The Underwater Gold Rush 020

[Corwin]

19:42 <Kotono> It's four of you. All of you but Rina, gathered together outside of Mellanics past noon. "The notice is unfortunate, but not umanageable," Anne mentions as you all prepare under the sunshine.
19:42 <Kotono> "The odds are treasure doesn't wait," Sanda concurs, "So we shouldn't wait."
19:43 <Skaya> "Plus it should be exciting!"
19:44 <Devar> OOC: Devar would've told Nibelle that they were coming, for whatever it's worth, and they'd meet her at Spine's shop unless she had a better place for them to go.
19:44 <Kotono> OOC: Sure.
19:45 <Kotono> "Are we all prepared to be underwater?" Anne then asks, looking from one person to the next.
19:46 <Skaya> "Sanda can help with that!"
19:46 <Devar> Devar wiggles his hand with the ring on it at them.
19:52 <Kotono> "I can, I'll take care of it,"
19:52 <Kotono> "I can, I'll take care of it," Sanda says, "I've memorized water breathing as well. Who needs it?" A look at Anne and Skaya.
19:52 <Skaya> "Don't you have it on hand, you water elemental you?"
19:53 <Kotono> "As well," Sanda corrects, "I don't like the odds if it gets dispelled or simply runs out unexpectedly. In theory, none of us shoudl really need to breathe, but my research suggests this takes time and varies."
19:54 <Skaya> "Yes, it's always nice to be breathe if you want to," Skaya agrees.
19:55 <Devar> "It makes speaking down there a lot easier." Devar affirms.
19:55 <Kotono> Thus Water Breathing is cast twice, once on Anne and once on Skaya. With that done, "Ready."
19:56 <Skaya> "Ready, then. Devar, I'm not going to use the telepathy ring here unless we somehow get separated, so keep that in mind."
19:57 <Devar> Devar will take out the scroll of Teleport they bought. "Sanda, why don't you do the honors? You're the half-water elemental, after all." He says. He nods to Skaya. "Understood."
19:57 <Kotono> The scroll is taken and...OOC: One sec to check something about teleport.
19:59 <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 vs 10 to cast successfully
19:59 <Kotono> OOC: One second while Kobot is unleashed.
19:59 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@C98D2066.806458B5.C86BCBF1.IP)
20:00 <Kotono> roll 1d20+7 vs 10 to cast successfully
20:00 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 vs 10 to cast successfully --> [ 1d20=7 ]{14}
20:01 <Kotono> roll 1d100 studied carefully since SAnda knew teleporting back was a possibility 95+ is a problem
20:01 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 studied carefully since SAnda knew teleporting back was a possibility 95+ is a problem --> [ 1d100=19 ]{19}
20:03 <Kotono> With a rush and a gurgle of displaced water, the party appears at your destination. You appear right outside the entrance to Spine's shop, floating there in the water. Made it!
20:05 — Skaya pats Sanda's shoulder, giving her a thumbs up.
20:06 <Kotono> Sanda gurgles out, "Why thank you."
20:07 <Kotono> Anne looks around, taking in the tower and the city. She's silent amid it all, eyes drinking in everything.
20:07 <Devar> "Welcome to Aquariar." Devar says, gesturing around them. Devar will give them a moment to look around before he'll open the door to Spine's shop and gesture inside.
20:14 <Kotono> Thus you swim inside and - ! Before you can see much of the shop, Nibelle swims right up. "Devar," she calls, "You came! Sanda too," She smiles over to the shopkeep, "Oh, and some of your other friends?"
20:15 <Skaya> "Skaya," she introduces herself, before gesturing at the remaining girl. "And this is Anne. We're pleased to make your acquaintance."
20:15 <Devar> "Yes, just like we promised." Devar says. "Nibelle, this is --" He stops and laughs a bit. "Skaya, Anne, this is Nibelle. We met here on the way here and she helped us find the town."
20:17 <Kotono> "A pleasure," Anne manages to get out, more or less. It sounds oddly windy despite the water.
20:18 <Kotono> "And I've gotten hired by Spine to help out," Nibelle answers, "Treasures have been pouring out of that dungeon, and there's fights over them, and some hav egotten teleported around by strange magic, and it's a complete frenzy," She goes on, shaking her head back an dforth, "Plus some of the magic's made veins of presure metal appear on the seabed, and people are trying to get rich getting
20:18 <Kotono> them."
20:19 <Kotono> Sanda whistles. It's more of a watery noise than anything else, but she tries, "So it's a treasure rush then, and it's bringing out the worst in everyone?"
20:19 <Devar> "Are your leaders trying to lay claim to any of it, or have they stayed out of it?" Devar asks. "We'd be happy to help, but I'd like to know if you'd like us to do anything specific."
20:23 <Kotono> "They're trying but there's infighting, or so I heard," Nibelle answers, "Spine's been giving out missions to get things and collect treasures, if you're interested?"
20:23 <Skaya> "How does that differ from just going treasure hunting on our own?"
20:25 <Devar> "It gets us into the good graces of a pretty powerful and I'd imagine influential merchant, for whatever that means for us." Devar says. "She did give us a discount on the stuff we bought last time."
20:28 <Kotono> "That and it's free leads," Sanda points out, "Statistically speaking, we'lls tand out looking for treasure as it is."
20:28 <Skaya> "I'm easily convinced."
20:29 <Devar> "I think you'll like her." Devar says with a bit of a smile. "Maybe not as much as that receptionist, though."

[Corwin]

19:04 <Kotono> That gets a few chuckles as you're lead inside. Spine awaits you within before all the displays of various magical items - Devar can spy several new ones he thinks, but it's not really the time. Spine herself floats there, her white hair unbound in the water and the same general type of body paint, but purple and white instead. "You have returned as you promised, and brought friends?"
19:06 <Devar> Since she introduced herself last time, Devar will just nod to Skaya since she can handle it herself!
19:07 <Skaya> "Hello!" Skaya greets Spine. "I'm Skaya, a friend!"
19:09 <Devar> "We're missing one of our normal entourage, but Nibelle got in touch with me and gave us a brief explanation of the situation." Devar says. "We planned on visiting anyway, but this sped things up. This is Anne, she's the stalwart healer of our group." Devar says with a smile. "We understand there's fights that have broken out over that dimensional treasure trove - what would you have us do?"
19:10 <Kotono> "Anne of Moore," Anne burbles and gusts in the water.
19:11 <Kotono> "The situation is complicated, but in essence it is a frezny of treasure seeking. I am pursuing various leads, but I need strong, able bodies to track down these items and bring them to me. It is for the safety of others as well as my own profit, as I am well equipped to understand them. Others are likely not, or may not be able to defend themselves from others."
19:12 <Skaya> "Just how lawless are things?" Skaya inquires politely.
19:17 <Kotono> "In Aquariar, it's safe." Nibelle pipes up, "But it's every fish, mermaid and shark for themselves away from civilization!"
19:17 <Skaya> "That sounds bad for whoever decides to go after us, then."
19:17 <Kotono> "It's unwise to travel alone unless you are highly capable," Spine interjects gently, "Both for greed and the fact that those with trinkets far beyond them may not use them safely or responsibly."
19:18 <Devar> "I imagine we can talk some of them down, but we might have to get rough with a few more determined folks, especially if they're under some magical influence." Devar says.
19:22 <Devar> "What are you looking for specifically?" Devar asks
19:23 <Kotono> "Yes, I'd really like to know more," Sanda cuts in there.
19:25 <Kotono> "Right now, I seek a staff that throws ice and blasts of raw force. I've heard reports of people being attacked a fe whours away from Aquariar by a merman with it, and robbing others blind. The city's stretched too far to handle it themselves." Spine explains.
19:25 <Devar> "That ought to be easy enough to locate." Devar surmises. "Someone harassing people like that needs to be dealt with."
19:26 <Skaya> So it's a bandit! Those tend to be on the rich side. "Does it attack just about anyone, lone travelers, something else?"
19:32 <Kotono> "So far, indiscriminately," Is the answer, "At least two deaths confirmed to them, and looting as well. The survivors want their goods back as well, if they can be found. In this case what was taken was coral and pearls, which is the local currency, as well as gold jewelry. You'll be awarded twenty five percent of the value of those, fifty percent of whatever the value of the staff,  rights to
19:32 <Kotono> anything else the bandit has that can't be confirmed and a flat fee of 5 large pearls."
19:32 <Kotono> Sanda chews on that a moment, "And your gratitude as a shopkeeper with resources and magic," Sanda goes ahead and says it out loud.
19:32 <Kotono> "Five large pearls?" Anne asks, curious sounding. "I'm not familiar with the local currency."
19:33 <Skaya> "It sounds like a clear enough task that can test our skills properly," Skaya muses. It's probably intended to test she and Anne's integrity as well.
19:33 <Kotono> "In short," Nibelle pipes up, "Oh, I just went over this. One of your gold coins is equal to twenty coral shards, and a small pearl is worth fifteen gold coins. A large pearl is worth one hundred gold coins."
19:34 <Kotono> "And if the staff is cursed, and has little value?" Anne adds a that, thoughtfully. "I know cursed items are often cheaper or effectively unsalable."
19:35 <Kotono> "The fee is meant to cover those possibilities," Spine answers, "As I am not yet aware of its full powers or history."
19:38 <Skaya> "I think the terms are reasonable, given it's our first collaboration," Skaya says, glancing over at the others one at a time to see if there's any disagreement.
19:39 <Devar> "Would you prefer the merman to be brought in for his crimes?" Devar asks.
19:40 <Kotono> "Alive if possible, but dead is acceptable. He's earned justice, one way or another," Is the plain, icy answer.
19:41 <Devar> Devar nods. "I'm good with it." He says.
19:44 <Kotono> "As am I," Anne seconds.
19:44 <Kotono> "We should be able to manage it," Sanda says after a moment, "I like our odds."
19:45 <Devar> "It's certainly more straight forward than what we've been dealing with lately." Devar says. "A good old-fashioned bandit request."
19:47 <Kotono> "After everything else, this feels easy. Except the time limit," Anne muses, "Best we move then."
19:48 <Devar> Devar nods. "I'll cast some protective spells on the way and one to make me more of a target." He says.
19:48 <Skaya> "Sounds good."
19:49 <Devar> OOC: We'll get directions and just start heading that way, on the way Skaya gets a +6 Mage Armor and I'll do Luminous Armor on myself which makes me a big ol' daylight target.
19:54 <Kotono> OOC: That all sounds good, any othe rprep I need to know about?
19:55 <Skaya> OOC: Not on my end, I want to see how this environment will work for us.
19:56 <Devar> OOC: Not for me
20:00 <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Was a moment.
20:01 <Kotono> OOC: Do you mean just general underwater combat, Cor?
20:02 <Skaya> OOC: Pretty much yeah
20:09 <Kotono> Thus the party swims out of town. The walls and perimeter are well manned, but after that? It's wide open, the sea water above brighter with sunlight. You notice almost no one is heading out of town, and gives you a wide berth as you swim out.
20:09 <Devar> "I have a feeling that we'll just get jumped as soon as we're in that area." Devar says. "So just be ready for that."
20:10 <Skaya> "I'll keep an eye out for that," Skaya agrees, taking the lead.
20:11 <Devar> Devar nods and just starts swimming, hoping his plan of being a target works!
20:13 <Kotono> "Or from others looking for treasure too," Anne concludes, as th eparty swims out. OOC: More.
20:13 <Kotono> roll 1d100+25
20:13 <Kotono> OOC: One moment, Kobot related difficulties.
20:14 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@C98D2066.806458B5.C86BCBF1.IP)
20:17 <Kotono> roll 1d100+25
20:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+25 --> [ 1d100=48 ]{73}
20:17 <Kotono> roll 1d100+30
20:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+30 --> [ 1d100=99 ]{129}
20:17 <Kotono> roll 1d100+30 subtables
20:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+30 subtables --> [ 1d100=36 ]{66}
20:17 <Kotono> You make it an hour out of town, when in the distance, you can see a few woven seaweed huts. One is collapsed inward but two are still intact. They stand as a little way station perhaps, no sign of anyone around, and in your general direction.
20:18 <Devar> They probably aren't jumping anyone out here, but Devar will fly onward towards them just in case!
20:19 <Skaya> Agreeing with Devar's choice, Skaya follows suit!
20:24 <Kotono> Anne swims in the rear, managing along as best she can in armor but with flight. Sanda swims along like it's second nature, not slowed at all. Approaching the two huts, you can see little inside without going to the door or a window.
20:24 — Skaya goes to the door of the nearest hut to take a look inside!
20:27 <Devar> Devar will wait, ready to help if this is a trap!
20:31 <Kotono> Anne and Sanda hang back, in the rear. Skay agoes in and...OOC: Perception.
20:31 <Skaya> roll 1d20+19
20:31 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{37}
20:37 <Kotono> You don't see anything in it. It mostly looks like a little way station, with no sign of anyone or anything in it. It just seems quiet. Which is odd, since the ground is the seabed and your keen eyes notice something's been recently disturbed there. Dug up, if you had to guess.
20:37 — Skaya decides to dig up the ground, wary for traps as she does so.
20:46 <Kotono> This take a bit, but it's not hard. Within is a heavy, strangely unwet sack bulgingly full of something.
20:48 <Skaya> "Let's take a look to see if it's hidden treasure or a body," Skaya says, before pausing. "Actually, since it's not wet, is opening it here a good idea?"
20:49 <Devar> "Actually, Sanda can help with this." Devar says. "She can move the water away so you can open it 'dry'." Devar says. "We had to do this with the horn, too."
20:50 <Skaya> "That works! Sanda, darling, care to help out?"
20:50 <Kotono> "Of course, Skaya," Sanda comes up and does just that, the water all moving away from the bag. It gives you dry space to work with.
20:51 — Skaya opens the sack!
20:52 <Kotono> Inside the sack are a great many old, brittle and dry scrolls. Each one is wrapped with a ribbon of different color, though each ribbon has gold threading.
20:54 <Skaya> "Scrolls, huh? Looks good." Skaya closes the sack once more and puts it into her haversack. They can deal with it all later. "How about checking the other hut, now?"
20:55 <Devar> Devar nods and will head over to open the other hut's door!
20:59 <Kotono> "For later," Skaya agrees, as...OOC: Perception all.
21:00 <Skaya> roll 1d20+19 I agree with myself!
21:00 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+19 I agree with myself! --> [ 1d20=12 ]{31}
21:03 <Devar> OOC: I can't beat that but I'll take 10 for 21 anyay
21:04 <Kotono> OOC: Sanda will take 10 since she's terrible at this.
21:05 <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Anne will roll since why not?
21:05 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 Anne will roll since why not? --> [ 1d20=6 ]{12}
21:05 <Kotono> Skaya sees something...next time! OOC: Okay, we've made up our time and a smidge more, and I'm getting close to that crash I think. More Monday.

[Corwin]

19:03 <•Kotono> The other hut looks empty. However, you can tell that the ground here has likewise been disturbed.
19:03 — Skaya digs through it as well!
19:06 <•Kotono> Buried at the bototm is a small, jet black stone. It's shiny-smootha nd maybe the size of a pebble. It stands out as a speck of black amid the water and dirt.
19:07 <Skaya> "Is it magic?" Skaya asks, not touching it for now.
19:08 <•Kotono> Sanda comes over and quickly chants before, "It is," she confirms. "Give me a minute."
19:08 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@20BBFB70.79723B99.DCB03E5F.IP)
19:09 <Devar> "If you need any help, let me know." Devar says.
19:09 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+15
19:09 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{26}
19:09 <•Kotono> "
19:09 <•Kotono> "It's strong but I can't puzzle out much else," Sanda admits thoughtfully, "Statistically speaking, the odds of it being powerful are high, but also dangerous."
19:10 <Skaya> "Well, wish me luck," Skaya says, picking it up.
19:10 <Devar> "Let me give it a go?" Devar asks.
19:10 <Skaya> "You can pick the next one up!"
19:11 <Devar> "I just mean to identify it." Devar says with a smile. "But if you want to leave it a mystery, that's fine."
19:15 <•Kotono> Skaya picks up the stone before-! OOC: Reflex save, goodluck.
19:16 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12+7 evasion
19:16 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12+7 evasion --> [ 1d20=12 ]{31}
19:17 <•Kotono> Kyaaah! Out of instinct Skaya drops the stone, as suddenly all the water around her is sucked into the stone. She manages to leap-swim backwards, enough to get out of range. It lasts a few seconds and then ceases, water rushing back in to refill the momentarily empty space.
19:17 <•Kotono> Anne pulls Skaya back further, "Careful!"
19:17 <•Kotono> "As I said, dangerous," Sanda says, "See, I was right about the odds."
19:17 <Skaya> "Wow! It's pretty great! Let's bring it!"
19:19 <Devar> "Now that you've picked it up, shall I?" Devar asks, going in to properly identify this mysterious stone. OOC: Take 10 on spellcraft for 30, but using the identify spell.
19:21 <•Kotono> OOC: Are you using an item for it?
19:22 <Devar> OOC: Yeah, my artificer's monocle.
19:24 <•Kotono> OOC: CL check, go ahead and look up the CL for it and use that.
19:26 <Devar> OOC: It just says 'as if you had cast identify,' so I will assume my CL for it
19:26 <Devar> roll 1d20+8 CL
19:26 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 CL --> [ 1d20=16 ]{24}
19:28 <•Kotono> OOC: Let me look it up myself thenr eal quick. MIC, right?
19:30 <Devar> OOC: Yep
19:30 <•Kotono> OOC: Item's name?
19:30 <Devar> OOC: Artificer's Monocle - it's on page 72
19:31 <•Kotono> OOC: CL's 5, it's right below body slot. So thta's a total of 21 then.
19:32 <•Kotono> Devar studies away and oh! OOC: Loo update.
19:32 <•Kotono> OOC: Loot.
19:35 <Devar> "Well, it leads somewhere, but we can investigate that when it's safer. I think as long as you don't physically touch it, it should be fine." Devar explains to the others. "Something like telekinesis or mage hand should work, too."
19:35 <•Kotono> "Would just nudging it with a stick or a weapon do?" Anne asks, plainly, "Why over complicate it?"
19:36 — Skaya immediately tries it with a stick!
19:36 <•Kotono> Nothing happens except moving the stone.
19:36 — Skaya pushes it into a small, empty bag, and then drops the bag into her haversack.
19:37 <Devar> "It's so weird that we run across that sort of thing a lot, isn't it?" Devar asks. "So many things don't ever factor in just moving something with a stick."
19:38 <Skaya> "If you can factor that in, how would it even stay buried in the ground?"
19:38 <Devar> "Don't let me turn into an archmage to ponder that question, okay?"
19:39 <•Kotono> The stone is safely stored away. Meanwhile, Sanda answers, "Touching something has symbolic and magical signifigance."
19:40 <Skaya> "Unlike touching something with a glove on, of course."
19:44 <•Kotono> "Obviously," Sanda sniffs as you finish this up. With that stone stored away, now what?
19:45 — Skaya fills up the hole to leave a proper hut and then suggests, "Let's keep looking for our bandit?"
19:46 <Devar> Devar nods and will keep on moving!
19:49 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+30
19:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+30 --> [ 1d100=37 ]{67}
19:49 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+35
19:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+35 --> [ 1d100=36 ]{71}
19:50 <•Kotono> You swim around for a few hours. No luck at first - until you come on it. The broken body of a merman, impaled to the sea floor with a sharp wood spear. It floats there, kept in place by the spear. It sits in the middle of the wide open ocean, no one visibly around.
19:51 — Skaya swims over to check if the merman is already dead.
19:52 <Devar> Wood? Huh. Devar stays a bit away to let Skaya do her investigation, keeping an eye out for an ambush in case this is a trap of some sort.
19:56 <•Kotono> OOC: Heal check for relevant secondary info, Skaya.
19:56 <•Kotono> OOC: PErception Devar.
19:57 <•Kotono> Anne looks about, "A message or pointless sadism?"
19:57 <Skaya> OOC: 10 for 16
19:57 <•Kotono> "Or both," Sanda's jaw clenches.
19:57 <•Kotono> Dead. Also for not that long if Skaya's look at it is right.
19:57 <Devar> OOC: Take 10 for 21
19:57 <Skaya> "Killed recently," Skaya says curtly. "Let's look around."
20:05 <•Kotono> Devar doesn't see anything unusual. Anne comes over and checks it as well, "Within an hour if my guess is right." OOC: Anne takes 10 for 26.
20:06 — Skaya decides to keep going in the same direction they were headed before. If they can manage to chance upon the killer, that's great. If not, they can circle around after a couple hours more.
20:07 <Devar> Devar follows along!
20:19 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+40
20:19 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+40 --> [ 1d100=61 ]{101}
20:20 <•Kotono> Ahead are great expanses of open sea growth and sea weed. It's taller than wheat on the surface and just as thick. Lots of open space here, but the ground itself is fairly well hidden.
20:20 <Skaya> "I wonder how tracking works underwater," Skaya muses. "Do you look at currents and what drifted alongside them?"
20:22 <Devar> "Probably, and I imagine plant life is a lot more important for being disturbed." Devar says.
20:23 <Devar> "This is definitely a good place to jump people." Devar says with a look around.
20:24 <Skaya> Agreeing, Skaya proceeds ahead, ready to be jumped!
20:28 <•Kotono> "Far too good," Anne remarks, "Distance may be our best friend or worst enemy. How far above all that we will matter."
20:28 <Skaya> roll 1d10+7 false life
20:28 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d10+7 false life --> [ 1d10=10 ]{17}
20:30 <•Kotono> For her part, Sanda swims smoothly upwards, "Whomever we want to be ambushed is best lowest?"
20:30 <•Kotono> Anne's eyes turn to Devar.
20:30 <•Kotono> After a beat Sanda matches that and, "Why Devar?"
20:30 Channel mode set to -t by •Kotono
20:30 <•Kotono> OOC: Fixed, Cor.
20:31 <Devar> "I'm the one who's basically a big target right now, it's fine!" Devar says as he does so - using his spell that currently is giving off daylight to hopefully see better down below.
20:32 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 17+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 57/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
20:32 <•Kotono> "Exactly," Anne says, "And if he gets gravely injured, I can heal him. Despite this armor, I'm slow underwater and not that great on defense."
20:33 <Devar> "This is the sort of thing I excel at." Devar promises. "If it keeps you all safe, I'm doing my job."
20:38 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, distances and how y'all are moving relative to the sea floor and the tops of the seaweed?
20:40 <Devar> OOC: Let's say Devar's like 10ft above the seaweed casting light down into it if that works? If Skaya wants him somewhere else that's fine.
20:41 <Skaya> OOC: This is fine. Skaya would be 30ft above and slightly ahead. Sanda and Anne would be together and 50ft above Devar and slightly behind.
20:49 <•Kotono> OOC: That all works. Okay. in that case I need Devar to give me Perception. Skaya can as well, but with a -5 penalty.
20:49 <Skaya> roll 1d20+19-5
20:49 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+19-5 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{32}
20:50 <Devar> roll 1d20+11 might as well go for 20
20:50 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+11 might as well go for 20 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{22}
20:54 <•Kotono> You go on for a little bit, to the soft sway of the seaweed and the movement of the currents. It's a whole other world here as fish swim by and above you. All manner of aquatic life, a few underwater trees growing beneath here as well. The ones here carry visible fruits, a dull blue color and in the general shape and size of melons. It's as Skaya sees this that she notices something - an odd
20:54 <•Kotono> movement of the seaweed below Devar, subtle but it stands out after watching it for some time.
20:55 <Skaya> "Devar, below you!" Skaya calls out, her wings propelling her down in the water!
20:56 <Devar> Devar turns to look that way, not wanting to get lost in the seaweed itself give the circumstances!
21:04 <•Kotono> Devar t urns - just in time to feel something start to impact him, unseen and yet powerful, as below he can glimpse a sudden flash of light. OOC: More.
21:05 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11 touch AC Devar? not flatfooted at least
21:05 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 touch AC Devar? not flatfooted at least --> [ 1d20=8 ]{19}
21:05 <Devar> OOC: 21!
21:06 <•Kotono> A blast of raw power just misses him, exploding slightly above him and to the side. It's a narrow miss, extremely narrow as-! OOC: Init all.
21:07 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12
21:07 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{23}
21:07 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda is still bad at this
21:07 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda is still bad at this --> [ 1d20=10 ]{10}
21:07 <Devar> roll 1d20+3 supreme initiative one day
21:07 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+3 supreme initiative one day --> [ 1d20=20 ]{23}
21:07 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Anne's still okay at this
21:07 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Anne's still okay at this --> [ 1d20=13 ]{17}
21:07 <Devar> OOC: I mean I guess that works too
21:07 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 ???
21:07 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 ??? --> [ 1d20=3 ]{8}
21:08 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya = Devar (23) > Anne (17) > Sanda (10) > ??? (8)
21:08 <•Kotono> OOC: Open you two. Bear in mind that's whatever's down there currently has concealment at the moment.
21:08 <Devar> OOC: Not for long!
21:08 <Devar> Devar invokes the power of his Goldenfang and manifests glitterdust where he saw the flash from!
21:10 <Devar> OOC: admittedly I have no idea how glitterdust works underwater but I assume it's magic and therefore I don't need to worry about it, DC 22 will save to not be blinded, but whatever is in there is now covered in wet??? glittermud??
21:10 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6 will save vs blinding
21:10 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 will save vs blinding --> [ 1d20=3 ]{9}
21:11 <•Kotono> Glitterdust rains below. The water quickly helps move it along, but there's still a coating on the seaweed below - and some man shaped thing glittering as well, some on him. There's definitely someone down there, and the gurgling scream of pain says a lot, too. There! OOC: Go Skaya.
21:11 — Skaya accelerates, slicing through the water towards Devar's attacker!
21:11 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12-2+7 attack! and also stun!
21:11 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12-2+7 attack! and also stun! --> [ 1d20=2 ]{19}
21:12 <Skaya> roll 2d8+5
21:12 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+5 --> [ 2d8=9 ]{14}
21:12 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7 fort vs stunning
21:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 fort vs stunning --> [ 1d20=20 ]{27}
21:12 <Skaya> OOC: Half that, so 7 damage and Fort DC20-- okay, he made the save
21:16 <•Kotono> Wham! Skaya swims down and kicks him right in the head. Definitel ya him. Older, white bearded and with a smooth staff carved of currently glittering, polished dark wood and with a red crystal atop it. Very classical magic staff, down to runes being engraved on it. He's knocked reeling as Anne holds, ready to provide support. She chants as magic surrounds her staff, before slamming it down
21:16 <•Kotono> hard, then going to grab him. OOC: Charge+melee attac with arcane channeling shocking grasp, then a quick cast shocking grasp to double dip.
21:16 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17 Sanda thwack
21:16 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 Sanda thwack --> [ 1d20=10 ]{27}
21:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+13 melee touch
21:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+13 melee touch --> [ 1d20=12 ]{25}
21:19 <•Kotono> roll 1d12+8+5d6
21:19 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d12+8+5d6 --> [ 1d12=2 5d6=16 ]{26}
21:19 <•Kotono> roll 5d6
21:19 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d6 --> [ 5d6=17 ]{17}
21:21 <•Kotono> The merman, already injured, shakes and convulses all over. Electricity pours into him - and into the water around him, giving Skaya and Sanda a shocking surprise. OOC: Ref you two.
21:22 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12+7 evasion
21:22 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12+7 evasion --> [ 1d20=10 ]{29}
21:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Sanda
21:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 Sanda --> [ 1d20=13 ]{22}
21:22 <•Kotono> OOC: Skaya's off the hook, Sanda takes half of half on both of them. 16+17=33/2 is 16, and that /2 is 8.
21:23 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 17+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 57/83 Sanda 52/60 Rina 85/85
21:23 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 17+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 52/60 Rina 85/85
21:24 <•Kotono> The shock is brutal. Sanda's hair toings out from it as the merman cooks, before convulsing all over. He blinding flails with the staff, before with a cry, "F-freeze!" he tries. OOC: He provokes AoOs from both of you.
21:24 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17 Sanda thwack
21:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 Sanda thwack --> [ 1d20=20 ]{37}
21:24 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17 Sanda thwack crit?
21:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 Sanda thwack crit? --> [ 1d20=11 ]{28}
21:24 <•Kotono> roll 2d12+16
21:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2d12+16 --> [ 2d12=11 ]{27}
21:24 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12-2+7 again! and stun!
21:24 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12-2+7 again! and stun! --> [ 1d20=1 ]{18}
21:25 <•Kotono> There's a wet, loud crack with that second impact, Sanda's staff getting him in the head. He drops the staff as blood begins to leak from a cracked open head. No further resistance, only one shocked and bashed in madman. OOC: Free act. That went about perfectly.
21:25 <Skaya> "Very nice, Sanda!" Skaya cheers, tapping her friend to heal her back up.
21:27 <Devar> Devar will fly down to the others. "Are you all okay?" He asks, frowning at the dead body. "Surely this wasn't the culprit of the merman...?"
21:27 <Skaya> "Who else waves a freezing staff?"
21:28 <•Kotono> "It was, however, undoubtedly our original target," Anne flies down, checking Sanda over after her shock.
21:29 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 17+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
21:29 <•Kotono> "Thanks," Skaya gets a smile from Sanda before, "I'm fine. I don't know if it was the one who killed the merman, though."
21:29 <Devar> Devar will kneel down to see what else, if anything, this individual has on them.
21:30 <•Kotono> "It doesn't fit," Anne muses, "No frost or force injuries on him. He died of impalement." A sigh, "By Kaja, why do so many grow foolish with treasure or power?"
21:30 <Devar> OOC: Detect magic / identify anything of magical in nature just so we don't find ourselves walking with a magic bomb or something.
21:33 <•Kotono> OOC: Sec to update loot.
21:37 <•Kotono> OOC: Updated.
21:38 <Devar> "Nothing but the staff, but this thing is dangerous." Devar says. "Do you want to look around some more?"
21:38 <Skaya> "For what, more bandits?"
21:39 <Devar> "Or anyone else causing trouble." Devar says. "I did expect to find... more people, from the way it was put to me."
21:40 <Skaya> "We can take a roundabout route back and have you fly low, I suppose," Skaya muses, "but we really should be professional about this and head back."
21:40 <•Kotono> "It may be luck, or our victims are elsewhere," Anne reasons, "However, we are on a timer, and it may be best to do this one mission at a time."
21:40 — Devar nods. "That's sensible. Let's get back, then." He says.
21:40 <•Kotono> "Really? I thought you two would be all over this," Sanda says as she begins to swim back, "I'd have guessed good odds on it."
21:41 <Skaya> "How come?"
21:41 <•Kotono> "You're both do gooders?" Sanda tilts her head a little to the side.
21:42 <•Kotono> "I do no good if I suddenly drown because we took too long and you aren't able to cast water breathing again," Anne retorts, "Unlikely, but I dislike the risk and see little gain in taking it. We can regroup and settle this matter before another."
21:42 <Skaya> "Given that your friend here has all the information about the criminals that local law enforcement can't deal with, isn't it the most efficient to go through her?"
21:43 <Devar> "I did admittedly forget about the water breathing part." Devar says. "Sorry!"
21:43 <Skaya> "Eh, we'll be fine. Probably."
21:44 <Devar> "If it gets really bad we can trade the ring and hold our breaths for really long amounts of time." Devar says. "But either way, let's get back so it isn't a problem."
21:44 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
21:44 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=23 ]{23}
21:44 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
21:44 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=98 ]{98}
21:44 <•Kotono> roll 1d100 subtable?
21:44 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 subtable? --> [ 1d100=11 ]{11}
21:50 <•Kotono> You swim back. About halfway there, you notice something. A small squad of mermaids with pickaxes, vigorously attacking the sea floor. IT's risen up, and stone has cracked and given way to the glitter of what looks to be some sort of gemstone ore. Maybe eight of them in total, all working away vigorously.
21:51 <Skaya> "Hey there!" Skaya greets the enthusiastic mermen. "What's going on?"
21:52 <•Kotono> They look up and a few wave. They're happy and a bit dirty, impressive as they're underwater. "We found one of the new treasures that came from the earth. It's gems!" A cheery call, "So back off, all of you! Land creatures can't keep up with us down here, anyway."
21:54 <Skaya> "We're fine and upright people!" Skaya calls back cheerfully. "Don't worry, we're not after your things." After a moment's thought, she adds, gesturing, "We saw a merman impaled through the chest with a wooden spear a ways back. Is there a bandit going around doing that like that ice staff wizard?"
21:55 <Devar> Devar decides to hold onto the information that they dealt with him because of Spine's request for now.
21:59 <•Kotono> One swims up - pretty, smiling and with a pickax in hand. "Haven't heard of it, but there's eight of us with weapons."
21:59 <•Kotono> "Not easy prey then," Anne surmises. "Just so."
22:01 <Skaya> "Maybe it was a dispute, then," Skaya muses. "Anything we should watch out for while here? Scary villains, vicious gangs?"
22:03 <•Kotono> An answer to that comes...Wednesday! OOC: It's about time for us, so we'll wrap that and the staff quest next time. That battle really went almost perfectly.

