[21] We have you surrounded!

[Merc]

Session Start: Mon Jun 14 19:14:25 2010

<Merc> As the gas starts to clear, sinking to the ground and dissipating, Anassia notes gaps forming in some areas of the walls as people begin to appear. There are six men, all armed with spears, and two women, also with spears. One of the men gives out commands to the others, as one of the women and two men head down the corridor Maya went running. The others begin to cautiously move towards Anassia and the fallen Aleph and Elise.
* Anassia eyes them momentarily, remaining still for the moment as they approach the better to take them by surprise!
<Merc> ooc: how close are you letting them approach?
<Merc> The group slowly approach closer as Anassia stands still, potentially giving the impression of also having been downed by the poison cloud attack. As they get closer though...
<Merc> ooc: You get a surprise action, then init if you're fighting.
<Anassia> Abruptly, power begins to encompass one of her hands, firing it at the ringleader!  Because without their chain of command, clearly they would panic and be nonthreatening!
<Anassia> roll 1d20+7
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 12 > [d20=5]
<Merc> Maybe some of the gas got into Anassia's body, but the spell zooms forward...and though it almost misses, it strikes! The element of surprise made up the lousy aim, as even cautious, he fails to dodge the quick spell.
<Anassia> roll 1d6+4
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 7 > [d6=3]
<Merc> The man coughs, and with a scratchy voice issues out commands, all of them gripping their spears tightly!
<Merc> ooc: Init
<Anassia> roll 1d20+2
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 4 > [d20=2]
<Merc> roll d20+2
<Merc> roll d20+1
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d20=16]
<Merc> roll d20+1
<Merc> roll d20+1
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 10 > [d20=9]
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 6 > [d20=5]
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 14 > [d20=13]
<Merc> roll d20+1
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 5 > [d20=4]
* Retrieving #truesteel modes...
* Merc changes topic to 'Elite Mook > Mook #3 > Mook #1 > Mook #2 > Mook #4 > Anassia (owie?)'
<Merc> The leader shouts out some commands in the back direction! The guards that just left yell back in reply, loud enough that Maya can hear them even from far ahead. Trouble behind!
<Merc> ooc: Roll init now if you want, but you won't get to act until next round.
* Joins: Namagomi (~buncherd1@HW-ESR1-208-102-27-234.fuse.net)
<Merc> The leader twirls his spear, and charges towards Anassia with a loud yell!
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+4 MayaMaya
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d20=14]
<Merc> roll d20+11
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d20=5]
<Anassia> Hit T_T
<Merc> roll 1d8+2
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 9 > [d8=7]
<Merc> The spear huuuuuurts! It doesn't help that the man's followers follow up as the first goes around you (OOC: AoO), to get at you from behind and leaving room to attack in the limited space of the corridor.
* Maya_Mahabala changes topic to 'Maya > Elite Mook > Mook #3 > Mook #1 > Mook #2 > Mook #4 > Anassia (owie?)'
<Merc> ooc: also...
<Merc> roll d20+1
<Merc> roll d20+1
<Merc> roll d20+1
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 4 > [d20=3]
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d20=17]
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 8 > [d20=7]
* Merc changes topic to 'Maya > Away Mook #2 > Elite Mook > Mook #3 > Mook #1 > Away Mook #3 > Mook #2 > Mook #4 > Anassia (owie?) > Away Mook #1'
* Quits: Anassia (~Navikarz@97-126-60-71.tukw.qwest.net) (Ping timeout)
* Joins: Anassia (~Navikarz@174-21-113-95.tukw.qwest.net)
<Merc> Anassia is unarmed currently and unable to take advantage of the minion's nearby movement, as he twirls his spear and stabs at Anassia!
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 8 > [d20=1]
<Merc> He's thankfully got pathetic aim...he actually stabs at his boss, who yelps as he draws blood!
<Merc> roll d8+1
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 9 > [d8=8]
<Merc> ooc: *snorts*
<Merc> The leader shouts at the minion, who babbles! He seems to be blaming Anassia or something, because the leader starts glaring at Anassia! (Man, it would be so nice if you understood their weird language)
<Merc> The next minion goes into the remaining open space and stabs at Anassia.
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 9 > [d20=2]
<Merc> He's also a horrible aim, stabbing the wall! At least it wasn't one of his team!
<Merc> The next mook squeezes into a spot between the leader and second mook to attack.
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 27 > [d20=20]
<Merc> ooc: >_>
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 22 > [d20=15]
<Merc> ooc: *wince*
<Merc> ooc: Did you know spears are x3 crits?
<Merc> ooc: *wince*
<Merc> roll 3d8+3
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 7 > [d8=2,1,1]
<Merc> The strike goes straight for her stomach, the spear piercing into her abdomen! He didn't seem to hit anything critical, you'd almost think it hurts less than the attack that first hit you, though it certainly hurts plenty on it's own!
<Merc> The last mook simply stands watching, having no space to get into...
<Merc> ooc: Anassia
* Anassia does not like being stabbed, no thank you. She wince and cries out slightly as she is stabbed by their spears, moving her hand to the dagger at her side, drawing it swiftly as her eyes shift to match her blood in color, glowering to the four as the torch lies on the floor. "Bad call," she hisses out softly. ((Draw for move, AC boost for Standard ist alles))
<Merc> As Anassia goes on the defensive, Maya starts to act, rushing back to rescue her abandoned teammates! But there's a group of three spear-wielders on the way!
<Merc> ooc: Remember, there's a 10-ft width on the corridors, so two mooks are side by side, with one behind them.
