037.1 Aaeru and Andrea

Corwin · February 18, 2011, 05:23:38 PM

[22:20] * Aaeru brings down the arms she used to shield her face, looking around once more. "Janson? Branna? Wayland? Noel?" she calls out, searching for their missing members. "Mister Rubri'Granit?"
[22:21] <Kotono> No sign of them. All that's left is broken rubble and miserably scorched ground.
[22:21] <Andria> "What the hell? Where'd the others go?" Andrea mutters in confusion, looking around trying to find the others.
[22:21] <Kotono> There's utterly no sign of them at all.
[22:21] * Aaeru hurriedly casts Detect Magic!
[22:22] <Kotono> There's powerful but fading magic here, all over. OOC: Spellcraft if you got it.
[22:22] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+3
[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+3 and gets 5." [1d20=2]
[22:23] <Aaeru> "The magic... took them away!" Aaeru exclaims. "To-- to another dimension!"
[22:25] <Andria> "Can we pull them out somehow? Or join them?" Andrea asks with a frown, not really knowing what else to do.
[22:26] <Aaeru> "With training, maybe...."
[22:27] <Andria> Andrea's frown deepens. "And let me guess, they probably don't have the time for us to get such training...I suppose the only thing left to do is pray, and hope our words are heard and our friends given the guidance to make it back to us..."
[22:28] <Andria> With those words, Andrea closes her eyes and lifts her head towards the sky, her hand clasping her necklace as she prays to Alicia for their safe return.
[22:28] <Aaeru> "Maybe we can, you know, search his home?" Aaeru suggests. "Maybe Rubri'Granit knew more about the evil puzzle and wrote about it?"
[22:29] <Andria> Andrea opens an eye and turns to Aaeru's interruption of her solemn moment. "Well, that works too I guess," she mutters as she goes look around for such helpful writings.
[22:30] <Kotono> OOC: Make search?
[22:30] <Aaeru> roll 1d20-1 okay
[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20-1 okay and gets 5." [1d20=6]
[22:30] <Andria> roll d20-1 hoo boy
[22:30] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20-1 hoo boy and gets 4." [d20=5]
[22:32] <Kotono> It's another square dungeon room. You think it's square...and has a skull pattern on the floor like you noticed. Oooooh. No writings or anything special.
[22:33] <Andria> "I can't find anything special here," Andrea admits. "Any other ideas?"
[22:33] * Aaeru slumps slightly. Ilmater would probably want her to figure this out on her own or he would have instructed her to read and study more. But this might be an exception....
[22:34] <Aaeru> "We can pray now."
[22:34] <Aaeru> And Aaeru does! Most reverently.
[22:34] <Kotono> OOC: Both of you can roll a d1000 if you're hoping for divine intervention.
[22:34] <Andria> Andrea goes back to praying as well then, starting off with an apology for the interruption earlier.
[22:34] <Andria> roll d1000 why not?
[22:34] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d1000 why not? and gets 168." [d1000=168]
[22:35] <Aaeru> roll 1d1000 I'm praying for an idea, really, being blonde and all
[22:35] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d1000 I'm praying for an idea, really, being blonde and all and gets 437." [1d1000=437]
[22:39] <Kotono> You pray for a time. While it brings spiritual reassurance, no miracle presents itself here. It leaves the two of you, waiting and wondering...OOC: Ball's in your court.
[22:40] * Aaeru takes the time to make a careful survey of the room as Ilmater's response is the one she predicted it would be.
[22:40] <Aaeru> OOC: Take 20 on search, Andrea helping me would give us 21?
[22:40] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[22:40] <Kotono> The party searches for a goodly time! After a lot of effort, you find there's a secret door on the back wall.
[22:40] * Aaeru almost bounces in happiness, before trying to open it!
[22:41] <Kotono> The door opens! Ahead is an empty room, save for a stairway ascending up.
[22:41] <Andria> "Not the sort of help I was hoping for, but guidance for patience in our trial is as good as any!" Andrea declares as she goes into the new room Aaeru found.
[22:42] * Aaeru follows the stairway up.
[22:44] <Kotono> Up and up you go...and up! You appear in a room, a fortress room. One without a roof, letting glorious sunlight in! The sky is clear of clouds, the air fresh to your noses as you stand outside of the dungeons at last! There's a half finished wall to your left, giving you a magnificent view of the cliffs below.
[22:46] <Andria> "Nice view," Andrea notes absently as she starts looking for notes like Aaeru suggested earlier.
[22:47] * Aaeru helps with the search, hoping that someone, be it servant or magical gargoyle guardian might be around and would know something about the evil puzzle.
[22:53] <Kotono> Taking a few hours you search the area! It's mostly just an incomplete keep, a few things of note found. There's a supply area with various supplies, foodstuffs, a well and all the things you need to make a fortress and live in one. There's a study with a few books and several scrolls scattered about, and there's also his bedroom - though it looks pretty spartan.
[22:54] <Andria> Andrea focuses on the study. If there's anything useful, surely it'd be there?
[22:54] * Aaeru takes a look at the scrolls, hoping to have some luck with them. Considering her reading speed, she only glances at the titles to see if any of them could be about the puzzle.
[22:56] <Kotono> The scrolls look to be some impossibly complex series of diagrams for most of them. Three of them tucked away are more interesting - a scroll of dimensional anchor, a scroll of teleport, and a scroll of analyze portal. OOC: If you want to study the strange diagrams, feel free to make a spellcraft check.
[22:57] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+3
[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+3 and gets 16." [1d20=13]
[23:05] <Aaeru> "It's really some kind of other dimension, like I thought. Sylvie would know better..." Aaeru laments, staring at the designs in frustration. Her eyes fall on the Teleport scroll, before she sighs again.
[23:06] <Andria> "Too bad she's not here. I mean, I guess we could go and fetch her, but that'll take a while," Andrea replies as she looks over the titles of the books.

Corwin · February 22, 2011, 05:10:45 PM

[20:05] <Andria> "Any interesting finds with the scrolls, Aaeru?" Andrea asks as she moves over to where Aaeru is looking over things, having apparently not found anything interesting amongst the books herself.
[20:06] <Aaeru> "Dimension Anchor, Analyze Portal and Teleport," Aaeru reports. "I can tell that much."
[20:09] <Andria> "Teleport, you said?" Andrea asks, focusing on the scrolls. "We could use that! We can go get help from back home, I'm sure Josa or Sylvie know something that might be of help!"
[20:09] <Andria> "If not them, -someone- back home surely does, anyway, right?"
[20:11] <Aaeru> "Blythe knows about portals, right? I think that's related," Aaeru muses. "There's the temple of Waukeen, too. And Mystra, of course. That's three, at the top of my head!"
[20:15] <Andria> Andrea nods, taking that as approval for the idea. "Alright then, let's go get some help to rescue the others!" she exclaims as she grabs the appropriate scroll, examining it in detail as she tries to make sense of it, using what bits and pieces of lore she has stuck in her brain to help in the process.
[20:16] <Andria> roll d20+14 UMD (using loresong for +4)
[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+14 UMD (using loresong for +4) and gets 21."12 [d20=7]
[20:17] <Aaeru> "I'll write that we're going to get help!" Aaeru chirps, looking for something to write on that she could leave in a prominent place.
[20:18] <Kotono> Andrea tries the first time, but can't quite finesse it!
[20:19] * Aaeru leaves her prominent if simplistic note and gathers the material Sylvie would need!
[20:19] <Andria> Andrea nods, thankful her first attempt didn't work as Aaeru makes a good point, and waits for her to finish her note before continuing to attempt it.

[20:19] <Kotono> OOC: What are you gathering Aaeru?
[20:20] <Aaeru> OOC: A couple of scrolls that mentioned that sealed dimension?
[20:20] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 14."12 [d20=5]
[20:20] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 11."12 [d20=2]
[20:21] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 24."12 [d20=15]
[20:21] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 24."12 [d20=15]
[20:21] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 22."12 [d20=13]
[20:21] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 20."12 [d20=11]
[20:21] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 14."12 [d20=5]
[20:21] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 23."12 [d20=14]
[20:21] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 16."12 [d20=7]
[20:21] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 17."12 [d20=8]
[20:21] <Kotono> OOC: Keep going, still no 1 or 25.
[20:21] <Andria> "Frustrating piece of magic!" Andrea exclaims in frustration!
[20:21] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 15."12 [d20=6]
[20:21] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 24."12 [d20=15]
[20:21] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 11."12 [d20=2]
[20:21] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 20."12 [d20=11]
[20:21] <Andria> roll d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 just gonna roll until I hit a 1 or a 25+! and gets 25."12 [d20=16]

[20:22] <Kotono> Oh the effort! Andrea tries the spell ten different ways! She twists syllables, jumps up and down, callson Saint Alicia and all else who would hear her! At long last, after nearly throwing out her back reading it upside down, she gets it right! There is a flash of light and...OOC: D100 for teleport for miss chance. You're aiming for home so I'd call that very familiar.
[20:23] <Andria> d100 *claps feet together three times thinking of home*
[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d100 *claps feet together three times thinking of home* and gets 88."12 [d100=88]
[20:25] <Kotono> Wooooooooosh! It's a nice enough ouse. Andrea's uncle is sitting before the fireplace, drinking tea...which goes flying as he spits it out! Before him appear Andrea and Aaeru, the air around them twisting to deposit them safely! Uncle Cador chokes and t humps his chest, "What in the Nine Hells?!"
[20:26] <Aaeru> "Hi!"
[20:26] <Andria> "Hi uncle!" Andrea waves at him cheerfully. "Sorry to drop in unannounced, but we were in a hurry!"
[20:27] <Andria> Andrea rights herself up from her upside down position. "That was a tricky scroll, I've really been letting my magic studies slip..." she notes absently.
[20:28] <Kotono> Blink-blink. "A hurry? You just..." he stares and sputters, "Andrea Redfall, no teleporting inside the house!"
[20:28] * Aaeru never even bothered with such studies herself, so she can only shuffle her feet. "If you say so," she finally agrees. "Let's go find Sylvie and Josa?"
[20:32] <Andria> "Sorry uncle Cador. I promise, next time I have to teleport, I'll go to instructor Olan's place!" Andrea vows solemnly as she nods to Aaeru before turning back to her uncle. "Anyway, I have to run, we have some friends in need of a rescue! I'll tell you all about it later!"
[20:32] <Andria> With that, Andrea goes flying out the door, off towards Whimsical Sweets!
[20:33] <Aaeru> "It was nice to meet you," Aaeru assures the man with a smile, before she gives him a wave and dashes outside after Andrea!
[20:34] <Kotono> "This will be something," He observes, shaking his head as the two go off! Whimisical Sweets is busy! Josa's surrounded by a good crowd downstairs! "Now this is our famous Jumping Juice," he continues, "Have you ever wanted to bound towards the skies unchecked, as if you applied a poutice that purged the sickness of gravity from you?" Meanwhile, Silver flies over. "Boss is busy for the moment.
[20:34] <Kotono> Sylvie and Simmer are upstairs." This draws a snicker from her, "Heh, heh, heh."
[20:35] <Aaeru> "You sound jealous. Did you want to be with them?"
[20:36] <Andria> Andrea blinks, wondering what's so funny about them being upstairs...
[20:36] <Kotono> "Nooope," Silver shakes her head back and forth, "Ask them about the traveling circus and the fire breathing man."
[20:36] <Aaeru> "Okay!"
[20:36] * Aaeru proceeds upstairs!
[20:37] <Andria> "Err, maybe later, we have other things we need to ask first," Andrea says to Josa's familiar as she follows behind Aaeru. "Hope Josa gets freed up soon too," she mutters.
[20:39] <Kotono> Upstairs you find the two women. Both are covered in soot, Sylvie's clothes burnt in several places. Simmer's are worse, Sylvie tiredly working on her shirt as the dryad wears naught but a towel. Tossing the shirt to the table, "...it's a loss," she shakes her head, "Much like the bearded lady's pride and joy." She flops back in her seat, "At least the we kept the tiger in."
[20:40] <Aaeru> "What was that about the traveling circus and the fire-breathing man?" Aaeru asks as she gets on the final step and has both of them in sight. "Silver told us to ask you girls."
[20:41] <Andria> "...there's definitely a story here, and I really do want to hear it, but I think it's more important to save the others first. Unless it's a quick story. I'm sure they won't die in the five minutes it might take to tell the story."
[20:41] <Kotono> "Long story," Sylvie runs a hand over her sooty face, "How'd it go? Did you find that dwarf?"
[20:42] <Aaeru> "It is, also, a long story. But I can tell it really fast!" Aaeru offers.
[20:42] <Andria> "We found him and his magic toy. Aaeru broke it. Magic went boom. Everyone besides us vanished."
[20:42] <Andria> Andrea thinks she did a good job of making it a short story!
[20:42] <Kotono> "Go for it. I'm still thankfu-oh." Sylvie blinks, "By vanished, do you mean....?" she slows down a moment, giving Andrea a piercing, startled look.
[20:43] <Aaeru> "We found Rubri'Granit. He had his evil puzzle. The evil puzzle sent Janson and Branna to another dimension. He said they would die if they didn't solve it. The puzzle was evil and I broke it. Then Wayland and Rubri'Granit disappeared too." Aaeru offers the notes she brought back.
[20:43] <Andria> "Well, we don't -think- they're dead. Probably?"
[20:43] * Aaeru shakes her head. "They can't be dead! I know Ilmater wouldn't let me make such a mistake!"
[20:43] <Kotono> Sylvie takes the notes, speed-reading them as she scans the strange information therein!
[20:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10."12 [1d20=3]
[20:43] <Andria> "Noel vanished with Wayland too," Andrea adds to Aaeru's explanation.
[20:44] * Aaeru blinks, and then glances at her fingers, counting slowly. "--four, five. You're right!"
[20:44] <Kotono> After about five minutes, Sylvie shakes her head in disgust. "You'll need a specialist for this. Go drag Josa up here and have him take a crack."
[20:38] <Aaeru> "I can do that!" Aaeru responds perkily, heading downstairs for that very purpose.
[20:43] <Kotono> There is some luck - Josa's just finished up with that crowd and is nabbed! Once upstairs he looks to them, "Ah, you're back. How successful was your job?"
[20:44] * Aaeru repeats her earlier succinct summary, before adding, "When we find him, I'm sure he would be very pleased!"
[20:48] <Kotono> "...I see." It's his only conclusion, going over to the notes and starting to read them.
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 21." [1d20=8]
[20:50] <Kotono> For a time Josa is reading, "Mmm-hmm. Mmm-hmm....mmm-hmmmmmmmm!" After a good ten minutes of this, he gathers the notes up, "I need to go consult with a friend. You two, rest up, get cleaned up. Sylvie and Simmer, yout wo go take a bath and get clean clothes. Be back here in an hour."
[20:51] <Aaeru> "A bath sounds very nice," Aaeru says in approval.
[21:41] <Kotono> There after requisite cleaning happens. As the women soak in the bath, "So there's a circus in town," Sylvie begins as she sinks into the water. "A big one traveling from the west."
[21:44] * Aaeru sighs contentedly, cleaner than she had been in days outside the short moments when she used magic to that effect. "That sounds great! The kids would love it!"
[21:45] <Andria> "Which circus?" Andrea asks as she stretches her hands in front of her, relieved from the heavy armor as she also soaks with the others.
[21:48] <Kotono> "The Pasha's Traveling Delight," Simmer adds, sitting outside of the bath, soaking in the steam and not a drop of solid water.
[21:49] <Andria> "Huh. That sounds more like one of Josa's candies than a circus name, actually," Andrea notes.
[21:49] <Aaeru> Simmer's presence is conductive to the bath being steamer than Aaeru could have hoped, and she cannot help but approve of that silently.
[21:50] <Kotono> Indeed, steam fills the room, obscuring much of a view of anything. Just hot water and voices. "It does, except Josa's aren't that exotic. Yet." Sylvie muses, "At least until we run into an ooze again. Anyway, we got hired by the ring leader. He'd had signs of sabotage and thought it was an inside job. So we had to go track it all down."
[21:52] <Aaeru> "Was it that fire-breathing man?" Aaeru asks, glancing towards Sylvie.
[21:55] <Kotono> "It's a little more complicated than that," Sylvie sighs, "It turns out that the evidence points us to a tiger and lion tamer. After some...judicious convincing-" Here Sylvie is interrupted, "I threatened to burn his hair off, all his hair." Simmer pipes up!
[21:57] * Aaeru winces in sympathy. "It sounds very scary, so he confessed?"
[21:59] <Kotono> "It worked. The problem is that he had an accomplice - the fire breathing man. He let loose a tiger while breathing fire at us. Somehow we managed to trap the tiger inside it's cage again, but the bearded man went crazy! Simmer wasn't bothered and I managed to dodge, but the noise attracted an audience. The bearded lady got a puff right in her face, burned her beard off."
[22:00] <Aaeru> Oh, why had Ilmater given her this trial? Is it alright to laugh at this tale or is it horrible to even think that?
[22:01] <Andria> "Ouch. That's...going to make it hard for her to stay employed..."
[22:01] <Andria> Andrea's lip is twitching even though she says that with a straight voice.
[22:01] <Aaeru> "Well... it would grow back?" Aaeru offers uncertainly.
[22:02] <Kotono> Sylvie breaks into giggles, "Hah, that's exactly what I said to the ring leader! Despite that he was happy, since Adam - the tamer - basically confessed in front of everyone after we managed to subdue the fire breather."
[22:03] <Aaeru> "Maybe Josa has a potion for that!"
[22:03] <Andria> "I'm surprised he came out happy. He'll have lost three of his attractions at once, but it's good that you guys came out alright."
[22:04] * Aaeru shakes her head firmly. "But two of them were bad!"
[22:04] <Kotono> "Yeah, it took some fast talking," Simmer pipes up, "By the way, do any of you know where I can get a fake beard, preferably a non-flammable one?"
[22:05] <Aaeru> "I... can ask?" Aaeru says slowly. "Maybe someone will donate theirs to our church after hearing her sad tale?"
[22:06] <Kotono> "That would be great!" Simmer smiles at that, "Can you get one that matches my hair?"
[22:07] <Andria> "Wait, wouldn't it need to match the ex-bearded lady's hair?"
[22:07] <Aaeru> "Maybe!" Aaeru responds, now more certain of herself. With magic, it's surely possible! She drifts closer to Simmer, guided by the sound of her voice more than sight alone. "Say, Simmer, why not jump into the bath with us? It's really hot and flamey!"
[22:15] <Kotono> "I'll....pass," Simmer scoots away, shivering all over. It's an audible shiver, her teeth chattering, "I can't stand water now unless it's burnt up into steam."
[22:16] <Aaeru> "But you might still like it!" Aaeru insists, groping for Simmer's foot. "Did you try it?"
[22:18] <Kotono> Simmer's voice goes more distant, "No really, I'm NOT interested!" Simmer calls.
[22:19] * Aaeru makes a disappointed noise, settling back. "What do you swim in now? Lava?" she asks the fire dryad.
[22:20] <Andria> "It's fine Simmer, if you don't like it, you don't like it. I think this is great though. Almost feels like my injuries are going away, and without even involving any magic yet..." Andrea notes as she briefly submerges herself, shaking her head and splashing water around herself once she's come back up.
[22:21] * Aaeru thinks it's a good idea, herself, submerging herself in turn. No better way exists to wean herself off the need for air, little by little.
[22:22] <Kotono> "Really runny lava, yes," Simmer's voice picks right back up, "The fire elementals and the mephits usually have lava fights down there to break up the boredom...or well, the mephits do. The elementals don't really care."
[22:23] * Aaeru grins. "I'll try to train my body until fire doesn't hurt me, and then we can try it together. You'll have to show me around down below."
[22:25] <Kotono> "Sure!" At that Sylvie just shakes her head, as...
[22:28] <Kotono> Clean and refreshed, the foursome head back to Whimisical Sweets to wait. Josa comes, only fashionably late. "I've dropped them off with a friend," he declares, "My speculations is that they have been cast adrift in the great wild beyonds, lost beyond places of mortal ken! Therefore there is only one solution - a rescue party. Assuming that they need rescuing. It's entirely possible they ended
[22:28] <Kotono> up in one of the Heavens, or somewhere friendly on a neutral plane...or that they appeared somewhere that precludes survival, so we must ascertain this first." Josa takes out a scroll, "This scroll will cast a magic that will attempt to contact one of them and permit a reply. It is not foolproof, especially across planes, but it is a fine attempt to determine further information."
[22:30] <Andria> "It's still more than Aaeru and I had to go off on back at Rubri'granit's place," Andrea notes.
[22:30] * Aaeru can't help but be disappointed that all several experts were able to do was corroborate what she suspected all along from a few minutes of examination. Maybe Sylvie is right and she is smarter than she thought! "Is it Sending or Scrying?" she wonders out loud.
[22:32] <Kotono> "Sending. Scrying is far more temperamental across the planes," Josa says, "As well as often warded." He pauses again, "This cost me about a thousand marks," he gently waves the scroll about, "I daresay to pray to Ilmater, Alicia and anyone else that it works. I can ill afford another attempt, for possible retreval will be even more expensive."
[22:33] <Kotono> Sylvie whistles low, "You could buy an entire bookshelf worth of good books with that," she marvels openly, "It had better damn well work for that much!"
[22:34] <Aaeru> This isn't the time to rant about the evils of money and consumerism, so what Aaeru says is, "I'll ask Croger if he can help with Scrying, then? If not today, then first thing tomorrow morning!"
[22:35] <Kotono> "It would be vastly appreciated," Josa says, clearing his throat, "I will attempt the sending now. It will take ten minutes to invoke," he says, going to the far side of the room.
[22:39] <Kotono> *Janson* 'Janson, Josa. Where are you? Are you safe? Do you need rescue? The others? Other two okay. Reply by thinking back. Good luck!'
[22:39] <Kotono> roll 1d100 need to roll fail chance first.
[22:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 need to roll fail chance first. and gets 6." [1d100=6]
[22:43] <Kotono> At the end, "...Hell. Avernus. Baator." The last is like an iron gate closing shut, Josa turning to them, "They're alive, but according to Janson, they're in Avernus in Baator."
[22:44] <Aaeru> "That's bad! It's very, very bad!" Aaeru exclaims. "Why did they go to hell? The bandits aside, I mean."
[22:44] <Andria> "Is it because of the puzzle?" Andrea asks with a frown. "One last laugh or something for destroying it?"
[22:45] <Aaeru> "I knew it was evil!"
[22:46] <Kotono> "That's what my friend is trying to figure out, amid other things. Or he will be, if he hasn't put that part together." Josa appends, "No matter. A rescue party is essential now. Further, Frozen Oath has been lost. They're in a hostile plane and lacking supplies." After a little thought, "Alright, all four of you go get some sleep. Before anything else, we need all of you at full strength. Pray,
[22:46] <Kotono> prepare, get healed. Get any supplies from the closet or buy any you need." Josa pauses a moment, "You're all going to Hell."

