Session Two: So is Everybody Else

[Dracos]

Dec 20 19:01:04 <Alis>   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Dec 20 19:14:00 <GM>   Welcome to Session Two: Mayhem in the Mournland
Dec 20 19:16:31 <GM>   All in all, it wasn't a bad day in Sharn, but you were getting a bit restless. And that's when the next directive arrived. In summary: "Reliable intelligence suggests there's a cache of eternal wands in a Cannith lab in Eston. Yes, in the Mournland. Here's the rough map we got out of the guy before he expired. Do try not to die."
Dec 20 19:17:27 *   Alis has the others gathered around a table in his room at the inn, looking over the map so they can speak in confidence.
Dec 20 19:17:43 *   Alis looks over it to see how far it would be to travel.
Dec 20 19:17:47 <GM>   Eston is across a lake from the Thranish town of Aruldusk, which is large enough to be on the lightning rail.
Dec 20 19:17:47 *   Karu is reading the directive, sitting back against Alis' bed
Dec 20 19:18:51 <GM>   Once there, acquire a boat and cross to the city. The map is pretty vague; you won't be able to tell how much use it'll be until you get there.
Dec 20 19:19:23 *   Sim has adopted a new guise from somewhere this day: that of a tired-looking half-elven maiden wearing worn travel clothes. "Always gotta be somewhere else," she says wearily.
Dec 20 19:19:51 <Alis>   "Anyone know the area well?" He wondered, marking the starting path and route on the map.
Dec 20 19:20:40 <Warforged_Dude>   Impulse shakes his head in silent answer.
Dec 20 19:21:44 <Sim>   "Yes, I happen to have travelled the entirety of the Mournlands," she replies flatly, glancing towards Alis.
Dec 20 19:22:24 <Karu>   "Not really." Karu responds.  "Though from the sound of things, we're likely to meet some heavy resistance."
Dec 20 19:25:13 <Alis>   <Sim> "Yes, I happen to have travelled the entirety of the Mournlands," she replies flatly, glancing towards Alis.
Dec 20 19:25:13 <Alis>   <Karu> "Not really." Karu responds.  "Though from the sound of things, we're likely to meet some heavy resistance."
Dec 20 19:25:43 <GM>   Eston was a small town by Cyran standards, but it was important to the Canniths, in case that gives you any ideas.
Dec 20 19:26:28 <Alis>   "It's the Mournlands.  That'd be expected," Alis looked over, seeing if at least the map got them clear directions to Eston.
Dec 20 19:26:57 <Warforged_Dude>   "While I do not know the area well, I believe it is near the Thrane borders. I do not believe we should encounter as heavy resistence as you expect."
Dec 20 19:29:21 *   Karu nods. "It is only my speculation. I prefer to prepare for the worst case anyway."
Dec 20 19:30:15 <Warforged_Dude>   "A reasonable course of action," the warforged nods after a pause to think over that.
Dec 20 19:30:41 <GM>   Alis: the map is actually a town-level map of Eston. Though the information I've given above is common knowledge, and Eston would appear on any table-sized map of Khorvaire
Dec 20 19:33:57 <GM>   Okay, so, you maybe acquire a travel map if you want, buy your tickets for the train, and without much difficulty get into Thrane, what with customs officials not being allowed to use Detect Evil Halfling.
Dec 20 19:35:30 <GM>   It's a rainy afternoon when you arrive in Aruldusk. Lake Arul (at the end of the river that leads to Thronehold and thence to the sea) is somewhat choppy, but still reasonable enough for a sailor.
Dec 20 19:35:50 <GM>   Across the lake, you can only see the gray mists.
Dec 20 19:36:48 *   Sim spares a glance towards the lake, sighing heavily. "I hate boats," she mutters under her breath
Dec 20 19:37:43 <Warforged_Dude>   "Unless you have a flight spell available, or wish to risk venturing deeper into the mournlands by traveling the land route, there is not much of a choice, however," Impulse points out.
Dec 20 19:38:13 <Alis>   "Hmph,"  Alis was leaning back against the center of the boat, his hat over his face as he sat, ignoring the trip mostly and the grey mists.  There wasn't much of a view, so it was a fine time to rest prior to being active in Eston.
Dec 20 19:38:18 *   Karu is laying back on-deck, looking to be quite relaxed. "Really? A pity."
Dec 20 19:38:49 *   Sim glances towards the warforged, a confused expression flitting across her face briefly. "I am no mage."
Dec 20 19:40:16 <GM>   Behind you, the boatman mostly keeps his peace as he poles the barge closer to the other shore. He figures you're paying for his services and the risk, not for his conversation.
Dec 20 19:41:12 <GM>   But, as you cross the halfway point, he can't really resist. "Been hearin' word of things marchin' through that town," he says. "Who knows what kinda things, neither."
Dec 20 19:42:28 <Sim>   "Things?" the half-elf says drily, clearly looking 'displeased' with the rocking of the vessel.
Dec 20 19:43:36 *   Alis listens, though gives little indication he's even awake.
Dec 20 19:43:41 <Karu>   "Hm?  We're prepared for that likelihood" the Kalashtar serenely responds, laying back with eyes closed as he enjoys the ride
Dec 20 19:43:46 <GM>   "No one much knows what. Just the sound of tramping feet that comes over the water. Might be skeletons, might be giants for all I know."
Dec 20 19:44:12 <Warforged_Dude>   "Do not fear. We will be sure to kill it if it reacts violently to our presence," Impulse assures the boatman.
Dec 20 19:44:31 <Warforged_Dude>   ooc: kill it all*
Dec 20 19:44:32 <Sim>   "That's just what we needed," she says flatly, pulling the cloak closer about herself; the warforged gets a blank glance.
Dec 20 19:45:18 <GM>   "Just sos you don't bring any of it back with you." He says calmly. "Oh, and any of you want any messages to send if you don't come back? I can leave them with the Orien courier."
Dec 20 19:47:10 <GM>   "No? Well, then, here we are. I'll be taking that money now. And I'll come back tomorrow if you're here to be picked up."
Dec 20 19:47:47 <GM>   You have indeed drawn close to the shore. There's just a few feet of shoreline before the mists cover everything, but that's enough to jump onto and get your bearings.
Dec 20 19:47:57 <Warforged_Dude>   Impulse disembarks from the boat first, leaving payment to whomever is last to leave.
Dec 20 19:48:09 *   Sim is quick to follow off the dreaded boat, cold water be damned
Dec 20 19:48:09 *   Karu stands and disembarks next
Dec 20 19:48:11 *   Alis stands up, pulling his hat back on his head as he slipped his hands into his pockets. "Pay the man," He walked to the edge of the boat and hopped off onto the shoreline, looking around.
Dec 20 19:49:14 <GM>   Well, whoever did it, the man is quite happy with his payment of 30 gp.
Dec 20 19:51:26 <GM>   As you head into the mists, the wind blows colder and the tramp of your boots on the ground becomes muffled.
Dec 20 19:51:47 *   Sim takes a few moments to take some deep breaths and regain her composure from the harrowing vessel trip across the slightly-rough-and-foggy lake as she slowly moves inland.
Dec 20 19:52:54 *   Alis moves silently, his footsteps barely heard on the ground and it fairly easy to lose him already in the mists in his dark clothing.  He's bundled up well, so he doesn't notice the wind so much.  Being a native of a northern island nation helps there.
Dec 20 19:53:16 <Warforged_Dude>   "How much farther should it take?" the warforged asks of whomever has the map.
Dec 20 19:54:34 <GM>   Even your voices are muffled, and though you have not lost sight of each other, it's hard to make sure you're heading in the right direction.
Dec 20 19:54:54 <GM>   I'd like a survival check please, from anyone who cares to roll.
Dec 20 19:55:16 *   Karu , having paid up the fee for passage across the lake, looks around. There should be...some way to the city now...
