026. "That's a lake of gold if ever I saw one."

[Corwin]

[20:46] <Kotono> The next morning the party assembles. Janson looks well rested in particular, while Wayland is a bit tardy, a touch disheveled. Simmer is with them, idly playing with a burning twig, fascinated.
[20:47] <Janson> "Everyone ready to go?" Janson asks, all too eager to put the village behind him.
[20:48] <Aaeru> "Hi!" Aaeru greets them, rested and happy and hyper. "Quite! Let's go towards this lake of prophecy!"
[20:48] <Andria> Andrea nods. "Let's get going," she cheerfully says.
[20:49] <Janson> "I know a few lakes nearby we can wander around to check in turn, but if it's not there we'll be stuck exploring Eastwards. Following rivers might not be a bad idea," Janson suggests, setting a brisk pace out of Aralla without a backwards glance.
[20:49] <Wayland> "Right, let's go!"
[20:50] <Janson> OOC: presumably we can assume Janson knows the lakes within a few miles of Aralla so we can hit them while travelling eastwards, then rely on following rivers/asking animals/survival to track down more lakes as we go?
[20:52] <Kotono> OOC: Sure. Go ahead and make a survival check for reference.
[20:52] <Janson> roll 1d20+9
[20:52] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{28}
[20:54] <Kotono> OOC: Oh yes, for reference: ARe you guys going to have any sort of watch system for this?
[20:54] <Aaeru> OOC: Aaeru, Janson, Wayland, Andrea for nights
[20:54] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:55] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=75 ]{75}
[20:57] <Kotono> Checking the lakes by Aralla takes about half a day. No luck on them. The rest of the day is following animal tracks as you head vaguely eastwards. Night falls and a new day begins...one that is uneventful as you travel. Night falls once more. As Wayland keeps watch, Simmer plays with the campfire. She is mostly absorbed in it, "How did I never see it before? It's so lovely watching it all
[20:57] <Kotono> burn..."
[20:58] * Wayland nods, peering around. "I suppose it can be mesmerizing sometimes." he murmurs back.
[20:59] <Kotono> OOC: Make spot.
[21:00] <Kotono> "It's...mesmerizing," Simmer agrees, giggling. "It's all going to ash that will blow away in the wind. I can't wait."
[21:00] <Wayland> roll 1d20+3
[21:00] <Rei-chan> Wayland rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{17}
[21:02] <Kotono> With darkvision that lets him see into the shadows, Wayland can see moving shapes 40 to 60 feet away. Ones close to the ground, stalking in and out of cover all about.
[21:03] <Wayland> "Looks like we've got company." He says, nudging the others awake.
[21:04] * Janson groans and pushes himself up with one hand, rubbing his eyes with the other. "What is it?"
[21:04] <Andria> Andrea yawns sleepily, rubbing her eyes as Wayland awakens them.
[21:04] <Wayland> "There are multiple creatures stalking our camp about forty to sixty feet out. One is getting braver."
[21:05] * Aaeru blinks sleepily a few times, her nice dream of swimming without a care interrupted. Wayland's words are more than enough to focus her, however!
[21:06] <Janson> Sitting up, Janson looks around for these multiple creatures at forty and sixty feet out. Probably best to look in the same direction Wayland's looking first of all.
[21:07] <Kotono> Peering out, the party is able to see them. Several canine figures are stalking closer from various angles around the campfire! Simmer is still playing with the fire in the meanwhile, only glancing up briefly.
[21:08] <Janson> "Wolves..." Janson stands up, drawing close to the campfire. "We're not food, you'll have to find a meal somewhere else," he calls to the canine hunters.
[21:08] <Andria> "...Think we can shoo them away without fighting?" Andrea asks Janson.
[21:08] * Aaeru waits on Janson's answer to Andrea. Should it be anything but 'Sure!', she'll be proactive and cast Enlarge Person upon herself.
[21:13] <Kotono> Growls fill the air at Janson's words, long and furious!
[21:13] <Aaeru> Enlarge Person it is!
[21:14] <Janson> "Don't think so," Janson replies to Andrea, trying again because he's a nice guy like that. "Really, you all want back off. There's no food here, and you'll be hurt if you hunt us."
[21:14] <Andria> Andrea grimaces as she grabs her sword, lamenting the lack of armor. "Couldn't have attacked when -I- was doing watch, could they?" she mutters.
[21:15] <Aaeru> "I think it would be a nice chance to see you prove to yourself that you're just as good without it!" Aaeru says encouragingly. As Janson is still talking, she merely positions herself to defend the others with her extended reach.
[21:15] <Wayland> "Hunger is rarely considerate, Andrea." Wayland says.
