#030: "I am the rot of all the earth! Come crumble before the power of Lich!"

[Merc]

[19:00] <Kotono> > OOC: Getting these in place ahead of time so I don't need to check logs in a half hour.
[19:00] <Kotono> > > The stone archway is trapped! If anyone goes through it that doesn't have energy that matches the ambient wrongness here, it'll cause a big burst of magical energy. That would fry anyone nearby, like heroic adventurers.
[19:00] <Kotono> > * Lehko holds a hand up to stop everyone.
[19:00] <Kotono> > <Lehko> "Hold it.. Archway is trapped."
[19:00] <Kotono> > * Lehko approaches it cautiously and does his best to disarm the trap...
[19:00] <Kotono> > <Lehko> roll 2d6+8 Tinkering
[19:00] <Kotono> > * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+8 Tinkering and gets 17." [2d6=6, 3]
[19:00] <Kotono> > <Santos> "Trapped how?"
[19:00] <Kotono> > > Lehko works! It's delicate work, weaving his hands through the complicated spell-weave laid invisibly over the archway. Ebenezer backs well up, "So tense..." he murmurs under his breath as Lehko works. Closer...closer...closer...GOT IT!  There's a slight rush of wind and greenish light as the trap is disabled, dispersing harmlessly!
[19:00] <Kotono> > <Penelo> "... Whatever it is, is gone now, kupo."
[19:00] <Kotono> > <Lehko> "Same energy as whatever is tainting this place."
[19:00] <Kotono> ----

[19:00] <Kotono> OOC: Pressing onward?
[19:02] <Morrie> OOC: It would indeed seem so.

[19:03] <Kotono> The party walks onward. It's dim ahead, the natural earth walls giving way to little fragments of metal walls. It's like a mish-mash of ruins and a cave, blended together by a demented mind. After a bit, the passage continues ahead. However, a metal door is nestled into the left hall-wall. Lines of dark blue run along it, source-less light that trace undulating patterns across it.
[19:06] <Morrie> Morrie turns his attention to the door, giving it a look. "Hm... If that archway was trapped, then..."
[19:06] <Kotono> "That might be," Ebenezer says, coming to give it a look-over. "It reminds me of the time Autumn Crow got zapped," he adds.
[19:08] <Morrie> Lehko waves a hand dismissively at the door and goes to look it over for traps!
[19:08] <Morrie> roll 2d6+8 Tinkering
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+8 Tinkering and gets 17." [2d6=5, 4]
[19:08] <Morrie> OOC: Oh, derp, Tinkering is for actually disarming them, not checking.

[19:08] <Kotono> The door isn't trapped. However, Lehko can tell it's jammed. It would take some doing and fiddling to unjam it.
[19:09] <Kotono> OOC: 9+his awareness score is good enough anyway.
[19:09] <Penelo> ooc: obliterate! kidding
[19:09] <Morrie> OOC: Can I do another Tinkering to try and unjam it?
[19:09] <Mycol> "I could enervate it"
[19:09] <Morrie> OOC: Well, he, but... you know what I mean.
[19:10] * Mycol shrugs and wiggles.
[19:10] <Mycol> "Turn it into rust again, and we can kick it down."
[19:10] <Kotono> OOC: Yes Morrie.
[19:10] <Morrie> "Let's see if he can get it open first. If all else fails, we'll try that." He suggests.
[19:10] <Morrie> "Let me try it." Lehko states and gets to work trying to futz with the door.
[19:11] <Morrie> roll 2d6+8 Tinkering OPEN SESAME
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+8 Tinkering OPEN SESAME and gets 17." [2d6=4, 5]

[19:12] <Kotono> The door is tinkered with! Lehko works...push that, reroute that...foowsh! The door opens! Ahead is a room, but it's full! A trio of zombies advance, groaning for flesh! Behind them are two ice-armed ghouls mixed in with a pair of howling ghosts! Behind them all is a single black ask, bringing to mind the snakes of the first vampire's lair! OOC: Init here, Lich has his minions.
[19:12] <Kotono> "Fire!" Fire and holy magic!" Ebenezer cries as he scurries back.
[19:12] <Penelo> "I felt better before we opened this door, kupo."

[19:12] <Kotono> roll 2d6+1 zombie 1
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 2d6+1 zombie 2
[19:12] <Kotono> roll 2d6+1 zombie 3
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+1 zombie 1 and gets 9." [2d6=5, 3]
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+1 zombie 2 and gets 11." [2d6=6, 4]
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+1 zombie 3 and gets 7." [2d6=4, 2]
[19:13] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2 ghoul 1
[19:13] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2 ghoul 2
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 ghoul 1 and gets 5." [2d6=2, 1]
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 ghoul 2 and gets 8." [2d6=3, 3]
[19:13] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2 ghost 1
[19:13] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2 ghost 2
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 ghost 1 and gets 6." [2d6=1, 3]
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 ghost 2 and gets 9." [2d6=3, 4]
[19:13] <Kotono> roll 2d6+4 asp
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+4 asp and gets 12." [2d6=4, 4]

[19:13] <Morrie> roll 2d6+4 Morrie
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+4 Morrie and gets 8." [2d6=1, 3]
[19:13] <Penelo> roll 2d6+3 init for the moogle
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Penelo rolls 2d6+3 init for the moogle and gets 11." [2d6=3, 5]
[19:13] <Mycol> 2d6+5
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+5 and gets 11." [2d6=5, 1]
[19:14] <Morrie> roll 2d6+5 Lehko
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+5 Lehko and gets 14." [2d6=6, 3]
[19:14] <Morrie> roll 2d6+3 Santos
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+3 Santos and gets 9." [2d6=4, 2]
[19:14] <Morrie> roll 2d6+2 Wolf
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+2 Wolf and gets 8." [2d6=5, 1]

[19:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo=Mycol>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5)'
[19:15] <Kotono> OOC: Open Lehko.

[19:16] <Morrie> Lehko takes a shot at the Demon Asp, trying to put it to sleep!
[19:16] <Morrie> OOC: I believe it's a regular roll to hit, followed by an opposed force?
[19:16] <Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[19:16] <Morrie> roll 2d6+2 bang
[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+2 bang and gets 11." [2d6=3, 6]
[19:16] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:17] <Morrie> roll 2d6+5 zzzz touch
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+5 zzzz touch and gets 9." [2d6=2, 2]
[19:17] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2 force
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 force and gets 12." [2d6=5, 5]
[19:17] <Kotono> OOC: Damage?
[19:17] <Morrie> OOC: It's...15, I believe.
[19:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo=Mycol>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5) | DA: 11'

[19:19] <Kotono> The gas bullet flies, hitting the tail of the asp! Wisps of knock out gas spray about, but it dilutes before putting anything to sleep! In retort the demon asp gazes at Lehko! A bright flash of light burns into his eyes!
[19:19] <Kotono> roll 2d6+48 M.ARM and opposed force so M.ARM for Lehko?
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+48 M.ARM and opposed force so M.ARM for Lehko? and gets 51." [2d6=2, 1]
[19:19] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2
[19:19] <Santos> ooc: Should be 35 damage. The low damage is on his wolf.
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 and gets 11." [2d6=3, 6]
[19:19] <Morrie> OOC: 12
[19:19] <Morrie> OOC: But the damage is halved on status hits, isn't it?
[19:19] <Kotono> OOC: Yeah, status touch halves damage.
[19:20] <Santos> ooc: Ah!
[19:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 68/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo=Mycol>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5) | DA: 11'

[19:20] <Morrie> OOC: Oh but I used PWR and not DEX, so yes 17! (!!!) damage
[19:20] <Kotono> OOC: Force, Lehko.
[19:20] <Morrie> roll 2d6+5 force
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+5 force and gets 10." [2d6=3, 2]
[19:20] <Santos> ooc: Also, slacker shoulda crit-fished with a natural 6 in there. =p
[19:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 68/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 4)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo=Mycol>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5) | DA: 11'

[19:21] <Morrie> "Don't use magic on that snake! Just destroy the other monsters first!" Morrie calls out as Lehko tries to fight it.
[19:21] <Kotono> Lehko is dazed back, entire field of vision rocked! He can't see, his eyes overwhelmed! Yet this makes something twitch in Santos! He knows that spell! OOC: Penelo.
[19:21] * Penelo is going to charge up a fire spell to blast Zombie #1 with!
[19:21] <Penelo> ooc: which means charging come see me next round
[19:21] <Kotono> OOC: Charging or quick casting?
[19:21] <Penelo> charging
[19:21] <Penelo> ooc*
[19:22] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[19:22] <Kotono> Penelo begins to charge, fire dancing around her and gathering! OOC: Right. Mycol.
[19:22] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 68/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 4)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo(charging)=Mycol>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5) | DA: 11'

[19:22] <Santos> "I think he's been blinded, Morrie!" Santos calls out to Morrie in warning. Hopefully someone has some eye drops handy!
[19:22] * Mycol sees the number of enemies and decides not to take any chances.
[19:22] * Mycol quick-casts Quickening
[19:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 68/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 4)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo(charging)=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5) | DA: 11'