Dec 20 19:55:42 <Alis>   roll 1d20+3 untrained survival
Dec 20 19:55:45 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 23 > [d20=20]
Dec 20 19:55:52 <Karu>   roll 1d20+6 cross-class survival
Dec 20 19:55:53 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 17 > [d20=11]
Dec 20 19:56:05 <Sim>   roll 1d20+1 untrained survival
Dec 20 19:56:06 <Penuche>   Sim invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d20=18]
Dec 20 19:56:21 <Warforged_Dude>   roll 1d20-2 untrained survival!
Dec 20 19:56:22 <Penuche>   Warforged_Dude invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=17]
Dec 20 19:57:01 <GM>   Well, it's touch and go, but Alis keeps you all from being disoriented and wandering in circles.
Dec 20 19:57:17 <GM>   After about half a mile, you emerge from the mists into the ordinary fog of the Mournland.
Dec 20 19:58:25 <GM>   The town is just ahead, mostly ruined.
Dec 20 19:58:49 *   Alis glances back briefly to see if he lost anyone, but then continues forward.  It being an awfully quiet trip.  The chill perhaps taking the chatter out off even the more conversational of the group.
Dec 20 19:59:13 <GM>   A collapsed sign reads "Welcome to Eston, Jewel of Western Cyre, population 2000". The last three zeroes have been crudely crossed out with paint.
Dec 20 19:59:28 <Karu>   "...what happened here?" Karu inquires, noting the less than good shape of the town...
Dec 20 19:59:42 <Sim>   "That's... great.  A ruined city.  With someone alive enough with a sense of humor," she says, eyeing the sign.
Dec 20 20:00:26 <GM>   knowledge-local roll, anyone who cares
Dec 20 20:00:54 <Sim>   roll 1d20+9 I have that skill!
Dec 20 20:00:56 <Penuche>   Sim invokes Penuche's magic: < 25 > [d20=16]
Dec 20 20:01:07 <Alis>   roll 1d20+5 that's convenient
Dec 20 20:01:09 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 7 > [d20=2]
Dec 20 20:02:00 <Karu>   roll 1d20+3 RAW INTELLIGENCE CHECK
Dec 20 20:02:01 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 23 > [d20=20]
Dec 20 20:02:22 <GM>   Well, Sim and Karu, you recall that Eston was a large R&D center for House Cannith in the closing years of the War, and that none of their staff escaped on the Day of Mourning. In the early years of the peace, a lot of treasure hunters made their way to the town, and sometimes fought over it, but usually came out empty-handed.
Dec 20 20:02:58 <Warforged_Dude>   "Where is the most likely location for House Cannith to set up shop...?" the warforged muses outloud.
Dec 20 20:03:32 <GM>   Well, _there_ the map is helpful.
Dec 20 20:04:17 *   Warforged_Dude stares at the halfling, awaiting a reply on map checking.
Dec 20 20:04:28 *   Alis pulls out the map, checking around. "Keep an eye out," He lead ahead, using it to find at least where they set up shop.
Dec 20 20:04:33 <GM>   It leads you past the center of the ruined town, to a medium-sized house on a side street.
Dec 20 20:04:59 <GM>   There's a crude cart in the street, over which are slung some tattered cloaks.
Dec 20 20:05:37 <Sim>   "Let's hope they're hospitable," she says, pulling her cloak about her tighter as she looks at the building.
Dec 20 20:06:57 <Karu>   "Given what's been said, I would doubt that" he responds, looking about for threats as the halfling reads the map and tries to navigate
Dec 20 20:07:52 *   Alis hands Karu the map. "Hold on to this.  Let's scout the area a bit.  Just see what we're dealing with.  Stay together though," He checked the cart, pulling the cloaks off.
Dec 20 20:08:40 <GM>   It's a cart. crude wooden workmanship, half-rusted axles. if not for the fact that it does move without too much effort or noise, you'd think it'd been here since the Mourning.
Dec 20 20:09:04 <GM>   handcart, actually.
Dec 20 20:09:23 *   Karu takes it, attempting to navigate from it to any supposed lab
Dec 20 20:09:33 <GM>   This _is_ the lab.
Dec 20 20:09:39 <GM>   according to the map, anyway
Dec 20 20:09:41 <GM>   inside the house
Dec 20 20:10:20 <GM>   anyway, you don't see any threats. nor any sign of life at all.
Dec 20 20:10:26 <GM>   The town is utterly quiet.
Dec 20 20:10:34 *   Alis heads toward the front door, listening carefully and leading a bit ahead of the group, no more than a dozen feet.  He climbed to the door, listening at it.
Dec 20 20:11:02 <GM>   Nothing.
Dec 20 20:11:54 <Warforged_Dude>   "The boatman must have been mistaken. I have seen no signs of activity..." Impulse notes, as he watches his companions reacting very cautiously in regards to their surroundings.
Dec 20 20:12:35 *   Karu stows it in his pack as he walks up to the building. "Nothing?" he asks Alis confirmingly
Dec 20 20:12:51 <Alis>   "What is more likely.  He was mistaken, or that we haven't seen it yet?" Alis asked pragmatically, nodding as he pushed at the door, not trying the handle yet, but seeing if it'd just open.
Dec 20 20:13:32 *   Sim can't help but not slightly at Alis' analysis of the situation, watching him play with the door idly.
Dec 20 20:13:35 <Warforged_Dude>   "If we haven't seen it 'yet', spending more time ensures we'll see it 'later', does it not?" Impulse questions that logic.
Dec 20 20:13:36 <Karu>   "Either is equally possible at this point," Karu states
Dec 20 20:15:19 <GM>   Yeah, the door will open easily. It's got locks, but they seem to have been forced by someone who came here previously.
Dec 20 20:15:57 *   Alis opens the door, heading inside.  "Karu, the lab was in the basement right?"
Dec 20 20:18:13 *   Karu nods to confirm, following the halfling into the building and waving the other two in
Dec 20 20:18:50 *   Sim allows the other two to enter first before making her own way into the building, looking around slowly
Dec 20 20:18:54 <GM>   Inside you see the interior of a fairly simple three-room house. Well-made but simple furniture, now smashed, and in some cases, burnt, judging by the firescars on the flooring. Anything valuable has long-since been stolen. And yet, something's not right. The three rooms don't take up enough space to fill the house, given the dimensions you saw on the outside.
Dec 20 20:19:24 <Alis>   "Impulse, rear guard, I'll take front....this place is too small.  Let's check the walls.  One of them is probably fake," Alis started searching, knocking along the walls a bit.
Dec 20 20:20:14 *   Karu checks the map, before looking at a wall and referencing it on the map to somewhere that wouldn't look right on the map
Dec 20 20:21:47 <GM>   it's a hand-drawn map, Karu, not blueprints.
Dec 20 20:21:47 *   Sim does her best to also help in the searching the building for hidden rooms and/or staircases. Which isn't too much
Dec 20 20:22:00 <Karu>   Ah
Dec 20 20:22:07 <Karu>   ooc: scratch that
Dec 20 20:22:13 <GM>   One of the walls in the back room, though, looks perfectly normal, but your hand goes right through it, to the real wall, a few inches behind.
Dec 20 20:22:55 <GM>   which, if you rap on it, sounds hollow.
Dec 20 20:24:11 <Alis>   "Found it.  Impulse, some brute strength here," Alis stepped aside, not wasting time with searching for a switch.
Dec 20 20:24:29 <Karu>   "No need for that." Karu states.
Dec 20 20:24:45 <Karu>   "There's an easier way for it.  Stand back, please."
Dec 20 20:28:30 *   Karu reaches through, touching the wall at the back of the room...before standing back. "Forming Ectoplasmic matrix. Code S-2 engaging. Full power, short burst."
Dec 20 20:30:30 <Sim>   "Ectoplas-what?" Sim asks, glancing towards Karu.
Dec 20 20:30:36 <Karu>   "Resonance point engaging.  Release"  As he stated this, a high-pitched whine emanated from in front of him, before a deafening bang fired forward...
Dec 20 20:31:39 <Karu>   roll 6d6-6
Dec 20 20:31:40 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < -11 > [d6=3,4,4,6,5,3]
Dec 20 20:32:06 <Alis>   OOC:  -11?  That seems wrong.
