#026: "It isn't the vampire, this is... this is Lich."

[Merc]

[18:33] <Kotono> Under a clear sky the next morning, the party takes off and heads south to Pasturburg...
[18:33] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 37." [1d100=37]
[18:33] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 96." [1d100=96]
[18:33] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 25." [1d100=25]
[18:33] <Kotono> The first day's unremarkable. The second day starts early, the party making good speed. As you walk along - abruptly, Morrie can feel the earth heave, twitch and groan. A sense of -something- coming is like a slap across Morrie's face.
[19:04] <Mycol> Morrie will inform the others of this.
[19:06] <Kotono> Morrie's warning comes just in time! Suddenly the ground erupts open before you! From it emerge four ghouls, chunks of ice clinging to them! Coming behind them is another. A creature dressed in white robes and carrying a staff. It has a face of hanging tentacles rather than a mouth, yet it speaks. "Earth rotssss....come with us..." OOC: Init, just moving you on since this stopped an ambush and
[19:06] <Kotono> I'd like us to get this going.
[19:06] <Santos> "Is it because of the corrupted earth thing Ebenezer mentioned? We are getting closer towards Pasturburg now."
[19:07] <Santos> ooc: whoops, scratch my line then.
[19:07] <Santos> roll 2d6+4 init
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+4 init and gets 13." [2d6=5, 4]
[19:07] <Lehko> roll 2d6+5 Init
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+5 Init and gets 13." [2d6=6, 2]
[19:07] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2 Wolf Init
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 Wolf Init and gets 12." [2d6=4, 6]
[19:08] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2 ghoul 1
[19:08] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2 ghoul 2
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 ghoul 1 and gets 11." [2d6=5, 4]
[19:08] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2 ghoul 3
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 ghoul 2 and gets 9." [2d6=3, 4]
[19:08] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2 ghoul 4
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 ghoul 3 and gets 6." [2d6=2, 2]
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 ghoul 4 and gets 10." [2d6=4, 4]
[19:08] <Mycol> 2d6+6 (for Mycol
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+6 (for Mycol and gets 17." [2d6=6, 5]
[19:08] <Kotono> roll 2d6+3 Wizard
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+3 Wizard and gets 9." [2d6=3, 3]
[19:08] <Mycol> 2d6+3 (For Morrie)
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+3 (For Morrie) and gets 7." [2d6=2, 2]
[19:09] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66'
[19:10] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G1(11)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6)'
[19:10] <Kotono> OOC: Open Mycol.
[19:11] * Mycol begins spinning about, bringing forth a blast of flames.
[19:11] * Mycol quick-casts Fire, multi-target
[19:11] <Kotono> OOC: Base damage?
[19:11] <Mycol> 2d6+8
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+8 and gets 14." [2d6=5, 1]
[19:12] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G1(11)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6) | G(all):27 W: 7'
[19:12] <Mycol> OOC: (I think last time I played I may have accidentally used MND instead of PWR for spells. Whoops.)
[19:13] <Kotono> A sudden gush of flames come from the 'shroom before anyone can react! With a BOINGING dance flames come, hitting the ghouls hard! Yet the tentacle'ed creature before you doesn't even burn from them! "What is that?!" Ebenezer cries in the meantime! OOC: Santos.
[19:13] * Santos focuses on the Wizard, deciding to keep it distracted (hopefully with its gurgling death cries) as he rushes for it, firing a shot from his gunblade and closes in with a slashing follow-up, his images popping up and dancing around the ghouls and behind the wizard.
[19:13] <Santos> roll 2d6+4
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+4 and gets 11." [2d6=3, 4]
[19:14] <Santos> ooc: If that's a hit, I'll keep it, otherwise I'll reroll the 3.
[19:14] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. Damage and any element?
[19:14] <Santos> ooc: 61, physical only.
[19:14] <Kotono> roll 61-27
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 61-27 and gets 34."
[19:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G1(11)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6) | G(all):27 W: 41'
[19:15] <Kotono> Gah! It's like the creature's skin is plate mail! It takes considerable effort to slash in, the bullet barely penetrating in at all! The creature's eyeless visage is faced towards Santos as it utters, "Rotssss...." OOC: Lehko.
[19:17] * Lehko turns to the ghoul advancing on Santos and opens fire on it, while moving in to cover Santos' back! (declaring Cover: Santos)
[19:17] <Santos> "You mean you don't know, Ebenezer? Thought you knew all this stuff!" Santos takes the time to joke back towards the old black mage, looking partially away from the strange creature he's attacked.
[19:17] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2 ATK!
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 ATK! and gets 9." [2d6=4, 3]
[19:17] <Kotono> roll 2d6+5
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+5 and gets 15." [2d6=4, 6]
[19:17] <Kotono> OOC: Hit by the way.
[19:18] <Lehko> OOC: 33 damage
[19:18] <Kotono> "I remember now!" Ebenezer suddenly calls, "It's a wizard or a piscodemon - either are a title! Don't let it hit you with its staff or it can knock you out with one blow!"
[19:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G1(11)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6) | G(all):27 W: 47'
[19:18] <Santos> ooc: Lehko, I might recommend using cover on someone else for now (or not using it), let me get hit enough to trigger berserk as the 50% ARM ignore effect might be useful here.
[19:18] <Lehko> OOC: Alright. I'll change it next round.
[19:19] <Kotono> Bullets fly - but they barely even penetrate at all! It's defenses are insane, stopping bullets with barely a bruise to show for it! OOC: Wolf.
[19:19] <Mycol> OOC: Wait, I thought he targeted a ghoul.
[19:19] <Santos> ooc: he did.
[19:19] <Lehko> "Bjomolf! Go for the legs!"
[19:19] <Lehko> OOC: Hamstring, slow action.
[19:20] <Kotono> OOC: You're right. Lemme fix that.
[19:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G1(11)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6) | G1: 55 G(2-4):27 W: 41'
[19:21] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Ghouls 1, 4 and 2 are up.
[19:21] <Kotono> The ghouls groan softly, starting to charge magic! Ice runs up and down their arms, spells gathering amid them! The air drops in temperature rapidly! Meanwhile the wizard's staff slams out for Santos! "Rotsssss..." it hisses in a strangely sibilant voice!
[19:22] <Kotono> roll 2d6+3 AVD and ARM, Santos?
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+3 AVD and ARM, Santos? and gets 9." [2d6=5, 1]
[19:22] <Santos> ooc: AVD 10, but he pops an image.
[19:22] <Santos> ooc: ARM 16 if it matters.
