The mountain of angriness

Ebiris · June 13, 2014, 04:41:46 PM

[18:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Were you going to look into that dragon blood mushroom thing from the board today or go on with visiting the mountain?
[18:01] <Feather> OOC: Sure, let's look into them
[18:02] <@John> OOC: we do need to see it
[18:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[18:06] <@Kotono> Myann leads the party a bit outside of Holset. Here's a little thicket of trees. Past it is a small clearing. Myann leads you to it - and here is the mushroom. It is a mushroom in the shape of a dragon the size of an oversized hunting dog. It is all pale browns and mushroom whites, a large, floppy mushroom cap atop its head. "As far as I can tell, the dragon's blood has soaked into the mushrooms
[18:06] <@Kotono> here. We really shouldn't have forgotten about it like this." she concludes. Meanwhile, the dragon stares at the party.
[18:06] <Feather> "It's a dog-sized mushroom dragon," Feather states the obvious, staring openly.
[18:07] <Gildas> "Is it... a dragon, or is it a mushroom...?" Gildas asks with a blink. "I mean... I guess it's both, now... But will it listen to you?" He looks over to Myann. "Or does it have a mind of it's own because of the dragon?"
[18:07] <@Kotono> "It is," Myann says, "The strange part is that it isn't intelligent. It's just mimicking the behavior of a dragon. It's really a system of mushrooms tightly intertwined and with the capacity of spreading," she adds. "Most likely it would turn into another mushroom hazard, like shriekers."
[18:07] <@John> "Is it... alive? Like, like an animal alive, not like a mushroom alive," John says.
[18:10] <@Kotono> "I have no idea how it's acting like an animal and being unintelligent at once. I'm certain it's the dragon's blood that's changed it, since there's a part of it I can't understand." Myann confesses, going up to it. "It can breathe a cloud of poisonous spores and will spread out into further patches and more dragons, conditions permitting."
[18:11] <Feather> "Can it move?"
[18:11] <Gildas> "Well... I suppose that makes it a good guardian for the farm, if it doesn't scare the life out of everyone." Gildas surmises. "I suppose if it's made of mushrooms it can't really disobey you..."
[18:12] <@Kotono> Myann nods, the dragon slowly pacing around. It even takes to the air and flies around briefly. "It can, but not for terribly long. It has roots that can disconnect and reconnect. It can hunt." Slowly shaking her head, "I don't think it can, but the entire thing is strange. If it's blood had this much power, we missed an opportunity with it."
[18:12] <@John> "Yeah, I don't reckon we want something breathing poison everywhere if it's not smart enough to tell the difference between a traveller and a monster," John says warily.
[18:13] <Feather> "Could take it with us when we go to the mountain?"
[18:14] <Gildas> "Well, Vasili might be able to... extract the blood, somehow?" Gildas says. "He's probably an expert on that sort of thing..."
[18:16] <@Kotono> "It can't survive for a long period away from its patch," Myann explains, "I think the blood's gone, but he could try."
[18:17] <Gildas> "It's worth a shot." Gildas says. "If not, we can always try and find some other potential use for it once we get back?"
[18:18] <Feather> "Well, does it matter?" Feather asks. "It does some good and then it's gone. So's the danger."
[18:18] <@Kotono> Meanwhile, the dragon comes up to Feather and gently presses its snout against his hand.
[18:19] <Feather> "Oh, nevermind," Feather gives up, patting the mushroom dragon.
[18:20] <@Kotono> Myann cocks her head to the side, "I didn't tell it to do that," she remarks, as the dragon gently rubs against Feather's hand.
[18:20] <Gildas> "My vote is to let Vasili take a look at it and deal with it once we get back." Gildas says. "Maybe he can give us more information on what the blood's doing, too."
[18:22] <Feather> "Good dog!"
[18:22] <@John> "I figure it's pretty harmless if we leave it here anyway," John says, not really caring. "I guess if it spreads and turns out like those mushrooms that eat people we'd want to put a lid on it though."
[18:25] <@Kotono> The mushroom dragon licks Feather's hand - a dry, powdery lick. Myann just stares at it, "...the hell?" she mutters to herself.
[18:27] <Feather> "Dogs like me," Feather tells simply. "Got a mushroom treat on you, Myann?"
[18:27] <@Kotono> After several moments, "I'll have him take a look," Myann finally says, "It must not be fully mushroom," she finally decides, before gesturing. A mushroom appears in FEather's hand, a little red and blue striped one.
[18:28] <Gildas> "I think he might have more experience with dragon blood than we do anyway." Gildas adds.
[18:28] * Feather offers it to the dragon with a smile.
[18:34] <@Kotono> The dragon gobbles it right on down. Myann continues to stare at it before slowly shaking her head, "Right," she finally says, "I can probably relocate it's roots back home, if you want to keep him," she adds to FEather.
[18:35] <Feather> "Let's build a kennel in the back yard?"
[18:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, so I presume you'll take care of that in downtime. Ready to mountain it up now, y'all?
[18:39] <Gildas> OOC: Yes
[18:41] <@Kotono> OOC: So what's your plan to reach this mountain?
[18:44] <@John> OOC: Gil can use his land lore thing to find out where it is and we walk to it?
[18:45] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, going to try that then, Gildas?
[18:45] <Gildas> OOC: Yes, that's fine.
[18:46] <@Kotono> It's like last time. The mountain is to the south and east, but indistinct. You think you can find it, but it's going ot take some journeying.
[18:48] <@Kotono> OOC: I presume that's fine since no comments?
[18:49] <Gildas> OOC: Yep!
[18:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 58." [1d100=58]
[18:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 70." [1d100=70]
[18:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 62." [1d100=62]
[18:51] <@Kotono> A day of travel and then another passes. OOC Sec, monitor down, hoping you all can see this.
[18:52] <@Kotono> A day of travel and then another passes. On the third day the party is wandering when there's an odd sensation. It's like a little shiver that passes over all of you, the air suddenly thinner and much cooler.
[18:54] <@John> "Oh, feel that?" John asks everyone to make sure he's not having a heart attack or something.
[18:54] <Feather> "S'cold, innit?"
[18:55] <Gildas> Gildas looks around. "I think we might've arrived, but... can you see anything?" He looks to Myann, wondering if it's just as simple as it being invisible to the naked eye.
[18:57] <@Kotono> Myann glances around - the forest looks normal enough offhand. But it is decidedly colder now. "There's something ahead. It's obscured," she points at a patch of thick forest, "There's a path there that's hidden."
[18:59] <@John> "Well may as well take it," John says, heading the way she's pointing.
[18:59] <Gildas> Gildas nods and follows after John.
[18:59] <Feather> "Might as well go together?" Feather agrees, staying near Myann.
[18:59] <@Kotono> Thus the party goes to the patch. Pressing into it, a 10ft wide dirt path reveals itself. All around it is impossibly thick forest, as solid and dense as any stone wall. It's almost pitch black here, only a quick light spell by Myann providing any illumination. OOC: Marching order and anything else?
[19:00] <@John> OOC: John, Gil, Myann, Feather?
[19:00] <Gildas> ooc: As a reminder, I have 60ft Darkvision
[19:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. So does Myann.
[19:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Sounds good, John.
[19:02] <@Kotono> Thus the party begins to walk. But it's not far before Gildas and Myann can see it. 50ft ahead, forming in the darkness not far beyond the light. Brances and vines lace out, weaving together to form a knight on horseback. It's all made of wood and vines, including wooden armor and a long lance. Before you can even react, it's charging towards the party, its horse letting out a wood-grinding
[19:02] <@Kotono> whinny. OOC: Init. That actually helps prevent an ambush. Init.
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 18." [1d20=15]
[19:03] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 horseback wood knight
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 horseback wood knight and gets 25." [1d20=19]
[19:03] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[19:03] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[19:03] <@Kotono> "Incoming!" Myann shouts suddenly, "Coming just outside of the light!"
[19:03] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 17." [1d20=13]
[19:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wood Knight(25)>Feather(20)>Myann(18)>Gildas(17)>John(9)'
[19:04] <@Kotono> But before anyone can react, the knight charges forward and is on John in an instant! His lance aims right for John's chest!
[19:04] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (+4 charge) AC? Flatfooted unless uncannies, which I think you have
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (+4 charge) AC? Flatfooted unless uncannies, which I think you have and gets 34." [1d20=20]
[19:04] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (+4 charge) AC? Flatfooted unless uncannies, which I think you have ow
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (+4 charge) AC? Flatfooted unless uncannies, which I think you have ow and gets 16." [1d20=2]
[19:05] <@John> OOC: 26
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 2d8+34
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+34 and gets 48." [2d8=6, 8]
[19:08] <@Kotono> The charging knight slams into John like a bullet. The lance impales him in the side, ripping out towards the end and leaving an obscenely large, bloody gash down his side. Blood's pouring out fast and hard, his life shortening with every breath! OOC: You have an absolutely massive wound and will bleed out quickly without treatment. -5 HP a round, this would instantly kill anyone but a highly
[19:08] <@Kotono> seasoned adventurer. Feather's up. Knight's 15ft from you since you're at the rear, Feather.
[19:09] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wood Knight(25)>Feather(20)>Myann(18)>Gildas(17)>John=hp drain(9)'
[19:10] <@Kotono> "This must be it," Myann calls, "Hold on, John!"
[19:10] * Feather charges in with the stone scimitar to distract the enemy from John, before getting on the knight's opposite side!
[19:11] <Feather> roll 1d20+19 spring attack
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 spring attack and gets 23." [1d20=4]
[19:11] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:11] <Feather> roll 1d6+7+3d6+1d6 second before last skirmish, last is fire
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+7+3d6+1d6 second before last skirmish, last is fire and gets 28." [1d6=3][3d6=3, 5, 5][1d6=5]
[19:12] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wood Knight(25; fire)>Feather(20)>Myann(18)>Gildas(17)>John=hp drain(9)'
[19:13] <@Kotono> Feather's flaming scimitar slices into the wooden knight. Its armor bursts into flames from the fiery slash, burning and falling apart around it. It's inner workings are revealed, a tangle of vines and branches. The knight makes no other reaction to the injury, no sound save for the occasional grinding of wood. OOC: Myann.
[19:13] <@Kotono> Myann shifts forward slightly and touches John's back with her hand. OOC: Healing since ow.
[19:13] <@Kotono> roll 3d8+10 hp damage, this stops the HP damage you took.
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+10 hp damage, this stops the HP damage you took. and gets 21." [3d8=1, 2, 8]
[19:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wood Knight(25; fire)>Feather(20)>Myann(18)>Gildas(17)>John(9)'
[19:14] <@Kotono> John's gash largely heals up, the worst of it scabbing over under Myann's treatment. It still hurts terribly, but he's no longer pouring blood out. OOC: Gildas.
[19:15] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form and ambles up to the creature! He raises a paw up and slams it down onto it, trying to stun it as well!
[19:15] <Gildas> roll 1d20+22 SF attempt
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+22 SF attempt and gets 41." [1d20=19]
[19:15] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. Immune to stunning but damage as normal.
[19:16] <Gildas> OOC: OK
[19:16] <Gildas> OOC: And of course I have Improved Critical Bite and Claw but not punch :(
[19:16] <@Kotono> OOC: It's crit immune too.
[19:16] <Gildas> roll 2d8+15+1d6+1d6 first is fire last is cold
[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+15+1d6+1d6 first is fire last is cold and gets 26." [2d8=1, 4][1d6=4][1d6=2]
[19:16] <Gildas> OOC: ffffffffffffffffff
[19:18] <@Kotono> A fiery palm strike hit sthe exposed center of the knight. It bursts into flame and ice crystals, the entire center collapsing. The knight collapses into a mess of half frozen and half burnt remnants, downed before you. His lance looks to be intact, though. OOC: Loot post.
[19:18] <@Kotono> OOC: Free act too.
[19:19] <@John> "Oof, guy got me good..." John says, gingerly touching his freshly healed side. "Thanks Myann. Maybe reckon we should try and be more careful, see if we can get the jump on the next one?"
[19:19] <@Kotono> Myann gives John a couple more taps on the side, each one healing more. "We should, I reckon," she agrees.
[19:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[19:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 8." [1d8=3]
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 8." [1d8=3]
[19:20] <@Kotono> "Everyone else alright," Myann asks once that's done.
[19:21] <Gildas> Gildas casts a quick detect magic on the lance to see if it's magical or not.
[19:21] <@Kotono> The lance is indeed magic. OOC: Spellcraft.
[19:22] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+18 and gets 28." [1d20=10]
[19:23] <@Kotono> OOC: Another loot post.
[19:24] <@John> Meanwhile John continues onwards, just a bit off the left of the path now and with a quiet and careful gait...
[19:24] <@John> roll 1d20+18 stealthing it up
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+18 stealthing it up and gets 28." [1d20=10]
[19:25] <Gildas> "Huh." Gildas remarks as he picks the lance up. "It's a magic lance that works better on creatures made of wood. It might be something interesting to use if we ever made a wood guardian for the farm." He decides to take it with them for the time being.
[19:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a perception check too, John.
[19:26] <@Kotono> "Handy," Myann says, "Maybe one day we'll have our own wood golem, too."
[19:26] <@John> roll 1d20+17
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[19:26] <@Kotono> John creeps ahead - but the practical limits of Myann's sword being your light source stop you at 40ft away. You can keep going, but you'd be operating in the darkness and have no real visibility.
[19:28] <@John> "Well this doesn't work," John admits, stepping back onto the path.
[19:29] <Feather> "Maybe if Myann cast it on your staff or something?"
[19:30] <@John> "Yeah but you can't really be stealthy when you're glowing, can you?"
[19:30] <@Kotono> "Wouldn't you stand out as a moving light source?" Myann points out, "It's hard to be sneaky when you're carrying light in the darkness. You just stand out naturally."
[19:34] <@Kotono> OOC: Going to keep going then, y'all?
[19:35] <Gildas> OOC: Arr.
[19:37] <@Kotono> The party continues to walk. The path goes on for a ways longer, until...the party can hear rustling in the woods to eithe rside of the path. It's not subtle.
[19:38] * @John turns to face it, ready to battle any hostile appearances!
[19:38] * Feather watches over Myann's back, ready to answer any attack on them!
[19:39] <Gildas> Gildas looks to the opposite side as John and looks ready as well!
[19:43] <@Kotono> Myann looks the other way, keeping an eye all about as the part puts up a defense. From all around they come - dozens of thick, full vines. they're emerging from both sides, trying to grasp the party. OOC: Init. +4 bonus to init.
[19:44] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Myann
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Myann and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[19:44] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 vines
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 vines and gets 4." [1d20=2]
[19:44] <Feather> roll 1d20+14
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 and gets 27." [1d20=13]
[19:44] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(27)>Myann(23)>Vines(4)'
[19:44] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 9." [1d20=2]
[19:44] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 24." [1d20=12]
[19:45] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(27)>John(24)>Myann(23)>Gildas(9)>Vines(4)'
[19:45] <@Kotono> OOC: Open Feather. Vines all around and within attacking range, if that's your thing.
[19:46] <Feather> Oak Feller slashes through the vines as if they were made of warm butter while his stone scimitar burns away any that dare come too close!
[19:46] <Feather> roll 1d20+17
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17 and gets 18." [1d20=1]
[19:46] <Feather> roll 1d20+17
[19:46] <Feather> roll 1d20+12
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17 and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[19:46] <Feather> roll 1d20+12
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 and gets 20." [1d20=8]
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 and gets 15." [1d20=3]
[19:46] <@Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[19:46] <Feather> roll 1d6+7+1d6 last is fire
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+7+1d6 last is fire and gets 14." [1d6=4][1d6=3]
[19:46] <Feather> roll 1d6+5+2d12
[19:46] <Feather> roll 1d6+5+2d12
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+5+2d12 and gets 20." [1d6=6][2d12=5, 4]
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+5+2d12 and gets 26." [1d6=1][2d12=11, 9]
[19:49] <@Kotono> Feather lashes out, severing vines all around them. They fall in great hunks and slices, keeping them away from himself. Meanwhile...OOC: John, go.
[19:50] <@John> Less cutting more bludgeoning, but John does much as Feather!
[19:50] <@John> roll 1d20+18
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+18 and gets 34." [1d20=16]
[19:50] <@John> roll 1d20+18
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+18 and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[19:50] <@John> roll 1d20+18
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+18 and gets 21." [1d20=3]
[19:50] <@John> roll 1d20+13
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 and gets 24." [1d20=11]
[19:50] <@John> roll 1d20+13
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 and gets 26." [1d20=13]
[19:51] <@Kotono> OOC: All hit.
[19:51] <@John> roll 5#1d6+10
[19:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 5#1d6+10 and gets 70." [5#1d6+10 = 15, 12, 13, 16, 14]
[19:52] <@Kotono> Vines are beaten back and down - a good half-dozen lie limp before John, beaten into insensitivity. "Right idea," Myann draws her own blade, trying to cut down the horde around her.
[19:52] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+17
[19:52] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+17 and gets 20." [1d20=3]
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
[19:52] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+10
[19:52] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+10
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+10 and gets 11." [1d8=1]
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+10 and gets 15." [1d8=5]
[19:53] <@Kotono> Two more vines come crashing down, Myann trimming the population down further. Most are down now - but you can hear more rustling in the forest around you. Much more rustling. OOC: Gildas.
[19:54] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form and goes to strike at the nearby vines! OOC: Are there enough still nearby that I can hit them or do I need to move?
[19:55] <@Kotono> OOC: There are.
[19:55] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[19:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+21 No SF since STUPID PLANTS
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+21 No SF since STUPID PLANTS and gets 29." [1d20=8]
[19:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 and gets 31." [1d20=15]
[19:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 and gets 23." [1d20=7]
[19:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 claw 1
[19:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 claw 2
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 claw 1 and gets 21." [1d20=5]
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 claw 2 and gets 27." [1d20=11]
[19:57] <@Kotono> OOC: All hit.
[19:58] <Gildas> roll 3#2d8+15+1d6+1d6
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 3#2d8+15+1d6+1d6 and gets 104." [3#2d8+15+1d6+1d6 = 39, 37, 28]
[19:58] <Gildas> roll 2#1d6+15+1d6
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2#1d6+15+1d6 and gets 36." [2#1d6+15+1d6 = 19, 17]
[20:01] <@Kotono> The vines are trashed. They lie broken all around the party - but you can begin to see more starting to gather in the woods around the party - fast. None that are out and able to strike, at least. OOC: Vines pass since they're gathering after that whoopin'. Feather.
[20:02] <Feather> "Let's get going before there's more of them?"
[20:02] <@John> "Sounds good, yeah!" John agrees readily.
[20:02] * Feather acts up on his plan!
[20:06] <@Kotono> OOC: Fleeing ahead then, y'all?
[20:06] <@John> OOC: yeah
[20:06] <Gildas> OOC: Sure
[20:08] <@Kotono> OOC: Mov espeeds, y'all?
[20:09] <@John> OOC: 60 but I'll match pace with Myann
[20:09] <Gildas> OOC: 70
[20:09] <Feather> OOC: 50 and likewise. I can speed up if need be.
[20:11] <@Kotono> OOC: Myann'll just take bird form and perch on Feather's shoulder.
[20:12] <@John> OOC: will that make it dark?
[20:13] <@Kotono> OOC: Good point. Okay. She'll just stay human then.
[20:13] <@John> OOC: elf! Fairy!
[20:13] <@Kotono> Thus the party runs! Behind them they hear rustling, banging and wooden crashes. It keeps pace as they flee, a steady sound behind them as they nonetheless try and make distance. But then, 40ft ahead and blocking the way? A great big man made of solid wood. It carries a vine whip and a shield of wood. It's large and broad, blocking the way ahead entirely. Behind you in the darkness, you can
[20:13] <@Kotono> still hear the rustling and wood crashing. OOC: Yes, I'm on benadryl today so gimme some slack.
[20:13] <@Kotono> OOC: Init.
[20:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 21." [1d20=18]
[20:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 vines?
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 vines? and gets 14." [1d20=12]
[20:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 whip man
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 whip man and gets 12." [1d20=8]
[20:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(21)>Vines(14)>Whip Creature(12)'
[20:15] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 and gets 14." [1d20=11]
[20:15] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 15." [1d20=7]
[20:16] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(21)>John(15)>Gildas=Vines(14)>Whip Creature(12)'
[20:16] <@Kotono> "Great. Hurry!" Myann calls, "Get it!" OOC: Feather?
[20:17] <Feather> roll 1d20+12
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 and gets 32." [1d20=20]
[20:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(32)>Myann(21)>John(15)>Gildas=Vines(14)>Whip Creature(12)'
[20:18] <@Kotono> OOC: Open Feather. The whip creature is 40ft ahead and at the edge of the light. The vines are at least 45ft back in the darkness, perhpas more.
[20:18] * Feather runs the wooden man down!
[20:18] <@Kotono> OOC: This'll provoke an AoO, okay with that?
[20:18] <Feather> roll 1d20+19 spring attack
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 spring attack and gets 34." [1d20=15]
[20:18] <@Kotono> OOC: Oh wait, spring attack. Okay.
[20:19] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:19] <Feather> roll 1d6+7+1d6 last is fire, I'll end up behind him
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+7+1d6 last is fire, I'll end up behind him and gets 15." [1d6=6][1d6=2]
[20:19] <Feather> roll 5d6 if skirmish is a thing
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 5d6 if skirmish is a thing and gets 11." [5d6=2, 2, 4, 2, 1]
[20:20] <@Kotono> Feather charges in, lashing out as he manages to squeeze past it. The creature brings it shield up, which bursts into flame as the scimitar bites into it. It is dropped and burns merrily, casting light about 15ft ahead. More path - nothing immediately ahead. Without the shield, much of its side is wide open now. OOC: Okay. Myann.
[20:21] <@Kotono> Myann holds position a moment, before a block from above comes to bash in the head of the wooden creature.
[20:21] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 only misses on a one since this is touch AC and it's shield is toast
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 only misses on a one since this is touch AC and it's shield is toast and gets 4." [1d20=4]
[20:21] <@Kotono> roll 5d6 and ref
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and ref and gets 21." [5d6=3, 1, 6, 5, 6]
[20:21] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 17." [1d20=13]
[20:22] <@Kotono> The block shot hits it dead on, the creature wobbling, but not quite going down. Myann glares at it as she doesn't advance, a crack of the whip holding her back. OOC: Okay. John.
[20:22] * @John turns to face the vines, intent on holding them off if they catch up while the others dispatch the obstacle ahead unmolested.
[20:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, noted. Gildas, go.
[20:25] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form and goes in for the creature! OOC: I'm okay with the AoO for going in to get close.
[20:26] <Gildas> OOC: AC is 37
[20:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+22 whip crack (+4 ???, +2 ???, +2 ???, +2 ???)
[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 whip crack (+4 ???, +2 ???, +2 ???, +2 ???) and gets 29." [1d20=7]
[20:27] <@Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
[20:27] <Gildas> roll 1d20+22
[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+22 and gets 38." [1d20=16]
[20:27] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:27] <Gildas> roll 2d8+15+1d6+1d6 first is fire second is cold
[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+15+1d6+1d6 first is fire second is cold and gets 32." [2d8=6, 3][1d6=4][1d6=4]
[20:28] <@Kotono> Gildas charges in to the figure, flanking it with Feather. With its shield down, it's easy to hit it righ tin the side. Flames spread all over it, whip burning up to ash. It is now weaponless and ablaze! Meanwhile, back where John holds the line, a single massive tendril whips out from the edge of the darkness, several feet in diameter. It comes right down at John.
[20:29] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+4 ???) AC?
[20:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+4 ???) AC? and gets 29." [1d20=11]
[20:30] <@John> OOC: 26
[20:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+4 ???) CMD?
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+4 ???) CMD? and gets 27." [1d20=9]
[20:34] <@John> OOC: 33
[20:35] <@Kotono> roll 2d10 and Fort save
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10 and Fort save and gets 5." [2d10=4, 1]
[20:36] <@John> roll 1d20+13
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 and gets 15." [1d20=2]
[20:39] <@Kotono> The vine lashes hard against John. He stumples back from the painful blow, as he also sneezes. Huh? Why is there green dust in the air around him? Why is the world out of focus? OOC: Everything is badly out of focus. -2 to all rolls and -6 to perception. You've been poisoned with something. Whip creature is up and we'll pause on that, since we're over and I didn't realize it.

Ebiris · June 16, 2014, 04:16:29 PM

[18:15] <@Kotono> > Gildas charges in to the figure, flanking it with Feather. With its shield down, it's easy to hit it righ tin the side. Flames spread all over it, whip burning up to ash. It is now weaponless and ablaze! Meanwhile, back where John holds the line, a single massive tendril whips out from the edge of the darkness, several feet in diameter. It comes right down at John.
[18:15] <@Kotono> > roll 1d20+18 (+4 ???) AC?
[18:15] <@Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+4 ???) AC? and gets 29." [1d20=11]
[18:15] <@Kotono> <John> OOC: 26
[18:15] <@Kotono> > roll 1d20+18 (+4 ???) CMD?
[18:15] <@Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+4 ???) CMD? and gets 27." [1d20=9]
[18:15] <@Kotono> <John> OOC: 33
[18:15] <@Kotono> > roll 2d10 and Fort save
[18:15] <@Kotono> * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d10 and Fort save and gets 5." [2d10=4, 1]
[18:15] <@Kotono> <John> roll 1d20+13
[18:15] <@Kotono> * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 and gets 15." [1d20=2]
[18:15] <@Kotono> > The vine lashes hard against John. He stumples back from the painful blow, as he also sneezes. Huh? Why is there green dust in the air around him? Why is the world out of focus? OOC: Everything is badly out of focus. -2 to all rolls and -6 to perception. You've been poisoned with something. Whip creature is up and we'll pause on that, since we're over and I didn't realize it.
[18:16] <@Kotono> Burning and weaponeless, the whip creature slams out with its fists at both John and Feather.
[18:16] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 John
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 John and gets 16." [1d20=9]
[18:16] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Feather
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 Feather and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[18:16] <@Kotono> OOC: ACs?
[18:16] <Feather> OOC: 32
[18:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Er, Gildas, not John. Sorry.
[18:16] <@John> OOC: 26
[18:18] <@Kotono> OOC: Glidas, AC?
[18:19] <Gildas> OOC: Oh sorry, one second
[18:19] <Gildas> OOC: 37
[18:19] <@Kotono> Gildas and Feathe are both more than up to the task, dodging and parrying each of the strikes. The creature is burning up before you, half charred ruin as...OOC: Feather, go.
[18:19] * Feather rakes his opponent with his sword, leading in with the fiery one!
[18:20] <Feather> roll 1d20+19
[18:20] <Feather> roll 1d20+12
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 and gets 30." [1d20=11]
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 and gets 24." [1d20=12]
[18:20] <Feather> roll 1d20+19
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 and gets 23." [1d20=4]
[18:20] <Feather> roll 1d20+12
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[18:20] <@Kotono> OOC: Thye all hit. Get the gibbings on.
[18:20] <Feather> roll 2#1d6+7+1d6 last is fire
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d6+7+1d6 last is fire and gets 27." [2#1d6+7+1d6 = 11, 16]
[18:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(32)>Myann(21)>John(15)>Gildas=Vines(14)'
[18:21] <Feather> roll 2#1d6+5+2d12 alas, needless
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d6+5+2d12 alas, needless and gets 47." [2#1d6+5+2d12 = 22, 25]
[18:21] <@Kotono> Slashes rip through the burning creature! It explodes into hunks of flaming wood everywhere, a storm of sharpnel and fire amid the two! OOC: Ref you two.
[18:22] <Feather> roll 1d20+12 evasion
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12 evasion and gets 31." [1d20=19]
[18:22] <Gildas> roll 1d20+13 evasion
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+13 evasion and gets 30." [1d20=17]
[18:24] <@Kotono> But the two dodge nimbly, crossed swords and claws parrying the barrage. As this happens, Myann turns around and peers in the darkness. She raises a single eyebrow as she peers ahead, "We need to run NOW!" she calls, taking dire mushroom panther form and taking off as fast as she can go. OOC: John, you're up. Remember all dizzied from poisoning.
[18:24] <@Kotono> OOC: Strike, I forgot the note about her carrying the light source.
[18:24] <@Kotono> But the two dodge nimbly, crossed swords and claws parrying the barrage. As this happens, Myann turns around and peers in the darkness. She raises a single eyebrow as she peers ahead, "We need to run NOW!" she calls, taking off as fast as she can go. OOC: John, you're up. Remember all dizzied from poisoning.
[18:26] <@John> "Whu? Uh, okay..." John says woozily, withdrawing from the vines and taking off after Myann!
[18:26] <@John> OOC: withdraw action
[18:26] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[18:27] <@Kotono> As Myann runs ahead, darkness falls where John and her were. There's a loud, audible slithering as...OOC: Gildas, go. See PM first.
[18:28] <Gildas> The Dire Bear turns and makes a sound, roughly akin to a yelp, before turning and bounding after Myann and John!
[18:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Feather, you're up. Go.
[18:30] * Feather doesn't need any incentive to run, intending to face any danger coming at them from the front!
[18:31] <@Kotono> Thus the party runs! They run full out, stumbling ahead. "How...did you yelp?!" Myann demands of Gildas as the party sprints on. OOC: Two things. First off, loot post for a + to FEather. Second, everyone make Con checks. Your -2 applies to this, John, and if you have endurance you get a +4 bonus.
[18:31] <@John> roll 1d20+11
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+11 and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[18:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Myann (+4 endurance)
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Myann (+4 endurance) and gets 18." [1d20=3]
[18:33] <Gildas> roll 1d20+27 factoring endurance
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+27 factoring endurance and gets 32." [1d20=5]
[18:33] <@John> roll 1d20+2 con check, ignore that last one!
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+2 con check, ignore that last one! and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[18:34] <Feather> roll 1d20+4 alas, only cold endurance
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+4 alas, only cold endurance and gets 24." [1d20=20]
[18:34] <@Kotono> OOC: It's fort, I'm sorry, I was looking at the wrong tab.
[18:34] <@Kotono> OOC: Just keep the previous rolls and tlel me the total.
[18:34] <@John> OOC: ignore the last one but don't ignore the first one! 12
[18:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Everyone but John passes. Okay, also make the secondary save against your poisoning, John.
[18:35] <@John> roll 1d20+13 +2 vs poison included
[18:35] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 +2 vs poison included and gets 33." [1d20=20]
[18:36] <@Kotono> The party runs - but John's stamina flags. He starts to fall behind despite his superior speed. The world blurs around him as they rush on - and from the darkness, a single vine lashes out for him!
[18:36] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+4 ???) AC?
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+4 ???) AC? and gets 24." [1d20=6]
[18:37] <@John> OOC: 26
[18:38] <@Kotono> But John manages to pour on more speed, stumbling forward. Ahead, 40ft away and closing, is a chasm. AS you get closer you see it covers the entire path and is 20ft long. You're running right at it, as behind you the slithering of vines can be heard - and at the edge of the light, a few vines can be seen. Metallic blades adorn these vines, coated in rusty blood. OOC: Act, y'all. You're running
[18:38] <@Kotono> right at the 20ft long chasm if you want to try and jump it or do something else.
[18:39] * Feather doesn't think twice as he leaps across!
[18:40] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts from Dire Bear to eagle to fly across!
[18:40] <Feather> roll 1d20+19+8 acrobatics!
[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19+8 acrobatics! and gets 29." [1d20=2]
[18:41] * @John squints and struggles to properly identify just where the chasm starts and prepares to leap over, hoping he doesn't misjudge it in his addled state!
[18:41] <@Kotono> Myann follows suit, leaping across as best she can, sword glowing with light showing the bottom of the chasm 30ft down - spikes. LIned with hundreds of needle-like spikes.
[18:41] <@John> roll 1d20+30 acrobatics
[18:41] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+30 acrobatics and gets 31." [1d20=1]
[18:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Good thing you don't auto fail skill checks, since wow.
[18:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+19 Myann (+4 for 10ft above 30ft movement)
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 Myann (+4 for 10ft above 30ft movement) and gets 22." [1d20=3]
[18:43] <@Kotono> The party leaps and clears the chasm! Myann's a bit close, but she lands on the other side. Behind you the vines just flow over the pit, still coming as you race on! Just 20ft ahead is another chasm, this one 30ft long, and right in your way! OOC: Perception first, ya'll
[18:43] <@John> roll 1d20+11
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+11 and gets 19." [1d20=8]
[18:43] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+18 and gets 27." [1d20=9]
[18:44] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 36." [1d20=20]
[18:44] <Feather> roll 1d20+15
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+15 and gets 31." [1d20=16]
[18:45] <@Kotono> Gildas and Myann can both see a faint shimmering over the center of the chasm. OOC: K:A here if you have ranks.
[18:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Myann
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Myann and gets 24." [1d20=10]
[18:46] <@Kotono> "Shit!" Myann curses, skidding to a halt, "Invisible wall of force over the center of the chasm! Don't jump, it's a trap!"
[18:47] * @John barely keeps himself from going over by the time he hears that warning!
[18:47] <Gildas> Bird-Gildas looks around to see if there's any other obvious way around the chasm!
[18:47] <Feather> Since it's like that, Feather turns all the way around and meets the vines as they rush towards them! "What then?" he calls over his shoulder.
[18:48] <@Kotono> OOC: Perception, Gildas.
[18:48] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+18 and gets 21." [1d20=3]
[18:49] <@Kotono> It's spikes down there - but Gildas's keen eyes can spy something else. There's a narrow patht hrough them, going from side to side of the chasm. A human sized creature could walk that safely and reach the other end. You'd have to climb up from the bottom after, though. A simple 30ft drop would take you onto that path.
[18:50] <Gildas> Bird-Gildas caws at the party and starts to fly in that direction to try and get the others to follow him!
[18:51] <@John> It's a hard job with the dark and the poison and the stress, but John does his best to follow Gildas! At least he can run up and down walls.
[18:52] * Feather brings up the rear.
[18:53] <@Kotono> OOC: John, you can run down walls safely?
[18:53] <@John> OOC: 30 feet, yes
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Myann acrobatics vs 15 to reduce the fall damage
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Myann acrobatics vs 15 to reduce the fall damage and gets 29." [1d20=14]
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 2d6 Myann only
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 Myann only and gets 10." [2d6=6, 4]
[18:55] <@Kotono> The party leaps down one by one, John last. He just barely avoids a raking, bladed tentacle slash. The path through the spikes is narrow but fairly straightforward. Behind you the vines come down, racing along - and at the speed you're going now, they'll catch up! OOC: You can choose to hurry along and risk spiking yourselves or this pace and be safe/let the vines catch up some more. Up to y'all,
[18:55] <@Kotono> or if you have a third option feel free.
[18:56] <@John> OOC: run run!
[18:58] <@Kotono> OOC: Myann'll second that. Feather'n'Gildas?
[18:58] <Feather> OOC: run
[18:58] <Gildas> OOC: Gildas will fly ahead up to the top of the area they'll need to climb, ready to help anyone who needs it to get up
[18:59] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Acrobatics checks, all, 'cept Gildas. This is to see if you accidentally spike yourselves.
[18:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Myann
[18:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Myann and gets 28." [1d20=13]
[18:59] <Feather> roll 1d20+19
[18:59] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 and gets 36." [1d20=17]
[19:00] <@John> roll 1d20+18
[19:00] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+18 and gets 20." [1d20=2]
[19:01] <@Kotono> The vines are following - and you can see new ones. Ones that are coated in thick blankets of sharp metal thorns. The thorns vibrate in the air, a low and understated vibration coming from them. But the party is faster and nimbly makes it through the spikes - despite a near misstep by John. They reach the fall going full tilt as...OOC: Climb checks. But first, make a climb check to try and aid
[19:01] <@Kotono> them, Gildas.
[19:01] <@Kotono> *wall
[19:01] <@Kotono> Myann looks back, "The hell is WITH those vines?" she yelps, leaping to the wall and starting to scramble up.
[19:02] <Gildas> OOC: I don't have any, is that STR or Dex?
[19:02] <@John> OOC: I can run straight up
[19:03] <Feather> roll 1d20+16 I can climb!
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+16 I can climb! and gets 31." [1d20=15]
[19:03] <Feather> roll 1d20+16 I can also help Myann climb!
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+16 I can also help Myann climb! and gets 29." [1d20=13]
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Str.
[19:04] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 Myann goes climbing
[19:04] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 Myann goes climbing and gets 33." [1d20=20]
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 5." [1d20=1]
[19:04] <Gildas> OOC: I am not very helpful
[19:05] <@Kotono> The party scrambles up and takes off at a run, vines behind about 40ft. On and on and on you run, panting and gasping for air - and slowly the vines slow and fall away entirely, no longer visible. The simple need for air slows the party after this, the only sounds the heavy breathing of the party.
[19:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Free act.
[19:07] <@John> "Phew... just how long must those vines've been at the end there?"
[19:07] <@Kotono> Myann doubles over, sucking down air. "Ahaaa...haha....aaaah..." Slowly straightening, "Too long!"
[19:07] <Gildas> Gildas takes in a deep breath and lets it out, trying to slow his breathing back down in case they have to start running again. "This place... is very odd..."
[19:08] <Feather> "Magic," Feather gasps, taking care not to speak much.
[19:09] <@Kotono> Breathing for a time and just resting, "We haven't even reached a mountain yet."
[19:10] <@John> "Well yeah, I guess it's all dreams right? But the mountain must be even worse, too..." John says optimisticly.
[19:11] <Gildas> Gildas takes another breath and nods. "We may already be in it, though, if it's invisible."
[19:12] <Feather> "We never went up...."
[19:13] <Gildas> "Ah, I suppose that's true. Either way, all we can do is go forward." Gildas says as he looks in that direction.
[19:15] <@John> "Yeah, better keep moving," John agrees, still feeling a bit woozy but he handled that run easily enough so it can't be bothering him too much.
[19:17] <@Kotono> As you walk, John slowly begins to feel better. Still not right, but the poison passes as you head into the chill air. Then - ahead. The woods break. You stand before a mountain that reaches to the sky itself. Ahead of you a path leads into a cave entrance. Higher up, hundreds of feet, you can see various terrances and carved paths in the mountain. The sky is black like night, yet four white
[19:17] <@Kotono> moons hang in the air, lighting everything with an unnaturally white glow. Before the cave entrance ahead of you can be seen four golden blocks, floating in the air and to the side.
[19:19] <@John> "Those yours?" John asks Myann, seeing the blocks.
[19:19] <@Kotono> "I can feel th emushrooms in them," Myann confirms, and then shrugs, "I don't really mind the help, even if I didn't do it directly. Thank or blame my mantle."
[19:20] <Gildas> Gildas looks around. "I suppose we should just head into the cave, then?"
[19:21] <Feather> "Or get the mushrooms first? What's what?"
[19:21] <@John> "S'either that or climb straight up," John says.
[19:25] <@Kotono> "What's what what?" Myann looks to Feather, "I mean yes, I assume we check those at least if it's free aid, but."
[19:25] <Feather> "I figured you knew what's in them," Feather responds with a shrug, tapping the nearest block.
[19:27] <@Kotono> "Oh. A fire mushroom, a growth mushroom and two leaf mushrooms." she answers, as the first one pops out a fire mushroom.
[19:28] * Feather picks it up, before he taps one of the leaf mushrooms from the blocks indicated by Myann. "Ready!"
[19:30] <Gildas> "Wait, can't we all just fly up then?" Gildas asks.
[19:30] <@Kotono> "That would make a lot of sense," Myann says, taking bird form.
[19:31] <@John> "Well sure, or climb," John shrugs, "But do we want to go to the top? Is there a goal there or something, or is the whole thing about the journey? Could even be a goal way deep down underneath in those caves."
[19:32] <Gildas> "Well, we can always go back down once we're at the top, right?" He asks.
[19:33] <@John> "Hey it's your mountain," John says agreeably, going to find a leaf mushroom for himself so they can all fly.
[19:34] <@Kotono> OOC: Fire and leaf on Feather, Leaf on John? Okay then.
[19:35] <@Kotono> The party begins to fly up - but you barely make it 20ft up before hitting sudden gusts of wind. It stops each of you cold, like trying to find into a wall.
[19:35] <@John> "Well that's that," John says, not really minding and going back to the ground. "In the caves then?"
[19:37] <Gildas> Bird-Gildas flies back down and shapeshifts back. "It was worth a shot, at least."
[19:40] <@Kotono> "Hopefully the caves will have things to make this worthwhile," Myann says, following along. Within a large cavern, cleared out debris. In the center is a cracked, crumbling stairway going up. On the left wall are two doors, one close to the entrance and one close to the far wall. On the right wall is one door in the middle. On the back wall is a small gap where a crumbling stone staircase
[19:40] <@Kotono> heads down.
[19:42] * @John goes to try opening the nearest door on the left.
[19:43] <@Kotono> The door seems to be locked. There's a space for a keyhole below the knob. Myann follows, "We could always just cut it down or force it, if you don't want to go keyhunting."
[19:45] <Gildas> Gildas goes to investigate the other door on the left to see if there's a keyhole in it as well.
[19:45] <@John> "May as well try 'em all first," John reasons, going to try the one on the right.
[19:46] <@Kotono> The other door on the left likewise has a keyhole and is locked, as is the door on the right.
[19:47] <@John> "Don't even know if there's anything good in them, but may as well try pushing 'em down," John says, backing away to let the giant bear have at it.
[19:48] <Gildas> "That almost seems unfair." Gildas says with a chuckle. "But I suppose we can see what will happen. Feather, would you try your sword first?"
[19:48] <@Kotono> Myann stands back, just in case.
[19:49] * Feather breaks the lock on the door to the right, and pushes it open.
[19:49] <@Kotono> OOC: Paste me the info on that scimitar real quick? PM will do.
[19:53] <@Kotono> Feather slashes through the lock. It collapses with a clink of cut metal.
[19:53] * Feather pushes the door open.
[19:56] <@Kotono> The passage ahead is long and narrow. Myann's lit sword allows you to see 40ft ahead and no further. The scent of damp moss and mold can be smelled after a few moments.
[19:58] <Gildas> Gildas wrinkles his nose. "Well that's unpleasant."
[19:59] <@Kotono> Myann grimaces, "There's some mushrooms ahead, poisonous ones. I already asked them not to attack us."
[19:59] <@John> "I'll take it over the vines from earlier thanks," John says. "Wanna go down this way then since we know at least one thing won't be out to get us?"
[20:00] <Gildas> Gildas nods. "Let's."
[20:05] <@Kotono> The party heads on down. Soon enough the walls and floor are covered with moss, mold and green mushrooms. Myann pats a few as you pass, "These mushrooms can kill you in minutes," she adds idly, "The poison causes your brain to rupture repeatedly. Even if you survive, you're most likely left paralyzed. They're also great sauteed if you can't be poisoned." Ahead is the end of the passage - a pair
[20:05] <@Kotono> of white pillars supporting an archway. Through it is darkness ahead, Myann's light not reaching that far.
[20:08] <@John> "Good thing they're on our side," John says, faintly alarmed.
[20:09] <Gildas> "Perhaps I'll try them sometime." Gildas says with a small smile. He looks ahead to the darkness to see if there's anything just waiting for them beyond it.
[20:11] <@Kotono> Nothing immediately ah-gah! An arrow shoots out of the darkness, past your field of vision, right for Feather!
[20:11] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 flatfooted unless uncannies
[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 flatfooted unless uncannies and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[20:11] <Feather> OOC: Miss
[20:11] <@Kotono> But Feather's reflexes are superlative, bringing up his scimitar to parry it before he even realizes it's there.
[20:13] <Feather> "Hey!"
[20:15] <@Kotono> Ahead, lights burst into being. Ahead you can see but one thing - kobolds, with arrow and bomb raised up. Dozens pointed at the party, "You're in our world now, landdwellers!" One of them calls, as arrows and bombs begin to be tossed! OOC: Init here - Wednesday. We'll pause here as you're staring down the 'bolds, as well as more description on what's up.

