016. "7-18-5-1-20 888! 25-15-21 888! 12-15-18-4! 13-5 8-5-12-16 25-15-21!"

[Corwin]

[20:26] <Kotono> Quietly within Aurora do five gather - Willim, Dana, Ithea, Jaela and Afina. Together a dragon-hunt has been decided, the first step ready and waiting.
[20:27] <Jaela> "Even aiming is weird with Limbo, so let's just go and hope for the best?"
[20:29] <Ithea> "Makes about as much sense as anything else could in this place," Ithea says in agreement.
[20:30] <Afina> "Have confidence and things will work out," Afina nods sagely.
[20:30] <Kotono> "A dragonfight should be incredible," Dana grins quickly, "I'm ready."
[20:30] <Willim> "Should be a good fight." Willim looks solemn and ready.
[20:33] <Jaela> "Ready, then? Three, two-- shift!"
[20:34] <Kotono> OOC: Shifting anywhere in particular or just aiming for general limbo?
[20:34] <Jaela> OOC: General
[20:35] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 36." [1d100=36]
[20:35] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 53." [1d100=53]
[20:37] <Kotono> In an instant you appear within a sphere. This sphere is large and full of misty air as you float up down/left right at once! Above you see roiling flames and burning eath, to one side is serene ocean, to the other is vast ball lightning, below is endless churning gray.
[20:38] <Jaela> "Look familiar?" Jaela asks Afina.
[20:39] * Afina shakes her head. "Not at all," she replies plainly, stabilising her floating with her wings. "I think we should go down, though," she suggests, orienting herself so down is forward and starting to fly that way sedately.
[20:40] <Jaela> "Sure, works for me."
[20:40] * Willim follows, silvery wings bursting silently from his back as he snags Ithea.
[20:46] <Kotono> Down into the gray the party goes! Around you swirls gray stuff - incorporeal and ghostly, and yet whirling into a dozen different directions and forms at once. Most of it seems to hover around Ithea, rapidly shifting into various shapes.
[20:51] * Ithea swishes her hand around all the gray stuff, keeping it away from her face, but otherwise not paying it too much mind so far.
[20:52] * Afina glances back at the colourful fire and lightning to remind herself that yes they are in Limbo and not the Ethereal Plane.
[20:54] <Kotono> As you float down into the gray, "So where is this dragon?" Dana asks, looking around. "Wild."
[20:54] <Jaela> "Dunno." Jaela shrugs. "Figured we'd ask around. Grab a slaad or something."
[20:55] <Afina> "Isn't it like the astral plane? Picture the destination and eventually you'll get there?" Afina asks, recalling Jaela's description of a huge acid jelly rust metal mountain.
[20:57] <Jaela> "It's as good a plan as any," Jaela readily agrees. "If we get bored we can always just go back. Plenty of dragons across the planes."
[20:57] <Ithea> "That could work, but there's probably just as much chance of it not working. Or it'd probably result in us finding a nest of dragons of every color -but- green," Ithea comments. "Though I suppose that'd be fun in it's own way too."
[20:58] <Willim> "We can always kill them, take their stuff, then come back later." Willim shrugs.
[21:02] <Kotono> Down you travel through the gray mists. Shapes constantly surround Ithea as you go down, a good five minutes of travel. When you float down to the bottom, you see a windswept slab of land before, pebbles constantly tossed about in the air. Great gouges have been torn out of the earth, holes and occasional gaps spotted.
[21:04] <Afina> Limbo is more malleable to will than any other plane, isn't it? So Afina will just have to visualise a tunnel through this earth as she keeps on going!
[21:05] <Kotono> OOC: Make a wis check, Afina.
[21:05] <Afina> roll 1d20+3
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+3 and gets 10." [1d20=7]
[21:06] <Kotono> Afina concentrates, but nothing happens!
[21:06] <Afina> She keeps concentrating!
[21:06] * Ithea shivers slightly, squeezing her hand and looking at it, wondering what that odd sensation was about. She doesn't say anything else though.
[21:06] <Afina> roll 1d20+3
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+3 and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[21:07] <Kotono> Again Afina concentrates, but Limbo refuses to listen to her call! OOC: +6 circumstance to your next check in a row.
[21:07] <Afina> roll 1d20+9
[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+9 and gets 17." [1d20=8]
[21:07] <Ithea> roll d20+23
[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+23 and gets 35." [d20=12]
[21:08] <Kotono> This time Limbo obeys! A rough-hewn tunnel through the slab of earth appears, the way ahead revealed!
[21:09] <Afina> She nods in satisfaction. "If everyone focuses on a path to our destination we should get there sooner or later," she tells the others before flying through the tunnel and extending it as she goes. Slow and steady isn't normally her way, but for this it will have to do.
[21:10] * Jaela has no problem trying to follow suit!
[21:10] <Kotono> Going down, you find that on reaching the ground that gravity strikes! You feel dizzy a moment - now the gray is to your left side and above, while the passage into the slab of earth is a slope leading within.
[21:11] <Afina> It's just a minor adjustment to follow the slope, otherwise Afina goes with the flow.
[21:13] <Kotono> Down into the tunnel you go! It's dark in here as you step, but as you go the walls begin to shine with a purple-black-green luminence. After a minute or so of walking, you see something ahead. It looks sort of like a badger, save for a foot long fang coming out of it's mouth, like a held sword. It's chest caves open, a green beating heart visible within. It ascends the slope, coming in the
[21:13] <Kotono> direction of the party.
[21:13] <Kotono> "The hell is that?" Dana stares down and points, "It looks...weird. REally weird."
[21:14] * Willim stares at the..whateveritis.
[21:14] * Afina has no idea! But if it gets any ideas about poking people with that fang she'll poke it right back!
[21:14] * Ithea looks at the creature in interest, and on a whim tries to do what Afina was doing, attempting to shape the earth ahead of them to create a wall in front of the creature, just to see how it reacts.
[21:14] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 26." [d20=13]
[21:15] <Kotono> The creature crawls up the slope, stopping cold. Before it a red brick wall rises, stopping it. In a voice that speaks gruff and yet sad Common, "Twenty-seven? Thirteen?" It thrusts its fang at the wall, clanging off it. "Eight!"
[21:17] <Afina> "Where did that come from?" Afina stops and frowns at the new barrier to her path. Deciding not to fight it, she extends a new tunnel underneath the wall before continuing on more or less the same path. If she can, anyway!
[21:17] * Ithea laughs and claps as she jumps out of Willim's grip. "That was interesting...kind of fun doing what you'd done, Afina."
[21:17] <Afina> roll 1d20+3
[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+3 and gets 5." [1d20=2]
[21:18] <Afina> "Oh, that was you?" the fairy gives up her difficult efforts and turns to Ithea. "Well, you seem more adept at it, so you can take the lead?"
[21:19] <Kotono> "8-5-12-12-15?" Behind the wall the creature cries, "8-5-12-12-15!"
[21:20] <Ithea> "Oh, sure! It really is kind of fun to do that...though wow, what's going on with that creature?" Ithea says as she tries making another path for them, while at the same time wondering if she should let the creature continue along it's original path.
[21:20] <Afina> "Also, I don't think that thing's dangerous," she adds with a glance at the wall. "It sounds lonely."
[21:20] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 15." [d20=2]
[21:21] <Kotono> Ithea concentrates, her hands tingling - but she can'tq uite mold it to her tastes this time. Not quite. Meanwhile, "13-25 9-19 27!" is heard behind the wall once more.
[21:22] * Ithea frowns and bullishly concentrates on making their new path, ignoring the cries of the lonely creature for now.
[21:22] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 25." [d20=12]
[21:22] <Kotono> This time a tunnel burrows out of the earth below. It is supported by polished wooden beams, steps forming to aid the walk down. Torches hang on the walls, illuminating the way ahead.
[21:23] <Kotono> "Anyone have any idea why it's calling out numbers?" Dana queries as she watches the tunnel appear, "Is there any reason at all? It's so weird."
[21:23] <Jaela> "Don't worry about it," Jaela waves said queries off.
[21:23] <Afina> "Have you been here before, Ithea?" Afina asks, wondering at her prodigious skill with Limbo-shaping. "Maybe the numbers are its language?" she then suggests.
[21:25] * Willim eyes the wall with the creature behind it. "You going to let that thing pass?"
[21:25] <Ithea> "Never been here before, but it feels...natural here. Have you ever heard of anarchs?" Ithea admits. "And I can bring down that wall, if you guys want. I like shaping Limbo, it's fun."
[21:26] <Afina> "You might as well, I don't think it means us any harm," Afina nods to Ithea, knowing nothing of anarchs.
[21:27] * Ithea nods, as she gestures towards the wall, trying to crumble it back down to the ground it formed from.
[21:27] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 29." [d20=16]
[21:28] <Kotono> The wall immediately crumbles into dust! The creature comes outfrom behind it and approaches the party! "8-5-12-12-15! 13-25 14-1-13-5 9-19 27!"
[21:29] <Willim> "Err."
[21:30] * Ithea leans her head to the side, and replies with, "8-5-12-12-15! 13-25 14-1-13-5 9-19 9-20-8-5-1!"
[21:31] * Ithea frowns, and mutters, "...I think I guessed that right?" while waiting for a response.
[21:32] <Afina> Afina blinks and thinks quickly before nodding. "The numbers are for letters in the common alphabet?"
[21:32] <Kotono> The creature hops up and down once, clanging it's fang on the ground! "8-5-12-12-15! 8-5-12-12-15 7-18-5-1-20 888!"
[21:34] * Ithea nods. "That was my guess...though what the heck does eight hundred eighty eight stand for?" she ponders after spending a quick pause deciphering the creature's last statement.
[21:34] <Afina> "Great hhh?" Afina repeats after decoding, not quite getting it.
[21:34] <Kotono> "This..." Dana shakes her head, "Wild isn't the word. Drunk isn't enough for it, either."
[21:35] <Jaela> "It's a badger," Jaela feels like pointing out the obvious. "You're chatting with a Limbo badger."
[21:36] <Ithea> "Hang on, gimme a second..." Ithea mutters, as she concentrates for a bit, trying to make sure she replies correctly. "9 14-15 19-16-5-1-11 7-15-15-4. 23-8-1-20 888?" (ooc: I no speak good. What 888?)
[21:36] * Willim looks extremely confused. "It talks with...numbers?"
[21:37] <Afina> "Perhaps it's under a curse?" Afina suggests a reason for said unwieldy method of communication.
[21:38] <Jaela> She might be staying near the back, but it's still close enough to cast Detect Magic and take a look.
[21:39] <Kotono> Again it hops up and down, "7-18-5-1-20 888! 25-15-21 888! 12-15-18-4! 13-5 8-5-12-16 25-15-21!"
[21:40] * Ithea continues to concetrate while the creature formulates a reply, missing her chance to follow his numbers, before adding, ""23-5 12-15-15-11 6-15-18 4-19-1-7-15-14. 21 11-14-15-23 23-5-18-5?" (ooc: we look for dsagon. u know were?)
[21:41] <Ithea> "What it'd just say? I missed it while I was trying to ask about the dragon..."
[21:41] <Afina> "You're a great lord and... he wants to help you?" Afina summarises.
[21:42] <Jaela> "Weirder things happened. I guess."
[21:42] <Jaela> roll 1d20+21
[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+21 and gets 23." [1d20=2]
[21:43] <Ithea> "...okay, that's kind of neat, and hopefully he does know about the dragon," Ithea says with a short giggle at Afina's response.
[21:43] <Kotono> "13-5 8-5-12-16 25-15-21!" The creature hops ahead, taking point just in front of Ithea. "13-5 19-5-18-22-5 25-15-21?" At this it stops, staring up at Ithea with complete, strangely earnest attention.
[21:46] <Ithea> "19-21-18-5!" Ithea says. They really should get some kind of translator for him though, it was kind of annoying to think through all those numbers. She repeats her question about the dragon as well.
[21:46] <Afina> "He'll serve you. It seems you have a vassal, Ithea," Afina acknowledges, somewhat charmed by the thing's devoted helpfulness in spite of its communication barrier.
[21:47] * Ithea nods to Afina. "Yes, I'm still hoping that it knows where the dragon is. If not, well, he seems nice enough...though really, we need to get some sort of permanent translation spell on him or something."
[21:47] <Kotono> At this the badger thing goes onto it's back feet. It presents it's sharp fang straight up, almost touching Ithea's hand. Not quite, but it lightly pushes forward, as if trying to force it in.
[21:48] * Ithea frowns, and confused asks. "23-1-20 21 20-18-25 4-15?" (ooc: wat u try do?)
[21:48] <Kotono> "20-1-11-5! 20-1-12-11!" It stays where it is, fang close to Ithea's hand.
[21:50] <Ithea> "Oh...uhm..." she mutters as she puts her hand on the fang and says, "23-5-12-3-15-13-5 27!" (ooc: welcome 27!)
[21:51] <Ithea> "19-5-18-22-5 23-5-12-12?" (ooc: serve well?)
[21:52] <Kotono> The fang touches! Ithea feels a jolt in her body, and then all hear a voice in their minds, 'Me help you! You look for dragons?' After the touch, you can note its eyes are now yellow and slitted, like a cat's.
[21:53] * Ithea blinks at the mental voice and nods silently at the creature, looking at it in wonder.
[21:53] <Afina> "A green dragon," Afina supplies since the language barrier seems dissolved.
[21:53] <Jaela> "Green ones."
[21:53] <Willim> "Oh hey, that's much better." Willim nods.
[21:55] <Kotono> 'Acid.' It takes the lead, '888/anarch,' You hear those and a hundred other words layered on each other, a moment of dazed lethargy striking you, 'I lead to acid.'
[21:56] <Ithea> 'Thank you,' Ithea thinks towards the creature, wondering if the telepathy is two-ways or if she should continue trying to speak in numbers.
[21:56] <Kotono> 'You make way ahead right,' The creature thinks back to you, 'I lead to acid.'
[21:59] * Ithea nods as she focuses on following the creature, and creating a path whenever they're faced with any 'dead-ends'. "I'll give us a path, yes," she mutters aloud.
[21:59] <Jaela> At the mention of acid, Jaela takes care to ward herself in advance.

