Session 2: Showdown in Dunland

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

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

2007-05-17

God: 18:38:06

goodgood

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:38:08

Shall we introduce our characters to Leon, kids?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:38:16

I'm Oryndiel the poncey elven ranger.

Ryu: 18:38:29

I'm Ryu, a Dunlending monk.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:38:31

with a ferret.

God: 18:38:38

Ryu!

God: 18:38:44

You're not a Dunlending!

Ryu: 18:38:44

Whoops

God: 18:38:48

wash your mouth out with soap

God: 18:38:50

or lye

Ryu: 18:38:50

I mean Easterling

God: 18:38:51

or something filthy

Ryu: 18:38:52

:D

God: 18:38:53

that's better

Emily: 18:39:01

whats an Easterling?

Emily: 18:39:09

.. apart from a creature from easter?

Emily: 18:39:13

are you a BUNNY!?!

God: 18:39:22

Emily!

God: 18:39:31

An Easterling hails from the East

Ryu: 18:39:35

Wel.. I fuck like one. HAHHAHA - no

Ryu: 18:39:36

Ew

Ryu: 18:39:41

I'm sorry

Ryu: 18:39:48

[can we edit that out?]

God: 18:39:53

a reminder of the blog locatin

God: 18:39:57

what hasn't been updated

God: 18:39:57

is

God: 18:40:06

http://fourth-age.blogspot.com

God: 18:40:27

Oryndiel was in prayer with god over her potato, eggplant and salmon earlier

God: 18:40:34

and revealed she remembers all of the last adventure

God: 18:40:43

(sorry, HE remembers all of the last adventure)

God: 18:40:47

so I believe a summary is forthcoming

God: 18:40:58

over to you Oryndiel

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:41:19

Okay kids.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:41:28

So, we nabbed the Dunlending spy bloke.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:41:38

And put lots of pressure on him in the debriefing room.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:41:52

He spilled the beans that he was spying for those narsty orcs.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:42:17

And that they are due to attack the villages (on the edge of Dunlending region) in droves.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:42:29

The spy revealed that the orcs' shamens

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:42:34

wield a mighty joss-stick

God: 18:42:35

[shamen]

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:42:55

[thanks god]

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:43:00

that controls

Ryu: 18:43:04

claps hands

God: 18:43:05

DON'T MENTION IT, MY CHILD

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:43:09

the skeletal dwarven warriors.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:43:33

When the Dunlendings attack the orcs

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:43:42

we have to go in and kill the shamen

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:43:49

and his dubious incense burner.

Ryu: 18:43:51

"


Shaman"

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:43:58

FOOK. ShaMAN.

God: 18:44:00

there are 2

God: 18:44:06

oryndiel was right the first time

God: 18:44:07

Shamen

God: 18:44:18

surrounded by ... what was it they are guarded by ... do we recall?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:44:19

Shame! Shame!

Ryu: 18:44:27

Orcs

Ryu: 18:44:31

champions

God: 18:44:37

Okay

Ryu: 18:44:41

annoying obstacles in the way

God: 18:44:51

so there is one other point about the Dunlending army which Oryndiel remembered earlier...

God: 18:44:56

regarding their strength...

God: 18:45:00

and the consequences of their destruction ...

Emily: 18:45:05

they're pissweak?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:45:06

they are the dregs of the village

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:45:10

the last men who can fight

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:45:16

probably old farts and tweens.

God: 18:45:24

indeed

Ryu: 18:45:36

Where's Getafix and his magic potion?

God: 18:45:42

perhaps Lotho or Ryu could give a brief broader overview of the situation for Drake's benefit?

God: 18:45:46

perhaps along the lines of

God: 18:45:49

broad outline of location

God: 18:45:52

overall scenario

God: 18:45:54

and the like

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:46:05

(plus catalogue of smutty references)

Emily: 18:46:24

well, it better be Ryu then... he's better at smut

Leon: 18:46:41

of course minus said references will reduce to 10%?

God: 18:46:50

perhaps, Leon

God: 18:47:00

though if Oryndiel does it all we receive is negative information

God: 18:47:17

come on kids

Ryu: 18:47:20

There isn't anything else to add

God: 18:47:27

where is this adventure taking place?

God: 18:47:31

who for?

God: 18:47:34

why?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:47:52

[btw - have emily and leon changed their usernames to their character names? or maybe my skype is being dodge]

Ryu: 18:47:53

ooooh... one of the HARD questions

God: 18:48:03

Leon hasn't yet... get onto it sir

God: 18:48:19

come on Ryu

Ryu: 18:48:21

I have to go to the kitchen and uh, get some manna

God: 18:48:24

out with the info

God: 18:48:26

Lotho?

God: 18:48:29

you always remember stuff

Emily: 18:48:40

laughs

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:48:45

Despite all the ale (beer)

Emily: 18:48:48

we're helping Oryndiel's Elf friends

Emily: 18:49:02

they want to get the power-over-skeletal-dwarves before the Dunlendings do

God: 18:49:13

[these are the same Elves you worked for Drake]

God: 18:49:15

[in Eregion'

God: 18:49:17

]

Emily: 18:49:22

so how do we meet Drake?

Leon: 18:49:33

ah - creating a utopia...

God: 18:49:46

He approaches your skyship on a giant eagle, and lands on the stern to cheerful greetings from Oryndiel

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:49:58

Hallooo old thing!, says I

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:50:27

How goest thou?

God: 18:50:39

prods Leon

Emily: 18:51:12

It's a mute!

God: 18:51:15

Oh well

God: 18:51:18

best state for a Druid

Emily: 18:51:28

why ?

Drake: 18:51:28

a neutral comment

God: 18:51:30

They just end up going on about global warming and stuff

God: 18:51:45

So when Drake arrives it is sunset

Drake: 18:51:49

we were lost in future meditations

God: 18:51:53

(which I believe was when we left off last week)

God: 18:52:10

The Dunlending "army" is expected in the area sometime around dawn

God: 18:52:21

it is likely that the ORcs will get into the stoush before the sunrise

God: 18:52:30

in order to improve their nightvision advantages

God: 18:52:44

you guys need to rest before then to recover power points etc.

God: 18:52:52

Drake can heal any injuries (I don't think there are any)

God: 18:53:01

and you can alert me to any plans you have for the night

God: 18:53:03

...

God: 18:53:06

anyone ...?

Ryu: 18:53:10

No plans

God: 18:53:29

[Drake, one last tidbit of info: the characters are flying in a Githyanki Skyship which Ryu and Lotho stole some time ago]

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:53:39

Write poetry, sigh, sleep, more sighing ... that's all I have planned.

Emily: 18:53:46

drink!

Drake: 18:53:49

would a flare or fire upset nightvision, one wonders

Ryu: 18:53:51

[poncy elf]

Emily: 18:53:52

and sing songs

Ryu: 18:54:12

will be watching Black Adder IV after

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:54:16

Nay, according to God (who is munching chips)

God: 18:54:29

THEY ARE THE CHIPS OF DESTINY

Drake: 18:54:43

then destiny is in ruins

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:54:46

will be watching the latest downloaded Chaser

Ryu: 18:55:00

Did you know I had a dream last night where I was in hell and heaven?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:55:10

Was there poo?

Emily: 18:55:11

simultaneously?

God: 18:55:14

YOU WILL NEVER GET THE CHOICE

Ryu: 18:55:20

Nope, I went to hell, then heaven

God: 18:55:20

frowns at Ryu

God: 18:55:27

WE KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING ...

Ryu: 18:55:27

you were all there. Guess in which? Bwahahahaha

God: 18:55:38

anyway...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:55:41

Mass debating?

Drake: 18:55:46

are we to drop behind the lines, or go over the top?

God: 18:55:47

Drake, you had a suggestion to make regarding Flares and the like?

Drake: 18:56:25

ah, well, it is more a thought than a suggestion

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:56:33

'Twas to blind the orcses' night viz, but I thought that wouldn't work, according to God?

God: 18:56:35

some kind of blindness spell is needed

God: 18:56:41

btw Drake, do you have the D&D manuals?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:56:45

Out, vile jelly!

God: 18:56:47

if not you will need spells, right?

God: 18:57:09

I think there is a second level Druid spell that does these things

God: 18:57:23

also, with preparation, that Call Lightning business cna be damned spiffy when you're in a tight spot...

Drake: 18:58:20

some frantic searching of digital tomes is underway

God: 18:58:31

I have what you need...

God: 18:58:38

I shall email it to you

God: 18:58:41

chotto matte

Ryu: 18:58:52

I read that as "chocolate latte"

Ryu: 18:58:59

mmmmm.... chocolate...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 18:59:03

Ooishi! :P

God: 18:59:54

Incoming Leon

God: 19:00:04

So you all plan to do nothing?

God: 19:00:08

while preparing?

Ryu: 19:00:16

I have some magic points depleted

God: 19:00:23

they will recover as you sleep

Emily: 19:00:23

hrm, I don't have "cause blindness" but I do have "invisible to undead"

God: 19:00:30

possibly very handy...

God: 19:00:37

there should be a bright flash spell somewhere...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:00:41

Manicuring my nails whilst reading my spellbook, pally.

Ryu: 19:00:48

I don't really have much useful spells

Emily: 19:00:56

and we still have sunrods don't we?

Ryu: 19:00:57

Mostly one-to-one combat stuff

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:01:00

I have a Fog Cloud, but that would hinder us.

God: 19:01:07

when Orcs use Nightvision a very effective attack tactic would be a bright flash spell

God: 19:01:09

of some sort

God: 19:01:13

just before you drop in

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:01:33

Also, Invisibility.

Ryu: 19:01:48

hmm. Alarm. Fear

God: 19:01:57

there is a 3rd level cleric spell called Daylight.

Ryu: 19:02:03

Can I use Fear to cause a rout?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:02:07

I have Scorching Ray and Fireball.

God: 19:02:13

Drake, maybe you have something like a starshine spell?

Emily: 19:02:14

haha I have "Doom"!

God: 19:02:17

Doom is crap

God: 19:02:23

I think fear only workson one creature

Ryu: 19:02:31

God damn it

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:03:00

Aye, I have sunrods Lotho.

Ryu: 19:03:18

Hmm. Burning Hands, shocking grasp, protection from arrows, web, scorching ray, summon swarm

Drake: 19:03:29

my contact with the spirits has been shaky - to which lvl spells?

Ryu: 19:03:54

Me? Or that question to someone else?

Drake: 19:04:08

to God...

Drake: 19:04:14

for mine own

God: 19:04:16

ah, 3rd level only Drake

God: 19:04:23

did you get the spell list?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:05:16

Also have a heap of fire arrows and flammable stuffs. Maybe I should stay on the ship, which could be anchored low, and gracefully fling fiery incendiaries in a generally orcish direction.

Drake: 19:05:21

now being distracted by it

God: 19:05:31

Oryndiel's suggestion is good

God: 19:05:38

Oryndiel can potentially function like artillery

God: 19:05:40

for example

God: 19:05:45

sweep low over the crowd

God: 19:05:51

drop fireball while Drake calls on lightning

Ryu: 19:05:59

Does she need the monk to pilot? Or am I only navigating?