[21:15] <Kotono> As Aaeru grows bigger, the snarls increase! Like lightning the wolves begint o close in! OOC: Roll init, they seem beyond reasoning.
[21:16] <Janson> roll 1d20+3
[21:16] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{16}
[21:16] <Andria> roll d20+4
[21:16] <Rei-chan> Andria rolled : d20+4 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{16}
[21:16] <Wayland> roll 1d20+3
[21:16] <Rei-chan> Wayland rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{6}
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Simmer
[21:16] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6 Simmer --> [ 1d20=12 ]{18}
[21:16] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+2
[21:16] <Rei-chan> Aaeru rolled : 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{9}
[21:17] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(18)>Andrea=Janson(16)>Aaeru(9)>Wayland(6)'
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 1
[21:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6  --> [ 1d20=9 ]{15}
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 2
[21:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6  --> [ 1d20=8 ]{14}
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 3
[21:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6  --> [ 1d20=20 ]{26}
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 4
[21:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6  --> [ 1d20=7 ]{13}
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 5
[21:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6  --> [ 1d20=3 ]{9}
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 6
[21:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6  --> [ 1d20=10 ]{16}
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 7
[21:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6  --> [ 1d20=13 ]{19}
[21:17] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wolf 3(26)>Simmer(18)>Andrea=Janson(16)>Wolf 1(15)>Wolf 2(14)>Aaeru(9)>Wayland(6)'
[21:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wolf 3(26)>Wolf 7(19)>Simmer(18)>Andrea=Janson=Wolf 6(16)>Wolf 1(15)>Wolf 2(14)>Wolf 4(13)>Aaeru=Wolf 5(9)>Wayland(6)'
[21:20] <Kotono> The first one changing in comes from straight behind the party! It snarls and snaps, teeth trying to tear into Wayland!
[21:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:21] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{18}
[21:21] <Kotono> OOC: Flatfooted AC?
[21:21] <Wayland> OOC: 14
[21:21] <Kotono> OOC: +1, by the way, looked at the wrong statblock.
[21:21] <Kotono> roll 1d6+1 and trippin' times, make your opposed check.
[21:21] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d6+1 and trippin' times, make your opposed check. --> [ 1d6=5 ]{6}
[21:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[21:21] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{2}
[21:22] <Wayland> roll 1d20+3
[21:23] <Rei-chan> Wayland rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{19}
[21:23] <Kotono> Wayland gets a wolf fang in the ankle, biting into him! It rips off flesh, snarling with furious hunter's eyes! The campfire crackles around, sending light on it that turns it's gray fur reddish! The seventh wolf comes from the left flank, going right at Andrea!
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:24] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{23}
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 man.
[21:24] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 man. --> [ 1d20=7 ]{10}
[21:24] <Kotono> OOC: Flatfooted AC, Andrea?
[21:24] <Andria> ooc: 10 ;_;
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2 and trippin' times.
[21:24] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+2 and trippin' times. --> [ 2d6=6 ]{8}
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[21:24] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{11}
[21:25] <Andria> roll d20+4
[21:25] <Rei-chan> Andria rolled : d20+4 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{9}
[21:25] <Kotono> The seventh wolf leaps up and bites Andrea in the shoulder, dragging her down to the ground! She hits down hard, the bite only partially penetrating into her flesh! OOC: Simmer.
[21:26] <Kotono> Simmer looks up, scowling, "Wolves? Angry, hunting wolves?" She turns her attention to the one on Andrea, hands fanning out as a jet of flame engulfs that wolf!
[21:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 ref
[21:26] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+5 ref --> [ 1d20=1 ]{6}
[21:26] <Kotono> roll 4d4 ow
[21:26] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 4d4 ow --> [ 4d4=13 ]{13}
[21:27] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wolf 3(26)>Simmer(18)>Andrea=Janson=Wolf 6(16)>Wolf 1(15)>Wolf 2(14)>Wolf 4(13)>Aaeru=Wolf 5(9)>Wayland(6)'
[21:27] <Kotono> The seventh wolf is turned flame, fur burning merrily as it collapses next to Andrea! OOC: Andrea, Janson and Wolf 6 are up. Go you two.
[21:28] <Kotono> "Aaaaah!" Simmer stares at teh burning wolf, eyes wide with reflected fire! "It's so..."
[21:29] * Janson skirts around the campfire to use it for cover against most of the wolves coming at them, raising his hand towards one of the skulking ones that haven't advanced yet and forming a fist as a rocky hand of earth tears itself free of the ground to grapple that same wolf!
[21:30] <Kotono> OOC: It gets an AoO, I believe?
[21:30] <Janson> roll 1d20+7 grapple, it's flat footed so no AoO
[21:30] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d20+7 grapple, it's flat footed so no AoO --> [ 1d20=6 ]{13}
[21:30] <Kotono> OOC: Oh right. Hit.
