009. "...damn. That's some good booze."

[Merc]

Last Time...
[20:35] <Noved> "So! Shall we continue on? Or haul what loot what have back out to the boss?"
[20:35] <Clank> "I am still uninjured, and good to go, but I know humans require more rest than my kind," Clank graciously offers.
[20:35] <Zara> "I am sufficiently hale and hearty to continue," Zara says.
[20:36] <Kotono> Giggles sound right behind Zara a moment as she says that.
[20:36] * Zara whips round instantly, sword at the ready!
[20:36] * Noved groans. "More gigglers? Really?"
[20:36] <Kotono> Nothing's there - just empty air.
[20:36] * Zara narrows her eyes. "Then again, perhaps retreat and rest would be of benefit."
[20:37] * Noved squints her eyes dangerously. "Hmm....I wonder...."
[20:37] <Clank> "Well, the tower description did say there were plenty of those to kill. And as you wish. Will we be returning to this tower soon, or move on to another after this?"
[20:37] <Noved> She says aloud to thin air, "Knock, knock!"
[20:37] <Kotono> There is no reply to Noved.
[20:38] * Noved pouts. "I had an excellent joke lined up, too."
[20:38] <Alric> "One bolt through the stomach is enough for me, I think.."
[20:39] * Clank doesn't particularly seem to care, happy to leave the decision to the humans.
[20:40] * Noved shrugs. "Let's try the north door then!"
[20:41] * Zara shrugs, and moves to take the lead away from the fragile spellcaster, opening the door in her place.


(Now...)
[18:23] <Kotono> The door is opened! The path ahead is really rather dim - it goes on a mere ten ft before splitting ot the right and left.
[18:24] * Noved peers cautiously around Zara's shoulder!
[18:24] <Noved> "So...shall we flip a coin?"
[18:24] * Zara walks to the pathsplit and glances cautiously to either direction.
[18:25] * Alric nods.
[18:25] <Alric> "Coin flip sounds good."
[18:25] <Clank> "Isn't there some human advice that the best thing to do when lost is to always take a left?" Clank asks.
[18:25] * Clank pauses. "Or was it always take a right?"
[18:26] <Zara> "We're not lost," Zara says. "Yet. Regardless, the point is to be consistent in one's actions."
[18:26] <Kotono> Both paths go 10ft before coming to blank, uninteresting dead ends.
[18:27] <Noved> "Hmm."
[18:27] <Zara> "Did someone construct this path to taunt invaders?" Zara wonders, walking to the left wall, poking it experimentally with her sword, examining the area for tricks of any kind.
[18:27] * Noved takes two coppers and tosses them both down a corridor to hit the wall!
[18:27] <Kotono> OOC: Stop right there.
[18:29] <Kotono> Zara walks ahead! As she gets 5ft from the left dead end wall, a segment of the floor sinks down under her foot! A moment later the walls on either side of her slam together, as if to squish her like a bug! OOC: Reflex.
[18:29] <Zara> roll 1d20+2 it's a trap!
[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+2 it's a trap! and gets 10." [1d20=8]
[18:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 14/18 Zara 21/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12'
[18:30] <Kotono> roll 3d6 kersquishy
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 kersquishy and gets 3." [3d6=1, 1, 1]
[18:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 14/18 Zara 18/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12'
[18:31] <Kotono> Somehow Zara gets only mildly squished, the walls not quite going far enough to really crush her! A second later they recede back and away, the floor stone she stepped on rising back up.
[18:31] * Noved winces. "Well, you *did* need to lose a bit of weight, dear. At least you're a tad slimmer now?"
[18:32] <Zara> "Hmph." Zara steps back and brushes herself off. "Let's try the third door," she suggests. Though she does pause a moment to give the other dead end a good looking over before turning away, not that she's about to actually step down that path.
[18:33] <Kotono> OOC: Search.
[18:33] <Zara> roll 1d20 think that is INT?
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20 think that is INT? and gets 7." [1d20=7]
[18:33] <Kotono> Zara doesn't see anything interesting.
[18:34] * Zara shrugs and heads back to the main room to try the unopened door.
[18:34] * Noved gives the corridor a thorough looking over as well!
[18:34] <Kotono> OOC: Search.
[18:34] <Noved> roll 1d20+4 search
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+4 search and gets 9." [1d20=5]
[18:34] <Kotono> Noved doesn't see anything interesting.
[18:34] * Noved pivots on her heels and follows the now slim leader!
[18:35] * Clank keeps following Zara.


[18:35] <Kotono> The group returns to the final door. It is closed, as if insulting them by not being open.
[18:36] * Zara answers this grave insult by opening it!
[18:37] <Kotono> The door seems to pile insult on insult, being locked.
[18:37] <Noved> "Shall we try brute force again?" Noved suggests, observing the futile opening attempts of Zara.
[18:38] <Zara> It'll open whether it likes it or not! Zara tries to bash it open through brute strength, taking a few steps back and then crashing into it.
[18:38] <Kotono> OOC: Str check.
[18:39] <Zara> roll 1d20+4
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+4 and gets 8." [1d20=4]
[18:39] <Kotono> CLANG! Zara throws herself into it, but the door is like really hard and like totally not opening.
[18:39] <Clank> "...Would you like some assistance with that?" Clank offers, raising his sword, ready to have Ratchet charge into the door so he can smash with the force of a dinosaur and blade at once.
[18:40] <Zara> Bruised shoulders can heal. Doors cannot! Zara steps to one side. "Be my guest."
[18:41] * Alric leans against the wall, waiting for it..
[18:41] * Clank nods and clicks his heels against the raptor's side, commanding it to draw back before surging forward, slashing just as contact is about to be made!
[18:41] <Kotono> OOC: Str check Mount+your str mod added up.
[18:41] * Noved smiles, watching the bruisers crush things!
[18:42] <Clank> roll d20+3+3
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+3+3 and gets 20." [d20=14]
[18:44] <Kotono> WHAM! Like oh my god, the door comes right open! Past it you see a dim hallway ahead, opening up into a larger passage. There's like these really cute lamps hanging on the wall ahead, showing you another waterfall! It spirals down into the pool, like a watery slip and slide from the ceiling above. The ceiling rises up 50ft, the water coming through a hole at top. Hovering 25ft in the air, resting
[18:44] <Kotono> against the back wall, is a red and gold treasure chest.
[18:44] <Clank> "More treasure ahead!" Clank points at the chest.
[18:45] * Alric looks down the waterfall..
[18:45] <Alric> "Hmm.. I wonder how deep that is.."
[18:45] <Noved> "Wow. Pity that there's not a slide on that waterfall! That looks like fun!" Noved giggles, clapping her hands girlishly!
[18:47] * Zara walks ahead, scouting around for doors or any apparent way to reach that chest.
[18:48] * Noved follows! Noved definitely should have brought her swimsuit to this tower. Forget avenging her brother. This place was a blast, what with the water, the loot, and the killing!
[18:48] <Kotono> The chest is close to the wall 25ft up, but otherwise no obvious way to get to it is noticed.