<Maya_Mahabala> "Anassia?  She's the only one that stood up?"  Maya clucked her tongue, tapping her foot on the ground.  "Out of may way little boys," She dashed by them, weaving between them with ease as she moved to get close to Anassia, her blade sliding out as she slipped around, her blade suddenly slashing up into the stomach of one of the spear wielding savages attacking Anassia. OOC: Tumble to dodge AoOs.  Tumble Attack on the nearest
<Maya_Mahabala> mook to me that is also attacking Anassia.
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+23 tumble, AoOs go bye bye.
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 40 > [d20=17]
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+23 Tumble Charge, dex bonus to ac goes bye bye
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=3]
<Merc> ooc: Scratch all that. You don't actually see Anassia yet.
<Merc> ooc: there's also no space to weave between mooks, you can go -over- them, certainly, but not between them.
<Maya_Mahabala> OOC:...oh.  You made it sound like I saw that all.  How harsh!  
<Merc> ooc: No, you ran pretty far. You can hit the away team of mooks, or tumble/jump over them.
<Maya_Mahabala> OOC: *nods*
<Maya_Mahabala> "Oh, so there are some giving chase?  That means the gas must be gone," She tapped her feet and hurried past them, slashing at the one in the back as she got behind them.
<Maya_Mahabala> OOC: *points to rolls above, for the same effective moveset :P
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+16 stabbies
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 31 > [d20=15]
<Merc> ooc: hit
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 2d8+6
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d8=6,1]
<Merc> Dead mook is dead~! One of his companions reacts and stabs at Maya in retaliation!
<Merc> roll d20+8
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=18]
<Merc> roll d8+1
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 8 > [d8=7]
<Maya_Mahabala> OOC: 26 hits.
* Merc changes topic to 'Maya > Away Mook #2 > Elite Mook > Mook #3 > Mook #1 > Away Mook #3 > Mook #2 > Mook #4 > Anassia (owie?)'
<Merc> Meanwhile, back with the surrounded Anassia, the leader issues some command! It probably comes down to 'skewer the little bitch!' or something to that effect, though the remaining lonely mook goes off to assist the away team, so there was probably something there too. Meanwhile, he goes stabbity on Anassia's ass.
<Merc> roll d20+11
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 14 > [d20=3]
<Merc> But he's fallen to the mook effect and misses wide! His followers attempt to make up for it!
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=8]
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 24 > [d20=17]
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 27 > [d20=20]
<Merc> roll d20+7 (crit?)
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 14 > [d20=7]
<Merc> The next mook also misses, but the next two do better, hitting the poor arcanist.
<Merc> roll d8+1
<Merc> roll d8+1
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 7 > [d8=6]
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 3 > [d8=2]
<Merc> As the other mook goes off to assist the ones dealing with Maya, the second still living member attacks the gypsie!
<Merc> roll d20+8
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 27 > [d20=19]
<Merc> roll d8+1
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 5 > [d8=4]
<Merc> Another stab at the concerned Maya, who is apparently distracted by concern for her team (we hope), as she gets stabbed a second time in a very short time period!
<Merc> ooc: Anassia
<Maya_Mahabala> "I am going to make you both regret that," She stumbled a step as the spears brushed against her soft leather armor, leaving cuts in it.
* Anassia grunts out a little as she is stabbed and cut further, more blood issuing forth. "...dammit," More lightning crackles into being around her hand before arcing towards the leader again.
<Anassia> roll 1d20+7
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d20=9]
<Merc> ooc: hiiiit
<Anassia> roll 1d6+4
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 5 > [d6=1]
<Anassia> There is then a stirring of wind around her feel, particles of dust swirling, the flame of the torch flickering...
<Anassia> roll 1d20+9 v 15 (Concentration)
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 11 > [d20=2]
<Anassia> ... but it quickly fades.
<Merc> ooc: Maya
<Maya_Mahabala> "This time, you will die," She pointed at the one that hit her second, her quick feet continuing to move in a blurring pattern, first near to them, then far ahead, then behind them, moving as if the corridor wasn't a confined space at all, her blade coming against the second one's back as she stepped into the blind spot of the first one.  OOC: Fighting defensively -2.  Tumble to avoid AoOs, Tumble Defense.
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+23 Tumble to AoOs
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 29 > [d20=6]
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+14 attack
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d20=5]
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+23 Tumble defense (going for +3 AC)
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 34 > [d20=11]
<Merc> ooc: hit
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 2d8+6
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d8=5,7]
<Merc> Dead mook #2 is dead~! The last mook cries vengeance (probably)!
<Merc> The leader does not appreciate being electrocuted, and continues with the stabbies.
<Merc> roll d20+11
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d20=2]
<Merc> He really needs to do something about his aim...
<Merc> His minions follow in his example!
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 14 > [d20=7]
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=8]
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 9 > [d20=2]
<Merc> ooc: Hrm, actually one of them is flanking. But even with +2 he wouldn't have hit this round or last, so all is well
<Merc> Yeah, mooks suck at hitting the arcanist.
<Merc> Back with Maya, the last mook stabs at Maya again, even as another mook approaches, yelling something to him, his spear ready to strike Maya when he reaches her!
<Merc> roll d20+8
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 10 > [d20=2]
<Merc> But the lone mook can't do much alone, as Maya dances around his stab!
<Merc> ooc: Anassia
* Anassia will repeat her action from before, again calling the crackling power to her hand and trying to ignore the sound of her blood dripping against the cold stone floor. "Die!"
<Anassia> roll 1d20+7
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=13]
<Merc> ooc: hit
<Anassia> roll 1d6+4 This damage sucks!
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 6 > [d6=2]
<Anassia> Again the swirling winds start to appear around her feet...
<Anassia> roll 1d20+9 v DC 15 Concentration.