[Corwin]

[20:02] <Kotono> Through the path of earth you travel. After about another 5 minutes of this you come to open, boiling air. Explosions rip through the path down and ahead, no more earth at all.
[20:05] <Afina> Flying is easy enough so long as one simply remembers to dodge, but Ithea can probably make the path safe anyway so Afina waits for that.
[20:08] * Ithea does in fact try to make a safe path onward for them, not wanting to be dodging around. Concentrating, she tries to extend the path onward so they can just walk in peace without worries of the explosions.
[20:08] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 30." [d20=17]
[20:09] <Kotono> The path is forged ahead, fire and air solidifying into safe ground that isn't exploding. At this 27 looks to Ithea, '888! 888, make boat?' His voice echos in your minds.
[20:12] <Ithea> There really isn't water so far, but trusting in 27's request, Ithea concentrates on trying to make a nice boat for them.
[20:12] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 21." [d20=8]
[20:14] <Kotono> On this concentration, a boat appears below. It is a small wooden skiff with white sail, floating in the air. 27 hops into the boat once it appears, pointing its fang ahead and  abit to the left, 'Acid this way.'
[20:15] * Afina perches herself atop the mast to serve as lookout!
[20:16] * Jaela takes position near the center, to be perfectly placed to respond to any threat.
[20:16] * Ithea gets on the boat as well and waits for everyone else to get on it before trying to make the boat float along the air in the direction 27 points to, trying to make a pleasant gust of wind flow towards the sail for their purposes.
[20:16] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 28." [d20=15]
[20:17] * Willim sits down in the boat, because he has never really been in one and doesn't know what to expect.
[20:18] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 90." [1d100=90]
[20:18] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 100." [1d100=100]
[20:20] <Kotono> With a floating boat the party sails on for a good 3 hours. Through endless twisting chaos you travel, the realm going amid the elements like a roller coaster. Ithea's control is sufficient to ward them all off, until...ahead of you is simple open air. However, as your boat begins to sail in...OOC: Spot and listen checks, all. Note if you have any extrodinary means of perception.

[20:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Dana
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Dana and gets 6." [1d20=4]
[20:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Dana listen
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Dana listen and gets 14." [1d20=12]
[20:21] <Jaela> roll 1d20+7 spot
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+7 spot and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[20:21] <Afina> roll 2#1d20+22 spot/listen (low-light vision)
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 2#1d20+22 spot/listen (low-light vision) and gets 64." [2#1d20+22 = 28, 36]
[20:21] <Jaela> roll 1d20+7 listen
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+7 listen and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[20:21] <Jaela> OOC: darkvision 60ft
[20:21] <Willim> roll 1d20+13 Spot I HAVE SCENT!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+13 Spot I HAVE SCENT! and gets 31." [1d20=18]
[20:21] <Willim> roll 1d20+13 Listen I HAVE SCENT!
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+13 Listen I HAVE SCENT! and gets 19." [1d20=6]
[20:23] <Afina> "I hear a frog," Afina announces, looking around to try and pinpoint the source of the sound.
[20:24] * Willim sniffs a few times, then snorts, frowning. "I smell...dried apples and bad fungus."
[20:24] <Willim> OOC: Apples, gah
[20:24] <Ithea> roll d20+22 spot/darkvision
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22 spot/darkvision and gets 25." [d20=3]
[20:24] <Ithea> roll d20+17 listen
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17 listen and gets 32." [d20=15]