[18:49] <Zara> "Perhaps we could throw a rope over it and pull it down?" Zara speculates. "Someone else will have to try--my own was left in the other room."
[18:50] <Clank> "I do not have any rope," Clank freely notes.
[18:50] <Alric> "I have rope, but I'm not too sure about being able to hook the chest.."
[18:50] <Noved> "I have a grappling hook! Maybe we could try to snag it?"
[18:50] * Noved points to the two coils of rope and the hook on her side.
[18:50] <Zara> "Do your best," Zara says.
[18:51] * Noved shrugs and gets out a coil of rope, tying it securely to the grapple!
[18:53] <Noved> Afterwards, she gathers momentum by swinging the grapple until it becomes a whirling maeltrom of metal! She lets loose, hoping to snag the chest!
[18:53] <Kotono> It takes a few tries, but the chest is grappled, the grapple catching on it.
[18:54] <Noved> "Help me tug this sucker down into the water!"
[18:54] * Noved begins tugging on the chest, hauling it down into pool!
[18:55] <Zara> "Excellent work." Zara takes holds of the rope and strains at it to try and rip that chest down from the wall. Hopefully nothing fragile's inside?
[18:56] <Kotono> OOC: Str check, Noved?
[18:56] <Kotono> OOC: Er, Zara too. Add noved's str mod to your own.
[18:56] <Noved> roll 1d20+2
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+2 and gets 17." [1d20=15]
[18:56] <Zara> roll 1d20+4+2
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+4+2 and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[18:56] <Kotono> With a heavy yank, the chest is pulled down! IT lands with a bit of a thump.
[18:57] * Zara strides forward to open it. "The last chest was trapped. Perhaps everyone else should stand clear as I open it? And out of the pool."
[18:57] * Alric nods and pulls out his wand of Cure Light Wounds.
[18:57] <Alric> "Just in case.."
[18:58] <Clank> "That came down surprisingly easy," Clank muses, suspecting it was a different sort of 'trap'. "I bet it was filled with fragile potions and all broke on landing."
[18:58] * Zara kneels to open it and find out, once everyone else is a safe distance away.
[18:58] <Kotono> On opening this chest, rocks fly out of it, followed by trails of ice! It zooms out to the water, slamming into it! The twisting path of water becomes a gentle slide leading upwards, iced over in spots, all the way up to the ceiling, giving access to the hole that the waterfall flowed out from! In the chest are a few broken glass vials, fluid all over. There's also some pretty golden coins.
[18:59] <Noved> "....damn it." She reaches into the chest and dips a finger into one of the puddles and tastes of one!
[19:00] <Zara> "Well, at least money isn't fragile," Zara says, scooping up the coins.
[19:00] <Kotono> It tastes like flowers, faintly.
[19:01] * Noved raises an eyebrow. "Heeeeey. I like the taste of this. Quick, scoop all the coins out! Maybe we can tilt the chest to collect the liquid in one corner? We might be able to salvage *some* of it!"
[19:01] * Noved helps dig out her share of the gold!
[19:01] <Clank> "There is that," Clank says with an agreeing nod at Zara's observation.
[19:02] * Zara raises an eyebrow. "I can't begin to guess what effect the dregs of these potions might have on a person all mingled together. I advise against finding out."
[19:03] <Noved> "It tastes good when it's all mixed together. And I haven't dropped dead from what I did taste. So hey!"
[19:04] <Alric> "I.. Wouldn't do that. Who knows what will happen when magical liquids mix? Magic, in general, doesn't mix well.."
[19:05] <Clank> "I'm sure the girl will live, at the worst, she'll probably turn into a male, or some such weird but harmless effect," Clank says.
[19:05] <Zara> "Far be it for me to instruct a mage in proper magical safety," Zara mutters, shaking her head.


[19:05] * Noved eyes the chest before collecting the liquid in one puddle, seeing if she can spot potions that obviously differ in color!
[19:06] <Kotono> At this point they've mixed together. It's a faint green-blue sort of color now.
[19:08] * Noved shrugs. You can't be a successful Warmage withough letting loose and being stupid from time to time!
[19:09] * Noved collects the contents in a corner of the chest and dips her hand in the puddle, taking just enough for a mouthful!
[19:09] <Kotono> roll 1d100 potion miscibility
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 potion miscibility and gets 26." [1d100=26]
[19:09] <Kotono> OOC: Um. Make a fort save, will you?
[19:10] <Noved> roll 1d20+2 LE FORT
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+2 LE FORT and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[19:11] <Kotono> It's just a sip, tasting like flowers. Unfortunately for Noved, it makes her collapse in a heap! A moment later a noved-angel rockets out of the body, burning on fire! It bolts straight up into the sky and out, trying to pat out the fires all the while! A split second after it vanishes, Noved's body catches aflame, burning bright!
[19:12] * Zara takes a step back. Or two.
[19:12] * Alric eyes the body, then his wand.. Then puts it away..
[19:12] * Clank actually blinks despite not having blinked before. "Well...you humans are a lot more sensitive to magical mixtures than I'd thought, now aren't you?"
[19:14] <Kotono> As you watch, the flames burn...and peter out. What's left is a completely unburnt Noved, blinknig and sitting up. The last thing she remembers is drinking that potion, now she's waking up on the ground.
[19:14] <Clank> "...or was my initial presumption correct after all? Ratchet, sniff her. Is she still alive?"
[19:14] <Noved> "...damn. That's some good booze."
[19:14] * Zara narrows her eyes. "Are you living yet, or an undead monstrosity in the shape of our companion?"
[19:15] <Clank> The raptor moves closer to Noved and begins sniffing Noved's hair.
[19:15] <Noved> "Uh...hel/lo/? Get that lizard out of my hair!"
[19:16] * Noved jumps to her feet. "Freakin' hair obsessed reptiles, I swear."
[19:16] <Clank> The raptor makes a noise which Clank seems to interpret as Noved being alive. "I think Ratchet thinks she's still amongst the living after all."
[19:17] <Zara> "If there has been sufficient foolish alchemical experimentation for one day, might we move on?"
[19:17] * Alric blinks..
[19:18] <Alric> "Well... I.. Must say.. The mage and researcher in me kind of wants to find out what that was."
[19:18] * Alric eyes the liquid..
[19:18] * Noved shrugs. "It was good stuff...even if I can't remember what happened in the last 30 seconds."
[19:18] <Noved> "I'm ready to move on if you all are!"
[19:18] <Clank> "Save the potion, and examine it later. It might serve as an effective fear weapon against some of the enemies here," Clank suggests.
[19:19] * Alric scoops some up in an empty flask for later.


[19:19] * Zara nods and starts up the newly-formed slide.
[19:19] * Noved follows!
[19:19] * Alric follows, keeping his wand handy..
[19:20] * Clank waits to see if any of them slip and fall down the slide, piling ontop one another or make it all the way up without any balance accidents.
[19:20] * Clank shall follow last if they all make it up!
[19:21] <Kotono> OOC: What order are yo uguys walking in?
[19:21] <Noved> OOC: I'm guessing Zara < Me < Alric < Clank
[19:22] <Zara> OOC: sounds like me, N, A, C?
