Soulriders 5.0: Legend of the Unending Games

19:03 <•Kotono> -----
19:07 <•Kotono> Exhaustion and rest. Plague and sickness. Days pass in this and patrolling for the dead. Fortunately, by and large, they're wiped out. There's a few intermittent reports, but none that the party chances on. Slowly, with knowledge and supplies, the plague is beginning to relent. It's then that the party is called to the High Reeve once more. It's a cloudy morning threatening rain once more, but
19:07 <•Kotono> not yet fallen. Summer continues to wind on as he sits, resting in his chair. "Yesterday was the first day without an undead sighting. The threat is likely passed." A moment to let that wash over all of you, "We've also explored that madman's lair and read his writings."
19:08 <Skaya> "He was very opinionated," Skaya agrees.
19:09 <Devar> "I wonder how much of it was his own and how much of it was Brachidos' influence." Devar adds.
19:10 <Skaya> "He seemed plenty crazy on his own."
19:11 <•Kotono> "I've dug up his identity, he wasn't one of our local troublemakers or our missing mages," A deeper frown, "He's from Rockgale, one of our northern ports. His name - his real name at any rate - was Tarbleau. He was encouraged to leave Tarbleau a few years ago and had laid low since then. As to this Brachidos, he doesn't speak of him."
19:12 <•Kotono> "My impression is that he was an unrelated madman," Anne speaks up, "But if you spread sickness and misery, a sick body cannot fend off other sicknesses as well. Vulnerability attracts it."
19:12 <Skaya> OOC: To leave Rockgale?
19:12 <•Kotono> OOC: Yes, random sleepy typo.
19:13 <Skaya> "I thought as much while reading his rantings about a lucky plague providing him with more fodder. I think he was a tool rather than actually working with Brachidos. That said, Brachidos definitely came through here recently, so...."
19:15 <•Kotono> "So." The High Reeve says, but then tightly. "There's more, and we'd like to employ your services in investigating it."
19:16 <Skaya> "Can I trouble you to go into details, Sir?"
19:16 <•Kotono> "We found a bricked over passage in Tarbleau's lair. I believe you saw it?"
19:17 <•Kotono> "Yes, we did," Starre speaks up. "I recall it."
19:17 <•Kotono> "We unbricked it and found deeper passages, ones where things become," A beat, "Strange. Quite frankly, we don't have the manpower to investigate and won't for some time."
19:19 <Skaya> "Strange how?"
19:20 <•Kotono> "It's distorted," Is the answer, "I haven't seenit but the reports are unsettled. Reports of creatures below as well," Is thea nswer, "The city forces have no desire to go deeper."
19:24 <Skaya> "I'm interested," Skaya responds after thinking it over, before glancing at the others to check with them.
19:26 <Devar> "There's no harm in going to investigate." Devar agrees. "We can always come back easily enough."
19:32 <•Kotono> "No objection here," Anne says, shaking her head.
19:32 <•Kotono> "I'm up for it," Rina agrees, "Starre?"
19:33 <•Kotono> Starre smiles, "Well-" she stops, "I had wanted to talk about this once I had more time to accep it, but last night I received a vision while I tranced. A dream, as you humans might say it."
19:33 — Skaya perks up. "If it's such an interesting dream you feel like sharing it here, by all means, please do!"
19:36 <•Kotono> "Once the gates open, I'm to part ways with you, leave my gold and possessions behind, and travel southeast alone. A task awaits me there, some leftover remnant of Brachidos that will rain fire on Welland and Laremy both if left uncontested." Starre says, "I had hoped to travel with you rlonger, and I hope to find you again once this task is done, but my lady was explicit in her instructions."
19:37 <•Kotono> Anne bows her head, "I'd not stop you if it's your task, of course. Are you well of heart? To leave behind your trail of him, even for a time, must wound your heart."
19:38 <•Kotono> "Of course he left more behind," Rina's voice is dark, bitter.
19:38 <Skaya> "Your lady... wants you to travel alone?" Also naked? Perhaps it's an elf thing. "If you need help with this I could just come along?"
19:40 <•Kotono> "Thank you, but no. If I am not alone, my mission will fail." Starre says, "I hardly understand it myself, but she gave me peace of mind. Like if we had not been here, the dead would have stolen so many more lives,e ven if Brachidos made distance from us in the meantime."
19:42 <Skaya> "I see," Skaya says slowly, before looking at Sanda.
19:42 <Devar> Devar listens and nods a bit. "You are always welcome to come back and join us again, I'm sure." He says. "It sounds like what you're to do is important."
19:44 <•Kotono> Sanda, having stayed out of it until now, shakes her head, "I'll help, High Reeve. Logically, our odds get better united." A sidelong look to Starre.
19:45 <•Kotono> "It's not like that, Sanda. It's not about the numbers, the odds or the logic. Faith isn't about any of that," Anne disagrees.
19:45 <Skaya> "As for your task," Skaya tells Starre then, "while we can't help, apparently, we'll leave notice of where we're going. We'll keep on sending word back, so you could find us if you wish."
19:45 <•Kotono> Anne gets a sour look before, "I didn't say she shouldn't go." Sanda retorts.
19:46 <•Kotono> "I'll hold yo uto that promise, "Starre ignores that byplay completely, offering her hand to Skaya and then Devar. "High Reeve, I'd like to donate some money to Dareslan's recovery. Also some to Anne's orphanage, as well as to the party."
19:47 — Skaya shakes Starre's hand with a smile.
19:47 <•Kotono> "I won't say no," The High Reeve agrees immediately.
19:47 <•Kotono> "Nor will I," Anne seconds, as hands are shaken.
19:47 <•Kotono> "How much of each?" Rina asks, "And thank you, Starre."
19:48 <Devar> Devar shakes Starre's hand firmly and gives her a quiet prayer to Eldath and Antenora for protection.
19:50 <•Kotono> OOC: Lootpost.
19:52 <•Kotono> "In the meantime until the gates open, I'd like to patrol the city. More important on this day while the rest of you explore this strangeness below the city," Starre says. "So worry not if any of the dead linger and await."
19:53 <Skaya> "Then we'll head in right away. No need to wait."
19:54 <•Kotono> "Let's go," Anne agrees, as...OIOC: Any prep or anything like that before you go in? Anne will make sure you have supplies, including food and water in case of trouble.
19:55 <Skaya> OOC: No special preparations, we always have enough food/water in haversacks for a week, yeah
19:57 <Devar> OOC: Devar will cast his new and improved mage armor on himself and Skaya for a hefty 10 hours now, so add +4 to AC.
19:58 <Skaya> OOC: Thanks
20:01 <•Kotono> Thus the party heads down. Soldiers are ready,a  slightly larger boat there with soldiers in place to row it for you. You get respectful nods and looks as you're taken along, along and then down. The formerly bricked wall is now open, two soldiers on guard there. It leads to a short passage and stairs going further down, stairs downt o somewhere.
20:02 <Skaya> "Same as before, I'll lead!" Skaya announces, heading down at a slow and steady pace. "Keep in mind I see really well, so if it's too dark you'll need to tell me."
20:06 <•Kotono> Anne stays in center, while Sanda is next to her. Rina takes up the rear, readyto move. The stairs go down and end in a hallway stretching ahead. It's of the same solid stone as before and the hall itself is wide. Plenty of space here, but no light sources. Only your own lights show the way ahead, which stretches on farther than your light reaches.
20:07 <Skaya> "You know," Skaya muses. "After seeing that magic ring boost Anne's healing abilities I finally broke past the mental barrier that prevented me from doing the same. So shouldn't you two learn something like that as well, Rina and Sanda?"
20:10 <•Kotono> Sanda immediately sniffs and says, "I hardly think I need to copy Anne."
20:11 <Skaya> "There's the vampiric line of spells, right? Ah, I actually learned one of them too."
20:12 <•Kotono> "As did I," Sanda says as Anne quietly rolls her eyes and looks to Devar, but doesn't comment. Meanwhile as you walk ahead...OOC: Perception, Devar and Skaya.
20:12 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 42/42  Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Starre 44/44  Rina 52/52
20:12 <Devar> roll 1d20+9
20:12 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{25}
20:13 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16
20:13 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{32}
20:13 <•Kotono> Both of them can hear it - a wet, squishing sound ahead.
20:14 <Skaya> "And we have our first guest right here," Skaya says, slowly down and drawing her kama.
20:16 <•Kotono> Anne readies her mace, Sanda her quarterstaff. Rina leans forward, ready to dash ahead. It approaches, 30fta way and coming into the light. It's a figure made of mud, a man or perhaps goldem of nothing but wet, gloopy mud. It has no expression, face indistinct enough to ruin any such, but it's coming in your direction.
20:18 <Skaya> They've already encountered pretty weird but sapient creatures, so Skaya calls out to it, "Please stop where you are if you understand me. There is no need to battle."
20:18 <•Kotono> If anything, it speeds up and lunges at Skaya, hastening its approach. OOC: It answered that nicely. Init all.
20:18 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda
20:18 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda --> [ 1d20=4 ]{4}
20:18 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Anne
20:18 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 Anne --> [ 1d20=8 ]{10}
20:18 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Rina
20:18 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Rina --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}
20:19 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4
20:19 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{21}
20:19 <Devar> roll 1d20+2
20:19 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{20}
20:19 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8
20:19 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{19}
20:19 <•Kotono> Init is Mud Creature (21) > Devar (20) > Skaya (19) > Rina (13) > Anne (10) > Sanda (4)
20:23 <•Kotono> IT's fast enough to reach Skaya swiftly, hands reaching out to slam into her chest.
20:23 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8
20:23 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{17}
20:23 <Skaya> OOC: AC24
20:23 <•Kotono> A smooth dodge from Skaya avoids the attack completely, sidestepping just in time for Devar to...OOC: Go.
20:24 <Skaya> OOC: While Devar goes, any knowledge check to come up with weaknesses/immunities?
20:24 <Devar> Devar decides to start by trying the Treant's Wrath and see if it's effective at all!
20:24 <Devar> roll 1d20+8 bonk
20:24 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 bonk --> [ 1d20=1 ]{9}
20:27 <•Kotono> A swing and a complete miss, going overhead rather than slamming into a muddy head. Whoops. OOC: Skaya.
20:28 — Skaya sweeps one of her kamas low to trip the creature while kicking it as it responds to that! After maneuvering into an advantageous position with Devar, of course.
20:28 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8+6 trip CMB
20:28 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8+6 trip CMB --> [ 1d20=4 ]{18}
20:28 <Skaya> roll 1d20+7 attack
20:28 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+7 attack --> [ 1d20=11 ]{18}
20:31 <Skaya> OOC: +2 to both due to flanking, any help? Also, any knowledge?
20:39 <•Kotono> OOC: Hit. K:D.
20:40 <Skaya> roll 1d20+14 K:D
20:40 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+14 K:D --> [ 1d20=1 ]{15}
20:40 <Skaya> roll 1d8+3+5 did the trip fail, then?
20:40 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d8+3+5 did the trip fail, then? --> [ 1d8=6 ]{14}
20:40 <Skaya> OOC: +1 more to damage, so 15
20:44 <•Kotono> OOC: Trip succeeded.
20:45 <•Kotono> A smooth trip and down it goes. A kama strike down plunges deep into it after. With it downa nd injured, Rina smoothly lunges forward, sword flicking out to slice.
20:45 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
20:45 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{26}
20:46 <•Kotono> roll 1d6+2 no skirmish unfortunately
20:46 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d6+2 no skirmish unfortunately --> [ 1d6=1 ]{3}
20:46 <•Kotono> The blow slices in, but struggles to do anything against a muddy body. Anne merely steps forward as Rina dashes by, bringing her mace down as well.
20:46 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10
20:46 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{16}
20:47 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+4
20:47 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+4 --> [ 1d8=6 ]{10}
20:47 <•Kotono> A clung as mace meets flow, going through allt he mud effectively. A splattering burst and the rest of it goes still, a muck around all of you rather than a creature of mud. OOC: Free act.
20:48 <•Kotono> "Fairly feeble," Sanda remarks, "Not as bad as the undead."
20:48 <Skaya> "Quite violent, though. Did you see? It understood me and then decided to attack!"
20:48 <Devar> "I don't... think it's a mud elemental?" Devar says with some confusion. "But maybe we can find out more as we go further - everything looks pretty mundane so far."
20:50 <Skaya> "I guess we'll find out eventually as we keep going," Skaya muses, heading onwards. "Ah, this fight made me think of my combat training. Tripping enemies is really useful, isn't it?"
20:52 <Devar> "Stunning them helps a lot too, I don't know how bad things would've been if you hadn't kept that Tarbleau guy from doing some real damage." Devar says.
20:53 <Skaya> "Ah, that's right," Skaya agrees, rubbing her neck. "I decided to trade my life for his if necessary, so I went all out there."
20:59 <•Kotono> "It can be handy," Anne agrees, "But I'm relieved it didn't come to that."
20:59 <•Kotono> Rina's face darkens, but she doesn't comment. She flicks her sword clean of mud instead and takes her place behind the others.
21:01 <Devar> "Well, let's press on." Devar says.
21:01 — Skaya presses on!
21:05 <•Kotono> This passage goes on for a little bit, before opening up into a small room. A ruined, empty old house room, a bedroom. Dead in the middle of the room, in place of a bed, are stairs going further down. Past that and ahead is a door leading further on instead.
21:06 <Skaya> "I'll check the door first," Skaya announces, examining it for traps before opening it if it's safe.
21:10 <•Kotono> OOC: Perception.
21:11 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16
21:11 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{36}
21:11 <Devar> roll 1d20+9 might as well pretend I can help
21:11 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+9 might as well pretend I can help --> [ 1d20=12 ]{21}
21:11 <•Kotono> No traps. On opening it, you find it opens up to...the exact same room, including the same stairs going down, and another door going forward.
21:11 <•Kotono> Sanda stares ahead, "What?"
21:11 <Skaya> "Ah. That's familiar."
21:12 <•Kotono> "Is this what they meant by distortion," Anne asks.
21:12 <Devar> "...Oh no." Devar murmurs. "Not this again."
21:12 <Skaya> "We must test this," Skaya says, tying a rope around herself and tossing the other end to Devar before stepping through the door.
21:12 <•Kotono> Rina sighs as Skaya steps through. Nothing happens, she reaches the other room without anything awry happening.
21:13 — Skaya opens the next door!
21:13 <•Kotono> This door opens. Ahead is an identical room with an identical set of stairs going down.
21:13 <•Kotono> Also another door ahead.
21:13 — Skaya steps inside, takes out two bronze coins and tosses one into the room and another down the stairs.
21:14 <•Kotono> Both coins are tossed. One hits the floor and another clatters down the stairs.
21:14 — Skaya gets back to the second room, and repeats this but now with two silver coins. Then she returns to the same room as the others and closes the door. After waiting for a few moments, she opens it again to inspect it.
21:15 <•Kotono> The coins are still there.
21:16 — Skaya nods to herself, closes the door again and heads down the stairs. Time to see if there are any coins, and if so how many!
21:17 <•Kotono> OOC: Which set of stairs, just to be clear?
21:17 <Devar> Devar hums while holding the rope. "Curious, but not as immediately so as that other place." He says.
21:17 <Skaya> OOC: The original room
21:18 <•Kotono> Skaya goes down the stairs, at least enought look. No sign of coins on a glance.
21:19 <Skaya> "So iterations of the same space, looks like?" Skaya muses. "Could be a pain if it's like a puzzle and something is hidden behind door 5734. But could also be nice if there's some loot downstairs that got duplicated many times."
21:20 <•Kotono> "More likely something's gone wrong," Anne points out, "Something mislaid or some manner of curse."
21:21 <•Kotono> "There aren't copies of you in those rooms ahead now,a re there?" Sanda asks.
21:21 <Skaya> "I often wish I'd lived during the ancient times when stuff like this was going wrong," Skaya says wistfully, before telling Sanda, "Highly unlikely. Even a coin wasn't duplicated, so living matter...."
21:22 <Devar> "I don't feel the same sort of... exhaustion?" Devar offers a choice of words.
21:26 <•Kotono> "Well, let's review," Anne says, "How is this similar and different to last time?"
21:27 <Skaya> "It doesn't seem harmful and retreat seems possible, so let's just head down and explore properly?"
21:28 <Devar> "Assuming we can." Devar says with a nod.
21:30 <•Kotono> "ASsuming we can," Sanda concurs as you go down the stairs. It opens up into a wide open space ina lld irections. A vast chamber, one with no stairs ahead despite the ones you saw in the rooms in the above floor. It's full of filth and dirt, big enough you can't see the walls in aly direction. The filfth is moving, mud glooping and glopping around.
21:30 <•Kotono> "Oh blast," Sanda murmurs on seeing this.
21:31 <•Kotono> "I'm suddenly interested in - wait a moment," Anne blinks, "There should be stairs thataways," she points ahead into the dark, "But I don't see any. There were stairs going down int hose rooms, right Skaya?"
21:32 <Skaya> "Don't tell me we're fighting the dirt that gathered here over the ages and gained sentience," Skaya mutters, palming her face. "Yeah, yeah, there should be stairs. Space is messed up here."
21:33 <Devar> "Should we see what lies down the stairs in the next room for comparison?" Devar asks.
21:34 <Skaya> "We can do that."
21:38 <•Kotono> "We should do that," Rina starts to retreat, "IO really don't want to fight mud golems the entire day."
21:38 — Skaya brings up the rear on this retreat.
21:38 <•Kotono> "Nor do I," Anne seconds, following.
21:39 <•Kotono> The retreat is orderly and no mud creatures follow. With the way back up secure, now what?
21:39 → Iddy joined (uid408070@lunarnet-423F0355.irccloud.com)
21:39 — Skaya opens the door again, collects her coin and heads down!
21:41 <•Kotono> You head down. You head down and the stairs lead into a small, tight room. Little more than a broom closet, but there's a door leading further in.
21:42 — Skaya opens the door!
21:43 <•Kotono> It opens up into an ancient, forgotten kitchen. The back door is gone, and outside you can glimpse...hm? A few steps forward and you see canals. The canals you've traveled in the city before, starting to run higher as rainwater comes down from above. Yet you went down, not up.
21:43 <Devar> "This really is like that other place." Devar says. "Unfortunately I don't have any particular ability to call on those things from Mechanus to fix this."
21:45 <Skaya> "Does it need to be fixed, though?" Skaya wonders, peering outside at the canals. And at the outside of the house, did she row past it a week ago? "Plus if it's an ongoing effect, we might be able to shut it down from the center or something."
21:46 <•Kotono> No, Skaya doesn't recognize this stretch of it offhand. Meanwhile Ann hms before, "Neither do I," Anne confesses, "But nor is this one sealed off. It's right below a city, so perhaps it isn't so terrible at that one?"
21:47 <Devar> "Maybe." Devar says. "We haven't run into any place that gives us headaches or anything, so perhaps it's just some place that happens to border on another plane or... something like that. Planar magic isn't really my strong suit." He says. "Do we continue this way or try another set of stairs?"
21:47 <Skaya> "Oh hey, refresh my memory. Was it still raining recently? Because there's rainwater here."
21:47 <Skaya> OOC: Also I don't think we can continue here?
21:48 <Devar> "It was cloudy and going to rain, but not raining." Devar says.
21:48 <•Kotono> "It was cloudy and threatening rain," Rina says, "But I didn't think it would u ntil the afternoon."
21:49 <Skaya> "You gotta wonder if the time aligns with the outside."
21:49 <•Kotono> With a slight frown, "That was my own thoughts," Anne agrees with Rina, looking ahead, "...it may be prudent to go back now, or for one of us to. Devar, that ring allows once to breathe and move freely in water, does it not?"
21:52 <Devar> He nods. "It does."
21:53 <•Kotono> "You could go back safely and make sure we haven't lost time. If we have, I dread chancing it again," Anne says, "And if it is, I don't doubt that our knowledge of it to Moore, Eldath and others will invite a response."
21:54 <Devar> "Sure, if you want me to." Devar says. "I'm not sure we can put it to use, but we do also have that ability to swim through the earth. Maybe going up in a room might help if we run out of options."
21:55 <Skaya> OOC: How long has it taken us to get here from the place guarded by the soldiers, roughly?
21:55 <•Kotono> OOC: 10 or so minutes.
21:56 <•Kotono> "It's limited," Rina points out, "I've tried it and the duration is too short for any sort of extended travel."
21:56 <Skaya> "Anne, can you explain why you want Devar to swim rather than spend the ten minutes we should need to go back normally?"
21:57 <•Kotono> "Yes. If we've passed through somewhere that has distorted time or caused us to lose time, I dislike the idea of subjecting ourselves to it again. Let us test it now, rather than blunder through it again, if so." Anne explains.
21:58 <Skaya> "Okay. Devar, want to do it?"
21:59 <Devar> He nods. "It should be fine, no more underwater skeletons, after all." He says as he goes to look closer - or as close as he can get to the canals in order to pick the right direction, though it doesn't really matter which way he goes in the end.
21:59 <•Kotono> The current's moving. You'll at least travel fast as long as you go with it, Devar can tell.
22:01 <Devar> "I'll be back in some form or fashion." He says as he goes to leap in and follow the current!
22:01 <Skaya> "Let's explore the third room at least, for now," Skaya proposes. "If there's a way for us to better understand our situation, we should take it."
22:02 <•Kotono> OOC: Devar in #evil.
22:02 <•Kotono> OOC: Which third room do you mean?
22:03 <Skaya> OOC: The one where I tossed the bronze coins to
22:03 <•Kotono> The party returns to that room without incident.
22:04 <Skaya> Having recovered all her coins by now, Skaya once more leads the way down the stairs.

22:02 <•Kotono> ----
22:03 <•Kotono> With free movement and water breathing, it's not hard to travel. IT takes several minutes, but you come on towards the exit from the other direction. No soldiers are here however, only an empty platform.
22:05 <Devar> Devar will get out of the water and go to see if he can head back - perhaps to get back to the city to confirm what time it is.
18:50 <Devar> <Kotono> ----
18:50 <Devar> <Kotono> With free movement and water breathing, it's not hard to travel. IT takes several minutes, but you come on towards the exit from the other direction. No soldiers are here however, only an empty platform.
18:50 <Devar> <Devar> Devar will get out of the water and go to see if he can head back - perhaps to get back to the city to confirm what time it is.
18:58 <•Kotono> You head up. As you do, the stench of wet rot and smoke fills your nose.
18:59 <Devar> Devar frowns but presses onwards. What in the world is going on?
19:03 <•Kotono> You emerge. Heavy rainfall and the rumble of thunder. Around you is ruined. About half the buildings are gutted by fire, any flames quenched by the downpour. The streets have the dead here. Soldiers and civlians both, along with broken skeletons and rent apart zombies.
19:06 <Devar> There was never any danger of fires before, right? Devar will just proceed onward to see if he can find anyone alive who might be able to give him some understanding of what's going on, because this is definitely all wrong!
19:07 <•Kotono> Death. Ruin. Burned out buildings. Corpses. Nothing is alive here as you wander and...OOC: More.
19:07 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10-4
19:07 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10-4 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{14}
19:07 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10-4
19:07 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10-4 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{24}
19:08 <•Kotono> OOC: Perception.
19:09 <Devar> roll 1d20+9
19:09 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{23}
19:17 <•Kotono> Hm? The skies are not empty. The patrollers in the sky are still there, and one's circling overyour position, about 100ft up or so.
19:17 <Devar> OOC: Can I see or tell what exactly it is up there?
19:20 <•Kotono> You peer up. It's some sort of small dragon-like creature. A wyvern perhaps or similar. A rider with a long bow can be glimpses. You can tell, because he carefully aims a volley of arrows and fires right at you!
19:20 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (-4 conditions)
19:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 (-4 conditions) --> [ 1d20=19 ]{24}
19:20 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (-4 conditions)
19:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 (-4 conditions) --> [ 1d20=19 ]{24}
19:20 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+1 (-4 conditions)
19:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+1 (-4 conditions) --> [ 1d20=14 ]{15}
19:20 <•Kotono> OOC: AC?
19:22 <Devar> OOC: 23, DR 5
19:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (-4 conditions) crit threat 1
19:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 (-4 conditions) crit threat 1 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{14}
19:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (-4 conditions) crit threat 1
19:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 (-4 conditions) crit threat 1 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{10}
19:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+4+1d6 (1d6 is electricity)
19:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+4+1d6 (1d6 is electricity) --> [ 1d8=4 1d6=5 ]{13}
19:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+4+1d6 (1d6 is electricity)
19:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+4+1d6 (1d6 is electricity) --> [ 1d8=3 1d6=5 ]{12}
19:26 <•Kotono> Arrows flya nd two sink in. Electricity torments you and arrows sink into you. It's a great deal of pain but you're still upright, at least for the moment. But you have someone who very much wants you dead. OOC: Init.
19:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Archer
19:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 Archer --> [ 1d20=18 ]{26}
19:26 <Devar> roll 1d20+2
19:26 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{18}
19:26 <•Kotono> Init is Wyvern Archer (26) > Devar (18)
19:26 <•Kotono> Before you can act, more arrows come flying down.
19:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (-4 conditions)
19:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 (-4 conditions) --> [ 1d20=8 ]{13}
19:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (-4 conditions)
19:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 (-4 conditions) --> [ 1d20=17 ]{22}
19:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+1 (-4 conditions)
19:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+1 (-4 conditions) --> [ 1d20=20 ]{21}
19:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+1 (-4 conditions) crit?
19:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+1 (-4 conditions) crit? --> [ 1d20=14 ]{15}
19:27 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+4+1d6 (1d6 is electricity)
19:27 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+4+1d6 (1d6 is electricity) --> [ 1d8=4 1d6=5 ]{13}
19:28 <•Kotono> Another arrow hits you amdit he barrage, the assault relentless as the rain that falls. OOC: Go.
19:29 <Devar> "I'm not part of the undead attack on the town! I'm looking for the High Reeve! Stop!" Devar shouts - he does look around quickly for some better cover so he can stop being shot at, though!
19:29 <•Kotono> There's a few intact buildings you can dash into if you like.
19:30 <Devar> He doesn't love being cornered potentially, but it's better than being shot some more - so he will run for one of the nearby buildings, healing himself in the meantime. OOC: Lay on hands for 23
19:32 <•Kotono> Devar's wounds heal, arrows falling away as he dashes intoa n intact building. A home, multiple stories and tall, and out of the rain. Bodies lie in here, emanciated. Plague victims, Devar can tell, those that lost the battle tot he Bloody Flux. However, it's at least safe for now. OOC: Free act for the moment.
19:34 <Devar> There's no telling what's going on here, but it certainly isn't safe for him to explore on his own - he'll have to get back the way he came and do his best to avoid any further sightings from the air. OOC: I'm guessing I'll have to go back outside to make it back and there's probably not a lot of cover for me to use, right?
19:34 <•Kotono> OOC: Not really, though the rain at least helps, for as long as it lasts.
19:36 <Devar> Then all he can do is make a break for it, on three... two... and go! OOC: Just going to try and dash my way back to where I came from then. I have the Swimstone ability as a swift action but I'll save that for an emergency.
19:36 <•Kotono> OOC: What's your movement speed?
19:37 <Devar> OOC: 30, 50ft (good) fly if I can get off the ground at all, so I'd probably fly a little off the ground to go faster.
19:38 <•Kotono> You go - and as you run, you get barrages of arrows from above - but you've chosen your course. Run run run run run!
19:38 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (-4 conditions)
19:38 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 (-4 conditions) --> [ 1d20=15 ]{20}
19:38 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (-4 conditions)
19:38 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 (-4 conditions) --> [ 1d20=13 ]{18}
19:38 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (-4 conditions)
19:38 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 (-4 conditions) --> [ 1d20=17 ]{22}
19:38 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 (-4 conditions)
19:38 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 (-4 conditions) --> [ 1d20=4 ]{9}
19:38 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+1 (-4 conditions)
19:38 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+1 (-4 conditions) --> [ 1d20=4 ]{5}
19:38 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+1 (-4 conditions)
19:38 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+1 (-4 conditions) --> [ 1d20=5 ]{6}
19:38 <Devar> OOC: thank you, mage armor
19:39 <•Kotono> This time your flight plus your magic plus the rain is just enough. You dodge arrow after arrow before you race towards where you came. With a lunge you get in just as three arrows land where you were, back inside and out of firing range.
19:41 <Devar> Safe now, Devar prays to Eldath - something is very wrong here, but so far there's been no signs of divine intervention or anything like what they encountered before. Does that just mean they need to figure this out on their own?
19:42 <•Kotono> You feel a sense of calm wash over you, like clear waters.
19:44 <Devar> So nothing direct, but She seems to be watching. Well, it isn't safe to keep exploring the city like this, so he will head back to the canals to try and find his way back to the others and explain what he found.
19:45 <•Kotono> This trip goes well enough. You return back up the way you came, but your companions seem not to have waited. Wherever they are, they aren't here.
19:45 <Devar> He will just retrace back to the room with all other rooms. Wherever they went, the doors should be open - or closed, depending - so that should clue him in.
19:46 <•Kotono> The door tot he north is open, the one leading to the copies of this room that the party checked before you split up.
19:47 <Devar> He will go north one room - are the other doors closed? If so, then they must've gone down the stairs, so he will do that.
19:48 <•Kotono> You go down and find yourself in an abandoned chapel of Eldath. The same peace comes on you, as in the distance, you can hear the voices of your friends carry.
19:49 <Devar> Devar for his part will go over and touch his Lady's own holy symbol before he heads in the direction of the voices!

19:01 <•Kotono> The stairs go down. Here lies a larger space, not as large as the previous place. Pews are here, along with an ancient altar. The holy symbol of Eldath can be seen. There is a sense of calmness here, as the tension in your bodies bleeds away. There's doors to the north, south and west here. There's windows to the south, but nothing can be seen out of them, the windows filthy.
19:04 — Skaya tries to open the windows.
19:06 <•Kotono> They're ancient things and do not give way to your efforts. "The door would be simpler,"Anne points out, "Based on the windows, the southern doors should go outside."
19:06 <•Kotono> Rina takes it all in, "Keep seeing symbols of the past with Eldath, don't we?"
19:06 <•Kotono> "Walk in a graveyard and you'll find graves, and what is Welland but a graveyard of Eldath's faith?" Anne retorts.
19:07 <Skaya> "Yeah, it feels so weird," Skaya admits. "I haven't seen them much before but they're suddenly everywhere!" Still, she goes to open the southern door to take a look.
19:15 <•Kotono> It's an old door and it opens up to a dark street. Buildings are seen on the other side, cast in shadows from your light. Definitely some sort of city again.
19:17 <Skaya> "You know," Skaya muses as she takes in the sight. "Usually any city at a prime location is built over the ruins of a previous city that existed there and it goes for generations as time heaps dirt over history. "But this is the first time the previous city was so functional."
19:18 <•Kotono> A sniff as Sanda steps out, "Logically, something is affecting the normal process. This shouldn't be."
19:18 <•Kotono> "I have to agree," Anne takes a breath as she surveys all she can see, "The normal processes have been subverted somehow."
19:19 <•Kotono> "It's intensely creepy," Rina pipes up, "No wonder Tarbleau walled it over."
19:19 <Skaya> "Is this an actual separate world by now? Like if we could tunnel up from this street, would we even get to Dareslan?"
19:22 <•Kotono> "Hmmmmmmmmmm." Sanda closes her eyes and thinks, "I honestly don't know, this isn't how what I know works. Something's wrong here. Really wrong."
19:22 <•Kotono> "Just like it was wrong before," Anne murmurs,
19:22 <Skaya> "Let's see where the other doors lead," Skaya says, opening them all.
19:23 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 42/42  Devar 37/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Starre 44/44  Rina 52/52
19:25 <•Kotono> The northern door does not open. It will require greater force. The western door opens and you see the same room ahead, only with an eastern door to allow access, the one you're using now. "Starting to think walling it up was the right choice, but not far enough," Rina shivers visibly, "This is wrong."
19:26 <Skaya> "Is it, though? If there's something genuinely bad here, one day it will strike when you least expect. Besides, the only way to stop this has to be down here with us."
19:27 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 42/42  Devar 29/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Starre 44/44  Rina 52/52
19:28 <•Kotono> A deep breath out, "Skaya's right." Anne agrees after some thought.
19:28 <•Kotono> "In other words, deeper in," Rina peers ahead, "So now what?"
19:30 <Skaya> I wish we could tell if this is actually infinite reflections," Skaya muses, trying her best to force the northern door. At this point, she's open to breaking it a bit in order to see what's past it.
19:30 <•Kotono> OOC: Strength check, +1 bonus.
19:30 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 42/42  Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Starre 44/44  Rina 52/52
19:31 <Skaya> roll 1d20+3+1+6
19:31 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+3+1+6 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{21}
19:36 <•Kotono> CLANG! A hit just so on the door and it gives way. It opens up into an entrance hall, crumbling and fancy pillars still keeping the ceiling up. Doors to the further north. Lying here is an old skeleton off to the side, nothing left of note around it.
19:36 <•Kotono> Anne readies her mace, face grim, attention fully on it.
19:37 — Skaya checks to see the skeleton's race and how long it's been dead. Not that it'd necessarily mean much with time distortion...
19:37 <•Kotono> OOC: Got ranks in anything relevant, like Heal?
19:38 <Skaya> OOC: The answer is always yes. Heal 10 for 15? Also I have all the knowledges.
19:41 <•Kotono> A human skeleton you think, or possibly a half elf. Mmm, maybe the half elf, or just a short and stunted human. Either way.
19:45 <Skaya> "Just what happened in the past of this world?" Skaya wonders out loud as she tries the door further north next. "Dragon kingdom, some multiracical nation here, both got annihilated by really amazing magical effects. There's probably more waiting to be discovered, too."
19:46 <•Kotono> "Hopefully without dying," Anne comment has the slightest hint of annoyance, as you open the northern door. M ore dark streets.
19:48 <Skaya> "We somehow survived all those dangerous places so far," Skaya says quietly. "Okay, I want to do a circle of these streets and reenter through the southern door. Rina, let's go together? If we can't find the church in fifteen minutes, we'll trace back our steps."
19:50 <•Kotono> As Rina nods at that, Devar approaches from behind and can see his friends ahead, intact.

19:51 <Devar> "Short version: I have no idea 'when' it was, the city was on fire and ruined, there were undead and soldier corpses everywhere - and some guy on a wyvern shot at me a bunch so I ran back." He explains succinctly.
19:51 <Skaya> "What."
19:52 <•Kotono> "What." Anne matches Skayaa lmost exactly.
19:52 <•Kotono> "That's..." Sanda frowns, "Extraordinarily unlikely, statistically speaking."
19:53 <Devar> "Trust me, it makes as much sense to me as it does you all." He says. "We can explore again if you want, but I don't love being shot at..."
19:55 <Skaya> "This can't be real," Skaya states once the initial shock has passed. "Not because I don't trust you, Devar, but because it honestly can't be. Starre promised to keep the city safe while we went, and she received a weird divine quest right before this. I can only assume that resolving this time and space mismatch magical bullshit is on us as unpaid labor-- fuck, she paid us through Starre! That's so sneaky!"
19:56 <Devar> "No, I understand - this shouldn't be possible, but since no one has just popped in from another plane on top of us whatever is going on seems to be on us to resolve." Devar says with agreement.
19:57 <•Kotono> "Wait, so we already got paid for this?" Rina asks, confused.
19:58 <•Kotono> "None of this makes sense," Sanda again agrees, "Don't you think they could've told us instead of letting us go in blind to this madness?"
19:58 <Skaya> "I'm confident that if we resolve this, when we return to the city it would not be on fire or ruined via undead and wyverns. I'm also confident her patron considers us paid, though as proper mercenaries we will no doubt find plenty of treasure if we just go along with it. So let's go along with it, I like the city we helped save."
20:00 <Devar> "I agree with Skaya." Devar says. "There's likely going to be something within all this madness we can use, it's a bit of a trite sort of story but you hear about these sorts of fantastical places and adventurers finding lost items within."
20:00 <•Kotono> "Wait," Anne interrupts sharply, "Are you implying you think if we go back to Dareslan, it'll be like Devar saw now?"
20:01 — Skaya shakes her hand back and forth. "Fifty-fifty odds of that. I'd rather not risk it."
20:02 <•Kotono> "That greatly complicates our mission if we lack the ability to retreat back to recovery and rest," Anne frowns deeply, "Greatly so."
20:03 <Devar> "Well, I think here is safe." Devar says, gesturing back to the Eldathian church.
20:03 <Skaya> "That's why I used party funds to buy all those healing items? And like Devar said, this is a good place to rest and recover."
20:04 <Devar> "I get the same sense of peace as I do when I pray, so even if it's... er... 'lost,' let's call it." He says, with a nod to Skaya. "Did you all want to try and explore that?" He gestures off towards the streets.
20:06 <Skaya> "Yeah. So, minor change of plans. Devar will join Rina and I as we make a brief circle around this creepy possibly underground town. Anne and Sanda, please keep an eye on both entrances. First, we'll test how safe it is and if there are nasty time-space distortions in the city itself. Second, we'll see if someone tries to force their way into this church if they think there's only two people guarding it. So if we do run into trouble, go
20:06 <Skaya> as loud as you can."
20:18 <•Kotono> "Understood," Anne agrees, "Be careful, I won't be there to heal you."
20:18 <Devar> "Maybe see if Moore is any more talkative to you about what's going on while we're gone." Devar says with a smile.
20:19 <Skaya> "If need be we'll try my healing!"
20:19 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, heading out then?
20:21 <Skaya> OOC: yes
20:24 <•Kotono> Thus the three of you head out into the streets and...OOC: Perception real quick. -2 unless you have darkvision or similar?
20:25 <Devar> OOC: I think we both have darkvision
20:25 <Devar> roll 1d20+9
20:25 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{11}
20:28 <•Kotono> OOC: Skaya?
20:28 <Skaya> OOC: 10 for 26 and I have darkvision
20:29 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Rina
20:29 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 Rina --> [ 1d20=12 ]{23}
20:29 <•Kotono> OOC: -2.
20:30 <•Kotono> The party begins to walk about. A city in ruin, intact streets forgotten. Silent in ruin,  stone buildings and the collapsed remnants of wooden ones. You begin to walk along, exploring it. Several buildings are intact enough to explore if you want - ! Skaya notices it out of the corner of her eye. Something human shaped hiding int he darkness, darting behind them.
20:31 <Skaya> "We wish you no harm," Skaya says, turning in the direction of the darting shadow. "If you don't attack, we will likewise prefer to talk things through."
20:33 <Devar> Darn, he didn't even see whatever Skaya's talking to. He stays silent but ready!
20:35 <•Kotono> Rina stays loose, turning along with Skaya.
20:35 — Skaya makes sure to keep her eyes open in case someone else decides to attack from their blind spot, but otherwise waits for an answer for a minute before repeating her offer in Elven.
20:38 <•Kotono> In Common, "Who are you?" A man's voice, rough, stony. It comes from outside the range of your light.
20:39 <Skaya> "We're travelers," Skaya responds, happy that a fight might be averted. "My name's Skaya. How should I refer to you?"
20:41 <•Kotono> "Priden," The voice calls back, cautious.
20:42 <Skaya> "Did some strange magical event take place here?" Skaya asks, deciding to jump right into it. "As we were coming over, there were strange things, like the same room replicated several times."
20:46 <•Kotono> "Things repeat," The voice calls, "That's how it's always been."
20:47 <•Kotono> Rina frowns slightly at that, but keeps quiet.
20:47 <Devar> Devar quietly says to Skaya, "Maybe ask how long he's been here, if he remembers?" He offers.
20:47 <Skaya> "Can you please explain this a bit more? How often do they repeat? If we were to talk for half an hour, is our meeting going to repeat before we finished?"
20:54 <•Kotono> "In different places and different times," Is the answer, "Not that fast. Over periods of many rests."
20:54 <Skaya> "Do you know what caused it? Or how many resets ago that happened?"
20:57 <•Kotono> "I don't know," The voice calls back, "It's how it is, always."
20:57 <Skaya> "Are you living here with your family? Do you want to leave?"
21:04 <•Kotono> "Leave?" A noise back, the voice farther away now, "This is home."
21:05 <Skaya> "Hey, Priden. Just one thing. Is anyone here going to attack us if we just travel for a while?"
21:08 <•Kotono> Farther back, "Draw no weapon and no weapon will be drawn at you."
21:10 <Skaya> "Okay! Thanks!" With that, Skaya decides to continue her tour.
21:13 <•Kotono> As you begin to walk anew, Rina whispers, "Eyes open, huh?"
21:16 <Skaya> "And let's give diplomacy a try. Sure, someone or something here might attack us first, but I'm the one they'll probably target so we'll just risk it."
21:17 <Devar> Devar nods. "I'm all for non-violent solutions first."
21:20 <•Kotono> Rina simply nods ina greement as you wander on and...OOC: Were you going in anywhere or just getting the lay of the land?
21:21 <Skaya> OOC: We were trying to reach the church's southern entrance and see a part of the town along the way