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d20=10]
<Anassia> Where they remain, whirling happily.
<Merc> ooc: Maya meanwhile
<Merc> The boss looks fairly injured from all the attention Anassia has been giving him.
<Maya_Mahabala> "I think you're the last for now," Maya spun, slashing at the man.
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+9
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=6]
* Maya_Mahabala flips back with the slash, withdrawing down the corridor.
<Merc> Poor Maya, still kept busy from rescuing Anassia, as the mook ducks under her sword attack!
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+23 tumble AoO away
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 39 > [d20=16]
* Merc changes topic to 'Maya > Elite Mook > Mook #3 > Mook #1 > Away Mook #3 > Mook #2 > Mook #4 > Anassia (owie?)'
<Maya_Mahabala> OOC: Moving 40 feet back.
<Merc> ooc: forgot to take mook #2 from list
<Merc> ooc: You'll reach Mook #4.
<Merc> ooc: want to tumble around him?
<Merc> ooc: or just go around him, dodging his AoO with your super AC vs AoO?
<Maya_Mahabala> OOC: I rolled a 39 for tumbling past AoO effects.  Go around him.  He can be close so nobody has room to charge Maya anyway.
<Merc> ooc: Ah, thought it was just for the mook that you attacked.
<Merc> The boss stabs at Anassia again!
<Merc> roll d20+11
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 12 > [d20=1]
<Merc> roll d3
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 2 > [d3=2]
<Merc> roll d8+2
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 4 > [d8=2]
<Merc> This time it's the boss who strikes one of his team, striking the one on the right of Anassia! He starts yelling as all four of them seem to look at Anassia with an almost spooked look.
<Merc> Cautiously, the three mooks attack the fearsome arcanist!
<Merc> roll d20+9
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 29 > [d20=20]
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 23 > [d20=16]
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 22 > [d20=15]
<Merc> roll d20+9 (crit?)
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=11]
<Merc> ooc: ewwww
<Merc> roll 3d8+3
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d8=3,2,5]
<Merc> roll d8+1
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 2 > [d8=1]
<Merc> roll d8+1
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 9 > [d8=8]
<Merc> Despite their fear, all three act as one, skewering Anassia horribly! She falls limp, held up by their spears, as they all nervously laugh!
<Merc> Back with Maya, as she's running to the rescue... the mook that got passed gives a warcry and launches himself after Maya. The other simply runs towards them, but he can't keep up with the speedy Maya's distance.
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 12 > [d20=5]
<Merc> The attacking mook misses!
<Merc> ooc: Maya
<Merc> ooc: you can reach Anassia! It's just around the corner!
<Merc> ooc: You can spot her all held up like a decoration!
* Anassia lets out a stangled gurgling sound as her grip on the knife fails and it clatters to the floor.
<Maya_Mahabala> "Anassia?!"  Maya's call of shock was probably among the last things the fading girl heard as as Maya dashed over, violently assailing the folks trying to kill their dear skull loving mage.
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+23 avoid AoOs.
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 40 > [d20=17]
* Maya_Mahabala flips over the top of one of their heads, coming down to slash at them, sending blood everywhere, her message quite clear, in any language.
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+16 stabbies
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=5]
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 2d8+6
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d8=7,5]
* Merc changes topic to 'Maya > Elite Mook > Mook #1 > Away Mook #3 > Mook #2 > Mook #4 > Anassia (owie?)'
<Merc> The man is split in two by Maya's massive sword, as the others drop Anassia in their shock, her disabled body dropping harshly on the cold stone floor, blood dripping from her wounds! The leader calls out some more commands, as they adjust to attack the new interloper!
<Merc> Embolstered by their success against Anassia, all of them follow his commands!
<Merc> The leader starts things off.
<Merc> roll d20+9
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=6]
<Merc> But he misses! It must be another of those she-devils with mystic dodging powers or something!
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d20=12]
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=14]
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=14]
<Merc> ooc: scratch last one
* Maya_Mahabala sways out of the way, moving close to each of them as she stares angrily in their eyes as they try to stab her.
<Merc> From around the corner, the two that Maya left behind are closing in.
<Merc> ooc: Maya
<Maya_Mahabala> She waved them forward with a hand, moving gracefully within the gaps between the spears, noticing her friends unconscious nearby as she intended to keep making them pay for such a thing.  Her taunts to them not making any sense, being that they weren't in snake language.
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+23 Tumble against AoO
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 27 > [d20=4]
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+14 Stabbing the easy Mook
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 34 > [d20=20]
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+14 Stabbing the easy Mook criting the easy mook
<Merc> ooc: yeah, he's probably dead
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d20=2]
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 4d8+12
<Merc> ooc: crrriiiiit
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 32 > [d8=4,1,7,8]
<Merc> He explodes!
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+23 Hiding defense! Trying for 3
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 33 > [d20=10]
<Merc> The other attempts to avenge his fallen teammate as he tries to attack Maya while she left herself open in her attack.
<Merc> roll d20+7 AoO
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=14]
<Merc> He misses, failing to avenge his fallen companion!
* Merc changes topic to 'Maya > Elite Mook > Mook #1 > Away Mook #3 >Mook #4'
<Merc> The leader shifts a step to reposition himself as he attempts to stab Maya!
<Merc> roll d20+11
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 25 > [d20=14]
<Merc> He misses
<Merc> roll d20+9
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 11 > [d20=2]
<Merc> So does his minion! The other two arrive, and try to find a spot to position themselves to surround Maya, but there's not really much room to move. They manage to find a spot, at least until Maya wiggles her way out...
<Merc> roll d20+7
<Merc> roll d20+8
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 22 > [d20=15]
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=13]
<Merc> But they also miss. Maya is even more of a slippery devil!