[19:22] <Kotono> An image is clubbed, the real Santos dodging to the side and preparing another attack! OOC: Morrie.
[19:23] <Santos> Seeing an image get smacked with the staff, Santos nods towards Ebenezer. "I'll put some distance between us then. I can attack from range now thankfully!"
[19:23] <Mycol> Morrie will call upon the powers of wind to smite down one of the other 3 ghouls.
[19:24] <Mycol> 2d6+12
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+12 and gets 17." [2d6=3, 2]
[19:24] <Kotono> OOC: Pretty sure he doesn't have a +12 attack mod.
[19:25] <Kotono> OOC: It doesn't matter, they have AVD 6 so even a +1 hits. Damage?
[19:26] <Mycol> OH. That has to be rolled for accuracy?
[19:26] <Kotono> OOC: Yes. It's not like normal magic and requires an attack roll. In any case that hits.
[19:26] <Mycol> I didn't know it can miss. The DAMAGE should be 17. (half level x highest attribute, which seems to be his 12 RES)
[19:27] <Mycol> No, wait.
[19:27] <Mycol> 22
[19:27] <Mycol> He has RES mods.
[19:28] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G1(11)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6) | G1: 55 G2: 48 G(304):27 W: 41'
[19:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G1(11)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6) | G1: 55 G2: 48 G(3-4):27 W: 41'
[19:29] <Kotono> Wind comes slicing down from above, cutting into the second ghoul! It staggers back from the blow, momentarily disrupted - but not enough to stop its magic! Meanwhile the third ghoul begins to charge as well! OOC: Mycol.
[19:29] <Mycol> OOC: Suddenly! 300 additional ghouls appear.
[19:29] <Mycol> OOC: Guess you guys should have killed that Vampire.
[19:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G1(11)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6)>Helper(0) | G1: 55 G2: 48 G(3-4):27 W: 41'
[19:30] <Santos> ooc: I blame Ramuh if that happens, Mycol.
[19:30] <Mycol> Mycol will keep up his barrage of fire, attempting to level the Ghouls some.
[19:30] <Mycol> 2d6+8
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+8 and gets 10." [2d6=1, 1]
[19:30] <Santos> ooc: Or Alucard. For not going out for a pleasant stroll at night.
[19:30] <Mycol> Are you FUCKING kidding me?
[19:30] <Kotono> OOC: You used your quick cast for the battle, remember?
[19:30] <Mycol> OH.
[19:31] <Mycol> RIGHT.
[19:31] <Mycol> I need to be hasted. Derp derp derp.
[19:31] <Kotono> OOC: Right. Going to charge or do something else?
[19:31] <Lehko> OOC: You also need to use OOC.
[19:32] * Mycol will look about to cast another spell, before thinking different on it, and charging at the weakened Ghoul 1.
[19:32] <Mycol> 2d6+2
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+2 and gets 5." [2d6=2, 1]
[19:32] <Kotono> But the maracas fly errant, missing the wounded ghoul entirely! OOC: Dice just weren't meant to be that turn. Santos?
[19:32] <Mycol> OCC: Ffffffff-
[19:33] * Santos puts some distance between himself and the wizard, taking heed of Ebenezer's warning, as he fires his gunblade at the creature, focusing on damaging his arm, maybe forcing him to drop the staff (or even better, blow the arm right off!).
[19:33] <Santos> roll 2d6+4
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+4 and gets 16." [2d6=6, 6]
[19:33] <Kotono> OOC: You are disgusting.
[19:34] <Santos> ooc: swing, batta, batta, swing!
[19:34] <Santos> ooc: 140 damage, physical, and it triggers spellburst:virus.
[19:34] <Kotono> OOC: What's virus do?
[19:34] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G1(11)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6)>Helper(0) | G1: 55 G2: 48 G(3-4):27 W: 154'
[19:34] * Nephrite is now known as Morrie
[19:35] <Santos> ooc: He can't recover HP/MP through any means.
[19:35] <Santos> ooc: Unless Virus is removed through Esuna.
[19:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G1(11)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6)>Helper(0) | G1: 55 G2: 48 G(3-4):27 W: 154(virus)'
[19:36] <Kotono> The bullet flies - and goes right into the shoulder of the wizard! It does indeed drop its staff, green blood pouring from the wound! It hisses like a snake, face-tentacles reaching down to plug up the wound! OOC: Le OW. Lehko.
[19:37] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G1(11)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6)>Helper(0) | G1: 55 G2: 48 G(3-4):27 W: 154(virus 4)'
[19:37] <Santos> "Doesn't look like the staff may be a problem for much longer. Can we hold the staff, Ebenezer, or does that count as being hit by it to its magic?" Santos asks the black mage.
[19:37] <Kotono> "I'm not sure," he says,
[19:37] <Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[19:37] <Kotono> "I'm not sure," he says, "Just finish it off!"
[19:38] * Lehko turns and fires a dart off at the Wizard while moving to cover Mycol.
[19:38] <Santos> "Sure, sure!"
[19:38] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2 ATK
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 ATK and gets 8." [2d6=2, 4]
[19:38] <Kotono> OOC: Hiiits.
[19:38] <Lehko> OOC: 16 damage for the hit, force check.
[19:39] <Lehko> roll 2d6+5 Force check
[19:39] <Kotono> roll 2d6+6 force
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+5 Force check and gets 12." [2d6=3, 4]
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+6 force and gets 14." [2d6=4, 4]
[19:39] <Kotono> The sleep-dart hits - but doesn't even penetrate! It falls away from the creature's rubbery-hard skin! OOC: Wolf, go for hamstring first then normal turn.
[19:40] <Lehko> roll 2d6+4 Hamstring Attack (Ghoul 1)
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+4 Hamstring Attack (Ghoul 1) and gets 12." [2d6=2, 6]
[19:40] <Kotono> OOC: Hits.
[19:40] <Lehko> OOC: 19 damage, -2 AVD
[19:41] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6)>Helper(0) | G2: 48 G(3-4):27 W: 154(virus 4)'
[19:41] <Kotono> roll 2#1d100
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2#1d100 and gets 93." [2#1d100 = 53, 40]
[19:41] <Lehko> "Bjomolf! Go for the throat!"
[19:41] <Kotono> This rip tears out the leg of the ghoul! It's magic fizzles, the creature falling apart into a windfall of gil! OOC: Normal turn for the wolf now.
[19:41] * Lehko points at Ghoul 2!
[19:41] <Lehko> roll 2d6+4 ATK!