19:00 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
19:00 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=71 ]{71}
19:02 <•Kotono> You walk the rest of the way. You hear the occasional noise in the darkness, but all you see is shadows of a ruined city - until you come close to your destination. Here, sitting in the dark, is a tower. Electricity crackles around it, a squat four story tower that reaches up to the ceiling. Nothing is close to it and the single door leading within that you can see is solid steel and shut, and
19:02 <•Kotono> chained over from the outside.
19:04 <•Kotono> Rina eyes it, the lightning like tiny bolts of light in the dark. "Do you thinkt hat could be the source of this?"
19:04 <Devar> Devar blinks a few times as he looks up the tower then at the chained over door. "It does certainly stand out." He says.
19:04 <Skaya> OOC: How close are we to our destination?
19:04 <•Kotono> OOC: You'd guesstimate fairly close.
19:05 <Skaya> "You know what, let's regroup first," Skaya decides, heading over to bring Anne and Sanda up to speed.
19:06 <•Kotono> The rest of trip over isn't hard. Anne listens to the story while Sanda says, "Like a mage's tower? A sanctum full of spellbooks and magical items? Stastistically speaking, that's likely what the tower is."
19:06 <Skaya> "Let's go and take a look. And refrain from attacking first as long as we can."
19:08 <•Kotono> "Lightning sounds like you'll need me,"Anne remarks with dry exasperation as you all head back. Tower's stillt here, at least.
19:08 <•Kotono> "Healers never lack for work," Rina comments back, eyeing up the tower.
19:09 — Skaya approaches the chained door and gives it a look!
19:09 <•Kotono> OOC: How close are you getting?
19:10 <Skaya> OOC: Say 5 ft from the crackling lightning if it's there, or up close if the door is not electrocuted
19:12 <•Kotono> When you come within 20ft of the door, the lightning crackles out and two bolts of lightning fly out to fry Skaya where she stands. OOC: Are you wearing metal armor or carrying anything particularly large and metallic?
19:14 <Skaya> OOC: No armor or weapons, nothing larger than bracers of armor
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch AC?
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 touch AC? --> [ 1d20=16 ]{23}
19:14 <Skaya> OOC: 21
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 7d6 zapped electricity damage
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 7d6 zapped electricity damage --> [ 7d6=14 ]{14}
19:15 <•Kotono> Skaya is hit by the lightning, going up her arm and shoulder. A sizzle-flash of pain as she's hit, but it wasn't the worst it could be. She's still able to move, and the door is ahead if she wants to press on or fall back.
19:17 <Devar> "Sanda, can you tell if this is some kind of magic?" Devar asks. "I wonder if it's a defense or something."
19:18 — Skaya decides to retreat for now, nursing her arm.
19:19 — Skaya then offers the wand of healing to Anne with a pained half-shrug.
19:21 <•Kotono> Anne takes it, "I'll take care of that," she says. OOC: What CL is it?
19:21 <•Kotono> Sanda nods and studies it, murmuring words before...
19:21 <Skaya> OOC: CL3
19:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12 spellcraft
19:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 spellcraft --> [ 1d20=20 ]{32}
19:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+3 healing
19:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+3 healing --> [ 1d8=5 ]{8}
19:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+3 healing again
19:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+3 healing again --> [ 1d8=1 ]{4}
19:22 <•Kotono> OOC: 12 HP back, 2 charges spent. Update topic HP?
19:22 <Skaya> OOC: I can!
19:22 <Skaya> OOC: But first give the permission for it
19:22 Channel mode set to -t by •Kotono
19:23 mode: •Devar (opped) and •Skaya (opped) 
19:23 •Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 40/42  Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Starre 44/44  Rina 52/52
19:23 <•Kotono> "It's going to attack anyone who gets close," Sanda finally says, "But I think it stops if you get to the door, or at least it won't attack anyone at the door."
19:23 •Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 40/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
19:24 <•Skaya> "How about how often it attacks?" Skaya asks, telling Anne 'Thanks!'
19:24 <•Kotono> Skaya's wound heals, the burns almost gone. "That'll do for now. I'd want more healing if we had leisure, but it'll do for the moment."
19:24 <•Kotono> "I wouldn't linger," Sanda warns, "I think it's set to kill, kill and kill some more."
19:24 <•Kotono> "What isn't," Rina sighs.
19:25 <•Kotono> "Lady Jetina's merciful light?" Anne counters back, her eyes on the electrified tower.
19:25 <•Kotono> "The undead say otherwise," Rina side-eye glances over at Anne. "They burned like kindling, then to dust they return."
19:26 <•Kotono> "They don't count," Anne frowns, "It's healing the affliction of being the restless dead."
19:26 <•Skaya> "So if I go and the rest of you follow, will everyone get hit anyway?"
19:26 <•Kotono> "I think so?" Sanda says, "Though logically speaking, if it's like lightning, maybe a big enough lightning rod might work?"
19:27 <•Kotono> "A lightning rod?" Anne asks, "What is that, some manner of mage work?"
19:28 <•Kotono> With a hint of a smug smile in her voice, "Oh Anne, let me educate you," Sanda says, "It's a type of pole atop a building, meant to safely attract lightning strikes rather than let it harm the building. Some castles use enchanted ones to mitigate storm damages."
19:29 <•Skaya> "I think I could make one, actually. But wouldn't that just outright kill me if I brought it with me?"
19:29 <•Kotono> "I didn't say the plan was perfect," Sanda counters, "Unfortunately, I don't have a spell prepared to resist energy. Do any of us?"
19:30 <•Kotono> Anne gives Sanda a rather sour look, but keeps her opinions to herself. Instead, "Unfortunately not."
19:30 <•Devar> "We could probably try to find some big metal rod around here that might suffice, we could just throw it over into the field then run afterwards." Devar offers.
19:33 <•Skaya> "You know what? Let's try it. Let's look for suitable materials for a lightning rod trap."
19:33 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay then. Give me Perception you two first of all.
19:34 <•Skaya> OOC: 10 for 26
19:34 <•Devar> "I can also fly up and throw it down if we want to go that route." He adds.
19:34 <•Devar> Roll 1d20+9
19:34 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{13}
19:39 <•Kotono> roll 1d100 was a moment
19:39 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 was a moment --> [ 1d100=29 ]{29}
19:39 <•Kotono> roll 1d100 was a moment
19:39 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 was a moment --> [ 1d100=49 ]{49}
19:41 <•Kotono> You begin to search the dead city. Most of what's around outside is simple ruin. You see a few things - a cold campfire, ringed with rocks. Burrow-tunnels into buildings, cored through solid stone. Farther away as you search fruitlessly fora  large metal rod outside, a tall statue. About twenty feet tall, of a night with a large sword raised up to the sky. A sword made of rusty metal, far too
19:41 <•Kotono> large to be wielded effectively by a normal human.
19:42 <•Skaya> "Well, that's suitable," Skaya muses, even as she checks whether two people can carry or at least drag it.
19:45 <•Kotono> Skaya would estimate that probably, unless it's heavier than it looks. Rina peers up and says, "Those new wings of yours serve well here, Devar."
19:45 <•Kotono> "Very well," Anne comments, "A rare and powerful blessing, to fly free."
19:46 <•Skaya> "Yeah, let's give it a try."
19:47 <•Devar> "Let's see if it comes out easily." Devar says as he flies up - is the sword molded onto the statue? "Stand back!" He calls out - he will try and break the sword off with his hands - if it's rusted that shouldn't be too hard, but if he has to he'll use his warhammer.
19:51 <•Kotono> It's molded in and rusted. It definitely looks like it'll need some force to knock free.
19:52 <•Devar> Warhammer it is!
19:54 <•Devar> Roll 1d20+8 in case you need an attack roll
19:54 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 in case you need an attack roll --> [ 1d20=13 ]{21}
19:55 <•Kotono> WHAM! Blow after blow hits it, cracking the hand and loosening the sword. It doesn't fall, but it looks much more grabbable now.
19:57 <•Devar> Devar will grab and try and wrench it out now! And also not drop it!
20:00 <•Kotono> OOC: Strength check.
20:00 <•Devar> Roll 1d20+2
20:00 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{19}
20:04 <•Kotono> It takes some doing, but the sword is now free-oooph! It's heavy enought hat Devar sinks most of the way back to the ground before he catches himself, but he does so.
20:04 <•Kotono> "You alright there?" Anne calls, "Come down if you need help carrying it!"
20:04 — •Skaya is there on the ground to help Devar carry the sword! Better just to do it together.
20:05 <•Devar> Devar will get some help! "It should do the job we're hoping for though."
20:06 <•Kotono> "It should," Sanda agrees as you all head back and...
20:06 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:06 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=62 ]{62}
20:06 <•Kotono> The trip back is quiet, dark and tense. Nothing interrupts your trip at least, and soon enough your'e there. Now what?
20:07 <•Skaya> "So!" Skaya says as they head back towards the tower. "I've been dabbling in learning how to make golems in my spare time. I've realized that I don't know how to animate them at all! But I can actually build an outer shell that looks like a person. I figure we can just do some rough draft of that and then set the sword on the golem statue like a trap for the lightning. Sounds good?"
20:08 <•Devar> "Sure." Devar says. "That dwarf thing g
20:08 <•Kotono> "I guess?" Rina says, "Wills imply putting the sword on the ground work, or does it have to be elevated?
20:08 <•Kotono> "I guess?" Rina says, "Wills imply putting the sword on the ground work, or does it have to be elevated?"
20:09 <•Devar> "That dwarf thing from the mountain got you interested?" Devar asks.
20:10 <•Skaya> "Yes yes," Skaya responds to Devar, while telling Rina, "It might work but I kind of want to relax and build a golem statue. If you volunteer to toss the sword and dash for the building first, though, we can go with your plan."
20:11 <•Devar> "We aren't in any hurry." Devar says.
20:14 <•Kotono> "How longw ill it take?" Rina asks back, but look sto be in no hurry to volunteer.
20:16 <•Skaya> "I'm not going to go for high fidelity, just a general body shape in case the magic targets people that approach it. So probably a couple hours at most?" Skaya muses, before looking for suitable materials. In the end, it'd probably be a replica of that knight statue, except hollow and light.
20:17 <•Kotono> OOC: What sort of materials do you neeD?
20:18 <•Skaya> OOC: Let's use wood as a base and some metal to support it and add to the lightning rod concept, plus some stones to weigh it down if it's too light
20:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+20
20:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+20 --> [ 1d100=46 ]{66}
20:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+20
20:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+20 --> [ 1d100=26 ]{46}
20:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+20
20:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+20 --> [ 1d100=18 ]{38}
20:23 <•Kotono> Against all odds, this bit of impromptu construction goes uneventfully, and soon enough, you have what you desired.
20:24 <•Devar> "Can it hold the sword?" Devar asks. "Or do you want me to just drop it in the ground nearby the lightning?"
20:24 <•Skaya> OOC: Also, for reference, I'll go with mediocrity and take 10+inspiration for Craft/Golems 30 and Craft/Traps 26
20:26 <•Skaya> "It can totally hold the sword. A bit. For the first strike?" Skaya muses. "Let's just gamble on it. We'll attach two ten foot wooden rods to it and you and Anne will push it ever-closer. If it triggers the lightning, that very moment I'll dash for the door and open it. Once it's open, the rest of you all dash after me. Sound like a plan?"
20:27 <•Devar> "I think it has to be metal." Devar says. "Isn't that what one of those lightning rods is?"
20:27 <•Kotono> "I understand," Sanda says, "Use the rods to push ita nd the sword gets the lightning."
20:28 <•Skaya> "The wood is for the handles to protect you. The sword and some of the insides are metal! It'll try to discharge any lightning into the ground!"
20:29 <•Devar> "Oh, I see what you mean." He nods. "I get it. Sure, we can go with that."
20:29 — •Skaya hops a few times and stretches one leg, then the other, before calling out, "I'm ready!"
20:30 <•Devar> He nods, ready to push!
20:33 <•Kotono> Push! The party pushes it ahead, Anne and Devar at work. Iit goes, it goes, it goes..."Now!" Anne cries as lightning flashes out. Devar and Anne get that in positiona s lightning assails the sword, and then...OOC: Go Skaya.
20:33 — •Skaya dashes for the door! Even if the lightning comes for her and she can't dodge it with her evasion, she'll still proceed!
20:37 <•Kotono> A mad dash, a hurry to the door. Fortunately the lightning rod holds and she reaches the chained door even as the sword begins to smoke, strikea fter strike hitting it. The metal's taking it head on, ahd lightning's running through it.
20:38 <•Skaya> No time to waste! Except on checking the door for traps! And then opening it.
20:38 <•Skaya> OOC: Perception 10 for 26
20:42 <•Kotono> The door is checked. Not raps that Skaya can see, only chains and a lock. Meanwhile lightning continues to strike, the sword taking it - for now.
20:42 <•Kotono> Anne keeps her gaze on the sword carefully, keeping back just in case. Rina stays low, ready to dash forward.
20:42 — •Skaya unlocks it.
20:46 <•Kotono> OOC: How?
20:47 <•Skaya> OOC: It's a lock, and I have a set of lock-picking tools. So via Disable Device. Unless my perception suggested that the lock resembled one of the keys I took off the dead crazy wizard with the French name?
20:51 <•Kotono> OOC: You'd think it's possible the  iron key you have fits it.
20:51 — •Skaya tries the iron key before any hacking of locks happen! It should go faster if it works.
20:51 <•Kotono> Click! The lock opens. Now it's only a matter of the chains.
20:52 <•Skaya> Well then. Same as with the door, is there a suitable key from those belongings? It occurs to Skaya that if the wizard walled off this space, it's not impossible he came here and sealed off the tower as well.
20:54 <•Kotono> Nope, the chains are on tight. No lock, just bound and tied tight.
20:55 <•Skaya> It'd probably take impossibly long to find where they were joined, so Skaya calls out to the others, "Come over, let's break these chains!"
20:55 <•Skaya> In the meantime, she doesn't waste time, putting the tip of one of her spare sais within the links and trying to break them. If they're not magic, brute force will win!
20:56 <•Devar> Devar will nod to Anne to go first, waiting for the others before he will run over to the door.
20:57 <•Kotono> Anne sprints over. Teh sword is starting to crack, but it holds. Rina follows as does Sanda, neither wasting time. Meanwhile Skaya starts to work on it as the others get over and..OOC: Strength.
20:58 <•Skaya> roll 1d20+3+6
20:58 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+3+6 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{16}
21:02 <•Kotono> Not enough. Anne races in and joins you as Rina's right behind her and...
21:02 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+3
21:02 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{16}
21:03 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+1
21:03 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{4}
21:03 <•Kotono> But it's still not enough, even as Sanda reaches over and throws in her own two hands, trying to pull.
21:03 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2
21:03 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{5}
21:03 <•Skaya> When at first you don't succeed, you try again! Especially if everyone contributes by focusing on the same spot!
21:03 <•Kotono> Still not enough, as Anne calls, "Devar, are you coming?"
21:04 <•Skaya> "Must I learn how to sunder metal?" Skaya wonders out loud, glaring at the chain.
21:04 <•Devar> Devar will go over and take a swing with his sword - it's magical, so hopefully it will do the job!
21:05 <•Devar> Roll 1d20+8 (-6 if this is just strength)
21:05 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 (-6 if this is just strength) --> [ 1d20=12 ]{20}
21:06 <•Kotono> Pulling - and Devar's just enough. A swing breaks the strained chains, which has them fall away and the door is revealed fully.
21:07 — •Skaya opens the door and steps inside!
21:08 <•Kotono> Inside is a small mud room, and notably one pair of intact boots sits amid the scraps and ruins of leather. An arched doorway leads further head, a plain wooden door blocking the way.
21:09 <•Skaya> "Magic boots?" Skaya asks, heading over to pick them up.
21:10 <•Devar> "I can't say this is what I expected." Devar says. "But I suppose nothing here makes any sense."
21:10 <•Skaya> "I feel a bit bad heading in just like this. But I'm still not taking off my shoes."
21:11 <•Kotono> "Not a chance," Anne agrees, "Magic or no, I don't trust boots like this."
21:11 <•Kotono> "None of this makes sense," Rina agrees, "A tower here makes even less sense."
21:12 — •Skaya drops the boots into her haversack and then examines the wooden door further ahead. Even if the previous door wasn't trapped doesn't mean the next one won't be!
21:12 <•Skaya> roll 1d20+5+6
21:12 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5+6 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{14}
21:13 <•Skaya> "Oh hey, I changed my mind," Skaya says brightly and takes off her shoes.
21:13 <•Kotono> "Really?" Sanda asks, sniffing, "Well, they are nice boots."
21:13 <•Skaya> Nodding in agreement, Skaya puts them on.
21:14 <•Kotono> Anne takes a breath and reaches out, grabbing Skaya's wrist. "Skaya, a moment before you do that, please?"
21:14 <•Skaya> "But whyyyyyyyyyyy...."
21:14 <•Devar> "Woah woah, hey, hold on." Devar says in agreement.
21:15 <•Kotono> Leaning in, face solemn, "I'm worried these boots are cursed with how suddenly you wished to wear them."
21:15 <•Skaya> "They're my precious! You can't have them!" Skaya insists, clutching the boots to her chest.
21:15 <•Kotono> Rina blinks, "Cursed?"
21:16 <•Devar> "Didn't you guys tell me something like this happened with a ring before I joined you?" Devar asks.
21:17 <•Skaya> "It was fairly safe to use," Skaya tells Devar. "Come on, what's the worst that can happen? At most it'll be like with the ring, where I feel happy and do nothing for a while and you can always take them off after! Everybody wins!"
21:17 <•Kotono> "Cursed," Anne seconds, "Skaya, cursed items aren't worth it. Besides," Anne glances back, gives a big warning glance to step back, and leans in and whispers something to Skaya.
21:19 — •Skaya looks between Anne and the boots. "I'm sure they're not cursed, but I suppose I can always put them on later? Maybe?"
21:19 <•Devar> "We can identify them later and tell you what they are." Devar says.
21:19 <•Kotono> "We can look at the boots later," Anne agrees, "Just put them down, Skaya," she smiles.
21:20 <•Skaya> "You won't try to take them?" Skaya confirms, before cautiously putting them down.
21:20 <•Kotono> Skaya's head clears, the compulsion to wear the boots gone like gold in front of adventurers.
21:20 <•Kotono> "I won't," Anne agrees, then firmly takes both of Skaya's wrists. "Rina."
21:21 <•Kotono> Rina darts in and kicks the boots away.
21:21 <•Skaya> "I hate everything," Skaya mutters, making a mental note to buy the best boots magic can make that she can afford.
21:22 <•Kotono> Sanda watches, curiously eyeing the boots herself now. "My apologies," Anne murmurs to Skaya. "If that packrat of a wizard left them behind, nothing good would come of them."
21:23 <•Devar> "We can still identify them later." Devar says. "Maybe on our way back. We should know what they do."
21:23 <•Skaya> "Maybe they weren't his size?" Skaya voices, gently freeing herself to put her own shoes back on.
21:24 <•Kotono> Anne lets go and nods, "If we have leisure, certainly. Oh, did any of us buy anything related to such things? Scrolls of identify or similar?"
21:25 <•Devar> "I have something that lets you identify things if you spend time studying them with detect magic." Devar says.
21:25 <•Skaya> "We're honestly just starting out, as far as a properly equipped team is concerned. My main worry was healing, so that's where most of the public funds went thus far."
21:31 <•Kotono> Meanwhile the door is ahead, as Anne says, "We can work on that later then," she says, gesturing towards the door.
21:31 — •Skaya checks the door for traps with a sigh.
21:34 <•Kotono> OOC: Same as before, taking 10 or...? Was as ec again, but back now.
21:34 <•Skaya> OOC: Yeah, for 26
21:35 <•Kotono> No traps or anything.
21:36 — •Skaya opens the door!
21:37 <•Kotono> Ahead is a small mud room, and notably there are no pairs of intact boots here. Ana rched doorway leads further ahead, a plain wooden door blocking the way.
21:37 <•Devar> "Oh, this again."
21:38 <•Skaya> "Oh, this again!"
21:38 <•Kotono> "Again?" Rina asks aloud, "It's repeating itself."
21:38 <•Kotono> "Oh, this again!" Sanda agrees.
21:38 — •Skaya opens the door.
21:38 <•Kotono> The door opens. Ahead is a small mud room, and notably there are no pairs of intact boots here. Ana rched doorway leads further ahead, a plain wooden door blocking the way.
21:38 <•Kotono> Anne sighs.
21:39 — •Skaya opens that one too!
21:39 <•Devar> "Hey, just curious, have we tried opening the door from the other side?"
21:40 <•Kotono> With a shrug, Rina tries opening the door you just came through. It opens and reveals what you expect. Meanwhile Skaya opens up again. Ahead is a small mud room, and notably there are no pairs of intact boots here. Ana rched doorway leads further ahead, a plain wooden door blocking the way. This door is sealed with more chains.
21:41 <•Skaya> "Oho! A change! Devar, if you will?"
21:41 <•Devar> "Sure." He says, taking his sword to the chains!
21:41 <•Devar> Roll 1d20+8
21:41 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{21}
21:41 <•Kotono> OOC: Damage.
21:42 <•Devar> Roll 2d6+3
21:42 <Kobot> Devar rolled 2d6+3 --> [ 2d6=11 ]{14}
21:46 <•Kotono> A heavy blow, enough to cut through the chains. Not as strong as the last batch, and they snap loudly.
21:46 — •Skaya pulls the chain out of the way and opens this door!
21:47 <•Devar> "So did our wizard friend find this place and chain it up or did he come from here, I wonder?"
21:47 <•Kotono> The door opens and then - ! OOC: Will saves all, -2 penalty. Good luck.
21:47 <•Skaya> "Door didn't chain itself."
21:48 <•Kotono> OOC: +4 bonus vs gas applies if you have it.
21:48 <•Skaya> roll 1d20+5+6-2 are those my last words?
21:48 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5+6-2 are those my last words? --> [ 1d20=11 ]{20}
21:48 <•Skaya> OOC: I do have it, so +4
21:48 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Sanda
21:48 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 Sanda --> [ 1d20=7 ]{16}
21:48 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Anne
21:48 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 Anne --> [ 1d20=9 ]{21}
21:48 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Rina
21:48 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 Rina --> [ 1d20=1 ]{12}
21:48 <•Devar> Roll 1d20+11 in that case
21:48 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+11 in that case --> [ 1d20=10 ]{21}
21:50 <•Kotono> The faintest odd smell. Rina slumps and falls on her side, Sanda collapses against the wall. Skaya and Devar feel woozy but are able to resist, barely, as is Anne. She struggles to stay up, as ahead? A large open room, with stairs going up in the back. It looks like a stormcloud, crackling and roiling with electricity. A faint black gas emits from it, fading out of sight as it leaves its body
21:50 <•Kotono> .  It's 20ft away and the electricity is picking up.
21:53 <•Skaya> There is only one thing to do. Skaya makes sure not to breathe in as she takes out the party's wand of magic missiles and, armed with the onyx ring of missiles, shoots two missiles at the shadowy body!
21:54 <•Kotono> Lightning flies at the same time as one thing is clear: It's a fight! OOC: In that case, init.
21:54 <•Skaya> roll 1d20+8
21:54 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{25}
21:54 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Anne's still up at least
21:54 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 Anne's still up at least --> [ 1d20=20 ]{22}
21:54 <•Devar> Roll 1d20+2
21:54 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{10}
21:54 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 cloud
21:54 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 cloud --> [ 1d20=18 ]{22}
21:55 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (25) > Anne = Cloud (22) > Devar (10)
21:55 <•Kotono> OOC: Go Skaya.
21:55 <•Skaya> roll 2d4+3+5
21:55 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d4+3+5 --> [ 2d4=4 ]{12}
21:57 <•Kotono> Missiles fly and pepper the storm. It recoils back,d rifting away even as the lighting comes. It flies right at the party, dancing amid them as you can see the room ahead is carpeted, fancier looking in the frantic moments you have tos ee before... OOC: Storm and Anne, storm's blasting so we'll handle that first. Ref saves all.
21:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6 evasion if eldritch grace applies
21:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 evasion if eldritch grace applies --> [ 1d20=1 ]{7}
21:58 <•Devar> Roll 1d20+10 evasion
21:58 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+10 evasion --> [ 1d20=11 ]{21}
21:58 <•Skaya> roll 1d20+6+6 evasion
21:58 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+6 evasion --> [ 1d20=2 ]{14}
21:58 <•Kotono> roll 4d6 electricity and secondary fort save if you took any damage, Anne full, Devar none, Skaya full
21:58 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 electricity and secondary fort save if you took any damage, Anne full, Devar none, Skaya full --> [ 4d6=15 ]{15}
21:58 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 40/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 45/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
21:58 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Anne Fort
21:58 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 Anne Fort --> [ 1d20=5 ]{17}
21:59 <•Skaya> roll 1d20+6+6
21:59 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+6 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{32}
21:59 •Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 25/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 45/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
21:59 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 40/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 45/60 Sanda 24/39 Rina 37/52
21:59 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 25/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 45/60 Sanda 24/39 Rina 37/52
21:59 <•Kotono> OOC: Sanda and Rina can't move right now and thus can't make Ref saves.
21:59 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 25/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 45/60 (paralyzed 1) Sanda 24/39 Rina 37/52
22:00 <•Skaya> OOC: Since Anne goes on the same init she still acts though, right?
22:01 <•Kotono> The electricity fries Skaya - but she holds her ground. Anne is hit and starts to seize up, but not before she steps forward, risks the gas and brandishes her holy symbol, "Discordant noises, strike!" OOC:S he does.
22:01 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+3 fort
22:01 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+3 fort --> [ 1d20=14 ]{17}
22:01 <•Kotono> roll 1d8 at least it gest some damage through but raw damage is not Anne's forte
22:01 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8 at least it gest some damage through but raw damage is not Anne's forte --> [ 1d8=2 ]{2}
22:01 <•Kotono> A burst of noise further stirs the cloud about, even as Anne now keels over, paralyzed. Then...OOC: Devar, go.
22:03 <•Devar> Devar moves in to pull Rina out of the room and back to the other one! "I'll try and get everyone to safety!" He shouts. "Unless you just shut the door I guess!"
22:04 <•Kotono> Unmoving and smoking from where her chest and arm were fried, Rina doesn't resist at all as Devar pulls her away. OOC: Skaya, go.
22:04 — •Skaya has her wand and the missiles! She shoots them!
22:04 <•Skaya> roll 2d4+3+5
22:04 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d4+3+5 --> [ 2d4=5 ]{13}
22:05 <•Kotono> More missiles hit, and the cloud visibly flickers. Each hit seems to land home, but it's not enough. Instead more lightning comes, engulfing Skaya, Anne and Sanda.  OOC: Ref you three. Devar got himself and Rina out of the zap range.
22:05 <•Skaya> roll 1d20+6+6 evasion
22:05 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+6 evasion --> [ 1d20=16 ]{28}
22:06 <•Kotono> OOC: Neither Anne or Sanda can move, so they faila utomatically. Anne is entitled to Fort to resist another round of paralysis and it's moot for Sanda right now.
22:06 <•Kotono> roll 4d6 electricty Anne and Sanda
22:06 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 electricty Anne and Sanda --> [ 4d6=18 ]{18}
22:06 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 25/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 27/60 (paralyzed 1) Sanda 6/39 Rina 37/52
22:06 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Anne fort
22:06 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 Anne fort --> [ 1d20=17 ]{29}
22:06 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 25/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 27/60 Sanda 6/39 Rina 37/52
22:07 <•Kotono> Gaspingly, Anne manages to recover, starting to move and cough for air. OOC: Devar, go.
22:07 <•Kotono> As Skaya manages to dive back and avoid the zap, Sanda doesn't. Her hair is starting to catch afire, her entire body convulsing as burns and shocks race all along her body. Anne's not in better shape, getting fried inside of her metal armor, even as she recovers.
22:07 <•Devar> "I'll get Sanda!" He shouts, running in to grab her and pull her to safety!
22:08 <•Kotono> Sanda, in a terrible state again, is pulled to safety. That leaves Skaya, who...OOC: Go.
22:08 <•Skaya> OOC: Anne passed the fort, she's not acting? She could heal!
22:09 <•Kotono> OOC: She lost this round to paralysis.
22:09 <•Kotono> OOC: She got her action first round at the same time and was paralyzed, so she had to pay it off this round.
22:09 <•Kotono> OOC:S he's able to act this coming round.
22:09 <•Skaya> Was this a miscalculation? In the end, Devar is preventing it from becoming one and allowing Skaya to face off against this thing! With magic missiles!
22:09 <•Skaya> roll 2d4+2+5
22:09 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d4+2+5 --> [ 2d4=3 ]{10}
22:10 <•Kotono> More hits - and it's enough. The storm sputters out, but not before one, heavy, large bolt of lightning flies at Skaya in a last, dying attack.  OOC: Ref.
22:10 <•Skaya> roll 1d20+6+6 evasion
22:10 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+6 evasion --> [ 1d20=4 ]{16}
22:10 <•Kotono> roll 8d6 and fort full serious ows
22:10 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 8d6 and fort full serious ows --> [ 8d6=37 ]{37}
22:12 <•Skaya> roll 1d20+6+6 out of inspiration for this fight and hopefully Anne goes same init and heals me
22:12 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+6 out of inspiration for this fight and hopefully Anne goes same init and heals me --> [ 1d20=7 ]{19}
22:12 •Skaya set the topic: Skaya: -12/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 27/60 Sanda 6/39 Rina 37/52
22:13 <•Kotono> The storm is over. Skaya knows nothing but pain and then darkness, a feeling of being pulled, of cool mists. Devar sees Anne grasp her holy symbol and wheeze out, "Lady Jetina!" before healing comes.  OOC: Free act, Anne is immediately healing for abnndantly obvious reasons.
22:14 <•Kotono> roll 3d6
22:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=13 ]{13}
22:14 <•Kotono> OOC: 19 total all.
22:14 •Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 7/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 27/60 Sanda 6/39 Rina 37/52
22:14 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 27/60 Sanda 25/39 Rina 52/52
22:15 <•Kotono> Healing comes. It mends the words as Skaya lies there, more unconscious than not, but alive. Anne shudders violently, "T-that...that was w-why it was sealed up. Cursed thing!"
22:15 <•Devar> Devar lets out both a shocked gasp and a sigh of relief, practically in the same breath.
22:16 <•Devar> "Let's take a few minutes." Devar says, checking on the other two.
22:16 <•Kotono> "Again," Anne manages, more healing coming to the ill.
22:16 <•Kotono> roll 3d6
22:16 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=15 ]{15}
22:16 <•Kotono> OOC: 22 total.
22:16 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 27/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
22:16 •Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 29/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 27/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
22:17 <•Kotono> Sanda's wounds vanishe ntirely, as do Rina's. Even Skaya's are greatly mended, the massive burn across her chest and stomach soothed, mended, her nerves no longer destroyed. Her lungs work properly if painfully.
22:18 <•Kotono> Rina and Sanda are still out of it. Anne manages to get to a knee before falling to sit on her rear. "Check Skaya, I feared that may have been lethal."
22:18 <•Devar> Devar jogs over to help Skaya sit up.
22:20 — •Skaya is breathing on her own with some difficulty.
22:21 <•Devar> "I assume the lightning is gone." Devar says with a gesture back the way they came. "But we may as well check what's up ahead... we can always head back to rest if need be."
22:23 <•Kotono> Anne limps over and checks her, "She'll live," A quick pronouncement, "No. Hold a little, Devar." A murmur, a little more healing to Skaya.
22:23 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+5
22:23 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+5 --> [ 1d8=4 ]{9}
22:23 <•Kotono> That's enough to stir Skaya, though her brain still feels sluggish, fried.
22:23 <•Skaya> OOC: +9? Or more?
22:24 <•Kotono> OOC: 9. Just CLW.
22:24 <•Devar> "You with us?" Devar asks her, kneeling in front of her and helping her sit up.
22:24 <•Skaya> "Gosh, I hope I won. And not that I got taken prisoner," Skaya mutters, staring unblinkingly at the ceiling. "Ah, right. I won, then."
22:24 •Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 38/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 27/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
22:25 <•Kotono> "Barely. Had I been any slower, you would be facing your final reckoning," Anne lets out a soft sight afterwards, "I'll check on the others."
22:25 <•Skaya> "A bare win is still a win."
22:25 <•Kotono> Then with a soft gasp Anne visibly staggers, a hand to her armored chest. "Or...ugh, my own wounds," she murmurs, "Does that wand have much more power within it?"
22:25 <•Devar> "That was certainly daring." Devar says. "I'm glad we made it through."
22:26 <•Skaya> "Seven charges," Skaya says, holding it out. "Use it all up as needed."
22:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+3
22:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+3 --> [ 1d8=3 ]{6}
22:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+3
22:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+3 --> [ 1d8=4 ]{7}
22:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+3
22:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+3 --> [ 1d8=2 ]{5}
22:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+3
22:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+3 --> [ 1d8=8 ]{11}
22:26 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 38/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 56/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
22:27 <•Kotono> Four casts are enough. Anne coughs and rests further, then scoots over to Sanda. A quick check over, "Nothing's wrong with her that I see, it's magic so hopefully time liberates her mind. Her body's not injured." OOC: Taking 10 on heal.
22:29 <•Devar> "It seemed like it was some kind of gas from the creature, I imagine it being gone will speed it up." Devar says.
22:29 <•Skaya> "Step in and check a bit?"
22:30 <•Devar> "Oh, sure." Devar says, slowly heading to the room the storm creature was just in.
22:33 <•Kotono> Devar gets a chance to look around. The room is carpeted in old, scorched blue carpets. Once rich, now nothing but old and damaged ruin. Scattered about are burnt bones of all kinds, including hand-claws that look rather familiar. There's burnt and destroyed art on the walls as well. The stairway going up is intact.
22:33 — •Skaya climbs to her feet and goes to check on Rina and Sanda.
22:35 <•Kotono> They appear to be out cold - eyes open but not home. OOC: Heal check.
22:35 <•Devar> Devar frowns at that - is this where all of them came from? He will go up the stairs to see where they lead to, or at least get a glimpse so he can tell the others.
22:35 <•Skaya> roll 1d20+5
22:35 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{18}
22:38 <•Kotono> Devar goes up - and the stairs look to be quite long. No sign of a second or third floor, only something at the topmost level.
22:40 <•Kotono> Skaya checks them. Nothing more is revealed, it simply seems to be a stupor of some kind. Then-It's Rina who recovers first. She coughs abruptly and groans, "Ah! AH! AH!" Screams from her as she wildly looks around, fumbling for her sword.
22:40 <•Skaya> "You're safe!" Skaya tells her cheerfully. "I killed that thing in a lovely murder-suicide!"
22:40 <•Kotono> "Rina, calm yourself," Anne is there, grabbing her by the shoulders, "Get Sanda if she's about to stir, Skaya."
22:41 <•Devar> He will come back - he'll grab one of the bones of the claw hands to show the others. "Stairs seem to go to the top, for whatever "top" means in a space like this."
22:41 — •Skaya helpfully moves over to Sanda and grabs her by the shoulders preemptively.
22:41 <•Kotono> "Ah..ah......ah.......ah." Rina pants, eyes wide. "We're alive?" Just in time for Skaya, as Sanda gasps hugely, eyes wide as well. However, Skaya stops her from doing more.
22:42 <•Skaya> "I kind of wanted to slap you and tell you to get a hold of yourself," Skaya tells Sanda with a pout. "Maybe next time?"
22:42 <•Kotono> "You're all alive. The monster unleashed some sort of mind-affecting gas." Anne says in a soft voice, "Calm down, you're safe."
22:43 <•Kotono> Sanda goes limp before, "It's illogical how close we come to dying again anda gain."
22:43 <•Devar> "I found this too." Devar says, throwing the claw on the ground. "This must've been where he did some experiments."
22:43 <•Kotono> "This one is our own faults for the gamble we chose. One of his keys working on it, the chains? We had to explore it for our given task here, but should have known well it would belethal."
22:43 <•Skaya> "It's very logical, actually," Skaya counters. "We've gone to dangerous places even insane wizards left sealed."
22:45 <•Devar> "Agreed, hopefully we can find more information to help us." He voices.
22:46 <•Kotono> "Let's move," Anne helps people up, "I want to see what's atop here, we've invested enough as it is."
22:46 <•Skaya> "I'm fine with going up. Though maybe someone else can volunteer to lead for now?"
22:47 <•Devar> "I got it." Devar says.
22:49 <•Skaya> "I'll be in the center to react wherever I need to. Anne, bring up the rear, please?"
22:51 <•Kotono> The party thus heads on up the stairs. Up and up and up and up. Atop here is a wide open space, the roof of the entire tower above you. Sitting here is a lance set into the ground, stabbed a foot deep into it. Lightning constantly flies out from it, going through the walls of the tower like they're not there. Immediately Anne ducks back down and out of sight, Rina doing exactly the same thing.
22:51 <•Kotono> Sanda peers ahead, "More lightning, but that must be the source of the lightning strikes outside."
22:52 <•Skaya> "I don't suppose someone can tell what the magic is like here?"
22:54 <•Devar> "Let me see what I can sort out." Devar says, castic Detect Magic! OOC: take 10 for 22 on Spellcraft. If I spend 1 minute studying the spear I can identify it
22:55 <•Kotono> Devar casts as Skaya and Sanda stay. Before the spell can be done, however, lightning bolts leap from the lance and towards the party. Only Anne and Rina are safe, having immediately ducked out of the firing line.
22:55 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 touch AC vs Skaya, +4 more if you are wearing metal armor or carrying anything particularly large and metallic, speak up if so
22:55 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 touch AC vs Skaya, +4 more if you are wearing metal armor or carrying anything particularly large and metallic, speak up if so --> [ 1d20=20 ]{30}
22:56 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 touch AC vs Devar, +4 more if you are wearing metal armor or carrying anything particularly large and metallic, speak up if so
22:56 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 touch AC vs Devar, +4 more if you are wearing metal armor or carrying anything particularly large and metallic, speak up if so --> [ 1d20=1 ]{11}
22:56 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 touch AC vs Sanda, +4 more if you are wearing metal armor or carrying anything particularly large and metallic, speak up if so
22:56 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 touch AC vs Sanda, +4 more if you are wearing metal armor or carrying anything particularly large and metallic, speak up if so --> [ 1d20=16 ]{26}
22:56 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 touch AC vs Skaya, +4 more if you are wearing metal armor or carrying anything particularly large and metallic, speak up if so crit?
22:56 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 touch AC vs Skaya, +4 more if you are wearing metal armor or carrying anything particularly large and metallic, speak up if so crit? --> [ 1d20=15 ]{25}
22:56 <•Kotono> roll 14d6 ow Skaya
22:56 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 14d6 ow Skaya --> [ 14d6=45 ]{45}
22:56 <•Kotono> roll 7d6 Sanda
22:56 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 7d6 Sanda --> [ 7d6=25 ]{25}
22:56 •Skaya set the topic: Skaya: -7/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 56/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
22:57 <•Devar> Ooc: I would imagine my sword and mace count but it seems I lucked out
22:57 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: -7/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 56/60 Sanda 24/39 Rina 52/52
22:57 <•Kotono> Lightning strikes - somehow Devar is missed, while Sanda gets zapped and pushed back. Her scream matches Skaya's, who falls, only for Anne to catch her down the stairs as she calls, "GET DOWN!"
22:58 <•Kotono> roll 3d6 immediate healing since yeesh
22:58 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 immediate healing since yeesh --> [ 3d6=5 ]{5}
22:58 <•Kotono> OOC: 7 healing all.
22:58 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: -7/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 56/60 Sanda 31/39 Rina 52/52
22:58 <•Skaya> Teetering on the edge of unconsciousness, Skaya decides to heal herself before she slips away.
22:58 <•Skaya> OOC: +16hp
22:58 •Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 16/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 56/60 Sanda 31/39 Rina 52/52
22:59 <•Devar> Devar doesn't bother to try anything else, grabbing Sanda and rushing back down.
22:59 <•Kotono> Sanda thrashes in the aftermath before she lets out several extremely vulgar comments about lightning. Meanwhile Anne and Skaya's own healing is enough, a scare from a direct, center mass hit again. The wand is out, the last three charges spent.
23:00 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+3
23:00 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+3 --> [ 1d8=1 ]{4}
23:00 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+3
23:00 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+3 --> [ 1d8=8 ]{11}
23:00 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+3
23:00 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+3 --> [ 1d8=2 ]{5}
23:01 <•Skaya> OOC: Who is this for?
23:01 <•Kotono> OOC: Skaya.
23:02 •Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 36/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 56/60 Sanda 31/39 Rina 52/52
23:02 <•Devar> "I think we may want to rethink how we approach this and recover." Devar says, "unless we think someone grabbing the spear can control the lightning."
23:02 <•Kotono> More healing comes, Skaya's injuries mending even more. Anne breathes out in relief, "You three, get out of sight first next time. Especially after that Abyss cursed cloud showed us the same danger."
23:02 <•Kotono> Sanda groans and doesn't even argue with Anne.
23:03 <•Skaya> "This time I'll blame Devar. He was leading! I'm still muddled from all the lightning and the dying," Skaya complains. "Screw this, let's return tomorrow after we use lightning resistance or something."
23:03 <•Kotono> Rina exhales, "That could have been bad. Again. I really hope this is worth it."
23:04 <•Kotono> "If it's safe, where we fought that cloud could be a good place to camp down," Anne remarks, "Defensible, too."
23:05 <•Skaya> "Now that I think about it, if we want to leave we'll get smote down. Smitten? There will be smiting with lightning if we leave."
23:05 <•Kotono> "Unless," Sanda begins and Anne closes her eyes tightly, not holding back the sigh that escapes her lips. "Why not swim through the stone floor, grab the lance from below and escape with it that way?"
23:05 <•Skaya> "I can't do that."
23:06 <•Kotono> "Even if I could, I'd rather insult Kaja's swords to his face than do that." Anne agrees immediately.
23:06 <•Kotono> Rina shakes her head quickly, not even saying a word.
23:06 <•Skaya> "I entirely would if I could, of course."
23:06 <•Devar> "I can give it a shot." Devar says. "I should be able to do it long enough to see if it'll work."
23:06 — •Skaya gives Devar a thumbs up.
23:07 <•Kotono> ""I can do it as well, but Devar first," Sanda agrees with that.
23:07 <•Skaya> "Don't worry! I bought potions!"
23:09 <•Devar> Devar nods and will go back up the stairs - not go fully out into the top. OOC: so the idea is activate Swimstone and go through the floor - grab the spear in Round 1. I get four more rounds after so we will see how it reacts from there.
23:10 <•Kotono> Devar swims over to the lance and grabs the spear, which...OOC: What's your alignment, Devar?
23:10 <•Devar> Ooc: it is lawful good
23:11 <•Kotono> OOC: Charisma check.  +2 bonus.
23:11 <•Devar> Roll 1d20+8
23:11 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{27}
23:11 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4
23:11 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{22}
23:12 <•Kotono> Storms. Devar sees storms, sees lightning, sees hailstorms and lightning and thunder and lightning and - ! Something hot burns itself into Devar's hand and the lance is gone, even as he feels a strange sensation in his hand. Like a muscle, ready to be flexed.
23:13 <•Devar> He will
23:13 <•Devar> He will wait a moment to make sure it's safe before he rises through the floor!
23:14 <•Devar> Assuming it is safe he will experimentally hold his hand up to the sky and see what this new sensation does!
23:16 <•Kotono> The lightning is gone and nothing strikes Devar. When he flexes it, the lance appears in his hand. "Ah. It's been some time." A masculine voice comes from the lance itself, "Devar, is it?"
23:17 <•Devar> "Oh - uh ... hello. Yes, that's right. Who do I have the pleasure of speaking to?"
23:20 <•Kotono> "Call me the Storm's Eye." It answers, "A worthy wielder after all these years, is it?"
23:21 <•Devar> "That's up to you, I think." He says as he will head back down the stairs, since the crisis seems to have been solved!
23:21 <•Kotono> "What is that?" Anne peeks up, "Who are you talking to?"
23:22 <•Devar> "Our culprit, but I don't think it was intentional." Devar says. "Everyone - Storm's Eye."
23:22 <•Devar> He will gesture his free hand at the spear.
23:22 <•Kotono> "Ah, you're that sort of man," The lance rumbles out a laugh.
23:23 <•Kotono> Anne's lips thin into a frown, "Excuse you?"
23:23 <•Devar> "I think you have the wrong idea already..." Devar says with a sigh.
23:23 <•Skaya> "Just confirming real quick. We're all friends again and there will be no sudden murder by lightning?"
23:24 <•Kotono> Rina rolls her eyes at that, "My brother traveled with us, so try again."
23:25 — •Skaya tilts her head. She picked the team, hadn't she? Was it wrong? But there was a decent balance before....
23:25 <•Kotono> "No murder by lightning, girl. I'm exhausted, but no longer being drained to fry everything nearby." Is the answer.
23:25 <•Skaya> "Glad to hear it. Skaya! Call me that instead of girl or I'll feel too young. So what happened here?"
23:25 <•Devar> Yes, actually, what was that about? Maybe you can help us fill in some historical holes."
23:26 <•Kotono> "I'm Sanda, that's Rina and that's Anne," Sanda supplies, coming closer, "You're mistakena bout that, but otherwise how fascinating. An intelligent weapon, I've heard the stories."
23:27 <•Kotono> "I don't remember much. I lost a lot by being used like that," Storm's Eye growls, vibrating in Devar's hand. "But I was created to be wielded by a worthy warrior, then ended up here somehow. I distinctly remember being pulled by magic and not placed here by human hands."
23:28 <•Skaya> "Created here?"
23:29 <•Devar> "What's your definition of "worthy"? I mean, you seem to be part of me now so I'm guessing I pass some sort of pre-requisite..."
23:29 <•Kotono> "No, somewhere...northern. Far away. Past the oceans," Is the answer. "Strong, brave, able. Better a man than a woman, but I can work with a woman. "
23:31 <•Devar> "Whoever created you certainly had an opinion..." Devar says with an apologetic look at the others. "We'll work on that."
23:33 <•Skaya> "Eh, it's all good. If you die horribly, he can still work with me, Devar."
23:34 → Iddy joined (uid408070@lunarnet-423F0355.irccloud.com)
23:36 <•Devar> "I don't love how casually you said that!" Devar says. "But since it seems like we don't have to worry about lightning, should we head back and recover?" He says. "Maybe we can figure out what you do." He says to the spear.