[19:23] <Kotono> Suddenly Mycol is shaking and spinning like a top, fast enough to be a 'shroom blur! Yet at this the second zombie shambles forward, going for the door opening Lehko as well!
[19:23] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2 AVD+ARM?
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 AVD+ARM? and gets 10." [2d6=2, 6]
[19:24] <Kotono> roll 1d100 vs 25 if that hit
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 vs 25 if that hit and gets 31." [1d100=31]
[19:24] <Morrie> OOC: 9 and 12
[19:24] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 65/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 4)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo(charging)=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5) | DA: 11'

[19:25] <Kotono> The zombie's rotting hands grasp Lehko's neck, squeezing! But a quick kick sends the zombie off, causing it to crash back! OOC: Santos.
[19:25] <Kotono> "Hurry, before we get overwhelmed! The flank's clear!" Ebenezer calls back.
[19:25] <Morrie> "Santos! Can you take care of that snake!?" He calls out, remembering that the snake is a lot more tough than the regular monsters.
[19:26] <Santos> "Done and done!" Santos says as he fires a shot at the snake as he closes in, slashing almost in immediate sequence to the bullet fired.
[19:26] <Santos> roll 2d6+4
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+4 and gets 11." [2d6=6, 1]
[19:27] <Santos> roll d6 reroll 1
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls d6 reroll 1 and gets 4." [d6=4]
[19:27] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:27] <Santos> ooc: 64 dmg
[19:27] <Santos> ooc: reminder, Lehko should have done 17 not 15 dmg.
[19:27] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 65/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 4)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo(charging)=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5) | DA: 73'

[19:28] <Kotono> BANG! The bullet from Santos' gunblade rips through the snake's center! A great bleeding, poison-leaking wound is torn into it! It stays up only by pure will, bleeding profusely all over! OOC: Direct hit. Z1 and Ghost 2 are up.
[19:28] <Kotono> The first zombie and the second ghost also stumble forward, trying to overwhelm the plucky cat-man!
[19:28] <Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 4." [1d20=2]
[19:28] <Kotono> OOC: Strike.
[19:28] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 and gets 11." [2d6=6, 3]
[19:28] <Kotono> roll 1d100 vs. 25
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 vs. 25 and gets 4." [1d100=4]
[19:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 4)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo(charging)=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5) | DA: 73'

[19:29] <Kotono> OOC: Opposed force Lehko.
[19:29] <Kotono> roll 2d6+4
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+4 and gets 14." [2d6=6, 4]
[19:29] <Morrie> roll 2d6+5 FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORCE
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+5 FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORCE and gets 12." [2d6=6, 1]
[19:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 4 paralyzed 4)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo(charging)=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5) | DA: 73'

[19:29] <Kotono> roll 2d6+5 M.ARM damage so M.ARM, Lehko?
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+5 M.ARM damage so M.ARM, Lehko? and gets 10." [2d6=4, 1]
[19:29] <Morrie> OOC: 12
[19:30] <Kotono> The ghost sighs, a heartbreaking sound of pure loss! Lehko weathers this, but the second zombie gets his hands on him! IT wrings his neck, causing him to seize up, frozen solid! OOC: Paralyzed. Morrie and then the wolf. Go.
[19:31] <Morrie> Remembering that his attacks are useless on the black snake, he calls out to the wind spirits to strike down the first Ghost!
[19:31] <Morrie> roll 2d6+2 fwoosh
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+2 fwoosh and gets 6." [2d6=2, 2]
[19:31] <Kotono> But the wind goes through the ghost, doing nothing but making it momentarily flicker! OOC: Rotten luck. Wolf.
[19:32] <Morrie> "Bjomolf! Go for the snake!" Lehko cries, and the wolf responds, trying to bite and tear it to pieces!
[19:32] <Morrie> roll 2d6+4 bite
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+4 bite and gets 13." [2d6=5, 4]
[19:32] <Kotono> OOC: That's a sign of a big ol' hit.
[19:32] <Morrie> OOC: 20 damage
[19:33] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 4 paralyzed 4)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo(charging)=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5) | DA: 89'

[19:33] <Kotono> The snake gets a chomp in its wound, the wolf tearing it open! But he has to retreat after a moment, the toxic vapors enough to prevent the kill-blow! Meanwhile the second ghoul's arms freeze up as it begins to channel ice! Then the third zombie is on the wolf, managing to say, "Warm...give...me...!"
[19:33] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2 AVD/ARM Bjomolf?
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 AVD/ARM Bjomolf? and gets 5." [2d6=2, 1]
[19:34] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 4 paralyzed 4)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo(charging)=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8 charging)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5) | DA: 89'
[19:34] <Morrie> OOC: 7 AVD, 3 ARM

[19:34] <Kotono> But the wolf is too fast, leaping back with teeth bared! As it snarls, the first ghost sighs towards Santos! OOC: M.ARM?
[19:34] <Kotono> roll 2d6+5 M.ARM damage
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+5 M.ARM damage and gets 11." [2d6=5, 1]
[19:34] <Morrie> "Penelo! Try and focus your damage on the one there... the one with the frozen arms!"
[19:35] <Santos> ooc: 8 MARM
[19:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 4 paralyzed 4)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo(charging)=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8 charging)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5) | DA: 89'

[19:35] <Kotono> The sound erodes Santos' will, causing his body to spasm in pain! AS he copes with this, the last ghoul begins to chant ice magic as well, freezing up solid! OOC: Lehko. Opposed force to try and overcome paralysis.
[19:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 4 paralyzed 4)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo(charging)=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8 charging)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5 charging) | DA: 89'
[19:35] <Morrie> roll 2d6+5 Force
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+5 Force and gets 14." [2d6=3, 6]
[19:35] <Kotono> roll 2d6+4
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+4 and gets 8." [2d6=1, 3]
[19:36] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 3)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo(charging)=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Gh2(8 charging)>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5 charging) | DA: 89'

[19:36] <Kotono> Shuddering and shaking, Lehko begins to move again! HE shakes off the paralysis, as the demon asp snaps forward, going for the wolf! It leaves a trail of blood in its wake, wounded but not dying!
[19:36] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2
[19:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 and gets 6." [2d6=3, 1]
[19:37] <Kotono> But again the wolf is too fast, dodging the vicious snake's biting wrath! OOC: Penelo, your fire spell goes off. Who're you toasting?
[19:41] <Morrie> OOC: Ghoul 2.
[19:41] <Morrie> roll 2d6+33
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+33 and gets 44." [2d6=5, 6]
[19:42] <Kotono> roll 2#1d100
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2#1d100 and gets 52." [2#1d100 = 11, 41]
[19:42] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 3)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo(charging)=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)>Gh1(5 charging) | DA: 89'

[19:42] <Kotono> The ghoul is fried on the spot, bursting aflame! It crumbles into gil and ash, leaving behind a single eye with it! OOC: Penelo, normal turn now.
[19:43] <Morrie> OOC: I'll have him Quick-cast Fire on the other Ghoul.
[19:43] <Kotono> OOC: okay.
[19:43] <Morrie> roll 2d6+33
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+33 and gets 39." [2d6=2, 4]
[19:43] <Kotono> OOC: Okay, even.
[19:43] <Kotono> roll 2#1d100
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2#1d100 and gets 15." [2#1d100 = 6, 9]
[19:44] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 3)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo(charging)=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)) | DA: 89'

[19:44] <Kotono> Another burst of flame consumes the other ghoul, flash frying it into gil and another zombie's eye! It dies with nary a sound, consumed by the black mage's flame! OOC: Mycol.
[19:44] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 3)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)) | DA: 89'

[19:46] <Kotono> "That's it! Avoid those ice spells!" Ebenezer cries, "I remember how bad they were before!"
[19:46] * Mycol takes a less concentrated approach to the same problem.
[19:46] <Mycol> OOC: I also take 16 damage
[19:46] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 3)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo=Mycol(quickened)>Z2(11)>Santos>Z1=Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>Z3(7)>Ghost1(6)) | DA: 89'
[19:46] <Kotono> OOC: Done.

[19:46] * Mycol multi-targets fire, spinning a dance of flames on the remaining monsters
[19:47] <Mycol> 2d6+8
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+8 and gets 15." [2d6=6, 1]
[19:47] <Kotono> roll 2#1d100
[19:47] <Kotono> roll 2#1d100
[19:47] <Kotono> roll 2#1d100
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2#1d100 and gets 81." [2#1d100 = 68, 13]
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2#1d100 and gets 62." [2#1d100 = 20, 42]
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2#1d100 and gets 46." [2#1d100 = 14, 32]
[19:48] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 3)>Demon Asp(12)>Penelo=Mycol(quickened)>Santos>Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>(7)>Ghost1(6)) | DA: 74 G1: 28 G2: 28'

[19:49] <Kotono> A burst of fire incinerates the zombies, turning them to small heaps of gil! As they flail about, running and screaming as they meet their fate, the ghosts are also singed! But the demon asp isn't burnt! If anything, its wounds partially heal in the searing mushboom inferno! OOC: Absorbing fire for the snake. Santos.
[19:50] * Santos keeps whacking away at the snake.
[19:50] <Santos> roll 2d6+4
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+4 and gets 8." [2d6=3, 1]
[19:50] <Santos> roll d6 reroll 1
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls d6 reroll 1 and gets 1." [d6=1]
[19:50] <Santos> roll d6 reliable reroll 1
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls d6 reliable reroll 1 and gets 2." [d6=2]
[19:50] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:50] <Santos> ooc: 57
[19:51] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 3)>Penelo=Mycol(quickened)>Santos>Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>(7)>Ghost1(6)) | G1: 28 G2: 28'