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+4 ATK! and gets 10." [2d6=5, 1]
[19:41] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:41] <Lehko> OOC: 17 damage.
[19:42] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6)>Helper(0) | G2: 60 G(3-4):27 W: 154(virus 4)'
[19:42] <Kotono> The second ghoul gets a chomp right in the stomach! Dead flesh is torn away, but it's in vain! It's still up despite that - as the fourth suddenly emits a great torrent of ice! From below Santos a pillar of ice erupts out! OOC: M.ARM and any ice res, Santos?
[19:43] <Santos> ooc: M.ARM 8, no ice res.
[19:43] <Kotono> roll 2d6+48
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+48 and gets 54." [2d6=4, 2]
[19:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 31/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6)>Helper(0) | G2: 60 G(3-4):27 W: 154(virus 4)'
[19:44] <Kotono> Ice devastates Santos, battering him around and leaving him half frozen - before the ghoul begins to charge again! Then more ice comes, this time from the fourth ghoul! It aims at Santos as well - as you can see the wizard's eyeless visage turn towards the warrior!
[19:44] <Kotono> roll 2d6+48 Why yes, they're taking commands from someone who just doesn't like you right now, Santos
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+48 Why yes, they're taking commands from someone who just doesn't like you right now, Santos and gets 58." [2d6=6, 4]
[19:44] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6)>Helper(0) | G2: 60 G(3-4):27 W: 154(virus 4)'
[19:45] <Santos> ooc: It was worth it!
[19:45] <Kotono> Icicles rain down from above, pinning and piercing Santos! It's too much for him, sending the warrior down and out hard! OOC: Le owwies. Wizard's up.
[19:45] <Kotono> Also the second ghoul begins to charge again!
[19:45] <Kotono> The wizard begins to charge! Darkness spreads out from it like a water ripple, turning day into night as it emits sounds that are a cross between hissing and language! OOC: Charging. Morrie.
[19:46] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>G3(6)>Helper(0) | G2: 60 G(3-4):27 W: 154(virus 3)'
[19:48] <Morrie> Morrie calls out to the wind to strike the third ghoul!
[19:48] <Morrie> roll 2d6+2
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+2 and gets 6." [2d6=3, 1]
[19:48] <Morrie> OOC: And welcome back, Morrie.
[19:48] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:48] <Morrie> OOC: 51 damage, Windy.
[19:49] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) | G2: 60 G4:27 W: 154(virus 3)'
[19:49] <Kotono> roll 2#1d100
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2#1d100 and gets 101." [2#1d100 = 96, 5]
[19:49] <Kotono> OOC: Missed the PD by 1. Alas.
[19:49] <Kotono> The ghoul is sliced in two by the wind, unable to finish its spell as gil rains from its defeat! OOC: Ow. Mycol.
[19:50] <Mycol> OOC: What's the damage calc on that, Neph? I'm sure I did it wrong.
[19:50] <Morrie> OOC: I'll post it in #ffgaming
[19:50] * Mycol barrels into the final Ghoul, figuring the other two are more capable of handling the Wizard.
[19:50] <Mycol> 2d6+2
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+2 and gets 4." [2d6=1, 1]
[19:50] <Mycol> OOC: Welp.
[19:50] <Santos> ooc: ...holy cripes.
[19:51] <Kotono> OOC: VSM, didja piss on Hatbot's cheerioes today?
[19:51] <Kotono> Maracas fly - but Mycol sneezes! How a mushroom does this is anyone's guess, but it sends the musical doom entirely off course! OOC: Ow. Santos is KO'ed. Lehko.
[19:52] * Lehko unloads a burst of rounds at the wizard, trying to take him down before he finishes charging!
[19:52] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2 ATK
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 ATK and gets 10." [2d6=3, 5]
[19:53] <Lehko> OOC: 34 damage.
[19:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) | G2: 60 G4:27 W: 151(virus 3)'
[19:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) | G2: 60 G4:27 W: 161(virus 3)'
[19:53] <Kotono> The bullets hit the wizard - barely doing anything at all! It's just laughing off those bullets! OOC: Wolf.
[19:54] <Lehko> "Bjomolf, go for the eyes!"
[19:54] <Lehko> roll 2d6+4 ATK
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+4 ATK and gets 13." [2d6=4, 5]
[19:54] <Lehko> OOC: 20 damage
[19:55] <Kotono> OOC: What the hell is he attacking?
[19:55] <Lehko> OOC: Wizard.
[19:55] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:55] <Lehko> OOC: 20 damage
[19:55] <Kotono> The wolf leaps up and bites the wizard - but again, it barely seems to be noticed, its skin far too tough! OOC: May not want to have low physical damage go after Mr. 27 ARM. G4 and G2 are up.
[19:56] <Kotono> At this, synchronized blasts of falling ice come down at Lehko! OOC: M.ARM and any ice res?
[19:57] <Lehko> OOC: M. Arm is 12. No res.
[19:57] <Kotono> roll 2d6+48-12
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+48-12 and gets 44." [2d6=4, 4]
[19:57] <Kotono> roll 2d6+48-12
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+48-12 and gets 43." [2d6=3, 4]
[19:57] <Kotono> roll 44+43
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 44+43 and gets 87."
[19:57] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 9/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) | G2: 60 G4:27 W: 161(virus 3)'
[19:58] <Lehko> OOC: SOS-Protect and SOS-Shell trigger.
[19:59] <Kotono> More ice rains down like a torrent-wave of frigid hell on Lehko! In his mind he feels Shiva literally slapping his brain, causing him to jerk away from blissful unawareness! Suddenly a red sphere appears around Mycol, pure mana flowing from his body! At the same time the same sphere appears over the wizard's body, the same happening! OOC: Rasped, 30 MP damage to both Mycol and the wizard. Wizard's
[19:59] <Kotono> up.
[20:00] <Kotono> As mana flows away from the both of them, the Wizard begins charging once more! At the same time the ghouls do the same, drawing on yet more power! The ghouls are nearly frozen head to toe, gleaming with ice! OOC: Morrie.
[20:01] <Morrie> Morrie opens his hand and tries to cut down the fourth ghoul with the power of wind!
[20:01] <Morrie> roll 2d6+2
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+2 and gets 8." [2d6=2, 4]
[20:01] <Kotono> OOOC: Hit.