19:06 <Devar> OOC: Assuming we're not jumped by anything, I will cast Detect Magic and study the boots and the spear with Identify to see if it tells us anything more.
19:11 <Kotono> OOC: Going to head back to the boots then? Requires them being here to study.
19:12 <Devar> OOC: Yes.
19:12 <Kotono> Meanwhile, "Better a man than a woman? Why?" Rina asks.
19:13 <Kotono> "Don't know. Just the way I was made," Is the spear's answer as you all head back, "What about you? You work better with a man, right?"
19:13 <Kotono> Rina's expression turns sour, "Shut up."
19:14 <Skaya> "Hey, is this a sex thing? Have you been talking about this all this time?"
19:14 <Kotono> "Did your designer also forsake basic tact?" Anne says archly, as you go down the stairs and back down to the first floor.
19:14 <Kotono> "Must've been made with that sort of sense of humor, lady," Storm's Eye answers, "Besides, you're the ones asking nosy questions."
19:15 <Devar> "I'd just like to state for the record that it has its own mind." Devar says.
19:16 <Kotono> "Of course. I know that's not you, Devar," Sanda speaks up here, eyeing the lance closely as you return to the boots. "But statistically speaking, I suppose some fraction of intelligent magical items had to be bestowed with less than optimal personalities."
19:16 <Devar> "It has also been stuck here for... do you have any idea how long you've been here, actually?" Devar asks.
19:17 <Kotono> An ear splitting yawn comes from the lance, "Excuse me, I just spent too long as a giant wand of lightning bolt," Storm's Eye agrees, "No idea, it's been far too long. Whatever pulled me here was-" Another yawn, "Geez, all the years must be catching up to me.
19:17 <Kotono> OOC: Gah.
19:18 <Kotono> An ear splitting yawn comes from the lance, "Well excuse me, I just spent too long as a giant wand of lightning bolt," Storm's Eye agrees, "No idea, it's been far too long. Whatever pulled me here was-" Another yawn, "Geez, all the years must be catching up to me. Anyway, whatever pulled me here was strong."
19:19 <Kotono> "Perhaps so," Anne's expression is thin lipped, frowny. "My apologies." OOC: Going to use the identifying, Neph?
19:19 <Skaya> "So if you get tired and want to sleep, does it mean you want to eat too? What is your diet?" Skaya asks curiously.
19:19 <Devar> "We're still trying to figure out what exactly 'here' even is, so if you have any insight or recover anything as we go, please let us know." Devar says. "Anyway, since we're not under a threat to anything right now, let me see if we can learn anything about you or these weird boots." OOC: Yes sir.
19:21 <Kotono> OOC: Run me through how the items works real quick since it's the first time?
19:21 <Devar> OOC: when� ever you successfully use your artificer knowledge class feature (ECS 31) to detect an item's magical aura or you cast detect magic and have at least 5 ranks of Knowl�edge (arcana), you can spend 1 additional minute studying the item. If you do, you can identify the abilities of that item as if you had cast identify upon it.
19:21 <Kotono> "The hot blood of mye nemies, the tears of their women and the shine of taken plunder!" The lance vows, fiercely, little bolts of electricity running along it...before it yawns again and dips downward.
19:21 <Devar> OOC: So I'll study the boots and the spear
19:22 <Kotono> OOC: Okay. Loot post incoming.
19:22 <Devar> "I can always put you away, does that help?" Devar asks. "I seem to be able to summon and send you back... uh... somewhere."
19:26 <Kotono> OOC: Ost.
19:26 <Kotono> OOC: Post.
19:26 <Kotono> "Yeah, should," Is the answer, "Call me when you're in a good fight."
19:27 <Devar> OOC: To be clear, the secondary compulsory effect happens regardless of if you pass the first will save, correct?
19:27 <Kotono> OOC:  Yes. They're cursed. Put them on and it's on you then.
19:28 <Devar> Devar dismisses Storm's Eye before he frowns. "Yeah, don't bother with those boots." He says. "They make you a little faster and have some resistance to electricity, but even if you manage to not fall prey to wanting to put them on, they make you want to basically go run into bolts of lightning."
19:29 <Kotono> "Whomever put THOSE here is a perverse, twisted fiend," Anne scowls.
19:29 <Kotono> Sanda sniffs, "It makes sense if it's a trap."
19:29 <Devar> "Oh, and apparently I can't get anything on what that spear is, which means we may have to wait for itself to figure it out, or just put it to some sort of trial fighting things." He says. "We can ask the Mystrans for some help when we get back."
19:29 <Kotono> "It's not like Skaya needed those to catch lightning," Rina rubs her forehead.
19:30 <Skaya> "So we just need to remove the curse?"
19:30 <Devar> "I'm not especially adept at curses, I imagine if you could they'd probably still function." Devar says.
19:32 <Kotono> "Still," Rina goes on, "That means this wasn't the source of all of this. Useful maybe, but not the source of all of this."
19:33 <Devar> "No, but I wonder if it was still powering something." Devar says. "We don't fully understand this space yet."
19:34 <Skaya> "Say, Devar, could you use your area healing on all of us once?" Skaya voices, changing gears. Getting the boots still sounds like a good idea to her, but probably not right this instant. "Then we could explore for more strange stuff."
19:36 <Kotono> OOC: Just to be clear, are y'all leaving the boots behind or trying to take them with you somehow.
19:36 <Devar> "Sure. There's no harm in us going back and resting in the church either if need be." He says, channeling energy to everyone!
19:36 <Devar> roll 1d6 healing
19:36 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d6 healing --> [ 1d6=6 ]{6}
19:36 Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 36/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 37/39 Rina 52/52
19:36 <Skaya> OOC: We're leaving the boots
19:36 <Kotono> OOC: Okay.
19:36 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 37/39 Rina 52/52
19:37 <Kotono> With healing and recovery, the party heads back now. The tower is now silent and dark, no lightning around it. Just as well, your impromptu lightning rod looks mostly spent. Now what?
19:38 — Skaya leaves the tower locked. She has the key! Then, she decides to explore in the other direction from the church they left.
19:38 <Kotono> roll 1d100-5
19:38 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100-5 --> [ 1d100=1 ]{-4}
19:38 <Kotono> roll 1d100-5 subtable
19:38 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100-5 subtable --> [ 1d100=1 ]{-4}
19:39 mode: •Kotono (promoted to owner, opped) 
19:40 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
19:40 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=3 ]{3}
19:40 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
19:40 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=7 ]{7}
19:43 <•Kotono> As you head out - ! Ahead of you space twists, turns.Hundreds of identical roads stretch out ahead of you all at once, before with an unearthly bursting noise, reality SLAMS BACK into place. Painfully. It slams all of you, as at the same time a great heap of rubble appears all around you. Amid them a corpse, broken and dead. The remnants of destroyed plate armor are worn, and a bright blue
19:43 <•Kotono> stone hovers around its head, before falling to the ground. At least all the many copies of the road ahead are now gone.
19:43 <•Kotono> roll 1d6 damage all
19:43 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d6 damage all --> [ 1d6=6 ]{6}
19:43 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 54/60 Sanda 31/39 Rina 46/52
19:44 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 36/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 54/60 Sanda 31/39 Rina 46/52
19:44 <Skaya> "What? Come on!" Skaya cries out, looking around.
19:45 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 36/42 Devar 46/52 Anne 54/60 Sanda 31/39 Rina 46/52
19:46 <•Kotono> Sanda staggers to a knee, off balance. Rina keeps her balance and whips out her short sword, eyes everywhere - but beyond the gloom, it's back to normal here. Or at least what passes for normal. Anne darts ahead and checks the corpse, but shakes her head after a moment, "Dead," she announces simply, "Massive trauma."
19:47 <Devar> "Woah!" Devar catches himself, going to one knee. "Maybe it really was powering something... what's that stone?" He asks, pulling himself to his feet. "Surely that isn't the cause of all of this?"
19:47 <Skaya> "It's probably an ioun stone," Skaya responds, having one herself.
19:48 — Skaya decides to check on the corpse. Is it human? Has it been dead for long?
19:48 <Skaya> OOC: Heal 10 for 15
19:48 <•Kotono> "Probably so," Anne agrees, checking him over - and coming off with a pendant, a small fragment of a gold scale. It's some sort of humanoid, too much trauma to tell off hand. It's been dead for at least a few minutes? Hard to tell with that level of damage.
19:50 <Skaya> "Still have your magic detection spell running?" Skaya asks Devar.
19:51 <Devar> "It doesn't last very long, but I can just cast it again." He offers.
19:52 <Skaya> "Can't hurt to see if there's anything immediately useful."
19:52 <Devar> He nods, doing just that! OOC: Detect magic, if there's anything immediately magical he'll identify it.
19:52 <Devar> OOC: Take 10 on Spellcraft for 22 if it matters
19:52 <•Kotono> Devar gets to work and...
19:53 <•Kotono> OOC: Loot post edited. For the record, that 3 and 7 were rolling those on the medium wondrous item table.
19:55 <Devar> "Pretty strong stuff." Devar says, explaining the identified items for the others benefit.
19:55 <•Kotono> "Remarkably good fortune," Anne rises now, "And far easier than our earlier struggles."
19:57 <Skaya> "Let's put this guy to rest and then explore the other side of this town?"
19:58 <Devar> Devar nods. "Any objections to me wearing the necklace for the time being? We can hash out who keeps it later." He says, rising back to his feet. "Here, let me heal everyone so we don't have to worry about it."
19:58 <Devar> roll 1d6 healing
19:58 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d6 healing --> [ 1d6=4 ]{4}
19:58 <Devar> roll 1d6 healing
19:58 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d6 healing --> [ 1d6=6 ]{6}
19:58 <Devar> OOC: 10 total to everyone, should top everyone back off
19:59 <•Kotono> "Likewise, I'd like the stone," Anne says, "I wanted something akin to this greatly, but couldn't procure one due to the plague."
19:59 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 36/42 Devar 46/52 Anne 54/60 Sanda 31/39 Rina 52/52
19:59 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 46/52 Anne 54/60 Sanda 31/39 Rina 52/52
20:00 <Devar> "I don't love pilfering things from corpses, but since no one from the Heavens struck us down yet I think they'll forgive us." He says.
20:00 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 46/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
20:00 <•Kotono> "It's pointless to leave these with the dead," Anne shakes her head tiredly, "I mourn the dead we don't know, but what good does it do leaving them here?"
20:00 <Skaya> "That's all fine," Skaya tells Anne, having expected as much. But it feels nicer when other people say what she's thinking!
20:01 <Devar> He nods and will help give the corpse a proper burial afterwards.
20:04 <•Kotono> This takes a little bit, but the body is laid to rest. Anne prays afterwards before, and the dead is given its due.
20:05 <Devar> "Well, let's hope we're not rudely interrupted again." Devar says, dusting his hands off.
20:05 — Skaya leads their group onwards.
20:07 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:07 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=9 ]{9}
20:07 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:07 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=80 ]{80}
20:08 <•Kotono> It's quiet as you go on. It looks to be a broad single loop, but on the opposite side? You see the far side of the city is flooded under, partially sunkend owna s well, as if the land creaked and sank. It's also not hard to see large, dark shapes moving in the water.
20:11 <Skaya> "How horrifying," Skaya mutters. "Let's just do a wide circle around the part of town that's above water?"
20:11 <Devar> "Well, that's... something." Devar murmurs. "Sure, sounds good to me."
20:13 <•Kotono> "Best not, even with your ring," Rina agrees. "Way too dangerous."
20:13 <•Kotono> "No one likes the odds of going underwater," Sanda agrees as the party continues on and...
20:13 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:13 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=83 ]{83}
20:14 <•Kotono> Circle complete. Besides the unseent hings always giving you a wide berth and only heard, nothing else stands out here. Just ruin.
20:15 <Devar> "We haven't seen anything repeat itself yet here, right?" Devar asks. "I wonder if we spent a night in the church, the tower would be shooting lightning again?"
20:15 <Skaya> "What if... this isn't all of the city?" Skaya muses as she leads back to the church. "We can go back up and try to open more doors to see if there are paths to other parts of it. Also, Devar, I doubt the tower will shoot lightning without the lightning-generating artifact."
20:18 <•Kotono> "We have other doors above, or we could explore random ruined buildings, or even try swimming," Anne reasons, "But I doubt treasure will repeat itself, for no other reason than we saw that man appear and what Storm's Eye said. No, it's drawing them here from elsewhere."
20:18 <Devar> "I'm not sure I'd put it past this place to have things that completely defy logic." Devar counters. "But it certainly is possible the other sections lead to other places. It does also seem like there is some sort of limit to these weird spaces."
20:18 <Skaya> "Do you all want to rest? Or shall we explore some more after going up?"
20:20 <•Kotono> "Still explore, we're not out yet," Rina shakes her head.
20:20 <•Kotono> "Keep going, perhaps explore other rooms int hat second cathedral room we saw," Anne suggests.
20:20 <•Kotono> Sanda pauses a moment, "I think the numbers are on the side of keep going."
20:20 <Skaya> "Okay then!" And so Skaya leads the way back to the other rooms.
20:22 <•Kotono> You reach the Eldathian cathedral once more without incident.
20:23 — Skaya looks over their options once more.
20:24 <Skaya> OOC: Is it possible to get a description as a refresher?
20:24 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure, let me scroll up.
20:24 → Iddy joined (uid408070@lunarnet-423F0355.irccloud.com)
20:24 <•Kotono> OOC: The original room first:
20:24 <•Kotono> The stairs go down. Here lies a larger space, not as large as the previous place. Pews are here, along with an ancient altar. The holy symbol of Eldath can be seen. There is a sense of calmness here, as the tension in your bodies bleeds away. There's doors to the north, south and west here. There's windows to the south, but nothing can be seen out of them, the windows filthy.
20:24 <•Kotono> OOC: What you know of the second cathedral:
20:25 <•Kotono> The northern door does not open. It will require greater force. The western door opens and you see the same room ahead, only with an eastern door to allow access, the one you're using now. "Starting to think walling it up was the right choice, but not far enough," Rina shivers visibly, "This is wrong."
20:26 <Skaya> OOC: Since I opened the northern door by force and returned through the southern door, and the western door lead to a room with no other exits, haven't I explored all the rooms there?
20:27 <•Kotono> OOC: Yes, then.
20:29 <Skaya> From the cathedral, Skaya leads the way back up. There were at least three parallel rooms here, so she continues trying to open the door and seeing how far that chain continues.
20:29 <Devar> Devar follows along, curious if the duplication stops after some amount.
20:31 <•Kotono> The next door in that chain opens. It's a fourth similar room, a door ahead as expected. There's a stairway going down here as well.
20:31 — Skaya leads the way down the stairs to explore.
20:31 <•Kotono> "More repetition and another path down," Rina shakes her ehad, "On and on down the madness we go."
20:32 <•Kotono> You all go down the stairs a little, only to find it's flooded. There's mroe stairs going further down, but it would need to breathe water or hold your breath to proceed further.
20:33 <Skaya> "Let's explore what we can above water for now," Skaya proposes, heading back up and trying the next parallel room.
20:34 <•Kotono> "I'm in no hurry to be chilled and damp all day," Sanda agrees as you go ahead once more. Yet another reptition, a stairway going down and a door going ahead. The door here is locked and chained up, however.
20:34 <Skaya> "Awesome. Let's check below first, but the real prize is probably here."
20:34 — Skaya goes down to take a look.
20:35 <•Kotono> "Or near death again," Anne comemnts as all of you head down. This goes down into a cavern. Pots, barrels and other crumbling remnant of civilization litter the ground here, and part of a stone wall is still ahead to the east, with a door on it.
20:36 — Skaya opens that door!
20:41 <•Kotono> The door's stuck - it'll take force or other measures to open.
20:41 <Skaya> roll 1d20+3+6 I'm actually very strong, str check
20:41 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+3+6 I'm actually very strong, str check --> [ 1d20=4 ]{13}
20:42 <•Kotono> WHAM! Skaya gives it a good try right on its weak spot, but nothing. It's stuck good. Anne steps forward, "Let me try."
20:43 <Skaya> "Sure thing."
20:43 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+3
20:43 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{16}
20:43 <•Kotono> WHAM WHAM WHAM! Anne's answer is slamming it with her mace repeatedly, but it's still not budging. She frowns, "It is stuck," she agrees.
20:43 <•Kotono> Sanda sniffs at that, "Obviously you're doing it right."
20:44 <•Kotono> "Really now?" Anne glances back at Sanda, "By all means, do it better."
20:44 <Skaya> "If we keep at it, we'll force it open eventually. Not like we're under the time pressure of lightning strikes."
20:44 <•Kotono> Sanda simply goes up to it and...
20:44 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2
20:44 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{16}
20:45 <•Kotono> Huh, staff hits don't do it, either. Sanda glowers at it before Rina sighs, "Devar, you're the big,s trong man here. You try."
20:45 <•Kotono> Anne gives Sanda a look as Sanda dusts herself off, the two sharing a not quite a stare down before, "Hmph!" Sanda turns away, "Please do try, Devar."
20:45 <Devar> "I don't know what ever gave you that impression." He says, but takes out his warhammer and goes to hit the door. Maybe it's like a jar that you just have to loosen.
20:45 <Skaya> "Daily reminder that I'm actually stronger than Devar," Skaya mutters, nevertheless letting everyone try.
20:45 <Devar> roll 1d20+2
20:45 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{7}
20:46 <Devar> "See?" He voices afterwards.
20:46 <•Kotono> WHAM! Warhammer 0, Door 1. It's not giving way.
20:46 <Skaya> OOC: Can we try again? A few times?
20:46 <•Kotono> "Fine, I'll do it," Rina steps forward.
20:46 <•Kotono> OOC: YHes, Rina's just trying to complete the set.
20:46 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2
20:46 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{20}
20:46 <•Kotono> OOC: +1 so 19.
20:47 <•Kotono> Rina shoulder checks it hard as she can, but it's still stuck and resisting all of your efforts.
20:48 <Skaya> With everyone getting it out of their system, Skaya tries again! A few more tries!
20:48 <Skaya> roll 5#1d20+9
20:48 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 5#1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{26}, [ 1d20=3 ]{12}, [ 1d20=20 ]{29}, [ 1d20=17 ]{26}, [ 1d20=5 ]{14}
20:48 <•Kotono> It takes a few more tries, but finally the door cracks open. Barely. The sound of something crashing to the ground ont he other side is heard. Sounds glassy.
20:49 — Skaya makes sure to catch and hold her breath and waves the others to get far back!
20:49 <Devar> "Well, it sounds like we found what's got it stuck." Devar says, taking a few steps backwards.
20:52 <•Kotono> Everyone gets far back,a s requested.
20:52 — Skaya pushes the door open further to try and slip past it.
20:54 <•Kotono> Skaya does just that. It's an ancient storefront with shelves full of glass goods. One shelf has hitt he ground, glass shards everywhere. Unfortunately, you notice the shards are starting to rise in the air of their own volition. Crack. Shatter. Shatter! The intact glass objects int he room begin to shatter as well, shards starting to fly as well. There's a door out and a door deeper in, if
20:54 <•Kotono> you care to ignore what's going on and explore.
20:56 — Skaya does just that, dashing across the room for the other door to open it and slip inside!
20:58 <Devar> "I can't say I love the sound that I'm hearing." Devar says to the others from the safety of beyond the door.
21:00 <•Kotono> OOC: Which door, Skaya?
21:01 <•Kotono> "I really don't like it," Anne readies herself, shield and mace prepared. Rina does thes ame as Sanda sighs, "By the odds of it, Skaya's going to find trouble."
21:01 <Skaya> OOC: Door deeper in, door out is the door I just opened, right?
21:02 <•Kotono> OOC: There'sa  door outside (typo) and a door deeper in, not counting the way you came in.
21:03 <Skaya> OOC: In that case, the door outside which Skaya will keep open so the glass shards can escape there. Skaya has evasion, let's hope it works!
21:10 <•Kotono> Skaya rushes to the outside door and throws it open. Outside is a ruined city - this one burnt and crumbling. The scent of smoke lingers in the air as you see the scorched streets. Not that you have time to investigate, as behind you the glass shards form together into a large beast of glass. Thousands of shards whirl around in th e shape of a four legged beast with ainfernally grinning face,
21:10 <•Kotono> low and ready to pounce.
21:11 <Skaya> "This was a miscalculation!"
21:12 <•Kotono> A big one, as the beast flows in a storm of glass shards, pouncing at Skaya! OOC: Init all, the rest of the party is close enough to roll, even if you're still holding.
21:12 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 glass beast
21:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 glass beast --> [ 1d20=7 ]{12}
21:12 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Anne
21:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 Anne --> [ 1d20=16 ]{18}
21:12 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8
21:12 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{24}
21:12 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda
21:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda --> [ 1d20=8 ]{8}
21:12 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Rina
21:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Rina --> [ 1d20=1 ]{11}
21:14 <Devar> roll 1d20+2
21:14 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{11}
21:18 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (24) > Anne (18) > Glass Beast (12) > Rina = Devar(11) > Sanda (8)
21:18 <•Kotono> OOC: Open Skaya. Good luck.
21:19 <Skaya> Is it a fatal mistake? Or just a bit of a mistake? Skaya decides to check by ducking past the monster with all her acrobatic skills, getting back into the cavern the others are waiting in and closing the door behind her.
21:19 <Skaya> OOC: Acrobatics 10 for 26
21:20 <•Kotono> OOC: Reflex save.
21:21 <Skaya> roll 1d20+6+6 evasion
21:21 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+6 evasion --> [ 1d20=10 ]{22}
21:22 <•Kotono> With desperate inspiration and a dive, Skaya just barely avoids being shredded into ribbons. Anne slams the door shut behind her, giving you safet-! There's a grinding, drilling sound from the other side of the door. Rina steps back, "What in Tempus's name is in there?!"
21:24 <Skaya> "Glass shards formed an angry golem!" Skaya responds, shooing everyone back up the stairs. "I opened the door to the instance of the city that's on fire but it clearly wanted to kill people instead. Let's see if it's intelligent to follow if there's no sight of us."
21:25 <Devar> "Well, if it comes through here we don't have a lot of options except to deal with it." Devar says, watching the door from a bit away.
21:26 <Skaya> "Go! Go up!"
21:26 <•Kotono> The sound continues, the door starting to shudder and push inwards.
21:26 <•Kotono> "Run then!" Rina doesn't question it, sprinting up the stairs.
21:26 <Devar> Devar does likewise!
21:26 <•Kotono> After a moment Anne follows, not arguing. Sanda follows, the party reaching the room above. Just in time to hear a loud CRACK and slam of stone from below.
21:27 <Skaya> Shaking her head, Skaya brings up the rear. Once they're safely back in the room with the ominous chains, Skaya casts False Life upon herself to ensure better odds of survival.
21:27 <Skaya> roll 1d10+5
21:27 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d10+5 --> [ 1d10=4 ]{9}
21:27 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 9+42/42 Devar 46/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
21:28 <Skaya> "Get ready to swing once it gets here, I guess?"
21:30 <•Kotono> "Get ready!" Anne stays back with Rina, while Sanda is closer to Skaya. OOC: Goa head and position, Devar.
21:31 <Devar> Devar moves to one side of the stairs to hopefully flank the creature with Skaya, ready with Treant's Wrath for the time being!
21:32 <•Kotono> From the stairs it emerges - now  agreat whirling snake of glass, moving and writhing in the air. You have a fight on your hands as it erupts up, before...! OOC: Init anew.
21:32 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Beast
21:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Beast --> [ 1d20=10 ]{15}
21:32 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Anne
21:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 Anne --> [ 1d20=16 ]{18}
21:32 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda
21:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda --> [ 1d20=18 ]{18}
21:32 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Rina
21:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Rina --> [ 1d20=10 ]{20}
21:33 <Devar> roll 1d20+2
21:33 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{22}
21:33 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8
21:33 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{18}
21:33 <•Kotono> Init is Devar (22) > Rina (20) > Anne = Sanda = Skaya (18) > Glass Beast (15)
21:33 <•Kotono> OOC: Open Devar.
21:34 <Devar> Devar immediately hits the creature with his weapon!
21:34 <Devar> roll 1d20+8+2 bonk
21:34 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8+2 bonk --> [ 1d20=5 ]{15}
21:35 <•Kotono> You hit glass shards. You break a few perhaps, but they flow around your weapon, your attack ineffective. OOC: Rina.
21:36 <•Kotono> Rina dashes in and out, giving it a quick swipe as she does - but her attack is likewise ineffective. Even the glas that breaks just rejoins it as smaller shards. "We need something different!" Rina cries. OOC: Anne, Sanda and Skaya.
21:37 <Devar> "We have that scroll of fireball!" Devar calls out.
21:38 <Skaya> "We had to return that stuiff!"
21:38 <•Kotono> OOC: Anne holds, perhaps sensing her talents in healing are needed soon.
21:39 <Skaya> OOC: Any knowledge to figure out a weak spot?
21:39 <•Kotono> OOC: K:A.
21:39 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Sanda will roll too
21:39 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 Sanda will roll too --> [ 1d20=1 ]{13}
21:39 <Skaya> OOC: Take 10 and inspiration for 30
21:40 <•Kotono> If Skaya had to guess, energy damage. Sonic in particular might be effective.
21:40 <Skaya> "Damn. We need energy here, sonic is best-- but there is a sentient lightning spear!"
21:41 <Skaya> For her part, she just backs away from the rest of them and draws the wand of magic missiles to try that method of attack. And, perhaps, the golem would prefer to murder her instead.
21:41 <Skaya> roll 2d4+2+5
21:41 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d4+2+5 --> [ 2d4=6 ]{13}
21:45 <Skaya> OOC: Incidentally, I'll be using inspiration for Cunning Defense if attacked

19:01 <•Kotono> Init is Devar (22) > Rina (20) > Anne = Sanda = Skaya (18) > Glass Beast (15)
19:01 <•Kotono> OOC: To refresh, Anne holds.
19:01 <Skaya> OOC: Let's resolve my MM attack and see if Sanda has a useful spell
19:02 <•Kotono> The magic missiles fly and hit the glass beast. The entire beast shudders from the strike, but doesn't stop. At the same time Sanda does exactly the same thing, magic missiles streaking out to slam into center mass of the glassy monster.
19:02 <•Kotono> roll 3d4+3
19:02 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d4+3 --> [ 3d4=11 ]{14}
19:04 <•Kotono> More missles pepper it, before the beast lunges in, biting down at Devar. At the same time, jagged glass shards fly out for it, a trio of attacks - one at Rina, one at Sanda and one at Skaya.
19:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 melee vs Devar
19:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 melee vs Devar --> [ 1d20=12 ]{22}
19:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8 ranged vs Rina
19:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 ranged vs Rina --> [ 1d20=19 ]{27}
19:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8 ranged vs Rina crit?
19:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 ranged vs Rina crit? --> [ 1d20=18 ]{26}
19:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8 ranged vs Sanda
19:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 ranged vs Sanda --> [ 1d20=15 ]{23}
19:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8 ranged vs Skaya
19:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 ranged vs Skaya --> [ 1d20=4 ]{12}
19:04 <•Kotono> OOC: ACs?
19:05 <Devar> OOC: 25
19:05 <Skaya> OOC: 32 right now
19:05 <•Kotono> OOC: Rina eats a crit. Devar is missed. Sanda is hit. Skaya is missed.
19:05 <•Kotono> roll 8d6 Rina ouch
19:05 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 8d6 Rina ouch --> [ 8d6=25 ]{25}
19:06 <•Kotono> roll 4d6 Sanda
19:06 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 Sanda --> [ 4d6=12 ]{12}
19:06 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 9+42/42 Devar 46/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 27/39 (bleed 1) Rina 27/52 (bleed 10)
19:08 <•Kotono> Devar's able to dodge aside, a spark of magical energy as magic armor blocks glass teeth. Skaya ducks smoothly while Sanda's shoulder is slashed open. Her magical armor sparks out from the blow momentarily, a blossom of blood along her right shoulder. It's bleeding freely! What's worse is Rina - she takes one right int he gut and through, blood flowing freely on both sides, gushing out. Neither
19:08 <•Kotono> of you need to be doctors to see a fatal wound - at least not if treated immediately. OOC: Anne will take her held action.
19:08 <•Kotono> Init is Devar (22) > Rina (20) > Sanda = Skaya (18) > Glass Beast (15) > Anne (14)
19:09 <•Kotono> As Rina starts to slacken, eyes wide at the wound? "Lady Jetina, bless us all!" Healing comes, ready and bright, banishing the pain.
19:09 <•Kotono> roll 3d6
19:09 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=4 ]{4}
19:09 <•Kotono> OOC: 6 healing total.
19:09 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 9+42/42 Devar 46/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 33/39 Rina 33/52 (bleed 5)
19:10 <•Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and top up your HP as well, Devar.
19:11 <•Kotono> Healing light comes. Sanda's bleeding stops and her wound is partly closed. Rina's bleeding slows - still terrible, but no longer as rapid. She still looks poorly off as...OOC: Devar, go.
19:11 <Skaya> "Rina, can you use a potion?" Skaya calls out, keeping her defenses up.
19:11 <•Kotono> "If I had one on me," Rina calls back, grimacing. OOC: She doesn't have one on her sheet, was one handed out and didn't make it into notes?
19:13 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 9+42/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 33/39 Rina 33/52 (bleed 5)
19:13 <Skaya> OOC: I purchased potions with group funds but didn't distribute them IC, so it's my bad. If we survive this fight, I'll do that.
19:13 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay.
19:14 <Devar> Devar will quickly summon his new spear! "Storm's Eye - I hope you had a good nap! We need either as much lightning as you can manage or enough thunder to shatter glass!" OOC: swift action to summon it, then hopefully it has some idea
19:17 <•Kotono> "Ain't got much left right now, but I'll give it what I got!" Storm's Eye glows bright, before lightning hits the glass from above. OOC: Loot update, I'll handle it this time but in the future it'll be yours to use and roll as you see fit.
19:17 <•Kotono> roll 5d8
19:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d8 --> [ 5d8=28 ]{28}
19:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7
19:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{10}
19:18 <•Kotono> The zap knocks the already weakened glass beast down entirely, twitching. Already smashed glass is now black and smoking, the entire beast reeling from the strike. With a loud yawn Storm's Eye vanishes again, spent for the moment. OOC: Sanda and Skaya.
19:18 <•Kotono> OOC: Rina, sorry, was looking at the wrong thing.
19:18 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 9+42/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 33/39 Rina 28/52 (bleed 5)
19:20 <•Kotono> Horribly wounded still, Rina staggers back and attempts to tear her tunic, making bandages to try and stop the loss of precious life.
19:20 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+13 Heal
19:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+13 Heal --> [ 1d20=12 ]{25}
19:21 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 9+42/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 33/39 Rina 28/52
19:21 <•Kotono> The bleeding's stopped, or at least held at bay for now, as...OOC: Sanda'n'Skaya, go.
19:22 <Skaya> After a glance over at Rina, Skaya brandishes their wand of Magic Missile and takes a step back before utilizing it again!
19:22 <Skaya> roll 2d4+2+5
19:22 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d4+2+5 --> [ 2d4=8 ]{15}
19:22 <•Kotono> Sanda holds her position and chants, "Dots of light, fly free! Magic Missile!"
19:22 <•Kotono> roll 3d4+3
19:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d4+3 --> [ 3d4=10 ]{13}
19:23 <•Kotono> roll 1d2 1 Sanda 2 Skaya
19:23 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d2 1 Sanda 2 Skaya --> [ 1d2=1 ]{1}
19:23 <•Kotono> Twinned castings of magic missile pepper it again. The entire beast shudders before the glass lashes out as most of it falls apart, one final assault at Sanda that...
19:23 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12 (+2 final strike)
19:23 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 (+2 final strike) --> [ 1d20=13 ]{25}
19:24 <•Kotono> roll 3d6+8
19:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6+8 --> [ 3d6=13 ]{21}
19:24 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 9+42/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 12/39 (bleed 3) Rina 28/52
19:25 <•Kotono> A dozen glass shards stab into Sanda, who gasps breathlessly and staggers to stay up. The threat is dead however, before Anne again chants, "Merciful healing, come forth!"
19:25 <•Kotono> roll 3d6
19:25 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=5 ]{5}
19:25 <•Kotono> OOC: 7 healing, not her day for rolling.
19:26 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 9+42/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 19/39 Rina 35/52
19:26 <•Kotono> OOC: Free act.
19:26 <Skaya> "Hang on, let me take the edge off," Skaya tells Sanda while trying to do much more than that.
19:27 <Skaya> OOC: +16hp from opportunistic piety
19:27 <•Kotono> Sanda staggers and manages to stay up, while at the same time Anne goes over to Rina, helping her stay up. "Here," she murmurs.
19:27 <•Kotono> roll 2d8+5 cure serious wounds
19:27 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2d8+5 cure serious wounds --> [ 2d8=9 ]{14}
19:27 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 9+42/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 35/39 Rina 49/52
19:28 <•Kotono> OOC: Moderate sorry, serious is the level 3 one.
19:28 <Skaya> With everyone surviving this brush with death, Skaya starts handing out potions.
19:29 <Devar> "We don't have to rush, if we want to head back to heal up and rest we always can." Devar says. "What was even down there that that thing come out at you?" He asks, looking at Skaya. He does summon Storm's Eye to poke at the glass shards - whatever was animating it might get absorbed, maybe?
19:29 <•Kotono> Sanda slumps against Skaya, taking a moment. "Glass," she says it like it's a curse, while Rina leans on Anne. Meanwhile Anne looks to Devar, "We're fortunate we had those magic missiles and Storm's Eye. Otherwise I fear we would have been lost."
19:29 <Skaya> OOC: 1 CLW to everyone, 1 CSW to Sanda and to Rina each, 1 CMW to Anne, Skaya and Devar each.
19:29 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay then, one sec to distribute on sheets.
19:31 <Skaya> "The wand really saved us, boosted by this onyx amulet," Skaya muses. "We really should invest more in consumables in the future. Another wand of cures at the least."
19:32 <•Kotono> Storm's Eye yawns again but nothing happens. "Who animated worthless glass?" Storm's Eye complains.
19:32 <•Kotono> "That could have been worse," Sanda dusts herself off, "But statistically speaking, those consumables will pay off. They're popular for a good reason."
19:33 <Devar> "It was probably guarding... something?" Devar says. "Maybe whatever it was is still there."
19:33 <•Kotono> Recovered, Rina checks the door outside, "Smoky," she comments, "What's behind the other door? Did you get a look, Skaya?"
19:33 <Skaya> "We can take a look in a few minutes."
19:34 <Skaya> Thinking back, Skaya responds with, "There was another storage room, by the looks of it, and an exit to a version of the town that was on fire. Ah, the actual room was filled with glass containers that broke up in a chain reaction and became a golem. Nasty."
19:35 <•Kotono> "There's an element of danger to this that concerns me," Anne remarks, "Why?"
19:35 <Skaya> "Because you're smart? It's really dangerous, after all."
19:37 <•Kotono> ""I mean why is there so much danger? For all the wrongness of this, peril seems to be entwined with it. If it was just distortion and repetition, that would be one matter, but there's so much danger." Anne points out.
19:37 <Devar> "We did meet that inhabitant who didn't try to fight us, so it isn't all danger." Devar says.
19:37 <•Kotono> Storm's Eye begins to snore quietly, even as it stays in Devar's hand. Rina glances its way, "And the lance can sleep. Wonder if it dreams? Wouldn't be as straonge as anything else today."
19:38 <Skaya> "Even chances it's dreaming of you right now."
19:38 <Devar> Devar dismisses Storm's Eye for now with a small cough.
19:39 <•Kotono> Rina gives Skaya a rather exasperated look at t hat, before blushing and looking away.
19:40 <Skaya> "Let's see," Skaya muses, ignoring Rina now. "The crazy mage clearly prepared some traps here. And some things just happened in a way that could plausibly be an accident, like the out of control summoning bringing Storm's Eye and making a trap from it. But this golem? I don't know."
19:40 <Devar> "But do you mean to suggest that this is all designed to be dangerous in some manner?" Devar asks.
19:41 — Skaya shrugs. "It's technically possible this was a defense mechanism, or that the door I opened wasn't there before the dimensional mess."
19:41 <•Kotono> "What sticks in my mind is that Storm's Eye was drawn here. It speaks of something guiding this, not random happenstance. But who can say?" Anne admits, "Maybe it is a mindless anomaly and our fortune is terrible."
19:42 <•Kotono> "Do you believe that?" Sanda asks back.
19:42 <•Kotono> "Not in the slightest," Anne immediately answers, "Statistically speaking, "Oh hey, that's Sanda gripping her staff harder, "The odds of random chance doing this are low."
19:43 <Skaya> "You all do realize that the only way to get answers is to keep exploring?" Skaya voices. "How about we look below at what's been revealed? I don't want to risk opening the chained door here."
19:43 <•Kotono> Cutting in right after that, "Well, if we were nudged here from above, we'll find out if we keep going."
19:44 <•Kotono> "Neither do I," Anne admits freely, "Shall we get up and continue then?"
19:45 <Devar> Devar nods. "We should definitely rest and recover our resources before we do that."
19:46 — Skaya starts leading the way back down!
19:46 <•Kotono> OOC: I feel like that was two separate ideas there. So are y'all resting or going back down and onwards?
19:46 <Devar> OOC: I meant the chained door
19:47 <Skaya> OOC: We're going down. Devar meant we'll rest before we open the chained door on this level.
19:47 <Devar> OOC: I see how it could be confusing though
19:51 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, I get it.
19:51 <•Kotono> Back down. To the now empty room of former glass, with a door out to a smoky, burnt city and another door opposite it, leading to who knows where, as well as the passage you took into this room. Which direction are you going?
19:52 <Skaya> There is only one door left unexplored here, and Skaya opens it!
19:54 <•Kotono> It opens into a copy of the glass room, all the glass intact. Shelves full of intact glass goods, you come in from the door that would lead from the smoky, burnt city if it were the previous room. There's no door to match the passage from which you descended into this area from, but there's another door opposite this one, leading deeper in.
19:55 <Skaya> "Err. Let's look at the city first," Skaya suggests, gently closing the door again.
19:56 <Devar> "If it's the same place, keep an eye up." Devar says. "It's where I ran into the wyrm rider."
19:57 <•Kotono> "No more glass," Rina agrees quickly, already going in the opposite direction.
19:58 <•Kotono> "No more glass," Sanda agrees almost as quickly, "Of course, eyes wide open."
19:58 — Skaya steps out into the city and tries to estimate where this exit point is compared to the church and the tower.
20:01 <•Kotono> Outside is a ruined city, burnt and crumbling. The scent of smoke is heavy in the air as you see scorched streets. It's dim here, save for the occasional, distant pocket of embers that shred a red-orange light to contrast the dark all around.
20:02 <•Kotono> Considering the dark, the damage and everything else, Skaya isn't honestly sure where. At least not on a glance, moving around and seeing more might help.
20:02 <Skaya> "We'll need to head out a bit," she says, leading the way into the city.
20:04 <•Kotono> Anne stays in the center, while Rina bringsup the rear. Sanda stays close to Skaya or Devar as...OOC: Perception, first of all.
20:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Sanda why not
20:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20-1 Sanda why not --> [ 1d20=15 ]{14}
20:04 <Skaya> OOC: Take 10 for 26
20:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Anne
20:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Anne --> [ 1d20=16 ]{21}
20:04 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Rina
20:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 Rina --> [ 1d20=17 ]{28}
20:05 <Devar> roll 1d20+9 may as well pretend I can see as well as the others
20:05 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+9 may as well pretend I can see as well as the others --> [ 1d20=11 ]{20}
20:07 <•Kotono> You choose a direction and go. A burnt boulevard, leading to a dead end. A taller building has collapsed, blocking the way on foot. It's not so tall as to prevent going over it, if one had the means. From here, in the distance, you can see a brighter, more intense point of burning orange-red light.
20:08 — Skaya decides to try and go right to circle around the building. That way they might see if the obstructions are natural or formed to protect a center.
20:09 <•Kotono> The party tries to head around. More buildings are collapsed to block the way on foot as well - it forms a not hard to miss defensive circle.
20:10 <Skaya> "Alright, so it's a defensive barrier," Skaya decides. "Let's climb over it! Navigating inside a collapsed burning building is bound to be more dangerous."
20:11 <•Kotono> "Why climb?" Anne points out, "Devar can fly, can't he?"
20:12 <•Kotono> "If he could carry us, makes sense," Rina agrees, "How much can you carry and still get off the ground?"
20:13 — Skaya pouts. "Well if you want to be boring about it."
20:13 <Devar> "I can't say I've really tried, but I managed okay with the giant sword." Devar says. "Carrying someone up shouldn't be too difficult."
20:13 <Skaya> "I volunteer! Get me over the obstacle first?"
20:14 <Devar> "Sure." He says, putting his arms around Skaya to see about carrying her up!
20:16 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:16 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=62 ]{62}
20:17 <•Kotono> It's a flight over ruin, until you reach streets across the collapsed buildings. This goes well enough - there's no monsters waiting for you8 or anything like that.
20:17 <Devar> "Want to continue this way?" Devar asks.
20:22 <Skaya> "Let's ferry everyone over first."
20:23 <Devar> "Okay." Devar agrees, finding a good spot to set Skaya down before he will go back over to pick the others up!
20:25 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:25 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=68 ]{68}
20:25 <•Kotono> Getting everyone over's simple enough. No problems or difficulties there at all.
20:27 — Skaya leads the way onwards!
20:28 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:28 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=8 ]{8}
20:28 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:28 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=49 ]{49}
20:29 <•Kotono> Onward, deeper in. The lingering fires become less, save for the one in the distance. It's higher than ground level, as if from above. You wander the empty city, as - ! It's not hard to hear a crackle-sizz of fire behind you.
20:30 — Skaya whirls around!
20:31 <Devar> Devar does likewise - is it a fire elemental this time??
20:33 <•Kotono> About 60ft back the street has cracked open, fires hissing out from the rift. From that rift something is crawling out. A creature of fire, larger than a man but still in the general shape of one. It glows brightly and banishes the darkness around it. It's pulling itself up and out as Anne readies her shield, while Sanda narrows her eyes, "Is that a fire elemental?" OOC: Taking 10 on K:A for
20:33 <•Kotono> Sanda.
20:33 <Skaya> roll 1d20+14 K:A
20:33 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+14 K:A --> [ 1d20=10 ]{24}
20:34 <•Kotono> It does look like a fire elemental to Skaya's learned eyes, yes.
20:34 <Devar> "I don't think I know their language." Devar says. "Does anyone here? Maybe we can avoid a fight?"
20:35 <Skaya> "I don't speak Ignan either," Skaya agrees, taking a step closer with her hands spread out. "Can you understand me?" she asks in Common.
20:36 <•Kotono> Anne says, "Who learns how to speak to a camp fire?"
20:37 <Devar> "That's surprisingly narrow-minded to come from you." Devar says with a bit of surprise. "They're still senient."
20:37 <•Kotono> Sanda and the fire elemental's gaze both turn on Anne. In slow, halting Common, "You...should...speak....fire..."
20:38 <•Kotono> "There's better uses-" Then Anne stops and tsks, "I see. My apologies."
20:40 <Skaya> "I'm sorry," Skaya apologizes as well. "I promise to dedicate time to it."
20:44 <•Kotono> "Travel...to...the..."A  crackle burn hiss of a noise, but one Sanda nods to. "Travel to the fire," Sanda cuts in, "You have to travel to the fire?"
20:44 <•Kotono> A slow, steady nod from the fire elemental.
20:44 <•Kotono> "You speak it?" Rina asks.
20:44 <•Kotono> "I brushed up on my elemental languages after the earth elemental incident," Sanda says back quietly.
20:45 <Skaya> "Yes, as expected of my Sanda!" Skaya says cheerfully. "Can you please tell us what the glow in the distance is all about?"
20:47 <•Kotono> "It's..." Words that are the hisses of a burning fire.
20:47 <•Kotono> Sanda hms to that, "So you're saying that you need to go there too?"
20:47 <•Kotono> Crackle-hiss-pop-sizzle.
20:47 <Skaya> "Can we come?"
20:48 <Devar> "I wonder if it has something to do with other things being drawn here."
20:48 <•Kotono> Crackle-hiss-pop-sizzle.
20:48 <•Kotono> "That's rather aggressive, isn't it?" Sanda hmphs, "Statistically speaking, isn't it better to go there and THEN get set on fire, rather than get set on fire here?"
20:48 <•Kotono> Crackle-hiss-pop-sizzle.
20:49 <•Kotono> Rina looks sharply to Sanda in the meantime, eyes wide.
20:49 <•Kotono> "Well yes," Sanda hms, "I suppose you do have a point."
20:49 <•Kotono> Crackle-hiss-pop-sizzle.
20:49 <Skaya> "I honestly thought that was a yes. But it was a 'you'll be set on fire'?"
20:49 <•Kotono> "Hold on," Sanda says distractedly, before, "Well, if it is important to you..."
20:49 <•Kotono> Crackle-hiss-pop-sizzle.
20:50 <Skaya> "Sanda, can you ask how long the city has been on fire?"
20:51 <•Kotono> Turning to the others now, "What's ahead is a sacred flame dedicated to fire elementals," Sanda explains, "Apparently the rare and lucky ones are drawn here to go to it and burn within it. It's very important to them."
20:51 <Skaya> "Are people allowed to come and watch without setting themselves on fire?"
20:52 <•Kotono> Crackle-hiss-pop-sizzle. A bunch. It even waves one arm for emphasis.
20:52 <•Kotono> "Really?" Sanda turns back.
20:52 <•Kotono> Crackle-hiss-pop-sizzle.
20:52 <Skaya> "You can understand why I thought it meant yes," Skaya tells Rina and Anne.
20:52 <•Kotono> Anne lightly shrugs at this point, "As much as any of this does, yes."
20:52 <Devar> "There are definitely some nuances to this language..." Devar agrees.
20:53 <Devar> He idly wonders if Storm's Eye can speak it, but doesn't summon it for fear of that going very badly.
20:54 <•Kotono> "We're only supposed to approach if we're on fire. It's very disrespectful otherwise." Sanda explains, as if any of that is normal. "He doesn't seem the aggressive type," Keeping her voice very low now, "AS long as we wait for him to go we should be fine."
20:55 <Skaya> "I see. And how long has the sacred flame been burning? Can we find out?"
20:55 <•Kotono> "Excuse me, but how long as this flame been burning?" Sanda calls over.
20:55 <•Kotono> Crackle-hiss-pop-sizzle.
20:56 <•Kotono> Back to all of you, "Nothing that means anything to me. It roughly translates to: For as long as it has burned. It's an idiom that means for as long as it's lived or burned. It loses a lot translated."
20:57 <Skaya> "Aha." Skaya nods, before calling out to the fire elemental, "Thanks for telling us! Good luck with becoming one with the sacred flame!"\
20:59 <•Kotono> Crackle-hiss-pop-sizzle, then the elemental goes on ahead, towards the fire in the distance.
21:00 <•Kotono> Once it's gone and likely out of earshot, "Do we bother investigating this further then?" Rina asks. "At least this part of it?"
21:00 <Skaya> "So. Devar and I can set ourselves on fire, in moderation," Skaya says once the elemental has left.
21:00 <•Kotono> Eyes turn to the two of you. "Just because you can doesn't mean you should," Anne says.
21:01 <Skaya> "This is true. And yet! If I just set my old clothes on fire a bit, I won't even get scorched and I could approach without getting ganged up on."
21:03 <Devar> "I understand her thinking, I think." Devar says. "This is yet another story of someone or something getting 'pulled' here. Except isn't it weird that the elementals apparently have some sort of knowledge about it? Doesn't that mean that some of them must've gotten out of here and gone back to Fire?"
21:04 <Skaya> "It would be such a shame if there is a sentient weapon really suited for me that releases fire there," Skaya says cheerfully.
21:05 <•Kotono> With a long, deep sigh, "I only have so much healing," Anne finally says, slowly pinching the bridge of her nose.
21:06 <Skaya> "Why do you think this is a stupid plan, as opposed to a risky one?" Skaya asks Anne curiously. "I get the latter."
21:06 <•Kotono> "Stupid question," Rina points out now, "But if all of you put your clothes on fire, won't you end up naked once they burn away?"
21:06 <Skaya> "It's okay, Devar's lance is hidden away," Skaya responds to Rina.
21:06 <•Kotono> "I don't think it's a bad plan, just risky," Sanda points out.
21:07 <Devar> "I have a feeling that isn't what's there, but I do think it's important for us to investigate." Devar says. "But maybe we can get a better idea if we just move closer anyway and won't have to be on fire."
21:07 <•Kotono> "You'd be going in alone, short partied, on fire and who knows what else," Anne points out, "And what if you get put more on fire? I just think the risks are terrible."
21:07 <•Kotono> "Short partied?" Rina asks.
21:07 <•Kotono> "They might be fire resistant, but we aren't," Anne points out.
21:09 <Skaya> "How about a compromise, then?" Skaya suggests, taking out one of her spare sais and wrapping an old scarf around it. "Say I ignite this into a makeshift torch and approach. I'm still on fire in a sense, right? We can come closer that way if everyone does that and see if it provokes anger."
21:15 <Devar> "It's worth trying." Devar says. "We can try and approach and if it doesn't provoke any anger the rest of us can go up - and if it does you and I don't have to worry as much about being lit on fire and can probably get out if need be."
21:27 <•Kotono> "Why not?" Rina agrees, "At least worth going forward."
21:27 <•Kotono> Nods all around at that, no argument against it at least.
21:28 — Skaya hands out her spare sais to everyone before igniting the scarf tied to hers and proceeding.\
21:32 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+10
21:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+10 --> [ 1d100=10 ]{20}
21:32 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+10
21:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+10 --> [ 1d100=32 ]{42}
21:33 <•Kotono> You walk onwards. The burnt city is mostly silent, as you see it in the distance now. A small mountain of burnt stone and rubble, atop which a bright fire burns. It's only a few streets away, and you can see a path winds up it. Just a few more streets to go to reach that.
21:35 <Devar> "One place a lightning storm, another a blazing pyre." Devar murmurs.
21:36 <Skaya> Is it actually in the same spot? Skaya tries to judge their surroundings, as much as she can due to all the rubble. And she also pulls up the sleeve holding the burning scarf in case she'll need to put it over her arm directly to show she's on fire.
21:39 <•Kotono> OOC: Perception, Skaya.
21:39 <Skaya> OOC: 10 for 26
21:40 <•Kotono> Skaya can't honestly tell due to all the damage and the dimensional iffiness here. It feels sort of fight. Maybe?
21:40 <Skaya> Nothing to do but keep on going confidently!
21:43 <•Kotono> Around the last corner and you can see the path up the mountain now. It stands there, unguarded saved for one thing. An elemental is here, a fire elemental. Even taller than the one you met before, standing and directly blocking the path up. It simply stands there, like a giant pile of fire and roadblocks.
21:45 <Skaya> "Sanda, let me know right away what he means if he says something?" Skaya requests, before steeling herself and heading for the mountain.
21:50 <•Kotono> Sanda nods as the party approaches. The figure makes no move to block yo uor say anything as you get closer...closer...closer...when you're 10fta way, the head from him palpable? Crackle-sizz-hiss-pop. Sanda holds an arm out to stop Skaya, "That was a warning. Step closer and he'll attack."
21:51 <Skaya> "But this is part of my body," Skaya says, stopping all the same at the prompt. Trained as a monk, she's able to use certain weapons like extensions of her own self, and she demonstrates a kata after turning away from the elemental to not threaten it by accident. "And it is on fire. Can you ask why I can't go on?"
21:53 <•Kotono> Crackle-sizz-hiss-pop. After a moment, "It doesn't understand you." Sanda says, "We got lucky with the last one."
21:53 <Skaya> "Can you translate for me?"
21:58 <•Kotono> "It warned us again," Sanda says, "It seems insistent."
21:58 — Skaya retreats a good distance. "How about now?"
21:59 <•Kotono> Nothing's said. Sanda shrugs, "AT least it's not warning us now?"
21:59 <•Kotono> "At least," Anne adds dryly.
22:01 <Skaya> "I'm not all that married to the idea of an awesome sentient weapon just for me at the top of that mountain," Skaya admits. "Ah, does the whole swimming in stone thing look like it might work to get past this guard?"
22:01 <Devar> "I could also just fly around it." Devar suggests.
22:02 <Skaya> "This is true. Let's retreat out of sight and then you could try something?"
22:03 <Devar> "I'll see if I can spot any other elementals too." Devar says. "That might be the only one guarding it."
22:03 <•Kotono> "Go longways around, but they're fire elementals, not air elementals," Rina says, "Just be careful."
22:07 <Devar> OOC: Plan will be to fly up and around, scout for any other elementals. If there aren't any, I'll carry everyone to the other side out of the way of the fire elemental and put them down somewhere up the path so they aren't noticed.
22:08 <Devar> OOC: If there's more than one guard that will change the plan
22:11 <•Kotono> OPOC: Okay,w e'll pick up with that next time. Good job surviving!

