:47:03
is it seriosu or light wounds?
Ryu: 20:47:13
Well, I have only 9 points left
Ryu: 20:47:17
that would make it serious wounds
God: 20:47:26
okay, roll 2d8+1 and add it to your hps
God: 20:47:32
okay, Oryndiel, the dark chieftain is in range
God: 20:47:37
you unleash your fireball?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:47:44
aye
God: 20:47:45
roll
Ryu: 20:47:53
phew
God: 20:48:22
an amusing thing happens...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:48:28
23
God: 20:48:47
the fireball streaks from your hand across teh darkness, lighting the sky so all around can see exactly where your skyship is
God: 20:49:04
it lands square in teh Dark Chieftains path and blooms to its full size
God: 20:49:12
but is *reflected back*
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:49:22
FOOK!@fjoasdfjadowe
God: 20:49:29
it comes streaking through the darkness back to the ship, following the same path it took to leave the ship -
God: 20:49:37
direct to your still outstretched palm
Ryu: 20:49:39
Noooo - my ship!!
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:49:45
My hand!!!!!!!
God: 20:49:46
make a reflex save against YOUR OWN SPELL ROLL
Ryu: 20:49:55
I mean, uh, oh no, our elf.
Drake: 20:49:58
my getaway plan!!
God: 20:50:01
(roll 2d10 and add your reflex save)
Drake: 20:50:11
me too
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:50:13
18
God: 20:50:36
okay
God: 20:50:40
the fireball explodes around Oryndiel on the ship
God: 20:50:45
doing full damage
God: 20:50:49
Oryndiel, since it's your fireball...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:50:49
I'm fooked
God: 20:50:54
why don't you roll your own damage?
God: 20:50:55
4d6 please!
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:51:24
12 - I've lost both legs and my willy
God: 20:51:32
which happens on any moredamage than a 3
God: 20:51:33
okay
God: 20:51:47
so the ship flares up, making very clear to the attacking Dunlendings exactly where you are
Emily: 20:51:47
but not your balls?
God: 20:51:51
has none
God: 20:51:53
next is Lotho
God: 20:51:55
what do you do?
Emily: 20:52:31
cast obscuring mist
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:52:33
writhes in agony and reminisces about his last shag - the blonde sylph in Rivendell with a penchant for cucumbers.
God: 20:52:44
which is all he will use from now on
God: 20:52:46
good thinking Lotho
Emily: 20:52:48
ewwww
Ryu: 20:52:51
hahah
God: 20:52:52
you cast obscuring mist
Emily: 20:53:00
yes. do i need to roll?
God: 20:53:01
Drake, your eagle lands with a huge screech on three of the orcs
Emily: 20:53:04
no. good
God: 20:53:06
the other two turn and flee in terror
God: 20:53:09
no Lotho
God: 20:53:10
what do you do?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:53:18
[btw does this mean my hippogriff got scorched in my ball?]


God: 20:53:22
[no
God: 20:53:23
]
God: 20:53:30
Drake: the situation further away is
God: 20:53:35
impending wall of Dunlending steel
Emily: 20:53:45
drake: drop the orcs on the dunlendings!
God: 20:53:52
Halfling, severely injured, facing off against Orc Chieftain and champion
God: 20:54:06
Ryu, between the Orcs and the Dunlendings (sort of) facing champion and 5 Orcs
Emily: 20:54:06
I'm only moderately injured
Emily: 20:54:14
anyway i'm disappearing in fog
Drake: 20:54:20
climb up and prepare spike growth spell
God: 20:54:22
what!
God: 20:54:31
you have a calllightning spell waiting to be unleashed
Emily: 20:54:33
how big is my mist?
Ryu: 20:54:49
yea, am I hiding in Lotho's mist?
God: 20:54:52
you can pop it right in amongst the Orcs fighting ryu and Ltoho
Drake: 20:55:05
then it shall be unleashed on the thing closest to hurting us all
God: 20:55:11
they both have evasion so will probably not take any damage
Ryu: 20:55:27
"probably". go for it anyway
Emily: 20:55:28
.. are you relying on my rolling ability?
God: 20:55:29
[also incidentally you will then get experience for killing the chieftain]
God: 20:55:34
want to make an omelette...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:55:56
(~) action!
Drake: 20:55:58
eggs don't have vengeful friends...
God: 20:56:05
good point Drake
God: 20:56:08
but this is the interent!