[19:51] <Kotono> roll 4#1d100
[19:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4#1d100 and gets 221." [4#1d100 = 23, 59, 67, 72]
[19:51] <Kotono> The demon-cursed snake is shot through the head, dissolving into a rain of gil! It leaves behind a fouls tink in the air, but it's gone! OOC: Got it. Ghost 2.
[19:51] <Kotono> The second ghost just howls, as suddenly massive lamentations slam into Santos! OOC: Opposed force.
[19:51] <Kotono> roll 2d6+2
[19:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+2 and gets 12." [2d6=6, 4]
[19:52] <Santos> roll 2d6+6 force
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+6 force and gets 16." [2d6=4, 6]
[19:53] <Santos> ooc: do I get a counterattack if I avoid?
[19:53] <Kotono> But Santos shrugs off the howling despair! OOC: Morrie and then Wolf. Go Morrie.
[19:53] <Kotono> OOC: Does counter work on magic attacks?
[19:53] <Santos> ooc: probably not!
[19:53] <Morrie> Morrie again tries to conjure the power of the wind spirits!
[19:53] <Morrie> roll 2d6+2
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+2  and gets 9." [2d6=1, 6]
[19:53] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. Which one?
[19:53] <Morrie> OOC: Ghost 1, sorry
[19:53] <Morrie> OOC: 54

[19:54] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 3)>Penelo=Mycol(quickened)>Santos>Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>(7)>Ghost1(6)) | G2: 28'
[19:54] <Kotono> roll 4#1d100
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4#1d100 and gets 184." [4#1d100 = 21, 94, 22, 47]
[19:54] <Kotono> The ghost is bisected by wind, shredded asunder! It crumbles away into memory, passing on at long last! OOC: Wolf.
[19:54] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 3)>Penelo=Mycol(quickened)>Santos>Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>(7) | G2: 28'

[19:55] <Lehko> "Bjomolf! Rip it's soul!"
[19:55] <Lehko> roll 2d6+4 ATK
[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+4 ATK and gets 11." [2d6=1, 6]
[19:55] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:55] <Lehko> OOC: 18 Damage
[19:55] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 3)>Penelo=Mycol(quickened)>Santos>Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>(7) | G2: 42'

[19:56] <Kotono> The ghost gets a rip across its body! The wolf tears in and bites, bites and bites some more! As it tears away ectoplasm gleefully...OOC: Lehko, go.
[19:56] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 2)>Penelo=Mycol(quickened)>Santos>Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>(7) | G2: 42'
[19:56] <Lehko> OOC: What's the penalty for blind?
[19:57] <Lehko> OOC: Actually, forget it. I'll use Dia.
[19:57] <Kotono> OOC: Only roll 1d6 on attacks.
[19:57] * Lehko calls upon the power of Shiva, drawing holy power into himself!
[19:57] <Kotono> Lehko begins to chant, calling on the frozen maiden within his soul! OOC: Penelo. Go.
[20:00] * Penelo will whack it with a staff attack!
[20:01] <Penelo> roll 2d6+1
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Penelo rolls 2d6+1 and gets 10." [2d6=3, 6]
[20:01] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. Damage?
[20:01] <Penelo> ooc: it was 18 right?
[20:01] <Kotono> OOC: 18 plus the dice result there, minus the bonus for ACC. So 18+9-27.
[20:01] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Lehko(14 blind 2)>Penelo=Mycol(quickened)>Santos>Ghost 2(9)Morrie=Wolf>(7) | G2: 67'
[20:02] <Kotono> WHAM! The ghost gets a staff-smack right in the face, sending it reeling back! OOC: Mycol, go.

[20:02] * Mycol will attempt to finish it off with some Maracas to the... uh... ghosty bits.
[20:03] <Mycol> 2d6+2
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+2 and gets 11." [2d6=6, 3]
[20:03] <Kotono> OOC: Hit. It's dead, it has 2 HP.
[20:03] <Kotono> roll 4#1d100
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4#1d100 and gets 191." [4#1d100 = 11, 69, 19, 92]
[20:03] <Mycol> Right then.
[20:03] <Mycol> I also took 16 damage again.
[20:03] <Mycol> >_>

[20:04] <Kotono> See? It turns out you CAN hit a ghost in the nuts! Who knew? It crumples up and goes down in obvious pain, fading away! In its wake is a single potion bottle! Behind it you can see a dead end, a pair of metal treasure boxes sitting there. OOC: Free act.
[20:04] <Kotono> OOC: Loot post.
[20:04] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 61/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 80/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 |'

[20:04] * Lehko stumbles for a moment as he releases the holy power and suddenly regains his sight!
[20:04] <Morrie> "They sure did fit an awful lot of monsters in here..." He remarks as he calls out to the sunlight for healing!
[20:05] <Kotono> "Well done," Shiva's voice comes from Lehko, "But there's surely more minions to go. Take the treasures and lets go."
[20:05] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 |'

[20:05] <Mycol> "I'm hungry. Gimme a minute."
[20:05] * Mycol sits down, pulls out a magic tart, and begins gnawing on it.
[20:06] <Mycol> "I figure... >chew< you guys will take a minute or two with the chests"
[20:06] <Morrie> "Would you check the chests please, Lehko?" He waves to them. "You seem to have a knack for it."
[20:06] <Mycol> OOC: Consumed one of my Magic Tarts.

[20:06] * Lehko nods and heads over to the chests, still blinking with his newly regained sight and inspects them for locks and traps.
[20:06] <Kotono> "Bring them on," A small Ifrit appears on Santos' shoulder, "They all burned well," The summon smirks at Penelo, "Teach this lunkhead here that spell!"
[20:06] <Kotono> OOC: Post the expenditure in loot.
[20:06] <Kotono> OOC: Make your check, Mycol.
[20:07] <Lehko> roll 2d6+7 Awareness
[20:07] * Penelo takes a breath.
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+7 Awareness and gets 16." [2d6=4, 5]
[20:07] <Kotono> The chests are not trapped.
[20:07] <Mycol> Already posted.
[20:07] * Lehko pops open the chests!
[20:07] <Kotono> Within is...OOC: Loot.
[20:07] * Lehko pulls out the items and offers them to Morrie for inspection and bagging!
[20:09] <Morrie> "Ebenezer, please hold this." He gives the Lapis to him to hold!
[20:10] <Morrie> "This ring wards against Earth magic and attacks, do one of you want to wear it?" He holds it out to the party.
[20:10] <Kotono> "Right," Ebenezer says, "Hopefully I won't need to use it, but glad I have it."
[20:10] * Lehko shows off his shiny Glorious Armband!
[20:10] <Lehko> "Don't need it, personally."
[20:11] <Kotono> OOC: Going to move on now, y'all?
[20:11] <Kotono> OOC: Also sec either way, won't be long.

[20:11] <Morrie> "Santos? Considering where we're going, it might be a good idea for you to at least hold onto it and put it on when we need it." He holds it out to him.
[20:12] * Penelo nods in agreement with Morrie. "If we think we need it later, it can be there."
[20:13] <Morrie> "I'll just hold onto it, then." He nods, since no one seems to want to take it for now.
[20:15] <Santos> "I'll pass on that for now. None of his minions have really used earth-based magic, so I feel better off with what I've got."
[20:15] <Lehko> "Morrie. This is going to hurt, but..."
[20:15] <Lehko> "Give me that cursed armor."
[20:16] <Morrie> "Huh? Are you sure?" He blinks, but goes digging in the bag nonetheless.
[20:16] <Penelo> "You have cursed armor? Why would you want that?"
[20:16] * Lehko turns to Penelo.
[20:16] <Morrie> He'll pick it out and hand it over to Lehko!
[20:16] <Kotono> "Are you insane!?" Shiva pipes up, suddenly appearing on Lehko's shoulder. "This isn't the time to be messing with some winter-blasted curse!"
[20:17] <Lehko> "It can be purified. But it needs a blood sacrifice, of sorts, to do it. I kind of specialize in taking hits for people, so..."
[20:17] * Lehko looks at Shiva.
[20:17] * Penelo nods in agreement at Shiva.

[20:17] <Morrie> "I... think the Wizards might count." He offers, as they start moving on deeper.
[20:17] <Lehko> "If that's your command, I'll follow it, but we've passed on a lot of chances for this already."
[20:18] * Penelo will start taking hurried steps to keep up with the taller folk.
[20:18] <Kotono> "Do it when your entire valley isn't at stake," Shiva sighs, fading away in a whirl of snowflakes. "I want you to come back a hero, not a martyr."
[20:18] * Mycol wiggles
[20:19] * Lehko scratches his head and stuffs the armor into his pack.
[20:19] <Lehko> "As you command, My Lady."
[20:19] <Mycol> "You know, there are better targets for this than Lich himself."
[20:19] * Lehko shrugs.
[20:19] <Lehko> "If you're gonna do it, do it big."
[20:19] * Lehko grins at Mycol.
[20:20] * Mycol shrugs.
[20:20] * Lehko heads in..
[20:20] <Penelo> "If you want to do it big, do it big then, kupo."