[19:22] <Kotono> OOC: Clank at point? Okay. Clank, make a spot check.
[19:22] <Clank> ooc: no, I'm last
[19:22] <Kotono> OOC: Oh. Zara first? Zara, make a spot check.
[19:22] <Zara> OOC: reverse Zeph's brackets. >.>
[19:22] <Zara> roll 1d20+1
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+1 and gets 11." [1d20=10]
[19:23] <Kotono> You climb up 25ft, halfway up! The slope is slippery but not dangerous, as long as you take it slow! At this point you hear them above - tittering and giggling! Atop the slide now are two of them - Smileys! They're starting to head down the slide towards the party! OOC: Init here. Zara is 25ft up, Noved 20ft up, Alric 15ft up and Clank is 10ft up.
[19:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Smiley 1
[19:23] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Smiley 2
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Smiley 1 and gets 11." [1d20=8]
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Smiley 2 and gets 17." [1d20=14]
[19:24] <Zara> roll 1d20+5
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+5 and gets 13." [1d20=8]
[19:24] <Noved> roll 1d20+6
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+6 and gets 23." [1d20=17]
[19:24] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 14/18 Zara 18/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Smilely 2(17)>Smiley 1(11)'
[19:24] <Alric> roll d20+3
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls d20+3 and gets 18." [d20=15]
[19:25] <Clank> roll d20+4
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+4 and gets 13." [d20=9]
[19:26] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 14/18 Zara 18/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Noved(23)>Alric(18)>Smiley 2(17)>Zara=Clank(13)>Smiley 1(11)'


[19:26] <Kotono> OOC: Noved, go. This is difficult terrain, so your movement is halved. Further, if you move more than 5ft in a round, you need to make a balance check and you risk taking a tumble. Go Noved.
[19:27] <Noved> Whipping out her crossbow, Noved takes a potshot at the first smiley!
[19:27] <Noved> roll 1d20+4
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+4  and gets 16." [1d20=12]
[19:27] <Clank> "This... may be inconvinient," Clank notes, as he eyes first the three humans in the path between him and kills, and the smileys themselves, then his sword.
[19:27] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:28] <Noved> roll 1d8+1 damage
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d8+1 damage and gets 9." [1d8=8]
[19:28] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 14/18 Zara 18/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Noved(23)>Alric(18)>Smiley 2(17)>Zara=Clank(13)'
[19:28] <Kotono> Great shot! The first smiley gets an arrow in the face, flooping over dead as a doornail! OOC: Alric.
[19:28] * Alric throws out his hand, summoning a Magic Missile, letting it fly at the remaining Smiley-thing!
[19:29] <Alric> roll 1d4+4
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls 1d4+4 and gets 7." [1d4=3]
[19:29] <Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 17." [1d20=13]
[19:30] <Kotono> The smiley is hit! Down it goes, pitching forward...and tumbling down like a barrel! Oh, it's dead, but the problem is that it's rolling down right at the party...Zara first! OOC: Ref, Zara.
[19:30] <Zara> roll 1d20+2
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+2 and gets 19." [1d20=17]
[19:30] <Kotono> But Zara leaps up over it, landing safe! It continues to tumble down, coming at Noved next! OOC: Ref, Noved.
[19:31] <Noved> roll 1d20+2 FEET, BE NIMBLE!
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+2 FEET, BE NIMBLE! and gets 22." [1d20=20]
[19:31] <Kotono> But Noved nimbly leaps out of the way as well! A moment later it continues on, going for Alric! OOC: Ref, Alric.
[19:31] <Alric> roll d20+3 Reflex
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls d20+3 Reflex and gets 13." [d20=10]
[19:31] <Kotono> But it gets Alric, unbalancing him a moment! OOC: Balance check.
[19:32] <Alric> roll d20+3 Balance!
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls d20+3 Balance! and gets 5." [d20=2]
[19:33] <Kotono> And ack! Down the duo go, rolling down in a heaping, bouncing mess! OW! OOC: Free act after the damage roll.
[19:33] <Kotono> roll 1d3+1d6 Alric
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3+1d6 Alric and gets 3." [1d3=2][1d6=1]
[19:33] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 11/18 Zara 18/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Noved(23)>Alric(18)>Smiley 2(17)>Zara=Clank(13)'
[19:33] * Zara is in too precarious a position to rush to anyone's aid. "Is everyone alright down there?" she calls down.
[19:33] * Noved winces. "You all right there, Alric?"
[19:34] * Alric stands up.
[19:34] <Clank> "He's still alive," Clank confirms after moving closer.
[19:34] * Alric winces.
[19:34] <Alric> "Ah, yeah, I'll be fine."
[19:34] * Alric uses the wand of awesome on himself..
[19:35] <Alric> roll 1d8+1
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls 1d8+1 and gets 7." [1d8=6]
[19:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 18/18 Zara 18/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Noved(23)>Alric(18)>Smiley 2(17)>Zara=Clank(13)'
[19:35] * Alric follows up, giving Zara little help..
[19:35] <Alric> roll 1d8+1
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls 1d8+1 and gets 7." [1d8=6]
[19:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 18/18 Zara 25/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Noved(23)>Alric(18)>Smiley 2(17)>Zara=Clank(13)'
[19:36] * Zara nods and thanks and continues up the ramp, towards the hole in the ceiling.
[19:36] <Kotono> Thus, the trio resume the trip up! Atop the passage is a short hall, taking a right after 20ft. No sign of more smileys.
[19:36] <Clank> Now that they're all up top, Clank goes join them!
[19:36] <Zara> Right it is, then!
[19:37] * Noved follows the brave woman in front of her!


[19:38] <Kotono> To the right you continue. Ahead is an archway, made of white and gold stone. Past it is a red and gold treasure chest, and beyond that, spiral stairs going up.
[19:38] * Alric continues to follow, not minding being regulated to wanding duties..
[19:39] * Zara goes to open this chest, as always alert for unpleasant surprises.
[19:39] <Clank> "As a matter of patterns, those spiral stairs will turn into water once you open the chest, won't they?" Clank muses.
[19:40] <Kotono> OOC: Spot check, Zara.
[19:40] <Zara> roll 1d20+1
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+1 and gets 4." [1d20=3]
[19:40] <Kotono> Zara reaches the chest, going to open it! AS she does, a fist comes out of its side, going to clock her but good!
[19:40] <Kotono> roll 1d20+9 flatfooted AC someone just found the mimic!
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 flatfooted AC someone just found the mimic! and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[19:40] <Zara> OOC: 16
[19:41] <Kotono> roll 1d8+4
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+4 and gets 12." [1d8=8]
[19:41] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 18/18 Zara 13/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Noved(23)>Alric(18)>Smiley 2(17)>Zara=Clank(13)'
[19:42] <Kotono> WHAM! Zara gets socked right in the gut! The hand sticks to Zara, as if glued on! OOC: You're considered grappled, Zara. Init here.