[20:01] <Morrie> OOC: 53
[20:01] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 9/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G4(10)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) | G2: 60  W: 161(virus 3)'
[20:01] <Kotono> roll 2#1d100
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2#1d100 and gets 176." [2#1d100 = 92, 84]
[20:02] <Kotono> The ghoul is indeed cut in twain, falling apart into hunks and then pure gil! "Do you need help?" Ebenezer calls in the meantime. OOC: Mycol's up unless you want Ebenezer to pop the lovely potion. If y'all want to, someone say so IC and he'll do it. Otherwise it's shroom prism power time.
[20:02] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 9/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>G2=Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) | G2: 60  W: 161(virus 3)'
[20:03] * Mycol will, ONCE AGAIN, attempt to finish off the last ghoul
[20:03] <Mycol> 2d6+2
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+2 and gets 5." [2d6=2, 1]
[20:03] <Mycol> OOC: I give up.
[20:03] <Kotono> Yet again, somehow the mushroom misses! OOC: Wow. Just wow. Okay then, uh, Santos. Go.
[20:04] <Kotono> OOC: Except Santos is out cold. I mean Lehko. Go.
[20:04] <Santos> ooc: I'm dreaming~ dreaming of sunshine and better times~
[20:05] * Lehko sees the last ghoul almost finishing charging and snaps off a pair of rounds at it!
[20:05] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2 ATK
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 ATK and gets 10." [2d6=2, 6]
[20:05] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. It had 4 HP and is ever so re-dead.
[20:05] <Kotono> roll 2#1d100
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2#1d100 and gets 50." [2#1d100 = 6, 44]
[20:05] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 9/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 161(virus 3)'
[20:05] <Lehko> "Bjomolf! KILL!"
[20:06] <Kotono> With a quick shot, the last ghoul goes down in a heap! IT leaves behind gil and an eye, just to show it cares! OOC: Wolf.
[20:06] <Lehko> roll 2d6+4 atk: wizard!
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+4 atk: wizard! and gets 15." [2d6=5, 6]
[20:06] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:06] <Lehko> OOC: 22 damage.
[20:06] <Kotono> The wolf chomps and bites at the wizard, leaping up and slamming into it! Yet it still can't wound him, the creature's defenses are just too much! OOC: Wizard's up. Charge first then normal turn.
[20:07] <Kotono> The wizard points at Morrie, and suddenly a great surge of pure shadow-energy rips itself out of the geomancer and flies towards Morrie! OOC: You're vulnerable to shadow since humanoid, right?
[20:07] <Morrie> OOC: Correct.
[20:07] <Kotono> OOC: M.ARM?
[20:07] <Kotono> roll 2d6+60
[20:07] <Morrie> OOC: 11
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+60 and gets 69." [2d6=6, 3]
[20:08] <Kotono> roll 69*1.5
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 69*1.5 and gets 103.5."
[20:08] <Kotono> roll 103-11
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 103-11 and gets 92."
[20:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 9/96, Morrie 7/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 69 (virus 3)'
[20:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 9/96, Morrie 7/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 69 (virus 2)'
[20:09] <Kotono> Shadow-stuff reinforces the wizard, healing his wounds greatly! As this happens it goes and picks its staff up once more, ready to fight! OOC: Morrie. Le ow.
[20:11] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 9/96, Morrie 7/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 161 (virus 2)'
[20:12] <Morrie> Morrie runs over and kneels down next to Santos, offering him the Phoenix Down! "Ebenezer, use that Potion you have on you!"
[20:12] <Kotono> OOC: How much does the PD restore? 1 or something else?
[20:13] <Santos> ooc: It just puts us at 1hp, iirc.
[20:13] <Mycol> OOC: For some reason that's on my character sheet. I'll delete it.
[20:13] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 9/96, Morrie 7/99, Santos 1/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 161 (virus 2)'
[20:14] <Kotono> The phoenix down glows bright, bringing Santos back to awareness! Meanwhile Ebenezer fumbles into his robes and comes out with the potion. "Here!" Suddenly the party is healed by a gust of powerful energy! You here a feminine chuckle, "Here you go, big boy!" it drawls! OOC: Healing incoming then Mycol. Be ready once I have the math done.
[20:14] <Morrie> OOC: You have another one, if I recall.
[20:14] <Mycol> OOC: I thought we were debating giving him mine.
[20:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 57/96, Morrie 56/99, Santos 39/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 161 (virus 2)'
[20:14] <Kotono> OOC: Mycol.
[20:15] <Lehko> OOC: SOS effects are off.
[20:15] * Mycol grumbles
[20:15] * Mycol tugs on his lower cap and throws his Maracas at the Wizard
[20:15] <Mycol> 2d6+2
[20:15] * Santos blinks a bit, surprised to be back and enemy still up. "Huh, okay, ugly is still up. I can deal with that!"
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+2 and gets 12." [2d6=6, 4]
[20:16] <Mycol> OOC: 38 damage.
[20:16] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 57/96, Morrie 56/99, Santos 39/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 172 (virus 2)'
[20:17] <Kotono> Dual maracas hit the wizard in the tentacle-face! The force of the blow rips the tentacles out of the shoulder-wound, causing more green blood to spill! OOC: Ow. Santos.
[20:18] * Santos fires away his gunblade at the wizard, trying to take off more of its body off like his like attack did!
[20:18] <Santos> roll 2d6+4
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+4 and gets 11." [2d6=5, 2]
[20:18] <Santos> ooc: alas
[20:18] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. Damage.
[20:18] <Santos> roll d6 reroll 2
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls d6 reroll 2 and gets 5." [d6=5]
[20:18] <Santos> ooc: 64
[20:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 57/96, Morrie 56/99, Santos 39/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 209 (virus 2)'
[20:19] <Kotono> A bullet goes into the stomach of the creature, causing a smaller but still bleeding wound! Its robes are stained green, spreading fast. Too fast, turning the robe green quickly! OOC: Lehko.
[20:19] * Lehko snaps off more rounds at the wizard!
[20:19] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 and gets 9." [2d6=5, 2]
[20:19] <Lehko> roll d6 reroll 2
[20:19] <Kotono> OOC: That's a hit.
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls d6 reroll 2 and gets 1." [d6=1]
[20:20] <Lehko> OOC: Figures.
[20:20] <Lehko> OOC: Still a hit at 8?
[20:20] <Kotono> OOC:
[20:20] <Kotono> OOC: Yeah.
[20:20] <Lehko> OOC: 32 damage.
[20:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 57/96, Morrie 56/99, Santos 39/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 214 (virus 2)'
[20:21] <Kotono> More bullets fly, causing minor wounds to the wizard! As it continues to stumble back from the flurry of shots and slashes...OOC: Wolf.
