Tales of the Fourth Age

The denouement

2007-12-09T12:24:00.000+09:00

Chat History with denouement (#zemeister/$embersnade;91d7dec93de375b8)

Created on 2007-12-05 21:07:28.

God: 18:46:48: so who wants to remind us all of last week's events...?
Tint Whistler: 18:46:53: I've writen a phonetic summary from last week.
God: 18:47:02: phonetic?!
Tint Whistler: 18:47:06: Well not really phonetic
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 18:47:06: Well, none of my arrows or spells seemed to work.
Tint Whistler: 18:47:13: “Ha Ha Ha”. First panic. Run? Fight? Fight!

Splat, grunt, slice, disease. More grunting, some splat.

Oh no there’s two of them. More fighting.

Oh no there’s 10 of them – panic. Run. No escape. Fight…

Many bruises later – victory! 
Tint Whistler: 18:47:26: :-)
Lotho: 18:47:32: haha
God: 18:47:34: I think that's "stream of consciousness"
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 18:47:36: Hee hee :)
God: 18:47:46: (or unconsciousness in some peoples' case)
Tint Whistler: 18:48:00: So summary done, what's next?
God: 18:48:01: So from memory you have slain all the orcs in the immediate vicinity
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 18:48:12: I remember the beastie duplicated itself.
God: 18:48:14: then moved on and slain the big fat demon which came out of the next cavern
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 18:48:20: Some demonic birdie beastie.
God: 18:48:32: It was a "Vrock" and its details are on the blog...
Lotho: 18:48:52: wern't there at least 2?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 18:48:56: Vrock sounds like a new style of music (music) or some such
God: 18:49:04: Lotho: The Vrock summoned a mate
God: 18:49:17: then cast mirror image on itself so it looked like it had 10 mates
Tint Whistler: 18:49:23: Why don't they keep summoning indefinitely - have lots here
God: 18:49:34: sent file Orc caverns 1.jpg to members of this chat
God: 18:49:43: Tint: they can
God: 18:50:03: but every time a Demon summons another Demon it owes someone a favour
God: 18:50:07: so they avoid it when they can
Tint Whistler: 18:50:19: Ahh...
Lotho: 18:50:27: hrm. we're still at power/hit points same as before?
God: 18:50:34: I just sent you all a file that contains the map of the caverns
God: 18:50:38: Lotho: yes
God: 18:50:46: no regaining anything till you either heal or rest
Tint Whistler: 18:50:48: I'm on 6hp, 3pps and 0 songs
God: 18:50:56: Good work there tint
Tint Whistler: 18:50:59: Complete exhaustion
Lotho: 18:51:00: well, i'm on nil pps
God: 18:51:16: so all it needs is one more Demon...
Tint Whistler: 18:51:25: Ha ha
Tint Whistler: 18:51:45: How about checking out the next cavern and heading back to the boat?
Tint Whistler: 18:52:02: Oo... and checking for treasure
God: 18:52:03: perhaps a good idea
God: 18:52:06: all around
God: 18:52:22: so what is first?
God: 18:52:26: next cavern or treasure?
Tint Whistler: 18:52:46: Which doors have been opened?
Lotho: 18:52:57: so we came in the west entrance right?
God: 18:53:12: yes you came in the Northwest entrance (with the stairs and the door)
God: 18:53:22: the Northern doors have been opened - teh chieftain and his mates swarmed out of there
God: 18:53:33: the centre of the cavern is thick with dead, mostly smoking orcs
God: 18:53:45: the Eastern door is the door through which the Vrock came
God: 18:53:54: you have yet to investigate the Southern or Western doors
God: 18:54:25: (also ignore the cave with no doors - fuck only knows what that is)
Lotho: 18:54:29: well, do we wanna check out the dead first? specially the chieftain and his friends?
Tint Whistler: 18:54:39: Yup
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 18:54:46: aye, a bit of corpse fossicking
Tint Whistler: 18:54:54: Also the chieftains' quarters
God: 18:55:05: okay you fossick the corpses
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 18:55:15: *fossick*fossick*ewwwww
God: 18:55:18: the important guys are in a big pile near the western end of the room
God: 18:55:20: where you slew them
God: 18:55:29: except the witchdoctor, who is at the entry to the Eastern cavern
God: 18:55:42: you search the Orc chieftain and find:
Lotho: 18:55:57: ory tallying this stuff still?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 18:56:08: I suppose.
God: 18:56:13: armour and a longsword
Tint Whistler: 18:56:35: I have detect magic = 0pps
God: 18:56:46: the lieutenants also have armour, weapons adn a bottle of something each
Tint Whistler: 18:56:48: Concentrating very hard (whew)
God: 18:57:16: Tint casts detect magic on the items and finds that the chieftain's longsword, breastplate and light steel shield are all magical
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 18:57:35: Hurrah!
God: 18:57:38: The bottles of something are probably a potion of some sort but what it is you don't know...
God: 18:57:42: needs identify or a taste test
God: 18:58:11: the remainder of the Orcs have nothing interesting
Tint Whistler: 18:58:11: Does one identify do everything or do we need to cast one spell each?
God: 18:58:24: One spell for each object Tint
Tint Whistler: 18:58:43: Bugger
Lotho: 18:58:58: i have 0-level detect poison
Tint Whistler: 18:59:02: I have 3pps and Identify = 1pps - I suggest we wait until topside
Lotho: 18:59:02: is it poison?
God: 18:59:12: Lotho, the potion is not poison
Lotho: 18:59:16: mm
Lotho: 18:59:20: yeah, we wait
God: 18:59:24: but note detect poison cannot tell you if a potion is cursed, only if it is poison
God: 18:59:26: so
Tint Whistler: 18:59:35: Lets check out their rooms
God: 18:59:42: the witchdoctor is over at the cavern's Eastern entrance
God: 18:59:47: you check the rooms first?
Tint Whistler: 18:59:50: And the demon + witchdoctor
Lotho: 18:59:51: how would a potion be cursed/
Lotho: 18:59:52: ?
God: 19:00:07: Lotho, how would a potion heal 3-18 hit points?
Tint Whistler: 19:00:08: I gets drunk - curse of a potion
Lotho: 19:00:10: yeah, rooms on the way to the witchdoctor
God: 19:00:14: okay
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:00:18: Aye the witchdoctor should have some magic nuggest on his person
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:00:25: nuggets, that is
Lotho: 19:00:32: um
Tint Whistler: 19:00:33: How about the demon?
God: 19:00:52: The Demons are both in this room it's true, but a bit of fossicking on them reveals nothing in their possession
God: 19:01:01: You go to the rooms?
Tint Whistler: 19:01:04: Rooms?
Tint Whistler: 19:01:09: rooms!
God: 19:01:14: okay
God: 19:02:07: the right-hand room is obviously the room of the lieutenants and the witchdoctor - the right hand half of the room is messy and stuffed full of weapons and cut, rotting meat, with 2 bedrolls; the left hand half is messy and stuffed full of strange objects and cut, rotting meat
God: 19:02:26: there is a small chest in the witchdoctor's side of the room
Tint Whistler: 19:02:40: traps lotho?
Lotho: 19:03:30: what i use for that?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:03:46: ... strange objects ... ?
Tint Whistler: 19:03:51: hey god's gone to sleep!
God: 19:03:55: Lotho: use "search"
God: 19:04:15: opens a second beer and frowns all-knowingly
Lotho: 19:04:33: 19
Lotho: 19:05:01: that was pissy
Lotho: 19:05:07: i'm gonna get blown up
God: 19:05:14: Ory: the strange objects are typical magiciany paraphernalia and spell components - a bag of sand, some rat bones, a few dried herbs, a lttle pile of silver dust, etc.
God: 19:05:17: Lotho: no traps
Lotho: 19:05:28: k, i'll open it.
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:05:30: Damn! I was hoping it would be something fun, like chocolate chastity belts ...
Lotho: 19:05:33: you guys wanna stand back?
God: 19:05:40: Lotho, it's locked
Tint Whistler: 19:05:40: backing up
God: 19:05:42: gonna pick it?
God: 19:05:55: (the lock that is, not your warty hobbity nose)
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:05:59: Get out your hairpin, Loth!
Lotho: 19:06:10: don't spose disable device works?
God: 19:06:27: Lotho: find a device you can disable it
God: 19:06:30: until then you use pick locks
Lotho: 19:06:30: oh, i have open lock too
Lotho: 19:06:49: 19 again
God: 19:06:58: Lotho fails to open the lock
God: 19:07:04: I wonder if there's a key anywhere...
Lotho: 19:07:11: heh, lets go check the witchdoctor
God: 19:07:24: gonna look in the other room first?
Lotho: 19:07:29: ok
God: 19:07:35: everyone..?
Tint Whistler: 19:07:36: I'll 'check' this room again
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:07:41: aye
God: 19:07:47: Ory: do you wanna search through the magic paraphernalia for interesting things?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:07:54: aye!
God: 19:07:58: make a search check...
Tint Whistler: 19:08:06: We both have detect magic for 0pps
Tint Whistler: 19:08:09: I'll help.
God: 19:08:20: Tint: nothing magical in the pile
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:08:25: 21
Tint Whistler: 19:08:29: Do I find a 'key'
Lotho: 19:08:45: brb
God: 19:08:46: Ory doesn't find much, but he does find a little key ring with 3 strange crystal chits on it
Tint Whistler: 19:08:55: Hey hey!
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:08:59: chits? sounds a bit rude.
God: 19:09:03: little discs with the Black Speech rune for "travel" engraved on them
Tint Whistler: 19:09:07: What's a chit?
Tint Whistler: 19:09:19: ah...
God: 19:09:21: Tint: it's like a shit, but when it takes so long to squeeze out it solidifies
Tint Whistler: 19:09:32: a ha..
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:09:38: That's a bit gross, god.
God: 19:09:42: a little disc, like a doggy tag
Tint Whistler: 19:09:56: Open it up Ory
God: 19:09:57: has ominiscient bowels
God: 19:10:08: Tint: can't open a chit
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:10:13: Open it? But the doggy who owns it might come running along ...
God: 19:10:24: it's just a disc, made of crystal, with the Black speech rune for Travel engraved on it
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:10:29: ... a big arse three-headed kind, like in Harry Potter ...
God: 19:10:43: ... ooh that's a god idea!
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:10:46: Can I check it somehow? Can it teleport me?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:10:55: "travel" and all that
Tint Whistler: 19:10:58: Does the size of the lock seem similar to that key I picked up a while a go?
God: 19:11:02: Ory: Tint did a detect magic check and it didn't reveal any magic on it
God: 19:11:04: so it must be normal
God: 19:11:09: Tint: no
Tint Whistler: 19:11:15: k
God: 19:11:21: so do you all go look in the other room?
God: 19:11:28: (And Ory: do you take the strange chit?)
Tint Whistler: 19:11:28: Can we take the box with us?
God: 19:11:35: That's some weird looking chit man...
God: 19:11:36: Tint: yes
Tint Whistler: 19:11:40: Done
God: 19:11:41: it isn't held down by anything
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:12:00: Well, if the chit ain't dangerous, I'll take it.
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:12:20: It
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:12:23: s
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:12:24: pretty
God: 19:12:28: s
God: 19:12:29: l
God: 19:12:30: o
God: 19:12:31: w
God: 19:12:31: l
God: 19:12:32: y
God: 19:12:34: there...
God: 19:12:35: Ory
Tint Whistler: 19:12:48: Hmm... can someone cast protection from scrying? It'd be a shame if someone wanted to look for it and found us later.
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:12:51: gives god the finger
God: 19:12:57: Tint: good idea
God: 19:13:00: maybe Lotho can?
Tint Whistler: 19:13:03: Life sucks - blame God
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:13:10: heh
Tint Whistler: 19:13:29: Lotho - any anti-scrying spells in one of your many lists.
God: 19:13:32: Protection from scrying won't last forever either...
God: 19:13:46: (Lotho: remember the link I sent you, it has a better list of spells)
Tint Whistler: 19:14:41: But since L has no pps we might as well search the next room
God: 19:14:56: Obscure Object: 3rd level Cleric, 2nd level Wizard
God: 19:15:02: protects an object from scrying for 8 hours
God: 19:15:07: Right
God: 19:15:27: so since Lotho has no pps and Ory doesn't have that spell, will you take the chit and the chest and go to the next room?
Tint Whistler: 19:15:39: Yup.
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:15:44: Aye
Lotho: 19:15:45: .
Tint Whistler: 19:15:48: L - you still with us?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:15:51: (.)
Tint Whistler: 19:16:06: My Skype keeps indicating that people aren't there
God: 19:16:10: really...?
Tint Whistler: 19:16:16: except Ryu - ha ha ha
God: 19:16:19: Lotho, are you lagging?
Lotho: 19:16:26: whats skrying?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:16:35: Ryu seems to be cooking a three course meal + knickerbocker glory
Lotho: 19:16:37: back
God: 19:16:40: Lotho: scrying is looking at objects magically over a great distance
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:16:57: Maybe Skype should change its name to Scrype
God: 19:17:03: so you can see people without being there, through a mirror or just in your mind, or from the next room (depending on teh spell)
God: 19:17:32: You ahve a 3rd level spell, Obscure Object, which protects a single object from being seen or located using spells like Scry or Locate Object
God: 19:17:42: It can be useful when you pick up mysterious chit that looks interesting
Lotho: 19:17:50: oh, didn'tknow that, but i have no pps
God: 19:17:55: well, there you go
God: 19:18:00: scry away, bad guys!
Tint Whistler: 19:18:03: "Mirror mirror on the wall, who has the biggest chit on their shoulders?"
God: 19:18:04: into the next room?
God: 19:18:27: THe hunchback of Chitre Dame, I would presume...
God: 19:18:44: anyway, is anyone going to make a decision...?
Tint Whistler: 19:18:52: Room it is!
God: 19:18:57: anyone else disagree?
God: 19:18:59: anyone...
God: 19:19:00: anyone...
God: 19:19:03: bueller...?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:19:03: *still seeking decisive hat*
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:19:08: let's go!
God: 19:19:08: right, into the next room it is...
Lotho: 19:19:17: k
Tint Whistler: 19:19:25: Room is the dutch word for cream
God: 19:19:29: shifts nervously on ory's hat
God: 19:19:36: really?
God: 19:19:43: that's a strange coincidence
Tint Whistler: 19:19:46: Pronounced differently but still
God: 19:19:48: so you wlak out of this cream and into the next one
Tint Whistler: 19:19:58: Lets get creamed
God: 19:20:02: which is clearly the Chieftain's cream
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:20:02: hee!
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:20:07: Cream, get on top...
God: 19:20:22: It has a big rug on the floor, which appears to be made of some kind of bearskin
God: 19:20:36: on one wall is a large piece of abstract art made from the bones of children
God: 19:20:48: and on the other side is the ultimate sign of a sophisticated orc
Tint Whistler: 19:20:52: orc children of course
God: 19:20:58: a low slab of stone held off the ground by other bits of stone
God: 19:21:06: and a kind of low-backed chair for squatting on
Tint Whistler: 19:21:06: ooo a table
God: 19:21:14: made netirely out of the bones of other orcs
Tint Whistler: 19:21:16: damn and I thought he was a reader
God: 19:21:36: on the table is a collection of items, none of which can be used to read or write with
God: 19:21:46: a small cloth bag
God: 19:22:11: a sword scabbard made of silver-plate and gold
God: 19:22:19: a crystal decanter with a gold stopper
Tint Whistler: 19:22:34: L - want to check for traps again? Feeling nervy with so few hp
God: 19:22:36: and, stuffed down the corner of the table, some kidn of tapestry which might actually be worth money
God: 19:23:12: Does Lotho want to search for traps...?
God: 19:24:12: alright, so Lotho isn't here
God: 19:24:25: do you want to search the tabel in his absence?
God: 19:24:32: maybe he's outside picking his nose or something...
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:24:54: Ok, let's have a squiz.
Tint Whistler: 19:24:55: sure - but I suck at searching
God: 19:25:06: there's not much on teh table to sort through..
Tint Whistler: 19:25:12: Cool
Tint Whistler: 19:25:20: do we roll?
God: 19:25:21: do a search check
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:25:33: 15 poo
God: 19:25:41: Oryndiel only finds the objects I described
Tint Whistler: 19:25:46: hmmm 5
Lotho: 19:25:53: search
God: 19:25:54: Tint can't even find them...
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:25:55: bloody hell.
Lotho: 19:26:02: 22
God: 19:26:02: Lotho, are you lagging a lot tonight?
Tint Whistler: 19:26:03: Oh I should open my eyes from time to time
God: 19:26:06: or are you off doing other things?
Lotho: 19:26:11: other things
God: 19:26:15: Lotho doesn't find anything either
God: 19:26:22: so it's just what I described
Tint Whistler: 19:26:27: detect magic
God: 19:26:37: everyone roll an appraise check to see what those objects are worth
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:26:56: 14
Tint Whistler: 19:26:58: 11
Lotho: 19:27:08: 9
Tint Whistler: 19:27:12: anything magical?
God: 19:27:12: wow
God: 19:27:16: Tint, nothing magical
Tint Whistler: 19:27:25: jammer!
God: 19:27:32: The longsword scabbard is worth 700gps
God: 19:27:45: the tapestry is worth 170 gps
God: 19:27:50: the decanter is worth 800 gps
God: 19:28:00: do you want to open the little bag?
Tint Whistler: 19:28:09: sure
God: 19:28:14: inside is 70 pps
God: 19:28:18: and a diamond bracelet
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:28:22: oo!
Tint Whistler: 19:28:23: We just got screwed
God: 19:28:29: ?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:28:38: shall we divvy up the loot now then?
Tint Whistler: 19:28:40: I assume low appraise means bad value
God: 19:28:47: Everyone can do an appraise check on the bracelet...
Tint Whistler: 19:29:00: 15
Lotho: 19:29:04: doesn't bother
Tint Whistler: 19:29:12: L - ha ha
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:29:24: 14
God: 19:29:26: (btw: every item has a difficulty for the appraise check to know its true value. every point below the difficulty that your appraise roll is, I knock 5% off its value)
God: 19:29:37: so for example the difficulty of identifying his bracelet is greater than 25
God: 19:29:46: so I will knock at least 50% off its value when I tell you what it is worth
God: 19:29:52: and that is what you get when you eventually sell it on
God: 19:30:09: anyway the bracelet is worth 800gps
God: 19:30:27: so do you record those objects together?
God: 19:30:33: on your group treasure?
God: 19:30:36: or divvy them up?
Tint Whistler: 19:30:37: Sure
Tint Whistler: 19:31:00: Hmm... we have lots to divvy up already - lets add these to them
Tint Whistler: 19:31:13: Do it all at one go later
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:31:13: ok.
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:31:19: will add to "to divvy" list.
Tint Whistler: 19:31:21: L?
Lotho: 19:31:41: ?
Tint Whistler: 19:31:50: do you agree?
Lotho: 19:31:55: yuo
Tint Whistler: 19:31:55: disagree?
Lotho: 19:31:56: p
God: 19:32:05: Lotho yuops
God: 19:32:10: I take that as agreement
God: 19:32:24: in between "yes" and "you need an operation for those fudubaduhs"
God: 19:32:28: right
God: 19:32:29: so
God: 19:32:32: there is no key in here
Lotho: 19:32:33: ryu must be cooking up a banquet
God: 19:32:45: indeed he must...
God: 19:32:47: so
Tint Whistler: 19:32:50: Let's check the witchdoctor's body for the key
God: 19:32:58: do you wander over to the witchdoctor and the next cavern
God: 19:32:59: ?
Lotho: 19:33:20: ya
God: 19:33:34: right
God: 19:33:41: off you walk, across the cavern to the Eastern door
God: 19:33:57: the door opens into a big, dark cavern that you can only see very dimly from the light of the cavern you are in
God: 19:34:05: it seems to be full of boxes and the like but you can't tell for sure
God: 19:34:17: the Witchdoctor is smoking (in the intransitive sense) in the doorway
God: 19:34:24: you rifle through his steaming corpse and find
God: 19:34:39: a key
God: 19:34:43: a small bottle of something
God: 19:34:47: some jewellery
God: 19:34:52: and a scroll in a scroll cas
God: 19:34:53: e
Lotho: 19:35:30: so, back to the lock?
Tint Whistler: 19:35:37: Nope I have the box here.
Ryu: 19:35:45
God: 19:35:47: the key appears to fit the lock of hte box that Tint is carrying
Ryu: 19:35:50: sorry guys.
Ryu: 19:35:52: Continue
God: 19:35:56: oh!
God: 19:36:01: the recalcitrant!
Tint Whistler: 19:36:03: Hey ryu - morning dude
God: 19:36:04: has arrived!
God: 19:36:18: (now that labour is back in power we can use the r-word with impunity)
God: 19:36:28: anyhoo
Ryu: 19:36:28: i'm eating now, continueplease
God: 19:36:34: Tint, do you open the lock?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:36:44: Pandora's Box!
Lotho: 19:36:46: would you like me to?
Lotho: 19:36:48: i ahve more hps
Tint Whistler: 19:36:54: Yup - many thanks
Tint Whistler: 19:37:00: I'll just back away a little.
Lotho: 19:37:01: opens
God: 19:37:03: Lotho opens the box...
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:37:08: *reversing*
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:37:20: Lotho opens? that's a bit rude
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:37:33: (giggle)
God: 19:37:35: revealing a fairly largish bag of coins, and a book made of human skin
Ryu: 19:37:56: hi tint
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:37:59: Oo. Can we check the book?
Tint Whistler: 19:38:05: Sure it's human skin, could be halfling or elvish. Perhaps dwarvish?
God: 19:38:08: you can... who wants to use read magic?
God: 19:38:24: good point Tint. Perhaps I should have said Humanoid. Or just "icky"
