Soulriders 5.0: Legend of the Unending Games

Valuables

164gp amongst the dead adventurers
380gp worth of gems found in Baatorian caves
358gp amongst the dead Githyanki

Weapons & Armour

Masterwork Rapier - 320gp
Masterwork Greataxe - 320gp
Dagger - 1gp
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5 Orcish Double-Axes - 300gp
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Glaive - 8gp
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4 Githcraft Breastplates - 3,200gp
4 Githcraft Greatswords - 3,800gp
4 Masterwork Composite Longbows (+3) - 2,400gp

Magic Items -1,500gp for IDing

Studded Leather +1 - 1,000gp
Hide Armour +2 - 4,000gp
Chain Shirt +1 - 1,000gp
Dark Moon Gloves - 1,400gp
- Adds 1d4 negative energy damage to unarmed strike
Robes of Resistance +2 - 4,000gp
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Lesser Cloak of Arachnida - 7,000gp
- Immunity to web spells or any sort of webbing, can cast web once per day as 5th level sorceror, +2 luck bonus on fort saves against spider poison.
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Lance of Radiance - 55,000gp
- Holy Undead Bane Lance +2 that confers permanent Protection from Evil on the wielder
Crystalline Figurine - 2,000gp
- Summons a Quesar (page 180, Book of Exalted Deeds) for six hours. Can only be used by someone of Good Alignment and will not perform any evil deeds. Otherwise it will assist to the best of its ability. Can only be used once.
Alchemical Silver Maiming Greataxe +1 - 8,000gp
- On a confirmed crit, roll 1d6. The result is your multiplier.
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5 potions of cure moderate wounds
Githcraft Wounding Greatsword +1 - 19,000gp
Githcraft Mithril Chainmail +2 - 8,500gp
Amulet of Natural Armour +2 - 8,000gp
Wand of Bull's Strength (18 charges) - 1,620gp
Headband of Intellect +2 - 4,000gp
Robe of Fire Resistance 10 - 12,000gp
Ring of Protection +1 - 2,000gp
Wand of Invisibility (10 charges) - 900gp


Spellbook

The gnome carried a spellbook which contains the following spells.
Level 0: All from the DMG except those of Evocation and Conjuration
Level 1: Shield, Colour Spray, Silent Image, Cause Fear, Charm Person, Detect Secret Doors, Protection from Law, Disguise Self, Magic Aura.
Level 2: Hideous Laughter, Blur, Scare, Protection from Arrows, Touch of Idiocy, Invisibility, Misdirection, Mirror Image, Ghoul Touch, Spectral Hand
Level 3: Displacement, Haste, Vampiric Touch, Slow

Scrolls

Scroll of Divine Power - 700gp
Scroll of Dismissal - 700gp
Scroll of Raise Dead (used)

Experience

1 Half-elf (Rogue 5) - 250XP
1 Halfling (Monk 5) - 250XP
1 Dwarf (Barbarian 5) - 250XP
1 Gnome (Illusionist 5) - 250XP
1 Human (Warlock 5) - 250XP
Keeping Quest NPC alive - 200XP
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Successful Gnome Interrogation - 200XP
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11 Lemures - 165XP
1 Bearded Devil - 250XP
1 Advespa - 100XP
4 Medium Fiendish Spiders - 400XP
1 Huge Fiendish Spider - 600XP
2 Black Abishai - 450XP
Closing Portal to Baator - 500XP
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2 Large Fiendish Spiders - 300XP
2 Manes - 20XP
1 Dretch - 150XP
1 Rutterkin - 200XP
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3 Manes - 30XP
4 Rutterkins - 800XP
2 Dretches - 300XP
1 Babau - 1,000XP
1 Bar-Lgura - 800XP
Closing Portal to Abyss - 500XP
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4 Githyanki Warriors (Fighter 3) - 400XP
1 Githyanki Captain (Fighter 2/Evoker 5) - 800XP
1 Githyanki Warlock (Wizard 6) - 500 XP
1 Young Red Dragon - 800XP

[15:03] <Usagi> After a day of exploring Silverymoon and making certain purchases and agreements with the inhabitants, the party regroup at the Meliekki's Arrow, a small but rather cosy and not too expensive tavern on the edge of Silverymoon's new town. Refreshed after a night of sleep in proper beds for the first time in a while, they meet for breakfast and to discuss their plans!
[15:04] <Varul> "So we'll go, hunt for this relic, stomp anything that tries to stop up and hopefully return it for a big reward," Varul says, getting right to the point.
[15:04] * Gourash eyes over them, "So...out with it. One of you picked up a job, no? Sounds good," Gourash grinned.
[15:07] <Amonet> "Yes! A most glorious quest!" Amonet announces brightly. "To see who is worthy to lead the temple of the local sun god!"
[15:07] <Alveria> "I didn't know we had the authority to choose," mumbles Alveria.
[15:07] <Gourash> "Eh, politics are politics."
[15:08] <Amonet> "Lathander would guide us, surely," Amonet says dismissively. "Someone inappropriate would not get chosen."
[15:08] <Alveria> "The gods are a fickle lot, I wouldn't be so sure..." murmurs Alveria. "Oh, if only I wasn't desperately poor..."
[15:10] <Amonet> "Do you require monetary assistance, friend?" Amonet asks her immediately, perking up.
[15:11] <Alveria> "Aha! I knew it! Horus-Re is the ancient deity of loan sharks! You won't get me with your claws, you!" snarls Alveria, standing up from the table. "No, no chance! Let's go, right now! I won't give into temptation! I just won't! Nations have DIED because of this!"
[15:12] <Varul> Varul stands, "Let's jsut go," he agrees, stretching out.
[15:12] <Gourash> "Works for me.  Good to s ee gung-honess." Gourash rose from his seat.
[15:12] <Amonet> "He is NOT!" Amonet exclaims, standing up herself.
[15:13] <Alveria> "I see why he's so popular in those wacky eastern states, now..." rambles Alveria, stalking outside.
[15:14] <Usagi> The other patrons start to look over at the confrontation, but interest dwindles as one of the participants departs.
[15:16] <Varul> Varul rolls his eyes and smiles just a little, but withholds comment as he follows along.
[15:18] <Usagi> ----------
[15:21] <Usagi> Leaving Silverymoon and heading Southwards along the banks of the Rauvin River, the party travel onwards to their vague goal, only the words of a dubious priest of Lathandar to guide them! Over shale and sand, the brave adventurers ride, wild river on one side and untamed forest on the other! (more)
[15:23] <Usagi> It is on their second day of travelling, just as dusk starts to fall, that they see a light up ahead in the distance, springing into life just as light begins to dwindle... it's hard to see from this far, but the illumination helps - it appears to be a humanoid figure, attired in vibrant red and gold robes.
[15:24] * Alveria has no reason to act strangely, and continues to ride forward.
[15:25] * Varul peers ahead at it, curious as to what's up there.
[15:26] * Gourash continues along.
[15:26] <Usagi> The figure appears to be attired the same as the priests you saw at the temple of Lathandar back in the city. He looks to be making a camp - perhaps 500 to 600 feet away. The light jumps a bit, seemingly tossed from the figure as he starts gathering items from the scrubby ground halfway between the river and where the woods start.
[15:27] <Alveria> "Look, a priest of Lathander! Out here, brave enough to actually go himself to get the relic. I like him already," pronounces Alveria.
[15:28] <Amonet> "Unless he stole the information, sneaking like a thief at night," Amonet murmurs to herself, frowning.
[15:28] <Alveria> "Maybe we're the ones with stolen information," snorts Alveria.
[15:29] <Gourash> "Does it matter?  Let's catch him."
[15:29] * Amonet has no response to that, her mind trying to grasp the concept of being lied to.
[15:29] <Alveria> "Let's not."
[15:29] <Usagi> Closer now, the party is perhaps two hundred feet away when several shadowy figures are seen emerging from the woods around the priest...
[15:29] <Usagi> OOC: spot checks
[15:30] <Alveria> roll 1d20+6 I have low light vision, does this help
[15:30] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+6 I have low light vision, does this help and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[15:30] <Gourash> roll 1d20+1 SPOT POWAR OF NO
[15:30] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+1 SPOT POWAR OF NO and gets 21." [1d20=20]
[15:30] <Varul> roll 1d20+2
[15:30] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+2 and gets 22." [1d20=20]
[15:31] <Usagi> roll 1d20+12
[15:31] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+12 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
[15:31] <Usagi> roll 1d20+11
[15:31] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+11 and gets 22." [1d20=11]
[15:33] <Usagi> The hearty adventurers clearly ate their carrots, for they can easily distinguish the figures from the shadows, even before they step into the area of illumination - of which three do, the other two lurking in the shadows. Two of them are tall, probably humans or elves. The other is definitely a dwarf. The other two are slight - either gnomes or halflings. All appear to be armed as they confront the priest.
[15:33] <Usagi> OOC: You see the dwarf, one tall figure and one short one openly. The other two look to be trying to keep themselves hidden.
[15:34] * Gourash whispers "move to flank them while we see whats up?"
[15:34] <Alveria> "Well well, what have we here..." mutters Alveria straining her ears to try and listen in on anything that's said.
[15:35] <Usagi> OOC: listen check
[15:35] <Alveria> roll 1d20+3
[15:35] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+3 and gets 12." [1d20=9]
[15:36] <Usagi> Alveria can't hear, but whatever words are shared appear to be angry ones - weapons are brandished threateningly, the cleric himself withdrawing a gleaming morningstar against these interlopers!
[15:37] <Alveria> "Yeah, well, no question who the thief is here," snorts Alveria, rapidly clicking off her spell of many Alveria's! Er, images.
[15:37] * Gourash moves in position behind the hidden dwarf, battle axe ready.
[15:37] <Alveria> roll 1d4+1 fyahu.
[15:37] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d4+1 fyahu. and gets 5." [1d4=4]
[15:38] * Varul carefully creeps up as well, following to sneak behind one.
[15:40] <Usagi> roll 1d20+10
[15:40] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+10 and gets 13." [1d20=3]
[15:44] <Usagi> "We've got company!" one of the figures barks, all particpants abruptly looking in the party's direction!
[15:44] <Usagi> OOC: I'll say you guys are about 150 feet away now.
[15:45] <Alveria> "Hey, priest! We're on your side, mmkay?" shouts Alveria, cheerfully.
[15:45] * Gourash eyes the firebally mage and moves forward, waving his compatriots on.
[15:45] <Alveria> OOC: Can we do init or get a surprise round or something now >.>
[15:46] <Usagi> "So it seems the odds have shifted once more," the priest calls bravely, while one of the aggressors - clearly human, this close, growls at the party, "This doesn't concern you. Move along!"
[15:46] <Alveria> "Pay me, and I'll consider it," yells back Alveria.
[15:47] <Amonet> "It is most villainous to gang up on a valiant priest!" Amonet declares, before throwing Alveria a shocked look.
[15:47] <Alveria> "Don't worry! He can't afford me," adds Alveria, pompously.
[15:47] <Alveria> "I think. How much have you got? More than five thousand?"
[15:48] <Usagi> "Pfeh," the human spits on the ground, an amused smirk coming to his lips. He looks somewhat devilishly handsome, no weapon seemingly held, although one of his hands glows with arcane energy as he stands confidently before you. "That's twice what we're getting paid for this job. Move along or we'll kill you as well."
[15:49] * Gourash laughs at Alveria's dialogue. "Then you need to negociate better and include battle expenses."
[15:49] <Alveria> "Oh. Man, why do you have to die? That's so sad. Don't you have any loved ones?" tsks Alveria. "Oh, please, I can cast prestidigitation too. Let me show you how it's done."
[15:50] <Alveria> "Even if I can't pronounce it..."
[15:50] <Amonet> "Villains, assassins!" Amonet cries out, drawing her weapon. "In the name of the sun god, we'll punish you!"
[15:50] <Varul> "Right..." VArul's eyes narrow, swordo ut as he awaits for things to get started.
[15:50] <Usagi> "The expenses'll be covered by what we take from your corpse!" the dwarf barks out a guttural laugh, spittle flying from his ragged red beard as he brandishes a greataxe nearly as big as he is.
[15:50] <Usagi> OOC: yeah, let's do init
[15:50] <Alveria> roll 1d20+5 init, putting an end to this farce
[15:50] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+5 init, putting an end to this farce and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[15:50] <Alveria> OOC: No fucking way, that's so lame
[15:50] <Usagi> roll 1d20+1 cleric
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+1 cleric and gets 5." [1d20=4]
[15:51] <Amonet> roll 1d20
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20 and gets 6." [1d20=6]
[15:51] <Usagi> roll 1d20+3 warlock
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+3 warlock and gets 4." [1d20=1]
[15:51] <Usagi> roll 1d20 barbarian
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20 barbarian and gets 2." [1d20=2]
[15:51] <Gourash> roll 1d20+1 INIT OF BARBARIAN
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+1 INIT OF BARBARIAN and gets 20." [1d20=19]
[15:51] <Usagi> roll 1d20+4 rogue
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+4 rogue and gets 20." [1d20=16]
[15:51] <Usagi> roll 1d20+3 monk
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+3 monk and gets 21." [1d20=18]
[15:51] <Usagi> roll 1d20+3 mage
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+3 mage and gets 11." [1d20=8]
[15:55] <Varul> roll 1d20+6
[15:55] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+6 and gets 17." [1d20=11]
[15:58] <Usagi> The diminuitive villian approaches the party faster than his small legs should be able to carry him, seemingly unarmed, but not able to get close enough to them to strike just yet! Hot on his heels comes his taller companion, brandishing a flexible rapier just as Gourash is ready to go!
[16:00] * Gourash grins swinging his large axe out and down hard against the unarmed one, whether he's trusting providence or just paranoid is hard to guess.
[16:00] <Gourash> roll 1d20+9 (-2 PA) STRIKE TRUE
[16:00] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+9 (-2 PA) STRIKE TRUE and gets 16." [1d20=7]
[16:01] <Usagi> But the tiny figure adroitly twists his body to the side, a feral smirk on his otherwise cute and chubby little halfling face as Gourash's axe cleaves the late evening air!
[16:03] <Varul> Varul decides to go after the other one, trusting that Gourash can deal with the monk! His greatsword comes out, a great sweeping arc hoping to turn this foe into chunky tomato sauce!
[16:03] <Varul> roll 1d20+9 (-2 PA!)
[16:03] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+9 (-2 PA!) and gets 18." [1d20=9]
[16:05] <Usagi> Despite his powerful strike, Varul somehow finds his sword clanging off the elf-like figure's chain shirt without inflicting more than a bruise! "All strength, no skill..." the man tuts mockingly, raising his rapier to guard!
[16:07] <Usagi> Back at the confrontation by the cleric, the rearmost figure begins to cast a spell, arcane energy being channelled!
[16:07] <Usagi> OOC: will save, Gourash
[16:09] <Gourash> roll 1d20+2
[16:09] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+2 and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[16:10] <Usagi> The mighty Gourash suddenly feels pure terror course through his veins... even for a barbarian like him, some foes are just too much! Clearly he and his friends are totally outmatched - he has to flee if he's going to survive this!
[16:11] <Amonet> Amonet's face twists with rage. "Assassins, bought with riches, skulking in the dead of night. Ill-gained money financing murder in the name of politics and devoutness! Horus-Re shines eternally to cleanse the world of the shadow of such sin! You foul beings, you anathema to the Light... disappear!"
[16:12] <Alveria> "Oh, man, should I help him, should I not..." mutters Alveria, before apparently coming to a decision. "Hey, priest! Get out the way, unless you want to get caught up in something nasty!" (Hold until priest has gone.)
[16:15] <Usagi> "Very well, friends, do what you must!" the priest calls back, moving away from his aggressors and towards the party, but pausing to cast a spell on the way!
[16:15] <Usagi> roll 1d20+5
[16:15] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+5 and gets 7." [1d20=2]
[16:16] * Alveria throws a rotten egg at the far-off magical duo (and their pet barbarian), a disgusing cloud of green smoke emitting from it's blast point! (Stinking Cloud, Fort DC 17 or can't take anything but a single move action until 1d4+1 rounds after having left the cloud.)
[16:16] <Alveria> roll 1d20+13 why not
[16:16] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+13 why not and gets 20." [1d20=7]
[16:17] <Usagi> roll 1d20
[16:17] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20 and gets 3." [1d20=3]
[16:17] <Usagi> roll 1d20+9
[16:17] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+9 and gets 20." [1d20=11]
[16:17] <Usagi> roll 1d20+4
[16:17] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+4 and gets 5." [1d20=1]
[16:19] <Usagi> Oddly, while you can see some gaping and gasping amid the cloud of noxious smoke, no gasps or calls are heard from within, it seeming to be eerily quiet.
[16:20] <Usagi> The leader of the group staggers his way out of the fog, his chokes and gasps heard a moment after he emerges!
[16:20] <Usagi> roll 1d4+1
[16:20] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d4+1 and gets 5." [1d4=4]
[16:22] <Usagi> However, the dwarven barbarian doesn't seem too afflicted, hurling himself out of the fog as a terrifici warcry is heard, starting abruptly a moment after he leaves the smog and not ending until he crashes into the cleric, greataxe hurtling into the poor priest of Lathandar!
[16:23] <Usagi> roll 1d20+12
[16:23] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+12 and gets 16." [1d20=4]
[16:23] <Usagi> But his axe only clangs off something metal, the priest seeming to be wearing some proper armour under that robe of his!
[16:25] <Usagi> Seeing the fear in Gourashes eyes, the diminuitive monk only laughs, darting away from the half orc and coming in on Varul's blindside to punch into the back of his head!
[16:25] <Usagi> roll 1d20+10
[16:25] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+10 and gets 21." [1d20=11]
[16:25] <Usagi> roll 1d6+2+1d4
[16:25] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d6+2+1d4 and gets 8." [1d6=3][1d4=3]
[16:25] <Usagi> OOC: fort save, Varul
[16:26] <Varul> roll 1d20+7
[16:26] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+7 and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[16:27] <Usagi> While Varul takes a painful blow, feeling lances of cold energy bursting through his skull in addition to the blunt force trauma, he avoids being stunned! However, that's the least of his worries as thr half-elf rogue's eyes glint menacingly, rapier snaking in to find Varul's weak spots!
[16:28] <Usagi> roll 1d20+11
[16:28] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+11 and gets 27." [1d20=16]
[16:28] <Usagi> roll 4d6+1
[16:28] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 4d6+1 and gets 16." [4d6=5, 3, 6, 1]
[16:29] <Usagi> It finds its brutal mark, the flexible blade managing to snake under Varul's armour and stab into his flank, probably doing nasty things to his kidney!
[16:30] <Gourash> Gourash looks about, seeing something only he can see before turning and kicking his horse hard, retreating down the path. "flee!"
[16:31] <Varul> Varul grits his teeth, glaring daggers at the rapierman, sword coming around to hopefully cut his skull and brains out!
[16:31] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-2 PA)
[16:31] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-2 PA) and gets 22." [1d20=11]
[16:31] <Usagi> OOC: hit
[16:32] <Varul> roll 2d6+15
[16:32] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+15 and gets 22." [2d6=6, 1]
[16:34] <Usagi> Varul takes his brutal revenge, massive greatsword digging deeply into his flesh and carving a ragged path of crushed ribs down through the man's chest! He doesn't even have time to look surprised before the life leaves him, corpse tumbling off of Varul's blade!
[16:34] <Usagi> OOC: cleave on monk, yes
[16:34] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-2 PA)
[16:34] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-2 PA) and gets 22." [1d20=11]
[16:34] <Usagi> OOC: hit, lol
[16:34] <Varul> roll 2d6+15
[16:35] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+15 and gets 22." [2d6=1, 6]
[16:36] <Usagi> As Varul kicks the lifeless body away and wrenches his sword free, he spins around and delivers a terrific slash into the tiny monk, cutting deeply into his arm! However, the halfling proves more resilient than his friend, still staying upright!
[16:37] <Usagi> The mage of the group staggers free of the cloud as well, yet no sounds are heard from his direction...
[16:37] <Usagi> roll 1d4+1
[16:37] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d4+1 and gets 3." [1d4=2]
[16:40] * Amonet charges the wounded monk, her ranseur shining with the desire for justice! "Have at thee, villain!" she calls out, and strikes at the halfling assassin scum!
[16:41] <Amonet> roll 1d20+16
[16:41] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+16 and gets 34." [1d20=18]
[16:41] <Amonet> roll 2d4+10
[16:41] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+10 and gets 16." [2d4=2, 4]
[16:42] <Usagi> "Gahh!" the monk cries out in pain as Amonet runs him through, body going limp on the end of her ranseur of justice, yet still held up like a marionette as his lifeblood drains away!
[16:42] <Alveria> Cool, next round you can run through the enemy punks
[16:42] <Alveria> OOC*
[16:44] * Alveria runs forward and flings out yet another expertly aimed fireball, ensnaring the dwarven idiot without catching the cleric!
[16:44] <Alveria> roll 6d6 reflex DC 19
[16:44] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 6d6 reflex DC 19 and gets 25." [6d6=1, 5, 4, 6, 5, 4]
[16:44] <Usagi> "Be still, you!" the cleric of Lathandar calls, keeping his guard up even as he casts a spell!
[16:44] <Usagi> roll 1d20+12
[16:44] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+12 and gets 24." [1d20=12]
[16:44] <Usagi> roll 1d20+1 reflex
[16:44] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+1 reflex and gets 13." [1d20=12]
[16:44] <Usagi> roll 1d20+1 will
[16:44] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+1 will and gets 16." [1d20=15]
[16:45] <Varul> "Thanks," Varul breathes out, a moment of respite and a quick thanks to Amonet
[16:45] <Varul> .
[16:46] <Amonet> "It was my pleasure, Sir Varul!" she responds brightly.
[16:46] <Usagi> The fireball vents its fury over the clerics campsite, washing perilously close to said holy man but stopping short just as it chars the snarling dwarf in his face! However, the feisty warrior seems unperturbed by the fact that his beard is on fire, nor affected by the cleric's spell!
[16:46] <Alveria> "Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha oh wait he's not dead. Man, I must've done it wrong," mutters Alveria.
[16:47] <Usagi> More coughing is heard from the warlock, who looks to be staggering away into the woods, clearly having had enough of this!
[16:47] <Usagi> Meanwhile the burning dwarf attempts once more to bury his axe into the cleric, a ululating war cry escaping his lips along with enough spittle to put out the fire in his beard!
[16:47] * Alveria also moves closer to the melee, getting ready for the next spell!
[16:47] <Usagi> roll 1d20+12
[16:47] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+12 and gets 24." [1d20=12]
[16:47] <Usagi> roll 1d12+9
[16:47] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d12+9 and gets 15." [1d12=6]
[16:48] <Usagi> This time he finds his mark, hacking a vicious chunk of flesh out of the priest's flesh and causing blood to spray out all over him from the force of the blow, raging berserker seemingly unconcerned with anything except the slaughter of his target!
[16:52] * Varul snarls and goes forard, a rapid charge at the vile, cleric wounding barbarian. Dammit, this isn't good - doubly so since if he's alive he could heal us for free in thanks!
[16:52] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-4 PA)
[16:52] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-4 PA) and gets 22." [1d20=11]
[16:52] <Usagi> OOC: hit
[16:52] <Varul> roll 2d6+19
[16:52] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+19 and gets 23." [2d6=1, 3]
[16:53] <Usagi> Varul's sword finds its mark, hacking into the barbarian's stout leg and causing blood to flow freely! Yet still he remains upright, seeming to have plenty of fight in him, yet!
[16:54] <Usagi> The wizard continues to flee into the night!
[16:57] <Amonet> Seeing the dwarf handled quite well by her friends, Amonet pursues the evil wizard, determined to bring him to justice while avoiding Alveria's cloud.
[16:58] <Alveria> "Get back, we'll take care of him!" yells Alveria at the cleric, as she plans her next move!
[16:58] <Usagi> Amonet finds herself swiftly bearing down on the stumbling and fleeing wizard - looks to be a gnome, this close. Although oddly the sound of her horse's hooves ceases as she draws near, utter silence falling over them!
[17:00] <Usagi> "My thanks, friends!" the cleric calls in reply to Alveria, retreating away from his foe and towards the party, while leaving Varul to handle the raging barbarian!
[17:01] * Alveria cheerfully runs forward, winking at Varul as she positions herself *just so*. Another red-hot ball of fire explodes, this time centered directly on her. If Varul had a moustache before, he wouldn't now, but he's at least doing better than the dwarf surely is...
[17:01] <Alveria> roll 5d8 relfex DC 18
[17:01] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 5d8 relfex DC 18 and gets 26." [5d8=3, 7, 6, 8, 2]
[17:02] <Usagi> roll 1d20+1
[17:02] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+1 and gets 20." [1d20=19]
[17:03] <Usagi> Even in his berserk state, the dwarf seems to have the presence to duck his head, avoiding the worst of the flames that rage over him, barely stopping short of Varul!
[17:03] <Usagi> The coughing warlock continues to flee, disappearing into the woods!
[17:04] <Usagi> Meanwhile, with his primary target now gone, the dwarf doesn't seem to care much who he buries his axe into, snarling a mixture of spittle and blood as he whirls on Varul with a vicious horizontal axe slash to his midsection!
[17:04] <Usagi> roll 1d20+10
[17:04] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+10 and gets 11." [1d20=1]
[17:04] <Usagi> roll 1d20+10 critfail lol
[17:04] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+10 critfail lol and gets 28." [1d20=18]
[17:05] <Usagi> But it's no good, the blow only bouncing off Varul's expertly crafted chainmail to no effect!
[17:05] <Varul> Varul merely stands firm, defense bakc up as he counters in a more cautious way!
[17:05] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-1 PA)
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-1 PA) and gets 23." [1d20=11]
[17:05] <Usagi> OOC: hit
[17:05] <Varul> roll 1d20+13
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+13 and gets 23." [1d20=10]
[17:05] <Varul> OOC - STrike.
[17:05] <Varul> roll 2d6+13
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+13 and gets 20." [2d6=4, 3]
[17:06] <Usagi> Even the endurance of an insane Dwarf has its limits, this final strike enough to put the mortally wounded barbarian down, hopefully for good!
[17:07] <Usagi> The mage continues to stumble away from Amonet, seeming to not even notice her behind him as he silently coughs and gasps, though seeming to recover a bit, now.
[17:07] <Alveria> "Yay! We won! Again!" pronounces Alveria. o/"We are so great, we are so great, everybody loves us... oh, wait, there's still that other guy..."
[17:07] <Varul> Huffing out air as the dwarf falls, "Can you do anything about him," Varul asks, watching as he flees into the woods. Is it viable for him to give chase at all?
[17:08] * Amonet charges at the fleeing mage, intent on running the foul, villainous creature down before it can try to ambush another decent soul!
[17:09] <Alveria> "Amonet's on a horse, and he's on foot. I don't think he's going far," replies Alveria.
[17:10] <Amonet> roll 1d20+13
[17:10] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+13 and gets 16." [1d20=3]
[17:10] <Alveria> "Oh, the other guy... I don't think he's coming back," she adds. "He'll probably get eaten by a tiger or something, I dunno."
[17:10] <Usagi> OOC: hit
[17:10] <Amonet> roll 2d4+9
[17:10] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+9 and gets 17." [2d4=4, 4]
[17:11] <Usagi> Amonet's ever justice seeking ranseur finds yet another villianous soul to cut up! The mage emits a soundless cry of agony, yet still keeps up as he stumbles away from the rightous paladin/knight/cleric!
[17:12] <Alveria> "Hey, you! Give yourself up, or I'll kill you!" yells Alveria, hands twitching with magic as she waits for a response! (Move 30ft towards him, ready action to blast him if he does not comply)
[17:12] <Usagi> "I cannot believe that this could happen..." the cleric sags, casting a spell upon himself now that there's no enemies immediately around.
[17:12] <Usagi> roll 1d8+5
[17:12] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d8+5 and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[17:14] * Alveria flicks her fingers, blasting him!
[17:15] <Alveria> roll 2d4+2 magic missile at lesser CL because I am most merciful and gentle
[17:15] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 2d4+2 magic missile at lesser CL because I am most merciful and gentle and gets 8." [2d4=4, 2]
[17:15] <Usagi> Both dazzling bolts of light slam into the gnome's back, sending him tumbling ass over teakettle into the mud, perhaps fatally wounded?!
[17:17] <Alveria> "Hey, turn off that silence spell," yelps Alveria. "I need to talk to that gnome, and he's going to die if we don't heal him! Then I can't talk to him, which would make me very sad..."
[17:18] <Usagi> "Yes, they should face civil justice, even if they are despicable brigands," the cleric concedes reluctantly, nodding as Amonet can suddenly hear around herself again! Including the pitiful death rattle of a dying gnome at her horse's feet!
[17:18] <Alveria> "Hey, Amonet, we need to interrogate him, can you make sure he doesn't die?"
[17:19] * Amonet glares coldly at the gnome who got his just desserts for his life of banditry. "I refuse," she says flatly. "He is a villain most foul. Horus-Re would not deign to heal him."
[17:20] <Usagi> Meanwhile, wearing an expression of distaste, the priest of Lathandar approaches the fallen dwarf, casting a minor spell of healing to stabilise the dying berserker.
[17:24] * Varul shakes his head, sighing a moment at Amonet. "They could be more useful...besides, shouldn't you try to convert them?"
[17:24] * Alveria pouts for a moment. "Man, I guess this one will have to do, then," she mutters.
[17:24] <Amonet> "They are beyond conversion," she states.
[17:25] <Usagi> "What of the other two?" the cleric asks, looking over towards where the monk and rogue fell.
[17:26] <Alveria> "Well, it's not so fair to heal one and not the others," shrugs Alveria. "We can just drag them back to Silverymoon later."
[17:28] <Usagi> "Lathandar shows mercy to all," the red robed cleric states, sounding awfully tired as he begins to trudge towards Amonet and the fallen gnome.
[17:29] * Amonet returns towards the others, not getting in his way.
[17:33] <Varul> Varul says quiet, shaking his head once but not arguing it.
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[17:22] <Usagi> Fleeing madly from the battle, Gourash slowly feels his senses return... he finds himself in the woods just off the river, some distance away from his friends and night drawing in all around him...
[17:23] * Gourash growls, holding his head and looking around, wondering at ..what was he running from anyway...they were just bandits!
[17:25] <Usagi> Around are gloomy skeletal trees, their leaves mostly fallen in preperation for Winter. He can barely see in the distance through the trees towards the river where the battle was, still lit up by the cleric's light source. It's too far to make out details, though.
[17:26] * Gourash turns, trying to get his bearings and frowning. He'd probably missed the entire fight by the time he got back. He turned to head back, keeping his eyes peeled for any luck.
[17:28] <Usagi> Gourash maneuvres his horse through the forest, at least avoiding the faceful of branches he took several times in getting here while madly fleeing that... whatever it was. However, luck seems to be upon him, this night - about halfway back, he finds the same man who led the bandits, his eyes widening in surprise at seeing a horsebound half-orc nearly on top of him! "You!" he snarls, bringing up his hand which starts to glow with eldritch hate!
[17:28] <Usagi> OOC: init
[17:28] <Usagi> roll 1d20+3
[17:28] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+3 and gets 10." [1d20=7]
[17:28] <Gourash> roll 1d20+1
[17:28] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+1 and gets 21." [1d20=20]
[17:29] * Gourash growls in rage charging at the man who'd bespelled him.
[17:29] <Usagi> OOC: go ahead, you're in range
[17:31] <Gourash> roll 1d20+11+2+2+2-2 (-2pa) massive kill the man strike
[17:31] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+11+2+2+2-2 (-2pa) massive kill the man strike and gets 28." [1d20=13]
[17:31] <Usagi> OOC: oi, instagibbed. Damage it up.
[17:32] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+4+2+2
[17:32] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+4+2+2 and gets 22." [1d12=6]
[17:32] <Gourash> OOC: my math is wrong, that's 23, but I suspect it doesn't matter
[17:33] <Usagi> Splat! The poor man has no chance at all against Gourash's might axe, the heavy blade caving right into his chest and bursting out his back in a shower of gore and ichor!
[17:34] * Gourash grunts, shaking the man off his axe after dragging him along for a bit more of the horse's charge.

Those robes, so awesome... expression of interest.  >_>

[15:07] <Usagi> So, after hastily looting and burying the dead bandits (including the dwarf, who mysteriously expired despite the minor healing he was given), and tying up the unconscious but live one, the party makes camp with their new friend. Hahn Welfetter, as he introduces himself, is a reasonably handsome man in his mid thirties, close cropped black hair and a shrewd expression as he regards the party.
[15:07] <Usagi> "I thank you for your assistance, strangers. I had no idea things were so bad at the temple that brigands such as those would be hired to actually assault a fellow priest... sadly they did not say exactly who had enlisted their dubious services, though we might still ask that gnome when he wakes."
[15:09] <Varul> "Were you on the same errand as the others?" Varul asks as he listens. "This looks to have gotten extremely vicious."
[15:11] <Usagi> "It's doing our standing no good at all when it's just petty squabbling, but this..." Hahn shakes his head despairingly, "I worry that if something isn't done soon, Lathander will turn his back on us entirely. It was perhaps my own fault to discuss my research with the other priests before I left, but I honestly had no idea any of them had it in them to sanction such an attack."
[15:12] * Varul takes a long drag from his waterskin, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. "It's possible you have someone consumed with ambition in your mists, or another force altogether intervening?"
[15:14] <Amonet> "Your research, Friend?" Amonet asks curiously.
[15:16] <Usagi> "I do not know," Hahn shakes his head. "But there will be hard questions asked when I return to the temple." His eyes glint steely hard for a moment before he allows himself to relax at Amonet's question. "Yes," he smiles at the other sun-worshipper. "I do not believe the Morninglord so capricious as to send us all scrambling off in search of an artifact that he hasn't even identified to us."
[15:16] <Usagi> "I believe this 'symbol' can be found by anyone who undertakes a suitable task in Lathander's eyes. With the help of the Vault of Sages, I have located just such a possibility - I hope, anyway." (more)
[15:19] <Usagi> "South of here lies what is known as the 'Solar Forge'," he explains. "It has been lost to history for some time, but... it is old, very old. Even before Lathandar or Horus Re, for as long as there have been Sun Gods, those who worshipped them have made the pilgrimage to this site."
[15:19] <Usagi> "I believe if I can complete this pilgrimage, it will show my piety to Lathandar - the Morninglord loves renewal of all things, and renewing this ancient tradition might gift me with his blessing to restore order to the temple. At least the auguries I have conducted give me reason to be optimistic, anyway."
[15:20] <Varul> "Solar forge?" Varul asks, lingering on that. Funny name, really.
[15:22] <Usagi> "That is the translation," Hahn nods. "The Sages I spoke to indicated that the ancient Lizard people who ruled the North once believed that it is where their God first perfected the design of the Sun in the sky. Others said that great weapons of light were once crafted there."
[15:24] <Amonet> "We wish to travel there also," Amonet tells him. "Would you mind the company?"
[15:25] <Usagi> He inclines his head towards Amonet. "I would be happy to travel with such decent people as yourselves. Perhaps it may even bring you a better understanding of your own faith, after all."
[15:26] <Amonet> "That would be most excellent!"
[15:26] <Varul> Varul nods once and stays quiet for now, pondering. More clerics are always nice to have, and he can't complain about it being someone of the faith he feels strongest towards. Alveria's being awfully quiet, though..."Hey," Varul looks to the elf girl.
[15:27] * Alveria is leaning against a tree, looking tired, with remarkably sunken eyes and straggly hair.
[15:29] <Varul> "Hey, Alveria," Varul repeats, a little stronger. He nods a moment to Hahn, polite but distant. "You alive somewhere in there?"
[15:31] <Alveria> "Yeah, yeah, I'm here," she mumbles, pulling herself up. "Um. Sure. Dawnbringer, say there was a priest setting you up. Would Lathander not... denounce him? Excommunicate him?"
[15:34] <Usagi> "Any of us who stray from the path of righteousness will find our prayers unanswered," Hahn replies simply. "Which could make it simple to identify the one who sought my death, yes. I just find it hard to believe that any of them could have done such a thing..."
[15:34] <Usagi> He sighs, "Unless it was perhaps a supporter of one of the other priests rather than the priest himself that hired them? Our friend there should hopefully reveal the truth when he wakes up."
[15:37] <Varul> "Misfortune or an overeager backer..." Varul considers this, looking at Hahn and Alveria. Something...bleh. "Well, you're the brains, Alveria. What do you think?"
[15:41] <Alveria> "Eh? Oh, I don't know," replies Alveria, shrugging. "I don't worship Lathander or the sun or anything, and I didn't meet the priest who sent us on this, anyway. I bet someone out there wants to puppet Lathander's church. 'course, a deception like that wouldn't last long. Long enough to do something horrible, maybe." Glancing at the grass, she sits herself down on it, wiping part of her forehead with her rough robes.
[15:41] <Usagi> "We shall see when we return to Silverymoon..." Hahn murmurs, as the party settle down to rest for the evening.
[15:42] <Usagi> ---------
[15:42] <Usagi> The following day, the party plus one awaken to find their captive of last night still snoring soundly despite being tied up and toppled over in the mud. Well, at least it's silk rope and not that nasty chafing hemp kind?
[15:47] <Varul> Varul stretches and yawns. MAking sure his chain mail is in place and greatsword is ever so shiny, he walks up to the captive. He does a quick once over to make sure he's securely bound and no particular danger, before shaking his shoulder, looming above him. "Wake up."
[15:48] <Usagi> "Mmm.. Eeeeek!" the gnome stirs briefly before his eyes fly open and he emits an ear-splitting shriek at the big scary manhands disturbing his slumber!
[15:49] <Varul> Varul grins darkly, one hand going to lightly clamp the gnome's throat, the other pinning his midsection now. "You're lucky you're alive," he goes on, ignoring the scream casually. "Want me to remedy that?"
[15:49] <Usagi> OOC: make your intimidate check
[15:52] <Varul> roll 1d20+7
[15:52] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+7 and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[15:52] <Usagi> roll 1d20+4
[15:52] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+4 and gets 10." [1d20=6]
[15:53] <Usagi> "Waah, I'll tell you anything!" the gnome squirms helplessly in Varul's grip, "Just don't hurt me! The others, they made me do it, I didn't want to, but I needed the money for my sick children - they need their medicine!" he bawls, high pitched voice going a mile a minute!
[15:54] <Varul> Varul just smiles more, not believing a word of it. Oh, there's a chance it's true, but the situation speaks poorly of his veracity. INstead Varul presses down, driving some of the wind from the gnome's chest. "Less babbling and self indulgent excuses and more useful talking means less painful death coming your way.
[15:55] <Usagi> "Ooohf!" he grunts painfully as he's winded, pressed down into the mud. "Ask me anything, please, just don't hurt me! I'm allergic to pain!"
[15:57] <Varul> "Who hired you is always a good place to start," Varul says leisurely, taking a hand off the man's midsection and getting a dagger out. He casually jams in into the mud juuuuust above the gnome's head, merely an inch away. "Good, good.  Start answering."
[16:00] <Usagi> "It was Count Prestin!" the gnomish wizard replies quickly, breathing deeply now that the pressure is off his chest. "He said he didn't want that guy," he nods his head towards Hahn, "To become head of the temple, so we were to make sure he didn't come back from his trip!"
[16:00] <Usagi> For his part, Hahn scowls disgustedly at the name mentioned. "Story checks out, at least."
[16:03] <Varul> "Mm. Keep talking," Varul says, glancing at Hahn once
[16:03] <Varul> ,
[16:04] <Usagi> "W-What else do you want to know?" the gnome asks fearfully, futiley trying to squirm away.
[16:07] <Varul> "I have a learned friend that might have a few questions. Hahn?" Varul looks to him again, waiting.
[16:07] <Alveria> "What's in it for Prestin?" asks Alveria, privately to Hahn.
[16:08] <Usagi> Hahn snorts. "He's hated me ever since I married his daughter to a blacksmith. Stuck up old fool..." the priest mutters, shaking his head. "There's enough rumours about him that this doesn't even surprise me."
[16:11] <Usagi> "Were you just ordered to kill me, or anything else?" Hahn asks the prone gnome, raising his voice.
[16:12] <Usagi> "He told us to go to a cave South of here and get a symbol of Lathandar for him!" the terrified illusionist squeaks out. "He wanted it so he could choose who the new leader of your temple would be!"
[16:13] <Varul> "Now we're..." Varul p erks up at that, "Where's the cave?"
[16:13] <Usagi> "He wasn't sure, just that it was along this side of the river and marked by six pillars. He didn't say how he knew!" your captive blubbers.
[16:15] <Alveria> "Know if he hired anyone else?"
[16:16] <Usagi> "I don't know!" the gnome wails unashamedly, "Please, just let me go, I promise I'll be good! You don't want my little children to grow up orphans, do you?! Sick orphans without their medicine - please, find your hearts!"
[16:17] <Varul> "Eh." VArul looks back to them at this, getting his dagger out of the mud.
[16:19] <Alveria> "Might be better for them," mutters Alveria. "Better to tie him up and take him back with us later. Don't want Prestin to find out, that'd be stupid, and he might send more people after us."
[16:20] <Usagi> "We can just drag him along," Hahn agrees. "Just so long as we gag him he shouldn't be much trouble. If we leave him tied up here he'll probably get eaten by a bear or something while we're gone."
[16:21] <Usagi> The gnome whimpers piteously at that.
[16:21] <Alveria> "Maybe we could consider that gambling," muses Alveria, starting to get back on the trail.
[16:21] * Varul shivers for some unknown reason at that whimper, but puts it aside. "Let's just keep him carefully tied up and go."
[16:22] <Alveria> roll 1d20+6
[16:22] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+6 and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[16:23] <Usagi> --------
[16:25] <Usagi> It takes the better part of the day travelling, but eventually the party come across their goal. "Here it is, I'm sure of it!" Hahn beams as you come across a small inlet just off the river, six jagged and ancient stone pillars jutting out from the ground, three on either side of a cave entrance, only barely recognisable as being worked stone due to the amount of wear on it.
[16:25] <Usagi> OOC: if anyone has knowledge architecture they can roll it for fun.
[16:27] <Alveria> "What's inside?" asks Alveria, brightly.
[16:27] * Varul looks about for the most obvious thing - any sign of someone having been in recently or the scene disturbed.
[16:28] <Usagi> "An ancient site of divine power!" Hahn replies, just as brightly. "And probably all sorts of traps and guardians if we're unlucky."
[16:28] <Usagi> OOC: survival check, Varul
[16:31] <Varul> roll 1d20+2
[16:31] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+2 and gets 11." [1d20=9]
[16:31] <Usagi> Varul can't see any sign of recent disturbance.
[16:33] * Varul grunts and prepares to go in, nodding.
[16:33] <Usagi> Hahn bravely enters the cavern!
[16:34] * Alveria bravely follows! After Gourash.
[16:34] * Amonet bravely decides to follow as well, her shield glowing briefly as she does so!
[16:34] * Varul follows as well!
[16:35] <Usagi> Entering, the party finds a circular chamber, seeming to be mostly barren rock except a few weathered and ancient marble tiles on the ground and walls hinting at what this place once was. It's about 40 feet in diameter, with a passageway leading down opposite the entrance. Except it seems utterly clogged with collapsed rock. Also, there's a large brown bear sleeping off to the side of the entrance, its back to you.
[16:37] <Alveria> "Is that one of the guardians/andor traps?" asks Alveria, glancing at the bear.
[16:37] * Varul idly draws his sword, just in case, but keeps the point down. "PRoblem one and two," Varul mutters.
[16:38] <Usagi> The bear seems to be sleeping quite soundly, a very slow and ryhthmic movement heralding its ponderous breathing. If it cares about a troop of heavily armed adventurers tromping around its home, it isn't showing it.
[16:39] * Alveria heads over to the apparent caved-in passage, peering at the rock.
[16:40] <Usagi> It looks like it collapsed a long time ago - there's no space at all between the rocks clogging it up for you to see through, almost seeming like a solid jagged mass.
[16:41] <Varul> "Now what?" Varul looks about, for any sort of side passage or way to enter.
[16:42] <Alveria> "I guess the way to show faith is to... hire some teamsters?" queries Alveria, blinking wide eyes around. "Maybe the pillars will have some clue, I don't know." SHe goes back outside to check them out.
[16:42] <Usagi> "I think it's hibernating. We should leave it alone," Hahn comments, keeping his distance from the bear and walking up to the collapsed passageway where he takes a piece of clay out from his pouch and begins to mold it for a second before uttering some words in Celestial and touching the rock, which promptly gives way and shapes itself into a solid arch, exposing a stairway leading down.
[16:43] <Usagi> The pillars outisde are ancient and weathered terribly. If any writing was once upon them, its long gone.
[16:43] <Alveria> "Oh, or we could do that," mumbles Alveria, returning to see the stairwell and head down it.
[16:43] <Usagi> Its a long way down, but about halfway there you can see some flickering light towards the bottom...
[16:45] <Varul> "Works,' Varul speaks quietly, starting to go.
[16:46] * Amonet observes the flickering light curiously as she descends towards it.
[16:48] <Usagi> Descending the staircase, the party finds itself in a large hallway, perhaps fifty foot wide by eighty long. Six pillars each bear flickering torches, three along each side of the hall, and along each side of the walls are numerous marble statues depicting figures, some humanoid and some less so.
[16:48] <Usagi> The figures of Lathandar and Horus Re are immediately apparent to some, but numerous others are here, each one masterfully crafted of solid marble and decorated with gold filigree. Two passages lead East and West on either side, while the far North end of the hallway seems to overlook an enormous chamber down below, steam and harsh light visible over in that direction.
[16:49] * Alveria goes over to have a look at this enormous chamber from the balcony.
[16:49] * Amonet does likewise.
[16:55] <Usagi> Looking down, Alveria and Amonet can see a large cavern perhaps sixty feet below, dominated by a large pool of lava in the centre, which is responsible for all the heat and light. Numerous figures are seen down below, none of them human. Small red imp-like creatures are seen flittering about this way and that, some coming and going from a passage seen to the East.
[16:55] <Usagi> Several larger creatures are also seen, having the upper bodies of muscular red-skinned men, and the lower bodies of enormous snakes, covered in red and black scales with jagged flaming spikes jutting out all over their forms.
[16:55] <Usagi> ---------

