Green peril of the Dragon Emperor

Ebiris · October 14, 2013, 05:03:51 PM

[18:16] <@Kotono> With that, the group heads into the kitchen. Eltia and Myann are corralling the half-elven brood out and up to bed. Eltia peels away as Myann handles them, sighing and slumping her shoulders. "Children," she mutters before seeming to notice the group. "Oh, don't think I've met you yet," she says to John, "Eltia."
[18:20] <@John> "Hullo, I'm John," he says, blushing a bit. Despite the promises of women given by his former adventuring comrades, it never quite worked out and he feels out of sorts dealing with women he's not related to. Sticking to a tried and true formula, he continues the same greeting used twice already today. "Me friends call me 'Little' on account of how I'm not."
[18:22] * Gildas smiles a bit and nods to him. "It's good to meet you, John."
[18:22] <@Kotono> That draws a slight smile, "We should call Robert little," she opines, "So do you or your family have a house yet?"
[18:25] <@John> "Me family's miles away, we lived on a big farm outside the Vastwoods," he shakes his head. "I was adventuring with me friends. 'Big' Eric, 'Young' Hubert, and 'Humble' Robert. They were me best friends ever, only a couple of days ago we was fighting these wyverns..." he looks down, "Young Hubert had a heart attack or a stroke or something. We was doing fine up till then, but after that... I'm the last one left."
[18:27] <Gildas> The smile turns into a frown. "I'm sorry... we've lost a good friend of ours recently, too."
[18:27] <@Kotono> "Oh." Eltia stops for just a moment before quickly saying, "I thought you were with another group. He's not with the batch from Willowford?" she glances over at Feather at that.
[18:29] <Feather> "John here's a guest," Feather responds, clapping his shoulder. "And we hoped there was some pie left? Easier to talk over that."
[18:30] <@John> He nods agreeably at that. "Haven't eaten right in days," he pats his stomach. "Shoulda taken Robert's bow or something, but you just don't think, do you?"
[18:31] <@Kotono> "No such luck," Eltia goes into the pantry, "The children finished the last couple of pies off. But there's some leftovers from dinner and some of the prepared snacks the Missus makes." She ducks into the pantry, coming back with a tray. On it is a half-loaf of bread, a bit of salted pork, a small pile of berries and another of nuts, a small glob of jam, an apple and a some sliced carrot sticks.
[18:34] <@John> "I'm much obliged anyway, I reckon," John says gratefully, "I can earn me keep too. Was raised on a farm so I'm no stranger to hard work. And I can fight with the best of them too, if there's any trouble about. Learned lots of tricks from me friends."
[18:35] <@Kotono> As John starts on the food, Myann comes back down. She heads over to Feather. In the meantime Eltia nods and sits opposite him, "You all want to give him the speech?" Eltia asks, "Sounds like he's looking for somewhere."
[18:36] <Feather> "The speech?" Feather asks Myann quietly, leaning towards her. "We got a speech?"
[18:36] <@John> "Got no place else to go. Robert was looking for this shrine he said had powers to do with peoples minds, but I figure that's gone by the wayside," John says as he bites into a hunk of bread coated in ham and carrots and jam.
[18:37] <@Kotono> "We do?" Myann asks, "I think he means your recruitment, but it sounds like he's already looking for somewhere."
[18:38] <@Kotono> After that Myann sits down as well, "So you're a traveler before this? An adventurer, rather?"
[18:39] <Feather> "We always need people who ain't afraid of a little hard work, and can hold themselves against whatever's out here," Feather muses. "Call it adventurer or however you like, if this looks like a good place to stop and build a home, we'll welcome ya, alright."
[18:43] <@John> "You all seem like nice folks, I'd be glad to stay here," John grins at Feather before looking at Myann. Well, not quite, he averts his eyes a little and blushes slightly, "Me and my friends, we'd fight the beasties and the bad folks, and look out lost legends and such. Mostly I just followed them and picked up the tricks of the trade where I could, but they taught me a lot and I've held my own against most of what we fight." He hunches in, as much as possible for a huge figure like him, "Not so easy on me own though."
[18:45] <@Kotono> "It's not a forest to stay alone in," Myann agrees with a hint of gentleness in her voice. "Why don't you tell us about some of your adventures?"
[18:47] * Feather grins back, feeling curious himself.
[18:47] * Gildas stays quiet to listen in.
[18:55] <@John> Taking a moment to chew on a big lump of bread, he straighens his posture and begins to speak, "Well, between the three of them me friends would always be suggesting our next move whenever we had time free, so I never knew what I was gonna get from one adventure to the next. Eric, he liked the kind where we'd have lots of beasties to blow up and he'd have us chasing around for fire spiders or acid-spewing mites or what have you that he could harvest. And Robert, he sometimes told stories like he was a prince or something that'd had his throne stolen - you never knew if he was just having you on though. But he liked to put one over on the bad kinds of nobles, or go after things he thought'd make him stronger. He was big on improving himself, even though he acted like he was perfect. But Hubert... Hubert was something else. I sometimes thought he had a bit of the fairies in his head," he taps the side of his head genially, "He'd stop some days and then just have a fever to make some artifact or potion, or find some fantastic beast to study. One time though, he did this ritual and it turned us all into tiny versions of ourselves. I really was little that time!" he laughs, "We ended up having to fight off ants and spiders and all things you'd just ignore normally, and we ended up in this insect burrow where we found a crystal that Hubert ended up using to make us big again and then make this magic staff that could make things grow really big or shrink really small whenever he wanted. 'Course it didn't last long, but that's another story..."
[18:59] <Gildas> "Tiny versions... Well, we have fought some human-sized ants..." He comments.
[19:00] <@John> "Really? Wonder if they found Hubert's staff after he lost it then?" John wonders, "He was always losing things, though that time wasn't really his fault."
[19:00] <@Kotono> "From underground," About midway through the story Myann frowns, but it doesn't last. "Those ones threw crystals at us and had mind-magic. We had to wipe out an entire nest of them. It's a pretty good story," Her gaze goes to Feather, "Could you tell it?"
[19:02] * Feather rubs the back of his head in embarrassment. "Guess I could?"
[19:02] * @John looks on attentively, always eager to hear stories of adventure!
[19:05] <@Kotono> This gets Myann to smile, "Thank you," she says, waitin gon the story.
[19:10] <Feather> "So right here, just outside at that warded off shack?" Feather starts with. "There are these stairs, and they lead below. Underground, now, you've got all sorts living there. You get these nasty critters, lizards that swarm all over you and zap you with lightning, and they've got huge lizard queens that are as big as this here house!" He gestures widely with his arms for effect. "Then, there's
[19:10] <Feather> them ants. They look like ants, see, but are as large as a proper person, and there ain't nothing inside them. They're like these shells that walk with magic, right? And they've got these freaky powers where they glare at you and you just know how much they be hating you. So there's them too, like I said, and finally there's our friends the kobolds. One day, the kobolds come to us, and everyone
[19:10] <Feather> below's fighting each other, y'hear? So they need some help against these ants. And we go in, Gildas and Myann and Porridge, and we just tell the ants to leave. But they just glare back, and you could hear in your mind how they told us the same and then there was this pain. We ain't standing for that, and then we're all fightin'. But once we start winning, one of those flees and I run after him.
[19:10] <Feather> And it's dark, right, so there I run, bouncing off walls and what not just tryin' to listen to where they're doing that weird sound they do. Finally, I run over to where they're guarding the place, and they're ready for me. Now, thing is, it's this narrow bridge and they try to push me off, but I ain't having none of that and so I grab on their leader and jump off all the way down!" Feather
[19:10] <Feather> laughs, grinning in recollection. "Broke my fall, he did. So I shake myself off, get me some light... and there's hundreds of them, all around me!" He nods at Gildas in hopes of having him continue the story of their assault from there.
[19:11] * @John listens, eyes wide at the dramatic tension thus raised.
[19:13] <@Kotono> Myann sits back, listening to it all. As it goes on and Gildas takes a moment, "Would you like some more food?" Myann asks.
[19:16] <@John> "Thanks, but that's plenty," John says, not wanting to seem greedy in front of the pretty ladies.
[19:19] <Gildas> "Hm...How did it go..." He looks up, thoughtfully. "I think, if I recall... We had to find a way over the bridge... which was a bit more of a challenge than you might think. I seem to remember... Porridge lept across... but almost fell! I was so worried about him, but he managed to get back up. I ended up flying down to help Feather... but he really had the entire thing under control down there.
[19:19] <Gildas> Myann ended up coming down from around and we basically had... well, it was effectively the last stand of the ant minions down there... well, it was the last stand until we ended up fighting the Queen a bit later..." He chuckles. "But that was a rather explosive fight in its own right."
[19:21] <@Kotono> "You make it sound so easy," Myann banters as she shakes her head, "We killed dozens and dozens of ants before we won the battle. It was so much that our swords became magically inclined to slay vermin from the battle. The Queen, now?"
[19:22] <@John> "That's some tale," John says, mightily impressed. "And you've got this hole down to the ground right here in the village? That's like having an adventure on your doorstep!"
[19:23] <Feather> "Sure is, when the forest's being quiet for a change."
[19:25] <@Kotono> "Got another one?" Myann asks, getting up a moment. She comes back with a small bowl of tiny, cream colored mushrooms that have stringy ends, like roots. She idly starts to munch on them once she settles in.
[19:32] <@John> "Hm. Yeah, lemme tell you about the time this guy, the Earl of Gisbourne was having an archery contest, and Robert wanted to enter 'cause the winner would get a magical bow and be honoured through the Earldom. Problem was one of Robert's old friends was also in it and those two really hated each other! He hired a gang of thugs to rough Robert up before the contest, so we decided fair's fair and sabotaged his bow in turn. Except when me and Eric was sneaking into his tent, we found Robert's friend and the Earl talking about how they was gonna kill Robert and set his friend up to marry the Earl's daughter," he begins, laying the groundwork for a tale that only became more and more complicated with every step.
[19:32] <@Kotono> As John goes on, there's a loud SLAM of the front door being thrown open. Tindas rushes into the room, "We have a problem!" he announces, huffing for breath.
[19:33] <@John> "Uh? Tindas, what is it?" John asks, reaching for his staff and standing up to his not inconsiderable height.
[19:33] <Feather> "Where's that problem?"
[19:35] <@Kotono> "Wyverns! They're wyverns coming!" He takes a moment to catch his breath, "The zygraats are going crazy over it."
[19:37] <Feather> "Not again," Feather mutters, but his sword is within reach and it only takes a few moments to retrieve his bow as well. "Let's go, then!"
[19:37] <@John> "There weren't any left after our fight!" John insists lest anyone think he led them here. In any case he'll still fight them, and he runs out to do just that. "Which way?"
[19:39] <@Kotono> "They're coming this way!" Tindas retorts, as Myann draws her own blade, before hurrying along with the others.
[19:39] <Gildas> He frowns, since he wasn't prepared to deal with poison today. Either way, he stands and goes outside, carrying the magic bow with him.
[19:41] <@John> "Which way are they coming from, though?!" John demands. And people call him slow!
[19:41] <@Kotono> The party heads outside. It's sunset, a reddish cast over everything. The half-harvested fields are about along with new buildings, but you hardly have time to appreciate it. 100ft up and 80ft away, they come! A pair of wyverns, flying towards the party! OOC: Make perception, y'all. Also note if you have any unusual means of perception.
[19:42] <@John> roll 1d20+12 perception
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 perception and gets 15." [1d20=3]
[19:42] <@John> "Nevermind, I see 'em."
[19:42] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 27." [1d20=18]
[19:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 14." [1d20=3]
[19:43] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 31." [1d20=19]
[19:45] <@Kotono> Feather and Gildas can both note that something in the air above the wyverns seems off. The reddening shade of sunset doesn't quite seem to touch it there, leaving it more of a dull darkness. Meanwhile Tindas runs past, whistling aloud. The zygraats fly out from the forest towards him, circling above. OOC: Init here, since both sides see each other.
[19:45] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27." [1d20=20]
[19:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[19:46] <Feather> "There, above them!" Feather points out to Myann, drawing his bow....
[19:46] <Feather> roll 1d20+3
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 15." [1d20=12]
[19:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Wyvern 1
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 Wyvern 1 and gets 8." [1d20=7]
[19:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Wyvern 2
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Wyvern 2 and gets 11." [1d20=5]
[19:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 ????
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 ???? and gets 22." [1d20=17]
[19:46] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[19:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 ????2
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 ????2 and gets 12." [1d20=9]
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 9." [1d20=6]
[19:47] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(27)>????1(22)>Myann(15)>????2(12)>Wyvern 2(11)>John(9)>Wyvern 1(8)'
[19:47] <@Kotono> OOC: Open Gildas.
[19:48] <@Kotono> "More wyverns," Myann grunts, "I thought they weren't native to the Vastwoods!"
[19:51] <Gildas> Gildas sees little he can do for now, so just shapeshifts and waits for them to get closer!
[19:51] <@Kotono> OOC: ????1 is up, whatever it is and whatever it does isn't known to the party. Myann's up.
[19:53] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(27)>????1(22)>Myann=Feather(15)>????2(12)>Wyvern 2(11)>John(9)>Wyvern 1(8)'
[19:53] <@Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and go first actually, Feather.
[19:54] * Feather moves fearlessly towards the attacking wyverns, nocking an arrow and then letting it loose towards the closest of the beasts!
[19:55] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 28." [1d20=19]
[19:55] <Feather> roll 1d20+9 crit?
[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 crit? and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[19:55] <@Kotono> OOC: That's a crit.
[19:56] <Feather> roll 2d8+8+4d6+1d6 last is cold, moved 40ft closer to them
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d8+8+4d6+1d6 last is cold, moved 40ft closer to them and gets 31." [2d8=7, 2][4d6=2, 3, 2, 3][1d6=4]
[19:58] <@Kotono> The shot flies fast and true, taking otu the left eye of the first wyvern! Blood trickles down it sface from the injury, the beast dipping down int he air and going erratic from the shot! At the same time Myann gestures...
[19:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 70." [1d100=70]
[19:59] <@Kotono> A red and white mushroom appears over Gildas, falling onto his head. He suddenly rises several feet in height, becoming powered up! OOC: Mushroomed to large size. ????2 is up.
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 flatfooted vs Myann
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 flatfooted vs Myann and gets 18." [1d20=11]
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+2+3d6 and fort incoming
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+2+3d6 and fort incoming and gets 19." [1d6=6][3d6=4, 5, 2]
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 fort
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 fort and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[20:01] <@Kotono> roll 2d6 con ow at least con damage can't kill
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 con ow at least con damage can't kill and gets 2." [2d6=1, 1]
[20:03] <@Kotono> Suddenly a figure appears behind Myann! It's an elf, face twisted in concentration. He has a short sword, one currently sticking out of Myann's shoulder! In Elven he hisses, "Perish now!" OOC: Wyvern 2 is up.
[20:03] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(27)>????1(22)>Myann=Feather(15)>Backstabbing Elf(12)>Wyvern 2(11)>John(9)>Wyvern 1(8)'
[20:04] <@Kotono> The second wyvern flies through the air, more nimble than the previous wyverns the party has seen. It reaches to 100ft above and 20ft away fromt he party's starting point, perched there and looking down at the battle. As it does...OOC: John.
[20:04] <@Kotono> "Guh..." Myann gasps, her free hand going to paw at the tip of the blade poking out of her shoulder.
[20:05] <@John> "You leave her alone!" John yells, rushing over to punch the sneaky elf right in the back of the head!
[20:05] <@John> roll 1d20+13 flanking stunning fist
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 flanking stunning fist and gets 20." [1d20=7]
[20:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Hits. Save DC?
[20:05] <@John> roll 1d8+4+3d6 DC 16
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d8+4+3d6 DC 16 and gets 17." [1d8=2][3d6=1, 6, 4]
[20:05] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 fort
[20:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 fort and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[20:05] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(27)>????1(22)>Myann=Feather(15)>Backstabbing Elf(12 stunned 1)>Wyvern 2(11)>John(9)>Wyvern 1(8)'
[20:07] <@Kotono> KERACK! John's big fist slams right into the back of the elf's head. You can hear the crack of bone as he stumbles forward, slumped over Myann from the strike. Meanwhile the wounded wyvern makes a rough landing 70ft away from where the party started, thrashing about as its down to one eye. OOC: Gildas, go.
[20:09] <Gildas> OOC: The bow has the -2 to hit against the second wyvern since it's 100 ft away, right?
[20:10] <@Kotono> OOC: They're both within 100ft now after moving.
[20:10] <@Kotono> OOC: So no -2.
[20:11] <Gildas> OOC: Oh, okay!
[20:13] <Gildas> Through some kind of magic, or perhaps sheer skill, Gildas takes the bow and fires at the injured Wyvern!
[20:13] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10 magic bear arrows
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 magic bear arrows and gets 27." [1d20=17]
[20:13] <@Kotono> OOC: That's a big old hit.
[20:14] <Gildas> roll 1d8+6
[20:14] <@Kotono> OOC: What's your BAB? If it's +6, you can fire a second arrow in an iterative attack if you full attack.
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+6 and gets 10." [1d8=4]
[20:14] <Gildas> OOC: It is +6.
[20:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Second attack then, -5 from the first.
[20:14] <Gildas> roll 1d20+5
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+5 and gets 7." [1d20=2]
[20:15] <@Kotono> Like it's natural, the tranformed bear draws a bow and arrow! It fires them off, one getting the other eye of the wounded wyvern! It has arrows instead of eyes, thrashing about on the ground! OOC: Le owwies. ????1 is up.
[20:15] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a Will save, Feather? This is mind-affecting enchantment if it matters.
[20:16] <Feather> roll 1d20+7
[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7 and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[20:17] <@Kotono> A strange feeling comes over Feather. He feels an inexorable need to raise his bow and fire at Myann...but his mind screams against his, body freezing upb efore he regains control. An arrow is already nocked, a mere moment away from a nightmare. OOC: Myann and Feather. Go Feather.
[20:17] * Feather gives his bow a dubious look, before abandong it in favor of charging down the wyvern that obliged him by dropping on the ground ahead!
[20:18] <Feather> roll 1d20+13 charge~
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 charge~ and gets 26." [1d20=13]
[20:18] <@Kotono> OOC: Hits.
[20:18] <Feather> roll 1d10+5+4d6+1d6 last is frost
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+4d6+1d6 last is frost and gets 25." [1d10=7][4d6=3, 5, 1, 1][1d6=3]
[20:18] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(27)>????1(22)>Myann=Feather(15)>Backstabbing Elf(12 stunned 1)>Wyvern 2(11)>John(9)'
[20:19] <@Kotono> The wounded wyvern gets a third head penetration. Feather's blade plunges into its skull, skeweing its grey matterand causing it to go still. Got it! As blood coats its head from the finishing strike, Myann whirls and turns. The short sword is still stuck in her, falling out only when she snarls and becomes a mushroom panther. With the stunned elf pinned, she goes to maul it.
[20:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13 (+2 flanking)
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 (+2 flanking) and gets 22." [1d20=9]
[20:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+6+1d6
[20:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+6+1d6 and gets 18." [1d6=6][1d6=6]
[20:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(27)>????1(22)>Myann=Feather(15)>Wyvern 2(11)>John(9)'
[20:21] <@Kotono> Myann's mouth opens wide. You have a moment to realize it's too wide, before her mouth closes in and around the elf's head. There's a moment when her jaws strain, before a loud CRACK joins her jaws closing shut. The headless body of the elf falls to the ground, Myann spitting out a foul slurry of meat, blood, bone and brain moments later. The entire mess is frozen over, like an icecube. OOC:
[20:21] <@Kotono> Wyvern 2 is up.
[20:22] * @John flinches!
[20:23] <@Kotono> The second wyvern fixes on FEather, whirling back around towards him as he finishes the other wyvern. IT lets out a loud, pained shriek of rage, before diving down at the mobile human!
[20:23] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 AC?
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 AC? and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[20:24] <@Kotono> OOC: +2 is from charge.
[20:25] <Feather> OOC: hits
[20:25] <@Kotono> roll 4d8+8 le owwies
[20:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8+8 le owwies and gets 28." [4d8=2, 4, 8, 6]
[20:26] <@Kotono> The beast dives down and lands in front of Feather, biting into his shoulder. A great big gout of it is bitten out, blood spewing everywhere! OOC: Serious wound, 2 hp damage a round from bleeding until a Heal check or curing magic can stop it. John's up.
[20:27] <@John> Recovering from his disgust at what Myann just did, John turns towards the last wyvern and rushes it with a massive haymaker lined up!
[20:27] <@John> roll 1d20+13 charge
[20:27] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 charge and gets 16." [1d20=3]
[20:27] <@John> OOC: stunning fist
[20:27] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:27] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[20:27] <@John> roll 1d8+4 DC 16
[20:27] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d8+4 DC 16 and gets 9." [1d8=5]
[20:27] <@Kotono> OOC: Normally just make sure to declare it with or before the attack roll. I'll let it slide this time since new PC, just bear that in mind.
[20:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[20:27] <@John> OOC: yeah, just forgot
[20:28] <@Kotono> John charges down the footpath, leaping across the edge of a harvested field and to the wyvern! He slams a punch into the small of its back, causing it to rear straight up! It's momentarily stunned in pain! OOC: Ow. Stunned 1. Gidlas is up.
[20:30] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(27)>????1(22)>Myann=Feather(15)>Wyvern 2(11 stunned 1)>John(9)'
[20:30] <Gildas> The bear decides to follow up and decides to more or less combine with John's martial arts and tries to further unbalance the wyvern!
[20:31] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 Stunning Fist
[20:31] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 Stunning Fist and gets 15." [1d20=7]
[20:31] <@Kotono> OOC: Multiple stunnign fists don't stack, so save the usage. Whiffed by 1.
[20:31] <@Kotono> Gildas closes in, the wyvern surrounded now. His blow glances off its scales, but at least it can't easily escape. OOC: Whatever ????1 does is a mystery to all of you. Myann and Feather are up.
[20:32] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:32] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 75." [1d100=75]
[20:32] <Feather> Snarling in anger, Feather ignores the way blood splatters all over from him as he tries to finish off the cornered wyvern!
[20:32] <@Kotono> A mushroom appears above Myann, vanishing as it touches her and she grows super-sized! She stays back otherwise, looking around and holding her wound with her free hand. You note it's frozen over with ice. OOC: Super Mushroomed.
[20:33] <Feather> roll 1d20+13
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 and gets 23." [1d20=10]
[20:33] <Feather> roll 1d20+8
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 and gets 18." [1d20=10]
[20:33] <@Kotono> OOC: Both hit. Destination: Pain.
[20:33] <Feather> roll 2#1d10+5+1d6 last is cold
[20:33] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d10+5+1d6 last is cold and gets 19." [2#1d10+5+1d6 = 8, 11]
[20:33] <@Kotono> OOC: Also, your attack hit, Gildas. I forgot it lost dext to AC while stunned. Roll yourhit.
[20:34] <Gildas> OOC: Oh, okay.
[20:34] <Gildas> roll 1d8+7+1d6 cold
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+7+1d6 cold and gets 16." [1d8=6][1d6=3]
[20:35] <@Kotono> A double KERACK comes as blade cleaves through the body of the scaled beast. It's followed by Gildas slamming an open paw strike onto its neck, causing another crack. The trio of blows causes it to keel over, off to meet its maker! Got it! OOC: Free act for now.
[20:36] <@Kotono> Human again from just before her transformation, Myann stumbles forward. "Wyvern poison," she says in an unsteady voice, "Need to get to the spring." She drops her hand, "Numbing already. Feel cold."
[20:36] * Feather peers around warily for that distortion he had pointed out to Myann earlier.
[20:36] <@Kotono> OOC: Perception.
[20:36] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[20:36] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[20:36] <@Kotono> OOC: Loot post. If y'all loot the elf or anything else, I'll make a loot post about that.
[20:37] <@Kotono> Feather doesn't see the blur anywhere around.
[20:37] <@John> She could do with washing her mouth too, he thinks. Still, John goes to pick up any sharp objects the elf had, in case any children try to play with them.
[20:37] <Feather> With a grimace, he drinks one of his healing spring water potions while nodding in gratitude to John and Gildas.
[20:38] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts back and goes to investigate the headless corpse to see if it might have a snowflake insignia ring or something similar to indicate where in the world these things came from.
[20:38] <Feather> Things seem to be well in hand here, so he heads with Myann to the spring for now.
[20:38] <@John> "You guys are really strong though, that was a good fight, wasn't it?" John says as he makes safe the scene of the crime.
[20:39] <@Kotono> OOC: Post.
[20:39] <@Kotono> OOC: Myann and Feather into #evil since they're going to the spring.
[20:40] <@Kotono> As it winds down, Tindas whistles again. The zygraats come in from above as he returns, "You finished them faster than I could have them get in position for a web netting," he calls, "Damn, you all are good."
[20:40] <@Kotono> From the second story a window opens. Robert pokes his head out, "What in tarnation is going down there! You woke up the babies!"
[20:41] <@John> "Wyverns and an elf attacked!" John calls, waving up from over the elf's headless corpse.
[20:41] <@Kotono> "Did you kill them?" Robert calls right back, "Hi there, by the way. Damn, now I have someone to pass on my old clothes to!"
[20:42] <@Kotono> Checking it over, Gildas doesn't see a snowflake anything on the elf.
[20:42] <@John> "Yeah, they're all done! Can do the introductions once we're cleaned up, yeah?"
[20:44] <@John> Out of curiosity, John flips open the book he's found. Did this guy keep a diary?
[20:45] <@Kotono> "I'll see you down there," Robert says, closing the window. The book has odd writing that John doesn't know offhand.
[20:46] <Gildas> Curiously, he goes goes to look at what John found.
[20:46] <@Kotono> OOC: Languages, Gildas?
[20:46] <@John> "Hey, this make any sense to you?" John shows it to Gildas.
[20:51] <Gildas> OOC: Common, Druidic, Elven, Orcish, Sylvan
[20:52] <@Kotono> The writing is in elven. It looks to be a diary. Gildas can read it if he wishes.
[20:53] <Gildas> "Oh, yes, it's in Elven." He will thumb through it, starting at the most recent entry and working backwards.
[20:58] <@Kotono> It's the diary of Selyan of Oilas. It describes his life as a mercenary for hire outside of the Vastwoods. That's unremarkable. The last few months describe how he was hired by a dragon-masked figure who calls himself Emperor. He has the power to conjure or control wyverns, he isn't sure. But they've been traveling along and spreading the wyverns forwhatever reason, with the mercenary serving
[20:58] <@Kotono> as a personal bodyguard. Apparently some of the wyverns have been killed, a fact that annoys the Emperor. Based on stories of dragonslayers, he's pinned it to a local farmstead. That's the last entry. He writes in a detached, professional manager that doesn't add any sort of personal opinion to things, just cold facts. It's more like reading a history book than a diary, albeit one with an eye
[20:58] <@Kotono> for detail.
[20:59] <Gildas> His eyes narrow at the diary. "...Well, that explains why there are so many wyverns... Where did the other two go? We need to show them this." He says.
[21:00] <@John> "What's it say?" John asks, happy to follow Gildas's lead here for now.

~

[20:41] <@Kotono> You hurry to the springs. Myann steps right in, panting and shivering. "H-help take off," she gestures clumsily to her zygraat armor, sitting down so she's up to her chin in the waters.
[20:42] * Feather does his best with a grimace as his shoulder refuses to cooperate properly. "The hell's with that elf?"
[20:44] <@Kotono> "Dunno," Myann slurs the two words together as the breastplate comes off. She rips away her top undergarment, using clumsy hands to direct water into the frozen wound. Drops of black liquid leak from it, icy and slowly melting in the waters of the spring. "Ate his head," Her giggle sounds rather inane, "Sorry. Too much Sidhe here, but I was angry. Backstabbing bad."
[20:45] <@Kotono> OOC: The spring water'll heal your wound, Feather, so restore your HP.
[20:46] * Feather steps in with her to heal himself, feeling grateful that the spring is a magical one and will clean the water properly. "Yep, that's too much," he agrees.
[20:49] <@Kotono> "Sorry." Myann falls back against him, resting her head on him. The wound bleeds black fluids, flushing out dark and icy slush from it. It's starting to close as more comes out, "I panicked." Her voice is sounding less slurred, "But at least the bastard had it coming. What did we do to provoke an attack like that?"
[20:49] <Feather> "Kill the other wyverns? Welcome the guy who killed more wyverns?" Feather shrugs. "Think it matter much?"
[20:51] <@Kotono> "Might." This draws a sigh out of Myann, "The numbness is fading," she announces, "I think the spring's effective before the poison sinks in too deep." She raises her good arm and splashes a bit of the black fluid away, which is slowly dissolving in the healing waters. "My head's clearing, too."
[20:53] <Feather> "Good to hear." Now, Feather allows himself to frown. "We gotta do something about this. Ain't no chance we'll keep on being lucky all the time and spotting these attacks from a distance. Any ideas?"
[20:55] <@Kotono> No immediate answer. Myann watches her wound close with a final splurt of black before answering. "Assuming this isn't related to the dragon or that odd bear thing awhile ago? There's something causing this. I'm not sure what. Maybe the wyverns are being driven here, or something's introducing them into this region. The elf with them suggests some sort of organization. Short term, maybe we
[20:55] <@Kotono> can figure out what this is about."
[20:55] * Feather snorts. "Next time, bite off the legs and we can ask the rest what's going on?"
[20:59] <@Kotono> "Sorry," she repeats, going to take a mouthful of water, rinse with it and spit it out. "I can't believe I did that 5 feet from John. I was hoping to make a better impression with him than Ysvoldae. Oh, did I tell you how she reacted when I talked to her before she left? It was the damned dragon's fault for being talkative, but still."
[21:01] <Feather> "Yeah just pretend it didn't happen and move past it," Feather says with a slight wince. "Nothing good'll come outta talking 'bout it."

Ebiris · October 15, 2013, 03:22:20 PM

[18:05] <@Space_Cat> Soon enough the party is reunited, a heap of dead wyverns and a diary on hand....OOC: Go ahead, y'all.
[18:06] <Gildas> "It's a diary of the mercenaries who attacked us." He says, responding to John's earlier question.
[18:07] <@John> "Does it say why he came here with those wyverns?" John asks.
[18:09] <Gildas> "Sort of..." He responds, with a frown. He shows the diary to Feather and Myann since they'll probably want to read it for themselves. "They were working with someone who calls themselves 'Emperor'... I... cannot be sure, but I don't think it's related to that dragon."
[18:09] * Feather flips through the diary to see if it mentions other employees, or anything approaching wyvern numbers.
[18:09] <@John> "Emperor of what? The Vastwoods? Does the Vastwoods have an emperor?" Surely he'd have heard of him if so!
[18:11] <Gildas> "That's an excellent question. I don't think it mentions anything about where they met..." He frowns. "I'm not sure how we proceed from here, but... Whoever this person is, he knows about this farm. It..........." He trails off, then looks at Feather. "I think we should go see our friend about a skeleton."
[18:11] <@Space_Cat> Feather doesn't find anything like that, unfortunately.
[18:12] <Feather> "What? Why?!"
[18:13] <Gildas> "Well, first of all, we should see what he found out. Second, what if it was this Emperor who was responsible for the assassin skeletons in the forest?" He responds. "He might've found a way to damage it, too."
[18:14] <Feather> "I guess we could see if he did anything," Feather agrees reluctantly. "But I ain't seeing no tie between no dragon emperor and a bunch of crazy skeletons."
[18:14] <@John> John just looks between the two, not getting where the conversation's leading. But it's better than looking at Myann!
[18:15] <Gildas> "Well, it took a while before we figured out there was a dragon behind the wolves and everything else..." He says, then looks at John. "It's a bit of a long story, but during an adventure we came across a skeleton with bladed feet that was hiding a scepter that controls an invincible skeleton."
[18:16] <Gildas> "...That might've been a lot to absorb at once." He realizes.
[18:17] <@John> "Yeah, I've fought a few skeletons with daggers for feet, but none of those had magic sceptres," John nods. "Never had anything, really. Except bones."
[18:18] <Gildas> "Ah, you've had the pleasure." He says with a grimace. "We left it in the care of... a friend, we'll say. It's been a while since we checked on him."
[18:27] * Space_Cat is now known as Kotono
[18:30] <@Kotono> "Yeah, it was complicated," Myann agrees. "Maybe he'll know something about this Emperor, at leasT?"
[18:31] <Gildas> He nods. "It's possible."
[18:33] <Gildas> "It's a few days from here, are you all right for a trip?" He looks at John. "Or do you want to rest for a day or two?"
[18:36] <@John> "If you don't mind waiting till at least tomorrow I'll go with," John says, since he is really tired and hungry/thirsty however manfully he hides it. "So long as it's not an imposition."
[18:37] <Gildas> "I think we can manage that." He responds with a reassuring smile. "We did just have a battle, after all."
[18:41] <@Kotono> OOC: So your plan is to rest the night then go visiting?
[18:41] <@John> OOC: yup
[18:44] <Gildas> OOC: Arrr
[18:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Doing anything with the corposes, by the way?
[18:45] <Feather> OOC: Same as last time with the wyverns. Elf can get buried somewhere far.
[18:46] <@John> OOC: burn the elf! Sell the wyverns
[18:47] <@Kotono> OOC: Doign with the wyverns before or after you leave?
[18:47] <Feather> OOC: Before

