Day 6 - Pirates, Deaths, and Long Horrors

[Iron Dragoon]

Session Start: Tue Oct 14 10:47:35 2014
Session Ident: #dunes
* Now talking in #dunes
* Topic is 'Pirate 1(Pepoed)(27)>Pirate 3(25 pepoed)>Adaea(23)>Pepo(22)>Moore(17)>Veren(16)>Lucy(15) '
* Set by Kotono on Mon Oct 13 13:22:08
<Kotono> ----
<Kotono> Fire. Smoke. Rocks. Ruin. Corpses. Terror. Fleeing. The next few minutes (enough to expend Lucy's shield spell) are spent navigating the streets. Chaos is all around you as you reach a devastated row of fine houses. They're like nice manor homes more than anything else - albeit generally on fire, under assault from above or otherwise in hell. But there are few people out on this street, at least.
<Kotono> The manor of Flanagan has a wrought-iron gate that's been pushed back and torn off the hinges. The lawn is pockmarked by a few catapult-caused craters. The front doors to the manor are 80ft ahead and open. Standing guard are a pair of pirates. One has a scimitar like the others, while the other carries a mace.
<Lucy> 'Try to grab the one with the scimitar,' Lucy suggests to Pepo, trying to work her power on the mace-wielding pirate. 'I'll see about the other one.'
<Kotono> The pirates can see the party, or at least you presume so. They aren't immediately reacting.
<Pepo> Pepo jumps out from Lucy's arms and replies mentally, 'Controlling others is power intensive. I may have to ration it.'
<Veren > "How do you wish to do this, then?"
<Lucy> 'Ah. We can just kill them, then,' Lucy responds, and then gestures at the pirates. "We'll take a page from their own book. Concentrate on putting the mace-wielder down. I'll lead, so be prepared to intercept them if they try to close the distance."
<Kotono> The one with the mace glances back into the manor and calls something. It's pretty soft and doesn't carry, but he visibly speaks.
* Veren nods and begins to move forwards them.
<Kotono> At moving forward, the two pirates eye them and call, "Back off!" the one with the mace calls in Common. His voice is rather deep and rasping. "Only warning!"
<Veren > OOC: At 60 ft. I want to DT the one who spoke inside.
* Lucy hardly waits after deciding upon her plan, and after a light kiss of her fingertips four magic missiles are sent towards her target, soon joined by four more!
* Veren continues advancing, palming a dagger.
<Kotono> OOC: Init here then.
<Kotono> roll 1d20+6 scimitar pirate
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 scimitar pirate and gets 21." 12 [1d20=15]
<Kotono> OOC: +3 to that, excuse me.
<Moore> OOC: as a reminder everyone still gets +8
<Kotono> roll 1d20+4 mace pirate
<Veren > roll 1d20+4+8 Init
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 mace pirate and gets 11." 12 [1d20=7]
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d20+4+8 Init and gets 24." 12 [1d20=12]
<Lucy> roll 1d20+4+8
<Kotono> roll 1d20+6 ???
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+4+8 and gets 17." 12 [1d20=5]
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 ??? and gets 17." 12 [1d20=11]
<Moore> roll 1d20+13
* Hatbot --> "Moore rolls 1d20+13 and gets 21." 12 [1d20=8]
<Pepo> roll 1d20+6+8
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d20+6+8 and gets 32." 12 [1d20=18]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Pepo(32)>Veren(24)>Scimitar Pirate=Moore(21)>Lucy=???(17)>Mace Pirate(11) '
<Kotono> OOC: Open Pepo.
<Kotono> OOC: Sec, forgot to roll for Adaea.
<Kotono> roll 1d20+5
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 22." 12 [1d20=17]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Pepo(32)>Veren(24)>Adeae(22)>Scimitar Pirate=Moore(21)>Lucy=???(17)>Mace Pirate(11) '
<Pepo> A gong is heard in the scimitar-wielder's mind as it comes under feline assault!
<Kotono> roll 1d20+6
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 24." 12 [1d20=18]
<Pepo> OOC: DC 22 will, psionic dominate augmented 2pp
<Kotono> But this time the control seems to be shaken off, his hidden by his veil, but his body tenses up visibly. OOC: Okay, Veren.
<Veren > OOC: Distance? Did I close any?
<Kotono> OOC: Y'all did something which caused init, so you're still 80ft away.
<Kotono> "This keeps getting worse! Why are they here?" Adaea questions aloud.
<Lucy> "A similar reason we are, I would suspect," Lucy muses. "Though is it possible your master is a traitor? Or in possession of something very important or valuable?"
<Kotono> "
* Veren closes distance to the enemies and uses Detect Thoughts on the mace pirate!
<Veren > OOC: DC 18.
<Kotono> "What? No!" As Adaea protests, Veren closes in. OOC: DC?