God: 19:06:04

then Ryu, Lotho and Drake descend into hell

God: 19:06:11

at which point hte ship can only hover or move under wind power

Ryu: 19:06:14

[been there]

God: 19:06:17

(good point Ryu)

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:06:31

Aye, let's biff n' boff 'em willy-nilly (muscle)

God: 19:06:35

then while you three (and Drake's eagle) fight your way through the champions

Drake: 19:06:39

well, if the flaming sphere descends, with the lightning...

God: 19:06:50

Oryndiel uses his superior archery and picks off opponents from above

God: 19:07:01

Drake do you recall the use of call lightning?

God: 19:07:06

It is a phenomenally powerful spell

God: 19:07:17

one bolt of lightning descends every round for 6 rounds

Ryu: 19:07:20

do you have to utter "Shazam!" ?

God: 19:07:31

it'll be like the Orcs have to fight you in afog of fire and brimstone

God: 19:07:35

they won't like it much at all

God: 19:07:48

potentially after hte fireball there won't be much slaughter to be done

Ryu: 19:08:13

Would it be indiscriminate slaughter?

God: 19:08:20

yes

Emily: 19:08:24

of Orcs

Ryu: 19:08:25

(but these ARE only dunlendings after all)

God: 19:08:27

that's why it goes down before you, not after you

Ryu: 19:08:48

I mean, will he take out friend as well as foe?

Emily: 19:08:55

we have no friends

God: 19:09:03

until you guys reach the ground, there are no friends

God: 19:09:11

just different levels of priority on the killing list

Ryu: 19:09:11

But you're my friend. Here's a flower. (F)

Emily: 19:09:15

awww

Drake: 19:09:28

alas, my charisma is to nought...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:09:33

Ain't these icons cute?

Ryu: 19:10:00

(ninja)<-- this one's a little retarded.

God: 19:10:04

yes

Emily: 19:10:10

Ninja!

God: 19:10:11

looks rather like a monk if you ask me

God: 19:10:17

anyway

Emily: 19:10:19

poses

God: 19:10:31

we shall resume descriptions shortly

Ryu: 19:10:52

resumes atheism

God: 19:10:53

discuss any further plans you might wish to make while I prepare a bloody mary

God: 19:10:55

laughs

God: 19:10:59

BLOODY MARY

Emily: 19:11:02

descriptions of what?

God: 19:11:03

FUNNY THAT

Emily: 19:11:09

mm, tomato juice

God: 19:11:09

descriptions of the situation

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:11:10

I bow to the ye, O Bloody Mary (bow)

God: 19:11:21

which indicate your planning time is about to end

God: 19:11:23

so do some thinkin'

Emily: 19:11:27

well. Do we have any preparations to make?

Ryu: 19:11:34

I think it's to do with the ship

Emily: 19:11:35

should we be thinking of spells to cast before battle?

Ryu: 19:11:41

I guess so

Ryu: 19:11:48

What about the whole piloting the ship thing?

Ryu: 19:11:53

I think you need me to pilot

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:12:04

No automatic pilot?

Emily: 19:12:05

I have a Consecrate spell

Drake: 19:12:08

best i be casting rather than fighting - farce is best done ooc

Emily: 19:12:16

yes, can't move without Ryu

Ryu: 19:12:25

I be pimping this ride.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:12:28

I plan to use my fiery spells.

Ryu: 19:12:41

So we fly over and bombard aerially

Emily: 19:12:42

oo, I have "shatter"

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:12:44

We'll need to cast protective armour, mage armour and the like, if ye have any.

Ryu: 19:12:49

And blur

Emily: 19:12:53

maybe I can shatter the inscence things

Emily: 19:12:57

insence

Emily: 19:12:58

incense

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:13:07

Sounds like a grand plan, Lotho ol' boy.

Ryu: 19:13:14

I thought we were going to capture the incense, but I guess not

Emily: 19:13:18

.. but then ew can't control the undead either..

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:13:28

Don't we need to destroy it? I cannae remember ...

Emily: 19:13:33

*shrugs*

Emily: 19:13:41

if we destroy it we don't know what'll happen to the undead

Drake: 19:13:48

what are we expecting to fight through near the shaman?

Emily: 19:13:49

then again, we don't know whether we can control them with it either

Ryu: 19:13:54

Probably go back to bring dead

Emily: 19:14:03

big tough orcs

Ryu: 19:14:08

Do we need a shaman class or necromancer, and yes, I'm making this up?

Drake: 19:14:11

and do we have to fight back out again?

Emily: 19:14:27

drake: not if we kill everone

Emily: 19:14:29

y

Emily: 19:14:44

oo, I have Sound Burst

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:14:58

We have to fight through Champions to get to the Shaman.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:15:11

I have a Summon Monster spell that could help smash 'em.

Ryu: 19:15:16

Or fry the champions and shaman at the same time. :D

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:15:31

The Shaman sang "Ebenezer Goode".

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:15:57

[ee za good, ee za good (music) ]

Emily: 19:15:58

do champions have spell-y skills?

Emily: 19:16:06

could I cast Command on one?

Ryu: 19:16:09

And here I was thinking, I don't have a song stuck in my head yet...

God: 19:16:17

champions don't have spell skills

God: 19:16:20

shamen do

God: 19:16:26

command makes a champion do one action for one round

God: 19:16:35

sound burst deafens your opponents

God: 19:16:42

I think it prevents spellcasters from using spells

Emily: 19:16:45

could the shamen block that?

Emily: 19:17:02

i want the champions to kill the shamen or each other

God: 19:17:25

no it doesn't kill spellcasting

God: 19:17:33

but it can stun all creatures in the area of effect for a round

God: 19:17:39

so a good opening move could be

God: 19:17:40

1.

God: 19:17:43

cast call lightning

God: 19:17:53

2 cast sound burst and fireball on the shamens

God: 19:17:58

3 drop in for some slaughter

Drake: 19:18:06

strange q - what soil type?

God: 19:18:12

ah

God: 19:18:13

heavy clay

God: 19:18:16

red

Emily: 19:18:19

why?

God: 19:18:24

becomes more loamy as it heads into the mountains

God: 19:18:30

why?

Emily: 19:18:34

can Drake create Golems?

God: 19:18:35

frowns

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:18:35

Do you have a soil pH spell?

God: 19:18:42

I THOUGHT I kNEW EVERYTHING BUT THIS HAS ME PUZZLED

God: 19:18:52

(wish I had a different font for that)

Ryu: 19:18:55

I have 4 sunrods and 6 thunderstones. And 4 tanglefoot bags.

Drake: 19:19:04

"soften earth and clay", we elves being more sure-footed may find it an advantage

Ryu: 19:19:05

I have a book of golem

God: 19:19:08

thunderstones deafen people...

God: 19:19:12

you haven't learnt hte book

God: 19:19:16

will examine the spell Drake

God: 19:19:19

gimme a mo

Ryu: 19:19:19

aye, there's the rub

Emily: 19:19:37

and orcs be big and heavy and sinky

Emily: 19:19:55

i want to use Doom!

God: 19:19:56

that spell is good!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:19:57

Mud bath-time, orcies!

God: 19:20:03

you cast that in teh area, turns the area to mud and

God: 19:20:04

I quote

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:20:06

And there's yer rubber ducky! (muscle)

Ryu: 19:20:09

is that Doom?

Ryu: 19:20:13

Nice one!

God: 19:20:24

a creature caught in the mud must make a reflex save or be trapped, unable to move, ttack or cast spells

Emily: 19:20:24

no, doom is useless

God: 19:20:28

only lasts 1-2 rounds though

God: 19:20:30

still

God: 19:20:34

that's 1-2 rounds where you can do things

Emily: 19:20:37

hrm, but God, will it effect us too?

God: 19:20:44

but everyone else will be affected by it too...

Emily: 19:20:53

unless we're still shipbound

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:21:01

or have levitational ability?

God: 19:21:04

except maybe Ryu and Oryndiel

Emily: 19:21:04

we can slaughter them from above

Drake: 19:21:10

or 'pon eagle..

Emily: 19:21:14

i'm sure the shamen will have a comeback though :(

Ryu: 19:21:17

pick 'em off with your arrows

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:21:17

Or hippogriff..

Ryu: 19:21:25

I have rope of climbing

God: 19:21:31

someone has to go down to get the censer

God: 19:21:37

you can't all hang about in the sky

God: 19:21:39

anyway

Ryu: 19:21:40

So we're not meant to obliterate the censer?

God: 19:21:47

I am giving you 4 more minutes

Ryu: 19:21:47

we were just discussing about that

God: 19:21:57

then I begin to describe the situation just before sunrise

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:22:04

Aye, what of the censer?

God: 19:22:10

you have to steal it

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:22:11

Do we have to keep it intact?

God: 19:22:13

not break it

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:22:28

Poo! No smashy-smashy.

Ryu: 19:22:35

can we fry it a little? You know...... singe the orcs around it

God: 19:22:39

yep

God: 19:22:43

it's a magic item, won't break

Ryu: 19:22:46

Yay!

Drake: 19:22:48

well, how about an eagle based snatch and grab following a touch of softening up? (or is the scale and weight inconvenient)

God: 19:23:04

I think an eagle can actually grab a creature the size of an Orc

God: 19:23:06

I will check

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:23:15

What about a hippogriff?

God: 19:24:00

nah

God: 19:24:00

neither can

God: 19:24:07

so you would have to land, kill, take, take off

Drake: 19:24:14

just the censer?

God: 19:24:18

aye

Ryu: 19:24:27

But it's a magic item, so we can blast away at it

God: 19:24:27

2 minutes remaining

God: 19:24:31

aye

Ryu: 19:24:45

let's obliterate the shaman with a bolt and fry them all!

Ryu: 19:24:55

and then pick up the censer from the ashes

God: 19:24:56

good plan

Ryu: 19:25:02

except?

God: 19:25:08

no except

Emily: 19:25:12

ah huh

God: 19:25:13

1 minute

Ryu: 19:25:16

no "and then"?

Emily: 19:25:17

disbelieves god

God: 19:25:26

/god smites all atheists

Ryu: 19:25:28

yea, tis a tricky cunning wicked god

Emily: 19:25:40

i'm tired

God: 19:25:43

1 minute has elapsed

Drake: 19:25:46

so, we co-ordinate a first strike with which spells?

God: 19:25:49

your planning time is over

Emily: 19:26:04

is there scrub?

God: 19:26:19

about an hour before dawn, from your vantage point perhaps 400m above the ground, you see the Dunlending army approaching

God: 19:26:52

it emerges from a forest road a kilometre south and east of you, and marches towards the foothills, fanning out into a thin line as it approaches

God: 19:27:07

you can see the light of many torches at hte vanguard of the army

God: 19:27:12

it does not look large

God: 19:27:21

there is no sign in the darkness of any orc engagement party

God: 19:27:34

you are free if you want to drift closer to teh army and investigate its size

God: 19:27:48

the sky is clear, but in the hour before dawn it is still very dark.