Ebiris · October 16, 2013, 04:26:06 PM

[17:59] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, what's your wyvern sellin' scheme?
[18:00] <Feather> OOC: Someone will make sure they don't rot stupidly and we'll wait till the kobolds show up again
[18:00] <Feather> OOC: Let's do it all offscreen!
[18:00] <@John> OOC: they live ten minutes away, we can go and tell them!
[18:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then.
[18:01] <@Kotono> OOC: If you want to put it off, they cna be preserved. You have townsfolk for that now.
[18:02] <Feather> OOC: Sure. Let's go chat with the vampire?
[18:06] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[18:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 60." [1d100=60]
[18:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 19." [1d100=19]
[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 8." [1d100=8]
[18:07] <@Kotono> OOC: Will whomever is leading make a survival check for me?
[18:08] <Gildas> OOC: Sure.
[18:08] <Gildas> roll 1d20+14
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+14 and gets 23." [1d20=9]
[18:11] <@Kotono> The party makes rather solid time. It's cool all day and chilly in the nights as fall closes in. It's the morning of the third day's travel. Myann's serving up tasty mushroom omelettes as the party eats...OOC: Go ahead and set yourselves up, y'all. More's coming after.
[18:12] <@John> More at ease in the forest with some friends to watch his back, John is relaxed and sitting on a log as he munches on his omelette.
[18:12] <Gildas> Gildas sits on the edge of the camp they have, simply enjoying the fact that this cold is more natural than the most recent one. It had better be, anyway...
[18:13] * Parts: Soul (~Soul@99-177-222-135.lightspeed.stlsmo.sbcglobal.net)
[18:13] <Feather> Feeling just too tired Feather goes without any dinner for a change, opting to rest and recover his strength.
[18:16] <@Kotono> "Didn't sleep well?" Myann asks as Feather rests, working on her own breakfast. As everyone does their thing, a sound is heard. It's from the forest ahead, the sound of bells. Like church bells, donging away.
[18:17] <Feather> "Yeah-- not that it's gonna matter," Feather mutters sourly.
[18:18] <Gildas> His ears perk up, but his face doesn't. "Curious." He says as he glances in the direction the sound comes from.
[18:18] <@John> John looks up and says, "Sounds like church bells. There any churches around here?"
[18:19] <@Kotono> "It's the middle of the Vastwoods," Myann replies as she puts down her plate after a final bite, "Unless our friend's gotten to expanding, there shouldn't be anything like that out there."
[18:21] <Gildas> "I suppose it falls to us to investigate." He says, putting things away in order to leave.
[18:22] <@Kotono> "If it's that dragon again," Myann shakes her head in exasperation, "I'm not sure what I'll do."
[18:22] * @John takes a moment to quickly finish off his omelette before putting his plate and fork away and grabbing his staff. "Never heard of a dragon making that noise..."
[18:23] <Feather> His things are already gathered, and so Feather follows suit.
[18:26] <@Kotono> The party thus heads up and goes on. Ahead, there is a clearing in the forest. Here a massive cathedral stands. The setting light of the sun sends a few rays of red down through the canopy, which weaves around the spires and towers of the church. The bell ringing comes from above, likely a bell tower hidden by the foliage. There's grand doors leading within as well as plenty of stained glass
[18:26] <@Kotono> windows.
[18:27] <Gildas> "..." He turns and looks to Myann. "Could they create something like this in our world?" His voice sounds very serious, mixed with some confusion and perhaps even a hint of wonder.
[18:28] <@John> "Looks like a church to me," Hohn says, looking for any familiar symbols on it to note its faith.
[18:28] <@John> *John
[18:29] <@Kotono> Myann crosses her arms and stares ahead at it. "I imagine the stronger ones could. Look at what Lady Valisha did. One with control over stone or building or anything..." A shrug.
[18:29] <@Kotono> OOC: K:R ranks?
[18:29] * Feather heads over to push the door open and peer inside.
[18:30] <Gildas> He nods to Myann's words and follows a bit behind Feather.
[18:30] <@John> OOC: none
[18:30] <@Kotono> Taking a look over, John sees no holy symbols. The images in the windows are vague images of this or that. It looks sort of holy-ish, but it's rather too obscure and vague to really tell anything.
[18:31] <@John> "M'not sure it's even a real church, actually," John says, following the rest. "Kinda like a model of what someone thinks a church is."
[18:31] <@Kotono> The door to within is opened. There's a small cloakroom here. Mats with hints of mud are on them, racks for boots and shoes. Next to them are piles of soft slippers. There's hooks to hang cloaks and the like on. Another door ahead leads further in.
[18:32] <Gildas> "I think you may be onto something with that." He responds.
[18:32] * Feather wipes his boots off before swapping them for the slippers and stowing them in his pack. Then, he heads further inside.
[18:34] <@John> May as well be polite anyway, so John does the same thing, taking his boots off and replacing them with slippers, putting his boots in the rack and hanging his sack of belongings off one of the hooks.
[18:37] <@Kotono> Myann follow suit, doing the same and following. Ahead you the door opens into a stairwell going down.
[18:37] <Gildas> He frowns at slippers, but decides ultimately to change his boots and follows after the others.
[18:37] <@Kotono> Myann cocks her head to the side, "That's an interesting take on building design," she finally says.
[18:38] <Gildas> "It's certainly elaborate, if it's to be a trap." He comments.
[18:38] <@John> "Some people are really particular about getting shoes on their carpets. Never understood it meself," John shrugs as he opens the door to head further in.
[18:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Are y'all going down the stairs? If so, what order are you going in?
[18:41] <Gildas> OOC: I'm going last.
[18:42] <Feather> OOC: John, me, Myann, Gildas?
[18:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[18:43] <@Kotono> The stairs wind down, down and down some more. Light comes from candles hanging from the walls, providing shadowy illumination all around. After a bit, the stairwell comes to a door set into the wall. It's open and you can see within. Within is another stairwell, this one going back up. Otherwise, the stairwell you're on also continues further down.
[18:45] <@John> "Up or down?" John asks, figuring on down if there's no immediate consensus.
[18:46] <Feather> "Down?"
[18:46] <Gildas> "May as well see how far this goes." He adds.
[18:47] <@John> Downwards, then!
[18:50] <@Kotono> Down the party goes. The stairs go down, winding down into the dark. There are less candles here, causing darkness to dominate save for small pools of candlelight. At the bottom, the stairs lead into a narrow hall. There are rows of recesses on either side of the hall, covered in shadows and hidden. At the far end of the hall is a room, the last candles just letting you glimpse the opening to
[18:50] <@Kotono> it.
[18:51] * @John looks in the recesses as he passes before entering the room ahead, barring significant distraction.
[18:52] <@Kotono> Within the recesses are vine covered coffins. They're made of wood and look rather old.
[18:52] * @John has no interest in disturbing the dead!
[18:53] * Feather follows John as they go down the hall.
[18:53] * Gildas wrinkles his nose, but makes no other comments. There's something about this place, though...
[18:56] <@Kotono> Myann follows, her hand drifting to the hilt of her sword. Her gaze sweeps around as you head within. The room is pitch black ahead - you'll need some means of illuminating it unless you watn to blunder in blind.
[18:56] <Feather> "Myann, mind helping with a bit of light?"
[18:57] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 95." [1d100=95]
[18:58] <@Kotono> Light comes forth. Within the room is a raised dais with a single coffin resting on it. The coffin is covered in thick green vines in a criss-cross pattern. Large green fruits hang from the vines, somewhat akin to undersized, lime colored apples.
[19:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Small green, not large green. Brainfarted.
[19:00] <@John> "Well, you want to go back upstairs then?" John says, quite happy to leave the dead resting if that's what they're doing.
[19:01] <Feather> "Yeah sure."
[19:01] <@Kotono> "Odd.
[19:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[19:01] <@Kotono> "Odd." That's what Myann says after giving it a good look, waving her illuminated sword about for light.
[19:02] <Gildas> He frowns further, giving the fruits a closer inspection, to see if perhaps they might have a reason for being here.
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: K:N, Gildas.
[19:03] <Gildas> roll 1d20+14
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+14 and gets 16." [1d20=2]
[19:04] <@Kotono> The vines seem to grow into the coffin directly. Some things do grow from dead bodies, such as mushrooms, but this sort of vine isn't something you've seen or heard of before.
[19:06] * @John tilts his head, a curious expression on his face. "Anyone else hear that?"
[19:06] <Feather> "So, uh, did anyone else hear that?" Feather asks warily, backing away.
[19:06] <@Kotono> "Yes," Myann's eyes narrow, face twisting into a look of pure annoyance. "I heard that."
[19:06] * Feather blinks at the confirmation. "Yeah. Felt just like when you do that," he tells Myann.
[19:07] <Gildas> "...Odd indeed. I think these vines are fom inside." He sighs. "I don't feel right disturbing it, but at the same time... I'm not sure ignoring it is any bett--" He's cut off by the others. "I... think this might be a creation of theirs."
[19:08] <@Kotono> "It probably is," Myann says, "Services rendered, eh? To assume a moment, there's only one that I can think of that might be in a position to do that. Remember the trance of inspiration that came over us in the middle of the dragon hunt?"
[19:08] <@John> "So, uh... what services you think it's talking about? Us coming down here?"
[19:09] <Feather> "So just cause someone felt like messing with us before, she feels we owe her something?" Feather shrugs. "Fine, say we do. What's she want?"
[19:10] <Gildas> While they debate, he moves over to the coffin to crouch down in front of it with a frown. Just what's inside, he wonders.
[19:10] <@Kotono> "If it's that way, I don't know. Unless she wants to kill us here," Myann says, "It could also cut the other way. If the local ones weren't entertained with what the dragon did, perhaps this is for us for services rendered?"
[19:10] <@Kotono> OOC: Opening the coffin?
[19:11] <@John> "So, this is all on you lot?" John asks, stepping back. "I'm not really following."
[19:12] <Feather> "Well, heard it too, didn't you?" Feather asks with a shrug. "Maybe it's for the wyverns. Fought them too, didn't ya?"
[19:13] <@Kotono> "Could be," Myann shrugs her shoulders another time, "For all we know, watching us here trying to figure out is the entertainment with dinner."
[19:13] <Gildas> "I'm going to see what's inside." He announces to the others, then will go to do that very thing.
[19:14] <@Kotono> The coffin is covered in vines, making it difficult to open. OOC: str check.
[19:14] <@John> "Yeah, but for who? You're all talking like you know this voice, but I ain't never heard it."
[19:14] <@Kotono> "It's complicated," Myann says, glancing at Feather - but only for a moment, as Gildas's actions get her attention.
[19:14] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3 rarrrrrr
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 rarrrrrr and gets 12." [1d20=9]
[19:14] <Feather> "Nah. Thing is, we heard similar voices before," Feather responds. "But not this one, alright?"
[19:14] <@Kotono> No good. The vines are stronger than they look. He could try again if he wished.
[19:15] <Gildas> "Could one of you cut these vines off? They're much stronger than at first glance." He looks to the others with their more appropriately bladed weapons.
[19:16] * Feather gives Gildas an incredulous look, before asking him, "Why?"
[19:17] <Gildas> "Because we should find out what's inside it?" He responds, with a flat look. "We're already deep inside whatever in the world this thing has made, shouldn't we properly discover what it's doing? That might give us a clue on what it wants and how to defeat it, if necessary."
[19:17] <Feather> "Or we could not desecrate the ominous coffin and just leave? Dunno, just a thought. Or go up and take a look there first?"
[19:20] <Gildas> He reaches up and pinches his forehead in frustration. "There was mud on the mat when we came in, correct? Does that not indicate other people have come in here? What if there are people trapped inside these coffins and this creature is draining them with the vines?"
[19:21] <@John> "Oh hell!" John jumps up to sudden alertness, "Hadn't thought of that!"
[19:22] <@Kotono> "...damn." Myann finally says, "That's a point, isn't it? I wouldn't put it past them to do that."
[19:22] <Feather> "Or we took a wrong turn and and should've gone up?" Feather counters. "We're in the middle of nowhere, too. Just where do you think all those people would just show up from?"
[19:23] <Gildas> "I will open it myself, then." He turns back to the coffin.
[19:23] <@John> "Well, lets just run upstairs, have a look, and if there's nothing to convince us otherwise we'll come back down and open it up?" John suggests.
[19:23] <@Kotono> OOC: Make another Str check then if you're trying to open it.
[19:24] <Feather> "Yeah, that's what I was thinking," Feather says, nodding at John. "Not that far, is it?"
[19:24] <Gildas> There is a sigh before he stands again. "Very well."
[19:25] * @John then takes off at a jog, not wanting to hang about if lives are at risk!
[19:27] * Gildas will follow the others back up.
[19:28] <@Kotono> "Alright." Myann now look sto John, "John, if we come across anyone here, make sure to be polite," she follows his jog with her own, "No matter what. Follow our lead."
[19:29] * @John looks at Feather and Gildas, "Haven't I been?" he asks, surprised that's an issue.
[19:30] <Gildas> "For normal people, you certainly have been." He responds. "These people..." He trails off with a sigh. "Require more diplomacy than you'd think."
[19:31] <Feather> "Course you've been!" Feather responds, puzzled a bit but then again Myann's an elf. "Just don't worry 'bout it. These ones won't, either."
[19:31] * @John nods, heartened by the support!
[19:33] <@Kotono> The party heads back upstairs, halfway. Here the door to the other stairwell is found. OOC: Going through this and up those stairs then?
[19:33] <Feather> OOC: Yes
[19:36] <@Kotono> Going up, the stairs lead up, up and up! You climb for a good ways, surely several stories. You finally come to a door leading to another stairwell going down. Further, this stair continues going up. It goes up into a room, it looks like.
[19:36] <Feather> "What's wrong with this place?" Feather complains, opening the the door at the upper end of the staircase.
[19:37] <Gildas> "It's made by the fey." Comes the response.
[19:38] <@John> "Woah, this is a fairy house?" John asks in surprise, not having grasped that already thanks to the thus far subtle commentary on events by his companions.
[19:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Going up, you mean, Feather?
[19:39] <Feather> OOC: Yes. It goes into a room, I want to be there.
[19:39] <@Kotono> "Yes," Myann says after a moment, "The Fair Folk as humans call them. It has their markings."
[19:40] <@Kotono> Feather goes up. The room is a bell tower. In the center hangs a bell, windows showing the canopy just outside. As Feather enters, the bell begins ringing once more. It is a loud DONG DONG DONG sort of sound.
[19:41] <Feather> Loud enough to wake the dead, he thinks sourly before heading down. There is an unexplored door leading below and they must take a look through it.
[19:41] <@John> "Never thought I'd actually see one. Me mother told me all the stories when I was a lad," John says, looking out the view. "Guess we've just got one path left anyways. But yeah, she always said they was beautiful and you had to be nice to them, so don't worry about me being rude or nothing."
[19:42] <Gildas> He just stays quiet for now, his thoughts apparently elsewhere, despite the bell-ringing.
[19:44] <@Kotono> Thus the party goes on and into the other passage, going further down once more. This stair descends into the cathedral proper. It is a cathedral without pews - instead stairways going up and down are everywhere. At the far end is an altar, wherein a small tree covered in thick vines sits. Hanging from the vines are dozens of large carrot-like fruits, colored ashen white. As you see the tree,
[19:44] <@Kotono> ethereal and lovely feminine laughter echos throughout.
[19:45] <Feather> "Uh, hi," Feather says warily in greeting, approaching the carrot tree.
[19:45] <@John> "Hullo," John bows his head in a polite and deferential manner, a few steps behind Feather.
[19:46] <@Kotono> "Come, come," A young girl's voice calls from the tree, "Dinner's done. Come come, dinner's done."
[19:46] <Gildas> Gildas almost immediately has his eyes drawn to the fruit. White? If this thing has some relationship to that dragon...
[19:47] <@Kotono> Giggles follow, "Eat, eat, dragon's demise. Eat eat, dragon's demise."
[19:47] <Feather> "I'm Feather," he decides to introduce himself.
[19:48] <@John> "I'm John," for once he doesn't add the nickname spiel, figuring a fairy wouldn't really care, "But I never killed a dragon, unless wyverns count. Should I stay back?"
[19:50] <@Kotono> "Gnaw, gnaw," The voice again carols, "Danger's defeat. Gnaw, gnaw, danger's defeat."
[19:51] <Feather> "Thanks," Feather says, guessing that the fey wants them to try the white carrots. He ate a strange fey fruit before, so he plucks one suck carrot to bite on now.
[19:52] <Gildas> He glances at Myann to see if she has any subtle input on the matter.
[19:52] <@John> Not really an answer, but it would be rude to presume, wouldn't it? "Alright," John says, deciding to just stand at the back.
[19:53] <@Kotono> Myann pauses a moment, before she lightly shrugs.
[19:53] <@Kotono> Feather bites the carrot! (More, PM)
[19:55] <Gildas> He sighs inwardly and outwardly and steps up to take a carrot as well, hesitantly looking at it and over at Feather to make sure he doesn't turn into a carrot monster or something.
[19:56] <Feather> "Huh." Feather blinks, shaking his head. "It's like I can see that dragon's memories. What did you know? He always wanted to be a red one. Got mighty jealous of those."
[19:58] <@Kotono> "Come, come. Be my friend," The voice calls, a single, dainty hand sticking out of the tree's trunk. "Will you all be my friends?" As it stays out, the wrist of her hand begins to sprout branches, leaves and little dangling stones.
[19:59] <Feather> "Is this your home?" Feather asks. "What about below? What's with all the coffins there?"
[19:59] <@Kotono> "So he was compensating for something?" Myann starts to smile, but it fades when the hand come out.
[19:59] <Gildas> He decides he may as well eat the carrot too to see what Feather is talking about. "But why does this show us that?"
[19:59] <@Kotono> "Dreams, dreams. Broken dreams and forgotten inspiration," The sing-song is sweet, alluring. "What would not be realized."
[20:00] <@John> "Even me?" John asks, walking forward to join everyone else since she's asking for 'you all'.
[20:00] * Feather finishes off the carrot, not feeling any more enlightened than before.
[20:01] <@Kotono> "Even you," The voice comes, "Come, come. Dream, dream."
[20:02] <@John> "Thanks, that's awfully nice of you," John smiles and very delicately takes the tree-hand. "I'm glad to meet you."
[20:03] <Gildas> He raises an eyebrow and then shakes his head. He looks back the way they came with a frown. "Dreams... ...Of the people in the coffins." He says, his jaw tightening.
[20:04] <@Kotono> Whent he hand is taken, the cathedral around you shatters into light. You are momentarily floating in nothing before you stand in a bright field. A field like a child's drawings, a floating yellow-paper sun above. Yet it seems real, too real. Hyperreal, as if the sun was made -more- by casting it into paper. "Come, come," The voice sounds far away, "Dream, dream. Come to me and dream with
[20:04] <@Kotono> me...dreams are the path of inspiration. Let's play in them!"
[20:05] <@John> "My dreams are pretty weird, dunno if you'd find much inspiration there," John admits, nonetheless walking through the field towards the voice, taking it all in stride.
[20:08] <@Kotono> Myann looks around, "I think we're on the other side now," she adds, "Careful."
[20:08] <Gildas> Suddenly, Gildas' eyes open wide. Dreams... DREAMS! He looks to the others. "This isn't... This---Feather! Do you remember when we were at The Circle asking about Myann the first time? There was a voice--like this one... The Panther... he called it 'The Dreamer.'"
[20:10] <Feather> "Eh, really?" Feather asks, wincing. "Sorry. Couldn't think of much else at the time. What's it said?"
[20:11] <Gildas> "He told it to go back to sleep. The dragon... I think when we defeated it... it woke up." He says, looking around. "But I'm not sure... how that ultimately helps us." He sighs, realizing that his moment of inspiration is cast into defeat. "Unless we can somehow put it back to sleep..."
[20:12] <Feather> "Is the dreaming so bad? As long as we find a way out?"
[20:13] <Gildas> "It was bad enough that The Circle didn't want it awake. I think that counts, don't you?"
[20:13] <@Kotono> "As long as you wake up," Myann says, "John, hold on a moment," she says as the party starts to walk.
[20:15] * @John stops, tuning into the discussion. "Well hang on. If this dreamer likes to dream, why wouldn't its mates ask you not to wake it up? It's not 'cause they hate it, if they hated it they'd be like 'go on, wake the dreamer up! That'll piss 'er off!'"
[20:17] <Gildas> "I wish we could ask them..." He says, frowning. "...But maybe I can try to."
[20:17] <@Kotono> "In any case, if it is a Sidhe, it wants to deal with us," Myann says, "If need be I can confront it. I'll at least have some standing before it and we can use that to argue it down, should it come down to that."
[20:19] <Gildas> He nods to Myann's words. "It may just wish to see the dreams of those who defeated the dragon... We may as well follow it?" He looks to the others for opinions. "We don't have many other options."
[20:20] <Feather> "No harm in that I can see," Feather agrees.
[20:21] <Gildas> "I still worry about whatever is trapped back... but we can solve that when we return." He concludes.
[20:21] <Feather> "Didn't sound like anyone was?"
[20:22] <@Kotono> OOC: Going on then, y'all?
[20:22] <Gildas> "Do you think there was nothing in the coffins?" He asks. "Either way, it's a matter we can't solve while we're here."
[20:23] <Feather> "Discarded dreams? That's what I think. But not people."
[20:23] <Gildas> "It's possible. Anything is." He nods.

Ebiris · October 17, 2013, 04:29:28 PM

[18:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, what's y'all's plan here? Advance forward, chat or something else?
[18:01] <@John> OOC: advance!
[18:04] <@Kotono> The cartoon fields lead onward. As you go...OOC: Would everyone make a Will save for reference? Bonuses against enchantment apply.
[18:04] <Feather> roll 1d20+7
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7 and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[18:04] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 Myann (+3 vs enchantment)
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 Myann (+3 vs enchantment) and gets 13." [1d20=8]
[18:05] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 27." [1d20=18]
[18:05] <Gildas> roll 1d20+9
[18:05] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+9 and gets 29." [1d20=20]
[18:08] <@Kotono> Ahead you find a cabin. It's scribbled in, brown logs with specks of white, as if parts of the image weren't fully crayoned in. The door's open if one cares to go in. Beyond it there's a well, a horse eating grass nearby - as much a child's art mixed with bits of stone - and a couple of cats snoozing in the sunlight. The colors become more and more intense as you get closer, enough to make you
[18:08] <@Kotono> need to squint.
[18:11] <Gildas> His brow furrows slightly at the cabin and he looks to the others. "I'm willing to go inside, if you'd all like."
[18:12] <@John> "May as well," John agrees, walking up to knock on the side of the door as he pops his head in. "Hullo?"
[18:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3 as requested
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 as requested and gets 4." [1d20=1]
[18:13] <Gildas> "We certainly seem to be getting closer to... something." He says as he takes a look around while John investigates.
[18:14] <@Kotono> Within the cabin is all you'd expect - living quarters. The back wall has a mural on it. It shows mushrooms in the shape of a woman, plastered with a far too large grin on her face. This child's image shows a man that rather resembles Feather reaching out to her, looking stricken with sorrow. Nearby there's a paint easel, brushes moving of their own account to paint something.
[18:15] * Julia is now known as John
[18:15] <John> "No one home, looks like," he says, walking fully inside to make sure.
[18:16] <Feather> "Anyone?" Feather calls out, circling the cabin.
[18:18] <@Kotono> You don't see anyone around. However, you can hear a plethoria of giggles coming from the painting easel, the brushes stopping.
[18:18] <Gildas> He leans over to Myann to quietly ask. "Invisible, you think?"
[18:19] <@Kotono> "You think?" Myann asks, eyes narrowing as she looks in and sees the mural. "Pixies."
[18:20] <John> "Really?" John turns to them. "Damn, and I don't have any honey... uh, sorry for cursing," he looks momentarily abashed in the direction of the presumed pixies.
[18:22] <@Kotono> Giggles come again - overlapping and echoing, seeming to be many with each one slightly out of sync with the others. The voices that reply in Sylvan say the same, "Inspiration! Inspiration! Dreams and memories! You'll be our masterpiece! Sorry, sorry? Oh, you're sorry!" This provokes a fresh storm of giggles, "Come here and entertain us, sorry human."
[18:23] * John doesn't understand a word they're saying! "Heh, they sound cute," he mutters, smiling.
[18:24] <Gildas> "You... ...John, i think it might be time you come back outside." He says, rather warily.
[18:24] <@Kotono> "Yes, outside," Myann quickly seconds in Common.
[18:25] <John> "Oh, uh okay," he follows their advice, stopping to duck his head back at the nice voices by the door. "Been nice uh... seeing you," he says before backing outside.
[18:27] <Gildas> "I think it's time we get moving." He adds, taking a step back from the cabin. "...Although I'm not quite sure where."
[18:27] <@Kotono> The giggles stop. The colors in the room darken, as if a cloud just went over the sun. "How dare you!" The voices chorus as one, "Our entertainment! Our entertainment! Our entertainment! Our entertainment!" Four speak in overlapping voices, not quite in sync as they reply in Sylvan. Meanwhile Myann steps back and out as well.
[18:28] <Feather> Shrugging, Feather picks a direction in random and starts walking away. At the angry chorus, he picks up his speed while waving for the others to follow.
[18:29] <John> "They don't sound so happy anymore," John says warily. "I was polite, wasn't I?"
[18:30] <Gildas> He frowns a bit and takes a few more steps back to follow Feather in that direction before he turns himself. "You were. It's probably my fault. ...Come on, we should go." He will start to move after him.
[18:30] <@Kotono> Myann sighs as she picks up her pace, but pauses to call back in Sylvan, "My entertainment," she adds, heavy emphasis on 'my'. She replies to John in Common, "You were. Sidhe have a wicked sense of humor, in the most literal sense of wicked. I spent a century trapped in a clearing, suffering and alone, because of a single Sidhe's entertainment."
[18:31] <John> "What? But..." John looks back at the cabin and then at Myann, following along, "That doesn't sound fair."
[18:32] <Gildas> "I have a feeling we haven't even met the one in charge of this place just yet..." He says, as he looks to the others. "The Sidhe have their own definition of fairness."
[18:33] <@Kotono> "The world isn't fair, especially the world of the Sidhe," Myann says as you hurry along, leaving the cabin behind. The colors return to cheerful as you make your getaway, no signs of pursuit. The girl's giggles return at this, "Inspiration, inspiration. Dream, dream, dreams into nightmares. Who can say where dreams and inspiration shall go or where they are headed? An ugly word can banish a
[18:33] <@Kotono> muse, just like that."
[18:34] <John> "Well why call 'em the fair folk, then?" John asks, having always taken it at face value.
[18:35] <Feather> "Because they're mighty pretty, and because you don't wanna use some word to offend them, yeah? Might as well go for flattery," Feather says, slowing down now that everyone's caught up.
[18:37] <John> "This is a lot to take in... always thought they was just nice, and shy, that's all," John says, brow furrowed in consternation.
[18:38] <Gildas> "I think, much like humans, there are good ones and evil ones." He says. "We just keep running into the... less good ones."
[18:39] <@Kotono> "Heh...Dream, dream," The voice is closer now. Besides you appears a girl. She is nine feet tall, yet in proportions she is little more than a child.She wears a dress of stone and tree bark, with sprigs of holly growing out of it. The back of her head is another face, that of a cat. It meows as the girl reaches out to stroke John's cheek. "Dream, dream," Her voice is like a sleepy carol, bringing
[18:39] <@Kotono> to mind the need to slumber. Fatigue buffers against all of you! "But he's your entertainment, Lady of the Mushrooms?" Both faces giggle at the same time, a hand going to the lips of the human face. "Can I play with him for a little while?" She speaks in Common, invitingly warm.
[18:40] <Gildas> "I think you should go back to sleep." He speaks up, In Sylvan, trying to at least sound somewhat intimidating.
[18:41] * John starts to yawn before shivering, her appearance not instilling confidence despite the nice voice. "This is weirder than my dreams get."
[18:42] <@Kotono> "Oh...is it a dream or is it reality? The Circle is but one of many, and who can tell which is which to a dreamer?" The cat-face begins to lick, grooming the hair on the back of her head. Meanwhile the human face replies, "So friendly. That dragon wasn't friendly at all. He was a blight on inspiration. With all th ehumans asleep, what use is there for a muse? What use are there for dreams?"
[18:44] <John> "Don't you need to be asleep to have dreams?" John asks, more at ease dealing with inane arguments. "It'd be more of a problem if we were always awake, or doing that thing elves do."
[18:45] <@Kotono> "Dreams, awake. Awake, dreams. Who can tell when the borders are blurred?" The creature before you asks, gently rubbing John's cheek. "Do all of you mind if I give him inspiration, my friends?"
[18:48] <@Kotono> "I think you need to understand that he doesn't really appreciate this like the rest of us," Myann finally says. "He's a new friend." Crossing her arms under her chest, "Did you give us that trance a few weeks ago? Are you helping us because of the Circle?"
[18:48] * John decides to just stay quiet since his new friends seem to get things a lot better, so hopefully won't lead him astray.
[18:49] <Gildas> Gildas looks to Myann at her words, then looks back at what he can only call The Dreamer with a frown, not wanting to cause any issues by angering it.
[18:51] <@Kotono> "Mmm-hmm. But what is one place but a passing dream? One dream in the Circle, another in the woods, and yet another here. So many dreams. Dreams, dreams, dreams." She smiles, yawning after with both heads. The sense of lethargy spreads. "It's been entertaining watching you and your dreams. Such wonderful tragic dreams lately, a heroic ode with a lamentable end. A dream I've savored much. The
[18:51] <@Kotono> cup overflowing with sorrow is fertile ground for inspiration. What say you, my friends?"
[18:53] <Gildas> There's a small noise in the back of his throat as he grinds his teeth, then opens his mouth. "I prefer to find my inspiration in the waking world, where things are tangible, rather than in a world of boundless illusions."
[18:55] <@Kotono> "Dreams are nice, but Gildas is right. I dream about things that happened in the waking world," She gestures with one hand, arm sweeping about, "Because it's what matters. The things I care about are there and that's why it matters. My entertainment, if that helps you understand it."
[18:57] <@Kotono> "Dreams, dreams..." The girl before you murmurs, her gaze going to Feather. "What say you, my friend?"
[18:58] <Feather> "Sorry, what're you asking again?" Feather says in embarrassment, rubbing the back of his head. "Can you ask it in a more simple way?
[19:01] <@Kotono> "I see, I see. The dreamer yet needs more inspiration," The woman vanishes from sight, "Fear not, fear not. My inspiration comes forth to you!" Ahead of you, brushes appear in the air. They begin to rapidly paint, and in moments, it is done. A cartoony image of Porridge, axe and all. "Show me your inspiration against the echos of dreams!" The dreamer's voice comes from Porridge's mouth. With
[19:01] <@Kotono> that, the fake-Porridge raises his axe up and charges at the party! OOC: Init.
[19:02] <Feather> roll 1d20+3 :(
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 :( and gets 21." [1d20=18]
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann is not amused
[19:02] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7 double :(
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 double :( and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann is not amused and gets 14." [1d20=12]
[19:02] <John> roll 1d20+3
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 18." [1d20=15]
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1 Porridge
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 Porridge and gets 18." [1d20=17]
[19:02] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(21)>John=Porridge(18)Myann(14)>Gildas(12)'
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Go Feather. He's 20ft away.
[19:03] <@Kotono> "You give us a nightmare as inspiration?" Myann bites off, voice simmering with anger.
[19:04] <Feather> "Ain't got no friends who'd do this!" Feather snarls, launching himself at this cartoonish abomination.
[19:04] <Feather> roll 1d20+13 zap
[19:04] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 zap and gets 27." [1d20=14]
[19:04] <@Kotono> OOC: Hizzit.
[19:05] <Feather> roll 1d10+5+1d6+5d6+4d6 cold,elec,skirmish
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+1d6+5d6+4d6 cold,elec,skirmish and gets 43." [1d10=1][1d6=1][5d6=6, 4, 3, 6, 2][4d6=6, 6, 2, 1]
[19:06] <@Kotono> Feather charges forward, intercepting Porridge. He stabs him in the chest, lightning ripping into him! He's knocked back from it, momentarily stunned by the onslaught! Yet he grins in a familiar way, body twisting with the warp. He raises his axe up at Feather to return the favor!
[19:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 (+2 rage, -4 PA) aC?
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 (+2 rage, -4 PA) aC? and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[19:06] <Feather> OOC: 22 after skirmish+charge
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 iteratives
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 iteratives and gets 11." [1d20=8]
[19:07] <@Kotono> Swing after swing comes, but each is stopped cold by Feather. He parries them out of the way, mind consumed with a cold fury that sharpens every reflex! OOC: John.
[19:08] * John moves around the back to get at the cartoonish half-elf, stepping in to sweep him off his feet with a swing of his staff before thumping it down on his prone form!
[19:08] <John> roll 1d20+14 CMB for trip
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 CMB for trip and gets 16." [1d20=2]
[19:08] <John> OOC: no attack if that fails
[19:09] <@Kotono> John moves into position, but he can't manage to land a successful strike! OOC: Okay, Myann's up.
[19:10] <@Kotono> Myann closes her eyes a moment, speaking in sharp Sylvan, "You offend us by using your friend for YOUR entertainment? You dare? Porridge was my friend! Damn you!" She then gestures at him, as a block appears from above.
[19:10] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch attack
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 touch attack and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[19:10] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 15." [5d6=1, 2, 1, 6, 5]
[19:10] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[19:11] <@Kotono> A giant wood cube comes from above, smashing into Porridge! It knocks him to a knee, but he rallies to get up in spite of it. OOC: Ow. Gildas.
[19:11] <@Kotono> *our friend
[19:12] <Gildas> Saying nothing, Gildas simply shapeshifts into his bear form and moves forward, attempting to strike the fake Porridge to stun him!
[19:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 Stunning Fist
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 Stunning Fist and gets 20." [1d20=12]
[19:12] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. Damage.
[19:12] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+13
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+13 and gets 16." [1d20=3]
[19:13] <Gildas> roll 1d8+7+1d6 last is cold
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+7+1d6 last is cold and gets 13." [1d8=2][1d6=4]
[19:15] <@Kotono> The final blow hits Porridge in the head. It's enough to knock him down and out, the figure crumbling away into bits of colorful, torn paper. The dreamer's voice comes, "What is a dream but a nightmare, and what is a nightmare but a dream? Do you understand now, Feather?" OOC: Free act.
[19:15] <Feather> "We're done talkin'. Got nothing more to say to the likes of you," Feather states firmly. "Better for everyone that we just part ways here."
[19:18] <@Kotono> "Cut your losses," Myann adds tersely, "Hide in the fact that you don't truly understand and return us. You've seen our type of entertainment, and I can saw we'd love to entertain the hell out of you." She draws her sword at that.
[19:20] <Gildas> He shapeshifts back. "The Circle is surely aware you're awake. You should go back to sleep." He adds, plainly.
[19:21] * John just hefts his staff and stands to back up his friends, not having any fierce commentary.
[19:26] <@Kotono> "Does might make right? The Circle thinks so..." The dreamer's voice is different now, contemplative and awake. No sleepiness now, "I see why Kral helped you. I see that...I owe you an apology." The dreamer finally says, "I was once like all of you, but I forget it in my dreams. Perhaps it is time again to sleep, before nature returns me forcefully to my slumber. Perhaps I'll dream again..."
[19:26] <@Kotono> The voice drifts off, the world around you wavering. "To dream, isn't that the ultimate escape? Away from the pains of the world, to turn nightmares into fantasies. This is what awaits at the end of the path of dreams, my friends. This...is...fantasy and reality...become one. It is...entertaining." The wavering ceases, and you stand in an empty clearing. There is no cathedral now, only the
[19:26] <@Kotono> setting sun.
[19:27] <Feather> "Waste of time, that was," Feather mutters, before looking around. "See your things anywhere, John?"
[19:27] <John> "My boots! My stuff!" John yells, looking around for them, uncaring that the church disappeared otherwise.
[19:27] <Gildas> He looks around, then at Feather's words down at his feet.
[19:27] <@Kotono> Myann closes her eyes and sighs deeply. Looking around, you find your equipment lying in the glade, under a bit of tall grass.
[19:28] <Gildas> OOC: Are the slippers still there?
[19:28] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[19:28] <Gildas> "...Curious." He says, quietly changing back to his regular shoes.
[19:28] <@Kotono> "As far as these things go, that was a good result," Myann finally says. "No fey curses, no battles, no 'helpful' changes." She looks about and gets her boots, holding the slippers in her free hand. "Wonder why these stayed?"
[19:28] <John> "Phew," he relaxes, going to retrieve them and changing out of his slippers. "That was odd, wasn't it? Guess that was your friend Porridge back there?"
[19:29] <@Kotono> Myann pauses a moment, inchanting a simple spell."The slippers are magical," she adds.
[19:30] <Gildas> "Perhaps we carried our dreams into reality." He responds, then blinks at her. "Are they? Truly curious."
[19:30] <John> "Huh, reckon I'll keep 'em. Fit well anyway." Thus they go into the sack!
[19:31] <@Kotono> "So will I," Myann adds, and looking over ot Feather, "Can you decode what they do?"
[19:31] * Feather takes a look!
[19:31] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[19:32] <@Kotono> OOC: Nailed it. Post.
[19:34] * Feather snorts. "They're made of dreams so they'll stop any other fey and such from making you fall asleep. And, uh, guess they're pretty and sturdy and all?"
[19:34] <@Kotono> "They'll make a nice memento," Myann packs hers away, getting up. "Wait a moment."
[19:35] <John> "Yeah, shame they've got no grip. Guess you can wear them around the house?"
[19:36] <@Kotono> OOC: Y'all ready to move along now?
[19:36] <Gildas> OOC: Sure thing.
[19:38] <@Kotono> The next day of travel is short and uneventful. You come on Vasili's abode without further trouble, giving the knocker a good knock, After a moment he opens the door, "Oh, you've returned about the skeleton?"
[19:40] <Gildas> "There were some protests." He says with a small smile.
[19:41] <@Kotono> "Of course, my Sidhe friends," He steps aside, "Come, Abraham's making a meal for us. I'll tell you what I've learned after you've eaten?"
[19:42] <Feather> "We've got some stories to share with you, too," Feather offers.
[19:43] <Gildas> He blinks for some reason, seeming to come to a realization all of a sudden, but he nods to Feather. "Indeed. A new friend as well." He gestures to John.
[19:43] <John> "Hullo, my name's John," the tall youth says with a raised arm from behind the group.
[19:44] <@Kotono> "Greetings," Vasili says politely, leading you back. "I am Vasili, a local mage and gentleman of the night." As you step in, the scent of something roasting wafts towards you. It smells -really- good.
[19:45] <John> "That like a lady of the night?" John asks in a whisper to Feather, eyes wide.
[19:46] <Feather> "Uh, let's just say that if he offers you entertainment, say no politely?" Feather whispers back while Vasili is preoccupied.
[19:46] * John nods quickly, suspicions confirmed.
[19:50] <@Kotono> The meal turns out to be a whole roasted pig. It's served with corn, salad and beer. It's entirely delectable, cooked just right and incredibly juicy. Vasili excuses himself while the party eats, Abraham cutting off slices from the pig before you to fill your plates. Myann looks a little distracted, as if her focus is elsewhere.
[19:51] <Gildas> "I have to wonder if he does this every night, or if he just always knows when we're coming." He comments as he eats a small bit of food, as it'd be rude to turn any down.
[19:52] <Feather> Myann is always like that when they visit, so Feather doesn't let it worry him. "Probably just during the visits," he muses out loud, helping himself to a hearty lunch.
[19:52] <John> "S'pretty extravagant," John agrees, digging in. "Where does he get it all?"
[19:52] <@Kotono> "Who can tell with a wizard?" Myann says absently, "Divinations or mere persistence. I seem to hear the mushrooms a lot when I'm here."
[19:52] <@Kotono> After a moment she stops, "I mean, there's something magical here, since I seem to hear the mushrooms better, I mean."
[19:53] <Gildas> "He probably chose this place for a reason." He says, as if to confirm Myann's thoughts.
[19:54] <John> "Hear mushrooms?" John asks, "What, like, blowing in the wind?"
[19:54] <Gildas> "His version of the healing spring, perhaps." To expound on the idea a bit.
[19:55] <Gildas> He decides to let Feather or Myann field that one. Hah, field...
[19:56] <@Kotono> "Righ tnow I'm listening to cloud mushrooms. They're telling me how they grow atop stormclouds and spread spores during big storms," Myann stops at that, "You don't know yet, do you?" she says, "After everything with that dreamer..." She shakes her head, "Feather and Gildas saved me from being trapped. Do you remember when I mentioned that? But all that time changed me. I'm a Sidhe and my domain
[19:56] <@Kotono> is mushrooms. I can hear them talking to me all the time. Mushrooms just want you to eat them, and are cheerful like children. Very childlike." She smiles softly after this, her hand going for Feather's.
[19:58] <John> "Erh..." he taps a finger on his chin which is starting to show a bit of stubble now, "See, normally I wouldn't want to eat something that could talk. But if they want you to eat them, maybe it's okay? I dunno though... isn't that a bit like enabling suicide? Maybe better to talk 'em down, right?"
[19:59] <Feather> "I can't hear that so it don't bother me none," Feather asserts.
[19:59] <@Kotono> "It's their purpose," Myann shrugs a little bit, "As least it's what they think. I was a little disturbed at first, but...if that's how the natural world is, I'm not going to argue about it. It makes them sad when I argue. It's like your mother telling you that you can't be a hero when you grow up."
[20:00] <Gildas> He nods to Myann's words on purpose. "If it is what they wish, then who are we to argue?"
[20:01] <John> "Well, I don't really eat mushrooms that much anyway. I suppose if it was wheat, or pigs it'd be a bit more of a stretch," John contemplates. "But the thing is, right, I've never been good at languages. So when I meet people like elves or gnomes, if they don't speak common I'm lost anyway. They could be telling me to eat them and I'd never know about it. Makes you think, doesn't it?"
[20:02] <Gildas> "Perspective is important." He says.
[20:02] <Feather> "Not eating people is, too."
[20:03] <Gildas> "Indeed."
[20:04] <John> "What about trees?" He says abruptly. "They could be gagging for it. Telling the tree talking people how much they want to get eaten, but no one bothers. They'd be right jealous of the mushrooms, wouldn't they? Except the poisonous ones... do they like being eaten too? That's a bit sinister isn't it... I'm not sure I can look at what's on me plate the same way now. It's just something I've taken for granted."
[20:05] <@Kotono> "The poison ones especially want ot be eaten, or the ones that make you see things," Myann says, "They tend to be a bit spiteful," Skewering a bit of pig and eating it, "I'd recommend not thinking about it, or if you must, be happy that you're fulfilling the ultimate wish of what you're eating."
[20:06] <Feather> "Can you even eat a tree?"
[20:06] <Gildas> "Not without some extra effort." He says.
[20:07] <Feather> "What sorta effort is that?" Feather asks curiously.
[20:07] <John> "I dunno, has anyone tried?" John shrugs, eating whatever's on his plate regardless. "Maybe you can't, and the trees are like 'Well that's not my fault, I'm standing here just begging to be eaten and you're being fussy about it.'"
[20:07] <@Kotono> "Ah, my friends!" Vasili enters. He holds the scepter in one hand, a thick leather glove worn. The skeleton follows behind, walking with him and coming to a stop.
[20:08] <John> "Cripes," he says, seeing the skeleton arrive.
[20:08] <@Kotono> "Don't worry," Vasili quickly says, "He's harmless right now."
[20:08] <Feather> "I wasn't worrying none," Feather says warily. "Till you said 'right now' an' all."
[20:09] <Gildas> He looks to the skeleton and to the glove, curious to hear the explanation of the whole thing.
[20:11] <Gildas> "Do you have any idea who made this?" He asks.
[20:11] <@Kotono> "In short," Vasili says, "The scepter is a control for the skeleton, and the skeleton needs energy. It's also sentient on a level and extremely vicious." Going on from this, "It's not indestructable, but only very specific means will destroy it." At this he shakes his head, "This is millenia old. I can endevour to learn more about it, but it'll take more time. "
[20:12] <Feather> "What specific means are those?" Feather asks, eyeing the skeleton.
[20:13] <Gildas> He blinks, then looks to Feather. "You were familiar with the bladed foot skeletons... they were related to some sort of assassins, right? Or something? I cannot recall."
[20:14] <Feather> "Well yeah." Feather shrugs. "Don't recall no unkillable skeleton to do with them, though."
[20:14] <Gildas> "Right, I was looking for a name, if you remember."
[20:15] <Gildas> "Because if it's as old as Sir Vasili says, then the fact that the skeletons were hiding it... or guarding it... or even searching for it is rather important in and of itself, is it not?" He concludes. "The skeletons must have a master."
[20:16] <Feather> "Springheel Stabber? That?"
[20:17] <@Kotono> "There's more to this than what the skeleton says, at least," Myann says, "It might bet hat whatever's behind it found the skeleton and scepter?"
[20:18] <@Kotono> "Immerse it in holy water at high noon under the sun," He begins, "Then dump it all into a stream or river, one that' smoving fast. It'll dissolve it."
[20:18] <Gildas> "I believe so." He nods, looking to Vasili. "We've heard some rumors from months ago about necromancers in the forests -- we faced a dire bear at the farm some time ago. It's hard for me to think that all of this isn't somehow connected... With that in mind... If you would still be willing to investigate, I think we would all appreciate it."
[20:19] <Feather> "Uh. That's a whole lotta holy water."
[20:20] <Gildas> "Seeing any animated skeleton... It's hard to not connect it all somehow, at least to me." He says. "But we never found anything else related to that, just some markings on the bones of the bear." He sighs.
[20:21] <John> "Just remember, everyone's got a skeleton but they're not all connected," John says wisely. Maybe.
[20:26] <@Kotono> "I can keep it here until you wish to deal with it, my friends. If you do," He goes on, "The skeleton isn't any real danger to me."