18:23 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay then, off Devar goes. Give me Perception just for my own reference.
18:24 <Devar> roll 1d20+9
18:24 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{22}
18:26 <•Kotono> Devar flies around. There's no other fire elementals around, but no other paths for whatever that's worth to someone who can fly. However, in the distance on the far end? Looking ahead, Devar can see a wavy patch of air, like a barrier of heat haze. Past it he can see another mountain, another fire atop it. However, this fire burns a clear orange-white.
18:29 <Devar> Curious. Devar will fly back to the others to report that! No need to rush this.
18:31 <•Kotono> The return is uneventful. On it, "Another mountain and another fire? It sounds about right for here," Rina remarks.
18:31 <•Kotono> "Another repetition." Sanda says, "I wonder if the elementals go to all of them?"?
18:31 <Skaya> "But past a barrier of haze?" Skaya muses. "Isn't that different from how things have been so far?"
18:33 <Devar> "Indeed." Devar agrees.
18:34 <Skaya> "I wonder if it means planar bullshit or that crossing it would actually be dangerous," Skaya voices, sounding excited. "Let's go take a closer look?"
18:34 <•Kotono> "It could be the heat, but you're right." Anne murmurs to herself, in thought. After a moment, "That suggests something unusual. Also, I think it means it's less likely that whatever this flame is, that it's the source of our trouble."
18:35 <Skaya> "Oh!" Skaya slaps her forehead lightly. "I didn't think the source was there, I just thought something magical and useful could be found."
18:36 <•Kotono> "So then, how do we proceed?" Anne asks. OOC: Ball's in y'all's court, how are you approaching this?
18:37 <Devar> "I can carry us to it." Devar offers. "Or if you want, I can carry Skaya and we can get a closer look first? Whatever works."
18:38 <Skaya> "Let's stick together," Skaya decides. "It's honestly safer, and in the unlikely chance we're caught and don't want to fight most of you could dodge underground for a moment while I lead the opponent away. Then Devar could come flying to rescue me."
18:40 <Devar> OOC: In that case I'll just carry everyone to close to the heat haze barrier, assuming there's somewhere for them to stand.
18:41 <•Kotono> "Alright," Rina agrees, as Devar goes and carries. There's a far side slope that's not too bad and should be standable, and in view of the heat haze. Carrying people over is uneventful enough, at least right now.
18:41 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
18:41 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=81 ]{81}
18:45 <•Kotono> OOC: Ball's in your court, just to be clear.
18:46 <Skaya> OOC: Just to clarify, we are at the top of the mountain and nothing is there? But to the side we see the heat haze with another mountain?
18:49 <•Kotono> OOC: You're on the back slope of this mountain, lookinga head to the heat haze that Devar saw.
18:50 <Skaya> OOC: So there's the heat haze to the side, and we can alternatively climb up? What do we see from higher up the mountain?
18:57 <•Kotono> OOC: See #elysium.
18:58 <Skaya> "I really wish we'd learned teleport," Skaya laments. "Sanda, you can learn the short-distance versions already, yeah?"
19:00 <Devar> "We could ask the fire elemental if it knows what the other one is?" Devar asks. "Or we can just try and fly to it, if you'd like."
19:00 <•Kotono> "Extremely short distances," Sanda answers, peering ahead at it, one hand over her eyes. "Numerically, it's one person at a time and a very short distance, so it's not good for bringing everyone over and then back."
19:01 <Skaya> "It's good for scouting, though! And escaping, probably." Nodding to herself, she turns towards Anne. "Should I run past the barrier and see what happens?"
19:02 <•Kotono> Anne sideeyes Skaya, "Why not do something safer, like tossing a rock through it first? I only have so many healing spells and channelings I can manage."
19:02 <•Kotono> "A rock and a body may react differently," Sanda points out right away.
19:03 — Skaya picks up a rock, aims carefully, and then tosses it!
19:03 <•Kotono> Taking a quiet breath and promptly ignoring Sanda, Anne watches as the rock flies through - and vanishes as it goes through the heat haze. There's a long moment of silence before, "Well, there's no dust," Sanda says, "So it's not disintegration, but more likely teleportation or displacement."
19:04 — Skaya ties a length of rope to another, larger rock, and then tosses it through the barrier!
19:04 <Skaya> OOC: While holding the rope
19:04 <•Kotono> OOC: Will save, Skaya. +2 bonus.
19:05 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5+6+2
19:05 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5+6+2 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{14}
19:06 <•Kotono> The rock flies and suddenly it, the rope and Skaya vanish! OOC: #evildunes, Skaya.

19:07 <•Kotono> ----
19:07 <•Kotono> roll 5d6 damage Skaya
19:07 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d6 damage Skaya --> [ 5d6=17 ]{17}
19:07 → Devar joined (~ryan.scud@lunarnet-59A8E809.res.spectrum.com)
19:08 <•Kotono> Pain. Suddenly the rock flies and Skaya is face down, hurting all over. Everything hurts and her head rings with a throbbing headache. What-huh? What happened?
19:09 <Skaya> "Fuck! Why?!"
19:11 <•Kotono> "Hey Skaya, you alright?" A nudge and a familiar voice, a hand on your shoulder. "Do you need Anne to heal you?"
19:11 <•Kotono> "Probably," Starre's voice, "She looks banged up, and probably bruising."
19:11 <Skaya> "Always," Skaya groans, struggling to turn over twice before managing to flop over like a particularly feisty and uncoordinated fish.
19:13 <•Kotono> Standing over yo uon the mountain side is Starre - in her gear, including what she gave away - as well as Milla. Milla offers you a hand up, "Come on, keep it together."
19:14 <Skaya> "What date is it?" Skaya asks, looking between the two of them before accepting Milla's hand to climb to her feet. The higher viewpoint should show her their surroundings better.
19:17 <•Kotono> Anne comes over - huh. She's in her armor, but her holy symbol is different. It's of a shield as she looks you over. "It's the tenth day of Hortun," She murmurs magic, healing soothing your body.
19:17 <•Kotono> roll 2d8+5
19:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2d8+5 --> [ 2d8=10 ]{15}
19:17 <•Kotono> "Her bellg ot run," Milla speculates, "Badly if she's not sure what day it is."
19:17 <Skaya> OOC: What was our date? Is it the same?
19:18 <Skaya> "It's okay, this isn't the first time I hit my head!" Skaya proclaims. "Where are Rina and Regis?"
19:19 <•Kotono> "Those two? They're back on the surface before they go on their holy quest," Starre shakes her head, "We could really use their talents."
19:19 <•Kotono> "At least they're free of this," Anne scowls, "Cursed ruins that these are."
19:24 <Skaya> "Ooh, this is a nice... huh." Skaya taps her lips. "This isn't time-travel, because in my timeline Regis was killed by Brachidos. And the dates are different, but that could be simple divergence. Actually, a really weird one, since Anne following a different deity or you coming along on the investigation was all plausible, and same with Starre choosing to go below instead of up top," she tells Milla.
19:24 <Skaya> "So this could be a fancy dream, benign or hostile, or it could be a parallel timeline. Since we're exploring the cursed ruins of parallel iterations, I really want to believe in the latter. So! Let's pool our information gained from investigating this terrible place together. When I'm able to return it'll help me, and the same to you girls."
19:24 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+13 planes (+4 ???)
19:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+13 planes (+4 ???) --> [ 1d20=3 ]{16}
19:25 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6
19:25 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{13}
19:25 <•Kotono> "That's-" Anne stops cold.
19:25 <Skaya> "Oh, where's Sanda? Did she decide the adventuring life is not for her and stay home?"
19:26 <•Kotono> "Devar was murdered by Brachidos," Milla shakes her head, "Sanda too. They didn't get out of the mine fast enough."
19:26 <•Kotono> Starre looks away, "More blood ont hat madman's hands."
19:27 <Skaya> "Ah, hell. There's always some shitty plot. It was a watermill for us, plus some minion with exploding runes on his chest or something. Wasn't much left of that guy."
19:27 <•Kotono> "Alyssa has Devar now, and Mystra Sanda. They're at peace," Anne points out, "It's also possible your mind has been altered, Skaya."
19:28 <•Kotono> "I find that more likely," Milla points out, "And best we move. I'm getting hungry."
19:29 <Skaya> "Yes but also no?" Skaya says with a shrug. "Head injuries granting altered memories is a myth, that's not how things work. And while I could've had my memories rewritten that's usually accompanied by compulsions or unnatural feelings. Like this pair of awesome boots I suddenly wanted to wear before you convinced me to set them aside, that sort of thing. Those were cursed. Ah! So before we move, how did you find this place?"
19:31 <•Kotono> "I wasn't aware you were a trained healer," Anne's voice clips, "To diagnose your own injuries."
19:32 <•Kotono> "Down," Starre murmurs to Anne, who glowers at Skaya and steps back.
19:32 <•Kotono> "Someone who acts as their own doctor has a fool for a patient," Anne steps backa nd away.
19:33 <Skaya> "I'm trained in everything!" Skaya chirps, tilting her head. "You don't seem to like me much. How come?"
19:34 <•Kotono> "Because the only reason you aren't dead is luck that would rival Donald Smurth to counter your stunning lack of common sense," The retort comes back hot, "How many times have I wasted healing magic because of that?"
19:35 <•Kotono> Starre sighs quietly, "Anne, calm yourself."
19:35 <•Kotono> Anne mutters something in a language Skaya doesn't know and shakes her head.
19:36 <Skaya> "That's what healing magic is for," Skaya points out. "It's not gold you can ration and save up. A bit of recklessness gives you a great deal of experimental data to work on, and I'd prefer to put myself at risk rather than lose someone I ordered to his death. Don't you understand this, Anne?"
19:37 <•Kotono> Rumble. A shake. A shudder. Conversation halts as Milla curses, "That elemental must be moving!" She takes to the air, flying as if it's entirely natural. She zips up for a higher view.
19:38 <Skaya> Is this place like Limbo?! Skaya tries to fly like it is entirely natural as well! She wishes for it with all her heart!
19:40 <•Kotono> Alas, Skaya does not fly. "It's coming!" Milla darts back down, "The thing can move, too!"
19:40 <•Kotono> "Earth elementals are slow!" Anne immediately retorts.
19:40 <•Kotono> "Not this one!" Milla cracks her knuckles, "Fight or flee, we have to choose now."
19:42 <Skaya> OOC: I see a heat haze and an orange flame at the top of this mountain? What do I see past the heat haze?
19:44 <•Kotono> OOC: The same. Another repetition, perhaps.
19:46 <Skaya> "Why is there a heat haze when it's an earth elemental?" Skaya muses, tapping her chin. "The rest of the changes make some sense or remain plausible, even Milla spontaneously flying, Devar did that after all. But this is absolutely pointless." It must be a dream after all! Or some illusion! Those can be broken out if you interact with concrete proof they're fake, right? So Skaya tries.
19:49 <•Kotono> OOC: Will.
19:50 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5+6
19:50 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5+6 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{25}
19:53 <•Kotono> Shudder. Cracks run through reality. Cracks run through realitya s Skaya tosses and turns, as she whirls about. Snap-crack. It's like taffy pulled too far and snapping back violently. It stings her fingers, her hand, her body. A sense of weightless nausea and pressurized pain. Being thrown, being hurtled before...
19:53 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
19:53 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=65 ]{65}
19:53 <•Kotono> roll 1d100 subtable lower the better here
19:53 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 subtable lower the better here --> [ 1d100=46 ]{46}
19:54 <•Kotono> It's pitch black. Where ever Skaya is now, it's pitch black. She's violently ill, her stomach protesting all of her life choices. But she's nto where she was before, whatever that was. Fortunately, her darkvision helps. She's in a former home of some kind, a kitchen by the looks of it. Burnt and smoky.  OOC: Sickened until further notice.
19:55 <Skaya> OOC: What is my HP? Did DreamAnne's healing happen or not?
19:55 <Skaya> Ugh. If there's a kitchen, won't there be a sink? Skaya makes her way towards it via sheer force of will before letting go of her reservations and lunch alike.
19:59 <•Kotono> OOC: Yes.
20:00 <•Kotono> Nos ink, but there's an old cook pot and needs must, so business is dealt with. Skaya feels much better afterwards. OOC: Sickened is gone.
20:02 <Skaya> So. Alone and stranded. Is she out of the illusion? Skaya will give it some time before seeing again. Who knows how many layers there would be? She didn't go deeper, hopefully. "So I'm good aside from this desire to speak out loud when there's no one around," she voices, cleaning her mouth with some of her water and spitting it into the unfortunate pot before going around exploring.
20:04 <•Kotono> Hm? As you recover you notice something. Where you appeared is something. A bag - a bag you dimly recall seeing on Milla's side moments ago.
20:04 <Skaya> Riches! That's why she's exploring this place, after all. Skaya skips over to it and takes a look inside! After checking it for traps.
20:05 <•Kotono> Inside looks to be several familiar heavy gold coins, from your mountain treasure hunting. There's also two stoppered vials in there.
20:07 <Skaya> A shame the girls didn't want to talk more. They really could've exchanged knowledge... though how? Clearly it was a fake reality created by this broken place. But did it pull possibilities out of alternate timelines, or did it draw things based on Skaya's perceptions? She really should've asked the girls if they had any embarrassing secrets or hidden moles, then checked back in reality.
20:09 — Skaya makes a thorough check of the kitchen to make sure no further riches got transported or hidden here!
20:11 <•Kotono> OOC: Perception.
20:11 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16
20:11 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{24}
20:12 <•Kotono> Nothing else that Skaya can lay hands on.
20:12 — Skaya decides to leave the room and explore her new surroundings.
20:14 <•Kotono> It's a small stone house, scorched by fire. She manages to find the door out, back into semi familiar streets - at least the burning mountain in the distance looks familiar, anyway. Not even that far away.
20:15 <Skaya> What color is the fire on top of the mountain?
20:16 <•Kotono> The same color as the first one, on a glance.
20:17 <Skaya> Nodding to herself, Skaya heads back to the door to the destroyed glass room. If her friends had passed through it to regroup, then great. If not, she'll leave them a message before going up the mountain again.
20:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=98 ]{98}
20:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d100 subtable
20:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 subtable --> [ 1d100=22 ]{22}
20:17 <•Kotono> You walk back and as you do...OOC: What's the range on your darkvision?
20:18 <Skaya> OOC: 60ft
20:19 <•Kotono> You turn the corner and come in sight of the glass room. It's subtle, but you see little shards of glass fly through the air, into the glass room.
20:21 <Skaya> They killed the glass golem! With magic! Surely this is another illusion! Faced with such a sight, Skaya disbelieves the reality before her eyes.
20:25 <•Kotono> Nothing seems to happen.
20:26 <Skaya> Oh that's bullshit! Is she stuck in this place? Unhappy but resigned, Skaya heads towards the mountain. At least she'll get to climb the building that's in the way, but then she'll just circle around the mountain to avoid that huge fire elemental down the road.
20:31 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:31 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=81 ]{81}
20:31 <•Kotono> OOC: Give me a climb check then.
20:32 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13
20:32 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{17}
20:34 <•Kotono> It's not too hard to scamper over, at least, and Skaya makes it right over.
20:35 <Skaya> She's already gone there, and then saw it all from the air as Devar flew her over. This is more time-consuming, but since there's no ring of fire elementals on the way to the back of the mountain, she'll just proceed towards the last spot she'd seen her team.
20:36 <•Kotono> Skaya approaches the mountain. In the dark the fire stands out all the more, as does the fire elemental. However, by that fire atop the mountain? She can see her friends, right before the fire and illuminated by its light.
20:36 <Skaya> Awesome! She'll make her way up and see if their stories check out!
20:39 <•Kotono> There's still a large fire elemental blocking the direct path up. As you had Devar fly you over last time, how are you getting past it?
20:40 <Skaya> OOC: There is a singular fire elemental on the path leading up the mountain, but I described circling around and scaling it from the other side. Unless there's a ring of fire elementals, then I'll try sneaking past them.
20:43 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure, that works. Climb again.
20:43 <Skaya> OOC: I'll take ten and use inspiration for 29
20:46 <•Kotono> Climbing up si slow and steady, and...OOC: More, #dunes.

19:06 <•Kotono> Anne blows out a breath which turns into a gasp before, "Skaya!"
19:07 <•Kotono> Rina stares and says, "She's probably just been teleported somewhere."
19:07 <Devar> "Somewhere, but we don't know where." Devar says with a frown.
19:08 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 35/39 Rina 49/52
19:09 <•Kotono> "Maybe we should-" Rina ventures, but stops, "No, that's foolishness. For all we know..."
19:10 <•Kotono> Anne rubs her face with her hand, "We don't know, all we can do is trust Skaya. Rushing in after her imperils us for uncertain gain at best."
19:10 <Devar> "We can't just assume it goes somewhere deadly." Devar says. "But we also don't know where it goes. Sanda, if we get a bit closer, do you think you can investigate it for magic? If it is teleportation, then there should be some lingering, right?"
19:12 <•Kotono> "I can try," Sanda offers, "Take me closer."
19:12 <Devar> Devar will lift Sanda up and move closer - gauging the range of the haze to what he knows about detect magic.
19:13 <•Kotono> Sanda gets closer before...
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Spellcraft
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 Spellcraft --> [ 1d20=7 ]{19}
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Planes
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 Planes --> [ 1d20=16 ]{28}
19:14 <•Kotono> Sanda studies it before, "It's some manner of planar distortion, but beyond that, I don't know."
19:15 <Devar> Devar tries for himself - there's no harm in giving it a shot, anyway...
19:15 <Devar> roll 1d20+12 Spellcraft
19:15 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 Spellcraft --> [ 1d20=1 ]{13}
19:18 <•Kotono> Devar can't puzzle it out - it's far from elementary.
19:21 <Devar> He takes Sanda back over. "We could try and ask that fire elemental if it knows what this is? I don't know that it'd be terribly talkative..." He hums once, looking at the haze. "Hm...." Devar leans down and throws another few rocks himself. "I wonder, in theory if she's on the 'other side' of this, then the rocks should show up there, right? I wonder if she could throw them back."
19:22 <•Kotono> Each rock vanishes, "Well, we haven't seen one back," Sanda says, "Ic ould still try and teleport over."
19:23 <Devar> "I don't love that idea." Devar says. "We know this is some sort of planar distortion, if you add new teleportation magic into the mix you might end up stranded on the Astral plane or something."
19:23 <•Kotono> "Or worse," Anne agrees, then sighs, "But standing here avails us nothing."
19:24 <•Kotono> "Why not investigate the flame we came allt his way to in the first place?" Rina suggests.
19:24 <Devar> "We are up here." Devar agrees. "And we know where we can run if we get into trouble."
19:27 <Devar> OOC: Is there a path up to the fire on this mountain we can follow or do I need to help people up?
19:28 <•Kotono> OOC: Help people up.
19:29 <Devar> OOC: Okay!
19:29 <Devar> Devar will help the remaining folks up closer to the fire, keeping an eye out for any other elementals while he does so. Hopefully they can't see them up here anyway...
19:30 <•Kotono> The flame is a large, crackling fire. A single path leads up to it, the party before it. There's no barrier to it as you feel the immense heat it radiates. The elemental isn't looking your way as of now.
19:31 <Devar> "I mean it just looks like a bonfire to me..." Devar says, looking around for any magic anyway.
19:31 <Devar> roll 1d20+12 Spellcraft
19:31 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 Spellcraft --> [ 1d20=9 ]{21}
19:33 <•Kotono> There's strong magic here. It seems to do something if you step into the fire, as best you can tell.
19:35 <Devar> "...Well, all I can make out is 'something happens if you step into the fire' which does not fill me with a great amount of optimism." He says.
19:38 <•Kotono> "Nor I," Anne agrees, as Sanda picks up a rock and gives her a curious look.
19:38 <•Kotono> "Why not?" Anne says, "Just do it quietly."
19:38 <•Kotono> The rock is tossed. It lands in the fire and nothing visible happens.
19:40 <Devar> "Anne, I'm sorry in advance." Devar says as he steps into the fire, wincing pre-emptively.
19:41 <•Kotono> "Deva-" Is all Devar hears, before...OOC: Fortitude save.
19:41 <Devar> roll 1d20+14
19:41 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{30}
19:42 <•Kotono> roll 12d6 halve this you got real lucky
19:42 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 12d6 halve this you got real lucky --> [ 12d6=40 ]{40}
19:43 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 37/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 35/39 Rina 49/52
19:43 <•Kotono> Devar burns. What did he think was going to happen besides the unreal pain of burning alive? Not that he can think of much else at the moment in the unspeakable agony, but it's odd. He can almost feel a warmthw ithin himself, growting.
19:45 <Devar> Well, the good news is is that he can heal himself - he fights through the pain to do so, hopefully sparing Anne any needed healing. OOC: Lay on hands for 15, assuming I'm able to do so.
19:49 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, it doesn't require a concentrationc heck to use. More.
19:49 <•Kotono> OOC: Fort again then.
19:49 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 52/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 35/39 Rina 49/52
19:49 <Devar> roll 1d20+14
19:49 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{23}
19:49 <•Kotono> roll 12d6 full owwies
19:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 12d6 full owwies --> [ 12d6=32 ]{32}
19:50 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 25/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 35/39 Rina 49/52
19:50 <•Kotono> Devar's still burning alive. The screams of his companions? Sure. Anne's healing magic, her channeling able to reach him even here? That helps too.
19:50 <•Kotono> roll 3d6
19:50 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=14 ]{14}
19:50 <•Kotono> OOC: 21 total.
19:50 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 25/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
19:50 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 46/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 35/39 Rina 49/52
19:51 <•Kotono> Devar feels hotter and hotter inside. A heat is definitely building within him.
19:52 <Devar> He'd breathe if he could, but he can't, so for now he continues to endure this...!
19:55 <•Kotono> OOC: Fort again.
19:55 <Devar> roll 1d20+14
19:55 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{20}
19:55 <•Kotono> roll 12d6 fire owwies
19:55 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 12d6 fire owwies --> [ 12d6=49 ]{49}
19:56 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 17/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 35/39 Rina 49/52
19:56 <Devar> OOC: Using my other lay on hands to heal from 2 to 17
19:57 <•Kotono> A horrific explosion outwards, Devar launched out from the flames before...OOC: More, PM.
20:08 <•Kotono> Devar lands in agony. He burns, he crackles. Anne's there, whispering healing magic and adding, "You Abyss-cursed idiot," she hisses.
20:08 <•Kotono> roll 3d8+5
20:08 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d8+5 --> [ 3d8=13 ]{18}
20:09 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 17/52 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
20:09 <•Kotono> Sanda's there as well, "You walked right in," she says, eyes wide.
20:09 <•Kotono> A beat, "Was it worth it?"
20:09 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 35/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 35/39 Rina 49/52
20:09 <Devar> A breath, another breath, labored.
20:09 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 35/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
20:11 <Devar> "It...... ugh." Another breath. "Yes, but if we do it again we should have my healing ready to supplement it." He manages to get out. "If you stand in it, you start to absorb some elements of fire. Because I stood in it so long, I can feel... stronger, but it sapped some of my magical strength too. If any of you did it, I'd say only stand in there briefly."
20:12 <•Kotono> Sanda perks up, "Wait, it can empower you?"
20:12 <•Kotono> "Seriously?" Rina asks, standing back.
20:13 <•Kotono> More healing comes, thankfully.
20:13 <•Kotono> roll 3d8+5
20:13 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d8+5 --> [ 3d8=14 ]{19}
20:14 <Devar> Devar moves to get to his feet. "Yes. I'm not sure how to demonstrate it exactly..." He murmurs. "But I wouldn't want to tax Anne any further than I already did by being selfish."
20:16 <•Kotono> Devar's clothes are scorched and burnt, as expected. Meanwhile Anne takes a long breath, closes her eyes and exhales. "How much can it bolster you?" Rina asks, eyeing it. "We need to estrength to kill Brachidos."
20:16 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 54/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
20:19 <Devar> "If you were to stay in as long as I did, I'd say all of your physical attributes get much stronger. I can feel it myself - I'm stronger, more hearty... but it does sap other portions. I'm definitely feeling a bit less... 'there' mentally, if that makes sense?" He says. "It's... just a hunch but I think I'm more resistant to fire now. Which... I guess is obvious."
20:20 <•Kotono> Sanda eyes it and Anne takes a breath, "No, Sanda."
20:21 <•Kotono> "I'm just considering, but of course not since it saps magic," Sanda says, "Only an idiot would-" Then without a word or indication, Rina steps intot he fires.
20:21 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 fort
20:21 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 fort --> [ 1d20=20 ]{30}
20:21 <•Kotono> roll 12d6 lucky halved
20:21 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 12d6 lucky halved --> [ 12d6=44 ]{44}
20:22 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 54/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 30/52
20:22 <•Kotono> "Rina!" Anne cries, a look of shock matched by Sanda's own look. Rina screams within, loud and long, as Anne bites off a few unpleasant words before, "Lady Jetina, please, because even you had to tolerate fools."
20:22 <•Kotono> roll 3d6
20:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=12 ]{12}
20:22 <•Kotono> OOC: 18.
20:23 <Devar> Devar knows that look and immediately channels divine energy to try and help as much as he can!
20:23 <•Kotono> OOC: Alsog ets Devar.
20:23 <Devar> roll 1d6 mine is still inferior
20:23 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d6 mine is still inferior --> [ 1d6=1 ]{1}
20:23 <Devar> OOC: thanks kobot
20:23 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 30/52
20:23 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 49/52
20:23 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10
20:23 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}
20:23 <•Kotono> roll 12d6
20:23 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 12d6 --> [ 12d6=45 ]{45}
20:23 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 4/52
20:24 <•Kotono> Burning, blackening and charred, Rina staggers out, more dead than alive. She's burning as she falls to the ground, twitching violently as Anne grabs her burning side bag, pulling out her potions before they fry. "Madness!" she cries, uncorking one as...
20:24 <•Kotono> roll 2d8+3 more
20:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2d8+3 more --> [ 2d8=7 ]{10}
20:25 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 14/52
20:25 <Devar> "Maybe let us recover our strength before we do this again." Devar says. "This mountain isn't going anywhere... Well, I say that, but..."
20:26 <Devar> Devar spends a moment channeling energy to help out!
20:26 <Devar> roll 3d6 healing
20:26 <Kobot> Devar rolled 3d6 healing --> [ 3d6=7 ]{7}
20:27 <•Kotono> OOC: 3d6? Did you use like three in a row or something?
20:27 <Devar> OOC: Yeah that's what I was intending
20:27 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+1 meanwhile Anne's using up Rina's potions.
20:27 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+1 meanwhile Anne's using up Rina's potions. --> [ 1d8=8 ]{9}
20:27 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 30/52
20:28 <•Kotono> The burns are fading, Rina recovering. Anne slumps and then looks Rina in the eye, "Do you want to catch up to him that badly?"
20:28 <•Kotono> A few weak coughs, "Either I...Either we're reunited, or Brachidos dies." Rina says, not much ofa nything but pain in her voice.
20:30 <Devar> "Well, we have a story to tell Skaya when we find her. But it still leaves us in a rather precarious situation." Devar says. "Assuming she got shunted to some different part of this... maze, let's call it, if she was able to get back to where we were, where do you all think she'd go? The Eldathian church, maybe?"
20:32 <•Kotono> "That would be my guess," Sanda says, side-eyeing Rina all the while.
20:32 <•Kotono> Anne bows her head and slumps, "Yes, probably so." Anne says tonelessly.
20:33 <Devar> "Well, we can also wait up here for a bit." Devar offers. "She might come back through down there."
20:34 <•Kotono> OOC: Going to just wait then?
20:35 <Devar> OOC: Let's wait say half an hour?
20:35 <Devar> OOC: And if no sign of anything we'll head back.
20:36 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure.
20:39 <•Kotono> OOC: Waiting since Cor's doing things.

20:47 <•Kotono> You wait. It takes about twenty minutes, but soon enough? Skaya climbs on up and around, rejoining the party and having scaled the way up herself. OOC: Go ahead all.
20:47 <Skaya> "Hey girls and guy!" Skaya greets them with a smile. "Am I back in the right reality? Tell me something I don't know."
20:48 <Devar> "...the right what?" Devar asks. "Uhh, wouldn't it be easier if we told you something we experienced together...?"
20:49 <•Kotono> "What?" Sanda asks, "Explain that, because it sounds really interesting!"
20:50 <•Kotono> Rina is notably burnt but alive, a grimace as she watches Skaya, "Glad tos ee you're back after you vanished."
20:51 <Skaya> "I even brought some gold an alternate me found in those dragon ruins," Skaya tells them, peering at Rina and Devar. "You look toasty. Why?"
20:51 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 30/52
20:52 <Devar> "We figured out what this does." Devar says with a gesture to the fire. "It burns you badly but gives you strength. The longer you stand in it, the more it works, but it saps your mental faculties to stand in it for too long."
20:52 <Devar> "And... wait, alternate you?" Devar asks. "Where exactly did you end up...?"
20:53 <Skaya> "Wait, wait, this is more interesting," Skaya interrupts Devar. "How long can you stand there without becoming an idiot?"
20:54 <Devar> "Not long." Is Devar's answer. "But it does bolster your strength, but I'm not sure the tradeoff is worth it for you."

19:03 <•Kotono> "Yes, because immolating yourself is the wise choice," Anne sounds drained, "At least take off your clothes before you step in, I'll not waste magic repairing them after this."
19:05 — Skaya tilts her head.
19:06 <•Kotono> "Forgive me, Skaya, but I dislike seeing my friends decide to plunge headlong into the fires like this." Anne meets her gaze. "And don't take what I said out of context."
19:07 <Devar> "We can just rest and recover before we try it again." Devar says. "I don't have anymore on-demand healing to be able to help, and I'd prefer to be able to if we consider this further. We could also prepare some magic to further resist fire."
19:07 <Skaya> "I already did, but don't mind that," Skaya responds to Anne. "It's just that alternate timeline you was very upset about wasting energy on healing spells, so I'm glad you just dislike the repair stuff."
19:08 <•Kotono> "Yes, imagine doing that before you two decided to unilaterally throw yourself into a bonfire." Anne says, as Sanda and Rina both give her looks.
19:08 <•Kotono> "If I disliked healing, then I've greviously mischosen my profession," Anne comments.
19:09 <Skaya> "I know, right? Your healing is there to be used!" Skaya agrees, before snapping her fingers. "Also, I think the glass golem is reforming. I doubled back to check if you guys returned and there were flying glass shards."
19:09 <•Kotono> "...sorry." Rina says quietly, "Going for power made me think of Brachidos, and-" She stops. "Sorry."
19:09 <•Kotono> "Wonderful," Sanda says, "Thena gain, that's a good study opportunity. I wonder if we could learn something from that?"
19:10 <Skaya> "It hurts when glass shards cut you."
19:10 <•Kotono> "You bleed when cut," Anne says, deadpan.
19:11 <Skaya> "Do you want to try going on a pseudo-planar trip together?" Skaya offers, eyeing the fire. "Maybe we can reach the orange flame and it would be nicer and kinder to people."
19:11 <•Kotono> Sanda sniffs, "Statistically speaking, most golems don't reform when destroyed. So is it really a golem or something else?"
19:11 <Skaya> "Maybe it's the ghost of a glass golem?"
19:12 <Devar> Devar does summon Storm's Eye while the others are talking, curiously looking at the fire.
19:12 <•Kotono> "Golems can't have ghosts, they're the wrong kind of spirit for it," Rina pipes up.
19:12 <•Kotono> Anne and Sanda both turn to her at that, a beat before, "A job Regis and I had before this. Long story." Rina almost smiles at that.
19:13 <Skaya> "So do you want to try? If we tie everyone together we'll probably be transported together."
19:14 <•Kotono> Storm's Eye yawns long before, "Look at that. Lots of fire. Shame it's not lightning, but that's sure a great big fire you dunked yourself in."
19:14 <•Kotono> "If it can be escaped, perhaps so," Anne says, "Or we'll all be tossed to where you were or worse."
19:14 <Devar> "Do you want to see if you get absorb any of it?" Devar asks. "I don't know if it would work for you." To Skaya, Devar nods. "As long as we're together, I think it's fine."
19:15 <Skaya> "I'm pretty sure I broke out when I disbelieved it as a reality, but some things there were certainly real. It's a weird place."
19:15 <•Kotono> "Let me get a little sniff of it?" Storm's Eye says, "Put me right next to it."
19:16 <Devar> Devar moves closer to do so, putting Storm's Eye near the edge of the fire.
19:18 <•Kotono> "Hm, hm. No, it's not right for me," Storm's Eye declares, "Too fiery. A bit like Skaya there. Lots of heat, fire and passion. You got good taste."
19:20 <Skaya> "No, you've got great taste! Apparently!"
19:21 <Devar> Devar dismisses the spear with a sigh. "Either way, I'm fine if we want to go - but if for some reason we get separated, let's remember we can get out by disbelieving in it?"
19:22 <Skaya> "Like any illusion, if it strongly counters reality I think it should be doable. In my case, I just couldn't believe the mountain was used by earth elementals while there was a fire on top and a fire haze to get between the mountains."
19:25 <•Kotono> "So focus on what's wrong if we need to," Sanda says, "Like any other illusion."
19:27 <Skaya> "Since we're not doing any more experiments with the red fire here, let's just go for the haze and see what happens. Ah, if we get separated anyway, let's regroup near the building that barred our way before Devar flew us across? There shouldn't be any dangers from glass shards or fire elementals there."
19:27 <Devar> Devar nods.
19:27 — Skaya also taps Rina to heal her up!
19:27 <Skaya> OOC: +16hp
19:28 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 46/52
19:28 <•Kotono> From there, the trip to the haze is straightforward. How are y'all approaching this?
19:29 — Skaya ties them all with a length of rope and then holds Anne and Sanda's hands for good measure. "Let's just stay in touch, quite literally, and then all of us step forward towards it?"
19:32 <Devar> "Sure." Devar agrees.
19:32 <•Kotono> "Let's go," Sanda says, rope tied and hands taken. Who is going first?
19:33 <Skaya> "On three, as usual. One, two--" Skaya steps forwards to the haze as she says, "Three."
19:36 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay again, who is going first?
19:36 <Skaya> OOC: Ideally we're all going together, but if you absolutely need someone it can be me
19:37 <•Kotono> OOC: It's up to y'all, it's possible to go all step thruogh at the same time, or one at a time, or however you want.
19:38 <Skaya> OOC: Let's step through together
19:39 <•Kotono> The party steps through together. Everyone save Skaya flickers ina nd out several times, while Skaya stays rock solid. There's a groaning sound and all of you are pushed ahead, the party together and intact.
19:39 <•Kotono> Rina stumbles and quickly rights herself, "What was that?"
19:40 <Skaya> "Maybe it only allows for one trip if you escape by disbelieving it? And since we're going together, I anchored everyone?"
19:40 <•Kotono> Sanda turns, "If I had to bet on it, I'd say Skaya acted as some sort of anchor to here. Like you can't drag a ship along if it's anchor is stuck and not moving."
19:40 — Skaya grins at Sanda.
19:40 <•Kotono> "Exactly," Sanda agrees, smiling back.
19:40 <Devar> "So I take it we didn't end up where you did?" Devar asks.
19:41 <Skaya> "Yeah, Devar. Let's just explore and see what's here first? Then the rest of you could try and take the trip together if you want to, I can wait."
19:41 <Skaya> In the meantime, she looks to see what's here. Is that mountain with the orange fire still visible?
19:43 <•Kotono> It is still visible, in case you wisht o climb or get flown up to it.
19:44 — Skaya takes a moment to untie everyone and then leads the way to it! If the mountain cannot truly be climbed by ordinary people, they'll use Devar's flying services.
19:46 <•Kotono> On a quick check it's climable but it won't be easy.
19:46 <Skaya> "Devar, how about you help us get to the top? I'll go first!"
19:48 <Devar> "Sure." He says, and will carry them up to the fire at the top.
19:52 <•Kotono> One after another the party is airlifted via Devar to the top. The flame is a bright orange-white, an intense, potent heat radiating from it. It's uncomfortable to get even with about 20ft of it, let alone within it.
19:52 — Skaya looks around to see if there are more parallel iterations here!
19:59 <•Kotono> Ahead you can see darkness, too far to see much, but in the distance a fire elemental does provide ag limpse of a ruined city ahead.
20:00 <Skaya> "What would you prefer to do now?" Skaya asks the others. "Want to camp out somewhere here and rest for the day, then try experimenting with the fire? Go out into this town and see what's there? Try the fire immediately?" She pauses before peering at Sanda. "Can you actually prepare fire resistance if you want to?"
20:02 <Devar> "If we're going to experiment with the fire further a rest would be ideal." Devar says.
20:03 <•Kotono> "I can," Sanda says, as Anne adds, "As can I."
20:03 <•Kotono> Rina hms, "On the other hand, if we don't go back today, we may send up alarm."
20:05 <Skaya> "I don't really know if we can even resolve this mess within a day."
20:05 <Devar> "I think they'll just think we're exploring." Devar says. "I wouldn't worry about it."
20:09 <Skaya> "Where does this leave us? Want to explore this town, then?"
20:09 <•Kotono> "It may be wise," Anne agrees, peering down, "As long as we avoid the fire elemental."
20:10 <Skaya> "Devar, we'll need your help again! Let's find a route away from it into the city."
20:11 <Devar> "Sure." Devar says. "Skaya, come on." He'll lift Skaya up and go to scout around to try and find a safe spot to put everyone away from the elemental and closer to the city.
20:12 <•Kotono> It's not hard to go around, and as Devar does...OOC: Perception Devar.
20:13 <Devar> roll 1d20+8
20:13 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{9}
20:17 <•Kotono> The trip to a street near the side of the mountain is safe enough. This city is likewise burnt out, smoking and forgotten. Nothing new seems to be here.
20:18 <Skaya> Skaya looks for the places she can recognize, whether it would be that church or the glass room.
20:19 <•Kotono> You'd need to go further i the city for that, but yo ucould certainly go exploring if you wanted.
20:20 <Skaya> Once everyone is here, Skaya will lead the way there!
20:20 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+40
20:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+40 --> [ 1d100=27 ]{67}
20:20 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+40
20:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+40 --> [ 1d100=28 ]{68}
20:21 <•Kotono> You walk a single street. You soon notice oddities. Holes burrowed into the solid stone, big enough for a man to jump down. Here and there, dug out from the ground.
20:21 — Skaya peers into one of them. She has darkvision!
20:22 <•Kotono> It's a burrowhole. Sanda comes up at the same time and peers down as you see depths that curve and go deeper into the earth. "Are these ankheg holes?" Sanda asks aloud, "Remember when we first fought one?"
20:22 <•Kotono> Rina comes up as well, "That's distressingly possible," she comments, "We do keep coming on them."
20:23 <Skaya> "Distressing is right, if there is one behind every hole we'll die."
20:24 <•Kotono> "They have been unusually active lately," Anne murmurs as she peers down herself, "So is this area possibly an ankheg nest?"
20:24 <Devar> "Weren't there some notes from that crazed guy mentioning these were being driven by something?" Devar asks. "I don't remember the details, but I feel like it was mentioned in his notebook."
20:25 <•Kotono> OOC: Perception all.
20:25 <Devar> roll 1d20+8 surely I can't roll a one again
20:25 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 surely I can't roll a one again --> [ 1d20=3 ]{11}
20:25 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16
20:25 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{30}
20:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Sanda tries anyway
20:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20-1 Sanda tries anyway --> [ 1d20=8 ]{7}
20:27 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Anne could get lucky
20:27 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Anne could get lucky --> [ 1d20=17 ]{22}
20:27 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+13 Rina
20:27 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+13 Rina --> [ 1d20=10 ]{23}
20:27 <•Kotono> It's quiet. Subtle. Skaya can just hear a skittering, moving noise somewhere to the side - one of the buildings nearby. A window?
20:28 <Skaya> "Nope. Nope nope nope." Turning towards the window suspiciously, Skaya says, "Let's just return to the mountain?"
20:29 <Devar> "I can fly over and see if we can find something else if you guys want to back out?" Devar offers. "Ankhegs can't fly, after all."
20:31 <•Kotono> Skaya turns at the window - just int ime to see the barest glimpse an ankheg, spitting acid right at her! OOC: Ref save. Avoided a nasty penalty to it and possibly more.
20:32 <Skaya> roll 1d20+6+6 evasion
20:32 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+6 evasion --> [ 1d20=4 ]{16}
20:32 <•Kotono> roll 6d4 acid full owwies
20:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 6d4 acid full owwies --> [ 6d4=17 ]{17}
20:32 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 30/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 46/52
20:33 <•Kotono> Skaya's caught partially flatfooted. Enough to get a splash of acid on her upraised arm and wrist, blocking it painfully. It saves her face from worse however, as...OOC: Init. You have someone who doesn't much like you, it seems. Good luck, try not to die. The ankheg was glimpsed in a building about 25ft away, peeking out a window.
20:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda
20:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda --> [ 1d20=1 ]{1}
20:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Anne
20:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 Anne --> [ 1d20=9 ]{11}
20:33 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8
20:33 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{18}
20:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Rina
20:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Rina --> [ 1d20=12 ]{22}
20:34 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 ankheg
20:34 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 ankheg --> [ 1d20=9 ]{13}
20:35 <Devar> roll 1d20+3
20:35 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{21}
20:35 <•Kotono> Init is Rina (22) > Devar (21) > Skaya (18) > Ankheg (13) > Anne (11) > Sanda (1)
20:36 <•Kotono> Rina immediately sprints without a word, even as Anne already has her holy symbol out. She sprints to the building's open door and makes it in, sword drawn and...
20:36 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
20:36 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{17}
20:36 <•Kotono> Whatever happens you can't see from here, Rina's superior speed enough to make it. OOC: Devar.
20:37 <•Kotono> "Was that predator tactics?" Sanda wonders aloud, momentarily still and flatfooted.
20:38 <Devar> Devar will fly after Rina! OOC: I can move 50 feet, so can I catch up to Rina and get to it with that?
20:40 <Skaya> "Why does this always happen to me?!" Skaya complains, hissing at the state of her arm.
20:42 <•Kotono> Devar flies in after Rina. Looking over her shoulder, you see in the dim light it is an ankheg, standing just in a burrow tunnel. It's just turned towards Rina, nos ign of her swipe managing to land.
20:43 <Devar> Devar summons Storm's Eye and flies over to strike the ankheg from the other side!
20:44 <Devar> roll 1d20+9+2 stabbity
20:44 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+9+2 stabbity --> [ 1d20=10 ]{21}
20:45 <Devar> roll 1d8+4+1d6 elec
20:45 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+4+1d6 elec --> [ 1d8=1 1d6=5 ]{10}
20:47 <•Kotono> A hit - the ankheg crackles with lightning as Storm's Eye laughs, "Oh, is it time for a fight? Show them what for!" As Devar pierces the ankheg's side it convulses from the hit, as...OOC: Skaya, go.
20:48 <Skaya> Reluctantly, Skaya follows Devar and Rina into the building. She doesn't get into melee, however, merely taking out the wand of magic missiles when the ankheg is in sight and then returning the favor with a flick of the wand.
20:48 <Skaya> roll 2d4+2+5
20:48 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d4+2+5 --> [ 2d4=6 ]{13}
20:53 <•Kotono> Missiles pelt the ankheg, slamming into it high and low. It's knocked back further - and withdraws into its burrow tunnel,r etreating away and down into it, out of immediate sight. Meanwhile Anne advances forward to join the party, "Skaya, do you need healing," she calls, staying back.
20:57 <Skaya> "It can't hurt."
20:58 <•Kotono> OOC: She'll do that next turn since she's trying to save channel energies and isn't as mobile as the rest of you. More.
20:58 <•Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Sanda
20:58 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20-1 Sanda --> [ 1d20=4 ]{3}
20:58 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11 (+2 charge)
20:58 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 (+2 charge) --> [ 1d20=4 ]{15}
20:59 <•Kotono> "Kyaaaaah!" Sanda suddenly screams as the ground beneath her crumbles away. At the last second she leaps back, avoiding an ankheg that bursts through, mandibles snapping and dripping sizzling, clear green acid. OOC: Sanda's now up.
21:00 <•Kotono> Init is Rina (22) > Devar (21) > Skaya (18) > Ankheg (13) > Anne (11) > Ankheg 2 (7) > Sanda (1)
21:01 <•Kotono> Sanda's staff comes down in retort, a direct application of shocking staff to ankheg forehead.
21:01 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12 shocking grasp arcane cahnneling used
21:01 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 shocking grasp arcane cahnneling used --> [ 1d20=8 ]{20}
21:02 <•Kotono> roll 1d6+4+5d6
21:02 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d6+4+5d6 --> [ 1d6=5 5d6=18 ]{27}
21:03 <•Kotono> WHAM! A direct hit that makes the ankheg shudder violently and tremble all over. Its head is cracked open, blood flowing freely from the injury as its mandibles snap erratically. It's not going still quite yet as Rina turns, "Oh for-" she mutters, leaping out the window and dashing back to Sanda.  OOC: Taking 10 on acrobatics.
21:03 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
21:03 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{23}
21:03 <•Kotono> roll 1d6+2+2d6
21:03 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d6+2+2d6 --> [ 1d6=1 2d6=10 ]{13}
21:04 <•Kotono> A slice cuts into its wounded forehead and goes deeply in, gray matter flicked aside once the short sword is pulled out. This ankheg falls over, moving no more. OOC: Devar, go.
21:04 <•Kotono> Init is Rina (22) > Devar (21) > Skaya (18) > Ankheg (13) > Anne (11) > Sanda (1)
21:04 <•Kotono> "Didn't we just fight enemies like this?" Sanda complains, breathing heavily.
21:05 <•Kotono> "And I have a sudden thought that this is where he got some of his inspiration!" Anne snaps back.
21:05 <Devar> OOC: I'll hold my action pending on the retreating or new ones showing up. I will fly off the ground for now though to prevent falling or anything though.
21:05 <•Kotono> OOC: Skaya then, go.
21:07 — Skaya returns to regroup with Sanda and Rina for now.
21:10 <•Kotono> Skaya returns to them, one dead ankheg before them. Meanwhile no sign of the other, as Anne comes to her and mends her wounds. OOC: I'm going to call free action here since no more obvious enemies, at least for the moment. More as I figure out what spell Anne's going to convert.
21:11 <•Kotono> roll 2d8+5 make whole flies away until tomorrow, converted into CMW
21:11 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2d8+5 make whole flies away until tomorrow, converted into CMW --> [ 2d8=12 ]{17}
21:12 <Devar> Devar will fly over to the others then! "Do you want to head back for now?" Devar asks. "Or want me to carry you all up higher for now and we scout around?"
21:12 <•Kotono> Nudging the dead ankheg with her staff, "Usually it's just one ankheg, that's unusual."
21:13 <•Kotono> Once Skaya's healed, "There may be some merit in rooting out this infestation," Anne remarks, "In case they manage to find their way to the surface. The real surface."
21:13 <•Kotono> Once Skaya's healed, "There may be some merit in rooting out this infestation," Anne remarks, "In case they manage to find their way to the surface. The real surface." Anne remarks, keeping her eyes open and glancing around.
21:14 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 46/52
21:14 — Skaya looks at all the dug holes and tries to estimate how many ankhegs there might be here.
21:16 <•Kotono> They're holes. If they're dug by the same or multiple ankheg is a question beyond merely peering at the holes.
21:18 <Skaya> OOC: Same width and size?
21:18 <Skaya> "I guess we can give it a try," Skaya tells Anne. "Then let's go towards the glass room and see what's happening in this mirror world over there, and take out any hiding bugs along the way."
21:20 <•Kotono> OOC: Roughly on a glance, sure.
21:21 <•Kotono> Anne nods and readies her shield, while Rina keeps looking about, How are you going to do this then?
21:22 <Skaya> OOC: Skaya leads, Anne in the back, Sanda and Rina together in the center. Devar flying a bit further ahead, let's say 30ft.
21:24 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure. Give me Perception all, this matters here.
21:24 <•Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Sanda
21:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20-1 Sanda --> [ 1d20=13 ]{12}
21:24 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Anne
21:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Anne --> [ 1d20=16 ]{21}
21:24 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+13 Rina
21:24 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+13 Rina --> [ 1d20=1 ]{14}
21:24 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16
21:24 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{25}
21:24 <Devar> roll 1d20+8
21:24 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{28}
21:29 <•Kotono> It's barely a few steps in when in the distance, thanks to his darkvision, that Devar can see them. Ankhegs, at least half a dozen, scurrying about and taking positions. Going into buildings, coming out of existing holes. Moving, manning positions, glimpsed thanks to his front facing position. All in tandem, moving together smoothly.
21:30 <Devar> "Stop." Devar says immediately. "At least six - they're all... they're moving as a unit. Something is definitely off here, but we need to find an exit strategy and quickly."
21:32 <•Kotono> "Retreat back, then?" Anne suggests.
21:32 <•Kotono> "That many together? That's strange," Rina remarks, "It's almost always single ankhegs that I hear about, rarely a pair."
21:33 <Skaya> "Let's get on the roof of one of the more solid buildings here," Skaya proposes, searching for one in their immediate surroundings.
21:35 <•Kotono> As it's a ruined city, there's several to choose from, one or two stories tall.
21:35 <•Kotono> "Good idea," Sanda says, eyes more on the ground than anything else, tapping it with the butt of her staff every so foten.
21:35 — Skaya leads the way to a two-story building. From the roof, they'd be able to contain the attack vectors at the very least.
21:35 <Devar> Devar will keep an eye on the front as he flies backwards to follow the others!
21:41 <•Kotono> The party gets up to the roof quickly. Out of immediate ankheg range at least, for the moment. So now what?
21:42 <Skaya> "Devar, keep an eye out on the ankhegs from the sky," Skaya requests of him. "If you stay fifty feet in the air it might be enough to ensure your safety. Let's see where they go."
21:43 <Devar> Devar does just that, staying about 50-55ft above where they were to watch them.
21:45 <•Kotono> Anne meanwhile peers down, but shakes her head, "They can use the dark and we can't," she remarks, "We're at a disadvantage even with Devar, but he helps."
21:46 <•Kotono> "I know," Rina stands next to her as Devar takes position, no ankhegs immediately visible. "Don't like the idea of ankheg assault teams."
21:46 <Skaya> "I can see in the dark and the range is decent for using magic missile," Skaya says with a shrug. "If they charge all the way up, you'll see them then."
21:46 <Skaya> OOC: I will MM any ankhegs that can be seen within MM range
21:46 <•Kotono> OOC: Waht's the range on MM?
21:47 <Skaya> OOC: Medium, so at CL3 that's 130ft
21:48 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay. More.
21:49 <•Kotono> Devar keeps an eye out. It's subtle but with darkvision and knowing the enemy, he can still spot them. Several burrows int he earth, enough to distort the ground but not enough to emerge. Tunnels just beneath the surface, all moving towards your building. One, two, three, five, seven, nine...a lot of them. Yeah, a lot of them.
21:51 <Devar> "There are more of them coming." Devar warns them. "They're all converging on the building, but... well, they could probably try and sink it, but I don't know that they're that smart." He says. "But for now, how about I just fly us to a different building and we get out of here?"
21:51 <Skaya> "Let's retreat, sure."
21:53 <•Kotono> "Retreat," Rina agrees, "They're not supposed to be that smart, but they're also not supposed to act like this."
21:53 <•Kotono> "Swiftly," Anne agrees, "We saw no sign of them at the mountain, at least."
21:54 <Devar> Devar will take Sanda off to another nearby building back the way they came, and assuming he has the time will do the same for the others, keeping an eye on the ground. Can they burrow up through the buildings? Surely not...
21:56 <•Kotono> OOC: In what order are you moving people over?
21:58 <Devar> OOC: Sanda Anne Rina Skaya unless there's a request for a different order
21:58 <Skaya> OOC: Let's do this
22:01 <•Kotono> They're burrowing as yo ugo, all clustering beneath the building you were on. By the time you get Sanda and Anne over, the building's starting to tremble a little bit beneath Skaya and Rina's feet. Rina stares down, "Are they trying to collapse the building?"
22:02 <Skaya> "Seems like it," Skaya agrees, holding onto Rina to keep her stable. "If Devar gets back in time I'll hold them off. And if not, I'll have us jump over to the next rooftop."
22:03 <Devar> Devar nods, hastening his pace to get everyone over! Even if they do collapse the building it's worse for the ankhegs than the rest of them, dealing with that much rubble.
22:03 <•Kotono> Rina holds on tight as Devar flies back fast. Rina virtually leaps into Devar's arms, "Hurry," she says, as Devar can swear her hears Storm's Eye laughing.
22:04 <•Kotono> *he hears
22:04 <Skaya> Flight would've been so nice. Will she have to purchase it with money one day? Skaya doesn't linger on such thoughts, however, checking to see if there's a safe jump to a nearby building from this roof to buy some time.
22:05 <Devar> "Skaya, if you need to jump, I can catch you." Devar calls out, heading back over to grab her after he deposits Rina.
22:05 <•Kotono> Skaya thinks so as the entire building lurches and sags. It won't be an easy jump, but that or jumping right to Devar might work.
22:06 — Skaya will jump for the neighboring building! Devar can just scoop her from it once he's back.
22:07 <Skaya> OOC: Acrobatics 10 for 32 with inspiration
22:09 <•Kotono> Skaya makes a heroic leap, making it with plenty to spare. The building you were on sags inward a second time, slumping down. Safe? At least for the moment, anyway.
22:10 — Skaya waits for Devar to bring her away, and then they can make their way back to the mountain.
22:10 <Devar> Devar will indeed sweep over to grab Skaya and deposit her with the others!
22:11 <•Kotono> From there the party manages a flying retreat to the mountains - at least no signs of the ankhegs following you that far. So...now what?
22:13 <Skaya> "So again, we have some options. Let's put them to the vote, shall we?" Skaya proposes once they're all safe for the time being. "Returning to the other world and the glass room and taking on that sealed door above is one. Just me going flying with Devar to investigate that room here in this world is another. Then we can try jumping into the exciting orange fire. Or we could rest till morning and do one of those."
22:15 <Devar> "I vote for resting and then dealing with the fire, since they're immediately present." Devar says. "And we have a pretty good understanding of what they do already."
22:18 <•Kotono> "As much as I dislike it, resting and trying the fire is better than ankheg swarms," Anne remarks, glancing up at it. She's quiet as she stares into it, "The alternative is worse."
22:19 <•Kotono> "It is better," Sanda agrees, "I vote for the fire, if only to see."
22:20 <•Kotono> "I say we go back for now, but the fire tempts," Rina says, her own clothing badly burnt and not doing a lot for her looks right now. "It was thew orst pain I've ever felt, but I don't want to be so weak that Brachidos keeps going."
22:21 <Skaya> "This fire is nastier, but if we prepare enough protections against it the rewards might be better," Skaya muses. "Alright, then. That's a lot of votes for resting and recovering our strength. None for checking out what lies past the ankhegs in this world, then?"
22:21 <Devar> "I'm all for doing that after this." Devar offers. "You and I can scout easily and they can't do anything about it."
22:22 <Skaya> "Then if there's no objection from the girls we could do that?"
22:23 <•Kotono> You don't get any, at least. Instead, "I thinkt hat's fine for now," Rina says, "Worth a try."
22:24 <Devar> Devar nods. "Sure, it's easily enough done." He agrees.
22:27 <Skaya> OOC: In that case, let's have Devar fly with me to the location of the glass room in this world
22:28 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure. We'll do that...next time!