Corwin · February 26, 2011, 08:01:00 AM

[20:39] <Kolunch> ---
[20:40] <Kolunch> Olan and Brent practice. A simple enough statement on the face. As Andrea approaches, however? He finds the two dueling atop stacks of wood 10 feet high, making small leaps between them as they try and press for advantage! The entire back yard is occupied in this, the two going fully at it!
[20:43] <Andria> Andrea just watches for a little while, observing the sparring duel. She wouldn't be able to get much out of it since her use of armor works against such carefully balanced combat, but it's still entertaining to watch.
[20:48] <Kolunch> Back and forth they go! They trade heavy blows, Brent forcing Olan back, back and bac-! Olan smirks for just a moment as Brent oversteps, wobbling before he does a faceplant right into the ground! He lays there severals econds, twitching and groaning.
[20:51] <Andria> Andrea claps for her old instructor. "I thought Brent might actually win that time!"
[20:53] <Kotono> Hopping down, "Brent," he helps the dazed warrior up, "You forgot one of the important lessons - be aware of your surroundings at all times! When you're fighting in bad terrain, you can defeat the enemy and still die from a fall, fire, acid or whatever else in the world." After that he turns, "Tore yourself away from that candy shop," with a look at Andrea, "THough it's not impacted your
[20:53] <Kotono> musculature."
[20:54] <Andria> "I don't eat -that- much candy!" Andrea protests. "Besides, I've been hard at work training on my own too."
[20:58] <Kotono> "Yeah," Brent rubs the back of his neck, "I figure you have, since you're running around a lot these days."
[21:04] <Andria> "Yeah, well, speaking of running around...so Branna and some of my other companions got sucked into the depths of hell due to a cursed puzzle and the rest of us are going to mount a rescue. You two have any free time and want to join us?" she asks in a nonchalant manner.
[21:08] <Kotono> "Hell? As in the lower planes?" Olan stops there, expression going to utter seriousness. "Where devils, demons, daemons and other nightmares frolic, where the souls of the damned suffer for eternity under the weight of sin?"
[21:12] <Andria> "I'm sure it's not quite -that- bad, they're probably cleaning the place up as we speak, but...yeah?"
[21:19] <Kotono> "How..." Olan stares a moment, before shaking his head, "Where in the lower planes, first of all?"
[21:22] <Andria> "Avernus in Baator," Andrea recites dutifully from memory. "Like I said, it was a cursed puzzle. It's destruction pulled everyone away except Aaeru and myself."
[21:25] <Kotono> Olan approaches. He stands close to Andrea, "You have to protect your friends, I know. The mantle of a paladin would demand nothing less. You understand..." he shakes his head back and forth, "You go to a place far more dangerous than any other you may have been before."
[21:30] <Andria> Andrea nods. "But like you said, it's something I must do. Still, I wouldn't say no to having some more help along the way," she answers with a smile.
[21:34] <Kotono> "There's no need, Dad," Brent comes forward, "I'll go. Andrea needs someone to protect her and..." the two share a look, Brent going on, "I know what you were going to say. Besides, I remember a story that Sarina told me one time, about how Alicia went into Hell for her sister's sake. You're not my sister, but you're close enough.""
[21:37] <Andria> "If you see me as a sister, no wonder we didn't work out," Andrea teases, though she does follow that with a thankful nod before turning to Olan. "I'll try to keep him from doing something too reckless too and I'm sure he'll do the same for me."
[21:39] <Kotono> Brent manages a smirk, as Olan nods. "I have a family and obligations here. I had to make a choice between being a full time paladin and being a settled man," he says. "Gods watch over you. Brent, go get ready." he says, Brent nodding and going off. Once he's gone, he looks at Andrea for a time, saying nothing.
[21:42] <Andria> "I really will keep him from doing anything too reckless," Andrea repeats. "I don't plan on letting any of us die on this trip."
[21:44] <Kotono> A bittersweet smile is on Olan's face, "He forgot the rest of the story. Alicia nearly died saving her sister...it was only her sacrifice that saved her life." He goes to Andrea, clasping her shoulders, "Come back in one piece. If not..." He lowers his voice, "If it's your fate for your journey to end in Hell, die as a paladin should. Upright and defiant to end, bowing to no evil."

Corwin · March 03, 2011, 04:20:25 PM

[20:08] <Kotono> Aaeru, Andrea, Josa, Sylvie, Simmer, Brent. Six gather together at Whimsical Sweets, loaded for bear. Josa carries a rapier at his side, expression grim. "Are there anyq uestions before we begin? Are we all prepared?"
[20:09] <Aaeru> "How are we looking for them?" Aaeru asks, indeed having one such question! "Like Silver looked for me that time?"
[20:10] <Kotono> "Hard work and coordination as best we can. Silver can help a little bit, but..." Josa shakes his head, "We'll need to move fast and effectively as possible. It's quite likely we'll have some terrain to cover, as plane shift is not terribly accurate."
[20:12] * Aaeru nods. "Let's go to Ilmater's temple?" Previous question aside, she is quite ready, carrying rations and water for a day's journey with her and nothing else.
[20:13] <Kotono> Going to the House of Suffering is without incident. You meet Croger there, waiting for all of you. OOC Go haead, Aaeru.
[20:15] <Aaeru> "We're going now," Aaeru tells Croger. "Can you tell our friends?"
[20:16] <Kotono> Croger nods, "Is there a particular message you wish to say, or simply that you're coming?"
[20:16] * Aaeru glances at Sylvie. "What do you think?"
[20:17] <Kotono> Sylvie closes her eyes a moment, "We're coming and to let us know if there's anywhere in particular we can meet up with you at. Landmarks, anything helpful at all."
[20:18] * Aaeru nods quickly. "Yes, anything like that."
[20:19] <Kotono> Croger nods back, incanting! The moments pass as he chants, calling on Ilmater's mercy! (More in a moment.)
[20:29] <Kotono> At last Croger looks up, "To quote: 'If you're real - Branna's dead, they tried to steal his soul. We're low on water, fighting dragon-hell-hounds. We're underground near the Weepings, trying.'"
[20:31] <Aaeru> "Dead?" Aaeru asks in surprise. "Branna...."
[20:31] <Andria> "Oh no, someone's died? That's...that's horrible!"
[20:31] <Kotono> "The more reason to hurry," Sylvie says, bowing her head a moment in reflection. "Before it happens to someone else."
[20:33] <Aaeru> "Let's go to the Weeping," Aaeru voices, rather than force herself to think about the terrible turn this job has taken.
[20:33] <Kotono> "Yes," Josa withdraws a scroll, "Link hands with me as I chant," he says, "Form a circle."
[20:35] * Aaeru does as instructed, holding Andrea and Sylvie's hands in hers.
[20:35] <Andria> Andrea quickly does so as well.
[20:36] <Kotono> The others do so, Simmer taking hands, "Well, at least it'll be fiery there, right?"
[20:37] <Aaeru> "It should be very hot," Aaeru agrees.
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 5d100
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d100 and gets 296." [5d100=92, 91, 83, 9, 21]
[20:44] <Kotono> Hot. Oh Gods, it's so hot! You have images, nightmares. Around you are screaming faces, pillars of pinned bodies. Great towers of the damned, rising up all about you. Naseua assails you like the whip of an overseer, eyes tearing up. It all fades...a blood red burning sky. Cracked, broken ground. No sign of the pillars of the damned you saw. Chasms are here and there, as if an angry fist shattered
[20:44] <Kotono> parts of the ground. The air is acrid to breath, painful with each breath.
[20:45] <Aaeru> "This is a bad place," Aaeru murmurs, looking about warily as she waits for Silver to lead them.
[20:46] <Andria> Andrea nods. "Let's find them quickly."
[20:46] <Kotono> Silver pauses to wobble to the ground, promptly empyting her stomach out! "Need...a ...minue..." she gasps, being noisily sick! Brent looks around with wide eyes, hand on his blade! "Andrea, this is...!"
[20:47] <Kotono> "Hell," Sylvie says, shutting her eyes tight and wiping away a few tears, before looking resolutely ahead. "They're out there. We have to find them."
[20:50] <Kotono> "Sort of like a hot spring, but a really nasty, unpleasant and evil hot spring," Simmer adds in, as Josa picks Silver up once she's finished. The pixie looks about here and there, starting to fly off in one direction, "Follow me," she calls, wiping her lips clean with the back of her wrist.
[20:51] <Aaeru> "Are they far?" Aaeru asks, indeed following as instructed.
[20:52] <Kotono> "Yeah, I think so," Silver says, starting to go. OOC Everyone good with moving along?
[20:53] <Andria> ooc: yup
[20:54] <Aaeru> OOC: sure
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 92." [1d100=92]
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d100 sub table
[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 sub table and gets 88." [1d100=88]
[20:59] <Kotono> You wander for a few hours, across the racked, broken landscape. Several times the sky burns, great fireballs slamming down! The closest is 40 feet away, but several are within 100 feet of the party. By some luck none are close enough to deal any harm, but every few minutes you see new pockmarks and craters being made on the surface of Avernus. Conditions are relatively clear as you continue
[20:59] <Kotono> over the blasted hellscape, until in the distance...You can see them, a few hundred feet away. Vague things, things of a strange dead white. They look humanoid, coming your way.
[21:01] <Aaeru> "What are those things?" Aaeru asks, peering into the distance.
[21:02] <Kotono> Josa peers ahead, a hand over his eyes. "I cant...quite tell from here," he confesses. "The locals are almost certainly not friendly."
[21:03] <Andria> "Think we can avoid them?" Andrea asks as she draws her blade. "Go around them and avoid any trouble?"
[21:04] <Aaeru> "If we see them, don't they see us?" Aaeru asks her reasonably.
[21:07] <Andria> "Just because they aren't friendly doesn't mean they want to get horribly beat up!" Andrea argues.
[21:09] * Aaeru waits on Josa's decision, unless Hell's natives take the choice from her and charge them.
[21:17] <Kotono> "We may as well face them and see," Josa says, "Show no weakness! Hell respects strength and clarity of might!"
[21:18] * Aaeru nods at Josa's instructions. Once these natives come close enough for her to see them better, she will literally grow in strength!
[21:21] <Kotono> Brent readies his blade, while Simmer takes the back with Josa! Sylvie simply cracks her knuckles, standing at Aaeru's side! As they come closer you can see them. There are a dozen or so of them. Small, dwarf-sized creatures. They seem to be nothing but smouldering ash in the shape of a small man. At the back it approaches - it rather looks like an unfrozen version of Grithalek. It carries a
[21:21] <Kotono> greatsword in one hand, crackling with green fire. On it's back is a quiver of arrows and a bow. It marches, the ash-men following this and marching in miiltary formation. OOC: K:P on any of them if any of you have ranks and want to roll.
[21:22] * Aaeru stares at Grithalek's fiery twin with a sort of confused recognition, but does not let it deter her from following Josa's plan! Once the path of these beings has been ascertained as crossing their own, she calls upon Enlarge Person to appear strong and imposing!
[21:24] <Andria> roll d20+0 K:P!
[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+0 K:P! and gets 16." [d20=16]
[21:24] <Kotono> The creatures stop 90 feet away. It's voice bellows over the empty wastes, "I am Corporal Dolarin, outcast hunter. Identify yourselves immediately!"
[21:32] <Kotono> Josa steps forward, "We are mercenaries prosecuting Blood War cowards," he declares, "By the order of Duke Abigor, the Supreme General of Avenrus, we are not to be interfered with!"
[21:32] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[21:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 11." [1d20=1]
[21:33] <Aaeru> Who? Aaeru mentally frowns, and chooses to glare at the corporal to make him go away.
[21:36] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+7 I'll try intimidate, being Large, +4 for every category we're apart?
[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+7 I'll try intimidate, being Large, +4 for every category we're apart? and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[21:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[21:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 26." [1d20=15]
[21:38] <Kotono> The bearded devil crosses his arms and spits to the side. It's sword sticks at an angle as he laughs. "Pathetic lies!" His face screws into a mask of anger, glaring at Aaeru. "Surrender!"
[21:39] * Aaeru blinks, before redoubling her glare. "No!"
[21:39] <Andria> "You surrender!"
[21:39] <Aaeru> "What she said!"
[21:40] <Kotono> The Bearded Devil bellows something unknown in horrid words, before the 12 elementals advance on towards the party! OOC: Well, that went south. Init.
[21:40] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+1
[21:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20 Josa
[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Josa and gets 15." [1d20=15]
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+1 and gets 14." [1d20=13]
[21:41] <Andria> roll d20+4
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+4 and gets 16." [d20=12]
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Sylvie
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Sylvie and gets 24." [1d20=14]
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Simmer
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Simmer and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Brent
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Brent and gets 16." [1d20=13]
[21:42] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(26)>Sylvie(24)>Andrea=Brent(16)>Josa(15)>Aaeru(14)'
[21:42] <Andria> "The elementals suck in heat!" Andrea warns Simmer and Aaeru, knowing that they, like her, use the power of flames.
[21:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Devil
[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Devil and gets 12." [1d20=6]
[21:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 group init for the elementals, I'm not running 12 seperate init counts for them.
[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 group init for the elementals, I'm not running 12 seperate init counts for them. and gets 15." [1d20=14]
[21:43] <Aaeru> "But it's okay to kick them? Right?"
[21:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(26)>Sylvie(24)>Andrea=Brent(16)>Josa=Elementals(15)>Aaeru(14)>Dolarin(12)'
[21:44] <Andria> "Sure, have fun with them. I'm going to focus on their boss though...!" Andrea replies as she twirls her blade, trails of flame coating the feather as she eyes the devil.
[21:45] <Kotono> Simmer holds for the moment, saving her magic! OOC: Sylvie.
[21:45] <Kotono> Sylvie holds as well for moment...OOC: Goa head and go, Andrea.
[21:46] <Andria> ooc: man, those sissies.
[21:49] <Andria> "Make sure you don't let them suck in heat, and the elementals are going to be a joke, just like their boss!" Andrea calls out as she points her blade straight at Dolarin, a small burst of flame floating upwards from the tip of the blade. "We can take them!" (ooc: inspire courage+1)
[21:58] <Kotono> Brent nods, wasting no time in charging ahead! He covers sixty feet, 30 feet before him and the elementals! Meanwhile Josa steps a little forward, getting three of them in a line while chanting! A crackling bolt of lightning erupts from his fingers, arching towards them!
[21:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 they have crappy SR
[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 they have crappy SR and gets 22." [1d20=17]
[21:58] <Kotono> roll 5d6
[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 18." [5d6=5, 4, 1, 5, 3]
[21:59] <Kotono> 3#1d20+4 DC 18
[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3#1d20+4 DC 18 and gets 47." [3#1d20+4 = 23, 19, 5]
[21:59] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(26)>Sylvie(24)>Andrea=Brent(16)>Josa=Elementals(15; 11 left)>Aaeru(14)>Dolarin(12)'
[22:01] <Kotono> The powerful blast of lightning cleaves into the elementals, two of them shocked badly! The third one is caught dead on, ashy body collapsing in strains of crackling electricity! At the same time the elementals advance right towards Brent! Six of them march forward, surrounding him in a loose fan as the air around him seems to shimmer!
[22:01] <Kotono> 4#1d20+10 forts
[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4#1d20+10 forts and gets 100." [4#1d20+10 = 25, 27, 23, 25]
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 4." [2d4=1, 3]
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 3." [2d4=2, 1]
[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 5." [2d4=2, 3]
[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 7." [2d4=3, 4]
[22:02] <Kotono> OOC: Whoops, six, needs two more forts. Used the wrong number.
[22:02] <Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10
[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2#1d20+10 and gets 36." [2#1d20+10 = 20, 16]
[22:02] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 3." [2d4=2, 1]
[22:02] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[22:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 6." [2d4=4, 2]
[22:04] <Kotono> Brent's body grows pale, frosty white! He staggers, holding his blade up as a ward! "c-cold!" hemanages, as the other five advance! They come behind the others, sucking more heat out around Brent!
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 5#1d20+10
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5#1d20+10 and gets 104." [5#1d20+10 = 15, 19, 25, 25, 20]
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 7." [2d4=3, 4]
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 8." [2d4=4, 4]
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 5." [2d4=4, 1]
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 4." [2d4=1, 3]
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 6." [2d4=4, 2]
[22:06] <Kotono> Yet more heat is sucked from Brent, his body pale as ice and his shoulders slumping! But he endures it, nearly frozen entirely! OOC: Aaeru.
[22:07] * Aaeru breaks into an outright run, seeking to stand at the vanguard of their position! Upon nearing the melee, she launches herself into a jump that overtakes Brent, coming to land on one of the elementals Josa had struck at!
[22:08] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+13
[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+13 and gets 32." [1d20=19]
[22:08] <Kotono> OOC: That be a hit.
[22:08] <Aaeru> OOC: +12, but yes
[22:08] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+5
[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+5 and gets 7." [1d8=2]
[22:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(26)>Sylvie(24)>Andrea=Brent(16)>Josa=Elementals(15; 10 left)>Aaeru(14)>Dolarin(12)'
[22:09] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(26)>Andrea=Brent(16)>Josa=Elementals(15; 10 left)>Aaeru(14)>Sylvie>Dolarin(12)'
[22:09] <Kotono> Already rocked by lightning, teh elemental shatters beneath Aaeru's chop! All the elementals are before Brent, Aaeru right in the middle of them! At this Sylvie nods and charges, going to join them! She's just able to get in range now, going with a quick, vicious karate chop at one!
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 (+2 charge, +4 inspiration point one of three)
[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 (+2 charge, +4 inspiration point one of three) and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 1d6+1
[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+1 and gets 6." [1d6=5]
[22:10] <Kotono> Sylvie closes in, chopping the neck of one of the elementals! It staggers under the blow, ash flowing off of it but it's main body enduring the shot! OOC: Dolarin.
[22:11] <Kotono> OOC: +1 to her damage and should've been +1 to her attack roll.
[22:12] <Kotono> Dolarin drops his blade and draws his bow! He smoothly knocks two arrows, letting them fly at Brent!
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 9." [1d20=6]
[22:14] <Kotono> Both arrows fly, but they can't find a clear shot amid the chaos of battle! OOC: Simmer, she's holding and knows she can't do much. Andrea and Brent, go.
[22:16] <Andria> Andrea charges towards the devil. "No ganging up on Brent, you devil!" Andrea exclaims.
[22:16] <Kotono> OOC: The bearded devil is 90ft away and past a growing melee. You can't reach him with a charge.
[22:17] <Andria> ooc: sad. I'll run I guess
[22:17] <Kotono> OOC: Basically going to get in the face of the devil?
[22:17] <Andria> Gonna try!
[22:17] <Andria> ooc: whoops
[22:19] <Andria> ooc: anyway, moving as close as I can this turn
[22:19] <Kotono> OOC: What's yoru total move?
[22:19] <Andria> ooc: 60ft total move with run
[22:20] <Kotono> Andrea starts taking the long way around the battle, hurrying ahead! It'll take her at least another round, however! As she gets closer, Brent defends himself, hacking at one of the elementals!
[22:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[22:20] <Kotono> But it's too nimble, his iced over blade slow in the air and missing! OOC: Josa and elementals.
[22:23] <Kotono> Josa continues to chant, advancing further! This time, magic missiles slam into one of the wounded elementals!
[22:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 7." [1d20=2]
[22:23] <Kotono> roll 3d4+3 Luckily they ahve SR 7 since the fiendish template suuuucks.
[22:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d4+3 Luckily they ahve SR 7 since the fiendish template suuuucks. and gets 11." [3d4=1, 3, 4]
[22:24] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(26)>Andrea=Brent(16)>Josa=Elementals(15; 9 left)>Aaeru(14)>Sylvie>Dolarin(12)'