[15:07] <Usagi> [16:49] * Alveria goes over to have a look at this enormous chamber from the balcony.
[15:07] <Usagi> [16:49] * Amonet does likewise.
[15:07] <Usagi> [16:55] <Usagi> Looking down, Alveria and Amonet can see a large cavern perhaps sixty feet below, dominated by a large pool of lava in the centre, which is responsible for all the heat and light. Numerous figures are seen down below, none of them human. Small red imp-like creatures are seen flittering about this way and that, some coming and going from a passage seen to the East.
[15:07] <Usagi> [16:55] <Usagi> Several larger creatures are also seen, having the upper bodies of muscular red-skinned men, and the lower bodies of enormous snakes, covered in red and black scales with jagged flaming spikes jutting out all over their forms.
[15:08] <Varul> "...great." VArul mutters, just staring down a few moments before taking a look around him, past the inferno below.
[15:08] <Alveria> "Ah, salamanders. And fire-related mephits. This is a nice place," says Alveria, dreamily stepping back from the balcony. "Oh, well. You can't really fight fire with fire, such a pity..."
[15:09] <Amonet> "A shame most great," Amonet agrees.
[15:09] <Usagi> It looks almost like a natural cavern, except the floor appears to be worked stone. Besides the perhaps 40 feet wide pit of lava, the area below extends in a somewhat ovoid shape, perhaps 60 feet from the lava to the walls at the widest, and 20 at the least. There appears to be passageways from that area to the East and North.
[15:10] <Usagi> OOC: if you're all hanging over the edge, make move silently checks
[15:10] <Varul> roll 1d20+2
[15:10] <Reikobot> Varul rolled : 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{7}
[15:10] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+2 and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[15:10] <Alveria> roll 1d20+1
[15:10] <Reikobot> Alveria rolled : 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{15}
[15:10] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+1 and gets 12." [1d20=11]
[15:11] <Usagi> OOC: reroll
[15:11] <Varul> roll 1d20-3
[15:11] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20-3 and gets 2." [1d20=5]
[15:11] <Amonet> roll d20-5
[15:11] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls d20-5 and gets 9." [d20=14]
[15:12] <Usagi> roll 1d20
[15:12] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20 and gets 15." [1d20=15]
[15:13] <Usagi> Sadly the conversation coupled with the clanking of Varul and Amonet's armour serves to alert the creatures below, several of them looking up at the party as they seem to debate amongst themselves for a moment...
[15:14] * Amonet gives them a tentative wave.
[15:15] <Alveria> "Hello, fiery friends!" calls Alveria, in Ignan. "Pray tell, what are you doing in this place?"
[15:16] * Gourash glances at the other two corridors since stealth is long since gone.
[15:16] <Usagi> One of the mephits flies upwards! Hovering in the air near the party. "Humans and elf and orc!" it chitters rapidly, before looking at Alveria in some surprise. "Smart elf!" it adds in Ignan. "How you get in here?"
[15:17] <Usagi> OOC: spot check, Gourash
[15:17] <Gourash> roll 1d20+1 spot
[15:17] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+1 spot and gets 12." [1d20=11]
[15:17] <Usagi> The two corridors seem deserted, although they're pretty dark away from the light source of the hall, that's no detriment to Gourash with his darkvision.
[15:17] <Alveria> "Oh, um, the passage," she replies, nodding. "We cleared it away and such, because this is a most holy shrine to... um... a couple of sun gods, or something like that. What're you up to here?"
[15:19] * Varul just looks around a bit as well, taking a cautious step back, just in case things get ugly. FAlling down would most likely be a bad way to go.
[15:20] <Usagi> "We come from home plane of fire!" the mephit bobs its angular head up and down, a few sparks of flame dancing off its form as it weaves in the air before you. "Many portals, here! We know of Shrine - you speak to boss if you want see, okay?" it addresses Alveria, sticking to Ignan.
[15:20] <Alveria> "Oh, ok. Where would he be?" replies Alveria, nodding along.
[15:22] <Usagi> "Down below - you follow Igpik, okay?" the mephit cackles, seeming quite friendly as it flies over the railing and heads towards the Eastern passageway.
[15:22] <Amonet> "Are they friends?" Amonet asks Alveria happily.
[15:22] <Usagi> "They haven't attacked us yet..." Hahn mutters, seeming a bit dubious.
[15:22] <Gourash> "What's going on?" Gourash asked, not understanding ignan.
[15:23] * Alveria frowns after the Mephit is gone. "Well, maybe," she replies, shrugging. "They claim to be here from the elemental plane of fire, though he didn't mention why. Apparently, they know of the Solar Shrine or the Sun Forge or whatever it's called... anyway, apparently, if we meet up with their boss, they say they might be able to help us."
[15:23] <Usagi> OOC: he's not gone, he's lingering by the passageway and waiting on you
[15:24] <Amonet> "Oh, how glorious!" Amonet exclaims, clasping her hands.
[15:24] * Gourash nods, keeping a cautious eye on that but having heard worse reasons not to stab at things before.
[15:24] <Alveria> OOC: We're having a brief, quiet discussion. >.>
[15:25] <Alveria> "Not really. Salamanders aren't nice people," replies Alveria, scratching her head. "Basically, if we go down, we've got to be careful. And resistant to fire, that's always nice."
[15:26] * Amonet nods seriously, glancing at her shield.
[15:26] <Alveria> "I guess we should go down, but spread out a little," she confers, briefly taking the time to cast Mirror Image before proceeding.
[15:26] <Alveria> roll 1d4+1
[15:26] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d4+1 and gets 3." [1d4=2]
[15:27] <Alveria> With that, she starts boldly walking after the Mephit!
[15:27] * Amonet follows!
[15:27] <Usagi> Hahn casts a spell himself, before looking around at the others, "I've memorised another Resist Elements spell if anyone wants it?" he offers generously.
[15:27] * Gourash stays near the front, ready as always.
[15:28] <Varul> "I wouldn't mind it," Varul says, quite plainly.
[15:28] <Alveria> "Oh, please," says Alveria, cheerfully.
[15:30] <Usagi> Hahn proceeds to cast his spell on Varul, before the party follows after the Mephit. "Follow Igpik, but stay close - lots of devils this way!" the demonic looking little flying thing cautions, now speaking in Common as he leads the party down the passageway, which opens out into a barren room with four exits, including the one you came from.
[15:30] <Usagi> The South one appears collapsed, however, and the mephit ignores it, heading North where a staircase descends down.
[15:31] * Amonet conceals a wince at the mention of demons, and looks around as she walks, examining them.
[15:31] * Varul nods in thanks to Hahn and keeps going.
[15:32] <Usagi> The walls seem to bear scattered traces of writing, though not in any language Amonet recognises - most of it appears to be carefully carved in, ornate runes covering entire sections of walls, while others appear defaced with what looks like messy grafitti.
[15:33] <Usagi> Also, it's very dark for those that don't have Darkvision, although Igpik does give off some light himself.
[15:33] * Alveria casts a light spell as she suddenly realises how dark it is.
[15:33] * Gourash blinks, his eyes s hifting between the dark cave and the light spell.
[15:34] <Usagi> That helps lots, especially with Alveria's low light vision!
[15:34] <Alveria> "Epic," mumbles Alveria, as she treads lightly alongside the defaced walls.
[15:36] <Usagi> Descending down the long and steep staircase, the path turns West, leading towards the lava-filled cavern - the heat is quite pervasive even at the very edge of the cavern. "Boss! I bring mortals! They want to see Shrine!" Igpik calls, floating across to one of the salamanders who currently lounges half in the lava.
[15:39] <Alveria> "Er, hello!" chirrups Alveria. "Yes, please, the Solar Blacksmith, we need to meet him. Er, I mean, the Star Forge. Yes, that's it, I'm sure," she mumbles.
[15:41] <Usagi> A few of the other salamanders milling about eye you all suspiciously, while their apparent leader hoists himself out of the lava and slithers over. His upper body looks about as muscled as an ogres, while his long snake-like tail propels him rapidly over the floor to the party.
[15:41] <Usagi> Drawing in a long hiss, he addresses the party, "I am Ssisschor, leader of this enclave. I can grant you access to thisss... sshrine of light, but only if you perform a task for usss..." he trails off expectantly, briefly showing a forked tongue as he stares down at you.
[15:42] <Alveria> "Oh, ok. And what might that be? Is it something that can be solved with fire?"
[15:43] <Varul> "If they can't solve it themselves, I would imagine not," Varul observes blandly.
[15:44] <Alveria> "Do shut up, Varul," mumbles Alveria.
[15:44] <Usagi> "If it was, we would have ssolved it oursselvess," Ssisschor hisses, his great tail flexing unhappily, briefly whipping down onto the stones below hard enough to crack them. "There are three portalsss in thiss place. You sstand before one to the Elemental Plane of Fire. The other two lead to Baator and the Abysss... their ressidentss do not feel much sting from flame."
[15:44] <Amonet> "Perhaps they may be needing the extra fire?" Amonet suggests.
[15:45] <Alveria> "Oh, fiends... how unpleasant," replies Alveria, darkly. "Yes, you need a lot of fire to really ignite many fiends. I take it you want us to remove their presence? I suppose we could do something like that..."
[15:45] * Gourash shifts about, not too pleased to be hearing suggestions of going to either place.
[15:47] <Usagi> "Yesss," the great salamander nods. "The two fight sssmall ssskirmisshes of their Blood War in thisss place. Thiss dissturbss usss, and we wisssh it to ceasse. Ssseal both portalsss, and you will have our... gratitude," his eyes bore down at you like burnt nuggets of coal burning away in his face, forked tongue again flickering out.
[15:48] <Alveria> "Hmm, alright, then..." murmurs Alveria. "What breeds compose their ranks, primarily?"
[15:51] <Usagi> Ssisschor hisses loudly, almost in seeming relief. "They are lessser fiendss of both typess. The Baatezu are led by a Red Abishai who lingersss near the portal. Many Lemuresss and Advesspa. The Tanari are led by a Babau who commandsss mostly Dretchesss and Manesss."
[15:53] <Amonet> "And how are the portals to be sealed?" Amonet inquires.
[15:55] <Usagi> "It isss sssimple, and why neither sside ever pressesss their attack too fiercely," Ssisschor affirms, his tail languidly sweeping across the ground behind him. "Sssomething from Baator will collapsse the portal to the Abysss, and viccce versssa..."
[15:58] <Gourash> "Hmph...  well, killing sounds reasonable enough.  Where are  they in the caves?"
[15:59] <Usagi> "The Baatezu lurk in the cavernsss to the Eassst. The Tanari occupy the Wessst area of the complex," Ssisschor sucks in a rattling, hissing breath, "Their portal lies where once Angelss were sssummoned to thisss place."
[16:06] <Alveria> "Interesting. And, hmm. Where do they have their little brawls?"
[16:08] <Usagi> "When the Tanari attack, the Baatezu repel them in the cavesss. When the Baatezu attack, the Tanari defend themsselvess in the hallss around the library," the great salamander informs you. "Neither sside ever gainss the upper hand for long, for they always sssummon more reinforcementss through their portalsss."
[16:09] <Gourash> "Let's take advantage of their fighting," Gourash remarked, ready to go with that.
[16:10] <Alveria> "Yeah. If I prepare a certain spell, it'd be possible for me to summon a dretch and throw it through the devil's portal," says Alveria, chirpily. "Would that do the trick?"
[16:11] <Usagi> Ssisschor seems actualy caught off guard for a moment. "I... do not know," he admits at length. "I am unfamiliar with the deeper workingsss of sssuch sspellss..."
[16:11] <Alveria> OOC: I might know, can I make an arcana check or planes check or something to know about these things?
[16:11] <Usagi> OOC: make an arcana check, since it's more related to the spell than the portal
[16:12] <Alveria> roll 1d20+12
[16:12] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+12 and gets 24." [1d20=12]
[16:12] <Usagi> Alveria can't think of any good reason why it wouldn't work.
[16:12] <Alveria> "Well, I think it'll work, and I've got a plan anyway," she reflects. "Hmm. How often do these fights take place?"
[16:14] <Usagi> "Ussually every few daysss. They sswell their numbersss and then hurl themselvesss at each other until few remain, and then the cycle repeatsss. My sscoutss think the Baatezu are preparing their next... sssortie, as we ssspeak."
[16:15] <Alveria> "Do you think they'll be striking today?" asks Alveria, anxiously. "I really need some time to get things ready..."
[16:15] <Alveria> "Well, either way, it's probably best to wait until after they've beat each other up so that we don't have as many to deal with, either way."
[16:16] <Usagi> "I cannot sssay for certain," Ssisschor admits with a shrug. "Even with the Baatezu, they cannot be alwaysss predicted."
[16:16] <Gourash> "It's probably best though to catch them right after...  We should scout."
[16:17] <Alveria> "Well, we'll have to guess," she reflects. "Ok, here's my plan. If I have time to rememorize spells before they start fighting, great, we can use the opportunity to slip behind and close down their portal. With them gone, all that's left is to mop up the demons after the fight's over.
[16:18] <Alveria> "The salamander seem to have done that for us," she adds. "Anyway, if I can't reprepare in time, then they'll still be weak. We'll still have to go after the Baatezu first, since I can shut them down with a single spell, but after that.. well, we'll see."
[16:19] <Usagi> "Unfortunate that Lathander forbids me from summoning demons, even for a good cause," Hahn remarks dryly.
[16:19] <Alveria> "You're lucky you have me then, aren't you?" replies Alveria.
[16:20] <Usagi> "I don't think I'd have much luck getting to the Shrine if I'd come her myself," the priest admits with a philosophical shrug. "Well, shall we retire to prepare more appropriate spells, then?"
[16:21] <Alveria> "Sounds like a good idea," replies Alveria. "Ssisschor, if there's any way you can lend us a hand, feel free to offer, I think we'll still need all the help we can get."
[16:21] <Usagi> OOC: make a diplomacy check!
[16:23] <Alveria> OOC: Can I get a circumstance bonus for actually talking and this being totally in his favour?
[16:23] <Alveria> roll 1d20+1
[16:23] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+1 and gets 11." [1d20=10]
[16:24] <Usagi> OOC: you do have a seekrit bonus
[16:26] <Usagi> "Hmph," Ssisschor snorts, seeming thoughtful for a moment, before he looks behind him. "Igpik, you can help the outsidersss. Try not to get yoursself killed."
[16:26] <Usagi> The little mephit looks rather distraught, but flutters on over back to the party. "Igpik help," he mutters with ill grace.
[16:29] <Alveria> "Well, we won't be going anywhere until tomorrow," says Alveria, shrugging. "Until then, we just need to keep watch on what's going on outside."
[16:30] <Usagi> "Igpik watch main hall - that only way to get between portals. Come tell you if see demons?" your little elemental flunky offers.
[16:30] <Alveria> "Please," replies Alveria, nodding.
[16:32] <Usagi> OOC: okay, are you camping outside the caves entirely, or inside with the hibernating bear, or somewhere else?
[16:32] <Alveria> OOC: We'll camp just up the stairs from the lava pit, I think.
[16:33] <Alveria> OOC: It might also be smart to go outside
[16:33] <Alveria> OOC: Any opinions, here?
[16:33] <Usagi> OOC: at the bend in the path between area 3 and 5?
[16:33] <Alveria> OOC: Yeah
[16:34] <Gourash> OOC: None from me.  Inside sounds fine.
[16:35] <Usagi> And so the party rests and prepares, caught between demons and devils and elementals on all sides...
[16:35] <Usagi> roll 1d20
[16:35] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20 and gets 3." [1d20=3]
[16:36] <Usagi> Resting goes without incident, although your gnome prisoner seems rather distraught, he's sadly too tied up to do much about it. No interruptions from Igpik regarding fiendish battles disturb your slumber, and within 8 hours everyone is all magicked up with their preferred spells.
[16:41] <Usagi> Having rested, the party retreats up to the stairs leading into the main hallway, while Igpik lurks near the bottom and promises to alert you if he sees any demons or devils.
[16:41] <Usagi> roll 1d20
[16:42] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20 and gets 17." [1d20=17]
[16:42] <Alveria> "Ok! Let's go wait on the stairwell between the first room and the second," states Alveria. "That way, we'll be best positioned to.. um... go to either room, and thus get closer to locating the Moon Anvil!"
[16:43] <Amonet> "I think that would be the wrong shrine, Friend Alveria," Amonet says hesistantly. "But I'm always ready for justice!"
[16:44] <Usagi> It doesn't actually take too long. Maybe two hours after the party sets up shop on the stairs, Igpik flutters back up! "Devils are attacking!" he all but shrieks, "Igpik see - Big gang of fleshy things and wasp things pass by!"
[16:44] * Gourash shakes his head, but does head off to the stairwell, getting to a place where he can keep a decent eye on as much as possible. "Let's wait and follow slowly, letting them get into the thick of it first."
[16:44] <Alveria> "Well, yeah, but we're not following them, we're going the other way," says Alveria, starting to cast a variety of useful spells on herself.
[16:45] * Amonet wastes no time in readying her shield, it acquiring a reddish tint, before casting a spell of protection about her person, following Alveria's example.
[16:45] <Alveria> OOC: Reist Energy (Fire) on me, Resist Energy (Fire) on Varul... er, actually, I'll wait to cast the other two. >.>
[16:45] <Gourash> OOC: GOurash gets no love~.  No matter, I will ssurvive!
[16:45] <Usagi> Hahn also starts casting a few spells. (Resist Fire and Magic Circle Against Evil on himself, Resist Fire on Gourash)
[16:46] <Alveria> OOC: Lies, I planned for this!
[16:46] <Alveria> "Let's go," says Alveria, once the noises seem to be far enough away. "When we're about halfway there, I plan to turn invisible and head forward... hopefully we won't need to get into a fight."
[16:47] * Varul gets his sword ready, thinking a moment...
[16:49] <Amonet> "But we simply cannot leave this evil be," Amonet protests. "Friend Alveria, we will dispose of them later, then?"
[16:49] <Usagi> Even from the main hall you can hear demonic cries and shrieks from the West, battle surely joined! Heading East and past the path to the Salamder's enclave, the party finds a larger room, seemingly stripped clean and with its Northern half filled with collapsed rock, while the Southeast wall has fallen, exposing the area to rough natural caverns beyond...
[16:50] <Alveria> "Hopefully they'll tear each other apart and spare us the trouble," replies Alveria, darkly. "I guess we can clean up or whatever, not like we have a choice..."
[16:50] <Gourash> "Prepare to ambush them when they look most tired?" Gourash suggests.
[16:51] * Alveria continues heading in the cavish direction; "Look, by the time we close this portal, the stragglers returning will be very weak. We should deal with them then, rest up, and then finish off the Ta'naari. For now, let's concentrate on this."
[16:52] <Usagi> The caves are extremely dark, the air in them at least dry and free of the dank must that usually plagues such places. Still a somewhat acrid scent in the air, however. "Smart elf go invisible and go ahead?" Igpik asks hopefully, looking at Alveria with wide innocent eyes.
[16:53] <Alveria> "Do you know what's ahead?" she asks, wincing a little at the smell. "That was my plan..."
[16:54] <Alveria> "Or even which way to go?" she adds, frowning.
[16:54] <Usagi> "Portal is North," Igpik chirps. "Watch out, though - devils leave guards in case demons do sneaky attack!"
[16:55] <Gourash> "The guards will be fresh regardless.  We'll need to take them out before doing such."
[16:55] <Alveria> "Hmm. Maybe, you guys could distract the guards while I sneak ahead?" queries Alveria, glancing North.
[16:56] * Gourash grunts, not really seeing much difference in his eyes between distracting and killing them.
[17:00] <Alveria> Assuming no problems with this plan, Alveria casts message upon the party, and an Extended Invisibility upon herself. "It's a straight path north, right?" she queries of Igpik.
[17:01] * Amonet sees no problem with a plan to punish evildoers.
[17:01] <Usagi> "Twists and turns, but no forks," Igpik confirms. "Only small opening to South anyway - usually fleshy demons wait there."
[17:02] * Alveria casts a light spell on a rock, which she gives to Hahn. "Ok, let's go forward quickly," she pronounces, starting to do just that.
[17:04] <Usagi> The party starts moving deeper into the caverns, Hahn holding his rock and morningstar, while Kimble is dragged along limply by Gourash. At where the paths diverge, however, the party find they're not alone in the caves! With a collective agonised moan, a group of pink lumpy misshapen creatures begin to lumber towards the party from the South!
[17:04] <Usagi> OOC: roll initiative!
[17:04] <Gourash> roll 1d20+1 SMITE HASTILY
[17:04] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+1 SMITE HASTILY and gets 20." [1d20=19]
[17:04] <Alveria> roll 1d20+5 tsk
[17:04] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+5 tsk and gets 16." [1d20=11]
[17:05] <Varul> roll 1d20+6
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+6 and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[17:05] <Usagi> roll 1d20
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20 and gets 8." [1d20=8]
[17:05] <Usagi> roll 1d20
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20 and gets 16." [1d20=16]
[17:05] <Usagi> roll 1d20
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20 and gets 2." [1d20=2]
[17:05] <Amonet> roll 1d20
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20 and gets 20." [1d20=20]
[17:07] <Usagi> roll 1d20+5
[17:07] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+5 and gets 24." [1d20=19]
[17:07] <Usagi> roll 1d20+1
[17:07] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+1 and gets 8." [1d20=7]
[17:08] <Usagi> "Eeeek, fleshy devils!" Igpik cries, hiding behind the party.
[17:08] <Usagi> OOC: go Varul
[17:08] <Varul> OOC - How in range am I?
[17:09] <Usagi> OOC: the closest are 30 feet away, the furthest are 40.
[17:09] <Gourash> OOC: If you charge, I'll match it.
[17:09] <Varul> OOC - Can I charge the closest?
[17:09] <Usagi> OOC: by all means
[17:10] <Varul> With a silently mouthed roar Varul charges, greatsword looking to slice the nearest lemure into kibbles and bits abruptly!
[17:10] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-2 PA)
[17:10] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-2 PA) and gets 30." [1d20=19]
[17:10] <Varul> OOC - Crit check?
[17:10] <Usagi> OOC: they can be critted
[17:10] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-2 PA)
[17:10] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-2 PA) and gets 13." [1d20=2]
[17:11] <Usagi> OOC: normal hit
[17:11] <Varul> roll 2d6+13
[17:11] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+13 and gets 22." [2d6=6, 3]
[17:11] <Usagi> OOC: go ahead and cleave
[17:11] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-2 PA)
[17:11] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-2 PA) and gets 25." [1d20=14]
[17:11] <Usagi> OOC: damage
[17:11] <Varul> roll 2d6+13
[17:11] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+13 and gets 17." [2d6=3, 1]
[17:12] <Usagi> Charging into the lesser devils, Varul is a whirlwind of destruction, slashing his sword through one and then right into its neighbour as it erupts from the sickly malformed fiendish flesh!
[17:12] <Usagi> OOC: go Gourash and Amonet
[17:13] <Gourash> Gourash follows, not a step behind as he moves into the next two, his axe twisting visciously towards them.
[17:13] <Gourash> roll 1d20+9 (-2 PA) yarr
[17:13] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+9 (-2 PA) yarr and gets 21." [1d20=12]
[17:14] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+4
[17:14] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+4 and gets 24." [1d12=12]
[17:14] <Gourash> OOC: Cleave?
[17:14] <Usagi> OOC: yes
[17:14] <Gourash> roll 1d20+9 (-2 PA) yarrx2
[17:14] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+9 (-2 PA) yarrx2 and gets 21." [1d20=12]
[17:14] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+4 matchh it!
[17:14] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+4 matchh it! and gets 21." [1d12=9]
[17:15] <Usagi> Not to be outdone, Gourash swiftly does the same as Varul, his mighty axe hacking apart devilish flesh with ease!
[17:15] * Amonet follows at Gourash's flank, targetting the other group of lemures, her heart full of praise for Horus-Re!
[17:15] <Amonet> roll 1d20+8
[17:15] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+8 and gets 18." [1d20=10]
[17:15] <Usagi> OOC: hit
[17:15] <Amonet> roll 2d4+7
[17:15] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+7 and gets 13." [2d4=3, 3]
[17:16] <Usagi> OOC: is your weapon good or silver?
[17:16] <Amonet> OOC: Sadly, no
[17:17] <Usagi> While it's a solid blow, the lemure's flabby form seems to resist just enough of Amonet's blade to stay up, the creature burbling in torment that seems to have nothing to do with the ranseur sticking out of its gut!
[17:17] <Usagi> OOC: Go Alvie
[17:18] * Alveria heads FORWARD, keeping a hand to the wall and using the light from Hahn to guide her along the path. (run forward as far as I can get, I guess)
[17:18] <Usagi> OOC: forward = north?
[17:19] <Alveria> OOC: yeah, towards where the portal is
[17:23] <Usagi> Leaving behind her party as they slaughter the devils, Alveria makes her way North through the winding passageway, running right into a hunched over figure with green skin, a tattered brown cloak over its back and a wickedly serrated glaive held in its arms.
[17:23] <Usagi> Seeing the elf wizard, it opens its bearded maw in a sickly grin, "Ahhh, a mortal?" Behind it, two strange creatures that look almost like wasps with the upper bodies of women chitter excitedly to themselves in an alien tongue.
[17:23] <Usagi> roll 1d20+5
[17:23] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+5 and gets 11." [1d20=6]
[17:23] <Usagi> roll 1d20+5
[17:23] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+5 and gets 20." [1d20=15]
[17:23] <Usagi> roll 1d20+2
[17:23] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+2 and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[17:24] <Usagi> OOC: strike all that!
[17:25] <Usagi> Leaving behind her party as they slaughter the devils, Alveria makes her way North through the winding passageway, running right into a hunched over figure with green skin, a tattered brown cloak over its back and a wickedly serrated glaive held in its arms. Behind it, two strange creatures that look almost like wasps with the upper bodies of women flutter around the cavern.
[17:25] <Usagi> OOC: move silently, Alvie
[17:26] <Alveria> OOC: What if I simply stop when I see them?
[17:27] <Usagi> OOC: you'll still have been moving a bit. They'll have more of a penalty on their listen check (plus they're a bit distracted by the battle they hear to the South)
[17:27] <Alveria> roll 1d20+1
[17:27] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+1 and gets 12." [1d20=11]
[17:28] <Usagi> roll 3#1d20
[17:28] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 3#1d20 and gets 22." [3#1d20 = 11, 8, 3]
[17:30] <Usagi> The green devil hisses angrily as Alveria approaches, muttering something in an alien tongue as he hefts his weapon, the two creatures behind him also rousing themselves!
[17:30] <Usagi> Following after Amonet, Hahn clubs his morningstar into the wounded lemure, looking to finish it off!
[17:30] <Usagi> roll 1d20+6
[17:31] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+6 and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[17:31] <Usagi> roll 1d8+3
[17:31] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d8+3 and gets 4." [1d8=1]
[17:32] <Usagi> It's a weak blow, which only seems to bounce off the devil's flabby form to no effect!
[17:32] <Usagi> The injured lemure flails its arms against Hahn, while the other one lumbers around him to come at Amonet!
[17:32] <Usagi> OOC: AoO for paladin/knight/cleric girl
[17:32] <Usagi> roll 1d20+2
[17:32] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+2 and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[17:33] <Amonet> roll 1d20+8
[17:33] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+8 and gets 24." [1d20=16]
[17:33] <Usagi> OOC: you hit
[17:33] <Amonet> roll 2d4+7
[17:33] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+7 and gets 12." [2d4=1, 4]
[17:33] <Usagi> roll 1d20+2
[17:33] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+2 and gets 22." [1d20=20]
[17:33] <Usagi> roll 1d20+2
[17:33] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+2 and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[17:34] <Usagi> roll 1d4
[17:34] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d4 and gets 2." [1d4=2]
[17:34] <Usagi> The first only flails uselessly against Hahn, while the second takes a ripping wound across its disgustingly flabby chest as it comes at Amonet, managing to slap her around weakly!
[17:35] <Usagi> Igpik only flutters around, keeping well back from the fighting.
[17:35] <Usagi> OOC: Go Varul
[17:36] <Varul> OOC - Can I go charge'n'finish one of 'em?
[17:36] <Usagi> OOC: you don't even need to charge, but if you really want to...
[17:37] * Varul just strides forward, sword coming out to finish off the foul Lemure where it stands!
[17:37] <Varul> roll 1d20+11
[17:37] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 and gets 13." [1d20=2]
[17:37] <Usagi> But Varul misjudges the height of his foe, his sword only whipping through the air above its head!
[17:38] <Usagi> OOC: Go Gourash and Amonet
[17:38] * Amonet attempts to finish off the fiend that dared to strike at her!
[17:38] <Amonet> roll 1d20+8
[17:38] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+8 and gets 25." [1d20=17]
[17:38] <Amonet> roll 2d4+7
[17:38] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+7 and gets 12." [2d4=2, 3]
[17:39] <Usagi> Amonet easily finishes off her attacker, her enchanted ranseur ripping it to shreds!
[17:39] * Gourash quickly glances around to see if anyone has been attracted by the noise of their fighting.
[17:41] <Usagi> Gourash can't see anyone except his stalwart companions, the remaining lemure, the fire mephit, and the gnome. Who looks to be trying to creep off as everyone's distracted.
[17:42] * Gourash strikes down the remaining Lemure!
[17:42] <Gourash> roll 1d20+9 (-2 PA)
[17:42] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+9 (-2 PA) and gets 29." [1d20=20]
[17:43] <Gourash> roll 1d20+9 (-2) crit check? o_O;
[17:43] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+9 (-2) crit check? o_O; and gets 24." [1d20=15]
[17:43] <Usagi> OOC: go ahead and gib the 2hp baddie
[17:43] <Gourash> roll 2*(1d12+8+4)
[17:43] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 2*(1d12+8+4) and gets 42." [1d12=9]
[17:44] <Usagi> Gourash brings his axe mightily down on top of the injured lemure, bisecting it utterly in half and burying his enchanted steel a good ways in the ground beneath it as both flabby masses fall apart, spilling out various slimy organs as it expires!
[17:45] * Gourash brings it out, having thankfully not severed the mountain with the weak devil.
[17:45] <Usagi> As this happens, Alveria sees the glaive wielding devil rush past her, and the rest of the party soon see it emerge from the North, briefly looking surprised at you all before raising its glaive, ready to fight!
[17:45] <Usagi> OOC: go Alvie
[17:46] * Amonet winces at the gore, and turns her attention towards the portal and the devil.
[17:46] <Usagi> OOC: portal is not in sight
[17:48] <Alveria> "Erk.." mumbles Alveria, moving back to cast Haste upon Varul and Gourash...
[17:48] <Usagi> roll 3#1d20
[17:49] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 3#1d20 and gets 23." [3#1d20 = 10, 4, 9]
[17:49] <Alveria> *the party
[17:52] <Usagi> One of the wasp-like things chitters to itself and flies over to where Alveria cast her spell, making an experimental claw-swipe into the area occupied by the elven wizard!
[17:52] <Usagi> roll 1d20+8
[17:52] * Hatbot --> "Usagi rolls 1d20+8 and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[17:52] <Alveria> OOC: what
[17:52] <Alveria> OOC: Just because it can hear me doesn't mean it can actually target my square precisely
[17:55] <Usagi> OOC: really? I thought it would be able to, just with you having total concealment.
[17:55] <Usagi> OOC: strike that
[17:55] <Alveria> OOC: You'd be wrong, invisibility actually makes you stealthy
[17:55] <Alveria> OOC: There are hilarious rules for groping around random squares, though! >.>
[17:57] <Usagi> OOC: I can't be bothered looking them up
[17:58] <Usagi> One of the wasp-like things chitters to itself and flies past Alveria, before focusing on Igpik, who abruptly squeals as he starts emitting copious amounts of smoke! Luckily no one except the gnome happens to be too near him, but neither of them sound entirely thrilled about things.
[17:58] <Usagi> The other Advespa flies down the caves and emerges near the bearded devil, holding where it is for now.