Ebiris · October 21, 2013, 04:16:14 PM

[18:01] <@Kotono> > "In short," Vasili says, "The scepter is a control for the skeleton, and the skeleton needs energy. It's also sentient on a level and extremely vicious." Going on from this, "It's not indestructable, but only very specific means will destroy it." At this he shakes his head, "This is millenia old. I can endevour to learn more about it, but it'll take more time. "
[18:01] <@Kotono> <Feather> "What specific means are those?" Feather asks, eyeing the skeleton.
[18:01] <@Kotono> <Gildas> He blinks, then looks to Feather. "You were familiar with the bladed foot skeletons... they were related to some sort of assassins, right? Or something? I cannot recall."
[18:01] <@Kotono> <Feather> "Well yeah." Feather shrugs. "Don't recall no unkillable skeleton to do with them, though."
[18:01] <@Kotono> <Gildas> "Right, I was looking for a name, if you remember."
[18:01] <@Kotono> <Gildas> "Because if it's as old as Sir Vasili says, then the fact that the skeletons were hiding it... or guarding it... or even searching for it is rather important in and of itself, is it not?" He concludes. "The skeletons must have a master."
[18:02] <@Kotono> <Feather> "Springheel Stabber? That?"
[18:02] <@Kotono> > "There's more to this than what the skeleton says, at least," Myann says, "It might bet hat whatever's behind it found the skeleton and scepter?"
[18:02] <@Kotono> > "Immerse it in holy water at high noon under the sun," He begins, "Then dump it all into a stream or river, one that' smoving fast. It'll dissolve it."
[18:02] <@Kotono> <Gildas> "I believe so." He nods, looking to Vasili. "We've heard some rumors from months ago about necromancers in the forests -- we faced a dire bear at the farm some time ago. It's hard for me to think that all of this isn't somehow connected... With that in mind... If you would still be willing to investigate, I think we would all appreciate it."
[18:02] <@Kotono> <Feather> "Uh. That's a whole lotta holy water."
[18:02] <@Kotono> <Gildas> "Seeing any animated skeleton... It's hard to not connect it all somehow, at least to me." He says. "But we never found anything else related to that, just some markings on the bones of the bear." He sighs.
[18:02] <@Kotono> <John> "Just remember, everyone's got a skeleton but they're not all connected," John says wisely. Maybe.
[18:02] <@Kotono> > "I can keep it here until you wish to deal with it, my friends. If you do," He goes on, "The skeleton isn't any real danger to me."
[18:08] <Gildas> "Actually, Sir Vasili, we do have something else to bring up besides the skeleton... although it may be related." He starts, looking to the others before back and holding out the diary of the mercenary to him. "We encountered some wyverns recently... You are no doubt aware of the recent events that happened not too far from here with the dragon, I assume, so I will not retread those topics. We
[18:08] <Gildas> believe there is... yet another individual, this one 'The Emperor,' who is another root of more problems. Have you heard... or had any impressions of this person? I believe they may be doing something similar to the dragon, which concerns not only us, but the entire Vastwoods."
[18:10] <@Kotono> "The Emperor?" Vasili considers, "Tell me more about that and what you know, please."
[18:12] <Feather> "All we know is kinda in that here book," Feather admits, nodding in its direction.
[18:13] <@Kotono> "May I?" Vasili asks, going for the book.
[18:13] <Gildas> "Well... a while ago, we encountered some wyverns... extremely potent poison on them." He says, rubbing his arm idly. "I thought they were related to the dragon, but... they weren't. Spell-casting wyverns too."
[18:14] <Gildas> "Oh, by all means." He nods, handing it over.
[18:15] <Gildas> "I'm... doubtful that the dragon has any relationship to this person, but... it is entirely possible that there may be a link we cannot see." He says.
[18:16] <Feather> "It was written by this elf. Just had a couple more wyverns show up at our place, and then he snuck up on Myann to stab her in the back." Feather shakes his head, grimacing. "Poor bastard."
[18:18] <@Kotono> Vasili touches the book and utters a few words. Before his eyes lines of writing zoom by, passing by in seconds. "What fool attacks one of your kind?" Vasili grimaces as well, "Another fool into oblivion. Wyvern breeding, I do know such a man," Vasili says at last. "But I would need to confirm it. Please, let Abraham fetch dessert while I attend to matters. I'll be a little over an hour."
[18:19] <@Kotono> Myann nods ever so slightly but otherwise stays unexpressive, save for her eyes cast down. "Yes, I suppose he was a fool," she murmurs.
[18:22] <@Kotono> OOC: Good to skip along a bit then?
[18:22] <Gildas> OOC: Sure thing.
[18:22] <Gildas> "You have our thanks." He adds before Vasili is off to do his... thing.,
[18:24] <@Kotono> From there, a sweet dessert of honeyed mint cake occupies the party's attention. The time goes by unremarkably, Myann sitting back. She plays with her fork and directs around a few streaks of honey leftover on her plate. Like this the hour passes until Vasili returns. "Good news, my friends," he announces.
[18:25] <Gildas> His attention turns to Vasili upon his return!
[18:25] <Feather> "Oh? Your friend's not the one attacking us, then?"
[18:26] * @John perks up at those words.
[18:27] <@Kotono> Myann blinks and looks up, awaiting more.
[18:28] <@Kotono> "My friend is innocent," he announces, "While he breeds wyverns, a scrying reveals he is not in the Vastwoods. But based on what's in the diary, I can fill in a few holes with solid speculation."
[18:29] <Gildas> "More information is always helpful." He nods.
[18:33] <@Kotono> "Oilas is an elven city well to the west of the Vastwoods," Vasili begins, "Farther west of the elves are nomadic tribes. One salient point is that several strains of dragon worship go through them," he continues, "They are lead by dragon shamans who speak with the authority of the wyrms. The tribes are a mix of humans, elves and halflings. I'd guess on the Emperor hailing from those lands."
[18:34] * Feather nods slowly as he listens. "How long would we need to travel for, you reckon?"
[18:37] <@Kotono> "Several months, assuming no delays. Realistically, it's a year-long trip." Vasili says, Which means that he's likely working from some sort of base of operations or will have to leave to restock. Preferably with someone who has knowledge of dragons or a race that admires dragons."
[18:39] <Gildas> "Hm... so it -is- possible that he's somehow related to that dragon..." He sighs.
[18:40] <Feather> "Why release the wyverns somewhere they just up and kill everyone?" Feather wonders out loud. "If it's some religion, or an attempt to conquer the area... well, why kill the people you wanna convert or conquer?"
[18:42] <@John> "Maybe he wants to put them all around so wherever he goes he'll have some nearby that can help him out?" John wonders. "Could probably tell them to calm down and stop attacking everyone in that case, though."
[18:42] <@Kotono> "I assume there's some plan in place," Vasili spreads his hands out, "But I just don't know what it is. Wyverns tend to be on top of the food chain and dominate the area they're in. A wyvern migration can upset the balance of nature in the area since they usually kill the previous creatures on top of the food chain."
[18:44] <Gildas> "It might behoove us to ask The Circle if they've noticed anything like that recently." He offers. "We could... also see if the mercenary happened to hail from anywhere nearby. If he did, it's possible that The Emperor, or one of his agents, passed through there as well. We might be able to use that information to track them."
[18:45] <@John> "Doesn't his diary say anything? Like 'if lost please return to...' whatever his address is?"
[18:46] <@Kotono> "Also," Myann speaks up, "The kobolds seemed awfully fond of gaining wyvern parts and eggs. It's possible that some kobolds are helping him?"
[18:47] <Feather> "Not our friends, at least. Doubt they'd like us killing them?"
[18:47] <@Kotono> "I'm afraid not, friend," Vasili replies to John, "I leave upsets to nature in your capable hands, of course, for your own entertainment."
[18:47] <Gildas> "You've given us a lot to go on. Thank you." He nods to him.
[18:47] <@Kotono> "Not our friends," Myann agrees, "But there's nothing that says kobolds are one monolithic block. WE don't really know that much about them. I say we chat up Tem'
[18:47] <@Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[18:47] <@Kotono> "Not our friends," Myann agrees, "But there's nothing that says kobolds are one monolithic block. WE don't really know that much about them. I say we chat up Ten'ten'tal too."
[18:48] <Gildas> He nods to Myann and Feather. "Good idea."
[18:51] <Gildas> "Where do you think we should go first? We could probably swing by The Circle on the way back, if that's all right with all of you."
[18:52] <@John> "You lot are the experts," John shrugs, agreeable to following their leads.
[18:53] <@Kotono> OOC: Good to hop along now, y'all?
[18:53] <Feather> OOC: Yeah
[18:54] <Gildas> OOC: Sure
[18:55] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:55] <@Kotono> OOC: I part the veil of reality to cast Summon Miko.
[18:56] * Joins: Rei-chan (~mars@cpc9-sgyl30-2-0-cust73.sgyl.cable.virginmedia.com)
[18:56] <@Kotono> OOC: I part the veil of reality to cast Summon Miko.
[18:56] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:56] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=82 ]{82}
[18:56] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:56] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=80 ]{80}
[18:56] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:56] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=3 ]{3}
[18:59] <@Kotono> The next few days are a bit warmer, the nicer side of fall poking through. You travel to the Circle's entrance, reaching it just before lunch. The party's a bit itchy and sore from a close brush with poison ivy, but nothing serious, thankfully. Gildas meditates, causing the tree-face to appear. "Ho hum, the day's begun," it declares, "Ho hum, good morning! Is it time to open the way up?"
[19:00] <Gildas> "Yes, if you would be so kind." He nods, then turns to John. "I'm not entirely sure how much explanation you might want about this."
[19:01] <@John> "Probably wouldn't understand it anyway," he says good naturedly. A moment later he blinks in realisation, "The tree talked! Hey, listen, tree? Do you want to be eaten?"
[19:01] <@Kotono> Before you, the pine tree shifts! It flows like water, forming into a stairway rising up into the canopy above! A stairway of wood and pine bark, with pine needles sticking out of the bottom of the stairs.
[19:01] <@Kotono> There's no reply from the tree now about an possible edible status.
[19:01] <Gildas> "You can ask him directly." He says with a smile and starts on the stairway.
[19:01] <@Kotono> Myann glances sidelong at John, but holds her tongue. She starts to say something, raising a finger, and stops and lets her hand drop back down.
[19:02] <@John> "What's that mean?" he asks, perturbed about not being answered directly. Nonetheless he follows Gildas upwards.
[19:03] <Gildas> "I'll introduce you." He responds, still smiling just a bit.
[19:08] <@Kotono> Going up the stairs, you find it to be an easy walk. You climb up towards the canopy! As you reach it, the canopy spreads apart, opening up for the stairs to go into. Oddly enough, as you climb up to it, you can see that the interior looks like a wooden room. Heading up into it, you find that it is indeed that. A small, comfortable room. The far wall twists, the same face as on the pine tree.
[19:08] <@Kotono> "Ho hum, the circle or the sky today?"
[19:09] <@John> "Yeah, how about what your thoughts on being eaten are?" John asks instead.
[19:10] <Gildas> He shakes his head, still with a small smile. "The circle, please."
[19:11] <@Kotono> "Ho hum, I think you don't look like a termite." Cheerfully the tree smiles at John, "I eat termites. Ho hum, down you go!" Another stairway appears, the back wall gone in favor of a stair going down.
[19:12] <@John> "Huh... does that mean trees would rather eat stuff than be eaten?" John wonders to himself. "Must be rough for all the ones that don't have mouths."
[19:13] <Gildas> "It's food for thought." He remarks and travels on down.
[19:13] * Feather snorts in amusement, heading down the stairway after Gildas.
[19:17] <@Kotono> Down you go. You progress away from the way you came, heading further in. It's going down towards an unfamiliar clearing, with several large oaks in a circle in the center. As you get closer to the bottom, you can see what lies in that circle. The purple panther is there. It's before a large deer, eating its innards. Yet the deer isn't dead. It's an excellent buck, worthy of a hunt. Yet each
[19:17] <@Kotono> time the panther takes a bite out of it, the wound heals in a few seconds, before the panther takes another chomp. Further, the buck looks completely unperterbed by being eaten. Nearby a wolf lies. A rabbit is before it, being gently groomed by the wolf. Again you see the dancing fish, who are closer and come to dance a circle around the party as they come down. From one of the nearby trees a
[19:17] <@Kotono> deep, bassy voice calls, "Once again it is the nature of the world to let new things in. What can we be but our own natures?"
[19:17] <@Kotono> The fish reply in a happy, girlish sing-song, "They are something else, this time. They always change when they return. Nothing ever stays the same, don't you think?"
[19:19] <@Kotono> "Nature grows towards a final purpose, the same as you grow towards old age and death," the tree says, "Not changing is a luxury too expensive for one and all. Alternation is the natural path of life."
[19:19] * Gildas steps down onto the ground and nods in turn to all of them. "It is good to see you all again."
[19:20] <@John> "Hullo," John says, not overly perturbed by talking animals. "Things change, yeah. But like, is it always for the better? I dunno. Sometimes don't you ever think 'this is great this, I want to keep it the same way', but it doesn't. Like hair, I had me hair done great this one time by this woman that was real good at cutting people's hairs. Did it for nobles and stuff. Looked fantastic. But then it grew out and I could never get it back the same way."
[19:20] <@Kotono> The tree's voice comes from the buck, even as the panther tears out much of its entrails and devours them, "Ho hum," it says with cheer, "Welcome and welcome again. A second greeting is more precious than the first. Especially when it comes after a visit from the dreamer."
[19:22] <Feather> "Maybe," Feather admits. "Feels just like my first visit to me, though." He nods to himself. "Yep, feel just like I did back then. Nice to see you folks again!"
[19:23] <Gildas> "Were it that we came bringing good tidings." He says. "We hope that you all may be aware of wyverns coming into this region. We've faced some already... and we have concerns that this may develop, much like the dragon did. If you all have any information... even if it may not seem like much... We would like to investigate it."
[19:31] <@Kotono> "It doesn't matter. Change is the purpose of life. Each generation is different," The fish sing-song. Meanwhile, the buck replies, "Wyverns? Yes, there's been signs of it."
[19:33] <Gildas> "Do you have any idea where they may be coming from? We have found ourselves the target of someone calling themselves Emperor. We aren't just going to take it laying down, as the saying goes."
[19:34] <@Kotono> The panther stirs at this, bloodied muzzle licked clean as he turns. "Emperor," he murmurs, "The natural order has been disrupted. The white dragon has stirred things, and the wyverns have hardly been noticed."
[19:36] <Gildas> He turns his attention. "So it is related to that dragon?"
[19:38] <@Kotono> From the ground another voice comes - this of an old man, tired and beaten. "It may be. Wyverns are hardly worth notice when a true dragon roams." This is followed by several coughs, fading off. Then the fish again, "Everything changes. The dragon comes and changes things, then wyverns come. With a few seasons to settle in and mate, they'll become native to the Vastwoods. Then what of nature's
[19:38] <@Kotono> new form?"
[19:39] <@Kotono> Then the buck replies, "It may be," it finally replies. "There is another nest of them near the Sidhe Scholar. He has ignored them, but we have noted them."
[19:39] <Gildas> "I think the wyverns would rule, much like the dragon intended to." He responds, then nods to the news. "It would appear we have a journey to make, then."
[19:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Anyting else here, y'all?
[19:45] <@John> OOC: nope
[19:46] <Gildas> "You all go on, I have a quick question to ask. Druid...y things." He says with a small smile. OOC: Just going to ask a quick question.
[19:47] <@Kotono> OOC: Go for it. I'll move them along pending any protest.
[19:47] <@Kotono> The others head out, leaving Gildas alone with them...OOC: Goa head.
[19:48] <Gildas> "Why did the Dreamer awaken?" He asks, looking around.
[19:52] <@Kotono> "The dreamer's nature is to awaken. Nothing can sleep forever," The buck replies slowly, "The dragon stirred it in its dreams. The dreamer is many things, and one of them is a Leanan, a type of Fair Folk. They are muses and cause inspiration in those that they favor. You won its favor by fighting and defeating the dragon."
[19:53] <Gildas> "Was the storm weeks ago to keep it dreaming? To destroy its creation, perhaps?" He asks.
[19:53] <Gildas> "I was told it was Circle business, and if it is unrelated, then you do not have need to tell me. But I thought that the pieces may have fallen into place with it."
[19:55] <@Kotono> "They were related. The Dreamer is powerful when it focuses," The buck explains further, as the panther continues to devour its insides. "It has mastered dreams and can manifest them in the waking world. It is only limited by its imagination and the madness that reaching that point brought on."
[19:57] <Gildas> He nods, his questions answered. "I surmised as such. Thank you." He bows. "And thank you all again, for what you did with Myann. I hope the next time I come here, it is to learn, and not to ask." He will leave unless they have anything else to say!
[19:58] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then, what's y'all's plan of operation snow?
[19:58] <Gildas> OOC: Kobolds, I think?
[19:59] <Feather> OOC: Yep
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:00] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=84 ]{84}
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d100 sub tables time
[20:00] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 sub tables time --> [ 1d100=11 ]{11}
[20:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Marching order?
[20:00] <Gildas> OOC: I'll go first.
[20:02] <@John> OOC: I'll go last!
[20:02] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. What about the rest of the order?
[20:02] <Feather> OOC: Me, then Myann
[20:02] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, Gildas/?/?/John. Which position do you want, Feather?
[20:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d4
[20:02] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d4 --> [ 1d4=2 ]{2}
[20:02] <@Kotono> The party is going along. It's perhaps a half hour from the Circle and you're making good time when...OOC: Perception, Feather.
[20:02] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[20:02] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{25}
[20:05] <@Kotono> Feather's juuust about to put his foot down, when he notices something greenish/brown moving on the ground there. A little snake, a second away from being stepped on.
[20:06] <Feather> "Snake," he mutters, backing away to be on the safe side, and then walks around it.
[20:07] <Gildas> "Hm?" He glances back at it.
[20:07] * @John follows Feather in moving to the side so as not to step on the thing.
[20:07] <@Kotono> Myann also follows suit. It's a little green/brown snake, Gildas can see. OOC: Quick K:N if anyone wants ot take it.
[20:08] <Gildas> roll 1d20+13
[20:08] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 1d20+13 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{28}
[20:09] <@Kotono> It's a little biting snake. They're poisonous but not hostile, only attacking when threatened, stepped on or otherwise scared. It's possible to lure and tame one if you're good at animal handling.
[20:09] <Gildas> He nods, seeing nothing out of the ordinary. "Just a normal snake. Poisonous, so a good idea to keep your distance."
[20:11] <@Kotono> "Oh, just a snake. I was afraid it would turn white and start spewing winter for a moment," Myann goes along now, relaxing.
[20:12] <Gildas> "No such luck. It might be filled with wyvern poison, though." He offers.

Ebiris · October 22, 2013, 04:53:46 PM

[18:04] <@Kotono> The party reaches back home in good order. It's about sunset when you arrive, the fields cleared of the harvest. A fire pit has been dug in front of the tavern, with roasting beef, pigs, sheep and deer on it, along with pots of vegetables and other such delights. Song and dance can be heard, an out and out celebration before all of you. OOC: Go ahead and set yourselves up or go down and get the
[18:04] <@Kotono> kobold's attention or whatever.
[18:05] <Feather> "Let's go see about the kobolds first?" Feather suggests. "Might well have a good reason to celebrate after."
[18:07] <@John> John would much rather find out what the celebration's about and join in, looking wistfully at the happy people. But he supposes it might be interesting to meet kobolds without Eric immediately provoking a fight. "Alright," he says, still looking a bit enviously at the party-goers.
[18:08] <Gildas> He nods to Feather's suggestion.
[18:09] <Feather> Since they seem to be in agreement, Feather heads over to the shack that houses their way underground.
[18:14] <@Kotono> Thus the party descends into the underground. On going down, you find the entry cavern to be quiet. Yet in one corner there's a tent, a kobold sitting just outside of it. This one is dressed in gaudy, scarlet red clothes that are a size too big. It's rather fat, like a roly-poly version of a kobold. "Humans!" It calls with a rough accent, gravely voiced. "Surface dwellers?"
[18:14] <Gildas> There are non-surface dwelling humans? Gildas nods his greetings with a small smile to the pudgy one.
[18:15] <Feather> "Hello there!" Feather greets him. "We're hoping to see Shaman Ten'ten'tal again. Don't suppose you know how we might find him?"
[18:15] <@John> "Hullo," John says, figuring at least this kobold's well fed.
[18:18] <@Kotono> "He's really busy. I'll give you the official version for free and the truth for 1 gold," he says casually, "It's a story too."
[18:19] <Feather> "Would make for a good story if nothing else," Feather says, parting with a gold coin.
[18:19] <@Kotono> OOC: Mark the expense in loot.
[18:21] <Feather> OOC: done
[18:23] <@Kotono> "Shaman Ten'ten'tal has a childhood friend. Childhood's the right word for people you knew in your youth in humanspeak?" he asks, going on after Myann nods. "His name's Ereaz. They both were sweet on the same girl, yeah yeah." He pats his stomach at this and puts the coin away, "Ereaz succeessfully wooed her, but Ten'ten'tal didn't give up coveting another kobold's woman. Good for shinies, a
[18:23] <@Kotono> little shakier for women," Waggling his hand back and forth, "Apparently, the story is that he's been coveting her a whole lot. Repeatedly, until she had to lay eggs while Ereaz was off chasing shinies. Ereaz got wind of it and came back. It's a huge intertribal thing now. Might lead to a duel, might lead to a tribal war, might lead to something else."
[18:24] <@Kotono> At this Myann slowly rubs her forehead, facepalming. "So there might be a war because the shaman chased another kobold's wife?"
[18:25] <@John> "Serious business," John muses, taking it all in.
[18:26] <Feather> And that's why they're friends with the kobolds, Feather muses. They're easy enough to relate to, unlike ant golems and electrical pests. "Maybe it's time for him to go on some important quest far away from here?" he suggests.
[18:28] <@Kotono> "He's busy, yes," Nodding at that, "Speaking of, I have a message from him. Here," he produces a bag, coins heard as he tosses it over. "Another payment. If you have business, humans, I can help you in the pursuit of shinies." OOC: Loot.
[18:33] <Gildas> "Hm, pursuit of shinies..." He comments, catching the bag. "How far from these caves do you all go?"
[18:34] <@Kotono> "I hail from the..." he pauses a moment, "Brokenscale is what it would translate to," he says after a few moments of consideration. "It would take me a long time to get from there to here. Lots of walking. Lots of danger."
[18:34] <@Kotono> "Brokenscale tribe," he amends after another moment's thought.
[18:37] <Gildas> "We have reason to believe there are wyverns coming in from far off lands. We intend to deal with them... but have any of you happened upon any in the recent days or weeks?" He asks. "They are quite dangerous." He adds.
[18:39] <@Kotono> "As a matter of fact, I have," he perks up, "I heard you sold some to Shaman Ten'ten'tal. I hear there's a bidding war between two tribes for the eggs. They're not even on sale, but they're trying to buy them for an absurd amount of shinies." With a wistful sigh, "If only I had the eggs...or the hatchlings, since the news is a bit dated. The...Shinyeye tribe? No, you'd call them the Goldeye
[18:39] <@Kotono> tribe. The Goldeye tribe and the Stoutsnout tribes are trying to buy them. Stoutsnout? That doesn't translate well. Hardsnout? You surface dwellers have such an ungainly language."
[18:40] <@John> "Bignose?" John suggests, following what little he can of the conversation.
[18:40] <Feather> "We don't have no new wyvern eggs yet," Feather muses, "but we do have quite a bit of skin and the like."
[18:43] <@Kotono> "Oooh," Rubbing his hands together, "I'd buy that, human. But why'd you ask about the wyverns, anyway? They don't natively live underground."
[18:44] <Gildas> "It's more of an above-ground problem. I thought some of you might have run into some nearby during a night outing." He wasn't quite sure if he should call it a 'raid,' but...
[18:44] <Feather> "Thing is, we heard these rumors that maybe some of them we sold by a bunch of foreigners. So out of all the tribes who are bidding for the kobold eggs, is there one or two who aren't?"
[18:46] <@Kotono> "Foreigners, eh?" Now the kobold rubs his chin and leans forward, "Humans, I think I might know something that can help you, if you're doing what I think you're doing."
[18:46] <Feather> "Oh?"
[18:48] <Gildas> He wonders what it is that the kobold thinks they're doing, but stays quiet.
[18:48] <@Kotono> "For...say, how many gold coins were in that bag?" he asks, "Maybe for...50 of them I can give you some useful information?"
[18:50] <Gildas> He glances to their master haggler for his thoughts.
[18:51] <Feather> "How about we give you a dead wyvern to do with as you like?" Feather offers. They can't keep on selling them to the shaman even if he'll see them, and it doesn't seem like there would be a shortage of them any time soon.
[18:53] <@Kotono> "Hmm. Hmmmmmmm...." He hms to himself, nodding once, "I'd want to inspect the merchandise first," he says.
[18:56] <Feather> "Sure, if you like. Are you fine with coming up to the surface?"
[18:57] <@Kotono> "Ugh, light," He grimaces but rustles around, coming out with a familiar type of goggles. "I'm prepared. Take me to the wyvern." OOC: Skip along?
[18:57] <Gildas> OOC: Sure thing.
[18:58] <@Kotono> From there you head on up. The wyverns are stored away in the back of the tavern, your new kobold friend giving them a long look over...
[18:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[18:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[19:00] <@Kotono> "I like them," He announces, "I think we have a deal." Turning back towards you, "Recently, one of the local tribes has become isolated, the Bitterroot tribe? Blackroot? Something like that. I hear they're listening to a land dweller who came on down and has their full attention."
[19:00] <Feather> "Don't suppose he wears some fancy mask?"
[19:02] <@Kotono> "Yeah, I heard he dresses like a dragon, including a mask," The kobold replies, "I thought he had good fashion sense for a land-dweller."
[19:03] <Gildas> "Interesting. Where can we find the tribe?" He asks, hoping that it isn't some enormous journey.
[19:05] <@Kotono> "You go through the caves and lizard territory," he says, "It's a dangerous trip, but it takes..." he starts counting on his fingers, "30 minutes is 80 wingflaps..." he mutters, "How many 30 minutes do you have in one of your days?"
[19:06] <Gildas> "Forty-eight." He responds with a small smile.
[19:06] <@Kotono> "24 hours so...48 half hours?" Myann replies after a moment of mental math.
[19:07] * Feather is happy he kept silent. "Could you guide us, you think?" he asks. "Maybe introduce us to the tribe?"
[19:07] <@Kotono> "So that's 80 times 48 wingflaps." He counts on his fingers some more, "3840 wingflaps in a day. And...That's about..." He hms to himself, "About 5 days. That's what your kind calls a week?"
[19:08] <Gildas> He raises his eyebrows. That is a trek. "More or less."
[19:08] <@Kotono> "Less than that. A week has 7 days," Myann clarifies, "More or less, yes."
[19:08] <Feather> "Better part of one," Feather agrees.
[19:08] <@John> "Is that including time to sleep or is it straight out walking without stopping?" John asks.
[19:09] <@Kotono> "Including time to rest and chase shinies..." he pauses, "Do you people count chasing shinies into your travel time?"
[19:09] <Gildas> He reaches up to cover his mouth with a small cough.
[19:10] <@Kotono> Myann glances over to Feather, "Does fighting monsters or finding treasure count for that?"
[19:11] <Feather> "Sure does."
[19:11] <@John> "Also I guess we'd walk faster as well 'cause our legs are longer," John adds, trying to puzzle that one out.
[19:12] <@Kotono> "Let's call it 4 days then," The kobold says, "As for guiding you, I could do that if the price is right."
[19:14] <Gildas> "We did just give you an entire wyvern." He says.
[19:14] <Feather> "Might make it a round two," Feather offers.
[19:15] <@Kotono> "Two wyverns..." He sighs as he goes to run ahand over one of them. "Two wyverns! Goodness. You drive a hard deal, but the price is right."
[19:19] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then, what's your agenda now? Rest ofr a night and get to this, or anything else first?
[19:19] <Feather> OOC: Sure
[19:19] <Gildas> OOC: Do we want to pursue this lead or the one closer to home with the scholar first?
[19:20] <Gildas> OOC: At least, I think that it's closer...
[19:20] <Feather> OOC: We hate that guy
[19:20] <@John> OOC: lets go for the source then?
[19:20] <Gildas> OOC: That's fine with me, maybe the wyverns will eat him while we're gone.
[19:21] <Gildas> OOC: Just hopefully they don't eat the farm too.
[19:22] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then. More coming.
[19:23] <@Kotono> The next morning the party rises early. Yet as early as they rise, the find the Missus in the kitchen. "Hold on there, I have a special breakfast cooking for all of you," she says, "Sit down, please."
[19:23] <Gildas> He's not one to argue with her, so he does as he's told to do.
[19:23] <@John> "Even me?" John asks dumbly, still feeling a bit of an outsider to the group and the town in general.
[19:26] <@Kotono> "Yes," The Missus smiles, speaking perfect Commond espite her heritage. "It's nice to meet you, John.
[19:26] <@Kotono> "
[19:27] <@John> "You too," he ducks his head, "I know I haven't been around to meet everyone proper-like, but I'm real pleased to meet you!"
[19:27] <Gildas> "If we're going to be going into wyvern territory, it may not be a terrible idea to make antitoxins again. I can prepare some spells to neutralize poison as well, if you'd like." He says, remembering the last time they dealt with wyverns and how that ended.
[19:31] <Feather> "Yeah sure, sounds right to me," Feather agrees with Gildas, nodding, before returning the Missus's smile as he asks, "So what's the occasion today?"
[19:35] <@Kotono> "Defintely," Myann replies to Gildas, sitting down next to Feather.
[19:36] <Gildas> He nods.
[19:36] <@Kotono> "The occasion is that you all saved me and then killed those wyverns that attacked," The Missus replies, "That's what. I've been experimenting with foods and spring water, I think you'll like this."
[19:37] <@Kotono> "Pleased to meet you, too," The Missus smiles to John.
[19:37] <Gildas> He smiles. "That is too kind."
[19:39] <@John> "Yeah, thanks a lot," John agrees, sitting down and ready to eat.
[19:41] <@Kotono> Soon the food is presented. It's various breakfast foods - porridge, honey, milk, scrambled eggs, leftover beef and berries. But each item seems to shine, catching the light to glisten like jewels. "This should give you energy for your trip ahead."
[19:43] <Feather> "Much appreciated, as always," Feather says happily, going for some porridge and a dash of honey and berries.
[19:44] * @John goes for the scrambled eggs with some beef, and milk to drink.
[19:44] <@Kotono> Myann goes for the eggs, which suddenly have purple mushrooms growing out of them. Just before she gets to eating, "Thanks. How are the babies?"
[19:45] <@Kotono> The food's good - the first bite is like caffiene hittting you all at once. You're awake and then some, like you just had liquid energy poured into your veins.
[19:47] <@Kotono> "They're fine, besides Porridge crying a lot. The child has lungs on him," The Missus smiles at the end of that, "He's spirited."
[19:48] <@John> "Mmf, this is good," John approves, digging in with gusto.
[19:49] <Feather> "Energy's right," Feather adds his own voice of approval.
[19:50] <Gildas> He smiles, enjoying some of the berries.
[19:51] <@Kotono> From there the rest of the meal passes. She makes the rest into lunches for all you, handing them over. "Now make sure all of you come back," she says, looking each of you in the eye. "Please."
[19:52] <Gildas> He nods, smile replaced with a serious nod. "Of course."
[19:52] <@John> "For more of that cooking I bet we will!" John assures her, blushing a bit at the concern being shown.
[19:55] <@Kotono> "See you in a week," The Missus says, "Good traveling. Safe traveling." OOC: REady to move along now?
[19:55] <Gildas> OOC: Sure thing.
[20:00] <@Kotono> Soon enough you descend downstairs. Your kobold friend is waiting. Besides him floats a pack triple his size. It follows behind him as he claps his hands, "Ah, land dwellers. Are you ready to travel now?"
[20:01] <Gildas> "I'll have to learn that trick sometime." He remarks, looking at pack.
[20:02] <@Kotono> "It's an ancient trick of the lazy or regal," The kobold remarks, patting his stomach. "I believe the wizards and ones that care about it call it an invocation."
[20:04] <@John> "Young Hubert liked that one with the floating disk," John agrees. "He'd never let me ride on it, though..."
[20:04] <@Kotono> "He sounds like an upstanding human," The kobold says, "Why don't you tell me about him?" OOC: Good with moving along a little bit?
[20:05] <Gildas> OOC: Sure thing
[20:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d100+5
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100+5 and gets 80." [1d100=75]
[20:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d100 sub table sheniangans
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 sub table sheniangans and gets 61." [1d100=61]
[20:08] <@Kotono> The party passes through familiar tunnels, through the kobold village and beyond. Soon you're in new tunnels, barely a half hour ahead and going down an unremarkable passage. There's a stalagmite overhang, blocking vision ahead. There's just enough space on the sides to squeeze by. But Myann stops, "Hold on," she says, "Just a moent..." She closes her eyes, "Done. Alright, we can go on. I just
[20:08] <@Kotono> had to remind some children how to treat others. It's safe now."
[20:10] <Gildas> "Underground ones again?" He asks, before he starts forward again.
[20:11] <@Kotono> "Yes," Myann replies as you go around the overhang. Beyond it is a field of purple mushrooms, ones you've seen before. Violet mushrooms and shriekers, neither of which react as you pass by. Meanwhile, "Gah!" The kobold leaps ahead, pack following him. "Damnation, screaming fungus sprouts and hungry fungus. Careful, they're meat eaters!"
[20:12] <Gildas> He nods, doing his best not to step on any and just continue on.
[20:12] <Feather> "Good thinking," Feather tells Myann with a grin.
[20:12] <@John> "So there are mushrooms that want to eat people?" John asks Myann, "Do these ones still want to be eaten as well?"
[20:14] <@Kotono> "Yes," Myann says, "They don't have enough intelligence to appreciate irony or hypocrisy." Myann kneels by one and plucks it, taking a moment to eat it. Wiping her lips clean with the back of her hand after that. "Anyway, one less problem, since I'm sure we'll run into those damned electric lizards ahead."
[20:15] <Gildas> "Ah, yes, them..." He says, frowning.
[20:18] <@Kotono> OOC: Good with moving along now, y'all?
[20:19] <Gildas> OOC: Yessir
[20:19] <@John> OOC: yes
[20:21] <@Kotono> roll 1d100+5
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100+5 and gets 60." [1d100=55]
[20:21] <@Kotono> roll 1d100+5
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100+5 and gets 95." [1d100=90]
[20:21] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 81." [1d100=81]
[20:23] <@Kotono> Most of the morning - relatively, with time hard to keep underground - goes without trouble. But soon you start seeing telltale holes in the wall, your guide stopping to look at them, "These are fresh," he says, "Passing kobolds usually close these when they can, but the lizards just make more of them. Need to be on guard now, they can come at you at any time and any direction."
[20:23] <Feather> And that sounds like a great time for Feather to ward himself against the hateful things.
[20:24] <Feather> OOC: Elec res 10 for 50min
[20:25] <@Kotono> Myann draws her sword, eyes glancing around. "Damn. Eyes open for the rest of the trip, then."
[20:25] <Gildas> He decides to follow suit. You can never be too careful, after all!
[20:26] * @John has his weapon in hand as a simple walking stick most of the time anyway, but he tries to pay more attention to his surroundings from here on.
[20:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Perception, y'all.
[20:29] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[20:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[20:29] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 'bold
[20:29] <Feather> roll 1d20+8
[20:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 'bold and gets 17." [1d20=9]
[20:29] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 and gets 23." [1d20=15]
[20:29] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[20:29] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
[20:29] <Feather> OOC: +1 to that for 24
[20:32] <@Kotono> OOC: Right. Awaiting Gildas rolling.
[20:32] * Quits: @John (Ebiris@cpc9-sgyl30-2-0-cust73.sgyl.cable.virginmedia.com) (Ping timeout)
[20:32] * Julia is now known as John
[20:34] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12 just so I don't have to do it tomorrow
[20:34] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 just so I don't have to do it tomorrow and gets 25." [1d20=13]
[20:34] <@Kotono> Ot
[20:35] <@Kotono> It's Gildas that just happens to glance up. Above he can see something crawling on the ceiling, just starting to fall towards Feather. A shocker lizard, just starting to glow with electricity as it plunges down at the unawares human.
[20:35] <Gildas> "Feather, above you!" He shouts!
[20:36] * Feather leaps back at the warning, drawing his sword in the same motion!
[20:37] <@Kotono> Feather leaps back! A lizard falls to where he was, hovering at chest level. It is wreathed in light-blue electricity, the party's hairs from head to toe standing on end. It stares with unblinking focus at Feather, before pouncing at him to attack! OOC: Init.
[20:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 13." [1d20=11]
[20:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 kobold
[20:37] <John> roll 1d20+3
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 kobold and gets 16." [1d20=16]
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[20:37] <Feather> roll 1d20+3
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 8." [1d20=5]
[20:37] * Kotono changes topic to 'Kobold(16)>Myann=John(13)>Feather(8)'
[20:37] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[20:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 lizard
[20:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 lizard and gets 29." [1d20=20]
[20:38] * Kotono changes topic to 'Flying Lizard(29)>Gildas(23)>Kobold(16)>Myann=John(13)>Feather(8)'
[20:38] <@Kotono> Before anyone can react further, the shocker lizard charges at Feather head on!
[20:38] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 AC?
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 AC? and gets 19." [1d20=14]
[20:39] <Feather> OOC: 21
[20:40] <@Kotono> But Feather is too fast, sidestepping the charge. The lizard just floats there, momentarily off balance! OOC: Gidlas.
[20:41] <Gildas> He shapeshifts immediately into his bear form and goes to pummel it and try to stun it from doing anything else!
[20:41] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 SF
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 SF and gets 22." [1d20=14]
[20:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:41] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 DC?
[20:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 DC? and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[20:42] <Gildas> OOC: 16
[20:42] <Gildas> roll 1d6+7+1d6 cold paw action
[20:42] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d6+7+1d6 cold paw action and gets 9." [1d6=1][1d6=1]
[20:42] <Gildas> ooc: fffffffffff
[20:42] <@Kotono> Wham! The lizard is hit dead on, sent to the ground! The blow isn't the heaviest, but the beast is knocked half-out from the shot. OOC: Stunned for 1 round. Kobold's up.
[20:43] <@Kotono> Your Guide does the smart thing, immediately fleeing behind and out of the way! "I think all of you have this in hand," he calls, "Just kill it! Kill it!"
[20:43] <@Kotono> OOC: Myann and Jhon. Go John.
[20:45] <John> "Must be more coming soon, right?" John wonders, walking up and booting the stunned lizard into the wall. "I mean, pretty stupid of it otherwise, isn't it?"
[20:45] <John> roll 1d20+11 unarmed
[20:45] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+11 unarmed and gets 26." [1d20=15]
[20:45] <John> roll 1d8+4+3d6
[20:45] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d8+4+3d6 and gets 20." [1d8=4][3d6=3, 4, 5]
[20:46] <@Kotono> As John strikes, Myann quickly begins to cast...OOC: I'll resolve both at once.
[20:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 28." [1d100=28]
[20:46] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 26." [1d20=19]
[20:46] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[20:46] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 20." [5d6=1, 5, 4, 4, 6]
[20:47] <@Kotono> The two strike at once! John closes in and kicks the creature up like a ball! The crack of scales is heard once, and then again a moment later, for it slams into a block that appears. The block then crashes down, squishing the lizard under it! When it vanishes, only a bloody lizard paste is left behind. Got it! OOC: Free act...for now. Loot post.
[20:50] * John waits a moment to see if more emerge.
[20:50] <@Kotono> As you wait, for more lizards to emerge...OOC: Pause there, I just noticed we're over and Ihave FFd6 tonight.

Ebiris · October 23, 2013, 04:25:48 PM

[18:13] <@Kotono> The party looks around in the aftermath of the first lizard slaying! For a moment there is silence, before the wallholes gush forth lizards! Shocker lizards emerge out like a tidal wave, electric blue eyes staring at the party. They do not blink, they do not stop, they do not do anything but come at you head on! They crawl on the walls, creep on the ceilings and skitter across the floor. OOC:
[18:13] <@Kotono> Congratulations, the lizards are coming. The lizards are coming! Initiative.
[18:14] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[18:14] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[18:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 6." [1d20=4]
[18:14] <Feather> roll 1d20+3
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[18:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 OH SHIT LIZARD SWAAAAARM
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 OH SHIT LIZARD SWAAAAARM and gets 25." [1d20=19]
[18:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 kobold
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 kobold and gets 17." [1d20=17]
[18:15] * Kotono changes topic to 'Shocker Lizard Horde(25)>Guide(17)>John=Feather(13)>Gildas(8)>Myann(6)'
[18:15] <@Kotono> OOC: To be clear, this isn't a swarm in the mechanical sense. They won init so they open.
[18:19] <@Kotono> The tidal wave of hateful lizards do not relent, and instead wash over the party! An electric weave-net forms between them, hitting all the party and even your kobold friend! OOC: Ref y'all.
[18:19] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 evasion, elec res 10
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 evasion, elec res 10 and gets 24." [1d20=16]
[18:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Myann cannot wait for evasion
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Myann cannot wait for evasion and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[18:19] <@John> roll 1d20+9 evasion
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 evasion and gets 10." [1d20=1]
[18:20] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 evasion guide
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 evasion guide and gets 12." [1d20=8]
[18:20] <Feather> roll 1d20+6 evasion elec res 10
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6 evasion elec res 10 and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[18:21] <@Kotono> roll 6d6 elec damage Gildas none, Myann half, John full, Guide full, Feather full. Tough dicing.
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 6d6 elec damage Gildas none, Myann half, John full, Guide full, Feather full. Tough dicing. and gets 19." [6d6=4, 2, 6, 1, 5, 1]
[18:23] <@Kotono> The wave of hateful lizards plunge through the party, the weave of lightning shocking all but Gildas! The guide convulses and groans in his pain, while Myann dodges some of the strands. But a net of electricity is around you and growing, arcing between the lizards! OOC: Okay. Guide's up.
[18:23] <@Kotono> "Gah! Tough like a dragon, tough like a dragon..." he hacks, a soft black glow coming from his body, fading after a moment.
[18:23] <@Kotono> roll 1d10+10 temp HP
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+10 temp HP and gets 14." [1d10=4]
[18:24] <@Kotono> OOC: John, go.
[18:24] <@John> Spinning his staff around, John flicks it out at the lizards on either side before sweeping it across the grouping across from him!
[18:24] <@Kotono> "Sidhe cursed lizards!" Myann says as she sidesteps a lizard leaping on her from above. "Why are all the creatures down here so dumb as to attack us?"
[18:24] <@John> roll 1d20+11 flanking
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+11 flanking and gets 19." [1d20=8]
[18:24] <@John> roll 1d20+11 flanking
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+11 flanking and gets 19." [1d20=8]
[18:24] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 10." [1d20=1]
[18:24] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 12." [1d20=8]
[18:24] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[18:25] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 7." [1d20=3]
[18:25] <@Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[18:25] <@John> roll 1d6+5+3d6
[18:25] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+5+3d6 and gets 17." [1d6=4][3d6=1, 4, 3]
[18:25] <@John> roll 1d6+5+3d6
[18:25] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+5+3d6 and gets 22." [1d6=6][3d6=3, 5, 3]
[18:26] <@Kotono> John's staff strikes out, braining one lizard. It's skull is cracked, causing it to fall in a boneless heap! Another is hit from below and sent careening into a wall, where it splatters with a wet, electric pop! Two down! It makes the web slow momentarily, but it's still intensifying! OOC: FEather.
[18:28] * Feather steps aside to better cover their guide, slashing at a pair of lizards immediately near him!
[18:28] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[18:28] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 19." [1d20=8]
[18:28] <Feather> roll 1d20+6
[18:28] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6 and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[18:28] <@Kotono> OOC: One hit.
[18:28] <Feather> roll 1d10+5+1d6 last is cold
[18:28] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+1d6 last is cold and gets 16." [1d10=5][1d6=6]
[18:29] <@Kotono> A vicious slash reduces another lizard to oblivion. It's a downward cut, slicing the lizard in half! Blood splatters over Feather's knee and ankle, the beast dying at his feet! OOC: Gildas.
[18:29] <Gildas> OOC: Am I able to do Flurry?
[18:30] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure, they're all around you. Flurry away.
[18:30] <Gildas> OOC: Okay!
[18:30] <Gildas> Gildas charges into the fray with the lizards, attempting to pummel them into submission and stun any of them that happen to not die!
[18:31] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 SF
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 SF and gets 23." [1d20=15]
[18:31] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 23." [1d20=15]
[18:31] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[18:31] <@Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[18:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[18:33] <Gildas> roll 2d8+14+2d6
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+14+2d6 and gets 36." [2d8=7, 5][2d6=6, 4]
[18:34] <@Kotono> Gildas strikes out, paw on lizard! One is hit with a backhand, knocked back and stunned. Then he sweeps three up into his arms in one move, crushing them in a huge bearhug! They break against him, nothing more than crushed corpses littering the floor. The web before you stops growing and shakes slightly, flickering in and out a few times before stabilizing. Meanwhile Myann's sword flashes out,
[18:34] <@Kotono> plunging into a nearby lizard.
[18:34] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 29." [1d20=20]
[18:34] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 crit?
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 crit? and gets 28." [1d20=19]
[18:35] <@Kotono> roll 2d8+8
[18:35] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d8+8 and gets 16." [2d8=5, 3]
[18:36] <@Kotono> The lizard is impaled from above through the back. It shudders as mushrooms explode out of it from all over, leaving it little more than a broken ruin of wild mushrooms. This causes the net to flicker again before going out! Instead of a coordinated attack, wild blasts of lightning fire all over at the party! OOC: Ref y'all.
[18:36] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Myann still counting the days until evasion
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Myann still counting the days until evasion and gets 15." [1d20=9]
[18:36] <John> roll 1d20+9 evasion
[18:36] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 evasion guide
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 evasion and gets 29." [1d20=20]
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 evasion guide and gets 23." [1d20=19]
[18:36] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 evasion
[18:36] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 evasion and gets 13." [1d20=5]
[18:37] <Feather> roll 1d20+6 evasion elec res 10
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6 evasion elec res 10 and gets 26." [1d20=20]
[18:38] <@Kotono> roll 4d8 nonlethal Myann half, John none, Guide none, Gildas full, Feather none.
[18:38] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8 nonlethal Myann half, John none, Guide none, Gildas full, Feather none. and gets 22." [4d8=8, 7, 4, 3]
[18:39] <@Kotono> Pure current shocks the party, but John bats it away with his staff. The walls glow a kaledoscope of blue and black as the Guie ducks and covers, avoiding blasts his way. Feather likewise weaves between them as Myann parries the worst of her shots. Gildas isn't so fast, hit in the shoulder and leg by the attack. OOC: Ow. Still better than that net powered up. Guide's up.
[18:40] <@Kotono> The guide fumbles in his crimson clothes, before coming out with a round black bomb. "Eat holy explosions, lizard scum!" he calls, throwing it at them!
[18:40] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 touch AC
[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 touch AC and gets 15." [1d20=12]
[18:40] <@Kotono> roll 3d6
[18:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 and gets 11." [3d6=1, 5, 5]
[18:41] <@Kotono> An explosion rocks the back ranks of the lizards, sending bits of stone flying about and adding a haze of smoke to the battlefield. OOC: John.
[18:41] <@Kotono> OOC: There's still lots of lizards all around, hence the horde thing.
[18:42] <John> Having cleared out the ones he could flank, John just sweeps his staff out in an arc, battering lizards wildly one after the other!
[18:42] <John> roll 1d20+9
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 24." [1d20=15]
[18:42] <John> roll 1d20+9
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 16." [1d20=7]
[18:42] <John> roll 1d20+9
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 24." [1d20=15]
[18:42] <John> roll 1d20+4
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 23." [1d20=19]
[18:42] <John> roll 1d20+4
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 13." [1d20=9]
[18:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Four hits. Le ow.
[18:42] <John> roll 4d6+20
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 4d6+20 and gets 36." [4d6=6, 3, 4, 3]
[18:43] <@Kotono> Blow after blow rains on the lizards. Crunched and beaten lizards lie all around him, three more dispatched and buying John a moment's respite. OOC: Feather.
[18:44] * Feather finds himself maneuvering into a better position, before he strikes again at the swarm!
[18:44] <Feather> roll 1d20+13
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 and gets 24." [1d20=11]
[18:44] <Feather> roll 1d20+8
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[18:44] <Feather> roll 1d20+8 crit?
[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 crit? and gets 11." [1d20=3]
[18:45] <@Kotono> OOC: Two normal hits. Alas.
[18:45] <Feather> roll 2#1d10+5+1d6
[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d10+5+1d6 and gets 22." [2#1d10+5+1d6 = 13, 9]
[18:46] <@Kotono> Another sweep of his blade clears out two more lizards, sliced in half as the battlefield thins! The remaining lizards look off balance now, starting to skitter back up the walls and off the floors, hints of a possible retreat! OOC: Gildas.
[18:47] <Gildas> The now-shocked and further-angered bear lashes out at the nearby lizards, attempting to pummel them yet again!
[18:47] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[18:47] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[18:47] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 and gets 11." [1d20=8]
[18:47] <@Kotono> OOC: Roll the crit confirm.
[18:47] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[18:47] <@Kotono> OOC: One hit but it's ac rit.
[18:47] <Gildas> OOC: Hoorah.
[18:48] <Gildas> roll 2d8+14+1d6 cold
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+14+1d6 cold and gets 21." [2d8=1, 4][1d6=2]
[18:49] <@Kotono> Gildas strides forth, dodging a lizard bite as he stomps on a scurrying vermin. It's squished beneath, spine crushed and body cracked. Meanwhile Myann slips towards Feather, swiping at a lizard as she goes.
[18:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[18:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+4
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+4 and gets 6." [1d8=2]
[18:50] <@Kotono> She grazes an escaping lizard, but it's not enough to to down it. The lizards are fleeing! They're fleeing flat out, neglecting defenses to fall back! OOC: Each of you can AoO the swarm if you want, they're broken and getting the fuck outta here.
[18:50] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Myann will
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Myann will and gets 24." [1d20=15]
[18:50] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+4
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+4 and gets 5." [1d8=1]
[18:50] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 whap
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 whap and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[18:50] <Gildas> OOC: Fffffffffffffff
[18:51] <John> roll 1d20+9 never turn an aoo down
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 never turn an aoo down and gets 25." [1d20=16]
[18:51] <John> roll 1d6+5
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+5 and gets 9." [1d6=4]
[18:51] <Feather> roll 1d20+13
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 and gets 23." [1d20=10]
[18:51] <Feather> roll 1d10+5+1d6
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+1d6 and gets 13." [1d10=7][1d6=1]
[18:52] <@Kotono> A few more lizards are bashed and sliced up as the rest retreat ingo the wall holes. Just like that you stand amid over a dozen slain shocker lizards, the rest scurrying back from the party's might, the onslaught utterly crushed! OOC: Free act.
[18:53] <Feather> "We all okay?" Feather asks, looking Myann over before glancing over at their kobold friend.
[18:53] <John> "Fighty little things, aren't they?" John asks, shaking his fingers a bit to get rid of the tingliness now that the immediate danger's passsed.
[18:53] * Parts: Lehko (~irondrago@cpe-173-172-46-15.tx.res.rr.com)
[18:53] <@Kotono> "I'm alright," Myann says, intoning a healing spell in the meanwhile.
[18:53] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 6." [1d8=1]
[18:53] <@Kotono> roll 1d100 first
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 first and gets 65." [1d100=65]
[18:54] <Gildas> Gildas scoffs, as best as a bear can scoff, before shapeshifting back. "Yes." He says, glancing to their guide as well. "Still have trouble with those things?"
[18:54] <@Kotono> The guide glares at them as they go, coughing later, "As you land-dwellers say it, ouch."
[18:54] <@Kotono> Myann then goes and heals Feather in the meanwhile.
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 11." [1d100=11]
[18:54] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 9." [1d8=4]
[18:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Minor loot post, that finally put her over something.
[18:59] <@Kotono> The guide dusts himself off, "That's done. Hopefully that will keep the lizards away," he announces.
[19:00] <Gildas> He nods as well. "I hope so."
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay y'all, ready to move along?
[19:03] <John> OOC: yes
[19:03] <Gildas> OOC: yahp
[19:05] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:05] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 27." [1d100=27]
[19:07] <@Kotono> The morning and lunch passes, down holey tunnels devoid of shocker lizards - thankfully. Early in the afternoon you come to a cliff, and as yo uapproach, "We'll need to climb down here," The guide announces, "It's about a...into feet..." he mutters, counting on his fingers, "50 feet drop. There's plenty of hand holds and the shocker lizards usually avoid the bottom area."
[19:08] <John> "I'll go first," John volunteers, clambering over the edge and climbing down!
[19:08] <John> roll 1d20+13 climb
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+13 climb and gets 24." [1d20=11]
[19:09] <Feather> "I'll give you a hand?" Feather offer to Myann, a fifty feet drop not making it dangerous enough for him to focus fully on his own climb.
[19:09] <@Kotono> Going down, John doesn't see any lizards. LIght is provided by the guide nad it's not a hard climb down. Myann transforms into a mushroom hawk and glides down, the bottom lined with a thick floor of sand. A few tents are nearby, several kobolds sitting in a circle and chatting.
[19:10] <Gildas> Gildas will shapeshift and fly down like some sort of lazy bird.
[19:10] * Feather shrugs, and just heads in after them.
[19:11] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 healing for John
[19:11] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 healing for John and gets 15." [2d8=8, 1]
[19:12] <@Kotono> Gildas flies down as well and Feather takes a leisurely leap down. The guide floats down like a piece of downy fluff, landing without a hint of harm.
[19:14] <@Kotono> As the party comes down, the group of kobolds stares. Well, one does. It just stares, mouth opening but no words come out.
[19:15] <Feather> "Hello there, friends!" Feather greets the gaping kobolds.
[19:15] <@Kotono> "Oh.." One of the kobolds says in Common, utterly stunned. "His head is made of shinies!"
[19:15] <Gildas> Gildas stays quiet, remembering the last time they interrupted a ritual.
[19:16] <@Kotono> "No, no," Another says in draconic, "They're all water fall arches. I can see the colors!"
[19:16] <@Kotono> A third turns and stares, just stares.
[19:17] <@Kotono> "I can taste them," A fourth says in fractured elven, "Taste like...like...rocks. Like the rocks on the ground."
[19:18] <Feather> "Mushrooms?" Feather asks Myann quietly.
[19:19] <@Kotono> "Eh?" Myann stares at it all, a look of incomprehension on her face. She blinks at that and closes her eyes a moment, "There's mushrooms in their food," she says, "Really powerful hallucinagenic ones. They're mixed into some prepared trail rations. It's a common type and it resembles edible mushrooms."
[19:20] <Gildas> "Ah." Suddenly, it all makes sense. In a kobold sort of way. "Should we... leave them?"
[19:20] <Feather> "Hope they were happy to be eaten."
[19:21] <@Kotono> "Oh, they got bad fungus?" Tsk-tsking, "That's why you learn how to identify your food. It's a great shame for a kobold to be caught like this."
[19:21] <John> "They seem pretty happy," John opines. "But I guess if the lizards came along they wouldn't be."
[19:24] <@Kotono> "No helping it," The guide says, "We should press on."
[19:25] <Feather> "If you say so." He would know, too, so Feather doesn't argue. "Lead on?":
[19:29] <@Kotono> From here the wall-holes cease for a time. You go through winding and widening passages. Stalagmites and stalagtites are common here, the stone taking a pale green shade. You can see little bits of fossilized shells, plants and animals within the cavern's walls, floors and ceiling. "The lizards avoid this part, but after the lake, they get much more common," The guide points out as you go down
[19:29] <@Kotono> a long, straight cave passage.
[19:30] <John> "Is there anything besides lizards and giant ants down here?" John asks curiously.
[19:32] <@Kotono> "Oh yes. You land-dwellers wouldn't know much about the world," The guide slaps his belly, "You know about the lizards and the ants and the kobolds. We're the three dominante forces above what you all call the...bigwood?"
[19:33] <@Kotono> "Vastwoods," Myann steps around a craggy, pitted stalagmite, keeping pace in the meantime.
[19:34] <@Kotono> "Right, right," Your guide agrees, "This is much like a frontier, which I gather the above world around here is as well? There's lots of kobold tribes, but the lizards and vermin stop any real organization. There's lots of semi-nomadic tribes of kobolds and lots of trading. Do you all know anything else beyond this?"
[19:35] <John> "So that's it? Seems a bit dull. I mean, you've got all sorts up on the surface. Wolves, spiders, elves, humans, orcs, dragons, dogs, fish... seems a bit imbalanced. Especially since you've got like worms - pick up a rock on the surface and you'll see a few worms borrowing down. But now we're down here what've we got? Lizards, ants, and kobolds?"
[19:35] <Gildas> "Have things changed much since we defeated the ants back nearby the farm?" He asks as they continue on. "We haven't had much experience down here except with the lizards and ants nearby."
[19:38] <@Kotono> "You want to know why?" The Guide sighs, "The lizards and ants exterminate other creatures and they breed fast. No one but the kobolds want to face them. Only the kobolds have the heart and courage to clear the way and hold back the hordes! But this is sounding like a history lesson, and we're close to the lake. Let's reach it first, it's a sight and it's the safest camping ground in the area.""
[19:39] <John> "Are there fish in the lake?" John asks hopefully, "Or is just all lizards and kobolds swimming about?"
[19:41] <@Kotono> "There's fish. It's called the Silent Lake. It's still as glass, and if you don't disturb it, it looks like dark glass. The fish stay well below the surface." The guide explains, "There's an old shrine on an island on it, something religious. I took a look once, but it's long been picked clean of anything valuable."
[19:44] <Gildas> "Was there anything green inside it, by any chance?" He asks, wondering if there's any sort of connection between the rocks near the farm.
[19:44] <@Kotono> "Yes, what's left of a statue is made of green rock. Not like the sediment rock here," Kicking a nearby wall, "But a more vibrant green."
[19:46] <Gildas> "Hmm... so they might've moved some of the rocks to make a shrine..." He wonders out-loud.
[19:46] <Feather> "They?"
[19:47] <@Kotono> "Who's they?" Myann echos, "The lizards?"
[19:48] <Gildas> "Ah, no, my apologies. The druids who lived here a long time ago."
[19:50] <@Kotono> As the party walks and talks, you come to end of the passage and take a turn. Ahead the ceiling rises up, a massive space ahead of you. Ahead is blacknes, a lake of pure, still black water. It has a faint glossiness to it, resembling glass. It is perfectly silent in this cavern, the sides riddled with several passages leading on. Farther out into the lake you can see an island, where a crumbling
[19:50] <@Kotono> old shrine sits. Marble columns have collapsed, littering around the building proper like sticks.
[19:50] <John> "Robert was looking for some kind of lost shrine somewhere near here, I think. He never really told me the exact directions," John observes. "But I don't know if it had anything to do with druids."
[19:50] <Gildas> He nods to John. "Well, you've found a lost shrine..."
[19:51] <John> "Yeah... suppose it doesn't matter much now, does it?"
[19:52] <Gildas> "If we rest here, I'd like to take an opportunity to just meditate in the shrine." He nods over in that direction. "But if we're continuing on, I don't want to hold anyone up."
[19:52] <@Kotono> "This is the safest spot to rest until we clear the lizards," The guide says, "I'm going to recommend you rest here."
[19:53] <John> "Least we don't have to worry about rain," John says, looking upwards.
[19:55] <Gildas> He nods. "I should be able to hear you all if anything happens." He says before he shapeshifts and flies over to the island!
[19:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Gidlas is going island exploring. What ar ethe rest of you up to
[19:56] <@Kotono> ?
[19:56] <John> OOC: relax!
[19:56] <Feather> OOC: Works for me
[19:58] <@Kotono> OOC: #evil, Gildas.
[19:59] <@Kotono> The others sit down and set up camp as Gildas goes off. Myann spreads her blanket out and then lies on her stomach, facing the others. The Guide merely sits, "So you're interested in the history of below ground? You want to know about other races down here?"
[20:00] <John> "Yeah, I like to know what's going on," John agrees with a nod, sitting down cross-legged with his back to the water.
[20:01] * Feather nods. "Always good to know more about our neighbours."
[20:05] <@Kotono> "There's several other types of underground inhabitants. Dwarves are a thing, but they tend to be isolationists. They get along well with other races, they believe in good fences making good neighbors, as they say it. Just don't bother them much. They're good craftsmen and excellent animal tambers. They tame ankhegs, cloakers and digging worms. The dwarves are divided into independent kingdoms
[20:05] <@Kotono> that pay heed to a central king. Never met him, might just be a religious figure."
[20:05] <@Kotono> *tamers
[20:11] <John> "I've seen a few dwarves on the surface," John says, "They're just like regular people except a bit shorter. Or a lot shorter compared to me I suppose. Must be good though, being able to fit into things better. That's the bad thing about being so tall. You stick out a lot."
[20:21] <@Kotono> "You're huge," Your guide agrees, "Speaking of them, there's the ankhegs. They're nothing more than overgrown beasts with a taste for fresh meat. They're good burrowers. The digging worms are the same idea - smaller but more of them. The cloakers, those are the odd things. It looks like a black cloak as long as it isn't moving, but it's a hungry, vicious monster. Somehow the dwarves broke and
[20:21] <@Kotono> tamed them. If you see one in the wild, run. Isn't worth it. They can manipulate shadows and moan to fill you with terror."

