The dragon's other half

Ebiris · September 04, 2013, 05:23:59 PM

[18:05] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Any prep before you once again head for Willowford?
[18:06] <Feather> OOC: Standard prep
[18:06] <@Porridge> OOC: fill up on water, that's it
[18:07] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Right-o, then.
[18:07] <Gildas> OOC: One potion of Water, I'll do two Restorations on the Raptorian before we leave.
[18:07] <Gildas> OOC: Lesser, sorry.
[18:07] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Right. We'll cover that real quick first.
[18:07] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The party gathers as Gildas touches the sleeping raptorian. He imbues the magic of healing into him...OOC: Make spellcraft, Gildas?
[18:08] <Gildas> roll 1d20+11
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+11 and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[18:09] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The magic works! The raptorian stays asleep, no immediate or obvious changes to be noted.
[18:10] <Gildas> OOC: Well, we'll see if he's better when we get back. Hopefully he will be.
[18:11] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Okay then.
[18:12] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d100 and gets 35." [1d100=35]
[18:12] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d100 and gets 8." [1d100=8]
[18:13] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d100 and gets 43." [1d100=43]
[18:13] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> A day of travel goes without incident. The party makes slightly slower time, packs burdened with loot to be appraised in Willowford. You camp that night in an unremarkable clearing and keep the normal guard. The next day dawns unseasonably cool. It's cloudy and the air's thick with moisture, but no rain comes. The breeze that blows through is cool enough to bring shivers to you early in the
[18:13] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> morning. But on the party fares...OOC: More.
[18:13] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d100 and gets 14." [1d100=14]
[18:13] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d100 and gets 1." [1d100=1]
[18:16] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> It's past lunch. The woods are dim and the going is slowed a bit by poor visibility. But rain hasn't come, only the same cool weather. Myann stops the party, "Wait," she calls as you pass through some thick underbrush. "There's violet fungus ahead."
[18:17] <Feather> "Yes?"
[18:17] <@Porridge> "Can you do anything about it or should we just go around?" Porridge asks.
[18:18] * Gildas tilts his head, curious as to what violet fungus actually does, since it was important enough to mention.
[18:18] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "They have poisonous tentacles and are carnivorous," Myann explains, "They wouldn't attack me, but they'd attack any of you. It's best to just go around."
[18:19] <Gildas> "Are they native to this part of the area?" He asks.
[18:19] <Feather> "Around it is," Feather readily agrees. "Steer me well clear of them?"
[18:20] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "They're normally native to the underground," Myann remarks as you start to go around, "But shady parts of the forest can support them." She sighs and rubs her forehead, "They're telling anyone who can listen about how happy they are they caught some rats yesterday. It's like a child describing his first kill to a parent."
[18:21] <@Porridge> "Bless 'em," Porridge says sardonically, starting to veer to the right.
[18:22] * Gildas follows along!
[18:23] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d100 and gets 64." [1d100=64]
[18:23] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d100 and gets 88." [1d100=88]
[18:24] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> From there the rest of the day's trip is without incident. You make camp in the evening in a small cave, little more than a rocky outcropping on the side of a hill. But it's enough to give you cover. Porridge is covering the watch while Gildas gets his dab of sleep when...OOC: Perception.
[18:25] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14
[18:25] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 and gets 27." [1d20=13]
[18:25] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> From his position in the cave, Porridge can hear something rustling around in the darkness outside!
[18:27] <@Porridge> Quietly picking up his axe, Porridge softly walks towards the edge of the cave to see better what's responsible.
[18:27] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Low-light vision?
[18:28] <@Porridge> OOC: yes
[18:29] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> It's dark. Dark as the devil's home, only a tiny bit of light available. Ahead in the darkness, perhaps 50ft or so? It's hard to be sure in this darkness. He can see the outline of a large four-legged creature. A smallish big cat or a wolf, that manner of thing. It's too indistinct to tell more. Only two things stand out - white eyes that emit a very faint amount of light.
[18:31] <@Porridge> If it was just a wolf or a cat he wouldn't care. But when there's glowy eyes then that's cause to interrupt people's sleep! Receding back into the cavern he awakens the scholarly Gildas for his advice. "Gildas, what do you know about animals with glowing white eyes?"
[18:32] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> As Gildas is stirred, a long and mournful howl is heard from outside. A wolf's howl, followed by distant howls in response. The night air is cool bordering on chill, impossible to ignore as the howls bring goosebumps to your arms.
[18:32] <Gildas> Well, that's an interesting question to be woken up for... He cracks his eyes open to give Porridge a look that might be one of curiosity... or confusion. OOC: Could I do K:N? I'm not even sure that's appropriate.
[18:33] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: K:N, yes.
[18:33] <Gildas> roll 1d20+13
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+13 and gets 17." [1d20=4]
[18:34] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Gildas knows enough to know it's not natural. This isn't the domain of nature but magic. Barring a specific fey and fey mantle, but that's too individualized to pinpoint just on eye color. OOC: K:A can be attempted here now if you have ranks.
[18:35] <Gildas> "It's something other than normal, let's put it that way." He pushes himself to his feet at the howl. "I think the others might know more, it's probably magical."
[18:36] <@Porridge> "Yeah, it might be asking its friends to come by. Wake up the others, I'll keep an eye from the entrance?" And Porridge moves back to do just that.
[18:37] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Going back, Porridge can't see the wolfish shape anymore. But all is darkness outside and visibility is notably poor. OOC: Make perception again?
[18:37] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 and gets 15." [1d20=1]
[18:37] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14 alertness reroll
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 alertness reroll and gets 26." [1d20=12]
[18:38] <Gildas> He goes to do just that and wake Feather and Myann!
[18:38] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Porridge can hear things rustling farther away. Sounds like more than one animal, too.
[18:39] <Feather> "Wha? Trouble?" Feather mutters, blinking sleep from his eyes.
[18:39] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann stirs and rubs her eyes clear of sleep sand, "What is it?" she asks quietly, grabbing her sword and armor. She rises and starts to put on her chain armor.
[18:40] * @Porridge holds his axe at the ready and plants himself square in the centre of the cavernmouth. If they're going to attack them they can know what they'll be up against!
[18:40] <Gildas> He quietly answers the two of them with the same answer: "Some sort of arcane animals with glowing eyes."
[18:40] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: You can make K:A here, Feather.
[18:40] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+9 Myann will since she trained in ranks last level
[18:40] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+9 Myann will since she trained in ranks last level and gets 14." [1d20=5]
[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[18:42] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Glowing eyes are a common sign of magic. It's routine for spells like detect magic or see invisibility to make your eyes glow, as can the presence of powerful magic on your body. That aside, it's particularly common in mixed-breed creatures that have a magical parent - and in particular half-dragons, who are noted for having eyes that match the color of their parent's scales.
[18:43] <Feather> "Yeah, sounds like magic. Ugh, hope it's not some half-wyvern hybrid."
[18:44] <Gildas> "I... don't think that's what it is." He responds, turning to the cavern entrance.
[18:44] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Half wyvern?" Myann matches that with a grimace, getting her chain mail on. She goes over, standing behind Feather. IN a soft voice she whispers, "They're gathering about sixty feet away. I can just see them at the edge of my vision. I see four of them. They're...wolves?" Her voice matches her frown, "They're sick, they have white, fur-less patches all over. Their tail's all wrong, too. It's
[18:44] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> swollen and hairless."
[18:45] <@Porridge> Porridge nods to them. "They're gathering I think, waiting till more answer the call."
[18:46] <Feather> "Maybe some mage messed with their bodies?" Feather voices, armor properly affixed and swords within easy reach. "Think they're gonna attack?"
[18:46] <Gildas> Gildas frowns, then looks over at Feather. "I hate to bring it up, but you do remember the dire bear, don't you...? Isn't this awfully similar...?"
[18:46] <@Porridge> "Think so. And if they're sick there probably isn't much we can do to... shit, you're right," he scowls. "This is exactly the same, isn't it?"
[18:47] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann mutters a curse under her breath, taking a deep one after that. "Right," she says, sword unsheathed as she lapses into Elven. "It sounds like some sort of sorcery is involved. Does anyone want a spell to support themselves?"
[18:47] <Feather> "Nah, let's not wait. If they're gathering, let's head out for a strike, take down a couple and retreat back here?"
[18:48] <@Porridge> "Right, can backtrack them in the morning for what it's worth," Porridge nods, starting to walk steadily towards the wolves in case they just break and retreat from larger and stronger creatures.
[18:48] <Gildas> "Save it in case we get into some trouble." He suggests to Myann, then nods and follows after Porridge.
[18:49] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Wait," Myann whispers, "We need light. I can see but all of you can't, can you?"
[18:49] <Feather> "Lead the way," Feather tells Myann, keeping near her to protect her from attack.
[18:50] <@Porridge> Porridge can see well enough once he gets closer but he nods and waits for some magic light to make things clearer.
[18:52] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann casts light on her blade! As you advance out of the cave, you see the wolves approach! They're 40ft away and at the edge of the dim light, but they're coming at the party! They're staying low with fangs bared. You can see them, great patches of fur gone and only white, scaly skin left. Their tales are at least double the size they should be, dragging heavily behind the canines. OOC: Init.
[18:52] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The wolves don't seem to have problems seeing you and aren't showing any signs of retreating, but instead are showing aggression.
[18:52] <Feather> roll 1d20+3
[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 20." [1d20=17]
[18:52] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 3." [1d20=1]
[18:52] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+1
[18:52] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 21." [1d20=14]
[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+1 and gets 5." [1d20=4]
[18:53] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+2 strange wolf 1
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+2 strange wolf 1 and gets 16." [1d20=14]
[18:53] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+3 strange wolf 2
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+3 strange wolf 2 and gets 23." [1d20=20]
[18:53] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+2 strange wolf 3
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+2 strange wolf 3 and gets 12." [1d20=10]
[18:53] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+1 strange wolf 4
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+1 strange wolf 4 and gets 14." [1d20=13]
[18:54] * Tiny_Ko_Army changes topic to 'W2(23)>Gildas(21)>Feather(20)>W1(16)>W4(14)>W3(12)>Porridge(5)>MyannMiko(3)'
[18:55] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The second wolf approaches 15ft before it stops! It instead snaps out and rears it's head back, going on all fours! It balances there a few seconds before it falls forward! As it does, its jaw distends out completely, hanging down like a forgotten bit of string! From its wide open maw a torrent of wintry cold pours out and blasts over the party! OOC: Ref saves, y'all. Note if you have evasion
[18:55] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> like always.
[18:56] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+6 Myann can't wait until ranger forks over evasion
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+6 Myann can't wait until ranger forks over evasion and gets 25." [1d20=19]
[18:56] <Feather> roll 1d20+5 evasion
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+5 evasion and gets 10." [1d20=5]
[18:56] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 and gets 18." [1d20=10]
[18:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 evasion and Cold Res 2 if it matters
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 evasion and Cold Res 2 if it matters and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[18:57] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 6d8 cold damage, cold res applies. Myann half, Feather full, Porridge half, Gildas none.
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 6d8 cold damage, cold res applies. Myann half, Feather full, Porridge half, Gildas none. and gets 30." [6d8=8, 1, 7, 6, 3, 5]
[18:59] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The blast of cold is too slow for Gildas! He leaps to the side, pure instinct keeping him out of harm's way! Meanwhile Porridge and Myann both bring their arms up, blocking the worst of the cold! Feather's caught plain flat-footed, body frozen all over! He's numb and his entire front body is turning blue! He can't feel anything! OOC: -1 penalty to attack rolls and skill checks since your body's
[18:59] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> been flash-frozen numb, Feather. If you're using your sword, say so. Gildas, go.
[19:00] <Gildas> "...That's an unexpected trick." He frowns and makes a swift incantation to protect himself from Cold before he shapeshifts and moves forward 20ft, roaring at the other wolves, hopefully to intimidate them into attacking him!
[19:01] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Gildas advances ahead, coming to within 5ft of the second wolf! Its jaw is slowly returning to place, letting it snarl at Gildas! OOC: Feather.
[19:02] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "C-cold breath!?" Myann shakes her arms free of hanging ice.
[19:02] <Feather> His own roar is as shaky as his voice, and he can't feel his feet much less his toes, but Feather dashes at the wolves in the back all the same! He can't possibly make it if they all attack him in sequence, so there is only one thing to do and that is to attack so overwhelmingly they are all cowed into fleeing!
[19:02] <Feather> OOC: I'll use the magical bastard sword, any problems with that?
[19:03] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Sure.
[19:03] <Feather> roll 1d20+12 charge, channeled shocking grasp, W1
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 charge, channeled shocking grasp, W1 and gets 14." [1d20=2]
[19:03] <Feather> OOC: Right, -1
[19:04] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Staying by him or moving further, Feather?
[19:04] <Feather> OOC: I'll use a swift if this missed
[19:05] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: It did. Swift it up.
[19:05] <Feather> And then, for good measure, Feather tries to electrocute the damn wolf to put it down for good!
[19:05] <Feather> roll 1d20+9-1 touch
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9-1 touch and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[19:05] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Hit.
[19:05] <Feather> roll 5d6+4d6 elec
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 5d6+4d6 elec and gets 29." [5d6=1, 1, 6, 2, 3][4d6=3, 4, 3, 6]
[19:06] * Tiny_Ko_Army changes topic to 'W2(23)>Gildas(21)>Feather(20)>W4(14)>W3(12)>Porridge(5)>MyannMiko(3)'
[19:07] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The wolf is touched on the snout! Feather grabs that snout with both hands, sword tossed in the air to free both of them! The voltage that goes through is enough to cause the wolf's body to burst into black smoke, blood vessels all over erupting out like an overcooked sausage! Massive gouts of freezing steam come out as well, the wolf falling down dead! All fast enough to be dropped and for
[19:07] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Feather to catch his sword after! OOC: One down. W4 and W3 is up.
[19:08] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The fourth wolf whirls around and goes for Feather, pouncing towards the killer of his kin!
[19:08] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+9 (+2 charge)
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+9 (+2 charge) and gets 24." [1d20=15]
[19:08] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: AC?
[19:08] <Feather> OOC: AC20
[19:08] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d6+5 and improved trip incoming
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d6+5 and improved trip incoming and gets 7." [1d6=2]
[19:08] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+7 CMD?
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+7 CMD? and gets 24." [1d20=17]
[19:08] <Feather> OOC: 23
[19:09] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The wolf leaps onto Feather's chest, knocking him down! He's on top of him, biting into his numb shoulder and keeping him prone! OOC: Knocked prone. Ow. W3's up.
[19:09] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Meanwhile the third wolf goes to engage Gildas, charging right into the teeth of his foe!
[19:09] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+9 (+2 charge) AC?
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+9 (+2 charge) AC? and gets 21." [1d20=12]
[19:10] <Gildas> OOC: 21
[19:10] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d6+5 and improved trip incoming
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d6+5 and improved trip incoming and gets 11." [1d6=6]
[19:10] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+7 CMD?
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+7 CMD? and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[19:11] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Fearlessly the wolf leaps onto Gildas' chest! It dings in with claws and bites his face, hard! Gildas' bear-snout is viciously torn open, the wolf only removed by a bear-knee to the underbelly! It lands right besides him, cold mist hissing out from its mouth! OOC: Ow. Porridge.
[19:11] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "FEATHER!" Myann cries, already starting to weave magic in her hands.
[19:11] <@Porridge> Porridge rushes the wolf that breathed ice on him, intending to widen that jaw quite a whole lot!
[19:11] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -4pa, charge
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -4pa, charge and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[19:12] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Porridge closes in, his huge axe swinging - and it's a miss, cleaving several inches into the ground! As Porridge recovers by yanking his axe out, hunks of loamy earth tossed aside with a flick of his wrist...OOC: Myann's up.
[19:13] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann runs to the left side 20ft, avoiding the direct melee. Instead she begins to gesture and channel her magic!
[19:13] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d100 and gets 42." [1d100=42]
[19:14] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> A red and white mushroom appears above Feather's foot, landing on hit! His entire body grows up, no longer entirely pinned down by a vicious wolf! OOC: Super mushroomed, so enlarge person+1 hit buffer. W2's up.
[19:15] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The second wolf, jaw now back in place, whirls on the two attacking him! With one wolf mauling Gildas, he can turn all his attentions to the half-elf before him! Bite, claws and tail lash out!
[19:15] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+7 bite
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+7 bite and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[19:15] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+2 claw
[19:15] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+2 claw
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+2 claw and gets 8." [1d20=6]
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+2 claw and gets 6." [1d20=4]
[19:15] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+2 tail AC?
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+2 tail AC? and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[19:15] <@Porridge> OOC: 15
[19:15] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d6+2
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d6+2 and gets 7." [1d6=5]
[19:17] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Porridge catches that swollen tail right in the face! The wolf whirls around in a spin, tail flying out! It gets him right in the face, a meaty SMACK as his nose breaks! Blood pours down his face, bringing to mind the kick of a centaur! OOC: You feel fuzzy headed. Dizzy. Not right. Concussed. -2 to init and all skill checks until some healing. Those tails hurt. Gildas.
[19:18] <Gildas> The bear roars again at the third wolf in his face... Instead of using his teeth, this time he tries to simply maul it to death with a flurry of paws! OOC: Doing Flurry Attack + Stunning Fist
[19:18] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Okay.
[19:18] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[19:18] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[19:18] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 and gets 5." [1d20=2]
[19:19] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: One hit. 2-ey. In the future, declare which is the stunning fist since you get one per round. I'll assume the first since that normally is ow it plays out.
[19:19] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+6 DC?
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+6 DC? and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[19:19] <Gildas> OOC: 16
[19:20] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Damage.
[19:20] <Gildas> roll 1d8+7
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+7 and gets 11." [1d8=4]
[19:21] * Tiny_Ko_Army changes topic to 'W2(23)>Gildas(21)>Feather(20)>W4(14)>W3(12 unbalanced)>Porridge(5)>MyannMiko(3)'
[19:21] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Gildas sends a flurry of pawstrikes out! One catches the wolf in the side of the head, ringing its proverbial bell! It stumbles drunkenly about, its balance ruined! OOC: Ow. Feather.
[19:21] <Feather> Gritting his teeth, Feather kicks at the wolf to get some space and climbs back to his feet. Once properly facing his opponent, however, his swords comes out to strike at it once more! OOC: AoO AC is 21 right now
[19:21] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+7
[19:21] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+7 and gets 16." [1d20=9]
[19:21] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Carry on.
[19:22] <Feather> roll 1d20+9 zap
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 zap and gets 24." [1d20=15]
[19:22] <Feather> roll 2d8+7+5d6 last is elec
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d8+7+5d6 last is elec and gets 34." [2d8=7, 1][5d6=2, 4, 6, 5, 2]
[19:23] * Tiny_Ko_Army changes topic to 'W2(23)>Gildas(21)>Feather(20)>W3(12 unbalanced)>Porridge(5)>MyannMiko(3)'
[19:24] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> An enlarged Feather simply falls towards the wolf, sword impaling it through the back! The blade goes through to the hilt, the tip touching the ground! The wolf convulses as current runs through it, causing it to shake uncontrollably! By the time Feather rises and flicks it off his blade, it's shaken all over and most violently dead! OOC: Fried it. W3's up.
[19:24] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Wobbling and off balance, the third wolf can do only one thing! It manages to step to the side, before lining up Gildas and Porridge in one cone of cold! OOC: Ref. +2 to the save since its balance is completely fubared.
[19:25] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 and gets 25." [1d20=15]
[19:25] <Gildas> roll 1d20+9
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+9 and gets 17." [1d20=8]
[19:25] <Gildas> OOC: Evasion and 12 cold res if that matters
[19:25] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 6d8 cold Porridge halves, Gildas negates.
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 6d8 cold Porridge halves, Gildas negates. and gets 41." [6d8=4, 6, 8, 8, 8, 7]
[19:27] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The blast of wintry wrath is dodged by Gildas, who just nimbly avoids each and every flake of snowy cold! Porridge merely holds his ground, bracing his way through it! At least it makes his nose numb and stops the pain, as well as freezing over the blood there. OOC: Ow. Porridge.
[19:28] <@Porridge> "Fudding bie you libbles shid!" Porridge snarls, rearing back and heaving his axe down onto the wolf he's been trading blows with.
[19:28] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -4pa
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -4pa and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[19:28] <@Porridge> OOC: -2 pa sorry, not charging
[19:29] <@Porridge> roll 1d12+11
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d12+11 and gets 16." [1d12=5]
[19:29] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The wolf gets a tear right in its side! Much of it's ribcage is sliced open, flesh torn and hanging! Gushes of cold freeze the wound solid in seconds, but the wolf is sagging! Meanwhile Myann continues to approach from the side, gesturing at the second wolf as...
[19:29] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d100 and gets 16." [1d100=16]
[19:30] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Nothing happens! OOC: Fizzled due to armor. D'oh. W2 is up after all.
[19:30] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Back and forth the two fight, Porridge versus a wolf! Both are bloodied and beaten but hang in there!
[19:30] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+7 bite
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+7 bite and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[19:30] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+2 claw
[19:30] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+2 claw
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+2 claw and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+2 claw and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[19:30] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+2 tail
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+2 tail and gets 19." [1d20=17]
[19:30] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: AC?
[19:30] <@Porridge> OOC: 17
[19:31] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d6+5+1d6+2 ow
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d6+5+1d6+2 ow and gets 15." [1d6=5][1d6=3]
[19:31] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+7 CMD?
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+7 CMD? and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[19:32] <@Porridge> OOC: 20
[19:32] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The wolf leaps up, tearing into Porridge's side! Skin and clothing is ripped away gruesomely, the wolf having a fresh mouthful of Porridge! Its tail follows, whipping hard into Porridge's ankles! A bloom of pain follows, like when you stub your toe, only worse! OOC: Ow again. Gildas.
[19:32] <Gildas> Gildas tries to simply end this by biting into the third wolf!
[19:33] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[19:33] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> But the bite can't land! The wolf nimbly dodges the attempt, avoiding it as it fights on with dizzy fury! OOC: Ow. Feather.
[19:34] * Feather charges down the monstrosity tearing Porridge to pieces!
[19:34] <Feather> roll 1d20+9+2+2
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9+2+2 and gets 18." [1d20=5]
[19:34] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Hits.
[19:34] <Feather> roll 2d8+7+4d6
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d8+7+4d6 and gets 31." [2d8=2, 8][4d6=4, 6, 1, 3]
[19:35] * Tiny_Ko_Army changes topic to 'Gildas(21)>Feather(20)>W3(12 unbalanced)>Porridge(5)>MyannMiko(3)'
[19:36] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> As Porridge reels, Feather charges in! A single chop decapitates the wolf, blood freezing over instead of gushing out! Its head rolls, eyes staring at Feather! It starts to distend its jaw, mists of cold coming out - and nothing more! It tries again before finally going still! Meanwhile the wolf that breathed does it again, backing up slightly before spraying cold all over! Veins all over its
[19:36] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> body pop open, the blast far less than it was the previous time! OOC: Ref you three.
[19:37] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: +2 since it's still dizzied, almost forgot.
[19:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 evasion
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 evasion and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[19:37] <Feather> roll 1d20+6 evasion
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6 evasion and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[19:37] <Gildas> OOC: Then that's a 21
[19:37] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 and gets 24." [1d20=14]
[19:38] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 3d4 Gildas evades again, Feather full, Porridge half.
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 3d4 Gildas evades again, Feather full, Porridge half. and gets 6." [3d4=3, 1, 2]
[19:38] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> This time the torrent of cold is more like a whisper, only lightly freezing the party! OOC: Porridge.
[19:38] <Feather> OOC: Mushroom takes it for me?
[19:39] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Yes.
[19:39] <@Porridge> "Wahahrafgharlbfn!" Porridge freaks the fuck out, the warp fuelling his maddened leap at the last remaining wolf!
[19:39] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+9 -5pa, rage, charge
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+9 -5pa, rage, charge and gets 29." [1d20=20]
[19:39] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+9 -5pa, rage, charge crit
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+9 -5pa, rage, charge crit and gets 18." [1d20=9]
[19:39] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Crit.
[19:40] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: It's overkill.
[19:40] <@Porridge> roll 2d12+40
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 2d12+40 and gets 47." [2d12=2, 5]
[19:40] <@Porridge> roll 3d12+60 sorry
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 3d12+60 sorry and gets 66." [3d12=1, 4, 1]
[19:40] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> With one gigantic slice the wolf is bisected nose to tail, falling apart into two hunks of icy wolf! Got it! OOC: Free act. Massively overkilled. Congratulations.
[19:41] <Gildas> The bear returns to his normal form and turns to the injured. "Hold still, both of you." With that, he places a hand on each and channels a healing spell to them!
[19:41] <Feather> "Let's get back to the cave," Feather forces out, shivering, "before the pals they called for get here."
[19:41] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 CMW for Feather
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 CMW for Feather and gets 21." [2d8=7, 8]
[19:41] <@Porridge> Porridge drops his axe and starts chugging healing potions like an alcoholic at a free bar.
[19:41] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 CMW for Porridge
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 CMW for Porridge and gets 14." [2d8=2, 6]
[19:41] <@Porridge> roll 4d8+4
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 4d8+4 and gets 17." [4d8=3, 2, 6, 2]
[19:43] <@Porridge> That done he turns into a wolf himself and raises a leg to urinate on the wolf he killed.
[19:43] <Gildas> Just to be on the safe side, he heals himself as well.
[19:43] <Gildas> roll 1d8+5 CLW
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+5 CLW and gets 10." [1d8=5]
[19:44] * Feather starts heading back.
[19:45] <Gildas> As they return, he speaks up. "...So, I suppose the question we should ask is what to do now? Do we finish our journey to Willowford or follow these beasts?"
[19:46] <@Porridge> Picking up his axe in his jaws, Porridge trots back into the cave as well. Once inside and he's dropped the axe he says "May as well follow them in the morning. Willowford's waited this long it can wait a day more."
[19:46] <Feather> "Might as well, yes," Feather agrees, drinking one of his potions.
[19:46] <Feather> roll 1d8+1
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d8+1 and gets 7." [1d8=6]
[19:48] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann watches all of this, turning away as Porridge does his business. After all that she asks, "Feather, hold on a minute," she says, "Do you want to take a look at one first?"
[19:49] <Feather> "Guess I could," Feather agrees, it being the least he could do for Myann after she saved his life like that.
[19:49] <Gildas> "Oh, that's a good idea." He nods to Myann. "Feather found a specific mark on the last one."
[19:51] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "And Porridge has already marked one," She wrinkles her nose as they go over, "Whatever possessed you to do that?"
[19:52] <@Porridge> Turning back into a half elf and walking back out of the cave he at least has the good grace to look embarrassed. "Look, I had to turn into something else to kickstart the healing process. It just... it seemed appropriate at the time, alright?"
[19:52] <Gildas> "I think the word is instinct." He says with a small smile.
[19:53] <@Porridge> "And hey, any other wolves come by they'll smell it and know not to bother us," he adds as inspiration strikes.
[19:53] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann quietly facepalms, but doesn't say anything as you approach the one that isn't marked. She kneels down to give it a look over. This is the decapitated one, intact besides the head.
[19:54] * Feather takes a look as well.
[19:54] <Gildas> "Feather, do you recall if the mark on the dire bear was specific to something besides necromancy?" He asks, looking as well.
[19:54] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: K:A, Feather. +4 due to your last roll.
[19:54] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+9 Myann
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+9 Myann and gets 12." [1d20=3]
[19:54] <Feather> roll 1d20+14
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 and gets 34." [1d20=20]
[19:55] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Just...thinkb efore you act, especially if a female wolf is around," she adds with a bit of tartness, giving him a look.
[19:56] <@Porridge> "Weren't you the one that wanted to get in touch with her feral instincts when you started turning into a panther?" Porridge retorts with a grin, that brief glimpse of shame on his face now quite gone.
[19:57] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The scales are natural. They're familiar, similar to the wyvern's scales. Not identical, but they match dragon's scales. The tail being swollen matches some types of half dragons, as does the breath weapon and cold affinity. These aren't winter wolves - which are notably non-native anyway - but wolves with a draconic parent. This can be in the literal sense or in the sense of a dragon bestowing
[19:57] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> blood or power to an unborn litter of wolves.
[19:57] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann reddens at that, muttering something that doesn't really carry.
[19:58] * Feather whistiles. "Speaking of feral instincts and female wolves, there's a lonely dragon somewhere out there."
[19:58] <Gildas> He blinks, looking over at Feather. "So this is unrelated to the dire bears, you think?"
[19:59] <@Porridge> "So we backtrack these we'll find a dragon's lair then?" Porridge asks, eyes widening.
[19:59] * Feather laughs. "Was just throwing it out there before, but it really looks like it now." He shrugs. "Could still be the work of some crazy mage? Wolves like these ain't native to here, that's for sure. Someone could've brought them over."
[20:00] <Gildas> "Curious..." He murmurs. "I think it would be in our best interests to follow them." He nods. "At least find out more."
[20:00] <Feather> "Yeah, uh... dragons."
[20:02] <@Porridge> "So, go back to sleep, check it out in the morning?" Porridge suggests.
[20:02] <Gildas> "I agree." He nods.
[20:03] <Feather> "Look, guys, it could be a dragon. If we're gonna do this, we gotta think of an escape plan first. And one that doesn't get the dragon to track us back home, either."
[20:04] <@Porridge> "Best to at least find where it lives, if we see a cave we can at least go tell people where to avoid before we think of going in and saying hello," Porridge suggests.
[20:04] <Feather> "And if we do get chased, let's head for the fey realm?"
[20:05] <@Porridge> "Haha, alright."
[20:05] <Gildas> Gildas chuckles. "From the frying pan..."
[20:06] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: You good with resting now, y'all?
[20:07] <Gildas> OOC: Aye
[20:07] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Any of you want Myann to top off your HPs or anything?S he needs to vent a few spells anyway if you do.
[20:07] <Feather> OOC: Sure
[20:07] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d8+5 Feather
[20:07] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d8+5 Feather
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d8+5 Feather and gets 11." [1d8=6]
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d8+5 Feather and gets 9." [1d8=4]
[20:08] <@Porridge> OOC: sure
[20:08] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d8+5
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d8+5 and gets 7." [1d8=2]
[20:08] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d8+5 Both porridge
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d8+5 Both porridge and gets 12." [1d8=7]
[20:09] <Gildas> OOC: I think I'll get the 1 HP from resting anyway
[20:09] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> After a few mushroom based healing spells, the party goes back to sleep. The night passes. Come the dawn, you find it just as cool as the last day, maybe even a bit cooler. The wolf corpses are where you left them.
[20:10] <Feather> "Huh," Feather says come morning, taking a look about. "Guess there weren't any more of them after all?"
[20:10] <@Porridge> "Or the marking scared them off," Porridge says confidently.
[20:11] * Feather laughs.
[20:11] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Wolves," Myann looks up from fixing up breakfast, "Women aren't the only thing that stay away because men can't aim."
[20:12] <@Porridge> "You're just jealous of my rapport with nature," Porridge shoots back, far too boastful considering how bad things got last night.
[20:13] <Gildas> "Rapport, huh." He shakes his head.
[20:14] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "So that's what they call it now?" Myann says, passing around breakfast. Hm, mushroom pancakes with preserved bacon and jam. Should be something. As she digs in, "So you still want to follow those tracks? A real dragon?" She plays with her foo drather than eating, "It would be easy to get hurt or killed against a dragon."
[20:15] <Gildas> "I remember hearing a story about that many months ago..." He nods to Myann's words.
[20:15] <Feather> "I don't, not really. But if we stay far enough, guess it could be okay?"
[20:15] <@Porridge> "We don't know we'll even find a dragon. It might have been a shitty parent and just left them to fend for themselves, or they got raised by the wolf half," Porridge says, "But if it is a dragon we're better off at least knowing where it is."
[20:18] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Okay then. What's your plan and who's tracking?
[20:18] <Gildas> OOC: I can potentially track from the air.
[20:19] <@Porridge> OOC: I can track
[20:19] <@Porridge> OOC: Plan is basically to follow the tracks, stop if we see them go into an ominous cave?
[20:19] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Okay, we'll do Porridge tracking with Gildas aerial support.
[20:19] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+11
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+11 and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[20:19] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Roll survival, Porridge? Okay.
[20:20] <Gildas> roll 1d20+14
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+14 and gets 20." [1d20=6]
[20:21] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+9 Myann should aid too
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+9 Myann should aid too and gets 20." [1d20=11]
[20:21] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d100 and gets 35." [1d100=35]
[20:23] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The trail isn't the best but the party keeps on it. Two sets of eyes on the ground and one in the sky makes for slow but steady progress. The morning is following the path. It seems to be a sweeping path, indicative of a search. The trail slowly and methodically checks around, often diverting to little hidey holes, secluded clearings and that sort of thing. Come noon you reach a river. It's
[20:23] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> perhaps 20ft across, a wide gash in the earth. The tracks end here in the muddy banks. To the west you can see more forest downriver. To the east you catch sight of something. A town surrounded in willow trees on both banks of the river. A large wooden bridge provides easy passage between sides. It might be possible to continue to follow the trail, but you'd need to get to the other side to do
[20:23] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> so.
[20:24] <@Porridge> "Huh, we ended up by Willowford after all?" Porridge asks, looking upstream.
[20:26] <Feather> "Huh," Feather echoes him. "Let's go there, but not mention dragons or wolves?"
[20:27] <Gildas> Gildas catches up with the others from the sky! "A sound idea."
[20:27] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann nods, "We can do our business there before worrying about dragons."
[20:28] <@Porridge> "May as well since we're here," Porridge nods, starting to walk towards it.
[20:28] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: How close are y'all traveling to the bank of the river?
[20:29] <Gildas> OOC: Probably right up next to since he couldn't see the tracks too well from the sky.
[20:29] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Okay. Are you back on the ground or going back aerial, Gildas?
[20:30] <@Porridge> OOC: a few feet away, pretty close
[20:30] <Gildas> OOC: Aerial, and then he's going to check the other side too.
[20:30] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Right. Myann's close too since she's helping track. Feather?
[20:31] <Feather> OOC: Feather will be sticking close to Myann and looking around to keep watch for danger since they're all occupied
[20:31] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Right. Perception, y'all.
[20:31] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 and gets 25." [1d20=11]
[20:31] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 24." [1d20=15]
[20:31] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 16." [1d20=4]
[20:32] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 17." [1d20=6]
[20:33] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Gildas is 25ft away and 15ft up, checking out the other bank. The others are walking along the bank as Porridge hears something. The sound of the waters near him rippling! Meanwhile Feather's vigilance serves him well! Stealthily rising up just behind the party in the river is a crocodile! But it's huge! A huge white crocodile! It's opening it's mouth wide, cold air misting out from it as...OOC:
[20:33] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Chance ot shout out a warning or do something, Feather/Porridge.
[20:34] <Feather> "Huge dragon croc!" Feather calls out in warning, leaping at it to cut the monster down!
[20:34] <@Porridge> "Fuck! Crocodile!"
[20:35] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> At this warnings, the party is alerted, juts before a torrent of freezing breath comes! OOC: Init here, you avoided an ambush.
[20:35] <Feather> roll 1d20+3
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 18." [1d20=15]
[20:35] <@Porridge> rikk 1d20+1
[20:35] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[20:35] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+1
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+1 and gets 10." [1d20=9]
[20:35] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 14." [1d20=12]
[20:35] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+5 white crocodile
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+5 white crocodile and gets 22." [1d20=17]
[20:36] * Tiny_Ko_Army changes topic to 'Gildas(27)>White Crocodile(22)>Feather(18)>Myann(14)>Porridge(10)'
[20:36] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Go Gildas, you're 25ft away and 15ft in the air.
[20:36] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Aaaaah!" Myann shouts, staring in a moment of open-mouthed horror!
[20:37] <Gildas> The eagle flies up into the air, ready to hit the crocodile with a diving attack! OOC: I don't think I can do the dive now since it's too close, so I'll just go up to do it next turn if it's somehow not dead by then.
[20:37] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Right.
[20:37] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Before anyone else can react, the crocodile emits a huge gust of freezing wind that engulfs the three heroes! OOC: Ref you two+Myann.
[20:38] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+6 Myann
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+6 Myann and gets 20." [1d20=14]
[20:38] <Feather> roll 1d20+5 evasion
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+5 evasion and gets 22." [1d20=17]
[20:38] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[20:38] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 6d8 Myann half, Feather none, Porridge half. Cold damage so cold res applies.
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 6d8 Myann half, Feather none, Porridge half. Cold damage so cold res applies. and gets 28." [6d8=8, 3, 3, 2, 8, 4]
[20:39] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> This time Feather's ready! He dives out of the way nimbly, while Myann and Porridge both arm-shield themselves again! It's not perfect, but it avoids any serious frostburn! A moment later the crocodile vanishes beneath the surface of the water, out of immediate sight! OOC: Feather.
[20:40] <Feather> "You fucked up horny piece of shit dragon!" Feather snarls in a mishmash of elven and sylvan, about to bolt for the crocodile and stopping himself at the last moment. Instead, he holds his spot warily while waiting for the beast to resurface.
[20:41] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC:Holding? Okay. Myann.
[20:41] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann shivers all over, gesturing as...
[20:41] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d100 and gets 89." [1d100=89]
[20:41] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> A mushroom appears overhead of her! She grows up immediately, now towering over the others! She also retreats 20ft away from the banks, giving them a wide berth! OOC: Porridge.
[20:41] * Tiny_Ko_Army changes topic to 'Gildas(27)>White Crocodile(22)>Feather(18)>Myann(14 super mushroomed)>Porridge(10)'
[20:43] <@Porridge> Porridge morphs into a green-feathered raptor and lopes twenty feet from the bank and thirty feet upstream of Myann so they can't both be hit by a cone of cold when it re-emerges.
[20:43] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Right. Gildas.
[20:43] <Gildas> OOC: Hmm... He can't actually see it from the air, correct?
[20:44] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: He can't. The water's not all that bright and it presumably blends in well.
[20:44] <Gildas> OOC: Can I wait and if it does resurface, do my dive then?
[20:44] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Sure. Holding then?
[20:44] <Gildas> OOC: Yessir.
[20:45] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Gildas holds! Then? Right in the middle of the streem, 10ft from either bank, the water erupts out in a column! Emerging is the crocodile! It's bigger than one of the wyverns and is entirely white. It resembles an albino, save for the huge draconic wings that fly it aloft! As it rises up...OOC: Feather and Gildas, you can take your held actions now if you please.
[20:46] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann stares in shock and awe, before calling in Sylvan, "Castrate them! Castrate the dragons, all of them!" she calls out, "This is madness!"
[20:46] <Gildas> The eagle dives down and tries to claw the crocodile's eyes out!
[20:46] <@Porridge> Porridge thinks it looks badass as all hell, and wishes he didn't have to kill such an awesome looking beast.
[20:46] <Feather> With a burst of speed, Feather runs like he had when he needed to leap across the destroyed bridge and into the midst of the ant defenses!
[20:47] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10 diving/charging
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 diving/charging and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[20:47] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: You'll provoke an AoO. you okay with that, Gildas? You too, Feather?
[20:47] <Gildas> OOC: I am fine
[20:47] <Gildas> OOC: With that
[20:48] <Feather> OOC: It can't be helped. My AC vs AoO is 26 now.
[20:48] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+15 AoO vs Gildas
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+15 AoO vs Gildas and gets 24." [1d20=9]
[20:48] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d20+15 AoO vs Feather
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d20+15 AoO vs Feather and gets 23." [1d20=8]
[20:48] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: AC Gildas?
[20:48] <Gildas> OOC: 17
[20:48] * Tiny_Ko_Army changes topic to 'Gildas(27)>Feather>White Crocodile(22)>Myann(14 super mushroomed)>Porridge(10)'
[20:48] <Feather> roll 1d20+11+16 acrobatics to leap right on its back, swift expeditious retreat
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11+16 acrobatics to leap right on its back, swift expeditious retreat and gets 44." [1d20=17]
[20:49] <Feather> roll 1d20+10 zap
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 zap and gets 27." [1d20=17]
[20:49] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 2d8+16 chomp on Gildas and that also hits, Feather.
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 2d8+16 chomp on Gildas and that also hits, Feather. and gets 29." [2d8=6, 7]
[20:49] <Feather> roll 1d10+5+4d6+5d6 last is elec
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+4d6+5d6 last is elec and gets 46." [1d10=9][4d6=4, 3, 1, 6][5d6=6, 5, 4, 1, 2]
[20:52] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Gildas dives in, but the croc is quicker! It swallows him whole! Gildas is chewed up and spit out, bloodied all over and utterly disoriented! He manages to crash into the muddy bank of the river instead of the water at least! He's bleeding all over and needs immediate medical attention! Meanwhile, Porridge leaps onto the back of the croc! He stabs into its back, voltage running all through it!
[20:52] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> But unlike the wolf it doesn't die! Instead it whirls back down, breathing at the surface of the water! A thick sheet of ice appears and the crocodiles dives down at it - with Feather hurtling right towards the newly formed ice sheet! OOC: Ref save, Feather. Evasion doesn't apply here since it's an all or nothing save.
[20:52] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: 3 bleed damage a round until a DC 15 heal check or HP curing magic, Gildas.
[20:53] <Feather> roll 1d20+5
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+5 and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[20:53] <@Porridge> OOC: Feather did the heroic leaping not me!
[20:53] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Right, thanks. whoops.
[20:53] <Feather> OOC: Yes, please do the heroic diving now!
[20:53] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 2d6+4d6 bludgeoning and cold damage Feather
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 2d6+4d6 bludgeoning and cold damage Feather and gets 14." [2d6=1, 4][4d6=1, 2, 3, 3]
[20:54] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> CRASH! Feather crashes head first into the ice sheet! It's just hard enough to wound him several times with ice shards and nearly brain him to death! He's frozen all over as it crumbles, dropping him into the drink! OOC: You'll need to make a swim check on your turn, Feather. Myann's up.
[20:54] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Dammit!" Myann hurries to the bank, casting rapidly!
[20:54] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d100 and gets 3." [1d100=3]
[20:55] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> But nothing happens this time! OOC: Porridge.
[20:55] <@Porridge> OOC: is the crocodile on top of the ice sheet or beneath it?
[20:55] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Beneath it, back in the drink.
[20:56] <@Porridge> Trusting providence, Porridge rushes forward and leaps over the ice to plummet through the hole left by the crocodile, hoping it's directly below and about to get a mauling!
[20:57] <@Porridge> OOC: basically a charge if it is where I think it is, a pointless dive in the water otherwise? Also raging.
[20:57] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Okay. It's there since it ran out of move, but you'll be in the drink. Aquatic combat rules apply so just a moment on the rolling.
[20:58] <@Porridge> OOC: all my natural weapons are piercing at least
[21:00] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14 talons
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 talons and gets 32." [1d20=18]
[21:00] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+12 claw 1
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+12 claw 1 and gets 20." [1d20=8]
[21:00] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+12 claw 2
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+12 claw 2 and gets 24." [1d20=12]
[21:00] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+12 bite
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+12 bite and gets 18." [1d20=6]
[21:00] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Talons and both claws hit. D100 on each of them.
[21:00] <@Porridge> roll 3#1d100 in order
[21:00] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 3#1d100 in order and gets 143." [3#1d100 = 61, 56, 26]
[21:00] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Two hits, last one misses. Damage.
[21:01] <@Porridge> roll 1d8+6+1d3+3
[21:01] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d8+6+1d3+3 and gets 16." [1d8=6][1d3=1]
[21:02] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> A massive splash as Porridge leaps in! He lands on the descending rock, both underwater now! He mauls and maims the giant crocodile, drawing blood as thet wo fight beneath the surface! Its back is torn up, ripping into the stab Feather opened! OOC: Okay. Gildas.
[21:02] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: -3 damage due to bleeding.
[21:04] <Gildas> The injured eagle shifts back to his human form and places a hand in the water, chanting quickly! He casts Flash Freeze to solidify the water ahead of where Porridge, Feather and the Crocodile are so it can't escape that way!
[21:04] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Link me?
[21:05] <Gildas> OOC: http://dndtools.eu/spells/frostburn--68/flash-freeze--1307/
[21:05] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: How far ahead of them?
[21:05] <Gildas> OOC: Let's say 5-10 feet.
[21:05] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The water ahead flash freezes! Suddenly there's a dam of ice blocking anything further! As this happens...OOC: Swim check, Feather.
[21:06] <Feather> roll 1d20+7
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[21:06] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Feather flails in the water! He's able to manage something despite his gear and armor, but he can't move, either! He just barely manages to stay above water! OOC: Can't move this round. You can act otherwise, though.
[21:08] <Feather> It might be an unseemly sight to others, but Feather can't both swim and stab down at the hateful beast and make it look pretty to boot!
[21:08] <Feather> roll 1d20+8 zap
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 zap and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[21:08] <Feather> roll 1d20+3
[21:08] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 12." [1d20=9]
[21:09] <Feather> roll 1d20+8 touch, quick cast shocking grasp
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 touch, quick cast shocking grasp and gets 15." [1d20=7]
[21:09] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Hit on the last. Make a quick spellcraft check.
[21:09] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[21:09] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 11." [1d20=1]
[21:10] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Roll damage normally.
[21:10] <Feather> roll 5d6 elec
[21:10] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 5d6 elec and gets 21." [5d6=4, 6, 4, 3, 4]
[21:11] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The croc's back is touched! Lightning runs through its veins, shaking it in the water! But it also gets out of control, spreading out into the water and shocking the two still lin the drink! OOC: Fort you two.
[21:11] <Feather> roll 1d20+8
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[21:11] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: What would the DC be of a level 1 spell for you, Feather?
[21:11] <Feather> OOC: 12, I'm not a very good mage :(
[21:11] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Beneficial here.
[21:11] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+11
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+11 and gets 27." [1d20=16]
[21:12] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: 5 elec damage to Feather and Porridge, you both made th esave.
[21:12] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Both are lightly shocked, the water a momentary deathtrap! But as that happens...OOC: More, baddie's up.
[21:12] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> FEather stabs down - but he can't manage to land a succesful blow! He tosses in the water, starting to sink under! Only a surge from his legs keeps him from sinking! Then below, there's a sudden flash of white, then the water above the crocodile freezes solid - including the water around Feather and Porridge! OOC: Ref you two. -4 for Feather since he bombed his swim check.
[21:13] <Feather> roll 1d20+1 evasion
[21:13] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+1 evasion and gets 15." [1d20=14]
[21:14] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+9
[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+9 and gets 25." [1d20=16]
[21:14] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 3d6 cold and more Feather full, Porridge half
[21:14] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 3d6 cold and more Feather full, Porridge half and gets 13." [3d6=3, 6, 4]
[21:16] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The frozen water chills both ot the bone! Feather isn't fast enough and is now incased in ice up to his shoulders, unable to move! He floats in the water, like an ice cube in a drink! Porridge is faster, able to shake off the ice and prevent himself from being pinned! OOC: You're pinned by the ice, FEather. A str check, something to melt the ice or interference could help you get out on your
[21:16] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> turn. More coming.
[21:16] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Then the croc can be dimly seen turning and going ahead...and with a massive CLANG hitting the ice wall Gildas set up, retreat stopped cold!
[21:16] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 2d6 ow
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 2d6 ow and gets 10." [2d6=6, 4]
[21:16] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Myann's up.
[21:16] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann again gestures...
[21:16] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[21:16] * Hatbot --> "Tiny_Ko_Army rolls 1d100 and gets 49." [1d100=49]
[21:17] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> A red and whit emushroom appears over Feather's head! It lands on him, his body starting to grow! OOC: str check as by enlarge person, so the str bonus fromi t applies.
[21:18] <Feather> roll 1d20+4
[21:18] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+4 and gets 17." [1d20=13]
[21:19] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The ice around Feather cracks, strains and gives way! He's free once more, free to drown or kill! OOC: Porridge.
[21:19] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Make a swim check.
[21:19] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10
[21:19] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 and gets 16." [1d20=6]
[21:19] <Feather> "It's running!" Feather cries out when his head breaks the water's surface. "Kill it!"
[21:19] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Success, you made the check and can move. Act.
[21:20] <@Porridge> With a firm flick of his tail and a kick of his feet, Porridge arrows towards the crocodile, latching on with his jaws and foreclaws while bringing up those deadly hindlegs to stab deep through the crocodile's scales!
[21:20] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14 talons
[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 talons and gets 26." [1d20=12]
[21:21] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+12 claw 1
[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+12 claw 1 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
[21:21] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+12 claw 2
[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+12 claw 2 and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[21:21] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+12 claw bite
[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+12 claw bite and gets 23." [1d20=11]
[21:21] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: All but claw 1 hit. d100.
[21:21] <@Porridge> roll 3#1d100 in order, can't I see it now I'm in the water?
[21:21] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 3#1d100 in order, can't I see it now I'm in the water? and gets 84." [3#1d100 = 31, 2, 51]
[21:21] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: You can, you're right. Brain fart. All hit.
[21:22] <@Porridge> roll 1d8+6+1d3+3+2d4+3
[21:22] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d8+6+1d3+3+2d4+3 and gets 24." [1d8=2][1d3=3][2d4=4, 3]
[21:22] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> With an absolutely savage fury, Porridge tears into the crocodile! ALready dazes, its back is undefended! Porridge rips it apart, spreading freezing blood and icy wrath! It can't resist that, going belly up and bleeding out in the water! OOC: Woof, free act/pause there.