[21:30] <Andria> Andrea gasps as she pushes the wolf away and stands back up wincing as she grabs her shoulder. "Thanks..." she says to Simmer as she gathers some magic into her throat and cheers onward the others. "They don't seem particularly strong beasts, lets take them down fast!" she calls out with her magically charged voice. (OOC: using inspirational boost/improved courage for +2 atk/dmg)
[21:30] <Janson> roll 1d20+7 oh right that was a melee touch attack. I hate this spell
[21:30] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d20+7 oh right that was a melee touch attack. I hate this spell --> [ 1d20=14 ]{21}
[21:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:31] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{6}
[21:31] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wolf 3(26)>Simmer(18)>Andrea=Janson=Wolf 6(16)>Wolf 1(15)>Wolf 2(14)>Wolf 4(13; grappled)>Aaeru=Wolf 5(9)>Wayland(6)'
[21:32] <Kotono> The skulking wolf is grabbed by a hand of earth, pinned down tight! Meanwhile Andrea sings, valor and courage filling the party with every note! The sixth wolf meanwhile darts in, this one at Aaeru!
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:32] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{7}
[21:32] <Aaeru> OOC: Flatfooted AC is 14
[21:32] <Kotono> But Aaeru simply kicks it back, stopping the charge cold! The first wolf meanwhile darts straight ahead, this one going for Simmer at the campfire!
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:32] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{6}
[21:33] <Kotono> Simmer looks up to see a wolf snapping mere inches from her face, missing only by serendipity! "Another one?" she says, "I can I set this one on fire, too?" Meanwhile the second wolf darts out, this one going for the singing beauty Andrea!
[21:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:33] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{17}
[21:33] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[21:33] <Andria> ooc: still 10. no armor
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 1d6+1 and trippin' times.
[21:34] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d6+1 and trippin' times. --> [ 1d6=4 ]{5}
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[21:34] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{8}
[21:34] <Andria> roll d20+4
[21:34] <Rei-chan> Andria rolled : d20+4 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{5}
[21:34] <Janson> "If it's trying to eat you then it's fair game!" Janson yells back to Simmer.
[21:34] <Andria> "Gah! Yes please! Burn all of them!" Andrea calls out, agreeing with Janson.
[21:34] <Kotono> Andrea gets another chomp in the leg, jerked right down again and slamming into the earth! As the campfire crackles the fourth one charges in, leaping up over Janson's bedroll as it goes for him from the side!
[21:34] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 AC?
[21:34] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 AC? --> [ 1d20=19 ]{22}
[21:35] <Janson> OOC: 13
[21:35] <Kotono> OOC:Strike, that's the grappled one. Go me.
[21:35] <Kotono> OOC: Opposed grapple, I'll just treat that as it's grapple check.
[21:35] <Janson> roll 1d20+7
[21:35] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{15}
[21:35] <Kotono> The fourth wolf struggles andg ets free, breaking out of the hand! OOC: Aaeruand wolf 5. Go Aaeru.
[21:36] <Kotono> "Got it!" Simmer's voice is a singsong, flames dancing in her hands!
[21:36] <Aaeru> With a wolf just near having brought Andrea down to her knees, Aaeru reaches down for its neck, squeezing its air pipes!
[21:36] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+4 touch 1, grapple
[21:37] <Rei-chan> Aaeru rolled : 1d20+4 touch 1, grapple --> [ 1d20=3 ]{7}
[21:37] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+4 touch 2, grapple
[21:37] <Kotono> OOC: Zee whiff.
[21:37] <Rei-chan> Aaeru rolled : 1d20+4 touch 2, grapple --> [ 1d20=7 ]{11}
[21:37] <Kotono> OOC: Zee whiff.
[21:37] <Kotono> Aaeru moves into position to try and grapple the wolf, but can't get a shot in! Meanwhile another one charges Wayland...OOC: You can AoO if you want, Aaer.
[21:38] * Aaeru tries to snatch at least one wolf out of the air and into her grip!
[21:38] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+4 touch
[21:38] <Rei-chan> Aaeru rolled : 1d20+4 touch --> [ 1d20=9 ]{13}
[21:38] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[21:38] <Aaeru> OOC: Actually +2. k
[21:38] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14 grapple
[21:38] <Rei-chan> Aaeru rolled : 1d20+14 grapple --> [ 1d20=3 ]{17}
[21:38] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wolf 3(26)>Simmer(18)>Andrea=Janson=Wolf 6(16)>Wolf 1(15)>Wolf 2(14)>Wolf 4(13)>Aaeru=Wolf 5(9)>Wayland(6)'
[21:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:38] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{18}
[21:39] <Kotono> Aaeru is able to manage to grasp the wolf, but it slips out of her hands and continues on to Wayland!