[Corwin]

19:01 <•Kotono> "Lots of them," One calls up, "Rumors all over!"
19:02 <•Kotono> "I hear a new one every hour when I listen," The one chatting with you agrees, "If you're worried, go back to town, but watch out for someone with a black trident. I heard that once you're hit by it, you're doomed to die."
19:03 <Skaya> "Oh? Curse or disease?" Skaya asks curiously.
19:04 <•Kotono> "I don't know, but it sounds scary," IS the answer back,a s Anne hms. A gurgle more honestly.
19:05 <Skaya> "Okay then. Have fun digging up gems!" Skaya calls over, and turns to head back to town.
19:05 <•Kotono> "I can think of a few things, but none are desired," Anne mentions, "I hope that one is only feverish panic and not reality."
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19:06 <Devar> "I have a feeling we're going to be busier than usual for a while down here." Devar says as they go back.
19:13 <•Kotono> The rest of your return is without incident. Many eyes are on yo uas you swim back in, but no one directly challenges you. Still, you can hear murmurs. Of land creatures strong enough underwater, of someone of the Lady Of Still Waters coming in a time of need. As you get close to Spine's Spire, Nibelle swims up to you all from behind. She's visibly battered and beaten, some sort of seaweed
19:13 <•Kotono> press serving as a bandage over her torso.  "I helped, too," she says, sounding weak. "D-did you find that staff?"
19:14 <•Kotono> Anne turns and tsks, and then grasps her holy symbol, "Yes, and be still a moment," She says, a pulse of healing energy falling ove rall of you.
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 4d6
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 --> [ 4d6=14 ]{14}
19:14 <•Kotono> OOC: 21 total to all, but IT hink everyone's fully healed in party.
19:15 <Skaya> OOC: We are
19:16 <Skaya> "What happened to you?" Skaya asks, eyes widening.
19:16 <Devar> "My word, Nibelle, are you okay?" Devar asks. "Who did this?"
19:16 <•Kotono> Wounds heal and vitality returns. Nibelle lets out a soft cry of relief and then, "Thank you."  She pokes her bandage a few times, but leaves it in place. "So many pearls and coral to be earned." Then to that question, "I helped rescue several travelers from a bloodlusted shark."
19:17 <Skaya> "Ah, then it's good you still have all your limbs," Skaya says with a nod. "Good job!"
19:18 <•Kotono> "Spine captured it for study," Nibelle continues, "But she should be back by now."
19:19 <•Kotono> Sanda nods as if that's perfectly normal, "Of course," she says, "A shark is nothing compared to serious mastery of magic."
19:19 <•Kotono> "Unless the shark knows magic too," Anne's lips almost twitch up enough to be a smile. Almost.
19:19 <Skaya> "You know, speaking of lost limbs," Skaya muses. "How hard is it to fix here?"
19:19 <Devar> "Another crazed creature?" Devar asks with a frown. "That's a bit too much like what that staff does."
19:20 <•Kotono> Sanda rolls her eyes at Anne before, "It does seem to be a pattern."
19:20 <•Kotono> "You got a scroll for that last time, right, Devar?" Nibelle asks, "That was your entire reason to come here in the first place."
19:20 <Skaya> "He did indeed! But I'm not sure if it's a one-off or if they're all over the place here."
19:22 <•Kotono> "Ask Spine. Though didn't you ask that before, Devar?" Nibelle asks.
19:23 <Devar> "I didn't ask her too much about the logistics of getting more, I think she just had one for sale." Devar says. "Oh, there's also the fish that runs the wand shop, they might know more too if it isn't something that Lady Spine can just create herself."
19:26 <Skaya> "Let's buy a couple if we can manage it?" Skaya proposes. "One for Melissine and one for emergencies? Ah, and perhaps we could look into something that could let us teleport or travel to another plane. Like a bracelet or a ring, you know?"
19:27 <Devar> "If anyone's going to have it, it's her." Devar agrees and will head toward's The Spire!
19:41 <•Kotono> OOC:  Do any of yo us peak Aquan?
19:41 <Skaya> OOC: No
19:42 <Devar> OOC: That ring lets you! But I think you're not wearing it right now.
19:43 <•Kotono> You return to Spine's Spire. She's there, currently in a quiet conversation with a land dweller. Big, burly and muscled with wild, bushy red hair, and with skin with scaley red cracks all over. He wears well worn plate armor with a shield strapped to his back, and a heavy hammer over that as well. He speaks in a language neither of you recognize off hand like the currents and eddies of the
19:43 <•Kotono> ocean itself. Spine softly titters and responds in the same.
19:43 <•Kotono> Sanda tilts her head, and after a few moments, replies in the same. The two glance at her and the red haired man says more. You recognize your names amid it, too. Even Rina's, the last in a tone that sounds questioning.
19:44 <Skaya> That's why rumors are dangerous! Skaya thought they had to be about them, but there are clearly others visiting.
19:44 <•Kotono> Sanda hmphs and shakes her head, then points upward.
19:44 <•Kotono> More words from Spine at that, before, "But do any of you besides Sanda speak Aquan?" Spine switches to Common.
19:45 <•Kotono> "I'm afraid not," Anne says, "I know I don't, and I don't believe the others do as well."
19:46 <Devar> "I haven't managed to pick that one up yet." Devar admits. "Some of us learned the opposite on a rather interesting trip, but not Aquan."
19:46 <•Kotono> OOC: Just to be clear, you mean Ignan?
19:47 <Skaya> "Is it very important that we all speak it?" Skaya inquires.
19:48 <Devar> OOC: Yeah
19:51 <•Kotono> The red haired man speaks, this time in crackling pops that make the water around his mouth bubble. Ignan, pure and well spoken. "You speak the words of fire?" he asks, "Better than an impure tongue."
19:53 <Devar> "A few of us speak that, at least." Devar responds in Ignan. "I think most of us speak Draconic too, if it matters. Sorry, it sounds like you've heard of us but I don't think we've met, Sir...?"
19:59 <•Kotono> "Not in particular, but my guest has exacting tastes," Spine says softly.
19:59 <•Kotono> In Ignan to Devar, "Firehair." He answers bluntly, "Firehair Dragonsblood."
20:00 <Devar> That just sounds like a title, not a name!
20:00 <Skaya> "A very fitting name!" Skaya says in Draconic.
20:01 <Devar> Devar nods and gives him a slight bow. "Agreed. It's good to meet you." Devar says in Ignan. "Are you here on business, if you don't mind my asking?" At that, Devar will also take out the Earth's Winter Staff.

[Corwin]

19:05 <•Kotono> "Business and pleasure," Is the man's answer after a moment.
19:07 <Devar> "Forgive our interruption in that case." Devar says.
19:10 <•Kotono> "My business is mostly concluded," Firehair declares, "It's good to see elemental purity here," he comments to the group, then takes his leave. Once he's gone? Anne sniffs before, "I dislike his turn of phrase."
19:11 <•Kotono> A tongue click that's more a wet gurgle by Sanda, before, "He was cute, in a wild man sort of way."
19:11 <Devar> "Rina probably would've hit it off." Devar comments.
19:11 <Skaya> "Or hit him."
19:12 <•Kotono> "Just so," Anne agrees, "To either of you, and seeing which would've been fascinating."
19:15 <•Kotono> At that Spine turns, "Were you successful?" she asks.
19:16 <Skaya> "Quite so," Skaya says, nodding at Devar.
19:17 <Devar> Devar offers the staff out. "We happened upon a merman impaled on a stake in the middle of the seafloor on our way, but didn't find any traces of a culprit for that."
19:18 <Skaya> "We also heard that there's someone with a black trident that dooms you to die if you're hit with it?"
19:19 <•Kotono> A weary sigh, "More trouble," She says, but the staff is taken and put aside. "I've heard of that too, but no first hand sources. Only rumors. Tell me if you find more or see it yourselves."
19:20 <Devar> "We did see a group of mermaids mining some rather lucrative-looking minerals, but there were enough of them that I assume they're safe from trouble." Devar adds. "Maybe we should check out where the rift originally appeared and see how things are there?"
19:21 <Skaya> "It's either that or you can ask us to go after all sorts of crazy murderers, so long as you know their general area."
19:25 <•Kotono> "The rift has had several groups send to it, but if yo uthink you can find out more, then go," Spine encourages, "I need time to coordinate a new mission for you as well."
19:26 <•Kotono> "I wouldn't mind seeing it," Anne confesses, "For what it's worth."
19:27 <Devar> "It'll probably give us a good idea of the overarching situation anyway." Devar says. "Oh - hey, Sanda, in case we get into a fight again, I think those bracers might be more useful for Skaya, if you don't mind?"
19:29 <Skaya> "If you're fine with loaning them out," Skaya voices to that.
19:34 <•Kotono> SAnda considers and passes them over, "Alright," She decides, "You could use the protection too."
19:34 <•Kotono> Anne side eyes Sanda, "You're the one who needs much of my healing, Sanda."
19:34 <•Kotono> With a watery hiss Sanda retorts, "Statistically speaking, you're full of it."
19:35 <Devar> "Will you two get a room already?" Devar asks with some mirth. "Let's go, I'll take you to where the rift formed."
19:35 — Skaya snickers. "Thanks, Sanda," she tells her friend. "Just... attack more from a distance for now?"
19:38 <•Kotono> Anne freezes and Sanda glowers, and says a few extremely unkind words about Devar under her breath. She hmphs and swims ahead, not another word said.
19:38 <•Kotono> With a long sigh, "Ignore the healer's insights to who needs endurance and protection," she murmurs, "Jetina lend me strength."
19:38 <•Kotono> *Anne murmurs
19:42 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, was one moment. Going to head to the rift then? What's your plan for getting there, just swimming as normal or?
19:42 — Skaya considers a dozen different responses before deciding to ignore everything and swim ahead.
19:42 <Skaya> OOC: Can we get there via swimming for a couple hours?
19:51 <•Kotono> OOC: It's further than that, more like a half day's travel if I have my notes right.
19:51 <Skaya> OOC: If we can rent seahorses that dramatically speed this up, let's do that. If not, let's swim!
19:57 <•Kotono> "You need to get there faster?" Nibelle asks as the party discusses it, "I may have an option to help."
19:57 <Skaya> "Oh?"
19:57 <Devar> "That would be very helpful." Devar agrees.
19:59 <•Kotono> "Gwareline's priestesess have a selection of tame sharks to ride, but you have to have a mermaid with good standing in the church to rent one," she offers, "But they're very fast."
19:59 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
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20:01 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
20:01 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{14}
20:01 <•Kotono> "Tame sharks?" Anne echos, "I presume you would be the mermaid?"
20:02 <Skaya> "It would be pretty nice to ride a shark."
20:02 <•Kotono> "I'm in," Sanda says eagerly, "A tame shark's too good an opportunity to pass up. What are the odds you'll ever get another chance?"
20:03 <Devar> "I'm no druid but I know a thing or two about handling animals." Devar echoes. "So it should be fine."
20:08 <•Kotono> The party swims to an open hall, more of a seastone slab supported by classical marble pillars. Within are about a dozen large, long sharks. Closer to dire sharks than sharks in size, each with a mermaid clad in golden jewelry besides them. They sing long and low, the sharks still and sedate. Each wears a golden seashell on their throat, jewelry seemingly pressed and merged into their flesh. 
20:08 <•Kotono> The sharks don't even react to fresh meat swimming in, and instead listen to the song. "Nibelle!" A mermaid swims up - long black hair and clad in necklaces, rings and bracelets, as well as golden bands around her fishy lower half, often studded with pearls. She then gasps, "You're with land creatures!" She swims back a little, then peers, "...mostly females," Her voice is hesitant.
20:09 <•Kotono> "Ah! No no! It's not like the stories of pirates!" Nibelle waves her hands back and forth quickly, "They're friends!"
20:09 <•Kotono> Anne's expression turns disgusted, "Do pirates actually do that?"
20:10 <Devar> "It only takes one for people to start talking about it." Devar says.
20:10 <•Kotono> "The stories-" The other mermaid says, slowly approaching back.
20:11 <•Kotono> "Fear not. I have less and no use for pirates of any shade," Anne confirms, "And Devar speaks truly, only a seed is needed to sprout an entire tree of fears."
20:11 <•Kotono> Sanda headtilts a little, expression like she has question marks dancing over her head, until her expression turns queasy.
20:11 <Skaya> "Wouldn't such stories usually feature a prince?" Skaya asks Sanda quietly while the mermaids work through this.
20:12 <•Kotono> "I would hope so," Sanda murmurs back to Skaya, "But I've heard bawdy songs about mermaids when we were in port. I really hope it's nothing."
20:13 <•Kotono> ""They're friends," Nibelle repeats, "And hear to borrow steeds," she goes on, "I vouch for them."
20:14 <•Kotono> *here
20:15 <•Kotono> "Oh, steeds?" A thought, "Five riders with legs. That would be two sharks," The mermaid considers, "Unless you want to pay for more and ride one each? But they're big enough to seat three."
20:16 <Devar> "I think two is fine?" Devar says, looking at the others. "We've traveled bunched up on steeds before."
20:16 <Skaya> "We're not heavy, so two should be fine," Skaya agrees with a nod.
20:18 <•Kotono> "You can charge Spine,"
20:18 <•Kotono> "You can charge Spine," Nibelle continues, "They did work for her, and she owes them pearls."
20:19 <•Kotono> Meanwhile you're lead to two sharks. Each quite long and savage looking, yet come to you like a dog. Its tip gently butts against Devar and then Skaya's hands, and the other follows suit for Anne and then Sanda.
20:20 <Skaya> "I suppose it's fate," Skaya says with a helpless shrug, before patting the shark with a smile.
20:20 <Devar> Devar gently runs his hand over the shark's 'nose' area. "Anything we need to know regarding them for first-timers?" Devar asks.
20:20 <•Kotono> Sanda gently pats the shark, as Skaya's rubs against Skaya's hand. "They're really tame. Impressive."
20:21 <•Kotono> "Ride them carefully and get comfortable, but they're fully trained to answer in multiple languages." Nibelle says as they're brought out, saddled with three each and reigns. "Or just use the reigns. They'll defend themselves if needed, but they have your scents now, and won't attack you unless you harm them first."
20:23 <Devar> Devar nods and will get on one of them in the rider's saddle slot. "Sounds easy enough." He says.
20:23 — Skaya decides to try guiding the shark on the way back. For now, she alights behind Devar.
20:23 <Skaya> *climbs on
20:30 <•Kotono> Sanda gets on behind Skaya, while Anne takes the lead of her own shark. Nibelle hops on as well, more curling up in her saddle than anything else. Odd, but it seems to work. Like that, you take o-woah! The sharks are fast. Really fast. Faster than a charging warhorse, going through the water swiftly. Sanda grabs onto Skaya and lets out a pleased laugh, while Anne calls, "So swift! They must be
20:30 <•Kotono> bred for this."
20:31 <Devar> "I wonder if Phantom Steed would work underwater." Devar muses as he gets used to the pace of the shark.
20:31 <Skaya> "It surely would because you can fly underwater," Skaya responds, making sure to hold on to the shark and to Sanda.
20:32 <Devar> "Something to think about if anything happens." He says as he starts to head back towards the rift!
20:32 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=82 ]{82}
20:32 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=64 ]{64}
20:33 <•Kotono> Like this the terrain passes fast. Hours compress down far less, barely two. By the time you get close? Nibelle's lightly singing a cheery set of songs as you go along, while Anne focuses on directing her shark. Sanda's curled up against Skaya's back, eyes closed and with a small smile on her face. "Almost there," Nibelle calls.
20:34 <Skaya> That speed is pretty amazing indeed! Perhaps there exist magical sharks that can swim through the air just as fast. Skaya makes a mental note to look into that.
20:36 <Devar> Devar's glad no one gets seasick!
20:36 <•Kotono> Sanda yawns and stirs, "That was a lovely nap," she murmurs to herself, "Oh, we are? Good."
20:38 <•Kotono> "Just ahead," she says, as yo uswim along. In the distance you see the rift - and several buildings of rough hewn green and yellow seastone have been hastily built. Little more than simple rectangles and squares, but functional. No creatures are around however, in spite of those buildings.
20:38 <Devar> "How do you want to approach this?" Devar asks. "Stay on the sharks or get in closer?"
20:38 <Devar> "How do you want to approach this?" Devar asks. "Stay on the sharks or get in closer and leave them here?"
20:38 <Devar> OOC: It helps when I type a full thought
20:40 <•Kotono> "Take them with us as far as they can go. If for no other reason than I have no doubt their death would be expensive," Sanda sniffs, "And levied directly on us."
20:41 <•Kotono> "Sanda's likely correct, at least as far as reaching the rift." Anne concurs.
20:41 <Devar> Devar will head towards the rift on the shark then!
20:45 <•Kotono> The party goes towards the rift. Just before it? "Hello there!" A cry in Common, from below. Back behind you, from the buildings built around the rift.
20:45 <Devar> Well, they weren't attacked, at least! Devar swings the shark around to stop it so they're pointed towards the buildings.
20:46 <Skaya> "Hello!" Skaya calls back, as is only polite.
20:49 <•Kotono> It's an older creature. An...elf? An elf with aqua blue skin, wrinkled and ancient looking. A full head of white hair is long enough to reach his feet, and he wears a simple pair of pants that end at his knees. He stands on the seafloor, leaning on what looks to be a staff of carved, shining pearl. Notably his face has reptilian features and a golden cast to it, as well as some scales. His
20:49 <•Kotono> upper body is criss-crossed with thousands of tiny letters, runes of some kind, an intricate pattern of them.  He waves back before, "Land creatures on mermaid sharks! Goodness, goodness, what a lovely change of pace," he declares.
20:50 <•Kotono> Nibelle stares a moment and then gasps, "That face, that skin color, those scales," she murmurs, a hand to her mouth. "Are you one of the Bounty?"
20:50 <Devar> Devar will guide the shark down to get closer - intentionally trying to do so slowly so it doesn't appear openly threatening or anything. "Greetings to you, sir." He looks over at Nibelle and then back at the elf, hoping one of them will provide an explanation!
20:51 <•Kotono> "That I am," The old elf declares with a grand, knowing little smile. "Not that it's a secret with this face."
20:52 <•Kotono> "The Bounty - an entire village of sea elves were gifted with the children of a gold dragon. At once." A cough, "It's a famous underwater ballad."
20:53 <•Kotono> At Nibelle's explanation, "Ah. Dragons." Anne murmurs quietly, as if that explains it. Then in a louder voice, "A good greeting you, I am Anne of Moore."
20:53 <Devar> Devar opens his mouth immediately with a question, then sits for a moment before he closes it. "Devar of Eldath."
20:53 <Skaya> "Skaya of Shaundakul," she introduces herself. "A pleasure."
20:53 <•Kotono> Sanda matches Devar's open mouth, but likewise comes up with nothing. After a moment, "Sanda," she introduces herself, "Of Water, I suppose."
20:55 <•Kotono> "Call me Golden Graces, or just Graces." The man greets, "You have questions, I have no problems answering. The ballads have gone around for centuries beneath the waves. In return I ask that you answer mine after."
20:57 <Devar> "Then allow me a rather blunt question, Golden Graces, what are you doing here, or rather, what is your intent by being here?" Devar asks.
20:58 <•Kotono> "Study. I was in the area when I heard the stories. I came too late, but the magic of this place still fascinates me," he answers, "Normally, I disguise myself to avoid attention, but here infamy has its own utility."
20:58 <•Kotono> "Nibelle,"
20:59 <•Kotono> "Nibelle," Nibelle adds belatedly, "I'm not strictly of Gwareline, but she is the mother of us mermaids. I never thought I'd meet one of the Bounty like this!"
21:00 <Devar> Devar nods to that. "Do you know what the current situation of the rift is? I expected there to be more people here fighting over it."
21:02 <•Kotono> "That's passed. The treasures and access to it have passed, and the fights finished," Golden Graces answers as he gestures towards the rift with a sweep of his arm. "And those too foolish to take the hint were given a lesson in the power of the ages." A long, deep laugh from the elf after, "Ah, they ran fast."
21:02 <•Kotono> "So you claimed it as your own," Anne surmises, "In effect."
21:03 <•Kotono> "I care little if you go and study it, as long as you do it peacefully," Golden Graces goes on, "I object to my own studies being interrupted by battle. It makes me," A moment, "Grumpy."
21:04 <Devar> "Interesting, so it had some sort of finite resource then." Devar says. He nods. "That was all I wanted to ask."
21:08 <•Kotono> "Then my question is simple: Did you come here to learn or to plunder?" The old elf asks back.
21:10 <Devar> "Both, I think," Devar says. "We aren't just going to attack people indiscriminately to steal anything from them, but we will stop anyone attacking innocent people because of their greed. I was certainly hoping we'd come across something lucrative, but if that moment's passed already then there's more adventures to be had in the future, and it sounds like there are plenty of people down here
21:10 <Devar> terrorizing others which we'd put a stop to anyway."
21:11 <Skaya> "So, regarding what my friend just said," Skaya voices. "Plunder is a word with a negative connotation and implies taking something from another, yes? We're not here to take something from you or fight you over riches."
21:13 <•Kotono> Your words are considered by the elf, before, "Fine, go on,"  he waves you off, "So long as I don't get grumpy."
21:15 <Devar> Devar nods and will swing the shark around to go towards the rift!
21:21 <•Kotono> Thus you descend back into the rift. It's like it was when you left, but quiet otherwise. Going anywhere in particular in it?
21:21 <Devar> OOC: Just go straight down, and Devar is going to manifest detect magic as they go to take a look around.
21:25 <•Kotono> OOC: Give me spellcraft, and sec.
21:26 <Devar> OOC: Take 10 for 30
21:36 <•Kotono> Down you go. There's a strong aura permeating the area. Studying it as you go, Devar can tell it's general abjuration, transmutation and conjuration. Strong magic, too. It's blocking teleportation from outside this area, you think. It's also protecting the area from being transmuted, such as turning the stone to mud.
21:37 <Devar> OOC: Is the darkness still there from the last time?
21:38 <Skaya> "So this is just the largest phenomenon?" Skaya wonders out loud as they descend. "And gems miraculously bursting out the ground for cute mermaids to farm are like the aftershocks of an seaquake?"
21:39 <•Kotono> OOC: Yes.
21:39 <Devar> "When we were here, you could go inside these little pockets." Devar says, gesturing at the darkness inside each layer. "They'd teleport you to some sort of trial dungeon, basically. I'm not convinced that it just stopped working, there's still very powerful magic all around here."
21:40 <•Kotono> "I believe so," Anne mentions, "At least, something powerful's here or was here."
21:40 <Skaya> "Guess that we may not be able to go there and have fun properly, even though we came over quickly," Skaya muses. "Ah well."
21:42 <Devar> "It doesn't work if we touch it, but why not try?" Devar asks. He does keep concentrating to see if the magic feels any different anywhere within the rift itself.
21:42 <Skaya> "What, I need to literally touch the wall? That's how you get teleported away?"
21:44 <Devar> "Yes, you need to interact with that darkness you can't see through." He says.
21:44 <Devar> "As soon as you touched it you got sent off somewhere." He adds.
21:44 <•Kotono> "That seems like a remarkably poor idea," Anne adds, side eyeing Sanda at that. "Who touched it first?"
21:45 <Devar> "Probably me." Devar admits.
21:45 <•Kotono> "It got us treasure, such beautiful treasure," Nibelle says happily.
21:45 — Skaya reaches out towards the darkness....
21:45 <•Kotono> Anne sighs softly and rubs the bridge of her nose, but doesn't further comment.
21:46 <•Kotono> Skaya touches the darkness and...OOC: Refresh me, what elemental tempalte did you take?
21:46 <Skaya> OOC: Half-Air
21:50 <•Kotono> Nothing happens when you touch the darkness.
21:50 <Skaya> "Perhaps it's the wrong darkness? It may not be dark enough?"
21:51 <Devar> "It ironically may not work for people who are part Air, now that I think about it... the place was predominantly Earth-based." Devar says. "But let me see if I can find anywhere that feels stronger or different." He continues to take the shark around, studying the magic!
21:52 <Skaya> "Huh. But aren't you part lightning? That's closest to air, really...." Skaya mutters, shrugging as she trusts in Devar's magical senses.
21:53 <Devar> "...You're not wrong." Devar says. "But maybe it's because I'm part... whatever this place was part of? The creature mentioned Mineral, which I think is Earth and... Positive?" He says as he goes around.
21:58 <•Kotono> Devar searches around...n.ext time! OOC: It's about time for us, so we'll pick up after Thanksgiving. Have a happy turkey day, everyone!

