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#51
Mini Game Logs / Re: The Ancient Invisible Flyi...
Last post by Corwin - September 29, 2026, 12:09:38 PM19:41 <•Kotono> Anne steps up by Devar, "They're circling," she murmurs, "Not so rash as to rush into the caves. Unfortunate."
19:43 <Devar> "I wonder if that's because of what we just heard Sanda yell about." Devar says. "Either way, we can hold this for now if we need to."
19:45 <•Kotono> "I suspect we're now between a mob and a horror," Anne rolls her neck, undeterred.
19:46 <Devar> "Most likely." Devar says. "But one may deter the other. Do you think if we retreated, they'd just stay out and assume we're going to get eaten?"
19:48 <•Kotono> "Maybe so, but I strongly dislike relying on that." Anne eyes them, not leaving her vigil. "If we're wrong, we give up a defendable point and room to retreat if pressed."
19:48 <Devar> Devar nods, and stays where he is for now.
19:57 <•Kotono> The others do the same. You see more gathering, but holding back. There's conversation, but it doesn't carry this far. Anne scowls, expression darkening by the moment.
19:57 <Devar> "This thing must be really concerning." Devar says with a frown.
20:03 <•Kotono> "That or they're gathering forces," Anne reckons, "And why not? If we defend, they prepare."
20:03 <Devar> "Yeah, but they can't send that many people in here, so it's just going to be worse for them." Devar says.
20:06 <•Kotono> At that you see something. One approaches. A humanoid covered in armor made of metal, full plate armor. It covers him head to toe, helmet hiding his face. He approaches on foot, stomping forward and with a large, two hander trident prepared. A single word is barked out, "Surrender!"
20:07 <Devar> "And then what, precisely?" Devar asks back. Maybe he can just buy time?
20:11 <•Kotono> "A painless death," A gurgle, "For you. The woman becomes one of my wives."
20:12 <•Kotono> Anne's eyes narrow, "THe offer of a brute and a barbarian."
20:13 <Devar> "I'm afraid that won't work for us." Devar says. "I promise we'll give you the opportunity to surrender in the same fashion."
20:24 <•Kotono> "Bigger fool you," A cold snarl in return, "Do you think you can escape this, land dwellers?"
20:25 <Devar> "Why haven't you come in to defeat us yet, then?" Devar counters. To Anne, he murmurs, "Something is coming up from behind us that we need to get out of the way of."
20:31 <•Kotono> Anne doesn't have a chance to respond. The waters begin to push forward, a current from within the cave. The answer from the armored man dies on his lips, as he stops, "The current-!
20:31 <•Kotono> OOC: Gah.
20:31 <•Kotono> Anne doesn't have a chance to respond. The waters begin to push forward, a current from within the cave. The answer from the armored man dies on his lips, as he stops, "The current-!" he says, before starting to swim backwards, fast.
20:32 <Devar> Devar makes his way very specifically -out of the way- with Anne!
20:33 <•Kotono> Anne throws herself aside as well, just in time. A huge maw of far too many teeth jets past, a worm like body trailing behind it. There's a scream from your enemy, loud and agonizied. Nowhere for him to run as it blows past, out of the cave. The screams from the others follow quickly.
20:38 <Devar> Devar will wait for it to pass and look outside the cave. "We ought to take advantage of it when we can, but I'm worried about the others since they aren't here." He says.
20:39 <•Kotono> "Let it rampage," Anne says at last, "Is it not justly ironic?"
20:39 <Devar> Devar nods. "If you want to go check on them, I can stay here just in case."
20:40 <•Kotono> "I'll not leave you alone," Anne decides, "They should be back shortly."
20:40 <Devar> He nods, and sends back to Skaya 'it's doing, uh... its thing. We're up at the front if you need us.'
19:43 <Devar> "I wonder if that's because of what we just heard Sanda yell about." Devar says. "Either way, we can hold this for now if we need to."
19:45 <•Kotono> "I suspect we're now between a mob and a horror," Anne rolls her neck, undeterred.
19:46 <Devar> "Most likely." Devar says. "But one may deter the other. Do you think if we retreated, they'd just stay out and assume we're going to get eaten?"
19:48 <•Kotono> "Maybe so, but I strongly dislike relying on that." Anne eyes them, not leaving her vigil. "If we're wrong, we give up a defendable point and room to retreat if pressed."
19:48 <Devar> Devar nods, and stays where he is for now.
19:57 <•Kotono> The others do the same. You see more gathering, but holding back. There's conversation, but it doesn't carry this far. Anne scowls, expression darkening by the moment.
19:57 <Devar> "This thing must be really concerning." Devar says with a frown.
20:03 <•Kotono> "That or they're gathering forces," Anne reckons, "And why not? If we defend, they prepare."
20:03 <Devar> "Yeah, but they can't send that many people in here, so it's just going to be worse for them." Devar says.
20:06 <•Kotono> At that you see something. One approaches. A humanoid covered in armor made of metal, full plate armor. It covers him head to toe, helmet hiding his face. He approaches on foot, stomping forward and with a large, two hander trident prepared. A single word is barked out, "Surrender!"
20:07 <Devar> "And then what, precisely?" Devar asks back. Maybe he can just buy time?
20:11 <•Kotono> "A painless death," A gurgle, "For you. The woman becomes one of my wives."
20:12 <•Kotono> Anne's eyes narrow, "THe offer of a brute and a barbarian."
20:13 <Devar> "I'm afraid that won't work for us." Devar says. "I promise we'll give you the opportunity to surrender in the same fashion."
20:24 <•Kotono> "Bigger fool you," A cold snarl in return, "Do you think you can escape this, land dwellers?"
20:25 <Devar> "Why haven't you come in to defeat us yet, then?" Devar counters. To Anne, he murmurs, "Something is coming up from behind us that we need to get out of the way of."
20:31 <•Kotono> Anne doesn't have a chance to respond. The waters begin to push forward, a current from within the cave. The answer from the armored man dies on his lips, as he stops, "The current-!
20:31 <•Kotono> OOC: Gah.
20:31 <•Kotono> Anne doesn't have a chance to respond. The waters begin to push forward, a current from within the cave. The answer from the armored man dies on his lips, as he stops, "The current-!" he says, before starting to swim backwards, fast.
20:32 <Devar> Devar makes his way very specifically -out of the way- with Anne!
20:33 <•Kotono> Anne throws herself aside as well, just in time. A huge maw of far too many teeth jets past, a worm like body trailing behind it. There's a scream from your enemy, loud and agonizied. Nowhere for him to run as it blows past, out of the cave. The screams from the others follow quickly.
20:38 <Devar> Devar will wait for it to pass and look outside the cave. "We ought to take advantage of it when we can, but I'm worried about the others since they aren't here." He says.
20:39 <•Kotono> "Let it rampage," Anne says at last, "Is it not justly ironic?"
20:39 <Devar> Devar nods. "If you want to go check on them, I can stay here just in case."
20:40 <•Kotono> "I'll not leave you alone," Anne decides, "They should be back shortly."
20:40 <Devar> He nods, and sends back to Skaya 'it's doing, uh... its thing. We're up at the front if you need us.'
#52
Mini Game Logs / Re: The Ancient Invisible Flyi...
Last post by Corwin - September 29, 2026, 12:09:24 PM19:42 <•Kotono> Liza and Skaya swim back, "Now what's back there," Liza asks aloud, as...