[21:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:39] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{7}
[21:39] <Kotono> But at least it can't land the blow, biting the air and landing besides him! OOC: Wayland.
[21:43] <Wayland> Cursing, Wayland goes to smash the head in on the wolf that bit him!
[21:43] <Wayland> roll 1d20+7
[21:43] <Rei-chan> Wayland rolled : 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{12}
[21:43] <Wayland> OOC: Add two to that
[21:43] <Wayland> OOC: So 14
[21:44] <Kotono> OOC: Bare miss.
[21:44] <Kotono> Wayland strikes out with an electric fist, but can't quite land a decisive blow! Meanwhile the third one presses it's advantage, trying to snap into Wayland again!
[21:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:44] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{15}
[21:44] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[21:44] <Wayland> OOC: 16
[21:45] <Kotono> But Wayland leaps up and lands seconds later, avoiding the bite with pure nimble agility! Now Simmer looks up, at the wolf on Andrea! She opens her hands again and this time utters an arcane word! Another fan of flame comes forth!
[21:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 ref
[21:45] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+5 ref --> [ 1d20=7 ]{12}
[21:45] <Kotono> roll 1d4 she hates having crappy CL.
[21:45] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d4 she hates having crappy CL. --> [ 1d4=2 ]{2}
[21:45] <Kotono> The flames wash over that wolf, cracking it's fur and leaving it mildly scorched! OOC: Andrea and Janson, go.
[21:47] <Janson> With two wolves assailing Wayland, they're perfect fodder for a swarm of deadly biting spiders! Gesturing at them, a pop heralds the arrival of thousands of black many-legged terrors glistening in the firelight as they crawl all over the wolves, biting again and again and again!
[21:47] <Janson> roll 1d6 DC 11 fort save or poisoned
[21:47] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d6 DC 11 fort save or poisoned --> [ 1d6=3 ]{3}
[21:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[21:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[21:48] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{23}
[21:48] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{7}
[21:48] <Janson> roll 1d3 strength damage
[21:48] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d3 strength damage --> [ 1d3=3 ]{3}
[21:48] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wolf 3(26, spiders)>Simmer(18)>Andrea=Janson=Wolf 6(16)>Wolf 1(15)>Wolf 2(14)>Wolf 4(13)>Aaeru=Wolf 5(9, spiders, -3 str)>Wayland(6)'
[21:48] <Kotono> Biting arachnids cover the two wolves, stinging away1 They shudder under the loathesome tide of nature! OOC: Andrea.
[21:49] <Andria> Andrea attempts to stand up again so she can better attack. OOC: AoO for standing up?
[21:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 yes
[21:52] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 yes --> [ 1d20=17 ]{20}
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 1d6+1
[21:52] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d6+1 --> [ 1d6=3 ]{4}
[21:52] <Kotono> Andrea gets savaged as she gets up, a chomp into her stomach as she get sto her feet! OOC: Continue.
[21:53] <Andria> Andrea winces as the wolf bites into her again, but tightens her defense as she scrunches up to look like a smaller target, limiting her attack range but making her a bit more defended, before giving a cautious slash at the wolf. (OOC: fighting defensively)
[21:53] <Andria> roll d20+7
[21:53] <Rei-chan> Andria rolled : d20+7 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{17}
[21:53] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[21:53] <Andria> roll 2d4+8
[21:53] <Rei-chan> Andria rolled : 2d4+8 --> [ 2d4=2 ]{10}
[21:54] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wolf 3(26, spiders)>Simmer(18)>Andrea=Janson=Wolf 6(16)>Wolf 1(15)>Wolf 4(13)>Aaeru=Wolf 5(9, spiders, -3 str)>Wayland(6)'
[21:54] <Kotono> Between fire and blade the wolf is put down, falling down in a bloody, burnt heap! The sixth wolf tries to snap into Aaeru in the meantime, dancing around her parries as best it can!
[21:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:54] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{20}
[21:54] <Kotono> roll 1d6+1 and trippin' times.
[21:54] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d6+1 and trippin' times. --> [ 1d6=2 ]{3}
[21:54] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[21:54] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{6}
[21:56] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+3+4
[21:56] <Rei-chan> Aaeru rolled : 1d20+3+4 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{27}
[21:57] <Kotono> This one snaps across Aaeru's foot, a shallow wound as the wolf is kicked back and away! The first wolf meanwhile snaps at Simmer, trying to bite her! OOC: It should've AoOed for her casting, whoops. Mental note if ithappens again.
[21:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:57] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{6}
[21:58] <Kotono> But Simmer dodges back as it snaps! Meanwhile Janson's foe keeps on him, snarling and biting at him!