[Corwin]

19:03 <•Kotono> The magic seems fairly uniform, no places of different or unusual magic that he can discern around, at least the immediate area.
19:07 <Skaya> "So, what now?"
19:08 <Devar> Devar will head down - does the rift go any further deeper then it did the last time he was here?
19:09 — Skaya is all too happy to accompany Devar!
19:15 <•Kotono> It goes deeper and deeper, into darkness that Devar can't see past. Not magic on a glance, just distance and depth.
19:20 <Devar> "I hadn't explored down here." Devar says as he goes a bit further - does the area just end and then turn back into rocky seawalls?
19:21 <•Kotono> Slowly descending into the darkness, the water rapidly becomes colder and darker. It's hard to see much out of the range of your darkvision, and it keeps on going down.
19:22 <Devar> "I think we're probably past the effect entirely now?" Devar reasons. "I doubt there's much past here, but I'm surprised that this place just had some sort of finality to it at all."
19:23 <Skaya> "I wonder if someone more skilled can pretend to be of the Earth bloodline instead," Skaya muses, the cold not bothering her one bit.
19:24 <Devar> "Probably?" He ventures. He takes the shark down just a bit more, probably 100 ft or so, and then will start heading back.
19:26 <•Kotono> Anne is likewise unbothered, as is Sanda. As you descend deeper, "I can feel the pressure of the water," Sanda comments, "It's not bothering me, and I'm not sure how it'll affect the rest of you if you go too deep."
19:27 <Devar> "I mean I can keep going until the shark stops, but I'm pretty sure whatever the effect is that made this was local to where we were. I do wonder... maybe there's other places where it's happening though, like that outcropping of minerals the mermaids were all at?"
19:29 <Skaya> "If we're going to be doing this at random, shouldn't we just accept another mission instead?"
19:30 <•Kotono> "At least see this part through, but yes," Anne agrees, "Best to be productive down here."
19:30 <Devar> "No, you're right - if this place is exhausted of its power, maybe it recovers over time or something, but I don't think there's anything else we can do here for right now."
19:31 <•Kotono> "Then let's go?" Sanda says, "Sooner started, sooner back."
19:32 <Devar> Devar will turn the shark around and head back up!
19:38 <•Kotono> Thus you return up. Just heading straight back then?
19:39 <Devar> OOC: Yar
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19:41 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
19:41 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=63 ]{63}
19:42 <•Kotono> The trip back to the city? No trouble here. You return in good order. Heading straight back to Spine's Spire?
19:43 <Skaya> OOC: yes
19:48 <•Kotono> You return to Spine's Spire without trouble. Spine again awaits you, and on your entrance, "Welcome back," She offers, "Is all well?"
19:49 <Skaya> "The shark ride was very nice, but we didn't get much out of the visit itself, I'm afraid."
19:52 <Devar> "The magic that created it all is still there, but it seems to be inert." Devar explains. "The rift itself with the places that whisk you off, but you can't seem to reactivate it any longer."
19:56 <•Kotono> "I see. Your timing is excellent however, for I have another task." Spine continues on, "Are you willing and interested?"
19:56 <Skaya> "Yes!"
19:59 <Devar> Devar nods as well.
20:01 <•Kotono> "I've received word that a village has been razed, its inhabitants driven away and a fortress made on that location. Some manner of magical item serves as the fortress," Spine continues, "It's best if the ones behind it are captured or slain, and the magical items they have brought here."
20:02 <•Kotono> "Barbarism," Anne's expressionc racks into a grimace. "Nothing less."
20:03 <Devar> "That's awful." Devar echoes. "But it sounds like something we need to take care of anyway."
20:03 <Skaya> "What do we know of their capabilities?"
20:05 <•Kotono> Sanda sighs, a soft little burble, as Nibelle gasps, both hands over her mouth.
20:06 <•Kotono> "Little. They appear to be a group of sahuagin, or at least in part, but reports of mermen and speaking fish also exist," Is the answer, "But they were strong enough to overwhelm any resistance there."
20:08 <Skaya> "What about their numbers?"
20:08 <•Kotono> "
20:09 <•Kotono> "At least two dozen, but reports are imprecise," Spine admits softly, "And often witnesses misunderstand in their panic."
20:09 <•Kotono> "Understandable," Anne murmurs in thought, "A fortress created from nothing. A wondrous treasure indeed."
20:09 <Skaya> "One last question from me, then. Do we have any official authority here? Or should we just try to threaten them with force as we try to bring them in?"
20:14 <•Kotono> "Officially, no. But the lawless only recognize force," Spine says, "And they have proved themselves to be lawless."
20:15 <•Kotono> "As it is rendered from them, let it be rendered to them," Anne promises, "Well spoken. The law will not shield those that defy it."
20:15 <Skaya> Then hopefully no law enforcement takes a bleak view to their actions. "Point us in the right direction, then," Skaya voices.
20:18 <•Kotono> "Southeast, several leagues as the fish swim," IS the answer, "What is - was - the little village of Coralcove."
20:19 <Devar> "It should be easy enough to find." Devar says. "A place like that will just stick out."
20:24 <•Kotono> "That it will," Anne agrees in thought, "And I fear this may be a more serious battle."
20:24 <•Kotono> "At the least it'll be bigger,
20:24 <•Kotono> "At the least it'll be bigger," Sanda reflects, "And possibly bloody."
20:28 <•Kotono> "In other words, we'd best be prepared," Anne says, "In all ways that matter."
20:29 <Skaya> "There's only one way to know," Skaya says with a shrug. "And we won't get a better idea while staying here."
20:31 <Devar> Devar nods to Anne and then Skaya. "Agreed. Let's just head over and figure out a plan from there?"
20:32 <Skaya> "Yes. And in the meanwhile, you're in the lead, I'm in the back, and Anne and Sanda together in the middle."
20:33 <Devar> Devar nods. "Makes sense to me."
20:36 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, sounds good. Anything else I need to know?
20:36 <Skaya> OOC: No
20:41 <•Kotono> Thus you begin to swim out. As you all do...OOC: Give me a Wisdom check, both of you, +1 bonus.
20:41 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Anne
20:41 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 Anne --> [ 1d20=2 ]{9}
20:41 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Sanda
20:41 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+1 Sanda --> [ 1d20=20 ]{21}
20:41 <Skaya> roll 1d20+2+1 what is wisdom
20:41 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+2+1 what is wisdom --> [ 1d20=9 ]{12}
20:42 <Devar> roll 1d20+1 my strongest stat
20:42 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+1 my strongest stat --> [ 1d20=1 ]{2}
20:43 <•Kotono> You're barely out of town when Sanda stops swimming. Her eyes go empty and her posture slackens mid swim-stroke.
20:44 <Skaya> "What is it, Sanda?" Skaya asks, swimming over and grabbing her shoulder. "Missing the sharks already?"
20:45 <Devar> Devar turns to look over himself!
20:45 <•Kotono> No answer. Anne comes over and quickly takes off a gauntlet, then presses her fingers against Sanda's neck. "Elevated heartrate," she remarks, "She's either having a seizure or something has interfered with her mind. She's definitely seeing something." OOC: Anne takes 10 on Heal.
20:46 <Skaya> "Devar, is it magical?"
20:46 <Devar> Devar will check her for magic! OOC: Take 10 on spellcraft for 30
20:47 <•Kotono> No s ign of magic at all. Instead after another several moments, Sanda coughs several times and looks around. "...and statistically speaking, the odds of that-" she comes to a sudden stop. "Skaya?"
20:48 <Skaya> "Yes. You had some vision?"
20:48 <Devar> "Welcome back...?" Devar says slowly. "It wasn't magical that I could tell."
20:52 <•Kotono> "Oh. That." Taking a moment to check herself over, "The Fortress of Lem is a trap. It draws in those that invades it and makes them believe they are its defenders."
20:52 <•Kotono> "Hah?" Anne tilts her head slightly, "Oh yes, it must have been a vision then."
20:53 <Devar> "So how do we deal with it then?" Devar asks.
20:53 <Skaya> "How does that work, specifically?" Skaya asks curiously. "Wouldn't you be fighting either way? Or do we end up fighting each other?"
20:54 <•Kotono> "Protection From Evil will do, she made sure I knew that," Sanda explains, "Despite it being a negotiation on my insistence, I think she was humoring me."
20:55 <Skaya> "Who told you that?"
20:57 <•Kotono> "I feel like you should start from the beginning rather than dropping cryptic clues," Anne comments dryly, or wetly as the aquatic case may be.
20:57 <Devar> "That's a pretty direct communication." Devar says with a smile.
20:57 <Skaya> "Those are the best kind."
21:01 <•Kotono> "She called herself Lady Sanzha, and offered me her patronage in exchange for loose worship," Sanda explains, "I pointed out there had to be more in it thanthat for her, and that I should try to maximize any gains from this. Clearly she agreed and went along with it, but I had the sense she was humoring me." A little pout at that.
21:02 <•Kotono> Anne closes her eyes and silently sighs, before, "Of course she was. You're lucky she went along with it and didn't smite you."
21:03 <Skaya> "Why would a righteous deity smite you after contacting you herself?"
21:05 <Devar> "Huh, there must be some reason she's interested in thie matter. Maybe the Fortress of Lem is something that's hers and got lost? But anyway, that spell doesn't last an especially long amount of time and I can't cast it right this second."
21:06 <•Kotono> "Which means we need to go back and prepare for the next day," Anne points out, "We're simply not equipped for this right now."
21:07 <•Kotono> "And because that assumes it was one, and not someone impersonating one, or other manner of trouble. Respect when dealing with those above us is only prudent." Anne retorts.
21:07 <Devar> Devar nods. "If it's something that requires that amount of intervention, then this may be a much larger problem than we realize."
21:14 <•Kotono> "It does," Anne agrees," And regardless, we are in her debt. I can prepare proper spells on the morrow, at least."
21:15 <Skaya> "Want to call it a day, then?"
21:16 <Devar> "Maybe we should see if we can get an item loaned to us or something for this?" Devar offers.
21:16 <•Kotono> "Magic circle against evil lasts a good amount of time and will suffice, but that is wise as well," Anne concurs.
21:21 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay then, heading back?
21:22 <Skaya> OOC: Alas, yes
21:22 <Skaya> OOC: Let's see if we can get it in item form, otherwise we'll adventure the next day!
21:25 <Devar> OOC: yar
21:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d100 item luck
21:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 item luck --> [ 1d100=56 ]{56}
21:26 <•Kotono> "Unfortunately no, at least not one that strictly does that. I have something that does that in addition to other things, but it is..." A moentary pause, "Expensive. Extremely."
21:27 <Skaya> "Does it summon an angel escort?"
21:30 <•Kotono> "As a matter of fact, yes," Is the plain answer, "Who radiats a wide aura of protection."
21:30 <•Kotono> "That's a remarkable item," Anne comments, "And doubtlessly once entrusted to someone, not to be sold for coin."
21:30 <•Kotono> "It was, once," Spine agrees pleasantly, "But the world moves."
21:32 <Devar> Devar actually lets out a laugh at that. "Goodness me. Well, we probably don't need to summon an angelic escort for this, though it certainly is tempting since it's for a good cause." He says. "But given the request and specifics on how to deal with this didn't come from a place like Mount Celestia, maybe it's best to leave them out of it."
21:32 <Skaya> "What's the duration on the summons? And what's the price?" Skaya can't help but inquire all the same.
21:33 <•Kotono> "One hour per day,
21:34 <•Kotono> "One hour per day," Is the answer, "As for the price, 1,200 large pearls."
21:35 — Skaya contemplates that before nodding slowly. "Yeah, that's a good price."
21:35 <•Kotono> "That's-" Sanda pales quickly, "Extremely expensive, statistically speaking, even more than the horn."
21:35 <Skaya> "But worth it!"
21:38 <Devar> "Do you want to try and utilize it for our operation?" Devar asks. "Or just go in with our own merits?"
21:39 <Skaya> "Maybe when we're richer. For now, we can set off in a few hours while relying on our own magic."
21:40 <Devar> Devar nods. "Right."
21:41 <•Kotono> OOC: So rest up, refresh spells and rememorize is the plan?
21:41 <Skaya> OOC: Yes
21:44 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay.
21:45 <•Kotono> OOC: I'll adjust Sanda and Anne's in topic before next session, I know what I need in my head.
21:45 <•Kotono> OOC: In the meantime?
21:46 <•Kotono> Once rest and recovery happens, the party is ready to go forward. As you swim out of town, "I wonder if Rina's having a better time than us," Sanda suddenly asks, ou tof the blue.
21:46 <Skaya> "A safer time than us, but hardly a better one. She's not really a fan of the noble business, after all."
21:48 <•Kotono> As you swim on, "What brought that on, though Skaya speaks truly." Anne inquires.
21:48 <•Kotono> "Nostalgia," Sanda confesses, "Off to another live or death struggle like it's another day."
21:48 <•Kotono> *life
21:49 <Devar> "That is the sort of life we lead." Devar says.
21:52 <•Kotono> "So it is," Anne agrees, "Shall we continue then?"
21:52 <•Kotono> Sanda smiles a little, shaking her head, "Yeah, we can go on. Let's hope today isn't the day the odds catch up to us."
21:54 <Devar> "As long as we aren't overconfident, I think we'll be all right." Devar affirms.
21:55 <•Kotono> Thus the party continues on and...
21:55 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
21:55 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=4 ]{4}
21:55 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
21:55 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=87 ]{87}
21:56 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, in that case we'll pick up there next time, since it's just abotu time. Cor, Thursday is out for me this week as said, can you manage a make up day?

[Corwin]

19:11 <Kotono> You swim onwards without incident. It's late in the day, or later enough. The light from above is beginning to become less bright, a sign of passing time. Soon enough you come on groves of the underwater trees, tended, and beds of what looks to be various types of seaweeds. They're intact at least, even if no one's around to tend to them.
19:13 <Skaya> "Think we're close, now?"
19:14 <Kotono> "I imagine so," Anne blurbles out, "Though how far out the fields go, I can't say."
19:14 <Kotono> "At least there's no half dragons here, I hope," Sanda comments as she swims along tirelessly.
19:14 <Skaya> In that case, it's a good chance for Skaya to prepare some magical defenses.
19:14 <Skaya> OOC: We need a bit!
19:14 <Skaya> OOC: And a bot
19:15 <Kotono> OOC: Okay, take the time you need, and I'll get you a bot too.
19:15 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@57A5DC71.37EE7A6F.88F64FCC.IP)
19:15 <Skaya> roll 1d10+7
19:15 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d10+7 --> [ 1d10=5 ]{12}
19:15 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 12+75/75 Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
19:16 <Skaya> OOC: False Life precast
19:16 <Kotono> OOC: Okay, anything else?
19:17 <Skaya> OOC: Not from me. Devar?
19:17 <Kotono> OOC: RIght, tell me when you're ready to move on then, since you said you needed a bit.
19:17 <Skaya> OOC: We're good
19:18 <Devar> OOC: We're on a separate day, yeah? So Luminous Armor for Devar and +6 Mage Armor for Skaya.
19:18 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 12+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
19:19 <Kotono> OOC: Sounds good. More.
19:24 <Kotono> With spells precast, the party proceeds deeper in. Past the tended fields you soon...OOC: Perception all and reminds me of your general formation, especially relative to the seabed. Water's three dimensional rather than just land combat, so treat it like aerial combat int hat regard.
19:25 <Skaya> OOC: Devar in the lead and closest to the ground, Sanda and Anne together 10ft after him and 10ft above him, Skaya 10ft after them and same height
19:25 <Skaya> roll 1d20+19 Perception
19:25 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+19 Perception --> [ 1d20=4 ]{23}
19:25 <Devar> roll 1d20+10
19:25 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{25}
19:32 <Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda is still not good at this
19:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda is still not good at this --> [ 1d20=4 ]{4}
19:33 <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Anne at least has wisdom
19:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 Anne at least has wisdom --> [ 1d20=13 ]{19}
19:34 <Kotono> It's not hard for Skaya and Devar to spy ahead. About 500 feet away in the waters, marching on the ground. Stone figurines shaped like men wearing light armor, tall as a man. A dozen of them march forward.
19:36 <Skaya> "Golems ahead, looks like," Skaya calls out.
19:38 <Devar> "Do we just try to avoid them? I can't imagine they function too well in water." Devar says.
19:39 <Skaya> "Sure."
19:42 <Devar> Devar will try to just make a wide turn around where the soldiers appear to be going in hopes of simply evading their patrol!
19:43 <Kotono> The party follows. They turn and try to move, but they're slow in the water. Landbound seemingly, no attempts to swim, either. Anne glances back, "I can relate," she murmurs a little too loudly.
19:43 <Skaya> "But happily, you don't have to!"
19:44 <Devar> Devar swims on since the golem soldiers can't do much to halt their advance currently!
19:48 <Kotono> You swim on. Soon you see another band of them and another, all trudging on the seabed. "Whatever's causing them, the fortress or otherwise, wasn't meant to be used underwater. Interesting." Anne remarks.
19:49 <Devar> "That's to our advantage." Devar says. "But when we get inside it probably won't be as easy - although nothing is stopping us from swimming to the top and entering from there, which likely isn't something you can usually do on land. Usually." He gestures at the group with a bit of a smile.
19:54 <Kotono> Anne has the grace to smile pleasantly there.
19:55 <Kotono> Sanda, for her part, is more thoughtful. "We've both prepared magic circle against evil, which will do well and last long. Protection from evil lasts shorter but doesn't require staying together."
19:57 <Skaya> "We can't really separate in a fortress filled with murderers even if they can't mess with our minds," Skaya points out.
19:59 <Devar> "Skaya's right, we should all just stay together, though it does limit our movements if we get into an altercation." Devar says. "Needing to stay ten feet from each other might be a challenge, though as she says it's probably going to be close quarters anyway."
20:04 <Kotono> "Probably so, but bes tprepared," Anne confirms, "
20:04 <Kotono> "Probably so, but bes tprepared," Anne confirms, "And possibly have two circles active in case of dispellation or unexpected separation.
20:04 <Kotono> "
20:06 <Devar> Devar nods and continues on!
20:14 <Kotono> Ont he party swims. Soon enough you begin to see the fields and trees stop. For ahead looms a grand castle underwater, an outright fortress. It's distant when you first can glimpse it, little more than haze in the water, but it's definitely ahead.
20:15 <Skaya> "Think what we see is real?"
20:15 <Devar> "Where do you think our rogues-playing-kings are hiding?" Devar asks as they continue on.
20:17 <Skaya> "Maybe we can shield our minds before thinking about this, in case we're actually affected already?"
20:19 <Devar> "Sanda, you're the one with the most information on this thing." Devar says with a look at her.
20:24 <Kotono> "I think so," Anne agrees, "And somewhere in there. Moore, protect us," She holds her holy symbol, as an intricate circle full of symbols and lines manifests around Anne, spinning around her feet. IT fades after several moments, a radius around her briefly glowing white.
20:25 <Kotono> "Statistically speaking, there's no chance that isn't it," Sanda remarks, "The Fortress of Lem."
20:26 <Devar> Devar nods. "How do you want to approach this? I was just going to head for the top-most section and work our way down from there."
20:26 <Skaya> "Let's cast it again on myself or Devar? That way we'll have overlapping protections and also be able to travel a bit further than ten feet away if needed."
20:29 <Kotono> "Which one?" Anne asks, looking between the two of you.
20:30 <Skaya> "Go for Devar," Skaya says, since she can just stick close to Anne.
20:37 <Kotono> A touch and the spell is repeated, and Devar is thus protected. OOC: Magic Circle Against Evil on you.
20:39 <Devar> Devar nods. "Right, then how shall we go about this?"
20:40 <Skaya> "This should let you get a bit beyond us," Skaya says. "You were thinking of approaching from above? I'll stay next to Anne and Sanda as we follow."
20:41 <Devar> Devar nods and starts swimming towards the higher parts of the fortress ahead!
20:44 <Kotono> OOC: So what's your plan/formation here? Is Devar going ahead by himself?
20:44 <Skaya> OOC: Devar leads, the three of us are following from 20ft away while grouped together.
20:52 <Kotono> Thei higher parts of the fortress are four outer towers several stories tall. They rise above the rest of the castle and are set on the four corners of it. The tops of the tpowers have flat tops with trap doors leading in. There's plenty of places for archers to perch and shoot, but the towers are abandoned.
20:54 <Skaya> At the thought of archers, Skaya calls upon Entropic Shield. Every little bit could help!
20:54 <Devar> "You think the item itself creating this is in one of the towers, or somewhere more central parts of it?" He calls out to the others.
20:56 <Kotono> "Who knows? I'd guess somewhere central," Anne calls back.
20:56 <Kotono> Blurbling in the water, "Statistically speaking, the center is most likely, but some mages are contrary."
20:56 <Skaya> "I'm thinking there must be murderers here that we should deal with first."
20:58 <Devar> Devar nods and will pick the southwestern-most tower to start with and go inside via the trapdoor!
20:59 <Kotono> Bad news. The trapdoor doesn't open. IT seems to be locked or stuck.
21:01 <Devar> Ah, to have his adamantine weapon back for situations like this. "Locked, Skaya, you want to just try the tried and true option of Hitting It Very Hard?"
21:02 <Kotono> "Yes, hit it very hard," Anne murmurs, "I was told my wise council would be what carried the day once on a time, not hitting it so hard it breaks."
21:02 <Kotono> "It's a classic," Sanda agrees, "What ogre got you out of bed wrong, Anne?"
21:03 <Kotono> "My apologies," Anne murmurs, "My mood's sour. Ignore that."
21:03 <Devar> "I'm not sure there's a lot of diplomancy that works on doors." Devar admits.
21:05 <Skaya> Rolling her eyes, Skaya decides to just glance at the locking mechanism.
21:05 <Kobot> Skaya rolled her eyes, Skaya decides to just glance at the locking mechanism. --> error: malformed expression
21:05 <Skaya> roll 1d20+19 perception
21:05 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+19 perception --> [ 1d20=17 ]{36}
21:10 <Kotono> Nothing, it's all on the other side of the door, or it's magical. Either/or, really.
21:10 — Skaya tries punching! But due to bracers borrowed from Sanda, her arms move really well in the water!
21:10 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
21:10 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{14}
21:10 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
21:10 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{26}
21:10 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
21:10 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{6}
21:11 <Skaya> roll 2#2d+5
21:11 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#2d+5 --> [ 2d5=3 ]{3}, [ 2d5=3 ]{3}
21:11 <Skaya> roll 2#2d8+5 that was a typo
21:11 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#2d8+5 that was a typo --> [ 2d8=8 ]{13}, [ 2d8=13 ]{18}
21:14 <Skaya> roll 2#1d8 extra damage
21:14 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#1d8 extra damage --> [ 1d8=1 ]{1}, [ 1d8=5 ]{5}
21:15 <Kotono> WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! Your tsrikes do no visible harm to the trap door. It's like hitting solid stone, or maybe strong metal.
21:16 <Skaya> "Yeah, that's not happening," Skaya muses, admiring the trap door. "Want to see if there's a window large enough to slip through?"
21:17 <Devar> "I suppose it is something created by an artifact, we may have to get creative." Devar says as he swims around nearby to see if there is indeed a window they could use.
21:27 <Kotono> There's not windows - there are little slits for arrows, though. Nothing big enough to go through. There is a big primary gate and bridge however, but they're drawn up.
21:28 <Devar> "Want me to go through the stone and see if I can just open the trap door from the other side?" Devar offers. "It's that or we use the front door, it seems."
21:28 <Skaya> "Sure!"
21:30 <Devar> Devar nods and goes to Swimstone through the stone near the trap door itself, aiming to get around to the other side to see if there's a way to open it from there.
21:30 <Kotono> A single round of swimming through the stone is sufficient to go through the roof. There-ah! OOC: Acrobatics check, +1 bonus.
21:31 <Devar> roll 1d20+4 who has acrobatics????
21:31 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+4 who has acrobatics???? --> [ 1d20=14 ]{18}
21:32 <Kotono> Somehow, Devar adjusts to the return of open air and gravity. He manages a more or less safe landing on stairs a few feet down. A long, broad stair that slowly winds down and down. No sign of water here, except what drips off of you.
21:33 <Devar> Devar doesn't have long before he's stuck inside, so he quickly looks around for something that would open the trap door above him!
21:45 <Kotono> There's a simple groove for hands to go into, as if to push it up.
21:45 <Devar> Devar will try to do just that and open it from this side!
21:50 <Kotono> The door opens smoothly. What's more, water doesn't pour in. It simply stops there as if held in place by an invisible barrier.
21:51 <Devar> "O...oh, I wasn't quite expecting that..." Devar admits, carefully raising his arm to the water and back out a few times.
21:52 — Skaya tries to enter, staying close to Anne and Sanda.
21:57 <Kotono> It's easy to enter, the water stays out and all of yo ucome in. When you come in like this, you don't even stay wet - the water's simply pushed back but you enter safely, dry.
21:57 <Kotono> "Impressive magic," Anne murmurs, "Very impressive."
21:58 <Devar> Devar nods and will lead the others down the stairs slowly and carefully!
21:58 <Skaya> "It's also making it inconvenient for the locals to fight here, I wager."
22:03 <Kotono> Down the party goes...next time! OOC: Okay, gotta run IDdy today too so let's pause here.