Corwin · March 03, 2011, 04:59:26 PM

[19:39] <Kotono> Magic missiles fly true, battering apart another ash elemental! It crumbles into hunks of ash, blowing away on the fouled wind! The survivors meanwhile focus, the heat again drawn from around Brent!
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 9#1d20+10
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 9#1d20+10 and gets 189." [9#1d20+10 = 11, 19, 30, 21, 27, 29, 21, 17, 14]
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 2d4 full
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 full and gets 4." [2d4=2, 2]
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 5." [2d4=2, 3]
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 5." [2d4=2, 3]
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 8." [2d4=4, 4]
[19:40] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 7." [2d4=3, 4]
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 7." [2d4=3, 4]
[19:40] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 6." [2d4=2, 4]
[19:40] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 4." [2d4=1, 3]
[19:40] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 7." [2d4=3, 4]
[19:44] <Kotono> Ice and cold erupts around Brent! The very warmth and vigor of life is leeched from him, as his swordarm drops! He falls to his knees, "C-cold...why can't I see..." he burbles, "Andrea...?" His last word is of that, falling face down as his body freezes over. Patches of spontaneous ice cover his body, his movements stilling as he lies amid the fallen elementals! OOC: Aaeru, go.
[19:47] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(26)>Andrea(16)>Josa=Elementals(15; 9 left)>Aaeru(14)>Sylvie>Dolarin(12)>End of round upkeep(-999) | Mourn the fallen.'
[19:48] <Andria> "BRENT! NO!" Andrea exclaims in shock, her word to Olan already broken, and the life of a close friend and once something more vanishing up like it was nothing. She seems shell-shocked, unsure if she should continue after the devil or turn back and desperately there's still any sign of life in Brent to fan back to life.
[19:51] <Kotono> Simmer winces as she watches, while Josa's face twists, even as he continues his incantations!
[19:52] <Aaeru> "Oh, Ilmater!" Aaeru exclaims, batting aside the pair of elementals near her as she lunges for the leader. This was supposed to be her sacrifice, not that poor man's! "Please, show your mercy!" she prays, hoping that she can end things decisively, before anyone else on their side gets hurt.
[19:52] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+10 tumble, aiming to move 10ft closer to the leader in the end
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+10 tumble, aiming to move 10ft closer to the leader in the end and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[19:52] <Kotono> OOC: Success, carry on.
[19:53] <Aaeru> roll 6d6 holy power, fort dc15 for half
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 6d6 holy power, fort dc15 for half and gets 17." [6d6=2, 1, 4, 4, 5, 1]
[19:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[19:53] <Aaeru> OOC: 20ft range, so covers everyone
[19:53] <Kotono> OOC: Link me to the power real quick?
[19:56] <Kotono> roll 9#1d20
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 9#1d20 and gets 82." [9#1d20 = 2, 15, 1, 10, 15, 7, 11, 12, 9]
[19:56] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(26)>Andrea(16)>Josa=Elementals(15; 2 left)>Aaeru(14)>Sylvie>Dolarin(12)>End of round upkeep(-999) | Mourn the fallen.'
[19:57] <Kotono> The blast of holy power consumes the elementalws, most of them crumbling away! The bearded devil is barely phased, standing and shielding his face with his arms! As this resolves, Sylvie steps forward, a flying kick at one of the remaining, staggering elementals!
[19:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 (+1 bardic, +4 inspiration two of three)
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 (+1 bardic, +4 inspiration two of three) and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[19:58] <Kotono> But Sylvie completely misaims, flying by it's side and landing in an awkward crouch! Meanwhile Dolarin takes a small step back, snapping off a pair of arrows at Aaeru!
[19:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[19:58] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 13." [1d20=5]
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 6." [1d20=3]
[19:58] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[19:58] <Aaeru> OOC: 15
[19:58] <Kotono> But both arrows whizz by too slowly, Aaeru able to bring up her hand to catch one and parry aside another!
[19:58] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 36." [1d100=36]
[19:59] <Kotono> Fireballs dance in the skies above, starting to cluster far above you! Simmer grimaces, holding her defensive position around Josa! OOC: Andrea.
[19:59] <Aaeru> "You will die here," Aaeru declares to Dolarin, dropping the arrow clutched in her hand.
[19:59] <Kotono> Dolarin's face turns into an angry sneer, "I've brought the hordes of the abyss to their knees, child! I will personally deliver to your screaming soul to the chambers of torment!"
[20:00] <Aaeru> "Bring it on!" Aaeru calls to him. "No one suffers better than Ilmater!"
[20:02] <Andria> "I...Brent..." Andrea starts to mutter as she looks back at his fallen body but tightens her grip on her blade at Dolarin's words. "No! You won't kill anyone else! Ever!" she declares as she charges at him, screaming as she charges at Dolarin, the flames of her weapon flashing away as it is replaced by a flash of bursting holy energy. (ooc: charging smite)
[20:05] <Andria> roll d20+19 (PA -3, loresong+4, charging smite)
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+19 (PA -3, loresong+4, charging smite) and gets 27." [d20=8]
[20:05] <Kotono> OOC: This be a hit.
[20:06] <Andria> roll 2d4+13+15 (+15 is smite damage)
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls 2d4+13+15 (+15 is smite damage) and gets 34." [2d4=3, 3]
[20:07] <Kotono> Andrea charges, words like a song of battle as she raises her blade up! It comes down like the wrath of Alicia, going through the barbazu's shoulder and deep through his chest! It almost bisects him before she has to wrench it out, devil blood pouring from the wound! Yet despite the grevious injury he remains astanding, eyes burning with an otherworldly fury! OOC: Josa'n'the surviving elementals.
[20:08] <Kotono> Josa holds his chants a moment, hand on his rapier as he advances! He withdraws it smoothly, bowing before an ash elemental before he thrusts out!
[20:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 (+1 bardic)
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 (+1 bardic) and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[20:08] <Kotono> roll 1d6+2
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+2 and gets 4." [1d6=2]
[20:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(26)>Andrea(16)>Josa=Elementals(15; 1 left)>Aaeru(14)>Sylvie>Dolarin(12)>End of round upkeep(-999) | Mourn the fallen.'
[20:09] <Andria> "No more lives! THIS PROMISE I KEEP!" she declares once more, her blade caked with the devil's blood, her own eyes burning with fury as she stares back defiantly at the creature.
[20:09] <Kotono> With a deft thrust Josa goes through the main body of the ash-creature, causing it to stumble back and fall! It joins it's slaughtered berethen, lying slain forever more! At the same time the dying one and the only survivor focus on Aaeru, sucking the heat from her! OOC: Two fort saves, Aaeru.
[20:09] <Kotono> "Lives..." It's tongue lolls out, "I'll take them all! Stupid, weak, sniveling child!"
[20:09] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+11
[20:09] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+11
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+11 and gets 18." [1d20=7]
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+11 and gets 29." [1d20=18]
[20:10] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[20:10] <Kotono> roll 2d4 halve this
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 5." [2d4=4, 1]
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 halve this and gets 7." [2d4=4, 3]
[20:11] <Kotono> The heat is wretched bitterly from Aaeru's body, cold coming over her! She resists as she can, but it's as if the cold vacuum has risen up to consume her! OOC: Aaeru, go.
[20:11] <Aaeru> "Stop that!" Aaeru threatens, lashing out with a backhand at the surviving menace of ash.
[20:11] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+10
[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+10 and gets 19." [1d20=9]
[20:11] <Kotono> OOC: That be a hit.
[20:12] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+5
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+5 and gets 10." [1d8=5]
[20:12] <Aaeru> Once the strike plows through the elemental, she moves unhindered to cut off the devil corporal's retreat!
[20:12] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(26)>Andrea(16)>Josa>Aaeru(14)>Sylvie>Dolarin(12)>End of round upkeep(-999) | Mourn the fallen.'
[20:13] <Kotono> With a backhand the elemental's head is pulverized, collapsing with it's kin! Aaeru runs, going to cut off easy escape! At the same time Sylvie sprints ahead, going to take a quick punch at it's side, keeping it better surrounded!
[20:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 (+1 bardic, can't flank it, +4 inspiration 3/3.)
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 (+1 bardic, can't flank it, +4 inspiration 3/3.) and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[20:14] <Kotono> But her blow hits off it's chest, the clang of metal showing it's protections are not fully sundered, even as it bleeds terribly! OOC: Dolarin.
[20:14] <Kotono> Dolarin drops his bow, pure rage overtaking him! With a savage cry he leaps forward, looking to tear Andrea apart limb from limb!
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 (+2 frenzy, -2 PA)
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 (+2 frenzy, -2 PA)
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 (+2 frenzy, -2 PA) and gets 18." [1d20=10]
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 (+2 frenzy, -2 PA) and gets 25." [1d20=17]
[20:15] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[20:15] <Andria> ooc: two hits
[20:16] <Kotono> roll 1d6+6
[20:16] <Kotono> roll 1d6+6
[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+6 and gets 9." [1d6=3]
[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+6 and gets 8." [1d6=2]
[20:16] <Kotono> roll 1d8+6 beard autohits, and make a fort save.
[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+6 beard autohits, and make a fort save. and gets 14." [1d8=8]
[20:16] <Andria> roll d20+12
[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+12 and gets 16." [d20=4]
[20:18] <Kotono> Andrea now has bearded devil clinging to her body! It's claws sink into her side, it's beard turning to a hundred mouths! It bites up her chest and stomach, feasting away on her through her armor, chomping through! OOC: End of round upkeep.
[20:18] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 9." [1d100=9]
[20:19] <Kotono> roll 1d6 1 Aaeru 2 Andrea 3 Josa 4 Sylvie 5 Dolarin 6 Simmer
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 1 Aaeru 2 Andrea 3 Josa 4 Sylvie 5 Dolarin 6 Simmer and gets 6." [1d6=6]
[20:19] <Kotono> roll 1d8+8 CL
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+8 CL and gets 11." [1d8=3]
[20:20] <Kotono> As the battle rages above, a great fire ball is born! IT screams with fury as it seeks the battlefield, homing in on Simmer! The great blast detonates around her, catching Josa in it, but too compact to get the main battle ahead with Dolarin! OOC: Simmer nulls fire so it's moot for her. Josa needs a ref save.
[20:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[20:21] <Kotono> roll 10d6 full on poor Josa
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 full on poor Josa and gets 35." [10d6=3, 2, 5, 5, 1, 5, 5, 2, 3, 4]
[20:21] <Kotono> OOC: Josa is at 0/35, most amusingly. Add him to the topic.
[20:22] <Kotono> Josa's loud scream echos from horizon to horizon! As the fireball clears you see Josa is burned horrifically all over, staggering aout in blind misery! Simmer blink-blinks as she is unburnt, quickly grabbing a healing nectar and jamming it down Josa's throat!
[20:22] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1 healing Josa
[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 healing Josa and gets 7." [1d8=6]
[20:23] <Kotono> Josa's horrible burns retreat somewhat, his screams only a bellow of misery instead of a paean of agony! OOC: Andrea. We'll wait for her t unpeer.
[20:27] <Andria> Andrea continues to stare back at him defiantly, not willing to show any sign of pain as she just swings as hard as she can again, using what she learned of her last strike to hit him again, her weapon still burning with holy power. (ooc: smite evil again)
[20:28] <Andria> roll d20+17 (IC+1, PA -4, Loresong+4)
[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+17 (IC+1, PA -4, Loresong+4) and gets 22." [d20=5]
[20:28] <Andria> ooc: dammit Hatbot, why are you trying so hard to get us killed?
[20:29] <Kotono> Andrea's fevered blow slams down, into the back of the bearded devil...and the clang of metal repulses it! He grins fanatically, raising his claws up to take Andrea's face apart! OOC: Josa.
[20:29] <Kotono> Josa promptly stumbles back from the melee, in quite a lot of pain! OOC: Someone knows not to get involved when you're in single digit health. Aaeru.
[20:30] <Aaeru> "Get over here!" Aaeru cries out in dismay, her hand lunging for Dolarin's neck!
[20:30] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+8 touch
[20:30] <Andria> Andrea scowls as the holy energy fades from her blade. There's not much she can do but give a silent prayer to Alicia to protect her and her friends. She does not want to see more of them die.
[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+8 touch and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[20:30] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+8 touch again!
[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+8 touch again! and gets 24." [1d20=16]
[20:30] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14 grapple
[20:30] <Kotono> OOC: Hits. Grappling times.
[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+14 grapple and gets 25." [1d20=11]
[20:30] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 19." [1d20=9]
[20:30] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+5
[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+5 and gets 9." [1d8=4]
[20:31] <Kotono> Dolarin is ripped off Andrea, held in a choke hold by the enlarged Aaeru! He struggles and thrashes back and forth as his windpipe is pressed tight, Sylvie going to his side for an opportunistic series of blows!
[20:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 flurry
[20:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 flurry
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 flurry and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 flurry and gets 9." [1d20=7]
[20:32] <Kotono> BUt they bounce off his body, seeming to do no damage at all! OOC: Dolarin.
[20:33] <Kotono> Held tight, Dolarin's fury focuses on Aaeru as his claws go to try and take her apart like a big, wet human doll!
[20:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 (+2 frenzy, -4 grapple)
[20:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 (+2 frenzy, -4 grapple)
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 (+2 frenzy, -4 grapple) and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 (+2 frenzy, -4 grapple) and gets 22." [1d20=16]
[20:33] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[20:33] <Aaeru> OOC: 15
[20:34] <Kotono> roll 1d6+4
[20:34] <Kotono> roll 1d6+4
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+4 and gets 7." [1d6=3]
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+4 and gets 8." [1d6=4]
[20:34] <Kotono> roll 1d8+4 beard autohits, fort.
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+4 beard autohits, fort. and gets 11." [1d8=7]
[20:34] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+11
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+11 and gets 21." [1d20=10]
[20:35] <Kotono> Aaeru's body is torn apart, great bloody tears all over her stomach and sides! It's beard laches onto her face, shredding it terribly and causing blood to obscure her vision! OOC: End of round upikeep.
[20:35] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 72." [1d100=72]
[20:35] <Kotono> The fireballs churn in the sky above, growing more - yet none fall this time! OOC: Simmer.
[20:36] <Kotono> Simmer slams another nectar down Josa's throat, trying to keep him alive and functional!
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d8+1
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+1 and gets 9." [1d8=8]
[20:36] <Aaeru> Oh, Ilmater, the pain! It must be the sacrifice Croger was talking about. Is this where her journey would end?
[20:37] <Kotono> More healing salves Josa's agony, mending his wounds further! OOC: Andra.
[20:37] <Kotono> Sylvie curses, "Finish it! Do something," she calls, rubbing her knuckles, "I can't even get it to feel my blows!"
[20:41] <Andria> Andrea ignores Sylvie's words, already trying her best to avenge Brent, and focuses on just trying to hit the devil again!
[20:42] <Andria> roll d20+13
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+13 and gets 32." [d20=19]
[20:42] <Andria> roll d20+13 confirm?
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+13 confirm? and gets 17." [d20=4]
[20:42] <Andria> roll 2d4+8 no crit I assume
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls 2d4+8 no crit I assume and gets 11." [2d4=1, 2]
[20:43] <Kotono> Andrea slashes it's back, drawing a bloody cut that yet fails to slay it! It's so deep in it's fury, unreasoning and mauling Aaeru! OOC: josa.
[20:45] <Kotono> Josa staggers, intoning words of power as he comes forward! Magic missiles fly at the bearded devil, trying to bring it low!
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 13." [1d20=8]
[20:45] <Kotono> But they shatter on the bearded devil's body, fizzling away into the ether of magic! OOC: Aaeru.
[20:45] * Aaeru pulls roughly on the devil's neck, and as he stumbles towards her gives him a vicious blow to the back of his head to drop him to his knees! In a daze, he would surely not be able to avoid Aaeru's knee in his face!
[20:45] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14 grapple1 to pin
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+14 grapple1 to pin and gets 20." [1d20=6]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 16." [1d20=6]
[20:46] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14 grapple2 for pain
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+14 grapple2 for pain and gets 15." [1d20=1]
[20:46] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 25." [1d20=15]
[20:47] <Kotono> With pure, pain filled dedication Aaeru pins Dolarin down, holding his claws at bay! Sylvie takes this chance to plummel him agian, hoping!
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 21." [1d20=19]
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 11." [1d20=9]
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d6+2 wow, that hits thanks to pinning
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+2 wow, that hits thanks to pinning and gets 5." [1d6=3]
[20:47] <Kotono> Sylvie manages to land a solid blow on the back of it's head, but it barely seems to feel it, if at all! It struggles, trying toe scape the pin!
[20:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 opposed grapple
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 opposed grapple and gets 19." [1d20=9]
[20:48] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+16
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+16 and gets 34." [1d20=18]
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 full action
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 full action and gets 17." [1d20=12]
[20:48] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+16
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+16 and gets 34." [1d20=18]
[20:49] <Kotono> Despite it's struggles, Aaeru grimly holds it tight! Simmer comes forward at this, taking out a vial and sprinkling it over the grappled devil! OOC: Holy water.
[20:49] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[20:50] <Kotono> roll 2d4
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 and gets 7." [2d4=3, 4]
[20:50] <Kotono> Simmer makes a disguisted, nauseated face as thew ater falls! She looks like she could retch, and indeed Dolarin agrees! It burns his flesh, leaving terrible runny spots of it as it eats through him! OOC: Andrea.
[20:52] <Andria> Andrea crosses eyes with Dolarin once more as she raises her blade and swings. 'Alicia, guide my blade and finish this monster!' she prays internally as she swings at the pinned devil.
[20:52] <Andria> roll d20+10 (PA-3)
[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+10 (PA-3) and gets 17." [d20=7]
[20:53] <Kotono> Andrea closes in and brings her heavy blade down, ut she misses by the narrowest of margins! The thrashing back and forth is just enough to deter her blade from claiming it's head! OOC: Josa.
[20:54] <Kotono> Josa holds back, another spell prepared if it lives longer! OOC: Holding. Aaeru, go.
[20:55] <Aaeru> Not having had much success actually punching through the devil's thick hide, Aaeru realizes what is going on and awaits her chance to do her duty. Should the devil start breaking free of her grasp, she would put him right back where he belongs!
[20:55] <Aaeru> OOC: Readied actual to re-pin him if he escapes the pin itself
[20:55] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Sylvie's up.
[20:55] <Kotono> Sylvie continues to desperately plummel away!
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[20:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 16." [1d20=14]