[19:42] <Zara> roll 1d20+5
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+5 and gets 22." [1d20=17]
[19:42] <Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Mimic
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 Mimic and gets 3." [1d20=2]
[19:42] <Noved> roll 1d20+6
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+6 and gets 25." [1d20=19]
[19:42] <Alric> roll d20+3
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls d20+3 and gets 6." [d20=3]
[19:43] <Clank> roll d20+4
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+4 and gets 9." [d20=5]
[19:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 18/18 Zara 13/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Noved(25)>Zara(22)>Clank(9)>Alric(6)>Mimic(3)'


[19:43] <Kotono> OOC: Go, Noved.
[19:43] <Clank> "Treasure chests can attack people?" Clank asks in confusion, looking down at his mount. Ratchet has no answers for her master, however.
[19:45] * Noved flings out a hand, casting magic missle at the boxy foe!
[19:45] <Noved> roll 1d4+3
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d4+3 and gets 4." [1d4=1]
[19:46] <Kotono> The magic missile flies and hits the mimic hard, impacting on it - and barely rocking it, and certainly not freeing Zara! OOC: Alric.
[19:46] * Alric takes the flask out from earlier and throws it at the mimic!
[19:47] <Alric> roll d20+4 flask go!
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls d20+4 flask go! and gets 9." [d20=5]
[19:48] <Kotono> The flask is tossed - but sails just over the mimic, landing down the hall by the stairs! OOC: Clank, go.
[19:48] <Kotono> OOC: Also, that hsould've been Zara, not Alric. I was looking at last battle's init.
[19:48] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 18/18 Zara 13/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Noved(25)>Alric(23)>Zara(22)>Clank(9)>Mimic(3)'
[19:49] <Kotono> OOC: Go Zara, my mistake. Alric's action stands, he just move sup in init since I screwed up.
[19:49] <Zara> "Vile deceiver!" Zara cries, struggling away from her attacker. "Unhand me at once!"
[19:49] <Kotono> OOC: Make a grapple check. It's an opposed roll.
[19:50] <Zara> roll 1d20+6 then
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+6 then and gets 15." [1d20=9]
[19:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 15." [1d20=2]
[19:50] <Kotono> OOC: Tie, reroll.
[19:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 28." [1d20=15]
[19:50] <Zara> roll 1d20+6 ffff
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+6 ffff and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[19:50] <Kotono> Zara struggles and struggles, but it is untimately in vain! She can't get out! OOC: Clank, go.
[19:51] <Clank> "Let's go, Ratchet," Clank directs the velociraptor, as they charge as one!
[19:51] <Clank> roll d20+6 ride DC 10 to both be able to attack
[19:51] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+6 ride DC 10 to both be able to attack and gets 10." [d20=4]
[19:51] <Clank> roll d20+6 charge Ratchet
[19:51] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+6 charge Ratchet and gets 24." [d20=18]
[19:52] <Clank> roll d20+8 charge clank
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+8 charge clank and gets 13." [d20=5]
[19:52] <Kotono> OOC: One hit.
[19:52] <Clank> roll d8+3
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d8+3 and gets 9." [d8=6]
[19:53] <Kotono> Clank rushes in and stabs it good, but the chest is tough and resilient! IT endures, while its hand tries to cruuuuush poor Zara! OOC: Opposed grapple.
[19:53] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 21." [1d20=8]
[19:53] <Zara> roll 1d20+6 bad touch BAD TOUCH
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+6 bad touch BAD TOUCH and gets 9." [1d20=3]
[19:53] <Kotono> roll 1d8+4+1d6 ow
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+4+1d6 ow and gets 9." [1d8=3][1d6=2]
[19:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 18/18 Zara 4/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Noved(25)>Alric(23)>Zara(22)>Clank(9)>Mimic(3)'
[19:54] <Kotono> Zara is squeezed like a teddy bear! The problem is that her ribs aren't made of stuffing, and shatter like glass when squeezed! The way blood's gushing out of her mouth, something's broke. This can't be good! OOC: Noved.
[19:57] * Noved rears back and throws a ball of fire at the mimic, hoping to burn it off Zara!
[19:58] <Noved> roll 1d20+3 Ranged touch
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+3 Ranged touch and gets 15." [1d20=12]
[19:58] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:58] <Noved> roll 1d8+3 damage
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d8+3 damage and gets 9." [1d8=6]
[19:59] <Kotono> The mimic burns! The orb of fire lands right into it, setting it ablaze! BUt even burning it holds onto Zara, the smell of burning flesh and slime filling the air! OOC: Alric.
[20:00] * Alric lets loose with his wand at Zara!
[20:00] <Alric> roll 1d8+1
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls 1d8+1 and gets 8." [1d8=7]
[20:00] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 18/18 Zara 12/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Noved(25)>Alric(23)>Zara(22)>Clank(9)>Mimic(3)'
[20:00] <Kotono> Zara's wounds mend partially from this magic, undoing some of her pain! OOC: Zara.
[20:01] * Zara grits her teeth and strains against the monster's terrible grasp, grunting with pain and effort!
[20:01] <Zara> roll 1d20+6 let's try this again
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+6 let's try this again and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[20:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 14." [1d20=1]
[20:02] <Kotono> Zara struggles and struggles, but can't quite get free! OOC: Ow. Cank.
[20:02] <Clank> "Full attack, Ratchet! Let it taste your animal fury!" Clank directs his mount even as he prepares to swing his own scimitar. The raptor screeches before launching said assault!
[20:02] <Clank> roll d20+6 ride DC 10
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+6 ride DC 10 and gets 25." [d20=19]
[20:02] <Clank> roll d20+4 talon
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+4 talon and gets 17." [d20=13]
[20:03] <Clank> roll d20-1 foreclaw 1
[20:03] <Clank> roll d20-1 foreclaw 2
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20-1 foreclaw 1 and gets 7." [d20=8]
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20-1 foreclaw 2 and gets 17." [d20=18]
[20:03] <Clank> roll d20-1 bite
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20-1 bite and gets 12." [d20=13]
[20:03] <Clank> roll d20+6 scimitar
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+6 scimitar and gets 9." [d20=3]
[20:03] <Kotono> OOC: Talon an dforeclaw 2 hit.
[20:03] <Clank> roll d8+3
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d8+3 and gets 8." [d8=5]
[20:03] <Clank> roll d3+1
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d3+1 and gets 4." [d3=3]
[20:04] <Kotono> Clank and Ratchet strike again! The mimic is slashed, metal giving way to gray slime! But its still up, still trying to squeeze all the good life out of Zara! OOC: Grapple check, Zara.
[20:04] <Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 21." [1d20=8]
[20:04] <Zara> roll 1d20+6
[20:04] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+6 and gets 23." [1d20=17]
[20:04] <Kotono> But Zara resists the worst of it this time, struggling away from the dedicated mimic! OOC: Noved.
[20:05] * Noved rears back and throws another ball of magical energy. This time, an orb of acid is launched at the enemy!
[20:06] <Noved> roll 1d20+3 ranged touch
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+3 ranged touch and gets 15." [1d20=12]
[20:06] <Kotono> OOC: That be a hit.