[21:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:58] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{8}
[21:59] <Kotono> With a deft roll to the side Janson evades, ending up on his bedroll but otherwise unharmed! OOC: Aaeru, go.
[21:59] <Aaeru> Well, then! There is absolutely nothing wrong with her plan, and so Aaeru reaches out for the wolf snapping feebly at Simmer, trying to slowly choke it!
[21:59] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+6 touch
[21:59] <Rei-chan> Aaeru rolled : 1d20+6 touch --> [ 1d20=4 ]{10}
[21:59] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+6 touch 2
[21:59] <Rei-chan> Aaeru rolled : 1d20+6 touch 2 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{15}
[21:59] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14 grapple
[21:59] <Rei-chan> Aaeru rolled : 1d20+14 grapple --> [ 1d20=8 ]{22}
[22:00] <Aaeru> OOC: Strength devotion go
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[22:01] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{7}
[22:01] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+3+2+2 nonlethal
[22:01] <Rei-chan> Aaeru rolled : 1d8+3+2+2 nonlethal --> [ 1d8=5 ]{12}
[22:02] <Kotono> Aaeru quickly grabs that wolf in her grasp, squeezing it hard! It's eyes nearly bulge out as it yelps, struggling weakly in her grasp! OOC: Wolf 5 is up.
[22:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 fort
[22:02] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+5 fort --> [ 1d20=16 ]{21}
[22:02] <Kotono> The fifth wolf keeps pressing Wayland, snapping at him!
[22:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[22:02] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{22}
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d6+1 and trippin' times.
[22:03] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d6+1 and trippin' times. --> [ 1d6=3 ]{4}
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[22:03] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{4}
[22:04] <Wayland> roll 1d20+3
[22:04] <Rei-chan> Wayland rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{22}
[22:05] <Kotono> Despite the bite Wayland stays upright, not wobbling down like Andrea! Seconds later the wolf falls back, retreating! OOC: AoO is tripped, go for it if you want Wayland.
[22:06] <Wayland> roll 1d20+9
[22:06] <Rei-chan> Wayland rolled : 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{25}
[22:06] <Kotono> OOC: That be a hit.
[22:06] <Wayland> roll 1d6+3+1d6
[22:06] <Rei-chan> Wayland rolled : 1d6+3+1d6 --> [ 1d6=1 1d6=5 ]{9}
[22:06] <Kotono> Wayland gives it a good lick as it retreats back into the darkness, shocked and staggered! OOC: Ow. Wayland, go.
[22:07] <Wayland> Wayland turns, bolstered by that hit, and swings again at the wolf that injured him!
[22:07] <Wayland> roll 1d20+9
[22:07] <Rei-chan> Wayland rolled : 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{25}
[22:07] <Kotono> OOC: That be a hit.
[22:07] <Wayland> roll 1d6+3+1d6
[22:07] <Rei-chan> Wayland rolled : 1d6+3+1d6 --> [ 1d6=1 1d6=5 ]{9}
[22:07] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(18)>Andrea=Janson=Wolf 6(16)>Wolf 1(15)>Wolf 4(13)>Aaeru=Wolf 5(9, spiders, -3 str)>Wayland(6)'
[22:09] <Kotono> The first wolf, already spider bit and dazed, falls over with a heavy THUMP from Wayland's strike! SEconds later SImmer looks about, stepping back from the wolf on her and letting loose fire right at it!
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[22:09] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{13}
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d4
[22:09] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d4 --> [ 1d4=1 ]{1}
[22:09] <Kotono> The wolf is mildly burnt, a few feeble flames flambing the predator! OOC: Andrea and Janson, go.
[22:10] <Kotono> OOC: Switch it to wolf 6 then.
[22:10] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(18)>Andrea=Janson=Wolf 6(16)>Wolf 1(15; grappled)>Wolf 4(13)>Aaeru=Wolf 5(9, spiders, -3 str)>Wayland(6)'
[22:11] * Janson drops into a roll away from the snapping jaws of his assailant, flipping his bedroll up as an impromptu shield as he backs away to get enough space and launch an amber bolt of energy at its snout just as the spiders vanish in a loud pop!
[22:11] <Janson> roll 1d20+8 DC 15 tumble
[22:11] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d20+8 DC 15 tumble --> [ 1d20=5 ]{13}
[22:11] <Janson> OOC: AoO for wolf
[22:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[22:12] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{4}
[22:12] <Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
[22:12] <Janson> roll 1d20+6 ranged touch
[22:12] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d20+6 ranged touch --> [ 1d20=8 ]{14}
[22:12] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[22:12] <Janson> roll 4d6+2
[22:12] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 4d6+2 --> [ 4d6=17 ]{19}
[22:12] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(18)>Andrea=Janson=Wolf 6(16)>Wolf 1(15; grappled)>Aaeru=Wolf 5(9, spiders, -3 str)>Wayland(6)'
[22:13] <Andria> Andrea moves closer towards the wolf being flambed by Simmer, trying to return the favor for the earlier help.