This is a clarification/making sure that it's not forgotten at the start of next week, but did Alvie haste us?

yes she did

[14:40] <Karuma-chan> After slaying the last of the Lemures, the party sees three new arrivals rushing in from the North tunnel - a green skinned demonic figure wielding a vicious looking glaive, and two horrific amalgamations of giant wasp and ugly woman!
[14:40] <Karuma-chan> Unfortunately, before anyone can respond to this new threat, Igpik seemed to explode in a massive cloud of smoke, blocking out half of the cavern and splitting most of the party from the demons, with the exception of Alveria. The smoke is thick and black, completely blocking out all vision!
[14:42] <Karuma-chan> Hahn maneuvres himself up to the edge of the smoke, but doesn't brave it just yet. "Lathandar, give us your blessing, please!" he calls, as each of you feels a little bit of divine strength fill you!
[14:44] <Karuma-chan> Squealing and coughing, Igpik comes fluttering out of the smoke towards the party. "Horrible devils!" the little mephit cries, trailing smoke as he arrives.
[14:45] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d4+1
[14:46] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d4+1 and gets 5." [1d4=4]
[14:48] <Varul> Taking the plunge, Varul runs through the smoke, looking to what can be seen after, trying to hold his breath so he doesn't breath any of it in!
[14:48] <Karuma-chan> OOC: fort save
[14:50] <Varul> roll 1d20+7
[14:50] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[14:51] <Alvie> roll 1d20+13
[14:51] * Hatbot --> "Alvie rolls 1d20+13 and gets 23." [1d20=10]
[14:52] <Karuma-chan> Bursting out of the smoke, Varul sees three targets just barely in range, but all three seem to be ready for him, as the glaive wielding devil lashes out with its weapon at the brave fighter!
[14:53] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+9
[14:53] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+9 and gets 10." [1d20=1]
[14:53] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+9 critfail check
[14:53] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+9 critfail check and gets 29." [1d20=20]
[14:53] <Karuma-chan> But misses, clearly not that ready for an attacker to emerge so suddenly!
[14:53] <Karuma-chan> OOC: go ahead, Varul, you can hit any of them
[14:54] * Varul simply returns fire against the filfthy glaive using devil! DEATH FOR IT! With a roar his blade comes up, looking to shorten it a head!
[14:54] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-2 PA)
[14:54] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-2 PA) and gets 31." [1d20=20]
[14:54] <Varul> OOC - Crit check?
[14:54] <Karuma-chan> OOC: go ahead
[14:54] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-2 PA)
[14:54] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-2 PA) and gets 26." [1d20=15]
[14:54] <Karuma-chan> OOC: critted
[14:55] <Varul> roll 4d6+26
[14:55] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 4d6+26 and gets 42." [4d6=6, 3, 3, 4]
[14:56] <Karuma-chan> OOC: forgot something - it's pitch black on this side of the smoke
[14:56] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d100
[14:56] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d100 and gets 24." [1d100=24]
[14:57] <Karuma-chan> It's a horrific blow that staggers the devil horribly, making him almost topple over, but somehow he stays up, spitting out a curse in his alien tongue even while his blood pools on the floor!
[14:59] * Gourash follows the mighty human with a grunt, keeping his mouth closed as he entered the dark cloud.
[14:59] <Karuma-chan> OOC: fort save
[14:59] <Gourash> roll 1d20+5
[14:59] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+5 and gets 17." [1d20=12]
[15:00] <Karuma-chan> Gourash is able to avoid inhaling too much, and unlike Varul, he can see perfectly clearly when he emerges on the other side - right as one of the horrible wasp-woman things lashes a claw out at him!
[15:00] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+8
[15:00] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+8 and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[15:00] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+8 threat
[15:00] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+8 threat and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[15:00] <Karuma-chan> roll 2d6+10
[15:00] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 2d6+10 and gets 16." [2d6=2, 4]
[15:01] <Karuma-chan> This one finds its mark, raking down Gourash's chest and puncturing his armour with ease! Yet the indominatable and mercenary barbarian stays up, still able to fight on!
[15:01] * Gourash growls as the claw digs in painfully, raging as he brings his axe down on her.
[15:02] <Gourash> OOC: Rage, +10 hp, +4 str, +4 con, -2 ac
[15:02] <Gourash> OOC: 5 rounds
[15:02] <Karuma-chan> OOC: *nods* Go ahead and attack
[15:03] <Gourash> roll 1d20+11+1+1+2-2 (-2PA)
[15:03] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+11+1+1+2-2 (-2PA) and gets 23." [1d20=10]
[15:04] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[15:04] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+3+4
[15:04] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+3+4 and gets 24." [1d12=9]
[15:06] <Karuma-chan> Gourash retaliates fiercely, the wasp-like thing shrieking in agony as his axe carves a jagged path down her smooth feminine skin and jagged insectoid carapace alike! But not enough to slay the devil, just yet!
[15:06] <Karuma-chan> OOC: go Amonet
[15:06] * Amonet follows her comrades a bit more cautiously, her ranseur held at the ready before her person as she seeks to exit the cloud in one piece.
[15:06] <Karuma-chan> OOC: fort save
[15:06] <Amonet> roll 1d20+7
[15:06] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+7 and gets 24." [1d20=17]
[15:07] <Karuma-chan> Amonet emerges on the other side still healthy enough, her vision able to take in the scene before her with ease, just as the claws of the other wasp-devil that ignored Gourash come lashing out at her!
[15:07] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+8
[15:07] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+8 and gets 23." [1d20=15]
[15:09] <Karuma-chan> However, unlike Gourash's shoddy barbarian crafstmanship, Amonet's shining platemail is easily able to repel the attack!
[15:10] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile, the Bearded Devil growls, retreating back a few steps from Varul's dangerous sword and calling out a strange cadence of alien words!
[15:10] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d100
[15:10] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d100 and gets 27." [1d100=27]
[15:10] <Karuma-chan> roll 2d10
[15:10] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 2d10 and gets 5." [2d10=3, 2]
[15:12] <Karuma-chan> With an acrid tang of sulphur, five more disgusting masses of bloated flabby flesh appear around the melee, three of them surrounding Varul while one each go after Gourash and Amonet!
[15:12] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4 Varul
[15:12] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 Varul and gets 20." [1d20=16]
[15:12] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4 Varul
[15:12] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 Varul and gets 12." [1d20=8]
[15:12] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2 Varul
[15:12] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 Varul and gets 10." [1d20=8]
[15:12] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2 Gourash
[15:12] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 Gourash and gets 8." [1d20=6]
[15:12] <Karuma-chan> OOC: you get an AoO on the one coming at you, Amonet
[15:13] <Amonet> roll 1d20+10
[15:13] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[15:13] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d4
[15:13] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d4 and gets 4." [1d4=4]
[15:13] <Amonet> roll 2d4+7
[15:13] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+7 and gets 12." [2d4=2, 3]
[15:14] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2
[15:14] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 and gets 17." [1d20=15]
[15:15] <Karuma-chan> Only one of them manages to land a telling blow, a lucky flailing of its arm catching Varul on the side of the head and giving him a boxed ear! Amonet's ranseur lashes out at the one approaching her, carving it up, yet still not deterring it from flailing away uselessly at her armoured form!
[15:19] <Alvie> Backing away from the devils, Alveria concentrates on the link she has with the others, and quietly calls upon a spell of strength and transmutation, sending it towards Amonet.
[15:21] <Karuma-chan> Amonet goes from a tiny girlish Aasimar paladin/cleric/knight of justice to a huge version of the same, ready to hack and slash evildoers with her mighty ranseur!
[15:22] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile, one of the wasp things glares at the now enlarged cleric girl, its claws lashing out even as it maneuvres to bring its stinger into play!
[15:22] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+8
[15:23] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+8 and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[15:23] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+8
[15:23] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+8 and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[15:23] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+8
[15:23] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+8 and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[15:23] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+8
[15:23] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+8 and gets 20." [1d20=12]
[15:23] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3
[15:23] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 and gets 19." [1d20=16]
[15:23] <Karuma-chan> Yet despite a furious attack from its multitudes of limbs, none are able to penetrate the gigantic aasimar's armour!
[15:24] <Karuma-chan> The more wounded one close to Gourash happens to back off a little, this time speaking in common as it hisses out, "Fall!"
[15:24] <Karuma-chan> OOC: will save, Gourash
[15:24] <Amonet> "Evildoer!" Amonet calls out to her. "In the name of Horus-Re, you shall be punished!"
[15:25] <Karuma-chan> OOC: will save, Gourash
[15:25] <Gourash> OOC: Yay.
[15:26] <Gourash> roll 1d20+4 plus any evil prot stuff?
[15:26] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+4 plus any evil prot stuff? and gets 12." [1d20=8]
[15:27] <Karuma-chan> Despite feeling an odd compulsion behind that word, Gourash shakes it off. He's a mighty barbarian! Why would he fall over just because some top-heavy wasp demon thing tells him to?
[15:28] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4
[15:28] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 and gets 16." [1d20=12]
[15:29] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile, Hahn emerges on the other side of the smoke himself, bringing light and protection from evil with him! Sadly, he happens to blunder out right in range of the devil attacking Amonet, which takes the chance to lash a claw out at him!
[15:29] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+8
[15:29] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+8 and gets 21." [1d20=13]
[15:29] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6+5
[15:29] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6+5 and gets 9." [1d6=4]
[15:30] <Karuma-chan> The claw finds its mark, slashing into the side of the priest's head and drawing blood easily, even as he manages to roll with it just enough to avoid decapitation!
[15:31] <Karuma-chan> From the other side of the smoke, Igpik's voice is heard. "Hey, you no supposed to be leaving!" he cries.
[15:31] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[15:31] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 15." [1d20=15]
[15:31] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul
[15:31] <Varul> OOC - Can I continue attacking Mr. Bearded Asshole?
[15:32] <Karuma-chan> OOC: you can, but you'd be provoking AoOs from him and the Lemure
[15:33] <Karuma-chan> OOC: actually, 2 lemures
[15:34] <Varul> Gritting his teeth Varul presses on, looking to fully unload on the Bearded Devil!
[15:34] <Karuma-chan> Working his way past the lemures surrounding him, Varul advances on his prey, leaving himself open to numerous attacks!
[15:34] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2
[15:35] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 and gets 4." [1d20=2]
[15:35] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2
[15:35] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 and gets 10." [1d20=8]
[15:35] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+9
[15:35] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+9 and gets 18." [1d20=9]
[15:35] <Karuma-chan> But none are able to land anything close to a solid blow as Varul gets in range, ready to slay his target!
[15:36] <Varul> With that Varul brings his sword down, looking to end this NOW!
[15:37] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-1 PA)
[15:37] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-1 PA) and gets 15." [1d20=3]
[15:37] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-1 PA)
[15:37] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-1 PA) and gets 28." [1d20=16]
[15:37] <Karuma-chan> OOC: 1 hit
[15:38] <Varul> roll 2d6+11
[15:38] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+11 and gets 21." [2d6=6, 4]
[15:39] <Karuma-chan> Varul unleashes a fury of strikes into the devil, hacking into it viciously in a rain of blood! The creature gasps in pain as it collapses, mortally wounded!
[15:40] * Gourash continues his bloody assault on the beedemon!
[15:40] <Gourash> roll 1d20+11+1+1+2-2 (-2 PA)
[15:40] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+11+1+1+2-2 (-2 PA) and gets 22." [1d20=9]
[15:41] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+3+4
[15:41] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+3+4 and gets 17." [1d12=2]
[15:41] <Karuma-chan> OOC: 2 hits
[15:41] <Gourash> OOC: Ah yes.
[15:41] <Gourash> roll 1d20+11+1+1+2-2 (-2 PA) second attack
[15:41] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+11+1+1+2-2 (-2 PA) second attack and gets 22." [1d20=9]
[15:41] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+3+4
[15:41] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+3+4 and gets 19." [1d12=4]
[15:42] <Karuma-chan> Lost in his battlerage, Gourash carves the devil up into little chunks of woman and wasp, his axe slicing through her chitinous body as if it were made of paper until she falls apart in a rain of gory confetti!
[15:43] * Amonet brings her polearm back, Hahn's light glinting off its blade. She pauses for a brief moment, and then stabs at the demonic bee-woman hybrid who dared challenge her twice in succession, going for her head and heart!
[15:43] <Amonet> roll 1d20+10
[15:43] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+10 and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[15:43] <Amonet> roll 1d20+10
[15:43] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[15:43] <Karuma-chan> OOC: both hit
[15:43] <Amonet> roll 4d4+18
[15:43] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 4d4+18 and gets 25." [4d4=3, 1, 2, 1]
[15:44] <Karuma-chan> Amonet lands two solid blows, backed by her now enlarged muscles! However, they're still not quite on par with the punishment Gourash dishes out, the shrieking and pained Advespa hanging in by the skin of her teeth!
[15:46] * Amonet frowns, somewhat upset, and takes a single step back, holding her weapon warily.
[15:46] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile, the five summoned Lemures, despite now lacking a master, continue to press their perhaps futile assault, two attacking Varul while one more goes after Gourash, the other two keeping with their original targets.
[15:46] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2 Varul
[15:46] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 Varul and gets 3." [1d20=1]
[15:46] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2 critfail hilarity
[15:46] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 critfail hilarity and gets 14." [1d20=12]
[15:46] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d100
[15:46] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d100 and gets 74." [1d100=74]
[15:47] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2 Varul
[15:47] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 Varul and gets 16." [1d20=14]
[15:47] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2 Gourash
[15:47] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 Gourash and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[15:47] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2 Gourash
[15:47] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 Gourash and gets 8." [1d20=6]
[15:47] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2 Amonet
[15:47] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 Amonet and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[15:47] <Karuma-chan> Yet none of them are able to accomplish even the least injury, the adventurers easily fending off the clumsy blows of the mindless devils!
[15:48] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Alvie
[15:49] * Alvie casts a spell of magical detection upon her person, satisfied that the battle is proceeding as expected, and continues searching the cavern, using Hahn's light to aid her progress.
[15:49] <Karuma-chan> OOC: running, moving silently, or walking normally?
[15:49] <Alvie> OOC: Moving sneakily!
[15:50] <Karuma-chan> OOC: make a move silently check, then
[15:51] <Alvie> roll 1d20+1
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Alvie rolls 1d20+1 and gets 9." [1d20=8]
[15:52] <Karuma-chan> Despite accidentally kicking a rock as she creeps away, the devils all seem to interested in fighting for their lives to bother Alveria. Sneak, sneak, sneak... she doesn't get very far walking like this, still well within the area where she can see thanks to Hahn's light source as the cavern veers to the West. Darkness stretches ahead of her, however, no telling how far it goes...
[15:54] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile, the last Advespa decides to turn tail and flee, exposing its back to the party and zooming off through the caverns, its beating wings buffeting Alveria as it flies over her head and into the darkness!
[15:54] <Karuma-chan> Hahn meanwhile cracks a nearby Lemure over the head with his morningstar.
[15:54] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[15:54] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[15:54] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+3
[15:54] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+3 and gets 10." [1d8=7]
[15:56] <Karuma-chan> Crushing the head of the one already winged by Amonet, Hahn sends the devil back to Baator!
[15:56] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go, Varul
[15:57] * Varul turns to the nearest lemure, the one that attacked him, and promptly unloads a series of sundering sword strikes!
[15:57] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-1 PA)
[15:57] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-1 PA) and gets 31." [1d20=19]
[15:57] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-1 PA)
[15:57] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-1 PA) and gets 28." [1d20=16]
[15:58] <Varul> OOC - Crit check?
[15:58] <Karuma-chan> OOC: might as well
[15:58] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-1 PA)
[15:58] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-1 PA) and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[15:58] <Karuma-chan> OOC: crit and a hit
[15:58] <Varul> 6d6+33
[15:58] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 6d6+33 and gets 52." [6d6=6, 1, 5, 1, 2, 4]
[15:58] <Karuma-chan> OOC: cleave away
[15:58] <Varul> OOC - Cleave?
[15:59] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-1 PA)
[15:59] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-1 PA) and gets 32." [1d20=20]
[15:59] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-1 PA) crit check oi
[15:59] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-1 PA) crit check oi and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[15:59] <Varul> roll 4d6+22
[15:59] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 4d6+22 and gets 30." [4d6=2, 3, 2, 1]
[16:01] <Karuma-chan> The seemingly wild swings of Varul's sword bely his canny hunter's instinct, the keen edge of his blade expertly seeking out the vulnerable spots amidst the flabby flesh of the Lemures to slay them instantly, both not even having a chance to groan before their dead bodies vanish back to Hell!
[16:01] <Amonet> Nodding at Hahn in thanks, Amonet takes off after her dishonorable, fleeing opponent, taking full use of the speed Alveria had graced them all with!
[16:04] * Gourash roars and smashes down on nearby lemures!
[16:04] <Karuma-chan> Despite the fast speed of the flying wasp-thing, Amonet's oversized legs eat up the distance between them even with the extra weight of her armour, finding her foe just at the edge of her darkvision, as the tunnel seems to veer to the East just past her target, clearly where it must be fleeing to!
[16:05] <Gourash> roll 1d20+11+1+1+2 kill lemure
[16:05] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+11+1+1+2 kill lemure and gets 23." [1d20=8]
[16:05] <Gourash> roll 1d20+11+1+1+2 kill lemure
[16:05] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+11+1+1+2 kill lemure and gets 31." [1d20=16]
[16:05] <Karuma-chan> OOC: lemure killed
[16:05] <Gourash> OOC: Cleave
[16:05] <Gourash> roll 1d20+11+1+1+2 kill lemure
[16:05] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+11+1+1+2 kill lemure and gets 17." [1d20=2]
[16:05] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[16:06] <Karuma-chan> OOC: make your damage rolls just to keep this neat
[16:06] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+3+4
[16:06] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+3+4 and gets 23." [1d12=8]
[16:06] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+3+4
[16:06] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+3+4 and gets 24." [1d12=9]
[16:06] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+3+4
[16:06] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+3+4 and gets 17." [1d12=2]
[16:07] <Karuma-chan> While lacking in Varul's deadly grace, Gourash's innate strength and ferocity see him through, turning both Lemures into a fine red mist before they vanish back to Baator!
[16:08] <Alvie> Alveria follows the fleeing advespa and the pursuing Amonet, trying to keep them within sight, and using Amonet's glowing shield to help her see better in the darkness!
[16:10] <Karuma-chan> Despite being smaller and lacking in magical boosts, the lithe and crazy elf mage is able to catch up with Amonet as they chase madly after the fleeing Advespa!
[16:11] * Gourash chases with swift speed after the giant aaismar!
[16:12] <Karuma-chan> "I hope this isn't a trap," Hahn grumbles, nonetheless following after the others.
[16:12] * Varul follows as well1
[16:15] <Karuma-chan> Gourash's hasted speed eclipses even that of the flying demon, the berserk half-orc swiftly overtaking Amonet and Alveria as they hurtle through the winding caverns - indeed, he's almost caught up with it when he suddenly finds a good reason to stop, as the path you're on opens onto a steep drop over a far wider cavern perhaps 20 feet below
[16:15] <Karuma-chan> - this doesn't deter the Advespa, which continues to fly on into the darkness, but might make some think twice. A path down to the side does look navigable, but it would require a carefuly descent. (more)
[16:16] <Karuma-chan> The cavern itself seems to be about eighty feet wide at its widest, although the far side is too far away for darkvision or light sources to penetrate the gloom. To the North it seems to open onto another smaller cave, just at the edge of vision, which appears covered in thick spiderwebs.
[16:25] * Amonet refuses to give up, and follows down the slope after her opponent, though she has enough sense not to go rushing off head over heels.
[16:26] * Alvie waits for Amonet to get down, and continues observing the area she can see with both her normal and magically-augmented senses for the time being.
[16:26] <Karuma-chan> It's a simple enough route to navigate, at least, Amonet reaching the base of the cave about 10 feet from the lip of the webbed up cavern. Alveria can't see anything of interest from her location, however.
[16:27] <Karuma-chan> Hahn follows carefully after Amonet, eyeing the webbed area suspiciously.
[16:27] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[16:27] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 4." [1d20=4]
[16:27] * Amonet describes what she encounters as best as she can, quietly.
[16:27] * Varul just follows Amonet down the path.
[16:36] * Gourash leaps the cliff, bracing as best he can.
[16:36] <Gourash> roll 1d20+10
[16:36] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+10 and gets 25." [1d20=15]
[16:38] <Karuma-chan> Gourash jumps off the ledge, landing in the middle of the cavern and continuing to sprint after the fleeing Advespa! He can see it, where the cavern starts to narrow and twist to the North on the far side! But even as he runs, he feels the magical enhancement leaving him, legs suddenly moving far slower...
[16:41] * Alvie takes out her flint and sets the suspicious webs aflame, observing them merrily for a long moment.
[16:41] <Alvie> OOC: If nothing happens, normal or magical, she'll follow down the path
[16:43] <Karuma-chan> As Alveria descends the ledge, however, Amonet and the others at the base see a group of hideous eight-legged horrors come crawling out from the webbing towards them! As big as large dogs, the monstrous spiders are covered in wicked looking barbs, their carapaces a dark rusty red flecked with black, ebony eyes twisting to regard the party as their mandibles clack threateningly!
[16:43] <Karuma-chan> OOC: initiative
[16:44] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3
[16:44] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 and gets 18." [1d20=15]
[16:44] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3
[16:44] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 and gets 19." [1d20=16]
[16:44] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3
[16:44] <Amonet> roll 1d20
[16:44] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 and gets 9." [1d20=6]
[16:44] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20 and gets 20." [1d20=20]
[16:44] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3
[16:44] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 and gets 23." [1d20=20]
[16:44] <Varul> roll 1d20+6
[16:44] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3
[16:44] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+6 and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[16:44] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 and gets 14." [1d20=11]
[16:44] <Alvie> roll 1d20+5
[16:44] * Hatbot --> "Alvie rolls 1d20+5 and gets 19." [1d20=14]
[16:45] <Gourash> roll 1d20+1
[16:45] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+1 and gets 11." [1d20=10]
[16:46] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+1
[16:46] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+1 and gets 6." [1d20=5]
[16:49] <Karuma-chan> The first of the spiders advances threateningly towards Amonet, walking along the side of the cavern wall as it approaches!
[16:49] <Karuma-chan> OOC: AoO if you want it
[16:49] <Amonet> roll 1d20+9 of course I want it!
[16:49] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+9 of course I want it! and gets 10." [1d20=1]
[16:49] <Amonet> roll 1d20+9 how lame
[16:49] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+9 how lame and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[16:50] <Karuma-chan> Sadly Amonet misjudges, perhaps not used to her new dimensions as her ranseur clangs off the stone, not deterring the spider which lunges at her, fangs dripping with venom!
[16:50] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4
[16:50] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 and gets 24." [1d20=20]
[16:51] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4 threat
[16:51] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 threat and gets 18." [1d20=14]
[16:51] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6+2
[16:51] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6+2 and gets 4." [1d6=2]
[16:51] <Karuma-chan> OOC: fort save, Amonet
[16:51] <Amonet> roll 1d20+9
[16:51] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+9 and gets 26." [1d20=17]
[16:52] <Karuma-chan> Latching briefly onto Amonet's thigh, the spider's fangs seem to glow with malice as they penetrate her armour and puncture her soft flesh!
[16:52] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet
[16:53] <Amonet> "You shall pay for that!" Amonet announces gravely. "Unlike that coward, there shall be no escape for the likes of thee!" Amonet's ranseur glows with holy energy, the very power of Horus-Re, as she steps back to optimum range and unleashes her counter-attack!
[16:53] <Amonet> roll 1d20+13
[16:53] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+13 and gets 16." [1d20=3]
[16:53] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[16:54] <Amonet> roll 2d4+10
[16:54] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+10 and gets 12." [2d4=1, 1]
[16:55] <Karuma-chan> Amonet's riposte seems to be nothing more than a glancing blow, but even as her blade cuts a tiny strip along the vermin's flank, it suddenly flares with holy radiance, consuming the fell demonic creature in a flash! Falling onto its back, the spider twitches, legs curling up towards its body!
[16:57] * Alvie observes the area, and looks for a relatively empty section of the web, before setting fire to it merrily with her flint.
[16:59] <Karuma-chan> The webbing slowly starts to burn - not at all like the magical version, sadly, but still it'll get consumed sooner or later at this rate.
[16:59] <Karuma-chan> However, from her new position at the cave entrance, Alveria is able to see clearly within, and past the four dog-sized spiders now emerging to assault the party, she can see a far more nightmarish sight - at least as big as a house, a truly gigantic spider nestles in the centre of the cave, its long legs as thick as tree trunks and covered with wicked looking spines, and fangs that could rival a dragon, glistening with black venom!
[17:00] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile, another of the spiders hurls itself from the wall, right at the temptingly large target Amonet makes!
[17:00] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4
[17:00] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 and gets 24." [1d20=20]
[17:00] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4 threat
[17:00] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 threat and gets 16." [1d20=12]
[17:00] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6+2
[17:00] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6+2 and gets 3." [1d6=1]
[17:01] <Karuma-chan> OOC: fort save
[17:01] <Amonet> roll 1d20+9
[17:01] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+9 and gets 24." [1d20=15]
[17:02] <Karuma-chan> This one lands right on Amonet's currently abundant chest, sinking its malicious fangs into her breastplate to wound the nubile flesh beneath! Luckily the brave cleric/knight/paladin is able to resist the poison it brings, even as the arachnid leaps back off her form!
[17:02] <Karuma-chan> OOC: go Varul
[17:02] <Varul> OOC - Can I go forward and smite a spider?
[17:02] <Karuma-chan> OOC: by all means
[17:02] * Varul strides forward and does the obvious - time to smash the nearest spider with a furious blow!
[17:03] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-1 PA)
[17:03] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-1 PA) and gets 30." [1d20=19]
[17:03] <Varul> OOC - Crit check
[17:03] <Varul> ?
[17:03] <Karuma-chan> OOC: go ahead
[17:03] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-1 PA)
[17:03] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-1 PA) and gets 14." [1d20=3]
[17:03] <Karuma-chan> OOC: amazingly, that still crits
[17:03] <Varul> roll 4d6+22
[17:03] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 4d6+22 and gets 36." [4d6=2, 3, 5, 4]
[17:03] <Varul> OOC - Cleave
[17:03] <Varul> ?
[17:04] <Karuma-chan> OOC: No, none are close enough together for that
[17:04] <Varul> OOC - Damn, oh well. Even the one that just hit aMonent?
[17:04] <Varul> OOC - Why can't I ever spell her name right? Bah.
[17:05] <Karuma-chan> OOC: that one would have been next to another, if Amonet hadn't killed Spider 1 herself
[17:05] <Varul> OOC - Oh, dur. I suck.
[17:06] <Karuma-chan> Varul proves himself the last word in pest control, his gleaming blade managing to cut the spider in half at the thorax in a single expertly made stroke! However, even as he revels in this triumph, another spider approaches and hurls itself at him!
[17:06] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4
[17:06] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 and gets 7." [1d20=3]
[17:06] <Karuma-chan> But only bounces off his armour, doing little more than jostling the fighter about!
[17:08] <Karuma-chan> Starting to move itself, the gigantic spider emerges from the cavern, passing right over Alveria's head! Ignoring the invisible mage, it instead lunges down to sink its fangs into Varul!
[17:08] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+9
[17:08] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+9 and gets 29." [1d20=20]
[17:08] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+9 threat
[17:09] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+9 threat and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[17:09] <Karuma-chan> roll 2d6+14
[17:09] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 2d6+14 and gets 21." [2d6=6, 1]
[17:10] <Karuma-chan> OOC: fort save
[17:10] <Varul> roll 1d20+7
[17:10] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+7 and gets 15." [1d20=8]
[17:12] <Karuma-chan> The gigantic fangs of the huge spider tear through Varul's armour as if it were made of paper, glowing with a vicious dull red shine for an instant as they penetrate and rip into his flesh, inflicting a grevious injury! Luckily the poison doesn't seem to take hold, but that's surely going to leave a scar!
[17:12] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go, Gourash. Big spider is in charge range
[17:13] <Karuma-chan> OOC: or you can keep chasing beething
[17:14] * Gourash hears the attack on his teammembers and turns, charging at the spider and bringing down his axe with all power at it!
[17:15] <Gourash> roll 1d20+11+2+1+2 (-4 PA Please hit)
[17:15] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+11+2+1+2 (-4 PA Please hit) and gets 20." [1d20=4]
[17:15] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[17:16] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+3+8
[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+3+8 and gets 28." [1d12=9]
[17:18] <Karuma-chan> Gourash's axe carves a bloody trail through the engorged abdomen of the gigantic spider, spilling hissing green ichor from the wound as the spider emits an unearthly shriek of pain! However, even as he pulls back his weapon, Gourash feels his senses return, his muscles feeling stressed and overexerted from his raging...
[17:18] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile, another of the smaller, but still indecently large, spiders hurls itself at Hahn, fangs-first!
[17:18] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4
[17:18] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[17:19] <Karuma-chan> But it's a clean miss, the arachnid only landing at his feet.
[17:19] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet
[17:19] <Amonet> "Please help the others heal, friend Hahn!" Amonet calls out to the priest of Lathander.
[17:19] <Karuma-chan> OOC: oops, forgot him!
[17:20] <Karuma-chan> Hahn steps back from the spider attacking him, moving towards Varul and resting a glowing hand on his shoulder. "Lathander, mend the wounds suffered in defence against evil!"
[17:21] <Karuma-chan> roll 3d8+5
[17:21] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 3d8+5 and gets 18." [3d8=5, 4, 4]
[17:21] * Amonet decides to return the favor, and protect Hahn, her ranseur lashing out at the spider that attacked him just now.
[17:21] <Karuma-chan> Varul feels his wounds close up, almost completely mended by the work of the pious cleric!
[17:21] <Amonet> roll 1d20+9
[17:21] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+9 and gets 18." [1d20=9]
[17:21] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[17:22] <Amonet> roll 2d4+8
[17:22] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+8 and gets 13." [2d4=3, 2]
[17:22] <Karuma-chan> It's a solid blow, Amonet's ranseur expertly gutting the vile creature and then flicking its lifeless corpse away!
[17:23] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Pretty NPC Alvie-chan
[17:23] <Alvie> roll 1d20+10 concentration
[17:23] * Hatbot --> "Alvie rolls 1d20+10 concentration and gets 15." [1d20=5]
[17:24] <Karuma-chan> Alveria focuses her attention on the big spider, unable to focus on the magic she sees within the cave while making sure her friends are safe!
[17:24] <Karuma-chan> OOC: go Varul
[17:24] * Varul just smiles grimly, mentally thanking Hahn as he rushes in! A powerful blow to hopefully kill this giant spider, with love and hate all at once!
[17:25] <Varul> roll 1d20+9 (-3 PA)
[17:25] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+9 (-3 PA) and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[17:25] <Karuma-chan> It's a whiff, however, Varul's sword only carving up the air inbetween the giant spider's legs, even as he finds himself assailed on the side by the smaller spider!
[17:25] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4
[17:25] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 and gets 24." [1d20=20]
[17:25] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4 threat
[17:25] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 threat and gets 19." [1d20=15]
[17:25] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6
[17:25] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6 and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[17:26] <Karuma-chan> OOC: fort save
[17:27] <Varul> roll 1d20+7
[17:27] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+7 and gets 21." [1d20=14]
[17:28] <Karuma-chan> Even as his wounds are mended, still more are made, although the bite of the smaller spider is little more than a distraction as Varul sees the big one coming in towards him once again!
[17:28] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+9
[17:28] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+9 and gets 22." [1d20=13]
[17:28] <Karuma-chan> roll 2d6+6
[17:28] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 2d6+6 and gets 18." [2d6=6, 6]
[17:29] <Karuma-chan> OOC: another fort save
[17:29] <Varul> roll 1d20+7
[17:29] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+7 and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[17:29] <Varul> OOC - +2 as well.
[17:30] <Karuma-chan> This time the spider is able to bite into Varul's shoulder, shredding apart his reliable steel armour as if it was nothing at all in its quest to mangle the brave fighter's flesh!
[17:30] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[17:31] * Gourash growls, forcing his tired arms to move as he lifts his axe, bringing it down as hard as he's able upon the spider's side!
[17:32] <Gourash> roll 1d20+11-1+1-2 (-2 PA)
[17:32] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+11-1+1-2 (-2 PA) and gets 26." [1d20=17]
[17:32] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[17:32] <Gourash> roll 1d12+7+4
[17:32] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+7+4 and gets 14." [1d12=3]
[17:33] <Karuma-chan> While it's a blow that perhaps Amonet or Hahn could be proud of, Gourash certainly feels something lacking in his swing, even if it does manage to carve another nasty hole in the spider's side! It totters unsteadily on its numerous legs, but refuses to fall just yet!
[17:35] <Karuma-chan> "Hang in there, Varul," Hahn mutters, his hand glowing as he bestows another healing spell upon the wounded warrior!
[17:35] <Karuma-chan> roll 2d8+5
[17:35] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 2d8+5 and gets 17." [2d8=5, 7]
[17:35] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet
[17:37] <Amonet> "Too long have thee battered my friends!" Amonet proclaims, pointing at the large spider mauling Varul. Deciding to place everything on that strike, she attacks it alongside her friends!
[17:37] <Amonet> roll 1d20+9
[17:37] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+9 and gets 20." [1d20=11]
[17:37] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[17:37] <Amonet> roll 2d4+9
[17:37] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+9 and gets 12." [2d4=1, 2]
[17:39] <Karuma-chan> With her devout faith guiding her, Amonet spears her enchanted ranseur right into the spider's many-eyed head, giving the blade a nimble twist as it enters to thoroughly ruin the creature's brain! Shuddering violently, the gigantic spider's legs give way beneath it, causing the arachnid to collapse in a boneless heap!
[17:39] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie
[17:40] <Alvie> Danger seemingly averted, Alveria resumes her studies of the distant magical aura, avoiding any distractions from the pretty flames dancing around the web.
[17:40] <Karuma-chan> The flames are spreading quite well, perhaps a quarter of the web now immolated, while the magical aura tantalises Alveria's senses!
[17:41] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul
[17:41] * Varul moves to finish off the last spider, sword swinging out as he thanks Lathander for Hahn's healing!
[17:41] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-1 PA)
[17:41] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-1 PA) and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[17:41] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[17:41] <Varul> roll 2d6+11
[17:41] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+11 and gets 17." [2d6=4, 2]
[17:42] <Karuma-chan> And so the last of the spiders is slain, hacked apart by Varul's expert swordsmanship!
[17:43] <Varul> "Everyone alright?" Varul asks, now that the immediate danger is done, passed and hopefully DEAD.
[17:43] <Amonet> "Thank you, Friend Hahn!" Amonet exclaims, turning to face the cleric. "Please, allow Horus-Re to help you!" she begs, and whipping out her wand, casts a spell of healing upon him!
[17:43] <Amonet> roll 1d8+1
[17:43] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d8+1 and gets 2." [1d8=1]
[17:43] <Gourash> Gourash let out a grunt of relief, turning and eying the far corridor while giving his arms a chance to recover.
[17:43] <Karuma-chan> "We should perhaps regroup before pressing on, I think..." Hahn remarks warily, taking out a thin ivory wand from within his robes.
[17:44] <Karuma-chan> "My thanks," he inclines his head towards Amonet, smiling wryly. "It is nice when two faiths can come together for a just cause."
[17:44] <Amonet> "Isn't it just?" she asks happily, repeating her actions.
[17:44] <Amonet> roll 1d8+1
[17:44] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d8+1 and gets 3." [1d8=2]
[17:44] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Alveria can see a single magical source, radiating faint conjuration and faint transmutation
[17:44] <Alvie> OOC: Spellcraft!
[17:45] <Karuma-chan> OOC: well, a spellcraft roll would have told you what I just told you for free... I should have required a roll there, actually.
[17:45] <Karuma-chan> As Amonet heals him, Hahn makes use of his own wand to provide some respite for Gourash.
[17:45] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+1
[17:45] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+1 and gets 8." [1d8=7]
[17:45] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+1
[17:45] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+1 and gets 9." [1d8=8]
[17:46] <Amonet> roll 1d8+1 me!
[17:46] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d8+1 me! and gets 4." [1d8=3]
[17:46] * Amonet converts a pair of lesser spells into those of healing, using them on herself as she waits for Alveria to finish detailing her findings.
[17:46] <Karuma-chan> The cave of web is now almost entirely burnt up by now as well.
[17:46] * Gourash blinks, eying over suddenly closed wounds and nods his thanks to the priest.
[17:47] <Karuma-chan> Hahn heals himself as well, once more.
[17:47] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+1
[17:47] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+1 and gets 3." [1d8=2]
[17:47] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Alveria saw magic as I detailed earlier. She's not going to figure out any more at this stage.
[17:48] <Alvie> OOC: Sure thing, let's say she told everyone like a happy npc
[17:48] * Gourash turns. "If we're going to make the portal, we best hurry."
[17:49] * Amonet blinks. "How exactly would we make it?" she asks.
[17:49] <Karuma-chan> "What about the magic Alveria saw?" Hahn asks, looking into the now charred up cave, the webbing now mostly gone.
[17:49] * Gourash shrugs and gestures down where the bee devil went.
[17:50] <Alvie> "It could be a portal," Alveria says absently. "An inactive one, if that."
[17:50] <Amonet> "I shall take a look around with you," Amonet tells Gourash. "Please, friends, inform us should anything happen here."
[17:50] <Karuma-chan> "Then where's the Abishai the Salamander mentioned?" Hahn asks, carefully stepping into the blackened cavern of burnt web. "Seems to be a few demon corpses in here..."
[17:52] * Varul briefly searches about before following the others.
[17:52] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[17:52] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 14." [1d20=14]
[17:52] * Gourash grunts at the thought that they've even stronger ones still to come.
[17:52] <Karuma-chan> OOC: search check, Varul
[17:52] <Varul> OOC - Int or Wis?
[17:52] <Karuma-chan> OOC: int
[17:52] <Varul> roll 1d20+1
[17:52] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+1 and gets 6." [1d20=5]
[17:53] * Alvie searches also!
[17:53] <Alvie> roll 1d20+4
[17:53] * Hatbot --> "Alvie rolls 1d20+4 and gets 19." [1d20=15]
[17:53] <Karuma-chan> Neither Hahn nor Varul seem to find anything interesting, although Alveria notes that neither looks too close to the magic thing she saw.
[17:53] <Karuma-chan> Alveria on the other hand finds a cloak! Which happens to be radiating the magic she detected.
[17:53] <Karuma-chan> It's made of some soft cotton-like fabric, coloured purple and decorated with a spiderweb like design.
[17:54] <Alvie> "A cloak!" Alveria exclaims, muttering, "How nice," before pocketing it. "Well, we can go, nothing more to see here."
[17:54] <Varul> "Cloak?" Varul asks, glancing towards Alveria.
[17:55] * Alvie nods slowly at him.
[17:56] <Karuma-chan> And so the beleagured party advances onwards, the path the Advespa took earlier seeming to incline upwards and curve back towards the North. It's starting to get a bit hotter, here, though not as bad as back where the Salamanders were...
[18:01] * Varul winces at the heat slightly, wiping his forehead. "Thanks, by the way," Varul mentions to Hahn. "Holding up?"
[18:02] * Alvie chants quietly as she walks, several more images of her appearing nearby... but visible only to her allies.
[18:03] <Alvie> roll 1d4+1
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Alvie rolls 1d4+1 and gets 2." [1d4=1]
[18:04] <Karuma-chan> The path twists and turns, before finally emerging onto a larger room, something round and glowing seen at the back - through it a desolate red plain is seen, an overcast sky of dark clouds and lightning flashes seen.
[18:04] <Karuma-chan> Yet here in the cavern are more pressing concerns, the bee thing seen earlier, along with three creatures that look somewhat like half-dragons, one red-skinned and the other two black. "Ahhh, these are the *powerful* mortals you spoke of, Vssh'nibak?" the red one asks, closest to the portal about 80 feet away with the bee-thing. The two black creatures are closer, about half that distance.
[18:08] <Varul> Varul just smiles grimly - no doubt with what's about to happen.
[18:09] <Amonet> "Villains! Your days are numbered!" Amonet calls out bravely. "Surrender now, and spare yourself the agony of combat!"
[18:10] * Gourash eyes the others, seeing if they're going to try and retreat and pull back the devils towards them or charge.
[18:10] * Alvie decides to move a bit closer to the portal, starting to slowly circle the room by keeping close to the wall on her right.
[18:11] <Karuma-chan> The two black Abishai scowl and hiss inarticulately, while the red one laughs a booming laugh, baring a gigantic maw filled with sharp pointy teeth. "Villians? We aren't the ones who made an unprovoked attack, are we? You tresspassed upon the Blood War, foolish mortals."
[18:11] <Karuma-chan> OOC: move silently, Alvie
[18:12] <Alvie> roll 1d20+1
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Alvie rolls 1d20+1 and gets 7." [1d20=6]
[18:12] <Karuma-chan> roll 4#1d20
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 4#1d20 and gets 43." [4#1d20 = 13, 11, 14, 5]
[18:13] <Amonet> "You are evil, and you don't belong in our world!" Amonet protests. "Leave now, or we shall be forced to attack in force!"
[18:14] <Varul> "Die monster, you don't be-yes, that," Varul nods, sword out and ready. "By existing on this plane you forfeit your right to live!"
[18:14] <Karuma-chan> Unfortunately, Alveria happens to scuff her shoes on the craggy cavern surface as she creeps along, eliciting a hiss from one of the black Abishai as it looks right at her!
[18:14] <Karuma-chan> "Bah, I see that you are all fools. So be it!" the Red Abishai pronounces!
[18:14] <Karuma-chan> OOC: init
[18:14] <Gourash> "Actually, we're being paid, I think," Gourash. "You aren't worth quite  that much unfortunately."
[18:14] <Gourash> roll 1d20+1
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+1 and gets 3." [1d20=2]
[18:14] <Varul> roll 1d20+6
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+6 and gets 11." [1d20=5]
[18:15] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 18." [1d20=11]
[18:15] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+6
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+6 and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[18:15] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+6
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+6 and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[18:15] <Amonet> roll 1d20
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20 and gets 13." [1d20=13]
[18:15] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 9." [1d20=4]
[18:15] <Alvie> roll 1d20+5
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Alvie rolls 1d20+5 and gets 19." [1d20=14]
[18:15] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+1
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+1 and gets 3." [1d20=2]
[18:21] <Karuma-chan> The first Black Abishai that seemed not to notice Alveria instead focuses on Varul, who suddenly feels an odd chill down his spine...
[18:21] <Karuma-chan> OOC: will save
[18:21] <Varul> roll 1d20+3
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+3 and gets 15." [1d20=12]
[18:21] <Karuma-chan> OOC: counting prot from evil and Nobility bonus?
[18:22] <Varul> OOC - No, why do I keep--oi. 19 then.
[18:22] <Karuma-chan> However, the stalwart warrior is able to ignore the crawling sensation, keeping his wits about him!
[18:22] <Karuma-chan> OOC: go Alvie
[18:24] * Alvie mutters quietly under her breath, and stays still, while ghostly footsteps and the sound of a boot hitting the floor a bit too loudly to be stealthy continue to sound occasionally, following her original path.
[18:25] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[18:25] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 11." [1d20=11]
[18:27] <Karuma-chan> The Abishai's eyes seem to track the direction of Alveria's phantom footsteps for a moment, before it focuses its attention on Amonet, the brave knight/cleric/paladin feeling an unusual thrill of fear coursing through her!
[18:27] <Karuma-chan> OOC: will save, Amonet
[18:28] <Amonet> roll 1d20+14
[18:28] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+14 and gets 32." [1d20=18]
[18:28] <Karuma-chan> Fear? Amonet hardly knows the meaning of the word!
[18:29] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet, Red is holding
[18:30] <Amonet> "Flee!" she commands the second black Abishai, her voice echoing slightly in the cavern!
[18:30] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Command?
[18:30] <Amonet> OOC: Yes
[18:30] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+8
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+8 and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[18:31] <Karuma-chan> The Abishai just laughs in reply, however, as both groups find their mind tricks ineffective!
[18:31] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul
[18:35] * Amonet points her ranseur at the advespa. "Lowly coward!" she calls out loudly. "You, one with no honor, who would flee from our duel! There is nowhere to run, now!"
[18:37] * Varul advanced bravely on, Varul going towards the black menance that spelled him, trying to cut him down like ripe wheat!
[18:38] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-3 PA)
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-3 PA) and gets 13." [1d20=2]
[18:38] <Karuma-chan> Sadly Varul finds his swordarm lacking for once, the blow only glancing weakly off the devil's thickly scaled hide!
[18:39] <Karuma-chan> "Fall!" the Advespa cries, glaring at Varul and ignoring Amonet.
[18:39] <Karuma-chan> OOC: will save, Varul
[18:39] <Varul> roll 1d20+5
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+5 and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[18:39] <Varul> OOC - +2 if I'm still in range of Hahn's circle, but I dobut it.
[18:39] <Karuma-chan> The words have no power behind them, however!
[18:39] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[18:42] * Gourash moves in step behind varul, growling as he brought down his axe upon its scaly hide.
[18:44] <Gourash> roll 1d20+11+2+2-3 (-3 PA)
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+11+2+2-3 (-3 PA) and gets 15." [1d20=3]
[18:44] <Karuma-chan> Gourash's axe only clangs off said scaly hide - those things obviously aren't just for show!
[18:46] <Karuma-chan> "May Lathandar's divine radiance strike down the forces of darkness!" Hahn chants, hurling an orb of searing light from his open palm at the apparent leader of the devils!
[18:46] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 and gets 19." [1d20=15]
[18:46] <Karuma-chan> roll 2d8
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 2d8 and gets 6." [2d8=1, 5]
[18:46] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 25." [1d20=20]
[18:46] <Karuma-chan> The searing light spangs off the Abishai's head, eliciting an angry guttural hiss from the devil!
[18:56] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile the first Black Abishai starts to tear into Varul, whipping its barbed tail around before savaging him with claws and teeth!
[18:57] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 18." [1d20=11]
[18:57] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[18:57] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 17." [1d20=12]
[18:57] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 19." [1d20=14]
[18:58] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6+2d4+2+1d6+1
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6+2d4+2+1d6+1 and gets 15." [1d6=3][2d4=4, 3][1d6=2]
[19:00] <Karuma-chan> The wickedly barbed tail punches through Varul's armour, stabbing his stomach and delivering a searing payload of acid into the wound before the beast's teeth sink into his shoulder, greviously wounding the brave swordsman!
[19:00] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie
[19:01] <Alvie> Foregoing stealth for the time-being, Alveria continues down her original path. She throws her hand out towards the portal and commands a dretch to appear behind it, only for it to dive in!
[19:01] <Karuma-chan> The demonic creature appears through a twisting portal that appears for an instant, and without even hesitating, it hurls itself through the portal!
[19:01] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 17." [1d20=17]
[19:02] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d3
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d3 and gets 1." [1d3=1]
[19:04] <Karuma-chan> As soon as the demon plunges itself into Baator, the portal seems to warp, the image beyond it looking like a reflection in a lake that just had a rock dropped in it! Shuddering crazily, the portal seems to twist in on itself, flickering and seeming about to collapse any second!
[19:05] <Karuma-chan> Seeing this, the Red Abishai seems to think things over for a bare second, before hurling itself through the portal as well!
[19:05] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 18." [1d20=18]
[19:05] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 17." [1d20=17]
[19:06] <Amonet> "Flee, villains!" Amonet calls after him triumphantly.
[19:06] <Karuma-chan> A howl of indescribably agony emanates from the Red Abishai, seeming to linger in the air even after the devil itself vanished - for a brief moment amid the twisting eddies of the portal, Alveria can see the devil on the other side, looking like its skin has just been flayed off, yet it staggers up and seems to flee away from the portal.
[19:07] <Karuma-chan> The Black Abishai glances back, seeming to see the same thing as Alveria saw, before snarling and attacking Gourash with berserk ferocity, now having nothing left to lose!
[19:07] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 22." [1d20=15]
[19:07] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 13." [1d20=8]
[19:08] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 13." [1d20=8]
[19:08] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 19." [1d20=14]
[19:09] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6+2d4+2+1d6+1
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6+2d4+2+1d6+1 and gets 13." [1d6=3][2d4=3, 2][1d6=2]
[19:10] <Amonet> roll 1d20+2 knowledge: planes!
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+2 knowledge: planes! and gets 3." [1d20=1]
[19:10] <Alvie> roll 1d20+12 knowledge: planes! redux!
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Alvie rolls 1d20+12 knowledge: planes! redux! and gets 28." [1d20=16]
[19:11] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet
[19:12] * Amonet steps closer to her combating allies, and does her very best to run the black beastie through with her polearm.
[19:12] <Amonet> roll 1d20+11
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+11 and gets 27." [1d20=16]
[19:12] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[19:13] <Amonet> OOC: +10, my bad
[19:13] <Amonet> roll 2d4+10
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+10 and gets 13." [2d4=2, 1]
[19:13] <Karuma-chan> Amonet lands a solid blow, cutting deeply into the Aasimar's scaly hide, but far from doing enough to put it down for good!
[19:14] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul
[19:14] <Amonet> OOC: Lies, it is no aasimar!
[19:14] * Varul continues the assault, a heavy sword blow on the wounded monster!
[19:14] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-3 PA)
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-3 PA) and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[19:15] <Karuma-chan> Too much muscle, not enough finesse, Varul finds, as his sword fails to land a telling strike on his target...
[19:15] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile, the waspy demon seems to think things over for a second before it too darts through the collapsing portal!
[19:15] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 15." [1d20=15]
[19:15] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 10." [1d20=10]
[19:15] <Amonet> "Twice you flee?!" Amonet yells after it.
[19:16] <Karuma-chan> Unlike the Abishai before her, however, the Advespa doesn't survive the transit, being sliced in half by the interdimensional eddies as it passes! Only a waspy abdomen and stinger remain on this side to mark its passing.
[19:16] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[19:16] * Gourash growls and rages on the devil in response, muscles pulsing as he swings in a fiercesomely strong side swing at it.
[19:16] <Gourash> roll 1d20+11+2+2+3-3 (-3 PA HIT)
[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+11+2+2+3-3 (-3 PA HIT) and gets 19." [1d20=4]
[19:16] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[19:17] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+3+2+6 MASSIVE DAMAGE
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+3+2+6 MASSIVE DAMAGE and gets 29." [1d12=10]
[19:18] <Karuma-chan> Gourash's swing takes a massive chunk out of the previously uninjured Abishai, the devil now looking like a stiff breeze would knock it over!
[19:19] <Karuma-chan> Hahn meanwhile rushes up behind Varul and casts another healing spell on the beleagured warrior!
[19:19] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+5
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+5 and gets 10." [1d8=5]
[19:19] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d4
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d4 and gets 2." [1d4=2]
[19:19] <Karuma-chan> Yet no sooner does he do that than Varul feels the acid in his wound burning away yet more flesh, and the Abishai lunges in for another attack!
[19:19] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[19:19] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 24." [1d20=19]
[19:19] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 12." [1d20=7]
[19:19] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 24." [1d20=19]
[19:20] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6+2+2d4+1d4+1+1d6+1
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6+2+2d4+1d4+1+1d6+1 and gets 18." [1d6=3][2d4=4, 4][1d4=1][1d6=2]
[19:21] <Karuma-chan> This assault is even more vicious than the last, tearing out large chunks of Varul's flesh and depositing more vile acid in the wounds! How long can a man endure this punishment, even with his own personal healer?!
[19:21] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie
[19:22] <Alvie> After a brief chant, Alveria calls for lemures to appear in the cavern on the opposite side of the devils from where her allies are.
[19:22] <Alvie> roll 1d3
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Alvie rolls 1d3 and gets 3." [1d3=3]
[19:23] <Alvie> "Attack, minions!" she proclaims with a giggle.
[19:24] <Karuma-chan> Despite ostensibly being on the same side in the Blood War, the mindless minions have no choice but to do Alveria's bidding and rebel against their superiors! Flailing away, two lunge at the healthier devil, while one tries to finish off what Gourash started!
[19:24] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 and gets 21." [1d20=17]
[19:24] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[19:24] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 and gets 19." [1d20=15]
[19:24] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d4
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d4 and gets 3." [1d4=3]
[19:24] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d4
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d4 and gets 4." [1d4=4]
[19:25] <Karuma-chan> The first takes a single glancing blow, seeming to do little besides annoy it, while the second however manages to suffer a fluke of a hit to where his kidneys probably were, causing the black scaled devil to gasp and keel over.
[19:25] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet
[19:26] <Amonet> "Justice!" Amonet says happ