[Corwin]

19:26 <•Kotono> "Which makes it even harder to overcome. We're well suited to this," Sanda murmurs as you head down. The stairs are long, going down multiple stories, until they come to a wide landing. There's further stairs going down more, as well as a pair of doors, on opposite walls as one another. Over both are small carved gargoyles, no bigger than a cat.
19:27 <Devar> "They surely aren't in the bowels of this place, are they?" Devar asks. "Should we check down first?"
19:27 <Skaya> "Let's open the doors so we don't get ambushed from behind."
19:27 <•Kotono> "It might make more sense to check the doors first," Anne reasons, "But in all truth, we're guessing."
19:29 <Devar> Devar nods. "All right, then get ready in case there's folks behind them." He says as he goes over to the right-most set of doors to open them.
19:30 <•Kotono> The moment Devar begins to open the door? The gargoyle above the door's eyes glow bright, and a single, shining magic missle darts out as the door opens, right at Devar. A familiar spell seen from allies and enemies alike, easily recognizable to all of you. OOC: Do you have anything up that would stop a magic missile?
19:33 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@294B7BDB.824CEC3E.8C013F7F.IP)
19:34 <Devar> OOC: I don't think so
19:34 <•Kotono> roll 1d4+1
19:34 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d4+1 --> [ 1d4=2 ]{3}
19:37 <•Kotono> Ow! Devar gets a magic missile to the wrist as the door opens. Ahead sits small, circular room. Within stand four of the stone statues you saw earlier. A moment after you see them, they begin to lurch forward. Each has a spear in hand, ready to thrust out. Beyond the statues, there is little else in the room of notice except several large, open mouthed pots in the back.
19:37 <Devar> Devar experimentally tries to just close the door.
19:40 <•Kotono> The door closes easily enough, but as it closes, another magic missile come sflying for him.
19:40 <•Kotono> roll 1d4+1
19:40 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d4+1 --> [ 1d4=3 ]{4}
19:40 <•Kotono> Ow! This one gets him in the side, another sharp impact and flare of pain.
19:40 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 12+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 84/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
19:40 <•Kotono> "Magic missiles?
19:40 <•Kotono> "Magic missiles?" Anne is at Devar's side, "Are you hurt?"
19:41 <Devar> He waits for a moment to see if the doors burst open because of the stone statues. "I'm fine, nothing to worry about just yet." He says. "I'm curious if those statues will come through the door or not though."
19:41 <•Kotono> "It's a relaible classic," Sanda says, eyeing the gargoyle even as Anne keeps her gaze on the now closed door. "It's attrition, isn't it? Statistically speaking, it's trying to wear us down."
19:41 <Skaya> "How horrifying," Skaya agrees.
19:42 <•Kotono> Anne readies herself - and sure enough, moments later, the door opens, four statues coming out. The party has a problem, and no signs of them getting magic missiled for their troubles. OOC: Unfortunately that didn't work, so I need init here.
19:42 <Devar> "We could probably destroy them? But I don't think there's any need to unless there's a lot of them." Devar says. "But--" He's cut off from anything else as he readies for combat!
19:42 <Devar> roll 1d20+3
19:42 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{4}
19:43 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12
19:43 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{25}
19:45 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda
19:45 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda --> [ 1d20=13 ]{13}
19:45 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Anne
19:45 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Anne --> [ 1d20=18 ]{22}
19:45 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 statues
19:45 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 statues --> [ 1d20=14 ]{16}
19:46 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (25) > Anne (22) > Statues x4 (16) > Sanda (13) > Devar (Rei)
19:46 <•Kotono> OOC: Skaya, you open. Go.
19:46 <Skaya> At least they're close! Skaya steps over to the statue leading the pack and kicks it a few times for good measure!
19:47 <Skaya> roll 2#1d20+10
19:47 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{30}, [ 1d20=8 ]{18}
19:47 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
19:47 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{12}
19:47 <Skaya> roll 2#2d8+4+7+1d8 inspiration
19:47 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#2d8+4+7+1d8 inspiration --> [ 2d8=7 1d8=2 ]{20}, [ 2d8=9 1d8=2 ]{22}
19:48 <Skaya> OOC: Please tell me if the second hit, I presume 12 is a miss
19:49 <•Kotono> OOC: Only the first attack hits.
19:49 <Skaya> OOC: Got it. That's 20 damage, then.
19:50 <•Kotono> WHAM! Skaya slides in and faces them head on, right at the doorway. She manages to slam one with a heavy punch, enough to check it back and crack the stone front of it. Anne hangs back, watching and ready. OOC: For now
19:50 <•Kotono> OOC: Gah.
19:50 <•Kotono> WHAM! Skaya slides in and faces them head on, right at the doorway. She manages to slam one with a heavy punch, enough to check it back and crack the stone front of it. Anne hangs back, watching and ready. OOC: For now Anne will be on healing duty since what they can do is unclear. Statues.
19:51 <•Kotono> With one in the front, one spear comes for you directly. From the others less comes, due to the doorway providing a natural choke point. They linger just behind the one engaging Skaya, ready to attack.
19:51 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10
19:51 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{17}, [ 1d20=17 ]{27}
19:51 <•Kotono> OOC: AC?
19:56 <Skaya> OOC: 34
19:56 <•Kotono> A counterflurry of spear stabs, surprisingly fast. Skaya dodges and weaves around them, untouched for now. It gives the others time, time to...OOC: Sanda, but she'll hold for Devar since she's debating tactics here. Go Devar.
19:57 <Devar> "Want me to join you in the room?" Devar asks, ready to fly over her to get into the fray.
19:57 <Skaya> "Let's hit them fast! Take down the one I hit!"
19:58 <Devar> OOC: Can I fly over Skaya to get to the same thing she's attacking, or is there no room?
19:58 <•Kotono> OOC: No room.
19:59 <Devar> He's not sure how well this will work, but Devar conjures Storm's Eye to strike the same statue with lightning!
19:59 <Devar> roll 5d8 lightning DC20 ref halves
19:59 <Kobot> Devar rolled 5d8 lightning DC20 ref halves --> [ 5d8=35 ]{35}
20:00 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5
20:00 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{20}
20:01 <•Kotono> Lightning is thrown. The statue reacts just fast enough to dodge some of it, but it still crackles and hits the stone. It staggers it back, as...OOC: Sanda will hold toos ince Skaya's holding the door, and doesn't want to use ranged resources this early, since this enemy doesn't look super dangerous right off. Skaya, go.
20:02 <Skaya> The statues seem pretty strong, so Skaya decides to focus better on her strikes!
20:02 <Skaya> roll 2#1d20+10+7 inspiration x2
20:02 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#1d20+10+7 inspiration x2 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{31}, [ 1d20=5 ]{22}
20:02 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
20:02 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{7}
20:03 <Skaya> roll 2#2d8+4+7+7 did 22 hit it?
20:03 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#2d8+4+7+7 did 22 hit it? --> [ 2d8=3 ]{21}, [ 2d8=5 ]{23}
20:09 <•Kotono> OOC: 22 hit.
20:09 <Skaya> OOC: Cool, so 21 and 23 damage. May it die~
20:09 <•Kotono>  Init is Skaya (25) > Anne (22) > Statues x3 (16) > Sanda (13) > Devar (Rei)
20:14 <•Kotono> With more harsh blows onto the statue, it's front cracks before it tumbles. The way into the room is cleared. Anne stays wary, a hand up, "Don't charge in, they're going to strike with their reach!"
20:17 <Skaya> "I'm good here for now, yes."
20:19 <•Kotono> Sanda stops after a single step, holding. Just in time for the other three to lurch forward. With Skaya in the doorway, they each take a single mighty swing right at her, focused on a single enemy now.
20:19 <•Kotono> roll 3#1d20+10
20:19 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{23}, [ 1d20=6 ]{16}, [ 1d20=16 ]{26}
20:19 <Skaya> OOC: AC is still 34
20:19 <•Kotono> Yet Skaya isn't touched by any of them, able to dance and dodge around them. She's safe for now, as...OOC: Devar.
20:20 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (25) > Anne (22) > Statues x3 (16) > Devar (Rei) > Sanda (Rei-1)
20:21 <Devar> Since Devar can't get through the gap and Skaya seems to have it under control, he tries to manifest some lightning to help her! OOC: Using his Call Lightning SLA - but it says 'indoors or underground but not underwater.' - but we technically are 'indoors' for the purpose of this, yeah?
20:23 <•Kotono> OOC: Let me look it up.
20:24 <•Kotono> OOC: You're not underwater so sure.
20:25 <Devar> roll 3d6 lightning on the 1st statue DC 21 reflex
20:25 <Kobot> Devar rolled 3d6 lightning on the 1st statue DC 21 reflex --> [ 3d6=12 ]{12}
20:29 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5
20:29 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{21}
20:31 <•Kotono> Raw electricity is thrown and the statue is rocked back - but not enough to put it down. Sanda stays back as well, as...OOC: Perception all. -2 penalty for Skaya due to her position, +2 for Annea nd Sanda.
20:31 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Sanda might 20?
20:31 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 Sanda might 20? --> [ 1d20=7 ]{9}
20:31 <Skaya> roll 1d20+19-2
20:31 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+19-2 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{33}
20:31 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Anne
20:31 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 Anne --> [ 1d20=7 ]{15}
20:32 <Devar> roll 1d20+8
20:32 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{28}
20:32 <•Kotono> Skaya and Devar both catch it amid the flurry of combat - the soft sound of a door opening behind the party.
20:33 <Devar> "I'll take care of it!" Devar calls out.
20:33 <Skaya> "It really was a trap!" Skaya exclaims in dismay. "Even if we'd continued onwards they would still be after us!"
20:34 <•Kotono> "Tsch!" Anne makes a noise low in her throat. For behind the party the other door has opened, statues pouring out. OOC: They're joining init.
20:34 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2
20:34 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{9}
20:35 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (25) > Anne (22) > Statues x3 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x4 (9) > Devar (Rei) > Sanda (Rei-1)
20:35 <•Kotono> OOC: Anne and Sanda are both going to take their held actions. Seems the time to do it.
20:37 <•Kotono> Anne marches forward - just out of range and near the door, shield up and on the defensive. Without a single word she presents a heavily armored target, ready to strike back. OOC: Anne's going total defense for +4 dodge bonus to armor class. Sanda.
20:37 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (27) > Sanda (26) > Skaya (25) > Statues x3 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x4 (9) > Devar (Rei)
20:37 <Devar> "I've got dimension door, I can reposition us if we need it!" Devar calls out.
20:39 <Skaya> "We don't even know if it'll work here, let's try to fight them off for now!"
20:41 <•Kotono> Sanda positions behind Anne, safe and awaiting them to close in as well. Meanwhile, Skaya...OOC: Go, Skaya.
20:42 — Skaya decides to fight more conservatively, switching targets to the statue striking at her head on!
20:42 <Skaya> roll 2#1d20+10
20:42 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{14}, [ 1d20=14 ]{24}
20:42 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
20:42 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{11}
20:42 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
20:42 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=13 1d8=3 ]{20}
20:47 <•Kotono> A single hit lands, knocking a statue back and cracking its shoulder. Still not enough to down it, as she dodges spear after spear aimed right at her. Dodge!
20:48 <•Kotono> roll 6#1d20+10
20:48 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 6#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{26}, [ 1d20=7 ]{17}, [ 1d20=14 ]{24}, [ 1d20=5 ]{15}, [ 1d20=5 ]{15}, [ 1d20=15 ]{25}
20:48 <Skaya> OOC: Thankfully dodged
20:48 <•Kotono> Yet not a one can land on her, like a blur of wind and air. Skaya isn't touched despit ea few close calls, dodging again and again as she holds her ground. Then the other group of statues pour out, going right or the easy target of Anne.
20:49 <•Kotono> roll 4#1d20+10 vs AC 31
20:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4#1d20+10 vs AC 31 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{14}, [ 1d20=17 ]{27}, [ 1d20=10 ]{20}, [ 1d20=18 ]{28}
20:49 <•Kotono> Anne's shield and armor prove strong enough, clangs of metal on metal loud as she gets attacked on multiple sides, at risk of being flanked. As this happens, Devar...OOC: Go Devar.
20:51 <Devar> There are a lot more targets now, so Devar decides to hit them all! OOC: Lightning Bolt can hit all the statues on the Anne side without hitting Anne, I am guessing?
20:53 <•Kotono> OOC: Anne's standing firm as they slowly flank her on two sides. You could get two safely but not four, unless you want to hti Anne too. Downside of her being the target for them.
20:54 <Devar> OOC: Okay, in that case Devar will just go over them to get next to Anne - he'll fly over and eat any AOOs that they can do while he does, he doesn't want to leave her alone.
20:55 <•Kotono> Devar flies in - and spears come, stabbing at an easy target.
20:55 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10
20:55 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{23}, [ 1d20=8 ]{18}
20:55 <•Kotono> OOC: AC?
20:56 <Devar> OOC: 37 against melee attacks
21:03 <•Kotono> Yet Devar avoids the attacks and lands in a crouch, wings flapping as he narrowly avoids pain. OOC: Is that ll ofr your t ur?
21:03 <•Kotono> OOC: All for your turn? Gah.
21:03 <Devar> He will land next to Anne - he can't do much else without hurting her, so he simply calls another lightning bolt on the statues fighting Skaya!
21:03 <Devar> roll 3d6 lightning on the 1st statue DC 21 reflex
21:03 <Kobot> Devar rolled 3d6 lightning on the 1st statue DC 21 reflex --> [ 3d6=6 ]{6}
21:07 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 geez
21:07 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 geez --> [ 1d20=20 ]{25}
21:09 <•Kotono> This zap barely even grazes the statue this time, missing almost entirely. It's not seriously hurt by it, as instead it endures. Now surrounded, Anne focuses on her defense more, being the target for them. OOC: Total defense again. Sanda's up and gets to play smack.
21:09 <•Kotono> Staff crackling with electricity, Sanda slightly steps closer, just in the range of the statue on Anne's other side, swinging away with a loud, "Kiyaaaah!"
21:10 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17
21:10 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{19}
21:10 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+172
21:10 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+172 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{189}
21:10 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
21:10 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{24}
21:11 <•Kotono> OOC: Ignore the second attack, she can't even yet with arcane strike anyway. Rotten luck.
21:12 <•Kotono> Sanda swings heavy but too much, staff just missing the marching statue by a few inches. A miss is a miss however, as...OOC: Skaya, go.
21:13 <Skaya> Is this going to become a slog? But Skaya lacks a better idea for now, so she keeps whittling down the statues she's guarding against.
21:13 <Skaya> roll 2#1d20+10
21:13 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{18}, [ 1d20=14 ]{24}
21:13 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
21:13 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{7}
21:13 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
21:13 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=8 1d8=2 ]{14}
21:19 <•Kotono> Two more blows stagger the statue again. It's cracked and half broken, but not all the way down. Instead, with numbers on her again, all Skaya can do is try and dodge the relentless spears.
21:19 <•Kotono> roll 6#1d20+10
21:19 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 6#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{30}, [ 1d20=5 ]{15}, [ 1d20=14 ]{24}, [ 1d20=17 ]{27}, [ 1d20=7 ]{17}, [ 1d20=10 ]{20}
21:19 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 crit?
21:19 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 crit? --> [ 1d20=12 ]{22}
21:19 <Skaya> OOC: No crit at least
21:19 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+5+1d3
21:19 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+5+1d3 --> [ 1d8=4 1d3=1 ]{10}
21:19 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 84/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
21:20 <Skaya> OOC: Just easts most of my temp hp
21:20 <•Kotono> This time Skaya gets a flash of pain, a raking slash across her outer arm. It's a parry as much as anything, no blood drawn despite the wound. False life proves its worth as meanwhile the statues fan out. Two stay on Anne, while one sidesteps to Devar and finally one focuses entirely on Sanda.
21:20 <•Kotono> roll 4#1d20+10 Anne
21:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4#1d20+10 Anne --> [ 1d20=14 ]{24}, [ 1d20=19 ]{29}, [ 1d20=9 ]{19}, [ 1d20=14 ]{24}
21:20 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 Sanda
21:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 Sanda --> [ 1d20=2 ]{12}, [ 1d20=3 ]{13}
21:21 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 Devar
21:21 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 Devar --> [ 1d20=2 ]{12}, [ 1d20=17 ]{27}
21:21 <Devar> OOC: safe
21:21 → KoFOOTBALL joined (~WinNT@CC61B4A6.B18DCB09.B227C4EE.IP)
21:21 <KoFOOTBALL> Yet none of youa re struck, defenses holding. The clang of metal and the crack of stone echos about everywhere, a constant din as the gargoyles above eye's flash with light. Not that you have time to deal with that, as...OOC: Devar, go.
21:22 ⇐ •Kotono quit (~WinNT@294B7BDB.824CEC3E.8C013F7F.IP) Killed (NickServ (GHOST command used by KoFOOTBALL!~WinNT@CC61B4A6.B18DCB09.B227C4EE.IP))
21:22 <Devar> Devar again focuses on his lightning spell!
21:22 KoFOOTBALL → •Kotono (promoted to owner, opped)   
21:22 <Devar> roll 3d6 lightning on the 1st statue DC 21 reflex
21:22 → Misukibot joined (~dunefar@CC61B4A6.B18DCB09.B227C4EE.IP)
21:22 <Misukibot> OOC: Back.
21:22 <Devar> OOC: you can do it, Kobot, fight for everlasting peace!
21:22 <Devar> roll 3d6 lightning on the 1st statue DC 21 reflex
21:22 <Misukibot> Devar rolled 3d6 lightning on the 1st statue DC 21 reflex --> [ 3d6=9 ]{9}
21:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5
21:22 <Misukibot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{7}

[Corwin]