Lotho: 19:38:32: detect magic?
God: 19:38:34: ponders the limits of this mortal thing, "language"
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:38:47: Does anyone have tweezers with which to turn the pages?
God: 19:38:49: Lotho: detect magic will tell you if it is magic, but you can't use it
God: 19:38:55: you have 0 pps, so you can't use spells
Lotho: 19:39:00: 0 level
Tint Whistler: 19:39:05: De-fur-ed cat skin
God: 19:39:08: 0pps=0 spells
God: 19:39:22: Tint: cat skin has many blotches all over it, this is clean skin
Lotho: 19:39:31: even 0-level spells?
Tint Whistler: 19:39:33: I'll cast read and detect magic on the other stuff
God: 19:39:33: even
Lotho: 19:39:44: how come tint can?
God: 19:39:49: everyone can
Tint Whistler: 19:39:51: 3pps
God: 19:39:54: they're 0 level spells
Lotho: 19:40:04: hrm.
God: 19:40:05: anyone with Pps can cast them...
God: 19:40:11: right
God: 19:40:12: so
Lotho: 19:40:13: poohbum
God: 19:40:32: one of the witchdoctor's rings, the book, the scroll and the potion are all magic
God: 19:40:38: who wants to use read magic on the book?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:40:51: *puts hand up*
God: 19:40:52: (Read Magic enables you to determine the contents of hte book)
God: 19:41:00: Ory: if it is cursed, you get the curse
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:41:08: Oh ...
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:41:15: can't we check for damned curses?
God: 19:41:19: no
Tint Whistler: 19:41:24: Yup once we rest - Lotho would have the spell
God: 19:41:28: wouldn't be a very effective curse would it?
God: 19:41:36: but once Lotho rests he can remove curses
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:41:38: I really don't fancy getting warts, or my willy falling off
God: 19:41:39: mostly
God: 19:41:50: (Ory's willy being hte only wart he has...)
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:41:56: Oi!
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:41:59: *sigh*
God: 19:42:08: returns his superpowerful microscope to its case
God: 19:42:17: so you wanna read the book?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:42:17: Well, I suppose I should read it then ...
God: 19:42:23: rubs his hands together in glee...
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:42:32: Fcuk.
God: 19:42:39: It's the witchdoctor's spellbook
God: 19:42:40: contains:
God: 19:42:53: magic missile, ray of enfeeblement, protection from good, true strike, shocking grasp; protection from arrows, resist energy, spectral hand; lightning bolt, heroism
God: 19:43:02: all spells you can learn and use
Lotho: 19:43:04: magic missile!
God: 19:43:19: I should note that heroism + stoneskin on a ranger will be quite an effective combination
Lotho: 19:43:25: recalls Dr Demento
Tint Whistler: 19:43:31: If only that ranger had some hp
God: 19:43:37: indeed...
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:43:52: Hee hee - ray of enfeeblement sounds so ... pathetic.
God: 19:43:59: disappears momentarily, for even immortals must occasionally ... wee
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:44:04: Like if you use it, the demon will turn into a dweeb.
Lotho: 19:44:07: ... feeble even?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:44:10: Ray of endweeblement.
Lotho: 19:44:20: haha, thats cool
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:44:47: And magic missile recalls to mind King Missile and that godawful song ..
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:44:51: (music)
God: 19:45:17: hrmph
God: 19:45:23: Ray of Enfeeblement is pretty crap
God: 19:45:26: but magic missile has many advantages
God: 19:45:29: it never misses
God: 19:45:35: and almost no creature has resistance to it
God: 19:45:41: (except spell resistance of course)
Tint Whistler: 19:45:44: Enfeeblement is good against fighters
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:45:44: Hurrah!
God: 19:45:48: this is true
God: 19:45:55: lightning bolt is also damn fine
God: 19:46:23: so is Oryndiel going to take the spell book and learn the spells therein, thus becoming a throbbngly powerful (though sadly wartily endowed) elf?
Tint Whistler: 19:46:47: Why don't we wait to see what the other goodies are?
God: 19:46:56: you mean rest here...?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:47:10: Yes, I want throbbing power!
God: 19:47:11: only one other person (Ryu) can use this spellbook to learn spells
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:47:11: Woof!
Tint Whistler: 19:47:19: No I mean we check out the next room then head back to the boat.
God: 19:47:29: there are 3 rooms still to check Tint...
God: 19:47:37: teh Eastern cavern is right here though...
Tint Whistler: 19:47:37: Oh.
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:47:42: ... and I bet something is lurking in one of 'em ...
God: 19:47:52: but before we go on, does Ory get the spell book?
Lotho: 19:47:54: the bird thing came from this door
Lotho: 19:48:10: what if it's owner is here?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:48:14: *rubs hands* I want it!
Lotho: 19:48:14: we're done for
God: 19:48:20: very true...
God: 19:48:25: does everyone agree to Ory taking the book?
Lotho: 19:48:30: sure
Ryu: 19:48:31: yep
Tint Whistler: 19:48:31: God: Which one of these entrences did I come though before I met the group?
Tint Whistler: 19:48:36: k
God: 19:48:47: Tint: you don't know, you were hidden in a box
Tint Whistler: 19:48:52: Ahh...
God: 19:49:02: (which is hwy you couldn't warn everyone about the Vrock)
God: 19:49:06: do you go into the room...?
Tint Whistler: 19:49:15: Perhaps someone could go invisible or sneak in – a quick peek.
God: 19:49:26: hmm, well, the best sneakers are Ory and Lotho...
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:50:04: i have a scroll of invis that i cd use
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:50:19: so I'm willing for a shilling
Tint Whistler: 19:50:28: Perhaps save it, just sneak in.
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:50:36: k
Tint Whistler: 19:50:39: Save it for when you really need to get away
God: 19:50:40: Tint, that seems overly cautious to me
God: 19:50:43: with the scroll I mean
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:50:59: or I cd send in ferretty
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:51:06: he hasn't had a work out in a while
Lotho: 19:51:07: don't i have some kinda cloak/ring?
Lotho: 19:51:13: i'm happy to sneak
God: 19:51:16: hastily scrabbles through his monster manual, looking for a ferrett-eating demon
God: 19:51:25: Lotho I think you do - cloak of elvenkind...?
God: 19:51:31: makes you super good at sneaking?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:51:42: maybe the cloaks better than risking ferret
God: 19:52:09: yells "Ah yes, the Greater Spotted Weasel-Munching Balrog-Killing Demon!"
Lotho: 19:52:20: yeah, i have that cloak
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:52:21: Ok, let's cloak.
God: 19:52:27: Lotho, make a move silently check
God: 19:52:39: do you have the effect of the cloak added to your move silently skill?
Tint Whistler: 19:52:40: was that the Balrog-Munching Deamon-Killing weasel?
Lotho: 19:52:53: 24
Lotho: 19:53:09: no
Lotho: 19:53:13: how would i add that?
God: 19:53:20: Lotho sneaks into the room, which is maybe 30m in diameter
God: 19:53:38: (Lotho: it only affects your hide skill, write "5" in the magic column of your hide skill)
God: 19:53:46: The room is dark but Lotho's eyes soon adjust
God: 19:53:54: there are many boxes and crates around the sides of the room
God: 19:54:08: at the far end of the room from the entry is a huge system of pulleys and levers
God: 19:54:14: ponders the plural of pulley
God: 19:54:33: you move over to investigate, and see that it is a lift , like might be found in a mine shaft
God: 19:54:40: clearly of Goblin design
Lotho: 19:54:42: are there any doors/corridors off this room?
God: 19:54:48: there is no-one living (or undead) in this room
God: 19:54:50: and no other exits
Lotho: 19:55:01: doesthe lift go up or down, or both?
God: 19:55:04: the lift is like a platform that can be raised or lowered
God: 19:55:09: from here it only goes down
God: 19:55:23: by the lenght of the chain, you would judge it goes 100'
Lotho: 19:55:23: ug
God: 19:55:24: or so
God: 19:55:32: Lotho: make a search check
God: 19:55:35: sorry a spot check
Lotho: 19:55:58: 24
God: 19:56:07: don't see anything of interest
God: 19:56:10: wanna search teh crates?
Lotho: 19:56:19: yeah, sure, shall i go get the others?
God: 19:56:26: as you like...
Lotho: 19:56:37: tells em its safe in here
God: 19:56:49: does everyone enter?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:56:56: puts his search mittens on
God: 19:56:58: okay
Tint Whistler: 19:57:08: sure
God: 19:57:12: you spend maybe 30 minutes searching the crates but there is nothing interesting
Lotho: 19:57:13: hrm, given god's reaction, maybe you all shouldnt
God: 19:57:16: supplies for a large orc tribe
God: 19:57:17: food
God: 19:57:25: weapons
God: 19:57:26: bedding
God: 19:57:29: that sort of thing
Lotho: 19:57:32: so the qn, do we wanna go down?
Tint Whistler: 19:57:34: I follow ryu in
God: 19:57:43: you also find the Vrocks nest, hidden in a nook above the lift
Tint Whistler: 19:57:50: Can we lock the shaft, so that nothing comes up?
God: 19:57:54: it contains 130pps and a small bag with 8 gems in it
God: 19:58:01: Tint: yes
God: 19:58:10: anyone wanna do an appraise check on the gems?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:58:20: k
Lotho: 19:58:26: 15
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:58:33: 18
Tint Whistler: 19:58:38: 22 - natural 20!
God: 19:58:41: (btw guys your poor appraise skills have probably cost you close to 5000gps so far this campaign)
God: 19:58:48: Tint: each gem is worth 90gps
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:58:51: shite.
Tint Whistler: 19:58:52: damn
God: 19:59:25: anyway
God: 19:59:44: so Ory, record another 130 pps and 8 amethysts, 90gps each
God: 19:59:47: there is nowt else in here
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 19:59:51: aye
God: 19:59:53: Tint: wanna lock the lift shut?
Tint Whistler: 20:00:05: What does everyone else think?
Lotho: 20:00:12: sure
God: 20:00:19: btw everyone this is how Tint got in here
Tint Whistler: 20:00:44: i.e. this is the entrance to the shade-reefs
God: 20:00:44: Tint knows where this lift comes from: 100' down is an unloading bay, connected to a nearby railway station
Lotho: 20:00:46: .. from somewhere further underground?
God: 20:01:02: the railway station is used by a goblin underground steam train network, by which Tint came here
Tint Whistler: 20:01:04: Steam trains going around left and right underground!
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:01:18: Better than the Tube
Tint Whistler: 20:01:20: Hitched a ride - via the cooks
God: 20:01:34: one option is to go down there and explore that network, but obviously you need to finish up here first
God: 20:01:42: particulalry, there is the small mater of those slaves...
Lotho: 20:01:56: and health and restoration
Tint Whistler: 20:01:57: Haven't we found them already?
God: 20:02:12: tint: there are more down here somewhere (this is why you came this far without resting)
Tint Whistler: 20:02:12: We saved some slaves a few sessions ago.
Tint Whistler: 20:02:19: k
God: 20:02:49: so what do you all do?
God: 20:02:57: lock the lift shut? (You can unlock it later)
Tint Whistler: 20:03:16: Hey guys I have a map of the rail network - or part of it.
Tint Whistler: 20:03:32: God - do I have any idea how often they come past here?
Lotho: 20:03:36: yeah, lock it. next cave/corridor
God: 20:03:39: not often, Tin
God: 20:03:40: t
Tint Whistler: 20:03:48: Cool. Lets lock it.
God: 20:03:52: you recall that the train network isn't exactly for mass transit
God: 20:03:58: one needs to specially charter trains
Tint Whistler: 20:03:59: sent file "Tintmap.jpg" to members of this chat
God: 20:04:01: they don't come often
Tint Whistler: 20:04:34: I lock the shaft and follow lotho towards the next caverns
God: 20:04:35: so if you wait a day or two it is unlikely that you will be distrubed by a new trainload of ... whatever
God: 20:04:37: okay
God: 20:04:43: so you all go back into the main cavern?
Lotho: 20:05:01: new slaves?
Lotho: 20:05:05: yup
God: 20:05:08: okay
God: 20:05:12: so you are back in the main cavern
God: 20:05:16: there are 2 remaining exits
God: 20:05:19: the south exit
God: 20:05:21: or the West
God: 20:05:28: where do you go?
Lotho: 20:05:28: do we have to check them?
God: 20:05:39: Lotho: you can leave the slaves to die
Tint Whistler: 20:05:45: Do they look well used exits - i.e. worn floors etc.
Lotho: 20:05:45: heh
God: 20:05:46: but they are either in those caverns or down that lift
God: 20:05:51: tint: yes
Tint Whistler: 20:06:03: Are either of the doors locked from this side?
Lotho: 20:06:05: lets go the closest one then, south
Tint Whistler: 20:06:08: k
God: 20:06:14: Ory, disagree?agree?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:06:17: k
God: 20:06:22: you head to teh south door
God: 20:06:24: it is locked
God: 20:06:30: with a simple bar over this side
God: 20:06:37: you lift the bar?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:06:45: trap check
God: 20:06:49: Lotho, roll it
Tint Whistler: 20:06:51: good idea
Lotho: 20:07:12: um, search?
God: 20:07:20: aye
Lotho: 20:07:21: 22
God: 20:07:24: No traps
God: 20:07:30: lift the bar
God: 20:07:31: ?
Lotho: 20:07:36: yeah
God: 20:07:53: you unlock the door and open it, revealing a short hallway lit by torches in sconces
God: 20:07:58: at the far end is another door
Lotho: 20:08:06: listen
God: 20:08:12: roll...
Lotho: 20:08:23: 23
God: 20:08:33: you hear the sound of slaves talking quietly to one another in Dunlending
Lotho: 20:08:56: guess theres not likely to be orcs if they're talking
Lotho: 20:08:57: ..
God: 20:09:10: do you go down?
God: 20:09:12: to the door?
Lotho: 20:09:15: yeah
God: 20:09:18: alright
Tint Whistler: 20:09:21: check for traps!
Lotho: 20:09:27: searching
God: 20:09:38: you head down towards the next door, and as you descend you smell the stench of lots of people kept in a confined space
Lotho: 20:09:39: 24 all the way
Lotho: 20:09:46: ew
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:09:53: what a whiff
God: 20:09:55: there are no traps in teh hallway, and the door at the end is barred in the same way as the first one
Tint Whistler: 20:09:59: humans are so smelly!
God: 20:10:02: as you apprach they go quiet
God: 20:10:13: Lotho, do you open the next door?
Lotho: 20:10:13: how do they know?
Lotho: 20:10:18: yeah
God: 20:10:33: the door opens into a small room, maybe 30m diameter
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:10:34: they think we are orcies
Lotho: 20:10:44: we're not that noisy
God: 20:10:45: it contains 14 men, 19women, 8 children
God: 20:10:49: they are all clustered around the walls
Tint Whistler: 20:10:53: Except for the height, smell, weapons.
God: 20:11:08: all of them are obviously starved, weak from hunger and thirst
God: 20:11:16: they shrink back away from the door and the light when you open it
God: 20:11:20: (the door that is)
Lotho: 20:11:26: it's okay, wer're gonna get you out of here
Tint Whistler: 20:11:31: Who speaks Dunedling?
God: 20:11:54: One of them speaks up in common, asking who you are
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:12:25: (no dunlending for me)
God: 20:12:32: common = westron
God: 20:12:35: btw
God: 20:12:44: Lotho, you can speak Westron, so can you Tint
God: 20:12:48: you two are the charismatic ones...
Tint Whistler: 20:12:52: L - tell em we be heros!
God: 20:13:03: not that it takes much charisma to convince anyone of much in these circumstances...
Lotho: 20:13:06: we've come to help you get out of here
God: 20:13:24: They come to believe Lotho quickly, and come shambling forward to leave the room
God: 20:13:28: you lead them up to the cavern?
Tint Whistler: 20:13:46: Sure
Lotho: 20:13:48: hrm, "do you know if there is anyone else down here"?
God: 20:14:24: the young woman who spoke westron tells you (after a suitable expression of shock at the sight of their captors all dead on teh floor) that as far as they know this is the furthest extent of the Orc caverns
Lotho: 20:14:28: can we give them some of the orc food? is it edible?
God: 20:14:38: the Westernmost door leads to the cavern where htey store the undead
God: 20:14:46: sometimes slaves were taken there as food, or to be used as undead
God: 20:14:53: they were taunted wtih this knowledge
Lotho: 20:14:54: eep, well we definately don't wanna go there there
Tint Whistler: 20:14:54: L - orc food is dead humans
Lotho: 20:15:07: haha, mmk
God: 20:15:08: what Tint said
Lotho: 20:15:09: lets go then
God: 20:15:19: two of the slaves need to be healed before htey can be moved
Tint Whistler: 20:15:20: What about the undead?
Lotho: 20:15:24: we have lots of slaves to feed
Lotho: 20:15:28: can anyone else heal?
Tint Whistler: 20:15:34: nope
Ryu: 20:15:39: II have potions
God: 20:15:40: potions anyone...?
Tint Whistler: 20:15:46: I'm out
Ryu: 20:15:47: do we still have cohorts?
Ryu: 20:15:50: I have potions
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:15:50: potion light and serious wounds
God: 20:15:53: Ryu: yes
God: 20:15:58: a light will do the job
Lotho: 20:15:59: i have 1 potion of healing
Ryu: 20:16:12: cohorts lead slaves out?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:16:17: I give 'em my light wounds potion
God: 20:16:22: Ryu: that can be arranged
Lotho: 20:16:22: mmk
Tint Whistler: 20:16:31: My cohort will lead them out
Ryu: 20:16:34: I have 7 potions of light healing
God: 20:16:39: Oryndiel gives the potion of cure light wounds to the 2 dying slaves, keeping them at deaths door
Lotho: 20:16:42: we dont wanna do anything else down here do we?
God: 20:16:53: Ryu, feel free ot give some of those potiosn to the dying slaves..
God: 20:16:55: .
Tint Whistler: 20:17:03: How about clearing out the undead!
God: 20:17:09: Lotho: besides the lift there is only one other exit, the door to teh Undead
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:17:20: I hate undead! Grrrr!
Ryu: 20:17:22: As a monk, I give as many as necessary of my light potions to bring back the near-dead slaves to health
Lotho: 20:17:23: i have 1 potion and 2 cure moderate
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:17:28: (they are my favoured enemy)
God: 20:17:32: Ryu: 2 will do
Ryu: 20:17:38: two then
God: 20:17:40: knock off the potions you used, kiddies
Tint Whistler: 20:17:41: Can we rest first?
Ryu: 20:17:56: that would be good
God: 20:18:00: where?
Tint Whistler: 20:18:01: I'm kinda exhausted
God: 20:18:02: in this room?
Lotho: 20:18:06: heh
Lotho: 20:18:13: we either deal with them now or leave them
Lotho: 20:18:21: i'm not hanging around down here for longer than i have to
Ryu: 20:18:30: the undead?
God: 20:18:32: Lotho: remember you have the power to destroy, rebuke or control undead
Lotho: 20:18:33: yes
God: 20:18:37: it is independent of your pps
Tint Whistler: 20:18:41: okay
Tint Whistler: 20:18:54: how are Ryu and Ory?
Lotho: 20:18:59: god: yeah, chances are it will only affect 1 or 2 of many
Ryu: 20:19:04: I'm fine. Just low on power points
Tint Whistler: 20:19:10: Ory?
Ryu: 20:19:51: Too bad we can't fireball the undead. I'm assuming we're not high on pps here.
Lotho: 20:19:53: i have 5 turn undeads
Tint Whistler: 20:19:54: Ryu could I use one or two of your healing potions? I'm on 6ph
Tint Whistler: 20:19:57: 6hp
Ryu: 20:20:06: You can even use the heavy wounds one if you want
Tint Whistler: 20:20:09: Thanks
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:20:15: soz. I'm low on hit points
Tint Whistler: 20:20:18: Lotho has a staff with fireballs
Lotho: 20:20:24: can i use that?
God: 20:20:24: Ryu: by heavy do you mean "serious", "moderate" or "critical"
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:20:25: so am taking a serioous wounds potion
Lotho: 20:20:32: gives ory a cure moderate wounds
Ryu: 20:20:36: Sorry , cure serious wounds
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:20:36: pp17
God: 20:20:41: right
Ryu: 20:20:42: 3d8+5
Ryu: 20:20:46: would that do you Tint?
Lotho: 20:20:52: retracts that
Tint Whistler: 20:20:58: yup - 15 hp
Ryu: 20:21:03: cool
Tint Whistler: 20:21:18: I'm on 21 now (somewhat less than max, but okay)
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:21:19: (rolled 17 for serious wounds)
God: 20:21:41: okay
God: 20:21:46: so you open the western door?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:22:11: (i'm on full hps and ready to stomp some undead arse!)
Ryu: 20:22:20: Ready.
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:22:20: check for traps
God: 20:22:28: Lotho, roll for trap checking...
God: 20:22:31: (search)
Tint Whistler: 20:22:43: I have a scroll of rage - I could use it on Ryu
Tint Whistler: 20:22:51: Ryu - would that interest you?
Ryu: 20:22:57: Cool
Ryu: 20:23:06: berserk me
Lotho: 20:23:11: ug, 18
Tint Whistler: 20:23:13: God - how does rage work?
God: 20:23:21: Tint: will check ina mo
God: 20:23:28: I would wait till you see the whites fo tehir innards
God: 20:23:32: Rage never lasts long
God: 20:23:34: Lotho: no traps
God: 20:23:45: open teh door?
Lotho: 20:23:45: do undead make noise?
God: 20:23:50: not usually
Ryu: 20:23:52: Would does it take to turn undead into a walking torch with a fire shuriken, or doesn't it work that way?
God: 20:23:54: except when bits fall off them
Lotho: 20:23:55: k, opening
Tint Whistler: 20:24:00: rattling chains
God: 20:24:04: Ryu: mummies it works on
God: 20:24:11: Lotho opens the door, which is, mysteriously, unlocked
Ryu: 20:24:12: Hmm.
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:24:17: mmmm
Lotho: 20:24:24: why is that mysterious?
God: 20:24:24: beyond is a 5m wide tunnel leading off into darkness