Ryu: 20:56:20
Its a series of tubes
God: 20:56:27
right
God: 20:56:31
someone make a fucking decision
Drake: 20:56:32
then, in faceless style, duck and cover gents!
God: 20:56:37
okay
God: 20:56:45
Lotho and Ryu, make a reflex saving throw
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:56:47
*ducks in agony*
Emily: 20:56:50
turns into a turtle
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:57:02
Heroes that are half shell
God: 20:57:06
Drake, roll 3d6 for damage, then hop on your eagle
Ryu: 20:57:12
21
Emily: 20:57:17
2d10?
God: 20:57:22
aye
Ryu: 20:57:25
turtle power
Drake: 20:57:31
14
God: 20:57:31
+ reflex save bonus
Emily: 20:57:35
20
God: 20:57:38
good work drake
God: 20:57:49
okay, Lotho and Ryu duck away from teh bolt in the nick of time, taking no damage
Ryu: 20:57:54
yay!
God: 20:58:17
the bolt strikes right in the middle of the group of Orcs, killing the chieftain and all the Orcs but leaving the champions barely alive
God: 20:58:30
one champion comes swinging at Ryu, one at Lotho
God: 20:58:37
Drake, do you hop on your eagle?
Drake: 20:58:42
yay! effectiveness!
Drake: 20:58:48
yes please
Ryu: 20:58:49
thanks Drake!
God: 20:58:56
Ryu and Lotho both dodge Orc Champion attacks
God: 20:59:00
then...
Ryu: 20:59:13
who's go is it?
God: 20:59:16
the Dunlendings sweep in like a scythe, smashing into the Orc forces to your side and wheeling around as they do so
God: 20:59:20
yours Ryu
Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:59:23
When can I heal my willy?
God: 20:59:26
one champoin in front of you
God: 20:59:38
you have maybe two rounds while the DUnlendings wheel around, and then they're onto you
Drake: 20:59:43
small wounds?
Ryu: 20:59:43
I want to attack
God: 21:00:08
the small squad of super-Dunlendings clustered around the Chieftain have peeled off from teh strike and brought their horses to a halt between you and the Orcs
God: 21:00:21
a small force of Dunlending warriors is coming to join them, peeling away from the battle
Ryu: 21:00:29
oh fook
Ryu: 21:00:31
time to leave
God: 21:00:36
Oryndiel, you can use a potion or wait for a healer...
God: 21:00:39
Ryu, what do you do?
God: 21:00:41
It's your go
Ryu: 21:00:52
stunning fists on the orc chieftan
God: 21:01:04
there is a fucked champoin in front of you
God: 21:01:07
the only chieftain is grilled
God: 21:01:10
dead
God: 21:01:10
cooked
God: 21:01:13
toasted
Ryu: 21:01:21
or whatever kills him
God: 21:01:26
aye
God: 21:01:31
so you have a champion to fight and that is all
Ryu: 21:01:58
so what do I roll?
God: 21:02:05
do you want to attack this champion?
God: 21:02:14
if so 2d10 + attack bonus
God: 21:02:20
is this a stunning fist?
Ryu: 21:02:27
does it kill?
God: 21:02:29
the champion looks pretty fukced, if you hit him you probably won't need it
God: 21:02:38
a normal flurry of blows will probably suffice
Ryu: 21:02:51
ok - normal flurry
Ryu: 21:02:54
24
God: 21:03:00
okay
Ryu: 21:03:01
I rolled 2 10s!
God: 21:03:07
you hit him with the first blow
God: 21:03:10
that's a potential critical
God: 21:03:15
roll again please, 2d10 + bonus
Ryu: 21:03:27
19!
God: 21:03:30
okay, double damage
God: 21:03:40
so roll your usual damage and double it
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:03:50
hoists himself up with a whimper and a quick massage of the groin, (sweat) loads his bow and pings off a fiery arrow intended for Lotho's vile Champion
Ryu: 21:03:55
My usual damage?
God: 21:04:00
yes ryu, your usual damage
God: 21:04:07
look it up next to the attack bonus
God: 21:04:09
oryndiel, roll
God: 21:04:13
2d10 etc.
God: 21:04:36
Ryu...?
Ryu: 21:04:41
14
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:04:43
19
God: 21:04:44
right
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:05:05
11
God: 21:05:22
Ryu does a massive leaping head strike on the Champion in fronnt of hiim, screaming with kiai fury, and the Champion's head explodes in a flurry of blood and brains
Ryu: 21:05:32
Yay brains!