19:06 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (27) > Sanda (26) > Skaya (25) > Statues x3 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x4 (9) > Devar (Rei)
19:07 <•Kotono> More brutal lightning comes. It lashes across the statue once more, now throughly lightning strike and sagging. It's not down however as Anne continues her defense, and a moment later Sanda lets out a nother loud battle cry before, "Stay down!" OOC: Total defense for Anne again. Sanda smacking.
19:07 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17
19:07 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@C27230A4.893F10BA.8F3DD4EE.IP)
19:08 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17
19:08 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{25}
19:09 <•Kotono> roll 1d12+8+5d6
19:09 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d12+8+5d6 --> [ 1d12=2 5d6=18 ]{28}
19:10 <•Kotono> This time an electrified blow strikes her statue, smacking it back as it shudders. The stone partly gives way under the blow, as then....OOC: Skaya.
19:11 <Skaya> Seems like they're on a roll! That means Skaya has to work swiftly to improve their odds, and she focuses on the already damaged statue she had been trying to destroy.
19:11 <Skaya> roll 2#1d20+10
19:11 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{15}, [ 1d20=12 ]{22}
19:11 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
19:11 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{7}
19:11 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
19:11 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=11 1d8=1 ]{16}
19:13 <•Kotono> WHAM! Already badly damaged, this statue gives way under Skaya's strike. It falls over, cracked and thrashing, and it's motions slowly come to a complete stop. Two down!  It guys her precious time as the other two continue to press the attack,  unyielding and unthinking automatons that try and spear her again and again.
19:13 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (27) > Sanda (26) > Skaya (25) > Statues x2 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x4 (9) > Devar (Rei)
19:13 <•Kotono> roll 4#1d20+10
19:13 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}, [ 1d20=11 ]{21}, [ 1d20=2 ]{12}, [ 1d20=6 ]{16}
19:13 <Skaya> OOC: miss
19:14 <•Kotono> Yet not a one can strike Skaya as she has to lunge inward to dodge, onto the newly downed attacker. It gives her room to work with at last, as meanwhile? More spears come at the other group, locked in combat.
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 4#1d20+10 Anne
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4#1d20+10 Anne --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}, [ 1d20=9 ]{19}, [ 1d20=3 ]{13}, [ 1d20=1 ]{11}
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 Sanda
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 Sanda --> [ 1d20=8 ]{18}, [ 1d20=20 ]{30}
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 crit?
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 crit? --> [ 1d20=14 ]{24}
19:15 <•Kotono> roll 3d8+15+1d3
19:15 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d8+15+1d3 --> [ 3d8=13 1d3=2 ]{30}
19:15 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 84/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 30/60 Rina 85/85
19:15 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 Devar
19:15 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 Devar --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}, [ 1d20=12 ]{22}
19:15 <•Kotono> OOC: AC??
19:16 <Devar> OOC: 37 against melee attacks
19:18 <•Kotono> Yet Devar isn't remotely touched, the spears held at bay as he dodges. Sanda does the same - until she lets out a pained cry as a spear impales her through the shoulder. She almost drops her staff, pinned momentarily by a brutal strike. "Sanda," Anne calls, already going for her holy symbol, even as she dodges. OOC: Devar, go.
19:18 <Skaya> "Can you still hold?!" Skaya call out, glancing over her shoulder.
19:19 <Devar> "Your healing shouldn't affect them, I'd think!" Devar calls out. Either way, he continues to strike at the statues on Skaya's side, his goal to help free her up!
19:19 <Devar> roll 3d6 lightning on the 1st statue DC 21 reflex
19:19 <Kobot> Devar rolled 3d6 lightning on the 1st statue DC 21 reflex --> [ 3d6=15 ]{15}
19:21 <•Kotono> "I'll hold," Anne calls, "Fear not!"
19:21 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5
19:21 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{19}
19:22 <•Kotono> Another lightning strike, this one full on. This is enough to knock it almost to a knee, smoke rising from the impact. It's just barely still going, all as...OOC: Perception, -4 all.
19:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d20-4 Sanda
19:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20-4 Sanda --> [ 1d20=8 ]{4}
19:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Anne
19:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 Anne --> [ 1d20=8 ]{10}
19:22 <Skaya> OOC: I'll take 10 for 25
19:23 <Devar> roll 1d20+6
19:23 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{12}
19:25 <Skaya> "Something's going up the stairs!" Skaya relays to the others without delay. "We can't get taken off guard!"
19:26 <Devar> "Once we finish your side off, retreat in there?" He asks.
19:26 <Skaya> "If Anne can hold, check what's down!"
19:29 <•Kotono> Meanwhile Anne holds position, but drops her defense. She grabs her holy symbol, "Be healed!" she cries, healing washing over them. OOC: Can't cast easily here since threatened, so using something that doesn't provoke instead.
19:29 <•Kotono> roll 4d6
19:29 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 --> [ 4d6=11 ]{11}
19:29 <•Kotono> OOC: 16 healing all but Skaya.
19:29 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 84/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 46/60 Rina 85/85
19:30 <•Kotono> Sanda and Devar's wounds begin to heal, at least providing some relief. It's enough to rally Sanda, who cries, "Stay down!" and swings again, desperately as her should oozes blood.
19:30 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17 another shocking grasp
19:30 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 another shocking grasp --> [ 1d20=2 ]{19}
19:30 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 46/60 Rina 85/85
19:30 <•Kotono> Yet Sanda's aim is bad from her wound, missing entirely as...OOC: Skaya.
19:32 <Skaya> Devar has made the choice for her by zapping one of the two remaining statues, so Skaya decides to focus her attacks on it!
19:32 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
19:32 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{28}
19:32 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
19:32 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{15}
19:32 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
19:32 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{20}
19:32 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
19:32 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=7 1d8=5 ]{16}
19:32 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8 if 20 hit
19:33 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 if 20 hit --> [ 2d8=11 1d8=2 ]{17}
19:37 <•Kotono> WHAM! The final hit is just enough - it falls over, broken as it crumbles. Only one left on Skaya, that group mostly down. It buys her a little more time, the pressure almost gone as...
19:37 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (27) > Sanda (26) > Skaya (25) > Statues x1 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x4 (9) > Devar (Rei)
19:37 <•Kotono> The statues continue to press, or at least the survivor on Skaya does, stabbing away mindlessly.
19:37 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10
19:37 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{29}, [ 1d20=1 ]{11}
19:37 <•Kotono> OOC: AC?
19:38 <Skaya> OOC: Due to Devar's magic it's 34
19:38 <•Kotono> Yet neither can quite hit her, Skaya's defense still good. She holds her ground further, all as the assault on the others continues relentlessly.
19:38 <•Kotono> roll 4#1d20+10 vs Anne AC down to 27 right now
19:38 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4#1d20+10 vs Anne AC down to 27 right now --> [ 1d20=2 ]{12}, [ 1d20=13 ]{23}, [ 1d20=20 ]{30}, [ 1d20=3 ]{13}
19:39 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 crit?
19:39 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 crit? --> [ 1d20=17 ]{27}
19:39 <•Kotono> roll 3d8+15+1d3 ow on the number
19:39 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d8+15+1d3 ow on the number --> [ 3d8=20 1d3=3 ]{38}
19:39 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 45/83 Sanda 46/60 Rina 85/85
19:39 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 Sanda
19:39 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 Sanda --> [ 1d20=9 ]{19}, [ 1d20=15 ]{25}
19:39 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+5+1d3
19:39 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+5+1d3 --> [ 1d8=3 1d3=3 ]{11}
19:39 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 45/83 Sanda 35/60 Rina 85/85
19:40 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 Devar might 20
19:40 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 Devar might 20 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}, [ 1d20=19 ]{29}
19:41 <•Kotono> This time it's more brutal. Sanda gets a stab again, this one across her side. Not deep, but bloody. She stumbles as Anne blocks - only for the statue to whirl and smack her hard with the butt of its spear, right in the face. A horrible CRACK sounds as Anne reels, blood flowing freely. Mangled, bloodied cries follow, then...OOC: Devar, go.
19:42 <Devar> For right now, the best thing Devar can do is secure them a route, so he continues to focus on his magic to help free up Skaya's side of things!
19:42 <Devar> roll 3d6 lightning on the last statue on Skaya's side, DC 21 reflex
19:42 <Kobot> Devar rolled 3d6 lightning on the last statue on Skaya's side, DC 21 reflex --> [ 3d6=7 ]{7}
19:42 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5
19:42 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{23}
19:43 <Skaya> "Wait, that's not working!" Skaya exclaims. "Anne, Sanda, can you withdraw and pull up the stairs a bit? Anne first, Sanda behind? Can you manage healing after withdrawing? I'll draw your group alongside my remnant and cover you."
19:45 <•Kotono> Another bare graze, the statue mostly avoiding it altogether. Anne's words are a mangled wreck, but she takes the chance to withdraw. Pained, Sanda limps and follows, both a bit up the stairs now. OOC: Both withdraw to escape, but no healing. Skaya, go.
19:46 <Skaya> OOC: PM question about the environment
19:53 — Skaya kicks the last statue she was facing before flipping back acrobatically to take position near the left wall. "Devar, hold this line together with me!" she calls out to her friend. "Let's focus on fighting the same opponent, you can get better range in melee!"
19:53 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11
19:53 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{17}
19:54 <Skaya> roll 1d20+22 acrobatics to not get shanked
19:54 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+22 acrobatics to not get shanked --> [ 1d20=1 ]{23}
19:54 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 let's just see if it's even a hit or not considering the AC difference
19:54 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 let's just see if it's even a hit or not considering the AC difference --> [ 1d20=1 ]{11}
19:55 <•Kotono> Skaya manages to avoid the revenge stab even as she narrowly misses, but falls back to the stairs as well. It buys them time, but also leaves a problem - four statues that swarm Devar, taking the chance on one target.
19:55 <•Kotono> roll 8#1d20+10 at least Devar has high AC so it's 20 fishing
19:55 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 8#1d20+10 at least Devar has high AC so it's 20 fishing --> [ 1d20=10 ]{20}, [ 1d20=10 ]{20}, [ 1d20=8 ]{18}, [ 1d20=20 ]{30}, [ 1d20=2 ]{12}, [ 1d20=16 ]{26}, [ 1d20=14 ]{24}, [ 1d20=8 ]{18}
19:56 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 crit?
19:56 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 crit? --> [ 1d20=18 ]{28}
19:56 <Devar> OOC: just a regular hit thankfully
19:56 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+5+1d3
19:56 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+5+1d3 --> [ 1d8=3 1d3=3 ]{11}
19:56 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 80/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 45/83 Sanda 35/60 Rina 85/85
19:57 <Devar> OOC: Oh, are they subject to being dazzled? I am guessing not because they're statues
19:59 <•Kotono> OOC: Statues, and really doesn't matter since 20 fishing on you anyway.
19:59 <Devar> OOC: Yeah, all good
20:02 <•Kotono> Devar gets a spear butt to the ribs, knocking the wind from him painfully. A feeling of sharp discomfort there - a broken rib, possibly. No time to linger on it though, because as that happens? Someone emerges from the stairs going down. A humanoid with pale blue skin, face hidden by a heavy metal helmet with no holes. Otherwise patchwork armor is worn, some visibly rusted. A trident is carried
20:02 <•Kotono> in hand. OOC: Joining init.
20:02 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (27) > Sanda (26) > Skaya (25) > Statues x1 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x4 (9) > Blue Humanoid (5) > Devar (Rei)
20:03 <•Kotono> OOC: Go Devar. He just made it up the stairs.
20:03 <Devar> Devar will fly over to land next to Skaya! OOC: We'll do whatever AOOs are necessary first
20:04 <Skaya> OOC: It you're eating AOOs anyway stab a statue before going! The one Sanda hit!
20:04 <Devar> OOC: I have a better plan that involves lightning bolts!
20:07 <•Kotono> roll 4#1d20+10
20:07 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{26}, [ 1d20=6 ]{16}, [ 1d20=18 ]{28}, [ 1d20=3 ]{13}
20:07 <•Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
20:08 <Devar> Devar lands next to Skaya - and now, with their allies out of harms way, conjures a bolt of lightning between his hands to send it down the hallway!
20:09 <Devar> roll 7d6 lightning DC 22 halves also might destroy the gargoyle statues maybe??
20:09 <Kobot> Devar rolled 7d6 lightning DC 22 halves also might destroy the gargoyle statues maybe?? --> [ 7d6=20 ]{20}
20:21 <•Kotono> roll 3#1d20+5
20:21 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3#1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{9}, [ 1d20=15 ]{20}, [ 1d20=5 ]{10}
20:22 <•Kotono> The blast of lightning slams into the greater mass of statues. It rips through them, blasting stone and scorching what remains. One, already damaged form Sanda's blow, simply collapses. The helmeted humanoid barely reacts to it at all, despite the carnage.
20:22 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (27) > Sanda (26) > Skaya (25) > Statues x1 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x3 (9) > Blue Humanoid (5) > Devar (Rei)
20:23 <Skaya> "Who are you?" Skaya calls out to the humanoid.
20:23 <•Kotono> Anne, injured but protected now, manages naother muffled, mangled prayer out.
20:23 <•Kotono> roll 4d6
20:23 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 --> [ 4d6=13 ]{13}
20:23 <•Kotono> OOC: 19 healing to all but Anne.
20:23 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 80/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 45/83 Sanda 54/60 Rina 85/85
20:24 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 45/83 Sanda 54/60 Rina 85/85
20:24 <•Kotono> The blue skinned humanoid does not respond to Skaya. Meanwhile Sanda catches her breath for a moment. OOC: Holding since she's on the defensive/this has not been her fight for rolling.
20:25 <•Kotono> OOC: Go Skaya.
20:27 <Skaya> Had she trained like Rina, Skaya could attempt skirmish tactics. But she's not, so she reaches out to tap Anne and seal the worst of her wounds.
20:27 <Skaya> OOC: +21hp to Anne
20:27 <Skaya> OOC: Also out of inspiration for this fight
20:28 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 66/83 Sanda 54/60 Rina 85/85
20:35 <•Kotono> Anne's face heals in part, enough tonly leave her with a badly broken nose. She manages to get out, comprehensibly, "Thank you." Meanwhile, the single surviving statue steadily pursues out of the room, but doesn't quite reach the party's fallback point.  Devar's statues do the same and do manage to get in spear reach, stabbing away at them from a distance.
20:35 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Skaya
20:35 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Skaya --> [ 1d20=11 ]{21}
20:35 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Devar
20:35 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Devar --> [ 1d20=11 ]{21}
20:36 <Skaya> OOC: miss
20:38 <•Kotono> Yet both spears manage to miss, lightning scored statues persisting. Then the blue skinned man points, before a jet of hissing, green acid lances right for Skaya.
20:38 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 touch AC vs Skaya
20:38 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 touch AC vs Skaya --> [ 1d20=12 ]{21}
20:38 <Skaya> OOC: miss
20:39 <•Kotono> The acid narrowly misses, zipping by and hitting the wall. Immediately stone begins to give way, eaten away alarmingly fast. Sanda hisses at acid that strong and...OOC: She'll take her held action since that's dangerous enough to tap into her resource.s
20:40 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (27) > Skaya (25) > Statues x1 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x4 (9) > Blue Humanoid (5) > Sanda (4) > Devar (Rei)
20:41 <•Kotono> "Mystic's missiles, strike swiftly and absolutely evicerate enemies!" Sanda points, as four glowing magic missiles fly for the humanoid.
20:41 <•Kotono> roll 4d4+4
20:41 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d4+4 --> [ 4d4=12 ]{16}
20:41 <•Kotono> The magic missiles strike true, a solid hit that gets a soft, toneless grunt from the helmeted creature. Not enough to stop it however, as...OOC: Devar.
20:42 <Skaya> OOC: BTW, there are 4 statues total now
20:42 <•Kotono> OOC: Oh thank you, grabbed the wrong old init by mistkae.
20:42 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (27) > Skaya (25) > Statues x1 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x3 (9) > Blue Humanoid (5) > Sanda (4) > Devar (Rei)
20:44 <Devar> For now, they need to deal with the statue problem, so Devar advances and takes two swings with Goldenfang!
20:44 <Devar> roll 1d20+11
20:44 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{28}
20:44 <Devar> roll 1d20+6
20:44 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{21}
20:45 <Devar> roll 2#1d8+4
20:45 <Kobot> Devar rolled 2#1d8+4 --> [ 1d8=1 ]{5}, [ 1d8=4 ]{8}
20:46 <•Kotono> Two blows - the statues are tough but Devar manages to score hits, roughly. It engages him in melee with one directly, right in their faces as...OOC: ANne.
20:47 <•Kotono> Anne reaches up, mending her broken nose as she has a chance to recover.
20:47 <•Kotono> roll 2d8+7
20:47 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2d8+7 --> [ 2d8=9 ]{16}
20:48 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 82/83 Sanda 54/60 Rina 85/85
20:48 <•Kotono> Anne's injury mends, and with a soft cry, "I can breathe," she says in relief, recovering. OOC: Skaya.
20:48 <•Kotono> "Breathing and not bleeding, that's the idea," Sanda calls, holding her ground.
20:49 — Skaya steps closer to the nearest statue and continues her methodical work at dismantling them. She can only pretend to be unnerved by the silent fish person trying to kill her with acid, but realistically she can't hurt him much without placing her friends in danger....
20:49 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
20:49 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{12}
20:49 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
20:49 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{19}
20:49 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
20:49 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{13}
20:50 <Skaya> OOC: Actually, would we be above the statues for the +1 bonus now since we went up the stiars?
20:51 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure.
20:51 <Skaya> OOC: Does 20 hit?
20:51 <•Kotono> OOC: yes.
20:51 <•Kotono> OOC: Yes.
20:52 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
20:52 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=7 1d8=4 ]{15}
20:56 <•Kotono> Another solid hit, the lightning scorched statue staggered. It doesn'ts top them, as each of you again face stabs, locked in another deadly dance.
20:56 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 Skaya
20:56 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 Skaya --> [ 1d20=2 ]{12}, [ 1d20=14 ]{24}
20:57 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 Devar
20:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 Devar --> [ 1d20=9 ]{19}, [ 1d20=1 ]{11}
20:57 <Skaya> OOC: miss
20:57 <•Kotono> Yet neither comes close in the slightest, as the blue humanoid this time points at Sanda, acid coming right her way, fast.  Still no reactions, only moving with the same rigidness as the statues.
20:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 touch AC vs Sanda
20:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 touch AC vs Sanda --> [ 1d20=15 ]{24}
20:58 <•Kotono> roll 5d8 acid owwies
20:58 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d8 acid owwies --> [ 5d8=19 ]{19}
20:58 <Skaya> OOC: Incidentally, any concealment for her due to all these statues? Wasn't relevant for magic missile, ovbiously.
20:58 <•Kotono> OOC: Downside of a wider stair, doesn't provide as much cover as a smaller, tighter stair.
20:59 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 82/83 Sanda 35/60 Rina 85/85
20:59 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (27) > Skaya (25) > Statues x1 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x3 (9) > Blue Humanoid (5) > Sanda (4; acid) > Devar (Rei)
21:00 <•Kotono> Sanda cries in alarm and raises her arm up to block it. The acid splatters on it as well as her face and chest secondarily. It hisses terribly, eating away fast - and not fading, but clinging to her skin. "Aaaaaaaaaaah!" Sanda screams at the top of her lungs, desperately trying to get it off.
21:00 <Skaya> "Sanda! Anne, help her!"
21:00 <•Kotono> roll 1d20
21:00 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{11}
21:00 <•Kotono> It's staying on, tenacious and sizzling away. "On it," Anne cries, turning. OOC: Devar, go.
21:01 <Devar> Devar continues the mission of hacking away at the statues, mad at himself for using Storm's Eye too early - a lesson for next time, to be sure!
21:01 <Devar> roll 1d20+11
21:01 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{30}
21:01 <Devar> roll 1d20+6
21:01 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{22}
21:01 <Devar> roll 2#1d8+4
21:01 <Kobot> Devar rolled 2#1d8+4 --> [ 1d8=8 ]{12}, [ 1d8=4 ]{8}
21:04 <•Kotono> Storm's eye scores more hits, chips of stone torn away. This time there's a laugh, before, "Persistent, aren't they? You'd almost think they're girl statues with how much they want your attention, Devar!"
21:04 <Skaya> "Oh wow, I was thinking how this situation could get worse!"
21:05 <•Kotono> Meanwhile Anne grimaces at the acid, before quickly withdrawing a rag used to polish her armo and trying to brush away the acid on SAnda.
21:05 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4
21:05 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{22}
21:06 <•Kotono> The rag quickly dissolves, but not before the acid is splattered to the ground. Sanda grimaces, flesh almost entirely eaten through in places. The wounds are narrow but horrific, "Stop him," Anne cries as she drops the last remnants of her rag, "That acid is deadly!"
21:07 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (27) > Skaya (25) > Statues x1 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x3 (9) > Blue Humanoid (5) > Sanda (4) > Devar (Rei)
21:07 <•Kotono> OOC: Go Skaya.
21:07 <Skaya> Their plan keeps changing as they go. Would it have been better had Devar intercepted the fish guy downstairs? But who knows whether Anne and Sanda could've held out on their own. Still, their best shot to indeed stop him is to create an opening in the ranks of the statues, so she directs her focus there. If she succeeds, if Devar dashes through it and Anne takes his place....
21:08 <Skaya> roll 2#1d20+11
21:08 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{30}, [ 1d20=2 ]{13}
21:08 <Skaya> roll 1d20+6
21:08 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{17}
21:08 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
21:08 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=5 1d8=3 ]{12}
21:12 <•Kotono> CRACK! SKaya's statue is in a bad way after another blow, and slowly, finally crumbles between blows and lightning. It's just enough to momentarily clear Skaya's immediate front. (More)|
21:12 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (27) > Skaya (25) > Statues x1 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x2 (9) > Blue Humanoid (5) > Sanda (4) > Devar (Rei)
21:14 <•Kotono> With the numbers falling, the statues nonetheless persist. One steps in over the fallen one to attack, while Devar continues to weather a storm.
21:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Skaya
21:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Skaya --> [ 1d20=8 ]{18}
21:14 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 Devar
21:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 Devar --> [ 1d20=9 ]{19}, [ 1d20=19 ]{29}
21:15 <•Kotono> "Persistent," Anne glances back in the meantime, as blow after blow is evaded. Then the blue humanoid points at Anne, who has the good sense to try and duck as acid comes her way.
21:15 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 touch AC
21:15 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 touch AC --> [ 1d20=6 ]{15}
21:15 <•Kotono> OOC: Shield ward saves her bacon.
21:16 <•Kotono> With one deft swing of her shield, Anne manages to splatter the acid on the wall instead of her face. The stone rapidly gets eaten away, but your healer isn't in the middle of a literal meltdown. OOC: Sanda.
21:16 <•Kotono> Grimacing now, more magic missiles come with a chant of, "Just drop dead and stop that!"
21:16 <•Kotono> roll 4d4+4
21:16 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d4+4 --> [ 4d4=5 ]{9}
21:17 <•Kotono> Return fire peppers the blue skinned humanoid, who gets bruises and open wounds from the missiles, yet does not stop. He doens't cry out in pain. He simply pushes forward, as...OOC: Devar.
21:18 <Devar> He's committed to ensuring this side of things is dealt with! "Maybe it's the helmet? Can we just pull it off of him?" He asks as he advances forward, hacking away!
21:18 <Devar> roll 1d20+11
21:18 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{21}
21:18 <Devar> roll 1d20+6
21:18 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{13}
21:18 <Devar> roll 1d8+4
21:18 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+4 --> [ 1d8=7 ]{11}
21:19 <Skaya> "We can't get to him is the problem," Skaya complains.
21:19 <•Kotono> Another deep, chipping blow to his statue. It's badly damaged now, "If you get close enough, try," Anne agrees, "But don't risk yourself unneededly."
21:19 <•Kotono> "Keep this up and we'll get to him," Storm's Eye calls, fearless.
21:20 <•Kotono> Sanda staggers afterwards, "Anne," she pleads, none of her normal scorn in her voice.
21:20 <•Kotono> "On it, Jetina, you know this one after so many healings. Please." Anne reaches out, washing away wounds.
21:20 <•Kotono> roll 2d8+7 healing Sanda
21:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2d8+7 healing Sanda --> [ 2d8=15 ]{22}
21:20 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 82/83 Sanda 57/60 Rina 85/85
21:21 <•Kotono> Sure enough, the horrible acid wounds are almost gone. Sanda heals up, as meanwhile...OOC: Skaya, go.
21:22 — Skaya wavers but decides not to risk it. Instead, she sticks the course and attempts to dispatch another statue.
21:22 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11
21:22 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{13}
21:22 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11
21:22 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{22}
21:22 <Skaya> roll 1d20+6
21:22 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{21}
21:22 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
21:22 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=5 1d8=7 ]{16}
21:22 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
21:22 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=5 1d8=3 ]{12}
21:24 <•Kotono> Punches and kick crack stone further. Another statue's in a bad way under constant assault, but it doesn't stop them. They attack without a care for themselves, a pressing constant. At least your back is clear.
21:24 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 Skaya
21:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 Skaya --> [ 1d20=2 ]{12}, [ 1d20=12 ]{22}
21:24 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 Devar
21:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 Devar --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}, [ 1d20=12 ]{22}
21:25 <•Kotono> Neither of them manage to hit either of you, your defenses and agility far too goo to be struck. The blue humanoid this time does not point. Instead he makes a strange twisting gesture at Skaya, before-! OOC: Fort.
21:26 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12+2
21:26 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12+2 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{26}
21:30 <•Kotono> Skaya feels as if someone caressed her inner organs, but she manages to resist. Even if it does make her stomach lurch, but nothing more. OOC: Sanda.
21:30 <Skaya> "How disgusting!"
21:31 <•Kotono> Sanda keeps on the assault, "By Mystra's heavy bosom, die!" Sanda snarls, pointing as more missiles fly.
21:31 <•Kotono> roll 4d4+4
21:31 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d4+4 --> [ 4d4=10 ]{14}
21:31 <•Kotono> The missiles hit hard enough to stagger the blue skinned man. He kneels but does not go down, wounds unremarked on. OOC: Devar, go.
21:31 <•Kotono> "How would you even-never mind, not now," Anne shakes her head.
21:33 <Devar> Devar continues the final push against the statues!
21:33 <Devar> roll 1d20+11
21:33 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{22}
21:33 <Devar> roll 1d20+6
21:33 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{7}
21:33 <Devar> roll 1d8+4
21:33 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+4 --> [ 1d8=4 ]{8}
21:36 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (27) > Skaya (25) > Statues x1 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x1 (9) > Blue Humanoid (5) > Sanda (4) > Devar (Rei)
21:36 <•Kotono> CRACK! One last blow fells that statue, pushing into it enough to topple over. Only two in total remain, Devar momentarily unopposed. OOC: Anne holds inc ase more healing is needed for obvious reasons. Skaya.
21:37 <Skaya> "Anne, take my place!" Skaya calls out, before dashing through the opening!
21:37 <Skaya> OOC: Can I take 10 on Acrobatics 32 here?
21:40 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure.
21:40 — Skaya makes her way to the fish mage and punches him!
21:40 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11 nonlethal
21:40 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11 nonlethal --> [ 1d20=4 ]{15}
21:42 <•Kotono> It's a fist that the fishman sidesteps, mechanically, but anticipated well. A miss as Anne takes the chance and steps forward slightly, on the defense. OOC: Total defense, adjusting topic.
21:42 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (25) > Anne (24) > Statues x1 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x1 (9) > Blue Humanoid (5) > Sanda (4) > Devar (Rei)
21:42 <•Kotono> Spears come - Anne gets two and Devar one, the last statue stepping in for the previously felled one.
21:42 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10
21:42 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}, [ 1d20=1 ]{11}
21:42 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Devar
21:42 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Devar --> [ 1d20=12 ]{22}
21:43 <•Kotono> Yet none hit, defenses holding well. The blue humanoid steps back slightly and pointst at Skaya, a gout of acid flying right at her face.
21:43 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 touch AC?
21:43 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 touch AC? --> [ 1d20=1 ]{10}
21:43 <•Kotono> Which misses entirely, sailing past and to the floor. Whew. OOC: Sanda holds a moment pending how this goes. Devar.
21:45 <Devar> No reason to stop what he's been doing, and he continues hacking away!
21:45 <Devar> roll 1d20+11
21:45 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{16}
21:45 <Devar> roll 1d20+6
21:45 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{18}
21:47 <•Kotono> No blows land this time, the statue's stony hide resistant. Unfortunate as...OOC: Skaya, go.
21:48 — Skaya pursues!
21:48 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11 nonlethal
21:48 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11 nonlethal --> [ 1d20=6 ]{17}
21:48 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11 nonlethal
21:48 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11 nonlethal --> [ 1d20=10 ]{21}
21:48 <Skaya> roll 1d20+6 nonlethal
21:48 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6 nonlethal --> [ 1d20=17 ]{23}
21:48 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
21:48 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=9 1d8=5 ]{18}
21:48 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
21:48 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=6 1d8=5 ]{15}
21:50 <•Kotono> Two blows strike home - and the blue skinned man crumples, overwhelmed. The blows send him down and out, no more acid coming your ways. Whew. OOC: Anne.
21:50 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (25) > Anne (24) > Statues x1 (16) > Statues (Group 2) x1 (9) > Sanda (4) > Devar (Rei)
21:50 <•Kotono> With the battle turning your way, Anne commits, going right on the attack. Her mace swings out and...
21:50 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
21:50 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{23}
21:50 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7
21:50 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{12}
21:50 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+4
21:50 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+4 --> [ 1d8=2 ]{6}
21:51 <•Kotono> One mace blow hits the side of the statue, a crunch and nothing more. In return they continue to press, as Sanda calls, "Finally!"
21:51 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 Anne vs 27
21:51 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 Anne vs 27 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{12}, [ 1d20=12 ]{22}
21:51 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 Devar
21:51 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 Devar --> [ 1d20=18 ]{28}, [ 1d20=5 ]{15}
21:51 <•Kotono> Yet none hit still, skill not enough in the face of good armor and magic. OOC: Sanda will continue to hold. Devar.
21:51 <Devar> Devar pushes their advantage!
21:51 <•Kotono> "Finish them," Anne cries, "CElebrate then, not now!"
21:52 <Devar> roll 1d20+11
21:52 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{21}
21:52 <Devar> roll 1d20+6
21:52 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{16}
21:52 <Devar> roll 1d8+4
21:52 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+4 --> [ 1d8=7 ]{11}
21:53 <•Kotono> Devar continues to swing, slamming into a statue and chipping it. Storm's Eye chuckles, "Swagger and spirit go far, though!" OOC: Skaya.
21:54 — Skaya doubles back to hit the most damaged statue from behind!
21:54 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
21:54 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{20}
21:54 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
21:54 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=8 1d8=1 ]{13}
21:55 <•Kotono> WHAM! The statue b uckles under Devar and Skaya's combined assault - notably, it doesn'te ven turn to try and retaliate as Skaya closes in. Still, a slow blow hits as Anne presses her own offensive, the battle almost won.
21:55 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
21:55 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{30}
21:55 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7
21:55 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{20}
21:55 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+4
21:55 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+4 --> [ 1d8=5 ]{9}
21:55 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+4
21:55 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+4 --> [ 1d8=2 ]{6}
21:56 <•Kotono> Two more solid mace blows crack stone further, Anne pressing herself. IN retort the doomed statues continue tos wing, to perhaps bring someone down with them.
21:56 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 vs Anne
21:56 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 vs Anne --> [ 1d20=12 ]{22}, [ 1d20=5 ]{15}
21:56 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+10 vs Devar
21:56 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+10 vs Devar --> [ 1d20=12 ]{22}, [ 1d20=4 ]{14}
21:56 <•Kotono> Yet none of them hit, as...OOC: Devar. Sanda still holding since she can't do much here.
21:57 <Devar> One final push!
21:57 <Devar> roll 1d20+11
21:57 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{12}
21:57 <Devar> roll 1d20+6
21:57 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{18}
21:57 <Devar> OOC: Oh, I guess we're flanking now, so the 18 might be a 20 and hit?
21:58 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure.
21:58 <Devar> roll 1d8+4 kapow
21:58 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+4 kapow --> [ 1d8=5 ]{9}
21:58 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (25) > Anne (24) > Statues x1 (16) > Sanda (4) > Devar (Rei)
21:59 <•Kotono> With a crunch of broken stone another statue falls, only Anne's remaining. Almost! OOC: Skaya.
21:59 — Skaya steps in to hopefully put it down!
21:59 <Skaya> roll 2#1d20+12
21:59 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{15}, [ 1d20=20 ]{32}
21:59 <Skaya> roll 1d20+7
21:59 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{20}
21:59 <Skaya> roll 2#2d8+4+1d8 alas no statue crits
21:59 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#2d8+4+1d8 alas no statue crits --> [ 2d8=6 1d8=6 ]{16}, [ 2d8=9 1d8=3 ]{16}
22:01 <•Kotono> A loud crunch as the statue takes one blow too many and crumbles. At last. Anne lowers her mace and shield to breath hard, while Sanda goes, "Is everyone well?"
22:01 <•Kotono> OOC: Free act.
22:01 <Skaya> "Well enough. Someone wanted to touch the possibly curse helmet?"
22:02 <Devar> Devar will go over and check the unconscious mage over for magic, and, if possible, identify the helmet! OOC: Spellcraft for 30 on Detect Magic and identify
22:04 <•Kotono> There's an aura of enchantment on the humanoid. The helmet is a helmet of sealed water, which allows an aquatic creature to breathe out of water.
22:06 <Devar> "The helmet isn't cursed, it just lets you breathe if you're only an aquatic type of creature." Devar explains. "The guy's definitely under the spell of this place." OOC: Would I know if him being in the radius of the circle of protection remove the enchantment after a while, or does it just prevent you from getting enchanted?
22:09 <•Kotono> OOC: You aren't sure in this case.
22:10 <•Kotono> "Troubling," Anne confesses, "And resistance is not trivial here."
22:11 <Devar> "Standing in the circles might eventually remove it, maybe?" Devar offers. "But I don't think we have time to figure it out. For now, how do you want to proceed?"
22:12 <Skaya> "Take away any weapons and spell components, wake him up, kill him if he's hostile and uncooperative?"
22:13 <Devar> Devar nods, giving the mage another once-over for anything of that nature and putting it away in his Haversack, while tying his hands behind his back to prevent any magical shenanigans!
22:19 <•Kotono> Not much like that, just the mismatched armor. All of that's done easily enough.
22:21 <Skaya> "Anne, can you wake him up?"
22:24 <•Kotono> Anne kneels and checks him, "It'll require healing," She says, "He's not likely to awaken right away otherwise, but I can try if you want."
22:24 <Skaya> "I suppose we can leave him behind in an empty room instead, for now. Any preferences?"
22:27 <•Kotono> "Leave him," Sanda says, "W emight need the healing ourselves."
22:27 <•Kotono> "Actually no," Anne disagrees, "I've almost forgotten my newest trick. I can heal him without wasting resources.
22:28 <•Kotono> "You forgot?" Sanda asks, "That's extremely unlikely, statistically speaking."
22:28 <Skaya> "Then let's do it. We can see what he remembers while under our protection magic, now."
22:28 <•Kotono> Ignoring that, Anne taps him twice. OOC: Touch of healing, 12 HP x2. More.
22:29 <•Kotono> The blue skinned humanoid groans. He lies there unmoving for several moments, before he speaks and...OOC: Do any of you speak Aquan?
22:29 <Skaya> OOC: Surely Sanda!
22:32 <•Kotono> OOC: Just checking if either you or Devar do.
22:32 <Skaya> OOC: Not me
22:32 <•Kotono> The words that come aren't known, but Sanda replies in similar. She tilts her head before he replies, and more back and forth. "He's confused and not sure where he is or why," Sanda announces.
22:33 <•Kotono> "That fits," Anne concurs.
22:33 <Skaya> "Ask him who he came here with?"
22:34 <Devar> "I wonder if being knocked around releases the enchantment?" Devar asks.
22:39 <•Kotono> More back and forth before, "He doesn't remember clearly," Is the answer, "It sounds like he's suffering some amount of amnesia."
22:39 <•Kotono> "Likely the signs of magic," Anne muses, "Rare without magic, but magic can obscure one's memories, particularly enchantments."
22:40 — Devar nods.
22:41 <Skaya> "What does he want to do? Leave here for safety, or tag along?"
22:41 <•Kotono> More discussion, arms waved and some back and forth before...
22:42 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+3 (+1 circumstance)
22:42 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+3 (+1 circumstance) --> [ 1d20=20 ]{23}
22:42 <•Kotono> "He's willing to help," Sanda announces after some degree of that, "And frankly, we could use the help."
22:43 <Skaya> "That's fine. He'll stick next to you and Anne, then? He's willing to follow your orders? Or can he understand any other language, actually?"
22:43 <Devar> "If we run into any more statues, maybe we can see if he can get them to stand down?" Devar offers.
22:49 <•Kotono> A little more chatter, "He doesn't know Common, so we'll have to make do," Sanda says, "And I'll have him try."
22:50 <Skaya> "Let's do this, then."
22:51 <•Kotono> Thus you go on...next time! OOC: We're about an hour over so we had a good run today.

[Corwin]

