The adventure within!

[Anastasia]

> ----Let's go and good luck!---
* Hotaru is now known as Reiny
* Usagi is now known as Natalya
> At last! Despite horrible heat and long travel you have arrived. At the end of the path arches into a triangle's tip, meeting the front doors. Your guide insists this is the temple - it is merely a vastly tall stone building front, taller than you can see and overgrown. The gray stone is featureless except for a carved stone door. On this door is a faded, smoothed over mural of the rising sun, it's rays reaching to the very tips of the door.
> As you gawk at the door your guide flees hastily, leaving you alone to your challenge. Lying on the ground next to the door are two old skeletons, barren of anything beyond a few scraps of cloth. Several rusty metal darts lie all around them, colorfully decorated with tiny feathers.
> it's rays reaching to the very tips of the door.
* Janus is now known as Guest37829
> The heat hangs heavy in the air, the moisture ever present. The fetid smell of the jungle is no mercy to you, yet you are here! Treasure, fame and magic can all wait inside!
* Guest37829 is now known as Magus
* Arvedui carefully looks over the door - and the two skeletons - for anything indicating how they died, or things inclined to do the same by different means!
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+10 for Search
* Hatbot --> "Arvedui rolls 1d20+10 for Search and gets 13."12 [1d20=3]
> Arvedui finds nothing but smooth, weathered gray stones to his diligent searching.
<Arvedui> "I don't SEE anything that looks like a trap," the ranger says, rubbing his chin. "Don't like the look of those darts either way, though."
<Natalya> "Could be tribesmen as much as a trap," Natalya muses, her accent thick but still understandable. "In any case, whatever did this must be long gone. Let us continue," she gestures for Arvedui to open the door, since he's already closest.
* Dungeon_Kotono sets mode: +o Magus
<Magus> Janus stares over the scene impassively, stark red eyes taking in the landscape as he takes a cautious step forward, scythe hanging from his back, as his eyes flash a sorcerous crimson and he scans the scene for any signs of arcane presence. OOC - casting detect magic, keeping concentration on it.
* Reiny frowns. "Looters or explorers like ourselves?" she asks, looking up and about. "May Pelor not let us fall beneath their fates," she adds quietly to herself, nodding to their ranger friend. "Pelor will protect us."
<Arvedui> "Fair enough," Arvedui nods, stepping up to open the door - but carefully.
> OOC - Okay, Magus. I'
> OOC - Okay, Magus. I'll let you know if you detect anything.
<Magus> His eyes rivet on the door as he casually unslings the scythe and snags the tip of it across one of the skeletons, testing the bone's brittleness.
> The door opens! On the wall, several sliding stone panels open up! But nothing happens, long empty and cobwebbed.
> The musky smell of old vegetation tickles your noses inside. Verdant moss and mold lines the cool, wet stone walls, darkness enveloping! The sunlight only provides the faintest glimpse inside, but lo! Down this narrow hall is a shimmering floor plate, glowing with a gentle yellow sunshine.
> Magus can detect magic aroudn that plate - moderately strong.
<Magus> roll 1d20+1 spellcraft check
* Hatbot --> "Magus rolls 1d20+1 spellcraft check and gets 9."12 [1d20=8]
<Magus> "Arcane substance," the brooding man states simply, coming up to behind Arvedui as he stares pointedly into the room, his rainbow cape swishing in the jungle breeze. "A respectable amount of it."
* Reiny focuses on the plate and the room in general, trying to discern if the room has been corrupted by vile forces. OOC - Detect Evil.
> Reiny feels no evil.
* Natalya lingers by the horse-sized wolf she travels with, letting her companions work their craft before risking herself by entering.
> The plate glows ahead of you, shedding it's soft light. It's barely elevated from the rest of the floor, easy enough to reach or step on as one would wish.
<Magus> Janus impassively leans down to grab a pebble or two from the ruins of the temple floor and idly flicks it against the surface plate, from the vantage point of the doorway.
* Reiny steps boldly into the room and around the plate, walking seemingly without care. "There's no evil here...just Pelor's glowing presence," she remarksa smile coming to her lips.
<Reiny> *remarks, a
> The pebble bounces off the plate with little effect. Reiny steps around the plate - it's quite dark past it, but she can make out a far wall. There is some sort of painting on it, but it's too dark to tell.
<Natalya> "Hmph. An ugly structure of man in the kingdom of nature..." Natalya scowls, giving Akela a pat before she follows after Reiny, her wolf placidly following behind her. Noting the darkness, the druid produces a torch from her pack which produces heatless and smokeless flame.
> With the light youc an see ahead!
<Magus> The white-haired sorcerer conservatively keeps several paces behind Reiny's leading form, his eyes gleaming and examining both the plate and the ceiling above for anything that might have been missed.
> Ahead of you, the north wall is nothing but a door, but it's grandly painted over! A mural showing the dark skinned paladin Horji Sunborn, black hair trailing behind him! He holds up a glowing sword, gleaming the sun's light from above. So shown, he leads the jungle people out from the dark shadows and into the bright future! Below this work of art are three plaques, unreadable and blurred.
> Magus does not note anything of interest that he didn't see before.
* Arvedui circumnavigates the glowing plate on the floor, looking over the mural with curiosity. Noticing the plaques below, he takes a closer look, trying to see if he can make out any details of what was on them at all.
> The plaques are a miserable blur. They are utterly senseless and unfocused to Arvedui's eyes.
<Arvedui> Shaking his head at the weatherworn stone, the ranger turns his attention to the door, looking for any kind of treachery aimed at those who try to open it.
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+10 for Search
* Hatbot --> "Arvedui rolls 1d20+10 for Search and gets 13."12 [1d20=3]
> Once again Arvedui finds nothing of note no the door.
<Magus> Janus remains silent behind Arvedui, his attention focused on the plate and saying nothing else.
<Natalya> "Well?" Natalya asks impatiently. "Is it safe to proceed?"
* Reiny goes up beside Arvedui, admiring the mural like only a learned person in its history can, looking about it and the rest of the door. "It would seem so."
<Arvedui> "I don't see anything around the door, no." Arvedui says slowly, straightening up from his inspection.
> OOC - Make a knowledge religion check, Reiny.
<Reiny> roll 1d20+10
<Magus> "The door, then?" Janus lilts out in a chilly voice, stepping up at the ranger's side in case there was some apparent reason destruction was needed.
* Hatbot --> "Reiny rolls 1d20+10 and gets 15."12 [1d20=5]
<Reiny> "Oh, one moment!" Reiny smirks, turning and stepping up and onto the plate directly. "This should help."
> The plate clacks down with an audible click! Light fills the room! The plaques shimmer in the light, perfectly scriped Common appearing on them to be read.
> Magus can detect faint magic around the plaques.
* Natalya raises an eyebrow. "Convenient..." she remarks, putting away her torch.
<Magus> Magus inspects the text first before moving to do anything.
> The left plaque reads as following:
> Oh! From the south SUNBORN returned! THe darkness of the jungle held nothing over him! SUNBORN brought the way of the light to us - direct with courage, fearing nothing and never stopping no matter what. Not even the densest wall of jungle shall slow him!
> OOC - There are two more, one in the center and one on the right. Feel free to go and read them.
<Magus> Well, that seems to be the most obvious thing to do, red eyes looking over the remaining inscriptures.
> The center plaque:
> Oh! With the Light of the Sun SUNBORN was never fooled! The temptations of evil and greed never deceived his gaze! Ruin to those that cannot follow such a noble path! He looked into the chalice of avarice and returned the sun to the jungle depths!
> The right plaque:
> Oh! The ones with the sunlight travel into the moonshadows and evening dusk! SUNBORN went into the black, exploring all and being on guard! Those that dwell in the night are the anathema of all that live in the day! A vigilant hand and fearsome eye lead him to victory!
* Reiny follows in reading the plaques, tossing her ponytail with one hand as she reads each inscription.
<Magus> Janus offers no visible comment before wordlessly moving over, ignoring the plaques and opening the door, using the scythe to first push against the thing for any haphazard reactions.
* Arvedui looks over the inscribed plates as well, rubbing his chin as he takes in the words written on them.
> The door opens without incident, mural splint in twain by the opening.
> Ahead the passage is broad and wide. The walls are colored with carved faces - some stern, some happy, some mysterious. They line the walls like tapestries of stone. About 50 feet ahead are two pedestools, carved angels holding trays. On these trays are several indentations, too far away to be seen. A shadowy passage to the right can be seen, the luminence not extending there, and there is a bold walkway to the left. The light shines heavily from there, like the daystar.
> The light shines heavily from there, like the daystar's noon peak.
<Magus> No preamble as the caped broodster steps into the hall, glancing the walls with a bit of vague interest passing his face. OOC - where do the hallways to the left and right begin to branch from this one, right at the door or at the pedestals?
* Natalya snorts slightly after reading over the plaques before she starts into the next room, eyeing the dark passageway curiously.