[20:20] <Kotono> On the party goes. The passage begins to widen! Ahead is....THUMP THUMP THUMP! There's a large circular room ahead, but that's not what gets your attention! Ahead is an imp! An imp that's over twenty feet tall! Its head scrapes the ceiling, a sword like a human's greatsword in hand. Each stomp makes the ground shake as it intones, "Imp...imp...imp...!" Following it are several normal sized imps.
[20:21] <Mycol> "...what?"
[20:21] <Penelo> "What the..."
[20:21] <Kotono> "Oh...my." Ebenezer looks up, up, up and up! Suddenly he slaps a fist into his palm, "That's it! I remember him! Imp imp imp! My, he's grown up!"
[20:21] <Lehko> ".. the hell is that?"
[20:22] <Santos> "...that," Santos pauses, stares, and turns to Ebenezer. "That's one way to put it."
[20:22] * Santos shakes his head. 'Crazy old coot.'
[20:22] <Morrie> "Is this the same...?" He looks over at Ebenezer.
[20:22] <Penelo> "Grown up, you say.."
[20:24] <Morrie> "Hopefully... we can just get past it, without causing any trouble..." He frowns.
[20:24] <Kotono> "Deathless eternal wizard unhappy." The giant imp intones, blocking the way ahead. "Power stone conduit is gone. But espers spirits summons come. Stop them."
[20:27] * Lehko stares at the imp, gulps, and pulls the armor out.

[20:27] <Morrie> "Do we really need to fight you? If you just let us pass, the deathless wizard won't bother you anymore." He calls out.
[20:28] <Lehko> "Might be the last chance to get this purified if we have to fight him.."
[20:29] <Kotono> "Imp imp imp remember you," The giant imp peers down at Morrie, "Gave sword. Give gift and I'll go."
[20:30] * Penelo going to keep quiet, as she has no idea about this gift.
[20:32] <Morrie> "How about an extra shiny gift?" He looks over at Mycol. "Do you still have that glass vest of yours?"
[20:32] * Mycol nods.
[20:32] <Mycol> "Oh yes. Yes, that I have."
[20:32] <Mycol> "Look!
[20:33] * Mycol pulls his old glass vest out of... wherever."
[20:33] <Mycol> "The threads are actual glass! Can you believe it?"
[20:34] <Kotono> "Bright shiny pretty," The giatn imp coos, a strangely baby-like sound. "Give gift?" It's eyes are all on it, the imp kneeling and offering one oversized hand out.
[20:34] * Mycol goes to offer it, but then pulls it back.
[20:34] <Mycol> "It's extremely fragile. Can you be gentle?"
[20:34] <Mycol> "If you can be gentle with it, you can have it"
[20:34] <Kotono> "I can," The imp promises, "Give gift?"
[20:35] * Mycol hands over the vest.
[20:35] <Kotono> OOC: Post the loss of the vest in loot.
[20:36] <Mycol> OOC: It has been deleted.
[20:38] <Kotono> The vest is taken! The imp straights, putting it away in a belt pouch. It says something in odd words you don't quite understand, before the imp and company presses past the party and towards the exit! The way ahead is clear! You're coming up from the bottom - south. There are seven other passages, going in each compass direction. Each passage is clouded in deep darkness, quite large overall.
[20:38] <Kotono> OOC: Loot.
[20:38] <Kotono> OOC: Remember the OOC tags, y'all.

[20:39] <Morrie> "Um..." He looks around. "Any suggestions?"
[20:40] * Lehko shrugs.
[20:40] <Lehko> "Spin a bottle?"
[20:40] <Kotono> "Hm. I fear that this is quite the complex lair," Ebenezer peers around, a hand over his shadowed face and eyes, "I suppose Lich wasn't going to let us walk up to him untested."
[20:40] <Morrie> "Well, if we came in from south, logically north would be further in..." He offers. "But do we want to investigate the other ways first?"
[20:40] <Santos> "What direction feels the most evil?" Santos asks in general, expecting the espers to point a way.
[20:41] <Mycol> "I always found Southeast to be an evil direction"
[20:41] <Mycol> "But we came from the south, so probably not."
[20:41] <Kotono> There is a crackle of lightning as Ramuh appears on Morrie's shoulder. "This entire area is saturated with the power of Lich," he speaks up, "So it is difficult to tell."
[20:42] <Penelo> "I want out of here as soon as possible..."
[20:42] <Morrie> "Then let us just go north. We can always return if we need to." He suggests.
[20:42] <Lehko> "Well... We could try to purify the area a bit to clear some of it out. Where Lich is should resist the purification the hardest, right?"
[20:42] <Morrie> "It's possible he's just deeper under us... so that wouldn't help much." He frowns.
[20:43] <Morrie> He starts for the northern-most exit. "Let us just... go, we can't sit and second guess ourselves."
[20:44] * Lehko nods and heads into the north-most hallway!
[20:44] * Penelo will walk along, following.
[20:44] * Mycol will head off, as well.

[20:45] <Kotono> The party proceeds north! Your lights only half work, enough to light the way but little more. Ahead is another archway of stone. Past it are the sleek metal ruins of Mysta once more, the metal reflecting your struggling lights to a shiny sheen.
[20:46] <Morrie> "Do you think they'd try the same thing twice?" He asks, Lehko in particular, as he looks at the archway.
[20:46] <Lehko> "Yep."
[20:46] <Kotono> "If I'm trying to keep myself alive, I'd do anything that might work," Ebenezer admits, "Or undead, as the case may be."
[20:46] * Lehko moves to inspect the arch, but paying attention to the area around it, too, in case they tried to trap the walkway leading up to it..
[20:46] <Lehko> roll 2d6+7 Awareness
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+7 Awareness and gets 10." [2d6=2, 1]
[20:48] <Santos> roll 2d6+4
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+4 and gets 13." [2d6=3, 6]

[20:50] <Kotono> Meanwhile, the party bar Mycol can hear something back behind you. The sound of slithering, wet and moist...and no other sound, bone-dead silence otherwise, abrupt and startling.
[20:51] * Morrie frowns. "'A rock and a hard place', hm..." He looks at the others. "How would you care to proceed?"
[20:52] <Lehko> "Hold it off and I'll disarm it as best I can. That'll give us room, if nothing else."
[20:52] * Penelo .. stops, ears turning this way and that.
[20:52] <Kotono> "It's the same as Pasturburg," Ebenezer says quietly, shifting back towards Lehko, "The same unnatural silence, and that slithering brings to mind wet things. More wizards?"
[20:53] <Morrie> "All right, then." He turns his attention back in the direction of the slithering.
[20:54] <Santos> "Probably. As long as we can sleep them and deal with them one at a time, they're not that troublesome. The main thing is not getting bonked by their staves hard enough to go out like a light."
[20:54] * Lehko nods.
[20:54] <Lehko> "Sound like a plan, then?"
[20:54] <Morrie> He nods.

[20:55] <Kotono> OOC: What's your plan then?
[20:55] * Penelo nods.
[20:56] <Morrie> OOC: I think everyone has their attention on the sound and Lehko's going to try and disarm the trap.
[20:56] <Lehko> OOC: They hold them off while I disarm, then I'll change armor and do some beat downin'.
[20:56] <Kotono> OOC: Staying here or advancing ahead, y'all?
[20:56] <Santos> ooc: Get into a position where we can snipe 'em from medium range when they become visible.
[20:57] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.

[20:57] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Lehko go ahead and make a roll while everyone else goes ahead.
[20:57] <Lehko> roll 2d6+8 Tinkering
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+8 Tinkering and gets 11." [2d6=1, 2]
[20:57] <Santos> ooc: Would be nice to get some free shots off. Should we roll stealth or some such to not be noticed by the approaching wizards?
[20:57] <Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and do that real quick. Stealth, everyone but Lehko.
[20:57] <Santos> roll 2d6+4
[20:57] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+4 and gets 11." [2d6=4, 3]
[20:58] <Penelo> roll 2d6+6
[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Penelo rolls 2d6+6 and gets 11." [2d6=4, 1]
[20:58] <Mycol> 2d6+4
[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+4 and gets 10." [2d6=5, 1]
[20:58] <Morrie> roll 2d6 I am so good at hiding
[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6 I am so good at hiding and gets 7." [2d6=2, 5]

[20:59] <Kotono> The party creeps back! Going back, you see the way you came clogged! Dozens of wizards are gathering there! Some are full sized and robed, while others are smaller. These smaller ones carry no staff and wear no robe. They are only decorated by clear, larvae-like eggs sticking to their skin. In them tiny wizards can be seen, curled up. They're gathering in the center of the room and don't seem
[20:59] <Kotono> to immediately see the party! Meanwhile Lehko is able to disarm the trap, knowing what to do this time! OOC: Act y'all.
[21:00] <Morrie> Morrie whispers to the others. "We need to go... now."
[21:00] * Penelo nods her head, holding her breath, a bit nervous now.
[21:00] * Mycol stares agape.
[21:00] <Santos> "...a dozen of them. Fuck, think we can take that many at once?" Santos asks with a bit of concern, then given the urgency of Morrie's statement. "...no, guess not."
[21:01] <Santos> ooc: Can we tell how many have staves?
[21:01] * Lehko moves with the rest of the group.. OOC: Stealth roll for me?
[21:01] <Kotono> OOC: At least a dozen. Make stealth, Lehko. Anyway, if you want an exact number take a sec and count, by all means, as they gather.
[21:01] * Penelo speaks softly "let's move on and hope we avoid them."
[21:01] <Lehko> roll 2d6 ninja training
[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6 ninja training and gets 9." [2d6=6, 3]

[21:02] * Santos tries to count them while remaining hidden! He wants to know how many of them to watch out for in later corridors!
[21:02] <Morrie> Morrie turns and starts heading away from all the Wizards and past the now-disarmed trap!
[21:02] <Kotono> There's 18 with staves and double that without.
[21:03] * Santos goes back towards Lehko's trapless trap after making his count!
[21:03] <Kotono> OOC: Are the rest of you following Morrie?
[21:03] <Lehko> OOC: Yep.
[21:03] <Morrie> OOC: God, I hope so.
[21:03] <Mycol> OOC: Yes?