19:02 <•Kotono> As you begin to go, two questions. First, are you going down the stairs or doing something else? Secondly? "Does he have a name?" Anne asks Sanda.
19:03 <•Kotono> "He does, but it doesn't translate well. It's," What follows sounds like gurgling splashes of water. "So just call him Splashy, he can't understand Common anyway."
19:04 <Devar> They had planned to explore this floor, so Devar will go to the right-handed doors first to go through them - but since they're open already hopefully the gargoyle statue will leave him alone this time.
19:06 <•Kotono> The door is indeed opened, so no trouble from the statue this time. Inside are pots in the back as well as the statues you already defeated. Nothing else of note seems to be in here, at least on a glance.
19:07 <Devar> Devar goes over to check the pots like a true adventurer!
19:12 <•Kotono> Most of the pots are simply pots and empty. One, however? This one has quite a pile of gold and silver coins, as well as what looks to be coins of another metal mixed in, shiny and silvery, but notably different than the silver coins. The script on the coins is...OOC: Languages you speak?
19:12 <Skaya> "Looks like no follow up traps?"
19:16 <•Kotono> Anne stays back, eyes more on yourflank than the pots. Sanda keeps in a quiet discussion with Splashy, but pipes up, "Statistically speaking, I'm not sure this was a trap as much as soldiers in barracks are a trap."
19:16 <•Kotono> "What's even statistical about that?" Anne asks, a note of confusion in her voice.
19:16 <Devar> OOC: Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Celestial, Ignan
19:16 <•Kotono> "It means there's an extremely low chance it was a trap," Sanda retorts, "Like 1%."
19:16 <Skaya> "Soldiers in barracks aren't a trap but a door that zaps everyone that opens it normally is definitely one. Listen to me, Sanda, I'm an expert on this subject!"
19:17 <Devar> Devar fishes one of the new coins out of the pot to show the others. "There's one pot with some coins in it." Devar says. "And these - which is weird, did the item that created this fortress create the treasures?"
19:17 <•Kotono> The coins have inscriptions in dwarven. Fine, well made letters that read things like TO MORADIN, ONE SILVER ORE, TWO GOLD RICHES, TEN MITHRIL GEMS.
19:18 <•Kotono> Anne peers at a coin, "That's curious. That suggests that whatever this is has origins beyond simply this."
19:18 <•Kotono> Splashy looks confused perhaps, but simply watches the rest of you.
19:19 <Skaya> "We're not taking divine tribute, here, are we?"
19:20 <Devar> "If you can't read it - it's in Dwarven." Devar explains for the others' benefit. "I don't know, this doesn't exactly look like it was a room with any amount of devotion. I have a feeling this got moved by someone who was taken over by the Fortress itself."
19:21 <Skaya> "Yeah, I can tell. Well, let's take it for now and investigate after. Got place in your haversack?"
19:23 <Devar> "I can manage." Devar says as he moves the pot in carefully. With that done, he proceeds to the opposite room!
19:25 <Skaya> "Great! Then the next room? It shouldn't zap you since they opened that door themselves."
19:25 <•Kotono> The coins are taken, the opposite room reached. This one is still open as well, mostly because a fallen statue has blocked the door from closing. Looking in, you see it's the same setup, down to the same sort of pots.
19:26 <Devar> Devar again goes to check the pots!
19:32 <•Kotono> These pots are al lempty save one. This one has more coins in it. All coins of what looks to be green tinged bronze, with writing in what Devar recognizes as Draconic. The coins all read on the front, "Glory Draconis!" and on the back, "Glory Victoria!"
19:34 <Devar> This time he shows the coins to the others again. "There's no way the item just generates some sort of random treasure when it gets invoked, right?" Devar says. He lifts this pot up as well to put it into his magic item bag. "Maybe these were treasures that our ill-fated friends down here had taken from the magic dungeon and got shifted into this?"
19:35 <•Kotono> "Or from it outright, yes. That's my thinking," Anne mentions, "It makes the most sense of anything I could come up with."
19:36 <Skaya> "If that's how it is, good job, magic dungeon!"
19:36 <•Kotono> "Better than no treasure," Sanda agrees, as Splashy eyes the coins. The two share words before, "He'll want some, but it seems fair."
19:37 <Devar> "Either way..." Devar exits the side room to look around. It was just those two doors on this hallway besides the stairs down?
19:40 <•Kotono> Yes, the only further passage is the stairs going down.
19:41 <Devar> "Down we go!" Devar says, heading to go down the stairs first.
19:42 <•Kotono> OOC: Marching order?
19:45 <Skaya> OOC: Devar, followed after 15ft by all of us in a diamond
19:45 <Devar> OOC: Devar Anne Splashy Sanda Skaya?
19:45 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay. IN that case give me Perception, Devar.
19:45 <Devar> OOC: Take 10 for 20
19:46 <•Kotono> The party begins to head down the stairs. As you walk down, about twenty feet down Devar spies something. A gargoyle built into the ceiling, angled to not be immediately obvious.
19:47 <Devar> Devar grimaces and points it out for the others. "I have a feeling even if I had my adamantine hammer we couldn't destroy those things. I think we may just have to walk by it and endure it, unless Splashy has any ideas."
19:47 <Skaya> "Shield?"
19:48 <•Kotono> "I feel as if our steps will matter in this fortress, for many of them will need to be purchased through our lifesblood," Anne stares up at the gargoyle. "That or a shield spell, even if it only shields one. Do any of us have it?"
19:49 <Devar> "It is in fact a spell I have. It won't last too long, but I've got it." Devar says as he casts just that and then experimentally walks further into the line of sight of the gargoyle statue.
19:49 <•Kotono> A magic missile flies down and tinks off the shield, blocked.
19:50 <Devar> "Well, we know it works as it ought to, at least. But now what about the rest of you?" He asks. "I can stand in front of it?"
19:50 <Skaya> "Let's wait how long it takes to fire it again, and then rush after it does if it's a reasonable timeframe."
19:51 <Devar> Devar will experimentally just stand there and wait!
19:53 <•Kotono> Devar just stands there. IT doesn't fire again right away, as...OOC: How long are ou waiting?
19:53 <Skaya> OOC: Two rounds!
19:59 <Devar> OOC: Oh, sorry, yes, two rounds is fine.
20:02 <•Kotono> A few rounds pass. No more missiles come as everyone stands and waits.
20:03 <Skaya> "Let's go! Worst case, they'll hit us!"
20:03 <Devar> Devar nods and continues on!
20:05 <•Kotono> The party goes on - and when Anne who is next walks under it, a missile comes flying fo rher.
20:05 <•Kotono> roll 1d4+1
20:05 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@B141609A.6BA509D0.BAA24989.IP)
20:05 <•Kotono> roll 1d4+1
20:05 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d4+1 --> [ 1d4=4 ]{5}
20:05 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 77/83 Sanda 57/60 Rina 85/85
20:06 <•Kotono> It smacks Anne right ont he hand, getting a muffled grunt and her hand shaken. "Cursed thing!" she snaps.
20:06 <Skaya> "Just keep going, it's poor luck."
20:06 <•Kotono> Thus the party keeps going, missiles coming.
20:06 <•Kotono> roll 1d4+1 Skaya
20:06 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d4+1 Skaya --> [ 1d4=4 ]{5}
20:06 <•Kotono> roll 1d4+1 Sanda
20:06 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d4+1 Sanda --> [ 1d4=3 ]{4}
20:06 <•Kotono> roll 1d4+1 Splashy
20:06 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d4+1 Splashy --> [ 1d4=3 ]{4}
20:06 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 2+75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 77/83 Sanda 53/60 Rina 85/85
20:07 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 72/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 77/83 Sanda 53/60 Rina 85/85
20:12 <•Kotono> After the missiles strike, the stair soon ends in a heavy door - with another gargoyle above it as well. Anne looks up at it balefully, "No wonder we're not getting more resistance. The fortress is meant to attrit us into bloody ruin."
20:12 <•Kotono> "A good strategy if you can afford it," Sanda remarks, "Why spend blood?"
20:13 <Devar> "A spell like vigor really counters the entire defense though, doesn't it?" Devar asks as he goes to approach the door to open it.
20:13 <Skaya> "I think we're still fine," Skaya muses, before asking Sanda, "Any idea how Splashy didn't get blasted all the time as he walked here?"
20:24 <•Kotono> A little discussion before, "He doesn't know," Sanda offers, "I'm guessing it has to do with the mind control."
20:24 <•Kotono> "Don't get too far from the circle, remember," Anne reminds at that.
20:24 <Skaya> "Yes, yes. Go on, Devar! Open everything in our path!"
20:25 <Devar> Devar will attempt to open this heavy door!
20:31 <•Kotono> The door opens, another missile stopped. Ahead lies a large, open hall. Glass windows show the ocean outside. No obvious defenses are here, simply a passage 50ft long and ending in a set of double doors, two gargoyles over those doors.
20:32 <Skaya> "This time, how about we stay outside immediate range and you open the doors first?"
20:33 <•Kotono> "All for it," Anne agrees, "And I'm also grateful we saw some soldiers marching out, even if I worry how much trouble they'll make below."
20:33 <Devar> Devar nods. "I think these are only keyed to do anything when the doors are opened anyway." He says as he proceeds forward, floating a bit off the ground as they go.
20:39 <•Kotono> OOC: Perception again, Devar. +2 bonus.
20:40 <Devar> OOC: Take 10 for 22!
20:40 <•Kotono> As you go, you notice something. A draft beneath you? As if air's coming up from the floor below.
20:42 <Devar> Devar holds an arm out to stop everyone. "Careful, there's something in the floor - I can feel air coming up from there for some reason."
20:43 <Skaya> "Toss a small coin there?"
20:43 <Devar> Devar digs around for one of those dwarven coins from earlier and throws it towards the floor where the air seems to be coming from.
20:45 <•Kotono> The coin falls straight throught he floor, like it's not there.
20:45 — Skaya does her very best to see past the illusion, now that it's been proven!
20:47 <•Kotono> The center of the floor ripples, and you see a nasty little pit. It drops what must be about a hundred feet, into a dusty and forgotten floor at the bottom.
20:48 <•Kotono> Anne promptly floats up, not a word said.
20:48 <•Kotono> "This way," Sanda takes Splashy's hand, who eyes it with wide eyes, guiding them around the edge of it.
20:48 <Devar> Devar floats around it just to be safe!
20:49 <•Kotono> "Illusory pits. A classic," Anne finally comments, "Quit ethe drop on that one."
20:49 — Skaya just flies herself! It's fun!
20:51 <Devar> Once they've gotten past that, Devar will land in front of the double doors and go to open them!
20:58 <•Kotono> The doors open - and this time the statues fire a barrage of eight missiles total, but his shield holds steady. Beyond the doors lies a large room. It's dominated by a long, rectangular table and chairs, enough to seat several dozen. On each far wall is a twenty or so foot ball massive painting, showing a man with the head of a mantis, clad in armor except a helmet. Its inhuman gaze seems to
20:58 <•Kotono> bore into the party like whipcracks. There's several doors on the far wall going further in, three total, each spread out.   OOC: For my reference, how long does your shield last?
20:59 — Skaya recoils with a grimace. What is this?
20:59 <Devar> OOC: 18 minutes
21:01 <Devar> OOC: Any K check to recognize if the painting is of any notable deity or creature of some nature?
21:03 <•Kotono> Anne lets out a stranged noise of displeasure, while Splashy utters a near shriek and burbles out more unknown words. OOC: K:P.
21:03 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16 I like checks
21:03 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16 I like checks --> [ 1d20=12 ]{28}
21:04 <Devar> roll 1d20+15 let's give it a go
21:04 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+15 let's give it a go --> [ 1d20=18 ]{33}
21:12 <•Kotono> The creature is likely some kind of unique daemon, a yugoloth. Devar knows a little more, a name: Ghalus, a patron of those that exploit the fear of diseases for their own profits. Corrupt healers, merchants who profiteer during a plague, anyone like that.
21:14 <Devar> Devar glares rather balefully across the room. "If I didn't think it was going to cause us more trouble, I'd burn them right now." He says. "I'll accept just leaving them and dealing with them once we've gotten to the heart of this matter - it's a patron yugoloth of awful people who exploit people during disasters and diseases named Ghalus, for anyone curious."
21:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Anne will roll too just in case she gets a 2- or something
21:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 Anne will roll too just in case she gets a 2- or something --> [ 1d20=2 ]{14}
21:15 <•Kotono> Anne turns her gaze away from them, "Yes, burn them to ashes," she agrees in a saoft voice.
21:15 <•Kotono> Sanda looks queasy, "Can we continue on, then? I don't like looking at those at all."
21:16 <Devar> Devar will do so - heading forward towards the center door.
21:18 <•Kotono> There's another gargoyle over this door, too. It opens easily enough, into a dimmer hall. No windows here, just lights providing enough light to see by. However, there's a problem. A single statue stays here, one arm gone from it and no spear. However, when the door opens and a magic missile tinks off Devar's shield, it begins to move.
21:19 <Devar> "Statue, but it's damaged." Devar warns the others. Nonetheless, he goes to advance to block it from coming out. "Careful, they might come from the other doors too."
21:24 <•Kotono> Indeed, the statue's coming at Devar - at least it's only one. OOC: Init then.
21:25 <Devar> roll 1d20+3
21:25 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{11}
21:25 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda
21:25 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda --> [ 1d20=2 ]{2}
21:25 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Anne
21:25 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Anne --> [ 1d20=12 ]{16}
21:25 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 statue
21:25 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 statue --> [ 1d20=1 ]{3}
21:25 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Splashy
21:25 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 Splashy --> [ 1d20=13 ]{15}
21:25 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12
21:25 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{19}
21:26 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (19) > Anne (16) > Splashy (15) >Devar (11) > Statue (3) > Sanda (2)
21:26 <•Kotono> OOC: Go Skaya.
21:28 <Skaya> Oh geez. Skaya decides to wait for now and let Devar take on the statue first.
21:29 <•Kotono> Anne does the same, wanting none of that. Splashy also hangs back, as...OOC: Go Devar.
21:30 <Devar> Devar manifests Storm's Eye and takes two stabs at the statue!
21:31 <Devar> roll 1d20+12
21:31 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{31}
21:31 <Devar> roll 1d20+7
21:31 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{8}
21:32 <Devar> roll 1d8+5+1d6 lightning
21:32 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+5+1d6 lightning --> [ 1d8=8 1d6=4 ]{17}
21:33 <•Kotono> A good, solid stab into the statue. Stone is knocked away freely as the statue swings its one good arm at you, a raw, bashing sort of attack.
21:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8
21:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{24}
21:33 <•Kotono> Which hits your shield and bounces off entirely, rejected. Not even close. Sanda stays back, "Good luck, Devar!" OOC: Skaya.
21:34 <Skaya> Since it's now within range, Skaya leaps towards the statue to kick it!
21:35 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11
21:35 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{28}
21:35 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8+7
21:35 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8+7 --> [ 2d8=3 1d8=7 ]{21}
21:35 <•Kotono> CRACK! Already damaged, th statue collaspes in on itself, broken. Got it! OOC: Free act, and we'll pick up there next time. I owe y'all an extra half hour Thursday.

[Corwin]

19:05 <•Kotono> The spare statue is downed. Broken and finished, as Anne calls, "A left over, perhaps? Or one left behind to serve as a guard."
19:05 <•Kotono> Splashy eyes the statue cautiously, posture tense.
19:06 <Skaya> "At least they don't regenerate."
19:07 <Devar> Devar nods, heading into the hallway ahead!
19:12 — Skaya sticks next to Devar for now, to benefit from that protective magic.
19:16 <•Kotono> The hall goes to a little turn and - ! A hidden gargoyle that Devar being at front means he at least is safe, a missile hitting his shield in vain.
19:16 <•Kotono> Anne glares balefully at it, tucked away into a corner of the ceiling. "Again," she grits her teeth, "I despite this."
19:17 <•Kotono> Sanda glowers up at it as well, "No wonder they're not opposing us that much. Let us get bled down."
19:17 <•Kotono> *despise
19:18 <Devar> "Let's try something?" Devar offers. "Just try walking by me, I'm curious if it only fires at one particular point, maybe I can block all of them for you all."
19:19 — Skaya is already doing that, so if the others want to take the risk she's fine with it!
19:24 <•Kotono> You all try - and the missiles come, smoothly weaving around Devar and striking each of the rest of you as they pass, unerring as magic missiles tend to be.
19:24 <•Kotono> roll 1d4+1 Skaya
19:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d4+1 Skaya --> [ 1d4=3 ]{4}
19:24 <•Kotono> roll 1d4+1 Anne
19:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d4+1 Anne --> [ 1d4=3 ]{4}
19:24 <•Kotono> roll 1d4+1 Sanda
19:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d4+1 Sanda --> [ 1d4=4 ]{5}
19:24 <•Kotono> roll 1d4+1 Splashy
19:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d4+1 Splashy --> [ 1d4=1 ]{2}
19:24 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 72/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 73/83 Sanda 48/60 Rina 85/85
19:26 <Devar> "Next time I'll just try blocking its line of sight." Devar says with a sigh. He takes up the front position again to start moving.
19:26 <•Kotono> Winces and little cries of pain. Anne gets struck across the knee, while Sanda in the stomach. Splashy's arms are hit as you turn around the corner. The hall widens here - and a barricade is ahead. The hall is blocked, four statues manning heavy tower shields blocking the way almost entirely. You can just spy four more statues past them, these armed with longbows and arrows. The shield line is
19:26 <•Kotono> 20ft away, and the moment you come around, they begin to draw arrows.
19:27 <Skaya> That seems like an excellent time to call upon Entropic Shield to take some of the edge off that!
19:30 <•Kotono> Anne readies her shield, "Troublesome," she murmurs, "Moore be with us!"
19:31 <•Kotono> Sanda just readies her staff, as...OOC: Init here then. Go ahead and do entropic shield round one if you like Skaya, but they're not giving you free casts here.
19:31 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda still sucks at init
19:31 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda still sucks at init --> [ 1d20=18 ]{18}
19:31 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12
19:31 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{19}
19:31 <Devar> roll 1d20+3
19:31 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{14}
19:31 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Anne
19:31 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Anne --> [ 1d20=16 ]{20}
19:31 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Splashy
19:31 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 Splashy --> [ 1d20=15 ]{17}
19:32 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 tower shield line
19:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 tower shield line --> [ 1d20=19 ]{19}
19:32 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 archers
19:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 archers --> [ 1d20=13 ]{18}
19:33 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (20) > Skaya = Tower Shield Statues x4 (19) > Sanda = Archer Statues x4 (18) > Splashy (17) > Devar (14)
19:33 <•Kotono> OOC: Anne opens and promptly holds, since she knows what her job is here. Skaya, go.
19:35 <Skaya> "Wind Wall," Skaya proclaims, erecting one just over the shield line. Devar is free to charge it all he likes, but the ranged statues will need to advance past their defenders in order to fire.
19:37 <•Kotono> The shield line holds, just before arrows fly...and are lifted upward, hitting the ceiling as the winds dance just beyond the shield line. Not that this stops them from firing, but it's in vain, at least for now. Sanda whistles at that before, "Nice thinking, Skaya!"
19:38 <Skaya> "And Anne still has another in store!"
19:38 <•Kotono> "Can the wall be passed through by us?" Sanda quickly asks back.
19:38 <•Kotono> Anne smiles grimly, "Yes, just so."
19:38 <Skaya> "Yeah, it's only a pain for short people."
19:39 <•Kotono> With that Sanda charges in, going to the line fearlessly. Winds whip her clothes and hair about as she lets out a loud cry, swinging away with an electrified staff.
19:39 <Devar> "I don't think these things have much concept for adaptive strategies." Devar comments.
19:40 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (+2 charge)
19:40 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+19 (+2 charge) --> [ 1d20=14 ]{33}
19:40 <•Kotono> roll 1d12+8+5d6
19:40 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d12+8+5d6 --> [ 1d12=11 5d6=11 ]{30}
19:41 <•Kotono> With a tiny leap bolstered by the wind, Sanda manages to  clear the shield and slam  her staff down on the head of one of the statues. A loud CRUNCH is heard, head partly caved in as electricity runs down the stone body. It's far from enough to stop it outright, but it's definitely a serious blow. Then Splashy gestures and points, more of that horrid acid flying at the same statue.
19:41 <•Kotono> roll 1d100 vs 30 miss chance
19:41 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 vs 30 miss chance --> [ 1d100=35 ]{35}
19:42 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 touch AC
19:42 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 touch AC --> [ 1d20=19 ]{28}
19:42 <•Kotono> roll 5d8 acid ow
19:42 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d8 acid ow --> [ 5d8=26 ]{26}
19:43 <•Kotono> A moment later Sanda lands, just in time for that acid to hit what remains of its head. IT immediately eats through it and starts going down, the statue being devoured more each second. As that happens, Devar...OOC: Go.
19:44 <Devar> With the archers taken care of for the moment, Devar moves towards one of the front-line statues and takes a stab at it with Storm's Eye!
19:45 <Devar> roll 1d20+12
19:45 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{31}
19:45 <Devar> roll 1d8+5+1d6 lightning
19:45 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+5+1d6 lightning --> [ 1d8=4 1d6=5 ]{14}
19:49 <•Kotono> Rushing ina nd pushing past a tower shield, Devar engages the next part of the line. He slashes in, Storm's Eye crackling lowly with current. "All stone, no fun," Storm's Eye comments, "Whomever made this had no sense of adventure!" OOC: Anne.
19:49 <•Kotono> The statues do not react beyond continuing as they do, at least for now, as Anne....OOC: Anne is still holding in case this line charge goes wrong. If things look stable after this round, she'll contribute.  Skaya.
19:50 — Skaya joins Devar with a kick at the statue's knee! They'll surely work quicker by focusing on one target at a time!
19:51 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11+2 charge~
19:51 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11+2 charge~ --> [ 1d20=2 ]{15}
19:52 <•Kotono> Skaya vaults in, winds whipping her as her leg lashes out. However a shield meets it, and a moment later the miss is punished by an abrupt shield counter back, in her face.
19:52 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (+4 ???)
19:52 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+15 (+4 ???) --> [ 1d20=7 ]{22}
19:52 <•Kotono> OOC: AC?
19:52 <Skaya> OOC: 34 regular, 32 this round due to charging
19:53 <•Kotono> Skaya hops back to avoid it, fast enough to nimbly evade it. At this the four statues with tower shields as one lunge forward, an organized shield bash hitting all three of you at the front line.
19:53 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (+4 ???, +2 ???) vs Sanda, Devar, Skaya
19:53 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 (+4 ???, +2 ???) vs Sanda, Devar, Skaya --> [ 1d20=13 ]{30}
19:54 <•Kotono> OOC: ACs?
19:55 <Devar> OOC: 37 against melee attacks
19:55 <•Kotono> roll 1d10+10 Sanda
19:55 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d10+10 Sanda --> [ 1d10=7 ]{17}
19:55 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 72/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 73/83 Sanda 31/60 Rina 85/85
19:57 <•Kotono> WHAM! While Devar manages to fall back with it and Skaya floats out of reach? Sanda takes it right in the front. She's knocked back, reeling and with her lip split. She groans before more arrows come, only to be swept away by the wind wall. "Break them," she spits otu red, before swinging at the decapitated statue still going.
19:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17
19:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{28}
19:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
19:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{32}
19:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d12+8
19:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d12+8 --> [ 1d12=6 ]{14}
19:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d12+8
19:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d12+8 --> [ 1d12=2 ]{10}
19:58 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (20) > Skaya = Tower Shield Statues x3 (19) > Sanda = Archer Statues x4 (18) > Splashy (17) > Devar (14)
19:58 <•Kotono> Already badly eaten away from acid, a few more slams into its now open neck collapse one of the tower shield statues. It falls, an open gap in the line now. Just in time for Splashy to do the same thing as before, a gurgling word shouted before acid comes at the one Devar struck.
19:58 <•Kotono> roll 1d100 vs 30
19:58 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 vs 30 --> [ 1d100=22 ]{22}
19:59 <•Kotono> Which unfortunately the window scatters into the wall instead. OOC: Devar, go.
19:59 <Devar> Devar continues his assault on the statue he and Skaya are on!
19:59 <Devar> roll 1d20+12
19:59 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{28}
20:00 <Devar> roll 1d20+7
20:00 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{14}
20:00 <Devar> roll 1d8+5+1d6 lightning
20:00 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+5+1d6 lightning --> [ 1d8=5 1d6=2 ]{12}
20:01 <•Kotono> Tower shield yields to Storm's End, another shocking pierce to your foe. Stone on its shoulder and head chips away, before, "Keep it up!" Storm's Eye calls, "There's got to be better enemies after this!"
20:01 <•Kotono> Meanwhile Anne advances slightly, "Mercy, healing. Let drops of mercy rain down from Chronias to all us suffering, Lady Jetina," Anne declares, as healing comes for you - but not for unliving statues, unmoved by positive energy.
20:01 <•Kotono> roll 4d6
20:01 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 --> [ 4d6=20 ]{20}
20:01 <•Kotono> OOC: 30 healing all but Anne.
20:02 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 72/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 73/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
20:02 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 73/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
20:03 <•Kotono> Wounds mend save for Anne's, th epain of bashes and magic missiles no more. Afterwards...OOC: Skaya, go. You and the statue line is up.
20:04 <Skaya> At least Skaya is in range to properly strike at the statue!
20:05 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
20:05 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{29}
20:05 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
20:05 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{27}
20:05 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
20:05 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{17}
20:05 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8+7
20:05 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8+7 --> [ 2d8=9 1d8=4 ]{24}
20:05 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8+7
20:05 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8+7 --> [ 2d8=10 1d8=7 ]{28}
20:06 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (20) > Skaya = Tower Shield Statues x2 (19) > Sanda = Archer Statues x4 (18) > Splashy (17) > Devar (14)
20:07 <•Kotono> Already damaged by Devar, the statue crumbles under Skaya's assault. But not before it manages one last group shield bash, threatening Devar and Skaya. Sanda's safe, the statue before her broken and no threat to her now.  OOC: Same init so they get off the shield bash with the downed statue as it croaks.
20:07 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17 (+4 ????, +2 ????)
20:07 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 (+4 ????, +2 ????) --> [ 1d20=7 ]{24}
20:08 <•Kotono> But again both Skaya and Devar's defenses hold, dodging back to avoid harm. Sanda waits a single beat for arrows to fly and get swept away, before lunging past the safety of the wind wall, through the gap opened. Shields on either side of her bash out as she goes to  get at the archer backline, taking their shot at her.
20:09 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11
20:09 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{15}
20:09 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11
20:09 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{14}
20:09 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17 wham staff to archer face
20:09 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 wham staff to archer face --> [ 1d20=19 ]{36}
20:09 <•Kotono> roll 1d12+8 she's wasting all her crit threats on constructs
20:09 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d12+8 she's wasting all her crit threats on constructs --> [ 1d12=11 ]{19}
20:10 <•Kotono> Sanda smacks one across the arm, cracking it with raw force. She keeps it up, in the archer's faces now as Splashy keeps his distance, hurling more acid from safely away, nother shield statue the target.
20:10 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 touch AC
20:10 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 touch AC --> [ 1d20=5 ]{14}
20:10 <•Kotono> roll 5d8
20:10 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d8 --> [ 5d8=21 ]{21}
20:11 <•Kotono> Acid gets it right on the arm, rapidly turning stone into rubble. It eats away painfully fast, just in time for...OOC: Devar, go.
20:12 <Devar> Devar moves to engage the next statue! OOC: Are they close enough for full attacks or does he need to move a significant amount?
20:13 <•Kotono> OOC: It's a tight shield line, so close enough.
20:14 <Devar> OOC: roger
20:14 <Devar> roll 1d20+12 stab
20:14 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 stab --> [ 1d20=3 ]{15}
20:14 <Devar> roll 1d20+7 also stab
20:14 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+7 also stab --> [ 1d20=8 ]{15}
20:15 <•Kotono> Devar swings and misses - and a moment later gets a faceful of shield in a sudden, sharp counter.
20:15 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (+4 ????)
20:15 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+15 (+4 ????) --> [ 1d20=5 ]{20}
20:15 <•Kotono> Which Devar simply hops back, unable to land a blow but not hurt in turn. Anne watches as...
20:16 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6
20:16 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{14}
20:16 <Devar> "Ah, I see how these work now." Devar comments amidst the fracas.
20:16 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8
20:16 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{11}
20:16 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4
20:16 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{19}
20:17 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (20) > Skaya = Tower Shield Statues x2 = ???? (19) > Sanda = Archer Statues x4 (18) > Splashy (17) > Devar (14)
20:17 <•Kotono> Anne meanwhile stays focused on the battle, protecting Splashy from any charges and with healing ready. OOC: Skaya, you and the last two tower shield statues are up, then ????.
20:18 — Skaya follows Devar to attack another statue! And it's a chance to see if the counters are limited!
20:18 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
20:18 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{18}
20:18 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
20:18 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{22}
20:18 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
20:18 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{18}
20:18 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8+7
20:18 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8+7 --> [ 2d8=6 1d8=6 ]{23}
20:20 <•Kotono> Skaya just barely connects with a statue, a solid, heavy blow. Just enough to disrupt it from a shield swing of its town, before cracked and dented and half dissolved, but still up, the two remaining manage more disorganzied counters at Devar and Skaya.
20:20 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (+4 ????) Devar
20:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+15 (+4 ????) Devar --> [ 1d20=19 ]{34}
20:20 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (+4 ????) Sanda?
20:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+15 (+4 ????) Sanda? --> [ 1d20=3 ]{18}
20:20 <•Kotono> OOC: Skaya, not Sanda, but a whiff either way. AC Devar?
20:21 <Devar> OOC: 37 against melee attacks thankfully
20:21 <Skaya> OOC: 34 here
20:26 <•Kotono> Yet defenses hold, dodging and shields of magic enough to push them back. Then suddenly, seemingly all at once, a strange stone buzzing and clacking is heard from the way you came. Anne turns before, "SWARM!" she shouts. As the party glances back, you see a large, moving swarm of what looks to be stone locusts, pouncing on the rearmost member of the party - Splashy. He screams and thrashes his
20:26 <•Kotono> hands at it, but in vain as...
20:26 <•Kotono> roll 3d6
20:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=11 ]{11}
20:27 <•Kotono> The swarm starts to cover him, stone locusts chewing and shredding him. Blood - as pure red as any other's - begins to fall from little wounds all over his body.  OOC: Sanda and archers.
20:27 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (20) > Skaya = Tower Shield Statues x2 = Stone Locust Swarm (19) > Sanda = Archer Statues x4 (18) > Splashy (17) > Devar (14)
20:27 <Skaya> "Sanda, area spells! Got any in store?"
20:28 <•Kotono> "Burning hands," Sanda calls.
20:29 <Skaya> "Same! Let's kill the swarm first!"
20:30 <•Kotono> Meanwhile the archers hold their ground - and with Sanda a viable target, they turn and unloose a bevy of arrows her way. As Sanda moves to disentangle, they...OOC: Okay, they go on the same tick. Sanda's booking it back as the statues fire. This provokes from Sanda, who will take her AoO of the round on them, then she's subject to some arrows. Then I'll resolve the rest of her turn.
20:30 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17 smack
20:30 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 smack --> [ 1d20=4 ]{21}
20:31 <•Kotono> roll 4#1d20+11
20:31 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4#1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{18}, [ 1d20=16 ]{27}, [ 1d20=19 ]{30}, [ 1d20=10 ]{21}
20:31 <•Kotono> roll 4#1d20+6
20:31 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4#1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{12}, [ 1d20=3 ]{9}, [ 1d20=10 ]{16}, [ 1d20=4 ]{10}
20:31 <•Kotono> roll 3#1d8+5
20:31 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3#1d8+5 --> [ 1d8=4 ]{9}, [ 1d8=3 ]{8}, [ 1d8=1 ]{6}
20:32 <•Kotono> roll 9+8+6-3-3-3
20:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 9+8+6-3-3-3 --> {14}
20:32 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 73/83 Sanda 46/60 Rina 85/85
20:33 <•Kotono> Sanda takes her lumps as she retreats through the safe gap in the tower shield line, arrows sticking out of her back. None seem serious as she sprints, snapping off, "Fires, burn!" And from her hand comes fire, right into the stone locust swarm.
20:33 <•Kotono> roll 5d4
20:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d4 --> [ 5d4=11 ]{11}
20:34 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7
20:34 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{9}
20:35 <•Kotono> Flames tear through the swarm, stone or not, the touch of fire burns enough to cause dozens and dozens of locusts to fall. Not that there's not plenty more, but it's a start. Splashy screams as stone locusts go down his throat and...
20:35 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6 fort vs ???
20:35 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 fort vs ??? --> [ 1d20=11 ]{17}
20:36 <•Kotono> Somehow Splashy manages to cough them out rather than become violently ill, retreating out in a stumbling, desperate dash. He puts distance between them and himself, before gasping, acid comes for the swarm.
20:36 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 touch aC
20:36 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 touch aC --> [ 1d20=13 ]{22}
20:37 <•Kotono> roll 5d8 energy damage is the right choice against them, at least
20:37 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d8 energy damage is the right choice against them, at least --> [ 5d8=14 ]{14}
20:37 <•Kotono> More of the locusts dissolve in the acid, quickly being worn away into nothing. It's putting a dent in the swarm quickly, wearing them down as Devar...OOC: Go Devar.
20:38 <Devar> Devar stays on the statue he's near to try and put an end to it!
20:38 <Devar> roll 1d20+12 stab
20:38 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 stab --> [ 1d20=3 ]{15}
20:38 <Devar> roll 1d20+7 also stab maybe not a 15 this time though
20:38 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+7 also stab maybe not a 15 this time though --> [ 1d20=8 ]{15}
20:38 <Devar> OOC: I think Kobot is broken :(
20:39 <•Kotono> "Of course it's locusts!" Anne spits, "Kin to that horrid thing in the portraits!"
20:39 <•Kotono> Yet Devar can't land a blow, and in return...
20:39 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 it's 20fishing against Devar and we both know it
20:39 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 it's 20fishing against Devar and we both know it --> [ 1d20=16 ]{16}
20:40 <•Kotono> A slam back is avoided as the two stay locked in combat, neither able to land a blow. Anne chooses to leave this to the others, and settles for joining Devar to support him, swinging at the already considerably, badly damaged statue.
20:40 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
20:40 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{28}
20:40 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+4
20:40 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+4 --> [ 1d8=7 ]{11}
20:41 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (20) > Skaya = Tower Shield Statues x1 = Stone Locust Swarm (19) > Sanda = Archer Statues x4 (18) > Splashy (17) > Devar (14)
20:41 <•Kotono> With one final blow, the third of the tower shield line goes down, cracked under Anne's mace. One left, as Skaya...OOC: Go Skaya.
20:41 <•Kotono> Meanwhile the last statue bashes out at Anne, taking the chance to perhaps try a different target.
20:41 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+15 (+4 ???)
20:41 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+15 (+4 ???) --> [ 1d20=13 ]{28}
20:42 <•Kotono> roll 1d10+10
20:42 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d10+10 --> [ 1d10=8 ]{18}
20:42 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 55/83 Sanda 46/60 Rina 85/85
20:42 — Skaya decides to call upon a Flaming Sphere, summoning it in the midst of the swarm. Guiding it would be easy even from where she is, and she could contribute to the main fight as well.
20:43 <Skaya> roll 2d6 fire Ref DC17 negates
20:43 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d6 fire Ref DC17 negates --> [ 2d6=5 ]{5}
20:43 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7
20:43 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{12}
20:45 <•Kotono> Anne takes a shield bash to the front, a clang of shield on shield. From the yelp Anne makes, she got the worst of that, as meanwhile, a flaming sphere appears amid the swarm. It burns more of them off quickly, much of it down. What's left rallies and swoops towards Skaya and Sanda, swarming them in retort even as they're burnt away.
20:45 <•Kotono> roll 3d6 both of you owwies
20:45 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 both of you owwies --> [ 3d6=14 ]{14}
20:45 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 55/83 Sanda 32/60 Rina 85/85
20:46 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (20) > Skaya (swarmed) = Tower Shield Statues x1 = Stone Locust Swarm (19) > Sanda (swarmed) = Archer Statues x4 (18) > Splashy (17) > Devar (14)
20:46 <Skaya> OOC: I'm actually near the front line close to Devar and Anne, are they going for me?
20:46 <•Kotono> OOC: I thought you ran in, correct me if I'm wrong. If so just Sanda then.
20:46 <Skaya> OOC: You're wrong! Flaming Sphere has a medium range.
20:46 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (20) > Skaya = Tower Shield Statues x1 = Stone Locust Swarm (19) > Sanda (swarmed) = Archer Statues x4 (18) > Splashy (17) > Devar (14)
20:47 <•Kotono> The swarm flocks Sanda, getting a disgusted cry from her as she's surrounded. She tries to protect herself, getting attacked all over as...OOC: Fort Sanda.
20:47 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
20:47 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{20}
20:48 <•Kotono> Sanda manages to keep herself together, stumbling away from them even as she bleeds from wounds all over. A few linger in her hair and she shakes them out, before, "BURN!" she snarls, "DIE!"
20:48 <•Kotono> roll 5d4
20:48 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d4 --> [ 5d4=12 ]{12}
20:48 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7 ref
20:48 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 ref --> [ 1d20=5 ]{12}
20:48 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (20) > Skaya = Tower Shield Statues x1 (19) > Sanda = Archer Statues x4 (18) > Splashy (17) > Devar (14)
20:49 <•Kotono> The swarm is hit one last time, and too much of it burns away. The remnants break up, only a buzzing pest at most. Meanwhile the archers fire in vain, as Splashy coughs some more and points at the remaining tower statue now, firing away.
20:49 <•Kotono> roll 1d100 vs 30
20:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 vs 30 --> [ 1d100=85 ]{85}
20:49 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9
20:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{22}
20:49 <•Kotono> roll 5d8
20:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d8 --> [ 5d8=25 ]{25}
20:50 <•Kotono> Acid hits it solidly on, starting to eats its head away, just like the first one. Anne grimly smiles at that, as....OOC: Devar.
20:50 <Devar> Devar, again, tries to take out this statue!
20:50 <Devar> roll 1d20+12 stab
20:50 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 stab --> [ 1d20=9 ]{21}
20:50 <Devar> roll 1d20+7 also stab hey better than a 15
20:50 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+7 also stab hey better than a 15 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{24}
20:50 <Devar> OOC: 2 hits?
20:51 <•Kotono> OOC: ACOne hit.
20:51 <Devar> roll 1d8+5+1d6 lightning
20:51 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+5+1d6 lightning --> [ 1d8=1 1d6=3 ]{9}
21:01 <•Kotono> Already damaged, Devar imaples it deep. It doesn't stop such an unliving enemy, but it's slowing. Its shield is slack and to the side, body open. Then...OOC: Anne.
21:01 <•Kotono> Anne steps close to you, swinging to try and finish what you and Splashy started.
21:01 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
21:01 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{22}
21:01 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7
21:01 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{26}
21:02 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+4
21:02 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+4 --> [ 1d8=6 ]{10}
21:02 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+4
21:02 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+4 --> [ 1d8=3 ]{7}
21:02 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (20) > Skaya (19) > Sanda = Archer Statues x4 (18) > Splashy (17) > Devar (14)
21:03 <•Kotono> At last. With a few more blows the statue collapses. Only the archers remain, firing in vain at the wall of wind. Sanda takes a moment to breathe, coughing as a few stray stone locusts buzz nearby. "Ugh..." she coughs a few more times, miserable sounding.  OOC: Holding  a moment.
21:03 — Skaya directs her flaming sphere to an archer statue at the end of their line, before using Entropic Shield.
21:03 <Skaya> roll 2d6 fire Ref DC17 negates
21:03 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d6 fire Ref DC17 negates --> [ 2d6=5 ]{5}
21:03 <Skaya> OOC: Don't jump over me~!
21:04 <•Kotono> OOC: Whoops. Fair.
21:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7
21:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{17}
21:04 <•Kotono> The statue just barely dodges the sphere as it comes its way, as Splashy takes another acid shot, right at the archer statues.
21:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 touch
21:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 touch --> [ 1d20=14 ]{23}
21:04 <•Kotono> roll 5d8
21:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d8 --> [ 5d8=18 ]{18}
21:04 <•Kotono> The chest of an archer begins to dissolve with a direct hit, acid working away grimly as...OOC: Devar, go.
21:05 <•Kotono> "S-some help, Anne?" Sanda manages to call out.
21:05 <•Kotono> "Momentarily!" Anne retorts. "Soon!"
21:05 <Devar> Devar will make himself a target in order to speed this up somewhat, flying at the damaged one!
21:05 <Devar> roll 1d20+12 stab
21:05 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 stab --> [ 1d20=15 ]{27}
21:05 <Devar> roll 1d8+5+1d6 lightning
21:05 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+5+1d6 lightning --> [ 1d8=6 1d6=1 ]{12}
21:12 <•Kotono> A target indeed as Devar races out, stabbing an already injured statue. Acid and lightning work well together, the archer sagging. Then Anne's at Sanda's side, a healing spell washing over her.
21:12 <•Kotono> roll 2d8+7
21:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2d8+7 --> [ 2d8=9 ]{16}
21:12 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 55/83 Sanda 48/60 Rina 85/85
21:14 <•Kotono> The arrows fall out of Sanda's back, mending some of the worst of her wounds. Sanda nods her way before...OOC: Skaya, go.
21:15 — Skaya moves past the wind wall even as the statue continues to be threatened by fire! But she picks a different target, getting in close and punching at its head!
21:15 <Skaya> roll 2d6 fire Ref DC17 negates
21:15 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d6 fire Ref DC17 negates --> [ 2d6=7 ]{7}
21:15 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11+7
21:15 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11+7 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{20}
21:15 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8+7
21:15 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8+7 --> [ 2d8=16 1d8=6 ]{33}
21:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7
21:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{24}
21:18 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (20) > Skaya (19) > Sanda = Archer Statues x3 (18) > Splashy (17) > Devar (14)
21:19 <•Kotono> Another hit knocks down one of the archers, the other three standing firm. They fire away at Devar as...OOC: They provoke if either of you care to take an AoO.
21:19 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11 I always care!
21:19 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11 I always care! --> [ 1d20=13 ]{24}
21:19 <Devar> roll 1d20+12 pokey
21:19 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 pokey --> [ 1d20=4 ]{16}
21:19 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8+7 presumably I can only threaten one from my position
21:19 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8+7 presumably I can only threaten one from my position --> [ 2d8=7 1d8=6 ]{24}
21:21 <•Kotono> CRACK! Another hit from Skaya as Devar lunges at one, but the stone body causes Storm's Eye to glance off of it. Then the arrows come, fell and powerful.
21:21 <•Kotono> roll 3#1d20+11
21:21 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3#1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{18}, [ 1d20=1 ]{12}, [ 1d20=9 ]{20}
21:21 <•Kotono> roll 3#1d20+6
21:21 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3#1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{7}, [ 1d20=16 ]{22}, [ 1d20=6 ]{12}
21:22 <•Kotono> Yet his defenses somehow hold, each arrow blocked, dodged or even caught. Then more acid comes, Splashy focusing ahead now.
21:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9
21:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{29}
21:22 <•Kotono> roll 5d8
21:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d8 --> [ 5d8=23 ]{23}
21:22 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (20) > Skaya (19) > Sanda = Archer Statues x2 (18) > Splashy (17) > Devar (14)
21:23 <•Kotono> Acid goes through the head and chest of the injured statue, felling it smoothly. Only two remain, the battle almost won. "Finish it," Anne calls. OOC: Devar, you're up. Go.
21:23 <Devar> Devar flies over to another archer to stab it!
21:23 <Devar> roll 1d20+12 pokey
21:23 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 pokey --> [ 1d20=2 ]{14}
21:25 <•Kotono> A sharp stab in retort, but a miss as the archer's stony skin holds. Anne stays back, content to do healing if needed. OOC: Skaya, go.
21:25 — Skaya methodically moves over to the nearest of the remaining statues as fire continues to fail against the last one!
21:25 <Skaya> roll 2d6 fire Ref DC17 negates
21:25 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d6 fire Ref DC17 negates --> [ 2d6=9 ]{9}
21:25 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
21:25 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{27}
21:25 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
21:25 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{20}
21:25 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
21:25 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{19}
21:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7
21:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{20}
21:26 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8+7
21:26 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8+7 --> [ 2d8=8 1d8=1 ]{20}
21:26 <•Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
21:26 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
21:26 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=2 1d8=6 ]{12}
21:26 <•Kotono> Twin cracks hit hard as Sanda recovers, likewise not risking more arrows and conserving resources. The statue's chest is caved in partway, as more arrows come and...OOC: AoOs again.
21:27 <Devar> roll 1d20+12 pokey
21:27 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 pokey --> [ 1d20=16 ]{28}
21:27 <Devar> roll 1d8+5+1d6 lightning
21:27 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+5+1d6 lightning --> [ 1d8=1 1d6=4 ]{10}
21:27 <Skaya> roll 2#1d20+11 AoOs
21:27 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#1d20+11 AoOs --> [ 1d20=7 ]{18}, [ 1d20=10 ]{21}
21:27 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
21:27 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=6 1d8=2 ]{12}
21:27 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (20) > Skaya (19) > Sanda = Archer Statues (18) > Splashy (17) > Devar (14)
21:28 <•Kotono> Devar and Skaya strike the damaged statue at once, spear and fist shattering its upper body. It falls completely broken, as arrows come at Devar once more.
21:28 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11
21:28 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{15}
21:28 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6
21:28 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{23}
21:28 <•Kotono> Yet they miss, as more acid comes as Splashy doesn't let up at all.
21:28 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9
21:28 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{25}
21:28 <•Kotono> roll 5d8
21:28 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d8 --> [ 5d8=20 ]{20}
21:28 <•Kotono> This time the statue's middle is hit, sizzling away as little crumbles of stone fall away from the dissolving center.  Then...OOC: Devar, go. Sec again.
21:29 <Devar> Devar flies to the last one to try and strike it down!
21:29 <Devar> roll 1d20+12 pokey
21:29 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 pokey --> [ 1d20=19 ]{31}
21:29 <Devar> roll 1d8+5+1d6 lightning
21:29 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+5+1d6 lightning --> [ 1d8=1 1d6=1 ]{7}
21:32 <•Kotono> A chip of its crumbling ribs, tearing away much of its torso. But acid or not, it's still not down as...OOC: Anne holds pending emergencies. Go ahead, Skaya.
21:33 — Skaya steps in to hopefully finish the remaining statue off!
21:33 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
21:33 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}
21:33 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10
21:33 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{21}
21:33 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
21:33 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{20}
21:33 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
21:33 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=7 1d8=1 ]{12}
21:33 <Skaya> roll 2d8+4+1d8
21:33 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+4+1d8 --> [ 2d8=10 1d8=5 ]{19}
21:33 <Skaya> roll 2d6 fire Ref DC17 negates still burning uselessly
21:33 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d6 fire Ref DC17 negates still burning uselessly --> [ 2d6=8 ]{8}
21:34 <•Kotono> At last. With twin blows the statue falls, leaving the party bloodied but victorious. Anne just sags heavily while Sanda bats away a few stray locusts. "That was horrible," she complains.
21:34 <•Kotono> OOC: Free act.
21:34 <Skaya> "It really was," Skaya freely agrees, stepping away from the now-useless ball of flame as it consumes itself. "Devar, can you heal up Anne?"
21:36 <Devar> "I guess we should've stocked up on healing items before we came here." Devar flies over to channel what healing energy he has into her. OOC: Lay on hands for 16
21:38 — Skaya doubles back to Anne, Sanda and Splashy and uses her own imitation of holy power to help everyone recover!
21:38 <Skaya> roll 4d6
21:38 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 4d6 --> [ 4d6=17 ]{17}
21:41 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
21:50 <•Kotono> Anne's wounds mend as everyone recovers. "Then either we retreat or go onward," Anne comments, "Before we're too tapped to do anything but go onwards."
21:50 <Skaya> "We can still go on, but I'd like to know how we're doing on the magic side," Skaya voices. "How many spells do you have remaining, Anne? Sanda?"
21:53 <•Kotono> "I'm a little low on my second circle spells, but well otherwise," Anne says, "And so far we haven't had issues with being controlled, the magic circle's effects hold,e ven when you go beyond them. Interesting, that. There may be an amount of time it takes."
21:53 <•Kotono> "I have more, but not all day," Sanda admits, "About 50% left?"
21:54 <•Kotono> Then with some burbling talk back and forth, "Apparently his acid isn't limited," Sanda adds, "Though the rest of his tricks are. That's still good enough, I think."
21:55 <Devar> "I feel like we're probably pretty close to where we need to be." Devar says. "Heavier resistance."
21:56 <Skaya> "Let's keep going. We can still have a couple fights like this before seriously considering a return," Skaya proposes.
21:57 <Devar> Devar nods and looks around for a door out of this room!
22:04 <•Kotono> It's straight ahead - and with anothe rannoying gargoyle on top. Anne eyes it balefully, considering her mace. "Sanda, what are the odds it'll be a mistake to break that?"
22:04 <•Kotono> "Statistically speaking, it's your funeral," Sanda says dryly, "Unless you have shield."
22:04 <Devar> "I have a feeling you can't - remember the door?" Devar says. "I can try, though."
22:05 <•Kotono> "I was going to offer Devar my mace for it," Anne agrees, hefting it up.
22:05 <Skaya> "Devar, give it a try?"
22:05 <Devar> Devar takes the offered mace and flies up to give it a swing!
22:06 <Devar> roll 1d20+11 not sure if it needs an attack roll or not
22:06 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+11 not sure if it needs an attack roll or not --> [ 1d20=2 ]{13}
22:09 <•Kotono> WHACK! The stone gargoyle is hit. It doesn't do much damage to it at all.
22:10 <Skaya> "Oh! Devar, cover it with a bedroll! No light of sight!"
22:11 <Devar> "Oh, good idea." Devar says, fishing around for either a cloth or something to cover the statue with! His bedroll if need be!
22:13 <•Kotono> A cloth is draped over the gargoyle. IT's good and covered. "Hopefully that works," Anne says, "It'll at least serve when we have leisure."
22:13 <Devar> Devar experimentally tries opening the door!
22:15 — Skaya heads after Devar.
22:18 <•Kotono> The door o pens. No magic missile comes. Ahead you see a larger, more open room. A kitchen, one large enough for a fortress. No sign of food around, but there's lots of pots, barrels and similar things. Several doors lead in and out of this chamber as well. "If that was a dining room back there and this is the kitchen, then odds are we're on the right track." Sanda reasons.
22:19 <Skaya> "Seems like," Skaya agrees. "Devar, gonna retrieve the cloth once we're all far enough?"
22:20 <Devar> Devar nods and once everyone's past the statue, will go back to take the cloth off and rejoin the others. He also has a look around the room - he may as well check all the pots and barrels, the other rooms had 'treasure' in them after all!
22:21 <•Kotono> OOC: Going to search then? Give me Perception if yu are and tell me how long you're searching.
22:22 <Devar> OOC: Take 10 for 20 and like five minutes? If the others want to go though we can go.
22:24 <•Kotono> "I suggest we not tarry long," Anne comments as Devar gets to work, "Those locusts flanked up, and we may be flanked as we speak. At the least, giving our enemies more time is rarely a wise decision."
22:25 <•Kotono> *flanked us
22:25 <•Kotono> Sanda lingers, "But treasure," she says, eyeing the pots and barrels hpefully.
22:25 <•Kotono> "In a kitchen? Who stores good gold in the kitchen?" Anne retorts right away.
22:26 <Skaya> "Let's give it a cursory look," Skaya proposes as an alternative. "We'll do it in two groups, covered by protective magic."
22:26 <Skaya> OOC: Let's just roll for it and go. Devar and I can roll perception.
22:26 <•Kotono> There's a pause. A few moments before Anne sighs, "Really, Sanda?" OOC: Sure, go ahead.
22:26 <Skaya> roll 1d20+19 perception
22:26 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+19 perception --> [ 1d20=9 ]{28}
22:27 <•Kotono> Sanda retorts, "That's why it's a good hiding place for an emergency stash of money." She begins to help out as well, as Anne stays on watch.
22:27 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 trying to aid Sanda
22:27 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 trying to aid Sanda --> [ 1d20=6 ]{6}
22:27 <•Kotono> Unfortunately, Sanda's efforts to help descend into largely unproductive arguments with Anne. Meanwhile...OOC: More.
22:30 <•Kotono> The first few pots and barrels are empty, but a little more searching than that turns up something that....is seen next time! OOC: More next time since we're at our limit and I also have to run Iddy today.