19:42 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Sanda meanwhile
19:42 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Sanda meanwhile --> [ 1d20=4 ]{14}
19:43 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Rina as well
19:43 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Rina as well --> [ 1d20=19 ]{29}
19:43 <•Kotono> You meet Sanda about halfway. She's swimming away as fast as she can, face pale and eyes wide. "Too many teeth!" she blurts out.
19:44 <Skaya> "Rina?"
19:45 <•Kotono> "B-back there!" Sanda wails, before hugging onto Skaya tight. "It has so many teeth, and it has this light in front of it, and it looks so hungry!"
19:47 <Skaya> It was three hundred feet, how much farther can it be?! "Let's get her back," Skaya says, heading into the cave's depths.
19:51 <•Kotono> "Hurry," Liza prompts, swimming back with you. Sanda stays where she is, badly shaken, at least for the moment. Further back into the dark, further back. There! Rina brandishes her blade before a massive maw of teeth that takes up the entire tunnel. Only tiny, buglging eyes can be seen peeking out past the top row of teeth. A single, gangling orb that sheds light is in front of it, the
19:51 <•Kotono> entire thing teeth and grotesquely bloated. The sight of it-! OOC: Will save, Skaya. +1 circumstance bonus. Liza's off the hook on this one.
19:54 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10+7 inspiration
19:54 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10+7 inspiration --> [ 1d20=4 ]{21}
19:55 <Skaya> OOC: If it's a ray, entropic shield can give me 20% miss chance
19:57 <•Kotono> It's astartle. A bad one, but somehow Skaya controls herself, barely. Her heart races but she's still in control. It's.....not attacking? Rina's at the ready, but it's simply observing the party.
19:58 <Skaya> "Are you open to negotiations?" Skaya asks in Common. This is where Sanda would shine! But alas.
20:02 <•Kotono> In slow Common, "You are...not water creatures. Most of you. Do you...taste different than them?"
20:04 <Skaya> Since it's not answering her question, she can safely do the same, right? "There are a dozen massive sharks and a pair of large manta rays just outside this cave. Would you like us to bring you some of them?"
20:07 <•Kotono> OOC: Give me Diplo, -5 penalty.
20:07 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16-5+8 inspiration
20:07 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16-5+8 inspiration --> [ 1d20=20 ]{39}
20:12 <•Kotono> Somehow, what you say is just the right thing. "Food is outside?" it asks instead.
20:13 <Skaya> "A lot of it," Skaya says in agreement. "And quite the variety, too!"
20:20 <•Kotono> You get one word, "Move," before the maw begins to advance. Rina throws herself against the wall, Liza doing the same.
20:21 — Skaya follows suit, using the telepathic ring to send to Devar, 'Someone hungry's going outside, let them pass!'
20:25 <•Kotono> It goes past, past and past some more. It's long, dozens of feet long. Some sort of huge fish with a worm like body behind it, heading out startlingly fast.
20:26 — Skaya follows as soon as there's space to do so! She has to collect Sanda and see if there's a time for opportunism in this unraveling chaos!
20:32 <•Kotono> Sanda's pressed against the wall, breathing heavy. "Still too many teeth," she asserts. "Too many teeth."
20:34 <Skaya> "Close your eyes and breathe," Skaya tells her, putting an arm over her shoulder. "It only likes to eat seafood."
20:39 <•Kotono> Sanda does just that as Liza even pats her back.
20:39 <•Kotono> Rina comes along, "I don't know why I didn't attack. A hunch, maybe.
20:39 <•Kotono> "
20:41 <Skaya> A hunch they'd die? It doesn't feel like an easy fight. "Let's follow and see what's happening?" Skaya proposes.
20:45 <•Kotono> Rina follows as...OOC: More, into #dunes most likely.
19:42 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Sanda meanwhile
19:42 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Sanda meanwhile --> [ 1d20=4 ]{14}
19:43 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+10 Rina as well
19:43 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+10 Rina as well --> [ 1d20=19 ]{29}
19:43 <•Kotono> You meet Sanda about halfway. She's swimming away as fast as she can, face pale and eyes wide. "Too many teeth!" she blurts out.
19:44 <Skaya> "Rina?"
19:45 <•Kotono> "B-back there!" Sanda wails, before hugging onto Skaya tight. "It has so many teeth, and it has this light in front of it, and it looks so hungry!"
19:47 <Skaya> It was three hundred feet, how much farther can it be?! "Let's get her back," Skaya says, heading into the cave's depths.
19:51 <•Kotono> "Hurry," Liza prompts, swimming back with you. Sanda stays where she is, badly shaken, at least for the moment. Further back into the dark, further back. There! Rina brandishes her blade before a massive maw of teeth that takes up the entire tunnel. Only tiny, buglging eyes can be seen peeking out past the top row of teeth. A single, gangling orb that sheds light is in front of it, the
19:51 <•Kotono> entire thing teeth and grotesquely bloated. The sight of it-! OOC: Will save, Skaya. +1 circumstance bonus. Liza's off the hook on this one.
19:54 <Skaya> roll 1d20+10+7 inspiration
19:54 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+10+7 inspiration --> [ 1d20=4 ]{21}
19:55 <Skaya> OOC: If it's a ray, entropic shield can give me 20% miss chance
19:57 <•Kotono> It's astartle. A bad one, but somehow Skaya controls herself, barely. Her heart races but she's still in control. It's.....not attacking? Rina's at the ready, but it's simply observing the party.
19:58 <Skaya> "Are you open to negotiations?" Skaya asks in Common. This is where Sanda would shine! But alas.
20:02 <•Kotono> In slow Common, "You are...not water creatures. Most of you. Do you...taste different than them?"
20:04 <Skaya> Since it's not answering her question, she can safely do the same, right? "There are a dozen massive sharks and a pair of large manta rays just outside this cave. Would you like us to bring you some of them?"
20:07 <•Kotono> OOC: Give me Diplo, -5 penalty.
20:07 <Skaya> roll 1d20+16-5+8 inspiration
20:07 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+16-5+8 inspiration --> [ 1d20=20 ]{39}
20:12 <•Kotono> Somehow, what you say is just the right thing. "Food is outside?" it asks instead.
20:13 <Skaya> "A lot of it," Skaya says in agreement. "And quite the variety, too!"
20:20 <•Kotono> You get one word, "Move," before the maw begins to advance. Rina throws herself against the wall, Liza doing the same.
20:21 — Skaya follows suit, using the telepathic ring to send to Devar, 'Someone hungry's going outside, let them pass!'
20:25 <•Kotono> It goes past, past and past some more. It's long, dozens of feet long. Some sort of huge fish with a worm like body behind it, heading out startlingly fast.
20:26 — Skaya follows as soon as there's space to do so! She has to collect Sanda and see if there's a time for opportunism in this unraveling chaos!
20:32 <•Kotono> Sanda's pressed against the wall, breathing heavy. "Still too many teeth," she asserts. "Too many teeth."
20:34 <Skaya> "Close your eyes and breathe," Skaya tells her, putting an arm over her shoulder. "It only likes to eat seafood."
20:39 <•Kotono> Sanda does just that as Liza even pats her back.
20:39 <•Kotono> Rina comes along, "I don't know why I didn't attack. A hunch, maybe.
20:39 <•Kotono> "
20:41 <Skaya> A hunch they'd die? It doesn't feel like an easy fight. "Let's follow and see what's happening?" Skaya proposes.
20:45 <•Kotono> Rina follows as...OOC: More, into #dunes most likely.
#53
Mini Game Logs / Re: The Ancient Invisible Flyi...
Last post by Corwin - September 29, 2026, 12:06:07 PM19:04 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, GMW+2 and False Life on Skaya. Go ahead and roll False Life while you're heading down. Rina gets Mage Armor, noted. Anything else?