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:05:38
Bravo (clap)
God: 21:05:46
Oryndiel fires an arrow, which streaks like a golden beam through the pre-dawn darkness and takes Lotho's enemy in hte back with a sizzling explosion
God: 21:05:49
he falls dead to the ground
Emily: 21:05:55
(puke)
God: 21:06:00
Lotho, you are free to grab a rope and head for the hills
God: 21:06:05
Drake, you are free to fly away
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:06:07
Huzzah with knobs on!
Emily: 21:06:10
did oryndiel kill mine?
Ryu: 21:06:13
Yep
God: 21:06:14
if you want you can tkae your bird over to Ryu and pick him up
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:06:29
I need healing, Drake ol' man!
Emily: 21:06:35
runs back to the ship?
Emily: 21:06:42
can heal
God: 21:06:43
The Dark Chieftain is cantering away from teh battle, his 5 Dunlending champions behind him
Drake: 21:06:44
jump when i say @F%%&@
Ryu: 21:06:56
jumps
Drake: 21:07:19
we return to said ship
God: 21:07:21
behind those 5 champions, over the screaming and rending sounds, you hear the call for more DUnlending soldiers
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:07:26
Alright, Lotho, get your first aid kit out pronto. I need a massive band aid for my gaping willy wound.
God: 21:07:36
you can also see a small squad of reserve cavalry cantering up from the other side of the ship
Ryu: 21:07:36
your.... axe wound?
Ryu: 21:07:51
pilots the ship to escape
God: 21:08:13
as Lotho clambers up the rope, and Ryu and Drake ascend slwoly on the bird, the Dark Chieftain comes to a stop just metres away from you.
Emily: 21:08:14
cure moderate wounds?
God: 21:08:34
He raises one dark gloved hand to his Dunlendings, who have pulled out throwing axes, and motions for them to hold their throw
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:08:48
clings to the handrail, eyes watering at Lotho's sharp needle as he stitches me up ;(
God: 21:08:58
you can't see him clealry, but from behind his overhanging visor you can see piercing eyes watching you
Ryu: 21:09:15
(call)
God: 21:09:18
you get the feeling that he has made a very clear assessment of who you are and what you might be doing here
Emily: 21:09:20
he doesn't expect us to be baddies does he?
Ryu: 21:09:22
says I to the chief
God: 21:09:53
as your skyship begins to pull away, another 30 or 40 Dunlendings come riding up to him
God: 21:10:06
they all watch in silence as you steal into the clouds, bearing your stolen treasure
Emily: 21:10:15
mm, how many feats can i use in one day?
God: 21:10:17
behind them, the Orc horde is hacked to ruins
God: 21:10:22
as many as you like
God: 21:10:23
why?
Emily: 21:10:27
just wondering
God: 21:10:36
for cure moderate wounds, roll 2d8+level
God: 21:10:38
and lose 2pps
Emily: 21:10:42
(considers "persuade" .. might become useful)
God: 21:10:45
everyone got out alive I take it?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:10:45
Is my willy sewn back on yet? :S
God: 21:10:57
as soon as someone rolls that spell...
God: 21:11:04
that someone being Lotho
God: 21:11:17
you are now 200m above the fray
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:11:19
Please .... Lothoooo .... hurry!
Emily: 21:11:21
11
God: 21:11:21
what do you do now?
God: 21:11:24
there you go dear
God: 21:11:29
regain 11hps
God: 21:11:36
that should sew the old codger back in place
Drake: 21:11:40
shall i do mine own then ? ;(
God: 21:11:42
smiles cruelly
God: 21:11:44
FOR NOW
God: 21:12:00
as you like it ... if you have Pps left over
God: 21:12:22
did anyone bring the censer?
Ryu: 21:12:33
Yea me
God: 21:12:39
good work!
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:12:40
ryu has it tucked under his codpiece
Emily: 21:12:53
bugger, where are poiwer points?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:12:54
Shall we have a wee party to celebrate? (party)
God: 21:13:00
teh incense in it smells like a funeral parlour
God: 21:13:10
they are in your divine magic section
God: 21:13:19
use the 'current pps' box, not the one for your total
Ryu: 21:13:25
Who shall maketh note of ye censer?
God: 21:13:30
what will you all do now?