> OOC - At the pedestools, not too far from the northern wall.
> As you approach the pedestools you can see a few shattered bone shards littered around it, white and long since ruined.
<Magus> Janus proceeds straight to them, on the assumption that his magic radar isn't going off, and stops a few feet away from the carvings of the angels.
> Magus can detect very strong magic in this room.
<Magus> Oh.
<Magus> Well, scratch that. He folds one arm and examines the walls to see if the aura reaches that far, or if the point of origin is clearly the end of the hallway.
<Magus> OOC - May I attempt the spellcraft check on this one?
> OOC - Gof or it.
<Magus> roll 1d20+1 spellcraft
* Hatbot --> "Magus rolls 1d20+1 spellcraft and gets 4."12 [1d20=3]
> Magus cannot discern anything more about the magic aura.
* Reiny looks about, trying to discern the room and who its statues represent, raking her mind for any bit of lore from her studies. OOC - Knowledge Religion again?
<Magus> The caped man gives a barely visible shrug and turns around to inspect the rest of his partygoers, a questioning look on to his face as to whether they're interested in getting the move on anytime soon.
> OOC - Go for it, Reiny.
<Reiny> roll 1d20+10
* Hatbot --> "Reiny rolls 1d20+10 and gets 12."12 [1d20=2]
> Reiny recalls nothing of use.
> As youg et closer you can see the statues - pure winged angels, fearsome and ready.
> Each  tray is smallish - only about 8 by 8 inches. One tray has two indents for a crescent moon and tiny connecting chain, the other for two small circular pendants.
<Natalya> "Some sort of key, perhaps?" Natalya muses as she eyes the trays before looking between the two paths. "So, shall we go with the light or the dark path?"
<Magus> A vague look of disgust passes over Janus's face as he approaches the two angels, restraining the urge to smash them into delicate pebbles. His head turns at Natalya's statement, much preferring the obvious. "The plaques did note rather heavily about the presence of danger in darkness."
<Arvedui> "Probably end up having to take both," Arvedui shakes his head, Duran flapping his wings from his perch on the ranger's shoulder. "I'd say the light first, personally, but either's fine."
<Natalya> "Yes, but this is a tomb built to deter people such as ourselves, is it not?" Natalya asks reasonably. "I would not be one to take everything it says at face value."
<Magus> An indifferent shrug. "It makes no difference to me, so long as we do not waste idle time."
> A bleak, black wind blows from the darkened passage at Magus's words.
<Magus> "...the black wind blows..." he mutters more to himself than anything else.
<Reiny> "Mmm," Reiny frowns, tapping her foot and glancing between both. "It would be unlike our church to make such deceptions. If you are to go into the darkness, you must bring the cleansing fire of day's light with you, or you will fall."
<Natalya> "Then let us begin with the path of light," Natalya nods firmly, before spitting in disgust, "Bah, the superstitions of these light worshipping religons... night is as much a part of the natural cycle as day, yet they have no concept of balance."
<Arvedui> "Funny, they've got both here," Arvedui says dubiously, glancing over at the darkened doorway before heading over to the sunlit doorway.
<Magus> Janus follows silently at the ranger's behest, behind the presumably also-following figure of Reiny.
> A jaggedly circular room spreads out about you. A pleasant room, lit from millions of miniscule, tiny dots of light. A fairy tale expanse, another arch on the far left side of the room. Dotted about are stone chairs facing the walls - with good reason. Glowing, beautiful religious murals of Pelor dot the walls.
> OOC - Ack, cut off the first line. Lemme repaste.
> So down into the light you go, it's not a long walk. Ahead of you? A jaggedly circular room spreads out about you. A pleasant room, lit from millions of miniscule, tiny dots of light. A fairy tale expanse, another arch on the far left side of the room. Dotted about are stone chairs facing the walls - with good reason. Glowing, beautiful religious murals of Pelor dot the walls.
<Natalya> "And listen to their scripture - all 'evil' this and 'vile' that whenever darkness comes up. Bah! There is a difference between an unnatural undead monster and the wolf that hunts at night!" Natalya snorts, throwing up her hands in disgust as she follows the others, Akela continuing to placidly follow after her master.
<Magus> Magic radar ping ping yes no?
> Magus detects moderate magic in this room.
* Reiny just shakes ehr ehad, offering a kind and motherly smile to Natalya. "Lost children," she murmurs, enjoying more the artistry and ambiance of the place, reviewing the murals.
> Mostly from the murals - you'd have to look to get a really good view.
> OOC - DC will save, Reiny.
> OOC - Well, will save, same thing. G'luck!
<Magus> Magus simply beelines straight across the chamber, not sparing the murals anything more than a passing glance, to proceed to the only obvious exit - the archway on the left side of the room.
<Reiny> roll 1d20+7
* Hatbot --> "Reiny rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10."12 [1d20=3]
* Arvedui glances around the room with mild interest, following behind Magus at a more sedate pace - the murals are nice, but nothing to really hold his attention past a bit of nice scenery.
* Natalya glances around the room for a moment before she continues on across after Magus. "Where are the much vaunted guardians of this tomb, anyway?"
> OOC - Will save, Arvedui.
> Reiny stops cold! She smiles sedately, walking to a stone chair and going to sit. She stares a tthe murals, still and at peace. OOC - You're temporarily under GM purview. PM.
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* ChanServ sets mode: +ao Ebiris Ebiris
> As you pass along, one of the last chairs can be seen now. A skeleton with rotting clothes and a longsword lying besides it slumps there, forgotten for a long time.
* Ebiris is now known as N_Kruschev
> Natalya notices this, keeping her ehad down mostly.
<Magus> ...rotting clothes? Well, it's the most recent skeleton they'd run across for a while. But still, the sign of a long-dead remains of some hapless person isn't enough to give Magus much attention as he approaches the archway.
* N_Kruschev frowns slightly and eyes the seated statue. "What an odd position to die in..." she remarks, studying the corpse.
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+3
* Hatbot --> "Arvedui rolls 1d20+3 and gets 8."12 [1d20=5]
<N_Kruschev> seated skeleton*
> Arvedui smiles as well, going to sit next to the skeleton and stare at the murals.
> The corpse is old and forgotten. The sword is rusted and of little note.
<N_Kruschev> "Ah... Arvedui, you're not tired already?" Natalya asks, before noticing Reiny is also doing the same as the skeleton. "Oh... it's a trap! Don't look at the murals!" she snaps, carefully averting her own gaze before she goes to give Arvedui a slap on the cheek.
> OOC - Make your will savea gain, Arvedui.
<Magus> "..." Well, this gives Magus enough reason to pause and turn around to remark at Natalya's actions, now only noticing the two other stupidly sitting in the chairs.
* Natalya (WinNT@user-5443b224.lns5-c8.dsl.pol.co.uk) Quit (Ping timeout)
* N_Kruschev is now known as Natalya
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+3
* Hatbot --> "Arvedui rolls 1d20+3 and gets 17."12 [1d20=14]
> Arvedui's head clears. He feels groggy and disoriented, but he is able to tear his eyes away from the mural!
* Arvedui shakes his head, Natalya's words finally registering. "Bloody hellfire... only looked for a half-second," he mutters irritably, turning his gaze to the floor to avoid the paintings.
<Natalya> "Please don't force me to blindfold you, Arvedui," Natalya gives the ranger a bitter smile as he seems to collect himself, before going to rouse Reiny in her own loving manner. Slap! "Wake up, you!"
> OOC - Make your will savea gain, Reiny.
<Reiny> roll 1d20+7
* Hatbot --> "Reiny rolls 1d20+7 and gets 11."12 [1d20=4]
> No good. Reiny seems completely transfixed by a force beyond her control! She just smiles, red cheek and all.
* Reiny sets mode: -v Hatbot
* Reiny sets mode: +v Reiko-chan
<Magus> Magus shakes his head in disgust before moving towards the mural with their plain magic emanation blatantly obvious to him now as to the purpose. Swinging out his scythe, he keeps his eyes averted as the weapon slices across them, caring not in the slightest that he's probably shattering centuries of work.
* Natalya sighs and steps back a moment before she casts Create Water above the paladin, giving her a severe dunking.
<Magus> OOC - I'll take a full round to line up each shot and full PA them if you care about damage at all.
> The scythe tears into the stone - it's not what it's meant to do, but it gouges the surface nicely! OOC - Will save with an additional +4 mod.
> OOC - No need.
<Magus> roll 1d20+8
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 1d20+8 --> 1,0[ 1d20=12 ]12,0{20}
> OOC - Don't worry about damage or an attack roll. You're just beating up a stone wall, I'll just adjudicate the effects.
> OOC - The will save was for Miss Paladin. <_<
<Magus> (Oh. >_>)
<Reiny> roll 1d20+11
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+11 --> 1,0[ 1d20=14 ]12,0{25}
> Reiny snaps out of it! She's wet and wild, but shaken from her placid delirium!