18:03 <•Kotono> The flight over is in the dark. The two of you can see thanks to your improved vision as you hover over it. The same building is here as you'd expect, no sign of anything awry in this version of it, at least from the outside.
18:04 <Devar> "Do you want to take a look inside?" Devar asks, still in the air.
18:04 <Skaya> "Yeah. We can do it carefully, since we never broke any glass in this world."
18:06 <Devar> Devar will land right outside the building then!
18:08 <•Kotono> The two of you land. Nothing unusual here, not at all. Besides the rattling of metal from within, loud enough to be heard even out here.
18:09 <Skaya> "A metal golem might actually be worse."
18:10 <Devar> "It might be." Devar agrees. "But I say we at least crack the door open and see what's going on."
18:10 <Skaya> "Sure, go for it?"
18:10 <Skaya> Worst case, they can lead the golem to the ankhegs!
18:11 <Devar> Devar will approach and open the door very slightly to peek inside!
18:12 <•Kotono> The door opened slight-! With a BANG the door flies open, knocking Devar back. A huge hand of whirling metal shards throws it open, as a massive figure of whirling metal stares at you. It has but one eye, a red glow in center mass that balefully glares at the two of you. Behind it you can see red light tinted gold and treasure, only a glimpse of it as a nightmare reaches out for the party. OOC:
18:12 <•Kotono> Unfortunately, you were anticipated somehow or another. Init.
18:12 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 ???
18:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 ??? --> [ 1d20=20 ]{24}
18:13 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8
18:13 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{12}
18:13 <Devar> roll 1d20+3
18:13 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{15}
18:15 <•Kotono> Init is Metal Creature (24) > Devar (15) > Skaya (12)
18:16 ↔ •Kotono (promoted to owner, opped) nipped out 
18:17 <•Kotono> Before either of you can react, the hand reaches out for Devar, a direct blow as from the eye within, ab eam of searing red lances out at Skaya.
18:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11 vs Devar
18:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 vs Devar --> [ 1d20=5 ]{16}
18:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8 touch AC Skaya, both are flatfooted
18:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 touch AC Skaya, both are flatfooted --> [ 1d20=3 ]{11}
18:17 <Devar> OOC: Mine's 23 due to flat-footedness at the moment
18:17 <Skaya> OOC: AC22 flat-footed
18:18 <Skaya> OOC: Sorry, touch AC flatfooted would be 19
18:18 <Skaya> OOC: To figure out stuff about the golem and its strengths and weaknesses, would it be a K:A roll?
18:18 <•Kotono> OOC: Freel free to try, sure, once I resolve this.
18:19 <•Kotono> Yet pure speed and luck avail both of them. Devar is able to weave back as the beam zips just over Skaya's shoulder, leaving both of them safe for the moment. OOC: Devar, go.
18:19 <Skaya> roll 1d20+14 K:A
18:19 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+14 K:A --> [ 1d20=8 ]{22}
18:19 <Devar> "Run for now?!" Devar calls out. "I don't love our chances here!" But it is made of metal, so Storm's Eye might...
18:21 <Skaya> "We can try!"
18:21 <Devar> "To run!?"
18:21 <Skaya> "Sure!"
18:22 <Devar> Devar will go to grab Skaya and fly away then - unless she has another plan! OOC: So he'll move over to Skaya, grab her, then fly up as far as he'll go - he has 50ft movement for flying.
18:22 <•Kotono> Skaya has no idea what it is, but it looks terrifying!
18:23 <•Kotono> Devar grabs Skaya and begins to fly up and away, as...OOC: Doing anything, Skaya?
18:24 — Skaya decides to check if Magic Missiles will work! If it's a golem it really shouldn't, but if it hits then it's clearly something else!
18:25 <Skaya> roll 2d4+2+5
18:25 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d4+2+5 --> [ 2d4=6 ]{13}
18:25 <•Kotono> Magic missiles fly and plunk the metal. The metal is dented and hit, but there's one problem. Like a whirling comet of metal shards the creature follows, all encasing the red eye in the center. It's only 20ft behind, as a duo of burning red beams fly from it towards Devar. Gah!
18:25 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+8 touch AC
18:25 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+8 touch AC --> [ 1d20=20 ]{28}, [ 1d20=2 ]{10}
18:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8 touch AC crit?
18:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 touch AC crit? --> [ 1d20=6 ]{14}
18:26 <•Kotono> OOC: Touch AC, Devar/
18:26 <Devar> OOC: 20
18:26 <•Kotono> roll 4d6 fire damage
18:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 fire damage --> [ 4d6=15 ]{15}
18:27 <Devar> OOC: I negate all of the fire damage
18:27 <•Kotono> One of the beams hits Devar head on - and does little indeed, his newfound tolerance to fire enough to negate it. OOC: Devar, go.
18:28 <Devar> "Well, uh, ideas? Lead it back to the others?" Devar asks. "Or do you want to go grab the treasure while I fly?"
18:29 <Skaya> "Let's give fighting it a try, drop me off on the ground and try to see if Stormy can damage it. I'll play support."
18:31 <Devar> Devar does just that, moving down and dropping Skaya at around 15 feet in the air, before he summons Storm's Eye!
18:31 <•Kotono> OOC: Have anything to negate the fall damage, Skaya?
18:31 <Skaya> OOC: I do indeed! Slow fall 20ft.
18:31 <Devar> "I call upon you, avatar of Storms!" Devar calls out. OOC: Using the summon lightning power if I can this round
18:45 <•Kotono> OOC: Go for it Devar, that's a move-swift-standard I believe. Your'e good Skaya, I'll describe that and the lightning at once.
18:45 <Devar> OOC: All righty
18:45 <Devar> Devar summons Storm's Eye to strike the (hopefully vulnerable to lightning) metal golem!
18:45 <Devar> roll 5d8 lightning DC 20 reflex
18:45 <Kobot> Devar rolled 5d8 lightning DC 20 reflex --> [ 5d8=23 ]{23}
18:49 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7
18:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{22}
18:50 <•Kotono> The storm of metal is fast, fast enough to dodge some of the shock. Not all, voltage crackling through ita s Skaya skids against a building wall and lands safely, before...OOC: Go Skaya.
18:50 — Skaya shoots their enemy again with magic missiles!
18:50 <Devar> Well, he was hopeful that was going to do more, but so it goes!
18:50 <Skaya> roll 2d4+2+5
18:50 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d4+2+5 --> [ 2d4=6 ]{13}
18:54 <•Kotono> More missles hit and slam the creature, but the mass of shards shows nos igns of stopping. It goes backa nd forth before diving down at Skaya, a storm of metal hell surrounding her, trying to shred her to bits every whichw ay. OOC: Ref save.
18:55 <Skaya> roll 1d20+6+6 evasion
18:55 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+6 evasion --> [ 1d20=5 ]{17}
18:55 <•Kotono> roll 5d8+5 full owwies
18:55 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 5d8+5 full owwies --> [ 5d8=26 ]{31}
18:55 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 11/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 46/52
18:56 <•Kotono> Metal flies past and through Skaya. She's cut a dozen times and a dozen more, shredded top to bottom. Blood blossoms all over her body, a plentiful harvest of wounds. One eyes obscured with blood and out of focus now, and she feels warm blood trickling down her legs, her stomach, her arms, her sides. Yet it blows past her and is now behind her, the entire mass's red eye glaring balefully at
18:56 <•Kotono> her once more. OOC: Devar, go.
18:58 <Devar> Definitely time to leave! Devar hurtles himself down to grab Skaya and take off again! "If it follows us then the others can help!" He calls out. "I'll shield you!" OOC: Doing the same thing as last time, since we know it can fly he isn't concerned with getting high or low, just distance - So 15 to go down and grab her and then 35 back the way we came and away.
19:00 <•Kotono> Devar takes to the air with a bloodied Skaya in hand, booking it to flee. For her part, injured but alive, Skaya...OOC: Go Skaya.
19:00 — Skaya heals herself silently. The emulated divine power should patch the worst of her wounds enough that she doesn't leave a trail of her entrails....
19:00 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 27/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 46/52
19:01 <•Kotono> The staunches the worst of the bleeding - and as the two of you flee, it doesn't pursue thist ime. H owever, it fires off a pair of burning beams at Devar, just for good measure.
19:01 <•Kotono> roll 2#1d20+8 touch AC
19:01 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2#1d20+8 touch AC --> [ 1d20=10 ]{18}, [ 1d20=10 ]{18}
19:01 <•Kotono> Yet they both whizz past Devar's shoulders as thet wo of you flee, out of range and escaping the worst of the danger - for now. OOC: Free act, it's not pursuing.
19:02 <Devar> "Let's add that to the list of things we deal with tomorrow." Devar says.
19:02 <Skaya> "Or you could heal me and we'll try again, this time from the sky?"
19:03 <Devar> "You really want to risk it?" Devar asks, stopping in his flight. "I don't have much on-demand healing left, but if you want me to just fly around while you shoot at it..."
19:04 <Skaya> "Everything we do is a risk," Skaya says quite reasonably. "We've decided this would be the last thing we do today, so let's give it our best. Just... make sure I don't expire if it hits me again?"
19:04 <Devar> "Sure, hold on a second, I can still do this." Devar says, channeling divine energy a few times!
19:04 <Devar> roll 3d6 3 channels here
19:04 <Kobot> Devar rolled 3d6 3 channels here --> [ 3d6=11 ]{11}
19:04 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 38/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 46/52
19:05 <Devar> With that, he turns back and heads back towards the building!
19:05 <Skaya> "Thanks, that should do it," Skaya responds, breathing out a sigh of relief. "I wish I brought more clean outfits, or actually knew a few useful cantrips to clean and mend them. Alright! My range is 130ft, so let's hover or pass within 120ft and see how it goes? If you spot the missiles not doing much, let me know!"
19:06 <Devar> "You got it." Devar agrees.
19:06 <•Kotono> You don't see the creature as you begin to fly back. Wherever it went, it didn'ts tay where it was at least.
19:08 <Devar> Devar will get closer to the ground - the door must still be opened to the glass shop, so they can easily see if it's still inside from a good distance away!
19:10 <•Kotono> From a distance, you can see the door has been closed once more.
19:11 <Devar> "We could stand on the other side of the door and open it?" Devar offers. "Then it wouldn't surprise us when it comes out and then I fly away?"
19:12 <Skaya> "This is plainly ridiculous," Skaya can't help but comment. "Sure, let's try this."
19:12 <Devar> Devar moves over, Treant's Wrath ready as he goes to open the door so that he'd fully be behind the door as it opens this time!
19:14 <•Kotono> The door is opened. The creature is within - now a maelstrom of metal, gold, jewels and treasure. More and more treasure flies into its orbit byt he second, as...OOC: Most likely init here, depending on what you're doing.
19:15 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8
19:15 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{10}
19:15 <Devar> He was expecting it to burst out at them! Oh well, nothing for it but to try their plan anew!
19:15 <Devar> roll 1d20+3
19:15 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{11}
19:16 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4
19:16 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{12}
19:16 <•Kotono> Init is Red Eye Creature (12) > Devar (11) > Skaya (10)
19:16 <•Kotono> All the treasure is now part of the creature, further encasing and shielding the eye within. It finishes gathering and...OOC: Goa head, Devar.
19:17 <Skaya> OOC: How does it look compared to before? Buffer? Or does it still have those dents?
19:17 <•Kotono> OOC: It has the dents but it's added more mass in the form of all the treasure here.
19:17 <Devar> Devar will grab Skaya and fly 50ft away from it! "Uhh, maybe aim for the eye?" Devar offers. "If you can?"
19:17 <Skaya> "Let's try to lead it towards the ankhegs! And I can't! It's hidden!"
19:18 <Devar> "Sure!" Devar agrees.
19:20 <•Kotono> The two retreat thena nd...OOC: Doing anything at all, Skaya?
19:21 <Skaya> Someone has to bait the monster into chasing after them, right? And bringing over their treasure? So it's magic missiles time again!
19:21 <Skaya> roll 2d4+2+5
19:21 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d4+2+5 --> [ 2d4=2 ]{9}
19:25 <•Kotono> More missiles fly and hit the mass - denting metal and treasure alike, hitting hard. It's enough to make it reach out and slam the door shut in return, blocking your view of it. OOC: Go Devar.
19:26 <Devar> "That's not fair at all!" Devar bemoans.
19:27 <Skaya> "I don't mind you opening the door and it closing it repeatedly."
19:27 <Devar> Devar will put Skaya down 50 feet away, fly back over, and open the door again while staying behind it!
19:28 — Skaya is ready to shoot more missiles!
19:30 <•Kotono> The door opens - and you see that the a door in the back has been opened, and the creature is fleeing through it, one shard of metal and gold coin at a time.
19:31 <Skaya> Still within range!
19:31 <Skaya> roll 2d4+2+5
19:31 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d4+2+5 --> [ 2d4=4 ]{11}
19:31 — Skaya pursues on the heels of the missiles!
19:33 <•Kotono> Missiles hit it again, Skaya racing in. How far is she racing in exactly?
19:34 <Skaya> OOC: Since I used a standard action to shoot it, I can only move 40ft this turn. Then it's Devar's go!
19:34 <Skaya> "It's running! So clearly, we must give chase!"
19:34 <Devar> "I don't know about that but okay!"
19:36 → Iddy joined (uid408070@lunarnet-423F0355.irccloud.com)
19:37 <•Kotono> Skaya peppers in with missiles as it continues to escape - before a  diamond, now a cloud of tiny shards, flies at Skaya's head - her eyes in particular.
19:37 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8 touch AC?
19:37 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 touch AC? --> [ 1d20=1 ]{9}
19:37 <Skaya> OOC: 21 touch
19:37 <•Kotono> Which misses entirely, as it flees entirely and the door is slammed shut, blocking further immediate access to it. OOC: Devar.
19:37 <Devar> Devar flies in and after, opening the door!
19:41 <•Kotono> The door is opened. In this room is more treasure - and it's all joining the vortext. By now the red eye is entirely hidden and more mass is joining it by the moment.
19:41 <Skaya> These pseudo-golems are the worst! And shouldn't it be nearing death anyway? What passes for death for it? Those thoughts go through Skaya's mind even as she activates her wand of magic missiles once more.
19:41 <Skaya> roll 2d4+2+5
19:41 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2d4+2+5 --> [ 2d4=4 ]{11}
19:43 <•Kotono> Tink. This time the missiles can't seem to penetrate. If anything it's getting bigger and bigger, and starting to push against the ceiling.
19:46 <•Kotono> You see the creature - it's growing larger, and with a CRACK the ceiling gives way, stone joining the whirling mass of metal, gold, gems and now rubble. OOC: Devar, go.
19:47 <Devar> "This is seemingly worse than before!" Devar says as he tries to see what effect lightning has on it now, summong Storm's Eye to hurl a bolt of lightning at it! Maybe it's slower because it's bigger? OOC: Call lightning again
19:47 <Devar> roll 5d8 lightning DC 20 reflex
19:47 <Kobot> Devar rolled 5d8 lightning DC 20 reflex --> [ 5d8=23 ]{23}
19:47 <Skaya> "Nothing seeming about it!"
19:50 <•Kotono> It doesn't dodge and takes it head on. Lightning runs through the metal but it's not downed by it. It's just gathering more and more and more and more in by the moment! OOC: Skaya.
19:51 <Skaya> "It's painful but we're cutting our losses," Skaya decides, gritting her teeth. She gives the golem a baleful look before dashing outside and waiting by the outer door. She'll slam it closed once Devar has followed her out.
19:54 <•Kotono> More and more mass is gathered as...OOC: Devar, go.
19:54 <Devar> Devar flies out, shutting the inner door for all the good it does, then moving to Skaya!
19:55 <Skaya> "So hateful!"
19:56 <Devar> "This does seem like it's just a spiteful creature to us specifically." Devar agrees.
19:56 <Skaya> "Let's just go back."
19:57 <•Kotono> As you flee? Crashes and rumbles. The building's starting to give way, and rising from it is a massive whirling figure of rubble and more.
19:58 <Devar> Devar will grab Skaya and start flying away, hoping the creature just stays wherever it is and doesn't pursue them!
19:59 <•Kotono> Like this thet wo of you flee and escape - you hear more crashes in the dark, followed by one massive one as you flee further and further, back towards the mountain.
20:00 <Devar> "If that one resets tomorrow or whatever it is that happens here, now we know how to approach it." Devar says. "I actually have an idea if we do run into it again, but I don't know if it will work - we could use our power to pass through stone to try and wrench that eye out of the thing."
20:01 <Skaya> "It absolutely won't reset. In fact, it'll probably pursue us."
20:02 <Devar> "I don't like the sound of that, but maybe the idea of coming near fire elementals will give it pause." Devar says, flying back to the others.
20:03 <Skaya> "I think my trip to the parallel timeline had an encounter with it. Don't worry, our alternates didn't beat it either."
20:03 <•Kotono> No obvious pursuit at least, and the others await you. "Well?" Rina asks as you come back, "How'd it go?"
20:03 <Skaya> "I have bad news and more bad news. Which would you like to hear first?"
20:08 <•Kotono> Anne takes a long breath, "The worst news."
20:08 <•Kotono> Sanda hms, "Statistically speaking, I'd say start with the best and go to the worst, tobuild up to it. It goes down smoother that way."
20:09 <Skaya> "That glass golem might actually just be a telekinetic trash golem that grows stronger and stronger and regenerates after being killed," Skaya says, giving Sanda an apologetic look. "Anne spoke first and also there are no good news whatsover, sorry."
20:11 <Skaya> "I won't keep you in suspense, so the rest of the bad news are that there was a cloud of stuff golem-like creature here as well, but it used metals instead. At first. Then it almost killed me in a single hit, and destroyed all the treasure and then the building itself it was all in. Now it's a huge golem that possibly wants to kill us still."
20:11 <•Kotono> There's a long pause before Rina says, "Soooooooooooo," Drawing that out, "Want to go back and try another path?"
20:12 <•Kotono> "I hear the other paths are nice," Sanda agrees tot hat.
20:12 — Skaya snaps her fingers. "Oh! One bit of good news. Even though all this blood is mine it didn't kill me!"
20:13 <•Kotono> Anne gives Skaya a long look at that, before, "What say you, Devar?"
20:13 <Skaya> Blinking, Skaya looks between Rina and Sanda, voicing, "I feel like I'm missing something here. What other paths are there?"
20:14 <Devar> "I don't know if resting out here is safe." Devar says to Anne. "I'm still fine with us investigating these flames once we recover."
20:25 <•Kotono> "I think so?" Rina says, "Didn't we leave a locked door back the way we came, or am I confuseD?"
20:26 <•Kotono> ""It may not be," Anne agrees, "A safer sanctuary is likely preferable."
20:26 <Devar> "I say we rest, then we can come back here and investigate the flames if we want to, or the other locked door we ran into before coming this way." Devar says.
20:26 <Skaya> "We must pass by a regenerating glass or maybe everything golem first, and then it can regenerate again and again," Skaya points out. "And we decided to rest a bit before taking on that locked door. That's the only path unexplored for now, no?"
20:27 <•Kotono> "I think so," Anne says after some thought, "Which puts us in a dangerous situation."
20:28 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8 meanwhile
20:28 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 meanwhile --> [ 1d20=15 ]{23}
20:28 <•Kotono> In the distance is a loud, crashing rumble, back from where Devar and Skaya just returned from.
20:29 <Skaya> "We can move back past that pseudo-planar distortion," Skaya proposes. "Maybe it can't follow us there." And she also tells them every little detail she remembers about this golem, in case Sanda can identify some weakness she'd missed herself.
20:29 <Skaya> OOC: Let's go back to our red fire mountain
20:29 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12 Sanda
20:29 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 Sanda --> [ 1d20=3 ]{15}
20:29 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:29 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=22 ]{22}
20:30 <•Kotono> The trip back past the distortion is uneventful, and you make it past it with the same strategy as last time.
20:32 <Skaya> "Now let's find an apartment in the second floor of some abandoned building in town and rest," Skaya says tiredly.
20:32 <•Kotono> "Rest appeals," Is all Rina says in agreement,a s...
20:32 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=91 ]{91}
20:32 <•Kotono> roll 1d100 subtable
20:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 subtable --> [ 1d100=89 ]{89}
20:32 <•Kotono> roll 1d5 topic order
20:32 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d5 topic order --> [ 1d5=5 ]{5}
20:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Ref
20:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 Ref --> [ 1d20=17 ]{26}
20:34 <•Kotono> You return to the city. As you begin to do that? Suddenly Rina smoothly dodges to the side, as a bit of nearby building abruptly gives. Her speed lets her avoid getting smashed or worse, and amid calls of alarm, "I'm fine!"
20:35 <Skaya> Heartened by Rina's call of being safe, Skaya makes her way over to see what caused this! After casting mirror image.
20:37 <•Kotono> Anne's right behind Skaya. A chunk of a building's side gave way, raining stone and bricks where she was. Fortunately, Rina was faster than that.
20:38 <Skaya> Does it look like something made it collapse? Perhaps by digging at the foundation? They already ran into ankhegs in the other world.
20:39 <•Kotono> On a glance, no.
20:40 <Skaya> "So perhaps resting in a building is a bad idea. Let's find a square?"

18:05 <•Kotono> It's not too hard to find a square int his dark, burnt city. An open place, nothing around but the ruin of an ancient city, boxed in above by new development and stranger magic. Are you all taking any defensive measures?
18:05 <Skaya> OOC: Standard watch rotation, let's use the topic listing
18:08 <•Kotono> roll 1d100 first of all
18:08 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 first of all --> [ 1d100=58 ]{58}
18:09 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, Skaya in here and Devar in #evil.

18:11 <•Kotono> When you get up to deal with certain natural business, Anne follows, "Devar, a few moments," she says, falling in with you as you get some distance from the others.
18:12 <Devar> "Everything all right?" He asks, turning to her.
18:17 <•Kotono> "That's what I wish to ask you, "Turning to face you, "What possessed you to take such a risk as to immolate yourself? It was so spontaneous, and I'm torn between horror that it happened, fury that you did it and desperate relief that you're still alive."
18:21 <Devar> "I had faith that I could get through it." Devar says. "But... in all honesty? I haven't felt like I've done much for the rest of you. I saw that it would grant some sort of power by standing in it, and I made a split-second decision to try." He adds, looking out into the darkness. "I shouldn't have, and in the future I plan to be more careful. I'm aware that it could've gone a lot worse,
18:21 <Devar> and I only have you to thank for it not happening."
18:27 <•Kotono> Anne looks away, a fist balled up tightly. "I'll thank you not to give me another funeral to conduct. I already pray for our safety, please don't make it any harder on Moore to help answer that prayer."
18:29 <Devar> "I won't. I'm sure Eldath will have words for me as well, but I did not do it for a selfish reason." He says. "Nonetheless, you've given me a lot to think about as we've been journeying - I don't think I can ever heal as well as you can, but I've been reading up on more abjuration and protective magic to keep us safe from harm. I'm hopeful to be able to put it to use."
18:34 <•Kotono> "Do that," Anne says, and suddenly slumps, "I'll ask you again. Please don't make me conduct another funeral. Please." A note of pleading in that last word, before Anne turns away from you. "And I hope Eldath tells you a lot of what I've already told you." A beat, "Was what you got in the fire at least worth it?"
18:36 <Devar> "I think so. I think we all should benefit from it, if we can." Devar says. "And... well, I would've sacrified my life when we were fighting that necromancer if it meant the rest of you were able to live. But... I will do my best to not let it come to that."
18:39 <•Kotono> A terse nod as Anne begins to walk away, back towards the camp.
18:40 <Devar> Devar will finish what he originally came out to do before heading back! Hopefully they can all get some rest.

18:11 <•Kotono> Evening, or what passes for evening in this place. Right now, Rina sits in front of the small camp you've made, Devar off and away for a few moments along with Anne. Sanda sits with her spellbook in her lap, reading. "He'd have loved this adventure," Rina breaks the silence, head resting on her knees and arms around her knees.
18:13 <Skaya> "The danger or the wild magic?"
18:15 <•Kotono> "The rewards," Rina says after a pause, a ghost of a smile on her face as Sanda looks up. "This adventure and the last have showered us in gold."
18:16 <•Kotono> "It's only sensible," Sanda says, "Considering the risks." Closing her spellbook with a soft thud, "That one day in particular was terrible."
18:18 <Skaya> "All true," Skaya agrees. "Maybe should've kept exploring the dragon ruins instead."
18:24 <•Kotono> "Maybe." Rina looks off at nothing. A lull in the conversation, until Rina speaks up again, "What do things like the Adversary offer that make someone like Brachidos agree to serve them? If he's half as good as we think he is, he could've succeeded anywhere he wanted, and without all the atrocities."
18:25 <•Kotono> "Statistically speaking, it's quite simple," SAnda says, "Half of everyone is below average intelligence, wisdom and general sense. There's a great many idiots in the world."
18:27 <Skaya> "It's a cliche, but some people really just want to watch the world burn," Skaya responds with a tired sigh. "Not the clear nutjobs like that necromancer, but malicious people." Pausing briefly to think, she adds, "A whole lot of people are idiots, like Sanda says.
18:27 <Skaya> Even setting morals aside, everyone should know that a pact with an immortal means trading a finite amount of time to an infinity of servitude at best, and yet so many jump on in and clutch that chance of more power with both hands. People are also greedy, right? No matter how much of anything, be it gold, influence, women or power they have, many would still seek out more."
18:31 <•Kotono> Rina sighs and closes her eyes. "Are you saying all the Annes and the other priests are right, that we need to sacrifice and do better, because there are evil forces at work?"
18:31 <•Kotono> With a snooty little frown, "If you're going from the premise of Anne being right, your premise is flawed."
18:33 <Skaya> "They're right," Skaya states, giving Sanda a dirty look, "though we don't have to actually listen to them. There is more than one path in life, and making the choice has meaning. Far more meaning than blindly following a path that might not be for you. As for evil forces? Yeah, there's plenty of them. But a lot of people are just sheep and quick to turn on others.
18:33 <Skaya> I like to think we make the world a better place by presenting a better example to follow."
18:41 <•Kotono> Sanda returns your look blandly, a little toss of her hair as she looks away after and a soft hmph. Meanwhile Rina goes on, "I'm thinking about the future, and what I'll do after Brachidos. Starre changed her entire life after Brachidos and got a second chance. Maybe I should do the same, so that what happened to Regis means something."
18:41 <•Kotono> "You could do worse," Anne calls as she returns, sans Devar for the moment,  "And I'd love to council you on it, but if I may, not today. I'm exhausted."
18:42 <Skaya> "Aren't you doing something important already?" Skaya asks her. "We can keep going afterwards. The sad reality is that there's always monsters to stop."
18:42 <•Kotono> "I could, but Ia lso don't ahve to listen to you," Rina retorts without any heat behind it, "Just thinking, Skaya, just thinking."
18:43 <•Kotono> Anne lets it go without commenta s she begins to set up to sleep without further remarks. On a glance at Anne, Sanda does the same, book put away.
18:43 <Skaya> They really like each other! Skaya wishes she had such a strong bond.
18:43 <•Kotono> Rina smiles a little at that, "Going to bed with your bestie, Sanda?"
18:44 <•Kotono> Meanwhile, as Devar returns? Sanda and Anne both stiffen at that, a near identical look of mortification.