Emily: 21:13:38
so, who needs healing? i have only 6 pts left
Drake: 21:13:55
i can heal - i have 16 pp atm
Emily: 21:13:55
are we safe or are we oging to be followed?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:13:56
I think I'm fine.
God: 21:14:05
there is no evidence you are being followed
Ryu: 21:14:27
I think we may have made an enemy of the Dark Cheiftain
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:14:29
Where is the nearest safest place to berth? We could teleport there
God: 21:14:47
your teleportation power takes you back to one place - Ost in Eidhil
God: 21:14:56
it will cost 1000gps worth of gemmy goodness
God: 21:15:09
it will certainly throw his Dark Highness of your track
God: 21:15:15
... for now ...
Ryu: 21:15:17
What else were we suppose to do?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:15:18
we have 24, 910 gps in the kitty
God: 21:15:30
what do you mean Ryu?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:15:45
shall I get the cash out of the cat and then be on our teleportery way?
Ryu: 21:15:47
Is there any other part of the mission we forgot?
Emily: 21:15:53
we coul dgo make a deal with the dunlendings and bugger the elves
Ryu: 21:15:53
Yea lets teleport
God: 21:16:03
did you hear that Oryndiel?
Ryu: 21:16:14
well, Oryndiel's right here if we need to bugger an elf - oh wait
Emily: 21:16:16
:D
Drake: 21:16:34
that is awkward for me
God: 21:17:04
please discuss amongst yourselves for a moment
God: 21:17:08
i am busy doing something
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:17:09
Bugger the elves? never! I wouldn't bugger an elf if he was glazed in honey.
Emily: 21:17:26
tries to look over god's shoulder
Drake: 21:17:26
too sticky
Ryu: 21:17:30
Was there anything else we need to do?
Emily: 21:17:33
i bet the dark chieftain is coming for us
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:17:37
Icky ick.
Ryu: 21:17:37
Get the censer, save the cheerleader?
Emily: 21:17:46
save the world
Emily: 21:17:52
let's transport
Ryu: 21:18:00
Fair enough - let's a-go-go
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:18:00
Let's bend space and time!
Drake: 21:18:07
how badly are the griffs damaged?
God: 21:18:17
not at all
Emily: 21:18:18
and the ship....
Ryu: 21:18:24
My ship!!
God: 21:18:25
only a flesh wound...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:18:36
Sorry about that, Ryu.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:18:55
gives Ryu a box of "Roses"
Ryu: 21:19:18
That's ok...
God: 21:19:22
everyone gets 1400 experience points each
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:19:23
But don't eat the green triangle one, it's my fave!
God: 21:19:31
for that little stoush
Ryu: 21:19:33
We can always kill another Gythyanki crew for another one
Emily: 21:19:50
we didn't kill the first
Ryu: 21:20:03
oh right
Ryu: 21:20:09
where's our experience points?
God: 21:20:14
bottom of the skills and abilities page
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:20:21
Can we restore our power points now? i want to touch my points!
God: 21:20:22
I believe this may take some of you up a level?
God: 21:20:30
have you teleported back to Ost-in-Eidhil?
God: 21:20:40
or do you do as Lotho suggests and make a deal with the DUnlendings?
Emily: 21:20:44
um.. where do they go?
God: 21:20:53
that's the dark chieftain there, just sitting on the battlefield...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:21:03
Teleport - NOW!
Emily: 21:21:05
i don't have how many i have already, or how many i need for next level
Emily: 21:21:19
teleport
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:21:28
hands Ryu a massive bag of gems to fuel the teleportation
God: 21:21:36
Lotho, bottom of the skills and abilities page
Emily: 21:21:49
theres no numbers there
Ryu: 21:21:53
um teleports.
God: 21:21:53
good point
Drake: 21:21:54
1400>21000-20845? = lu?
God: 21:21:56
how did that happen?
God: 21:22:02
that's right Drake
God: 21:22:08
scratches omnipotent head
Drake: 21:22:12
yay!
God: 21:22:25
you have 33871
God: 21:22:28
you need 36000
God: 21:22:53
so
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:22:53
Have we teleported to a safe cosy hillside yet?
Ryu: 21:22:59
Great. I need 1000 points more to up a level
God: 21:23:01
you all teleport back to Ost-in-Eidhil
God: 21:23:15
where you are able to meet Firiolena if you like
God: 21:23:18
you have his censor...
God: 21:23:22
will you give it to him or flee and sell it...