<Merc> ooc: Maya
* Maya_Mahabala ducks low under the spears rolling onto the floor and out of the nest of hornet strikes, slipping up to slash along ones back as she took the opening.
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+23 tumble against AoOs.  Ho boy.
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 27 > [d20=4]
<Merc> roll d20+11
<Merc> roll d20+9
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 12 > [d20=1]
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=6]
<Merc> roll d20+8
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 23 > [d20=15]
<Merc> roll d3 damn 1
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 2 > [d3=2]
<Merc> roll d8+1
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 2 > [d8=1]
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+12 SLASH
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=14]
* Quits: Namagomi (~buncherd1@HW-ESR1-208-102-27-234.fuse.net) (Quit: )
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 2d8+6
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d8=5,2]
* Maya_Mahabala brings her blade up through one's back, leaving him coughing blood.
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+23 again with the tumble defensing.
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 34 > [d20=11]
<Merc> The leader coughs blood as one of his minions stabs him through the heart! He looks horrified, though the horror is shortlived as Maya rips his back into bloody remains!
* Maya_Mahabala uses his body as a human shield in a way at the same time.
* Merc changes topic to 'Maya > Away Mook #3 >Mook #4'
<Merc> The two remaining look horrified at Maya's devil magic, and decide to flee, ducking into the passageway they came out of!
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20+12 AoO on one of them as they flee?
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d20=1]
* Maya_Mahabala swings, missing their backs and nearly falling over as she fell to her knees, "Anassia, speak to me, are you alive?" She wondered at the mage.
<Merc> She's still conscious, but so bloody injured (literally), that she can't really do much of anything.
* Maya_Mahabala looks a bit nervous.  Healing people really isn't her thing as she dug through Anassia's pouches a bit for some bandages, wrapping ANassia up as best she could to help keep her alive.
<Maya_Mahabala> roll 1d20-1 untrained heal check.
<Penuche> Maya_Mahabala invokes Penuche's magic: < 17 > [d20=18]
<Merc> Three minutes pass as Maya dresses up the worst of Anassia's wounds. It doesn't do entirely too much to help, given Maya's lack of medical expertise, but it at least stops the bleeding. She can certainly move more easily.
<Maya_Mahabala> "Did she really die?"  Maya looked a bit nervous, her confident demeanor not so evident as she poked at Anassia worriedly, not seeing anywhere else to bandage her up.

[Merc]

Session Start: Sun Jun 20 17:33:01 2010

<Merc> It's a pretty tough time for the group of heroes from Adallia, as two of them are currently unconscious from poison, one is missing, and of the remaining two, one is heavily injured. But they currently have a chance to breath freely while the enemies are away, probably figuring what to do with their trap's failure (for the most part).
* Anassia will be overseeing the two utterly passed out, burning reserve points to gradually take her back from the brink of death. Because being stabbed is not good fun for the family.
<Merc> Elise and Aleph both look to be in pain, twitching and shivering, as the poison makes their way through their body, doing more damage.
* Anassia will try to get them as comfortable as they can be on the stone floor, covering them with whatever blankets or cloth she has on hand; this is hardly the most ideal place for treatment but it's not like they have much of a choice in the matter, unfortunately.
<Merc> Maya watches silently as Anassia tries to take care of the others, though mostly keeping an eye out for further attacks, her hands lingering on her blade, ready to slice at anybody that approaches.
<Merc> ooc: do your heal checks. Say which is for which character. If the heal fails, I'll have them do fort saves.
<Anassia> roll 1d20+7 Elise
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d20=11]
<Anassia> roll 1d20+7 Aleph
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=13]
<Merc> As Anassia makes due with what she has, Elise and Aleph both seem to be breathing a little more easily. They're still sweating heavily, but seem otherwise to be looking better. Remembering the last time Elise fell to the poison, they really should be doing okay...though it should still be a few hours until they awake. And who knows if they have the time for that...
<Merc> "How are they doing?" Maya asks, still keeping watch for more of the cultists' spearmen.
<Anassia> "I don't think they're going to die," Anassia says simply, "but it will be a while before they wake, I think..."
<Merc> Maya frowns but nods. "We did have some of those guys get away, so we might have more to deal with soon..." she comments.
* Anassia nods slightly. "We can't just leave them here, either," she says simply.
<Merc> "I can probably defend us, they didn't seem that tough..." Maya notes, perhaps a little thoughtlessly given Anassia's injuries. "Though we could try to drag them back to the entrance, if it's even open, or maybe just slap them awake..."
* Anassia eyes Maya slightly. "Let's get them back to the entrance first," she says softly. Naturally, she is going to do the heavy lifting, given Ana's state.
* Joins: Namagomi (~buncherd1@HW-ESR1-208-102-27-234.fuse.net)
<Merc> Maya actually helps with dragging the useless lumps of unconscious teammates! Though she looks ready to drop Aleph in a moment's notice if trouble arises!
* Namagomi is now known as Aleph
<Aleph> Clearly she has that much faith in me to defend myself!  ...while unconscious.  ...somehow.
* Anassia will help as much as her bandanged and battered form can! Got to love reserve points letting you do stuff.
<Merc> The two slowly drag the others to the entrance...which is still kind of locked, despite the old man's assurances. Or perhaps the old man would have told the others to open it if he hadn't been savagely ripped to shreds. Who knows.
<Merc> "Well, looks like that old man was a liar..." Maya says as she looks at the blocking stone 'door'.
* Aleph is unconscious. Damn you penuche.
<Merc> ooc: Stop breaking the fourth wall, you two =p
* Anassia frowns a little to the stone 'door' as they arrive, checking the two again.