[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 10." [1d20=8]
[20:55] <Kotono> But not a single blow finds home! As this happens, Josa chants again, more magic missiles coming!
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 20." [1d20=15]
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 3d4+3
[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d4+3 and gets 9." [3d4=2, 1, 3]
[20:56] <Kotono> The missiles fly true this time, slamming Dolarin and going straight through im! Despite a new triplet-pair of holes, he continues to struggle against Aaeru! OOC: Attempting to escape, opposed graple.
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 30." [1d20=20]
[20:57] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+16
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+16 and gets 32." [1d20=16]
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[20:57] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+16
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+16 and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[20:57] <Kotono> But he's unable to escape, thrashing and clawing bitterly and in vain! OOC: End of round upkeep.
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 4." [1d100=4]
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d6 1 Simmer 2 Andrea 3 Josa 4 Aaeru 5 Sylvie 6 Dolarin good luck
[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 1 Simmer 2 Andrea 3 Josa 4 Aaeru 5 Sylvie 6 Dolarin good luck and gets 5." [1d6=5]
[20:59] <Kotono> This time a fireball soars down at Sylvie, bursting around her! It engulfs her, Dolarin, Aaeru and Andrea! OOC: The three of you need ref. Dolarin gives no cares at all.
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d8+8 CL
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+8 CL and gets 13." [1d8=5]
[20:59] <Andria> roll d20+8
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+8 and gets 12." [d20=4]
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[20:59] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+10
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+10 and gets 16." [1d20=6]
[21:01] <Kotono> roll 10d6 Andrea full, Aaeru evades, Sylvie evades.
[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 Andrea full, Aaeru evades, Sylvie evades. and gets 34." [10d6=6, 5, 1, 1, 3, 3, 4, 1, 5, 5]
[21:02] <Kotono> In the aftermath three are untouched! Andrea is the unlucky forth, burnt horrifically, as badly as Brent was frozen! She lies there, twitching and a moment's breath away from meeting her Goddess! OOC: Simmer's up.
[21:03] <Kotono> Simmer's face twists into misery, "No!" she calls, running over! She fumbles out another potion, pouring it down Andrea's throat! OOC: Pixie's Honeydew, +2 enchancement dex/con. Best she can do. Adjust your HP upward for the gain.
[21:04] <Andria> A scream is caught in her lips as Andrea falls unconscious from all the pain, not awakening even for Simmer's treatment.
[21:04] <Kotono> OOC: Andrea, make a d100 stabilization roll.
[21:05] <Andria> roll d100
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d100 and gets 43." [d100=43]
[21:05] <Kotono> OOC: -1 HP as youc ontinue to fade. Josa's up.
[21:05] <Kotono> Josa limps forward, "Andrea..." he closes his eyes tightly, taking a desperate thrust at the Bearded Devil!
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 (+1 bardic)
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 (+1 bardic) and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 1d6+2
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+2 and gets 4." [1d6=2]
[21:06] <Kotono> The rapier barely even penetrates it's side, a wound that is barely felt at all! OOC: Aaeru, go.
[21:08] <Aaeru> She can heal Andrea with a touch, but if she releases the devil.... Aaeru realizes that Dolarin can kill anyone here with a single lunge. The best thing she could do for Andrea is to try and squeeze the life out of the devil and hope it stops moving.
[21:08] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14 grapple1, strength
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+14 grapple1, strength and gets 23." [1d20=9]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 19." [1d20=9]
[21:08] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+7
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+7 and gets 8." [1d8=1]
[21:09] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14 grapple
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+14 grapple and gets 22." [1d20=8]
[21:09] <Kotono> With a final, deafening CRACK the back of Dolarin breaks! He goes limp in the hold, body turning into a puddle of blood! All that's left behind is a breastplate, his blade and his bow! OOC:F ree act, he had 2 HP left.
[21:10] <Aaeru> "Andrea!" The devil is dropped before Aaeru can even ascretain he had stopped moving, and she's instantly kneeling by the other woman, channeling all of her healing energy into her!
[21:10] <Aaeru> OOC: LoH 6
[21:10] <Kotono> OOC: +6 HP for Andrea. That brings her 'round at 1 HP.
[21:11] <Kotono> Sylvie falls to her knees, "Andrea!" she calls, already starting to look her over - and pausing as Aaeru heals her with magic.
[21:12] <Andria> Andrea deeply inhales the foul air of hell only to break into a coughing fit with some blood dribbling down her lips. "...Brent?" she mutters, looking confused for a second as she looks around, her eyes falling on the devil and then the others. "...oh. Right. Did we win?"
[21:13] * Aaeru turns to look at Andrea's, blinking at the puddle of devil blood. "I... think so?"
[21:13] <Aaeru> *at Andrea's words
[21:14] <Kotono> Josa kneels down, face pained, "Healing. By everything, healing." he looks to Andrea, "Gather your wits before they fade again!"
[21:14] <Andria> Andrea nods quickly as she struggles for a bit with the pain to concentrate as she channels her holy power to heal everyone's wounds at once. And kill the devil deader or something. That would be cathartic or something.
[21:14] <Andria> roll d6 turn undead 1
[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 turn undead 1 and gets 3." [d6=3]
[21:14] <Andria> roll d6 turn undead 2
[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 turn undead 2 and gets 5." [d6=5]
[21:15] <Andria> roll d6 turn undead 3
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 turn undead 3 and gets 3." [d6=3]
[21:15] <Kotono> Wounds mend all around, injuries lessening and succor given!
[21:15] <Andria> roll d6 turn undead 4
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 turn undead 4 and gets 1." [d6=1]
[21:15] <Andria> roll d6 turn undead 5
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 turn undead 5 and gets 5." [d6=5]
[21:15] <Andria> roll d6 turn undead 6
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 turn undead 6 and gets 6." [d6=6]
[21:16] <Andria> roll d6 turn undead 7
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 turn undead 7 and gets 3." [d6=3]
[21:18] <Andria> Andrea then focuses on channeling a bit of healing energy at herself.
[21:18] <Andria> ooc: LoH 10 I guess
[21:19] <Kotono> As more wounds heal, Josa passes around water. AS people drink up, "We need to keep going," He announces, "Make distance and hopefully find safe shelter. Lick your wounds as you need to and let's continue on."
[21:20] <Andria> roll d8+3 CLW
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d8+3 CLW and gets 9." [d8=6]
[21:20] <Andria> roll d8+3 CLW
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d8+3 CLW and gets 4." [d8=1]
[21:21] * Aaeru nods curtly at Josa, not even trying to hold off and fix her shirt before they are to proceed.
[21:21] <Andria> Andrea looks over at Brent's body and bites her lip. "Is...is there anything we can do for Brent?" she asks. She doesn't want to leave his body here, but isn't sure if there's much they can do.
[21:22] <Kotono> "We can take his body," Josa shakes his head, letting his voice soften, "But I declare that it will slow us down. A burial will take time, time we don't have to waste. If he has any possessions of use, or anything to bring home to his father, take them, Andrea."
[21:23] <Andria> Andrea nods with a wince. Such big words she'd spoken to Olan before...she wasn't sure how she could face him again.
[21:24] <Andria> roll d8+3 CLW3
[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d8+3 CLW3 and gets 5." [d8=2]
[21:26] <Andria> "Would...would it take too long to burn the body? To at least take ashes home or just so we don't leave his body behind like so?" Andrea asks.
[21:28] <Kotono> "I'll do it," Simmer steps forward, "I can tell the land here is poisonous. A burial here is no respite from life."
[21:28] <Kotono> Josa starts to answer, but looks at Simmer, "Alright," he softens a little more, "Hurry, with as much haste as youc an muster."
[21:29] <Andria> Andrea nods, looking grateful as she takes off some of the gear on Brent's body that might slow things down. "Go for it..."
[21:31] <Kotono> Simmer calls on her flames, setting Brent ablaze! He catches without any struggle, the flames bursting to claim his mortal vessel. As he burns Sylvie comes over and bows her head, "I'm sorry," she murmurs.
[21:34] <Andria> "It's not your fault...it's mine. I didn't take hell seriously enough did I? And he paid the price," Andrea replies, looking sad as she squeezes her fists tightly, just looking over the proceedings.
[21:35] <Kotono> As this finishes Silver flies back, joining Josa. The two talk in low tones, before nodding as Silver flies back off.
[21:36] <Kotono> "...." Sylvie sighs, "There's no helping it now. Let's go...I wnat to see Balmuria again, and we can't do that until we find the others. I want to go home and have all of us get so drunk we forget this ever happened."
[21:36] * Aaeru returns to normal size, standing awkwardly off to the side.
[21:37] <Andria> Andrea nods. "Let's get the others. I won't be able to look instructor Olan in the eyes again if we can't even accomplish that much. I'll bet it'll be pretty hard even if we do though."
[21:37] <Kotono> With those words Silver guides the party along further...(More)
[21:37] <Kotono> roll 1100
[21:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1100 and gets 1100."
[21:37] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 45." [1d100=45]
[21:37] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 64." [1d100=64]
[21:41] <Kotono> Through the broken, hellish lands you travel. Hours pass as you preservere, making the best time you can in Hell. As you crest a shattered hill, you see him. A man, dirty and nude. His long black hair is filthy, his face covered with a beard. He staggers ahead, using a saw toothed, broken glaive like a cane. He's coming up the hill, in roughly your direction. He looks up, seeing the party and freezing, tensing!
[21:43] <Aaeru> "Ilmater ease your pain," Aaeru greets him, stepping forward. If this is a trap, she intends to bear the brunt of it.
[21:44] <Kotono> At that name the man stops, "Il...mater...?" His voice is a cracked, agonized whisper. As you get closer, you can see his body is covered in scars, criss-crossing like a series of twisting streets. "I remember that name...!"
[21:45] <Aaeru> "Are you in pain?" Aaeru asks, coming closer still in the best manner she can without appearing threatening to him. "How did you get here?"
[21:46] <Kotono> OOC: How close, feetwise?
[21:46] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+6
[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+6 and gets 23." [1d20=17]
[21:48] <Aaeru> OOC: Moving 30ft, so that I'm halfway over to him.
[21:48] <Andria> Andrea holds her hand near the hilt of her blade, untrusting of anything in hell with her emotions still in turmoil over Brent's death, ready to just attack if she feels the situation calls for it, even if she's probably not the best judge of situations at this time.
[21:51] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, you're 30ft away and the others are 60ft awya.
[21:51] <Kotono> "Help...me..."! He manages to stagger five feet closer to Aaeru, reaching a hand out. "Please, help me! I escaped from the pain devils!"
[21:54] * Aaeru starts to move forward at his plea, before her eyes are drawn to the glaive the poor man is using to keep upright, and Aaeru opens her senses to it and the strange, evil-seeming gem inlaid in its hilt.
[21:55] <Aaeru> "That glaive!" Aaeru exclaims, recoiling in disgust. "You have to drop it! Hurry! It's very bad!"
[21:56] <Kotono> In reaction the man's face twists into a malicious look of glee, lunging at Aaeru! OOC: Good eyes. Init.
[21:56] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+2
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+2 and gets 10." [1d20=8]
[21:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20 Josa
[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Josa and gets 19." [1d20=19]
[21:57] <Andria> roll d20+4
[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+4 and gets 12." [d20=8]
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Sylvie
[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Sylvie and gets 15." [1d20=5]
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Simmer
[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Simmer and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[22:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Man
[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Man and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[22:01] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(21)>Josa(19)>Sylvie(15)>Man(13)>Andrea(12)>Aaeru(10)'
[22:03] <Kotono> Simmer holds her fire a moment, while Josa peers odwn, "Aaeru, get back," he calls, drawing his rapier! At that Simmer draws the devil-bow, aiming an arrow and letting it fly!
[22:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 10." [1d20=1]
[22:04] <Kotono> But her aim is pathetically off, flying wide! At Josa's command Sylvie holds a moment, ready to sprint down at a moment's notice! A moment later the man is on Aaeru, glaive going for her gut!
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 AC?
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 AC? and gets 24." [1d20=14]
[22:04] <Aaeru> OOC: Not that
[22:04] <Kotono> roll 1d10+5+2d6
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+5+2d6 and gets 18." [1d10=7][2d6=1, 5]
[22:05] <Kotono> The blade plunges into Aaeru's stomach, greasy and dark feeling! She feels utter repulsion at the blow, the blade doing barely as much damage as mere contact with it! OOC: Amndrea.
[22:07] <Andria> Andrea scowls, apparently too slow in noticing anything amiss even though she was looking for it! Charging ahead, she swings at the strange and apparently evil man.
[22:07] <Andria> roll d20+11 (PA-3, charge+2)
[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+11 (PA-3, charge+2) and gets 18." [d20=7]
[22:08] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[22:08] <Andria> roll 2d4+13
[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls 2d4+13 and gets 21." [2d4=4, 4]
[22:09] <Kotono> In retort Andrea impales him in the side, a rip of flesh as he tears away from it! It's a deep, serious wound, one that bleeds greatly! OOC: Sylvie'll go since the cat's out of the bag.
[22:10] <Kotono> Sylvie mutters a dire curse, sighing as she runs down the hill and throws a roundhouse kick at the man!
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 (+4 1/3 inspiration used, +2 charge)
[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 (+4 1/3 inspiration used, +2 charge) and gets 15." [1d20=6]
[22:10] <Kotono> But her blow isn't on target, deflected away by the glaive instead!
[22:10] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(21)>Josa(19)>Man(13)>Andrea(12)>Sylvie>Aaeru(10)'
[22:11] <Kotono> OOC: Aaeru, go.
[22:12] * Aaeru retaliates against the vile man who spurned Ilmater's mercy so with a rising crescent kick! Finding purchase against his scarred face, she then flips back and circles around to cut off his retreat and split his attention better. And, if things go badly, she can be the bait and lead him away from the others.
[22:12] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+12 smite
[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+12 smite and gets 20." [1d20=8]
[22:12] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[22:13] <Aaeru> roll 1d6+5
[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d6+5 and gets 11." [1d6=6]
[22:13] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+10 tumble
[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+10 tumble and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[22:13] <Kotono> WHAM! A direct blow to his back causes a distinct crack as Aaeru strikes! He wobbles back and forth with it, dazed as Simmer readies another arrow, firing into the melee!
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (-4 Janson's typical pain)
[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 (-4 Janson's typical pain) and gets 24." [1d20=19]
[22:13] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 1." [1d8=1]
[22:15] <Kotono> An arrow flies, grazing the man's side before passing by! Josa scowls, approaching slowly and carefully as it seems in hand! The man looks about, focusing...
[22:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 18." [1d20=8]
[22:16] <Kotono> OOC: Concentration checked failed, he provokes AoOs from you three.
[22:16] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+11 critical strike
[22:16] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+11 critical strike and gets 14." [1d20=3]
[22:18] <Andria> roll d20+12 aoo
[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+12 aoo and gets 30." [d20=18]
[22:18] <Andria> roll d20+12 confirm?
[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+12 confirm? and gets 28." [d20=16]
[22:25] <Kotono> OOC: Crit, Andrea.
[22:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Sylvie
[22:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Sylvie and gets 14." [1d20=11]
[22:25] <Andria> roll 4d4+14
[22:25] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls 4d4+14 and gets 24." [4d4=3, 3, 3, 1]
[22:25] <Kotono> With an executioner's grace Andrea brings her blade down! A perfect decapitation ends matters right here, it's body falling apart into motes of black! All that's left behind is it's glaive! OOC: Free act.
[22:26] <Aaeru> "It is a bad glaive!" Aaeru declares, staunching the flow of blood from the wound in her stomach with a hand. "Sylvie, how do we break it?"
[22:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[22:27] <Kotono> "Holy power and a lot of force," she answers right back.
[22:28] * Aaeru bites on her lower lip. She'd used Ilmater's holy power that breaks things well on the other devil. All she has left is the other holy power, the one that kills the creepy things. She chances a look at Andrea in hopes that she is doing better on that front.
[22:31] <Andria> "What holy power I have left is best saved for healing our wounds, I think," Andrea replies, not sure she wants to touch the glaive from what they're saying.
[22:33] <Kotono> "We could just leave it. It's at home, after all," Josa says, "We need not break it, only leave it behind."
[22:34] <Andria> "That works for me," Andrea says with a nod of agreement. "I wouldn't mind diminishing one of hell's weapons by even one normally, but I'd rather be able to save one of your lives if needed."
[22:34] * Aaeru tilts her head. "I... suppose," she drawls out, somewhat persuaded by the argument. There is no chance of it being used against decent people, surely.
[22:36] <Andria> "Hrm...I guess I can see if I can just shatter it through force though," Andrea mutters as she rubs her hands together and hefts her weapon, giving a few experimental swings before bringing it's force down hard on the weapon.
[22:37] <Andria> roll d20+9 (PA-3)
[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 (PA-3) and gets 11." [d20=2]
[22:37] <Kotono> The weapon isn't even chipped from the blow!
[22:38] <Andria> "I can keep trying, but we probably just want to keep moving and find the others, right?" Andrea asks, wanting to make sure.
[22:38] * Aaeru only nods in disappointment. She knows where their efforts are useless, and her blows are even weaker than Andera's. "It is a shame, but at least the bad glaive won't hurt people," she agrees.
[22:41] <Kotono> "Let's keep going," Josa agrees, the party continuing on! (More)
[22:41] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 96." [1d100=96]
[22:41] <Kotono> roll 1d100 SUB TABLE
[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 SUB TABLE and gets 33." [1d100=33]
[22:44] <Kotono> More travel, Silver leading you along...as you come around a jagged cliff, rising from the ground with nothing els earound it, you can see it. It looks charred but intact - a small keep, the gates of it long since torn away. It's a few hundred feet away from here.
[22:44] <Aaeru> "The war thing?" Aaeru asks Sylvie, seeming to recall something about that going on in this part of Hell.
[22:46] <Kotono> "It could be," Josa answers for Sylvie, "The Blood War rages eternal, leaving it's marks over Avernus. It could also be the home of a third party, wiped out in battle. More importantly, it's shelther in case it starts fireballing again...a safe place to rest."
[22:48] <Andria> "It'd be nice if Janson and the others were to stumble onto the same place," Andrea states with a sigh. "Though I imagine we're all still too far apart?" she asks, looking at Josa's direction even if the question is somewhat rhetorical.
[22:48] <Kotono> Silver flutters back, "Yeah, they're still awhile away," she answers.
[22:50] <Kotono> "It would be," Josa agrees, "But caprice has given us this chacne, so let us look ina nd see if it will do for our covered rest."
[22:50] <Aaeru> "Alright," Aaeru agrees, knowing that rushing blindly ahead won't actually solve anything, no matter how much it appeals.
[22:51] <Andria> Andrea also nods. "Some rest would be helpful in recovering. I don't doubt we'll face more trouble along the way before we manage to meet up with the others."