19:04 <Skaya> OOC: No bot
19:05 <Skaya> OOC: Also, if our mages have any area spells let's shoot!
19:06 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@9828CD72.6AAED38E.C00DC4F4.IP)
19:06 <Kobot> OOC: Here.
19:06 <Skaya> roll 1d10+8
19:06 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d10+8 --> [ 1d10=3 ]{11}
19:06 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 11+100/100 (+6AC, GMW+2, Sanda's bracers of +4CON) Devar 113/113 Anne 83/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
19:09 <•Kotono> OOC: No luck on ranged spells, Sanda has orbs today instead of fireballs and the like.
19:15 <Devar> OOC: Nothing for Devar to do here just yet, he has his SLAs but needs them to be a bit closer.
19:15 <•Kotono> The party swims down quickly. The cave winds deeper in, open spaced. There's some bits and pieces of old things lying about here. Bones, broken bits of material, that sort of thing. It's dark enough you can only see so far down thanks to darkvision, nothing behind you right away, at least. The entrance is big, about 10ft by 10ft, roughly.
19:15 <•Kotono> The riders below are rising, you estimate you have a little time. Three or four rounds, you'd estimate.
19:16 — Skaya gestures for Rina and Sanda to lead the way in. They'll surely be able to see if there's any immediate danger, and once inside Skaya can block the entrance off with Devar. Perhaps there's even a chokehold where Devar alone will be enough!
19:21 <•Kotono> Sanda quickly swims ahead, "Clear back here," she blurbles back, as Rina guards her. Anne positions in the middle, readying her shield. Further back it does start narrow, more and more. It's not quite a single person choke point, but two of yo ucould hold it easily. Those riders would have problems here, particularly more than one. It chokes off about 40ft in, narrowing.
19:22 <Skaya> "Nice! We'll hold them off here, where their sharks are less effective," Skaya decides. "Check up to three hundred feet back, Sanda. Does the cave end or keep going?"
19:24 <Devar> "I'm not sure how my lightning magic will work down here, so I'll hold onto it for now." Devar says.
19:25 <•Kotono> "I'll swim back, I'll be back soon," Sanda gets to it, as Anne positions behind Devar. "Who holds the line?"
19:26 <Skaya> "Devar to meet them head on, and you and I will assist in preventing flanking, Anne," Skaya says. "Liza and Sanda will start us off with ranged magic for support, while Rina stays in place to watch our rear and expand the air bubble. Should do for the start."
19:32 <•Kotono> Sanda swims back. While she's gone Anne readies herself with Skaya. Rina goes back with Sanda, keeping her guarded. Meanwhile you see one rider swoop down and by. Not for long, something in a deep, swimming dive. A manta ray rider, going fast enough you don't get much of a look. The rider, wearing a full face helmet of what looks to be dull green stone, is looking your way as he does, however.
19:32 — Skaya returns the look!
19:37 <•Kotono> Soon enough, you see them outside. Not right by the entrance, but gathering around at a safe distance. At angles, not bunched together. Meanwhile you hear Sanda yet out a loud, sudden shriek.
19:37 — Skaya makes her way over to Sanda as swiftly as she can!
19:39 <Devar> Devar holds his position - he's pretty obvious what with the Luminous Armor and everything, but maybe that means they can't see well in the area they're in?
19:41 <•Kotono> Anne scowls but stays by Devar, "We'll hold this," she calls, as Liza goes with Skaya. OOC: Devar and Anne in here, Skaya, Liza, Rina and Sanda in #evil.
19:04 <Skaya> OOC: No bot
19:05 <Skaya> OOC: Also, if our mages have any area spells let's shoot!
19:06 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@9828CD72.6AAED38E.C00DC4F4.IP)
19:06 <Kobot> OOC: Here.
19:06 <Skaya> roll 1d10+8
19:06 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d10+8 --> [ 1d10=3 ]{11}
19:06 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 11+100/100 (+6AC, GMW+2, Sanda's bracers of +4CON) Devar 113/113 Anne 83/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
19:09 <•Kotono> OOC: No luck on ranged spells, Sanda has orbs today instead of fireballs and the like.
19:15 <Devar> OOC: Nothing for Devar to do here just yet, he has his SLAs but needs them to be a bit closer.
19:15 <•Kotono> The party swims down quickly. The cave winds deeper in, open spaced. There's some bits and pieces of old things lying about here. Bones, broken bits of material, that sort of thing. It's dark enough you can only see so far down thanks to darkvision, nothing behind you right away, at least. The entrance is big, about 10ft by 10ft, roughly.
19:15 <•Kotono> The riders below are rising, you estimate you have a little time. Three or four rounds, you'd estimate.
19:16 — Skaya gestures for Rina and Sanda to lead the way in. They'll surely be able to see if there's any immediate danger, and once inside Skaya can block the entrance off with Devar. Perhaps there's even a chokehold where Devar alone will be enough!
19:21 <•Kotono> Sanda quickly swims ahead, "Clear back here," she blurbles back, as Rina guards her. Anne positions in the middle, readying her shield. Further back it does start narrow, more and more. It's not quite a single person choke point, but two of yo ucould hold it easily. Those riders would have problems here, particularly more than one. It chokes off about 40ft in, narrowing.
19:22 <Skaya> "Nice! We'll hold them off here, where their sharks are less effective," Skaya decides. "Check up to three hundred feet back, Sanda. Does the cave end or keep going?"
19:24 <Devar> "I'm not sure how my lightning magic will work down here, so I'll hold onto it for now." Devar says.
19:25 <•Kotono> "I'll swim back, I'll be back soon," Sanda gets to it, as Anne positions behind Devar. "Who holds the line?"
19:26 <Skaya> "Devar to meet them head on, and you and I will assist in preventing flanking, Anne," Skaya says. "Liza and Sanda will start us off with ranged magic for support, while Rina stays in place to watch our rear and expand the air bubble. Should do for the start."
19:32 <•Kotono> Sanda swims back. While she's gone Anne readies herself with Skaya. Rina goes back with Sanda, keeping her guarded. Meanwhile you see one rider swoop down and by. Not for long, something in a deep, swimming dive. A manta ray rider, going fast enough you don't get much of a look. The rider, wearing a full face helmet of what looks to be dull green stone, is looking your way as he does, however.
19:32 — Skaya returns the look!
19:37 <•Kotono> Soon enough, you see them outside. Not right by the entrance, but gathering around at a safe distance. At angles, not bunched together. Meanwhile you hear Sanda yet out a loud, sudden shriek.
19:37 — Skaya makes her way over to Sanda as swiftly as she can!
19:39 <Devar> Devar holds his position - he's pretty obvious what with the Luminous Armor and everything, but maybe that means they can't see well in the area they're in?
19:41 <•Kotono> Anne scowls but stays by Devar, "We'll hold this," she calls, as Liza goes with Skaya. OOC: Devar and Anne in here, Skaya, Liza, Rina and Sanda in #evil.
#54
Mini Game Logs / Re: The Ancient Invisible Flyi...
Last post by Corwin - September 29, 2026, 12:05:27 PM19:06 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (28) > Shark Rider 3 (27) > Rina (25) > Liza (24) > Anne (22) > Sanda (18) > Devar (16) > Shark Rider 2 (12) > Shark (9 Dazzled)
19:09 <•Kotono> Liza swims forward carefully as she gestures and chants, energy surrounding her. Blue energy that flows into her, a spell wrought that OOC: LIza boosts herself. Dazzled shark is up.