[22:13] <Andria> roll d20+11
[22:13] <Rei-chan> Andria rolled : d20+11 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{30}
[22:13] <Andria> roll d20+11
[22:13] <Rei-chan> Andria rolled : d20+11 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{27}
[22:13] <Kotono> OOC: crit.
[22:13] <Andria> roll 4d4+16
[22:13] <Rei-chan> Andria rolled : 4d4+16 --> [ 4d4=11 ]{27}
[22:13] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(18)>Andrea=Janson>Wolf 1(15; grappled)>Aaeru=Wolf 5(9, spiders, -3 str)>Wayland(6)'
[22:13] <Kotono> Two wolves are maimed, one taking an eldritch blast to the face and the other cut in twain! The latter is striking just as it dies, taking a desperate counter-bite at Andrea!
[22:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 acted on the same tick, so.
[22:14] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 acted on the same tick, so. --> [ 1d20=7 ]{10}
[22:14] <Kotono> OOC:AC ?
[22:14] <Andria> ooc: 10
[22:14] <Kotono> roll 1d6+1 and trippin' times.
[22:14] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d6+1 and trippin' times. --> [ 1d6=2 ]{3}
[22:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[22:14] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{13}
[22:14] <Andria> roll d20+4
[22:14] <Rei-chan> Andria rolled : d20+4 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{5}
[22:15] <Kotono> With a dying bite the weight of the broken, severed wolf pulls Andrea down once again! Yet again she ends up on her back in the campground, going down again! The first wolf struggles, trying to escape Aaeru's grasp! OOC: Grappling.
[22:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[22:15] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{18}
[22:15] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14
[22:15] <Rei-chan> Aaeru rolled : 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{32}
[22:15] * Aaeru slaps its snout with her free hand to stop the wolf from moving so much!
[22:16] <Kotono> The wolf is so slapped, unable to escape! OOC: Aaeru, go.
[22:16] * Aaeru squeezes it anew, trying to get it to stop its struggles.
[22:17] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+12 grapple, Rei
[22:17] <Rei-chan> Aaeru rolled : 1d20+12 grapple, Rei --> [ 1d20=16 ]{28}
[22:17] <Andria> "Gah! You damn wolves..." Andrea cries out in annoyance at being pinned by heavy wolf fur and teeth a third time.
[22:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Rei as well, we'll switch after the battle.
[22:17] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 Rei as well, we'll switch after the battle. --> [ 1d20=6 ]{9}
[22:17] <Kotono> OOC: Success.
[22:17] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+3+2+2 nonlethal
[22:17] <Rei-chan> Aaeru rolled : 1d8+3+2+2 nonlethal --> [ 1d8=5 ]{12}
[22:18] <Kotono> With that final, heavy blow the wolf goes limp in Aaeru's arms! OOC: The only survivor is in full retreat, free act.
[22:19] <Janson> "Jannath, what a wake up call..." Janson groans, walking back to the campfire. "Everyone okay?"
[22:19] <Kotono> SImmer looks over the burnt wolf, "So charred...I'm okay, they aren't, but I'm okay!"
[22:19] <Andria> Andrea pushes off the corpse of the wolf off herself in disgust as she stands up again. "And this is why I wish armor was comfortable enough to sleep in..." she mumbles as she uses some of her holy magic to heal her own wounds.
[22:19] * Aaeru carefully places the wolf away from the fire, near the edge of the woods, in the hopes that it realizes the folly in attacking them once it wakes up.
[22:20] <Andria> ooc: using LoH to heal myself, +9 HP.
[22:20] <Aaeru> With that taken care of, she shrinks back to her normal size and offers her talents with healing to Wayland.
[22:20] <Aaeru> OOC: +6 LoH, there
[22:20] * Janson looks for any signs of magic on the wolves, even though he was already told that the maddened boar wasn't enchanted. Seeing is believing, after all.
[22:20] <Wayland> "Ah, thank you Aaeru. Please."
[22:20] <Kotono> Simmer looks about, "Wolves normally aren't that aggressive? Do you think they wanted to burn up, or something provoked them?"
[22:21] <Aaeru> "They saw reason enough to flee when the fight was lost," Aaeru responds, smiling to Wayland as she does so.
[22:22] <Janson> "I think whatever's making the ley lines flare is affecting the wildlife as well. I heard about a boar that had to be put down by the daughters yesterday as well - not even the elders could reason with it," Janson offers. "We should probably break camp and move on - the blood and bodies will only attract more predators."