Ebiris · June 19, 2014, 04:45:06 PM

[18:07] <@Kotono> You stand at the end of the narrow passage. Ahead 40ft is a great cluster of kobolds. They spread all about, crossbows and bombs readied. The toxic mushrooms dot all about here, not that they seem to bother these kobolds at all. There must be several dozen of them, all armed and wearing leather armor and hooded cloaks. They block the way further ahead, as well as sight of what may lie beyond.
[18:07] <@Kotono> OOC: Init here, y'all.
[18:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 21." [1d20=18]
[18:07] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[18:07] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 21." [1d20=13]
[18:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 kobold special forces group
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 kobold special forces group and gets 24." [1d20=19]
[18:08] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 22." [1d20=18]
[18:08] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 14." [1d20=4]
[18:09] * Kotono changes topic to 'Kobold Special Forces(24)>Gildas(22)>Myann=John(21)>Feather(14)'
[18:10] <@Kotono> "Now listen here, we got all y'all just where we want all y'all! FIRE on the landdwellers, send them back to the forest!" With that, a tremendous storm of arrows and bombs come flying at the party! OOC: Ref saves, all.
[18:10] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Myann evasion
[18:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Myann evasion and gets 16." [1d20=7]
[18:10] <@John> roll 1d20+16 evasion
[18:10] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+16 evasion and gets 35." [1d20=19]
[18:10] <Gildas> roll 1d20+13 evasion
[18:10] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+13 evasion and gets 23." [1d20=10]
[18:11] <Feather> roll 1d20+13 evasion
[18:11] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 evasion and gets 25." [1d20=12]
[18:13] <@Kotono> The party does the wise thing and leaps back! Feather kicks off a bomb, using the force of the blast to rise high and over the stream of arrows. Myann kneels, hundreds of mushrooms coming up to protect her. They fall in moments, but beneath Myann is unharmed. Gildas weaves to the side, dodging between dozens of protectiles all at once, while John holds his hands out. A flurry of them stop before
[18:13] <@Kotono> him, falling to the ground. Not a single scratch is on the party after that volley. OOC: Success all around. Gildas, go.
[18:14] <Feather> "Hey, retards!" Feather repeats, far more forcefully this time. "Cut that out, you hear?"
[18:15] <@Kotono> "Or you'll feed the mushrooms," Myann dusts herself off as she rises. "Only warning!"
[18:15] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts, not into his Dire Bear form, but into his crystal spider vermin form and moves forward and thrusts an arm forward at the kobolds, venom bursting forward from it to try and poison them!
[18:16] <Gildas> roll 1d20+20
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+20 and gets 32." [1d20=12]
[18:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. How big is that form?
[18:16] <Gildas> OOC: I believe it is Medium.
[18:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Carry on. Damage.
[18:17] <Gildas> roll 1d6+15 DC is 19 on the poison
[18:17] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d6+15 DC is 19 on the poison and gets 16." [1d6=1]
[18:18] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[18:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[18:18] <Gildas> roll 1d4 con damage
[18:18] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d4 con damage and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[18:19] <@Kotono> A pair of kobolds are impaled on the arm, stiffening as poison spreads through them. The entire kobold line stares at the carrot and then the stick, "Yaaaaah!" They turn to each other and start yelling, "Spider!" "They have big shinies and spiders!" "Mushrooms!" "Did you see that jump?" "What about the ant-alike?!" "ENOUGH!" A voice bellows, "ATTACK!" This seems to stiffen the kobolds right up,
[18:19] <@Kotono> any hesitation stopping. From amid the horde steps one - identical to the others, save for a golden circlet around his head, "Get 'em, boys!" OOC: Myann'n'John are up.
[18:21] <@John> "Not if I get you first!" John says, rushing the apparent leader with fist cocked for a stunning haymaker!
[18:21] <@John> roll 1d20+14 stunning fist
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 stunning fist and gets 27." [1d20=13]
[18:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. DC?
[18:21] <@John> roll 1d10+6 DC 18
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d10+6 DC 18 and gets 13." [1d10=7]
[18:21] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[18:22] <@Kotono> John runs up, catching the kobold with a leaping uppercut. The leader is knocked end over end, landing face down and with his neck bent at an angle that it shouldn't be. Meanwhile, Myann sighs and shakes her head, "Idiots. The mushrooms must be fed, then." She gestures, a rain of blocks coming down on the rest of the kobolds.
[18:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 ref
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 ref and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[18:23] <@Kotono> roll 10d6 kersmack
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 kersmack and gets 35." [10d6=1, 2, 2, 1, 5, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4]
[18:28] <@Kotono> The kobolds are smacked down beneath the block rain. The cluster of them are flattened like pancakes! When it clears, there's only a lot of half broken gear and fully broken kobolds before you. A few whimper and twitch, but most are in an advanced state of being smashed to bits. Ahead you can see the passage continues on, widening out and turning to the right. OOC: Free act. A loot post will be
[18:28] <@Kotono> coming, can't find something I need for it. I'll let you know when it's up.
[18:28] <Feather> "That's just sad."
[18:29] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts back. "Something about all of this doesn't seem right to me." He shakes his head but moves to go past the kobolds.
[18:29] <@John> "Really," John agrees. "I suppose if the mushrooms were killing us as well it'd be a problem, but yeah." He leans over the one he punched out, taking the golden circlet off. "Reckon this is a magic leadership booster or they just followed him because it was shiny?"
[18:30] <Feather> "Both?" Feather voices, checking for magic.
[18:31] <@Kotono> "It's a magic mountain. To be honest, since they aren't dying from the mushrooms, I'm not even sure they're real," Myann remarks.
[18:31] <Gildas> Gildas turns around and nods to Myann. "Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. It's like we're inside that chest again."
[18:32] <@John> "Well yeah, it's dreams, but if we take the treasure away it'll be real enough, right?" John says. It's real enough to hurt them after all!
[18:32] <@Kotono> "I hope so," Myann says, "Has anyone scanned for magic?"
[18:32] <Feather> OOC: I'm trying to right now!
[18:33] <@Kotono> OOC: Oh sorry. The circlet and one of the cloaks radiate magic. Spellcraft on both.
[18:33] <Feather> roll 2#1d20+17
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d20+17 and gets 45." [2#1d20+17 = 22, 23]
[18:34] <@Kotono> Feather can't puzzle them out. Myann comes over, "Let me?" she asks, "I've been practicing."
[18:34] <Feather> "Sure."
[18:34] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Cloak
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 Cloak and gets 24." [1d20=10]
[18:34] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 circlet
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 circlet and gets 20." [1d20=6]
[18:35] <@Kotono> Myann shakes her head, "And I'm lost," she admits with a little grumble, "...this is harder than you make it look."
[18:35] <Gildas> Gildas decides he might as well give it a shot, too!
[18:35] <Feather> "Takes time sometimes."
[18:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Loot post from the 'bolds just now, including the magical, unidentified gear.
[18:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Go for it, GIldas.
[18:35] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18
[18:35] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+18 and gets 29." [1d20=11]
[18:35] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18
[18:35] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+18 and gets 24." [1d20=6]
[18:35] <@Kotono> Which is which? Be specific.
[18:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[18:36] <Gildas> OOC: Sorry, Cirlet then Cloak.
[18:37] <@Kotono> The circlet now makes sense, but the cloak is still a mystery. OOC: Post updated.
[18:37] <@Kotono> OOC: Post if y'all are taking anything from that pile
[18:37] <@Kotono> .
[18:40] <Gildas> Gildas smiles a little bit. "So this crown would be a fine gift for our other kobold friends, if we didn't decide to keep it. It helps make you more charismatic, but only underground. It also works better if you're wearing a lot of very expensive things." He places the Crown in the Fairy's Backpack, along with the cloak. OOC: Can I do any sort of Alchemy check on the bombs?
[18:46] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure, go for it.
[18:47] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[18:49] <@Kotono> The bombs are fairly well made, but unstable. There's a small chance they could go off anytime - in other words, a walking kaboom waiting to happen.
[18:50] <Gildas> Gildas nods to himself. "Unless we need to blow something up, it'd best to leave them here. Shall we continue?"
[18:51] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Refresh me on the party marching order ahead?
[18:52] <@John> OOC: John, Gil, Myann, Feather?
[18:52] <Gildas> OOC: Sho
[18:53] <@Kotono> OOC: Fantastic.
[18:55] <@Kotono> The party advances on, through the mushrooms and around the turn. Here is another narrow passage - the walls are only about 4ft apart, if that. It's not quite squeeze-worthy, but it'll be a tight fit. The walls are lined with dozens of little holes, from which needle-like spikes routinely poke out. It's a steady, obvious pattern. It goes on for 50ft, and at the end sits a pair of treasure boxes.
[18:56] <@Kotono> "One," Myann begins, "This is starting to remind me of the Scholar's work. The same sort of deliberate setups and madness. Two, there's invisible blades and holes ahead," she gestures, "All on the floor around the boxes. Get through those and you'll run right into them, just in position to get your feet skewered."
[18:57] <Feather> "So we going for them?"
[18:57] <@John> "Not much I can do to dodge if they're invisible," John admits. "Reckon you can block 'em or take 'em out?"
[18:58] <Gildas> "Well, this place is made from dreams, right? So it might just be reacting to our experiences..." Gildas says. "I could probably just fly through if you wanted, I'm not sure I could open the boxes like that, though."
[19:00] <@Kotono> "I can see them and fly. I'm probably the best choice," Myann remarks, watching ahead. "If this is dreams, maybe this is something the Dreamer made and didn't want to admit to?"
[19:01] <Gildas> "It's certainly possible." Gildas says with a nod. "If you don't mind, then, Myann."
[19:02] <@Kotono> "Wish me luck," Myann murmurs, before pausing to chant. A fire mushroom appears over her, turning her clothing orange-red. She then transforms into a bird, slowly advancing through the spikes.
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 21." [1d20=6]
[19:03] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 20." [1d20=5]
[19:04] <@Kotono> She makes it through and angles down, landing near the chests. She lands very particularly, eyes widening before she sighs. "I think I'm on the one safe spot here," she calls, slowly leaning forward to flip the chests open. She looks in them, "One has a key and the other has a pair of arm-bracers. The sort a bare-handed fighter might wear to protect their wrists."
[19:05] <Gildas> "How interesting. Do you need any help getting back?" Gildas calls out.
[19:05] <@Kotono> "I have it," she calls, taking them, putting them away and transforming to fly back.
[19:05] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 and gets 29." [1d20=14]
[19:06] <@Kotono> On getting back safely, she transforms and hands them over. One is a simple iron key, the other is a pair of silver bracers. OOC: Loot.
[19:06] <Gildas> "I assume they're magical in nature, but should we just wait to analyze everything once we're out of here?" Gildas asks as he puts them into the Backpack.
[19:09] <@Kotono> "As you like," Myann says. OOC: Going back now or doing something else?
[19:09] <Gildas> OOC: Might as well go back to the other doors and see if the key works there?
[19:09] <Gildas> OOC: Not that we... need it, but... you know.
[19:11] <@Kotono> The party heads back to the entry room. When you do, there's an audible sound of a door unlocking. The bottom door on the left pops ajar! At the same time, there's a rumble of thunder! 60ft ahead a large creature appears, a thing from legend - a minotaur! It has the head of a cow and the body of an oversized, muscular human. It wears only a loincloth that moves far too much for anyone's good
[19:11] <@Kotono> taste. It has an absolutely massive axe in both hands! It bellows and stomps the ground as it lowers its horned head, before charging at the party! OOC: Init.
[19:11] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 23." [1d20=20]
[19:11] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 16." [1d20=6]
[19:11] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Minotaur Tornado
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Minotaur Tornado and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[19:12] * Kotono changes topic to 'Minotaur Tornado(29)>Myann(23)>Feather(16)'
[19:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 7." [1d20=3]
[19:12] <Gildas> OOC: miko'ed
[19:12] * Kotono changes topic to 'Minotaur Tornado(29)>Myann(23)>Feather(16)>Gildas(7)'
[19:13] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 13." [1d20=5]
[19:13] * Kotono changes topic to 'Minotaur Tornado(29)>Myann(23)>Feather(16)>John(13)>GildasMiko(7)'
[19:13] <@Kotono> "What the f-" Myann begins, cut off as the beast advances. IT leaps into the air and begins to spin, axe out! It spins fast enough to be a blur, barreling into the entire party as a tornado of blades and horns.
[19:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 AC all?
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 AC all? and gets 18." [1d20=3]
[19:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Note if flatfooted since it went first.
[19:14] <Feather> OOC: 28
[19:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Myann's hit and her fire mushroom winks out.
[19:14] <@John> OOC: uncanny dodge
[19:14] <Gildas> OOC: Is this something I can use Darkness Parry on?
[19:14] <@John> OOC: AC 26 sorry
[19:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Paste me it real quick? PM's fine.
[19:15] <Gildas> OOC: 19 flat-footed, 23 is that cloak still works, so I guess I don't need to either way
[19:18] <@Kotono> The whirlwind barrels through the party! It's dodged by John, who parries it back, sparks flying from his iron-shod staff. Gildas merely leaps back and Feather drops into a roll. Myann isn't so fast, hit right in the neck - but instead of a messy end, her mushroom fades away, leaving her unharmed. IT passes through the party and around and around, ending up right where it started again. OOC:
[19:18] <@Kotono> Myann's up.
[19:19] <@Kotono> Myann reaches up and rubs her neck. She quickly chants, a growth mushroom coming to her. OOC: She'll play it safe and mushroom up, since that hit was too close. Feather.
[19:21] * Feather darts to the left to stop them from being a huge target, all being grouped up together. And to keep the minotaur interested, he shoots a fireball right in its face!
[19:21] <Feather> roll 1d20+15 ranged touch
[19:21] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+15 ranged touch and gets 18." [1d20=3]
[19:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. Damage.
[19:21] <Feather> roll 4d6+5d6 fire
[19:21] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 4d6+5d6 fire and gets 32." [4d6=5, 2, 2, 5][5d6=3, 6, 1, 4, 4]
[19:22] <@Kotono> The fireball hits the spinning minotaur right in the face. It's spin abrutly stops, the creature wobbling around. Its eyes are crossed and it looks distinctly dizzy. OOC: John.
[19:23] * @John runs up and sweeps his quarterstaff at the minotaur's knees to knock him down!
[19:23] <@John> roll 1d20+17 cmb improved trip
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 cmb improved trip and gets 24." [1d20=7]
[19:24] <@Kotono> OOC: Success. Followup?
[19:25] <@John> roll 1d20+14 lets try and stun him too
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 lets try and stun him too and gets 27." [1d20=13]
[19:25] <@John> roll 1d10+6 DC 18
[19:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d10+6 DC 18 and gets 8." [1d10=2]
[19:25] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 fort
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 fort and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[19:26] <@Kotono> John's staff strikes out in the dizzy minotaur's knees, knocking him right now. A followup jab right into the stomach winds him, leaving it prone and dizzied. It lets out a little, high pitched moo as it struggles to rise. OOC: Ow. Gildas, go.
[19:27] <Gildas> Gildas just shakes his head as he shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form and ambles over to the other side of the Minotaur! He raises a paw up and brings it down, trying to knock the wind out of the minotaur and keep it down!
[19:27] <Gildas> roll 1d20+22 might as well try and stun too, DC is 22
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+22 might as well try and stun too, DC is 22 and gets 34." [1d20=12]
[19:27] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit, damage.
[19:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[19:28] <Gildas> roll 2d8+15+1d6+1d6 fire then cold
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+15+1d6+1d6 fire then cold and gets 38." [2d8=7, 8][1d6=2][1d6=6]
[19:28] <@Kotono> OOC: DC?
[19:28] <Gildas> OOC: 22
[19:28] <@Kotono> WHAM! Right in the throat. Gildas's strike leaves the minotaur down and dazed, unmoving from the strike. It merely twitches instead, u nable to rise. OOC: Downed and stunned for this round. Myann's up.
[19:29] <@Kotono> With the minotaur down, Myann charges in, raising her sword up to try and impale it dead on.
[19:29] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (+2 charge)
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (+2 charge) and gets 28." [1d20=9]
[19:29] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+10
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+10 and gets 17." [1d8=7]
[19:30] <@Kotono> OOC: Strike.
[19:30] <@Kotono> roll 2d6+13
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+13 and gets 22." [2d6=3, 6]
[19:31] <@Kotono> The minotaur gets a new hole in its shoulder from the impalement, Myann ripping out her sword as layered mushrooms grow out of the wound. Meanwhine...OOC: Feather.
[19:31] * Feather just keeps on doing what worked the last time!
[19:31] <Feather> roll 1d20+15 ranged touch
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+15 ranged touch and gets 21." [1d20=6]
[19:31] <Feather> roll 4d6+5d6 fire
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 4d6+5d6 fire and gets 37." [4d6=6, 1, 4, 6][5d6=5, 1, 4, 6, 4]
[19:35] <@Kotono> Another fireball flies, hitting the minotaur right on. He bursts into flames, burning away to ash. Left behind is his axe, the battle cleared. OOC: Free act. Loot post.
[19:35] <Feather> "Didn't even introduce himself!"
[19:36] <@Kotono> "Rude and random," Myann rubs her enlarged neck, "Is that axe worth taking?"
[19:36] <@John> "Dunno, looks pretty sharp, but pretty heavy too," John says.
[19:37] <Gildas> "I would take a stab that it's magical, just a pain to carry around with us while we look around." Gildas adds.
[19:40] <@Kotono> "Leave it here, then?" Myann suggests, "Would someone punch me? I don't really want to crawl through these tunnels since I'm oversized."
[19:41] * Feather taps Myann's shoulder at her request.
[19:41] * @John leaves that task to Feather and instead goes to check in the freshly opened door on the left.
[19:42] <Gildas> "We can always come back for it later." He says as he follows after John.
[19:43] <@Kotono> Myann shrinks right back down. "Thanks," she murmurs, as John goes to check out the new door. It goes a mere 10ft before coming to a four way intersection. You can't see farther without Myann's light, but at the intersection you can see a weathervane. The rooster atop it is pointing in the direction of the party.
[19:43] <@John> "Couple of paths off here. Wanna check it or go down the stairs?"
[19:44] <Gildas> Gildas tilts his head and looks past the weathervane to see if there's anything obvious waiting for them like the kobolds last time.
[19:44] <@Kotono> As far as Gildas can see, the passages continue on further than his darkvisiong oes.
[19:45] <Gildas> He nods. "We may as well stay on this floor, at least in my opinion."
[19:47] <@Kotono> OOC: Going to do anything, any of you?
[19:48] * Feather keeps on going ahead, since no one feels strongly about turning elsewhere.
[19:48] <Gildas> Gildas shrugs and goes over to the weathervane and will reach up to try and turn it. "Hopefully this doesn't kill all of us."
[19:49] <@Kotono> OOC: Which direction are you turning it in, relative to the passages?
[19:50] <Gildas> OOC: I'll turn it left one notch, so it's going down the west path instead.
[19:51] <@Kotono> As Feather starts go on, Gildas turns the weather vane. It turns once touched, facing the west. That passage is illuminated with th elight of the sunrise! Ahead you can see a familiar sight - the Holset Farm. Nothing else, just the farm as it was when the party first arrived. It looks to be sunrise there.
[19:52] <Gildas> "...Yes, okay, now we definitely know this isn't real." Gildas says.
[19:53] <Gildas> "Do you want me to turn it again, or should we... ah... investigate?" He gestures down the path.
[19:54] <@John> "Is this another one of those portal things?" John wonders. "Not much point going home before we've finished here though, is there?"
[19:54] <@Kotono> "I have no idea," Myann admits with a shrug of her shoulders.
[19:54] <Gildas> "Let me try and turn it, then." Gildas reaches up to touch the weathervane again.
[19:55] <Gildas> OOC: Left once again.
[19:55] <@Kotono> OOC: So it points ahead now?
[19:56] <Gildas> OOC: It'd be in the opposite direction it was when they first encountered it, if I'm doing the mental visualization correctly.
[19:56] <@Kotono> The weathervane is moved. The light in the western passage fades and the northern passage erupts into brilliant sunshine. Ahead is the Holset farm at high noon. It's just like the previous one - undeveloped save for the farm, no sign of the town around it or the expanded fields.
[19:56] <@Kotono> OOC: You are, just mkaing sure.
[19:57] <Gildas> "...This is very peculiar." Gildas says with a frown.
[19:57] <@John> "Hey, where's all the other houses?" John asks, just noticing now what's different.
[19:58] <Gildas> "That's a good question. Let me try something." Gildas says as he starts to walk down the illuminated path, turning around to make sure he can still see everyone else.
[19:58] <@Kotono> "Good question," Myann peers ahead.
[19:58] <@Kotono> Gildas walks about 10ft before he ends up on the farm. It' sa hot summer day. Behind him he can see the passage and his friends, and his friends can see him.
[20:00] <Gildas> "What in the world...?" Gildas looks around and frowns. "It really is just like that... I wonder what would happen if you turned the vane? Hm..." He rubs his chin before deciding to cast a detect magic to see if this is all just a very complicated illusion spell.
[20:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft.
[20:00] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+18 and gets 27." [1d20=9]
[20:00] <@Kotono> The magic's beyond Gildas's understanding. It's strong stuff.
[20:01] <Gildas> "Well, that explains that..." He calls out to the others. "It's very strong magic, as if that wasn't already blatantly obvious. I'd guess it comes from that." He points at the weathervane. "But I think we can always come back out this way if we need to, should we try and look around?"
[20:01] <@John> "Try shouting, see if anyone's home?" John suggests, following after Gildas for want of anything better to do.
[20:02] <@Kotono> Myann glances at Feather, "This is a little unnerving," she murmurs to him.
[20:02] <@Kotono> John passes on to the farm as well. It is indeed hot, he can notice. It's a noon-time scorcher.
[20:02] <Feather> "Not real," he reasons.
[20:02] <@Kotono> "I know. Still." She reaches out and takes his hand.
[20:02] <Gildas> "Hello!" Gildas calls out. "Is anyone out here!?" He looks around for the Holstet's House.
[20:03] <@Kotono> After a moment she laughs, lowering her head, "I didn't blink at the kobolds, but this makes me jittery. I wonder if it's the Sidhe's fault?" Looking up after that, "Shall we?"
[20:03] <Feather> "Might as well," Feaher agrees, heading on with Myann. He intended to go that way in the first place.
[20:03] <@Kotono> At that call, a familiar face opens the front door and peeks out. "Hi," Em calls, "Oh, are you travelers? Welcome to the Holset Farmstead."
[20:05] <Gildas> "Hello! Yes, we're... ah, passing through." Gildas responds.
[20:05] <@Kotono> "Right. Ma, we have guests," Em turns and shouts, "Travelers!"
[20:06] <Gildas> OOC: Does Em look like she would've a year ago, or like she does now?
[20:06] <@Kotono> OOC: Impossible to tell with a half elf. They age slower than humans.
[20:06] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[20:07] <Gildas> Gildas looks at the others. "Play along for now? This is... I wonder if that Scholar is in this version."
[20:07] <@Kotono> Soon enough the Missus emerges. She gives the party a look over and flashes Myann a smile before greeting them all, "Hello there. The man of the house is out today." Her apron is rather stained and her eyes are a bit red.
[20:08] <@Kotono> Myann smiles back slightly and repeats the token greeting in Elven. After that she turns to Common, "It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Myann."
[20:08] * Feather tips his hat at the Missus, figuring that Myann will get a better reception from her judging by that reaction.
[20:08] <@John> And once more John dreams of Em... "Yeah, even if it's a dream I mean... may as well be nice," he says to Gildas before focusing on the ladies. "Well we're just passing by anyway. I'm John, me friends call me little 'cause I'm not," he repeats the old stock greeting that doesn't get much use anymore.
[20:09] <@Kotono> "Missa," She returnst hat and nods to Feather's greeting, "You can call me the Missus, it's stuck as a close enough nickname." Then to John, "You are a big one, just like my husband, Robert."
[20:10] <Gildas> Gildas taps his chin, recalling how they actually got here the first time. "We were given directions by a scholar who lives a... bit away from here. Is there a cave around here by any chance that was recently sealed up?"
[20:10] <@John> "Hah, what a coincidence, huh?" John laughs lamely.
[20:11] <@Kotono> At this the Missus's eyes darken and frowns, "As a matter of fact, yes. My husband's off to visit him and should be back today. Are you from him? We've been seeing those strange lizards above ground the last few weeks."
[20:12] <Gildas> "Yes, he... well, we have concerns that he may not have done as good a job as he should've." Gildas says. "If you'd like, we'd be happy to investigate it for you." Again.
[20:12] <@John> "Shocker lizards? Nasty things huh," John nods. "Haven't given you'se any trouble have they?"
[20:12] <@Kotono> "You would? Thank you," Nodding and coming out, "I'll take you to the hole."
[20:14] <Gildas> Gildas nods. "Certainly."
[20:15] <@Kotono> The party heads to the edge of the forest. The Missus withdraws a little knife from her pocket, "There's a ward here that has to be opened by blood," she explains, bringing the knife up to her hand. A few droplets fall, and before you is now a field and sinkho-SHIT! Shocker lizards! Hundreds and hundreds of them, covering the hole and stacked up on top of each other as tall as the canopy. As
[20:15] <@Kotono> one the beady-eyed beasts turn their gaze to the Missus.
[20:16] <@Kotono> "Oh GODS," The Missus stares in shocked horror, jaw dropping.
[20:16] <@John> "Ahhh, run!" John yells, gesturing for the non-combatant elf to get the hell out of there! "We'll hold them off!"
[20:17] <@John> Somehow.
[20:17] * Feather launches himself into their midst!
[20:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Init here, y'all.
[20:17] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[20:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 9." [1d20=6]
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[20:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 The Missus
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 The Missus and gets 10." [1d20=8]
[20:18] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[20:18] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 The Collective
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 The Collective and gets 8." [1d20=2]
[20:18] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 and gets 5." [1d20=2]
[20:18] <Gildas> OOC: Sorry that should be one higher, not that it matters
[20:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'John(28)>Feather(17)>The Missus(10)>Myann(9)>The Collective(8)>GildasMikoess(6)'
[20:19] <@Kotono> OOC: Open John. The edge of too many fucking lizards is 20ft haead.
[20:20] <@John> Closing in on the lizards John opts to use that trick he got off Kingmaker rather than try and attack them one by one, thrusting his palm out and up at the pillar of lizards and producing an enormous dragon's head that erupts forth to slam into them!
[20:20] <@John> roll 6d6 DC 21 ref half
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 6d6 DC 21 ref half and gets 14." [6d6=2, 1, 4, 1, 3, 3]
[20:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 18." [1d20=13]
[20:23] <@Kotono> The dragon's head erupts out and vaporizes over four dozen lizards! They're torn apart instantly, but more emerge out a second later. OOC: Feather, go.
[20:23] <Feather> roll 1d20+19 dervish dance
[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 dervish dance and gets 29." [1d20=10]
[20:23] <Feather> roll 1d20+14
[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 and gets 18." [1d20=4]
[20:23] <Feather> roll 1d20+19
[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 and gets 28." [1d20=9]
[20:23] <Feather> roll 1d20+14
[20:23] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 and gets 25." [1d20=11]
[20:23] <Feather> OOC: They can AoO me at AC 36
[20:24] <@Kotono> OOC: All hit and they will, yes.
[20:24] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 needs a natural 20 here
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 needs a natural 20 here and gets 5." [1d20=5]
[20:24] <Feather> roll 2#1d6+5+5d6+1d6 last is fire
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d6+5+5d6+1d6 last is fire and gets 55." [2#1d6+5+5d6+1d6 = 29, 26]
[20:25] <Feather> roll 2#1d6+7+5d6+4
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d6+7+5d6+4 and gets 63." [2#1d6+7+5d6+4 = 31, 32]
[20:26] <@Kotono> A score of lizards are cut in half, then another score are skewered and tossed aside. In spite of this not a single inch is gained - more lizards come forth to replace the losses instantly. Meanwhile the MIssus screams and runs away! OOC: Myann.
[20:27] <@Kotono> Myann's eyes widen, firing off a block rain before falling back 50ft.
[20:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 ref
[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 ref and gets 8." [1d20=3]
[20:27] <@Kotono> roll 10d6
[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 and gets 32." [10d6=1, 1, 4, 1, 6, 6, 6, 1, 4, 2]
[20:28] <@Kotono> Dozens adn dozens and dozens more of lizards are squished - but it does no good. The numbers replenish instantly! Then the sky darkens, stormclouds appearing out of nothing, before the world becomes nothing but one overwhelming lightning bolt. OOC: Ref for everyone but Myann and The Missus, since they both fell back.
[20:29] <Feather> roll 1d20+13 evasion
[20:29] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 evasion and gets 22." [1d20=9]
[20:29] <Gildas> roll 1d20+13 evasion
[20:29] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+13 evasion and gets 15." [1d20=2]
[20:29] <@John> roll 1d20+16 evasion
[20:29] <Gildas> OOC: saw that coming
[20:29] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+16 evasion and gets 33." [1d20=17]
[20:30] <@Kotono> roll 20d6 Gildas ow, other two evaded
[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 20d6 Gildas ow, other two evaded and gets 73." [20d6=4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 3, 4, 6, 1, 5, 6, 3, 4, 1, 2, 1]
[20:32] <@Kotono> When it clears, somehow John and Feather are safe. Gildas is not, fried and in sublime agony. His body twitches as his world is nothing but burning pain. The party now stands in a wide crater, the sky pitch black. Lightning dances above and the forest around you burns with electric-blue fires. A mind-rending sense of terror emanates from the lizards, a sheer wrong otherness that threatens to
[20:32] <@Kotono> drown you like children in the ocean. OOC: Gildas, you're up.
[20:33] <Gildas> Gildas takes a breath and casts a spell to protect himself from any further electrical attacks before he shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form and moves in! OOC: Protection from Energy: Electricity
[20:34] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. John, go.
[20:35] <@John> "This isn't working so great," John mutters, but he doesn't have anything better to use against the horde or to plug up that hole, so he focuses solely on thinning out their numbers with another upwards aimed dragon blast so he can knock as much as possible out of that pillar!
[20:35] <@John> roll 6d6 DC 21 ref half
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 6d6 DC 21 ref half and gets 20." [6d6=2, 3, 2, 4, 6, 3]
[20:35] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 19." [1d20=14]
[20:37] <@Kotono> Another blast dissolves at least 50 lizards into dust. Yet the tower doesn't tip - more come instantly, the lizards not even slowed despite boggling losses. OOC: Feather.
[20:38] * Feather keeps on thinning down the herd as he circles the hole. Either this is as futile as it looks, or their reinforcements are finite. He bets on the latter as he slashes at the little pests!
[20:38] <Feather> roll 1d20+19
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 and gets 29." [1d20=10]
[20:38] <Feather> roll 1d20+14
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 and gets 17." [1d20=3]
[20:38] <Feather> roll 1d20+19
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 and gets 21." [1d20=2]
[20:38] <Feather> roll 1d20+14
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 and gets 31." [1d20=17]
[20:39] <Feather> roll 1d20+14 crit
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 crit and gets 15." [1d20=1]
[20:39] <Feather> roll 2#1d6+7+2+5d6
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d6+7+2+5d6 and gets 66." [2#1d6+7+2+5d6 = 33, 33]
[20:39] <Feather> roll 2#1d6+5+2+5d6+1d6 last is fire
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d6+5+2+5d6+1d6 last is fire and gets 62." [2#1d6+5+2+5d6+1d6 = 29, 33]
[20:41] <@Kotono> OOC: All normal hits.
[20:42] <@Kotono> More lizards are sliced apart! They fall and are immediately replaced, no matter how Feather decimates them. As this happens...OOC: We're over so we'll pause here.

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[18:02] <~Kotono> As Feather slices more lizards apart, The Missus presumably runs further - if she yet lives in the electric-blue firescape. Myann meanwhile advances to a mere 45ft away from the carnage, chanting so that a growth mushroom falls onto Gildas. OOC: Growth mushroom, +1 size category plus a free hit soaked. The collective is up.
[18:04] <~Kotono> The great mass of lizards writhes. The skies are blocked by heaving stormclouds, a rain of lightning cascading down. Amid this carnage, a massive ball of lightning gathers from the lizards and soars up into the heavens. It pierces the clouds and then falls down, the sphere plummeting right for John.
[18:04] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+15 touch AC?
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 touch AC? and gets 17." [1d20=2]
[18:05] <@John> OOC: 21
[18:06] <~Kotono> But John is too fast. He leaps back as the ball burrows into the ground. It dissolves it instantly, plunging into the darkness. Moments later, the ground cracks all over, bursts of lightning crawling amid the cracks. The ground is rapidly becoming broken up and unstable, and electricity is everywhere! Meanwhile...OOC: Will saves, all. Mind-affecting bonuses apply.
[18:06] <@John> roll 1d20+16
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+16 and gets 21." [1d20=5]
[18:06] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Myann
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 Myann and gets 18." [1d20=6]
[18:07] <Feather> roll 1d20+7
[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7 and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[18:07] <Gildas> roll 1d20+13 (+2, +4 if somehow this is Fey-related)
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+13 (+2, +4 if somehow this is Fey-related) and gets 32." [1d20=19]
[18:08] <~Kotono> The sense of wrongness intensifies. The world's colors swirl and turn gray, like a kaledioscope of ash. As this happens...OOC: Gildas.
[18:10] <Gildas> Bear-Gildas decides to send a flurry of blows into the shocker lizards, hoping that his earlier protections will keep him safe from any further nasty zaps!
[18:10] <Gildas> roll 1d20+20 Pharaoh's Fist
[18:10] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+20 Pharaoh's Fist and gets 22." [1d20=2]
[18:10] <Gildas> roll 1d20+15
[18:10] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+15 and gets 34." [1d20=19]
[18:10] <Gildas> roll 1d20+15
[18:10] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+15 and gets 24." [1d20=9]
[18:10] <Gildas> roll 1d20+15 claw 1
[18:10] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+15 claw 1 and gets 22." [1d20=7]
[18:10] <Gildas> roll 1d20+15 claw 2
[18:10] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+15 claw 2 and gets 18." [1d20=3]
[18:11] <~Kotono> OOC: All hit.
[18:11] <Gildas> OOC: The DC on it is 22
[18:11] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 18." [1d20=13]
[18:12] <Gildas> roll 3#3d8+14+1d6+1d6
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 3#3d8+14+1d6+1d6 and gets 92." [3#3d8+14+1d6+1d6 = 26, 33, 33]
[18:12] <Gildas> roll 2#1d8+15+1d6
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2#1d8+15+1d6 and gets 45." [2#1d8+15+1d6 = 21, 24]
[18:12] <~Kotono> Gildas rips and tears into the lizards. They die by the dozens, more stunned and knocked back. But for everyone one that is stunned or slain, naother two emerge. The tower of lizards is getting taller! OOC: John, go.
[18:15] <@John> They're multiplying. It doesn't matter what they do, the swarm will only grow bigger and bigger over time. And that's when it hits John. Time! "I got an idea!" he blurts out, "Can y'all handle it without me for a minute?" he asks before putting it into motion, not wanting to just ditch everyone into holding the line if it's too dangerous.
[18:17] <Gildas> The Dire Bear just nods in his general direction before going back to warding off the bastard lizards.
[18:18] <@John> "Just hold on!" John encourages them, turning and bolting back to the junction they came from!
[18:18] <~Kotono> OOC: How far can you move in total?
[18:19] <@John> OOC: 60 speed, 300 on a run action
[18:19] <~Kotono> OOC: You'll eat an AoO as you flee, okay with that?
[18:20] <@John> OOC: sure
[18:20] <~Kotono> roll 1d20 needs a natural 20
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 needs a natural 20 and gets 8." [1d20=8]
[18:21] <~Kotono> John turns and flees, ignoring the bites of the lizard collective. He reaches most of the way back, just to the portal. Around him the Holset Farmstead is ablaze, being consumed before his eyes. The Missus lies face down in a bonfire of blue before the doors. Lizards crawl out of the broken earth, starting to scurry over the burning farmstead. OOC: You'll reach it next round and be able to
[18:21] <~Kotono> manipulate the weathervane then. Run actually paid off, scary. Feather.
[18:21] <Feather> "No, no!" Feather cries out, grabbing Myann and dashing back the way they came after John. "This is wrong! It's all wrong!"
[18:22] <Feather> roll 1d20+14-2 cmb
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14-2 cmb and gets 28." [1d20=16]
[18:22] <~Kotono> OOC: Total movement speed with run, Feather? Myann'll just shapeshift on her turn to be carried.
[18:23] <Feather> OOC: 250?
[18:24] <~Kotono> Feather almost catches up wtih John, bird Myann clinging to him. He can see the destroyed farmstead, as to the side ag reat geyser of electricity erupts out through the center of it. It reaches to the heavens itself, a reverse thunderbold that makes the skies shake. OOC: Myann'll just hold, pending needing to do something in a pinch. The collective is up.
[18:25] <~Kotono> With only one target, the wrath of the lizards focuses on Gildas! But at the same time, the world shakes. Electricity from below arches up around Gildas. OOC: Ref.
[18:25] <Gildas> roll 1d20+13 evasion
[18:25] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+13 evasion and gets 27." [1d20=14]
[18:26] <~Kotono> But Gildas dodges, as the lizards glow white hot, before a massive lance of lightning tries to impale him directly.
[18:26] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+20 touch AC?
[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 touch AC? and gets 27." [1d20=7]
[18:26] <Gildas> OOC: 17, I believe
[18:27] <~Kotono> roll 30d6 nulled due to mushroom, at least, but you're back down to normal size. Mostly rolling it since holy crap
[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 30d6 nulled due to mushroom, at least, but you're back down to normal size. Mostly rolling it since holy crap and gets 113." [30d6=3, 3, 5, 2, 6, 6, 3, 1, 1, 4, 6, 3, 4, 6, 5, 5, 6, 3, 6, 2, 5, 2, 2, 4, 3, 6, 1, 3, 3, 4]
[18:28] <~Kotono> The lance strikes Gildas head on, his life exploding into an apocalypse of lightning - but instead he shrinks down, the mushroom's magic protecting him. At the same time...OOC: Will save, mind-affecting applies. -4 penalty as well.
[18:28] <Gildas> roll 1d20+13 (+2, +4 if somehow this is Fey-related, then -4 at the end)
[18:28] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+13 (+2, +4 if somehow this is Fey-related, then -4 at the end) and gets 33." [1d20=20]
[18:28] <~Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 27." [1d100=27]
[18:29] <~Kotono> But Gildas resists, even as the ground next to him collapses. He can glance down to see a massive sea of lizards and electricity. There is no end to them as the world shudders, a high-pitched scream coming from everything. OOC: Gildas, go.
[18:30] <Gildas> Time to go, he thinks! He's done his job of grabbing their attention for now and turns and goes into a bounding run to chase after the others! OOC: 350 I ... think, if my math is correct. AC is 37 for the AoO
[18:31] <~Kotono> roll 1d20
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 and gets 2." [1d20=2]
[18:31] <~Kotono> Gildas catches up with Feather! Behind him lightning strikes endlessly, chasing him and the rest of the party! OOC: John.
[18:32] <@John> "Forget the plan just get out of here!" John cries, rushing into the passage and grabbing the vane, ready to turn it as soon as everyone's through!
[18:32] <~Kotono> OOC: John, go.
[18:33] <~Kotono> OOC: Er, Feather.
[18:33] * Feather just keeps on dashing away!
[18:33] <~Kotono> OOC: To be clear, Gildas is already out. Misread his movement speed.
[18:34] <@John> And John turns the vane to the right! (his right)
[18:34] <~Kotono> Feather and Myann escape out! At this John turns the weathervane back to dawn. The instant he does, the hellscape behind you vanishes. To the left is the gentle light of the sunrise, the intact and undamaged farmstead ahead of you. OOC: Free act. Loot post edited and updated, those bonuses are now alive.
[18:35] <~Kotono> Myann changes back to elf form and stumbles to the side, being noisily sick.
[18:35] * Feather holds his head in his hands, staring off into the distance.
[18:35] <@John> "Damn that was... wow!" John just boggles. "I figured if I went in that one," he points to the dawn farm, "I could kill enough lizards before they multiplied and that'd make it managable back there. Pretty much a lost cause now, though."
[18:37] <~Kotono> Myann slowly manages to rise, before falling to her side. A large mushroom rises up, Myann resting atop the white and red mushroom cap. "Gods have mercy," she croaks, voice hoarse.
[18:38] <Gildas> Bear-Gildas shapeshifts back and takes a deep breath before casting a spell on himself to heal his electrified body. OOC: Casting Vigor on myself.
[18:38] <~Kotono> OOC: Okay, that healing goes without incidnet.
[18:38] <Gildas> "I am... still very confused. Something about all of that didn't make any sense... should we try and turn it past that and see what happens?" Gildas asks. "Or just try somewhere else?"
[18:39] <~Kotono> "I..." Myann sits up by virtue of tiny mushrooms sprouting beneath her, slowly forcing her to rise. "I want to try and stop that. I don't care if it's just some illusion, but that's wrong."
[18:39] <@John> "Well it's a dream in't it?" John says reasonably, "But maybe if we go in the dawn one we can like, change the future?"
[18:40] <Gildas> "If I could make any sense of the magic..." He gestures at the weathervane, "Then the rest of this might fall into place."
[18:41] <@John> "Wanna try then?" John invites, gesturing at the nice and inviting farm.
[18:42] <Feather> "What's the point?" Feather asks sadly.
[18:42] <Gildas> "We can always run back here." Gildas says.
[18:43] <@John> "Well there's no point to anything here, it's just dreams. But it'd feel nice and we'd get tougher for it too," John says.
[18:44] <Gildas> "Let me test a theory." Gildas says and reaches to turn the weathervane back the way it was turned when they first came into the hallway.
[18:44] <~Kotono> The weathervane turns back towards the entrance to this area. All three passages are dark now, as they were before.
[18:45] <Gildas> "Hm. So this turns it off entirely..." Gildas muses as he turns it to the one direction they have yet to try!
[18:45] <~Kotono> The dim light of sunset flows down the eastern passage. Ahead it is sunset and the Holset Farm is naught but ashes. The ground is ruined and there is silence. No lizards - only Robert, sitting with his back mostly to the party. He holds something in hand as he gazes at the destroyed farmstead.
[18:46] <@John> "Pelor, turn it back to dawn, this is awful!" John protests.
[18:46] <Gildas> Gildas turns it back to the default position, then back to dawn!
[18:47] <~Kotono> At those words, Robert turns to the party-but it stopped by Gildas turning the weathervane to neutral and thenb ack to dawn.
[18:47] <@John> "Right, lets go in and make a better future!" John declares, boldly striding forth. Hopefully he's right and the numbers will be more managable.
[18:48] <Gildas> "Is the solution to go find the source of the lizards, perhaps? Not to kill the lizards this time, but to find where they were coming from?" Gildas asks while he follows after John.
[18:48] <@John> "Can't do that if the hole's choked with lizards, so one thing at a time?"
[18:49] <Gildas> Gildas nods. "Perhaps the magic there is different... I'll try and identify it if we run into something again."
[18:56] <~Kotono> OOC: Going to dawn, yes? Okay.
[18:56] <~Kotono> The party heads into the sunrise. The Holset farm is unremarkable on a glance - bu tyou can smell cooking food from out here. Mmmmm, smells like bacon. No one's around in the dawn's light.
[18:57] <Gildas> "Shall we just go to where the hole was?" Gildas asks. "We might meet Robert?"
[18:57] <@John> "Can check that before we need to get the Missus to bleed over it," John nods agreeably, wanting her well away from any potential shocker lizard infestations.
[18:58] <Gildas> Gildas nods and walks towards where they last fought the tower of lizards!
[18:58] <~Kotono> The party heads to the hole. As it was before, you only see open field and the edge of the forest. No sign of the sinkhole or the lizards as of now.
[18:59] <@John> "Naw, looks like we'll need her to open it after all. Or Robert if he's still home?"
[19:00] <Gildas> "Curious..." Gildas says. "Let me check something." He leans down to press on the ground where the original hole was to see if it even feels weaker there.
[19:03] <~Kotono> The ground feels perfectly firm here.
[19:03] <Gildas> "Hm." He nods to John. "May as well try the same story as last time. It's not a lie, anyway."
[19:05] <@John> "Yeah, just need to make sure she runs fast... if anywhere's even safe here. Hope it's not like last time," he shudders in recollection, heading back to the household.
[19:05] <~Kotono> Thus the party heads to the front door. A few knocks on it gets Em to open it, "Hello there," she greets, "Welcome to the Holset Farmstead, travelers."
[19:05] <~Kotono> Myann stays b ack and quiet, holding Feather's hand and with her head down.
[19:07] <Gildas> "Good morning." Gildas starts.
[19:07] <@John> "Hullo," John smiles at Em but it's not as bright as he'd usually be seeing her. She no doubt got killed along with her mother back in the last runthrough too. "We heard there's a cave nearby here that's got the seal on it weakening, we were looking to help you out with anything that might be inside it. My name's John, that there's Gildas. Those two are Myann and Feather."
[19:09] <~Kotono> "Oh. Did Pa meet you? He's suppoed to be getting back today," she says. "Ma, there's people here!" she shouts.
[19:12] <Gildas> "Maybe we should try and meet up with him." Gildas suggests.
[19:12] <~Kotono> Soon enough the Missus comes to the door. "Keep the bacon in the pan," she calls back,b efore saying, "Hi there," she comes out, nodding to Myann. This time Myann ust looks up and smiles weakly.
[19:13] <@John> "Worth a shot. We want to do this right," John agrees with Gildas before saying to the Missus, "Hullo, we about some problems with a cave here but your daughter just mentioned her dad'd gone looking for help as well? Guess we must've just missed him..." he chuckles weakly.
[19:15] <~Kotono> "Oh no, Robert left a few days ago," she says, "He's going to visit someone who helped us before and it's ab it of a trip."
[19:16] <@John> "Well he probably won't be back for a while," like sunset, "And it's probably best if we get started early right?" he shrugs at Gildas, figuring if they do wait on him it'll mean another round with the infinite shocker lizards.
[19:17] <Gildas> Gildas nods to John. "Would you mind directing us to where this cave is, if that isn't too much trouble?"
[19:18] <~Kotono> "Alright. Em, see to breakfast?" she says, heading on out. As she leads you along, "I'll need ta bit of blood to break the seal." she adds, drawing a knife as you get closer.
[19:19] <Gildas> Gildas blinks. That wasn't part of things last time, was it...?
[19:19] <@John> "Alright, just hold off a second?" John asks, then to his friends, "Lets all pile right around it so we can get stuck in if anything comes charging right out?"
[19:20] <Gildas> "Certainly." Gildas nods.
[19:22] <~Kotono> OOC: Describe how you're positioning then adn what you hope to accomplish?
[19:23] <@John> OOC: one on each side of where the hole will be, ready to full attack or whatever as soon as something comes out.
[19:26] <~Kotono> OOC: Okay. Sec.
[19:36] <~Kotono> Thus blood is offered again! The seal breaks, revealing the hole - and the exact same mass of shocker lizards. Electricity beginst o gather around them as the Missus screams in terror! OOC: Init.
[19:37] <~Kotono> OOC: Er, take your held actions first, sorry. Had a line prepped.
[19:39] <@John> "Run!" John tells her, nonetheless feeling hopeless. But no, he can't let all those kids die, even in a dream! "Die, all of you just die!" he roars, punching a dragon blast straight down the hole!
[19:39] <@John> roll 6d6 DC 21 ref half
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 6d6 DC 21 ref half and gets 24." [6d6=2, 5, 6, 6, 2, 3]
[19:39] * Feather grabs the Missus and dashes off with her!
[19:40] <~Kotono> Myann turns and runs as well, dashing off full speed!
[19:40] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+5 ref
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 ref and gets 7." [1d20=2]
[19:40] <~Kotono> OOC: Gildas?
[19:41] <Gildas> OOC: Can I use Knife Slash in a situation like this?
[19:42] <Gildas> OOC: Actually, strike that, that only really hits one thing.
[19:42] <~Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[19:43] <Gildas> Gildas shakes his head. "There's got to be more to this... killing them can't be the answer..." Gildas says. OOC: Can I do a Detect Magic, or does this count as the same result from the last time?
[19:43] <~Kotono> OOC: Same as last time
[19:43] <~Kotono> .
[19:43] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[19:44] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form and goes to chase after Feather and Myann!
[19:45] <~Kotono> Thus the party flees, save for John. He blasts dragon force dead into the lizards, crushing dozens! But again, more come, doubling up for every single one killed. The ground cracks all around, the sky turning black as stormclouds take over. OOC: Init. Since the others are out of range, I'll just have John in this for the moment.
[19:45] <@John> roll 1d20+8 :(
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 :( and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[19:45] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+6 The Collective
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 The Collective and gets 20." [1d20=14]
[19:45] * Kotono changes topic to 'The Collective(20)>John(10)'
[19:45] <~Kotono> The collective shudders as all the world around John becomes one hellscape of lightning! OOC: Ref.
[19:46] <@John> roll 1d20+16 evasion
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+16 evasion and gets 33." [1d20=17]
[19:47] <~Kotono> But John manages to dodge the worst of it. He somehow avoids it as the land splits, rivers of electricity starting to run amid the cracks on the ground. Around everything, blue fires begin to burn and spread once more. Meanwhile the others flee, reaching the farm once more. The Missus stares as lightning slams into the farmstead, which bursts into flames. Her eyes widen as she screams, "CHILDREN!"
[19:47] <~Kotono> OOC: John, go.
[19:49] <@John> "Noooo!" John roars in rage and disbelief at the farm being wiped out in an instant. "I'm here dammit! I'll find wherever you're coming from and I'll stop it!" he promises, wading into the mass of shocker lizards and pushing his way downwards, practically swimming through them in hopes of finding the source!
[19:49] <~Kotono> OOC: Just trying to barrel in?
[19:50] <@John> OOC: yes
[19:50] <~Kotono> OOC: CMB.
[19:50] <@John> roll 1d20+13
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 and gets 21." [1d20=8]
[19:51] <@John> OOC: +1 actually, I never modded my upped strength to it
[19:51] <~Kotono> John pushes into the swarm! He manages to shove them aside and dives in! The lizards are all around. There is no light nor no lightnign here. Only hundreds of glowing lizard eyes. They're staring at him balefully, an alienness that chills John to the bone. Terorr bubbles up in him as...OOC: Okay, fleeing party members, what are you doing?
[19:52] * Feather keeps on running all the way outside, where he can leave the Missus and have her safe.
[19:52] <~Kotono> OOC: Back into the passage with the weathervane, you mean?
[19:52] <Gildas> OOC: Well, Gildas isn't going to let John go in alone and he's still protected, so he'll run back at the lizards and try and make more room by charging at them.
[19:53] <~Kotono> OOC: Okay, I'll have you join init in a sec, Gildas. Myann'll follow Feather.
[19:54] <~Kotono> OOC: Feather?
[19:55] <Feather> OOC: yes
[19:55] <~Kotono> FEather and Myann flee. The moment they cross over, the Missus vanishes into a puff of smoke. They stand outside in the hall as Gildas rushes back to the battle! OOC: Init Gildas.
[19:55] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 21." [1d20=17]
[19:55] * Feather stares blankly at Myann.
[19:55] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(21)>The Collective(20)>John(10)'
[19:55] <~Kotono> OOC: I assume the last round's movement will get you into range, so go ahead and describe that and your attacks.
[19:56] <~Kotono> Myann stares, "This has to be a trick," she quickly shakes her head, meeting Feather's eyes. "We have to do something, dammit!" She gestures at the weathervane and the other halls, "Do you have any ideas?"
[19:56] <Gildas> The Dire Bear charges into the fray, intent on stunning as many lizards as possible without killing them! Killing them just means more, right? So the answer must be something else!
[19:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+21 Pharaoh's Fist and nonlethal damage
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+21 Pharaoh's Fist and nonlethal damage and gets 22." [1d20=1]
[19:58] <~Kotono> Gildas strikes out, but the lizards ignore his blow entirely. As this happens, from inside John cna feel them. The stares. The hate. The alienation. The cold, empty, dead world. It pounds on his head like an assault into his mind. OOC: Will save, John. Mind-affecting. -4 penalty.
[20:00] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 25." [1d20=13]
[20:01] <~Kotono> But John shakes off the horrible feelings, keeping his mind intact, as..."Feather!" Myann insists, "Dammit!" Her hand comes out, a loud SMACK across his cheek, "Stop staring at me! We need to do something!" OOC: John, you're up.
[20:02] <@John> Kicking and thrashing, John pushes himself down through the masses, hoping against hope that he can find a source and stop them... that he hasn't just entombed himself. But no, there's probably some lizard copying spell down there, that's it! Gotta believe!
[20:02] <~Kotono> OOC: CMB again.
[20:03] <@John> roll 1d20+14
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 and gets 26." [1d20=12]
[20:04] <~Kotono> John manages to make more headway. The lizards just stare at him as he moves along, no sign of a hole. Yet they don't shock him at all, just stare at him as he barrels through. Lizards crawl up his legs. They crawl across his arms. They perch on his head and stare down at him. The eyes take up his entire field of vision, merely watching him. STaring at him. OOC: Feather, going to do anything?
[20:06] <Feather> "Only one left," Feather finally says, moving the weathervane to the last remaining path.
[20:07] <~Kotono> On moving the weathervane to sunset, the sunrise vanishes. Gildas and John appear at the dark end of the path, the lizards gone. Now sunset is shown, same as before. Robert is still there, still watching the ruins of his life and still holding something. OOC: Free act. Loot post.
[20:08] * Feather walks resolutely towards Robert.
[20:09] <~Kotono> Myann looks at the others with a relieved smile, before following, "There has to be something here. There has to be," she repeats to herself, "Or I'll just let th emushrooms do it. I'll turn them all to mushrooms if I have to."
[20:09] <@John> "What... how'd I get here?" John looks around, blood still pumping.
[20:10] <~Kotono> Feather reaches Robert, who looks up as you approach. His face is blank and tearstained, a smooth polished stone in his hand. It's about the size of a pool ball and stone-brown. "It's gone. Everything." he says, "I was too late."
[20:11] <Gildas> The bear-Gildas shapeshifts back and looks around. "So we were pulled back...?" He looks over to Robert and Feather.
[20:12] <Feather> "Too late for what?"
[20:12] <@John> "I don't wanna see this..." John says with a wince, looking down. Seeing everyone die twice over was bad enough, now he has to see a broken shell of Robert?
[20:12] <~Kotono> "To save my family." He holds out the smooth stone, "This...this could've stopped it. Stopped them. Got it from the bastard who set this up. Took it from them, but I was late. If it had held just until tomorrow's sunrise!"
[20:13] <Gildas> Gildas blinks. "Maybe that's the key...?"
[20:13] <Feather> "How does it work?"
[20:14] <~Kotono> "Dawn's light. Expose it to the lizards at dawn's light," he says, "It'll stop them." But he slumps and lets it fall to the ground. "Everyone..." he croaks, looking on at the destroyed farm. "My wife, my children...all my children, even my unborn-" A full-body shudder takes him here, stopping anything else.
[20:16] <Feather> "I'll do it," Feather says, taking the stone fron Robert.
[20:16] <~Kotono> "Huh...how...?" he mutters, but shakes his head, "You have to have fought the lizards before. The stronger and better you are at killing them, the better."
[20:17] <Feather> "Done that," Feather calls over his shoulder, heading for the weathervane.
[20:18] <~Kotono> Myann follows, "Maybe if we go back..." she murmurs, looking to the other two. Unlike the Missus, the stone lingers after crossing back into the mountain.
[20:19] * Feather turns it back to dawn.
[20:19] <Gildas> Gildas nods. "Yes. Let's go back to Dawn and try again."
[20:19] <@John> "If it resets. We might've blown it by going to dawn first," John says.
[20:19] <~Kotono> Dawn appears again. The Holset Farmstead is there, untouched and undamaged. No sign of the lizards, just a sleepy, rural farm at dawn. In Feather's hand, the stone grows warm.
[20:20] * @John sighs in relief. "This'll be the last one. I can't take seeing that anymore. Don't wanna get used to something like that."
[20:20] <Gildas> "Do you think we can open the way ourselves?" Gildas asks.
[20:20] <~Kotono> "I don't know," Myann shrugs, "Just...I'll get the Missus and we'll end this, alright?"
[20:20] <@John> "Not without blood I figure."
[20:21] <Feather> "Stone feels right," Feather says.
[20:21] <Gildas> Gildas nods. "All right, let's prepare like we did before. John and I can hold them off while you use the stone."
[20:22] <~Kotono> Myann goes to the door, quietly talking to Em and then the Missus. Soon enough the Missus is in tow, following Myann with a perplexed expression, "Nice to meet all of you...?" she says awkwardly, as the party heads to the warded hole.
[20:22] <~Kotono> Myann stays back as well, "Just open the ward, please." she says, sword out, "Time's important here."
[20:22] <@John> "We can't hold them off. If we don't stop this right at the start it won't work," John says before smiling embarrassedly at the Missus. "Hullo. Robert sent us on ahead, don't worry," he says, hopefully reassuringly.
[20:23] <Feather> "Run after, till it's safe," Feather adds.
[20:23] <Gildas> "No, I just mean... don't attack them. Just try and disable them." Gildas says.
[20:24] <~Kotono> OOC: FEather, waht's your mod against shocker lizards?
[20:25] <Feather> OOC: The bonus one? +3 and +2 more from the bane
[20:25] <~Kotono> "A-alright," The Missus opens the ward, cutting her hand. As it vanishes and you see the lizards once more, the stone in Feather's hand explodes into light! The sun shines down brightly, a focused beam of sunlight barrels down onto them. In the cleansing light of the sun, the lizards are vaporized into dust. Hundreds die a second, more coming, only for more and more to be destroyed. Slowly the
[20:25] <~Kotono> tide is disintegrated, not a single spark as the hole is revealed. The sunlight reintensifies, burning down into it. Golden fire erupts from the hole, the scent of burnt lizards filling the air. There is a gush of fire as the sinkhole melts over, grass growing over newturned dirt. Atop that new growth is not a single lizard - instead, a pair of treasure boxes sit there.
[20:26] <~Kotono> OOC: More.
[20:26] <Gildas> Gildas just stares and blinks. "I wonder if that means we would've eventually killed all of them...?"
[20:26] <Gildas> OOC: Oh sorry
[20:27] <~Kotono> As the sun shines down brightly, the pain and misery afflicting Feather leaves. Clarity returns to him in the sunlight, his mind free and clear of pain. OOC: Loot post. Free act.
[20:27] <@John> "Not before it would've stopped mattering anyway I suppose," John says philosophically.
[20:28] <~Kotono> Myann looks on with a slowly growing smile, wiping at her eyes. She sags and leans against Feather, "We did it."
[20:28] <Gildas> Gildas nods and goes over to check the treasure chests. Might as well get rewarded for all this hard work!
[20:29] <Feather> "We did," Feather says with relief, starting to smile slowly.
[20:29] <~Kotono> As Feather smiles, Myann matches it and hugs him tightly.
[20:30] <~Kotono> Gildas opens the chest, finding the following inside. OOC: Loot.
[20:31] <Gildas> "I think you might want this one." Gildas says as he takes the key and the scimitar and holds it out to Feather for his inspection.
[20:33] <Gildas> OOC: If we're done here, can we go back to where we left the axe and try a mass identification?
[20:34] <~Kotono> OOC: Sure. Heading back out then?
[20:34] <Gildas> OOC: Yar.
[20:35] <~Kotono> Thus the party heads back out. On reaching the center room once more, there is an audible sound of the upper door on the left opening. A moment later, 60ft ahead? A creature wrapped in white burial cloth appears. In one hand is an ankh, glowing with a purple light as it raises it towards the party! OOC: Init here.
[20:36] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 11." [1d20=8]
[20:36] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4 no whammy
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 no whammy and gets 7." [1d20=3]
[20:36] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[20:36] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[20:36] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+7 ???
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 ??? and gets 24." [1d20=17]
[20:36] <~Kotono> OOC: Also, after this line, if you have K:R, feel free to make acheck.
[20:37] * Kotono changes topic to 'John(28)>???(24)>Feather(12)>Myann(11)>Gildasstoppedonawhammy(7)'
[20:37] <~Kotono> OOC: Open John.
[20:38] <~Kotono> "Really?" Myann stares, "Good. I'd love to murder something that stays dead after that."
[20:38] <@John> No sense hanging about, so John rushes the ghostly creature with a loud "Hooah!" to cover the distance between them in a flash and let him focus solely on hitting it!
[20:39] <@John> roll 1d20+17 hustle, +2 if undead
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 hustle, +2 if undead and gets 37." [1d20=20]
[20:39] <@John> roll 1d20+17 hustle, +2 if undead
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 hustle, +2 if undead and gets 26." [1d20=9]
[20:39] <@John> roll 1d20+17 hustle, +2 if undead
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 hustle, +2 if undead and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[20:39] <@John> roll 1d20+12 hustle, +2 if undead
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 hustle, +2 if undead and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[20:39] <@John> roll 1d20+12 hustle, +2 if undead
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 hustle, +2 if undead and gets 18." [1d20=6]
[20:39] <~Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[20:39] <@John> roll 1d6+12+2d6+2d6
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+12+2d6+2d6 and gets 34." [1d6=2][2d6=5, 3][2d6=6, 6]
[20:39] <@John> roll 1d6+12+2d6+2d6
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+12+2d6+2d6 and gets 29." [1d6=3][2d6=2, 4][2d6=6, 2]
[20:41] <~Kotono> John runs in and clobbers the creature dead on. Its hit twice, flinching back but not falling. Instead, it reaches out with its ankh at John!
[20:41] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+13 touch AC
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 touch AC and gets 20." [1d20=7]
[20:41] <@John> OOC: 21
[20:41] <~Kotono> But John is a little too fast! Then, waves of pulsing un-life come from the ankh, assaulting John! OOC: Fort.
[20:42] <@John> roll 1d20+13
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 and gets 14." [1d20=1]
[20:42] <~Kotono> roll 8d6*1.5 negative energy damage full
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d6*1.5 negative energy damage full and gets 48." [8d6=4, 5, 5, 1, 4, 5, 6, 2]
[20:43] <~Kotono> John's body cracks and withers, his entire form slumping as the life is siphoned away! The creature's injuries largely mend at the same time, John's life energy flowing from him to it. OOC: Feather.
[20:44] * Feather rushes the creature with his old and trusty bastard sword!
[20:44] <Feather> roll 1d20+22 zap
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+22 zap and gets 30." [1d20=8]
[20:44] <~Kotono> OOC: Hitsky.
[20:45] <Feather> roll 1d10+12+2d6+5d6 last is elec
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+12+2d6+5d6 last is elec and gets 46." [1d10=10][2d6=5, 6][5d6=2, 2, 5, 1, 3]
[20:45] <~Kotono> The undead horror's body is cut into deeply, the healed wounds torn open again. It says not a word as it struggles, as instead it begins to focus in dark energies...OOC: Myann.
[20:46] <~Kotono> Myann advances to 40ft away, chanting. A rain of blocks comes down, all of them golden. Coins spring out from them as each one slams into the walking corpse.
[20:46] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+8 ref
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 ref and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[20:47] <~Kotono> roll 10d6 full and prone
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 full and prone and gets 42." [10d6=1, 4, 6, 3, 4, 4, 6, 3, 5, 6]
[20:47] <~Kotono> Knocked down by blocks and buried by mushroom coins, the creature is down! It's not out, already starting to rise as...OOC: Gildas.
[20:48] <Gildas> OOC: Can I try and trip it or is that just going to be wasted since it's prone already?
[20:48] <~Kotono> OOC: Already prone so completely irrelevant.
[20:48] <Gildas> OOC: OK!
[20:49] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form and moves over, raising a paw up to strike at the creature!
[20:49] <Gildas> roll 1d20+21 (+2 bane I actually remembered!!!)
[20:49] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+21 (+2 bane I actually remembered!!!) and gets 32." [1d20=11]
[20:49] <~Kotono> OOC: Hit!
[20:50] <Gildas> roll 2d8+17+1d6+1d6+2d6 first is cold second fire last bane
[20:50] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+17+1d6+1d6+2d6 first is cold second fire last bane and gets 43." [2d8=6, 6][1d6=5][1d6=4][2d6=1, 4]
[20:51] <~Kotono> WHAM! Closing in, Gildas bounds over and slams a paw into the downed creature. Fire and ice run along it, joined by purple flames as it is incinerated. It is soon ash, save for the anhk it held. OOC: FRee act and loot post. We'll apuse after reactions.
[20:51] <@John> "Oooh, got me good it did," John says, wobbling a bit now that's over.
[20:53] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts back and casts a quick Detect Magic over all the items they have!
[20:53] <Gildas> roll 4d20+18 Anhk, Bracers, Axe, Scimitar
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 4d20+18 Anhk, Bracers, Axe, Scimitar and gets 84." [4d20=18, 14, 15, 19]
[20:53] <~Kotono> Myann goes over to see to healing.
[20:53] <~Kotono> roll 1d8+5 John
[20:53] <~Kotono> roll 1d8+5 John
[20:53] <~Kotono> roll 1d8+5 John
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 John and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 John and gets 13." [1d8=8]
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 John and gets 12." [1d8=7]
[20:53] <~Kotono> roll 1d8+5 John
[20:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 John and gets 12." [1d8=7]
[20:53] <Gildas> OOC: That can't be right...
[20:54] <~Kotono> OOC: Use 4#1d20+18.
[20:54] <Gildas> OOC: Oh, I see what happened.
[20:54] <Gildas> OOC: It just rolled the four of them independently, will that work anyway? I can add the number to the four if you want.
[20:54] <~Kotono> OOC: That's fine.
[20:55] <Gildas> OOC: Okay. 36, 32, 33 and 37