19:10 <•Kotono> The dazzled shark trades blows with Devar now, dazzled but locked in, the two swimming about as...
19:11 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+21 (-1 dazzled ) Devar chomp
19:11 <•Kotono> OOC: I see Kobot is slacking. One sec.
19:11 <Devar> OOC: It is -3 becauze it's special dazzled!
19:11 → Kobot joined (~dunefar@2D4F3862.7218FABB.C00DC4F4.IP)
19:12 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (-3 dazzled ) Devar chomp
19:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+19 (-3 dazzled ) Devar chomp --> [ 1d20=6 ]{25}
19:12 <•Kotono> OOC: AC?
19:12 <Devar> OOC: 36 against melee right now
19:16 <•Kotono> CHOMP! A huge chomp that Devar evades, defenses holding against it. He jukes abou tin the dim waters, before Skaya...OOC: Go.
19:17 <Skaya> Alright, then! Bleeding, Skaya focuses properly and takes the shark as a serious opponent!
19:17 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13+7 haste, inspiration
19:17 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13+7 haste, inspiration --> [ 1d20=4 ]{24}
19:17 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13+7 haste, inspiration
19:17 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13+7 haste, inspiration --> [ 1d20=11 ]{31}
19:17 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13+7 haste, inspiration
19:17 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13+7 haste, inspiration --> [ 1d20=18 ]{38}
19:17 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8 haste
19:17 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8 haste --> [ 1d20=17 ]{25}
19:18 <Skaya> roll 3d6+5+1d8 #1
19:18 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 3d6+5+1d8 #1 --> [ 3d6=14 1d8=6 ]{25}
19:18 <Skaya> roll 3d6+5+1d8 #2
19:18 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 3d6+5+1d8 #2 --> [ 3d6=11 1d8=6 ]{22}
19:18 <Skaya> roll 3d6+5+1d8 #3
19:18 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 3d6+5+1d8 #3 --> [ 3d6=8 1d8=2 ]{15}
19:18 <Skaya> roll 3d6+5+1d8 #4
19:18 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 3d6+5+1d8 #4 --> [ 3d6=11 1d8=3 ]{19}
19:18 <Skaya> Once that shark had been vanquished, Skaya will swim to face off against another one!
19:18 <Skaya> OOC: Let's flank with Devar if we can reach it with 30ft movement (1/4 of 120)
19:27 <•Kotono> Blow after blow pummels the shark. It's tough enough to take all of them before it goes down, Skaya then retreating back to Devar. One down, rider knocked off from it as it goes limp. Hes truggles and reacts, as...
19:27 <•Kotono> OOC: More.
19:27 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (28) > Rider 3 (27) > Rina (25) > Liza (24) > Anne (22) > Sanda (18) > Devar (16) > Shark Rider 2 (12) > Shark (9 Dazzled)
19:28 <•Kotono> In words none of you know the unsharked rider turns around and makes a withdrawl, swimming away fast. Faster than even Skaya, a native's speed serving them well. It's a full on retreat as...OOC: Go Devar as I work out turns.
19:28 <Skaya> OOC: To clarify. I already took down the rider, and then his shark after it kept attacking me. Then I'm moving to assist Devar who's in melee, by flanking with him.
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19:31 <•Kotono> The other callsOOC: Okay.
19:32 <•Kotono> OOC: Gah.
19:32 <•Kotono> OOC: Lemme rework that.
19:33 <•Kotono> Blow after blow pummels the shark. It goes down after the last lands, floating up and face bashed in. It's limp as Skaya retreats fast, back to Devar as...OOC: Go Devar as I work out NPCs.
19:35 <Devar> Devar again lashes out at the shark, this time with Skaya's nearby support!
19:36 <Devar> roll 1d20+13+2 whack
19:36 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+13+2 whack --> [ 1d20=15 ]{30}
19:36 <Devar> roll 1d20+8+2 whack
19:36 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8+2 whack --> [ 1d20=19 ]{29}
19:37 <Devar> roll 1d20+8+2 whack crit?
19:37 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8+2 whack crit? --> [ 1d20=6 ]{16}
19:37 <•Kotono> OOC: Two normal hits.
19:38 <Devar> roll 2#1d8+5
19:38 <Kobot> Devar rolled 2#1d8+5 --> [ 1d8=7 ]{12}, [ 1d8=1 ]{6}
19:44 <Devar> OOC: And he's also just staying put fwiw
19:44 <•Kotono> Two quick slashes rip into the shark futher, now supported as they fight. It's a messy battle as Rina holds guard and Anne gets close enough. She angles just so and calls, "Lady Jetina, your mercy on them!"
19:44 <•Kotono> roll 4d6
19:44 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 --> [ 4d6=12 ]{12}
19:45 <•Kotono> OOC: 18 healing Skaya'n'Devar.
19:45 <•Kotono> Meanwhile Sanda does that thing she does, calling, "Magic Missile," and staying wisely out of it, missiles hitting the shark's side like arrows.
19:45 <•Kotono> roll 4d4+4
19:45 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d4+4 --> [ 4d4=10 ]{14}
19:46 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 100/100 (+6AC, Sanda's bracers of +4CON) Devar 113/113 Anne 83/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
19:49 <•Kotono> As the missiles hit LIza closes in, almost in position. OOC: Water movement's tough, being a fish in water's rough except for Sanda. Shark rider first.
19:50 <•Kotono> The last rider, now away from the battle, takes the chance. With a loud cry in words you don't know he spurs his mount to turn around and swim off, beating a retreat while the opportunity presents itself. Meanwhile, the last shark stays on Devar, dazzled and thrashing around.
19:50 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (-3 dazzled)
19:50 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+19 (-3 dazzled) --> [ 1d20=17 ]{36}
19:50 <•Kotono> OOC: AC because that might be owwies.
19:50 <Devar> OOC: Thankfully 39 against melee attacks!
19:56 <•Kotono> It's a huge bite down at Devar, but where he was seconds ago. Instead the shark gets a mouthful of sunshine and not of flesh, saving Devar from the worst. OOC: Skaya, you're up, go.
19:57 <Skaya> These sharks, seriously! Skaya punches at it repeatedly.
19:57 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13+2 haste, flanking
19:57 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13+2 haste, flanking --> [ 1d20=13 ]{28}
19:57 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13+2 haste, flanking
19:57 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13+2 haste, flanking --> [ 1d20=15 ]{30}
19:57 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13+2 haste, flanking
19:57 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13+2 haste, flanking --> [ 1d20=4 ]{19}
19:57 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8+2 haste, flanking
19:57 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8+2 haste, flanking --> [ 1d20=2 ]{12}
19:57 <Skaya> roll 3d6+5+1d8 #1
19:57 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 3d6+5+1d8 #1 --> [ 3d6=13 1d8=5 ]{23}
19:57 <Skaya> roll 3d6+5+1d8 #2
19:57 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 3d6+5+1d8 #2 --> [ 3d6=9 1d8=3 ]{17}
20:00 <•Kotono> Two punches slam the shark as the last rider makes good on his escape. It's hit again and again, bloodied and beaten, but still not downed. As the remnants back ther eretreat, it leaves one target for the party to presumably focus on...OOC: Go Devar'n'NPCs, but see if Devar finishes it first.
20:02 <Devar> Devar doesn't love it, but an aggressive animal like this isn't going to be tamed and peaceful anyway, so he tries to finish it off!