God: 21:23:27
could be a powerful item...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:23:36
I think we should keep it.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:23:49
Finders keepers and all that. Could come in handy, right?
God: 21:23:57
yes, it would
God: 21:24:01
there are many rangers in the world you know
Drake: 21:24:06
what else could we get from him instead?
God: 21:24:11
who have "UNDEAD" as their hated enemy, on their character sheet
Emily: 21:24:13
i want to find out how it works
Drake: 21:24:20
if we "traded"...
God: 21:24:21
and keep a censer of controlling undead in case it might "prove useful"
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:24:30
(Lotho - you sound like Sylar)
Ryu: 21:24:42
Booooom
God: 21:24:51
Lotho, do an identify spell and you'll be able to work out the details...
Emily: 21:24:56
points finger at Oryndiel's forhead
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:24:57
Slice off it's pretty head!
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:25:16
[Drake - excuse "Heroes" references]
God: 21:25:23
Drake
Emily: 21:25:24
how do i do an identify spell?
God: 21:25:30
I don't know if you can
God: 21:25:31
Oryndiel or Ryu can
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:25:33
Better forehead than foreskin!
God: 21:25:36
check spell lists everyone
God: 21:25:37
hrmmph
God: 21:25:45
so ah, Drake
Ryu: 21:25:48
hehehe
God: 21:25:54
you will probably be given a minor reward for returning the censer
Ryu: 21:25:59
I have identify
God: 21:26:03
gonna use it?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:26:04
watashi mo
Ryu: 21:26:06
yep
God: 21:26:08
okay
God: 21:26:12
you cast your identify spell
God: 21:26:30
this censer, when lit with the right incense (choose a flavour ryu, make it dark and sinister)
God: 21:26:33
enables the user to control undead
God: 21:26:59
10xlevel in undead, in fact
Ryu: 21:27:06
bloody hell
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:27:10
How convenient!
God: 21:27:11
e.g. an 8th level cleric could control 240 skeletons
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:27:18
Brillo-pads!
God: 21:27:19
however...
God: 21:27:22
it is part of something bigger
God: 21:27:31
a complex magical artifact
God: 21:27:46
when part of that artifact it has more powers, and its control undead power will be greater
God: 21:27:53
you don't know any more than that, however
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:28:15
Let's keep it!
God: 21:28:20
ORYNDIEL
God: 21:28:28
you have UNDEAD as hated enemy
God: 21:28:31
you don't keep things like this...
God: 21:28:36
you destroy them...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:28:44
Drat. But it sounds sooo cool!
God: 21:28:47
or give them to elven custodians to "protect" them...
God: 21:28:53
I'm sure they will look after it...
Ryu: 21:28:57
What if one of us kept it?
Ryu: 21:29:03
Except i'm lawful
God: 21:29:08
(your mission was to return it to firiolena)
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:29:17
So we have to return it to ponce-ly name fiolinea
God: 21:29:24
I suspect if one of you kept it Oryndiel would give you a lot of sideways glances...
Drake: 21:29:26
it is *unnatural* - i'll have no part of it
God: 21:29:31
there you go...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:29:41
Or Frilly Leaner...
God: 21:29:48
he is very lean...
God: 21:29:50
and quite frilly...
Ryu: 21:30:05
Oh alright then.
God: 21:30:07
so do you return it to him or does Lotho or Ryu keep it against hte better wishes of Drake and Oryndiel?
God: 21:30:17
(or does Oryndiel try to destroy it?)
Emily: 21:30:30
i'm a theif
Emily: 21:30:32
i want it
Ryu: 21:30:42
Oh no, I lost it. Someone stole it
Emily: 21:30:43
volunteers to take it out and destroy it
God: 21:30:47
if you want Lotho you can steal it on the sly from one of the characters
God: 21:30:49
heh
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:30:53
Bloody halflings and their blasted kleptomania.
God: 21:31:06
everyone, Lotho has offered to destroy it
Ryu: 21:31:07
Whoops. He stole your willy.
Emily: 21:31:10
(devil)
God: 21:31:11
anyone want to go along with that plan?
Drake: 21:31:23
the artifact or the willy?
God: 21:31:28
the artifact
Emily: 21:31:30
or i can return it to the poncy elf.. either way
Ryu: 21:31:35
Well if we return it, we will get some kind of reward
Emily: 21:31:36
i won't touch the willy
God: 21:31:49
indeed Ryu
Ryu: 21:31:51
We destroy it, we get.... nothing. Except maybe a smug sense of self-satisfaction.