~

[20:00] <@Kotono> Gildas flies ot the island. It's rather small, the shrine taking up most of it. There's no door, just an archway to go inside if you wish. The outside is old, worn, moldy and ruined. It's otherwise dead silent here, save for the far away chatter of your friends.
[20:01] <Gildas> He doesn't see much reason to investigate outside for now, so he heads inside!
[20:03] <@Kotono> Inside you see the inner walls have mostly collapsed. It's a cavalcade of ruins, broken furniture and long forgotten things. In one corner there's a small skeleton, sized like a kobold. In the back is a pitted, broken and ancient statue of...something humanoid. It's too decayed to tell. But the stone there is like a less luminous version of the stones beneath the healing spring.
[20:05] <Gildas> He walks over to the stones and will sit down in front of them and take one into his hands to meditate with! You never know, it worked for the Circle!
[20:07] <@Kotono> Gildas meditates for a time. It's a peaceful meditation, but nothing obvious magical happens.
[20:08] <Gildas> "Hm." He stands with the stone in hand and decides to poke around the statue, just to make sure there's nothing else there.
[20:09] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a search or perception check, whichever is higher.
[20:10] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12 payin' attention
[20:21] * Joins: Hatbot (~Hatbot@72.183.113.233)
[20:21] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12 payin' attention
[20:21] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 payin' attention and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[20:22] <@Kotono> Hm? On the base of the statue, Gildas finds some old, faded inscriptions. It looks like Sylvan offhand.
[20:23] <Gildas> He leans down to see if he can read it!

Ebiris · October 24, 2013, 04:25:28 PM

[18:03] <@Kotono> > OOC: Do you have any ranks in linguistics?
[18:03] <Gildas> OOC: That's a thing? I do not.
[18:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Int check then.
[18:06] <Gildas> roll 1d20+2
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+2 and gets 17." [1d20=15]
[18:08] <@Kotono> It's Sylvan with some changes. The language seems somewhat different. Nonetheless you're able to gleam the majority of it. Roughly it means 'Stop/hold churning/moving path barrier/wall'.
[18:11] <Gildas> "Hm..." A reference to the green wall where the stone came from, he wonders? He decides to check the walls just to be on the safe side. You never know.
[18:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Another search or perception check.
[18:15] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 22." [1d20=10]
[18:18] <@Kotono> The walls are in bad shape. Old, broken and looking suspciously ready to collapse. But a search doesn't turn up any more writing or anything remarkable. They're just old.
[18:21] <Gildas> "Hmm." It was worth a shot, at least. He will take the stone and head back out! Assuming nothing crazy happens, he'll give the island an exploration.
[18:21] <@Kotono> OOC: What stone, offhand?
[18:22] <Gildas> OOC: One of the green ones.
[18:22] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Add it to your sheet. Make another search/perception check.
[18:22] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:22] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[18:26] <@Kotono> The outside of the island is mostly empty, save for fallen pillars. In the back, you find a pillar has fallen on a human-sized skeleton. From the looks of it, it died from it. You can see a bit of a backpack poking out, but it's mostly covered and pinned down by the pillar.
[18:27] <Gildas> He will move over to the pillar to inspect it and see if the backpack is truly stuck under the pillar and would require it to be moved first.
[18:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Str check.
[18:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Oh wait, misread.
[18:29] <@Kotono> It's pretty well pinned. You'd need to movet he pillar to get to it.
[18:30] <Gildas> He may as well try! He shapeshifts first to try and push it off!
[18:30] <Gildas> roll 1d20+5
[18:30] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+5 and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[18:31] <Gildas> OOC: I knew it.
[18:32] <@Kotono> Unfortunately, it's a giant marble pillar. It's much heavier than it looks, even for a huge hunk of stone. It's not budging.
[18:33] <Gildas> He reaches into his pack and withdraws a scroll! He will cast Soften Earth and Stone in order to try and pull the backpack out without needing to do the troublesome task of moving such a giant thing.
[18:33] <@Kotono> OOC: LInk me?
[18:34] <Gildas> OOC: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/softenEarthAndStone.htm
[18:35] <Gildas> OOC: Oh wait, it might not even work on that.
[18:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Yeah, undressed stone only.
[18:35] <Gildas> OOC: Well, I dunno, it could affect the ground, right?
[18:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure.
[18:35] <Gildas> OOC: So in theory I could just go underneath it and pull it that way.
[18:36] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure. Want to?
[18:36] <Gildas> OOC: Might as well try.
[18:36] <@Kotono> The ground is softened, a muddy mess that has enough give to yank the backpack out. It's ancient, rotten and crumbling before you. It looks like it was once made of sturdy leather and reinfornced. It looks like a good piece once upon a time.
[18:38] <Gildas> He may as well try and lay it out to see if there's anything that might somehow be of any use to anyone.
[18:39] <@Kotono> Within it he finds...OOC: Loot.
[18:41] <Gildas> He picks up the arrowheads and necklace and will finally fly back to the others who have surely missed him dearly in his absence.

~

[18:06] <@Kotono> As the conversation lulls, "Did you all want to here more, land-dwellers?"
[18:06] * Joins: C2 (~DarkFlame@bzq-84-111-136-12.red.bezeqint.net)
[18:07] * C2 is now known as Feather
[18:08] <@John> "Sure. Like, is there anything else we're likely to see aside from the usual three for the rest of our trip?"
[18:14] <@Kotono> "Ankhegs are possible," Your guide goes on, "But the lizards fight them when they see them, and win with superior numbers. There's hostile mushrooms like we saw before...but you have a way with them?" Myann gets a glance, and she answers with a polite smile. After that he goes on, "There's cave stalkers, the occasional wandering lifeless one...you call them undead in human? There's always the
[18:14] <@Kotono> chance we could run into.." The Guide shudders, "The Fair Folk." He looks over his shoulder and exhales, "No one with any sense hopes to run into one, but they sometimes run into you. We could run into a stray trader, a dwarf or something more exotic. We won't see ants down here most likely, but we might find a living rock or living rock wall."
[18:15] <@John> "Well, should be interesting," John concludes, laying down and crossing his arms behind his head.
[18:18] <@Kotono> "Mmm." Myann makes a vague sort of agreeing sound and closes her eyes. "I think we'll be alright. We can kill whatever lizards get in our way."
[18:41] <@Kotono> The party is relaxing in peace when Gildas returns from his island soujorn. Myann's roused herself enough to start fixing up a meal while the Guide naps. OOC: Go ahead, Gildas.
[18:43] <Gildas> He lands and shapeshifts back! "Myann, before we leave, would you go over there and see if you can make heads or tails of a statue inscription I found?" He will recite what was written on it to the best of his knowledge. "I don't know if it refers to the wall we found the stones on or something else..." He shakes his head. "Either way, I did find these." He offers the arrowheads to Feather. "I
[18:43] <Gildas> don't know if they're of any use to you, but I thought since you use a bow sometimes, they might help." He also holds up the necklace!
[18:44] * @John snores lightly.
[18:45] <@Kotono> Myann looks up, "Sylvan? I suppose I can," she puts down the half finished meal, "I'll be back in a moment." She becomes a mushroom hawk, flying off towards the island.
[18:45] <Feather> "Gee, thanks!" Feather exclaims happily at the unexpected gift, stowing them away carefully after looking them over briefly for magic.
[18:46] <@Kotono> They are indeed magical OOC: Spellcraft.
[18:47] <Feather> roll 1d20+10
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+10 and gets 25." [1d20=15]
[18:47] <Gildas> When Feather uses his detection, he speaks up. "Oh... I did not even consider to do that." He looks at the necklace and ponders.
[18:49] <@Kotono> OOC: Loot, Feather
[18:49] <@Kotono> .
[18:50] <Gildas> "Would you mind checking this, too?" He holds it out. OOC: Unless Feather's check already checked it.
[18:50] <@Kotono> Feather can tell the necklace isn't magical.
[18:51] * Feather laughs. "So these three, if I shoot them from my bow they're gonna flash-freeze everything they hit before setting it all on fire!" He glances at the necklace, and then just shrugs. "Pretty."
[18:52] <Gildas> He nods. "Interesting that the person was carrying something like that." He pockets it and reminds himself to maybe give it to Robert to give to the Missus.
[18:52] <Gildas> "I bet it'll take the Emperor by surprise." He adds.
[18:54] <@Kotono> Myann soon returns. She alights and transforms back, "The grammar's outdated," Myann says, "As are the spellings. How I know that I don't know." She raps the side of her head with her fist, "But it more or less means, 'Hold the moving path behind a wall'."
[18:57] <Gildas> "Do you think it was just some sort of saying?" He wonders. "Or do you think there's more to that shrine? I checked the walls and couldn't find anything... but it might be buried due to time." He shrugs after a while. "We can always investigate after our journey is done, I do not wish to go chasing legends when we have a real threat in front of us, intriguing as it may be."
[18:59] <@Kotono> "I don't know," Myann says, "Sylvan means it's probably Sidhe's work." A scowl comes to her face as she goes on, "I suspect nothing good will come of it."
[19:00] <Gildas> He nods. "Perhaps the stone is left unturned, then."
[19:02] <@Kotono> OOC: Ready to move along then, y'all?
[19:02] <Gildas> OOC: Sure
[19:04] <@Kotono> OOC: Rest goes without incident, restore spells/charges. Anyone need healings before rest?
[19:05] <Gildas> OOC: I'll take care of my nonlethal HP if I can.
[19:06] <@Kotono> OOC: okay.
[19:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 58." [1d100=58]
[19:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 17." [1d100=17]
[19:06] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 selfish healing
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 selfish healing and gets 10." [2d8=1, 3]
[19:09] <@Kotono> The next day's travel begins in broad, hole-free caves. Within an hour, you pass back into the normal stone for the area, passages becoming narrower as you go. Soon enough...OOC: Who's on point?
[19:09] <Gildas> OOC: I can do it.
[19:09] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a perception check real quick.
[19:09] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 14." [1d20=2]
[19:10] <@Kotono> Your light doesn't extend far - no more than 40ft out. At the edge of it, 45ft out, Gildas catches a few hints of electric blue light. The current passage is narrow, 10ft wide, just enough for two people to walk side by side. From what you can see, it narrows further ahead.
[19:12] <Gildas> "I think the lizards are back." He announces to the others. "I'm not sure trying to fight them in such a narrow passage is for the best..." He glances back to their guide if he has any suggestions.
[19:12] * Feather wards himself against electricity all the same, and then offers to cast the very same spell on the rest of them.
[19:12] <@John> "Sure could do with a fireball right now," John muses. "But I guess they can't swarm us either, can they?"
[19:13] <@John> "Oh, sure. Thanks," he then accepts Feather's offer.
[19:13] <@Kotono> "It was a matter of time, the damned vermin," Your guide peers ahead, as Myann smiles gratefully. "Please. I can't do a fireball. I don't think any of us can do anything like that."
[19:15] <Gildas> He will ward himself, just in case, to save Feather some effort. "You're right. I can... hm... I can use the bow, I think, no matter where, so if you two want to take the front..." He nods to John and Feather. "The rest of us can probably help you. Unless we just want to run past...?"
[19:16] <@Kotono> As the party chats and casts, you can see more flickers of electric blue ahead. They're getting more numerous.
[19:16] <Feather> "Screw this, let's go!" Feather calls out, dashing ahead.
[19:16] <@John> John runs right after him!
[19:18] <Gildas> "Will you be all right to run?" He looks down to their guide. "I could carry you if you need it."
[19:18] <@Kotono> "I'll keep up," The guie says, as the party runs forward! OOC: Init. For reference, Myann has her sword out for light and the guide's providing light too.
[19:19] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[19:19] <Feather> roll 1d20+3
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 4." [1d20=1]
[19:19] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 9." [1d20=6]
[19:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 13." [1d20=11]
[19:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 Guide
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Guide and gets 12." [1d20=12]
[19:23] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 Shocker lizards
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Shocker lizards and gets 3." [1d20=3]
[19:23] <@Kotono> OOC: +6 for 9 total.
[19:23] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 ????
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 ???? and gets 12." [1d20=2]
[19:24] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(17)>Myann(13)>Guide=???(12)>John(9)>FeatherMikoess(4)>Shocker Lizards(3)'
[19:24] <@Kotono> OOC: Gildas, open.
[19:24] <Gildas> He shapeshifts into bear form and bounds forward! If they're going to try and find a bottleneck or something to fight, they'll have to go that way!
[19:25] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(17)>Myann(13)>Guide=???(12)>John=Shocker Lizards(9)>FeatherMikoess(4)'
[19:26] <@Kotono> OOC: How far forward?
[19:27] <Gildas> OOC: Max light radius.
[19:29] <@Kotono> Gildas advances 40ft! He can see them dimly this close - so many moving shapes ahead in the darkness, occasionally shown by flickers of electricity.The passage is about 7ft wide here. Enough for two people to go together pressed tightly but not much more. Meanwhile Myann advances 20ft! It sheds light ahead and you cans ee the lizards! Dozens of them are together in clusters, right on top of each
[19:29] <@Kotono> other. Lightning is gathering amid them, as Myann gestures and chants...
[19:29] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 67." [1d100=67]
[19:30] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 and gets 13." [1d20=12]
[19:31] <@Kotono> A golden mushroom cloud explosed amid them! Glitterdust covers them all, the lizards blundering around in confusion! "Best I can do," Myann calls, "It should buy us some time!" OOC: Guide and ???? is up.
[19:31] <@Kotono> The guide advances a mere ten feet, "Dragon might, think like a dragon, breathe like a dragon, BE A DRAGON!"
[19:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d10+10 temp HP
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+10 temp HP and gets 18." [1d10=8]
[19:31] <@Kotono> Meanwhile...OOC: Whatever ??? is, you can't see it or see what it does. John, go.
[19:32] * @John rushes forward to lay into the lizards!
[19:33] <@John> roll 1d20+14 charge
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 charge and gets 29." [1d20=15]
[19:33] <@John> roll 1d6+5+3d6
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+5+3d6 and gets 18." [1d6=1][3d6=5, 1, 6]
[19:33] <@Kotono> OOC: Blinded lizards? Yeah, that's a hit.
[19:35] <@Kotono> One of the glitterdusted lizards meets the end of John's staff. It's neck is snapped, head at a 90 degree angle as it falls over, dead! The rest of the lizards blunder around, shocks of lightning going everywhere as John rushes past Gildas. But the lightning is unfocused, buying you time! OOC: Okay. It's really tight there, bear in mind. From the looks of it it stays tight ahead too. Feather.
[19:37] * Feather rushes past Gildas to help John clear the way!
[19:37] <Feather> roll 1d20+13
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 and gets 28." [1d20=15]
[19:37] <Feather> roll 1d10+5+1d6+4d6
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+1d6+4d6 and gets 18." [1d10=4][1d6=2][4d6=2, 3, 1, 1]
[19:39] <@Kotono> It's less of a rush and more of squeezing past a kung-fu bear and then John's massive frame, but Feather is able to pull it off. He slashes down, cutting another lizard into ribbons as he ducks an errant bolt. OOC: It's really tight there now with too many people. -2 to attack rolls for all ofyou, there's just not enough space. Gildas, go.
[19:40] <Gildas> OOC: Can I go Aerial to avoid squeezing anyone?
[19:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Yeah, there's room above.
[19:40] <Gildas> OOC: OK!
[19:41] <Gildas> Gildas shifts to his eagle form and continues moving forward above the others to not crowd them!
[19:41] <Gildas> OOC: Hmm, I guess I'll fire the bow too, why the heck not.
[19:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, bow it up. No AoOs since they're all dusted.
[19:41] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10 booooooow
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 booooooow and gets 20." [1d20=10]
[19:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Hits.
[19:42] <Gildas> roll 1d8+6 Bird Bow
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+6 Bird Bow and gets 12." [1d8=6]
[19:43] <@Kotono> One of the lizards below gets an arrow in the eye, keeling over as it bleeds out from it. As it does, Myann stays back and gestures , a block of wood appearing from above to smash down!
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch AC
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 touch AC and gets 15." [1d20=8]
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 20." [5d6=5, 5, 2, 2, 6]
[19:44] <@Kotono> There's a sickening CRUNCH as a lizard is caught under the block, pulverized beneath it! As this happens...OOC: Fort save, Gildas.
[19:44] <Gildas> roll 1d20+9
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+9 and gets 27." [1d20=18]
[19:45] <@Kotono> Gildas's body seizes up! It's like his body is writhing in electric torment, but he shakes off the impulses! OOC: Okay, John, go. You have a whole lot of blind lizards ahead of you.
[19:46] <@John> Spinning and striking out rapidly with his staff, John pummels lizards and advances over their corpses to maintain pressure on the horde!
[19:46] <@John> roll 1d20+7
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+7 and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[19:46] <@John> roll 1d20+7
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+7 and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[19:46] <@John> roll 1d20+7
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+7 and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[19:46] <@John> roll 1d20+2
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+2 and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[19:46] <@John> roll 1d20+2
[19:46] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+2 and gets 10." [1d20=8]
[19:48] <@Kotono> OOC: One hit. Wow, you are taking the title of bad dice luck.
[19:48] <@John> roll 1d8+5+3d6
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d8+5+3d6 and gets 14." [1d8=3][3d6=1, 4, 1]
[19:50] <@Kotono> John gets a blinded lizard upside the head, cracking another skull! The rest of his flurry misses, the lizards stumbling around enough to thwart more thwacks at them. Meanwhile the lizards fall 5ft back, a great cluster of two dozen of them gathering into one tightly pressed ball of glittering lizard! Lightning rapidly begins to gather around them! OOC: Right. Feather.
[19:50] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(17)>Myann(13)>Guide=???(12)>John=Shocker Lizard Ball(9)>FeatherMikoess(4)'
[19:51] * Feather presses on after the lizards!
[19:52] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 29." [1d20=18]
[19:52] <Feather> roll 1d20+6
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6 and gets 18." [1d20=12]
[19:52] <@Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[19:52] <Feather> roll 2#1d10+5+1d6
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2#1d10+5+1d6 and gets 26." [2#1d10+5+1d6 = 13, 13]
[19:53] <@Kotono> Feather strides forward adn slashes down. He slices through the ball, icebursts following! Two lizards fall out, frozen and sliced up dead! OOC: Gildas.
[19:53] <@Kotono> "Get them all now, while they're gathered!" Myann calls, "Before they throw out another combination attack!"
[19:54] <Gildas> Gildas flies forward again and fires another arrow at the lizards!
[19:54] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10 pew pew
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 pew pew and gets 11." [1d20=1]
[19:55] <@Kotono> Antoher arrow is fired, but it hits the ground away from them for a clean miss. Meanwhile Myann continues to chant and channel!
[19:55] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 93." [1d100=93]
[19:55] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 touch AC
[19:55] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 touch AC and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[19:56] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 18." [5d6=1, 5, 4, 4, 4]
[19:56] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 reflex
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 reflex and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[19:57] <@Kotono> A block slams down, getting another lizard under it and crushing it to paste! The cluster remains, a few members down but still many to go! OOC: John, go.
[19:57] <@Kotono> OOC: Guide is still holding an d??? isn't doing anything you can see.
[19:58] <@John> "There's no room to fight!" John complains, deciding he doesn't like the below ground all that much. Still, all he can do is try, with tiny little dinky pokes of his staff rather than the spinning and striking he'd much prefer.
[19:58] <@John> roll 1d20+7
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+7 and gets 8." [1d20=1]
[19:58] <@John> roll 1d20+7
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+7 and gets 17." [1d20=10]
[19:58] <@John> roll 1d20+7
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+7 and gets 24." [1d20=17]
[19:58] <@John> roll 1d20+2
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+2 and gets 20." [1d20=18]
[19:58] <@John> roll 1d20+2
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+2 and gets 17." [1d20=15]
[19:58] <@John> roll 4#1d6+5+3d6
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 4#1d6+5+3d6 and gets 69." [4#1d6+5+3d6 = 20, 18, 15, 16]
[20:00] <@Kotono> The lizards are clubbed repeatedly, one smashed into aother, then another grabbed and flipped the way you came, landing with a crunch! Another is brained and a fifth is driven into the ground like a tent stake! Five of them die on that onslaught, the cluster greatly lessened! What remains gathers up the lightning they have, firing it in a wide spray of electric fury at the party! Some of it
[20:00] <@Kotono> comes your way while some is wildly inaccurate, but the majority goes towards you! OOC: Ref saves, y'all. -2 penalty due to closer quarters
[20:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 Myann still wants evasion
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 Myann still wants evasion and gets 24." [1d20=20]
[20:01] <Feather> roll 1d20+4 I have it, for all the good it does me
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+4 I have it, for all the good it does me and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[20:01] <@John> roll 1d20+7 evasion
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+7 evasion and gets 18." [1d20=11]
[20:02] <Gildas> roll 1d20+9 evasion
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+9 evasion and gets 13." [1d20=4]
[20:02] <@Kotono> roll 4d8 electricity damage Myann half, Feather full, John none, Gildas full.
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8 electricity damage Myann half, Feather full, John none, Gildas full. and gets 26." [4d8=7, 7, 5, 7]
[20:04] <@Kotono> John evades the blasts with unreal agility. In spite of his size he dodges like a man half his height, ducking and dodging the blasts! Myann is able to dive against the side wall for some protection, while Feather and Gildas take it head on. The blasts aren't debilitating, but ti's enough to make you ache with electricity-fizzing pain! OOC: Ows. Feather, go.
[20:06] <Feather> "You creepy shits!" Feather snarls, slicing them up.
[20:06] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 24." [1d20=15]
[20:06] <Feather> roll 1d20+4
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+4 and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[20:06] <Feather> roll 1d10+5+1d6
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+1d6 and gets 14." [1d10=3][1d6=6]
[20:07] <@Kotono> Another lizard is kicked away, up into the air, for Feather to slice apart! It falls in two halves, internal organs spilling out on the ground. They crackle with electricity, reaching out towards Feather! They actually touch him, but aren't felt through his warding. OOC: Ows. Gildas.
[20:08] <@Kotono> "Why won't they retreat or do something besides attack unprovoked?" Myann snaps, "Feather, are you alright?"
[20:09] <Gildas> Further ahead he flies! He fires the bow yet again!
[20:09] <Feather> "Still okay!" he calls back.
[20:09] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10 shot
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 shot and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[20:09] <@Kotono> OOC: You HIT?!?!?!? Is Hatbot dead? Insane? Damage!
[20:09] <Gildas> roll 1d8+6 A bow that fires birds
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+6 A bow that fires birds and gets 11." [1d8=5]
[20:10] <@Kotono> An arrow is shot down, the bird somehow grabbing the bow in its talons and firing! IT impales another lizard in teh head, the numbers reduced to below half. The remaining ones are looser now, less gathered as they are slaughtered! Myann doesn't hold anything back, casting another block shot!
[20:10] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 94." [1d100=94]
[20:10] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 and gets 14." [1d20=7]
[20:10] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 17." [5d6=6, 1, 5, 2, 3]
[20:11] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 7." [1d20=1]
[20:12] <@Kotono> The lizards are smashed and knocked over by the block shot, as Myann stops and blinks. Her face goes from anger to curious wonder, as if she's been transported from the battlefield to somewhere far nicer. OOC: Guide is holding. ??? isn't doing anything you can see. Go Jhon.
[20:12] <@John> Steadily advancing, John keeps on brutally punching lizards with the tip of his staff, aiming for the necks and spines while they're still reeling.
[20:12] <@John> roll 1d20+7
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+7 and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[20:12] <@John> roll 1d20+7
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+7 and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[20:12] <@John> roll 1d20+7
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+7 and gets 15." [1d20=8]
[20:12] <@John> roll 1d20+2
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+2 and gets 20." [1d20=18]
[20:12] <@John> roll 1d20+2
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+2 and gets 13." [1d20=11]
[20:13] <@Kotono> OOC: All hit. Bring on the pain.
[20:14] <@John> roll 5#1d6+5+3d6
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 5#1d6+5+3d6 and gets 98." [5#1d6+5+3d6 = 24, 18, 18, 22, 16]
[20:15] <@Kotono> John is an absolute fury, slamming the lizards with the butt of his staff. He crushes them one after another, half a dozen and then more reduced to corpses! He clears the field, leaving behind only broken bodies of the lizard menace! Victory! OOC: Free act. Loot post.
[20:17] <@John> "Phew, that all of them?" he asks, peering ahead in the darkness.
[20:18] <Gildas> The bird stays in the air, doing the same.
[20:18] <Feather> "Let's keep going," Feather suggests, kicking the nearest corpses to the sides. "There's always more where they came from."
[20:18] <@Kotono> No more electric shocks are visible nor are any lizards. Myann exhales slowly, rubbing her eyes. "Yes, there's more of them," she murmurs, "Surely so."
[20:22] * @John keeps going so long as the light does.
[20:22] <Gildas> He will fly along with them, scouting from the skies! ...Well, the ceiling.