<Kotono> roll 1d20+5
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 17." 12 [1d20=12]
<Kotono> OOC: He has thoughts as expected. More information next round. How close did you move?
<Veren > OOC: My speed is 30 ft.
<Kotono> OOC: So 50ft away. Okay then. Adaea.
<Kotono> Adaea stares and stays back, "That's impossible, I mean..." she starts. She withdraws a corked potion bottle, but does nothing else. OOC: Doesn't have much to do, not a great combat spell selection. Scimitar Pirate and Moore are up. Go Moore.
<Kotono> The pirate with the scimitar holds position, visibly on guard. OOC: He's defending himself.
<Moore> "All right, everyone! Let's get rid of these pirates and figure out why they're here!" Moore shouts to the others before he vanishes from sight but flies forward 30 feet! OOC: Inspire  Courage
<Kotono> OOC: Okay, note inspire courage bonuses. Lucy and ??? are up. Go Lucy.
<Lucy> "Coming here is bound to turn out even more informative, then!" Lucy says cheerfully, sending a barrage that far exceeds the normal limits of Magic Missile at the mace wielder she had marked for death with grace and flourish!
<Lucy> roll 4d4+4 standard
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 4d4+4 standard and gets 15." 12 [4d4=3, 1, 4, 3]
<Lucy> roll 4d4+4 metamagic specialist swift
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 4d4+4 metamagic specialist swift and gets 12." 12 [4d4=1, 3, 1, 3]
<Moore> OOC: +2 Fear and Charm, +2 damage and attack rolls for everyone
<Kotono> OOC: That it or are you moving? Noted Moore.
<Lucy> OOC: Staying with Pepo and Adaea
<Kotono> OOC: Okay.
<Kotono> The scimitar pirate is peppered with missiles, falling to a knee as they pierce his body. He's still up if just barely, gasping. Meanwhile another comes into view. Another pirate, this one without a veil or visible weapon. His face is painted, half gone from sweat. It's in the design of a skull, and you can see a scarred human-ish face beneath it. His lips curl into a sneer of contempt, before
<Kotono> he points at Lucy and chants. The spell is brief, before a tiny spark of fire flies at her. There's a moment of nothing, then it explodes around her! OOC: Ref save Lucy, Pepo and Adaea. You just got fireballed.
<Kotono> OOC: Mace pirate, excuse me.
<Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Adaea
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Adaea and gets 9." 12 [1d20=3]
<Pepo> roll 1d20+13 evasion
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d20+13 evasion and gets 30." 12 [1d20=17]
<Lucy> roll 1d20+8
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+8 and gets 23." 12 [1d20=15]
<Kotono> roll 8d6 Adaea full, Pepo none, Lucy half fire damage
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d6 Adaea full, Pepo none, Lucy half fire damage and gets 37." 12 [8d6=6, 4, 6, 6, 6, 1, 6, 2]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Pepo(32)>Veren(24)>Scimitar Pirate=Moore(21)>Lucy=???(17)>Mace Pirate(11) '
<Kotono> Pepo simply cat-leaps up, landing on the torn-up iron gate. It's away from the fire and he evades it entirely. Lucy is able to dodge and shield herself with her arms, blocking the worst of it. Adaea? She's caught wide-eyed, and when it clears. She's only the ground, screaming and thrashing. She's ablaze and blackening before your eyes, her thrashing and screaming slowing. In a few moments she's
<Kotono> still, nothing but a blazing fire around a body. OOC: Mace pirate.
<Kotono> Already badly peppered, the mace pirate stumbles back and out of sight, into the manor. OOC: Pepo.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Pepo(32)>Veren(24)>Scimitar Pirate=Moore(21)>Lucy=Skull-Faced Pirate Mage(17)>Mace Pirate(11) '
<Pepo> Pepo's hackles raise and his fur stiffens, making him look bigger... it may not intimidate this prey but it's a natural response. Adaea was the best person he'd met after waking up and he won't let her death go unavenged. Jumping off the gate he scurries forward, disappearing from the sight of all but the most keen eyes. 'Mage my prey,' is his last telepathic message to Lucy and Moore before he
<Pepo> goes out of range.
<Pepo> roll 1d20+33 hide in plain sight, double move to get into the house.
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d20+33 hide in plain sight, double move to get into the house. and gets 48." 12 [1d20=15]
<Kotono> OOC: Total move?
<Pepo> OOC: let's say 40 for move 1 and then stealth on move 2 for half speed of 20, so 60 overall.
<Kotono> OOC: Not quite to the house then, but only 20ft away.
<Pepo> OOC: close enough to catch him next turn
<Kotono> Pepo races in, hiding away and seeming to vanish from sight. In case anyone was paying attention to a cat. OOC: Veren.
<Veren > OOC: Range to the skull-mage-pirate? 50 ft.?
<Kotono> OOC: 55ft since he's just behind the scimitar one.