God: 21:31:55
indeed Ryu
God: 21:32:04
also you might piss off Firiolena if he discovers you did that
Emily: 21:32:11
but then no one else cna use it against us
God: 21:32:13
he might want to ... you know ... research the ways of evil
Drake: 21:32:13
can we use it to find the next piece?
God: 21:32:15
'n stuff
God: 21:32:20
um, Drake, probably a bit
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:32:21
Let's just be noice and give Frilly Leaner his Precious Thing.
Drake: 21:32:26
it might need "destroying"
God: 21:32:32
well Oryndiel, Lotho has offered to take it to him
Emily: 21:32:33
all these poncy good people would want it destroyed
Ryu: 21:32:53
We can't exactly destroy a magical artifact. You blasted it with your lightning and ball of fire and whatnot
God: 21:32:55
would you like to hand it to Lotho so he can run it off to Firiolena, or do you all want to go together?
God: 21:33:02
it can be done Ryu
God: 21:33:05
crack of doom etc.
Ryu: 21:33:19
Yes, I see the crack of doom everytime I pass a construction site
God: 21:33:32
censer won't fit in that one
Ryu: 21:33:37
You'd be surprised
Emily: 21:33:39
haha
Drake: 21:33:43
not snugly
God: 21:33:46
how shall it be delivered unto the might Firiolena?
God: 21:33:52
by all of you, or just by Lotho?
Ryu: 21:34:04
Let's give it to Lotho
Ryu: 21:34:13
;)
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:34:23
Someone should go with Lotho in case Frilly does the dodge?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:34:32
Yay or nay?
Emily: 21:34:32
(yawn)
God: 21:34:37
good point Oryndiel. Cna't have ... Frilly ... doing the dodge...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:34:44
Poor sleepy Lotho.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:35:02
Can we have a decision already?
Ryu: 21:35:04
Oryndiel can go
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:35:12
Alrighty.
Drake: 21:35:13
yes
God: 21:35:18
okay, so Oryndiel and Lotho take the device to Firiolena?
Emily: 21:35:18
oryndiel would love that
Emily: 21:35:22
k
Drake: 21:35:28
ok
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:35:39
keeps beady elven eye on Lotho
God: 21:36:03
okay, so Oryndiel and Lotho take the device to Firiolena, who greets them in his study
God: 21:36:08
he is happy ot see you
God: 21:36:18
you hand over the device, and he is very interested by your tale
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:36:18
yikes
God: 21:36:29
(incidentally, do you guys mention teh Dark Chieftain's arrival?)
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:36:32
shd we do a checkthingy?
God: 21:36:40
if you like
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:36:46
ok
Emily: 21:36:48
you trust this ponce don't you oryndiel?
Ryu: 21:36:57
Coz he's an elf
God: 21:36:58
Oryndiel trusts all ponces on principle
Emily: 21:37:02
oh
God: 21:37:02
Lotho... sense motive?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:37:15
9
God: 21:37:22
Oryndiel got a crap one of course
God: 21:37:26
Lotho, if you like you can do one
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:37:35
(not a crap)
Emily: 21:37:38
10
Ryu: 21:37:40
hahah
God: 21:37:47
okay, no chance you guys get any sense of his intentions
Emily: 21:37:48
heh
God: 21:37:50
you hand it over
God: 21:37:57
then have a drink of elven wine with him and leave
God: 21:38:03
he gives you minor gifts each
God: 21:38:08
10 +1 arrows for Oryndiel
Emily: 21:38:18
bah
Emily: 21:38:26
we deserve more than minor gifts for that one
God: 21:38:29
a ring of luck for Lotho (can reroll 3 rolls in the future)
Ryu: 21:38:37
maybe lotho can steal it after we give it
God: 21:38:48
a ring of strength for Ryu (+1 to strength while worn)
Emily: 21:38:48
3 rolls in one day or ever?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:38:49
Yeah, where's the Tupperware?
God: 21:38:55
any time period Ryu
God: 21:39:09
and a chalice of silence for Drake
Ryu: 21:39:31
yay. Minor ring of strength.
Drake: 21:39:33
do i need one?
God: 21:39:41
(take the lid off the chalice, adn everything around you goes silent for 1 minute)
God: 21:39:43
works once a day
God: 21:39:57
no-one within 10' can use magic
God: 21:40:02
(including you)
Drake: 21:40:26
yay! [now i can get back those wimpier spell users...]