Ebiris · June 25, 2014, 04:18:19 PM

[18:22] <@Kotono> The party's injuries heal and they assess. The upper door on the left wall is now open if they wish to explore it. In addition, there's still the stairs going up in the center of the chamber and the path to the north that leads to stairs going down. OOC: Up to you all now, y'all. Chat or move as yo usee fit.
[18:23] <Gildas> Gildas gestures to the now-open door. "I say we stay on this floor for now, then go down or up after."
[18:24] <@Kotono> "That sounds wise enough. Follow the path," Myann remarks, going to that door.
[18:24] <Gildas> Gildas nods and goes to it as well!
[18:26] <@Kotono> The door leads to a long hallway with a door at the end. It's unremarkable in every way.
[18:27] <@John> John goes to open that door!
[18:30] <Gildas> It's probably too late, but Gildas looks around for anything out of the ordinary that might be a trap!
[18:30] <@Kotono> OOC: Perception Gildas.
[18:31] <@Kotono> Gildas doesn't find anything remarkable. The door opens and ahead is a room. It's a dead end, save for a table with several jars on it. They're made of glass and you can see herbs inside. There's also a scrap of paper atop the jars.
[18:31] <@Kotono> OOC: Gaaaah, premature. Whoopsie.
[18:31] <Gildas> OOC: Still want me to roll?
[18:32] <Gildas> Gildas goes to look at the scrap of paper!
[18:33] <@Kotono> OOC: No need. Dur.
[18:34] <@Kotono> The paper reads as follows: One dose of something to help you sleep.
[18:35] <@John> After peeking over Gildas's shoulder John says, "I've never needed help getting to sleep."
[18:36] <Gildas> "Well this isn't much of anything at all..." Gildas remarks. OOC: Can I identify the herbs?
[18:37] <@Kotono> Myann hms, "Nor have I, since I started. I wonder why Sidhe sleep instead of trancing?" OOC: Sure, K:N or profession(herablist) or anything related.
[18:37] <@Kotono> OOC: Herbalist, even.
[18:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18 K:N
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+18 K:N and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[18:39] <@Kotono> They're various herbs. A whole lot of them - you could make anything that a herbalist's kit would allow you to make with them, from a simple painkiller to healing herbs to anything in between.
[18:40] <Gildas> Gildas taps his chin. "Is it really this simple...?" He will go through them to find the right herbs to make 'one dose of something to help you sleep,' as the note says.
[18:41] <@John> "Dunno, you've done both, so which is better?" John asks Myann.
[18:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a profession herbalist check, Gildas.
[18:41] <Gildas> OOC: All righty.
[18:42] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[18:42] <@Kotono> Whipping up a sedative isn't hard. When it's done, the sound of clapping is heard from all over. "Country level," A strong, gravely voice says. Ahead of you, a door appears on the far wall.
[18:42] <@Kotono> "...eh?" Myann hms a little bit, "Country level?"
[18:43] <Gildas> "Did I just get insulted again...?" Gildas asks aloud.
[18:43] <@Kotono> "I have no idea," Myann says slowly, "No idea whatsoever."
[18:44] <Gildas> He shakes his head and puts the sedative on the table for the time being. "Honestly, it wasn't that bad..." He smiles and goes to open the door that just appeared!
[18:44] <@John> "Depends if he means country like countryside where we're all hicks or country like best in an entire country?"
[18:44] <Feather> "What's wrong with the country anyway?"
[18:45] <Gildas> "That's a really good question." Gildas calls back. "I don't think I've met anyone from our travels who's been less smart because they're from the countryside."
[18:45] <@Kotono> "Nothing," Myann crosses her arms, "We're clearly doing better than the cityfolk."
[18:45] * Feather tries to make a sedative of his own out of curiousity.
[18:45] <Gildas> "I wonder if all the Fellowship members were from the city. That might explain why they kept thumbing their noises at us." Gildas says with a small laugh.
[18:46] <@Kotono> The door ahead opens. In the next room is a strange, elogated crystal of brown quartz. Multicolored shards of crystal surround it, all of it lying on a simple table. A note's atop it.
[18:47] <Gildas> Gildas steps over to the note to look at it!
[18:48] <@Kotono> "Suddenly I feel like I should've taken that schoolmarm position," Myann murmurs under her breath, carrying in the quiet room.
[18:48] <@Kotono> OOC: Profession herbalist, FEather.
[18:48] <Feather> roll 1d20+14
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 and gets 21." [1d20=7]
[18:48] <@Kotono> The note reads as follows, "One repaired dorje, cortesy of mind-magic craft." Meanwhile, Feather whips up a sedative of his own. Comes out pretty well. The voice again intones, "Country level."
[18:49] <@John> "Well, reckon if everyone makes kids like Robert and the Missus do we might need another teacher there," John consoles her.
[18:49] <@Kotono> OOC: If either of you are taking the sedative dose you made, note it i nloot.
[18:50] <Gildas> Gildas hands the note over to John. "I think this is up your alley."
[18:51] <Gildas> Gildas then looks over at Feather. "Do you think we'd open a different door if we made a stronger sedative?"
[18:51] <@John> "Huh? What's it do?" John wonders, going to pick up the stick and wave it around.
[18:51] <@John> roll 1d20+13 psicraft
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 psicraft and gets 29." [1d20=16]
[18:51] <@Kotono> Oh. John knows what this is - it's a magical wand. If you just take a few of those crystals and slot them in just so, it'll work like a dream. Shouldn't be hard at all to do.
[18:53] <@John> "Uh yeah, hang on a sec..." John says, picking a few crystals at random and slotting them in.
[18:53] <@Kotono> It's fixed! The voice above intones, "City level," and another door ahead appears.
[18:54] <@Kotono> "Really?" Myann loks up, a hand on her hip.
[18:54] <Gildas> "Now is that above or below the other one...?" Gildas asks aloud again.
[18:54] <@John> "Dunno... it's a magic wand but I dunno what it does," John admits, waving it around a bit more.
[18:54] <@John> roll 1d20+13 psicraft
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 psicraft and gets 14." [1d20=1]
[18:55] <@Kotono> It's a dorje, but John isn't sure what it does. OOC: Post if you're going to take it, John.
[18:55] <@John> Shrugging he chucks it in his backpack. Hopefully it won't break and unleash wild magic all over him.
[18:56] <@Kotono> Glowering up, "I don't think I like what this voice is implying," Myann mutters, "Wasn't the Fellowship enough for that?"
[18:56] <Feather> "Could always just up and leave...."
[18:57] <@Kotono> "Could go and make mushrooms grow where the sun doesn't shine for him," Myann challenges, "I'm not that annoyed."
[18:57] <Gildas> Gildas laughs and goes to the next door. "Maybe if we perfect something it'll call it 'Hero level."
[18:58] <@John> "Or street level?"
[18:58] <Feather> "Fellowship level?"
[19:00] <@Kotono> The next door opens. Ahead is a dance floor with a sign posted just before it.
[19:01] * Feather pulls Myann with him over to the sign.
[19:01] <Gildas> Gildas leans over to look at the sign too.
[19:03] <@Kotono> The sign reads as follows: One waltz.
[19:03] <@Kotono> Myann follows, starting to redden just a little bit.
[19:03] <Feather> "Just ignore the voices!" Feather tells her, grinning. "We're here for the fun of it, right? And after all that crap before...."
[19:04] <Gildas> "These are oddly tailored to us, aren't they..." Gildas remarks.
[19:05] <@Kotono> "Well okay..." Myann murmurs, looking to the floor, "You lead?"
[19:05] <Feather> "Deal!"
[19:06] <@Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and make a perform dance check, Feather.
[19:07] <Feather> roll 1d20+14
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 and gets 18." [1d20=4]
[19:09] <@Kotono> The dance starts slow and steady. Feather has to compensate for Myann, but they manage a careful waltz. She starts hesitant and begins to smile as they go, the two tracin ga path across the floor. When they finish, she sweeps him into a hug as the voice declares, "National level," and another door appears.
[19:09] <Gildas> Gildas claps.
[19:11] <@Kotono> Glancing up, "So what's next after national?"
[19:12] * Feather laughs. "Bet we'll find out soon enough?"
[19:12] <Gildas> Gildas nods and crosses the floor to go open the now-next door!
[19:13] <@Kotono> The door ahead is opened. Ahead is a cook-fire, pots and a table full of ingredients, as well as a scrap of paper atop them.
[19:14] <Gildas> "I have a feeling this one is all you, Myann." Gildas takes the note to read it, then hand it over to her.
[19:16] <@Kotono> It reads as follows: One mushroom stew.
[19:16] <@Kotono> Myann gives it a brief read, "It is. Not even remotely subtle."
[19:16] <@John> "S'better than it all being stuff we've no idea how to do," John says.
[19:17] <@Kotono> Myann goes on over and looks over the ingredients. She picks up some dried mushrooms and frowns, as new mushrooms sprout out of the table. "Mmm-hmmm," sh emurmurs, already getting to work.
[19:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 (+2 circumstancial due to mushroom selection)
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 (+2 circumstancial due to mushroom selection) and gets 16." [1d20=7]
[19:18] <@Kotono> Soon enough a stew is simmering over the stove. The voice from above is heard, "Continent level." It intones, as another door appears ahead.
[19:18] <Gildas> "I guess the next is 'world'?" Gildas asks. "We should come back for that stew though."
[19:20] <Gildas> He shakes his head and goes to open the door! "Perhaps this one will require all of us..."
[19:20] <@Kotono> "It's good," Myann agrees as you go on. The next room is dark, save for a patch of bright white light 30ft ahead. Myann's own sword-light doesn't illuminate it at all.
[19:21] * Joins: Corwin (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net)
[19:21] <Gildas> Gildas looks around for anything he can spot in the darkness.
[19:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Perception.
[19:21] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18
[19:21] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+18 and gets 29." [1d20=11]
[19:22] <@Kotono> Gildas can't see much of anything - the darkness isn't penetrated by his darkvision.
[19:23] * Quits: Feather (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net) (Ping timeout)
[19:23] * Corwin is now known as Feather
[19:23] <Gildas> "This must be some sort of special task..." Gildas says. "Let me go first." He shapeshifts into his eagle form and starts to walk across the darkness towards the light, intent on flying if he happens across a hole on the way.
[19:28] <@Kotono> There's no hole. Gildas reaches the edge of the light without incident.
[19:28] <Gildas> He shapeshifts back and gestures for the others to follow! "It's safe."
[19:29] <@John> "Okay," John says, ambling after him.
[19:30] <@Kotono> Myann follows, "So now what?" she asks.
[19:30] <Gildas> Gildas rubs his chin. "A good question..." He looks up to see if there's any kind of light source or if it's just... bright.
[19:31] <@Kotono> It's just bright, as far as Gildas can tell.
[19:31] * Feather steps into the lighted area after the others, wondering if anything will be revealed to them once they're all there.
[19:33] <@Kotono> Once Feather steps into the lighted area, there's an audible clack. "World level," The voice intones, as the darkness falls away. The cavern you're in is absolutely massive, but you have no time to appreciate that. 50ft ahead of you is a towering dinosaur, bigger than the biggest trees in the Vastwoods! It has a mouth big enough to swallow one of you whole. It's a deep brown color and rippling
[19:33] <@Kotono> with muscles. The voice above intones, "Good luck." OOC: Init here. After init, K:N can be made.
[19:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 16." [1d20=13]
[19:33] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 27." [1d20=17]
[19:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 dino
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 dino and gets 11." [1d20=6]
[19:34] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(27)>Myann(16)>Dino(11)'
[19:34] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[19:34] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 18." [1d20=14]
[19:34] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(27)>Gildas(18)>Myann(16)>Dino(11)>John(10)'
[19:34] <Feather> roll 1d20+14 K:N
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 K:N and gets 18." [1d20=4]
[19:34] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18 K:N
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+18 K:N and gets 33." [1d20=15]
[19:34] <@Kotono> OOC: Open Feather. Infoc oming.
[19:35] <@Kotono> Feather can tell it's a big dinosaur, but nothing more. Gildas can tell it's a T-rex, the biggest and baddiestof them all. This one's even bigger and meaner looking than normal. Don't get in close, don't get bit by it and don't let it trample you down.
[19:36] <Gildas> Gildas frowns. "Be careful with this... it's dangerous close up, but it can also trample us under its weight!" He calls out to the others.
[19:36] <Feather> Slipping into a trance where he only focuses on his opponent, Feather stalks the massive creature, circling around while slashing at its flanks with his scimitars!
[19:37] <Feather> roll 1d20+18+4 dervish dance, swift expeditious retreat, aiming to end up on the opposite side in the end
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+18+4 dervish dance, swift expeditious retreat, aiming to end up on the opposite side in the end and gets 23." [1d20=1]
[19:37] <Feather> roll 1d20+18+4
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+18+4 and gets 38." [1d20=16]
[19:37] <Feather> roll 1d20+13+4
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13+4 and gets 18." [1d20=1]
[19:37] <Feather> roll 1d20+13+4
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13+4 and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[19:38] <Feather> roll 1d20+13+4+4 crit?
[19:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13+4+4 crit? and gets 36." [1d20=15]
[19:38] <Feather> roll 1d20+18+4+4 crit?
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+18+4+4 crit? and gets 35." [1d20=9]
[19:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Two crits.
[19:39] <Feather> roll 2#2d6+10+8+5d6
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#2d6+10+8+5d6 and gets 85." [2#2d6+10+8+5d6 = 42, 43]
[19:40] <@Kotono> Feather dances in, past a slamming stomp and to the beast's flank. He rips into its tail with abandon, slicing open deep wounds. But it takes them well, bloodied but not downed. OOC: Gildas.
[19:42] <Gildas> Gildas reaches over to John's weapon and casts his Infusion spell on it. "I'm not sure how we do this without getting eaten, but..." He then shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form and advances, staying out of the range of the dinosaur for now but also a bit to the side so it can't run over him! OOC: Infusion of the Frozen North on John, it's 2d6 cold on every hit, more on crits
[19:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Positioning otherwise? Myann's up.
[19:42] <@Kotono> Myann just stays back, a mushroomb lock appearing above to bonk the overgrown lizard on the head.
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 touch AC vs this, only misses on a 1
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 touch AC vs this, only misses on a 1 and gets 14." [1d20=14]
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 21." [5d6=5, 3, 5, 3, 5]
[19:44] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 14." [1d20=2]
[19:45] <@Kotono> The bonk on the head is enough to make the dinosaur wobble, shudder and faaaaaalll down! It hits the ground hard, everything around you shaking terribly. OOC: Balance checks, all, or athletics since I think it's rolled into that.
[19:45] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(27)>Gildas(18)>Myann(16)>Dino(11 prone)>John(10)'
[19:45] <Feather> roll 1d20+19 acrobatics?
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 acrobatics? and gets 27." [1d20=8]
[19:45] <@Kotono> roll1 d20+15 acrobatics, whatever.
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls d20+15 acrobatics, whatever. and gets 32." [d20=17]
[19:45] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 and gets 20." [1d20=4]
[19:46] <@John> roll 1d20+20
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+20 and gets 35." [1d20=15]
[19:46] <@Kotono> The party manages to stay up in spite of that heavy quake, the creature struggling to rise. OOC: This provokes an AoO, Feather.
[19:47] * Feather rakes the creature's leg with his stone scimitar!
[19:47] <Feather> roll 1d20+18+4
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+18+4 and gets 31." [1d20=9]
[19:47] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:47] <Feather> roll 1d6+8+4+5d6+1d6 last is fire
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+8+4+5d6+1d6 last is fire and gets 26." [1d6=2][5d6=1, 1, 2, 3, 4][1d6=1]
[19:48] <@Kotono> A flaming strike tears into the leg of the beast, making it shudder but it still stays up. Furiously it whirls on Feather, tail whipping around, and comes down at him mouth first.
[19:48] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+22 AC?
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 AC? and gets 36." [1d20=14]
[19:48] <Feather> OOC: 32
[19:48] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+26 CMD?
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+26 CMD? and gets 31." [1d20=5]
[19:49] <Feather> OOC: 35 or 39 if the skirmish AC also counts
[19:49] <@Kotono> roll 3d8+16 chomp
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+16 chomp and gets 28." [3d8=4, 5, 3]
[19:50] <@Kotono> Feather's nearly bit in half, the lizard lifting him up and shaking him like a cat with a mouse in mouth. But Feather whips his scimitars out, slicing the dino's maw. It's enough to make it let him go, Feather landing in a bloodied but intact heap. He springs to his feet instantly, as...OOC: John.
[19:51] <@John> They seem to have this well in hand so rather than waste time augmenting his attacks further when it probably won't last much longer, John piles on on the dinosaur now in a more productive manner. "Hooah!" he barks, zipping forward into the t-rex's space and turning invisible briefly so as not to get bitten on the way in!
[19:52] <@John> roll 1d20+21 invis flanking
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+21 invis flanking and gets 27." [1d20=6]
[19:52] <@John> roll 1d20+19 flanking
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+19 flanking and gets 34." [1d20=15]
[19:52] <@John> roll 1d20+19 flanking
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+19 flanking and gets 30." [1d20=11]
[19:52] <@John> roll 1d20+14 flanking
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 flanking and gets 23." [1d20=9]
[19:52] <@John> roll 1d20+14 flanking
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 flanking and gets 32." [1d20=18]
[19:52] <@Kotono> OOC: Those all hit. Bring on the pain.
[19:52] <@John> roll 5#1d6+10+5d6 and 10 strength damage
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 5#1d6+10+5d6 and 10 strength damage and gets 148." [5#1d6+10+5d6 = 29, 29, 28, 29, 33]
[19:53] <@Kotono> Battered down and already bloodied, the lizard can do naught as John smashes it over and over. He leaps up and hits it right in the head, neck cracking as it falls over dead. It fades away, and when it is gone, a single treasure chest sits. OOC: Free act and loot post.
[19:55] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts back and then goes to open the treasure chest. "That worked out relatively well."
[19:55] <@John> "Yeah... wasn't much for how big it was, was it?" John muses, relaxing.
[19:56] * Feather frowns, relaxing slowly as the giant beast is destroyed.
[19:56] <@Kotono> "We are world class," Myann quips with a growing smile.
[19:56] <Gildas> "Good point!" Gildas agrees.
[19:57] <@Kotono> The chest has two things - a potion bottle with a scrap of paper wrapped around it, and a silver necklace. It's made of delicate links of silver.
[19:59] <Gildas> Gildas leans in to read the scrap of paper, if there's anything written on it! He looks to the others. "Same as before, wait until we have a few of these and then identify them?"
[19:59] <@Kotono> What's written on the paper is as follows: Stair-fixer oil. Fixes ruined stairs.
[20:00] <Gildas> "Oh!" Gildas nods. "This is for the stairs in the main area."
[20:00] <@John> "Yeah, no rush," John figures.
[20:01] <Gildas> He nods and puts the necklace away carefully while also taking the potion. "Anything else?" He calls out, mostly to the mysterious voice from earlier.
[20:01] <@Kotono> There is no answer.
[20:02] <Gildas> "Well, it seems we're done here..." Gildas says as he turns to start back the way they came. "Shoud we stop for the stew?"
[20:03] <@Kotono> "Why not?" Myann suggests, "A short break to recover sounds nice."
[20:04] <Gildas> Gildas nods. "I agree. I'm going to collect the herbs as well."
[20:04] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, so y'all are gonna eat then continue on? Plus herb grabs?Anything else?
[20:05] <Feather> OOC: sounds about right
[20:05] <Gildas> OOC: Nothing else I can think of.
[20:06] <@Kotono> OOC: Post that you're grabbing the herbs, Gildas. Anyone need healing while you're eating
[20:06] <@Kotono> ?
[20:06] <Feather> OOC: Me
[20:07] <@Kotono> roll 3d8+10 Feather
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+10 Feather and gets 19." [3d8=4, 4, 1]
[20:07] <Gildas> OOC: I could use a dose but it isn't critical
[20:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5 Gildas, last 1st level charge
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 Gildas, last 1st level charge and gets 13." [1d8=8]
[20:08] <@Kotono> Your meal is good and refreshes the party. Heading back to the main room, there's no door unlocking or monster this time. Only the stairs going up and the path to the stairs going down.
[20:09] <Gildas> Gildas goes over and pours some of the liquid from the bottle on the broken stairs!
[20:10] <@Kotono> OOC: The cracked, crumbling staircase going up, right?
[20:10] <@John> "So, down or up?" John asks the team. "I reckon down meself."
[20:10] <@Kotono> OOC: Well actually, both are described as crumbling.
[20:10] <@Kotono> OOC: So pick your poison.
[20:11] <Gildas> OOC: Oh, I see.
[20:12] <Gildas> OOC: Going up then.
[20:12] <@Kotono> The potion is poured out. It takes up the entire contents of the bottle - but the stairs repair, now in pristine condition. The path going up now looks to be in excellent shape.
[20:14] <Gildas> Gildas rubs his chin and looks down. "We can always go down later, right?" He suggests. "I mean, if they crumble beneath us, then we'll still end up where we wanted to go."
[20:15] <@Kotono> OOC: Going up then, y';all?
[20:15] <Gildas> OOC: If we've done everything on this floor, yeah
[20:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then, we'll pause here. It's a few early but it's the perfect time for it.

Ebiris · June 26, 2014, 04:23:25 PM

[18:20] <~Kotono> The stairs go up a goodly ways. It is with aching legs the the party crests the top. This room is a large stone chamber, the walls made of crudely carved stone blocks. The ground is hard-packed dirt with moss and bits of greenery clinging to the walls - including a few fungi and mushrooms. Those wiggle and all turn towards the party and Myann and particular. There's an open door on the south
[18:20] <~Kotono> wall, with what looks to be an outside mountainwall terrace. The east, north and west wall each have a single door, with each one being closed.
[18:21] * @John picks north on a whim and goes to open it up.
[18:21] <~Kotono> The door's locked.
[18:21] <~Kotono> Myann looks around, pausing to pat a mushroom she passes. "More doors?"
[18:22] <Gildas> "Do they have anything to say about all this?" Gildas asks and gestures towards them. "Shall we start from the left?"
[18:22] <~Kotono> "They're just happy to see me," Myann smiles and cocks her head to the side, "Hold on, I'll try and get some information out of them."
[18:23] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 10." [1d20=6]
[18:23] <~Kotono> After several moments, "That way," Pointing to the west, "Gets much hotter." Myann says.
[18:25] <Gildas> "Hmm... Perhaps another of the directions has something to deal with that." Gildas says. "Let's see." He goes over to the northern door to see if it will open.
[18:25] <~Kotono> As John recently foudn out, it's locked.
[18:25] <Feather> "So, lock breaking time?" Feather asks, always ready to assist.
[18:26] <@John> "May as well."
[18:26] <Gildas> OOC: Oh, I meant south, sorry.
[18:26] * Feather steps up to the task with his adamant scimitar!
[18:29] <~Kotono> Gildas peeks to the south. It opens up to a terrace. Night has fallen outside and the stars above twinkle. To the left is a dead end and to the right isa long bridge connecting to another terrace. Sitting in the middle of that terrace is a single treasure box. Besides it is a large, glittering point of light. Meanwhile Feather steps up and gets hacking. The northern door is split open. Ahead
[18:29] <~Kotono> it quickly narrows to a crawlspace - one could go on, but you'd need to crawl on hands and knees.
[18:30] <Gildas> "I think I could fit in there if you wanted me to look." Gildas offers. "There's a treasure chest outside with something glowing next to it."
[18:31] <Feather> "Sure thing!"
[18:31] <Gildas> He nods and shapeshifts into his aerial form in order to enter the crawlspace!
[18:33] <~Kotono> Gildas goes within, his darkvision allowing him to see in the pitch dark of the crawlspace. It goes on a goodly ways and through several twists and turns before coming to a sudden dropoff right after a sharp turn. Fortunately, darkvision makes it no danger at all. Ahead is a massive chasm with no light at all. Far ahead in the darkness is a torch-lined island floating in the void. It's too far
[18:33] <~Kotono> away to see much clearly, but it looks fairly large.
[18:35] <~Kotono> Myann meanwhile lingers, "The mushrooms are all in a good mood here," she murmurs, "There's a few poison ones here and there, but I've already told them not to do anything like that when we're around."
[18:35] <@John> "I guess it's like getting a visit from the Queen," John muses on why the mushrooms are so happy.
[18:36] <Gildas> Gildas checks the dropoff to see if it'd be safe for the others to traverse the crawlspace and fall down to where the island is!
[18:36] <~Kotono> The island is straight ahead in the void. The dropoff goes farther than Gildas can see - it's one hell of a drop. So not safe in all likelyhood, barring magic.
[18:37] <Gildas> Gildas will return to the others!
[18:37] <~Kotono> The trip back is without incident.
[18:37] <~Kotono> OOC: Go ahead, Gidlas.
[18:38] <~Kotono> "Yes," Myann agrees, "They like when I talk about Feather, too. I think that if I tell them enough, they'll know to always leave him alone, too." Turning to Gildas, "What's back there?"
[18:39] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts back and gestures. "There's a long tunnel... it drops off partway through. There's an island that I didn't go to... If we wanted to explore it, I think all of us would need to fly."
[18:39] <@John> "Maybe we can find something to make a bridge if we check the others out?" John suggests.
[18:41] <~Kotono> "Probably, especially if we find out flying doesn't work there," Myann points out, "Remember when we tried it outside"
[18:41] <~Kotono> "Probably, especially if we find out flying doesn't work there," Myann points out, "Remember when we tried it outside?"
[18:42] <Gildas> "Oh, I didn't actually try to just fly down there... But I can later." He nods. "So which way should we try now?"
[18:43] <~Kotono> "South? It's open so it makes sense to go there first?" Myann suggests, looking to the open door. "Or we can hack open another one."
[18:43] <@John> "Works for me," John says, heading onto the terrace and then starting across the bridge.
[18:44] <Gildas> Gildas nods and starts that way as well!
[18:45] <~Kotono> The party heads to outside. The air is a bit thin but crisp and cool. As you reach the bridge, you can see you're a few hundred feet up now. The forest spreads out around you like an endless field of night-darkened green. OOC: What order are you crossing the bridge?
[18:46] <~Kotono> OOC: Like your marching order.
[18:46] <Gildas> OOC: John, Me, Feather, Myann?
[18:47] <~Kotono> OOC: Cool.
[18:49] <~Kotono> The party crosses. It's a long bridge, about 60ft across. When the party reaches halfway, the bridge vibrates. It's not a great vibration, but gets the party's attention. A moment later, it appears 30ft ahead at the far end of the bridge. A massive hulk of a human, wearing full armor and carrying a massive greathammer. He swings it wardingly, frost leaking from his helmet and misting out into
[18:49] <~Kotono> the air around him. Slowly he intones, "Round 2!" OOC: Init here.
[18:50] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[18:50] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 13." [1d20=9]
[18:50] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 30." [1d20=20]
[18:52] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myan
[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myan and gets 6." [1d20=3]
[18:52] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+8 ????
[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 ???? and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[18:52] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(30)>Hammerguy(16)>Gildas(13)>John(11)>MyannMiko(6)'
[18:52] <~Kotono> OOC: Go Feather.
[18:53] <~Kotono> Myann peers at him deeply and begins to frown, "Round...wait. He looks familiar, sort of."
[18:54] * Feather dashes past the others to open the armor like a can and see what's inside!
[18:54] <Gildas> "Oh, I think I remember us meeting someone like this once a while ago..." Gildas says with a frown.
[18:54] <Feather> roll 1d20+20+5 zap
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+20+5 zap and gets 31." [1d20=6]
[18:55] <Feather> roll 1d6+8+5d6+5d6+1d6 last are elec and fire
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+8+5d6+5d6+1d6 last are elec and fire and gets 46." [1d6=4][5d6=1, 1, 4, 1, 2][5d6=5, 1, 6, 3, 4][1d6=6]
[18:55] * Feather then gets all the way around the massive man to not clog the bridge.
[18:56] <~Kotono> OOC: You'll provoke an AoO, he has a trick to get reach on you and has CR. You okay with that?
[18:56] <~Kotono> OOC: Oh right, spring attack. Nevermind.
[18:56] <Feather> OOC: I'll remain in melee to flank
[18:57] <~Kotono> Feather dashes forward. His speed is amazing, dodging a lightning-quick hammer slam that makes the bridge shake. Despite that, he rolls under the man's massive legs and behind him, sword trailing behind to open up twin cuts across his legs and thighs. ARmor gives way as his body shakes and blood flows, electricity coursing through his armor. With a pained growl, he whirls around and tries to
[18:57] <~Kotono> maim Feather but good.
[18:57] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 35." [1d20=14]
[18:57] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[18:58] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[18:58] <~Kotono> OOC: AC?
[18:58] <Feather> OOC: 32
[18:59] <~Kotono> roll 2d12+45+3d6 (3d6 is cold damage) and fort
[18:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d12+45+3d6 (3d6 is cold damage) and fort and gets 74." [2d12=10, 11][3d6=2, 1, 5]
[19:00] <Feather> roll 1d20+13
[19:00] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 and gets 23." [1d20=10]
[19:00] <~Kotono> OOC: Do you stil have that fire mushroom up, or did that get axed alrady?
[19:01] <Feather> OOC: gone
[19:04] <~Kotono> WHAM! Feather is hit right in the hip. There's a loud crack of bone as his hip and left leg are broken, agony as numbing cold futilely spreads across the injury. Feather's balance gives, falling prone as sublime agony takes him. OOC: Prone, plus your left leg is completely broken. Movement speed quartered and even standing is going to be hard as hell on that sort of injury. You can tell yo8u
[19:04] <~Kotono> clearly need immediate help and healing. OOC: Gildas.
[19:04] <Gildas> OOC: If I go over there will there be room for John as well?
[19:05] <~Kotono> OOC: Yes. Fair warning, he has reach so AoO will happen.
[19:05] <Gildas> OOC: All right.
[19:07] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form and moves carefully across the bridge towards the hulk! OOC: I'll do the AoO first, my AC should be 37.
[19:08] <~Kotono> OOC: How big does that form make you?
[19:09] <Gildas> OOC: Large.
[19:09] <~Kotono> OOC: Make an acrobatics check.
[19:10] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[19:10] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+21
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+21 and gets 35." [1d20=14]
[19:11] <~Kotono> OOC: Make your attack roll then.
[19:11] <~Kotono> OOC: I'll resolve it all after.
[19:11] <Gildas> roll 1d20+22 SF
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+22 SF and gets 23." [1d20=1]
[19:11] <Gildas> OOC: At least it's all some sort of hilarious slap fight.
[19:12] <~Kotono> Gildas sizes up. Not the wisest move on a mere bridge, but he manages to cross without giving way, just barely keeping on. The bridge sags ab it beneath him as he closes in, taking a swing - which is promptly parried, the two exchanging blows for naught.OOC: John.
[19:13] <@John> OOC: is there room for me?
[19:14] <@John> Not sure if he has any room to get in melee John settles for turning invisible and thinking really hard until a jagged spike of crystal fires out of nowhere into their foe!
[19:14] <~Kotono> OOC: Barely, yes. A bit of acrobatics might help.
[19:14] <@John> roll 1d20+16 ranged touch invis augmented 3 steps
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+16 ranged touch invis augmented 3 steps and gets 35." [1d20=19]
[19:15] <~Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:15] <@John> roll 4d6+5d6
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 4d6+5d6 and gets 32." [4d6=6, 1, 2, 6][5d6=1, 6, 3, 2, 5]
[19:15] <~Kotono> The crystal flies out, impaling the warrior in the chest. He stumbles and wobbles, bleeding profusely from his injury! He looks bad on his feet as Myann advances slightly. A fire mushroom appears over Feather, landing on him to give him protection. OOC: Fire mushroomed, Feather. You're up.
[19:16] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(30 prone)>Hammerguy(16 impaled)>Gildas(13)>John(11)>MyannMiko(6)'
[19:17] <Feather> Cursing up a storm to keep his mind off the pain of his broken bones, Feather comes down to one knee and stabs his armored opponent in the waist over and over!
[19:19] <Feather> roll 1d20+18+2 armor poison as swift, Fort DC17
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+18+2 armor poison as swift, Fort DC17 and gets 23." [1d20=3]
[19:19] <Feather> roll 1d20+17+2
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17+2 and gets 28." [1d20=9]
[19:19] <Feather> roll 1d20+13+2
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13+2 and gets 20." [1d20=5]
[19:19] <Feather> roll 1d20+12+2
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12+2 and gets 32." [1d20=18]
[19:19] <~Kotono> OOC: Does that includ ethe -4 to melee attacks while prone?
[19:20] <Feather> OOC: No
[19:20] <Feather> roll 1d20+12+2 crit?
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12+2 crit? and gets 22." [1d20=8]
[19:20] <~Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[19:21] <Feather> OOC: +4 on the confirm, still normal?
[19:21] <Feather> roll 2d6+16
[19:21] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d6+16 and gets 22." [2d6=3, 3]
[19:21] <~Kotono> OOC: Still normal.
[19:24] <~Kotono> Feather stabs out. The first blow is a mere graze, sending shoots of pain through his body. HIs broken side screams at him, enough to almost make him drop his sword. But with a need born of pure pain, he thrusts out and up. He catches him in the stomach, piercing through. The man drops his hammer and groans, "...I didn't want to die..." he laments, fading away into a thousand motes of starry
[19:24] <~Kotono> light. OOC: Free act. You just baaaarely got him and avoided a possible shit-wrecking action by him. Loot.
[19:25] * Feather slumps right where he was kneeling, painfully rolling over to his uninjured side.
[19:25] <~Kotono> "Move!" Myann calls, trying to get past and get to Feather, "Hold on!"
[19:26] * @John hurries after her to help brace Feather's leg while she magically heals it.
[19:27] * Feather groans and bites his lip until the magic is cast.
[19:28] <~Kotono> Getting past Gildas with a bit of a push, Myann quickly chants a pair of healing spells.
[19:28] <~Kotono> roll 3d8+10
[19:28] <~Kotono> roll 3d8+10
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+10 and gets 31." [3d8=8, 8, 5]
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+10 and gets 31." [3d8=8, 8, 5]
[19:28] <~Kotono> OOC: Damaged is largely mended andthe penalties are gone.
[19:29] <Feather> "S'not right is what it was," Feather complains as the pain that was stopping him from even thinking coherently is gone, just like that. "You kill someone like that, you deserve a corpse to spit on."
[19:30] <~Kotono> Myann embraces Feather and sighs in relief. "At least you're safe. That was a terrible shot to take."
[19:30] <Feather> "Had worse," he mutters, quickly amending. "That was a dragon, though."
[19:32] <~Kotono> On the other side, you can see there's not much except fo ra wall to the north, where the terrace meets the mountain, the point of light and the treasure box.
[19:33] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts back so there's more room! "It really must just use images of things we've encoutered to challenge us."
[19:33] * @John goes to open up the box while Feather and Myann get all mushy together.
[19:35] <Gildas> Gildas goes to look at the point of light and whatever's in the box!
[19:35] <~Kotono> WIthin the treasure box are two things. A key and a segment of wood. A bit of paper is attached to it, which reads, "EMERGENCY BRIDGE." At the same time, the northern wall rumbles as a gilded door appears on it. It's colored gold and green, sparkling in the starlight.
[19:35] <~Kotono> The point of light is a simple, floating point of light. IT radiates a faint heat as you get close to it, but not unpleasantly so. Like body warmth.
[19:36] <@John> "Hey we got a bridge!" John says, taking the key and the wood.
[19:36] <Gildas> Gildas reaches out to see if the point of light is something he can actually move and carry in his hands.
[19:37] <~Kotono> The point of light is taken. It's solid, but the moment Gildas touches it, it breaks apart into motes of light. The light lingers on the party, bringing a sense of great rejuvenation! OOC: PArty's HP is fully restored. Resources are restored as if you rested a night.
[19:38] <Gildas> Gildas blinks. "Oh... well, that's handy. We need to find out how to make those."
[19:40] <Gildas> Gildas turns to the others. "Shall we go back and try the other direction then? I'm not sure if that wood is used for the part I explored or not..."
[19:40] <@John> "Lets go in this door first," John suggests instead, heading over to open up the freshly revealed door.
[19:41] <~Kotono> "Oh yes, that's good," Myann says, looking down at her hands. "I feel completely refreshed. I was starting to feel magically tired after all those spells."
[19:41] <~Kotono> The door doesn't open.
[19:41] <@John> "Oh well, guess we can try that then."
[19:41] <Gildas> Gildas looks at the door to see if there's a keyhole!
[19:43] <~Kotono> There is indeed a keyhole.
[19:44] <Gildas> "Maybe that key works on it?" Gildas asks.
[19:45] <@John> "Figured they were more symbolic but alright," John tries jamming his new key in the keyhole and jiggling it around.
[19:46] <~Kotono> The key doesn't turn the lock.
[19:46] <~Kotono> Myann meanwhile lingers next to Feather.
[19:46] <Feather> "Want me to bust the lock open?" Feather offers.
[19:47] <Gildas> Gildas nods. "This looks like it's the final door. I have a feeling your sword might not work on it."
[19:47] <@John> "Eh, we can go try back at the junction, we'll find a key somewhere and it doesn't matter what order we do them in," John says with a shrug.
[19:47] * Feather gives it a try anyway.
[19:49] <~Kotono> The sword slashes out - and nothing happens. It tinks off it like a normal sword against stone.
[19:50] <Gildas> Gildas nods again and starts walking back across the bridge, carefully, mind you!
[19:50] <Feather> "What do you know, it didn't work after all. Nice lock!"
[19:51] <Gildas> "I wonder what kind of magic makes a door like that."
[19:52] <@John> "S'a dream, in't it?" John says his usual refrain when confronted with the impossible on the dream mountain.
[19:52] <~Kotono> "Sidhe magic, then," Myann remarks, "I'm sure the right one could make something like that."
[19:52] <~Kotono> The party returns back to the second floor main room without incident. OOC: What are y'all gonna do now
[19:53] <~Kotono> The party returns back to the second floor main room without incident. OOC: What are y'all gonna do now?
[19:53] <Gildas> "I wonder if all that time that the Circle kept the Dreamer there, parts of her broke away and ended up creating this?" Gildas muses. "Sort of like your mushroom blocks." OOC: We haven't tried... east, I think?
[19:54] <@John> "Well they key hasn't opened anything, but we've got a bridge remember."
[19:56] <~Kotono> "Maybe it didn't work since we chopped down the door?" Myann suggests, "If that's a key to open the northern door."
[19:57] <@John> "Probably was. Anyway, wanna go try it?"
[19:59] <Feather> "Sure."
[19:59] <@John> So John leads the way, dropping to the ground and crawling along through the gap. If he can fit then anyone can!
[20:00] <~Kotono> Myann takes bird form and follows. Liket his the party reaches the far end again, at the gap before the the void. The island can be seen ahead like last time.
[20:01] <@John> Taking out the piece of wood John waves it around in the gap, hesitant to just toss it in there in case that doesn't work and leaves them down a bridge.
[20:03] <~Kotono> The wood flies out of John's hand. It lands and extends out before you. Soon enough, a log bridge appears to link this path to the island. About halfway, a pair of golden blocks can be seen, hovering about 10ft up.
[20:03] <@John> "That's it done," John says, crawling onto the bridge and rising to his feet so he can walk the rest of the way across.
[20:04] <~Kotono> Myann follows and takes her normal form. "You know, I like that idea you had, Gildas. About the Dreamer's spillover creating this. A growth mushroom and a fire mushroom, by the way," she gestures to the blocks.
[20:06] <@John> "Where do we go from here?" John asks after reaching the island of light.
[20:07] <Feather> "Wait for something to attack us and kill it?"
[20:08] <~Kotono> The party thus crossed the bridge. The island's rim is covered in torches, save for the single place to enter. The island is about a 40ft square, and as you step on, the party is suddenly jerked ahead. They stand in the center, the bridge behind you falling into the chasm. The air becomes colder and a shudder works through all of you. All around you, in the void, you see death. Skeletons, zombies,
[20:08] <~Kotono> shambling horrors. The black skeleton, the boneyard of Johann and finally his tower. The images twist and blend together before your eyes.
[20:09] <@John> "Suppose so," John agrees, raising his staff. "We wait for them to come to us?"
[20:09] <~Kotono> Myann lets out a strangled whimper, falling to her knees and holding her head. At the same time, the images continue to blur together until they are a dull white glow.
[20:12] <Feather> "Keep on the defensive for now," Feather says warily, kneeling next to Myann and wrapping his arms around her shoulders.
[20:12] <Gildas> OOC: Is it okay if I say I took the growth mushroom?
[20:14] <Gildas> Gildas looks over to Myann with a frown. "Sidhe magic again?"
[20:15] <~Kotono> "It's him!" Myann manages, as ahead a figure rises. 15ft ahead it rises up right next to the northern end of the platform. A massive creature of bloated white flesh, two dozen feet tall from the chest up. Its chest leans against the platform, smothering the torches there. It has no eyes, only empty places that maggots and vermin crawl in. A broken noose hangs around its neck. Whispers sound
[20:15] <~Kotono> around the party, from all over. Horrid things, the rasp of bone and dead flesh whispering profane things that tear at your mental focus. "I...refuse! My dream...will not die! I am...DEATH! I AM...THE THING BEYOND DEATH!"
[20:15] <~Kotono> OOC: No, you didn't call it until a combat situation. Live and learn on that one.
[20:16] <~Kotono> OOC: Also, 20ft ahead, not 15. Typo.
[20:17] <Gildas> Gildas shakes his head. "We'll just repeat what we already did..."
[20:17] <@John> "That's more death!" John points out. "Maybe rotting."
[20:18] <Feather> "Don't worry, dear," Feather tells Myann. "He'll become those light sparkles soon enough! No rotting here."
[20:19] <~Kotono> Myann shakes with laughter even as she whimpers, "Go away!" she howls in fury, tinged with hysterical laughter. "I see you and I just want to tell you how miserably boring you are! All of this, all the whispers of the walking dead! There's not a damned thing worthwhile about your pathetic little dream! Yes Feather, let's reduce him to that. Less than that! You want death, let us show you how
[20:19] <~Kotono> many ways you can die!" OOC: Init here.
[20:19] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 10." [1d20=7]
[20:19] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[20:19] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Johann?
[20:19] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Johann? and gets 15." [1d20=6]
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 24." [1d20=14]
[20:19] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+4 ????1
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 ????1 and gets 19." [1d20=15]
[20:20] <~Kotono> roll 1d20+6 ????2
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 ????2 and gets 22." [1d20=16]
[20:20] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[20:21] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(24)>????2(22)>???1(19)>Johann?(15)>Gildas(11)>Myann(10)>John(9)'
[20:21] <~Kotono> OOC: And we'll pause here before starting a new battle, since it's 9 minutes away plus I work today.