God: 20:24:26: you follow?
Lotho: 20:24:32: ummm
Ryu: 20:24:42: How does an unlocked door keep in undead?
God: 20:24:48: (Lotho: if you were in a cavern, adn the next room contained, say, let's guess, 50 mummies - wouldn't you lock the door?)
Lotho: 20:24:49: can anyone detect undead?
Lotho: 20:24:50: ory?
God: 20:24:55: Lotho might be able to...
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:25:02: checking
Lotho: 20:25:15: without pps?
Ryu: 20:25:25: Do my holy fists have extra damage against undead?
Tint Whistler: 20:25:32: I have a 0pps light spell
God: 20:25:43: Ryu: not anymore
God: 20:25:53: Lotho, no that's right, you are down to the seat of your pants here
Tint Whistler: 20:25:55: Dancing lights & Light can I send that down the corridor?
God: 20:25:57: do you go donw the tunnel?
God: 20:26:05: Tint: you can send dancing lights ahead
God: 20:26:07: if you like
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:26:09: nowt against undead except for a Hide from Undead Potion
Lotho: 20:26:16: heh
Tint Whistler: 20:26:24: Guys what do you think? If we see something L can fireball their asses
Lotho: 20:26:33: lights, or a sunrod or something please?
Lotho: 20:26:45: i dont think i can
Ryu: 20:26:48: I have sunrods
Tint Whistler: 20:26:49: I send the dancing lights down the corridor.
Lotho: 20:26:53: i cant use my staff can i god?
God: 20:27:08: Lotho, you can use your staff becausei t is an item
Ryu: 20:27:08: Just 1 sunrod left.
Lotho: 20:27:14: umk
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:27:21: casts circle against evil
God: 20:27:22: also Ory can still cast fireball
Lotho: 20:27:24: so, can we see anythhing?
God: 20:28:03: once the sunrods are lit and the dancing lights go dancing down teh hallway, you can see that it goes for about 100m ahead
God: 20:28:07: there is no sign of undead
God: 20:28:10: do you go down the hallway?
Lotho: 20:28:14: door at the end?
God: 20:28:18: nah
God: 20:28:24: it turns right after 100m
Lotho: 20:28:27: gah, i smell a trap
Lotho: 20:28:30: but okay, lets go
Ryu: 20:28:36: I also smell rotting flesh
God: 20:28:36: no, you smell rotten corpses
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:28:36: damned blind corner!
God: 20:28:39: but same same, really
God: 20:28:45: you walk to the corner...
Lotho: 20:28:50: k
Tint Whistler: 20:28:51: me last
Tint Whistler: 20:29:01: crossbow at the ready
God: 20:29:04: the corridor doesn't turn suddenly, instead curving slowly around before heading north
Tint Whistler: 20:29:17: O - can you cast fire arrows on my bolts?
God: 20:29:18: after 30m or so it widens into a big cavern
Lotho: 20:29:21: still no undead, or anything else?
God: 20:29:27: Lotho, no undead yet
God: 20:29:33: do you enter the cavern
Ryu: 20:29:34: curious
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:29:39: aye tint
Lotho: 20:29:42: no door?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:29:48: done
God: 20:29:51: no doo
God: 20:29:52: r
Lotho: 20:29:57: k, lets go
God: 20:29:58: do you go in?
God: 20:30:03: order of entry please!
Tint Whistler: 20:30:08: Can we see the roof?
God: 20:30:12: (you can go in 2 abreast)
Lotho: 20:30:19: ryu and i?
Ryu: 20:30:28: Who's got the fireyballs?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:30:35: I have a fiery ball
Lotho: 20:30:36: i can fire balls
God: 20:30:42: right
God: 20:30:44: who is in first?
Lotho: 20:30:46: has staff in hand
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:30:48: balls ahoy
God: 20:30:52: 2x2 they entered the ark...
Ryu: 20:30:53: I'll walk in with Loth
God: 20:31:03: so Ryu and Lotho followed by Ory and Tint?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:31:08: yup
Tint Whistler: 20:31:12: k
Ryu: 20:31:12: ya
God: 20:31:12: (recall Ory will be itching to get in there...)
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:31:23: *grrrr*
Lotho: 20:31:24: ory can go first if he prefers ...
God: 20:31:30: As you enter the cavern, I want everyone to make a spot check
Lotho: 20:31:44: spot 23
Ryu: 20:31:49: 23
Ryu: 20:31:53: sorry 25
Tint Whistler: 20:31:57: 11
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:32:07: 21
Tint Whistler: 20:32:27: I really need to learn to open my eyes when spotting
Lotho: 20:32:32: haha
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:32:34: hee
God: 20:32:40: as you enter the cavern Ryu sees a pair of Runes - in the shape of the 2 tears of black and red you have seen on holy symbols earlier - one each side of the tunnel
God: 20:32:49: they are aligned with each other
Lotho: 20:32:53: trap
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:32:54: oo
Tint Whistler: 20:32:57: trap
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:32:59: door?
God: 20:33:05: anyoen wanna check for traps...?
Lotho: 20:33:12: ah huh
Tint Whistler: 20:33:15: detect magic
Lotho: 20:33:22: search 31
Tint Whistler: 20:33:35: L checking for traps = 8-|
God: 20:33:39: no traps lotho, those sigils are some kind of barrier, as Ory suggested
God: 20:33:52: so, do you continue?
Lotho: 20:33:59: um
Ryu: 20:34:02: Barrier?
God: 20:34:07: The tunnel widens before opening into a large cavern, which is poorly lit by multiple torches in sconces at random points around the walls. The tunnel of the cavern is only 10' high, but there is little smoke from the torches. Somewhere in the northern side of the cavern you can dimly see a bonfire smouldering, it's light glittering on a large pool of water. This pool has been created by damming a stream, and from the end of the pool nearest to you a smaller, faster-flowing stream runs out of the Eastern wall of the cavern. In the middle of the cavern is a huge column of rough rock, from which more rooms have been hewn. The whole cavern stinks of rotting flesh, and in the distance you can see the slow movement of animated corpses. As you enter the cavern they all turn to look at you, their eyes glittering in the gloom; and then they begin to shuffle towards you.
Lotho: 20:34:07: barrier to keep the undead in
Ryu: 20:34:09: So that's how they keep the undead in here
Ryu: 20:34:32: How many?
Ryu: 20:34:43: And can tanglefoot bags work in here?
Tint Whistler: 20:34:47: fire those balls
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:34:53: I'm ready!
Lotho: 20:35:03: puts a firewall up first
Lotho: 20:35:10: can the firewalls move?
God: 20:35:18: well, there is a room just ahead of you, and off to the right in that pillar of rock are a couple more doors
Ryu: 20:35:18: pee break for me
God: 20:35:31: emerging from them are, in total, 8 skeletons and 6 zombies
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:35:45: crucial moment, Ryu needs to urinate!
Tint Whistler: 20:36:03: cast rage on Ryu as he tries to pee
God: 20:36:04: typical...
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:36:10: prepares arrows with fiery heads
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:36:20: That'll be the angriest wee he's ever done.
God: 20:36:23: Lotho, the firewall can't move but any creature approaching it takes 2d4 damage, any creature passing through it takes 2d6, and Undead take double
God: 20:36:34: It lasts as long as ou concentrate + 1 round
Lotho: 20:36:41: cool, firewall then i guess
God: 20:36:43: so knock off the pps and prepare to watch the candles
Tint Whistler: 20:36:48: good call + we can shoot them from this side.
God: 20:36:55: the zombies and skeletons approach
Ryu: 20:37:07: I pee angrily
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:37:15: :@ not pretty
God: 20:37:20: After 2 rounds they reach teh wall - this is maybe 20 seconds of waiting - during which Ory and Tint can shoot at them if they like
Ryu: 20:37:23: hahaha
Tint Whistler: 20:37:28: Can I shoot them as they approach
God: 20:37:32: yes
Ryu: 20:37:33: I have shurikens
God: 20:37:36: pick a target and roll
Ryu: 20:37:37: I'll use mine
God: 20:37:44: there are 8 skeletons, 6 zombies
Tint Whistler: 20:37:58: A zombie - how many shots?
God: 20:38:21: dunno - 1 I think
God: 20:38:27: should be on your character sheet
Lotho: 20:38:31: oo, i can use shortbow?
God: 20:38:32: but one per round, so 2
God: 20:38:34: Lotho, yes
Ryu: 20:38:41: To chuck a tanglefoot bag, it'll haveta go through the firewall, doesn't it.
God: 20:38:42: you get 2 attacks a round
Lotho: 20:38:44: i'm just gonna assume i have arrows for it
God: 20:38:46: Ryu: don't bother
God: 20:38:50: good assumption Lotho
God: 20:38:57: roll 'em kids
Tint Whistler: 20:38:57: 20, 17
God: 20:39:14: Tint hits a zombie twice - roll damage Tint (+1d6 per arrow for fire)
Lotho: 20:39:30: what do you roll to attack again?
God: 20:39:33: Oh actually Lotho you can't use your bow - you have to concentrate on the wall
Ryu: 20:39:39: 17, 13 for shuriken
Lotho: 20:39:43: oh. k.
Tint Whistler: 20:39:47: 13 normal 9 fire damage
God: 20:40:24: Tint mows down one zombie
God: 20:40:32: hits it twice and watches it drop flaming to the ground
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:40:35: 23, 18, 16 rapid shot longbow
Lotho: 20:40:37: not a bad fighter tint!
Ryu: 20:40:43: yay
Tint Whistler: 20:40:51: O - you get double for 2 rounds
God: 20:40:58: Ory hits another zombie with 3 flame arrows - roll damage Ory (1d8+1d6+ your bonus)
Tint Whistler: 20:41:05: L - first time in my life!
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:42:11: 11, 11, 14
God: 20:42:22: Ory roll your next round attacks
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:42:33: 18, 26, 10
God: 20:42:40: Ory fires 3 flaming arrows into 1 zombie, turning it into a complete flaming wreck, then smacks the second one to within an inch of its life
Ryu: 20:42:43: 28, 23
God: 20:42:50: then he hits the second one again, and a third
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:43:23: 17, 11, 18
God: 20:43:38: the second one dies, and then the third one almost dies
God: 20:43:49: Ryu, you hit that one twice and it dies
God: 20:43:56: then the rest reach teh wall
God: 20:44:07: Lotho, roll the damage for the wall: 2d4+ 2d6, all x2
Lotho: 20:44:47: 28
God: 20:45:12: the remainign zombies and skeletons burst into flames as they approach teh wall and fall through it as a pile of incandescent corpses
Lotho: 20:45:21: huzzah!
God: 20:45:24: Beyond, you can see 8 more zombies and 4 more skeletons approaching
Ryu: 20:45:25: Heh
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:45:27: yay!
Lotho: 20:45:29: (ninja)
Lotho: 20:45:42: aww
God: 20:45:46: now as a little tip here I shouldmention it is unlikely that any zombie or skeleton can make it through the wall
Tint Whistler: 20:45:49: hee
Tint Whistler: 20:46:04: But I'm hitting things for the first time in my little life
God: 20:46:04: so let's just roll the damage for the wall shall we, and if anyone survives we can backtrack to calculate their remainign damage?
Tint Whistler: 20:46:12: bah
God: 20:46:14: that's because htey're zombies
Lotho: 20:46:22: eep, 16
God: 20:46:30: Lotho: roll damage for the wall on the next set, which are coming from further away
God: 20:46:35: they all die as they shamble into the wall
Lotho: 20:46:35: just did
God: 20:46:48: now you cannot see any more evidence of undead
God: 20:46:58: do you want to drop the wall and enter the cavern to hunt down any remaining beasties?
Lotho: 20:47:00: i like hte way you phrase that
Lotho: 20:47:17: guess we do
Lotho: 20:47:25: unless more come if we wait?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:47:28: Grrrr, undead, grrrr.
God: 20:47:30: you can wait...
God: 20:47:34: you wait...
God: 20:47:37: you wait a bit more...
God: 20:47:38: none come...
Tint Whistler: 20:47:41: Can I send dancing lights int there
Lotho: 20:47:41: ok kill the wall
God: 20:47:42: gonna go in?
God: 20:47:47: Tint, yes
Ryu: 20:47:49: So. I guess we go in then.
Tint Whistler: 20:47:50: lights away
God: 20:47:56: tint sends dancing lights in before Lotho kills teh wall
God: 20:48:19: Tint you can send them straight ahead twoards the lake, or left between teh wall and the cetnral rock pillar
God: 20:48:20: which way?
Tint Whistler: 20:48:30: from left to right
God: 20:48:43: do you send them in and then bring them back, like a lure?
Tint Whistler: 20:48:51: sure
God: 20:48:55: left first?
Tint Whistler: 20:48:59: sure
God: 20:49:22: you send the lights dancing off into the darkness, between teh pillar of rock in teh centre and the southern wall
Tint Whistler: 20:49:25: I could also send in an illusion of us.
God: 20:49:40: after a round or two, your lights come dancing back under your command, followed by another 4 zombies and 4 skeletons
Tint Whistler: 20:49:48: sweet!
God: 20:49:51: shambling along in their somniferous way
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:49:56: hee
God: 20:49:57: Lotho, roll for wall damage...
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:50:09: somniferous is a big word for a Wednesday night ...
Lotho: 20:50:11: 34
Lotho: 20:50:23: i think they die
Ryu: 20:50:27: big word for any night
God: 20:50:30: those Undead burst into flame as they approach the wall, and disappear in a flaming mess in front of it
God: 20:51:05: Tint sends his lights dancing out again towards the pond, and draws theem back after a few more moments, followed this time by 4 skeletons, and 4 fast-moving corpses with limpid, glowing eyes
God: 20:51:19: these corpses move fast, hugging the shadows, and have long, wickd claws and nasty teeth
God: 20:51:25: still, they hit the wall...
God: 20:51:28: Lotho, roll
Lotho: 20:51:36: 28
Lotho: 20:51:38: dead dead
God: 20:51:48: the fast-moving corpses pile throught he wall, but they die
Lotho: 20:51:50: or not?
God: 20:51:53: the skeletons burn up on approach
Lotho: 20:52:10: ew
Lotho: 20:52:13: what were they?
God: 20:52:22: lacedons - ghouls that live in water
God: 20:52:24: nothing serious
Lotho: 20:52:27: ah
Lotho: 20:52:32: so we done here then?
Tint Whistler: 20:52:43: to the right still
God: 20:52:44: after a few minutes more dangling about of lights, no more undead approach
God: 20:52:59: Tint - the right is empty
Lotho: 20:53:03: don't spose theres any reason to search this place is there?
God: 20:53:04: I will send you a map of the cavern
Tint Whistler: 20:53:04: sweet
God: 20:53:14: sent file Undead Storage.jpg to members of this chat
God: 20:53:31: Lotho: you should probably look around...
Lotho: 20:53:39: thats a big pic
Ryu: 20:53:47: Undead storage. By tupperware? keeps them nice and fresh-y
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:54:08: sealed.
God: 20:54:16: sorry Lotho, didn't plan them to be used by you guys...
God: 20:54:27: so, you search the rooms but you don't find anything interesting
Lotho: 20:54:37: well, that was useful!
Lotho: 20:54:39: :P
God: 20:54:42: obviously they were once some kind of religious place, or dwelling place, but they have long since fallen into ruin
God: 20:54:55: there is a large plinth on the north west side, which is reached by stairs from teh floor
God: 20:55:09: on the plinth are the corpses of some dunlendings who must have been fed to the demons
God: 20:55:19: there are also chains of some sort, and perhaps a place for performing incantations
God: 20:55:39: probably they occasionally replenish tehir personal undead supply using the bodies of the Dunlendings who are killed here
God: 20:55:55: Ory is familiar with this sort of thing - keep some undead, feed them people, then turn the people into undead once they are dead
God: 20:56:01: nice self-replenishing supply
God: 20:56:03: of soldiers
God: 20:56:15: anyway, there is nothing else in the room
God: 20:56:21: You have completed the entire Orc nest!
Lotho: 20:56:26: hooray
God: 20:56:29: for which you get a bonus 5000xps each
Tint Whistler: 20:56:31: whoo hoo
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 20:56:39: Huzzah with knobs on! (party)
God: 20:56:43: Now you have a decision to make!
Lotho: 20:56:51: i get to go up a level!
God: 20:56:52: you have determined the following things:
God: 20:57:00: 1. this is just an outpost
Lotho: 20:57:22: what do our cohorts get?
God: 20:57:27: 2. it is connected to the other outposts and whatever is at the centre of this network of outposts by a goblin transport system
God: 20:57:32: (Lotho: 2500)
God: 20:57:43: 3. given Tint came here on a goblin train, it is likely they are the same thing
God: 20:57:54: 4. undead are sent to and from these outposts by this system
God: 20:58:05: 5. all the outposts are connected under some grand scheme
God: 20:58:31: 6. the grand scheme is being centrally planned, and instructions are sent by these shamen and witchdoctors from the "broken teeth" tribe
God: 20:58:42: 7. "Broken Teeth" is also the name of their central leader
Lotho: 20:58:43: but for now we want to go back to our ship, feed ourselves and the released slaves, rest and talk
God: 20:58:55: 8. there is a new and previously unheard of religion involved
Lotho: 20:58:59: can't you tell us this next time, we wont' remember it!
God: 20:59:02: 9. Tint has a map of the goblin tunnels
God: 20:59:11: so you need to decide:
God: 20:59:28: do you go back to teh ship and return to civilisation to replenish, sell things, buy things,etc.?
God: 20:59:34: or do you go straight down to the goblin tunnels?
God: 20:59:51: or do you rest on teh ship long enough to leanr new spells, identify magic items, regain pps, then head down?
Tint Whistler: 20:59:57: Where are the stone giants on the map?
Lotho: 21:00:01: um, are you serious?
God: 21:00:05: Tint: they aren't?
God: 21:00:11: sorry, they aren't.
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 21:00:15: Yeah - I want new spells! I have stacks to learn, so spending time on learning them would be cool.
God: 21:00:15: Lotho, not right now obviously.
Tint Whistler: 21:00:17: Do we know where the stone giants are?
God: 21:00:21: Tint: yes
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 21:00:27: Especially if we're going to meet the Big Bad soon.
God: 21:00:36: and you may be able to lay a trap for some orcs with their help
Lotho: 21:00:37: 's vote is for resting and learning first
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 21:00:50: seconded
Ryu: 21:00:54: By the way, what's the next level of experience for our cohorts. Mine's still got 6000 recorded, and my cohort now has 8950.
God: 21:01:17: if you rest and learn back at your home base, this nest will be repopulated and you will lose the chance to go down thet tunnels without redoing today's adventure
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 21:01:38: bottom!
God: 21:01:39: Ryu: 10,000 is required
Lotho: 21:01:41: fuck. can we decide next time?
Ryu: 21:01:46: ok
God: 21:01:51: yes you can
Tint Whistler: 21:01:54: How about the slaves? Could we send them back with Drake and the boat?
God: 21:01:59: Tint: yes
Tint Whistler: 21:02:11: How close are the stone giants?
God: 21:02:17: you could camp on the boat for a day or two, leaving your cohorts here to keep the doors closed, then come back down
God: 21:02:28: the stone giants are not close enough to do that side adventure and maintain access to this lift
Lotho: 21:02:29: that sounds like the best option
Lotho: 21:02:35: can i run away now?
God: 21:02:36: but you could send them a message...
God: 21:02:39: Lotho, yes you can go
God: 21:02:46: we are not playing again till next year most likely
Lotho: 21:02:49: thanks dad!
Lotho: 21:02:54: oh really?
God: 21:02:59: hey you're the grump, not me
Lotho: 21:03:04: heh
Lotho: 21:03:07: it's 11pm here
Tint Whistler: 21:03:19: We need some anti-scrying protection
God: 21:03:21: who said dad again...?
God: 21:03:23: so
Lotho: 21:03:23: i didn't even get around to caling my parents today
God: 21:03:44: next session can't be in a fortnight, because Andrew is here
God: 21:03:50: then we have xmas/new year
Tint Whistler: 21:03:51: yay!
God: 21:03:59: so I think the next sesssion is around about 15th Januar
God: 21:04:00: y
Lotho: 21:04:01: ah, can't play with andrew there?
Lotho: 21:04:09: or over xmas/new year?
God: 21:04:17: Lotho, we probably could but Beata would probably think that was pretty crappy...
Lotho: 21:04:22: who really does stuff then anyway?
Lotho: 21:04:22: haha
God: 21:04:24: let me check my calendar
Lotho: 21:04:28: nm
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 21:04:39: the uni is closed for 2 weeks over xmas so stu and i have time
Tint Whistler: 21:04:46: Beata doesn't mind if it's only 3hrs or so
Lotho: 21:04:49: k, i'm going, lemme know. and i'll need to sort out level rising
God: 21:04:53: the first week of new year is the 2nd (Wednesday the 2nd)
God: 21:05:01: so we might be able to do it then, or in that week
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 21:05:04: byiiiieee rems
God: 21:05:06: We might be returning from Nagoya
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 21:05:06: grems
Lotho: 21:05:10: later :)
God: 21:05:14: so maybe in the follwoing few days
Tint Whistler: 21:05:15: bye
God: 21:05:18: shall I send everyone an email?
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 21:05:23: aye, aye
Tint Whistler: 21:05:23: cool
Ryu: 21:05:30: bye emily
Tint Whistler: 21:05:32: Stu anything about our trip?
Ryu: 21:05:34: yep
God: 21:05:35: okay, I wll send an email in case we can play sooner
God: 21:05:38: See you Emily!
God: 21:05:51: Andrew: I will pay tomorrow for your tickets, don't have much else to reprot
Lotho: 21:05:52: bye all :)
Tint Whistler: 21:06:05: L - bye
God: 21:06:14: My supervisor was pretty grumpy wiht me today so I didn't ask him about getting the afternoon of Wednesday teh 19th off. He may refuse, not sure.
Ryu: 21:06:15: righto, night then all
God: 21:06:21: bye Lotho! talk soon!
Tint Whistler: 21:06:26: Happy New Year Ryu and L
Ryu: 21:06:32: Same to you
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 21:06:37: Bye Ryu!
God: 21:06:40: bye Ryu, chat sooN!
Ryu: 21:06:43: nite nite
Tint Whistler: 21:06:48: sleep tite
God: 21:07:02: night all!
Oryndiel Ponceboots: 21:07:11: nighty night (*)