Dec 20 20:32:36 <Alis>   OOC: 19 total
Dec 20 20:33:13 <GM>   There is definitely a cracking sound, and when you feel past the illusory wall again, you can feel the broken wood. But it's still not broken all the way through.
Dec 20 20:34:42 <GM>   correct that
Dec 20 20:34:53 <GM>   there's a hole large enough for you to squeeze through.
Dec 20 20:34:56 <GM>   mind the splinters.
Dec 20 20:36:28 *   Sim rubs one of her ears. "Well that was delightful. Shorty, if you would."
Dec 20 20:38:22 <Karu>   "i'm used to it by now." Karu comments as he waits for Alis to climb through
Dec 20 20:38:50 <Warforged_Dude>   Impulse holds to the rear, having not been told to do otherwise.
Dec 20 20:39:07 <Sim>   "Remind me never to surprise you with a visit," she says with a faint hint of a grin.
Dec 20 20:39:11 <Alis>   "Don't make me cut you today, Sim.  It's a business day," He stepped over them, heading down and taking a look to see if there was enough light.
Dec 20 20:39:35 <GM>   Anyway, once through, you see a stairway leading down, with a feeble Everbright lantern at the bottom
Dec 20 20:40:45 *   Karu squeezes through, his height proving to be a slight annoyance in that regard
Dec 20 20:41:49 *   Alis heads down the stairway, making his way down and letting the others follow behind.
Dec 20 20:43:26 *   Warforged_Dude just finishes breaking through the broken wood, rather than attempt to 'squeeze' through.
Dec 20 20:44:49 <GM>   Once down, you can see a large laboratory stretching out before you. It must cover the entire block.
Dec 20 20:45:02 *   You are now known as Alis
Dec 20 20:45:30 <GM>   You're in a corridor, the other end of which you can't see. Rooms branch off at various points.
Dec 20 20:45:51 <Alis>   "Alright.  Looks like an easy one so far," Alis walked through, keeping an eye out for those wands, staying to the center room for now and heading to the back room.
Dec 20 20:46:03 <GM>   The nearest has an open door, and from what you can tell, this lab hasn't been looted yet.
Dec 20 20:46:10 <Karu>   "Right, stick together, let's take this systematically."
Dec 20 20:47:21 *   Alis takes a glance in the open door, stopping that far in.
Dec 20 20:47:32 *   Sim nods slightly. "Let's hope they didn't see fit to install traps."
Dec 20 20:47:42 *   Warforged_Dude nods as he helps search for the wands, looking around from the back.
Dec 20 20:48:16 <GM>   The first few rooms hold little to interest you. Mainly offices and supply rooms.
Dec 20 20:48:21 <Karu>   "Stay alert."  Karu looks for anything incidentally useful-looking, though prioritizing the wands.
Dec 20 20:49:03 *   Alis leads, letting the group stop to search each room in turn, heading to the back.
Dec 20 20:49:19 <GM>   Well, you find a bunch of mops. And old accounts-receivable paperwork. And a dead rat.
Dec 20 20:49:54 <GM>   The next rooms are workstations. Some pretty good quality crafting tools. Not terribly portable, though.
Dec 20 20:50:12 <GM>   And, after that, you find a door marked "Testing Room".
Dec 20 20:50:58 *   Sim is faintly intrigued by the paperwork for the span of a few seconds, but the door definately gets her attention. "This should be interesting."
Dec 20 20:51:03 *   Alis opens the testing room.
Dec 20 20:51:59 <GM>   It's a large room; perhaps twenty or thirty feet on each side. Lots of padding on the walls. And, at the far end, two warforged are examining the contents of a crate.
Dec 20 20:53:40 *   Alis quietly stepped toward the side of the room, approaching in there, trying to get close to them before they notice he's there.
Dec 20 20:54:26 <Karu>   'Hm.  I wonder if that's our target...' Karu thinks to himself as he walks further into the room...
Dec 20 20:55:03 *   Sim follows behind, face furrowing for a moment, hand moving to rest on the hilt of her blade gently.
Dec 20 20:55:09 <Karu>   "Hail.  I wish to inquire something." Karu starts to address the two Warforged once close enough.
Dec 20 20:55:43 <GM>   They look up from their work. "What are you doing here?" one demands.
Dec 20 20:56:46 <Karu>   "We are sent on a mission here to recover something for our employer," Karu replies.  "I inquire as to the contents of the crate you are standing at."
Dec 20 20:57:17 <Alis>   roll 1d20+16 MS
Dec 20 20:57:20 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 32 > [d20=16]
Dec 20 20:57:25 <Alis>   roll 1d20+23 hide
Dec 20 20:57:27 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 33 > [d20=10]
Dec 20 20:57:43 *   Sim is taken aback by the honesty of their psychic companion and looks to him, curious what his deeper plan is.
Dec 20 20:58:00 <GM>   roll 1d20+4 spot/listen
Dec 20 20:58:02 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 9 > [d20=5]
Dec 20 20:58:16 *   Alis seems to vanish against the wall, stepping carefully around the clutter as he got quite close, almost in their shadows in fact.
Dec 20 20:59:19 *   Karu is notably on his guard regardless of his straightforwardness. A hostile response could cause issues regarding the mission...
Dec 20 21:01:02 <GM>   "This crate is the property of the Lord of Blades, as is this entire town," that same warforged replies, resting a hand on his sword.
Dec 20 21:02:10 <GM>   "Your interference would be unwise."
Dec 20 21:02:57 <Karu>   "I do not wish for conflict." Karu replies.  "However, would we have any right to know what the contents of the crate are in this case?  If it is too much trouble, an exchange for what we are looking for may be arranged."
Dec 20 21:04:38 <Karu>   roll 1d20+10 Diplomacy
Dec 20 21:04:40 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=10]
Dec 20 21:06:19 <GM>   You're able to make them more reasonable -- to a point. They're not going to be very friendly, but they're not going to attack either.
Dec 20 21:07:50 <Warforged_Dude>   "Hmm...I am certain that the town is not made of blades, nor are the contents of that crate. Would they all thus not belong under his lordship?" Impulse asks of his fellow warforged, as the thought occurs to him. "Really, why is he called the Lord of Blades? That doesn't bring a lot of options, now does it? Why not Lord of the Mournelands? I am certain that would carry claims further, would it not?"
Dec 20 21:08:08 <GM>   "These items are our birthright, crafted for us when we were made as slaves," the other warforged responds. He's got a deeper voice, and the wood of his frame is more scarred. "Now that our enslavers are gone, we have come to claim them." He waves Impulse over. "You may examine them, if you wish."
Dec 20 21:08:44 *   Warforged_Dude approaches the crate to examine the contents.
Dec 20 21:09:00 *   Karu stands back, not wishing to interfere with Impulse's freedom to check the box
Dec 20 21:10:12 <GM>   "He is called the Lord of Blades because that is what we were all made to be. Blades. Weapons. Tools. Now he has established his leadership, first here, and next in Khorvaire at large. You would be wise to join us, brother," the first one says.
Dec 20 21:10:14 *   Sim allows the warforged to pass as well, glancing curiously to the box
Dec 20 21:10:32 <GM>   Inside the chest are warforged components, and parts for same.
Dec 20 21:11:02 <GM>   Half of them are broken, or at least unfinished; they don't stand out as magical to you.
Dec 20 21:12:24 <GM>   But there's at least a dozen items in there that would be useful to a warforged, plus sufficient parts to make another dozen.
Dec 20 21:13:13 <Warforged_Dude>   "A lot of these tools are broken. Do you have someone to repair all of these warforged components?" Impulse asks.
Dec 20 21:13:38 *   Alis slips behind the older seeming one, remaining his shadow as the discussion goes on.
Dec 20 21:13:43 <GM>   "Yes, back at the camp."
Dec 20 21:15:08 <GM>   Impulse: one of the intact items you recognize as something you've been seeking for a while, an Essence of the Smith
Dec 20 21:16:32 <Warforged_Dude>   "Is that so? Pity. I had hoped to trade my services in repair and craft in exchange for assistance searching the items we wish to recover," Impulse notes, as his eyes shine at the presence of the item. "I would be interested in one of the items in this crate, actually."