God: 19:27:58

the moon is just setting behind the mountains at this time

God: 19:28:08

there is a cold wind blowing down from the mountains

God: 19:28:21

everything is silent except for the faint sound of the distant army

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:28:42

Shall we float over the army and scope their size?

Emily: 19:28:51

k

Ryu: 19:28:52

Ok.

Ryu: 19:28:58

pilots the ship

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:29:00

Floatin'.

Ryu: 19:29:07

we run on silent...

God: 19:29:27

you drift closer to the army, and see a motley collection of Dunlendings

God: 19:29:39

in size the army would be similar to the Orc army

God: 19:29:42

about 100 foot

God: 19:29:45

and 50 archers

God: 19:29:58

but the foot soldiers are poorly armed and armoured, and the archers don't look particularly hale

God: 19:30:05

also, their leadership is small

God: 19:30:11

and maybe inexperienced

God: 19:30:18

(you can't tell this from looking -it's a guess)

God: 19:30:26

they have no supplies and each archer only carries 20 arrows

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:30:32

Bugger!

Drake: 19:30:55

there are few enough shafts

God: 19:30:59

as they move uphill towards the mountains they do what dunlending soldiers naturally do

God: 19:31:14

they collapse from their thin line into little groups of soldiers, based around champions and clans

God: 19:31:28

the archers drift in amongst these groups, which will surely lessen their usefulness

God: 19:31:37

what do you do now?

God: 19:31:48

the Dunlendings are marching towards teh foothills to the sound of drums

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:32:13

Can we drift ahead to see orc positions?

God: 19:32:17

you can

Ryu: 19:32:29

sure

Drake: 19:32:36

i commune with the eagle to peer ahead, as much as is possible

God: 19:32:39

you sail ahead of the clan, into the wind

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:32:41

Shall we, kids, and then guesstimate how long it takes for the twain to meet?

God: 19:32:58

the eagle flies ahead, soaring high above the battle field, and you (Drake) can soon see hwat it sees

Emily: 19:33:02

k

God: 19:33:13

a force of orcs in battle-ready position, a mere half km from the approaching dunlendings

Drake: 19:33:15

then i shall tell all

God: 19:33:17

shrouded in darkness

God: 19:33:20

completely still

God: 19:33:21

archers ready

God: 19:33:45

and behind the lead orcs a force of 50 or so undead

God: 19:33:47

mostly skeletons

Emily: 19:33:52

so we gonna let the dunlendings get slaughtered first?

God: 19:33:56

but standing amongst them a few mouldering corpses

Emily: 19:34:16

corpses of what ?

God: 19:34:17

you cannot distinguish the shamen from teh general rabble

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:34:19

I say so, Then strike when the orcses have their hands full.

God: 19:34:24

Dwarven corpses all

Emily: 19:34:44

mm, so is there any reasonto think that if we waited we'd just have more dunlending undead to fight?

God: 19:34:52

there are maybe 70 orcs and 70 undead in total

God: 19:35:08

a similar sized force but better organised, and undoubtedly about to strike with surprise

God: 19:35:37

no reason to think either way

God: 19:35:41

depends on the nature of the magic item being used

God: 19:35:44

does it create undead?

God: 19:35:50

or does it control created undead?

God: 19:35:59

you saw many corpses in the last villages you visited

God: 19:36:05

presumably if the shamen could animate them...

Emily: 19:36:24

well, if there are no dunlendings amongst the lot i think we can assume we're safe from newly dead dunlendings

Emily: 19:36:31

yeh

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:36:43

Shall we hoe in after the first wave of Dunlendings?

God: 19:36:44

smiles meaningfully

God: 19:36:47

you keep thinking that

Drake: 19:36:55

if the shaman loses control, one wonders where the corpses would seek vengeance

God: 19:37:01

indeed

God: 19:37:05

well

God: 19:37:23

your decision making process is brought to an abrupt halt by the approaching clots of Dunlending soldiers

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:37:41

[magical armour goes on]

God: 19:37:46

you can see their torches burning in little groups in the night

God: 19:37:55

close together but obviously in separate little mobs

Ryu: 19:38:01

cast Mage Armour

God: 19:38:13

your soaring eagle, Drake, sees the Orcs fire a first wave of arrows

God: 19:38:19

which the Dunlendings don't even see coming

God: 19:38:26

and then the Orcs charge under cover of a second wave

God: 19:38:46

it is only 100m they have to charge before they crash into the Dunlending force

God: 19:38:58

I will continue describing the battle until someone states that they are going to do something ...

God: 19:39:17

the Orcs charge forward, yelling and screaming, and even then the Dunlendings can't see them but can only hear them

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:39:22

Drake - are you going to cast call lightning first?

God: 19:39:28

they fire arrows uselessly

God: 19:39:32

[good point!]

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:39:33

Then I go in with balls of fire?

God: 19:39:36

[now is the time!]

Emily: 19:39:43

why now?

God: 19:39:44

{oryndiel, you need a target}

God: 19:39:55

now because it will take until the groups strike to cast

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:39:59

[go drake go!]

God: 19:40:02

and then the lightning starts falling a round later

Drake: 19:40:06

i shall cast call lightning

God: 19:40:11

drake

God: 19:40:18

you need to roll 2d10 and add your spellcraft skill

God: 19:40:26

this will determine the difficulty of the reflex save involved

God: 19:40:30

then you need to delete 3 power points

God: 19:41:06

do you have dice?

Drake: 19:41:07

(alas, i am short of dice...)

Emily: 19:41:12

are you going to roll 300 saving throws god?

God: 19:41:12

gime a mo...

God: 19:41:20

smites Lotho

Emily: 19:41:40

gets icecream to sooth the smite

God: 19:41:46

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20040517a

God: 19:41:54

that is the dice-rolling website

God: 19:41:58

good Druids keep bookmarks for their studies

God: 19:42:09

Lotho, you are a typical halfling

God: 19:42:23

waits patiently for dice rolls from all and sundry

God: 19:42:37

you can hear the blood-curdling yells of orcs at the charge

Emily: 19:42:37

do we have to save against lightening?

God: 19:42:42

nah

God: 19:42:50

you can hear cries of anger as the Dunlendings set themselves

God: 19:43:06

this first attack is going to be abject slaughter unless someone does something to brighten the area

Drake: 19:43:28

12...

God: 19:43:33

+spellcraft?

Drake: 19:43:34

mine apologies

God: 19:43:35

or total?

God: 19:43:40

total?

Drake: 19:43:41

with....

God: 19:43:45

okay

God: 19:43:49

will recall this in tense moments

God: 19:43:50

okay

Ryu: 19:43:53

Throw a sunrod?

God: 19:44:01

as you like it Ryu

God: 19:44:02

how many?

God: 19:44:24

the Orcs crash onto the Dunlending squads, and even from 200m up you can hear hte yelling, screaming and clashing as battle is joined

Ryu: 19:44:25

Hmm - what do you reckon my friends?

Ryu: 19:44:31

I've got 4

God: 19:44:36

from behind the Orcs the more ponderous undead come swaying into the fray

Ryu: 19:44:38

One's pretty bright, is it not?

Emily: 19:44:50

yes

Emily: 19:44:51

i have 3

Ryu: 19:45:03

throws 1 rod over into the darkness below

God: 19:45:15

that rod lands a moment alter in the thick of the fighting

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:45:17

Hey kids - let's fly lower so we can try to spot those shamens

God: 19:45:20

more would be needed

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:45:32

And then when we do I can unleash my gigantic ball

God: 19:45:39

overhead, a small pool of dark clouds forms at supernatural speed, and you smell lightning on the air

Ryu: 19:45:46

throws 2 overboard

Emily: 19:45:51

throws another

Emily: 19:45:55

oops

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:46:07

Ryu - let's fly low.

Ryu: 19:46:12

flies the ship lower

God: 19:46:14

the sunrods fall to the ground amongst the battle, and where htey land you can see the Orcs shying away

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:46:29

any sign of the shamen?

God: 19:46:32

the ship drifts down to 30, 20 metres, and from above the battle you can see the undead plunging into the fray

God: 19:46:47

in the midst of the battle, in between three large groups of dunlendings and orcs

God: 19:46:54

you can see what miht be the shamen

God: 19:46:59

however, I want you all to make a spot check to be sure

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:47:09

Rollin'.

God: 19:47:15

[Drake, you can hold off unleashing the lightning bolts until you are sure where to send them]

Ryu: 19:47:35

13 total = Spot

Emily: 19:47:50

14 total

Drake: 19:47:54

18 total

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:47:56

total 25

God: 19:48:00

fuck you guys are losers

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:48:09

25's good!

God: 19:48:11

Oryndiel, being elvish, sees the Shamen in a clot of

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:48:16

what're yer whinging about!

God: 19:48:16

3 champions

God: 19:48:19

10 Orc soldiers

God: 19:48:23

5 skeletons

God: 19:48:30

what do we all do?

Ryu: 19:48:30

Is he chanting Oryndiel?

God: 19:48:36

nah

God: 19:48:42

actually yes

God: 19:48:45

but not what you think...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:48:52

I want to unleash my big balls in the direction of the shamen.

God: 19:49:03

roll 2d10

Ryu: 19:49:06

hahhaha - I'm sorry.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:49:49

18

Ryu: 19:49:56

Should we float over to the shaman's group?

God: 19:50:00

you are, I assume

God: 19:50:03

is there a sound burst in all this?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:50:17

let's double whammy 'em!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:50:21

who has the sound burst/

Drake: 19:50:23

how controllable are my shafts?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:50:30

oo errr...

Drake: 19:50:42

of lightning

God: 19:50:55

Oryndiel, roll 4d6 for the damage due to your fireball

Ryu: 19:50:59

Balls and shafts. Hmm

God: 19:51:02

Drake you can point 'em

God: 19:51:03

to where you want

God: 19:51:06

e.g. the shamen

Emily: 19:51:11

me

Emily: 19:51:19

sound bursts?

God: 19:51:24

Lotho/

God: 19:51:28

es

God: 19:51:30

sorry

God: 19:51:31

yes

God: 19:51:32

you

God: 19:51:39

roll your spellcraft check

Emily: 19:52:06

23

God: 19:52:14

cwoah

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:52:16

15

God: 19:52:18

okay

God: 19:52:29

so

God: 19:52:38

a huge ball of fire explodes around the shamen

God: 19:52:49

along with a screeching, pulsating shock wave

God: 19:52:54

(from Lotho, who has wind)

God: 19:52:56

when the smoke clears

Emily: 19:52:59

haha

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:53:00

What a whiff!

Ryu: 19:53:09

peeewyou

God: 19:53:21

everyone is dead

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:53:21

fetches peg for nosie

Emily: 19:53:24

(bow)

God: 19:53:29

Drake did you fire your lightning bolt

God: 19:53:30

?

Emily: 19:53:35

everyone?

Ryu: 19:53:35

applauds

Emily: 19:53:37

where?