[20:21] * Lehko lets Bjomolf continue to pointlessly savage the wizard!
[20:21] <Lehko> roll 2d6+4 atk
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+4 atk and gets 9." [2d6=4, 1]
[20:21] <Kotono> OOC: Hit, doesn't break defense. Wizard's up.
[20:22] <Kotono> As a wolf clings to one tentacle and futilely tries to draw blood, the wizard shambles forward! Its staff goes out for Santos, charging right in to him!
[20:22] <Kotono> roll 2d6+3 AVD and ARM?
[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+3 AVD and ARM? and gets 9." [2d6=1, 5]
[20:23] <Santos> ooc: AVD is 9, or 7, assuming images vanished when I was KO'ed. ARM is 16.
[20:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 57/96, Morrie 56/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 214 (virus 2)'
[20:23] <Kotono> WHAM! The staff barely touches Santos, but it makes him crumple up like a discarded puppet! He lies there, utterly out to the world! OOC: Ow again. Morrie.
[20:24] <Morrie> Morrie opts to heal those left standing, lest they suffer the same fate!
[20:24] <Morrie> roll 2d6+12 healing
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+12 healing and gets 16." [2d6=3, 1]
[20:24] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 73/96, Morrie 72/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 214 (virus 2)'
[20:25] <Kotono> Sunlight heals the worst of the remaining wounds, chasing away the pain of cold! Meanwhile Ebenezer calls, "I think that's all of its spells!" OOC: Mycol.
[20:25] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 73/96, Morrie 72/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 214 (virus 1)'
[20:25] * Mycol yells, "Not mine!"
[20:25] * Mycol will begin charging Fire
[20:25] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 73/96, Morrie 72/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17 charging)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 214 (virus 1)'
[20:26] <Kotono> Fire dances around Mycol, a mandala of flame starting to form behind him! OOC: Santos.
[20:26] <Kotono> OOC: Oh wait. Lehko.
[20:26] <Santos> ooc: Aww, you caught on too quick. I was typing out an elaborate ooc message you will never see now!
[20:26] * Lehko tries to coordinate his shots with Bjomolf's attacks! (trying teamwork attack)
[20:27] <Kotono> OOC: Sure, but the wizard's not charging right now. It won't disrupt since there's nothing to disrupt. You okay with that?
[20:27] <Lehko> OOC: Yeah. More of a test run than anything else.
[20:27] <Kotono> OOC: Go for it.
[20:27] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2 ATK
[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 ATK and gets 9." [2d6=3, 4]
[20:27] <Lehko> roll 2d6+4 atk (wolf)
[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+4 atk (wolf) and gets 8." [2d6=1, 3]
[20:27] <Kotono> OOC: Success!
[20:28] <Lehko> OOC: 33 Lehko, 15 Bjomolf
[20:28] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 73/96, Morrie 72/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17 charging)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 220'
[20:28] <Kotono> OOC: Shuts off ID touch until after this next turn.
[20:29] <Kotono> The wolf leaps up into the wizard's gut at the same time Lehko shoots it in the chest! THe one-two momentarily stuns it! Wobbling from it, it nonetheless stumbles for the charging Mycol, staff swinging at him!
[20:29] <Kotono> roll 2d6+3 AVD and ARM?
[20:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+3 AVD and ARM? and gets 11." [2d6=4, 4]
[20:30] <Mycol> 9 and 17
[20:30] <Kotono> roll 68-17
[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 68-17 and gets 51."
[20:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 73/96, Morrie 72/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 11/66 | Mycol(17 charging)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 220'
[20:31] <Kotono> The single staff tap is barely enough force to move a leaf. Yet that single blow sends Mycol reeling! He sees stars like a boulder just got dropped on his head! The mandala of flames behind him flicker, but he manages to keep it together! OOC: Ow. Morrie.
[20:32] <Morrie> He frowns, deciding to stand his ground for now and try and summon wind against the Wizard!
[20:32] <Morrie> roll 2d6+2
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+2 and gets 6." [2d6=2, 2]
[20:33] <Kotono> But the wind falls apart before him, staff grazing it! The wind disperses violently, miniature rainclouds appearing in its wake and dumping a moment's cloudburst to the ground! OOC: Mycol. Fire and then your normal turn.
[20:34] <Mycol> Right. 2d6+24
[20:34] <Mycol> roll 2d6+23
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+23 and gets 31." [2d6=3, 5]
[20:34] <Mycol> OOC: (So 32, since I typo'ed)
[20:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 73/96, Morrie 72/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 11/66 | Mycol(17 charging)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 236'
[20:35] <Kotono> Flames dance all over the wizard, burning his robe! Now you have a piscodemon that's on fire but still not dead! OOC: Mycol.
[20:35] * Mycol will then throw his goddamn maracas at it again.
[20:35] <Mycol> 2d6+2
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+2 and gets 12." [2d6=4, 6]
[20:35] <Kotono> OOC: That's a hit, by God.
[20:35] <Mycol> OOC: 38
[20:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 73/96, Morrie 72/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 11/66 | Mycol(17 charging)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 247'
[20:36] <Kotono> WHAM WHAM! Two maracas facials, coming up! The beast is on fire and now its tentacles are broken open! Green blood gushes from the ruined appendages, but somehow it does -not- die! OOC: Bastard's tough. Sant-oh wait. Lehko.
[20:36] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 73/96, Morrie 72/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 11/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 247'
[20:37] * Lehko snaps off rounds at the wizard again!
[20:37] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2 ATK
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 ATK and gets 9." [2d6=6, 1]
[20:37] <Lehko> roll d6 reroll 1
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls d6 reroll 1 and gets 1." [d6=1]
[20:37] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:37] <Lehko> OOC: 33 damage
[20:38] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 73/96, Morrie 72/99, Santos 0/77, Mycol 11/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 252'
[20:38] <Kotono> More shots hit it! It falls to one knee and slowly, ponderously manages to rise once more! It now utters not a sound, somehow getting back up one more time! OOC: Wolf.
[20:38] * Lehko sends the wolf after the wizard again!
[20:38] <Lehko> roll 2d6+4 wolf atk
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+4 wolf atk and gets 13." [2d6=4, 5]
[20:39] <Lehko> OOC: 20 Damage.
[20:39] <Kotono> More wolf biting action! Again the wizard just ignores it, stumbling! It can barely move, but somehow manages to reach Mycol and swing at him once more!