Dec 20 21:19:40 <GM>   "You can still be of assistance," he offers. "There are more things in the other rooms than we can carry. Help us evaluate them and I will give you that item in payment."
Dec 20 21:20:55 *   Warforged_Dude nods. "Those are acceptable terms. I can assist here, my companions can handle the items in other rooms," he states, giving the others a chance to look for those wands.
Dec 20 21:21:15 <GM>   He gives directions to three other rooms in the complex and tells you to have your minions bring the portable things here.
Dec 20 21:22:29 *   Karu nods, heading towards the first of three rooms. Fortunately, his STR isn't too bad.
Dec 20 21:23:59 <GM>   In the first room, you mostly find a bunch of junk. Some masterwork crafting tools. A rack of unidentified potions.
Dec 20 21:25:15 <GM>   Next to the potions are some notes on development.
Dec 20 21:25:24 *   Alis remains present, but quiet, letting it play out for now.
Dec 20 21:26:34 <Sim>   The potions are added into one of their packs (obviously) before the notes, too, before she starts to gather the tools; she has no interest so they are worthless!
Dec 20 21:27:00 *   Karu takes the tools, the potions, and the notes over, likewise with aid from Sim (or would he be aiding her?)
Dec 20 21:27:08 <GM>   whichever
Dec 20 21:27:39 <GM>   the notes were cryptic and you didn't spend a lot of time with them, but it looked like some weird combination of Barkskin and a weakened Polymorph.
Dec 20 21:30:16 <GM>   The next room is more raw materials for various magic items and some weak magic weapons; a shortsword and a waraxe.
Dec 20 21:31:58 <GM>   In the final room, you find a locked safe, a toolbox of masterwork tools, and a handful of basic magewright schema
Dec 20 21:34:20 *   Karu takes the weapons, tools, and materials over...but debates the safe and schema. "Our objective may be inside the safe...though we can't be certain. I'm tempted to wait until the contents can be determined..."
Dec 20 21:35:11 <Sim>   "You can open it, I assume?" She asks, glancing towards the psychic curiously.
Dec 20 21:36:26 <Karu>   "I could, but only in a...rather violent manner.  I couldn't guarantee the safety of the contents, at that." he replies, looking at the safe.
Dec 20 21:37:18 <GM>   Meanwhile, back at the Testing Room, Alis is lounging in a shadow and Impulse has sorted out the contents of the chest and claimed the Essence of the Smith.
Dec 20 21:38:09 <Karu>   How heavy/large is the safe?  Given, it'd only matter as far as carrying versus dragging..
Dec 20 21:38:13 <Karu>   ooc:
Dec 20 21:40:56 *   Warforged_Dude installs the component, given that he already has been allowed to claim the item.
Dec 20 21:42:06 <Karu>   "...furthermore, I'd need two shots, most likely, to break this open." To accentuate this, Karu bangs the backside of his hand on the top of the safe
Dec 20 21:42:26 <Warforged_Dude>   "Is there anything else to do here, or should I go fetch my... minions?" Impulse asks of the other warforged.
Dec 20 21:48:04 <GM>   Sim: make a Knowledge: Arcane check, please.
Dec 20 21:48:22 <Sim>   roll 1d20+9 Don't be a one.
Dec 20 21:48:24 <Penuche>   Sim invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=17]
Dec 20 21:49:31 <GM>   Earlier, you saw things that looked like Barkskin and Polymorph. that was roughly correct, but as you study the notes more closely, it looks as if these potions were made to make a living person enough like a warforged that he could test warforged components.
Dec 20 21:53:18 *   Sim can't help but smile as she looks up from the notes. "When I get Impulse in here, get the safe out of here as fast as you can," she says simply, moving towards the door. "Boss? Can we see you for a moment?" she calls, in her most servile voice.
Dec 20 21:53:55 *   Karu nods.
Dec 20 21:54:13 <Warforged_Dude>   "I guess I do go fetch my minions," Impulse states as he nods and follows after Sim.
Dec 20 21:55:13 <Sim>   Once the two are out of sight, she pulls out a potion.  "Can you help him get the safe out?" she asks softly, glancing to the safe in question.  "I have a plan."
Dec 20 21:55:14 *   Karu quirks an eyebrow at what sort of scheme Sim had in the meantime. It...had to be something if they were being sent out...
Dec 20 21:57:18 *   Karu opens a mindlink to Sim: 'I won't ask, but be careful if it goes wrong'
Dec 20 21:58:21 *   Sim glances towards Karu, nodding, before downing the potion after a single breath.
Dec 20 21:59:14 <GM>   A change sweeps over you. Your skin toughens into wood and metal. Your hands change; they look like Impulse's now, with just a thumb and two fingers.
Dec 20 21:59:43 <Warforged_Dude>   "I can attempt to do so," Impulse states as he looks at the safe and briefly examines it, to see what is the best course of action.
Dec 20 21:59:56 <GM>   With a quick test, you see that your shapechanging still works in this new form.
Dec 20 22:01:06 *   Sim glances down to her hand, flexing it twice before moving out to meet her new 'friends', taking care to emulate what she has observed from Impulse for all this time.
Dec 20 22:02:33 *   Warforged_Dude attempts to infuse a loose nail with a knock spell and use it to lockpick the safe...well, safely.
Dec 20 22:02:43 <Warforged_Dude>   roll d20+15 UMD attempt, DC 26
Dec 20 22:02:46 <Penuche>   Warforged_Dude invokes Penuche's magic: < 31 > [d20=16]
Dec 20 22:03:15 <Warforged_Dude>   ooc: success
Dec 20 22:03:24 <Sim>   roll 1d20+20-2 Disguise, ho
Dec 20 22:03:27 <Penuche>   Sim invokes Penuche's magic: < 38 > [d20=20]
Dec 20 22:04:09 <Karu>   'The link will be open for half an hour, so don't worry'
Dec 20 22:04:16 <GM>   They show no signs of suspicion, but rather start to talk about how useless the fleshies are.
Dec 20 22:05:45 *   Sim joins in the conversation, being as derisive towards her 'servants' as only the warforged could. And trying out the nifty new psychic bond
Dec 20 22:06:32 <Warforged_Dude>   "I believe I have the safe opened," Impulse states to Karu as he uses the magic-powered nail to lockpick the safe.
Dec 20 22:07:31 <Karu>   "Right.  Let's check what's inside before hauling it, then.  I don't want to have to do more work than necessary here."
Dec 20 22:07:43 <GM>   It opens to show about fifty eternal wands.
Dec 20 22:08:22 <Karu>   "...that would answer my question.  Let's haul it up, quickly if possible."
Dec 20 22:08:25 <Warforged_Dude>   "It's what we are seeking," Impulse confirms.
Dec 20 22:08:58 <GM>   They're all labelled. Mostly Fireball.
Dec 20 22:09:38 *   Warforged_Dude grabs the wands and dumps them into his haversack, before closing the safe again. "Let's leave the safe for the others. They would claim the safe as belonging to the Lord of Blades."
Dec 20 22:11:19 <Karu>   "Right.  I believe I should return with the rest.  Shall I wait until I get our other ally out to de-transform her?"
Dec 20 22:11:56 *   Warforged_Dude nods.
Dec 20 22:13:49 <Karu>   'We've found the target.' Karu sends over the mindlink.  'The safe's been opened and we found the wands'
Dec 20 22:14:15 <Sim>   'Time to go?' she sends back quickly, face betraying no evidence that she's hearing voices.
Dec 20 22:14:53 <Karu>   'Yes.  Make some sort of excuse so we can get you out and Impulse back in'
Dec 20 22:21:08 <Sim>   "I am going to check on them," she says simply.  "Make sure they are working."   She moves off to rejoin the others in the safe-room, assuming the others don't interfere.
Dec 20 22:21:33 <GM>   "Isn't it just like the meatbags to be lazy," one mutters.
Dec 20 22:22:37 <Sim>   Once back to the room she turns to the others.  "Be irritated," she says simply to Impulse.