Ebiris · September 05, 2013, 04:30:37 PM

[18:02] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> In the aftermath of battle the wounded party takes a moment to breathe. The battle is over, Gildas bleeding, Porridge and and Feather are in the drink and Myann stands on the shore...OOC: Act, y'all.
[18:03] * Feather swims for shore!
[18:03] <Feather> roll 1d20+7 heroic swimming
[18:03] <Gildas> Gildas takes a moment to heal himself to stop his untimely demise to blood loss.
[18:03] <@Porridge> Porridge tries to drag the bigass crocodile up onto the shore while swimming that way himself.
[18:03] <Gildas> roll 2d8+5
[18:04] <Gildas> OOC: HATBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT
[18:04] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: I cast Summon Miko.
[18:04] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: When Rei gets in, swim checks for you two and a healing roll for Gildas.
[18:04] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Meanwhile Myann tends to her own wounds, chanting a few spells quietly.
[18:04] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[18:04] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Dur.
[18:05] * Joins: Rei-chan (~mars@cpc9-sgyl30-2-0-cust73.sgyl.cable.virginmedia.com)
[18:05] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+12 swim
[18:05] <Rei-chan> Porridge rolled : 1d20+12 swim --> [ 1d20=8 ]{20}
[18:06] <Gildas> roll 2d8+5 CMW to not die
[18:06] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 2d8+5 CMW to not die --> [ 2d8=10 ]{15}
[18:06] <Feather> roll 1d20+7
[18:06] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{20}
[18:07] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[18:07] <Rei-chan> Tiny_Ko_Army rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=43 ]{43}
[18:07] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[18:07] <Rei-chan> Tiny_Ko_Army rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=65 ]{65}
[18:07] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 2d8+10
[18:07] <Rei-chan> Tiny_Ko_Army rolled : 2d8+10 --> [ 2d8=13 ]{23}
[18:07] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: That stops the bleed, Gildas, and heals normally.
[18:09] <Gildas> Gildas steps over to the shore to await the others to tend to their wounds as necessary!
[18:09] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> As wounds are healed, Porridge and Feather swimb ack to shore. They bring the dead croc with them! They're bloodied, beaten and dazed, but they make it back intact!
[18:11] <Gildas> Gildas lays a hand onto Feather's shoulder as he comes over and channels another healing spell into him!
[18:11] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 CMW Number 2
[18:11] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 2d8+6 CMW Number 2 --> [ 2d8=14 ]{20}
[18:11] <@Porridge> "Tell me that wasn't the most badass thing ever," Porridge challenges, still in the form of a scary bird-lizard as he stands over the fallen crocodragon.
[18:12] <Gildas> "As impressive as the feat in taking it down was... this is too much of a coincidence for this to be unrelated to the wolves, I think." He looks over the body of the slain monster. Yes, monster is about the only appropriate word to describe it.
[18:13] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "I'm just glad you're both alive," Myann sighs tiredly. The creature is a giant crocodile, bigger than the wyverns you recently fought. Its scaly body is a white that blends into the water against all logic. It has wings that are torn up from the battle. The teeth it has resemble sharpened daggers more than mere teeth.
[18:13] <Feather> "Any armor we make outta this thing will be impressive," Feather muses.
[18:14] <@Porridge> "This thing looks more like a dragon than those pussy wyverns did, too," Porridge says, stalking around it and looking from various angles. "Hell, it looks scarier than a real dragon I'd bet. Look at the size of it!"
[18:14] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann kneels down - still almost as tall as the rest of you while enlarged when kneeling - and inspects those teeth. "The teeth are cold to the touch," she announces, shaking her hand afterwards. "Ah!"
[18:15] <Feather> "Something wrong?" Feather asks in concern.
[18:17] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "No, I was just surprised," Myann answers, before rising and going to the tail end. She grabs it, "If we hurry while I'm enlarged, we might be able to drag it to town."
[18:18] <Feather> "Sure, might as well."
[18:18] <@Porridge> Turning back into a man, porridge grabs one of the legs to help.
[18:18] <Gildas> He nods, casting another healing spell on himself, just to be on the safe side.
[18:18] <Gildas> roll 1d8+5 CLW
[18:18] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 1d8+5 CLW --> [ 1d8=6 ]{11}
[18:19] * Gildas steps over to help hoist the creature!
[18:20] <Feather> roll 2d8+2 two potions for me
[18:20] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 2d8+2 two potions for me --> [ 2d8=8 ]{10}
[18:21] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann does take a moment to manage another quick spell on Feather.
[18:21] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d100
[18:21] <Rei-chan> Tiny_Ko_Army rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=22 ]{22}
[18:21] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> roll 1d8+5
[18:21] <Rei-chan> Tiny_Ko_Army rolled : 1d8+5 --> [ 1d8=2 ]{7}
[18:27] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> From there, the party drags the crocodile towards town. It's heavy as hell! It takes all four of you to make slow progress, all of you getting muddy from it. Myann's 'shroom boosted size doesn't last all the way, but it's close enough. Willowford is dominated by saggy willow trees and farmsteads, all connected by cobblestoned roads. As you come close, you see the villagers coming to meet you.
[18:27] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Eight of them to be particular, four with pitchforks and four with longbows. "Halt there!" One calls, a man missing his left ear and eye. The flesh around them is gray and lifeless. "Dragon's sweaty balls, y'all got that cagey fuck!"
[18:28] <@Porridge> "He been bothering you?" Porridge asks, grunting a bit at the exertion of bearing all this weight, even with help.
[18:29] <Feather> "Could believe that," Feather agrees.
[18:32] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> One of the archers, a young fellow with a sardonic smirk plastered on his face like cheap booze on a drunkard, "You folks are cut from good cloth to deal with it. Damn, but what the hell? You folks have a woman doing man's work there! Step aside, miss, we'll take it from here."
[18:32] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Shut the hell up, Reg," The scarred man grunts, "He's been causing trouble the last few days. Hasn't manage dto take down the bridge, but he's made some attacks on it."
[18:35] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> One of the pitchfork bearers, a fat old man with a pronounced waddle, goes over and looks the dragon-croc over. He whistles low, "My dear mother, bless her soul, had a saying for this. You done dragged in a ten pointer!"
[18:35] <@Porridge> "Just came right out the river at us," Porridge says, slapping the croc on the back. "Bit off more than it could chew, alright!"
[18:35] * Feather thinks of chiding the chatty archer, but then decides to ignore him altogether. "Sure did," he agrees with Porridge.
[18:36] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann just ignores the one sally towards her, "Took us a tussle, but we finished it off."
[18:37] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Ahem," The scarred man says, "C'mon, there's bad signs in the air and sounds like you ran headlong fucking into one. Bring a beast in lik ethat, least you deserve is a drink on me."
[18:38] <Feather> "A drink's a good way to start the visit!"
[18:38] <@Porridge> "Thanks," Porridge nods, starting forward again with their haul. "We've got a bunch of stuff for barter, but this thing's skin'll probably fetch a fair price by itself."
[18:39] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "The rest of you gather up a team," the scarred man announces, "Get this over and in my barn. It'll hold there for a spell." Once that's done the scarred man offers his hand out, "Name's Drexel Rabkin," he greets.
[18:40] <Feather> "Falling Feather," he introduces himself in turn, shaking the hand. "Go by Feather."
[18:41] <@Porridge> "Porridge Boarhart," the half-elf says in his turn, giving a quick handshake.
[18:43] <Gildas> Gildas shakes his hand and gives him a small bow as well. "Gildas. It has been quite an adventure for us to finally arrive in Willowford... you said that beast had been here before?"
[18:47] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Myann," The greets done, the party heads to the tavern. It's a large building by the river, an overgrown log cabin full of the scent of booze. As you settle in front of the fire and get served a round of ale, "Yeah. The last four, five days or so? Nothing but trouble. There's been these freakish things all around. That crocodile y'all shit down to hell's only one of them. There's been strange
[18:47] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> wolves around, walking trees and cold-breathing bees. Bees! Fucking bees!" Sighing and draining his mug deeply, "The weather's been unseasonably cold too. My wife was going on about how Liza and Maribel are sure it means a witch is here. All the womenfolk are gossiping endlessly about it. About how it'll kill our harvest and we'll be consumed by this or that boogeyman."
[18:48] <Feather> How does it even work between dragons and bees? Wincing, Feather asks, "How many wolves is that? Saw four of them a day away from here."
[18:48] <@Porridge> "Yeah, we were tracking them back the way they came when we ran into the croc," Porrids adds after a hearty swig.
[18:50] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Seen two with my own eyes," Drexel says after finishing off his ale. It's good stuff, strong enough to kick going down. "Heard anywhere from six to an entire gods fucked legion of them. All the the young'ins and womenfolk get gossiping and one becomes one hundred. No 'fense, ma'am," A nod to Myann. "The way you were hauling that crocodile was downright manly."
[18:51] * Feather snorts into his own ale.
[18:53] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "No offense, but you're more concerned that I'm a woman than I'm an elf," she reaches out and gently taps her pointed ear-tip.
[18:55] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Eh," Gesturing for another round, which is quickly brought over, "Now y'all ask me, a man is a man no matter if he's an elf, a human, an orc or whatever. Same with the womenfolk. Orc man's still going to be a man and an elf woman's still a woman. Besides, we haven't had any trouble with your kind when they pass through. The real mindfucker is that the orcs haven't been so bad too, but they're
[18:55] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> rarer around here. Hear they're more common southernly."
[18:56] * Gildas stays quiet during the conversation, just listening in for now.
[18:56] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann chuckles. "My kind?" she murmurs, more to herself than anything else. She nurses her own drink, "So all of you are having problems with these monsters?"
[18:57] <Feather> "Weird, the way it just started recently," Feather muses. "Nothing happened before that?"
[18:58] <@Porridge> "We're living just a day or two away and hadn't seen anything until yesterday when we were halfway here," Porridge says.
[18:59] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "No kidding? Where are y'all at?" Drexel asks. "Nothing. That's why it's spooking everyone. It really doesn't seem natural." He lowers his voice, "Y'all haven't heard laughing in the night or anything like the Fair Folk, have you?"
[19:01] <@Porridge> "Y'know Robert's farmstead?" Porridge asks. "Few folk have moved in there, starting to build it up into a village."
[19:01] <Feather> How do you miss a dragon moving in? Feather winces, shaking his head. "Nah. But we never saw any bees, either. Where were those?"
[19:03] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Up other side of the river." Working on his second drink slower now, "Then there's the creepy fucking walking tree! The rub of it? Bessany say it and she swore it fucking flew on wings! Do you believe that?"
[19:03] <@Porridge> "A flying tree? That'd be a sight to see..."
[19:03] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> This draws a sigh out of Myann, shooting a glance at Feather.
[19:05] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "I could die without seeing it," Drexel remarks, "So Robert's spreading out. Good man down there. His kids come around, that entire swarm of half-bloods is a handful. Help wore off the mystique about elves, and that's the fucking truth."
[19:06] * Feather glances curiously at Myann, before asking, "Any folk here who might wanna go for a new start over there?"
[19:10] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann raises her hand to momentarily adjust her hair, hiding her mouth from Drexel. She mouths something that looks a lot like, 'What is this dragon's problem? A tree?! How does that even work?!' Meanwhile Feather gets a reply, "Aaah, I see the cut of your jib. Fucking poaching." He sits back, his smile fading a little bit. "Shiiiiiit. Robert's good people and we all though this might happen.
[19:10] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> He has to start marrying off that brood. Any of you all taking the plunge with them?"
[19:12] * Feather laughs. "Not gonna be preaching about it for ages on the streets or nothing like that. Just stating the interest and all. Yeah, we're in, plus some others. Could always use more."
[19:12] <@Porridge> "Nah, we got an elf that's making eyes at the eldest, rest are a bit too young," Porridge shakes his head. "Anyway, just putting the word out if nothing else. We're still here to trade before anything else."
[19:14] * Feather blinks. "Oh. Right. Yeah, meant we're staying there, not the rest."
[19:14] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Hm." Drexel spends some time thinking before he nods, "Say, y'all are pretty strong. Just between me and you? Help put down more of these freaks and we'll think better of your offer. Hell, I know I will. Maybe root out what freakishness is at the bottom of it."
[19:15] <@Porridge> Porridge thinks that such shows of strength will make living with such badasses all the more appealing for people plagued by the dangers of the Vastwoods, nevermind if this guy thinks 'better' of them for it. But he just smiles and drinks his ale.
[19:16] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> To that Drexel shrugs, "If there's grass on the field..." he begins, before faltering. "Ahem. Sorry ma'am," he politely nods to Myann again. "Wieseman runs a general shop if you're looking to get some things taken care of like that."
[19:18] <@Porridge> "Reckon we will," Porridge sets down his empty mug and stands. "Thanks for the drink, Drexel."
[19:19] <Gildas> He nods to that name, since it's the one they were given to go see. "Yes, thank you."
[19:19] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: Okay then, what are y'all's plans for Willowford?
[19:20] <@Porridge> OOC: get stuff appraised, sell what we can, including the croc, find some clues about the half-dragon things wandering nearby?
[19:21] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: We'll start with that. More coming.
[19:25] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Wieseman's Trade and Supply is near the tavern. It's another overgrown log cavern shaded by a few willow trees. A wooden sign on the door reads OPEN.
[19:27] <Gildas> Gildas remembers what Robert mentioned about the smell, so he prepares his nose as he opens the door for the others.
[19:29] * @Porridge heads right on in, slinging his pack off his back and into his hand to start getting stuff out for appraisal and potential selling.
[19:29] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The pungent smell of garlic wafts from inside. It isn't strong from here, but you aren't gonna miss it, either. Within are displays and barrels full of goods, the walls set in with shelves to show more. Near the front is a middle aged man with ruddy red hair and a face to match. He wears unremarkable farmer's clothes. He's chatting with the sardonic archer from before, who is saying, "...size
[19:29] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> of four or six horses. Unbelievable!"
[19:30] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The ruddy-faced man glances over, "We'll finish this later," he murmurs, "Ah, travelers!" Yep, he does smell like garlic. It's not quite overpowering, but it's close. "Welcome to Wieseman's Trade and Supply! What can I interest you in?"
[19:33] <@Porridge> "We've got some stuff we'd like appraised," Porridge says, "Then we can see if you're in a buying mood? Name's Porridge," he introduces himself, setting down the serrated axe and some jewellery liberated from that family of bandits.
[19:35] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The sardonic man scoots aside as Wieseman comes over, "Appraising is 3% of the base value of the item, per item. I'll buy most anything, within reason. Lay everything you have out and I'll get to it. Do you know if any of it might be enchanted?"
[19:37] <@Porridge> "We know what these are," Porridge points to the rings, "They protect married couples. That cloak's magic and we've got no clue what it does though. Also you interested in a giant dead dragon crocodile?"
[19:37] <Gildas> Gildas places the blue gem amongst the other items as well.
[19:38] <Feather> "Fresh, that."
[19:39] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "I'll have to take a look. Let me see here with these first..." he says, getting to work. OOC: More after a loot post momentarily. Almost have it finished.
[19:43] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The treasure gets a look over. Coins are counted, the gem is appraised and the cloak is worn. When it's all finished he presents his findings. "...and that's the last of it. I'll buy everything but the daggers and the cloak. I have too many knives already and the cloak?" Shaking his head after explaining the brief history, "Got a read on what the history of the item is. I don't deal in magic
[19:43] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> generally, and not magic made like that."
[19:43] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> OOC: loot.
[19:45] <@Porridge> "Damn," Porridge shakes his head, feeling bad for the bandit girl they killed along with her parents. "Yeah, dunno what to do about that."
[19:47] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Don't think it's cursed, just dark. Bad feelings," Wieseman concludes, "So you said something about a crocodile? That the one that's been bothering the bridge?"
[19:48] <@Porridge> "Yeah, killed it not half an hour ago," Porridge nods.
[19:48] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Well hell," Wieseman rubs his hands together, "I don't know what I can offer you for it, but let's take a look."
[19:49] <@Porridge> "S'just outside in Drexel's barn," Porridge says, leading the way and trusting the store won't be robbed while they go take a look.
[19:49] <Gildas> "You never know when we may come to find a need for something like that." He says, glancing at the cloak before going with the others, mentally tallying how much it's all worth.
[19:51] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The barn's a big thing f ull of hay, cows and horses. Completely normal in other words. Sitting just inside is the croc! Wieseman goes to it and starts to study. As he does, he takes out a monocle and examines the crocodile with it in the meantime.
[19:57] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> Myann settles into wait, half watching him as he works. A good half hour passes of studying before he rises, "This is a difficult one," he admits, "I have to offer what I can make a profit on, you understand. And right now there's a lot of risk if I buy this, since there's no market for anything like this. But as it stands, I think I could offer you 200 gold for it."
[19:58] <@Porridge> "Think we can get a bunch more from the kobolds," Porridge says to his friends, "Tremendous hassle of dragging it back to them aside that is."
[19:58] <Gildas> "Perhaps we could just have it skinned here and pay for the labor?" He suggests.
[19:59] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Yeah, that's the other thing," Wieseman admits, resting his hands on his stomach. "No way you don't about kill yourselves getting this back to whereever. By the time you do, the meat will be rotting and it'll be a god-awful smell. You ask me, 200 gold is doing you a favor. Sure, it looks nice and the head'll make a nice den decoration, but it's nothing but trouble."
[20:01] <Feather> "Good point," Feather muses. "Could you skin it, you reckon?"
[20:02] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Local tanner could," He says, "It'll cost you a bit, but he does good work."
[20:03] <Feather> "Any interest in picking up the rest?"
[20:04] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "The meat?" Rubbing his chin, "Tell you what. I'll work it out with the tanner so that you'll get his services free if you want to trade the rest."
[20:05] * Feather glances at the others. "How about it?"
[20:05] <@Porridge> "I'm for it," Porridge whaps the armoured back of the croc. "Nevermind that spiderhawk silk, this is the kind of stuff I can see trading in solid steel for."
[20:07] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "Wait, spiderhawk silk?" Wieseman suddenly looks interesting, "Are you talking about zygraat silk?"
[20:07] <Gildas> He nods. "I'm for it."
[20:07] <@Porridge> "Yeah, we're getting a colony started at the farm," Porridge nods.
[20:09] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> "There's good money in zygraat silk," Wieseman admits, "Very fine money if you're willing to export it east or south." Again rubbing his chin, "And you say you have a colony there?" He glances more at Porridge and Myann now, "Are one of you the keepers, by chance?"
[20:11] * @Porridge shakes his head. "We got an elf from Malaines for that."