18:44 <•Kotono> Meanwhile, as Devar returns? Sanda and Anne both stiffen at that, a near identical look of mortification.
18:44 — Skaya quickly flashes Rina a thumbs up at that.
18:44 <•Kotono> "It's like a sleepover for them," Rina goes on, "All they're missing are hot drinks and pajamas."
18:46 <Skaya> "I want cocoa for mine."
18:46 <Devar> "I definitely wouldn't mind a hot drink - or a cold one after we're done with whatever this place even is." Devar says, moving to make himself as best as a bed as he can.
18:49 <•Kotono> With that, with some fond thoughts of rest and recovery, the night begins and...
18:49 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
18:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=93 ]{93}
18:49 <•Kotono> roll 1d100 subtable
18:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 subtable --> [ 1d100=83 ]{83}
18:50 <•Kotono> Skaya has first watch. It's been perhaps a half hour of quiet, as she keeps watch and...OOC: Goa head and give me Perception here.
18:50 <Skaya> OOC: Taking 10 for 26
18:51 <•Kotono> It's subtle, it's quiet - but you distinctly feel faint vibrations in the ground.
18:53 <Skaya> "Wake up," Skaya says, raking her mind for a match. Is it from that metal golem stomping over? Ankhegs burrowing underneath? Something else she never ran into?
18:54 <Devar> If it's Skaya waking them up then it hasn't been too long, Devar blinks himself awake and sits up. "Never a dull moment here, is there? What's up?"
18:55 <•Kotono> Anne groans and rolls up, grabbing her mace and shield.
18:55 <•Kotono> "What is it?" Rina scrambles to extract herself out of her beddings.
18:56 <Skaya> "Can't you feel it from the ground?"
18:56 <Devar> "The ankhegs again?" Devar asks, eyes sweeping the ground itself.
18:56 <•Kotono> As far as Skaya can tell, it suddenly reminds me of previous battles with ankhegs. She's dealt with this before - and indeed, suddenly there's eruptions all around the party. At least half a dozen ankhegs emerge in a loose circle around the party, no more time for talk. They're after you! OOC: Init. Teh bad guys are here.
18:57 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8
18:57 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{10}
18:57 <Devar> roll 1d20+3
18:57 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{21}
18:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda
18:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda --> [ 1d20=10 ]{10}
18:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Anne
18:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 Anne --> [ 1d20=14 ]{16}
18:57 <Skaya> "They're here too?! What happened to parallel timelines?!"
18:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Rina
18:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Rina --> [ 1d20=1 ]{11}
18:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Ankheg
18:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Ankheg --> [ 1d20=9 ]{13}
18:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Ankheg
18:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Ankheg --> [ 1d20=13 ]{17}
18:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Ankheg
18:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Ankheg --> [ 1d20=11 ]{15}
18:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Ankheg
18:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Ankheg --> [ 1d20=15 ]{19}
18:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Ankheg
18:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Ankheg --> [ 1d20=8 ]{12}
18:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Ankheg
18:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Ankheg --> [ 1d20=20 ]{24}
18:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Ankheg
18:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Ankheg --> [ 1d20=11 ]{15}
18:59 <•Kotono> Init is Ankheg 6 (24) > Devar (21) > Anne (16) > Ankheg 4 (19) > Ankheg 2 (17) > Ankheg 3 = Ankheg 7 (15) >Ankheg 11 (13) > Ankheg 5 (12) > Rina (11) > Skaya = Sanda (10)
19:00 <•Kotono> "This entire place is madness!" Sanda protests, as one of them is too quick. They're all roughly 20ft away, and one to the left side is indeed too quick. It spits acid at Anne, a line of it scorching over her and Rina by extension, the shot lined up before anyone can spread out. OOC: Ref for the two of them.
19:00 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Anne
19:00 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 Anne --> [ 1d20=2 ]{8}
19:00 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Rina improved evasion
19:00 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 Rina improved evasion --> [ 1d20=13 ]{22}
19:01 <•Kotono> roll 4d4+2d6 Anne full Rina none
19:01 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d4+2d6 Anne full Rina none --> [ 4d4=8 2d6=3 ]{11}
19:01 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 38/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 49/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 46/52
19:02 <•Kotono> Rina dives out of the way, her bedding smoking with ankheg acid now. Anne's too slow, as pray of it getting her face and upraised arm. A horrid grimace from her as her cheek burnjs, then...OOC: Devar, go.
19:02 <•Kotono> "We're surrounded, we need to break out!" Rina cries, already drawing her sword.
19:03 <Devar> Devar takes to the air, hopefully making himself more of a target for the ankhegs as he flies at the first one and summons Storm's Eye, stabbing at it from above!
19:04 <Devar> roll 1d20+9
19:04 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{10}
19:06 <•Kotono> "Aaah, waking up early to kill things!" Storm's Eye crows, as Devar darts in and stabs - but he overadjusts and misses entirely, the ankheg hissing at him. Anne recoils from her injury, "Everyone, stand true in the name of Mount Celestia!" she cries, holy symbol held out. A sparkle of light even int hese dark depths, a blessing coming over all of you. OOC: Bless, +1 morale attack rolls and
19:06 <•Kotono> saves vs fear all.  And now concentrated suck is incoming.
19:07 <•Kotono> With a good killzone established, mostly, the ankhegs open fire on the party! OOC: Doing these one at at a time. More.
19:07 <•Kotono> The fourth one ducks low and sends acid flying, getting Skaya and Rina in its aim! OOC: Ref you two.
19:08 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 improved evasion Rina
19:08 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 improved evasion Rina --> [ 1d20=14 ]{23}
19:08 <Skaya> roll 1d20+6+6 evasion
19:08 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+6 evasion --> [ 1d20=20 ]{32}
19:08 <•Kotono> OOC: No damage. More.
19:08 <•Kotono> As one jet misses, the second rears up higher and sends its acid out, this at Anne and Sanda.
19:08 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Anne
19:08 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 Anne --> [ 1d20=4 ]{10}
19:09 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Sanda
19:09 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Sanda --> [ 1d20=12 ]{17}
19:09 <•Kotono> roll 4d4+2d6 Anne full Sanda half
19:09 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d4+2d6 Anne full Sanda half --> [ 4d4=9 2d6=12 ]{21}
19:09 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 38/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 28/60 Sanda 29/39 Rina 46/52
19:10 <•Kotono> Acid. Acid that burns Sanda's arm as she screams, and Anne gets it across the face and breastplate. Somehow she doesn't collapse in agony, but her face is a smoking, acid burning disaster. Then the third gets into it, sending acid at Devar, supporting the ankheg attacked. OOC: Ref Devar.
19:11 <Devar> roll 1d20+12
19:11 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{15}
19:11 <Devar> OOC: evasion if it matters
19:11 <•Kotono> roll 4d4 ow acid damage full still not your day on the dice
19:11 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d4 ow acid damage full still not your day on the dice --> [ 4d4=9 ]{9}
19:11 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 38/42 Devar 53/57 Anne 28/60 Sanda 29/39 Rina 46/52
19:12 <Devar> OOC: acid res 5
19:12 <•Kotono> Acid hits Devar's leg, burning there, but at least resisted. A small mercy as the seventh gets Sanda and Rina in its blast, simply firing fast.
19:12 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Sanda
19:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Sanda --> [ 1d20=10 ]{15}
19:12 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 improved evasion Rina
19:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 improved evasion Rina --> [ 1d20=4 ]{13}
19:13 <•Kotono> roll 4d4+2d6 full both owwwwws
19:13 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d4+2d6 full both owwwwws --> [ 4d4=11 2d6=8 ]{19}
19:13 <Skaya> OOC: Improved evasion halves
19:13 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 38/42 Devar 53/57 Anne 28/60 Sanda 10/39 Rina 37/52
19:13 <•Kotono> OOC: You are correct, thank you.
19:13 <Skaya> "Let's run!" Skaya decides as the situation looks worse by the moment. "Devar, get Anne. I'll bring Sanda. Rina, if you focus on dodging you should get by as well. We'll scale a building and regroup."
19:14 <•Kotono> Acid all over Sanda, who screamsa nd stumbles to a knee, half crying and half weeping. Rina's able tod odge most of it but still gets a nasty burn, "Run, run!" Rina agrees quickly, as the first ankheg has a faceful of Devar, and tries to engage him in good, old fashioned melee.
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{29}
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 crit wow Devar, not your day
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 crit wow Devar, not your day --> [ 1d20=5 ]{14}
19:14 <•Kotono> roll 2d6+7 1d4 acid is omitted since resistance 5 makes it moot
19:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 2d6+7 1d4 acid is omitted since resistance 5 makes it moot --> [ 2d6=7 ]{14}
19:15 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 38/42 Devar 39/57 Anne 28/60 Sanda 10/39 Rina 37/52
19:16 <•Kotono> Acid-sizzling mandibles chomp into Devar's side, a vicious strike that draws blood and worse, as the fifth ankheg gives Skaya and Rina one last barrage, for good measure OOC: Evasion you two.
19:16 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 improved evasion
19:16 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 improved evasion --> [ 1d20=17 ]{26}
19:16 <Skaya> roll 1d20+6+6 evasion
19:16 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+6 evasion --> [ 1d20=6 ]{18}
19:16 <•Kotono> Init is Ankheg 6 (24) > Devar (21) > Anne (16) > Ankheg 4 (19) > Ankheg 2 (17) > Ankheg 3 = Ankheg 7 (15) >Ankheg 11 (13) > Ankheg 5 (12) > Rina (11) > Skaya = Sanda (10)
19:17 <•Kotono> But this is evaded as well, neither struck this time as...OOC: Rina, but she'll hold a split second since I need a moment. Go Skaya, then Sanda and Rina.
19:18 <Skaya> Sanda is truly the worst off, as Skaya had judged. She grabs her friend, unbothered by the acid on her skin as her nature can ignore small amounts of it, and then dashes past the encirclement. They've picked a square, but there are buildings not too far away, and once she's made it to the roof encircling her would be difficult, especially with Rina there along.
19:18 <Skaya> OOC: My movement is 40ft
19:20 <•Kotono> OOC: So grabbing Sanda and just running then?
19:21 <Skaya> OOC: Yes, I'm doing what I said I would! If the buildings are within range I'll go up the stairs, if not I'll run towards them.
19:22 <•Kotono> Sanda is in a bad way, but she's grabbed. The ankheg circle is loose enough that there's plenty of gaps to flee through, reaching a burned out stone building and hurrying in. It was once some sort of restaurant perhaps, but not that you have time to linger on details. On the good side, Sanda's screams lessens as you drag her inside. Rina's with you a moment later, retreating shamelessly. Sanda
19:22 <•Kotono> shudders violently, fumbling out a potion and slamming it down in sheer desperation.
19:22 <•Kotono> roll 3d8+5 circumstances require some immediate healing
19:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d8+5 circumstances require some immediate healing --> [ 3d8=12 ]{17}
19:23 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 38/42 Devar 39/57 Anne 28/60 Sanda 27/39 Rina 37/52
19:23 <Skaya> "Rina, got a potion yourself? Time to use it!"
19:23 <•Kotono> Some of Sanda's acid wounds mend, and the others aren't as immediately urgent. "Got one," Rina fishes hers out as well and gulps it down.
19:23 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+1
19:23 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+1 --> [ 1d8=8 ]{9}
19:24 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 38/42 Devar 39/57 Anne 28/60 Sanda 27/39 Rina 46/52
19:24 <Skaya> "Devar, it's on you! Get Anne out!"
19:24 <Devar> "Working on it!" He shouts.
19:24 <Skaya> "Go for the roof!"
19:26 <•Kotono> Meanwhile, the sixth ankheg seems to assess the situation a moment before sinking back down, no one to oppose it. It's retreating back into its burrow tunnel and out of sight. OOC: Devar and Anne, go.
19:27 <Devar> Devar will fly over to grab Anne and then fly up, out of range of their acid! OOC: If he eats an AoO from A1 thats fine, but he is flying above it for whatever that's worth.
19:27 <•Kotono> OOC: You can just withdraw, I've been really lax on AoOs this game ing eneral.
19:28 <Devar> OOC: Roger, then yeah he will do that.
19:29 <•Kotono> Anne's shuddering, her face a ruin. "Lady J-jetina," she manages, a hand clutching her face.
19:29 <•Kotono> roll 3d8+5
19:29 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d8+5 --> [ 3d8=8 ]{13}
19:29 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 38/42 Devar 39/57 Anne 41/60 Sanda 27/39 Rina 46/52
19:30 <•Kotono> At least the worst is gone, and perhaps she saved one or both of her eyes. They're intact, even if her face is still an acid scarred nightmare. But thet wo of you reach the roof safely, the ankhegs below all burrowing back down as well. Meanwhile Skaya and the others race up here, and...OOC: Free act for the moment, since the ankhegs aren't immediately in play.
19:30 <•Kotono> Despite her injuries, the moment everyone's here, "Glorious healing, I call on you once more!" Anne chants.
19:30 <•Kotono> roll 3d6
19:30 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=13 ]{13}
19:30 <•Kotono> OOC: 19 healing all but Anne.
19:31 <Skaya> "Devar, got any healing left in reserve?"
19:31 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 41/60 Sanda 27/39 Rina 46/52
19:31 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 41/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
19:32 <•Kotono> Sanda falls to her knees, a moment of recovery.
19:32 <•Kotono> Rina hurries to the edge of the roof, "Was that hit and run tactics?" she whispers, horrified.
19:32 <Devar> "I've got a bit left." Devar says. "It seems like nowhere around here is safe though."
19:32 <Skaya> "Use it on Anne, please."
19:33 <Devar> He nods, channeling some divine power twice!
19:33 <Skaya> "It's the legendary scry and die tactic," she responds to Rina in the meantime. "Seriously. This is messed up."
19:33 <Devar> roll 2d6 healing
19:33 <Kobot> Devar rolled 2d6 healing --> [ 2d6=8 ]{8}
19:33 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 49/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
19:33 <•Kotono> "Jetina, again have mercy on me, a humble healer," Anne intones, converting another precious spell.
19:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d8+1
19:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d8+1 --> [ 1d8=7 ]{8}
19:33 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 57/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
19:34 <Skaya> Staring down at the ground from the roof, Skaya purses her lips. "I'm going back there to play bait. If they emerge, Devar will blast the lot of them from the air. Who else can strike from afar?"
19:34 <•Kotono> Anne's face is saved from a fate known to at least one half woman in Mellanics, prompt healing enough to avert that. "I have my darts," Rina suggests.
19:35 <•Kotono> "I can, but not well," Sanda says.
19:35 <Devar> "I can really only summon him to shoot lightning once in a while." Devar says. "But I'll do my best."
19:35 <Skaya> "I guess that's something." Skaya leaps to the ground and dashes for their ruined campsite!
19:35 <Skaya> OOC: If the roof is over 20ft I'll be boring and take the stairs
19:35 <•Kotono> "I think that's a mistake. We need to brave whatever's in the galss shop and retreat further away," Anne says, "Our enemy is unnaturally coordinated and intelligent."
19:35 <•Kotono> *glass
19:36 <•Kotono> OOC: Slow fall, right?
19:36 <Skaya> OOC: Yep
19:36 <•Kotono> Skaya slow falls down the side of the building and down. It's quiet once more, save for a few hisses and pops of acid. The tremors, if any, are awfully faint now. No immediate response to her return on down.
19:37 <Devar> Devar glances at Anne for a moment before he looks considerate about something, summoning Storm's Eye and taking to the air to follow after Skaya.
19:37 <Skaya> While keeping an ear out for them, she gathers her friends's things into her haversack.
19:38 <•Kotono> No sign of them making a second go around. Some of the bedding is badly acid damaged but everything else looks alright, as things are gathered.
19:39 — Skaya returns to the roof after this plan fails. "Let's talk earnestly about what to do next," she says tiredly.
19:39 <•Kotono> "As I said, retreat. Possibly back all the way to town and safety," Anne says, "There's no shame in admitting we need to rest and recover."
19:40 <•Kotono> Rina's still ooking down, at the edge of the roof. "At the least, we can't rest here now."
19:40 <Skaya> "There's no possible about it," Skaya points out. "If the glass golem regenerates, we have to retreat all the way back since it kept coming after us and broke through all the doors."
19:40 <•Kotono> "More concerning is the ankheg behavior. That's not normal for them. Something serious is happening to the west with them, and whatever it is, logic suggests this is spillover." Sanda remarks.
19:41 <Skaya> "There were no ankheg holes here, unlike the other world, too. So why are they suddenly here?!"
19:41 <•Kotono> "Then we retreat all the way back," Anne says, just as tiredly as Skaya.
19:41 <Skaya> "What if these things follow us?"
19:41 <•Kotono> "Either they followed us, or there's some sort of intelligence behind this," Sanda says, "That's all I can think of."
19:41 <Devar> "Wherever the west is relative to this place." Devar says. "But I agree, I think we risk the glass shop and get back to at least the Eldathian church we found."
19:42 <•Kotono> "Also, Antenora underpaid us," Sanda sniffs. "Am I the only one thinking that?"
19:43 <Skaya> "Ah well." Skaya shakes her head. "I'm just disappointed that we're so useless at everything here. That's not a reason to stay. How about we just go for broke, unseal that door after getting past the glass room, and see what's there? Then we can retreat after exploring enough."
19:46 <Devar> "I think we should rest somewhere before we unlock anything that might have another nasty creature behind it." Devar says. He glances at Anne. "We don't have much left to recover with as it is, and I'd like our chances better at full strength."
19:47 <Skaya> "The potions and the wand are there, and hopefully at least some of these monsters will try to kill each other."
19:55 <Devar> "Well, we have to make it past the glass shop anyway." Devar says. "Let's see if we even can."
19:55 <•Kotono> "Almost nothing," Anne agrees with Devar, "We can return the next day, Skaya. There's no sense in an unneeded risk."
19:56 <•Kotono> "Let's see," Rina agrees with that. OOC: Heading to the glass shop then?
19:57 <Skaya> "Let's try to dash past the glass," Skaya suggests. "If it tears the lead to pieces, then we kill it and we'll retreat after. Ah, the one braving it first should have that weapon that reduces damage?"
19:57 <Skaya> OOC: Sure
19:57 <Skaya> OOC: Devar, please lead!
19:59 <•Kotono> OOC: I assume Devar has the DR then. Okay. More.
19:59 <•Kotono> The party returns to the glass shop. The door to within is closed.
20:00 <Devar> "You all get back and away." Devar says. "I'll open it, keeping myself shielded with the door. If it looks safe, just get in and through that other door."
20:00 <•Kotono> "Good luck," Sanda scoots back.
20:02 <Devar> Devar moves to open the door, keeping it in front of him as a shield!
20:04 <•Kotono> The door opens. Perhaps thankfully, there's no sign of the glass monster within, only dark silence.
20:04 <Devar> Devar peeks out from the door, before he proceeds inside - is everything the same as it was when they passed through the last time as far as he can tell?
20:07 <•Kotono> It looks more or less the same, at least to his eyes.
20:07 <Devar> Devar will head over for the side door that leads back the way they came and will go to open it with the same precaution just to be safe!
20:09 — Skaya follows!
20:10 <•Kotono> The party follows - and this path is clear to the, the stairs up with no sign of a glassy enemy.
20:10 <•Kotono> Slowly Anne exhales, but keeps quiet.
20:11 <Devar> Devar leads them on and back up. Hopefully they can find some respite soon!
20:12 — Skaya makes sure to close the door behind them.
20:16 <•Kotono> The trip back up? Uneventful, the locked door nearby as you emerge back up once more. Nothing's here to immediately threaten you, for good or ill.
20:17 <Skaya> "Either I saw things wrong-- wait no, the door was locked, so probably not. So that leaves us with this telekinetic trash golem going to the other world and becoming a metal and treasure golem, or it's hiding. Perhaps in the second glass room."
20:18 <Devar> "I say we take a rest in the Eldathain church, investigate this door first tomorrow, then investigate the fire again with everyone." Devar says. "I still agree with Skaya that trying to make our way back to the city may cause more problems than it fixes somehow or another."
20:19 <•Kotono> "As long as we rest, we have little left," Anne says, "Or at least I do."
20:19 <Skaya> "This really might be safer than the church," Skaya voices. "That church was down in one of the towns. Let's just try resting here."
20:20 <Devar> "Oh, sure, that's fine, I only mentioned it since I got a sense of safety there, but you're right that anything could happen." Devar says. "It's better than dirt, at least."
20:21 <Skaya> "I'll keep watch again, I guess," Skaya says, retrieving their things from her haversack.
20:22 <•Kotono> With that, the party settles into rest and recover...OOC: More.
20:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+25
20:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+25 --> [ 1d100=29 ]{54}
20:22 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+25
20:22 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+25 --> [ 1d100=49 ]{74}
20:22 <•Kotono> By a not so small mercy, the night passes peacefully. Rest comes and...OOC: Sanda and Anne need to tweak their spell load out, at the least get some protections from energy going. That'll take me afe w.
20:23 <Skaya> OOC: Resist Energy? Or Protection From? Or both?
20:23 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
20:24 <•Kotono> OOC: Sanda's resist because of spell slot limitations, I think. Anne might do both, and option them over to healing with spontaneous healing if necessary.
20:24 <Skaya> "So our new plan is to explore everything sealed on this level first, before considering heading down again here or elsewhere?" Skaya proposes once they actually make it through a day in this horrible place.
20:25 <Devar> "Yes. Here -" OOC: refreshing Mage Armor on both himself and Skaya, will last them both 10 hours.
20:27 — Skaya heads over to the chained door to examine it. Is there a lock that fits one of the keys she took off the necromancer?
20:29 <•Kotono> With the party prepared and healed up, Skaya goes toe xamine the lock. You check and it looks like it fits the steel key.
20:30 <Skaya> "Alright, I'm ready to open it," Skaya says, casting False Life and Mirror Image. "Everyone else good to go?"
20:30 <Skaya> roll 1d2+1
20:30 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d2+1 --> [ 1d2=2 ]{3}
20:30 <Skaya> roll 1d4+1
20:30 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d4+1 --> [ 1d4=4 ]{5}
20:30 <Skaya> OOC: Sorry for the misclick at first
20:31 <Devar> Devar nods, Storm's Eye ready!
20:31 <Skaya> roll 1d10+5
20:31 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d10+5 --> [ 1d10=2 ]{7}
20:31 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 (5 images) Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52
20:31 <•Kotono> "Ready," Rina calls.
20:31 <•Kotono> "I am," Anne seconds.
20:31 <•Kotono> "That makes all of us," Sanda thirds.
20:32 — Skaya uses the key!
20:34 <•Kotono> The lock is undone, the door opened. Ahead is a hallway, wide and long. On the far end is another door, and to the right is a door about halfway. The air is notably colder in here, enough to bring shivers to all of you without cold resistance.
20:34 — Skaya takes a deep breath and keeps it in, because she is absolutely done with all the poisons here. And then, she leads the way inside.
20:35 <Devar> "First a locked lightning cloud, a fire elemental mountain, and now something cold...?" Devar murmurs. "Is this place some meetingplace for all of the different elemental planes?"
20:35 <•Kotono> Quiet nods as you go in. It's chilly, an autumn morning sort of chilly. Not cold, but certainly different than summer. There's the door to the right halfway. No locks on it or anything you can see, and if you go further you can reach the far door.
20:35 — Skaya opens the door to the right.
20:36 <•Kotono> "You know, that makes sense, doesn't it?" Sanda remarks, "I think there's a cold or ice plane, but I forget if it's a para or an um...quasi? Is that the name?" Sanda hms, "It's been awhile since I read the Codex Planacar."
20:36 <•Kotono> The door opens. The air here is downright cold, and the walls have patches of ice. This is a room with a hole int he ground and a ladder leading deeper in. A small room, and opposite you is another door going further in.
20:37 <•Kotono> "It's still a nice break from the summer heat," Rina says despite her shivers.
20:38 <Skaya> "Can someone use cold resist on me and I'll quickly check the place for anything interesting?" Skaya asks, deciding to give on holding her breath.
20:40 <•Kotono> Sanda comes forward and chants, a touch to your shoulder. OOC: Resist Energy, CL 5, resistance 10 to cold for 50 minutes.
20:41 <Skaya> "Thanks, Sandy!" Skaya chirps, and then skips into the room. Despite the way she seems, she keeps on checking for traps and dangers as she makes her way to the door leading further in and examines it as well. If it's safe, she'll open it!
20:44 <•Kotono> OOC: Perceptiont hen.
20:45 <Skaya> OOC: 10 for 26
20:45 <•Kotono> No sign of traps, just a chilly door. It's not locked and thus it's opened. A copy of this room, save for it mostly being covered in ice, save for the hole going down, though the ladder is icy. Another door on the opposite side offers a path further in. It's also even colder here, but at least you're protected.
20:45 — Skaya tries the door leading further in.
20:46 <•Kotono> It's not locked, but it feels jammed, slow to move int he cold. You'd likely have to force it.
20:48 <Skaya> She'd been in that situation before! She'll push it opened, then some monster comes out and tries to kill her. With a sigh, Skaya tries it anyway.
20:48 <Skaya> roll 1d20+3+6 str
20:48 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+3+6 str --> [ 1d20=9 ]{18}
20:53 <•Kotono> The door gives way. Intensely bitter cold gushes out as you see another copy of this room, completely iced over, even the hole with a ladder leading further completely clogged with ice. The one exception is the door further in, which is completely free of ice.
20:53 <Skaya> Well then! No monster so far! Skaya proceeds towards the other door, checks it for dangers, and then opens it!
20:54 <Devar> "I'm definitely starting to think there's more to my idea this is some elemental meeting point." Devar says as he watches Skaya go into progressively colder rooms from his much safer vantage point.
20:55 <•Kotono> "There might be," Anne agrees, "But I still have so many questions."
20:56 <•Kotono> The door opens. Ahead is not a repetition, but a large open space. A city frozen over in an ice age, the cold strong enough that the others besides Skaya can feel it even from here. The ceiling can't be seen, instead a foggy haze of clouds that sprinkle snowflakes down. The city is mostly buried in ice, an entire winterscape dusted with snow. However, a creature guards the path in. A man-like
20:56 <•Kotono> creature of ice, as large as the fire elementals you saw guarding the mountain. This one peers down at Skaya intensely.
20:57 <Skaya> "Hello," the six Skayas greet him in eerie sync. "Are you willing to have a brief conversation with me?"
20:58 <•Kotono> The creature steps forward and kneels down, and uses two frozen fingers to gently pat Skaya's head. "Hello, little human," its ays in a soft, coaxing voice. "There there, don't run away. You're a cute one, aren't you? Brave too, not to run away from me."
20:59 <•Kotono> Despite her shivers, Rina peers ahead to see this. Sheglances to the others, "Did I just see that?"
20:59 <Skaya> "I'm possibly a bit stupid and definitely bad at risk assessment," Skaya admits. "Can you please explain what happened here? This city exists in many places at the same time, and sometimes they compress and reform."
21:00 <Devar> Devar squints since he can't really see that far down. "Uh... I think so...?" Devar murmurs. "But it isn't attacking Skaya, so that's a good sign."
21:00 <•Kotono> Cold spreads throughout you at the touch, only your magic likely preventing serious harm. "I don't know myself, but aren't you adorable?" A single finger pats your stomach a few times, "Ice saw fit to have me guard this place, so I guard this place."
21:02 <Skaya> She's clearly a terrible wizard, her defensive spells are made for fighting human-like enemies! "Guard..." Skaya echoes him. "So no one could come in? If I wanted to go there, or bring my friends, you'd be forced to fight?"
21:04 <•Kotono> "Oh no, I'm here to keep out fire and fire aspected creatures," With a warm smile, "I can even help all of you with the cold, so you can explore here without freezing." An indulgent smile at your head is patted, "Oh, I've always wanted my own human as a pet, and you even know magic. Would you want to stay here with me?"
21:05 <•Kotono> "Does its ee Skaya as a stray cat?" Anne murmurs, a hand to her mouth.
21:06 <Skaya> "I am not currently looking for an owner, but I would appreciate more permanent help with the cold. Would you mind terribly?"
21:06 <•Kotono> "Ice only gave me the authority to protect against the ambient cold here, not cold from creatures or the blue waters," the elemental says, "But here." A tap and suddenly you aren't cold anymore.
21:07 <Skaya> "Thank you! I'm going to call the others over now, and if some of them happen to be accidentally fire aspected just tell me and they won't try to enter, alright?"
21:08 <•Kotono> "Of course," The elemental agrees, without a lick of hostility.
21:08 — Skaya smiles at the elemental and then returns. "Want to come over in winter clothing and put up with the cold until we get there, or use magic?"
21:09 <•Kotono> "I can shiver a moment or three," Anne shakes her head, "No sense wasting magic on it."
21:09 — Skaya leads the way back to the elemental with a nod.
21:10 <Devar> Devar will come along, rather curious if his experience with the fire will cause a problem here or not as well
21:13 <•Kotono> It gets more and more intensely cold as you reach him, starting to numb all of you near instantly. Anne and Sanda get pats, which immediately cease their shiverings. However, Rina and Devar get looks, "Oh no!" A sad gasp, "Both of you are stained with fire. Don't worry, I'll be happy to fix it for you, Ice gave me the authority to do that."
21:16 <Devar> "Oh, no, we're all right, really." Devar says with a smile. "Are you still able to protect us, or are we too stained for that?"
21:16 <Skaya> "I think this means you'll have to stay outside."
21:17 <•Kotono> Before Rina can say anything, she gets a tap and stops shivering. "Ah?" Rina asks, an incoherent murmur of surprise. OOC: Loot post.
21:17 <•Kotono> "Oh no, I insist or I'll have to do something," The ice elemental says, just a hint of polite firmness in its voice. "Fire's bad."
21:21 <Devar> Devar takes a step back towards the door they entered from. "It sounds like I'll be waiting here for all of you." He says. "I have no idea what sort of interaction this would have."
21:22 <•Kotono> The elemental takes a step forward, "Bad," he scolds, "Don't make me have to catch you, human. This is for your own good." Rina and Anne scurry out of the way of it, as does Sanda, if out of simple necessity due to size.
21:23 <Skaya> "This might actually be good for you?" Skaya voices.
21:26 <Devar> "How do you figure that?!" Devar shouts. "But... fine, fine." He steps forward and stops moving as he lets out a sigh.
21:26 <•Kotono> "Good human," You get a tap on your shoulder, as the cold ceases to bother you. OOC: More, see PM in a sec.
21:26 <Skaya> "Because of fairness. How could Ice show itself to be worse than Fire?"
21:32 <•Kotono> Standing up after that, the elemental says, "Now be careful. Ice gave me powers, but I know at least Ice, Ice and Ice are out there, and none of them are friendly, and most of what's here isn't the sharpest glacier there is."
21:32 <•Kotono> Sanda carefully studies Devar, Anne with holy symbol in hand just in case. "Are you well, Devar?" Anne asks.
21:32 <Skaya> "If we're allowed to go in, can we take all the nice magical stuff and treasures here?" Skaya asks the elemental. "And if so, can you please tell us where to go?"
21:33 <Devar> Devar fidgets somewhat, shaking his head. "I'm fine. It's... well, strange." He admits. "Also, are there any large mountains with glowing ice at the top of them, or anything?"
21:34 <•Kotono> "If you can find it, you can take it. Ice didn't tell me anything about it, so I don't care," The elemental declares, and with as weep of an enormous hand, "I wasn't told about a mountain, but I do know there's something special in the blue waters.":
21:35 <Skaya> "I vote for exploring the blue waters!"
21:35 <•Kotono> "If we can find them," Anne agrees, "Thank you."
21:35 <•Kotono> "Excuse me," Sanda steps forward, "If you don't mind a pointed question, you're unusually talkative and insightful for one of your kind."
21:36 <•Kotono> "Aren't you a curious little human?" The elemental laughs and kneels again, patting Sanda's head with a single finger. Ice forms in her hair as she gets an answer, "I was once a much bigger elemental, but the biggest Ice on Ice doesn't like me. He took a lot of my ice because of that."
21:37 <Skaya> "That's a shame," Skaya says genuinely.
21:37 <•Kotono> Sanda shakes her head back an forth, little shards of ice flying. "The biggest Ice on Ice? Do you mean the Para-Elemental Plane of uh...Cold? Or is it Ice?"
21:39 <•Kotono> "Cold, Ice. The real name doesn't work in your tongue, and you have so few words for Ice!" A tsk-tsk that's like a clang of ice on ice, "I think some of your kind call him Cryonax? But that was a long time ago, and I hear there's another big Ice that wants to fight him these days."
21:39 <Devar> "Do you have any idea how long you've been here in, er... mortal years?" Devar asks.
21:40 <•Kotono> "Not even an ice age, so not long. But I think there's lots and lots of those years of yours in an ice age." The elemental counts on its fingers, "Oh, it might be a year or less, or a dozen. Small chips of ice, it's all the same when it's less than an ice age."
21:41 <•Kotono> Sanda takes out her book and starts to write, but her quill doesn't work. With a frown she puts it away, "And how many of those ice ages was it that you were shrunken down?"
21:42 <•Kotono> "Over a thousand," Is the answer, "At least a thousand ice ages, and I think it was a thousand at least a hundred more ice ages ago," Some consideration, "A lot of time, even for Ice."
21:44 <Devar> "Before us, had anyone come through here?" Devar asks. "Uh... recently?"
21:45 <•Kotono> "Oh yes. Several burrowing creatures who spat acid at me. I threw them out of sight, I doubt they survived it. A strange human who had the cutest, most curious ideas, but he had those nasty fleshless humans with him. Oh, I knew one of the glowy bird people on Ice before, that protect the humans that get lost there. He taught me how bad the undead are, particularly to humans. I scared him off,
21:45 <•Kotono> but he was fast running away."
21:46 <Skaya> "He locked the door with a chain," Skaya pipes up helpfully at that.
21:47 <•Kotono> "Isn't that adorable?" A chilly laugh, "You humans and your doors, locks and chains. I could watch them all day."
21:47 <•Kotono> "I
21:47 <Skaya> "Maybe the ankhegs came from an iteration of the city that's aligned with earth or acid?" Skaya muses.
21:48 <•Kotono> "It might be so," Anne remarks, "Or other stray ones. Those strange wyrms that are driving them in this general direction. Oh, I hope Mellanics hasn't had any worse problems with them."
21:48 <Devar> "We did run into that extremely muddy area the very first stairway that went down." Devar says. "We also have no idea how this place works underground, so it's very possible they are moving from one 'version' to the other that way."
21:49 <•Kotono> "Well, if you see them, tell them to go away. They're ugly, crawly things. I want to freeze them all," The elemental complains.
21:50 <Skaya> "The telekinetic golems are even worse! They can't be permanently destroyed!"
21:50 <•Kotono> "That's why you freeze them. Make them so cold they can't move," The elemental says, "If you have a few of your years, I'd be happy to teach you some magic that could do it."
21:51 <•Kotono> Sanda perks up anew, "You can cast magic?"
21:51 <•Kotono> "Ice magic. I didn't forget even after I got most of my ice stolen from me, but it's much weaker now," Is the answer.
21:52 <Devar> "It probably knows spells most people don't know the world's forgotten." Devar says. "We definitely would love to learn, but I'm not sure we have that much time at the moment."
21:55 <•Kotono> "Another time," Sanda agrees, "I don't have any more immediate questions. Do any of you?"
21:55 <•Kotono> Rina shakes her head, mildly bemused if anything.
21:56 <Devar> "Oh, how long will your protection last here? We might be here for a while." Devar says.
21:59 <•Kotono> "For this area? A long time but it only works here," Is the answer, "Ice was clear about that."
22:00 <Devar> Devar nods. "Hopefully we're protected against whatever lives here." he says with a nod to Skaya.
22:01 <•Kotono> OOC: If that's all, we'll cover going into the frozen city...next time!

19:00 <•Kotono> The frozen city lies ahead. Buried and frozen over, the ceiling hidden by a foggy haze of clouds. A scattering sprinkle of snowflakes fall, coating the ice in new fallen snow. Looking ahead, yo usee the canals are full but frozen, frigid roadways ahead. Most of the buildings are covered in ice but not all. The party's breath mists out in front of them, the chill held at bay by the ice elemental's
19:00 <•Kotono> protection.
19:03 <Devar> "Hopefully we can find something resembling an answer to what all of this is." Devar says as he walks across the frozen ground. "If you see anything you want me to fly to, just shout."
19:04 <•Kotono> "It would be agreeable,"Anne comments as she carefully walks ahead, "We'd best be careful, the terrain here is poor as is the footing."
19:05 <Skaya> "Let's check the places we've already been to," Skaya decides. "That church, then the tower that attracted your spear, then the glass monster room. We'll see if each iteration of this place has its own focuses or not."
19:05 — Devar nods.
19:07 <Skaya> "Devar, can you fly straight up and see if any familiar landmarks are near us?"
19:08 <•Kotono> "It would help," Rina says, moving carefully. OOC: Quick important note. Movement here is tricky. Squares here count as difficult terrain and cost 10ft of movement for every 5ft of movement you take, essentially halving your movement speeds unless you have something to counter. You can try to move fast to compensate, but it will require acrobatics checks to avoid a tumble. Flying obviously
19:08 <•Kotono> negates all of that for Devar.
19:09 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 (5 images) Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52  Note: Currently in difficult terrain
19:09 <Devar> "Sure." Devar says, taking off to get as good a view as he can - he's curious if the layout of the city is the 'same' just from a different starting point, but he looks around for any familiar landmarks!
19:13 <•Kotono> Devar flies up, to just below the clouds. It's hard to tell here, but it does look very similar. He thinks he can pick out where the glass shop would be and the cathedral as well. The tower with Devar's new spear isn't there, but instead a deep lake of blue sits. Likewise, ahead, where the mountain was before, sits another lake of deep blue water, full of ice floes that float. On them are
19:13 <•Kotono> various buildings and ruins, often connected by icy rocks and paths, and even occasionally elevated, crumbling paths between two floes.
19:15 <Devar> He flies back down! "So - in place of the tower and the mountains are those 'deep blues' that were mentioned, they look like lakes at a glance. I think I saw where the shop and the cathedral would be in this version, though."
19:16 <Skaya> "Let's go to the nearest of the glass storage room and the cathedral," Skaya proposes. "We were warned that our protections won't hold for the deep blues, so let's explore the safer parts first."
19:17 <•Kotono> "Makes sense," Rina says as you all begint o go carefully, on slippery and treacherous terrain, that...OOC: More.
19:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
19:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=83 ]{83}
19:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
19:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=67 ]{67}
19:18 <•Kotono> The snow falls as you walk through strange but familiar ruins. As you go, "As a child, I liked to pretend that the shady basement we had was secretly where Old Woman Winter hid during the summer, and if I went down there, it would be a break from the summer heat."
19:19 <•Kotono> Rina says that and the others listen, before, "Feeling nostalgic?" Anne asks, "I hardly mind a break from the heat, even if it doesn't bother me anymore."
19:19 <•Kotono> "Not all of us can command the weather to leave them be," Rina snarks back.
19:20 <Skaya> "It's all new to me, so I'm just enjoying the experiences. In between running and fighting for my life."
19:20 <•Kotono> "This isn't her doing, Auril is rarely so kind," Anne remarks, "That and the fighting for our lives."
19:20 <Devar> "I definitely prefer the cold to heat myself." Devar says. "But too much of either and you're in trouble."
19:27 <•Kotono> Chatter as you go along -a nd soon reach the glass sh op. It's frozen over here, save for the door, which is uncovered and closed.
19:28 — Skaya tries to open it!
19:29 <•Kotono> Nope, frozen jammed. It's gonnat ake some oompht o open.
19:30 — Skaya has oomph! But she is also capable of learning. Doors have hinges and those can be removed.
19:30 <•Kotono> With some device disablin' you work that and remove the hinges to the door. Cold work though, but nothing comes to interrupt.
19:31 — Skaya tries to slide the door out of the frame. This time, she has some force to use!
19:35 <•Kotono> This works, the door is removed. Past it is an empty shop. It was once a shop perhaps, but no good survive, unless you're in the market for ice. A frozen over door to the back is here, as well as one to the side - in the asme position as the door that would lead yo uto the stairs up from the glass shop. That one's frozen over, too.
19:35 <•Kotono> Sanda peers in, "We'll need to do a bit of work to go further," sher emarks, "But that may be easier, especially if we can do it quietly."
19:36 <•Kotono> "It might be," Anne side eyes Sanda, "Unusually perceptive of you."
19:36 <•Kotono> "Logically speaking, flying metal clouds of death inspire a great deal of caution," Sanda retorts.
19:36 <Skaya> "We might be able to learn more about other iterations from this one, and vice versa," Skaya muses. "If there's some hidden room with an off switch for the unkillable murder golem, might as well find it here where no golems are around."
19:37 — Skaya decides to clear out the ice covering the door leading up.
19:38 <•Kotono> Okay, and how are you going to remove the ice, precisely?
19:39 <Skaya> OOC: If it's a relatively thin layer of ice, I'll try chipping at it. I have ki strike which is good for dr/magic, and various sharp weapons. Devar has a proper magical weapon.
19:39 <•Kotono> The ice is thick, several inches of it.
19:40 — Skaya tries the magic-imbued ki strike just in case, to estimate how quickly this might go.
19:41 <•Kotono>  OOC: Roll damage real quick just to give me an idea?
19:42 <Skaya> roll 1d8+3+5
19:42 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d8+3+5 --> [ 1d8=8 ]{16}
19:45 <•Kotono> WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! The ice is strong, you make headway but it's not gonna be quick. It's also gonna be loud.
19:47 <Skaya> "So this will draw enemies to us, most likely. Want to invite them over rather than look for them?" Skaya proposes. "I think I can get through the ice eventually without relying on fire or acid."
19:49 <•Kotono> "I'd prefer to avoid battles altogether, but I'm curious as to what lies beyond them as well." Anne admits.
19:49 <•Kotono> Rina stays back, hand on the wallt o brace herself, "In that case, Skaya and Anne could work together. Anne's mace should help speed it up."
19:50 <Skaya> "Works for me! Let's go, Anne! And Devar, maybe keep an eye from the air to see who would come after us?"
19:51 <Devar> "Sure/"
19:51 <Devar> "Sure." Devar agrees, heading out to fly up to look around while they do that!
19:55 <•Kotono> OOC: Perception Devar first of all.
19:58 <Devar> roll 1d20+8
19:58 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{20}
20:02 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+25
20:02 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+25 --> [ 1d100=9 ]{34}
20:02 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+25
20:02 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+25 --> [ 1d100=90 ]{115}
20:02 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+25 subtable
20:02 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+25 subtable --> [ 1d100=37 ]{62}
20:03 <•Kotono> Some effort gets the party about halfway through. However, that's when Devar sees something coming. A blur of snowflakes forming something as it goes, swiftly flying in the direction of the glass shop.
20:03 <Devar> "We got something!" Devar shouts down at the shop. "Not sure if it's the whirling nonsense, but it's something!"
20:04 — Skaya stops immediately and gets out into the open to look at their attacker!
20:05 <Skaya> OOC: How long has it been since we got here?
20:08 <•Kotono> OOC: Ten minutes. More.
20:09 <•Kotono> The party hurries out with Skaya. At good speed and carefully, as before you the whirl swirls and gathers in to theshape of a blue skinned woman, wearing a loose robe of woven snow. Her hair is long and black, cascading down tot he ground in waves. She regardless all of the party silently, eyes narrowed.
20:10 <Skaya> "Hello," Skaya greets her politely. "We've been allowed to visit this city. This is not your shop, is it?"
20:12 <Devar> Devar comes down from the sky, hanging about 20 ft above the group!
20:12 <•Kotono> Quietly, barely a whisper asyour friends prepare themselves, "You shouldn't be here. Warm creatures die in the cold."
20:13 <Skaya> "Apparently, we were granted the boon of Ice, thus we're here," Skaya explains.
20:15 <•Kotono> Silence greets you, long enough so that Sanda speaks up, "So we're here. It's only logical to want to explore and learn more here."
20:15 <Skaya> "Right now, we're trying to see what's behind that frozen door inside," Skaya adds, pointing back into the room.
20:16 <•Kotono> A whisper-flicker of the wind, snow falling. A gesture and the ice on the walls and doors inside the glass shop recede. "You will die. Go lower," The creature whispers, "Deeper. The Maelstrom is safer for you creatures."
20:17 <Skaya> "How do we go lower?" Skaya asks curiously. "Where is the Maelstrom? And what is it?"
20:21 <•Kotono> "Lower," A whisper of wind again, "The Maelstrom is the heart of everything in this place. There you may not die, perhaps."
20:22 <•Kotono> "I'd assumed the source of this was lower at this point," Anne murmurs, keeping her voice down. "Though Id islike traveling anywhere that survival is only a perhaps."
20:24 <Devar> "Do you know what this place is?" Devar asks. "We've come from 'other' versions of it."
20:27 <•Kotono> "I do not understand, but I have learned while Ice, Ice and Ice have rampaged." The woman says, starting to crumble into snowflakes, "Reptition and distortion, all spreading out from the Maelstrom. Illusion and reality, a prism's rainbow in distortion. I am not as I was when I came here, I too have been distorted."
20:27 <•Kotono> Sanda blinks at that, "Distorted? Ooooh, like changed." She snaps her fingers, "Like if you walk into a fire or get touched by an ice elemental?"
20:28 <•Kotono> The word fire gets a loud hiss from the woman, who leaps back like a startled cat. "Your words are vile!"
20:30 <•Kotono> "Peace, I think I understand," Anne speaks up here, giving Sadna a long, exasperated look.
20:30 <Devar> "We mean no offense." Devar says. "Do you know anything about the 'deep blue' lakes?"
20:31 <•Kotono> "Beware Ice there, for it hunts. It was where I was distorted," The creature answers, "Before I was only air, now I am snow, ice and cold. I am the blizzard."
20:32 <Skaya> "Can you guide us to the Maelstrom?"
20:34 <•Kotono> "For a price. Slay one of Ice, Ice or Ice. Submerge yourself in the distortion." The woman answers.
20:35 <Skaya> "If we keep trying to open that door, will one of the Ices come?"
20:37 <•Kotono> "Perhaps. They roam and often hide themselves, or skulk." Is the answer, "Or investigate the far distortion."
20:38 <Skaya> "Where is the far distortion, then? We could come to them, and if they have irreconcilable differences with us, we can resolve them."
20:41 <•Kotono> "Beyond the deep blue lake," Is the answer."Search there if you wish."
20:42 <Skaya> "Thanks," Skaya says, before glancing at Anne to start with her. "What's your preference? Stick with the door, dive into the deep blue distortion of death and Ice, do something else?"
20:45 <•Kotono> "We may as well investigate the distortionw hilew e're here," Anne says, after some thought. "But I fear we'll do it all regardless, and that informs it."
20:46 <•Kotono> "I'm curious about this Maelstrom," Sanda sniffs, "Let's go find a path to it."
20:46 <•Kotono> "We were on the doors, we do the doors first," Rina disagrees, "Then we work from there."
20:46 <Skaya> "Right. Rina?"
20:46 <Skaya> There's only one left, and Skaya turns towards Devar expectantly!
20:49 <Devar> "I say at least see where the doors go." Devar says. "We are already here and they were helpfully removed of all the ice for us."
20:49 <Skaya> "Alright, then. I'll support that as well, so we have a majority for trying to get the door open," Skaya says with a nod. "If that's not enough to bring over an Ice that's incompatible with us, we'll see about investigating more of this world."
20:54 <Devar> Devar nods and will take back to the sky just in case while they work out the doors.
20:59 <•Kotono> The woman disperses and is gone, as both doors are checked. Neither is locked, you can open either at leisure.
21:00 — Skaya opens the one leading up. It should be lethal! So Devar will step in first once it's open, he's the one most protected against cold.
21:00 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52  Note: Currently in difficult terrain
21:01 <Devar> Devar will do so!
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21:02 <•Kotono> The door to the side is open. Here there are indeed stairs, but stairs that go down instead of up. They're also quite icy and treacherous looking.
21:03 <Skaya> "Isn't going down supposed to be safe?"
21:04 <Devar> "Supposedly." Devar says. OOC: Is there any room to just fly down instead of walking?
21:06 <•Kotono> OOC: Not really, it's a little too compact to spread your wings.
21:07 <Devar> "I can't really get down this any better than the rest of you, so if I take a tumble just be careful." Devar says, going down as slowly as he can and trying to keep his hands on the wall for balance.
21:07 <Skaya> "No worries, I'll follow right after you!"
21:12 <•Kotono> OOC: Acrobatics for balance, Devar.
21:13 <Devar> roll 1d20+2
21:13 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{12}
21:15 <•Kotono> Devar starts to go down the stairs - and promptly slips into an outright tumble, rolling down the stairs. Moments of panic for Devar until he hits something, hard.
21:15 <•Kotono> roll 3d6 all sorts of ow
21:15 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 all sorts of ow --> [ 3d6=7 ]{7}
21:15 — Skaya descends the staircase after Devar! It sounded painful!
21:16 <•Kotono> Devar lands in a heap at the bottom of the stairs, his head ringing and in a heap. As he recovers...OOC: Same check, Skaya.
21:16 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16 acrobatics
21:16 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16 acrobatics --> [ 1d20=7 ]{23}
21:16 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 50/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52  Note: Currently in difficult terrain
21:16 <•Kotono> Skaya is able to make it down safely. At the bottom the ice begins to recede, and here sits a single door leading ahead.
21:17 <Skaya> "Still alive?" Skaya asks, reaching down to help Devar up.
21:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+13 Rina next
21:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+13 Rina next --> [ 1d20=2 ]{15}
21:17 <Devar> "Just my pride." Devar says, moving to stand up.
21:18 <•Kotono> Meanwhile Rina tries the stairs - and with a cry and a curse, slips and comes tumbling down, threatening to bowl right into Devar and Skaya! OOC: Ref saves you two, -2 penalty due to slippery ground.
21:18 <•Kotono> roll 3d6 Rina ow
21:18 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 Rina ow --> [ 3d6=9 ]{9}
21:18 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 50/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 43/52  Note: Currently in difficult terrain
21:18 <Skaya> roll 1d20+6+6-2 evasion
21:18 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+6-2 evasion --> [ 1d20=19 ]{29}
21:18 <Devar> roll 1d20+9 evasion
21:18 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+9 evasion --> [ 1d20=8 ]{17}
21:18 <•Kotono> roll 1d6 more both Devar and Rina owws
21:18 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d6 more both Devar and Rina owws --> [ 1d6=1 ]{1}
21:18 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 50/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 42/52  Note: Currently in difficult terrain
21:19 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 49/57 Anne 60/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 42/52  Note: Currently in difficult terrain
21:19 <•Kotono> Skaya managest o skitter aside, but Devar's barely too slow. It's really only the ground that gets him, enough to let Rina crash into him. The two of you end up in a heap together, Rina groaning loudly. From above you hear Sanda call, "You two alright down there?"
21:19 <Skaya> "Anne and Sanda, maybe stay upstairs for now?" Skaya calls over, before helping Rina and Devar up. Again!
21:20 <•Kotono> Rina gets up, visibly banged upf rom that. Someone's going to have bruises, you'd guess. She groans and stumbles away from the stairs, one hand on the wall to brace herself.
21:21 <•Kotono> "I'll go down, carefully," Anne calls, "I'd rather not be up here if you need me down there."
21:21 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Can'ts top the willing
21:21 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Can'ts top the willing --> [ 1d20=8 ]{18}
21:21 <•Kotono> roll 3d6 DC 20 isn't that hard, honestly
21:21 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 DC 20 isn't that hard, honestly --> [ 3d6=12 ]{12}
21:22 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 49/57 Anne 48/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 42/52  Note: Currently in difficult terrain
21:22 — Skaya leaps upstairs to try and catch Anne and arrest her fall.
21:22 <•Kotono> OOC: Call that an acrobatics check, I suppose.
21:22 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16
21:22 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{33}
21:23 <•Kotono> Skaya stops the last bit of it, but Anne's still pretty bruised up from it. She's in your arms at the bottom of the stairs, groaning and blood leaking from her nose.
21:23 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 49/57 Anne 52/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 42/52  Note: Currently in difficult terrain
21:23 <•Kotono> "Carefully, huh?" Sanda calls up from above.
21:24 <Skaya> "I could've carried you down," Skaya tells Anne patiently. "Was it so hard to ask for help?"
21:25 <•Kotono> Wiping blood away from her nose, "How many times have I needed to rush to heal one or all of you? But in all honesty, I started before considering it, no sense having you risk going back up and down again."
21:25 <Skaya> "I'm still going up, there's zero chance I'm leaving Sanda alone there," Skaya says with a sigh and climbs up. She'll secure her rope at the top and maybe it'll be enough for Rina to use, at least.
21:26 <Skaya> OOC: I'll take 10 for 26 to go up and then to bring Sanda down
21:26 <•Kotono> Getting Sanda down here goes without incident, the party now all down here. A bit worse for wear, but alive and intact.
21:26 — Skaya opens the door! If it's not trapped!
21:27 <Devar> "It's a good lesson for me to not get too overconfident about flying everywhere." Devar says. "Here, hold still everyone." Devar says as he channels divine energy to heal everyone twice.
21:27 <Devar> roll 2d6 healing sans Devar
21:27 <Kobot> Devar rolled 2d6 healing sans Devar --> [ 2d6=5 ]{5}
21:27 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 49/57 Anne 57/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 47/52  Note: Currently in difficult terrain
21:30 <•Kotono> Healing soothes the party as Skaya checks the door. OOC: Perception real quick.
21:30 <Skaya> OOC: 10 for 26
21:32 <•Kotono> The door isn't trapped or locked. It opens up to reveal the city once more. A door that opens out to Dareslan proper, but that is completely empty of people. The sky is a dull green-gray, the silence oppressive.  This door exits out from the access point you entered to begin your trek underground.
21:32 <Skaya> "Oh bullshit!"
21:35 <•Kotono> "Is this the Maelstrom or another reptition?" Anne steps out, looking around.
21:35 <•Kotono> *repetition
21:35 <•Kotono> "I don't see anything in the sky," Sanda looks up, "And I've never seen the sky that color before."
21:35 <Devar> "I have a feeling it's the former." Devar says, peeking out with the others.
21:35 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
21:35 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=76 ]{76}
21:35 <Skaya> "Let's look at the replica of the Mystran temple," Skaya proposes. "We can check if there are variants of their treasures here!"
21:36 <•Kotono> A tearing sound. Not fara way, perhaps 40ft down th street, a gap in reality opens. For a moment you see untamed forests through it, before it clsoes.
21:36 <•Kotono> *closes
21:37 <Devar> "That sound did not give me a lot of hope that this is safe." Devar says with a frown.
21:38 <Skaya> "It'll be fine!"
21:40 <Devar> "You're nothing if not confident." Devar says as he moves to follow the others out if they're going to go this way!
21:40 — Skaya leads the way!
21:46 <•Kotono> The party proceeds on, heading towards Mystra's temple. AS they do?
21:46 <•Kotono> roll 1d5 topic order
21:46 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d5 topic order --> [ 1d5=5 ]{5}
21:47 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7
21:47 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{14}
21:47 <•Kotono> As you walk, Rina slows. She bows her head, seemingly lost in thought.
21:48 <Skaya> "What's up, Rina? Got a flash of insight?"
21:49 <•Kotono> A small gasp, "You really could?" she says aloud, suddenly desperate. "I-Where I was faster?"
21:49 <•Kotono> Anne scowls at this and steps fowrard, "RINA!" she says, voice sharp as a whip.
21:50 — Skaya grabs Rina's hand! "Hey, hey! Are you talking to invisible people?"
21:50 <•Kotono> Rina looks up slowly, eyes distant. "I'd love that more than anything," she whispers.
21:50 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 just a 1 check
21:50 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 just a 1 check --> [ 1d20=19 ]{19}
21:50 <•Kotono> roll 1d3+2
21:50 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d3+2 --> [ 1d3=3 ]{5}
21:51 <•Kotono> CLANG! Anne's gauntleted hand slaps Rina hard enough to send a spray of blood to the side, knocking her on her rear. Rina blinks and stares up, utterly stunned. "I...huh? What...what-oh." she grimaces as Anne sighs.
21:51 <•Kotono> "Mind control. Not the first time in the depths here," A sidelong look to Skaya by Anne.
21:52 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 49/57 Anne 57/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 42/52  Note: Currently in difficult terrain
21:52 <Skaya> "Couldn't we have tried to talk her out of it?"
21:52 <•Kotono> "
21:52 <•Kotono> "Perhaps, but I can heal a minor injury. The mind is much harder for me to treat," Anne says, taking out her holy symbola nd whispering words of power.
21:53 <•Kotono> roll 3d6 all but Anne so Devar gets topped up
21:53 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 all but Anne so Devar gets topped up --> [ 3d6=6 ]{6}
21:53 <•Kotono> OOC: 9 total.
21:53 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 49/57 Anne 57/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 51/52  Note: Currently in difficult terrain
21:54 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 49/57 Anne 57/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 51/52 
21:54 <•Kotono> Sanda grimaces and rubs her jaw, eyeing Rina.
21:54 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 57/57 Anne 57/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 51/52 
21:55 <Devar> "Let's just all remember if anything changes to try to immediately deny that it's real." Devar cautions them. "Something is very wrong around here."
21:55 <•Kotono> "A voice said it could send me to a world where I was faster, and fast enough to pull Regis to safety," Rina finallys ays, getting up. "I just knew it could, too. It didn't have to convince me."
21:56 <Skaya> "It'd have to be a fake world with a fake Regis," Skaya tells her sadly.
22:00 <•Kotono> Rina sighs, "I know, but in the moment I believed it. So if it happens to you, be ready."
22:00 <Skaya> "Got it."
22:01 <•Kotono> "I will be," Anne agrees, as...OOC: We'll pick up there next time, it's just about pausin' time as it is.