Dec 20 22:23:20 <Warforged_Dude>   "Why?" Impulse asks curiously as he turns to look at Karu. "Come, let us carry the safe between the two of us."
Dec 20 22:23:43 <Sim>   "Because meatbags are lazy," she says, before moving about to gather her equipment.
Dec 20 22:23:43 <Karu>   "Hold on," Karu responds.
Dec 20 22:24:21 <Warforged_Dude>   "Well, yes, you meatbags -are- lazy. I knew this already, why would it irritate me now?" Impulse asks again.
Dec 20 22:25:12 <Karu>   "Activating Ectoplasmic Matrix.  Unbinding procedure engaged.  Initiating cascade procedure attempt..."
Dec 20 22:27:05 <Karu>   roll d20+6 dispel check versus potion effects
Dec 20 22:27:07 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d20=7]
Dec 20 22:27:38 <GM>   The potion's magic resists your dispel effort.
Dec 20 22:28:27 <Karu>   "...hm.  I could try again..."
Dec 20 22:28:31 <Warforged_Dude>   "Just have her turn as close to her previous look as possible, and we can blame it on meatbags getting curious and touching things they weren't supposed to," Impulse suggests at seeing the lack of change in Sim.
Dec 20 22:28:51 <Karu>   "Right."
Dec 20 22:29:25 <Karu>   And with that, Karu went to assist Impulse in dragging/pushing/carrying the safe into the room.
Dec 20 22:30:34 <Warforged_Dude>   "Here is the last item. The weakling could not carry it without assistance," Impulse explains as they enter.
Dec 20 22:30:35 *   Sim will do both! Wait outside and change to as close as she can get.
Dec 20 22:31:31 <GM>   very unsuspicious!
Dec 20 22:31:52 *   Warforged_Dude hands the safe to the pair of warforged.
Dec 20 22:32:32 <GM>   "Is that it? Were the tools truly useless?" one asks
Dec 20 22:35:52 <GM>   nevermind that
Dec 20 22:36:10 <GM>   "Thanks for your assistance, brother." They turn to packing up the things they want.
Dec 20 22:36:17 <GM>   Clearly distracted now.
Dec 20 22:36:53 <Warforged_Dude>   "Thank you for the item. I had been seeking it, and it was a worthwhile trade putting these lazy meatbags to work," Impulse replies.
Dec 20 22:37:10 *   Karu waits for Impulse to give the go-ahead to leave, in the meanwhile
Dec 20 22:37:31 *   Warforged_Dude starts to leave, figuring the halfling can get out on his own.
Dec 20 22:37:59 *   Karu follows him out, glad that a fight didn't break out after all.
Dec 20 22:39:59 *   Alis watches them a moment more, listening as Impulse left.
Dec 20 22:40:04 <GM>   Well, you make it back to the surface without event. The cart's still there. Likely belongs to those two warforged below.
Dec 20 22:41:58 <Karu>   "Right, we can head out now, at least." Karu states.  It was...fortunate, perhaps, that he arranged an exchange with those Warforged.
Dec 20 22:42:20 *   Sim is waiting some distance away, watching the doorway.
Dec 20 22:42:31 <Warforged_Dude>   "I am surprised Alis did not just kill those two. Perhaps he fell asleep in the shadows while you two worked? It would explain so much..." Impulse muses out loud now that they are out of sight and hearing range from the warforged.
Dec 20 22:44:14 *   Alis departs silently when they're distracted from the door, heading out and silently joining the others.
Dec 20 22:44:16 <Sim>   "Meatbags," she says, a very oddly-shaped warforged, the faintest hint of amusement in her voice as she makes her way to them
Dec 20 22:44:30 <Karu>   "I am likewise pleasantly surprised." Karu replied to the warforged.  "Such a thing would be predictable of him."
Dec 20 22:44:57 <Warforged_Dude>   "It's a valid enough description of you lot," Impulse notes. "But yes, surprised the halfling did not take offense..."
Dec 20 22:45:33 *   Karu quirks an eyebrow at the 'new warforged' joining
Dec 20 22:46:46 <Alis>   "What a slow way of going about things."  Alis is behind them quite suddenly enough.
Dec 20 22:46:49 <Sim>   "Good work," she says to Karu, resting a hand on her shoulder before glancing back down to her hand.  "I may have to learn the secrets of these potions."
Dec 20 22:47:49 <Warforged_Dude>   "There, there, Alis. The next group of beings that get in our way, you can kill them without hesitation," Impulse promises, as a reward for his good behavior in letting him get his trinket without a fight.
Dec 20 22:47:58 <Alis>   "We have a day until the boat returns.  Anything else on the map, Karu."
Dec 20 22:48:50 <Karu>   "Let's see..." the Kalashtar states, pulling the map out of his bag.
Dec 20 22:49:44 *   Karu reads it over, looking for anything of interest in the meantime to pass the rest of the day away
Dec 20 22:50:05 <GM>   There's nothing much on the map. An inn where the mapmaker stayed, which looks to be in ruins like just about everything else here.
Dec 20 22:50:30 <GM>   There is something that doesn't appear on the map. It's a towering statue of a warforged, back to the west, the way you came.
Dec 20 22:50:41 <Karu>   "Given how in shambles this place is...unless we find so--okay, that's new."
Dec 20 22:50:56 *   Alis heads toward the statute, simply letting the others follow.
Dec 20 22:50:58 <GM>   Spot checks?
Dec 20 22:51:08 <Sim>   "Perhaps we should invesitgate," she comments, following behind Alis.
Dec 20 22:51:22 <Alis>   roll 1d20+3
Dec 20 22:51:24 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 9 > [d20=6]
Dec 20 22:51:37 <Karu>   roll 1d20 WISDOM CHECK
Dec 20 22:51:38 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d20=19]
Dec 20 22:51:41 <Warforged_Dude>   roll d20-2
Dec 20 22:51:42 <Penuche>   Warforged_Dude invokes Penuche's magic: < 8 > [d20=10]
Dec 20 22:51:44 <Sim>   roll 1d20+0 MY BEAUTIFUL EYES
Dec 20 22:51:45 <Penuche>   Sim invokes Penuche's magic: < 17 > [d20=17]
Dec 20 22:51:45 <Karu>   (that was spot)
Dec 20 22:51:55 <Karu>   roll 1d20 WISDOM CHECK (part 2)
Dec 20 22:51:55 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 8 > [d20=8]
Dec 20 22:52:00 <Karu>   (...oh, wait, just spot)
Dec 20 22:52:17 <GM>   well, Karu and Sim notice something. The 'statue' is moving. Slowly. Towards you.
Dec 20 22:52:40 <Sim>   "Hm." Is all Sim says as she stops, looking up at the statue
Dec 20 22:53:35 <Karu>   "...Hm." Karu looks curious as he looks up at the moving 'statue'.
Dec 20 22:54:06 <Alis>   "What's hm?" Alis walked on.
Dec 20 22:54:25 <GM>   As you get closer and there's less fog in the way, it's looking more and more like a warforged titan. That could easily explain the marching the townsfolk have heard.
Dec 20 22:54:39 <Sim>   "It's moving."  Sim replies, furrowing her brows.  "Here."
Dec 20 22:55:18 <Alis>   "Quick, to cover.  Let's get to the side streets," Alis darted to the side, leading toward one of the areas between the houses, a narrowish alleyway where  it would be more difficult for such a creature to move.
Dec 20 22:56:36 <Karu>   roll 1d20+8 Hey, I'm trained in this.
Dec 20 22:56:37 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 28 > [d20=20]
Dec 20 22:56:39 <Sim>   roll 1d20+9
Dec 20 22:56:40 <Penuche>   Sim invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=11]
Dec 20 22:56:57 <Warforged_Dude>   roll d20+9 arcana (so am I!)
Dec 20 22:56:58 <Penuche>   Warforged_Dude invokes Penuche's magic: < 17 > [d20=8]
Dec 20 22:57:23 <Warforged_Dude>   ooc: apparently not as well as Sim and Karu though. Despite being of the same race as the creature we're fighting. >.<
Dec 20 22:58:01 <GM>   Those of you who've rolled know that a warforged titan is a very large construct that's only vaguely related to the race of warforged. They're true constructs, with all that implies, and not very intelligent.