Ebiris · June 27, 2014, 04:01:44 PM

[18:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Feather opens. As a quick reminder: Platform is a 40ft, square, yo'ure in the middle. To the south is the now gone bridge, at the north end 20ft away is the giant creature. The edges of the island (the 5ft squares at the edges) are all lined with torches, which provides ample light.
[18:02] * Feather dashes towards the giant creature for a quick but powerful slash at his right knee, before verring off sharply and attempting to draw it away from Myann and the others!
[18:03] <Feather> roll 1d20+22 high justifier, zap, spring attack
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+22 high justifier, zap, spring attack and gets 39." [1d20=17]
[18:03] <Feather> roll 1d10+12+2d6+5d6 last is elec
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+12+2d6+5d6 last is elec and gets 42." [1d10=1][2d6=1, 5][5d6=5, 3, 5, 5, 5]
[18:04] <Feather> roll 1d6 forgot to add this
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6 forgot to add this and gets 3." [1d6=3]
[18:05] <@Kotono> Feather leaps forward, landing amid the torches. He kicks one up to deflect Johann's fist, which rises up out of the darkness to swipe at Feather. It buys him just enough time to slash out, ripping into the chest of the creature. It opens up a long but shallow wound, the creature's flesh flabby and difficult to slice. He leaps back seconds later, avoiding a bone-sharring fist slam where he was
[18:05] <@Kotono> seconds ago. Meanwhile , 20ft behind the party at the edge of the platform where the bridge was...
[18:05] <@Kotono> roll 1d4+1
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+1 and gets 2." [1d4=1]
[18:06] <@Kotono> They appear out of the darkness, Skeletons, each one armed with what looks to be a blackened and charred pickaxe. They advance, one going for John and the other Gildas. OOC: Do any of you have CR besides Feather?
[18:07] <Gildas> OOC: I don't think so.
[18:07] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(24)>????2=Pickaxe Skeleton 1=Pickaxe Skeleton 2(22)>???1(19)>Johann?(15)>Gildas(11)>Myann(10)>John(9)'
[18:07] <@John> OOC: I do
[18:07] <@Kotono> OOC: You can AoO if you like, they're slow and shambling types. Making all sorts of openings.
[18:08] <@John> roll 1d20+20 don't mind if I do
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+20 don't mind if I do and gets 24." [1d20=4]
[18:08] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[18:08] <@John> roll 1d6+15+2d6
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+15+2d6 and gets 28." [1d6=6][2d6=5, 2]
[18:08] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(24)>????2=Pickaxe Skeleton 2(22)>???1(19)>Johann?(15)>Gildas(11)>Myann(10)>John(9)'
[18:09] <Gildas> OOC: Oh, Combat Reflexes, sorry, I do have that.
[18:09] <@Kotono> OOC: You can go for the other one since you have the reach too all 'shroomed up, Gildas.
[18:09] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[18:09] <Gildas> roll 1d20+21
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+21 and gets 24." [1d20=3]
[18:10] <Gildas> OOC: Off to a good start today I see
[18:10] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[18:11] <Gildas> roll 3d8+15+1d6+1d6+2d6 first is cold, fire, then bane
[18:11] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 3d8+15+1d6+1d6+2d6 first is cold, fire, then bane and gets 38." [3d8=5, 4, 1][1d6=2][1d6=3][2d6=4, 4]
[18:11] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(24)>????2(22)>???1(19)>Johann?(15)>Gildas(11)>Myann(10)>John(9)'
[18:12] <@Kotono> Gildas and John strike out as once. The advancing skeletons are maimed, down before they can reach the party. Then the profane whispers grow louder. They assault the party's ears, endlessly whispering terrible secrets! OOC: Will saves, all. Enchantment/mindaffecting applies.
[18:12] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Myann (+3 vs enchantment)
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Myann (+3 vs enchantment) and gets 35." [1d20=20]
[18:12] <@John> roll 1d20+16
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+16 and gets 27." [1d20=11]
[18:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 (+2 mind affecting)
[18:12] <Feather> roll 1d20+7 +2 vs fear
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7 +2 vs fear and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 (+2 mind affecting) and gets 22." [1d20=6]
[18:14] <@Kotono> Feather can't escape the whispers. They flay his mind like an onion, peeling away layer after layer. Horrible images pour in nonstop!
[18:14] <@Kotono> roll 2d4 int, wis, cha damage
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 int, wis, cha damage and gets 8." [2d4=4, 4]
[18:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(24)>????2(22)>Profane Whispers(19)>Johann?(15)>Gildas(11)>Myann(10)>John(9)'
[18:17] <@Kotono> As Feather reels from this unchecked horror, Johann raises both fists up and brings them down at the platform in front of him! There's a cracks as a 10ft by 10ft segment crumbles away, falling into the void! There's now open space between him and the others. "Not this time!" he roars. OOC: Only a reach weapon or 10ft reach or better can melee Johann now. Gildas, go.
[18:17] <Gildas> OOC: Do I have something like that?
[18:17] <Gildas> OOC: If I went Dire Bear, I mean.
[18:17] <@Kotono> OOC: You're enlarged so you'd have 10ft reach already as a large creature.
[18:17] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[18:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Dire bear's also large, so yes.
[18:18] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form and starts over for Johann, intent on ruining him before he can do anything else!
[18:18] <Gildas> roll 1d20+20 I'll try a SF even if he's undead just in case there's weirdness afoot here
[18:18] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+20 I'll try a SF even if he's undead just in case there's weirdness afoot here and gets 24." [1d20=4]
[18:18] <Gildas> OOC: Seriously...
[18:19] <@Kotono> Gildas gets to the edge, the platform shuddering under his enlarged weight. A few more crumbling stones fall as he swings, but his claws bounce off Johann's bulk. As this happens, Myann's eyes widen, before arain of blocks plummet down. "Just be silent and die!" she snaps.
[18:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 not the reffiest creature ever.
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 not the reffiest creature ever. and gets 25." [1d20=19]
[18:19] <@Kotono> roll 10d6
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 and gets 32." [10d6=6, 4, 2, 1, 5, 1, 5, 2, 2, 4]
[18:21] <@Kotono> The blocks plummel Johann, but many just bounce off. Others manage to leave bruises all over him, but it barely seems to phase him at all. OOC: Okay. John, go.
[18:22] <@John> He doesn't think he'll have much luck plinking away with crystals, and considering the platform is starting to crumble... yeah, dropping his staff and taking a quick run up, John leaps from the platform to grab onto and grapple Johann!
[18:22] <@John> roll 1d20+20 acrobatics
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+20 acrobatics and gets 27." [1d20=7]
[18:23] <@John> roll 1d20+17 cmb
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 cmb and gets 25." [1d20=8]
[18:23] <@Kotono> OOC: Success. CMB.
[18:23] <@John> OOC: that was with a charge btw
[18:23] <@Kotono> John gets on and latches onto Johann's shoulder. He manages to get a good grip, but he's still so much smaller. But he's on and holding on! OOC: Okay, you're on and trying to grapple him, but grappling something so much bigger is a thing. Feather, go.
[18:24] <@John> OOC: if I failed shouldn't I just fall off? If I passed I do damage.
[18:24] <@Kotono> Johann thrashes at that, bringing a fist up to try and pound John. But John's just a bit too fast for that, sliding along the shoulder and narrowly avoiding being smashed to bits.
[18:24] <@Kotono> OOC: Special situation since Johann is massively huge. Seriously, he's only up to his chest at platform level and he still towers over all of you by a few dozen feet.
[18:25] <@Kotono> OOC: You have the acrobatics that a check isn't really called for to prevent falling off.
[18:25] * Feather looks around wildly, before his eyes settle on the thing he vaguely remembers stabbing just then. Decision easily made, he dashes towards it with a roar, leaping to repeat that earlier attack!
[18:25] <Feather> roll 1d20+19 acrobatics
[18:25] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 acrobatics and gets 29." [1d20=10]
[18:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Success.
[18:26] <Feather> roll 1d20+22 more zapping
[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+22 more zapping and gets 23." [1d20=1]
[18:26] <Feather> roll 1d20+19 acrobatics to leap back
[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 acrobatics to leap back and gets 24." [1d20=5]
[18:26] <@Kotono> Feather leaps out, landing on Johann's fist as it rears back. He uses it as a spring to slash, but he can't manage to rip in. He then nimbly leaps back, bouncing off Johann and landing back like a spring, safe - for now! Then from behind...
[18:26] <@Kotono> roll 1d3
[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d3 and gets 3." [1d3=3]
[18:27] <@Kotono> Three moaning, writhing creatures come from the darkness, to where the skeletons appeared. Each one is fleshy and rotted, hands glowing with purple energy as they shamble for Myann. As this happens, "Feed it! Feed...MY DREAM!" Johann bellows.
[18:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 vs Myann
[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 vs Myann and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[18:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 vs Myann
[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 vs Myann and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[18:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 vs Myann
[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 vs Myann and gets 28." [1d20=18]
[18:28] <@Kotono> roll 2d8+10 and 2 negative levels
[18:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+10 and 2 negative levels and gets 17." [2d8=3, 4]
[18:28] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(24)>????2=Ghoulsx3(22)>Profane Whispers(19)>Johann?(15)>Gildas(11)>Myann(10)>John(9)'
[18:29] <@Kotono> Myann is beseiged by the living dead, managing to block one as the other two manage to grasp her. They try and drag her down, life force visibly drawn from her as she kicks them away. Then the whispers of the damned continue aloud, louder than before, demanding! OOC: Will, same as last round.
[18:29] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Myann
[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Myann and gets 25." [1d20=10]
[18:30] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 (+2 mind affecting)
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 (+2 mind affecting) and gets 18." [1d20=2]
[18:30] <@John> roll 1d20+16
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+16 and gets 22." [1d20=6]
[18:30] <Feather> roll 1d20+7-4
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7-4 and gets 18." [1d20=15]
[18:32] <@Kotono> But the party withstands the horrible knowledge, managing to resist as Johann rears back. He leans forward, jaw dropping to hang dozens of feet down, past the bottom of the platform. From within this massive gap comes clouds of darkness, passing over the party like an endless wave. OOC: Fort all.
[18:32] <Gildas> roll 1d20+23
[18:32] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+23 and gets 27." [1d20=4]
[18:33] <Feather> roll 1d20+13
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 and gets 25." [1d20=12]
[18:33] <@John> roll 1d20+13 +2 if poison
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 +2 if poison and gets 14." [1d20=1]
[18:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 18." [1d20=7]
[18:33] <@Kotono> roll 6d8 and 1 negative level. Gildas and Feather negate the negative level and take only half damage. Myann'n'John take full
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d8 and 1 negative level. Gildas and Feather negate the negative level and take only half damage. Myann'n'John take full and gets 25." [6d8=6, 2, 1, 2, 6, 8]
[18:35] <@Kotono> Energy is ripped from the party as they stumble under the titanic assault! The platform darkens as well, the southwest corner crumbling away, as meanwhile the ground under Gildas groans as cracks run along it. OOC: Okay, ow. Gildas is up, go.
[18:35] <Gildas> OOC: Am I still big enough to hit him without the mushroom?
[18:36] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes, dire bear form is large and has 10ft reach.
[18:36] <Gildas> OOC: Fantastic.
[18:36] <Gildas> Gildas the Dire Bear raises up, not caring about the cracks for now, and tries to lay into Johann with his paws and claws!
[18:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+21 trying SF again, why not
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+21 trying SF again, why not and gets 38." [1d20=17]
[18:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 and gets 33." [1d20=17]
[18:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[18:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 claw 1
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 claw 1 and gets 21." [1d20=5]
[18:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 claw 2
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 claw 2 and gets 29." [1d20=13]
[18:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Three hits. SF doesn't apply. Damage.
[18:38] <Gildas> OOC: OK
[18:38] <Gildas> roll 2#2d8+17+1d6+1d6+2d6
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2#2d8+17+1d6+1d6+2d6 and gets 90." [2#2d8+17+1d6+1d6+2d6 = 42, 48]
[18:39] <Gildas> roll 1d6+17+2d6+1d6
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d6+17+2d6+1d6 and gets 35." [1d6=5][2d6=1, 6][1d6=6]
[18:39] <@Kotono> Gildas strikes and strikes. Johann is resistant - too blubbery, too soft. It's like hitting a marshmellow, in spite of that, some damage is done. He wobbles from the triple assault, as beneath Gildas is another loud crack! This time the ground under him gives wall, collapsing! OOC: Ref, Gildas.
[18:44] <Gildas> roll 1d20+15 evasion
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+15 evasion and gets 30." [1d20=15]
[18:45] <@Kotono> OOC: Evasion doesn't apply here since it's not damage, but noted and good for mentioning it.
[18:46] <@Kotono> Gildas stumbles back! He's falli-no. With a lunge he manages to dig one claw into the edge of the platform, hanging on by a few clawtips. He dangles down otherwise, just barely avoiding a massive plummet. OOC: You're hanging on for dear life, Gildas. May want to do something about that on your turn or hope someone gives you a hand, but you avoided falling outright. Myann's up.
[18:46] <@Kotono> Myann's blade is drawn as she slashes out, trying to fend off the ghouls on her.
[18:46] <Gildas> OOC: Roger dodger.
[18:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+2 undead bane, +2 favored enemy, -3 negative levels)
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+2 undead bane, +2 favored enemy, -3 negative levels) and gets 23." [1d20=5]
[18:47] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (+2 undead bane, +2 favored enemy, -3 negative levels)
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 (+2 undead bane, +2 favored enemy, -3 negative levels) and gets 33." [1d20=20]
[18:47] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+14+2d6
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+14+2d6 and gets 27." [1d8=2][2d6=5, 6]
[18:47] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+14+2d6
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+14+2d6 and gets 24." [1d8=3][2d6=6, 1]
[18:47] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(24)>????2=Ghoul(22)>Profane Whispers(19)>Johann?(15)>Gildas(11)>Myann(10)>John(9)'
[18:48] <@Kotono> Myann's crystal blade sweeps out, decapitating two of the ghouls in one stroke. Her face splits into a too-wide grin, "Is that it, bug? Is that it?" She glances over her shoulder at Johann, "You still want to try and entertain me before you die?" OOC: John's up. Go.
[18:48] <@John> Standing on Johann's shoulder John grabs a hold with one hand while the other rears back and hammers into the side of his head several times!
[18:48] <@John> roll 1d20+17
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 and gets 34." [1d20=17]
[18:48] <@John> roll 1d20+17
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[18:48] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 27." [1d20=15]
[18:48] <@Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[18:49] <@John> roll 1d10+9
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d10+9 and gets 19." [1d10=10]
[18:49] <@John> roll 1d10+9
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d10+9 and gets 16." [1d10=7]
[18:49] <@Kotono> John slams his head twice. It's like hitting something much too soft, caving in around his fist instead of properly taking the blow. Nonetheless Johann's head does snap back some, a few dents sticking. As this happens...OOC: Feather.
[18:50] <Feather> Roaring out a decent approximation of Myann's name, Feather runs down the last ghoul attacking her!
[18:50] <Feather> roll 1d20+22
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+22 and gets 32." [1d20=10]
[18:50] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[18:50] <Feather> roll 1d10+12+2d6+1d6 last is elec
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+12+2d6+1d6 last is elec and gets 28." [1d10=2][2d6=6, 4][1d6=4]
[18:51] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(24)>????2l(22)>Profane Whispers(19)>Johann?(15)>Gildas(11)>Myann(10)>John(9)'
[18:52] <@Kotono> Down the ghoul goes, under Feather's blade. As it goes down, cut in half down from head to hip, a pitch black skeleton comes from the darkness. A familiar one, a foe you've faced before. But this time it isn't down and deactivated, as it rushes at Feather and Myann faster than the eye can see.
[18:52] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(24)>????1=Black Skeleton(22)>Profane Whispers(19)>Johann?(15)>Gildas(11)>Myann(10)>John(9)'
[18:52] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 AC? Feather
[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 AC? Feather and gets 25." [1d20=14]
[18:52] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 AC? Myann
[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 AC? Myann and gets 30." [1d20=19]
[18:52] <Feather> OOC: 32
[18:53] <@Kotono> roll 1d8 negative energy to Myann and she needs to make fort
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 negative energy to Myann and she needs to make fort and gets 4." [1d8=4]
[18:53] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 27." [1d20=16]
[18:54] <@Kotono> Myann is touched, screaming in a thousand voices. She draws back from it and literally hisses like a cat that got its tail stepped on. Her face twists into a rictus of fury as again the whispers come, pounding on the party's will! OOC: Will all, same as the last two rounds.
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Myann
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 Myann and gets 32." [1d20=17]
[18:54] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 (+2 mind affecting)
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 (+2 mind affecting) and gets 27." [1d20=11]
[18:54] <@John> roll 1d20+15
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+15 and gets 34." [1d20=19]
[18:54] <Feather> roll 1d20+3
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 9." [1d20=6]
[18:55] <@Kotono> roll 2d4 int, wis, cha damage Feather hope for low
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 int, wis, cha damage Feather hope for low and gets 6." [2d4=2, 4]
[18:55] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(24 koed)>????1=Black Skeleton(22)>Profane Whispers(19)>Johann?(15)>Gildas(11)>Myann(10)>John(9)'
[18:55] <@Kotono> The whispers flay FEather's mind. He screams as nightmares and horrors overtake reality, collapsing on the ground as profane knowledge pours into his mind like a tidal wave. OOC: Johann.
[18:56] <@Kotono> Johann turns, a fist coming down at the annoying pest on his shoulder - John!
[18:57] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+22 AC?
[18:57] <@John> OOC: 30
[18:57] <@Kotono> OOC: Could you ready the miko? I think Hatbot's peering.
[18:58] * Quits: Hatbot (~Hatbot@cpe-68-203-15-105.austin.res.rr.com) (Ping timeout)
[18:59] * Joins: Rei-chan (~mars@cpc9-sgyl30-2-0-cust73.sgyl.cable.virginm.net)
[18:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+22 AC?
[18:59] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+22 AC? --> [ 1d20=17 ]{39}
[18:59] <@Kotono> roll 2d10+32 and gonna need ref
[18:59] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 2d10+32 and gonna need ref --> [ 2d10=17 ]{49}
[19:00] <@John> roll 1d20+16
[19:00] <Rei-chan> John rolled : 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{20}
[19:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Acrobatics real quick, John.
[19:01] <@John> roll 1d20+19
[19:01] <Rei-chan> John rolled : 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{28}
[19:02] <@Kotono> John is hit hard, sent flying down - he's falling! NO! But the platform's nearby and he manages to reach out! He gets a hand, missing it - but getting Gildas's dangling leg. He hangs onto it, the void endless and deep beneath him. OOC: Just made a tough DC there. Gildas, you're up and have John clinging to your leg.
[19:02] <Gildas> OOC: Well there goes the shapeshifting into a bird idea...
[19:03] <Gildas> Gildas-Bear will try and get another claw up to the ledge to pull himself (and John, now) up!
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Acrobatics.
[19:03] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16
[19:03] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{22}
[19:05] <@Kotono> Gildas manages to flip up! John's sent flying and lands near Myann, the bear tumbling up and over the edge, back onto solid ground. Said ground is cracking all over - the entire platform is showing cracks down, a few more bits of the ends falling away. About half the torches are gone. OOC: Ow. Myann's up.
[19:06] <@Kotono> Myann sidesteps the black skeleton and gestures, another rain of blocks coming down at Johann. "Just DIE! You're boring me!" she snaps. "DIE!"
[19:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[19:06] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{19}
[19:06] <@Kotono> roll 10d6
[19:06] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 10d6 --> [ 10d6=31 ]{31}
[19:07] <@Kotono> The blocks batter Johann further. He sags slightly at this, hitting against the side of the platform. More cracks appear from this, as he tries to get himself back up. As this happens...OOC: John, go.
[19:07] <@John> John snatches up his staff now and turns briefly invisible to make a jagged crystal fly out of nowhere into Johann!
[19:08] <@John> roll 1d20+15 ranged touch invis
[19:08] <Rei-chan> John rolled : 1d20+15 ranged touch invis --> [ 1d20=4 ]{19}
[19:08] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. Like you're missing a target that big with touch.
[19:08] <@John> roll 1d6+2d6 I wish I'd remembered to declare an augment
[19:08] <Rei-chan> John rolled : 1d6+2d6 I wish I'd remembered to declare an augment --> [ 1d6=4 2d6=7 ]{11}
[19:10] <@Kotono> The crystal flies fast and true. Already battered, Johann sags before falling back. He screams as he falls, "MY DREAM!" as he dissolves into nothingness. Around the party, the platform immediately repairs itself, back to full size within seconds. Sitting at the edge where Johann is are two treasure boxes. OOC: Free act. He had 9 HP left. On the other hand, another round and it was probably
[19:10] <@Kotono> Feather+John in the deadbox, and maybe Myann too. Damned close. Loot post.
[19:11] <@John> "Phew... close shave," John says raggedly.
[19:13] <@Kotono> Myann grins savagely before falling to one knee. She coughs and crawls over to Feather. Digging into her things, she takes out sparkling diamond dust. OOC: Restoration. Reading it, all temporary ability damage is cured. It's drain that's harder. You're back up and in full mental ability, FEather.
[19:13] <Gildas> OOC: Would Dispel Magic work?
[19:14] <@Kotono> OOC: No and irrelevant, see my line.
[19:14] <Gildas> OOC: Gotcha.
[19:14] * Feather coughs as he abruptly comes to. "Myann?" he asks uncertainly. "Myann! I had this nightmare...."
[19:14] <@Kotono> Myann collapses against Feather, shuddering.
[19:16] <Gildas> Gildas moves over to John and puts a hand on him to channel some positive energy into him! OOC: Vigor, should be 50 HP total.
[19:17] <Gildas> "Are you all all right? I have some healing I can muster if you're too exhausted, Myann." He looks over at the others. "I think... yes, I think this place really is a condensation of the mantle of dreams."
[19:17] <@John> "S'bloody tough is what it is!"
[19:17] <@Kotono> Myann doesn't reply, just clinging to FEather and shuddering - and then rolling off, crawling to the edge of the platform and being violently ill over the sides.
[19:18] <Gildas> Gildas decides to leave her to Feather and goes to check the treasure boxes.
[19:18] <@Kotono> Within the boxes is...OOC: Loot.
[19:20] * Feather isn't sure what just happened, but he knows enough to be at Myann's side and use the healing stone to make her better.
[19:20] <Feather> roll 3d8+10
[19:20] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 3d8+10 --> [ 3d8=18 ]{28}
[19:20] <Gildas> Gildas leans down to take the key and the book. "Hm... curious."
[19:21] <@Kotono> With that healing, Myann is finally able to speak. "I...I could hear his mantle," she whimpers, curling into Feather and crying. She shakes like a terrified baby, "I could hear all of it!"
[19:22] <Gildas> Gildas takes a look around to see if there's any other direction to go besides back across where they came from in the meantime. "John, do you need any more healing?"
[19:23] <@Kotono> There's no other direction - incidentally, the bridge reappeared sometime when all of you were distracted with recovery, it appears.
[19:24] <@John> "Kinda banged up, yeah," John admits.
[19:25] <Gildas> He nods to himself and gives Myann and Feather some time to recover. OOC: Is it okay if I give him a Lesser Vigor? I'm guessing the first one should work without issue?
[19:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure.
[19:29] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[19:30] <Gildas> Gildas puts a hand on John and channels more slow healing into him! OOC: This one is for 25, so you should heal a total of 75.
[19:30] <@Kotono> Time passes in healing of the mental and physical variety. Myann composes herself and sits up, "In what sort of shape are we all in?" she asks, staying next to Feather.
[19:31] <Gildas> "I'm fine." Gildas says. "I've used a bit of energy, but beyond that I'm good to go."
[19:31] <@John> "I'm feeling a little bit weakened but still... not injured, and I've got plenty of magic left," John answers.
[19:32] <Feather> "Confused myself," Feather admits. "Might not be a good time to start all walking around. Could maybe eat something? But not here."
[19:34] <@Kotono> "I'm a bit drained. If we go back to the center room there," she gestures, "I can have the mushrooms make something for us?"
[19:34] <Gildas> Gildas nods. "Let's take it slow, then."
[19:34] <Feather> "Sounds like a good idea, yeah."
[19:36] <@Kotono> Heading back out, the party finds the center room changed. The stairway going back to the first level is covered by a large mushroom house. The door is open and the scent of sauteed mushrooms wafts out. Little men with mushroom heads scurry around, doing this and that.
[19:36] <Feather> "Huh."
[19:38] <Gildas> "Reminds me of when you tried to teleport yourself and Feather back home..." Gildas says with a small smile.
[19:38] <@Kotono> "Too tired not to use it," Myann says, "Come on." OOC: Okay, sow hat's the party's plans from here?
[19:38] <@John> "Seems friendly at least."
[19:38] <@John> OOC: did any doors open?
[19:39] <Gildas> OOC: Does that key happen to look at all like the door we found earlier? The green one, I think it was?
[19:41] <@Kotono> As the party comes in, the door on the eastern wall clicks and opens - and after a moment, no further encounter appears.
[19:41] <@Kotono> OOC: It doesn't, no.
[19:41] <@John> OOC: lets sleep and then check it out?
[19:41] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[19:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Fort saves for the negative levels.
[19:45] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[19:45] <Rei-chan> John rolled : 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{29}
[19:45] <@Kotono> roll 3#1d20+10 Myann
[19:45] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 3#1d20+10 Myann --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}, [ 1d20=10 ]{20}, [ 1d20=13 ]{23}
[19:45] <@Kotono> OOC: She'll need to restoration herselfx1, but you kicked yours off. She'll be at a net 3/5 4th level spells for the day.
[19:46] <@Kotono> OOC: Going to ID any of your gear ora nything?
[19:46] <Gildas> OOC: Sure, I'll try.
[19:46] <@Kotono> OOC: Roll and post.
[19:47] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18 Book
[19:47] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 1d20+18 Book --> [ 1d20=7 ]{25}
[19:47] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18 Necklace
[19:47] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 1d20+18 Necklace --> [ 1d20=19 ]{37}
[19:55] <@Kotono> Gildas finds out the following. OOC: Loot.

Ebiris · July 02, 2014, 04:29:23 PM

[18:03] <@Tiny_Ko_Army> The night's rest passes without incident. The party is refreshed the next day, the door on the east still open. OOC: Ball's in all of yours courts here, feel free to do something.
[18:05] * Tiny_Ko_Army is now known as Kotono
[18:06] <Gildas> Gildas looks about the room and gestures in the eastern direction. "I suppose we have little choice but to go in that direction and see what happens?"
[18:07] <@John> "We've got plenty of choices, but that one seems fine to me," John says, heading East.
[18:09] <Gildas> Gildas laughs a small bit. "You're right. We also have the stairs that went down below us to explore if we choose to."
[18:09] <@Kotono> Myann follows, stretching as she goes along. "Let's all be ready for the worst. Do any of you want mushrooms for protection before we go in?" Meanwhile, the party looks at the eastern door. Ahead is a path winding up and around, then continuing on.
[18:09] <@Feather> "How about that fire one?"
[18:10] <@Kotono> "Done," Myann quickly casts fire mushroom on Feather. OOC: Fire mushroomed.
[18:11] <@Feather> "It's great, being able to set things on fire with your mind," he says in appreciation. "Thanks!"
[18:11] <Gildas> "I should be fine, I think." Gildas says as he follows after John.
[18:12] <@Kotono> OOC: Marching order, by the way?
[18:14] <@John> OOC: John/Gil/Feather/Myann?
[18:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[18:15] <@Kotono> The party goes up the winding path. John's about halfway up, with Myann just starting to go up. It's then that suddenly the winding path's slope becomes as slippery as grease. OOC: Acrobatics check, all.
[18:16] <@John> roll 1d20+20
[18:16] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 30 > [d20=10]
[18:16] <Gildas> OOC: Can I shapeshift?
[18:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Not that fast.
[18:16] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Myann
[18:16] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 26 > [d20=11]
[18:16] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16
[18:16] <Serith> Gildas roll for Serith < 30 > [d20=14]
[18:17] <@Feather> roll 1d20 19
[18:17] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 14 > [d20=14]
[18:17] <@Feather> OOC: 33
[18:17] <@Kotono> But John quickly regains his balance, as does the others. There's no tumbles or painful pratfalls.
[18:19] <@John> Bracing his arms against the sides to keep from falling, John carefully continues his way up. "Everyone alright back there?" he calls, carefully proceeding.
[18:19] <@Feather> "Sure thing!" Feather calls back.
[18:19] <@Kotono> "I'm fine," Myann calls up, reaching out to support Feather. She leans gently on his back, "Slow and careful," she murmurs.
[18:20] <@Kotono> From here, getting up to the top isn't hard - just slow and careful. The path continues on to a single wooden door. It's a old and battered, a rusted iron pull-ring in the center.
[18:20] <Gildas> Gildas avoids a quick tumble as well and continues to follow at a slightly slower pace to ensure no more accidental spills.
[18:21] <@John> Getting up next to the door and bracing himself against the side wall to avoid slipping, John pulls the door open.
[18:23] <@Kotono> The door opens. Within is a well lit library - the shelves are lined with bookshelves. They groan under the weight of all the books. Sitting at a table within is an old, gnarled man with an equally gnarled walking staff. He has a beard that reaches to the floor. "Hm, hm, hm? What's that there?" He squints his eyes, furrowed brow almost blocking sight of his eyes completely. "So some seekers of
[18:23] <@Kotono> knowledge came."
[18:24] <@John> "Yeah that's us," John says, getting in and on thanfully flat ground.#
[18:24] <Gildas> "Are you another constructed fragment of ours?" Gildas asks as he steps inside.
[18:25] <@Kotono> "Hello there," Myann follows in, glancing at Gildas.
[18:25] * @Feather gives the old man a friendly wave rather than speak and contradict him.
[18:26] <@Kotono> "Oh ho ho." With a dry chuckle, "Wise ones, canny enough to pick up the meaning of this place. Yes, you could call me that. But that's fine, the truth is a panacea to the soul." He gestures, mushrooms rising up to form chairs. He blinks at that and stares, before muttering aloud, "Damned Fair Folk," and then looking up, "No offense. Those were supposed to be wooden chairs. Anyway, sit down and
[18:26] <@Kotono> we'll get to it."
[18:26] <@Kotono> "None taken," Myann lightly shrugs her shoulders, "I understand completely."
[18:27] * @John takes a seat, hoping they're not poisonous.
[18:28] <@Kotono> The chairs are surprisingly soft. "Now then, this...fragment, as you called it, is about knowledge. A quiz of sorts. I'll be asking you about your lives and deeds. I suggest you answers as many correct as you can. Moreover, the first answer I hear is the one I take. Think carefully and don't blurt things out lightly."
[18:29] <@John> "Is it like a contest or do we get separate questions?" John asks.
[18:30] <@Kotono> "You all work together." The old man says, "Yes, yes, yes, just like that. Now," Clearing his throat with a cough, "The first question. What is the name of the principality that Lady Esona Guildleaf came from?"
[18:31] * @John just shrugs. He barely remembers she sent an assassin after them but he never even met her, so never paid the details much mind.
[18:31] <@Kotono> Myann blinks and starts to say something, but stops herself. She looks ot Feather, raising an eyebrow.
[18:32] <Gildas> Gildas taps his chin once. "I... hmm...I think I remember..."
[18:33] <@Feather> "I dunno what she said the times we met her," Feather muses, responding to Myann's look. "But that guy was talking about Volgard. Must be it."
[18:33] <@Kotono> "Oh, try not to take too long. There is a time limit of sorts for each question," The old man chuckles. At that the old man nods, "Volgard is correct."
[18:33] <Gildas> Gildas nods to Feather. "Yes, I think that's...ah." He nods again.
[18:34] <@Kotono> Myann shrugs, "At least it's not a battle." Myann remarks to herself.
[18:35] <@Kotono> "Though speaking of that, if you miss questions, there will be one. The more you miss, the stronger it gets. If you don't want a battle worse than your last one, I suggest you think hard," The old man says. "Now question two: What was the name of the magical healing amulet your friend Porridge had?"
[18:35] <@Kotono> Myann immediately pales.
[18:36] <@John> "Man, I wasn't even around for any of this!" John complains, throwing up his hands.
[18:36] * @Feather looks at Gildas to see if he remembers it better.
[18:36] <Gildas> Gildas frowns. "Not that it did him much good, but... It was the Amulet of Good Health."
[18:38] <@Kotono> "That's correct," A small nod to that, "John, who was your first opponent that you fought with your friends here?"
[18:39] <@John> "Was a wyvern, it was right after I arrived in town," John says, glad to have something he knows come up.
[18:41] <@Kotono> "Right," Another nod to that, "Two wyverns and an assassin. Myann has quite the bite, doesn't she?" The mushroom fey gets a long, amused look at that. "Question 4: What color is Eltia's hair?"
[18:41] <@Kotono> "That's easy. Purple," Myann replies, "It's not like we don't see her semi-regularly."
[18:45] <@Kotono> "Right," The old man rubs his chin, "All of you have good memories. I suppose I need to get more serious." He hmmmms long before replying, "Well, well, well. Question 5: Name one of Lady Valisha's mantles."
[18:46] <@John> He hasn't met her, but he could totally guess because why else would she be called 'Lady'? But he keeps quiet in case he fucks it up.
[18:46] <Gildas> Gildas opens his mouth, then closes it. "Hm... I have some theories, but... She can't be 'Lady' for nothing, right?" He looks over to Myann for confirmation on that.
[18:46] <@Kotono> Myann nods back. "I think your line of reasoning's correct."
[18:47] <Gildas> Gildas nods. "The Nobility mantle, then." Gildas says.
[18:49] <@Kotono> "Correct!" At this you get a smile, "So your brains aren't asleep, either. Question 6: Accurately describe the fey maxims in your own words."
[18:50] <@John> "Is that like... their rules?" John asks to clarify.
[18:50] * @Feather thinks that for someone going on about damned fair folk their host sure is asking a lot of questions about them. But this really is more Gildas's thing. Or Myann's, he muses, glancing over at her.
[18:50] <@Kotono> "It's what the Dragon Emperor used," Myann says, "You know how he got wordy when we fought him?"
[18:51] <@John> "Oh. Kinda had a red haze then so don't really remember him saying much after he asked who Big Eric was," John admits sheepishly.
[18:53] <Gildas> "Oh." Gildas says with a nod. "I think I recall us discussing it... ah... It's what the fey use to describe the true nature of the world. It's... sort of like a true name, that I read about once long ago."
[18:53] <@Kotono> "Right," Gildas gets a nod, Myann nodding along with him. "I was about to say that," she admits.
[18:54] <@Kotono> "Going on, question 7: Why do the shocker lizards hate everything?" The old man asks.
[18:54] <Gildas> Gildas takes a breath. "I think I can answer this one..."
[18:55] <@John> Isn't hate a strong word for dumb lizards? But if Gildas has an idea he can have at it as far as John reckons!
[18:55] <@Kotono> For some reason, the old man chuckles and shakes his head.
[18:56] <Gildas> He closes his eyes and then opens them. "They see the world differently than we do. Everything that isn't made of electricity is wrong. It's... a view that you really can't explain in words, but they just perceive anything that isn't electricity and isn't them as incorrect."
[18:57] <@Kotono> "That's correct," Another nod follows, "Well done. Question 8: What is the true nature of this mountain, and by that, explain how I know everything I know."
[18:58] <@John> "Well it's a dream, in'tit? And you're like in our dream so you know what we know?" John answers.
[18:59] <Gildas> Gildas adds to that, "It's a fragment of the mantle of dreams."
[18:59] <@Kotono> "Right!" A nod and a smile, "Exactly right. I even knew your errant dismissal of the lizards," John gets an amused look at that. "Bonus question: What is the true name of the Missus?"
[19:00] <Gildas> Gildas looks at the others. "She told us in that dreamscape, didn't she?"
[19:00] <@John> "Missa... wait, how do we even know that's right?" John worries. "She's not really here for the dream to get it from her mind. Do any of you actually know for real?"
[19:00] <@Kotono> Myann nods, "The name's right. I broke down and asked her when I realized we didn't know. With how it's pronounced in common, Missus sounds almost the same."
[19:01] <@Feather> "Plus her sister's called real similar!"
[19:03] <@Kotono> "It makes sense in retrospect," Myann confesses, "I should have picked up on the pun, but it never crossed my mind."
[19:04] <@Kotono> "Right. A perfect score," The old man sits back, a treasure box appearing in front of him. "The key's in there. Also, each of you has earned a reward. Tell me a skill or knowledge you wish to improve on, and you shall become better at it."
[19:05] <Gildas> Gildas rubs his chin. "I suppose I should get better at the art of spellcraft since we'll need it to figure out the mantle system..."
[19:05] <@Feather> "Gildas's onto something here, magic's real important for us."
[19:05] <@John> "I reckon I'll need to know stuff about how this psychic stuff works for fixing the mantles, so helping out with that'd work good," John adds, his similar to Gildas's.
[19:08] <@Kotono> "Likewise," Myann says, "That's what we need." The old man chuckles and crumbles to dust. "I know," he murmurs, fading away. "Good luck at your dream..." OOC: Loot.
[19:11] <@John> "That was kinda fun," John admits, reaching over to open the box and get their key. "Lets go see what opened up now?"
[19:12] <@Kotono> "Far less homicidal," Myann seconds, "Than the last few challenges."
[19:13] <@Kotono> The party heads back without incident. The western door clicks open - but you barely have time to ponder that. 20ft away, against the side of the mushroom house, a figure appears. It looks to be a mere wolf. But it raises its head up and begins to howl. OOC: Init here. Boss fight times.
[19:13] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[19:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[19:13] <Serith> Gildas roll for Serith < 10 > [d20=6]
[19:13] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 16 > [d20=13]
[19:13] <Gildas> OOC: Off to a good start I see
[19:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 wolf
[19:13] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 24 > [d20=16]
[19:14] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[19:14] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 27 > [d20=19]
[19:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wolf(24)>Myann(16)<Gildas(10)'
[19:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Wolf(24)>Myann(16)>Gildas(10)'
[19:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'John(27)>Wolf(24)>Myann(16)>Gildas(10)'
[19:14] <@Feather> roll 1d20+10
[19:14] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 19 > [d20=9]
[19:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'John(27)>Wolf(24)>Feather(19)>Myann(16)>Gildas(10)'
[19:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Open John.
[19:15] <@John> It could be a really badass wolf so John plays it cautiously, running over to deliver a stunning kick to the thing's snout before turning invisible!
[19:15] <@John> roll 1d20+18 stunning fist
[19:16] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 20 > [d20=2]
[19:18] <@Kotono> But the wolf is too fast. It jukes to the side and then howls. The howl echos amid the battlefield, a baying that chills your bones and fogs your minds. OOC: Will all. Enchantment/mind affecting.
[19:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'John(27)>Wolf=Howling(24)>Feather(19)>Myann(16)>Gildas(10)'
[19:18] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 Myann
[19:18] <@Feather> roll 1d20+11
[19:18] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 34 > [d20=19]
[19:18] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 20 > [d20=9]
[19:18] <@John> roll 1d20+16
[19:18] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 30 > [d20=14]
[19:18] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 (+2 Mind affecting)
[19:18] <Serith> Gildas roll for Serith < 25 > [d20=9]
[19:20] <@Kotono> But the howl is resisted, yet it continues to endlessly echo in the cavern around you. The wolf begins to glow with a pale silver aura, fur spiking out. OOC: Okya, Feather.
[19:20] * @Feather dashes around the wolf to confuse it, throwing a fireball at it snout!
[19:21] <@Feather> roll 1d20+15 ranged touch
[19:21] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 29 > [d20=14]
[19:21] <@Feather> roll 4d6+5d6 fire
[19:21] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 34 > [d6=2,4,6,5,6,6,2,1,2]
[19:23] <@Kotono> The fireball hits dead on, bursting into a little mushroom-shaped burst on the wolf's side. It has a patch of scorched flesh on its side from the hit, smoke rising from burnt fur. OOC: Ow. Myann's up.
[19:24] <@Kotono> Myann quickly gestures, John growing in side as a growth mushroom falls onto him. OOC: Growth mushroomed. Gildas, go.
[19:24] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form and moves in to try the same as John! He raises a paw up to slam down onto the wolf in order to try and stun it!
[19:24] <Gildas> roll 1d20+22 SF
[19:24] <Serith> Gildas roll for Serith < 28 > [d20=6]
[19:26] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. Damage and DC.
[19:26] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15
[19:26] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 29 > [d20=14]
[19:26] <Gildas> OOC: DC is 22
[19:26] <Gildas> OOC: This doesn't count as a magical beast, correct?
[19:26] <@Kotono> OOC: It does, actually.
[19:26] <Gildas> OOC: Oh. Well then!
[19:27] <Gildas> roll 2d8+17+1d6+1d6+2d6 first is fire, then cold, then bane
[19:27] <Serith> Gildas roll for Serith < 40 > [d8=2,5][d6=4,1,5,6]
[19:28] <@Kotono> WHAM! Direct hit, the wolf smacked upside the face. It isn't stunned, but it's surrounded and pushed back, being steadily beaten down. OOC: Ow. John.
[19:30] <@John> Slowly working into a flanking position, John takes a five foot step to the wolf's side and lays into it while it's stunned!
[19:30] <@John> roll 1d20+17
[19:30] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 24 > [d20=7]
[19:30] <@John> roll 1d20+17
[19:31] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 18 > [d20=1]
[19:31] <@John> roll 1d20+17
[19:31] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 26 > [d20=9]
[19:31] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[19:31] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 15 > [d20=3]
[19:31] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[19:31] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 31 > [d20=19]
[19:31] <@Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[19:31] <@John> roll 3#1d6+10+5d6
[19:31] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 38, 31, 30 >
[19:33] <@Kotono> Wham, wham, WHAM! The wolf is methodically beaten down to the ground, body broken before any more havoc can happen. The howling ceases and silence reigns on the battlefield as the wolf fades away. OOC: Free act. Loot post.
[19:34] <@Kotono> "Well," Myann watches it go down and die, "That one was refreshingly simple."
[19:34] <@Feather> "Simple's good."
[19:35] <@John> "Yeah," John nods. "No complaints here."
[19:37] <@Kotono> Dusting herself off, "To the western passage then?"
[19:37] <@Kotono> Dusting herself off, "To the western passage then?" Myann asks.
[19:38] <@John> "Sounds good," John says, leading the way.
[19:40] <@Kotono> The western passage leads into dark caverns. Yet everything has a red glow - and with good reason. 50ft ahead is a chasm in the hallway. 20ft down is a pit of lava. 10ft ahead in the chasm is a long, narrow platform floating there. It occasionally teeters up and down like a see-saw. 10ft from the far end of that is solid ground again. There's also a little sign just before the chasm, if one
[19:40] <@Kotono> cares to glance at it.
[19:41] <@John> Yeah he'll glance at the sign. This might take some figuring out.
[19:42] <@Kotono> The sign has the image of a bird, with a big red X through it.
[19:42] <@Kotono> Myann glances at the sign, down into the chasm and then sighs. "At least they gave us a warning."
[19:43] <@Feather> "So we're jumping, then? Mind if I go first?"
[19:44] <@John> "I guess it's like a see saw, so if you hop over it it'll screw up your jump you might fall," John says, trying to figure it out for himself. But he makes way for Feather to lead by example.
[19:45] <@Kotono> The platform is 30ft long.
[19:47] * @Feather abandons the idea of speeding himself up and leaping the whole thing, and just tries to leap to the middle of the teetering platform and then once again to safety.
[19:47] <@Feather> roll 1d20+19+8 acrobatics
[19:47] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 41 > [d20=14]
[19:51] <@Kotono> FEather leaps out, over lava and platform. He lands right in the center, the platform going straight and even when he lands ther.e
[19:52] * @Feather leaps ahead once more, not wanting to risk getting a good running start first.
[19:52] <@Feather> roll 1d20+19+8 acrobatics
[19:52] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 43 > [d20=16]
[19:54] <@Kotono> Feather leaps a moment later, losing some of his momentum as he flies forward. But it's just enough as he clears the other side, landing a few inches from the edge. Safe!
[19:54] <@John> "So how are you two with the running and jumping?" John asks Gildas and Myann, considering they usually turn into birds and fly over this stuff.
[19:54] * @Feather stays near the edge after stepping to the side, ready to assist!
[19:55] <@Kotono> "I can make due," Myann says, "I think."
[19:55] <@John> "You sure? 'Cause I've got a plan!" John says, which may not be reassuring. But it's there.
[19:55] <@Kotono> "Oh? Anything's better than leaping over lava," Myann counters. "What is it?"
[19:55] <Gildas> Gildas nods. "I think I can too. Although... We could probably just hitch a ride, in theory..." Gildas says. "Is your plan for you to carry us both across as birds? We technically wouldn't be flying.."
[19:56] <@John> "Right, you get on there and shimmy over to the far end, then Gildas jumps on to launch you up over the other side. Then Gildas shimmies over and then I jump on to launch him over. Then I shimmy over and you drop one of your blocks on the far end to launch me over," John says. "I guess I could carry you as birds too though, if you prefer."
[19:59] <Gildas> Gildas taps his chin. "Well, let me try something." Gildas attempts to shapeshift into a bird on the ground to see if anything happens.
[19:59] <@Kotono> Gildas takes bird form. Nothing abnormal seems to happen.
[20:02] <Gildas> He shapeshifts back! "I think carrying us might just be easier."
[20:02] <@Kotono> Myann nods and takes bird form.
[20:03] <Gildas> He nods again and shapeshifts back to his bird form again!
[20:03] <@John> "Alright," John says, reigning in his disappointment. "Climb aboard then," he tells them, backing up to take a run at it.
[20:04] <@Kotono> OOC: Acrobatics check, where are you aiming for?
[20:05] <@John> OOC: I'll take a running jump to five feet before the middle (so 20 feet in?) then use hustle to get across to the other end really quick and jump before it drops down?
[20:05] <@John> roll 1d20+36 jump 1 running start
[20:05] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 41 > [d20=5]
[20:06] <@John> roll 1d20+36 jump 1 running start via hustle
[20:06] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 55 > [d20=19]
[20:06] <@John> OOC: jump 2 obv
[20:07] <@Kotono> John lands - and moves faster than the platform can react, sprinting ahead and clearing the far platform safely. He lands past Feather, the group over. Ahead are stairs going up, only five of them, before the passage continues on.
[20:07] <@Kotono> Myann takes elf form once more, "Too bad. I though we'd avoided these things with the Enforcer."
[20:08] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts back. "You have my thanks."
[20:08] <@John> John just shrugs. "Wasn't hard. We carrying on?"
[20:09] <Gildas> Gildas nods and starts for the stairs!
[20:10] <@Kotono> The party heads along. Past the stairs is another wide chasm. It's 100ft long and 50ft wide. All across are tiny little platforms, squares a few feet wide and long. Each one looks to be crumbling, as if weight on them will cause them to collapse. Predictably, this chasm has lava at the bottom of it, too.
[20:10] <@Kotono> Myann hmms, "We'd need to jump along like rabbits, not stopping until we reach the other side."
[20:11] <@John> "We'd each have to take different paths too, since I reckon the platforms'd collapse as soon as you stood on them."
[20:11] <Gildas> Gildas looks for another No Birds Allowed sign.
[20:11] <@Kotono> There is indeed one, smaller and tucked away on the side of the wall.
[20:12] <@Kotono> Myann looks at it, sighs again and takes bird form. She trots over to Feather and looks up to him.
[20:12] <@Feather> "Let's go!" Feather agrees, picking her up.
[20:12] <Gildas> Gildas chuckles. "I suppose this is the most efficient way, since it saves a path through. Do you mind?" He looks over to John.
[20:13] <@John> "Yeah sure, climb aboard," John nods agreeably. "You take one side and I'll take the other?" he suggests to Feather.
[20:14] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts to his bird form!
[20:14] <@Feather> "Works for me," Feather responds, gesturing towards the right. "On three?" He counts down, and then takes off!
[20:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Acrobatics checks, you two.
[20:14] <@Feather> roll 1d20+19+8
[20:14] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 44 > [d20=17]
[20:15] <@John> roll 1d20+36
[20:15] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 37 > [d20=1]
[20:16] <@Kotono> Hop, hop, hopping along. The two make good time, platforms crumbling as they leap block to block. Thet wo are on opposite sides and about halfway through when jagged balls fo fire begin flying from ahead. Dodge, dodge, dodge! OOC: Acrobatics checks again.
[20:16] <@John> roll 1d20+36
[20:16] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 43 > [d20=7]
[20:16] <@Feather> roll 1d20+19
[20:16] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 29 > [d20=10]
[20:18] <@Kotono> The party hops along! John dodges the fires, leaping amid them to block to block after block. Feather isn't so fast, taking a fireball on the shoulder. But his fire mushroom takes the blow in his place and he leaps on! The two reach the other side - but more fireballs are coming, no time to wait. Ahead is a long hall. On the walls are long lashes of fire, strings of several fireballs connected
[20:18] <@Kotono> together. They routinely sweep back and forth. OOC: Act you two. Fireballs still coming from ahead too, so choose what you do carefully since you're under fire.
[20:20] <@John> "If you wanna get off, now's the time," John says, giving Gildas just a second to do that before he rushes forward, rolling under the fireballs and then dodging around the fire-sweeps with ducks under fireballs where appropriate.
[20:20] <@Feather> There is no time for them to stop, not with the constant fire raining down from the skies, and so Feather dashes ahead while timing his movements to avoid the sweeping fireballs.
[20:25] <Gildas> Gildas stays put!
[20:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Acrobatics checks, you two.
[20:25] <@Feather> roll 1d20+19
[20:25] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 37 > [d20=18]
[20:25] <@John> roll 1d20+36
[20:26] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 38 > [d20=2]
[20:27] <@Kotono> The two race on, through the lines of fire and ahead. Past that is a few short chasms of lava, leaped over without even stopping. Past all of it is a 30ft long bridge. At the far end is a familiar sign. Ally is there, large as a bull. It looks like it does when exposed to fire and roars! It leans forward, spitting a bevy of fireballs out. Its claws lash out, a rain of maces and clubs arcing up
[20:27] <@Kotono> and then down to smash all nearby it. OOC: We'll pause there on that and start next time with init, since we're near the pausing point and I have work today.