[15:19] <Karuma-chan> Having slain the last of the devils in the vicinity and closed the portal to Baator, the weary heroes have a moment to take stock and recover from the battle... Hahn is the first to act, once again healing the battered and brutalised Varul. "We might need to rest before tackling the other portal - my protections will run out soon and I have few spells left."
[15:19] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+5
[15:19] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+5 and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[15:20] <Alveria> "Lemures! Attention! Charge down there, and kill any fiends you come across. Except each other, that'd be stupid," pronounces Alveria, directing her minions to boldy rush to their dooms (and/or freedom.)
[15:21] <Karuma-chan> The Lemures obediently shamble off back down the path you came from. Sadly there are no sounds of mayhem or carnage after they vanish around the corner.
[15:22] <Alveria> "Anyway, this resting thing, I think it is an excellent idea, you know? Memorize spells that actually hurt these bastards, I'm all for that."
[15:22] <Varul> Varul slumps heavily, exhaused from the battle. "Thank you, friend," he murmurs to Hahn, "Do we rest or do we go on?"
[15:23] <Amonet> "Resting may be in our favor," Amonet agrees, helping with the healing herself.
[15:24] <Alveria> "Great, let's go do it outside." (Let's go do that!)
[15:24] <Karuma-chan> "I vote for resting," Hahn states, casting yet another healing spell even as a dark hiss is heard, a cowled and green-skinned figure appearing halfway between the party and the portal.
[15:24] <Karuma-chan> "Hsss! What is this? Mortals? Here? And the portal has been sealed?!" the creature gasps in Common, wielding a long and vicious looking glaive as it carefully regards the party.
[15:24] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+5
[15:24] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+5 and gets 9." [1d8=4]
[15:25] <Alveria> "And you have an EXCELLENT chance to get revenge on the demons who hired us to do it," pronounes Alveria, about-facing.
[15:25] <Alveria> OOC: I'm still invisible, right? >.>
[15:25] <Alveria> OOC: MI'd in any case.
[15:25] <Karuma-chan> OOC: you are. What's MI?
[15:25] <Alveria> OOC: Mirror Image.
[15:26] <Alveria> OOC: I'm, uh, hiding behind someone anyway.
[15:26] <Varul> Varul cautiously gets his sword ready, grimacing but saying nothing right now.
[15:27] * Gourash turns, barely restraining himself from carving the creature up.
[15:28] <Karuma-chan> "Feh, I have just returned from battle against the Ta'nari," the Bearded Devil returns. Looking at it, it does seem wounded - it's favouring one side quite clearly and dripping blood down its exposed arm. "Besides, why would I wish revenge against those who have freed me?" he asks, baring a mouth full of needle-like teeth surrounded by a beard that looks more like a metal scrubbing brush.
[15:29] <Alveria> "-eh? Beats me, I mean, you're a devil, and all, I thoguht it was, uh, what you did," replies Alveria, blinking.
[15:30] * Amonet seems confused, eyeing the devil distrustfully.
[15:31] <Karuma-chan> "Foolish mortal," the devil chortles. "While my superiors would be happy for me to waste my life on the axe of that Babau, I have no desire to die if I can help it. And with the portal gone, I now find myself free of both orders and obligations..." He hisses again, grinning wickedly. "You have my... gratitude, mortals."
[15:32] <Alveria> "Oh. Well, um, what should aspiring invaders keep an eye out for in the demon's lair, then?"
[15:33] <Karuma-chan> OOC: make a diplomacy check, Alvie
[15:33] <Alveria> roll 1d20+1 why do I keep making these
[15:33] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+1 why do I keep making these and gets 5." [1d20=4]
[15:35] <Karuma-chan> "No, I believe you can find that out for yourself," he looks down at the slain Abishai, "You've surely proven yourself to be worthy... heroes."
[15:35] <Karuma-chan> OOC: if you're going to attack, roll initiative now
[15:35] <Alveria> "That's stupid! We'll just beat the information out of you, then," swears Alveria.
[15:36] <Alveria> roll 1d20+5 can do
[15:36] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+5 can do and gets 11." [1d20=6]
[15:36] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+6
[15:36] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+6 and gets 8." [1d20=2]
[15:36] <Varul> roll 1d20+6 okay
[15:36] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+6 okay and gets 15." [1d20=9]
[15:36] <Gourash> roll 1d20+1
[15:36] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+1 and gets 21." [1d20=20]
[15:36] <Amonet> roll 1d20
[15:36] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20 and gets 2." [1d20=2]
[15:36] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[15:36] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 12." [1d20=7]
[15:36] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Gourash, Varul, Hahn, Alveria, Devil, Amonet
[15:37] <Karuma-chan> OOC: The devil is 30 feet away
[15:37] * Gourash charges it, howling as his axe cleaves downwards towards it!
[15:37] <Gourash> roll 1d20+2+1+2 (No power attack)
[15:37] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+2+1+2 (No power attack) and gets 20." [1d20=15]
[15:38] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[15:38] <Gourash> OOC: Wow, and I totally forgot my +12 =p
[15:38] <Gourash> roll 1d12+2+2+8
[15:38] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+2+2+8 and gets 18." [1d12=6]
[15:39] <Karuma-chan> Gourash's axe finds some resistance even as it cleaves past the Devil's guard, but he's still able to inflict a telling wound, eliciting a pained hiss from him as he staggers back from the blow!
[15:40] <Varul> Varul grimaces like a dark night in the caverns of doom, bracing himself as he quickly advances! Not a fully on charge, but the more careful, diligent work of a fighter looking to chop up his prey! (Declaring Dodge on the devil, by the way.)
[15:41] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-1 PA)
[15:41] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-1 PA) and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[15:41] <Karuma-chan> OOC: the devil is AoOing Varul. That misses, btw.
[15:41] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+9
[15:41] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+9 and gets 28." [1d20=19]
[15:41] <Varul> OOC - What the hell?
[15:41] <Karuma-chan> OOC: what?
[15:41] <Alveria> OOC - It's packing a glaive, glaive == reach weapon.
[15:41] <Varul> OOC - Whatever.
[15:44] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d10+3
[15:44] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d10+3 and gets 6." [1d10=3]
[15:46] <Karuma-chan> As Varul advances the now even more wounded devil lashes out with its glaive, scoring a grazing rip along his flank and throwing off his aim to prevent Varul's sword from landing a blow of its own! The wound feels strange, aching and burning in his blood!
[15:48] <Karuma-chan> Hahn rushes up behind Varul. "You're lucky we're not at the temple or this would bankrupt you," the cleric mutters, casting yet another healing spell from his wand!
[15:48] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+6
[15:48] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+6 and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[15:48] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+1
[15:48] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+1 and gets 2." [1d8=1]
[15:49] <Alveria> "Shouldn't you be paying us?" snorts Alveria, turning her attentions back to the devil. "Ahem. Give us your information, and we'll stop annoying you as you try to run away!" she pronounces, firing forth a volley of missiles!
[15:49] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3 wehee!
[15:49] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 wehee! and gets 4." [1d6=1]
[15:49] <Alveria> OOC: This is not an auspicious start to my PrC.
[15:49] <Alveria> roll 1d20+4 SR check go, I know it has it
[15:49] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+4 SR check go, I know it has it and gets 5." [1d20=1]
[15:50] <Karuma-chan> The magic missiles blaze towards the devil but only vanish immediately before striking it!
[15:50] <Karuma-chan> "I won't forget this, mortals!" the devil snarls, stepping away from Gourash and Varul before vanishing into thin air!
[15:51] <Amonet> "Villain!" Amonet cries after it. "Face us in honorable combat!"
[15:51] <Alveria> "Oh, no! The devil won't forget us! God, I'd hate for some creep like him to think about me from whatever hole he makes his home," swears Alveria, stamping her foot.
[15:51] <Karuma-chan> Sadly no reply, save the echoing of your taunts against the cavern walls.
[15:52] <Amonet> "Friends, this seems to be a trend," Amonet says sadly. "All the devils run away, vowing revenge, rather than face us and do battle."
[15:52] * Alveria starts storming out the caves, heading back towards the brighter, outdoor area. And Igpik, of course. "Yes, yes, we're so very righteous they run screaming, and all that."
[15:53] <Karuma-chan> "Better than them killing us," Hahn shrugs, following after Alveria. As you depart the caves, you find an odd sight. By where you fought the spiders, Igpik is waiting, along with your prisoner, who seems to be bleeding a lot more and having trouble standing. "Hurray! You killed all devils, yes?" the little mephit chirps excitedly.
[15:53] <Amonet> "You really think so?" Amonet asks, perking up as she follows Alveria.
[15:55] * Gourash looks a bit tired after his long rage, grunting in response. "Probably."
[15:55] <Alveria> "Yeah, yeah. You can go back and hang with your salamander friends, it's cool," says Alveria, grumpily.
[15:56] <Karuma-chan> "Oh! Igpik is relieved from perilous duty! So happy!" the mephit cheers, promptly flying back up and out the way you came in.
[15:56] <Karuma-chan> The gnome only looks balefully at you, still tied up and gagged, though at least no longer being dragged on a leash by a mephit.
[15:57] * Amonet approaches Varul, laying a hand on him and letting the healing energies flow from Horus-Re and into his wounds.
[15:57] <Amonet> roll 1d8+1
[15:57] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d8+1 and gets 2." [1d8=1]
[15:57] <Amonet> roll 1d8+1
[15:57] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d8+1 and gets 2." [1d8=1]
[15:58] * Alveria keeps heading outside, the path long.
[15:59] <Karuma-chan> OOC: the party proceed outside with no impediments. Make a will save, Alvie.
[15:59] <Alveria> OOC: you dirty bastard!
[15:59] <Alveria> OOC: vs. enchantment?
[15:59] <Karuma-chan> OOC: no
[16:00] <Alveria> roll 1d20+5
[16:00] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+5 and gets 19." [1d20=14]
[16:00] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Okay, you all rest. Change spells and note your regained HP in #elysium. Hahn is again taking requests on spells.
[16:04] <Gourash> OOC: Gourash requests an extra 8 hp of healing prior to rest if hahn has it
[16:06] <Karuma-chan> OOC: is anyone keeping watch while resting?
[16:06] <Alveria> OOC: I have to kill 4 hours to scribe a scroll anyway, so we can rest of 12 hours total and like always have two people on watch
[16:07] <Alveria> OOC: Just randomly pick if it's necessary, I guess
[16:07] <Karuma-chan> OOC: I'll randomly pick, then. Varul and Alvie both make spot checks, please.
[16:07] <Alveria> OOC: If it matters, we're camping just outside the front of the caves.
[16:07] <Alveria> roll 1d20+3
[16:07] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+3 and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[16:08] <Alveria> OOC: There is a campfire!
[16:08] <Varul> roll 1d20+2
[16:08] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+2 and gets 4." [1d20=2]
[16:08] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[16:08] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 8." [1d20=8]
[16:08] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[16:08] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 9." [1d20=9]
[16:09] <Karuma-chan> As Alveria is putting the finishing touches to her new scroll, she happens to notice something that should not be. Ever so softly and sneakily, your gnomish prisoner looks to be getting up and creeping away, now apparently sans bindings and gag.
[16:13] * Alveria glances after the gnome, tsking, but not caring enough to actually throw a spell his way.
[16:13] <Karuma-chan> And so Kimble sneaks off to sweet glorious freedom!
[16:14] <Karuma-chan> The following day everyone wakes up, hale and refreshed! "Say, where'd that gnome go?" Hahn asks.
[16:14] <Gourash> "Yeah?" Gourash glanced around for him.
[16:14] <Alveria> "Who cares," mutters Alveria, thumbing through her book.
[16:15] * Amonet frowns, but does not intervene, as this concerns Hahn's prisoner.
[16:16] <Karuma-chan> "Well... I suppose without his spellbook he won't be much of a threat to anyone he meets, but I don't like the idea of him escaping justice," Hahn frowns. "Nothing we can do about it now, though."
[16:16] * Gourash grunts, eying the studying mage and standing guard near the clearing instead.
[16:17] <Alveria> "He's not getting anywhere fast without a horse," replies Alveria, closing her spellbook. "Well, then, shall we be off?"
[16:17] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3 Mage armour~
[16:17] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 Mage armour~ and gets 8." [1d6=5]
[16:19] <Karuma-chan> Hahn casts magic circle against evil on himself before the party makes its way back down to the main hall. Flickering torches light idols of Gods past and present, while a dark passageway to the West looms unexplored...
[16:19] * Amonet ignites her shield with a gesture, holding it ready at her side.
[16:19] <Gourash> "Fine by me, we've got another hive of demons to deal with," heading back into the caves as the party heads towards the western passageway.
[16:19] * Alveria incants a variety of rather holy-sounding verses, sounding like a choir girl more than a fire mage, and her body completely lights up, shedding a most holy light around the party as it progresses!
[16:19] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3 Light of Mercuria
[16:20] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 Light of Mercuria and gets 8." [1d6=5]
[16:20] <Alveria> And then there were lots of her.
[16:20] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3 MI
[16:20] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 MI and gets 4." [1d6=1]
[16:20] <Alveria> roll 1d4+1 this is some sick joke, why does it roll low on all the spells that matter?
[16:20] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d4+1 this is some sick joke, why does it roll low on all the spells that matter? and gets 4." [1d4=3]
[16:21] <Karuma-chan> Before advancing down the passageway, Hahn casts Bull's Strength on both Varul and Gourash.
[16:21] <Karuma-chan> OOC: +4 Str for 6 mins, you two
[16:21] <Alveria> "If we're lucky, the demons will still be recuperating," whispers Alveria.
[16:22] * Amonet uses her own protection spell, deciding not to rely on Hahn's.
[16:23] <Gourash> OOC: *nods*
[16:25] <Gourash> OOC: Buffs on Gourash are Bull strength and (when near hahn) prot from evil, right? *doesn't think any others are on*
[16:25] <Alveria> OOC: We're incapable of being stealthy at *all* unless you let us look around corners for free, assume we go forward at a brisk pace! >.>
[16:27] <Karuma-chan> The passageway is dark, but Alveria's luminescence deals with that quite handily. Descending down a long and narrow staircase, the party finds the passageways here are so narrow that they can only move two abreast. Turning around a corner, they find it littered with debris and corpses, which would make negotiating it at speed somewhat difficult.
[16:27] <Karuma-chan> And ahead, at the edge of Gourash's darkvision and barely visible to Alveria's low-light vision, seems to be a large demonic spider lurking in the darkness.
[16:27] <Karuma-chan> OOC: sec for map
[16:27] * Varul quickly gulps a potion of protection as they advance.
[16:30] <Alveria> "There's a spider down there, and a branch off in the passage," whispers Alveria. "Let's move up to the branch and look down it before dealing with it."
[16:30] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3
[16:30] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 and gets 14." [1d20=11]
[16:30] * Gourash nods.
[16:31] <Alveria> roll 1d20+5
[16:31] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+5 and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[16:31] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[16:31] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 19." [1d20=14]
[16:33] <Gourash> roll 1d20+1
[16:33] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+1 and gets 20." [1d20=19]
[16:33] <Kotono> roll 1d20+6 initiative?
[16:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 initiative? and gets 14." [1d20=8]
[16:34] <Amonet> roll 1d20
[16:34] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20 and gets 14." [1d20=14]
[16:37] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[16:38] * Gourash eyes the corridor to the side and makes a slow advance, moving two squares up, one over, three up, one over, and glances into the corridor.
[16:44] <Karuma-chan> Gourash looks down the other corridor, finding a whole group of demons waiting for him! Near the edge of his vision he can see another large spider, while closer to him are two bloated creatures that look like green lemures, a bug-like thing with oversized arms and pale white flesh, and a horrifically deformed humanoid covered in bloated tumours and wielding a vicious looking double-axe!
[16:44] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3
[16:44] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 and gets 9." [1d20=6]
[16:45] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[16:45] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 12." [1d20=12]
[16:45] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[16:45] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 3." [1d20=3]
[16:45] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[16:45] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 20." [1d20=20]
[16:45] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2
[16:45] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 and gets 16." [1d20=14]
[16:46] <Karuma-chan> Hahn follows Gourash, carefully eyeing the spider ahead and stopping just before the corner. "See anything?" he whispers to the half-orc barbarian.
[16:46] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie
[16:47] <Gourash> "Demons this way," Gourash notified the rest of his party with a quick shout, stepping back to be alongside the wall next to the corridor.
[16:48] <Alveria> "AH... ok, pull back to behind those difficult rocks, and we'll choke them here," says Alveria, offhandedly flicking out her palm and sending a volley of missiles towards the distant spider.
[16:48] <Alveria> roll 1d3+6
[16:48] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d3+6 and gets 9." [1d3=3]
[16:48] <Alveria> roll 1d20+9 SR?
[16:48] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+9 SR?  and gets 21." [1d20=12]
[16:48] <Alveria> roll 5d4+5
[16:48] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 5d4+5 and gets 22." [5d4=3, 4, 3, 3, 4]
[16:50] <Karuma-chan> The bolts slam into the spider with a fierce impact, blasting its multi-eyed head apart in a single volley! The vermin rolls onto its back, legs curling up into a little ball through reflexive muscle action as it dies!
[16:50] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul and Amonet
[16:53] * Varul proceeds down the hall, opposite Gourash. OOC - Just getting in position besides him, since it looks like we can't do much this round 'cept get in position and hope we don't get ranged attacked.
[16:53] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Okay. Amonet?
[16:53] * Amonet moves up into a position behind Gourash, ready to support him or Varul should anything charge their way.
[16:54] <Karuma-chan> OOC: and we cycle back to Gourash.
[16:55] <Gourash> OOC: Yay!
[16:57] * Gourash readies an action to Rage and dish out a full attack action when something moves in front of him.
[16:57] <Karuma-chan> The first green demon is happy to oblige, lurching forwards towards Gourash! (take your readied action before it attacks)
[16:58] <Gourash> OOC: Rage, 6 rounds, +4 str, +4 con, -2 ac, +2 will
[16:59] * Gourash roars and brings his axe down on the demon violently.
[16:59] <Gourash> roll 1d20+12+3+2-2 (-2 PA)
[16:59] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+12+3+2-2 (-2 PA) and gets 25." [1d20=10]
[16:59] <Gourash> roll 1d20+7+3+2-2 (-2 PA) Attack 2
[16:59] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+7+3+2-2 (-2 PA) Attack 2 and gets 28." [1d20=18]
[16:59] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit and hit
[17:00] <Karuma-chan> OOC: roll damage?
[17:00] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+4+7 hit one
[17:00] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+4+7 hit one and gets 30." [1d12=11]
[17:00] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+4+7 hit two
[17:00] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+4+7 hit two and gets 25." [1d12=6]
[17:00] <Karuma-chan> OOC: reflex saves for Gourash, Varul, Amonet, and Hahn. Remember +2 from prot vs evil.
[17:01] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[17:01] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 16." [1d20=9]
[17:01] <Amonet> roll 1d20+8
[17:01] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+8 and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[17:01] <Gourash> roll 1d20+3+2 (+2 more if it is trapish, but prolly not)
[17:01] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+3+2 (+2 more if it is trapish, but prolly not) and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[17:01] <Varul> roll 1d20+6
[17:01] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+6 and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[17:01] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6
[17:01] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6 and gets 1." [1d6=1]
[17:02] <Karuma-chan> Gourash's axe easily slices apart the demon before it can so much as lay a finger on him! But as soon as his axe makes its exit wound, the flabby creature suddenly explodes in a cloud of acid over the party! Amonet manages to escape it, but the others aren't so lucky! Nonetheless, it's somewhat weak, and only stings a little.
[17:03] <Karuma-chan> Not able to get into a position to fight, Hahn remains ready to offer healing if any need it.
[17:03] <Karuma-chan> The deformed blue demon remains where it is, holding its double-bladed axe at the ready.
[17:03] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie
[17:05] * Alveria cheerfully stomps over to the only unoccupied space that would allow her to get at an enemy, and fires a volley of missiles at the stupid-looking blue demon. It's the antithesis to her red!
[17:05] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 and gets 7." [1d6=4]
[17:05] <Alveria> roll 1d20+7
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[17:05] <Alveria> roll 4d4+4
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 4d4+4 and gets 13." [4d4=1, 1, 3, 4]
[17:06] <Alveria> *ex that*
[17:07] <Alveria> Alveria casts LIGHT. And then walks forward a bit so she'll be able to do something else shortly.
[17:07] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3 shing'd
[17:07] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 shing'd and gets 9." [1d6=6]
[17:07] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul and Amonet
[17:09] * Varul decides to hold for the moment, readying his attacks if one approaches.
[17:10] * Amonet doesn't really see any avenue of attack at the moment, and settles for glaring at the blue demon menacingly.
[17:11] <Karuma-chan> Chittering softly, the Dretch releases a ball of gas at the party which abruptly explodes into a stinking and choking green mist all around them!
[17:11] <Karuma-chan> OOC: fort saves everybody
[17:11] <Varul> roll 1d20+10
[17:11] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+10 and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[17:11] <Karuma-chan> OOC: remember prot from evil
[17:11] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[17:11] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[17:11] <Gourash> roll 1d20+10
[17:11] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[17:11] <Alveria> OOC: Including me, given that I'm around 30 feet away?
[17:12] <Amonet> roll 1d20+14
[17:12] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+14 and gets 30." [1d20=16]
[17:12] <Karuma-chan> OOC: How far forward did you walk, Alvie?
[17:12] <Alveria> OOC: Just enough so that'd I'd be able to use all my move to walk to the corridor and shoot things this round.
[17:13] <Karuma-chan> OOC: you're clear
[17:13] <Karuma-chan> The mist is certainly unpleasant, but the party are all able to hold their breath and witstand it!
[17:14] <Karuma-chan> The spider advances a bit, stopping just behind the other demons. But the last Mane has no compunctions about charging forward into the nasty fog!
[17:14] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[17:14] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 9." [1d20=4]
[17:14] <Karuma-chan> And promptly starts coughing and gasping right in front of Gourash and Varul.
[17:15] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Varul and Amonet could both hit it if they chose.
[17:15] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+1
[17:15] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+1 and gets 5." [1d20=4]
[17:16] <Varul> OOC - I'll go for it. Full attack?
[17:16] <Karuma-chan> OOC: go for it
[17:16] <Varul> roll 1d20+13 (-1 PA)
[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+13 (-1 PA) and gets 32." [1d20=19]
[17:16] <Varul> roll 1d20+8 (-1 PA)
[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+8 (-1 PA) and gets 20." [1d20=12]
[17:16] <Varul> OOC - Crit check on the firsT?
[17:16] <Karuma-chan> OOC: both hit
[17:16] <Karuma-chan> OOC: sure
[17:17] <Varul> roll 1d20+13 (-1 PA)
[17:17] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+13 (-1 PA) and gets 33." [1d20=20]
[17:17] <Karuma-chan> OOC: exploding crit!
[17:17] <Karuma-chan> OOC: roll again!
[17:17] <Varul> roll 1d20+13 (-1 PA)
[17:17] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+13 (-1 PA) and gets 17." [1d20=4]
[17:17] <Karuma-chan> OOC: x3 crit and a hit
[17:17] <Varul> 8d6+40
[17:17] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 8d6+40 and gets 71." [8d6=6, 1, 4, 3, 2, 5, 5, 5]
[17:18] <Karuma-chan> OOC: reflex saves for Varul, Gourash, Hahn, and Amonet
[17:18] <Varul> OOC - Wait, mismathed.
[17:18] <Karuma-chan> OOC: does it matter?
[17:18] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[17:18] <Varul> OOC: For that record, yes. Sec.
[17:18] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 22." [1d20=15]
[17:19] <Amonet> roll 1d20+8
[17:19] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+8 and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[17:19] <Gourash> roll 1d20+3+2
[17:19] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+3+2 and gets 25." [1d20=20]
[17:19] <Varul> roll 1d20+6
[17:19] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+6 and gets 16." [1d20=10]
[17:19] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6
[17:19] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6 and gets 2." [1d6=2]
[17:21] <Karuma-chan> Varul lashes out with a storm of blows, cutting the demon up into hundreds of tiny green ribbons, trailing acidic ichor and gore as they hang suspended in the air for a timeless moment. He has just enough time to turn his back and utter a witty catchphrase before it explodes, showering the party with acid! Gourash and Hahn are able to duck, while Amonet cheerfully ignores it, however.
[17:22] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[17:25] * Gourash roars and charges through the mist, howling past the dretch at full demon axing speed.
[17:25] <Karuma-chan> As Gourash passes, the bug-like demon lashes out with one of its claws at the barbarian!
[17:26] <Gourash> roll 1d20+12+2+2+3 (-3 PA) Better hit
[17:26] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+12+2+2+3 (-3 PA) Better hit and gets 32." [1d20=13]
[17:26] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4
[17:26] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 and gets 5." [1d20=1]
[17:26] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4 critfail hilarity
[17:26] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 critfail hilarity and gets 19." [1d20=15]
[17:26] <Karuma-chan> But its too slow, only swiping the air as Gourash races past!
[17:26] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[17:26] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+2+6+7 DAMAGE
[17:26] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+2+6+7 DAMAGE and gets 32." [1d12=9]
[17:28] <Karuma-chan> It's a vicious blow from Gourash, dropping the demon in an instant as he carves a bloody trail through its tumour infested torso, the beast only emitting a strangled cry of pain as it collapses in a gurgling heap!
[17:28] <Karuma-chan> OOC: can cleave the dretch
[17:28] <Gourash> OOC: Yay
[17:28] <Gourash> roll 1d20+12+2+2+3 (-3 PA) DEATH TO ALL
[17:28] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+12+2+2+3 (-3 PA) DEATH TO ALL and gets 22." [1d20=3]
[17:28] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[17:28] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+2+6+7 MAIM CONTINUES
[17:28] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+2+6+7 MAIM CONTINUES and gets 33." [1d12=10]
[17:29] <Karuma-chan> His backswing is no less lethal, almost negligently decapitating the Dretch as he recovers his axe from his mighty demon-smiting attack!
[17:30] <Karuma-chan> Hahn follows after Gourash, coughing a little as he exits the cloud and stops behind Gourash, not taking on the spider himself.
[17:30] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie
[17:30] * Alveria lurks on the edge of the cloud, resisting the temptation to sniff it and see if the dretch really uses 'the right stuff'.
[17:30] <Alveria> OOc: holding for now
[17:31] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet and Varul
[17:32] <Varul> OOC - Will I get AoOed if I go charge Mr. Spider?
[17:32] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Yes. It has reach.
[17:33] <Karuma-chan> OOC: you'll be in Hahn's protected area, though
[17:36] <Amonet> "Miscreant most foul!" Amonet accuses, pointing her ranseur at the demonic spider in a clear challenge. "I shall do battle with thee!"
[17:36] <Amonet> roll 1d20+12
[17:36] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+12 and gets 30." [1d20=18]
[17:36] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[17:37] <Amonet> roll 2d4+8
[17:37] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+8 and gets 13." [2d4=3, 2]
[17:38] <Karuma-chan> Amonet's ranseur does its just duty, slicing apart the spider's exposed thorax with ease. Yet the fell vermin stays up, still, even as blood and ichor pools beneath!
[17:39] * Varul just steps out of the cloud and approaches the spider, attacking
[17:39] <Varul> roll 1d20+14
[17:39] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+14 and gets 18." [1d20=4]
[17:39] <Karuma-chan> As Varul approaches, the Spider emits a feral hiss, its own fangs lunging down to take a bite out of the warrior!
[17:39] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4
[17:39] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 and gets 17." [1d20=13]
[17:39] <Karuma-chan> OOC: you hit, damage
[17:39] <Varul> roll 2d6+11
[17:39] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+11 and gets 18." [2d6=2, 5]
[17:42] <Karuma-chan> While Varul's unenchanted sword has some difficulty penetrating, he still manages to inflict a fatal wound even as the spider's fangs dent off his sturdy armour! Collapsing in a heap, the creature reflexively curls up into a ball!
[17:42] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile, Alveria can see another demon appear past the first spider she killed. The gaunt black-skinned creature carries a gleaming silver greataxe and grins sadistically as she feels arcane power wash over her!
[17:43] <Alveria> OOC: I so don't, MI
[17:43] <Karuma-chan> OOC: What spells do you have up and what caster level, Miss WIld Mage?
[17:43] <Alveria> Light of Mercuria (8), MI (4), Light (9), Mage Armour (8)
[17:43] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[17:43] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[17:43] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[17:43] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[17:43] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[17:44] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[17:44] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[17:44] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[17:44] <Alveria> OOC: Um, if it's throwing a targeted dispel at me, it actually has to pick an image.
[17:44] <Karuma-chan> OOC: that's retarded. I'm houseruling it. What's the point of dispelling a mirror image if you can't even target the spell as a whole?
[17:44] <Alveria> OOC: You toss down an area dispel and hope to get lucky, basically.
[17:45] <Karuma-chan> While most of Alveria's spells remain up, her mirror images abruptly vanish from around her!
[17:46] <Alveria> OOC: Bah, I'm taking my held action now, then
[17:46] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[17:46] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Okay then.
[17:46] <Gourash> OOC: Notify me that such a demon is there Alv?
[17:47] * Alveria growls something feral, and the light around her discharges in a pair of flashing, holy rays! She hovers slightly off the ground as they are launched, before settling back down after they've flown forth.
[17:47] <Alveria> roll 1d20+4 ranged touch
[17:47] <Alveria> roll 1d20+4 ranged touch
[17:47] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+4 ranged touch and gets 5." [1d20=1]
[17:47] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+4 ranged touch and gets 10." [1d20=6]
[17:47] <Karuma-chan> OOC: critfail check
[17:49] <Alveria> roll 1d20+4
[17:49] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+4 and gets 9." [1d20=5]
[17:49] <Karuma-chan> OOC: roll 1d100
[17:49] <Alveria> roll 1d100
[17:49] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d100 and gets 94." [1d100=94]
[17:50] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d4
[17:50] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d4 and gets 1." [1d4=1]
[17:50] <Karuma-chan> Both bolts fly errant, one scoring off the corridor wall while the other sails over the demon's head! It only grins more amusedly at this.
[17:50] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[17:53] * Gourash turns at the sound of more combat~
[17:58] * Gourash holds his breath and heads through the cloud!
[17:58] <Karuma-chan> OOC: fort save, no prot from evil bonus
[17:58] <Gourash> roll 1d20+6+2
[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+6+2 and gets 21." [1d20=13]
[17:59] <Karuma-chan> Gourash is undeterred by the smelly fog!
[18:03] <Karuma-chan> Running down the corridor, Gourash stops just short of the foul black-skinned demon. This close he can see the gaunt creature appears to exude a viscous red slime all over its form.
[18:04] <Karuma-chan> Hahn inhales deeply before bravely following after Gourash!
[18:05] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[18:05] <Karuma-chan> He is likewise unaffected by the smog, stopping alongside his stalwart barbarian ally.
[18:05] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul and Amonet
[18:05] * Amonet heads towards the door, and pokes it with her polearm, before attempting to open it.
[18:06] <Karuma-chan> The door appears to be jammed shut.
[18:06] <Karuma-chan> OOC: strength check if you want to force it
[18:07] <Amonet> roll 1d20+4 str
[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+4 str and gets 9." [1d20=5]
[18:07] <Karuma-chan> Try as she might, Amonet cannot force the door open!
[18:07] <Amonet> Discouraged, Amonet steps back from the door.
[18:08] <Varul> Varul sees the stopped door, turning to it and attempting to force it with his big, brawny body!
[18:08] <Varul> roll 1d20+6
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+6 and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[18:08] <Amonet> "Ooh, how manly of you, Sir Varul!" Amonet exclaims, clapping in admiration.
[18:09] <Karuma-chan> The door bursts apart and splinters at Varul's forcing! Within appears to be a large room, but what purpose it once had can only be guessed at, for the ceiling has collapsed and the floor is utterly choked with stony debris, which is probably what jammed the door shut.
[18:10] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile, Gourash has the pleasure of seeing a demon chuckling at him before it creeps around the corner and out of sight!
[18:10] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie.
[18:10] <Alveria> "Where is it, I'll kill it!" growls Alveria, stalking down the corridor and standing behind a patch of rough terrain, abruptly glowing with less-holy-looking and more-violent-roiling light.
[18:11] <Karuma-chan> Alveria stops behind Gourash and Hahn, sadly unable to see around the corner and spot any demons from this location.
[18:11] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[18:12] * Gourash runs after the thing with violence, turning the corridor, ready to smite it!
[18:13] <Karuma-chan> Gourash turns the corner to find himself in a larger chamber, half of it occupied by a spider web and several suspiciously formed coccoons... yet no sign of any live demons about...