Dec 20 22:58:40 <GM>   And that it's strong enough to simply walk through buildings.
Dec 20 22:58:46 <GM>   That probably explains the ruins around here.
Dec 20 22:59:06 *   Sim moves into the side streets also, glancing occasionally back up to the titan. "We're going to need to hide better."
Dec 20 22:59:35 <Warforged_Dude>   "We can just leave the town. It does seem rather slow, doesn't it?"
Dec 20 22:59:56 <GM>   It's not yet in the town.
Dec 20 23:00:18 <GM>   You could hide out and wait while it makes its way through and away.
Dec 20 23:00:24 <GM>   but that's kind of lazy of you. :P
Dec 20 23:01:20 <Warforged_Dude>   ooc: hey, I promised the halfling we could kill the next thing to get in our way. If he desn't intend to use that offering, not my fault!
Dec 20 23:02:25 <Alis>   "So what do you know about that thing?" Alis pointed, sizing it up.  (Just how big is it?)
Dec 20 23:03:06 <Karu>   "It's not really that intelligent.  Or sapient.  Closer to a golem than a Warforged, really."
Dec 20 23:03:13 <GM>   (About three times as tall as Impulse.)
Dec 20 23:03:58 *   Sim "Basically that," Sim agrees, keeping an eye on the advancing construct.
Dec 20 23:04:10 <Alis>   "Alright.  Next wonder question, how do we stop it?  Or should we even bother?"
Dec 20 23:04:17 <Warforged_Dude>   "It would be my grandfather, in your terminology. A very senile grandfather," Impulse adds to Karu's statement. "Other than that, I wouldn't know much about it."
Dec 20 23:04:36 <Sim>   "We have a crate of wands of fireball," Sim points out.
Dec 20 23:05:00 <Alis>   "Indeed.  How many of those can we fire at once?"
Dec 20 23:05:08 <Karu>   "We can just blast it until it goes down, unless you have any objections, Impulse?
Dec 20 23:05:09 <Karu>   "
Dec 20 23:06:02 <Warforged_Dude>   "Why would I object?"
Dec 20 23:06:36 <Karu>   "Mainly the grandfather comparison" Karu shrugs.
Dec 20 23:07:16 <Warforged_Dude>   "A very senile grandfather," Impulse reminds. "Is it not in your culture to kill the old? I had thought it was...."
Dec 20 23:08:41 <Sim>   "It's their culture to kill everyone," Sim comments, looking up to the golem.
Dec 20 23:10:13 <Alis>   "Are they actually smart at all?"
Dec 20 23:10:26 *   Alis glances at Impulse, wondering if it would even give them a problem.
Dec 20 23:11:02 <Karu>   "Not very." Karu responds.
Dec 20 23:11:06 *   Warforged_Dude shrugs. "I have never interacted with that generation of warforged, so I could not say. Karu is probably right that it's not intelligent."
Dec 20 23:11:10 <GM>   As it gets closer, you can see that it's escorted by another more normal-sized warforged. This one looks much like the ones you left down below.
Dec 20 23:12:30 <GM>   You guys gonna do anything before they get up to the alley you're hidden in?
Dec 20 23:12:59 <Alis>   "Alright, here's a thought.  Can one or two of you set up those wands we caught to fire?  Let's see what's going on and attack when appropriate."
Dec 20 23:13:55 *   Alis eyes the two mage-alikes.
Dec 20 23:14:32 <Sim>   "What type of wands are they?" Sim asks the halfling, curious
Dec 20 23:14:36 <Karu>   "I'm not that good with those kinds of devices, honestly." Karu responds.  His art was a bit different from magery.
Dec 20 23:14:51 <Karu>   "Fireball" Karu responds.
Dec 20 23:15:20 <Sim>   "...I am willing to give it a shot," she says, nodding.
Dec 20 23:15:26 <Alis>   "I have no idea, I thought you knew.  Ah, good.  Something destructive."  Alis wasn't worried about that detail so much.  That much unnecessary magic power sent one way would cause an effect.
Dec 20 23:16:38 <Alis>   "Good.  I'm going to swing around back from behind.  Impulse, get near the front and get ready to charge them from there if needed.  Karu, back Sim up," He jabbed at an alleyway for Impulse to travel, sneaking down another as he moved to get behind them.
Dec 20 23:17:30 *   Alis listens as he passes the titan a couple of streets to the side and tries to move closer behind it.
Dec 20 23:17:34 <Warforged_Dude>   Impulse nods and does as instructed.
Dec 20 23:18:04 <GM>   As the titan and his companion get close to the alley you hid in, the companion stops, and orders the titan to stop too.
Dec 20 23:18:18 <GM>   He inspects the ground, sees your tracks in the dust, and looks down the alley.
Dec 20 23:19:10 *   Alis attempts to sneak up near the warforged as he's doing so from the other direction.
Dec 20 23:19:28 <Alis>   roll 1d20+16 MS
Dec 20 23:19:32 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 25 > [d20=9]
Dec 20 23:19:35 <Alis>   roll 1d20+23 MS hide
Dec 20 23:19:36 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 25 > [d20=2]
Dec 20 23:20:36 <GM>   He spots those of you who aren't playing sneaky mcsneaky. In particular, he spots Karu. "Meatbag!" he shrieks. "Brick, KILL!"
Dec 20 23:21:19 <Warforged_Dude>   roll d20+4 init
Dec 20 23:21:20 <Sim>   roll 1d20+4 Initiative
Dec 20 23:21:21 <Penuche>   Warforged_Dude invokes Penuche's magic: < 14 > [d20=10]
Dec 20 23:21:21 <Penuche>   Sim invokes Penuche's magic: < 14 > [d20=10]
Dec 20 23:21:32 <Karu>   roll 1d20+5 initiative
Dec 20 23:21:34 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 14 > [d20=9]
Dec 20 23:21:38 <GM>   roll 1d20
Dec 20 23:21:39 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 1 > [d20=1]
Dec 20 23:21:39 <Alis>   roll 1d20+11
Dec 20 23:21:40 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 30 > [d20=19]
Dec 20 23:22:22 *   GM has changed the topic to: Acquisitives: Welcome to Ackbar's Discount Armor. "Impose Halfling" shield now 75% off! | Alis is the fleshreaver. | Alis, The other bums, the warforged, and the titan
Dec 20 23:26:33 *   Alis steps near to the rather angry Warforged, introducing him to the rest of the party in a rather sharp manner, his blades flashing into his metallic skin and seeking the core components that kept him moving. OOC: Flashing Sun Manuver.
Dec 20 23:27:02 <Alis>   roll 1d20+10 Attack 1 against Flatfooted.
Dec 20 23:27:05 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 17 > [d20=7]
Dec 20 23:27:07 <Alis>   roll 1d20+10 Attack 2 against Flatfooted.
Dec 20 23:27:09 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=5]
Dec 20 23:27:11 <Alis>   roll 1d20+10 Attack 3 against Flatfooted.
Dec 20 23:27:12 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 28 > [d20=18]
Dec 20 23:27:30 <Alis>   roll 1d20+5 Attack 4 against Flatfooted.
Dec 20 23:27:31 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 11 > [d20=6]
Dec 20 23:27:35 <GM>   third one hits
Dec 20 23:28:33 <Alis>   roll 1d3+3+6d6
Dec 20 23:28:37 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 27 > [d3=1][d6=2,6,4,1,6,4]
Dec 20 23:30:30 <GM>   Though three of your swipes miss, the one that hits cuts him deeply. The cords that serve for muscles are almost severed in one arm, and chips of his wood frame go flying.
Dec 20 23:30:56 <GM>   He roars at you, as if he were in mortal pain.
Dec 20 23:32:15 *   Warforged_Dude infuses his weapon with bane against construct and gets in position opposite Alis, giving the warforged somethign else to worry about.