Ebiris · October 29, 2013, 05:27:21 PM

[17:52] <@Kotono> Ahead the passage narrows tightly. It looks like you can squeeze through, but just barely. It goes on for 20ft before opening back up again. It'll take some wiggling to get through, and John in particular may have some problems. The walls of the tight passage are riddled with lizard holes.
[17:53] <@John> And that's why being small must be better! "They don't build these with people like me in mind, do they?"
[17:54] * Feaher heads past it! If no lizards attack him, he'll be able to keep them honest afterwards with his bow.
[17:55] * @John tries squeezing through after Feather. If he gets stuck at least there's someone to pull him the rest of the way!
[17:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Escape artist checks, you two. If no ranks just roll dex.
[17:56] <Feaher> roll 1d20+2
[17:56] * Hatbot --> "Feaher rolls 1d20+2 and gets 14." [1d20=12]
[17:56] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[17:56] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 13." [1d20=10]
[17:58] <@Kotono> Feather is able to sloooowly wiggle through safely and to the other side. Meanwhile John gets about halfway before he gets jammed. His body is trapped, pressed between hard stone.
[17:58] <@John> Grunting he tries to tuck in his belly to get the rest of the way!
[18:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Roll again.
[18:00] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[18:00] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 6." [1d20=3]
[18:01] * Feaher warily watches the lizard holes, bow in hand.
[18:01] <Gildas> Gildas stays at the ceiling!
[18:01] <@Kotono> John is jammed but good! As it happens, blue light flashes from a hole on each side of the wall he's stuck on. Twin lightning bolts snake out of it, slamming into the stuck giant! OOC: You could try shooting, Feather, but it would be a hell of a tough shot.
[18:02] <Feaher> roll 1d20+9
[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Feaher rolls 1d20+9 and gets 16." [1d20=7]
[18:02] <Feaher> roll 1d20+4
[18:02] * Hatbot --> "Feaher rolls 1d20+4 and gets 10." [1d20=6]
[18:03] <@Kotono> Two arrows are fired, but the hit the wall and the edge of the hole, respectively, bouncing off. As this happens, lightning slams into the pinned John!
[18:03] <@Kotono> roll 4d8 nonlethal, elec damage
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8 nonlethal, elec damage and gets 19." [4d8=7, 3, 7, 2]
[18:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and act, John, try to get out or whatever else.
[18:04] <@John> "Aahhh! It's am ambush!" John yells, flailing and struggling to get through, even if it costs him a few scrapes.
[18:04] <@John> roll 1d20+3 escape?
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 escape? and gets 10." [1d20=7]
[18:04] <Feaher> Cursing, Feather casts True Strike to be able to take a shot only possible through magic!
[18:06] <@Kotono> "Those lizards are smart enough to do that?" Myann boggles and curses, going over to try and reach John to help. OOC: Okay. Guide's hanging back. Going to add anything, Gildas?
[18:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 5." [1d20=3]
[18:06] <Gildas> OOC: Just staying above for now. I don't think I can add anything without complicating it.
[18:07] <@Kotono> Myann pushes in but doesn't get far before she's jammed. Not as tight as John as she's much smaller, but enough to stop her progress. John continues to struggle but he's firmly trapped, as more blue flashes! OOC: Okay.
[18:07] <@Kotono> roll 4d8 same as last damage, then act again, y'all.
[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8 same as last damage, then act again, y'all. and gets 20." [4d8=6, 3, 6, 5]
[18:08] <@Kotono> The twin bolts hit John head on, only arcane runes that appear to ward off the shock keep him from serious harm. As it is, his senses are frazzled and he aches, body twitching from the voltage.
[18:08] * Feaher backs away to clear the passage and shoots his bow the once!
[18:08] <Feaher> roll 1d20+29
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Feaher rolls 1d20+29 and gets 35." [1d20=6]
[18:08] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. Damage.
[18:08] <Feaher> roll 1d8+4+4d6+1d6 last is cold
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Feaher rolls 1d8+4+4d6+1d6 last is cold and gets 30." [1d8=1][4d6=6, 6, 3, 5][1d6=5]
[18:09] <@John> "Smart enough," John complains, muscles jerking spasmodically from the shocking as he keeps trying to get past this bottleneck.
[18:09] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 20." [1d20=17]
[18:09] <@Kotono> Meanwhile, Myann struggles to get free and advance forward.
[18:09] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[18:10] <@Kotono> Myann doesn't make any progress as John struggles. The wall CRACKS as he frees himself, hunks falling ot the ground as he stumbles forward. AT the same time Feather fires, an arrow twisting at a 90 degree angle to fly perfectly straight into the hole. It hits whatever is within perfectly, scoring a kill only glimpsed. OOC: You're free and on the other side, John. Free act for the moment.
[18:11] * @John spends a moment trying to loosen up his muscles.
[18:11] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2
[18:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[18:11] <Gildas> Seeing John freed from his momentary trap, Gildas continues to fly at the ceiling to make sure they're not ambushed by anything else.
[18:12] <@Kotono> Myann is stuck again - and after a moment she becomes a bird, small enough to naturally escape what would keep a humanoid jammed. She glides through and returns to her form on the other side. "Do you need healing?" she asks John as Gidlas scouts ahead. OOC: Quick perception, Gildas.
[18:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 25." [1d20=13]
[18:13] <@John> "Yes please. Feeling all twitchy," he agrees readily.
[18:14] <@Kotono> No more lizards seem to be about - it's clear as fara s he can see.
[18:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 93." [1d100=93]
[18:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[18:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 9." [1d8=4]
[18:15] <Gildas> He lands and shapeshifts back, deciding for the moment to heal himself just to be on the safe side.
[18:15] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 CMW
[18:15] <@Kotono> "Tenacious pests," The guide remarks as he follows, his smaller frame unhindered by the passage. "Vermin is what they are."
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 CMW and gets 14." [2d8=5, 3]
[18:16] <@John> "Thanks," he smiles at Myann, starting to loosen up around her. Then his face falls, "I'm gonna have to go back through on our way back aren't I?"
[18:16] <Gildas> "I do not see anything ahead." He remarks. "I think we're good for now."
[18:17] <Feaher> "Might be a better way?"
[18:19] <@Kotono> OOC: Your /nick is typoed, by the way, Cor.
[18:20] * Feaher is now known as Feather
[18:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Ready to move along now, y'all?
[18:21] <@John> OOC: yeah
[18:22] <Gildas> OOC: Yeah
[18:26] <@Kotono> The party advances on another 15 minutes or so. The passage stays walkable despite one or two squeezes and gouges in the floor. Ahead things open up - the passage is about 40ft wide and the ceiling is 20ft high. Plenty of space. 60ft ahead, in the darkness ahead of your weapon, you catch sight of a massive, wall to wall flash of electric blue.
[18:27] <Feather> "Seriously?"
[18:28] <@John> "Must be a whole lot of them up ahead," John opines. "Got any more blinding dust you can use, Myann?"
[18:28] <Feather> "Just so long it's not one of them house-sized queens," Feather mutters.
[18:28] <Gildas> He just frowns. "If there are that many..."
[18:29] <@Kotono> "I can manage one more, but it won't be wide enough to get all of them, if there's that many," Myann replies, as there's another flash. You catch sight of dozens on dozens of lizards, each one staring at the party. They coat the way ahead, a wall glimpsed. The guide comes up, "This is bad, this is very bad," he murmurs, "Ahead is a bit of a climb. It seems the lizards have chosen to lay here."
[18:30] <Feather> "Guess we just gotta kill them all, then," Feather says grimly.
[18:31] <Gildas> "I can..." He begins, considering the options. "I could try and freeze the ground... but I'm not sure that would do much other than knock them all off the wall."
[18:31] <@John> "Can't we go back and take another path around?" John asks the resident kobold.
[18:31] <@Kotono> "The odds are against us," Myann shake sher head, "I'm not sure we can kill that many at once."
[18:32] <Feather> "Won't be too good if they chased us now, either," Feather muses. "We can't just run back." But John's question makes perfect sense, and he glances at their guide as well.
[18:33] <@Kotono> "Hmm, hmm..." Your guide fishes into his robes, coming out with a rolled up map. He takes it out and examines, "Mmm-hmm, yes. There's a tributary passage to the silent lake, a little ways back a passage connects to it. It goes around this. The lizards avoid it, but the problem is you have to be able to breathe water to make use of it. It's only used by shamans."
[18:34] <@John> "Well, we either fight or we go home, don't we?" John says, seeing that avenue as closed to them. "Better choose quick, I don't like the way that one's looking at me."
[18:34] <Gildas> "For how long? I mean--... how long does the passage go? I can manage a spell to allow water breathing."
[18:35] <@Kotono> "About an hour," Your guide says after a few moments, "Give or take a bit depending on the current. I've only taken it once before, when I was traveling with a shaman."
[18:36] <Feather> "Can you manage it today?" Feather asks, holding his bow at the ready.
[18:36] <@Kotono> The lizards don't look to be advancing, thankfully. They seem content to stare at the party for now.
[18:36] <Gildas> "I would need to prepare it." He responds.
[18:37] <@Kotono> "We're not that far from the silent lake," The guide responds, "We'd be safe for another night there."
[18:38] * Feather glances at Myann before shrugging. "Alright. Let's try that way. Lead on?"
[18:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Goign back then?
[18:41] <Feather> OOC: Yes
[18:42] <@Kotono> As you turn to go back, heading back towards the narrow place where John got stuck, you can see blue flashes from behind. They aren't growing any less bright as you leave the lizards behind.
[18:43] <Feather> "Looks like they're following," Feather muses. "But they can't all come at us like this, so we could kill a bunch without getting attacked from all over like in that huge space."
[18:43] <@John> "We better fight now before they catch us in one of those ambush spots," John says, turning and hefting his staff.
[18:44] <Gildas> He nods. "A good plan. We can always retreat if we need to."
[18:45] * Feather doesn't think much of their chances of reatreat, but their guide, Gildas and Myann probably could if he and John stayed behind to hold off the swarm.
[18:55] <@Kotono> Turning back, you see the lizards are still 60ft back, flashing electric blue. They don't advance any closer.
[18:56] * Feather takes the opportunity to shoot them!
[18:59] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[18:59] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[18:59] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. Damage.
[18:59] <Feather> roll 1d8+4+4d6+1d6 last is cold
[18:59] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d8+4+4d6+1d6 last is cold and gets 24." [1d8=7][4d6=5, 3, 2, 2][1d6=1]
[19:01] <@Kotono> A shot is fired into the horde. It hits a lizard head on, quite literally skewering his brains. It falls over and the horde goes dark. This lasts a heartbeat before the light flares much brighter, great currents of lightning gathering amid the swarm! They're starting to advance! OOC: Init.
[19:01] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[19:01] <Feather> roll 1d20+3
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 14." [1d20=11]
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 22." [1d20=19]
[19:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann'
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann' and gets 4." [1d20=2]
[19:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 Guide
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Guide and gets 6." [1d20=6]
[19:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 The Great Lizard Wave
[19:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 The Great Lizard Wave and gets 9." [1d20=3]
[19:02] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[19:02] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(22)>John(14)>Shocker Lizard Horde(9)>Guide(6)>Myann(4)'
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[19:02] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(22)>John(14)>Gildas(13)>Shocker Lizard Horde(9)>Guide(6)>Myann(4)'
[19:02] <@Kotono> OOC: Open Feather.
[19:03] * Feather closes the distance between them by half, sending another arrow into the heart of the swarm!
[19:03] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 22." [1d20=13]
[19:03] <Feather> roll 1d8+4+4d6+1d6 last is cold
[19:03] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d8+4+4d6+1d6 last is cold and gets 25." [1d8=4][4d6=5, 2, 2, 5][1d6=3]
[19:05] <@Kotono> Another perfectly aimed shot gets another lizard! This one is chest-pierced, falling over like a log. Yet it doesn't phase the greater horde, now a mere 30ft from Feather. OOC: Ow. John.
[19:06] <@John> "I'm going to the back, try and force them to split their attacks," John warns everyone, particularly Myann lest he be turned invisible, before he runs forward, vaulting over the assembled lizards and skidding to a stop ten feet behind the swarm!
[19:08] <@Kotono> OOC: How fast can you move, anyway? The swarm's 60ft away, Feather moved halfway to them to be 30ft away.
[19:08] <@John> OOC: speed 50, so double moving
[19:08] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[19:08] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a ref save, there's some serious voltage going through there.
[19:09] <@John> roll 1d20+9 evasion
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 evasion and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[19:10] <@Kotono> John sprints through the lizard swarm! All is blue asthe voltage runs amid them, the lizards seeming not to pay him any mind a tall. They're all focused ahead, staring at Feather! OOC: Okay, noted.Gildas.
[19:11] <Gildas> OOC: Let me double check my land speed, I think it might actually be 60.
[19:11] <Gildas> OOC: Oh, it's 70. Well that's just great.
[19:12] <Gildas> Gildas shapeshifts into his bear form and travels to meet the horde, angling himself slightly away from Feather! He goes in to take a bite out of the swarm of lizards!
[19:12] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 chompity
[19:12] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 chompity and gets 15." [1d20=7]
[19:13] <@Kotono> Gildas charges in,b ut can't quite manage to get a lizard in his mouth. As this happens, the voltage reaches a feverish pitch! A great lightning bolt flashes out, hurtling towards Feather like the wrath of the Sidhe! OOC: Ref.
[19:14] <Feather> roll 1d20+6 evasion
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6 evasion and gets 13." [1d20=7]
[19:14] <@Kotono> roll 10d6 full, elec damage, resistance applies
[19:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 full, elec damage, resistance applies and gets 41." [10d6=4, 5, 3, 2, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 6]
[19:17] <@Kotono> The shock catches him ino the chest, hurtling him back. He's slammed past the party and into the darkness, traveling well past the light sources. In total darkness he lays, amix of agony and unresponsiveness. His body feels -fried-, limbs barely working! OOC: -10 penalty to dex, your nervous system was tremendously overloaded. Note this is a penalty and not ability damage/drain, ala ray of
[19:17] <@Kotono> enfeeblement. You're also way back and in the darkness, so obvious not seeing is a thing. Guide's up.
[19:18] <@Kotono> "This...this is bad. Really bad," The guide eeps, "Dragon might, dragon might, dragon might!" he calls, stumbling back and away from the horde.
[19:18] <@Kotono> roll 1d10+10 temp hp
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+10 temp hp and gets 16." [1d10=6]
[19:19] * Feather can't feel his bow in his arms. He must've dropped it back there, near the swarm. But he can certainly feel the agony and lets it all out in a yell.
[19:20] <@Kotono> Myann drops her sword, light staying in place. "Feather!" she cries, turning back and running into the darkness after him. Feather's yell sounds far away, echoing in the cavern. "Coming!" Myann shouts, voice becoming distant as she runs - and closer to Feather, sounds like to him. OOC: Okay, Feather, you're up. You can see something moving in the pitch dark, and hear footsteps.
[19:22] <Feather> Forcing his twitching fingers to work, Feather ends up falling upon that fey magic that is a second nature to him. His body shifts in turn, and he forces himself to his feet, drawing his sword. If he can move, then he can damn well fight!
[19:23] <Feather> OOC: Animalistic Power
[19:25] <@Kotono> It's hard, his fingers fumbling over the patterns and his tongue strugglign with the words. But he manages it, standing as Myann reaches him. "Hold on," she says breathlessly, already starting to chant. You can barely see her in this pitch darkness, only faraway flashes of electric blue providing any light at all. OOC: Okay. John.
[19:26] <@John> "No!" John yells, seeing Feather blasted back by the lizards. He can only hope Myann can save him in time, but even so he's struck by flashbacks of his last group of friends falling one by one in battle before him. "Not again. Not again!" he cries out, vanishing for just a second and lunging forward to thawk a lizard with his staff, reappearing once more!
[19:26] <@John> roll 1d20+14 invis
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 invis and gets 16." [1d20=2]
[19:26] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit.
[19:26] <@John> roll 1d6+7+3d6
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+7+3d6 and gets 20." [1d6=5][3d6=4, 2, 2]
[19:27] <@Kotono> The lizard doesn't see it coming, smashed down the back by the staff. It's crushed underneath as John reappears, the swarm turning to stare at John now! OOC: Okay, Gildas.
[19:28] <Gildas> Gildas has little to do but lay into the lizards with a flurry of blows, trying to stun at least one of them!
[19:28] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 SF
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 SF and gets 14." [1d20=6]
[19:28] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 24." [1d20=16]
[19:29] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 and gets 23." [1d20=20]
[19:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Crit confirm times.
[19:29] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3
[19:29] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 and gets 6." [1d20=3]
[19:29] <@Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[19:30] <Gildas> roll 2d8+14+2d6 last is cold
[19:30] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+14+2d6 last is cold and gets 25." [2d8=4, 1][2d6=5, 1]
[19:31] <@Kotono> Gildas swipes one lizard with a claw, disembowling it! Another is crushed under a bearstomp, causing the sharp CRACK of scales to echo along with Feather's screams! The swarm starts to look back and forth between Gildas and John, before two smaller lightning bolts come out, one at each of them! OOC: Ref ou two.
[19:31] <@John> roll 1d20+9 evasion
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 evasion and gets 14." [1d20=5]
[19:34] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 evasion
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 evasion and gets 17." [1d20=9]
[19:34] <@Kotono> roll 7d6 John only, Gildas did the evading thing, full damage and elec damage.
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 7d6 John only, Gildas did the evading thing, full damage and elec damage. and gets 30." [7d6=4, 1, 5, 6, 6, 2, 6]
[19:36] <@Kotono> Gildas is able to sidestep nimbly, avoiding the blast! John isn't and is caught right on by it! It doesn't have the raw force that sent Feather flying, but leaves John's body clumsy, shaken and not fully responding to his wishes. His chest aches terrifically, seared with lightning damage. OOC: -4 penalty to dex, John.
[19:36] <@Kotono> OOC: Guide's up.
[19:37] <@Kotono> The guide does the wise thing and retreats further away, staying the hell out of this! Meanwhile Myann whispers to Feather, "Hold on. Your eyes..." she breathes, as healing magic touches him.
[19:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 28." [1d100=28]
[19:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[19:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 11." [1d8=6]
[19:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Feather.
[19:39] <Feather> "Can't see a damn thing," Feather slurs, resorting to drinking a potion of his own. Since Myann is there and not in any immediate danger, his mind insists, he can take a moment to recover a bit before leaping back into the fray. It would help if his hands stopped shaking first, too.
[19:39] <Feather> roll 1d8
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d8 and gets 3." [1d8=3]
[19:39] <@Kotono> OOC: Shouldn't it be +1 too?
[19:39] <Feather> OOC: It's the lake water and it's been at least a day since
[19:39] <@Kotono> OOC: Oh right okay.
[19:40] <@Kotono> The potion helps. Things just aren't focused. His body is off. Myann seems blurry, indistinct. OOC: John.
[19:41] <@John> "Oww!" he shivers and twitches from the electricity coursing through him, but he daren't stop fighting, not when the only way back is a trap and Feather's still being tended to by Myann!
[19:41] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[19:41] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[19:41] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 14." [1d20=5]
[19:41] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 12." [1d20=8]
[19:41] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 11." [1d20=7]
[19:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[19:42] <@John> roll 2#1d6+5
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 2#1d6+5 and gets 16." [2#1d6+5 = 9, 7]
[19:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Did you inclue the lizard bonus?
[19:42] <@John> OOC: no
[19:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Still two hits, but +2 damage then.
[19:43] <@Kotono> 'round and 'round they go, staff slam after staff slam striking out! The lizards skitter away ,but he catches one and pounds it into paste! It's pulverized beneath his staff, as...OOC: Okay. Gildas.
[19:44] <Gildas> Gildas again tries to lash out at the horde of lizards with his paws!
[19:44] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 SF
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 SF and gets 26." [1d20=18]
[19:44] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 24." [1d20=16]
[19:44] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 and gets 20." [1d20=17]
[19:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[19:44] <Gildas> roll 3d8+21+3d6 last is cold
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 3d8+21+3d6 last is cold and gets 46." [3d8=5, 7, 8][3d6=1, 2, 2]
[19:44] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 22." [1d20=18]
[19:47] <@Kotono> Gildas goes into a flurry, stomping and striking down. He goes onto all fours to catch them, one lizard grabbed and smacked into the ground hard enough to break. Another is bashed into a wall, Gildas then turning and delivering a powerful chop to the spine of a third! A fourth leaps at him to counter, but a snap of his jaws catches it and his teeth finish the job. The horde's numbers have been
[19:47] <@Kotono> trimmed down a bit, but there's still dozens left. The electricity between them is still going strong. This time it it comes out in spinning bands of blue-white current, striking at both Gildas and John! OOC: Ref.
[19:47] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 evasion
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 evasion and gets 12." [1d20=4]
[19:47] <@John> roll 1d20+7 evasion
[19:47] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+7 evasion and gets 22." [1d20=15]
[19:49] <@Kotono> John does the same thing as before, ducking and weaving amid the bands. However, Gildas is not so quick! He's touched by one and his body locks up! He falls over, unable to move! OOC: Paralyzed for one round. Speak up if you're immune. Guide's up and wisely in the dark now, so Myann goes.
[19:49] <Feather> "Gotta get back," Feather tries to say to Myann, groping for another potion. "Help me get back."
[19:49] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(22)>John(14)>Gildas(13 paralyze 1)>Shocker Lizard Horde(9)>Guide(6)>Myann(4)'
[19:49] <@Kotono> "I'll always help you," Myann whispers gently, weaving anothe rspell.
[19:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 16." [1d100=16]
[19:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 8." [1d8=3]
[19:49] <Feather> roll 1d8 we'll start walking back! 30ft!
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d8 we'll start walking back! 30ft! and gets 4." [1d8=4]
[19:50] <Gildas> OOC: Not to my knowledge!
[19:50] <@Kotono> The two stumble forward, Myann guiding him. The light ahead. It's blurry, hazy. He can't see right. His eyes can see smudgy shapes, two larger ones and lots of little ones in the blue light. OOC: Okay then. John.
[19:51] <@Kotono> OOC: Feather, your vision is shot along with the rest of your nervous system. -6 to perception checks based on sight, as well ranged attacks or anything relying on good vision.
[19:51] <@John> Face set in grim determination, John wades into the swarm, great sweeping bludgeons of his staff low to the ground followed by hammer-head blows from above!
[19:51] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[19:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 15." [1d20=6]
[19:51] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[19:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 14." [1d20=5]
[19:51] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[19:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 17." [1d20=8]
[19:51] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[19:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 20." [1d20=16]
[19:51] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[19:51] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 18." [1d20=14]
[19:51] <@John> OOC: +1 to all of them
[19:52] <@Kotono> OOC: Four hits.
[19:52] <@John> roll 4#1d6+6
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 4#1d6+6 and gets 45." [4#1d6+6 = 12, 12, 10, 11]
[19:54] <@Kotono> John wades into them, scoring four more slain. He just stamps them out as others dodge around them, breaking bodies, spines and necks. Unfortunately the lizards are mostly focused on him now, a net of pure lightning forming and flying right at him! OOC: Ref.
[19:54] <@John> roll 1d20+7
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[19:55] <@Kotono> The net hits John! It doesn't shock him - but it covers him head to toe, making his entire body tingle. It's tight, enough to leave him entangled! Moreover, it doesn't vanish like the other shocks, clinging to him. OOC: You're entangled in the net, as the status. More coming.
[19:55] <@Kotono> Two lizards peel away and go t Gildas, one on each side of his head. Tiny little shocks go into his ear, traveling into his brain! OOC: Will save.
[19:56] * Kotono changes topic to 'Feather(22)>John(14)>Gildas(13)>Shocker Lizard Horde(9)>Guide(6)>Myann(4)'
[19:56] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[19:56] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 15." [1d20=8]
[19:58] <@Kotono> It's strange. Suddenly Gildas begins to rise, slow and mechanical. The two lizards hop onto his shoulder, perched there. OOC: PM, Gildas. Myann.
[19:59] <@Kotono> Myann advances another thirty feet, weaving another healing spell in the meantime.
[19:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 98." [1d100=98]
[19:59] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[19:59] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 8." [1d8=3]
[20:00] <@Kotono> OOC: Go Feather.
[20:00] * Feather drains his third potion, squinting ahead. "How far's it to the damned lizards?"
[20:00] <Feather> roll 1d8
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d8 and gets 4." [1d8=4]
[20:00] <@Kotono> Your vision mends slightly at that as Myann helps you along. "60 feet or so," she says, as things become a little more coherent. OOC: Penalty is down to -5. John.
[20:01] <@John> "Gildas, look out! You got two on your shoulder!" John yells, doing his best to ignore the lightning coruscating across his body as he wades through the shocker lizards still, attacking without restraint and even flickering invisible for just a second!
[20:01] <@John> roll 1d20+10 invis
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+10 invis and gets 11." [1d20=1]
[20:01] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 24." [1d20=16]
[20:01] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 18." [1d20=10]
[20:01] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 16." [1d20=13]
[20:01] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 11." [1d20=8]
[20:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[20:01] <@John> roll 3#1d6+6
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 3#1d6+6 and gets 25." [3#1d6+6 = 7, 10, 8]
[20:02] <@Kotono> Strikes piece two more lizards, shattering them. Perhaps a third of the horde is dead now, but the rest are resolute! OOC: Go Gildas. See PM.
[20:05] <Gildas> Gildas-bear takes a few very measured, very methodical steps into the middle of the shocker lizards and slowly turns back to face in the same direction the rest of them are facing. He shakes a little before settling back onto his legs, closer to the ground, much like the rest of the lizards.
[20:07] <@Kotono> Meanwhile, the rest of the lizards focus on John. Entangled and slow, they gather up a great big shock, sending it in a wide burst pattern around him! Dozens of tiny bolts, but almost impossible ot dodge! OOC: Ref -2, John.
[20:08] <@John> roll 1d20+3 evasion
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 evasion and gets 6." [1d20=3]
[20:08] <@Kotono> roll 4d8 nonlethal elec
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 4d8 nonlethal elec and gets 19." [4d8=5, 1, 8, 5]
[20:09] <@Kotono> The bursts strike him all over! None are powerful, but they're impossible to dodge effectively! It's pain a papercut at a time, an assault of pure quantity over quality! Despite being entangled and shocked further, John stays up! OOC: Okay. Myann's up.
[20:09] <@Kotono> "Here," Myann breathes, "Get going. I think you can reach them now," she says, casting.
[20:09] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 76." [1d100=76]
[20:09] <@Kotono> A red and white mushroom appears from above, FEather growing far larger now! OOC: Super mushroomed. Go Feather.
[20:10] <Feather> With a loud yell, Feather charges into the midst of the vague mass of flashing lizards ahead!
[20:10] <Feather> roll 1d20+13
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 and gets 23." [1d20=10]
[20:11] <@Kotono> OOC: That's a hit.
[20:12] <Feather> roll 2d8+8+4d6+1d6 should've been +1 more, last is cold
[20:12] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d8+8+4d6+1d6 should've been +1 more, last is cold and gets 33." [2d8=8, 5][4d6=2, 1, 2, 4][1d6=3]
[20:12] <@Kotono> Feather's oversized blade slams down like a flyswatter! It crushes two lizards beneath as he rejoins the scene! The numbers are slowly falling, coming close to half dead! OOC: John, go.
[20:13] <@John> Moving towards Gildas and hoping for a flank on at least a few lizards, John is disappointed but soldiers on towards the increasingly bitter looking end. "Pay attention Gildas!"
[20:13] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[20:13] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 17." [1d20=9]
[20:13] <@John> roll 1d20+8
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[20:13] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 7." [1d20=4]
[20:13] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 9." [1d20=6]
[20:13] <@Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[20:13] <@John> roll 3#1d6+6
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 3#1d6+6 and gets 26." [3#1d6+6 = 7, 7, 12]
[20:14] <@Kotono> Three more lizards are pinned down and beaten apart, swept aside with deft stickwork! As this happens...OOC: PM, Gildas.
[20:15] <Gildas> roll 1d20+9
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+9 and gets 28." [1d20=19]
[20:21] <Gildas> The bear seems to struggle for a moment and shakes very slightly, but doesn't move at all other than to roar very loudly!
[20:21] <@Kotono> Then the lizards break. They scurry in all directions, for wall holes and freedom! OOC: This provokes AoOs from Feather+John.
[20:22] <Feather> roll 1d20+14
[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 and gets 30." [1d20=16]
[20:22] <@Kotono> OOC: Big hit.
[20:22] <@John> roll 1d20+11
[20:22] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+11 and gets 22." [1d20=11]
[20:22] <@John> roll 1d6+8
[20:22] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+8 and gets 13." [1d6=5]
[20:22] <Feather> roll 2d8+8+1d6 last is cold
[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d8+8+1d6 last is cold and gets 18." [2d8=4, 1][1d6=5]
[20:23] <@Kotono> Two more lizards find an end, but the rest retreat! Including the two on Gildas, scurrying away and into the lizard holes. Gildas falls to the ground in a heap, laying amid the many broken lizard corpses! OOC: Free act.
[20:24] * Feather rushes after the fleeing electric lights, stabbing at them violently even if it means striking at those holes in the walls.
[20:24] * Quits: Gildas (~rscuderi@rrcs-24-227-47-10.se.biz.rr.com) (Ping timeout)
[20:24] * Joins: Nephrite2 (~rscuderi@rrcs-24-227-47-10.se.biz.rr.com)
[20:25] <@John> "Urgh," John is happy to let it stop there, sitting down heavily on his butt, holding his staff planted on the ground. "No one actually died?" he asks in disbelief, looking around.
[20:25] * Nephrite2 is now known as Gildas
[20:25] <@Kotono> Myann comes running. Meanwhile Feather hacks at the holes. He chips stone, but the lizards continue to retreat out of sight within the embrace of earth.
[20:25] <Feather> "They gone? They all gone?"

Ebiris · October 30, 2013, 04:05:50 PM

[17:11] * @John tries to get back up but an ill-timed twitch prevents that. Grumbling he gives it a second go, using his staff as a lever to painfully get back up. "I feel really down under," he confesses unsteadily. "Good thing you scared them with that roar when you did Gildas, or I wouldn't have lasted much longer."
[17:15] <@Kotono> Myann stumbles over, "Ugh. We need to get out of here before more come," she announces, "Who needs healing?"
[17:15] <Gildas> There's a moment or two of hesitation on the bear's part before he shapeshifts back. "Are you all right?" He looks to John. "You took a pretty hard shock..." He turns to Feather, too. "I'm surprised to even see you standing."
[17:15] <@Kotono> The Guide slowly emerges, "You're victorious. I'm impressed, we could have lost a dozen kobolds to that horde barring holy bombs."
[17:15] <Feather> "That you, Gildas?" Feather asks, turning in his general direction. "Dropped my bow here, I did. Could ya pick it up for me?"
[17:16] <@John> "Could do with some, please," he implores of Myann.
[17:16] <Gildas> "Of course." He says and goes to do that very thing. He will, likewise, assist Myann by chanting and giving a healing spell to John.
[17:17] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 CMW
[17:17] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 CMW and gets 19." [2d8=6, 7]
[17:18] <@Kotono> Feather gets another healing spell as Gildas patches up John.
[17:18] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[17:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 40." [1d100=40]
[17:18] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[17:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 13." [1d8=8]
[17:19] <@John> "Ahh, much better," he smiles and shakes his stiffened and shocked limbs a bit to try and get some life back into them. "Thanks, I really thought we were done in."
[17:19] <@Kotono> Finding Feather's bow is without incident in the meanwhile.
[17:20] <Gildas> "Should we return to the silent lake for now? I can prepare the water breathing spell this evening and have it ready in the morning."
[17:20] <@Kotono> "Yeah, that was a scare," Myann says, sighing deeply. OOC: Ready to move along?
[17:20] <Feather> "Can you check ahead?" Feather asks Gildas. "Maybe we chased that lot off and can just make a break for it?"
[17:21] <@John> "Think they might've been guarding something?"
[17:22] <Gildas> "Oh, sure." He nods and goes to look!
[17:22] <Feather> "For all we know, up ahead is the safest way right now cause we killed and chased the lot off."
[17:24] <@Kotono> OOC: What form, Gildas?
[17:25] <Gildas> OOC: I'll fly.
[17:26] <@Kotono> Gildas returns to the wall. About a dozen lizards are about, with more slowly crawling out of wall holes. As you approach, you notice they're all staring at you. A few look visibly injured - refugees from the recent battle, perhaps.
[17:27] <Gildas> He will turn around and fly back, hopefully sans any lightning being shot at him.
[17:27] <@Kotono> The lizards merely stare and do not follow. At least for now. Gildas returns back without incident.
[17:28] <Gildas> He shapeshifts back! "There are about a dozen, more of them were showing up when I approached."
[17:29] <Feather> "We can take them!"
[17:30] <@John> "Alright," John takes a deep breath, psyching himself up, "Lets go!" And then he's off!
[17:31] * Feather extends a hand to Myann, ready to follow!
[17:31] <@Kotono> "You want to fight the lizards again?" The Guide begins, before John takes off in pursuit of more lizard kills.
[17:31] <Gildas> "With you in your current condition, I really question---" He turns to John and then drops his head. "Here." He will put Feather's bow back in his hands. "I think I need to go after him."
[17:31] <@Kotono> Myann looks at Feather, "Are you sure?" she asks, "Sidhe dammit, John!" she curses, "Wait!"
[17:32] <Feather> "Damn right I am! We'll get them to stay away for good!"
[17:32] <@John> Luckily it's some ways off, so he has time to stop.
[17:32] <@John> "We're not doing it?" he calls back, walking back towards them.
[17:32] <Feather> "We're doing it! Together!" Feather insists, heading onwards.
[17:33] <@Kotono> "Will you stop acting like a musclebrained idiot a moment," Myann sighs in exasperation, giving Feather a rather sharp look. "There's no villagers needing rescue here. I don't want to risk a repeat of the battle against that damned dra-Feather!" Myann calls, starting to follow as he walks down the passage.
[17:33] <Gildas> "I'm with Myann on this. I think we should at least get you two back to normal." He says, although he follows anyway.
[17:34] <Feather> "We gotta press on and show them who's boss! I ain't gonna sit down and shiver through the night hoping they don't find their balls and come after us!" Feather insists.
[17:34] <@John> "But these things multiply fast, don't they?" John asks, "By then there could be even more of them!"
[17:35] <Gildas> "I think we're being outvoted." He says with a look to Myann.
[17:35] <Feather> "Yeah, so we gotta get going now instead of waiting for morning!"
[17:36] <@Kotono> "As long as we can retreat if it looks too dangerous," Myann says, bowing her head to Gildas's words. "Or I swear to the Gods that I'll drag you back from heaven to entertain me."
[17:37] <Feather> "Deal!" And then he's off in earnest, hopefully in the right direction!
[17:37] <@John> John hurries after him!
[17:38] <@Kotono> Myann shaks her head and utters a vile word in Sylvan before following. OOC: Heading back then, y'all?
[17:38] <Gildas> OOC: Indeedily.
[17:38] <Feather> OOC: Yes! Myann's Enlarge Self is per minute, right?
[17:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes, it'll still be up when you get there.
[17:39] <@Kotono> OOC: 5 minutes and y'all weren't quite far away enough for to and back to expend it. It'll have aboug 5 rounds left, which I imagine it'll be resolved one way or another by then.
[17:40] <@Kotono> The party races back. At 120ft away, you can see it. A massive, steady glow of electric blue. A few dozen lizards are gathered, a large sphere of lightning above them. Lightning constantly leaps up from the lizards into the ball, which slowly grows as you approach. Even from here, all but Feather can see them staring at the party. OOC: Init here, the lizards aren't just sitting around this time
[17:40] <@Kotono> and whistling. They be pissed.
[17:40] <Feather> roll 1d20+1
[17:40] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+1 and gets 2." [1d20=1]
[17:40] <@John> roll 1d20+2
[17:40] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[17:40] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+2 and gets 6." [1d20=4]
[17:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 14." [1d20=12]
[17:40] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 Guide
[17:40] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Guide and gets 16." [1d20=16]
[17:41] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[17:41] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[17:41] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 oh fuck that's a lotta lizardos
[17:41] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 oh fuck that's a lotta lizardos and gets 12." [1d20=6]
[17:42] * Kotono changes topic to 'Gildas(20)>Guide(16)>Myann(14)>Shocker Lizard Horde v2(12)>John(6)>FeatherMikoMiko(2)'
[17:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Open Gildas. The lizards and the sphere of electric no-goodness are 120ft away.
[17:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Which is, to be clear, where the wall is.
[17:44] <Gildas> He looks to the others before shapeshifting into his predator form and moving ahead and a bit to the side 60ft towards the lizards!
[17:45] <@Kotono> As Gildas advances, the Guide proptly retreats into the darkness, calling, "Good luck and good hunting! Watch out for that sphere, it can't be good!" OOC: Myann.
[17:47] <@Kotono> Myann runs forward, morphing into a mushroom hawk. She takes to the air, rising ot the ceiling and closing to within 40ft of the lizards, clinging to the rooftop. Meanwhlie, the sphere above the lizards gathers more energy! Before it was the size of a beachball, and now it's swelling up to half again that size. It's cracking with lightning, as if the power of storms was contained within! OOC:
[17:47] <@Kotono> The lizards are powering that sphere up. Go John.
[17:49] <@John> "Wait a minute... this is the same number as there was the first time!" John says in alarm. "I didn't know they'd multiply that fast!" Using what little capability he has for increasing his resistace, he moves a further fifty feet onwards.
[17:49] <@John> OOC: resistance SLA
[17:49] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, 70ft away then, resistance noted. Feather.
[17:51] * Feather expends his last spell to charge all the way into the center of their formation with his loudest battle cry yet!
[17:51] <Feather> roll 1d20+14
[17:51] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14 and gets 24." [1d20=10]
[17:51] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. Your blade is made of metal, right?
[17:51] <Feather> roll 2d8+8+4d6+1d6 last is cold, and I would assume so
[17:51] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d8+8+4d6+1d6 last is cold, and I would assume so and gets 30." [2d8=1, 5][4d6=4, 1, 3, 3][1d6=5]
[17:53] <@Kotono> Feather raises his blade up and slices down, cleaving through two lizards at once! Heads fall ot the ground and bodies follow, two down! Yet suddenly the sphere distends! It's drawn to Feather's blade, pouring into it! OOC: Hello lightning rod. Have your sword make a Fortitude save. It can use your save since you're wielding it, or whatever it's natural save, whichever is better.
[17:53] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[17:53] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 25." [1d20=16]
[17:53] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[17:53] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 90." [1d100=90]
[17:56] <@Kotono> Lightning pours into it! It causes patches of frost to appear over the blade, violently clashing with the voltage. It forms a barrier of ice around Feather's hand, somehow stopping the lightning from frying him. How mere frozen water stops this is a mystery, but Feather's blade glows the same blue as the lizard's blasts. Before your eyes the blade distorts, taking the shake of a jagged lightning
[17:56] <@Kotono> bolt. Trills of electricity run up and down it, the sphere fully soaking into it and gone. The lizards don't stare at you anymore - they stare at the sword instead. OOC: Reckless abandon pays off today. Go fig. Gildas.
[17:57] <Feather> "Die! Die, you miserable lot!"
[17:57] <Gildas> The bear now rushes into the fray, taking a swipe or two at the dastardly lot of lizards!
[17:57] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[17:57] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 15." [1d20=7]
[17:57] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[17:57] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 20." [1d20=12]
[17:57] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3
[17:57] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 and gets 7." [1d20=4]
[17:58] <@Kotono> OOC: You can't flurry and move at the same time, sinc eflurry is a fulla ttack.
[17:58] <Gildas> OOC: Derp
[17:58] <Gildas> OOC: I'll just bite then
[17:58] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10 chomp
[17:58] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 chomp and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[17:58] <Gildas> OOC: One day I'll remember that.
[17:58] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit. I was about to say keep the first roll, but it's the same so it doesn't matter.
[17:59] <Gildas> roll 1d6+10+1d6 last is cold
[17:59] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d6+10+1d6 last is cold and gets 19." [1d6=3][1d6=6]
[17:59] <@Kotono> Gildas charges in on all fours, bounding in and getting a lizard in his maw! He chomps down, blood and lightning arcing out of his mouth as he devours another threat! Three down! OOC: Guide's staying the hell out of this. Myann's up.
[18:00] <@Kotono> Myann flies to them and swoops down, a dive attack joined with a defiant hawk's cry.
[18:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 (+2 charge)
[18:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 (+2 charge) and gets 22." [1d20=10]
[18:00] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+5+1d6
[18:00] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+5+1d6 and gets 14." [1d6=5][1d6=4]
[18:02] <@Kotono> She catches one in her talons, swooping down and then up with it! She rises up and tears it apart with them, letting the savaged body crash to the ground in a heap. She then lands and transforms into her human form, sword at the ready. OOC: Four down. The horde is up.
[18:02] <@Kotono> Beset and seemingly entranced by Feather's sword, the lizards need a moment to focus on anything. But they soon settle on one - a massive, powerful blast of lightning right at Feather! OOC: Ref save.
[18:03] <Feather> roll 1d20+6-3 evasion
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6-3 evasion and gets 6." [1d20=3]
[18:03] <@Kotono> roll 10d8 nonlethal ows elec damage
[18:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d8 nonlethal ows elec damage and gets 35." [10d8=5, 1, 1, 1, 2, 4, 3, 7, 6, 5]
[18:04] <@Kotono> Feather gets blasted again, body convulsing as he's caught flatfooted. His sword doesn't protect him this time, his body ravaged by the shock! OOC: Ow. John.
[18:04] <@John> Picking up his pace with great loping strides, John runs the rest of the way, vanishing briefly and clattering a lizard off the wall with a dash of his staff as he reappears!
[18:04] <@John> roll 1d20+16 charge invis
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+16 charge invis and gets 28." [1d20=12]
[18:04] <@John> roll 1d6+7+3d6
[18:04] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+7+3d6 and gets 25." [1d6=5][3d6=5, 5, 3]
[18:04] <Feather> "Don't hurt as much as before!" Feather snarls, waving his sword around.
[18:05] <@Kotono> John darts in, lizard 5 and 6 being pounded into a paste under his staff! Six down as the lizards recoil, as Feather returns to his normal size with a shrinking sound. OOC: Okay, Feather. Go.
[18:07] <Feather> His slow mastery of lighting allows Feather to fall into a trance. He still might have trouble distinguishing the individual lizards, but he can certainly see their sparks and those are the ones he targets as he moves across their diminishing line.
[18:07] <Feather> roll 1d20+13 wyvern poison Fort DC17 if it hits
[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 wyvern poison Fort DC17 if it hits and gets 23." [1d20=10]
[18:07] <Feather> roll 1d20+8
[18:07] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 and gets 10." [1d20=2]
[18:08] <Feather> OOC: They can AoO me, AC vs it is 27
[18:08] <Feather> roll 1d10+8+4d6+1d6 last is cold
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+8+4d6+1d6 last is cold and gets 39." [1d10=9][4d6=6, 6, 4, 2][1d6=4]
[18:11] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 fort
[18:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 fort and gets 5." [1d20=1]
[18:11] <Feather> roll 2d6 con
[18:11] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d6 con and gets 5." [2d6=3, 2]
[18:12] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 AoO
[18:12] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 AoO and gets 12." [1d20=9]
[18:12] <Feather> OOC: That's the primary damage, the secondary is also 2d6 con
[18:13] <@Kotono> Feather hacks through the lizard, sweeping through them! Four falla part by his blade, while a fifth is nicked by it. The mere touch of the poisoned blade is enough to make it thrash and drool, on a quick path to the grave! 11 down! They're not quite down to half, the horde trimmed down nicely! OOC: Gildas.
[18:14] <Gildas> NOW the bear goes to tear into the lizards with a fury of a thousand... paws! Or just two! Details!
[18:15] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 SF
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 SF and gets 24." [1d20=16]
[18:15] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[18:15] <Gildas> roll 1d20+3
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+3 and gets 6." [1d20=3]
[18:15] <@Kotono> OOC: One hit. DC on SF?
[18:15] <Gildas> OOC: 17
[18:15] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 and gets 16." [1d20=12]
[18:15] <Gildas> roll 1d8+7+1d6 last is cold
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d8+7+1d6 last is cold and gets 15." [1d8=5][1d6=3]
[18:16] <@Kotono> Another lizard is grabbed and chomped in half, the rest crushed in paw! It is tossed into the horde, htiting another and leaving it reeling. The lizards are in disarray now, the remaining horde seeming out of balance and uncoordinated! OOC: They're starting to break. Myann's up.
[18:17] <@Kotono> Myann shifts into her panther form, growling low as she pounces on the lizard scum!
[18:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 mental note, she's taking favored enemy (magical beasts) when she next gets a choice
[18:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 mental note, she's taking favored enemy (magical beasts) when she next gets a choice and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[18:18] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+6+1d6
[18:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+6+1d6 and gets 10." [1d6=3][1d6=1]
[18:19] <@Kotono> The thirteenth lizard, already dazed from Gildas's throw, is chomped. Myann eats it before you, spitting out bits of scale as she smiles at the others. Despite being a feline, it's in a rather human way, looking a tad wrong as she licks her lips. OOC: Okay. Lizards are up.
[18:19] <@Kotono> The horde is broken! The remainder skitters for the holes, in an out and out retreat at this show of force! They're escaping! OOC: Anyone in melee range can AoO.
[18:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 17." [1d20=6]
[18:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+6+1d6
[18:19] <Feather> roll 1d20+13
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+6+1d6 and gets 13." [1d6=1][1d6=6]
[18:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+13 and gets 19." [1d20=6]
[18:20] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 28." [1d20=16]
[18:20] <@Kotono> OOC: Hit you two.
[18:20] <@John> roll 1d6+8
[18:20] <Feather> roll 1d10+8+1d6
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+8+1d6 and gets 14." [1d10=2][1d6=4]
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+8 and gets 14." [1d6=6]
[18:20] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[18:20] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 crit?
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 crit? and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[18:20] <@Kotono> OOC: Crit.
[18:21] <Gildas> roll 2d6+20+1d6 last is cold
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d6+20+1d6 last is cold and gets 29." [2d6=4, 4][1d6=1]
[18:21] <Feather> roll 4d6
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 4d6 and gets 13." [4d6=5, 2, 1, 5]
[18:22] <@Kotono> The horde is bitten and torn into, savaged viciously as they retreat! Less than a half dozen make it, the rest shredded by bite, claw, sword and staff! Victory! OOC: Loot post.
[18:23] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+1
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+1 and gets 13." [1d20=12]
[18:23] <@Kotono> OOC: Rol lit.
[18:23] <Feather> roll 2d6
[18:23] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d6 and gets 3." [2d6=2, 1]
[18:24] <Feather> "Let's get over this here wall," Feather says, sagging in exhaustion. "They'll come back again if we just stand here."
[18:25] <@John> "Alright," John nods, putting his staff through one of his belt loops so he'll have his hands free and then starting to climb upwards. "Went better than last time, didn't it?"
[18:25] <Feather> "Yep! See? They were already scared, they just didn't know it!"
[18:26] <@Kotono> Myann merely sighs in relief before taking hawk form to fly up the cliff. OOC: Climb check, John.
[18:26] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[18:26] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 17." [1d20=5]
[18:26] <@John> OOC: +1 sorry
[18:26] <@Kotono> It's an easy climb with plenty of holds and lizard holes ot help you up. John makes it right on up.
[18:27] <@Kotono> Meanwhile the guide returns, slowly and carefully climbing up. "You all are really good at killing these vermin," he says, "I'll have to pass that onto Shaman Ten'ten'tal. There's good shinies in exterminating them for tribes."
[18:28] <Feather> "Those vermin always find some way to get to the surface, no matter how we wall them off," Feather complains, climbing up next.
[18:28] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[18:28] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 17." [1d20=8]
[18:29] <@Kotono> The Guide reaches the top just before Feather does the same. "That's why we exterminate them, as a duty of the kobolds." OOC: Ready to move along, y'all? Gildas can just fly up so it's not really worth checking or anything for him.
[18:29] <@John> OOC: yep
[18:30] <Gildas> OOC: Indeed.
[18:31] <@Kotono> The rest of the day's travel is climby. Lots of going up and down, yet you never once see a lizard. The holes are empty - they seem overall absent, allowing for long stretches of empty caverns. OOC: Anything special about rest/watch this night?
[18:32] <@John> OOC: just have one person on watch at all times?
[18:32] <Feather> OOC: Usual watches?
[18:32] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[18:33] <Gildas> OOC: Yes.
[18:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 31." [1d100=31]
[18:33] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:33] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 17." [1d100=17]
[18:34] <@Kotono> A night passes without incident. Come morning, Feather and John find they feel better. The party eats a cold breakfast, "Landdwellers," Your guide says, "The lizards are quiet after routing them. It's good fortune." OOC: Penalties gone, you two.
[18:35] <Feather> "What I was hoping for," Feather says happily, squinting at things in the distance. "This way's better than running an' hiding from them all the while."
[18:36] <@John> "That's good. I was actually pretty scared when I saw they had the same number when we came back as they had the first time," John says over his meal.
[18:37] <Gildas> "Hopefully it will deter them from attacking us again." He adds with a nod to John.
[18:38] <Feather> "Oh, was it? Thought it was a dozen!"
[18:41] <@Kotono> "If they stay down, we'll make great time," he continues, "There will be much profit in it."
[18:42] <Feather> "Let's get going soon as we're done with the food, then?"
[18:46] <@Kotono> OOC: Ready to move along then?
[18:46] <@John> OOC: yep
[18:46] <Feather> OOC: y
[18:50] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 53." [1d100=53]
[18:50] <@Kotono> OOC: Make perception, all.
[18:50] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 13." [1d20=2]
[18:50] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 31." [1d20=19]
[18:50] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 'bold
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 'bold and gets 23." [1d20=15]
[18:50] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[18:51] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[18:52] <@Kotono> It's well into your day's travel that you come to an underground spring. It's been a peaceful day, the lizards still unseen. As the party kneels to drink and refresh water stores, Gildas happens to hear an odd little clicking sound from above.
[18:52] <Gildas> "...? Hm...?" He blinks and looks up! "Do you all hear that noise...?"
[18:52] <@Kotono> "At this rate, another day will see us through," Your Guide remarks as he refills his waterskins. "It's good fortune."
[18:53] * Feather glances at Gildas, then up, drawing closer to Myann.
[18:53] * @John looks up as well!
[18:54] <@Kotono> Gildas looks up. The ceiling is relatively flat here. As Myann draws closer to Feather, it can be seen above. A field of black clings to the ceiling, save for a pair of blue eyes in the middle that stare down at the party. Near the top of it are two claws, softly clicking against the ceiling's stone. It blends in well - only the sound tipped Gildas off enough to notice it.
[18:55] <Feather> "Oh what the fuck?!"
[18:55] <@Kotono> OOC: If anyone has ranks in K:Dungeoneering, they can check here.
[18:55] <Gildas> He glances to their guide for a possible explanation of what in the world this is.
[18:55] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 23." [1d20=14]
[18:56] * @John scrambles back out from directly underneath it!
[18:56] <@Kotono> The creature above is a cloaker. You've already heard a lot of what they do, but there's one point in particular here. A cloaker that doesn't attack after being seen is likely not going to - they prefer to stay still and avoid groups they think are too dangerous to be prey.
[18:56] <@Kotono> Myann draws her blade slowly, "What IS that?" she asks.
[18:57] <Feather> "It's this cloak that ambushes you," Feather says, starting to draw away from it slowly. "Don't attack it, it won't attack us. Let's get going again."
[18:58] <@John> "You sure?" John asks, taking a quick drink before he moves in to refill his waterskin and then get away from underneath the cloaker again.
[18:58] <@Kotono> "The dwarves tame those," The Guide remarks, goign away slowly. "We're lucky it isn't attacking. They can waylay you with noise."
[19:00] <@Kotono> The party backs away. The cloaker makes no sign of moving as you get well away from it.
[19:01] <Feather> "It's lucky, too," Feather mutters, giving the cloaker one final glance before heading on.
[19:03] <@Kotono> "We're due some," Myann agrees,
[19:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[19:03] <@Kotono> "We're due some," Myann agrees, "I'm happy we finally collected."