[15:01] <Karuma-chan> As we left off, Gourash had just rounded the corner into the web-infested chamber that the Babau had retreated into... and yet no sign of the evil demon confronts our brave barbarian! Hahn moves after Gourash into the room, stopping alongside the half-orc. "It vanished?" he murmurs, peering about carefully.
[15:01] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[15:01] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 7." [1d20=7]
[15:01] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[15:01] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 16." [1d20=16]
[15:01] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul and Amonet
[15:02] <Calhadre-San> "Hey, get back here! There's a Babau running around!" calls Alveria. "Stick together, mmkay?"
[15:03] * Varul decides to just that, keeping eyes open as he proceeds to hurry back to the others.
[15:04] <Calhadre-San> Amonet does the same, standing just a pace or two north of Alveria. "We need to explore places carefully," she whispers. "We won't have much opportunity to catch it, so if a chance comes up..."
[15:08] <Karuma-chan> As the party regroups together, they are able to see an unwelcome figure stalk around from the direction they entered this part of the dungeon from, at the edges of their light source, the Babau makes its return!
[15:09] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7 vs Bull's Strength on Varul DC 17
[15:09] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 vs Bull's Strength on Varul DC 17 and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[15:10] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7 vs Prot vs Evil on Amonet DC 13
[15:10] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 vs Prot vs Evil on Amonet DC 13 and gets 18." [1d20=11]
[15:10] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7 vs Light on Alvie DC 20
[15:10] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 vs Light on Alvie DC 20 and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[15:11] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7 vs Magic Circle on Hahn DC 17
[15:11] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 vs Magic Circle on Hahn DC 17 and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[15:11] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7 vs Bull's Strength on Gourash DC 17
[15:11] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 vs Bull's Strength on Gourash DC 17 and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[15:12] <Dracos> "What's that?" Gourash grunted back as he peered after the demon.
[15:12] <Karuma-chan> With an odd dampening sensation, the party feels their protective and enhancement spells vanish! Varul loses his magically boosted muscles, the protection against evil offered by both Hahn and Amonet disappears, and Alveria's glowing pebble becomes an ordinary pebble. At least Gourash is still stronger than ever.
[15:12] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie
[15:28] <Calhadre-San> Snapping her fingers, Alveria releases a fetid-smelling gas that explodes about the Babau! It's probably smelt worse things, but you never know.
[15:28] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d6+3 CL
[15:28] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d6+3 CL and gets 5." [1d6=2]
[15:28] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d20+5 SR check
[15:28] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d20+5 SR check and gets 23." [1d20=18]
[15:28] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Fort DC 17
[15:28] <Karuma-chan> OOC: SR doesn't help against stinking cloud, anyway
[15:28] <Calhadre-San> "THERE IT IS!"
[15:29] <Calhadre-San> OOC: It doesn't? Cool
[15:29] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Averting your eyes at all?
[15:29] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Will that matter as far as casting my cloud goes?
[15:29] <Calhadre-San> OOC: I think not! Sure.
[15:29] <Karuma-chan> OOC: No, it's an area effect, you can target the square next to it with no trouble
[15:29] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+10 fort save
[15:29] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+10 fort save and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[15:30] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d100
[15:30] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d100 and gets 32." [1d100=32]
[15:30] <Karuma-chan> The demon doesn't seem too bothered by the smoke, however, Alveria is at least able to avoid its evil eyes!
[15:30] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[15:31] <Calhadre-San> "Uh, crap! Don't go after it yet.. um... around the corner, let's get around the corner!"
[15:32] * Dracos turns from the spider web room, "Where is it?" He grunts, noticing the cloud of wretched fog at the end of the corridor. "What?" He asks, confused at Alvieria's shout.
[15:33] <Calhadre-San> "Babau, up there, in the middle of stinking cloud, don't run in there, run over there," hurries Alveria, gesturing to the closest left turn to Gourash.
[15:35] <Gourash> Gourash trusts the mage-girl, and heads up to the T-section, getting in a defensive position behind the wall cover and growling at the swift moving demon.
[15:38] <Karuma-chan> Hahn decides to follow everyone else, hurrying up into the corridor along the intersection. But not before shooting off a blast of searing light at the demon with a chant of "Lathandar's blessed light, slay the foul minion of the abyss!"
[15:39] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+6
[15:39] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+6 and gets 9." [1d20=3]
[15:39] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[15:39] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[15:39] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d3
[15:39] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d3 and gets 2." [1d3=2]
[15:39] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d100
[15:39] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d100 and gets 73." [1d100=73]
[15:40] <Karuma-chan> The lack of pained cries indicates it didn't work so well, and Hahn looks a bit paler when he reaches the cover the party has found.
[15:40] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul and Amonet
[15:41] * Varul falls back a ways down the corridor, gulping a potion of bull's strength has he does so!
[15:45] * Amonet glances at Alveria. "Should we not advance, if we cannot face this vile demon at this location?" she asks the elf mage. "After all, once we have closed its portal, it will be cut off from reinforcements."
[15:47] <Calhadre-San> "That's what I think," responds Alveria. "There's nothing down that way, but there's a larger set of doors down here, right? We should stay close together, and progress cautiously. If it appears, I might be able to get a spell off at it before it vanishes, but if we split it it might just kill me while I'm less-well protected." She pauses a moment. "It's got mobility over us, so we can't just hope to close distance easily, s
[15:48] <Calhadre-San> "You've got to be careful. I think the best way to deal it is by grabbing it and hitting it while it can't move," continues Alveria. "It's covered in acidic slime that'll melt your weapons if you hit it... the body is tougher than steel, in this case. If it can't teleport, we could probably make short work of it."
[15:49] <Amonet> "It was my intent as well," Amonet agrees, "were we in a position to grasp this foul thing and extinguish its unnatural existence."
[15:52] <Amonet> As no one protests this plan, Amonet cautiously moves ahead of the others, and stands guard.
[15:54] <Karuma-chan> The Babau presumably does something now that no one can see it.
[15:54] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie
[15:55] <Calhadre-San> "Let's go this-a-way!" chortles Alveria, casting a message spell on everyone before heading down the T-junction, towards the door. OOC: There's nowhere someone could hide along there, right?
[15:55] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Nah, I would've seen it anyway
[15:56] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[15:57] * Gourash nods, heading into the room he's never been in before and looking around.
[15:57] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Going into the collapsed room, Gourash?
[15:57] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Don't go in there!
[15:58] <Calhadre-San> OOC: We explored there, there isn't anything
[15:59] <Gourash> OOC: Um...
[16:00] <Gourash> OOC: Revised
[16:00] * Gourash nods, heading down and checking the door on the left, his pace hurried.
[16:02] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet and Varul
[16:02] <Karuma-chan> OOC: wait, Hahn goes first
[16:03] <Karuma-chan> Hahn follows after Gourash, though doesn't quite reach the doors as quickly as the swift moving Barbarian, still about 20 feet away from them.
[16:03] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Now Go Amonet and Varul
[16:05] * Varul looks behind briefly before heading to the door as well. Just in case something wants to try and silently slither up behind him, say.
[16:08] <Karuma-chan> Varul is able to catch up with Gourash as well, stopping just in front of the double doors.
[16:10] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile, Alveria is surprised by the sudden appearance of the Babau, which emerges from the doors just in front of her and promptly swings at her with its gleaming silver axe!
[16:11] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+12
[16:11] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+12 and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[16:11] <Karuma-chan> OOC: AC, Alvie?
[16:11] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Not that.
[16:11] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d12+7
[16:11] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d12+7 and gets 16." [1d12=9]
[16:12] <Karuma-chan> The abyssal blade cuts deeply into elven flesh, striking a brutal wound on Alveria before she can react!
[16:12] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie and Amonet
[16:14] <Calhadre-San> "Ah... looks like I messed up..." chokes Alveria, stumbling a step back from the creature, blood seeping everywhere, including through her mouth. "Ah, well, it was fun while it lasted, at least-" she adds, stepping back somewhere and flinging a cloud of dust over the Babau, again averting her eyes from it's terrible gaze.
[16:14] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d6+3 CL
[16:14] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d6+3 CL and gets 6." [1d6=3]
[16:14] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d20+6 SR check
[16:14] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d20+6 SR check and gets 17." [1d20=11]
[16:15] <Calhadre-San> OOC: will DC 16
[16:15] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d100
[16:15] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d100 and gets 9." [1d100=9]
[16:15] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+6
[16:15] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+6 and gets 23." [1d20=17]
[16:16] <Karuma-chan> The black skinned and red slime covered demon suddenly becomes covered in pretty sparkly motes of golden dust. It doesn't seem to do its disposition any favours, however, merely leering at Alveria and running its elongated tongue over a row of needle-like teeth.
[16:19] * Amonet raises her ranseur, glowering with rage, and slashes it in the air towards the evil creature. "Face a warrior in combat, as is proper, fiend!" she calls out to it.
[16:19] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[16:20] * Gourash turns and charges the demon, slashing at it's back with rageful violence!
[16:21] <Gourash> roll 1d20+12+2+1+2+3 (-3 PA)
[16:21] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+12+2+1+2+3 (-3 PA) and gets 28." [1d20=8]
[16:21] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[16:22] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+6+8 Damage!
[16:22] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+6+8 Damage! and gets 24." [1d12=2]
[16:23] <Karuma-chan> OOC: reflex save, Gourash
[16:23] <Gourash> roll 1d20+3
[16:23] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+3 and gets 20." [1d20=17]
[16:24] <Karuma-chan> Gourash's axe sinks into the Babau's back, rending the flesh there with some difficulty against the creature's fiendish resistance! Nonetheless, it's a solid blow, certainly giving the demon something to think about!
[16:24] <Karuma-chan> "Lathandar, give us strength against this foe!" Hahn calls down a blessing from the heavens upon you all!
[16:25] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Bless, +1 to hit and so on
[16:25] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul
[16:25] <Varul> OOC: Can I charge it?
[16:25] <Karuma-chan> OOC: yes
[16:26] * Varul rears back and charges, greatsword looking to kill the damned thing!
[16:26] <Varul> roll 1d20+13 (-4 PA don't miss please)
[16:26] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+13 (-4 PA don't miss please) and gets 20." [1d20=7]
[16:27] <Karuma-chan> Sadly, Varul can't land a solid blow, his weapon only glancing off the demon's shoulder! Luckily it manages to avoid picking up any of the nasty looking goo coating it, if nothing else.
[16:27] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet.
[16:28] <Amonet> "Taste the righteous wrath of Horus-Re, villain!" she calls out, divine energy enveloping her ranseur as it strikes at the Babau!
[16:28] <Amonet> roll 1d20+14
[16:28] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+14 and gets 26." [1d20=12]
[16:29] <Amonet> roll 2d4+10
[16:29] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+10 and gets 14." [2d4=3, 1]
[16:29] <Karuma-chan> OOC: reflex save, Amonet
[16:30] <Amonet> roll 1d20+6
[16:30] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+6 and gets 15." [1d20=9]
[16:30] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8
[16:30] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8 and gets 8." [1d8=8]
[16:32] <Karuma-chan> Amonet is able to land a blow on the creature, but it's barely a glancing one, only shearing off a thin strip of flesh around its flank! Her ranseur hisses and smokes as it picks up some of the creature's acidic goop on the way in, however! (1 damage after hardness, your ranseur should have 19/20hp)
[16:35] <Karuma-chan> Beset on all sides by a band of brave heroes, most creatures would be feeling a little bit worried, but if this demon is it sure isn't showing it. "Pitiful godspawn," it leers at Amonet, swinging its axe at her, "Horus-Re's wrath is nothing to the torments of the Abyss!"
[16:35] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+12
[16:35] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+12 and gets 32." [1d20=20]
[16:36] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+12 threat
[16:36] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+12 threat and gets 25." [1d20=13]
[16:36] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6
[16:37] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6 and gets 1." [1d6=1]
[16:37] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[16:37] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[16:37] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d12+7
[16:37] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d12+7 and gets 15." [1d12=8]
[16:38] <Karuma-chan> Amonet suffers a terrible blow that shears right through her plate mail as if it wasn't there, ripping apart her celestial flesh right down her chest!
[16:38] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie
[16:38] <Calhadre-San> Alvie casts Haste, and limps away, around the corner, away from the violence.
[16:38] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d6+3 CL
[16:38] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d6+3 CL and gets 9." [1d6=6]
[16:39] <Calhadre-San> OOC: 9 rounds of duration, please kill it with your three-attacks-a-round.
[16:40] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[16:42] * Gourash begins the axe chant of doom
[16:42] <Gourash> roll 1d20+12+2+1+2+3+1-5 (-5 PA) strike 1
[16:42] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+12+2+1+2+3+1-5 (-5 PA) strike 1 and gets 28." [1d20=12]
[16:42] <Gourash> roll 1d20+12+2+1+2+3+1-5 (-5 PA) strike 2
[16:42] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+12+2+1+2+3+1-5 (-5 PA) strike 2 and gets 29." [1d20=13]
[16:42] <Gourash> roll 1d20+7+2+1+2+3+1-5 (-5 PA) strike 3
[16:42] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+7+2+1+2+3+1-5 (-5 PA) strike 3 and gets 13." [1d20=2]
[16:42] <Karuma-chan> OOC: 2 hits
[16:43] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+10+8 Damage!
[16:43] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+10+8 Damage! and gets 34." [1d12=8]
[16:43] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+10+8 Damage!
[16:43] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+10+8 Damage! and gets 36." [1d12=10]
[16:43] <Karuma-chan> OOC: make 2 reflex saves
[16:43] <Gourash> roll 1d20+4
[16:43] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+4 and gets 24." [1d20=20]
[16:43] <Gourash> roll 1d20+4
[16:43] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+4 and gets 24." [1d20=20]
[16:45] <Karuma-chan> Despite the fiendish resilience of the demon, Gourash's incredible strength carries the day, his axe biting deep into its flesh with a series of strikes that mortally wound it! With a scream, the demon collapses and melts away, consumed by its own acidic ichor until naught but a stain on the ground and a silver greataxe mark its passage.
[16:46] * Gourash retrieves the axe and rests a second, letting his rage pass. "You alive, Amonet?"
[16:46] * Varul sighs a moment, shaking his head whilst in the grips of a powerful speed enchantment. He doesn't make a comment, just shakes his head.
[16:46] <Karuma-chan> The axe doesn't burn Gourash's hand or anything, so that's a plus. Feels pretty good, actually.
[16:46] * Amonet gathers herself, despite the pain, and raises her head. "Naturally, friend."
[16:46] * Calhadre-San is somewhere around the corner, using her blood to paint graffiti on the walls.
[16:47] <Karuma-chan> "Amonet, Alveria, do you two require healing?" Hahn asks, hurrying over to rejoin the others.
[16:47] <Calhadre-San> "
[16:47] <Calhadre-San> "Nope! Doesn't hurt at all!" replies Alveria, despite the trail of bloodstains an the 'Alvie was here!' logo on the wall.
[16:47] <Amonet> "Friend Alveria," Amonet calls quietly through the message, just as Hahn offers the much-needed healing. "The nasty demon has been vanquished. It is safe to return now!"
[16:48] <Karuma-chan> "Well, I think I'll offer it, anyway," Hahn returns a bit dubiously, walking up and muttering a prayer to Lathander as his glowing hands rest on Alveria's shoulder.
[16:48] <Karuma-chan> roll 2d8+6
[16:48] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 2d8+6 and gets 9." [2d8=2, 1]
[16:49] <Amonet> roll 1d8+1 wand on Alvie #1
[16:49] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d8+1 wand on Alvie #1 and gets 5." [1d8=4]
[16:49] <Amonet> roll 1d8+1 wand on self #1
[16:49] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d8+1 wand on self #1 and gets 3." [1d8=2]
[16:49] <Amonet> roll 1d8+1 wand on self #2
[16:49] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d8+1 wand on self #2 and gets 3." [1d8=2]
[16:49] <Amonet> roll 1d8+1 wand on self #3
[16:49] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d8+1 wand on self #3 and gets 7." [1d8=6]
[16:50] <Calhadre-San> "Ah, that's right, I got hit by an axe..." mutters Alveria, looking at her chest. "Oh, well, I seem to be alive."
[16:51] <Calhadre-San> "Is everyone else alright? I think someone ran in front of me, and it was all a bit hazy from there."
[16:51] <Karuma-chan> "It was the Babau... the Salamander said it was the leader of the fiends in this area, so with it dead, hopefully whatever else we face here will be weaker," Hahn affirms optimistically.
[16:52] <Calhadre-San> "There might be another one out there, they can summon friends, you know," replies Alveria.
[16:52] <Varul> "Good," Varul glances about idly, "More reason to close this gate sooner than later."
[16:52] <Gourash> "Such an optimist," Gourash shrugged and pushed open the door.
[16:53] * Calhadre-San recasts her mirror image spell!
[16:53] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d4+1 because it's from a scroll
[16:53] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d4+1 because it's from a scroll and gets 2." [1d4=1]
[16:58] <Karuma-chan> Gourash opens the door to find himself immediately confronted by another Mane! In what looks to be a ruined library - rubble and fallen bookshelves are the order of the day, although this room appears to have its own light sources, mercifully, he can see a whole host of demons waiting! Three Manes, three Rutterkins, two Dretches, all familiar faces.
[16:58] <Karuma-chan> But also within the middle of the room is a hulking demonic orangutan like creature with huge muscles and vicious oversized tusks!
[16:58] <Karuma-chan> OOC: roll initiative
[16:58] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5 Hahn
[16:58] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 Hahn and gets 19." [1d20=14]
[16:59] <Gourash> roll 1d20+1 I WILL CRUSH ALL
[16:59] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+1 I WILL CRUSH ALL and gets 8." [1d20=7]
[16:59] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d20+5
[16:59] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d20+5 and gets 24." [1d20=19]
[17:00] <Varul> roll 1d20+6
[17:00] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+6 and gets 14." [1d20=8]
[17:00] <Amonet> roll 1d20
[17:00] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20 and gets 2." [1d20=2]
[17:01] <Karuma-chan> OOC: what?
[17:01] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Oops, typed /mode rather than /topic
[17:02] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Alvie, you can resolve your action before the monkey-demon
[17:02] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Can I make a planes check on the monkey-demon?
[17:02] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go ahead
[17:02] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d20+12
[17:02] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d20+12 and gets 29." [1d20=17]
[17:05] <Calhadre-San> Alveria walks up to the corner, behind Gourash and Varul, and begins chanting a spell!
[17:05] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d6+3 CL
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d6+3 CL and gets 5." [1d6=2]
[17:05] <Calhadre-San> A mass of floating teeth appear and float towards the Dretch, chomping down all over it's body- "Eat! You don't have tounges, you don't need to taste it!" chortles Alveria. (Reflex DC 17 half.)
[17:05] <Calhadre-San> roll 5d6
[17:05] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 5d6 and gets 8." [5d6=1, 3, 1, 2, 1]
[17:06] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Alvie, you can't move far enough to target the dretch and still have an action left
[17:06] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Ah, wait, I thought the dretch was the green thing
[17:06] <Calhadre-San> OOC: What are the three critters in the door?
[17:06] <Karuma-chan> OOC: that's the Mane. The Dretch is the bug thing. The blue thing is the Rutterkin.
[17:07] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Rutterkin, then. SR?
[17:08] <Karuma-chan> OOC: no
[17:08] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Er, wait, that means the dretch is in the door.
[17:08] <Calhadre-San> OOC: So yeah, dretch, blargh.
[17:08] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3
[17:08] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 and gets 20." [1d20=17]
[17:08] <Karuma-chan> The jaws bite into the Dretch which twists and writhes, seeming to be wounded but not that badly by the attack!
[17:09] <Karuma-chan> Hahn decides to help out by casting Magic Weapon on Varul's sword, since he's not so great at the whole hitting stuff bit, himself.
[17:11] <Karuma-chan> Not a moment too soon, since the Rutterkin lumbers forward, its misshapen tumorous bulk moving with pained alacrity as it swings its axe at Varul!
[17:11] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[17:11] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[17:11] <Karuma-chan> But the blade only glances off the stout warrior's armour!
[17:12] <Karuma-chan> Seeing that the mouths aren't going anywhere, the Dretch squeals and flees towards the south!
[17:13] <Usagi> Meanwhile, the Rutterkin towards the middle of the room advances towards the door as well, stopping just behind and to the right of its fellow deformed demon!
[17:13] <Usagi> OOC: Go Varul
[17:13] <Varul> OOC - What can I hit from here?
[17:13] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Rutterkin 1 and Mane 1.
[17:14] <Karuma-chan> OOC: you could then cleave the other if you kill one
[17:14] * Varul braces and unleashes his full fury onto the mane! All three attacks, hasted adn powered to go!
[17:15] <Varul> OOC - Strike that, obviously.
[17:16] <Varul> Varul turns and unleashes his first attack on the Mane!
[17:16] <Varul> roll 1d20+13 (-3 PA)
[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+13 (-3 PA) and gets 14." [1d20=1]
[17:16] <Karuma-chan> OOC: critfail check
[17:16] <Varul> roll 1d20+13 (-3 PA)
[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+13 (-3 PA) and gets 27." [1d20=14]
[17:16] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Misses. Next?
[17:16] <Varul> Varul turns and unleashes his second attack on the Mane!
[17:16] <Varul> roll 1d20+13 (-3 PA)
[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+13 (-3 PA) and gets 18." [1d20=5]
[17:16] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[17:17] <Varul> roll 2d6+18
[17:17] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+18 and gets 25." [2d6=6, 1]
[17:17] <Varul> OOC: Cleave?
[17:17] <Karuma-chan> The Mane is hit and promptly explodes!
[17:17] <Karuma-chan> OOC: reflex saves for Varul, Gourash, Hahn, and Alvie
[17:17] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d20+5
[17:17] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d20+5 and gets 7." [1d20=2]
[17:17] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[17:17] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[17:17] <Varul> roll 1d20+5
[17:17] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+5 and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[17:17] <Calhadre-San> OOC: *6, sorry, it's +4
[17:17] <Gourash> roll 1d20+4
[17:17] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+4 and gets 5." [1d20=1]
[17:17] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6
[17:17] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6 and gets 3." [1d6=3]
[17:18] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go ahead and cleave then use your last attack
[17:18] <Varul> roll 1d20+13 (-3 PA)
[17:18] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+13 (-3 PA) and gets 32." [1d20=19]
[17:18] <Varul> roll 1d20+13 (-3 PA) crit check?
[17:18] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+13 (-3 PA) crit check? and gets 32." [1d20=19]
[17:18] <Karuma-chan> OOC: crit. Last attack?
[17:19] <Varul> roll 4d6+32 lemme resolve that damage first?
[17:19] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 4d6+32 lemme resolve that damage first? and gets 44." [4d6=2, 3, 1, 6]
[17:19] <Karuma-chan> OOC: let's forget about the last attack, then. <_<
[17:19] <Varul> OOC: Yeah, nothing left in range.
[17:19] <Karuma-chan> Varul is a whirlwind of destruction, slaying the Mane (which promptly explodes and showers them all with acid), and the Rutterkin with a series of vicious blows!
[17:19] <Calhadre-San> "My face! My beautiful face!"
[17:20] <Gourash> "Stupid pretty mages," Gourash took it in stride, neew silver axe at the ready.
[17:21] <Karuma-chan> The other Rutterkin on the far side of the room rushes over, making its way around the rubble in the centre and not reaching the party just yet.
[17:21] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash.
[17:23] * Gourash steps forward, testing it's sharpness the best way he knows how. Via bloody violence on the nearby rutterkin.
[17:24] <Gourash> roll 1d20+12+3+1+1-2 (-2 PA)
[17:24] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+12+3+1+1-2 (-2 PA) and gets 21." [1d20=6]
[17:24] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[17:25] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+4+4
[17:25] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+4+4 and gets 23." [1d12=7]
[17:27] <Karuma-chan> Gourash strikes deeply into the demon's flesh, eliciting a howl of agony from it! Yet he doesn't put it down just yet.
[17:27] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile the other Manes and Rutterkin on the other side of the room, along with the Dretch, all make their way closer to the fray.
[17:28] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet
[17:28] * Amonet approaches as well, taking her place in front of the magely elf, as she applies one of her scrolls to her weapon, granting it the divine power of Horus-Re!
[17:29] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alveria
[17:30] <Calhadre-San> Alveria's floating mouths head towards the Rutterkin that Gourash just struck, doing the courtesy of finishing it off for him!
[17:30] <Calhadre-San> roll 5d6
[17:30] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 5d6 and gets 19." [5d6=3, 1, 5, 6, 4]
[17:30] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3
[17:30] <Calhadre-San> OOC: dc 17 half again. it's force damage, if it matters.)
[17:30] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 and gets 18." [1d20=15]
[17:31] <Karuma-chan> The fleeing Dretch squeals again as the mouths take their final bite, causing the demon to collapse over and die!
[17:31] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Rutterkin!
[17:31] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Not dretch!
[17:31] <Karuma-chan> OOC: oh, sorry
[17:32] <Karuma-chan> The fleeing Dretch looks quite pleased as Alveria's wrath finds a new target. Although the Rutterkin howls in pain and tries to swat the mouths away, he can do naught as he's chomped into!
[17:33] * Calhadre-San also moves thirty feet away back down the corridor.
[17:35] <Karuma-chan> As Alveria moves away, a wall of blue flame suddenly erupts around the doorway, cutting Gourash off from his comrades! Heat washes over the party clustered around the door, making things quite uncomfortable for them!
[17:35] <Gourash> OOC: Isn't varul through the door?
[17:35] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Nope
[17:36] <Karuma-chan> "I'll take care of this," Hahn mutters, waving his hands, "Begone my sight, hellish fires of the Abyss!"
[17:36] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+6
[17:36] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+6 and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[17:36] <Karuma-chan> And just like that, the fire is gone!
[17:38] <Karuma-chan> The now unbited Dretch turns back to the party and burps something no doubt quite rude, before a cloud of acrid smoke erupts all around them, even reaching the Rutterkin that Gourash is fighting!
[17:38] <Karuma-chan> OOC: fort saves
[17:38] <Gourash> roll 1d20+6 (yay fort)
[17:38] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+6 (yay fort) and gets 7." [1d20=1]
[17:38] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5 Rutterkin
[17:38] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 Rutterkin and gets 21." [1d20=16]
[17:38] <Amonet> roll 1d20+12
[17:38] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+12 and gets 20." [1d20=8]
[17:38] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5 Hahn
[17:38] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 Hahn and gets 13." [1d20=8]
[17:39] <Varul> roll 1d20+8 no 1 again or I jihad Hatbot
[17:39] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+8 no 1 again or I jihad Hatbot and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[17:39] <Karuma-chan> While Hahn, Amonet, and the Rutterkin seem unaffected, both Varul and Gourash are stricken by the fumes, coughing and choking something fierce on their bile!
[17:40] <Karuma-chan> The Rutterkin takes a parting swipe at Gourash before fleeing and cursing nastily at the Dretch!
[17:40] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[17:40] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 24." [1d20=17]
[17:40] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+2
[17:40] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+2 and gets 4." [1d8=2]
[17:41] <Karuma-chan> Its a glancing blow through the nauseated barbarian's armour, but still inflicts a small measure of pain as the demon retreats away from the cloud.
[17:42] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul
[17:45] * Varul stumbles back and out of the cloud,t rying not to barf as he gasps for clean air!
[17:45] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d4+1
[17:45] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d4+1 and gets 3." [1d4=2]
[17:46] <Karuma-chan> The other Rutterkin seems content to take position outside the cloud, not venturing further.
[17:46] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[17:47] * Gourash retreats as well, back and out of the noxious fog, coughing as he tried to recover his lungs.
[17:49] <Karuma-chan> The other Manes, Rutterkin, and Dretch disperse themselves around the room, some moving back towards the door on the far side.
[17:49] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie
[17:49] <Amonet> OOC: Wha?
[17:49] <Karuma-chan> OOC: SORRY!
[17:49] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet
[17:49] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d4+1
[17:49] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d4+1 and gets 2." [1d4=1]
[17:52] <Amonet> "Approach!" Amonet commands the wounded Rutterkin imperially, pointing her polearm at it!
[17:52] <Karuma-chan> OOC: DC?
[17:52] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3
[17:52] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 and gets 11." [1d20=8]
[17:53] <Karuma-chan> The Rutterkin slavishly does as asked, lumbering right into the cloud...
[17:53] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[17:53] <Amonet> OOC: 14
[17:53] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 25." [1d20=20]
[17:53] <Karuma-chan> It doesn't seem affected by the fog, however, lumbering right up to Amonet...
[17:53] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Going to AoO it?
[17:53] <Karuma-chan> OOC: wait...
[17:53] <Amonet> roll 1d20+10 sure
[17:53] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+10 sure and gets 14." [1d20=4]
[17:53] <Karuma-chan> OOC: It can't do that till its action.
[17:53] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Strike the above up to the will save.
[17:54] <Karuma-chan> The Rutterkin nods stupidly to Amonet, looking like it's about to move forward as soon as it can.
[17:55] <Calhadre-San> roll 5d6
[17:55] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 5d6 and gets 20." [5d6=1, 4, 6, 6, 3]
[17:55] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3
[17:55] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 and gets 23." [1d20=20]
[17:56] <Karuma-chan> However, before it can follow Amonet's command, the Rutterkin shrieks as its bitten into one last time, seeming to shrivel up into a saggy mass of empty skin as one of its tumours is bitten in half, spraying vile pus all over its surroundings as it expires!
[17:57] <Karuma-chan> The Bar-Lgura abruptly vanishes from Amonet's sight at this! Meanwhile, Hahn hurries out of the fog towards the others.
[17:57] <Karuma-chan> OOC: fort save, Amonet
[17:57] <Amonet> roll 1d20+12 didn't Hahn pass on 13, why do I need to even roll?
[17:57] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+12 didn't Hahn pass on 13, why do I need to even roll? and gets 31." [1d20=19]
[17:58] <Karuma-chan> Not braving its own fog, the Dretch just chitters to itself, lingering outside it.
[17:58] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Varul
[17:58] <Varul> OOC: Still nausated for 2 more rounds?
[17:58] <Karuma-chan> OOC: yes
[17:58] * Varul turns to keep an eye on the rear,b ut otherwise continues being very ill!
[17:59] <Karuma-chan> The other demons seem to be holding position for the moment...
[17:59] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[18:00] * Gourash waits, watching the fog as he tries to shake off the disgust.
[18:00] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet
[18:03] * Amonet uses her scroll of silence to enspell a small pebble in her possession, holding it idly in her hand.
[18:05] <Karuma-chan> Suddenly all goes silent around Amonet!
[18:05] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie
[18:06] <Calhadre-San> Oblivious to the occurences within the main room, Alveria starts casting a spell! A moment later, a faint sound can be heard; that of shouted battle-cries and curses. It's very faint. But in a few seconds, it will pick up to a loud din, just as she casts her second illusion!
[18:06] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d6+3 CL
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d6+3 CL and gets 4." [1d6=1]
[18:06] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Ghoust sound, making noises start very soft in front of the door, get very loud very fast as it recedes through the door proper.
[18:06] <Karuma-chan> OOC: the stinky cloud door?
[18:07] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Yeah.
[18:08] <Karuma-chan> Said noises can't be heard at all thanks to Amonet's silence spell, sadly. Hahn shakes his head a moment, before stepping out of the radius of said silence spell, "Shall we circle around the other door?"
[18:09] <Calhadre-San> Alveria nods. "I'm just gonna setu p a distraction here," she affirms.
[18:09] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile, the stinking cloud vanishes from around Amonet, and the Dretch charges forward to attack her!
[18:09] <Karuma-chan> OOC: AoO if you want it.
[18:09] <Amonet> roll 1d20+10 why not?
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+10 why not? and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[18:10] <Amonet> roll 2d4+8
[18:10] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+8 and gets 12." [2d4=3, 1]
[18:11] <Karuma-chan> But before it can even reach the brave cleric/knight/paladin, it finds itself skewered upon her ranseur of justice! With a feebly cry, the creature goes limp and collapses before her!
[18:11] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul
[18:11] <Varul> OOC: I'm still sick this round?
[18:11] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Yep, last round of it
[18:12] * Varul merely gets ready, approaching a bit more so that he'll be able to bust in once his nasuea is gone! (Enough sot hat I'm not front lining whilst sic if anything else comes out, though.)
[18:12] <Varul> OOC - STrike, doh.
[18:12] * Varul goes around tothe other door.
[18:13] <Karuma-chan> The other Rutterkin advances towards Amonet, albeit more cautiously than the Dretch, and lashes out at her with its double-bladed axe!
[18:13] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[18:13] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+2
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+2 and gets 4." [1d8=2]
[18:14] <Karuma-chan> It strikes a weak blow against Amonet's arm, raking through the platemail there to draw some blood, but not nearly as bad a wound as the Babau inflicted.
[18:14] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[18:16] * Gourash moves with Varul, moving around to the other door and if he can, slamming it open.
[18:19] <Karuma-chan> OOC: You can reach the door on a full move, but can't open it this turn
[18:19] <Gourash> Okay, I wait there.
[18:19] <Gourash> OOC: Ooc'ed even
[18:20] <Karuma-chan> As Gourash positions, the other Mane on the West side of the room rushes at Amonet with murder in it's rheumy eyes!
[18:20] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+4
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+4 and gets 16." [1d20=12]
[18:20] <Amonet> OOC: 21
[18:20] <Karuma-chan> But it's only able to flail uselessly against her enchanted armour!
[18:20] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet
[18:22] <Amonet> Taking a small step back, Amonet retaliates against the Mane!
[18:22] <Amonet> roll 1d20+10
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+10 and gets 21." [1d20=11]
[18:23] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[18:23] <Amonet> roll 2d4+8
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+8 and gets 15." [2d4=4, 3]
[18:23] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6 and gets 1." [1d6=1]
[18:23] <Karuma-chan> OOC: don't bother making a reflex save
[18:24] <Karuma-chan> Amonet pops the Mane like an acid filled balloon of hate and evil! But her fair angelic skin fears not the feeble acid shower that results!
[18:24] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie. Haste ends now.
[18:24] <Amonet> OOC: Wait, there was still haste?
[18:24] <Calhadre-San> Alveria spreads her arms and runs as fast as she can to join Gourash!
[18:25] <Karuma-chan> OOC: yeah, want to take a full attack on the Rutterkin?
[18:25] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go ahead if so
[18:25] <Amonet> OOC: Yep
[18:25] <Amonet> roll 1d20+10
[18:25] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+10 and gets 16." [1d20=6]
[18:25] <Karuma-chan> Amonet's follow-up attack is a bit lacking, however, the Rutterkin able to twist its deformed body out of the way!
[18:25] <Karuma-chan> Hahn follows after Alveria, seeking to join up with Gourash by the door.
[18:25] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul
[18:26] * Varul proceeds onto the door!
[18:27] <Karuma-chan> So the party sans Amonet regroups around the door!
[18:27] <Karuma-chan> Speaking of her, she's getting attacked by the Rutterkin, which whirls it's double-bladed axe around in a surprisingly fluid display for such a misshapen freak of nature, trying to cut her again!
[18:27] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 17." [1d20=12]
[18:27] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 21." [1d20=16]
[18:28] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+1
[18:28] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+1 and gets 7." [1d8=6]
[18:28] <Karuma-chan> The fair servant of Horus Re takes a solid blow from the axe's backswing, cutting up her thigh and denting her armour, there!
[18:28] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[18:29] * Gourash kicks the door in, heading in to proceed violently upon the demons that should be right nearby!
[18:30] <Karuma-chan> OOC: you're in range of a Mane, a Rutterkin, and a Dretch. In that order, so you might get AoO'd if you go for one further back. Take your pick.
[18:31] <Gourash> OOC: Any two close enough for cleave?
[18:31] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Any 2 next to each other are, yes. But you'd get an AoO by positioning yourself to threaten both.
[18:32] <Gourash> OOC: Darn.
[18:33] * Gourash steps into the fray, risking an AoO as he slashes at the dretch violently!
[18:33] <Karuma-chan> Both the Mane and the Rutterkin lash out at Gourash as he passes!
[18:33] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 and gets 11." [1d20=9]
[18:33] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[18:34] <Gourash> roll 1d20+12+2+3-2 (-2 PA)
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+12+2+3-2 (-2 PA) and gets 19." [1d20=4]
[18:34] <Karuma-chan> But he's too fast, leaving them behind in the dust as he seeks his prey!
[18:34] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[18:34] * Gourash roars.
[18:34] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+4+4 damage!
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+4+4 damage! and gets 18." [1d12=2]
[18:35] <Karuma-chan> Gourash easily cuts the Dretch clean in half with a mighty swing of his axe, threatening the Rutterkin on his follow-up!
[18:35] <Karuma-chan> OOC: cleave
[18:35] <Gourash> roll 1d20+12+2+3-2 (-2 PA) CLEAVE OF DEATH
[18:35] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+12+2+3-2 (-2 PA) CLEAVE OF DEATH and gets 18." [1d20=3]
[18:35] <Karuma-chan> But the Rutterkin is just able to duck and avoid decapitation!
[18:35] <Gourash> OOC: roll 1dsadness
[18:35] <Karuma-chan> The demon proceeds to retaliate, striking back with a flurry of blows against the barbarian!
[18:35] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 16." [1d20=11]
[18:36] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 12." [1d20=7]
[18:36] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+2
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+2 and gets 10." [1d8=8]
[18:37] <Karuma-chan> It's a solid blow, penetrating Gourash's armour with ease to cut up the toughened orcish flesh beneath!
[18:37] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile the Mane rushes out the door to attack Alveria, putting itself at risk from both Hahn and Varul as it goes!
[18:37] <Karuma-chan> OOC: AoOs for those two
[18:37] * Varul does the obvious and attacks it as it presumes to rush forward!
[18:38] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-3 PA)
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-3 PA) and gets 13." [1d20=1]
[18:38] <Karuma-chan> OOC: critfail check
[18:38] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-3 PA) argh
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-3 PA) argh and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[18:38] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 12." [1d20=7]
[18:38] <Karuma-chan> Amazingly, both miss, and the creature hurls itself at Alveria!
[18:39] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d3
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d3 and gets 3." [1d3=3]
[18:39] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 and gets 17." [1d20=15]
[18:39] <Karuma-chan> One of Alveria's images takes the hit for her, however, leaving the wizard safe from harm!
[18:39] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet
[18:41] * Amonet steps back again, swiping at the Rutterkin angrily with the Ranseur of Justice as she is forced to give ground!
[18:41] <Amonet> roll 1d20+10
[18:41] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+10 and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[18:41] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[18:42] <Amonet> roll 2d4+8
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 2d4+8 and gets 12." [2d4=2, 2]
[18:43] <Karuma-chan> The creature howls in pain as Amonet's ranseur of divine justice sinks easily into its flesh, cutting up its vitals below the ribs!
[18:43] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Holding, Alvie?
[18:43] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Yes
[18:44] <Karuma-chan> Hahn tries again to brain the Mane!
[18:44] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 7." [1d20=2]
[18:44] <Karuma-chan> But his morningstar only sinks into its soft flesh and then bounces back, not doing any damage!
[18:44] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul
[18:44] <Varul> OOC: Can I full attack the Mane I missed?
[18:45] <Karuma-chan> OOC: sure
[18:45] * Varul turns and takes a new swing at this pesky Mane!
[18:46] <Varul> roll 1d20+13 (-2 PA)
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+13 (-2 PA) and gets 28." [1d20=15]
[18:46] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[18:46] <Varul> roll 2d6+15
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+15 and gets 26." [2d6=6, 5]
[18:46] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d20+4 preemptive reflex save
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d20+4 preemptive reflex save and gets 7." [1d20=3]
[18:46] <Karuma-chan> OOC: reflex saves, yes
[18:46] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 18." [1d20=13]
[18:46] <Varul> roll 1d20+4
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+4 and gets 12." [1d20=8]
[18:46] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6 and gets 5." [1d6=5]
[18:46] <Varul> OOC: Is anything else in range to cleave/hit/whatever?
[18:46] <Karuma-chan> OOC: no
[18:47] <Karuma-chan> Varul easily splits the Mane in twain! But it then explodes, showering acid all over the brave heroes!
[18:47] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Going now, Alvie?
[18:47] <Calhadre-San> "Ow! OW!" swears Alveria, looking slashed up and having acid burns all over her, by now. Snapping her fingers, a hail of missiles swarms far across the battlefield, giving Amonet some relief!
[18:47] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d6+3
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d6+3 and gets 5." [1d6=2]
[18:48] <Calhadre-San> roll 3d4+3
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 3d4+3  and gets 10." [3d4=3, 1, 3]
[18:48] <Calhadre-San> *thing fighting Gourash.
[18:49] <Karuma-chan> The missiles slam into the Rutterkin, causing its pustules to explode in nasty smelly pus where they strike! It shudders at the successsive impacts but remains upright!
[18:50] <Karuma-chan> The Rutterkin fighting Amonet in the silenced upper corridor advances, mouth moving but no words heard as it strikes at her!
[18:50] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 25." [1d20=20]
[18:50] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5 crit check
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 crit check and gets 20." [1d20=15]
[18:50] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+5 crit check
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+5 crit check and gets 22." [1d20=17]
[18:51] <Karuma-chan> roll 2d8+3
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 2d8+3 and gets 16." [2d8=5, 8]
[18:52] <Karuma-chan> OOC: add another 2 to that damage, actually, forgot to double the first one
[18:52] <Amonet> OOC: Except it's not a crit?
[18:52] <Karuma-chan> OOC: right you are! Silly me
[18:52] <Amonet> OOC: What about a second roll?
[18:53] <Karuma-chan> OOC: why would there be a second roll? For what?
[18:56] <Karuma-chan> A pair of vicious stikes cut into Amonet, alas her own silence spell is her undoing, as she can't even cry out for help as she falls under the onslaught, unseen by her friends!
[18:56] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[18:57] * Gourash rages furiously, his axe lashing forward to tear the rutterkin apart.
[18:57] <Gourash> roll 1d20+12+2+3+2-3 (-3 PA) Strike 1
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+12+2+3+2-3 (-3 PA) Strike 1 and gets 26." [1d20=10]
[18:58] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[18:58] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+6+8 MASSIVE DAMAGE
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+6+8 MASSIVE DAMAGE and gets 25." [1d12=3]
[18:58] <Karuma-chan> OOC: not dead yet. Strike 2?
[18:58] <Gourash> roll 1d20+7+2+3+2-1 (-1 PA) Strike 2
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+7+2+3+2-1 (-1 PA) Strike 2 and gets 21." [1d20=8]
[18:58] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[18:58] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+2+8 MASSIVE DAMAGE
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+2+8 MASSIVE DAMAGE and gets 20." [1d12=2]
[19:00] <Usagi> Gourash viciously hacks the Rutterkin apart with a series of frenzied slashes, chopping it up into disgusting chunks of tumourous flesh in mere seconds!
[19:00] <Karuma-chan> OOC: roll 1d100 Amonet
[19:01] <Amonet> roll 1d100
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d100 and gets 10." [1d100=10]
[19:01] <Karuma-chan> Amonet stabilisies!
[19:02] <Karuma-chan> Hahn moves to follow Gourash into the library after he slays the Rutterkin, but before he even takes half a step, he's blindsided by 300 pounds of demonic primate fury as the Bar-Lgura literally appears out of nowhere and pounces upon him!
[19:02] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+16
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+16 and gets 36." [1d20=20]
[19:02] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+16 threat check
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+16 threat check and gets 31." [1d20=15]
[19:02] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+16
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+16 and gets 33." [1d20=17]
[19:03] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+11
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+11 and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[19:03] <Karuma-chan> roll 4d6+21
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 4d6+21 and gets 41." [4d6=6, 3, 5, 6]
[19:04] <Karuma-chan> The brave cleric of Lathander doesn't even have time to scream before the Bar-Lgura tears him apart in an orgy of claws and teeth, ripping him literally asunder!
[19:05] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul
[19:05] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Lemme go first!
[19:05] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Okay
[19:05] <Varul> OOC - Go ahead if you want, sure.
[19:05] <Varul> OOC - I don't mind waiting.
[19:05] * Calhadre-San chokes at the ghastly sight before her. "Oh... what a waste," she murmurs, even as a pair of holy beams stem forth from her, heading through the door and into the demonic creature!
[19:05] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d20+7 SR check, please don't botch
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d20+7 SR check, please don't botch and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[19:05] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d20
[19:05] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d20
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d20 and gets 5." [1d20=5]
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d20 and gets 13." [1d20=13]
[19:06] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Er, that hits AC 9 and 17
[19:06] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Touch attack.
[19:07] <Karuma-chan> OOC: 2nd hits
[19:07] <Calhadre-San> roll 4d6
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 4d6 and gets 15." [4d6=2, 5, 6, 2]
[19:08] <Calhadre-San> Alveria tiptoes through the door after unleashing her fury, lurking in the toprightmost corner of the room for now.
[19:08] <Karuma-chan> Alveria's holy light blasts into the demonic primate even as one bolt soars overhead, eliciting a guttural snarl of pain from the fiend!
[19:08] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul
[19:08] <Calhadre-San> *alveria just moves back.
[19:09] * Varul resists the urge to scream in rage, face a mask of anger. Of all the...the fury that flows in Varul's body is like liquid poison, coating his arms and blade with malice! He advances bravely, looking to end this creature's foul life here and now, forevermore!
[19:09] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-3 PA)
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-3 PA) and gets 15." [1d20=3]
[19:10] <Karuma-chan> Perhaps blinded by fury and numbed by grief, Varul's sword just can't connect properly, only glancing off the beast's thick fur and steel-like muscles!
[19:10] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash, since no one can see what the Rutterkin is doing.
[19:11] * Gourash turns at the shouting, screaming, and bloody death sounds from outside, and hurries out there, his axe swinging from below at the creature as he approaches at a steady gait.
[19:12] <Gourash> roll 1d20+12+2+2+3-3 (-3 PA)
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+12+2+2+3-3 (-3 PA) and gets 29." [1d20=13]
[19:12] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[19:13] <Gourash> roll 1d12+8+6+1+8 MASSIVE DAMAGE
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d12+8+6+1+8 MASSIVE DAMAGE and gets 28." [1d12=5]
[19:14] <Karuma-chan> Gourash finds his axe having difficulty sinking into the tough demonic flesh of his target, Gourash is nonetheless able to put his back into it, inflicting a brutally wrenching blow to the fiend that clearly staggers it!
[19:15] <Calhadre-San> Alveria clamps her jaw again, once again summoning an arsenal of floating teeth that start to rend apart the creature all across it's body!
[19:15] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d6+3 whee
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d6+3 whee and gets 6." [1d6=3]
[19:15] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d20+6
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d20+6 and gets 8." [1d20=2]
[19:15] <Calhadre-San> OOC: No dice, I suspect. I still have the teeth? >.>
[19:15] <Karuma-chan> OOC: not your go, Alvie. <_<
[19:16] <Calhadre-San> OOC:Ah
[19:16] <Calhadre-San> OOC: Never mind me.
[19:16] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Strike Alveria's action!
[19:16] <Karuma-chan> Snarling fiercely at Gourash, the Bar-Lgura reaches out to grab and rend his green-skinned hide just as it did to Hahn!
[19:16] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+12
[19:16] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+12 and gets 30." [1d20=18]
[19:16] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+12
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+12 and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[19:17] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[19:17] <Karuma-chan> roll 3d6+15
[19:17] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 3d6+15 and gets 30." [3d6=5, 4, 6]
[19:18] <Karuma-chan> It's a terrible series of blows that daze Gourash, though he somehow is able to keep upright thanks to his stamina that lets him shrug off blows that would fell normal men! As Hahn would attest if her were still here to comment on the situation.
[19:18] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie and Varul
[19:18] <Calhadre-San> "Yes! I think it's almost dead! Just one more big push!"
[19:18] * Varul fixes his gaze, a full series of attacks coming at the bastardly creature!
[19:18] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-3 PA)
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-3 PA) and gets 14." [1d20=2]
[19:18] <Varul> roll 1d20+10 (-0 PA give me a fucking break)
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+10 (-0 PA give me a fucking break) and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[19:18] <Karuma-chan> OOC: 1 hit
[19:18] <Varul> roll 2d6+13
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+13 and gets 25." [2d6=6, 6]
[19:19] <Karuma-chan> The demon howls in pain as Varul's blade finds its mark, sinking in between its ribs and ravaging the flesh there! Yet still it stays up, even as its black blood spills and stains the ground!
[19:19] <Calhadre-San> The teeth, they come from everywhere, biting and chewing hideously!
[19:19] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d6+3 again
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d6+3 again and gets 8." [1d6=5]
[19:19] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d20+8 again
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d20+8 again and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[19:20] <Calhadre-San> roll 8d6 reflex DC 17 half again
[19:20] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+9
[19:21] <Karuma-chan> Alveria's langoliers do their work, chewing up the demon from all sides! Howling and beating its chest in fury, the Bar-Lgura finally succumbs, seeming to sink and vanish away into the earth itself as it expires, only an unearthly howl of pain and rage lingering to mark its passing!
[19:22] <Calhadre-San> "Hurray! We won! And I didnt get hu- oh."
[19:22] <Calhadre-San> "Oh, wait, what about Amonet?"
[19:22] <Karuma-chan> Even as the demon dies, however, another Rutterkin emerges from around the corner, fearlessly swiping at Varul!
[19:22] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+7
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+7 and gets 22." [1d20=15]
[19:22] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+2
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+2 and gets 7." [1d8=5]
[19:23] * Varul begins to want to say something about that or about Hahn, but...ack. Bastard!
[19:24] <Karuma-chan> Indeed, before he can celebrate his triumph, Varul feels the nasty bite of the demon's axe cutting up his swordarm!
[19:24] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[19:24] * Gourash growls in bloodlust, rage, and barely standing anguish as he brings his axe across at the Rutterkin with finality.
[19:25] <Gourash> roll 1d20+12+2+3-3 (-3 PA) Strike 1
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+12+2+3-3 (-3 PA) Strike 1 and gets 16." [1d20=2]
[19:25] <Karuma-chan> OOC: miss
[19:25] <Gourash> roll 1d20+7+2+3-3 (-3 PA) Strike 2
[19:25] * Hatbot --> "Gourash rolls 1d20+7+2+3-3 (-3 PA) Strike 2 and gets 17." [1d20=8]
[19:25] <Karuma-chan> Unfortunately the creature is able to deflect both strikes with the aid of its own axe, hissing something incomprehensible in its demonic tongue!
[19:25] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul and Alvie
[19:26] * Varul simply unloads no it twice more!
[19:26] <Calhadre-San> The jaws switch targets, chewing down on the rutterkin! "Crap, Amonet must've..."
[19:26] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-3 PA)
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-3 PA) and gets 18." [1d20=6]
[19:26] <Calhadre-San> roll 8d6 17 reflex etc
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 8d6 17 reflex etc and gets 21." [8d6=5, 1, 6, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1]
[19:26] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 and gets 20." [1d20=17]
[19:26] <Varul> roll 1d20+10 (-0 PA)
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+10 (-0 PA) and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[19:27] <Karuma-chan> OOC: you can't actually change your power attack mod. But that hits as a -3 power attack, so damage it up
[19:27] <Varul> OOC - Oh, okay. I didn't know that. Anyway.
[19:27] <Varul> roll 2d6+15
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+15 and gets 20." [2d6=4, 1]
[19:28] <Karuma-chan> Between the work of Alveria's manyjaws and Varul's sword, the Rutterkin finally expires, leaking vital and... less vital, fluids all over as it feebly collapses.
[19:28] * Varul sighs in relief, pained but alive. More than can be said for others.
[19:28] * Varul debates a moment, but Hahn's beyond his help. Varul heads towards where Alveria was.
[19:29] * Gourash groans, sliding against the wall as his rage expires. "Where's the paladin?" He asked, eying the bloody stain by the demon's feet.
[19:29] <Calhadre-San> "Amonet! Don't be dead!" squeals Alveria, lurching painfully through the main room and around to where she saw the woman last.
[19:30] <Karuma-chan> Luckily no invisible demons accost Alveria as she makes her way through the room, finding Amonet laying in a puddle of her own blood... She's breathing, but looks horribly maimed, and that pool of vitae around her keeps getting bigger.
[19:30] <Calhadre-San> "Ah... crap, crap, wait, she has a wand! I think I can use it," mutters Alveria, detaching Amonet's wand and waving it theatrically.
[19:31] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d20+12 UMD
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d20+12 UMD and gets 13." [1d20=1]
[19:31] <Karuma-chan> The wand flickers weakly in Alveria's grasp, but nothing more.
[19:32] <Karuma-chan> [19:32] <Calhadre-San> [05:31] <Calhadre-San> "...must be defective," mutters Alveria, setting it aside and force-feeding her a potion instead.
[19:32] <Karuma-chan> [19:32] <Calhadre-San> [05:31] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d8+1
[19:32] <Karuma-chan> [19:32] <Calhadre-San> [05:31] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d8+1 and gets 9." [1d8=8]
[19:33] <Karuma-chan> Amonet feels some vigor return to her, wounds mostly sealing up. Although some blood does still ooze out from the partially open cuts.
[19:34] * Amonet revives! And seeing Alveria nearby, takes off her spell before smiling widely at the elf. "Friend Alveria, you have come to my aid!" she exclaims, before her expression clouds. "I must admit to making a mistake in my guard. Ah, 'tis such a painful thing to say out loud...."
[19:35] <Varul> "'least you're alive," Varul shakes his head, "Hahn isn't."
[19:36] <Calhadre-San> "Ah, um, yes. We made a mistake, too, the stupid ape decided it couldn't die by itself..."
[19:36] * Calhadre-San closes her eyes.
[19:36] * Gourash shrugs. "That's what happens with demons. Only one casulty isn't too bad."
[19:37] <Calhadre-San> Alveria shrugs, dismal