Ebiris · July 03, 2014, 04:14:19 PM

[17:59] <@Kotono> > The two race on, through the lines of fire and ahead. Past that is a few short chasms of lava, leaped over without even stopping. Past all of it is a 30ft long bridge. At the far end is a familiar sign. Ally is there, large as a bull. It looks like it does when exposed to fire and roars! It leans forward, spitting a bevy of fireballs out. Its claws lash out, a rain of maces and clubs arcing
[17:59] <@Kotono> up and then down to smash all nearby it. OOC: Init.
[17:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[17:59] -eraniss.tx.us.lunarnet.org:@#dunes- Kotono invited Hatbot into the channel.
[17:59] * Joins: Hatbot (~Hatbot@cpe-68-203-15-105.austin.res.rr.com)
[17:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[17:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 11." [1d20=8]
[17:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Ally
[17:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Ally and gets 12." [1d20=6]
[17:59] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[17:59] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 16." [1d20=12]
[17:59] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(16)>Ally(12)>Myann(11)'
[18:00] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[18:00] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[18:00] * Kotono changes topic to 'John(22)>Gildas(16)>Ally(12)>Myann(11)'
[18:02] <@Feather> roll 1d20+10
[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[18:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(23)>John(22)>Gildas(16)>Ally(12)>Myann(11)'
[18:04] <@Kotono> OOC: Feather opens. The bridge is 15ft wide, and beneath it and to the sides is lava. The hammers rain down in a radius of 10ft ahead of Ally. The fireballs are still coming when it breathes, too. Behind Ally is a narrow 5ft passage, mostly hidden by the creature's bulk.
[18:04] <@Kotono> "Ally!?" Myann stares ahead, "What the hell?"
[18:04] <@Kotono> OOC: Strike Myann's line, I forgot she was still shapeshifted.
[18:05] <@Kotono> The mushroom hawk on Feather's shoulder lets out a rather indignant squawk.
[18:05] <@Feather> "Not today!" Feather cries, keeping one hand on Myann's avian form. The other draws a silver scimitar, and he is off towards the beast for a quick slash before taking them past Ally by diving underneath it between his feet!
[18:06] <@Kotono> OOC: Acrobatics check.
[18:06] <@Feather> roll 1d20+19+8
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19+8 and gets 45." [1d20=18]
[18:06] <@Kotono> OOC: Carry on, attack roll.
[18:06] <@Feather> roll 1d20+20 spring attack, charge, zap
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+20 spring attack, charge, zap and gets 23." [1d20=3]
[18:06] <@Kotono> OOC: No joy, has natural armor up the yin-yang.
[18:07] <@Feather> roll 1d20+19+8 acrobatics to get past it and away!
[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19+8 acrobatics to get past it and away! and gets 42." [1d20=15]
[18:08] <@Kotono> Feather rushes forward, strafing through the mace and club rain and between its legs. His sword slashes out, but it doesn't even scratch the dragon's hardy scales. Behind Ally is the end of the bridge, 5ft behind Feather. It connects to the far platform with a heavy looking iron chain, as if keeping it aloft. Beyond that the passage continues on. Then...OoC: John.
[18:09] <@John> Watching and waiting until he sees a gap between the rain of hammers, John abruptly shoots through that gap and into the dinosaur's face to deliver a punishing rain of strikes with headringer!
[18:09] <@John> roll 1d20+17 hustle
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 hustle and gets 33." [1d20=16]
[18:09] <@John> roll 1d20+17 hustle
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 hustle and gets 30." [1d20=13]
[18:09] <@John> roll 1d20+17 hustle
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 hustle and gets 27." [1d20=10]
[18:09] <@John> roll 1d20+12 hustle
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 hustle and gets 18." [1d20=6]
[18:09] <@John> roll 1d20+12 hustle
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 hustle and gets 31." [1d20=19]
[18:10] <@Kotono> OOC: No hits.
[18:11] <@Kotono> John is fast-forward in an instant, moving so fast as to easily avoid the hammers. He then strikes in a hurricane of blows - but they tink off without doing the slightest damage. It's like hitting full plate armor with a spoon, utterly ineffective. As this happens...OOC: Gildas.
[18:12] <Gildas> OOC: If I hop off John's shoulder to shapeshift to Dire Bear, will that cause any problems for him on the bridge?
[18:12] <@Kotono> OOC: There's space, though you'd take up most of whichever side you go on. You'd have no fallback room between the edge and the lava.
[18:13] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[18:14] <Gildas> The bird hops off John's shoulder and shapeshifts to his Dire Bear form with John and moves in with a paw, trying to trip the giant dinosaur plush!
[18:16] <@Kotono> OOC: CMB check. It's a trip attempt, so apply the +4 from improved trip if you have it.
[18:16] <Gildas> roll 1d20+22 (+4 improved trip)
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+22 (+4 improved trip) and gets 28." [1d20=6]
[18:17] <@Kotono> OW! OW! FUCK! It's like hitting solid steel, Gildas's strike hurting his paw more than doing anything to tumble the dragon before you. Ally roars and looks about, turning. As he does, clubs fall on Gildas and John. OOC: Ref you two.
[18:18] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 evasion
[18:18] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 evasion and gets 28." [1d20=12]
[18:19] <@John> roll 1d20+17 evasion
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 evasion and gets 37." [1d20=20]
[18:20] <@Kotono> But John and Gildas are too fast, dodging and weaving amid the rain of bludgeoning objects. As it turns, it breathes out a gust of fire at Feather and Myann.
[18:20] <@Feather> roll 1d20+14 evasion, carrying Myann
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 evasion, carrying Myann and gets 33." [1d20=19]
[18:21] <@Kotono> But Feather's too fast as well. As this happens, from behind Gildas a ball of orange and red lava leaps out in an arc over the bridge, aimed right at Gildas's back!
[18:21] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 touch AC?
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 touch AC? and gets 13." [1d20=1]
[18:22] <@Kotono> But somehow Gildas hears it coming, ducking down. The ball of lava arches over the bridge and lands on the other side of the chasm, sinking into the lava. At this, Myann hops off Feather's shoulder and off the bridge, at the chain. She takes elven form and glowers, "Ally, stop that!" After a moment where it doesn't respond, "Fine!" She gestures, a block coming from above to brain the lizard.
[18:23] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 touch AC
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 touch AC and gets 13." [1d20=1]
[18:24] <@Kotono> But the block misses, sailing into the lava instead. It melts down before vanishing, a scowl coming to Myann's face. OOC: Feather.
[18:26] <@Feather> "Downright embarrassing is what it is," Feather mutters, stepping ahead of Myann and switching to his trusty two-hander to slice at Ally!
[18:27] <@Feather> roll 1d20+24 momentary glimpse as swift
[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+24 momentary glimpse as swift and gets 27." [1d20=3]
[18:27] <@Feather> roll 1d20+19
[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 and gets 35." [1d20=16]
[18:27] <@Kotono> OOC: 35 actually hits.
[18:28] <@Feather> roll 1d10+10+1d6+1d6 last are frost+shock
[18:28] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+10+1d6+1d6 last are frost+shock and gets 18." [1d10=2][1d6=2][1d6=4]
[18:29] <@Kotono> Feather's bastard sword slashes out - the dragon's hide isn't even cut in the least. However, the electricity makes it twitch and the frost turns the area of the strike white, the only mark of the strike at all. OOC: John.
[18:30] <@John> "Thing's near impossible to land a hit on!" John complains, forgoing his usual flurry for a more deliberate attack.
[18:30] <@John> roll 1d20+22 flanking
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+22 flanking and gets 41." [1d20=19]
[18:30] <@John> roll 1d20+17 flanking
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 flanking and gets 26." [1d20=9]
[18:30] <@Kotono> OOC: One hit.
[18:30] <@John> OOC: is he crittable?
[18:30] <@Kotono> OOC: No.
[18:30] <@John> roll 1d6+13
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+13 and gets 18." [1d6=5]
[18:31] <@Kotono> Clang! The staff hits - and barely even leaves a mark. A small little mark like scuffing, but there's at least a mark on the plush's head. John's hit a lot of things in his day, and this is like hitting a steel plate, only harder. OOC: Gildas.
[18:32] <Gildas> Gildas-Bear decides to try his strategy again and goes to try and trip the monster a second time, prepared for the metal contact this time by using his bear palm instead!
[18:32] <Gildas> roll 1d20+22 (+4 improved trip)
[18:32] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+22 (+4 improved trip) and gets 28." [1d20=6]
[18:32] <Gildas> OOC: Really.
[18:33] <@Kotono> OOC: Fort save.
[18:33] <Gildas> roll 1d20+23
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+23 and gets 43." [1d20=20]
[18:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d8 damage and no other effect, you made the save
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8 damage and no other effect, you made the save and gets 1." [1d8=1]
[18:34] <@Kotono> Gildas tries again, sweeping it off its fe-ARGH! Gildas's shin is suddenly pain and suffering as it hits, like he tried to sweep an iron golem off its feet. He valiantly resists the urge hold his ankle, but the trip was completely ineffective. OOC: Ally.
[18:35] <@Kotono> OOC: And that should be paw, not ankle. You can blame pre-genned lines fo rthat one.
[18:35] <Gildas> OOC: All good.
[18:35] <@Kotono> Ally continues to throw hammers, a rain on Feather and Myann. OOC: Ref you two.
[18:35] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Myann evasion
[18:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Myann evasion and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[18:36] <@Feather> roll 1d20+14+2 evasion
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14+2 evasion and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[18:36] <@Kotono> roll 10d6 full both of you, also prone
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 full both of you, also prone and gets 34." [10d6=1, 4, 6, 4, 4, 1, 3, 2, 3, 6]
[18:37] <@Kotono> The rain of clubs from above clobbers both heroes, sending them down in a pained heap. "Ally!" Myann winces and rubs her head, a cut above her eyes trickling blodo down the bridge of her nose, "Stop that! Stop impersonating my magic!" As Myann protests, the dragon whirls around and fires waves of fireballs at Gildas and John.
[18:37] <@Kotono> OOC: Ref you two.
[18:37] <@John> roll 1d20+17 evasion
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 evasion and gets 26." [1d20=9]
[18:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 evasion
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 evasion and gets 36." [1d20=20]
[18:37] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(23 prone)>John(22)>Gildas(16)>Ally(12)>Myann(11 prone)'
[18:38] <@Feather> "That's pointless!" Feather cries out. "Let's drop the bridge and go!"
[18:38] <@Kotono> But both of them dodge nimbly, avoiding a rain of fire. Meanwhile, the lava beneatht hem begins to bubble faster. OOC: Okay. Myann's up.
[18:38] <@Kotono> Myann stumbles to her feet and 5ft back, stumbling and chanting another spell. Another single block comes, looking to smack Allyb ut good.
[18:38] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 touch AC
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 touch AC and gets 14." [1d20=1]
[18:41] <@Kotono> Whoosh. The hot wind of the block passing on its path right into the lava is almost refreshing. Myann bites off an extremely vulgar curse, wiping blood off her face at the same time. "Will you just stop that!" she snaps, "One thing the stupid fucking Sidhe or Fellowship or lizards or fucking freaks from above haven't spoiled, and now you're trying to kill us?!" OOC: FEather.
[18:43] <@Feather> Bolstered by magic, Feather leaps almost straight up, landing on Ally's head with High Justifier leading the way. And then he flips off the beast to land backwards by Myann's side, just short of the chain.
[18:44] <@Feather> roll 1d20+25 spring attack, swift fly
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+25 spring attack, swift fly and gets 35." [1d20=10]
[18:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[18:44] <@Feather> roll 1d10+10+1d6+1d6 shock+cold
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+10+1d6+1d6 shock+cold and gets 18." [1d10=4][1d6=1][1d6=3]
[18:45] <@Kotono> The slash is like the last - only the elemental power seems to do much. But he lands back, despite gravity suddenly feeling crushingly heavy. He lands bone-jarringly hard by Myann. OOC: Success. John.
[18:45] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(23)>John(22)>Gildas(16)>Ally(12)>Myann(11)'
[18:46] <@John> "Does anyone have any better ideas?" John asks hopefully as he continues hitting Ally. "'Cause this isn't working so well."
[18:46] <@John> roll 1d20+22 flanking
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+22 flanking and gets 36." [1d20=14]
[18:47] <@John> roll 1d20+17 flanking
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 flanking and gets 27." [1d20=10]
[18:47] <@Feather> "Cut off the bridge! It'll fall!
[18:47] <@Feather> "
[18:47] <@Kotono> OOC: One hit.
[18:47] * @Feather waves over for good measure. "Get here!"
[18:47] <@John> roll 1d6+13
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+13 and gets 19." [1d6=6]
[18:48] <@Kotono> Clang. Another hit right in the lizard's head, another scuff mark. Ally doesn't seem seriously damaged at all. OOC: That it for you, John?
[18:49] <@John> OOC: it was a full attack yes
[18:49] <@Kotono> OOC: Right. Gildas.
[18:50] <Gildas> OOC: If I wanted to just try and push it off the bridge, what would I need to try and do?
[18:50] <@Kotono> OOC: I'd call it a bull rush and call for CMB.
[18:51] <@Kotono> OOC: It's not -quite- one in theory, but it's close enough for the idea.
[18:51] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[18:51] <Gildas> Gildas the Dire Bear decides to try and just shove the stupid thing off the side of the bridge! Worst case, hopefully it buys time for John to get to the other side!
[18:52] <Gildas> roll 1d20+22
[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+22 and gets 27." [1d20=5]
[18:52] <@Kotono> It's like trying to shove a hunk of iron, only less productive and more frusturating. It doesn't budge. At that, it lets its hammers fly on John and Gildas. OOC: Ref you two.
[18:53] <@John> roll 1d20+17 evasion
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 evasion and gets 31." [1d20=14]
[18:54] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 evasion
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 evasion and gets 34." [1d20=18]
[18:54] <@Kotono> But both of them evade the rain of clubs. As it turns, it rears back and emits an absolute torrent of flame at Myann and Feather! OOC: Ref you two.
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Myann evasion
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Myann evasion and gets 15." [1d20=5]
[18:55] <@Feather> roll 1d20+14+2
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14+2 and gets 34." [1d20=18]
[18:55] <@Feather> OOC: Also evasion
[18:55] <@Kotono> roll 10d8 fire damage Feather evades, Myann full but has fire res. Ow.
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d8 fire damage Feather evades, Myann full but has fire res. Ow. and gets 35." [10d8=1, 1, 4, 8, 3, 7, 1, 4, 4, 2]
[18:56] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann fort
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann fort and gets 25." [1d20=14]
[18:57] <@Kotono> The flames come, Feather pinning himself ot the side wall to evade them. Myann isn't so lucky, caught right on in. When it clears, she's burnt all over and on one knee, hissing ins heer agony. OOC: She's in severe pains from an all over burn. -2 to all rolls until that's taken care of. She's up.
[18:58] <@Kotono> Gasping and growling, Myann gesturs. A fire mushroom falls on her, changing her clothes to match the lobster-red tone of her burnt flesh. She then steps 30ft back, a rain of blocks appearing right in front of her to completely shield her from further fire. OOC: Mass Blockade as a swift to provide a barrier, since getting set onf ire hurts. Feather.
[18:59] <@Kotono> Myann retreated down the hallway behind Ally, well past the chain that connects the bridge.
[19:00] <@Feather> "Well, c'mon!" Feather calls out to the others, waving them over. "Get there, and I'll cut it loose!"
[19:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Holding?
[19:00] <@Feather> OOC: I'll hold until after them, yes
[19:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Right. John.
[19:01] <@John> "Okay, I'm coming 'round!" John shouts, turning invisible so he can sneak around the dinosaur without retaliation. Stopping by Myann's blockade he calls, "That's me over now."
[19:02] <@Kotono> Getting by is simple while invisible, and John makes it across safely. OOC: Gildas.
[19:02] <Gildas> OOC: Am I on the right side to be able to run or do I have to go underneath?
[19:04] <Gildas> OOC: That didn't really make a lot of sense in hindsight, but basically can I get by Ally to run across or do I need to be smaller?
[19:07] <@Kotono> OOC: No, you'd need to be smaller.
[19:07] <Gildas> OOC: Does regular-sized Gildas count?
[19:08] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[19:08] <Gildas> OOC: OK!
[19:08] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts back to his regular self and then makes a break for it to run across the bridge and in the direction of the others!
[19:09] * @Feather cuts the chain with Oak Feller, and then dashes towards Myann's barricade!
[19:09] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a quick ref save, Gildas, first.
[19:10] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 evasion
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 evasion and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[19:10] <@Kotono> OOC: Right, now make the attack roll real quick, Feather.
[19:11] <@Feather> roll 1d20+19
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 and gets 37." [1d20=18]
[19:12] <@Feather> roll 1d6+7+2d12 adamant
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+7+2d12 adamant and gets 16." [1d6=1][2d12=5, 3]
[19:13] <@Kotono> With one deft dive, Gildas gets past Ally. A rain of hammers is avoided as he gets past Feather. Then Feather strikes out and snaps the chain. The bridge shudders and collapses, Ally going right into the lava. He sinks in slowly, melting down before your eyes. The churning lava calms as he does, silence coming to the battlefield. OOC: FRee act. Loot post.
[19:14] <@Kotono> Behind the barrier...
[19:14] <@Kotono> roll 6d8+20
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d8+20 and gets 49." [6d8=7, 1, 8, 2, 5, 6]
[19:19] <@Kotono> As the battle quiets, Myann's chanting is heard. "The blocks should fade soon. Are you all alright?" she calls into the silence. "Anyone?"
[19:20] <@Feather> "I'm good."
[19:20] <@John> "Yeah, we're all fine," John reassures her.
[19:21] <@Kotono> Soon enough the blocks vanish. Myann steps out, healed up. "Do any of you need healing?"
[19:22] * @John shakes his head.
[19:22] <Gildas> Gildas likewise shakes his head. "I guess we won't be going back now, though."
[19:23] <@Kotono> "We'll have to figure something out," Myann says, "But maybe there's something back here to help us? This seemed designed."
[19:23] <@John> "Hopefully loops around somewhere or goes outside so we can climb down," John figures. "May as well keep going."
[19:25] <@Feather> "Already found one bridge in a box...."
[19:25] <@Kotono> From here, the paty advances on. There's a short stairway going down into a large room. It's empty, save for a duo of treasure boxes.
[19:26] <Gildas> "Could it be that easy?" Gildas asks.
[19:27] <@John> "Why not, it's all a dream so it doesn't have to be realistic," John says, going to open one of the boxes.
[19:28] <@Kotono> In the boxes is...OOC: Loot post.
[19:28] <@Kotono> On opening the boxes, a trap door opens behind them. A ladder can be seen going down.
[19:28] <@John> "S'a key and... hey Gildas, you want this?" John asks, presenting the firey bear pin towards him.
[19:29] <@Feather> "Do we need to set you on fire to use it?" Feather asks with a grin.
[19:30] <@Kotono> Myann looks at it, "A burning bear?" she hmms, "Either a curious metalsmith made this, or it's magic. Probably magic.:
[19:30] <@Kotono> Myann looks at it, "A burning bear?" she hmms, "Either a curious metalsmith made this, or it's magic. Probably magic."
[19:37] <Gildas> Gildas decides to cast a quick detect magic on the pin!
[19:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft.
[19:42] <Gildas> roll 1d20+20
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+20 and gets 29." [1d20=9]
[19:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Post.
[19:47] <Gildas> Gildas smiles and nods. He takes the pin and puts it on his clothing. "What an interesting item. It lets me breathe fire."
[19:47] <@Kotono> "Good," Myann nods, "That'll be useful. Now then," She turns to the passage, "Are we going on?"
[19:49] <@John> "Sure are," John says, going to climb down the ladder.
[19:50] <Gildas> Gildas nods and follows after the others!
[19:51] <@Kotono> The path leads on for a ways. It's unremarkable and eventually comes out into a door. This door opens on the wall near the exit of this western side, a perfect path back. Not far ahead is the center room and mushroom house.
[19:52] <@John> "Reckon we can get in that door outside now?" John asks, heading that way.
[19:53] <Gildas> Gildas nods and follows!
[19:53] <@Kotono> The party heads to that door. As you approach it, the door begins to glow just like the key.
[19:54] <@John> The key gets put in the keyhole and turned!
[19:55] <@Kotono> The door opens. Ahead is a rather small room. A winding stairway goes up, and besides it is a single treasure box. A faraway voice murmurs, deep sleepiness coming to you along with it, "Chest or box, box or chest. Within the box lies a great prize, but with it comes awakening early. Take it and you can never progress higher. Head higher up and the box is forever lost to you. Choose as you please."
[19:56] * @Feather glances over at Gildas.
[19:56] <Gildas> "I say we go up." Gildas says simply. "Stopping early is what got the Fellowship into their problems, isn't it?"
[19:57] <@Kotono> Myann looks to box and stairs and then replies, "I think that's not quite it, though the point is taken. The concern to me - are we willing to risk more danger for more treasure, or is it better to leave now with what we have?"
[19:57] <@John> "Yeah, totally," John agrees. "We've barely gotten started!"
[19:58] <Gildas> Gildas nods to Myann. "Agreed."
[19:58] <@Feather> "Speaking of risks, can I trouble you for another fire mushroom?"
[19:59] <@Kotono> Myann does so, casting and causing a fire mushroom to fall on Feather.
[19:59] <@Feather> "Great!"
[19:59] <@John> So onwards and upwards then!
[20:01] <@Kotono> The party passes along, the chest fading away once you go by. Up and up and up you climb, the stairs long. Eventually you come to the top, a single room. Four golden blocks float there, but Myann stops. She stares ahead, before whispering softly, "Oh, what a mushroom!"
[20:01] <@Kotono> As the party looks around, you can notice a single door on the far wall. Pretty unremarkable, easy to miss at first.
[20:02] <Gildas> "Something new?" Gildas asks, then gestures to the blocks.
[20:02] * @Feather pauses from where he is about to open the door.
[20:02] <@Kotono> "Do you remember the mushrooms at the end of the world, where the sky and land touch?" Myann asks, "It's like one of those and it's close. I can't tell where, but it's close."
[20:03] <@Feather> "The immortal mushrooms?"
[20:03] <@Kotono> Myann nods, "The ones part of that, yes." She slowly licks her lips, "It's somewhere ahead. On this floor, I think."
[20:04] * @Feather nods, and then finally gets the door.
[20:04] <@John> "Neat," John says, before heading after Feather to the door.
[20:05] <Gildas> Gildas whacks a block at random to grab a mushroom. OOC: I can roll or just give you a number if you want.
[20:05] <@Kotono> OOC: No need.
[20:05] <@Kotono> A fire mushroom comes out and falls on Gildas. OOC: Fire mushroomed.
[20:06] <@Kotono> The door ahead opens. Ahead is thick, trackless forest. Myann suddenly stiffens, "It's like the Sidhe world," she says quietly, "But not."
[20:07] <@Feather> "How is the not part?"
[20:09] <@Kotono> "I just know it's not it," Myann says after some consideration. "It's a Sidhe thing. I can just tell it's a faint imitation. The same way that I can tell a Sidhe, or a Sidhe can tell a noble or royal, I think."
[20:10] <@Feather> "Works for me. So let's go in as a group?"
[20:11] <@John> "Okay," John stands next to Feather, ready to take the step together.

Ebiris · July 04, 2014, 03:58:33 PM

[18:07] <@Kotono> Thus the party begins to go. The foliage ahead is intense, it looks like it will require hacking a path out or other means. OOC: Going to just hack it normally or do y'all have a better solution?
[18:07] <@Feather> OOC: Let's heal first
[18:08] <Gildas> OOC: I don't happen to have any of my cheater spells for this prepared.
[18:08] <@John> OOC: just hack through it then
[18:11] <@Kotono> OOC: Who needs healing? Just you, Feather?
[18:11] <@Feather> OOC: Myann needs it more, I think. I do, too.
[18:14] <@Kotono> OOC: She healed herself right after the battle. She'll pop you a few CLWs
[18:14] <@Kotono> .
[18:14] <@Kotono> roll 2d8+10
[18:14] -castleheck.tx.us.lunarnet.org:@#dunes- Kotono invited Serith into the channel.
[18:14] * Joins: Serith (~iron_drag@cpe-173-172-46-15.tx.res.rr.com)
[18:14] <@Kotono> roll 2d8+10
[18:14] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 18 > [d8=2,6]
[18:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Need more?
[18:15] <@Feather> OOC: Let's go!
[18:16] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:16] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 51 > [d100=51]
[18:17] <@Kotono> The party makes slow, steady progress as they hack through the forest. A few hours of this pass. It's chilly-cold, like late fall and with the occasional ripple of cold wind that scythes through your clothes to rip the warmth from your bodies. As you go on...OOC: Con checks, all.
[18:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Endurance gives a +4 to this check.
[18:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Myann
[18:17] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 26 > [d20=17]
[18:18] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[18:18] <Gildas> roll 1d20+9
[18:18] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 17 > [d20=13]
[18:18] <Serith> Gildas roll for Serith < 23 > [d20=14]
[18:18] <@Feather> roll 1d20+4
[18:18] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 7 > [d20=3]
[18:19] <@Kotono> It's hard going. Feather feels fatigue lick at him by the time they come on something. The forest stops here - as if running into a cliff. A dull gray-yellow wall that blocks everything ahead as you hack away the last of the foliage around it. However, there's a dark cleft that leads into it. OOC: Feather, you're fatigued from the strain of all this. With your various skill ranks, you can tell
[18:19] <@Kotono> this fatigue came on you surprisingly fast.
[18:20] <@Feather> "Never felt this tired," Feather huffs, checking the place for hostile magic.
[18:20] <@Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft.
[18:21] <@John> "Finally, was getting really bored of trees," John says, going to investigate the cleft. "You wanna stop for a bit?" he asks Feather with a glance back.
[18:21] <@Kotono> The cleft is rather narrow and dark. You'd need a light source to see much inside past the entrance.
[18:21] <@Kotono> OOC: John, also make a perceptionc heck.
[18:22] <Gildas> "I can probably help with the fatigue, if you need it." Gildas says with a look to Feather.
[18:22] <@John> roll 1d20+17
[18:22] <Serith> John roll for Serith < 34 > [d20=17]
[18:23] <@Feather> roll 1d20+17
[18:23] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 22 > [d20=5]
[18:23] * @Feather shrugs at Gildas.
[18:23] <@Kotono> There's magic here, but Feather can't quite get to the bottom of it. Meanwhile, Johnc an hear a low, persistent buzzing noise from within.
[18:24] <Gildas> "Hm..." Gildas decides to try his own hand at detecting the magic, just to be on the safe side.
[18:24] <Gildas> roll 1d20+24
[18:24] <@John> "Sounds like there's bugs inside," John says, stepping back since he can't see anyway.
[18:24] <Serith> Gildas roll for Serith < 30 > [d20=6]
[18:27] <@Kotono> There's a lot of magic in the air. Something here's sucking up life energy like crazy. However, there's a whole lot of familiar mushroom energy around the party, which is largely shielding against it. Otherwise, you suspect you'd be in far worse straits here.
[18:28] <Gildas> He nods afterwards. "Something is trying to drain us, which is why you're so tired. We should probably try and hurry on... but here, in the meantime." Gildas moves over and channels a lesser restoration into him to try and take care of his fatigue! Then he goes to look into the cleft to see if he can spot anything!
[18:31] <@Kotono> Feather's energy rebounds, his fatigue gone. OOC: Fatigue cured.
[18:32] <@Kotono> The cleft goes on for about 20ft before turning to the right. It's a dull yellow within, the ceiling about 8th tall or so. Occasional spots on the floor, walls and ceiling have little globs of some sort of goo or jelly-like substance clinging to it.
[18:33] <Gildas> "Hm... yes, I think we have some insects to deal with if we go in here. But we probably should." Gildas announces.
[18:34] <@John> "Beats walking around the woods any more," John says, waiting for some light before heading in.
[18:35] <@Kotono> Myann chants and - stops. She frowns, "You know, I keep carrying a glowing sword and's been stopping me from transforming." She goes over to John and taps his staff instead, which begins to glow. "There."
[18:35] <@John> "Thanks," John says, raising his staff and heading inside.
[18:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Marching order?
[18:39] <@John> OOC: John, Gil, Feather, Myann?
[18:39] <Gildas> OOC: Sure
[18:39] <@Kotono> The party heads inside. Within, you can see the globby liquid is yellowish, rather looking like honey. Turning around the bend, you see this passage continues in a slow curve inwards. As you follow this along, a faraway but audible buzzing sound can be heard. It's constant and shows no sign of stopping after several seconds.
[18:40] <@John> "Lots of bees..." John says worriedly. "Hope they're giant ones." At least those he can hit.
[18:41] <@Feather> "Don't suppose you could set me on fire again?" Feather asks Myann hopefully.
[18:42] <@Kotono> "Last one," Myann says, quickly casting so that Feather gets a fire mushroom.
[18:42] <Gildas> "Remember where we are. It's probably not bees, it might just be a bee mantle..." Gildas says.
[18:43] <@Feather> "Still burns."
[18:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Going on?
[18:44] <@John> OOC: yes
[18:49] <@Kotono> Ahead, the party comes to an opening. Ahead is a small ledge into a massive inner chamber. Here the sound of buzzing is a constant drone, never ceasing. It is as if you are within a hollow beehive of massive proportions. Below you is a great lake of honey, where dozens of giant bees sit. They are half submerged into it. Other giant bees fly down and take globs of honey, rising high into the air
[18:49] <@Kotono> and up. Above you hundreds of long strands of rope hang, and from each a bloated white giant bee hangs. The flying bees smear honey all over them, which is absorbed into them in moments. Each of the white bees slowly weeps tears of pure, shining gold honey, which plummet down into the lake of honey below. At the same time, Myann tenses, "It's invisible like a Sidhe," she breathes, "But it isn't
[18:49] <@Kotono> one. It looks like a bee pixie. It sees us and is grinning. Up there, with the white bees."
[18:50] <@John> "Oh God," John moans, all the nightmares about honey and pixies rushing forth in their full horror. "Maybe we can go back to the woods?"
[18:50] * @Feather doesn't spend much time in casting See Invisibility!
[18:54] <@Kotono> Feather can see it - it is a pixie, clad in yellow fur. In place of arms it has stingers tipped with far too long fingers and two thumbs. Dozens of tiny bees cling to its bosom, providing some semblance of modesty. It is grinning ear to ear, looking right at the party. It's about 70ft up and 50ft away. "Friends," it croons, "Friends!" At the same time, each of the party feels warm, sticky arms
[18:54] <@Kotono> wrap around them from behind, the same sort of body pressing against their backs. In each ear is whispered, "Friends. You're here."
[18:55] <Gildas> Gildas frowns, but doesn't move to make any overt motions.
[18:56] <@John> "Yiaargh!" John shrieks far too shrilly for a man of his stature and leaps forward and away from whatever's at his back!
[18:57] * @Feather whirls about and sends a fireball at whatever had just been pressing against him! "Not friends!"
[18:58] <@Kotono> Myann visibly stiffens up, and in a whisper, "Do you know what I am?" she asks calmly. At the same time, John leaps forward, the party able to see his back. Clinging to it is an identical bee-pixie, save for having arms instead of stingers. OOC: Attack roll, Feather.
[18:59] <@Feather> roll 1d20+10+5 ranged touch
[18:59] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 24 > [d20=9]
[19:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:01] <@Feather> roll 4d6+2d6+2d6
[19:01] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 26 > [d6=5,2,5,4,2,2,4,2]
[19:05] <@Kotono> Whirling around, Feather hits a pixie. It crumbles away into burnt honey. The rest of the bee-pixies giggle, "So violent!" The buzzing from ahead becomes louder as the other pixies crumble as well, as beyond you can see the bees. Hundreds and hundreds of them are starting to rise up from the lake of honey. "Go, my children! Feast on them tonight and drag their bodies to rot in the honey!" The
[19:05] <@Kotono> pixie calls from above, waving both stinger-arms about. "Kill them all!"
[19:06] <@Feather> "Okay! Myann! This is the one time you need to be scary!"
[19:06] <@John> Oddly enough having the pixie threaten their deaths is far easier for John to deal with.
[19:09] <@Kotono> Myann merely smiles and steps forward. "Gladly," she remarks, "This mockery of the Sidhe world annoys me. What Sidhe would resort right to death?" Raising her voice, "I'm barely even offended, since the mockery is so poor! Pathetic! You rise against royalty for such an offense?" With her back to you, you can't see her face.
[19:10] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 (+8 circumstance due to mantle)
[19:10] <Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 26 > [d20=14]
[19:10] <Gildas> Gildas stays quiet and hopes that Myann's display is enough!
[19:11] * @Feather burns angrily at Myann's back!
[19:12] <@Kotono> The bees...stop. They simply freeze in midair, hovering without advancing. The bee-pixie fades to full visibility, a look of growing horror on her face. "What are you DOING to me?!" it yelps, face going from a smile to a twist of open-mouthed horror. "W-what are you-mguh!" Mushrooms explode out of the bee-pixie's mouth, muffling any further worlds.
[19:12] <@John> "Yikes."
[19:12] <Gildas> Gildas winces and looks away because wow.
[19:14] * @Feather shakes his fist at the mushroomed fake pixie.
[19:15] <@Kotono> "Entertaining myself," Myann says evenly, as the bee-pixie's stinger-arms pound and bash against its own throat. "I'm what you're a hollow imitation of." From the floor nearby, stringy fungi lash out and up, wrapping around the pixie and dragging it down to in front of the party. "This thing can't even manage a death curse," she says, a sneer audible in her voice. "I'm so tired of lesser Sidhe
[19:15] <@Kotono> opposing us, but it's not worth killing them. You aren't so lucky." Glancing back, face a mask of grinning shadows, "Who wants the pleasure?"
[19:17] * @Feather is all too happy to set the creepy bee on fire.
[19:17] * @John cringes back from the sight.
[19:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Attack and damage roll, assuming you don't 1, Feather.
[19:17] <@Feather> roll 1d20+15
[19:17] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 23 > [d20=8]
[19:17] <@Feather> roll 5d6+2d6
[19:17] <Serith> Feather roll for Serith < 32 > [d6=6,3,6,4,3,5,5]
[19:19] <@Kotono> The fireball htis the bee-pixie. It can't even make a sound as it burns, falling to ash. Myann slowly exhales, "Done." The shadows begin to fade from her face, "If all the Sidhe in this fake realm are like this, then we need not hold our blades in fear of death curses."
[19:20] * @Feather sighs in relief. "Oh good. So, uh, we're leaving?"
[19:21] <@John> "Yeah... uh, I guess," John says uncertainly. "I mean, we can probably handle fighting them without... going crazy, right? It's just a dream so no need to get too mad, right?"
[19:22] <Gildas> "Is there a way to continue on from here?" Gildas asks as he looks around for any other paths.
[19:24] <@Feather> "Yeah, you're not taking it all personal-like, are you, Myann?"
[19:24] <@Kotono> There's no other paths around, at least that Gildas can see. "No, not really. I...I was thinking about the fake realm. If this is the Dreamer's work, perhaps this is her way of giving us a chance to do in dreams what we never can in reality."
[19:25] <Gildas> Gildas nods and starts to head back the way they came!
[19:29] <@Feather> "Hey, Gildas, wanna fly around and make sure?"
[19:29] <Gildas> He stops! "Oh, that's a good idea."
[19:29] <Gildas> Gildas then shapeshifts and goes to do just that!
[19:33] <@Kotono> OOC: PErception.
[19:34] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18
[19:34] <Serith> Gildas roll for Serith < 21 > [d20=3]
[19:34] <@Kotono> The bees are inert now. Checking around, Gildas finds several lower passages that require flight to reach. They head back towards the outer sections of the hive.
[19:35] <Gildas> Gildas lands on one particular passage to look into it further, but shapeshifts back to call out to the others. "There are some passages, but you have to fly to get here!"
[19:36] * @John looks to see if any are within thirty feet and can be used to chain towards others in successive thirty feet dashes.
[19:37] <@Kotono> John can see thatmight be possible, but it'll take some skillfull leaping.
[19:38] <@John> "I could probably get around to any without flying," John admits. "Any worth taking, you think?"
[19:39] <@Kotono> Gildas glances in one. It looks to wind back outwards. A casual glance suggests nothing interesting.
[19:39] <Gildas> "Let me see if any of them lead anywhere actually interesting." He calls out again before flying off to check the other passages!
[19:39] <@Feather> "Yeah, we can wait out here!"
[19:44] <@Kotono> Gildas explores the passages. Mostof them just loop around to dead ends, but one leads to the forest beyond. Besides that, one winds downward, to a set of crudely carved stairs going down, deeper into the hive. There's a few bees here and there, but they sit inert, doing little more than buzzing.
[19:46] <Gildas> He heads back to the others and stands on the ledge to call out to them! "There's one that leads to the forest, and another that leads further into the hive. It still doesn't solve the flying thing, though..."
[19:47] <@Kotono> "I can mushroom you up if you need to fly," Myann adds with a light shrug.
[19:47] <@John> "I can wall-run," John says. "I dunno, we can go down there or we can either go through or back to explore the forest some more."
[19:49] <@Kotono> "Whichever. I don't think the bees will bother us," Myann remarks idly.
[19:49] <@Feather> "Might as well take a look deeper in the hive?"
[19:49] <Gildas> "We may as well explore deeper and see if there's a reward for dealing with this." Gildas calls out.
[19:51] <@Kotono> At that, Myann quickly casts onto Feather, bestowing him a leaf mushroom as well.
[19:52] <@Kotono> OOC: Going on that way, y'all.
[19:52] <Gildas> OOC: Sure
[19:52] <@John> "Alright," John says, starting to wall-run and jump his way towards the indicated passage.