Ebiris · September 09, 2013, 04:54:00 PM

[18:01] <@Kotono> "Hmm, hmm..." Wieseman continues to rub his chin, "If you're interested in trading some of that, come by here. You could make a good hunk of money from it."
[18:04] <@Porridge> "We'll do that if it gets that far," Porridge shrugs noncommittally. They're not his birds so it's not his call to make.
[18:04] <@Kotono> OOC: So you're good with trading the meat for free skinning on the dragon-croc?
[18:05] <Gildas> OOC: I'm fine with it.
[18:05] <@Feather> OOC: Yeah, let's get the skin+teeth?
[18:06] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure. Loot post. Now you were gonna gather information on things, I believe?
[18:09] <@Porridge> OOC: yeah
[18:10] <@Kotono> OOC: Any of you have gather info-er, diplomacy ranks at all?
[18:11] <@Feather> OOC: No!
[18:11] <@Porridge> OOC: nope
[18:11] <Gildas> OOC: I do not.
[18:12] <@Kotono> OOC: Myann doesn't. Okay. Do y'all wanna have someone high charisma make the roll and the rest aid them, or everyone make individual rolls or something else?
[18:12] <@Porridge> OOC: lets all aid whoever's prettiest
[18:13] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then. What's your cha scores, y'all. Myann's 16.
[18:13] <@Porridge> roll 1d20-1 cha 9 aiding
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20-1 cha 9 aiding and gets 18." [1d20=19]
[18:14] <Gildas> OOC: 15 here
[18:14] <@Feather> roll 1d20 aiding
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20 aiding and gets 2." [1d20=2]
[18:15] <Gildas> roll 1d20+2 aid
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+2 aid and gets 20." [1d20=18]
[18:15] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3+4 watch this be the natural 1
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3+4 watch this be the natural 1 and gets 21." [1d20=14]
[18:17] <@Kotono> The party meanders about for several hours. It's getting on towards dinner time when you finish. You've learned the following:
[18:17] <@Kotono> - The past several days have been unnaturally cold for summer. Whispers of witchcraft or the Fair Folk accompany this. (More)
[18:19] <@Kotono> - Willowford's bridge has been under attack! A horrible harbringer of doom has attacked it! It's called a crocodile, something out of a book to the villagers. But it also spews cold like a demon-beast dog of the Fair Folk! Everyone's banned from going near the river for public safety. However, word's spreading around that passing travelers defeated the beast today! (More)
[18:20] <@Kotono> - Stories of hideous and deformed wolves are going around. These hounds hunt anything and are primed to attack Willowford! It's unsafe to have the womenfolk and children outside at all! (More)
[18:20] <@Kotono> - There's stories of the trees themselves attacking now! With them come white bees that do not die when they sting. (More)
[18:21] <@Kotono> - Someone in town must have made a pact with darkness or offended the Fair Folk. Hushed whispers say that Willowford has to find this person and punish them to save the village. (More)
[18:23] <@Kotono> - Old crone Beatrice has been keeping to herself lately. Ever since her daughter died, she's been less and less social. Maybe she's... (More)
[18:24] <@Kotono> This is all the information yo ugather. The party gets together near dinnertime, going over the stories. You stand under a droopy willow tree as you talk, "...and I think that's the last one," Myann summarizes. "Now what?"
[18:26] <@Porridge> "S'all a load of shit and hearsay," Porridge concludes. "We'd have better luck just wandering randomly in the woods for all the clues we've been given."
[18:27] <@Feather> "Might be worth it to visit Beatrice and see if she's being harrassed," Feather muses. "Dunno what to do about the bees. Creepy, that."
[18:28] <@Kotono> "They're scared. Doesn't seem so scary to me after dealing with the real Sidhe," Myann comments as she listens. "That dragon is some kind of deviant. How does that even work? I don't want to know," Quickly shaking her head, "Maybe we can wander around and try to find more things to track? We found two just wandering near Willowford, they seem thick on the ground."
[18:29] <@Feather> "Could check around to see if there's any fresh wolf tracks. Maybe there were more than the four we got?"
[18:29] <Gildas> He nods to Myann. "It does seem like things are coming here... but perhaps we can somehow use the weather. If it's been colder, then that means that there's been an increase in this dragon... magic, or whatever it is. We may be able to somehow trace it." He nods to Feather afterwards. "Failing that, tracks work."
[18:29] * @Feather snaps his fingers. "Come to think of it, we were just following them over here, so could pick the trail up on the other bank now."
[18:31] <@Kotono> "We could try in the morning," Myann nods slightly, "It's getting late, unless we want to brave the night." Turning to Gildas, "Do you have any magic that could do something like that?"
[18:31] <@Porridge> "Or hey, you've got that spell to predict weather, right?" Porridge asks Gildas, "Can it work out differences in a wide area, help us find where's the coldest?"
[18:33] <Gildas> "I think if we used Detect Magic, there might be enough in the air to find it." He looks over at Porridge and nods again. "It is possible. I can certainly try it."
[18:33] <@Kotono> OOC: That'll take a DM ruling. Could you link me to it?
[18:35] <Gildas> OOC: http://dndtools.eu/spells/complete-divine--56/weather-eye--682/
[18:35] <Gildas> "I have heard there are some spells to detect dragons as well, but I do not know those." He frowns.
[18:37] <@Kotono> OOC: It might, pending on yoru spellcraft check sicne it functions as detect magic. Do you have this memorized now or would you need to prepare it tomorrow?
[18:37] <Gildas> OOC: I'd need to prepare it.
[18:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, so resting for a night unless any of you have nighttime things to do?
[18:39] <@Porridge> OOC: nope
[18:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. This'll involve the DM part of Weather Eye, so roll spellcraft.
[18:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+11
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+11 and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[18:57] <@Kotono> The next seven days are going to be unnaturally cold. Each day will be ever so slightly chillier. There is magic involved. You can't discern what it is, but the direction it's coming from is painfully obvious. It's coming from the north, past the river.
[18:59] <Gildas> He will pass that information on to the others! "At the very least, we have a direction to go in."
[18:59] <@Feather> "Do you think we can take down a dragon?" Feather asks that morning, when they gather to discuss their plans.
[19:01] <@Porridge> "If it's like that crocodile? Yeah," Porridge says, the evidence quite... well, evident. "That's what dragons are, bit flying lizards that spit fire or cold or whatever. 'Cause that's sure what I saw back there."
[19:01] <@Kotono> Myann slowly eats her own breakfast, "I don't know," she admits. "Dragons are said to be powerful."
[19:01] <Gildas> "We can't even be sure if it's an actual dragon yet." He nods.
[19:02] <@Feather> "What else can it be?"
[19:02] <@Porridge> "A wizard or a fairy making us think it's a dragon?"
[19:03] <@Feather> "And working to attach scales and wings to all these beasties just to trick us?"
[19:04] <@Porridge> "Yeah," Porridge nods. "C'mon, who said they had to do things straightforwardly?"
[19:04] <Gildas> "We can't rule anything out, can we?" He looks at them. "Either way, we'll find out more when we find it."
[19:04] <@Kotono> "If it's a Sidhe, I might be able to talk to it," Myann says, "Don't underestimate the Sidhe need for entertainment. It's all-consuming." She stirs her bowl of cruel about, "I've felt the urges."
[19:05] <@Feather> "Works for me. So how far is it, you reckon?" Feather asks Gildas.
[19:06] <@Kotono> *gruel
[19:07] <Gildas> "I cannot say definitively. It may become more obvious if we don't find it today, I can cast the spell again."
[19:10] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a survival check, whomever is going ot take the lead on it? Anyone with track can aid that person.
[19:11] <Gildas> roll 1d20+14
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+14 and gets 19." [1d20=5]
[19:12] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Myann aids
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Myann aids and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[19:12] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+11 aiding
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+11 aiding and gets 14." [1d20=3]
[19:12] <@Kotono> Ot
[19:12] <@Feather> roll 1d20+10 helping
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 helping and gets 14." [1d20=4]
[19:13] <@Kotono> It's a rather chilly morning. It's more like a fall morning rather than mid-late summer. You can't quite see your breath, but it's a close run thing, you reckon. The trail's cold in more than one sense of the word, being over a day old. But you find it and begin to follow! OOC: More.
[19:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 66." [1d100=66]
[19:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 83." [1d100=83]
[19:15] <@Kotono> You travel for a few hours. Like before, the path the wolves took is a long and searching one. It's methodical, checking all sorts of little crannies and out of the way places. You also pass the mostly consumed carcass of a deer that looks to have been a meal for them. But after three hours of this travel, you come to a tall hill. It's unusual in the Vastwoods, perhaps one hundred feet tall. It
[19:15] <@Kotono> looms ahead, thickly forested. The tracks lead right towards it.
[19:16] <@Porridge> "Oh yeah," Porridge nods, "Could see a dragon living in there."
[19:17] <@Feather> "Who's gonna go and check?"
[19:18] <@Porridge> Porridge just gives Feather a shit eating grin and keeps walking.
[19:18] <Gildas> "I wonder if this was created by nature or by magic..." He muses.
[19:20] * @Feather waits for Porridge to bravely explore the unnatural hill!
[19:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Going alone, Porridge?
[19:21] <@Porridge> OOC: Fuck you guys!
[19:21] <Gildas> OOC: I'll go with him.
[19:22] <Gildas> OOC: Sorry, didn't realize he was the only one going forward.
[19:22] <@Porridge> After a dozen steps Porridge realises he's only got Gildas for company and turns around. "Really?" he asks Myann and Feather.
[19:24] <@Kotono> Myann gives Feather a look and starts to catch up. "We may as well go as a group."
[19:24] * @Feather frowns. "Defeats the point of checking it out all stealthy-like."
[19:24] <@Porridge> "I was planning to just rock up and kill everything, but it'd be harder on my own," Porridge says. "If you want stealthy I can totally do that first though."
[19:25] <@Kotono> "If we want stealth, why doesn't one of us transform into an inconspicous animal and scout intsead?" Myann suggests.
[19:25] <@Porridge> "Yeah, like that."
[19:25] <@Feather> "Would if I could."
[19:27] <@Kotono> "I can do it if Gildas and Porridge don't want to," Myann volunteers after a moment.
[19:27] <Gildas> "I was considering what would be best." He smiles and nods, then shapeshifts into his eagle form and starts flying upwards to go forward afterwards.
[19:28] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Make a perception check, Gildas.
[19:28] <@Porridge> Porridge tenses up as if about to change, then stops. "Okay then. So, want to make some dragon traps?" he asks the others.
[19:28] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[19:28] <@Feather> "If there's some wolves inside, might be able to lure them away first? Defeat them separately?"
[19:29] <@Kotono> You fly around. On the front side of the hill, about sixty feet up, is a thick tree. It blocks the view behind it to anything below it. Behind it is a little cave entrance. Sitting besides it are two wolves, similar to the ones you fought before. They sit still, eyes sweeping about in steady circles around the area.
[19:32] <Gildas> He flies back down to the others after his scouting job.
[19:32] <Gildas> "There's a large tree up on the hill that's not only hiding a cave, but also some of those wolves we fought. I am relatively confident we've found our hiding spot."
[19:33] <@Porridge> "Dragon-sized cave?"
[19:33] <@Feather> "Yeah, cave size is important."
[19:34] <@Porridge> "Just want to know if we can definitely go with dragon or maybe go with wizard or fairy," Porridge says defensively.
[19:35] * @Feather nods seriously.
[19:35] <@Kotono> "Assuming magic isn't in play," Myann points out, "It could be as large as a mansion inside."
[19:35] <@Feather> "Also, do we got anything to burn the bee-filled tree?"
[19:35] <Gildas> "It's a small cave." He responds to the inquiries.
[19:36] <@Porridge> "Right, no need for dragon traps then," Porridge shrugs. "Lets go kill those wolves?"
[19:37] <@Feather> "Two of them, eh? Sounds about right. Hope you guys have a plan for the flying bee-tree later, though," Feather muses, ready to go and kill the wolves!
[19:38] <@Kotono> OOC: What's you rplan? Charge up openly? Be stealthy on the approach?
[19:38] <@Feather> OOC: I love stealth
[19:38] <@Porridge> OOC: get into charge rage via stealth then rush them 2v1?
[19:39] <@Feather> OOC: I'll cast Animalistic Power in advance, too
[19:39] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then. Move silently checks, y'all. Or stealth. Whatever it is.
[19:39] <@Kotono> OOC: Noted.
[19:39] <@Feather> roll 1d20+12
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 and gets 30." [1d20=18]
[19:39] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12 being stealthy
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 being stealthy and gets 18." [1d20=6]
[19:39] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+9
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+9 and gets 29." [1d20=20]
[19:40] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Myann (-5 chain mail ACP)
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Myann (-5 chain mail ACP) and gets 25." [1d20=20]
[19:40] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[19:40] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 25." [1d20=19]
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 12." [1d20=6]
[19:42] <@Kotono> The party goes around longways, looking to get in position for an overwhelming charge from the sides. At 30ft up the party is starting to loop when Gildas steps on a branch! The snapping noise is heard, far too loud to your tense, stealth-attuned senses! It's not all that loud, really. Yet it draws a reaction! 20ft ahead and coming down are the two wolves! They're running down the hill towards
[19:42] <@Kotono> the party! OOC: Unfortunate. Init here. It's fairly treey here, so there's lot sof chances if you want ot take cover. Not enough for difficult terrain, but you might take a tumble if you fall down.
[19:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 13." [1d20=11]
[19:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 white wolf 1
[19:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 white wolf 2
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 white wolf 1 and gets 4." [1d20=2]
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 white wolf 2 and gets 6." [1d20=4]
[19:42] <@Feather> roll 1d20+4
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+4 and gets 5." [1d20=1]
[19:43] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[19:43] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+1
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+1 and gets 6." [1d20=5]
[19:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Myann(13)>White Wolf 2=Porridge(6)>Feather(5)>White Wolf 1(4)'
[19:43] <@Kotono> OOC: While the rest of the group is discovering new adventures in mikodom, go Gildas. Open.
[19:45] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts into his bear form and bounds forward, attempting to pin the second wolf down with his paws! OOC: Doing flurry and the Stunning Fist on the first hit
[19:45] <@Kotono> OOC: Right.
[19:45] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 Stunning Fist here
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 Stunning Fist here and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[19:46] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 Hit two
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 Hit two and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[19:46] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3 Hit three
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 Hit three and gets 4." [1d20=1]
[19:46] <@Kotono> OOC: First hits, the other two are blatant Hatbot misses. Damage and I'll roll the save.
[19:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[19:46] <Gildas> roll 1d8+7 whap
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+7 whap and gets 13." [1d8=6]
[19:47] <@Kotono> Gildas bounds in! He hits the wolf right in the muzzle, an open palm strike that cracks bone and dislocates jaw! The wolf manages to whimper as Myann shifts! She becomes a mushroom panther, bounding up the hill towards the wounded wolf!
[19:47] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 bite
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 bite and gets 23." [1d20=12]
[19:48] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+6
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+6 and gets 10." [1d6=4]
[19:48] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Myann(13)>Porridge(6)>Feather(5)>White Wolf 1(4)'
[19:49] <@Kotono> With the wolf reeling fron one strike, its neck is up and exposed! Myann goes in and bites deep in it, blood pouring down her transformed face! The creature struggles in her grasp before going limp. As it does, mushrooms burst out of its body, further eviserating the slain wolf! OOC: One down. Porridge, go.
[19:49] <@Porridge> Porridge leaps out of the undergrowth and rushes the remaining wolf with a crippling overhead axe-swing!
[19:49] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+9 -3pa, charge
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+9 -3pa, charge and gets 12." [1d20=3]
[19:50] <@Kotono> Porridge charges in, but trips over a branch! His charge becomes a stumble, the barbarian needing to cleave into a tree to right his balance! It keeps him from a painful tumble, but it's not so good on killing wolves! OOC: Feather.
[19:50] * @Feather charges the wolf half a step after Porridge, leaping to attack from above while the half-elf goes low!
[19:50] <@Feather> roll 1d20+13
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 and gets 20." [1d20=7]
[19:50] <@Feather> roll 1d10+7+4d6
[19:51] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+7+4d6 and gets 25." [1d10=3][4d6=3, 3, 5, 4]
[19:51] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit-o-trip.
[19:51] <@Kotono> While Porridge trips, Feather leaps across the root! He instead ducks low after, slicing through the legs of the wolf - all four of them! Its suddenly short four limps, falling in a heap! A quick followup impales the helpless beast through the top of the skull, slaying it! OOC: Free act.
[19:52] * @Feather frowns in surprise, before heading over to the cave to warily peer inside.
[19:52] <@Porridge> "Thanks," Porridge says grudgingly to Feather for covering his mistake.
[19:53] * @Feather gives Porridge a nod, having gotten plenty of help himself in the past.
[19:53] <Gildas> Gildas keeps an eye on the tree as they go forward, not entirely convinced this one isn't going to suddenly shoot bees at them.
[19:54] <@Kotono> Myann wipes her face clean with her forearms and paws, like a cat bathing itself. Only once she's relatively bloodless does she transform back, following. Below Feather can see into the cave! It's about 10ft deep and 15ft wide. Within you see bits of grass and leaves spread about. They're clustered together, like beds. No other creature is in there, but there is a pile of something dark in the
[19:54] <@Kotono> back. You'd have to go in to get a look.
[19:54] <@Feather> "Too dark in here," Feather calls back to the others.
[19:56] <@Kotono> "I can see in the dark," Myann calls back, starting to climb up.
[19:56] * @Feather watches the entrance until Myann makes her way over, preparing to follow her inside.
[19:57] <@Kotono> Myann looks in and stops. "It's a dead end," she announces, "It looks like an animal den with a pile of coins and treasure in the back. It doesn't go any further than that."
[19:58] * @Feather checks to see how many animals it likely housed.
[19:58] <@Kotono> OOC: Quick K:N check here.
[19:58] <@Feather> roll 1d20+10
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 25." [1d20=15]
[19:58] <@Porridge> "Anything good?" Porridge asks, hoping to at least get something out of it.
[20:00] <@Kotono> It could house perhaps a dozen wolves at a time. Wolf dens tend to be rather small and compact. However, one thing is odd. Wolves don't normally bring in den lining or bedding like this. It's atypical of wolves. Meanwhile Myann goes in and comes back with an armful of treasure. OOC: Loot.
[20:02] <@Feather> "Huh. Might be even more of them out there. Wanna take a look around for more tracks here, or just head north?"
[20:04] <@Porridge> "I say North. We can swing back here after, but tracking wolves that are roaming the forest with a long head start's a poor proposition," Porridge says.
[20:04] <Gildas> He nods. "Good plan."
[20:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Just going to head north then, y'all?
[20:05] <@Feather> OOC: Yeah
[20:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Survival checks, everyone.
[20:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Myann
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Myann and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[20:06] <@Feather> roll 1d20+10
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[20:06] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+11
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+11 and gets 19." [1d20=8]
[20:07] <Gildas> roll 1d20+14
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+14 and gets 34." [1d20=20]
[20:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 6." [1d100=6]
[20:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 95." [1d100=95]
[20:08] <@Kotono> You wander for a half hour. You sidestep a few unpleasant patches of poison oak and thorns, avoiding any difficulties with them. As you're going around the last...OOC: Perception, y'all.
[20:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[20:09] <@Feather> roll 1d20+9
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 16." [1d20=7]
[20:09] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 and gets 15." [1d20=1]
[20:09] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14 alertness reroll
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 alertness reroll and gets 24." [1d20=10]
[20:10] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 31." [1d20=19]
[20:12] <@Kotono> You're in a lightly forested segment. The cool air is joined by hints of sunshine beaming through the canopy. As yo ugo, from above both Gildas and Porridge can her a thump.
[20:12] <@Kotono> *hear
[20:13] <@Porridge> Is that a dragon landing?! Or just a falling branch... either way, Porridge turns to look in the direction it came from.
[20:13] * Gildas looks up at that sound, holding a hand up to get the attention of the others. "Up... there?" He seems a bit confused at the noise.
[20:14] <@Kotono> The party looks up! 50ft above and 25ft ahead, standing on a tree branch? There is a figure garbed in black and green. HIs clothing blends naturally into the forest, only his eyes uncovered. Those eyes are pools of pure white, fixated down on the party! In his hands he has a longbow, aimed at the party! OOC: Init. You just avoided a rather unpleasant ambush.
[20:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Ambusher
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Ambusher and gets 28." [1d20=19]
[20:14] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+1
[20:15] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+1 and gets 13." [1d20=12]
[20:15] <@Feather> roll 1d20+3
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 13." [1d20=11]
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 19." [1d20=16]
[20:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Black Bowman(28)>Feather(19)>Porridge=Myann(13)'
[20:16] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[20:16] * Kotono changes topic to 'Black Bowman(28)>Feather(19)>Gildas(17)>Porridge=Myann(13)'
[20:17] <@Kotono> Before the party can react, the figure breathes out! Through his face-cvoering mask a gale of icy wind comes out! It hovers around his arrow, gathering to it before he fires down at the party! But it's not aimed at them, hitting the ground! From that impact a wave of pure icy power explodes out in all directions! OOC: Ref, y'all.
[20:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Myann
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Myann and gets 12." [1d20=6]
[20:17] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 and gets 14." [1d20=6]
[20:17] <@Feather> roll 1d20+5 evasion
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+5 evasion and gets 20." [1d20=15]
[20:17] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 evasion
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 evasion and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[20:18] <@Kotono> roll 6d6 cold damage full to everyone but Feather, who evades for none. Cold res applies.
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d6 cold damage full to everyone but Feather, who evades for none. Cold res applies. and gets 23." [6d6=6, 5, 1, 1, 4, 6]
[20:20] <@Kotono> The blast of wintry power leaves everything in all directions frozen over! It's like winter was transposed here, the forest coated in shimmering ice! OOC: Walking's going to require athletics since it'st slippery, bear that in mind. Feather, go.
[20:20] <@Feather> Quickly regaining his fey-inspired appearance, Feather makes his way towards the tree to either climb it or cut it down, whichever seems more sensible. "What's your problem, buddy?" he calls up to the archer.
[20:21] <@Feather> roll 1d20+12 acrobatics, cast Animalistic Power with my standard
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 acrobatics, cast Animalistic Power with my standard and gets 32." [1d20=20]
[20:22] <@Kotono> The tree's pretty thick. Chopping it down won't be easy, Feather can see as he approaches. As he gets in position he glides effortlessly across the ice, not even slipping in the slightest! OOC: Do any o fyou speak draconic?
[20:22] <@Porridge> OOC: nope
[20:22] <@Feather> OOC: No. I'll circle around the tree.
[20:23] <@Kotono> OOC: Right.
[20:23] <Gildas> OOC: Not here.
[20:23] <@Kotono> The archer shouts something down, but it's in words none of you understand! OOC: Okay then. Gildas.
[20:24] <@Feather> "Yeah well fuck you too!"
[20:25] <Gildas> Gildas casts a healing spell on himself before he shapeshifts into his Aerial form and begins flying up! OOC: I don't think I can reach him this turn anyway, so I'll just start going up.
[20:25] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 CMW
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 CMW and gets 18." [2d8=7, 5]
[20:25] <@Kotono> OOC: How high can you ascend?
[20:25] <Gildas> OOC: 40
[20:26] <@Kotono> Gildas flies up, rising 15ft above the height of the archer! His wounds heal after a hastily uttered incantation, banishing the touch of frost from his body! OOC: Porridge.
[20:27] <@Kotono> OOC: Lemme amend that real quick.
[20:27] <@Porridge> You know what's good against trees? Axes! Porridge tromps heavily across the ice intending to slash right through that trunk and bring the archer down to ground!
[20:27] <@Kotono> Gildas flies up, rising up to 5ft below the height of the archer! His wounds heal after a hastily uttered incantation, banishing the touch of frost from his body! OOC: Porridge.
[20:27] <@Kotono> OOC: Athletics.
[20:27] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10 acrobatics
[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 acrobatics and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[20:28] <@Kotono> Porridge goes, but his footing gives out! He slips into a slide, ending up prone and crashing against the tree rather than hacking at it!
[20:28] <@Kotono> roll 1d4 impact and you're prone against the tree, opposite Feather who circled around
[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 impact and you're prone against the tree, opposite Feather who circled around and gets 4." [1d4=4]
[20:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Myann's up.
[20:29] <@Kotono> Myann attempts to move forward first of all!
[20:30] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 it's technically called acrobatics, but close enough
[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 it's technically called acrobatics, but close enough and gets 28." [1d20=18]
[20:30] <@Kotono> She slides along the ice without falling, frost blue mushrooms patterns left behind by her feet on the icy ground. She stands before the tree, just behind Porridge! With a gesture she begins to chant...
[20:30] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 36." [1d100=36]
[20:30] <@Kotono> Before a giant block appears and flies up for the archer's noggin!
[20:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch AC
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 touch AC and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[20:31] <@Kotono> roll 5d6 and he gets ref to avoid the prone blues
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and he gets ref to avoid the prone blues and gets 24." [5d6=6, 3, 5, 6, 4]
[20:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[20:33] <@Kotono> WHAM! THe block catches him right dead on, slamming his entire body back against the tree trunk! When it vanishes, the archer stumbles in place, almost tumbling down! But he catches himself at the last moment, visibly winded by the impact! He instead nocks a triplet of arrows, firing them down like a slanting rain of doom towards the three directly below!
[20:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Feather
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Feather and gets 25." [1d20=17]
[20:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Myann
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Myann and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[20:34] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Porridge ACs?
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Porridge ACs? and gets 20." [1d20=17]
[20:34] <@Porridge> OOC: 21 for being prone!
[20:36] <@Feather> OOC: AC23, 27 with cover
[20:37] <@Kotono> The rain of arrows slams down, but between cover, being prone and dodging, none of them hit home! OOC: Fortunate. Feather.
[20:37] * @Feather is briefly caught in indecision, but then he does his very best to cut the damn tree down!
[20:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Attack roll on Mr. Tree.
[20:38] <@Feather> roll 1d20+11
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 21." [1d20=10]
[20:38] <@Feather> roll 1d20+6
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6 and gets 10." [1d20=4]
[20:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Bot hit.
[20:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Damage.
[20:38] <@Feather> roll 2#1d10+7
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d10+7 and gets 30." [2#1d10+7 = 16, 14]
[20:39] <@Kotono> Twin chops bite into the side of the tree! Feather's enhance strength allows him to cleave deeply, scoring two good steps towards TIMBER! OOC: Right. Gildas.
[20:40] <Gildas> The eagle goes in to try and strike the archer with his talons!
[20:40] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 15." [1d20=7]
[20:41] <@Kotono> Gildas swoops by, but the archer bats him away with a flick of his bow! As Gildas flies back around...OOC: Not yoru day on the dice, Iddy-Neph. Porridge.
[20:42] <@Porridge> With a disgruntled heave, Porridge gets back on his feet and rears back his axe for a tremendous heave into the bark!
[20:42] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+5 -5pa
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+5 -5pa and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[20:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Athletics since it's still slippery when getting up
[20:42] <@Kotono> .
[20:42] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10 acrobatics
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 acrobatics and gets 13." [1d20=3]
[20:43] <@Kotono> Porridge slips and slides, unable to rise! He can nonetheless take his swing from his knees! OOC: -4 to attacks prone but that still hits. Damage.
[20:43] <@Porridge> roll 1d12+15
[20:43] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d12+15 and gets 20." [1d12=5]
[20:44] <@Kotono> CHOP! Porridge's axe cuts deep, shaking the tree that's already off balance from Feather's hacks! It's not going down yet, but it doesn't look so good! Meanwhile Myann begins to chant again!
[20:44] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 14." [1d100=14]
[20:45] <@Kotono> But nothing happens! The archer looks about, before peering down and sending a hail of arrows towards Feather and Porridge!
[20:45] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Feather
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Feather and gets 14." [1d20=6]
[20:45] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Porridge
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Porridge and gets 24." [1d20=16]
[20:45] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Feather ACs?
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Feather ACs? and gets 8." [1d20=5]
[20:45] <@Feather> OOC: AC 20 now, 24 with cover
[20:46] <@Porridge> OOC: 21
[20:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+2+2d6 (2d6 is cold, let me know if any of that gets through your res, Porridge)
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+2+2d6 (2d6 is cold, let me know if any of that gets through your res, Porridge) and gets 13." [1d8=7][2d6=3, 1]
[20:47] <@Porridge> OOC: 1 point through res
[20:48] <@Kotono> The arrows fly, only one hitting! It goes into Porridge's shoulder, the wound rimmed with ice! OOC: Ow. Feather.
[20:48] <@Feather> "Timber, dammit! Timber!" Feather snarls, continuing to chop viciously.
[20:48] <@Feather> roll 1d20+11
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 23." [1d20=12]
[20:48] <@Feather> roll 1d20+6
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6 and gets 20." [1d20=14]
[20:48] <@Feather> roll 2#1d10+7
[20:48] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d10+7 and gets 26." [2#1d10+7 = 10, 16]
[20:49] <@Kotono> Chop and CHOP! The second blow is followed by a loud crack! The tree wobbles and begins to fall to the side, tumbling over! The archer looks about, eyes wide in panic, before he attempts to jump!
[20:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 29." [1d20=20]
[20:49] <@Kotono> roll 3d6
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 and gets 10." [3d6=2, 4, 4]
[20:50] <@Kotono> The archer and tree tumble down! At the last moment the archer leaps to the side, landing in a heap! The crack of bone echos! The figure tries to rise once before toppling over, body broken! OOC: Free act. Loot post.
[20:51] <@Feather> "That's what you get for just shootin' at us all of a sudden, you creep!"
[20:51] <@Porridge> "Yeah!" Porridge raises a hand from where he lays uselessly on the ground.
[20:51] <Gildas> Eagle-Gildas flies down to see if the archer is... well, you know. Actually dead or not.

Ebiris · September 10, 2013, 02:58:24 PM

[17:58] <@Kotono> The party stands in the aftermath. The frozen over forest is beginning to thaw, yet it is cold enough that your breath mists in the air. A hole in the canopy allows sunlight to drench this clearing and the fallen tree lies besides the broken archer. As you check him and look over his equipment, you can see his face. It's an orcish face, albiet one that's chalk white with tiny scales here and
[17:58] <@Kotono> there. The cause of death is a broken neck. Myann hangs back and begins to tend to Porridge's wounds in the meanwhile.
[17:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 1." [1d100=1]
[17:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 92." [1d100=92]
[17:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[17:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[17:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 54." [1d100=54]
[17:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[17:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 9." [1d8=4]
[18:00] <@Porridge> "Thanks," Porridge gives her a smile as he uses the fallen tree to climb up to his feet.
[18:02] <@Kotono> "I don't think we'd heard of an archer." Myann returns that smile briefly before focusing on your downed foe. "Did we?"
[18:05] <@Porridge> "If we did it was lost amidst all the trees and bees and wolves," Porridge says, carefully walking over to take a look. "I wonder, was he born that way or is there something out here that's changing everything? All seems pretty sudden, doesn't it?"
[18:05] <@Feather> "Yeah, don't think so," Feather agrees, looking around for magic.
[18:06] <@Kotono> The bow of the archer radiates magic. Nothing else around does (beyond your own items).
[18:06] <@Feather> roll 1d20+10
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 28." [1d20=18]
[18:07] <@Kotono> OOC: Post.
[18:13] * @Feather blinks several times as he studies the bow from up close. "Now, innit strange? Bow's made for dragon people."
[18:14] <@Porridge> "Huh. Guess this has been planned out, then," Porridge says, unsure what to make of that.
[18:15] <@Kotono> "Really?" Myann comes over and gives the bow a look as well. She stays just behind Feather, peering over his shoulder. "That suggests that this is - yes," Porridge beats her two it, "At least this isn't something random."
[18:15] <@Feather> "More like, if some dragon is sleeping with a buncha orc, why would it stoop to wolves and bees?"
[18:17] <@Kotono> This draws a disgusted sigh out of Myann, "The dragon must be a freakish pervert. Maybe it thinks the Sidhe are beautiful and wants children to emulate them. I don't know."
[18:17] <@Porridge> "Also orcs take longer to grow up than wolves and bees, meaning this has been going on a long time," Porridge adds. "Why blow up now?"
[18:17] <@Feather> "Tribe's expanding?"
[18:19] <@Kotono> Myann looks away from the body, from the bow and from all of it. She closes her eyes and slowly exhales, "At least it may be a good idea to take an intelligent foe alive next time.
[18:20] <@Kotono> "
[18:20] <@Porridge> "Maybe," he says with a noncommittal shrug. "Anyway, we gonna keep on going?"
[18:21] <@Feather> "Might as well. No promises about the taking alive part, though, not if they just shoot at us like that."

Ebiris · September 11, 2013, 04:28:12 PM

[18:14] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Were you ready to move on now, y'all?
[18:14] <@Porridge> OOC: yes
[18:15] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d100
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d100 and gets 71." [1d100=71]
[18:15] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d100
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d100 and gets 9." [1d100=9]
[18:15] <@Kokokokokokoko> You wander past lunchtime. It's a quiet meal taken without incident. You sit side by side on a log, the party just finishing up. As you do...OOC: Perception everyone.
[18:16] <@Feather> roll 1d20+9
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[18:17] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14
[18:17] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 and gets 15." [1d20=1]
[18:17] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[18:17] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 21." [1d20=10]
[18:18] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12 Payin' attention
[18:18] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 Payin' attention and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[18:20] <@Kokokokokokoko> It's Myann that reacts. She's just shaking her hands clean of crumbs when she cocks her head up. "Ambush!" she cries out, leaping to her feet! Ahead 30ft and coming out from behind the treeline are two more white wolves! Behind you a third is 30ft back! Their jaws are already distending, a promise of frigid torment! OOC: React and init. Looks like the wolves are not amused.
[18:21] <Gildas> Gildas frowns but gets ready to engage them!
[18:21] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 go fast
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 go fast and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[18:21] <@Feather> roll 1d20+3
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 7." [1d20=4]
[18:21] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 13." [1d20=11]
[18:21] * Kokokokokokoko changes topic to 'Myann(13)>Gildas(12)>Feather(7)'
[18:22] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+1 white wolf 1
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+1 white wolf 1 and gets 5." [1d20=4]
[18:22] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+2 white wolf 2
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+2 white wolf 2 and gets 17." [1d20=15]
[18:22] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+3 white wolf 3
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+3 white wolf 3 and gets 4." [1d20=1]
[18:22] <@Porridge> Swallowing down a last bite, Porridge stands up and grabs his axe!
[18:22] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+1
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+1 and gets 11." [1d20=10]
[18:23] * Kokokokokokoko changes topic to 'WW2(17)>Myann(13)>Gildas(12)>Porridge(11)>Feather(7)>WW1(5)>OGMikoWW3(4)'
[18:23] <@Kokokokokokoko> The second wolf closes in to 20ft away before opening its mouth wide! A great torrent of wintry hell engulfs the party, turning everything to winter's most chilling wrath! OOC: Ref, y'all.
[18:23] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+6 Myann
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+6 Myann and gets 16." [1d20=10]
[18:24] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 reflexin'
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 reflexin' and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[18:24] <@Feather> roll 1d20+5 evasion
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+5 evasion and gets 11." [1d20=6]
[18:24] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 and gets 24." [1d20=16]
[18:25] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 6d8 Myann half, Gildas full, Feather full, Porridge half this is cold damage
[18:25] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 6d8 Myann half, Gildas full, Feather full, Porridge half this is cold damage and gets 30." [6d8=6, 6, 1, 8, 6, 3]
[18:28] <@Kokokokokokoko> The gust of air leaves the party terribly chilled! Myann manages to get her guard up and Porridge slashes at the air! It makes just enough of a counter-wind to parry some of the blast! But Gildas and Feather are both caught flat-footed! Feather feels his body going numb, unresponsive after that blast! OOC: Movement speed halved since your body's numbed. Myann's up.
[18:29] <@Kokokokokokoko> Myann stumbles to the left and whirls ot face the back-attacking wolf! She goes 10ft ahead and 20ft to the side, all while gesturing at the wolf!
[18:29] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d100
[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d100 and gets 38." [1d100=38]
[18:29] <@Kokokokokokoko> A giant block appears above it, slamming down at the canine!
[18:29] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+7 touch AC
[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+7 touch AC and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[18:30] <@Kokokokokokoko> But the wolf is too fast! It leaps back, lik ea hunter pouncing on prey! The block hits the ground hard, vanishing a second later. OOC: Whiff. Gildas.
[18:30] <Gildas> OOC: Can I reach Wolf 2?
[18:31] <Gildas> OOC: Er, sorry, Wolf 1.
[18:31] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Sure. It's only 30ft away.
[18:31] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[18:33] <Gildas> Gildas transforms into a bear and bounds for the first wolf, intent on not letting it kill the rest of them with cold air! OOC: Stunning Fist on hit 1 + Flurry.
[18:33] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 SF
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 SF and gets 23." [1d20=15]
[18:33] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 13." [1d20=5]
[18:33] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3 fffff
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 fffff and gets 19." [1d20=16]
[18:33] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Flurry's a full attack action. You can't move and use it at the same time.
[18:33] <Gildas> OOC: Oh, then I'll just do Stunning Fist, sorry.
[18:34] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Stunning fist hits. Damage and DC.
[18:34] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+5 fort
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+5 fort and gets 25." [1d20=20]
[18:34] <Gildas> roll 1d8+7
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+7 and gets 9." [1d8=2]
[18:35] <@Kokokokokokoko> Bear-Gildas charges in like a giant brown lump of fur and pain! The owlf gets a chop on the neck, a sharp thump the reward! It's momentarily dazed, but shakes it off! OOC: Rotten luck. Porridge.
[18:35] <@Porridge> "Enough with the fucking wolves!" Porridge growls, leaping forward at the wolf on the right flank and trying to split it in two!
[18:35] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 charge -4pa wolf3
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 charge -4pa wolf3 and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[18:36] <@Kokokokokokoko> Porridge roars across the battlefield, swinging hugely...and missing hugely, the wolf providing to be surprisingly nimble! OOC: Hatebot. Feather.
[18:36] <@Feather> Speeding up as his innate magic works overtime to overcome his cold-borne sluggishness, Feather charges at the wolf coming up behind them!
[18:36] <@Feather> roll 1d20+12
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 and gets 31." [1d20=19]
[18:36] <@Feather> roll 1d20+12 crit?
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 crit? and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[18:36] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Crit.
[18:37] <@Feather> roll 2d10+10+4d6 glorious
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d10+10+4d6 glorious and gets 34." [2d10=5, 7][4d6=2, 4, 4, 2]
[18:37] * Kokokokokokoko changes topic to 'WW2(17)>Myann(13)>Gildas(12)>Porridge(11)>Feather(7)>WW1(5)'
[18:38] <@Kokokokokokoko> Feather takes advantage of the wolf's dodging! As it avoids block and axe, he comes onto its flank! With it out of position, it can offer no resistance as sword cleaves through spine, flesh and heart! IT falls in a bloodied heap, ice cold blood splattering the two by it! Meanwhile the first wolf sidesteps a bit to face Gildas' flank, before letting loose a horrible blast of cold at him! OOC:
[18:38] <@Kokokokokokoko> Ref Gildas.
[18:39] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[18:40] <Gildas> OOC: Evasion, not that it... matters.
[18:40] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 6d8 full cold res applies this is not your battle at all hope for low damage
[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 6d8 full cold res applies this is not your battle at all hope for low damage and gets 27." [6d8=3, 7, 7, 2, 6, 2]
[18:42] <@Kokokokokokoko> The blast catches the bear dead on! His body goes completely numb from it, his senses dimming. Gildas barely feels anything. It's like slipping away into sleep, detached from his body and floating in an ice cold sea...OOC: Dying at -5 HP. You'll get a stabilization check on your turn. WW2 is up.
[18:42] <@Kokokokokokoko> With one foe down, the second wolf bounds over! It goes for Myann, leaping at her in a flying, toothy tackle!
[18:43] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+9 (+2 charge)
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+9 (+2 charge) and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[18:43] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d6+5 and improved trip incoming
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d6+5 and improved trip incoming and gets 11." [1d6=6]
[18:43] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+7
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[18:44] <@Kokokokokokoko> The wolf knocks Myann down! She lands in a heap, the wolf tearing into her throat! The only thing that saves her is Myann bringing up her free hand to block it! The flesh of her left arm is torn away, blood spraying everywhere! Her arm is terrifically maimed, hints of bone visible as she gushes blood! OOC: -2 HP a round from a critical wound and her free arm is worthless without healing. She's
[18:44] <@Kokokokokokoko> up.
[18:44] * Kokokokokokoko changes topic to 'WW2(17)>Myann(13 -2 HP/round)>Gildas(12)>Porridge(11)>Feather(7)>WW1(5)'
[18:45] <@Kokokokokokoko> Crying out in pain, Myann's good arm grasps her crystal sword. She bring sit up and stabs down into the back of the wolf!
[18:45] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+5 (-4 prone)
[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+5 (-4 prone) and gets 14." [1d20=9]
[18:47] <@Kokokokokokoko> But her aim is off, the blade sliding against the edge of the wolf and missing! "Help!" Myann calls out! OOC: Gildas. d100. The target is equal to your con score or less.
[18:47] <Gildas> roll 1d100
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d100 and gets 47." [1d100=47]
[18:47] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: 1 damage so you're at -6 and drifting closer to the fatal -10. Porridge is up.
[18:48] <@Porridge> Porridge yells incoherent alarm, skidding up dirt as he turns and kicks off, embracing the warp as he throws everything into killing Myann's attacker and ending this before it's too late for Gildas!
[18:48] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14 rage charge rhino's rush
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 rage charge rhino's rush and gets 33." [1d20=19]
[18:48] <@Porridge> roll 2d12+20
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 2d12+20 and gets 38." [2d12=11, 7]
[18:48] * Kokokokokokoko changes topic to 'Myann(13 -2 HP/round)>Gildas(12)>Porridge(11)>Feather(7)>WW1(5)'
[18:49] <@Kokokokokokoko> Porridge charges! His body hulks out as his axe comes down hard! The wolf's midsection is savagely torn open, blow after blow raining down! It's like firewood, the wolf reduced to meat, blood and bone! Both are soaked by the destruction of the wolf, Myann's face bloodsplattered and with little icicles forming from the wolf's blood, "T-thanks," she gets out. OOC: Feather.
[18:49] <@Feather> Feather turns around in triumph, before his grin is quickly driven off by horror. "What the fuck?!" Feather exclaims, yanking his sword out of the wolf's corpse and hastening himself again to force his frozen limbs into moving faster. "Myann! Gildas?" Luckily, Porridge had taken care of the immediate threat to Myann, and Feather is not about to let the remaining wolf take over that spot as he
[18:49] <@Feather> charges him down with his bloody sword!
[18:49] <@Feather> roll 1d20+12 zap
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 zap and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[18:49] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Hit.
[18:49] <@Feather> roll 1d10+5+4d6+5d6 last is elec
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+4d6+5d6 last is elec and gets 39." [1d10=6][4d6=5, 1, 2, 4][5d6=2, 2, 6, 3, 3]
[18:53] <@Kokokokokokoko> A final charge. A final, desperate charge! The wolf looks up just in time for the sword to slide into its mouth! Current races through the wolf's body as its brain is penetrated! The dragon-wolf shakes all over before falling, slain! OOC: Free act. Loot post. Myann loses another 2 HP before she can act and Gildas needs another stabilization check. Free acta fter those, y'all.
[18:54] <Gildas> roll 1d100
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d100 and gets 62." [1d100=62]
[18:54] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: -7 HP now.
[18:54] <@Feather> It makes for a difficult choice, but Feather hobbles over to Gildas to forcibly feed the prone bear his last healing potion.
[18:54] <@Feather> roll 1d8+1
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d8+1 and gets 7." [1d8=6]
[18:55] <@Kokokokokokoko> Myann cries weakly. Her face is a mask of pain as she cradles her arm. She's splattered in blood both hers and canine, concentrating on her injuries in the meanwhile with her magic. OOC: 2nd levle charge, still CLW since she wants to risk no ASF.
[18:55] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d8+5
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d8+5 and gets 13." [1d8=8]
[18:55] <@Kokokokokokoko> The healing draught is another to stir Gildas. HIs body barely responds. He doesn't hurt, but his body can't be felt. Yet his eyes open, awareness returning.
[18:55] <@Porridge> Porridge bends down to give Myann a hand up, not being able to do much else. "That was too close."
[18:55] * @Feather strains to pick Gildas up and carries him over to where Myann is lying down, just so they won't be separated if another attack comes.
[18:56] <@Feather> "And that's just the wolves," Feather agrees unhappily. He gives Myann a worried look, saying, "Please tell me it looks worse than it is."
[18:56] <@Kokokokokokoko> Myann's arm mends. Little mushrooms are seen in it, melting down into flesh that repairs the worst of the damage. She takes the hand up, "Help me take off my armor. I can't risk mis-casting now."
[18:57] <@Kokokokokokoko> "It's bad," Myann's color is pale, her entire body splattered with two types of blood. She flexes her hand, "That was the worst of it."
[18:57] * @Porridge gets to work undoing buckles for her.
[18:57] <@Feather> "I'll keep watch," Feather volunteers. "Gildas, you awake? Got any potions left on you? Or a spell left within you to cast?"
[18:58] <@Kokokokokokoko> Myann's armor is undone. She takes off the bloodied padding beneath it, down to a simple cut tunic as feminine support. She kneels before Gildas, quietly incanting a healing spell.
[18:58] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d8+5
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d8+5 and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[18:59] <@Kokokokokokoko> The warmth of healing magic chases away a bit of the chill. His body feels mildly more responsive, Myann giving him a quick look over before she does it again.
[18:59] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d8+5
[18:59] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d8+5 and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[18:59] <Gildas> "...A moment." He takes a breath, as if to reassure himself that he isn't dead and places a hand on himself and speaks quiet words of healing.
[18:59] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 CMW
[19:00] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 CMW and gets 14." [2d8=2, 6]
[19:00] <@Kokokokokokoko> More warmth. Gildas can feel his body again. His extremities are numb, but he can feel most of himself. Myann nods and slumps back before casting a healing spell on herself.
[19:00] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d8+5
[19:00] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d8+5 and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[19:00] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Meanwhile, make perception, Feather.
[19:00] <@Feather> roll 1d20+9
[19:00] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 13." [1d20=4]
[19:00] <@Kokokokokokoko> Feather isn't seeing any more threats, thankfully.
[19:00] <@Kokokokokokoko> Another spell follows, this one on Gildas once more.
[19:01] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d8+5
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d8+5 and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[19:01] <@Feather> "What say you we get the wolves back to town?" Feather suggests. "Show those folk the croc wasn't some fluke?"
[19:01] <@Kokokokokokoko> "Yeah," Myann rises, going over to Feather. She rests against him, muttering minor spells as she rests herself. OOC: 6x Cure Minor Wounds on Feather so +6 HP.
[19:02] <Gildas> "Is anyone else injured? I can cast a few others." He manages to get back to his feet, still flexing his hands to regain motion.
[19:03] <@Porridge> "They already knew. Unless you want the pelts... but they look pretty shitty with all those scales," Porridge says, giving one a kick.
[19:03] <@Kokokokokokoko> "I'll survive," Myann says tiredly, "Why drag the entire damned wolf? Cut its head off and bring those."
[19:03] <@Feather> "Sure, let's go with that. Kinda just wanna take it easy for a couple days, and calming those folk down by showing things are done? That's also good."
[19:04] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Gonna gather heads then head back to town then, y'all?
[19:04] <@Porridge> "I could leave some markings around to keep wolves away..." Porridge suggests innocently.
[19:05] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 CMW for Feather
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 CMW for Feather and gets 11." [2d8=4, 1]
[19:05] <Gildas> roll 1d8+5 CLW for Gildie
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+5 CLW for Gildie and gets 11." [1d8=6]
[19:05] <@Kokokokokokoko> "Porridge, I swear to whatever twisted Sidhe god watches over us, that you'll never eat anything that doesn't taste like mushrooms if you start that again," She rubs her face slowly, "I just want to wash all this blood off and rest."
[19:06] <@Porridge> "Worked, didn't it?" he protests.
[19:07] <Gildas> "Well, unless they found it and sent more wolves after us..." He offers, with a small smile.
[19:07] <@Feather> "Don't care 'bout anything but going back for now with those head. Let's do that."
[19:08] <@Porridge> "Alright," Porridge gets to decapitating wolves, and carries one by the ears after.
[19:09] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d100
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d100 and gets 66." [1d100=66]
[19:09] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d100
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d100 and gets 30." [1d100=30]
[19:11] <@Kokokokokokoko> The trip back to the village takes most of the afternoon, but you manage it without further encounter. Tired, limping and bloodied, the party returns to Willowford. OOC: What's your plan here?
[19:12] <@Porridge> OOC: find someone to throw the heads at and boast of our deeds?
[19:12] <@Feather> OOC: Let's convert the heads into drinks!
[19:12] <@Feather> OOC: And dudes for our town!
[19:15] <@Kokokokokokoko> Myann peels away to clean herself. As she's off doing that, the party gets set up in the tavern. You indeed get drinks brought to you! As you savor the liquid courage, a man comes up. He's perhaps 30, a hard worked man with a slight limp. He has stubbly short hair that manages to be greasy and dull brown eyes. He takes a look at the heads on display, "Fine work. Bateson," he introduces himself,
[19:15] <@Kokokokokokoko> "Son of the mayor. I meant to catch all y'all today, but you went and vanished yourselves. That's mighty fine work you've done there."
[19:16] <@Feather> "No time to wait, when there's all these beasties running around," Feather responds, introducing himself in turn.
[19:17] <@Porridge> "Forest North of here is full of 'em, gotta get to work on thinnin' them down before we get to the bottom of the problem," Porridge says, leaning back with his feet on a wolf's head.
[19:18] <@Feather> "Got nine of them already, so how many can there be?"
[19:22] <@Kokokokokokoko> "That's a good sized wolfpack," Bateson agrees, "All y'all have really busted your asses." Reaching out to tap a dead wolf-head, "Do y'all mind if I hang these up higher than a traitor? Think it would do some good. This snap of bad weather and dragons has people worried." He pauses, taking a handful of salt from a pocke tand tossing it over his shoulder, "They're talking about the Fair Folk and
[19:22] <@Kokokokokokoko> that babies are going to be stolen from the womb."
[19:23] <@Feather> "Don't think there's much chance of that, Bateson," Feather says, as he grows pensive. "Tell me, though. There any orc tribes nearby?"
[19:24] <@Porridge> "Yeah, go for it," Porridge lifts his feet and then pushes the wolf head over the table with them. "Damn, should've done that with the crocodile, would've gone great in our tavern..."
[19:24] <@Kokokokokokoko> "No, they stay more southernly," Bateson nods and takes the head. "We have a few who come through town. For orcs they're decent folk. Had trouble with a few raiders but nothing serious, and had trade with some others."
[19:25] <@Feather> "Wouldn't be the same without the wings," Feather tells Porridge, shaking his head. "Huh. So nothing north?"
[19:26] <Gildas> "Oh." He seems to realize something and takes out the ring and shows it in the palm of his hand. "Have you ever seen this insignia by any chance?"
[19:28] <@Kokokokokokoko> "North?" Rubbing his chin, "There's not a lot up that way. Never has been 'cept for a few farmsteads. They're not close," Bateson explains, taking the ring and giving it a looksie, "Doesn't ring a bell. Y'all find this somewhere?"
[19:29] <@Feather> "Yeah. Might be worth our while to check the farmsteads, if they're at least a day out?"
[19:30] <@Porridge> "Could get nasty... yeah, we'd best look in on them," Porridge agrees, worried what might become of an isolated family attacked by such creatures.
[19:32] <Gildas> Gildas nods and pockets the ring again.
[19:32] <@Kokokokokokoko> "Yeah," Rubbing his chin thoughtfully, "The Millers are two days northish, the Detolos are another day past them. Northeasternly you have the Smythe farm about 2 days out. Northwest there's bad land abou ta day out, and a day past that you reach the other side. There's actually a vilage that way, but no one goes across the bad lands so it's practically weeks away. Name's Cricket Fall."
[19:32] <@Kokokokokokoko> *village
[19:33] <@Feather> "What's so bad about the land?"
[19:34] <@Kokokokokokoko> As you chat, Myann comes in. Her hair is loose and still damp. She's wearing a simple cloth dress with her sheathed sword carried in one hand. She sits next to Feather and listens.
[19:35] <@Kokokokokokoko> "Canyons, wetland and sinkholes," The mayor says, "It's cursed."
[19:35] <@Feather> "Hey," Feather welcomes her. "Sounds like there's some folk living in farmsteads up north, so we're thinking of going to check on them come morning. Up for it?"
[19:36] <@Kokokokokokoko> "With a night's rest, yes," Myann says with a hint of a smile.
[19:39] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Going to chat with him any more or are y'all done?
[19:40] <@Porridge> OOC: i got nothing
[19:40] <@Feather> OOC: It's good
[19:40] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Okay. Myann has up to two more CLWs to drop. Anyone want them before bed?
[19:40] <@Feather> OOC: Porridge?
[19:41] <Gildas> OOC: I'll hit Porridge with one too if he needs it, otherwise I'll be greedy.
[19:41] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d8+5+1d8+5 Porridge then
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d8+5+1d8+5 Porridge then and gets 14." [1d8=2][1d8=2]
[19:42] <@Porridge> OOC: I'll use a wild shape to get me up to full
[19:42] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Okay. Restore HP from a night's rest. What's your agenda the next day?
[19:43] <Gildas> roll 1d8+5 greedy healing
[19:43] <@Feather> OOC: Plot a course through the closest northern homestead and keep going to the rest
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+5 greedy healing and gets 11." [1d8=6]
[19:44] <Gildas> OOC: I like that plan.
[19:44] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: The miller one then, right?
[19:45] <@Porridge> OOC: yeah, we'll detour if we see anything cool on the way
[19:45] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Okay.
[19:45] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d100
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d100 and gets 24." [1d100=24]
[19:45] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d100
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d100 and gets 91." [1d100=91]
[19:46] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d100 subtables
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d100 subtables and gets 74." [1d100=74]
[19:48] <@Kokokokokokoko> The first half of the day is uneventful. It's chilly and cloudy, resulting in gloom-thickened woods. As you walk along the woods...OOC: Perception, y'all.
[19:48] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 and gets 15." [1d20=1]
[19:48] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14 alertness reroll
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 alertness reroll and gets 15." [1d20=1]
[19:49] <@Feather> roll 1d20+9
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 17." [1d20=8]
[19:49] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 17." [1d20=6]
[19:49] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12 payin' attention
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 payin' attention and gets 16." [1d20=4]
[19:49] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+9 flatfooted AC, Porridge?
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+9 flatfooted AC, Porridge? and gets 27." [1d20=18]
[19:50] <@Porridge> OOC: 17
[19:50] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d6+9 and more
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d6+9 and more and gets 10." [1d6=1]
[19:50] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d4 con damage
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d4 con damage and gets 4." [1d4=4]
[19:52] <@Kokokokokokoko> Silently. The creature is utterly silent as it slams down from above! A blur hits Porridge's back, sending him face down onto the ground! The creature on him is a weasel, but far too large for a normal weasel. It's as big as a human! It's mouth is chomped TIGHTLY onto Porridge's back, slurping up blood! The weasel is mostly white, patches of whit efur and furless scales alternating all over.
[19:52] <@Kokokokokokoko> Its hint legs are snap-kicking Porridge's back as it siphons off blood! OOC: Init here.
[19:52] <@Kokokokokokoko> "AAAAAAAH!" Myann yelps, "WEASEL!??"
[19:52] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+2
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+2 and gets 9." [1d20=7]
[19:52] <@Feather> roll 1d20+3
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 23." [1d20=20]
[19:53] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+4 NINJA WEASEL
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+4 NINJA WEASEL and gets 12." [1d20=8]
[19:53] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+1
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+1 and gets 15." [1d20=14]
[19:53] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 good lord
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 good lord and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[19:53] * Kokokokokokoko changes topic to 'Feather(23)>Porridge(15)>Ninja Weasel(12)>Myann(9)'
[19:55] * Kokokokokokoko changes topic to 'Feather(23)>Porridge(15)>Ninja Weasel(12)>Myann(9)>Gildas(8)'
[19:55] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Porridge, you're treated as grappled. Feather, open.
[19:55] <@Feather> "What the fucking fuck?!" Feather exclaims, unable to bring out even the tiniest shred of imagination. But while his brain might be stumped by this vicious attack, his reflexes are another thing entirely and his sword is swiftly drawn as he tries to cuts the weasel into ribbons.
[19:56] <@Feather> roll 1d20+12 scimitar, dervish dance
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 scimitar, dervish dance and gets 32." [1d20=20]
[19:56] <@Feather> roll 1d20+7 scimitar, dervish dance
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7 scimitar, dervish dance and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[19:56] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Crit.
[19:56] <@Feather> roll 1d20+12 scimitar, dervish dance crit?
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 scimitar, dervish dance crit? and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[19:56] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Crit.
[19:56] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: One crit and one hit. Damage.
[19:57] <@Feather> roll 2d6+6+1d6+3+2d6
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d6+6+1d6+3+2d6 and gets 21." [2d6=1, 5][1d6=1][2d6=3, 2]
[19:57] <@Feather> OOC: +3 damage
[19:59] <@Kokokokokokoko> Feather falls into a dance, slicing and stabbing the freak of nature that ambushed you! His blades dance as he chops through the weasel! He scores vicious wound after vicious wound, slicing its sides open like meat into a stew! It holds on despite it, thrashing and kicking violently! OOC: Porridge, go.
[20:01] <@Porridge> "Aghdafuck!" Porridge yells, trying to rip the weasel off of himself!
[20:01] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+9
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+9 and gets 21." [1d20=12]
[20:01] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Trying to hold it or just get it off?
[20:02] <@Porridge> OOC: get it off
[20:02] <@Kokokokokokoko> Success! Porridge reaches around and rips the weasel off! It falls to the ground in a crouch, standing on two legs. It falls into a trained unarmed stance, one familiar to Gildas. Ice forms over its paws as it lashes out all around!
[20:02] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+9 AC all?
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+9 AC all? and gets 22." [1d20=13]
[20:02] <@Porridge> OOC: 17
[20:03] <@Feather> "Fuck, not the ice! Not again!"
[20:04] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: AC Feather and Gildas?
[20:04] <@Feather> OOC: 20 right now
[20:05] <Gildas> OOC: 19 I think
[20:05] <Gildas> OOC: Wait, no 17
[20:05] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d8+6+4d4 (4d4 is cold damage) applies to all
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d8+6+4d4 (4d4 is cold damage) applies to all and gets 18." [1d8=5][4d4=1, 4, 1, 1]
[20:06] <@Kokokokokokoko> Blow after blow rains down on everyone! Each one barely stings, but dozens hit the party as the beast goes into a frenzy! Its mouth bloodily foams as it strikes over and over, leaving the party pained and half-frozen! OOC: Ow. Myann.
[20:07] <@Kokokokokokoko> Myann stumbles back, stunned and beaten. She took a nasty shot on the nose, blood trickling out. She wipes it away with her free hand, just staring at the sight before her. "Hell with this," she utters, casting her magic!
[20:07] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d100
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d100 and gets 83." [1d100=83]
[20:07] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+7 touch AC
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+7 touch AC and gets 9." [1d20=2]
[20:08] <@Kokokokokokoko> A block appears, but the foaming weasel sidesteps the shot! As it does, it suddenly seems to gain a new level of frenzied bloodlust, darting towards Myann with a flying kick!
[20:08] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+9 special AoO
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+9 special AoO and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[20:08] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d8+6+1d4
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d8+6+1d4 and gets 12." [1d8=2][1d4=4]
[20:09] <@Kokokokokokoko> With relentless pursuit he catches Myann in the stomach! The blow doubles her over, causing her to stumble back an gasp for air! OOC: Ow again. Gildas.
[20:11] <Gildas> "...This isn't an animal, I think this is another shapeshifter!" He calls out, before immediately going into his own shapeshifted form! OOC: Is it close enough that I can Flurry or do I need to move to it?
[20:11] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: He's right in the middle of y'all so flurry away.
[20:11] <Gildas> OOC: Hooray. I'll do Stunning Fist and probably fail again.
[20:11] <@Feather> "I don't fucking care since he's attacking us!"
[20:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 SF
[20:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 SF and gets 25." [1d20=17]
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[20:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 and gets 22." [1d20=19]
[20:12] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Crit threat on the two. Rol lit.
[20:12] <Gildas> OOC: Or do that, I guess.
[20:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 13." [1d20=5]
[20:12] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Three normal hits.
[20:13] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d20+6
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d20+6 and gets 11." [1d20=5]
[20:13] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Stunned, but I'm not sure it's gonna matter since this is gonna hurt.
[20:14] <@Kokokokokokoko> OOC: Cor's right, stunned is enough to make that second one a crit. So two htis an da crit.
[20:14] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[20:14] <Gildas> roll 1d8+7+1d8+7+2d8+14
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+7+1d8+7+2d8+14 and gets 49." [1d8=4][1d8=4][2d8=6, 7]
[20:14] <Gildas> OOC: I think I did that right...
[20:15] <@Kokokokokokoko> Falling into step with the weasel, Gildas brushes aside its parry! Paw after paw slam into its chest, caving in the chest cavity! As more blood explodes out of its mouth, Gildas kicks it hard in the stomach! The beast is send collapsing, broken and defeated! OOC: Free act. Loot.
[20:16] <@Feather> "Can't fucking believe it," Feather mutters, heading over to offer Myann a hand.
[20:17] <@Kokokokokokoko> Myann stumbles back against a tree, coughing and sucking down air. "The fuck," she echos Feather, righting herself with his help. "This dragon has to die. It's committed how many forms of beastiality now? This is absurd! It's a menace," Gasping down more air, "Insane!"
[20:18] * @Porridge just groans. "Fuck, little bloodsucker got me worse than the last little bloodsucker..." he says, swaying woozily.
[20:18] <Gildas> He shapeshifts back, looking over the corpse to see if there's any sign that it's more than just a giant kung-fu weasel.
[20:18] <@Kokokokokokoko> A normal shapeshifter would have resumed its form. Based on that, it really was a dire weasel with dragon blood - or something like that, anyway.
[20:19] <Gildas> "I was incorrect. ...I don't understand how it used that stance, though..." He frowns.
[20:20] <@Kokokokokokoko> "Hold on," Myann says to Porridge, "I'll see to healing you in a moment." Shaking her head slowly, "I also loathe how they seem intelligent enough to ambush us. Repeatedly."
[20:20] <@Feather> "Ain't dragons supposed to be smarter?"
[20:20] * @Feather grimaces. "Not that it shows so far."
[20:21] <@Kokokokokokoko> "They're smart enough to ambush us, I reckon," Myann goes over to Porridge, casting a simple healing spell in the meantime. "But they're not communicating or showing anything but aggression. Like warbands or raiders."
[20:21] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d100
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d100 and gets 40." [1d100=40]
[20:21] <@Kokokokokokoko> roll 1d8+5
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kokokokokokoko rolls 1d8+5 and gets 12." [1d8=7]
[20:22] <@Porridge> "None of the other animals've done any of that," Porridge says. "They still act like animals. Vicious nasty ones, but y'know? Thanks, Myann," he nods to her, "Still a bit woozy, but I'm okay."
[20:24] <Gildas> He nods, casting Lesser Vigor on himself for the time being. "Either way, we should try and pay better attention."