The scene of the battle - a ruined library, from all appearances. Braziers provide light (not magical, however), and the floor is judiciously littered with rubble and debris from the furnishings. A few bookcases still stand, though literature seems in scarce supply from a casual inspection.

Through the door on the southwest corner is a corridor several hundred feet long. Near the end it splits into a four-way junction.

To the West is what looks like a summoning chamber. Magic still lingers here.

To the East the corridor is blocked by an opaque wall of force. A plaque in Celestial on the wall reads "Here lies Samhaim Solstheim, last Paladin of Amaunator. Noble warrior of Light, test your spirit here if you think yourself worthy to take up his lance."

And to the North is another summoning chamber, this one quite defaced, and the middle occupied by a large portal in the floor. Looking down it appears to open out into a cavern of some sorts. Fortunately no demons are seen on the other side.

Okay, tell me what you're doing - ie, summoning something to jump down the portal, searching anywhere, interfering with the wall of force, or resting.

Before doing anything else, Alveria summons up some lemures and throws one through the portal.

The lemures happily do as asked. The portal promptly vanishes in much the same way as the Baatorian one you saw earlier did.

Everyone feels noticably better with the portals to the Lower Planes gone.

Assuming the portal goes without incident, Varul begins searching diligently (Take 10/20 pending on actions of others) all the safe areas, and also making sure Hahn is gathered up as much as possible.

Alveria also searchs all the safe areas, and attempts to dragoon the rest of the party into helping her for a search result of 22 via take 10!

She also casts detect magic, and uses it to inspect any free-standing magical auras, such as the one in the other summoning room, making spellcraft checks to see if she can figure out what they do.

Amonet uses four charges of her wand to get herself back to working condition, and approaches the wall of force. Intrigued about it, having read the inscription, she examines it, trying to place her hand against it in an indication of accepting the challenge.

Alveria make a Spellcraft check.

Amonet, make a level check against your paladin level + half your cleric level.

I'll resolve the searches after these.

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[20:14] <Calhadre-San> roll 1d20+17
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Calhadre-San rolls 1d20+17 and gets 32." [1d20=15]
[20:14] <Calhadre-San> 34 if it's evocation-related
[20:15] <Orange-kun> roll 1d20+3
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Orange-kun rolls 1d20+3 and gets 21." [1d20=18]

Alveria, the summoning chamber radiates strong conjuration. You think that any summoning spells cast in here will be improved, being subject to a Persistant spell effect.

Amonet finds that the wall of force gives way before her touch. Inside she finds a circular room with a sarcophagus in the centre. A plaque in Celestial bears the following message:

Noble Warrior of Light, here lies the last Paladin of Amaunator. Though his God was forgotten and ridiculed, Samhaim Solstheim still fought tirelessly against evil to his dying day, never ceasing to uphold the values of truth and justice.

Though you may worship a different God, your heart has spoken truly. Take this Lance of Radiance, Warrior of Light, and use it to continue the fight against the darkness.

Atop the sarcophagus, lightly clasped between the stone hands of the effigy there, lies a beautifully crafted Mithril lance that glows brightly with the light of the noon sun. It radiates strong evocation, assuming Alvie looks at it and makes her formality of a spellcraft check.

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Searching reveals the following!

In the summoning chamber to the west, a secret compartment reveals a small crystalline figurine that radiates moderate conjuration.

In the library are found the following scrolls: Divine Power, Dismissal, and Raise Dead.

After healing people and helping ID stuff, Amonet decides to try and raise Hahn with the scroll of Raise Dead!

[22:37] <Orange-kun> roll 1d20+3 Raise Hahn!
[22:37] * Hatbot --> "Orange-kun rolls 1d20+3 Raise Hahn! and gets 21." [1d20=18]

Hahn is extremely grateful to be raised and promptly heals himself with all his remaining spells.

After this, Alveria decides that it would be topping to search the devil caves, too, and encourages the party to assist her!

With Hahn helping the search checks, that's 24 on taking 10!

After resting, the party prepares to go investigate the Baatorian side of the area.

We'll start next session with that.

I'm interesting in the Spider Cloak, at least until we finish thi sadventure. I don't know if I want to buy it, but I wouldn't mind trying it. This is doubly good if we run into unexpected trouble at the end of this. (Likely, I think!)