<Magus> Magus proceeds to methodically rip everything remotely resembling this mural into shreds.
> The wall's image is ruined, fading into a blur of old paint at Magus's scythe attacks!
<Reiny> "What the!?" Reiny sputters, eyes snapping sharply open. "Who did that?!"
<Magus> "Hmph," the brooding man spits out in contempt before turning back to look at the others. Seeing Reiny in acceptable state, he shakes his head and proceeds back to what he was working at in the first place - the archway and moving the hell on.
<Natalya> "The words you're looking for are 'Thank you, Natalya'," the druid replies with a thin smile. "Unless you'd hoped to end up like our slim friend here?" she gestures at the skeleton.
> Ahead the front of another building has been built in. A church of Pelor's front can be seen, stained glass windows and all. Heavy wood doors prevent further entry. The scent of the jungle is here, cracks in the ceiling and a feel of the balmy weather outside. A few vines decorate the church's front, a strange contrast indeed.
> OOc - Gah.
<Arvedui> "'temptations of evil and greed'", Arvedui mutters to himself. "Hah."
> OOC - I was going to add onto the end of that. -_-
> Ahead the front of another building has been built in. A church of Pelor's front can be seen, stained glass windows and all. Heavy wood doors prevent further entry. The scent of the jungle is here, cracks in the ceiling and a feel of the balmy weather outside. A few vines decorate the church's front, a strange contrast indeed. There's a fair bit of real estate here, plenty of room to walk from this archway to the elegant temple front.
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<Magus> Not exactly the type of environ that appeals to Magus, but he shrugs his shoulders and, seeing everyone else dragging their sorry arses behind, remains at the entrance leading out into the courtyard or whatnot, his eyes delicately scanning the landscape for unfriendly creatures or signs of movement.
<Reiny> Reiny's expression twitches a moment, before she just cracks into a sunny smile, wringing her hair out a bit and following. No reply given Natalya, just the sunny, warm smirk of Pelor's servant.
<Natalya> "Come, Akela, let's leave this dubious 'art' behind," Natalya sniffs, beckoning her wolf to follow her as she departs out of this room and towards the church facade, waiting expectantly for Arvedui to check it for traps.
> Magus detects magic, but with good reason! (More)
> As the party approaches, there is a wink of energy! Two faceless men with staves and plain green robes loom on, watching and back to back. They turn to the party, stepping away and waving their staves at the same point!
> Magus detects moderate magic.
<Magus> OOC - Where are they in relative to us?
> About 50 feet away or so. There's a fair bit of space.
<Magus> OOC - Attempting spellcraft check.
> OOC - Go for it.
<Magus> roll 1d20+1
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 1d20+1 --> 1,0[ 1d20=17 ]12,0{18}
> OOC - Go ahead and make reactions if you want. Magus'll need just a moment to process that.
<Magus> "They have just been summoned here," Janus remarks, twirling his scythe in his hands with a bit of a gleam in his eyes. "Likely in reaction to us. Shall we?"
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<Natalya> "Guardians?" Natalya asks, frowning a little as she drifts a little bit away from Akela. "Very well..." she draws her scimitar. "It does not look like they are going to talk, after all..." she observes at the lack of faces.
<Magus> "No, not likely," he agrees quietly as he inspects the landscape. "Is the environ safe to your senses to cross?"
> As the party prepares and hesitates? The ground twists and erupts there, a giant landshark emerging from the earth! The roof breaks away under it's movement, raining down!
> OOC -...Why is it auto entering for me?
<Magus> OOC - I don't know? >_>
* Arvedui unslings his bowstave from his back, stringing the curved wood in a rapid movement. "Just beautiful," he mutters.
* Reiny glares balefully, drawing her sword and shield, readying for war with her flaming blade!
> As the party prepares and hesitates? The ground twists and erupts there, a giant landshark emerging from the earth! The roof breaks away under it's movement, raining down!  It looms over you like a giant predator, fearsome and mighty! OOC - Initiative, I think, with how this went.
> roll 1d20+5 mage 1
> roll 1d20+5 mage 2
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Dungeon_Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+5 1,0mage 1 --> 1,0[ 1d20=10 ]12,0{15}
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Dungeon_Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+5 1,0mage 2 --> 1,0[ 1d20=15 ]12,0{20}
> roll 1d20+5 big thing of pain
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Dungeon_Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+5 1,0big thing of pain --> 1,0[ 1d20=13 ]12,0{18}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+3
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+3 --> 1,0[ 1d20=16 ]12,0{19}
<Reiny> roll 1d20+2
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+2 --> 1,0[ 1d20=11 ]12,0{13}
> OOC - Strike, I used the wrong mod for it's initaitive.
<Natalya> roll 1d20+4 Natalya
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+4 1,0Natalya --> 1,0[ 1d20=11 ]12,0{15}
<Natalya> roll 1d20+3 Akela
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+3 1,0Akela --> 1,0[ 1d20=14 ]12,0{17}
> roll 1d20+2 big thing of pain
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Dungeon_Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+2 1,0big thing of pain --> 1,0[ 1d20=4 ]12,0{6}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+8 Duran
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+8 1,0Duran --> 1,0[ 1d20=17 ]12,0{25}
<Magus> roll 1d20+6 init
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 1d20+6 1,0init --> 1,0[ 1d20=1 ]12,0{7}
> Duran>Mage2>Arvedui>Akela>Mage1>Reiny>Magus>Giant beast
<Arvedui> "Duran! The mages!" Arvedui calls out, pointing the hawk towards the nearest of the two casters!
> OOC - The huge creature could AoO it, but it's saving it for the moment so go ahead and go.
> OOC - Um nayway, go.
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+11 to harry mage 1!
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+11 1,0to harry mage 1! --> 1,0[ 1d20=8 ]12,0{19}
> OOC - Hit, damage.
<Arvedui> OOC - Using Aid Another. No damage.
> OOC - Okay, then no concentration check, right, Laggy?
<Magus> OOC - No. Concentration checks are only forced if the spellcaster is hit while casting a spell on his turn, via an AOO or a readied action. The bird can't ready actions.
> OOC - Okay, thought so. Okay.
<Magus> OOC - However, it CAN perform AOOs, so if the spellcaster isn't smart enough to cast defensively or take the 5 foot step...
> Duran swoops into position, ready to aid another!
> Meanwhile the second mage steps back carefully, to the edge of the catherial as it touches the landshark! Strength flows into it's body, invigorating it even further!
> OOC - Ar.
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* Arvedui draws a trio of arrows from the quiver at his back, letting each fly in rapid succession towards the mage currently engaged by Duran!
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+9
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+9 --> 1,0[ 1d20=9 ]12,0{18}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+9
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+9 --> 1,0[ 1d20=12 ]12,0{21}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+4
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+4 --> 1,0[ 1d20=2 ]12,0{6}
> OOC - First two hit.
<Arvedui> roll 2d8+4
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 2d8+4 --> 1,0[ 2d8=4 ]12,0{8}
<Arvedui> OOC - reroll that or just add two?
> OOC - Ten damagized.
> The first mage has an arrow into it's gut, the second in it's leg! He makes no sound, merely bleeding profusely as he tries to keep his concentration!
> roll 1d20+5
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Dungeon_Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+5 --> 1,0[ 1d20=5 ]12,0{10}
> But his magic is lost! OOC - Akela.
> OOC - Strike that. Just go, Akela.
<Natalya> "Akela, take that unnaturally landbound shark!" Natalya calls, gesturing her wolf forward! Growling, Akela does just that, oversized canine bounding towards the landshark to sink her teeth in!
<Natalya> roll 1d20+7
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+7 --> 1,0[ 1d20=11 ]12,0{18}
> Duran>Mage2>Arvedui>Akela>Mage1=Natalya>Reiny>Magus>Giant beast
> No good! Akela's teeth bounce off it's tough hide! No serious bite is made!
> The wounded mage staggers back, steppinga way as it casts on the landshark again! This time a spell that speeds it up, grace and agility given! OOC - Nat.
<Magus> OOC - Time revert. When I detected magic before the summoning, which mage was it coming from?>
> OOC - Both/area.
* Natalya scowls. "Two can play at that game!" she glowers, stepping over to Magus and putting a hand on his arm, "Let the strength of the bull flow through you!" she commands, channeling her fierce powers of nature to boost his strength!
<Natalya> OOC: casting bull's strength
> OOC: Okay. Reiny!
<Reiny> Stepping back, Reiny holds her flaming sword aloft! "May Pelor's fire run in our veins and vanquish this obstacle!" she cries, bringing down her deity's blessing!
> The blessing enhances Reiny and her allies! OOC - Magus.
* Merc-zzz (~elaine@cpe-24-175-84-83.houston.res.rr.com) Quit (Ping timeout)
<Magus> With a wicked echo of steel against air, the dour Janus charges across the landscape in a surprisingly fast motion for his appearance, clearing across the landscape with his reaper's hand arcing straight for the throat of the first mage!