[20:25] <Kotono> The sound is ahead of the party. How far Afina isn't quite sure, but it's ahead. Maybe 30 to 50 feet.
[20:26] <Jaela> "So it's... what? Food and frogs?"
[20:26] <Afina> Must be someone invisibile so she quickly casts the relevant spell!
[20:26] * Willim shrugs.
[20:27] <Ithea> "A frog, huh? Guess there's no need to try and go around or anything?" Ithea asks as she continues to direct them along their route.
[20:27] <Jaela> Afina's spell seems sensible enough in thei situation, and Jaela decides to imbue herself with Blindsight, just in case.
[20:30] <Kotono> Ahead Afina can see a hunk of earth. On that hunk is a battered and pitted throne, as if a king's seat was ripped up and placed here. Sitting on it is a large green frog-creature, so large as to spill out over the throne. It wears a red tunic and purple pants, along with a blue scarf and orange headband. In one hand a golden scepter rests, coated in rusty-red. Lying at its feet is what may have
[20:30] <Kotono> once been a beautiful woman, perhaps of nature with barklike skin as a dryad. Yet...this one's flesh is rotted, its chest torn open. Out of its chest a white fungus grows. It looks up at the green creature with undisguised adoration.  Behind the throne are two almost as large red frog-creatures, every 8 seconds snapping their fingers and ribbiting.
[20:32] <Afina> Afina's first impulse is to leave the perverted dryad to whatever fate the unnatural frog has in mind, but then she considers the possibility that she's been charmed or dominated. "Hold on just a moment, Ithea," she requests, casting detect magic now and looking intently at the fungus-infested woman.
[20:33] <Afina> roll 1d20+23 spellcraft if given 3 rounds
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+23 spellcraft if given 3 rounds and gets 37." [1d20=14]
[20:34] * Willim stares in complete incomprehension.
[20:34] * Ithea nods as she shifts the wind to slow and then stop the boat while Afina does something.
[20:34] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 23." [d20=10]
[20:35] <Willim> "You know," he says to nobody in particular. "I feel smarter now, but I don't understand the stuff we see any more than I used to."
[20:35] * Jaela shrugs. "You seeing anything weirder than usual?"
[20:36] <Kotono> As the boat stops and Afina begins to study, the invisibility is vanquished. It fades away, the rest of the party able to see ahead and the sight that Afina saw. The green frog creature holds its sceptre and calls in arich, booming baritone, "This court welcomes and greets the foreign ambassadors. You may approach the throne."
[20:37] <Jaela> "Uh."
[20:37] <Willim> "Er."
[20:37] * Ithea scrunches up her nose at the sight of the messed up woman, not entirely sure she does in fact want to approach.
[20:38] <Willim> "What I just said earlier? That."
[20:38] <Afina> Having completed her inspection, Afina sniffs in utter derision at a fey debasing herself so thoroughly... though it quickly falters as her brain feeds an image of Queen Ilsenine and a giant devil posing in the same manner. "We're just passing by," the fairy mutters uncomfortably.
[20:38] <Jaela> roll 1d20+18
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[20:40] <Kotono> Waving its scepter about, "Come forward then, and I shall recognize your trip so that it may be a prosperous one!" After that the woman looks over to the party and rises, curtesying despite her dead flesh wearing nothing. She pulls the skin of her legs out like a dress, white fungus and maggots falling out as it rips. Her skin hags loose on the legs after, not a drop of blood falling. "The Queen
[20:40] <Kotono> of the Land welcomes you as well."
[20:41] <Kotono> THUMP! The green slaad's scepter strikes out, hitting th ewoman right on the head! "Princess Consort! You have not earned the right to take the title of Queen! Not today!"
[20:42] <Jaela> "How precognitive of you," Jaela mutters, before raising her voice. "Yeah we're just gonna go. Ithea, let's do that thing."
[20:42] <Afina> "It's not a land, it's a rock," Afina points out, her discomfort rising. "Why were you just standing there invisible and... snapping your fingers?"
[20:43] <Kotono> "Ah, a wise question!" As the 'Princess Consort rubs her head and glowers at the green-frog man and said frogman continues on, "For beneath this throne lies a burden that must be suppressed...ah!" Snapping his fingers, "Of course! You would make worthy Knight of the Fungus!"
[20:43] <Kotono> Dana stares. She just stares long. After far too much staring, in alow voice, "Are we going to kill them?"
[20:44] <Afina> "Maybe they're all victims of a terrible curse?" Afina suggests quietly. "What burden are you talking about?" she asks afterwards.
[20:44] <Ithea> "Tempted," Ithea mutters back, as she raises an eyebrow at Jaela, wondering if doing that was the 'thing' being asked.
[20:45] <Jaela> "That means spending more time with them," Jaela states firmly. "Let's not."
[20:45] <Willim> "I'm actually too disgusted to get closer." Willim says just as lowly.
[20:47] <Ithea> "...huh," Ithea mutters at Willim's remark. She's gotten used to him and all, but still, he's one to talk. She holds the boat a little longer though while Afina seems interested in talking to them. If it gets too annoying though, she'll start moving them along and Afina can fly after them or something.
[20:47] <Kotono> "Beneath this throne lies a filthy devil!" With a snarl and wide gesture with his sceptre, "He just won't take an order, he wouldn't get it. So it was our sacred duty to punish him!"
[20:47] <Jaela> "He's probably lying," Jaela tells Afina quietly. "They're all nutso here in Limbo, even those that seem sane. Fuck, especially those."
[20:47] * Willim immediately perks up. "DEVIL?"
[20:48] <Kotono> "Ooooh, that's right, puddin'," The Princess Consort giggles, turning to start to stare at Jaela. She suddenly licks her lips, "Say..."
[20:48] <Afina> "So you're keeping him prisoner forever and torturing him?" Afina asks hopefully at the news of a devil's confinement.
[20:49] <Ithea> "How are you keeping the devil from just teleporting away?" Ithea asks curiously. After their turn with that stupid paelyrion...
[20:49] * Jaela literally throws her hands up and just retreats to the end of the boat farthest from the spectacle.
[20:50] <Kotono> "Indeed," The green slaad says gravely, before he grins. He holds this scepter, "This scepter of pure chaos stops him! He gets out of line and royal punishment comes down on him!"
[20:50] <Kotono> "Wait!" The Princess Consort calls, "You there, the angel! I wanna talk to you and knock you up!" She calls, cupping rotting hands to her lips, "I wanna put some fungus into you and watch it grow!"
[20:51] <Kotono> Meanwhile the two red slaad continue on, as if nothing has changed at all. Every eight seconds brings a snap-croak.
[20:51] <Willim> "..." Derailed, Willim looks wide-eyed at Jaela.
[20:51] * Ithea twitches as she eyes the scepter, pondering stealing it, then shudders at the princess' cry.
[20:51] * Jaela hums to herself, pretending to be in her own world at the moment.
[20:52] <Ithea> "...okay, I think the others had the right idea," she mutters under her breath, deciding the scepter isn't worth it as she starts up the wind again, moving the ship away and on around these...freaks.
[20:52] <Afina> "Keep up the good work, then. I think we should leave now," Afina suggests, worried things will degenerate further after that base statement.
[20:52] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 26." [d20=13]
[20:53] <Kotono> With that the boat takes off again! As it passes above and beyond, "See them off!" The green slaad calls, a loud dual croack following as you flee! Dana stands there and twitches twice, "Okay, why the FUCK didn't we kill them?" She looks right to Ithea and then the others, "I'm pretty damn sure those frog-bitches needed a good killing."
[20:53] <Ithea> "...Did you want fungus on you, Dana?" Ithea asks drily.
[20:54] <Jaela> "What, when I said it first it wasn't clear enough? I don't wanna be around them. They'll make Gae Bolg rot, I just know it!"
[20:55] <Afina> "They weren't doing harm to anyone except a devil. They can keep right on if they want," Afina shrugs.
[20:56] <Jaela> "I bet they're lying even about that. For real, everyone here is nuts."
[20:56] * Willim just look uncomfortable.
[20:57] <Ithea> "Could have been the truth, the scepter would have been useful if it was, but really, dealing with those four didn't seem worth it. They repulsed even Willim!" Ithea says.
[20:57] * Ithea pauses and turns to Willim, 'Uh, no offense big guy."
[20:57] * Willim shrugs.
[20:58] <Jaela> "If we just attack people to loot their useful-seeming stuff, it'll just all go downhill from there," Jaela insists. "I mean, it's fine if they have a reputation for their stuff across the planes, but just any hobo with a scepter we come across?"
[20:59] * Ithea laughs. "I suppose that's true enough."
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 78." [1d100=78]
[20:59] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 13." [1d100=13]
[21:04] <Kotono> On you travel for another 4 hours. Limbo passes by as you travel. At this point 27 takes to the front most part of the ship, 'Acid soon,' it says.
[21:05] <Afina> Choosing to prepare appropriately, Afina casts resist energy on herself and Dana to be protected from acid.
[21:05] <Jaela> Time to ward herself against acid once more!
[21:05] * Ithea nods as she recasts buffs long gone on herself, letting Afina take care of Dana this time.
[21:08] <Jaela> And on the off chance they will run into enemies, Jaela traces the symbol upon her armor for an extra bit of protection.
[21:08] <Kotono> Through a blaze of fire parted by Ithea, and then! Ahead of you it looms, the chaos of Limbo held at bay. A vast mountain of what looks to be greenish jelly. It is riddled with rusted, pitted metal all over - beams, poles, hunks and all sorts of iron. It is an absolute mountain! There is a foul, dizzying stench in the air, acidic and unpleasant on the nostrils.
[21:09] <Ithea> "Thanks again, 27," Ithea says as she spots the sight ahead.
[21:12] <Kotono> '888/Anarch happy?' 27 inquires back.
[21:12] * Afina wrinkles her nose a little bit but doesn't let the stench deter her. "Would your control let us get safely through the mountain, Ithea?" It sounds better than flying through a pre-prepared entrance the dragon could have left for them.
[21:13] <Ithea> "Happy enough," Ithea replies to 27 as she nods to Afina. "I don't see why I shouldn't be able to, still part of limbo, so unless he's also an anarch and has better control..."
[21:14] * Ithea pauses and eyes 27. "The green dragon -isn't- an anarch is it?"
[21:14] <Jaela> "What's an anarch, anyway?"
[21:15] <Kotono> 27 bobs up and down a bit, its fang slicing through the air. 'Acid 888.' Its answer comes easily, 'Big 888. Controls all the time.'
[21:16] <Ithea> "It's a title for beings that have a natural affinity for controlling limbo. Not sure how I ended up one but...hooboy, seems our dragon's one too. If that's the case, he'd probably sense us trying to tunnel in. I was able to sense when you tried, Afina."
[21:17] <Afina> "Ahh... then we'll have to sneak in without using any Limboshaping," Afina nods to that, the prospect not particularly troubling... at least until she considers the stealth abilities of her companions. "Save the ability until we really need it, it might catch him off guard that way."
[21:18] <Ithea> "We'll want to abandon the boat then, hopefully we're more than far enough from it's sensing range," Ithea says.
[21:19] <Afina> "Lets go, then," Afina takes off from the mast, casting false life and then slowly approaching the mountain, looking for any passages deeper inside or visible defences/sentries.
[21:20] <Afina> roll 1d10+10
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d10+10 and gets 12." [1d10=2]
[21:21] * Jaela follows suit, Gae Bolg drawn and ready!
[21:22] * Willim eyes the other three. "Can any of you fly?"
[21:23] <Ithea> "You know the answer to that," Ithea says with a shake of her head. "And speaking of needs, I saw Afina cast on Dana, but do either of you two have any ability to resist or heal through acid?"
[21:23] * Ithea looks between both 27 and Willim.
[21:28] <Kotono> 27 seems unfazed, 'Acid not bad,' it answers.
[21:29] <Kotono> Afina approaches! AS she flies closer she feels gravity assert itself, a momentary dizziness as her senses adjust. There's no immediate openings into the mountain - a closer search would be required. OOC: If you're gonna go seriously searching we'll start dealingw ith that. The entire thing is a mountain, so it's a lot of territory to cover.
[21:29] <Afina> OOC: lets wait till everyone comes over first
[21:29] <Willim> "Acid isn't so bad for me, I can resist it a bit. I'll take whatever you've got though."
[21:29] * Ithea nods at that, and casts resist energy on Willim to grant him some more protection from all the acid.
[21:30] <Jaela> "Why can't we just make an opening, again?" Jaela wonders, landing lightly next to Afina. "So he'll know someone like him is here. Maybe he'll come out to meet us?"
[21:30] * Willim eyes Dana speculatively.
[21:30] <Willim> "You ready for this?"
[21:30] <Ithea> "Okay, just take us up to the mountain, and we can walk from there," Ithea suggests to Willim.
[21:31] <Kotono> "More than ready," Looking on ahead, "This should be a great fight1"
[21:31] * Ithea snorts. "It probably will, since he'll be able to control the environment. You're not just going to fight the dragon, we'll have to deal with the environment as well."
[21:32] * Willim nods and picks up Dana by the waist, plonking her down so she's straddling his head from behind. "Hold onto my horns." With that, he scoops up Ithea and 27 as he flies off the boat!"
[21:32] <Afina> "We'll have to deal with that either way, but I'd rather catch him by surprise than let him determine how and when we fight."
[21:35] <Ithea> Once at the mountain near Afina and Jaela, Ithea looks around for an entrance. "Seen anything yet?" she asks.
[21:35] <Jaela> "It's a huge mountain. Smells bad."
[21:37] <Afina> "There may not be an entrance at all, then we'll have no choice but to use Ithea's powers, but lets look around first," Afina suggests, gaining some altitude to see better before she starts roving over the mountain's surface.
[21:38] <Ithea> "Afina, a thought. If the dragon's also an anarch, what are the chances a cave entrance even leads to him? He can open and close a route to his lair any time he wants to travel..." Ithea comments with a frown as Afina's comment brings a bad thought to mind. "I know we want to surprise him...but what are the chances it's even possible?"
[21:38] <Jaela> "I asked that too but Afina wants to poke around." Jaela shrugs. "Whatever works. How long are we giving to the search?"
[21:39] * Afina gives up. "You're right. A group this big wouldn't be able to catch a dragon unawares even in a proper mountain. Go ahead, we'll be direct."
[21:41] * Ithea nods, as she gets out of Willim's arms. "Okay, everyone get ready then, he'll likely know we're here as soon as I start making a change," Ithea says before concentrating as she forms a tunnel deep into the mountain's side.
[21:42] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[21:42] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 22." [d20=9]
[21:43] <Kotono> AT Ithea's concentration, a hall into the mountain appears! The floor is pitted metal, the wall and ceiling jelly-acid. It's 15ft wide, enough for a few of you to walk side by side into it.
[21:46] * Ithea starts moving into the tunnel, leading the way and focusing on forming a path whenever they reach the end, providing a path until they find the space within the mountain that the dragon uses as its lair.
[21:46] * Jaela follows suit!
[21:47] * Willim continues on after the girls.
[21:50] <Kotono> Into the mountain you go! As you step in the foul stench becomes stronger, the air thicker with it! You proceed in a mere 20 feet before yo see them ahead - the hallway stretches on, oddly. But you see them - perhaps a dozen of them. Green humanoid creatures, about 8 feetl tall.They're made of the same jelly as the walls are, lumbering towards the party! OOC: Yep, you got its attention. Init here, the natives be hostile. Anyone wanna run Dana for this?