Dec 20 23:32:45 *   Sim lifts the wand and proceeds to use all the command words she can think of for an obviously-labelled and mass-produced wand of fireball, directed at the kinda-golem. Assuming it goes off she then gestures for Karu to follow as she flees down another alley, completely oblivious to rubble. ((Hurrah stances))
Dec 20 23:32:47 *   GM has changed the topic to: Acquisitives: Welcome to Ackbar's Discount Armor. "Impose Halfling" shield now 75% off! | Alis is the fleshreaver. | Alis, Impulse, Sim, Karu, the warforged, and the titan
Dec 20 23:34:47 <Sim>   roll 5d6 Boom
Dec 20 23:34:49 <Penuche>   Sim invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d6=1,1,5,4,5]
Dec 20 23:36:40 <GM>   roll 1d20+3 titan reflex
Dec 20 23:36:42 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 4 > [d20=1]
Dec 20 23:36:58 <GM>   1d20+3 warforged reflex
Dec 20 23:37:06 <GM>   roll 1d20+3 warforged reflex
Dec 20 23:37:08 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 4 > [d20=1]
Dec 20 23:38:10 <GM>   The fireball licks at their wooden frames, nearly singing Alis's hat. The titan looks around for where the slippery fire-thrower ran off to.
Dec 20 23:40:09 *   Karu , meanwhile, stands back with his eyes closed. "Focusing Ectoplasmic Matrix. Conditions set: Guide, Spread. Code F engaged, Override Limiter."
Dec 20 23:41:22 <Karu>   And with that, as a loud screech pierces the air, two bolts of flame fly out above Karu, before nigh-unerringly shooting toward the two enemies...
Dec 20 23:41:51 <Karu>   ...Karu himself almost cringing with that, as he feels himself almost being torn apart by the effort...
Dec 20 23:42:03 <Karu>   roll 1d8 backlash
Dec 20 23:42:05 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 2 > [d8=2]
Dec 20 23:43:37 <Karu>   roll 7d6+14 titan
Dec 20 23:43:38 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 42 > [d6=3,3,5,5,3,3,6]
Dec 20 23:43:44 <Karu>   roll 7d6+14 warforged
Dec 20 23:43:44 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 34 > [d6=2,2,5,2,3,4,2]
Dec 20 23:44:54 <GM>   roll 1d20+3 titan reflex
Dec 20 23:44:56 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d20=16]
Dec 20 23:44:57 <GM>   roll 1d20+3 wf reflex
Dec 20 23:44:57 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 7 > [d20=4]
Dec 20 23:46:18 <GM>   The titan roars as the firey bolt hits it, even as some of its power dissipates against its armor. The smaller warforged, though, is not so lucky. He's scorched badly, and looks like one more hit will take him down.
Dec 20 23:46:53 *   Karu regains composure enough to draw his falchion before the enemies close in, though...
Dec 20 23:50:42 <GM>   The small warforged turns to face Alis, and with a shriek, he lunges at the halfling, putting his shoulder into it.
Dec 20 23:50:52 <GM>   roll 1d20+10 slam attack
Dec 20 23:50:53 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=5]
Dec 20 23:51:16 <Alis>   OOC: Yeah, no.
Dec 20 23:51:26 <GM>   Looks like Alis manages to dodge out of the way.
Dec 20 23:51:37 *   Alis swings back, not even letting the warforged get out of their trap.
Dec 20 23:51:48 <GM>   You can't help but wonder if this warforged is even in his right mind.
Dec 20 23:54:18 <GM>   The titan lurches towards Karu. Impulse is, of course, in the way, but it doesn't even stop. It runs right over both of you.
Dec 20 23:54:25 <GM>   (Trample, roll reflex save for half damage)
Dec 20 23:54:51 <GM>   roll 2d6+13 damage for Impulse
Dec 20 23:54:53 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d6=2,3]
Dec 20 23:54:56 <GM>   roll 2d6+13 damage for Karu
Dec 20 23:54:58 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d6=2,6]
Dec 20 23:55:01 <Warforged_Dude>   roll d20+8 reflex
Dec 20 23:55:01 <Penuche>   Warforged_Dude invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=12]
Dec 20 23:55:25 <Karu>   roll d20+5 reflex
Dec 20 23:55:26 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=10]
Dec 20 23:56:28 <GM>   Neither Impulse nor Karu is able to avoid the titan's rush. It looks faintly pleased with itself as it turns back to face towards the street.
Dec 20 23:58:49 *   Alis takes the distraction to finish the job, striking quickly at him while the dust is passing over them from the titan's movement.
Dec 20 23:59:03 <Alis>   roll 1d20+14 attack 1
Dec 20 23:59:05 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=12]
Dec 20 23:59:06 <Alis>   roll 1d20+14 attack 2
Dec 20 23:59:07 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 30 > [d20=16]
Dec 20 23:59:15 <Alis>   roll 1d20+9 attack 3
Dec 20 23:59:16 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 14 > [d20=5]
Dec 20 23:59:21 *   Karu lifts himself off the ground he was nearly made into a permanent feature of, clothes looking far more ragged from the squishing, knowing fully that he currently has no reason to hold back against the titan. And that getting stepped on -HURTS-.
Dec 20 23:59:55 <Alis>   roll 2d3+6+12d6 I think 2 hit.
Dec 20 23:59:56 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 51 > [d3=3,1][d6=6,4,3,2,5,5,3,2,5,2,2,2]
Dec 21 00:00:26 <GM>   (the first one hit as well
Dec 21 00:00:31 <GM>   (not that it matters
Dec 21 00:01:01 <GM>   With a mighty stroke, Alis removes the crazed warforged's head from his body. The head bounces down the street, while the body collapses at Alis's feet.
Dec 21 00:01:36 *   Alis lands on his feet as the dust clears, eying the titan.  "Can you slam it down, Impulse?" He wondered across the way, knowing it'd take more than that to finish Impulse off.
Dec 21 00:02:39 *   GM has changed the topic to: Acquisitives: Welcome to Ackbar's Discount Armor. "Impose Halfling" shield now 75% off! | Alis is the fleshreaver. | Alis, Impulse, Sim, Karu, and the titan
Dec 21 00:02:55 *   GM has changed the topic to: Acquisitives: Welcome to Ackbar's Discount Armor. "Impose Halfling" shield now 75% off! | Alis is the woodreaver. | Alis, Impulse, Sim, Karu, and the titan
Dec 21 00:03:43 <Warforged_Dude>   "He's a bit too big for that. I can, however, attempt to cut it down to size," Impulse states as he charges towards the titan, putting extra force behind his strike. (ooc: PA -3)
Dec 21 00:03:47 <Warforged_Dude>   roll d20+10
Dec 21 00:03:48 <Penuche>   Warforged_Dude invokes Penuche's magic: < 12 > [d20=2]
Dec 21 00:03:52 <Warforged_Dude>   ooc: hate
Dec 21 00:04:10 <GM>   You simply bounce off his armor. He looks down at you, puzzled.
Dec 21 00:04:32 *   Sim doesn't stop her momentum as she aims the wand behind her and fires off another fireball towards the giant from the wand. Because, y'know, it worked so well in the past. (( Same drill as the last turn. Fireball standard, 30' movement ))
Dec 21 00:04:38 <Sim>   roll 5d6 Boom
Dec 21 00:04:40 <Penuche>   Sim invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d6=2,1,6,2,5]
Dec 21 00:05:09 <GM>   roll 1d20+3 reflex
Dec 21 00:05:11 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 10 > [d20=7]
Dec 21 00:05:36 <GM>   The fireball scorches the titan a bit, but it's still steady on its feet.
Dec 21 00:08:01 *   Karu stabilizes himself as he repeats his prior attack...this time moving 30 feet out, hopefully outside of the titan's warpath.
Dec 21 00:09:06 <Karu>   roll 6d6+12 focused boom
Dec 21 00:09:07 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 38 > [d6=5,6,4,5,1,5]
Dec 21 00:09:39 <GM>   roll 1d20+3 reflex
Dec 21 00:09:41 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 5 > [d20=2]
Dec 21 00:10:52 <GM>   The missiles hit dead center on the titan's central core, but it's still standing, still ready to crush you all.