<Merc> They're still pretty unconscious. Probably going to be out for a few hours.
<Merc> Another minute passes as the two try to decide what to do with their unconscious friends! Thankfully, enemy forces still haven't shown up.
<Anassia> roll 1d20+4 Aleph-smackin
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 12 > [d20=8]
<Anassia> roll 1d3
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 3 > [d3=3]
<Merc> Aleph is slapped hard in the face! It wakes him up! He's groggy, and feels like crap, but he's awake!
<Merc> ooc: Fatigued.
<Anassia> "Hey," Anassia says, smiling slightly to him and wrapped in a variety of bandages.
* Aleph winces as he gets up "...hell...what happened to me...what happened to you?" Aleph looks up at Anassia
<Merc> Anassia does look somewhat like a mummy, courtesy of Maya's bandaging attempt.
<Anassia> "Poison," Anassia says.  "And spears.  You feeling okay?"
<Aleph> "...more like I was assaulted by Elise for some random act of perversion."
* Aleph winces, standing. "My head feels like hell."
* Anassia smiles slightly. "Hopefully we can get out of here soon enough," she says, moving to smack Elise!
<Anassia> roll 1d20+4
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 8 > [d20=4]
<Merc> Anassia's hand flies just over Elise's head! How embarassing!
* Anassia will repeat, blaming her wounds!
<Anassia> roll 1d20+4
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 5 > [d20=1]
<Merc> Maya looks like she's about to say some joke, but decides to hold back. Probably not the time.
<Merc> roll d2 1 = bitchslap Aleph again! 2 = Maya should have made her joke!
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 2 > [d2=2]
<Merc> ooc: bitchslap Maya
* Aleph looks, wincing. "...maybe I should try."
* Anassia nods over to him. "Feel free," she says. Also, when Elise awakes to Aleph over her...
<Anassia> roll 1d3
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 1 > [d3=1]
<Merc> Maya gapes as Anassia slaps her leg! Her light armor takes any impact from that slap, so it doesn't even sting, but...jeez!
<Aleph> roll 1d20+4 Elise-slapping
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=11]
<Merc> ooc: hit!
<Aleph> roll 1d3
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 2 > [d3=2]
<Merc> Elise feels a slap to her face, forcing her awake! She too feels like crap!
* Aleph stands quickly
* Elise squirms into life again. "Mrfl...what--I..." Awareness (of a sort) returns swiftly. She rises to her feet with her hammer in hand, looking for enemies. "Where are they? Where are they?! I'll crush every last one of them!"
<Aleph> "...ask Maya and Anassia.  They weren't poisoned."
* Elise looks at the two of them, especially Anassia, and then back at Aleph. "Are you sure she wasn't? Something definitely happened ot her."
<Merc> "We took care of most of them, two got away though," Maya explains.
<Anassia> "We killed a bunch of them," Anassia says, wincing as she straightens up.  "We just dragged you back here where it was safe.  And watch out for their spears."
<Elise> "I will break their little spears if they try to bring them anywhere near us," Elise says with confidence. "If any of them are still alive, at least."
<Aleph> "Jack's still missing, I see."
<Merc> "I haven't seen him since we started fighting the guards outside," Maya agrees.
<Anassia> "I don't know where he is," Anassia says, shaking her head slightly as she gingerly leans against the wall.  "He's safer for not being in here, though..."
<Elise> "Are you alright, Anassia? Stay behind the rest of us if we find more enemies!"
<Anassia> "I'll be fine," she says, waving off the concern idly.  "We need to figure out what we are going to do,"
<Elise> "Well, we should probably find their leader and beat him up. But I already smacked that evil priest, didn't I?"
<Aleph> "I'd say that we should probably find a way out first.  There's got to be something, somewhere, that acts as a secondary entrance and exit..."
* Anassia nods. "Lead on," she says, passing the torch to Aleph. "Let's just try to not find anyone else who wants to kill us
* Aleph takes it. "Someone else will need it if a fight breaks out. I can't fire a bow in one hand, you know."
<Elise> "I'll go in front," Elise volunteers. "I'm unwounded. If we meet anyone, I'll knock them down!"
* Anassia will hand her the torch, then. "You do that," she says, wincing as she straightens again.
* Elise takes it, and looks around. OOC: what are the ways out of this room, now?
<Merc> ooc: You guys are back in the entrance. At the end of the corridor were two directions. The left is the route you took first, and Maya explored a bit further in. There's also those 'hidden' passages in the walls where the enemy came from to beat up on Anassia. The right went unexplored.
<Merc> ooc: Notably, you wouldn't know anything about hidden passages of course, or Maya's exploration of more endless corridors.
<Aleph> "Okay...left or right...flip a coin?"
<Elise> "We can't leave without finding Jack," Elise says. "So for now we keep exploring!" Elise marches down the rightmost path.
<Aleph> "...guess Right."  Aleph keeps a lookout as rear-guard for the party, bow in hand
* Anassia will follow behind Elise. Honestly, she would mind a little knockout gas for herself, but eeeh.
<Merc> Maya goes along quietly, taking up the rear!
<Merc> It's a lot of nondescript stone corridors. At least there's no hissing behind walls though. There's still those pesky little airholes, so there's always a possibility of another poison cloud attack. But onward they carry on! Sooner or later, the twisting corridors must lead somewhere!
<Aleph> "Hell.  Do they have any reason to make it this mazelike in here?"
<Anassia> "Makes it hard for intruders to get anywhere," Anassia guesses.
<Elise> "Yes, it's obviously to confuse invaders who might stop by to smite them for their evil snake-worshipping ways. No matter, we shall persevere!"