* Veren continues his advance, throwing the dagger he drew once in range! OOC: Closing 30 ft., puts me at 25 ft. from him.
<Kotono> OOC: Okay.
<Veren > roll 1d20+13+2 Dagger Throw! OOC: Also using 1 Inspiration for Ricochet!
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d20+13+2 Dagger Throw! OOC: Also using 1 Inspiration for Ricochet! and gets 22." 12 [1d20=7]
<Kotono> OOC: Hit.
<Veren > roll 1d4+2+4 damage
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d4+2+4 damage and gets 10." 12 [1d4=4]
<Kotono> The dagger flies, swirling and slashing across the mage's shoulder. He openly grimaces at that as it bounces off him, off the door frame and right back towards Veren. OOC: The ow. Scimitar Pirate and Moore.
<Kotono> The skull-faced mage snaps something in an unknown tongue to all but Lucy, "Kill the bastard!" he snaps, the scimitar pirate dropping his defense and charging right at Veren.
<Kotono> roll 1d20+10 (+2 charge)
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 (+2 charge) and gets 15." 12 [1d20=5]
<Kotono> OOC: AC?
<Veren > OOC: 23
<Kotono> But Veren smoothly brings up another dagger and parries, kicking the pirate back and stopping the charge cold. OOC: Moore.
<Moore> OOC: How close is everyone at the moment to each other? Are Veren and Pepo within 25 ft.?
<Moore> OOC: Actually 30, but still.
<Moore> OOC: And of each other, I mean.
<Pepo> OOC: yes but you don't know where I am
<Moore> OOC: OK
* Kotono nods.
<Moore> Moore flies over nearby Veren and puts a few simple words together and casts a spell of Haste onto Veren and himself! "Use the boon of swiftness to quickly dispatch the rest of them!" Moore calls out, still invisible.
<Kotono> OOC: Hasted you two, then.
<Kotono> OOC: Lucky and Mr. Skull.
<Lucy> "I am displeased," Lucy informs the pirate that set her on fire and made her lose a minion that still had her use. Her lips a thin line that threatens to become a frown, she strides forward as daggers once more take flanking positions just above her shoulders and a shield springs up around her. "Congratulations, mage. You made me take you a little bit more seriously."
<Lucy> OOC: Move 30ft closer, standard for steeldance, quick shield/metamagic specialist
<Kotono> The skull-faced mage sneers even more, pointing at Moore. In his unknown language Lucy hears him say, "Crumble to rust, whimper into ruin," A rust-red ray comes from his finger, right for Veren. OOC: He'll respond to Lucy after this resolves.
<Kotono> roll 1d20+8 touch AC?
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 touch AC? and gets 26." 12 [1d20=18]
<Veren > OOC: Not that high.
<Kotono> roll 8d6
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 8d6 and gets 34." 12 [8d6=6, 3, 6, 1, 4, 6, 5, 3]
<Kotono> Parts of Veren's body turn to iron when the ray hits. Patches all over, which promptly crumble to rust. It leaves holes laces with jagged metal, which splurt blood out. Veren stumbles, gasps and falls flat on his back, bleeding out and falling into death's near-embrace. The skull-faced mage turns to Lucy and raises his hand, gesturing. "Bring it, bitch," he sneers as he speaks in his unknown
<Kotono> tongue. OOC: You're dying. Healing is preferable ASAP.
<Kotono> OOC: Mace pirate, who is doing something unseen. Pepo.
<Pepo> A ray of flame arcs out from somewhere nearby and lashes against the mage's back in retribution, all colours of orange, red, white, and blue present and spiraling crazily as it seems to come from multiple angles at once before it solidifies...
<Pepo> roll 1d100 wild surge first 5+
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d100 wild surge first 5+ and gets 16." 12 [1d100=16]
<Pepo> roll 1d100 chaotic surge now
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d100 chaotic surge now and gets 86." 12 [1d100=86]
<Pepo> roll 1d20+14 ranged touch, energy ray augmented 8pp, fire
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d20+14 ranged touch, energy ray augmented 8pp, fire and gets 31." 12 [1d20=17]
<Kotono> OOC: Hit.
<Pepo> roll 9*6+9+2d6
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 9*6+9+2d6 and gets 70." 12 [2d6=1, 6]
<Pepo> roll 1d20+13 stealth, sniping
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d20+13 stealth, sniping and gets 33." 12 [1d20=20]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Pepo(32)>Veren(24)>Scimitar Pirate=Moore(21)>Lucy>Mace Pirate(11) '
<Kotono> Just as he gestures at Lucy, the mage's chest is pierced from behind. A red ray bursts through, leaving a bloodless hole in his chest. The wizard looks down in blank-faced shock, moments before fire erupts out of the hole. He screams as his body turns into an inferno, trashing as he falls to the ground. He's burning just like Adaea now, fed to the fires. OOC: Veren. Stabilization check. d100.