> The roof is clear now - you can see the too thick jungle canopy above. SMall rocks and bits of ceiling are scattered about, a few lines of red from where the mage was standing before.
> OOC - Go for it. G'luck.
<Magus> roll 1d20+11 at full PA
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 1d20+11 1,0at full PA --> 1,0[ 1d20=8 ]12,0{19}
> OOC - Damage.
<Magus> roll 2d4+24
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 2d4+24 --> 1,0[ 2d4=7 ]12,0{31}
> The mage is torn apart like confetti paper! His waist is now in two parts, upper body falling away and lower body falling forward in a geyser of bloodshed!
> Duran>Mage2>Arvedui>Akela>Natalya>Reiny>Magus>Giant beast
> The landshark looms over all, and goes down! It's great bite goes for Natalya in the heat of battle, looking to chomp down on a Russian druid!
> roll 1d20+18
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Dungeon_Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+18 --> 1,0[ 1d20=5 ]12,0{23}
<Natalya> roll 1d20+8 for wolfy AoO
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+8 1,0for wolfy AoO --> 1,0[ 1d20=3 ]12,0{11}
> As Akela is forced back and fails to harm the creature, it bites Natalya hard!
> roll 2d8+10
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Dungeon_Kotono rolled :1,0 2d8+10 --> 1,0[ 2d8=13 ]12,0{23}
> The bite tears into the druid like the wrath of God, front and back of her stomach horribly bitten and chewed! OOC - Duran.
> OOC - Actually, let's pause here and have you simmer in anticipation.
> OOC - Work calls.
* Natalya changes topic to 'Natalya 18/41, Arvediu 48/48, Magus 49/49, Reiny 44/44, Akela 36/36, Duran 12/12'

[Anastasia]

<Natalya> Duran>Mage2>Arvedui>Akela>Natalya>Reiny>Magus>Giant beast
> > Duran>Mage2>Arvedui>Akela>Mage1=Natalya>Reiny>Magus>Giant beast! When we last left our intrepid heros Natalya was short several hit points thanks toa v icious bite! The party is on the offense, trying to blister past a fightening foe before being eaten alive! Will they overcome this challenge or get to remark after that Ana has no clue about challenge ratings?! We'll find out!
* Laggy is now known as Magus
* Halbarad is now known as Arvedui
* Hotaru is now known as Reiny
> Duran>Mage2>Arvedui>Akela>Natalya>Reiny>Magus>Giant beast!
* Natalya screams in pain as her insides are exposed to the outside thanks to the horrid landshark's ferocious bite!
* Arvedui winces at the cry, calling out a command to Duran to switch targets to the second mage! No sense in turning him into a snack for the shark, and the faster they fall the better.
> OOC - Duran is up.
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+11 for Aid Another
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+11 1,0for Aid Another --> 1,0[ 1d20=2 ]12,0{13}
> The hawk is in position, ready to help out the the next attacker ont he mage! But he isn't stopping at all! Weaves of magic come as he moves his fingers in the air! A pair of missiles at the bird, stock magic fired at the pesky bird!
> roll 2d4+2
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 2d4+2 --> 1,0[ 2d4=8 ]12,0{10}
* Kotono changes topic to 'Natalya 18/41, Arvediu 48/48, Magus 49/49, Reiny 44/44, Akela 36/36, Duran 2/12'
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+11 AoO for the birdie
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+11 1,0AoO for the birdie --> 1,0[ 1d20=11 ]12,0{22}
> OOC - Damage
<Arvedui> roll 1d4-2
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d4-2 --> 1,0[ 1d4=3 ]12,0{1}
> roll 1d20+5 concentration check
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+5 1,0concentration check --> 1,0[ 1d20=17 ]12,0{22}
> Duran swoops in for a peck as the mage casts! A vicious back and forth, a tear into the mage's chest in exchange for two point blank magic missiles! The damage is considerable, Duran badly injured! OOC - Ar.
<Arvedui> "Dammit!" the ranger swears, fitting another trio of arrows in rapid succession and letting fly at the second mage!
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+11
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+11 --> 1,0[ 1d20=15 ]12,0{26}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+9
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+9 --> 1,0[ 1d20=20 ]12,0{29}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+4
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+4 --> 1,0[ 1d20=17 ]12,0{21}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+9 confirm
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+9 1,0confirm --> 1,0[ 1d20=9 ]12,0{18}
> OOC - Crit threat on the second, and three hits regardless.
> OOC-  Two hits and a crit. OW.
<Arvedui> roll 5d8+15
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 5d8+15 --> 1,0[ 5d8=14 ]12,0{29}
> The arrows slam into the mage, one going right into it's face! He slumps over, dead as a zombie! But the landshark is still here, a hungered roar as it's wizard allies fall! OOC - Akela.
<Natalya> Akela snarls as her mistress is attacked, attempting once more to clamp her own sharp teeth on the beast's unguarded flank!
<Natalya> roll 1d20+9
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+9 --> 1,0[ 1d20=14 ]12,0{23}
> OOC - damage.
<Natalya> roll 1d8+3
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d8+3 --> 1,0[ 1d8=2 ]12,0{5}
<Natalya> roll 1d20+8 trip check
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+8 1,0trip check --> 1,0[ 1d20=4 ]12,0{12}
> roll 1d20 before mods to see if this is even close
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20 1,0before mods to see if this is even close --> 1,0[ 1d20=4 ]12,0{4}
> The bite penetrates, a weak and shallow wound to the landshark! It's only mildly injured, but at least Natalya's steadfast friend manages a measure of revenge! The shark thrashes around from the wound, only slowed a bit and not tripped up by the wolf chewing into it! OOC - Nat.
* Natalya carefully steps back to make some room between herself and the shark before she summons forth more allies to fill that space. "Hunter of everglade and swamp, come to my aid!" she beseeches!
<Natalya> roll 1d20+11 DC 18 concentration check to cast defensively
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+11 1,0DC 18 concentration check to cast defensively --> 1,0[ 1d20=16 ]12,0{27}
<Natalya> roll 1d3
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d3 --> 1,0[ 1d3=1 ]12,0{1}
<Natalya> Before Natalya appears a green skinned aquatic predator appears, intersposing itself between the druid and her assailant and promptly snapping its oversized jaw at the landshark!
<Natalya> roll 1d20+10
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+10 --> 1,0[ 1d20=6 ]12,0{16}
> It's great jaw clangs off it's tough skin, nod amage done! The shark turns to it, far larger than it could ever hope to be! OOC - Reiny.
<Reiny> Seeing her allies in danger, Reiny doesn't hesitate to step forward! "Pelor's holy flames banish this creature to the depths from which it came!" she cries, lashing out with that flaming longsword!
<Reiny> roll 1d20+12
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+12 --> 1,0[ 1d20=7 ]12,0{19}
<Reiny> roll 1d20+7
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+7 --> 1,0[ 1d20=9 ]12,0{16}
> Clang! The flaming sword only warms the flesh of the landshark! It does recoil slightly at the flames, but isn't deterred enough! OOC - Magus.
<Magus> With his scythe swinging about, Janus steadies himself from his fresh kill and charges straight back the opposite direction of whence he came, having no need for defense, intent only on rendering the very life from the beast threatening them as he holds his scythe high! (Charge, PA at 3, moving to flank)
> OOC - Go for it.
<Magus> roll 1d20+15
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 1d20+15 --> 1,0[ 1d20=18 ]12,0{33}
<Magus> roll 1d20+15 confirm
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 1d20+15 1,0confirm --> 1,0[ 1d20=9 ]12,0{24}
> OOC - Hit and crit, just barely!
<Magus> roll 4d4+32
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 4d4+32 --> 1,0[ 4d4=6 ]12,0{38}
> Charging valiantly, Magus meets the shark's side! He plunges his scythe in and keeps running towards the temple, splitting it's side open in a gruesome display! Blood and guts flow freely, a wound worthy of a grand hero! It's still alive, thrashing about before it bares down at Reiny, looking to return pain to it's attackers!
> roll 1d20+18
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+18 --> 1,0[ 1d20=9 ]12,0{27}
> roll 2d8+10
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 2d8+10 --> 1,0[ 2d8=6 ]12,0{16}
* Kotono changes topic to 'Natalya 18/41, Arvediu 48/48, Magus 49/49, Reiny 28/44, Akela 36/36, Duran 2/12'
> The bite nearly severs Reiny's left arm from her body! Blood flows like grisly wine from the shark and from the sacred paladin! OOC - Initiative recoming.
> Duran>Arvedui>Akela>Natalya>Reiny>Magus>Giant beast!
> Duran>Arvedui>Akela>Natalya and friends>Reiny>Magus>Giant beast!
<Arvedui> "Duran, to me!" Arvedui calls out, pulling the wounded hawk from the battle!
> So Duran flies back, body battered but returning to the stout archer! OOC - Ar.
* Arvedui lets loose another triple assault at the badly gashed-open shark!