[21:04] <Kotono> The party quickly falls back, away from the gathering wizards! Ahead is all sleek ruins - and a single room, with a stairway going down further.
[21:04] * Lehko takes the lead, watching for traps and things!
[21:04] <Lehko> roll 2d6+7 Awareness!
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+7 Awareness! and gets 16." [2d6=4, 5]
[21:05] <Penelo> ooc: yes

[21:07] <Kotono> The party hurries down the stairs! AT first it is dark, but as you go on, sputtering, dark red lines of power are seen. They form half-destroyed runes, patterns shattered. Down and down and down further you hurry! It leads to a wide open space. Runes float in the air all over, shattered and half-lit. This mammoth place is one giant space, stretching farther than the place of the broken black
[21:07] <Kotono> orb by an order of magnitude.  Dozens of shattered skeletons lie about, impaled by jagged spikes of earth from below. Ahead, an orb of earth-brown glass floats in the air, bigger than three of you put together.
[21:08] <Lehko> "So the orb comes to life and shoots spikes from the ground. Great."
[21:09] <Penelo> "Ehh..."
[21:10] <Kotono> "Heh...heh...heh..." A dry, rasping voice comes from the orb. It cracks all over in an instant, before shattering! Brown smoke gushes out, fading away in seconds. Standing before you is a hunched, humanoid figure. It is but a skeleton, leaning heavily a jewel decorated staff. "Welcome, bearer of the espers. You've come a long way to perish."
[21:10] <Lehko> "You know, I think pretty much everything we've killed on the way here has said that..."
[21:11] <Penelo> "Or at least implied it."
[21:11] <Morrie> He takes a deep breath, trying to clear his mind of the rather overwhelming power in this place. "It's... here, then, isn't it. This is..." He's cut off by the voice... but manages to regain his voice... only to almost double over again. "Lich..."
[21:12] * Lehko draws his pistols and cocks the hammers...
[21:12] <Mycol> "So. Here we are again."

[21:13] <Kotono> "You did me a service, once," The creature speaks, his staff's jewels glinting in your light. They seem to catch it and imprison it within, glowing brighter as he talks. "Renounce the espers and vow to serve me and you shall live. There is much to do...and your friend to save from the parasite from the Auracite, no?"
[21:13] <Santos> "We've come a long way, not to perish, but to triumph! To save this world! And even without you, we'll save our friends!"

[21:14] * Mycol stretches and wiggles.
[21:14] * Morrie balls his hands into fists, clenching them and glowering, possibly for the first time at the monster in front of him. "Life... Life under you is no life at all! Vampires, Wizards, Ghouls... No... No, today... today we put an end to you... once and for all!" He shouts, his body still reeling from the immense overwhelming wrong-ness of this place.
[21:15] <Mycol> "I'm pretty sure you already know how this has to end--same as it always does."
[21:15] <Santos> "Now, unless you want to surrender and return things to normal...draw your weapons!" Santos exclaims, pointing his gunblade's crosshairs at the skeletal creature.
[21:15] <Kotono> "So be it." Lich declares, "I am the rot of all the earth! Come crumble before the power of Lich, fools!" OOC: Init here, things are degenerating as expected.
[21:15] <Mycol> "You can try to buck fate, but fate bucks back."

[21:15] <Santos> roll 2d6+3
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+3 and gets 13." [2d6=5, 5]
[21:15] <Lehko> roll 2d6+5 Init
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+5 Init and gets 13." [2d6=4, 4]
[21:15] <Morrie> roll 2d6+4
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+4  and gets 12." [2d6=3, 5]
[21:15] <Kotono> roll 2d6+6 Lich
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+6 Lich and gets 10." [2d6=1, 3]
[21:15] <Penelo> roll 2d6+3 init
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Penelo rolls 2d6+3 init and gets 14." [2d6=6, 5]
[21:15] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2 Wolf Init
[21:15] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 Wolf Init and gets 12." [2d6=5, 5]
[21:15] <Mycol> 2d6+5
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+5 and gets 14." [2d6=5, 4]
[21:16] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12)>Lich(10)'

[21:17] <Kotono> "No!" The voices of the four espers speak as one, Ramuh's loudest of all, "Be gone, intruder! This is not your world!" OOC: Go Penelo.
[21:17] * Penelo raises her staff at the lich. "We're ending you, here and now!" and she begins initiating a quick fast fire spell.
[21:17] <Penelo> roll 2d6+33 fire.. baaaall!
[21:17] * Hatbot --> "Penelo rolls 2d6+33 fire.. baaaall! and gets 38." [2d6=2, 3]
[21:18] <Kotono> OOC: Quick casting?
[21:18] <Kotono> roll 38*2
[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 38*2 and gets 76."
[21:18] <Penelo> ooc: yes
[21:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12)>Lich(10) | Lich: 68'

[21:18] * Mycol begins his customary whirling dance.
[21:19] <Mycol> OOC: Quick-cast quickening.
[21:19] <Kotono> The ball of fire flies forth, hitting Lich dead on! Yet he only burns mildly, resisting far better than the undead before! "You think you can do anything?" OOC: Okay. Santos.
[21:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12)>Lich(10) | Lich: 68'

[21:20] <Santos> "Yep!" Santos exclaims as he bursts into a frenzy of images and dashes towards Lich, slashing away with his two weapons!
[21:20] <Santos> roll 2d6+4
[21:20] <Kotono> OOC: Also sorry, forgot Lich has a counter. Hold that turn, Santos.
[21:20] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+4 and gets 14." [2d6=6, 4]
[21:20] <Santos> ooc: okay.

[21:21] <Kotono> As Lich burns, he extends a hand out at Penelo! "You wield the power of fire foolishly!" he snaps, as suddenly a great fatigue comes over her! OOC: Opposed force check.
[21:21] <Kotono> roll 2d6+6 Lich
[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+6 Lich and gets 14." [2d6=2, 6]
[21:22] <Penelo> roll 2d6+5
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Penelo rolls 2d6+5 and gets 11." [2d6=3, 3]
[21:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(sleep 4)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12)>Lich(10) | Lich: 68'

[21:23] <Kotono> Suddenly Penelo slumps over, dead asleep! OOC: Hit Santos. Going to reroll that 4?
[21:23] <Santos> ooc: You know it, sir!
[21:23] <Santos> roll d6 reroll 4
[21:23] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls d6 reroll 4 and gets 5." [d6=5]
[21:23] <Santos> ooc: So close, yet so far!
[21:23] <Santos> ooc: 65 dmg
[21:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(sleep 4)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12)>Lich(10) | Lich: 133'
[21:24] <Penelo> ooc: balls

[21:24] <Kotono> Santos meanwhile dashes in, slicing and slashing! He manages to chip away at him, the skeleton barely taking any damage from the onslaught! "Someone wake Penelo up!" Ebenezer cries in the meantime, "We need the firepower!" OOC: Lehko.
[21:25] <Santos> "Now is not the time for puns, Ebenezer!" Santos shouts at the old man's crack of fire power.
[21:25] * Lehko spins the cylinders on his revolvers, loading a chemical bath round! OOC: Chemical Spill: Fire
[21:25] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2 ATK
[21:25] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 ATK and gets 8." [2d6=5, 1]
[21:25] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[21:25] <Kotono> OOC: Irrelevant ,already weakness to fire. Unless it does something more.
[21:26] <Morrie> OOC: It doesn't. Could make him Wind-Vulnerable! Or Shadow.
[21:26] <Santos> ooc: Make him wind vulnerable!
[21:26] <Lehko> OOC: Ah, didn't know that. Change it to Wind.
[21:26] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[21:26] <Kotono> roll 2d6+6
[21:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+6 and gets 12." [2d6=4, 2]
[21:26] <Lehko> OOC: Damage is 16.
[21:27] <Lehko> roll 2d6+5 Force
[21:27] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+5 Force and gets 12." [2d6=2, 5]
[21:27] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(sleep 4)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12)>Lich(10 chem:wind) | Lich: 149'

[21:27] <Kotono> Lehko aims and fires! His shot hits Lich dead on, making his bones glow wind-green! At the same time Ebenezer calls back, "I'm just trying to help!" he retorts, "That wasn't even a pun!" OOC: Morrie.
[21:28] <Santos> "You said fire power! She shot fire! That's totally a pun, and you know it!" Santos shouts back.