<Veren > roll 1d100
<Kotono> *thrashing
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d100 and gets 23." 12 [1d100=23]
<Veren > OOC: Nope.
<Kotono> OOC: Not quite. -1 hit points. Scimitar Pirate and Moore. Go Moore.
<Moore> Moore flies down and puts a hand onto Veren to heal him!
<Moore> roll 1d8+5
* Hatbot --> "Moore rolls 1d8+5 and gets 12." 12 [1d8=7]
* Lucy giggles at the pleasant sight of her enemy vanquished before her.
<Kotono> OOC: That'll wake you up since you're at positive hit points again.
<Moore> "I got you, don't worry! Just stay with me, I can do more soon. Don't try and do anything crazy!" comes Moore's voice, still invisible. OOC: Done.
<Kotono> Veren stirs. The healing stops the worst of the bleeding. He's prone on the ground, vision tinted red. His ears are filled with a faraway roar...something. He was close to something, but it eludes him like a dream in the sunlight of morning. Meanwhile, the scimitar pirate withdraws, running to the side and through a crater, racing away to the left and through the yard. OOC: He's full on retreating.
<Kotono> Lucy.
* Lucy runs after him as she gives chase, and as she catches up her daggers strike into the cowardly pirate's back!
<Lucy> roll 1d20+17+2
<Lucy> roll 1d20+17+2
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+17+2 and gets 23." 12 [1d20=4]
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+17+2 and gets 36." 12 [1d20=17]
<Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
<Lucy> roll 1d4+9+4
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d4+9+4 and gets 17." 12 [1d4=4]
<Lucy> roll 1d4+9+4
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d4+9+4 and gets 17." 12 [1d4=4]
<Kotono> The pirate is skewered in the back and stumbles, before falling face down as he bleeds out. OOC: Got him. Free act.
* Veren slowly brings himself to his knees, then his feet...
<Veren > "What.. happened?"
<Lucy> With a snort, Lucy proceeds into the house proper as she calls upon Detect Magic and her unnatural vision alike.
<Pepo> Pepo remains hidden as he goes into the house ahead of Lucy. There's still at least one pirate there.
<Moore> "Woah, woah, there." Moore says as he reappears in front of Veren. "Don't go moving just yet, you're still really badly injured."
* Veren stumbles a bit and nods.
> "Thank you, Moore."
* Veren begins moving towards the building, looking around for the missing pirate...
<Kotono> Lucy and Pepo are ahead. The front of the house is largely intact. It leads into a living room, nice enough. Not that you're here to sightsee. A few doors are about and one is open, on the side. Light comes from it.
<Moore> "Give me just a second, okay?" He says with a smile and clears his throat. "Healing isn't just words, its actions. Time heals all wounds, but sometimes you need a little bit of magic." OOC: Using Healing Hymn, so giving Veren a +11 bonus to healing if he has anything to use it on, as well as myself.
<Moore> Moore then moves over and places a hand on Veren's shoulder and channels two spells into him!
<Moore> roll 1d8+5+11
* Hatbot --> "Moore rolls 1d8+5+11 and gets 19." 12 [1d8=3]
<Moore> roll 1d8+5+11
* Hatbot --> "Moore rolls 1d8+5+11 and gets 20." 12 [1d8=4]
<Moore> "There... that ought to take care of the worst of it. Try and not get hit by anymore rays today, okay?" Moore says with a smile.
<Kotono> Veren's wounds heal quickly, bringing back vitality and restoring his injuries.
* Veren nods.
<Pepo> Pepo stalks towards the open door...
<Veren > "Thank you, again. I will do my best, but what must be done, will be done."
* Veren moves towards the house with much more strength in his step, following Pepo's lead and trying to move into the shadows as he enters the house.
<Moore> "...And no more mind-scanning me, either." He says with a nod and a smile as he flies along with Veren before he just goes back to being invisible!
* Veren decides he can acquiesce to this...
* Lucy heads for the door with the light.
<Kotono> The party heads for the door. There's lamps on the wall that shed light, a short hallway to a stairway down.
<Kotono> There's faint magic all over the house, as well as magic coming from below. OOC: Spellcraft.
<Lucy> roll 1d20+16
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+16 and gets 31." 12 [1d20=15]
<Kotono> The house has a simple enchantment to resist minor wear and tear. Useful but unremarkable. There's magic at the bottom of the stairs. Peering down, you can see the signature of a wall of fire, just out of sight.
<Veren > "If any of you find a scroll to reverse Lady Asdra's condition, please tell me. I wish to witness her wrath on these pirates."
* Veren holds a grudge, apparently.
<Pepo> OOC: can I smell any people around? Or blood trails from mace?
<Lucy> "Fire," Lucy says softly, descending.
<Kotono> Pepo can smell humanoids below...and something that freezes his blood. It's a scent that brings to mind too-long arms, twisting joints, unseeing eyes. His fur stands on end in spite of himself. It's a scent that's not a scent at all, something horridly unnatural to Pepo's nose.