20:02 <Devar> roll 1d20+13+2 whack
20:02 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+13+2 whack --> [ 1d20=1 ]{16}
20:02 <Devar> roll 1d20+8+2 whack 2
20:02 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8+2 whack 2 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}
20:04 <•Kotono> Unfortunately Devar can't close the deal. It's thrashing about, hurt terribly, as magic missiles fly one more time.
20:04 <•Kotono> roll 4d4+4 see if Sanda finishes it
20:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d4+4 see if Sanda finishes it --> [ 4d4=8 ]{12}
20:05 <•Kotono> The last barrage of missiles is enough. The shark ceases resisting, battered one time too many. It's now fish food, the water stained with blood, and most of it not your own. By standards, a pretty big win. OOC: Free act.
20:06 <Skaya> "Now they definitely know we're coming."
20:09 <Devar> "Well, that was the goal anyway." Devar says. "Where'd that weird staff end up?" He asks. "Probably sank in all the fighting?"
20:10 <Skaya> "It hasn't been that long!" Skaya says, swimming down to look for the loot. "Sanda, back me up!"
20:10 <Devar> Devar will glance around for the other riders also.
20:16 <•Kotono> The retreaters have feld. The fallen one, however, has hit the bottom. The party swims down and sure enough, the crooked staff is down there, along with a corpse.
20:17 — Skaya presents the staff to Sanda!
20:19 <Devar> Devar will check the corpse over for magic and Identify anything he finds there.
20:21 <•Kotono> Sanda takes it, "Check it?" She asks of Devar. Meanwhile Anne hovers and looks the party over, "No serious wounds this time," she gurgles out, a distinct note of relief.
20:21 <•Kotono> "Yes, because at this rate shark bites are minor wounds," Sanda retorts.
20:21 <•Kotono> OOC: Loot post incoming.
20:22 <Skaya> "We really should consider what to do in such situations," Skaya muses. "I'm used to flying circles around the opposition, not the other way around. So should we keep advancing all together?"
20:26 <•Kotono> OOC: Post.
20:27 <•Kotono> "Stay tightly together," Sanda reckons, "Though this air bubble is a mixed bag, as it'll make us visible and vulnerable. At least, I don't need it."
20:28 <•Kotono> Anne side eyes Sanda for some reason, before clearing her throat, "Staying close is sensible here, we'll need to fight at a mobility disadvantage."
20:28 <•Kotono> "Everything about underwater battle is terrible," Rina says, "It hampers me so much."
20:28 <•Kotono> "Myself as well, "Liza confesses.
20:28 <Skaya> "Aside from tactical inflexibility, it'll make us vulnerable to area attacks. But better than the alternative, right?"
20:31 <Devar> Devar frowns, but gives a simple explanation of the wand (it's a staff, though!!) to the others and puts away the other items for now. "I can always move to engage people in melee outside of the bubble if just to get them gathered up - they probably aren't going to want to try and fight near the rest of you since the air may actually pull them out of water.
20:31 <Devar> OOC: " at the end there
20:33 <•Kotono> "Probably so," Anne agrees, "That make smy healing more effective, however. So there's some gains."
20:33 <•Kotono> "As long as there's no water undead," Sanda counters right away.
20:34 <Devar> "I doubt we need to deal with that down here, our enemies seem very much alive." Devar says. "Shall we continue on?"
20:34 <Skaya> "Sure thing!"
20:35 <Devar> Devar will start swimming onward and ahead!
20:41 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, whomever is it he lead give me Perception real quick.
20:41 <Devar> OOC: Take 10 for 22
20:59 <•Kotono> Devar leads the way. Down into the trench proper, towards it at least. It's a deep cleft into the seabed, water getting darker and colder as you swim towards it. Glimpses of light can be seen deeper in, illumination showing buildings build into recesses and caverns all along it. Occasionally shark, manta ray or other aquatic creatures swim, glowing enough to stand out amid the dark below.
21:01 <Devar> "How do you want to proceed with this?" Devar asks. "Just wait for whatever other welcoming party we have to deal with?"
21:02 <Skaya> "How about we go for the lowest, coldest spot? And yes, welcome the visitors on sharks."
21:03 <•Kotono> "We could wait, we have the vantage and if overwhelming numbers come, it gives us time to react or withdraw," Anne reasons.
21:03 <Devar> Devar nods and will proceed downward!
21:04 <Devar> "We have a lot of options," He agrees as he continues, but slower to give them a chance to discuss it. "If overwhelming numbers do come we have some retreat options."
21:05 <•Kotono> "How fast can we get out of here?" Rina asks, bluntly.
21:06 <•Kotono> "I can swim well," Sanda smiles a little, "The rest of you?" she blows out a few bubbles.
21:06 <Skaya> "In a few seconds, assuming we're all together. I can teleport us all out," Skaya says, swapping the telepathy ring for the teleport one in preparation.
21:06 <Skaya> Well, that's really a last resort. But better be prepared.
21:07 <Devar> "It's a bit extreme, but we also have the planar travel candle." Devar says. "Which hopefully won't be necessary."
21:11 <Devar> "I wonder if this is one of those classic situations where we'll beat up some more small fry before their bosses come out." Devar voices as they continue on. "Or do you think the bosses will just come out?"
21:12 <Skaya> "So long as those bosses aren't a band of archwizards, does it really matter?"
21:13 <Devar> "What even constitutes an archwizard specifically?" Devar asks. "Is it a specific circle of spell knowledge?"
21:14 <Skaya> "Generally, it's seventh circle spells."
21:15 <Devar> "One day." Devar says as they keep going.
21:17 <•Kotono> "If it comes to it," Sanda says as you slowly swim down. "Seventh circle's accepted, though there's a degree of flexibility there. I've heard fifth said so, but I know I don't feel like one, and I'm close."
21:18 <•Kotono> "I thought it was eighth," Rina follows, "I heard that one time."
21:18 <Devar> "I'm sure if you pray to Mystra she'd give you a specific answer." Devar says.
21:18 <Skaya> "Fifth would only make a discount archmage in some backwater, surely!"
21:19 <•Kotono> "The point is that I think the term is subjective," Anne counters, "And skill and application of what you have matters as well."
21:20 <•Kotono> As you swim down, you don't immediately see a response. The shark rider is out of sight in the dark, no sign of them. But as you go down, you begin to hear something below. Something grinding.
21:21 <Skaya> "Nice! There's something down below!"
21:21 <Devar> "That's certainly one way to put it." Devar says as he continues on. "But what?"
21:21 <Skaya> "You know the saying," Skaya tells him cheerfully. "Only one way to find out!"
21:21 <Skaya> Turning to Anne, she then adds, "But that's not actually true. An archmage will have many ways."
21:25 <•Kotono> "Many ways of what?" Anne asks back.
21:28 <Skaya> "...finding out," Skaya says, looking at her strangely. "For example, Clairvoyance, summoning a familiar, binding an extra-planar entity, divining an answer from the Gods...."
21:30 <•Kotono> "Never mind," Anne says, waving it aside as Devar can see movement in the depths, just enough to tell something dark's starting to come.
21:31 <Skaya> "You know, there are other ways too!" Skaya continues, a cheeky smile stretching across her face. "The direct approach, be it teleporting, or creating a clone that you teleport. Or flying over, parting the waters with a wave of their hand...."
21:37 <•Kotono> "Can you tell what that is?" Rina asks, sword readied.
21:37 <•Kotono> "Not yet," Liza answers, a watery sniff, "It'll come up, it looks like."
21:38 — Skaya tries to summon a Flaming Sphere below!