Drake: 19:53:40

i did

God: 19:53:41

yep

God: 19:53:43

everyone

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:53:46

EVERYONE?

God: 19:53:47

all the aforementioned creatures

God: 19:53:50

including hte shamen

Emily: 19:53:53

all the orcs and all the dunlendings?

God: 19:53:55

because of the fireball

Emily: 19:53:59

what about the undead, are they dead?

Ryu: 19:54:00

gee... that was over quick.

God: 19:54:08

even if Drake rolls a 3 for his lightning bolt's damage

God: 19:54:12

(he hasn't rolled yet I note)

God: 19:54:17

it's not over yet

Emily: 19:54:23

oh, just that lil group?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:54:23

Hurrah! (dance)

Drake: 19:54:25

4d10

God: 19:54:27

because as soon as it happens, a bigger looking orc gives a yell

Drake: 19:54:28

?

God: 19:54:34

and 3 more orc champions

God: 19:54:36

plus him

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:54:38

wtf?

God: 19:54:39

5 normal orcs

Emily: 19:54:41

we hvae to fly quick to the dead shamen

God: 19:54:43

and 2 mouldering corpses

Ryu: 19:54:49

bugger!

God: 19:54:49

detach themselves from the battle

God: 19:55:08

[incidentally, a *lot* of Dunlendings are dead - all the archers already, and half the normal force]

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:55:08

maybe we need to use Ryu's rope to get down to the Shamen's crispy remains?

God: 19:55:13

you better get down fast

God: 19:55:24

there is a mouldering corpse wandering amongst the Dunlendings

Ryu: 19:55:25

can we use the rope?

God: 19:55:32

every one it touches is paralysed

God: 19:55:35

yes, use the rope

Emily: 19:55:35

let's go!

God: 19:55:36

hurry!

Emily: 19:55:38

who wants to go first?

God: 19:55:46

once it paralyses one, some orcs behidn it move in for the kill

Drake: 19:55:48

i target the corpse with next bolt..

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:55:58

I have to stay on the boat to pick off orcies.

God: 19:55:58

the battle is progressing rapidly towards a fatal end

Ryu: 19:56:04

setting ship on autopilot

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:56:06

Nimble Lotho go first?

God: 19:56:08

righty ho

God: 19:56:11

Lotho?

Emily: 19:56:12

mmk

Emily: 19:56:15

downs the rope

God: 19:56:17

Ryu can drop unhindered from this distance

God: 19:56:23

Lotho drops the rope and starts climbing down

Ryu: 19:56:26

flips down to the ground

Emily: 19:56:27

casts invisible to undead on the way down

God: 19:56:28

Drake, do you go by Hippogriff?

Ryu: 19:56:33

casts mage armour

God: 19:56:41

good idea Lotho, but you can't do it on the rope

Ryu: 19:56:42

casts protection from arrows

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:56:44

[ I try to pick off mouldering corpse with arrow]

God: 19:56:44

before you go or after

God: 19:56:50

roll for mouldering corpse attacks

Emily: 19:56:52

aw, before

God: 19:56:55

okay

God: 19:57:01

roll a spellcraft check

God: 19:57:10

Drake, roll for your lightning bolt damage

Drake: 19:57:14

rather trying to pick off mouldering corpse if poss.

God: 19:57:15

Lotho and Ryu are on the ground

Emily: 19:57:16

eep 17

God: 19:57:20

yes so roll your damage

God: 19:57:26

okay Lotho, down you go

God: 19:57:30

3d6 Drake

God: 19:57:32

roll 'em

Drake: 19:57:34

29 (4d10?)

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:57:34

eek - 13!

Emily: 19:57:34

down

Drake: 19:57:43

sorry...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:57:44

cancel that

Drake: 19:57:58

10 on 3d6

Ryu: 19:58:00

What do I roll?

Emily: 19:58:06

looks around at the bottom

Emily: 19:58:12

am i close to the dead shamen?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:58:23

same - 13 for me

God: 19:58:26

Lotho and Ryu, you are moving towards teh Ryu... what are you doing?

God: 19:58:32

okay, Oryndiel you missed

Ryu: 19:58:39

I've jumped down from the ship

God: 19:58:44

Drake your lightning bolt hits the Ghoul but doesn't kill it

God: 19:58:51

does kill a Dunlending nearby though

God: 19:58:56

you've landed Ryu, no roll

God: 19:58:58

what do you do

God: 19:59:10

Lotho and Ryu, you are 20m from the shamen corpse

God: 19:59:12

you can see the censer

Ryu: 19:59:18

I'll run for the censer

God: 19:59:19

and all the various orc factions charging for you

God: 19:59:23

okay

Emily: 19:59:26

runs nimbly towards it

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:59:29

[Go, go, go (ninja) ]

Emily: 19:59:29

spot check?

God: 19:59:32

Oryndiel... have you cast flame arrow on your arrows?

God: 19:59:36

if you like Lotho

Emily: 19:59:45

not if i don thave to :P

Oryndiel the Ponce: 19:59:46

[casting flame]

Drake: 19:59:55

target a reasonably distant faction with lightning

God: 20:00:05

okay

God: 20:00:09

one charging towards the censers?

God: 20:00:19

Ryu you reach the Orc shamen

God: 20:00:34

the Orc Chieftain, 2 champions and 5 Orcs are on your heels

Drake: 20:00:37

yes, but not so close as to electrify one's comrades

God: 20:00:38

beyond htem a Ghast and a Ghoul

Emily: 20:00:47

where am i?

God: 20:00:47

okay Drake, you can probably catch teh Ghast adn Ghoul

God: 20:00:55

Lotho, you are trailing behind Ryu (monks move fast)

God: 20:01:03

everyone now roll for initiative

Emily: 20:01:06

can i cast summon monster?

God: 20:01:11

2d10 + your initiative bonus

God: 20:01:14

yes you can Lotho

Ryu: 20:01:17

Do I use 2 d10 die?

God: 20:01:21

but that will break your invisibility to undead

Emily: 20:01:29

role what?

Emily: 20:01:33

oh

God: 20:01:41

aye

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:01:41

15

Emily: 20:01:42

doesn't cast

Drake: 20:01:44

8

God: 20:01:44

2d10

God: 20:01:51

+ initiatvie

God: 20:01:54

just under your skills and abilities

Ryu: 20:01:57

23

God: 20:02:00

Drake'll be last, methinks

Emily: 20:02:15

where is initiative?

Emily: 20:02:20

i doubt, i rolled 6

God: 20:02:24

just under skills and abilities

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:02:27

skills, top right

God: 20:02:31

in the skills and abilities sheet

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:02:32

top left i mean

God: 20:02:41

yes, just under your strenght, constitituion, etc.

God: 20:02:53

Ryu, whaddya do

God: 20:02:54

?

Ryu: 20:03:04

Do I have to do a spot check for the censer?

Emily: 20:03:10

there is no initiative!

God: 20:03:15

nah

God: 20:03:17

follow your nose

God: 20:03:24

yours is 4 Lotho

Emily: 20:03:31

oh, 4

Emily: 20:03:32

so 10

Emily: 20:03:35

meh

Ryu: 20:03:37

heads straight to the censer

God: 20:03:58

okay

God: 20:04:01

Oryndiel?

God: 20:04:03

what do you do?

God: 20:04:17

there are 8 Orcs descending on Ryu

God: 20:04:23

behind them, 2 relatively undamaged undead

God: 20:04:31

behind them, 3 more undamaged undead

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:04:34

me/ fires off my next fiery arrow at orcs on Ryu

God: 20:04:41

roll 2d10

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:04:45

faffs

God: 20:04:47

+ longbow skill

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:04:57

12 plus...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:05:23

ok 21

God: 20:05:37

you are aiming at the biggest one?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:05:43

aye

God: 20:05:52

you hit

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:05:58

Hurrah!\

God: 20:06:03

roll damage (longbow wiht flame arrows)

Ryu: 20:06:08

smells something burning behind him

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:07:16

11

God: 20:07:25

a flame arrow streaks over Ryu's head and hits the Orc chieftian on the nose

God: 20:07:33

there is an acrid smell of burning hair, but he keeps coming

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:07:35

Biff!

God: 20:07:46

Lotho?

God: 20:07:48

what do you do?

Emily: 20:07:53

surely iwas last?

God: 20:07:54

nah

Emily: 20:08:05

if i cast anything i loose invisibility right?

God: 20:08:08

aye

God: 20:08:17

but you are invisible to undead - maybe you should use that?

Emily: 20:08:17

pooh, even my native plant spell?

God: 20:08:22

aye

Ryu: 20:08:29

I've got tanglefoot bags

Emily: 20:08:35

so do i actually

Ryu: 20:08:40

there you go

God: 20:08:42

you would perhaps have been better placed to take the censer, but there you go

Emily: 20:08:44

throws tanglefoot bags at the orcs

God: 20:08:48

okay

Emily: 20:08:51

you didnt tell me that!!!!!!!!!

Emily: 20:08:55

you said I was behind

Emily: 20:08:58

moo

God: 20:09:07

roll 2d10 plus your thrown weapons skill (e.g. javelin)

Ryu: 20:09:07

Tis a cruel and vengeful god.

God: 20:09:12

sighs

God: 20:09:21

meanwhile, Drake?

Drake: 20:09:41

lets loose a bolt upon the ghast

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:09:41

Oh, dear. It's so hard being holier-than-thou (wasntme)

God: 20:09:48

okay, roll for damage

Emily: 20:09:56

fuck that

Emily: 20:09:57

15

God: 20:09:58

heh

Drake: 20:10:10

10 on3d6

God: 20:10:17

the lightning bolt streaks from the sky to hit hte ghast and ghoul, but does little damage

God: 20:10:26

the tanglefoot bag bursts amongst the orcs

God: 20:10:47

who charge through unhindered and hit Ryu like a storm of metal

God: 20:10:51

ryu, your armour class please?

Emily: 20:10:51

meep

Ryu: 20:10:59

crap on a stick!

God: 20:11:09

comeon boy, AC on teh double!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:11:11

Well, bugger me :o

Ryu: 20:11:37

wellthe hell is it?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:11:51

coming...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:12:01

the Holy One is frantically rolling ...

God: 20:12:07

fortunately for Ryu

God: 20:12:09

he is damn fast

God: 20:12:17

the Orc Chieftain, one champion and all 5 orcs miss him

Ryu: 20:12:36

Whoa!

God: 20:12:40

one champion smashes him witha battle axe to the face, a stirling blow worthy of champions, but Ryu dodges the worst of it

God: 20:12:42

10hps damage

God: 20:12:46

and a big, fat bruise on the shoulder

Ryu: 20:12:47

My sifu taught me that last move.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:12:47

summons Monster to attack Ghoul and Ghast

God: 20:13:02

the ghoul and the ghast shamble into combat

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:13:02

[but I have to wait apparently]

God: 20:13:16

everyone needs to make a saving throw (fortitude) against the ghast's horrendous stench

Ryu: 20:13:23

2 d 10?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:13:24

dice?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:14:08

Poos! 6

Emily: 20:14:15

18

Ryu: 20:14:23

22

God: 20:14:33

Drake?