[21:29] <Morrie> He takes a breath and tries to summon his willpower to strike the evil monster with the spirits of wind!
[21:29] <Morrie> roll 2d6+2
[21:29] * Hatbot --> "Morrie rolls 2d6+2  and gets 8." [2d6=4, 2]
[21:30] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[21:30] <Morrie> OOC: 53
[21:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(sleep 4)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12)>Lich(10) | Lich: 149'
[21:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(sleep 4)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12)>Lich(10) | Lich: 247'
[21:31] <Kotono> The gust of wind tears right into Lich! The green glow on him bursts into light as the wind scythes through him! The bones hold up, a slight hiss of annoyance from the fiend! Somehow, despite being cut apart, he's still together! His bones just won't separate! OOC: Wolf.
[21:31] <Lehko> "Bjomolf! Go for the ankles!" OOC: Hamstring, charging.
[21:32] <Mycol> OOC: Uh...
[21:33] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(sleep 4)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12 charging)>Lich(10) | Lich: 247'

[21:34] <Kotono> Lich straightens, staff flaring to life! "Layer upon layer, make your mark now! Haste!" Lich so intones, numerals from one to twelve flowing into him! Lich is moving hyper fast, just like Mycol! OOC: Penelo's asleep. Mycol.
[21:34] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 66/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(sleep 3)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12 charging)>Lich(10 haste) | Lich: 247'
[21:35] <Mycol> OOC: I take 16 damage

[21:35] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(sleep 3)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12 charging)>Lich(10 haste) | Lich: 247'
[21:35] <Mycol> OOC: Uh....
[21:35] <Kotono> OOC: Hm?
[21:36] <Mycol> OOC: If I make the SECOND action of a haste action a spell, is it considered charging as a normal spell action? Or am I not allowed to?
[21:36] <Mycol> OOC: Like, if it's my FIRST action, then it's just quick-cast and that's both my actions.
[21:37] <Morrie> OOC: I think it's an either/or thing.
[21:37] <Kotono> OOC: I'd have to read how haste works. Hold on a sec.
[21:37] <Morrie> OOC: Like, you can make two standard actions (one thing) OR you make the slow actions standard on that round.
[21:37] <Mycol> OOC: Yeah.
[21:37] <Kotono> OOC: Either/or since you get two standards. Charging is a slow action so.
[21:37] <Mycol> OOC: I think that might be it, but I want to be sure.
[21:37] <Mycol> OOC: KK
[21:38] <Morrie> OOC: I suggest hitting the boss and waking up Penelo!
[21:38] * Mycol will dance over to Penelo, and Lich, in turn, rapidly waking the former before putting a serious maraca-ing on the latter
[21:38] <Mycol> 2d6+2
[21:38] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+2 and gets 11." [2d6=3, 6]
[21:38] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12 charging)>Lich(10 haste) | Lich: 247'
[21:38] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.

[21:38] <Penelo> ooc: ow
[21:38] <Mycol> OOC: 33 Fire damage, from the burning Maracas.
[21:39] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12 charging)>Lich(10 haste) | Lich: 313'

[21:39] <Kotono> WHAM! Maracas pound Lich but good, making heavy thumps as they wail on him! But Lich quickly straightens, "Foolishness!" He declares, as suddenly Mycol is sleepy! OOC: Opposed force.
[21:40] <Kotono> roll 2d6+6
[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+6 and gets 14." [2d6=4, 4]
[21:40] <Mycol> 2d6+4
[21:40] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+4 and gets 9." [2d6=1, 4]
[21:40] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened sleep 4)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12 charging)>Lich(10 haste) | Lich: 313'
[21:40] <Mycol> OOC: WHOOPS! Forgot how bad my force was.
[21:40] <Kotono> Mycol suddenly rolls around rapidly, dead asleep and hasted at once! OOC: Rolling shroom hazard. Go Santos.

[21:42] * Penelo blinking as she is waking up..
[21:43] * Santos continues to attack Lich, his attacks seem to be working fine so far without needing to call on Ifrit just yet!
[21:43] <Santos> roll 2d6+4
[21:43] * Hatbot --> "Santos rolls 2d6+4 and gets 12." [2d6=4, 4]
[21:43] <Santos> ooc: 62 dmg
[21:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened sleep 4)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12 charging)>Lich(10 haste) | Lich: 375'
[21:44] <Kotono> Twin slashes scrape across Lich's body! It's hard to cut him but Santos manages, drawing wounds across him! "Fools!" Lich retorts, "No matter who wins, the victor is weakened for the Zodiac parasite to kill at leisure!" OOC: Lehko.
[21:45] <Santos> "You're wrong! The living get stronger from victories, from defeat, anything that does not kill them makes them stronger!"

[21:47] * Lehko fires off a pair of rounds at Lich while moving to cover Penelo! He does so in action slow motion, but still manages to cover the distance!
[21:47] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2 ATK
[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 ATK and gets 9." [2d6=6, 1]
[21:47] <Lehko> roll 1d6 reroll 1
[21:47] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 1d6 reroll 1 and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[21:47] <Lehko> OOC: 36 damage if it hits.
[21:47] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened sleep 4)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12 charging)>Lich(10 haste) | Lich: 411'

[21:48] <Kotono> Two shots! Both hit the Fiend! Yet they rattle around his rib-cage, chipping but causing no serious wounds! Meanwhile he gets in position to cover Penelo! OOC: Morrie.
[21:48] <Morrie> OOC: I'm going to delay my turn until after Lich.
[21:48] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Wolf.
[21:48] <Kotono> OOC: Hamstring resolves.
[21:49] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened sleep 4)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12)>Lich(10 haste) | Lich: 411'

[21:49] <Lehko> roll 2d6+5 Hamstring!
[21:49] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+5 Hamstring! and gets 8." [2d6=1, 2]
[21:49] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[21:50] <Lehko> OOC: if that hits, 19 and -2 AVD
[21:50] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened sleep 4)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12)>Lich(10 haste -2 avd) | Lich: 430'

[21:50] <Kotono> The lich's bony ankle is chomped on good and hard, momentarily slowing him and lowering his guard! OOC: Wolf, normal turn now. Go.
[21:50] <Lehko> "Bjomolf! Get that damn mushroom awake!" OOC: How do you want that? ATK?
[21:50] <Kotono> OOC: It's automatic if you spend a standard.
[21:50] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 107/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12)>Lich(10 haste -2 avd) | Lich: 430'
[21:52] <Kotono> Mycol is awakened! He springs back up to life, sleepiness dispelled! Then Lich points with his staff at Penelo, "You first," he intones, "Scattering ice and wandering flames, strike!" Spears of ice come flying, followed by a meteor-strike of pure flame! OOC: Covering, Lehko?
[21:52] <Lehko> OOC: Yep.
[21:52] <Kotono> OOC What's your M.ARM, Penelo?
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 2d6+36 fire
[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+36 fire and gets 42." [2d6=3, 3]
[21:52] <Kotono> roll 2d6+36 ice
[21:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+36 ice and gets 48." [2d6=6, 6]
[21:52] <Penelo> ooc: 16
[21:53] <Kotono> roll 42+48-32
[21:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 42+48-32 and gets 58."
[21:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 49/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Morrie=Wolf(12)>Lich(10 haste -2 avd) | Lich: 430'

[21:53] <Kotono> The ice impales Lehko and the fire explodes in his face! He's sent reeling back, covered in ice and steaming from burns all over! But the cat-man picks himself up, withstanding the blast! OOC: Ow. Morrie, you were holding?
[21:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 49/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10 haste -2 avd)>Morrie | Lich: 430'
[21:54] <Morrie> "Hit him with every fire attack you have!" He shouts as he throws down the Fire Stone onto the ground, intending to use its powers to hopefully allow everyone to incinerate the horrible creature!
[21:54] <Kotono> OOC: What does it do?
[21:55] <Morrie> OOC: Creates Fire terrain.
[21:55] <Morrie> OOC: All Fire attacks do an additional 2 steps of damage.
[21:55] <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[21:55] <Santos> ooc: How long does it last?
[21:55] <Penelo> ooc: and here I already quick casted
[21:55] <Kotono> Flames dance around! Suddenly all is ablaze, burning bright as fiery power fills the room! OOC: Okay. Penelo.
[21:55] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 49/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10 haste -2 avd)>Morrie | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 430'

[21:56] <Penelo> "I'm going to get you back for that..!" She says as she goes to CHARGE another fire blast, as her quick cast has been spent.
[21:56] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 49/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 50/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(Charging)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10 haste -2 avd)>Morrie | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 430'
[21:56] <Kotono> Again flames come, fast and powerful! Fire surrounds Penelo like a cloak of fury! OOC: Mycol.
[21:56] <Mycol> OOC: Question on counter-attacks
[21:56] <Kotono> OOC: Fire.
[21:56] <Mycol> OOC: If I attack twice with Maracas, does he counter between hits? I'd assume "Yes". but, hey/

[21:56] <Kotono> OOC: Yes, they interrupt. So if you hit once, he counters and then hit 2 goes if you aren't all sleepy time.
[21:57] <Mycol> OOC: Roger.
[21:57] <Mycol> OOC: Also, I take 16 damage
[21:57] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 49/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 34/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(Charging)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10 haste -2 avd)>Morrie | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 430'