21:39 <Devar> Devar squints a bit. "Something's on its way up. Maybe a ship?" He asks,
21:39 <Skaya> roll 1d20+18 spellcraft vs DC 22
21:39 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+18 spellcraft vs DC 22 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{24}
21:39 <Devar> OOC: . not ,
21:40 <Skaya> OOC: I'm summoning it 180ft below and directing it to move down at 30ft per round
21:43 <•Kotono> A Flaming Sphere appears, or a sphere of steam as it is thanks to the water. It boils thew ater around it, descending as desired.
21:44 — Skaya looks down! Her eyes are already great in darkness and low-light conditions, so a bit of light, even covered as it is by steam, should help!
21:46 <•Kotono> The party peers down and sees them. About a dozen of them, shark riders ascending, along with a pair of giant manta ray riders behind them. They're several hundred feet below but rising up fast.
21:46 <•Kotono> "That is a big group. Big risk, big reward," Sanda eyes them, "Thinkt hey have loot like the one we got?"
21:48 <Skaya> "There's really too many to fight casually," Skaya says with a frown, looking about. Is there any favorable terrain they may reasonably reach? Some chokehold, perhaps, or a defensive position that doesn't allow them to be surrounded by a dozen riders?
21:49 <•Kotono> There's a few crevasses and caverns on the walls you could retreat into, make a stand there. You don't have leisure to do much more than glance at them though, what's deeper in isn't known.
21:50 <•Kotono> "A few too many," Rina agrees, "Especially with those sharks being faster than we are. If this were on dry land, I'd be a lot more confident."
21:50 <Skaya> "How about we defend the entrance to that nearest crevass?" Skaya proposes. "So long as we reduce their numbers, it might be doable."
21:57 <•Kotono> "Worth a try," Rina calls back, starting to swim. "Come on!"
21:58 <•Kotono> Liza follows, "Reduce their ability to outspeed us."
21:58 — Skaya can't do what Liza proposes! But she can at least cast Entropic Shield on herself.
22:02 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, go ahead and get any spells up that you're gonna, and we'll hash this out next time since meds have me hard today.
22:03 <Skaya> OOC: GMW +2, and I'll recast False Life. Devar, maybe if you have some nice armor spells you could use those on people?
22:03 <Skaya> OOC: Also, I'll swap out the ring of protection for the ring of MM~
22:04 <Devar> OOC: Yeah, if anyone would benefit from Mage Armor, Devar will throw it on them, he can get two other people.
22:07 <•Kotono> OOC: Rina for sure.
22:12 <Devar> OOC: Rina will get a Mage Armor for next time - and it gives +7 AC if you don't have any armor or otherwise.
22:19 <•Kotono> OOC: Gotcha.
19:09 <•Kotono> Liza swims forward carefully as she gestures and chants, energy surrounding her. Blue energy that flows into her, a spell wrought that OOC: LIza boosts herself. Dazzled shark is up.
19:10 <•Kotono> The dazzled shark trades blows with Devar now, dazzled but locked in, the two swimming about as...
19:11 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+21 (-1 dazzled ) Devar chomp
19:11 <•Kotono> OOC: I see Kobot is slacking. One sec.
19:11 <Devar> OOC: It is -3 becauze it's special dazzled!
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19:12 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (-3 dazzled ) Devar chomp
19:12 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+19 (-3 dazzled ) Devar chomp --> [ 1d20=6 ]{25}
19:12 <•Kotono> OOC: AC?
19:12 <Devar> OOC: 36 against melee right now
19:16 <•Kotono> CHOMP! A huge chomp that Devar evades, defenses holding against it. He jukes abou tin the dim waters, before Skaya...OOC: Go.
19:17 <Skaya> Alright, then! Bleeding, Skaya focuses properly and takes the shark as a serious opponent!
19:17 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13+7 haste, inspiration
19:17 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13+7 haste, inspiration --> [ 1d20=4 ]{24}
19:17 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13+7 haste, inspiration
19:17 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13+7 haste, inspiration --> [ 1d20=11 ]{31}
19:17 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13+7 haste, inspiration
19:17 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13+7 haste, inspiration --> [ 1d20=18 ]{38}
19:17 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8 haste
19:17 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8 haste --> [ 1d20=17 ]{25}
19:18 <Skaya> roll 3d6+5+1d8 #1
19:18 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 3d6+5+1d8 #1 --> [ 3d6=14 1d8=6 ]{25}
19:18 <Skaya> roll 3d6+5+1d8 #2
19:18 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 3d6+5+1d8 #2 --> [ 3d6=11 1d8=6 ]{22}
19:18 <Skaya> roll 3d6+5+1d8 #3
19:18 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 3d6+5+1d8 #3 --> [ 3d6=8 1d8=2 ]{15}
19:18 <Skaya> roll 3d6+5+1d8 #4
19:18 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 3d6+5+1d8 #4 --> [ 3d6=11 1d8=3 ]{19}
19:18 <Skaya> Once that shark had been vanquished, Skaya will swim to face off against another one!
19:18 <Skaya> OOC: Let's flank with Devar if we can reach it with 30ft movement (1/4 of 120)
19:27 <•Kotono> Blow after blow pummels the shark. It's tough enough to take all of them before it goes down, Skaya then retreating back to Devar. One down, rider knocked off from it as it goes limp. Hes truggles and reacts, as...
19:27 <•Kotono> OOC: More.
19:27 <•Kotono> Init is Skaya (28) > Rider 3 (27) > Rina (25) > Liza (24) > Anne (22) > Sanda (18) > Devar (16) > Shark Rider 2 (12) > Shark (9 Dazzled)
19:28 <•Kotono> In words none of you know the unsharked rider turns around and makes a withdrawl, swimming away fast. Faster than even Skaya, a native's speed serving them well. It's a full on retreat as...OOC: Go Devar as I work out turns.
19:28 <Skaya> OOC: To clarify. I already took down the rider, and then his shark after it kept attacking me. Then I'm moving to assist Devar who's in melee, by flanking with him.
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19:31 <•Kotono> The other callsOOC: Okay.
19:32 <•Kotono> OOC: Gah.
19:32 <•Kotono> OOC: Lemme rework that.
19:33 <•Kotono> Blow after blow pummels the shark. It goes down after the last lands, floating up and face bashed in. It's limp as Skaya retreats fast, back to Devar as...OOC: Go Devar as I work out NPCs.
19:35 <Devar> Devar again lashes out at the shark, this time with Skaya's nearby support!
19:36 <Devar> roll 1d20+13+2 whack
19:36 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+13+2 whack --> [ 1d20=15 ]{30}
19:36 <Devar> roll 1d20+8+2 whack
19:36 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8+2 whack --> [ 1d20=19 ]{29}
19:37 <Devar> roll 1d20+8+2 whack crit?
19:37 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8+2 whack crit? --> [ 1d20=6 ]{16}
19:37 <•Kotono> OOC: Two normal hits.
19:38 <Devar> roll 2#1d8+5
19:38 <Kobot> Devar rolled 2#1d8+5 --> [ 1d8=7 ]{12}, [ 1d8=1 ]{6}
19:44 <Devar> OOC: And he's also just staying put fwiw
19:44 <•Kotono> Two quick slashes rip into the shark futher, now supported as they fight. It's a messy battle as Rina holds guard and Anne gets close enough. She angles just so and calls, "Lady Jetina, your mercy on them!"
19:44 <•Kotono> roll 4d6
19:44 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d6 --> [ 4d6=12 ]{12}
19:45 <•Kotono> OOC: 18 healing Skaya'n'Devar.