[21:50] <Afina> roll 1d20+19 I'll run Dana
[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+19 I'll run Dana and gets 38." [1d20=19]
[21:50] <Afina> roll 1d20+2 Dana
[21:50] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+2 Dana and gets 11." [1d20=9]
[21:51] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 oozemen
[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 oozemen and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[21:51] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(38)>Dana(11)>Oozemen(10)'
[21:51] <Jaela> roll 1d20+6
[21:51] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+6 and gets 9." [1d20=3]
[21:51] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(38)>Dana(11)>Oozemen(10)>Jaela(9)'
[21:52] <Willim> roll 1d20+4
[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+4 and gets 22." [1d20=18]
[21:52] <Ithea> roll d20+9
[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+9 and gets 12." [d20=3]
[21:54] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(38)>Willim(22)>Ithea(12)>Dana(11)>Oozemen(10)>Jaela(9)'
[21:54] <Kotono> OOC: Open Afina.
[21:54] <Ithea> roll d20+17 K:D
[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17 K:D and gets 27." [d20=10]
[21:54] <Jaela> roll 1d20+8 devotion
[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+8 devotion and gets 18." [1d20=10]
[21:56] <Afina> Everyone is much faster now! Afina flies into the midst of the oozemen, stabbing her frozen blade through two of them before looping back towards the party!
[21:56] <Afina> roll 1d20+29
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+29 and gets 43." [1d20=14]
[21:56] <Afina> roll 1d20+24
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+24 and gets 33." [1d20=9]
[21:56] <Afina> roll 1d4+12+1d6+1d6 swift/ice
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d4+12+1d6+1d6 swift/ice and gets 23." [1d4=1][1d6=5][1d6=5]
[21:56] <Afina> roll 1d4+12+1d6+1d6 swift/ice
[21:56] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d4+12+1d6+1d6 swift/ice and gets 15." [1d4=1][1d6=1][1d6=1]
[21:56] <Ithea> "Physical force won't work very well on these ooze guys, you have anything else you can use against them Willim?" Ithea asks the troll.
[21:57] <Willim> "Not really!"
[21:57] <Kotono> Afina's blade cleaves two of the oozes apart...and a momentla ter there are four instead of two! Each cut part reforms into another full sized man! The ice of her blade does seem to freeze the ooze a bit, ice crystals forming within them! OOC: Willim.
[21:57] <Ithea> "Well...hope you're strong enough to smash them hard enough to actually hurt them at all then!"
[21:58] <Jaela> "Burn the fuck out of them!"
[21:58] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(38)>Willim(22)>Ithea(12)>Dana(11)>Oozemen(10; 14 of them)>Jaela(9)'
[21:58] * Willim pulls his hammer from his pack, moving forward and setting himself at the ready in front of the rest of the party.
[21:59] <Willim> "I'll do my best to keep them of of you all, just blow them up!"
[21:59] <Willim> OOC: Holding, aiting since physical damage here might not be the best idea.
[22:01] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Ithea.
[22:03] * Ithea decides to see if they can just avoid dealing with the oozemen, trying to command the slab of ground they stand on to launch upwards and smash them into the acidic ceiling.
[22:04] <Ithea> ooc: just roll wisdom, or attack roll of some sort?
[22:04] <Kotono> OOC: Make a wis check first of all to see if you succeed on manipulation.
[22:05] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 29." [d20=16]
[22:05] <Kotono> OOC: Attack roll.
[22:06] <Ithea> ooc: ranged, melee, cmb?
[22:07] <Ithea> roll d20+19 (assuming ranged, add +3 if melee or cmb)
[22:07] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+19 (assuming ranged, add +3 if melee or cmb) and gets 37." [d20=18]
[22:08] <Kotono> WHAM! The floor rises up and crushes the acid-men, slamming them into the ceiling! You can see them pressed into it, squished but looking otherwise intact and moving about in the ceiling! OOC: Dana.
[22:10] <Afina> "Uh...?" Dana looks up at the pillar now blocking their path and squashing the acid-men. "Can you make a tunnel through that now, Ithea?"
[22:10] <Kotono> OOC: That it for her for the round?
[22:11] <Ithea> "Probably, though I think they're actually not out of the fight...I was hoping they'd dissolve back into the acid that formed them or something..."
[22:11] <Afina> OOC: she'll hold in case something happens
[22:12] <Kotono> Above, you see the men moving ahead! They move through the acid ceiling like they were swimming, coming up to above the party! A moment later they plunge down, getting into the thick of it and attacking all!
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Afina
[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Afina and gets 31." [1d20=16]
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Jaela
[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Jaela and gets 17." [1d20=2]
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Willim
[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Willim and gets 33." [1d20=18]
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Ithea
[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Ithea and gets 16." [1d20=1]
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Dana
[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Dana and gets 21." [1d20=6]
[22:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15 27, frankly I forgot to roll his init so he'll just go last. My bad.
[22:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 27, frankly I forgot to roll his init so he'll just go last. My bad. and gets 19." [1d20=4]
[22:13] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(38)>Willim(22)>Ithea(12)>Dana(11)>Oozemen(10; 14 of them)>Jaela(9)>27(0)'
[22:13] <Kotono> OOC: Who got hit
[22:13] <Kotono> ?
[22:13] <Willim> OOC: AC 33 with Haste
[22:14] <Ithea> ooc: AC 29, so miss on me
[22:14] <Kotono> roll 1d4+4d6 (4d6 is acid) Willim
[22:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+4d6 (4d6 is acid) Willim and gets 17." [1d4=1][4d6=6, 5, 3, 2]
[22:15] <Kotono> OOC: Jaela? Afina? Well, mostly Jaela since I know Afina's AC is higher.
[22:15] <Willim> OOC: Acid resist total of 15, fast healing 5. MAkes it irrelevant.
[22:15] <Jaela> OOC: [22:12] <Jaela> That actually misses me for a chance
[22:16] <Kotono> With a heap of acid-men raining down, the party is assailed! Most dodge, but Willim takes one right on the chest - and doesn't even blink, the acid held at bay! OOC: 27 is up.
[22:17] <Kotono> OOC: Jaela's turn, excuse me.
[22:19] <Jaela> What else is there to do but stab the freakish things? If cutting them down doesn't work and no one wants to try bashing them, then a spear is the true weapon of salvation!
[22:19] <Jaela> roll 1d20+28
[22:19] <Jaela> roll 1d20+28
[22:19] <Jaela> roll 1d20+23
[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+28 and gets 47." [1d20=19]
[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+28 and gets 32." [1d20=4]
[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+23 and gets 32." [1d20=9]
[22:19] <Jaela> roll 1d20+18
[22:19] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+18 and gets 19." [1d20=1]
[22:20] <Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[22:20] <Jaela> roll 3#1d8+18
[22:20] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 3#1d8+18 and gets 71." [3#1d8+18 = 25, 26, 20]
[22:22] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(38)>Willim(22)>Ithea(12)>Dana(11)>Oozemen(10; 17 of them)>Jaela(9)>27(0)'
[22:22] <Kotono> Jaela hacks through the oozes - but each one simply becomes two on being sliced or stabbed, amorphously defeating Jaela's best efforts! OOC: 27 is up.
[22:25] <Kotono> At this, 27 turns towards one behind him, facing the wall! It's mouth opens up wide, and in a deafening shout, "27!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" is screamed at the creature!
[22:26] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[22:26] <Kotono> roll 5d6
[22:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 12." [5d6=2, 3, 1, 1, 5]
[22:26] <Afina> "Fuck this!" Dana snaps angrily, backing away from the battle. "Isn't there any magic or anything that'll put them down if stabbing just makes more?!"
[22:27] <Kotono> The burst of sound wobbles that particular acid-man considerably, flecks of acid-ooze falling away and the wall behind it jiggling terrifically!
[22:27] <Jaela> "I'm gonna do that! Uppity fuckers, let's see how they like to meet the Seldarine in person!"
[22:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(38)>Willim(22)>Ithea(12)>Oozemen(10; 17 of them)>Jaela(9)>27=Dana(0)'
[22:31] <Kotono> OOC: Go Afina.
[22:32] * Afina flies back from her current attacker and blasts him with a tiny ray of ice!
[22:32] <Afina> roll 1d20+25 ranged touch, provoking AoO
[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+25 ranged touch, provoking AoO and gets 42." [1d20=17]
[22:32] <Afina> roll 1d3+1d6
[22:32] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d3+1d6 and gets 3." [1d3=2][1d6=1]
[22:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 32." [1d20=17]
[22:34] <Kotono> The little ray of ice hits, frost leaving a patch of ice on the acid-man as Afina retreats back safely, dodging a fist slam! OOC: Willim.
[22:35] * Willim raises the hammer over his head, brining it down onto the slime man in front of him with a titanic swing! "DIE!"
[22:36] <Willim> roll 1d20+25-5+1-4+3 PA
[22:36] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+25-5+1-4+3 PA and gets 25." [1d20=5]
[22:36] <Willim> roll 1d20+25-5+1-4+3 PA
[22:36] <Willim> roll 1d20+20-5+1-4+3 PA
[22:36] <Willim> roll 1d20+15-5+1-4+3 PA
[22:36] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+25-5+1-4+3 PA and gets 21." [1d20=1]
[22:36] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+20-5+1-4+3 PA and gets 24." [1d20=9]
[22:36] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+15-5+1-4+3 PA and gets 30." [1d20=20]
[22:37] <Kotono> OOC: Three hits. No crit since oozes are crit immune.
[22:37] <Willim> OOC: Fortitud save 21 or be staggered. Immune?
[22:38] <Willim> roll 3#3d8+3+11
[22:38] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 3#3d8+3+11 and gets 89." [3#3d8+3+11 = 36, 26, 27]
[22:39] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Oddly not, they're immune to everything but that, almost.
[22:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Oddly not, they're immune to everything but that, almost. and gets 14." [1d20=6]
[22:39] <Willim> OOC: Damage is magic, bludgeoning if it counts
[22:40] <Kotono> Willim slams his hammer down, smashing ooze into the hard steel! This causes squirts of ooze to smash down and splatter, three of the oozes reduced to a gel on the floor! OOC: Ithea.
[22:41] <Ithea> "We really don't have that many options, if we're going to split them, we'll just split them up enough that they're reduced to nothing and in the meantime don't have much room to move and hit us in return," Ithea says as she whips her glaive around, glowing with magic. Hopefully she'll do enough magical damage even with problem of splitting them. (OOC: AS lv 2 + vampiric touch)
[22:41] <Ithea> roll d20+21 (PA -7) slime 1
[22:41] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+21 (PA -7) slime 1 and gets 35." [d20=14]
[22:41] <Ithea> roll d20+21 (PA -7) slime 2
[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+21 (PA -7) slime 2 and gets 41." [d20=20]
[22:41] <Ithea> roll d20+16 (PA -7) slime 3
[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+16 (PA -7) slime 3 and gets 36." [d20=20]
[22:41] <Ithea> roll d20+11 (PA -7) slime 3
[22:41] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+11 (PA -7) slime 3 and gets 26." [d20=15]
[22:42] <Kotono> OOC: All hit. Just roll the arcane strike damage + vampiric touch.
[22:42] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(38)>Willim(22)>Ithea(12)>Oozemen(10; 14 of them)>Jaela(9)>27=Dana(0)'
[22:42] <Ithea> roll 2d4+7d6 slime 1
[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2d4+7d6 slime 1 and gets 21." [2d4=1, 2][7d6=1, 2, 5, 1, 4, 4, 1]
[22:42] <Ithea> roll 2d4+7d6 slime 2
[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2d4+7d6 slime 2 and gets 32." [2d4=2, 2][7d6=5, 5, 4, 6, 2, 2, 4]
[22:42] <Ithea> roll 4d4+7d6 slime 3
[22:42] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 4d4+7d6 slime 3 and gets 34." [4d4=2, 4, 3, 1][7d6=3, 3, 1, 2, 6, 3, 6]
[22:43] <Kotono> OOC: It doesn't matter much, but why 4d4 on the last one?
[22:43] <Ithea> ooc: two strikes against that one
[22:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(38)>Willim(22)>Ithea(12)>Oozemen(10; 11 of them)>Jaela(9)>27=Dana(0)'
[22:44] <Kotono> Cutting through them does little - but the arcane fire and life-sucking magic does far more! Three more wither away and burn into clumps of twitching acid, reduced down! OOC: Oozemen.
[22:45] <Kotono> Those still in melee find the oozemen to be fighting on, hitting them with everything they have!
[22:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Willim
[22:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Willim and gets 24." [1d20=10]
[22:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Ithea
[22:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Ithea and gets 33." [1d20=19]
[22:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Jaela
[22:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Jaela and gets 32." [1d20=18]
[22:45] <Kotono> roll 1d20+14 27
[22:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 27 and gets 18." [1d20=4]
[22:45] <Kotono> OOC: Any hits?
[22:45] <Jaela> OOC: AC29, acid res 30
[22:45] <Willim> OOC: Not me!
[22:45] <Ithea> ooc: I was hit
[22:45] <Kotono> roll roll 1d4+4d6 (4d6 is acid) Ithea
[22:46] <Kotono> roll roll 1d4+4d6 (4d6 is acid) Jaela
[22:46] <Kotono> roll 1d4+4d6 (4d6 is acid) Jaela
[22:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+4d6 (4d6 is acid) Jaela and gets 18." [1d4=1][4d6=6, 6, 1, 4]
[22:46] <Kotono> roll 1d4+4d6 (4d6 is acid) Ithea
[22:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+4d6 (4d6 is acid) Ithea and gets 8." [1d4=2][4d6=1, 2, 1, 2]
[22:46] <Kotono> Again the warriors are slammed and acid-dipped, but magic and endurance stops the worst of it! OOC: Jaela.
[22:47] <Jaela> "You're about to see the might of the Seldarine, motherfuckers!" Jaela announces. "Last chance to run, dammit!"
[22:47] <Jaela> OOC: I'll wait on 27 and then go
[22:47] <Kotono> If the oozemen are impressed, they don't show it! 27 turns, catching another one against the wall and screaming, "27!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
[22:47] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[22:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[22:47] <Kotono> roll 5d6
[22:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 17." [5d6=6, 2, 4, 1, 4]
[22:47] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(38)>Willim(22)>Ithea(12)>Oozemen(9; 11 of them)>Jaela(9)>27=Dana(0)'
[22:48] <Kotono> This time the shaking is enough to ruin another one, vibrating apart into hunks of acidic ooze! OOC: Jaela.
[22:49] <Jaela> "Fine! See how you like this!" Jaela raises her spear sky-high, starting to glow brighter and brighter by the moment. "My strongest spell, channeled directly from Arvandor! Glory to the fellowship!" And then, the light rushes out from her in every direction!
[22:49] <Jaela> OOC: Holy Word
[22:50] <Kotono> OOC: Link me real quick?
[22:51] <Jaela> OOC: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/holyWord.htm and you also made a houserule for people to save with a -2 penalty. My HD is 14. My DC would be 26 normally.
[22:51] <Kotono> OCO: Okay will saves for the oozes, Ithea, Willim and 27.
[22:51] <Kotono> OOC: Make a CL check for any SR?
[22:52] <Jaela> roll 1d20+14
[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+14 and gets 24." [1d20=10]
[22:52] <Ithea> roll d20+20 will
[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+20 will and gets 36." [d20=16]
[22:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 27
[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 27 and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[22:52] <Willim> roll 1d20+13
[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+13 and gets 19." [1d20=6]
[22:52] <Ithea> ooc: also have spell resistance which beats the CL check
[22:52] <Kotono> OOC: Ithea's immune then.
[22:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 oozes
[22:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 oozes and gets 16." [1d20=10]
[22:53] <Kotono> OOC: -2 to that, irrelevant.
[22:55] <Kotono> OOC: Willim, you are deafened for 1d4 rounds. Ithea is immune, the oozes are immune to the statuses involved by type and 27 is immune to sonic attacks.
[22:56] <Kotono> The holy word is called, its power echoing in the hall! The oozes look dazeda moment but shake out of it, as the world descends into silence for Willim! OOC: DAna, go.
[22:57] * Willim grunts, shaking his head as if to clear it.
[22:57] <Afina> "Oh, for fuck's sake! If stabbing them more works, I'll do that!" Dana grumbles, moving up to the nearest ooze and giving it a hearty stab!
[22:57] <Afina> roll 1d20+22 man no power attack
[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+22 man no power attack and gets 39." [1d20=17]
[22:57] <Afina> roll 1d6+8
[22:57] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d6+8 and gets 12." [1d6=4]
[23:01] <Kotono> Thrusting forward, Dana impales another ooze! The ooze flows around the stab, doing little and splitting off! OOC: AFina, go.
[23:03] <Afina> Shaking her head in minor annoyance, Afina suggests, "We could just ignore them and keep moving, they aren't even a threat," before dashing through the melee and smacking two with tiny backfists as she goes before ending up fifty feet away down the tunnel!
[23:03] <Afina> roll 1d20+28
[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+28 and gets 47." [1d20=19]
[23:03] <Afina> roll 1d20+23
[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+23 and gets 38." [1d20=15]
[23:03] <Afina> roll 1d4+11+1d6
[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d4+11+1d6 and gets 16." [1d4=4][1d6=1]
[23:03] <Afina> roll 1d4+11+1d6
[23:03] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d4+11+1d6 and gets 18." [1d4=2][1d6=5]
[23:05] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(38)>Willim(22)>Ithea(12)>Oozemen(9; 10 of them)>Jaela(9)>27=Dana(0)'
[23:05] <Kotono> Two pixie fists hit two oozes, smacking them hard! Two more crumble at this point, leaving less than a dozen still up! OOC: Willim, go.
[23:05] * Willim powers into another vicious series of slams with the hammer, lack of hearing not bothering him at all!
[23:06] <Willim> roll 1d20+25-5+1-4+3 PA
[23:06] <Willim> roll 1d20+25-5+1-4+3 PA
[23:06] <Willim> roll 1d20+20-5+1-4+3 PA
[23:06] <Willim> roll 1d20+15-5+1-4+3 PA
[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+25-5+1-4+3 PA and gets 31." [1d20=11]
[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+25-5+1-4+3 PA and gets 26." [1d20=6]
[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+20-5+1-4+3 PA and gets 20." [1d20=5]
[23:06] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+15-5+1-4+3 PA and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[23:06] <Kotono> OOC: HIts.
[23:06] <Willim> OOC: All?
[23:06] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[23:06] <Willim> OOC: Also, DC 21 Staggr
[23:06] <Willim> OOC: If it matters
[23:07] <Willim> roll 4#3d8+3+11+5 forgot to add PA in last round lawl
[23:07] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 4#3d8+3+11+5 forgot to add PA in last round lawl and gets 131." [4#3d8+3+11+5 = 31, 33, 36, 31]
[23:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[23:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 20." [1d20=12]
[23:07] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(38)>Willim(22)>Ithea(12)>Oozemen(9; 6 of them)>Jaela(9)>27=Dana(0)'
[23:08] <Kotono> With a furious bounding four more are pulped, the acid-men crumbling down further! OOC: Ithea, go.
[23:08] * Ithea attacks four different slimes, relying on simpler spells to whittle them down. (OOC: shocking grasp)
[23:08] <Ithea> roll d20+26 slime 1
[23:08] <Ithea> roll d20+26 slime 2
[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26 slime 1 and gets 35." [d20=9]
[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+26 slime 2 and gets 35." [d20=9]
[23:08] <Ithea> roll d20+21 slime 3
[23:08] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+21 slime 3 and gets 29." [d20=8]
[23:09] <Ithea> roll d20+16 slime 4
[23:09] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+16 slime 4 and gets 23." [d20=7]
[23:09] <Kotono> OOC: Hits.
[23:09] <Ithea> roll 4#5d6
[23:09] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 4#5d6 and gets 53." [4#5d6 = 10, 10, 12, 21]
[23:10] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(38)>Willim(22)>Ithea(12)>Oozemen(9; 2 of them)>Jaela(9)>27=Dana(0)'
[23:12] <Kotono> Calling on more arcane energies, the oozes are further wracked down! Only two remain now, taking swings at Willim and Ithea!
[23:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[23:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[23:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 16." [1d20=10]
[23:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 10." [1d20=4]
[23:12] <Kotono> But both swings are in vain, flailing uselessly! OOC: Jeala.
[23:14] <Jaela> Looking terribly dispirited, Jaela drops her spear onto the acid-covered ground and summons one of silvery magic to take its place.
[23:15] <Jaela> roll 1d20+25
[23:15] <Jaela> roll 1d20+25
[23:15] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+25 and gets 31." [1d20=6]
[23:15] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+25 and gets 45." [1d20=20]
[23:15] <Jaela> roll 1d20+20
[23:15] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+20 and gets 26." [1d20=6]
[23:15] <Jaela> roll 1d20+15
[23:15] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+15 and gets 23." [1d20=8]
[23:15] <Kotono> OOC All hit.
[23:15] <Jaela> roll 4#1d8+4 magic
[23:15] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 4#1d8+4 magic and gets 33." [4#1d8+4 = 12, 8, 5, 8]
[23:16] <Kotono> With a foursome of vicious slashes, the last two oozes are cut apart! They crumble down into sizzling acid, the moon blade robbing them of life! OOC: Free act.