19:13 <•Kotono> The trip to the Temple of Mystra is uneventful. However, when you reach there, yo ufind there is a change. The temple is instead a tower, one that rises high into the sky, and that you didn't spy approaching it. How could you have missed it, since it rises at least a dozen stories up.
19:14 <Devar> "Uh..." Devar starts, looking up at it. "It's not just me that's confused how this is here, right?"
19:14 <•Kotono> "It's not just you," Rina says, staring up at it. "I swear I didn't see this until now."
19:14 <•Kotono> "That's not possible," Sanda murmurs, "Towers don't just appear!"
19:15 <Devar> "Well, the good news is we all see it." Devar says. "So it means it's probably not an illusion?"
19:15 <Skaya> "That is, in fact, possible if there was an illusion covering it until now."
19:16 <•Kotono> "That's possible," Anne remarks as she holds her holy symbol, "Nothing of this fills me with anything but dread."
19:16 <Devar> "Shall we see what's inside?" Devar asks.
19:17 <Skaya> "We shall," Skaya agrees, examining the ways to enter the tower.
19:17 <•Kotono> There's but one doorway, a solid door of rusty iron. No windows that you see.
19:18 — Skaya checks it for traps, and then tries to open it if it looks safe!
19:18 <Skaya> OOC: Perception 10 for 26
19:19 <•Kotono> No traps. The door, however, is most firmly locked.
19:19 — Skaya has the best lockpicks!
19:19 <Skaya> OOC: I'll take 10 on disable device and use inspiration for 30
19:20 <•Kotono> It's hard, really hard, but eventually Skaya is able to jimmy the lock open. Barely.
19:21 <Skaya> "It's times like this that I'm happy I invested time and effort into studying locks," Skaya says cheerfully, grinning at Sanda. "How far we've come from when we struggled with a locked box, right?"
19:23 <•Kotono> Sanda smiles back, "And we can keep going forward, too," she says, "Since I don't trust this strange sky at all.
19:23 <•Kotono> "
19:23 <•Kotono> "Nor do I," Anne agrees, "Please, let's enter."
19:23 — Skaya opens the door and steps inside.
19:24 <•Kotono> The door opens. The party stands in front of the tower. The streets are overgrown with weeds and cracked in many places. The buildings are crumbling. The sky is a purple-black that is starless and lightless, only your light sources stopping total darkness. Before you a door of solid iron awaits, closed, the only visible entrance into the tower.
19:25 <Devar> "Uh..." Devar says, looking forward as well as back through the door they just came through.
19:25 <•Kotono> "Oh." Sanda says, flatly.
19:25 <Skaya> "Okay, this might take a while," Skaya admits, trying to open the new door.
19:25 <Skaya> roll 1d20+14
19:25 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{33}
19:25 <•Kotono> "Are we even surprised at this point," Rina counters, looking about quickly. OOC: What roll is that?
19:26 <Skaya> OOC: Disable device, as before
19:27 <•Kotono> IT takes some effort, but this door is unlocked as well.
19:28 — Skaya opens it and steps through.
19:31 <•Kotono> It is dark. The sky is black, the city is broken and in ruins. The streets are littered with the dead and the re-dead - various familiar skeletons and zombies lie about. Slain wyverns and riders can be seen as well, along with dead ankhegs and at the edge of your light, the head of another of the strange wyrms you battled before. The tower is half collapsed, but the doorway and iron door are
19:31 <•Kotono> intact.
19:32 <•Kotono> Anne takes a breath before, "Keep going. It is always darkest before the dawn, but we do not stop hoping for the dawn."
19:32 <Devar> "I don't understand each of these different realities." Devar says. "Is this even possible, or is it just some incredibly powerful illusion putting all of this together?"
19:33 <•Kotono> "I suspect an illusion," Sanda says, "I'm fairly certain the planes don't work like this."
19:33 — Skaya keeps on working on the new lock, confident that her friends will protect her if needed.
19:33 <Skaya> roll 1d20+14 DD
19:33 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+14 DD --> [ 1d20=4 ]{18}
19:34 <•Kotono> "More than that, it's derivitive. Things we've seen or that have been in this strange place," Anne goes and kneels next to a dead ankheg, "It's producing what it's seen, not allt hat is. Yet none of the elementals from above, strange. Is Dareslan so doomed?"
19:34 <Skaya> OOC: I'll essentially be taking 20 here, I think
19:34 <•Kotono> No good, the lock is tough. As Skaya keeps at it, Sanda perks up, "Oh! See that therE? Do you think there's more of that rainbow blood in that dead wyrm there?"
19:35 <Devar> "Is it just reacting to us?" Devar asks. "Well, if it's an illusion, drinking it wouldn't do us any good."
19:35 <•Kotono> "I think it may be," Anne agrees, a few checks of the ankheg. "As if it wants to scare us away with disaster."
19:36 <•Kotono> "It may be worth checking," Sanda insists, as with a click, Skaya gets the lock to pop.
19:36 <Devar> "I have some empty potion bottles if you want me to collect some." Devar offers.
19:37 <•Kotono> "At worst, we have empty potion bottles after this," Sanda concurs, "Please do, I like the odds of this, even if it fails, we lose nothing."
19:37 — Skaya opens the door and pauses. "Want to get some before we go? Then do it."
19:38 <Devar> Devar will go over to see if he can even get any blood out of the thing! If so, he'll fill up some potion bottles with it! OOC: Let's say 3 if possible.
19:41 <•Kotono> The beast is opened up - but there's no blood in it, only a congealed, stone like substance instead.
19:42 <Devar> Devar will take a few handfuls of the substance for analysis, wrap it up and put it away. "All done, let's go."
19:44 — Skaya steps past the opened door
19:44 <•Kotono> Darkness. No light. Only darkvision allows Skaya and Devar to see, as your allies cry out in alarm. Ruined streets that trail off into nothing. A sky that's dark and empty. Buildings that crumble into void. The last few remnants of a tower, doorway and door still intact.
19:45 <Skaya> "I think this is the last door," Skaya says, trying to open it as well.
19:45 <Skaya> roll 1d20+14
19:45 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{26}
19:46 <Skaya> OOC: More taking 20 if this isn't enough
19:46 <•Kotono> "You're there, Skaya?" Rina calls, "I can't see anything."
19:46 <•Kotono> "I'm here too," Anne pipes up, carefully feeling around her with her hands.
19:46 <Devar> "We're still all here." Devar says, checking to make sure that is in fact true. "Here, I'll get you all. Hold still." Devar will go to each to put their hands together in a line so everyone is holding someone else's hand and they can move together.
19:46 <Skaya> "I'm here too. We all are. Devar, got a convenient light?"
19:47 <•Kotono> "I'm here," Sanda agrees, as hands are taken.
19:48 <Devar> "Actually, I do, hold on." Devar says. OOC: I will cast Luminous Armor on myself, it sheds light per a daylight spell
19:48 <Devar> roll 1d2 str damage
19:48 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d2 str damage --> [ 1d2=1 ]{1}
19:49 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 57/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 51/52 
19:49 <•Kotono> Your armor provides light - barely any within af ew feet of yourself, but Devar at least stands out in the dark. The gloom here fights against it but does not entirely extinguish it. It's enought o dimly see faces as Skaya works - and a click as the lock is popped.
19:50 <Devar> "Huh." Devar says. "Definitely something wrong with this place."
19:51 — Skaya opens the door and steps past.
19:51 <•Kotono> The door opens. You step into a mudroom. You've been here before. No boots, but there are small benches to rest on. The door ahead is as you remember it in the lightning tower from before, too.
19:52 <•Kotono> As Devar's armor shines with light once more, the smothering darkness gone, "What was that?" Anne asks, a soft shiver going through her.
19:52 <•Kotono> "A nightmare, the one where the dark doesn't stop," Rina answers, shifting closer to Devar.
19:52 <Skaya> "So this was a focal point, like the mountain or the glass warehouse," Skaya muses, leading the way inside. "And at least that wasn't impenetrable darkness, so we're still good."
19:53 <Devar> Devar nods. "We can make it back through if we need to." He says. "But hopefully this will lead us somewhere."
19:59 <•Kotono> The door ahead is opened. It opens into a wide open room, in the back stairs that lead up. Standing here, back to you and hands clasped behind her back, is Starre. She's studying the stairs, no sign of acknowledging your entrance.
20:00 <Skaya> "Hi, possibly alternate timeline Starre," Skaya greets her, looking to see if she has her gear.
20:01 <•Kotono> She does. Starre softly hums, a resonant and lyrical sound. "Skaya. Are you real or not, and does it even matter?"
20:02 <•Kotono> "There's only one Skaya, thankfully," Anne speaks up there, voice mildly resigned.
20:02 <Devar> "I'm pretty sure we're all real." Devar says.
20:02 <Skaya> "To be fair, I would love to meet alternate Skayas, but I am the main timeline Skaya," she responds with a nod. "That said, I imagine we would be friends in any possible timeline, so let's work together! What brought you here?"
20:03 <•Kotono> "If that's true, praise the Opal Champion," Starre murmurs, "I came from a thousand places. I was supposed to be here, but...I think she intervened. She saved me, the real me. I still think my life's time is also run out, but she gave me a little more."
20:04 <•Kotono> *almost run out
20:04 <Devar> "So you think you're just a Starre from one of these broken fragments?" Devar asks.
20:06 <Skaya> "I mean, that's not only possible but likely. Do you think you could tell us what quest the Opal Champion sent you on?"
20:08 <•Kotono> "A fragment? A dream? A dream sounds right." Starre says slowly, and thent urns. Blood pours down her front, her throat torn out. An arrow is through her eye, a sword impaled through her chest. Her lower body is burnt badly, blackened. "So many of the paths here lead to my death. I remember most of them." With a frown, even as she speaks despite her wounds, "I don't know. I truly don't. Something
20:08 <•Kotono> held for the real Starre. I don't think you'll see her again once she leaves, not on this side of eternity. Her time is close. As much as I, as much as she wishes revenge on Brachidos, it's not her fate to stop him. I still have much to answer for."
20:09 <•Kotono> Anne readies her holy symbol, but hesitates. "Will my healing help? Do you hurt?"
20:10 <Devar> Devar winces at that but he steels himself and takes a breath. "What is this place? Can we even fix what's broken here?"
20:10 <Skaya> "How about we try?" Skaya tells Anne.
20:10 <•Kotono> Rina jerks her head away, a stranged noise of disgust and sorrow.
20:11 <•Kotono> "I'm not sure, but whatever it is? It's hurt and scared," Starre answers, "Something injured it, traumatized it."
20:11 <•Kotono> A small shake of her head at Anne, "I'm not in any pain, not any more."
20:11 <Devar> "Are you telling us that the root cause of... this problem is something alive?" Devar asks.
20:12 <•Kotono> "In some manner," Starre says, "It has the feel of it. I don't have proof, only instinct. Or maybe I'm created by it and I know my creator. Does the leaf know the tree?"
20:13 <Devar> "If Lady Antenora put you here - or the... various... yous? I don't really get it... but She must've had some reason to do so." Devar says.
20:15 <•Kotono> "Who can say besides Antenora?" Starre questions, "Or Alicia, she is quite loyal to her, or so it is said." A ghost of a smile dances on her lips, "Still, if I helped the real you, I'm satisfied. So know this. If you wish to return, to explore the previous, turn back. This tower is meaningful. Go further and the way back will slip from your reach entirely."
20:16 <Skaya> Since she's refusing healing and she doesn't have much time, Skaya decides to refocus. "Would spending more time exploring harm the real you or the people of Dareslan?"
20:17 <Devar> "And does doing so hurt this being more?" Devar asks.
20:19 <•Kotono> "I don't think so?" A genuine shrug from Starre. Then, "I think that whatever it is, this isn't new. What hurt it wasn't recent. It wasn't anything to do with Brachidos. What's down ehre isn't young."
20:19 <•Kotono> "Maybe another reason Antenora took the real you away from this," Sanda considers, "And no wonder she paid us so well. We'd solve this so the real Starre wouldn't die trying."
20:20 <Devar> "I'm not sure I still understand the 'alternate versions' of things here, but it sounds like we at least understand what's causing it, just not exactly how or why." Devar says.
20:20 <Skaya> "Can you tell us about the dangers in the other places here?" Skaya asks Starre. "Did you end up fighting that glass golem? Or the metal golem? Or go to the orange fire mountaintop? Or dive into the deep blue?"
20:36 <•Kotono> "In broad strokes, tell me of something and I can tell you what I remember," Starre offers.
20:37 <Skaya> "The city gutted by the fire had a fire elemental guarding the mountain with fire that changes you. That fire was red, but there was a distortion leading to a mountain with stronger, orange fire. And down in the city itself there was a bunch of well-trained ankhegs and a sort of telekinetic creature that made its body out of metal, treasure and stone."
20:41 <•Kotono> "I remember the creature," Starre says slowly, "We defeated it eventually, but at great price. Impalement that time, but as I died I saw how it died. It drew in too much and it overloaded itself. Much as too much pressure can cause a man's heart to fail. Provoke it enough and it willd efeat itself, but you face a fearsome enemy head on." After a pause, "The orange fires. The red fires. The same
20:41 <•Kotono> and not quite, I remember a...difference? But in the end I'm not sure it greatly matters. You need the blue fire if you want something special."
20:42 <Skaya> "Well, that golem thing consumed a building so I'm hopeful that would be enough," Skaya muses. "Blue fire? Where can it be found?"
20:44 <Devar> "Maybe in the deep blues?" Devar offers. "As little as that makes sense for fire to be in water."
20:44 <Devar> "Or maybe we have the blue fire now?" Devar asks. "That ice elemental did change the blessing a bit."
20:47 <•Kotono> "Somewhere deeper, past the orange fire, I think," Is the answer from Starre. "I don't remember that one clearly, only that I burned."
20:48 <•Kotono> "Macabre," Anne murmurs, "But thank you for the aid."
20:48 <Skaya> "What about the trained ankhegs? What's their deal? Who's leading them, or where is their home that we can ambush?"
20:49 <Devar> Devar summons Storm's Eye. "Since you seem to have some memories about this place, is there anywhere particularly aligned with lightning that we might be able to take this? Or do you recall anything about it being brought here?"
20:53 <•Kotono> "I remember the ankhegs. We never quite managed to survive to find the leader. They're too strong for us, if you ran from them, you made the right choice. Well, besides Milla, but-" A stop. "I remember your weapon. I held it once, another time Skaya did, another time Rina did. It's not your friend but it's not pointlessly hostile. It wants to repair itself, but I don't understand the details,
20:53 <•Kotono> only that it will achieve this no matter what the cost is to the wielder."
20:54 <Skaya> "Wow, ominous," Skaya comments. "What about deep blue, the Maelstrom and all the Ices? Any advice for dealing with those?"
20:54 <Devar> "Well that's rather ominous." Devar agrees.
20:58 <•Kotono> "I remember the Ices. Flash-death from cold. Shattering." Starre sounds nostalgic. "They don't like us going to the deep blue. Go in and it's like the fires, but if you can reach the bottom of the big lake? There's something special there. But you'd have to defeat Ice, a powerful ice para elemental. Ice, a white dragon that knwos invisibility magic, and Ice, a half ice para elemental marid,
20:58 <•Kotono> though Ice has the mind of an elemental rather than a marid."
20:59 <Devar> "I'm not sure I love the idea of fighting any of those." Devar admits.
20:59 <•Kotono> "I remember the Maelstrom. You can't leave the city. If you're lucky, you're tossed elsewhere. If you're not, you die torn apart," Is Starre's answer as she remembers. "There's hidden places, many hidden passages both deeper and back upwards to other places. Other dreams, maybe."
21:01 <•Kotono> "Say," It's Sanda who speaks up, "Do you remember any good treasures we can find here?"
21:02 <Skaya> "Something to make one smarter or a better wizard is also great," Skaya voices. "If the blue or orange fire can do that, I'd be tempted to toss Sanda into it."
21:02 <•Kotono> Anne doesn't hide the grimace on her face.
21:06 <•Kotono> "I remember the Crystalwind Cloak," Starre reflects, "So pretty when worn. It's sitting in one of the frozen buildings, undefended except if you run into Ice. It protects you with arctic winds and you can send that same wind at your enemies. There's the Yuki-Onna's Sword, if you gain the favor of the snow spirit that has it. A sword frozen permanently, I saw Rina wield it naturally. There's
21:06 <•Kotono> Goldenfang, lost beneath the warm waters. A sword that invigorates its wielded and shines with golden glimmers and glitterdust. I fancied at times, before I died with it in my hand. There's also what the Half-Woman seeks, but it lies in possession of the ankhegs. A scroll with the spell she so desperately desires, I remember your joy at finding it, before we were all overwhelmed."
21:07 <•Kotono> "Of course they have it," Sanda doesn't keep the quiet annoyance out of her voice. "I hate when bad odds come home."
21:08 <Devar> "Maybe we can find a way to bait the ankhegs into following us into that vortex golem." Devar says. "Then they'd get stuck inside of all of it."
21:10 <Skaya> "Where are the warm waters, again?"
21:12 <•Kotono> "I remember Bastia's Belt, and Skaya's celebration, but it lies at the very edge of the deepest distortions of the cathedral." A reflection on that as Starre continues, "The Tome Of Great Might can only be found if you reach the acrid peak, but it's not guarded beyond reaching it past the acid storms. I remember Oathstrike and Oathplate, guarded by knight of the diseases, and how Anne treasured
21:12 <•Kotono> them even as she coughed up her heart's blood. A quest for Devar alone, for the diseases in that filth worka s fast as fire on flesh."
21:13 <Skaya> "Even my constitution can't hold up to those diseases?"
21:14 <Skaya> OOC: Purity of Body
21:14 <Devar> Devar looks a bit slackjawed listening to all of this. "How in the world did so many things end up here...?"
21:16 <•Kotono> "I remember the warm waters. Where we drowned, but it's full of life. So many creatures there, more diplomacy than combat once we journeyed within." Starrea nswers.
21:16 <•Kotono> "It's like she's reciting almost," Anne murmurs to herself.
21:17 <•Kotono> "I don't know for certain," Starre answers Skaya at last, "You weren't there that time. I don't think you survived? I'm not sure."
21:17 <Devar> "How many lives has she had to live?" Devar asks. "Is this what Antenora sees as penitence?"
21:17 <Skaya> "Can you tell me how to reach the warm waters or the deepest distortions of the cathedral, Starre?" Skaya asks her. "Those are the treasures that I like the sound of the most, and the ones that require the least fighting by the sounds of it."
21:18 <•Kotono> "It disturbs me greatly, but-"A  hard stop here, "Starre didn't come here, did she? I don't think this is Antenora's fault, but instead that Starre even came close here."
21:19 <•Kotono> As Anne comments ont hat, Starre continues, "You saw waters before? Did you? Go there. It's close to the beginning." Starre answers, "You have to keep going to the cathederal, until you find the one that repeats. I don't remember entirely what else."
21:20 <Skaya> "What about Sanda? Did she ever fight something she really liked? Please tell me it wasn't a staff."
21:20 <Devar> "It sounds like the Tome is probably something for her." Devar says. "We could protect ourselves against acid and get it easily enough, it sounds like."
21:21 — Skaya squints at Sanda at Devar's words. It's certainly possible for this muscle-brained wizard.
21:24 <•Kotono> "I-" Starre stops and studies Sanda anew, "I remember the Quartz Staff. It's deeper. A hidden passage in the Maelstrom, a bakery, a-" A stop there, "I remember the hidden passage. It repeats. Find the repetition hidden passage in the bakery."
21:25 <•Kotono> "That sounds usefula nd pretty," Sanda brightens, "And profitable if I don't like it."
21:25 <Skaya> "Just what is the Maelstrom, exactly? Is it the entire frozen city? The large lake within it? The lake taking the place of the mountain in the city gutted by fire?"
21:27 <•Kotono> "I remember the Maelstrom. You can't leave the city. If you're lucky, you're tossed elsewhere. If you're not, you die torn apart," Is Starre's answer as she remembers. "There's hidden places, many hidden passages both deeper and back upwards to other places. Other dreams, maybe. Other dreams, maybe?" A question repeated at the end. "I think it's like a dream. Or maybe it's a nightmare. It is
21:27 <•Kotono> hurt and scared."
21:27 <Skaya> "How about you, Starre? What treasure did you like the most?"
21:28 <Devar> Devar stays silent, mentally keeping track of all the answers they've been given so far.
21:39 <•Kotono> "Goldenfang," IS the answer, "It was pretty and powerful, and it pleased me to find such a good balance."
21:40 <Skaya> "Got it. We'll try to get as much of this stuff as we can without being in mortal danger and then return."
21:41 <•Kotono> "Until then," Starre says. With that said, now what?
21:41 — Skaya leads the way back, voicing, "Let's aim for the Crystalwind Cloak first. It's unguarded and right in this area, after all."
21:43 <Devar> "It sounds like that Starre was some sort of... echo, I guess?" Devar voices. "Echos of the different fragmentations?"
21:44 <Skaya> "An amalgam of all her deaths. How horrifying, truly."
21:44 <•Kotono> "It explains a good deal of this place," Anne bows her head in thought, "Echos, like the distortions of a nightmare. The repetitions, the often hostility for no good reason. It's something both scared and trying to protect itself."
21:44 <Devar> "But I agree we look for the two treasures she mentioned in the ice part." Devar says. "But all we have to go on is it's "in a frozen building" which..."
21:45 <•Kotono> "Is not a great lead, but maybe," A trail off, Rina quiet, "If we please that snow woman we met, she can help us with that search. She may well know where it is."
21:45 <Skaya> "So we'll need to kill a not-marid or a not-dragon," Skaya says with a sigh. "We could also take a look at the cathedral here. Maybe it repeats?"
21:45 <•Kotono> "If we got that far, there's Ice. Where there's a dragon, there's a hoard," SAnda says, "Logically speaking, the odds of great treasure ther eis high."
21:46 <•Kotono> "If in doubt, we can always go forward," Anne points out, "We need not linger and gather treasure. It strongly suggested that this tower leads us closer to the source of this."
21:47 <Devar> "Let's go back to the glass shop in this ice world?" Devar offers. "Maybe we can ask the snow woman... ...wait, isn't that what a yuki onna is?" Devar asks.
21:47 <Skaya> "I do want some treasure," Skaya admits. "But if most of you want to just proceed we can turn around and go into the tower."
21:47 <•Kotono> "I'm torn," Anne admits, "Opportunities versus risk."
21:48 <•Kotono> "Treasure," Sanda says right away, "I want a Quartz STaff and more."
21:48 <•Kotono> Rina bows her head, before, "I stepped into a fire to get a little stronger, to kill Brachidos. Why would I turn down more risk for more treasure, which helps me kill Brachidos?"
21:48 <Devar> "We originally came here to chase after Brachidos, I think finding things here gives us an advantage over him. Remember that his minions sealed off parts of this place, so I think we can find things to use against him here. We have plenty of safe places we can camp now and get rest if we need to, so there's no real risk for us."
21:49 <Skaya> "I actually thought she was a virago, but she might be a yuki onna," Skaya agrees with Devar. "As for treasure, everything involving it would have risk, be it here or outside. That Starre gave us some hints makes the risk more manageable."
21:51 <•Kotono> "Then we return to the frozen city?" Sanda suggests, "We can start from there."
21:51 <Devar> Devar nods. "I'm all for it."
21:51 <Skaya> "Yes."
21:52 <•Kotono> Thus the party returns. When you exit the tower, you see your'e back in the original Maelstrom, merely empty rather than in ruin or worse.
21:53 — Skaya leads the way to the icy staircase. There is a rope prepared there!
21:54 <Devar> Devar grimaces. "Remind me to buy some magic boots that let you walk across difficult surfaces when we get back."
21:54 <Skaya> "Be like me, use rope."
21:56 <•Kotono> With that the party goes on and...OOC: That's a good pausing point since it's time. Remember that nos ession this coming Thursday. It's possible I am for a make up session on Tuesday this week, is that possible or practical?

18:33 <•Kotono> OOC: Going to use the rope to get people ups afely?
18:33 <Devar> OOC: yar
18:34 <•Kotono> OOC: I don't think anyone's so incompetent that with Skaya aid and rope that they're going to fall. More.
18:35 <•Kotono> It takes some careful doing and rope, but the party is able to safely ascend the icy staircase, returning to the cold once more.
18:35 — Skaya collects the rope! Waste not! And then she leads the way out into the streets. They've found the treasures before, and if Starre didn't give them directions it was probably through random chance. Then they should walk around randomly and look into buildings.
18:37 <Devar> "Do we want to go back to the shop and see if we can get answers from the snow spirit that helped us?" Devar asks.
18:37 <Skaya> "I think it dispersed, but we can do that. Lead the way!"
18:38 <Devar> Devar will take to the sky to make sure they go in the right direction back to the glass shop and look around to see if he can spot the elemental at all from the air!
18:39 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+10
18:39 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+10 --> [ 1d100=6 ]{16}
18:39 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+10
18:39 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+10 --> [ 1d100=63 ]{73}
18:39 <•Kotono> The trip back to the glass shop is without incident. There's no sign of the snow woman here, only the gentle falling of snow from above.
18:40 <Skaya> "Maybe you should keep on leading us? With that damage-reducing weapon?"
18:40 <Devar> Devar will land after looking around from above the shop! "I don't see her anywhere around." He announces. He nods to Skaya. "That's fine, I can do that."
18:42 <Devar> "Let's check the known areas first I guess?" He offers. "So the cathedral in this world?"
18:43 <Skaya> "Sure. Lead the way, and I'll keep on looking into any house that seems uniced."
18:43 <•Kotono> "The cathedral," Anne agrees, "If that's a safe location, we can use that as a base to operate from."
18:43 <•Kotono> "Just be careful, this is still hard footing." Rina says, as you struggle along. OOC: Just a reminder about difficult terrain.
18:43 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 57/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 51/52  Difficult terrain
18:43 <Devar> Devar nods and will fly up slightly to avoid the snow and get a slightly better vantage point as he leads the group onward!
18:45 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+20
18:45 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+20 --> [ 1d100=48 ]{68}
18:45 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+20
18:45 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+20 --> [ 1d100=14 ]{34}
18:46 <•Kotono> You proceed to the cathedral. As you go around to it, you find on the street before it? There's a crack in the street. Deep blue waters well up, a little cleft no larger than your arm.
18:47 <Skaya> "Devar, you got plenty of protection from the cold, right? Let's see how bad the exposure to this water is."
18:48 <Devar> "Sure." He says, flying down to stick his hand into the water.
18:57 <•Kotono> roll 1d6 cold damage I think you negate this easily
18:57 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d6 cold damage I think you negate this easily --> [ 1d6=2 ]{2}
18:58 <Devar> OOC: I do, 15 res
18:58 <•Kotono> It's cold. Intensely cold, a cold that mere days ago might have wounded you. Now it's cold but not unpleasant, endured withoutany discomfort.
18:59 <Devar> "It is... very cold." Devar announces. "Probably somehow colder than the snow around us." He explains. "If we choose to brave it later we will need to be prepared."
18:59 — Skaya has that magical protection over her, and she tries the waters with her hand next!
18:59 <Skaya> OOC: Cold res 10
19:03 <•Kotono> "Far too cold," Anne agrees, shivering, as Skaya feels the same result. Cold cold cold!
19:04 <•Kotono> "So why are you dipping your hands into it?" Rina asks, "If you know it's dangerous.:"
19:04 <Skaya> "If we use magical protections, it would be enough to ward it off. For fifty minutes, anyway."
19:04 <Skaya> At Rina's question, she responds while drying her hand off, "We had to know if magic would be enough to protect us, and the one on me will run out soon anyway."
19:07 <•Kotono> "Mm." Rina lets it go at that. Continuing on or...?
19:08 <Skaya> OOC: To the cathedral!
19:08 <Devar> "I can deal with the water later." Devar says. "I'll be able to breathe in it and endure the cold, so let's check the cathedral here first."
19:08 <Devar> OOC: yeah!
19:10 <•Kotono> You reach the cathedral. From the outside it's unremarkable, at least nothing to distinguish it compared to others that you've seen. At least tothe casual eye. OOC: Go ahead and give me Perception checks all, may as well.
19:11 <Skaya> OOC: 10 for 26
19:11 <Devar> roll 1d20+8 may as well see if I get a 20
19:11 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 may as well see if I get a 20 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{12}
19:12 <•Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Sanda
19:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20-1 Sanda --> [ 1d20=18 ]{17}
19:12 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Anne
19:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Anne --> [ 1d20=17 ]{22}
19:12 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Rina
19:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 Rina --> [ 1d20=18 ]{29}
19:14 <•Kotono> As you approach, suddenly Rina glances to the side, looking up. She pauses for just amoment before, "MOVE!" she screams, already diving away.
19:14 — Skaya grabs Sanda and dives away together with her!
19:15 <Devar> Devar will grab Anne and fly backwards with her!
19:16 <•Kotono> Anne moves as well, as Rina's warning gives you a fighting chance. From above a great blast of frost and gale winds buffets the party, and...OOC: Ref saves, you prevented and ugly sneak attack.
19:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Sanda
19:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Sanda --> [ 1d20=9 ]{14}
19:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Anne
19:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 Anne --> [ 1d20=18 ]{24}
19:17 <Devar> roll 1d20+11 evasion
19:17 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+11 evasion --> [ 1d20=2 ]{13}
19:17 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 improved evasion Rina
19:17 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 improved evasion Rina --> [ 1d20=12 ]{21}
19:17 <Skaya> roll 1d20+6+6 evasion, will this cover Sanda too?
19:17 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+6 evasion, will this cover Sanda too? --> [ 1d20=18 ]{30}
19:21 <•Kotono> roll 6d6 cold damage Anne half, Devar full, Rina half, Skaya and Sanda none
19:21 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 6d6 cold damage Anne half, Devar full, Rina half, Skaya and Sanda none --> [ 6d6=19 ]{19}
19:21 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 48/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 47/52  Difficult terrain
19:22 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 53/57 (-1 str) Anne 48/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 47/52  Difficult terrain
19:25 <•Kotono> The blast of winter is frigid but mitigated. Between resistances and reactions, the worst of it misses. Above you now, flying and about 30ft up, is a long...well, dragon. It's bigger than a warhorse and wider, ice clinging to parts of its pure white scales. It's gliding past and above the party, a drive by breath weapon assault. "That must be Ic-Ice," Rina stares a moment, as...OOC: Will saves
19:25 <•Kotono> all vs frightful presence. This is a fear effect for the sake of immunities.
19:25 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5+6 please don't fail
19:25 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5+6 please don't fail --> [ 1d20=11 ]{22}
19:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Sanda
19:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Sanda --> [ 1d20=2 ]{7}
19:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Anne
19:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 Anne --> [ 1d20=6 ]{15}
19:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Rina
19:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 Rina --> [ 1d20=3 ]{10}
19:26 <•Kotono> OOC: Immune, Devar?
19:26 <Devar> OOC: everyone gets +4 since yes I am a cool paladin who is immune to fear
19:28 <•Kotono> OOC: That helps, but not enough for the NPCs, unfortunately, who rolled terribly. Anne, Rina and Sanda are shaken for 4d6 rounds.
19:28 <•Kotono> roll 4d6 -2 attack rolls, saves, skill checks and ability checks
19:28 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 -2 attack rolls, saves, skill checks and ability checks --> [ 4d6=18 ]{18}
19:28 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 53/57 (-1 str) Anne 48/60 Sanda 39/39 Rina 47/52  Difficult terrain (S/A/R shaken 18 rounds, -2 most rolls)
19:30 <•Kotono> "DRAGON!" Sanda cries in alarm, suddenly breathing far faster in Skaya's arms. Not that you all have time to reflect on the terror of it, even as Skaya at least keeps it together. Ice is overhead and gliding ahead, slowly executing a turn, clumsily adjusting int he air. OOC: Init.
19:30 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8
19:30 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{20}
19:30 <Devar> roll 1d20+2
19:30 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{3}
19:30 <•Kotono> roll 1d20-2 Sanda init is an ability check after all
19:30 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20-2 Sanda init is an ability check after all --> [ 1d20=8 ]{6}
19:30 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Anne
19:30 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Anne --> [ 1d20=13 ]{13}
19:30 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8 Rina meanwhile Kobot's just mean
19:30 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 Rina meanwhile Kobot's just mean --> [ 1d20=7 ]{15}
19:30 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Ice
19:30 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+4 Ice --> [ 1d20=3 ]{7}
19:31 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (20) > Rina (15) > Anne (13) > Ice (7) > Sanda (6) > Devar (3)
19:31 <•Kotono> OOC: Go Skaya.
19:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d4 meanwhile
19:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d4 meanwhile --> [ 1d4=1 ]{1}
19:33 <Skaya> "It's a dragon!" Skaya exclaims, dashing for the cathedral's doors while withdrawing a wand of magic missile. How is she supposed to fight a flying enemy without magic missiles?!
19:33 <Skaya> OOC: Is the door closed?
19:33 <•Kotono> OOC: It is.
19:34 — Skaya does her best to open the door so that her friends will have somewhere to take cover.
19:34 <Skaya> OOC: DD, or it's unlocked?
19:34 <•Kotono> The doors are locked. Disable, disable, open, open!
19:34 <Skaya> roll 1d20+14
19:34 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{15}
19:35 <•Kotono> No good! Skaya needs more time! As she works on it? Rina stares in shaking terror, unable to do anything. OOC: Rina holds. Anne's up.
19:37 <•Kotono> "AAAAH! Moore, protect me!" Anne brandishes her shield as she chants, protection from cold engulfing Anne. OOC: Resist energy, cold resistance 10.  Ice is up.
19:37 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 53/57 (-1 str) Anne 48/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 39/39 Rina 47/52  Difficult terrain (S/A/R shaken 18 rounds, -2 most rolls)
19:39 <•Kotono> Ice slowly makes a difficult turn in midair, a long pass back towards the party. As it does. Without a word the wyrm glares down at the three of you, ice cold, as thick fog suddenly surrounds all of you. Visibility is terrible now, you can barely see five feet in front of you, and you certainly can't see Ice in the sky. OOC: Fog effect over all of you, centered around the cathedral doors. It's
19:39 <•Kotono> not solid fog, so movement's okay.  Sanda.
19:39 <•Kotono> Mostly blind, Sanda retreats towards Skaya, stumbling into the wall next to her instead. "Owwww..." Sanda groans, "Hurry, hurry!" she cries to Skaya. OOC: Devar.
19:40 <Devar> "I'll keep its attention!" Devar calls out, as he flies up and out of the fog. OOC: With 50ft of movement I can get behind the dragon, yeah? Since it seems to have a hard time turning around I'd like to get there if possible.
19:41 <•Kotono> OOC: If you want to, sure.
19:41 <Devar> OOC: Okay.
19:41 <•Kotono> OOC: Do you speak Draconic?
19:41 <Devar> OOC: I do, in fact!
19:42 <•Kotono> Devar flies up and out of the fog, going around the dragon. It's slow in the air but turns to you - oh, you have its attention. "You. Prey," It intones to Devar. OOC: Skaya.
19:42 <Devar> OOC: I'm not done yet! I want to whack it!
19:44 <•Kotono> OOC: Oh okay, go for it.
19:44 <Devar> "We're not your prey, dragon!" Devar shouts in Draconic right back. "We didn't come here to fight you, but if you won't leave us alone then it's your day to die!"
19:45 <Devar> Devar will strike with his mace at the dragon's back, hoping its inability to turn quickly will help them!
19:45 <Devar> roll 1d20+9 bonk
19:45 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+9 bonk --> [ 1d20=8 ]{17}
19:46 <Devar> roll 1d8+4 if it hit
19:46 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+4 if it hit --> [ 1d8=5 ]{9}
19:46 <•Kotono> Devar slams his mace down, but it can't evenc rack the dragon's scales. If it did any damage he can't tell. Instead he has its attention fully on him as...OOC: Skaya, now go.
19:47 — Skaya threads the wand of missiles through her hair just above her left ear and crouches by the doors in an attempt to open them!
19:47 <Skaya> roll 1d20+14 DD
19:47 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+14 DD --> [ 1d20=11 ]{25}
19:48 <•Kotono> Click! The lock is undone!
19:48 — Skaya shoulders the door open and gets inside!
19:52 <•Kotono> Skaya retreats inside, out of the fog. The cathedral is the same as before, except not. It's cool in her, chilled. Yet in place of Eldath are other symbols. Great snowflakes, and an altar of ice. There isn't a sense of hostility, simply of a deep cold instead. Rina's in seconds after, stumbling in, slidinga nd skidding in the difficult terrain. She does a belly flop down and slides, the floor
19:52 <•Kotono> slick-frozen enough to take her a dozen feet in a sprawl. Anne's behind her, diving in and away from the door. OOC: More, Ice is up.
19:52 <•Kotono> Slowly turning in the air Ice lashes out - not with claw or mouth, not trying to adjust. Instead as it does, its tail lashes out to slam Devar right int he chest.
19:52 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (-5 PA)
19:52 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+18 (-5 PA) --> [ 1d20=8 ]{26}
19:52 <•Kotono> OOC: AC?
19:53 <Devar> OOC: 27, but due to Luminous Armor it also suffers -4 on any melee attacks, but safe either way
19:54 <•Kotono> Devar's armor holds. The bright-armor blocks the tail lash completely, instead only knocking him back in the air. Sanda meanwhile flees in with the others, stumbling ina nd bringing in snow with her. "Ah!" she cries, "D-d-dragon!" she yelps. OOC: Devar.
19:54 <Devar> Devar heard the others down there, and now makes his withdrawl to join them! OOC: withdraw action and he'll fly back down into the fog to chase them inside.
19:57 <•Kotono> Devar darts down and flees from the dragon. Perhaps wise as the party is all in there now, all...safe? Maybe? OOC: Skaya.
19:57 <Devar> "So what's the plan if it decides to take a smaller form and come in here?" Devar asks.
19:58 <Skaya> "Okay, so it's a dragon. We can fight it, but we're not really prepared for it now," Skaya says to try and instill some confidence in the team. "What's our next move?" The only plan she has she absolutely can't use with Rina here, since that would be bringing the building down upon the dragon.
19:59 <Skaya> To Devar, she says after a brief contemplation, "If you hold it off at the door while somewhat protected from its attacks, I can support you. We'll see from there."
19:59 <Devar> Devar nods to that!
20:01 <Skaya> "It would absolutely be weak to a lightning blast, too!" Skaya affirms, before heading for the altar of ice. Offering their host a prayer can't hurt.
20:02 <•Kotono> Meanwhile the others get distance and brace themselves, but the wyrm outside isn't idle. There's a loud THUMP on the roof.  Quite loud, as a matter of fact.
20:02 <•Kotono> Rina freezes a horrible moment as Anne looks up, lightning quick. "It's on the roof?"
20:04 <Devar> OOC: Are there doors out of here like in the other cathedral or just the one we came in with?
20:11 <•Kotono> OOC: Yes.
20:11 <Devar> "If it intends to either sit up there and wait or crash it down on us, we may as see where one of the doors go." Devar suggests.
20:14 <Skaya> "Go for it!"
20:15 <Devar> Devar will go to open the door to the left of the main altar first and see what's there!
20:19 <•Kotono> The door opens as there's another thud on the roof. It opens up to another cathedral, identical to this one.
20:20 <Skaya> "Awesome! Iterative cathedrals! Run for it, girls!" And Skaya follows her own advice.
20:22 <Devar> OOC: Devar will wait until the others all go through to the next door cathedral before going in after them.
20:27 <•Kotono> "Running!" Anne calls, the party fleeing into this cathedral and through, away from the noises of the previous.
20:28 — Skaya closes the door once they're through and looks for the next one. Bastia's Belt could be further down the iterations of this cathedral! She might truly turn things around if it's a treasure another her was so happy about!
20:30 <•Kotono> It's dead ahead, opposite this door. Also the doors out in case you care about that.
20:31 <Devar> "We're already here, so I say let's proceed as far as it lets us." Devar says.
20:31 — Skaya opens the door that's dead ahead!~
20:34 <•Kotono> This door is firmly jammed shut - frozen, seems like.
20:35 <Skaya> Then she's breaking it down! With maximum force!
20:35 <Skaya> roll 2#1d20+7 attack!
20:35 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#1d20+7 attack! --> [ 1d20=15 ]{22}, [ 1d20=12 ]{19}
20:35 <Skaya> roll 1d8+3+5 break!
20:35 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d8+3+5 break! --> [ 1d8=6 ]{14}
20:35 <Skaya> roll 1d8+3+5 break! again!
20:35 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d8+3+5 break! again! --> [ 1d8=6 ]{14}
20:41 <•Kotono> Multiple blows make the door pop open. A third cathedral here, this one warmer but crumbling, no ice but instead only ruin. Otherwise, it's roughly the same.
20:41 <•Kotono> "Not quite a repetition, but close," Sanda remarks as you go.
20:41 <Skaya> It might be crumbling but it still has another door! So Skaya opens it!
20:43 <Devar> Devar nods. "It's like when we went through that tower door." he says.
20:50 <•Kotono> This door does not open.
20:51 <•Kotono> "Similar to that," Rina agrees, glancing back. You can't hear ny more thumps at least.
20:51 — Skaya tries to open it normally! She doesn't resort to violence all the time. And it's warmer here, so it might work better.
20:51 <Skaya> roll 1d20+14 DD
20:51 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+14 DD --> [ 1d20=2 ]{16}
20:52 <Skaya> OOC: I'll take 10 for 24, and if that's not enough there's no escape from taking 20 for 34
20:52 <Devar> "I wonder if it's warmer here because we're 'moving away' from the ice distortion." Devar says. OOC: Is the iconography the same here despite it being warmer?
20:57 <•Kotono> No good. There's no lock or way to open it, and trying to fiddle it simply doesn't budge it at all.
20:57 <•Kotono> The iconography is mostly ruined here, but you notice that there's remnants of Eldathian designs here.
20:58 <Devar> "Huh." Devar says, tracing a finger on the altar as Skaya does her work.
20:59 — Skaya examines the door carefully. Can she remove the hinges and thus the door that way? And should she use violence, will it damager the structural integrity of the place?
21:00 <•Kotono> There's no hinges you realize. Just a door fitted into thetw all. It looks firmly fitted into the wall, but yo udoubt taking it down would threaten anything. Youthink.
21:01 — Skaya breaks a hole in the door! If the door can't be opened and it can't be pushed inwards, perhaps she could use the opening to pull it open towards her.
21:06 <•Kotono> Hit after hit rains down ont he door, yet it doesn't budge. The stone its made of isn't even damaged in the slightest.
21:08 <Skaya> "Brainstorming time! There's no mechanism I can see for opening this door, and it's impervious to magical attacks or force. Devar, did you try praying at the altar or something?" Skaya voices, double-checking to ensure there's no extra-hidden mechanism nearby.
21:08 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16 perception
21:08 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16 perception --> [ 1d20=12 ]{28}
21:09 <Devar> "We have an option." Devar says as Skaya doesn't seem to be making headway. "But it's risky - I could go through the stone. Ah... and no I didn't try praying, but I can."
21:10 <•Kotono> Nothing Skaya sees.
21:10 <Skaya> "Go for it. And Sanda, do you see any magic here?"
21:10 <•Kotono> Meanwhile the others are resting, recovering fromt he dragon fright. "That's a thought," Rina speaks up, "Go through it rather than batter past."
21:10 <•Kotono> "Nothing," Sanda saysa fter a moment.
21:11 <Devar> Devar will clean up the altar as best he can if he can find any pieces to make the correct symbol for Eldath and pray for a moment to give them direction and aid to move forward. Maybe it'll work!
21:15 <•Kotono> Devar works away - but nothing happens, at least nothing obvious.
21:15 <Skaya> "I guess communing with the divine is always a longshot. I'd say take the risk since there's no magic on the stone that can mess it up. That belt might be just past this."
21:16 <Devar> "...We shouldn't try and go past it." Devar says, rather suddenly. "I... didn't hear anything directly, but it was very clear to me. We might not need to to find that belt anyway, let's try the door that leads 'out' of here and see where we are?"
21:18 <Skaya> "We kind of do need it," Skaya says stubbornly. "But if you actually got an answer not to go there, we won't."
21:19 <Devar> "I don't think it was a compulsion from here, at least." He says. "But we may already be at the deepest part of the distortion anyway, so maybe it's just behind the other door?"
21:21 <Skaya> "Okay. Want to open it and see if it feels right to you?"
21:21 <Devar> "Sure." Devar says, heading to the door that should lead outside of the cathedral to see what's behind it! If it opens.
21:26 <•Kotono> This door opens. Ahead lies another cathedral, as if you were coming in from the far side, opposite the street entrance. This one is frozen over again, icy and cold.
21:27 <Devar> "Huh. Maybe the stone is like a 'boundary' and that's why it's a bad idea to go through it." Devar offers to the others. "Is this the first time we've seen one of these oriented this way though?"
21:27 <Devar> "Either way, it looks like we can continue." Devar offers.
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21:31 <•Kotono> "I think so," Anne says, "Skaya, you don't remember any like this?"
21:32 <Skaya> "Nothing like this, but we haven't persistently explored every single reflection before," Skaya muses, looking for any other doors here.
21:32 ⇐ Devar__ quit (~Devar@lunarnet-59A8E809.res.spectrum.com) Ping timeout: 180 seconds
21:34 <•Kotono> There's the same doors you'd expect here - a door out to the streets and a door to the side.
21:35 — Skaya tries the door to the side.
21:35 <Devar___> "Let's go through any that lead to a cathedral?"
21:37 <•Kotono> The door ahead leads to somewhere you'll see...next time! OOC: We'll pick up here Saturday.