[Corwin]

19:05 <•Kotono> OOC: Languages you two speak?
19:05 <•Kotono> OOC: Matters real quick.
19:05 <Skaya> OOC: Common, Elven, Dwarven, Celestial, Draconic, Ignan
19:05 <Devar> OOC same
19:07 <•Kotono> You find a few caches. One looks to be several finger sized bars of silver. There's a rough imprint of a bird's head, maybe a falcon's, in the center of each bar. Another holds a beautiful, ornamental dagger with a blade of gold and encrusted with gemstones. A third has a pile of smooth, flawless gold coins. Each one is minted to a far higher quality than normal coins, and with a strange
19:07 <•Kotono> inscription on them. Neither of you recognize the word on them, but they do have the image of an attractive, goateed man. Finally, the last is stuffed with wide, stamped blocks of what looks to be some manner of wood. Wood that glimmers with its own inner light, each block of it about the size of a chidl's block and glossy smooth.  No inscriptions on these, but it's quite the pile.
19:08 <Skaya> "Looks like this compromise benefited us well," Skaya muses, having collected it all into her haversack. "Let's keep going?"
19:09 <Devar> Devar nods and continues on!
19:15 <•Kotono> There many different doors here. You not all but one of them have a gargoyle over them, though. One in the very back does not, at least as far as you can see.
19:17 <Devar> "I hate to open every one of them but I'm not sure what our options are." Devar says, glancing around.
19:18 <Skaya> "Pick the nearest, open and take a look. If there's anything useful you can cover the gargoyle and we'll help out."
19:19 <•Kotono> "We choose one and do exactly that," Anne concurs, "We need haste, but not foolishly so."
19:20 <Devar> He nods and does just that - going to the closest first to open it!
19:24 <•Kotono> As a missile plinks off your shield? You open the door. This is a short, dimmer hall again. No one in it this time, however. "No resistance? Probably not the path," Anne comments, as Splashy eyes ahead warily.
19:27 <Devar> He nods and moves on to another door for now!
19:29 <•Kotono> The next door opens to a similar hall - but this hall has resistance. A pair of those tower shield statues are one thing, but what's behind them is a little more troubling. A larger statue, this one with fire dancing around its body. It stands behind the two shield statues, giving it some level of protection. The moment the door opens, the temperature begins to rise.
19:30 <•Kotono> Splashy makes an offended, angry noise. Sanda steps back, "Oh right, the sense of violent intent. That's the clue."
19:30 <Devar> "Statues!" Devar shouts as he readies for combat!
19:31 <•Kotono> "Ready,"
19:31 <•Kotono> "Ready," Anne calls, hefting her shield up as...OOC: In that case we'll go into init then.
19:31 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12
19:32 <•Kotono> OOC: One moment for Kobot.
19:33 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@7149FB21.893F10BA.8F3DD4EE.IP)
19:33 <•Kotono> OOC: Go.
19:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda
19:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda --> [ 1d20=8 ]{8}
19:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Anne
19:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Anne --> [ 1d20=17 ]{21}
19:33 <Devar> Roll 1d20+3
19:33 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{17}
19:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Splashy
19:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 Splashy --> [ 1d20=6 ]{8}
19:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 tower shield
19:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 tower shield --> [ 1d20=19 ]{19}
19:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6 fire
19:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 fire --> [ 1d20=3 ]{9}
19:34 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12
19:34 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{14}
19:34 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (21) > Tower Shield Statue x2 (19) > Devar (17) > Skaya (14) > Fire Statue (9) > Sanda = Splashy (8)
19:35 <•Kotono> OOC: Anne holds for obvious, healer related reasons. Tower Shield Statues defend. Devar, go.
19:37 <Devar> Devar flies over the statues to try and stab the mage statue and keep it harried!
19:38 <Devar> OOC to be clear flying over tower shield statues to land in front of the mage one
19:38 <Devar> Roll 1d20+12
19:38 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{32}
19:38 <Devar> OOC stupid crit immune guys :(
19:39 <Devar> Roll 1d8+5+1d6 lightning
19:39 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+5+1d6 lightning --> [ 1d8=3 1d6=1 ]{9}
19:41 <•Kotono> Devar flies ove two guarding statues and stabs deep into the bigger one. The flames around it intensify the moment Storm's Eye carves a path into it, growing hotter fast. The heat's intensifying, before there's a sudden, intense burst of fire alla round Devar. OOC: Ref save, Devar. -4 penalty.
19:43 <Devar> OOC: one sec
19:44 <Devar> Roll 1d20+18 evasion
19:44 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+18 evasion --> [ 1d20=9 ]{27}
19:44 <•Kotono> Devar has to leap back, well past the tower shield statues. The burst of fire is intensely hot as he escapes in time, safe for now. It's getting hotter too, all as...OOC: SAnda and Splashy.
19:45 — Skaya decides to follow Devar in! Anne could hold off the tower shield-wielding statues if they decide to advance, and not engaging them allows Splashy to fling acid at them at will! Now, if only Sanda doesn't rush into melee again.....
19:45 <Skaya> OOC: So it looks like I got skipped but it's fine, I'm still acting!
19:45 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11+7
19:45 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11+7 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{19}
19:48 <•Kotono> Sanda races in, going to directly confront and engage one of the tower shield statues, joining Skaya, "Stay down!" She cries, as Skaya's hopes go unanswered. OOC: I had this line mostly written before your line, unfortunately.
19:48 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17
19:48 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{29}
19:49 <•Kotono> rol 1d12+8
19:49 <•Kotono> roll 1d12+8
19:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d12+8 --> [ 1d12=4 ]{12}
19:50 <•Kotono> Skaya's kick misses entirely, while Sanda's staff swing clobbers one int he head. No counters this time at least, the two simply being obstacles. Sanda keeps splashing as Anne holds her position a little more, and the tower shield statues do the same, fully defending. OOC: Devar, go.
19:50 <Skaya> OOC: Splashy is not using acid after all?
19:53 <Devar> The heat must be this statue's doing, so Devar flies back to stab it again! OOC I am guessing as part of avoiding the damage I'm needing to get away from it so no full attack here but pending Splashy
19:54 <•Kotono> OOC: Yes. But let me have some belated acid come.
19:54 <•Kotono> Meanwhile acid comes, flying at the tower statue Sanda just smacked.
19:54 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 touch AC
19:54 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 touch AC --> [ 1d20=19 ]{28}
19:54 <•Kotono> roll 5d8
19:54 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d8 --> [ 5d8=35 ]{35}
19:55 <•Kotono> The already dented head dissolves in a direct hit, more of it working on the neck and shoulders. It's rapidly being consumed by acid, as...OOC: Devar, continue.
19:55 <Devar> Roll 1d20+12 stab
19:55 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 stab --> [ 1d20=7 ]{19}
20:00 <•Kotono> Devar leans in for another stab, but the fire statue sidesteps. The heat continues to build, more and more as...OOC: Skaya, go.
20:00 — Skaya adjusts her aim and then attacks the flaming statue in the wake of Devar's stab!
20:00 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10+7
20:00 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10+7 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{31}
20:00 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10+7
20:00 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10+7 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{20}
20:00 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5+7
20:00 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5+7 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{25}
20:00 <•Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
20:01 <Skaya> roll 2#2d8+4+1d8+7
20:01 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#2d8+4+1d8+7 --> [ 2d8=11 1d8=6 ]{28}, [ 2d8=13 1d8=7 ]{31}
20:01 <•Kotono> Skaya's blows slam stone and crack it all over. The statue's visibly beaten, chunks of its middle and arms knocked aside. But no decisive blow, and instead the heat intensies far more rapidly, before explosions appear around all the party and then...OOC: Ref saves. -4 Devar, -12 Skaya.
20:02 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Sanda
20:02 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 Sanda --> [ 1d20=16 ]{25}
20:02 <Skaya> roll 1d20 ref, I have Fire Res 30
20:02 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20 ref, I have Fire Res 30 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{9}
20:02 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+14 Anne, evasion if this counts as a spell
20:02 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+14 Anne, evasion if this counts as a spell --> [ 1d20=7 ]{21}
20:03 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Splashy
20:03 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 Splashy --> [ 1d20=18 ]{25}
20:03 <Devar> Roll 1d20+18-4 evasion
20:03 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+18-4 evasion --> [ 1d20=18 ]{32}
20:03 <•Kotono> roll 10d6 Sanda half Anne none Splashy half different roll incoming for you two
20:03 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 10d6 Sanda half Anne none Splashy half different roll incoming for you two --> [ 10d6=35 ]{35}
20:03 <•Kotono> OOC: Devar evades.
20:04 <•Kotono> roll 16d6 Skaya fire damage full, fire res 30 is huge here
20:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 16d6 Skaya fire damage full, fire res 30 is huge here --> [ 16d6=58 ]{58}
20:04 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 75/75 (+4 AC) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 43/60 Rina 85/85
20:04 <Skaya> OOC: Does the statue I hit look damaged?
20:04 <•Kotono> OOC: Yes, it's visibly beaten up as noted. It's taken some hits.
20:06 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 61/89 (+4 AC, Sanda's bracers +4CON) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 43/60 Rina 85/85
20:06 <Skaya> OOC: My bad, thanks
20:06 <•Kotono> The burst of fire is huge. Anne's somehow untouched, moving amid the winds. Skaya's scorched and knocked back, and Splashy's flat down. He scrambles up in the meantime,t he party burnt but intact, even Sanda. She lets out a pained hiss but stays in the fight, as...OOC: Sanda'n'Splashy are up now.
20:13 <•Kotono> Meanwhile Sanda swings away after she recovers, grimacing and scorched all over, little fires sputtering out on her.
20:13 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+17
20:13 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{36}
20:13 <•Kotono> roll 1d12+8
20:13 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d12+8 --> [ 1d12=12 ]{20}
20:13 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (21) > Tower Shield Statue (19) > Devar (17) > Skaya (14) > Fire Statue (9) > Sanda = Splashy (8)
20:13 <•Kotono> With a final slam to its body, one of the tower shield statues goes down. Only one remains as acid flies, this time at the fire statue's brokenb ody.
20:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9
20:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{24}
20:14 <•Kotono> roll 5d8
20:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d8 --> [ 5d8=30 ]{30}
20:14 <•Kotono> Init is Anne (21) > Tower Shield Statue (19) > Devar (17) > Skaya (14) > Sanda = Splashy (8)
20:15 <Skaya> "Do we even need to destroy the last of them?" Skaya voices.
20:16 <•Kotono> Acid hits the main body of the fire statue and it's too much. It crumbles into chunks, falling into pieces. With that down the heat immediately fades, before Anne steps forward a little, letting healing hit all of you. "It's me again, Jetina, please."
20:16 <•Kotono> roll 4d6
20:16 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 --> [ 4d6=17 ]{17}
20:17 <•Kotono> OOC: 25 to all but Anne. Could you nab Sanda while you're there, Skaya?
20:17 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 78/89 (+4 AC, Sanda's bracers +4CON) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 43/60 Rina 85/85
20:17 <Skaya> OOC: Yes, sure
20:17 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 86/89 (+4 AC, Sanda's bracers +4CON) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
20:18 <•Kotono> Healing mends more wounds, the party's injuries washed away. With healing given to all, the party's almost entirely intact as the last statue continues to defend. OOC: Devar and then Skaya, go.
20:18 <Skaya> "Let's just get past this statue and go on!"
20:19 <Devar> "Is it just going to keep standing there?" Devar asks. He flies over to grab Splashy and carry him over the defending statue.
20:19 <•Kotono> Indeed, this one makes no effort to attack or pursue as the party flees past. It doesn't even turn once the group's past it. It seems the battle is concluded. OOC: FRee act.
20:21 — Skaya sticks to Devar as they head onwards!
20:21 <Devar> Devar continues on the hallway!
20:29 <•Kotono> At the end are twin gargoyle statues above the door. They watch and wait as you get closer, patient seeming.
20:30 <Devar> Dear will fly up and throw a cloth over the two of them then open the door!
20:36 <•Kotono> The moment Devar gets close, an absolute barrage of missiles come - five each, ten total. However, his shield holds and he covers the statues successfully.
20:37 <•Kotono> "Someone had the same idea when they made this," Anne comments, "Troubling, but not enough to stop a simple spell. Surprising, or perhaps the limitations of the creator."
20:37 <Devar> "Cute." He comments. He lands and opens the door!
20:39 <Skaya> "It feels low effort, and has the opportunity to really surprise you eventually."
20:43 <•Kotono> "Hoping to play on expectations," Anne reasons as Sanda rolls her eyes, and meanwhile the door opens. This opens into a larger chamber. Central, really. Here there's ample light from wall mounted torches that put out no smoke and are far brighter than they should be. Some sort of grand hall, and you're coming out in around the middle of it. In both directions it ends in double doors. Before
20:43 <•Kotono> you can see more, lights shine. Bright, itnense lights shine, hypnotising, an array of colors. However, Anne's magic circle against evil shines brightly, brought into stark relief at this.
20:45 <Devar> "Aha." Devar comments as the magic wards them. "Maybe you have to get here first before the magic takes hold."
20:46 <Skaya> "Looks like it," Skaya agrees, asking Sanda, "Is Splashy okay? Any memories stirred up by this?"
20:47 <•Kotono> Splashy shakes his head after some back and forth as...OOC: Perception all.
20:47 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda good luck as always
20:47 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda good luck as always --> [ 1d20=7 ]{7}
20:47 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Anne
20:47 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 Anne --> [ 1d20=7 ]{13}
20:47 <Skaya> roll 1d20+19
20:47 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{22}
20:48 <Devar> Roll 1d20+10 hey you never know
20:48 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+10 hey you never know --> [ 1d20=7 ]{17}
20:49 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 this is just a quick 20 checkf or Splashy honestly
20:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 this is just a quick 20 checkf or Splashy honestly --> [ 1d20=18 ]{18}
20:50 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11 flatfooted AC Anne
20:50 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 flatfooted AC Anne --> [ 1d20=8 ]{19}
20:51 <•Kotono> There's a sudden gasp and sharp TING from behind you. From Anne's back. All of you get a glimpse of something a pale, sickly green, something human-ish. Indistinct, ghostly, except for a nasty looking blade that deflects off of Anne's back. her armor and magical protections holding even against ambush. It fades away the split second you turn around, barely glimpsed.
20:53 <•Kotono> "Ah!" Anne lets out a surprised noise as she whirls around. Her shield is up but too late, but she's unharmed. "What was that?"
20:53 <Skaya> "Glitterdust?" Skaya asks Devar, position to protect Sanda's back.
20:54 <Devar> It's probably too late but Devar holds out Goldenfang, casting Glitterdust about 10 feet behind them! OOC it covers 10ft so basically just covering the area right behind us without targeting us with it
20:58 <•Kotono> Glitterdust sprays out, but it reveals nothing. Sanda scowls at it, "What are the odds?" she drawls, as Anne quickly turns back to look ahead. Nothing there, but she adds, "Stay close and within the magic circle at all times now. Just in case."
21:00 <Devar> OOC Devar is basically going to be ready to cast Glitterdust the next time someone gets attacked - or try to have an action readied at least.
21:01 <Devar> He carefully steps forward into the room, looking for any objects or anything that may be at the epicenter of all of this.
21:02 <•Kotono> OOC: In that cse, give me Perception again, Devar.
21:03 <Devar> Roll 1d20+10 you never know
21:03 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+10 you never know --> [ 1d20=18 ]{28}
21:11 <•Kotono> Devar looks around carefully. Besides all the beautiful, dancing lights, nothing stands out like that attacker. The walls are decorated slightly but nothing that stands out, and the left side doors have images of the ocean, while the right side doors show the same image as on the portraits. Anne notices it too, expression becoming dark. "Vile."
21:12 <•Kotono> "Tasteless, too," Sanda adds in, "Tacky."
21:12 <Devar> "Let's go right?" He offers, heading in that direction.
21:12 <•Kotono> "Miserable," Anne thirds, "Egotistically gauche."
21:14 <Skaya> "Okay," Skaya agrees with Devar, staying near Sanda.
21:18 <Devar> "Did that Lady Sanzha by any chance tell you how exactly we turn this off when we get to the center?" Devar asks as he heads towards the door.
21:19 <•Kotono> You approach the doors. Nothing happens as you go, and there's no gargoyles over this door. "No, we'll have to solve that part ourselves," Sanda mentions, "But hopefully this is the right track."
21:19 <Devar> He nods and opens them!
21:25 <•Kotono> The doors don't open. Stuck? They aren't giving, at least.
21:26 <Devar> "Given what happened last time..." Devar murmurs, he turns and heads to the other set of doors.
21:28 <Skaya> "Sanda, why don't we all go together and check those doors for magic?"
21:28 <•Kotono> "Good idea," Sanda agrees, before Anne cuts in, "How about you stay within the magic circle?"
21:28 <Skaya> "That's why I said we all together."
21:29 <•Kotono> "Good, this isn't the time to take a risk of a moment of thoughtlessness," Anne comments. OOC: In what order are you doing this, then?
21:29 <Devar> Devar will accompany the group back to the right door!
21:31 <Devar> OOC: Devar can stay near Sanda if need be to be close to the door
21:32 <Skaya> OOC: Devar and Sanda by the door, Anne and I behind them, Splashy behind us
21:33 <•Kotono> The right door does radiate some magic. OOC: Spellcraft, both of you.
21:33 <Devar> OOC: Devar will take 10 for 30
21:39 <•Kotono> The door's magically locked. IT needs to be dispelled, knocked or otherwise broken. It'll take a strong spell to do it, too.
21:39 <Devar> Why, Devar can do both! He will try Knock first!
21:41 <Devar> Roll 1d20+8 CL check assuming that's what is implied by strong spell
21:41 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 CL check assuming that's what is implied by strong spell --> [ 1d20=11 ]{19}
21:52 <•Kotono> Thus Devar casts knock and what happens...is shown next time! OOC: Merry Christmas, everyone.