[20:06] <Noved> roll 1d3+3 damage
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d3+3 damage and gets 4." [1d3=1]
[20:07] <Kotono> The acid flies...and seems to have absolutely no effect on the mimic and all, sliding right off it! OOC: Looks like its acid immune. Bad luck.  Alric.
[20:10] * Alric fires off a Lesser Orb of Fire at the damn thing!
[20:10] <Alric> roll d20+4 to hit!
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls d20+4 to hit! and gets 13." [d20=9]
[20:11] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:11] <Alric> roll d8+3
[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls d8+3 and gets 7." [d8=4]
[20:11] <Kotono> Oh, it is burning merrily now! Its on fire all over, the flames starting to singe Zara! But it's still up, even as fried slime oozes out of its body! OOC: Ow. Zara, go.
[20:13] <Zara> "I. Will. Smash. You. To. Splinters!" Zara grunts, levering her sword with what little force she can manage in her current position and bringing it down on the creature.
[20:13] <Zara> roll 1d20+8-4
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+8-4 and gets 21." [1d20=17]
[20:13] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:14] <Zara> roll 2d6+6
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 2d6+6 and gets 11." [2d6=1, 4]
[20:14] <Kotono> With one final slash Zara bisects the mimic, splitting it apart! It collapses into sticky ooze, all over her legs and feet! OOC: Free act.
[20:15] <Noved> "By the *GODS* that thing was hard to kill."
[20:15] * Noved rushes over to push the burning carcass off of Zara!
[20:15] * Zara kicks through the wreckage to ensure death, then draws a potion from her pack and drains it.
[20:15] <Clank> "Does it have treasure inside at all, or just a creature entirely?" Clank asks.
[20:15] <Zara> roll 1d8+1 heals
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d8+1 heals and gets 9." [1d8=8]
[20:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 18/18 Zara 21/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Noved(25)>Alric(23)>Zara(22)>Clank(9)>Mimic(3)'
[20:15] <Kotono> It looks just to be a burning pile of ooze now. No treasure.
[20:16] * Noved grunts and kicks the flaming corpse for good measure. Dratted thing.
[20:17] <Noved> "Are you well enough to continue, Zara?"
[20:17] <Zara> "From now on, I open all chests with my sword," Zara breathes.
[20:17] <Noved> "A splendid idea!" Noved merrily pats Zara on the back.
[20:18] <Zara> "Onward?" she says, gesturing to the stairs, hardly deterred by a close call with crushing death.
[20:19] * Noved shrugs and nods in agreement.


[20:19] <Kotono> OOC: Marching order?
[20:19] <Noved> OOC: Same as last time.
[20:20] <Noved> Z < N < A < C
[20:20] <Noved> OOC: Er
[20:20] <Noved> Strike that
[20:21] <Zara> OOC: same as last time works, no biggie
[20:21] <Kotono> OOC: Okay then.
[20:22] <Kotono> You climb up 30ft of stairs, more stairs ahead, winding up. No top is in sight. Yet as you do, it begins to get darker an darker, quickly hiding everything in shadows and darkness.
[20:22] <Clank> Seeing Zara looks haunted by her encounter or something, Clank switches roles with her, taking the lead!
[20:22] * Noved blinks. "Ok...I don't like the darkness. I need some light! Anyone else feel the need for a little light in their life?"
[20:23] <Zara> "If any possesses a magical source of illumination, now would be the time to use it," Zara agrees.
[20:23] <Clank> "I have an everlasting torch with me," Clank says.
[20:24] * Clank tosses it to one of the others. "If I'm taking the lead, one of you can carry this."
[20:24] * Noved grabs it!
[20:24] * Noved hoists the torch high!
[20:26] <Kotono> The way ahead is lit! The stairs go up another 70ft, before coming to a landing. Here an ornate door can be seen. In it are carvings of great big smiles, with strange writing below them. OOC: What languages can you each read?
[20:26] <Zara> OOC: Common and, uh, Common.
[20:26] <Clank> ooc: common, halfling, goblin
[20:27] <Alric> OOC:  Common, Draconic, Goblin, Elven
[20:27] <Noved> OOC: Common, Elvish, Dwarfish, Celestial
[20:27] <Kotono> None of the party can read the writing.
[20:28] <Clank> "Anybody have any idea what that says?" Clank asks.
[20:29] * Zara shrugs. "None whatsoever. Shall we proceed anyway?" she suggests. "It is no doubt some tasteless attempt at hilarity. I expect more of the same on the other side."
[20:29] * Alric shakes his head.
[20:29] <Noved> "Can't say I do, sadly. I'm sure it's a warning to leave or suffer a horrible death." Noved boredly replies.
[20:29] <Alric> "No idea.."
[20:29] <Clank> "I guess this is just the happy place, where everyone learns to smile then. Let us continue," the robot says as he moves to the door, testing to see if he can open it.
[20:29] <Kotono> The door doesn't open.
[20:30] <Clank> "Time to break another door then. Give me a bit of room so we can charge," Clank says to the others, as he directs Ratchet some distance from the door before charging once the others are out of the way.
[20:30] <Clank> roll d20+3+3 str of two as last time?
[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+3+3 str of two as last time? and gets 26." [d20=20]
[20:30] <Zara> "Obstinate fixtures, they continue to taunt us," Zara says. "It will suffer the fate of its brethren down below." She steps aside once again.
[20:31] <Kotono> The two charge ahead! The problem is that they go right through the door! The worst problem? As they do, the door vanishes! Ahead you can see a 5ft pole, one end the doorknob. The other is attached to a wall full of sharp, pointy spikes! OOC: Ref save to see if you stop in time.
[20:31] * Noved gasps! "Look out!"
[20:31] <Clank> roll d20+6 reflex Ratchet
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+6 reflex Ratchet and gets 15." [d20=9]
[20:32] <Kotono> Ratchet just barely stops in time! Clank comes an inch from getting a spike to the face! Whew! A moment later, the wall to th eleft of th efake door shimmers, another door appearing there.
[20:33] <Clank> "...Would someone else want to open the next door?" Clank suggests, a bead of sweat somehow rolling down his face.
[20:33] * Zara nods. "I commend your resolve and reflexes both. I will try the next one."
[20:33] <Noved> "Perhaps we'll try knocking next time." Noved suggests, smirking.
[20:33] * Zara tries the new door, not actually expecting it to yield easily.


[20:35] <Kotono> Surprisingly, this door opens! As it does the entire wall ahead vanishes! You see it - 30ft ahead it awaits. It is the size of a house - one great, big flabby smiley! It giggles and titters to itself! Behind it is something radiating light, but its massive bulk stops it from being seen! The path ahead to it is otherwise clear! Amid its titters you hear, "Someone made it here? This'll be fun!"
[20:35] <Kotono> OOC: Init.
[20:36] <Noved> roll 1d20+6
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+6 and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[20:36] <Zara> roll 1d20+5
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+5 and gets 24." [1d20=19]
[20:36] <Alric> roll d20+3
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls d20+3 and gets 11." [d20=8]
[20:36] <Clank> roll d20+4
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+4 and gets 19." [d20=15]
[20:36] <Kotono> roll 1d20 big smiley
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 big smiley and gets 6." [1d20=6]
[20:36] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 18/18 Zara 21/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24)>Noved(21)>Clank(19)>Alric(11)>Big Smiley(6)'

[20:36] <Kotono> OOC: Open Zara.