Ebiris · September 12, 2013, 04:09:53 PM

[18:00] <@Kotono> Meanwhile Myann begins to see to her own injuries. As she does, "We're doing a service. If they grow bold enough to attack Willowford, innocent people will die."
[18:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 60." [1d100=60]
[18:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 18." [1d100=18]
[18:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[18:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 12." [1d8=7]
[18:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 54." [1d100=54]
[18:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[18:02] <@Kotono> OOC: Anyone else going to invest in any healing or are y'all ready to move along?
[18:03] <Feather> OOC: I'd appreciate one spell
[18:03] <Gildas> OOC: I'll hit Feather with CLW
[18:03] <Gildas> roll 1d8+5 BE HEALED!
[18:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Go for it.
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+5 BE HEALED! and gets 12." [1d8=7]
[18:05] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 33." [1d100=33]
[18:05] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 61." [1d100=61]
[18:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Survival check for whomever is in the lead.
[18:06] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+11 I'll do it
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+11 I'll do it and gets 25." [1d20=14]
[18:08] <@Kotono> The party continues on from there. A quick lunch leads to the afternoon's travel. It's mercifully without incident. The afternoon grows dark early and a chill hangs in the air. But you don't run into anything and you find a nice rocky outcropping to serve as the basis for your evening's camp. Thus the party settles in to rest...(More)
[18:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 16." [1d100=16]
[18:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 62." [1d100=62]
[18:09] <@Kotono> OOC: Restore HP from a night's rest, and assume Myann uses her remaining charges to top off any healing. More coming.
[18:10] <Gildas> OOC: I'm going to shift a spell for a Lesser Restoration once we're up and about.
[18:11] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure.
[18:11] <@Kotono> OOC: Roll that real quick for Porridge.
[18:11] <Gildas> roll 1d4 con healin'
[18:11] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d4 con healin' and gets 4." [1d4=4]
[18:13] <@Kotono> It's morning. A morning where your breath mists like endless clouds in the unseasonable chill. It's going to be another gray day from the looks of things, barely a hint of morning sunlight making it down from the cloudy sky above. It casts the Vastwoods into a twilight, everything cloaked in a thick mantle of shadow. Over this breakfast is had. It's an unremarkable meal at first blush...OOC:
[18:13] <@Kotono> Make perception, y'all.
[18:13] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[18:13] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12 payin' attention!!!
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 payin' attention!!! and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[18:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 31." [1d20=20]
[18:14] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 and gets 19." [1d20=5]
[18:15] <@Kotono> Amid the crunch of bacon, "Eh?" A half-eaten strip dangles from Myann's mouth, falling out as she rises and unsheathes her blade, "Who's there?" She looks ahead into the foliage, peering.
[18:16] * Feather follows suit, determined not to be surprised by anything this time.
[18:16] <@Porridge> "Huh?" Porridge looks over in the same direction, reaching for his axe and setting his plate aside.
[18:17] * Gildas looks up from the food, too immersed in his own thoughts to have noticed the noise.
[18:18] <@Kotono> The man that stumbles out is dressed in simple farmer's clothing. He's dirty, hair messy and a few bits of branches clinging to his clothes. He's in the full bloom of adulthood, a muscular man with flat features and blonde hair. He's limping slightly as he raises his hands up, "I'm not hostile! Help! I need help!"
[18:19] <@Porridge> "Wolves?" Porridge asks, standing up now.
[18:19] <Feather> "What's wrong, Friend?" Feather asks, making his way towards the limping man.
[18:19] <@Kotono> "Some greeting," Myann murmurs in Elven with a hint of amusement. She rises as well, switching to Common. "You've seen better days."
[18:20] <@Kotono> "Bees." He shudders and falls to his knees once he gets close, "Freakish albino bees. They took everyone! Everyone!"
[18:20] <Feather> "Took?!"
[18:21] <@Kotono> What Myann utters in Sylvan is not worth repeating in polite company. Her face twists in alarm and anger, "Kidnapping?"
[18:22] <@Porridge> "Here, eat this and tell us what happened?" Porridge pushes his half-finished plate to the man, figuring he's had a hell of a night. While that happens he begins breaking their camp to travel.
[18:23] <@Kotono> He eats the food quickly, downing it before closing his eyes. "They came near dusk. Bees. Bees as big as you or me! They stung everyone and they collapsed, then the bees flew off with them," He shudders, "My name is Albert Detolo. They took everyone...and the Miller farmstead is empty too."
[18:24] <Feather> "Damn, we're too late," Feather curses, spitting on the ground. "Know anything about those Smythes?"
[18:25] <@Porridge> "Did you see which way there were heading?"
[18:26] * Gildas stays quiet, since the others are asking all the relevant questions anyway.
[18:26] <@Kotono> "I didn't go that way. I'm heading for Willowford for help," He explains, burying his face in his hands. "It's the Fair Folk. Mom always said they'd come and steal us away if we were bad! Now look! They took everyone!" His voice rises, a shake passing through him.
[18:27] <@Kotono> "This isn't the work of the Sidhe," Myann says, reaching out to grip his shoulder and steady him. "The Fair Folk, rather. Calm down."
[18:27] <@Porridge> "We're the best help you're gonna find," Porridge says, for whatever comfort that'll offer him. "Can you at least get us in the right direction?"
[18:27] <Feather> "Help's what you're looking for, and help's what you got," Feather says firmly. "Calm down, man. This ain't no opponent we can't beat."
[18:31] <@Kotono> Albert takes a few breathes, "I didn't see," he replies, "I saw what was happening and they didn't see me. I ran." He admits it, "I ran as fast and as far as I could. But they came from the west and north."
[18:32] <@Porridge> "Okay, you want to come with us? If not point us to your home and we'll head Northwest from there," Porridge says, figuring they may as well get a local guide if they can.
[18:35] <@Kotono> After a moment Albert nods, "I...I'll guide you," he offers. He exhales, "Thanks. You're good folk." He looks closer at Porridge and Myann, "Elves too. Hah!" His voice rises a little too high, "I didn't even notice at first! God." He exhales long and rubs his face with both hands. "Actual elves!"
[18:35] <@Porridge> "Only half an elf," Porridge shrugs.
[18:36] <Gildas> "We should make haste." He finally speaks up, hoping to get Albert moving.
[18:36] <@Kotono> Myann smiles. It's a slight one as she pats his shoulder again, "Don't listen to him. There's a full on, tree loving and graceful elf just waiting to burst out of him someday. I am a full blooded elf, but I've been living with humans and half elves lately." After that she nods to Gildas, "We should."
[18:38] <@Porridge> "Yeah, you been running all night?" Porridge asks him, willing to turn into an animal that can carry him if need be. He does seem pretty loopy which would fit for that kind of exertion.
[18:39] <@Kotono> "Y-yeah," He nods, "But I can keep going," He rises and you notice he is a bit shaky onhis feet.
[18:41] <@Porridge> "Never mind," Porridge slings his pack and his axe before pitching forward and transforming into the sturdy tan-coloured pony that's sometimes seen assisting in construction and lifting back home. And giving rides to children too! "Hop on and take a load off," he says, voice unchanged for his new form.
[18:42] <@Kotono> "AAAAAAAAAAH!" Albert screams and stumbles back, arms shielding his face, "GET AWAY! GET AWAY!" he scrambles back, hitting against a tree. "I didn't disrespect any of you! I'm sorry!"
[18:43] <@Porridge> "Oh for fuck's sake," the pony mutters irritably. "Those kids handled this way better than him..."
[18:44] <@Kotono> "Children are resilient." Myann points out quietly. With a sigh she glances at Feather and murmurs, "How do you want to handle this?"
[18:45] <Feather> "Hey, Albert, right?" Feather calls out to the man. "It's magic. That's how you fight creepy cold bees, yeah?"
[18:46] <@Porridge> "Hey!" Porridge yells over. "It's a secret orc technique alright? Nothing to do with fairies or none of that."
[18:46] <@Kotono> "Porridge isn't the Fair Folk," Myann agrees, "Just an adept with the supernatural and magic."
[18:47] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a charisma check, Feather. One feels needed here since he's sort of freaking balls.
[18:47] <Feather> Good thing he didn't say it was a secret elven technique like his first choice, Feather muses. "You ain't never seen elves, you said? I bet weird magic's like that, too."
[18:47] <Feather> roll 1d20
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20 and gets 19." [1d20=19]
[18:48] <@Porridge> "Honestly," he clomps a hoof on the ground. "Most people that can turn into animals would probably have complexes about being treated like animals. I'm only being helpful." Plus he's faster this way anyway, and speed seems important if they want to get those folk while they're still alive.
[18:48] <@Kotono> "This is elf magic," Myann adds, becoming a mushroom panther! She pads up to him and licks his face as he stares, before retreating back and de-transforming. "See? Sidhe magic is different."
[18:49] * Feather shrugs when Albert stares at him. "Hey, I'm just a human. I don't transform into anything."
[18:49] <@Kotono> Somehow, something Feather says seems to get through. He stares at the others slowly and nods, "It's just magic," he says shakily, before taking several long breaths. "A-alright." He manages to get up and mounts Porridge!
[18:50] <@Porridge> "There you go. See, easy?" Porridge commends him, bearing the weight nobly. "Alright, lets get moving?"
[18:50] <@Kotono> Quietly in an aside to Feather, "Would you care to ride me?" she asks, giving him a look that seems to forbid a wisecrack. "If you do and Gildas takes birdform, we can travel faster."
[18:52] <Feather> "Ah, what the hell. Can't even joke about this properly with people's lives on the line. Yeah sure."
[18:53] <@Kotono> Before she transforms, "Gildas, want to transform into a bird so we can travel fast?" Thereafter Myann transforms, awaiting Feather.
[18:54] * Feather goes along with it, despite his wariness.
[18:54] <Gildas> He nods to Myann and shapeshifts into his eagle form to scout from the skies!
[18:54] <@Kotono> Myann seems to be able to support him well enough. She's rather comfortable, all sort and furry. From there the party takes off! OOC: More.
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 39." [1d100=39]
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 1." [1d100=1]
[18:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Int checks, y'all.
[18:55] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Myann
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 Myann and gets 17." [1d20=16]
[18:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+2
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+2 and gets 19." [1d20=17]
[18:56] <Feather> roll 1d20+1
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+1 and gets 7." [1d20=6]
[18:57] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+1
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+1 and gets 14." [1d20=13]
[18:59] <@Kotono> With Albert's help, the party makes excellent time. It's about midmorning when the party begins to fall into a reverie. You're still traveling at a good pace, but the recent turmoil and battles flare to mind. The thoughts flow naturally and you find yourselves gaining insights rapidly. It just happens, like your minds are studying at a greatly accelerated pace. It doesn't feel wrong. Somehow it
[18:59] <@Kotono> doesn't raise your hackles at all. After about a half hour the party draws to a stop, the strange flood of memories ceasing. OOC: Loot.
[19:01] * Quits: @Merc (~k@c-50-162-64-200.hsd1.tx.comcast.net) (Ping timeout)
[19:02] * @Porridge finds his hooves clomping to a stop and he blinks, not recognising where he is, or anywhere he's been for the past half hour. "We still on the right track?" he asks, hoping it sounds natural and can cover his zoning out.
[19:03] <@Kotono> Myann shakes her head back and forth, the panther wearing a look of mild confusion.
[19:03] <Feather> "Huh?" Feather mutters, clutching onto Myann without any real understanding.
[19:04] * Gildas continues to fly around above, scanning the area for anything as the others stop. He starts to come down towards the others!
[19:04] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (+5 ???)
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (+5 ???) and gets 25." [1d20=11]
[19:06] <@Kotono> Myann glances at Albert, who just looks confused. She then kneels down, as if for Feather to get off.
[19:06] * Feather hops off, his body responding to him properly, at least.
[19:07] <@Kotono> Myann transforms back. "I need to relieve myself," she says, "Feather, would you come watch my back? The woods aren't safe right now."
[19:07] * Joins: Merc (~k@c-50-162-64-200.hsd1.tx.comcast.net)
[19:07] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Merc
[19:08] <Feather> "Sure, I'll do my best," Feather agrees, unsheathing his sword to be ready.
[19:10] <@Kotono> The two go off. Once a little away from the party, Myann murmurs, "I think I know what happened. Have you ever heard of Leanan Sidhe?" Without waiting for a reply, "They're a type of fey known as muses. I think I felt a presence just before this began, but I didn't react. Couldn't, perhaps."
[19:11] <Feather> "Are they gonna get involved with this dragon thing, you reckon?"
[19:13] <@Kotono> "I doubt it. It's said they aren't warriors. They're inspirers and lovers, as much as the Sidhe ever do that." Myann remarks, glancing back behind her shoulder. "As to why, I don't know. It could be happenstance or even good fortune. It could be a favor to me, trying to curry favor." Her lips twist into a scowl at this, "If she mistook me for a full Sidhe. It could have no reason but entertainment
[19:13] <@Kotono> against boredom."
[19:14] <Feather> "Well, no one's been harmed so let's leave it at that?"
[19:14] <@Kotono> "Right. See if you can discreetly pass it onto the other two without Albert knowing," Myann says, before turning to go back.
[19:15] <Feather> "Sure thing," Feather tells Myann. "When we stop for food. Plenty of chances, then."
[19:16] <@Kotono> "How about we stop now? It's early but I can foist Albert off for a little bit and you can talk to them?" Myann offers. "It's better to know just in case there's more trouble ahead."
[19:17] <Feather> "If you like," Feather agrees, not seeing a particular problem but quite willing to go along with this.
[19:20] <@Kotono> From there, Myann gets Albert to go help her find some firewood...OOC: Go ahead, y'all. Sorry to rush it a bit but I gotta BRB for a couple, so.
[19:21] <Gildas> Gildas will come down and shapeshift back since they're stopping for a moment!
[19:22] <Feather> "...so that's how it is," Feather finishes filling Gildas and Porridge in. "Some kinda Leanan fey said hi or something, Myann's figuring. Doesn't seem hostile, though."
[19:23] <@Porridge> "Really? Damn..." Porridge says as expressively as a horse can, his whole worldview on fairies rocked.
[19:24] <Feather> "Could be that Myann's lots more powerful than even she realizes, so this is sucking up, fey style?" Feather shrugs. "Either way, don't see a problem."
[19:24] <Gildas> "Curious... I wonder if it has any relation to our current situation? I... this all doesn't strike me as fey business, though... It's much too... overt." He say as he shakes his head. "We should just accept the gift and utilize it."
[19:27] <Gildas> "Although..." He blinks, then looks at the others. "Wait a moment. Maybe it does match..."
[19:28] <Gildas> "Think about it like this: When we all met in Clearbrook, what had just happened? The centaurs had been tricked into kidnapping a little girl, correct? What if... that exact thing is happening, but on a much larger scale this time?" He frowns. "I can't be sure of it, but... it's a possibility, isn't it?"
[19:28] <Feather> "What, the dragon got tricked into fucking everything in the forest within fifty miles?"
[19:29] * @Porridge snickers.
[19:29] <Gildas> "We still don't know if it's a dragon. Come on." He shakes his head. "It could be anything."
[19:29] <Feather> "The scales, man! The wings! The breath!"
[19:32] <Gildas> "I'm just saying that we should be prepared for anything. What if there's a dragon-blood fey?"
[19:32] <@Porridge> "Well it clearly got fucked by a dragon, didn't it?"
[19:32] * Feather pauses to consider this. "Not bad. Both would sleep with each other. What a horrifying idea."
[19:32] <@Porridge> "Wait..." he stops, puzzled. "No, wait. It's mother did!"
[19:33] <@Kotono> At this Myann returns. "Just use that," she calls back to Albert, "I'll check on you in just a moment." She approaches, catching the last bit of that. "What mother did what now?"
[19:33] <Gildas> He shakes his head. "You're right, it might be a dragon, it might be something else. We won't know until we find it, but... I think it might be that they've advanced beyond working on animals and plants and now they're going to experiment on..." He stops, clearing his throat. "We should hurry." He states.
[19:33] <Feather> "Gildas thinks it's the lovechild of a fey and dragon," Feather is all too happy to share the horror with Myann.
[19:34] <@Porridge> "Got fucked by a dragon," Porridge tells her unrepentently.
[19:34] * Gildas reaches a hand up to pinch his forehead.
[19:35] <@Kotono> Myann shudders violently before rubbing her forehead. "At this rate we're all going to be fucked by dragons," she notes, "We'll all get knocked up and have half-dragon abominations as children. Can we talk about something more productive, like killing this dragon or whatever it is?"
[19:35] <Feather> "Won't it be a quarter at most?"
[19:37] <Gildas> "We can't do anything until we find it." He states, flatly.
[19:38] <@Porridge> "Well, get lunch ready so we can go find it?" Porridge suggests. "Don't bother cooking for me though," he adds, going to find some grass and leaves to munch on instead.
[19:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Ready to continue on now, y'all?
[19:39] <Feather> OOC: y
[19:39] <Gildas> OOC: Sure
[19:42] <@Kotono> From there you travel on. Like this you make superb time. It's just past noon that you come on the Miller farmstead. It's a large farmhouse, barn and all that. It's surrounded by fields. Rather traditional - and it's completely silent. Not a soul is around that you can see. Only the occasional cry of cows from the barns can be heard.
[19:43] <@Kotono> "This is it," Albert announces, "It's empty inside. I already searched."
[19:44] <Feather> "Huh." Feather blinks, something only just occuring to him. "How do you track for bees, anyway? From the air?"
[19:44] <@Porridge> "Lets just keep moving then," Porridge says. Can't track flying bees easily, so best to orient themselves from Albert's home before heading for the insects.
[19:46] <@Kotono> Myann can't say anything in panther form, but she looks pointedly at Gildas.
[19:46] <Gildas> "Feather, can you use your magic detection? Perhaps there might be some sort of trail left from the magic that they used." He says before nodding to Myann's look. "I'll see what I can see." With that, he shapeshifts into his eagle form and is off into the air!
[19:47] <@Porridge> "You'd be lucky to see the odd plant they dislodged if you spent ages looking really close," Porridge says. "Unless the Millers dropped breadcrumbs?"
[19:48] <Feather> "Would need to be pretty damned powerful magic to stick around this long," Feather mutters, but doesn't have a problem checking anyway.
[19:48] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a spot or survival check, Gildas. Whichever is higher.
[19:48] <@Kotono> OOC: Going to look around the farmstead with DM, Feather?
[19:48] <Gildas> roll 1d20+14
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+14 and gets 24." [1d20=10]
[19:49] <@Porridge> "Y'know, if we had a dog it could probably get their trail by scent from their clothes in the house," Porridge goes on while they're thinking it over. Not that it helps, dogs being notably absent.
[19:50] <Feather> OOC: Might as well
[19:51] <@Kotono> With Feather off, Myann shifts back to her normal form. "Can you become a dog?" Myann asks Porridge rather pointedly, "I seem to recall you're a fair hand with a wolf.
[19:51] <@Kotono> "
[19:51] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a quick spellcraft check, Feather.
[19:52] <@Kotono> Gildas flies around! Hm? On the western edge of the fields he notices something. Tracks? It distinctly looks like footprints once he swoops down closer to look.
[19:52] <Feather> roll 1d20+10 I disbelieve
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 I disbelieve and gets 19." [1d20=9]
[19:52] <@Porridge> "Still got a shit nose for it," he shakes his head. On the plus side he does see in colour.
[19:52] <@Kotono> Indeed, Feather doesn't detect any magic around.
[19:53] <Feather> "Can't really catch anything," Feather informs the others after spending the time to look about. "Good thing, too. Magic that's around for that long? Might be a bit much for us."
[19:55] <Gildas> After confirming, he heads over to the others! "Tracks on the western edge."
[19:56] <@Porridge> "What kind of tracks?"
[19:58] <Gildas> "Footprints." He starts heading back that way.
[19:59] <@Porridge> "Sure they're not Albert's?" Porridge wonders, trotting over to have a look.
[19:59] <@Kotono> Albert follows, "They aren't mine," he says, "I came in from the north and left to the south."
[20:00] <@Kotono> The footprints are indeed there. They look lik e they head into the woods. OOC: Make a quick survival check, y'all.
[20:00] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 21." [1d20=11]
[20:00] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+11
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+11 and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[20:00] <Gildas> roll 1d20+14
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+14 and gets 22." [1d20=8]
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Myann
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Myann and gets 15." [1d20=6]
[20:01] <@Kotono> Feather and Gildas can both tell that the footsteps look entirely humanoid. Nothing too exotic here, though telling anything more from them is impossible.
[20:01] <Feather> "Let's follow them for a few hours, see where they lead?"
[20:02] <Gildas> "We don't have much else to go on, but didn't the bees fly?" He frowns.
[20:03] <@Porridge> "Yeah, maybe someone hid here while the rest got kidnapped and then ran off afterwards?" Porridge posits an explanation for the tracks.
[20:03] <Feather> "Don't much wanna leave someone like that to fend for their own out here."
[20:06] <@Porridge> "Means we'll leave the actual kidnapped folks that much longer," Porridge points out, preferring to stay the course.
[20:07] <Feather> "We're headed north-west, ain't we? Spent a while going north so far, so west is still in the right direction."
[20:08] <@Porridge> "Let's hope so," he relents.
[20:09] <Gildas> "We'll just keep our eyes open while we follow these." He says. "We can always change directions."

Ebiris · September 16, 2013, 03:14:18 PM

[18:05] <@Kotono> OOC: So your plan is to follow the tracks, if I gather rightly?
[18:05] <Feather> OOC: yes
[18:07] <@Kotono> OOC: Whomever is tracking/survivaling the tracks make a survival check. Others can aide.
[18:08] <Gildas> roll 1d20+14
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+14 and gets 27." [1d20=13]
[18:08] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[18:09] <@Kotono> OOC: Who's taking the lead and who's aiding
[18:09] <Gildas> OOC: I'll take the lead, sorry
[18:09] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+11 I'll aid
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+11 I'll aid and gets 21." [1d20=10]
[18:12] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 Myann aiding, assuming she passes barring a 1 or something stupid
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Myann aiding, assuming she passes barring a 1 or something stupid and gets 1." [1d20=1]
[18:13] <@Kotono> OOC: Albert still with y'all?
[18:13] <Feather> OOC: y
[18:16] <@Kotono> The party tracks. Gildas takes the fore with Porridge and Feather supporting him. Myann tries but seems constantly distracted, occasionally frowning. After an hour or so, you come to an old oak tree. The tracks lead to it. Notably there's a hole big enough to reach into right in front of where the tracks stop.
[18:17] <Feather> "Got our answers quick, at least," Feather mutters.
[18:19] <Gildas> Well, they came this far. He reaches into the tree to at least find out what they've probably wasted their time on.
[18:20] <@Kotono> OOC: No more lines, Gildas just triggered something.
[18:23] <@Kotono> Gildas sticks his hand into the tree! As his hand goes into the hole, suddenly the temperature within drops dramatically. It is as if he stuck his hand into a barrel of icewater. Ice runs up and down the tree, moving faster than the eye can follow! Before you can react, a great bursting gush of cold erupts out! With this bitter cold comes dagger sized chunks of sharp ice, shrapnel to cut the
[18:23] <@Kotono> party apart! OOC: Welcome to trap, population you. Ref save at -4, Gildas. The rest of you also need ref saves but with a +4 bonus since Gildas is taking the vast brunt of it.
[18:23] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Myann
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Myann and gets 24." [1d20=14]
[18:23] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Albert
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Albert and gets 10." [1d20=4]
[18:23] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 and gets 12." [1d20=9]
[18:23] <Feather> roll 1d20+9 evasion
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 evasion and gets 28." [1d20=19]
[18:24] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+7
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+7 and gets 18." [1d20=11]
[18:24] <@Kotono> roll 6d8 Gildas only and he takes full, ice damage. Owwies. The rest of you get a different roll in a sec.
[18:24] <@Porridge> OOC: +4 on that
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d8 Gildas only and he takes full, ice damage. Owwies. The rest of you get a different roll in a sec. and gets 29." [6d8=6, 3, 6, 5, 1, 8]
[18:24] <@Kotono> roll 2d8 Myann half, Albert full, Feather none, Porridge half cold damage.
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8 Myann half, Albert full, Feather none, Porridge half cold damage. and gets 4." [2d8=3, 1]
[18:24] <@Kotono> OOC: Let me know if that fails to pierce cold resistance, y'all.
[18:25] <@Porridge> OOC: failed~
[18:25] <Feather> OOC: Likewise
[18:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Likewise for Myann.
[18:28] <@Kotono> The icy hellscape that explodes out catches Gildas flatfooted! He's pierced all over, slammed down to the ground by knives of ice! They pin him to the ground and keep him stuck! This absorbs the great majority of, only little puffing gusts going out! It's not even felt by the others, save for Albert! He takes a dagger-ice in the shoulder, screaming out in pain. Meanwhile, the tree begins to
[18:28] <@Kotono> groan and tip forward towards the party! OOC: Act, y'all. One round's actions. Gildas, you're pinned down by dagger-ice and may want to do something about that.
[18:29] <Feather> "What the fuck-- Albert, go! Head back!" Feather calls out, circling the tree and stabbing viciously into the bark.
[18:29] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[18:29] <@Porridge> "Sorry Albert, time to get off. Don't think a pony's any good for this," Porridge says, intending to revert back to his natural form as soon as he lacks a passenger.
[18:30] <Gildas> Groaning from the impact of the icicles, Gildas makes an effort to try and get up from the ground before the tree inevitably comes over to finish the job.
[18:31] <@Kotono> Myann curses and sprints away, all while gesturing towards Gildas. OOC: Spell roll for her, str check for Gildas and more coming for Porridge once Albert acts.
[18:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 68." [1d100=68]
[18:32] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3
[18:32] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 and gets 10." [1d20=7]
[18:34] <@Kotono> Albert at least has the mindset to stumble off the horse and away from the falling tree. Meanwhile Gildas struggles against the ice daggers but can't escape! At the same time, a super mushroom appears overhead and lands on him! His body begins to grow! OOC: Str check again since the size change has a chance of breaking what's holding you. Include the enlarge person bonus. Finish your move,
[18:34] <@Kotono> Porridge.
[18:36] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 20." [1d20=16]
[18:36] <@Porridge> Porridge then grabs his axe!
[18:37] <@Kotono> OOC: That it for you, PorridgE?
[18:37] <@Porridge> OOC: yes
[18:39] <@Kotono> Gildas manages to grow and shatter the ice-daggers! It's enough to free him, and just in time! The tree groans and falls forward, crushing all that remain - Gildas and Porridge! OOC: Ref saves, you two.
[18:39] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[18:40] <Gildas> roll 1d20+6
[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+6 and gets 22." [1d20=16]
[18:40] <Gildas> OOC: evasion, if that matters
[18:40] <@Kotono> Gildas is able to dive to the side and out of the way, avoiding the tree fall! But changing shape, Porridge isn't fast enough! The tree falls on him hard! (More)
[18:40] <@Kotono> roll 10d6 the ow is here and Porridge is representing
[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 the ow is here and Porridge is representing and gets 45." [10d6=2, 4, 6, 1, 6, 6, 6, 5, 4, 5]
[18:41] <@Kotono> SMASH! Porridge is slammed down hard, pain exploding throughout his body! It takes his breath away as he now has lots of heavy wood pinning him to the ground! OOC: Act, y'all. Porridge, you're essentially pinned under a big old oak tree. May wanna do something about that.
[18:42] <@Porridge> Porridge's angry words may be muffled and wracked with pain, but they're no less angry for it! Accepting the warp, he uses newfound strength to try and push the tree off of himself!
[18:42] * Feather brings his sword down on the tree with all his strength!
[18:42] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[18:42] <Feather> roll 1d20+5
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+5 and gets 18." [1d20=13]
[18:42] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+5 strength for that I suppose?
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+5 strength for that I suppose? and gets 22." [1d20=17]
[18:43] <@Kotono> OOC: Both hit, Feather.
[18:43] <Feather> roll 2#1d10+5
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d10+5 and gets 17." [2#1d10+5 = 10, 7]
[18:44] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts into an enormous bear and rushes forward, trying to help shove the tree off Porridge with his increased strength!
[18:44] <@Kotono> Feather hacks into the tree! Wood, bark and ice are all chopped up, gashes into the fallen trunk of the tree. OOC: Make a str check on that, Gildas, and I'll factor it in along with Porridge's check.
[18:45] <Gildas> roll 1d20+6
[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+6 and gets 14." [1d20=8]
[18:45] <@Kotono> Taking Feather's lead, Myann rushes back over with her sword drawn. She takes a goodly chop at the tree!
[18:45] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (+2 charge)
[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 (+2 charge) and gets 27." [1d20=16]
[18:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+4
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+4 and gets 8." [1d8=4]
[18:47] <@Kotono> As the treebark gets another chop into it, Porridge manages to lift it up! It's by a foot or two, but it's enough for an onrushing Gildas! He hits the side of the tree and knocks it to the side, freeing Porridge. Meanwhile Albert stumbles back and away.
[18:48] <Feather> With a hole made in the tree, Feather grabs his torch and lights it up, shoving the whole thing into that breach.
[18:50] <@Kotono> The tree catches aflame! The fire spreads and begins to slowly engulf the tree in flames. Myann draws back at that, "Do yo uthink that was the treant?"
[18:51] <Feather> "Don't know, don't care. Let's make sure the fire doesn't spread after?"
[18:52] <@Porridge> "Fuuuck..." Porridge moans unhappily, clambering to his feet and staggering away from the now burning tree.
[18:52] <@Kotono> Pain. Porridge's chest and middle are nothing but pain. He can taste blood in his mouth, welling up from his throat.
[18:53] <@Kotono> Myann nods, thereafter looking to Porridge and then Gildas. "Are you two alright?"
[18:53] <@Porridge> "Not really," Porridge says, spitting out some blood.
[18:53] <Gildas> "As well as could be expected." He frowns and shakes his head. "A moment." He casts a Lesser Vigor onto himself and then a more potent Moderate healing onto Porridge.
[18:54] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 CMW
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 CMW and gets 21." [2d8=7, 8]
[18:54] <@Porridge> "Thanks," he straightens and seems a lot better off after that.
[18:54] <Gildas> "Well, we didn't think we were on the right track before, but now..." He looks around for any sign of anything else that might lead them in another direction besides what they followed to get here.
[18:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Survival or spot check, whichever's higher.
[18:55] <Gildas> roll 1d20+14
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+14 and gets 28." [1d20=14]
[18:56] <@Kotono> Meanwhile the tree burns merrily. Myann and Feather see to stopping the fire from spreading. As they do that, Albert stumbles back. HIs face is waxen. "Shit," he utters as he approaches.
[18:57] <Feather> "No kidding."
[18:59] <@Kotono> Gildas looks around. No more signs of tracks. It's as if they just stopped when they reached the tree.
[19:00] <Gildas> "I cannot see anything around this area. How would you all like to proceed?" He frowns.
[19:00] <Feather> "Head back where we were going?"
[19:02] <@Porridge> "Yeah, just keep on going to Albert's place, then we'll head Northwest from there," Porridge agrees.
[19:03] <Gildas> "Could we not go north from here? We did travel west already." He offers. "But I have no objection to going back."
[19:04] <@Porridge> "Might be more or less West than we need to be with no way to tell, though. Unless we stumble across an obvious trail that is."
[19:07] <Gildas> "Fair enough. We should make haste, then, if we need to return the way we came."
[19:07] <@Kotono> OOC: What's your plan, then?
[19:08] <@Porridge> OOC: Follow Albert's directions back to where he lives, then go NW from there