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+10
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+10 --> 1,0[ 1d20=15 ]12,0{25}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+10
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+10 --> 1,0[ 1d20=3 ]12,0{13}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+5
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+5 --> 1,0[ 1d20=7 ]12,0{12}
> OOC - One hit.
<Arvedui> roll 1d8+4
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d8+4 --> 1,0[ 1d8=4 ]12,0{8}
> Anothe arrow embeds into the front of the landshark! The wound is considerably lesser than Magus' assault, but it causes more of it's precious plasma to leak out! It's movement is starting to slow, a strange, warbling cry from it! OOC - Akela an then Natalya and company.
<Natalya> Akela bares her fangs once more, trying to penetrate the unnatural beast's thick hide!
<Natalya> roll 1d20+10
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+10 --> 1,0[ 1d20=10 ]12,0{20}
> Akela still can't quite do it, despite her best efforts! It's flesh is just too hard for teeth to penetrate easily!
<Natalya> Meanwhile Natalya's newly arrived green friend decides to forgo using its teeth, instead turning slightly and clubbing the giant landshark with its meaty tail!
<Natalya> roll 1d20+8
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+8 --> 1,0[ 1d20=11 ]12,0{19}
> Another failed attempt, only causing a harmless bruise on the wounded shark's side!
* Natalya herself decides to just back off a bit further, casting a healing spell upon her battered form.
<Natalya> roll 1d8+5
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d8+5 --> 1,0[ 1d8=2 ]12,0{7}
* Kotono changes topic to 'Natalya 25/41, Arvediu 48/48, Magus 49/49, Reiny 28/44, Akela 36/36, Duran 2/12'
> Natalya's body mends, healing force turning the bite into a less severe, gaping wound! OOC - Reiny.
<Reiny> Reiny continues her seemingly pointless assault! Pelor's flames lash desperately at the creature's flank as she fights for survival!
<Reiny> roll 1d20+12
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+12 --> 1,0[ 1d20=4 ]12,0{16}
<Reiny> roll 1d20+7
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+7 --> 1,0[ 1d20=6 ]12,0{13}
> Again nothing! It rears back in it's confused state from the flame, but no real damage occurs! The floor is becoming slick with it's shedded plasma, a grisly scene with the jungle's heat flooding in from above! OOc - Magus.
<Magus> Magus moves in to finish the job that he started, scythe seeking to reap its sow as it slices at the same wound that he struck earlier for additional lethality!
<Magus> OOC - PA at 1.
<Magus> roll 1d20+15
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 1d20+15 --> 1,0[ 1d20=20 ]12,0{35}
<Magus> roll 1d20+15 confirm?
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 1d20+15 1,0confirm? --> 1,0[ 1d20=2 ]12,0{17}
> OOC - Just a normal hit.
<Magus> roll 2d4+14
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 2d4+14 --> 1,0[ 2d4=5 ]12,0{19}
> An X is formed as the shark's side is ripped open again! It's body shimmers before it vanishes, leaving only the mages and tons of blood all over! Victory!
> OOC - Fight's over, free action goes here.
<Magus> Flicking off the blood in a bad imitation of samurai style, Janus turns his eyes to the others to see that there were no fatalities. Seeing none, only grievious wounds, he steps back to the bodies of the fallen mages to examine them.
* Natalya sags as she sheathes her scimitar, Akela trotting over to her mistress while the crocodile yawns idly and waits for its summoning to expire. "Thank you," she nods wearily to Magus, "I had feared that abomination would have ended me, for a moment..." she admits, withdrawing her wand and casting another healing spell upon herself.
<Natalya> roll 1d8+1
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d8+1 --> 1,0[ 1d8=1 ]12,0{2}
<Natalya> And another!
<Natalya> roll 1d8+1
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d8+1 --> 1,0[ 1d8=4 ]12,0{5}
<Natalya> One more for the road!
<Natalya> roll 1d8+1
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d8+1 --> 1,0[ 1d8=7 ]12,0{8}
* Kotono changes topic to 'Natalya 40/41, Arvediu 48/48, Magus 49/49, Reiny 28/44, Akela 36/36, Duran 2/12'
* Arvedui pulls his own wand from his pack, tending to his faithful hawk's wounds as well. "Good work there, Duran."
<Arvedui> roll 1d8+1
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d8+1 --> 1,0[ 1d8=5 ]12,0{6}
> On searching, Magus finds the following - three scrolls to read if he wishes, and a some silver jewelry on both. Not a ton, but it's probably worth some gold.
<Natalya> "Reiny, you require assistance as well?" she enquires, moving to render healing to the paladin.
<Natalya> roll 1d8+1
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d8+1 --> 1,0[ 1d8=3 ]12,0{4}
<Natalya> roll 1d8+1
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d8+1 --> 1,0[ 1d8=3 ]12,0{4}
<Natalya> roll 1d8+1
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d8+1 --> 1,0[ 1d8=8 ]12,0{9}
<Magus> He picks them the assorted items, uttering some arcane incantations as he raises the scroll to his eyes. OOC - read magic.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Natalya 40/41, Arvediu 48/48, Magus 49/49, Reiny 44/44, Akela 36/36, Duran 8/12'
> Magus finds Scrolls of: Bull's Strength, Cat's Grace and Monster Summoning 1.
<Reiny> "Thanks," Reiny murmurs, frowning at the whole thing.
<Natalya> "Find anything interesting?" the druid asks as she strolls over to join Magus.
<Magus> "A few scrolls of note," the sorcerer replies with the apathy plain as day in his tone. He hands over the scroll of monster summoning and cat's grace to the druid. "I believe these are more well suited to you."
* Natalya accepts the cat's grace scroll but wrinkles her nose at the former. "I cannot summon those sorts morally aligned magical beasts, only allies of nature," she shakes her head regretfully.
<Magus> Holding up the jewelry in his hand somewhat disdainly, he walks over to Ardevui to hand over the 'loot' without comment and inspects the body of the dead landshark, as well, just to making sure it's really dead. Oh, and keeps the scroll, apparently.
> There is a problem with that, or so Magus finds. Namely it's sundered body faded away on death, so no corpse.
<Magus> Oh, right.
<Natalya> "Shall we proceed?" Natalya asks, gesturing at the door that was guarded by the faceless mages.
<Magus> He's smart like that. Examining the GROUND, then, Janus heads back over to the door under the presumption no one is yapping around and opens it!
> The door is unlocked, it can be opened at anytime by anyone. This is what Magus finds out, and sure enough, he opens it wide!
> 6. A church pews and altar are ahead of you. The walls are dotted with several doors, seven on the right wall and three on the left. The pews are overgrown with vines, the roof solid but greenery lined. The scent of the jungle is stronger here, overwhelming. You feel sweat roll down your body as you see the golden altar, dimmed and almost completely covered in vines. Underneath you can see the floor and murals of a fine chapel, but it's all ovewhelmed!
> OOC - Ignore the 6. <_<
>  but it's all ovewhelmed!
* Arvedui heads over to the altar, keeping a sharp eye out for anything untoward as he examines the golden plinth.
> OOC - Knowledge: Nature check, Nat and anyone else that has it.
<Natalya> roll 1d20+15
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+15 --> 1,0[ 1d20=1 ]12,0{16}
> The alter is overgrown with vines. You can't see anything at all as it stands.
> OOc - Gah, gah, gah.
> The altar is overgrown with vines. You can't see anything at all as it stands. It's about six feet tall or so and quite stately, or perhaps it was when it wasn't covered in innocent green vines.
* Arvedui doesn't disturb the plant life for now, simply taking his time to examine the area around the altar for things that make him say 'ouch'.
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+10 Search
<Natalya> "Careful, everyone!" Natalya warns, "There are some assassin vines about," she gestures at where they're located - none near the altar. "They seem inert but can strike without warning."
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+10 1,0Search --> 1,0[ 1d20=12 ]12,0{22}
> They're mostly in the pews, waiting and unmoving. They really aren't doing much - and Arvedui's searching finds them as well, helped by the obvious giveaway.
> There are about four of note total, you think.
* Reiny shakes her head, moving directly towards the altar to start clearing it off. Such icons shouldn't be covered!
<Magus> Magus steps in despite this warning, although he keeps a wary eye out for the vines. Is there one that can be isolated?
* Natalya keeps a respectful distance from the vines as she also enters, going over to check the first door on the right and wearing a slight smile at the victory of nature over this gaudy construction of man.
> As Reiny clears the vines, warmth fills her body! Atop the altar is a simple sun, raised up from the surface like a button.
> Magus might be able to, but it's thicker between the pews. It would be risky, he thinks.
<Magus> If it's of no immediate danger and well out of presence, he ignores it and moves to the altar as well, assisting in Reiny in clearing it off with still strength-enhanced swiping of his scythe.
<Reiny> Reiny tries to discern any special properties of the altar known to legend or the like, just clearing away coverings as she does.
> OOC - Knowledge religion check.