[20:36] <Clank> "I was right! It's the happy place!" Clank observes with excitement, as he pats Ratchet. "Look, something to kill!"
[20:37] <Zara> "What a sad existence you must lead, waiting alone for intruders to despoil," Zara says, readying her sword. "Surely it's a mercy to end it!" With that, she charges forward to impale the flabby monstrosity.
[20:38] <Zara> roll 1d20+8+2 charge, otherwise I Can't reach him
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+8+2 charge, otherwise I Can't reach him and gets 14." [1d20=4]
[20:38] <Kotono> OOC: Swing and a miss.
[20:38] <Kotono> Zara charges in, swinging bravely...ye ther blade boucnes off its flab! No good! OOC: Noved, go.
[20:38] <Noved> OOC: Dune, how close is Zara after that charge?
[20:39] <Noved> OOC: hail of stone has a 5ft radius. I don't want to use it if she's that close
[20:39] <Kotono> OOC: 5ft away. She'd be caught in it.
[20:40] * Noved shoulders her crossbow and fires off a bolt!
[20:40] <Noved> roll 1d20+4 huge target, surely can't miss
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+4 huge target, surely can't miss and gets 12." [1d20=8]
[20:41] <Kotono> Noved shoots and fires - but the crossbow bolt bounces off the rolls of flab, just like Zara's attack! OOC: Ow. Clank.
[20:43] <Clank> "HYAH!" Clank exclaims as he clicks his heels, leading Ratchet towards the beast, though he reigns Ratchet somewhat from charging, eyeing the size of the creature with caution.
[20:43] <Clank> roll d20+6 dc 10
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+6 dc 10 and gets 11." [d20=5]
[20:43] <Clank> roll d20+4 talon
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+4 talon and gets 18." [d20=14]
[20:43] <Clank> roll d20+6 scimitar
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+6 scimitar and gets 22." [d20=16]
[20:43] <Kotono> OOC: Both hit.
[20:44] <Clank> roll d8+3
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d8+3 and gets 11." [d8=8]
[20:44] <Clank> roll d4+3
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d4+3 and gets 7." [d4=4]
[20:45] <Kotono> Clank charges in bravely, slicing into the side of the great smiley! Rolls of fat are lopped off, but no blood flows out from the wounds! OOC: Alric.
[20:45] * Alric fires off a Magic Missile!
[20:46] <Alric> roll 1d8+4
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls 1d8+4 and gets 12." [1d8=8]
[20:46] <Kotono> OOC: Magic missiles are d4.
[20:46] <Noved> "Aim for the head, the head!"
[20:46] <Clank> "I can't reach that, we'll have to cut it down to size first!" Clank calls back to the casters.
[20:46] <Alric> OOC: Ah, shit. Sorry. Reroll or just half it?
[20:46] <Kotono> OOC: Reroll.
[20:47] <Kotono> OOC: Even halving it would be a max roll for d4.
[20:47] <Alric> roll d4+4
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls d4+4 and gets 8." [d4=4]
[20:47] <Kotono> The magic missile hits, boring a hole through the big smiley! A moment later it begins to giggle, to cackle, to howl with laughter! The sounds of its mirth spread all out over the battlefield! OOC: Will, all.
[20:48] <Zara> roll 1d20+2 I AM IMMUNE TO COMEDY
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+2 I AM IMMUNE TO COMEDY and gets 5." [1d20=3]
[20:48] <Alric> roll d20+4 Will
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls d20+4 Will and gets 23." [d20=19]
[20:48] <Noved> roll 1d20+4 You ain't funny, son
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+4 You ain't funny, son and gets 24." [1d20=20]
[20:48] <Kotono> OOC: Clank and Ratchet?
[20:49] <Clank> roll d20+2 (+3 vs fear)
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+2 (+3 vs fear) and gets 3." [d20=1]
[20:49] <Clank> roll d20+1 for ratchet if he rolls separately
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+1 for ratchet if he rolls separately and gets 14." [d20=13]
[20:49] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 18/18 Zara 21/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24; laughing)>Noved(21)>Clank(19; laughing)>Alric(11)>Big Smiley(6)'
[20:50] <Kotono> To this humor, Zara and Clank collapse into gales of laughter, unable to danything but roll! Giggling now, "For my second act," It calls, "Children, come forth!" At this, two normal smileys appear! The first appears right to the right side of Alric, the second behind Zara, flanking her! OOC: Rolling init for them.
[20:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 smiley 1
[20:50] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 smiley 2
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 smiley 1 and gets 18." [1d20=15]
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 smiley 2 and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[20:50] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 18/18 Zara 21/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24; laughing)>Noved(21)>Clank(19; laughing)>Smiley 1(18)>Smiley 2(13)>Alric(11)>Big Smiley(6)'
[20:51] <Kotono> OOC: Zara, you're up. Make will.
[20:51] <Zara> roll 1d20+2
[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+2 and gets 21." [1d20=19]
[20:51] <Kotono> Zara manages to master herself and get up! OOC: You kicked off the mirth and can act normally next round. Noved is up. Go Noved.
[20:51] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 18/18 Zara 21/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24)>Noved(21)>Clank(19; laughing)>Smiley 1(18)>Smiley 2(13)>Alric(11)>Big Smiley(6)'
[20:52] * Noved growls and lobs a ball of fiery doom at the blubbery whale of joy!
[20:52] <Noved> roll 1d20+3 ranged touch
[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+3 ranged touch and gets 12." [1d20=9]
[20:53] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:53] <Noved> roll 1d8+3 fire damage
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d8+3 fire damage and gets 7." [1d8=4]
[20:54] <Kotono> Noved aims and fires! The orb burrows through the stomach of the best, exploding within! Cooked fat flies freely, dealing further damage yet to the smiley! OOC: Ow. Clank, you're up. Roll will.
[20:55] <Clank> roll d20+2 (+3 vs fear)
[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+2 (+3 vs fear) and gets 19." [d20=17]
[20:55] <Kotono> Clank manages to pull himself together, getting up and stopping the horrible chuckles! OOC: Able ot act next round, shook off the humors. Smiley 1 is up.
[20:56] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 18/18 Zara 21/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24)>Noved(21)>Clank(19)>Smiley 1(18)>Smiley 2(13)>Alric(11)>Big Smiley(6)'
[20:56] <Kotono> The first smiley grins, leaning forward to try and take a CHOMP out of Alric!
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 AC?
[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 AC? and gets 21." [1d20=18]
[20:56] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3 chomped
[20:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+3 chomped and gets 4." [1d10=1]
[20:56] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 14/18 Zara 21/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24)>Noved(21)>Clank(19)>Smiley 1(18)>Smiley 2(13)>Alric(11)>Big Smiley(6)'
[20:56] <Alric> OOC: For the future, AC is 17.
[20:57] <Kotono> OW! Alric gets his leg bitten on, the smiley shaking it like a dog shaking its prey by the neck! OW! The second smiley meanwhile attempts the same, but only on Zara!