God: 21:40:30
so please write all this down on your character sheet
God: 21:40:33
also
God: 21:40:42
everyone gets 1000xps for successfully completing the adventure as expected
God: 21:40:46
well done kids!
God: 21:41:05
we'll do level advances next session, eh?
God: 21:41:07
don't forget
God: 21:41:19
oh last thing, Lotho - you gonna try and steal that censer?
Ryu: 21:41:29
Yay!
Emily: 21:41:38
ummmmm, do i have a chance?
God: 21:41:41
probably not
Emily: 21:41:45
no then
God: 21:41:46
good way to die young though
God: 21:41:49
just checking...
Emily: 21:41:49
heh
God: 21:42:06
well done everyone, and we should probably end the session here
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:42:10
(music) (clap) Bravo all! (clap) (music)
Ryu: 21:42:24
Now I'm a level 3
God: 21:42:31
level 3?
Emily: 21:42:33
level 3 what?
God: 21:42:36
I don't think so...
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:42:43
Now it's time for plonk and The Chaser! Yay!
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:42:48
(d)
Emily: 21:42:53
meh
Drake: 21:43:00
hmph
Emily: 21:43:00
now i have no excuse not to do work
Ryu: 21:43:01
Didn't you say 1000 exp points?
God: 21:43:06
yeah
God: 21:43:12
but you're like, level 8 or something
Ryu: 21:43:25
Level 3/5
God: 21:43:27
yes in fact now you're level 9
God: 21:43:35
so you chose which level goes up - wizard or monk
Ryu: 21:43:47
next session or now?
Emily: 21:43:51
next
Ryu: 21:43:55
okay then
God: 21:43:55
next
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:44:02
B'stard! I'm only about to become level 8. (envy)
God: 21:44:03
so we'll do all level gains next session
God: 21:44:06
heh
Ryu: 21:44:06
I'd like to see what's available to me though
Emily: 21:44:15
eager beaver
God: 21:44:15
well, we can do that over email
God: 21:44:25
it's all tiredness and pain over here you see
Emily: 21:44:26
when's next session?
God: 21:44:31
two weeks from today
Emily: 21:44:37
ah, k
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:44:44
31st May
God: 21:44:46
so Thursday the ... 31st may
Emily: 21:44:47
cant we pick a night that has better tv?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:44:50
Day before my birthday!
God: 21:44:56
what do you mean by that Lotho?
Emily: 21:44:58
ooo
Emily: 21:45:00
nm
God: 21:45:05
have you been watching tv hwile playing?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:45:05
I sense distractions
God: 21:45:07
tut tut
Emily: 21:45:11
any birthday plans emma?
God: 21:45:14
contemplates smiting options
Ryu: 21:45:16
Happy bday
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:45:21
don't know yet.
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:45:33
dancing of some sort should be involved (dance)
God: 21:45:44
really?
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:45:47
Shall we retire then, kids?
God: 21:45:52
aye, lets
God: 21:45:56
thank you all for playing
Emily: 21:45:56
mmmkkk enjoy chaser
Ryu: 21:46:01
also, Gedo Senki is showing here
God: 21:46:04
see you on the next battle field, 2 weks hence
Drake: 21:46:07
[sorry, must run - real world is calling angrily]
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:46:11
Good night, Lotho, Ryu and Drake (*)
God: 21:46:11
2 weEks hence
Ryu: 21:46:14
bye Drake
Ryu: 21:46:16
Bye all
God: 21:46:17
Good night, mortals
Drake: 21:46:17
night all
Emily: 21:46:19
haha, bye leon
Ryu: 21:46:27
speak to you Emily about Sat
Emily: 21:46:31
(^)
Ryu: 21:46:31
or give me call if coming
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:46:39
what ya doing
Emily: 21:46:39
will do :)
Ryu: 21:46:41
(^)
Ryu: 21:46:47
(emo)
Emily: 21:46:51
haha
Emily: 21:46:53
emo!
Ryu: 21:47:00
All is pain and cake.
Emily: 21:47:09
(hug)
Ryu: 21:47:15
hehe
Emily: 21:47:15
and bear hugs
Ryu: 21:47:19
true dat
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:47:25
cute hug!
Ryu: 21:47:30
ok - see you all soon
Emily: 21:47:41
bye :)
Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:47:44
mata ne!
God: 21:47:49
bye