<Pepo> 'Something bad downstairs... not natural at all,' Pepo warns Lucy, his usual booming voice uncharacteristically soft. But nonetheless, he descends...
<Kotono> The party descends down slightly. It's enough to see the end of the staircase, stopped cold by a wall of blue fire. It blocks the way ahead and sheds strong heat. Getting any closer is likely dangerous.
<Veren > OOC: Is that the only direction?
<Lucy> "Can any of you get past this?" Lucy asks.
<Moore> "I could try and remove it." Moore says, coming back into sight.
<Veren > "I cannot. I have nothing that can dispel magic... Yet."
<Lucy> "Do that."
<Pepo> Pepo waits for Moore to try. Better that he can preserve his might.
<Kotono> OOC: Yes.
<Moore> Moore casts a quick Detect Magic to see if he gives him any insight into how to get rid of the fire!
<Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft.
<Moore> roll 1d20+12
* Hatbot --> "Moore rolls 1d20+12 and gets 27." 12 [1d20=15]
<Kotono> Moore - it comes through the wall of fire. A head on a neck, too long. Like a strand of pale gray spaghetti, lightly furred. The head is like a heavy rock, no nose and barely any mouth at all. Only a tiny little slit that moves in a constant murmur. The creature's eyes are not eyes. They twist, turn. Like corridors into each other, twisting together like an endlessly repeating knot. Those eyes
<Kotono> that are not eyes stare at the party, the neck and head of the creature unburning as...OOC: Will saves, all. Consider this disrupting your spellcraft check, Moore. Mind-affecting.
<Pepo> roll 1d20+8
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d20+8 and gets 14." 12 [1d20=6]
<Veren > roll 1d20+9 Will
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d20+9 Will and gets 20." 12 [1d20=11]
<Lucy> roll 1d20+5
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+5 and gets 10." 12 [1d20=5]
<Moore> roll 1d20+8
* Hatbot --> "Moore rolls 1d20+8  and gets 19." 12 [1d20=11]
<Moore> OOC: I'm not sure if it matters but I think Inspire Courage should still be up if it's fear or charm
<Kotono> OOC: It's not.
<Moore> OOC: Well okay then!
<Kotono> OOC: Each of you is confused for one round, puzzled and revolted by what you've seen. Each of you roll 1d100 to see what you do this round. I'll adjudicate it once it's rolled.
<Lucy> roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d100 and gets 93." 12 [1d100=93]
<Moore> roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "Moore rolls 1d100 and gets 39." 12 [1d100=39]
<Veren > roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d100 and gets 16." 12 [1d100=16]
<Pepo> roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d100 and gets 76." 12 [1d100=76]
<Kotono> OOC: Lucy, you attack the nearest creature. Moore does nothing but babble incoherently. Veren acts normally. Pepo likewise attacks the nearest creature.
<Pepo> OOC: attack at best efficiency or just attack?
<Kotono> OOC: Doesn't say. So something reasonable. No softballing it but you don't need to go super nova, either.
<Pepo> roll 1d4 1 monster, 2 Lucy, 3 Moore, 4 Veren
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d4 1 monster, 2 Lucy, 3 Moore, 4 Veren and gets 4." 12 [1d4=4]
<Lucy> roll 1d4 1-M 2-P 3-V 4-Enemy
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d4 1-M 2-P 3-V 4-Enemy and gets 1." 12 [1d4=1]
* Lucy recoils in revulsion, but her spinning daggers seek out the adjacent fairy!
<Lucy> roll 1d20+17+2
<Lucy> roll 1d20+17+2
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+17+2 and gets 27." 12 [1d20=8]
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+17+2 and gets 25." 12 [1d20=6]
<Pepo> "Rrrrroooowl!" Pepo growls and fires a cascade of coruscating sound at Veren!
<Pepo> roll 1d100 5+ wild surge
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d100 5+ wild surge and gets 11." 12 [1d100=11]
<Pepo> roll 1d20+14 ranged touch, augmented 5pp
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d20+14 ranged touch, augmented 5pp and gets 19." 12 [1d20=5]
<Moore> OOC: AC is 22, no idea if SR applies to this
<Lucy> OOC: SR doesn't apply. Are you invisible?
<Lucy> roll 1d4+9+4
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d4+9+4 and gets 14." 12 [1d4=1]
<Lucy> roll 1d4+9+4
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d4+9+4 and gets 16." 12 [1d4=3]
<Lucy> OOC: Hit dr/magic
<Moore> OOC: I think that's 10 total damage then?
<Kotono> OOC: Yes.
<Pepo> roll 6d6-6 sonic damage, if that hits
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 6d6-6 sonic damage, if that hits and gets 13." 12 [6d6=2, 5, 1, 5, 2, 4]
<Kotono> OOC: Okay. Veren, you still have a normal action and Moore still has to babble. Do those then I'll resolve it all. Sec
<Moore> "What light yonder fire blusters through a sun into the waking moment of juice!" Comes the incoherent yammerings of a fairy who just got sliced by some magic daggers.