Corwin · March 04, 2011, 06:35:56 PM

[20:04] <Kotono> The party advacnes towards the keep! It's gates have been shattered, pulled down into the dust and left broken. Past it's ruined outer walls you can see an interior keep past a small courtyard. Skeletons litter about in the courtyard, sometimes whole and sometimes ruined fragments. Rusted implements of war are also tossed about, as if a child grew bored of it's toys. The entry to the inner keep
[20:04] <Kotono> is open, about halfway. Not enough to easily see in side, but enough to know getting in will be simple.
[20:05] <Aaeru> Having taken enough risks for the day, Aaeru opts for a more cautious approach and opens her senses to what lies ahead of her.
[20:07] * Aaeru heads inside the keep, as nothing seems to stand out.
[20:09] <Kotono> Within you see what looks to be a mustering room. Racks of destroyed weapons litter the ground. The walls are full, skeletons hanging from the wall, nailed there crucifixtion style. The hall to the left has collapsed, barring further passage. There is a door to the right, shut tight.
[20:10] * Aaeru tries to see if it opens.
[20:13] <Kotono> Josa looks about, "If it opens and it leads to another part, secure it shut," He commands, "This is good enougn and gives us cover, distasteful as it is." Meanwhile the door opens! It leads to another hall, collapsed.
[20:14] <Aaeru> "Right," Aaeru agrees, closing the door back.
[20:17] <Andria> Andrea takes the time to sit and rest for a bit. "So what now?" she asks, balancing her blade's tip against the floor with both her hands resting atop the hilt.
[20:17] <Kotono> "We'll need a watch," Josa announces, "Simmer doesn't need to sleep so she can be one of them. Sylvie, help her as best you can - the rest of us need sleep to recover our magics."
[20:17] <Andria> Andrea nods.
[20:17] <Kotono> Sylvie goes to sit down, "Yeah, sure," she says, "Aaeru," As Josa gets out food and water, Sylvie taking a waterskin and drinking deeply before wiping her lips clean, "Can you show me your growing spell again before we get going? I think I can copy it and it may come in use."
[20:20] <Aaeru> "Of course," Aaeru agrees, standing back up and stepping a few feet away to get some room for herself. "You just need to want to be larger, and you need to think about what you're holding. If you don't, you can have an accident with your clothes." Sure that she has Sylvie's attention, Aaeru is more than ready to demonstrate the spell, growing in size!
[20:21] <Kotono> Sylvie nods, watching raptly! She nods to herself a few times as she goes around and studies Aaeru, "I think I have it. Thanks." she says, before sinking down, "If anyone's listening up there," she rolls her eyes skyward, "If there was ever a night to have a good night's sleep without disturbance..." OOC: Going to rest guys, or anything else?
[20:22] <Andria> While Aaeru demonstrates her spell, Andrea proceeds to give a prayer song to Alicia, using up what little remains of her magic to heal Aaeru and herself.
[20:22] <Andria> ooc: LoH & CMW/Healing Hymn for 19hp to me and 18 to Aaeru
[20:23] <Aaeru> OOC: We'll rest after this. I'll take the first watch.
[20:23] <Andria> ooc: I'll take second then
[20:24] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[20:24] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 8." [1d100=8]
[20:24] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 61." [1d100=61]
[20:24] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 15." [1d100=15]
[20:26] <Kotono> OOC: Does Aaeru still sleep? I forget how that progresses offhand.
[20:26] <Aaeru> OOC: Yes, I just don't eat
[20:29] <Kotono> The night passes, slipping by. Sleep comes, the morning breaking. Sylvie looks quiet and subdued, as does Josa. He studies his spellbook as he eats. At least Simmer looks cheery enough.
[20:30] <Aaeru> "Something huge doesn't like me," Aaeru mutters, unable to gather any cheer that morning.
[20:34] <Andria> Andrea breathes heavily, and groans as she rubs her forehead as she bleerily opens her eyes. "Sleep in hell isn't very pleasant," she mutters.
[20:36] <Aaeru> "Nothing is," Aaeru notes, brushing off her clothes. A Mending spell takes care of the tears, even if the bloodstains will have to keep for now. "Where to now?"
[20:37] <Andria> Andrea just groans agreement as she cracks her neck to the sides and stretches. Slowly, Andrea begins the process of dressing up in her armor again as she puts away her things and gets ready for more travel time.
[20:38] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 24." [1d20=11]
[20:38] <Kotono> Sylvie comes over to help Andrea don it, as Josa closes his spellbook. "I had nightmares of a battle here, of a creature beyond description...I fear it is one of the Lords of the plane who conducted the battle here, and the nightmares are a result of it's presence. It is best if we hurry away and never return."
[20:39] <Aaeru> "You too?" Aaeru asks, turning towards Josa. "Did it like you?"
[20:40] <Andria> "I'm just trying to forget the dream, personally," Andrea says.
[20:41] <Kotono> Josa grunts, waving his hand, "Enough talk of it...I intend to forget it with aggression and prejudice. Let us continue our journey, and with fortune find our lost friends."
[20:42] <Aaeru> "We can do that."
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 93." [1d100=93]
[20:45] <Kotono> roll 1d100 sub table times
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 sub table times and gets 77." [1d100=77]
[20:49] <Kotono> You travel about six hours. Silver leads thew ay, through the broken hellscape. Fortune is with you - no more fireballs at least, a small mercy. You come to a vast depression ahead, sinking a good 100 feet down. It looks like it was once some sort of lake, dotted with islands pillars. It's dark and shadowed here, the way ahead long and passing at the base and through all those 'pillars'.
[20:52] <Aaeru> "It's through there?" Aaeru asks Josa, pointing below. "We can't go around?"
[20:54] <Kotono> The depression extends as far as the eye can see in either direction. "We could go around, I suppose," he says, "But we'd lose at least a few hours, if not more, before we find the end of it."
[20:54] <Aaeru> With that being the case, Aaeru can only now and start walking ahead.
[21:00] <Kotono> You are soon in shadow. Darkness claims you as you walk amid the hundred feet tall pillars, row after row of them about. It's silent down here, the sky mostly hidden. A strange peace of sorts, yet the heat relentlessly batters you...OOC: Make spot checks, all?
[21:00] <Andria> roll d20+2
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+2 and gets 17." [d20=15]
[21:00] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+6
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Sylvie
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 Sylvie and gets 8." [1d20=7]
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+6 and gets 9." [1d20=3]
[21:00] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Josa
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Josa and gets 5." [1d20=6]
[21:01] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Simmer
[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Simmer and gets 18." [1d20=8]
[21:01] <Kotono> As you continue to travela long, Simmer goes to scratch her nose. With her hand hiding her face, "Hey, didja see that to the left," she says, "I saw something moving! Something big, like a panther or a cougar."
[21:02] * Aaeru decides to take the initiative at Simmer's words, calling upon the spell she had demonstrated for Sylvie's sake the night before. At least if they get ambushed now, she might stop the attacker in his tracks!
[21:03] <Andria> "I wasn't sure, but I did think I saw something too...it was reddish?"
[21:04] <Kotono> Sylvie nods swiftly and does the same! As you talk and look, it happens! It comes out to your left, 20 feet away! It's a big cat, a lion! It's mane is a fiery red, it's eyes nothing but pinpoints of fire! It snarls, horns protruding from it's head! With claws as sharp as rapiers, it pounces towards the alerted party! OOC: Init. Goooood luck!
[21:04] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+1
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+1 and gets 2." [1d20=1]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Sylvie
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Sylvie and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20 Josa
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Josa and gets 18." [1d20=18]
[21:05] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 kitty
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 kitty and gets 17." [1d20=11]
[21:06] <Andria> roll d20+4
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+4 and gets 12." [d20=8]
[21:07] * Kotono changes topic to 'Simmer(26)>Sylvie(20)>Josa(18)>Lion(17)>Andrea(12)>Aaeru(2)'
[21:08] <Kotono> "Ack! It's a lion!" Simer hops back to behind the others, fumblinga s she withdraws an arrow and lets it fire!
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[21:08] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 6." [1d8=6]
[21:09] <Kotono> Simmer's aim is true, a quick shot getting the lion right in foreleg! It draws blood, as Sylvie holds on for a moment! OOC: Josa.
[21:10] <Kotono> Josa begins to intone, drawing his hands together! A stroke of lightning erupts out from him, hurtling at the lion!
[21:10] <Kotono> roll 5d6
[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 19." [5d6=6, 5, 5, 1, 2]
[21:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 13." [1d20=5]
[21:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 forgot SR check
[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 forgot SR check and gets 10." [1d20=5]
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 1d5
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d5 and gets 2." [1d5=2]
[21:11] <Kotono> The lightning bolt flies out for the lion, but rolls around it like water! A moment later it's pouncing ahead, going right at Sylvie!
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (+2 charge)
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (+2 charge)
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 (+2 charge) and gets 31." [1d20=16]
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 (+2 charge) and gets 18." [1d20=3]
[21:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 bite
[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 bite and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[21:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 rake
[21:13] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 rake
[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 rake and gets 22." [1d20=8]
[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 rake and gets 30." [1d20=16]
[21:13] <Aaeru> Though stunned by the appearance of a hellish lion, Aaeru's hand snakes out to grab it by the tail and hold off its progress!
[21:14] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+9 touch
[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+9 touch and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[21:14] <Kotono> OOC: Amazingly that hits since it's large.
[21:14] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+16 grapple!
[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+16 grapple! and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[21:14] <Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 29." [1d20=12]
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d8+7+1d8+7+1d6+3+1d6+3
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+7+1d8+7+1d6+3+1d6+3 and gets 34." [1d8=6][1d8=5][1d6=2][1d6=1]
[21:18] <Kotono> With a ferocious, nightmarish speed the giant cat is on Sylvie! It knocks her down and claws away, ripping her wide open! All she can manage is an agonized gasp as she falls faint, bleeding terribly! OOC: Ow. Andrea, you'reu p.
[21:20] <Andria> Andrea curses at the sight. "Dammit!" With the curse, she rapidly steps in to attack the lion, hopefully some large doses of pain will make it think twice about attacking Sylvie more. "Simmer, do you still have any potions left?" Andrea exclaims as she swings her blade.
[21:20] <Andria> roll d20+12
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+12 and gets 27." [d20=15]
[21:20] <Kotono> "Just a honeydew," she calls as she nocks another arrow ready! OOC: Hit.
[21:20] <Andria> roll 2d4+7
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls 2d4+7 and gets 9." [2d4=1, 1]
[21:21] <Kotono> Andrea's feathery blade of flame cuts into the lion's flank, finding it's flesh no harder than expected! As it bleeds, its' attention now on Andrea...OOC: Aaeru, go.
[21:21] <Aaeru> "Get away from Sylvie!" Aaeru snarls, lunging at the lion with all the fury she can muster.
[21:22] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+7
[21:22] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+7
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+7 and gets 21." [1d20=14]
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+7 and gets 11." [1d20=4]
[21:22] <Kotono> OOC: One hit.
[21:22] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+4
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+4 and gets 8." [1d8=4]
[21:22] <Kotono> OOC: What do your attacks count as?
[21:22] <Aaeru> OOC: Magic
[21:24] <Kotono> Aaeru closes in and slams it's side, a distinct crack as bone gives way! Simmer scowls and readies another arrow, firing overhead in an arching shot!
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 (-4 roiling balls)
[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 (-4 roiling balls) and gets 25." [1d20=19]
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 2." [1d8=2]
[21:25] <Kotono> Simmer's aim is again true, arrow arching up before plummeting down into the lion's tail! It's a shallow graze, but one that at least draws blood! After that Simmer slips behind a pillar, keeping out of sight! OOC: Sylvie.
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 1d100 stabilization
[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 stabilization and gets 91." [1d100=91]
[21:25] <Kotono> OOC: -1 HP to her.
[21:25] <Kotono> Sylvie continues to bleed out below, as Josa snarls and fires off magic missles, "You won't have her! She's a dear and goo dhelp is impossible to find!"
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 9." [1d20=4]
[21:26] <Kotono> But this magic fizzles as well, winking out against the lion's body! OOC: Lion is up.
[21:27] <Kotono> The great lion is bloodied but unbowed, turning it's lethal embraces to Andrea, trying to sunder her apart!
[21:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 claw
[21:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 claw
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 claw and gets 29." [1d20=16]
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 claw and gets 17." [1d20=4]
[21:27] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 bite
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 bite and gets 14." [1d20=6]
[21:27] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[21:27] <Andria> ooc: 18
[21:28] <Kotono> roll 1d8+7 dR applies.
[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+7 dR applies. and gets 14." [1d8=7]
[21:28] <Kotono> Andrea gets along cut along her stomach, a single claw piercing her armor and opening up a bloody gash! As she sucks in air around her pain...OOC: Andrea.
[21:29] <Andria> "Keep an eye on her! I'll try to heal her as soon as possible!" Andrea calls out to the others as she swings at the hell beast once more.
[21:30] <Andria> roll d20+10 (PA-2)
[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+10 (PA-2) and gets 22." [d20=12]
[21:30] <Aaeru> "I'll leave it to you!" Aaeru calls back, her eyes darting over to Sylvie's downed form.
[21:31] <Andria> roll 2d4+11 assuming hit
[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls 2d4+11 assuming hit and gets 17." [2d4=3, 3]
[21:31] <Andria> Andrea gives a relieved sigh, remembering that Aaeru also has some healing magic. That'll give her more time to concentrate on the creature.
[21:32] <Kotono> Andrea's blade finds it's flank again, carving out a great gash into it's side! Meat and vitae fall to the ground as it tries to maintain it's momentum under this assault! OOC: Aaeru.
[21:36] * Aaeru wrestles control of her anger and recalls her sacred duty. Wasn't this what Croger was telling her? That Ilmater would have a part for her, and that means sacrificing what she might want to do more than anything for the sake of a higher cause? Retreating out of the range of the lion's claws, she approaches her fellow blonde and pulls her into her arms protectively. For now, she should focus on getting Sylvie out of immediate danger and getting care for her.
[21:41] <Kotono> Aaeru retreats back, taking away Sylvie from the battle! Her blood stains Aaeru's clothes as they make an escape! Simme peers out from behind her pillar, firing off another arrow!
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 3." [1d8=3]