Ebiris · September 17, 2013, 04:11:27 PM

[18:00] <Feather> OOC: After we poke around his place a bit
[18:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 40." [1d100=40]
[18:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 31." [1d100=31]
[18:03] <@Kotono> The party makes good time, but even with that night closes in before you reach the Detolo Farmstead. It's a chilly duskfall, the party gathering around the campfire. Spicy mushroom stew helps banish the worst of the chill. As you do Myann gets out of her chain mail and looks over, "Who needs healing before bed?" In the meantime she sees to Albert's wound, mending it with a few arcane words.
[18:03] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 8." [1d8=3]
[18:04] <Feather> "Feeling peachy for a change," Feather responds quite cheerfully.
[18:04] <Gildas> "I can handle the rest of my injuries, I believe, if you wish to conserve your strength for the others." He responds, getting to that very thing.
[18:05] <Gildas> roll 1d8+5 CLW for m'self because I am selfish
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+5 CLW for m'self because I am selfish and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[18:05] <@Porridge> "I'll get by," Porridge says, turning himself into a wolf and going out amidst the surrounding bushes to do his business and keep any other wolves from disturbing them.
[18:05] <Gildas> roll 1d8+5 CLW second one because Hatebot
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+5 CLW second one because Hatebot and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[18:07] <@Kotono> Myann smiles at Feather, "I'm glad," she says warmly, before turning to Porridge. She watches him go and shakes her head slightly, but doesn't say anything. Instead she closes her eyes and gestures, block after block appearing. Each lingers for a double handful of moments before crumbling into mushroom and wood remnants. Four of these pass before Myann stops and exhales. "Better," she murmurs.
[18:07] <@Kotono> Albert watches all of this with dazed acceptance, eating his stew in the meanwhile. "
[18:08] <Gildas> "I wonder." He speaks up, looking to the west. "Why was that tree there? The tracks led in that direction..."
[18:09] <@Porridge> Padding back into their campsite, Porridge turns back into a man and pulls his blanket around himself. "Maybe the tree ate whoever made the tracks?"
[18:09] <Feather> "Might be trap."
[18:09] <@Kotono> Myann returns to her seat before replying, "I have a suspicion it was a trap." A pause for more stew, "Think about it. Bees attacked but we find tracks that lead us to a trap. Might mean someone's noticed what we're up to and is trying to get the better of us. I'd think a treant would have put up more of a fight than that tree did."
[18:10] <Gildas> "They may have a finite amount of treants." He considers. "I suppose anything is possible..."
[18:11] <@Kotono> OOC: Perception, y'all.
[18:12] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[18:12] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[18:12] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 and gets 22." [1d20=8]
[18:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 18." [1d20=6]
[18:13] <@Kotono> Porridge gets a glimpse of movement above the party, in the canopy overhead. Something humanoid sized. Myann also looks upwards at the same time.
[18:14] <@Porridge> "Oi!" Porridge sweeps his blanket aside and grabs his axe, standing up, "Someone in the trees above us!"
[18:15] <Feather> "Whu?"
[18:16] <Gildas> Gildas blinks and looks up, wondering if it's another archer intent on shooting them.
[18:16] <@Kotono> "Ah damn," Myann mutters, blade out. But as the party reacts, "Landlings!" The voice is familiar, bringing memories of the raptorian village to mind. It is the voice of Lurul. You can't see him now, but it comes from above. He's speaking in Elven.
[18:17] <Feather> "Hello there!"
[18:18] <@Porridge> "Oh..." Porridge relaxes a bit. "S'okay, we know this guy," he tells Albert. "What's up?" he calls back in elven.
[18:18] <Gildas> He blinks again, brain processing the voice, then he nods a bit. "You are quite a ways from home."
[18:19] <@Kotono> "I'm coming down," he calls, coming back into view. He glides down and lands near the campsite in a crouch. "Trouble, landlings," is his greeting, coming to the fire. He warms his hands in front of it, "This weather for one thing."
[18:20] <@Kotono> Albert stares, but in a sort of dull shock that's just one more thing. He shrugs and goes back to his meal.
[18:20] <@Porridge> "And all the wolves and bees and crocodiles that come with it," Porridge nods. "Has your home been hit by any of it?"
[18:22] <@Kotono> "Want some?" Myann makes up a bowl of stew, which Lurul takes with a murmured thanks. He sits and nods, "Not quite. Our new seer - a story for later - awoke to a vision of a great beast spewing winter forth from its maw." He talks and eats, going between the two. "The elders says that it matches the description of a dragon. I'm one of the scouts sent out to find out more. From the weather, I'd
[18:22] <@Kotono> say I'm the lucky one."
[18:23] <Feather> "Lucky ain't the word here," Feather mutters. "We've been having our hands full just with the dragon's kids so far."
[18:23] <@Porridge> "Yeah, all those animals I just said? Half-dragons, we've seen or heard of all of them in this part of the woods."
[18:25] <Gildas> "Ah... yes, actually... we should probably inform you about what happened." He looks to the others at their words and nods. "Another raptorian village nearby the farm we're aiding was attacked by some wyverns." He frowns, not entirely sure he should go into many more specifics beyond that. "There is one, Eldrale... I fear he may never recover."
[18:28] <@Kotono> "Eldrale? I know him!" Lurul looks up, "Skies and fire, Winachur." He puts his stew down and dusts his hands clean, "Speaking of business, I see you no longer have those eyes."
[18:29] <Feather> "Got rid of them, we did."
[18:29] <@Porridge> Well, Porridge did have wolf eyes a few minutes ago... but that's neither here nor there!
[18:30] <@Kotono> "They live on in legacy, or so Elder Apapa thinks. Do you remember the girl who brought you our gift that morning? She's our new seer."
[18:31] <@Porridge> "Good for her!" Porridge says, assuming it actually is good.
[18:31] <@Kotono> Myann looks up at that, frowning slightly. She doesn't say anything, but she suddenly looks intensely interested in Lurul.
[18:33] <@Kotono> "It's a blessing. Seers are a rarity, landlings," Lurul cracks a smile at this, "No matter the source. Her visions often involve wolves in the background, which connects to those eyes."
[18:34] <@Porridge> "Also the pack of dragon wolves," Porridge says quickly.
[18:36] <@Kotono> "About that. Can you tell me more? My mission is complete; I'm going to turn back around and begin my return journey. The village must know where this is coming from." Lurul asks.
[18:38] <Gildas> "We are still following the trail, actually." He responds. "We are going to head northwest from here tomorrow and hopefully put an end to the creature causing this."
[18:40] <@Porridge> "Right now we're tracking some dragon bees that've been abducting people from the steads hereabouts," Porridge says. "They're covering a pretty far range though. A crocodile was right outside Willowford and there were more wolves further than that."
[18:47] <@Kotono> "The elders will probably send forces to oppose this," Lurul remarks, "But it will take time. The visions about this promise ruin."
[18:48] <@Porridge> "Well, we're doing our bit right now," Porridge says with a hearty grin. Even after the many beatings he's had over the past few days, he doesn't let it get him down!
[18:49] <Feather> "How long, you figure?"
[18:50] <@Kotono> "Weeks. Probably two," Lurul says after a moment's thought, "Perhaps less if we are fortunate."
[18:50] <Feather> "Could be too late by then," Feather muses.
[18:52] <@Kotono> "I'll see what I can do to make them hurry," Lurul rises, "Good fortune with your own hunting, landlings."
[18:53] <Gildas> "Stop by the farm when this is all over. I'm sure Eldrale will be happy to see another raptorian." He smiles a bit.
[18:54] <@Kotono> "I'm planning on it," he says, "But it's not a priority with what's happening now." With that the raptorian takes to the skies, slowly gliding up to the canopy and out of sight. OOC: Any plans or just going to rest now, y'all?
[18:54] <@Porridge> OOC: resting
[18:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. GIldas, make a perception check durin gyour watch.
[18:55] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 24." [1d20=12]
[18:56] <@Kotono> The night passes. Deep within it, Gildas takes a moment to stretch his legs. He wanders about and works the kinks out. As he returns to the campfire, he hears something. A dull, droning buzz, seeming to come from all directions.
[18:58] <Gildas> A buzz? Buzz means insects. Insects means bees. Oh dear. "...Everyone!" He whispers loudly, hopefully loud enough to stir everyone. "Up! Get up!" He looks around, wondering if they're going to go come from any specific direction.
[18:59] * Feather rubs at his eyes as he wakes up.
[18:59] <@Kotono> Myann stirs from her sleep, immediately trying to slam on her chain mail and unsheathe her blade. She stumbles through it, awkward and groggy.
[18:59] * @Porridge blinks awake, reaching for his axe and looking around. "What we got?" he asks.
[19:00] <Gildas> "Bees." He responds, still looking around.
[19:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Line coming.
[19:01] <@Kotono> From the right? 30ft away and 10ft in the air are bees! Pale white bees with huge stingers! They're the size of horses and flying towards the party! From the left? A single white bee, slow moving and 40ft away and 5ft above the ground. None from ahead or behind - yet. But they're coming! OOC: Init. Firelight provides some illumination but after about 40ft it's all darkness. Y'all avoided a bee
[19:01] <@Kotono> ambush.
[19:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 9." [1d20=7]
[19:01] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(9)'
[19:01] <Feather> roll 1d20+3
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 9." [1d20=6]
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 BeeR1
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 BeeR1 and gets 13." [1d20=11]
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 BeeR2
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 BeeR2 and gets 11." [1d20=9]
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20-1 BeeL1
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 BeeL1 and gets 12." [1d20=13]
[19:02] * Kotono changes topic to 'BeeR1(13)>BeeL1(12)>BeeR2(11)>Myann=Feather(9)'
[19:03] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+1
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+1 and gets 8." [1d20=7]
[19:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'BeeR1(13)>BeeL1(12)>BeeR2(11)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)'
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Gildas?
[19:04] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[19:04] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(23)>BeeR1(13)>BeeL1(12)>BeeR2(11)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)'
[19:04] <@Kotono> OOC: Open Gildas.
[19:04] <Gildas> OOC: Would entangle work in this situation?
[19:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Yeah, it affects trees and they're in a forest. It could entangle them aerially.
[19:05] <@Kotono> OOC: You could get both bees on the right or the single bee on the left.
[19:05] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[19:06] <Gildas> He waves his hands through the air and calls for the trees and grasses to hold the two bees in place! If nothing else, it may slow them down so that they only have to deal with a few at once. After this is done, he takes his form as a bear and waits for them to come down!
[19:07] <@Kotono> OOC: What's the ref save DC?
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 R1
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 R2
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 R1 and gets 4." [1d20=1]
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 R2 and gets 11." [1d20=8]
[19:07] <Gildas> OOC: I believe it's 15.
[19:07] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(23)>BeeR1(13 entangled)>BeeL1(12)>BeeR2(11 entangled)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)'
[19:08] <@Kotono> Tree branches lash out and wrap around the two bees! They're pinned between an uprising in plant violence, both of them trying to force theirw ay out! OOC: They both get a Str check as a full-round action to try and escape. Resolving them both at once and then the bee on the left.
[19:08] <Gildas> OOC: Whoops, 14. Not that it matters.
[19:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 vs 20 R1
[19:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 vs 20 R2
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 vs 20 R1 and gets 15." [1d20=11]
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 vs 20 R2 and gets 6." [1d20=2]
[19:09] <@Kotono> But they're caught and unable to get away! They struggle against the branches! Meanwhile the big, fat bumblebee slowly comes to within 20ft before its stinger falls out! From the gaping hole a great torrent of icy chill comes to engulf the party! OOC: Ref saves, y'all.
[19:09] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Myann
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Myann and gets 20." [1d20=14]
[19:09] <Feather> roll 1d20+5 evasion
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+5 evasion and gets 21." [1d20=16]
[19:10] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 evasion
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 evasion and gets 9." [1d20=2]
[19:11] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[19:11] <@Kotono> roll 6d8 Myann half, Feather none, Gildas full, Porridge full, cold res applies
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d8 Myann half, Feather none, Gildas full, Porridge full, cold res applies and gets 23." [6d8=2, 2, 1, 3, 8, 7]
[19:14] <@Kotono> The blast of arctic air is nimbly dodged by Feather! He rolls to the side and out of the way! Myann meanwhile brings her arms up in defense, a spectral mushroom-cap appearing to shield her! The other two aren't so quick, caught full on by the blast of wintry power! By now the numbing pain is familiar, endurable! What isn't is the fact that it put out your campfire! Darkness falls over the party!
[19:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Myann's up. Total darkness conditions unless you have darkvision or other alternate means of perception.
[19:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 69." [1d100=69]
[19:15] <@Kotono> A moment later the lights return! Myann's crystal blade glows with light, illuminating everything like the campfire before. She stands where it was, sword at the ready! OOC: Light restored. Feather.
[19:16] <Feather> Nodding gratefully to Myann, Feather grabs his sword and bounds towards the bumblebee. Putting on his armor is unrealistic, but he doesn't need it to kill some freakish dragon bee!
[19:17] <Feather> roll 1d20+12 zap
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 zap and gets 13." [1d20=1]
[19:17] <@Kotono> Feather charges in, but the bee floats up! It's not far, just out of sword range as Feather misses! It hovers overhead, mocking! You can notice a new stinger is already growing and rapidly replacing the old one. OOC: Porridge.
[19:18] <@Porridge> Porridge runs after Feather, taking a flying leap to intercept it in midair with his axe!
[19:18] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -4pa charge
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -4pa charge and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[19:19] <@Kotono> Porridge leaps in like the incarnation of wrath...and lands early, axe cleaving through the air instead of the bee ahead! Then...from ahead you can see them! TWo more buzzing bees, deftly darting through the air. They're 30ft away from the campfire! OOC: Adding them to init.
[19:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 A1
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 A1 and gets 21." [1d20=19]
[19:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 A2
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 A2 and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[19:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(23)>BeeA1(21)>BeeR1(13 entangled)>BeeL1(12)>BeeR2(11 entangled)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)>BeeA2(7)'
[19:19] <@Kotono> OOC: Gildas.
[19:20] <Gildas> OOC: Can I reach the left bee? Maybe I need to go Aerial to do it.
[19:21] <@Kotono> OOC: You could, sure.
[19:22] <Gildas> The bear bounds forward and leaps, trying to take a bite out of the bee in the process!
[19:23] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 20." [1d20=12]
[19:23] <@Kotono> OOC: That's a hit!
[19:23] <Gildas> roll 1d6+10 chomp
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d6+10 chomp and gets 13." [1d6=3]
[19:24] <@Kotono> Gildas leaps on the fat bee, biting and mauling it! He brings it down to ground level, ripping into its cold flesh! Hunks of it are bitten and swallowed, revealing pulsing internal organs within! As it struggles, the two entangled bees attempt to escape!
[19:24] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 A1
[19:24] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 A2
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 A1 and gets 21." [1d20=17]
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 A2 and gets 16." [1d20=12]
[19:24] <@Kotono> The first bee snaps out of its trap, freed at last! The second still struggles in vain!
[19:24] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(23)>BeeA1(21)>BeeR1(13)>BeeL1(12)>BeeR2(11 entangled)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)>BeeA2(7)'
[19:25] <@Kotono> The big, fat bee turns to Gildas, new stinger going for him! Then its head distents, a bite going for Feather and two stubby, almost worthless antennae turning to claws to maul Porridge!
[19:25] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 vs Gildas
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 vs Gildas and gets 14." [1d20=8]
[19:25] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Feather
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 Feather and gets 12." [1d20=11]
[19:25] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Porridge 1
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 Porridge 1 and gets 15." [1d20=14]
[19:25] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Porridge 2
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 Porridge 2 and gets 16." [1d20=15]
[19:25] <@Kotono> OOC: ACs?
[19:25] <@Porridge> OOC: 16
[19:26] <Gildas> OOC: 22 here
[19:26] <@Kotono> roll 1d4+2 Porridge
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+2 Porridge and gets 6." [1d4=4]
[19:26] <Feather> OOC: 16
[19:27] <@Kotono> The bee fights vailantly! Most of its attacks are stopped, but Porridge gets a deep clawing into his shoulder! It feels numb and cold from it, like winter struck again! Meanwhile, the first of the ahead bees darts forward at Myann, pouncing on her stinger first!
[19:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 (+2 charge) stinger
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 (+2 charge) stinger and gets 21." [1d20=13]
[19:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 (+2 charge) bite
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 (+2 charge) bite and gets 16." [1d20=13]
[19:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 (+2 charge) claw
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 (+2 charge) claw and gets 17." [1d20=14]
[19:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 (+2 charge) claw
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 (+2 charge) claw and gets 9." [1d20=6]
[19:28] <@Kotono> roll 1d4+4 and fort save needed
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+4 and fort save needed and gets 8." [1d4=4]
[19:28] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 16." [1d20=9]
[19:29] <@Kotono> The bee's stinger plunges into Myann's shoulder! It stays in there as the bee attempts to maul her! However, Myann dodges and pushes it off, saving herself from further wounds. In retort she steps back and begins to cast!
[19:29] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 69." [1d100=69]
[19:29] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch AC
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 touch AC and gets 11." [1d20=4]
[19:29] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 16." [5d6=2, 6, 2, 3, 3]
[19:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(23)>BeeR1(13)>BeeL1(12)>BeeR2(11 entangled)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)>BeeA2(7)'
[19:30] <@Kotono> A block appears above, smashing the bee down! Only a messy paste is left behind, the flying menace crushed utterly! OOC: Feather, go.
[19:31] * Feather pushes all thoughts of anger at being woken up so randomly in the middle of the night aside and flows into a state of heightened focus that exists to let him kill any opponent before him. Then, he bats the bee's mandibles aside and dances around it to seek out its softer hide!
[19:32] <Feather> roll 1d20+13 zap (I hope I can find flanking with so many of us here?)
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 zap (I hope I can find flanking with so many of us here?) and gets 28." [1d20=15]
[19:32] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:32] <Feather> roll 1d20+8 (I hope I can find flanking with so many of us here?)
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 (I hope I can find flanking with so many of us here?) and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[19:32] <Feather> roll 1d20+8 (I hope I can find flanking with so many of us here?) crit?
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 (I hope I can find flanking with so many of us here?) crit? and gets 17." [1d20=9]
[19:32] <@Kotono> OOC: Crit.
[19:32] <Feather> roll 1d10+5+2d10+10+2d6+5d6 last is elec
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+2d10+10+2d6+5d6 last is elec and gets 57." [1d10=10][2d10=7, 5][2d6=1, 1][5d6=6, 4, 4, 2, 2]
[19:32] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(23)>BeeR1(13)>BeeR2(11 entangled)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)>BeeA2(7)'
[19:33] <@Kotono> Feather is like a machine! He slashes and tears into the giant bee, ripping it to ruin! Bloody hunks of bee and honey splash out, staining the party in the utter execution! OOC: Porridge.
[19:33] <@Porridge> Seeing how serious the fight is getting, Porridge calls once more on the warp to get him through, howling madly as he rushes the remaining newly arrived Bee before it can join the fray!
[19:34] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10 -4pa charge rage
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 -4pa charge rage and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[19:35] <@Kotono> Porridge snarls and charges at the new bee - but stumbles and manages to miss entirely once again! The bee stands its ground, before dropping stinger and sending a short line of pure cold out at Porridge! OOC: Ref.
[19:37] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[19:37] <@Kotono> roll 4d4 full cold res applies
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d4 full cold res applies and gets 10." [4d4=2, 2, 2, 4]
[19:38] <@Kotono> The blast clips Porridge's arm, leaving it numb and senseless! He can barely control it! OOC: -1 to attack rolls due to your arm being munged. More coming.
[19:38] <@Kotono> Above you and from the canopy, 30ft above? A giant, huge and utterly bloated bumblebee descends! It's moving slow, body rimmed with ice!
[19:38] <@Kotono> roll 1d20-2 bumblebee
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-2 bumblebee and gets 0." [1d20=2]
[19:38] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(23)>BeeR1(13)>BeeR2(11 entangled)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)>BeeA2(7)>Bumblebee(0)'
[19:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Gidlas.
[19:39] <Gildas> With one threat down, the bear turns its attention to the next bee and bounds for it, leaping to bite it and tear into it!
[19:39] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[19:39] <@Kotono> OOC: Which bee?
[19:40] <Gildas> OOC: Oh, sorry, derp. Bee R1.
[19:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. Damage.
[19:40] <Gildas> roll 1d6+10 chompity
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d6+10 chompity and gets 12." [1d6=2]
[19:41] <@Kotono> The bee is closed in on, chomped deeply! It's only now just free of the entangling and returns the favor by trying to maul Gildas ferociously!
[19:41] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 stinger
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 stinger and gets 24." [1d20=18]
[19:41] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 bite
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 bite and gets 3." [1d20=2]
[19:41] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 claw
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 claw and gets 8." [1d20=7]
[19:41] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 claw
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 claw and gets 9." [1d20=8]
[19:41] <@Kotono> OOC: AC?
[19:41] <Gildas> OOC: 22
[19:41] <@Kotono> roll 1d4+4 and fort vs poison
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+4 and fort vs poison and gets 6." [1d4=2]
[19:42] <Gildas> roll 1d20+9
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+9 and gets 18." [1d20=9]
[19:43] <@Kotono> The stinger gets Gildas in the paw, driving it away from the bee! But a mere huge stinger in the paw isn't enough to put that bear down! OOC: The ow. BeeR2 will attempt to escape.
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 7." [1d20=3]
[19:43] <@Kotono> OOC: It's stuck. Myann's up.
[19:43] <@Kotono> Myann looks up to the bumblebee, chanting all the while!
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 52." [1d100=52]
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch AC
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 touch AC and gets 22." [1d20=15]
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 15." [5d6=6, 1, 6, 1, 1]
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d20-1 ref
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 ref and gets 2." [1d20=3]
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 3d6
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 and gets 13." [3d6=6, 3, 4]
[19:44] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(23)>BeeR1(13)>BeeR2(11 entangled)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)>BeeA2(7)'
[19:45] <@Kotono> The bee is hit with the block, smashed into it from the side! It sends the fat bee careening down, smashing into the dirt hard! It explodes like an overfilled balloon! A huge spike of ice rises up from where it was, towering up into the canopy above! OOC: Feather.
[19:45] * Feather boosts himself through arcane means, swiftly catching up to Porridge's target and slicing at its side, before stepping behind it and stabbing at the horse-sized menace again while it is distracted between the two of them.
[19:45] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 18." [1d20=7]
[19:45] <Feather> roll 1d20+8 flanking
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 flanking and gets 18." [1d20=10]
[19:45] <@Kotono> OOC: Hits.
[19:45] <Feather> roll 2#1d10+5+4d6
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d10+5+4d6 and gets 57." [2#1d10+5+4d6 = 27, 30]
[19:46] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(23)>BeeR1(13)>BeeR2(11 entangled)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)'
[19:46] <@Kotono> Down th ebee goes! Feather slices through it nimbly, leaving behind bee cold cuts and little else! OOC: Porridge.
[19:48] <@Porridge> Denied his prey, and with the battle looking less and less serious, Porridge turns and rushes the bee that recently hit Gildas, hoping to get something out of the experience.
[19:48] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -4pa charge rage
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -4pa charge rage and gets 25." [1d20=17]
[19:48] <@Kotono> OOC: A hit?! A hit!
[19:48] <@Porridge> roll 1d12+16
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d12+16 and gets 22." [1d12=6]
[19:48] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(23)>BeeR2(11 entangled)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)'
[19:49] <@Kotono> The bee is reduced to nothing but kibble, gone just like that! Meanwhile, another fat bumblebee appears 30ft above the quenched campfire and Myann!
[19:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d20-1
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 and gets 1." [1d20=2]
[19:49] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(23)>BeeR2(11 entangled)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)>Bumblebee(1)'
[19:49] <@Kotono> OOC: Gildas, go.
[19:50] <Gildas> OOC: I can't reach them without shifting, correct?
[19:51] <@Kotono> OOC: Right.
[19:51] <Gildas> The bear roars and waits for the time being for the bees to get closer! OOC: I'll just hold for now.
[19:51] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[19:51] <@Kotono> The entangled bee continues to fight for freedom!
[19:52] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 20." [1d20=16]
[19:52] <@Kotono> It escapes! It gets out of the trees that hold it, floating 10ft above the party! OOC: Myann.
[19:52] <@Kotono> Myann looks up to the other bumblebee! She steps back and away from it before chanting once more!
[19:52] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 69." [1d100=69]
[19:52] <@Kotono> OOC: Are you trying ot say something about Myann todya, Hatbot?
[19:52] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch AC
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 touch AC and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[19:52] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 13." [5d6=1, 4, 3, 1, 4]
[19:52] <@Kotono> roll 1d20-1 ref
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 ref and gets 0." [1d20=1]
[19:52] <@Kotono> roll 3d6
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 and gets 14." [3d6=6, 5, 3]
[19:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(23)>BeeR2(11 entangled)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)'
[19:54] <@Kotono> The block flies from above and slams the bee down! It's caught with it and plunges to the ground, exploding into another tall tower of spiked ice! OOC: Feather.
[19:54] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(23)>BeeR2(11)>Myann=Feather(9)>Porridge(8)'
[19:55] <Feather> With another boost of speed, Feather returns to the quenched campfire, leaping high into the air to stab at the now-freed bee from below and following up with a slash along its length.
[19:55] <Feather> roll 1d20+11+16 acrobatics
[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11+16 acrobatics and gets 34." [1d20=7]
[19:56] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[19:56] <Feather> roll 1d20+6
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6 and gets 10." [1d20=4]
[19:56] <Feather> roll 1d10+5+4d6
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+4d6 and gets 29." [1d10=5][4d6=5, 6, 2, 6]
[19:57] <@Kotono> Feather leaps up! His blade flashes in the mage light as he lands a bisecting blow! The last bee falls, cut in half and dead! OOC: Free act. Loot post.
[19:58] * Feather lands in a crouch, before sliding down to the ground to rest.
[19:58] <@Kotono> Albert continues to sleep, curled up and seemingly unaware of it all.
[19:58] <@Kotono> Myann slowly approaches, eyes traveling all over as she keeps her guard up. "Is that the last of them?"
[19:59] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts back. "Hm... It would appear so."
[19:59] <Gildas> "Were those really the things that abducted the others...?" He looks around with a frown.
[20:00] <@Porridge> Porridge gets rid of the ichor on his axe by hacking it into the ground and replacing it with dirt! "Be honest," he says, turning towards the others and pulling it free. "Have I just gotten really bad at fighting lately, or am I imagining it?"
[20:00] <@Kotono> Myann comes over and chants a healing spell in the meanwhile.
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 51." [1d100=51]
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 13." [1d8=8]
[20:01] <@Kotono> As Porridge's wounds mend, "You've been missing more lately," she remarks.
[20:01] <Feather> "You don't see angry enough," Feather muses, scratching at his chin thoughtfully. "Ever since you started on that marking foolishness."
[20:01] <Gildas> "I think your accuracy could use some refining." He smiles a bit, casting a healing spell on himself.
[20:02] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 CMW selfish healing
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 CMW selfish healing and gets 20." [2d8=7, 7]
[20:03] <@Porridge> "Thanks," he says distractedly to Myann, absorbing the advice. "Yeah, it's like my axe just feels heavier, y'know? Reminds me of when I was first starting out... I guess you're right though, I'm not getting so mad either." He snorts and looks fondly at his companions, "You bastards are mellowing me out!"
[20:05] * Feather snorts himself. "Did great against that dragoncroc, didn't ya? Maybe you just need an enemy to take seriously, is what I'm thinkin'."
[20:05] <Gildas> "We could only hope to be so lucky." He chuckles. "Feather is right, though. I don't think your ability is failing."
[20:07] <@Kotono> "Now all you need is a wife," Myann quips, still looking around. No more bees seem to be coming.
[20:07] <@Porridge> "And I was a raptor for that fight... yeah, I guess having to adapt to using claws and teeth takes something away from using tools. Gotta strike the right balance," he nods, satisfied with his new understanding and going to try and get their fire started, even if it may involve some impromptu ice sculpting first. "Maybe I do," he adds distractedly to Myann. "Even elf-blood won't keep me going forever..."