* Veren stumbles from the attack, but strikes out at the creature, hoping to break the effect on the others.
<Kotono> OOC: Going to close in to go all stabby?
<Veren > roll 1d20+12+2 attack 1
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d20+12+2 attack 1 and gets 23." 12 [1d20=9]
<Kotono> OOC: It's hot by that wall, you'll suffer a bit of fire damage.
<Veren > OOC: Then no, I'll throw a dagger. Let me reroll.
<Kotono> OOC: Roll stands and it's still a hit, its AC isn't that good.
<Kotono> OOC: 9+bab is enough to smack it for you.
<Veren > roll 1d4+2+4 damage!
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d4+2+4 damage! and gets 8." 12 [1d4=2]
<Kotono> The dagger is chucked, right into the neck of the strange creature. It makes no noise, but quickly withdraws back through the wall, dagger taken with it as it flees. OOC: Act normally now, y'all, confusion is passed.
<Moore> Moore quickly looks around and rubs his shoulder. "Ow... um... so... ... ...er..."
<Lucy> "Dispel the wall right now," Lucy says in a commanding tone, gathering her magic.
<Moore> "Oh! Right, right!" Moore nods and tries to do just that!
<Pepo> As the nightmarish killer dog is replaced by Veren, Pepo lets out a confused little yowl. 'Apologies, I was not seeing correctly,' he says to Veren.
* Veren draws another dagger and prepares for another ambush...
* Veren makes no reply, but a frown is present.
<Moore> roll 1d20+8 Dispel if I recall correctly
* Hatbot --> "Moore rolls 1d20+8 Dispel if I recall correctly and gets 21." 12 [1d20=13]
<Kotono> The wall of fire before you fades away. 20ft ahead is the end of the stairs. Ahead is a massive laboratory, library and other magely things. You barely have a chance to look 40ft ahead is the mace pirate, slumped but still up. 5ft behind it is the creature. Its neck is over 3ft long, a rope of flesh with a dagger in it. Its body is too long and extended, a pale, furry gray. It's vaguely
<Kotono> humanoid, with ten-fingered hands and no toes. It wears no clothing. In your minds you hear, 'Surrender,' a dispassionate voice commands, as...OOC: Init here.
<Veren > OOC: Moore bonus is +8, right?
<Kotono> OOC: Yes.
<Moore> roll 1d20+13
* Hatbot --> "Moore rolls 1d20+13 and gets 26." 12 [1d20=13]
<Moore> OOC: Yep!
<Veren > roll 1d20+4+8 Init
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d20+4+8 Init and gets 27." 12 [1d20=15]
<Kotono> roll 1d20+4 mace pirate
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 mace pirate and gets 20." 12 [1d20=16]
<Lucy> roll 1d20+4+8
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+4+8 and gets 32." 12 [1d20=20]
<Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Strange thing
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Strange thing and gets 21." 12 [1d20=15]
<Pepo> roll 1d20+6+8
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d20+6+8 and gets 22." 12 [1d20=8]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Lucy(32)>Veren(27)>Moore(26)>Pepo(22)>Strange Thing(21)>Mace Pirate(20) '
<Kotono> OOC: Anyone with K:D can make a check on the creature.
<Pepo> roll 1d20+18 dungeoneering, what's up
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d20+18 dungeoneering, what's up and gets 36." 12 [1d20=18]
<Lucy> roll 1d20+16
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+16 and gets 35." 12 [1d20=19]
<Veren > roll 1d20+10 Dungeoneering
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d20+10 Dungeoneering and gets 26." 12 [1d20=16]
<Moore> roll 1d20+4 sure, I'll try
* Hatbot --> "Moore rolls 1d20+4 sure, I'll try and gets 14." 12 [1d20=10]
<Kotono> The three can identify it - a twisted mind. A creature who explores mental magic and powers (not just psionics, though it's a common mistake to make. They're largely magical and not psionic) but this is reflected in its body. They are confusing and alien to the mind - you'll be under a constant assault of confusion. They also have varied spells and spell-like abilities form their research. Most
<Kotono> were once wizards who delved into forbidden knowledge and became a twisted mind. They're weak to mental effects, but there's great risk, since a failed one greatly endangers the mind of the creature that tries.
<Lucy> Not even deigning to answer the vile thing, Lucy thinks to Pepo, 'This looks to be your area of expertise,' as she steadily approaches the mace-wielding pirate and lets her daggers do the talking.