19:45 <•Kotono> Meanwhile Sanda does that thing she does, calling, "Magic Missile," and staying wisely out of it, missiles hitting the shark's side like arrows.
19:45 <•Kotono> roll 4d4+4
19:45 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d4+4 --> [ 4d4=10 ]{14}
19:46 Skaya set the topic: Skaya: 100/100 (+6AC, Sanda's bracers of +4CON) Devar 113/113 Anne 83/83 Sanda 60/60 Rina 85/85
19:49 <•Kotono> As the missiles hit LIza closes in, almost in position. OOC: Water movement's tough, being a fish in water's rough except for Sanda. Shark rider first.
19:50 <•Kotono> The last rider, now away from the battle, takes the chance. With a loud cry in words you don't know he spurs his mount to turn around and swim off, beating a retreat while the opportunity presents itself. Meanwhile, the last shark stays on Devar, dazzled and thrashing around.
19:50 <•Kotono> roll 1d20+19 (-3 dazzled)
19:50 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+19 (-3 dazzled) --> [ 1d20=17 ]{36}
19:50 <•Kotono> OOC: AC because that might be owwies.
19:50 <Devar> OOC: Thankfully 39 against melee attacks!
19:56 <•Kotono> It's a huge bite down at Devar, but where he was seconds ago. Instead the shark gets a mouthful of sunshine and not of flesh, saving Devar from the worst. OOC: Skaya, you're up, go.
19:57 <Skaya> These sharks, seriously! Skaya punches at it repeatedly.
19:57 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13+2 haste, flanking
19:57 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13+2 haste, flanking --> [ 1d20=13 ]{28}
19:57 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13+2 haste, flanking
19:57 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13+2 haste, flanking --> [ 1d20=15 ]{30}
19:57 <Skaya> roll 1d20+13+2 haste, flanking
19:57 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+13+2 haste, flanking --> [ 1d20=4 ]{19}
19:57 <Skaya> roll 1d20+8+2 haste, flanking
19:57 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+8+2 haste, flanking --> [ 1d20=2 ]{12}
19:57 <Skaya> roll 3d6+5+1d8 #1
19:57 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 3d6+5+1d8 #1 --> [ 3d6=13 1d8=5 ]{23}
19:57 <Skaya> roll 3d6+5+1d8 #2
19:57 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 3d6+5+1d8 #2 --> [ 3d6=9 1d8=3 ]{17}
20:00 <•Kotono> Two punches slam the shark as the last rider makes good on his escape. It's hit again and again, bloodied and beaten, but still not downed. As the remnants back ther eretreat, it leaves one target for the party to presumably focus on...OOC: Go Devar'n'NPCs, but see if Devar finishes it first.
20:02 <Devar> Devar doesn't love it, but an aggressive animal like this isn't going to be tamed and peaceful anyway, so he tries to finish it off!
20:02 <Devar> roll 1d20+13+2 whack
20:02 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+13+2 whack --> [ 1d20=1 ]{16}
20:02 <Devar> roll 1d20+8+2 whack 2
20:02 <Kobot> Devar rolled 1d20+8+2 whack 2 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}
20:04 <•Kotono> Unfortunately Devar can't close the deal. It's thrashing about, hurt terribly, as magic missiles fly one more time.
20:04 <•Kotono> roll 4d4+4 see if Sanda finishes it
20:04 <Kobot> Kotono rolled 4d4+4 see if Sanda finishes it --> [ 4d4=8 ]{12}
20:05 <•Kotono> The last barrage of missiles is enough. The shark ceases resisting, battered one time too many. It's now fish food, the water stained with blood, and most of it not your own. By standards, a pretty big win. OOC: Free act.
20:06 <Skaya> "Now they definitely know we're coming."
20:09 <Devar> "Well, that was the goal anyway." Devar says. "Where'd that weird staff end up?" He asks. "Probably sank in all the fighting?"
20:10 <Skaya> "It hasn't been that long!" Skaya says, swimming down to look for the loot. "Sanda, back me up!"
20:10 <Devar> Devar will glance around for the other riders also.
20:16 <•Kotono> The retreaters have feld. The fallen one, however, has hit the bottom. The party swims down and sure enough, the crooked staff is down there, along with a corpse.
20:17 — Skaya presents the staff to Sanda!
20:19 <Devar> Devar will check the corpse over for magic and Identify anything he finds there.
20:21 <•Kotono> Sanda takes it, "Check it?" She asks of Devar. Meanwhile Anne hovers and looks the party over, "No serious wounds this time," she gurgles out, a distinct note of relief.
20:21 <•Kotono> "Yes, because at this rate shark bites are minor wounds," Sanda retorts.
20:21 <•Kotono> OOC: Loot post incoming.
20:22 <Skaya> "We really should consider what to do in such situations," Skaya muses. "I'm used to flying circles around the opposition, not the other way around. So should we keep advancing all together?"
20:26 <•Kotono> OOC: Post.
20:27 <•Kotono> "Stay tightly together," Sanda reckons, "Though this air bubble is a mixed bag, as it'll make us visible and vulnerable. At least, I don't need it."
20:28 <•Kotono> Anne side eyes Sanda for some reason, before clearing her throat, "Staying close is sensible here, we'll need to fight at a mobility disadvantage."
20:28 <•Kotono> "Everything about underwater battle is terrible," Rina says, "It hampers me so much."
20:28 <•Kotono> "Myself as well, "Liza confesses.
20:28 <Skaya> "Aside from tactical inflexibility, it'll make us vulnerable to area attacks. But better than the alternative, right?"
20:31 <Devar> Devar frowns, but gives a simple explanation of the wand (it's a staff, though!!) to the others and puts away the other items for now. "I can always move to engage people in melee outside of the bubble if just to get them gathered up - they probably aren't going to want to try and fight near the rest of you since the air may actually pull them out of water.
20:31 <Devar> OOC: " at the end there
20:33 <•Kotono> "Probably so," Anne agrees, "That make smy healing more effective, however. So there's some gains."
20:33 <•Kotono> "As long as there's no water undead," Sanda counters right away.
20:34 <Devar> "I doubt we need to deal with that down here, our enemies seem very much alive." Devar says. "Shall we continue on?"
20:34 <Skaya> "Sure thing!"
20:35 <Devar> Devar will start swimming onward and ahead!
20:41 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, whomever is it he lead give me Perception real quick.
20:41 <Devar> OOC: Take 10 for 22
20:59 <•Kotono> Devar leads the way. Down into the trench proper, towards it at least. It's a deep cleft into the seabed, water getting darker and colder as you swim towards it. Glimpses of light can be seen deeper in, illumination showing buildings build into recesses and caverns all along it. Occasionally shark, manta ray or other aquatic creatures swim, glowing enough to stand out amid the dark below.
21:01 <Devar> "How do you want to proceed with this?" Devar asks. "Just wait for whatever other welcoming party we have to deal with?"
21:02 <Skaya> "How about we go for the lowest, coldest spot? And yes, welcome the visitors on sharks."
21:03 <•Kotono> "We could wait, we have the vantage and if overwhelming numbers come, it gives us time to react or withdraw," Anne reasons.
21:03 <Devar> Devar nods and will proceed downward!
21:04 <Devar> "We have a lot of options," He agrees as he continues, but slower to give them a chance to discuss it. "If overwhelming numbers do come we have some retreat options."
21:05 <•Kotono> "How fast can we get out of here?" Rina asks, bluntly.
21:06 <•Kotono> "I can swim well," Sanda smiles a little, "The rest of you?" she blows out a few bubbles.