<Aleph> "You'd think it'd make it a pain for them to get around in their own place, though."
<Anassia> "They probably don't come this way often or have memorized the path."
<Aleph> "I mean, 'hi, welcome to the snake cult wehre we poison people.  now live in this maze'"
<Merc> "I'm sure once they've lived here a while, they probably know how to navigate the place, Aleph," Maya notes.
<Aleph> "Once they have, sure.  Just saying that it must be hell for them to get new recruits."
<Merc> "Unless they brainwash them! Oh, that was probably what the poison gas is for. First they gas you, then they brainwash you," Maya jokes.
<Aleph> "...actually, that makes a frightening amount of sense."
* Anassia will shake her head slightly, burying another grimace as she continues to make her way behind the others (and ahead of others)
<Merc> "I was joking, really. That sort of thing only happens in bards' tales, and everyone knows what tall tales they like to tell."
<Elise> "They won't brainwash me!" Elise insists. "My mind is already made up."
<Anassia> Although Elise's comment does make her smile faintly.
<Aleph> "we won't let any of us get brainwashed."
<Merc> As the group navigate through the twisting corridors, they eventually see an opening up ahead!
<Merc> ooc: spot checks
<Elise> roll 1d20-2 Elise wisdom mod oh yeahhhh
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 11 > [d20=13]
<Aleph> roll 1d20+10 Alright actually good spot mod
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 25 > [d20=15]
<Merc> roll d20+8 beep-beep-beep-destroy Spybot-Maya
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 16 > [d20=8]
<Anassia> roll 1d20+7
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 18 > [d20=11]
<Merc> As the group advances, chatting about brainwashing and cultists and temple design, Aleph notices something extra up ahead in the opening! It looks like...spearheads, the tips just peeking out, laying in wait for them!
<Aleph> "...watch it."
<Aleph> "They've got a nasty little trap."
* Elise stops. "Can we get around without springing it, you think?"
<Aleph> ooc: Is this through the walls, floor, ceiling, or a combination thereof?
<Merc> ooc: It's just past the wall. Chances are someone's holding it, actually, not a trap device. Of course, it's possible it is a trap device! But a device would surely be better hidden!
<Aleph> "Looks like it's either a poorly-rigged trap, or someone trying to wait for us..." Aleph reaches into his pack for something he remembers buying after getting that lovely reward for saving the prince
* Aleph grabs the smokebomb...and throws it, aiming for in front of the opening
* Anassia blinks a few times. "...do you think they know we're here already?" she asks, flatly. She does not want to be stabbed again.
<Merc> Some people cough as the smoke fills their lungs! Yes, they certainly know you're there now if they didn't before (although given the noisy chatter, they probably were laying in wait).
<Merc> ooc: Initiative
<Aleph> roll 1d20+3 init
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 4 > [d20=1]
<Elise> roll 1d20+1 fatigue, meh
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d20=12]
<Anassia> roll 1d20+2
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 14 > [d20=12]
<Merc> roll d20+4 go-go-robo-maya
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 24 > [d20=20]
<Merc> roll d20+2 mook 1
<Merc> roll d20+2 mook 2
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 10 > [d20=8]
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 22 > [d20=20]
* Retrieving #truesteel modes...
* Merc changes topic to 'Maya > Mook 2 > Anassia > Elise > Mook 1 > Aleph'
<Merc> Maya takes a deep breath and recklessly charges into the smoke cloud, using the coughing as a guide to guess where to stab at!
<Merc> roll d20+14
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=12]
<Merc> roll d100 over 50 hits, I guess!
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 56 > [d100=56]
<Merc> roll 2d8+6
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d8=8,5]
<Merc> The man screams in pain as the blade connects with his body! He retaliates, or attempts to do so at least!
<Merc> roll d20+10
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d20=9]
<Merc> He misses, Maya's ability to dodge attacks as mighty as ever.
<Merc> ooc: Anassia
* Anassia will look into the smoke warily, down at herself and her numerous wounds, bandages before deciding she has better things to do tht charge into a cloud of smoke.
<Merc> ooc: Doing anything? Just standing there? Trying to heal yourself with painful backfirey magicks?
<Anassia> Yeeeah she'll sit this battle out for now.
<Merc> ooc: Elise's turn then.
<Elise> OOC: how far are these goons? Fatigued means I can't charge, I think. Can I move + attack, or too far?
<Merc> ooc: You can move and attack. And I think you can charge while fatigued...except they're right around the corner, position-wise, so unless you want to make like the kool-aid kid and break through walls...
<Merc> ooc: I could totally see Elise pulling off the kool-aid kid entrance though.
<Aleph> ooc: OH YEAH!
<Merc> ooc: OH YEAH!
* Elise follows Maya into the smoke, homing in on the sounds of violence with the intent of adding to them!
<Merc> ooc: beaten to it!
<Elise> roll 1d20+12 hitting the same target as Ma~ya
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 24 > [d20=12]
<Merc> ooc: your 50% concealment thingie, though that should hit
<Elise> roll 1d100
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 68 > [d100=68]
<Elise> roll 2d6+8 damage
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d6=3,2]
<Aleph> 1d6+1 smokebomb duration
<Aleph> roll 1d6+1 smokebomb duration
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 3 > [d6=2]
<Merc> Elise brains the poor spearholder! His groans sound like he's still alive, as his companion attempts to assist, going for Maya's back!
<Merc> roll d20+12
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=3]
<Merc> But he misses!
<Merc> ooc: Aleph
<Aleph> ooc: hm.  Can I see the one trying to impale Maya from behind?  And if so, apparent distance to?