Ebiris · October 31, 2013, 04:17:05 PM

[17:34] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[17:34] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=77 ]{77}
[17:35] <@Kotono> You travel on for an hour when you come to a wide passage. It's unremarkable at first, but soon you come on something. Ahead lies a pile of shocker lizard corpses. Littered around them several kobolds, all dead. They form a ring around a pile of backpacks.
[17:36] <Feather> "What you make of this?" Feather asks their guide, peering ahead with his magically-enhanced sight. "Ambushed?"
[17:36] <@John> "I guess they weren't as lucky then," John observes, looking down.
[17:37] <@Kotono> "Ambushed," Feather can detect several magical auras within the backpacks. The guide gives it a look over, "They defended their shinies to the death," He bows his head a moment, "Buuuuut," Rubbing his hands together, "It would be immoral to leave them here for the lizards."
[17:37] <Feather> "Yeah. With you guys, it's what you have with you when you die that matters, innit?" Feather asks, coming over for a closer look. "The rest is reused?"
[17:38] <Gildas> He stays quiet, but steps forward after Feather.
[17:39] <@Kotono> "They died proudly and well," The guide follows, "As the scripture say, what you die with is counted for you. Then whomever finds the corpse has free rights."
[17:39] <@Kotono> OOC: Going to search the backpacks?
[17:39] <Feather> OOC: Yeah. Magical stuff and anything useful?
[17:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Yeha, make spellcraft.
[17:40] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[17:40] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{15}
[17:41] <@John> "That's not how Big Eric said it. He wanted to be buried with his stuff. Didn't want anyone else having a go at it," John notes. "But to be fair you'd probably lose some fingers going through his stuff anyway..."
[17:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Sec as I sort out this post with s pellcraft in mind.
[17:42] <Feather> "Always figured it was fine if you fought someone," Feather muses, before nodding at their guide. "Times like this, that's where it comes to the locals."
[17:44] <@Kotono> The items are pulled out and sorted, looked over. OOC: Loot.
[17:45] <@Kotono> "Graverobbing is distasteful," Myann remarks as she helps Feather, "But if you don't help yourself, no one else will, besides the mushrooms."
[17:45] <Feather> "Speaking of, we really should bury them all proper-like."
[17:46] <@Kotono> "Hmmm, hmmm," The kobold looks everything over, "I have some skill with appraisal," he announces, "If we take some time, I can give you values."
[17:46] <Feather> "Maybe when we stop for lunch or something?"
[17:46] <Gildas> "I think they'd want their things to be used." He offers, looking over some of the items, then nods to both Feather and to the Guide. "We can take some time to bury them --- if that's what you think they'd want?" He looks to the guide, unsure of what exactly the custom is for that.
[17:46] <@John> "Better move along a bit first, in case the lizards come back," John agrees.
[17:47] <@John> "Aren't they already buried though?" he adds after.
[17:47] <Feather> "No more than we are."
[17:48] <@Kotono> "Allow me," The guide rises, patting his stomach. He intones something in a language you don't know, then, "The translation is, Rest well in eternal shinies, and yours is mine." Clearing his throat, "Burying them in this stone isn't possible without magic, anyway."
[17:49] <Feather> "Right, you're the expert. So what do ya think? Magic, gems and gold?"
[17:51] <@Kotono> "Sounds good," He nods, getting a backpack and starting to fill it. OOC: Elaborate in threat exactly what you want ot take.
[17:51] <@Kotono> Myann also grabs a dagger, getting a sheath with it.
[17:52] * @John claims a backpack to replace his own sack of goods, stuffing his own stuff inside along with anything shiny.
[17:54] <@Kotono> From there the party makes some progress, away from it, and settles down to appraise. OOC: Post coming shortly.
[18:01] <Gildas> "I wonder where we are, relative to the surface?" He looks up, hoping to not see another cloaker up there. "We've come quite a way."
[18:03] <Feather> "Thinking of finding a way up when we head back?"
[18:04] <Gildas> "I may try to, mostly out of curiosity more than anything else." He nods. "Although I don't want to find myself suddenly in a wyvern nest..."
[18:04] <@Kotono> Your guide works for a time, clapping as you talk. "And done. Here are the results!" OOC: Loot.
[18:07] <Gildas> He blinks, indicating the Ioun Stone. "I've not seen something like that before... Do you know what it does?"
[18:08] <@Kotono> "It used to have a powerful enchantment on it, but it's burn tout," he says, "If you hold it in front of your face, it'll circle around your head."
[18:09] <Feather> "Works well if you cast light on it?" Feather muses. "Then toss it at the enemy's face."
[18:09] <Gildas> "That's an interesting idea." He says with a small smile.
[18:10] <@Kotono> "Mind if I take that, then?" Myann says, "That could be a good backup."
[18:10] <Feather> "I like the bottle," Feather voices. "Seems pretty useful."
[18:12] <Gildas> "It's interesting, if nothing else. A nice present for the family." He nods. "What shall we do with the potions?"
[18:13] <@John> "I could use the potion of haste," John volunteers, knowing his strengths. "The rest all seem handy too."
[18:14] <Feather> "How 'bout the club? Might come in pretty handy when we need to fight more of them lizards."
[18:14] <@Kotono> "I think I'd like the ring, too," Myann says, picking it up and holding it up to magical light to give it a look over.
[18:15] <@Kotono> "Myself," The guide pats his stomach, "I'd like the leather armor and some of the gemstones. That should do for me."
[18:16] <Gildas> "I don't think the armor would fit us anyway." He says with a smile and nod.
[18:16] <Feather> "Sounds good," Feather agrees. "So how far are we by now?"
[18:16] <@Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and post what everyone claimed, Cor. You're the item boy today, apparently.
[18:17] <@Kotono> "We're getting close to the end of lizard territory, like I mentioned," The guide says, "By the end of tomorrow, we should be done with that and in safer territory. From there...another day or two, as you reckon time. I think. Your time units are so clumsy."
[18:18] <Gildas> OOC: I can just take whatever things other people don't want and hold onto them until we get back.
[18:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, ready for y'all to move on then?
[18:21] <Feather> OOC: y
[18:22] <@John> OOC: yep
[18:23] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:23] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=32 ]{32}
[18:23] <@Kotono> The rest of the day passes without incident, the party camping in a little dead end offshoot of the main path. OOC: Normal watches?
[18:23] <@John> OOC: yep
[18:24] <Gildas> OOC: Yar
[18:28] <@Kotono> The 'night', relative as it is underground, passes. It's late in the watch when...hm? He's sitting on the floor but his ankle is wet.
[18:30] <@Kotono> OOC: Gildas yes, ssorry.
[18:30] <Gildas> He raises an eyebrow and goes to stand, just to be on the safe side... but he does it slowly.
[18:33] <@Kotono> Gildas stands. This is utterly unremarkable, nothing awry happening. In the dim light, he can see a stain where his ankle was. Looks like blood.
[18:34] <Gildas> He tilts his head a bit and looks around, squinting.
[18:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Perception.
[18:35] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:35] <Rei-chan> Gildas rolled : 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{14}
[18:36] <@Kotono> No, nothing of interest in seen except for the blood.
[18:36] <Gildas> He shapeshifts, then! He'll try and take a look around from the sky! ...Well... the air.
[18:37] <@Kotono> Changing into a bird is without incident. He doesn't see anything around except the sleeping party members, a small blood stain where his ankle was and the party's supplies.
[18:38] <Gildas> He returns back down to finally investigate the blood, shapeshifting back to better do so. Not that he... knows anything about blood, but it's the only other thing there...
[18:40] <@Kotono> It's blood. It's roughly in the shape of your ankle. One can imagine something bled to put it there.
[18:41] <Gildas> He finally decides to check his own ankle.
[18:42] <@Kotono> Gildas finds his ankle is not injured. No pain ora nything like that, either. It's bloodstained but there's no cut for it to come from.
[18:43] <Gildas> He sighs and will just go back to his watch then and ask about it when the others are up!
[18:44] <@Kotono> Thus 'morning' comes, the party awakening and stirring...OOC: Go ahead, Gildas.
[18:45] <Gildas> When they're all up, he indicates the bloodstain. "I'm unsure what happened. Unless something bled here while we were asleep..."
[18:46] * Feather takes a look for any untowards magics, first of all.
[18:47] <@Kotono> Feather can detect fading magic. OOC: Spellcraft.
[18:47] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[18:47] <Rei-chan> Feather rolled : 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{22}
[18:49] <@Kotono> Feather can tell the magic...created blood? An odd conjuration spell, if he does say so himself. In addition, there was another spell focused on Gildas, some sort of divination.
[18:50] <Feather> "Huh. Got any creepy friends who'd wanna peep on you and smear you all over with blood, Gildas?" he asks warily.
[18:50] <Gildas> "...I think we're all familiar with one." He says.
[18:51] <@John> "We are?" John asks dumbly. "Sure this isn't someone you knew before you met me?"
[18:51] <Feather> "But that's just silly! Why would he waste perfectly good blood?"
[18:52] <Feather> To John, he quietly says, "Gildas thinks it might be that gentleman of the night, cause he's a bit of a pervert. But I reckon he's wrong."
[18:52] <@Kotono> "That's bizzare," Myann adds as she yawns, stretching out from her sleep.
[18:53] <@John> "Oh. Is Gildas..." John makes an elaborate yet nonsensical gesture with his fingers.
[18:53] <Feather> "Dunno, never asked," Feather responds curtly.
[18:53] <@Kotono> "Is Gildas what?" Myann cocks her head to the side, "Trying to strange a dog with his fingers?"
[18:53] <@Kotono> The Guide shakes his head and busies himself eating instead.
[18:54] <Gildas> He raises a hand. "No, I don't mean him. I mean The Emperor."
[18:54] <Feather> "Does he even know you? How could he just scry on you?"
[18:54] <Gildas> "He knows enough about us to target the farm." He says.
[18:55] <@John> John blushes vividly at Myann's question, "I can't say that to a lady!" he blurts out, averting his eyes!
[18:55] <@Kotono> "That's true," Myann murmurs, "He may have done his homework, but why the hell would he do that and dump blood on you?"
[18:55] <Feather> "So, uh, just what is the blood saying here?" Feather asks, trying to change the subject.
[18:56] * Feather grins at Myann, who must've read his mind!
[18:56] <@Kotono> Myann smiles back, scooting closer and murmuring, "Don't you menfolk talk about the birds and the bees? John seems to have no idea," she whispers.
[18:57] <Feather> "Nevermind that now!" Feather whispers back.
[18:59] <Gildas> "I think..." He looks up. "I think I have a connection, but..." He looks back down at the blood. "Remember when we ran into the wyverns?"
[18:59] <@Kotono> "Yes?" Myann asks, prompting.
[19:00] <Feather> "The last ones?"
[19:00] <Gildas> "No, the first time. When I was poisoned."
[19:00] <Feather> "Yeah. You think it's a poison thing?"
[19:00] <Gildas> "Back then, I didn't really think about it... but there was something... I felt like my body had started to adapt to the poison, it's when I felt I could endure coldness a little more."
[19:01] <Gildas> "I think those wyverns were ultimately The Emperor's... and I think that's how he's able to do whatever it is he did. He may have collected a sample... or something like that." He sighs. "I can't be sure, of course... but that's the only thing I can think of to even remotely link any of this together."
[19:03] <Feather> "Huh. Well. Guess that's one explanation?"
[19:04] <Gildas> He nods. "Either way, I don't think we can dwell on it."
[19:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Are y'all ready to move along now after chatting?
[19:05] <@John> OOC: yes
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:07] <Rei-chan> Kotono rolled : 1d100 --> [ 1d100=61 ]{61}
[19:08] <@Kotono> You travel for most of the day. The lizard holes start to become less prevalent as you advance. Ahead the walls become a dull, chalky white. Here your guide stops, "If you have kerchiefs, you may want to put one over your faces," he says, "The stone here is soft and dusty. A good hit can cause it crumble," he says, "The dust gets everywhere and it can choke you. No one really likes it, even the
[19:08] <@Kotono> lizards. We shouldn't have any problems just passing through."
[19:09] * @John settles for lifting up his collar above his nose.
[19:10] * Feather follows his advice, since accidents or ambushes can easily happen.
[19:10] <Gildas> Gildas will just take to the air!
[19:11] <@Kotono> Myann does the same as Feather, "Is this a chalk deposit?" she asks.
[19:11] <@Kotono> "I don't know," The guide covers his face, "The names you have for rocks are all wrong."
[19:12] <@Kotono> OOC: Who's going to be on point?
[19:13] <Feather> OOC: I'll do it

Ebiris · November 04, 2013, 04:34:48 PM

[18:08] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a perception check, Feather.
[18:09] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[18:09] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 10." [1d20=1]
[18:12] <@Kotono> Feather walks along, not noticing naything relevant - until the ground beneath his feet gives with a crumbling crack! He plummets below, falling. The hole isn't big, only about a fissue about 5ft wide and 10ft long. But Feather plunges into the darkness! He lands in wetness, splashing down safely and unharmed thanks to bracers. OOC: Make a quick swim check first, Feather.
[18:13] <Feather> roll 1d20+7
[18:13] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7 and gets 20." [1d20=13]
[18:14] <@Kotono> Blind in the darkness, Feather is nonetheless able to instinctively swim up and keep above the surface of whatever water he finds himself in. OOC: Act, y'all.
[18:15] <@John> "Hey, what happened?" John calls from the rear, angling to get a look at the hole Feather fell down.
[18:15] <Feather> "Help!" Feather calls out, struggling to keep from drowning. "I fell underground! More underground!"
[18:15] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:15] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 82." [1d100=82]
[18:16] <Gildas> The eagle in the sky starts to come down, but keeps an eye out for anything around them from the air.
[18:16] <@Kotono> "Feather, dammit!" Myann races towards the chasm, approaching the chasm. Unfortunately this is not well thought out, as the edge collapses and Myann goes tumbling into the darkness! For Feather, light illuminates her fall, a 20ft drop into water below.
[18:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[18:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[18:17] <@John> "Woah!" John quickly stops trying to get a better look if it means falling down himself. "I never touched her. You saw, right?" he asks the guide.
[18:17] * Feather does his best to catch Myann and keep her afloat!
[18:17] <@Kotono> "The ground's bad here?" Your guide stays well away, "Stay back, stay back."
[18:18] <@Kotono> Myann does just that, thet wo helping her other stay afloat. Her sword is in hand, illuminating you all around. Waters heavy with white dust go around for a ways, a small hidden lake beneath the ground. But as this happens...
[18:18] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 AC Feather?
[18:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 AC Feather? and gets 18." [1d20=10]
[18:19] <Feather> OOC: 22
[18:19] <@John> "Do you two have any rope?" John asks Gildas and the guide, lacking any himself. At least Feather sounded okay.
[18:20] <@Kotono> The waters beneath Feather stirs. Something tells him to move, his body responding before his mind. It emerges out - a slick black tentacle, the tip a mouth full of row after row of teeth. It splits open wide, eyes seen within past the teeth, locked in on Feather! OOC: Congratulations, we need init. If anyone has K:D ranks they can make it now. More coming in a sec.
[18:20] <Feather> "Fuck! Fuck! Teeth!"
[18:20] <Feather> roll 1d20+3
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 and gets 11." [1d20=8]
[18:20] <@Kotono> "Fuck! TEETH!" Myann says at the same time, fumbling in the water!
[18:20] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann init
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann init and gets 20." [1d20=18]
[18:20] <Feather> roll 1d20+9 K:D
[18:20] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Mr. Teethy
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 K:D and gets 22." [1d20=13]
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Mr. Teethy and gets 7." [1d20=4]
[18:20] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 Guide
[18:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Guide and gets 11." [1d20=11]
[18:21] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(20)>Feather=Guide(11)>Teeth'n'Eyes(7)'
[18:21] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 18." [1d20=15]
[18:21] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[18:21] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 19." [1d20=12]
[18:21] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(20)>Gildas(19)>John(18)>Feather=Guide(11)>Teeth'n'Eyes(7)'
[18:23] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. First off, relative to the fissure, Gildas is 10ft above it and can see down. John and the Guide are 30ft away from the fissure. The fissure is now 10ft by 10ft thanks to more of the side collasping under Myann's weight. K:D results coming next.
[18:24] <@Kotono> Feather isn't sure what it is. It's biology indicates an aberration of some sort, but it doesn't look like an aboleth, the only sort of creature he can think of offhand that might fit. If the tentacle is attached to a main body, seeing that body could tell him more. OOC: Myann opens.
[18:24] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 swim check Myann
[18:24] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 swim check Myann and gets 14." [1d20=4]
[18:25] <@Kotono> Myann is able to stay up in the still waters, gesturing wildly at Feather!
[18:25] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:25] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 73." [1d100=73]
[18:26] <@Kotono> A red and white mushroom appears overhead of him, falling down. It vanishes as his body grows, becoming much bigger! Myann then becomes a hawk, scrabbling up Feather's arm and taking ot the air, flying 10ft up. OOC: Super mushroomed. No sense in staying in the drink for now. Gildas.
[18:27] <Gildas> OOC: Hum... I can't really go into the hole, so...
[18:27] <Gildas> The bird climbs back into the air, intent on a dive attack later!
[18:27] <@Kotono> OOC: Holding then? Okay. John.
[18:29] <@John> "I'm a coming!" John yells, leaping into the hole so he can help deal with the teeth and tentacle menace!
[18:31] <@Kotono> The ground beneath John's feet cracks as he leaps in, but doesn't have time to crumble. He jumps on down, splashing into the waters below! OOC: Swim check.
[18:31] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[18:31] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[18:33] <@Kotono> John comes up in good order, swimming up cleanly and clearly. He's in the drink now, the light vanishing as Myann transforms. However, you can still dimly see. The teeth and eyes of the tentacle emit a dull green glow, casting everything in the color of infected pleghm and slime. OOC: Feather, go. Guide's also up.
[18:33] <Feather> "Die, you freakish thing!" Feather snarls, spitting out water as he stabs at the beast's upper lip with his lightning bolt-shaped sword!
[18:34] <@Kotono> The guide stays way back, "The shinies want payment!" The guide yelps, "Dragon dragon dragon dragon might!"
[18:34] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[18:34] <Feather> roll 1d20+6
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 13." [1d20=2]
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6 and gets 8." [1d20=2]
[18:34] <@Kotono> roll 1d10+10 temp HP
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+10 temp HP and gets 17." [1d10=7]
[18:34] <@Kotono> OOC: Two whiffs, rotten luck.
[18:34] <@Kotono> OOC: You also need a swimc heck this round, Feather.
[18:34] <Feather> roll 1d20+7
[18:34] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+7 and gets 22." [1d20=15]
[18:34] <@Kotono> OOC: Passed. Lining.
[18:37] <@Kotono> Feather treads water and brings his blade up, but he can't manage to land a strike! At this the tentacle turns on him, darting for Feather!
[18:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 AC?
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 AC? and gets 13." [1d20=5]
[18:38] <Feather> OOC: 20
[18:39] <@Kotono> But Feather brings his sword up! The two splash in the water, grappling before Feather wards it back, unharmed! As this happens, another tentacle erupts from the waters! It comes up and through the hole, peeking out at the guide and Gildas! This one opens wide as well, whilst a third tentacle erupts out befomre John and bites at him!
[18:39] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 AC?
[18:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 AC? and gets 15." [1d20=7]
[18:40] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(20)>Gildas(19)>John(18)>Feather=Guide(11)>Teeth'n'Eyes(7)>Tentacle peeking out(6)>Tentacle v John(5)'
[18:40] <@Kotono> OOC I presume that misses?
[18:40] <@John> OOC: yeah AC 18
[18:42] <@Kotono> Myann swoops to the tentacle that attacks Feather, talons trailing trails of misty cold as they strike!
[18:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[18:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 13." [1d20=3]
[18:42] <@Kotono> But they only skirt the surface of the rubbery tentacle, leaving behind patches of ice but no concrete slices. OOC: Gildas.
[18:43] <Gildas> The bird hurtles itself at one of the tentacles, intending to tear it to pieces!
[18:44] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10 charge/dive
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 charge/dive and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[18:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Which one? The one that's emerged from the hole or one of the ones down below?
[18:44] <Gildas> OOC: To be clear, the tentacle up at the top.
[18:44] <@Kotono> OOC: Right. Hit. Damage.
[18:44] <Gildas> roll 2d6+20+1d6 last is cold
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d6+20+1d6 last is cold and gets 30." [2d6=3, 6][1d6=1]
[18:47] <@Kotono> Gildas swoops down and dives into the tentacle! Talons rip into it, cleaving away hunks of rubbery black flesh! The tentacle is badly maimed, sagging and bleeding violet-colored blood. It glows intensely bright, pushing the eternal gloom of the underground further back. OOC: Ow. John.
[18:48] <@John> "They're multiplying!" John yells in alarm, punching his tentacle before jabbing it with his staff!
[18:48] <@John> roll 1d20+8 stunning fist
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 stunning fist and gets 13." [1d20=5]
[18:48] <@John> roll 1d20+5 staff
[18:48] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+5 staff and gets 23." [1d20=18]
[18:48] <@Kotono> OOC: Second hits.
[18:49] <@John> roll 1d6+7
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d6+7 and gets 12." [1d6=5]
[18:49] <@Kotono> OOC: Also swim check, remember.
[18:50] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 15." [1d20=3]
[18:50] <@Kotono> John treads water and sends it splashing as he strikes the tentacle. It's not the best hit, but he lands a solid shot on it, enough to make it shudder. OOC: Ow. Feather. Go.
[18:50] <Feather> roll 1d20+8 swim
[18:50] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 swim and gets 9." [1d20=1]
[18:51] <@Kotono> OOC: Line coming before you act now.
[18:51] <@Kotono> Feather struggles in the waters, fighting in vain before his head slips under! He's starting to sink! Not good! OOC: Keep track of rounds and air in case it matters. You can act, you're underwater.
[18:53] <Feather> The easiest thing would be to start panicking, but Feather instead puts every bit of martial and magical might into getting this monster to back off before he drowns for real!
[18:53] <Feather> roll 1d20+11-2+20 quick cast true strike, channeling shocking grasp, wyvern poison
[18:53] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11-2+20 quick cast true strike, channeling shocking grasp, wyvern poison and gets 37." [1d20=8]
[18:53] <Feather> roll 1d20+6-2
[18:54] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+6-2 and gets 8." [1d20=4]
[18:54] <@Kotono> OOC: First one is a hit.
[18:55] <Feather> roll 2d8+7+1d6+6d6 frost, elec
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d8+7+1d6+6d6 frost, elec and gets 40." [2d8=6, 5][1d6=2][6d6=6, 2, 2, 6, 2, 2]
[18:55] <Feather> OOC: My bad, can't actually use poison the same round
[18:55] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay.
[18:56] <Feather> OOC: Half damage makes it -9?
[18:56] <@Kotono> Feather whirls around, an enhanced strike slicing into the tentacle attacking him! It cuts in deep, bright purple blood pooling out. All around Feather there is light, too bright after days underground. Everything is radiant purple, his eyes overwhelmed! Above it's only al ittle less bright, the waters all around starting to turn it purple! OOC: I'm handling the damage fiddling on my end, so
[18:56] <@Kotono> don't sweat it in this case, since the swim modifiers are a bit of a hassle. Feather, you're dazzled for now. I'll link the condition in the OOC room in a sec. Guide's staying out of this one. Teeth'n'eyes is up.
[18:59] <@Kotono> Wounded and bloodied, the bleeding tentacle withdraws down! It leaves a trail of light below, Feather's gaze able to see deeper in the depth. Below is a great lumpy mass, like a tumor. Many tentacles are attached to it. The mass routinely pulses, the same black as the tentacles. As he gazes on it, Feather can swear he sees numbers. Gleaming numbers, equations and flowing symbols he doesn't
[18:59] <@Kotono> understand, seeming to line up to dreadful purposes unseen. OOC: Peeker's up.
[19:02] <@Kotono> Badly gashed by Gildas, the tentacle turns to him. It splits down the sides a good 5ft, split ends drooping down. From the tentacle's maw a glob of green and violet gunk comes forth, flying right for Gildas!
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 AC?
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 AC? and gets 25." [1d20=17]
[19:02] <Gildas> OOC: 18
[19:02] <@Kotono> roll 3d6 acid and Will save
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 acid and Will save and gets 12." [3d6=6, 3, 3]
[19:02] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[19:02] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 12." [1d20=5]
[19:06] <@Kotono> The glob coats the bird, burning! Acid! The pain is sublime as Gildas burns all over his body. At the same time his mind fractures. Alien symbols, numbers and odder things yet fill his vision, as if calculating to some horrifying conclusion. His mind reels from it, glimpses of meaning that causes fracture lines across everything Gildas sees. OOC: Your sense of reality's off, wrong and you're
[19:06] <@Kotono> seeing what man was never meant to see. You suffer a -2 to all rolls due to the mental strain. In addition, you're unable to take skill checks that require any concentration at all. John's friend is up.
[19:07] <@Kotono> The other tentacle meanwhile continues to brawl with John, thet wo going back and forth in the waters!
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 AC?
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 AC? and gets 25." [1d20=17]
[19:07] <@John> OOC: 18
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+3 and improved grabs incoming
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+3 and improved grabs incoming and gets 5." [1d6=2]
[19:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 CMD?
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 CMD? and gets 20." [1d20=8]
[19:08] <@John> OOC: 27
[19:08] <@Kotono> The tentacle whips across John's chest like a lash, trying to wrap around. But his chest is just too broad, the tentacle unable to connect! OOC: Myann.
[19:09] <@Kotono> Myann shifts, becoming herself once more and starting to gesture, splashing back down in the water.
[19:09] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 48." [1d100=48]
[19:09] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 swim dur
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 swim dur and gets 17." [1d20=7]
[19:10] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 touch AC tentacle that's hurting Feather because that's not fucking kosher ot her
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 touch AC tentacle that's hurting Feather because that's not fucking kosher ot her and gets 27." [1d20=19]
[19:10] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[19:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 17." [5d6=1, 5, 3, 6, 2]
[19:10] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(20)>Gildas(19)>John(18)>Feather=Guide(11)>Tentacle peeking out(6)>Tentacle v John(5)'
[19:11] <@Kotono> A giant block of wood appears and slams into the tentacle! The cut part gives way, the appendage breaking apart! Blood flows freely and makes the waters glow purple as they sink down into the deep. OOC: One down. Gildas, go.
[19:11] <@Kotono> "I have no idea waht this is," Your Guide calls back, "Do you surface dwellers have any idea?!"
[19:13] <Gildas> The bird has little to do but continue to claw at the tentacle, not wanting to risk landing on the ground right now!
[19:13] <Gildas> roll 1d20+6
[19:13] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+6 and gets 11." [1d20=5]
[19:14] <@Kotono> Gildas flies around, maintaining a defensive posture as he claws. But none of his blows manage to strike, his mind fractured at the most basic level as =25/67*7+4(#! fills his vision. OOC: John.
[19:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Swimc heck.
[19:15] <@John> roll 1d20+12 swimman
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 swimman and gets 13." [1d20=1]
[19:16] <@Kotono> "No idea," Myann calls in the meantime! OOC: Carry on, your mod is high enough to autopass. Since you know you can't fail it now, feel free to just take 10. Go.
[19:16] <@John> After a moment, John realises that these aren't seperate creatures, but parts of a greater whole! In a time like this he needs help from someone more at home in the water, and thankfully he can recall a ritual Hubert taught him... though usually he has to upend some water on the ground, surely it'd work just as well when there's water all around him? "Splashuzu, Splashuzu, Splashuzu!" he calls, waving his hands around in the water, at which point some of it manifests into a viscuous figure of water, regarding John impassively. "Take me down to wherever it's main body is, Splashuzu!" John begs, the elemental being nodding inscrutably before forming a vortex that pulls the unresisting John inside and carries him down towards the belly of the beast, depositing him safely near to the side of the tumour if such can be found, then receding back a bit and continuing to spin, pulling up debris and dirt that shrouds John's form
[19:17] <@John> .
[19:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(20)>Gildas(19)>John(18)>Tumor(17)>Feather=Guide(11)>Tentacle peeking out(6)>Tentacle v John(5)'
[19:20] <@Kotono> John is taken down by his elemental companion, sinking deep into the waters. IT takes him to the tumorous main body. He sees the numbers, a sense of unreal horror coming with them. But at this something on the main body stirs. A dozen goopy, fleshy purple hands emerge out, reaching towards John! OOC: It was holding and now it's acting.
[19:20] <@Kotono> roll 1d100 vs 20 first o fall
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 vs 20 first o fall and gets 39." [1d100=39]
[19:20] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 AC?
[19:20] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 AC? and gets 15." [1d20=7]
[19:21] <@John> OOC: 18
[19:22] <@Kotono> But John is a flurry below, staff moving just fast enough to block the hands! OOC: Keep track of your number of rounds until you start risking drowning. OOC: Feather. Swim check.
[19:22] <Feather> roll 1d20+8
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 and gets 28." [1d20=20]
[19:22] <@Kotono> OOC: You can return to the surface and air if you like, or you can stay below or go down. Up ot you here.
[19:23] * Feather swims over to the tentacle that John had abandoned to stab it!
[19:23] <Feather> roll 1d20+11-2-1
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11-2-1 and gets 17." [1d20=9]
[19:23] <@Kotono> OOC: Also John, you're dazzled now too. Forgot to mention that in the whole text block there. Hit Feather. Damage.
[19:24] <Feather> roll 2d8+7+1d6+1d6+2d6
[19:24] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d8+7+1d6+1d6+2d6 and gets 31." [2d8=2, 3][1d6=5][1d6=3][2d6=5, 6]
[19:25] <@Kotono> Already battered, the tentacle has a weak point. Feather slices out, cutting it in half! It plummets down, more purple blood filling the water! Got it! OOC: Gildas's tentacle is up.
[19:25] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(20)>Gildas(19)>John(18)>Tumor(17)>Feather=Guide(11)>Tentacle peeking out(6)'
[19:26] <@Kotono> The remaining tentacle is badly rent, but turns to Gildas once more. The ends partially re-knit together, before swooping into try and bite and swallow Gildas whole!
[19:26] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8 AC?
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 AC? and gets 25." [1d20=17]
[19:27] <Gildas> OOC: Still 18.
[19:27] <Gildas> OOC: Wait, no, it's 20, but it doesn't matter.
[19:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+3 and improved grabbings are incoming
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+3 and improved grabbings are incoming and gets 8." [1d6=5]
[19:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+12 CMD?
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+12 CMD? and gets 23." [1d20=11]
[19:27] <Gildas> OOC: 26
[19:28] <@Kotono> The tentacle latches onto him, half-swallowing him and biting! He gets several bites for his trouble, but Gildas is able to free himself and fly out! Meanwhile, Myann turns and gestures again, targeting the last tentacle!
[19:28] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 17." [1d100=17]
[19:28] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[19:28] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 15." [5d6=3, 2, 2, 4, 4]
[19:28] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10 swim dur
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 swim dur and gets 23." [1d20=13]
[19:29] <@Kotono> From the depths, another blockade hits the tentacle hard! While not bleeding down here, the blow is enough to make it go limp! GIldas can see the tentacle suddenly tumble down like a broken doll, strings cut. OOC: Killstealing today. Gildas.
[19:29] <@Kotono> "Dammit," Myann pants, "Feather?!" She looks around and below, into the purple-lit waters. She gazes down long, any further words dying on her mouth.
[19:30] <Gildas> The tentacle gone, he flies down towards the water! OOC: Am I actually able to get all the way down there?
[19:30] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure. You can reach the surface of the water.
[19:30] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[19:30] <@Kotono> OOC: Are you going into the drink?
[19:31] <Gildas> He flies down to the surface and shapeshifts back, in order to manage a healing spell on himself! OOC: Yessir.
[19:31] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(20(next turn))>Gildas(19)>John(18)>Tumor(17)>Feather=Guide(11)>Tentacle peeking out(6)'
[19:31] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. Swim check.
[19:32] <Gildas> OOC: Actually, can I even do that with the poison on me? Or whatever it is?
[19:32] <@Kotono> OOC: You can. It didn't say anything about spells, just skill check.s
[19:32] <Gildas> OOC: Well, right, I mean the Swim check.
[19:32] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12-2
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12-2 and gets 21." [1d20=11]
[19:33] <@Kotono> OOC: Right, carry on with healing. And yeah, you can. This is really just seeing that you don't, y'know, sink like a stone.
[19:33] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6 CMW
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 CMW and gets 16." [2d8=5, 5]
[19:33] <@Kotono> Gildas's wounds heal, the repaired skin glowing purple just like the waters. OOC: Okay. John.
[19:33] * @John makes some noises with lots of bubbles that somehow is understood by Splashuzu, the elemental swimming across to the opposite side of the tumour facing John and ceasing its spinning as it manifests in a more serpentine form! OOC: is it flankable?
[19:34] <@Kotono> OOC: No. It's also essentially the bottom, you can't go around it in an y case. If there's anything below it, it's plugging up the way down.
[19:34] <@John> roll 1d20+6
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+6 and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[19:34] <@John> roll 1d20+6
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+6 and gets 16." [1d20=10]
[19:34] <@John> roll 1d20+6
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+6 and gets 11." [1d20=5]
[19:35] <@John> roll 1d20+1
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+1 and gets 4." [1d20=3]
[19:35] <@John> roll 1d20+1
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+1 and gets 10." [1d20=9]
[19:35] <@Kotono> OOC: Two hits.
[19:35] <@John> roll 2#1d6+5
[19:35] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 2#1d6+5 and gets 20." [2#1d6+5 = 9, 11]
[19:36] <@Kotono> Staff slams hit the tumor hard, causing bruises across the surface. Nothing breaks, however, as the previously unmoving tentacles spring ot life. They sweep about in a wide arc, slamming at everyone in the water! Suddenly things are moving much faster, the waters being stirred by them!
[19:36] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 AC all
[19:36] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 AC all and gets 17." [1d20=11]
[19:37] <Feather> OOC: 20
[19:37] <@John> OOC: 18, elemental is 19
[19:38] <@Kotono> OOC: Gildas?
[19:38] <Gildas> OOC: 18
[19:39] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+6 Myann only
[19:39] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+6 Myann only and gets 12." [1d6=6]
[19:40] <@Kotono> The wrath of the tentacles turns everything into a whirlpool of bright purple. The waters are churning terribly now, everything out of control and moving too fast! Myann's hit by one of the tentacles, a loud SNAP as her left leg bends at an angle that it shouldn't bend at! Myann's scream of pain afterwards is only understandable, as...OOC: Ow. This now counts as stormy water for swim checks, so
[19:40] <@Kotono> make sure to make them every round now. Feather.
[19:40] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(20(next turn)(broken leg))>Gildas(19)>John(18)>Tumor(17)>Feather=Guide(11)>Tentacle peeking out(6)'
[19:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Make your swim check, anyway.
[19:42] * Feather tries his best to sink all the way down and smack the glowy main body!
[19:42] <Feather> roll 1d20+8
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+8 and gets 21." [1d20=13]
[19:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Attack or swim?
[19:43] <Feather> roll 1d20+11-1-2+1 this is the attack, wyvern poison and shocking grasp channel
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11-1-2+1 this is the attack, wyvern poison and shocking grasp channel and gets 17." [1d20=8]
[19:43] <@Kotono> OOC: Carry on. Make your attack roll. Th etentacles don't threaten in this mode, so roll. Hit. Damage.
[19:44] <Feather> roll 2d8+7+2d6+1d6+6d6 last are cold and elec, poison is Fort DC17 negates
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d8+7+2d6+1d6+6d6 last are cold and elec, poison is Fort DC17 negates and gets 60." [2d8=6, 7][2d6=4, 4][1d6=6][6d6=6, 5, 3, 3, 3, 6]
[19:44] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9
[19:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 and gets 14." [1d20=5]
[19:45] <Feather> roll 2d6 con
[19:45] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 2d6 con and gets 8." [2d6=4, 4]
[19:48] <@Kotono> Feather rockets down, snarling as he plunges High Justifier into the tumor. It immediately turns chalk-white and swells up, bulging out as pure poison is poured into its body. The tentacles freeze solid in an instant, before being maimed by electricity! The entire mass throbs and swells further, purple blood pouring of the wound. The blood constantly shifts before your eyes, a connected string
[19:48] <@Kotono> of morphic feet, toes, hands, fingers, arms, legs, elbows, stomachs, chests, heads, faces, knees, bones, veins, brains, hearts, organs and more erupting out like another tentacle! OOC: Ow. That hurt. Myann's up.
[19:48] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(20(next turn)(broken leg))>Gildas(19)>John(18)>Tumor(17)>Feather=Guide(11)'
[19:48] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 fort
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 fort and gets 23." [1d20=16]
[19:48] * Kotono changes topic to 'Myann(20(broken leg))>Gildas(19)>John(18)>Tumor(17)>Feather=Guide(11)'
[19:48] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 14." [1d20=4]
[19:49] <@Kotono> Myann is tossed in the waves, dragged down! She plunges down 10ft, trying to gesture wildly all the while.
[19:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 66." [1d100=66]
[19:50] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+4 (-4 underwater hosing ranged attacks) touch AC
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+4 (-4 underwater hosing ranged attacks) touch AC and gets 21." [1d20=17]
[19:50] <@Kotono> roll 5d6
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 5d6 and gets 23." [5d6=3, 4, 4, 6, 6]
[19:51] <@Kotono> The block slams down into the opened wound, bashing past erupting body parts. There's a heavy CRACK as it hits something harder in there, the surface of the tumor breaking in several parts. More lines of body parts spread out, the tumor ashen white and breaking in several places! OOC: Okay, Gildas, go.
[19:52] <Gildas> OOC: Can I use Flash-freeze to try and stop it from moving? http://dndtools.eu/spells/frostburn--68/flash-freeze--1307/
[19:54] <@Kotono> OOC: The tentacles you mean?
[19:55] <Gildas> OOC: Yes, sorry.
[19:58] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure, but it would lower the temp of the rest of the water and possibly have some knock on effects, bear in mind.
[19:58] <Gildas> OOC: Okay. Swim check first anyway I suppose.
[19:58] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12-2
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12-2 and gets 22." [1d20=12]
[19:59] <@Kotono> OOC: Success.
[20:00] <Gildas> Gildas takes a breath and casts Flash-freeze at the creature! Well, more specifically, at the creature's tentacles, intending to lock the base of them all in a block of ice so they can't as easily continue to create the vortex in the water!
[20:01] <@Kotono> Suddenly the drink stills. There's now frozen tentacles all over, floating in the water like straws in a drink. The water's dropping in temperature rather quickly, only the party's preternatural resistance to cold saving them - except for John. He feels it keenly, getting cold fast. OOC: Water's slowing down. It's rough now and it'll calm down to still again shortly. John.
[20:02] <@John> roll 1d20+12 swim first
[20:02] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 swim first and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[20:02] <@Kotono> OOC: CArry on.
[20:04] <@John> Shivering at the cold, dazzled by the light, buffeted by the water, it's a wonder John doesn't just pack it all in and go home! But he bravely keeps on fighting along with his buddy from the realm of water, punching the awful fleshy mass and then bashing it twice with his staff!
[20:04] <@John> roll 1d20+6 stunning fist
[20:04] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+6 stunning fist and gets 24." [1d20=18]
[20:04] <@John> roll 1d20+8 staff
[20:04] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+8 staff and gets 15." [1d20=7]
[20:04] <@John> roll 1d20+3 staff
[20:04] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 staff and gets 14." [1d20=11]
[20:04] <@John> roll 1d20+7 elemental
[20:04] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+7 elemental and gets 9." [1d20=2]
[20:04] <@Kotono> OOC: Three hits.
[20:04] <@John> roll 1d8+4 DC 16 stun
[20:04] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d8+4 DC 16 stun and gets 6." [1d8=2]
[20:04] <@John> roll 2#1d6+7
[20:04] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 2#1d6+7 and gets 21." [2#1d6+7 = 12, 9]
[20:06] <@Kotono> Staff blows hit hard, slamming into the aberration! Its flesh splits apart, too many gashes! The top of it simply gives way, the entire thing rupturing! A deluge of purple pushes the party up and to the surface, sent a few feet out of the water and back down as the tentacles come crashing down! OOC: Ref, y'all, since you're being throw around since the baddie's going the way of the dodo.
[20:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6 Myann still wants evasion dammit
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 Myann still wants evasion dammit and gets 7." [1d20=1]
[20:06] <Feather> roll 1d20+5 evasion
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+5 evasion and gets 21." [1d20=16]
[20:06] <Gildas> roll 1d20+8 evasion
[20:06] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+8 evasion and gets 16." [1d20=8]
[20:07] <@John> roll 1d20+9 John evasion
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 John evasion and gets 11." [1d20=2]
[20:07] <@John> roll 1d20+2 elemental
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+2 elemental and gets 7." [1d20=5]
[20:07] <@Kotono> roll 3d6 Myann and John full, the others evade. Ow
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 3d6 Myann and John full, the others evade. Ow and gets 11." [3d6=3, 2, 6]
[20:08] <@Kotono> The party is on the surface now, battered and beaten. The water is brightly purple, glowing as bright as the sun. The tentacles slip onto the water and out of sight, the entire mass hidden by the too intense glow. OOC: Free act.
[20:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d100 because ow
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 because ow and gets 84." [1d100=84]
[20:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[20:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 10." [1d8=5]
[20:09] <@Kotono> roll 1d100 because ow
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 because ow and gets 90." [1d100=90]
[20:09] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+5
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+5 and gets 11." [1d8=6]
[20:09] <@John> "Hey Splashuzu! Go look and see if there's treasure down there?" John asks his loyal friend. It had to be guarding something, right? In any case, the elemental vanishes under the water to go look!
[20:09] <@Kotono> Myann gasps for air and chant healing spells, her leg readjusting and her battered body mending. "Ugh," she coughs up purple water.
[20:10] * Feather gulps in air, shaking his head. "Weirdest thing I ever saw below," he mutters. "Myann, okay there? Got a bit blinded again."
[20:10] <@Kotono> "Need to get out," she gasps, drifting to Feather. She transforms into a hawk and flies out, vanishing from sight. Moments later, you can hear her loudly retching.
[20:11] <@Kotono> The elemental heads on down. There's indeed more space beneath the creature. Tiny little tumors line the bottom, a few dozen all in all. About a third are burst or obviously broken in some way, but the other two thirds look intact.
[20:12] * Feather follows after Myann, fishing for a potion from the lake back home.
[20:12] <Gildas> He takes a breath. "We'll get you out." He says, slightly shakily, before he shapeshifts and flies up!
[20:13] <@John> Splashuzu returns empty handed! "Never mind, you're a good guy," John says happily, glad everone got out of it okay. Wait a minut... "Hey... I can't fly!"
[20:13] <@Kotono> OOC: I'll bite, how are you getting out, Feather? You can't fly, either.
[20:13] <Feather> roll 1d20+9 climb
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 climb and gets 18." [1d20=9]
[20:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, that'll work. Feel free to climb too, John.
[20:15] <@John> Hoping the rock doesn't crumble down again, John starts to climb. "Go on back to the ocean Splashuzu! Until next time!"
[20:15] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[20:15] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 14." [1d20=2]
[20:15] <@Kotono> Feather manages to get out, but the rock side collaspes for John, a little more going. He splashes back down, unharmed at least. It's still climable, thankfully. Meanwhile...
[20:15] <@Kotono> With climbing and flying available, getting out is unremarkable for the rest of the party. They find Myann on her knees, a pool of purple vomit before her. She's terribly pale and shaking. The Guide is near her, looking on. There's also another thing. The party is glowing bright purple, save for Myann and the Guide.
[20:16] * Feather pauses, and reaches down for John. "C'mon, lift that staff up!"
[20:17] <Gildas> He shapeshifts back and casts a spell to detect poison for himself! He's pretty sure it's just the acid that's causing him to see the purple...
[20:17] <@John> Sputtering a bit in the water, John tries climbing back up again, this time on Feather's side so he can get a hand!
[20:17] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[20:17] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 19." [1d20=7]
[20:18] <@Kotono> This time John gets out as well, safe and sound. Gildas doesn't detect any poison anywhere in his gaze.
[20:18] * Feather checks for magic, since purple glows just aren't natural!
[20:19] <Gildas> He then just sits down a bit woozily, trying to think too much about this is causing his head to hurt.
[20:19] <@John> "Well... we won't need to worry about torches, will we?" John comments, although it'd make it even harder to hide, he tries to look on the bright side.
[20:20] <@Kotono> All of you are glowing with faint magic. More magic's coming from the fissure. OOC: Spellcraft.
[20:20] <@Kotono> Myann groans, falling onto her side. She replies in Sylvan, "We excised the tumor?" she asks. "The wrong is gone?"
[20:20] <Feather> roll 1d20+11
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 and gets 27." [1d20=16]
[20:21] <Gildas> "...It must be a natural enemy of them." He remarks, any more specification impossible for him right now.
[20:21] <@Kotono> The blood has a magical effect that creates light. It seems harmless to Feather and should fade in a few hours.
[20:23] <Feather> "It just looks ugly, don't think it's bad for us," Feather says, making his way over to Myann.
[20:23] <@Kotono> "It's an enemy of everything," Myann licks her lips, "It's the wrong way," she keeps on in Sylvan, "The wrong way to do it. Every bit of Sidhe in me is revolted. Wasn't like Lady Valisha's tumor magic."
[20:24] <@Kotono> The Guide watches on in light confusion, "What surface dweller tongue is that? I'm afraid I don't know it," he says in Common.
[20:24] <Feather> "Good thing we killed it then, eh?" Feather says in the same tongue.
[20:24] <@John> "Dunno," John shrugs, just as clueless. "Thing sure was weird. Ugly, too."
[20:25] <Gildas> "It's Sylvan." He speaks up, to the guide. "Whatever... that thing was... it was wrong."
[20:26] <@Kotono> "Glad we did," Myann grunts as she sits up, a hand resting under her chin. "It had to die. I think it was against nature."
[20:26] <@Kotono> "Sylvan?" Your Guide echos, "Isn't that the language of the forest creatures and the Fair Folk?" His voice lowers at that, "Is it common for land dwellers to dare to speak it?"
[20:27] <Feather> "More people know it than you think," Feather says in Common with a shrug.,
[20:27] <Gildas> "We've had some... run-ins with them." He says. "Hopefully that's the last we see of that thing, though."
[20:29] <@Kotono> "You all are far braver than I. You're brave enough to be holy bombers," The kobold guide shakes his head, "Well," Patting hist stomach, "At least we're getting closer to the Blackroot tribe."
[20:32] <Gildas> "Indeed." He says, pushing himself back to his feet. "Hopefully there are no more interruptions."