[22:22] <Aaeru> "Then I'll carry the wolf I brought down a bit farther off, so it wouldn't get preyed upon," Aaeru voices, nodding at Janson's sensible suggestion.
[22:23] * Wayland goes about extinguishing the fire.
[22:24] <Andria> "Give me a few minutes to put on my armor, and I'll be ready to leave..." Andrea says as she goes off to do that very thing.
[22:24] * Janson offers Andrea a hand with putting her heavy armour on first so she'll be properly protected before worrying about his own and otherwise breaking camp.
[22:25] <Andria> "Thanks."
[22:25] * Aaeru uses the chance to carry the wolf in question a short distance off, before returning to rejoin the others.
[22:28] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:28] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=28 ]{28}
[22:29] <Kotono> An hour's travel is mercifully without incident. You find a new campsite, settling down for the rest of the night. The morning dawns, the party continuing on. OOC: Make survival again, Janson?
[22:30] <Janson> roll 1d20+9
[22:30] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{24}
[22:31] <Kotono> The morning and most of the afternoon passes as you follow tracks and the trail. As dusk starts to loom closer Janson notices something. Every leaf, every blade of grass, every rock points east. Every single thing is to the east, as if pulled towards it.
[22:33] <Janson> "Notice how all the trail signs point east?" Janson points out for everyone else. "That's some serious mojo to be causing that."
[22:34] <Aaeru> "It's the first time in my life that I received such an invitation," Aaeru says after examining Janson's findings. "Let's go?"
[22:34] * Wayland blinks. "This is very odd."
[22:34] <Janson> "No reason to stop after coming this far," Janson nods, continuing ever onwards.
[22:36] <Kotono> You travel on! AS sunset begins you come to a slight rise. Ahead you see a break in the trees! The sun is setting, casting it's rays all over. Far ahead is a large lake, shimmering with the golden rays of the sun's last gasp. The waters of the lake flow circular, to the center as if a mild whirlpool is in effect.
[22:37] <Wayland> "This looks like the place. What now?" Says Wayland.
[22:37] * Janson smiles, "That's a lake of gold if ever I saw one. If we push on we can be there before nightfall, and maybe see what's been causing all this trouble."
[22:38] <Aaeru> "It would be downright lazy to stop just short of our goal," Aaeru agrees.
[22:38] <Andria> "Sounds like a plan to me!" Andrea says cheerfully, similarly agreeing.
[22:39] <Kotono> The party proceeds to the banks of the lake. It's a large, long lake - on the other banks you can see some sort of pile of stones. Otherwise the banks are pretty quiet and unremarkable.
[22:39] <Janson> Any magic hereabouts?
[22:39] <Aaeru> "Let's examine the unusual, first?" Aaeru proposes, moving towards the pile of stones.
[22:40] <Janson> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft
[22:40] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d20+10 spellcraft --> [ 1d20=18 ]{28}
[22:41] <Kotono> The party goes to the far side of the lake. It's a pile of a few dozen stones, each about a foot wide and half a foot thick. They're littered about here and there on a casual glance.
[22:42] <Janson> "Hmm... looks like something's bottling up energy under the lake. It must be the tugging of that that's making the ley lines flare - this must be some sort of nexus," Janson supposes, following along to look at the stones. "It seems unstable enough for that, anyway. We might have to go for a swim to see exactly what's causing it."
[22:43] <Wayland> "I can scout ahead for you, if you like."
[22:43] * Aaeru looks for some cast-off wooden branch to drop into the lake and see what happens to it.
[22:43] <Kotono> A branch is tossed into the lake. As most branches do, it sinks inot the lake, swept along to the center.
[22:44] <Janson> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft #2
[22:44] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d20+10 spellcraft #2 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{24}
[22:46] <Janson> "The stones have been transmuted... it feels connected to the lake. Call me crazy, but I get the feeling that we should take the stones into the lake. They might be plugs or something that someone removed to kick of all this unstable magic," Janson posits, albeit not sounding entirely confident.
[22:47] <Aaeru> Her intuition agreeing with this, Aaeru attempts to pick the closest stone and gently lower it into the water.
[22:48] <Kotono> The stone is heavy, sinking into the lake. Nothing seems to happen.
[22:48] <Janson> "I think we need to get them closer to the centre, where the whirlpool is," Janson adds. "Wayland can't drown, so... your time to shine!" he grins at the blue man.
[22:48] <Wayland> "Maybe we have to get it into the whirlpool?"
[22:49] <Andria> "I think Janson just volunteered you to check if that's true," Andrea says with an amused look.