Ebiris · July 09, 2014, 04:51:22 PM

[18:06] <@Kotono> > Gildas explores the passages. Mostof them just loop around to dead ends, but one leads to the forest beyond. Besides that, one winds downward, to a set of crudely carved stairs going down, deeper into the hive. There's a few bees here and there, but they sit inert, doing little more than buzzing.
[18:06] <@Kotono> <Gildas> He heads back to the others and stands on the ledge to call out to them! "There's one that leads to the forest, and another that leads further into the hive. It still doesn't solve the flying thing, though..."
[18:06] <@Kotono> > "I can mushroom you up if you need to fly," Myann adds with a light shrug.
[18:06] <@Kotono> <John> "I can wall-run," John says. "I dunno, we can go down there or we can either go through or back to explore the forest some more."
[18:06] <@Kotono> > "Whichever. I don't think the bees will bother us," Myann remarks idly.
[18:06] <@Kotono> <Feather> "Might as well take a look deeper in the hive?"
[18:06] <@Kotono> <Gildas> "We may as well explore deeper and see if there's a reward for dealing with this." Gildas calls out.
[18:06] <@Kotono> > At that, Myann quickly casts onto Feather, bestowing him a leaf mushroom as well.
[18:06] * Joins: C2 (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net)
[18:06] <@Kotono> > OOC: Going on that way, y'all.
[18:06] <@Kotono> <Gildas> OOC: Sure
[18:06] <@Kotono> <John> "Alright," John says, starting to wall-run and jump his way towards the indicated passage.
[18:07] <@Kotono> dunes
[18:07] <@Kotono> * Topic is 'Feather(23)>John(22)>Gildas(16)>Ally(12)>Myann(11)'
[18:07] <@Kotono> * Set by Kotono on Thu Jul 03 13:45:39
[18:07] <@Kotono> * ChanServ sets mode: +qo Kotono
[18:07] <@Kotono> > > Gildas explores the passages. Mostof them just loop around to dead ends, but one leads to the forest beyond. Besides that, one winds downward, to a set of crudely carved stairs going down, deeper into the hive. There's a few bees here and there, but they sit inert, doing little more than buzzing.
[18:07] <@Kotono> > <Gildas> He heads back to the others and stands on the ledge to call out to them! "There's one that leads to the forest, and another that leads further into the hive. It still doesn't solve the flying thing, though..."
[18:07] <@Kotono> > > "I can mushroom you up if you need to fly," Myann adds with a light shrug.
[18:07] <@Kotono> > <John> "I can wall-run," John says. "I dunno, we can go down there or we can either go through or back to explore the forest some more."
[18:07] <@Kotono> > > "Whichever. I don't think the bees will bother us," Myann remarks idly.
[18:07] <@Kotono> > <Feather> "Might as well take a look deeper in the hive?"
[18:07] <@Kotono> > <Gildas> "We may as well explore deeper and see if there's a reward for dealing with this." Gildas calls out.
[18:07] <@Kotono> > > At that, Myann quickly casts onto Feather, bestowing him a leaf mushroom as well.
[18:07] <@Kotono> > > OOC: Going on that way, y'all.
[18:07] <@Kotono> > <Gildas> OOC: Sure
[18:07] <@Kotono> > <John> "Alright," John says, starting to wall-run and jump his way towards the indicated passage.
[18:09] <@Kotono> The party heads on down. As you walk down the stairs, you find alcoves. Each one has a man-sized white bee, hanging from dozens of ropes and hooks. The flesh around their eyes are peeled back, allowing honey-tears to drip out freely. Beneath them are pools of honey, each teardrop falling into it. "The hell?" Myann mutters as you go down, stopping to examine one.
[18:10] * @John does anything but study them. "Honey is ruined for me... I mean, it already was, but it just gets worse and worse. Least I still have jam..."
[18:12] <@Kotono> "I don't think normal honey works this way," Myann says, "I can't put it into words, precisely, but something's wrong about this. The same way that pixie wasn't a Sidhe."
[18:14] <@John> "Still doesn't mean I won't think of it every time I smell the stuff."
[18:15] <Gildas> "Everything else we've run into has been somewhat related to something we've already seen... so is this... hmm... I guess this must be fear made manifest, or something along those lines..." Gildas says with a frown.
[18:15] <@Kotono> "I wonder precisely what this place is," Myann murmurs, following along down the stairs. "You know, that may be it. John's fear mixed with the fear of the Sidhe, perhaps? I was thinking that this struck me as something out of a nightmare."
[18:16] * C2 is now known as Feather
[18:17] <Gildas> Gildas nods to Myann. "Lets, um... not eat it..." He suggests as he starts to move past.
[18:19] <@Kotono> The party comes to the bottom of the steps. Ahead is a gleaming maze of honeycomb passages. They are endlessly interconnected, with many passaged blocked by solid blobs of honey. Farther ahead, the sound of buzzing can be heard.
[18:21] <@John> "Guess something's still up and moving down there," John says warily.
[18:22] <Gildas> Gildas nods. "Maybe another pixie or something. Let's be careful."
[18:29] <Gildas> Gildas stays ready in case of sudden bees!
[18:29] <@Kotono> The party heads on down. The stairs lead to a 20ft wide platform that stands before a massive sea of honey. A slow, steady rain of honey leaks from the ceiling down into the sea. Hundreds of bees float in the sea, slowly soaking up honey. THey range from mostly shapes of honey to fully solid, ever so slowly soaking in more honey.
[18:31] * John abruptly shudders. "I wanna go. Like, we can probably go explore the forest and find something neat, right?"
[18:32] <@Kotono> As the party talks, a distinctly wet popping noise is heard from the stairs going back up.
[18:35] <Gildas> Gildas glances over at the stairs!
[18:35] <@Kotono> Honey is oozing from the alls of the stairs, fillign the passage back up rather quickly.
[18:36] <@Kotono> "We prob-" Myann starts, turning back as well. "Problem!"
[18:37] <Gildas> Gildas frowns. "I guess we have to find an alternate route..."
[18:37] <John> "Dammit, too late," John moans. "Lets hurry then, I reckon someone wants to keep us here," he says, looking over the sea for any similar platforms as to the one they stand on.
[18:38] <@Kotono> As the party watches, the passage is soon fully filled with blobby honey. At the same time, they can notice the sea of honey slowly inching upward and onto the dry land you're on. There's no similar platforms that you see - just an endless expanse of honey.
[18:39] <Feather> "Any other ways out, Gildas?" Feather asks, looking up.
[18:39] <John> What about up? Any holes in the ceiling?
[18:40] <@Kotono> Myann quickly casts Leaf Mushroom, falling onto John. "I'm thinkinw e may need to fly," she remarks quickly. The ceiling has plenty of places where honey drips down - little holes herea nd there. The party doesn't see a hole going up that's big enough to fit through offhand, but there's plenty more ceiling over the honey sea.
[18:40] <Gildas> "Well, the most obvious route would be out the way that honey is getting in..." Gildas says. "But let me look for anything else." He shapeshifts and goes to start looking around beyond the platform for anything else that may not be obvious from the ground!
[18:41] <John> "Thanks Myann!" Waggling his tail, John takes off after Gildas. He really doesn't want to touch that honey!
[18:42] <@Kotono> Myann shapeshifts and perches on FEather's shoulder, tail-mushroom wiggling.
[18:43] * Feather follows suit.
[18:44] <@Kotono> The party flees the platform - which begins to sink under the honey as they do so. Flying on, they can see the sea of honey stirring and staring to rise.OOC: Perception, all.
[18:45] <John> roll 1d20+17
[18:45] * Joins: Hatbot (~Hatbot@cpe-68-203-15-105.austin.res.rr.com)
[18:45] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 23." [1d20=7]
[18:45] <John> roll 1d20+17
[18:45] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 and gets 21." [1d20=4]
[18:45] <Feather> roll 1d20+15
[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+15 and gets 17." [1d20=2]
[18:46] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+18 and gets 27." [1d20=9]
[18:49] <@Kotono> But no real escape holes are seen as you go on. As the party does so, a massive hand rises from the sea of honey. Bigger than any one of you the hand and arm reaches up for you. At the same time, a cute, girly voice drawls, "Hi y'all, welcome home! Now get on down here!" it says, asthe hand goes for Gildas.
[18:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+19 CMD, Gildas?
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 CMD, Gildas? and gets 20." [1d20=1]
[18:49] <@Kotono> But bird Gildas flaps up and out of reach, avoiding the sticky grasp. OOC: Init here. Roll, Ill be a sec.
[18:49] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 24." [1d20=20]
[18:50] <John> roll 1d20+8
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 18." [1d20=10]
[18:50] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[18:57] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 20." [1d20=17]
[18:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 ???
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 ??? and gets 8." [1d20=3]
[18:58] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(26)>Gildas(24)>Myann(20)>John(18)>Hand(8)'
[18:58] <@Kotono> OOC: Hand is 5ft from Gildas and about 10ft from the rest of the party. It has an arm connecting from it down itno the honey. You have about 10ft of clearance above you to maneuver, and plenty of space around.
[18:59] <@Kotono> OOC: Open FEather.
[18:59] * Feather flies upwards while sending a fireball at the massive wrist to destabilize the hand.
[19:00] <Feather> roll 1d20+15 ranged touch
[19:00] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+15 ranged touch and gets 19." [1d20=4]
[19:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:00] <Feather> roll 6d6 fire
[19:00] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 6d6 fire and gets 22." [6d6=4, 3, 2, 4, 6, 3]
[19:02] <@Kotono> The fireball flies true, hitting the hand's wrist. The scent of burnt honey fills the air as it sags, hand dangling from the strike. The wrist is a darker brownish color now, smouldering from the impact. OOC: Gildas.
[19:03] <Gildas> OOC: Can I fly a bit away and then activate my magic bow?
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure.
[19:03] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[19:04] <Gildas> Gildas flies about 20ft away and then will activate the magic in his bow to fire an arrow at the hand!
[19:04] <Gildas> roll 1d20+11
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+11 and gets 20." [1d20=9]
[19:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:05] <Gildas> roll 1d8+7
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+7 and gets 10." [1d8=3]
[19:07] <@Kotono> The arrow flies into the hand, piercing straight through. Several blobs of honey fall out from the injury, makint he hand's middle fingers slump down. OOC: Myann's up, she'll hold. John.
[19:09] <John> The real thing must be under all that honey, but there's no way John's going down there! Still, he might wing them if he's lucky, and so he flies down towards the base of the giant arm and swings his fist through empty air... only for an enormous dragon's head to balloon out from his arm and crash into the arm and the honey around its base!
[19:09] <John> roll 6d6 DC 21 ref half
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 6d6 DC 21 ref half and gets 22." [6d6=4, 6, 1, 3, 6, 2]
[19:11] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 not a reffy thing
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 not a reffy thing and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[19:11] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(26)>Gildas(24)>Myann(20)>John(18)'
[19:12] <@Kotono> The hand's base is hit hard. The arm, already destabilized up top, crumbles under the secondary assault. Honey falls in great blobby chunks. Yet from below a sexy, beautiful voice is heard, "John, time to come home!" The voice says, as another hand darts out from the honey and at John.
[19:12] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+19 CMD, John?
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 CMD, John? and gets 29." [1d20=10]
[19:12] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(26)>Gildas(24)>Myann(20)>John(18)>Hand(12)'
[19:13] <John> OOC: 36
[19:14] <@Kotono> But John is a hair too fast, diving upwards and avoiding a sticky hand-shake. "AW, don't run," The voice calls, "I love you, John!" Giggles follow. OOC: Feather, go. Hand's 20ft down from you.
[19:16] <John> "You don't even know me and I bet you're creepy and awful!" John retorts, horrified.
[19:17] <Feather> "Let's try this again?" Feather voices, sending a fresh fireball right at the base of the hand!
[19:17] <Feather> roll 1d20+15
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+15 and gets 22." [1d20=7]
[19:17] <Feather> roll 6d6 fire
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 6d6 fire and gets 25." [6d6=4, 6, 6, 3, 4, 2]
[19:19] <@Kotono> Another direct hit sizzles the baes of the hand. It makes the entire thing slump as honey burns brown, but it doesn't fall. Myann meanwhile lets out a shrill cry. OOC: Gilads
[19:19] <@Kotono> .
[19:20] <Gildas> Gildas-Bird starts flying down towards the honey to see if there's something more obvious they can be hitting besides the arms made of honey! OOC: Just looking for the possible source.
[19:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Perception.
[19:21] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18
[19:21] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+18 and gets 28." [1d20=10]
[19:21] <@Kotono> About 20ft away from the base, Gildas can see a subtle stirring of the honey that doesn't occur elsewhere. It is like its surging up slightly.
[19:23] <Gildas> OOC: I think that's my turn since I can't do too much else?
[19:26] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes, was just giginv you a chance to react. Okay, Myann's up and still holding since bird form. John.
[19:27] <John> Dodging away a little bit since that was too close, John launches another dragon blast into the base of the honey arm!
[19:27] <John> roll 6d6 DC 21 ref half
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 6d6 DC 21 ref half and gets 27." [6d6=1, 6, 6, 5, 4, 5]
[19:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 12." [1d20=8]
[19:29] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(26)>Gildas(24)>Myann(20)>John(18)'
[19:30] <@Kotono> John htis the hand dead on, shaking it apart. It falls, but then? The spot Gildas noticed explodes out. Rising from it is a 20ft tall humanoid made of honey. Dozens of bees are a part of its body, and a steady, mind-numbling buzzing drone comes from it. "You're come home...no matter what you want!" That same voice giggels again. OOC: It's 20ft from the party. Will saves, all, then Feather's up.
[19:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(26)>Gildas(24)>Myann(20)>John(18)>Honey Golem(2)'
[19:30] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Myann
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 Myann and gets 20." [1d20=8]
[19:30] <John> roll 1d20+14 +2 if enchantment, +2 more if mind affecting
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 +2 if enchantment, +2 more if mind affecting and gets 34." [1d20=20]
[19:31] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[19:32] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 (+2 if mind affecting, +4 if fey)
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 (+2 if mind affecting, +4 if fey) and gets 28." [1d20=12]
[19:32] <@Kotono> The party shakes off the endless buzzing as Myann sqauwks rather indignantly. OOC: Feather, go.
[19:32] <Feather> "How about no?" Feather says reasonably, setting this new target on fire as well after positioning himself strategically.
[19:32] <Feather> roll 1d20+15 ranged touch
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+15 ranged touch and gets 24." [1d20=9]
[19:33] <Feather> roll 6d6 die in a fire, honey golem!
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 6d6 die in a fire, honey golem! and gets 21." [6d6=3, 3, 5, 2, 5, 3]
[19:34] <@Kotono> The fireball flies true, hitting the golem right in the honey-face. This causes its face to sizzle, but little more as it tanks the attack well. It doesn't look to be crumbling any time soon. OOC: Gildas.
[19:35] <Gildas> The bird lets out a caw and flies at the creature, intending to claw at it and then fly past it! OOC: Flyby attack, more or less
[19:36] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Flyby doesn't stop AoOs and this has CR, so you'll eat an AoO. Okay with that?
[19:36] <Gildas> OOC: Sure.
[19:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+19 AC?
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 AC? and gets 23." [1d20=4]
[19:37] <Gildas> OOC: 26
[19:37] <@Kotono> OOC: Right ,make your attac.
[19:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 and gets 31." [1d20=15]
[19:37] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. Make a ref save.
[19:38] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18 evasion
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+18 evasion and gets 19." [1d20=1]
[19:38] <Gildas> OOC: Curses
[19:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Damage.
[19:39] <Gildas> roll 1d6+12+1d6 last is cold
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d6+12+1d6 last is cold and gets 23." [1d6=6][1d6=5]
[19:39] <@Kotono> Feather flies by, ripping into the arm of the golem. He tears off a chunk, but his other claw and wing graze the golem. It's enough to get him stuck gold on the golem's arm. The sticky honey has a grip on him now. OOC: You're stuck to the golem's arm. Not good. A CMB check on your turn can attempt to escape, or alternately an escape artist check. Myann.
[19:39] <Feather> *Gildas
[19:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Thank you.
[19:40] <@Kotono> Myann again shrieks defiance, but stays on FEather's shoulder. OOC: She'll hold trying to melee and get stuck as a last ditch thing. John, go.
[19:40] <John> Flying in towards the golem, John tries to take its legs away with a dragon blast while avoiding the stuck Gildas!
[19:40] <John> roll 6d6 DC 21 ref half
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 6d6 DC 21 ref half and gets 30." [6d6=4, 6, 3, 6, 6, 5]
[19:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 18." [1d20=14]
[19:42] <@Kotono> Another direct hit. Parts of the leg are knocked free from the dragon blast, but not enough to down it. Instead, the buzzing becomes even louder as...OOC: Will saves, all. -2 to Gildas since he's stuck right against the source.
[19:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Myann
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 Myann and gets 13." [1d20=1]
[19:42] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 (+2 if mind affecting, +4 if fey)
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 (+2 if mind affecting, +4 if fey) and gets 19." [1d20=3]
[19:43] <John> roll 1d20+14 +2 if enchantment, +2 more if mind affecting
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 +2 if enchantment, +2 more if mind affecting and gets 15." [1d20=1]
[19:44] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 29." [1d20=18]
[19:45] <@Kotono> roll 2d4 int damage Myann, Gildas, John
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 int damage Myann, Gildas, John and gets 3." [2d4=1, 2]
[19:46] <@Kotono> The droning is otherworldly. It drowns out thought. Eliminates it. Breaks it down into penalties of pain. Heads throb. Throb throb throb throb. Amid this mind-destroying buzz, bees worm out from the golem's body. Six in total - three on the trapped Gildas, one on Feather and one on Myann and finally one towards John.
[19:47] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(26)>Gildas(24)>Myann(20)>John(18)>Honey Golem=Bee 1=2=3=4=5=6(2)'
[19:47] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Bee 1 Gildas, AC?
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Bee 1 Gildas, AC? and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[19:47] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Bee 2 Gildas, AC?
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Bee 2 Gildas, AC? and gets 19." [1d20=8]
[19:47] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Bee 3 Gildas, AC?
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Bee 3 Gildas, AC? and gets 23." [1d20=12]
[19:48] <Gildas> OOC: 26 at the moment
[19:48] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+4 and Fort, Gildas
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+4 and Fort, Gildas and gets 10." [1d8=6]
[19:49] <Gildas> roll 1d20+19
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+19 and gets 33." [1d20=14]
[19:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Bee 4 Feather
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Bee 4 Feather and gets 25." [1d20=14]
[19:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Bee 4 Myann
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Bee 4 Myann and gets 13." [1d20=2]
[19:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Bee 6 John ACs?
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Bee 6 John ACs? and gets 27." [1d20=16]
[19:49] <Feather> OOC: AC34
[19:49] <John> OOC: 30
[19:50] <@Kotono> But the party avoids the giant bees. They attack and endlessly buzz, a mind-rending noise that continues to drown out any thought at all. OOC: Okay. Feather, you're up, go.
[19:50] * Feather attempts a flyby of his own, slicing off the hand Gildas is stuck in with a silver sword before once more reaching a far safer distance.
[19:50] <@Kotono> "That's it, get them! Bring them down!" The womanly voice declares.
[19:50] <@Kotono> OOC: Spring attacking, I assume, to avoid the AoO? What about the bees on you?
[19:51] * Joins: C2 (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net)
[19:51] * C2 is now known as Feather_
[19:51] <Feather_> roll 1d20+18 zap, I'll take the AoOs on one of the bees near me and use acrobatics to try and dodge the other one
[19:51] * Hatbot --> "Feather_ rolls 1d20+18 zap, I'll take the AoOs on one of the bees near me and use acrobatics to try and dodge the other one and gets 32." [1d20=14]
[19:52] <Feather_> roll 1d20+19 my aerial contortions
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Feather_ rolls 1d20+19 my aerial contortions and gets 23." [1d20=4]
[19:52] <Feather_> roll 1d6+6+5d6+5d6 last is elec
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Feather_ rolls 1d6+6+5d6+5d6 last is elec and gets 48." [1d6=5][5d6=3, 2, 3, 3, 1][5d6=5, 6, 3, 6, 5]
[19:53] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Bee 4
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Bee 4 and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[19:53] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Bee 5 failed CMD
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Bee 5 failed CMD and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[19:53] * Quits: Feather (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net) (Ping timeout)
[19:53] <Feather_> OOC: AC vs AoO is 34
[19:54] <@Kotono> Feather dodges the two bees as Myann holds on tight. He flies by, electrified blade slashing through the arm of the honey golem. It sparkles and crackles with lightning, frying the honey as Gildas flies free! OOC: You're free and can move again, Gildas. Go. Still have three bees trying to wreck your day, though.
[19:55] <Gildas> OOC: Funny story about that... Can I shapeshift and latch onto the honey golem and breathe fire on everything?
[19:56] <@Kotono> OOC: You could try, though I'd require a CMB check to dit, and I'd rule you provoke from the bees around you, but sure.
[19:58] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[19:59] <Gildas> The bird shapeshifts into a Dire Bear form and moves to grapple onto the honey golem in an instant to avoid falling into the honey!
[19:59] <@Kotono> OOC: CMB.
[20:00] <Gildas> roll 1d20+23
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+23 and gets 29." [1d20=6]
[20:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Success, AoOs resolving now.
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[20:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Success, AoOs resolving now.
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 17." [1d20=6]
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[20:00] <@Kotono> OOC: AC?
[20:01] <Gildas> OOC: 37
[20:02] <@Kotono> OOC: Do your breathing thang.
[20:02] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[20:02] <Gildas> Gildas-Dire Bear opens his mouth to try out his new power and breathe fire on everything in front of him!
[20:02] <Gildas> roll 10d6 DC is 20 reflex
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 10d6 DC is 20 reflex and gets 43." [10d6=4, 4, 3, 1, 6, 6, 5, 6, 5, 3]
[20:03] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:03] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:03] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 15." [1d20=8]
[20:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(26)>Gildas(24)>Myann(20)>John(18)>Honey Golem=Bee 4=5=6(2)'
[20:04] <@Kotono> A cone of fire gushes out, incinerating the bees before him. They catch ablaze and plummet into the sea of honey as Gildas clings onto the sticky golem for dear life. OOC: Myann still holds. John, go.
[20:05] <@Kotono> "What the FUCK?!" The cute voice yelps, "The bear's breathing fire like a dragon?!"
[20:05] <John> And speaking of like a dragon, a giant dragon's head erupts from John to smash through the malevolent bee and the golem beyond! It doesn't breathe fire though.
[20:05] <John> roll 6d6 DC 21 ref half
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 6d6 DC 21 ref half and gets 19." [6d6=3, 2, 5, 3, 3, 3]
[20:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[20:06] <@Kotono> OOC: -4 to that, dur.
[20:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[20:06] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(26)>Gildas(24)>Myann(20)>John(18)>Honey Golem=Bee 4=5(2)'
[20:07] <@Kotono> The bee is hit head on by the dragon's head, sent careening down into the honey. The golem rocks back and forth by the dragon blast in the meanwhile. The two bees that remain dart down, going right for John.
[20:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[20:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 21." [1d20=10]
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 27." [1d20=16]
[20:07] <@Kotono> OOC: AC?
[20:07] <John> OOC: 30
[20:07] <@Kotono> But John resists as the droning bores into your minds again. OOC: Will all. -2 for John for being close to bees, -2 to Gildas being close to the source.
[20:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Myann
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 Myann and gets 29." [1d20=17]
[20:08] <Feather_> roll 1d20+11
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Feather_ rolls 1d20+11 and gets 27." [1d20=16]
[20:08] <John> roll 1d20+12 +2 if enchantment, +2 more if mind affecting
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 +2 if enchantment, +2 more if mind affecting and gets 27." [1d20=15]
[20:10] <@Kotono> OOC: Gildas?
[20:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 (+2 if mind affecting, +4 if fey)
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 (+2 if mind affecting, +4 if fey) and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[20:12] <@Kotono> But the party shakes off the buzzing. As this happens, one arm of the golem comes up to smack the fire breathing bear on it, like squashing a mosquito.
[20:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+19 AC?
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 AC? and gets 29." [1d20=10]
[20:14] <Gildas> OOC: 37
[20:15] <@Kotono> But Gildas manages to roll across the sticky honey, just enough to dodge. As he does so, the other hand tosses a glob of honey at Feather (and Myann by extension).
[20:15] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch AC Feather
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch AC Feather and gets 32." [1d20=18]
[20:17] <@Kotono> The glob flies true, hitting Feather and Myann. They're covered in sticky honey, the weight of it sending them down. They splash into the sea of honey, starting to sink into it. OOC: The two of you are sinking and covered in sticky honey. May want to do something about that on your turns. CMB or escape artist would be good. Feather, you're up.
[20:19] * Feather_ blasts a hole in the honey cover just ahead of him with fire before flying right out of it lest it close in the meantime!
[20:19] <@Kotono> OOC: That'll work, but it's right on you, so you'll probably blast yourselves and Myann with some fire. Okay with that? Sicne you're literally covered in it and sinking down.
[20:20] <Feather_> OOC: Yes
[20:20] <@Kotono> OOC: Roll damage and then make ref. Myann too.
[20:20] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 evasion Myann
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 evasion Myann and gets 27." [1d20=17]
[20:20] <Feather_> roll 1d20+14 evasion
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather_ rolls 1d20+14 evasion and gets 17." [1d20=3]
[20:21] <Feather_> roll 6d6 fire mushroom goes?
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Feather_ rolls 6d6 fire mushroom goes? and gets 25." [6d6=2, 6, 3, 5, 4, 5]
[20:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Fire mushroom goes bye bye, but more.
[20:21] <@Kotono> With a blast of fire, Feather is sizzled. Nonetheless, the honey atop him is burnt and only a bit clings to his bottom, if he wants to try and fly out.
[20:24] * Feather flies up and out, ending all the way near one of the bees where he swiftly reaches out and taps it!
[20:24] <@Kotono> OOC: Auto quickening, I presume?
[20:24] <Feather> roll 1d20+14 touch, quick cast shocking grasp
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 touch, quick cast shocking grasp and gets 17." [1d20=3]
[20:24] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:24] <Feather> roll 5d6+5d6 elec
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 5d6+5d6 elec and gets 36." [5d6=5, 2, 4, 6, 1][5d6=5, 2, 4, 2, 5]
[20:25] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(26)>Gildas(24)>Myann(20)>John(18)>Honey Golem=Bee 5(2)'
[20:25] <@Kotono> Feather gets out and flies to Feather, touching one of the bees. It's touched and promptly explodes in a shower of shocked flesh, obliterated to the core. Meanwhile...OOC Gildas, go.
[20:25] <Gildas> OOC: I'm stuck on the golem, correct?
[20:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Correct.
[20:26] <Gildas> The Dire Bear turns his head and breathes fire at the golem that he's stuck to!
[20:26] <Gildas> roll 10d6 DC is 20 reflex
[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 10d6 DC is 20 reflex and gets 22." [10d6=6, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 3, 4, 1]
[20:26] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 21." [1d20=17]
[20:26] <@Kotono> Gildas turns and breathes fire on where he's trapped. A part of its arm is burnt away, but the angle negates the worst of it. Nonetheless, burns travel down the golem's arm, turning yellow honey brown. OOC: Myann's up.
[20:27] <@Kotono> Myann finally comes off Feather's shoulder, swooping in to try and plummel the surviving bee.
[20:28] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+16
[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[20:28] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+7+1d6
[20:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+7+1d6 and gets 9." [1d6=1][1d6=1]
[20:28] <@Kotono> Myann rips into the bee's face, tearing away flesh with freezing claws. But it stays up as...OOC: John.
[20:28] <John> Another dragon blast sails out through the golem's legs!
[20:28] <John> roll 6d6 DC 21 ref half
[20:28] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 6d6 DC 21 ref half and gets 13." [6d6=2, 4, 1, 2, 1, 3]
[20:29] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[20:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 19." [1d20=15]
[20:30] <@Kotono> Another blast cleaves away more honey, the golem starting to look good and battered. Indeed, the lower half of the leg collapses at this, crumbling into honey. The entire beast sags forward, balance clearly off. "Woaaaah!" The cute, girlish voice cries, "Pull up! Pull up!" (Morer)
[20:30] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[20:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 13." [1d20=9]
[20:31] <@Kotono> But it's too late. The golem lurches forward and collapses into the honey, splashing down. It begins to turn brown as it does, as at the same time the fall sends great splashes of honey all over! OOC: Ref saves, all.
[20:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Myann
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Myann and gets 22." [1d20=12]
[20:31] <Gildas> OOC: I'm not sure I can really make a reflex save since I'm stuck on the thing, but I can still do one if you want!
[20:31] <John> roll 1d20+17 evasion
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 evasion and gets 29." [1d20=12]
[20:31] <@Kotono> OOC: It's collapsing, so yes.
[20:32] <Feather> roll 1d20+14 evasion
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 evasion and gets 21." [1d20=7]
[20:32] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 improved evasion i forgot about that
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 improved evasion i forgot about that and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[20:33] <@Kotono> Around you the honey browns. The walls and honey begin to dissolve into sweet-smelling dust - but Gildas is hit hard. He's sent down into the dissolving sea, a massive impact with a newly revealed bottom. (More)
[20:33] <@Kotono> roll 10d6 ow
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 ow and gets 32." [10d6=5, 4, 5, 1, 6, 2, 2, 1, 2, 4]
[20:34] <@Kotono> Around you is now open dirt. You stand in a large clearing in the forest. The path you came on is in one direction and another path is opposite it. Ahead sits a honey-yellow gemstone the size of a sitting chair, resting on it's tip despite gravity and balance. OOC: Free act, loot post.
[20:36] <Gildas> Gildas will shapeshift back and rub his back a bit while casting a quick detect magic on the gemstone!
[20:37] * Feather cautiously pats the ground to reassure himself.
[20:37] <@Kotono> Myann, sticky and sore, transforms back and kneels. She wipes her head with her hands, "Ugh." Coughing, "That was an ugly little war." The gem radiates magic. OOC: Spellcraft.
[20:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+24
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+24 and gets 39." [1d20=15]
[20:38] <@Kotono> The gemstone is accumulated power. Whomever touches it first will gain a boon. The boon will be likely something that would make sense for bees.
[20:39] <Gildas> Gildas raises an eyebrow. "You'll get some sort of bee...-like ability if you touch this. An enhancement, if you will."
[20:41] * John steps back.
[20:42] <Gildas> Gildas looks over at the others. "I don't think you're going to grow a needle from your bottom, but do you want to try? Otherwise I think I can do it safely. I can shapeshift anyway."
[20:42] <@Kotono> Myann shakes her head, "I'd rather not," she says, "The mushrooms are enough for me."
[20:43] <Feather> "Go for it," Feather offers. "Shapeshifting for new traits's your thing, anyway."
[20:44] <Gildas> Gildas nods and puts his hand on the gemstone!
[20:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Roll 1d100.
[20:44] <Gildas> roll 1d100
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d100 and gets 44." [1d100=44]
[20:45] <@Kotono> On touching the stone, Gildas feels lighter. Quicker on his feet, more agile. The gemstone crumbles to dust and is soon nothing more than a memory. OOC: Loot.
[20:48] <Gildas> Gildas blinks. "Ah... I see. The agility of a bee... How interesting." He nods to the others. "Hopefully we won't run into much else like this."

Ebiris · July 10, 2014, 04:05:22 PM

[17:58] <@Kozzz> The party stands where the beehive was, the bee gem turning to dust. Before you is the path you cleared, leading back. Ahead is a path that looks to have been cleared in much the same way. Otherwise, the clearing is quiet.
[17:59] <Feather> "Let's keep going, see what else is here?" Feather offers.
[17:59] <Gildas> "I think we may as well keep going?" Gildas asks the others.
[18:00] <@John> "S'what we're here for," John says, marching ahead.
[18:00] <Gildas> Gildas nods to them both and continues on!
[18:02] <@Kozzz> The party proceeds on, walking along the new path. This goes on a goodly little while, hard going but not as hard as before. About an hour passes as...OOC: Con checks, all. +4 if you have Endurance.
[18:03] <@Kozzz> roll 1d20+9 Myann (+4 endurance)
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Kozzz rolls 1d20+9 Myann (+4 endurance) and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[18:03] * Kozzz is now known as Kotono
[18:03] <Feather> roll 1d20+4
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+4 and gets 17." [1d20=13]
[18:03] <Gildas> roll 1d20+5 (+4 endurance)
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+5 (+4 endurance) and gets 16." [1d20=11]
[18:03] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 9." [1d20=5]
[18:04] <Gildas> OOC: Just kidding, I don't have that
[18:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Is your total still 16?
[18:05] <Gildas> OOC: Yes.
[18:05] <@Kotono> John feels drained. He's plain fatigued, each step harder than the last. Meanwhile, the party comes to a massive tree. It dominates everything around it and has stairs built into the trunk, winding up and around the base of the tree. They vanish amid the thick canopy above, leading to within it. OOC: You're fatigued, John.
[18:06] <@John> "Ohhh..." John looks up at the stairs with a lack of enthusiasm. "Getting a bit tuckered out."
[18:07] <Feather> "S'a nasty climb in a nasty forest," Feather agrees.
[18:08] <@John> "Hope the next level's got less walking around. Aren't mountains meant to get narrower as you go up?" he mutters, trudging on towards the steps and heading up.
[18:09] <Gildas> Gildas wrinkles his nose. "No face on it, but I have a feeling I know where this is going to lead us..." He will move to go up the stairs as well.
[18:09] <@Kotono> Myann follows, "I'd suggest we rest, but I worry how effective that would be here," she says, slowly rubbing her head. "I wish this headache would go away, too." OOC: Con check, John.
[18:09] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 16." [1d20=12]
[18:11] <@Kotono> The steps are grueling. The party's huffing for air when you reach the canopy. In here is a large wooden deck, branches curved to provide an open space. There's a stairway going up ahead, and at the far end of the deck a set of stairs going down.
[18:13] <Gildas> Gildas lets out a breath as they reach the deck. "I'm not in much mood to go up, but... if we go down, we may have to come back up again later..."
[18:13] <Feather> "Look at it... as a challenge!"
[18:14] <@Kotono> Myann leans against Feather, breathing heavily. "Whew. It's probably best to limit our trips up, more than anything else."
[18:15] <Gildas> "I could fly up and check if you want." Gildas offers.
[18:15] <@John> "I say we go up. Gives something to look forward to," John says, breathing heavily.
[18:15] <Feather> "Go together," Feather says, shaking his head heavily as he puts his arm around Myann. "Just a quick break... then we go."
[18:16] <@Kotono> "At least...flying works here," Myann says, "Just a few moments," she agrees.
[18:17] <Gildas> Gildas wonders if resting will even have much of an effect, but nods and moves to sit down on the stairs going up.
[18:18] <@Kotono> OOC: How long are y'all resting?>
[18:19] <Feather> OOC: 5min
[18:19] <@Kotono> The party catches their breath. They still feel tired, but not winded, at least.
[18:20] * Feather starts climbing the stairs once more!
[18:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Con checks, all. Same +4 for endurance as before.
[18:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Myann
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Myann and gets 10." [1d20=1]
[18:22] * Joins: Corwin (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net)
[18:22] <Gildas> roll 1d20+5
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+5 and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[18:22] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 8." [1d20=4]
[18:22] <Corwin> roll 1d20+4
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Corwin rolls 1d20+4 and gets 10." [1d20=6]
[18:23] * Quits: Feather (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net) (Ping timeout)
[18:23] * Corwin is now known as Feather
[18:25] <@Kotono> The party just barely makes it up. As they do, the skies darken. When you reach the top, night has fallen. Glittering stars dot the sky above as your fatigue becomes overwhelming. Amid your needy gulps of air, the party can see the stars glitter. Around is a large wooden deck, plenty of space. 25ft ahead, you hear a voice giggle as it appears. It seems to be beams of light woven together, save
[18:25] <@Kotono> for internal organs, which are normal and visible. The voice is that of a woman, "Star light, star bright, first dream I see tonight. A dream that will wipe away everything...isn't that wonderful? Little humans, let me show you the world of the stars!" The stars above glitter as...OOC: Everyone is fatigued, except for John. He's exhausted. Init.
[18:25] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann (-1 fatigued)
[18:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann (-1 fatigued) and gets 10." [1d20=8]
[18:26] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(10)'
[18:26] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4 (-1 fatigued)
[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 (-1 fatigued) and gets 18." [1d20=14]
[18:26] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[18:26] <@John> roll 1d20+6
[18:26] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 29." [1d20=20]
[18:26] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+6 and gets 7." [1d20=1]
[18:27] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(29)>Gildas(18)>Myann(10)>JohnofMiko(7)'
[18:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Star creature
[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 Star creature and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[18:27] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(29)>Star Creature(27)>Gildas(18)>Myann(10)>JohnofMiko(7)'
[18:28] <@Kotono> The creature before you laughs, a whimsical sound. "Let us see the great entertainments under the starry sky. Oh starry night, let your majesty come!" The creature throws its arms up, as if beckoning the stars themselves to come. OOC: FEather, open.
[18:29] <Feather> While he can do little about the aches in his limbs, Feather drives the actual pain away from his mind and adopts a mindset suited for killing all that which stands before him! With that comes clarity, and he advances upon the creature, circling around it as he slashes methodically with his scimitars!
[18:30] <Feather> roll 1d20+16-1+2+4 silver scimitar
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+16-1+2+4 silver scimitar and gets 24." [1d20=3]
[18:30] <Feather> roll 1d20+11-1+2+4 silver scimitar
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11-1+2+4 silver scimitar and gets 20." [1d20=4]
[18:30] <Feather> roll 1d20+17-1+2+4 hay devil
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17-1+2+4 hay devil and gets 42." [1d20=20]
[18:30] <Feather> roll 1d20+12-1+2+4 hay devil
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12-1+2+4 hay devil and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[18:31] <Feather> roll 1d20+17-1+2+4+4 hay devil crit?
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17-1+2+4+4 hay devil crit? and gets 39." [1d20=13]
[18:31] <@Kotono> OOC: One hit but it's a crit.
[18:32] <Feather> roll 2d6+10+8-1+5d6, dervish dance, momentary glimpse, it gets an AoO on me
[18:32] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d6+10+8-1+5d6, dervish dance, momentary glimpse, it gets an AoO on me and gets Error: Numeric values only." [2d6=6, 4][5d6=5, 1, 2, 3, 6]
[18:33] <@Kotono> OOC: Flatfooted.
[18:33] <@Kotono> OOC: So it doesn't get one.
[18:33] <Feather> OOC: 44 damage
[18:34] <@Kotono> Feather comes in and dances, most of his blows parried harmlessly. But one slips through, impaling the visible lung of the creature. It deflates before your eyes, blood filling the wound. As that happens, "Stars, fall!" The creature beckons, as glimmering stars plummet down, peppering the deck. OOC: Ref saves, all.
[18:34] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann evasion
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann evasion and gets 30." [1d20=19]
[18:34] <Gildas> roll 1d20+15 improved evasion
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+15 improved evasion and gets 34." [1d20=19]
[18:35] <@John> roll 1d20+15 improved evasion
[18:35] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+15 improved evasion and gets 32." [1d20=17]
[18:35] <Feather> roll 1d20+16 i. evasion
[18:35] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+16 i. evasion and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[18:36] <@Kotono> All the party dodges safely. But in the aftermath, the ground is covered in glittering, glass like star shards. They poke out everywhere, all the deck a deathtrap to walk on. OOC: Walking on the ground will likely incur damage since holy fuck it's like a spikey hell now. More coming from the bad guy.
[18:36] <@Kotono> In the aftermath of that, the arms of the star creature shift into blades of light. They strike fast and true, shredding into Feather and right through his armor.
[18:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch AC, those bonuses to touch AC you racked up on your armor in the Shrikes applies
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch AC, those bonuses to touch AC you racked up on your armor in the Shrikes applies and gets 15." [1d20=1]
[18:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch AC, those bonuses to touch AC you racked up on your armor in the Shrikes applies
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch AC, those bonuses to touch AC you racked up on your armor in the Shrikes applies and gets 21." [1d20=7]
[18:37] <Feather> OOC: AC27 vs incorporeal touch after skirmish
[18:38] <@Kotono> Yet Feather parries both those strikes, dodging as his armor turns out to be hard against even starlight. Then...OOC: Gildas.
[18:39] <Gildas> OOC: Can I breathe fire on the glass and the creature to melt it and also hit the creature?
[18:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure, but you're on a wooden deck too, fair warning.
[18:40] <Gildas> OOC: Oh, good point. Well, can I just hit the creature?
[18:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure, so long as you don't midn your feet getting shredde dor you have some way to avoid walking through those star shards.
[18:40] <Gildas> OOC: Well, I meant breathe fire on it without lighting the deck on fire.
[18:41] <@Kotono> OOC: You could aim up and try to just get her upper body, but above are some high branches and last bits of foliage. You'd run the risk of setting those on fire. Not 100%, but it is a risk.
[18:41] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[18:42] <Gildas> Gildas frowns and shakes his head and casts a spell to get rid of the glass! OOC: I'm going to cast Gust of Wind to try and clear a path and maybe hit the creature with some shards too. Is that okay?
[18:43] <@Kotono> OOC: Link me?
[18:43] <Gildas> OOC: http://dndtools.eu/spells/players-handbook-v35--6/gust-of-wind--2618/
[18:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure. You'd be at risk of Feather also getting some shards, but the plan's sound otherwise.
[18:44] <Gildas> OOC: Okay. I'll turn to try and not hit him and just clear a path on the other side of him and just not try and hit the main thing in that case.
[18:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[18:45] <@Kotono> Gust of wind is cast. Shards are picked up and blown off the side, clearing a safe path to the flank of the star creature. OOC: Okay. Myann's up.
[18:45] <Gildas> Gildas then shapeshifts into his Dire Bear and moves in closer to the creature! OOC: Just moving closer.
[18:46] <@Kotono> Myann stays back as she staggers amid the star rain, "Down!" she calls and points, a block coming from above to clobber it.
[18:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 touch AC
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 touch AC and gets 30." [1d20=18]
[18:46] <@Kotono> roll 5d6 and ref
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and ref and gets 17." [5d6=3, 3, 1, 5, 5]
[18:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[18:47] <@Kotono> The block comes from above, bashing the creature's unhidden brain. It visibly squishes down before the block vanishes, leaving the creature staggering and reeling. OOC: Ow. John.
[18:48] <@John> "Uhh... I'm just too worn out for this..." John mutters, flickering invisible for a second as he wills a new crystal to appear out of nowhere and launch itself into the star-creature's heart!
[18:49] <@John> roll 1d20+11 ranged touch, is it crittable?
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+11 ranged touch, is it crittable? and gets 29." [1d20=18]
[18:50] <@Kotono> OOC: It is.
[18:51] <@John> roll 1d6+5d6
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+5d6 and gets 26." [1d6=4][5d6=4, 4, 6, 4, 4]
[18:51] <@Kotono> The shard flies true, going right into the intestines of the creature. Not quite a heart-shot, but the creature's innards are now visibly pierced. OOC: Ow. Feather.
[18:52] * Joins: Corwin (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net)
[18:52] * Corwin is now known as Feather_
[18:54] * Quits: Feather (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net) (Ping timeout)
[18:54] * Feather_ is now known as Feather
[18:54] <Feather> There might be more people around his target, but Feather ignores them all as he continues circling around it. The silver sword is discarded as useless, and he draws the stone scimitar before going on the offensive once more!
[18:55] <Feather> roll 1d20+18+2-1+4 stone
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+18+2-1+4 stone and gets 40." [1d20=17]
[18:55] <Feather> roll 1d20+13+2-1+4 stone
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13+2-1+4 stone and gets 27." [1d20=9]
[18:55] <Feather> roll 1d20+17+2-1+4 hay devil
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17+2-1+4 hay devil and gets 28." [1d20=6]
[18:55] <Feather> roll 1d20+12+2-1+4+2 hay devil ending up flanking with Gildas
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12+2-1+4+2 hay devil ending up flanking with Gildas and gets 25." [1d20=6]
[18:56] <Feather> roll 1d20+18+2-1+4 stone crit?
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+18+2-1+4 stone crit? and gets 26." [1d20=3]
[18:56] <@Kotono> OOC: Two normal hits.
[18:57] <Feather> roll 1d6+8-1+4+5d6+1d6 last is fire
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+8-1+4+5d6+1d6 last is fire and gets 37." [1d6=6][5d6=1, 2, 4, 6, 2][1d6=5]
[18:57] <Feather> roll 1d6+5-1+4+5d6
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+5-1+4+5d6 and gets 35." [1d6=5][5d6=5, 6, 5, 5, 1]
[18:57] <@Kotono> Feather manages twin slices through it, tearping apart chest and innards and more. The creature staggers tremendously, the stars falling even as it struggles to remain up. OOC: Ref all.
[18:57] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann evasion
[18:57] <Feather> OOC: It can AoO, my AC should be 23 touch vs incorporeal
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann evasion and gets 20." [1d20=9]
[18:58] <@Kotono> OOC: Okya, lemme do that real quick thne.
[18:58] <Feather> roll 1d20+18 improved evasion
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+18 improved evasion and gets 23." [1d20=5]
[18:58] <Gildas> roll 1d20+15 improved evasion
[18:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch AC vs Feather
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+15 improved evasion and gets 23." [1d20=8]
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch AC vs Feather and gets 18." [1d20=4]
[18:58] <@John> roll 1d20+15 improved evasion
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+15 improved evasion and gets 20." [1d20=5]
[18:59] <@Kotono> roll 15d6 John half, Myann full
[18:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 15d6 John half, Myann full and gets 64." [15d6=3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 6, 3, 1, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3]
[19:01] <@Kotono> The merciless stars fall. John is grazed by several, opening up terrible wounds that refuse to stop bleeding. Myann is worse, peppered by the stars horribly and staggering. Pain fills her vision as...OOC: John has a bleeding wound that deals 5 damage per round. Myann is the same but it deals 10 to her. Immediate medical treatment is required. Star creature isn't done yet.
[19:01] <Feather> roll 1d6+8+4
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+8+4 and gets 17." [1d6=5]
[19:02] <@Kotono> As the stars strike, Feather is duelled with once more,s words out.
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 31." [1d20=17]
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 and gets 24." [1d20=10]
[19:02] <@Kotono> OOC: Touch AC?
[19:02] <Feather> OOC: Incorporeal touch AC 27 right now
[19:03] <@Kotono> roll 10d6 and more coming in a second roll momentarily
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 and more coming in a second roll momentarily and gets 39." [10d6=1, 3, 5, 4, 6, 4, 6, 5, 1, 4]
[19:03] <@Kotono> roll 1d6 Str
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 Str and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[19:04] <@Kotono> The arm of light cuts through Feather's shoulder. It causes him to squirt blood out in great big pumps, his entire body woozy. He can barely focus on anything, a corona of light surrounding everything. OOC: Your vision is hazy and off after that wound. You're treated as dazzled. Gildas.
[19:05] <Gildas> The Dire Bear raises up! It's time to put an end to this creature! He lashes out with his paws and claws, intent on pounding it into the ground! OOC: I am flanking, correct?
[19:05] <Feather> OOC: yes
[19:05] <Gildas> OOC: OK
[19:05] <Gildas> roll 1d20+22 SF attempt
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+22 SF attempt and gets 28." [1d20=6]
[19:05] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 and gets 18." [1d20=1]
[19:05] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 and gets 20." [1d20=3]
[19:05] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17 claw 1
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 claw 1 and gets 22." [1d20=5]
[19:05] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17 claw 2
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 claw 2 and gets 36." [1d20=19]
[19:06] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17 claw 2 crit with improved claw??
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 claw 2 crit with improved claw?? and gets 34." [1d20=17]
[19:07] <@Kotono> OOC: One hit and one crit. DC on SF?
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 fort
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 fort and gets 30." [1d20=19]
[19:07] <Gildas> OOC: The DC of SF is 22
[19:07] <Gildas> roll 2d8+15+1d6+1d6
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+15+1d6+1d6 and gets 31." [2d8=5, 3][1d6=5][1d6=3]
[19:07] <Gildas> roll 2d6+30+1d6 on the claw
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d6+30+1d6 on the claw and gets 37." [2d6=2, 3][1d6=2]
[19:09] <@Kotono> The creature's body is shredded, slumping as it falls to a knee. "This...isn't in the stars!" she protests, trying to rise. Meanwhile...OOC: -10 HP for Myann, she's up.
[19:09] <@Kotono> Myann holds her wounded body, healing light spent to try and stop the tremendous bleeding.
[19:10] <@Kotono> roll 3d8+10, last high level charge
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d8+10, last high level charge and gets Error: Numeric values only." [3d8=6, 4, 3]
[19:10] <@Kotono> The worst of Myann's bleeding stops, as meanwhile...OOC: John, go.
[19:11] <@John> "Ohh... that ain't good..." John says worriedly, starting to feel light-headed as well as worn out. Still, he retains enough mental focus to hurl another crystal, sadly without the benefit of invisibility.
[19:11] <@John> roll 1d20+10 ranged touch, augmented 3 steps
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+10 ranged touch, augmented 3 steps and gets 19." [1d20=9]
[19:11] <@John> roll 4d6
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 4d6 and gets 17." [4d6=6, 2, 4, 5]
[19:13] <@Kotono> The shard flies true, right into the heart of the creature. It falls over and bursts into starlight, the shards vanishing and the rain above stopping. From above, a familiar, glittering point of light appears, floating just above the ground. Meanwhile, at the edge of the deck, a single treasure chest rises. OOC: Free act, loot post.
[19:14] * Feather hobbles over to Myann to heal her himself, before slumping on the platform altogether.
[19:14] <Feather> roll 3d8+10 gem
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 3d8+10 gem and gets 27." [3d8=6, 4, 7]
[19:14] <@Kotono> Myann just slumps over against Feather, silently resting as her wounds mend.
[19:15] * @John has to work on his own problems, grabbing some spare cloth from his backpack and trying to bandage himself up tightly.
[19:15] <Gildas> The bear lets out a breath and moves over to John to heal him. The glittering light is there, but might as well help him for now anyway!
[19:15] <@John> roll 1d20+17 heal
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 heal and gets 28." [1d20=11]
[19:15] <@Kotono> John manages to stop the bleeding. OOC: Damage ceased.
[19:15] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts back and lays a hand on him!
[19:16] <Gildas> roll 3d8+10
[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 3d8+10 and gets 26." [3d8=8, 5, 3]
[19:16] <@John> "Thanks, Gildas," John says as the bandages are made redundant. "Wasn't sure anyone'd have any healing left."
[19:16] <Gildas> He gestures over at the light. "I think that'll take care of all of us, but I wanted to help for now anyway." He moves over to check the chest!
[19:17] <@Kotono> Within the chest is...OOC: Loot.
[19:18] <Gildas> "Myann, I think this one's for you." He calls out and withdraws the ring, casting a Detect Magic on it anyway.
[19:18] <@Kotono> OOC: It radiates magic. Spellcraft.
[19:18] <Gildas> roll 1d20+22
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+22 and gets 33." [1d20=11]
[19:19] <@Kotono> The ring is...OOC: Loot.
[19:20] <Gildas> "Yes, this is definitely for you. It duplicates your mushroom spells." Gildas says, offering the ring to Myann.
[19:21] <@Kotono> Myann takes it and puts the ring on. "It feels good," she says, eyeing it.
[19:21] <Gildas> Gildas nods and moves over to the light. "Any spells anyone wants to cast before I take this? I think it's going to restore us like it did last time."
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[19:22] <@John> "I'm good," John says.
[19:22] <Gildas> Gildas nods, and if there's no further objections, will reach out for the light!
[19:24] * Quits: Feather (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net) (Ping timeout)
[19:24] <@Kotono> The light is taken. The heroes feel immediately rejuvenated. OOC: HP restored, spells and daily uses refreshed. Fatigue and exhaustion gone, as well as ability damage.
[19:26] <@John> "Ahh, that did the trick," John says, reinvigorated.
[19:26] <@Kotono> "I feel alive again," Myann sits up and rubs her eyes, "Im' glad that was there."
[19:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, so what are y'all gonna do now?
[19:30] <Gildas> OOC: Go down, I believe?
[19:31] <@John> OOC: yes, down the stairs yet unexplored!
[19:32] <@Kotono> In much better shape, the party heads on down and then down further. As you reach the unexplored stairs, you find an old, brown and white hound dog lying besides them. It looks to be taking a nap.
[19:32] * Corwin is now known as Feather
[19:32] <@John> "Aww, nice doggy," John says, leaning down to gently pat it on the head.
[19:33] <@Kotono> The dog stirs and looks up hopefully at John.
[19:34] * Feather offers the nice dog some jerkey.
[19:34] <@Kotono> The food is eaten and the dog gets up and moves out of the way.
[19:35] <@Kotono> Myann watches it and then says, "I have no idea what that's about. Do any of you?"
[19:35] <Gildas> "Well, we met a dog similar to this once, didn't we?" Gildas says.
[19:35] <@John> "A nice dog doesn't need any explanation," John says.
[19:35] <Feather> "Help out a hungry dog whenever you can. So-- yeah, what John said."
[19:38] <@Kotono> Myann just nods and looks down. "Ready to go down then?"
[19:39] <@John> "Yep. Bye dog," John says, heading down.
[19:42] <@Kotono> The party heads on down. :It leads to the ground and a wide, cobblestone path. Myann stares ahead, "That mushroom's ahead there, somewhere."
[19:43] <Feather> "Can you, uh, ask it for better directions?"
[19:44] <@Kotono> "I've tried," Myann shakes her head, "It's indistinct like that. I think something's interfering."
[19:45] <@John> "Just have to explore everywhere till we find it."
[19:45] <Feather> "Guess we can only follow the path, then?"
[19:45] <Gildas> Gildas nods. "It's laid out for us, we may as well follow."
[19:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 41." [1d100=41]
[19:47] <@Kotono> The party walks on for a half hour. Eventually, they come to a massive wall, a good 15ft high. An archway leads into it - a huge garden, full of plants, bushes and hanging plants. There is a rainbow cascade of various colored plants and mushrooms within.
[19:48] <Gildas> Gildas looks about to see if he can identify the plants! Not... that that means they're the normal version of them, of course...
[19:49] <@Kotono> OOC:KN.
[19:49] <Gildas> roll 1d20+18
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+18 and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[19:50] <@Kotono> There's familiar plants mixed with unfamiliar ones. The specimens alls eem extremely healthy and overgrown.
[19:51] <Gildas> "Hm..." Gildas looks about here and there. "Lots of unfamiliar things... I'm guessing it's the same for you, Myann? Mushrooms from all over?"
[19:53] <@Kotono> "Yes," Myann says, "I can't pin them down for some reason," she remarks.
[19:54] <Gildas> He nods and goes to cast a detect magic to see if there's anything going on besides the plants just being affected by some magical growth.
[19:54] <@Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft.
[19:54] <Gildas> roll 1d20+24
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+24 and gets 25." [1d20=1]
[19:56] <@Kotono> There's some magic here, but Gildas can't comprehend it. It's like something is obscuring it.
[19:57] <Gildas> "Hm. Interesting." He decides to pick a few obscure plants and put them into the Fairy Backpack to try and grow back home!
[20:00] <@Kotono> The plants are taken without incident.
[20:00] <@Kotono> OOC: So what are y'lal gonna do now?
[20:00] <Gildas> ooC: I guess just continue on.
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d2
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d2 and gets 1." [1d2=1]
[20:00] <@John> OOC: explore!