[21:57] * Mycol fans his hands out, rapidly completing a fire spell of his own in the face of the fiend.
[21:58] <Mycol> 2d6+28
[21:58] * Hatbot --> "Mycol rolls 2d6+28 and gets 36." [2d6=5, 3]
[21:58] <Kotono> OOC: Isn't it increases two steps from the fire stone?
[21:58] <Morrie> OOC: Yes.
[21:58] <Mycol> OOC: Uh...
[21:58] <Morrie> OOC: So it's 16 more damage, for 52.
[21:58] <Kotono> OOC: Which means it's PWR*5 instead of PWR*3.
[21:58] <Mycol> 8+40
[21:58] <Kotono> OOC: No counter, you provoked a special interrupt.
[21:59] <Mycol> OOC: I uh, should have hit 24 anyhow, and somehow hit 28. At any rate, it's 48 damage, before add-ons
[22:00] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 49/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 34/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(Charging)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 0'

[22:01] <Kotono> What comes is an absolute torrent of flame! It slams into Lich and sends him flying back! He lands in a heap, shattering apart! His body becomes brown smoke! For a moment, just a moment, there is silence! Then, with a earth-shaking cry, Lich appears! The creature before you is 30 feet tall, towering over you like a mountain! His staff has grown up and he wears metal armbands. A rotted purple
[22:01] <Kotono> robe clings to his oversized body. Tendrils of pure eldritch power weave and dance around his body! A sense of raw, overwhelming might slams into you like a bullet! "Enough foolishness! Now rot under the eternal mauls of the earth!" OOC: Santos.
[22:03] <Santos> "Rot this, rot that...can't you think of anything else?" Santos says with a snort as he listens to Ifrit and begins to summon him.
[22:03] <Santos> ooc: 1 destiny to be posted in board.
[22:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 49/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 34/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(Charging)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos(charging)=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 0'
[22:03] <Kotono> OOC: Right.

[22:03] <Kotono> Suddenly Santos is burning! HIs entire body is aflame, yet he does not burn from it! OOC: Lehko.
[22:04] <Morrie> OOC: I should be after Lehko again, by the way, if I'm allowed to move my turn back.
[22:04] <Kotono> "That..." Ebenezer shrinks back, "This is bad! The lapis! Tell me if you need the lapis!"
[22:04] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 49/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 34/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(Charging)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos(charging)=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 0'
[22:04] * Lehko takes careful aim and fires a pair of shots at Lich's groin!
[22:04] <Lehko> roll 2d6+2 ATK
[22:04] <Kotono> OOC: I think it stays.
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+2 ATK and gets 5." [2d6=1, 2]
[22:04] <Lehko> roll 1d6 reroll 1
[22:04] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 1d6 reroll 1 and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[22:05] <Kotono> Lehko lines up a shot - and it whizzes past, missing entirely! OOC: Bad luck. Wolf.
[22:05] <Lehko> "Bjomolf! Attack!"
[22:05] <Lehko> roll 2d6+4 ATK
[22:05] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+4 ATK and gets 11." [2d6=2, 5]
[22:05] <Lehko> OOC: 18.
[22:06] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 49/107, Morrie 111/111, Santos 83/83, Mycol 34/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(Charging)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos(charging)=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 11'

[22:06] <Kotono> Bjomolf bounces in, biting at Lich's toe! He makes a few scuffs, chewing away! OOC: Lich.
[22:07] <Kotono> "Effortless water, break your silence, attack!" Lich intones, "Blizzara!" Suddenly the world is a frozen-hellscape, ice exploding all over and impacting everyone! OOC: List your M.ARM and note if you have any ice res, y'all.
[22:07] <Penelo> ooc: 16 m.arm no resist
[22:07] <Lehko> OOC: 12, covering Penelo.
[22:08] <Morrie> OOC: 11, none
[22:08] <Kotono> roll 2d6+48
[22:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+48 and gets 57." [2d6=4, 5]
[22:08] <Santos> ooc: 8 marm, no ice res.
[22:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 0/107, Morrie 65/111, Santos 34/83, Mycol 34/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(Charging)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos(charging)=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 11'

[22:08] <Mycol> OOC: 16 and nope.
[22:08] <Kotono> OOC: Mycol?
[22:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 0/107, Morrie 65/111, Santos 34/83, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(Charging)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos(charging)=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 11'

[22:09] <Kotono> The blast of cold fades, but it leaves the party devastated! Lehko is down, frozen solid! Morrie and Santos are reeling, while Mycol is just knocked flat out! OOC: Ow. Morrie.
[22:10] <Morrie> Morrie throws the Phoenix down over at Lehko, knowing that he needs to get back on his feet! "Ebenezer! Use the Lapis!"
[22:10] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 1/107, Morrie 65/111, Santos 34/83, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(Charging)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos(charging)=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 11'

[22:11] <Kotono> At this Lehko rises, getting up to one knee! He's thawed out, dazed but up! "Right!" Ebenezer calls, holding up the lapis! A wave of healing overtakes the party! OOC: +25% Max HP healing to all, moment while I tally it.

[22:11] <Kotono> roll 107*.25
[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 107*.25 and gets 26.75."
[22:11] <Kotono> roll 111*.25
[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 111*.25 and gets 27.75."
[22:11] <Kotono> roll 83*.25
[22:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 83*.25 and gets 20.75."
[22:11] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 27/107, Morrie 92/111, Santos 54/83, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(Charging)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos(charging)=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 11'

[22:12] <Kotono> Healing energies buffet the party, restoring some lost vigor and life force! OOC: Penelo. Your charge goes off and then you're up.
[22:12] <Penelo> roll 2d6+55 fire damage
[22:12] * Hatbot --> "Penelo rolls 2d6+55 fire damage and gets 60." [2d6=3, 2]
[22:12] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 27/107, Morrie 92/111, Santos 54/83, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(Charging)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos(charging)=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 120'
[22:13] <Penelo> ooc: if she used a healing potion can it go to someone else?
[22:13] <Kotono> A gigantic burst of flame consumes Lich! It dances around him, burning the giant Fiend! He recoils from it, howling in pain as his bones blacken! Plus, no sleep spell comes following! OOC: You could use it on someone else, sure.
[22:13] <Kotono> OOC: Also, are you in auto-shell/protect range, Lehko?
[22:13] * Penelo is going to pull out a healing potion "You need this!" tossing it to Lehko, who is.. really right there.
[22:14] <Penelo> ooc: 25% hp
[22:14] <Lehko> OOC: Yep.
[22:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 53/107, Morrie 92/111, Santos 54/83, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo(Charging)=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos(charging)=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 120'

[22:14] <Kotono> OOC: Aren't you immune to poison?
[22:14] <Lehko> OOC: Actually, I'm .25 over.
[22:14] <Kotono> OOC: Nevermind then.
[22:14] <Penelo> ooc: no longer charging btw
[22:14] <Lehko> OOC: Immune to Poison and Zombie.
[22:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 53/107, Morrie 92/111, Santos 54/83, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos(charging)=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 120'
[22:15] <Kotono> The potion revitalizes Lehko, energy flowing into him! As Mycol lies out cold, suddenly a gush of flame sweeps over Santos! In its wake the warrior is gone, Ifrit in his place! OOC: HPx2 for Ifrit, right?
[22:16] <Santos> ooc: Ayup
[22:16] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 53/107, Morrie 92/111, Ifrit 166/166, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos(charging)=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 120'

[22:16] <Kotono> OOC: Go Ifrit.
[22:16] * Santos is now known as Ifrit
[22:16] <Kotono> OOC: Bjomolf would've also healed from the Lapis.

[22:18] <Ifrit> "Hello," Ifrit says as he appears and lays eyes on Lich. Power rumbles as fire gathers around his arms and his eyes flash with the power of flames. "Goodbye!" OOC: Fira (PWRx7)+2d6 with the +2 step damage
[22:18] <Ifrit> roll 2d6+126
[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Ifrit rolls 2d6+126 and gets 132." [2d6=3, 3]
[22:18] <Kotono> OOC: Right.
[22:18] <Kotono> roll 132*2
[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 132*2 and gets 264."
[22:18] <Kotono> roll 264-11
[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 264-11 and gets 253."
[22:18] <Kotono> roll 253+120
[22:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 253+120 and gets 373."
[22:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 53/107, Morrie 92/111, Ifrit 166/166, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Santos(charging)=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 373'

[22:19] <Kotono> An overwhelming hell-torrent of fire explodes! It causes the entire room to once again burst aflame, tremendous heat coming! Lich is on fire! Lich is burning! The Fiend hisses in pain, "Esper! You and your servants will pay for standing against us before and now!" OOC: Lehko.
[22:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 53/107, Morrie 92/111, Ifrit 166/166, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Ifrit(1 round)=Lehko(13)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 373'

[22:20] * Lehko moves to cover Ifirit and begins to charge Dia!
[22:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 53/107, Morrie 92/111, Ifrit 166/166, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Ifrit(1 round)=Lehko(13 charging)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 373'
[22:20] <Kotono> Lehko draws in holy power, Shiva shimmering around him! The power is tremendous, ice forming around him to hold off the fires! OOC: Wolf.