Ebiris · September 18, 2013, 04:43:35 PM

[18:11] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay ,are you going to continue to rest or move in the middle of the night or what?
[18:12] <Feather> OOC: Let's rest, see what else attacks?
[18:12] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[18:12] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5 Myann forgot to heal herself
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 Myann forgot to heal herself and gets 13." [1d8=8]
[18:12] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5 Myann forgot to heal herself
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 Myann forgot to heal herself and gets 11." [1d8=6]
[18:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 56." [1d100=56]
[18:14] <@Kotono> The rest of the night is mercifully without disruption. The next morning is cold, gray and dull. It feels more like a late fall morning than late summer. Virtually no light comes through the canopy like this, resulting in a forest in twilight conditions. OOC: Low-light conditions, so low-light vision or better is needed to avoid penalties. Or having a light source, obviously. Any prep y'all are
[18:14] <@Kotono> ognna make?
[18:15] * Feather lights a torch after breakfast, ready to keep going.
[18:16] <Gildas> OOC: I won't change any spells I don't think.
[18:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Right. Linign then.
[18:17] <@Kotono> Myann is dressed for warmth, an extra tunic over her chain mail. Thus the party begins to travel once more...
[18:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 44." [1d100=44]
[18:18] <@Kotono> By mid morning you reach Detolo Farmstead. It's a little smaller than the Miller farmstead and more or less the same. There's a distinct lack of anyone around, as if the farmstead has been abandoned. OOC: Act, y'all.
[18:18] <@Kotono> Albert shivers, looking around, "Just like that," he mutters.
[18:19] <@Porridge> "So, Northwest then?" Porridge asks, walking around the farm to get a line on that direction.
[18:19] <Gildas> Gildas will shapeshift and fly up to see if there are any signs of anything on the farm itself!
[18:20] <@Kotono> OOC: PErception check, Gildas.
[18:22] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 25." [1d20=13]
[18:24] <@Kotono> Searching around the farm goes without incident. Gildas finds tracks on the eastern edge of the forest, leading within. The look quite similar to the batch of tracks at the Miller Farmstead.
[18:24] * Joins: NeremWorld (NeremWorld@174-31-162-200.tukw.qwest.net)
[18:25] <Gildas> He will fly to the others to call their attention to the tracks after he shapeshifts back. "Obviously, I'm not going to suggest we follow those, but... that's all I can find."
[18:26] <@Porridge> "A decoy, yeah," Porridge nods, not wanting to try it either.
[18:27] <@Kotono> Myann cocks her head to the side, seeming to ignore everything else as she closes her eyes.
[18:28] <@Kotono> OOC: So your plan is to head to the northwest then?
[18:29] <Feather> OOC: I thought we confirmed this? Yes.
[18:30] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then.
[18:30] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 12." [1d100=12]
[18:30] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 18." [1d100=18]
[18:30] <@Kotono> The party wanders ahead for the rest of the day. While cold, the day is uneventful. The party rests...
[18:30] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 40." [1d100=40]
[18:30] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 55." [1d100=55]
[18:32] <@Kotono> The next day rises, much the same as the last. Early in the morning you come to a break in the forest. Ahead is a narrow canyon. It's only about 20ft across, but it stretches farther than you can see, like a dry river. It must be a good hundred feet deep if not more. It's hard to tell with the poor lightning.
[18:33] <@Porridge> "Hey Albert, are you sure they went this way?" Porridge asks. "Seems a long way for them to travel for prey if we haven't found anything yet."
[18:34] <@Kotono> "As far as I saw," he says, "For all I know they flew on past t his." He frowns and sighs, "I wish I did know exactly where they went, alright?"
[18:34] * Feather peers down the canyon with the aid of his torch.
[18:34] <Feather> "Yeah, them bees were horse-sized. Could maybe carry people across?"
[18:35] <@Kotono> Myann frowns and rubs her temple slowly, absently following Feather. The canyon's over one hundred feet deep on further inspection. The bottom's dry and rocky, looks like.
[18:35] <@Porridge> Well they'll just have to keep going. Porridge looks around for any tall trees on either side...
[18:36] * Feather begins securing one end of his rope around himself in the meanwhile.
[18:36] <@Kotono> There's one thing the Vastwood has, and that's trees. There's plenty of tall trees on either side.
[18:36] <@Kotono> OOC: Perception, y'all.
[18:37] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 and gets 33." [1d20=19]
[18:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[18:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 14." [1d20=2]
[18:37] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[18:38] <@Kotono> As everyone begins to work, Porridge happens to hear something. It sounds like soft footsteps coming from behind Gildas!
[18:39] <@Porridge> "Gildas, behind you!" Porridge warns, going for his axe!
[18:40] <Gildas> He whirls around in response!
[18:40] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 regular AC instead of flatfooted, Gildas?
[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 regular AC instead of flatfooted, Gildas? and gets 28." [1d20=16]
[18:40] <Gildas> OOC: 18
[18:40] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+5+1d6 (1d6 is cold, let me know if this gets through your cold res or tinks)
[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+5+1d6 (1d6 is cold, let me know if this gets through your cold res or tinks) and gets 13." [1d6=3][1d6=5]
[18:41] <Gildas> OOC: Both of the 1d6 or just the last one?
[18:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Last one.
[18:41] <Gildas> OOC: It does 1 damage, then.
[18:42] <@Kotono> The air behind Gildas ripples! You can see a vaguely humanoid shape and a sharp shortsword! Only the warning allows Gildas to partially dodge! It turns a lethal backstab into a mere rib-scraper! You hardly get a glance before the ripples vanish, the creature seemingly invisible! OOC: INit. The bad guys stalk.
[18:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Mr. Invisible
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Mr. Invisible and gets 9." [1d20=2]
[18:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[18:43] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[18:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 ???
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 ??? and gets 24." [1d20=18]
[18:43] <Feather> roll 1d20+3
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 19." [1d20=16]
[18:43] * Kotono changes topic to '???(24)>Feather(19)>Gildas(13)>Mr. Invisible(9)>Myann(7)'
[18:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Porridge?
[18:45] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+1
[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+1 and gets 11." [1d20=10]
[18:45] * Kotono changes topic to '???(24)>Feather(19)>Gildas(13)>Porridge(11)>Mr. Invisible(9)>Myann(7)'
[18:45] <@Kotono> "Get down!" Myann calls to Albert, who begins to duck! As this happens, something darts from above for Feather's head!
[18:45] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 flatfooted AC, assuming you can be flatfooted?
[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 flatfooted AC, assuming you can be flatfooted? and gets 16." [1d20=6]
[18:46] <Feather> OOC: Uncanny dodge, AC20
[18:47] <@Kotono> But Feather is already moving, dodging aside! The creature that swoops down is a shocker lizard. Yet it is snow-white in scale color and has stubby white dragon wings keeping it aloft! It crackles with snow-flake shaped electric current, glaring balefully at Feather! OOC: Feather, go.
[18:47] * Kotono changes topic to 'White Shocker Lizard(24)>Feather(19)>Gildas(13)>Porridge(11)>Mr. Invisible(9)>Myann(7)'
[18:49] <Feather> "Oh you did not just try that, you fucking vermin," Feather swears, letting go of his rope and striking back at the creature.
[18:49] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 22." [1d20=12]
[18:49] <Feather> roll 1d20+5
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+5 and gets 22." [1d20=17]
[18:50] <Feather> roll 2#1d10+5
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d10+5 and gets 24." [2#1d10+5 = 11, 13]
[18:50] <@Kotono> Gah! The little fucker dodges both, bobbing and weaving in the air! It's like trying to hit a diamond-coated fly! The one time your blade grazes it, it doesn't even leave an indent! OOC: Gildas.
[18:51] <Gildas> OOC: We can't see the other at the moment, correct?
[18:51] <@Kotono> OOC: Correct.
[18:51] <Gildas> With little else to do, Gildas shapeshifts into his bear form and goes to try and bite into the shocker lizard!
[18:51] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 21." [1d20=13]
[18:52] <@Kotono> Gildas whirls and goes for the lizard! He chomps at it, but it's stunningly nimble in the air, dodging again! OOC: Porridge.
[18:52] <@Porridge> Hoping it hasn't moved yet, Porridge rushes down the invisible figure hopefully standing where he saw it a second ago!
[18:52] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10 -2pa charge
[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 -2pa charge and gets 11." [1d20=1]
[18:53] <@Kotono> Porridge races in and swings! He hits nothing at all, if anything's there he must have missed it! Then there's a rippling shift as suddenly a torrent of pure cold comes out like a ring from where Porridge was standing! It erupts out in all directions! OOC: Ref saves, y'all.
[18:54] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 evasion
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 evasion and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Myann really wants evasion already
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Myann really wants evasion already and gets 14." [1d20=8]
[18:54] <Feather> roll 1d20+5 evasion
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+5 evasion and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[18:55] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 and gets 18." [1d20=10]
[18:55] <@Kotono> roll 3d8 cold damage, Gildas none, Myann half, Feather none, Porridge half
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8 cold damage, Gildas none, Myann half, Feather none, Porridge half and gets 11." [3d8=6, 4, 1]
[18:56] <@Kotono> OOC: Tinks on you then, Porridge?
[18:56] <@Porridge> OOC: yes
[18:56] <@Kotono> The wave of cold is easily dodged, all standing their ground! It leaves a rim of ice on everything, but not nearly as bad as your battle against the archer. Then...
[18:56] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 59." [1d100=59]
[18:57] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 74." [1d100=74]
[18:58] <@Kotono> Myann turns and gestures, a globe of golden dust flying from her outstretched finger. It hurtles to where the cold came from and a little past, exploding in a mushroom shaped cloud! (More)
[18:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 16." [1d20=10]
[18:59] <@Kotono> Now 5ft away from Porridge you can see the figure! It is covered with glitterdust, sparkling in Feather's torchlight. OOC: She succeeded on a caster level check and a check to see if she targeted the right squares. I randomized it since I'm the DM and can't arbitrate it fairly otherwise. Lizard's up.
[18:59] * Kotono changes topic to 'White Shocker Lizard(24)>Feather(19)>Gildas(13)>Porridge(11)>Mr. Invisible(9 sparkling)>Myann(7)'
[19:00] <@Kotono> The white shocker lizard turns to Feather, breathing out an arching current of snowflakes and thunder! It's like a single blast aimed right at him! OOC: Ref.
[19:00] <Feather> roll 1d20+5 evasion
[19:00] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+5 evasion and gets 16." [1d20=11]
[19:01] <@Kotono> But Feather evades it nimbly! The lizard then beginst o fly up! OOC: It provokes AoOs from you and Gildas if you care to take 'em.
[19:01] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[19:01] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 chomp
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 chomp and gets 25." [1d20=17]
[19:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Gildas hits.
[19:02] <Gildas> OOC: Does Combat Reflexes work here?
[19:02] <Gildas> OOC: Or is that for if there was another creature?
[19:02] <Gildas> roll 1d6+10 chomp
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d6+10 chomp and gets 13." [1d6=3]
[19:02] <@Kotono> OOC: It's not how it works. It allows infinite AoOs to be attempted, but only one per provoking action.
[19:02] <Gildas> OOC: Okay, got it.
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Or close enough to infinite since 1+dex mod is usually enough.
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Barring something like gambit setups, but I digress.
[19:03] <@Kotono> As the lizard escapes, Gildas closes in! It goes in and bites the rear leg clean off, spitting it away! Icy blood rains down as the beast ascends to 20ft up! OOC: Feather.
[19:05] <Feather> With an angry scream, Feather turns to the one enemy he can hit. It is helpfully outlined by Myann's efforts, and so he rushes it instead!
[19:05] <Feather> roll 1d20+12 zap
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 zap and gets 24." [1d20=12]
[19:06] <@Kotono> OOC: That's a trip to the land of hit.
[19:06] <Feather> roll 1d10+5+2d6+5d6 last is elec
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+2d6+5d6 last is elec and gets 29." [1d10=8][2d6=3, 1][5d6=5, 2, 1, 2, 2]
[19:07] <@Kotono> Feather charges in bravely, impaling the bastard in the gut! He struggles with the blade, a golden outline bleeding red blood all over Feather's bastard's sword. He utters something in a language you don't understand, bringing his sword up to stab Feather. In the meanwhile...OOC: Gildas.
[19:09] <Gildas> The bear decides to let the shocker lizard go for the time being and moves in to try and bite the glittered menace!
[19:09] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 14." [1d20=6]
[19:10] <@Kotono> Gildas closes in, but the menace is able to hold him back with a kick! He hops around, still impaled on Feather's sword as he slowly manages to get off! He's bleeding massively, gushing blood! OOC: Porridge.
[19:11] <@Porridge> So he was there? That means he just missed stupidly! Taking out his frustrations on the glittery rogue, Porridge swings his axe back and forth to try and cut him up!
[19:11] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 and gets 16." [1d20=6]
[19:11] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+5
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+5 and gets 22." [1d20=17]
[19:11] <@Kotono> OOC: Bot hit.
[19:11] <@Porridge> roll 2d12+10
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 2d12+10 and gets 18." [2d12=5, 3]
[19:12] <@Kotono> Slash after slash rips into the visible foe. He's sliced badly, bleeding from torn chest, impaled gut and ruined face! How he's up you don't know, but suddenly another pulse of cold erupts out from him, scattering about! OOC: Ref all.
[19:12] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Myann
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Myann and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[19:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 evasion
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 evasion and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[19:12] <Feather> roll 1d20+5 evasion
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+5 evasion and gets 12." [1d20=7]
[19:13] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 and gets 21." [1d20=13]
[19:13] <@Kotono> roll 3d8 cold damage, Myann full, Gildas full, Feather full, Porridge half ow
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8 cold damage, Myann full, Gildas full, Feather full, Porridge half ow and gets 19." [3d8=8, 3, 8]
[19:15] <@Kotono> The burst of cold devastates everyone! It knocks you back and leaves the party battered! Albert below is encased in ice after it, unmoving after another assault as he lies prone for defense. Then, the figure begins to stumble away, staggering and gushing blood all over! OOC: He provokes AoOs from all three of you. He's not really thinking clearly at this point, as you can see.
[19:15] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 and gets 11." [1d20=1]
[19:16] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[19:16] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[19:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Everyone but Porridge hits. Yowza.
[19:16] * Feather chops at the rogue's legs!
[19:16] <Feather> roll 1d10+5
[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5 and gets 6." [1d10=1]
[19:17] <Gildas> roll 1d6+10 chomp
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d6+10 chomp and gets 13." [1d6=3]
[19:17] <@Kotono> Under blade and bite, the wounded man falls! He lies there, legs cut off at the knee and face bitten deeply! He slowly begins to fade into visibility, a bloodied hunk of meat! OOC: Ow. Myann.
[19:17] <@Kotono> Myann nods and turns, focused on the battle. She gestures, pointing up at the lizard menace!
[19:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 27." [1d100=27]
[19:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch AC
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 touch AC and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[19:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'White Shocker Lizard(24)>Feather(19)>Gildas(13)>Porridge(11)>Myann(7)'
[19:19] <@Kotono> The block shot flies, but the lizard nimbly dodges again! It ascends up again, moving up into the canopy and under cover a good 60ft up. It's out of immediate sight now. OOC: Feather.
[19:20] <Feather> "Damn you!"
[19:20] <@Kotono> OOC: Doing anything or holding then?
[19:21] <Feather> OOC: I literally can't do a thing, I'll just wait
[19:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Gildas.
[19:21] <Gildas> The bear shapeshifts to an Eagle and starts flying up! He has no intention of trying to kill the lizard, but at least follow whatever direction it's going in.
[19:22] <@Kotono> OOC: How high up do you move?
[19:23] <Gildas> OOC: As far as I can go.
[19:23] <Gildas> OOC: Just straight up though, not after the lizard.
[19:23] <Feather> "Hey Albert, doing okay?" Feather asks warily once Gildas is gone, regrettably out of healing potions.
[19:24] * @Porridge likewise goes to look in on Albert. Not that he can do much either.
[19:32] <@Kotono> No reply. Albert isn't moving, either. Myann turns her gaze to him and blinks, before rushing over and trying to find a place to touch him amid the ice.
[19:32] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 89." [1d100=89]
[19:32] <@Kotono> OOC: Also gah, forgot to resolve Gildas. Dur. What's yoru fly speed?
[19:34] <Gildas> OOC: 40
[19:34] <@Kotono> Gildas slowly ascends up. He gives chase, but can't see the lizard yet. Meanwhile...
[19:35] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[19:35] <@Kotono> Healing light covers the iced over Albert. He doesn't stir immediately. Meanwhile above, Gildas can now see the top of the canopy momentarily move, as if something just rose through it. OOC: Feather.
[19:36] <Feather> With Myann on the case, Feather acts as the guard in case of another attack.
[19:36] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Gildas.
[19:37] <@Porridge> "Aww, shit. They killed him?" Porridge asks, seeing how he's not moving and isn't being healed any.
[19:37] <Gildas> Gildas very carefully goes through the canopy, doing his best to keep distance from where the rustling was, as he doesn't want to find himself suddenly attacked by the lizard.
[19:39] <@Kotono> Above, Gildas breaks into the cloudy gloom. All around him the cold forest stretches. He can see the shocker lizard about 60ft away, heading roughly west/southwest. His back is to you and he's making haste away. Meanwhile, "I'm not sure," Myann says, "Help me roll him over and break up this ice."
[19:40] <@Porridge> Nodding, Porridge kneels down and uses the head of his axe to break and push the ice where it's more solid before he moves to roll the boy over.
[19:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Porridge, you're up. Sorry, gah. Gildas, are you going to follow him at all or come back down?
[19:41] <Gildas> OOC: Go back down.
[19:42] <@Kotono> OOC: We'll go into free acting then. Loot post.
[19:42] <Gildas> He swoops down with the others and shapeshifts back.
[19:43] <@Kotono> Albert is breathing - shallowly and barely, but breathing. He looks clammy-cold, flash frozen and only barely alive. Myann mutters a curs eand quickly invokes her magic once more.
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 5." [1d100=5]
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 46." [1d100=46]
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[19:43] <@Kotono> This causes Albert to cough, suck in air and stir. Meanwhile, Gildas reaches the ground. OOC: Go ahead, y'all.
[19:44] <Feather> "Thought we lost you, there," Feather says, kneeling by Albert's side as Gildas's return means the danger has passed for now.
[19:44] <@Porridge> Seeing that he's breathing, Porridge shucks off his pack and unrolls the winter blanket from it. "Here, get this around you," he says, wrapping it around Albert to trap the heat and help him warm up from being nearly frozen to death.
[19:45] <Gildas> "South-southwest." He says, he gestures up and towards the canopy. He looks at Albert and waits in case he needs other healing.
[19:47] <@Kotono> "Ugh." It's all Albert can manage, Myann overseeing him. "Close," she murmurs. She turns, "By the way. In case it means anything and isn't random noise from continents away, I've been hearing strange, distorted mushroom voices the last day or so."
[19:47] <Feather> "What're they saying?"
[19:47] <@Porridge> "Oh no, not dragon mushrooms," Porridge groans.
[19:48] <@Kotono> "The normal. The voices are -" Myann stops an dslowly rubs her temple, "That's what I'm afraid it could be. The voices aren't saying anything dragon-like, but the thought crossed my mind."
[19:49] <Feather> "Wanna ask them where they are?"
[19:49] <@Kotono> "I've tried. Most mushrooms say the ground or don't understand the question," she remarks, "Mushrooms like the ones that are part of that elixir are the exception, not the rule."
[19:50] <@Kotono> She pauses a moment, "Well, don't understand it as we do. They might know they're in a desert or in a forest, but..." she shrugs, "Nothing like precise locations."
[19:50] <@Porridge> "Not like they can see landmarks I guess," Porridge agrees.
[19:51] <Gildas> "My suggestion would be to follow the lizard." He says. "Myann may be able to sense them as we get closer."
[19:51] <Feather> "Yeah, good point. Can you tell if you're getting closer?"
[19:52] <@Kotono> "Essentially," Myann says, "But it's not precise until I'm within a thousand feet or so. Before that it's a feeling of what direction to go in." She closes her eyes a few moments, "They're vaguely western-ward."
[19:53] <Gildas> "That's the same direction the lizard went." He nods. "So we're getting close to something."
[19:53] <@Kotono> In the meantime Myann strips off her tunic and chainmail. Once off she rubs her shoulders and begins to cast.
[19:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5 herself
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 herself and gets 11." [1d8=6]
[19:54] <@Porridge> "Alright, I guess if we knock over one of the trees close to the edge we can get a bridge across. Anyone want to help me with that?" Porridge asks, hefting his axe and heading towards the likeliest suspect.
[19:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5 Feather
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 Feather and gets 12." [1d8=7]
[19:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5 Porridge
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 Porridge and gets 11." [1d8=6]
[19:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5 Gildas
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 Gildas and gets 8." [1d8=3]
[19:54] <Feather> Nodding at Myann in gratitude, Feather heads over to help Porridge make their bridge.
[19:56] <Gildas> Gildas invokes a Lesser Vigor onto himself in addition to the healing Myann provided. "Thank you." He nods and goes to wait and see if the other two need his help with anything.
[19:58] <@Kotono> Albert slowly rises. He's shaky on his feet, Myann transforming into a panther and letting him ride her. Meanwhile chopping a tree goes without incident, a tree-bridge soon established.
[19:58] * @Porridge tests it first, figuring it's best if they all go one at a time.
[19:59] <@Kotono> It seems solid enough. OOC: Crossing will go without incident. Are you going to continue on west/southwestern now?
[19:59] <Feather> OOC: Yes
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 94." [1d100=94]
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d100 subtables time
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 subtables time and gets 100." [1d100=100]
[20:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d3
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 and gets 1." [1d3=1]
[20:02] <@Kotono> You travel perhaps an hour through slowly deteriorating land. It's showing slow signs of swampiness as you progress. As you go...OOC: Will save, Porridge.
[20:03] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+4 +6 if enchantment
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+4 +6 if enchantment and gets 5." [1d20=1]
[20:05] <@Kotono> Porridge suddenly stumbles, coming to a complete stop.
[20:06] * @Porridge stops abruptly, not moving nor even changing his expression. Only his eyes hint at him suddenly being in a great deal of pain and anguish.
[20:06] <Feather> "What's that, Porridge?" Feather asks, studying the ground suspiciously as he too stops abruptly. "Another sinkhole?"
[20:06] <@Kotono> Myann looks over, head silently cocked to the side as she pads along in panther form. Albert looks over, wrapped tightly in a winter blanket.
[20:07] * Gildas blinks and looks around, just to be on the safe side.
[20:07] <@Kotono> OOC: Perception.
[20:07] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[20:08] <@Kotono> OOC: Make another Will save, Porridge.
[20:08] <@Kotono> Feather doesn't notice anything unusual.
[20:09] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+4 +6 if enchantment
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+4 +6 if enchantment and gets 13." [1d20=9]
[20:10] <@Kotono> Porridge's head slooooowly tilts towards Myann, staring at her.
[20:11] <Gildas> "...He's never this quiet. Feather, could you see if there's anything we can't see amiss here?" He frowns and starts digging in his backpack.
[20:11] <Feather> "Yeah I got nothing," Feather says, before blinking at Gildas's suggestion. "Like somethin' all invisible-like? Huh, I guess. Myann, could you?"
[20:12] <Gildas> "I mean magical." He says, still digging in his pack.
[20:12] <Feather> "Uh. Sure, I guess?"
[20:12] <Feather> OOC: DM
[20:12] <@Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft real quic.k
[20:13] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 14." [1d20=4]
[20:13] <@Kotono> Porridge is radiating strong magic. You can't decipher it.
[20:15] <@Kotono> Myann nudges Albert off, taking her natural form once more. As she does, Porridge speaks. It is not his own voice, but one that is deep, rich and cultured. It addresses you in Sylvan, "What are you doing here?"
[20:15] <@Porridge> Porridge's eyes look unimpressed with what's happening to say the least.
[20:16] <Feather> "Who're you?" Feather asks warily, stepping back and dropping his hand to the hilt of his sword.
[20:17] <Gildas> Gildas stops digging in his pack and just frowns.
[20:17] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+6 +8 if enchantment
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+6 +8 if enchantment and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[20:19] <@Kotono> Porridge's body spasms with the power of the warp! The voice gains an undercurrent of anger. "I am the lord of many of the creatures that I fear you have dispatched. Why do you defend them? It is the high season, I will not brook interference."
[20:20] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+6 +8 if enchantment
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+6 +8 if enchantment and gets 14." [1d20=8]
[20:20] <Feather> "Are you that horny as fuck dragon?" Feather gasps in horror. "And now you want Porridge?!"
[20:20] <Gildas> "Dragons don't speak Sylvan. ...do they?" He blinks, then looks over at Myann, eyes going wide with realization.
[20:22] <@Kotono> "Impudent," Porridge snarls in rage, "I have never touched any being like that! I talk in the tongue your kind prefer," his gaze also travels to Myann, "Even if you treat them as equals. The MEMORIES OF THIS M-" A pause, Porridge's body shaking! It lasts a moment before it dies down, the voice calming, "The memories of this male tell me that you hold your nature at bay. I see you are all woefully
[20:22] <@Kotono> ignorant."
[20:23] <Feather> "And I see that you're awfully smug, you goatfucker. And shocker lizards. And bees. Fuck, why the bees?"
[20:23] <Gildas> 'Your' kind? So this thing isn't... Gildas just stays quiet.
[20:24] <@Kotono> "You are a filthy pervert!" Myann retorts, "How can you claim chastity when half-dragons infest this forest like cockroaches?"
[20:24] <Feather> "There's more of those than damned shocker lizards, that's the truth! And the variety's just obscene!"
[20:25] <@Kotono> "Careful, Feather," The voice replies tartly, "Lest I take pains to educate you for your impudence at a later date. These creatures are my servants. My presence in the high season is sufficient to embrace them into worthwhile half bloods. I need not touch them carnally." Porridge's face twists into a scowl of disgust. OOC: Will save again, Porridge.
[20:26] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+6 +8 if enchantment
[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+6 +8 if enchantment and gets 8." [1d20=2]
[20:28] * Feather shows a matching grimace. "Listen up, now. You leave Porridge be and show up yourself if you wanna chat, and I promise to listen to you all civil-like. Or you don't, and we're gonna have a problem that ends when you do. You get me?"
[20:31] <@Kotono> "Look," The voice mockingly gestures about, "The fey in denial, her manwhore and the druid dog have teeth! 'tis nothing but comedy. The humans taken are tribute; nay, treasure. They will serve me well. Stand aside. The high season will go on regardless of what you do. I will take what I please in the pursuit of a mate. Return to Willowford and instruct the humans there to stay steadfast within
[20:31] <@Kotono> the village. I will spare them further harm so long as they are docile. Resist and after I rain death on all of you, I go to your farm after." Then Porridge simply falls over, his senses and body control returning.
[20:32] * Feather kneels by Porridge to check on him.
[20:32] <Gildas> He drops his pack and moves to Porridge, kneeling down on the other side. "Are you all right, Porridge?"
[20:33] <@Kotono> Myann hurries over, "Porridge, are you alright?"
[20:33] * @Porridge is a bit twitchy from all the agony he was subjected to, but if there's one thing he's used to it's taking a beating. "You know the worst part?" he asks, grunting as he pushes himself up onto his knees. "I never even understood a fucking word of all that."
[20:34] * Feather laughs in relief. "That's the worst part? Myann and I called him a fucking pervert and he claimed innocence but it wasn't very believable."
[20:34] <Gildas> "It may be for the best." He says, moving to help him up. "But I think we know what we're up against now... and it must be close, if it can do that to you."
[20:35] <Feather> "Yeah fuck this dragon," Feather says, shaking his head. "You know what I said before? Screw that. Let's just kill him. He can't be all that if he's such a poser."
[20:36] <@Kotono> "We don't have a choice. He threatened our friends," Myann sighs deeply, slipping into Elven. "We can't subject ourselves to a tyrant and hope he has mercy on us when we expose our bellies."
[20:36] <Gildas> Gildas nods to Myann. "Well, it seems as if he's made an enemy of everyone at this rate, so at least we probably won't have anything else interferring with us."
[20:36] <@Porridge> "Fucked my head up but good, I'll give him that," Porridge says, standing a little unsteadily as he calms from the warp, proportions slowly returning to normal. At least the sting of bones scraping each other distracts from the all pervading mental ache that mindrape caused.
[20:37] <@Kotono> As Albert stands back in tired confusion, Myann lowers her voice, "Is it wise to take him with us any further? If we're going to bring war to a dragon, he'll probably be a victim."
[20:38] <Feather> "More importantly. Did he leave any... urges?" Feather asks hesitantly.
[20:38] <@Porridge> "Oh fuck off!" Porridge shoves Feather. But it's a good natured shove.
[20:38] * Feather laughs.
[20:38] <@Kotono> Myann stops and blinks, suddenly staring at Porridge in horror. "Please tell me he did not! I rather want to believe him about what he said. It's far more reassuring than that dragon copulating with everything."
[20:39] * Feather just laughs harder at that.
[20:39] <@Porridge> "All he left me with is a splitting headache and an urge to fuck his head with an axe," the half-elf responds sourly.
[20:39] <@Kotono> "I swear, if I start hearing about half half-elf mushrooms, I'll scream," Myann says, though a hint of a smile shows as well. She exhales and runs a hand over her face.
[20:40] <Gildas> "We can't very well send him back alone, can we?" He responds to Myann's question of Albert. "I think, ultimately, he may just be safer with us..."
[20:41] <@Porridge> "He'd run into bees sooner or later, yeah," Porridge agrees. "Just need to get him on the idea of running away once a fight starts."
[20:41] <Feather> "Yeah, okay." The subject gets Feather to grow serious. "We know the dragon's got hostages. Someone's gonna have to get them out of the way."

Ebiris · September 19, 2013, 04:24:01 PM

[18:02] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, so your plan is to continue on to seek and destroy?
[18:03] <@Porridge> OOC: sure
[18:04] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 22." [1d100=22]
[18:06] <@Kotono> You travel another half hour. There's a few holes and canyons, but nothing remarkable that rope, flight and trees can't bypass.
[18:06] <@Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[18:07] <@Kotono> You travel another half hour. There's a few holes and canyons, but nothing remarkable that rope, flight and trees can't bypass. You're cresting a small hill, relatively denuded of trees. On the bottom slope, you see a crack that indicates a possible cave entrance.
[18:09] <@Porridge> "Dragons love caves, right?" Porridge asks. Although wouldn't it have to be a very big cave and not a crack? Unless the dragon went in as a baby and has never been able to leave since...
[18:10] <Feather> "Wanna check this one out?"
[18:10] <@Kotono> "I imagine it's best to. It could be another lair like the one the wolves made," Myann points out, "Or completely unrelated, but we won't know unless we check."
[18:10] <Gildas> He nods to them. "Let us check."
[18:11] * Feather wards himself against the cold and heads for it.
[18:12] <@Kotono> Going down, the party finds the crack is rather big. Big enough for a larger creature to get into - a horse could walk in. It's naturally dark within, preventing you from seeing within.
[18:13] * @Porridge waits for Myann to light it up.
[18:13] <@Kotono> Myann nods and casts...
[18:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 94." [1d100=94]
[18:14] <@Kotono> Light shines on her blade, held up like a torch. It's a shallow cave. Lying within is a big old grizzly bear! It rises, one paw over its hands from the light. It growls, looking less than pleased.
[18:15] <Feather> Nothing interesting, then. Feather starts to slowly back out of the cave.
[18:16] <@Porridge> "Never mind..." Porridge mutters, likewise slowly backing off without showing his back.
[18:16] * Gildas is oddly relieved to see a regular bear for once and not some bizzare amalgamation. He follows the others' leads.
[18:17] <@Kotono> Myann does likewise! The bear doesn't show signs of pursuing, thankfully. At least right away. "Let's get going," Myann says softly, "Before it gets territorial."
[18:18] <@Porridge> "Yeah, if it's just a regular bear I doubt the dragon lives there," Porridge agrees, continuing on their previous path past the cave.
[18:19] <Feather> "If anything I wonder why we don't see dragonbears around here."
[18:20] <@Porridge> "I'd say because bears hibernate over the winter, but bees die in winter so I don't think the dragon cares about such things," Porridge says, not having an answer.
[18:22] <@Kotono> "I'm worried we'll meet dragonbears now," Myann adds with a hint of crossness to her voice.
[18:22] <@Kotono> OOC: Continuing on, y'all?
[18:22] <Gildas> OOC: Aye
[18:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 47." [1d100=47]
[18:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 35." [1d100=35]
[18:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 9." [1d100=9]
[18:24] <@Kotono> You travel for a few hours in the swampy forest. Night is falling - no more troubles but nothing noteworthy right now. As you settle around the campfire, "Tomorrow will be harder," Albert says, "We're just heading into the meat of the badlands." His breath is visible, the chill in the air growing deeper and deeper each night.
[18:26] <@Porridge> "At least the ground is hard with the frost," Porridge says, which makes swamp travel a little bit easier. He doesn't seem much bothered by the cold either.
[18:26] <Feather> "Guess no one goes in there, so that's how people might miss a dragon setting up?"
[18:26] <@Kotono> Myann slowly eats her meal, staying as close to the campfire as possible. "Might," she agrees. Once finished she looks about, "Does anyone want another healing spell before I go to sleep?"
[18:27] <Gildas> He shakes his head. "I have some minor scrapes that should heal themselves this evening."
[18:28] <@Kotono> "As you like," A yawn is followed by Myann chanting a spell on herself.
[18:28] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[18:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[18:28] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then, who takes the non-Gildas watch?
[18:29] <@Porridge> "I'll be fine," Porridge says, turning into an elf and then back again over a few seconds, the body-shifting accelerating his natural healing. The only noticable thing is his ears briefly lengthening and his eyes becoming more almond shaped.
[18:29] <@Porridge> OOC: I will
[18:29] <@Kotono> roll 1d6
[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 and gets 4." [1d6=4]
[18:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Anything else before the party retires?
[18:29] <@Porridge> OOC: nope
[18:30] <@Kotono> The party is asleep - or at trance - save for Gildas. He whiles away the night peacefully. It's a few hours past midnight when...OOC: Perception real quick, Gildas.
[18:31] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[18:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 flatfooted AC unless you have uncanny dodge
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 flatfooted AC unless you have uncanny dodge and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[18:32] <Gildas> OOC: I don't, it's 14
[18:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d3 and Fort save
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 and Fort save and gets 1." [1d3=1]
[18:33] <Gildas> roll 1d20+9
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+9 and gets 22." [1d20=13]
[18:33] <@Kotono> OW! Gildas feels a prick against his shoulder, like someone just jabbed a needle in.
[18:35] <Gildas> Taken by surprise, he swirls around to try and strike his assailant! "Another invisible fighter!" He calls out, although he isn't entirely sure that's what it is just yet, but you never know...
[18:36] <@Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and awaken, y'all. Basci reactions then I'll line.
[18:37] <@Kotono> Myann stirs from her sleep, rubbing her eyes. But only for a moment, as she gropes for her sword. "Again? Dammit!"
[18:37] * Feather is quick to wake up this time, after the recent string of attacks in his sleep!
[18:37] <@Porridge> Porridge's eyes open and he grabs his axe. "Where?"
[18:37] <@Kotono> Albert looks up from his bed, bleary and half-aware at best.
[18:37] <@Kotono> OOC: Init here since the bad guys are closing in from the darkness.
[18:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 10." [1d20=8]
[18:38] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+1
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+1 and gets 16." [1d20=15]
[18:38] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[18:38] <Feather> roll 1d20+3
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 5." [1d20=2]
[18:38] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 ???1
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 ???1 and gets 14." [1d20=12]
[18:38] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 ???2
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 ???2 and gets 15." [1d20=11]
[18:38] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 ???3
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 ???3 and gets 13." [1d20=4]
[18:39] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 ???4
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 ???4 and gets 5." [1d20=4]
[18:39] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Porridge(16)>Myann(10)>Feather(5)'
[18:40] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Porridge(16)>???2(15)>???1(14)>???3(13)>Myann(10)>Feather=???4(5)'
[18:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Go Gildas. You react before anything comes within sight. Visibility is 40ft due to campfire and nighttime conditions.
[18:41] <Gildas> OOC: Can I see any footprints or anything that might indicate where the pin pricker is?
[18:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Not offhand.
[18:42] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[18:43] <Gildas> Narrowing his eyes at the scenario, he has little choice but to shapeshift for now and wait for an opportunity! OOC: Not much else to do, so I'm done for now.
[18:43] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Porridge.
[18:43] <@Porridge> Even if he can't see anything yet, Porridge hauls himself to his feet and then transforms into a feathered bipedal lizard with razor-sharp claws and a large jaw with too many needle-like teeth. "Bring it you fuckers!"
[18:44] <@Kotono> Bear and raptor snarl defiance! In response two come from the north! They bound in, two dragon-wolves! They stop 30ft away, emitting twin blasts of bitter cold on the party! OOC: Refx2, y'all. We'll do them one at a time, so make one ref save first, we'll resolve that, then we'll do the second.
[18:45] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Myann
[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Myann and gets 7." [1d20=1]
[18:45] <Feather> roll 1d20+6 evasion
[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6 evasion and gets 25." [1d20=19]
[18:46] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+9
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+9 and gets 27." [1d20=18]
[18:46] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 evasion
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 evasion and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[18:48] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 and gets 21." [1d20=20]
[18:48] <@Kotono> Just before the blast hits, Albert turns and runs to the east, sprinting out of range of the breath!
[18:48] <@Kotono> roll 6d8 Myann full, Feather none, Porridge half, Gildas none.
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d8 Myann full, Feather none, Porridge half, Gildas none. and gets 23." [6d8=5, 4, 3, 8, 1, 2]
[18:49] <@Kotono> OOC: Second ref save, y'all.
[18:49] <Feather> roll 1d20+6 evasion
[18:49] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+9
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6 evasion and gets 7." [1d20=1]
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+9 and gets 26." [1d20=17]
[18:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Myann
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Myann and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[18:49] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 evasion
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 evasion and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[18:50] <@Kotono> roll 6d8 Feather full, Porridge half, Myann half, Gildas none. Cold damage again so res applies
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d8 Feather full, Porridge half, Myann half, Gildas none. Cold damage again so res applies and gets 20." [6d8=5, 5, 4, 1, 4, 1]
[18:51] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Porridge(16)>Dragon-Wolf 2(15)>Dragon-Wolf 1(14)>???3(13)>Myann(10)>Feather=???4(5)'
[18:52] <@Kotono> The twin blasts blanket everything in cold and darkness! In the franticness the entire party is basted in ice! What's worse is that Feather and Myann both go painfully numb, bodies barely responding after the blasts! OOC: Both of you are slowed for one round. ???3 is up. I'll paste slow in #elysium in a sec.
[18:53] <@Kotono> Also, as before, the blast of cold snuffs out the fire like a candle, bringing darkness down!
[18:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Porridge(16)>Dragon-Wolf 2(15)>Dragon-Wolf 1(14)>???3(13)>Myann(10 slow 1)>Feather=???4(5)'
[18:53] <@Kotono> What happens in the darkness can't be seen, but...
[18:53] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 flatfooted AC, Gildas
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 flatfooted AC, Gildas and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[18:54] <Gildas> OOC: If I get the bonus for Predator it's 18, but it doesn't matter really
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d3 and Fort
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 and Fort and gets 3." [1d3=3]
[18:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+9
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+9 and gets 28." [1d20=19]
[18:57] <@Kotono> Gildas feels another sharp prick in his knee! He feels momentarily woozy but the feeling passes! OOC: Myann's up.
[18:58] <@Kotono> Myann can barely move, struggling to cast a few simple phrases together!
[18:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 8." [1d100=8]
[18:58] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Porridge(16)>Dragon-Wolf 2(15)>Dragon-Wolf 1(14)>???3(13)>Myann(10)>Feather=???4(5)'
[18:59] <@Kotono> But nothing happens! OOC: Rotten time for spell failure. Feather.
[19:00] <Feather> He can't move and he can't see, so Feather decides to solve one of those problems. He gestures shakily, and faintly-glowing orbs of light appear where the wolves had been before.
[19:00] <@Kotono> OOC: ACtually, check that. She didn't take the moment to put on her armor and she doesn't sleep in it.
[19:01] <Feather> OOC: How about having her act after me, then?
[19:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[19:01] <@Kotono> OOC: How far to dancing lights illuminate?
[19:01] <Feather> OOC: They work as torches, and are spread around a 10ft radius area
[19:02] <@Kotono> A radius of dancing lights appear again, providing illumination once more! The party can see! Myann slowly stumbles and turns towards the advancing wolves, targeting the first with a point and a flying block!
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch AC
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 touch AC and gets 18." [1d20=11]
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 14." [5d6=2, 2, 3, 5, 2]
[19:03] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 ref
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 ref and gets 12." [1d20=7]
[19:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Porridge(16)>Dragon-Wolf 2(15)>Dragon-Wolf 1(14 prone)>???3(13)>Myann(10)>Feather=???4(5)'
[19:04] <@Kotono> The block slams into the side of the wolf, sending it down in a bruised and battered heap! You can hear the crunch of bone, a loud yelp following! Then, lumbering ahead in a charge, is a massive humanoid! He's wrapped in bundles of cloth and carries a massive maul! He's charging right into the teeth of the enemy fearlessly, going for Porridge! "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" His scream is deep, an enraged
[19:04] <@Kotono> bellow!
[19:04] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 (+2 charge, +2 rage, -4 PA)
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 (+2 charge, +2 rage, -4 PA) and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[19:04] <@Porridge> OOC: AC 18
[19:05] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Porridge(16)>Dragon-Wolf 2(15)>Dragon-Wolf 1(14 prone)>???3(13)>Myann(10)>Feather=Hammerman5)'
[19:05] <@Kotono> roll 2d6+12+1d6 all nonlethal
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+12+1d6 all nonlethal and gets 20." [2d6=1, 1][1d6=6]
[19:05] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Porridge(16)>Dragon-Wolf 2(15)>Dragon-Wolf 1(14 prone)>???3(13)>Myann(10)>Feather=Hammerman(5)'
[19:07] <@Kotono> The hammer catches Porridge in the gut! It winds him mightily, leaving him gasping for air! His ribs creak and protest, his lungs burning! Meanwhile ,with the dancing lights spreading out, you can see further ahead! About 60ft or so to the west is a dark-clad figure. He has a blowgun to his lips. Besides his lips, everything is covered.
[19:07] <@Kotono> OOC: Gildas, go.
[19:07] <Gildas> OOC: Can I see the pin pricker yet?
[19:07] <Gildas> OOC: Oh, dur
[19:07] <Gildas> OOC: Nevermind.
[19:08] <Gildas> The bear will rush forward at the second wolf, intended to tear it to pieces before it can do anymore harm to the others!
[19:08] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 bite
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 bite and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[19:09] <@Kotono> Gildas charges into the teeth of the wolves, bypassing the brawl near Porridge. But he misses, getting in close but unable to position for a bite. OOC: Porridge.
[19:10] <@Porridge> "Oh you do not want to start that with me!" Porridge retorts, the avian lizard becoming a lot beefier and fierce looking all of a sudden before kicking out to disembowel the large man while clawing at his chest and trying to bite his head off!
[19:10] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10 -2pa rage talons
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 -2pa rage talons and gets 14." [1d20=4]
[19:10] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -2pa rage claws
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -2pa rage claws and gets 21." [1d20=13]
[19:10] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -2pa rage claws
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -2pa rage claws and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[19:10] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -2pa rage bite
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -2pa rage bite and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[19:10] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -2pa rage bite crit?
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -2pa rage bite crit? and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[19:11] <@Kotono> OOC: Total success. All hit and a crit. Meet Mr. No AC.
[19:12] <@Porridge> roll 1d8+8+1d3+4+1d3+4+2d4+4
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d8+8+1d3+4+1d3+4+2d4+4 and gets 29." [1d8=3][1d3=1][1d3=1][2d4=3, 1]
[19:12] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Porridge(16)>Dragon-Wolf 2(15)>Dragon-Wolf 1(14 prone)>Pinshooter(13)>Myann(10)>Feather=Hammerman(5)'
[19:13] <@Kotono> Porridge leaps up and attaches to the chest of the giant man and then RIPS! He rips and bites and claws, tearing away flesh like present wrapping! Blood flows freely from his wounds, ribs and internal organs exposed! Yet he grunts and stays up, seemingly no more affected than a flesh wound. Meanwhile, the two dragon wolves move together, flanking Gildas and biting away!
[19:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 bite (+2 flank)
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 bite (+2 flank) and gets 28." [1d20=19]
[19:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 claw 1
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 claw 1 and gets 23." [1d20=19]
[19:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 claw 2
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 claw 2 and gets 19." [1d20=15]
[19:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 tail
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 tail and gets 9." [1d20=5]
[19:13] <@Kotono> OOC: Check that, 1st wolf is down. That'll be the second wolf's string with a -2.
[19:13] <@Kotono> OOC: AC?
[19:13] <Gildas> OOC: 22 AC
[19:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+5+1d4+2 and improved trip coming
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+5+1d4+2 and improved trip coming and gets 14." [1d6=4][1d4=3]
[19:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 CMD?
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 CMD? and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[19:15] <@Kotono> OOC: Also -5 to damage since I'm not good at subtractive math today.
[19:15] <Gildas> OOC: 26
[19:16] <@Kotono> Gildas gets a wolf bite in the knee, momentarily making him stagger! But he shakes the wolf off, ignoring the bleeding. Meanwhile the first wolf tries to rise...OOC: It provokes an AoO from you if you care ot take it.
[19:16] <Gildas> OOC: Sure, I'll try.
[19:16] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 chomp
[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 chomp and gets 13." [1d20=5]
[19:17] <@Kotono> The wolf manages to rise and dodge Gildas' bite, before retorting with one of his own!
[19:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 21." [1d20=14]
[19:17] <@Kotono> But Gildas dodges that as well, a nimble back dodge momentarily confusing the wolf! It stares at Gildas, seemingly disbelieving a bear moving that way! Meanwhile, the pinshooter loads again and fires, this time a shiny little pin flying at Porridge!
[19:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 AC
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 AC and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[19:18] <@Kotono> But this time he misses entirely! OOC: Myann's up.
[19:18] <@Kotono> Myann backs away to the east a few steps, already gesturing again! This time, a flying block goes for the first wolf, as if to finish it!
[19:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 16." [1d20=9]
[19:19] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 13." [5d6=3, 3, 5, 1, 1]
[19:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Porridge(16)>Dragon-Wolf 2(15)>Pinshooter(13)>Myann(10)>Feather=Hammerman(5)'
[19:20] <@Kotono> The wolf is caught underneath from above! A wet, bony CRACK sounds as it is crushed to paste! The block splits apart, dozens of mushrooms scattering about all over! OOC: Feather and Hammerman. Go Feather.
[19:20] * Feather charges the remaining wolf the give Gildas some breathing room!
[19:20] <Feather> roll 1d20+12 zap
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 zap and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[19:20] <@Kotono> OOC: That be a hit.
[19:20] <Feather> roll 1d10+5+4d6+5d6 last is elec
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+4d6+5d6 last is elec and gets 43." [1d10=2][4d6=3, 1, 6, 1][5d6=5, 6, 2, 6, 6]
[19:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Porridge(16)>Pinshooter(13)>Myann(10)>Feather=Hammerman(5)'
[19:21] <@Kotono> The wolf takes the sword right in the the throat! It convulses and bleeds out, falling slain to Feather's sword! Meanwhile the Hammerman reaches up and rips his mask off! His face is that of an elf, twisted and throbbing with impossible muscle. It stares down at Feather with absolute hatred before spewing a massive torrent of cold at him! OOC: Ref.
[19:22] <Feather> roll 1d20+6 evasion
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6 evasion and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[19:22] <@Kotono> OOC: I'm sorry, that was meant for Porridge.
[19:22] <@Kotono> OOC: Not Feather.
[19:23] <@Kotono> OOC: Since he's the one meleeing him.
[19:23] <@Kotono> OOC: Could you save instead, Porridge? I got the name mixed up since I used Feather before.
[19:23] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+9
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+9 and gets 22." [1d20=13]
[19:23] <@Kotono> roll 6d8 halve this cold damage
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d8 halve this cold damage and gets 27." [6d8=7, 3, 8, 3, 1, 5]
[19:25] <@Kotono> Porridge is battered by the cold, but it...barely hurts? Porridge feels strangely comfortable with it, something inside sliding into metaphorical place. Then...OOC: Gildas.
[19:26] <Gildas> Gildas decides to charge the pinshooter, tired of his antics!
[19:26] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10 charge and bite
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 charge and bite and gets 18." [1d20=8]
[19:26] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:27] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10 chomp
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 chomp and gets 27." [1d20=17]
[19:27] <Gildas> err
[19:27] <Gildas> roll 1d8+10
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+10 and gets 11." [1d8=1]
[19:28] <@Kotono> Gildas tramples through the forest towards the assassin! You can see his body tense up as you approach, but he's not fast enough. You grab him with both claws and bite into his face! His nose is bitten off, spat out and bouncing on the ground! His face resembles a blood fountain after that, pouring out of his nasal cavity! OOC: Ow. Porridge.
[19:28] <@Porridge> "Have to do better than that, ugly!" says the monstrous dinosaur as it kicks and claws and bites its foe into submission. Or death. Yes, preferably death.
[19:28] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10 -2pa talons
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 -2pa talons and gets 18." [1d20=8]
[19:28] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -2pa claws
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -2pa claws and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[19:28] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -2pa claws
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -2pa claws and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[19:28] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -2pa bite
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -2pa bite and gets 26." [1d20=18]
[19:29] <@Kotono> OOC: All hit.
[19:29] <@Porridge> roll 1d8+8+1d3+4+1d3+4+2d4+4
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d8+8+1d3+4+1d3+4+2d4+4 and gets 34." [1d8=3][1d3=2][1d3=1][2d4=4, 4]
[19:30] <@Kotono> The titan is ripped up! He stumbles back as you rip into flesh, bone and chest! Tear after tear reveals his beating heart! It is pure white and little icicles hang from it. Yet even this doesn't put him down, as he only grips his hammer tighter! Meanwhile, the pinshooter stumbles back. His face freezes over, a split second before a torrent of cold comes from his ruined face! OOC: Ref Gildas.
[19:30] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 evasion
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 evasion and gets 11." [1d20=4]
[19:30] <@Kotono> roll 6d8 full ow
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d8 full ow and gets 27." [6d8=4, 3, 2, 8, 8, 2]
[19:30] <@Kotono> OOC: Cold damage.
[19:32] <@Kotono> The blast surprises Gildas momentarily, causing him to be iced over! His body is battered with it, fur blasted into frozen clumps and his flesh freezer burned. He stumbles back, unfeeling and vision momentarily blurred dfrom the blast! OOC: Blinded for one round, Gildas. Ow. Myann's up.
[19:32] <@Kotono> Myann glances back and forth, before taking off in a sprint! Midway she becomes a panther, hurtling to Gildas' aid!
[19:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (+2 charge) bite attack
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 (+2 charge) bite attack and gets 15." [1d20=2]
[19:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+6
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+6 and gets 8." [1d6=2]
[19:33] <@Kotono> The figure is caught on the hand, Myann chomping down. She bites and tears at his hand, ripping away a good part of it, including fingerbones! OOC: Ow. Feather and Hammerman. Go Feather.
[19:35] * Feather glances between the two targets, before deciding to cut off any retreat for Myann's opponent!
[19:35] <Feather> roll 1d20+12
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 and gets 15." [1d20=3]
[19:35] <Feather> roll 1d10+5+4d6
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+4d6 and gets 31." [1d10=9][4d6=2, 5, 5, 5]
[19:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Running over and going to sword him then?
[19:36] <Feather> OOC: Circling around to flank with her. If 40ft of movement isn't enough I'll use swift expeditious retreat for 70.
[19:36] <@Kotono> The pinshooter holds up his r uined hand to his ruined face, screaming! His screams are then c ut off by Feather running through the foliage, leaping over to impale the foe through its chest! He slumps over, giving up his spark of life! OOC: It's needed, so mark off the spell. Hammerman's up.
[19:36] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>Porridge(16)>Myann(10)>Feather=Hammerman(5)'
[19:37] <@Kotono> Back and forth the hammer-bearer and Porridge fight! Then the hammerman jumps up a good 30ft! White dragon wings erupt from his back as he hefts his hammer up! The head is surrounded by a huge ball of ice, gathering as he hovers for a moment...and then slams down frostball first at Porridge!
[19:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 (+2 rage) AC?
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 (+2 rage) AC? and gets 11." [1d20=1]
[19:38] <@Kotono> But in his state, he misses and hits besides Porridge. You can hear him gasp, wounds bleeding all the more from the movement. OOC: Ow. Gildas. You're blidned this round, it passes after this turn.
[19:39] <Gildas> OOC: Okay. Do I need to skip my turn since I can't see?
[19:39] <@Kotono> OOC: You can act, but you can't see. This makes attackinga nd moving difficult. It doesn't impede actions that don't need sight, such as covering yourself, casting a self-targeted spell or sof orth.
[19:40] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[19:40] <Gildas> To be on the safe side, the blinded bear just waits, not wanting to hit his ally! OOC: I'll just wait, then.
[19:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Porridge.
[19:42] <@Porridge> If his current mouth could smile, it would do so now! "Got you now!" he crows, steadily widening that maiming wound in his foe's belly with another deadly kick, clawing and biting wherever he can get at!
[19:42] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10 -2pa talons
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 -2pa talons and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[19:42] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -2pa claws
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -2pa claws and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[19:42] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -2pa claws
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -2pa claws and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[19:42] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8 -2pa bite
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 -2pa bite and gets 21." [1d20=13]
[19:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Everything but the 1 hits.
[19:42] <@Porridge> roll 1d8+8+1d3+4+2d4+4
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d8+8+1d3+4+2d4+4 and gets 22." [1d8=2][1d3=2][2d4=1, 1]
[19:43] <@Kotono> A massive clawed kick disenbowels the warrior! THis is too much, for he stumbles back holding his entrails! He tries to hold them in, but it is futile. Bleeding all over, he collapses to the ground, slain! OOC: Free act.
[19:45] <@Porridge> "Yeah, I've still got it!" Porridge stamps on his fallen foe, celebrating a return to form!
[19:46] <Gildas> The bear shapeshifts back, rubbing at his eyes briefly. He kneels down to see what the pinshooter had on him.
[19:48] <@Porridge> Stooping down, Porridge has a quick look to see if the elf had any documents or maps or anything good on him. The hammer might be worth some coin too, so he'll find a way to drag that along unless it gets too troublesome.
[19:49] <@Kotono> OOC: Loot post half done, rest of it's coming since Porridg ejust checked the elf over.
[19:49] <Gildas> "I can't help but notice... that the larger one... seemed awfully similar to a certain other person's fighting style." He remarks as he goes through the items.
[19:49] <@Kotono> OOC: Post.
[19:50] <@Kotono> The hammer's pretty big. It'll be a hassle to carry but not impossible. OOC: Are you proficient with all martial weapons, Porridge?
[19:50] <@Porridge> OOC: yes
[19:51] <@Kotono> Porridge can tell it's a large sized greathammer.
[19:51] <@Porridge> "What, you think he trained a guy up in a few hours after going through my mind? That's pretty scary actually..."
[19:51] <@Kotono> "Could be coincidence," Myann says, "But we need some place to rest and recover. I don't think I have much to offer if we run into more trouble."
[19:53] <@Porridge> "Hey, anyone good at identifying potions and poisons?" Porridge asks, turning back into a man and holding up the vial he found.
[19:54] <Gildas> Gildas will take out the vials and the ring, pocketing the latter and opening one of the vials to see if he can possibly identify what is inside.
[19:54] <Feather> "Could give it a try," Feather muses, calling upon Detect Magic to take a look.
[19:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft, both of you.
[19:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Also K:N, Gildas.
[19:55] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 15." [1d20=5]
[19:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+11 Spellcraft
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+11 Spellcraft and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[19:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+14 K:N
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+14 K:N and gets 22." [1d20=8]
[19:57] <@Kotono> OOC: Post updated. Didn't identify anything but the vials, but the bottle and maul and one of the rings ar emagical.
[20:02] <Gildas> "Hm..." He puts the cap back on the vial. "Poison to knock people out. We could coat weapons or a few darts or bolts if we felt like it." He also indicates the ring. "This is magical, but I don't know how."
[20:02] <@Porridge> "This guy's got one like it," Porridge says, taking the ring off the elf and chucking it in his pack. "Hey, anyone see where Albert ran off?"
[20:04] <@Kotono> "That way," Myann says tiredly, "How about we round him up and get some rest? I'm exhausted." OOC: What are your plans now, y'all?
[20:05] <@Porridge> OOC: grab albert, kick corpses away, resume rest?
[20:05] <Gildas> He decides to put the vials and the ring away before healing himself once, just in case.
[20:05] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 CMW
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 CMW and gets 12." [2d8=1, 5]
[20:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5 Myann will use her last spell to heal Feather
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 Myann will use her last spell to heal Feather and gets 8." [1d8=3]
[20:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 86." [1d100=86]
[20:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 2." [1d100=2]
[20:08] <@Kotono> Perhaps it is a small miracle, but the night passes without incident. You sleep past the cold dawn, resting up. As you gather around the campfire to eat...OOC: Refresh spells and restore HP for resting.
[20:14] <@Kotono> Myann is slumped at the fire, tired. "I think I'm going to need to tap into my spells early," she announces, "Is anyone else going to need one?"
[20:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5 Myann heals herself
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 Myann heals herself and gets 12." [1d8=7]
[20:14] <@Porridge> "I'm good," Porridge demurs.
[20:15] <Feather> "Sounds like a good idea, if we get ambushed again," Feather agrees reluctantly.
[20:15] <@Kotono> Feather gets a duo of minor healing spells, restoring a bit of vitality. OOC: 2 Cure minors.
[20:16] <Gildas> "I will handle myself." He responds and casts Lesser Vigor on himself!
[20:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Passes without incident, restore HPs.
[20:17] <Gildas> OOC: Roger.
[20:18] <@Kotono> "Ahead is the badlands," Albert annoucnes, "It's hard going from here on out. Best be ready for it and to magic past your problems." He eyes the party at that.
[20:20] <@Porridge> "We've come this far, no point backing out," Porridge says, hefting his pack and starting onwards.
[20:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, we'll pause here. Tune in next week for the exciting climax where a dragon gets what's coming to him. Hopefully.