[23:16] <Jaela> "I cut something worthless for the first time," Jaela mutters.
[23:17] <Afina> "Come on, they were just there to delay us while he marshalled his real defences!" Afina harries everyone to pick up the pace, leading the way down the tunnel in a hurry!
[23:17] * Willim goes to wipe the slime off of his hammer on the ground before realizing that the ground IS slime...so he just rests it on his shoulder as he walks forward.
[23:18] <Ithea> "I don't know about them being worthless. They pretty much ignored your strongest spell...although it did make me feel nice so thanks!" Ithea says before nodding to Afina and hurrying along the tunnel once more.
[23:18] * Jaela picks up Gae Bolg and follows without a glance back, muttering obscenities about the dragon's parentage.
[23:22] <Kotono> With this the party races on! They make it a few minutes in! Abruptly before them the hallway expands out, acid pushed back! A flash of lightning bursts, andi nt he aftermath ofthat light it stands before you! IT is a hound, as large as an elephant! It's entire body is made of rotting bodies and swirling rainbow colored energies! It is 50ft away from you, snarling! As it begins to advance, a
[23:22] <Kotono> voice murmurs into each of your ears, "You dare come here? You have one chance - turn tail and flee out, or your bones will dissolve in my acid!"
[23:23] * Willim blinks real hard.
[23:25] <Ithea> "Are you Baleruk? I thought you'd be green...or wait, are you just his pet mutt?" Ithea asks.
[23:26] * Afina has no interest in fleeing! "That's just a guard dog," Afina gives the thing a contemptuous look. "Lets kill it quickly or just move past it, it doesn't have the heart we need."
[23:28] <Jaela> "If that's our choice, then let's kill it," Jaela asserts, leveling her spear at the dog.
[23:28] <Kotono> OOC: Since you guys aren't chattinglet's do init v2.