Ebiris · July 11, 2014, 05:15:03 PM

[18:01] <@Kotono> The party begins to wander the garden. You go past a strange cavalcade of plants, mushrooms, flowers and vines. In due time, you come to a circle of paved stone. Over it is a gazebo made of darkly stained wood. About half a dozen padded chairs sit around a large table within, a pitcher of lemonade and glasses on that table. Myann stops here and raises her arm to bar the way further, "Sidhe-alike,"
[18:01] <@Kotono> she murmurs, "It rather resembles Lady Valisha."
[18:01] * Joins: C2 (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net)
[18:02] <@John> "She look fighty?" John asks.
[18:03] * C2 is now known as Feather_
[18:03] <@Kotono> "She's watching us," Myann murmurs, nodding towards the gazebo. "Just watching."
[18:03] <Feather_> "Might as well go and say hi?"
[18:03] * Quits: Feather (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net) (Ping timeout)
[18:04] <Gildas> "We can always ask her nicely to not be invisible." Gildas says as he looks in that direction. Not that he can actually see anything...
[18:04] <@John> "Hullo!" John waves in the general direction of the invisible lady.
[18:07] <@Kotono> At that greeting, you hear Lady Valisha's voice, "Pets of the Princess of the Mushrooms? Come then and join me. It was only a matter of time until you came to this place."
[18:09] <Gildas> Gildas looks over at Myann. "This isn't the real one, correct?"
[18:09] <@John> "We're not pets, we're pals!" John says, walking over nonetheless.
[18:09] <@Kotono> "Just another alike," Myann murmurs.
[18:10] <Gildas> Gildas nods and follows after John for the time being. "What role do you have in this place, then? Are you another challenge for us to overcome?" He directs his voice in the same direction as the original voice had come from.
[18:11] <@Kotono> "They are valued," Myann banters back to the unseen Sidhe-alike. "If you concede they are my servants, then they are to be treated with the same respect you would accord me."
[18:13] <@Kotono> "Hmph." The voice sounds offended, but replies, "I am enjoying my own leisure...Gildas."
[18:15] <Gildas> "I think the real one would be more coordial." Gildas says. "However, if you're offering us respite in this place, I don't think any of us are too proud to accept it... but please, we've seen enough of what goes on here to know that you're just a fragment of something else."
[18:16] <Feather_> "Is there anything you want?" Feather offers, thinking in terms of challenges much like Gildas seems to be. "If we can, we'll help you out."
[18:16] <@Kotono> A glass of lemonade is picked up by the air, only to be tossed aside. It shatters aloud, "You dare? You DARE? You come here and have your servants insult me, Mushroom Princess?!"
[18:19] <@John> "Hey I didn't insult nobody!" John protests. "You insulted me, but see I didn't rise to... uh, I mean, lower myself to your level. Wait, how can you rise to the bait and lower yourself..." his protestation trails off into confused muttering.
[18:19] <Gildas> Gildas just raises his eyebrows and looks over at Myann. A fragment of someone else who gets the same haughty attitude... How odd.
[18:20] <@Kotono> As John goes off on to an odd tangent, "Say, Feather," Myann asks. "Who is royalty here?"
[18:20] <Gildas> "Oh... now you've gone and done it." Gildas says with a shake of his head.
[18:31] * Joins: C2 (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net)
[18:32] * C2 is now known as Feather
[18:32] <Feather> "You are," Feather muses. "Of course, that's not only here. You are back home as well. And anyone that picks a fight with you... hey, you said we could deal with them? No death curses or anything?"
[18:32] <@Kotono> "Right," Myann says, "What does royalty do to those that offend it, especially those who lack the normal protections and death curses of real Sidhe?"
[18:32] <Feather> "We can't really make their deaths entertaining, so we'll hafta do with quick and humiliating?"
[18:33] * Quits: Feather_ (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net) (Ping timeout)
[18:34] <@John> "Huh, we're gonna fight?" John perks up from his ruminations on the quandaries of language.
[18:34] <Gildas> Gildas just stays quiet, but can't help smiling just a little bit.
[18:34] <@Kotono> "Close enough," Myann draws her crystal sword, "Now, LADY Valisha, tell me. What's to stop me from taking fatal offense from everything you've done? Tell me, would you like to be a mushroom?" A wicked little smile plays on her face, "I'll turn your body into feed for one, if you like. After we're done with you."
[18:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Make an intimidation check, Feather. Myann's making one and I'll count your efforts as aiding.
[18:35] <Gildas> "I think this is your chance to apologize for offending her." Gildas pipes up.
[18:35] <Feather> roll 1d20+1 I'm not very scary before I kill something
[18:35] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+1 I'm not very scary before I kill something and gets 9." [1d20=8]
[18:36] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 (+8 circumstance)
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 (+8 circumstance) and gets 15." [1d20=3]
[18:36] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[18:37] <@Kotono> There is silence after that. Silence for a goodly time before Lady Valisha speaks, voice subdued. "I...apologize," she finally says. "For my boorish and boring behavior. How can I serve y...How can I serve all of you?"
[18:38] <Feather> "Don't suppose there's some way we can all help each other?" Feather asks, returning to his original thought process.
[18:39] <@Kotono> "There's a special mushroom here," Myann speaks up, "I'd like to find it as soon and safely as possible."
[18:40] <@Kotono> "As you wish," Lady Valisha replies, "I can help all of you by escorting you as close to that mushroom as I can. I...require no compensation for this task."
[18:41] <Gildas> "Why are you really here, though?" Gildas asks, making a gesture to the gazebo. "You serve some sort of purpose within this dream, do you not?"
[18:41] <@Kotono> "I am here because I am here." Lady Valisha says, another pause after that. "I feel as if it is a vivid dream."
[18:42] <Gildas> "Are you a fragment of our memories of Lady Valisha or a fragment of something else?" He follows-up.
[18:43] <@Kotono> "I don't know," she replies, "I do not even know why I am naked."
[18:43] <Gildas> Gildas turns and looks over at Myann. "You left that part out on purpose, didn't you?"
[18:43] <@Kotono> Myann shakes her head, "If you were wondering why I didn't ask her to remove her invisibility. Just...don't think about it. It's not anything you'd like tos ee."
[18:44] <Gildas> He turns back. "Is there anything else you can show us to in this place?"
[18:44] * Feather remembers going blind from just one look, and is suddenly very happy he didn't use his magic to see the invisible.
[18:45] <@Kotono> "The ways ahead are death traps," Lady Valisha slowly replies, "I can show the way past them. But the mushroom is guarded by the Undying."
[18:47] <@John> "That'd be great, thanks!" John says gratefully, as if they hadn't threatened her into it.
[18:47] <Feather> "It would be good to avoid the pointless traps, and just kill that undying thing!"
[18:47] <@Kotono> "Lead on," Myann says, "Tell us about the Undying as we go."
[18:47] <@Kotono> Myann leads the wal, presumably following Lady Valisha.
[18:48] * Feather sticks to Myann's side, voicing, "Think it's that skeleton? Shame we don't got a priest with us."
[18:49] <@Kotono> "Might be," Myann voices.
[18:50] <@Kotono> As you walk - ahead on a path of carved stone blocks, only stepping on some, "Follow Myann's steps," Lady Valisha instructs, "The Undying is a powerful skeleton. It has drunk of the power of the mushroom and changed. Only the power of that mushroom can defeat it, but it guards the mushroom."
[18:51] * Feather winces. "So I'm thinking, one of us goes for the mushroom while the rest distract it?"
[18:51] <Gildas> Gildas nods and follows as instructed. "So, perhaps we have to distract it while Myann gets to the ...exactly." He nods to Feather.
[18:53] <Feather> "Myann, think you could set me on fire in advance, when we're real close?"
[18:53] <@Kotono> Next is a tangled pathway of vines. Myann nods and goes to a purple flower nearby, taking a bit of pollen from it and spreading it across your face. "Pollen on the face," Lady Valisha meanwhile instructs, "The vines will leave you be. The mushroom is also guarded by fields of magic. Spellcraft and analysis can defeat these fields, but it takes time. The Undying attacking you would ruin those
[18:53] <@Kotono> efforts."
[18:53] <@Kotono> "Will do," Myann says. "It's probably best that all four of us get a mushroom before this."
[18:54] <Gildas> Gildas pollens up!
[18:54] * @John sloppily mashes some pollen over his nose and cheeks.
[18:54] <@Kotono> OOC: Also loot post.
[18:56] <@Kotono> The vines stay still as you pass. Ahead is a tangle of flowers and field, Myann instead stopping and following to the left edge. Here she begins to step up, "Invisible stairs over the poison flowers," Lady Valisha remarks, "Easy for a Sidhe, a death sentence otherwise."
[18:57] <Gildas> "Ah... This is probably a collection of the dreams of a variety of things, beyond just us." Gildas remarks as he follows. "It makes sense, the Dreamer probably had interactions with a lot of different things before we came along."
[18:59] <@Kotono> Up and over the field you go. Past this is a stone dome, surrounded by colorful flowers. A single archway leads within, into darkness that not even Gildas's darkvision penetrates. "Within there. This is as far as I go." Lady Valisha says.
[19:00] <@John> "Well you've been a big help, so thanks!" John says gratefully.
[19:00] <Gildas> "Can you offer us any power for the fight we have ahead of us?" Gildas asks.
[19:01] <@Kotono> Myann chants. A spell comes - mushrooms fall from above. Two pairs of two, the entire party imbued with firepower. OOC: Everyone fire mushroomed.
[19:04] * Feather casts the spells to see the invisible, given the nature of the traps here, and then follows it up with one to see any ambient magic.
[19:05] <@Kotono> "I cannot," Lady Valisha says, "The magic I have is not geared to it...without boundaries tha tthe Princess will accept."
[19:07] <@Kotono> OOC: Any more spells or are y'all heading in?
[19:08] <@John> OOC: onwards!
[19:08] <Feather> OOC: I'm good!
[19:12] <@Kotono> The party heads into the darkness - which recedes easily. The inner dome is a circle. 40ft ahead you see it - the black skeleton. Human sized and now with eight arms, each carrying a weapon. Two are scimitars, two are quarterstaffs, two are long swords and a final two are leather wrist and fist wraps. 60ft away, 20ft behind the skeleton and against the back wall is a large sphere of ever-rotating
[19:12] <@Kotono> colors. But one barely has a chance to notice it, as the moment you come in, the Undying rushes the party! OOC: Init.
[19:12] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 8." [1d20=5]
[19:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 19." [1d20=15]
[19:13] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[19:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Undying
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 Undying and gets 13." [1d20=3]
[19:13] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 14." [1d20=5]
[19:14] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>John(14)>Undying(13)>Feather(12)MyannHino(8)'
[19:14] <@Kotono> OOC: AFter that tremendous init suckfest, Gildas opens. Go.
[19:14] <@Kotono> "Eight arms?!" Myann stares at the weapons, "And those weapons," she gestures wildly with her sword. "The ones we use!"
[19:14] <Gildas> OOC: Can a detect magic hit the Skeleton all the way back to where the sphere is?
[19:15] <@Kotono> OOC: The range on DM is 60ft, so just barely.
[19:15] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[19:15] <Gildas> First, Gildas casts a detect magic from where he stands, intending to try and get a basic understanding of how to deactivate the barriers!
[19:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft.
[19:16] <Gildas> OOC: Ostensibly also to see if the Undying has any tricks up its sleeve.
[19:16] <Gildas> roll 1d20+24
[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+24 and gets 32." [1d20=8]
[19:17] <@Kotono> The Undying and its weapons are all magic, but overshadowed by the power in the sphere. It's a complex spell matrix, radiating overwhelming levels of power. You can interact with it by touching it and attempt to unlock it through the proper spell analysis and work.
[19:18] <Gildas> "I'll work on the barriers, if you can keep it distracted! Be careful, everything it has is magical in nature!" Gildas yells at the others before he shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form to bound over to the barrier, just in case the thing decides to attack him.
[19:20] <@Kotono> Gildas is able to reach the barrier - the skeleton can't react yet. OOC: John's up. Go John.
[19:20] <@John> They need to keep the thing busy, so John takes that task on himself by rushing over and kicking at the legs to try and send the top-heavy skeleton down!
[19:20] <@John> roll 1d20+22 cmb improved trip charge
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+22 cmb improved trip charge and gets 26." [1d20=4]
[19:21] <@John> Then he turns invisible!
[19:22] <@Kotono> The skeleton's legs are hit, causing it to stumble and go down! OOC: Follow up.
[19:23] <@John> OOC: not taking it, no point if it's invincible.
[19:25] <@Kotono> The Undying's arms shift. The two longswords are prominant as they weave a web of gestures, before two purple and white mushrooms fall at Gildas and Feather.
[19:25] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 touch AC Gildas
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 touch AC Gildas and gets 18." [1d20=5]
[19:25] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 touch AC Feather
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 touch AC Feather and gets 32." [1d20=19]
[19:25] <Gildas> OOC: I actually have 19!
[19:25] <Feather> OOC: Hit, my fire mushroom takes it, I think
[19:26] <@Kotono> OOC: It does. Be happy it does.
[19:28] <@Kotono> Gildas sidesteps, while Feather is touched. The mushroom immediately vanishes as so does Feather's fire protection. "Don't let thatmushroom touch you!" Myann calls, eyes wide, "It's the most toxic thing I've ever seen!" Then the Undying's arms shift - the two wrist and fist wrapped hands are prominent. The skeleton's face becomes that of a boney bear, befor ea gush of fire erupts out at John -
[19:28] <@Kotono> catching him even invisible, covering a cone expanding out around him. OOC: Ref.
[19:29] <Gildas> Gildas the Dire Bear looks over and makes a disgusted growl. How dare it copy something he just got a little while ago!
[19:29] <@John> roll 1d20+18 improved evasion
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+18 improved evasion and gets 38." [1d20=20]
[19:31] <@Kotono> But John is like the unseen wind, dodging just as easily. OOC: Okay. Feather, go.
[19:32] <Feather> "Oh come on!" Feather complains, heading into the inner dome. "Here I am! You wanna fight someone, you do it with swords like a real man!" he calls out to the skeleton, while his gaze keeps on drifting over to the rotating sphere. It's not like he can do much to hurt the skeleton if they trust Lady Valisha, and going by his old memories it might even help the skeleton recover if he tried seriously
[19:32] <Feather> to harm it.
[19:32] <Feather> roll 1d20+19 spellcraft, moving 20ft
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+19 spellcraft, moving 20ft and gets 30." [1d20=11]
[19:34] <@Kotono> Feather learns the same as Gildas - needs to be touched, can be opened with spellcraft while doing so. OOC: Okay, Myann's up.
[19:34] <@Kotono> Myann stays back, quickly chanting as a fire mushroom falls on Feather. OOC: Fire mushroomed once more, she's staying wellb ack and away to play support. Gildas.
[19:35] <Gildas> OOC: I'm guessing I probably can't work it too much without, you know, fingers and things, correct? (I.e. I need to shift back)
[19:35] <@Kotono> OOC: You just need to touch it.
[19:35] <Gildas> The bear reaches out to touch the barrier with a paw!
[19:36] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a spellcraft check.
[19:36] <Gildas> roll 1d20+24
[19:36] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+24 and gets 29." [1d20=5]
[19:36] <@Kotono> Gildas begins to work on the sphere. It's complicated and slow going as he begins to analyze it...OOC: That takes up your turn. John.
[19:38] <@John> Well just tripping it didn't do much to blunt its offensive powers, so John tries tying it up further by sitting on its back and putting it in an arm-lock! Which may not be the best plan ever given the rather substantial arms gap between the two.
[19:38] <@John> roll 1d20+15 grapplan cmb
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+15 grapplan cmb and gets 16." [1d20=1]
[19:39] <@Kotono> OOC: Also, that provokes an AoO after unless you have improved grapple. Do you?
[19:40] <@John> OOC: I don't
[19:40] <@John> OOC: but I'm invisible!
[19:40] <@John> OOC: until the grapple resolves in its inevitable failure. Then I reappear.
[19:40] <@John> OOC: But it gives a free shot!
[19:40] <@John> OOC: unless he can see through it!
[19:50] <@Kotono> OOC: No AoO, then.
[19:51] <@Kotono> John tries to latch on, but the skeleton thrashes and pushes him off. Then it leaps up as...OOC: Provokes from you, if you wanna take it, John.
[19:52] <@John> roll 1d20+15 grapple again, AoO sadly provoked
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+15 grapple again, AoO sadly provoked and gets 26." [1d20=11]
[19:54] <@Kotono> OOC: No joy this time, it's no longer flatfooted.
[19:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+16 (-4 prone) AoO
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+16 (-4 prone) AoO and gets 26." [1d20=10]
[19:55] <@John> OOC: 30
[19:56] <@Kotono> John tries to grab onto it as it rises, but instead he has to leap back to avoid being double-scimitared. Then John's staves come forward, the two of them forming a giant crystal shard between them, which fires right at the warrior!
[19:57] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch AC (Augmented 3 steps)
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch AC (Augmented 3 steps) and gets 19." [1d20=5]
[19:57] <@John> OOC: 21
[19:58] <@Kotono> But John's too fast! In a fury, the two scimitars of Feather comes forth as the skeleton begins to dance around John, trying to chop him up into bits.
[19:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+23 (+3 dervish dance) John
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 (+3 dervish dance) John and gets 30." [1d20=7]
[19:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+23 (+3 dervish dance) John
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 (+3 dervish dance) John and gets 41." [1d20=18]
[19:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+3 dervish dance) John
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+3 dervish dance) John and gets 37." [1d20=19]
[19:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+3 dervish dance) John
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+18 (+3 dervish dance) John and gets 33." [1d20=15]
[19:59] <@Kotono> OOC: AC?
[19:59] <@John> OOC: 30
[19:59] <@Kotono> OOC: First one gets mushroomed. Other three are all crit threats.
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+23 threat 1
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 threat 1 and gets 31." [1d20=8]
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+23 threat 2
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 threat 2 and gets 40." [1d20=17]
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+23 threat 3
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+23 threat 3 and gets 24." [1d20=1]
[20:00] <@Kotono> OOC: -5 from the second and third. Two crits and one hit.
[20:01] <@Kotono> roll 2d6+16+3d6 (3d6 is skirmish)
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+16+3d6 (3d6 is skirmish) and gets 32." [2d6=2, 5][3d6=4, 3, 2]
[20:01] <@Kotono> roll 2d6+16+3d6 (3d6 is skirmish)
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+16+3d6 (3d6 is skirmish) and gets 34." [2d6=4, 2][3d6=6, 2, 4]
[20:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+8+3d6 (3d6 is skirmish)
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+8+3d6 (3d6 is skirmish) and gets 20." [1d6=6][3d6=4, 1, 1]
[20:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Provokes an AoO from you after if you have any to spare.
[20:01] <@John> OOC: no point
[20:03] <@Kotono> John is unable to defend himselfl, sliced up like an apple. His sides are scored, his arms slashed and legs ripped. He stumbles back, bleeding from a dozen wounds. What's worse is that one went right through his shoulderblade, ruining the coordination of his left arm! OOC: Left arm's out of action, two handing aw eapon's impossible. Healing will fix this. Feather.
[20:03] * Feather whistles at the skeleton to get its attention. "Hey, stop hanging on John all this while!" he calls out, causiously making his way over to try and replace John as the target.
[20:03] <Feather> OOC: total defense, heading within 5ft of it
[20:04] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[20:04] <@Kotono> Feather moves in, getting the creature's direct attention. It turns to him as Myann quickly chants. Another fire mushroom falls on John, shielding him from the next assault, "Get back!" she cries. OOC: Right. Gildas is up. Fire mushroomed, John.
[20:05] <Gildas> Gildas continues to work on the barrier! OOC: Another Spellcraft?
[20:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[20:05] <Gildas> roll 1d20+24
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+24 and gets 33." [1d20=9]
[20:06] <@Kotono> Gildas works - the pattern begins to reveal itself, a few of the colros blending into others. He works on, absorbed in it as carnage erupts behind him. OOC: Okay. John.
[20:08] <@John> "Oh Pelor I've been an idiot!" John groans, backing off as carefully as he can with his left arm hanging limp, focusing on the power to rob strength from another. OOC: strength of my enemy after I tumble away
[20:08] <@John> roll 1d20+20 acrobatics
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+20 acrobatics and gets 40." [1d20=20]
[20:11] <@Kotono> John manages a succesfull retreat, falling back as the skeleton changes once more. It whirls around to Gildasa s the sphere begins to solidify in color, the skeleton starting to glow to match. It quickly shifts to the longswords, tracing arcane patterns in the air. Poison mushrooms again come, but this time there's one for everyone, falling from above.
[20:11] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch AC vs Gildas
[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch AC vs Gildas and gets 16." [1d20=2]
[20:11] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch AC vs John
[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch AC vs John and gets 27." [1d20=13]
[20:11] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch AC vs Feather
[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch AC vs Feather and gets 34." [1d20=20]
[20:11] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch AC vs Myann
[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch AC vs Myann and gets 25." [1d20=11]
[20:11] <Gildas> OOC: 19
[20:11] <Feather> OOC: autohit takes my mushroom
[20:12] <@John> OOC: hits me
[20:12] <@Kotono> So lost in his work, Gildas dodges withotu beign aware of it. He sidesteps, as the others are all touched. The fire mushroom blessings fade from each, saving them from the poisonous mushrooms. OOC: Fire mushroom gone on all but Gildas. More coming.
[20:13] <@Kotono> But the skeleton's focus is Gildas - and as the wrapped fists and wrists take center stage once more, it is joined by the scimitars. It bounds forward in a pounce, a punch from each hand at Gildas.
[20:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 charge) AC Gildas? 1
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (+2 charge) AC Gildas? 1 and gets 42." [1d20=20]
[20:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 charge) AC Gildas? 2
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (+2 charge) AC Gildas? 2 and gets 40." [1d20=18]
[20:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+22 (+2 charge) AC Gildas? 1 crit?
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+22 (+2 charge) AC Gildas? 1 crit? and gets 37." [1d20=15]
[20:13] <Gildas> OOC: First Crit is absored by a mushroom, second hits. AC is 36
[20:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+14+1d6+1d6 (first d6 is fire, second d6 is cold)
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+14+1d6+1d6 (first d6 is fire, second d6 is cold) and gets 27." [1d8=7][1d6=5][1d6=1]
[20:14] <Gildas> OOC: Both fire and cold are negated.
[20:15] <@Kotono> OOC: 21 total.l
[20:15] <@Kotono> Gildas is hit hard. His concentration is ruined, losing his touch on the sphere. As he stumbles back from the blow, "It's getting STRONGER?!" Myann yelps as the poison mushrooms fly. OOC: Feather.
[20:16] <Feather> "Quit ignoring me!" Feather snarls, and then he's off after the skeleton! Fine. If that's how it is, then he should just forget about all the things he can't do and focus on what he can. So the skeleton is unkillable. That doesn't mean its swords are, and Feather draws Oak Feller and Hay Devil as he catches up to his enemy, circling it and focusing his attacks on methodically sundering any and
[20:16] <Feather> all weapons it is holding!
[20:18] <@Kotono> OOC: Which weapons are you aiming for?
[20:18] <Feather> roll 1d20+14+4+4+2 oak feller, momentary glimpse, dervish dance, sunder CMB, I'll start with the right scimitar, move to the left, and then go to the longswords
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14+4+4+2 oak feller, momentary glimpse, dervish dance, sunder CMB, I'll start with the right scimitar, move to the left, and then go to the longswords and gets 27." [1d20=3]
[20:19] <Feather> roll 1d20+9+4+4+2+2 oak feller, aiming to flank with Gildas for this one, CMB
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9+4+4+2+2 oak feller, aiming to flank with Gildas for this one, CMB and gets 31." [1d20=10]
[20:19] <Feather> roll 1d20+14+3+4+2 hay devil CMB
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14+3+4+2 hay devil CMB and gets 39." [1d20=16]
[20:19] <Feather> roll 1d20+9+3+4+2 hay devil CMB
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9+3+4+2 hay devil CMB and gets 32." [1d20=14]
[20:19] <@Kotono> OOC: All succeed. You provoke, Ib elieve?
[20:20] <Feather> roll 1d6+8+4+2d12 yes, both on moving and on sunder
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+8+4+2d12 yes, both on moving and on sunder and gets 29." [1d6=5][2d12=5, 7]
[20:20] <Feather> roll 1d6+8+4+2d12
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+8+4+2d12 and gets 19." [1d6=1][2d12=2, 4]
[20:20] <Feather> roll 1d6+5+4
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+5+4 and gets 14." [1d6=5]
[20:20] <Feather> roll 1d6+5+4
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+5+4 and gets 13." [1d6=4]
[20:21] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 vs movement AoO
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 vs movement AoO and gets 39." [1d20=19]
[20:21] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 vs sunder AoO
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 vs sunder AoO and gets 26." [1d20=6]
[20:21] <@Kotono> OCO: AC?
[20:21] <Feather> OOC: 38 vs AoO
[20:22] <@Kotono> 1d8+14+1d6+1d6
[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+14+1d6+1d6 and gets 24." [1d8=1][1d6=4][1d6=5]
[20:23] <@Kotono> FEather charges in, blades hacking. The two scimitars are quickly shattered, Feather not even pausing as his gut takes an icy-hot punch. He instead swings out, managing to chip the first longsword as well, bu tnot quite break it. The two formerly scimitar-holding arms slump at the skeleton's side. OOC: Got the scimitars and badly damaged the first longsword. Myann's up.
[20:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>John(14)>Undying(13 -scimitars)>Feather(12)MyannHino(8)'
[20:24] <@Kotono> Myann stays back, casting fire mushroom once more. The 'shrooms fall on Feather and Gildas, protecting them. "Get back here and I'll heal you," Myann calls in the meanwhile. OOC: Okay, you two are 'shroomed once more. Gildas.
[20:24] <Gildas> OOC: I assume touching the barrier would provoke an AoO?
[20:24] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[20:25] <Gildas> OOC: I guess I don't have much choice, so I'll do it.
[20:25] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 AC?
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 AC? and gets 36." [1d20=16]
[20:25] <Gildas> OOC: 36 on the nose.
[20:25] <@Kotono> 1d8+14+1d6+1d6 and ruins your attempt for the round, more coming.
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+14+1d6+1d6 and ruins your attempt for the round, more coming. and gets 27." [1d8=5][1d6=4][1d6=4]
[20:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Last two are fire/cold again.
[20:26] <Gildas> OOC: Looks like 19 then.
[20:27] <@Kotono> Gildas gets a chop in the arm, enough to make him yelp in pain and stumble back, concentration ruined. OOC: John.
[20:28] <@John> "Hoo-ah!" John rushes in on the thing's blindside opposite Gildas and delivers three quick jabs with his good arm!
[20:28] <@John> roll 1d20+17 flurrying
[20:28] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 flurrying and gets 33." [1d20=16]
[20:28] <@John> roll 1d20+17 flurrying
[20:28] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 flurrying and gets 22." [1d20=5]
[20:28] <@John> roll 1d20+12 flurrying
[20:28] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 flurrying and gets 27." [1d20=15]
[20:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Two htits.
[20:29] <@John> roll 1d10+11+2d6 and 3 strength damage (+1 to me)
[20:29] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d10+11+2d6 and 3 strength damage (+1 to me) and gets 26." [1d10=6][2d6=5, 4]
[20:29] <@John> roll 1d10+11+2d6 and 3 strength damage (+1 to me)
[20:29] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d10+11+2d6 and 3 strength damage (+1 to me) and gets 24." [1d10=6][2d6=2, 5]
[20:30] <@John> Then he turns invisible!
[20:31] <@Kotono> OOC: Immune to the str drain, good otherwise. Unless that bypasses the normal immunity ot it?
[20:31] <@John> OOC: damage, not drain
[20:32] <@Kotono> OOC: Either way.
[20:32] <@John> OOC: well fuck
[20:34] <@Kotono> John plummels the skeleton's body. A few cracks show, but it hardly seems to register them as they repair before your very eyes. As this happens, it whirls about, between the unseen John, Feather and Gildas. It finally settles on bringing up Myann's longswords, before poison mushrooms rain down on all.
[20:34] <@Kotono> roll 1d100 vs John's invisibility, first of all
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 vs John's invisibility, first of all and gets 37." [1d100=37]
[20:34] <@Kotono> OOC: John's off the hook.
[20:34] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch AC vs Gildas
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch AC vs Gildas and gets 34." [1d20=20]
[20:35] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch AC vs Feather
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch AC vs Feather and gets 32." [1d20=18]
[20:35] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 touch AC vs Myann
[20:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 touch AC vs Myann and gets 27." [1d20=13]
[20:35] <Gildas> OOC: Mushroom absorbs mine.
[20:35] <Feather> OOC: likewise
[20:36] <@Kotono> The mushrooms fall true. Gildas and Feather lose the protection of the fire mushrooms, while one touches Myann...who plucks it up with an annoyed look. Somehow the fungus manages to look abashed and ashamed before fading away. OOC: Toadstool blood saves Myann's ass. More.
[20:37] <@Kotono> Then the scimitar arms try to come up, but fail. Instead the quarterstaffs come up, striking a flurry of blues at all around it.
[20:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (-1 flurry) vs Gildas
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (-1 flurry) vs Gildas and gets 27." [1d20=8]
[20:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (-1 flurry) vs Feather
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (-1 flurry) vs Feather and gets 31." [1d20=12]
[20:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d100 vs John's invis first
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 vs John's invis first and gets 64." [1d100=64]
[20:37] <Feather> OOC: AC34
[20:37] <Gildas> OOC: AC is 36
[20:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (-1 flurry) vs John
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (-1 flurry) vs John and gets 20." [1d20=1]
[20:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (-1 flurry) vs Gildas
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (-1 flurry) vs Gildas and gets 27." [1d20=13]
[20:38] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (-1 flurry) vs Feather
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+14 (-1 flurry) vs Feather and gets 33." [1d20=19]
[20:38] <@Kotono> But the party withstands the flurry of blows, blocking and parrying every shot safely. OOC: Worked out well. Feather.
[20:39] <Feather> He would normally be scowling by now, but Feather's extreme focus allows him to concentrate on crushing the weapons, starting from the undamaged longsword and moving on to the one he already started on. The staves are next.
[20:39] <Feather> roll 1d20+14+4+4+2 oak feller sunder CMB
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14+4+4+2 oak feller sunder CMB and gets 30." [1d20=6]
[20:39] <Feather> roll 1d6+8+2d12 does it break?
[20:39] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+8+2d12 does it break? and gets 13." [1d6=2][2d12=1, 2]
[20:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Don't worry, I'll sort out targeting on my end so yo udon't waste any shots.
[20:40] <Feather> roll 1d20+14+3+4+2 hay devil sunder CMB
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14+3+4+2 hay devil sunder CMB and gets 35." [1d20=12]
[20:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Just roll the string.
[20:40] <Feather> roll 1d6+5+4 last one should've had +4 more damage
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+5+4 last one should've had +4 more damage and gets 15." [1d6=6]
[20:40] <Feather> roll 1d20+9+4+4+2 oak feller sunder CMB
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9+4+4+2 oak feller sunder CMB and gets 26." [1d20=7]
[20:40] <Feather> roll 1d20+9+3+4+2 hay devil sunder CMB
[20:40] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9+3+4+2 hay devil sunder CMB and gets 24." [1d20=6]
[20:41] <Feather> roll 1d6+8+4+2d12
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+8+4+2d12 and gets 29." [1d6=3][2d12=6, 8]
[20:41] <Feather> roll 1d6+5+4
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+5+4 and gets 15." [1d6=6]
[20:41] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (-1 flurry) movement
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (-1 flurry) movement and gets 28." [1d20=9]
[20:41] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (-1 flurry) sunder AC?
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (-1 flurry) sunder AC? and gets 24." [1d20=5]
[20:41] <Feather> OOC: AC vs AoOs is 34
[20:42] <@Kotono> Feather works, slicing and bashing. The two longswords are duced to metal shards, those arms falling limp as well. Feather carves through them expertly as...OOC: Myann.
[20:42] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>John(14)>Undying(13 -scimitars long swords)>Feather(12)MyannHino(8)'
[20:42] <@Kotono> Myann continues to chant, more fire mushrooms coming for Gildas and Feather. OOC: Fire mushroomed. Gildas.
[20:43] <Gildas> The bear decides to try and reach out for the barrier again, hoping he's quicker on his feet this time!
[20:44] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (-1 flurry) AoO AC?
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+19 (-1 flurry) AoO AC? and gets 35." [1d20=16]
[20:44] <Gildas> OOC: 36
[20:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft, -5.
[20:44] <Gildas> roll 1d20+19
[20:44] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+19 and gets 31." [1d20=12]
[20:44] <@Kotono> Gildas works hard, ignoring the combat. The colors combine - only a few are left. The majority merges as he works! OOC: Getting there! John.
[20:47] <@John> Before he appears back into the visible spectrum, John sweeps the skeleton off its feet!
[20:47] <@John> roll 1d20+21 improved trip invis cmb
[20:47] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+21 improved trip invis cmb and gets 28." [1d20=7]
[20:48] <@Kotono> OOC: Success.
[20:49] <@John> OOC: done
[20:50] <@Kotono> John appears as the skeleton is swept down, off his feet once more. It silently leaps to its feet. OOC: AoO from John'n'Feather, if they watn to take 'em.
[20:50] <@John> OOC: pass
[20:51] <Feather> roll 1d20+14+4+4+2 oak feller sunder CMB
[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14+4+4+2 oak feller sunder CMB and gets 36." [1d20=12]
[20:51] <Feather> roll 1d6+8+4+2d12 die, staff!
[20:51] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+8+4+2d12 die, staff! and gets 31." [1d6=1][2d12=7, 11]
[20:52] <@Kotono> Feather strikes out, sundering one of the two staves as the skeleton rises. It falls back the wrist wraps as it the image of a dire appears over it! A great rush of fire comes from it, a torrential hellscape that spreads everywhere in a holocaust of flames. OOC: Ref, everyone but Myann.
[20:52] <@John> roll 1d20+18 improved evasion
[20:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+18 improved evasion and gets 24." [1d20=6]
[20:52] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17 improved evasion
[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 improved evasion and gets 29." [1d20=12]
[20:52] <Feather> roll 1d20+17 improved evasion
[20:52] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17 improved evasion and gets 36." [1d20=19]
[20:53] <@Kotono> But the party avoids it until the last. The bear ROARS and sends out another massive sweep of flame. OOC: Spamming it. Ref again, all.
[20:53] <@John> roll 1d20+18 improved evasion
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+18 improved evasion and gets 29." [1d20=11]
[20:54] <Feather> roll 1d20+17 improved evasion
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17 improved evasion and gets 30." [1d20=13]
[20:54] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17 improved evasion
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 improved evasion and gets 37." [1d20=20]
[20:54] <@Kotono> But somehow the party avoids it. The flames fade, leaving the are aaround you scorched black but otherwise intact. OOC: Feather.
[20:54] * Feather advances on the skeleton relentlessly, his swords seeking out the remaining staff before the only target Feather can see are the wrist wraps. Those would be the last to go!
[20:54] <Feather> roll 1d20+14+4+4 oak feller sunder CMB, Momentary Glimpse is gone
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14+4+4 oak feller sunder CMB, Momentary Glimpse is gone and gets 38." [1d20=16]
[20:54] <Feather> roll 1d20+9+4+4 oak feller sunder CMB
[20:54] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9+4+4 oak feller sunder CMB and gets 33." [1d20=16]
[20:55] <Feather> roll 1d20+14+3+4 hay devil sunder CMB
[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14+3+4 hay devil sunder CMB and gets 36." [1d20=15]
[20:55] <Feather> roll 1d20+9+3+4 hay devil sunder CMB
[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9+3+4 hay devil sunder CMB and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[20:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[20:55] <Feather> roll 2#1d6+8+4+2d12
[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d6+8+4+2d12 and gets 62." [2#1d6+8+4+2d12 = 38, 24]
[20:55] <Feather> roll 1d6+5+4
[20:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+5+4 and gets 15." [1d6=6]
[20:55] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(19)>John(14)>Undying(13 -scimitars long swords staffs)>Feather(12)MyannHino(8)'
[20:56] <@Kotono> Feather strikes, strikes and strikes again. The last staff is gone, as well as one of the wrist-wraps. Only a cut wrap remains, barely hanging on. Meanwhile Myann again applies mushrooms, this time to Gildas and John. She also approaches to within 20ft, "Hurry," she calls, "Get that mushroom!" OOC: You two are 'shroomed. Gildas. Assuming you're still working on it, your concentration will provoke
[20:56] <@Kotono> an AoO. Say so if you are.
[20:57] <Gildas> OOC: I will keep trying.
[20:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (-5 majority losses)
[20:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 (-5 majority losses) and gets 29." [1d20=14]
[20:58] <@Kotono> OOC: Carry on. Spellcraft.
[20:59] <Gildas> roll 1d20+24
[20:59] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+24 and gets 41." [1d20=17]
[21:00] <@Kotono> Got it! The colors merge and the sphere vanishes. Sitting within is a green and white dotted mushroom. It looks rather mundane on a glance, actually, "That's it! Get it to me!" Myann calls. OOC: John.
[21:01] * Joins: C2 (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net)
[21:02] * C2 is now known as Feather_
[21:03] <@John> Another trip attempt before John runs away!
[21:03] <@John> roll 1d20+19 improved trip
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+19 improved trip and gets 30." [1d20=11]
[21:03] <@John> roll 1d20+20 acrobatic tumble
[21:03] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+20 acrobatic tumble and gets 21." [1d20=1]
[21:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Can't AoO 'cept for the sphereworks, and even that at a penalty. You're off the hook.
[21:04] <@Kotono> Down the creature goes, John retreating moments later. It slowly brings up the last wrap, sending a jet of flame at Feather. OOC: Ref.
[21:04] * Quits: Feather (~DarkFlame@bzq-79-183-51-173.red.bezeqint.net) (Ping timeout)
[21:04] <Feather_> roll 1d20+17 improved evasion
[21:04] * Hatbot --> "Feather_ rolls 1d20+17 improved evasion and gets 23." [1d20=6]
[21:04] <@Kotono> But Feather dodges, parrying the feeble flame. OOC: Go Feather.
[21:05] <Feather_> Feather pats out the traces of fire left on his clothing, and then dashes for the mushroom. It takes but a moment to grab it, and then he's making his way back to Myann!
[21:06] <Feather_> OOC: I'll spring attack the mushroom?
[21:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+15 does provoke in what it's allowed, at least.
[21:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+15 does provoke in what it's allowed, at least. and gets 33." [1d20=18]
[21:06] <@Kotono> OCO: CA?
[21:06] <Feather_> OOC: 34 vs AoO
[21:06] <@Kotono> The mushroom is taken to Myann. She grabs it - and the skeleton crumbles away to dust as the mushroom vanishes. OOC: Free act, loot post.
[21:08] <Gildas> OOC: are there any weapons on it left?
[21:08] <@Kotono> OOC: Just one strap, and it was too damaged to survive.
[21:09] <Gildas> The bear lets out a breath and shapeshifts back. "Sorry that took so long."
[21:11] <@John> "Better late than never. That thing was hell to fight," John groans, trying to pop his arm back into its socket.
[21:11] <@John> roll 1d20+17 heals
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+17 heals and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[21:11] <Feather_> Feather winces, and uses the gem on John to help him out.
[21:11] <Feather_> roll 3d8+10
[21:11] * Hatbot --> "Feather_ rolls 3d8+10 and gets 23." [3d8=5, 6, 2]
[21:12] <Gildas> Gildas moves over to place a hand on John to channel some energy into him as well! OOC: Greater Vigor, it should cover the rest of the HP damage over time.