<Merc> ooc: 30ft, and you can hazily see the one attacking Maya. The other one is still covered by the walls.
* Aleph , trying to focus through the smoke, rolls forward slightly, launching three shots at the attacker... (5ft adjustment, now making a tumble check for Tumbling Attack if that's viable despite the penalty?)
<Aleph> roll 1d20+12 tumble
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 24 > [d20=12]
<Aleph> (opposed by BAC)
<Merc> roll d20+9
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 11 > [d20=2]
<Aleph> roll 1d20+9 shot 1
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 10 > [d20=1]
<Aleph> roll 1d20+9 shot 2
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=6]
<Aleph> roll 1d20+4 shot 3
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=17]
<Merc> roll d2 does the 1 have a chance of hitting Elise?
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 1 > [d2=1]
<Merc> ooc: roll your concealment to hit Elise! Also miss and hit
<Merc> ooc: No wait, hit and hit. tumbling attack removes dex, right?
<Aleph> ooc: yes
<Merc> ooc: yeah, hit and hit
<Merc> ooc: do your concealment rolls!
<Aleph> roll 1d100 nonfail concealment 1
<Aleph> roll 1d100 nonfail concealment 2
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 3 > [d100=3]
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 3 > [d100=3]
<Merc> ooc: Yikes
<Merc> ooc: shoulda rolled the failure first
<Aleph> roll 1d100 EPIC FAIL concealment
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 27 > [d100=27]
<Merc> All of Aleph's shots go awry into the smoke!
<Merc> Maya continues bashing the poor guard with bladed justice!
<Merc> But first, she does her little tumbling junk that puts her in a better position to attack!
<Merc> roll d20+23
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 41 > [d20=18]
<Merc> She wooshes to the opposite side of the guard and stabs!
<Merc> roll d20+16 flanking with Elise
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 25 > [d20=9]
<Merc> roll d100
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 9 > [d100=9]
<Merc> The smoke looks to be more of a hindrance than an aid! He slash goes wide!
<Merc> The guard attempts to retaliate.
<Merc> roll d20+10
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 25 > [d20=15]
<Merc> roll d100
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 88 > [d100=88]
<Merc> roll d8+6
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 8 > [d8=2]
<Merc> Maya takes a stab to the chest!
<Merc> ooc: Anassia
* Anassia will continue decide to atually do something, crackling energy coming into her hand before she throws it to the mook! She has a slight grudge against this cult!
<Anassia> roll 1d100 v 50+
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 10 > [d100=10]
<Merc> Woosh.
<Anassia> Take that, wall!
<Merc> ooc: Elise
* Elise flails wildly in the smoke, trying to pummel the man between her and Maya. "Repent, for death is upon you!"
<Elise> roll 1d10+14 flankery
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 23 > [d10=9]
<Elise> roll 1d10+9 flankery
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d10=10]
<Merc> ooc: hit/hit assuming concealment junk
<Elise> roll 1d100 1
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 55 > [d100=55]
<Elise> roll 1d100 2
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 23 > [d100=23]
<Merc> ooc: hit/miss
<Elise> roll 2d6+8
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 14 > [d6=2,4]
<Merc> Alas, poor nameless guard, we hardly knew ye! You likely won't be avenged!
<Merc> The other nameless guard snarls and attempts to impale Elise!
<Merc> roll d20+10
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 29 > [d20=19]
<Merc> ooc: thankfully, no 19-20 crit range!
<Merc> roll d8+6
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d8=7]
<Elise> OOC; what, no miss chance?
<Merc> ooc: a point!
<Merc> roll d100
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 90 > [d100=90]
<Merc> ooc: a moot point though!
<Merc> ooc: armor dr!
<Elise> roll 1d3
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 2 > [d3=2]
<Merc> Elise is impaled like a fish! But it's okay, she's tough.
<Merc> ooc: Aleph.
* Quits: Anassia (~Navikarz@174-31-146-231.tukw.qwest.net) (Ping timeout)
* Joins: Anassia (~Navikarz@174-21-126-97.tukw.qwest.net)
* Aleph decides to screw the trickery this time, and fire off another volley, hoping for no more near-hits or hits of allies, cursing Elise's misinterpretation of the smokebomb throwing
* Aleph also curses Maya's misinterpretation
<Aleph> !roll 1d20+9 shot 1
<Aleph> ooc:...oops, wrong bot command
<Aleph> roll 1d20+9 shot 1
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 11 > [d20=2]
<Aleph> roll 1d20+9 shot 2
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 19 > [d20=10]
<Merc> ooc: not a 1!
<Aleph> roll 1d20+4 shot 3
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 15 > [d20=11]
<Merc> ooc: miss/hit/miss
<Aleph> roll 1d100
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 62 > [d100=62]
<Merc> ooc: hit!
<Aleph> roll 1d8+7
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 8 > [d8=1]
<Merc> An arrow hits! It's...not super effective! But it still hurts, I bet!
<Merc> Maya turns around and does more tumbling magic that probably won't do all that much with the smoke (which is about to dissipate!), but it's a force of habit.
<Merc> roll d20+23
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 26 > [d20=3]
<Merc> roll d20+9 BAC
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 25 > [d20=16]
<Merc> roll d20+14
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=7]
<Merc> roll d100
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d100=20]
<Merc> Maya misses!
<Merc> ooc: Anassia
* Anassia will attempt to electroshock therapy the other cultists, zapping the crazy out!
<Anassia> roll 1d100 v 50+
<Penuche> Anassia invokes Penuche's magic: < 36 > [d100=36]
<Merc> Woosh.
<Anassia> ... Or she just hates the archetechture.
<Merc> ooc: Elise
* Elise turns to bludgeon the remaining cultist. "I gave you the option of not having your skull crushed and you refused. Now you face the consequences!"