Ebiris · November 05, 2013, 04:34:41 PM

[18:03] <@Kotono> OOC: WEre y'all continuing along?
[18:04] <@Kotono> OOC: Also, any more healing or anything to do before that?
[18:05] <Gildas> OOC: I'll just hit myself with Lesser Vigor and keep going.
[18:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, that'll go without incident and should top off your hit points.
[18:05] <@Kotono> OOC: Anything else, y'all?
[18:05] <Feather> OOC: No
[18:06] <Gildas> OOC: I'll hit John with my other CMW
[18:06] <@John> OOC: thanks
[18:06] <Gildas> roll 2d8+6
[18:06] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d8+6 and gets 17." [2d8=4, 7]
[18:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 36." [1d100=36]
[18:10] <@Kotono> The party passes through the white, chalky passages. After an hour of walking you come to a massive chasm. The passage starts out near the top of it, everything winding down into a massive underground valley below. It plunges a few hundred feet down, a slow moving river below. Massive, natural columns of white stone rise from floor to ceiling, with several more having collapsed to dot the way.
[18:10] <@Kotono> "Aaaah," Your Guide steps forward, sweeping his hand, "Nice view, isn't it?"
[18:11] <Feather> "Almost like a real sky," Feather agrees, taking the view in.
[18:12] <Gildas> "I'm constantly amazed that this exists underground." He adds. "Both above and below are truly remarkable."
[18:12] <@Kotono> As you look around, you can see that several of the columns shed faint light. What illumination there is here comes from them, casting everything in a shadowed glow.
[18:12] * Quits: @Kotono (WinNT@ip68-96-9-49.hr.hr.cox.net) (Connection reset by peer)
[18:12] * Joins: Kotono (WinNT@ip68-96-9-49.hr.hr.cox.net)
[18:13] <Kotono> As you look around, you can see that several of the columns shed faint light. What illumination there is here comes from them, casting everything in a shadowed glow.
[18:13] * ChanServ sets mode: +qo Kotono Kotono
[18:13] <@John> "Yeah. It's pretty good," John agrees, looking down at the river and the glowy pillars.
[18:14] <@Kotono> "It would be prime land," Your guide says, "If it wasn't on the edge of shocker lizard territory. The Blackroot clan avoids it for that reason." He pats his stomach and looks down, "I heard there's a passage to the lower depths too somewhere here, but I've never found it."
[18:15] <@John> "How deep does it go?"
[18:15] <@Kotono> "How deep does what go?" The Guide asks back, starting to lead the way down. It's tough going but not too hard after all the travel the party has done.
[18:16] <@John> "The caves? I mean, you said lower depths. Is there lowest depths after that? I dunno," John shrugs. "Just curious, y'know?"
[18:18] <@Kotono> "Oooh, of course you wouldn't know," He says, adding something in words unknown after. "How to put this...how to put this..." he mutters, before snapping his fingers, "Oh. You know how that strange thing you call a forest has branches and then the sky instead of stone?"
[18:19] * @John nods. "Yeah."
[18:20] <@Kotono> "It's like that. Layered. You can go up from the ground to the branches and to the sky. If you have wings, anyway." He pauses, "It's the idea here. It's...layered." He fumbles and shrugs, "Humans words don't do it justice. There's stranger things lower, I hear. But much lower and there's not many passages to it."
[18:21] <@John> "Stranger than that tentacle blob thing from before?" he asks with wide eyes.
[18:22] <Gildas> "I have a feeling that's exactly the type of thing we'd find down there."
[18:22] <@John> "So that one was like a scout for the rest?"
[18:22] <@Kotono> "Worse." Shuddering, "I hear there's shinies there that fight back like the lizards and ants," He shakes at that, "They take you and YOUR shinies and they become alive!"
[18:23] <@John> "Guess I'm lucky I don't have many shinies, then," always one to look on the bright side!
[18:25] <@Kotono> "You're not lucky, only deprived," Sniffing, "But you keep fighting like that and you'll get more shinies!"
[18:25] <@Kotono> Myann perks up a moment at that byplay, hmming to herself.
[18:27] <@Kotono> OOC: Are y'all ready to continue on then?
[18:27] <@John> OOC: yeah
[18:27] <Gildas> OOC: Sho nuff
[18:27] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:27] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 53." [1d100=53]
[18:28] <@Kotono> From there, all signs of the lizards stop. You pass out of the white stone and back to normal rock. That evening approaches without incident, the party camping in a branching dead end. "We've made great time," The kobold guide announces, "Aaah, we should reach the tribe tomorrow. Rest up for that."
[18:30] <Feather> "Sure thing! So what should we expect from them? Patrols?"
[18:30] <@John> "Y'know, you lot are deprived too, not having any firewood down here," John tells their kobold friend as he sits down and pulls out some nuts and jerky to eat.
[18:31] <@Kotono> Myann reaches into her pack, coming out with fresh brown and white mushrooms. She passes them out without a word as she listens to the kobold. "Patrols?" he says, "Likely. That's just common sense with the lizards."
[18:32] * @John helps himself to some mushrooms to add a bit of extra flavour and texture to his meal, such as it is.
[18:34] <Gildas> "If they're working with The Emperor, he may have told them to try and kill us." He says, warily. "But... Do you think you could reason with them, if that were the case?" He glances to the Guide. "I mean, would you have any... clout, with them?"
[18:35] <@Kotono> "It depends on how they'd react," He says, "I may be able to finesse them if they're not hostile." He reports that with a hm, "They've been acting strange lately, so I can't say for certain."
[18:36] <@Kotono> The mushrooms taste rather sweet and meaty. The taste doesn't suit how they look at all.
[18:37] <Gildas> He nods. "Well, please understand that we may have to... convince them."
[18:37] <@John> "What kinda mushrooms're these, Myann?" John asks, having his priorities that put food above guard patrols.
[18:40] <@Kotono> "Convince them with great fervor," The kobold guide nods, "For as long as shinies pass from hand to hand, all is well."
[18:41] <@Kotono> "Those? Just something I found in my pack," she says absently, innocently.
[18:42] <@John> "Pretty good," he declares, going back to eating without further enquiry.
[18:42] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, any watch structure of note here?
[18:43] <Gildas> OOC: I can go whenever.
[18:43] <@John> OOC: I'll go first
[18:43] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then, that'll work.
[18:44] <@Kotono> roll 1d100+5
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100+5 and gets 98." [1d100=93]
[18:44] <@Kotono> roll 1d100 subtablin'
[18:44] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 subtablin' and gets 5." [1d100=5]
[18:44] <@Kotono> Gildas is keeping watch. As the others sleep...OOC: Mak a perception check for reference.
[18:45] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:45] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 22." [1d20=10]
[18:48] <@Kotono> In the middle of the night, Gildas's can hear footsteps coming from the way you came, down towards the dead-end the party is camping in. He can't see what it is, the party's meager light not reaching that far.
[18:50] <Gildas> Hm? He glances in that direction, then tries to as discreetly as possible shake Feather's clothing slightly, whispering hopefully loud enough to get their attention without potentially alerting whatever is coming. "Footsteps. Don't move... act like you are all still asleep." It may not work out, but it's worth a shot.
[18:51] * Feather doesn't quite get what's going on but trusts Gildas enough to not startle. Once his brain catches up with him, Feather figures there is no harm in playing along.
[18:55] <@Kotono> The footsteps come closer. Coming into the light is a short, squat humanoid figure. It has notably big feet, which are bare. It comes up to about three and a half feet tall, wearing torn and ragged leather armor and a cloak. It uses a staff to help itself walk, leaning heavily on it. "Ho there," it calls in a surprisingly deep voice, speaking rough Elven, "El..thu'tum...not fight," he tries in
[18:55] <@Kotono> common, his dark, curly hair matted down and with a bloodstain over his forehead. "Not fight," he tries in elven, then calls in another tongue altogether and then another.
[18:57] <Gildas> He responds in Common first. "Friendly." Then in Elven, the same words. He'll then try and rouse the others from their slumber!
[18:58] <@John> "Buh..." John rolls over and clambers to his feet, blanket falling off of him as he blinks and tries to figure out what's going on.
[18:58] <@Kotono> OOC: What languages do y'all speak?
[18:58] <@Kotono> Myann sits up with a yawn, stretching.
[18:59] <@Kotono> The guide's slower to wake up, grumbling about ruined sleep.
[18:59] <@John> OOC: common
[19:00] <Gildas> OOC: Common, Elven, Druid...ic? Sylvan and Orcish.
[19:01] <Feather> OOC: Common, elven, sylvan
[19:01] <@Kotono> It tries another language that none of you know, follwed by this in Orcish, "Do any of you understand this?"
[19:02] * @John looks blank and a bit dazed.
[19:02] <Gildas> Ah! He's taken a bit by surprise, but responds in the orc tongue. "Yes, I understand."
[19:03] <@Kotono> "Ugh. By Jessephret, this is an ugly language," He sighs in consternation, "But needs as needs must. I'm afraid I never had any gifts in the elven or human tongues. Do you mind if I sit down? I'm a mite peaked."
[19:05] <Gildas> He can't help but smile a bit at that. "I haven't had much of a chance to practice it. I don't think any of my friends speak it, though, so I'll need to do some translating... But by all means, come join us. You must have been working late. ...Or early?" He wonders at that last part. A strange time to show up.
[19:08] <@Kotono> He comes over and sits, "Aaah," he sighs in profound relief, "I've been working very long labors, to the tune of months. I can speak the tongue of the tribes, halfling, orcish and dragon. I can blunder along in Sylvan, but I'm afraid I'm told I sound like a troglodyte with it. Elven, human, dwarven and the others elude me, much to my consternation." Sighing in relief again, "Strongfoot Luse.
[19:08] <@Kotono> Family name's first, I think you humans do it the other way around?"
[19:09] * @John sits down and curls up under his blanket, sensing he won't be able to contribute to this discussion and wanting to relax if he can't sleep.
[19:09] <@Kotono> Myann watches, neutral but keeping an eye on it. The Guide looks interested, interjecting in Common, "Ah, what language are you all speaking?"
[19:12] <Gildas> Dragon? ...Hmmm. He looks to the others and speaks in Common. "His name is Strongfoot Luse. He's been... working, apparently. And... Orcish." He responds to the Guide, before turning back to Luse and switching back to Orcish. "We do. I'm Gildas, this is Feather, John, and Myann. Our friend here..." He nods to the Guide. "Is showing us around."
[19:12] * Feather is the opposite, but there doesn't see, to be any trouble so he props his back against his pack and rests his eyes, leaving this strange visitor to Gildas after a lazy wave as he's apparently introduced.
[19:14] <@Kotono> "Splendid," Strongfoot Luse replies, "I'm afraid I ran into a spot of trouble back that way. Madmen and cultists, uncivilizied savage kobolds that are obsessed with wyverns. It was a regretable incident for all concerned."
[19:16] <Gildas> His ears perk and he looks to the others, speaking again in Common. "He's run into some wyvern-worshiping cultists." He looks back. "Can you give us directions? Dealing with madmen is... a hobby of ours."
[19:17] <@John> "That sounds great, but didn't that Emperor guy control wyverns rather than worship them?" John asks in confusion.
[19:18] <Gildas> He looks over to John. "He does, but he might have people working for him who worship him as Emperor."
[19:18] <@Kotono> "It is? Capital timing," WIth a weary smile, "There's that way," he points in the direction all of you are going, "You go that way for awhile, turn right at the double intersection and go on a ways. You'll know you're there when you run into the fortified defense line. I got a look at it from behind since I was fleeing," he remarks, "It's one big defensive wall along with little trenches and
[19:18] <@Kotono> walls for kobold slingers or archers to pepper enemies. Sort of like..." He pauses and reaches into his shirt, coming out with a rumpled sheet of parchment, "Do any of you have ink, by chance?"
[19:21] <Gildas> "Does anyone have any ink?" He asks to the party. "He's going to make us a map of where we need to go, apparently it's fortified."
[19:21] <@Kotono> "Fortified? That's new," Your guide speaks up, "They've never been the friendliest, but actual fortifications instead of holy bombs?"
[19:21] <@John> "Sorry," John shakes his head.
[19:22] <Feather> "Sure thing," Feather says, retrieving his supplies, hopefully dry enough.
[19:25] <@Kotono> They're dry enough and soon ink is given. He works away, sketching. "From the bottom up," he explains in Orcish, "You see the six lines? Each of those is a defense wall. The gaps are ideally manned by kobold defenders with spears, I imagine. That would make a strong defensive line with the archers or slingers are support. Three lines, so they can fall back and have a layered defense. It's quite
[19:25] <@Kotono> well done, albeit not made to stop things from behind. The line in the middle, just below the diamond?" A tap right on it, "That's a defensive wall. Quite frankly, it looks more human or dwarven in construction, or maybe elven. Not kobold. It has murder holes for archers and crossbowmen. The diamond is short walls. In case something breaches, it gives defendable positions for the kobolds to try
[19:25] <@Kotono> and prevent a breakthrough." Finishing with a cough and clearing his throat, "But if you get through that, it's a straight shot to their lair."
[19:28] <Gildas> He slowly takes in all the information, then looks thoughtful as he turns to the others and begins to re-explain what he was just told, but in Common this time. "Six lines of defenses, probably for spear-wielding kobolds, plus archers and slingers. Three more lines to fall back to. This line here... isn't kobold, it might be elven or human, or even dwarven. More archers and things like that are
[19:28] <Gildas> there. After that are walls... in case of a last-ditch defense. Apparently after that, it's easy." He finishes, with a bit of a huff. "I'm not sure exactly how we're going to get through it all in the first place..."
[19:29] <Feather> "So, uh, are we settled on actually fighting them all to the death now? Really?"
[19:29] <@John> "How tall are the walls?" John asks. "Like, to the ceiling or can you climb or jump over them?" He shrugs at Feather's question, "Why else were we looking for this Emperor guy?"
[19:29] <@Kotono> "Feather's getting at it," Myann murmurs, "It means fighting them head on's a bad idea, at least until we get past that damned wall."
[19:31] <Gildas> He'll repeat John's question to Luse for clarification. "I don't think anyone's intent on anything yet, but it's good to know what we're walking into."
[19:31] <Feather> "Guess if you and Gildas snuck past as animals and then struck from behind, all these guys with spears would be looking the wrong way. And when they turn to you, we could pounce of them," Feather muses. "But we could just as well try to sneak in, beat that Emperor guy and leave before they even realize what's happening?"
[19:32] <@Kotono> "The cover walls," he taps the first six dashes, "Are about two feet tall. Enough to cover a kobold, but bigfolk like you could jump them without too much trouble. The big man wall goes all the way up to the ceiling. The only way past is a gate tha topens from the other side. You'd have to tear it down or otherwise circumvent it unless they open it up for you. The diamond's walls are about the
[19:32] <@Kotono> same as the outer walls, two feet."
[19:34] <Gildas> "Two feet on these." He indicates. "These go up all the way." He points out the wall with the gate. "We can also just continue on to the tribe itself first, if we want to." He adds, then looks to the guide. "Actually... which direction is the Blackroot? Luse said that the defenses are... right at the double intersection and on a ways. Is that where they are?"
[19:36] <@Kotono> "It is," The guide confirms, "It's not really a sensible precaution against the lizards. If they come this way, they'll burrow through stone anyway. It might slow down the ants, but the ants aren't active here because of the lizards. Other kobolds will blow the wall up."
[19:37] <@John> "So what, does that mean all the kobolds in Blackroot have joined up with this Emperor and are attacking anyone that comes near?"
[19:38] <Gildas> "Did they attack you?" He decides to actually confirm what happened with Luse.
[19:39] <@Kotono> "Yes, ugly bit of business," Luse begins to explain, "You see, I was coming from the opposite direction - and I say, that...Emperor...." He says it in Common, slowly, "Is that Emperor," In Orcish now, "A rather queer fellow with entirely too much interest in wyverns?"
[19:40] <Gildas> "We believe him to be, yes." He nods to Luse. "He's been causing... well, he tried to have us all killed, so, it's become a bit of a personal issue for us."
[19:43] <@Kotono> "Yes, yes, that sounds like his speed," Luse sighs, "Then I believe we can get down to brass tacks. I was coming from the opposite direction when I came on this curious tribe of kobolds. Quite unfriendly, I do say so. I daresay they were rather paranoid.. I talked them down, they apparently weren't that interested in a halfling. That's when my penchant for being conversation betrayed me, I'm
[19:43] <@Kotono> afraid. You see, I'm looking for the Emperor. When I mentioned that, the reception became downright glacial. Suffice to say that matters degenerated rather quickly, and regretable things occured, both there and during a long, running retreat from a lot of homicidal kobolds. "
[19:43] <@Kotono> *a conversationlist
[19:45] <Gildas> "You're looking for him?" He repeats, once in Orcish, then to the others. "He's looking for him." He turns back. "May I ask why? We have no idea who he is... But we believe he may have come from far to the east."
[19:47] <@Kotono> "Got it in one," A nod to Gildas, "My tribe had dealings with the Emperor, procuring him several reagents in promise of payment. It turns out he's a no good welcher." With a grimace, "He's found good company with the kobolds," A glance at the guide, "I only hope he hasn't swindled you of anything that glitters as gold, my friend. But back to the Emperor, my tribe wanted to find him so they could
[19:47] <@Kotono> collect the debt with all proper interest. That's where I came in, bloodhound extrodinare.""
[19:50] <Gildas> "Ah, you're a debt-collector. In a sense." He adds with a smile. OOC: Can I try a sense motive?
[19:50] <@Kotono> OOC: Go for it.
[19:50] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 27." [1d20=15]
[19:50] <@Kotono> Gildas is fairly sure that he's being fed bullshit. The bit about a debt just rings wrong, and you notice the halfling subtly tense up when he mentions it.
[19:51] <@Kotono> "In a sense," he says, "More of a locator than a collector. Someone with wyverns is a bit much for one person to handle. We take a longer view. Once we have him down, we can collect all proper-like."
[19:53] <Gildas> "Luse." He says, his tone suddenly shifting slightly, into a more stern one. "I'm sure you're well aware of the ability that we have if we're chasing The Emperor. I am only going to ask you a single time to be honest with me about what your real motivation is. They can't understand us, and I'm willing to give you one opportunity to set the record straight."
[19:53] <@Kotono> OOC: Do you have any ranks in intimidation, Gildas?
[19:53] <Gildas> OOC: I do.
[19:53] <@Kotono> OOC: Make a check.
[19:53] <Gildas> roll 1d20+11
[19:53] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+11 and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[19:53] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[19:54] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 19." [1d20=11]
[19:55] <@Kotono> Luse doesn't even blink. Instead he smiles - a slow, gentle smile. "My friend," he begins, "What are you going to do with the Emperor when you find him?"
[19:55] <Gildas> "We're going to defeat him. Is that your intention as well?" He says, his tone not changing.
[19:56] <@Kotono> "What about after you defeat him?" he asks, "Some trial somewhere or throw him in a cell?"
[19:57] <Gildas> "I don't think we have any intention of letting him live." He responds.
[20:00] <@Kotono> "Oh, thank Jessephret," Sighing in relief, "You're civilized! I thought you humans were going to be barbaric about this! My apologies, I mistook you. Bloodhound isn't quite apt. Assassin is. My tribe frowns on people robbing them most severely, you understand. We can't let an example like that stand, so his head is destined for a pike atop the Overchief's tent.""
[20:01] <Gildas> He blinks, taken a bit off guard by that, but he does relax a bit. "Is this really just about something he took from your tribe?" There's no hostility, it's mostly just curiosity. "If it isn't something you can share..."
[20:03] <@Kotono> "Those reagents would cost enough coins to make a kobold," A glance at the guide, "Sully himself before men and beast alike for them all. But really, it's the moral of it. If you allow thieves to go unpunished, you'll suffer more brazen thefts. The tribe's structure will fall apart and civilization will be lost. We can't have that," he concludes, bringing his hands together.
[20:04] <Gildas> He nods. "Let me ask my friends." He says, before he turns to them. "Luse is here to kill The Emperor for stealing things from his tribe. Do any of you have any objections about him coming with us?"
[20:05] <@John> "We were gonna do him in anyway, weren't we?" John confirms, not seeing any problems.
[20:05] <Gildas> He nods to John.
[20:05] * Feather blinks. "Was he really gonna try it on his own before? And have a good chance at pulling it off?"
[20:07] <Gildas> "I think that's exactly why he's here." He responds. "I don't think he was expecting the resistance."
[20:07] <@Kotono> "It would explain why he's in bad shape," Myann mentions.
[20:08] <Feather> "Yeah okay. So what's the plan?"
[20:11] <@John> Usually the one who follows the plans of others, John has nothing!
[20:12] <Gildas> He looks back to Luse and switches his language again. "Do you have a suggestion as to how we can get in? Some of us can shapeshift and perhaps take them by surprise and catch them in a pincer attack... But that might be dangerous if there are that many of them."
[20:14] <Gildas> He looks back to Feather. "Your idea to catch them is probably sound. Unfortunately, none of us know something like Invisibility, so things get more challenging."

Ebiris · November 07, 2013, 04:41:44 PM

[18:17] <@John> "I can turn invisible, just for a few seconds mind," John offers. "Learned it from Young Hubert."
[18:19] <@Kotono> "Can you get around that wall in any way," Luse considers, "A capital bit of redirection, tunneling or anything like that?"
[18:20] <@John> "Don't they ever open the gate?"
[18:20] <Gildas> "Hm... Then we might be able to just suddenly surprise them." He says, nodding to John. "That's not a bad idea at all. Myann and I can scout them..." He nods to Luse, then translates as needed. "Actually, do we have any explosives? Or maybe the Kobolds would..."
[18:21] <Feather> "You thinking of blowing theirs up?"
[18:22] <@Kotono> "Nothing that could blast that down," Your guide speaks up, "But maybe..."
[18:22] <Feather> "Say, does this guy know where they keep them?"
[18:22] <Gildas> "An idea?" He looks to their Guide.
[18:23] <@Kotono> "All walls have a weak point," The guide says, "Do any of you know archtexture or building?"
[18:24] <Feather> "Nah, I just know about caves and the horrible shit that lives in them."
[18:24] <Gildas> "Ah." He shakes his head, then looks over at Luse. "Do you know if they have any stockpiles of explosives? We were considering just trying to go straight through it using their own weapons."
[18:25] <@Kotono> "They probably do, from what I know of those savages," Luse murmurs, "But I didn't see many lying out. A few on kobolds, but I didn't have time to linger."
[18:26] <Gildas> He nods. "I think our best bet then is to just take what we want from the kobolds." He says to Luse, then repeats that to the others. "It seems the most logical thing to do."
[18:27] <@John> "So kobolds all walk around with lots of bombs on them?" John asks their resident kobold with a smile, thinking of Big Pete and his similar habits.
[18:28] <Feather> "So we're back to how we do it?" Feather asks. "You an' Myann try to get past them as animals, take them from behind? This guy and me, we'll rush in after. And John... why not turn invisible and rush into their center? We'll take them out, and then just grab their bombs to open up the gate."
[18:30] <Gildas> He nods and likewise repeats Feather's plan to Luse. "I think it's our best option. If things are significantly different from how they've been described Myann and I can at least scout it first."
[18:31] <Feather> "Yeah sure. And if they try to attack you, we'll just rush over then?"
[18:32] <Gildas> He nods again. "For all that I'm not really sure they even could reach us..."
[18:33] * Feather pats the bow on his back. "I could. So'd those bombs of theirs."
[18:33] * Feather pauses, then, and adds, "And they gotta have wyverns. Just head back s'fast as you can if you see those?"
[18:34] <Gildas> He nods. "I'm going to prepare an extra anti-poison spell before we go, just in case."
[18:41] <@Kotono> The remainder of the rest goes without incident. The party wakens and prepares to go off...OOC: Marching order?
[18:43] <Gildas> OOC: Great question. I can go first if you want.
[18:43] <@Kotono> OOC: The guide prefers staying back and Luse is flexible. What about the rest of you?
[18:44] <@John> OOC: Gildas and Myann in the lead, John in the middle, then Feather and Bilbo.
[18:44] <Gildas> OOC: That's fine.
[18:47] <@Kotono> OOC: Great, let's go.
[18:47] <@Kotono> roll 1d100
[18:47] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d100 and gets 30." [1d100=30]
[18:48] <@Kotono> The party advances on. A few hours of travel pass unremarkably, Luse clearing his throat as you approach a bend. In Orcish he says, "The strongpoint's not too far after this bend."
[18:48] <Gildas> He repeats that to the others. "Let's be prepared."
[18:50] * @John has no preparations to make!
[18:50] <@Kotono> Myann nods, "Here's hoping this works out," she says, "I really don't want to try assaulting a defended position like that without an edge."
[18:51] <Feather> "Yeah. How far is it?"
[18:52] <Gildas> "About how far is it?" He asks for clarification.
[18:52] <@Kotono> "About 200ft ahead," Luse replies.
[18:53] * Feather nods to himself. "Could cross that in a few seconds if I really run for it. Should work."
[18:53] <@Kotono> After a beat, "The kobolds can see in the dark. Taking our light along with us will be a give away, they'll see us coming," he remarks, thoughtfully.
[18:53] <Gildas> He repeats that to the others! "I didn't even think about that..."
[18:54] <@John> "Don't they have lights of their own?" John asks.
[18:54] <Feather> "If one of you drops some light in their midst, we'll see enough to come close and they'll be surprised, I bet."
[18:56] <Gildas> He rubs his chin. "Myann or I could carry something that emits light... we'd probably just look like an animal that found something shiny."
[18:58] <@Kotono> "That might work," Myann considers, "Assuming they don't shoot first."
[18:59] <@John> "Hey, did you get inside at all Luse?" John asks. "I mean, we've got a kobold right here," he points at their guide. "If Luse hides what's to keep us just marching up and asking to get in like regular folk travelling between tribes?"
[18:59] <Gildas> "You don't by any chance have an explosive on you, do you?" He glances to their guide. "That'd make an interesting start to the party." He nods to John's question and translates for him.
[19:00] <@Kotono> "I don't mind hiding," He says, "It's your wicket to play right now."
[19:00] <@Kotono> The guide hmms, "It just so happens I do have a small one. For emergencies," he adds, "You'd be surprised at the number of emergencies that an explosion can solve. But I like that idea. It's direct and cunning. Act like you belong and you'll probably be accepted as belonging."
[19:02] <Gildas> "In that case... I will shapeshift into someone's pet bird. The kobolds probably were given a description of us... but if we don't match the description, there's no reason for them to be concerned."
[19:03] <@Kotono> "Hmmm," Myann hums to herself, "Disguises?"
[19:06] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay, are y'all gonna do anything here?
[19:07] <Gildas> OOC: I'll just be Myann's pet bird, I think that should be enough?
[19:07] <Feather> OOC: It's not really my area
[19:07] <Gildas> OOC: Since, technically speaking, they were probably told to be on the lookout for "two humans, an elf and a half elf" or something.
[19:07] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay then.
[19:07] <Gildas> OOC: So I think that should be enough.
[19:08] <@John> OOC: depending on Luse's skill at hiding I can carry him around in my sack!
[19:08] <@Kotono> OOC: He's pretty good at hiding. He can try that then. I'll roll for him.r
[19:08] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 he wants high
[19:08] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 he wants high and gets 28." [1d20=17]
[19:10] <@Kotono> Luse hides and the party heads forth! Gildas is in bird form as everyone walks down. Ahead is darkness, your light reaching far. As you advance on, from the darkness ahead, A voice calls out in words you don't understand, your guide calling back something as well. He then turns and murmurs, "I asked them to speak common and send someone to meet us. They asked me to identify myself and stop."
[19:11] <@Kotono> *not reaching far
[19:11] * @John dutifully stops walking. "Alright, sounds good."
[19:14] <@Kotono> Coming out is a kobold dressed in leathers and an iron breastplate. He has a longspear with him and he speaks in Common. "What do you travelers want. The lands of the Bitterroot are ahead."
[19:15] <@Kotono> "You prefer bitterroot?" The guides speaks up, "I'd be translating it as blackroot in human. My friends and I are here to travel and trade shinies."
[19:16] <@John> Nodding gormlessly, John has a big smile on his face.
[19:17] <@Kotono> Myann smiles politely as well, nodding along. "We hear you have nice shinies here."
[19:18] <Gildas> Gildas the bird just busies himself with looking like a bird and occasionally preening himself.
[19:18] <@Kotono> "You have shinies to trade?" The kobold asks, eyes squinting. "Nice shinies? Shinies I could see?"
[19:19] <@Kotono> "We do," Turning to Feather, "My friend, why don't you show our friend here some of your shinies?"
[19:20] <Feather> "The shiniest!" Feather insists, already opening his second backpack where gold scrap and nuggets glitter, reflecting Myann's light.
[19:22] <@Kotono> "Ooooooh...!" The light glints off the gold, the kobold openly staring. "Shinies! Well...trading's supposed to be limited right now, but with some shinies," he murmurs, "It could work."
[19:24] <Feather> "Whyever would ya go and do that for?" Feather asks incredulously. "Limit trading? Really? With how difficult it is to go places here?"
[19:26] <@John> "Yeah, we must've seen at least a hundred shocker lizards coming out this way," John agrees.
[19:27] <@Kotono> "There's reasons. Reasons shinies make better," His gaze stares at the pack, "Reasons shinies make it better to get in now."
[19:27] <@Kotono> The guide clears his throat at that, sending a glance at Feather.
[19:29] <Feather> Feather's hand hovers over the nuggets, before he picks the smaller of them, which just so happens to be near the top, just beneath all the gold scrap.
[19:30] <@Kotono> OOC: giving it to him?
[19:31] <Feather> OOC: That's how blatant bribery works!
[19:31] <@Kotono> OOC: Post the expense in loot.
[19:33] <@Kotono> The nugget is taken, the kobold rubbing it against his face. A happy smile shows as he says, "Oh, you're friends! Friends can come in!" He turns and bellows something in words unknown back, the sound of stone moving heard from the darkness. You're lead deeper in. You pass between short, squat defensive walls, a few kobolds manning each one and with spear kobolds plugging the gaps. Past three
[19:33] <@Kotono> rows of them to a great wall that stops the passage cold. It looks to be of worked stone blocks, fitted perfectly together. It looks like a competent bit of work, from what little each of you knows about stonework. The gates to this wall are open and you pass through another defensive position. As you do, "Traders lodgings this way," he says.
[19:36] * Feather follows the directions, peering about curiously.
[19:38] <Gildas> The bird stays perched and doesn't do anything crazy like... birds do.
[19:39] <@Kotono> There's not a lot of light, but you see the tunnel ahead is more worked than natural stone. It's been polished smooth and generally looks nicer than the previous caverns. About 10 minutes of cavern walking lead you to an open cavern. Here a sea of tents are spread out, what must be close to one hundred. The back wall is dominated by a stone-brick tower, the top seamlessly blending into the cavern
[19:39] <@Kotono> ceiling. Your guide stops at this, "That tower wasn't here when I visited last," he remarks. "Kobold industry!"
[19:40] <@John> "What good's a tower underground?" John asks. "You'd be as well building down instead of up, wouldn't you? Or have it hanging from the ceiling. You wouldn't even need a roof over your head, you've got one built in."
[19:40] <Feather> "First time I see a tower going all the way across," Feather muses, asking, "Is it still a tower if it doesn't got no top?"
[19:43] <@Kotono> "It's a tower. The Dragon Emperor made it!" The kobold leads you to a large tent on the outskirts of it all. "Trader tent here. Set up, traders will come by in a few hours to do business."
[19:44] <Feather> "Works for me," Feather agrees, heading inside the tent.
[19:45] <@Kotono> The tent's large enough for ten people, the bottom with layers of cloth to provide soft flooring. The guide goes in and sits, "Aaah. So nice after hard stone day after day."
[19:45] <@Kotono> The kobold that escorted you nods and slips out, leaving the party be.
[19:46] * @John sits down as well, may as well have a rest before they storm the tower or whatever.
[19:47] <Gildas> Gildas the bird happens to look around for Luse.
[19:48] <@Kotono> Once it's quiet, Orcish is heard from John's bag, "Is it clear to come out?"
[19:49] <Gildas> The bird makes a... harmless bird noise. A chirp, perhaps. Yes, let's go with a chirp.
[19:49] <@John> John says, having forgotten he was there! Good thing he didn't drop it.
[19:52] <@Kotono> Once the halfling is out, "So," he ays in Orcish to Gildas's bird form, "We're in. Now we have to get to the Emperor. Any idea where he is?"
[19:53] <Gildas> The bird raises a wing and points it at the tower.
[19:55] <@Kotono> Luce sticks his head out of the tent real quick and then ducks back in. "Tower would be it," he agrees, "So how do we rather sprightly get from here to there? And I don't suppose you can go back to something with vocal cords?"
[19:56] <Gildas> The bird looks around for anyone looking over in their area before it hops off! He'll shapeshift back as long as there's no immediate danger of anyone watching.
[19:57] <@Kotono> As you're inside a tent, there's really no one around to spy on you as far asyou can see.
[19:57] <Gildas> Well then, he shapeshifts back!
[19:58] <Gildas> "We could probably just march up there." He says. "Should we scout its defenses first?"
[20:00] <@John> "Why don't you fly over and have a look?" John suggests. "Look less obvious, wouldn't it?"
[20:00] <Gildas> He nods to John and explains to Luse the plan!
[20:00] <@Kotono> "Will the kobolds stop us?" Myann wonders, "If we can get into the tower and confront this Emperor directly, it would save having to fight an entire tribe of kobold.s"
[20:01] <@Kotono> Luse nods back, "Sounds as about a good a gambit as any. Good flying."
[20:01] <Gildas> "Our guide might be able to distract the others with some of our goods." He adds to Myann's idea, before he shapeshifts and flies out of the tent and towards the Emperor Tower!
[20:04] <@Kotono> Gildas flies up. There's no kobolds around to immediately notice, and soon he's well above. There's some dim light from the occasional light source, making everything deeply shadowy but allowing enough for basic navigation. Kobolds come and go through the tents, doing this or that below. Quite a lot of them, easily several dozen on the streets. The tower ahead is made of stone bricks and
[20:04] <@Kotono> impressively imposing. Narrow little window slits are here and there, several of them with light coming from them.
[20:06] <Gildas> He will fly to some window at random to nonchalantly perch there and peek in!
[20:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d20
[20:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 and gets 7." [1d20=7]
[20:08] <@Kotono> The window he peers in looks to be an observatory of some sort. A narrow telescope sits by the window slit. Several tables with odd instruments are about, most look like they're made of brass. Strange and curious charts adorn a side wall, difficult to see from here. The light comes from a bowl sitting in the center of the room. It sheds strong light.
[20:09] <Gildas> OOC: Is it possible to actually fly in, or is it barred?
[20:10] <@Kotono> OOC: It's really narrow. You'd need an escape artist check to try. Failure could result in getting stuck.
[20:10] <Gildas> OOC: Okay.
[20:11] <Gildas> He will fly up to another window!
[20:11] <@Kotono> roll 1d20
[20:11] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 and gets 15." [1d20=15]
[20:12] <@Kotono> This window peeks into a bright room. Two bowls sit within, on far sides of the room. Lying on a pile of hay is a wyvern. It looks to be asleep. Several kobolds wash it with scraps of cloth wetted from jugs of water. They work silently.
[20:12] <Gildas> He will fly to the very top and look for windows there!
[20:13] <@Kotono> The top has two windows, only one of which is lit. Either could be glimpsed into if you care to.
[20:14] <Gildas> He will look into the lit one first!
[20:18] <@Kotono> The lit one peeks into a room. The floor is covered with a pattern of five concentric circles. The outermost circle is inlaid with gold, the second silver, the third brass and the final iron. Within this innermost circle is a pair of wooden poles reaching six feet up. Bound by heavy metal chains between them at 4ft up is a small creature. It is only 2ft tall, head just reaching the end of the
[20:18] <@Kotono> poles. Its body is that of a female and made entirely out of greenish-gray stone with fosselized shells visible throughout. It has clawed feet and human hands. Its face has an overlarge snout with a wet, fleshy nose. A pair of ethereal wings jut from its back. It continually struggles against its bonds. Near her is another. The man there is indeed a human, ancient and wizened. He wears plain
[20:18] <@Kotono> purple robes and speaks Sylvan. "Then more iron," he says with casual indifference. "If that's what you wish."
[20:20] <@Kotono> The creature thrases against the chains, yet the hold tight, "Curs-" it snaps, before its words become inane, garbled nonsense. "Cur-" again it happens.
[20:21] <Gildas> The bird will waste no time in flying to the other, unlit window.
[20:21] <@Kotono> "More iron," The man echos, withdrawing a long iron pin from his robe. It's like an overgrown sewing needle. As if merely swatting a fly, he jams it into the creature's stomach. It HOWLS, a sound like rocks clashing together. "What is the fourth maxim?" That's heard as the bird goes to the darkened window. Gildas can dimly see...things inside, but there's no light source. He sees what might,
[20:21] <@Kotono> may be a bed.
[20:22] <Gildas> He will fly allllllllll the way back to the others! He's seen enough!
[20:22] <@Kotono> Gildas returns back without incident, reaching the party once omre. OOC: Chat away.
[20:23] <Gildas> "I saw at least one wyvern," he begins. "The kobolds were taking care of it. ...We have other problems, though." He takes a breath and will describe the concentric circles, the man, and the creature.
[20:23] <Gildas> OOC: Am I able to do some sort of Spellcraft check to see if I know wtf that was all about?
[20:24] <@Kotono> OOC: Sure. Also K:N.
[20:25] <@Kotono> Myann utters a single word in Sylvan, "Fuck!" She goes up to rub her temples before continuing in Common. "That's a complication we didn't need."
[20:26] <Gildas> roll 1d20+11 Spellcraft
[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+11 Spellcraft and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[20:26] <Gildas> roll 1d20+13 K:N
[20:26] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+13 K:N and gets 28." [1d20=15]
[20:27] <@John> "Well, shouldn't we rescue her?" John asks, not having learned to fear and hate the fey as his companions have.
[20:27] <Feather> "Break the bindings, then step back and watch her kill him horribly?"
[20:29] <@John> "Save us a job, wouldn't it?"
[20:29] <@Kotono> Gildas can tell the circles are about binding - probably magic circles. The creature there was a fey, one with mantles relating to stone (and possibly specialzied in sentimentary rocks). Possibly something els ewith those feet, but it's hard to tell with fey.
[20:29] <Feather> "Think you could shoot them to disrupt them, Gildas?" Feather asks curiously.
[20:30] <@Kotono> "I can probably talk to it," Myann finally says, "If we save it and I talk to it, we might be able to defuse this on both ends. Maybe."
[20:30] <@Kotono> The guide listens, frowning, but keeping his peace.
[20:32] <Gildas> He mods to Feather and to Myann. "The Emperor is an elf, isn't he? So this other person must be... yet another of his associates."
[20:33] <Feather> "Let's be frank, it doesn't really matter. If his allies are keeping a fey all tied up inside and torturing it, then having it get some revenge will hurt them right back. And at the least, there'll be all this confusion, so no one'll look at us funny if we go there. Or away."
[20:37] <Gildas> He nods to Feather. "Perhaps Myann and I can fly up and see if we can somehow do something?"

Ebiris · November 11, 2013, 04:41:50 PM

[18:00] <Gildas> "And I suppose the question becomes," he continues, "Do we wish to try now or wait until we're inside?"
[18:01] * Feather blinks. "Don't think they're letting us any further in."
[18:01] <@Kotono> The guide lies back on the covered floor, patting his stomach, "Biggest question is how do we get inside in the first place."
[18:02] <@John> "Was there an open door or anything?" John asks.
[18:03] <Gildas> "Well, they have to get in and out somehow..."
[18:03] <@John> "So you didn't see anything then?"
[18:04] <@Kotono> "If we're desperate," Myann murmurs in Sylvan to Feather's ear, "I have an idea, but one I'd rather not try or even say."
[18:05] <Gildas> "I was looking up, not down." He answers. "I'll go look again, I suppose."
[18:05] <@Kotono> Luse listens to it all, foreign words to him lost like water across rocks. In Orcish he speaks up, "Any productive ideas yet?"
[18:05] <Gildas> "We're working on how we get inside in the first place." He responds, before he shapeshifts again.
[18:05] <Feather> "Then we're not desperate enough," Feather whispers back. Then, he voices, "Do we really have a choice between some all out attack and one or two of us causing a lot of trouble somewhere else and drawing enough attention for the rest of us to get to the tower?"
[18:09] <Gildas> He will head back to the tower to check for a door!
[18:09] <@Kotono> OOC: #evil this time, Gildas.