19:03 <•Kotono> This door opens and here sits a small, quiet room. No windows, only a bed. An empty water barrel sits on the oposite wall, and on the far wall hangs a plaque. Written in old, archiac Common is: When peace flows and overfills, all are blessed. So says Eldath.
19:06 <Skaya> Since they're already there, Skaya searches the room!
19:08 <•Kotono> OOC: Perceptiont hen.
19:08 <Skaya> OOC: 10 for 26 since no bot
19:11 <•Kotono> OOC: Oh , let me fix that.
19:12 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@9BF7A927.4ED0943C.E308E647.IP)
19:12 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16
19:12 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{22}
19:13 <•Kotono> Nothing unusual that you can find. It just seems to be a dead end.
19:14 <•Kotono> Anne looks about herself, "When peace overflows. Poetic and a worthy sentiment, isn't it?"
19:14 <•Kotono> "Can't have peace when the worst want war," Rina scowls at that, "It's pretty but empty words."
19:15 <Skaya> "It's an ideal, Rina. The thing is, ideals are impossible to reach by definition."
19:15 <Devar> Devar hums. "I wonder if the idea is you're supposed to meditate on peacefulness on the bed?" He says aloud. "Perhaps as you do the barrel fills up? I can try if you want."
19:15 <•Kotono> "Or if we want to assign meaning tot his," Anne muses, "It's simpler and we fill the barrel ourselves. But try by all means."
19:16 <•Kotono> Sanda stays back, gaze flitting back the way you came. Her hands still shake, a jittery, constant motion.
19:16 <Skaya> "Yes, go for it, Devar."
19:17 <Devar> He nods and goes to take a seat on the edge of the bed and tries his best to clear his mind and just mediate on being peaceful - and thinks about Eldath in doing so!
19:18 <•Kotono> Devar feels better for having done so, but nothing happens as far as anyone can tell. At least it gives you time - time for the remnants of the dragonfear to pass. Sanda eventually rests against the wall, silent.
19:19 — Skaya decides to fill the barrel with water. She does carry plenty with her in the haversack, after all, and they could use it again later if Anne's idea doesn't work.
19:22 <•Kotono> OOC: How much do you carry in the haversack? Just need to know nwo for DM reasons.
19:22 <•Kotono> *how much water
19:24 <Skaya> OOC: I mostly carry water and food in it as emergency rations. It says the haversack's central portion can contain up to 8 cubic feet or 80 pounds of material, so let's say I have water barrels/containers there for this since water is the most important. The rest (2 side pouches of 2 cubic feet in volume or 20 pounds in weight each) would be taken by weapons, gold and food.
19:26 <•Kotono> OOC: That's fine, okay, more.
19:27 <•Kotono> Water is produced, survival instincts paying off. For when the barrel is filled and begins to overflow, the back wall shifts. What was once wall and plaque is now a door leading further in.
19:27 <•Kotono> "Now what I want to know, is that if the distortion did this or if it's a genuine leftover of whatever this is." Rina says, "That's..."
19:27 <Skaya> "Nicely done, Anne!" Skaya cheers, allowing Devar to lead the way as the representative of Eldath.
19:28 <•Kotono> "The distortion," Anne says, "We already know there's intelligence behind it of some kind." She looks unsurprised, even as Sanda scowls quietly. "There's purpose to everything here, this isn't pointless."
19:28 <Devar> "I wonder if it saw a lot of Eldathian people come through here." He says. "There does seem to be a significant influence." He adds as he and goes to open the door!
19:32 <•Kotono> The door opens. In here sits a small squared out room. It's fully iced overs ave a hole in the center, where clear, pure water bubbles up. Warm steam rises from it as the waters bubble and boil. The hole is big enough for a man to go in and swimd own, and deep in - at least two dozen feet down in the boiling waters - sits a rich, blue gemstone the size of a human hand.
19:33 <•Kotono> Rina peers down and whistles, "If that's a sapphire or another rare gem and not just glass or quartz..."
19:33 <•Kotono> "Or if it's magic," Sanda adds, "Statistically speaking, either one of those is likely true."
19:33 <Skaya> "I suppose I could chance it," Skaya muses, peering at the hole.
19:34 <Devar> "I regret having my ability to resist fire taken away." Devar says. "Whoever tries should take the ring that lets you breathe and swim more easily." He offers.
19:34 <Skaya> "Sure thing, let me give it a try," Skaya agrees, extending her hand to him.
19:35 <•Kotono> "Hold on, I can help," Anne says, "I prepared a great deal of elemental resistance magic."
19:36 <Devar> Devar hands the Clearwater Ring over!
19:37 <•Kotono> OOC: Casting protection from energy, which soaks up 5*12=60 points of fire damage until expended. Does not stack with resist energy.
19:38 <Skaya> After thanking Anne and Devar and putting the ring on, Skaya leaves her haversack behind and jumps into the boiling water! She'll swim over to the gemstone, and keep an eye for anything interesting in the water as well.
19:38 <•Kotono> OOC: Swim and Perception checks.
19:39 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13 swim
19:39 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13 swim --> [ 1d20=5 ]{18}
19:39 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16 perception
19:39 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16 perception --> [ 1d20=20 ]{36}
19:39 <•Kotono> roll 10d6 fire damage
19:39 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 10d6 fire damage --> [ 10d6=44 ]{44}
19:40 <•Kotono> It's a tough swim but Skaya swims down. She doesn't feel anything as she's boiled alive, unhurt for a few more moments. She doesn't see anything unusual, buts he reaches the bottom and grabs the gemstone.
19:40 <Skaya> OOC: Does protection go off first or fire resistance?
19:40 <•Kotono> OOC: Protection soaks first.
19:41 <Skaya> Since there's nothing useful below and taking the gemstone hadn't changed anything, Skaya swims up with all her strength! Luckily, Devar's ring eliminates the usual water resistance she's used to.
19:42 <•Kotono> roll 10d6 no checks needed this time
19:42 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 10d6 no checks needed this time --> [ 10d6=37 ]{37}
19:42 <Skaya> OOC: Protection from fire expires, Fire res 5 happens, 7 temp hp expires, 9 damage total
19:43 <•Kotono> Skaya burns and boils and has to suppress a scream. But boiling and scalded, she scrambled out of the water, gemstone in hand. Her entire body steams hot, melting the ice on contact as even more steam erupts from that. Painful, but it could have been far worse and far more fatal.
19:43 <•Kotono> Anne's there in an instant, "Do you need restoration?" she asks, "The protection lasted almost long enough."
19:44 <Skaya> "Really saved me, there," Skaya says with a grimace, offering the ring back to Devar. "If we're healing up, let's have everyone recover."
19:45 <Devar> Devar takes the ring back. "Still, that gem has to be magical, right?" Devar asks, with a look over to Sanda.
19:46 <•Kotono> "Lady Jetina, please," Anne whispers, as relief comes for all but Anne.
19:46 <•Kotono> roll 3d6
19:46 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=11 ]{11}
19:46 <•Kotono> OOC: 16 total.
19:47 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 7+42/42 Devar 53/57 (-1 str) Anne 48/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52  Difficult terrain
19:47 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 48/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 39/39 Rina 52/52  Difficult terrain
19:54 <•Kotono> With healing done, the gemstone is in hand. It's a beautiful blue gemstone, cut classically and like nothing more than a diamond out of a fairy tale. It has a weight to it, a heft.
19:55 <•Kotono> Sanda peers at it long, "It is magic," she finally reports, "Give me a minute..."
19:55 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
19:55 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{32}
19:56 <•Kotono> "Intense, powerful evocation magic," Sanda says, "But I'm not clear on how it's used."
19:57 <Skaya> "Maybe it makes the blue fire?"
19:57 <Devar> "I can cast identify on it, if you think that would help?" Devar offers.
19:57 <•Kotono> "Statistically speaking, it shouldn't hurt. If it was cursed and reacted to divinations, I would already be cursed." Sanda agrees.
19:58 <•Kotono> "Unless is was a curse of math," Anne murmurs, more to herself than anything.
19:58 <Devar> Devar nods. OOC: Using my monocle, so casting detect magic and studying it to cast identify.
19:58 <•Kotono> Then after a moment, "Apologies, I didn't mean to say that out loud."
20:00 <•Kotono> OOC: Loot updated.
20:00 <•Kotono> Sanda doesn't comment, everyone instead focused on Devar's work. "Well?" Rina asks.
20:00 <Devar> "...Ah." Devar says after a moment. "You break it open and drink what's inside, and it bolsters your health."
20:01 <•Kotono> "That's a fancy bottle for a healing potion," Rina's voice drops, dripping with let down.
20:02 <Devar> "I think it's a lot more than just a healing potion, to be fair." Devar says.
20:02 <Skaya> "It's probably really great," Skaya agrees.
20:02 <•Kotono> "The most dangerous healing potion to find of all time," Anne smiles slightly despite it, "Save for the one under Auril's pillow. But yes, levity aside, I suspect Devar is correct."
20:03 <•Kotono> "It probably is," Sanda muses now, in thought, "Then the question is, who gets it?"
20:05 <Skaya> "Let's flip a coin a few times?" Skaya proposes. "We're likely to find more useful stuff so whoever gets it will be excluded from other stuff that many of us can benefit from and so on?"
20:05 <•Kotono> "That or draw lots," Anne agrees, "Either is fine, so long as it's agreeably random and in the hands of fate, rather than our own quarrels."
20:06 <Devar> "I feel like I've lucked into enough things so far." Devar says. "So I'll withdraw myself from consideration here."
20:06 <•Kotono> "I'm fine with that," Rina agrees, nodding to Devar at that. "So the four of us?"
20:06 <•Kotono> "I'd like it," Sanda agrees, "Statistically speaking, it's good for any of us if it is what we hope it is."
20:06 <Skaya> roll 1d4 going by channel topic
20:06 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d4 going by channel topic --> [ 1d4=4 ]{4}
20:07 <Skaya> After an exciting game of luck, Rina ends up as the winner!
20:08 <•Kotono> When the last coin comes down Rina grins, taking the gem. Sanda sighs and Anne merely smiles to her, as the gem is fiddled with. The top simply comes away and crumbles into gemstone dust,a nd within is a little bit of bright blue liquid. It's gunned down and...
20:08 <•Kotono> roll 1d100+5 (+5 for drinking wyrm's blood before) higher the better
20:08 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100+5 (+5 for drinking wyrm's blood before) higher the better --> [ 1d100=40 ]{45}
20:09 <•Kotono> "Oh!" Rina takes a deep breath of air, "That's incredible! If eel incredible!"
20:09 <•Kotono> OOC: Post.
20:10 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 48/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 39/39 Rina 57/57  Difficult terrain
20:10 <Skaya> "Nice," Skaya congratulates her. "Feel up to facing off against a dragon?"
20:13 <Devar> "We've got one more door to explore, right?" Devar asks.
20:13 <Skaya> "At least! Lead the way, Devar? You seem to bring luck here."
20:13 <•Kotono> "Better to explore that. Perhaps Ice will wander away or give up," Anne says, "Or lay a trap, but we've already given him time to do that."
20:14 <•Kotono> "And it's like I was breathing wrong, again," Rina goes on, a breath and nothing more for long seconds. Then it's only a small, shallow breath, barely noticable.
20:14 <Devar> Devar nods and heads back to the cathedral, then heads for the door that leads out of this one. "That'll be helpful if we ever need a second person to go underwater." He says.
20:15 <Skaya> "It's a dragon! Trapping anywhere but its hoard is probably ridiculously shameful, all other dragons will mock it. Not to mention that no trap it makes will be worse than it simply attacking directly."
20:21 <•Kotono> This door opens. Another repetition, another cathedral entered from the back. A door to the side and a door out, again. It's cold here, iced over and slippery. Otherwise it's what you'd expect.
20:22 <Devar> "Interesting." Devar says as he carefully moves over to openthe door opposite where they are.
20:28 <•Kotono> The door out does not open. It appeared to be jammed.
20:28 <•Kotono> "Ona nd on it goes," Rina remarks, "Hopefully we find what Skaya seeks soon."
20:29 — Skaya starts working on the door's hinges. She can chip away at the ice and then dismantle the mechanism keeping the door closed!
20:30 <Devar> "I might ask to buy that adamantine warhammer when we get back." Devar says. "We keep running into situations like this."
20:35 <•Kotono> The hinges give in due time and are removed, and enough force and work does break the mechanism and dismantle it.
20:36 <Skaya> Once the door is opened, Skaya peers at the room it reveals!
20:38 <•Kotono> Another cathedral. No doors here - but it is not empty. Various debris, objects and junk litter the place. Standing within, about 20ft away, is a humanoid figure in full armor. Not a feature can be seen, and hec arries a massive maul, a greathammer enough to shatter stone. The ground is iced over even if the debris aren't entirely, and the humanoid figure is coated in ice.
20:39 — Skaya winces. Still, if it's not a dragon with infinite attacks and flight, perhaps Devar can hold him off? Especially since he has a way to negate some of the damage in any exchange of blows.
20:40 <•Kotono> Anne readies her shield, but calls, "Are you a friend or enemy?"
20:40 <•Kotono> Rina braces on the ice, hand on the hilt of her blade, ready.
20:41 <Devar> "Is this another Ice?" Devar asks.
20:41 <Skaya> "Yes! It might be possible some people here don't just want to fight everyone!"
20:42 <•Kotono> In Common the knight turnst o Devar, "You wear the symbol of Eldath, the symbol of weakness." A man's voice. Rough, low. "A symbol that cost Welland blood, tears and treasure for that weakness.":
20:43 <Devar> "Some comment from someone who's stuck in a room by themselves." Devar says with a shrug.
20:43 <•Kotono> "They feared me, they sealed me and now...now...now...die! Pay for your weakness with your life!" The knight roars, lunging at Devar with inhuman swiftness. OOC: Init. Sometimes you run into someone else's story and they just don't like you.
20:44 <•Kotono> roll 1d20 Sanda
20:44 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20 Sanda --> [ 1d20=11 ]{11}
20:44 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Anne
20:44 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+2 Anne --> [ 1d20=18 ]{20}
20:44 <Devar> roll 1d20+2
20:44 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{11}
20:44 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Rina
20:44 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Rina --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}
20:44 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8 why?!
20:44 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8 why?! --> [ 1d20=15 ]{23}
20:44 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+8 knight?
20:44 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+8 knight? --> [ 1d20=14 ]{22}
20:45 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (23) > Knight (22) > Anne (20) > Rina (13) > Devar = Sanda (11)
20:45 <•Kotono> OOC: Open Skaya.
20:46 <Skaya> "Dammit! Fine!" Skaya snaps, dashing to intercept the knight.
20:46 <Skaya> roll 1d20+9 stunning fist
20:46 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+9 stunning fist --> [ 1d20=11 ]{20}
20:46 <Skaya> roll 1d8+3+5
20:46 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d8+3+5 --> [ 1d8=2 ]{10}
20:46 <Skaya> OOC: Fort DC 18
20:47 <•Kotono> A narrow miss as Skaya intercepts - and takes the hammer swing herself midway, rather than Devar. The knight's armor is strong and he's not slow, enough to thwart her attack. OOC: Knight goes and will swing at Skaya instead since she's ally intercepty.
20:47 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+18 (+2 ???, +2 ???)
20:47 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+18 (+2 ???, +2 ???) --> [ 1d20=18 ]{36}
20:48 <•Kotono> roll 1d12+12+1d6 cold and fort, Skaya
20:48 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d12+12+1d6 cold and fort, Skaya --> [ 1d12=1 1d6=6 ]{19}
20:48 <Skaya> OOC: Cold Res 10
20:48 <Skaya> roll 1d20+6+6 fort
20:48 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+6+6 fort --> [ 1d20=18 ]{30}
20:49 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 29/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 48/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 39/39 Rina 57/57  Difficult terrain
20:52 <•Kotono> WHAM! Direct hit to Skaya, knocking her back. Somehow she stays up and in her right mind, not knocked down and senseless. A moment later a roar as the knight's armor glows an icy blue, "Frostmaiden, steal their warmth forever!" Life energy in reverse, like a perversion of Anne's healing, stealing your vitality instead of restoring it.
20:52 <•Kotono> roll 4d6 will saves all
20:52 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 will saves all --> [ 4d6=14 ]{14}
20:52 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5+6
20:52 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5+6 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{15}
20:53 <Devar> roll 1d20+10
20:53 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{18}
20:54 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Sanda
20:54 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Sanda --> [ 1d20=12 ]{17}
20:54 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Anne
20:54 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 Anne --> [ 1d20=4 ]{13}
20:54 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Rina
20:54 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 Rina --> [ 1d20=5 ]{12}
20:54 <•Kotono> OOC: Everyone but Devar takes full. Devar takes half.
20:55 <Skaya> OOC: Cold or untyped?
20:55 <•Kotono> OOC: Negative e4nergy in case it matters.
20:55 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 15/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 48/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 39/39 Rina 57/57  Difficult terrain
20:56 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 15/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 34/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 25/39 Rina 43/57  Difficult terrain
20:56 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 15/42 Devar 50/57 (-1 str) Anne 34/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 25/39 Rina 43/57  Difficult terrain
20:58 <•Kotono> Life energy is stolen, health suppressed, "One of Auril's!" Anne draws her own holy symbol, "Begone, monster!" Life and energy comes, restoring all of you.
20:58 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=14 ]{14}
20:58 <•Kotono> OOC: 21 healing all but Anne.
20:58 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 15/42 Devar 50/57 (-1 str) Anne 34/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 39/39 Rina 57/57  Difficult terrain
20:58 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11 knight will
20:58 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 knight will --> [ 1d20=16 ]{27}
20:58 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 36/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 34/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 39/39 Rina 57/57  Difficult terrain
20:59 <•Kotono> Wounds are healed even as Anne looks drained, dark circles around her eyes. The warrior recoils from it, ice cracking over his armor and steam rising off. "The restless dead!" Anne declares.
20:59 <•Kotono> Shaking off the pain Rina goes to the side, darting past and taking a swipe as she does, trying not to slip-slide as best she can. She can just barely do it, still in range after due to the terrain.
21:00 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
21:00 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{32}
21:00 <•Kotono> OOC: Hit, crit immune.
21:01 <•Kotono> roll 1d6+2 bad matchup for her
21:01 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d6+2 bad matchup for her --> [ 1d6=5 ]{7}
21:01 <•Kotono> The armor is slashed, dented by it more than anything else. Rina's already recovered from her injuries, calling, "He's really tough to hurt with weapons!" she warns. OOC: Devar and Sanda.
21:01 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (23) > Knight (22) > Anne (20) > Rina (13) > Devar = Sanda (11)
21:04 <Devar> OOC: If I wanted to try something such as casting Shocking Grasp onto Storm's Eye and stabbing our foe here, can I do that? I'm hoping that expending a spell slot and attacking with it will do something new with the weapon. I figure I'm giving up on the potential damage of shocking grasp for my attack roll if it doesn't do anything, but wanted to make sure it was okay for me to try it.
21:05 <•Kotono> OOC: You could try casting electricity damage directly on STorm's Eye if you like, but that's still your standard action unless you have some way to quicken it.
21:05 <Devar> OOC: Okay.
21:06 <•Kotono> OOC: Sanda could with her duskblade abilities, since that's what she's done several times before, for example.
21:07 <Devar> Devar will fly up - he has enough room, anyway, and land on the other side of the knight, flanking with the others. He summons Storm's Eye and channels a Shocking Grasp into it! OOC: I'll just do all of it this turn and we can see if it has an effect next turn then.
21:08 <•Kotono> Storm's Eye appears and cackles, "Oh yes, that's a wake up call! Give me some lightning to help Devar and his lovely ladies! Let me at big, armored and ugly!"
21:09 <•Kotono> Meanwhile Sanda stays well back, carefully making distance on the slippery ground. Instead she chants and points, "Mystra's darts, fire! Magic Missle!"
21:09 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 caster level check vs ???
21:09 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 caster level check vs ??? --> [ 1d20=4 ]{9}
21:10 <•Kotono> Which makes the missiles tink uselessly, sputtering out against him. The knight growls long and low, before bringing his hammer back around at Devar, ignoring Skaya now that he's within range. "Die for your weakness!"
21:10 <•Kotono> OOC: Strike, sorry, Skaya goes before him.
21:10 <•Kotono> Which makes the missiles tink uselessly, sputtering out against him. Then...OOC: Skaya, go.
21:11 <Skaya> Rina's already tested the waters for them, but Skaya needs to see for herself how strong the knight's defenses are! After all, Magic Missile wouldn't make a good plan here!
21:11 <Skaya> roll 2#1d20+7+2+6
21:11 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 2#1d20+7+2+6 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{22}, [ 1d20=12 ]{27}
21:11 <•Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
21:12 <•Kotono> OOC: One, sorry, misread taht.
21:12 <Skaya> roll 1d8+3+5
21:12 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d8+3+5 --> [ 1d8=6 ]{14}
21:12 <Skaya> OOC: Can I estimate his DR from this?
21:13 <•Kotono> A solid hit to the knight's chest, denting armor inward. The reistance is strange - too much and yet no give of flesh. Hard, ungiving. Tough. You at least hit something beneath it, but it's resistant. OOC: You can at least tell it has some and it's not a point or two.
21:13 <•Kotono> The knight growls long and low, before bringing his hammer back around at Devar, ignoring Skaya now that he's within range. "Die for your weakness!"
21:14 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+14 (+2 ???, +2 ???, -4 PA trying to kill puny Eldathian smash)
21:14 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+14 (+2 ???, +2 ???, -4 PA trying to kill puny Eldathian smash) --> [ 1d20=15 ]{29}
21:14 <•Kotono> OOC: AC?
21:14 <Devar> OOC: 27, but he gets -4 to melee, so effectively 31
21:15 <•Kotono> Yet the luminous armor holds. Hammer hits it and recoils, leaving him surrounded, even as again the cold of the Frostmaiden burns and life is stolen.
21:15 <•Kotono> roll 4d6 will all
21:15 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 will all --> [ 4d6=18 ]{18}
21:15 <Devar> roll 1d20+10
21:15 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{12}
21:15 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
21:15 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{17}
21:15 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Sanda
21:15 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Sanda --> [ 1d20=8 ]{13}
21:15 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Anne
21:15 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 Anne --> [ 1d20=19 ]{28}
21:15 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Rina
21:15 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 Rina --> [ 1d20=10 ]{17}
21:16 <•Kotono> OOOC: Devar full, Skaya full, Sanda full, Anne half, Rina full. Ow. Everyone but Anne full. DC 18 never looked so annoying.
21:16 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 36/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 25/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 21/39 Rina 39/57  Difficult terrain
21:16 <Skaya> OOC: I believe in Anne!
21:17 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 18/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 25/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 21/39 Rina 39/57  Difficult terrain
21:17 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 18/42 Devar 39/57 (-1 str) Anne 25/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 21/39 Rina 39/57  Difficult terrain
21:18 <•Kotono> Again life4 is stolen, again all wither under it. Anne looks darker now, drained - but her holy symbol is held high. "Healing!" she cries, "Abundant life rather than death!"
21:18 <•Kotono> roll 3d6
21:18 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=10 ]{10}
21:18 <•Kotono> OOC: 15.
21:18 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 33/42 Devar 39/57 (-1 str) Anne 25/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 21/39 Rina 39/57  Difficult terrain
21:18 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 18/42 Devar 39/57 (-1 str) Anne 25/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 36/39 Rina 54/57  Difficult terrain
21:18 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 33/42 Devar 39/57 (-1 str) Anne 25/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 36/39 Rina 54/57  Difficult terrain
21:19 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11 knight will
21:19 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 knight will --> [ 1d20=9 ]{20}
21:19 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 33/42 Devar 54/57 (-1 str) Anne 25/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 36/39 Rina 54/57  Difficult terrain
21:20 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (23) > Knight (22) > Anne (20) > Rina (13) > Devar = Sanda (11)
21:21 <•Kotono> Again healing comes to balance out the theft of life. Anne keeps pace, holy symbol burning with warm light. All of you endure as Rina holds a moment. OOC: She'll be reactive in case it's needed, it's a bad situation for her, so better to be emergency grabbing if necessary.  Devar and Sanda.
21:22 <Skaya> "Rina, feed Anne a potion instead of staying in melee?"
21:22 <Devar> "The only weakness is you, you undead abomination!" Devar shouts, stabbing the (hopefully) empowered Storm's Eye into the knight - with an extra oomph given by Eldath herself!
21:22 <•Kotono> "I'm out!" Rina calls back.
21:23 <Devar> roll 1d20+9+7 smite evil, not sure if Storm's Eye gets any bonus to hit here though
21:23 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+9+7 smite evil, not sure if Storm's Eye gets any bonus to hit here though --> [ 1d20=1 ]{17}
21:26 <•Kotono> Storm's Eye crackles as you strike, a powerful blow - that's blocked by hammer, deflected away. A bad swing and a lucky parry, together enough to thwart even that. Sanda stays back and casts again, keeping up her strategy not to get smashed into Sanda-bits.
21:26 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5
21:26 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{6}
21:26 <•Kotono> Yet those missiles fair no better than the last as the warrior cries, "I will not be denied!" OOC: Skaya, go.
21:27 <Skaya> Perhaps he'll be denied after all? Skaya switches tactics, drawing her sais to try and remove that terrible hammer from the undead knight's hands!
21:28 <Skaya> OOC: I'll go for a CMB. Remind me, is it an attempt per attack I have?
21:29 <•Kotono> OOC: As part of, I believe, but it's been a bit. Roll it out while I check, and if you bomb out I can spare the BRB for DM checking.
21:30 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8+4+6 disarm 1
21:30 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8+4+6 disarm 1 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{35}
21:30 <Skaya> OOC: 4 for the sai bonus, 6 for the last inspiration this fight
21:30 <•Kotono> OOC: That actually succeeeds, surprisingly.
21:31 <Skaya> OOC: Well, it was a high roll
21:31 <Skaya> OOC: I'll use my other attack to kick the hammer away towards Rina
21:32 <•Kotono> With a deft move the hammer is pinned and thrown away, lading a bit away ont he frozen ground. It's out of the knight's hand, leaving him weaponless. You kick the hammer to Rina, who immediately moves to pick it up. OOC: Taking her held action.
21:32 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya = Rina (23) > Knight (22) > Anne (20) > Devar = Sanda (11)
21:32 <Skaya> "Nice! It's like you've read my mind!" Skaya calls out, disguising her fatigue.
21:32 <•Kotono> Rina picks up and hefts the hammer in both hands, grinning, "My turn!" OOC: Knight is up.
21:33 <•Kotono> Disarmed, the knight snarls as life is stolen once more, no attack - simply the sapping of vitality instead.
21:33 <•Kotono> roll 4d6 and will
21:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 and will --> [ 4d6=14 ]{14}
21:33 <Devar> roll 1d20+10
21:33 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{28}
21:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Sanda
21:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Sanda --> [ 1d20=18 ]{23}
21:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Anne
21:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 Anne --> [ 1d20=19 ]{28}
21:33 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
21:33 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{20}
21:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Rina
21:33 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 Rina --> [ 1d20=16 ]{23}
21:33 <•Kotono> OOC: And this time everyone made the save, so half damage. 7 to all.
21:33 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 26/42 Devar 54/57 (-1 str) Anne 25/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 36/39 Rina 54/57  Difficult terrain
21:34 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 26/42 Devar 47/57 (-1 str) Anne 25/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 36/39 Rina 54/57  Difficult terrain
21:34 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 26/42 Devar 47/57 (-1 str) Anne 18/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 29/39 Rina 47/57  Difficult terrain
21:34 <Skaya> "Anne, use your strongest healing spell on yourself! Don't neglect your health!" Skaya requests, guarding against the drain.
21:35 <•Kotono> Again, life is taken. "I'll live," Anne calls, "But all of you may not. Be rebuked and rejected!" Again healing energy comes, healing allb ut Anne.
21:35 <•Kotono> roll 3d6
21:35 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=11 ]{11}
21:35 <•Kotono> OOC: 16 all but Anne.
21:35 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11 will knight
21:35 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 will knight --> [ 1d20=14 ]{25}
21:35 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 47/57 (-1 str) Anne 18/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 29/39 Rina 47/57  Difficult terrain
21:35 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 18/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 29/39 Rina 47/57  Difficult terrain
21:36 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 18/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 39/39 Rina 57/57  Difficult terrain
21:36 <•Kotono> At this point Anne buckles. She looks pale and drawn, cheeks colorless. She's still up and still healing, everyone but her restored. The knight sizzles again, shuddering against the power channeled. OOC: Devar and Sanda.
21:37 <Devar> Devar's not going to give up, he takes a breath and stabs again! If he misses a second time, he'll invoke Storm Eye's power!
21:37 <Devar> roll 1d20+9+7+2 smite evil, not sure if Storm's Eye gets any bonus to hit here though I forgot flanking last time but it didn't really matter
21:37 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+9+7+2 smite evil, not sure if Storm's Eye gets any bonus to hit here though I forgot flanking last time but it didn't really matter --> [ 1d20=10 ]{28}
21:38 <•Kotono> OOC: Hit. IOt is a smite for damage.
21:38 <Devar> roll 1d8+4+7+1d6 elec - is there anything else for charging it up or do I get that on the resolution?
21:38 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d8+4+7+1d6 elec - is there anything else for charging it up or do I get that on the resolution? --> [ 1d8=8 1d6=6 ]{25}
21:39 <•Kotono> OOC: I'll handle that my side this time since it's new. Sec to sort that since I have to update Storm's Eye, too.
21:39 <Devar> OOC: yay
21:43 <•Kotono> OOC: What' the damage of your shocking grasp.
21:44 <Devar> OOC 3d6
21:44 <•Kotono> roll 3d6-3
21:44 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6-3 --> [ 3d6=12 ]{9}
21:45 <•Kotono> There's an extra crackle, a stronger burst with Storm's Eye. Powerful enough that your hit rocks the knight, frying him in place. He convulses as electricity rattles him, shaking all over and smoking. The ice on him falls away in steaming chunks, leaving the undead monster visibly hurt as...OOC: Updated Storm's Eye. Go Skaya and Rina.
21:46 <Skaya> "Looks like lightning works well!" Skaya cheers, withdrawing from the melee and making a beeline towards Anne, where she stands before her protectively after tapping her shoulder.
21:46 <Skaya> OOC: +16HP to Anne
21:47 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 34/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 39/39 Rina 57/57  Difficult terrain
21:47 <•Kotono> Anne's color returns in part, a murmured, "Thank you," gasped out as Anne holds her ground. At the same time Rina darts in to take your place, swinging her new hammer hard and wide, going for a brutal blow.
21:48 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7
21:48 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{18}
21:49 <•Kotono> It's a good swing but Rina struggles with it. It's a lot of weapon for her, raw power not her forte. It's slow and dodged as you all dodge. Hurting now, the knight shudders and lets out death again, stealing at you as he gasps, "I will...not be de..enied..."
21:49 <•Kotono> roll 4d6
21:49 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 --> [ 4d6=8 ]{8}
21:49 <•Kotono> OOC: Will all.
21:49 <Skaya> roll 1d20+5
21:49 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{16}
21:50 <Devar> roll 1d20+10
21:50 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{15}
21:50 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Sanda
21:50 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Sanda --> [ 1d20=17 ]{22}
21:50 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Anne
21:50 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+9 Anne --> [ 1d20=11 ]{20}
21:50 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+7 Rina
21:50 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+7 Rina --> [ 1d20=5 ]{12}
21:50 <•Kotono> OOC: Sanda and Anne take 4, everyone else takes 8.
21:51 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 34/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 39/39 Rina 57/57  Difficult terrain
21:52 Devar set the topic: Skaya: 34/42 Devar 49/57 (-1 str) Anne 30/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 35/39 Rina 49/57  Difficult terrain
21:54 <•Kotono> It's lesst his time, as Rina laughs, "Denied? You're weakening!" At that moment Anne's healing comes once more, wearing him down and healing others.
21:54 <•Kotono> roll 3d6
21:54 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=15 ]{15}
21:54 <•Kotono> OOC: 22 all but Anne.
21:54 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11
21:54 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{16}
21:54 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 30/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 35/39 Rina 49/57  Difficult terrain
21:55 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 30/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 39/39 Rina 57/57  Difficult terrain
21:56 <•Kotono> That last one is finally too much. The warrior begins to flake away, steel turning to ash. Beneath the armor is nothing but a skeleton, which crumbles away - save for a metallic silver snowflake pendant, which glows with a pale blue light. That falls to the ground as the warrior crumbles, only that and his hammer left behind.  OOC: Free act.
21:57 <•Kotono> Anne immediately staggers back, slips and falls to the ground. She breathes hard, "Ah...ah...ah...."
21:58 <Skaya> "It seemed like he had a really good armor, too," Skaya mutters, healing Anne again.
21:58 <Skaya> OOC: 16hp more
21:59 <Devar> Devar says a prayer - to Auril, of all people, to welcome someone back who stood watch for a timelness amount. "Still, we saved someone who had been trapped here for who knows how long." Devar says. "I'm not sure the armor is any good for us but we can still make use of it somehow."
21:59 <Devar> OOC: Unless I misunderstood and the armor is gone too
22:00 •Kotono set the topic: Skaya: 42/42 Devar 57/57 (-1 str) Anne 46/60 (resist cold 10) Sanda 39/39 Rina 57/57  Difficult terrain
22:00 <•Kotono> OOC: The armor crumbled away as well.
22:01 <•Kotono> OOC: The snowflake pendant did not.
22:01 <Skaya> "Doesn't seem like this pendant is something Starre ran into," Skaya muses, picking it up.
22:01 <•Kotono> "She didn't mention it, but it may be a mistake to assume she runs into everything," Anne agrees as she rests.
22:01 <•Kotono> Sanda scowls, "Magic missile failed? That's the worst."
22:01 <Skaya> "She didn't mention that blue gemstone either, but maybe it wasn't treasure enough for her."
22:02 <•Kotono> Rina grunts and puts her hammer down, "Good weapon, but it's heavy," she says after.
22:02 <Devar> "It's probably more than just a symbol of Auril." Devar says. "Since it's still here and all."
22:02 <Skaya> Since she didn't get horribly cursed, Skaya presents the pendant to Sanda and Devar. "Want to check what it does?"
22:02 <•Kotono> "This too," Rina brings over the hammer.
22:05 <Devar> "Sure, hold on." Devar says and checks them out! OOC: blah blah identify blah blah
22:05 <•Kotono> OOC: Sure, loot. One sec while I do that.
22:14 <•Kotono> OOC: Updated.
22:16 <Devar> Devar makes a face. "It would be just worse enough." He says with a scowl. "I don't hate Auril enough to say we should destroy that, especially given where we are, but don't put it on."
22:16 <Skaya> "Ah." Skaya sighs, and loses interest in their gains before searching the room they'd just fought in. The belt must be somewhere!
22:17 <•Kotono> OOC: Perception then, Skaya.
22:17 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16
22:17 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{18}
22:18 <•Kotono> You search. There's a lot here but no belt - but yo udo find a littel metal vial, sealed tight. Anne looks at all and shares a look with Sanda, who sighs. "Logically speaking, we should all help out here. There's so much rubble that one person will take ages to properly search it."
22:19 <Skaya> "Yes, yes. It's not like I'm omniscient," Skaya agrees, picking up the sealed metal vial.
22:19 <•Kotono> "Let's get to it," Rina agrees, rolling up her proverbial sleeves.
22:19 <•Kotono> OOC: Perception all.
22:19 <Devar> Devar will move to help too!
22:19 <Devar> roll 1d20+8
22:19 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{18}
22:20 <Devar> OOC: I knew that would happen
22:20 <•Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Sanda trying to aid Skaya directly here
22:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20-1 Sanda trying to aid Skaya directly here --> [ 1d20=13 ]{12}
22:20 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Anne will go fishing since she has the wis to support at least a long short maybe
22:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+5 Anne will go fishing since she has the wis to support at least a long short maybe --> [ 1d20=3 ]{8}
22:20 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Rina will try outright
22:20 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 Rina will try outright --> [ 1d20=4 ]{15}
22:21 <Skaya> OOC: I guess 20 is better than 18
22:22 <•Kotono> It's a lot of searching and it's not quick. It turns into a longer, more methodical matter, minutes and minutes searching. Ten, twenty, thirty. It's to close to three quarters of an hour that you're near the end - and that's when you find something. Sitting underneath some broken wood is a belt. Solid, plain leather. Sensible looking, and completely untouched by cold, time or the ravages of
22:22 <•Kotono> time.
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22:22 — Skaya raises the belt above her head with both arms as if it took a long battle!
22:23 <•Kotono> Anne sits back, scuffed up and smiling. "Finally!"
22:23 <•Kotono> "It took long enough,"Rina drops some stones and dusts her hands off.
22:23 <Devar> Devar will go over to identify it for Skaya!
22:23 <•Kotono> "Devar, could you?" Sanda asks, "I thinkt he odds are that's it, but.."
22:24 <Devar> "It sure better not just be a regular belt!" Devar says.
22:29 <•Kotono> OOC: Updated.
22:31 <Devar> "It is most assuredly not a regular belt." Devar says as he explains what it can do. "It should be really handy to deal with slippery places."
22:32 <Skaya> "It'd be really useful here! Also! Not bad!" Skaya cheers, putting the belt on over her clothing.
22:32 <•Kotono> Immediately Skaya's footing is stable, solid and secure. Like she's on normal ground and not ice.
22:33 <•Kotono> "That's one down," Rina says as she rests, "Still have that cloak to find."
22:33 <•Kotono> "Hopefully the dragon's gone by now, but I dread our return," Anne remarks, "If it has the ability to set a trap or the patience to wait..."
22:33 <Skaya> "Maybe Miss Snowflakes will be happy once we show her we took down Auril's knight and show us where to find it?"
22:34 <•Kotono> Sanda goes to answer...next time! OOC: We ran over so let's go ahead and pause there with y'all treasured up.

19:21 <•Kotono> "Statistically speaking, I doubt we're that lucky." Sanda retorts "But we can find out."
19:21 <Devar> "Well, we also have the 'exit' in the ruined cathedral." Devar says. "If it opens, anyway. It might lead us to a way we can get around?"
19:22 <Skaya> "I think you've been lucky with the cathedral doors, so lead on," Skaya offers Devar.
19:24 <Devar> Devar nods and leads them back two rooms to the ruined cathedral, and will go to see if the doors that should lead 'out' actually 1) work and 2) do that!
19:26 <•Kotono> The door indeed works. It leads out - as if you were exiting the Temple of Mystra above. The town is completely frozen over, to the point that ice encased corpses are flash frozen in place, looks of shock and alarm on their faces. As if a day in the life was frozen in ice, like a bug in amber.
19:27 — Skaya shares that shock and alarm on her own face.
19:27 <•Kotono> After a few long moments Rina looks away awhile Anne murmurs, "At this point, I wonder if this strange thing has some grudge against Dareslan, or if the vortex of current events influences it."
19:28 <Devar> "...Hm." Devar squints at the scene in front of them, a frown as he looks around. "We hadn't run into any actual people in any of the other versions really, so I am not sure if this is where we started or not."
19:28 <•Kotono> Sanda takes a few steps away, "What-" she says, as cold winds blow through the streets. The sky is cloudy and dark, almost nightlike despite that it's not nighttime.
19:30 <Skaya> "Stepping out here will probably be more dangerous than facing off against the dragon. Want to go for it anyway?"
19:30 <•Kotono> "It can't be. We haven't been gone so long as to have this happen," Anne says with quiet confidence, "Let alone th fact it's summer."
19:31 <Devar> "I'd say we should explore, at least." Devar offers. "If it gets dangerous we can retreat back here."
19:32 <Skaya> "Then let's pick a direction and go. If this is the Temple of Mystra, what else is good to visit? Devar and Anne, you've been here the longest."
19:33 <•Kotono> roll 1d5
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19:34 <•Kotono> roll 1d5
19:34 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d5 --> [ 1d5=5 ]{5}
19:34 <•Kotono> Rina shivers but says, "Please," she says, "Anywhere, as long as we're moving."
19:35 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+11
19:35 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{16}
19:35 <Devar> "Hmm, let's go to where the High Reeve kept himself." Devar says.
19:38 <•Kotono> A sensible plan, perhaps. You head out. It's cold, frozen and dull. No signs of battle, no signs of plague. Only some great moment of shock, and then the embrace of ice. Horses, people, dogs, cats. All flash frozen in place and entomed. You reach the High Reeve's abode, and like the other buildings, is entomed in ice.
19:39 <Skaya> Getting in through the window might be easier, so Skaya searches for one where she can break through the ice and glass to enter the residence.
19:41 <•Kotono> Checking about, you see the ice is at the least a solid foot through, thick and strong. It won't be easy.
19:42 <Devar> "I can help, at least." Devar says, taking out Treant's Wrath. "If we want to just go the direct route that way." Devar does do a quick check from the air to see if the ice is any less thick on the roof - or if it seems any easier to get in that way.
19:43 <Skaya> It can't be helped. Skaya tries to break through it. If Devar finds a better spot, she can just go there instead later.
19:45 <•Kotono> The ice on top is thicker in general. More accumulated.
19:46 <•Kotono> A few punches don't do much. It's going to take heavy firepower to break through this, looks like.
19:46 <Devar> Devar lands next to Skaya. "I'm ready to try and break through if you are." He says.
19:47 <Skaya> Her punches are magical! And she can throw a great deal of them in a short time! Skaya makes enough space for Devar to coordinate with her before starting on that task.
19:49 <Devar> Devar will take some swings with his equally magical warhammer!
19:52 <•Kotono> OOC: Is that the adamantine one?
19:52 <Devar> OOC: No, I think I gave that back - this one is just Treant's Wrath, the +1 warhammer
19:54 <•Kotono> WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! It's not doing much, either. The ice is harder than either of you would expect, tough enough to shrug off blows like this. Sanda hms, "So, logically, that's iron ice or some such?"
19:54 <•Kotono> "Iron ice?" Anne echos her.
19:54 <•Kotono> "Harder than usual ice. Improved ice?" Sanda offers back, a little frown, "Enchanted ice? Stone ice? Fortress frost?"
19:55 <Skaya> "Is it actually enchanted, Miss Mage?"
19:55 <•Kotono> "Fire bait. It's fire bait," Rina pipes up, "Hard or not, ice melts to heat."
19:55 <•Kotono> Sanda waves a hand and chants, "Ah!"S he cries, reeling back and slipping, falling in a heap. Rina dashes to her, a little slip-slide to tend to her. "Ah...ah...magic! MAgic everywhere! Strong magic!"
19:56 <Skaya> "What sort?"
19:57 <Devar> "It's that powerful?" Devar asks, going over to help Sanda back up. He could detect it the same as she is but if it had that sort of overwhelming impact he's probably better off not doing so.
20:01 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+12
20:01 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{16}
20:02 <•Kotono> "I'm not sure. It's like trying to look at the sun," Sanda says, "It doesn't work."
20:02 <Skaya> "If it's that strong, let's leave. We'll be helpless if even a fraction of this magic triggers."
20:02 <•Kotono> Once up, Sanda then adds, "I'm not sure whatever this may be is worth it, statistically speaking. WIth that much magic means something powerful."
20:03 <•Kotono> "Exactly," For once Anne agrees completely with Sanda, "Leave this nightmare to be a nightmare."
20:03 <Devar> "Yes, I agree. If there was somewhere not covered in this extreme ice then maybe we could go that way, but let's just head back." Devar says.
20:04 — Skaya leads the way to the Temple of Mystra.
20:11 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:11 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=100 ]{100}
20:11 <•Kotono> roll 1d100 oh boy
20:11 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 oh boy --> [ 1d100=74 ]{74}
20:12 <•Kotono> As you begin to walk back, the wind picks up, starting to speed up.
20:13 — Skaya grabs Rina and Sanda while calling over to Devar, "Bring Anne with you!" And then she dashes for the temple!
20:15 <Devar> Devar does just that and takes off, slightly off the ground to fly with her!
20:17 <•Kotono> "Ah!" Anne cries out as she's grabbed and the party takes off, going fast over difficult ground, flight and belt enough to prevent disaster. At least for now anyway, as both of you hurry on and...OOC: Movement speedS? Matters here.
20:17 <Devar> OOC: 50ft with good manuverability
20:17 <Skaya> OOC: 60ft for me, and I can run easily over all this ice
20:21 <•Kotono> Raw speed. The winds pick up, and your eturn to the temple fast. Just fast enough that there's still an opening there to go through, much of the doorway back in now covered in ice. It's inching closed by the moment, though.
20:22 — Skaya tosses Rina, then Sanda through it before leaping inside herself! She should be slightly ahead of Devar, so he'll be able to enter after her.
20:22 <Devar> "Hold on!" Devar says, turning his best to keep Anne as protected as possible as he flies himself through the doorway!
20:26 <•Kotono> OOC: Ref save, Devar, since you and Anne are last.
20:26 <Devar> roll 1d20+11
20:26 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{25}
20:26 <Devar> OOC: I don't think it matters here but he does also have evasion
20:27 <•Kotono> Woosh! The two of you make it through just in time, all the party safely through as the ice seals the way entirely. Safe! Your'e back in the ruined cathedral. "Shut the doors," Rina's scrambling up, "Shut them!"
20:28 — Skaya shuts the doors!
20:29 <•Kotono> The heavy doors are closed, slamming shut with a thunderous clang. No more sign of the ice thankfully, hopefully that enough to stop any encroachments.
20:29 <Devar> Devar lets out a breath as he skids to a stop inside, setting Anne down. "You all right?" He asks, making sure she didn't get hit with anything. "I guess we brave the dragon then, I don't think there were any other alternative ways out of here."
20:29 <Skaya> "It... it occurs to me," she says, trying to regulate her trembling voice, "that the Crystalwind Cloak... well... wasn't it supposedly protecting against arctic winds?"
20:30 <•Kotono> Sanda hugs Skaya, holding onto her as mucha s anything else. "I-I'm alive." Anne responds meanwhile, as Rina breaths heavily. "The dragon's better than that. Whatever that is."
20:31 <•Kotono> "Yeah. Yeah." Rina says slowly, "Maybe we should've had it there. I don't know."
20:31 <Skaya> "We'll need to give up on the cloak," Skaya mutters, hugging Sanda back.
20:31 <Devar> "Let's not give up just yet." Devar says. "There's plenty of the other frozen place to explore."
20:32 <•Kotono> "Maybe that's a sign. We're meddling in something we don't understand," Anne goes on, "All for treasure. Valuable treasure, but is the risk still worth it, after that? A growing, seemingly intelligent winter? The winds and frost of winter writ as a menace?"
20:33 <Skaya> "It's not just for riches, though. Anne, one of those treasures is something Sanda and I promised to find for Miss Cerine in Mellanics. It would be a massive improvement in her quality of life."
20:34 <•Kotono> "No, I-I think Devar's right. We can still get more and we need this sterngth," Rina says, "And that as well."
20:34 <•Kotono> *strength
20:34 <Devar> "I think if there were some looming threat that the Starre here would've mentioned it." Devar says. "I think this place is just... maybe it's just closer to the center of this distortion? That would explain why the magic was so strong."
20:35 <Skaya> "It's possible the Maelstrom is not just one place, but any instance of Dareslan," Skaya says to that. "So maybe there was a way to reach the center here as well."
20:38 <Devar> "That makes sense." Devar says with a nod. He'll start to head back, ensuring they haven't missed an extra exit anywhere as they go.
20:41 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
20:41 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=52 ]{52}
20:41 <•Kotono> OOC: Just for my own reference, Perception since you're looking, Devar. +2 bonus.
20:42 <Devar> OOC: Take 10 for 20, then
20:46 <•Kotono> Nothing that you missed. The party returns back. The frozen cathedral is silent now, no signs of dragon disturbances. Perhaps a mercy, perhaps a trap, who can say?
20:47 <Devar> Devar will go to the door they took to get back inside and slowly open it to take a peek outside.
20:47 <Skaya> "Where to from here?" Skaya asks. "We can keep on exploring, aim for one of the blue water spots, or even return for now. I really want to see if that monster in the fire realm collapsed from its own weight."
20:50 <•Kotono> Devar cracks the door and peeks out. All he can see is a dragon's open maw, ready to spew frigid ice.
20:50 <Devar> Devar will try and close it!! ...quietly.
20:50 <•Kotono> "I'm inclined to do everything here at once and be done with it," Rina says, "In case the elemental at the front gives us trouble witha nythinge else we gain elsewhere."
20:51 <•Kotono> The door closes as Anne is looking Devar's way and freezes. The door quietly closes without frozen death blasting Devar.
20:52 <Devar> "So." Devar says. "The dragon is outside." He explains. "Open mouth right at the door. ...Which begs a question of how long it's been sitting there waiting... but, still."
20:52 — Skaya checks the other door outside.
20:53 <•Kotono> The door seems jammed and does not open.
20:54 — Skaya looks for a window nearby to see if the coast is clear.
20:54 <•Kotono> "The dragon is outside." Anne echos, "I see."
20:54 <•Kotono> Skaya peeks out a window. The way seems to be clear.
20:54 <Devar> "The thing is... why didn't it just come inside and ambush us that way?" Devar asks. "Can it not actually enter this place?"
20:58 <•Kotono> "That's a really good question," Sanda says, "I wonder why?"
20:58 <•Kotono> "It used flight and aerial mobility," Rina points out, "A building negatest hose advantages."
20:58 <Skaya> "The elemental at the front," Skaya muses. "What if we run towards him? Maybe the dragon won't chase us. Or maybe that elemental will stop it, since it liked us."
20:58 <•Kotono> Sanda blink-blinks, "Oh. That's good sense."
20:59 <Devar> "We can try it. It doesn't seem to be able to fly as well as you'd think, so we should be able to outrun it. I can be a distraction if need be." Devar says.
20:59 <•Kotono> "EIther's worth a try," Anne says at length, "Sometimes discretion is the truest part of valor."
21:00 <Skaya> "Let's try to get the stuck doors open and sneak away. Maybe it'll figure there's no benefit in fighting with that elemental and we leave in peace."
21:00 <Skaya> Having said that, Skaya decides to see if she can apply some grease and perhaps work on the winches to allow the doors to open silently.
21:03 <•Kotono> OOC: Give me the relevant roll or take 10/20?
21:04 <Skaya> roll 1d20+14 DD
21:04 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+14 DD --> [ 1d20=7 ]{21}
21:05 <•Kotono> It's doable with some work, sure.
21:06 — Skaya takes her time to make it work before opening the door silently and slipping outside. Even if the dragon is actually on top of the cathedral and what Devar and Anne saw is an illusion, she should be fleet of foot enough to avoid any attack.
21:07 <•Kotono> Skaya steps out. Besides the light snowfall, nothing is happening here right now.
21:07 — Skaya waves the others over as she leads the way towards cover! And then, towards the exit for this place!
21:09 <•Kotono> Quietly and with great haste, the party hurries back whencethey came, and...
21:09 <•Kotono> roll 1d100
21:09 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d100 --> [ 1d100=47 ]{47}
21:09 <•Kotono> Not a sign of trouble this time. Merely the same elemental as before, standing the same guard.
21:10 <Skaya> "Hello again," Skaya greets him. "We're thinking of beating up some enemies in the city consumed by fire. Is that okay if we do that and then return again?"
21:12 <•Kotono> "You
21:12 <•Kotono> "You're back, little human," The elemental croons, "Welcome back. And now you want to go beat up fire? That's adorable."
21:13 <Devar> "We wouldn't mind killing that dragon either, if that's anything you're allowed to help with." Devar says.
21:14 <Skaya> "We ended up fighting this undead ice knight that hated Eldath, but the ice dragon is too strong for us," Skaya admits. "If we gain a bit more experience fighting over at the fire side, maybe we'll do better!"
21:15 <•Kotono> "Go on, have fun," One large finger pats Skaya's head a few times, "It's a great way for something cold to get stronger."
21:16 <•Kotono> Anne struggles not to smile, hiding it behind her hand.
21:16 <Skaya> "Thanks!" And Skaya leads the way back! But before going to the fire city, she decides to take stock of their options. Wasn't there a city of acid and a city of disease, too?
21:19 <Devar> "If we go all the way back to the start of this, we encountered that muddy room." Devar says. "And technically the city I ran into when I explored the canal backwards, too."
21:22 <Skaya> "Could that be the warm water?"
21:22 <•Kotono> "We have options," Anne agrees,a s...OOC: Okay, still got some stuff going on so let's pause this here. I'll try a nd run long on Tuesday to make up for it a bit, plus for the week off coming up since Thanksgiving weekend.