<Elise> roll 1d20+12
<Elise> roll 1d20+7
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 24 > [d20=12]
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 21 > [d20=14]
<Elise> roll 1d100 1
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 36 > [d100=36]
<Elise> roll 1d100 2
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 77 > [d100=77]
<Elise> roll 2d6+8
<Penuche> Elise invokes Penuche's magic: < 13 > [d6=2,3]
<Merc> ooc: I don't think you ever really gave -this- cultist that option, but it's okay, he has no idea what you just babbled.
<Merc> The guard bites his teeth and stabs at Elise again!
<Merc> roll d20+10
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 30 > [d20=20]
<Merc> roll d20+10 let's hope concealment helps?
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 29 > [d20=19]
<Merc> roll d100
<Penuche> Merc invokes Penuche's magic: < 1 > [d100=1]
<Merc> ooc: I totally should have made that hit just for being a crit.
<Merc> ooc: but you get lucky this time
<Merc> WOOOOOOSSSSH!! It feels like a blast of wind pushing against Elise as a mighty blow goes right by her head! That would have REALLY hurt if it hadn't been for Aleph's smoke bomb!
<Merc> ooc: Aleph
<Aleph> another volley
<Aleph> roll 1d20+9
<Elise> "My strikes are guided by divine fury. Your false idol can't help you now!" Elise taunts the man after his failure.
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 20 > [d20=11]
<Aleph> roll 1d20+9
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 24 > [d20=15]
<Aleph> roll 1d20+4
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 12 > [d20=8]
<Merc> ooc: hit/hit/miss
<Aleph> roll 1d100
<Aleph> roll 1d100
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 94 > [d100=94]
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 44 > [d100=44]
<Merc> ooc: hit/miss
<Aleph> roll 1d8+7 for the love of god do not roll minimum damage or I will use your intestinal tract as a condom while I fornicate with your skull
<Penuche> Aleph invokes Penuche's magic: < 10 > [d8=3]
<Merc> Swish! An arrow slams into the cultist's head as he drops to his knee, bleeding from his skull, before slamming to the ground, the smoke clearing.
<Aleph> "...you know, when I threw that smoke bomb, I did not intend to actually FIGHT those guys." Aleph glared at Maya and Elise
<Elise> "How else were we supposed to get past them?"
* Aleph facepalms in an epic manner
<Merc> "It wasn't to have them choke on gas in revenge for their poison trap?" Maya asks.
<Aleph> "No, it wasn't.  It was so we could sneak by them."
* Elise shrugs, retrieves the torch from where she dropped it, and continues on. "I'm not very good at sneaking. I am very good at hitting people. Let's keep going."
<Aleph> "I'm just glad they didn't notice Anassia."
<Merc> "...when have we ever snuck past anything? Remember the giant lizard?" Maya points out to Aleph, before nodding her head towards Elise.
* Joins: Navilee (~Navikarz@174-31-149-215.tukw.qwest.net)
* Quits: Anassia (~Navikarz@174-21-126-97.tukw.qwest.net) (Ping timeout)
* Aleph sighs in frustration.
* Navilee idly pats Aleph's shoulder as she moves to follow. "It was a good idea," she offers.
* Aleph continues on
<Merc> As the smoke clears, the area shows itself to be a more open room, certainly more space to move around. To the left are a set of stairs leading downward, to the right are a set of stairs leading further up. There is also a corridor up ahead, on the opposite side of the room.
<Aleph> "Alright.  Up, down, or straight ahead?"
<Elise> "We should go down," Elise says. "they might have a dungeon where they keep their sacrifical victims. Dungeons are always underground, right?"
* Navilee shrugs slightly. "They probably all lead to a further maze," she comments flatly.
<Aleph> "We may also run into a giant murdersnake."
* Elise shrugs. "We killed the last one."
<Aleph> "I don't really feel like getting gassed again."
<Merc> Ooc: Navilees shrugs! log note!
<Navilee> "If we can get outside, I can have that snake help us, but I don't think either way will be as convienient."
<Elise> "Well, how do you plan to stop that anyway, if it happens again? We don't have any choice but to keep going. Unless you just want to leave Jack here."
<Merc> "One of the routes probably goes and circles to the left path where we were ambushed earlier, I bet," Maya notes. "The question is which of the three will loop."
<Aleph> "...downstairs would most likely lead at some point to that big hole in the side."
* Aleph would note, "At the same time, there's the likelihood for a way out on top as well."
<Elise> "I want to see what's in the dungeon," Elise says, descending. "And if no one else is going to make a decision, I'm just going to go."
<Aleph> "..." Aleph just follows.
* Navilee shrugs. Simply following Elise with no direction or reason has never had drawbacks before, right?
* Navilee is now known as Anassia
<Merc> Down the stairs they go! The stairs circle around, as they slowly descend, until they arrive at a ledge overlooking a large hall, with stairs going from the sides of the ledge leading downward. Down in the hall were a bunch of the lightly dressed cultists around a bonfire, dancing and praying. A set of stairs on the opposite wall led elsewhere as well, and they could spy a large, very large, group of the spearmen going up them. [ooc - more]
<Merc> Various small serpents slithered around the ground, beneath the feet of the cultists, moving around, never getting stepped on and never retaliating with bites. It gave the impression of a moving floor almost. Three large holes were in the wall, with large metal bars serving as cages, as two huge snakes like Anassia's undead pet were slithering behind two of the cages. The other empty one...well, Anassia did have a new pet! [ooc - more]
<Merc> On a platform between the bonfire and the cages stood three individuals, better dressed than the others, chanting in that strange language.