[21:41] <Kotono> Another grazing arrow-shot, a hit but not a decisive one! Meanwhile...
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 13." [1d100=13]
[21:41] <Kotono> OOC: -1 HP for Sylvie. Josa's up.
[21:42] <Kotono> Josa keeps at it, going to the opened up side! With a side to fire at, he forms another lightning bolt and lets it fly!
[21:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 7." [1d20=2]
[21:42] <Kotono> But again, his magic is worthless! Josa's face pales, "All my magic, it can't touch it! Andrea, hit it as hard as youc an, my arcane might is naught!" OOC: lion.
[21:43] <Kotono> With it's attention all on Andrea, the lion's claw slashes out at her!
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 19." [1d20=6]
[21:43] <Kotono> roll 1d8+7
[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+7 and gets 10." [1d8=3]
[21:44] <Kotono> A moment later it retreats back to the shadows of the pillars and out of immediate sight! OOC: This provokes an AOo.
[21:45] <Andria> Grunting as the claw slashes at her, she sees it attempting to retreat. "Oh no you don't!" Andrea exclaims as she lashes out with her blade.
[21:45] <Andria> roll d20+10
[21:46] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+10 and gets 13." [d20=3]
[21:46] <Kotono> Andrea tries to prevent it's escape, but her blade is too slow to land as it darts away!
[21:47] <Andria> "Dammit!" Andrea exclaims as she chases after it. "I'll try to give chase while you take care of Sylvie!"
[21:48] <Aaeru> "Got it!"
[21:51] <Kotono> Andrea moves ahead towards the pillar! She can see the tiger now, 20 feet away from her and lowering itself into a crouch! OOC: Aaeru.
[21:51] * Aaeru focuses all of Ilmater's healing and mercy she can contain into Sylvie's broken body, held carefully in her arms!
[21:52] <Kotono> Sylvie groans and stirs, slowly awakening, "..ow..." she whimpers, "Hurts..." Meanwhile Simmer looks about, holding her action for the moment, "Andrea?" she calls, stopping holding after a moment and pursuing! She doesn't quite reach her, though! OOC: Sylvie's up.
[21:53] <Aaeru> "Are you okay? Can you stand? Do you need to rest?" Aaeru asks rapidly, holding Sylvie up.
[21:54] <Kotono> "Need healing," she rasps! OOC: She's holding. Josa.
[21:54] <Kotono> Josa advances, coming behind Andrea! Behind her he gestures, more magic missiles coming again!
[21:55] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[21:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 11." [1d20=6]
[21:55] <Kotono> But yet again, they come to nothing at all! OOC: Damn. Lion is up.
[21:56] <Kotono> The lion is a blur, advancing towards Andrea in a vicious, speedy pounce at her face and throat!
[21:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (+2 pounce)
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 (+2 pounce) and gets 25." [1d20=10]
[21:56] <Andria> "Save your spells, Josa! We might need them later where they might work!" Andrea calls out as she tries to defend herself against the coming onslaught.
[21:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (+2 pounce)
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 (+2 pounce) and gets 35." [1d20=20]
[21:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 crit?
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 crit? and gets 31." [1d20=16]
[21:56] <Andria> ooc: heeeel
[21:56] <Andria> ooc: ac 18
[21:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 bite
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 bite and gets 24." [1d20=14]
[21:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 rake
[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 rake and gets 27." [1d20=13]
[21:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 rake
[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 rake and gets 19." [1d20=5]
[21:57] <Kotono> roll 1d8+7+2d8+14+1d8+3+1d6+3+1d6+3-10
[21:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+7+2d8+14+1d8+3+1d6+3+1d6+3-10 and gets 36." [1d8=2][2d8=1, 1][1d8=6][1d6=3][1d6=3]
[21:59] <Kotono> Like a javelin the lion leaps forward, knocking Andrea down in front of all! It mauls her terrifically, armor and flesh giving way in equal measure! Her blood flows as freely as she was wounded last time, awareness fading like the last embers of her life! OOC: d100, Andrea.
[22:00] <Aaeru> "What are you doing?!" Aaeru exclaims at the sight. "Andrea! Stand up! Hey!"
[22:03] <Andria> roll d100
[22:03] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d100 and gets 15." [d100=15]
[22:03] <Kotono> OOC: -1 hp.
[22:03] <Kotono> Andrea continues to bleed out beneath the victorious lion! OOC: Aaeru.
[22:05] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+3
[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+3 and gets 8." [1d20=5]
[22:06] * Aaeru cannot be assured that Sylvie can stand on her own, but she can't worry about that now! Aaeru charges in with a flying kick, a golden glow trailing her foot!
[22:06] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14 smite, strength, charge
[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+14 smite, strength, charge and gets 31." [1d20=17]
[22:07] <Kotono> OOC: That be a hit.
[22:07] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+4+2+2
[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+4+2+2 and gets 11." [1d8=3]
[22:07] <Kotono> The golden foot catches the lion right on the face! It's teeth are rattled, one knocked out as it's face is twisted to the side! A second later, Simmer provides archery support!
[22:08] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 17." [1d20=11]
[22:08] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 5." [1d8=5]
[22:10] <Kotono> Yet another arrow flies, this one sticking in the lion's back! A little more blood comes, as Sylvie stands up. She holds her position, bleeding badly but watching...OOC: Sylvie's not charging in at 1 HP. She likes living. Josa.
[22:10] <Kotono> Josa's eyes wide, drawing his rapier! With an inarticulate cry he thrusts out, going for blood and glory!
[22:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 (+2 charge)
[22:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 (+2 charge) and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[22:11] <Kotono> Josa's thrust has a lot of spirit, but not much of that ' hitting it's target' thing! He misses, as the lion turns it's fury on Aaeru!
[22:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 claw
[22:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13 claw
[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 claw and gets 18." [1d20=5]
[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 claw and gets 21." [1d20=8]
[22:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 bite AC?
[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 bite AC? and gets 14." [1d20=6]
[22:11] <Aaeru> OOC: 13
[22:11] <Kotono> roll 1d8+7+1d8+7+1d8+3
[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+7+1d8+7+1d8+3 and gets 38." [1d8=6][1d8=8][1d8=7]
[22:12] <Andria> roll d100
[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d100 and gets 59." [d100=59]
[22:13] <Aaeru> "Sylvie!" Aaeru calls, terribly ravaged and keeping herself upright by force of will alone! "Get here and help Andrea! Josa, we can take the lion down! Don't let up!"
[22:14] <Kotono> Aaeru is knocked down, torn asunder! Only her raw will keeps her up, as Andrea continues to bleed her lifeblood out! OOC: Andrea takes -1 more from bleeidng, same as last round. Aaeru.
[22:14] * Aaeru moves to cut off the lion's retreat, so he isn't able to repeat its actions from the time it faced Andrea. Following that, it is only a matter of working together with Josa and putting her trust in Ilmater!
[22:14] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+9
[22:14] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+9
[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+9 and gets 18." [1d20=9]
[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+9 and gets 25." [1d20=16]
[22:15] <Kotono> OOC: That be two hits.
[22:15] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+6
[22:15] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+6
[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+6 and gets 14." [1d8=8]
[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+6 and gets 8." [1d8=2]
[22:15] <Kotono> With a desperate flurry that deals grevious bodily harm, the lion's skull is crunched! IT collapses down, bleedingout all around you! OOC: Free act.
[22:15] * Aaeru kicks the lion's corpse out of the way, waving Sylvie over!
[22:15] <Kotono> Sylvie limps over, fishing out vandages as she immediately starts to try and staunch her wounds!
[22:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 (+3 inspiration) heal check DC 15
[22:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 (+3 inspiration) heal check DC 15 and gets 26." [1d20=18]
[22:17] <Kotono> Andrea's wounds are bound, the worst of the bleeding stopped! After that Sylvie falls back, coughing up blood, "Healing...anyone...?"
[22:17] <Kotono> Josa falls to his knees, huffinga nd with a hand over his chest. "Everyone is alive?"
[22:18] <Aaeru> Breathing heavily, Aaeru nods. "What now?"
[22:20] <Kotono> "I have only one potion, and it's a honeydew," Simmer trots over, "Aaeru, got any healing on you? If we can wake up Andrea," she kneels next to her, pouring the potion down her throat! OOC: +2 dex/con, enhancement.
[22:20] <Aaeru> roll 1d20-1
[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20-1 and gets 0." [1d20=1]
[22:21] <Aaeru> "I just brought water," Aaeru responds, shaking her head. "And some bread that can keep."
[22:22] <Kotono> roll 1d20-1
[22:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 and gets 0." [1d20=1]
[22:24] <Kotono> "Fuck," Josa says softly, "We cluster together and tend to her, until she awakens. We can't move like this," Josa says, as Andrea fails to stir.
[22:24] <Andria> Andrea just lays unconscious on the hellish ground, though at least not bleeding to death.
[22:25] <Aaeru> Since everyone is resting or doing nothing but display the horrible pain they are in, Aaeru decides to take charge. She dismisses her spell and sets Andrea's pack aside, going through it systematically. "Maybe Brent had something with him," she tells Josa. "Andrea brought his things, didn't she? We can't just give up and wait here!"
[22:27] <Kotono> Aaeru searches Andrea's pack, finding amid other things, a healing nectar!
[22:27] <Aaeru> Is this a sin? Aaeru resolves to think about such things later, for now prying Andrea's lips open and tilting the potion vial.
[22:28] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+1
[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+1 and gets 4." [1d8=3]
[22:29] * Aaeru holds her breath in antitipation.
[22:30] <Kotono> The healing potion tumbles down Andrea's throat...ever so slowly awareness returns to her, tenous and barely there, but she's awake. She can see blurry images, faces...her eyes are so tired, so heavy, but she's waking up.
[22:30] <Andria> Andrea takes a deep breath of air and starts coughing. "...this looks like a recurring situation. I don't like it," she complains weakly as she focuses on healing herself, already familiar with this situation.
[22:31] <Andria> roll d8+3 CLW
[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d8+3 CLW and gets 4." [d8=1]
[22:31] <Andria> roll d8+3 CLW
[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d8+3 CLW and gets 10." [d8=7]
[22:31] <Andria> roll d8+3 CLW
[22:31] <Aaeru> "I don't like it either!" Aaeru protests.
[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d8+3 CLW and gets 10." [d8=7]
[22:31] <Kotono> "We made it..." Sylvie croacks, "Heal. Please. Hurts."
[22:32] <Andria> Andrea goes over to Sylvie and tends to her as well, laying her hands on Sylvie and pushing a stream of holy energy into her.
[22:32] <Andria> ooc: LoH 20
[22:34] <Andria> "I have a potion in my backpack, I can give that to you to finish closing your wounds, Sylvie," Andrea offers, unaware where her own healing came from.
[22:35] <Kotono> Silver flies back over, coming on down, "You guys need to practice more," she observes, "Josa's magic barely worked and you got beat around like dolls!" Shaking her head and tsk-tsking, "That was way too close."
[22:35] <Aaeru> "I didn't see you help," Aaeru points out. "Where was that honey? It could've made the lion get stuck!"
[22:36] <Andria> "With how we're doing as a rescue party, I worry how Janson's group must be doing," Andrea says with worry as she moves over towards her backpack to search for the potion.
[22:36] <Kotono> "It takes a lot of concentration to find them," she retorts, "I can't stop what I'm doing that quickly."
[22:37] * Aaeru looks very dubious at this claim and is unfraid to show it.
[22:37] <Andria> "That's weird..." Andrea mutters, as she continues rummaging through her backpack, ignoring Aaeru and Silver for the potion she was offering Sylvie, unable to find it.
[22:38] <Kotono> "I think Aaeru used it," Sylvie sits up and rubs her arm, "Gods above, this is worse than I ever imagined."
[22:38] <Andria> Andrea blinks. "Oh."
[22:39] <Aaeru> "What? Ah, that. Yes. You were almost dead."
[22:41] <Kotono> "Finish healing," Josa says, "We need to keep moving, and there could be other lions about. I want to get out of these shadows before another ambush happens."
[22:42] <Andria> Andrea nods, spending time on her prayer song to boost what healing magic she has to heal Aaeru.
[22:43] <Andria> ooc: 27 HP for Aaeru
[22:44] * Aaeru takes point at Josa's words, as soon as Andrea is done.
[22:45] <Andria> "I'm running low on magic, I just have my turning ability left," Andrea sighs after that. "I...I may be better off focusing on just healing and trying to strengthen you all instead of fighting if we meet anything else."
[22:46] <Andria> Andrea looks clearly uncomfortable with the idea of having to stand back, and looking for someone to tell her she's wrong and she -should- continue fighting.
[22:47] <Aaeru> "Just heal us more now and then we can all fight together?"
[22:47] <Andria> Andrea uses some of her turnings to heal Aaeru's and Sylvie's remaining wounds.
[22:48] <Andria> roll d6 TU1
[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 TU1 and gets 3." [d6=3]
[22:48] <Andria> roll d6 TU2
[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 TU2 and gets 2." [d6=2]
[22:48] <Andria> roll d6 TU3
[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 TU3 and gets 1." [d6=1]
[22:48] <Andria> roll d6 TU4
[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 TU4 and gets 1." [d6=1]
[22:48] <Andria> roll d6 TU5
[22:48] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 TU5 and gets 3." [d6=3]
[22:49] <Andria> Andrea sighs, wishing that ability could also mend her own wounds, but it's not to be. Pulling up her backpack, she gets ready to follow along with the others.
[22:53] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 68." [1d100=68]
[22:53] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 71." [1d100=71]
[22:53] <Kotono> roll 1d100 just to see if you get 69 the way it's dancing around it
[22:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 just to see if you get 69 the way it's dancing around it and gets 94." [1d100=94]
[22:55] <Kotono> You travel for hours and hours without incident. Fatigue catches up to you, the ever present heat blazing. There's some small cliffs ahead, providing some cover. Josa points, "We need to rest, those will have to do." he says.
[22:56] <Aaeru> "Just for a bit," Aaeru agrees, using it as her chance for Prestidigitation and Mending to work their magic on her shirt and pants. "I'll keep guard first, like before."
[22:57] <Kotono> Sylvie collapses down, curling up and taking out a blanket to lie on. Once done, "Alicia, Ilmater, anyone that's listening," she murmurs, "If you have a few angels or miracles lying around, we could really use them!"
[22:57] <Kotono> roll 1d1000 why not for her, she's desperate enough
[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d1000 why not for her, she's desperate enough and gets 745." [1d1000=745]
[22:58] * Aaeru knows better than to ask Ilmater for help, and just settles in for a tense watch.
[22:58] <Kotono> roll 1d1000 watch times
[22:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d1000 watch times and gets 301." [1d1000=301]
[22:59] <Kotono> OOC: Er,s trike.
[22:59] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 44." [1d100=44]
[22:59] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 61." [1d100=61]
[22:59] <Kotono> A rest is mercifully uninterrupted. A few fireballs slam close, one within 50 feet, but none on you. A small mercy indeed, at least so far. Rising, healed and prepared, the party readies themselves for another day...
[23:01] <Aaeru> "Do what you can here," Aaeru suggests to Andrea. "Then, we can go again."
[23:05] <Andria> Andrea nods, not wasting any time to heal herself.
[23:06] <Andria> roll d8+3
[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d8+3 and gets 9." [d8=6]
[23:06] <Andria> roll d8+3
[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d8+3 and gets 10." [d8=7]