[20:39] <Kotono> roll 2d6+3
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+3 and gets 8." [2d6=4, 1]
[20:39] <Kotono> But the 'shroom is a hair too fast! He dances atop the staff and flips over the monster, landing safely behind it! OOC: Morrie.
[20:40] <Morrie> Again, he summons the wind to try and strike the Wizard down!
[20:40] <Morrie> roll 2d6+2
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+2 and gets 8." [2d6=3, 3]
[20:40] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. Will that do it?!
[20:40] <Morrie> OOC: 53 Wind, I guess we'll see if it's immune or absorbs D:
[20:40] <Kotono> OOC: ARM or M.ARM?
[20:41] <Kotono> OOC: Actually with 12 HP it doesn't matter.
[20:41] <Kotono> roll 3#1d100
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3#1d100 and gets 139." [3#1d100 = 2, 69, 68]
[20:41] * Mycol collapses.
[20:41] <Mycol> "What.... What... WHAT?"
[20:42] <Mycol> >Puff puff<
[20:42] <Kotono> With a final, massive blow, the wizard collapses! It simply becomes gil in the shape of the monster, its staff remaining! OOC: Free act.
[20:42] <Kotono> OOC: Posts.
[20:44] * Lehko looks down at Bjomolf.
[20:44] <Lehko> "We need to teach you some more tricks, don't we?"
[20:45] * Mycol shows his unused cold iron maracas to Ebenezer.
[20:45] <Mycol> "Tell me, friend, would these be beneficial against this sort of monster?"
[20:46] <Kotono> "Hm?" Ebenezer shakes his head, "Wizards are technically fiends, not arcana monsters. They're horrible things that should not be, like a demon. You want holy power against one. Piscodemons are remarkably tough fiends with powerful defenses."
[20:46] <Morrie> He blinks once, seeming to shiver for just a moment. "I......" He blinks once, twice, seeming unsure of what he's going to say. "Something important is going on in Pasturburg."
[20:46] * Mycol nods.
[20:46] * Lehko blinks.
[20:46] <Mycol> "I feel better, oddly. I wouldn't want one of my mistakes to have cost us so much."
[20:46] <Lehko> "Holy power? Damn it. I should have blasted him.."
[20:47] <Morrie> He then seems to realize and will call out to Sunlight for healing!
[20:47] <Morrie> "Ramuh... believes that if something that strong has come from Lich, then we should get there as quickly as possible."
[20:48] <Mycol> "I'm inclined to agree."
[20:49] <Mycol> "Imagine having to fight three or four of those at once."
[20:49] <Mycol> "We need to shut this down. Now and always."
[20:49] * Lehko nods.
[20:50] <Lehko> "I don't want to fight any more of those. Which means getting rid of the source."
[20:50] <Morrie> He will look over at the staff and lean down to pick it up, as well.
[20:52] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Mycol(17)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Wizard(9)>Morrie(7)>Helper(0) |  W: 252'
[20:53] <Kotono> The staff feels strange. Morrie feel strange. His face has twitches with muscles that aren't there - it's terrifically disorienting.
[20:54] <Santos> "Careful, Ebenezer said he didn't know how safe it would be for us to touch that, didn't he?" Santos says. "Heck, it might be safe, but turn you into a tentacle'ed freak like that over time or something."
[20:56] <Morrie> He frowns and shakes his head quickly. "I see that." He deposits the staff into the bag, hoping nothing bad happens to it. "We should analyze it later, when we have more time."
[20:57] * Santos nods. "We can keep moving onward to Pasturburg then, before they can marshal even more defenses."
[20:58] <Kotono> OOC: Ready to move along towards Pasturburg now then?
[20:58] <Lehko> OOC: Sure.
[20:58] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:58] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:58] <Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 84." [1d100=84]
[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 96." [1d100=96]
[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 80." [1d100=80]
[20:58] <Kotono> OOC: Nights pass without incident. Restore MP.
[21:00] <Kotono> A few days of travel pass without incident. There's a strange sense of foreboding as you go on - a sense that something isn't right. Finally, just past noon, you come to Pasturburg. An impenetrable mantle of gray clouds cloak the sky, as dark as the few moments when the sun first goes down at night. Ahead you can see the various farms and fields, with the center being a cluster of buildings.
[21:00] <Kotono> Not a soul is around tending the fields. Cows, sheep, pigs and chicken wander about unchecked.
[21:00] <Santos> "That's not normal..." Santos mutters, a hint of worry in his tone.
[21:01] <Mycol> "It's not. Titan agrees it's dark influence."
[21:02] * Lehko focuses his attention, trying to see if he can pinpoint any people.
[21:02] <Lehko> roll 2d6+7
[21:02] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+7 and gets 13." [2d6=3, 3]
[21:02] <Kotono> The nearest farmstead - Lehko catches a glimpse of something human shaped ducking behind it. Just a split second.
[21:03] <Lehko> ".. There was something over there. Behind that farmstead. We should probably check it out."
[21:03] * Lehko rests his hands on his pistols, ears flicking about in paranoia.
[21:03] * Santos nods. "Hopefully it's someone still alive. If not...well, it's going to pay."
[21:03] <Morrie> "Hold on a moment." He takes a moment and tries to shed sunlight onto the area, including the area they're supposed to check out!
[21:04] * Santos starts heading on towards the farmstead, moving ahead of the others without wait.
[21:04] <Kotono> OOC: Force check. This one's gonna be opposed since there's an active effect here.
[21:04] <Morrie> roll 2d6+4
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+4  and gets 11." [2d6=4, 3]
[21:04] <Kotono> roll 2d6+7
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+7 and gets 15." [2d6=2, 6]
[21:05] <Kotono> It's no good. There's another entrenched force here with a grip on everything. You suspect nature won't obey until it's eradicated.
[21:05] <Santos> roll 2d6+4 stealth, might as well make use of the shadows since Morrie's force check seems to have failed.
[21:05] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+4 stealth, might as well make use of the shadows since Morrie's force check seems to have failed. and gets 13." [2d6=5, 4]
[21:05] <Morrie> He glances up at the sky with another frown. "Be on your guard... These creatures thrive in darkness and I cannot break its hold on this area."
[21:05] <Lehko> "Hmm... Morrie, want me to try and help you? Maybe some holy power backing up your sunlight will do the trick?"
[21:06] <Kotono> OOC: Is Santos the only one going ahead?
[21:06] <Santos> ooc: Apparently~
[21:06] <Mycol> No, I'll come with.
[21:06] <Mycol> I can be just as quiet.
[21:06] <Kotono> OOC: Make a stealth check.