<Reiny> roll 1d20+10
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+10 --> 1,0[ 1d20=19 ]12,0{29}
<Natalya> "Akela, stay and watch the door," Natalya adds, her wolf dutifully remaining by the door and keeping an eye out for trouble.
<Natalya> *front door
<Reiny> "Mmm...it looks normal, except for this raised part," Reiny muses, hands brushing over the familiar form of the altar at which she's worshipped for so many years. "I can't remember anything about it, though."
* Natalya begins to search the doors on the right, opening each as she works her way down.
* Merc-zzz (~elaine@katy-adsl-66-170-222-140.consolidated.net) has joined #dunes
<Magus> If the alter provides no other interest, Magus will move towards to the obvious exits in the room - there are doors? Missed that. He will, of course, be careful about not tripping over any vines.
<Arvedui> Noting the druid's action - and seeing that Reiny seems to have the altar covered - Arvedui heads for the left side of the hall, checking the doors on that side. He too makes sure to stay clear of any of the vines he spotted earlier.
<Reiny> Reiny, ever impulsive and considering what the last giant sun-button did, presses down on the raised part of the altar, offering a silent prayer to Pelor for protection as she does.
> The first is a small, simple closet that Natayla finds. Rusted tools are about here, but on a shelf in the back? A bag bulging with what looks to be coins can be seen, just waiting!
> There are lots of doors - seven on the right and three on the left for Magus to choose from.
<Magus> The left, then.
> OOC - Close to the altar or closet o the exit, old man. Let me deal with all of them first before replies, people.
<Arvedui> OOC - Starting from the altar, since I'm on that end already.
> This is what Arvedui sees:
> This is a large common room of beds and rest. Beds, dressers, chests and so on. All of it is rotten and old, no sign of those that may have ever used it. What little remains of the beds shows that they were perhaps perfectly made. There's a fair bit of rubble here to look through if one is of a mind.
> The sun sets into the altar fully! Behind you, the rear wall rises up, a swath of thick jungle ahead! You can just see a river, a circular clearing in superdense jungle! You'd hvae to walk out of the temple and keep going to see more.
* Merc-zzz (~elaine@katy-adsl-66-170-222-140.consolidated.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
<Reiny> "Oh, so that's what that does," Reiny remarks plainly, glancing back to see what everyone else is doing.
* Arvedui whirls quickly at the sound of stone moving, just in time to see the rear wall retract. "The hell...?" he mutters, slowly heading over to examine the jungle.
* Natalya goes to open the bag and see if it actually is filled with coins. Be an odd place to keep them, but one never can tell with these decadent Imperialist religons...
<Magus> Oh, well, the sound of the wall rising is probably enough to catch Janus's attention to turn his head. Viewing the new landscape with some vague amount of interest, he pauses.
> OOC - Spot check, Nat.
<Natalya> roll 1d20+9
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+9 --> 1,0[ 1d20=16 ]12,0{25}
> OOC - LUCKY. Just made it.
> Natalya notices a strange powder all over the bag.
<Natalya> The druid draws her hand back a moment. "Hmm..." she frowns slightly, deciding to draw her scimitar and cut away part of the bag from a safe distance as a more preferable way of seeing what's inside than touching the dubious powder.
> The bag is cut open! A bit of powder goes airborn, but nothing ill happens as large platinum coins pour out! Several dozen platinum coins, and you think you see something small and green glittering amid them.
<Magus> Seeing as no one's quite moving out yet, Magus will go to inspect the center of the left doors.
<Natalya> "Oooh... I found some money!" Natalya calls back to the others, using her sword to lift up the now cut open bag so that the contents can be emptied over the floor before she flicks the bag away from herself.
> So doing, Natalya finds 65 PP and one small emerald from inside the bag. It looks like a nice haul!
> This is what Magus sees:
<Arvedui> "Eh?" Arvedui withdraws his attention from the jungle, heading over to see what Natalya's found. "Not bad at all," the ranger comments, moving to the next door nearest the druid to take a look.
> A room of meditation and silence - a few meditation chairs and stools remain. There is a small altar at the back, and on it rests a scimitar, awaiting.As if ripe for the plucking?
* Natalya stashes the money into her backpack before exiting and going to the next room after the one Arvedui is investigating. "Let's search all the rooms before going ahead?" she suggests, noticing the now exposed river thanks to Reiny's actions.
<Arvedui> "Sounds like a fine plan to me," Arvedui agrees.
<Magus> A negligent flick of his wrist as Janus takes a necessary precaution. OOC - detect magic, maintaining concentration as usual.
> OOC - There is strong necromantic and summoning magic around the scimitar. You can't read the weapon itself, since the overlaying aura is so thick.
> OOC - Oooops.
<Reiny> "Strange..." Reiny murmurs, looking about. "This is all...so strangely out in the open," she frowns.
> OOC - Ignore that school stuff. <_<
<Magus> OOC - It's thick magic, got it. <_<
> OOC: Knowledge religion, Reiny.
<Magus> roll 1d20+1 spellcraft check anyway
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 1d20+1 1,0spellcraft check anyway --> 1,0[ 1d20=3 ]12,0{4}
> Magus can't get anything else about the magic.
<Magus> Well. First things first. Janus promptly smashes the door into convenient bits to make sure it doesn't close on him, scythe swinging with brutal efficiency.
> The door is smashed!
<Reiny> roll 1d20+10
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+10 --> 1,0[ 1d20=5 ]12,0{15}
<Magus> Assuming this is not a problem, he will take a step or two in, pause, ready to cut anything in half.
> Nothing happens by Magus stepping into the room. It smells like the jungle in here, thick.
<Reiny> "There's some legend about this...must've not been very important if I can't remember it," Reiny hums, shrugging and watching. She isn't very good at thsi searching stuff.
<Magus> None of those damned murals or anything? Very well. Move past the chairs, ignore them, and examine the altar.
> It's a plain altar. The scimitar sits around it, magic radiating from it. It makes MAgus' skin crawl.
> OOC - Where are the others, elaborate your positions, everyone
<Reiny> OOC - At the door.
* Natalya is searching the third room on the right.
<Arvedui> OOC: Second room on the right.
> OOC - Oh, I missed your search of the second, then. <_< Okay, lemme adjudicate that since I think I missed you, Nat.
<Magus> With a muttered oath beneath his face, the sorcerer takes a step back and judges the strength of the altar with a tap of his scythe.
> Natayla finds a simple hallway, branching northward at a L juncture. She can see a locust lazily flying about.
> It's quite strong and sturdy. It won't be too easy to destroy.
* Natalya decides to clear the remaining rooms before she goes to explore the hallway, moving on to the fourth doorway.
> OOC - Third, Nat, third.
<Magus> Is it movable?
<Natalya> OOC: I just searched the third.
<Arvedui> OOC: I'm searching the second on the right. She skipped the one I'm on and moved from third, got the hallway, then going to the fourth.
> OOC: Okay. You guys c hill a moemnt, let me deal with Magus and Reiny since I don't want to get overwhelmed here.
> It doesn't look movable, no.
<Magus> Muttering something about the black winds that plague him, Janus waves his hands in an arcane measure to cast shield before prying the scimitar off with his scythe, swerving around battle-ready in case something goes horribly wrong. (Readied action to partial charge any hostile enemy that appears)
<Magus> OOC - actually, strike that, true strike, not shield.
> OOC - Meanwhile, listen check, Reiny.
<Reiny> roll 1d20+1
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+1 --> 1,0[ 1d20=18 ]12,0{19}
<Reiny> Reiny whirls with a drawn and fiery blade at a more than suspicious sound behind her!
> Magus knocks the scimitar off the altar! The magic discharges, only leaving moderate magic around the scimitar, but nothing noticible happens...at least here.
> Reiny sees one of the assassin vines creeping towards her stealthily, almost within range!
> Meanwhile Arvedui checks the second room!
<Magus> ...picking up the scimitar and balancing his scythe with only one hand for now, Magus silently leaves the room, something bothering him in the back of his head...
<Reiny> "There's an assassin vine on the move!" Reiny calls, stepping aside and readying herself to strike it once it comes into reach.
> Arvedui finds another shallow closet. There's a lot of junk in back, as well as some room to check and a solid wall at teh end.
<Magus> And that would be it!
<Magus> He moves out of the smashed doorway, and immediately looks for a vine to cut apart!
> OOC - Okay, lemme let the other two react to that how they will and set the stage, since you managed to stir the vines.
* Arvedui turns away from the room, looking for any of the vines that have become active during their searching.
<Natalya> "What?" Natalya snaps her head around, withdrawing from the door she was about to open. "Careful, if they grab you you'll feel it!"
> Arvedui finds a bit of a spot! Two vines are getting dangerously close to him and Natalya, while one is close to Reiny and the last is sneaking up on the wolf's side near the door!
> OOC - Let's do initiative!