[20:57] <Clank> "That was a fascinating experience..." Clank muses.
[20:57] <Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (+2 flanking)
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 (+2 flanking) and gets 13." [1d20=8]
[20:57] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[20:58] <Zara> OOC: 17
[20:58] <Kotono> But Zara's armor saves her, holding the deranged chompers at bay! OOC: Alric, go.
[21:00] * Alric shakes off missing a chunk of flesh and fires off an Acid Splash at the big one!
[21:00] <Alric> roll d20+4 ranged touch
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls d20+4 ranged touch and gets 10." [d20=6]
[21:00] <Kotono> OOC: Concentration check or you provoke an AoO.
[21:01] <Alric> roll d20+8 concentration
[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls d20+8 concentration and gets 22." [d20=14]
[21:01] <Kotono> OOC: Success. Hit, damage.
[21:01] <Alric> roll 1d3+3
[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls 1d3+3 and gets 4." [1d3=1]
[21:02] <Kotono> Acid flies, sizzling on the foul skin of the big smiley! At this it grins further, neck extending out like an ostridge neck! Its mouth goes for Zara, trying to chomp her down!
[21:02] <Kotono> roll 1d20+10 AC?
[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 AC? and gets 13." [1d20=3]
[21:02] <Zara> OOC: 17
[21:02] <Kotono> But Zara dodges to the side, avoiding the bite! "Aaah, too bad! But wait until you see my second act! Children, come forth!" At this, a third and fourth smilely appear! The third appears behind Clank and Ratchet, and the fourth appears to the left side of Noved! OOC: Rolling init for them.
[21:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Smiley 3
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Smiley 3 and gets 17." [1d20=14]
[21:03] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Smiley 4
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Smiley 4 and gets 21." [1d20=18]
[21:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric 14/18 Zara 21/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24)>Noved=Smiley 4(21)>Clank(19)>Smiley 1(18)>Smiley 3(17)>Smiley 2(13)>Alric(11)>Big Smiley(6)'
[21:03] <Kotono> OOC: Zara, go.
[21:04] <Zara> "I will pierce your black heart if I have to pare down every layer first!" Zara cries, ignoring her smaller attackers and slashing away at their bloated master.
[21:04] <Zara> roll 1d20+8
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+8 and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[21:04] <Clank> "Sir! You're a horrible comedian! You've already done the second act before! What sort of self-respecting professional runs the same act twice!" Clank demands.
[21:04] <Kotono> Zara swings, but her blade somehow misses! How this happens is a mystery for the sages, as it shouldn't be possible with its bulk! BUt somehow she does it! OOC: Noved and Smiley 4. Go Noved.
[21:05] * Noved fires off his last orb of fiery doom! This thing HAS to die eventually, right? RIGHT!?
[21:05] <Noved> roll 1d20+3 ranged touch
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+3 ranged touch and gets 7." [1d20=4]
[21:05] <Kotono> OOC: Concentratoin or AoO.
[21:05] <Kotono> OOC: Concentration, even.
[21:06] <Noved> roll 1d20+7 thank god I took ranks in it
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+7 thank god I took ranks in it and gets 24." [1d20=17]
[21:06] <Kotono> OOC: Success, though you still miss.
[21:06] <Kotono> Noved fires - and misses the bulk by an inch! At the same time, the fourth smiley reaches out and BITES someone! Namely Noved!
[21:06] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 chomp AC?
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 chomp AC? and gets 10." [1d20=7]
[21:06] <Noved> OOC: 15
[21:06] <Kotono> But Noved is too nimble, dodging the bite even as she adjusts from missing! OOC: Clank.
[21:07] <Clank> Since the giant creature has no comment to his statement of a repeating second act, Clank tries to get his attention through Ratchet instead.
[21:07] <Clank> roll d20+6 ride dc10
[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+6 ride dc10 and gets 20." [d20=14]
[21:07] <Clank> ride d20+4 talons
[21:07] <Clank> ride d20-1 foreclaw 1
[21:07] <Clank> ride d20-1 foreclaw 2
[21:08] <Clank> ride d20-1 bite
[21:08] <Clank> ride d20+6 scimitar
[21:08] <Clank> roll d20+6 scimitar
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+6 scimitar and gets 16." [d20=10]
[21:08] <Kotono> OOC: Oh, you did ride, not roll.
[21:08] <Clank> roll d20+4 talons
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+4 talons and gets 17." [d20=13]
[21:08] <Clank> roll d20-1 foreclaw 1
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20-1 foreclaw 1 and gets 12." [d20=13]
[21:08] <Clank> roll d20-1 foreclaw 2
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20-1 foreclaw 2 and gets 13." [d20=14]
[21:08] <Clank> roll d20-1 bite
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20-1 bite and gets 6." [d20=7]
[21:08] <Kotono> OOC: Scimitar and talons hit.
[21:08] <Clank> roll d4+3
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d4+3 and gets 4." [d4=1]
[21:09] <Clank> roll d8+3
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d8+3 and gets 9." [d8=6]
[21:09] <Kotono> At this Clank tears into the overstuffed smiley! It's starting to sag under the abuse, not bleeding but showing signs of its continuing maiming! OOC: Ow. Smiley 1.
[21:09] <Kotono> The first smiley continues to press, biting Alric again!
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 23." [1d20=20]
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 uh oh
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 uh oh and gets 23." [1d20=20]
[21:09] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 uh oh oh geez
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 uh oh oh geez and gets 6." [1d20=3]
[21:10] <Kotono> roll 2d10+6 CHOMP
[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10+6 CHOMP and gets 23." [2d10=7, 10]
[21:10] <Kotono> roll 14-23
[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 14-23 and gets -9."
[21:10] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric -9/18 Zara 21/28 Clank 29/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24)>Noved=Smiley 4(21)>Clank(19)>Smiley 1(18)>Smiley 3(17)>Smiley 2(13)>Alric(11)>Big Smiley(6)'
[21:11] <Kotono> Uh oh. Alric needed those parts of his body. You know, his liver, his spleen, his stomach. Unfortunately, the smiley is now snacking on them! Not good! Meanwhile, the third smiley takes a bite at Clank!
[21:11] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 22." [1d20=19]
[21:11] <Kotono> OOC: AC?
[21:11] <Kotono> OOC: +2 for flanking, if it applie sto warforged. I forget.
[21:11] <Clank> ooc: I can be flanked, yes. AC 22
[21:12] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3
[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+3 and gets 7." [1d10=4]
[21:12] <Kotono> OOC: DR?
[21:12] <Clank> ooc: DR 3/adamantine
[21:12] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric -9/18 Zara 21/28 Clank 25/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24)>Noved=Smiley 4(21)>Clank(19)>Smiley 1(18)>Smiley 3(17)>Smiley 2(13)>Alric(11)>Big Smiley(6)'
[21:12] <Clank> ooc: I TASTE OF STEEL
[21:12] <Kotono> CHOMP! CLank gets a bit of his metal back bitten out, the smiley coughing and spitting out metal! Meanwhile the second smiley tries to give Zara a friendly bite of advice!