Drake: 20:14:34

17

God: 20:14:44

okay, you all resist teh wave of stench that comes with the Ghast

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:14:49

[cancel save - i'm in the bloody ship]

God: 20:14:56

Now Ryu, what do you do?

Ryu: 20:15:08

All these are orcs ya?

God: 20:15:11

aye

God: 20:15:16

chieftain's right in front of you

God: 20:15:20

big bastard, etc.

God: 20:15:32

you are completely surrounded

Ryu: 20:15:42

Hmm. Sunrod out of the question?

God: 20:15:43

the Orcs behind you are going to find you very easy to attack

God: 20:15:49

it might be wise to get out of there

God: 20:15:52

e.g. using tumble

Ryu: 20:16:03

ok then

Ryu: 20:16:06

roll what? 2 d10?

Ryu: 20:16:09

tumble

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:16:32

[pstsssst, Ryu - god advises under breath to get out of there, otherwise an opportunity for suicide beckons]

Ryu: 20:16:45

23 for tumble

God: 20:16:52

the 3 orcs and 1 champion behind you can outflank you, you see

God: 20:16:55

then you will be done for

Ryu: 20:17:10

Looks like there's a bit of internet lag here...

Ryu: 20:17:21

repeat: I'm tumbling like a mofo

God: 20:17:25

you drop low, spring over the bent knee of one orc and roll behind the champion, emerging a good 3m behind them

God: 20:17:35

they turn to face you in a gaggle and charge forward

God: 20:17:49

Oryndiel, however, has conjured a giant fire beetle between you and htem

Ryu: 20:18:01

Lotho, still invisible?

God: 20:18:04

Lotho, you're next

God: 20:18:15

the Ghast and Ghoul are marching towards you but htey can't see you

Emily: 20:18:32

wel, only to undead

God: 20:18:37

yes

God: 20:18:41

but what do you do?

Emily: 20:18:49

what options do i have?

Emily: 20:18:58

hide behind the undead/

God: 20:18:59

(btw, more Orcs have detached from teh battle with the dunlendings and arem oving towards you)

Emily: 20:19:03

where are they headed?

God: 20:19:03

ambush the undead

God: 20:19:06

ambush one of the orcs

God: 20:19:14

(you are between the undead and the orcs)

Ryu: 20:19:19

[brb - toilet break]

God: 20:19:21

cast a spell on something

God: 20:19:22

[me too]

Emily: 20:19:46

hrmmmm

Drake: 20:20:09

[toilet breaks for all! - brb]

Emily: 20:20:13

will consecrate doanything?

Emily: 20:20:20

pft

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:20:50

Poo squeezing ahoy! (doh)

God: 20:21:02

oh it may well

God: 20:21:03

gimme a mo to check

God: 20:21:07

useful spell that...

God: 20:21:35

consecrate will reduce the undead's power and improve your ability to turn them

God: 20:21:38

cast that now,

God: 20:21:42

then use a turn check the following round

God: 20:21:46

you could drive away the undead

God: 20:22:03

useful since that Ghoul paralyses anyone it touches...

God: 20:22:38

Lotho?

God: 20:22:40

...

God: 20:22:42

?

God: 20:23:18

Drake, 3 orcs and a skeleton have detached themselves from a group of dying Dunlending archers and are moving towards you

God: 20:23:22

what are you doing?

God: 20:23:38

LOTHO?

Drake: 20:23:43

casting flame sphere, hoping to roll over them

God: 20:23:53

okay, roll 2d10 + spellcraft

Emily: 20:24:16

mm

Emily: 20:24:26

i need to roll?

God: 20:24:29

nah

God: 20:24:35

it just happens if you cast that spell

Emily: 20:24:36

sorry, you were all taking breaks, so I took a tea break

Drake: 20:24:48

13 total

God: 20:25:01

Drake summons a ball of fire, which rolls along the ground towards his opponents

God: 20:25:12

they all dodge out of its way, however, and charge on

God: 20:25:14

battle is joined

God: 20:25:44

Ryu has avoided the 5 skeletons and the champion etc. who spent the round hacking the fire beetle into ichor (it didn't stand a chance)

God: 20:26:03

the ghast and ghoul charge into the gap created, and both attack ryu (at penalties due to the consecration)

God: 20:26:16

they miss

God: 20:26:18

which is fortunate

Ryu: 20:26:21

whew

God: 20:26:31

then 4 creatures attack Drake

Emily: 20:26:34

where's the censer?

God: 20:26:51

two Orcs hit Drake with scimitars

God: 20:27:16

doing 15 hps damage

God: 20:27:19

savage blows those

God: 20:27:24

(they were axes too, not scimitars)

God: 20:27:33

now Ryu can act

God: 20:27:36

what does he do?

God: 20:27:45

(btw Lotho, the Undead have seen you and are turning to attack)

Ryu: 20:28:00

so I've got the chieftan in front of me

God: 20:28:05

(btw Oryndiel, the man in the crows nest of the ship yells "third force to port and comin' fast!")

God: 20:28:12

aye you have Ryu

Ryu: 20:28:18

scorching ray

God: 20:28:40

you cast that you need to make a concentration check to avoid provoking extra attacks

God: 20:28:44

you wanna do that?

Ryu: 20:28:46

by the way, I've cast mage armour

God: 20:28:49

I know

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:28:51

[Oryndiel surveys third force - what does he see?]

Ryu: 20:28:54

and yes to the question

God: 20:29:13

[If Oryndiel does that he loses all actions this round]

God: 20:29:22

okay, Ryu, roll 2d10 + concentration

Ryu: 20:29:32

figging hell - 10!

God: 20:29:36

okay

God: 20:29:40

you lose the spell and the power points

Emily: 20:29:40

wants to turn undead (is ability)

Ryu: 20:29:57

who me?

God: 20:29:58

Oryndiel charges to teh port (opposite) side of the ship to look at this third force

God: 20:30:01

yes you Ryu

God: 20:30:16

leaning on teh edge of the ship he can see, emerging from forest to teh South west

God: 20:30:26

a force of some 200 Dunlendings, mounted on horses

God: 20:30:27

that is

God: 20:30:28

200 cavalry

God: 20:30:30

lances down

God: 20:30:37

thundering towards teh field of battle

God: 20:30:49

at their fore is a small squad of steel-armoured nightmares

God: 20:30:56

their horses are trailing sparks

Emily: 20:31:00

nightmares?

God: 20:31:06

no, an illusion most likely

God: 20:31:09

they are wearing very noble looking armour

God: 20:31:15

and one is carrying a standard

God: 20:31:22

a black sun on a blue sky

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:31:28

can I fireball the third force without taking out my friends?

God: 20:31:39

"That's the Dark Chieftain's personal banner!" yells the man in the rigging

God: 20:31:42

you can Oryndiel

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:31:45

fireballs 'em

God: 20:31:51

but not htis round - it was spent looking, remember?

God: 20:31:55

Lotho, roll your turn check

Emily: 20:32:01

who's the dark chieftain again?

Ryu: 20:32:11

the guy who wants the censer as well

Emily: 20:32:23

just 2d10? 14

God: 20:32:42

add charisma bonus

Emily: 20:32:48

oh, yeah, so regarding my previous qn, where is the censer now?

God: 20:32:49

1 in your case

God: 20:32:52

Lotho, Ryu has it

Ryu: 20:33:02

DO I??

Emily: 20:33:09

15

Ryu: 20:33:11

Bloody hell.

God: 20:33:16

that die roll means you can affect the ghast and ghoul

God: 20:33:19

now roll 2d6

Emily: 20:33:37

7

God: 20:33:45

add your cleric level and charisma bonus

Ryu: 20:33:54

Should we return to the ship now that I've got the censer?

Emily: 20:34:05

12

God: 20:34:06

okay Lotho

Emily: 20:34:19

ryu: yes!

God: 20:34:23

you raise your holy symbol and yell "get ye to hell, unnatural slime beings!"

God: 20:34:28

the Ghoul crumbles to dust

God: 20:34:32

as do the 5 skeletons

Emily: 20:34:45

.. but I'm turning them not killing them... ?

God: 20:34:45

but the ghast simply turns and runs away

God: 20:34:47

good work though

God: 20:34:49

...

Emily: 20:34:51

mmk

God: 20:34:59

you destroy low-level undead with turning unless you explicitly state otherwise

God: 20:35:05

(i didn't ask, didn't think you'd care)

God: 20:35:07

right

Ryu: 20:35:11

nice one

God: 20:35:13

next, Drake, what do you do?

Drake: 20:35:16

beasties, GET ME OUT ONTO THE SHIP!!

God: 20:35:27

yeah, okay

Emily: 20:35:35

leave us here, thanks!

God: 20:35:40

next round your eagel will come to you (maybe two rounds from now actually)

God: 20:35:47

what do you do in the meantime?

God: 20:35:51

you are in combat, remember?

Drake: 20:35:55

i'm allergic to axes

Emily: 20:36:01

haha

Ryu: 20:36:05

hehe

Drake: 20:36:07

full defense?

God: 20:36:10

okay

God: 20:36:17

all 4 attack you

God: 20:36:58

1 hits

God: 20:37:05

does 8 hps damage

Drake: 20:37:17

ow

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:37:20

uses whispering wind to alert others to the approach of what seems to be the Dark Chieftan's mob, portside, and that I plan to fireball 'em when they're in range

God: 20:37:24

the 5 Orcs, Orc champions and Orc chieftains all attack Ryu

Ryu: 20:37:39

Am I surrounded?

God: 20:37:41

one champion hits

God: 20:37:43

you aren't surrounded yet

God: 20:37:54

but you will be next round if you don't get out of there - another tumble migh tbe in order

Emily: 20:37:56

can i surprise attack them?

God: 20:37:59

8 hps damage

God: 20:38:00

btw

Ryu: 20:38:04

tumbles

God: 20:38:05

someone might wnat to come to his aid

God: 20:38:10

that's 8 people he's fightin', including a cheiftain

Emily: 20:38:16

can i surprise attack them?

God: 20:38:20

and he can't hit back while tumbling

God: 20:38:21

yep,

God: 20:38:22

you can

God: 20:38:35

Oryndiel has sent her message on whispering wind, so you now all know that time is pressing

Ryu: 20:38:40

I have like 9 health points left

God: 20:38:41

Lotho, make an attack roll and pick a target

Emily: 20:38:44

uses special sneak attack feat!

Emily: 20:38:51

can i?

God: 20:38:53

2d10 + morning star

God: 20:38:57

choose a target

God: 20:39:09

I recommend the chieftain - he is the only one with any chance of hitting Ryu and he is already injured

Ryu: 20:39:28

15 for tumble

God: 20:39:46

okay Ryu, your tumble failed

Emily: 20:39:51

rolled 12!

God: 20:39:57

in total Lotho?

Emily: 20:40:09

no, i rolled 12. thats critical right?