[22:49] <Kotono> Simmer peers at the water before taking several steps back. "I'll pass on this whole water thing, I think. Not fiery enough.:
[22:50] * Wayland nods and hefts a stone. "I'll be back as soon as I can." He moves into the water.
[22:50] <Kotono> OOC: Trying to swim or just sinking down?
[22:50] * Janson starts to take off his chain shirt in case he has to go into the water if something goes wrong.
[22:51] <Wayland> OOC: If swimming's too difficult, I'll just go for a walk.
[22:51] <Kotono> OOC: The current's enough where it'sa challenge, you'd need a swim check to swim.
[22:52] <Wayland> roll 1d20+4 swim check yesyes?
[22:52] <Rei-chan> Wayland rolled : 1d20+4 swim check yesyes? --> [ 1d20=4 ]{8}
[22:53] <Kotono> Wayland tries to swim with the stone, but he quickly sinks down. It's a fairly deep lake past the shore, lit with hazy gold light. As you get closer you can see the center has a hole at the bottom, the water going to it. At the last moment it flows away from it, going back towards the edges of the lake.
[22:54] <Wayland> Pushing forward, Wayland carries the stone toward the hole.
[22:54] <Kotono> Wayland approaches the hole! It's about 10 feet wide, plunging into dry darkness. Not a drip of water goes into it.  The stone's...well, as tone. Nothing seems to be happening.
[22:56] <Wayland> Boy, this is going to take a while if he has to do all the work. Wayland drops the stone into the hole.
[22:56] <Kotono> The stone drops into the hole! You hear it fall and a fe wmoments later hear a muffle dimpact.
[22:59] * Wayland waits to see if anything else happens.
[22:59] <Kotono> Nothing seems to happen at all.
[23:00] * Wayland would sigh if he could, but since he cannot, he starts on the trek back to the others!
[23:01] <Kotono> Wayland returns without incident, coming back up to the party.
[23:01] <Janson> "Find anything?" Janson asks.
[23:02] <Wayland> Brushing the water off of himself, Wayland says, "Looks like there's about a ten foot wide hole at the bottom of the whirlpool, looks deep. I didn't go inside, but I dropped the stone in there. Nothing happened, though. How do you want me to proceed down there?"
[23:03] <Janson> "Drop all the bricks down then go in and have a look? You can swim back up afterwards, right?"
[23:05] <Wayland> "I suppose I can, though the water is really choppy down there. I can always climb or levitate back up." Wayland says, grabbing another rock.
[23:10] <Kotono> Wayland gathers up one group of rocks and takes them down! He then takes another load - as he does one can notice that beneath the bulk of them is a small engraving into the soft ground, pressed into place. It looks to be a circle, with layered stones within it.
[23:12] * Janson looks at the circle on the engraving. "Is this the pattern they're supposed to go in... wait, though, why would anyone put that here?" he frowns, not really sure what to make of it.
[23:12] <Kotono> OOC: Anyone looking at the circle can make K:A ere if they ahve ranks.
[23:12] <Janson> roll 1d20+9
[23:12] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{27}
[23:15] <Janson> "Ohh... I think I might be able to work this," Janson smiles. "Once all the stones are in the middle, anyway. It's a spell trigger, so it might undo the transmutation, and if they're all in the centre that could replace the plug. Hopefully."
[23:19] <Kotono> Taking the last of thes tones ot the center hole is without incident. The sun has set by now, night creeping over everything once Wayland returns.
[23:20] <Janson> "Okay, lets see if I can work this and my guesses are right," Janson grins, putting a hand on the engraving and starting to rattle off a series of common arcane key-phrases!
[23:20] <Janson> roll 1d20+8 UMD
[23:20] <Rei-chan> Janson rolled : 1d20+8 UMD --> [ 1d20=13 ]{21}
[23:22] <Kotono> To those words the engraving sinks into the ground! Ahead the water parts, providing a path to the hole ahead!
[23:22] <Janson> "Oh..." Janson blinks, straightening up. "That's not actually what I expected..."
[23:23] <Andria> "What were you expecting?" Andrea asks curiously.
[23:23] <Wayland> Wayland, meanwhile, nearly falls to the ground laughing.
[23:23] <Janson> "What I said. That the plug would reseal and stop the whirlpool and magical flows. Maybe we have to go inside and there's something in that hole to fix?"
[23:24] * Janson puts his money where his mouth is and starts heading through the valley of water now opened!
[23:25] <Wayland> "You know, if we'd done that beforehand, I'll bet that we could have all carried those stones to the hole." Wayland grins.
[23:25] <Andria> Andrea just follows after Janson. "I bet you didn't mind the exercise though, right?"
[23:25] <Wayland> "Not at all. It was fun, actually." Wayland laughs.