Corwin · March 08, 2011, 05:54:53 PM

[19:56] <Kotono> So rested the party travels again, another day ahead of them!
[19:56] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 16." [1d100=16]
[19:57] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 75." [1d100=75]
[19:58] <Kotono> It's a little past lunch, the hellish terrain ahead gaining more definintion. Far, far, far on the horizon you can see vast, jagged mountains rising up. Closer to home you can see ahead lies a great field, where in giant skeletal fingers rise up from the earth. They range from 20 to 40 feet tall, as if dozens and dozens of hands tried to escape the noxious grasp of the soil here and failed.
[19:58] <Kotono> Almost like a forest of fingerbones, vast and imposing ahead!
[19:59] <Aaeru> "Is it far?" Aaeru asks Josa, controlling her unease rather well outwardly.
[20:04] <Kotono> "Silver," Josa calls, the fairy creature fluttering back. She plops down a moment, "Is it far?" she repeats, then shrugs, "I think we're getting closer, but I'm not sure how much. AT these distances..." A little shrug again, "I'd worry more about surviving until we get there! Even the earth here wouldn't mind killing us!" She glares downward at it, kicking a bit of charred, broken ground, "To
[20:04] <Kotono> bend us to their will, to break us, to use us until there's nothing left to use! Let me tell you, the nature vibes here are horrible!"
[20:05] <Aaeru> "It's very hot and creepy," Aaeru agrees whole-heartedly, before gesturing ahead. "We're going?"
[20:06] <Andria> Andrea just sighs, not having really expected a "We're almost there!" after three days traveling in either case. "Yes, let's keep moving."
[20:07] <Kotono> "It would be a waste to stop now," Sylvie braces herself, "Maybe Gond'll drop a smith's hammer or something ot smite our enemies. Or maybe Waukeen will drown them in molten gold, or Lathander will burn them all up."
[20:08] <Aaeru> It would be kind of funny to see either of those, Aaeru muses to herself, heading onwards.
[20:12] <Kotono> Thus you progress into the forest of fingerbones! The sky above is hidden in the grasp of countless huge, pleading hands. As you step within, past the first row, you can see several statues above you, perching atop smaller fingers. They look like winged humanoids, fiendish and terrible, with red-stone bodies.
[20:14] * Aaeru keeps her eye on these figures as she walks. They might look like statues, but if they're just pretending, she'll show them Ilmater's mercy!
[20:14] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+6
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+6 and gets 14." [1d20=8]
[20:16] <Kotono> Josa strides ahead, "The workmanship isn't bad," he observes as he stares up, the statues seeming to leer at you in frozen scorn.
[20:16] <Andria> "I prefer things that look prettier."
[20:17] <Aaeru> "If you like that sort of thing," Aaeru responds with a shrug. Just because they aren't moving right now doesn't mean she's going to stop watching them.
[20:19] <Kotono> "Yeah, how dare Hell not decorate with statues of cute men," Sylvie retorts with a moment's smile. Traveling ahead you go through several more minutes of walking, unmoving statues a constant. Ahead in the forest - hm? You can see what looks like an interior clearing ahead. Coming into it, you see that chains 30 feet above support a massive throne in midair, one of polished bone and augmented
[20:19] <Kotono> with jewels. Sitting in that throne is a larger statue than before, in a regal pose and wearing a crown. It silently, unmovingly leers down at the party with it's stony gaze!
[20:20] <Aaeru> "Huh."
[20:21] <Kotono> Josa stops, peering up at the statue! "Huh is right. Treasure, just sitting here? Our fortunes have at last improved, perhaps!"
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d201
[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d201 and gets 102." [1d201=102]
[20:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 and gets 14." [1d20=13]
[20:23] <Andria> "It's probably a trap," Andrea says drily. "I wouldn't trust anything here in hell."
[20:23] <Kotono> "One, if you can get to it. Two, if you believe it's not trapped. Three, if you really want to slow us down for gold and jewels." Sylvie lists off.
[20:23] <Andria> Andrea nods in agreement with Sylvie.
[20:25] <Kotono> As you say this, the leer of the statue turns into a smirk, "Wise words for outsiders," It says in a regal, harsh stony rasp! With stunning fluidity it's body moves, taking a lazy pose on it's throne! "You must be very lost to have come to the Saint's Fingers."
[20:26] <Aaeru> "We're actually right on course," Aaeru corrects him.
[20:27] <Kotono> As you talk, statues all around on the fingers come to life! They fly up, hovering above the throne! Others take to the ground, loosely surrounding the perimeter of the clearing! "Well, if your'e right on course, you've found me!" His smile is all stony teeth and malice, "I am the unquestioned King of the Saint's Fingers! Speak then, what is it you want with us?"
[20:28] <Aaeru> "We really want to go that way," Aaeru says, pointing at their original course. "Can we do that? It's very important!"
[20:29] <Kotono> Josa clears his throat, "Our path takes us beyond your borders, for we seek others." He makes a grand bow, "By your leave, we have no desire for anything but to continue on." Under his breath he murmurs, "Shush, Aaeru! LEt me handle this! You don't know how to talk to obility!"
[20:29] <Kotono> Sylvie looks about carefully, posture tense and ready to explode at a moment's notice.
[20:29] <Aaeru> But that's what she said, Aaeru thinks, just with more words. Still, Josa is their boss....
[20:30] <Kotono> "Ah, so you seek the right of transit!" The King says, as the other flying humanoids around him laugh. "Such can be permitted, if the proper tolls and fees are paid. Our laws demand a proper gift to the throne for passage!"
[20:35] <Andria> Andrea waits to see what Josa will offer, since he did say to let him handle things.
[20:35] <Kotono> "Ah, more than reasonable!" Josa nods quickly, "A proper gift for a King..." He hesitates a moment, half closing his eyes. Meanwhile Simmer looks about, relatively unconcerned as she waits. Josa goes on, "Ah, an offering of gift and gold," he says, going to his wrists. He takes off his bracers, setting them down, "These bracers are ensorcelled to protect whomever wears them, like invisible armor.
[20:35] <Kotono> Further," He glances at the others, and out of the corner of his mouth, "Add some gold coins to it! I'm out, I used my money to get us here and back!"
[20:37] <Andria> Andrea frowns. "Why not offer Dolarin's sword and armor? He claimed to be a great demon, surely his equipment is a worthy trophy and more than sufficient to pay for our passage," Andrea suggests, making sure not to let sarcasm drip in her voice, only honeyed promises.
[20:38] <Kotono> "Gold's more visually impressive!" Josa hisses back, quietly gesturing, "Just do it! It's to impress him, and nothing impresses like gold!"
[20:38] <Aaeru> "He was a demon?!" Aaeru exclaims in surprise. "Huuuuh."
[20:42] <Kotono> At those words the face of the King twists, "A demon's leftovers!" His voice booms, "We have no want of such rubbish! Throw it away, sunder it, bury it forever!" His voice raises higher and higher, pure anger coming!
[20:43] <Kotono> Josa winces visibly, "Just...do...it..." he grinds out, "Before we face odds even the Elffather would be intimidated by!"
[20:45] <Andria> Andrea sighs and digs into her pack and pulls out a good chunk of her money, more than half of her remaining money. "250 gold..." she says as she passes that to Josa, watching to see if he motions for her to offer more or if that's enough.
[20:46] <Kotono> Josa gestures at the other two! Sylvie sighs quietly and goes to her pack, taking out a drawstring bag. She heads forward and opens it up, gold coins spilling out! Simmer follows suit, adding some of her own coins as well! (-200 marks both of them.)
[20:47] * Aaeru scratches her cheek and looks on at a growing pile of shiny gold.
[20:49] <Kotono> Once done Josa bows again, "Great sovereign, take our gift!" He offers! The King looks down on it, as two minions fly down! They scoop it all up and bring it to him, a long, careful examination of them. He peers down at the group, "Very well," he says at last, "Continue on, we are pleased with your offering."
[20:50] * Aaeru waits for Josa to thank the statue monarch profusely before she is ready to continue.
[20:50] <Kotono> "Thank you, majesty," he says, before starting to hurry on and away!
[20:51] * Aaeru follows him, as a dutiful employee should!
[20:51] <Andria> Andrea sighs as she follows after Josa, though she keeps a watchful eye for betrayal.
[20:53] <Kotono> Sylvie matches that sigh, as the party continues. Around you are the winged men above, but none harrass you for the next hour...until at last you're out of the forest and continuing! Once out Josa exhales massively, shoulders slumping. "A blight on them and a pox on their children," he mutters.
[20:54] <Aaeru> "It's only money," Aaeru comforts him.
[20:55] <Kotono> "About 1500 marks of only money!" Josa retorts, "We may save ourselves and our friends, but we will be consigned to poverty in exchange!"
[20:57] * Aaeru tilts her head. "If it's that important, you could sell that devil's things?"
[20:59] <Kotono> "I intend to," he says, "We have to recoup our losses somehow," At that he continues on, "Let's continue, the sooner we find our friends the better."
[20:59] <Andria> "I don't know how I feel about selling Dolarin's equipment back home. I kind of wished we could have just given that away to that king..." Andrea sighs.
[21:00] <Aaeru> "It's just things," Aaeru says wisely with a shrug.
[21:01] <Kotono> Sylvie rubs her temples, "Let's just settle this when we're not in mortal danger, okay," she looks to them, "We get back, we'll make all this money back and more."
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 87." [1d100=87]
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d100 subtables
[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 subtables and gets 8." [1d100=8]
[21:03] <Kotono> The party continues on! At this point you're looking for places to rest as...abruptly the sky hisses with flame! Like the javelin of an angry god a fireball comes down, plummeting down at the party with horrible vengence! OOC: Reflex, all. Simmer need not bother for obvious reasons.
[21:03] <Kotono> roll 1d8+8
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+8 and gets 14." [1d8=6]
[21:04] <Andria> roll d20+8
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+8 and gets 28." [d20=20]
[21:04] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+11
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+11 and gets 15." [1d20=4]
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Josa
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Josa and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (+4 inspiration point)
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 (+4 inspiration point) and gets 18." [1d20=7]
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 10d6 Andrea half, Josa half, the other two evade.
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 Andrea half, Josa half, the other two evade. and gets 33." [10d6=3, 1, 2, 1, 3, 6, 1, 6, 6, 4]
[21:07] <Kotono> In an instant the party is half flash fried! Josa is burnt all over, gritting his teeth in agony! Sylvie and Aaer are untouched, while Andrea is scorched! Simmer blinks and smiles, stretching her arms up, "Aaaah. I finally feel clean again!"
[21:09] <Andria> "Really...hate...hell..." Andrea mutters through gritted teeth as she casts a healing spell on Josa and uses some of her lay on hands on herself.
[21:09] <Andria> roll d8+3 CLW on Josa
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d8+3 CLW on Josa and gets 4." [d8=1]
[21:09] * Aaeru looks up from where she threw herself on the ground, hands covering her head. "Are we safe? Sky, still killing us?"
[21:09] <Andria> ooc: using LoH 10 on myself
[21:10] <Kotono> Wounds are mended, as Sylvie looks up, "I think that one was it for now," she says, the sky calming down mildly. "I hope."
[21:10] <Andria> "Let's move out of this area faster just in case..."
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 96." [1d100=96]
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 1d100 oh boy
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 oh boy and gets 6." [1d100=6]
[21:11] * Aaeru does her best to help Josa recover some before following.
[21:12] <Kotono> Indeed, seconds later another fireball slams behind the party, within about 10 feet of them! "Hurry!" Josa calls as loud as he can, "Before we get hit again!"
[21:13] <Andria> Andrea is already hurrying ahead the moment the next fireball slams down. She's slow, surely the others can catch up!
[21:13] * Aaeru doesn't need anything further to take off, although she watches out for any fireballs targetting the others, ready to tackle them out of the way if need be!
[21:16] <Kotono> Sylvie follows suit, though Simmer's far less panicked! You race ahead...and abruptly, another forms above! A roiling ball of fire, slamming down at the party once more! OOC: Avernus has it out for you today. Reflex all. Aaeru, you wanted to try and tackle someone out of the way?
[21:16] <Aaeru> OOC: Please let me!
[21:16] <Aaeru> OOC: But not Simmer. Unless she wants me to.
[21:18] <Andria> roll d20+12 (+4 from loresong)
[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+12 (+4 from loresong) and gets 14." [d20=2]
[21:18] <Aaeru> Josa doesn't have very good luck with fireballs, and it is he Aaeru tries her very best to protect with a flying tackle to take them away from the blast!
[21:18] <Kotono> OOC: I'll call it a tumble check, DC 20.
[21:18] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+10
[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+10 and gets 19." [1d20=9]
[21:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (+4 inspiration Sylvie)
[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 (+4 inspiration Sylvie) and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[21:19] <Kotono> roll 1d8+8
[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+8 and gets 9." [1d8=1]
[21:19] <Kotono> OOC: No dice, so both of you need a reflex save, Aaeru.
[21:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Josa
[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Josa and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[21:19] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+12
[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+12 and gets 27." [1d20=15]
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 9d6 Josa half, Andrea full. Other two evade. Again.
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 9d6 Josa half, Andrea full. Other two evade. Again. and gets 25." [9d6=4, 2, 1, 5, 5, 3, 3, 1, 1]
[21:21] <Kotono> Another titanic fireball explodes amid the party! Aaeru flips out of the way, while Sylvie manages to press herself into the ground so hard that she avoids the heatwave! Josa shields himself with his arms, while Andrea is caught flatfooed, burnt all over like a forgotten loaf of bread in the oven!
[21:22] * Aaeru punches the ground in frustration. This was surely what Croger was talking about, and she failed, being a moment too late!
[21:23] <Kotono> "More healing!" Josa croacks in agony, as he staggers ahead, "Hurry, before...cough...another!"
[21:24] <Andria> Andrea winces as she moves to heal Josa with half of her remaining magic and the rest for herself. Hopefully they can make it out enough that she can spend some time on a healing song, but right now? Bad time for that...
[21:24] <Andria> ooc: LoH +5 me, +5 Josa
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 68." [1d100=68]
[21:24] <Kotono> Staggering ahead, the burnt group leaves behind that area! Morefireballs hit down, but they stay there and don't follow the party! You look to be safe...for the moment.
[21:25] <Andria> With it looking relatively safely, Andrea spends the last of her healing power to heal herself and Josa
[21:26] <Andria> ooc: using healing hymn to heal myself, then some TUs on Josa
[21:26] <Andria> roll d6
[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 and gets 5." [d6=5]
[21:26] <Andria> roll d6
[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 and gets 3." [d6=3]
[21:26] <Andria> roll d6
[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 and gets 3." [d6=3]
[21:29] <Andria> "I desperately hope that Janson and the others are faring better somehow..." Andrea says tiredly, her skin still feeling all sizzly and burnt even after the healing.
[21:30] <Aaeru> "I think they were underground?" Aaeru voices, glancing at Josa. "Didn't you say that? Is there a sky underground? Are there fireballs?"
[21:30] <Andria> "Fireballs aren't the only thing of concern here, even if they are the most painful..."
[21:31] * Aaeru nods. "There are devils, too."
[22:05] <Kotono> On and on you travel! At last you find a broken crevasse, ten feet deep and enough to hide in. It gives you a shred of cover, all that seems to be nearby. Josa calls a halt, "We'll do the best we can here," he announces, "WE need rest badly."
[22:06] * Aaeru nods, resigning herself for the first watch, as has become her duty.
[22:08] <Kotono> Sylvie simply sets her bed, going to rest as swiftly as possible. Josa does the same, the party preparing to pass the 'night'...(More, unless Andrea has something to add.)
[22:08] <Andria> ooc: Nope
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 39." [1d100=39]
[22:09] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 7." [1d100=7]
[22:09] <Kotono> OOC: Make a will save, Andrea.
[22:12] <Andria> roll d20+13
[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+13 and gets 14." [d20=1]
[22:15] <Kotono> It's nearly time to rise. Indeed, Simmer's already up and preparing breakfast rations. Yet as she does...Andrea sits bolt upright! A scream of utter despair erupts from her lips, echoing like the death-cry of a maiden! Her heart races in her chest, body covered in foul, slick, too warm sweat!
[22:15] <Kotono> roll 1d10
[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10 and gets 7." [1d10=7]
[22:16] <Aaeru> "What?!" Aaeru exclaims, abruptly awakened.
[22:18] <Kotono> "Aaah!" Sylvie springs out of her bed, a disheleved mass of blonde hair and dazed eyes, "What's going on?!"
[22:18] <Andria> Andrea doesn't reply, just breathing heavily as she turns to a corner and vomits. "Oh Brent..." she whispers...looking particularly shook up from the nightmare, even compared to those from the previous nights.
[22:19] <Aaeru> "He is... in a better place," Aaeru mumbles, holding Andrea's hair away from her face and patting her back gently.