<Magus> roll 1d20+6 init
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 1d20+6 1,0init --> 1,0[ 1d20=3 ]12,0{9}
> roll 1d20
> roll 1d20
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20 --> 1,0[ 1d20=13 ]12,0{13}
> roll 1d20
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20 --> 1,0[ 1d20=12 ]12,0{12}
> roll 1d20
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20 --> 1,0[ 1d20=12 ]12,0{12}
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20 --> 1,0[ 1d20=2 ]12,0{2}
<Natalya> roll 1d20+4 Natalya
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+4 1,0Natalya --> 1,0[ 1d20=15 ]12,0{19}
<Reiny> roll 1d20+2
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+2 --> 1,0[ 1d20=18 ]12,0{20}
<Natalya> roll 1d20+3 Akela
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+3 1,0Akela --> 1,0[ 1d20=12 ]12,0{15}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+3
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+3 --> 1,0[ 1d20=12 ]12,0{15}
> Reiny>Nat>Akela=Arvedui>Vine1>Vine2=Vine3>Magus>Vine4
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+8 Duran
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+8 1,0Duran --> 1,0[ 1d20=11 ]12,0{19}
> Reiny>Nat=Duran-chan>Akela=Arvedui>Vine1>Vine2=Vine3>Magus>Vine4
<Reiny> Now given serious reason, Reiny lashes out with her flaming sword, bringing Pelor's holy cleansing fire to his forgotten church!
<Reiny> roll 1d20+9
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+9 --> 1,0[ 1d20=5 ]12,0{14}
<Reiny> roll 1d20+4
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+4 --> 1,0[ 1d20=14 ]12,0{18}
> OOC - Second hit, damage.
<Reiny> roll 1d8+3
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d8+3 --> 1,0[ 1d8=7 ]12,0{10}
<Reiny> roll 1d6
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d6 --> 1,0[ 1d6=4 ]12,0{4}
> As Reiny closes in to slice, the vine attacks the noble paladin with it's hugeness, a whipping slam across her!
> roll 1d20+7
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+7 --> 1,0[ 1d20=6 ]12,0{13}
> OOC - AC?
<Reiny> OOC - 20
> Reiny parries the blow aside, ruining her first attack! But her second is vengeful, slicing a burning lancet deep into it!
> OOC - Natayla and Duran, go!
<Natalya> "Akela, attack those vines!" Natalya calls, casting a quick spell to put her on even footing with the plants. "Resilence of the oak, protect me!"
<Natalya> OOC: Barkskin
> OOC - What spell, FYI?
> OOC - Okay!
* Arvedui lets Duran take to the air again. "Duran, keep it busy!" Arvedui calls out, the hawk taking flight as it harries the nearest of the vines to the two friends of nature!
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+11 for Aid Another
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+11 1,0for Aid Another --> 1,0[ 1d20=19 ]12,0{30}
> Duran is prepared, helping the next attack at that vine! OOC - Akela and Ar, go.
> OOC - Strike.
<Arvedui> OOC - Just cancel it entirely.
> OOC - Akela and Ar, go.
<Natalya> Akela snarls as she bounds over the pews to assist her master, attacking the vine closest to Natalya!
<Natalya> roll 1d20+7
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+7 --> 1,0[ 1d20=5 ]12,0{12}
> OOC - If Akela goes past the one sneaking up on her will get an AoO, I think, as well as the one it attacks, since it's bolting past one to attack another and both have reach.
<Magus> OOC - Yep. Though they have one AOO a round, Dune, for each vine, keep in mind.
<Natalya> OOC: Akela has reach, so she won't get AoO'd by the one she hits. But if one was sneaking on her then it will get its AoO, yes.
> OOC - I'm aware.
> OOC - Okay.
> roll 1d20+7
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+7 --> 1,0[ 1d20=11 ]12,0{18}
> OOc - What's her AC?
<Natalya> OOC: 18
> roll 1d8+7
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d8+7 --> 1,0[ 1d8=7 ]12,0{14}
* Kotono changes topic to 'Natalya 40/41, Arvediu 48/48, Magus 49/49, Reiny 44/44, Akela 22/36, Duran 8/12'
* Arvedui braces, letting fly with a grouping of arrows against the vine nearest the pair, threading his shots carefully past the wolf!
> roll 1d6+7
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d6+7 --> 1,0[ 1d6=6 ]12,0{13}
* Kotono changes topic to 'Natalya 40/41, Arvediu 48/48, Magus 49/49, Reiny 44/44, Akela 23/36, Duran 8/12'
> OOC - Grapple check.
<Natalya> roll 1d20+11
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+11 --> 1,0[ 1d20=20 ]12,0{31}
> roll 1d20+13
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+13 --> 1,0[ 1d20=5 ]12,0{18}
> roll 1d20+12
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+12 --> 1,0[ 1d20=19 ]12,0{31}
> Akela is slammed hard, but still going as it escapes the grasp of the assassin vine! It charges towards it's target, ready to attack!
<Natalya> OOC: Akela forgoes her attack on the first one to remain grappling with the one that hit her.
> OOC - Okay.
> OOC - Ar.
<Natalya> The vine wraps around Akela but the wolf is quick to react, oversized paws forcing it down as she delivers a savage bite!
<Natalya> roll 1d8+3
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d8+3 --> 1,0[ 1d8=4 ]12,0{7}
> A nasty chomp, taking a good part of it' sgreen out! OOC - Ar is now officially up, oi I hate all these little rules for this. <_<
* Arvedui reacts quickly, giving the nearest of the vines something to think... well, react to, anyway - about as it approaches him and the druid! Three things, in fact, with points and feathers!
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+10
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+10 --> 1,0[ 1d20=7 ]12,0{17}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+10
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+10 --> 1,0[ 1d20=14 ]12,0{24}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+5
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+5 --> 1,0[ 1d20=14 ]12,0{19}
> OOc - Three hits.
<Arvedui> roll 3d8+9
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 3d8+9 --> 1,0[ 3d8=6 ]12,0{15}
> Three arrows solidly embed into the vine, causing it much pain and several punctures! It's still going, though, none of them down for the count yet!
> OOC - Vines 1-3 are up.
> The first vine is scorched from Reiny's attack, so it simply returns the favor and tries to slam her again!
> roll 1d20+7
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+7 --> 1,0[ 1d20=10 ]12,0{17}
> OOc - AC?
<Reiny> OOC - 20
> But it bounces off Reiny's shield, only entangling the air! Meanwhile the second is turned into a pincushion on the other side of the room! It reacts by stopping, suddenly teh plant life around Arvedui becoming alive! OOC - Reflex save, Ar.
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+8
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+8 --> 1,0[ 1d20=10 ]12,0{18}
> The vines are all around Arvedui! They come to life, trying to ensnare him! He avoids the worst of it, but is still slowed down somewhat! Your movement will be slower (Halved), and it looks like they aren't going to give up trying easily!
> Meanwhile the third slithers towards Natayla, a slam attack at the poor Druid!
> roll 1d20+7
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+7 --> 1,0[ 1d20=8 ]12,0{15}
> OOC - I'm guessing that fails.
> A miss, narrowly evaded by a speedy step back!
> OOC - Magus-chaaan.
<Magus> OOC - Can I reach vine 4 without getting AOO'd by others?
> OOC - You mean the one that was after Akela?
<Magus> OOC - Yes.
> OOC - Both have AoO'ed, so yes.
<Magus> OOC - In that case.
<Magus> Magus tosses the scimitar aside to fully grip his scythe again, wielding said instrument of death with extreme prejudice as he hastily makes his away across the pews, jumping, swerving, moving to cut down the pesky annoyance of nature! OOC - full PA, full CE.
<Magus> roll 1d20+21
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 1d20+21 --> 1,0[ 1d20=15 ]12,0{36}
> OOC - Yeah, hit. Damage.
<Magus> OOC - Are they crittable?
<Magus> OOC - Also, he gets an AOO on me first, against AC 22.
> OOC - Yes. You have expanded crit range at the moment?
> OOC - It already AoO'ed this round.
<Magus> OOC - I do. That's why my scythe costs a shitload and a half. Oh.
<Natalya> OOC: plus the plant is grappling Akela, so it can't AoO at all.
<Magus> roll 2d4+19
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 2d4+19 --> 1,0[ 2d4=6 ]12,0{25}
> With an epic swing the vine is cut in twain, reaped skillfully by Magus! It's dead and gone, Akela and Magus claiming a victim together!
>  Reiny>Nat=Duran-chan>Akela=Arvedui>Vine1>Vine2=Vine3>Magus
<Reiny> "Begone in the cleansing fire of Pelor's Light!" Reiny screams at the vine under her attack, lashing out again at it over and over!
<Reiny> roll 1d20+9
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+9 --> 1,0[ 1d20=18 ]12,0{27}
<Reiny> roll 1d20+4
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+4 --> 1,0[ 1d20=13 ]12,0{17}
> OOC - Two hits. Damage!