[21:12] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3
[21:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 and gets 22." [1d20=19]
[21:13] <Kotono> roll 1d10+3 I'm on fire
[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+3 I'm on fire and gets 7." [1d10=4]
[21:13] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric -9/18 Zara 14/28 Clank 25/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24)>Noved=Smiley 4(21)>Clank(19)>Smiley 1(18)>Smiley 3(17)>Smiley 2(13)>Alric(11)>Big Smiley(6)'
[21:13] <Kotono> Yep, right in the back! Really, do yo uever want anything gnawing on your spine? Not good! OOC: Alric, d100 for stabilization chance.
[21:13] <Alric> roll d100
[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Alric rolls d100 and gets 28." [d100=28]
[21:13] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric -10/18 Zara 14/28 Clank 25/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24)>Noved=Smiley 4(21)>Clank(19)>Smiley 1(18)>Smiley 3(17)>Smiley 2(13)>Alric(11)>Big Smiley(6)'
[21:14] <Kotono> But lying there and bleeding out, Alric leaves this mortal coil! An angel rises out of Alric's body, strumming a harp as it leaves the rough battle behind! OOC: Bummer on that crit. Big Smiley.
[21:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric -10/18 Zara 14/28 Clank 25/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24)>Noved=Smiley 4(21)>Clank(19)>Smiley 1(18)>Smiley 3(17)>Smiley 2(13)>Big Smiley(6)'
[21:14] <Kotono> The big smiley begins to cackle and laugh again, overtaking all the field! OOC: Will, all.
[21:15] <Clank> roll d20+2 (+3 vs fear)
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+2 (+3 vs fear) and gets 9." [d20=7]
[21:15] <Zara> roll 1d20+2 time to die laughing?
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+2 time to die laughing? and gets 9." [1d20=7]
[21:15] <Noved> roll 1d20+4
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+4 and gets 22." [1d20=18]
[21:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric -10/18 Zara 14/28 Clank 25/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24; laughing)>Noved=Smiley 4(21)>Clank(19; laughing)>Smiley 1(18)>Smiley 3(17)>Smiley 2(13)>Big Smiley(6)'
[21:15] <Kotono> OOC: Ratchet?
[21:15] <Clank> roll d20+1
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Clank rolls d20+1 and gets 6." [d20=5]
[21:16] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric -10/18 Zara 14/28 Clank 25/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24; laughing)>Noved=Smiley 4(21)>Clank(19; laughing (Ratchet too))>Smiley 1(18)>Smiley 3(17)>Smiley 2(13)>Big Smiley(6)'
[21:16] <Kotono> In this mirthful humor, all but Noved succumb to the funnies! Only Noved is left to fight right now! OOC: At least no more come. Zara, will.
[21:17] <Zara> roll 1d20+2
[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Zara rolls 1d20+2 and gets 8." [1d20=6]
[21:17] <Kotono> roll 1d6
[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 1." [1d6=1]
[21:17] * Kotono changes topic to 'Alric -10/18 Zara 13/28 Clank 25/29 Noved 12/12 | Zara(24; laughing)>Noved=Smiley 4(21)>Clank(19; laughing (Ratchet too))>Smiley 1(18)>Smiley 3(17)>Smiley 2(13)>Big Smiley(6)'
[21:17] <Kotono> But Zara keeps laughing and laughign! She can't stop, even as it begins to hurt! OOC: Ow. Noved, go. Smiley 4 is on you, remember.
[21:20] * Noved desperately digs out a jade chip and hurredly casts hail of stone slightly behind the big smiley, hoping to take him out in one shot!
[21:21] <Kotono> OOC: Concentration or you provoke an AoO.
[21:21] <Noved> roll 1d20+7 please please please
[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d20+7 please please please and gets 15." [1d20=8]
[21:21] <Kotono> OOC: Failure, you provoke an AoO.
[21:21] <Kotono> roll 1d20+3 chomp
[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 chomp and gets 8." [1d20=5]
[21:21] <Kotono> OOC: Missed, carry on.
[21:21] <Noved> roll 1d8+3 KILL THIS PIECE OF SHIT PLEASE
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Noved rolls 1d8+3 KILL THIS PIECE OF SHIT PLEASE and gets 6." [1d8=3]
[21:23] <Kotono> The rain of stones slams down! Down and down and down they rain...and it's too much! The flabby smiley collapses under its own weight, melting into a pile of liquid lard and blubber! The smaller smiley follow suit, the laughter ending for the others! Ahead of you, you see small stairway, ten steps. Atop is an altar, with a red glowing orb atop it.
[21:23] <Kotono> OOC: Free act.


[21:23] * Noved drops to her knees, panting. "Oh sweet, heavenly gods."
[21:23] <Zara> "I will never laugh again and consider myself better for it," Zara grumbles, climbing to her feet.
[21:24] <Clank> "It was an interesting experience, laughter, but not one meant for my kind or Ratchet's, I think. Especially not in the middle of battle."
[21:24] <Clank> The raptor gives a snort, as if in agreement.
[21:24] * Zara stumbles over to check on the status of their fallen comrade.
[21:24] * Noved glances over at the body of poor Alric. "If only I'd been faster." She laments.
[21:25] <Kotono> Alric is quite dead. Dead, dead, deadski. Deader than disco. Deader than the Boss's career. Deader than the big smiley. Face facts, he's worm food.
[21:26] <Zara> "Hmph." She turns away to the altar. "I can't help but suspect another trap. One final bad joke."
[21:26] <Clank> "I'm sure he's up in the heavens with your brother," Clank says.
[21:26] * Noved climbs to her feet, sighing. "Well, at least we can take him down the tower with us and ensure a proper burial."
[21:26] * Noved snorts. "You think my brother went to *heaven*? You obviously didn't know that jerk very well."
[21:26] <Clank> "If you suspect it's a trap, why not use Alric's body to try and trigger the trap from a distance?" Clank offers as a practical suggestion.
[21:27] <Clank> "He's already dead, so he can't complain."
[21:27] * Noved winces. "I...guess we could. It seems somewhat disrespectful, though."
[21:27] <Clank> "How so? He's dead."
[21:27] * Zara snorts and walks up to the altar instead. "I would rather risk myself than visit such disrespect upon the dead."
[21:27] <Kotono> Zara walks up to the altar. Nothing immediately happens.
[21:28] * Zara experimentally touches the glowing orb.
[21:28] * Noved tenses, waiting for death!
[21:29] <Kotono> The moment the orb is touched, the ceiling above you vanishes! Into the sky a great beam of red light bursts, illuminating all! A moment later the orb dissolves into light, passing into each of the four surviving creatures! Then, in an instant? You stand just outside of Joyous Dystopia. Behind you, the tower shudders and turns to a solid stone pillar! OOC: +2 con for all survivors. This includes your mount.
[21:30] <Clank> "I still don't get how that would be disrespectful. But back to base to report then!"
[21:30] <Clank> With that, Clank clicks his heels and starts heading over to where their boss awaits.
[21:31] * Noved blinks and glances at her surroundings. "Woo hoo! We are victorious!"