Spell of the Week: Mirror Image

2007-11-25T22:20:00.000+09:00

Mirror Image is a cunning little spell which, for the expenditure of a mere single power point, renders the caster almost entirely immune to physical attacks for a short time. It achieves this by surrounding the caster with a number of completely indistinguishable mirror images of the caster. Whenever someone attacks the caster, these images cannot be distinguished from the caster herself, and the target of the attack is determined randomly. As soon as an image is struck it disappears, but a spell-caster can create up to 8 images at the start of spell-casting. This makes a successful attack highly unlikely for the duration of the spell.

Because the images are a phantasm which do not affect the mind of other creatures, no saving throw or spell resistance can cause the spell to disappear. The only way to overcome this spell is to cast Dispel Magic, or to attack the images until they are all gone. If no spell-breaking magic is available, the quickest way to do damage to the caster is to use area effect spells (like fireball ) or spells which always affect the correct target (like magic missile). Any spell or physical attack which requires an attack roll will have a very high chance of hitting an image rather than the target, but area effect spells, and magic attacks which do not require an attack roll, will always hit the target, though the target may still get a chance to resist them with a saving throw.

This spell is a cheap, sure way to gain temporary near-invulnerability in combat. It is particularly useful for fighter/wizards who lack strong armour but regularly enter combat. It is worth remembering as a tool, and being aware of as a defense used by others.

Monster of the Week: Vrock

2007-11-25T22:07:00.000+09:00

The Vrock is a terrifying warrior Demon of considerable power, often invoked by Conjurers who need a ferocious guardian, defender or soldier. Like all Demons it is a capricious, untrustworthy beast, and only a very powerful, brave or foolhardy magician would dare to keep such a beast as a guardian.

Because Vrocks are quite intelligent, they are often assigned tasks which require them to perform their soldierly duties while not under the direct supervision of their conjuror - often far away from the original location of their materialisation, and subject to subtle or sophisticated instructions.

The Vrock is a vicious fighter, capable of attacking with both arms, both legs and its wicked beak in the same round. It has a powerful scream which can paralyse its opponents, and every 30 seconds it can release a poisonous dust from its body, which infects all nearby creatures with deadly parasitic spores. It usually attacks from above, and casts Heroism on itself before dropping into combat. Because of its spell resistance, it tends to ignore spell-users and focus on fighters. Vrocks take great pleasure in leaving spell-users till last and hunting them down when they are at their most defenseless. Combat, death and torture are the only pleasures in a Vrock's brutal existence. Vrock statistics are described below.

VROCK

Hit Dice: 10d8+70 (115 hp)
Initiative: +2
Armor Class: 22 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +11 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 20
Attack: Claw +15 melee (2d6+6)
Full Attack: 2 claws +15 melee (2d6+6) and bite +13 melee (1d8+3) and 2 talons +13 melee (1d6+3)
Special Attacks: Dance of ruin, spell-like abilities, spores, stunning screech, summon demon Special Qualities: Damage reduction 10/good, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to electricity and poison, resistance to acid 10, cold 10, and fire 10, spell resistance 17, telepathy 100 ft.
Saves: Fort +14, Ref +9, Will +10
Abilities: Str 23, Dex 15, Con 25, Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 16
Skills: Concentration +20, Diplomacy +5, Hide +11, Intimidate +16, Knowledge (any one) +15, Listen +24, Move Silently +15, Search +15, Sense Motive +16, Spellcraft +15, Spot +24, Survival +3 (+5 following tracks)
Feats: Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Multiattack, Power Attack
Challenge Rating: 9
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always chaotic evil

A vrock is about 8 feet tall and weighs about 500 pounds.

Dance of Ruin (Su): To use this ability, a group of at least three vrocks must join hands in a circle, dancing wildly and chanting. At the end of 3 rounds of dancing, a wave of crackling energy flashes outward in a 100-foot radius. All creatures except for demons within the radius take 20d6 points of damage (Reflex DC 18 half ). Stunning, paralyzing, or slaying one of the vrocks stops the dance. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Spell-Like Abilities: Caster level 12th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.

At will - mirror image, telekinesis (DC 18), greater teleport (self plus 50 pounds of objects only);

1/day - heroism.

Spores (Ex): A vrock can release masses of spores from its body once every 3 rounds as a free action. The spores automatically deal 1d8 points of damage to all creatures adjacent to the vrock. They then penetrate the skin and grow, dealing an additional 1d4 points of damage each round for 10 rounds. At the end of this time, the victim is covered with a tangle of viny growths. (The vines are harmless and wither away in 1d4 days.) A delay poison spell stops the spores’ growth for its duration. Bless, neutralize poison, or remove disease kills the spores, as does sprinkling the victim with a vial of holy water.

Stunning Screech (Su): Once per hour a vrock can emit a piercing screech. All creatures except for demons within a 30-foot radius must succeed on a DC 22 Fortitude save or be stunned for 1 round. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Summon Demon (Sp): Once per day a vrock can attempt to summon 2d10 dretches or another vrock with a 35% chance of success. This ability is the equivalent of a 3rd-level spell.

Skills: Vrocks have a +8 racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks.

The Demon Defender...

2007-11-25T22:02:00.000+09:00

Chat History with yeah, not bad. you? (#grremily/$lynkster;f6f91ab3d0f6222)

Created on 2007-11-21 21:33:35.

God: 18:26:36: anyway
Tint-ly: 18:26:36: ha ha
Tint-ly: 18:26:43: moving on
Ryu: 18:26:47: Anyway
God: 18:26:48: has anyone explained to Oryndiel Ponceyfarts what happened last week?
Ryu: 18:26:57: Never.
Tint-ly: 18:27:13: that would have been useful... ie not
God: 18:27:38: so no-one explained your current... precarious ... predicament .... to Mr. Oryndiel?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:27:46: did anyone nearly die?
Ryu: 18:27:54: Me
Ryu: 18:27:59: I think I did
Lotho: 18:28:01: i'm dead
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:28:01: commiserations!
God: 18:28:02: if by "nearly" you mean "more than"
Ryu: 18:28:02: Went negative.
Lotho: 18:28:03: very dead
Lotho: 18:28:05: as we speak
Ryu: 18:28:14: I was killed until I died from it.
God: 18:28:21: ?
Tint-ly: 18:28:29: Ryu made friends with some orcs
Ryu: 18:28:31: Imagine trying to explain that sentence to your class.
God: 18:28:36: So would somebody like to give a brief outline of the main events?
Tint-ly: 18:28:52: Boom bang boom - HA HA HA - oops
Lotho: 18:28:55: ory: we went further into the tunnel, took on a room full of orcs, with an orc cheif
Lotho: 18:29:00: one of them ran away....
Tint-ly: 18:29:09: That was Ory's fault
Lotho: 18:29:15: you're going after him.. and i'm dead on the other side of the room
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:29:18: Hey. I wasn't even there ;)
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:29:28: I knew nothing.
Lotho: 18:29:33: i gather all except the one that got away are dead
God: 18:29:40: Lotho: yes
Lotho: 18:29:40: you were, you were just a puppet
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:29:40: any scary beasties?
God: 18:29:43: everyone is well dead
Tint-ly: 18:29:45: Should'a, could'a, would'a shot an arrow into his/her back
Lotho: 18:29:54: you unsucessfully tried to stop the last orc from leaving the room
Tint-ly: 18:30:20: Scary voices
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:30:27: Well, bugger me with a fish fork. It seems I wasn't in my usual form at all!
God: 18:30:41: Last relevant sentence from last week follows.
God: 18:30:44: So, next session, we will start with the cavern doors open, the smouldering corpse of the witchdoctor, the twitching Orc chieftain, the booming laugh, and Ory scrabbling through Lotho's corpse for a scroll of Raise Dead
Ryu: 18:30:48: oh, there was that time I challenged 20 orcs to a brawl by insulting their questionable ancestry
Ryu: 18:31:07: Do we have time to heal?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:31:19: Gosh, that last sentence is exciting! I had to fondle Lotho's corpse??
Ryu: 18:31:20: And resurrect Lotho whom I did not realise was dead?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:31:34: what larks
God: 18:31:39: and here is the full final bit:
God: 18:31:42:     the witchdoctor flings the doors open, revealing another large, but completely dark cavern beyond. He steps over the threshold, stumbling in his blindness

God: 20:22:49

    Ryu's scorching ray streaks across the distance between you, hissing and roaring and dripping orange fire, to strike the Witchdoctor in the back as he trips

Ryu: 20:22:57

    booyah

Tint: 20:23:17

    ory could learn a trick or two

God: 20:23:27

    he lands on hands and knees, the flames enveloping his back, and as they consume him he throws his arms into the air, yelling in black speech "Save us, Oh Great One!"

God: 20:23:38

    Then he falls forward, dead and burning, over the lintel.

God: 20:23:57

    In the light of the flames from his corpse you see a faint movement in the shadows of the cavern...