Ebiris · September 23, 2013, 05:08:05 PM

[17:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[17:59] -rpgcafe.ca.us.lunarnet.org:@#dunes- Kotono invited Hatbot into the channel.
[17:59] * Joins: Hatbot (~Hatbot@72.183.113.233)
[17:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[17:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 10." [1d100=10]
[18:01] <@Kotono> The party travels for an hour or two. It's midmorning more for the party sleeping in than any progress. Here you come to swampier land. Ahead is a mire of chilly bogs, drooping willow trees and only occasional bits of dry land. Standing on the store, swimming or other transportation looks inevitable. Albert peers ahead, "Most of the bogs aren't deep," he says, "But they can go drop fast. Trick
[18:01] <@Kotono> is to get a good long walking stick and test the ground before each step."
[18:04] <@Porridge> "Better idea," Porridge says, promptly turning himself into a dark green crocodile and gracefully gliding into the swamp.
[18:06] <@Kotono> Myann watches that and nods, "Much better," she agrees, before transforming into a mushroom hawk and taking to the air.
[18:07] * Feather glances at Albert. "Guess it's just us who'll walk in that shit," he says sadly, grabbing his pole in lieu of a walking stick.
[18:08] <@Porridge> "Hey, I'm swimming in it!" Porridge objects, flapping his giant jaws above the water. And swallowing some.
[18:08] <Gildas> "I'd carry you if I could." He offers, before following Myann's lead and taking to the skies. Well... not the skies. But the air.
[18:09] <@Kotono> Albert nods, "Lucky them," he drawls, "I wish I could use magic and turn into a bird." He goes and gets his own pole, tapping it a few times on the ground. It brings to mind Shaman Ten'ten'tal for an odd moment, but he soon heads into the muck. Porridge can note the water tastes odd. There's all the nastiness you'd expect from standing swamp water mixed with an undertaste of something cold.
[18:09] <@Kotono> Almost mint-like, that cool sensation.
[18:12] <@Porridge> "It's not as bad as you'd think, really," the crocodile observes, swimming along.
[18:13] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Make a survival check, Feather. No need for you to make one under the circumstances, Porridge or Gildas or Myann.
[18:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Albert
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Albert and gets 16." [1d20=10]
[18:14] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[18:15] <@Kotono> OOC: What's your cold res, Feather?
[18:15] <Feather> OOC: 4
[18:16] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Albert fort
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 Albert fort and gets 9." [1d20=5]
[18:17] <@Kotono> The new few hours is slowish going for Feather and Albert. The cool water saps body warmth, though Feather resists it well. But by lunch time Albert needs a break, shivering all over. The party sets up on a rising hill that crests above the water level. Some time passes as the party warms themselves by the fire. As they do...OOC: Perception, y'all.
[18:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Also, since you have limited shifts, still in 'gator form, Porridge?
[18:17] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[18:17] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 20." [1d20=11]
[18:18] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12 payin' attention
[18:18] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 payin' attention and gets 22." [1d20=10]
[18:18] <@Porridge> OOC: Yes, it lasts 6 hours
[18:19] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 and gets 30." [1d20=16]
[18:19] <@Porridge> OOC: if there are fish or stuff in the swamp I'd have snacked on them while swimming
[18:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 18." [1d20=7]
[18:19] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure Porridge.
[18:20] <@Kotono> Porridge is all gator-like and sunning himself before the fire. This is disturbed as he faintly hears a buzz far above. Like the buzz of bees.
[18:20] <@Porridge> "Watch out, bees!" Porridge warns, looking up.
[18:21] <Feather> "Fuck, again?!" Feather exclaims, looking about warily, his sword drawn.
[18:21] <Gildas> "We're getting close to the lair, this shouldn't be that surprising." He says, looking up as well.
[18:22] <@Kotono> "Damn," Myann draws her blade, standing over Albert. But nothing seems to happen...and Porridge cna hear the buzzing lessen, fading away in the direction you came.
[18:23] <Feather> "Come at me, bees!"
[18:24] <@Porridge> "Sounds like they're passing by..."
[18:24] <Feather> "How come? Did you mark the swamp?" Feather asks warily.
[18:25] <Gildas> "Are they... going, or coming?" He rubs his chin. "Or scouting..."
[18:26] <@Kotono> "Could be anything," Myann says, "Want to go take a peek up there?"
[18:27] <Feather> "Might as well," Feather agrees.
[18:27] <Gildas> "I will check." He nods and goes to do that very thing!
[18:29] <@Porridge> "Well I was already in the water..." Porridge begins at Feather's wary question before changing the subject, "Like they were coming towards us and then going onwards the way we came."
[18:29] <@Kotono> Gildas flies up. He goes through the canopy and out into the dull gray, overcast day. The winds blow like scythes out here, surely chilling if Gildas had not recently toughened up. Back towards teh east he can see half a dozen bees heading that way, backs to you. To the northeast and southeast he can see other contingents of bees, fanning out. They're flying just above the canopy's top.
[18:30] <Gildas> Just to make sure, he does one more cursory look all around, then will head back down.
[18:32] <Gildas> Upon doing so, he will shapeshift back with a grimace. "Six going east, a few others going northeast and southeast. They're right above the canopies, so... If they're looking for us, you'd think they would've found us."
[18:33] <Feather> "Wanna help them find us? Attack one and flee back?"
[18:34] <@Porridge> "Or we could just ignore them and trash their hive while they're away," Porridge suggests. "Means less for us to fight after all."
[18:35] <Gildas> "We should probably keep going west, if we assume that's where they're coming from." He offers.
[18:35] <@Kotono> "Or they're not after us in particular," Myann adds quietly, "He did threaten to attack our home."
[18:35] <Feather> "Didn't some of them abduct people? We'll have to keep on hunting the fuckers even after the dragon's dead!"
[18:36] <@Porridge> "Or they'll just piss about looking for honey once the dragon's dead?" Porridge says hopefully.
[18:37] <Feather> "Better just kill them," Feather insists. "I'd fly out to lure them myself if I could."
[18:38] <@Porridge> "Alright," Porridge says, unable to shrug in his current form.
[18:38] <Feather> "Gildas, Myann, think you could do that? Just enough to maybe kill one and get the rest to follow you two back here?"
[18:40] <Gildas> He blinks, rubbing his chin. "I'm not so sure... but we could probably get their attention."
[18:49] <@Kotono> "We can try," Myann finally says, "It'll be an ugly fight if they coordinate a tall.
[18:51] <Feather> "Can't think of anyone in the area who'll be able to fight those things off, so looks like we're it."
[18:52] <@Kotono> OOC: Going to then, Gildas? If you are, do so.
[18:52] <Gildas> He takes a breath of uncertainty before shapeshifting again and flying up to the canopy!
[18:53] * Feather lets the arcane might of Animalist Power infuse him in preparation!
[18:53] <@Kotono> Myann follows while Albert goes to hide. The two break above the canopy! By now the bees are several hundred feet away and making good time. OOC: What's your fly speed and maneuverability?
[18:55] <Gildas> OOC: 40 and good
[18:57] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[18:57] <@Kotono> OOC: Act. Go after the bees or whatever.
[19:10] <@Kotono> Myann follows, a defiant cry coming from here! There's one problem - you're not as fast as the bees. They're roughly double your speed and pulling away. The cries of birds don't seem to immediately get their attention, either.
[19:12] * Joins: Rei-chan (~mars@cpc9-sgyl30-2-0-cust73.sgyl.cable.virginmedia.com)
[19:13] <Gildas> OOC: Can I technically charge at them? Or does that require I actually make it there?
[19:13] <@Kotono> OOC: You'd have to make it there first and they're moving faster. You might catch up at a flat out run, but that precludes a charge.
[19:14] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[19:14] <Gildas> He turns to Myann and gives her the best shrug a bird can give before he turns around to go back down.
[19:16] <@Kotono> Myann lingers a moment before following. The two return to the party without incident, Myann resuming her elven form.
[19:17] * Feather looks expectantly.
[19:17] <Gildas> He shapeshifts back and shakes his head. "They're too fast. We should just go west and try and put an end to the menace, it might weaken them if we do so. Or... maybe we can somehow get a message through the forest to warn them."
[19:17] <Feather> "How?"
[19:19] <Porridge> "Or after we kill the dragon and wipe out the hive we can stick around and kill them when they come back rather than all at once right now," Porridge says, seeing the bright side.
[19:19] <Gildas> "I... have heard of a ritual that Druids have... I can speak through a plant or tree to something else of the same type. I could try and find something on our journey that I recognize from the farm, or... maybe nearby that could get the attention of someone from the Circle."
[19:19] <Gildas> He shakes his head afterwards. "I cannot promise anything, but it's an option."
[19:20] * Feather shrugs at Porridge's words, looking disappointed still. As Gildas speaks, he asks curiously, "Even if it's pretty far?"
[19:21] <Gildas> He nods. "That is my understanding."
[19:22] <Gildas> "I will prepare it tonight, but we should continue for the time being."
[19:22] <@Kotono> OOC: Continuing on then?
[19:24] <Gildas> OOC: aye
[19:24] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:24] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=19 ]{19}
[19:24] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:24] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=58 ]{58}
[19:25] <@Kotono> You travel on a few more hours. It's midafternoon when you come to the swamps slackening in favor of a rise. The rise goes up perhaps 100ft, a straight line where the swamps stop. Albert gets out of the water, shivering and gesturing ahead, "We're to one of the big canyons," he says, "I've never been this far in. I think thi smight be one that makes going across the badlands here so impossible."
[19:27] <Porridge> "So what, gonna have to climb up or follow it to find a pass through?" Porridge asks.
[19:28] <Gildas> "A canyon is probably a good hiding place for something big..." He says, looking around. "Myann, anything jumping out at you in the mushroom language?"
[19:28] <@Kotono> "I don't know," Albert admits, "I guess so. You're the heroes here." He shivers again, shaking his legs clear of excess water once he's out.
[19:29] <Feather> "Think I could manage the climb," Feather muses. "Then, find some spot halfway and drop down my rope?"
[19:29] * Feather decides to give it a try!
[19:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Going up to the lip of the presumed canyon, Feather?
[19:29] <Feather> OOC: Yes
[19:30] <@Kotono> Myann speaks up, "I'm listening to a mushroom singing about how it loves the stew its in." She slowly rubs her temple, "It's also hallucinagenic. Someone that way," she gestures vaguely to the south, "Is going to have an interesting evening. I can hear the other odd mushrooms, but they don't sound closer."
[19:31] <Feather> "Think we're headed the wrong way or something?"
[19:32] <@Kotono> Feather goes up! The canyon is covered in a persistent, thin white mist. The canyon is wide, 200ft or so across from edge to edge. It's also deep, about the same depth. Through the thin mists, you can see the lower parts are icy. The fog grows thicker at the bottom. Meanwhile, Myann replies, "I don't know. There's too many things to say for sure. If the odd mushrooms do get closer, I'll let you
[19:32] <@Kotono> know."
[19:35] <Feather> "Huh. Seems like more of a pain to get across than I figured."
[19:40] <@Kotono> Myann follows up about halfway, "How is it up there?" she calls up.
[19:41] <Porridge> Following Feather up and changing into his half elf form, Porridge looks across, "Hmm, so do we want to go over and climb back up, or follow the canyon along its base?"
[19:41] <@Kotono> Myann then follows Feather the rest of the way up, Albert also tagging along. The mushroom fey kneels and peers down, "Is that ice at the bottom?" she says, "Must be colder down there."
[19:41] <Gildas> "I might suggest we explore down there... Or perhaps I can just take a look around, if you'd prefer?" He offers. "The mist might prove to be problematic, though..."
[19:43] <Feather> "Sure, go ahead," Feather agrees, giving Albert a dubious look. "Maybe you wanna borrow another layer of warm clothes, just in case?"
[19:44] <@Kotono> "Truth be told, this is getting in over my head," he says it and shakes his head, "Wondering if I shouldn't go make camp somewhere quiet and wait for you all to return. Feeling like I'm out of my depth here."
[19:44] <Gildas> He nods and shapeshifts and goes to look for anything suspicious... like a cave. Or something.
[19:45] <Feather> "If you think you'll be safe here for a few days," Feather says dubiously. "At least we've got the supplies...."
[19:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:46] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=8 ]{8}
[19:47] <@Kotono> Gildas flies down. The mist is thicker at the bottom, greatly limiting visibility. But he can confirm that it's approximately 200ft deep and the bottom is mostly iced over. It's notably colder down here. He doesn't immediately see a cave, but he could spend some time and search around slowly in the mists, if he cares to. It would just take some time since visibility's poor.
[19:48] <@Kotono> "I think it's safer than facing a dragon," he finally says, shaking his head, "I'm not a hero," he finally says, "I just want my family back, but I can't do it by myself." He sighs and his shoulders slump, "Just get them back for me."
[19:48] <Gildas> OOC: I'll spend some time lookin'.
[19:48] <@Kotono> OOC: Search, survival or perception check. Whichever is highest.
[19:49] <Gildas> roll 1d20+14 survival
[19:49] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 1d20+14 survival --> [ 1d20=11 ]{25}
[19:50] <Porridge> "We'll do what we can," Porridge assures him, "Probably would've been better to hide out on the other side of the swamp, mind..."
[19:50] <@Kotono> Gildas searches around. Half hidden behind mist and a standing boulder is a cave entrance. The insides are icy, more like a glacier's tunnels than a typical hole in the Vastwoods.
[19:50] <@Kotono> "Yeah, don't I know?" With a tired laugh, "You all are the heroes. Please get my family back," he looks Porridge in the eye, before getting to getting supplies.
[19:52] <Gildas> He will turn and fly back up to the others!
[19:52] <@Kotono> Gildas returns up without incident, reaching the party.
[19:53] <Gildas> He shapeshifts back and indicates the direction he came from. "Boulder down there, blocking a cave. Inside is extremely iced over. I think that might be the hiding place of our friend."
[19:55] <Porridge> "Good, be glad to end this," Porridge says, walking over to look down the canyon's edge and try to work out a good climbing route down.
[19:55] <@Kotono> "So am I," Myann remarks. The sides are fairly rocky and that provides handholds. On the other hand, the latter parts are misty and icy, which is going to be a lot trickier.
[19:55] <Gildas> "I have an idea to get down." He says. "I think if Myann uses her magic mushroom, I can carry you all down."
[19:55] <Feather> "Guess I'll do my best to climb down, then," Feather muses, warding himself from the cold and then just trying to pick a route that wouldn't drop him more than half the distance down. He could survive that much easily.
[20:01] <@Kotono> "If you want," Myann says, "If we're doing it slow, give a moment to take my armor off. Don't want to waste a spell today." OOC: Meanwhile, make a climb check, Feather.
[20:02] <Feather> roll 1d20+8
[20:02] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{19}
[20:02] <Gildas> "I think it might be safer than trying to go down that far with a rope." He says with a small shrug. "I can get down either way, so it's really what the others wish to do."
[20:03] <@Kotono> Feather makes it down 50ft safely, making good and steady progress. It's not hard yet. OOC: Another check, Feather.
[20:03] <Feather> roll 1d20+8
[20:03] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{11}
[20:04] <Porridge> "I can climb it, but I won't pass down a free flight," Porridge says with a shrug.
[20:06] <@Kotono> With that, Myann doffs her armor and enlarged Gildas! He grows in size, now a large eagle instead of a medium one! OOC: Go for it. Feather's line in amoment.
[20:07] <@Kotono> Feather makes it down to about 100ft before he slips! A little bit of ice sends him hurtling down to doom - or, more accurately, a nicely cushioned fall with no pain.
[20:07] <Gildas> He shapeshifts into his gloriously huge eagle form! Well, maybe it isn't so glorious. Either way, he will gently grab Myann and carry her down, then return and do the same for Porridge.
[20:07] * Feather flails a bit as the ground nears before landing in a crouch, as if he had intended as much from the start.
[20:09] <@Kotono> Soon the party is in the canyon floor. It is indeed notably colder down here. The passage is ahead, waiting...OOC: Going on in, y'all? If so, what marching order?
[20:10] <Porridge> OOC: I'll take the lead
[20:10] * Feather takes a moment to recast the Animalistic Power spell for some extra protection, just in case, before following Porridge with his sword drawn.
[20:12] <@Kotono> Porridge leads the party within. Thus the party goes. The cave is short - but leads to burrowed out tunnels perhaps a minute in. The tunnels are wide and circular, icy and not so misty. Beneath the ice, one can spot white scales growing out of the rock.
[20:13] <Porridge> "Huh, looks like the dragon's been through here, and shed some as well I think," Porridge says, pointing out a scale as he continues towards the tunnels, trying to see which one is most recent...
[20:14] <@Kotono> OOC: K:A check, Porridge.
[20:14] <Porridge> roll 1d20+2
[20:14] <Rei-chan> Porridge rolled : 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{15}
[20:15] <@Kotono> Based on the size and grooves of the tunnel, Porridge thinks the rightmost tunnel was made first. It's one of several, but it looks like the best fit.
[20:15] <@Kotono> "Might be," Myann murmurs, but stops. "They're getting closer," she suddenly announces.
[20:15] <Feather> "They're moving closer, you mean?"
[20:16] <@Kotono> "I...mushrooms don't walk?" Myann suddenly looks utterly poleaxed. "The strange mushrooms, they're getting closer as we stand here."
[20:16] <@Kotono> Further, based on the same pattern, the one in the middle is the one made last, Porridge thinks.
[20:17] <Gildas> "They must be attached to something, then. Growing on them." He says.
[20:17] <Porridge> "Think this one's the most recent," Porridge says, pointing to the middle tunnel, and then walking through it.
[20:18] <@Kotono> "Must be," Myann remarks as she follows. OOC: Going along then, y'all?
[20:19] <Gildas> OOC: Yes, but Gildas is going to walk backwards for a bit so they don't get surprised.
[20:19] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[20:20] <@Kotono> The party walks on. The tunnel goes on a ways - five minutes of relatively straight tunnel. The fog ahead is growing heavier, one notes. Visibility is dropping rapidly and it's getting colder, too.
[20:21] <Porridge> Porridge doesn't even have goosebumps!
[20:21] * Feather is so well-warded against the cold he can't feel a thing!
[20:21] <@Kotono> Myann doesn't seem terribly bothered, but her sword is drawn. As you advance on...OOC: Perception, Porridge?
[20:21] <Porridge> roll 1d20+14
[20:21] <Rei-chan> Porridge rolled : 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{24}
[20:22] <@Kotono> Ahead, Porridge can hear footsteps from within the mist.
[20:22] <Porridge> OOC: is the tunnel wide enough for us to move around?
[20:23] <@Kotono> OOC: It's about 10ft wide, so a bit.
[20:23] * Porridge holds up a hand to stop the others and readies his axe. "Footsteps, ahead," he whispers.
[20:23] * Feather nods, tensing up in preparation of a fight.
[20:24] <Gildas> Gildas turns to look behind them to be on the safe side again.
[20:25] <@Kotono> Myann readies herself! As this happens, you can see it ahead in the mists! 20ft ahead of Porridge and barely a misty figure in the fog, but you can see something huge and inhuman! It fills up the entire tunnel ahead and is coming your way! Meanwhile, glancing back, Gildas can see your flank is clear.
[20:27] <Porridge> Nothing down here can be friendly, so Porridge charges it!
[20:27] * Feather is right after him!
[20:28] <@Kotono> Thus Porridge advances! He cans ee it as he comes closer - a giant insectile horror! It has six legs and a white scaled carapace. It's insect head stares down at you, as acid drips from its mandibles! OOC: Init here. Feather and Porridge are 15ft away, Myann's 25ft and Gildas is 30ft away. K:A, Porridge/Feather.
[20:28] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[20:28] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[20:28] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{19}
[20:28] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+2 Myann --> [ 1d20=5 ]{7}
[20:28] <Porridge> roll 1d20+1 Init
[20:28] <Rei-chan> Porridge rolled : 1d20+1 Init --> [ 1d20=3 ]{4}
[20:29] <Feather> roll 1d20+4
[20:29] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{15}
[20:29] <Porridge> roll 1d20+2 K:A
[20:29] <Rei-chan> Porridge rolled : 1d20+2 K:A --> [ 1d20=5 ]{7}
[20:29] <Feather> roll 1d20+10 K:A
[20:29] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+10 K:A --> [ 1d20=17 ]{27}
[20:29] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 ???
[20:29] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20 ??? --> [ 1d20=17 ]{17}
[20:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>???(17)>Feather(15)>Porridge(4)>Myann(7)'
[20:31] <@Kotono> Feather knows this creature! It's an anhkeg! A burrowing predator that spits acid and uses grabs to devour creatures. Being crossed with a dragon can't have made it any easier ot deal with. Feather can grimly reckon it's going to have one hell of a breath weapon. OOC: Gildas, open.
[20:33] <Gildas> OOC: I can't really get around everyone else to get to the creature, correct?
[20:33] <Feather> "Hey-- I know this freaky shit! It eats people and tunnels through rock!" Feather exclaims, halting for a moment despite himself. "Ugh, acid breath."
[20:33] <@Kotono> OOC: Basically, yes, Gildas.
[20:33] <@Kotono> OOC: Or see Feather.
[20:34] <Gildas> OOC: Okay, no problem.
[20:35] <Gildas> Gildas simply takes a moment to dig through his pack for his lantern, just in case something happens to their only other source of light. OOC: I'll just stay where I am.
[20:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Lantern out. ??? is up.
[20:35] <@Kotono> The charge is met! The creature comes to within 10ft of the two chargers, bracing! It's giant maw bites out for Feather!
[20:36] <Feather> OOC: AC21
[20:36] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 (-5 CE) AC FEather?
[20:36] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6 (-5 CE) AC FEather? --> [ 1d20=9 ]{15}
[20:36] <@Kotono> But Feather nimbly leaps aside, dodging the bite! It's slippery, but somehow the ice doesn't seem to impede his footing at all. Not that he has time to think about it! OOC: Feather.
[20:38] * Feather continues with his charge, pushing off the monster after swiping at it with his sword and flipping back to safety.
[20:38] <Feather> roll 1d20+11 (not an actual charge, does it AoO me?)
[20:38] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+11 (not an actual charge, does it AoO me?) --> [ 1d20=4 ]{15}
[20:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Aren't you spring attacking so it's irrelevant anyway?>
[20:38] <Feather> OOC: Not right now
[20:39] <@Kotono> OOC: He'll go for it then.
[20:39] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[20:39] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{15}
[20:39] <Feather> OOC: AC26 vs AoOs, I'm staying in melee with it
[20:39] <@Kotono> Feather slashes at the beast and leaps back! He lands nimbly in safety, but his blow was dodged by the hulking ankheg! At the same time it tries to chomp him again but Feather's already gone! OOC: Noted, in melee. Porridge.
[20:40] <Porridge> Porridge rushes in after Feather, slashing out with his axe at the creature's chitinous form!
[20:40] <Porridge> roll 1d20+10 lets not charge
[20:40] <Rei-chan> Porridge rolled : 1d20+10 lets not charge --> [ 1d20=13 ]{23}
[20:41] <@Kotono> But the beast is too fast! Hard scale turns a dodged graze into no damage at all. It doesn't look the least bit phased by your assault! Meanwhile Myann approaches, 15ft away and just behind the two. She begins to gesture...
[20:41] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:41] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=91 ]{91}
[20:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch AC not quite a slam dunk with CE
[20:42] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+7 touch AC not quite a slam dunk with CE --> [ 1d20=9 ]{16}
[20:42] <@Kotono> roll 5d6 and ref incoming
[20:42] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 5d6 and ref incoming --> [ 5d6=15 ]{15}
[20:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 ref
[20:42] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+3 ref --> [ 1d20=19 ]{22}
[20:43] <@Kotono> A block appears from behind the beast, slamming it forward! It almost falls over, the crunch of breaking scale coming from behind. OOC: Gildas.
[20:44] <Gildas> He holds his position, letting the others take care of things! He just makes sure they don't get flanked! OOC: Holding again.
[20:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Make perception, Gildas.
[20:45] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[20:45] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{19}
[20:46] <@Kotono> Gildas can hear something from the way you came, but it's faint and out of sight. Something thumping. Something -might- be coming! Meanwhile, the ankheg rears back and opens wide! A frigid gale filled with little blobs of sizzling acid erupts out at the ankheg's foes! OOC: Porridge and Feather are frontlining this so they're at full risk. They provide Gildas and Myann some cover. Myann gets +4
[20:46] <@Kotono> to her save and Gildas is off the hook altogether. Ref, y'all.
[20:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Myann
[20:46] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+10 Myann --> [ 1d20=2 ]{12}
[20:46] <Feather> roll 1d20+7 evasion
[20:46] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+7 evasion --> [ 1d20=6 ]{13}
[20:46] <Porridge> roll 1d20+8 happy to help
[20:46] <Rei-chan> Porridge rolled : 1d20+8 happy to help --> [ 1d20=11 ]{19}
[20:47] <@Kotono> roll 3d4+3d4 (first 3d4 is cold and second 3d4 is acid) Myann full, Feather full, Porridge half, let me know if this gets though your cold res, Feather.
[20:47] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 3d4+3d4 (first 3d4 is cold and second 3d4 is acid) Myann full, Feather full, Porridge half, let me know if this gets though your cold res, Feather. --> [ 3d4=7 3d4=5 ]{12}
[20:47] <Feather> OOC: It doesn't, res10
[20:48] <@Kotono> But between defensive and magic, neither take any serious injuries. Myann gets an acid burn on her shoulder and Feather's hand gets a scalding, but nothing unmanageable! OOC: Lucky. Feather.
[20:48] * Feather really lays into the insect, now!
[20:48] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[20:48] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{23}
[20:48] <Feather> roll 1d20+6
[20:48] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{19}
[20:49] <@Kotono> OOC: First hits.
[20:49] <Feather> roll 1d10+7
[20:49] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d10+7 --> [ 1d10=3 ]{10}
[20:50] <@Kotono> Feather keeps his guard up, hacking again and again! He manages to slice into the side of the beasts head, but it's still tough going. Blood trickles out of th ewound as...OOC: Porridge.
[20:50] <Porridge> Porridge gives it more of the same!
[20:50] <Porridge> roll 1d20+10
[20:50] <Rei-chan> Porridge rolled : 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{16}
[20:50] <Porridge> roll 1d20+5
[20:50] <Rei-chan> Porridge rolled : 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{7}
[20:51] <@Kotono> The ankheg growls low and snaps off something in words you don't understand. It ignores the axe-blows as they bounce off its scaly hide and then speaks in heavily accented Common, "Die! Is die! Is die! Is to die! Is to feed!" OOC: Myann.
[20:51] <@Kotono> Myann hangs back now, just shaking her head and making the right arcane gestures.
[20:51] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:51] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=59 ]{59}
[20:51] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:51] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{8}
[20:52] <@Kotono> But this time a block hits the wall instead of the beast! It rattles everything yet does nothing to solve the problem at hand. OOC: Gildas.
[20:52] <Feather> "You'll fucking die, alright," Feather agrees in what might be charitably said an amiable tone of voice.
[20:53] <@Kotono> "Just kill it!" Myann cries, "I'm trying to save some magic for that Sidhe-cursed dragon!"
[20:53] <Gildas> "We may have some company coming from behind!" He calls out, still waiting and listening.
[20:53] <@Kotono> OOC: Another perception.
[20:55] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[20:55] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{15}
[20:55] <@Kotono> Gildas can hear the thumps. They're getting a little louder but are still far away. Meanwhile, the ankheg turns its bite towards Porridge this time!
[20:55] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 (-5 CE)
[20:55] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6 (-5 CE) --> [ 1d20=15 ]{21}
[20:55] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 (-5 CE) claw
[20:55] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 (-5 CE) claw
[20:55] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+1 (-5 CE) claw --> [ 1d20=20 ]{21}
[20:55] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+1 (-5 CE) claw --> [ 1d20=15 ]{16}
[20:55] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 (-5 CE) claw crit?
[20:55] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+1 (-5 CE) claw crit? --> [ 1d20=20 ]{21}
[20:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Ow. Hatebot. AC?
[20:55] <Porridge> OOC: AC 18
[20:56] <@Kotono> roll 2d6+14+1d2+2d6+8 1d2 is acid if it matters
[20:56] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d6+14+1d2+2d6+8 d2 is acid if it matters --> [ 2d6=10 1d2=2 2d6=9 ]{43}
[20:57] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 CMD?
[20:57] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+12 CMD? --> [ 1d20=15 ]{27}
[20:57] <Porridge> OOC: 20
[20:58] <@Kotono> Porridge is impaled through the chest! His body stiffens and begins to go slack as pure pain goes through him! He's picked up and racked by claws across the side, cut up like a slab of beef. He's bleeding and dangling from one of the beast's mandibles, bleeding profusely. His vision is tinting red from the wounds, his entire body on fire with pain. OOC: Ow. Feather. You're grappled, Porridge.
[20:59] <Feather> With a snarl of utter rage, Feather brings his blade upon the mandibles piercing through Porridge!
[20:59] <Feather> roll 1d20+11 zap
[20:59] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+11 zap --> [ 1d20=3 ]{14}
[20:59] <Porridge> "Tell my... fuck...!" Porridge realises that sadly he has no one to pass any heartfelt dying words to.
[20:59] <Feather> roll 1d20+6
[20:59] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{22}
[21:00] <@Kotono> OOOC: Second hits.
[21:00] <Feather> roll 1d20+10 swift casting shocking grasp touch
[21:00] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+10 swift casting shocking grasp touch --> [ 1d20=9 ]{19}
[21:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Also hits.
[21:00] <Feather> roll 1d10+7
[21:00] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d10+7 --> [ 1d10=6 ]{13}
[21:00] <Feather> roll 5d6 elec
[21:00] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 5d6 elec --> [ 5d6=22 ]{22}
[21:01] <@Kotono> The combination of voltage and sword causes a mouth impalement followed by a brain fry! The anhkeg thrashes and Porridge drops off the mandible as it slumps over, slain! OOC: Free act. REact and we'll pause after that. Post.
[21:01] <Porridge> Porridge falls over.
[21:02] * Feather kicks the insect aside and kneels by Porridge, bloody sword in hand. "Myann!" he calls out. "Help!"
[21:02] <@Kotono> Myann's a step behind, already incanting a healing spell!
[21:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:02] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=41 ]{41}
[21:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[21:02] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d8+5 --> [ 1d8=3 ]{8}
[21:02] <Gildas> "I still think we have something coming from behind." He says, before turning to the battle itself and running over to Porridge.
[21:04] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[21:04] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=79 ]{79}
[21:04] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[21:04] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d8+5 --> [ 1d8=3 ]{8}
[21:05] <@Kotono> "Porridge?" Myann shakes his side, as his gaping chest wound mends somewhat. She sends a look to Gildas, "Do you have one?" she asks, "This wound's grave."
[21:05] * Feather grimly steps past Gildas to guard them from whatever might be coming.
[21:05] <Porridge> "I'm up..." he groans and hauls himself to his feet, activating his healing amulet. (fast healing 1 for 10 rounds)
[21:05] <Gildas> He nods to her. "Yes, hold a moment." He places a hand on Porridge!
[21:05] <Gildas> roll 1d8+5 one
[21:05] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 1d8+5 one --> [ 1d8=1 ]{6}
[21:05] <Gildas> roll 1d8+5 two
[21:05] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 1d8+5 two --> [ 1d8=2 ]{7}