[15:17] <Karuma-chan> Ahh, Silverymoon! Rightly known as the Jewel of the North, this pristine and peaceful city is a welcome sight for Keylin Evenwood as she returns from her last job - escorting a few Lathandarite pilgrims along the road to Sundabar. Not a very exciting task, in the event, but it made some money for her - all she has to do now is visit the Temple of Lathander to collect her pay...
[15:20] * Keylin whistles pleasantly as she leisurely heads towards the temple for her payment, holding tightly onto her weapon's long handle while the hammer's head rests in the nook between her shoulder and neck.
[15:23] <Karuma-chan> The temple is located in short order, one of the younger clerics only too happy to hand over Keylin's well earned reward (consider this part of your starting gold). "Actually, Miss Evenwood," the fresh faced young priest considers a moment after handing over the bag of gold, "I don't suppose you might be interested in another job for... well, not so much the temple, it's more of a personal request. But I can still pay for your services myself."
[15:25] * Keylin blinks at the request, but nods cautiously. She's learned her lesson about blindly accepting jobs, but as long as he's honest, she can at least hear him out. "I might be available for another job, depending on what's needed."
[15:26] <Karuma-chan> "Well, you see, the temple's been in a bit of a state ever since the old Dawnmaster passed on," the young cleric begins, steepling his fingers together. "Lots of the more experienced priests are now vying for the job of replacing him, and a few members of the congregation are also getting involved. It's becoming altogether political and unbecoming of an institution such as this one." (more)
[15:27] <Karuma-chan> "One of my friends, a priest named Hahn Welfetter - you might have seen him last time you were here. A bit taller than me, black hair and blue eyes? - Anyway, he's went off on a pilgrimage which he hopes will prove himself worthy in Lathander's eyes to lead the temple." (more)
[15:30] <Karuma-chan> "Unfortunately, Hahn has a few enemies. I overheard one of them, Count Prestin in the tavern the other day. He was into his cups and seemed rather sure that Hahn would not return from this pilgrimage - I fear foul play, and would like if you could possibly go after Hahn to make sure he's okay."
[15:35] * Keylin ponders the request as she tries to sense the honesty of the cleric's plea. "Do you have any idea what sort of measures this Count could take? And would I have any allies if there's a lot of fighting involved?" she asks, peering intently into her companion's eyes.
[15:35] <Karuma-chan> OOC: make a sense motive check
[15:36] <Keylin> roll 1d20+11
[15:36] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+11 and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[15:38] <Karuma-chan> "I suspect he's hired thugs or brigands to assail Hahn on his journey - he did not make much secret of where he was going, and it would not be hard to find out from one of the other priests," your prospective employer admits. He seems genuine enough, quite concerned about his friend. "Hahn himself is an experienced cleric, but he will be on his own out there."
[15:42] * Keylin frowns. Well, a few thugs probably wouldn't be beyond the scope of her abilities if it came to a fight. "How much payment would be involved? If there's going to be fighting involved, with just him and myself on the one side..." she lets the statement hanging, hoping it's obvious enough that under those conditions it should at least be worth it for her to risk her neck.
[15:47] <Karuma-chan> "I can give you this amulet," the cleric takes off the amulet he wears and holds it up for Keylin to inspect, "It bolsters the willpower of the wearer."
[15:51] * Keylin blinks and smiles. She'd heard about such items. Even if it were pretty weak, it'd be worth a fair bit of money, more than worth this mission. "I think we have a deal. Let's go over what you know then so I can set out," Keylin replies after a small pause to seem as if she was thinking the offer over before coming to her decision.
[15:53] <Karuma-chan> "Of course," the priest smiles. "Come with me and I'll show you on a map where Hahn was headed - he left two days ago, but only on foot, so you might be able to catch him, I hope."
[15:55] * Keylin nods as she follows him. "I'll rent a horse to make double time," she adds offhand. "I'll do my best to reach him as quickly as possible."
[15:56] <Karuma-chan> In short order Keylin has her directions and heads South, riding fast to reach the itinerant priest in time! (more)
[15:57] <Karuma-chan> OOC: spot check, first of all, actually
[15:58] <Keylin> roll 1d20+11
[15:58] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+11 and gets 14." [1d20=3]
[15:58] <Keylin> ooc: Hatbot is a lamer.
[16:02] <Karuma-chan> OOC: lucky for you the DC was low
[16:03] <Karuma-chan> As she approaches what she thinks was Hahn's destination, Keylin can see a group of humanoids up ahead, towards the bend in the river. More noticable than the humanoids, however, is the bright red dragon they have with them. Luckily they seem focused in the other direction and haven't spotted her, yet...
[16:06] * Keylin gulps a bit at the sight of a dragon and stops the horse, as she looks for a way to get around them, hopefully avoiding them completely. 'Okay, don't panic,' she thinks with a grimace. 'Just because there's a dragon doesn't mean you've gotten yourself way over your head again.'
[16:07] <Karuma-chan> The ground rises at an incline to the west and into woods which would provide plenty of concealment, if that's what Keylin wishes.
[16:08] * Keylin directs her horse towards the woods, hoping the concealment from the trees and leaves will be sufficient to avoid trouble for now.
[16:09] <Karuma-chan> None of the people up ahead seem to notice Keylin as she heads perpendicular to them. The woods aren't quite so dense at first, so her horse can move around slowly between the trees for the most part.
[16:12] * Keylin continues to lead the horse as best she can to follow the cleric's direction towards Hahn's destination.
[16:13] <Karuma-chan> Therein lies the problem. The destination appears to be right next to the group you just saw - indeed Keylin can just make out the 6 pillars she was told of up ahead, through the trees. She can't see the cave entrance from this vantage, however.
[16:15] <Keylin> ooc: how far a distance would you say between me and the humanoids?
[16:16] <Karuma-chan> OOC: say 400 feet from where you are now, since you moved off a bit.
[16:17] <Keylin> ooc: *nods*
[16:18] * Keylin sighs about how things never seem to be easy for her, and she dismounts her horse and ties its reins to a tree so it doesn't run away.
[16:19] * Keylin goes to look over at the humanoids, trying to see if she can make out anything useful before she moves.
[16:21] <Karuma-chan> OOC: spot check again
[16:22] <Keylin> roll 1d20+11
[16:22] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+11 and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[16:22] <Karuma-chan> It's too far to make much out, especially with the trees and so on. She'd really have to get closer to tell.
[16:25] * Keylin starts moving silently towards the group, trying to mantain herself concealed for as long as possible, until she's close enough to either make out some more details hopefully, or be within firing range of her shortbow.
[16:25] <Karuma-chan> OOC: move silently and hide checks
[16:26] <Keylin> roll 1d20+12 move check
[16:26] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+12 move check and gets 29." [1d20=17]
[16:26] <Keylin> roll 1d20+5 hide check
[16:26] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+5 hide check and gets 8." [1d20=3]
[16:29] <Karuma-chan> Keylin doesn't make a sound! Unfortunately, she happens to blunder right out of the undergrowth and into plain view about sixt feet from the humanoids. At least she can see them better, now! There seems to be six of them plus the dragon, most carrying greatswords which they promptly ready upon seeing her! "Human! What are you doing here?" one of them snarls, voice sharp and demanding.
[16:29] <Karuma-chan> They all look like somewhat emanciated elves with sallow yellow skin, dressed in baroque styled armour except for the unarmed one who wears a robe.
[16:33] * Keylin avoids grimacing just barely, as she tries to think of how to answer without getting herself skewered. First of all she makes a quick check to see if any of them have any ranged weaponry. At the very least she should be able to shoot and run and pick them off one by one if necessary if that's the case. "I'm on a quest, trying to find a friend. I'd been told he'd been last sighted around this area and was hoping to find some clues
[16:33] <Keylin> ooc: cut off?
[16:33] <Karuma-chan> hoping to find some clues
[16:33] <Keylin> find some clues to where he might have gone," she answers as he tries to subtly make her observations of the group.
[16:36] <Karuma-chan> Two of them are carrying longbows. Plus there's the dragon. "Look for your friend elsewhere, then!" the apparent leader of the group spits. "Keep moving and we'll have no quarrel."
[16:38] * Keylin grimaces, and raises her hands in peace. "Alright, look. I'll take off, but is your group going to be here long? If you guys are only here temporarily, I wouldn't mind being able to come back later on and checking for those clues."
[16:40] <Karuma-chan> "We leave after we find infidels, not before!" the emanciated figure snaps, while the dragon growls hungrily and eyes Keylin.
[16:42] <Keylin> "Alrigh, alright. I'll come by later and see if you guys are still here. Good luck with your infidels or what not," she replies as she starts to move away, moving backwards and not showing her back to them in case one of them gets the bright idea of firing into her back just to make sure she's not one of the infidels, like this Hahn probably is. 'I should have asked for something pricier,' she thinks in annoyance.
[16:43] <Karuma-chan> They watch Keylin distrustfully, but seem content to let her leave in peace.
[16:48] <Keylin> Once out of hearing range, and back in some concealment, Keylin rests her back against a tree, and sighs. "Okay, now what? I accepted the job, so I've got to do something... but how do I get past them?" she mutters to herself as she tries to think of some ideas. Cover isn't that good to sneak past them it seems, and she didn't want to trust her hiding abilities a second time. Was there any other way? Since she's closer now, she tries agai
[16:48] <Keylin> ooc: cut off?
[16:49] <Karuma-chan> closer now, she tries agai
[16:49] <Keylin> Was there any other way? Since she's closer now, she tries again to spot some way to get past them without engaging in a fight.
[16:50] <Karuma-chan> The terrain seems to indicate she could possibly circle around, as there's a higher ridge to the West that might let her overlook the area without being spotted unless anyone looks up.
[16:52] * Keylin goes do just that as she keeps an eye out for any of that group's members deciding to start patrolling now that she's made an appearance.
[16:53] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hide check only, this time
[16:53] <Keylin> roll 1d20+5
[16:53] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+5 and gets 23." [1d20=18]
[16:57] <Karuma-chan> Keylin gets in position on the ridge - she can see the cave entrance below, to the north of the pillars. The humanoids and dragon seem to be waiting for something, most of them keeping an eye on the cave entrance.
[16:57] <Karuma-chan> For that matter, a figure is seen emerging from the cave!
[16:58] <Karuma-chan> It's another of the yellow skinned humanoids, running up to the others and conversing quietly with them.
[16:58] * Keylin observes the group for now, waiting to see what happens.
[17:00] <Karuma-chan> They're starting to disperse, a few spells being cast as they arrange themselves around the cave entrance, while the one who just emerged runs back into the caves. Also, the dragon is turned invisible by one of the spells!
[17:01] <Keylin> ooc: what's my range right now?
[17:01] <Karuma-chan> OOC: sec and I'll map you up
[17:03] <Karuma-chan> OOC: except imageshack is gay and so is my hosting
[17:04] <Keylin> if you can send it to me, I'll toss it up on my site.
[17:04] <Karuma-chan> OOC: PM
[17:12] * Keylin draws her bow, and gets ready to move northward, and fire at the guard by the west pillar as soon as something happens. By all indications something big is going to happen soon.
[17:13] <Karuma-chan> Keylin sees three large bison emerge from the caves, followed by several humanoids. The others she saw earlier seem to have been waiting for this, since the one who spoke to her earlier promptly starts shouting at the new arrivals!
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[15:12] <Karuma-chan> After searching the Abyssal side of the complex and stripping it of valuables, the party bravely rests before identifying those same valuables and setting out in search of yet more adventure. "Finally! So close to completing this pilgrimage!" Hahn cheers, seeming rather upbeat despite dying yesterday.
[15:14] <Alveria> "We're not done loot- er, searching, yet," responds Alveria. "Cast us a light spell and let's go check out the other side."
[15:15] <Karuma-chan> "We could do that," Hahn nods, obligingly casting the requested spell. "But wouldn't you rather search for the Solar Forge than those caves? They looked pretty bare when we passed through last time."
[15:15] <Varul> "It has been a long struggle," Varul notes, stretching his neck muscles around and making sure his sword is just ready. Cloak's new, at least.
[15:16] <Alveria> "I guess it doesn't matter," reflects Alveria. "We've got a herd of angry bison, I've got some anti-fire spells ready, we could go talk with the salamander now," she replies. "Still, I'd like to look through everything again before we leave."
[15:17] * Varul sniffs at those beasts, but reserves comment. "Whichever works."
[15:17] <Varul> "We need to reach the goal, but we shouldn't leave a door ajar behind us. Or something like that."
[15:17] <Karuma-chan> "I don't mind doing that on the way out, but now that we've done the task for those Salamanders I'd rather not delay any further," Hahn nods, starting up the stairs with a spring in his step.
[15:18] <Alveria> "I guess this is your quest... right, lead the way," says Alveria, taking the time to cast Resist Fire on herself and Varul before the party proceeds.
[15:18] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3
[15:18] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3
[15:18] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 and gets 5." [1d6=2]
[15:18] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 and gets 8." [1d6=5]
[15:18] <Gourashbot> Alveria rolled 1d6+3 --> [ 1d6=3 ]{6}
[15:18] <Gourashbot> Alveria rolled 1d6+3 --> [ 1d6=4 ]{7}
[15:18] <Alveria> OOC: Ah, I always screw myself- er, I'm using hatbot. 50 minute duration for me, 80 for Varul.
[15:20] <Karuma-chan> In short order the party return to the lava filled lower cavern and are met by Ssisschor and the other fire elementals. "You return," the large salamander rumbles. "Igpik tellssss ussss that the portal to Baator is no more."
[15:20] <Alveria> "S'right. We did in the portal to the Abyss, do," replies Alveria. "Well, we've done our bit. Where's the forge thingy?"
[15:21] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[15:21] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 17." [1d20=17]
[15:21] <Varul> "Thanks," Varul rumbles to Alveria, proceeding along.
[15:23] <Amonet> "Yes, please do show us the way to the Forge, now!" Amonet agrees, smiling brightly.
[15:25] <Karuma-chan> The great salamander breaks out into a smile, revealing rows of jagged charcoal-like teeth. "Excellent. You have ssserved usss mosst well, mortalsss." He slithers back a bit and gestures towards a passageway to the north. "That way will dessscend to the anceint sssshrine. Though it isss barred to our kind, you may passs freely."
[15:27] <Amonet> "Thank you!" Amonet chirps, before frowning all of a sudden. "Why is it barred to you?"
[15:28] <Karuma-chan> "Ancient ssspellsss prohibit all but celestialsss and mortalsss from entry," Ssisschor explains. "There may be other deterrentsss past the wardsss, but I could not advissse you on thossse."
[15:29] <Alveria> "Oh, geez, more? That's so unfair, we already did the whole cleansing thing," mutters Alveria, darkly.
[15:30] <Varul> "The Gods make sure the unworthy can't approach?" VArul shrugs again, but goes on easily. "I think we're worthy, so this won't be a problem. Right?"
[15:31] * Alveria just shakes her head, before directing her crack bovine assault squad to begin heading through the portal, followed, hopefully, by everyone else.
[15:31] <Amonet> "It wouldn't be a divine test otherwise, Friend Alveria!" Amonet declares, smiling at Hahn. "Are you ready to proceed?"
[15:31] <Karuma-chan> "I'm sure we can prove ourselves to whatever tests or guardians there may be," Hahn nods determinedly, following after Alveria.
[15:31] <Alveria> "Test schmest, I graduated already," mutters Alveria.
[15:33] <Karuma-chan> The passageway is fifteen feet wide, luckily sufficient to accomodate Alveria's bison squad. The steps down proceed on a shallow incline, but seem to go on for quite a distance. Rugged cavern walls start to give way after a few hundred feet to more crystalline surroundings - at first just a few jagged outcrops, but soon the walls and stairs are completely composed of smooth crystals which radiate their own light.
[15:33] <Karuma-chan> OOC: will saves everyone
[15:33] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+8 Hahn
[15:33] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+8 Hahn and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[15:33] <Alveria> roll 1d20+5 blargh
[15:34] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+5 blargh and gets 14." [1d20=9]
[15:34] <Amonet> roll 1d20+14
[15:34] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+14 and gets 20." [1d20=6]
[15:34] <Varul> roll 1d20+6
[15:34] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+6 and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[15:35] <Alveria> roll 1d20+1
[15:35] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+1 and gets 11." [1d20=10]
[15:35] <Alveria> roll 1d20+1
[15:35] <Alveria> roll 1d20+1
[15:35] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+1 and gets 7." [1d20=6]
[15:35] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+1 and gets 2." [1d20=1]
[15:36] <Gourash-chan> roll 1d20 (Will check sheet after)
[15:36] * Hatbot --> "Gourash-chan rolls 1d20 (Will check sheet after) and gets 19." [1d20=19]
[15:36] <Varul> OOC - Gourash ends up with 22.
[15:37] <Karuma-chan> While the light of the crystals initially seems soothing, it soon becomes overbearing for most, blinding everyone except Amonet, Gourash, and Varul! "Ahh, I can't see!" Hahn gropes blindly, shielding his eyes with one hand.
[15:37] * Varul squints a bit past them, "I can see." Varul speaks quietly, seeing what's ahead of these strange crystals.
[15:37] <Alveria> Alveria does likewise, though she manages to restrain such frightened cries. "...aww, nuts," she mutters, looking away.
[15:38] * Gourash-chan looks around. Danger? Something to axe for money? Shiny?
[15:38] <Amonet> "Friends!" Amonet exclaims in distress, moving towards Alveria to grasp her arm.
[15:39] <Karuma-chan> Varul and Amonet can see, the stairs seem to extend another eighty or so feet before levelling off and opening into a larger area.
[15:39] <Karuma-chan> Gourash can sadly see nothing worth axing.
[15:39] <Karuma-chan> Plenty of shiny, though!
[15:40] * Amonet helps lead Alveria onwards, describing to her where to step.
[15:40] <Alveria> "You'll have to lead us through," admits Alveria, eyes tightly shut, occasionally flickering open to see if she's regained her sight.
[15:40] * Varul does the same to help, while keeping an eye out. It's probably not a serious encouner or trap, buuuuut. After all this, it would be stupid to let his guard down as they go.
[15:41] * Gourash-chan goes to help Hahn.
[15:43] <Karuma-chan> It's no good - everything's a golden haze to Alveria's eyes. As the party descends, those with sight can see that the stairs open out into a vast crystal chamber, two stairways on either side of the landing which arc around and down another thirty feet to floor level.
[15:43] <Karuma-chan> Within this chamber hangs the source of everyone's blindness - a vast orb of light hangs suspended within, reaching from near the floor to the ceiling, almost 60 feet in diameter! Around it are several smaller orbs, tiny in comparison and seeming to orbit the centre.
[15:44] <Varul> "Beautiful..." Varul murmurs, for once smiling. He has to admit, that was worth the trouble to see. Like the sun with smaller suns in thrall.
[15:44] <Gourash-chan> It's shiny! Is there anything of worth around it, like perhaps it's made of gold?
[15:45] <Alveria> "Oh, great, we see something worth seeing, and I don't get to see it," mutters Alveria, darkly. "I'm on to you, panetheon of the sun, yes I am..."
[15:46] <Amonet> "It is a miniature sun!" Amonet says for Hahn and Alveria's benefit. "And it is very awe inspiring!"
[15:47] <Karuma-chan> "Does this mean I'm not worthy, after all?" Hahn sounds rather downcast at not being able to see.
[15:47] <Karuma-chan> As the party speak, one of the smaller lights ceases its lazy orbit and flies down towards the party. "Visitors!" it cheers, bobbing in the air before you, "Oh, it has been so very long since visitors came!"
[15:47] <Varul> "Shush," Varul chides to Alveria, "It is. If it's the sun, are those smaller things moons of some sort?"
[15:47] <Alveria> "Wow! It's supposed to help me see, not render the act of 'seeing' an impossibility- no, I will not shush!"
[15:47] <Karuma-chan> "We're not moons!" the little light replies indignantly. "We're lantern archons!"
[15:48] <Varul> "Hail..." Varul says quietly, inclining his head towards whatever that bright light is. Oh well, time for the good talkers to deal. "Oh. Archons?"
[15:48] <Amonet> "Greetings!" Amonet says cheerfully. "We come in peace!"
[15:50] * Gourash-chan looks around, bored. Will he get to fight it?
[15:50] <Karuma-chan> The lantern hovers over the party momentarily, seeming to pause at Gourash before going on, "You do seem like good people," it allows, voice high pitched and happy. "Here, I can let you see properly, again," it circles around the blinded party members a few times and they feel their sight return.
[15:50] <Karuma-chan> OOC: will saves for Amonet and Hahn
[15:50] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+8
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+8 and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[15:51] <Amonet> roll 1d20+14
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+14 and gets 33." [1d20=19]
[15:51] <Alveria> "Oh, good," mutters Alveria, wiping her eyes. "I'm thanking you, really I am."
[15:51] <Alveria> "And I guess that is pretty nice-looking..." she nods, emphatically.
[15:51] <Amonet> "That's very nice of you," Amonet agrees.
[15:52] <Karuma-chan> "It's beautiful... Oh, Lathander be praised!" Hahn marvels, seeming almost dazed as he begins to walk down the stairs to the lower level and towards the miniature sun.
[15:52] * Varul curiously takes a step forward. "Hahn?" He asks, not alarmed, but making sure that he isn't about to step into some celestial faux pas.
[15:53] <Alveria> "So's this the Solar Forge?" queries Alveria, looking at the giant orb (though with a hand over her eyes, just in case.)
[15:54] <Amonet> "Mister Hahn, are you quite alright?" Amonet questions, moving towards him and placing a hand on his shoulder.
[15:55] <Karuma-chan> Hahn ignores Varul as he approaches the orb, while your Archon guide bobs around before you all. "Oh, he's a priest of the Morninglord? I suppose that's why... It's been so very long since we had visitors, I'd almost forgotten what this was like!"
[15:55] <Karuma-chan> "I'm being called," Hahn murmurs to Amonet, shifting out of her grasp, "You shouldn't ignore it - the gift of the sun lies before us!""
[15:56] <Alveria> "So what'll happen if he touches it?" queries Alveria, quite at home talking to a floating orb of light.
[15:56] * Amonet looks at him with doubt, and then looks at the supposed archons closely.
[15:57] <Karuma-chan> "If he's lucky he'll recieve a blessing from the sun!" the archon cheers happily. "Priests used to come here all the time for that, but no one's visited in, oh, at least five hundred years."
[15:58] <Alveria> "What if he's UN-lucky?"
[15:58] <Varul> "Quite a long time." Varul agrees, calm about the entire thing. Oh well, not his business. But still... "That's up to Lathander, I imagine. If we can't trust him there, who can we trust?"
[15:58] <Karuma-chan> "Then he'll be disappointed?" the archon makes a movement that almost seems like a shrug. "He's not undead, so it won't hurt him."
[15:58] <Karuma-chan> Meanwhile, Hahn pushes his hand into the gigantic orb!
[15:58] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[15:59] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 6." [1d20=6]
[15:59] <Alveria> "Beats me. Well, too late, I wonder if he'll pull out that sign he wanted..." mumbles Alveria, leaning against the wall to watch.
[16:01] * Amonet observes Hahn closely, ready to assist him should it all turn out to be a trap
[16:01] <Karuma-chan> Hahn's body seems to glow with a pulsating red light, as if flames were dancing over him, and when he withdraws his hand he has a long staff of reddish wood, wreathed in silvery strands and topped with a golden sunburst ornamentation. "Lathander be praised!" he cries, dropping to his knees, voice overcome with emotion.
[16:03] * Alveria politely applauds.
[16:03] * Amonet blinks, before congratulates Hahn with a smile.
[16:03] <Varul> "Congratulations," Varul calls, approaching Hahn a bit more.
[16:04] <Amonet> Had she become far too cautious, Amonet muses, and decides to mirror Hahn's earlier actions.
[16:04] <Karuma-chan> OOC: roll 1d20, Amonet-chan
[16:05] <Amonet> roll 1d20
[16:05] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20 and gets 16." [1d20=16]
[16:06] <Karuma-chan> Amonet shines golden like the sun for a moment as she comes into contact with the Solar Forge, and even when the light dies down she still seems to possess an even greater radiance than her celestial heritage usually bestows.
[16:07] <Karuma-chan> [16:04] <Amonet> Had she become far too cautious, Amonet muses, and decides to mirror Hahn's earlier actions.
[16:07] <Karuma-chan> [16:04] <Karuma-chan> OOC: roll 1d20, Amonet-chan
[16:07] <Karuma-chan> [16:05] <Amonet> roll 1d20
[16:07] <Karuma-chan> [16:05] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20 and gets 16." [1d20=16]
[16:07] <Karuma-chan> [16:06] <Karuma-chan> Amonet shines golden like the sun for a moment as she comes into contact with the Solar Forge, and even when the light dies down she still seems to possess an even greater radiance than her celestial heritage usually bestows.
[16:09] <Amonet-chan> "Yes, Friend Hahn! You were right!" she exclaims happily. "I shouldn't have ignored it for as long as I have!"
[16:10] <Alveria> "Ah, that looked like fun," muses Alveria, tilting her head back against the wall, a small smile on her face.
[16:10] <Varul> "Congratulations," Varul repeats, smiling.
[16:10] <Karuma-chan> "Ooooh, two blessings!" the little archon cheers. "Such an exciting day!"
[16:10] <Amonet-chan> "It was great fun indeed!" Amonet confirms. "The touch of Horus-Re is warm and fuzzy and cool!"
[16:14] <Karuma-chan> "The rest of you should accept the blessing of... well, of Lathander or Horus Re, whichever you prefer," Hahn encourages, trailing off a bit as he has to acknowledge the other Sun Deity.
[16:14] * Varul pauses a moment, "Is it alright? I didn't want to presume on something for his holymen - and women, I suppose."
[16:15] <Alveria> "EH? Isn't it for priests only? Or at least, well, the truly faithful?" queries Alveria, trailing off a bit at the end.
[16:16] <Karuma-chan> "Well, I suppose it might not be as spiritually significant if you're faithless," Hahn admits. "But this could be just the sort of experience to spark the candle of faith within you! We all struggled so much to reach this, it seems wrong that not everyone benefits."
[16:16] <Amonet-chan> "Yes! Accept the goodness of the sun into your hearts!" Amonet adds brightly.
[16:17] <Alveria> "Uh-huh..." mutters Alveria, wandering up to the edge of the glowing ball. "Well... I guess you're close enough, Kossuth. I'll be glad to set more things on fire in your name in the future. Please, treat me gently, it's my first time doing something like this," she mumbles, reaching forth into the orb.
[16:18] <Karuma-chan> OOC: roll 1d20, Alvie
[16:18] <Alveria> roll 1d20
[16:18] * Varul ponders a moment before shrugging and going to touch the orb. If it goes well, so be it. It's not like you can chop up the gods, and besides, Lathander is a very good one.
[16:18] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20 and gets 14." [1d20=14]
[16:18] <Karuma-chan> OOC: 1d20 for you too, Varul
[16:18] <Varul> roll 1d20
[16:18] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20 and gets 3." [1d20=3]
[16:19] * Gourash-chan touches it.
[16:20] <Karuma-chan> The others all touch the glowing orb - Varul finds himself briefly surrounded by a ghost-like silvery glow for a moment, while Alveria's eyes flash briefly like molten metal. Gourash has some undetermined effect. Everyone feels very warm and happy at the contact.
[16:21] <Varul> "Thank you..." Varul murmurs, a quiet nod.
[16:22] <Alveria> "Mrf," says Alveria, taking a brief step back, and rubbing her hands over her eyes a bit.
[16:24] <Karuma-chan> Hahn sighs happily, slinging his staff onto his back. "So, you really just spent the last five hundred years here by yourselves, floating around?" he asks the lantern archon's spokesarchon.
[16:26] <Karuma-chan> "We sometimes swap with others when we get bored," the archon replies. "But we like it here, anyway."
[16:27] * Varul nods to that, "But I have a question. If this is a lost temple, why man it? Is it meant to be so difficult to reach?"
[16:32] <Karuma-chan> "It was overrun by an orc horde five centuries ago," the archon laments. "After that no one came back... We remained in hope that some day pilgrims might return. Also, our presence is required to maintain the wards, which would fail if we left for too long."
[16:32] * Varul nods. "In that case, should we all return word of this for more pilgrims? If so, what of the fire creatures?"
[16:34] <Karuma-chan> "The temple upstairs is beyond our control," the archon swirls lazily in place. "What fire creatures do you speak of?"
[16:35] <Varul> "Well, there were...Alveria, what exactly are those? We also had to deal with two sets of demons and devils around here to reach the temple." Varul wonders at that, "Did you not know at all? There were hellspawn around even the tomb of a long forgotten paladin."
[16:36] <Alveria> "Salamander," replies Alveria, shrugging. "Outsiders from the elemental plane of fire. They have a tendancy to be nasty, I guess, but I don't have a problem with them."
[16:36] <Varul> "You wouldn't," Varul agrees, blithe and relaxed.
[16:37] <Amonet> "They did not seem terribly mean or nasty," Amonet adds.
[16:37] <Alveria> "I do wonder what they're doing here," she admits.
[16:38] <Karuma-chan> "Demons? Devils?" the archon seems aghast, "Oh, this is terrible news! The wards should keep us safe, but to have such fiends so close is intolerable! We must do something to send them back to the lower planes!"
[16:38] <Alveria> "We killed them already," replies Alveria, dryly.
[16:39] <Varul> "Already done. The portals are closed and most are dead." Varul smiles just a little at that. "The way was paid in blood."
[16:40] * Gourash-chan nods as well.
[16:40] <Karuma-chan> "Oh," it sags in the air a bit. "Well... that's wonderful!" it chirps, rallying itself, "You have all the gratitude of Arcadia, mortals!"
[16:41] <Amonet> "It was the right thing to do!" Amonet tells them.
[16:41] <Varul> "I do have another question. One of the bearded devils escaped. Is there any way to deal with him now?"
[16:42] <Karuma-chan> "Violence!" the archon replies heatedly. "I mean, it's not the best solution all the time, but it's the only thing demons and devils understand!"
[16:42] <Alveria> "Hah! That freak can teleport around. There's no real way to catch him," growls Alveria. "He'll probably get himself killed before long, anyway. Bearded devils aren't that bright."
[16:42] <Varul> "Well yes, of course. I mean any way to find him or deal with him easily. He teleported away, so..." Varul spreads his hands. "If any creature here would know how to deal with one."
[16:44] <Karuma-chan> "If he teleported then he could be anywhere," the archon agrees with Alveria. "All you can do is hope to catch him off guard next time you see him and send him back to Hell before he can teleport elsewhere."
[16:45] * Varul nods. "We can hope."
[16:46] <Alveria> "Well. I guess we're done here," states Alveria. "May as well start heading back, it's a long way to Silverymoon..."
[16:47] <Karuma-chan> "Indeed. Then I can finally put all the uncertainty to rest, back at the temple," Hahn agrees cheerily. "Good day, friend archons, until we meet again."
[16:47] <Varul> "Let's. It was good meeting you," Varul inclines his head again, smiling. It was quite an experience! Hopefully more fo this in the future and less of those demons. Hopefully.
[16:47] <Amonet> "It has been a pleasure," Amonet agrees, smiling as well.
[16:48] <Karuma-chan> "Come back soon!" the archon replies brightly, before flying back up to join its fellows.
[16:48] <Karuma-chan> The party finds itself unmolested as they head back up towards the complex above, going to search the caverns to the East...
[16:48] <Karuma-chan> OOC: taking 20 and all that, yeah?
[16:49] <Alveria> OOC: Yeah
[16:49] <Varul> OOC: Sure. Normal take 20/precations/don't stab selves with sticks.
[16:49] <Alveria> OOC: We're not playing 1st ed anymore!
[16:50] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[16:50] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 13." [1d20=13]
[16:50] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[16:50] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 11." [1d20=11]
[16:50] <Karuma-chan> OOC: spot/listen checks
[16:51] <Varul> roll 1d20+2
[16:51] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+2 and gets 11." [1d20=9]
[16:51] <Alveria> roll 1d20+3
[16:51] <Alveria> roll 1d20+3
[16:51] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+3 and gets 7." [1d20=4]
[16:51] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+3 and gets 18." [1d20=15]
[16:51] <Gourash-chan> roll 1d20 (Will check sheet after roll)
[16:51] * Hatbot --> "Gourash-chan rolls 1d20 (Will check sheet after roll) and gets 7." [1d20=7]
[16:51] <Gourash-chan> OOC - Gourash likely fails.
[16:52] <Amonet> roll 1d20+5
[16:52] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+5 and gets 21." [1d20=16]
[16:52] <Alveria> OOC: It's spot AND listen, dudes
[16:52] <Varul> roll 1d20+2
[16:52] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+2 and gets 17." [1d20=15]
[16:52] <Alveria> OOC: That's two checks!
[16:52] <Amonet> roll 1d20+5 Listen
[16:52] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+5 Listen and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[16:53] <Gourash-chan> roll 1d20
[16:53] * Hatbot --> "Gourash-chan rolls 1d20  and gets 2." [1d20=2]
[16:53] <Karuma-chan> The party searches!
[16:54] <Karuma-chan> This area happens to be more barren than the demonic side, the best they manage is finding a small amount of precious gems hidden behind some rocks in the burnt out spider caves. Would be worth at least a few hundred gold, if nothing else.
[16:55] <Alveria> "Just think! We could ease the lives of dozens of commoners with this! Or spend it on new ways to blow things up, it's such a tough call," reflects Alveria.
[16:55] * Amonet reflects on this quietly.
[16:56] <Karuma-chan> "Well, you can be assured that my share will be going towards the temple so it can indeed ease the lives of the common folk," Hahn states firmly.
[16:57] <Alveria> "Spoken like a true philantrophist," replies Alveria, nodding. "Well, that's it, let's go home. Or, well, to our home away from home, yeah."
[17:01] <Karuma-chan> And so the party leave the shattered halls of this ruined temple behind, ascending up the long stairwell to the light above. Emerging into the cave where this all started, the bear from earlier is still seen snoring away...
[17:01] <Karuma-chan> OOC: spot checks
[17:01] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[17:01] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 1." [1d20=1]
[17:01] <Alveria> roll 1d20+3
[17:01] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+3 and gets 10." [1d20=7]
[17:02] <Varul> roll 1d20+2
[17:02] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+2 and gets 14." [1d20=12]
[17:02] <Amonet> roll 1d20+5
[17:02] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+5 and gets 20." [1d20=15]
[17:03] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20
[17:03] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20 and gets 10." [1d20=10]
[17:04] <Karuma-chan> OOC: marching order, please
[17:04] <Alveria> OOC: BISON
[17:04] <Alveria> OOC: Bovines lead the way!
[17:05] <Varul> OOC - Is resist fire still up, by the by?
[17:05] <Alveria> OOC: Bison > Varul > Amonet > Gourash > Alveria > Hahn fine?
[17:05] <Amonet> OOC: Amonet switches with Gourash!
[17:05] <Varul> OOC: Gourash should be up front, yes.
[17:06] <Alveria> OOC: Either way
[17:06] <Varul> OOC: I'll be behind Mr. NPC can take the front Gourash.
[17:06] <Karuma-chan> OOC: sec for mappage
[17:13] <Karuma-chan> As the party emerges into daylight, heralded by their bison entourage, they find a most unwelcome sight to greet them. In the centre of the pillars marking the entrance to the caves stands a Githyanki, who seems to have been waiting for them. "Infidels!" he barks in common, "Lay down your weapons and surrender!"
[17:14] <Alveria> "Go fuck yourself!"
[17:15] <Karuma-chan> OOC: initiative
[17:15] <Varul> "Oi." Varul just sighs, sword whipping out past his new, borrowed cloak. Time to smash some heads in, it seems.
[17:15] <Varul> roll 1d20+6
[17:15] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+6 and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[17:15] <Alveria> roll 1d20+5
[17:15] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+5 and gets 10." [1d20=5]
[17:15] <Amonet> roll 1d20
[17:15] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20 and gets 11." [1d20=11]
[17:15] <Keylin> roll 1d20+4
[17:15] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+4 and gets 8." [1d20=4]
[17:15] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3 archers
[17:15] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 archers and gets 17." [1d20=14]
[17:15] <Alveria> roll 1d20+0 bison
[17:15] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+0 bison and gets 20." [1d20=20]
[17:15] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+3 warriors
[17:15] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+3 warriors and gets 7." [1d20=4]
[17:15] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+2 leader
[17:15] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+2 leader and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[17:16] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+8 wizard
[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+8 wizard and gets 17." [1d20=9]
[17:16] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+9 ????1
[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+9 ????1 and gets 21." [1d20=12]
[17:16] <Gourash_the_Cute> roll 1d20+1 WizardKiller
[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Gourash_the_Cute rolls 1d20+1 WizardKiller and gets 17." [1d20=16]
[17:16] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+0 ????2
[17:16] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+0 ????2 and gets 16." [1d20=16]
[17:19] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Varul
[17:29] * Varul invokes the power of the cloak, webbing the one archer on the left!
[17:31] <Varul> OOC - Strike.
[17:31] * Varul invokes the power of the cloak, webbing the one center. Webbing Gish good.
[17:35] <Karuma-chan> Webs fill up the space between the middle pillars, blocking the leader of the Githyanki from view! Meanwhile, another Githyanki emerges from the shadows within the caves, lashing out with his scimitar at Alveria!
[17:35] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+10
[17:35] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+10 and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[17:35] <Karuma-chan> OOC: AC?
[17:36] <Alveria> OOC: Like 17
[17:36] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d6+3
[17:36] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d6+3 and gets 4." [1d6=1]
[17:38] <Karuma-chan> The creature's ornate blade cuts a shallow gash down Alveria's flank, drawing blood from the elf mage!
[17:39] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go bison
[17:39] <Alveria> Two bison rush after the swordsman to the east, while the other rushes to the west to take on that one, instead!
[17:39] <Alveria> roll 1d20+10 first bison to west, charging, smiting evil~
[17:39] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+10 first bison to west, charging, smiting evil~ and gets 30." [1d20=20]
[17:40] <Alveria> roll 1d20+10 crit? o-o
[17:40] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+10 crit? o-o and gets 13." [1d20=3]
[17:40] <Karuma-chan> OOC: tumble checks to charge over difficult terrain
[17:40] <Alveria> OOC: That's difficult terrain? It's like a 5ft slope!
[17:40] <Alveria> OOC: Well, fine, it just moves, does it hit?
[17:41] <Karuma-chan> OOC: the whole centre area is filled with difficult terrain. The slope is if it went after the archer to the east.
[17:41] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Anyway, hits sword guy, yes
[17:42] <Alveria> roll 1d8+14 I'll pretend it does, psycho crusher~
[17:42] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d8+14 I'll pretend it does, psycho crusher~ and gets 22." [1d8=8]
[17:42] <Alveria> OOC: I'll briefly revise my bison action, but yeah
[17:42] <Alveria> The second bison goes after it's friend, seeking to finish the job!
[17:42] <Alveria> roll 1d20+8
[17:42] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+8 and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[17:42] <Alveria> roll 1d20+8 o-o non-smitey, if it matters
[17:42] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+8 o-o non-smitey, if it matters and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[17:43] <Alveria> roll 1d8+9
[17:43] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d8+9 and gets 16." [1d8=7]
[17:43] <Karuma-chan> The unfortunate Githyanki swordsman finds himself brutally gored to death by the combined attack of two bison, tossed around like a ragdoll on their celestial horns!
[17:43] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash. And wizard and archers. But Gourash can act first.
[17:44] <Alveria> OOC: I sitll have one left!
[17:45] <Alveria> The third bison turns abruptly and rushes back into the cave to defend it's master!
[17:45] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Sorry, have it go. It could get swordsman on the east or the guy in the cave
[17:45] <Alveria> OOC: Ah, it could get the guy on the east? Going after him, then
[17:45] <Alveria> The third bison turns abruptly and charges after the eastward swordsman! Well, in a kind of stumbling sort of way.
[17:45] <Alveria> roll 1d20+8
[17:45] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+8 and gets 26." [1d20=18]
[17:45] <Alveria> roll 1d8+14
[17:45] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d8+14 and gets 22." [1d8=8]
[17:46] <Karuma-chan> This Githyanki shares the fate of his comrade, finding himself bison-rushed to an ignoble end!
[17:47] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Gourash
[17:49] <Karuma-chan> As Gourash rushes to save Alveria, the Githyanki wizard on the rise casts a spell to target the brave barbarian!
[17:49] <Karuma-chan> OOC: fort save, effect resolves after you do your smiting
[17:49] * Gourash_the_Cute hears the yells from behind, and turns, stepping past Hahn, and into the cave as he smites the gith.
[17:49] <Gourash_the_Cute> roll 1d20+6 high
[17:49] * Hatbot --> "Gourash_the_Cute rolls 1d20+6 high and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[17:49] <Karuma-chan> OOC: was that the save or attack?
[17:49] <Gourash_the_Cute> OOC: Save
[17:50] <Karuma-chan> OOC: do your attack, then
[17:50] <Gourash_the_Cute> roll 1d20+12-2 (-2PA)
[17:50] * Hatbot --> "Gourash_the_Cute rolls 1d20+12-2 (-2PA) and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[17:50] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+1 Hahn belated init
[17:50] <Gourash_the_Cute> OOC: Hit?
[17:50] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+1 Hahn belated init and gets 20." [1d20=19]
[17:50] <Karuma-chan> OOC: miss
[17:51] <Karuma-chan> Gourash shrugs off the strange and no doubt evil spell as he strikes the sneaky Githyanki, only to find his axe parried aside! Meanwhile, the two archers on the rise both fire at the same bison!
[17:52] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+6
[17:52] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+6 and gets 14." [1d20=8]
[17:52] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d20+6
[17:52] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d20+6 and gets 9." [1d20=3]
[17:52] <Alveria> OOC: B1 and B2 are on the right, and B3 is on the left. B2 still has a smite!
[17:52] <Alveria> OOC: And they have AC 13
[17:52] <Alveria> OOC: And DR 5/magic
[17:52] <Karuma-chan> roll 1d8+
[17:52] * Hatbot --> "Karuma-chan rolls 1d8+ and gets Error: Check syntax." [1d8=2]
[17:52] <Karuma-chan> OOC: 5, then.
[17:53] <Alveria> OOC: And 37 HP, I'll keep track
[17:53] <Karuma-chan> The arrow that manages to hit only happens to bounce ineffectually off the bison!
[17:53] <Karuma-chan> Hahn casts Magic Circle against evil, once more calling upon Lathander to bless everyone!
[17:57] <Karuma-chan> The apparent leader of the Githyanki casts a spell and takes off into the air, flying over the web!
[17:57] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Amonet
[17:59] <Amonet> "Leave Friend Alveria out of this, fiend!" Amonet calls out to the gith, pointing a glowing lance of justice at him. "Those who strike from the shadows will get to taste the justice of the sun!"
[17:59] <Amonet> roll 1d20+16 smite~
[17:59] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+16 smite~ and gets 17." [1d20=1]
[17:59] <Karuma-chan> OOC: critfail check
[17:59] <Amonet> roll 1d20+16 lame!
[17:59] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+16 lame! and gets 24." [1d20=8]
[18:00] <Karuma-chan> Amonet's holy lance unfortunately falls short of the task, only whiffing the air beside the evil Githyanki!
[18:00] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Alvie
[18:00] <Alveria> "Prepare, mortal! Face the wrath of my most mighty spell that these hands have every crafted!" bellows Alveria, taking a step back, and CASTING...
[18:00] <Alveria> ...mirror image.
[18:00] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3
[18:00] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 and gets 9." [1d6=6]
[18:00] <Alveria> roll 1d4+3
[18:00] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d4+3 and gets 5." [1d4=2]
[18:01] <Karuma-chan> All around Alveria, duplicates spring up, ready to take a hit for the team!
[18:01] <Karuma-chan> OOC: Go Keylin
[18:05] * Keylin makes a muffled groan from where she's hiding, before dashing northward towards the archer, unleashing an arrow at him once she's moved forty feet closer. "Is one of you crazy yahoos a cleric named Hahn?" she shouts towards the defending group, not having had a chance to tell for certain earlier.
[18:05] <Keylin> roll 1d20+8
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+8 and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[18:05] <Karuma-chan> OOC: hit
[18:05] <Keylin> roll 3d6+2
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 3d6+2 and gets 13." [3d6=4, 4, 3]
[18:06] <Karuma-chan> Keylin's arrow finds its mark, catching the startled Githyanki in the thigh and making him buckle in pain. "Who wants to know?!" is a somewhat distracted cry from within the cave.