[21:06] <Mycol> 2d6+4
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+4 and gets 10." [2d6=3, 3]
[21:07] <Morrie> He shakes his head. "Not for now."
[21:07] * Lehko nods and follows after the others.
[21:07] <Kotono> OOC: If you two are following make stealth checks too.
[21:07] <Lehko> roll 2d6+0 stealth
[21:07] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+0 stealth and gets 7." [2d6=3, 4]
[21:08] <Morrie> roll 2d6+0 I'm a thief
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+0 I'm a thief and gets 7." [2d6=3, 4]
[21:09] <Kotono> Thus the party goes to the back of the farmhouse - but you don't see anyone there.
[21:10] <Santos> roll 2d6+4 awareness, because Lehko clearly saw something!
[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+4 awareness, because Lehko clearly saw something! and gets 9." [2d6=1, 4]
[21:10] <Kotono> Santos doesn't see anything around of note.
[21:11] * Lehko is continuously watching now that he's seen 'something.'
[21:11] <Lehko> roll 2d6+7 awareness
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+7 awareness and gets 15." [2d6=3, 5]
[21:11] <Santos> "You sure you saw something, Lehko?" Santos asks, pondering heading inside the farmhouse. "They could have gone inside, I suppose..."
[21:12] * Lehko nods.
[21:12] <Kotono> OOC: Line coming first, Santos.
[21:13] <Kotono> Lehko glances up! At the edge of the roof are three. Two are children, no older than five or six. They're silently dancing around the elder - perhaps 18 or 19. Each is completely pale and pallid, as if they've never seen the sun. The third is familiar - an old friend Santos knows, Elias! He smiles and waves.
[21:14] * Lehko silently slaps Santos in the arm and points at them.
[21:14] * Santos blinks. "Elias?" He asks, lowering his weapons at the sight.
[21:16] <Kotono> Elias waves again. He smiles widely, patting the children on the shoulder. They stop dancing and look down as well, also waving.
[21:16] <Morrie> He just frowns.
[21:18] <Santos> The pale color isn't normal, Santos thinks, but he doesn't focus on that, instead he calls out, "Elias, what word from town can you share?"
[21:18] <Kotono> All three wave, before sprinting away. In a split second they're out of sight, running across the roof and away.
[21:19] <Santos> "...That's not a good thing, is it?" Santos asks his companions.
[21:20] <Mycol> "I'm not sure what that was."
[21:20] <Morrie> "...I think we may want to go find the source of this." He says, still with a frown.
[21:20] * Lehko nods.
[21:22] <Santos> "We'll keep going into town, c'mon, I'll lead the way. If the vampire did something to everyone that can be reversed....hopefully killing it will do the trick."
[21:24] * Santos leads the way!
[21:24] <Kotono> Thus the party proceeds into town. As you do, you notice something. Instead of grass, there's reeds. The air begins to smell of rot, sticky with humidity. The buzzing of mosquitos fills the air along with the chirp of insects. Ahead Santos can see town hall - a large, wooden building painted white. Pools of standing water surround it, willow tails and reeds growing around them.
[21:26] <Santos> "...why would the vampire change the town into a marsh?" Santos asks under his breath, somewhat confused. Shaking his head, he points at the building. "That's the town hall, is that where he might be most likely hiding out?"
[21:27] <Morrie> 2d6+4 Monster Lore in case that might bring up something
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+4 Monster Lore in case that might bring up something and gets 14." [2d6=4, 6]
[21:28] <Kotono> Marshes aren't native to vampires. However, it seems that when Lich 'rots' the earth, he prefers fetid, disease choked swamps. There's no cycle of life here, just decay and death.
[21:28] <Kotono> There's a moment - a pulse. The world flashes black and white, color leeching out of it. It's followed by the sound of a throat being cleared. "Ahem. Excuse me." A man's voice, coming from behind you, "Pardon, I'm not trying to sneak up on you."
[21:29] <Morrie> "It isn't the vampire, this is... this is Lich." His further thoughts interrupted as he swings around!
[21:29] * Santos turns around, and stares.
[21:30] * Lehko spins and snaps a pistol out of his holster.
[21:30] <Kotono> Before you is a man clad in simple brown and black clothes. He is on the tall side and in fine shape, perhaps middle aged and with salt and pepper hair. He doesn't look phased by the drawn pistol. "I've been investigating this town, but my strength is not sufficient to head within the vampire's lair."
[21:31] <Santos> "And who are you?" Santos asks with a frown.
[21:32] <Kotono> "A traveling man," he answers without the slightest hint of sarcasm. "I'd simply like to propose we work together. I suspect you're here to eliminate the vampire, and that aligns with my own goals."
[21:33] <Santos> "Which are?"
[21:34] <Morrie> roll 2d6+4 Finesse check
[21:34] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+4 Finesse check and gets 9." [2d6=2, 3]
[21:34] <Kotono> "Destroying the vampire here," he says, gesturing with one hand while his other is behind his back. "Saving the people here as well."
[21:35] <Morrie> He simply turns and looks at Santos. "Santos, do you remember the good Lady we met a few weeks ago?"
[21:36] * Lehko doesn't lower his pistol.
[21:38] <Morrie> OOC: Pretend he asked that question to Lehko.
[21:38] <Lehko> "I certainly do."
[21:39] <Morrie> "Then I think you deserve to do what you wanted to do that time." He turns back.
[21:39] <Lehko> "Alrighty."
[21:40] * Lehko shoots the man!
[21:40] <Lehko> OOC: Init or attack?
[21:40] <Kotono> OOC: Make an attack roll then we'll go to init.
[21:40] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2 atk
[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 atk and gets 8." [2d6=2, 4]
[21:40] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[21:40] <Lehko> OOC: 32
[21:41] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | | ?: 28'
[21:41] <Kotono> The bullet flies, hitting the man in the arm! Blood flows - but he barely seems phased Instead he sighs as... OOC: Init here.
[21:41] <Lehko> roll 2d6+5 Init
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+5 Init and gets 12." [2d6=5, 2]
[21:41] <Kotono> roll 2d6+5
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+5 and gets 15." [2d6=5, 5]
[21:41] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2 Wolf Init
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 Wolf Init and gets 7." [2d6=2, 3]
[21:41] <Morrie> roll 2d6+4 Init Morrie
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+4 Init Morrie and gets 13." [2d6=3, 6]
[21:41] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Man(15)>Lehko(12)>Wolf(7) | ?: 28'
[21:41] <Mycol> 2d6+6
[21:41] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+6 and gets 12." [2d6=1, 5]
[21:42] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Man(15)>Morrie(13)>Lehko=Mycol(12)>Wolf(7) | ?: 28'
[21:42] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Man(15)>Morrie(13)>Lehko=Mycol(12)>Wolf(7)>Helper(0) | ?: 28'
[21:42] <Kotono> OOC: Someone roll init for Santos.