God: 20:24:04

    followed by a deep, rolling, laugh...
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:32:10: Oh, dear.
Ryu: 18:32:14: Ooooh that part.
God: 18:32:28: So, the situation:
God: 18:32:31: you are in a huge cavern
God: 18:32:39: there is an exit to the south, to the East, 3 to the North
Tint-ly: 18:32:41: Lotho = up or down?
God: 18:32:42: one to the West
God: 18:32:52: there are about 50 dead orcs in the room, most of them smouldering
God: 18:33:02: the East exit had huge double doors, which have been flung open
God: 18:33:14: lying across the threshold is a smouldering, very dead Orc witchdoctor
Lotho: 18:33:20: hrm tint?
God: 18:33:24: from beyon you have seen a faint hint of movement and heard a rumbling laugh
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:33:32: And we're about to meet the great one ....
God: 18:33:48: Ory has run back to the extinct Lotho to scrabble about for his scroll of Raise Dead (now, who did the "his" point to in that sentence?)
God: 18:33:53: Because Ory can use divine magic
God: 18:34:07: Ryu is between Ory and the door
God: 18:34:10: as is Ory's cohort
God: 18:34:13: Ryu's cohort
God: 18:34:15: Tint's cohort
God: 18:34:31: Lotho's cohort is standing guard over the corpse of his recently deceased master (as is the other one)
God: 18:34:41: Tint is nearby, whistling and humming as ever
God: 18:34:45: what does everyone do?
Tint-ly: 18:34:47: (music)
Ryu: 18:34:59: Well, I'd like to use a potion to heal myself first.
Lotho: 18:35:03: stays dead....
Tint-ly: 18:35:21: Perhaps one of you could shut that door...
God: 18:35:22: Ryu: name the potion
Ryu: 18:35:33: Mod potion.
God: 18:35:41: which one?
God: 18:35:44: we need names, Ryu
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:35:45: OK then, let's pop open this scroll and see the pretty lights ...
Ryu: 18:35:57: Oh um, Potion of Moderate Wounds.
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:35:59: Mod potion? turns you into a mod wolf?
Ryu: 18:36:03: King of the Mods?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:36:17: Cool.
God: 18:36:24: Okay Ryu roll the healing effect and knock off the potion
Ryu: 18:36:30: 1d8?
God: 18:36:37: Ory pops open the scroll of Raise Dead and casts it on Lotho
God: 18:36:40: Ryu: 2d8+3
Ryu: 18:36:45: thanks
Lotho: 18:36:47: so is that resurrection? and do i remove it from my list now?
God: 18:36:52: Lotho: yes
God: 18:36:53: remove it
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:37:14: I hope Lotho won't go all Buffy on us after the resurrection.
God: 18:37:18: Ory reads the words in a whisper, but everyone can hear them because as he reads the scroll the air turns thick adn silent with expectation
Ryu: 18:37:20: full power!
God: 18:37:31: a faint, golden light is cast from the scroll as the words disappear in wreaths of smoke
God: 18:37:42: a brief breeze blows through the room
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:37:48: Ryu!
God: 18:38:00: and in a brief flash of the same golden light, Lotho surges upright, coughing up a great gout of blood and screaming in pain
God: 18:38:08: a wise person would remove the sword from his back before the glow fades...
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:38:23: Unspike the lad!
Ryu: 18:38:25: wrenches out the sword from Lotho's back
God: 18:38:29: Ryu isn't near...
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:38:33: me
God: 18:38:36: It has to be Ory or Lotho's cohort...
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:38:36: will unspike
Ryu: 18:38:39: or he would, if he was close by
God: 18:38:43: okay, Ory wrenches the blade out and casts it aside
Tint-ly: 18:38:48: Ryu could you close that big door with the baddy on the other side
God: 18:38:51: Lotho staggers upright
God: 18:38:57: Lotho: you have 1 hp
Ryu: 18:39:03: grunts and closes the heavy doors
God: 18:39:03: you can act from next round
God: 18:39:12: your power points are the same
Ryu: 18:39:20: I have a potion of serious wounds.
God: 18:39:33: Ryu: you were drinking a potion yourself
God: 18:39:38: Tint, what do you do?
Tint-ly: 18:40:00: drink a potion of cure light wounds
God: 18:40:08: roll it: 1d8+1
Ryu: 18:40:17: [potion of serious wounds for lotho if he wants to take it...]
God: 18:40:33: Ryu: you are too far away
Lotho: 18:40:36: thanks ryu, i have one myself
God: 18:40:43: Okay
Lotho: 18:40:44: i don't think i get to act yet though
Ryu: 18:40:46: np
God: 18:40:48: so the situation now: more rumbling laughter
God: 18:40:58: everyone has come back from the dead or is a bit healed
God: 18:41:02: Next round, what do you all do?
Tint-ly: 18:41:18: Call to my cohort and Ryu to close the door
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:41:20: I cast Circle Against Evil and Slimy Things.
Lotho: 18:41:23: what do i get to recover by with cure serious wounds?
God: 18:41:33: Lotho: you can do whatever you want right now
God: 18:41:43: Ryu and Tint's cohort move to the door to close it
Lotho: 18:42:03: what dice do i roll?
God: 18:42:17: Cure serious wounds : spell or potion, Lotho?
God: 18:42:30: Ory casts Magic Circle Against Evil
Lotho: 18:42:40: dunno, potion i guess
God: 18:42:42: so if you move within 3m of Ory, you gain the benefits fo the spell
God: 18:42:58: Lotho: potion heals 3d8+5, spell heals 3d8+ your level
Ryu: 18:43:01: That closing of door action I did... that's already 1 turn used up for me, I take it.
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:43:08: hee
God: 18:43:11: Ryu: it'll be that and some
Lotho: 18:43:14: k
Lotho: 18:43:16: follows ory
God: 18:43:22: So Lotho, spell or potion?
Lotho: 18:43:26: and drinks potion
God: 18:43:30: Okay roll the healing effect
God: 18:43:36: Ryu and his cohort approach the door
God: 18:43:39: Tint what do you do?
Tint-ly: 18:44:11: can I move around to the side, i.e. not in front of the door
Lotho: 18:44:14: is back up to 19 hps
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:44:34: yay for hit poonts!
God: 18:44:57: Lotho: I recommend next round you heal yourself some more
Lotho: 18:45:06: thanks ory btw :)
God: 18:45:13: Tint: you are not close to the door, so it's kind of moot
God: 18:45:20: you are about 50' away
Tint-ly: 18:45:28: In that case I'll snuggle up to Ory
God: 18:45:35: okay
God: 18:45:45: Lotho and Tint move closer to Ory, along with Lotho's cohort
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:45:56: Oo, I'm getting lots of snuggles tonight. Purrrrrr ;)
God: 18:45:57: Ory's cohort moves towards the door (as he was doing) unless Ory says otherwise
Ryu: 18:46:02: still closing door?
Lotho: 18:46:03: cohorts
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:46:23: well, my cohort can shut the door.
God: 18:46:38: as Tint's cohort and Ryu move to the door, an 8' tall beast hurls itself through the door, smashing into the cohort and attacking it with 2 talons
Ryu: 18:46:47: whoa
Ryu: 18:46:48: !
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:46:50: Oh, fook.
God: 18:46:56: It hits twice
God: 18:47:10: doing 30hps damage
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:47:16: God's making "whoooa" sounds.
Ryu: 18:47:18: my cohort?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:47:19: Not good.
God: 18:47:26: it looks like this:

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/MM35_gallery/MM35_PG48.jpg
God: 18:47:30: (the one at teh Front, btw)
God: 18:47:48: It is a blue, vulture-faced creature, with wide wings covered in feathers that look like scales
Ryu: 18:47:51: oooooo.... kay.
Tint-ly: 18:47:52: shit
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:47:54: I thought it had a pet there for a sec
God: 18:47:56: It has a vicious beak, nasty looking claws and talons
God: 18:48:09: It is bigger than Ryu
God: 18:48:15: but not huge - just 8' tall
God: 18:48:27: Ryu, what do you do?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:48:37: go the ryu!
God: 18:48:38: (and is your cohort still alive?)
Ryu: 18:48:48: Well, barely. only 3 points
God: 18:48:55: (Sorry, it was Tint's cohort - is he still alive Tint?)
Ryu: 18:48:59: oh
Tint-ly: 18:49:11: hp = -3
Ryu: 18:49:18: Is this beast or demon?
God: 18:49:36: Ryu: make a Knowledge (religion) or Knowledge (arcana) check
God: 18:49:39: to determine that
God: 18:49:47: possibly also mention what you are going to do: likely you're next
Tint-ly: 18:49:52: Can the rest of us also make knowledge checks
Tint-ly: 18:50:03: ?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:50:08: God spilled beer. One moment.
Ryu: 18:50:15: knowledge arcana: 13
Ryu: 18:50:36: I wasn't covered by Ory's protection circle
Ryu: 18:50:48: Tumble back.
God: 18:51:26: ,fuckin' beer
God: 18:51:27: right
God: 18:51:37: Ryu: you have no idea if that is the local beer delivery guy or a demon
God: 18:51:43: make a tumble check
Ryu: 18:51:50: 18
God: 18:52:26: you roll and flip back out of the way, enabling you to avoid his attack this round without any trouble
Ryu: 18:52:48: I'd imagine web wouldn't hold that beastie.
God: 18:52:53: Next round, everyone roll initiative
Ryu: 18:53:13: 15
Tint-ly: 18:53:21: 16
Ryu: 18:53:28: What did everyone get from their knowledge check?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:53:35: 14
Lotho: 18:53:46: 19
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:54:05: I think the knowledge check was just for you ryu
Ryu: 18:54:07: oh
God: 18:54:11: The beast grunts, surges forward and attacks Ryu
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:54:20: eeeee!
God: 18:54:21: what's your Armour Class Ryu
Ryu: 18:54:40: 24, mage armoured
Ryu: 18:54:51: 20 unarmoured
Tint-ly: 18:54:52: lotho - last time we fought a demon God mentioned that you had a spell that makes it easier to hit.
God: 18:54:59: It slashes at you with two claws, one of which deflects from your mage armour with a shower of sparks
Lotho: 18:55:03: i do?
God: 18:55:05: the other hits, doing 16hps damage
Ryu: 18:55:14: grunts slightly
God: 18:55:25: (Lotho: It was on the blog too, with much discussion of the properties of Demons)
God: 18:55:35: Tint: what makes you think this is a Demon?
Ryu: 18:55:41: summoning
Tint-ly: 18:55:51: Can we make a knowledge check
God: 18:55:56: Ryu, small hint: many creatures have a lot of attacks. When they move, they get less attacks
God: 18:56:02: that creature just moved, and it got two attacks
God: 18:56:09: if you stay in one place, it may get more...
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:56:13: 2 10d for knowledge check?
God: 18:56:17: Yes
God: 18:56:21: (Ory)
Ryu: 18:56:22: point... taken...
God: 18:56:26: Okay, so the next actor is Lotho
God: 18:56:29: Lotho, what do you do?
Lotho: 18:56:33: we don't even know if its a demon do we?
Lotho: 18:56:38: you told me to heal myself more
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 18:56:40: 19 for arcana check
God: 18:56:53: Lotho: no, but you can do a knowledge(religion) or knowledge (arcana) check to work it out
God: 18:56:59: Ory: you don't know if it's a demon or not
God: 18:57:26: And also you should tell me what you are going to do (on top of the knowledge check - you are a halfling, so you can think and act at the same time)
Lotho: 18:57:45: knowledge 17
God: 18:57:52: Lotho: knowledge religion or arcana?
Lotho: 18:57:56: i'm gonna cure myself
Lotho: 18:58:02: arcana
God: 18:58:03: which spell?
Lotho: 18:58:15: oh, religion, hang on
Lotho: 18:58:28: religion'd be 19
God: 18:58:33: Lotho: it's a Demon, you guys are in deep shit, time to start scrabblin' for whatever spell it was you need...
Lotho: 18:58:46: tint?
Tint-ly: 18:59:15: I can't remember which one - something about enchanting our weapons with divine something
God: 18:59:23: so in the meantime: which healing spell?
Lotho: 19:00:21: i can't do both can i?
God: 19:00:25: you can
God: 19:00:32: you mean both spells?
God: 19:00:36: you can think and cast one spell
God: 19:00:39: choose a spell...
God: 19:00:44: healing could be wise
God: 19:00:51: that Demon just did 16 hps damage on Ryu
God: 19:00:58: you currently only have 19
Ryu: 19:00:58: yea, not good
God: 19:01:04: and you are a lot easier to hit than he is...
Lotho: 19:01:43: cure critical
God: 19:02:23: okay, that should be ... 4d8+ your level (you can cast 4th level spells?)
Lotho: 19:02:59: i can't heal more than my total hps can i?
God: 19:03:05: No
Ryu: 19:03:09: good-aligned weapons deal damage to demons...
God: 19:03:11: can you cast 4th level spells...?
Lotho: 19:03:12: then lets make that serious
Lotho: 19:03:23: can i?
God: 19:03:27: what level are you?
God: 19:03:30: (cleric)
Lotho: 19:03:32: 5
God: 19:03:37: you can't
God: 19:03:43: so make it serious: 3d8+5 hps healed
Lotho: 19:03:46: k,
God: 19:03:49: Ryu: do you have a good-aligned weapon?
God: 19:03:51: does anyone?
Ryu: 19:03:52: Lotho has a spell which does the same thing.... as good aligned weapons.
God: 19:03:59: really?
Ryu: 19:04:06: I'm reading what you wrote on the blog...
God: 19:04:08: would that be the first level spell "Align Weapon"?
God: 19:04:31: I imagine that if Oryndiel had a good-aligned bow it would do an awful lot of damage
God: 19:04:35: similarly if you had good-aligned fists
God: 19:04:43: Next is Tint: Tint, what do you do?
Ryu: 19:04:59: brb phone
Tint-ly: 19:05:06: Can I cast cure serious wounds (from scroll) on my cohort from where I am?
God: 19:05:28: Tint: gotta touch him
God: 19:05:29: so no
God: 19:05:32: unless you do a runner
Tint-ly: 19:05:53: Does it look like I will be sliced and diced if I do a runner?
God: 19:06:03: the beast is pursuing Ryu
Lotho: 19:06:06: i can't find that spell yolu're talking about
God: 19:06:08: so probably you will be okay
Tint-ly: 19:06:19: Okay - I'm on my way
God: 19:06:31: Lotho, it's a 2nd level
God: 19:06:33: sorry
God: 19:06:37: Tint runs over to his cohort
God: 19:06:52: Ryu is next but he is on the phone so we'll skip to Ory
God: 19:06:55: Ory, what do you do?
Ryu: 19:07:04: back...
God: 19:07:11: Ryu, what is your plan?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:07:12: I cast Mirror Image :)
Ryu: 19:07:23: hit it
Ryu: 19:07:25: flurry
Ryu: 19:07:31: time to try out my new fisties
Lotho: 19:07:35: concecrate?
God: 19:07:57: Ory casts mirror image - Ory roll 1d4+2
God: 19:08:01: Lotho: Align Weapon
God: 19:08:03: 2nd level
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:08:06: 5
Lotho: 19:08:23: really doesn't have align weapon in the cleric spell list
God: 19:08:29: Ory is surrounded by 5 images of himself, all of which have armour class as if htey were unarmoured Orys
God: 19:08:35: Lotho: wait a mo
God: 19:08:41: Ryu: rol your flurry
Ryu: 19:08:55: 17, 23, 19 - is Tint singing? I haven't added his bonus
Tint-ly: 19:09:06: not as yet
God: 19:09:16: http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/clericSpells.html
Ryu: 19:09:17: ah
God: 19:09:26: Lotho: look in 2nd level in that list, it's under "A"
Lotho: 19:09:49: it's not in the pdf
God: 19:10:02: Ryu steps in with a spinning series of kicks, only one of which hits
God: 19:10:06: roll damage for one attack Ryu
Lotho: 19:10:07: it has animal messenger instead
God: 19:10:12: weird Lotho
Lotho: 19:10:14: so which list do i use?
Lotho: 19:10:19: either?
Tint-ly: 19:10:21: both
God: 19:10:27: use the website I gave you
Ryu: 19:10:28: rolled a 10. + 4 = 14.
Lotho: 19:10:29: heh,l thats too fucken complicated
God: 19:10:30: It is correct
God: 19:10:43: (Lotho, it's not complicated, it's just one is wrong)
Lotho: 19:10:51: k, let me know when i next act
God: 19:10:52: Ryu: your massive kick hits, but does fuck all damage
Ryu: 19:10:58: yay
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:11:21: beastie won't die easy
God: 19:11:28: Tint you reach your cohort, you can cast your spell next round
God: 19:11:30: It is now next round
Lotho: 19:11:34: i have to touch the weapon for it to work though
Lotho: 19:11:52: i'm still near ory... can i touch ory's arrows?
God: 19:11:54: Lotho: use it on your own or Ory's
God: 19:11:56: on the bow
God: 19:12:08: The beast takes off from Ryu, and sweeps over towards you guys
God: 19:12:11: it spends the round in flight
God: 19:12:16: what are you all doing?
Ryu: 19:12:20: I wasn't in the circle of protection against evil when it was cast, right?
Lotho: 19:12:21: k
God: 19:12:25: Ryu: no
God: 19:12:28: but you cna return to it
Ryu: 19:12:34: I'm casting protection against evil.
Lotho: 19:12:35: touches ory's bow and aligns it for 5 mins
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:12:58: I ready my scorching ray at beastie's pretty head.
God: 19:13:15: Ryu: you can get that effect by going to where hte beast now is
God: 19:13:17: don't waste your spell
God: 19:13:19: heal yourself instead
Lotho: 19:13:21: if you're not gonna use you're arrows i'm not gonna waste my align spell on em
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:13:39: mmmm.
Lotho: 19:13:55: i'll use it on my morningstar instead
Ryu: 19:14:15: ok. I'll heal myself. Wholemess of body?
Lotho: 19:14:22: ory?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:14:36: aye, that sounds fine
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:14:46: morningstar away
God: 19:14:56: Ryu: your wholeness of body will cover all the damage you just received
Lotho: 19:14:59: meh
God: 19:15:01: Lotho casts align on his morning star
God: 19:15:12: Ory: make a ranged touch attack against the beast for your spell
God: 19:15:20: Tint, roll for the heal effect
Ryu: 19:15:25: God: so are you saying its unnecessary for me to use it?
Tint-ly: 19:15:31: How much - cure serious?
Tint-ly: 19:15:35: 3d8 + ?
God: 19:16:02: 3d8+3
God: 19:16:07: sorry 3d8+5
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:16:11: 22, 17
God: 19:16:16: Ory: the first one hits
God: 19:16:19: roll 4d6 for damage
Tint-ly: 19:16:37: hp = 20
God: 19:16:39: your scorching ray streaks across the dim cavern to the rapidly swooping beast, hitting it in the face
God: 19:16:45: okay Tint add it up
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:16:47: 13
God: 19:16:53: that does fuck all damage
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:16:56: fuck
God: 19:17:22: So the round ends with everyone finished their actions except hte cohorts
God: 19:17:26: what do your cohorts do?
Tint-ly: 19:17:57: get's up from the ground
Ryu: 19:18:12: mine uses the bow
Ryu: 19:18:23: sorry, greataxe
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:18:28: mace attack on big bird
God: 19:18:36: So Ryu, Ory, your cohorts charge to attack the beast
God: 19:18:38: Lotho?
God: 19:19:10: Ryu, Ory roll the attacks for your cohorts
God: 19:19:12: 1 each
Lotho: 19:19:22: they attack too
God: 19:19:23: wait!
God: 19:19:31: they can't attack with melee weapons this round, they have to use bows
God: 19:19:34: so make bow attacks
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:19:39: k
Ryu: 19:19:48: 20
God: 19:19:58: missed
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:20:00: 17
God: 19:20:02: missed
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:20:07: fcuk
God: 19:20:08: right
God: 19:20:11: Lotho
God: 19:20:17: roll for yours too if they want to use arrows
God: 19:21:17: alright, Lotho's not around, no harm we'll do the attacks when he gets back
Lotho: 19:21:17: um, they both have shortbows.
God: 19:21:24: oh you're here
Lotho: 19:21:29: what do i have to do?
God: 19:21:36: the beast is in the air, so it's no skin off hteir noses to take a shot
God: 19:21:44: roll 2d10 for each one and add their shortbow bonus
God: 19:21:49: (see hte cohort section for the bonus)
God: 19:22:25: The beast is sweeping down now to land in front of Ory
Lotho: 19:22:31: 15 and 21
God: 19:22:37: This means that it may hit Ory's protection from evil spell and bounce off
God: 19:22:41: Lotho: both arrows missed
God: 19:23:00: So, Ory, you need to roll to see if the beast's spell resistance affects your spell
God: 19:23:06: can you roll 2d10 and add your wizard level
God: 19:23:08: please
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:23:16: k
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:23:44: 22
God: 19:24:45: The beast hits your protective circle and bounces off!
God: 19:24:55: It gives a little angry screech and heads up into the air
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:25:00: phew!
God: 19:25:03: unable to enter that protective zone
God: 19:25:08: This means several things!
God: 19:25:24: 1: if someone casts align weapon on your bow you can pick the little bastard off at your leisure
God: 19:25:36: 2: if Ryu can get inside the zone he may stay alive more than 1 round
God: 19:25:49: 3: you can all cast further protective magic while you are crouched under the little dome
God: 19:26:04: What does everyone do?
Ryu: 19:26:14: run like hell for the dome
Ryu: 19:26:20: zone whatever
Tint-ly: 19:26:21: ditto
God: 19:27:05: everyone runs for the dome
Lotho: 19:27:14: so you want align on your arrows yet ory?
God: 19:27:17: Ryu will, of course, reach it
God: 19:27:27: The demon will get to strike Tint before he makes it
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:27:28: Line up a flame arrow with Loth's alignment
God: 19:27:32: the cohorts will make it
God: 19:27:46: Lotho: do you cast align weapon on the bow
Tint-ly: 19:28:02: yah yah yah... saves cohort's ass, only to be cut down
Lotho: 19:28:37: i guess so. it's wasted on my morningstar
God: 19:28:45: Lotho casts align weapon
God: 19:28:57: one of hte joys of being under this dome is that Lotho can cast align weapon on all your weapons
God: 19:29:00: given time.
Ryu: 19:29:06: my fists?
God: 19:29:10: indeed Ryu
God: 19:29:25: So Lotho casts align weapon on Ory's bow, which Ory can use from next round
God: 19:29:30: This round, what does Ory do?
Lotho: 19:29:31: yeah, i can only do it 3more times
God: 19:29:33: and what do the cohorts do?
Lotho: 19:29:35: then i'm outta pps
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:29:56: a flaming arrow at featherhead
Lotho: 19:29:59: why can't ory use it this round? i go first
God: 19:30:03: better choose those 3 spells first
God: 19:30:09: Lotho you can but the effect starts next round
Lotho: 19:30:13: pft
God: 19:30:35: Ory: roll your attacks
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:31:11: rapid shot long bow
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:31:32: 23, 18, 16
God: 19:31:48: Ory: the first arrow hits, roll your damage (and tell me the fire damage separately to teh arrow damage)
Lotho: 19:32:07: does fire do fuck all to this thing?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:32:43: 8, 5
God: 19:32:44: The cohorts and Ryu come charging separately into the dome
God: 19:33:07: Tint bringing up the rear, the demon making a graceful somersault in the air 50' above
Tint-ly: 19:33:19: yudder yudder yudder
God: 19:33:26: Ory's arrow hits the beast as it stalls at the peak of its ascent
God: 19:33:29: but do no damage
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:33:35: eh??
God: 19:33:44: and then it drops like a stone, perfectly intercepting Tint's panicked run
Tint-ly: 19:33:51: faster little legs, faster
God: 19:33:55: what is the soon-to-be-dead gnome's armour class?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:33:57: he
Tint-ly: 19:34:11: It wouldn't be giant sized would it?
God: 19:34:21: let me check...
God: 19:34:41: yes
Tint-ly: 19:34:47: 22
God: 19:34:58: It hits you twice
Ryu: 19:35:08: bugger
Tint-ly: 19:35:08: shit shit shit faster little legs
God: 19:35:09: once as it plummets, once as it unfurls its wings and comes to a stop
God: 19:35:19: 28hps damage
Tint-ly: 19:35:32: cool... keep on running
God: 19:35:47: Tint comes charging into the dome, trailing blood and bits of leg
God: 19:36:00: the creature leaps into the air, headingn up into the shadows near hte ceiling
God: 19:36:03: what do you all do?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:36:17: prepare flame arrow
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:36:22: with lotho's alingment
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:36:26: alignment
Ryu: 19:36:53: shuriken
God: 19:37:15: Ryu: shuriken will do nothing on this beast, come up with something useful (hitn: check your character sheet)
Tint-ly: 19:37:16: Starts humming that positive reinforcement (+2) (music)
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:37:43: make that magic arrows +1
God: 19:37:48: okay from next round you all get an additional +2
God: 19:38:08: Ory: roll your attacks (and tell me how many)
God: 19:38:11: Lotho: what do you do?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:38:15: 2 attacks
Ryu: 19:38:21: How high is it again?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:38:38: 21, 24
Lotho: 19:38:47: anyone else have a decent ranged weapon they want aligned?
God: 19:38:47: Ryu: heading up, you can get it within 30'
Lotho: 19:38:52: mine are all shit
God: 19:38:55: Ory: you hit once
God: 19:39:00: roll damage
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:39:20: 10
God: 19:39:22: Lotho: at some point someone is going to have to leave this little cocoon to bash that fucker dead
God: 19:39:30: so you might as well enchant melee weapons on people like Ryu
Lotho: 19:39:39: i've got my morningstar
God: 19:39:40: Ory: your arrow strikes the ascending creature in the arse
Ryu: 19:39:48: I'll jump up.
God: 19:40:00: Its hit points are now officially in double figures. well done!
God: 19:40:06: Ryu: it's not that close!
Lotho: 19:40:09: jesus
Ryu: 19:40:13: rope climb
God: 19:40:25: you wanna fight a beast with 90 hit points from a rope?
God: 19:40:29: someone has a death wish...
Lotho: 19:40:35: how long does this dome last?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:40:44: what about your web, ryu?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:40:48: get it mid-flight?
God: 19:40:50: Lotho: 6 minutes (60 rounds)
God: 19:40:58: Lotho: what are you doing?
Ryu: 19:41:24: I'll give the web a go, though I don't know if it'll do anyting.
God: 19:41:43: Ryu casts web: Ryu, first roll 2d10+ your wizard level
Lotho: 19:41:44: how far away is the thing? within 10'?
God: 19:41:55: you can get it as it rises, but not that close
God: 19:41:57: within 20'
Ryu: 19:42:14: 14
God: 19:42:25: Ryu: your web puffs into nothing as it hits the beast
God: 19:42:28: no effect
God: 19:42:47: knock off 2pps, try looking in your equipment list for things to enhance you before you go out to die (is my advice)
God: 19:42:57: Lotho, what are you doing?
Lotho: 19:43:11: can i move stone.. .the whole ceiling?
Tint-ly: 19:43:14: Can I do a knowledge check to see if I know what might be an enemy of this thing = eg angel etc - ideas for illusions
God: 19:43:20: Tint: yes
God: 19:43:28: Lotho: what spell?
Tint-ly: 19:43:37: Arcana - 16
God: 19:43:41: Tint: no idea
Tint-ly: 19:43:45: bugger
God: 19:44:29: Ryu, Tint, Lotho, roll for your cohorts' missile attacks
God: 19:44:44: (unless htey are doing something else, like going out to be bait)
Ryu: 19:44:47: 12
Tint-ly: 19:44:51: 21
God: 19:44:53: also Ory
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:44:58: I wanna mace it
God: 19:44:58: (sorry)
God: 19:45:07: Ory's cohort exits the bubble?
Lotho: 19:45:32: stone shape
God: 19:46:13: Lotho: you can shape stone, but not fast enough to catch an 8' tall flying demon
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:46:14: oops i'll shortbow instead
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:46:40: 24
God: 19:46:45: Ryu and Tint's cohorts arrows miss
God: 19:46:52: but Ory's cohort fires a shortbow into its arse
God: 19:46:55: Ory: roll damage
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:46:58: it likes the arse
Tint-ly: 19:47:02: yay
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:47:32: 6
God: 19:47:39: that does nothing
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:47:42: fwaff
God: 19:47:44: Lotho, what is your action?
Tint-ly: 19:47:45: boo
Tint-ly: 19:48:04: Who has the aligned weapons?
God: 19:48:14: (if you look at your cohorts' shortbow damage, it is 1d6, so there is no way they can get enough damage to overpower the damage resistance)
Lotho: 19:48:15: guess i'll align my bullets
Lotho: 19:48:36: oh nm
God: 19:48:36: Lotho: I recommend aligning another melee fighter (e.g. Ryu) and a cohort, and marching out to combat
Tint-ly: 19:48:38: (music)+2 (music)+2 = also for cohorts
God: 19:48:54: align 3 melee fighters and then steel yourself for a nasty end is my advice...
Lotho: 19:49:04: who's best then? ryu?
Lotho: 19:49:12: which weapon?
Ryu: 19:49:14: pretty much
God: 19:49:14: also, ifyou first cast "Owl's wisdom" you will probably get an extra 12pps
Ryu: 19:49:22: i got me fists.
God: 19:49:27: which will be kind of helpful for aligning more weapons and having a few pps left over for healing
God: 19:49:33: which you are surely gonna need...
God: 19:50:00: sorry an extra 8 pps (2 pps for the spell, 10 pps gained, = extra 8 pps)
God: 19:50:22: (Owl's Wisdom increases your wisdom, which increases your power points, which gives you more spells)
Lotho: 19:50:24: um, but then i loose hit points
God: 19:50:38: you only lose the 10 pps you gained
God: 19:50:51: which is fine if you heal yourself before hte spell runs out, and that is hours away
Lotho: 19:50:58: um, k
God: 19:50:59: and you guys have enough money for a resurrection spell...
Lotho: 19:51:04: so owl wisdom first?
God: 19:51:11: that would be htet sensible approach
God: 19:51:24: (and if anyone else has a spell which increases HPs you should use it now - you are gonna need it)
God: 19:51:27: (also armour class!)
Tint-ly: 19:52:34: nope
Lotho: 19:52:46: so it's +4 to wisdom, for 5 mins
Lotho: 19:52:50: what does that mean?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:53:15: I can cast invisibility on Lotho before he charges out to destroy Feather Features
God: 19:53:28: Lotho: it means your wisdom increases by 4, which means you get an extra 2pps per level (i.e. an extra 10pps) and an extra 2 on all skills and saves which require wisdom (i.e. will)
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:53:30: and apply barkskin to self
God: 19:53:33: Okay
God: 19:53:43: first Ory you should use barkskin - do invisibility last
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:53:48: k
God: 19:54:00: So Lotho, you cast that spell you get an extra 8pps
God: 19:54:21: Tint: are you just going to keep singing?
God: 19:54:43: Ryu: have you thought of anything useful you can use (e.g. potion of barkskin, aid, bless, anything else...)?
Lotho: 19:54:56: 8 or 10?
Ryu: 19:55:09: I've got Aid, Wisdom - there's a spell of holding.
God: 19:55:10: 8: 10 for the increased wisdom, -2 for casting the spell
Tint-ly: 19:55:14: yup (music) + an occational illusion to see if I can distract it.
God: 19:55:15: (net benefit - 8)
Lotho: 19:55:20: ah
God: 19:55:23: Ryu: wisdom increases your armour class
God: 19:55:38: if your wisdom increases by 4, your armour class will increase by 2 (this only works for you)
God: 19:55:43: that makes you harder to hit
God: 19:55:47: handy given the circumstances
Ryu: 19:56:00: I've written down something called minor spell of holding
God: 19:56:10: Ryu: won't work on a demon
Ryu: 19:56:22: ONe potion drinking per turn?
God: 19:56:25: (Lotho: net benefit is 8)
God: 19:56:29: wtf?
God: 19:56:33: I can't write 8)
God: 19:56:38: Lotho: net benefit is 8
Ryu: 19:56:39: 8)
God: 19:56:41: that's better
God: 19:56:46: fuckin' stupid cool guy
God: 19:56:53: Ryu: one potion per turn
God: 19:57:04: So Lotho, do you do the Owl's wisdom?
Lotho: 19:57:13: i can see it fine
God: 19:57:22: Ryu, owl's wisdom?
Lotho: 19:57:24: but i can imagine it turns to a sunnies wearing smiley
Ryu: 19:57:26: drinks Owl's Wisdom
God: 19:58:20: Ryu: your wisdom increases by 4, so all abilities depending on wisdom increase by 2, as does your ARmour class
God: 19:58:37: Ory's skin goes all hard and wrinkly, so Ory's armour class increases by 2
God: 19:58:44: Tint continues singing
God: 19:58:50: Lotho stands about indecisively
Tint-ly: 19:58:51: (music)
Lotho: 19:59:01: huh?
Ryu: 19:59:03: how long will it last
God: 19:59:03: the beast hits the ceiling, grabs on, and starts wrenching at the rocks
Lotho: 19:59:08: i cast owl wisdom
Lotho: 19:59:11: do i get to do something else now?
God: 19:59:14: Okay
God: 19:59:16: you gain 8pps
God: 19:59:26: also all your wisdom-based skills and abilities improve by 2
Lotho: 19:59:36: whatever they are, but ok
God: 19:59:37: the beast pulls off a big chunk of rock and throws it down, aiming at Ory
God: 19:59:46: it hits ory
God: 19:59:52: for 6 hps damage
God: 19:59:54: a glancing blow
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 19:59:56: shite
God: 20:00:03: Lotho: key ability, will saving throws
God: 20:00:08: next round: what does everyone do?
God: 20:00:22: Lotho, do you align someone's weapon? I recommend RYu first if you haven't already
God: 20:00:37: Tint, do you continue singing?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:00:40: we need to protect ourselves from rocks
Tint-ly: 20:00:41: yup -
Lotho: 20:00:48: yeah, ryu
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:00:49: any ideas for a cover?
Tint-ly: 20:01:06: Once it starts fighting, rocks will not be the problem
God: 20:01:13: that's true...
God: 20:01:20: probably best to just keep preparing
God: 20:01:28: Ory could of course take a few pot shots if he has nothing better to do
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:01:47: pot shots it is for me. can't do owt else
God: 20:01:54: roll 'em ory
God: 20:01:57: Ryu, what do you do?
Ryu: 20:01:59: Lotho: can i get an aligned cast on my hands?
God: 20:02:03: more potiony goodness?
Tint-ly: 20:02:05: also my cohort - pot luck.
Lotho: 20:02:05: sure
God: 20:02:15: tint: your cohort cannot damage it
Tint-ly: 20:02:25: yammer
God: 20:02:29: so don't bother me wiht the rolls...
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:02:35: 20, 26
Ryu: 20:02:37: sure, drink potion of aids
Tint-ly: 20:02:43: +2 +2 +2
God: 20:02:43: Ory, your second shot hits
God: 20:02:46: roll the damage
God: 20:02:50: (+2, Tint?)
God: 20:02:58: Ryu, you add 1d8+3 to your hit points
Tint-ly: 20:03:00: +2 for attacks & +2 for damage
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:03:17: 8 poo!
God: 20:03:28: you hit it in the back as it wrenches at hte rocks
God: 20:03:43: Also Ryu, you add 1 to all your attacks and saving throws
God: 20:03:47: Lotho aligns your fists
Ryu: 20:03:49: yay
God: 20:03:50: Tint sings
God: 20:03:53: the cohorts do nothing
God: 20:03:57: the beast hurls a rock at Ory
God: 20:04:04: and misses
God: 20:04:07: the rock shatters on teh ground
God: 20:04:10: next round
God: 20:04:12: what do you all do?
Tint-ly: 20:04:18: Can my cohort use his shield to defect the rocks
Ryu: 20:04:20: astep out
God: 20:04:32: Ryu steps out of the bubble
God: 20:04:38: Lotho, Ory, Tint?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:04:42: sticking with the arrows. can my cohort throw rocks back?
God: 20:04:44: Tint: he cannot
Lotho: 20:04:48: too
God: 20:04:49: Ory: no
God: 20:04:52: Lotho steps out?
Lotho: 20:05:02: unless anything else needs to be aligned
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:05:02: well, cohort can fire arrows too
God: 20:05:06: He doesn't align a cohort?
Lotho: 20:05:31: okay,
Lotho: 20:05:36: aligns cohort 2
Tint-ly: 20:05:38: my cohort's scimitar would be useful to be align
Lotho: 20:05:41: unless anyone has a better one?
Lotho: 20:05:47: this is 2d6+5
God: 20:05:52: Lotho: they're all pretty much the same
God: 20:06:02: 2d6+5 is the best
God: 20:06:08: I'm gonna go toilet
Lotho: 20:06:10: what damage does your scimitar do tint?
God: 20:06:19: things jsut got complicated, as you shall soon see
Tint-ly: 20:06:29: 1d6+7 crit 18-20
Ryu: 20:06:40: my cohort's axe is 1d12+4
Ryu: 20:06:49: no critical apparently
Lotho: 20:06:54: i'm sticking with mine
Tint-ly: 20:06:55: you's is better
Lotho: 20:07:00: aligns his cohort
Lotho: 20:07:04: 's greatsword
Ryu: 20:07:43: yes, it's an excellent sword
Tint-ly: 20:08:08: wonder-sword
God: 20:08:13: right
God: 20:08:15: so
God: 20:08:20: Ryu steps out
God: 20:08:23: Lotho aligns his cohort
God: 20:08:27: Tint acts like a ponce
God: 20:08:32: Ory took some shots
Tint-ly: 20:08:35: a singing ponce
God: 20:08:41: the beast sees Ryu step out
God: 20:08:49: gives a strange, eery, hackle-raising screech
God: 20:09:01: and the air between Ryu and the bubble starts to shimmer in a strangely familiar way
God: 20:09:07: what are you all doing now
God: 20:09:07: ?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:09:10: uh-oh?
Lotho: 20:09:38: familiar how?
Tint-ly: 20:09:47: wall of fire?
God: 20:09:47: like something you all saw a while ago
God: 20:09:50: twice now actually
Ryu: 20:09:53: ooh
Ryu: 20:09:57: ooooooh!
God: 20:10:01: can't quite put your fingers on it...?
God: 20:10:05: Ryu gets the gist...?
Ryu: 20:10:05: there's going to be another one
God: 20:10:09: Ryu gets the gist
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:10:16: not the jelly thing; another demon is being summoned?
God: 20:10:21: a thing about Demons... they can summon others just like them
Ryu: 20:10:22: like when we fought the babau
God: 20:10:28: remember the candle...?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:10:32: where's the candle?
God: 20:10:33: made the air shimmer...?
Ryu: 20:10:34: there were two demons we fought at the same time
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:10:37: snuff it!
God: 20:10:43: Ory: there is no candle
God: 20:10:48: this time it's the Demon calling a mate