[22:21] <Lehko> "Bjomolf! The ankle!"
[22:21] <Lehko> roll 2d6+4 ATK
[22:21] * Hatbot --> "Lehko rolls 2d6+4 ATK and gets 12." [2d6=4, 4]
[22:21] <Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[22:21] <Lehko> OOC: 19
[22:21] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 53/107, Morrie 92/111, Ifrit 166/166, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 57/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Ifrit(1 round)=Lehko(13 charging)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 392'

[22:25] <Kotono> The burning Lich gets another toe bite, part of it torn away as the wolf clings on! He's battered and bruised, but holds on! Meanwhile Lich scowls, "Fire? Swirling bolts, gather and strike with power! Thundara!" OOC: M.ARM and note if you have any lightning res, y'all.
[22:25] <Penelo> ooc: 16 and no
[22:25] <Morrie> OOC: 11, none
[22:25] <Kotono> roll 2d6+48
[22:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+48 and gets 55." [2d6=2, 5]
[22:26] <Lehko> OOC: 12, nope. Not covering.
[22:26] <Kotono> OOC: I thought you were -okay then.
[22:26] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 10/107, Morrie 48/111, Ifrit 111/166, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 18/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Ifrit(1 round)=Lehko(13 charging)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 392'
[22:26] <Ifrit> ooc: MARM is 0, no lightning res
[22:27] <Kotono> The lightning detonates massively! Pure current shocks everyone there, causing skeletons to flash as pure voltage devastates the party! Just barely does everyone stay up, shocked terrifically! OOC: Morrie.

[22:27] <Kotono> OOC: Also, that's enough for your statues, Lehko?
[22:27] <Lehko> OOC: Yep, it be.
[22:27] <Kotono> OOC: That provokes a counter.
[22:27] <Kotono> Suddenly Lich leans forward! A miasma of pure poison comes from him, a pinkish haze that settles over Lehko - but his Silver Armor shines instead! OOC: Immune to poison. Carry on, Morrie.
[22:28] <Lehko> OOC: Anything under 26 hits auto-protect and auto-shell.
[22:28] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 10/107, Morrie 48/111, Ifrit 111/166, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 18/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Ifrit(1 round)=Lehko(13 charging p/s)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 392'
[22:28] <Penelo> ooc: that enough for my counter?
[22:28] <Kotono> OOC: Thundara was, yeah. Go for it.
[22:28] <Morrie> OOC: Remind me, am I in range for the limit break? Wait no, it has to be 25%, nevermind.
[22:28] <Kotono> OOC: 25%, yeah.

[22:28] <Penelo> roll 2d6+55 counter fire blast
[22:28] * Hatbot --> "Penelo rolls 2d6+55 counter fire blast and gets 57." [2d6=1, 1]
[22:29] <Kotono> roll 57*2
[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 57*2 and gets 114."
[22:29] <Kotono> roll 114-11
[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 114-11 and gets 103."
[22:29] <Kotono> roll 392+103
[22:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 392+103 and gets 495."
[22:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 10/107, Morrie 48/111, Ifrit 111/166, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 18/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Ifrit(1 round)=Lehko(13 charging p/s)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 495'
[22:29] * Penelo holds up a hand, sending a ball of fire hurtling towards the lich as she staggers from the attack!

[22:29] <Morrie> Morrie takes a breath and tries to get a handle on what's going on... he decides, for now, to drink his Hi Potion!
[22:29] <Kotono> Meanwhile Penelo stands firm, firing back a volley of flames! It's like an inferno just went up, exploding around the Lich!
[22:29] <Kotono> OOC: How much healing?
[22:29] <Morrie> OOC: 50%
[22:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 10/107, Morrie 103/111, Ifrit 111/166, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 18/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Ifrit(1 round)=Lehko(13 charging p/s)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie>Helper | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 495'
[22:30] <Kotono> Morrie drinks his potion, wounds healing and vitality returning to him! OOC: Do you want Ebenezer to throw in his fire support here? If so, say so. Otherwise, Penelo's up.
[22:30] <Morrie> OOC: I say do it.
[22:30] <Penelo> Ooc: aye aye

[22:31] <Morrie> "Ebenezer! Use your magic, then get out of here!" Morrie shouts, after throwing the empty bottle away.
[22:31] <Kotono> Ebenezer follows that chant with one of his own! He dashes out, "BURN!" he cries, as a giant firestorm engulfs Lich!
[22:31] <Kotono> roll 2d6+70
[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+70 and gets 80." [2d6=4, 6]
[22:31] <Kotono> roll 160-11
[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 160-11 and gets 149."
[22:31] <Kotono> roll 495+149
[22:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 495+149 and gets 644."
[22:31] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 10/107, Morrie 103/111, Ifrit 111/166, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 18/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Ifrit(1 round)=Lehko(13 charging p/s)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 644'
[22:32] <Kotono> More fire engulfs the Fiend! He's burning merrily, bones cracking and body recoiling from the abuse! He's half melting down from it, even as another spell is woven! OOC: Okay. Penelo, you're up.
[22:33] <Kotono> Meanwhile Ebenezer stumbles, staggers and face plants down, out cold from the exertion of his magic!
[22:33] * Penelo forcing herself to stay on her feet, she takes a few raspy breaths, pulling out her second healing potion to drink.
[22:33] <Kotono> OOC: Regular potion?
[22:33] <Penelo> ooc: yeah sadly
[22:33] <Kotono> roll 57*.25
[22:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 57*.25 and gets 14.25."
[22:33] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 10/107, Morrie 103/111, Ifrit 111/166, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 32/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Ifrit(1 round)=Lehko(13 charging p/s)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 644'

[22:33] <Penelo> ooc: though this might not help her at all when another hit gets her :(
[22:33] <Kotono> Penelo's wounds heal, vitality returning to her from the spell! OOC: Indeed. Ifrit. Round 2.
[22:33] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 10/107, Morrie 103/111, Ifrit 111/166, Mycol 0/66 Penelo 32/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Ifrit(2 round)=Lehko(13 charging p/s)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 644'

[22:37] * Ifrit launches himself at the skeleton, his claws engulfed in flames as his arms go for Lich's skull, attempting to squeeze it between the inferno that are his hands! ooc: Meteor dive
[22:37] <Ifrit> roll 2d6+180
[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Ifrit rolls 2d6+180 and gets 187." [2d6=5, 2]
[22:37] <Kotono> roll 187*2
[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 187*2 and gets 374."
[22:37] <Kotono> roll 374+644
[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 374+644 and gets 1018."
[22:37] <Kotono> roll 5#1d100
[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5#1d100 and gets 297." [5#1d100 = 72, 53, 74, 65, 33]
[22:39] * Ifrit is now known as Santos

[22:40] <Kotono> Ifrit dives in! He collides with Lich massively, a gigantic explosion of fire! Ifrit is sent hurling back as Lich shakes all over! "This...Marilith! MARILITH!" He raises one hand up to the heavens, the earth above you exploding out! In an instant you see the eternal haze, everything above you -gone-!  From Lich's crumbling hand a ball of power erupts into the sky! The unnatural night is shattered, the starry night sky seen above! "MARILITH! AWAKEN!" he howls, before his body collapses in on itself! It falls apart, burning away! OOC: Loot post. Free act.

[22:41] * Kotono changes topic to 'Lehko 10/107, Morrie 103/111, Ifrit 111/166, Mycol 1/66 Penelo 32/57 | Penelo=Mycol(14 quickened)>Ifrit(2 round)=Lehko(13 charging p/s)>Wolf(12)>Lich(10)>Morrie | DT: Fire +2 steps | Lich: 644'

[22:41] * Penelo slumps back over, taking in some more deep breaths.
[22:42] <Kotono> Ebenezer groans, stirring weakly.
[22:42] * Mycol rolls over.
[22:42] <Penelo> "Are you okay, kupo?"
[22:43] * Lehko wipes blood off his face and stumbles over to Bjomolf, collapsing next to the wolf and throwing an arm over it, scratching behind Bjomolf's ears.
[22:43] * Lehko grunts to Penelo.
[22:43] * Penelo she goes to walk over to Mycol to offer a hand to get back up.. though, is short, so not sure if that will complicate or actually help!
[22:43] <Mycol> "Appreciated, Moon-bear."
[22:44] <Kotono> "You did it," Shiva's voice comes from Lehko's mouth, "Well done!"
[22:44] * Lehko works his jaw with an odd look on his face.
[22:44] <Lehko> "Never going to get used to that."
[22:45] <Morrie> Morrie lets out a breath. "I'm... whew..."
[22:45] <Penelo> "The Lich said something about Marilith when it was dying. I wonder what that means."
[22:46] <Morrie> "It's another of his allies. The Fiend of Fire." Morrie recalls the lesson they received from Ebenezer months ago.
[22:46] <Morrie> "Oh!" He seems to think of this too and checks the bag for the Staves of the Marsh to see if anything changed about them.
[22:46] <Penelo> "Fire.. go figure, kupo."
[22:46] <Penelo> "It is good fire is only my second nature!"
[22:46] <Lehko> "Well. Shiva will probably enjoy that one."
[22:47] * Mycol shrugs.

[22:47] <Morrie> "We'll see if we can get an Ice Stone made for it, when the time comes. The one I used here... I had no idea it would amplify fire so much." He lets a breath out. "I'm glad it did, though... Ifrit tore into him."
[22:48] <Penelo> "You bunch are in over your heads, you know that? I will continue to help you if that is fine."
[22:48] <Santos> "Just try not to sleep on the job next time! You'll get a paycut!" Santos jokes.
[22:48] * Lehko snorts at Penelo.
[22:48] <Penelo> "Aww, but I like my naps.."
[22:49] <Lehko> "I was in over my head long before this started. One of the reasons I'm out in the world."
[22:50] <Penelo> "I wonder if we have to fight our way out now, kupo."