Dec 21 00:11:59 <GM>   The titan seems to gather its strength before rushing back towards Alis. Over Impulse, yes, and over Alis.
Dec 21 00:12:05 <GM>   (again, reflex saves for half damage)
Dec 21 00:12:23 <GM>   roll 2d6+13 damage impulse
Dec 21 00:12:25 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 17 > [d6=2,2]
Dec 21 00:12:26 <GM>   roll 2d6+13 damage alis
Dec 21 00:12:26 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d6=4,3]
Dec 21 00:12:47 <Warforged_Dude>   roll d20+8
Dec 21 00:12:49 <Penuche>   Warforged_Dude invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=18]
Dec 21 00:13:15 <Alis>    roll 1d20+11 reflex
Dec 21 00:13:19 <Alis>   roll 1d20+11 reflex
Dec 21 00:13:21 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 25 > [d20=14]
Dec 21 00:13:25 <GM>   This time, Impulse manages to dodge the worst of it.
Dec 21 00:14:06 <GM>   As does Alis. Helps to be a nimble halfling.
Dec 21 00:14:59 <Warforged_Dude>   "...I do not like grandparents," the warforged artificer mutters.
Dec 21 00:15:43 <Karu>   "...I don't exactly like your grandparents that much at this point either." Karu comments.
Dec 21 00:16:42 <Alis>   roll 1d20+14 checking to hit before desc.
Dec 21 00:16:44 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d20=4]
Dec 21 00:17:13 <GM>   (miss)
Dec 21 00:17:15 <Alis>   OOC: *Glares at penuche* Do I hit?  Expending two manuevers which I think are expended anyway. :(
Dec 21 00:17:36 *   Alis stabs it, an explosion wracking its foot to little effect.
Dec 21 00:18:27 *   Warforged_Dude manuevers so that he is not between two of his companions and gets trampled again, before reaching out and infusing the gigantic construct with PAIN. (ooc: Inflict Serious Damage, touch attack)
Dec 21 00:18:34 <Warforged_Dude>   roll d20+11
Dec 21 00:18:35 <Penuche>   Warforged_Dude invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d20=8]
Dec 21 00:18:50 <GM>   It's so large it can't hope to avoid your touch.
Dec 21 00:18:55 <Warforged_Dude>   roll 3d8+6
Dec 21 00:18:56 <Penuche>   Warforged_Dude invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d8=2,7,1]
Dec 21 00:19:40 <GM>   That's clearly weakened it a bit. You can see parts beginning to crack, cables beginning to fray.
Dec 21 00:21:57 *   Sim moves to get back on the street (or alleyway) which allows her to see the giant construct, feeling somewhat safe in that she is beneath (ow) it's attention. Once done so, she grabs another wand from the bag. And is sad that there is no more boom.
Dec 21 00:24:44 *   Karu focuses once again....as once again, a large bolt of fire flies up in the air, prior to flying toward the titan's position...while the mental static gets stronger...
Dec 21 00:24:54 <Karu>   roll 1d8 backlash
Dec 21 00:24:55 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 5 > [d8=5]
Dec 21 00:25:24 <GM>   roll 1d20+3 reflexomizer
Dec 21 00:25:25 <Karu>   roll 7d6+14
Dec 21 00:25:26 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=12]
Dec 21 00:25:26 <Penuche>   Karu invokes Penuche's magic: < 35 > [d6=5,6,1,4,3,1,1]
Dec 21 00:26:12 <GM>   The scorching missile causes whole sections of its armor to crack and not a few cables to go sproing. It's lurching now, but still up.
Dec 21 00:27:47 <GM>   It's clearly no longer got the strength to run you over. Instead, it swipes at Alis with the axe mounted to its left arm, and bashes at Impulse with the maul on its right.
Dec 21 00:28:19 <GM>   roll 1d20+16 axe for alis
Dec 21 00:28:20 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=4]
Dec 21 00:28:33 <GM>   roll 1d20+16 maul for impulse
Dec 21 00:28:35 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 34 > [d20=18]
Dec 21 00:29:01 <Warforged_Dude>   ooc: counter maneuver
Dec 21 00:29:13 <Warforged_Dude>   roll 1d20+11 wall of blades
Dec 21 00:29:14 <Alis>   OOC: Counter manuever too
Dec 21 00:29:14 <Penuche>   Warforged_Dude invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=9]
Dec 21 00:29:22 <Warforged_Dude>   ooc: hate
Dec 21 00:29:37 <Alis>   roll 1d20+14 melee touch attack
Dec 21 00:29:40 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 30 > [d20=16]
Dec 21 00:29:48 <Alis>   roll 4d6 Burn.
Dec 21 00:29:50 <Karu>   ooc: To be fair, you only had a 5% chance of managing it
Dec 21 00:29:50 <Penuche>   Alis invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d6=4,6,2,6]
Dec 21 00:30:25 <GM>   roll 2d8+9 maul
Dec 21 00:30:26 <Penuche>   GM invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d8=6,3]
Dec 21 00:31:11 <GM>   With its dying blow, it manages to whack Impulse soundly before succumbing to Alis's firey touch.
Dec 21 00:31:42 <GM>   It collapses over a building, crushing it and anything inside.
Dec 21 00:32:24 *   GM has changed the topic to: Acquisitives: Welcome to Ackbar's Discount Armor. "Impose Halfling" shield now 75% off! | Alis is the woodreaver.
Dec 21 00:33:39 *   Sim watches the thing fall before replacing the wands in her pack and moving towards the group, casually. She, after all, managed to avoid injury.
Dec 21 00:34:06 <Warforged_Dude>   roll 3d8+8 (repair serious damage)
Dec 21 00:34:08 <Penuche>   Warforged_Dude invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d8=4,3,5]
Dec 21 00:34:09 *   Alis hops aside, staying well away.
Dec 21 00:34:50 <Warforged_Dude>   roll 2d8+8 (repair moderae damage)
Dec 21 00:34:52 <Penuche>   Warforged_Dude invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d8=5,6]
Dec 21 00:35:59 *   Sim glances over to the body against after she reaches the group. "That was... intriguing," the half-elf maiden/warforged combo says. "And the wands work, although not as much as I had hoped..."
Dec 21 00:36:01 <Warforged_Dude>   "...Remind me again why we attacked them?" Impulse asks as he finishes casting some repair work on himself.
Dec 21 00:36:25 <Karu>   "They sent one of your grandparents to kill me specifically."
Dec 21 00:36:49 <Alis>   "Because it was better to handle them at our leisure than at theirs."
Dec 21 00:37:56 <Karu>   "Now...I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I think we should get out of here before we have to deal with any more of those." Karu tries to lead.
Dec 21 00:38:01 <Warforged_Dude>   "If you insist. Well, at least we can tell the boatman that we did in fact kill whatever was making noise here..."
Dec 21 00:38:10 <Karu>   ...he really didn't want to be stepped on again.
Dec 21 00:38:22 *   Warforged_Dude nods. "Let us wait by the lake for our ride out of here."
Dec 21 00:38:46 *   Alis nods. "we have some hours before it gets here.  "Let's set up camp out of view instead," He gestured at one of the more intact houses.
Dec 21 00:38:47 *   Sim nods to Karu. "Of course," she says, shifting her pack on her shoulder
Dec 21 00:38:50 <Alis>   "That looks good for it."
Dec 21 00:39:50 <Karu>   "As long as another one of those Warforged Titans doesn't come, that should work." Karu replies, nodding in agreement
Dec 21 00:41:30 <Sim>   "Perhaps they have a second?" Sim asks, glancing to the others curiously.
Dec 21 00:41:50 <Karu>   "They may, let's hope they don't."
Dec 21 00:44:07 <Alis>   "Agreed," Alis headed up, the group settling in the upstairs area, with a watch through the windows to both the lake and the streets.
Dec 21 00:44:59 *   Karu follows Alis up
Dec 21 00:45:56 <GM>   _____END_____