Emily: 20:40:19

bonus = 9

God: 20:40:20

so add your morning star attack bonus

God: 20:40:21

good good

God: 20:40:29

so your totla is 21?

Emily: 20:40:33

yeah

God: 20:40:35

okay

Emily: 20:40:42

but don't i get something special for rolling max?

God: 20:40:48

you hit the Chieftain good and solid in the back

God: 20:40:51

how is 12 a max?

God: 20:40:53

on 2d10?

Emily: 20:40:57

2d6

God: 20:41:06

no Lotho, 2d10 for your attack roll

God: 20:41:12

then if you hit you roll normal damage and add 2d6

Emily: 20:41:21

read wrong

God: 20:41:28

agrees

God: 20:41:47

...

God: 20:41:53

...

God: 20:41:56

...

Emily: 20:42:00

k, 24 total

God: 20:42:02

ah

God: 20:42:04

now that's a hit

God: 20:42:13

so roll the normal morning star damage, plus 2d6

God: 20:42:27

i.e. 3d6+2

Emily: 20:42:33

13

Emily: 20:42:40

huh?

Emily: 20:42:51

im confused

God: 20:42:56

you struck the chieftain in the lower thigh, a deep and disabling wound

God: 20:43:06

he grunts and turns to face you, along with one of his champions

God: 20:43:12

now you're in trouble...

God: 20:43:17

Drake, what do you do?

God: 20:43:27

you still have opponents gathering around you

God: 20:43:37

and your eagle arrives next round

God: 20:44:01

...

Drake: 20:44:08

cautious retreat...

God: 20:44:14

full defense?

Drake: 20:44:23

of course

God: 20:44:47

you retreat cautiously, the orcs and skeletons a flurry of steel around you

God: 20:44:48

fortunately none hit you

God: 20:44:59

the 5 orcs attack Ryu

God: 20:45:08

all miss

God: 20:45:13

2 attack Lotho

Emily: 20:45:17

whats oryndiel doing?

Emily: 20:45:34

can i use my evasion feat?

God: 20:45:40

one (the chieftain) hits withhis two-handed sword

God: 20:45:41

no you can't

God: 20:45:50

you can take 18 points of damage

Emily: 20:45:52

pooh u

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:45:59

I'm waiting for the next round

God: 20:46:02

it was a big, swinging hit to the side of the head

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:46:03

so I can use my fireball

God: 20:46:06

okay Ryu what do you do

God: 20:46:07

?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:46:07

agains the chieftan

Ryu: 20:46:31

I've got a healing potion

God: 20:46:38

you gonna drink it?

Emily: 20:46:40

ummm where are my hit points?

God: 20:46:41

or list your inventory?

Ryu: 20:46:50

Drink it

God: 20:46:56

they are on the skills and abilities page, near your abilities

God: 20:46:57

near the top

God: 20:46:59

okay

God: 20:47:03

is it seriosu or light wounds?

Ryu: 20:47:13

Well, I have only 9 points left

Ryu: 20:47:17

that would make it serious wounds

God: 20:47:26

okay, roll 2d8+1 and add it to your hps

God: 20:47:32

okay, Oryndiel, the dark chieftain is in range

God: 20:47:37

you unleash your fireball?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:47:44

aye

God: 20:47:45

roll

Ryu: 20:47:53

phew

God: 20:48:22

an amusing thing happens...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:48:28

23

God: 20:48:47

the fireball streaks from your hand across teh darkness, lighting the sky so all around can see exactly where your skyship is

God: 20:49:04

it lands square in teh Dark Chieftains path and blooms to its full size

God: 20:49:12

but is *reflected back*

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:49:22

FOOK!@fjoasdfjadowe

God: 20:49:29

it comes streaking through the darkness back to the ship, following the same path it took to leave the ship -

God: 20:49:37

direct to your still outstretched palm

Ryu: 20:49:39

Noooo - my ship!!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:49:45

My hand!!!!!!!

God: 20:49:46

make a reflex save against YOUR OWN SPELL ROLL

Ryu: 20:49:55

I mean, uh, oh no, our elf.

Drake: 20:49:58

my getaway plan!!

God: 20:50:01

(roll 2d10 and add your reflex save)

Drake: 20:50:11

me too

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:50:13

18

God: 20:50:36

okay

God: 20:50:40

the fireball explodes around Oryndiel on the ship

God: 20:50:45

doing full damage

God: 20:50:49

Oryndiel, since it's your fireball...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:50:49

I'm fooked

God: 20:50:54

why don't you roll your own damage?

God: 20:50:55

4d6 please!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:51:24

12 - I've lost both legs and my willy

God: 20:51:32

which happens on any moredamage than a 3

God: 20:51:33

okay

God: 20:51:47

so the ship flares up, making very clear to the attacking Dunlendings exactly where you are

Emily: 20:51:47

but not your balls?

God: 20:51:51

has none

God: 20:51:53

next is Lotho

God: 20:51:55

what do you do?

Emily: 20:52:31

cast obscuring mist

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:52:33

writhes in agony and reminisces about his last shag - the blonde sylph in Rivendell with a penchant for cucumbers.

God: 20:52:44

which is all he will use from now on

God: 20:52:46

good thinking Lotho

Emily: 20:52:48

ewwww

Ryu: 20:52:51

hahah

God: 20:52:52

you cast obscuring mist

Emily: 20:53:00

yes. do i need to roll?

God: 20:53:01

Drake, your eagle lands with a huge screech on three of the orcs

Emily: 20:53:04

no. good

God: 20:53:06

the other two turn and flee in terror

God: 20:53:09

no Lotho

God: 20:53:10

what do you do?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:53:18

[btw does this mean my hippogriff got scorched in my ball?]

God: 20:53:22

[no

God: 20:53:23

]

God: 20:53:30

Drake: the situation further away is

God: 20:53:35

impending wall of Dunlending steel

Emily: 20:53:45

drake: drop the orcs on the dunlendings!

God: 20:53:52

Halfling, severely injured, facing off against Orc Chieftain and champion

God: 20:54:06

Ryu, between the Orcs and the Dunlendings (sort of) facing champion and 5 Orcs

Emily: 20:54:06

I'm only moderately injured

Emily: 20:54:14

anyway i'm disappearing in fog

Drake: 20:54:20

climb up and prepare spike growth spell

God: 20:54:22

what!

God: 20:54:31

you have a calllightning spell waiting to be unleashed

Emily: 20:54:33

how big is my mist?

Ryu: 20:54:49

yea, am I hiding in Lotho's mist?

God: 20:54:52

you can pop it right in amongst the Orcs fighting ryu and Ltoho

Drake: 20:55:05

then it shall be unleashed on the thing closest to hurting us all

God: 20:55:11

they both have evasion so will probably not take any damage

Ryu: 20:55:27

"probably". go for it anyway

Emily: 20:55:28

.. are you relying on my rolling ability?

God: 20:55:29

[also incidentally you will then get experience for killing the chieftain]

God: 20:55:34

want to make an omelette...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:55:56

(~) action!

Drake: 20:55:58

eggs don't have vengeful friends...

God: 20:56:05

good point Drake

God: 20:56:08

but this is the interent!

Ryu: 20:56:20

Its a series of tubes

God: 20:56:27

right

God: 20:56:31

someone make a fucking decision

Drake: 20:56:32

then, in faceless style, duck and cover gents!

God: 20:56:37

okay

God: 20:56:45

Lotho and Ryu, make a reflex saving throw

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:56:47

*ducks in agony*

Emily: 20:56:50

turns into a turtle

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:57:02

Heroes that are half shell

God: 20:57:06

Drake, roll 3d6 for damage, then hop on your eagle

Ryu: 20:57:12

21

Emily: 20:57:17

2d10?

God: 20:57:22

aye

Ryu: 20:57:25

turtle power

Drake: 20:57:31

14

God: 20:57:31

+ reflex save bonus

Emily: 20:57:35

20

God: 20:57:38

good work drake

God: 20:57:49

okay, Lotho and Ryu duck away from teh bolt in the nick of time, taking no damage

Ryu: 20:57:54

yay!

God: 20:58:17

the bolt strikes right in the middle of the group of Orcs, killing the chieftain and all the Orcs but leaving the champions barely alive

God: 20:58:30

one champion comes swinging at Ryu, one at Lotho

God: 20:58:37

Drake, do you hop on your eagle?

Drake: 20:58:42

yay! effectiveness!

Drake: 20:58:48

yes please

Ryu: 20:58:49

thanks Drake!

God: 20:58:56

Ryu and Lotho both dodge Orc Champion attacks

God: 20:59:00

then...

Ryu: 20:59:13

who's go is it?

God: 20:59:16

the Dunlendings sweep in like a scythe, smashing into the Orc forces to your side and wheeling around as they do so

God: 20:59:20

yours Ryu

Oryndiel the Ponce: 20:59:23

When can I heal my willy?

God: 20:59:26

one champoin in front of you

God: 20:59:38

you have maybe two rounds while the DUnlendings wheel around, and then they're onto you

Drake: 20:59:43

small wounds?

Ryu: 20:59:43

I want to attack

God: 21:00:08

the small squad of super-Dunlendings clustered around the Chieftain have peeled off from teh strike and brought their horses to a halt between you and the Orcs

God: 21:00:21

a small force of Dunlending warriors is coming to join them, peeling away from the battle

Ryu: 21:00:29

oh fook

Ryu: 21:00:31

time to leave

God: 21:00:36

Oryndiel, you can use a potion or wait for a healer...

God: 21:00:39

Ryu, what do you do?

God: 21:00:41

It's your go

Ryu: 21:00:52

stunning fists on the orc chieftan

God: 21:01:04

there is a fucked champoin in front of you

God: 21:01:07

the only chieftain is grilled

God: 21:01:10

dead

God: 21:01:10

cooked

God: 21:01:13

toasted

Ryu: 21:01:21

or whatever kills him

God: 21:01:26

aye

God: 21:01:31

so you have a champion to fight and that is all

Ryu: 21:01:58

so what do I roll?

God: 21:02:05

do you want to attack this champion?

God: 21:02:14

if so 2d10 + attack bonus

God: 21:02:20

is this a stunning fist?

Ryu: 21:02:27

does it kill?

God: 21:02:29

the champion looks pretty fukced, if you hit him you probably won't need it

God: 21:02:38

a normal flurry of blows will probably suffice

Ryu: 21:02:51

ok - normal flurry

Ryu: 21:02:54

24

God: 21:03:00

okay

Ryu: 21:03:01

I rolled 2 10s!

God: 21:03:07

you hit him with the first blow

God: 21:03:10

that's a potential critical

God: 21:03:15

roll again please, 2d10 + bonus

Ryu: 21:03:27

19!

God: 21:03:30

okay, double damage

God: 21:03:40

so roll your usual damage and double it

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:03:50

hoists himself up with a whimper and a quick massage of the groin, (sweat) loads his bow and pings off a fiery arrow intended for Lotho's vile Champion

Ryu: 21:03:55

My usual damage?