<Lucy> roll 1d20+17+2
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+17+2 and gets 34." 12 [1d20=15]
<Lucy> roll 1d20+17+2
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+17+2 and gets 34." 12 [1d20=15]
<Lucy> roll 1d4+9+4
<Lucy> roll 1d4+9+4
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d4+9+4 and gets 15." 12 [1d4=2]
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d4+9+4 and gets 16." 12 [1d4=3]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Lucy(32)>Veren(27)>Moore(26)>Pepo(22)>Strange Thing(21) '
<Kotono> Already wounded, the mace pirate can only try and parry as daggers pierce him all over. He falls over dead, stabbed a dozen times and more by Lucy's eager knives. OOC: Ow. Veren.
* Veren moves towards the thing, moving to throwing range and throws a dagger at the thing again! OOC: Closing 30 ft. puts me at 15 ft.
<Veren > roll 1d20+13+2 Throwing Attack
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d20+13+2 Throwing Attack and gets 18." 12 [1d20=3]
<Kotono> OOC: Hit. Sneak attack since within range and it's flatfooted.
<Veren > OOC: One of Moore's +2 bonuses ended, right?
<Moore> OOC: Correct
<Kotono> OOC: They're gone, yeah.
<Moore> OOC: The other one is an aura so you still get +2 damage
<Veren > roll 1d4+2+4d6+2 damage
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d4+2+4d6+2 damage and gets 24." 12 [1d4=2][4d6=4, 5, 3, 6]
<Kotono> Veren's throw lands in the hip of the creature. It penetrates to the hilt, a good and solid injury. Just not one that puts it down. It takes the wound without moving, despite being a direct hit. OOC: Good damage, it just doesn't sell it since fucked up. Moore.
<Moore> "Come on, everyone! Let's not give into this... ... hideous... ...thing!" Moore calls out, inspiring his friends and bolstering them against anything this creature might do! Then he turns invisible, as little help as that might offer. OOC: +2 to fear/charm, +2 to attack rolls, +4 overall to damage rolls.
<Kotono> OOC: Okay. Pepo.
<Pepo> Fur still on end, Pepo walks up to the creature and hisses while in its mind it will hear, 'Your life is mine!' before the black cat places a paw up on its long neck and empathically sucks the life out of it, mending his own injuries!
<Pepo> roll 1d100 wild surge 5+
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d100 wild surge 5+ and gets 40." 12 [1d100=40]
<Pepo> roll 1d20+16 melee touch, hostile empathic transfer augmented 4pp
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d20+16 melee touch, hostile empathic transfer augmented 4pp and gets 27." 12 [1d20=11]
<Pepo> OOC: he loses 90hp, I regain all my health
<Pepo> OOC: wait, will half
<Pepo> OOC: DC 20
<Kotono> OOC: Does SR/PR apply?
<Pepo> OOC: yes
<Kotono> OOC: Cl check.
<Pepo> roll 1d20+9
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d20+9 and gets 18." 12 [1d20=9]
<Kotono> OOC: Success. Okay, first of all, moment.
<Kotono> roll 1d20+12
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 and gets 25." 12 [1d20=13]
<Kotono> OOC: Also make a will save, since this has the mind-affecting tag.
<Pepo> roll 1d20+8
* Hatbot --> "Pepo rolls 1d20+8 and gets 16." 12 [1d20=8]
<Kotono> Pepo touches it - and his world shatters. His body heals as his mind expands, twists and writhes. Reality shifts as he reels back, knocked down good and hard. OOC: Stunned one round and int damage incoming.
<Kotono> roll 1d6 int damage
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 int damage and gets 6." 12 [1d6=6]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Lucy(32)>Veren(27)>Moore(26)>Pepo(22 stunned 1)>Strange Thing(21) '
<Kotono> The creature looks around...OOC: Will all. Pepo's stunned so he doesn't need to save. Others do.
<Kotono> OOC: Mind-affecting.
<Lucy> roll 1d20+5
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+5 and gets 18." 12 [1d20=13]
<Veren > roll 1d20+9 Will
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d20+9 Will and gets 18." 12 [1d20=9]
<Moore> roll 1d20+8
* Hatbot --> "Moore rolls 1d20+8 and gets 10." 12 [1d20=2]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Lucy(32 confused 1)>Veren(27 confused 1)>Moore(26 confused 1)>Pepo(22 stunned 1)>Strange Thing(21) '
<Kotono> OOC: All of you are confused next round.
<Kotono> The glances leaves everyone reeling and confused, reality up and down and wrong and right and argh! OOC: Lucy. d100.
<Lucy> roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d100 and gets 39." 12 [1d100=39]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Lucy(32)>Veren(27 confused 1)>Moore(26 confused 1)>Pepo(22 stunned 1)>Strange Thing(21) '
<Lucy> "Useless, useless thing," Lucy mutters, her daggers whirring about in futility before dropping to the ground as the magic keeping them afloat leaves them.
<Kotono> OOC: Veren. d100.