[21:43] <Lehko> roll 2d6+3 Santos
[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+3 Santos and gets 14." [2d6=6, 5]
[21:44] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 96/96, Morrie 99/99, Santos 77/77, Mycol 66/66 | Man(15)>Santos(14)>Morrie(13)>Lehko=Mycol(12)>Wolf(7)>Helper(0) | ?: 28'
[21:44] <Kotono> Before anyone in the party can react, the man throws his arms up! He vanishes in a flash of blue and white light, gone! OOC: Free act.
[21:44] * Lehko grunts and holsters his pistol.
[21:45] <Morrie> He looks around with a frown. "Another demon..."
[21:45] <Mycol> "Apparently not on the Vampire's side."
[21:46] <Morrie> He nods to Mycol. "It aligns with what we learned in the past, the Zodiac Demons and the Chaos'es are fighting each other... but also fighting us."
[21:46] <Kotono> "The enemy of my enemy is my friend," Ebenezer adds, "It does fit."
[21:48] <Santos> "He implied there was a way to save the people here. Let's keep going and make sure that comes to be," Santos says. "Everything else is not nearly as important."
[21:48] <Morrie> He nods again to Ebenezer. "On the one hand, the help would have been nice... on the other, I wish to not be jumped from behind again."
[21:49] <Mycol> "I can't imagine the demon's motivations are at all healthy for this land."
[21:51] <Kotono> OOC: So what are y'all gonna do now?
[21:51] <Santos> ooc: Go into the town hall.
[21:51] <Lehko> OOC: Whatever. Keep going into the town.
[21:52] <Kotono> Thus you go to the town hall. The doors are shut closed.
[21:53] * Lehko checks the door for traps and locks.
[21:53] <Lehko> roll 2d6+7 awareness
[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+7 awareness and gets 11." [2d6=1, 3]
[21:54] <Kotono> The door's not trapped.
[21:55] * Lehko throws open the door!
[21:55] <Kotono> The doors open! Ahead the floor is gone! A black chasm is ahead! From the ceiling hang coffins, kept up by metal hooks. Waterfalls silently plunge down the walls as well, making not a single whisper of noise. A path leads down into the darkness, beckoning you in.
[21:57] * Lehko shrugs and tries to for a ball of holy power for light before heading down
[21:57] <Lehko> !
[21:57] <Santos> "Looks like this is the way after all," Santos says with a scowl. "What a mockery that vampire has made of this town."
[21:58] * Mycol observes the hook coffins
[21:59] <Morrie> "It would seem so. Be careful, everyone... this is their... they have power here." He sighs, lacking words to explain.
[22:00] <Santos> "We all know. Is there anything we can do to protect ourselves before we step further in?" Santos asks.
[22:01] <Lehko> "I don't have any shielding abilities. I might be able to ramp up the power of my light for some effect. Maybe? I have no idea what would happen."
[22:01] <Santos> "Can Ifrit or Shiva do something about ghouls' ice, maybe, for example?" is one suggestion Santos offers.
[22:01] * Santos waits for either Ifrit or Shiva to reply on that.
[22:02] <Morrie> He looks thoughtful for a moment. "I can try to bring occasional light into the darkness, but... it will not be easy, nor do I think I can maintain it for very long."
[22:02] <Kotono> In a whirl of snowflakes Shiva appears on Lehko's shoulder. "Not greatly. Try and kill them before they can finish their spells. There is one obvious thing - sunlight. They're hiding from it."
[22:03] * Mycol will adjust his equipment to his Burning Maracas.
[22:04] <Santos> "That one vampire we fought, he reacted badly to Morrie's spell, so that's something at least. It might make him the biggest target in the coming fights actually. Well, him or me pissing someone off as usual," Santos admits at the end.
[22:06] <Mycol> OOC: I'm still observing the coffins, by the way. Do they seem occupied?
[22:06] <Morrie> He nods to Shiva's words. "It may be worth our time to try and bring sunlight here if we run into something serious."
[22:07] <Kotono> OOC: Oh sorry, thanks for reminding me. Missed that.
[22:07] <Kotono> The coffins hang. There's no real movement to them and any sign they're inhabited. Of course, the only way to confirm that would be to open one.
[22:08] <Mycol> "Hmmm."
[22:08] <Mycol> "Are we being quiet? I'd like to drop one of those."
[22:09] <Santos> "Do it," Santos says, gripping his weapons tightly, concerned that someone's face he'll know might be within one of those coffins.
[22:09] * Mycol nods
[22:10] <Mycol> OOC: Right then. First option is telekinesis. Can I move a hook that way?
[22:10] <Mycol> OOC: If I can't, well, I'll enervate one down.
[22:10] <Kotono> OOC: Should be able to. Going to?
[22:10] <Mycol> Yes.
[22:12] <Kotono> A coffin is dislodged! It silently plummets into the darkness and out of sight. The silence isn't broken by a crash or anything like that.
[22:12] * Mycol blinks
[22:13] <Mycol> "I refuse to believe this is that far down."
[22:13] <Mycol> OOC: If nothing jumps us, I'm planking it. Telekinetically open a coffin, instead of dropping one.
[22:14] <Kotono> Nothing jumps up and Mycol opens a coffin! The coffin is empty inside.
[22:14] * Mycol frustratedly hops around.
[22:15] * Santos releases a huff of relieved air that he didn't even know he was holding. "Can we destroy all of these coffins before proceeding?"
[22:15] <Mycol> "What is this?! Ambiance?"
[22:15] * Mycol will oblige his friend and drop the rest of the hooks.
[22:16] <Kotono> Coffin after coffin falls! Not a single one makes a peep of noise as they plummet into the black chasm.
[22:16] <Morrie> "I think we should keep moving. The lack of sound is concerning..." He looks down.
[22:16] * Santos helps destroy the coffins, smashing into them with his weapons, doing quick work of it so they can proceed.
[22:18] <Kotono> OOC: You do know the coffins fell into the chasm, right Santos?
[22:19] <Santos> ooc: Nope! But okay, then we can keep moving!
[22:20] <Kotono> OOC: We'll pause here then, it's about time and also a really good spot.