God: 21:04:00

yes ryu, your usual damage

God: 21:04:07

look it up next to the attack bonus

God: 21:04:09

oryndiel, roll

God: 21:04:13

2d10 etc.

God: 21:04:36

Ryu...?

Ryu: 21:04:41

14

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:04:43

19

God: 21:04:44

right

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:05:05

11

God: 21:05:22

Ryu does a massive leaping head strike on the Champion in fronnt of hiim, screaming with kiai fury, and the Champion's head explodes in a flurry of blood and brains

Ryu: 21:05:32

Yay brains!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:05:38

Bravo (clap)

God: 21:05:46

Oryndiel fires an arrow, which streaks like a golden beam through the pre-dawn darkness and takes Lotho's enemy in hte back with a sizzling explosion

God: 21:05:49

he falls dead to the ground

Emily: 21:05:55

(puke)

God: 21:06:00

Lotho, you are free to grab a rope and head for the hills

God: 21:06:05

Drake, you are free to fly away

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:06:07

Huzzah with knobs on!

Emily: 21:06:10

did oryndiel kill mine?

Ryu: 21:06:13

Yep

God: 21:06:14

if you want you can tkae your bird over to Ryu and pick him up

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:06:29

I need healing, Drake ol' man!

Emily: 21:06:35

runs back to the ship?

Emily: 21:06:42

can heal

God: 21:06:43

The Dark Chieftain is cantering away from teh battle, his 5 Dunlending champions behind him

Drake: 21:06:44

jump when i say @F%%&@

Ryu: 21:06:56

jumps

Drake: 21:07:19

we return to said ship

God: 21:07:21

behind those 5 champions, over the screaming and rending sounds, you hear the call for more DUnlending soldiers

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:07:26

Alright, Lotho, get your first aid kit out pronto. I need a massive band aid for my gaping willy wound.

God: 21:07:36

you can also see a small squad of reserve cavalry cantering up from the other side of the ship

Ryu: 21:07:36

your.... axe wound?

Ryu: 21:07:51

pilots the ship to escape

God: 21:08:13

as Lotho clambers up the rope, and Ryu and Drake ascend slwoly on the bird, the Dark Chieftain comes to a stop just metres away from you.

Emily: 21:08:14

cure moderate wounds?

God: 21:08:34

He raises one dark gloved hand to his Dunlendings, who have pulled out throwing axes, and motions for them to hold their throw

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:08:48

clings to the handrail, eyes watering at Lotho's sharp needle as he stitches me up ;(

God: 21:08:58

you can't see him clealry, but from behind his overhanging visor you can see piercing eyes watching you

Ryu: 21:09:15

(call)

God: 21:09:18

you get the feeling that he has made a very clear assessment of who you are and what you might be doing here

Emily: 21:09:20

he doesn't expect us to be baddies does he?

Ryu: 21:09:22

says I to the chief

God: 21:09:53

as your skyship begins to pull away, another 30 or 40 Dunlendings come riding up to him

God: 21:10:06

they all watch in silence as you steal into the clouds, bearing your stolen treasure

Emily: 21:10:15

mm, how many feats can i use in one day?

God: 21:10:17

behind them, the Orc horde is hacked to ruins

God: 21:10:22

as many as you like

God: 21:10:23

why?

Emily: 21:10:27

just wondering

God: 21:10:36

for cure moderate wounds, roll 2d8+level

God: 21:10:38

and lose 2pps

Emily: 21:10:42

(considers "persuade" .. might become useful)

God: 21:10:45

everyone got out alive I take it?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:10:45

Is my willy sewn back on yet? :S

God: 21:10:57

as soon as someone rolls that spell...

God: 21:11:04

that someone being Lotho

God: 21:11:17

you are now 200m above the fray

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:11:19

Please .... Lothoooo .... hurry!

Emily: 21:11:21

11

God: 21:11:21

what do you do now?

God: 21:11:24

there you go dear

God: 21:11:29

regain 11hps

God: 21:11:36

that should sew the old codger back in place

Drake: 21:11:40

shall i do mine own then ? ;(

God: 21:11:42

smiles cruelly

God: 21:11:44

FOR NOW

God: 21:12:00

as you like it ... if you have Pps left over

God: 21:12:22

did anyone bring the censer?

Ryu: 21:12:33

Yea me

God: 21:12:39

good work!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:12:40

ryu has it tucked under his codpiece

Emily: 21:12:53

bugger, where are poiwer points?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:12:54

Shall we have a wee party to celebrate? (party)

God: 21:13:00

teh incense in it smells like a funeral parlour

God: 21:13:10

they are in your divine magic section

God: 21:13:19

use the 'current pps' box, not the one for your total

Ryu: 21:13:25

Who shall maketh note of ye censer?

God: 21:13:30

what will you all do now?

Emily: 21:13:38

so, who needs healing? i have only 6 pts left

Drake: 21:13:55

i can heal - i have 16 pp atm

Emily: 21:13:55

are we safe or are we oging to be followed?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:13:56

I think I'm fine.

God: 21:14:05

there is no evidence you are being followed

Ryu: 21:14:27

I think we may have made an enemy of the Dark Cheiftain

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:14:29

Where is the nearest safest place to berth? We could teleport there

God: 21:14:47

your teleportation power takes you back to one place - Ost in Eidhil

God: 21:14:56

it will cost 1000gps worth of gemmy goodness

God: 21:15:09

it will certainly throw his Dark Highness of your track

God: 21:15:15

... for now ...

Ryu: 21:15:17

What else were we suppose to do?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:15:18

we have 24, 910 gps in the kitty

God: 21:15:30

what do you mean Ryu?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:15:45

shall I get the cash out of the cat and then be on our teleportery way?

Ryu: 21:15:47

Is there any other part of the mission we forgot?

Emily: 21:15:53

we coul dgo make a deal with the dunlendings and bugger the elves

Ryu: 21:15:53

Yea lets teleport

God: 21:16:03

did you hear that Oryndiel?

Ryu: 21:16:14

well, Oryndiel's right here if we need to bugger an elf - oh wait

Emily: 21:16:16

:D

Drake: 21:16:34

that is awkward for me

God: 21:17:04

please discuss amongst yourselves for a moment

God: 21:17:08

i am busy doing something

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:17:09

Bugger the elves? never! I wouldn't bugger an elf if he was glazed in honey.

Emily: 21:17:26

tries to look over god's shoulder

Drake: 21:17:26

too sticky

Ryu: 21:17:30

Was there anything else we need to do?

Emily: 21:17:33

i bet the dark chieftain is coming for us

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:17:37

Icky ick.

Ryu: 21:17:37

Get the censer, save the cheerleader?

Emily: 21:17:46

save the world

Emily: 21:17:52

let's transport

Ryu: 21:18:00

Fair enough - let's a-go-go

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:18:00

Let's bend space and time!

Drake: 21:18:07

how badly are the griffs damaged?

God: 21:18:17

not at all

Emily: 21:18:18

and the ship....

Ryu: 21:18:24

My ship!!

God: 21:18:25

only a flesh wound...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:18:36

Sorry about that, Ryu.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:18:55

gives Ryu a box of "Roses"

Ryu: 21:19:18

That's ok...

God: 21:19:22

everyone gets 1400 experience points each

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:19:23

But don't eat the green triangle one, it's my fave!

God: 21:19:31

for that little stoush

Ryu: 21:19:33

We can always kill another Gythyanki crew for another one

Emily: 21:19:50

we didn't kill the first

Ryu: 21:20:03

oh right

Ryu: 21:20:09

where's our experience points?

God: 21:20:14

bottom of the skills and abilities page

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:20:21

Can we restore our power points now? i want to touch my points!

God: 21:20:22

I believe this may take some of you up a level?

God: 21:20:30

have you teleported back to Ost-in-Eidhil?

God: 21:20:40

or do you do as Lotho suggests and make a deal with the DUnlendings?

Emily: 21:20:44

um.. where do they go?

God: 21:20:53

that's the dark chieftain there, just sitting on the battlefield...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:21:03

Teleport - NOW!

Emily: 21:21:05

i don't have how many i have already, or how many i need for next level

Emily: 21:21:19

teleport

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:21:28

hands Ryu a massive bag of gems to fuel the teleportation

God: 21:21:36

Lotho, bottom of the skills and abilities page

Emily: 21:21:49

theres no numbers there

Ryu: 21:21:53

um teleports.

God: 21:21:53

good point

Drake: 21:21:54

1400>21000-20845? = lu?

God: 21:21:56

how did that happen?

God: 21:22:02

that's right Drake

God: 21:22:08

scratches omnipotent head

Drake: 21:22:12

yay!

God: 21:22:25

you have 33871

God: 21:22:28

you need 36000

God: 21:22:53

so

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:22:53

Have we teleported to a safe cosy hillside yet?

Ryu: 21:22:59

Great. I need 1000 points more to up a level

God: 21:23:01

you all teleport back to Ost-in-Eidhil

God: 21:23:15

where you are able to meet Firiolena if you like

God: 21:23:18

you have his censor...

God: 21:23:22

will you give it to him or flee and sell it...

God: 21:23:27

could be a powerful item...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:23:36

I think we should keep it.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:23:49

Finders keepers and all that. Could come in handy, right?

God: 21:23:57

yes, it would

God: 21:24:01

there are many rangers in the world you know

Drake: 21:24:06

what else could we get from him instead?

God: 21:24:11

who have "UNDEAD" as their hated enemy, on their character sheet

Emily: 21:24:13

i want to find out how it works

Drake: 21:24:20

if we "traded"...

God: 21:24:21

and keep a censer of controlling undead in case it might "prove useful"

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:24:30

(Lotho - you sound like Sylar)

Ryu: 21:24:42

Booooom

God: 21:24:51

Lotho, do an identify spell and you'll be able to work out the details...

Emily: 21:24:56

points finger at Oryndiel's forhead

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:24:57

Slice off it's pretty head!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:25:16

[Drake - excuse "Heroes" references]

God: 21:25:23

Drake

Emily: 21:25:24

how do i do an identify spell?

God: 21:25:30

I don't know if you can

God: 21:25:31

Oryndiel or Ryu can

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:25:33

Better forehead than foreskin!

God: 21:25:36

check spell lists everyone

God: 21:25:37

hrmmph

God: 21:25:45

so ah, Drake

Ryu: 21:25:48

hehehe

God: 21:25:54

you will probably be given a minor reward for returning the censer

Ryu: 21:25:59

I have identify

God: 21:26:03

gonna use it?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:26:04

watashi mo

Ryu: 21:26:06

yep

God: 21:26:08

okay

God: 21:26:12

you cast your identify spell

God: 21:26:30

this censer, when lit with the right incense (choose a flavour ryu, make it dark and sinister)

God: 21:26:33

enables the user to control undead

God: 21:26:59

10xlevel in undead, in fact

Ryu: 21:27:06

bloody hell

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:27:10

How convenient!

God: 21:27:11

e.g. an 8th level cleric could control 240 skeletons

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:27:18

Brillo-pads!

God: 21:27:19

however...