God: 20:10:54: what do you all do?
Tint-ly: 20:10:57: shitte
Ryu: 20:10:58: bloody mf
Ryu: 20:11:11: summon swarm. distract the bastard for a bit
God: 20:11:24: Ryu: roll 2d10+ your level
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:11:41: I make Lotho invisible now before he attacks birdy and company
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:11:49: I ready more arrows
Lotho: 20:12:01: whu?
Ryu: 20:12:06: monk level? 8, isn't it?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:12:09: btw i have fireball
God: 20:12:09: Ory casts invisibility: is this from a scroll or your own sppell?
Ryu: 20:12:12: 22
God: 20:12:15: Ryu: wizard level
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:12:15: scroll
Tint-ly: 20:12:19: I cast an illusion of an angel being summoned
Ryu: 20:12:20: bastard
God: 20:12:24: Lotho: when you are invisible you get your sneak attack bonus
God: 20:12:29: an extra 2 or 3d6, right?
Ryu: 20:12:31: 17
God: 20:12:32: on your first attack
Lotho: 20:12:35: something like that
Lotho: 20:12:40: but then i'm not invisible anymore
God: 20:12:40: Ryu: your spell doesn't work
Ryu: 20:12:44: not surprised
God: 20:12:57: the swarm of insects you summons hits the shimmering, rapidly congealing field of magic and flees in terror
God: 20:13:08: Lotho: better invisibleonce than not at all
God: 20:13:15: what do you do?
Lotho: 20:13:28: how do i know what the extra sneak bonus is?
God: 20:13:30: cast one more spell, or attack?
Ryu: 20:13:35: me? I rush forward to attack.
Lotho: 20:13:36: is there a demon thing there to be snuck up on?
God: 20:13:37: it's written in your special abilities
God: 20:13:42: there will be next round
God: 20:13:48: Ryu: you just cast a spell, you can do nowt
Ryu: 20:13:54: ok
Lotho: 20:14:02: oh, k. so this round... anyone else use align?
God: 20:14:10: you could use it on another cohort
God: 20:14:11: ...
Tint-ly: 20:14:13: Ory - can you cast bark skin on Ryu?
Lotho: 20:14:25: ryu's cohort?
Lotho: 20:14:39: do i need to cast barkskin btw?
Ryu: 20:14:48: i do have mage armour though.
God: 20:14:57: I think casting align is probably better
Tint-ly: 20:15:01: Ryu - the more protection the better
God: 20:15:04: unless you don't want to die...
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:15:10: nope have used all barkskin
Ryu: 20:15:21: just wondering if it will conflict spells, 'sall
God: 20:15:26: Ryu: no
Ryu: 20:15:31: cool
Lotho: 20:15:33: barkskin is my natural thingie
God: 20:15:42: Lotho, do you cast barkskin on yourself or align weapon on the cohort?
Ryu: 20:15:45: that must hurt the ladies.
God: 20:15:55: the demon will die quicker the more cohorts can hit it and do real damage
Lotho: 20:15:56: is barkskin still cast from before?
Tint-ly: 20:15:57: my cohort could do with an align + some healing (hmm.. me also)
God: 20:16:01: Lotho: yes
Lotho: 20:16:03: cohort then.
God: 20:16:07: okay
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:16:09: watch out for splinters!
God: 20:16:10: your cohort is aligned
God: 20:16:14: at the end of this round you go invisible
Ryu: 20:16:18: hee
Lotho: 20:16:19: ryu's cohort is aligned
God: 20:16:20: the Demon throws another rock at Ory
Lotho: 20:16:23: as is mine
God: 20:16:24: what is your Armour Class, Ory
God: 20:16:25: ?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:16:26: it likes me!
God: 20:16:42: (now iwth +4, which is +2 for the magic circle and +2 for the barkskin)
Lotho: 20:16:47: got that ryu? on it's best weapon
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:17:04: 19
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:17:09: so now 23
Tint-ly: 20:17:13: + images
Ryu: 20:17:13: ok Lotho
God: 20:17:14: the rock misses you
Ryu: 20:17:15: thanks
God: 20:17:27: it shatters on teh ground
God: 20:17:33: now a Demon takes form right in front of Ryu
God: 20:17:39: it is exactly teh same as the one on the ceiling
God: 20:17:42: who attacks?
Lotho: 20:17:49: me!
Ryu: 20:17:57: me too.
Lotho: 20:18:10: mefirst
God: 20:18:11: now there is a small issue Ory needs to consider
Lotho: 20:18:13: :P
Lotho: 20:18:20: whats that?
God: 20:18:36: If he walks forward a little towards that beast, you will all gain the benefit of the magic circle against evil while you fight it (that is +2 to Armour class and saves)
God: 20:18:37: bUT
God: 20:18:54: if you advance on a creature like this with your magic circle you break the protective effect of the circl
God: 20:19:04: so this measn teh creature can come inside hte circle whenever it wants
God: 20:19:11: you need to decide if you prefer to
Lotho: 20:19:17: but the other beast cant/
Lotho: 20:19:18: ?
God: 20:19:23: a) fight without the beenfits of the spell, but retain it as a protecitve haven
God: 20:19:33: b) dispesne withthe protection but gian the fightin' benefits
God: 20:19:39: and this only applies to the demon on the ground
God: 20:19:54: the other one remains unable to fight you while you are in the bubble, unless you separately advance on it
Lotho: 20:20:01: ory, i'd stay where you are for now, and join us if it gets bad
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:20:15: ok, I could pick off the ceiling birdie
Lotho: 20:20:22: yup
God: 20:20:34: what do the others think?
Ryu: 20:20:44: I agree
Ryu: 20:20:48: Tint?
Tint-ly: 20:20:53: haven is good
Lotho: 20:21:22: so, i get to sneak attack the new beast?
God: 20:21:28: Lotho: yes
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:21:29: but the beastie could kill the first person to attack
Lotho: 20:21:38: heh.
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:21:41: if the bubble isn't there to protect ye ... (worried)
Tint-ly: 20:21:45: only one way to find out
Ryu: 20:21:55: yep
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:21:58: :S :S
God: 20:22:08: so you all attack?
Lotho: 20:22:09: i get the double attack thing?
God: 20:22:20: Ryu: roll your attack (flurry or not?)
God: 20:22:24: Lotho: do a sneak attack
God: 20:22:28: Lotho and Ryu roll for 2 cohorts
Ryu: 20:22:33: flurry
Lotho: 20:22:34: 19
Ryu: 20:22:35: 28, 24, 17
Tint-ly: 20:22:41: +2 +2 +2
God: 20:22:42: Ory: do your missile attacks against the Demon up above
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:22:50: k
God: 20:22:55: (everyone remember you get +2; also Ryu you get an additional +1 for your aid spell)
Lotho: 20:23:03: and 28
Ryu: 20:23:08: cohort: 17
God: 20:23:19: Ryu: you hit twice, with two powerful punches
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:23:27: 28, 19
God: 20:23:31: Lotho: you hit once
Lotho: 20:23:35: huh?
God: 20:23:36: (so roll damage iwth sneak attack)
God: 20:23:47: Ory: you hit once
God: 20:23:59: Lotho: you roll your normal damage + sneak attack
Ryu: 20:24:04: 15, 7
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:24:06: 6
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:24:12: oops 8
Lotho: 20:24:12: 19 damage
God: 20:24:15: are you all including your +2?
Lotho: 20:24:19: no
Ryu: 20:24:20: yes
Lotho: 20:24:24: what +2?
Lotho: 20:24:31: this is confusing :/
God: 20:24:33: from the song
Tint-ly: 20:24:33: (music)(music)(music) = +2
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:24:36: (music) (music)
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:24:44: tra-la-la (music)
Lotho: 20:24:47: so the attacks are 21 and 30?
Tint-ly: 20:24:49: +2 for everyone's attacks and damage
God: 20:24:56: Lotho: yes
Lotho: 20:25:19: so 1 hits?
God: 20:25:21: Lotho: can you roll for your cohort?
Lotho: 20:25:29: i thought i was
God: 20:25:31: Lotho: yes, 1 hit, +2 damage. so 21 damage
Lotho: 20:25:32: heh.
God: 20:25:37: Lotho: you get 2 attacks
God: 20:25:40: your cohort gets 1
Lotho: 20:25:56: cohort attack 23
God: 20:26:03: Lotho: that's a hit
God: 20:26:05: roll for damage
Lotho: 20:26:24: 14
God: 20:26:27: you all stepped out of the bubble and launched a massive attack on the newly-summoned beast from all sides, before it even got to react
God: 20:26:59: It staggers, but is not terribly injured
God: 20:27:07: It immediately attacks Ryu with all 5 of its attacks
God: 20:27:13: Ryu, your armour class is increased by 6 on it s usual
Ryu: 20:27:17: 5?????
God: 20:27:17: +2 for owl's wisdom
God: 20:27:20: +2 for barkskin
God: 20:27:34: oh, but not +2 for the magic circle... shame that
God: 20:27:39: all 5 attacks go against Ryu
God: 20:27:45: what is your armour class +4, Ryu?
Ryu: 20:27:51: 28
God: 20:28:24: It leaps into the air, doing 2 scisorring attacks with its arms, 2 with its claws, and then darting forward with a bite attack
God: 20:28:29: all the attacks miss
God: 20:28:42: except one which clacks harmlessly on your barky skin
God: 20:28:48: the beast up above hurls a rock at you
God: 20:28:53: which misses
Ryu: 20:29:11: phew
God: 20:29:16: it's you guys' go again
Lotho: 20:29:28: did ory arrow the above one?
God: 20:29:33: the ceiling-beast has dropped off its rock and is plummeting down for Lotho
God: 20:29:40: everyone do what you want to do
Lotho: 20:29:59: cohort attack - 19, so misses
Lotho: 20:30:00: i assume
God: 20:30:05: yeah
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:30:07: I aim an arrow at beastie near loth
God: 20:30:11: Lotho, what do you do?
Ryu: 20:30:12: furry blows, cohort swings axe
God: 20:30:13: Ory: roll
God: 20:30:15: Ryu, roll
God: 20:30:21: Tint...?
Lotho: 20:30:21: actually, can that be mine?
Tint-ly: 20:30:26: I cast glitter dust on the one dropping on Lotho - try to blind it.
God: 20:30:31: Lotho you get 2: roll 'em now
God: 20:30:45: Tint: roll 2d10 + your leve
God: 20:30:46: l
Lotho: 20:31:01: 21
Tint-ly: 20:31:01: 18
Lotho: 20:31:05: heh
Ryu: 20:31:10: me: 25, 24, 27 Cohort: 28
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:31:11: 22, 18
God: 20:31:12: Lotho: you get 2 attacks
God: 20:31:25: Ryu: you do three spinning kicks, all of which hit
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:31:31: go ryu!
God: 20:31:32: Your cohort follows with a nasty axe blow
God: 20:31:40: Lotho's FIRST attack misses. His second?
Lotho: 20:31:50: that was myu second
God: 20:31:54: Ory: one of your arrows hits the plummeting beast
God: 20:32:00: roll damage
God: 20:32:08: Lotho: roll for your cohort then
Lotho: 20:32:16: 22
God: 20:32:22: that's a hit, roll damage
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:32:30: 13
Lotho: 20:32:33: 13
Ryu: 20:32:45: 15, 15, 9 Cohort: 8
God: 20:33:05: Tint: your glitterdust swarms the descending beast, which doesn't even slow its descent. Make a spellcraft check to see how hard its saving throw is
God: 20:33:17: The rest of you again take multiple strikes at your immediate opponent
God: 20:33:22: successfully as described
Tint-ly: 20:33:37: spell craft 14
Tint-ly: 20:33:55: oops 22
Tint-ly: 20:34:06: (8 + 14)
God: 20:34:07: Tint: the beast is unaffected by your dust, and comes hurtling through it to ground, trailing sparkling golden dust as it does
Lotho: 20:34:16: um, should i be adding 2 to anything for owls wisdom?
God: 20:34:30: The demon on the ground collapses, dead, and disappears in a puff of dust
God: 20:34:40: Lotho: only for things like resisting spells
Ryu: 20:34:41: hahahahah!
Ryu: 20:34:45: dieeee!
Lotho: 20:34:46: mmk
God: 20:35:03: the other beast hits the ground, and as it hits a swarm of strange grey dust spreads from its body
Lotho: 20:35:12: ug
God: 20:35:14: all of you need to make a fortitude saving throw
Ryu: 20:35:23: Plus 1 for me?
God: 20:35:25: this would be at +2, but you aren't insdie that magic circle...
God: 20:35:26: Ryu, +2
God: 20:35:29: sorry +1
Ryu: 20:35:52: 22
God: 20:35:53: oh actually there is no saving throw
God: 20:35:54: sorry
Lotho: 20:35:55: 20
God: 20:35:57: don't bother
God: 20:36:13: you all take 6 hps damage as you breathe in the dust and it settles on your skin
God: 20:36:22: then the beast attacks Lotho twice
God: 20:36:30: what's your armour class Lotho (Barkskinned)
Lotho: 20:36:45: 23
God: 20:36:51: 29 hps damage
God: 20:36:55: its talons rip into you
Ryu: 20:37:04: ouch!
Lotho: 20:37:07: heh
God: 20:37:12: next round you will die, methinks, unless something drastic happens
God: 20:37:19: it's your go everyone, what do you do?
Lotho: 20:37:22: i will.
Lotho: 20:37:26: die that is
Lotho: 20:37:30: attack it?
Tint-ly: 20:37:39: tumble into the haven
Ryu: 20:37:41: I make my way to the beast
Ryu: 20:37:50: as does my cohort
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:37:51: I move the bubble of protectioin over the others
Tint-ly: 20:37:51: Lotho - you can tumble into the haven
Lotho: 20:38:02: me: 24 and 20
Lotho: 20:38:18: cohort: 24
God: 20:38:26: Lotho: is that including the +2 for the song?
Lotho: 20:38:30: yes
Lotho: 20:38:49: lemme guess, they all miss?
Lotho: 20:39:26: *ping*
Ryu: 20:39:30: *pong*
Tint-ly: 20:39:32: *pong*
Tint-ly: 20:39:37: ha ha
Lotho: 20:39:39: huzzah!
Ryu: 20:39:43: heee
Tint-ly: 20:39:50: smelly in here - real pong
Ryu: 20:40:01: wasn't me
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:40:04: I'll ping arrows into the birds' pongy bott.
Tint-ly: 20:40:05: Someone wake up god
God: 20:40:14: Lotho: one of yours and the cohort's attacks hit
God: 20:40:21: so you should roll damage
God: 20:40:33: don't bother wiht the extra cold damage for your mace, it has no effect
God: 20:40:38: who else attacks?
Lotho: 20:40:43: damage = 13 and 17
Ryu: 20:40:48: Me. If i'm close enough.
God: 20:41:02: you are
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:41:09: I ping arrows while my cohort attacks with mace (muscle)
Ryu: 20:41:14: 20, 30, 21, Cohort: 26
God: 20:41:28: Ryu you hit one time, a nasty blow to the head
God: 20:41:39: Your cohort takes the beast in the legs while it is swinging at you
God: 20:41:55: so roll damage once for you and once for your cohort
Ryu: 20:41:58: I hit 10.
Lotho: 20:42:15: oops, the first # is only 7
Ryu: 20:42:16: 8 for cohort
God: 20:43:07: The cohorts blow is weak, but the creature looks staggered regardless
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:43:29: Me: 32, 25; Cohort: 19
God: 20:43:38: You hit once, Oryndiel
God: 20:43:41: roll for damage
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:44:34: me - 12, cohort - 10
God: 20:44:40: your cohort missed btw
God: 20:44:51: one arrow wings out of nowhere to hit the beast
God: 20:44:56: (by Ory)
God: 20:44:59: It screams and disappears
God: 20:45:11: something wierd is happenign though
God: 20:45:26: your skin feels itchy, and things are starting to sprout from your skin
God: 20:45:27: it hurts
God: 20:45:30: they are like wierd spores
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:45:33: wtf?
Ryu: 20:45:39: !!
God: 20:45:41: everyone takes 2hps damage
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:45:45: Some get me camomile lotion!
God: 20:45:47: (it's from the dust)
God: 20:46:04: what do you all do?
Ryu: 20:46:06: crusty!
Lotho: 20:46:10: what can we do?
Tint-ly: 20:46:27: cast glitter dust - reveal's hidden/invisible baddies
God: 20:46:29: Make a knowledge (arcana) check to work out what is happening?
God: 20:46:45: Tint: you cast more glitter dust around and about, but don't see anything
Lotho: 20:46:49: arcana 13
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:46:50: i guess of potion of cure disease won't help?
God: 20:46:58: Ory: you can try
God: 20:47:01: it seems like a disease
Tint-ly: 20:47:05: acana 23
God: 20:47:16: Tint: it's some kind of disease from the dust
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:47:17: I use the potion of narsty diseases.
God: 20:47:36: disease from a demon means probably cure disease or holy water will cure it
God: 20:47:45: Ory: your spores flake off after you drink the potion
Tint-ly: 20:48:02: How many demons are left?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:48:03: arcana check 19
Lotho: 20:48:05: i have remove desease
Lotho: 20:48:07: spell
God: 20:48:09: Ryu, what are yo udoing?
God: 20:48:15: Lotho: how many pps have you got?
Ryu: 20:48:16: any monster left?
God: 20:48:22: you can't see it, Ryu
Lotho: 20:48:28: 10
Lotho: 20:48:34: i can use it 3 times
Lotho: 20:48:37: but then someone will have to heal me
God: 20:48:41: So you can cast it 3 times... who you gonna use it on?
Ryu: 20:48:50: I haven't enough pp to cast see invisibility
Lotho: 20:48:56: so i don't die when my extra pps disappear my hps
Tint-ly: 20:48:57: Both me and my cohort are near death ( 9 + 10 hp_
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:49:04: can i use see invisiblity scroll
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:49:07: ?
God: 20:49:09: Ory yes
Lotho: 20:49:15: um, me.
Lotho: 20:49:20: ryu and tint?
God: 20:49:21: Tint: can't you cast the spell on yourself?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:49:29: I pop out scroll (in case there are hidden beasties loth)
God: 20:49:30: sorry, Tint, can't you cast healing on yourself?
Tint-ly: 20:49:30: I already cast a find invisible - its not here any more. Perhaps teleport
Tint-ly: 20:49:36: Nopre
Tint-ly: 20:49:38: nope
God: 20:49:44: Ory, you have to wait till next round - you drank a potion remember?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:49:46: Nopre sounds French for nop
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:49:49: e
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:49:57: meh
Ryu: 20:50:00: Or Mexican
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:50:07: blast these rounds!
God: 20:50:09: Lotho casts Cure Disease on himself
Ryu: 20:50:12: Potion of neutralise potion won't help, will it?
Lotho: 20:50:17: yup
God: 20:50:18: Ryu, wanna try?
Ryu: 20:50:25: Sure why the hell not
God: 20:50:30: Lotho's spores scale and fall off
God: 20:50:36: as do Ryu's
Ryu: 20:50:41: yay!
God: 20:50:49: leaving just Tint adn the cohorts to die of horribel demony diseaseness
God: 20:51:00: In the movies, don't people come back as a Demon in taht sort of situation?
Tint-ly: 20:51:03: Okay I'll use my two potions of anti-toxin on myself and my cohort
God: 20:51:18: tint: anti-toxin won't work
Ryu: 20:51:19: oh noes! my cohort!
Lotho: 20:51:24: i have a potion of healing
God: 20:51:26: anyway, you coming back from the dead is a few rounds away
Lotho: 20:51:27: my cohort too
God: 20:51:45: a more immediate concern is that there are 9 of those winged demons soaring through the door from the next cavern
Ryu: 20:51:52: !!!!!!
Tint-ly: 20:51:56: did I waste one or both anti toxics
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:51:58: 9??????
God: 20:52:03: they come through teh door in perfect formation
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:52:03: I'm elf sandwich
Lotho: 20:52:13: can we run out?
God: 20:52:13: the ones on the edge even seem to be able to phase through teh door, or something
Tint-ly: 20:52:13: Suggest we run out of here
God: 20:52:20: all 9 are swooping down towards Ryu
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:52:23: Flee!
God: 20:52:23: what do you all do?
Tint-ly: 20:52:32: panic + run + fast
God: 20:52:33: you get one action, then the whole swarm hits Ryu
Lotho: 20:52:46: how far are we from the other end of the room?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:52:53: fireball em
God: 20:52:57: Ory:
Ryu: 20:53:00: I can jump
God: 20:53:09: first roll 2d10 + your mage level to see if it affects them at all
Ryu: 20:53:12: or tumble - whichever gets me away faster
Lotho: 20:53:16: i can cast magic circle against evil
God: 20:53:17: Ryu: you want to jump to meet them?
God: 20:53:26: Lotho: that may possibly work
Lotho: 20:53:29: ory, fire did fuck all to the last one didn't it?
Ryu: 20:53:30: good point
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:53:35: 17
Lotho: 20:53:40: you didn't anser my qn god
Lotho: 20:53:45: is there any way out of here/
Lotho: 20:53:46: ?
God: 20:53:48: the spell fails
God: 20:53:56: it explodes around them but they all come soaring through unscathed
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:54:02: (mmm thought fire ball was bigger and shinier)
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:54:03: cnuts
God: 20:54:04: Lotho: there are 5 exits
God: 20:54:08: south, west, north
Lotho: 20:54:12: how far?
God: 20:54:15: Ryu, what do you do?
Ryu: 20:54:21: tumble out of the way
Tint-ly: 20:54:23: we should go back the way we came - west
Lotho: 20:54:29: casts circle against evil
Lotho: 20:54:32: they are evil right?
God: 20:54:32: Lotho: south, 50'; West, 100'; North, 50'
God: 20:54:40: Lotho: roll 2d10+ cleric level
Ryu: 20:54:53: 15
Tint-ly: 20:54:53: South and North may lead to dead ends
Lotho: 20:54:59: 18
God: 20:55:14: Lotho, the spell appears around you and all the beasts hit it at exactly the same time
Lotho: 20:55:23: eep
God: 20:55:23: they all screech in unison, and head up to the ceiling in perfect formation
God: 20:55:40: where they turn around as one
Lotho: 20:55:43: can we all run for the exit within the circle?
Tint-ly: 20:55:47: guys lets get the f**k out of here
God: 20:55:48: you are all in Lotho's bubble
God: 20:55:50: what do you do?
Tint-ly: 20:55:53: head west
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:55:55: cowers in Lotho's bubble
Ryu: 20:55:59: run
Lotho: 20:56:01: west is furthest
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:56:03: Flee!
Tint-ly: 20:56:06: but safest
God: 20:56:09: OKAY WAIT
Lotho: 20:56:10: why safest?
Tint-ly: 20:56:15: that is where we came from
God: 20:56:16: NOBODY TYPE ANOTHER THING
God: 20:56:21: who decides where you go?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:56:37: Tint knows the tunnels
Lotho: 20:56:39: um, me?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:56:40: right?
God: 20:56:43: also anyone whose spores were not cured takes another 1hps damage
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:56:44: nanni?
Lotho: 20:56:45: it being my circle n all
God: 20:56:51: Lotho: which way do you go?
Lotho: 20:57:08: north
God: 20:57:13: okay
God: 20:57:17: Lotho starts heading north
God: 20:57:32: in perfect unison, the 9 Demons plummet down to land between you and the exit
God: 20:57:38: the exits are close together
God: 20:57:47: to get through, you will have to encompass the demonsn in the bubble...
God: 20:57:59: they are standing there, all giving you the same signal of defiance
Lotho: 20:58:00: or we could go the other way :)
God: 20:58:09: it is familiar to you all from your many battles with Orcs
God: 20:58:21: Lotho turns around and heads... which way?
Ryu: 20:58:24: What if I threw a tanglefoot bag at them?
Lotho: 20:58:26: west?
God: 20:58:41: 9 demons, Ryu... how about you piss in the wind while you're at it?
God: 20:58:45: Lotho heads west...
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:58:52: desperate times ...
Ryu: 20:58:53: wow, harsh
God: 20:58:55: 3 more hps for the people unhealed of spores
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:58:57: maybe we should wee on them.
Lotho: 20:59:05: haha
God: 20:59:15: the Demons take off in perfect formation, soar overhead and swoop down to block the west exit
Ryu: 20:59:20: you want to insult my intelligence maybe while you're at it as well, God?
Tint-ly: 20:59:20: Hmm... me and my cohort are just about to go unconsious - any healing?
Lotho: 20:59:37: gives up
God: 20:59:39: there is one a short distance away to the Northwest, but even super-stupid Ryu couldn't beat hte demons to it
Ryu: 20:59:45: there you go
God: 20:59:48: funny how they always fly in such perfect formation...
Lotho: 20:59:49: un-diseases tint
God: 20:59:55: Demons are meant ot be chaotic evil...
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 20:59:56: ewww
Ryu: 21:00:04: remote controlled or clones
Tint-ly: 21:00:05: They are an illusion - mirror image
Lotho: 21:00:08: so theres 1 or none?
God: 21:00:14: Tint, your spores, which ahve been growing more and more intrusive, disappear
God: 21:00:20: oh and well done with realising that
God: 21:00:21: ...
God: 21:00:22: fuck...
Ryu: 21:00:40: so which one's the real one
God: 21:00:49: attack enough times you'll find out...
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:00:50: ooohhhh, so they're mirror image ... right ...
Ryu: 21:00:53: which of the group hit the barrier first?
Tint-ly: 21:01:01: Me and my cohort start firing arrows
God: 21:01:04: Ryu: they all look the same
God: 21:01:08: you need to attack to find out
God: 21:01:11: Tint: roll
Lotho: 21:01:17: the middle one!
Ryu: 21:01:26: cohort swaps greataxe with shortbow
Ryu: 21:01:27: for
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:01:31: can't we all take one each and fire at teh same time?
God: 21:01:39: You go in order
God: 21:01:48: if you hit an image it immediately disappears
God: 21:01:51: roll away kiddies
Tint-ly: 21:01:55: 22 for me & 20 for cohort - guys no more +2 song has stopped.
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:01:56: fcuk\
God: 21:01:56: Tint: your 2 attacks
Lotho: 21:01:57: th shortbow isn't alignd
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:01:58: this is narsty
God: 21:02:05: tint, you hit hte real one, roll for damage
God: 21:02:13: your cohort hit an image, which disappears
Ryu: 21:02:19: 19 for cohort
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:02:20: cohort and I fire arrows
Tint-ly: 21:02:27: 3
Lotho: 21:02:32: did i heal tint?
God: 21:02:34: Ryu, your cohort hits an image which disappears
God: 21:02:38: Lotho: no
Lotho: 21:02:42: i do that then
God: 21:02:56: tint your arrow did nothing
Tint-ly: 21:03:08: surprise surprise
God: 21:03:10: Lotho, tell me which spell and roll (1d8+5, 2d8+5, etc)
Ryu: 21:03:16: 7 left?
God: 21:03:18: Ryu do you throw anything?
God: 21:03:20: 7 left
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:03:23: me: 27, 26; cohort 24
Ryu: 21:03:25: yea - shuriken
Tint-ly: 21:03:26: go get 'em ryu
Lotho: 21:03:30: huh? the same one i used on myself
Lotho: 21:03:43: remove disease
God: 21:03:50: Ory and his cohort between them knock off 3 images
Tint-ly: 21:03:57: the disease was an illusion
Lotho: 21:03:58: why do i need to roll?
God: 21:03:58: oh right
Ryu: 21:04:00: 21, 17
Lotho: 21:04:09: huh?
God: 21:04:11: Tint is already cured of disease, sorry we got confused
Lotho: 21:04:11: i'm confused
Lotho: 21:04:18: sits
God: 21:04:38: Ryu are you usng melee attacks?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:04:42: is confused
God: 21:04:47: Lotho: I thought you were talking about healing magic
God: 21:04:57: you hvae already used cure disease on tint, he is safe from spores
God: 21:05:01: so you can do something else
Tint-ly: 21:05:08: huh?
Tint-ly: 21:05:15: Tint's confused...
God: 21:05:19: RYU?
Lotho: 21:05:21: did we locate the real demon?
God: 21:05:30: we're waiting for Ryu to answer my question...
Lotho: 21:05:40: if so, my cohort steps out to attack it
Ryu: 21:05:50: I already did God, read
Ryu: 21:05:58: Idiot
God: 21:06:18: are youusing melee attacks?
Ryu: 21:06:23: yes - 21, 17
God: 21:06:29: is that with Tint's +2?
Ryu: 21:06:34: yes
God: 21:06:40: you missed the real demon twice
Tint-ly: 21:06:42: Nope - song's finished a while ago
Lotho: 21:06:43: no you're not, you said you're using shruiken
God: 21:06:48: there are 3 Demons left
God: 21:07:00: they suddenly become 8 again
Tint-ly: 21:07:05: Keep firing
God: 21:07:08: so let's start this process again, eh, kids...
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:07:19: for fucks sake ...
Ryu: 21:07:22: tint hit the real one
God: 21:07:31: you can't tell which one it is though
Lotho: 21:07:37: why not?
God: 21:07:43: you need ot keep attacking randomly until someone who can actually damage the thing hits it
Ryu: 21:07:46: but the mirror images still have the same effect damage as the real one?
God: 21:07:50: or, whack the whole lot with a successful area effect spell
God: 21:08:00: Ryu: no, only teh real one can do that
God: 21:08:07: which is, btw, exactly what it's about to do to you
God: 21:08:15: so, everyone tell me what you are going to do...
Tint-ly: 21:08:28: If we keep removing the images - eventually it will run out of spells
Lotho: 21:08:29: but we're in the circle :(
Ryu: 21:08:31: cohort arrows, me flurry blows
Lotho: 21:08:47: me javelin
God: 21:08:48: Tint: no
God: 21:08:51: YOU CANNOT STOP THIS SPELL
God: 21:08:54: IT CAN DO THIS AT WILL
Lotho: 21:09:04: cohort 1 and 2 shortbow
God: 21:09:17: while you attack , you have a 1 in 8 chance of hitting the real beast
God: 21:09:24: that means you'll be around a long time
Tint-ly: 21:09:35: would glitter dust reveal the illusions?
God: 21:09:51: you need to use area effect spells (fireball, etc.) until one finally breaches the beasts spell resistance AND does enough damage to kill it
God: 21:09:53: TInt: no
Lotho: 21:09:54: dispel magic?
God: 21:10:11: Lotho, Dispel magic will work but because the demon can do this AT WILL it will just recall the spell
Lotho: 21:10:13: i have a fire wall
God: 21:10:26: you also have a fireball... as does Ory...
God: 21:10:35: but it ain't gonna be pretty with Ryu in the way...
Lotho: 21:10:39: but they haven't been working
God: 21:10:43: (though this will be solved soon, when Ryu dies)
Lotho: 21:10:46: ryu is in th eway?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:10:47: We cd fire double balls :P
God: 21:10:51: Lotho, this is because DEMONS HAVE SPELL RESISTANCE
God: 21:10:59: eventually one will break through the resistance
God: 21:11:19: but you have to keep trying (unless you have a way to lower the spell resistance, which you don't)
Tint-ly: 21:11:21: My cohort and I keep firing bolts - to aid Ryu
Ryu: 21:11:29: but do they have enough pp?
Lotho: 21:11:37: uses fireball on the 8th level staff
God: 21:11:46: Ryu: if I were you I'd be worrying about if I have neough hit points
God: 21:11:55: Lotho: roll 2d10+8 for that effect
Ryu: 21:12:08: i've got enough
Lotho: 21:12:08: 18
God: 21:12:19: your staff BREAKS THE DEMONS SPELL RESISTANCE
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:12:27: I lay in wiht a fireball too
God: 21:12:31: now roll a spellcraft check to see how hard the spell is to resist, and 8d6 for damage
Tint-ly: 21:12:32: Would an increase of hit dice aid Ory's fire ball?
God: 21:12:41: Ory: same thing, 2d10+ wizard level
God: 21:12:45: Tint: yes
God: 21:12:56: but it will take effect next round
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:12:58: 15
Tint-ly: 21:13:06: Okay - Ory add 2d10 hp + 2 to your magic level