<Reiny> roll 2d8+8
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 2d8+8 --> 1,0[ 2d8=8 ]12,0{16}
<Reiny> roll 2d6
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=6 ]12,0{6}
> In her rage Reiny rends the vine apart! Only burnt segments are left, destroyed in a holy fury! OOC - Nat and Duran go.
<Arvedui> OOC - Duran-tan's staying put.
> OOC - Okay! Just the Russian Bombshell.
<Natalya> Stepping closer to the vine that attacked her, Natalya makes a hopeful slice with her scimitar, more intending to provide a flanking opportunity for her pet.
<Natalya> roll 1d20+5
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+5 --> 1,0[ 1d20=19 ]12,0{24}
<Natalya> roll 1d20+5 to confirm
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+5 1,0to confirm --> 1,0[ 1d20=10 ]12,0{15}
<Natalya> OOC; wait...
<Natalya> roll 1d6
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d6 --> 1,0[ 1d6=6 ]12,0{6}
> OOC - Hit, anyway.
> The last unwounded vine loses that status! Natayla's weapon slices cleanly into the vine! A good start to it's destruction, a blow that would give most creatures pause! OOC - Akela and Ar, go.
<Natalya> Giving herself a shake as she rises from the dismembered vine, Akela bounds forth towards her original target!
<Natalya> roll 1d20+9
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+9 --> 1,0[ 1d20=4 ]12,0{13}
> But Akela isn't ablet o do quite enough! Her bite just barely misses, helping her mistress not!
* Arvedui grimaces as he keeps clear of the entangling verdure around him, presenting another rapid-fire and high-speed delivery of pain to the already-perforated vine!
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+10
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+10 --> 1,0[ 1d20=20 ]12,0{30}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+10
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+10 --> 1,0[ 1d20=5 ]12,0{15}
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+5
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+5 --> 1,0[ 1d20=16 ]12,0{21}
> OOC - Two hits.
> OOC - Three.
<Arvedui> roll 3d8+9
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 3d8+9 --> 1,0[ 3d8=15 ]12,0{24}
> The third vine gets three more arrows, causing it to fall to the ground! The magic around Arvedui vanishes, the plants going limp!
> The last vine whips at Natayla again, trying to get food in it's mindless daze!
> roll 1d20+7
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+7 --> 1,0[ 1d20=7 ]12,0{14}
> But again it misses completely! OOC - Magus.
<Magus> Magus moves to position and, rather than getting within the deadly range of the vine, holds his scythe up high and SWINGS it instead at the thing, the weapon slicing through the air to cut the thing apart! OOC - take -4 for improvised, use dex instead of str to hit.
<Magus> roll 1d20+6
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Magus rolled :1,0 1d20+6 --> 1,0[ 1d20=8 ]12,0{14}
> The scythe flies through the air, nearly hitting both Natayla and the vine, but only the wall in the end! OOC - Reiny.
<Reiny> Braving the onslaught of the vines, Reiny advances on her nearest opponent! "Begone from the holy sanctum of Pelor! Begone in HIS HOLY FIRE!" she screams, attacking!
<Reiny> roll 1d20+9
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d20+9 --> 1,0[ 1d20=16 ]12,0{25}
> roll 1d20+7 AoO
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Kotono rolled :1,0 1d20+7 1,0AoO --> 1,0[ 1d20=10 ]12,0{17}
> OOC - Hit, damage.
<Reiny> roll 1d8+4
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d8+4 --> 1,0[ 1d8=2 ]12,0{6}
<Reiny> roll 1d6
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Reiny rolled :1,0 1d6 --> 1,0[ 1d6=6 ]12,0{6}
> Reiny's flaming sword cuts in as she shield blocks the tendril's naughty attack! She carves flaming lines into it, greviously injuring the plant body! OOC -  Nat and Duran, then Akela and Arvedui.
<Natalya> "Become fertiliser, you!" Natalya calls, feeling herself get caught up in Reiny's fervour as she attacks once more!
<Natalya> roll 1d20+5
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+5 --> 1,0[ 1d20=14 ]12,0{19}
<Natalya> roll 1d6
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d6 --> 1,0[ 1d6=4 ]12,0{4}
> Another wound hits the vine, only barely alive in whatever it calls life! It's half limped and chopped up, burnt and reayd to be finished!
<Natalya> Akela also follows her mistress, trying to take another bite out of the plant to finish it off!
<Natalya> roll 1d20+9
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+9 --> 1,0[ 1d20=17 ]12,0{26}
> OOC - Damage.
<Natalya> roll 1d8+3
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d8+3 --> 1,0[ 1d8=4 ]12,0{7}
> Finally! With a great severing bite the assassin vine is defeated! IT falls apart, the catheral's front area clear! OOC - Free action.
<Natalya> "Phew!" Natalya sighs, sheathing her sword once more and going to heal her wolf with her handy wand. "Good girl!" she smiles approvingly, patting Akela's head.
<Natalya> roll 1d8+1
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d8+1 --> 1,0[ 1d8=7 ]12,0{8}
* Kotono changes topic to 'Natalya 40/41, Arvediu 48/48, Magus 49/49, Reiny 44/44, Akela 31/36, Duran 8/12'
<Magus> Retrieving his fallen scythe and the scimitar he picked up earlier, he examines the latter weapon with a vague amount of interest before walking over to Natalya to present it to her.
> It has moderate magic around it. It's not bad at all.
<Arvedui> "Got to love nature sometimes," Arvedui says with a sardonic smirk, shaking his head as he slings his bow over his back once again.
<Natalya> "Hmm?" the druid raises an eyebrow, taking hold of the weapon and giving it a few practice swings to see how it compares to her current weapon.
* Reiny sags a little in relief, battle over, Pelor's cleansing fir brought upon the church!
> Natalya finds it a very well balanced weapon indeed. It's marveously made and feels quite excellent.
<Natalya> "My, this is a fine blade," Natalya smiles, casting her own spell of detect magic before trying to examine its aura.
> It has moderate magic around it. OOC - Spellcrafting?
<Natalya> roll 1d20+10
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Natalya rolled :1,0 1d20+10 --> 1,0[ 1d20=13 ]12,0{23}
> OOC - It has strong evocation and faint conjuration within, a second aura stored.
<Natalya> Nodding in approval, Natalya rearranges her gear, putting her old scimitar in her pack and sheathing the new one. "It bears a strong enchantment to increase its effectiveness, as well as some conjuration... perhaps a bane weapon of some sort?" she muses. "Any legends of such a weapon in this temple, Reiny?"
<Magus> Magus offers no comment. Indeed, he's already gone and going off to inspect the NEXT door despite the recent struggle of life and death. Somewhat. Maybe.
> OOC - Which next door, Mr. Angst?
<Reiny> "Something came to mind, but I couldn't remember it..." Reiny trails off, the absent minded Paladin beginning to head for the clearing.
* Arvedui returns to his inspection of the small closet, checking the small space inside.
<Magus> OOC - Let's take the southern one on the left side.
<Arvedui> roll 1d20+10 Search
<Reiko-chan> 1,0Arvedui rolled :1,0 1d20+10 1,0Search --> 1,0[ 1d20=15 ]12,0{25}
> Magus sees:
> An L shaped hallway hooks, but it utterly overgrown with jungle growth. No go this wa-wait. Positioned perfectly a hand reaches out from the impassable foliage, holding a glass vial full of blue liquid. (CSW potion). It seems almost too good to be true!
> There is also strong magic in this room, all over.
> OOC - Oh balls.
<Magus> OOC - You amuse me!
> OOC - I forgot to detact that from the text. >_<
<Magus> ...A hand? What. A HAND? Made out of what?
<Natalya> "Well, practice will hopefully bear results," Natalya smiles brightly. "Stay here, Akela," she gives her wolf another benevolent pat before going to open the door she was about to investigate prior to the assassin vine interlude. (4th one on left if forgotten)
> OOC - WHere are you searching, Ar?
> It's a human hand - down to the bones.
<Arvedui> Second door on the right.
<Magus> Oh. I see. Well, Magus ignores that for now and starts SLICING mercilessly at the growth, utterly indifferent to his rampant and wanto slaughter of nature.
> OOC Let me line Reiny and we'll paus ehere.
> Reiny heads to the clearing! She sees:
> A huge circular room is here - but any traces of the temple have passed. Instead the jungle takes back over! Walls vanish in favor of thicker than believable jungle, utterly as solid as the hardest stone wall! A roaring, hissing river cuts through, about ten feet wide and bisecting the entire circle! However, strange, foul steam rises from the river, and on the far side a single skeletal arm hangs to the edge, cut off at the elbow as it meets the 'water'. On the far side rests a simple stone pedestool, something gleaming on it!
> cut off at the elbow as it meets the 'water'. On the far side rests a simple stone pedestool, something gleaming on it!
* Natalya is now known as Ebiris
* Arvedui is now known as Halbarad
<Reiny> "...Acid, that looks like fun," Reiny notes dryly, turning to watch and wait for her friends.