Ebiris · September 24, 2013, 07:14:04 PM

[18:01] <@Kotono> The party heals and gets themselves together! AS the worst of Porridge's wounds become yet another bar story, something comes from behind! It's 50ft away and blanketed in the thinner mists back that way. It looks like another ankheg, but this one is bigger. Far more muscular, barely able to wiggle down the tunnel. It has two heads snapping out, both of them with misty cold leaking from them.
[18:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Init, you used up your prep time healing Porridge. Feather took guarding so he's 50ft away. Porridge and Gildas are 55ft away. Myann's 60ft away.
[18:01] <Feather> roll 1d20+4
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+4 and gets 6." [1d20=2]
[18:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 21." [1d20=19]
[18:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Two-head terror
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 Two-head terror and gets 11." [1d20=10]
[18:02] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(21)>Two-Headed Terror(11)>Feather(6)'
[18:02] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+1
[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+1 and gets 6." [1d20=5]
[18:02] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(21)>Two-Headed Terror(11)>Feather=Porridge(6)'
[18:02] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 init
[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 init and gets 18." [1d20=11]
[18:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(21)>Gildas(18)>Two-Headed Terror(11)>Feather=Porridge(6)'
[18:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Myann'll hold a sec. Go Gildas.
[18:04] <Gildas> He will place the lantern on the ground and then shapeshift, moving up next to Feather! OOC: I'll just wait for it.
[18:04] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Myann'll act then.
[18:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Check that, she'll hold and act when it does, she'll try and pelt it with a block shot/knock it prone as it advances to within range.
[18:05] <@Kotono> The beast lumbers forward! Both heads stare ahead, eyes boring into the party. It utters something you don't understand, more foreign words. It comes to within thirty feet, at which point Myann begins to frantically gesture and incant.
[18:05] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 86." [1d100=86]
[18:05] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch AC
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 touch AC and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[18:06] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 13." [5d6=4, 4, 1, 1, 3]
[18:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 ref
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 ref and gets 5." [1d20=2]
[18:06] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(18)>Two-Headed Terror(11)>Myann>Feather=Porridge(6)'
[18:07] <@Kotono> The ankheg is hit head on, knocked back! It's slumped over and partially prone, movement stopped. "I can't believe these enemies are getting worse," Myann calls in the meanwhile. OOC: Feather.
[18:07] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(18)>Two-Headed Terror(11 prone)>Myann>Feather=Porridge(6)'
[18:09] * Feather charges the downed insectoid to prevent it from reaching the others before they're ready to strike!
[18:09] <Feather> roll 1d20+12 zap
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 zap and gets 17." [1d20=5]
[18:09] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[18:10] <Feather> roll 1d10+7+4d6+5d6 last is elect, attack should've been at +1
[18:10] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+7+4d6+5d6 last is elect, attack should've been at +1 and gets 49." [1d10=4][4d6=1, 6, 5, 5][5d6=6, 1, 6, 3, 5]
[18:10] <@Kotono> Feather charges in, dodging the snapping heads of the beast. His blade plunges into its body, shocking energies traveling throughout it. Scales crack and blood boils, escaping out of the wound in a gush! It's enough to knock Feather back fast and hard. OOC: Porridge, go.
[18:11] <@Porridge> Near death experience or not, Porridge can't ignore a great big monster when it comes slavering at him! "Raaaagh!" he yells incoherently, hurling himself at the beast!
[18:11] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10 -2pa charge
[18:11] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 -2pa charge and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[18:11] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[18:11] <@Porridge> roll 1d12+9
[18:11] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d12+9 and gets 10." [1d12=1]
[18:12] <@Kotono> Porridge's axe crashes into the heads of the beast. It's little more than a scything chop, but one that it cna't resist so sorely wounded. Heads are decapitated and fall away, the beasts stumps icing over before it ceases to move. Got it! OOC: Free act. That one went oddly better.
[18:13] <Feather> "The hell's with this thing?" Feather asks, grimacing as he just stares at the pair of heads. "Do dragons do that?"
[18:13] <@Porridge> "Two heads aren't better, huh?" Porridge muses, giving it a kick.
[18:14] <Feather> "Must be just confusing each other," Feather agrees.
[18:14] <@Kotono> Myann exhales heavily, "Atleast that should stop any more ambushes coming behind us."
[18:15] <Feather> "Not really. These shits can dig through rock like they're swimming through it."
[18:15] <@Kotono> "Shit." Myann glances at the ground, "We should get going then. Also, the mushrooms are getting close."
[18:15] <@Porridge> "Well, lets just follow the tunnel and hope we find the dragon. He's been through her at some point." With that Porridge continues on in the lead.
[18:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Moving on then, y'all?
[18:16] <Feather> OOC: y
[18:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Finish up yoru fast healing, you won't be attacked in the interum of it finishing.
[18:17] <@Kotono> The party hurries along. The tunnel rises up and then down as you continue. You're on a downward slope when....OOC: Perception, Porridge.
[18:17] <Gildas> Gildas carries the lantern with them as they go, just in case.
[18:18] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+14
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+14 and gets 26." [1d20=12]
[18:19] <@Kotono> Porridge can hear something from below, coming this way. It sounds like a chorus of high pitched voices. He can pick up some sounds, "An! Mya! M! Ama!"
[18:19] <@Porridge> "Hear something ahead... sounds like kids," Porridge says, really hoping they're not psychotic half-dragon children.
[18:20] <@Kotono> "Gods no," Myann closes her eyes tiredly, "Please don't let children attack us. We don't need that much entertainment."
[18:22] <@Porridge> "Could be kobolds..." he says, more hopefully than anything else as he continues on.
[18:23] * Gildas stays quiet and frowns.
[18:23] <@Kotono> As you begin to go back down, they come into sight. They are little toadstools and mushrooms, all bleached snow white. They have misshapen dragon wings that allow them to erratically fly. Most have at least parts of mouths, a babble of noise coming from them, "My! An! Ama!" They're about 40ft down the slope and flyign up towards the party.
[18:24] <@Porridge> "Oh..."
[18:24] <@Kotono> "Fuck." Myann stares in rapt horror, jaw slowly dropping.
[18:26] <Feather> "Is this the dragon's way of courting you?" Feather asks uncertainly.
[18:27] <@Kotono> "Don't even think that," Myann warns, as the mushrooms fly up. "My! Eat! Eata! E!"
[18:27] <@Porridge> "Can you call them off or something?" Porridge asks, holding his axe before him in case any get too bitey.
[18:29] <@Kotono> "They won't attack," Myann sighs and closes her eyes again, before facing them. They cease their noise and simply hover around the party. She sighs, "The comment about children wasn't off the mark. Mushrooms are simple at best. It's like a dog excited that its master came home." She tilts her head to the side, "They want us to eat them so we'll get stronger."
[18:30] <Feather> "Even if it's to get stronger, I can't eat food that talks back to me," Feather says resolutely. "Hey, mind asking them to lead us over to the creepy dragon?"
[18:31] <Gildas> "...If we do eat them, we might gain some protection against the dragon." He says, not sounding happy about it.
[18:31] <@Porridge> "Like 'eat your greens' stronger or 'psychedelic dragon trip' stronger?" Porridge asks dubiously.
[18:31] <Feather> "They are asking you to eat them! That means they understand that much! That's creepy as fuck!"
[18:31] <@Kotono> "We might. I'm not. If you want to, I won't stop you." She shakes her head, "They're aren't thos esort of mushrooms. They'd be edible even before the dragonsblood."
[18:32] <@Kotono> "The dragon's ahead, assuming they understand precisely what I'm asking," Myann says after a moment, "I suspect now's the time to prepare."
[18:33] <@Porridge> "Think I'll pass," he shakes his head. Having incredible dragon powers might be neat and all, but all the half dragon things seem to be quite subservient to the dragon. "I'm ready," he says, growing more grave.
[18:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d100 healing self
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 healing self and gets 51." [1d100=51]
[18:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 11." [1d8=6]
[18:34] <Feather> "Got only one spell left, and it ain't gonna be used on any more preparing, that's for sure," Feather says, wincing inside.
[18:35] <@Kotono> "Heaven or hell," Myann draws her crystal sword, "I'm ready. Let's entertain this dragon to death."
[18:35] <Gildas> "The cycle of nature, hum..." He hesitates for a moment, then takes one of the flying mushrooms and says a prayer of some monastic relation before eating it.
[18:38] <@Kotono> The mushroom tastes rather good but ice cold. It numbs his mouth and then his inner body as he eats. The pain of cold ravages his body, even as...OOC: Loot post.
[18:40] <Gildas> He takes another breath and lets out some frost. "I see... I understand now." He nods, more to himself than anything else. "Do any of you wish a protective spell against ice and chill? I do not believe I need one now."
[18:40] <Feather> "Already using one. Let's go for our fight to the death."
[18:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Ready to move along now, y'all?
[18:41] <@Porridge> OOC: yep
[18:42] <Gildas> OOC: Seems so.
[18:44] <@Kotono> Thus the party goes down the rest of the tunnel! It leads out into a cavern. A massive cavern full of light. Pyramids of ice are all about, carved perfectly. Within these clear confines you can see captured men and women lying within, entombed within the cold. The pyramids glow with a soft white light that provides illumination to everything ahead. There is a path that winds through the pyramids,
[18:44] <@Kotono> leading to a raised dais beyond it. Here the dragon sits. It is white, as if snow and ice were packed together and carved into the form of a dragon. It is the size of a large house, staring at the party as they approach. The ground here is all scaled over with white scales, occasionally pulsing. "So you're suicidal to have come this far," the dragon declares, "Approach. I will give you the honor
[18:44] <@Kotono> of a proper duel before I send you to eternity's embrace."
[18:46] * Feather uses the invitation to come within forty feet of the dragon, just close enough to lunge with a strike. "Why all this? All the attacks, the kidnappings?"
[18:46] <@Porridge> About to just run at it, Porridge restrains himself after Feather speaks. May as well see what sense can be found here.
[18:48] <Gildas> Gildas moves up as well, about 30 feet to Feather's left and puts away the lantern, still frowning.
[18:51] <@Kotono> You approach to within 40ft. It's just past the end of the pyramids, the path leading ot the dias. Stone steps lead up the side. It's chargable, just barely. There's space to the sides if you want to hide amid the pyramdis. The dragon rises at this, wings flaring out. "It is as I told you. It is the high season. A dragon is lord of all he surveys. This land is mine to do with as I see fit. The
[18:51] <@Kotono> humans here are little more than chattel. I would think those frolicing with a fey would appreciate this, but it seems you all woefully defective and ignorant. But enough of this prattle. Come at me! I have nothing to fear from creatures such as you. Break yourselves as waves break on the shore!" OOC: Initiative here."
[18:51] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+1
[18:51] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+1 and gets 14." [1d20=13]
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 21." [1d20=19]
[18:51] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 dragon
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 dragon and gets 2." [1d20=2]
[18:52] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(21)>Porridge(14)>White Dragon(2)'
[18:52] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 init
[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 init and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[18:52] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(21)>Porridge(14)>Gildas(8)>White Dragon(2)'
[18:52] <Feather> roll 1d20+4
[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+4 and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[18:52] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(21)>Porridge(14)>Feather(11)>Gildas(8)>White Dragon(2)'
[18:54] <@Kotono> "Nothing good comes from the Sidhe!" Myann declares back, "And if you act like one, you'll be punished like they all should be!" She gestures frantically, calling on her arcane might!
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 82." [1d100=82]
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch AC
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 touch AC and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 19." [5d6=1, 3, 6, 4, 5]
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 ref
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 ref and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[18:55] <@Kotono> A block comes from above, smashing into the dragon's body! It doesn't even move him, the dragon seemly unaffected! OOC: Porridge, go.
[18:56] <@Porridge> This is definitely a worthy foe to use the warp spasm on, and Porridge goes all out! A quick spell to lend weight to his axe and then his body warps, shifting and deforming to add extra muscle to his bones and leverage to his limbs, putting all of that into the effort of rushing the dragon and burying his axe into its helpfully exposed chest!
[18:56] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+12 -2pa charge rage rhino's rush
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+12 -2pa charge rage rhino's rush and gets 27." [1d20=15]
[18:56] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[18:56] <@Porridge> roll 2d12+24
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 2d12+24 and gets 31." [2d12=1, 6]
[18:57] <@Kotono> Feather bounds up the stairs, slamming his axe into the dragon's chest! It makes a cut and imprint, but incredibly shallow! It's like cutting worked and processed steel. The wyrm merely stares down at Porridge, utterly unconcerned at the gash that does not bleed. OOC: Feather.
[18:57] <Feather> "This is where we tell to you to fucking die and kill you till it takes!" Feather calls out with a cheerful fatalism, charging the dragon on Porridge's heels.
[18:58] <Feather> roll 1d20+13 zap
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 zap and gets 21." [1d20=8]
[18:58] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[18:58] <Feather> roll 1d10+7+4d6+5d6 last is elec
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+7+4d6+5d6 last is elec and gets 50." [1d10=9][4d6=3, 1, 5, 6][5d6=4, 3, 6, 2, 4]
[18:59] <@Kotono> Blade follows axe, hacking into the dragon! It manages to carve a long but shallow slice into it, electricity cracking along the wound. But it still doesn't even seem pained by the strikes! OOC: Gildas.
[19:01] <Gildas> He frowns, concerned about the reaction this dragon is having, but he decides to try something and shapeshifts into his aerial form and flies straight up, intending to dive down afterwards! OOC: I'm done.
[19:02] <@Kotono> Gildas flies up! The dragon stares down at the others, scoffing, "Break," he says a single word in Sylvan, before roaring at the top of his lungs! The chamber rattles all over, the pyramids glowing brighter! A torrent of raw, primal power passes through all of you! OOC: Will saves, y'all. Fear effect.
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[19:02] <Feather> roll 1d20+7
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[19:02] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+6 +8 if enchantment
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+6 +8 if enchantment and gets 20." [1d20=14]
[19:02] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 21." [1d20=14]
[19:03] <Feather> OOC: +2
[19:04] <@Kotono> The sonic roar sends an absolute wave of fear through the party. The dragonfear is potent, but Porridge barely notices it in his rage. Gildas likewise concentrates and calms himself, whilst Myann grits her teeth as mushrooms bloom underfoot. But Feather is shaken, his entire body trembling before the dragon! OOC: Shaken for the rest of the encounter, Feather. More from the dragon.
[19:04] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(21)>Porridge(14)>Feather(11 shaken)>Gildas(8)>White Dragon(2)'
[19:04] <@Kotono> The dragon rises, seemingly unconcerned at the openings it gives! OOC: This is an AoO chance, Feather/Porridge.
[19:05] <@Porridge> OOC: not taking it
[19:05] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 22." [1d20=11]
[19:05] <Feather> roll 1d10+7
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+7 and gets 12." [1d10=5]
[19:06] <@Kotono> Feather manages to graze the underbelly of the wyrm as it rises. Another shallow gash, as the dragon rises to 20ft up. It then peers down and fires off a gust of freezing breath faster than the two can blink! OOC: Ref saves, you two.
[19:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d4+3
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+3 and gets 4." [1d4=1]
[19:06] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(21)>Porridge(14)>Feather(11 shaken)>Gildas(8)>White Dragon(2, 4)'
[19:06] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 and gets 18." [1d20=10]
[19:06] <Feather> roll 1d20+7
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7 and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 6d6 white dragon breath is pretty crap at least Feather full Porridge half cold damage
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d6 white dragon breath is pretty crap at least Feather full Porridge half cold damage and gets 21." [6d6=2, 2, 4, 6, 2, 5]
[19:07] <@Porridge> OOC: nulled
[19:08] <@Kotono> The blast of icy hate is buffered by Porridge, enduring it with practiced ease. Feather is caught flatfooted, slammed into by general winter. Only his magic protects him, still leaving him uncomfortably frigid. OOC: Ow. Myann's up.
[19:10] <@Kotono> Myann leaps into the air and becomes a mushroom hawk, flying up to prepare a dive as well. Meanwhile, the dragon stares down, seemingly unconcerned by the living target. "Hm. You've grown stronger," he says, "Fattening yourselves on the high season?" OOC: Porridge.
[19:10] <@Porridge> Ignoring the opening presented and the icy breath both, Porridge wonders at the lack of reaction to their attacks, even the comparative ease of making them... albeit to little effect. And that's when it hits him. The dragon; like a thing carved out of a block of ice, the ground; coated in scales and pulsing with life. The realisation hits him all at once. "The ground! Its heart is in the ground!" yelling that he turns and leaps off the dais, swinging his axe down as he plummets from his jump to carve into the scales underfoot!
[19:11] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+10 -4pa charge
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+10 -4pa charge and gets 28." [1d20=18]
[19:11] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. Damage.
[19:11] <@Porridge> roll 1d12+16
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d12+16 and gets 27." [1d12=11]
[19:13] <@Kotono> Porridge tears into the ground, ripping it with his axe! The dragon shudders at this, the entire cavern following! You can feel the pain deep in your bones, a trickle of blood coming from the dias! "You impudent....! To think you would know that?! DIE!" The dragon snaps, voice becoming a titanic roar! OOC: Feather.
[19:13] * Feather calls upon the perfect clarity that comes over him when he faces the strongest opponents. His shivering lessens, and somewhere along the way, his confidence begins to recover as well. There is no need to think this through to death. Porridge had shown them the way, and all that remains is to follow it.
[19:14] <Feather> roll 1d20+12-2
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12-2 and gets 21." [1d20=11]
[19:14] <Feather> roll 1d20+7-2
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7-2 and gets 17." [1d20=12]
[19:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[19:14] <Feather> roll 2#1d10+7+4d6
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d10+7+4d6 and gets 56." [2#1d10+7+4d6 = 32, 24]
[19:15] <Feather> OOC: +2
[19:16] <@Kotono> Feather goes to the ground, stabbing into it over and over! Blood wells up with each stab, the cavern and dragon convulsing! OOC: Gildas.
[19:17] <Gildas> OOC: Dumb question, can I actually dive/charge the ...er... ground?
[19:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[19:17] <Gildas> Gildas sees what the rest are doing and follows suit! With that he speeds down and dives at the ground scales, tearing at it with his talons!
[19:17] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10 dive/charge
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 dive/charge and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[19:19] <@Kotono> Gildas charges down, but the ground is tough! His talons can't find a place to tear as he skitters along the ground! As this happens, the dragon simply falls! It plunges down to the party, to crush them underneath! OOC: Ref, y'all but Myann, who's not there yet.
[19:19] <Feather> roll 1d20+7-2 evasion
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7-2 evasion and gets 10." [1d20=5]
[19:20] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+8
[19:20] <Gildas> roll 1d20+9 evasion
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+8 and gets 20." [1d20=12]
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+9 evasion and gets 20." [1d20=11]
[19:20] <@Kotono> roll 3d8+3d8 physical/cold damage Feather full Porridge half Gildas none let me know if any cold damage gets through, Feather.
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+3d8 physical/cold damage Feather full Porridge half Gildas none let me know if any cold damage gets through, Feather. and gets 27." [3d8=3, 5, 5][3d8=3, 3, 8]
[19:21] <Feather> OOC: Plenty did
[19:23] <@Kotono> The dragon's smash gets Porridge in the side! He braces and is knocked back, landing 30ft away at the bottom of the stairs. Gildas is able to swoop up and away, 20ft up and above the crushing dragon! Feather isn't so lucky - he's pinned under tons of dragon and hurt! OOC: You're pinned under the dragon, Feather. Functions as being pinned as if in a grapple. You can try a CMB check to escape or
[19:23] <@Kotono> anything else you can think up on your turn. Myann's up. She'll hold just a sec though, so go Porridge.
[19:26] <@Porridge> Skidding backwards to a stop, Porridge sees Feather crushed beneath the draconic avalanche and resolves to do something about that before resuming the attack on the dragon's true body, bracing a moment before hurtling forward against the huge mass of ice and throwing his whole body at it in an attempt to push the decoy dragon off of Feather!
[19:26] <@Porridge> roll 1d20+13 CMB for charging bull rush
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Porridge rolls 1d20+13 CMB for charging bull rush and gets 26." [1d20=13]
[19:26] <@Kotono> OOC: You'll eat an AoO for doing that. Okay with that?
[19:27] <@Porridge> OOC: sure
[19:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 chomp
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 chomp and gets 22." [1d20=9]
[19:27] <@Porridge> OOC: AC 14
[19:27] <@Kotono> roll 2d8+12 (cold damage omitted)
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+12 (cold damage omitted) and gets 22." [2d8=3, 7]
[19:29] <@Kotono> Porridge barrels into the dragon! It chomps down on his shoulder as he hits, tearing away blood and bone! It gushes terribly, his collarbone breaking and left arm going limp and completely unresponsive! Nonetheless it sends the dragon stumbling back about 5ft - enough to free the top half of Feather, revealing him and a place to strike! OOC: Myann'll go now that a target's open. Porridge, your
[19:29] <@Kotono> left arm's just not working, something bad likely happened. Two-handing your axe isn't possible like that.
[19:30] <@Kotono> With a cry, Myann dives down onto the exposed dais!
[19:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 (+2 charge)
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 (+2 charge) and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[19:31] <@Kotono> roll 2d6+10
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+10 and gets 16." [2d6=4, 2]
[19:32] * Kotono changes topic to 'Porridge(14)>Myann>Feather(11 shaken)>Gildas(8)>White Dragon(2, 4)'
[19:32] <@Kotono> She lands and rips into the ground, more blood coming out of the tears! The cavern again shakes terrifically, the ice-dragon howling with pain! "Stop that, damn it!" The dragon screams! OOC: Okay, go Feather. You'll get a bonus to any check since you're half revealed.
[19:33] <Feather> His body is still trapped by the rubble, but Feather can see where he is! More importantly, his hands are free, and so is his sword!
[19:34] <Feather> roll 1d20+12-6 (prone, shaken)
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12-6 (prone, shaken) and gets 24." [1d20=18]
[19:34] <Feather> roll 1d20+7-6 (prone, shaken)
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7-6 (prone, shaken) and gets 5." [1d20=4]
[19:34] <Feather> roll 1d10+8
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+8 and gets 10." [1d10=2]
[19:35] <@Kotono> Porridge brings his blade up and stabs down. More scaly ground is torn up, blood coming up! It pours into where he's helt, immersing him in frigid dragon's blood. The chill is terrifically terrible, even as he feels his entire body shaking with raw might! OOC: Gildas.
[19:35] <Feather> *Itsa me, Feather!
[19:36] <@Kotono> OOC: Gah, thanks.
[19:37] <Gildas> The bird flies over to the dais and strikes at it with its talons!
[19:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 23." [1d20=15]
[19:37] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:38] <Gildas> roll 1d6+10
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d6+10 and gets 12." [1d6=2]
[19:39] <@Kotono> Gildas swoops down and tears into the ground! Scales and ground are ripped apart, more blood flowing freely! The ice-dragon writhes with pain, before turning to his foes! He advances on the four, a flurry of bites, claws, wings and more!
[19:39] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 starting with Porridge since he's hurt bite
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 starting with Porridge since he's hurt bite and gets 31." [1d20=18]
[19:39] <@Kotono> roll 2d8+12 (cold damage ommitted)
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+12 (cold damage ommitted) and gets 17." [2d8=2, 3]
[19:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Lemme know when your HP is adjusted since it's going attack by attack.
[19:40] <@Porridge> OOC: done
[19:40] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 claw 1
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 claw 1 and gets 20." [1d20=9]
[19:40] <@Kotono> roll 2d6+5
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+5 and gets 16." [2d6=5, 6]
[19:41] <@Porridge> OOC: done
[19:42] <@Kotono> A bite and claw rip into Feather! His body stiffens and goes limp under the assault before he falls! The draogn isn't done yet, then turning to Gildas and Myann!
[19:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 claw 2 myann
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 claw 2 myann and gets 18." [1d20=7]
[19:42] <@Kotono> roll 2d6+5
[19:42] <Feather> OOC: No, this is Porridge!
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+5 and gets 13." [2d6=6, 2]
[19:42] <@Kotono> OOC: I dunno why I mix you two up.
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 wing 1 Myann
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 wing 1 Myann and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 wing 2 Myann
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 wing 2 Myann and gets 17." [1d20=6]
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 9." [1d8=4]
[19:44] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 tail slap Myann
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 tail slap Myann and gets 20." [1d20=9]
[19:44] <@Kotono> roll 2d6+5
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+5 and gets 14." [2d6=3, 6]
[19:44] <@Kotono> Myann is then terribly savaged, bloodied and beaten terrifically! She's barely up, body torn and head gashed open! OOC: Ow. Myann's up.
[19:45] <@Kotono> Myann shifts out of bird form, and with all she has left, plunges her blade down into the dais!
[19:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[19:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+4
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+4 and gets 5." [1d8=1]
[19:46] <@Kotono> Another plunge of the sword draws more blood, Myann shaking and bleeding all over. But the dragon still lives, even as the cavern shakes with her and jostles Porridge's body! OOC: Ow. Feather.
[19:48] * Feather tries to squirm out from under the icy dragon.
[19:49] <Feather> roll 1d20+10-2 CMB
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10-2 CMB and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[19:49] <@Kotono> Feather struggles but is pinned below, unable to escape! As he struggles, "Finish...it..." Myann gets out, "Gildas!" OOC: Go Gildas.
[19:51] <Gildas> The bird shifts into a bear and begins to strike rapidly at the dais!
[19:51] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 Flurry
[19:51] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 Flurry and gets 23." [1d20=15]
[19:51] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 Flurry
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 Flurry and gets 14." [1d20=6]
[19:52] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3 Flurry 3
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 Flurry 3 and gets 23." [1d20=20]
[19:52] <@Kotono> OOC: Crit check on the last.
[19:52] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3 Flurry 3 crit check
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 Flurry 3 crit check and gets 15." [1d20=12]
[19:52] <@Kotono> OOC: One hit and one crit.
[19:52] <Gildas> roll 1d8+7
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+7 and gets 11." [1d8=4]
[19:53] <Gildas> roll 2d8+14
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+14 and gets 20." [2d8=5, 1]
[19:55] <@Kotono> Gildas strikes the exposed dais! Blow after blow rains down into it, tearing away flesh! He rips away enough living dirt to see a white, beating surface! With a final cry ne plunges his claw into it, ripping...and he is promptly sent flying back! A massive splurt of blood comes out, spraying cold dragons blood everywhere! Shaking. Shaking and terror follow. Slowly the white dragon breaks apart,
[19:55] <@Kotono> ice body melting as it becomes fragments! The cavern groans as the center of the dais begins to dissolve. A geyser of blood erupts out, pouring over everything as...OOC: Free act. Dragon's cunning plan did not work out for him. Post.
[19:56] * Feather swims feebly through the blood as he struggles to get free, the last of his strength leaving him.
[19:56] <@Kotono> In spite of his fatigue, Feather feels stronger in the blood. His body responds far more than it should, and he finds himself getting out surprisingly easily.
[19:57] <@Kotono> Myann drops her blade and staggers over to Porridge. She just looks down at him and sinks down, sitting down heavily.
[19:59] * Porridge is now known as Ebiris
[20:00] <Feather> "Get... get the people out," Feather gasps, finding some flat slab of stone to lie on and recover.
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 73." [1d100=73]
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5 healing self
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 healing self and gets 7." [1d8=2]
[20:02] <@Kotono> "Damn it, Porridge," Myann whispers, burying her face in her hands. She convulses once before lowering them, holding a sob in.
[20:04] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, what are y'all gonna do now?
[20:04] <Feather> OOC: Free people, look around normally and with magic to figure out wtf, mark the dragon's body, lead the people back
[20:05] <@Ebiris> OOC: go to elf heaven for my many misdeeds. Or theirs.
[20:05] <Gildas> The bear recovers from being blown across the room before it shapeshifts and runs over to Myann and Porridge! "He... ... ...Maybe... ...Maybe we can..." He starts, his voice shaking. "Maybe the Circle can..." He stutters out, the color further draining from his face as he does so.
[20:06] <@Kotono> Feather glances over. The pyramids are melting as well, slowly revealing the people within. That at least seems to be going well without effort. OOC: If you're gonna look around make perception and then detect/spellcraft.
[20:06] <@Kotono> "Maybe," Myann says, staring at Feather. "...is there anything you can...?" she asks of him, reaching out to brush aside a bit of his hair.
[20:07] <@Kotono> *Porridge's
[20:09] <Feather> roll 1d20+9 perception
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 perception and gets 26." [1d20=17]
[20:09] <Feather> roll 1d20+10 spellcraft
[20:09] <Gildas> "Myann, do you... think you could..." He seems to be searching for words, trying to stay calm. "...Could you will a mushroom to bloom somewhere near where Kral was training you? If we could notify them, maybe... just... just maybe... they could come to us..." He's clearly grasping at something, his normally calm demeanor momentarily shattered.
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 spellcraft and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[20:10] <@Kotono> There's other tunnels about, little opening easily missed in the dragon's grandeur. Lots of passages to explore. The ground's scales are starting to dull and lose color. Magically, there's a tremendous amount of strong auras from the dais and where the blood erupted out. It's raw and unfocused energy that seems to have a life and transformative bend. It's not hard to read now, any control gone.
[20:10] <@Kotono> It seems like a powerful matrix of energy that spread the dragon's vitality and essence about far and wide, warping nature to do so. It's beginning to fade now that the dragon's dead.
[20:11] <@Kotono> Myann closes her eyes a moment, "It's done," she says softly, closing her eyes. Tears squeeze out of them nonetheless, "Damn it, Porridge."

Ebiris · September 25, 2013, 04:03:26 PM

[18:15] <@Kotono> Going to the back, there's several tunnels. A quick count shows 6 in all. All are big enough to go down and explore if Gildas wishes.
[18:16] <Gildas> He lets out a breath and decides to take the first on the left. It'll let him clear his mind, or so he keeps telling himself.
[18:19] <@Kotono> The passage on the left is a bit on the narrow side. You go down it a ways, lantern taken with you for light. It goes on for perhaps three minutes until a turn and a dead end. The t unnel ceases here. Lying against the back wall is a smaller, green ankheg. It looks to be asleep or unawares. Surrounding it are several dull white tiles slowly turning gray before your eyes.
[18:21] <Gildas> His response is to slowly back away for now and then turn when it's out of sight and return back to try the second pathway, assuming he doesn't inadvertently wake it, anyway...
[18:22] <@Kotono> The beast doesn't stir. The second pathway slopes downward rather sharply. After a few minutes of walking you come on a thick path of white mushrooms. They're turning gray and cracked all over, one crumbling apart before your eyes. The path continues past them, but the air ahead is thick with spores and the scent of decay.
[18:24] <Gildas> He makes a mental note to ask Myann about this one! He turns back and goes to try the third, coming to the realiziation that these might be what amounted to the areas where the dragon did its testing...
[18:31] <@Kotono> This tunnel goes on a goodly ways, eventually coming out to a circular cavern. Small tunnels branch out from it, going 5ft and ending in simple wooden doors. There's a dozen of them in total, all told.
[18:32] <Gildas> He tentatively goes over to the first on the left and will carefully open one!
[18:34] <@Kotono> It leads into a circular room. It's unremarkable, with a bed, desk and small closet made of wood. A few papers litter the desk. An open trunk sits against the bed, clothes glimpsed within.
[18:36] <Gildas> Curious. Was the dragon trying to give them some comfort? He steps over to look at the papers to see if he can make anything of them.
[18:39] <@Kotono> The papers look to be personal notes about something called frostburn and its effect on the body. It's fairly complex...OOC: Do you have any ranks in K:A?
[18:39] <Gildas> OOC: I do not.
[18:40] <@Kotono> The writing is just too technical for Gildas to grasp.
[18:41] <Gildas> He raises an eyebrow and folds the papers up and places them in his pack to show the others. He checks the chest of clothes to see if there's anything remarkable there.
[18:46] <@Kotono> Just old clothes. They're utterly unremarkable.
[18:47] <Gildas> He gives the room one more examination of the closet and under the bed! Assuming nothing else of note is found, he goes to the second door on the left.
[18:51] <@Kotono> OOC: Just make a search or perception check for the rest to speed it up.
[18:53] <@Kotono> OOC: Since the rest of the doors here each lead to rooms.
[18:53] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:53] <Gildas> OOC: Oh.
[18:53] <Gildas> OOC: Want me to do it over there?
[18:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Hatbot's here.
[18:55] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[18:55] * Julia is now known as Ebiris
[18:55] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Ebiris
[18:56] <@Kotono> The vast majority's just odds and ends. Living things, nothing of true value. He does find one thing - one of the beds has a hidden compartment built in. Gildas can open it if he wishes, he'd need to reach under the bed and pull it open.
[18:57] <Gildas> He may as well! So he does.
[19:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 touch AC, Gildas?
[19:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 touch AC, Gildas? and gets 24." [1d20=14]
[19:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d3 damage and make a Fort save
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 damage and make a Fort save and gets 1." [1d3=1]
[19:01] <Gildas> roll 1d20+9
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+9 and gets 17." [1d20=8]
[19:02] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a second save.
[19:02] <Gildas> roll 1d20+9
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+9 and gets 24." [1d20=15]
[19:03] <@Kotono> There's a faint prick on his finger. Huh, what's...what's that? Tired. Gildas can groggily remember something. Knock out...poi...zzzz. (More)
[19:03] <@Kotono> Awareness returns. Gildas is lying on the ground in a heap. His head is sandy, stuffy and full of dazedness. He remembers something. Something about a bit of pain and then thick, deep sleep.
[19:06] <Gildas> Oh, hell. He should have expected that... "So this must've been your room..." He surmises. OOC: Can he push the bed onto its side or is it too heavy for that?
[19:07] <@Kotono> OOC: What's your str?
[19:08] <Gildas> OOC: 16
[19:10] <@Kotono> The bed is slowly flipped up. Within the recess you can see a little cubby to the side. Within it is a cloth-wrapped bundle.
[19:12] <Gildas> He decides to be a lot more careful this time and reaches for the bundle, although he has a feeling he knows what's in it...
[19:15] <@Kotono> The bundle's lumpy. It makes a metallic jingle sound when handled, like coins.
[19:15] <Gildas> Ultimately he'll take it with him and open it when he gets back to the others. But who knows how long he's been out for, so he decides to head back and explain what he found so no one worries.

~

[18:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Besides checking on the people and the searching Feather did, are there any immediate plans? Also Myann will spend more healing since she's wounded bad and so is Feather.
[18:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 57." [1d100=57]
[18:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 93." [1d100=93]
[18:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 47." [1d100=47]
[18:01] <@Kotono> roll 2d8+10 Feather
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+10 Feather and gets 23." [2d8=7, 6]
[18:01] <@Kotono> roll roll 1d8+5 herself
[18:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5 herself
[18:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 herself and gets 11." [1d8=6]
[18:02] <Gildas> OOC: I think so. Is the Dais itself bleeding?
[18:03] <@Kotono> OOC: It was but it's dying down.
[18:05] <Gildas> OOC: Okay. Give me just a sec, then.
[18:06] <@Kotono> OOC: Right.
[18:06] <Gildas> After some of what appears to be internal deliberation, inevitably, Gildas takes a deep breath and starts making his way over to the dais, pouring out the water from his potion bottle on the way. He reaches the dais and will scoop some blood into the bottle and glare at it with some manner of intensity. "I will never forget this day." With that, he will drink the blood of his former enemy!
[18:10] <@Kotono> Myann doesn't even look up as Gildas goes. The blood's cold like ice water, chilling Gildas inside. It doesn't taste coppery like human blood, but instead resembles a thick, bitter syrup. Gildas feels his energy return somewhat, the trials of the day feeling better in body. It doesn't soothe his mind or soul, however. OOC: HP restored. You were only one off, so.
[18:11] <Gildas> OOC: I'm going to go exploring since I think there were other caves back there?
[18:13] * Feather finally gets himself together and starts working on the grim task of sending Porridge's spirit off to the afterlife without any lingering regrets. It would take a shrine, he decides, and one of triumph and victory in life to the very end.
[18:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. #evildunes.
[18:14] <@Kotono> Myann comes over after a time, watching Feather start to work. "What are you doing?" she asks quietly.
[18:16] <Feather> "I traveled all over these woods," Feather muses, glancing at her as he keeps at his task. "Came across orcs and the flying guys, of course. But never really got their customs, you know? Got myself no idea how orcs send their dead off, if they build some huge pyre or just bury them with no fuss or what. So I'm just gonna do for Porridge what we did back home."
[18:18] <@Kotono> A sniffle follows, then, "Yeah," Myann says quietly, "I...I know the elf side of it, even if he never identified with us like that."
[18:21] <Feather> "Yeah. I know a bit about it too, though not like you. But I don't think he woulda wanted it forced on him like that." He shrugs. "So since we've got no better options, I'm doing what I know best. It's a bit like... we don't really go for boastful things in life. No grand titles or nothing like that. But when a warrior dies, that's when his great deeds are all put on display for those who come
[18:21] <Feather> after them."
[18:21] <@Kotono> "A memorial?" Myann asks, "...I like that. I was going to suggest we make one back at the farm for him. A grave, I mean. Something to remember him by."
[18:23] <Feather> "It ain't dignified, bringing the body back with us for that long of a trip. People won't remember Porridge as he was, but as this... thing." Feather shakes his head. "Might be different with magic, but I sure as hell never studied something like that. So we'll just entomb it here, at the site of his last stand."
[18:30] <@Kotono> "Who will remember him here?" Myann asks, sounding tired. She looks at the ground, "He deserves something more than that. Something that people will see, not just the moss and cave mushrooms."
[18:34] * Feather shrugs, resuming his work. "Anyone brave enough to come here is worth a hundred gawkers at some town, I reckon. But there ain't no law against you doing things differently. That's just my way, Myann. I'll help you too, if you wanna do something when we get back."
[18:35] <@Kotono> "Thanks," Myann says, "Let me help you with yours then." OOC: What precisely are you getting up ot building here?
[18:39] <Feather> OOC: A tomb and a pillar above it. We'll write how awesome Porridge was on it.
[18:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. How long are you aiming to spend on it?
[18:41] <Feather> OOC: Are the people defrosted? If they can help it shouldn't take long.
[18:46] <@Kotono> OOC: They're thawing and can help, sure. More coming then.
[18:52] <@Kotono> Slowly people awaken. People in a daze that at first slow things down, but soon enough help. Building a bit of magic speed things along well, and eventually you have the tomb prepared. The people have now risen, and a burly, tanned older man approaches. "John Detolo," he says, grimly, "Thanks to all of you. The dragon's gone and we feel normal again."
[18:55] <Feather> "Glad to hear it," Feather says, and it is. That they can return the hostages safely is the best legacy one could wish for. "Albert's come all this way with us, and is just waiting up the canyon outside. We'll get you all back safely before long."
[18:55] * Julia is now known as Ebiris
[18:55] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Ebiris
[18:56] <@Kotono> "Thanks," John nods, "This Porridge, he gave it all for us?"
[18:57] * Feather nods, running his hand through his hair. "He fought like a beast."
[19:00] <@Kotono> Myann nods. "He didn't give up even when that dragon came after us."
[19:00] <@Kotono> "He was a good man," He reaches out and clasps Feather on the shoulder, "The good always die too young."
[19:02] <Feather> "Name's Feather," he belatedly introduces himself. "This here's Myann. And Gildas... huh." Feather looks around. "Where did he go off to?"
[19:03] <@Kotono> "Back thataway," Myann gestures back behind the dais, "Searching."
[19:05] <Feather> "Huh. Well, we'll get going once he's here?"
[19:07] <@Kotono> "Right," Myann says, settling in to rest. OOC: Were ya'll gonna rest a night first to replenish spells for the escape or head outside firsT?
[19:08] <Feather> OOC: My escape plan follows Gildas's original descent plan and requires spells. Does Myann have a better idea?
[19:10] <@Kotono> OOC: Nope. She could really use a night's rest for healing anyway.
[19:11] <Feather> OOC: Then let's rest to recover spells, keep a fire and a guard going and leave in the morning
[19:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Lemme pause you and finish Gildas up in #evil then.
[19:22] <@Kotono> The next week passes in a blur. Late summer warmth returns as you head out and airlift everyone else out. The swamp has come alive again, but the biggest problem you encounter is mosquitos. Nature and the Vastwoods seem unusually subdued with the dragon's demise and getting people back home goes without incident. It's a tired, saddened but victorious party that at last sights Willowford once
[19:22] <@Kotono> more. It's mid-day or so. OOC: Anything you all are oging to want to get done here?
[19:23] <Feather> OOC: Tell stories of Porridge's bravery to recruit dudes!
[19:25] <Gildas> OOC: While he's doing that, I'd like to try and get the magical stuff identified, in case it's still magical after the dragon. Heck, it might entice someone, you never know.
[19:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Gather up all the magical things and make a post in loot. Just copy them over from the various item drops. Feather, do you have ranks in perform or anything like that?
[19:26] <Feather> OOC: I can dance! And we killed a dragon.
[19:26] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a perform(dance) check with a +5 bonus. We won't go deeply into it, but you'll see the results next session. We're mostly just in wrapup mode right now.
[19:28] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 18." [1d20=7]
[19:35] <@Kotono> Feather gets the attention of many, spreading news of Porridge all across Willowford. The farm gets plenty of discussion as well as you spend the night, resting...OOC: Going to head back home now, y'all?
[19:35] <Gildas> OOC: Aye.
[19:39] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 74." [1d100=74]
[19:40] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 68." [1d100=68]
[19:40] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 32." [1d100=32]
[19:42] <@Kotono> The trip back seems longer than it is. A general, peaceable quiet comes over the party as they travel, making good times on paths broken before. It's near the end of summer when you at last see home once more. The fields are busy with the brood and Robert at work. A mill stands, the latest work of Rashen. Eltia's lingering at the picnic tables, a gaggle of four humans there listening to her
[19:42] <@Kotono> play. The humans aren't familiar to you. A little past the mill, you can see Rashen, Brutes and a few others working away on another building.
[19:44] <Feather> "Let's go tell Robert what's happened?" Feather offers, heading his way.
[19:46] * Gildas nods. "We can take some solace that it looks like the bees never reached this far..."
[19:47] <@Kotono> Robert's found tending the fields. He wipes his brow and puts down his tools. "Welcome back!" he greets. The brood looks around, "Big bro?" one of them calls, notably.
[19:48] <Feather> "No good way of saying it," Feather tells Robert, shaking his head. "There was a dragon up to no good and abducting people."
[19:49] <@Kotono> "I wondered what was taking you so long," Robert says, looking over the party. He frowns a little bit, turning to the kids, "Children, go bother your ma for awhile. Tell her I said you could have a snack." He waves them off, the children leaving the field. Now he turns back. "Go on. Isn't good news, I reckon."
[19:50] <@Kotono> "It isn't," Myann echos, sighing.
[19:50] <Gildas> Gildas can only manage a somber nod.
[19:52] <Feather> "We were fighting it in its cave, with all the captured people around us. It wasn't going too badly, but then the dragon just stomped on me and things went downhill from there. We already had to get through all its minions so we weren't at our best by then, and when it attacked--" Feather shakes his head. "Porridge just charged in and held it off from hurting anyone, but... well, that's how he
[19:52] <Feather> died. Bravely, just as he lived."
[19:56] <@Kotono> "Too damned bad," Robert bows his head, "Died like a king facing an army, he did. Alright. I'll go break the news to the family. Could you pass it all onto the adults?"
[19:57] <Gildas> "I think we can handle that." He says with another small nod.
[19:57] <Feather> "The least we could do," Feather responds. "And it's the kinda story that goes best over drinks."
[19:58] <@Kotono> "Go get everyone together in the tavern. I'll take care of the family at home," Robert says, going off to do that. OOC: Do you wanna make a thing out of telling them, Feather?
[20:00] <Feather> OOC: Let's just get drunk and recall the good times
[20:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then. We'll pause here - it's ag ood point for the session and we can start fresh next time.

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