Corwin · March 08, 2011, 05:58:34 PM

[19:41] <Andria> "I really hope so...my nightmares worsen the longer we're here though. Now I was dreaming of his soul being tormented by the fiends that call this hell home," Andrea replies with a shudder. "I hope it is only that. A nightmare and nothing more. I truly do..."
[19:43] <Kotono> "He is, I'm sure," Sylvie rubs her face as the camp begins to rise, breakfast and recovery begun. "Did he follow anyone religiously?"
[19:44] <Aaeru> "Umm." Aaeru doesn't really know for sure, and frowns. "Ah, maybe? Yes. Yes, that must be it. If you go to Hell to save people, you end up in Heaven." She nods firmly for good measure.
[19:44] <Andria> "Lathander. Both he and his father serve the Morning Lord," Andrea answers.
[19:45] <Kotono> "Then he's off in the House of Nature right now, not Hell," Sylvie cracks a little smile, "No problems."
[19:47] <Andria> "Like I said...I hope so," Andrea says with a sigh as she sets about getting dressed, though she still looks full of unrest. "C'mon, let's just keep moving. The sooner we find Janson and the others, the sooner we're out of here..."
[19:49] <Kotono> OOC: Anything lese to do in camp or moving along?
[19:50] <Aaeru> OOC: Moving
[19:50] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 50." [1d100=50]
[19:50] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 78." [1d100=78]
[19:50] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 83." [1d100=83]
[19:50] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 58." [1d100=58]
[19:51] <Kotono> You travel for another day. The faraway mountains get close, Silver leading the party along. Perhaps your way is finally blessed, for you have no interruptions and no fireballs from above! Over dinner that night, "I think we're getting closer, maybe. It's hard to tell," Silver says.
[19:52] <Aaeru> "How closer?" Aaeru has to wonder. "Like, a month away? A year?"
[19:53] <Kotono> "Look, if I could tell precisely I would!" Silver shoots back, tapping her head, "It's not that precise. I think we're getting closer but how much closer..." she shrugs, "I don't think we're a year away or even a month."
[19:55] <Andria> "We'll take what we can get. I just hope it's a lot closer than that, like one or two days away at most..." Andrea sighs.
[19:55] <Aaeru> They seem to have a rate of losing a person per week, so in this case someone should make it over to the others! "Okay."
[19:55] <Kotono> "So do I," Sylvie echos, picking at her food, "Going to take first watch again, Aaeru?"
[19:55] * Aaeru gives Sylvie a thumbs up.
[19:56] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 33." [1d100=33]
[19:56] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 51." [1d100=51]
[19:56] <Kotono> OOC: Make a will save, Andrea, -4 modifier?
[20:01] <Andria> roll d20+9
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+9 and gets 12." [d20=3]
[20:03] <Kotono> roll 2d10 damage to Andrea
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10 damage to Andrea and gets 13." [2d10=7, 6]
[20:04] <Kotono> Sleep, rest. Again it's nearly time to rise...and again Andrea rises in terror! Her screams echo throughout as she rises! This time her body is bloody, dozens of teethmarks and bites all over her! Her heart throbs in shaking fear, her head a cornucopia of nightmarish images fading away!
[20:05] <Aaeru> Startled awake, Aaeru blanches and instinctively calls upon her holy powers at the sight of all the blood and the teethmarks!
[20:05] <Aaeru> roll 6d6
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 6d6 and gets 20." [6d6=4, 3, 1, 3, 3, 6]
[20:06] <Kotono> Aaeru sends holy power flying! If it has anye ffect she doesn't see it, as the others rise! Simmer's by her in instants, "Andrea, what's going on! Calm down!"
[20:08] <Andria> Andrea just sobs as she rocks her knees back and forth though she does flail at the contact from Simmer. "DON'T!" she screams, briefly superimposing an image of teethed monstrosities instead of her friend as she gets closer.
[20:08] <Kotono> Simmer recoils back, as Sylvie starts to approach and stop. Josa's a little slower in rising, hanging back.
[20:09] <Andria> Andrea just sits in her spot, sobbing and curled up, not letting anyone approach.
[20:11] <Andria> She looks exhausted, dark circles under her eyes. Even though she's still sobbing, she looks like she might just drop unconscious again as a bit of time passes, her efforts to do anything slowly start to just...well, slow down.
[20:11] <Kotono> At last Sylvie tries to approach, making little, soft noises. "Andrea, it's okay," she says, trying to get closer. "You look like hell...no joke."
[20:12] * Aaeru gives Sylvie the evil eye, approaching herself. "Who was on watch?" she asks. "Did you see anything?"
[20:13] <Andria> Andrea doesn't even react to the lighthearted statement, she just sits there quietly now.
[20:13] <Kotono> "I didn't see a thing," Simmer says, "All of you were asleep, I'm sure nothing got close unless it was invisible."
[20:15] <Aaeru> "So what's going on?" Aaeru asks, keeping an eye on Andrea but otherwise giving her time to come together. "I don't think I hit anyone. What can it be?"
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 1d10+13
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+13 and gets 14." [1d10=1]
[20:15] <Andria> "Nightmares...horrible hellish nightmares..." Andrea actually answers this time, with a hoarse dry voice.
[20:15] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 15." [1d20=2]
[20:15] <Kotono> "Torment," Josa murmurs softly, "What can you expect but torment in Hell? If not in body then in mind and spirit?"
[20:16] <Andria> Andrea barks a laugh at that, horribly discouraged. "Why are we still here? I bet Janson and the others are already dead by now..." she mutters. "Just like Brent..."
[20:16] <Andria> "On and on we move on...closer to what really?"
[20:17] <Aaeru> "Just don't sleep, then," Aaeru says. "It's not working for you. I'll help you through the day if you're too tired. Right now, we should go."
[20:17] <Kotono> "We do need to go," Sylvie says, "If you need help walking, I'll help you, Andrea," Sylvie offers.
[20:19] <Andria> "...fine," Andrea mutters despondently, just going through the motions of donning her armor, though she clearly is taking her time as she does so.
[20:21] <Kotono> OOC: REady to move along, you guys?
[20:21] <Aaeru> "And the others aren't dead," Aaeru suddenly says. "Silver says she feels them. And she doesn't want to be here. We can leave on our own, so if they were dead, she would just say it and we'll go."
[20:25] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:25] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 40." [1d100=40]
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 52." [1d100=52]
[20:25] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 79." [1d100=79]
[20:25] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 83." [1d100=83]
[20:26] <Kotono> Travel. Again the mountains get closer and closer. Silver leads you along, closer and closer yet! It's near dinner when you pass by and around a vicious ravine. It looks to be hundreds of feet deep, ending in sharp, vicious rocks. As you travel and Andrea stumbles along...(More)
[20:37] <Andria> "Brent?" Andrea mutters as she turns towards the ravine, stopping from moving.
[20:38] <Kotono> The ravine looks clear enough to the party - it's about 40 feet away and quite the drop.
[20:39] <Aaeru> "Do you see something?" Aaeru asks, sticking close to Andrea. "Where?"
[20:40] <Andria> Andrea gives a horrified look as she sees a ghostly apparition of Brent off in the direction of the ravine, which she starts to stumble in that direction, pushing Aaeru aside while moving as fast as she can between her exhaustment and the weight of her things, even as her knees tremble, either from the movement or the sight in front of her. "BRENT!"
[20:41] <Aaeru> Like Hell Aaeru will allow something so foolish!
[20:41] <Kotono> "Hey, Andrea!" Sylvie yelps, starting to follow automatically! "Stop!"
[20:41] <Kotono> OOC: Going to try and restain Andrea?
[20:42] <Andria> Andrea ignores them as she keeps stumbling ahead.
[20:42] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+9 touch, let's grapple!
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+9 touch, let's grapple! and gets 28." [1d20=19]
[20:42] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+11 whee~
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+11 whee~ and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[20:42] <Kotono> OOC: Goa head, roll opposed grapple checks.
[20:43] <Andria> roll d20+6
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+6 and gets 14." [d20=8]
[20:43] <Kotono> Despite Andrea's stupor she's able to throw Aaeru off, as Sylvie tries to restrain her as well!
[20:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 melee touch, you can AoO Sylvei f you care to.
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 melee touch, you can AoO Sylvei f you care to. and gets 21." [1d20=17]
[20:44] <Andria> "Let me go! I have to help Brent!" Andrea says desperately, struggling off her friends' grip, even willing to kick at them to keep them away.
[20:44] <Andria> roll d20+6
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+6 and gets 11." [d20=5]
[20:44] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 opposed grapple otherwise.
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 opposed grapple otherwise. and gets 15." [1d20=11]
[20:45] <Andria> roll d20+6 opposed grapple
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+6 opposed grapple and gets 16." [d20=10]
[20:45] <Kotono> Taking Andrea's stumble from Aaeru's attempt, she's able to wrap her arms around Andrea's middle...but is dragged along as Andrea travels 20 feet, halfway to the ravine! Josa hurries ahead, putting himself betwen the ravine and Andrea, while Simmer comes to Andrea's side! "Are you crazy?" Simmer calls!
[20:47] <Andria> "Brent!" Andrea cries out, aghast at the sight of Brent burning, her hand reaching out as she keeps stumbling ahead. "Don't worry, I'm coming!"
[20:47] * Aaeru slapping her cheeks to refocus, Aaeru casts Enlarge Person upon herself and moves inbetween the ravine and Andrea, seeking to cut her off. She's clearly not in her right mind and has to be stopped!
[20:47] <Kotono> Sylvie meanwhile tries to grapple Andrea down as she starts to stumble forward!
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 touch
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 touch and gets 24." [1d20=20]
[20:48] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 opposed grapple
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 opposed grapple and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[20:49] <Kotono> OOC: Roll opposed grapple. If you get past her we'll deal with Aaeru next since she moved to stop you, then Josa and Simmer if you get past her.
[20:50] <Andria> roll d20+6
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+6 and gets 18." [d20=12]
[20:50] <Kotono> But Andrae is a woman possessed, throwing Sylvie back as she stumbles foward to Aaeru! OOC: go for it, Aaeru.
[20:50] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+7 touch
[20:50] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+7 touch
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+7 touch and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+7 touch and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[20:50] <Andria> "Out of the way! Brent's hurting, dammit!"
[20:51] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14 grapple
[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+14 grapple and gets 33." [1d20=19]
[20:51] <Kotono> OOC: You can get one grapple in, but not both, Cor. You already cast+move to get into position for that.
[20:51] <Kotono> OOC: Though with that roll it's pretty much moot anyway. Andrea can't beat that.
[20:51] <Andria> roll d20+6 opposed, watch Hat roll a 20 or something.
[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+6 opposed, watch Hat roll a 20 or something. and gets 21." [d20=15]
[20:52] <Kotono> Interposing herself between thep it and Andrea, Aaeru grabs a strong, tigh hold of her, stopping her movement 15 feet away from the ravine!
[20:52] <Aaeru> "No he isn't!" Aaeru says firmly, keeping Andrea firmly in place. "He doesn't hurt anymore. He's dead and in Heaven."
[20:53] <Andria> "He's right there!" Andrea sobs as she struggles, trying to reach Brent's voice. "Aaeru, I don't want to see him hurt again! PLEASE!"
[20:54] <Kotono> "Calm down!" Josa demands from behind Aaeru, "You're not in your right mind!"
[20:55] <Andria> Andrea's not even really listening to them, just struggling vainly and focusing on Brent's voice.
[20:57] <Aaeru> If this is another of those sacrifices Croger was talking about, it must be the hardest yet. Bracing her shoulder against Andrea to prevent her from leaping to her doom, Aaeru tries to put Andrea out.
[20:57] <Kotono> OOC: What are you trying, Aaeru?
[20:57] <Aaeru> OOC: Grapple for nonlethal damage
[20:57] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14
[20:57] <Andria> "BRENT!! They're taking him away!!!" Andrea exclaims as she intensifies her struggles.
[20:57] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+14 and gets 22." [1d20=8]
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+14 and gets 16." [1d20=2]
[20:57] <Andria> roll d20+6
[20:57] <Andria> roll d20+6
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+6 and gets 14." [d20=8]
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+6 and gets 13." [d20=7]
[20:57] <Kotono> OOC: Two successes.
[20:57] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+4
[20:57] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+4
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+4 and gets 9." [1d8=5]
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+4 and gets 11." [1d8=7]
[20:58] <Kotono> Andria is locked in, steady pressure trying to knock her out but good! It's not enough to do it right away, even as words and laughs echo in her ears! OOC: Goa head and act, Andrea.
[21:00] <Andria> Andrea tries to free herself, kicking and flailing. "Let him go you monsters!" she screams.
[21:00] <Andria> roll d20+6 grappling fun?
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+6 grappling fun? and gets 17." [d20=11]
[21:00] <Kotono> "Wait," Simmer says, "I can do it with magic!"
[21:00] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+16
[21:00] <Kotono> OOC: Opposed grapple to hold on, Aaeru
[21:00] <Kotono> .
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+16 and gets 21." [1d20=5]
[21:01] <Kotono> As Aaeru holds on, Simmer extends her hand out at Andrea! OOC: Will save, Andrea.
[21:01] <Andria> roll d20+13
[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+13 and gets 26." [d20=13]
[21:02] <Kotono> Magic works around Andrea, but a tired frenzy stops it from working cold! OOC: Go ahead and act, Aaeru.
[21:03] <Aaeru> Whatever Simmer was trying to do must be working too slowly, and a single slip here would give Andrea a chance to escape all the way to her death. Aaeru slowly presses on her larynx, trying to make this as painless as possible.
[21:03] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+14 and gets 27." [1d20=13]
[21:03] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+14
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+14 and gets 31." [1d20=17]
[21:04] <Andria> roll d20+6
[21:04] <Andria> roll d20+6
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+6 and gets 17." [d20=11]
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+6 and gets 9." [d20=3]
[21:04] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+4
[21:04] <Aaeru> roll 1d8+4
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+4 and gets 7." [1d8=3]
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d8+4 and gets 8." [1d8=4]
[21:05] <Kotono> Aaeru considerably continues to trya nd choke out Andrea, while again Simmer tries her magic to the fading Andrea! OOC: Will again.
[21:05] <Andria> roll d20+13
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+13 and gets 20." [d20=7]
[21:05] <Kotono> But again Andria's will is too good! As this happens...(More)
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 27." [1d20=16]
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 29." [1d20=18]
[21:07] <Kotono> OOC: -4 due to no precise shot. Touch AC, Aaeru?
[21:07] <Aaeru> OOC: You kidding? Not that.
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 2d6
[21:07] <Kotono> roll 2d6
[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 and gets 8." [2d6=4, 4]
[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 and gets 7." [2d6=2, 5]
[21:08] <Kotono> As all this happens, beams erupt from behind the party! Twin balls of roiling hate come, slamming into Aaeru's back! "Incoming!" Sylvie gasps at that, as...OOC: Init all. Things just got messier.
[21:09] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+1
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+1 and gets 13." [1d20=12]
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 1d100 1-50 hits Andrea instead
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 1-50 hits Andrea instead and gets 50." [1d100=50]
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 1d100 1-50 hits Andrea instead
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 1-50 hits Andrea instead and gets 44." [1d100=44]
[21:10] <Kotono> OOC: So that damage goes to Andrea instead. Ow.
[21:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20 Josa
[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Josa and gets 8." [1d20=8]
[21:10] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Sylvie
[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Sylvie and gets 19." [1d20=9]
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Simmer
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Simmer and gets 8." [1d20=2]
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 1
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 2
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 1 and gets 11." [1d20=4]
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 2 and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[21:11] * Kotono changes topic to '?2(23)>Sylvie(19)>Aaeru(13)>?1(11)>Simer=Josa(8)'
[21:12] <Kotono> The balls of roiling hate narrowly miss Aaeru, hitting Andrea instead! She goes limp at this, as another follows, again shot at Aaeru!
[21:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 let's see this first
[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 let's see this first and gets 26." [1d20=15]
[21:12] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 81." [1d100=81]
[21:12] <Kotono> roll 2d6 Aaeru
[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 Aaeru and gets 9." [2d6=5, 4]
[21:12] <Kotono> OOC: -4 but still a hit.
[21:13] <Kotono> A blast catches Aaeru in the back, rocking her vision! Turning, the party can see them! They fly 20ft past the edge of the ravine, strange dark energy flowing around them! They are small, covered in thorns and spines all over! Cruel little devil-things, eldritch energy crackling in their hands! Sylvie scowls at them, holding for the moment! OOC: She can't do much to flying foes. Go Aaeru.
[21:16] * Aaeru drops Andrea without any apparent care, though that is a ruse so that the devils won't think she's just unconscious and come after her. "You'll pay for what you did to Andrea!" she declares, marching towards the very edge, and then the mercy of Ilmater washes over the fiends!
[21:16] <Aaeru> roll 6d6 fort15 half
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 6d6 fort15 half and gets 15." [6d6=2, 6, 1, 1, 4, 1]
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 24." [1d20=19]
[21:16] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[21:17] <Kotono> Pure merciful wrath slams the two devil-kin, sending them wbbling in the air! They cry out as one, cursing in a vile tongue! A moment later the first one flies 20 feet up and back, snapping off naother blast at Aaeru!
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 15." [1d20=4]
[21:17] <Kotono> OOC: Touch AC?
[21:18] <Aaeru> OOC: 10
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 2d6
[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 and gets 6." [2d6=5, 1]
[21:18] <Kotono> The blast gets Aaeru in the shoulder, leaving a vicious mark as pain swells up in her! A moment later Josa is moving, gesturing as a lightning bolt crackles out at the second one!
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 12." [1d20=7]
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 5d6
[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 16." [5d6=5, 4, 3, 1, 3]
[21:19] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 16." [1d20=6]
[21:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Sylvie(19)>Aaeru(13)>?1(11)>Simer=Josa(8)'
[21:20] <Kotono> The spined creature is caught dead on, fried in an instant and plummeting downwards! Josa exhales, "By my word, finally!" Simmer blinks and says, "I almost forgot I had this magic," she says, pointing at the other spined creature!
[21:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 22." [1d20=18]
[21:20] <Kotono> But nothing happens! Sylvie continues to hold for the moment, as...OOC: Aaeru.
[21:21] * Glenn (~k@c-98-197-243-233.hsd1.tx.comcast.net) has joined #dunes
[21:21] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Glenn
[21:22] <Aaeru> Ilmater will deliver them from this trial, Aaeru firmly believes. "Why did you attack Andrea?" she calls to the hideous creature. With nothing for her to do, she would do best to direct its attentions towards herself.
[21:23] <Kotono> If it cares it says nothing in return, instead snapping off a blast at her!
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[21:23] <Kotono> roll 2d6
[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 and gets 8." [2d6=3, 5]
[21:23] * Andria (~k@c-98-197-243-233.hsd1.tx.comcast.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
[21:23] <Aaeru> OOC: I choose total defense, not that it matters
[21:23] * Glenn is now known as Andria
[21:24] <Kotono> It catches Aaeru in the gut, wind knocked from her as it flies like hell, over a hundred feet away as it flees with excellent haste! OOC: Free act, it's booking it and with a spinagon's fly speed you can't really do much now.
[21:24] <Kotono> As it does flee, Josa tries a magic missile!
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 14." [1d20=9]
[21:24] <Kotono> roll 3d4+3
[21:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d4+3 and gets 10." [3d4=4, 2, 1]
[21:25] <Kotono> It gets plunked, but it isn't enough to stop it's retreat! OOC: Free act.
[21:25] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[21:26] <Kotono> Simmer also fires but misses! OOC: Now act.
[21:27] <Aaeru> It just doesn't seem right, and Aaeru has to keep herself from glaring angrily at the fleeing devil. She draws away from the edge, however, and picks Andrea up. "Let's get away from here before it decides to get back," she suggests.
[21:27] <Kotono> "With all haste," Josa says, "We'll find a safe place to rest and let Andrea sleep," he decides, "She needs it."
[21:27] <Kotono> OOC: Going to just hurry along to find something or wanna do anything or..?
[21:28] <Aaeru> OOC: I'm going to carry Andrea until I get tired of it.
[21:28] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 30." [1d100=30]
[21:30] <Andria> roll d20+12
[21:30] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+12 and gets 17." [d20=5]
[21:31] <Kotono> A half hour later you find a broken series of small ravines, one shallow enough to safely climb down and use as shelter. The night passes...Andrea sleeps on...(More(
[21:31] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 44." [1d100=44]
[21:31] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 51." [1d100=51]
[21:32] <Kotono> Morning. The mountains loom yet closer as the party save Andrea eats breakfast. Once done Josa looks to her, "I think it's time to see if she'll awaken," he announces, "She's been out about half a day. Would you, Aaeru?"
[21:32] * Aaeru nods at Josa, and keeps one hand on Andrea's shoulder to prevent her from bolting or harming herself, while another is pressed against her forehead in an attempt to restore much of her vitality.
[21:38] <Andria> Andrea mumbles nonsensically as she wakes up, feeling healing energy surge through her. "Where?" she says after a bit, looking confused, though slightly better rested, all things considered.
[21:38] <Aaeru> "You're in Hell," Aaeru tells her, straight and to the point. "But you're not dead. Do you still want to kill yourself?"
[21:39] <Andria> "Kill myself?" she asks in a confused hoarse tone. "Why would I want to do that? And where's Brent? Did we save him?"
[21:40] <Aaeru> "There were two spiny devil thingies flying past the cliff," Aaeru says, grimacing. "They shot you in the back and then they tried to kill all of us. Brent wasn't there, because he's dead and in Heaven."
[21:42] <Andria> "I saw him...the devils were torturing him," Andrea mutters. "I have to save him..."
[21:42] * Aaeru shakes her head. "They weren't. They were probably the ones who bit you all over! We killed one of them and the other ran away, so maybe he'll stop now."
[21:42] <Kotono> "Andrea..." Sylvie shakes her head as well, "It was just tricks. They're trying to hurt you."
[21:44] <Andria> "I..." Andrea looks unsure. "I didn't see him again after the ravine..." she mumbles.
[21:45] <Kotono> Silver flies over at this, "Plus, I have good news," she says, "I think we're finally getting closer."
[21:45] <Aaeru> "Look," Aaeru says, pausing to think of the best way to say this. "If you see him again, tell me, okay? And show me? If something's really there, we'll go together. And if not, we'll hit the devils who are tricking you together."
[21:47] <Andria> Andrea gives a hesitant nod. "He's really in heaven?" she asks. "You're sure, sure?"
[21:47] <Aaeru> "Who's stronger? Lathander, or some nobody devil that runs away from us?"
[21:48] <Andria> Andrea smiles weakly at that. "Definitely the Morning Lord."
[21:48] * Aaeru nods. "I think so too. If anyone gets his soul after death, well... easy choice, right?"
[21:53] <Andria> Andrea takes a deep breath and nods, trying to look more confident, even if she's still plagued by worries and dark thoughts. "Okay...I'll try not to let any...any illusions distract me..."
[21:54] <Aaeru> "If you see something in Hell, something really must be there," Aaeru adds. "But it's probably a devil or something bad like that. So be careful and don't let them trick you!"
[21:56] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 97." [1d100=97]
[21:56] <Kotono> roll 1d100 uh oh
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 uh oh and gets 60." [1d100=60]
[21:56] <Andria> ooc: Using the song to do some healing and LoH for myself also. If there's time anyhow? >_>
[21:56] <Kotono> OOC: Go ahead.
[21:57] <Andria> ooc: 16 HP for Aaeru from song+LoH, 14HP for me from song+LoH (used LoH for 12hp altogether)
[21:59] <Kotono> Closer and closer you start to com eto the mountains...and as you do, your fortune takes a turn for the worst! The sky above erupts in fire, a fireball plunging down at the party with a genocidal speed! OOC: Reflex saves all, Avernus still hates you.
[21:59] <Kotono> roll 1d8+8 CL
[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+8 CL and gets 12." [1d8=4]
[21:59] <Aaeru> roll 1d20+12
[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Aaeru rolls 1d20+12 and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[21:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Josa
[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Josa and gets 8." [1d20=2]
[21:59] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (+4 inspiration) Sylvie
[21:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 (+4 inspiration) Sylvie and gets 27." [1d20=16]
[22:00] <Kotono> OOC: Simmer fails with happy abandon. Andrea.
[22:00] <Andria> roll d20+8 *sigh*
[22:00] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d20+8 *sigh* and gets 10." [d20=2]
[22:01] <Kotono> roll 10d6 Josa and Andrea full, Aaeru and Sylvie evade. Have you looked into Divine Oracle at this rate, Andrea?
[22:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 Josa and Andrea full, Aaeru and Sylvie evade. Have you looked into Divine Oracle at this rate, Andrea? and gets 30." [10d6=6, 1, 6, 5, 4, 2, 1, 1, 3, 1]
[22:02] <Kotono> The fire ball explodes around them! Josa and Andrea are flash fried and burnt terribly, while the other three evade(Simmer just smiles and takes it like a champ) and are untouched! Above in the flames, a vastly huge pair of red eyes glare down at the party, hidden further by gathering fires!
[22:03] * Aaeru swiftly makes her way over to Josa to help him, should another attack from the skies come at them!
[22:04] <Andria> Andrea groans as she moves towards the more injured Josa and uses some of her turning attempts to heal him. "Running time again?" she coughs out.
[22:04] <Andria> roll d6 TU1
[22:04] <Andria> roll d6 TU2
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 TU1 and gets 2." [d6=2]
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 TU2 and gets 3." [d6=3]
[22:04] <Andria> roll d6 TU3
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d6 TU3 and gets 4." [d6=4]
[22:04] <Kotono> Sylvie just points up at the eyes, "Um, yes," she says, starting to hurry alon.g
[22:05] <Kotono> Josa coughs as his wounds are mended, "Hell's torments, this is intolerable," he mutters, "Thank you, both of you-" He stops as he looks up, "Oh my.
[22:05] <Kotono> "
[22:05] <Andria> "That sounds like a cue to run faster..." Andrea says of Josa's comment as she starts moving.
[22:05] <Aaeru> "They're very huge," Aaeru agrees quietly, there to help Josa run faster!
[22:05] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 19." [1d100=19]
[22:05] <Andria> Andrea doesn't even bother looking up to see what he saw. It was probably another fireball
[22:06] <Kotono> The party runs like hell! The eyes glare down at them and follow, yet nothing more seems to happen! AFter ten minutes of running there's no signs of the eyes going away, the sky ablaze. But nothing offensive has occured, either.
[22:07] <Aaeru> Since running results in them not dying horribly and they're running in the right direction, Aaeru is quite content with continuing along that course.
[22:09] <Kotono> On and on the party runs, the mountains looming yet closer again! After an hour of this the eyes simply vanish...and for a moment there is silence, and then another moment and another...is it...gone?
[22:09] <Aaeru> "Let's keep..." Aaeru calls, huffing, "running... until we can't anymore!"
[22:10] <Kotono> Josa is more like staggering and trotting at this point, "Huff...huff...stop!" he calls, doubling over! Sylvie's jogging along, taking a breath as she looks up, "It's gone...hope it's not jus ta trick."
[22:10] <Andria> "If it prevents me from getting barbecued..." Andrea starts to say, but Josa calls for a stop to that idea it seems.
[22:11] <Aaeru> "The eyes, or the eyes gone?" Aaeru asks, stopping to catch her breath since Josa can't take any more of this.
[22:12] <Kotono> After severyone sucks in merciful air, "Okay," Josa says at last, "The eyes are gone, let us move at a more sustainable rate. One that doesn't have us collapsing of exhaustion."
[22:12] * Aaeru stays next to Josa all the same, in case it really is all a trick. She might be able to save his life that way one day.
[22:13] <Andria> "While we're catching our breath then, let's get Josa's wounds and mine patched up a bit more..." Andrea says.
[22:13] <Andria> ooc: using rest of TUs
[22:14] <Andria> roll 4d6
[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls 4d6 and gets 16." [4d6=4, 3, 5, 4]
[22:14] <Andria> roll d8+3 CLW on self
[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d8+3 CLW on self and gets 7." [d8=4]
[22:14] <Andria> roll d8+3 CLW on self
[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d8+3 CLW on self and gets 9." [d8=6]
[22:14] <Kotono> Wounds heal yet further, "Thank you again," Josa says, "Let us continue while our strength maintains." OOC: REady to move along?
[22:15] <Andria> roll d8+3 might as well use last CLW
[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Andria rolls d8+3 might as well use last CLW and gets 7." [d8=4]
[22:15] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[22:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 2." [1d100=2]

Soulriders 5.0: Legend of the Unending Games

News:

037.1 Aaeru and Andrea

Corwin

Corwin

Corwin

Corwin

Corwin

Corwin

Corwin

Corwin