[15:14] <Keylin> "Someone who's very nervous about the invisible dragon out here and wants to get out of here if this fight does not involve her, that's who!" the scout bites out as an answer. Hopefully the little helpful warning will be enough for some trust.
[15:16] <Ebiris> "Then run!" the voice from the cave yells back. Inside, Hahn looks a bit worried as he addresses the party, "I don't know who these people are, but if she's serious about the dragon, we're in deep."
[15:16] <Alveria> "No! Don't run! Help us kill it!"
[15:16] <Varul> Varul begins to reach for a potion, but stops cold. Invisible...dragon? Fuck. Yeah, falling back into the cave to help Alvie just got a lot more appealing!OOC - Moving into the cave, going to finish off the ranger real quick, hopefully?
[15:17] <Ebiris> OOC: go ahead and attack
[15:17] <Varul> roll 1d20+11 (-1 PA don't crap out!)
[15:17] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+11 (-1 PA don't crap out!) and gets 13." [1d20=2]
[15:18] <Ebiris> Bravely returning to the cave, Varul lashes out at the wily Githyanki ranger, but finds his effort easily parried aside by the ornate scimitar wielded by his foe! Said gaunt figure seems to be briefly in conversation with someone unseen, before he steps back away from the assembled weapons pointed in his direction and through a silvery portal that briefly appears behind him, vanishing from sight!
[15:19] <Ebiris> OOC: spot check, Keylin
[15:19] <Keylin> roll 1d20+11
[15:19] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+11 and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[15:20] <Ebiris> OOC: Go bison
[15:20] <Alveria> The bison continue their rampage! The one to the east places himself right in front of the mage, and between him and the cave entrance! One on the west goes after the archer Keylin tagged, while the other seeks to join it's mage-hunting friend!
[15:21] <Alveria> roll 1d20+8 never gets old!
[15:21] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+8 never gets old! and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[15:21] <Alveria> roll 1d8+9
[15:21] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d8+9 and gets 14." [1d8=5]
[15:21] <Ebiris> OOC: the archer Keylin hit is up a sheer cliff.
[15:23] <Ebiris> OOC: I suppose it could make a climb check to try and get up there, but it won't be attacking anything this round...
[15:23] <Alveria> OOC: It has reach! >_>
[15:23] <Ebiris> OOC: No it doesn't.
[15:23] <Alveria> OOC: ..well, no, just space
[15:23] <Alveria> OOC: Fine, it goes the other way, back across the difficult terrain
[15:23] <Ebiris> OOC: So all heading for the mage?
[15:24] <Alveria> OOC: It's likely one will branch off and kill the other archer
[15:25] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Gourash, wizard, and archers
[15:27] <Gourash-chan> OOC: Okay, half sec while I get his shit together. Can he reach anything outside this round?
[15:27] <Ebiris> Faced with a bunch of bison approaching him, the Githyanki wizard steps back five feet before casting a spell!
[15:27] <Ebiris> OOC: Alveria, make a belated wild mage caster level thing for your summoning of the bison
[15:27] <Ebiris> OOC: Gourash can't reach anything
[15:27] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3 B1
[15:27] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 B1 and gets 9." [1d6=6]
[15:27] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3 B2
[15:27] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 B2 and gets 7." [1d6=4]
[15:27] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3 B3
[15:27] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 B3 and gets 6." [1d6=3]
[15:27] <Alveria> OOC: B3 = magely bison
[15:28] <Gourash-chan> Gourash heads outside, full moving towards the mage for now!
[15:28] <Ebiris> OOC: translate what those caster levels are
[15:29] <Alveria> OOC: 9, 7, and 6. >_>
[15:30] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+6 target 20 B1
[15:30] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+6 target 20 B1 and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[15:30] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+6 target 18 B2
[15:30] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+6 target 18 B2 and gets 12." [1d20=6]
[15:30] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+6 target 17 B3
[15:30] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+6 target 17 B3 and gets 22." [1d20=16]
[15:31] <Alveria> OOC: Dude, he can't hit all three, can he?
[15:31] <Alveria> OOC: 20ftradius, yeah?
[15:31] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+6 target 14 Web (never mentioned, but that cloak casts web as a 3rd level caster)
[15:31] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+6 target 14 Web (never mentioned, but that cloak casts web as a 3rd level caster) and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[15:33] <Ebiris> In the wink of an eye, the middle bison vanishes from sight! However, the wizard still finds himself eye to eye with the one nearly on top of him, however...
[15:34] <Ebiris> Meanwhile, one of the archers shoots at Gourash while the wounded one seeks revenge on Keylin!
[15:34] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+6 Gourash
[15:34] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+6 Gourash and gets 19." [1d20=13]
[15:34] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+6 Keylin
[15:34] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+6 Keylin and gets 14." [1d20=8]
[15:34] <Ebiris> roll 1d8+3
[15:34] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d8+3 and gets 9." [1d8=6]
[15:35] <Ebiris> While Gourash takes an arrow in his brawny bicep, Keylin is lucky to see hers whoosh easily overhead without touching her!
[15:37] <Ebiris> "I wish she'd said what kind of dragon it was," Hahn mutters, settling for casting Bless on the party.
[15:38] <Alveria> "It's a red dragon, you nit!"
[15:38] <Alveria> "Githyanki always hang with red dragons!"
[15:38] <Varul> "How fitting for you," Varul mutters.
[15:38] <Ebiris> "Oh." Hahn stops midspell. "In that case, who wants some protection from fire?"
[15:38] <Varul> "Would be nice!" Varul adds a moment later.
[15:39] <Ebiris> Hahn promptly casts resist energy on Varul!
[15:41] <Ebiris> As Gourash makes his way towards the Githyanki mage, said dragon chooses that moment to introduce itself, appearing out of thin air as it soars right over the stout orcish barbarian, its gigantic head snapping downwards to take a bite out of him as it flies past!
[15:41] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+18
[15:41] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+18 and gets 27." [1d20=9]
[15:42] <Ebiris> roll 2d6+7
[15:42] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 2d6+7 and gets 13." [2d6=3, 3]
[15:43] <Ebiris> Not expecting this at all, Gourash has no chance to defend, suffering a terrible wound as the dragon chomps into him! Perhaps he's fortunate it was only a grazing blow, for if it had stuck around to really put the bite in, he might not have gotten off so luckily!
[15:45] <Ebiris> Flying over the webbing, the leader of the Githyanki gestures downwards into the cave and launches a series of missiles into the cave at Alveria and her many images!
[15:46] <Ebiris> roll 1d6
[15:46] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d6 and gets 3." [1d6=3]
[15:46] <Ebiris> roll 1d5
[15:46] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d5 and gets 3." [1d5=3]
[15:46] <Ebiris> roll 1d4
[15:46] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d4 and gets 4." [1d4=4]
[15:46] <Ebiris> roll 1d4+1
[15:46] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d4+1 and gets 3." [1d4=2]
[15:46] <Ebiris> roll 1d4+1
[15:46] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d4+1 and gets 2." [1d4=1]
[15:46] <Ebiris> roll 1d4+1
[15:46] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d4+1 and gets 3." [1d4=2]
[15:47] <Ebiris> While the missiles appear to strike harmlessly off Alveria's duplicates, they then proceed to richochet away from their initial impact, striking Varul, Hahn, and Amonet in quick succession!
[15:48] <Alveria> "Missed me!"
[15:49] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Amonet
[15:49] * Amonet ignores her minor wound, believing her services are better-utilized by appealing to her allies' better nature. "Friends!" she proclaims. "An enemy most foul has returned to haunt Friend Alveria! We must stop them, for justice is on our side! Horus-Re himself has joined the other messangers of the Sun to bless our righteous mission with success! We cannot fail him as he watches from on high!"
[15:50] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Alvie
[15:50] <Alveria> "Aww, man, I wanted to use this on the dragon!" snarls Alveria, throwing a tooth at the Gish. "Be torn to pieces, you miserable hunter!
[15:51] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 and gets 6." [1d6=3]
[15:51] <Alveria> roll 1d20+6 dead average? SR go
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+6 dead average? SR go and gets 25." [1d20=19]
[15:51] <Alveria> roll 6d6 ref save 17 for half
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 6d6 ref save 17 for half and gets 26." [6d6=6, 6, 5, 5, 1, 3]
[15:51] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+3
[15:51] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+3 and gets 22." [1d20=19]
[15:52] <Alveria> Alveria takes the opportunity to step well outside the viewing area outside the cave, leaving her jaws to do their dirty (and entertaining) work.
[15:52] <Ebiris> The leader of the Githyanki snarls in pain, looking back towards the dragon and yelling something!
[15:52] <Ebiris> OOC: who knows Draconic?
[15:52] <Alveria> OOC: ME
[15:52] <Alveria> OOC: Er, me.
[15:53] <Ebiris> "The infidel has retreated - burn the rest of them out!"
[15:53] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Keylin
[15:54] <Alveria> "Oh, man, it's gonna set all you guys on fire! Clear the entrance of the cave!" yelps Alveria.
[16:02] * Keylin continues northward, moving ten feet towards the archer before firing another arrow and then continuing past him, moving slightly closer to the cave entrance so she can support the others as they come out.
[16:02] <Keylin> roll 1d20+8
[16:02] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+8 and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[16:03] <Ebiris> OOC: that's a hit, but see my question in #elysium about how you can move after shooting
[16:05] <Keylin> ooc: shooting at the end of the 40ft movement instead.
[16:05] <Keylin> roll 3d6+2
[16:05] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 3d6+2 and gets 11." [3d6=2, 2, 5]
[16:05] <Ebiris> Dashing past the surprised Githyanki, Keylin turns and shoots it in the back before he can even react! With a strangled cry, he collapses over, limp and unmoving!
[16:05] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Varul
[16:09] * Varul curses lightly. Great, firebox coming up. Shit. Gotta get out and - With that, Varul takes off, heading to the right and close to the cliff. Near the archer, for now just getting distance between him and the cave mouth, and also hopefully making an ice, energy resistant target.
[16:11] <Ebiris> From within the treeline to the west, the Githyanki ranger draws attention to himself by casting a spell, before the foliage around Keylin suddenly comes to life, reaching out to grasp her!
[16:11] <Ebiris> OOC: reflex save, Keylin
[16:11] <Keylin> roll 1d20+9
[16:11] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+9 and gets 13." [1d20=4]
[16:12] <Ebiris> Keylin is able to dodge the grabby animated foliage, but still finds herself stuck amidst a large area of choking undergrowth! (you're reduced to half speed within the entangled area which has a 40 feet radius)
[16:12] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Bison
[16:13] <Alveria> One of the bison then attempts to, well, sit on the mage. OOC: grapple check g'ho
[16:13] <Alveria> roll 1d20+8 melee touch
[16:13] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+8 melee touch and gets 14." [1d20=6]
[16:13] <Alveria> OOC: do I win
[16:13] <Ebiris> OOC: Yes you do
[16:13] <Alveria> OOC: sec
[16:13] <Alveria> roll 1d20+13
[16:13] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+13 and gets 24." [1d20=11]
[16:14] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+2 why
[16:14] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+2 why and gets 21." [1d20=19]
[16:14] <Ebiris> The bison promptly sits on the mage, who struggles mightily but finds himself unable to escape!
[16:16] <Alveria> The other bison holds it's position1 "Moo."
[16:16] <Alveria> OOC: Holding action for the time being
[16:17] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Gourash and Archer and Ranger
[16:17] <Ebiris> OOC: Mage, not ranger
[16:17] <Gourash-chan> OOC: Can Gourash get to the dragon? If not, can he finish off the pinned mage?
[16:18] <Ebiris> OOC: the dragon is airborne. He can attack the mage, albeit not before the mage acts.
[16:18] <Gourash-chan> OOC: Also, is raging a free action?
[16:18] <Ebiris> OOC: it is
[16:19] <Gourash-chan> Gourash roars as he goes into a rage! That mage must DIE! DIE DIE DIE! STABTIME! His silver axe of maiming flashes as he goes into a berserker's rage, looking to cleave the bound target apart!
[16:19] <Ebiris> The mage struggles to free himself before Gourash's axe reaches him!
[16:19] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+3 escape artist
[16:19] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+3 escape artist and gets 5." [1d20=2]
[16:19] <Gourash-chan> roll 1d20+10 (-4 PA, don't miss a pinned target, dammit.)
[16:19] * Hatbot --> "Gourash-chan rolls 1d20+10 (-4 PA, don't miss a pinned target, dammit.) and gets 13." [1d20=3]
[16:20] <Ebiris> OOC: lucky he's flat footed. Damage.
[16:20] <Gourash-chan> roll 1d12+19
[16:21] * Hatbot --> "Gourash-chan rolls 1d12+19 and gets 29." [1d12=10]
[16:22] <Ebiris> With a mighty stroke of his silver axe, Gourash messily decapitates the Githyanki warlock before another spell can escape his lips! However, another arrow is fired at the barbarian even as he celebrates his kill!
[16:22] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+6
[16:22] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+6 and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[16:22] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+6 to confirm
[16:22] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+6 to confirm and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[16:22] <Ebiris> roll 1d8+3
[16:22] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d8+3 and gets 5." [1d8=2]
[16:28] <Ebiris> Taking seriously the warning of impending dragon halitosis, Hahn rushes to the opposite side of the cave that Alveria went to!
[16:34] <Ebiris> And not a moment too soo, as the Dragon smartly turns in midair and flaps its mighty red wings, flying back towards the cavern entrance on a shallow dive, pulling up at the last second and soaring past Keylin after bathing the entrance in flames! The roaring inferno consumes the cave entrance utterly, washing right over Amonet and just barely missing Alveria by the barest margin! Hahn is fortunately far back enough to be safe, himself.
[16:34] <Ebiris> roll 6d10
[16:34] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 6d10 and gets 37." [6d10=10, 2, 9, 10, 3, 3]
[16:34] <Ebiris> OOC: reflex save, Amonet
[16:35] <Amonet> roll 1d20+11
[16:35] * Hatbot --> "Amonet rolls 1d20+11 and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[16:35] <Ebiris> roll 1d4
[16:35] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d4 and gets 2." [1d4=2]
[16:37] <Ebiris> The flames utterly immolate Amonet before she can do a thing to protect herself, turning the brave young paladin/knight/cleric into a ruin of burnt flesh and bones!
[16:38] <Ebiris> With the cave entrance clear, the Githyanki leader turns his attention to Gourash, casting a spell on the brave barbarian from where he is!
[16:38] <Ebiris> OOC: will save, Gourash
[16:39] <Gourash-chan> roll 1d20+5
[16:39] * Hatbot --> "Gourash-chan rolls 1d20+5 and gets 15." [1d20=10]
[16:39] <Ebiris> But such fell magics have no effect on a stalwart warrior such as he!
[16:39] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Alvie
[16:40] <Alveria> The teeth bite in terribly fury, Alveria suddenly coldly silent, empty hands clenching and unclenching repeatedly.
[16:40] <Alveria> roll 6d6 ref 17
[16:40] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 6d6 ref 17 and gets 16." [6d6=1, 4, 5, 2, 1, 3]
[16:40] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+3
[16:40] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+3 and gets 7." [1d20=4]
[16:41] <Ebiris> The Githyanki captain lets a cry escape his clenched teeth, lurching heavily in the air above the bison as his lifeblood is bitten away! Yet somehow he hangs on to life just a bit longer...
[16:41] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Keylin
[16:45] * Keylin winces at the sight of the powerful blast of fire that dragon unleashed, and decides to head towards the ranger rather than get closer to that dragon, as she proceeds to move double time away from the entangling area, putting away her bow as she moves.
[16:49] <Keylin> ooc: I'll keep the bow out.
[16:49] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Varul
[16:52] * Varul goes around, gritting his teeth at the dragonflame and starting a little prayer to Lathander. However, his taret is teh archer, approaching.
[16:54] <Ebiris> As Keylin leaves the entangled area, the Githyanki ranger darts forward out of the undergrowth, slicing at her with his scimitar!
[16:54] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+10
[16:54] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+10 and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[16:54] <Ebiris> But it only glances off her armour, not a telling blow!
[16:55] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Bison
[16:56] <Alveria> OOC: Can either bison reach anyone?
[16:57] <Ebiris> OOC: eastmost one could reach the last archer, albeit not attack.
[16:58] <Alveria> The eastmost bison runs around the other archer, cutting off a potential escape route for Varul's sake! The other opts to stand in the cave entrance...
[16:59] <Ebiris> The surrounded Githyanki archer steps back a few feet from Varul and the bison, forgoing his attack for the moment and instead dropping his bow and drawing his greatsword! As he does this, however, his form begins to blur, making it hard to pick out!
[17:00] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Gourash
[17:01] <Gourash-chan> OOC: Can Gourash do much of anything? ...say. Can he throw his crit axe at the dragon as an attack?
[17:01] <Ebiris> OOC: he can try, but the range increment would be horrendous
[17:02] <Varul> OOC: How bad?
[17:02] <Alveria> OOC: If the dragon just did the burning thing, he'd have to be like right in front of the cave
[17:02] <Alveria> OOC: The range increment might not be so bad! But Gourash's dex is...
[17:03] <Ebiris> OOC: Well, say -1 every 5 feet. The dragon is about 90 feet away.
[17:03] <Gourash-chan> OOC: Okay, so not happening.
[17:03] <Gourash-chan> Gourash heads around as well, going to support Varul and the bison!
[17:05] <Ebiris> Hahn rushes over to Amonet, but finds naught but a charred corpse greeting him. "Dammit..." he curses bitterly, tears showing. "We should retreat - we're dead meat for that dragon if we go out there."
[17:06] <Ebiris> Speaking of the dragon, it turns around in midair and flies down towards where Varul and the others are, taking a bite out of the bison as it passes!
[17:06] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+14
[17:07] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+14 and gets 26." [1d20=12]
[17:07] <Ebiris> roll 2d6+7
[17:07] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 2d6+7 and gets 13." [2d6=2, 4]
[17:07] <Alveria> OOC: It has DR 5
[17:07] <Ebiris> OOC: Got it
[17:07] <Alveria> OOC: /magic, yeah
[17:07] <Ebiris> OOC: luckily this dragon isn't badass enough to have its own DR/Magic, yet
[17:09] <Ebiris> The bison lets out a pained moo as some of its back is torn open, but it still seems to have plenty of fight left in it!
[17:10] <Ebiris> The leader of the Githyanki briefly swats at the phantasmal mouths gnawing on him, before taking out a potion and drinking from it. "Surrender, infidel!" he calls into the cave, "There's no escape!"
[17:10] <Ebiris> roll 3d8+5
[17:10] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 3d8+5 and gets 15." [3d8=7, 2, 1]
[17:12] <Alveria> "Die, scum! Negotiations ceased during your first attempt!" cries Alveria, forcing her teeth to attempt to give the gish an ignoble death!
[17:12] <Alveria> roll 6d6 ref 17
[17:12] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 6d6 ref 17 and gets 14." [6d6=3, 1, 2, 4, 2, 2]
[17:12] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+3
[17:12] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+3 and gets 14." [1d20=11]
[17:13] <Ebiris> "Gaargh!" the Githyanki groans in pain, yet is kept afloat thanks to the healing potion he just drank!
[17:13] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Keylin
[17:16] * Keylin moves away from the ranger, and deciding to be opportunistic as she hears the pained cry of that floating githyanki, fires at him once she's finished putting distance between herself and the ranger.
[17:17] <Ebiris> As Keylin retreats, her foe lashes out with another slice!
[17:17] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+10
[17:17] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+10 and gets 16." [1d20=6]
[17:17] <Ebiris> But she's long gone by the time it reaches where she once stood!
[17:20] <Keylin> roll 1d20+14 Tumble
[17:20] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+14 Tumble and gets 19." [1d20=5]
[17:20] <Ebiris> Keylin deftly hops down to ground level without harm, ready to line up her shot as she pleases...
[17:20] <Keylin> roll 1d20+8 fire!
[17:20] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+8 fire! and gets 25." [1d20=17]
[17:20] <Ebiris> OOC: hit
[17:21] <Keylin> roll 3d6+2
[17:21] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 3d6+2 and gets 11." [3d6=5, 3, 1]
[17:22] <Ebiris> Keylin's arrow finds its mark, ripping right through the side of the Githyanki's throat and exposing his windpipe! With a strangled cry of pure agony, the leader of this merry little band plummets dead to the uneven and rocky ground below!
[17:22] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Varul
[17:24] <Varul> OOC: Can I full attack the blurred dude?
[17:24] <Ebiris> OOC: yes you can
[17:24] * Varul closes in, a terrible, wrathful strike coming to split the blurry fighter apart, greatsword to greatswrod!
[17:25] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-3 PA)
[17:25] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-3 PA) and gets 31." [1d20=19]
[17:25] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 crit
[17:25] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 crit and gets 27." [1d20=15]
[17:25] <Ebiris> roll 1d100 concealment
[17:25] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d100 concealment and gets 94." [1d100=94]
[17:26] <Ebiris> OOC: that's a crit. Want to make your second attack?
[17:26] <Varul> OOC: Lemme do damage firsT?
[17:26] <Ebiris> OOC: go ahead, That should kill it, anyway
[17:26] <Varul> roll 4d6+32
[17:26] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 4d6+32 and gets 49." [4d6=3, 3, 5, 6]
[17:27] <Ebiris> With a devastating horizontal swipe, Varul cleanly hacks the Githyanki apart just above the hips, his sword cleaving through armour, flesh, and spine like hot butter!
[17:29] <Ebiris> The last remaining githyanki curses quite vocally, before yelling over towards the dragon in draconic, "Hurry up and kill the rest of them!"
[17:30] <Ebiris> For its part, the dragon pauses in midair, hovering and turning to face the Githyanki across on the other side of the ridge, speaking in a loud and booming voice in the same tongue, "Must I do everything for you incompetents?"
[17:30] <Ebiris> OOC: Gith is holding. Go Bison.
[17:31] <Alveria> The bison moo ominously.
[17:32] <Ebiris> "Less talking, more killing!" the Githyanki howls over at the recalcitrant wyrm.
[17:32] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Gourash. I remind everyone that talking is a free action.
[17:32] <Alveria> "Hey, dragon! I'll make a bet! If that gith dies before another of us dies, you leave us alone!" yells Alveria, in fluent draconic.
[17:33] <Alveria> "It should be single combat between me and him!"
[17:33] <Alveria> "That is completely fair!"
[17:33] <Alveria> OOC: Acutlaly, pretend I didn't say that.
[17:33] <Ebiris> OOC: Start again, then?
[17:33] <Alveria> OOC: Yeah
[17:33] <Alveria> "Hey, dragon! I'll make a bet! If that gith dies before another of us dies, you leave us alone!" yells Alveria, in fluent draconic.
[17:34] <Alveria> "It should be combat between me and him! Me and my spells, and the wonders they bring forth, against him and his.. uh... sharp stick!"
[17:36] <Ebiris> The dragon cocks its head towards the cave. "An interesting proposal," it rumbles, deep voice nearly shaking the air, "Yet I fail to see what benefit it brings to me." The Githyanki looks pretty infuriated that the dragon even appears to be considering the offer, however.
[17:38] <Alveria> "The Githyanki adore their equipment!" calls back Alveria. "Even if they're all dead, they'll pay a hero's ransom when you return it to them in one piece!"
[17:39] <Ebiris> "Hah!" the sole representative of the Githyanki people barks out a sharp laugh, "We would slay you twice over, once for your betrayal here, and once for having the audacity to take our belongings! Remember well the pact between our two peoples, Resniax!"
[17:40] <Alveria> "Betrayal? Who is left to speak of it?"
[17:41] <Alveria> "Superiors? Giving up one as mighty as yourself over a few swords which they would be pleased to not need chase? Foolishness, gith! Your cowardice adds no credence to your words!"
[17:45] <Ebiris> "My small and yellow friend makes a most salient point," the dragon admits, landing on the ground as it seems to be mulling over its options. "Our ancient pact is not to be taken lightly. However, I have already rendered plenty of assistance..."
[17:45] <Ebiris> It bares back its teeth in a vicious draconic smile, "Perhaps I shall let you sort things out yourselves and then step in afterwards to take all your valaubles for my horde after you no doubt slay this last Githyanki as you did the rest?"
[18:02] <Alveria> "Hey, Hahn, let's blast it, it's on the ground," whispers Alveria, peering around the side of the corridor. "Ok, one, two, three-" Alveria boldly runs to the side of the cave, using the wall to keep cover! "Hey, actually, I lied. I hope you die! I hope all your kind die, murderous scum!" As she yells, the bison charges forward, horns glowing with divine fury!
[18:02] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3 CL
[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 CL and gets 7." [1d6=4]
[18:03] <Alveria> roll 4d4+4 MM
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 4d4+4 MM and gets 16." [4d4=4, 4, 1, 3]
[18:03] <Alveria> And a hail of bolts flashes over her other pet to help it out, too.
[18:04] <Ebiris> The bolts spang off the dragon, which snorts gruffly in fury, before it snaps out at the onrushing bison!
[18:05] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+14
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+14 and gets 29." [1d20=15]
[18:05] <Ebiris> roll 2d6+7
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 2d6+7 and gets 9." [2d6=1, 1]
[18:05] <Ebiris> OOC: Go ahead and make the bison's attack roll
[18:05] <Alveria> roll 1d20+10
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+10 and gets 11." [1d20=1]
[18:06] <Ebiris> OOC: critfail check
[18:06] <Alveria> OOC: Bah! And it needed all the help it can get.
[18:06] <Alveria> roll 1d20+10
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+10 and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[18:06] <Ebiris> OOC: roll 1d100
[18:06] <Alveria> roll 1d100
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d100 and gets 81." [1d100=81]
[18:07] <Ebiris> OOC: Bison loses next turn's action
[18:07] <Ebiris> The Bison misses utterly, finding itself disoriented and confused as it attempts to recover from the botched attack!
[18:12] <Keylin> With the other group keeping the dragon entertained for now, Keylin focuses once more on the ranger, not moving closer to the ranger, but instead moving ten feet towards the north before firing.
[18:12] <Keylin> roll 1d20+8
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+8 and gets 17." [1d20=9]
[18:12] <Ebiris> Keylin's arrow soars overhead, missing the ranger completely!
[18:12] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Varul
[18:13] * Varul braces and charges the dragon, looking to take a chunk out of it as well!
[18:13] <Varul> roll 1d20+14 (-3 PA, includes obvious charge)
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+14 (-3 PA, includes obvious charge) and gets 28." [1d20=14]
[18:13] <Ebiris> OOC: hit
[18:14] <Varul> roll 2d6+17
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+17 and gets 27." [2d6=5, 5]
[18:14] <Ebiris> Varul cuts viciously into the dragon's chest, shearing off several dozen shiny red scales with his attack and drawing forth volumes of boiling hot blood!
[18:15] <Ebiris> Meanwhile, the Githyanki up on the ridge charges at Keylin, making a mighty leap down before slashing at her!
[18:15] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+5
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+5 and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[18:15] <Ebiris> roll 1d6
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d6 and gets 6." [1d6=6]
[18:16] <Ebiris> Ouch. That was a nasty sounding crack from his ankle as he landed. But still, he perseveres and attacks the scout!
[18:16] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+12
[18:16] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+12 and gets 16." [1d20=4]
[18:16] <Ebiris> Missing sadly and pathetically as he limps at her.
[18:16] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Gourash
[18:17] * Gourash-chan charges as well, noble rage inspiring as Gourash looks to cut down the deadly dragon! (Sec while I do the math.)
[18:17] <Alveria> OOC: Remember, nobility!
[18:17] <Gourash-chan> OOC: Yes.
[18:17] <Gourash-chan> roll 1d20+15 (-3 PA, don't fuck this up)
[18:17] * Hatbot --> "Gourash-chan rolls 1d20+15 (-3 PA, don't fuck this up) and gets 34." [1d20=19]
[18:18] <Ebiris> OOC: hit
[18:18] <Varul> roll 1d12+21
[18:18] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d12+21 and gets 30." [1d12=9]
[18:19] <Ebiris> Following after Alveria, Hahn rushes out to the cave entrance and calls out, "Lathander's light, burn the unclean thing!" as a lance of bright light burst forth at the dragon ahead!
[18:19] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+4
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+4 and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[18:19] <Ebiris> roll 2d8
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 2d8 and gets 6." [2d8=2, 4]
[18:21] <Ebiris> Said light only seems to present a minor annoyance to the dragon, which huffs in pain before proceeding to savage the three attacking it, biting and clawing at Varul while buffeting the bison with its wings and smacking Gourash with its tail!
[18:21] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+14 bite
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+14 bite and gets 24." [1d20=10]
[18:21] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+12 claw 1
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+12 claw 1 and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[18:21] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+12 claw 2
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+12 claw 2 and gets 20." [1d20=8]
[18:21] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+12 wing 1
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+12 wing 1 and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[18:21] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+12 wing 2
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+12 wing 2 and gets 22." [1d20=10]
[18:21] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+12 tail
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+12 tail and gets 16." [1d20=4]
[18:22] <Ebiris> roll 2d6+7+2d8+6 for Varul
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 2d6+7+2d8+6 for Varul and gets 27." [2d6=3, 6][2d8=1, 4]
[18:22] <Ebiris> roll 1d6+3 for bison (doing seperately for DR)
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d6+3 for bison (doing seperately for DR) and gets 7." [1d6=4]
[18:22] <Ebiris> roll 1d6+3 for bison (doing seperately for DR)
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d6+3 for bison (doing seperately for DR) and gets 9." [1d6=6]
[18:22] <Ebiris> roll 1d8+3 for Gourash
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d8+3 for Gourash and gets 7." [1d8=4]
[18:23] <Ebiris> It's a whirlwind of teeth, claws, and brick-like scales that assail the brave heroes, yet somehow all three stand firm against the assault!
[18:24] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Alvie and Bison 2.
[18:25] <Alveria> B2 stands firmly in the cave, ready to prevent a draconic intrustion! Alveria, though, gestures wildly, sending another flurry of bolts forth!
[18:25] <Alveria> roll 1d6+3
[18:25] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d6+3 and gets 7." [1d6=4]
[18:25] <Alveria> roll 4d4+4
[18:25] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 4d4+4 and gets 16." [4d4=3, 3, 2, 4]
[18:26] <Ebiris> The dragon howls in pain as the bolts slam into it, now really starting to look beaten and banged up by the party's efforts!
[18:26] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Keylin
[18:29] <Keylin> "You know, you really should have considered running when all your friends died. What's the point in sticking around?" Keylin asks her opponent as she pulls away from him, no fear of counterattack given his luck with all his previous attacks as she moves eastwards as far as she can before letting an arrow loose at him.
[18:29] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+10 AoO failure
[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+10 AoO failure and gets 13." [1d20=3]
[18:29] <Keylin> roll 1d20+8 attack
[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+8 attack and gets 15." [1d20=7]
[18:30] <Ebiris> While he's too slow to hit Keylin, she isn't much better with her reply, which sails wide of target. "Failure is not an option!" the wounded and bereft Githyanki grates out in common, standing his ground.
[18:30] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Varul
[18:30] <Varul> OOC - To make sure since I peered, I assume I can full attack on it?
[18:30] <Ebiris> OOC: You can
[18:31] * Varul grits his teeth again, everything drowned out but the sweet, intoxicating song of battle!
[18:31] <Varul> roll 1d20+12 (-3 PA, declaring dodge on the dragon for +1 AC. I hate this feat.)
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+12 (-3 PA, declaring dodge on the dragon for +1 AC. I hate this feat.) and gets 16." [1d20=4]
[18:32] <Varul> roll 1d20+7 (-3 PA, declaring dodge on the dragon for +1 AC. I hate this feat.)
[18:32] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+7 (-3 PA, declaring dodge on the dragon for +1 AC. I hate this feat.) and gets 18." [1d20=11]
[18:32] <Ebiris> Unlike his initial triumphant attack, Gourash now finds his strokes being turned aside by the dragon's tough hide!
[18:32] <Varul> OOC - Wrong one.
[18:32] <Ebiris> OOC: Varul, yes
[18:32] <Varul> OOC: Gourash now?
[18:33] <Ebiris> OOC: Yes. That's what I just said.
[18:33] <Ebiris> OOC: I mean no. Just, blah. Varul missed.
[18:33] <Varul> OOC: So what's up now?
[18:33] <Ebiris> Meanwhile, the last remaining Githyanki charges at Keylin, his scimitar bursting into flames after a brief battle chant!
[18:33] <Alveria> OOC: The ranger, laf
[18:33] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+12
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+12 and gets 18." [1d20=6]
[18:33] <Ebiris> But it misses again, the flames sadly guttering out.
[18:33] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Gourash
[18:34] * Gourash-chan paces on, rage and nobility providing power for GOURASH SMAAASH!
[18:35] <Gourash-chan> roll 1d20+15 (-1 PA)
[18:35] * Hatbot --> "Gourash-chan rolls 1d20+15 (-1 PA) and gets 21." [1d20=6]
[18:35] <Gourash-chan> roll 1d20+10 (-1 PA)
[18:35] * Hatbot --> "Gourash-chan rolls 1d20+10 (-1 PA) and gets 14." [1d20=4]
[18:36] <Ebiris> Gourash finds no better luck than Varul, his axe clanging off the dragon's scales to no effect!
[18:37] <Ebiris> Turning his attention to the Githyanki, Hahn casts a spell!
[18:37] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+5 SR check
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+5 SR check and gets 7." [1d20=2]
[18:37] <Ebiris> To no effect!
[18:38] <Ebiris> Giving the party a final parting gift of RAGING HELLFIRE, the dragon takes off after making Gourash, Varul, and the bison extra crispy!
[18:38] <Ebiris> roll 3
[18:38] <Alveria> OOC: AoO'd lol
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 3 and gets 3."
[18:38] <Ebiris> roll 6d10
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 6d10 and gets 32." [6d10=4, 6, 9, 8, 1, 4]
[18:38] <Alveria> OOC: If, uh, anyone lives
[18:38] <Ebiris> OOC: reflex saves
[18:38] <Varul> OOC: Resist fire.
[18:38] <Ebiris> OOC: factor that in after your save
[18:38] <Varul> roll 1d20+4
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+4 and gets 6." [1d20=2]
[18:39] <Gourash-chan> roll 1d20+3 Gourash hates
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Gourash-chan rolls 1d20+3 Gourash hates and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[18:39] <Alveria> roll 1d20+4
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+4 and gets 17." [1d20=13]
[18:39] <Alveria> OOC: Question, though
[18:39] <Ebiris> OOC: you all fail. Does the bison have any resistance?
[18:39] <Alveria> OOC: If it's a cone, and we're all adjacent...
[18:40] <Alveria> OOC: The bison has resist 5, but I don't think it'll live through that
[18:40] <Ebiris> OOC: Alvie makes a salient point. Let's say it takes off first - take your AoOs to see if you can kill it before it brings its breath to bear.
[18:40] <Alveria> OOC: Deal
[18:40] <Alveria> roll 1d20+8
[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+8 and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[18:41] <Varul> roll 1d20+14 (-1 PA don't suck)
[18:41] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+14 (-1 PA don't suck) and gets 15." [1d20=1]
[18:41] <Varul> roll 1d20+14 (-1 PA don't suck)
[18:41] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d20+14 (-1 PA don't suck) and gets 17." [1d20=3]
[18:41] <Varul> roll 1d100
[18:41] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 1d100 and gets 35." [1d100=35]
[18:41] <Ebiris> OOC: Varul hits himself...
[18:41] <Ebiris> OOC: roll damage with no strength mod
[18:41] <Varul> roll 2d6+3
[18:41] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d6+3 and gets 6." [2d6=1, 2]
[18:42] <Gourash-chan> roll 1d20+16
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Gourash-chan rolls 1d20+16  and gets 26." [1d20=10]
[18:42] <Ebiris> OOC: I didn't rule it, but let's also ignore specialisation from that - enhancement would still apply. So 4 damage to Varul.
[18:42] <Ebiris> OOC: Gourash hits.
[18:42] <Gourash-chan> roll 1d12+10
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Gourash-chan rolls 1d12+10 and gets 14." [1d12=4]
[18:42] <Gourash-chan> OOC - +2 more.
[18:43] <Gourash-chan> OOC - No wait...lemme check. I think I botched his math.
[18:43] <Varul> OOC +3 more total, I think.
[18:45] <Ebiris> While Gourash is able to carve a decent chunk out of the dragon's neck, Varul overbalances on his attempt to hit the rising dragon and somehow manages to stab himself in the leg. Alas it's too late to stop the dragon which breathes a horrendous torrent of flame over the whole group, causing the bison to moo in distress and vanish while Gourash and Varul hover on the edge of unconsciousness!
[18:45] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Alvie
[18:45] <Alveria> Alvie's eyes glow with a terrible golden light! "You're not getting away!" she yells after the dragon, fiery eyes burning through the sky towards it!
[18:46] <Alveria> roll 1d20+6
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 1d20+6 and gets 23." [1d20=17]
[18:46] <Alveria> OOC: So close!
[18:46] <Alveria> roll 3d8
[18:46] * Hatbot --> "Alveria rolls 3d8 and gets 16." [3d8=7, 8, 1]
[18:47] <Ebiris> Alveria's gift of the sun is sufficient to avenge Amonet, as the bolts of sunlight streak across the sky and slam into the dragon's back, causing it to lurch heavily before plummeting back to earth with a crash only a few feet from Gourash and Varul!
[18:47] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Keylin
[18:51] <Keylin> "Well, looks like your last ally is dead," Keylin comments as she takes some steps back before firing another arrow.
[18:51] <Ebiris> roll 1d20+10 AoO doomed to fail
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Ebiris rolls 1d20+10 AoO doomed to fail and gets 21." [1d20=11]
[18:51] <Keylin> roll 1d20+8
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 1d20+8 and gets 23." [1d20=15]
[18:52] <Ebiris> OOC: it is a HIT
[18:52] <Keylin> roll 3d6+2
[18:52] * Hatbot --> "Keylin rolls 3d6+2 and gets 10." [3d6=2, 5, 1]
[18:52] <Ebiris> Finally Keylin's arrow finds its mark, stabbing past his armour and into his chest, eliciting a guttural cry of pain!
[18:52] <Ebiris> OOC: Go Varul
[18:53] * Varul just shivers and gulps potion. Potion good.
[18:54] <Varul> roll 2d8+3
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Varul rolls 2d8+3 and gets 12." [2d8=1, 8]
[18:55] <Ebiris> "Gahh, such dishonour!" the Githyanki spits in common, making a rude gesture at the dragon's corpse before he vanishes through a silvery doorway into thin air!
[18:56] * Gourash-chan just stabs and hacks the dragon coupse, enraged and furious.
[18:56] * Varul falls to his knees, exhaused and stumbling back. "...Gods...!" Varul pants.
[18:56] <Alveria> "Hahn. I think you owe us a debt," mutters Alveria, staring dully at the sky. "Don't renege."
[18:56] <Keylin> "Huh. He -did- run away after all!" she exclaims with some surprise as she puts away her bow. "So... which one of you guys was Hahn again?"
[18:57] <Ebiris> "I won't," Hahn shakes his head, looking back towards Amonet's remains. "I promise..." he looks down for a long moment before slowly turning to Keylin. "That would be me... I suppose I should thank you for the warning, even if it wasn't enough for all of us..."
[19:00] * Keylin frowns. "I see. Sorry I couldn't do more, though I'm glad at least you made it out alive," she says politely before looking at Hahn's companions. "Who might your companions be though? I was hired to come aid you because you were likely to be alone I was told."
[19:03] * Varul merely glances at the cave, before sighing. There's not much tod o now but rest, move on and get back to civlisation.

After the battle, the party finds that their campsite had been quite thoroughly wrecked by the Githyanki and the dragon. Of note there is no sign of their horses, although a few suspicious bloodstains and burn marks are present.

I'm obligated to speak up for the greatsword(Duh) and the chainmail+2. Both are directly relevant to my interests, as the GM says.

EDIT - Ring of prot would be nice, dunno if Ic an afford it too and I'm already getting two big things. Just sayin'.

Of the loot listed, items that are of possible interest to Keylin:

- One of the Masterwork Composite Longbows (+3). Not really useful right now, but will be useful once Keylin hits level 8, since the +1 stat bonus will go to Str, letting her have +3 modifier from Strength.

- CMW potion. Never hurts to have a CMW potion handy, really.

- Amulet of Natural Armor +2. Extra AC? Yes please.

- Ring of Protection+1. Ditto for the extra AC.

I'm imagining I'm only getting loot from last encounter though, so I dunno how that gets split. >_>

Some discussion and recap on the monetary rewards/things to keep/sell. For great organization!

Eb says Hahn gets a cut, and unless we wanna bicker over that I'm going to go on assuming he does. Keylin only gets a cut from the last battle. Ergo?

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164gp amongst the dead adventurers - Already been divvied up, yes?

380gp worth of gems found in Baatorian caves - Already been divvied up, yes?

358gp amongst the dead Githyanki - Undivvied. Keylin undoubtibly gets a cut of this. So this gets divided six ways.

1/6: 59.66 GP each.

Weapons & Armour

Masterwork Rapier - 320gp
Masterwork Greataxe - 320gp
Dagger - 1gp - As far as I know, each of these is going to be sold, yes? 320.5 GP total for those.

1/5: 64.1

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5 Orcish Double-Axes - 300gp - 750 total. I also assume each of these are going in the sell bin unless Drac wants a new backup toy?

1/5 - 150 GP each. Not bad for scrubs.

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Glaive - 8gp

1/5 - 1.6 GP. Epic. Honestly, we may wanna keep it as a backup weapon or an ass scratcher or whatever. It's barely worth it.

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4 Githcraft Breastplates - 3,200gp
4 Githcraft Greatswords - 3,800gp

Not commenting here since these are a bitch to sell. We can do the math on when we sell these and/or our other stash. This should be a new objective soon, probably.

4 Masterwork Composite Longbows (+3) - 2,400gp - Keylin wants one, so that's -600 GP. Also, it's possible a few other sof us may want these. So I'll hold off here as well.

Magic Items -1,500gp for IDing - Has that been deducted already? How? I'm not clear on this.

Studded Leather +1 - 1,000gp
Hide Armour +2 - 4,000gp
Chain Shirt +1 - 1,000gp

I'm assuming all of these are being SOLD.

1/5 - 600 GP each here.

Dark Moon Gloves - 1,400gp - I sincerely doubt anyone wants these, but I'm listing this seperately in case someone feels punchy.

1/5 - 280 GP each. Whoo.

Robes of Resistance +2 - 4,000gp - Already purchased by our beloved Charcoal Lady Amonet. (Sorry, couldn't resist. I'm evil.)

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Lesser Cloak of Arachnida - 7,000gp - It's nice, but I think we'd get more bang for our buck selling this. I'm not going to keep it. So...if it is sold?

1/5 - 750 GP each.

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Lance of Radiance - 55,000gp - Not being sold, gotten by Amonet. If we wanna be assholes we could start a 'she should pay for this' clusterfuck, but eh. I'd be happy just having her help the rest of us out with her loot as need be. That would take her forever to pay off. I'm open to whatever here, however.

Crystalline Figurine - 2,000gp - We're keeping this as a get out of jail free card. Would've been nice on the dragon if we'd remembered.

Alchemical Silver Maiming Greataxe +1 - 8,000gp - I think Drac said he was selling this. Correct me if I'm wrong, KFL. If sold?

1/5 - 800 GP each.

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From here Keylin gets a cut
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5 potions of cure moderate wounds - I assume we're keeping these. Divvy up however?

Githcraft Wounding Greatsword +1 - 19,000gp - 19k?! Ow. At least it has con damage! I claimed this.

Githcraft Mithril Chainmail +2 - 8,500gp - I also put a claim on this. Fuck, I'm gonna be poor as shit now.

Amulet of Natural Armour +2 - 8,000gp - One claim already and I imagine it'll be argued over.

Wand of Bull's Strength (18 charges) - 1,620gp - I dunno. Is this worth it? If not?

1/6 - 270 GP each.

Headband of Intellect +2 - 4,000gp - I can't imagine Alvie won't nab this. If she surprises me we can add it in later.

Robe of Fire Resistance 10 - 12,000gp - Interesting choice here for a lot of reasons. If we do sell it?

1/6 1000 GP each. At this point I once again stab Eb for selling at half price but listing here at full! <_<

Ring of Protection +1 - 2,000gp - Will be claimed. It would be retarded if we all pass here.

Wand of Invisibility (10 charges) - 900gp - No opinion here. Mages?

1/6 - 75 GP each.

No comment ont he spell book and scrolls, as that's up to Alvie and Eb.

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So there are some basic numbers to help us along. Once everything is claimed we can sort out the headachey math?

As a followup from chat chattering!

Would there be any interest in going to party loot instead of shares? This is my casual analysis, and why I'm pushing for this now:

Cons:

- Less realistic.

Pros:

+ Better control of resources.

+ Less math to do.

+ Without five people going in five ways with five sets of money, you have five people going one way with one set of money. Better coordination.

+ Eliminates certain complications. Take Corwin's lance. It's an awesome pickup and goes to him, no questions asked. It would also be retarded to make him pay the price for it to us, he'd spend the next few levels doing so. On the other hand, is it fair for him to get a freebie and have others have to pay for things from party loot?

+ I'll do the mathwork if that's a problem. No, really.

+ I won't be forced to ritually string Rat up and flog him with bamboo strips.

You guys can have party loot or whatever, but I'm still being a loner and taking my share out of it. I refuse to check with others on how I should spend my money. And I spend my money more frequently and on more crap than you guys. Comes with the whole wizard territory.

I will not be swayed on this. On the matter of Corwin's lance, I guess the only proviso I can make is that if something is far-and-away beyond the amount of loot the party has, they can just hold onto it and not bother.

It's not like we're going to regulate your spells or anything. Geez. It defeats the point of the entire affair if you're just going to refuse to have anything to do with it.

I guess the fairest way to decide this would be to have Merc pick, as we decided by vote originally, but Iddy is no longer here. Since I don't think anyone has changed their votes...

Anyway, here's a tabulation of our latest endeavour.

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HAGVA: 5993.36
Keylin: 2636.33
Githyanki Gear Cut: 34500 (Market Price, undivided.)

Crystalline Figurine counts as 'party item' due to general live-safing qualities. Pity we didn't remember it, but it's not factored in with the money above.

The spellbook is worth 4,800gp, and will be sold with everything else, don't worry. >_>

Keylin's cut is, as requested, only figured from the gear we stole from the Githyanki.

The gold above is how much gold we'll actually get when we sell this crap! Remember, you can 'buy' items from the above loot pile for 1/2 the listed price.

Though I'm against the taking of any Githyanki loot in order to prevent us from being hunted by more, higher-level freaks, if you do, you don't actually have to pay for it, I think. We can't get any money for it yet, so it wouldn't be fair to fork out for it.

I didn't factor the 5 potions of cure moderate wounds in. Let's just all take one, it's such a conveniant number!

Anyway, I want the headband of brains and the wand of invis. The amulet of natural armour appeals, but I don't really need it. I actually nominate Gourash to take it; he can't wear full plate and needs all the help he can get when raging.

Edit: To specific, the Githyanki loot only consists of 'Githcraft' stuff.

On team pool vs cut...I can live with either.

Team pool is more beneficial since I'd theoretically have more access to money with which to buy needed stuff sooner than later... but from an RP perspective, I don't quite like it, honestly, at least not at this point in time.

Keylin's more of a loner than Alvie claims to be, and would be doubly cautious since she doesn't really know you guys or have reason to trust you. And she definitely has some trust issues to make things worse.

She'd certainly be open to the idea later on though, after she's had a chance at developing some level of camaraderie with the group, but not right off the bat, not without some sort of assurances to show she's not being stiffed.

To be perfectly honest, the blissful state of communism otherwise known as shared/party funds invites even worse arguments unless the person managing it is very, very miserable. Who deserves an awesome thing that drains most of the party's hard-earned money the most? Who's next? What if reality changes and the first guy really needs an item to compensate, such as protection from fire which was previously neglected? Even if this never turns into an overt argument, it's hard for me to picture everyone happy with this outcome.

/me blinks.

I'll...comment when I have an idea what's going on ^^;

[02:54] <Carthrat> We figured Amonet could just keep her lance for free, so it didn't factor into the selling.
[02:56] <Dracos> I dunno.  I'd 'agree' with the cavaet that that probably should be her entire treasure allowance for the thing.
* Retrieving #elysium modes...
[02:56] <Dracos> Aka: we ignore that the lance is worth way more than a share or two of treasure, but instead her share of treasure otherwise is distributed among the group while she gets uberduber lance.

With that in mind, everyone gets +1198.67gp.

For a total of 7192.03 each!

Okay, Rat says Keylin gets 3,835 gp from the adventure. She wants a longbow, CMW potion, and the ring of protection. She'd like the amulet, but since she's already getting an amulet for payment, it's moot, so she won't fight for that.

longbow party half cost: 300 gp
ring of protection party half cost: 1,000 gp.
CMW potion: not counted into gp total and was already decided to split one for each.

So Keylin takes out 2,535gp, a CMW potion, a longbow, and ring out of this adventure, as well as her amulet of willpower she gets as payment.

Correct?

I'm not disagreeing.

Bought the natural armor amulet for 4k.

Dracos