God: 21:27:22

it is part of something bigger

God: 21:27:31

a complex magical artifact

God: 21:27:46

when part of that artifact it has more powers, and its control undead power will be greater

God: 21:27:53

you don't know any more than that, however

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:28:15

Let's keep it!

God: 21:28:20

ORYNDIEL

God: 21:28:28

you have UNDEAD as hated enemy

God: 21:28:31

you don't keep things like this...

God: 21:28:36

you destroy them...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:28:44

Drat. But it sounds sooo cool!

God: 21:28:47

or give them to elven custodians to "protect" them...

God: 21:28:53

I'm sure they will look after it...

Ryu: 21:28:57

What if one of us kept it?

Ryu: 21:29:03

Except i'm lawful

God: 21:29:08

(your mission was to return it to firiolena)

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:29:17

So we have to return it to ponce-ly name fiolinea

God: 21:29:24

I suspect if one of you kept it Oryndiel would give you a lot of sideways glances...

Drake: 21:29:26

it is *unnatural* - i'll have no part of it

God: 21:29:31

there you go...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:29:41

Or Frilly Leaner...

God: 21:29:48

he is very lean...

God: 21:29:50

and quite frilly...

Ryu: 21:30:05

Oh alright then.

God: 21:30:07

so do you return it to him or does Lotho or Ryu keep it against hte better wishes of Drake and Oryndiel?

God: 21:30:17

(or does Oryndiel try to destroy it?)

Emily: 21:30:30

i'm a theif

Emily: 21:30:32

i want it

Ryu: 21:30:42

Oh no, I lost it. Someone stole it

Emily: 21:30:43

volunteers to take it out and destroy it

God: 21:30:47

if you want Lotho you can steal it on the sly from one of the characters

God: 21:30:49

heh

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:30:53

Bloody halflings and their blasted kleptomania.

God: 21:31:06

everyone, Lotho has offered to destroy it

Ryu: 21:31:07

Whoops. He stole your willy.

Emily: 21:31:10

(devil)

God: 21:31:11

anyone want to go along with that plan?

Drake: 21:31:23

the artifact or the willy?

God: 21:31:28

the artifact

Emily: 21:31:30

or i can return it to the poncy elf.. either way

Ryu: 21:31:35

Well if we return it, we will get some kind of reward

Emily: 21:31:36

i won't touch the willy

God: 21:31:49

indeed Ryu

Ryu: 21:31:51

We destroy it, we get.... nothing. Except maybe a smug sense of self-satisfaction.

God: 21:31:55

indeed Ryu

God: 21:32:04

also you might piss off Firiolena if he discovers you did that

Emily: 21:32:11

but then no one else cna use it against us

God: 21:32:13

he might want to ... you know ... research the ways of evil

Drake: 21:32:13

can we use it to find the next piece?

God: 21:32:15

'n stuff

God: 21:32:20

um, Drake, probably a bit

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:32:21

Let's just be noice and give Frilly Leaner his Precious Thing.

Drake: 21:32:26

it might need "destroying"

God: 21:32:32

well Oryndiel, Lotho has offered to take it to him

Emily: 21:32:33

all these poncy good people would want it destroyed

Ryu: 21:32:53

We can't exactly destroy a magical artifact. You blasted it with your lightning and ball of fire and whatnot

God: 21:32:55

would you like to hand it to Lotho so he can run it off to Firiolena, or do you all want to go together?

God: 21:33:02

it can be done Ryu

God: 21:33:05

crack of doom etc.

Ryu: 21:33:19

Yes, I see the crack of doom everytime I pass a construction site

God: 21:33:32

censer won't fit in that one

Ryu: 21:33:37

You'd be surprised

Emily: 21:33:39

haha

Drake: 21:33:43

not snugly

God: 21:33:46

how shall it be delivered unto the might Firiolena?

God: 21:33:52

by all of you, or just by Lotho?

Ryu: 21:34:04

Let's give it to Lotho

Ryu: 21:34:13

;)

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:34:23

Someone should go with Lotho in case Frilly does the dodge?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:34:32

Yay or nay?

Emily: 21:34:32

(yawn)

God: 21:34:37

good point Oryndiel. Cna't have ... Frilly ... doing the dodge...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:34:44

Poor sleepy Lotho.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:35:02

Can we have a decision already?

Ryu: 21:35:04

Oryndiel can go

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:35:12

Alrighty.

Drake: 21:35:13

yes

God: 21:35:18

okay, so Oryndiel and Lotho take the device to Firiolena?

Emily: 21:35:18

oryndiel would love that

Emily: 21:35:22

k

Drake: 21:35:28

ok

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:35:39

keeps beady elven eye on Lotho

God: 21:36:03

okay, so Oryndiel and Lotho take the device to Firiolena, who greets them in his study

God: 21:36:08

he is happy ot see you

God: 21:36:18

you hand over the device, and he is very interested by your tale

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:36:18

yikes

God: 21:36:29

(incidentally, do you guys mention teh Dark Chieftain's arrival?)

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:36:32

shd we do a checkthingy?

God: 21:36:40

if you like

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:36:46

ok

Emily: 21:36:48

you trust this ponce don't you oryndiel?

Ryu: 21:36:57

Coz he's an elf

God: 21:36:58

Oryndiel trusts all ponces on principle

Emily: 21:37:02

oh

God: 21:37:02

Lotho... sense motive?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:37:15

9

God: 21:37:22

Oryndiel got a crap one of course

God: 21:37:26

Lotho, if you like you can do one

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:37:35

(not a crap)

Emily: 21:37:38

10

Ryu: 21:37:40

hahah

God: 21:37:47

okay, no chance you guys get any sense of his intentions

Emily: 21:37:48

heh

God: 21:37:50

you hand it over

God: 21:37:57

then have a drink of elven wine with him and leave

God: 21:38:03

he gives you minor gifts each

God: 21:38:08

10 +1 arrows for Oryndiel

Emily: 21:38:18

bah

Emily: 21:38:26

we deserve more than minor gifts for that one

God: 21:38:29

a ring of luck for Lotho (can reroll 3 rolls in the future)

Ryu: 21:38:37

maybe lotho can steal it after we give it

God: 21:38:48

a ring of strength for Ryu (+1 to strength while worn)

Emily: 21:38:48

3 rolls in one day or ever?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:38:49

Yeah, where's the Tupperware?

God: 21:38:55

any time period Ryu

God: 21:39:09

and a chalice of silence for Drake

Ryu: 21:39:31

yay. Minor ring of strength.

Drake: 21:39:33

do i need one?

God: 21:39:41

(take the lid off the chalice, adn everything around you goes silent for 1 minute)

God: 21:39:43

works once a day

God: 21:39:57

no-one within 10' can use magic

God: 21:40:02

(including you)

Drake: 21:40:26

yay! [now i can get back those wimpier spell users...]

God: 21:40:30

so please write all this down on your character sheet

God: 21:40:33

also

God: 21:40:42

everyone gets 1000xps for successfully completing the adventure as expected

God: 21:40:46

well done kids!

God: 21:41:05

we'll do level advances next session, eh?

God: 21:41:07

don't forget

God: 21:41:19

oh last thing, Lotho - you gonna try and steal that censer?

Ryu: 21:41:29

Yay!

Emily: 21:41:38

ummmmm, do i have a chance?

God: 21:41:41

probably not

Emily: 21:41:45

no then

God: 21:41:46

good way to die young though

God: 21:41:49

just checking...

Emily: 21:41:49

heh

God: 21:42:06

well done everyone, and we should probably end the session here

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:42:10

(music) (clap) Bravo all! (clap) (music)

Ryu: 21:42:24

Now I'm a level 3

God: 21:42:31

level 3?

Emily: 21:42:33

level 3 what?

God: 21:42:36

I don't think so...

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:42:43

Now it's time for plonk and The Chaser! Yay!

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:42:48

(d)

Emily: 21:42:53

meh

Drake: 21:43:00

hmph

Emily: 21:43:00

now i have no excuse not to do work

Ryu: 21:43:01

Didn't you say 1000 exp points?

God: 21:43:06

yeah

God: 21:43:12

but you're like, level 8 or something

Ryu: 21:43:25

Level 3/5

God: 21:43:27

yes in fact now you're level 9

God: 21:43:35

so you chose which level goes up - wizard or monk

Ryu: 21:43:47

next session or now?

Emily: 21:43:51

next

Ryu: 21:43:55

okay then

God: 21:43:55

next

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:44:02

B'stard! I'm only about to become level 8. (envy)

God: 21:44:03

so we'll do all level gains next session

God: 21:44:06

heh

Ryu: 21:44:06

I'd like to see what's available to me though

Emily: 21:44:15

eager beaver

God: 21:44:15

well, we can do that over email

God: 21:44:25

it's all tiredness and pain over here you see

Emily: 21:44:26

when's next session?

God: 21:44:31

two weeks from today

Emily: 21:44:37

ah, k

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:44:44

31st May

God: 21:44:46

so Thursday the ... 31st may

Emily: 21:44:47

cant we pick a night that has better tv?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:44:50

Day before my birthday!

God: 21:44:56

what do you mean by that Lotho?

Emily: 21:44:58

ooo

Emily: 21:45:00

nm

God: 21:45:05

have you been watching tv hwile playing?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:45:05

I sense distractions

God: 21:45:07

tut tut

Emily: 21:45:11

any birthday plans emma?

God: 21:45:14

contemplates smiting options

Ryu: 21:45:16

Happy bday

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:45:21

don't know yet.

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:45:33

dancing of some sort should be involved (dance)

God: 21:45:44

really?

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:45:47

Shall we retire then, kids?

God: 21:45:52

aye, lets

God: 21:45:56

thank you all for playing

Emily: 21:45:56

mmmkkk enjoy chaser

Ryu: 21:46:01

also, Gedo Senki is showing here

God: 21:46:04

see you on the next battle field, 2 weks hence

Drake: 21:46:07

[sorry, must run - real world is calling angrily]

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:46:11

Good night, Lotho, Ryu and Drake (*)

God: 21:46:11

2 weEks hence

Ryu: 21:46:14

bye Drake

Ryu: 21:46:16

Bye all

God: 21:46:17

Good night, mortals

Drake: 21:46:17

night all

Emily: 21:46:19

haha, bye leon

Ryu: 21:46:27

speak to you Emily about Sat

Emily: 21:46:31

(^)

Ryu: 21:46:31

or give me call if coming

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:46:39

what ya doing

Emily: 21:46:39

will do :)

Ryu: 21:46:41

(^)

Ryu: 21:46:47

(emo)

Emily: 21:46:51

haha

Emily: 21:46:53

emo!

Ryu: 21:47:00

All is pain and cake.

Emily: 21:47:09

(hug)

Ryu: 21:47:15

hehe

Emily: 21:47:15

and bear hugs

Ryu: 21:47:19

true dat

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:47:25

cute hug!

Ryu: 21:47:30

ok - see you all soon

Emily: 21:47:41

bye :)

Oryndiel the Ponce: 21:47:44

mata ne!

God: 21:47:49

bye