21:06 <Skaya> "In a few seconds, assuming we're all together. I can teleport us all out," Skaya says, swapping the telepathy ring for the teleport one in preparation.
21:06 <Skaya> Well, that's really a last resort. But better be prepared.
21:07 <Devar> "It's a bit extreme, but we also have the planar travel candle." Devar says. "Which hopefully won't be necessary."
21:11 <Devar> "I wonder if this is one of those classic situations where we'll beat up some more small fry before their bosses come out." Devar voices as they continue on. "Or do you think the bosses will just come out?"
21:12 <Skaya> "So long as those bosses aren't a band of archwizards, does it really matter?"
21:13 <Devar> "What even constitutes an archwizard specifically?" Devar asks. "Is it a specific circle of spell knowledge?"
21:14 <Skaya> "Generally, it's seventh circle spells."
21:15 <Devar> "One day." Devar says as they keep going.
21:17 <•Kotono> "If it comes to it," Sanda says as you slowly swim down. "Seventh circle's accepted, though there's a degree of flexibility there. I've heard fifth said so, but I know I don't feel like one, and I'm close."
21:18 <•Kotono> "I thought it was eighth," Rina follows, "I heard that one time."
21:18 <Devar> "I'm sure if you pray to Mystra she'd give you a specific answer." Devar says.
21:18 <Skaya> "Fifth would only make a discount archmage in some backwater, surely!"
21:19 <•Kotono> "The point is that I think the term is subjective," Anne counters, "And skill and application of what you have matters as well."
21:20 <•Kotono> As you swim down, you don't immediately see a response. The shark rider is out of sight in the dark, no sign of them. But as you go down, you begin to hear something below. Something grinding.
21:21 <Skaya> "Nice! There's something down below!"
21:21 <Devar> "That's certainly one way to put it." Devar says as he continues on. "But what?"
21:21 <Skaya> "You know the saying," Skaya tells him cheerfully. "Only one way to find out!"
21:21 <Skaya> Turning to Anne, she then adds, "But that's not actually true. An archmage will have many ways."
21:25 <•Kotono> "Many ways of what?" Anne asks back.
21:28 <Skaya> "...finding out," Skaya says, looking at her strangely. "For example, Clairvoyance, summoning a familiar, binding an extra-planar entity, divining an answer from the Gods...."
21:30 <•Kotono> "Never mind," Anne says, waving it aside as Devar can see movement in the depths, just enough to tell something dark's starting to come.
21:31 <Skaya> "You know, there are other ways too!" Skaya continues, a cheeky smile stretching across her face. "The direct approach, be it teleporting, or creating a clone that you teleport. Or flying over, parting the waters with a wave of their hand...."
21:37 <•Kotono> "Can you tell what that is?" Rina asks, sword readied.
21:37 <•Kotono> "Not yet," Liza answers, a watery sniff, "It'll come up, it looks like."
21:38 — Skaya tries to summon a Flaming Sphere below!
21:39 <Devar> Devar squints a bit. "Something's on its way up. Maybe a ship?" He asks,
21:39 <Skaya> roll 1d20+18 spellcraft vs DC 22
21:39 <Kobot> Skaya rolled 1d20+18 spellcraft vs DC 22 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{24}
21:39 <Devar> OOC: . not ,
21:40 <Skaya> OOC: I'm summoning it 180ft below and directing it to move down at 30ft per round
21:43 <•Kotono> A Flaming Sphere appears, or a sphere of steam as it is thanks to the water. It boils thew ater around it, descending as desired.
21:44 — Skaya looks down! Her eyes are already great in darkness and low-light conditions, so a bit of light, even covered as it is by steam, should help!
21:46 <•Kotono> The party peers down and sees them. About a dozen of them, shark riders ascending, along with a pair of giant manta ray riders behind them. They're several hundred feet below but rising up fast.
21:46 <•Kotono> "That is a big group. Big risk, big reward," Sanda eyes them, "Thinkt hey have loot like the one we got?"
21:48 <Skaya> "There's really too many to fight casually," Skaya says with a frown, looking about. Is there any favorable terrain they may reasonably reach? Some chokehold, perhaps, or a defensive position that doesn't allow them to be surrounded by a dozen riders?
21:49 <•Kotono> There's a few crevasses and caverns on the walls you could retreat into, make a stand there. You don't have leisure to do much more than glance at them though, what's deeper in isn't known.
21:50 <•Kotono> "A few too many," Rina agrees, "Especially with those sharks being faster than we are. If this were on dry land, I'd be a lot more confident."
21:50 <Skaya> "How about we defend the entrance to that nearest crevass?" Skaya proposes. "So long as we reduce their numbers, it might be doable."
21:57 <•Kotono> "Worth a try," Rina calls back, starting to swim. "Come on!"
21:58 <•Kotono> Liza follows, "Reduce their ability to outspeed us."
21:58 — Skaya can't do what Liza proposes! But she can at least cast Entropic Shield on herself.
22:02 <•Kotono> OOC: Okay, go ahead and get any spells up that you're gonna, and we'll hash this out next time since meds have me hard today.
22:03 <Skaya> OOC: GMW +2, and I'll recast False Life. Devar, maybe if you have some nice armor spells you could use those on people?
22:03 <Skaya> OOC: Also, I'll swap out the ring of protection for the ring of MM~
22:04 <Devar> OOC: Yeah, if anyone would benefit from Mage Armor, Devar will throw it on them, he can get two other people.
22:07 <•Kotono> OOC: Rina for sure.
22:12 <Devar> OOC: Rina will get a Mage Armor for next time - and it gives +7 AC if you don't have any armor or otherwise.
22:19 <•Kotono> OOC: Gotcha.
#55
Old Otik's Table / How the troll industry is fund...
Last post by Dracos - September 26, 2026, 12:46:34 PMhttps://youtu.be/zCvPPaIN5Ew?is=a7Ad4qs_WeNTvVvT - this is actually incredibly well done research. I'm tossing it around a few places because the way it works is entirely different than I understood.
#56
Balmuria Mini Games / Re: Loot (Skaya)
Last post by Nephrite - September 23, 2026, 12:30:28 PMJotting it down so I don't forget, Devar owes approximately 82,000 gold to the others for the following:
Ring of Axiomatic Order: This ring grants a +2 axiomatic bonus to attack rolls, weapon damage rolls and armor class. As something touched by primal law, only lawful characters can wear this. Creatures that are neither lawful or chaotic finds the ring will not fit on them, while chaotic creatures instead suffer a curse that reduces all ability scores by -4 (Will DC 28 negates) and the ring slides off of them.
Ring of Axiomatic Order: This ring grants a +2 axiomatic bonus to attack rolls, weapon damage rolls and armor class. As something touched by primal law, only lawful characters can wear this. Creatures that are neither lawful or chaotic finds the ring will not fit on them, while chaotic creatures instead suffer a curse that reduces all ability scores by -4 (Will DC 28 negates) and the ring slides off of them.
#57
Balmuria Mini Games / Re: Loot (Skaya)
Last post by Corwin - September 18, 2026, 01:53:06 PM-50gp for Anne's Divination x2
#58
Balmuria Mini Games / Re: Loot (Skaya)
Last post by Corwin - September 18, 2026, 01:43:36 PM-5,000gp to reserve the Lost Wind Flute (50,000gp)
#59
Old Otik's Table / Re: Share the music
Last post by KLSymph - September 17, 2026, 12:10:51 AM #60
Balmuria Mini Games / Re: Loot (Skaya)
Last post by Corwin - September 15, 2026, 03:51:08 PM-700gp for Scroll of Restoration to use on Anne.