~

[18:11] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[18:11] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 21." [1d20=9]
[18:12] <@Kotono> There's a main gate, as these sort of things tend to have. It leads inside. Flying around, you notice there's a few doors here and there. Small, kobold sized ones that are easy to miss in the shadows. They aren't quite big enough for humans or elves to get through without some considerable crawling/wiggling, but it could be possible.
[18:13] <Gildas> OOC: Anyone actually guarding the doors/gate?
[18:14] <@Kotono> Gildas can see a few kobolds by the main gate. The lesser doors are unmanned.
[18:15] <Gildas> He will nod and start to head back!
[18:17] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[18:17] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 7." [1d20=2]
[18:17] <@Kotono> OOC: #dunes, I'll intro you shortly.

~

[18:10] <@Kotono> Myann rests back as well, "I feel like we need a third option. Cutting through this entire town of kobolds, assuming we can do it, is unpalatable. The problem is that we need some way to get to the tower and to the Emperor."
[18:14] <@Kotono> She looks about and sighs, muttering something in Sylvan. "If the rest of you are stumped, I have an idea. It's not a good one and it's not one I'd like to try, but it still feels better than any of our other options so far."
[18:15] <Feather> "If it's like that, we might as well just walk up to the tower. Worst case, they stop us and you do your thing?"
[18:15] <@John> "I mean if there's a door we can just go in and act like we own the place, that normally works doesn't it? But what's this other plan?"
[18:17] <@Kotono> Myann gives John a look and slowly facepalms, pinching the bridge of her nose. "The Emperor paid us a visit. We pay him a visit and throw our importance back at him. If he's interested in the Sidhe, we can, ahem," Clearing her throat, "Bluff that. Plus your armor," Reaching out to tap Feather's breastplate, "It'll at least impress the kobolds. It'll give the Emperor time to prepare, but as far
[18:17] <@Kotono> as I can tell so do our other options. At best, maybe the kobolds take us to the tower and the Emperor directly, to negotiate or whatever card we play says we want."
[18:19] <Feather> "Eh." Feather frowns. "If we call for a truce and come up to him, then up and murder the guy, no one'll ever trust us again. And people'll know, too, since it's a whole town of kobolds."
[18:19] <@Kotono> "I know," Myann sighs, shaking her head, "It's not a good idea, but it's the best I can come up with." Meanwhile Gildas return, sneaking in and back inside the tent.
[18:20] * Feather looks at Gildas expectantly.
[18:21] <Gildas> He shapeshifts back! "There's a main gate, but it's guarded, as I'm sure you can imagine. There are several unguarded areas... but..." He takes a breath. "They're small. Kobold-sized, to be precise. You all could probably get in, but... it'd require some squeezing."
[18:21] <Feather> "Right then. Wanna go for one of those, or just march up to the front gate and raise hell if we're stopped along the way?"
[18:22] <@John> "No hidden doors, or magic that can make doors on anyone?" John asks, taking to heart the concern of approaching under truce and then straight up murdering a guy.
[18:23] <Gildas> "I think our best bet is to try the smaller doors. They're not guarded." He says.
[18:24] <Feather> "Lead the way, then. Might as well go for it now."
[18:24] <Gildas> He nods, shapeshifting again before he goes out!
[18:25] <Gildas> OOC: To eagle form, to be clear
[18:25] * @John once more offers Luse the bag!
[18:26] <@Kotono> Luse hops into the bag, muttering something in words unknown. Myann stays in human form as the party goes out! OOC: Just going to walk to the tower?
[18:27] <Gildas> OOC: He'll fly a little ahead of them to guide them.
[18:27] <Feather> OOC: Gildas can alert us for patrols and what not, we'll just look like we belong
[18:28] <@John> OOC: if we're going for a service entrance we can take a circituitous path rather than going near where the presumed guards are?
[18:28] <@Kotono> OOC: Okay. The entire party will need to make bluff checks then.
[18:28] <@John> roll 1d20
[18:28] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20 and gets 19." [1d20=19]
[18:28] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+3 Myann
[18:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+3 Myann and gets 16." [1d20=13]
[18:29] <Feather> roll 1d20
[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20 and gets 2." [1d20=2]
[18:29] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 guide
[18:29] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 guide and gets 11." [1d20=4]
[18:29] <@Kotono> OOC: No roll for Luse since he's bagged.
[18:30] <Gildas> OOC: Want me to do the same or no? I am a bird.
[18:30] <@Kotono> OOC: No need.
[18:31] <@Kotono> Strangely enough, John doesn't get too many looks. But as you start to head down, kobolds about take much more interest in Feather. As you walk along, about a quarter of the way there, Gildas can see kobolds scurrying away, several rushing towards bigger tents and one towards the tower. On the streets, kobolds stare the party (mostly Feather) but don't move to block yo8u.
[18:32] <Gildas> The bird flies in the same direction as the kobold moving toward the tower, letting out a screech!
[18:33] <Feather> Taking his cue from all the attention, Feather doesn't look anywhere but straight ahead. If they're not going to stop him, then the least he could do is not look the least bit worried.
[18:33] <@Kotono> The screetch carries in the cavern. The kobold stops and stares up, wide-eyed. It jumps up and down while pointing at Gildas, screaming something in unknown words.
[18:33] <@Kotono> Myann keeps her pace up, looking disinterested as she glances up at the screetch.
[18:34] * @John looks up and around in sudden alarm, expecting a sudden attack!
[18:35] <Gildas> The bird does circles in the air above the pointing kobold!
[18:36] <@Kotono> OOC: How high up are you, Gildas?
[18:36] <@John> Seeing that everyone else is still walking, John writes it off as a strange Gildas thing and hurries after Myann.
[18:36] <Gildas> OOC: I'd say probably 80 feet or so
[18:37] <@Kotono> The party continues on. The streets are suddenly filled with kobolds, racing towards where Gildas scircles. As the party continues on past this, a good gaggle of kobolds are staring up, pointing and screaming gibberish. However, one amid them has a long bow, aiming a shot up and firing! OOC: Party barring Gildas is halfway now, kobolds seem preoccupied with bird-Gildas.
[18:37] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 AC?
[18:37] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 AC? and gets 7." [1d20=2]
[18:37] <@Kotono> But the arrow misses Gildas entirely, not even a threat.
[18:39] <Gildas> Seeing he's drawn some attention, the bird lets out another screech and starts flying away, deliberately trying to get the ones pointing at him to follow him in a different direction than where the party is coming from.
[18:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Waiting ont he rest of the party to react or do whatever before resolving Gildas too. If you're going to continue on, do so.
[18:40] * Feather heads onwards! Gildas will rejoin them, through one of the windows if need be, he's certain of that.
[18:41] * @John keeps walking. Casual-like.
[18:42] <@Kotono> OOC: #evil, Gildas.
[18:44] <@Kotono> The streets are empty as the party heads towards the tower. By taking the long way around they come out by the sides, the various kobold sized doors ahead if they wish to take them. The main gate's further away if the party wishes to try that.
[18:44] * Feather decides to try one of the kobold-sized doors.
[18:46] <@Kotono> The door's not locked. Opening it, you see a kobold sized hallway ahead. It's surprisingly clean, the floor looking like it got mopped or otherwise polished within the last day. Going in is possible, but you'll need to crawl. So will the rest of the party, and it's gonna be tough for John.
[18:46] <@Kotono> Except for the Guide, who glances down the hall actually sized for one of his race.
[18:47] <@John> "If I can't make it I can try turning invisible and running through the main door," John suggests, even though it would still be risky that way. Better than being stuck like a bear in a honey-jar.
[18:47] <Feather> "Think you could figure how to get us all the way up from here?" Feather asks the guide.
[18:48] <@Kotono> "Hopefully," Your guide remarks, "We're not that deep below. The top shouldn't be too far from the top of that tower. We generally descended on our trip, even if you didn't notice it. Caves tend to go down," he murmurs.
[18:49] <Feather> "Lead on, then?" Feather asks, before nodding at John. "Works. S'long as well all get upstairs, we should be good. Wanna let our friend out here as well?"
[18:50] <@John> "Oh, keep forgetting," John grins embarrasedly and lets the sack down for Luse to escape.
[18:51] <@Kotono> Luse crawls out and looks around, nodding once to the party.
[18:51] * Feather nods at him as well, before gesturing onwards into the passage. He intends to head in after the guide and Luse, even if it means crawling.
[18:53] <@Kotono> OOC: Myann will take fourth. You going in or invis-guard sneaking, John?
[18:54] <@John> OOC: I'll try and if I get stuck I'll back out and try the more risky plan
[18:54] <@Kotono> OOC: Make an escape artist check, John.
[18:55] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 7." [1d20=4]
[18:55] <@Kotono> The party goes in. John is fifth, but he can't go. It's just too small, like trying to jam a round peg into a square hole. It just doesn't fit.
[18:56] <@John> "Sorry, isn't working out," John says, "I'll try sneaking in the big door." That's if he can back himself out...
[18:57] <@Kotono> OOC: Another escape artist.
[18:57] <@Kotono> As the party gets in, there's a massive, stone shuddering BOOOM! It comes from further back in the village.
[18:57] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[18:57] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 5." [1d20=2]
[18:57] <@Kotono> No good. John's stuck! He can't seem to get out, either.
[18:58] <@John> It'd be embarrassing to ask Myann to push him with her feet - bad enough he can see her rear like this, so John struggles in silence!
[18:59] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[18:59] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 19." [1d20=16]
[18:59] <@Kotono> John finally pops himself out and free.
[19:00] * Feather glances back, before signaling for those ahead of him to keep going.

~

[18:43] <@Kotono> Gildas flies away, the horde following him. They're gathering more, and as he retreats, kobold archers fire! They have three bows now adn a lot of pain is coming his way!
[18:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[18:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 6." [1d20=1]
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 and gets 12." [1d20=7]
[18:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 AC?
[18:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 AC? and gets 8." [1d20=3]
[18:43] <Gildas> OOC: It is 20.
[18:45] <@Kotono> The arrows fly by Gildas, each one missing. There's a goodly horde of pointing, shouting and panicking kobolds below! What's worse is that you can see two of them coming from a building, carrying a kobold-sized black bomb! What's even worse is that from another building, four kobolds drag an oversized sling.
[18:46] <Gildas> He continues to fly away! He's still going intentionally slowly, but he does raise a bit higher up to make things a bit more challenging for the kobolds to reach him.
[18:47] <@Kotono> OOC: How high? Ceiling goes up to about 120ft.
[18:48] <Gildas> OOC: 100.
[18:49] <@Kotono> The kobolds rig up the bomb in the sling, dragging it along as they position, stop and...FIIRREEEEE! The big bomb flies right at Gildas, tip alight and aflame!
[18:49] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+5 touch AC?"
[18:49] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+5 touch AC?" and gets 20." [1d20=15]
[18:50] <Gildas> OOC: 17
[18:50] <@Kotono> OOC: Ref save.
[18:51] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10 evasion
[18:51] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 evasion and gets 30." [1d20=20]
[18:52] <@Kotono> At the last moment something in Gildas screams warning: GET DOWN! HE plunges into a dive, fast as a speeding arrow! A second later the world is red and white, pure explosive force sending him careening out of flight and towards the ground! In a mere second, the ground is racing up to meet him, fast! A massive BOOOOOM fills his ears as...OOC: Ref save. You can sub in a tumble check here if
[18:52] <@Kotono> you prefer, whichever is higher.
[18:55] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10 evasion if it applies
[18:55] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 evasion if it applies and gets 15." [1d20=5]
[18:56] <@Kotono> roll 2d6 damage ow
[18:56] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 damage ow and gets 7." [2d6=6, 1]
[18:56] <@Kotono> Gildas hits the ground hard! He bounces several times, ending up a dazed heap near a tent. Around him he hears a thumping, stony rain. The cries of kobolds follow as his overtaxed ears ring. And...water? Huh. If you didn't know better, you hear gushing water.
[18:58] <Gildas> The bird lets out a pained ...bird noise of some nature, before trying to get back into the air. Wait... water? ...Oh no, did those kobolds hit something? He quickly looks up to where the bomb hit!
[18:59] <@Kotono> There's a large chunk of ceiling missing. From one gaping hole water pours in. That's not good. From the way the kobolds on the ground, the ones that aren't out cold or smashed from rock-fallings, are acting? It's sure as hell not a good thing. Some are running about screaming, others are gathering shiny things from fallen comrades. Some are just flat running.
[19:00] <Gildas> He takes the opportunity to start flying back towards the tower at a fast pace!
[19:01] <@Kotono> Gildas flies fast. As he flies back, he does note the water slackening, at least, the pour slowing. OOC: I'll intro you in #dunes in a few.

~

[19:01] <@Kotono> Glancing back, John can see water pouring in. It goes on for a bit before stopping. How odd -s omething blew part of the ceiling over the far part of the village up.
[19:02] <@John> "Hey, it's flooding! Wait... no, it's stopped. How'd that happen?" John commentates for the benefit of his friends. But since the flood stopped he may as well continue, and so he sneaks around to get in sight of the big door!
[19:02] <@Kotono> OOC: #terrorofdunes, John.
[19:04] <@Kotono> With that the party continues within. The hall goes a bit before turning. The guide holds a hand up to stop and he peeks around the edge - for a moment, before he quickly retreats back. He turns and slowly mouths, "GUARD," silently. Your guide draws a sap out and holds it up, as if waiting for an answer.
[19:05] <@Kotono> As the party gets in, Gildas catches up. He can see the open door and John moving away towards the front gate.
[19:06] * Feather nods at him. Between him and Luse, they should take care of any guards in these cramped space before they sound the alarm, and the appearance of the club should cross any language barriers.
[19:06] <@Kotono> The Guide nods and slips ahead. Then...
[19:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 24." [1d20=16]
[19:06] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[19:06] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 21." [1d20=15]
[19:07] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+3+3d6
[19:07] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+3+3d6 and gets 17." [1d6=2][3d6=5, 2, 5]
[19:07] <Gildas> The bird flaps in through the door and up to the others before he shapeshifts back!
[19:07] <@Kotono> The thump of something hitting the ground is heard. Softly the Guide calls back, "Clear." Myann glances back and hisses, "What in the name of the Sidhe happened back there?"
[19:07] * Feather moves ahead!
[19:08] <Gildas> "Giant bomb hit the ceiling." He responds. "I'm not sure who stopped the water."
[19:09] <@Kotono> Luse just shakes his head and rolls his eyes, continuing along. Coming around, you find the Guide diligently searching over the fallen kobold guard. His spear is tossed aside. The guides holds up a pouch that jingles with coins, a triumphant smile as he holds it up before stashing it in his robes. Ahead the passage continues and widens before becoming a human sized door.
[19:10] <Gildas> "Are we going to where the fey is?" He asks the others.
[19:10] <Feather> "That or the Emperor. We're just tryin' to go up," Feather responds, making sure that everyone is ready before opening the door.
[19:11] <Gildas> He nods. "I suggest the fey first, it will cause his allies some disruption."
[19:14] <@Kotono> "Yes. I'll deal with it if we have to," Myann adds as you go to the door. The door ope-GAH! The reek of trash is overwhelming! Before you are piles and piles of refuse, the smell erupting out like pus from a boil. Rotting food, broken furniture and disgusting odds and ends are all about. The ceiling is littered with tube openings, which occasionally belch out bits of trash. On the far side from
[19:14] <@Kotono> this hideous mess are a few other doors with writing on them.
[19:14] * Feather recoils with a grimace.
[19:15] <@Kotono> Myann grimaces and looks away, "The trash middens. Of course."
[19:15] <@Kotono> The guide makes a face, waving a hand in front of his face, "Ugh. No wonder there was only one guard."
[19:15] <Gildas> His brow furrows with a frown before looking at Myann. "There are fey for that...?"
[19:16] <Feather> "Ah, fuck it," Feather mutters, bravely heading in to read at the labels on the other doors.
[19:17] <@Kotono> "I don't have the foggiest," Myann scowls, becoming a bird and flying over the mess, avoiding any circles. As Feather walks through the mess, knee deep in the foulness...OOC: More.
[19:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Perception, FEather.
[19:18] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 16." [1d20=7]
[19:18] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 flatfooted AC? Forget if you have uncanny, it applies if you do
[19:18] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 flatfooted AC? Forget if you have uncanny, it applies if you do and gets 21." [1d20=14]
[19:18] <Feather> OOC: I do, and it's 22
[19:19] <Gildas> Gildas likewise shapeshifts to fly over the mess!
[19:19] <@Kotono> At the last moment Feather feels something against his foot. He leaps up and out of the way! A moment later a dirty, filthy hand thrusts out of the trash. It's the size of a giant's hand, dotted with dull black runes. It grabs where Feather was, missing him by an inch! OOC: Init all, someone's paranoid about plucky heroes sneaking in the dirty way.
[19:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 15." [1d20=13]
[19:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 Guide
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Guide and gets 6." [1d20=6]
[19:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Luse
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Luse and gets 24." [1d20=15]
[19:19] <Feather> roll 1d20+3 how horrifying
[19:19] <@Kotono> roll 1d20-1 Hand
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+3 how horrifying and gets 17." [1d20=14]
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20-1 Hand and gets 9." [1d20=10]
[19:19] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[19:19] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 13." [1d20=6]
[19:20] * Kotono changes topic to 'Luse(24)>Feather(17)>Myann(15)>Gildas(13)>Hand(9)>Guide(6)'
[19:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Luse and guide are 40ft away from the hand. Myann's 10ft away and 10ft above. Gildas is 20ft away and 10ft above. Feather's 5ft away. Being in the trash impares mobility a bit, resulting in a -1 penalty to attack rolls if you're in it. Luse opens.
[19:23] <@Kotono> Luse stays the hell back, shaking his head as if to say no. But after a moment he fishes out a dagger, tossing it at the hand.
[19:23] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+6
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+6 and gets 20." [1d20=14]
[19:23] <@Kotono> roll 1d4+2d6
[19:23] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d4+2d6 and gets 5." [1d4=1][2d6=3, 1]
[19:24] <@Kotono> The dagger impales the pinkie of the hand, drawing no blood. It goes in about halfway, but it doesn't seem greatly phased by it. OOC: Ow again. Feather.
[19:26] * Feather slams his blade against the dagger's handle to drive it in further, electricity coursing through is jagged sword, before daring away!
[19:26] <Feather> roll 1d20+11-1 zap
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11-1 zap and gets 26." [1d20=16]
[19:26] <Feather> roll 1d10+5+1d6+6d6 cold, elec
[19:26] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+5+1d6+6d6 cold, elec and gets 38." [1d10=3][1d6=2][6d6=5, 6, 5, 1, 6, 5]
[19:27] <Feather> roll 1d20+11 acrobatics to tumble 20ft back
[19:27] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 acrobatics to tumble 20ft back and gets 16." [1d20=5]
[19:28] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 AoO tumble didn't work out
[19:28] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 AoO tumble didn't work out and gets 21." [1d20=12]
[19:28] <Feather> OOC: Luckily, AC is still 22
[19:28] <@Kotono> The blade slams the dagger in, electricity racing down the body. It's enough to make the entire thing shake in shock, writhing from a deeper wound. OOC: Ow. Myann's up.
[19:30] <@Kotono> Myann dives down, claws scraping across the claw's hand as she goes in for an attack, staying well above the trash.
[19:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 22." [1d20=12]
[19:31] <@Kotono> roll 1d6+5+1d6
[19:31] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d6+5+1d6 and gets 16." [1d6=6][1d6=5]
[19:31] <@Kotono> The talons rip into the hand's body, patches of frostburn appearing around the wounds! The hand's slumping now from the abuse, the black runes dimmer on it. OOC: Ow. Gildas.
[19:32] <Gildas> OOC: Am I able to actually do a dive/charge attack? I forget the istance away I need to be.
[19:33] <@Kotono> OOC: Yeah, you have the distance.
[19:33] <Gildas> OOC: OK!
[19:33] <Gildas> The bird tears down at the hand, intent to tear into it, in fact!
[19:33] <Gildas> roll 1d20+10 charge/divin'
[19:33] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+10 charge/divin' and gets 29." [1d20=19]
[19:34] <Gildas> roll 2d6+20+1d6 last is cold
[19:34] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 2d6+20+1d6 last is cold and gets 32." [2d6=2, 5][1d6=5]
[19:36] <@Kotono> With a massive dive, Gildas plunges through the hand! It's torn apart in the center, the entire thing collapsing before you! It lies still, bloodless and beaten.
[19:36] <@Kotono> OOC: Free act.
[19:37] <Feather> Cursing viciously, Feather retreats towards the nearest of the doors before quickly reading the inscription on it, one eye kept on the mountain trash.
[19:39] <Gildas> Bird-Gildas flies over to the doors as well!
[19:39] <@Kotono> Myann flies over with Feather. The nearest door reads...actually, Feather can't read it. It's in some odd scribblings he doesn't know.
[19:40] * Feather glares at it before turning towards their guide curiously.
[19:42] <@Kotono> The guide shakes his head, "Gildas, would you carry me over? That trash...ugh." he shakes his head. "I'd rather ont smell lik ethat for a week."
[19:43] <Gildas> The bird nods and goes to retrieve their good guide friend!
[19:44] <@Kotono> Once over safely, the guide inspects them, "Furnace," he announces, "The next one's kitchens, then one after is emergency stairs and the final is storage."
[19:45] <Gildas> He shapeshifts back! "Emergency stairs? Do you think that might take us up to the very top?"
[19:45] <@Kotono> "I hope so," The guide says, "They're our best chance."
[19:46] <Feather> "It's going in the right direction, is what it is!"
[19:46] <@Kotono> Luse calls over in Orcish, "Give me a lift over too?"
[19:46] * Feather heads for the stairs in the meantime.
[19:47] <Gildas> He nods, then shapeshifts back to go get Luse!
[19:48] <@Kotono> The door to the stairs is ahead. On trying it, you find it's locked.
[19:49] <Feather> "Don't suppose anyone can get it open without violence?"
[19:50] <Gildas> "I think this is where explosives come in handy." He responds after shapeshifting back.
[19:50] <Feather> OOC: Strike!
[19:50] <@Kotono> Luse cocks his head to the side, "Locked?" he asks in Orcish to Gildas.
[19:50] * Feather tries to force the lock open with his lightning bolt-shaped sword!
[19:50] <Feather> roll 1d20+11 DD
[19:50] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+11 DD and gets 17." [1d20=6]
[19:51] <@Kotono> The lock squeals and gives way, metal giving up the ghost. The door opens! Ahead is a stairway going both up and down.
[19:51] * Feather heads up the stairs!
[19:51] <Gildas> He shapeshifts to fly up as to give the others space!

~

[19:06] <@Kotono> John slowly approaches the front gate. SAid gate is opening, the guard kobolds staring ahead at the collapse and gush of water. They aren't paying the least bit of attention as more kobolds rush out of the open gate.
[19:07] * @John waits until the flow of kobolds starts to ebb a little, and then he turns himself invisible and rushes inside, intending to dart behind the first bit of cover he can find before his invisibility wears off!
[19:08] <@Kotono> John rushes inside! The interior is grandiose - a pillared hallway to human size, the stone polished and smooth. Statues of wyverns and wyrms are about, providing plenty of cover to hide behind. Kobolds rush on from ahead to outside. OOC: Stealth check for hiding.
[19:09] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[19:09] -rpgcafe.ca.us.lunarnet.org:@#terrorofdunes- John invited Hatbot into the channel.
[19:09] * Joins: Hatbot (~Hatbot@72.183.113.233)
[19:09] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[19:09] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 26." [1d20=14]
[19:12] <@Kotono> John hides behind a statue of a wyvern. More kobolds rush out, cries in unknown languages. Peeking out, he can see another. A tall human, muscular and scowling. He wears a long sleeved tunic and hosse, along with a belt full of pouches. The kobolds give him plenty of distance. He glances out once and mutters in Common, "Fucking kobolds fuck up everything," he says, loud enough to carry.
[19:12] <@Kotono> Not that nay of the kobolds seem to notice. He shakes his head and extends his hand out. From his sleeve crawls out a rat. "Ira, go tell the Emperor what happened."
[19:13] <@John> That rat! Follow the rat! As stealthily as he can, John follows the rat, knowing it'll lead him to the emperor!
[19:14] <@Kotono> OOC: Stealth again.
[19:15] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[19:15] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 27." [1d20=15]
[19:16] <@Kotono> John slips from statue to statue, following the rat. There's lots of doors in the back, leading deeper in the tower. But none of them are opened. Instead it goes to the back, where a winding stairway stands. Two kobolds in heavier metal armor, like human full plate, stand guard. Sharp spears are at the ready, though they merely nod to the rat as it races up them.
[19:17] <@John> OOC: Has it been 3 rounds since I entered?
[19:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Yes.
[19:18] <@John> Pausing a bit, letting the rat get a head start up the stairs, John vanishes from sight once more and moves past the guards and after the rat, continuing his pursuit. For such a big and bulky guy, he can be shockingly quiet when he wants to be.
[19:21] <@Kotono> OOC: Stealth for the silent part of that, yeah.
[19:22] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[19:22] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 24." [1d20=12]
[19:24] * Joins: Gildas (~rscuderi@65.33.116.127)
[19:27] <@Kotono> John slips by the guards and up the stairs, quiet as a rat. They wind up past a second and third floor, both skipped. The fourth floor is where the rat goe soff, going through an open archway. Ahead you can see a carpeted hallway, candles in golden candleholders. Looks rich. The rat's going down to the end of the hall, where there's another door, 50ft away. Before is an ancient, wizened
[19:27] <@Kotono> old man. He wears purple robes and is slumped against the wall. He listens to the rat chirp and squeak before saying, "Tell him I don't really care what provoked them, so long as it isn't the damned faeries." He sighs tiredly, "Ira, I know that. They'll get a show to shore up morale later. I'm getting close to the fourth maxim." He speaks casually to the rat, his words naturally carrying
[19:27] <@Kotono> down the hall.
[19:31] <@John> So that's the Emperor! Not dissuaded by how elderly he is - Young Hubert was even older and he could still toss deadly spells about with abandon, John creeps up to the archway, taking cover by one of its sides so he can eavesdrop out of sight. When the rat returns he'll turn invisible to let it pass him by, and then follow the Emperor if he goes back through that door behind him.
[19:32] <@Kotono> OOC: Stealth one more time.
[19:32] <@John> roll 1d20+12
[19:32] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 and gets 29." [1d20=17]
[19:35] <@Kotono> The rat makes more noise, to which the man smiles thinly. "I know. Almost there. The High Season will fix so many problems. Almost there." He runs a hand across his face, "Gods, I tire of the faery's cries. You were right, you know. Torture was the only way. Still..." He closes his eyes and focuses. The air around him shimmers the brown of a wyvern's scales, before a young elf stands
[19:35] <@Kotono> before you. He crinks his neck and rubs the back of it, as the rat makes yet more squeaks. "Don't give me that," he grins cockily, "That old body isn't enough. Plus it'll make the apperance I have to give easier. That armor's hard on an old man." His hair is a fiery red now, his features more refined. "Maybe the fey's twisted enough to get a kick out of being tortured by a dragon-man
[19:35] <@Kotono> instead of a mere man."
[19:36] <@John> Oh damn, maybe should have hit him before he made himself all young and buff? Either way, John is going to keep waiting until the Rat's gone. Don't want to risk it running off to get reinforcements.
[19:38] <@Kotono> The rat squeak-squeaks once more, the young elf smirking even more. "Oh really? Then I'll just have to convince it that there's no trick and no entertainment. Bullheaded things, faeries. Just go now," Waving a hand, "Once the High Season is done, we can take care of the loose ends." With that the rat scurries down the hall and back towards the stairs, while the young elf goes back inth
[19:38] <@Kotono> edoor and out of sight.
[19:40] <@John> Turning invisible as the rat passes, John follows after the young elf through the door, before promptly sweeping him off his feet with his staff and stamping on his face! "This is for Big Eric!"
[19:40] <@John> roll 1d20+16 CMB improved trip
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+16 CMB improved trip and gets 25." [1d20=9]
[19:40] <@Kotono> OOC: Stealth once more first for the sneak up?
[19:40] <@John> roll 1d20+12 invis was factored into my roll there
[19:40] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 invis was factored into my roll there and gets 29." [1d20=17]
[19:41] <@Kotono> OOC: Success. He's tripped. Follow-up attack from improved trip?
[19:41] <@John> roll 1d20+10 stunning fist
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+10 stunning fist and gets 24." [1d20=14]
[19:41] <@Kotono> OC: Hit. Damage and DC?
[19:41] <@John> roll 1d8+4 DC 16 fort
[19:41] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d8+4 DC 16 fort and gets 9." [1d8=5]
[19:42] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+8
[19:42] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+8 and gets 17." [1d20=9]
[19:43] <@Kotono> SLAM! John slams his staff into the elf's stomach! He's winded a moment, gasping, "Who the hell is Big Eric and when did I kill him?" OOC: Init.
[19:43] <@John> roll 1d20+3
[19:43] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+10
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+3 and gets 23." [1d20=20]
[19:43] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+10 and gets 24." [1d20=14]
[19:43] * Kotono changes topic to 'Young Elf(24)>John(23)'
[19:48] <@Kotono> "Well then," Muttering to himself, the man's mouth opens wide, a gush of fire erupting out. At the same time he intones, "The Cycle cannot be escaped. It is your fate to return to it today!" His mouth opens wider, more fire engulfing John! OOC: Ref.
[19:48] <@John> roll 1d20+9 evasion
[19:48] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 evasion and gets 26." [1d20=17]
[19:49] <@Kotono> But John leaps back, avoiding the absolutely absurd pouring of flames. A moment later he leaps up to his feet! OOC: This provokes an AoO if you want to take it.
[19:49] <@John> roll 1d20+10 hell yeah, stunning fist
[19:49] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+10 hell yeah, stunning fist and gets 15." [1d20=5]
[19:50] <@Kotono> But this time the blow is dodged, the elf too fast. "So really, who is Big Eric?" OOC: Go.
[19:51] <@John> "He was my friend and your fucking wyverns killed him you son of a bitch!" John roars, quite pumped up and furious as he lays into the Emperor with lightning fast staff blows, finally able to do something about the loneliness and worthlessness he'd felt seeing his friends all die before him, taking it out on the one responsible!
[19:52] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[19:52] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 27." [1d20=18]
[19:52] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 28." [1d20=19]
[19:52] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 20." [1d20=16]
[19:52] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 24." [1d20=20]
[19:52] <@John> roll 1d20+4 crit?
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 crit? and gets 22." [1d20=18]
[19:52] <@Kotono> OOC: Three hits in a crit. LE ow.
[19:52] <@John> roll 3#1d6+5
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 3#1d6+5 and gets 20." [3#1d6+5 = 7, 6, 7]
[19:52] <@John> roll 2d6+10
[19:52] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 2d6+10 and gets 12." [2d6=1, 1]
[19:53] <@John> "And that's for Humble Robert! And that's for Young Hubert!" he yells as each blow lands!
[19:55] <@Kotono> The elf is plummeled all over ,bashed in the stomach and then chin-smacked! He stumbles back, spitting up blood. "You're going to have to be more specific," he remarks, "Oh, the hell with it. I'll just ask your corpse. "Victory is inevitable, there is no escape but to entertain!" A gray glow surrounds the man as suddenly armor appears over him! Full plate armor cloaks him head to
[19:55] <@Kotono> neck, a glowing dragon's helmet and shoulderpads descending from above to lock into place. It begins to glow cherry-red, as if the metal beneath is being heated. His voice booms now, "YOU WISH FOR A BATTLE? I AM THE EMPEROR OF ALL DRAGONKIND, AND YOU ARE DUST UNDER MY BOOT!" OOC: Go John.
[19:56] <@John> "I'M LITTLE JOHN AND YOU KILLED MY FRIENDS!" is the stirring retory as he once more sweeps the guy off his feet and then kicks him in the head!
[19:57] <@John> roll 1d20+14 improved trip
[19:57] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 improved trip and gets 19." [1d20=5]
[19:57] <@Kotono> OOC: No love.
[19:58] <@Kotono> CLANK! John's foot hits the elf's armored legs, but it's like kicking an iron golem and just as painful. OW! The Emperor isn't the remotedly bit budged by it, claws of burning fire erupting from his gauntleted hands. He says nothing as he rips into John, clawing over and over!
[19:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[19:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 AC?
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 AC? and gets 12." [1d20=1]
[19:58] <@John> OOC: 18
[19:58] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+6+2d6 (2d6 is fire)
[19:58] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+6+2d6 (2d6 is fire) and gets 14." [1d8=2][2d6=4, 2]
[19:59] <@Kotono> The blow tears into John's shoulder, ripping flesh and spilling blood. What's wors eis that he catches aflame! He's burning! He's no fire! ARGH! OOC: You're on fire. Recurring damage at the end of each of your turns unless you put out the flames somehow. Go.
[20:00] <@John> "Hhhrr..." Grimacing, John first leaps back out of range...
[20:00] <@John> roll 1d20+12 acrobatics to avoid AoO
[20:00] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+12 acrobatics to avoid AoO and gets 16." [1d20=4]
[20:01] <@Kotono> OOC: No joy. AoO is on.
[20:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 and gets 24." [1d20=13]
[20:01] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+6+2d6 (2d6 is fire)
[20:01] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+6+2d6 (2d6 is fire) and gets 18." [1d8=3][2d6=5, 4]
[20:01] <@Kotono> John leaps back, but gets a claw across the stomach! Blood spills as he continues to burn!
[20:01] <@Kotono> OOC: Carry on.
[20:03] <@John> "Splashuzu! Splashuzu! Splashuzu!" he upends his waterskin, no mere puddle emerging but instead a water elemental which rises up. "Douse me and then him, Splashuzu!" John calls, the water elemental putting out the fires on John before positioning itself five feet in front of John, poised to meet any attack from the villainous dragon emperor!
[20:09] <@Kotono> The fires are quenched as John retreats down the hallway! He has a guardian water elemental now, shielding him from harm. The Emperor's metal mask opens, a tremendous sword of fire coming out, hurtling right for the elemental!
[20:09] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 AC elemental?
[20:09] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 AC elemental? and gets 21." [1d20=10]
[20:09] <@John> OOC: 19
[20:10] <@Kotono> roll 10d6 HP?
[20:10] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 10d6 HP? and gets 36." [10d6=4, 5, 1, 6, 1, 6, 5, 3, 4, 1]
[20:10] <@John> OOC: 30
[20:10] <@Kotono> The sword impales the elemental, flash-frying it on the spot! It becomes nothing more than a cloud of steam, vaporized! OOC: Go.
[20:11] * @John vanishes from sight, laying it all on the line as he charges the Emperor with a tremendous right hook!
[20:11] <@John> roll 1d20+14 charge/invis stunning fist
[20:11] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+14 charge/invis stunning fist and gets 16." [1d20=2]
[20:13] <@Kotono> The fist hits. The problem is the hot iron blocking the way. It foils the attempt and leaves John with a burned, bruised hand! OW! "Really?" The Emperor chuckles, voice less overwhelming. "Idiot." His claws lash out this time, seeking to club rather than kill!
[20:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 (-4 nonlethal)
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 (-4 nonlethal) and gets 25." [1d20=18]
[20:13] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+7 (-4 nonlethal) AC?
[20:13] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+7 (-4 nonlethal) AC? and gets 10." [1d20=3]
[20:14] <@Kotono> roll 1d8+6+2d6 (2d6 is fire, all nonlethal)
[20:14] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d8+6+2d6 (2d6 is fire, all nonlethal) and gets 15." [1d8=2][2d6=2, 5]
[20:14] <@Kotono> OOC: I'll describe this in #dunes, let's move over there.

~

[19:53] <@Kotono> The party heads up! You go up one flight and then two, then a third and fourth. The stairs continue up past this as well. OOC: Up to you which ones you try and how, or if you keep going up.
[19:53] <Feather> "Gildas, just lead the way to that trapped fey?"
[19:54] <Gildas> He caws in response, heading to what he recalled the floor would be relative to their position from the window he saw!
[19:56] <@Kotono> That would be the fourth floor or so, he thinks.
[19:57] <Gildas> He stops at the fourth floor then!
[19:57] <Feather> "You'll probably look least suspicious here," Feather suggests to their guide. "Gildas, which way from here?"
[19:59] <Gildas> He'll shapeshift back once they're there. "It was... I saw it through a window, so..." He looks around, trying to get his bearings straight. "It shouldn't be hard to find, there's magic all over the place, as well as the fey itself..."
[20:00] <@Kotono> "Let's just get inside?" Myann suggests, "We can sort it out once we get to a point of reference."
[20:01] <Feather> "Yeah okay," Feather agrees, opening the door.
[20:02] <@Kotono> The door opens to a short hall. At the far end is an ornate door inlaid with glass figurines of wyverns in flight.
[20:02] <@Kotono> OOC: Perception, y'all.
[20:03] <Gildas> roll 1d20+12
[20:03] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+12 and gets 22." [1d20=10]
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 22." [1d20=13]
[20:03] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+11 Myann
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+11 Myann and gets 15." [1d20=4]
[20:03] <@Kotono> OOC: Won't bother with the others, you two nailed it.
[20:03] <@Kotono> Ahead, you can dimly hear the sound of something hitting something, then shouted words. Something about fire, cycles and emperors.
[20:05] <Gildas> His eyes open wide. "I think we need to forego that idea."
[20:05] * Feather points in that direction, casting Animalistic Power as well as warding himself from fire.
[20:06] <Gildas> He looks to their guide. "I think you should stay here." He says, before doing the same as Feather with regards to the protection against fire.
[20:07] <Feather> As prepared as ever, Feather heads right there!
[20:08] <@Kotono> OOC: Hold this a sec since you tok a bit of time to buff.
[20:11] <@Kotono> The party heads in. The room ahead is rich and decorated with a distinctly dragon motif. There's two doors leading further in on one wall and a single door on the other. You can hear cries and clangs of battle from the one door.
[20:11] <@Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[20:11] <@Kotono> The party heads in. The room ahead is rich and decorated with a distinctly dragon motif. There's two doors leading further in on one wall and a single door on the other. You can hear cries and clangs of battle from the one door. The doors are big enough for one person go stand in or go through at a time, but no more
[20:12] <@Kotono> .
[20:12] * Feather rushes towards the sounds of battle, needing no more reason to wait!
[20:14] <Gildas> Gildas follows after!
[20:15] <@Kotono> Feather throws the door open! Ahead is a carpeted hall and...5ft away is the Emperor! He's clad in armor and the dragon helmet you heard about, back to you as his burning claws smack John across the face. The giant falls to a knee, bleeding and burned all over! "Eh?" The Emperor glances back, "That armor, that face-" OOC: Init. Importing the inits from the other room over here since you're
[20:15] <@Kotono> joining a battle in progress.
20:16] <Feather> roll 1d20+4
[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+4 and gets 9." [1d20=5]
[20:16] * Kotono changes topic to 'Young Elf(24)>John(23)>Feather(9)'
[20:16] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+2 Myann
[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+2 Myann and gets 4." [1d20=2]
[20:16] <@Kotono> roll 1d20 Guide
[20:16] <Feather> "Fuck you!" Feather snaps, pointing his sword at him. "We're here to kill your sorry ass!"
[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20 Guide and gets 15." [1d20=15]
[20:16] <@Kotono> roll 1d20+9 Luse
[20:16] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d20+9 Luse and gets 26." [1d20=17]
[20:17] * Kotono changes topic to 'Luse(26)>Young Elf(24)>John(23)>Guide(15)>Feather(9)>Myann(4)'
[20:17] <@Kotono> OOC: Gildas?
[20:18] <Gildas> roll 1d20+7
[20:18] * Hatbot --> "Gildas rolls 1d20+7 and gets 9." [1d20=2]
[20:18] <Gildas> OOC: Sorry, had to get the door
[20:19] * Kotono changes topic to 'Luse(26)>Young Elf(24)>John(23)>Guide(15)>Feather=Gildas(9)>Myann(4)'
[20:20] <@Kotono> Luse hangs back for the moment, no action readily available to him. OOC: Blame the close quarters. Emperor's up.
[20:20] <@Kotono> OOC: Who already went this turn, yeah. Go John.
[20:20] <@John> "I might not be smart..." John agrees, rocking back and seeing stars, though it only makes him clutch his staff all the more tightly, "But at least I have friends!" he lashes out now, speed undiminished from his wounds, moving with alarming alacrity for one so bulky, "What do you have? Fear? Torture?! You're just a miserable old man who doesn't even know how to live!" But as his sequence of blows ends, he slumps, having precious little left to give.
[20:20] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 12." [1d20=3]
[20:20] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 19." [1d20=10]
[20:20] <@John> roll 1d20+9
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+9 and gets 15." [1d20=6]
[20:20] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 15." [1d20=11]
[20:20] <@John> roll 1d20+4
[20:20] * Hatbot --> "John rolls 1d20+4 and gets 7." [1d20=3]
[20:22] <@Kotono> Despite all those words and fury, not a single blow lands. The Emperor stands tall, staff clanging off heavy metal armor. "Yes, yes, you can have friends in the afterlife. Let me help you catch up to them!" He then turns to Feather, "And you, now you're attacking too? Why didn't you die on the farm?" OOC: Guide's up.
[20:22] <@Kotono> The Guide stays back, "Dragon, dragon, lots of dragon!"
[20:22] <@Kotono> roll 1d10+10
[20:22] * Hatbot --> "Kotono rolls 1d10+10 and gets 16." [1d10=6]
[20:22] <@Kotono> OOC: Feather, go.
[20:23] <Feather> "You are already dead!" Feather announces as he brings the lightning bolt down on the would-be emperor with the force of a furious god, before yanking it out and ramming the blade into his chest!
[20:24] <Feather> roll 1d20+14+4 zap
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+14+4 zap and gets 29." [1d20=11]
[20:24] <Feather> roll 1d20+9
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d20+9 and gets 24." [1d20=15]
[20:24] <@Kotono> OOC: Hits.
[20:24] <Feather> roll 1d10+7+1d6+6d6 cold, elec
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+7+1d6+6d6 cold, elec and gets 34." [1d10=5][1d6=4][6d6=1, 3, 3, 4, 6, 1]
[20:24] <Feather> roll 1d10+7+1d6+1d6 cold, elec
[20:24] * Hatbot --> "Feather rolls 1d10+7+1d6+1d6 cold, elec and gets 23." [1d10=8][1d6=2][1d6=6]
[20:26] <@Kotono> The Emperor's back is ripped open, armor giving way as he's stabbed twice! Blood flows as he bleeds, stumbling from the blows. But he's still up - bloodied but not down yet. Instead he shouts,
[20:26] <@Kotono> OOC: Gah.
[20:28] <@Kotono> The Emperor's back is ripped open, armor giving way as he's stabbed twice! Blood flows as he bleeds, stumbling from the blows. But he's still up - bloodied but not down yet. Instead he shouts, "The way ahead is clear...there is only the crest of the circle!" From all around multicolored light appears, flowing into the Emperor! He straightens up, seemingly rejuvenated! OOC: You wanted to
[20:28] <@Kotono> swift, Feather?

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