[23:28] <Ithea> roll d20+17 K:R on rainbow zombie dog
[23:29] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17 K:R on rainbow zombie dog and gets 19." [d20=2]
[23:29] <Ithea> roll d20+9 init
[23:29] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+9 init and gets 13." [d20=4]
[23:29] <Jaela> roll 1d20+18 devotion
[23:29] <Willim> roll 1d20+4
[23:29] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+18 devotion and gets 36." [1d20=18]
[23:29] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+4 and gets 17." [1d20=13]
[23:29] <Jaela> roll 1d20+6 init
[23:29] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+6 init and gets 16." [1d20=10]
[23:29] <Kotono> OOC: A reminder, please please please don't mix init and other rolls,i tm akes it a hassle to iron out.
[23:29] <Afina> roll 1d20+19
[23:29] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+19 and gets 23." [1d20=4]
[23:29] <Afina> roll 1d20+2 Dana
[23:29] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+2 Dana and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[23:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(23)>Willim(17)>Jaela(16)>Ithea(13)>Dana(7)'
[23:30] <Ithea> ooc: don't forget 27
[23:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 27
[23:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 27 and gets 12." [1d20=7]
[23:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 hound
[23:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 hound and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[23:31] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4 ????
[23:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 ???? and gets 22." [1d20=18]
[23:32] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(23)>????(22)>Charnel Hound(18)>Willim(17)>Jaela(16)>Ithea(13)>27(12)>Dana(7)'
[23:32] <Kotono> OOC: Open Afina.
[23:34] <Afina> Assuming that it's a construct, Afina has just the right spell for this! Flying up and above it, she fires a coppery red ray from her fingertips down at its back, a screeching sound accompanying its path through the acid-misted air!
[23:34] <Afina> roll 1d20+25 ray of deanimation
[23:34] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+25 ray of deanimation and gets 42." [1d20=17]
[23:35] <Jaela> "Time to die, zombie dog!" Jaela announces, beginning to glow brightly once more despite her previous failure.
[23:36] <Kotono> The ray strikes the creature and nothing happens! As this fails, thumping above can be heard! In the acid above the party dozens of long metal poles and spears are gathering up, a 20ft circle! OOC: Charnel Hound is up.
[23:37] <Kotono> At this the beast rears its head back! In an instant a spray of rainbow colors gushes out, enveloping the party! OOC: Prismatic spray breath, resolving these one at a time. No saves until I call for them.
[23:38] <Kotono> roll 1d8 Afina
[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 Afina and gets 7." [1d8=7]
[23:38] <Kotono> OOC: Will save, Afina.
[23:38] <Afina> roll 1d20+17
[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+17 and gets 20." [1d20=3]
[23:38] <Kotono> roll 1d8 Jaela
[23:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 Jaela and gets 1." [1d8=1]
[23:39] <Kotono> OOC: Reflex save, Jaela.
[23:39] <Jaela> roll 1d20+22
[23:39] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+22 and gets 34." [1d20=12]
[23:39] <Kotono> OOC: 10 fire damage.
[23:40] <Kotono> roll 1d8 Ithea
[23:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 Ithea and gets 1." [1d8=1]
[23:40] <Kotono> OOC: Reflex, Ithea.
[23:40] <Ithea> roll d20+18 evasion
[23:40] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+18 evasion and gets 25." [d20=7]
[23:40] <Ithea> ooc: +1 from haste also
[23:40] <Kotono> OOC: Negated with evasion.
[23:40] <Kotono> roll 1d8 Willim
[23:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 Willim and gets 6." [1d8=6]
[23:40] <Kotono> OOC: will save, Willim.
[23:40] <Willim> roll 1d20+13
[23:40] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+13 and gets 22." [1d20=9]
[23:41] <Kotono> roll 1d8 Dana
[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 Dana and gets 8." [1d8=8]
[23:41] <Kotono> roll 2d8 Dana ow
[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8 Dana ow and gets 9." [2d8=8, 1]
[23:41] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 5." [1d8=5]
[23:41] <Kotono> OOC: Reflex and Fortitude.
[23:41] <Afina> roll 1d20+7 reflex
[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+7 reflex and gets 15." [1d20=8]
[23:41] <Afina> roll 1d20+17 fort
[23:41] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+17 fort and gets 22." [1d20=5]
[23:42] <Kotono> OOC: 20 fire damage and status effect,will adjudicate along with Willim's when this is done.
[23:42] <Kotono> roll 1d8 27
[23:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 27 and gets 1." [1d8=1]
[23:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[23:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 26." [1d20=15]
[23:43] <Kotono> OOC: 10 fire damage to him, negated by resistance
[23:43] <Kotono> .
[23:43] <Kotono> roll 1d6 Dana stunned for these number of rounds.
[23:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 Dana stunned for these number of rounds. and gets 3." [1d6=3]
[23:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(23)>????(22)>Charnel Hound(18)>Willim(17)>Jaela(16)>Ithea(13)>27(12)>Dana(7; stunned 3 rounds)'
[23:44] <Kotono> The blast of rainbow light arches through the party, leaving color and dazzle in its wake! Burns and shocks are about, Willim looking off and Dana stunned and falling back! OOC: Willim, go.
[23:47] <Willim> roll 1d100
[23:47] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d100 and gets 34." [1d100=34]
[23:47] <Kotono> OOC: Babble incoherently result. Do that and I'llmovei t along to Jaela's turnafter.
[23:48] <Willim> "HAMMERS! SHEEP! SNUFFELUPPAGUS!"
[23:48] <Kotono> OOC: Jaela, go.
[23:50] <Jaela> "Be cured!" Jaela intones, bestowing Dana with a Panacea as she moves to stand directly before her, spear presented to the charnel dog in challenge, while phantom replicas of it appear all around her.
[23:50] <Jaela> roll 1d8+14 and cures Stun
[23:50] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d8+14 and cures Stun and gets 22." [1d8=8]
[23:50] <Kotono> Dana's vision clears, stunning dazedness banishes by a single spell! OOC: Ithea, go.
[23:52] * Ithea focuses on the appearing poles and spears and tries to grab control of them, launching them down in a rain of weapons on the rainbow spewing dog, taking care not to hit Afina.
[23:52] <Ithea> roll d20+13 wisdom
[23:52] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 wisdom and gets 26." [d20=13]
[23:52] <Kotono> OOC: Wis check, opposed this time.
[23:52] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[23:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 18." [1d20=5]
[23:52] <Kotono> OOC: Attack rolls, ranged. +3 bonus.
[23:53] <Kotono> OOC: 8 attack rolls, excuseme.
[23:53] <Ithea> roll 8#d20+22 UBW go~
[23:53] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 8#d20+22 UBW go~ and gets 237." [8#d20+22 = 35, 28, 38, 33, 23, 24, 32, 24]
[23:53] <Kotono> OOC: 5 hits. Each one does 2d8+4d6 (4d6 is acid)
[23:54] <Ithea> roll 2d8+4d6
[23:54] <Ithea> roll 2d8+4d6
[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2d8+4d6 and gets 31." [2d8=7, 5][4d6=6, 5, 5, 3]
[23:54] <Ithea> roll 2d8+4d6
[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2d8+4d6 and gets 12." [2d8=1, 2][4d6=2, 2, 3, 2]
[23:54] <Ithea> roll 2d8+4d6
[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2d8+4d6 and gets 16." [2d8=1, 3][4d6=4, 2, 3, 3]
[23:54] <Ithea> roll 2d8+4d6
[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2d8+4d6 and gets 16." [2d8=3, 7][4d6=1, 2, 1, 2]
[23:54] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls 2d8+4d6 and gets 28." [2d8=6, 7][4d6=1, 5, 3, 6]
[23:55] <Kotono> Abruptly the spears change direction, firing out at the hound! Five of them impale in, hissing with acid and turning the rainbow corpse into a pincushion! Body parts dissolve in the acid as the entire beast is rocked! OOC: Ow. 27.
[23:55] * Kotono changes topic to 'Afina(23)>????(22)>Charnel Hound(18)>Willim(17)>Jaela(16)>Ithea(13)>27(12)>Dana(7)'
[23:56] <Ithea> "...I love this anarch stuff," Ithea mutters under her breath.
[23:56] <Kotono> 27 runs ahead slightly, opening it'smouth wide and screaming, "27!!!!! 888!!!!!" as sonic hell erupts before the hound's face!
[23:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[23:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[23:57] <Kotono> But the magic splinters before the hound, doing nothing to it! OOC: Dana,g o.
[23:58] <Afina> Dana grumbles and reaches down to pick up her sword before she moves up to join 27, falling into a defensive stance. "Come on you fucker! Every one of your corpses is ugly!" she challenges loudly!
[23:58] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Afina, yer up.
[23:59] <Afina> Diving down at the charnel hound, the fairy draws pixiestick in her off hand, delivering a pair of deep lunging stabs into its back before veering off and away behind it and fifty feet further down the tunnel!
[23:59] <Afina> roll 1d20+34 arcane strike 5th level, holy surge
[23:59] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+34 arcane strike 5th level, holy surge and gets 35." [1d20=1]
[23:59] <Afina> roll 1d20+29 arcane strike 5th level, holy surge
[23:59] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+29 arcane strike 5th level, holy surge and gets 39." [1d20=10]
[00:00] <Afina> roll 1d4+12+1d6+2d6+5d4
[00:00] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d4+12+1d6+2d6+5d4 and gets 43." [1d4=4][1d6=1][2d6=4, 6][5d4=4, 4, 1, 4, 3]
[00:02] <Kotono> Stabbing downward, Afina's holy blade cuts into the undead hound beneath her! Holy light floods into those wounds as it thrashes again, plummeled twice in short order! A second later a scream of utter rage echos, "YOU DARE?!" It snarls, before the acid above Ithea bulges out! It takes the shape of a vast dragon'smaw, trying to bite down on Ithea!
[00:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+20 AC Ithea?
[00:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 AC Ithea? and gets 29." [1d20=9]
[00:02] <Ithea> ooc: 29
[00:03] <Kotono> roll 20d6 acid and make a fortitude save
[00:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 20d6 acid and make a fortitude save and gets 81." [20d6=5, 3, 3, 6, 5, 1, 5, 5, 1, 4, 6, 2, 6, 4, 6, 2, 5, 2, 4, 6]
[00:03] <Ithea> roll d20+22 fort
[00:03] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+22 fort and gets 33." [d20=11]
[00:04] <Kotono> The dragon's maw bites xdown around Ithea, exploding into acid! Ithea's entire formi s coated in the caustic mire, sizzling like a steak on the grill! OOC: Ow. Hound is up.
[00:05] <Ithea> "Okay, note to self, dragon gets pissy about competition..." Ithea mutters with a wince.
[00:06] <Ithea> "...and losing at it too!" she exclaims loudly the last part upwards.
[00:07] <Kotono> At this the hound looks about, as if confused a moment! But it is only for a moment before it charges ahead, going right at Dana!
[00:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 (+2 charge) AC?
[00:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 (+2 charge) AC? and gets 45." [1d20=20]
[00:07] <Kotono> roll 1d20+25 (+2 charge) AC? ow
[00:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+25 (+2 charge) AC? ow and gets 37." [1d20=12]
[00:07] <Afina> OOC: 43
[00:07] <Kotono> roll 3d8+31 and prismatic effect
[00:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+31 and prismatic effect and gets 47." [3d8=5, 3, 8]
[00:07] <Kotono> roll 1d8
[00:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 and gets 2." [1d8=2]
[00:07] <Kotono> OOC: Reflex, Dana.
[00:08] <Afina> roll 1d20+9
[00:08] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+9 and gets 28." [1d20=19]
[00:08] <Kotono> OOC: 20 acid damage. Reisstance should null that.
[00:09] <Kotono> As the hound charges it bites into DAna, it's visage nothing but unthinking, unfeeling terror! It sends a powerful chill through the party! OOC: Frightful presence, will saves all but Afina, who's out of range.
[00:09] <Jaela> roll 1d20+27
[00:09] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+27 and gets 29." [1d20=2]
[00:10] <Afina> roll 1d20+22 Dana
[00:10] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+22 Dana and gets 26." [1d20=4]
[00:10] <Willim> roll 1d20+13 can I even save?
[00:10] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d20+13 can I even save? and gets 30." [1d20=17]
[00:10] <Ithea> roll d20+20
[00:10] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+20 and gets 23." [d20=3]
[00:10] <Kotono> OOC: Yes, you're insane, not helpless.
[00:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+8 27
[00:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 27 and gets 21." [1d20=13]
[00:11] <Kotono> OOC: Ithea, you're shaken until further notice. Everyone else made it. So is 27.
[00:11] <Kotono> OOC: Go Willim. Sec
[00:11] <Kotono> .
[00:11] <Willim> roll 1d100
[00:11] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d100 and gets 64." [1d100=64]
[00:12] * Willim flees at top speed, screaming like a little girl with bed rashes!
[00:17] <Kotono> OOC: Snerk. Okay, Jaela.
[00:17] <Jaela> "Wai--" Jaela reaches out for him, but she can't keep up with that speed even if she didn't wear full plate. Gritting her teeth in annoyance, she charges her spear with as much of the power of the Seldarine it can hold, and then she is off on a charge of her own!
[00:17] <Jaela> roll 1d20+26+5+2+9-14 (divine might, charging smite, 14pa, divine wrath, good-aligned)
[00:17] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+26+5+2+9-14 (divine might, charging smite, 14pa, divine wrath, good-aligned) and gets 45." [1d20=17]
[00:17] <Jaela> roll 1d8+16+5+9+15+28+9d6
[00:17] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d8+16+5+9+15+28+9d6 and gets 103." [1d8=1][9d6=6, 1, 2, 2, 5, 1, 4, 5, 3]
[00:17] <Kotono> OOC: What does your weapon count as:?
[00:18] <Jaela> OOC: good and magic
[00:19] <Kotono> The spear thrusts into the hound, it's entire form quaking! Bodies all off of it as a huge hole is torn into it's front-chest! The entire thing shakes all over, bones and flesh littering the ground! OOC: Ow. Ithea.
[00:19] * Ithea shakes as she eyes all the corpses decorating the zombie hound up close, briefly tempted to imitate Willim's reaction, but gathers what courage she has as she attempts to do a trick similar to the dragon's acid maw, having personally felt how much that hurt.
[00:19] <Ithea> Gesturing as she concentrates, she aims to make clawed acid hands pull down from the ceiling and clamp around the freaky hound, holding it in place as they melt it down so they can go deal with Baleruk.
[00:19] <Ithea> roll d20+11 wisdom
[00:19] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+11 wisdom and gets 14." [d20=3]
[00:19] <Ithea> ooc: curse you shaken status!
[00:20] <Kotono> But with her fear, Ithea can't concentrate! Limbo does not answer to her call, the terror digging in deeper to her! OOC: Ow. Bad luck. 27.
[00:20] <Kotono> 27 steps forward slightly as Dana is bitten, single sword-fang thrusting out into the rainbow hound abomination before you!
[00:20] <Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[00:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 24." [1d20=9]
[00:20] <Kotono> OOC: +1 haste.
[00:21] <Kotono> roll 8d8+8
[00:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d8+8 and gets 51." [8d8=3, 4, 7, 3, 6, 6, 7, 7]
[00:23] <Kotono> With a heavy thrust the hound gets a second hole, this one in it's foot! It's foot is nearly torn apart by the stab, 27 holding his position and calling, "4-9-5! 1-19-19-8-15-12-5!" OOC: Ow. dana.
[00:23] <Kotono> Dana.
[00:23] <Afina> "Hah, that all you got, you fetid mutt?" Dana challenges, utterly undaunted, perhaps even bolstered, by her wounds! Her rapier flashes out in a flurry of steel stabbing straight up at the monstrous hound's nose! Such a defiant display might even hearten someone already intimidated by the gigantic corpse-canine!
[00:23] <Afina> roll 1d20+23
[00:23] <Afina> roll 1d20+23
[00:23] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+23 and gets 28." [1d20=5]
[00:23] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+23 and gets 32." [1d20=9]
[00:23] <Afina> roll 1d20+18
[00:23] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+18 and gets 26." [1d20=8]
[00:23] <Afina> roll 1d20+13
[00:23] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+13 and gets 33." [1d20=20]
[00:24] <Afina> OOC: Ithea gets to save vs shaken again
[00:24] <Ithea> roll d20+18
[00:24] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+18 and gets 21." [d20=3]
[00:28] <Kotono> OOC: All hit, amazingly.
[00:28] <Kotono> OOC: Ithea got hatbotted.
[00:28] <Afina> roll 1d6+9
[00:28] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d6+9 and gets 10." [1d6=1]
[00:29] <Afina> roll 1d6+9
[00:29] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d6+9 and gets 15." [1d6=6]
[00:29] <Afina> roll 1d6+9
[00:29] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d6+9 and gets 12." [1d6=3]
[00:29] <Afina> roll 1d6+9
[00:29] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d6+9 and gets 14." [1d6=5]
[00:29] <Kotono> The thrusts are shallow - none of them are deep at all. Pinpricks, really...but perhaps it's just enough. Indeed it is, as the entire hound shudders and collapses! OOC: Free act for the moment.