Ebiris · July 14, 2014, 04:26:39 PM

[18:06] <@Kotono> "That was a fight," Myann says as she rests, wiping her brow. "Good news, everyone." She goes over to Feather, "I got something from the mushroom. Something important."
[18:06] <Gildas> "Oh?" Gildas looks over at Myann. "What's that?"
[18:07] <Feather> "A new friend?"
[18:07] <@Kotono> "I think I can call on that mushroom to bring back the dead," she says, rather quietly. "But I'll need diamonds each time, lots of them."
[18:08] <@John> "Better than becoming immortal?" John asks.
[18:09] <Gildas> Gildas raises his eyebrows. "For something like that to be hidden here... I think there's more to this place than just the mantle of dreams, don't you?"
[18:10] <@Kotono> "I think I want to find out more," Myann admits, "There's so much power in this mountain.
[18:10] <@Kotono> "
[18:10] <@John> "Oh yeah, we're going to the top," John agrees. "And then to the bottom! Hopefully we'll find some diamonds along the way, just in case too."
[18:11] <Gildas> Gildas nods to Myann. "I'd like to uncover its secrets while we're here."
[18:11] <@Kotono> OOC: What are y'all doing now?
[18:13] <Gildas> OOC: I guess go back and see if there's another path to follow? If not, head back to the gazebo?
[18:13] <@John> OOC: get out of the tree then explore the forest some more?
[18:15] <@Kotono> The party heads out. The area outside seems dimmer now - and ahead are two things. The first is a single treasure chest, the second being a winding set of stairs going up. The forest around them fades, reavling they pass into a cavern roof and up.
[18:15] <@John> "Hope the next floor has less walking around," John says, looking up.
[18:16] <Gildas> Gildas laughs a small bit and goes to chest to investigate it! "I wonder if that mysterious energy is still trying to drain us."
[18:16] <@Kotono> The chest isn't locked. Within is a ghostly leather belt, transparent but solid to the touch. OOC: Loot.
[18:17] <Gildas> Gildas decides to do the obvious and Detect Magic it!
[18:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft.
[18:17] <Gildas> roll 1d20+24
[18:17] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+24 and gets 38." [1d20=14]
[18:18] <@Kotono> Gildas figures out the magic of the belt. OOC: Loot post again.
[18:19] <Gildas> "John, I think this one's for you." He holds the belt out to him. "It lets you use your invisibility more often, among other things."
[18:20] <@John> "Oh, thanks!" John says, taking off his normal belt and replacing it with the spooky one!
[18:20] <@Kotono> OOC: Going up now, y'all?
[18:20] <Gildas> OOC: Indeed.
[18:23] <@Kotono> The party goes up the stairs. The stairs lead to a simple, small and boxy room. There's doors to the north and south. The door to the north is plain wood, while the door to the south is ornate and has a visible keyhole.
[18:23] <@John> North first then!
[18:24] <@Kotono> The door to the north is opened. Ahead is a room with a spring. Water flows from a statue of a kneeling woman, as if in supplication before the pool. There's no other doors or passages in here - looks like a dead end.
[18:25] * @John has a look inside the pool!
[18:25] <@Kotono> *from the mouht of a kneeling woman
[18:26] <@Kotono> The pool is quite deep and clear. It must go down a good twenty feet before the bottom. It's about 10ft by 10ft square and is bordered by a thin metal railing only a few inches off the ground. Looking around, you can see there's writing on the side of the statue.
[18:27] <@John> What's the writing say?
[18:27] * Feather looks at any magic involved in the meantime.
[18:27] <@Kotono> Myann follows along, "This is unusually straightforward," she murmurs. OOC: Spellcraft, Feather.
[18:27] <Feather> roll 1d20+23
[18:27] <@Kotono> The writing says as follows, "Are you willing to offer everything for the chance to go forward?"
[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+23 and gets 32." [1d20=9]
[18:28] <@John> "Oh... we gotta go naked," John concludes.
[18:28] <@Kotono> There's extremely powerful magic in this room, all keyed to that pool. It creates a bond to people who toss things into the pool - you get the impression it intensifies the more you throw in.
[18:28] <@Kotono> Myann stops and raises an eyebrow, "...really?"
[18:29] <@John> "I'm not making it up!" he blurts out as he realises how the solitary girl in the group could take that.
[18:30] <@Kotono> Myann crosses her arms and stares levelly at John. "Really?" she repeats slowly. "You do know my husband's right with us, right?"
[18:30] <@John> "C'mon, what else could it mean?" he asks, stepping back from her. "That we have to just drown ourselves?"
[18:31] <Gildas> "Well, it's probably a challenge with regards to humility or something..." Gildas says. "But perhaps... Hmm."
[18:34] <@Kotono> Myann hms and glances over to Feather. "Any ideas?" she asks, "Humility, maybe?"
[18:35] * Feather looks between the pool and the writing, frowning. "Can't say for sure," he admits. "It's probably not as strong as it suggests?":
[18:35] <Feather> "I guess the pool likes you more if you throw everything you own into it and then go naked," Feather muses. "But I dunno if you gotta?"
[18:36] <Gildas> "I could always just try and jump in and see what happens." Gildas offers. "I wonder if it would work if I shapeshifted..."
[18:37] <@Kotono> "Hm." Myann goes to it and peers down, "If that's the case, maybe one of us has to take that gamble," she murmurs and sighs, "Sorry John," she adds. "I didn't want to believe it more for the fact that tossing our equipment aside here strikes me as nearly suicidal."
[18:37] <@John> "Well it's gotta be a challenge, isn't it? We might get even better stuff if we take a gamble here," John reasons.
[18:38] <@Kotono> "The question is...who?" Myann asks, "Someone volunteers or we draw straws? We could try Gildas's idea first, at least, too."
[18:38] <Feather> "Could be. Guess we've already seen good weapons here, so it ain't like we'll go home empty-handed." Feather shrugs. "See no point in throwing away personal things. Like clothes or rings and such."
[18:39] <@John> "I'll do it," John volunteers. "Was my idea, and I can get by punching and shooting crystals at folk."
[18:41] <Gildas> "Well, it also might just be a way forward and nothing more than that." Gildas reasons. "Either way, if you want to go first, John, I'll follow suit."
[18:42] <@John> So John starts with by tossing Headringer into the pool. Next goes the pendant of mental potency, bracers of discipline, spirit monk's belt, dream slippers, potion of haste, potion of rage+bull's strength, mysterious dorje, headband of clothes-fitting... that's all his equipment and magic items anyway. Will it require going naked?
[18:45] <@John> Oh, eternal lance too!
[18:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d9
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d9 and gets 1." [1d9=1]
[18:47] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 56." [1d100=56]
[18:51] <@Kotono> Each item is dropped in. Feather can see the magical aura around John grow stronger. With the last one added, suddenly all the items appear on John once more. The pool glows gently blue, a golden key floating up from the waters and above the pool. OOC: Loot.
[18:51] <@John> "Oh... that saved some bother," John says in surprise.
[18:52] <Feather> "Nice gamble," Feather says in approval.
[18:52] <@Kotono> Myann exhales, "Good," Myann agrees.
[18:52] <Gildas> Gildas blinks. "Did anything happen to your equipment? Is it worth us trying something on our own?"
[18:53] <@John> "Yeah, the staff can heal folks now. Reckon we'll get plenty use of that so it'll probably run out soon," John says, fishing out the key. "Worth a shot I suppose."
[18:53] <@Kotono> The key is obtained without difficulty.
[18:55] <Gildas> Gildas rubs his chin. "Interesting. So I wonder if that means items are given some sort of healing property when they're thrown in...? Hm. Well, perhaps we can explore it later."
[18:56] <@John> Unless anyone else attempts to gamble their stuff, John'll head back to open that door with the key.
[18:56] <@Kotono> OOC: Going back and oging to use the key on the locked door, y'all?
[18:57] <Gildas> "I'll take a swim later." Gildas says as he follows after John. "I'm not sure how it'd work for me anyway, I don't wear that much to begin with."
[19:00] <@Kotono> The party heads out and opens the door. Ahead is the cold wind of outside. The air is thinner out here, noticable right away. The night sky seems closer, the field of stars glittering brightly above you. Below is a massive sea of green, a seemingly endless forest lit only in starry illumination. Ahead is a broad cliffside, with a treasure chest sitting at the edge. Next to the door and going up
[19:00] <@Kotono> is a stairway built into the side of the mountain. You seem to be a considerable ways up the mountain - you still can't see a top, but you're certainly much higher up now.
[19:01] <@John> Is there any visible path to the cliffside with the chest?
[19:02] <@Kotono> Yes, walking straight ahead.
[19:02] * @John heads over to the chest!
[19:03] <@Kotono> The chest is ahead. From here, you can see you must be thousands of feet up. The view is absolutely breath-taking, as if all the Vastwoods were revealed to your eye.
[19:04] <@John> "Nice view, innit?"
[19:04] <@Kotono> Myann whistles, "Best one I've ever seen."
[19:04] <Feather> "Worth all the walking, I'll tell you that!"
[19:05] <Gildas> "It's nice to see if from this angle without it being stormy like that one time I tried flying all the way up..." Gildas says.
[19:07] <@John> After admiring the scenery, John leans down to open up the chest.
[19:07] <@Kotono> The chest is opened. Light flows out from the chest, swirling around the party before...
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 2d4
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d4 and gets 6." [2d4=3, 3]
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d4 no doubles
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 no doubles and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d4 no doubles
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4 no doubles and gets 2." [1d4=2]
[19:07] <@Kotono> The light settles around Feather and Myann's armors before fading. OOC: Loot.
[19:09] <Gildas> Gildas blinks. "Who knew you could stuff that sort of thing into a box?"
[19:09] <Feather> "What, light?"
[19:10] <@Kotono> Myann taps her armor with a finger, "I suppose with enough magic?" she shrugs, before turning to the stairs. They go up and up and up. 50ft ahead is a small ledge where four golden blocks float, off the main stair. 5ft past that is a shimmering purple field that blocks the view higher.
[19:10] <Feather> "Any of them blocks fiery?" Feather asks her.
[19:11] <@Kotono> "All four are," Myann remarks, "Four fire mushrooms."
[19:11] * Feather goes to claim the rightmost.
[19:12] <@Kotono> As the party begins to go up the stairs, a moment of pure sleepiness stops them. The Dreamer's voice is heard, "Beware...the dreams of what may have been are ahead. I often wonder if what if is better than what was? Isn't that a wonderful dream, one of a tomorrow that will never come?"
[19:13] * @John takes a moment to exchange his boots for his dream slippers in case they provide any advantage against whatever dreams lie ahead.
[19:13] <Gildas> Gildas will grab a Fire Mushroom as well.
[19:14] <@Kotono> Myann also climbs up and gets a fire mushroom. "What may have been?" she asks, "More possibilities."
[19:14] <Gildas> "So I suppose this is probably going to be things we've never encountered, so... I suppose we may not have any idea how to approach them." Gildas says. "Not that that's much different from what we've seen so far..."
[19:16] <@John> "Could be all kinds of things. Like... what if it was Big Eric or Humble Robert that'd survived the wyverns instead of me, and you lot ended up going off on adventures with either of them instead of me? Doesn't all have to be fights, could just be... like, alternates that we get to look at?" John suggests.
[19:17] <@Kotono> Myann nods, "Let's be careful, whatever it is."
[19:18] <Feather> "Lots of folk came through our town," Feather muses. "Could've settled elsewhere, too. Done different things. Just kept traveling. But hey, no change from the usual?"
[19:19] <Gildas> Gildas nods. "Yes, let's see what we get presented with."
[19:19] <@Kotono> OOC: Going ahead to the purple barrier?
[19:19] <@John> OOC: sure
[19:21] <@Kotono> The moment the purple barrier is touched, reality is gone. For a moment there is a sensation of free falling - then you stand on the deck of a great metal ship. The ship shakes terribly, the deck pitted by scorch marks and craters all over. Broken masts are everywhere, no sign of the sails that once adorned them. The sky does not sail, but instead floats in the endless sky - one tinted fire red.
[19:21] <@Kotono> All around youa re floating islands, burnt and breaking apart. The skies themselves seem to shake as if in the grips of a terrible fever. All across the islands are broken contraptions of metal, ablaze. 40ft ahead and descending is a man of shining silver. He is surrounded by a terrible nimbus of light, one that sears the eyes to look at. "This...this is the revenge you spoke of, all to avenge
[19:21] <@Kotono> the fey's life?" It asks in a hundred voices, yet without a speck of emotion. "One fey is enough to bring ruin to us all, to doom us to another war between the aberrations and the fey? So be it." The man's face stays calm, even as anger creeps into his voice, "This crumbling Stratum will be your tomb, as my thanks for showing me the power of revenge! A tomb that will forever deny you rest,
[19:21] <@Kotono> cursing you to forever wander, denied of EVERYTHING! You will beg, plead, cry for rest, a prayer that I will forever deny!" Winds begin to howl as the light around the man of pure silver glows like the noonday sun. OOC: Init.
[19:22] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[19:22] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[19:22] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 18." [1d20=14]
[19:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 19." [1d20=16]
[19:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 ????
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 ???? and gets 26." [1d20=13]
[19:22] <@Kotono> "What?" Myann is able to say as she stares, before struggling to balance on the shaking deck.
[19:23] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(29)>???(26)>Myann(19)>Gildas(18)>John(11)'
[19:23] <Gildas> "This must be if we'd gone to war with the Stratrum..." Gildas observes as he shifts his weight to keep his balance for the time being.
[19:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Anyway, dur, open Feather. Forgot to add that.
[19:27] <Feather> "To hell with you!" Feather cries, Gildas's words putting everything into perfect clarity. One of the bastards ruling that Stratum place, the one that abducts little kids and sends them out all brainwashed to kill everyone Stratum doesn't like. Well, he can certainly fight that with a clear conscience, and as he dashes ahead to meet that abomination, scimitars drawn, Feather does his very best
[19:27] <Feather> to set it on fire with his mind!
[19:27] <Feather> roll 1d20+16 ranged touch
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+16 ranged touch and gets 34." [1d20=18]
[19:27] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. How fara re you advancing ahead?
[19:27] <Feather> roll 6d6+5d6 fire, moving 20ft
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 6d6+5d6 fire, moving 20ft and gets 46." [6d6=5, 3, 6, 1, 4, 1][5d6=6, 6, 6, 4, 4]
[19:29] <@Kotono> The fireball is aimed true, hitting the figure right in the chest. It makes him jerk back from the impact - Feather sees it in his mind's eye, Myann standing in front of a bloodied El, as a great torrent of light comes from this figure, her body dissipating before your eyes as she shields him - and focus his gaze on FEather. The gaze burns his very skin, the light overwhelming. OOC: Fortitude,
[19:29] <@Kotono> Feather.
[19:30] <Feather> roll 1d20+15
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+15 and gets 23." [1d20=8]
[19:31] <@Kotono> Feather manages to shield his eyes with his arms, enough to save his sight. Yet he can see the light through his arm, so bright as to rival the stars themselves. Then the figure extends a hand out, snarling but one word, "Die!" before four beams of searing light rush towards Feather.
[19:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 touch AC?
[19:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 touch AC?
[19:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 touch AC?
[19:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 touch AC?
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 touch AC? and gets 28." [1d20=8]
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 touch AC? and gets 28." [1d20=8]
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 touch AC? and gets 34." [1d20=14]
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 touch AC? and gets 33." [1d20=13]
[19:32] <Feather> OOC: Touch AC 25, incorporeal AC 37
[19:33] <@Kotono> roll 4d8+4d8+4d8 (mushroom soaked the first one, unless you'd prefer to take another 4d8)
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+4d8+4d8 (mushroom soaked the first one, unless you'd prefer to take another 4d8) and gets 63." [4d8=5, 7, 5, 4][4d8=1, 2, 8, 5][4d8=3, 8, 8, 7]
[19:34] <@Kotono> The blasts slam into FEather, four lasers of light cutting though his defenses like they aren't there. He gets three holes, one in the shoulder, one in the stomach and one in the leg. They're about an inch in diameter, each one completely bloodless and seared shut. His mushroom at least absorbs the first one before being dispelled, the rest leaving him greatly wounded. OOC: Ow. Myann's up.
[19:35] <@Kotono> "Back, Feather!" Myann calls, quickly casting another fire mushroom. One falls on FEather and another on John, protecting them both. OOC: Fire mushroomed. Gildas.
[19:36] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form and moves forward, intending on slamming a paw right into this thing's stomach to try and disable it!
[19:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+23 SF Attempt
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+23 SF Attempt and gets 39." [1d20=16]
[19:37] <Gildas> OOC: DC is 22 if he isn't immune and/or I didn't miss
[19:39] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 fort needs a 1
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 fort needs a 1 and gets 30." [1d20=10]
[19:39] <@Kotono> OOC: Damage.
[19:41] <Gildas> roll 2d8+16+1d6+1d6 cold then fire
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+16+1d6+1d6 cold then fire and gets 29." [2d8=2, 4][1d6=3][1d6=4]
[19:43] <@Kotono> The paw-slam gets the man right in the stomach. His stomach - Gildas is surrounded by faceless things that are not a thing, speaking with voices that are many. He strikes out as one as another emits swirling waves of energy - dents inward from the blow, staggering him back further. Despite all the light, he is metal-cold to the touch, not a hint of warmth. Meanwhile, a woman's voice, strange
[19:43] <@Kotono> and with an accent you can't place, says from somewhere around you, "Watch out! We're detecting a huge surge of energy from above! The bastard's activated the Lalestos! We have to finish this fast! HURRY!" OOC: John.
[19:44] <@John> "Hooah!" John turns invisible and then rushes around to the back of their mysterious foe, reappearing to lay into his back while Gildas distracts him! OOC: hustle
[19:44] <@John> roll 1d20+19 invis
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+19 invis and gets 29." [1d20=10]
[19:44] <@John> OOC: +2 on that for flanking
[19:44] <@John> roll 1d20+19 flanking
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+19 flanking and gets 34." [1d20=15]
[19:44] <@John> roll 1d20+19 flanking
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+19 flanking and gets 34." [1d20=15]
[19:44] <@John> roll 1d20+14 flanking
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 flanking and gets 16." [1d20=2]
[19:45] <@John> roll 1d20+14 flanking
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 flanking and gets 24." [1d20=10]
[19:45] <@Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[19:45] <@John> roll 3#1d6+10+5d6
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 3#1d6+10+5d6 and gets 97." [3#1d6+10+5d6 = 30, 31, 36]
[19:47] <@Kotono> The blows rain into the exposed back of the - John shudders as his bonds hold, the hands of dozens of the empty-eyed elders roam over his face and into his mind like - silver man. He lurches forward, back dented with each blow. "Exactly," The figure says, voice rising from emotionlessness into rage, "The Lalestos will shatter this ship and your region below into ash! This...this is your fate!
[19:47] <@Kotono> This is my revenge!" OOC: Feather.
[19:47] <Feather> It sounds like retreat is not an option, anyway, so Feather apologizes to Myann in his mind before dashing towards the enemy instead!
[19:48] <Feather> roll 1d20+18+4+2 dervish dance, momentary glimpse
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+18+4+2 dervish dance, momentary glimpse and gets 36." [1d20=12]
[19:48] <Feather> roll 1d20+17+4+2
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17+4+2 and gets 25." [1d20=2]
[19:48] <Feather> roll 1d20+13+4+2
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13+4+2 and gets 21." [1d20=2]
[19:48] <Feather> roll 1d20+12+4+2
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12+4+2 and gets 28." [1d20=10]
[19:48] <@Kotono> OOC: One hit.
[19:49] <Feather> roll 1d6+8+4+5d6+1d6 last is fire, it can AoO
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+8+4+5d6+1d6 last is fire, it can AoO and gets 28." [1d6=1][5d6=1, 1, 5, 3, 1][1d6=4]
[19:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20 AC?
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 AC? and gets 33." [1d20=13]
[19:49] <Feather> OOC: 39 vs AoOs. I'll aim to end 10ft away from him.
[19:51] <@Kotono> Feather gets in, dancing around the bastard's unarmed strike. He slashes its side - the city (Sal Farano, how you know is lost to you) lies in ruins, ablaze as your ship races towards the Stratum forces fleeing into the sky - as he has to squint. From above, the sky begins to glow with light, as if all the sky was illuminated by the brightest rays of sunshine. At this, the glow around the silver
[19:51] <@Kotono> man intensifies once more. OOC: Fort, everyone but Myann.
[19:52] <Gildas> roll 1d20+23
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+23 and gets 24." [1d20=1]
[19:52] <Gildas> OOC: Of course.
[19:52] <Feather> roll 1d20+15+2
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+15+2 and gets 33." [1d20=16]
[19:53] <@John> roll 1d20+13 +2 vs poison
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 +2 vs poison and gets 16." [1d20=3]
[19:54] <@Kotono> The light is too much. Gildas's and John's eyes burn in agony, sight ripped from them into an eternal expanse of white. OOC: Blinded, you two. More.
[19:56] <@Kotono> Only Feather can see the figure raise his hands to the sky and rise, fast as a jet. He rises 15ft up, hands exploding in light as strobing lasers of light devastate the area below him, slicing into the metal deck like it is mere paper. OOC: Ref, you three.
[19:56] <@John> roll 1d20+18 improved evasion
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+18 improved evasion and gets 38." [1d20=20]
[19:56] <Feather> "Watch out!" Feather calls out, diving for cover.
[19:57] <Feather> roll 1d20+17+2 improved evasion
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17+2 improved evasion and gets 29." [1d20=10]
[19:57] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17 improved evasion, not sure if that applies when you're blinded though
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 improved evasion, not sure if that applies when you're blinded though and gets 18." [1d20=1]
[19:57] <Gildas> OOC: Not that it FREAKING MATTERS
[19:58] <@Kotono> OOC: Gildas hit, de-mushroomed since he still had a fire mushroom up.
[19:58] <@Kotono> Somehow, even blind, John nimbly dodges the lasers. FEather's able to fall back safely, while Gildas is hit. His fire coloration fades away as...OOC: Myann.
[19:59] <@Kotono> Myann stays back and chants, this time a single block coming from above to bash into the head of the flying silver man.
[19:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 touch AC
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 touch AC and gets 15." [1d20=2]
[19:59] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 18." [5d6=2, 5, 4, 4, 3]
[19:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 33." [1d20=13]
[20:00] <@Kotono> The block hits the silver man in the back of the head, leaving a dent there. Myann scowls at this, eyes narrowing in anger. "You monster," she hisses as...OOC: Gildas. He's 15ft up and you're also blinded. Go.
[20:01] <@Kotono> "HURRY!" The strangely accented woman's voice calls, "I'm getting reports from ground control that our navigation systems aren't going to last much longer. The energy from the Lalestos is overwhelming everything!"
[20:01] <Gildas> OOC: Do I have any way of telling he went up, besides having a hunch?
[20:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Not at all, no. You be el blindo.
[20:02] <Gildas> "Where is he?" Gildas calls out, hoping someone else can answer for him.
[20:03] <Gildas> OOC: Derp
[20:03] <Gildas> OOC: Nevermind
[20:03] <Gildas> Gildas-Bear just tries to rub at his eyes to get his sight back! OOC: Can't really do anything.
[20:04] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. John.
[20:05] <@John> About to just flail uselessly, John realises he can actually do something about blindness this time! "Here, you'll do better than me," he says, stepping towards Gildas's voice and using Headringer to banish his blindness!
[20:07] <@Kotono> Gildas's sight returns at that touch. OOC: Blindness healed, Gildas. Do you want to take your held action now, Gildas?
[20:07] <Gildas> OOC: Why yes, yes I do!
[20:07] <Gildas> The Bear turns upward and lets flames fly out at the floating bastard!
[20:08] <Gildas> roll 10d6 DC is 20
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 10d6 DC is 20 and gets 27." [10d6=1, 1, 4, 1, 1, 4, 4, 5, 2, 4]
[20:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+20
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+20 and gets 25." [1d20=5]
[20:09] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(29)>???(26)>Myann(19)>John(11)>Gildas'
[20:09] <@Kotono> The flames sear the bottom of the silver man as he - the sky darkens red as explosion after explosion rips through the islands - dodges but only partly succeeds. His feet are scorched as...OOC: Feather.
[20:09] * Feather takes to the air himself with a thought, his scimitars continuing to rake across his enemy's back on the way up and then again during the descent!
[20:10] <@Kotono> Above you ,the glowing light gets stronger, more intense.
[20:10] <Feather> roll 1d20+18+4+2
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+18+4+2 and gets 33." [1d20=9]
[20:10] <Feather> roll 1d20+17+4+2
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17+4+2 and gets 41." [1d20=18]
[20:10] <Feather> roll 1d20+13+4+2+1
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13+4+2+1 and gets 40." [1d20=20]
[20:10] <Feather> roll 1d20+12+4+2
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12+4+2 and gets 38." [1d20=20]
[20:10] <Feather> roll 1d20+12+4+2 crit?
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12+4+2 crit? and gets 28." [1d20=10]
[20:10] <Feather> roll 1d20+13+4+2+1 crit?
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13+4+2+1 crit? and gets 40." [1d20=20]
[20:10] <Feather> roll 1d20+17+4+2 crit?
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17+4+2 crit? and gets 43." [1d20=20]
[20:11] <@Kotono> OOC: All hit and with two crits. Wow. 20fest.
[20:11] <Feather> roll 1d6+8+4+5d6+1d6 last is fire
[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+8+4+5d6+1d6 last is fire and gets 37." [1d6=5][5d6=3, 3, 2, 6, 2][1d6=4]
[20:11] <Feather> roll 2d6+16+8+5d6+1d6 last is fire
[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d6+16+8+5d6+1d6 last is fire and gets 48." [2d6=3, 1][5d6=5, 3, 5, 3, 1][1d6=3]
[20:12] <Feather> roll 1d6+4+4+5d6
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+4+4+5d6 and gets 30." [1d6=4][5d6=6, 4, 1, 5, 2]
[20:12] <Feather> roll 2d6+10+8+5d6+1 forgot to add this 1 to the previous roll
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d6+10+8+5d6+1 forgot to add this 1 to the previous roll and gets 43." [2d6=4, 6][5d6=3, 2, 4, 4, 1]
[20:12] <Feather> OOC: He can AoO
[20:13] <@Kotono> OOC: No need. More coming. That was a hell of an awesome time to go crit crazy.
[20:15] <@Kotono> Feather flies up, wind scouring at him as he lashes out. Blow after blow strikes the silver bastard, ripping him apart. Legs are cut off, hips shredded, chest sliced to ribbons. Only his head remains, which Feather kicks up and follows. He dives up, impaling it with two swords from the neck up, then ripping it apart by whipping his swords out. There's a tremendous burst of energy, that woman's
[20:15] <@Kotono> voice calling something - and then you stand on the steps once more. The staris ahead continue another 50ft, before you see another four golden block platform and another purple barrier ahead. OOC: Free act. Loot post.
[20:16] * @John cures his own blindness. "I just know I missed something cool, didn't I?"
[20:17] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts back and nods, patting John on the shoulder. "Thank you. That was quick thinking on your part."
[20:17] <Feather> "It was a quick death," Feather asserts, relying on his gem to heal up a bit.
[20:17] <Feather> roll 3d8+10
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 3d8+10 and gets 21." [3d8=6, 2, 3]
[20:19] <@Kotono> Myann sighs and slowly rubs her temple. "When I hit him with that block, I saw him attacking Holset. He destroyed almost everything," Myann remarks, going to sit on the steps.
[20:20] <@John> "Yeah, I reckon I got captured and they did some freaky stuff to me, too," John shivers.
[20:20] <Feather> "Ain't gonna happen, Myann," Feather promises to her. "If changing the world won't be enough, we'll just gotta have to go and kill him for real."
[20:21] <Gildas> Gildas places a hand on himself to heal his own wounds.
[20:22] <Gildas> roll 3d8+10 CSW
[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 3d8+10 CSW and gets 26." [3d8=8, 1, 7]
[20:22] <@Kotono> "Thanks," Myann says, "I'm worried about that Lalestos, whatever it is. If that woman was right, it sounds like it could destroy the entire Vastwoods."
[20:23] <Feather> "How about you ask your mushrooms to keep an ear out for her? If they recognize her voice, we'll know she's real and could try and talk to her?"
[20:23] <Gildas> He follows it up with a Vigor to take care of the rest in a more slow fashion. "Well, we have a magical castle now, so if it comes to that, we have a card up our sleeve."
[20:23] <@Kotono> Myann nods and closes her eyes. "On it. I wonder who she was. It might be interesting to find out."

Ebiris · July 15, 2014, 04:01:16 PM

[18:02] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> Myann stirs herself, casting a pair of healing spells over the wounded heroes.
[18:02] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 2d8+10 Feather
[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 2d8+10 Feather and gets 18." [2d8=1, 7]
[18:02] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 2d8+10 Gildas
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 2d8+10 Gildas and gets 19." [2d8=6, 3]
[18:03] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 2d8+10 Feather again
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 2d8+10 Feather again and gets 21." [2d8=8, 3]
[18:05] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> Once done, "Those blocks have more fire mushrooms," she says, pointing upwards, "Get one if you need one before the next barrier."
[18:06] <Gildas> Gildas will hit a block to get another mushroom!
[18:06] <@John> Having no need, John moves up to the barrier and waits until everyone's ready.
[18:07] * Feather still has his, and waits on Myann before stepping into the barrier.
[18:14] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> The party touches this barrier, Gildas mushroomed up. Again the party is free-falling, before they appear in simple emptiness. Before them all the stars of the night sky expand out, as if they stand in the sky itself. Great spheres of bright colors swirl and spin in a far distant orbit of the party. "You're here," A woman's voice, far away and ethereal, whispers into each of your ears. "Welcome
[18:14] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> and well met, dragonslayers. This is the Observatory of Forever. You are the first to make it this far." Before you she appears - stunningly, painfully beautiful. A woman with milky white skin and hair as black as the starry void around you, glittering with the same stars like diamonds. She wears nothing but a gentle smile as she raises a hand up, "I am the Lost Half, the final challenge of your
[18:14] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> long quest. Well met and farewell, for the only reward for your courage is oblivion's embrace." All the starry void gathers to her hand, as...OOC: Init.
[18:14] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[18:14] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 14." [1d20=5]
[18:15] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 22." [1d20=18]
[18:15] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+13 Lost Half
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+13 Lost Half and gets 17." [1d20=4]
[18:15] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[18:15] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Feather(29)>Gildas(22)>Lost Half(17)>John(14)>Myann(13)'
[18:15] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Open Feather. She's fairly close - 20ft away.
[18:19] <Feather> That starry void can't be very good for their health and oblivion doesn't sound nice, so Feather dashes towards the strange woman and slashes at her with his lightning-encased stone scimitar before dancing far away past her!
[18:19] <Feather> roll 1d20+22 zap
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+22 zap and gets 26." [1d20=4]
[18:20] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Hit.
[18:20] <Feather> roll 1d6+8+5d6+1d6+5d6 last are fire+elec
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+8+5d6+1d6+5d6 last are fire+elec and gets 50." [1d6=5][5d6=2, 4, 1, 3, 4][1d6=6][5d6=3, 5, 1, 2, 6]
[18:21] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> Feather slashes into the woman's side. The electricity and fire play through her, as her body ripples like water. It makes her shake all over but draws no blood, though her skin color is a tad darker now. OOC: Gildas.
[18:22] <Gildas> OOC: Can I move to the other side to get a flanking bonus?
[18:22] <Feather> OOC: I moved to the other side and then moved on, no flanking
[18:23] <Gildas> OOC: Oh, I guess John can just turn invisible anyway, so
[18:23] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form like always and runs in, raising a paw to strike the creature and try to stun it!
[18:23] <Gildas> roll 1d20+22 SF, DC is 22 if she isn't immune and I don't roll a 1 or something
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+22 SF, DC is 22 if she isn't immune and I don't roll a 1 or something and gets 40." [1d20=18]
[18:24] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Immune, but damage.
[18:24] <Gildas> roll 2d8+16+1d6+1d6 cold then fire
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+16+1d6+1d6 cold then fire and gets 33." [2d8=3, 4][1d6=5][1d6=5]
[18:26] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> Gildas bounds in front of her, striking her right in the chest. It makes her ipple again, like she has a light tan now. She merely smiles serenely and turns her gaze to John. Suddenly his world feels muddied and confused! OOC: Will John.
[18:27] <@John> roll 1d20+14 +2 if mind affection, +2 if enchantment, 2 if she's undead
[18:27] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 +2 if mind affection, +2 if enchantment, 2 if she's undead and gets 32." [1d20=18]
[18:29] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> But John shakes off the compulsion right away. His mind stays clear, as the woman blinks and vanishes. She then stands before Feather a moment later, a white dragon overlaid on her body. A familiar sight to all but John, the dragon - Porridge screams in your minds as his body is rent apart, falling ot the ground as his lifeblood leaves his body - roars and savages Feather with ab ite, before
[18:29] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> unleashing a torrent of icy power at Feather.
[18:29] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+24 AC?
[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+24 AC? and gets 32." [1d20=8]
[18:30] <Feather> OOC: 33 right now
[18:30] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Okay. Ref forthe breath weapon followup.
[18:30] <Feather> roll 1d20+17 improved evasion
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17 improved evasion and gets 27." [1d20=10]
[18:31] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> But Feather leaps back, parrying the breath weapon and using it to propel himself backwards safely. The woman appears where she was a moment later, just past Gildas. "...well met indeed," she murmurs, "You're worthy to have made it this far to have avoided that." OOC: Okay, John.
[18:32] <Feather> "Just lucky, I guess," Feather says warily, eyeing her and cringing mentally. Where is a safe place, if he wants to avoid any sudden attacks?
[18:33] <@John> Pretty and naked she may be, that dragon thing puts it all in perspective for John, and he prepares to sap at her strength as he moves around the side without yet engaging. OOC: strength of my enemy
[18:35] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> Myann stays back and considers a moment, eyes narrowing. OOC: She's holding for reasons. Feather, go.
[18:36] <Feather> Since his weapon didn't find much purchase before and given she's shown herself as a white dragon just then, Feather circles the woman while sending a fireball her way!
[18:36] <Feather> roll 1d20+16 ranged touch
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+16 ranged touch and gets 28." [1d20=12]
[18:37] <Feather> roll 6d6+5d6 fire
[18:37] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: HIt.
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 6d6+5d6 fire and gets 43." [6d6=4, 1, 1, 1, 5, 6][5d6=6, 6, 5, 6, 2]
[18:38] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> Another fireball smacks her in the face. Her body is now moderately tanned all over, hair starting to lighten to a dark brown. She ripples but doesn't otherwise react. OOC: Gildas.
[18:39] <Gildas> The Dire Bear raises up and attempts to decimate the creature with a flurry of paws and claws!
[18:39] <Gildas> roll 1d20+22 I forgot the +1 last time
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+22 I forgot the +1 last time and gets 33." [1d20=11]
[18:39] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17
[18:39] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 and gets 22." [1d20=5]
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 and gets 22." [1d20=5]
[18:39] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17 claw 1
[18:39] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17 claw 2
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 claw 1 and gets 36." [1d20=19]
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 claw 2 and gets 28." [1d20=11]
[18:39] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17 claw 1 crit?
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 claw 1 crit? and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[18:39] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Three hits.
[18:39] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Three hits, crit immune.
[18:40] <Gildas> OOC: FFFFFFFFFffffffff
[18:40] <Gildas> roll 2d8+16+1d6+1d6
[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+16+1d6+1d6 and gets 27." [2d8=1, 3][1d6=6][1d6=1]
[18:40] <Gildas> roll 2#1d6+16+1d6
[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2#1d6+16+1d6 and gets 47." [2#1d6+16+1d6 = 22, 25]
[18:42] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> Gildas strikes hard andf ast, slamming the woman all over. She's deeply tanned now, hair a light brown color. Then...
[18:42] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+14
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+14 and gets 20." [1d20=6]
[18:42] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Myann's up. She'll go now.
[18:42] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Feather(29)>Gildas(22)>Myann>Lost Half(17)>John(14)'
[18:42] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> Myann scowls and shakes her head, before quickly causing a single block to come and clobber the strange woman.
[18:42] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+13
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+13 and gets 22." [1d20=9]
[18:42] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 5d6 (no ref since immune to prone)
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 5d6 (no ref since immune to prone) and gets 13." [5d6=6, 1, 1, 2, 3]
[18:43] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> The block hits her and makes her ripple all over, flesh darkening ever so slightly more. Then she turns to Gildas and meets his eyes...OOC: Will.
[18:44] <Gildas> roll 1d20+16 (+2 if enchanment, +4 if sleep, +2 if somehow this is a fey but I KINDA doubt that...)
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+16 (+2 if enchanment, +4 if sleep, +2 if somehow this is a fey but I KINDA doubt that...) and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[18:46] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> Then the woman vanishes, only to appear in front of John. The white dragon is gone, this time a black dragon wrapping around her body. She leans forward to claw - Myann and Feather stab into the black dragon's back as it soars above the Vastwoods, Gildas wrestling in its open maw as John constantly pounds the back of its head - John, followed by a blast of acidic juices right at the big man.
[18:46] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+24 AC?
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+24 AC? and gets 35." [1d20=11]
[18:47] <@John> OOC: 31
[18:47] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Mushroom gone. Ref.
[18:47] <@John> roll 1d20+18 improved evasion
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+18 improved evasion and gets 31." [1d20=13]
[18:48] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> John gets bit, his fire mushroom fading along with the coloration. But then he hops up the dragon's head and backflips off, avoiding the breath as he does so. The woman appears where she was once more, "Well well. Maybe I'll have to be serious. It's been so long," she begins to chuckle, face twisting into a demented grin. "Do you know how many LIFETIMES it's been since I've had a good fight?"
[18:48] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: John, go.
[18:50] <@John> "Shouldn'a be hiding out at the observatory then," John retorts before closing the distance with her in a flash to get around the other side from Gildas and then attack in a flurry of debilitating strikes!
[18:50] <@John> OOC: is Gil threatening her right now?
[18:50] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Yes.
[18:50] <@John> roll 1d20+19 flanking
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+19 flanking and gets 34." [1d20=15]
[18:50] <@John> roll 1d20+19 flanking
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+19 flanking and gets 34." [1d20=15]
[18:50] <@John> roll 1d20+19 flanking
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+19 flanking and gets 39." [1d20=20]
[18:50] <@John> roll 1d20+14 flanking
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 flanking and gets 22." [1d20=8]
[18:51] <@John> roll 1d20+14 flanking
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 flanking and gets 29." [1d20=15]
[18:51] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Immune to SA so only half damage. Also immune to ability damage so don't apply any -str. Also immune to crits. Four hits.
[18:51] <@John> roll 1d20+19 flanking crit check
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+19 flanking crit check and gets 21." [1d20=2]
[18:51] <@John> roll 4#1d6+10 i shoulda stayed home
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 4#1d6+10 i shoulda stayed home and gets 57." [4#1d6+10 = 16, 16, 14, 11]
[18:51] <@John> OOC: belated but I used hustle to get herwe
[18:52] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> John plummels the woman even more. Her skin is now a dark brown, borderling on black. Her hair turns light gray, almost white in a few places. As this happens...OOC: Feather.
[18:52] * Feather switches to his silver swords and then attacks her in earnest!
[18:53] <Feather> roll 1d20+16+3 dervish dance
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+16+3 dervish dance and gets 27." [1d20=8]
[18:53] <Feather> roll 1d20+16+3 dervish dance
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+16+3 dervish dance and gets 39." [1d20=20]
[18:53] <Feather> roll 1d20+11+3 dervish dance
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11+3 dervish dance and gets 15." [1d20=1]
[18:53] <Feather> roll 1d20+11+3 dervish dance
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11+3 dervish dance and gets 26." [1d20=12]
[18:54] <Feather> roll 1d20+16+3 dervish dance crit?
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+16+3 dervish dance crit? and gets 34." [1d20=15]
[18:54] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC:Three hits. Crit immune, unless that silver sword combo has something that beats it.
[18:55] <Feather> OOC: Bypasses immunity, it's the anklet deal
[18:55] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Okay then.
[18:55] <Feather> roll 1d6+8+3+5d6-1 silver
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+8+3+5d6-1 silver and gets 28." [1d6=3][5d6=1, 2, 5, 4, 3]
[18:56] <Feather> roll 1d6+5+3+5d6-1 silver
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+5+3+5d6-1 silver and gets 33." [1d6=6][5d6=6, 3, 3, 6, 2]
[18:56] <Feather> roll 2#1d6+5+3+5d6-1 silver crit
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d6+5+3+5d6-1 silver crit and gets 63." [2#1d6+5+3+5d6-1 = 30, 33]
[18:57] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Where do yo uend up when you're done, Feather?
[18:58] <Feather> OOC: Sorry, near her. She also should AoO me, as per usual in a dance. AC is 35, 39 vs AoOs.
[18:59] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: She doesn't have the ability to AoO.
[18:59] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> The blows strike the woman over and over an dover. Her skin is now like the night sky and her hair glows white. Her face twists into a grimace of rage, the woman's body shaking all over. As this happens...OOC: Gildas, go.
[19:01] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Quick question. How close are you to Gildas?
[19:01] <Gildas> OOC: See PM for me please.
[19:05] <Gildas> There's a brief moment of what could be construed as hesitation, before the Dire Bear turns and raises up at Feather, all of a sudden, paws and claws going for him instead of the Lost Half!
[19:05] <Gildas> roll 1d20+22 SF, DC is 22 if it hits
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+22 SF, DC is 22 if it hits and gets 32." [1d20=10]
[19:05] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 and gets 29." [1d20=12]
[19:05] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 and gets 18." [1d20=1]
[19:05] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17 claw 1
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 claw 1 and gets 21." [1d20=4]
[19:05] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17 claw 2
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 claw 2 and gets 18." [1d20=1]
[19:05] <Feather> OOC: AC remains 35, you dirty traitor!
[19:06] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> But Feather is able to dodge, eyes wide as each and every blow strikes. Gildas's mind clears after that, horror coming - what did he just do!? Meanwhile, Myann quickly chants, a pair of golden mushrooms coming down on John and Feather. OOC: Golden mushroomed, you two. Lost Half is up.
[19:07] <Feather> "Not again!" Feather exclaims in disgust.
[19:08] <Gildas> There's a sheepish growl from the Dire Bear as it turns its attention back onto the enemy in front of them.
[19:09] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> Suddenly the world around the party explodes. When they rise, they lie in a prone heap together, 100ft away fromt he woman. Her body explodes out before you, cascades of energy dancing around her. Before your eyes she becomes a dragon of the night sky and the stars, towering over you all like a titan. No more words - only a savage roar that staggers each of you. OOC: All of you are prone. Init.
[19:09] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 20." [1d20=11]
[19:09] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[19:09] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 21." [1d20=11]
[19:10] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+8 Lost Half
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+8 Lost Half and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[19:10] <Gildas> roll 1d20+4
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+4 and gets 14." [1d20=10]
[19:10] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Lost Half(28)>Feather(21)>John(20)>Gildas(14)>Myann(13)'
[19:11] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> The dragon stays where it is, chanting. Its scales suddenly gain a steely shine, as a huge shield of force appears in front of it, semi transparent. OOC: Spellcraft if any of you want to identify.
[19:12] <Feather> roll 1d20+23 sure
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+23 sure and gets 32." [1d20=9]
[19:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+24 Why not
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+24 Why not and gets 35." [1d20=11]
[19:13] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> The first spell is something to strengthen her scales even further, while the second is a simple shield spell. OOC: Feather, go.
[19:14] * Feather leaps to his feet and then some, finally coming down on magic-granted wings to strike at the massive dragon repeatedly on his way back to the ground.
[19:15] <Feather> roll 1d20+17 swift fly
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17 swift fly and gets 20." [1d20=3]
[19:15] <Feather> roll 1d20+16
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+16 and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[19:15] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 15." [1d20=4]
[19:15] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 22." [1d20=11]
[19:16] <Feather> OOC: +3 to all
[19:16] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> Feather flies like a dart, slashing at the dragon - but not a single blow can land. It's too tough and the shield moves to block a slash as well. OOC: No joy. John.
[19:17] <@John> Feeling cheated on some level he can't really recognise, John approaches the dragon and turns invisible briefly to launch a crystal up at it!
[19:18] <@John> roll 1d20+16 ranged touch, crystal shard augmented 3 steps
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+16 ranged touch, crystal shard augmented 3 steps and gets 19." [1d20=3]
[19:18] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Hit. Ranged touch vs a giant dragon, who would think?
[19:18] <@John> roll 4d6+2d6
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 4d6+2d6 and gets 18." [4d6=3, 2, 3, 2][2d6=4, 4]
[19:18] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Also fully vulnerable to SA, by the way, unlike the previous form.
[19:20] <@John> roll 3d6 more
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 3d6 more and gets 8." [3d6=6, 1, 1]
[19:20] <@John> OOC: belay my movement, forgot about prone
[19:20] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Okay.
[19:21] <@John> OOC: belay my crystal too, insufficient range!
[19:21] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Okay.
[19:21] <@John> John gets up and moves sixty feet closer.
[19:21] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Okay. Gildas.
[19:22] <Gildas> Gildas moves to stand up and then attempts to dispel the magic surrounding the dragon! After that, he shapeshifts into his Dire Bear form!
[19:22] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 and gets 16." [1d20=6]
[19:22] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[19:22] <Gildas> OOC: I believe I did that correctly.
[19:25] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> The magical shield around the dragon crumbles, plane of force dissolving into oblivion once more. The shine on its scales remains, however. OOC: Myann.
[19:25] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> Myann approaches to within 40ft of the dragon. OOC: Has little to do and wants to save spells for protecting. Dragon's up.
[19:28] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> With foes before it, the dragon rears back and emits a blast of the night sky, the breath weapon spreading over all but Gildas. OOC: Ref you three.
[19:28] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+12 Myann evasion
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+12 Myann evasion and gets 32." [1d20=20]
[19:28] <Feather> roll 1d20+17 improved evasion
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17 improved evasion and gets 26." [1d20=9]
[19:28] <@John> roll 1d20+18 improved evasion
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+18 improved evasion and gets 30." [1d20=12]
[19:32] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> But the party avoids the massive blast, dodging and weaving through it. The dragon then takes to teh air, flying 50ft up. OOC: Provokes an AoO from Feather, if you wanna take it.
[19:32] <Feather> roll 1d20+16+3 always!
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+16+3 always! and gets 38." [1d20=19]
[19:32] <Feather> roll 1d20+16+3 crit?
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+16+3 crit? and gets 29." [1d20=10]
[19:33] <Feather> roll 1d6+6+3+5d6
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6+6+3+5d6 and gets 26." [1d6=2][5d6=4, 6, 1, 3, 1]
[19:35] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> Feather takes a slash at her underbelly as she rises, managing to open a narrow cut there. A bit of red blood trickles out from the wound, but she otherwise rises up successfully. OOC: Okay. Feather, go.
[19:38] * Feather chases after her with his last flight spell, silver swords discarded in favor of his usual weapons. As he comes up while raking the dragon's wing and flank, Feather tries to aim himself so that he'll end up on the massive dragon's back and, with a bit of luck, airborne.
[19:38] <Feather> roll 1d20+18+4
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+18+4 and gets 39." [1d20=17]
[19:38] <Feather> roll 1d20+17+4
[19:38] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17+4 and gets 30." [1d20=9]
[19:39] <Feather> roll 1d20+13+4
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13+4 and gets 18." [1d20=1]
[19:39] <Feather> roll 1d20+12+4+1
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+12+4+1 and gets 31." [1d20=14]
[19:39] <Feather> roll 1d20+18+4+4 crit?
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+18+4+4 crit? and gets 36." [1d20=10]
[19:44] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Two hits and a crit.
[19:44] <Feather> roll 2#1d6+8+4+5d6
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d6+8+4+5d6 and gets 59." [2#1d6+8+4+5d6 = 29, 30]
[19:45] <Feather> roll 1d6 fire
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d6 fire and gets 6." [1d6=6]
[19:45] <Feather> roll 2#1d6+5+4+5d6
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d6+5+4+5d6 and gets 59." [2#1d6+5+4+5d6 = 30, 29]
[19:45] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> FEather flies up like a shot, springing and slashing as he goes. Several gashes are made in the dragon's side, Feather managing many wounds across it. The dragon is bloodied all over as Feather lands on her back, blades glistening with dragonblood. OOC: Okay, John.
[19:46] <@John> Seeing how high up the dragon is, John is reduced to milling around and waiting for it to possibly come into range. OOC: holding
[19:47] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> OOC: Okay. Gildas.
[19:48] <Gildas> The Dire Bear points upwards and releases some flames from its mouth at the dragon above!
[19:48] <Gildas> roll 10d6 DC is 20
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 10d6 DC is 20 and gets 50." [10d6=5, 3, 5, 6, 6, 6, 3, 6, 5, 5]
[19:49] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+10
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+10 and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[19:49] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> The blast of flames hits the dragon from below, scorching its belly all over. The dragon bucks up at this, shaking its back as Myann quickly casts. A leaf mushroom falls on herself and John, empowering them both with flight. OOC: WAnt to go now, John?
[19:51] <@John> OOC: sure I'll double move straight up to ascend 60 feet
[19:52] * Infinite_Ko_Loop changes topic to 'Lost Half(28)>Feather(21)>ildas(14)>Myann(13)>John'
[19:55] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> John flies up and positions, as the dragon roars. It whirls around before stars emerge from its body. They fly in all directions, like a storm of light shards filling all the night sky. OOC: Ref all.
[19:56] <Feather> roll 1d20+17 improved evasion
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+17 improved evasion and gets 22." [1d20=5]
[19:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+17 improved evasion
[19:56] <@John> roll 1d20+18 improved evasion
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+17 improved evasion and gets 29." [1d20=12]
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+18 improved evasion and gets 35." [1d20=17]
[19:59] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 1d20+12 Myann evasion
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 1d20+12 Myann evasion and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[19:59] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> roll 15d8 halve this Feather, others evaded
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Infinite_Ko_Loop rolls 15d8 halve this Feather, others evaded and gets 76." [15d8=1, 7, 3, 4, 6, 8, 8, 3, 3, 2, 8, 8, 3, 6, 6]
[19:59] <Feather> OOC: I'll let the mushroom get it
[20:00] <@Infinite_Ko_Loop> All around you are stars. Glittering ropes of light connect them. They entangle FEather and cut into him, slicing his body terribly - or would if his mushroom didn't absorb it. OOC: You're entangled, Feather. We'll pause tehre since I'm getting seriously loopy.

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