<Veren > roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d100 and gets 47." 12 [1d100=47]
<Kotono> OOC: Babble train, all aboard.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Lucy(32)>Veren(27)>Moore(26 confused 1)>Pepo(22 stunned 1)>Strange Thing(21) '
<Veren > "The face is my face is our face in the crowd."
<Kotono> OOC: Moore.
<Moore> roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "Moore rolls 1d100 and gets 16." 12 [1d100=16]
<Kotono> OOC: Act normally! Go.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Lucy(32)>Veren(27)>Moore(26)>Pepo(22 stunned 1)>Strange Thing(21) '
<Moore> Moore takes a deep breath and blows into a horn he's carrying with him! The sound echoes throughout the room but seems to make the party more hardy! OOC: dr 5/- for 5 rounds for everyone.
<Kotono> OOC: Okay. Pepo's  stunned. Strange creature is up.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Lucy(32)>Veren(27)>Moore(26)>Pepo(22)>Strange Thing(21) '
<Kotono> OOC: Are you visible, Moore?
<Moore> OOC: I am not.
<Kotono> The strange creature begins to chant nonsense as...
<Kotono> roll 1d6 wild magic
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6 wild magic and gets 3." 12 [1d6=3]
<Kotono> roll 1d100 ???
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 ??? and gets 25." 12 [1d100=25]
<Kotono> The creature's eyes glow red, but nothing else seems to happen. OOC: Lucy. I'll answer in a sec.
<Lucy> "Die," Lucy intones, massive leathered wings erupting from her back to assault the creature and everything behind it!
<Lucy> roll 1d20+18 quick true casting, wings of flurry
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 1d20+18 quick true casting, wings of flurry and gets 34." 12 [1d20=16]
<Kotono> OOC: Caster level check. Also d100 after since yeah, using it in a lab could be a thing.
<Lucy> roll 8d6 that was my CL check, boosted by TC. Force, ref dc 23 half. Can it be dazed?
* Hatbot --> "Lucy rolls 8d6 that was my CL check, boosted by TC. Force, ref dc 23 half. Can it be dazed? and gets 28." 12 [8d6=4, 1, 1, 4, 3, 5, 6, 4]
<Kotono> OOC: Oh right. Okay. It can be.
<Kotono> roll 1d20+10 fort
* Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 fort and gets 23." 12 [1d20=13]
<Kotono> The wings send the creature stumbling back, battered all over. It's shambling and wobbling about, shaking its long neck and head. OOC: Okay, ow. Veren.
* Veren moves into melee range and stabs that the thing with a third dagger!
<Veren > roll 1d20+12+2 atk
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d20+12+2 atk and gets 34." 12 [1d20=20]
<Kotono> OOC: Crit confirm.
<Veren > OOC: Same bonuses, right?
<Kotono> OOC: Yes.
<Veren > roll 1d20+12+2 atk crit confirm
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d20+12+2 atk crit confirm and gets 25." 12 [1d20=11]
<Kotono> OOC: Crit.
<Veren > roll 1d4+2*2+4 damage
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 1d4+2*2+4 damage and gets 12." 12 [1d4=4]
<Kotono> OOC: That's now how you roll it. Roll 2d4+ double the number damage. 2+4=6, so 2d4+12.
<Veren > roll 2d4+12 damage
* Hatbot --> "Veren rolls 2d4+12 damage and gets 18." 12 [2d4=4, 2]
<Kotono> Veren lunges forward, kicking the creature's head up. It lashes up like a tethered ball, bringing it up perfectly. Veren thrusts out into those alien eyes, impaling it to the hilt in the left eye. The creature goes stone still at that, falling to the ground like a discarded puppet. OOC: Free act. It be dead.
<Moore> Moore lets out a breath as he reappears and lands in front of Pepo. "Are you all right?" He asks.
* Lucy gets her seething under control and looks around for anything magically-useful or merely interesting. Notes and maps would fit the bill for latter.
* Veren reaches down and takes back his daggers, and begins to check over the corpses for anything worthwhile.
<Kotono> OOC: Going to take some time and search the place then, y'all?
<Veren > OOC: Yeah.
<Pepo> Pepo slowly recovers, shaking his head as if he had water on it. 'My abilities have been substantially reduced,' he regretfully informs the group. 'I suggest we avoid further battle.'
<Lucy> "Bring the rest in from the outside," Lucy suggests to Veren.
<Kotono> OOC: We'll pause here pending any upkeep/healing and I'll start on a loot post.
<Veren > "See if anyone can find a scroll to reverse the petrification."
<Moore> OOC: I'll pre-emptively say I'm using DM
<Kotono> OOC: Going to take the time to DM/appraise/ect?
<Lucy> OOC: Within reason
<Kotono> OOC: Are you going to want to roll spellcraft/appraises or take ten?
<Lucy> OOC: I'm fine with taking 10. Appraise is 23, Spellcraft is 26.
<Moore> OOC: I'll roll on anything Lucy can't identify.
<Kotono> Okay.