[00:30] * Jaela looks about for Willim, even as she boost her speed and resilience.
[00:30] <Afina> Afina glances down the tunnel towards their goal and then back the way they came. "Someone hurry and get Willim, we need to kill the dragon before it throws more obstacles at us."
[00:30] <Kotono> OOC: Willim, roll another d100.
[00:30] <Willim> roll 1d100
[00:30] * Hatbot --> "Willim rolls 1d100 and gets 41." [1d100=41]
[00:30] * Willim immediately stops running and starts screaming obscenities!
[00:31] <Jaela> Shaking her head, Jaela flies after him at top speed! A Heal is ready, and she just needs to use it on the troll.
[00:31] <Kotono> In a hurry Jaela catches up, able to get an earful of Willim's obscenities!
[00:32] <Jaela> "Be healed!" she commands, smacking him with the butt of her spear.
[00:32] * Willim stops mid-curse and blinks. "...what?"
[00:33] <Jaela> "Let's go back," she says, already flying to rejoin the others. And then, just for good measure, she does her best to soothe their wounds!
[00:33] <Jaela> roll 7d6 turning
[00:33] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 7d6 turning and gets 16." [7d6=2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 6, 1]
[00:33] <Ithea> "Well, Baleruk is probably somewhere above us, surprised he didn't continue attacking once his pet mutt dropped."
[00:34] <Afina> "This tunnel is going down," Afina states flatly in response to that information.
[00:34] * Willim follows. "That reminds me of that time when we found that mushroom girl in Ysgard and she made me beat the hell out of you."
[00:34] * Jaela glares at Willim. "You took me by surprise, that's all!"
[00:35] * Willim kindly pats Jaela on the shoulder, not saying anything.
[00:35] <Jaela> "You don't get to condescend after running away screaming like a bitch!"
[00:35] <Kotono> As the party regathers, the mountain begins to shake! Like a bowlful of jelly it rocks 'round and 'round! "No!" A scream, "I won't let you stop me! The secrets of the rainbow will be mine! Which one sent you?!"
[00:36] * Ithea gives a thankful look to Jaela, and then turns to Afina. "Well, I was assuming based on the fact that he attacked from above, and we did say we can't necessarily trust the direction of tunnels here. It probably wouldn't hurt to follow the path though."
[00:36] * Ithea pauses at the screaming. "Wow, he really doesn't take losing well does he?"
[00:36] <Jaela> "Shut the fuck up!" Jaela calls back to the deranged voice. "We're having an argument here!"
[00:36] * Afina covers her mouth and looks away, but the moment of levity is broken by the draconic interruption. "Aren't you making this tunnel?" she asks in surprise.
[00:37] <Willim> "Yeah!" Willim looks at Jaela. "You're only sore because I was thrashing you."
[00:37] <Ithea> "Up to the hound appearing only," Ithea answers the pixie.
[00:38] <Jaela> "We're fighting, soon as we get back," Jaela promises, grinning unnaturally widely.
[00:38] * Willim nods. "Sounds good to me!"
[00:38] * Afina just shakes her head, "Just lead the way, you're the one most in tune here," she asks Ithea.
[00:39] * Ithea looks upwards and shouts, "HEY BALERUK! If you want answers, answer us first, are you above or below us right now?"
[00:39] * Jaela slaps her gauntleted hand over her face.
[00:40] * Afina mimics said movement.
[00:40] <Ithea> "Oh fine, we'll try downward first since you're so attached to it," Ithea mutters as she concentrates on continuing tunnel downward.
[00:40] <Ithea> roll d20+13
[00:40] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+13 and gets 28." [d20=15]
[00:42] <Kotono> The slime begins to shake more! It's like an earthquake, as rainbow light begins to glow all over! A tunnel forms as desired, even as, "TELL ME! TELL ME? WHICH ONE WILL OPPOSE ME THIS TIME? THE FIVE-FOLD CHROMATIC? THE DRACO PALADIN? THE ALL SEEING ONE? I WILL NOT BE STOPPED! I WILL BE THE FIRST!"
[00:42] <Jaela> "Whose first?" Jaela can't help but ask.
[00:43] <Afina> Refusing to dignify his rants with response, Afina hurries along right behind Ithea.
[00:44] <Willim> "Why is this whole plane completely insane?" Willim deadpans.
[00:44] <Jaela> "It's just how it works."
[00:45] * Ithea just moves along the tunnel, not paying any mind to Baleruk's ranting.
[00:45] <Kotono> "YOU FOOL! I WILL BE THE FIRST PRISTMATIC DRAGON! I WILL EXCEED EVEN TIAMAT!" The voice howls as you run down the tunnel! It stretches on as Ithea opens it, growing brighter with rainbow light! "Unless..." It's voice stops a moment, before it roars even louder, "SSENDAM! SSENDAM SENT YOU, DIDN'T HE?! RUN! LORD RENBUU WILL ANSWER MY CALL, AND EVEN SSENDAM FLEES TO HIM!"
[00:47] <Ithea> roll d20+17 K:R
[00:47] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17 K:R and gets 29." [d20=12]
[00:47] <Ithea> roll d20+28 K:A
[00:47] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+28 K:A and gets 36." [d20=8]
[00:48] <Jaela> "Hey, are you, maybe, really strong? Behind all that bullshit bluster?"
[00:49] * Ithea raises an eyebrow at Jaela's statement, before continuing to focus on expanding their tunnel.
[00:50] <Kotono> The tunnel expands. It opens up into an empty space - below you can see roiling acid, fumes rising up the tunnel. It looks like a vast ocean of acid. Meanwhile the voice roars on, "I AM THE MIGHTIEST! I WILL BECOME THE GREATEST DRAGON EVER KNOWN! FEAR ME AND LEAVE, 'LEST YOU BE CONSUMED!"
[00:51] <Jaela> "Yeah okay. Listen up! If you join us we'll let you go! You can even continue your weird rainbow power research!"
[00:52] * Ithea tries to place where the damn voice might be coming from, trying to decide which way to create their tunnel towards.
[00:52] <Ithea> roll d20+17 listen
[00:52] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+17 listen and gets 25." [d20=8]
[00:52] * Afina pauses at Jaela's offer. He could be useful... though it's probably unlikely he'd care for their crusade. "Yes, join us or die!" her high-pitched voice seconds!
[00:53] <Kotono> OOC: Make intimidation checks, anyone's who's chatting with him and threatening?
[00:53] <Jaela> "If you join us, we'll help make you the strongest fucking dragon you can be! Prismatic or whatever, it doesn't matter as long as you're awesome! But if you don't--"
[00:53] <Jaela> roll 1d20+20 sure
[00:53] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+20 sure and gets 23." [1d20=3]
[00:54] <Afina> roll 1d20+10 probably big penalties for size difference
[00:54] * Hatbot --> "Afina rolls 1d20+10 probably big penalties for size difference and gets 16." [1d20=6]
[00:56] <Kotono> There are moments of silence. It's voice grows quieter. "The anarch will come to me alone," It announces, voice suddenly utterly restrained. "We will negotiate."
[00:57] <Jaela> "How about we all come?" Jaela makes the counter offer before this one is accepted. "We won't trick you to use the chance to attack, you have my word."
[00:57] <Ithea> "Oh you have got to be kidding...negotiation is -not- my forte," Ithea says drily.
[00:58] <Kotono> "The anarch and one other of your choice. No others," It announces back, "If you are not beholden to Ssendam or the dragons, you will not be harmed."
[00:58] <Ithea> "I'd probably piss you off to the point that you try to eat me. I'm really annoying like that," Ithea says to the hiding dragon. "You definitely want Jaela and Afina there!"
[00:58] * Ithea pauses and looks towards Jaela and Afina. "Any preference?"
[00:59] <Jaela> "Let me," Jaela requests. "I think I speak his language."
[01:00] <Afina> "I have faith in your abilities in this," Afina nods in acceptance.
[01:00] * Jaela grins in response, and hands Afina her scroll of Gate, just in case this is some trap.
[01:01] <Willim> "Give a yell if you need us."
[01:01] <Jaela> "Okay! Where to next?"
[01:01] <Ithea> "Alright, we seem to agree with me and Jaela. Which way then?" Ithea calls out at the same time.
[01:01] <Kotono> Straight above you a hall appears, "Come, I await above," The dragon commands, "The others can wait here."
[01:02] <Jaela> "Don't misunderstand," Jaela tells Ithea curtly, picking her up much like a princess and then flying straight up.
[01:03] <Ithea> "...I -knew- he was up!" Ithea can't help but exclaim. Then as Jaela picks her up, "Don't worry, I won't tell Annalise anything," she says drily.
[01:03] <Jaela> "Shut up!" Jaela hisses.
[01:04] * Ithea just rolls her eyes, and lets Jaela carry her.