[Corwin]

19:04 <•Kotono> Perhaps Knock isn't strong enough, or that casting wasn't strong enough, but the door does not open.
19:06 <Devar> Devar hums once. "I could try again, but we may just have to go the other way."
19:06 <•Kotono> "Worth another try," Sanda opines, "Sometimes it can take more than one."
19:07 <Skaya> "Yeah, might as well try here first."
19:08 <Devar> He nods and will try to cast Knock again! He does have Dispel Magic, but may as well try this first.
19:09 <Devar> OOC: You will need to conjure a kobot
19:09 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@58D7B19F.C5DA17A8.858A9823.IP)
19:09 <Devar> roll 1d20+8
19:09 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{25}
19:13 <•Kotono> This time the door gives way, a little shudder as the doorway lurches slightly open.
19:14 <Devar> "Good idea." Devar says as he goes to push it open.

[Corwin]

19:06 <•Kotono> The door opens ahead. What lies ahead is a larger entryway, but barricaded. Several piles of stone bricks make impromptu barriers about 5 or so feet tall each, littered about. No statues, however, no one immediately visible - but with plenty and plenty more of cover to hide behind.
19:07 <Skaya> "Devar, why don't you lead?" Skaya proposes. "I'll stick near Sanda."
19:07 <Devar> "What in the world...?" Devar comments, looking around. "It's like they were preparing for some sort of siege inside." He nods to Skaya and proceeds, flying slightly off the ground as they go and keeping an eye out.
19:09 <•Kotono> Anne readies herself without a word, expression tense. Meanwhile Sanda murmurs, "Did something change?"
19:10 <•Kotono> Devar takes the lead. Strangely, no statues. No one at all. As you go and see the room is emptly, only doors further in, "Did they overcommit?" Sanda then wonders out loud, "Or is this some sort of trap?"
19:10 <Skaya> "It's a good place for ambushes. What are the chances we won't experience any?"
19:11 <Devar> "It was locked, after all." Devar says as he proceeds onwards towards the doors. "Maybe the artifact is at its limit?"
19:13 <•Kotono> Splashy looks around warily as you proceed, before...OOC: Perception all.
19:13 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda
19:13 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Anne
19:13 <Skaya> roll 1d20+19
19:13 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+ Splashy
19:13 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@CCB3FACE.DBC270E0.DFD538B1.IP)
19:14 <Skaya> roll 1d20+19
19:14 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{26}
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda --> [ 1d20=12 ]{12}
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Anne
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 Anne --> [ 1d20=4 ]{10}
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+ Splashy
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+ Splashy --> error: malformed expression
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Splashy
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Splashy --> [ 1d20=18 ]{18}
19:15 <Devar> roll 1d20+10 may as well try
19:15 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+10 may as well try --> [ 1d20=5 ]{15}
19:17 <•Kotono> Of you all, only Skaya hears it and can react fast enough. The sound of bricks suddenly moving. Subtle at first, but enough to alert her - for all the barricades suddenly break apart, the stone bricks rising into the air and assailing all the party. OOC: Ref all. -2 penalty everyone but Skaya.
19:17 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12+7 evasion
19:17 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12+7 evasion --> [ 1d20=11 ]{30}
19:18 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Sanda
19:18 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 Sanda --> [ 1d20=9 ]{16}
19:18 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Anne
19:18 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 Anne --> [ 1d20=17 ]{29}
19:18 <Devar> roll 1d20+16 evasion
19:18 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+16 evasion --> [ 1d20=14 ]{30}
19:18 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Splashy
19:18 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Splashy --> [ 1d20=18 ]{23}
19:19 <•Kotono> roll 8d6 Skaya none, Sanda full, Anne half, Devar none, Splashy half. Damage reduction applies.
19:19 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 8d6 Skaya none, Sanda full, Anne half, Devar none, Splashy half. Damage reduction applies. --> [ 8d6=25 ]{25}
19:19 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 86/89 (+4 AC, Sanda's bracers +4CON) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 71/83 Sanda 38/60 Rina 85/85
19:20 <•Kotono> The bricks are a constant assault. Sanda's beaned all over, crying out as Anne tries to shield herself. Splashy has to take blow after blow, as meanwhile Devar loops through the air to dodge and Skaya manages to slide low and avoid them - for now. They're still going around though, as...OOC: One round's actions all.
19:22 <Skaya> "Wind Wall! Cut most of them off behind it!" Skaya calls out.
19:23 — Skaya meanwhile decides to heal everyone near her.
19:23 <Skaya> roll 4d6 to all but Devar
19:23 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 4d6 to all but Devar --> [ 4d6=12 ]{12}
19:23 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 86/89 (+4 AC, Sanda's bracers +4CON) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 50/60 Rina 85/85
19:27 <•Kotono> OOC: Where are you going to place the wind wall precisely?
19:27 <Skaya> OOC: I have already used mine, so I'm asking someone else to do it. Anne should have one.
19:28 <Skaya> OOC: Presumably, at least half the stone fragments would end up behind it and away from us, if placed in the way
19:29 <•Kotono> OOC: Oh sorry, had a dur. Anne can use hers, sure.
19:30 <•Kotono> Beaten and spitting out blood, Anne pushes the party towards the far door. Only then do the winds spring up, offering the party shelter from the bricks. Sanda's dazed, a gash on her head sealing up as Skaya heals. "That. That was the trap," Anne concludes, the wind deflecting the bricks.
19:31 <•Kotono> Splashy rubs his bruised, beaten head, uttering something unkind sounding.
19:31 <•Kotono> Sanda returns it slowly, before in Common, "That's not small magic, either."
19:31 <Skaya> "Ingenious trap. You really need to think outside the box for that one, but if you do that too much here you'll just die."
19:31 <Devar> "Then it seems like we're on the right track." Devar says. "Everyone all right?"
19:38 <•Kotono> "I'll live," Anne says, "Thank you, Skaya."
19:38 <•Kotono> "WE need to deal with this door," Sanda turns, "Even if I want to stay and study this magic."
19:39 — Skaya examines said door.
19:39 <Skaya> roll 1d20+19 perception
19:39 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+19 perception --> [ 1d20=20 ]{39}
19:41 <•Kotono> It's similar to the previous door, and also locked. Meanwhile bricks are deflected away again and again, the wind wall holding.
19:42 — Skaya tries to unlock it!
19:42 <Skaya> roll 1d20+17 disable device
19:42 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+17 disable device --> [ 1d20=11 ]{28}
19:47 <•Kotono> Skaya fiddles, and this lock isn't magically sealed. She's able to undo it, the way ahead open.
19:47 <Skaya> "Got it! Devar, same as before?"
19:48 <Devar> He nods and heads forward, ready for their next challenge!
19:54 <•Kotono> Inside you find what can only be called a throne room. It's about 200ft to the thrones, a pair of them. They're made of what looks to be solid, shining gold and open. However, near them is one figure. A blue skinned marid, a known sight from your adventures beneath the waves. He wears dry, flowing robes of dark blue and leers your way, sniffing the air.  He has a scimitar, shining silver, in
19:54 <•Kotono> one hand. "You're the ones making trouble?" he calls over.
19:55 <Skaya> "I believe that the one making trouble is, in fact, you," Skaya politely responds.
19:56 <Devar> "I'm curious, are you controlling this Fortress or is it fully in control of you?" Devar asks.
19:58 <•Kotono> "Does it matter?" The marid retorts, "It's magnificent!" A low chuckle, "The master of this place whispers within. Do you hear him?"
19:59 <Devar> "I take it that's the wonderful person in all the paintings?" Devar asks, his voice not hiding its digust.
20:04 <•Kotono> "Horrible," Anne echos softly.
20:04 <•Kotono> "Yesssss," The marid cackles, "THis...and this fortress will spread his will, and eclipse the legend it was based on!"
20:05 <•Kotono> Splashy hisses something under his breath, staring.
20:07 <Devar> Devar sighs. "Right, well, we won't be having any of that today, I'm afraid."
20:08 <•Kotono> "THis will be a mercy, no matter how it goes," Anne agrees.
20:08 <•Kotono> "Will it?" A woman's voice whispers in your ears, high and mocking. "Will it really?"
20:10 <Devar> Devar frowns at that. "It sounds like we need to hurry."
20:12 <•Kotono> The marid laughs long and slow at that, as...OOC: I'm going to call for init here then.
20:13 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Anne
20:13 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Anne --> [ 1d20=12 ]{16}
20:13 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda
20:13 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda --> [ 1d20=7 ]{7}
20:13 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12
20:13 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{13}
20:13 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Splashy
20:13 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 Splashy --> [ 1d20=18 ]{20}
20:13 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Marid
20:13 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 Marid --> [ 1d20=1 ]{7}
20:13 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8 ???
20:13 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 ??? --> [ 1d20=19 ]{27}
20:15 <Devar> roll 1d20+3 supreme init when
20:15 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+3 supreme init when --> [ 1d20=12 ]{15}
20:15 <•Kotono> Init is ??? (27) > Splashy (20) > Anne (16) > Devar (15) > Skaya (13) > Sanda = Marid (7)
20:16 <•Kotono> "Don't you disrespect him!" A voice hisses into Devar's ear, before suddenly a greenish dagger appears right above his back and stabs down.
20:16 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+15
20:16 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{25}
20:16 <•Kotono> The same woman's voice as before, even as Devar's wards and protections hold. The dagger's deflected away, all as Splashy shouts something at the marid. The marid replies in the same language and the two snarl at each other, as...
20:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7
20:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{21}
20:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8
20:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{10}
20:17 <•Kotono> Whatever it is, the marid before you suddenly looks paler, an angry expression crossing his face. OOC: Anne, who holds for the obvious healer reasons.
20:17 <•Kotono> OOC: Devar, you're up. Go.
20:19 <Devar> "The will of the Fortress itself...?" Devar calls out, but he flies over - his first duty here to knock out this marid who's under the sway of it or part of its plot!
20:20 <Devar> roll 1d20+12 stabbity
20:20 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 stabbity --> [ 1d20=16 ]{28}
20:20 <Devar> roll 1d8+5+1d6 lightning stabbity
20:20 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+5+1d6 lightning stabbity --> [ 1d8=3 1d6=3 ]{11}
20:22 <•Kotono> OOC: Can you cross 200ft in a charge i one round?
20:23 <Devar> OOC: I am dumb, no
20:24 <Devar> OOC: He will double-fly move for 180 to close the gap then
20:27 <•Kotono> Devar races to close in, fast as he can. It's not quite enough to reach the marid as Skaya...OOC: Go Skaya.
20:35 — Skaya overtakes Devar all of a sudden, as she can, in fact, cross the entire distance from a standstill!
20:35 <Skaya> roll 1d20+12+2+7 stunning fist
20:35 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+12+2+7 stunning fist --> [ 1d20=12 ]{33}
20:36 <Skaya> roll 2d8+5 and Fort DC20 vs stun
20:36 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+5 and Fort DC20 vs stun --> [ 2d8=3 ]{8}
20:43 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8
20:43 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{12}
20:44 <•Kotono> Skaya's fast enough to do it, a nd in a blaze, crosses the distance. Fist hits jaw and the marid is sent sprawling out, down and stunned. He's not up again immediately as Sanda whirls, swinging her staff where the dagger was. It doesn't have any notable effect however, as....OOC: Marid is stunned this round. ??? is up.
20:50 <•Kotono> "You!" A scream of rage from that woman's voice, as this time knives stab down at Skaya, this time from all angles.
20:50 <•Kotono> roll 3#1d20+15
20:50 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3#1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{17}, [ 1d20=4 ]{19}, [ 1d20=12 ]{27}
20:50 <•Kotono> OOC: AC?
20:50 <Skaya> OOC: 32 right now after charging and with Devar's buff
20:51 <Skaya> "Me!" Skaya screams back.
20:51 <•Kotono> Yet Skaya dodges the knives as Skaya screams back, as Splashy and Anne close the distance, hurrying towards the throne, but not as fast as Devar or Skaya. OOC: Devar and then Skaya, go.
20:53 <Devar> "Who -are- you? Are you what's controlling him? Are you the sentience of this fortress?" Devar calls out. "We aren't here to try and kill him, just contain this place so it stops wreaking havoc." He nonetheless flies over to the previously-stunned Marid. "Let him go and we won't have any reason to hurt him." Devar will wait for a moment for some sort of reply, and if he doesn't get one will
20:53 <Devar> try to stab at the marid.
20:57 <•Kotono> You get a snarl of anger, and...OOC: Go ahead and go for it.
20:58 <Devar> roll 1d20+12
20:58 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{26}
20:58 <Devar> roll 1d8+5+1d6 lightning stabbity this time for real
20:58 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+5+1d6 lightning stabbity this time for real --> [ 1d8=1 1d6=5 ]{11}
21:00 <Skaya> Well, then. She's inclined to show mercy but it doesn't seem possible. Maybe if this marid is really mentally affected? Maybe if Devar's warding spell changes something? For now Skaya will just kick the marid while he's down.
21:01 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11+7 stun
21:01 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11+7 stun --> [ 1d20=16 ]{34}
21:01 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11+7 stun
21:01 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11+7 stun --> [ 1d20=6 ]{24}
21:01 <Skaya> roll 2d8+5+7 first and Fort DC20 vs stun
21:01 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+5+7 first and Fort DC20 vs stun --> [ 2d8=8 ]{20}
21:01 <Skaya> roll 2d8+5 second
21:01 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+5 second --> [ 2d8=7 ]{12}
21:01 <Skaya> roll 1d20+6 third attack
21:01 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6 third attack --> [ 1d20=1 ]{7}
21:03 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8
21:03 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{25}
21:03 <Skaya> OOC: Did the second attack hit?
21:03 <•Kotono> OOC: Yes.
21:04 <Skaya> OOC: One more fort please, then
21:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8
21:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{19}
21:05 <•Kotono> Stabs and kicks shock and beat the marid, knocking him back down and out. He's still aware, but a bloodied, stunned mess. He's not getting anything off right away. "Howd are you?" The woman screeches, as Sanda and Splashy likewise start heading on over. "Just OBEY!" A massive, heavy force feels like it surrounds Skaya, overwhelming. OOC: Will save, Skaya.  Mind-affecting for bonuses.
21:08 <Skaya> roll 1d20+9+7 (+2 if evil due to the protection spell)
21:08 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+9+7 (+2 if evil due to the protection spell) --> [ 1d20=15 ]{31}
21:10 <Skaya> "So what if I dare?" Skaya snaps back. "Fuck you! This evil place takes away a person's sacred freedom!"
21:13 <•Kotono> It's an overwhelming pressure, Skaya's mind screaming. However her will holds, leaving her shaking but free. Splashy snarls something in retort as the marid begins to recover once more, trying to rally and coughing in pain instead. OOC: Anne flies over and reaches all of you, at least. Devar and Skaya, go.
21:15 <Devar> Devar doesn't want to kill this guy, but for right now he will keep attacking and trust Skaya to be able to knock them out if need be!
21:15 <Devar> roll 1d20+12
21:15 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{18}
21:15 <Devar> roll 1d20+7
21:15 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{21}
21:15 <Devar> OOC: Either of those hit?
21:18 <•Kotono> OOC: Second did.
21:20 <Devar> roll 1d8+5+1d6 lightning stabbity this time for real
21:20 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+5+1d6 lightning stabbity this time for real --> [ 1d8=2 1d6=2 ]{9}
21:22 — Skaya decides to stomp on the marid to make recovery unlikely, even as she positions herself for a better spot.
21:22 <•Kotono> Another stab into th emarid's stomach gets him to convulse all over, shaking v iolently from it. He's still not down, even as he tries to recover - but then Skaya's feet come on down.
21:22 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11+2 let's flank~ and go nonlethal
21:22 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11+2 let's flank~ and go nonlethal --> [ 1d20=1 ]{14}
21:22 <Skaya> roll 1d20+11+2
21:22 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+11+2 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{16}
21:22 <Skaya> roll 1d20+6+2
21:22 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+2 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{20}
21:22 <Skaya> roll 2d8+5 nonlethal
21:22 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d8+5 nonlethal --> [ 2d8=6 ]{11}
21:23 <•Kotono> It's that last hit that does it - one kick to his head and down the marid goes. Down and out, this time not fighting any further. For a moment there's silence before, "Why? Why why why why why? Why resist? Why?" The woman's voice rages, "What's so precious about your stupid freedom?"
21:24 <Skaya> "I'm glad you asked," Skaya responds, all her anger draining away with that last hit. "Do you like to make all your choices, or would you like to submit fully to me and become my slave?"
21:28 <•Kotono> "Hehehehehhee," Laughter, low and heavy, "You want me to make my own choices, then? Like I'd ever let anyone like you have this fortress. Trash like you doesn't deserve anything but death!"
21:28 <Skaya> "See? That's what everyone else also thinks! About you trying to control their minds!"
21:28 <•Kotono> "You're deranged," Anne's voice isn't mean, but quiet and gentle. "Stop this. Please."
21:28 <Devar> "We've overcome everything this fortress has had so far." Devar says. "By your own rules, shouldn't we get to do whatever we want to this place?"
21:37 <•Kotono> "That's not how it works," A frustrated noise, "You're too...tooo...ugh! You reek of righteousness!"
21:38 <Devar> "Who knew what's in your heart is what counts?" Devar says. "Look - we don't mean you any harm and we're not here to destroy you, despite our differences. Can you please just... put all this back into whatever form you take when you're not the whole fortress?"
21:38 <Skaya> "Listen, don't you want to see more of the world? Have you even seen outside of the water at all?" Skaya asks curiously.
21:41 <Devar> Huh, this is the second personality they've met who's more or less trapped in an artifact and is causing chaos, Devar thinks.
21:43 <•Kotono> "I'll show you then." The voice suddenly becomes sweet, "Say goodnight!" The air around you suddenly becomes heavier, the walls beginning to shake.
21:45 — Skaya grabs Sanda, because her dodging skills are dubious at best.
21:46 <Devar> Devar will move over near Splashy, ready to hoist him up if things get troublesome - though how much flying will help with that remains to be seen!
21:50 <•Kotono> Anne takes to the air as the fortress's walls begin to slowly close inwards. The groan of stone and metal is loud and getting louder by th emoment. Sanda gladly leaps into Skaya's arms, while Splash doesn't object, instead saying something loudly. Sanda responds and then, "He's saying that we need to escape, and odds are he's right!"
21:51 <Skaya> "Anne, can you grab that marid?" Skaya asks her. "We'll dash out either way."
21:53 <•Kotono> Anne does so, "Whatever that woman is, we don't have time to argue further," Anne agrees, starting to fly back the way you came.
21:53 — Skaya is happy to lead the way! Her speed will ensure that any trap is triggered by her, after all.
21:53 <Devar> "I'm guessing it's some sort of sentience of the Fortress." Devar says as he goes to grab Splashy and fly out the way they came in!
21:56 <•Kotono> OOC: Movement speeds, y'all? At least the fliers.
21:56 <Skaya> OOC: 120!
21:56 <Devar> OOC: 90
21:57 <•Kotono> OOC Dex check, fliers. +2 bonus for every 10ft of movement over 60ft. +2 additional bonus if your manueverability is perfect.
21:58 <Devar> roll 1d20+3+8
21:58 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+3+8 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{31}
21:59 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5+6+2+7 speed,perfect,brains over brawn
21:59 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5+6+2+7 speed,perfect,brains over brawn --> [ 1d20=1 ]{21}
22:00 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Anne
22:00 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 Anne --> [ 1d20=11 ]{17}
22:00 <•Kotono> Thus the party flies on...next time! OOC: We'll resolve this next session, it's about time for us and I'm pretty tired at this point.

[Corwin]

19:04 <Ko> The party flies and hurries, rushing along. REtreating, flying, hurrying. Back out, past broken statues. To the stairs - but that's when disaster strikes. A shudder and the walls shove inwards even more, narrowing everything. For Anne and Devar, it's not a problem. Unfortunately, Skaya's close enough to get hit by the wall, a sudden, sharp impact that sends her and Sanda to the ground in a
19:04 <Ko> pained heap.
19:04 <Ko> roll 1d6 both of you ow
19:04 <Kobot> Ko rolled 1d6 both of you ow --> [ 1d6=3 ]{3}
19:05 Ko set the topic: Skaya: 86/89 (+4 AC, Sanda's bracers +4CON) Devar 91/91 (+7 AC, -4 to melee against) Anne 83/83 Sanda 47/60 Rina 85/85
19:05 — Skaya tries to shield Sanda as much as she can, and as long as her wings aren't broken she attempts to launch back into the air to carry them past!
19:12 <Ko> Anne can only glance back as she flies, the walls creeping inward faster and faster. However, Skaya's lost precious time, having to hurry now as Sanda groans. OOC: Same dex check as before, but with a -4 penalty. Same modifiers apply otherwise.
19:12 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5+6+2+7-4
19:12 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5+6+2+7-4 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{30}
19:14 <Devar> OOC: Just for Skaya to catch up or are we also rolling?
19:14 <Ko> OOC: Just Skaya, more.
19:15 <Ko> Up up up up! Out into the water. Devar first, escaping. Anne's right after, making it through and back out. Devar can see the fortress is rapidly shrinking down, but three of you are out. Skaya hurries along, trying to make up the time, but it's going to be tight. Everything's closing in fast, even as she races for the shrinking exit.
19:16 <Skaya> Sanda would've never made it out on her own! If the worst happens, Skaya will just have to contort herself a bit and make them more compact to get out!
19:17 <Devar> Devar will leave Splashy in the water and start swimming back in case Skaya needs any last minute help!
19:19 <Ko> It's going to be close close close closer, as Skaya tries to contort herself and...OOC: We'll call this escape artist, -4 penalty. Good luck.
19:20 <Skaya> roll 1d20+22-4+7 cunning knowledge goes here
19:20 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+22-4+7 cunning knowledge goes here --> [ 1d20=14 ]{39}
19:26 <Ko> With a twist Skaya jets - but is too slow. Or would be if she hadn't centered herself directly, tucked up and made herself as small as possible. It buys her an extra half second, the difference between success and failure. Her legs get through a split second before the exit slams shut. If not for that? Her upper body would escape and her legs wouldn't have made it out in time. Instead the
19:26 <Ko> fortress shrinks a nd shrinks and shrinks, until it finally becomes nothing more than a small stone cube, sitting on the ocean's floor.
19:26 <Skaya> Legs, saved. Still, they have regeneration magic here, don't they? It would've been fine! Except for all the pain.
19:27 <Devar> Devar lets out a sigh of relief. "Did your divine visitor say anything about what we're supposed to do with it now?"
19:30 <Ko> Sanda's a bit shaky, but says, "No, but it needs to be locked away," she says, "Statistically speaking, I don't like what happens if it comes out again."
19:31 <Skaya> "Devar, just pick it up? If something happens, I'll knock you out!"
19:32 <Devar> He nods and flies down to grasp hold of the cube. "I imagine you can still hear us. We don't want to hurt you or use you against your will, so please just be patient for now."