(music)
Lotho: 21:13:12: apellcraft 13
God: 21:13:20: okay, Ory's spell fails to effect it, but can still effect Ryu
God: 21:13:25: so roll spellcraft
Lotho: 21:13:27: damage 34
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:13:30: yay (music)
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:13:56: 22
Lotho: 21:13:56: +2?
God: 21:13:57: RYU is right in front of the Demon when these two fireballs hit it. Ryu, make your reflex save
God: 21:14:04: Lotho: no
Ryu: 21:14:46: 18
God: 21:14:49: Lotho's fireball explodes around teh Demon, which screams but still doesn't die
God: 21:15:09: Ryu dodges away from Lotho's fireball but takes full damage from Ory's
God: 21:15:17: Ory: roll 5d6 for your fireball's damage ON RYU
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:15:42: oh fcuk
God: 21:15:48: Tint: your cohort takes another 3 hps damage from the spores, btw
Ryu: 21:15:55: sorright
God: 21:16:16: teh Demon takes to the air, fleeing towards the far cavern
Tint-ly: 21:16:27: Hmm... Lotho could you cure disease or heal my cohort
Lotho: 21:16:28: can i try fireballing it again?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:16:29: 17 meep (worried)
Lotho: 21:16:34: mine is still spored too
God: 21:16:38: Lotho: yes
Lotho: 21:16:39: as is ryus perhpas?
God: 21:16:48: indeed
Ryu: 21:16:51: ya
Lotho: 21:16:52: 16
God: 21:16:54: does anyone have any holy water...?
God: 21:16:56: Lotho that failed
Lotho: 21:16:59: fuck
Lotho: 21:17:03: i ahve holy water i think
God: 21:17:08: your fireball streaks across the cavern and explodes harmlessly around the beast
Lotho: 21:17:29: or not
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:17:31: I'll try another fire ball. Is anyone in the way? (wasntme)
God: 21:17:34: no
God: 21:17:38: roll 2d10+wizard level
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:17:55: 24
Tint-ly: 21:17:59: lotho - that holy water would be most appreciated
God: 21:18:07: your spell works!
God: 21:18:14: roll spellcraft to see how hard it is to dodge
Lotho: 21:18:19: but i can make holy water
Lotho: 21:18:25: i can bless water
Lotho: 21:18:32: is there any water?
God: 21:18:49: hmm... so holy water is made from the spell "bless"... and holy water works...
Lotho: 21:18:58: its "bless water"
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:19:06: 15 sp/cft
God: 21:19:13: oh, so it must just be a coincidence...
Lotho: 21:19:22: huh?
Lotho: 21:19:33: "bless" is different.
Lotho: 21:19:44: i'm confsed agian :/
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:20:06: god - 6x6d for damage?
God: 21:20:09: so you have the spell "bless water" which makes holy water which cures these spores... and the spell bless which blesses your friends... but they're different, so sorry
God: 21:20:11: yes
God: 21:20:13: Ory: yes
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:20:32: 18
Lotho: 21:20:39: oh
God: 21:20:42: Ory's fireball did no damage
God: 21:20:50: the beast flicks under hte lintel of hte doors and disappears from view
Lotho: 21:20:52: blesses a flask he has on himself and pours it over all the cohorts
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:20:56: *shakes fist*
God: 21:21:07: the cohorts are all healed
Tint-ly: 21:21:13: yay - lotho!
Ryu: 21:21:21: yay lotho
God: 21:21:22: btw the spell bless would have worked just as well, but Tint failed to get a high enough knowledge check to know this
God: 21:21:33: would have healed everyone at once
Lotho: 21:21:39: oh. bless is about +1attacks or something
God: 21:21:48: so the beast has disappeared into the next cavern
God: 21:21:54: are you gonna follow it and try to put it down
God: 21:21:57: or panic and flee
God: 21:22:03: presumably it ran away out of fear...
Tint-ly: 21:22:10: hmm...
Lotho: 21:22:18: panic and flee
Ryu: 21:22:27: follow and kill
God: 21:22:30: remember there are slaves down here somewhere...
God: 21:22:39: Ryu charges forward?
Lotho: 21:22:41: i have 3 pps and 2 hps and am about to loose 10 pps soon
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:22:41: splatter the walls with feathery carnage
God: 21:22:58: Lotho: I recommend cure serious wounds STAT
Tint-ly: 21:23:01: I'm also out of songs + almost out of pps
God: 21:23:17: eventually someone has to hit it, even with the images on...
Lotho: 21:23:21: i have 3 pps left, okay
Ryu: 21:23:27: drinks potion of cure serious wounds
God: 21:23:53: Everyone, the Demon has gone back into its cavern
God: 21:23:55: it is nearly dead
God: 21:24:05: you can either wait for next session to finish it off
God: 21:24:11: or try and get the job done now
Lotho: 21:24:14: k. i have no pps left
God: 21:24:20: who wants to do what?
Lotho: 21:24:23: could use the fireball staff though
Tint-ly: 21:24:28: let's finish it
God: 21:24:29: Lotho: exactly
Ryu: 21:24:30: either way.
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:24:38: ok let's be done with the bastard
God: 21:24:44: you all charge into the cavern?
Lotho: 21:24:58: um, ok
God: 21:25:05: teh Demon is no fool
Lotho: 21:25:07: we don't know whats there though...
God: 21:25:19: as soon as you enter, it teleports in amongst the group and attacks Ryu
God: 21:25:25: everyone want to attack it?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:25:27: fook!
Lotho: 21:25:34: um, i can't use fireball
Lotho: 21:25:40: it'd get everyone eh?
Ryu: 21:25:42: well I'm attacking it
Ryu: 21:25:51: as is me cohort
Lotho: 21:25:56: the same staff has burning hands though
God: 21:25:58: roll 'em Ryu
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:26:01: I attack with magic sword
Ryu: 21:26:10: no song?
God: 21:26:12: Lotho: you can try that if you want
Lotho: 21:26:13: what damage does burnging hands do?
Tint-ly: 21:26:18: Ory - you have +2 to attack and +2d10 hp
Ryu: 21:26:23: and potions' effects have worn off?
Tint-ly: 21:26:44: Ryu - no the song is on Ory at the moment.
God: 21:27:21: it does 5d4 damage
God: 21:27:30: RYU
God: 21:27:31: roll
Ryu: 21:27:40: What does that mean, it's on Ory at the moment
Ryu: 21:27:43: does it only affect him?
God: 21:27:46: yes
Ryu: 21:27:53: And are the potions worn off?
God: 21:28:01: no
God: 21:28:08: roll your attacks and your cohorts
Lotho: 21:28:13: do i need to roll to attack?
Ryu: 21:28:20: 24, 24, 26
God: 21:28:22: if you want to attack
Tint-ly: 21:28:23: (Ryu - I have a couple of different songs - the one I am using at the moment is working on Ory)
God: 21:28:29: Ryu hits 3 times, dispelling 3 different imaginary demons
God: 21:28:32: Ryu, your cohort?
God: 21:28:34: Lotho?
God: 21:28:35: Ory?
Ryu: 21:28:41: Cohort:12
Lotho: 21:28:44: staff attack: 25
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:28:46: I go in wiht the magic swro
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:28:46: dd
God: 21:28:50: the cohort can't even hit an image
God: 21:29:01: Lotho: roll damage for the staff
Lotho: 21:29:10: 15
God: 21:30:02: Lotho's fan of burning hands streaks out from his staff, hitting 3 of hte images and consuming them in fire
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:30:04: 15, 21 magic sword
God: 21:30:26: Ory hits 2 images, dispelling them with his non-holy sword
Lotho: 21:30:33: images?
God: 21:30:36: with only 2 images remaining, the burning hands has to affect the demon
God: 21:30:47: It bursts into flame and collapses, dead, on the spot
God: 21:30:53: a moment later it disappears in a puff of dust
God: 21:31:06: (Lotho, there were 8 images of the Demon - only 1 was real)
Tint-ly: 21:31:06: phew!
God: 21:31:11: the Demon is dead
Lotho: 21:31:17: meh
God: 21:31:22: everyone gets 800 xps
Lotho: 21:31:26: k. can we decide everything else later?
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:31:29: Thank Christ.
Lotho: 21:31:30: 8oo?
Lotho: 21:31:33: 800?
God: 21:31:35: yeah, 800
Tint-ly: 21:31:37: cohorts?
Lotho: 21:31:40: i'm outta here
Lotho: 21:31:43: bye
Ryu: 21:31:47: bye
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:31:48: Happy Election! Bye!
God: 21:31:49: so add on your 800 xps, 400xps for the cohorts, and we'll meet again in 2 weeks...?
God: 21:31:53: Happy election everyone!
Tint-ly: 21:31:57: Catch ya
God: 21:32:01: will be in touch via email
Tint-ly: 21:32:07: bye all
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:32:15: Hurrah! Go the Greens! (beer)
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:32:19: Byiiiiiieeeeeeee!
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:32:32: Glad you liked your birthday pressies, Easy.
Ryu: 21:32:45: It'll come in handy thanks.
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:32:49: Enjoy your erection party :P
Ryu: 21:32:57: You too. If you're having one.
Ryu: 21:33:02: Bye
God: 21:33:04: we are!
God: 21:33:08: see you in 2 weeks!
Oryndiel Poncebreath: 21:33:13: Bysies! (h)
God: 21:33:14: oops...