[Corwin]

#d

[01:05] <Kotono> Once they are up the passage seals behind them. Dana looks up and whistles, "Insane or crafty, or fucking both," she wonders aloud. "Who the hell was it talking about there?"
[01:07] <Kotono> "6-21-3-11-9-14-7?" 27 burbles?
[01:09] <Afina> "I think the Five-Fold Chromatic is a dragon god that lives in Hell, but I don't recognise the others," Afina shakes her head. "A living dragon could be more useful than a dead one, if Jaela can convince it." She glances down at 27, taking a second to translate now that he's stopped using telepathy. "Means 'really' in this context."
[01:10] <Kotono> Dana scrunches her head up a moment, "Yeah sure, if you find a nice female badger. Don't think we've recruited any, have we?" After that she nods to Afina, "Great, dragon politics." Making a face, "I bet they're worse than human ones."
[01:11] <Afina> "Can't be worse than fey ones," Afina smiles ever so slightly.
[01:14] <Kotono> Going to pace a bit, "How are fey politics? Talked to a few of the pixies before we left, got the impression one of 'em is important in them."
[01:22] <Afina> "Deadly," Afina says first and foremost. "Was it Skye? She's 'higher up' than I am, but without ego speaking I'm more important to the health of the court - or was, anyway. Assassination was quite frequent in the Gloaming Forest. I understand the rest of Lifasa was considerably more peaceful, but the Unseelie had little presence elsewhere. Where we lived was the last bastion of the old ways."
[01:22] <Afina> Thinking of what she knows about human and other 'civilised' kingdoms, she continues, "The feudal system we use isn't dissimilar to how most of your kingdoms work, but vastly more complex - we've had aeons to divide and splinter into different courts and factions, binding ourselves through allegiances and debts and rivalries and revenge. Where once there was one Court, now there are millions."
[01:24] <Kotono> "Oh, a civil war?" Dana asks, "That's sort of what it sounds like."
[01:29] <Afina> "The Seelie and Unseelie represent that in the broadest sense... In simple terms the Seelie represent life, the Unseelie represent death. Under them they have the four seasonal courts, the 'race' courts, the courts of weather, the courts of elements, the courts of terrains... that's dozens just there in the oldest and most fundamental courts of fey life - all of us can trace our obligations back
[01:29] <Afina> up towards them, with untold numbers of fey being members while smaller courts representing minor aspects of existence or petty local concerns or simple groupings of convenience may have less than a dozen members. Queen Ilsenine ruled the court of Alfheimr, which I belonged to, but above that I have fealty to the Court of Pixies, the Court of Forests, the Court of Summer, the Court of Twilight,
[01:29] <Afina> and the Seelie Court."
[01:33] <Kotono> "Okay, now that's fucking complicated," Dana shakes her head and rubs her temple, "So did all ofthose courts get wiped out with Lifasa getting beaten up?"
[01:38] <Afina> She shakes her head. "Only Alfheimr was based and ruled on Lifasa, the rest are far larger and remote - to be honest I've never met anyone not from Lifasa that represented any of them, but I'm sure there are members of the same courts on your world, for instance. My fealty is a distant thing, but if any of them were to call on me I would be bound to obey. Thankfully that hasn't happened - Lifasa
[01:38] <Afina> is all that I care about, right now."
[01:42] <Kotono> "Okay, I get that. So the 1,000 gold eagle question," Crossing her arms, "So why aren't they helping us free Lifasa? Fealty goes both damn ways, and only petty little cunts forget that. A king that doesn't take care of shit gets couped, outdueled and humiliated."
[01:51] * Afina seems to shrink slightly. "I've... well, I've been avoiding them," she admits, looking vacantly down the slimy acidic tunnel. "I'm just one pixie, if I went to any of them I was scared I'd get pulled into *their* concerns, when I don't care about anything but Lifasa. But now that I have all of you, I might have a better chance of forcing things."
[01:51] <Afina> Turning to look back at Dana, "The Seelie Court would definitely want to restore life to Lifasa... even the Unseelie Court wouldn't enjoy the warped corruption the devils are bringing instead of simple death. But it's a matter of getting them to consider Lifasa more important than anywhere else they're involved in. The smaller courts have their own issues, but we might be able to convince or
[01:51] <Afina> leverage some assistance... if we could find any proper royalty from Lifasa our voice would carry much farther, though."
[01:53] <Kotono> "Fuck yes we will!" Dana crosses her arms, "Afina, you aren't going to let some trussed up, perfumed fucks sit around while you do all the work! If they want your loyalty, they're damn well going to earn it!"
[01:57] <Afina> A ghost of a smile graces Afina's lips. "Nicely put. But remember for all their... ostentation and fragrance, fey royalty get where they are with ruthlessness, power, and personal magnetism. Hereditary and flattery are much smaller concerns, so we should tread lightly with them."

[Corwin]

#e

[01:04] <Kotono> Up and up and up the duo flies! After a bit of flying the passage levens out to the side, walking possible now. The rainbowlight suffusing the jelly-acid darkens, returning to it's off green shade.
[01:05] <Jaela> Flying is faster, so that is what Jaela does. And if it's some sort of trap, dropping down will be quicker as well.
[01:06] <Kotono> On you fly, the slope slowly becoming flat after a few minutes. After that, ahead you see steel steps, corroded metal leading up 64 steps until a heavy iron double-door. From the edges of the door rainbow colored light leaks out.
[01:07] * Jaela places Ithea down carefully, and then heads up to the doors to knock.
[01:09] * Ithea nods, and continues to remain quiet for now, since Jaela was kind enough to not drop her on her ass once they landed.
[01:12] <Kotono> A knock on the door causes an echo. A long echo of the knock before the doors open! Rainbow light ahead dazzles you...through squinted eyes you can see. A vast divan, the size of a small castle, holds this dragon. It glows with all the colors of the rainbow and a radiant light.  Through your daazled eyes you can see the color is gemstones - dozens if not hundreds of huge gems embedded into
[01:12] <Kotono> its flesh, every color of the rainbow represented. What little you can see of its scales are a deep, lustrious green. All around the sides of its divan are large glass cases. In each one are sevel slaad, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. A set of seven in each one, unmoving and frozen.
[01:14] <Jaela> "Nice decor," Jaela says, herself uncertain if she's serious. Still, it's unique. She shrugs and steps in. "I'm Jaela. We should introduce ourselves first before negotations, yeah?"
[01:14] <Ithea> "I'm Ithea, the one you tried to eat with acid," Ithea says. "Charmed."
[01:15] <Jaela> "It's your fault for stealing his spears," Jaela reasons, not overly bothered.
[01:15] <Kotono> "Baleruk the Chromatic," The dragon rumbles deeply, the light of the rainbow glistening in its opened maw. "Be honored by my presence, for you have met the first of a new generation of dragons. The ones before are imperfect; now shall comea time when inperfection is banished from dragonkind!"
[01:16] <Ithea> "I didn't see his name on them, and I'm sure he very well knows that itch anarchs get to play around with their surroundings," Ithea retorts, but gives a semi-polite bow to the dragon, since they are trying to not piss it off.
[01:18] <Kotono> "No matter. Tell me of what you represent and why." So the dragon rumbles, "If you are not lackeys coming to die, why are you here?"
[01:18] <Jaela> How to answer that pointless drivel best? "Right," Jaela responds, nodding once. "Okay, about us. We are crusading against devils. They're nasty fuckers, so we're going around exterminating them. For that purpose, we're recruiting strong people. Hardcore fighters, those with strong minds, archmages-- the works. We've got incredible backing and access to all sorts of esoteric bits of knowledge. And devils... I know they've got their hands in hellfire research, making powerful fires. Maybe they're working on what you are as well. Join us, and anything we find that helps you is yours. Plus you get to benefit our resources, our network of allies and spies, the works."
[01:19] <Ithea> 'You were just a more convinient target than the ash dragon,' Ithea thinks, but stays quiet for now, letting Jaela handle the diplomacy.
[01:23] <Kotono> Baleruk listens, "Devils are pests," He says with a dismissive snort, one that sends droplets of acid sizzling on the ground. He pauses as one of the glass cases rises up, retracting to show the slaad inside. Baleruk swallows them all in one bite and then answers, "My offer is this. I have obtained the essence of red, black, white and green. What I lack is blue. The one who holds and wastes
[01:23] <Kotono> the potential is sequested and protected by agents of all the dragon gods. They expect me to send my full might against them. But they would not expect another avenue of attack. Slay and bring me the essence of that blue dragon and I could finish my ritual. Do so and you will have the aid of the first perfect dragon of Creation."
[01:25] <Jaela> "I'm... not up on your research," Jaela says diplomatically. "What is the essence of blue? Who has it? Where? How is it defended?"
[01:27] <Ithea> "Did you provide the green? Before your research began?" Ithea can't help but ask.
[01:27] <Kotono> "Certain dragons are born with the potential to become a paragon of their color," Going on from that, leaning in slightly closer to Jaela, "I need all five to finish the ritual. I have four now. Who and where will be my secret for the moment. How it is defended? The draogn gods have poured power into that dragon's lair, warding off all other dragons and sending minions to serve it."
[01:29] <Jaela> "Just so we're clear. Only the blue essence, whatever it is, of a paragon dragon is guarded like this? The others were just free for the taking?"
[01:30] <Kotono> "I was able to hide my research for a time," Baleruk says, then shakes. Anger fills it's voice, "THE SIGNS AND OMENS THEMSELVES SPOKE AGAINST ME! CREATION IS SCARED OF A PERFECT DRAGON AND CONSPIRES AGAINST IT!"
[01:32] * Jaela resists the insistent urge to rub her forehead. "That often happens," she commiserates. "Okay, so what we have here is a business offer. If it works out, you'll join us. We'll fight devils together till our crusade is satisfied, the works. Is that correct?"
[01:34] <Kotono> "So be it," Baleruk says, "Do you accept these terms?" Calmness comes back to it, almost abruptly.
[01:36] <Jaela> "If you provide some proof of your sincerity," Jaela responds. "You can't really expect us to go wherever this is and fight all sorts of dragon minions just on this hope of future returns. If you're working on your research and keeping it quiet, does it mean you have your own intelligence network? Useful information would go a long way for us. Same with anything that hurts devils."
[01:36] * Ithea looks to Jaela, deciding to leave the decision on her. Ithea has some doubts, but given Baleruk has experimented on himself, isn't entirely sure he'd count as a green dragon for Gisfal's request anymore. At least this way they'd get something out of this trip...well, besides 27.
[01:41] <Kotono> There is a long pause, "Very well," He says at last, a flash of light appearing before him. Sitting on the ground is a spear, resembling Gae Bolg. It is crafted of pure silver, shining with an inner light. "Val'Finnegan, the spear of potential. It was crafted by eladrin serving Sehanine Moonbow. Legend says that the heavens seek to encourage those with potential to rise high, while the hells
[01:41] <Kotono> seek to suppress them. This spear is dedicated to the future and those who would live up to it."
[01:43] * Jaela nods once more. "We have a deal. My second and final condition is that you tell us everything. Don't say stuff like 'it doesn't matter what the essence is', because lack of preparation can fuck us up if we go half-assed about it. All you know about the guardians, the location, all you can think of. The more you give us, the likelier it is we bring this to you."
[01:45] <Ithea> "Also makes sure we get the right dragon, since they might just put some other blue dragon in our way, and you seem to be wanting one very specific dragon."
[01:45] <Kotono> "The essence is the potential of the dragon to reach paragon status. It is a conceptional energy, potential siphoned out and given form. Slay Arandalhaz with Val'Finnegan; it will be able to hold his essence."
[01:46] <Ithea> "Would it do anything with any other blue dragon?"
[01:46] * Jaela blinks, and then casts Detect Magic, being quite obvious about it. Then, she takes a look at the spear lying on the ground.
[01:46] <Jaela> roll 1d20+21 spellcraft
[01:46] -eraniss.tx.us.lunarnet.org:@#evildunes- Jaela invited Hatbot into the channel.
[01:46] -eraniss.tx.us.lunarnet.org:@#evildunes- Kotono invited Hatbot into the channel.
[01:46] * Hatbot (~Hatbot@cpe-70-113-207-78.austin.res.rr.com) has joined #evildunes
[01:46] <Jaela> roll 1d20+21 spellcraft
[01:46] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+21 spellcraft and gets 24." [1d20=3]
[01:48] <Jaela> "A conceptual weapon? Okay." She picks it up, testing the weight. "Miss Anarch's got a point. What if someone else gets killed by it by accident, first?"
[01:49] <Jaela> roll 1d20+18 does Arandalhaz ring a bell?
[01:49] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+18 does Arandalhaz ring a bell? and gets 32." [1d20=14]
[01:50] <Kotono> "It won't matter. They won't have the potential, the essence. No, only Arandalhaz will have the essence."
[01:50] <Jaela> "Works for me." Jaela blinks again, then. "Who was the green potential, then? I figure you killed him too?"
[01:51] <Kotono> "A fool of a dragon known as Mithalas." Baleruk snorts, "A worthless excuse for a wyrm."
[01:53] <Jaela> "Figures. Okay, so now we're talking about the where and about the defenses." Jaela shrugs. "If you've got some uppity green dragon who thinks himself your rival and you want that loser gone, we might look into that as well."
[01:55] <Jaela> roll 1d20+14
[01:55] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+14 and gets 20." [1d20=6]
[01:56] <Ithea> "I don't suppose you've still got the carcasses of those dragons you have the essence for?" Ithea asks curiously. "Assuming you even killed them any time recently, anyway."
[01:59] <Kotono> "They are long gone," Is the answer you get.
[02:00] <Ithea> "Ah well, no big loss," she says with a shrug.
[02:00] <Jaela> "No rivals? Even better. Just let us know where to go and we'll be on our way, then."

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